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Nangeli, the mother of a seven-year-old boy, is wailing as she stands by her doorstep, worried about her son who hasn't returned home. As Nangeli goes out in search of her child, she finds that Pootham (a demon) has kept her son by his side, and is refusing to let go of the child. Nangeli tries to negotiate, but in vain. In a desperate bid, she pulls out her eyeballs and offers them to Pootham in return for her child. "He's more precious than my own eyes," Nangeli says, but Pootham decides to play a trick on her instead of accepting her eyes. He creates an identical boy and tells Nangeli that she must tell him who is real.
Nangeli, of course, wins, and this story, told by Edasseri Govindan Nair in his poem Poothapatttu - the Demon Song - becomes popular with Malayalis across the world.
Edasseri draws a visual picture for his readers, by describing the many elements of Pootham's elaborate attire.
With a large head-gear and a face mask with intricate carvings on them, dressed in red and black and adorned with brass ornaments, the Pootham is a demon, an aide of lord Shiva, who puts Nangeli, a mother, to test.
While Poothappattu may been the first encounter for many with Pootham, the character isn't Edasseri's original. In fact, Pootham is a character in a traditional dance form of Kerala, called Poothan-Thira. Exclusive to the central district of Palakkad, this dance formed the basis of Edasseri's work in 1953.
Like his other work "Kuttippuram Paalam," Edasseri drew his inspiration from Bharathapuzha, and a mighty art form that existed on its banks.
As the mighty river Nila flows through the three districts of Palakkad, Thrissur and Malappuram, the river not only acts as a livelihood for the people, but also inspires traditional and ritualistic art forms.
Three such art forms - Poothan-Thira, Kanyarkali, and Porattukali - are famous on the banks of Nila in Palakkad district. And while these art forms, just like the river, are under threat, there are some people trying to keep them alive.
The temple festival season in Palakkad can easily be identified with the sight of Poothan and Thira walking along the paddy fields of the villages.
Generally performed between January and March every year, Poothan-Thira is an art form rooted in Hindu mythology. The performance is a representation of a dance by Bhadrakali devi after she defeated Darika, a demon.
During the performance months, which coincide with the temple festivals in the region, two characters - Poothan and Thira - visit all the households in the region, before they conclude their performance at the Bhadrakali temple.
When Poothan and Thira visit the households, they're given gifts by the families. In the past, it was restricted to rice, but now, many families also give them money as a mark of respect. They believe that god blesses the houses visited by Poothan-Thira and they can get away from misfortunes.
"Our ancestors did this traditionally and even now, we follow it in the same way," says Satheesan, a Poothan-Thira artist, who plays Thira, the goddess.
"This devi is considered as Thira. Bhootham accompanied her. We worship them," Satheesan says.
The art form warrants elaborate costumes. Poothan wears a semi circular wooden plank on his head with dark colours, peacock feathers, coloured glass, decorations and engravings. A facemask, which has a lot of snake images on top is also part of the costume. Accompanying him is Thira, who too has a wooden plank on her head, decorated with flowers and engraved idols.
While the headgear is made of wood and bamboo, heavy brass is used for the anklets. The performers also wear brass belts, and a garland around their necks. Multi-coloured, decorative pieces of cloth are also tied around their waists.
Interestingly, the performers balance the heavy wooden piece on their head with just two pieces of clothes.
"We belong to Mannan community. When harvest festivals are over here in Valuvanad, it is the season for temple festivals. During this time, we visit Hindu households (thattakam). People welcome us by lighting lamps and keeping nira para. We play there, and it repeats at every house. We visit different houses until the day of the temple festival," says Satheesan.
"On the day of the festival, we perform in the temple. With that festival ends," he explains.
This ritualistic temple art form is only found on the banks of Nila. However, those who perform this have no idea why they are only present there.
Another ritualistic performance, a circular rhythmic dance only found in Palakkad district on the bank of Nila, is Kanyarkali, which is a group performance to please goddess Bhagavathy.
This art form is mainly performed at Bhagavathy Kaavu and in Aalthara (a structure to sit around a banyan tree) near temples.
Performed primarily by the Nair community, the elderly claim that this art form was present even AD 500. The dance is accompanied with music of instruments like Elatalam, Chenda and the chengalam, and is mainly performed at night.
Performed mainly during April-May during Vishu, or during the season of village festivals (Vela), the movements of Kanyarkali are a combination of martial arts and folk dance.
"This art form was also present during the Chera Kingdom rule. It is ancient, but we really cannot tell how old it is," says Sreejith Palliyil, who works with a few responsible tourism projects to revive art forms on the banks of Nila.
"Traditionally, this performance lasts for four days. But now, it has reduced to a few hours. In the longer form of the performance, there are certain names for each part. Earlier, there were sheds attached to temples for Kanyarkali performances," Sreejith adds. In these sheds, Bhagavathy's idol would be placed on a bamboo stem, Sreejith says.
Porattu Nadakam
Apart from rituals and temple art, Nila is also the home of socially relevant art forms like Porattu Nadakam, a satirical conversational drama performed traditionally in the paddy fields after harvest. Only found in the Palakkad district, this is an art form performed mainly by the Panan community.
The humorous drama has both song and dialogue, presented in a question-and-answer format. When caste system was much more prevalent in Kerala, people from the lower castes who were oppressed by the upper caste communities used Porattu drama as tool for criticism
"Porattu literally means the art form that is performed outside," Sreejith explains. "Naturally, it is the dance of people who were thrown out or neglected. So in this art, the main characters are lower caste people like Kuravas, Vannaan, Chaklia, Cheruma, etc. When caste system was prevalent, the people of the lower caste did not have opportunities to question the inequality they faced. So they used this art form, as a tool of criticism of the power structure," Sreejith explains.
The drama's main theme is a family story, performed by the two central characters - the husband and the wife. The third main character plays the role of the questioner - who takes the narrative forward by asking questions to lead the central characters. They are accompanied by singers, who interject the central characters and give the audience a background on what is being performed.
Contemporary art forms inspired by the traditional
Other than the ritualistic and ancient art forms, the most common art forms found on Nila's banks are influenced by folk culture. Folk songs, different dances, dramas and other performances come under this.
Seven young people from Arangottukara village of Thrissur district wanted to preserve the rich culture, arts and crafts in their home in Kerala's historical Valluvanad – the region between Thrissur and Palakkad. In the summer of 2004, these youngsters got together on the bank of their beloved river, and came up with the idea of forming the Vayali Folklore Group, not just to ensure that the traditional economy of the arts and crafts survives, but also thrives.
Most of them daily wage workers, they decided to dedicate some time to their cultural mission. Vinod Nambiar, a software engineer led the group.
They had started their journey by forming a folk musical troupe and later, they expanded their group.
Stories on traditions, village festivals, relationships, families, temple culture and everything that past generations had gone through were told to younger generations through folk songs once. Every community had their own songs which narrated oral history of their past.
Folk songs mainly sung on the banks of Bharathapuzha were about the different art forms, festivals, rituals and traditions associated with Nila. Vayali put in sincere efforts to collect and revive the old folk songs in the area.
"We visited people from the older generations, and collected their folk songs. We learned them, though we made small changes, and without losing the originality we now sing these songs. That is how we preserve them," says Raghav, a folk song singer in Vayali group.
"Whatever songs we sing are related to Valluvanad and its culture. We describe the traditional art forms here. When we studied about these folk songs, we understood the art forms in Valluvanad are closely related to Bharathapuzha," Kuttan, another artiste from Vayali says.
"Now we perform in many places, and people have even started coming to our village in search of us," Kuttan adds.
Apart from the folk song troupe, Vayali's revolutionary achievement is its bamboo orchestra. It was after they saw a bamboo orchestra perform at the Traditional Music and Rhythm Festival in Japan, that they also decided to have one.
The orchestra has about 10 wind and percussion instruments. These include the Mulam Chenda (percussion), and Mulam Thudi and Mazha Mooli (wind), a five-drum set. They have also incorporated the flute into it. The orchestra has been widely appreciated both within Kerala and elsewhere.
Vinod Nambiar says that the group's instruments are really unique as they designed it themselves. "The sound of a bamboo instrument is set according to its cut," he says, adding that the sound of an instrument would depend on the hardness of the bamboo, its weight, age, distance between the nodes, and other factors. The orchestra plays not only the existing folk music, they also compose new music which is getting very popular.
"We experimented with bamboo, the biggest grass in the world, to create music. We also do it as part of environment protection. A craftsman named Sunny who was from Idukki district first made some some instruments for us. With started with that. It was in 2010- 2011 we developed the instruments Vayali has now," Pradeep, one of the artistes, says.
(All photographs by Lenin CV)
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The small Village of Mt Kembla on the South Coast of NSW held its 4th Annual Festival on the 30-31 July 2005. Steeped in Mining Traditions the festival theme this year was The Past we Inherit-The Future we Build. The main focus of the event was the commemoration of the Mining Disaster of 1902 that claimed 96 lives.
To that end, period dress became the norm as the quaint little village re-invented itself to its former days. Scruffy miners strolled the streets, urchins scrambling around their feet. Colourful banners and streamers led the visitor up the tree lined main street past a colourful array ofcmarket & food vending, craft & art stalls.
Coal Shovelling & Roof Bolting competitions were held to raucous applause. Craftsmen toiled at the forge or timbers. Guided Bush Walking tours relived the town's history & Music at the Mountain highlighted the talent of South Coast & NSW folk musicians & poets over two days and three stages.
MCs Clair Cave & Graeme Johnson, "The Rhymer from Ryde", introduced the crowds to artists of the like of Kevin Baker, Southbound Train, Madd Marianne, Medicine Wheel, Pettibone, Lobel & the Lads, Keiran & James, The Wongawilli Dancers, Martin Doherty & the South Coast Country Music Association Allstars.
Ruby's Restaurant "Packed out"
The popular Poet's Breakfast at Ruby's Restaurant attracted capacity crowds with a healthy influx of local talent both young & old entertaining the crowds with a high volume of local content in their verse.
Juniors Callum & Blair McVicar were joined by Chey, Alexandria, Emily, Thomas, Keiran, Madison, Talia & Taylor represented local schools at the show.
Adults Leon Lefley, Sil Vanderveldon, Zondrea King, Trevor Taylor, Barbara Street. Phillip Donaldson, Marilyn Hawkes, "Big Jim" Chapman, Tom Taylor, Norm Whitby, Gregory North, Denise Meredith, Tom Pickard & Viv Sawyer vied for the various prizes on offer.
MT Kembla Mining & Heritage Festival Competition Results
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text: The first taste of Jeremiah Jae's "Dirty Collections Vol. 1" features the native Chicagoan laying down lyrics over drum-heavy loops. The first full EP of the series will be out on UK label Warp Records in mid-November, with volumes two and three following soon after. The length of this track will probably leave you wanting more. :disappointed: :loop:


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Disrupting the Dutch Cultural Archive w/ Quinsy Gario
Livestream: https://youtu.be/V4OviZDbOyE
Visual and performance artist Quinsy Gario in discussion with Galit Eilat and Erden Kosova.
As part of bi'bak's ART IN DARK TIMES series. Join us and feel free to ask questions.
Quinsy Gario is the artist behind Zwarte Piet is Racisme (2011–2012) and Action Image (2013-2014), the performance art work about the permit for the Amsterdam Sinterklaas parade that went all the way to the Dutch Supreme court. The works confronted the public perception about the racist figure and practice of Zwarte Piet (Black Pete), which survived to the modern times as a result of structural and institutional support on all levels in the Netherlands. Gario's contribution will give an account of the aftermath of the campaign and delineate the specifics of historical escapism in the present-day Netherlands.
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Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Wekesa Barasa was on Monday arraigned in court on charges of committing grievous bodily harm against a local contractor.
The MP was accused of assaulting contractor-cum-musician Stephen Masinde, popularly known as Steve Kay, on July 30, 2021 at Lurare Baptist Primary School.
Barasa, appearing before Kimilili Law Courts Resident Magistrate Gladys Adhiambo, denied the charges.
He was released on a bond of Ksh.150,000 with one surety or a cash bail of Ksh.100,000.
The case was set for mentioning on September 27, 2021.
Addressing the press after the court session, Masinde's lawyer Brian Khaemba said justice should prevail for his client.
"We want to laud police for swiftly arresting the MP whom we want the courts to ensure that he serves as an example to other leaders with such traits," he said.
"We have also made an application to have this case moved from here in Kimilili to any other court outside this constituency so that my client who does not hail from this constituency may be free and safe to proceed with the case."
The lawmaker, also speaking to the press, however termed the case as a political witch-hunt allegedly spearheaded by lawyer Khaemba whom he claimed is keen on succeeding him in the Kimilili parliamentary seat.
Barasa was early morning arrested by officers from Kimilili Police Station at his Nasianda village home.


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Yes, but for whom? Nearly three months ago, word leaked that the FBI had opened an investigation into Kaspersky Lab, an anti-virus firm that had significant market penetration in the US — including in government systems. NBC noted at the time that US intelligence officials had been warning about connections between Kaspersky and the Vladimir Putin government in Moscow, although there were also some reasons to think that the relationship might be more adversarial than friendly.
The investigation has prompted the Trump administration to order government offices to purge Kaspersky Lab software from all systems, a move announced yesterday:
In a binding directive, acting homeland security secretary Elaine Duke ordered that federal civilian agencies identify Kaspersky Lab software on their networks. After 90 days, unless otherwise directed, they must remove the software, on the grounds that the company has connections to the Russian government and its software poses a security risk.
The Department of Homeland Security "is concerned about the ties between certain Kaspersky officials and Russian intelligence and other government agencies, and requirements under Russian law that allow Russian intelligence agencies to request or compel assistance from Kaspersky and to intercept communications transiting Russian networks," the department said in a statement. "The risk that the Russian government, whether acting on its own or in collaboration with Kaspersky, could capitalize on access provided by Kaspersky products to compromise federal information and information systems directly implicates U.S. national security."
In an earlier review, the General Services Administration took Kaspersky off of the approved vendor list after finding a specific vulnerability:
The directive comes months after the federal General Services Administration, the agency in charge of government purchasing, removed Kaspersky from its list of approved vendors. In doing so, the GSA suggested a vulnerability exists with Kaspersky that could give the Kremlin backdoor access to the systems the company protects.
Perhaps the question under consideration at the FBI was prompted by that finding. Did the Russian government discover a gap in Kaspersky's software, or did Kaspersky provide it to them? Either way, it would make sense to remove their software from government systems, and it might not be a bad policy for private-sector firms and individuals either, assuming that the GSA and FBI are correct.
A measure of whether that's correct might have come from the Russian embassy. In a statement, they declared the order as "regrettable," and one that would have significant impact on the US-Russia relationship:
The decision by the U.S. government to stop using Kaspersky Lab products is "regrettable" and delays the prospects of a restoration of bilateral ties, the Russian embassy in the United States said. …
"These steps can only evoke regrets. They only move back the prospects of bilateral ties recovery," the embassy said in a statement issued late on Wednesday.
That seems like a very strange connection to make with a supposedly commercial product. If the Russian government ordered a purge of Trend Micro, McAfee, or Norton from government computers, would we consider that a diplomatic issue? Perhaps a trade issue, but even that would be a stretch. No one's barring Kaspersky from selling their software in the US; it's just that their largest customer has decided to take their business elsewhere. Turning this into a diplomatic offense suggests that the Putin government really did have its fingers in Kaspersky, and want to pressure Trump to allow their fingers into the US government's systems too.


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Organon F
Volume 28, November 2021, Issue 4, Pages 777–801
ISSN 2585-7150 (online) ISSN 1335-0668 (print)
Research Article
How Not to Argue about the Compatibility of Predictive Processing and 4E Cognition
Yavuz Recep Başoğlu
In theories of cognition, 4E approaches to cognition are seen to refrain from employing robust representations in contrast to Predictive Process, where such posits are utilized extensively. Despite this notable dissimilarity with regard to pos-its they employ in explaining certain cognitive phenomena, it has been repeatedly argued that they are in fact compatible. As one may expect, these arguments mostly end up contending either that Predictive Process is actually nonrepresentational or that 4E approaches are representational. In this paper, I will argue that such arguments are inadequate for the indicated purpose for several reasons: the variety of representational posits in Predictive Process, the diverse attitudes of practitioners of 4E approaches toward representations and the unconstrained use of the term "representation" in cognitive science. Hence, here I will try to demonstrate that any single argument, if it depends on representational 4E approaches or nonrepresentational Predictive Process, falls short of encompassing this heterogeneity in pertinent debates. Then, I will analyze similar arguments provided by Jacob Hohwy and Michael Kirchhoff to illustrate how destructive this seemingly ordinary criticism is.
4E cognition, embodied cognition, free-energy principle, mental representation, predictive processing, representation wars.
Yavuz Recep Başoğlu
University of Osnabrück
Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück Wachsbleiche 27 49069, Osnabrück, Germany
16 February 2020
26 May 2020
9 June 2020
Published online
19 December 2020
Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Başoğlu, Y.R. (2021). How Not to Argue about the Compatibility of Predictive Processing and 4E Cognition. Organon F, 28(4), 777–801. https://doi.org/10.31577/orgf.2021.28402
Başoğlu, Yavuz Recep. 2021. "How Not to Argue about the Compatibility of Predictive Processing and 4E Cognition." Organon F 28 (4): 777–801. https://doi.org/10.31577/orgf.2021.28402
Başoğlu, Y.R. (2021). How Not to Argue about the Compatibility of Predictive Processing and 4E Cognition. Organon F, 28(4), pp. 777–801. https://doi.org/10.31577/orgf.2021.28402
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May 4, 2021
NORTH ADAMS, MASS. — At noon on Friday, May 7, MCLA's Master of Business Administration Program will present the last event in its "Friday Focus" series of free virtual panels on entrepreneurship and small business in the time of COVID-19.
Moderated by MCLA Director of Corporate Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Dr. Joshua Mendel, this event will focus on "Business Financials in the Time of COVID" and feature Gregg Levante, MBA '14, vice president, commercial banking relationship manager for NBT Bank, N.A.; Adams Community Bank's Vice President of Business Banking Tracy L. McConnell; Marie Harpin, MBA '14, Avangrid Renewables' administrator for its Hoosac and Deerfield wind sites; and MCLA Assistant Professor of Accounting Tara J. Barboza, MBA '12, EA, CPA.
To register, visit mcla.edu/mba. All events will take place virtually, and are free and open to the public. This event will also be streamed to the MCLA Facebook page and will be archived on the MCLA YouTube channel for later viewing.
MCLA's Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is a part-time accelerated program designed to meet the needs of the working adult learner. Most courses meet through a combination of online and face-to-face instruction and blend classroom experience with practical, hands-on fieldwork. In addition, the program offers diverse academic programming and provides a high return on investment. MCLA's MBA program accepts applications throughout the year, and new students may begin the program in the fall, spring, and summer. Learn more at mcla.edu/mba.


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Ben's Friends Announces Launch of Atlanta Chapter
Ben's Friends Announces Launch of Atlanta Chapter
The organization provides support to food and beverage industry workers struggling with addiction
Atlanta, GA (April 9, 2021) – Ben's Friends, a national support group for people in the hospitality industry struggling with addiction, is excited to announce its expansion into Atlanta. The first meeting will take place on Sunday, April 18 from 12:30 – 1:30 PM at Southern Belle Restaurant (1043 Ponce de Leon Ave). Meetings will be held at the same time and location every Sunday thereafter. The chapter will be led by Grant Hurless (Ghost Town Restaurants) and Mallory Hastings (Launderella), two longtime members of the Atlanta food and beverage industry who have found sobriety in recent years.
"Steve Palmer and I are humbled to have the opportunity to further expand Ben's Friends to support restaurant professionals in Atlanta," says Ben's Friends Co-Founder Mickey Bakst. "As we expand into each new city, we are excited to see so many in our industry seeking a new way of living through sobriety."
Ben's Friends was founded by Charleston, S.C.-based restaurateurs Steve Palmer and Mickey Bakst in honor of Ben Murray, a chef and colleague who took his own life after struggling with alcoholism. The organization exists to offer hope, fellowship, and a path forward for those struggling with substance abuse and addiction in an industry that has one of the highest rates of substance abuse in the country.
Ben's Friends has chapters in 13 cities across the country, and after taking its meetings virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic, is beginning to return to in-person meetings in select cities. National Zoom meetings are still hosted weekly, as well as women- and men-only meetings. For more information on meeting locations and times, please visit the website, here.
For more information on the organization, visit www.bensfriendshope.com.
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Ben's Friends is a support group for members of the food and beverage industry struggling with substance abuse and addiction. The organization was founded in 2016 by industry veterans Steve Palmer and Mickey Bakst in honor of Ben Murray, a chef who took his own life after struggling with alcoholism. The mission of Ben's Friends is to offer hope, fellowship, and a path forward to anyone who struggles with substance abuse or addiction. By coming together, starting a dialogue, and acknowledging that substance abuse cannot be overcome by isolation and willpower alone, Ben's Friends hopes to write a new chapter in the lives of food and beverage professionals across the country.
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It would seem that Marvel's first Muslim character to headline her own comic book is about to be the first Muslim Marvel character to headline her very own television show!
Marvel is developing a television show for Disney+ that focuses on the other big female superhero with Marvel in her name and according to sources, they have hired Bisha K. Ali to write and act as showrunner. In the past, she's written an episode for the television show Sex Education and is currently a staff writer for the Hulu remake of Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Though Disney and Marvel are yet to officially confirm the show, it's highly likely that they will at least mention it at the Disney+ panel happening very shortly at D23.
Believe or not, Captain Marvel herself, Carol Danvers can be traced back to Ms.Marvel as there was a time in the comics where she took the name Ms. Marvel before it was passed onto the teenage American Muslim, Kamala Khan. It is the current incarnation, Kamala Khan that the show will focus on.
In the comics, many of the stories have shown her struggles with her religious Pakistani-American identity and discovering her own way in the world. It's highly likely that the Disney+ show will borrow from many of the existing stories that Kamala Khan has faced since taking on the role back in 2014 when her first solo comic launched.
Disney is really ramping up the Disney+ selection of Marvel shows as Ms. Marvel will be joining Loki, Wandavision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Hawkeye and the What If series in which the first episode poses the question, What if Peggy Carter got the super serum over Steve Rogers and became the first Captain America.
More details on Ms. Marvel as we hear them, are you excited to see her join the cast of the already great lineup of Marvel shows?


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2019 is almost here. If you're working, procrastinate a little more by catching up on all of the latest Auburn news. If you're still off today, there's no better NYE pregame than some interesting tidbits.
– It was a beautiful day in Nissan stadium to watch Auburn embarrass the Boilermakers. Highlights can be found here.
– Or, relive all of the action through our Gameday Tweets.
– Malzahn is calling plays again, see how he did in his first game back.
– Apparently there are other bowl games this year, catch up on some of those here.
– What did Auburn's win mean for Ohio State?
– See who is leaving for the NFL draft and who is still trying to decide.
– Hear what a future Auburn QB had to say about the bowl and next season.
– Basketball wrapped up non-conference play in record fashion with a win against North Florida. Find full highlights here.
– 2018 is almost over. Look back at some of the best football quotes and other Auburn news stories from this great year.
What were your favorite tidbits from 2018? Let me know in the comments.


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On April 29th the Murphy Administration announced $24 million in state and federal resources for temporary wage increases for the direct support professionals who care for adult individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in group homes and supervised apartments – $10.6 million in state funding and $13.4 million in federal matching resources.
With these funds that began May 1st, the Department of Human Services will implement a temporary $3 per hour wage increase for these professionals for three months, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Jersey Human Services' Division of Developmental Disabilities provides supportive services to about 8,000 adult individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in group homes and supervised apartments across the State. These settings are staffed by direct support professionals (DSPs) who ensure that residents receive daily support with their needs and are able to achieve their personal goals. The wage increase will apply to DSPs in these settings, begin on May 1 and be in place for three months.
"Direct support professionals are essential workers ensuring that there is 24/7 support for some of our most vulnerable residents. Their hard work with residents, who often have underlying health conditions, is making a tremendous difference at this critical time. Today's action is intended to recognize and value this essential work." said Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson.
The New Jersey Department of Health also announced new guidance requiring hospitals to allow a designated support person to accompany an individual with a disability during a hospitalization despite other restrictions on visitors at this time. The designated support person may be a family member, personal care assistant or another disability service provider and is subject to screening by the hospital and required to be asymptomatic for COVID-19.
The Administration understands that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities face challenges in this difficult time, including having their regular routines disrupted, being unable to participate in day programs and employment, and not being able to receive visitors in their homes. These are tremendous challenges, and the Administration will continue to take all available steps to best support their needs in this very difficult time.


text: Sankat Mochan is one of the famous temple of Shimla valley and major tourist attractions in Shimla, which people from various walks of life come to see to get the blessing of Lord Rama. It is positioned between the lush green and tranquil locals of Himachal Pradesh. Tourists tour this temple to spend homage to the idols of Lord Rama and other Hindu gods. This is a famous religious stop which is 5 kilometres away from Shimla and it is the second most popular tourist spot after Jakhu Temple. The temple got erected in the year 1950, by the perceived religious figure-Baba Neeb Karori Ji Maharaj, who was astonished by the beauty of the region. The history behind the temple is that aba Neeb Karori Ji Maharaj waited in the deep dark woods for ten days and determined to place a Hindu temple on the location. You will see the deities of Lord Rama, Lord Shiva, and Hanuman.


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The LUNA-STEM™ is a dual fluorescence automated cell counter that measures cell number and viability.
The most advanced fluorescence optics and analysis software enables the LUNA-STEM™ to accurately count nucleated and non-nucleated cells such as stem cells and cells in the stromal vascular fraction (SVF), setting itself apart from other cell counters.
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Soleo Health helps to ramp up home infusion advocacy
May 24, 2017HME News Staff
MCKINNEY, Texas - Soleo Health, a national provider of specialty home and alternate-site infusion services, has joined Keep My Infusion Care at Home, an industry backed coalition that advocates for Medicare patients who are losing access to their treatment. Soleo Health has also authored a white paper that provides details on the impact of the 21st Century Cures Act on these patients. A provision in the act modifies the payment structure for certain infusion drugs under the Part B benefit, drastically...


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Nemours Children's Specialty Care is opening a pediatric sleep center, reports WearTV.
With 20 years of experience studying pediatric sleep cycles under his belt Dr. Makris said the amount of sleep kids and teens get is directly linked to the number of devices they have in their bedroom.
Sleep deprivation in kids and teens can lead to long term issues for kids whose brains are still in the developing stages. Poor per


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I've blogged previously about my total lack of success running QRSS on the 30 metre (10MHz) band and I've always blamed my aerial. I ran my home made QRSS kit into my long wire for a few days and nobody heard me. I tried running it into a home made dipole for a few days and nobody heard me and I tried running it into a long wire thrown down the garden with no tuner for a couple of weeks and nobody heard me. I also tried running WSPR into my main HF long wire with the SGC Smartuner and not only did nobody hear me but I didn't hear anyone either.
I ran 40m (7MHz) QRSS into my main HF long wire and reached Pensacola on the first night I tried and after this for some strange reason I had nagging doubts in my mind about my 30m QRSS transmitter. I set it all up and configured the monitoring software to make sure it was on the correct frequency and then I noticed that the needle on my meter just wasn't swinging at all. Now the transmitter only runs around 150mW but I'd expect to notice some small movement. I connected up the 40m QRSS transmitter and could detect a needle movement so I reconnected the 30m kit and tweaked the output pot only to see absolutely nothing moving. My end deduction from this is that not only is my long wire rubbish on 30m but also that the output FET on the kit has gone pop. I've ordered a couple of replacements.
In the meantime I thought I'd see if my 28MHz 5/8 vertical which has been working so well on 15m would tune enough on 10MHz to perhaps work with the QRSS transmitter when I get it fixed. I connected the radio through my MFJ-974HB tuner and tuned the aerial on 10.1387MHz. I then fired up the WSPR software and after one transmit cycle, I checked the map. This is what I saw.
My 5 watt WSPR signal had been received in North America, Japan and Australia. I think the answer to my question of "does my aerial work on 10MHz?" was a resounding YES!
I reduced the power down to 2 watts and ran WSPR from when I went to bed until when I got home from work the following day. There was a gap of a few hours in the middle of the night when the software had locked up but apart from that it worked really well. To show how well it worked, here's the database of spots both seen and heard during the day:
I'm now quite looking forward to getting my 30m QRSS transmitter repaired and seeing how well that'll work. This low power propagation testing is absolutely fascinating and I'm looking forward to doing more of it.


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Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. In most countries, especially those in which ice hockey is not very prominent, it is simply known as hockey.
Field hockey has several regular and prestigious international tournaments for both men and women. These events include the Olympic Games, the quadrennial World Hockey Cups, the annual Champions Trophies, and World Cups for juniors.
Pakistani and Indian national teams dominated men's hockey until the early 1980's, winning four of the first five world cups, but have become less prominent recently, with The Netherlands, Germany and Australia gaining importance in the late 1980s. Other strong hockey playing nations include Spain, Argentina and South Korea. The Netherlands was the predominant international women's team before hockey was added to Olympic events. In the early 1990s Australia emerged as the strongest women's country, though retirement of a number of key players has weakened the team. Other important women's teams are China, Korea, Argentina and Germany.
Many countries have extensive club competitions for both junior and senior players. Despite the large numbers of participants, club hockey is not a particularly large spectator sport and few players can afford to play professionally.
In the United States and Canada field hockey is widely regarded as a girls' and women's sport, but there are some men's leagues as well.
In those countries where winter conditions prevent play on outdoor fields, field hockey is played indoors during the off-season. This indoor variant, known as indoor field hockey differs from its outdoor parent in a number of respects. For example, the players may not raise the ball outside the shooting circle, nor hit it.