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Island folks commemorate 69th Anniversary of the Battle of Sibuyan Sea
alumna is Athlete of the Year
Hingatungan Lupong Tagapamayapa (HILUTA)
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Vice president Jejomar C. Binay's second year report
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80,908 informal
settlers aided by housing sector in 2013
By OVP Media
January 18, 2014
MANILA – The
government housing sector reported that in 2013, the drive to provide
housing to informal settler families (ISFs), which is one of its
priority projects, has helped a total of 80,908 beneficiaries across
the country with a total funding amounting to P26.985 billion.
"In 2012, the number of
beneficiaries assisted by the National Housing Authority through its
various programs was 56,221 families, so there is a 44% increase,"
Vice President and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
head Jejomar C. Binay said.
The programs were aimed
towards the resettlement of informal settler families (ISFs) living
along danger areas in Metro Manila; those affected by infrastructure
projects in Metro Manila and those living in danger areas in adjacent
provinces; regional resettlement for local government units and
indigenous peoples (IPs); and through the Community Mortgage Program (CMP)
of the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC).
Under the In-city housing program, 12 Low-Rise Building (LRBs)
projects are under various stages of construction on NHA and LGU-owned
properties which are expected to benefit some 6,560 families. So far,
876 units in Smokey Mountain, Manila and Disiplina Village, Valenzuela
City have been completed and are ready for occupancy, while the
construction of the rest of the units is ongoing and are expected to
be completed by the middle of 2014.
Off-city housing also continued to be provided, particularly for
families interested to have their own house and lot packages. 18,564
units were generated at NHA housing sites/settlements for the benefit
of these ISFs for 2013.
The SHFC meanwhile implemented the High Density Housing (HDH) Program
which provides funding for land acquisition, site development and
housing construction proposals initiated by the affected families and
communities themselves. The program was designed to complement the
NHA's program for ISFs in danger areas in Metro Manila. For 2013, the
SHFC Board has approved five (5) projects to benefit 2,786 ISFs with
funding of more than P290 million.
8,008 units were generated in NHA resettlement sites for families
affected by government projects such as the R-10 and C-5 Northern Link
road projects, various infrastructure projects in Quezon City,
Philippine Ports Authority and NAIA Expressway projects, and for
families in danger areas in Bulacan, Pampanga, Laguna and Rizal.
The regional resettlement projects benefited from higher budget
allocation and greater participation of LGUs with the implementation
of 124 projects aimed at addressing resettlement requirements of LGUs
outside Metro Manila.
As a result, the year 2013 yielded a total of 11,709 units for
regional resettlement projects in Northern and Central Luzon, Southern
Luzon, Bicol, Visayas, and Mindanao.
IP groups also benefited, with 25 projects implemented in 2013. To
date, 37 projects to benefit 3,117 IPs are being implemented in
various parts of the country.
The housing sector also reported that as of November 2013, 153 project
applications to fund land acquisition have been approved under the CMP
which amount to about P980.6 million and benefit 16,015 ISFs with
tenure security on the land they occupy. This represents 79% of SHFC's
target of 14,900 families for the full year and is 26% higher than
last year's accomplishment of 9,287. Of this number, actual take-out
for the year amounted to almost P714 million, benefiting some 11,800
Of the 153 projects approved for CMP funding, 12 are Localized
Community Mortgage Program (LCMP) projects that would provide secure
tenure to 1,124 ISFs. The LCMP is a derivative of the CMP where
partner LGUs may apply for financing to accommodate their priority
social housing projects.
A total of 2,889 ISFs were meanwhile awarded their individual titles
from January to November 2013. These families have attained their goal
of becoming homeowners after having fully paid their loans. The
individual titles released this year exceeded SHFC's target of 2,000
titles by 44%.
Housing loan programs catering to employees from the national and
local government as well as the private sector were also introduced in
2013. Pag-IBIG Fund widened the range of its borrowers, enabling more
Pag-IBIG members to be homeowners by amending the guidelines of an
existing housing program and creating a new housing program. NHA also
continued its housing program for policemen and soldiers, which was
started in 2011 under Administrative Order No. 19 issued by President
Benigno Aquino.
According to the annualized January to November 2013 report, Pag-IBIG
Fund's accomplishment in housing loan availment for 2013 is expected
to reach 100% and 120% of its target in terms of loan value and number
of units, respectively. About P44.7 billion worth of housing loans are
projected to be granted by the Fund to finance purchases and
construction of 60,983 housing units for its member-borrowers. Of
these, 26% or 15,789 units valued at P12.5 billion are pending for
take-out and are currently awaiting compliance with the Notice of
Approval conditions such as payment of necessary taxes at the Bureau
of Internal Revenue, transfer and/or annotation of mortgages at the
Registry of Deeds, and securing the new Tax Declaration at the local
government units for purposes involving purchase.
Pag-IBIG also created the Business Development Sector (BDS) which
maintains and strengthens the Fund's dealings with developers and
employers. The BDS seeks out developers that have not previously used
the Fund's financing for their buyers and encourages them to partner
with Pag-IBIG. It also offers the country's top employers with
Employer Accreditation for housing loan processing, providing
employers with faster access to Pag-IBIG's housing services such as
housing loan prequalification, home or housing needs matching, and
faster housing loan processing time. To date, Pag-IBIG Fund has
accredited 25 employers, which include 15 private employers, six (6)
national government agencies, and four (4) state
The Fund also introduced a special lane in several branches for loans
amounting to P1 million and above to facilitate faster processing.
The following are the programs offered for employees for 2013:
1. Affordable Housing Program. This program offers subsidized rates
for the first ten (10) years for members with gross monthly income not
higher than P17,500. Loans up to P400,000 have an interest rate of
4.5%, translating to a monthly amortization of P2,026.74, while loans
up to P750,000 have a 6.5% interest rate and a monthly amortization of
P4,740.51. At the end of the 10-year period of subsidized rates, the
borrower will pick the re-pricing period of his/her choice.
2. Group Housing Loan Program. Housing for LGUs, employers, employee
associations, and cooperatives is fast-tracked through this program,
wherein project proponents are given access to a maximum loanable
amount of P20 million for horizontal development and P40 million for
vertical development. As of October 31, 2013, a total of 1,184 out of
1,715 LGUs (69%) have been briefed on the salient features of the
program. Of these, 195 LGUs are negotiating with Pag-IBIG which could
generate up to about 13,000 housing units.
The Bistekville project of the LGU of Quezon City, which is an
undertaking among the LGU, the private land owner and the developer,
demonstrates public and private partnership at work. Bistekville 2
will generate 894 housing units, each costing P400,000, with the
project beneficiaries availing themselves of the End-User Program to
finance their housing units.
3. Housing Needs Matching Program. In order to reduce the cost of
owning a home, Pag-IBIG adopted the strategy of matching its members'
housing need with available inventory of developers.
The first "Needs Matching" project in North Luzon, Hanjin Village, is
a socialized housing project for shipyard workers of Hanjin Heavy
Industries and Construction Company Limited or HHIC-Phil. The project
will allow the employee-beneficiaries to pay for the land, land
development, and house construction at significantly lower costs (an
average of 65% of market value).
The project, consisting of 288,147 square meters of land in
Castillejos, Zambales, is expected to generate 2,780 housing loan
accounts with a total portfolio of P1.27 billion for the next three
years. Another project in Mindanao is in partnership with the
provincial government of Sarangani. Capitol Residences has 180 total
saleable units, with each unit costing P400,000 to P500,000.
Housing units are packaged as 1-bedroom or 2-bedroom duplexes or
3-bedroom single attached units with a land area of 55 or 65 square
meters per unit. Package price ranges from P399,000 to P599,000.
4. AFP/PNP Housing Program. NHA responded to the needs of the
government employees particularly the military and police personnel by
providing them decent and affordable housing. For the year 2013, NHA
continued to implement Phase II of the AFP/PNP Housing Project though
the development of 30 projects across the country which generated
20,680 units. To date, 29,810 units are under various stages of
completion for Phase II of the project.
5. Other Services Resulting in Increased Resources. Pag-IBIG Fund
implemented various measures which generated more members and
increased collections in members' savings. Average growth rate from
2011 to 2013 is about 9%, or an increase from P21.9 billion to P26
billion. The huge increase in members' savings is attributed to the
rising number of members who voluntarily upgrade their monthly
savings. Although mandatory membership savings have not been increased
since 1986, Pag-IBIG has been encouraging members to voluntarily
increase their monthly savings so they can gain more benefits like
higher loan entitlement and higher dividend amounts at the end of each
In line with Republic Act 10361 which instituted policies for the
protection and welfare of domestic workers, Pag-IBIG Fund, together
with SSS and PhilHealth implemented the Kasambahay Unified
Registration System, which contributed to the increase in members'
savings. The system enables a kasambahay or his/her employer to
register only once with any of the three (3) agencies. Pag-IBIG also
undertook pro-active efforts to register kasambahays and their
employers using Pag-IBIG's own registration system for employers.
The housing sector also enhanced its partnership with various sectors
to generate additional resources for housing, especially for the poor,
and encourage the private sector to participate in housing projects.
In January 2013, the Revised IRR to govern Section 18 of Republic Act
7279, entitled the Urban Development and Housing Act, took effect. The
Revised IRR provides for the different modes by which private
developers can comply with the provision that at least 20% of total
area or total project cost of subdivision projects should be allocated
for socialized housing. The new guidelines allow compliance with the
law through development of new socialized settlements, slum upgrading,
joint venture with LGUs or other housing agencies and participation in
the Community Mortgage Program.
In 2013, commercial banks and other financial institutions started
rebalancing their loan portfolios to lessen their exposure to real
estate as encouraged by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to maintain
equilibrium between housing need and home construction. While this
measure negatively impacts guaranty enrollments of the Home Guaranty
Corporation (HGC), the agency promoted countryside home-lending
through rural banks and microfinance institutions. Guaranty line
applications from nine (9) rural banks were received, four (4) of
which were already given guaranty lines. With HGC guaranty, their
home-lending activities are expected to increase homeownership in
their respective regions.
The HGC held a ceremony in September entitled "Mobilizing Funds for
Countryside Housing Development" promoting this initiative. The
ceremony highlighted the partnership between HGC and 17 member-banks
of the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) and one
microfinance institution (MFI) to boost housing developments in the
In response to Vice President Binay's directive, the HGC also started
coordinating with partner banks to encourage them to lend more for
home construction and repairs in calamity areas, particularly those in
Yolanda-affected areas.
Meanwhile, in order to strengthen public-private partnership towards
the development of a sustainable housing finance system in the country
and to be more competitive in the market, The National Home Mortgage
Finance Corporation (NHMFC) also amended the guidelines of the Housing
Loans Receivables Purchase Program (HLRPP). Under this program, NHMFC
purchases seasoned housing loan receivables from originating
institutions which will be turned into an asset pool for eventual
issuance of securities or bonds for sale in the capital market.
The revised guidelines reduced the interest rates and the seasoning
period of the amortizing borrowers prior to the sale or assignment to
NHMFC, to encourage more originators developers to sell their loan
receivables to NHMFC.
Through the conduct of road shows in the various regions, NHMFC was
able to purchase 3,676 housing units worth P906.412 million from
January to November 2013 representing 113.30% of its target. These
housing accounts underwent the due diligence process to ensure the
purchase of seasoned/quality mortgages.
The purchased receivables shall be used to back up the securities that
NHMFC is expected to issue in 2014. This would be the third
residential mortgage backed securities (RBMS) in the Philippines by a
government agency, following Bahay Bonds 1 (BB1) in 2009 and BB2 in
2012. Bahay Bonds 2 was awarded the most "Innovative Listed Corporate
Bond Issue of the Year" given by Philippine Dealing System Holdings
Corporation & Subsidiaries (PDS Group) on 28 February 2013.
In line with the thrust of improving transparency and increasing
stakeholder participation in government programs and projects, the
SHFC signed once again a budget partnership agreement with the
Partnership of Philippine Support Service Agencies, Inc. (PHILSSA) and
the National Network of CMP Originators and Social Development
Organizations for Low-Income Housing (CMP Congress) as Civil Society
partners for the execution of its annual budget preparation. This
agreement is in compliance with National Budget Circular No. 536
issued by the Department of Budget and Management on 31 January 2012
for Government Corporations to engage with Civil Society Organizations
(CSOs) in budget preparation.
The SHFC also conducted nationwide Budget Consultation Workshops with
CMP-Mobilizers (CMP-Ms) and other stakeholders to determine national
funding support for CMP projects in 2014.
For the new year 2014, the shelter agencies vowed to intensify the
implementation of its priority programs, which include the provision
of permanent housing units for calamity victims, particularly those
living in areas affected by typhoons Pablo and Yolanda declared as
No-build Zones, as well as the continued resettlement of ISFs living
in danger areas in Metro Manila.
Also included among the priority projects of the housing sector are
the increase in the number of beneficiaries given security of tenure
through the Community Mortgage Program, as well as the improvement of
existing CMP areas through loans for site or home development.
The following are also marked as priority projects:
• Improve collection efficiency. For the CMP, the target collection
efficiency rate for 2014 is 82%, compared to the existing 80% target;
• Develop the capacity of 250 Community Associations as well as
Implementation Partners under the CMP and HDH programs;
• Implement organizational reforms, such as the establishment of SHFC
regional hubs and pave the way for a decentralized operation;
• Push for legislative measures that would strengthen the housing
sector such as the proposed Social Housing Finance and Development
Corporation Charter;
• Undertake measures to increase funding to support the housing
sector's programs such as NHMFC's secondary mortgage operations;
• Improve services and provide more benefits to Pag-IBIG members
through the following programs and projects:
a. Privilege Card Benefits,
b. Full launch of Pag-IBIG HELPs,
c. Pag-IBIG-led Housing Projects.
• Diversify Asset Portfolio/Fund Generation Program and ensure higher
Return On Equity;
• Intensify partnership with rural banks especially in calamity areas
to encourage them to lend more for construction and repair of housing
units of calamity victims;
• Intensify assistance to LGUs to fast-track the preparation/updating
and approval of CLUPs.
"For this new year, we vow to continue pushing boundaries in our
efforts to provide homes for our fellow Filipinos," Binay said.
Bicol communities
winning battles against illegal commercial fishing
By GREENPEACE
December 13, 2013
LEGAZPI CITY – Bicol
communities are on their way to winning their battle against illegal
fishing, a joint team of stakeholders and NGOs said today in a press
conference in Legazpi City.
The group is composed of
fisherfolk, local government officials from Sorsogon City, Pilar,
Donsol, Ligao, Pio Duran, and representatives from the Diocese of
Sorsogon and Greenpeace Southeast Asia. They noted that the strong
support of local government and civil society against illegal fishing
activities in the area have been key in ensuring that the region's
municipal waters remain solely for the use of local artisanal
The announcement came at the
conclusion of a week-long joint community patrol conducted in
Burias-Ticao Pass. The joint patrol noted the absence of illegal
fishers from December 9 to 12, 2013, during a season when illegal
fisheries are rampant.
"Normally at this time of
the year we get reports of rampant illegal commercial fishing
activities out there at the seas in the evening," said Lito Pavia,
Bantay Dagat head from Pio Duran, Albay. "This time no illegal fishing
activities were reported. This was verified when we patrolled the blue
strip of waters between the islands of Burias and Ticao in Masbate."
"A single illegal commercial
fishing boat can rob 70 small municipal fishers of potential fish
catch," added Pavia. "If we can just take out even one illegal
commercial boat from the sea, it would mean an additional 729
kilograms per day or 175 metric tons per year of potential fish catch
which can be shared by municipal fisherfolk."
Based on the initial report
shared by Diom Ballebar of the Fisheries Regulatory and Enforcement
Division of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
Region V, 20% of the registered commercial fishing vessels in the
region are already looking for other fishing grounds. "This means that
the multi-stakeholders campaign against illegal fishing around
Burias-Ticao is paying off," Balleber said.
In July 2013, during the
Oceans Defender Tour, the Greenpeace ship M/Y Esperanza together with
BFAR Region V personnel patrolled these same waters and apprehended
commercial fishing vessels without proper licenses and which use
prohibited fishing gear.
Vince Cinches, Greenpeace
Southeast Asia Oceans Campaigner said that Greenpeace together with
the Bicolanos and an even bigger group of Ocean Defenders are here
once again to raise the ante against illegal fishing activities.
"Greenpeace believes that the strong, unwavering commitment of
Bicolanos resulted in the reduction of illegal commercial fishing
activities in Burias-Ticao Pass," said Cinches. "We strongly urge
other provinces to do the same because the commercial fishing
operations that got booted out of these waters will try to find other
fishing grounds in other provinces and steal from municipal fisherfolk."
Meanwhile, Greenpeace
welcomed the announcement made today by Albay 3rd District
Representative Fernando Gonzalez regarding the creation of a composite
enforcement team coming from Pio Duran and Ligao. The enforcement team
will cover the western waters of Albay.
"We would like to lead by
example," Rep. Gonzales said in his announcement. "We will make Pio
Duran the center for fisheries and marine protection instead of a
haven of illegal commercial fishers. I will push for a House
Resolution that will institutionalize the initiatives done in the
Bicol Region so it can be replicated in other areas of the country."
The alarming illegal fishing
activities in the Burias and Ticao pass has prompted the Bicol Bishops
led by Bishop Arturo M. Bastes of the Diocese of Sorsogon to write to
President Aquino in 2010. President Aquino ordered the enforcement
agencies in the region to immediately address the problem.
"After many years of hard
work and sacrifice from many people in various sectors, fisherfolk are
now reporting to us that they have noticed an increase of almost a
kilo in their fish catch," said Bishop Bastes. "However, I tell these
fisherfolk that this could be temporary as illegal fishers from nearby
degraded fishing grounds might come here and fish again."
Greenpeace is calling on the
Philippine government to take stronger measures to curb illegal
fishing through:
1. No new commercial fishing
licenses in recognition of the fact that fishing efforts have already
exceeded the capacity of our natural resources to recover;
2. Stronger vessel registry
and licensing systems. Even as no new permits are issued all existing
fishing vessels must be registered to establish accurate data on
fishing vessels; and
3. Maintaining the 15
kilometer zone for exclusive to municipal fisherfolk.
leaders, groups acclaimed in the Gawad Bayani ng Kalikasan awards
Press Release
December 7, 2013
QUEZON CITY – Six
outstanding environmental advocates and groups confronting various
environmental crises, especially the impacts of disasters and climate
change, were awarded today in the Gawad Bayani ng Kalikasan (GBK)
awards ceremonies at the Convention Hall of the Bureau of Soil and
Water Management in Quezon City.
The GBK honors the struggles
and sacrifices of individuals and organizations who selflessly devoted
their time and energy to the protection of the environment and to the
assertion of people's rights to benefit from a healthful ecology.
Now on its third year, the
GBK recognized six awardee individuals and organizations:
• Armin Marin, a town
councilor, church leader and incorruptible environmental campaigner
based in Sibuyan Island in Romblon Province, considered by some as
'Asia's Galapagos' for its biodiversity and geographical uniqueness.
Marin especially fought against consortiums of large-scale miners that
aimed to exploit mineral resources in the island despite its being a
protected area, and was killed in October 2007 with a fatal shot in a
violent dispersal of a peaceful protest they staged against Sibuyan
Nickel Properties Development Corporation. He only served as municipal
councilor for three months.
• Wilhelmus Geertman, a
Dutch missionary and executive director of the humanitarian
organization Alay Bayan Inc. (ABI), dedicated 42 years of his life to
activism in the Philippines until his murder in July 2012. From health
and education, to community-based disaster management programs,
Geertman and his colleagues rendered services that empowered local
communities to rise up and help themselves. At the time of his death,
Geertman was promoting the rights of peasants, workers, as well as
campaigning against logging in Aurora province, large-scale mining
operations and other environmentally destructive projects in the
• Rodne Galicha, a
dedicated, vigilant guardian of the environment, a graduate of
Philosophy and Arts Classical at the University of Santo Tomas and
Central Seminary, also hails from the island of Sibuyan. Galicha is an
active participant in environmental protection and conservation issues
in his hometown, and was instrumental in the passage of a mining
moratorium ordered by the governor of Romblon Province. Oftentimes
invited as a speaker in international forums, Galicha was even trained
as climate leader for Al Gore's The Climate Reality Project serving
also as its Philippines district manager. From 2009-2013, he worked
for Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) with Philippine Partnership for the
Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA) Legal Rights
and Natural Resources Center (LRC-KsK/FoE) and Haribon Foundation for
the Conservation of Natural Resources. He is now presently working
pro-bono for Sibuyan Island Sentinels League for Environment Inc. (Sibuyan
ISLE) as Executive Director.
• The Kababaihang
Nagtataglay ng Bihirang Lakas (KNBL) is a women's group in Davao City,
aspiring for food security and sovereignty through organic farming..
Beyond empowering others to engage in safe organic food production,
KNBL was also successful in campaigning against corporate aerial
spraying and field trials of the genetically modified BT eggplant.
They also pushed for the passage of the Organic Agricultural Ordinance
and its implementing rules together with other people's organizations
and NGOs in Davao.
• The Magsasaka at
Siyentista para sa pag-unland ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG) is a farmer-led
network of people's organizations, non-government organizations and
scientists that believes that agro-biodiversity is a vital resource in
sustainable rural development and should be conserved and managed by
farmers themselves. It has engaged in various multi-sectoral
information and education initiatives, sustainable agriculture
practices, lobbying from the local to national levels, and filing
legal actions against genetically modified eggplant field testing.
• Awarded the most
distinguished recognition in the 3rd GBK, the Kalumbay Regional Lumad
Organization's campaigns have fought against logging, mining and
plantations and defended indigenous people's rights in Northern
Mindanao. In the process, their leaders' lives have been sacrificed,
among whom are Jimmy Liguyon and Datu Mampaagi Belayong, Their
struggles thus centered on extractive industries encroachment on
ancestral domains, including the call for justice for the violation of
their rights to ancestral domain.
"Through this award, I
recognize with honor the indigenous peoples of our country who have
been maintaining ecological balance and the women who have the unique
strength and determination to protect our environment. It may be
disappointing that my co-awardees, my colleague Armin Marin and
Wilhelmus Geertman, are unable to receive their awards personally, I
know that they are united with our land, our nature, and their lives
can still be felt because land is life, nature is full of life. We may
not feel their breaths but theirs are with the fresh and clean air the
trees give. We may become endangered species under the red list of
International Union for the Conservation of Nature, but our grassroots
movements shall make a change to restore balance in nature. We belong
to nature, we come from it. Whatever we do to ourselves, we do it to
the rest of our brothers and sisters; and whatever we do to our
brothers and sisters we do it to nature. We are all interconnected, we
are one: We Are Nature," said Rodne Galicha, individual award
recipient and author of a pocket-sized book 'We Are Nature: thoughts
on emerging environment issues'.
Ms. Frances Quimpo,
executive director of the Center for Environmental Concerns –
Philippines, GBK's lead organizer, said "the Philippines has been
experiencing the dire impacts of climate change – stronger typhoons,
rising sea levels, extreme rainfall and other weather events, and
disturbed water budget. The worst is yet to come, but the country,
ironically, continues to host destructive and extractive industries
that render our people more vulnerable to these hazards, than ever.
The heroism of our farmers, fisherfolk, indigenous peoples, women,
workers and professionals, their communities and organizations which
directly face these dreadful challenges, deserve the country's
acclamation. We dedicate the 2013 Gawad Bayani ng Kalikasan to our
sisters and brothers who braved the impacts of Typhoon Yolanda. May
the country rise up and finally learn from the tragedy and sacrifice
they endure as of this moment."
GBK Awards Committee is
headed by Most. Rev. Deogracias Iñiguez, DD, Bishop-Emeritus of
Caloocan. Members of the Board of Judges include Bishop Iñiguez, Dr.
Rene Rollon of University of the Philippine's Institute of
Environmental Science and Meteorology, Dr. Teresita Perez of Ateneo de
Manila University's Environmental Sciences Department, Dr. Helen
Mendoza of the Philippine Network on Climate Change, and Dr. Joseph
Carabeo of Alliance of Stewards for Authentic Progres.
The GBK is organized by the
AGHAM-Advocates of Science & Technology for the People, Canadian
Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, Center for
Environmental Concerns – Philippines, Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, Ecowaste Coalition, Central Visayas Fisherfolk
Development Center, Foundation for the Philippine Environment and
Panalipdan! Mindanao.
Tacloban City, forensic experts Andres Patino (ICRC) and Raquel
Fortun (University of the Philippines) work to ensure proper
management and identification of the remains of Typhoon Haiyan
victims. (ICRC/Jesse Edep)
Helping identify
the dead
November 20, 2013
MANILA – The violence with which Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) struck
resulted in the loss of many lives and caused many people to go
missing. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
immediately sent a forensic expert to advise, coordinate and cooperate
with the Philippine authorities on the proper management of the dead.
"There are certain procedures that should be followed to preserve the
dignity of the victims and facilitate their identification," said
Andres Patino, the ICRC's expert in humanitarian forensic action and
the first forensic specialist to arrive in Tacloban. "The dead should
be properly collected and placed in temporary burial places, to allow
for forensic investigation later. Photographs should be taken, and any
descriptive information and post-mortem data should be recorded."
In the current circumstances, with electricity and other basic
necessities unavailable and most facilities destroyed, ensuring that
these procedures are followed is very challenging. "At a meeting today
with the local authorities of Tacloban and the Department of Health,
we agreed on an emergency plan for the proper management of the dead
which takes into account the scarcity of available resources."
The authorities have agreed to follow guidelines for the management of
the dead developed jointly by the ICRC and the World Health
Organization (WHO). The ICRC is closely coordinating its forensic
action in the Philippines with the WHO through the Ministry of Health
and also with the National Bureau of Investigations.
There is no public health justification for rapid mass burials.
Contrary to what many people believe, the bodies of those who die in a
natural disaster do not cause epidemics, and they are a negligible
health hazard. It is probable that most victims of Typhoon Haiyan died
of injury, drowning or fire; they are not likely to have had
epidemic-causing diseases such as cholera, typhoid, malaria or the
plague when they died. "There is only a small risk of developing
diarrhoea by drinking water contaminated by the corpses [a risk
smaller than that caused by the living] and that risk can be
eliminated by routinely disinfecting and/or boiling water to prevent
water-borne disease," said the ICRC expert. "In any case, most people
avoid drinking water from any source that may have been in contact
with dead bodies or other causes of contamination."
Hasty and uncoordinated burials of the dead without proper
identification are a concern for the authorities and the ICRC, as they
can be very painful for the bereaved. Improper and undignified
management of the dead can traumatize families and communities, and
may have serious legal consequences, as it may be impossible to
recover and identify the remains later. The victims will simply be
"People feel an overwhelming need to know what happened to their
missing relatives," said Nancy Fournier of the ICRC delegation in
Manila. "Families with no information on the whereabouts of loved ones
are grief-stricken. Giving them the possibility to identify their
missing relative [even dead] is crucial. They need to know what
happened to be able to start mourning. That's why it is so important
to handle remains carefully."
Around 35,000 people within the Philippines and beyond have so far
asked the Philippine Red Cross to trace family members who have gone
missing in connection with Typhoon Haiyan.


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Q & A with Michaela Verwers
May 16, 2018
Q & A with Michaela Viewers
From tennis player, to Cheerleader, GSA member, Student Government member, Link Crew leader, Volleyball player, Theater kid and Choir member is Senior Michaela Viewers.
PRIMARY SOURCE: Michaela Viewers
How would you describe your high school years in 7 words?
"It's Stressful, A period of Growth, fun"
Tell me about what you plan on doing after school?
"I plan on going to Iowa State for Biochemistry, going as an honor student,"
Tell me about any advice you have for underclassman or upcoming seniors?
"Just make the most of you time, put in a lot of effort, go to school, and get involved"
If you could change anything about your high school years what would you change
" I wouldn't have taken a lot of classes, it's a scam. Mostly senior year"
SECONDARY SOURCE: Mailyn Huynh
How would you describe Michaela in 10 words or less?
" caring, and fights for people and things that she believes in"
Tell me about how you feel with her going into a STEM field?
" she's gonna do great things! you can tell she has a passion for science the way she talks about what she works on in school. it makes me excited for her"
Tell me about your favorite high school memory with her?
" being her tennis partner"
Profession Source: Katelyn Buckton-DuIulio
Tell me about the first time you meet moch?
" I think she hated me at first"
Tell me about how you feel about her going into a stem field?
" I love it" " shes making a pathway for females
Discribe her in 5 words or less?
" goofy,tired ( needs coffee to function) advocate, sassy, fierce
" I love her and ill miss her when she leaves"


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Mixxx has an unusually broad community for an open-source project, encompassing performing musicians, C++ addicts, amateur DJs, Internet radio broadcasters, and casual users. The Mixxx Wiki contains useful information for users, developers, and artists, and is summarized in the categories below.
Some pages have translations available. You can read them by clicking the language icon at the bottom of a page.
Most of the contents of this wiki can be edited by anyone, the main exception to this is the development roadmap which is a fairly authoritative description of the development team's plans. If you find outdated, incorrect, or incomplete information on this wiki, please fix it.


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With the peripheral issues making a lot of noise right now in the media, it almost seems to drown out the overriding issue this election season which is the current state of the economy. Democrats would prefer to take the focus off the economic picture while Republicans would like nothing other than to focus on the numbers.
In this line of discussion, researchers at the University of Colorado have developed a method for calculating Presidential elections based on the fundamentals of the economy and a host of other economic indicators.
Take this with a grain of salt but I think it is an interesting topic. Can economic conditions forecast election outcomes based on historical evidence?
Report from KDVR:
DENVER – A University of Colorado analysis of election factors that's accurately predicted the winner of every presidential election since 1980 revealed Wednesday that the 2012 winner will be Republican Mitt Romney.
"Based on our forecasting model, it becomes clear that the president is in electoral trouble," said Kenneth Bickers, a political science professor at CU-Boulder.
According to an analysis that looks at economic data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, President Barack Obama will win 218 electoral votes, well short of the 270 benchmark he must reach in order to win a second term.
That calculation paints an awfully different picture than the current electoral map eleven weeks from Election Day, where RCP averages show Obama with a slight lead in nine of the 10 swing states that will decide the election: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Only North Carolina shows Romney ahead based on the average of recent polls.
Although the polling averages show Obama's lead on those swing states is mostly within the margin of error, the president would have to lose all 10 of those states to come in at 218 electoral votes, as the CU study predicts.
The pictures is very different from current polls and polling averages which either show a tied race or, in many swing states, give President Obama the advantage.
Looking at per capita income and state and national unemployment rates, the study's authors conclude that Obama's incumbency advantage is offset by stubbornly high unemployment — and that other factors, like the home state of the top candidates, support from swing state governors and the locations of the party conventions, don't mean much at the end of the day.
According to Bickers, election prediction models "suggest that presidential elections are about big things and the stewardship of the national economy. It's not about gaffes, political commercials or day-to-day campaign tactics."
The assumption here? That closer to Election Day, apparently voters forget about everything else and focus solely on the
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Today has been a very long day, I am exhausted, my feet ache, my knees ache and I just want to go to bed. I had to do a meeting in Blackwood at 6.00pm tonight after a busy day at the office, and did not get home until around 8.15pm.
The other day Brian and I received an invitation to my god-daughter's wedding in August, just by chance it is only about a kilometre up the road. I am one lousy godfather, I have not seen Summer since the day she was christened and yet she still wants me to share her special day, I am touched. I have to admit to feeling slightly nervous as well, as I will see a number of people I have not seen in a very long time, in a former life. I am sure that as the big draws closer I will be even more anxious, maybe a bit of dutch courage before we leave home.
It is funny where life takes you, I remember the day of the christening as though it was yesterday, yet it is over 30 years ago. I accepted the role of godfather with the most noble of intentions but sometimes life just takes people who were very close in different directions.
Time for me to hit the sack. Goodnight and thank you for reading.


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Retail medicine restrictions meant to stifle meth production
December 7, 2005
You might have noticed that buying medicine for that winter cold has become a little more complicated in the past few months.
At Albertson's at 23rd Avenue and 24th Street, customers have to pick up a card for products such as Sudafed and take it to the pharmacy. At the Greeley Medical Clinic, 1900 16th St., signs alert customers that they must request the products at the pharmacist's counter. Some small stores, like Mini-Mart, 1001 39th Ave., have decided to stop selling the products.
The changes come in response to an ordinance approved by the Greeley City Council on July 20 that requires retailers to keep over-the-counter medicines containing pseudophedrine, used to make methamphetamine, behind the counter.
In July, the city sent letters to 55 stores throughout Greeley explaining the ordinance and notifying them they had until Aug. 15 to comply. The Weld County Drug Task Force recently completed a round of informal inspections.
Lt. Steve Nelson said he came away impressed with the compliance efforts of area stores. Even though about 20 of the stores didn't meet full compliance, Nelson said most were minor violations that he's confident will be fixed soon.
"We've got no reason to believe that anybody would intentionally violate the ordinance," Nelson said.
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Nelson said the ordinance has already started to help reduce meth labs in Greeley. Now, in addition to education and enforcement, the police has a law with teeth that makes it harder for meth producers to get their hands on the products. The task force has busted seven meth labs this year.
"If we can make it harder for them to obtain the materials to produce the product, that's one step," Nelson said.
About nine stores, including King Soopers, Wal-Mart, Longs Drug Store, Rite Aid and Target, already had the products behind the counter. Rite-Aid pharmacy manager Jim Neering said the ordinance just backs up what the company has been doing at Rite-Aid stores for the past eight-10 months.
Rite-Aid pharmacy manager Jim Neering said the ordinance just backs up what the company has been doing at Rite-Aid stores for the past eight-10 months.
Michael DeBalbo, manager at Mini-Mart, 1001 39th Ave., said the store's corporate owner, Kroger, decided to pull the products. He said it hasn't affected sales because they didn't sell much pseudophedrine products to begin with.
Other stores have implemented changes to adhere to the city ordinance. Tom Brotherton, pharmacy manager at the Greeley Medical Clinic, said he doesn't think the ordinance has affected them much.
"It's hard to tell, I don't think we sold much in the first place," Brotherton said. "And they always talk to the pharmacist anyway."
Albertsons pharmacy manager, John M., said the ordinance has been an inconvenience for the pharmacy
and customers. He said they carry about 15 different pseudophedrine products instead of the 50 they used to carry. In addition, he said customers who come in after pharmacy hours are unable to buy the products.
Denise Gordon, the pharmacy manager at Wal-Mart, 3103 23rd Ave., said she's busier now running and back and forth to get products from customers, but it's an inconvenience she's willing to take. The customers have been accepting as well, she said, because they know it's the law.
Coming up, the task force will begin formal inspections. If they're not in compliance, the Weld County Drug Task Force will issue them a ticket, which could lead to a summons to Municipal Court, fines and other penalties.
"It's sad that we have to pay that price of inconvenience to stand in line," Nelson said. "But ultimately, the gain of reducing the number of meth labs and the hazards they expose us to is worth it."


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How To Counter Kai'Sa: Kai'Sa, claimed by the Void when she was only a child, managed to survive through sheer tenacity and strength of will. She is a ranged League of Legends champion that plays the marksman role. In this guide, you learn some of the ways to counter Kai'Sa and which champions may be best Kai'Sa counters.
How Kai'Sa Works
How To Counter Kai'Sa: Champions
As you can see, in the list of champions that go well against Kai'Sa, most out-range her. These ADC champions also have some sort of displacement, slow, or root.
The poke potential is great and they have means to escape or close the gap on Kai'Sa in a trade. If you are serious about learning how to counter Kai'Sa then keep this in mind.
Tips & Tricks For Playing Against Kai'Sa
- Firstly, stay near your minions during a skirmish so that Icathian Rain won't home in on you.
- Also, avoid Void Seeker as much as possible to prevent Kai'Sa from engaging your backline with Killer Instinct.
- Disengage once you've been hit with 4 stacks of Plasma since the passive rupture deals more damage at low health.
- Even though she lacks an escape, she can still effectively disengage with Supercharge. A quick follow-up engage is key to keeping her in check.
- Kai'Sa is very good at defeating isolated targets, so grouping will make her assassinations more difficult.
- Each of her abilities tunes to her item stats, making her build very flexible. Frequently check what items she has picked in order to keep track of her upcoming playstyle.
Kai'Sa has short auto-attack range. Hence, when in a lane against her, be sure to poke her as much as possible when she tries to CS.
Also, be wary of her ultimate. Once she activates it, be sure to focus on her. If not, she will be able to deal a lot of damage to you or your teammates.
You now have a general idea of how to counter Kai'Sa. If you use the tips above, you should be able to come up with a good game plan to help defeat Kai'Sa if you meet her in a lane.


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QND at Breese Mater Dei
When: 7:15 p.m. Friday
Where: Mater Dei High School, Breese, Ill.
Records: QND--3-1. Mater Dei--4-3.
Radio: WGEM 105.1 FM
Extra points: The Knights have been solid defensively, allowing no more than 60 points in a game and holding four of six opponents to 43 points or less. The top four scorers from last year's 12-16 team are gone. Grant Goebel scored on a layup with five seconds left to give Mater Dei a 44-43 victory over Belleville Althoff on Tuesday. Other victories were over Miller Career Academy, Northwest Academy and New Berlin, with losses coming to John Burroughs and Chicago Marshall. Caleb Zurliene, a 6-foot-4 junior, is a good leaper and leads the team at 14.2 points per game, with five other players scoring between 6.3 and 8.7 points per game. "He's the guy we're counting on to score," Knights coach Ron Schadegg told the Springfield State Journal-Register about Zurliene. "If he doesn't score, we tend to struggle. He understands the game and is a quality player." Point guard Jacob Schadegg is the coach's son. Four players are averaging at least one 3-pointer per game.
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When it comes to celebrity weight loss, Adele leads the pack. She has always been vocal about her weight and how comfortable she is in her own skin, but after the birth of her son, she decided to make some life changed. She's now focused on healthy living for not only her but for her family, too.
Melissa McCarthy
Another celebrity weight loss story that has amazed us all, is Melissa McCarthy's. She dropped 75 pounds by simply eating healthier, maintaining a consistent workout routine, and focuses on getting more sleep. She is a prime example of how simply taking care of yourself by staying active and catching some z's can truly change your life.
Nicole Richie
Although Nicole has never been "overweight" people have noticed her drastic weight changes throughout the years. The designer doesn't openly speak about her weight, but many have speculated that she struggles with anorexia, as she tends to drop weight rapidly. Our only hope for her is for her to love her body and embrace her natural figure–whatever that might be.
Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle shocked the world when she hit the stage of Britain's Got Talent displayed her truly amazing voice. More recently, she has shocked people with her weight loss for more than one reason. She inspired women around the world to get healthy, no matter their age. She also stated that her weight loss is due to using a diet pill, something not many like to use as they can cause health issues.
Jonah Hill
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Aretha Franklin
The global superstar Aretha Franklin, or the Queen of Soul as she is known to many, has dramatically enhanced her life due to a massive weight loss. She also had gastric bypass, which has helped her shed more than 85 pounds in her 70's.
Honey Boo-Boo
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Kirstie Alley
It's not a secret that Kirstie Alley has had an ongoing struggle with her weight most of her adult career, as she has openly shared it with her fans. However, recently, she's never looked better. The star swears by the Jenny Craig program and has lost more than 50lbs sticking to it.
Shonda Rhimes
The creative director and producer, Shonda Rhimes, has recently shown off her amazing weight loss. The owner of the production company, ShondaLand, has dropped nearly 117lbs! She said she spent a year conquering her fears, and her weight was one of them.
Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton has created a career out of berating celebrities for their weight-gain, among other personal insecurities, so it's about time he put his money where is mouth is–so to speak. The gossip columnist lost 70lbs by eating healthy and exercising, something he called "the old fashion way". Regardless of how he did it, he looks great.
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Khloe Kardashian has recently been known as the Queen of transformation, as she looks better and better with age. The reality TV star not only dropped some serious weight, but she has started living an all over healthier lifestyle. She even has her own fitness app.
Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera has been in the public eye since she was a teenager, so it's no surprise the public has always had something to say about her health. When she was her heaviest she went through not one, but TWO pregnancies, so it's unfair to judge her, or anyone else for that matter. However, we're not going to argue that she looks better than ever, and we wish her nothing but health and happiness!
Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Osbourne, not only went through a huge weight loss transformation but also revamped her style, too. She started her journey in 2007 and has lost almost 70lbs since. Not to mention, her career has blossomed ever since she decided to get more active and healthy.


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SCANDAL releases their "Masterpiece (マスターピース)" this week, and here for your approval is their new promotional video. The foursome, in action since 2006, get some dirty grooves going down in the intros for "Masterpiece". Performing on a soundstage flanked by what most likely is their LED set piece for their recent live performances, the girls put on their best street wear for this straight ahead rock song written and composed members MAMI and RINA respectively. MAMI's blue twin buns bounce playfully as her grooves that call to mind [ALEXANDROS] or perhaps The Arctic Monkeys without all the quaaludes. SCANDAL bob their heads along with RINA's beats, and I'm left here wondering when the group will return to the USA for more performances. Not to be ignored is the production "Masterpiece / Mabataki" being the first single from the group's OWN RECORD LABEL, "her Records". The 24th single from SCANDAL is a big win that has the girls sounding rejuvenated and ready to take on the world yet again. "Masterpiece / Mabataki" the 24th single from SCANDAL goes on sale March 27, 2019.
SCANDAL ((スキャンダル)) is a Japanese pop-rock girl band from Osaka, Japan. Formed in August 2006 by four high school girls, they started playing street lives until they were noticed and signed to the indie label Kitty Records. In 2008, they released three singles and a mini-album while performing shows in the United States, France, and Hong Kong. On December 24, 2018, it was announced the band had created their own private label "her" and would release content under it in spring 2019. SCANDAL's lineup includes Ono Haruna (小野春菜, vocals and rhythm guitar) , Sasazaki Mami (笹崎まみ, lead guitar and vocals), Ogawa Tomomi (小川ともみ, bass and vocals), and Suzuki Rina (鈴木理菜, drums and vocals).
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[EVG office photo from March 2018]
This Sunday, you may bring your working — and non-working! — electronics to Tompkins Square Park for a recycling event hosted by the Lower East Side Ecology Center.
The recycling action happens from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain or shine!) on Avenue A between Ninth Street and 10th Street.
And here is the list of items they'll accept:
• Computers (laptops & desktops, servers, mainframes)
• Monitors (CRT and flatscreen)
• Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.)
• Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers, etc.)
• Tablets and e-readers
• Components (hard drives, CD-ROMs, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.)
• Printers under 100 pounds, scanners, fax-machines, etc
• TVs, VCRs, DVRs, DVD & Blu-ray Players
• Digital Converter Boxes, Cable/Satellite Receivers
• Portable music players
• Audio-visual equipment
• Video games
• Cell phones, pagers, PDAs
• Telecommunication (phones, answering machines, etc.)
There are some e-waste items that we accept, but we charge a recycling fee for:
Media such as CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, and cassette tapes
Computer battery backup systems (Uninterruptible Power Supply [UPS])
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Today is my birthday. It became clear three weeks ago this would be a year of change for Alesya Bags. There was a straw. And I'll be darned if it didn't break right over my back. Does this mean I'm a camel?
I digress.
When I first started this blog to tell the story of this business it was so much easier. I could write with extreme honesty. It only effected me.
Now it's more complicated. Many of the events surrounding the business involve other people. Partners and clients I like and respect. Or simply issues I can't talk about publicly.
So are these big business changes a big secret? No. As Elizabeth Gilbert recently and eloquently wrote, "I trust that you understand how this is a story that I am living — not a story that I am telling."
There isn't a clear beginning and end to this chapter. There are a lot of plot twists and dead ends. It's feels like I'm solving a mystery.
If you'd like to find the clues with me, join me on Snapchat. My username is Alesya Bags. It's easier for me to discuss the situation there because it will disappear after 24 hours. Nothing is final or absolute.
When I do have an announcement, you will see it here. Until then I'll be living out my year of change. I know it will be a change for the better – a change for good.


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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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I do miss waking to real roosters. I actually did a series of field recordings of roosters crowing in the pre-dawn in a remote Agros village in the mountains of Matagalpa, Nicaragua... I later converted them to mp3 and use them as an ITunes alarm.. but its just not the same.
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America has the greatest access to knowledge, the greatest freedoms enjoyed in the world, and the greatest military ever imagined. We are blessed. As a nation, we stand on the verge of continued world leadership for the next great millennia. America is better than ever!
What will we do with it? Let's use this knowledge and sacred gifts to care for ourselves and others. Let's bless the earth, ours and the world around us. We don't need a lot of regulation to tell us what to do. Just as the early American Patriots, we need the freedom to truly govern ourselves.
As we embrace the concept of taking care of ourselves, let us love our neighbors, give incentives to those who help to carry the burden of the country. Encourage farmers and other workers to work for the good of America. We are in this together, let's quit the fighting and blaming. It's not what our country can do for us, it truly is what we can do for our country.
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The Use of Language project was designed to assist Writing 20 students (Winter 2017) in honing their abilities to edit at the sentence level for grammar and punctuation through an online intervention "Core Grammar for College"—a self-paced set of grammar, punctuation, and style modules. The majority of students in Writing 20 are Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR)-Required students from under-resourced schools and historically underserved communities. Four sections of Writing 20 were selected, two of which used the intervention and two of which did not use the intervention. Final student samples were collected from all four sections at the end of winter quarter and were evaluated by Writing Program faculty according to a criteria-based rubric during spring quarter. Additionally, all students were surveyed about their experiences learning grammar and punctuation at the end of winter, and the four faculty evaluators were also surveyed at the end of winter quarter. Based on the results of both surveys and the rubric, Ritola will develop a set of recommendations for the Writing Program on how to effectively teach grammar and punctuation in Writing 20. Students' rubric results will be evaluated in September and a final report completed with recommendations for Writing 20 faculty who will teach the course in the future.


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LastWord Calls The Oscars 2017 - Oi, Kimmel, We Got This!!
Isn't it weird now when Awards Season lasts nearly half the year – and that's not allowing for the double contributory salvo of January's Sundance and Cannes in May – to actually be coming to the end? Yesterday evening marked the end of voting. This Sunday marks the beginning and end of presenting. Then it's – oh, you know, a couple of weeks off – and it's all up and running again.
So here we are with our yearly call out – designed to make sense of the nonsense, rip apart the hyperbolic speculation and let you, the dedicated reader, know EXACTLY what's gong to happen this coming Sunday evening. We're even happy for Jimmy Kimmel to get a bet on based on the below – although we're equally happy to get a cut of his winnings.
And to think this season started with no clear leader and somehow morphed into the most obvious race in years. And that was even after La La Land debuted all the way back in Venice last August.
As projected class acts came and underwhelmed, it slowly (noticeably not quickly) developed into a three horse race – that of La La, Manchester and Moonlight. They jockeyed for position for a while – but as La La found its audience, it emerged as a clear favourite. And there's a reason or that, (and we've said this before.) Damien Chazelle's musical doesn't have to be the Best Film, it just has to be the Best Film Right Now! It has caught the imagination of the world ($300million and counting at the global BO and nobody saw that coming) in part because it is a delightful antidote to our times. From Trump to Brexit to everything else, it works fantastically well as a cinematic salve. And not an easy one. It is at its finest when drawing us into its most bittersweet moments and intentions. It makes you feel good, but it isn't an easy film. And that's what people have responded to. We're presuming such thoughts have passed through the minds of a certain amount of Academy voters – but, we're getting ahead of ourselves here. With a record-tying 14 nomination, we're not predicting a record-breaking sweep for La La - it can't anyway – two of 'em are in Best Song and there's only one Uncle Oscar to take home.
But before we give away our big ending (or even post-credits sting) – as is tradition here at LastWord, we're saving most of the biggies to the end. (They do it on the night – we can do it right here, right now.)
So here we go – starting like we think they're going to on the night –
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Really? You have to ask? If there is one undeniable lock this year, it's Viola Davis in Fences. The woman has been denied on more than one occasion in the past, and they were wise not to play her for Lead. Her work here is simply gobsmacking and the actress is more than due. The others don't even need to be in the room (and Michelle Williams knows her time will come.) Expect a gracious yet powerful and eloquent speech, and everyone going on about how that whole #OscarsSoWhite thing is now a thing of the past…
…something that will be echoed shortly after with BEST SUPPOTING ACTOR. Dev Patel may have nabbed the BAFTA – unexpected to all but us! – but good as Dev was, there was a feeling of hometown win on that one. Mahershala Ali may only grace Moonlight for its first act, but the man has been having one helluva year – he's in two Best Film noms (this and Hidden Figures), plus parlayed House of Cards into the big bad role on Luke Cage, and just landed the cover story on The Hollywood Reporter the week of the ceremony. This is his highly deserved moment – and no one's going to take that from him.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE is an odd one this year. Odd in that Pixar, despite having an acclaimed box office smash in Finding Dory, is not represented. (Don't worry Pixar fans, they're going to pick up BEST ANIMATED SHORT for Piper to make up for it.) The brilliant Kubo usurped expectations at BAFTA a week and a bit ago, but we think the US Academy won't have warmed to that in the same way. They're going with Zootopia, which in and of itself is a remarkable movie, a clear example of how the ambition and finesse of Pixar has moved into other (admittedly) related filmmakers. Plus, it's good to award a film about tolerance in the current climate. Will the winning filmmakers make mention of their President? If they do, it won't be ironic. It'll be highly appropriate.
Which brings us back to La La Land and just how and where it will seek to stake it's claim as this year's biggest success story. So we may as well do this all at once.
Obviously – BEST ORIGINAL SONG – it's up for two, and it's set to break the hearts of Justin Timberlake and Lin Manuel Miranda both. "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" is not only the better song, but the defining moment of the movie and the one that gets Emma Best Actress (whoops, spoiler!) But City Of Stars is the earworm. It's the one you find yourself humming the day after on the way to work. So it takes it. And Justin Hurwitz will be very happy to go home with this little golden fellah…But don't go too far Justin, you get to do one of those photos where you're double-fisting (!) two awards when you also take home BEST ORIGINAL SCORE. (Which on one level is a shame as Mica Levi's score for Jackie is a far stronger piece of work.)
While we're on the subject of how La La Land comes to dominate the evening of the 89th Academy Awards – we're calling it for the two crucial awards of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY for the luscious visuals of Linus Sandgren (despite his loss at the recent ASC Awards) and BEST EDITING for Tom Cross (echoing his recent win at the ACE Eddies,) this latter win leading us by the nose to Best Picture…
That said how about we take a break from the obvious and move onto a category that La La doesn't stand a chance in?
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – Much as we were back at the BAFTAS, we're initially torn here between Rogue One – which broke new ground by bringing Peter Cushing back to life so successfully, and The Jungle Book, which brought just about everything bar the kid to life. On those grounds alone we're calling it for Favreau and his team for their simply remarkable – and remarkably unobtrusive – work.
We also see La La shut out of BEST PRODUCTION DEISGN and the long due Stuart Craig (a very nice man!) picking up the gold one for his exemplary work on Fantastic Beasts – or FBAWTFT (as we all used to call it in the old days.)
Similarly, BEST COSTUME DESIGN is a toss up here for Beasts and Florence Foster Jenkins – and we're going for the latter, despite many of the costumes being worn by that very overrated woman.
BEST MAKE UP AND HAIR meanwhile has to go to Star Trek Beyond, if only so we can live with the phrase "the Oscar-winning Star Trek Beyond" and not "the Oscar-winning Suicide Squad," which would simply be untenable.
Another category that Chazelle's movie doesn't stand a chance at is BEST DOCUMENATRY. It's a particularly powerful and potent group this year, and while we have a penchant (damn all that alliteration!) for Life, Animated, it's a clear call between the more politically minded 13th and O.J. Made In America, and whilst we doubt that all those voting will have sat through the entire 7 ½ hour running time of O. J. – most of them saw the other version with Cuba Gooding, so that'll do. O. J. shoots, he scores. Wonder if they'll let him watch the ceremony in jail?
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM is a tougher call. If it wasn't for Trump's travel ban initially prohibiting The Salesman's Asghar Farhadi from attending (he's now not showing up in protest), this looked like a clear win for Toni Erdmann, a film that not only appears to have got Jack Nicholson out of retirement but proved there was such a thing as a three hour German comedy. It'll be a close call, but we're saying that acknowledging Farhadi whilst dissing the Prez is just too good a grace note to let slide.
The awards for BEST SOUND EDITING and BEST SOUND MIXING often go hand in hand – and rightly so – and often have a hand in shaping the awards at the top end of the show. If La La Land wins here it will be either a confirmation of the Academy's overwhelming love for the modern day musical – or just simply unexpected in our book. We're calling the blistering work of the Hacksaw Ridge teams for both (although we wouldn't be totally be surprised to see Arrival make a push for these as well.)
Which brings us to the home stretch. BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – whilst we'd love to see Arrival get some love here, it's really a two-way thing between Hidden Figures and Moonlight. Which brings us to the Moonlight issue. Critics love it. Audiences love it. But, despite all the good intentions that come with the word "diversity" attached to them, it's still a fact that the majority of the voting members of the Academy are elderly, and male. And white – and not owning up to being gay even if they are. (Not just a Scientology thing!) So we don't see Moonlight taking this, but Hidden Figures, which has been buoyed in recent weeks by an unexpectedly huge box office, and praised for its delightfully old fashioned approach. This is a movie that a vast amount of those voting can recognise and understand – and don't get us wrong, this is not us patronising it in any way. We agree – it's a terrific movie, and if anything seriously threatened an upset in the Best Picture category, this is it, more likely than Moonlight or Manchester. But it will have to settle for this one.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY is also problematic. And also a two horse race. If the Academy is totally ga ga for La La, then it wins here. But we think they'll want to take a breather at this point and go for the more reserved and supposedly "worthier" Manchester By The Sea. Kenneth Lonergan has a lot of friends in Hollywood and hasn't had the opportunity to fully prove himself to hem, so this becomes a grief over dancing moment.
For most of the season, the BEST ACTOR race has been Casey Affleck and his own dust. Then SAG threw the proverbial curve ball and gave the gong to Denzel. Then BAFTA threw another and didn't even nominate Washington. Suddenly, perceived perception was all chaos and confusion, dogs and cats living together. Calm down people – we're here for you. Now, we love Denzel. Truth be told, we'd rather Denzel take this home (his third!) But the vents of recent weeks have been late minute blips, aberrations in the overall – Casey's taking this one home. He may even smile. He may even thank his big brother. He may even ask to be the next Batman – to be honest, we don't really care at this point!
Which brings us to our run through the final three. BEST ACTRESS – to paraphrase our own recent BAFTA comments – if you're name's not Emma Stone, it's not on the inside of the envelope. Some of you may be on the outside of said envelope – but you're not on the inside! Natalie, Ruth, Isabelle and Meryl – get as dunk as you like. No speech required. And in a star is born move that echoes her A Star Is Born echoing movie – Emma Stone gest gold.
Best Director – unless something has gone hideously wrong, Damien Chazelle becomes the youngest filmmaker to ever win a Best Director Oscar (a fact that could have been equalled had Moonlight won – both gents are 31), and he remains in the wings as the BEST PICTURE goes to La La Land – the season's leader, the season's winner. Cut to Mel Gibson in the third row clapping reluctantly.
At which point, Jimmy Kimmel, who will undoubtedly have done a solidly workmanlike job all night (but he's no Chris Rock) will say something about how late it is and how long it's gone…and we'll all go to bed and hibernate until the whole damn ting starts again. Don't know about you, but we can't wait!
Come back on Sunday night to see how well we did with all this "calling" stuff (and if your bets pay out, don't forget to cut us in.) We'll be live-blogging the whole thing, which basically means pizza, wine, a profound lack of sleep and all that la la la…
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Annual Congress on Mental Health
Paris, France
Walter Solomon
The Waldon Approach, Israel
Walter Solomon is a parent, author, practitioner and trainer. He is the director of the Waldon Center and two peer-reviews have appeared recently on his work.You can find a fuller explanation of this therapy in Walter's book Autism and Understanding – The Waldon Approach to Child Development (not only for Autism): (SAGE 2012). A review of Walter's book was also published in JADD, the leading international journal on Autism and Development Disorders.
This case report on the Waldon Approach is about an older woman; however, it is interesting that there were clear benefits even for her, and no other therapies were in use for her before, during or after the treatment period.
In addition, Walter has trained therapists at centres in Milan, Berlin and Rome and will be giving a workshop in Copenhagen next month. So far, all the centres where he has run workshops have adopted The Waldon Approach as an integral part of their regular practice.In May 2016, Walter gave a workshop at the Young Child Conference in New York and he has been invited back to present a paper at the upcoming 2017 Conference on Thursday May 4th at 14.00.
Please contact Walter to learn how we can help you to help your child's development.
Abstract : The Movement Perspective is the Foundation for The Waldon Approach - A Sensory-Motor Intervention for Children with ASD


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Been playing Dragons Dogma and Stardew Valley recently. Stardew is pretty chill, nice game to relax and chill out with, has a nice rythem of slowing working towards your goals. Dogma is a really cool game that still has its ps3 graphics unfortunately but the combat and monsters are really cool. Quests aren't that imaginative yet but the pawn system is absolutely brilliant and I'm really surprised more rpgs with parties haven't copied it yet
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Day 12.
Here, it is raining and the clouds are heavily hanging over the city. It was hard to make myself courage to open the notebook and write. Because it is human to have a lack of motivation sometimes, to allow yourself to get rid of the feeling of urgency in your life. How was your morning? I am going to steal from you a couple of minutes to talk about FAILURE today.
We all hate failing. We feel incapable, powerless, miserable. The world closes its doors all of a sudden. We look in the mirror and see an enemy, and so we start throwing restlessly hate to the person watching us back, the person who is just not good enough. To ourselves.
What does failure mean? My optimistic side would call it an experience (Oh, God knows what an EXPERIENCE!) that one must live in order to become a better version of oneself. A stage that , if you get through and over it, you will re-find your commitment towards that goal, you get out of it braver, and so getting closer to fulfilling you dream. But the struggle is not at all against the positive side. It would be too simple. Because when you fail, you are broken into pieces, you heart is falling apart and you self-esteem is trembling on the edge of insanity. Failure is slamming you down, steals away your smile and leaves you naked and cold. That is my negative way of seeing the failure. And it is fine.
But let me tell you what I have learnt. After years and years of simply letting myself being knocked down and afterwards abandoning my dreams from the first, maximum the second "No!", I became empty, without any dreams, which meant the impossibility to experience failure. I was failing at relationships, failing at avoiding superficiality, failing at life or decisions. I WAS FAILING AT MYSELF. And I thoroughly realised that the entire adversity that failure brings in life becomes hard to handle only when there is the essential brick missing, the TRUST IN LIFE, TRUST IN OURSELVES. Because if we genuinely believed that all is the way it should be, that there is a parable in this story of failing that we must transform to our advantage, we would enjoy being left naked so we can dress up new clothes, more fresh, wrapped up in pure beauty. The clothes that are meant for our body and spirit.
I have started to accept failure as friend who tells me when I went out of the path I am supposed to be. And every time after the battle against the negativity that my mind serves me when I fail, I win. I look at my heart and listen to it. Because it knows the best whether I should keep on going or not. I have discovered my strongest weapon, my own heart, the power of feeling.
Failure is indeed just a kick in ass meant to bring you the true meaning, it is your test at the end of every chapter which helps you realise if your dream holds, if it is still the desire of your soul being expressed into the world. We all fail, but there will always be enough power within yourself to pass the re-take exam and transform your life.
How do you treat failures in your life, my dear reader? I want to learn from you.
See you tomorrow,


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Here is the full-bodied seasonal ale that brings meaning to "Winter Warmer". With a snappy hop character, this isn't just another brown beer masquerading as a seasonal. This is hearty fare brewed for the season of celebrations. Enjoyed at ease with friends and food, Winterfish will put a glow in the cheeks and warmth in the veins. Pale and honey malts provide an abundantly deep foundation. Then, for bittering, flavor, and aroma, we use 100% Yakima Chinook hops in the kettle. For additional flavor and aroma, it's more Yakima Chinooks in the hop-back. Perfect for festive feast, this is the hoppiest winter ale we know of! Savor a pint and you'll know why Northwesterners agree: An ice cold Winter never sounded better!View all products by Fish Brewing CompanyCalifornia Residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING