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By Robert Common, Managing Partner, The Beekeeper
How Trauma Changes Parenting
When we say someone has experienced trauma, or that they have been traumatised, what we are really saying is that they've experienced an event or series of events so stressful that it's impacting their mental wellbeing as well as their ability to function normally in their day-to-day lives [1].
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is well-known as a form of mental illness caused by experiencing an extremely stressful event, such as being a survivor of war [1]. However, living through war is not the only cause of PTSD; PTSD can also present itself in people who have experienced other traumatic events such as childhood trauma, sexual assault or abuse, natural disasters, or poverty [1,2].
Traumatic experiences can be lifechanging for the person who has directly experienced the event. This trauma also has the possibility to affect the people around survivors, such as family members. This phenomenon is called inter-generational trauma [3,4].
What is Inter-generational Trauma?
PTSD can greatly change a person's behavior, such as their ability to process and regulate their emotions, communicate their feelings, moods, or reactions, and form meaningful connections with others [1]. The transfer of these behaviors to others, such as children or other family members, is inter-generational trauma, also referred to as generational trauma or transgenerational trauma [3-5].
One of the ways trauma is passed through generations is by changes in parenting style.
Effects of Inter-generational Trauma on Parenting Styles
Survivors of traumatic events often have one of four adaptation styles that impact their parenting [3,5,6]:
- Numb: Adopting the numb adaptation style causes people to self-isolate and have a low tolerance for attention or stimulation. They also do not take a meaningful role in raising their children
- Victim: Those with the victim adaptation style frequently struggle with depression and show fear and distrust towards others
- Fighters: Fighters tend to be intolerant of weakness, do not accept pity, and are focused on succeeding in their endeavors no matter the cost
- Those Who Made It: People with the Those Who Made It adaptation style pursue being in a higher socio-economic class. They also tend to distance themselves from the trauma they experienced.
These distinct behaviors and coping styles have various effects on parenting styles.
Reduced Effective Communication.
Parents may choose to enforce silence about the traumatic event they experienced and refuse to acknowledge or speak about it [4,6]. Alternatively, they may choose to play down the importance of the event, and instead, express hope that it's not something that will ever happen again [4,6]. This lack of effective acknowledgement and communication can result in children having poor communication styles as they age.
Difficulty Bonding.
Parents themselves may have poor emotion regulation and abilities to form bonds with others, which can extend to poor bonding with their own children. Not having healthy emotional attachments with children often results in unhealthy attachment styles in their children, such as avoidant or anxious attachments, which have lifelong impacts on child development [7,8] and lifelong impacts on their ability to form bonds with others in the future [7,8].
Increased Parental Stress.
Research shows that parents who have experienced significant traumatic events have higher levels of both general and parental stress compared to average ratings [9]. This can result in an impatient temperament and lack of emotional control that can both cause an unhealthy home environment and be indirectly taught to children.
Compromised Parenting.
An important indirect effect to acknowledge is that people with PTSD experience higher than average levels of poverty [9]. This can directly result in parents having a higher work burden and thus having compromised parenting and less time to attend to their child's development [9], corresponding with issues with bonding and attachment.
Impact of Inter-generational Trauma on Child Development
Research from developmental psychology has shown that there are three primary parenting styles that influence child development: authoritative (warm and democratic), authoritarian (restrictive and hostile), and permissive (few enforced rules or restrictions) [10,11]. A meta-analysis from 2015 showed that parents with an authoritative parenting style, which many parents with PTSD adopt, negatively influence children's stress resilience skills such as goal planning, emotional control, positive thinking, overall family support, and willingness to seek help with issues [12]. An additional analysis showed that children of parents with PTSD have higher levels of various mental illnesses [5].
These findings illustrate that inter-generational trauma can result in a lack of positive trait development in children. This is critical because this lack of trait development can further negatively impact future generations in a cyclical nature.
Given the impact that trauma can have on parents, and that these behavioral and psychological issues can be transmitted to children through inter-generational trauma, it's important that parents seek out tools for managing trauma to improve their mental health outcomes, thus improving behavioral traits and healthy development in themselves and their children. Research has shown that cognitive behavioral therapy in combination with mindfulness practices [13-15] can be especially beneficial for this.
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967
- https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/causes/
- https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/02/legacy-trauma
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4677138/
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10903-016-0499-7
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7026185/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3051370/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6920243/
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00787-017-1101-0
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0272431691111004?casa_token=DujEn0qojikAAAAA:8G2RLkdUosnqX8ghcCt0rLZsOW5QsQ1QOs5OTLuCM8hbVKOTBGWSN0CwO6TWbjb64XQ5eUhJvQY
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.2466/pr0.1918.104.22.1689?casa_token=1lIqFsbugcgAAAAA:D1oTzhmq3OCUw0DsVdKQV9j4ig2v4sT5Ya3YTEKDoMxOOWMEADqXJOwdrxbJkGuFYBsfjkegyOs
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4619511/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5747539/
- https://www.ptsd.va.gov/publications/rq_docs/V28N2.pdf
- https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3565635


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How to Restore Ecosystems on the Brink
Victoria was built on what are now some of the rarest ecosystems in Canada. The Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team (GOERT) is working to save the remnants of these—about one percent of the habitat is left in the Capital Regional District. GOERT released a landmark publication on Wednesday, September 14th to empower others to help restore this lost or damaged habitat. Four years in development, Restoring British Columbia's Garry Oak Ecosystems: principles and practices is the definitive guide to ecological restoration of some of Canada's rarest ecosystems.
Information has not been readily available on how to restore these ecosystems. Some information can be found in scientific journals, some in reports and unpublished documents, but much of it has been stored only in the minds of seasoned restoration practitioners—until now.
Conan Webb, Species at Risk Recovery Planner with Parks Canada Agency and one of the lead authors of this book says "I am really excited to see this product come to fruition after many years of dedicated work from so many contributors; I look forward to seeing the many restoration projects helped along by this easy to access free guide to restoring Garry Oak Ecosystems in BC."
This collaborative project led by experts on restoration and Garry Oak ecosystems pulls information together into an easy to read, technically accurate and definitive guide. The guide is available by FREE download from the GOERT website. There are a limited number of copies for sale at cost. Chapters in this resource cover all aspects of restoration, including how to assess and monitor a site, create a restoration plan, involve community, restore when species at risk are present, and deal with invasive species.
An afternoon workshop was held Wednesday September 14th at the University of Victoria to showcase the publication and discuss some of the key restoration topics. The workshop was followed by GOERT's Annual General Meeting, including a banquet and a talk by Dr. Rick Kool on the three Cs of restoration: Concern, Caring, and Connection.
David Trudel, GOERT member and Vice-President of Friends of Knockan Hill Park Society says, "The event was informative and entertaining and I want to congratulate everyone responsible in putting it together. The venue was excellent, the food superb, and I left feeling that the small efforts I am making as a steward of Knockan Hill Park are part of a much larger whole. Great job everyone!"
"This publication is an amazing resource and we are incredibly excited to see our years of hard work come to fruition. Dozens of experts and agencies have come together and dedicated so much time to it," said Shyanne Smith, Program Manager for GOERT. "We've received incredible support and expertise from Parks Canada, who share our commitment to restoring Garry Oak ecosystems. Over the years, this project has also been supported by Vancity, CRD Environmental Sustainability, and the Government of Canada through the Federal Department of the Environment. Without all this support, this project couldn't have been completed."
In all of Canada, Garry Oak and associated ecosystems occur only on southeastern Vancouver Island (Victoria area to the Comox Valley), on the Gulf Islands, and in two isolated areas in the Fraser Valley. These ecosystems are a hotspot for biodiversity, with at least 1600 species of native plants and animals. Of these, more than 100 species have been assessed as either provincially rare or nationally at risk of extinction.
GOERT is a charitable organization dedicated to the recovery of Garry Oak and associated ecosystems in Canada and the species at risk that inhabit them. The team was formed in 1999 as a comprehensive partnership of experts affiliated with all levels of government, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, First Nations, volunteers and consultants. In 2007, the organization was incorporated as a non-profit society in BC and became a registered charity in Canada in 2009.

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KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, June 5, 2019- Christal Oliver, Creative Director of Olive Art Designs, joined a delegation of twenty young Caribbean entrepreneurs at the 2019 Caribbean StartUp Summit, held in Barbados from May 24-25, 2019.
Over the course of two days, the business-owners, ranging from fashion designers to technology startup founders, attended a series of sessions featuring regional and international speakers who spoke under the theme Mindset, Skillset, Reset. Through these talks, the attendees were exposed to new ideas around attracting financial investors, design thinking and the importance of maintaining positive mindsets for business success. The entrepreneurs also had the opportunity to network with seasoned business leaders and representatives from non-governmental organisations as well as to discuss the challenges of running a startup in their respective countries and the developing regional business landscape.
Oliver describes the summit as an enlightening experience adding, "It's always a pleasure meeting new people and learning of different experiences within the entrepreneurship world. I would be back if I can!"
The entrepreneurs representing the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, were winners of the US Embassy Bridgetown's Caribbean StartUp Summit Competition, announced earlier this year. Chosen based on a 90 second video pitching their businesses, the delegates received a fully funded trip to Ten Habitat's Caribbean StartUp Summit. Oliver was one of two delegates chosen from St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
About TEN Habitat and the Caribbean StartUp Summit
TEN Habitat is Barbados-based non-profit, business accelerator which provides assistance to investor-ready startups throughout the Caribbean region.
The Caribbean Startup Summit is TEN Habitat's flagship annual event. It brings together a global team of startup experts, founders and entrepreneur resource providers to help empower startups in the region.


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These lures are all you need for wintertime success.
Winter is an underrated season for catching speckled trout, with many anglers pining for the warmer waters and more-aggressive fish of spring and summer. But I love the season, and I've got eight lures that I always use this time of year.
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This week's poker news starts us off with a good headline about the Las Vegas casinos reopening. The one downside is the poker gaming, which is going to be limited for the time being. Famous Vegas casinos like MGM Grand, Bellagio, and Caesars Palace (pictured above) are open for business again.
Most offer lodging, dining options, and access to outdoor pools. Table games and slot machines are ready for business, though gaming stations operate within physical distancing guidelines. This means poker tables have limited capacity – with only 4 players per table. Some Las Vegas Strip poker rooms, such as those owned by MGM Resorts, have not begun gaming yet.
Las Vegas Limits Poker Options During Casino Reopening
It was a beautiful site to see the Las Vegas Strip reopen. The Bellagio fountains were flowing, roulette was running and people were lining up to play. The one challenge with the reopening is poker, which is going to be face limited tables across The Strip and limits per table in the rooms that are open.
All poker rooms will only be allowed to have four players at a table, which will last until the social distancing restrictions begin to loosen. Other places such as the Wynn Resorts are planning to keep their poker rooms closed completely for the foreseeable future. Over at the Bellagio, Director of Poker Mike Williams stated that he will he reopen their poker room once they are allowed at least six people to a table. Until then, they plan to keep their poker rooms closed for the safety of their customers.
Cheating Charges Against Postle Dismissed
In a judgement that will make poker players around the world furious, Mike Postle has had his cheating charges dismissed. This decision puts an end to one of the largest scandals in poker history and with it, lays to rest the $30 million lawsuit.
Mike Postle began to draw attention to himself after winning over $250,000 in a seemingly incredible winning streak that saw him win in every session he had played in. He was playing small-pot tournaments and making decisions that most poker players deemed to be odd – from a strategic perspective. This went on for about a year before players began to air complaints that he was cheating.
Other players believed he was able to see his opponents' hole cards or that he had inside help from the casino, but at the end of the day, nobody knew exactly how he was doing it. A total of 14 complaints were dismissed by the judge and Kings Casino had six complaints for negligence, fraud, and unjust enrichment dismissed, as well.
There is still a chance to file an appeal to continue this fight and according to the plaintiff, there will no doubt be an appeal to continue this fight.
Bonomo Wins Third Super High Roller Bowl Title
For some people, winning even a single poker tournament is a miracle. For Justin Bonomo, he's quickly adding to his stacked collection. This past week, he won his third-ever Super High Roller Bowl, taking home $1,775,000 for the win.
Due to the coronavirus, the 2020 Super High Roller Bowl was being held online for the very first time ever. The event, which was hosted by partypoker, became a 28-event series with 27 preliminary poker events, which was followed by the no-limit hold'em main event. The event had more than 50 entries with each player having to pay $102,000 to buy-in. As a result, the prize pool ballooned to $15 million to be split up among the players who finish in the top seven.
Bonomo navigated the field of top poker players to take first place, but this was actually his third-ever Super High Roller Bowl title. He previously won the Super High Roller Bowl and Super High Roller Bowl China in 2018.
Rounding out the top three, Michael Addamo finished second and won $1,187,500 and David Peters placed second and won $762,500.


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Still wading through the Unity documentation. Today's project: incorporating keyboard input. Finding the relevant pages in the Unity documentation was fairly easy; I searched for "key" and found KeyCode, which led me to the Event class. However, it took a while for me to figure out how to use the Event class because the relevant pages did not provide any sample code. I tried using Event objects in the Update function and kept getting errors. Eventually I figured out that whenever an event occurs, the script runs the OnGUI function, so I had to access the event from there. Example:
// If a keyboard event occurs, print the key pressed
void OnGUI(){
if (Event.current.isKey){
KeyCode k = Event.current.keyCode;
Once I had keyboard input up and running, I wrote a simple program to move the avatar using the arrow keys. So far, so good. The next step was restricting the avatar's movement. For the Abandon game, the player needs to stay within the bounds of the maze, so I set up a few test walls:
Unity has a lot of physics functions built in. Most objects automatically have a Collider component, so all I had to do was add a Rigidbody component to the avatar to make it unable to walk through walls. Unfortunately, in this case the physics functions were a little too accurate for my purposes; when the avatar hit a wall, it bounced off the wall and fell over. Next step: figuring out how to make it stay upright.


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Putting Standards into Practice is about Choice and Good Teaching, says UMaine Professor in New Book
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Any teacher viewing the new English language arts standards as just another mandated, outsider-produced curriculum to buy into and deliver should take another look, according to the educator who wrote the book on how to put the new standards into practice in the nation's middle schools.
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Hyatt, Kay, "Putting Standards into Practice is about Choice and Good Teaching, says UMaine Professor in New Book" (1996). General University of Maine Publications. 1783.
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Complivit 150ml
SKU: NWCOM01Product Details
Complivit is a tasty nutritional supplement containing essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals and prebiotics. It can help lift energy levels and aid in the maintenance of a balanced diet.
Signs of Suboptimal Nutrient Intake
If your pet is showing any of the following characteristics, speak to your vet about Complivit:
Eating less
Difficulty eating their normal food
Weight loss
Tiring easily during exercise
What Else Can I Do?
It is important to never force your pet to eat, but you can encourage them to eat. For example, offer food that is warm, soft and smells strongly. Sit with them, offer the food from your hand and talk to them gently to encourage them to take even a little from you.
It can be very stressful to see your cat or dog not eating, but a loss of appetite doesn't necessarily indicate a health problem and could just mean a change in your pets eating habits. So be patient and speak to your vet if you are concerned.
Feeding Guidelines
Complivit can be given to any dog or cat with lowered dietary and energy intake. It is presented in an airless pump to ensure the product stays fresh and can be given directly or added to food.
For Dogs
For most situations, Complivit can be fed as necessary, but if used daily to provide a complete vitamin and mineral source. 1 tablespoon (15g) should be given per 10kg, per day.
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UTI Tower, Gn Block,
Bandra-Kurla Complex,
Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051.
UTI Asset Management Company Limited
(An open-ended equity fund investing in a mix of
equity, equity derivatives, debt and money market
The product is suitable for investors who are
l Capital appreciation and dividend distribution
over medium to long term
l Takes advantage of arbitrage opportunities in
cash and derivative market without taking any
directional/unhedged position in either equity or
derivative instruments.
l Low risk (Blue)
Date: July 1, 2013
* Investors should consult their financial advisers if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them.
Note: Risk is represented as:
Investors understand that their
principal will be at low risk
Investors understand that their principal
will be at medium risk
Investors understand that their
principal will be at high risk
(a) Please read the terms of the Key Information Memorandum, Scheme Information Documents and Statement of Additional Information carefully before filling the Application Form. Investors should
also apprise themselves of the prevailing Load structure on the date of submitting the Application Form. Investors are deemed to have accepted the terms subject to which this offer is being made
and bind themselves to the terms upon signing the Application Form and tendering payment.
(b) Before submission of application form at UTI Financial Centres and other authorised collection centres investors may please ensure that the form has been filled in completely and signed by all the
applicants properly as incomplete application is liable to be rejected.
(c) NRI applicants should preferably submit the application at NRI Branch, Mumbai, Dubai Representative Office or any Financial Centre of UTI AMC along with NR(E) / NR(O) cheque or a rupee draft
payable at the place where the application is submitted.
(d) Please write the application serial number on the reverse of the cheque / draft.
(e) Please fill in the names of the applicant(s) / beneficiary / alternate child (if any) / institution / parent or lawful guardian / minor / alternate applicant / nominee etc. at the appropriate places in the
application form. PIN code no. must be given with address to avoid delay / loss in transit.
(f) Attach any one of the documents as proof of date of birth and relationship with minor viz., birth certificate, School leaving certificate/mark sheet issued by Higher Secondary Board of respective
states, ICSE, CBSE etc., Passport of the minor or any other suitable proof evidencing the date of birth and relationship with the minor.
(g) It is mandatory for an applicant to furnish full and correct particulars of bank account such as nature and number of the account, name and address of the bank, name of the branch, MICR code of
the branch (where applicable) etc. at the appropriate place in the application form. Application without such bank particulars is liable to be rejected. If the credit of dividend distribution is delayed or
not effected at all for reason of incomplete or incorrect information furnished by the applicant, UTI AMC cannot be held responsible.
(h) If you have invested through a distributor, kindly specify the Name and ARN Code, Sub ARN Code of the distributor, else for Direct Investment, please mention "Direct" in the Column "Name & Broker
Code/ARN / Sub ARN Code". In case nothing is specified, then by default, the Broker Code will be treated as Direct and the application form will be treated as Direct Application.
(i) Transaction Charges
Pursuant to SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/13/2011 dated August 22, 2011, a transaction charge of ` 100/- for existing investors and ` 150/- in the case of first time investor in Mutual Funds, per
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There shall be no transaction charge on subscription below ` 10,000/-.
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be Net of Transaction Charges. The Statement of Account (SOA) would also reflect the same.
Upfront commission shall be paid directly by the investor to the AMFI registered Distributors based on the investors' assessment of various factors including the service rendered by the distributor.
For details on opting in/out by distributors for charging transaction charges etc., refer to SAI/SID.
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The Direct Plan will be a separate plan under the Fund/Scheme and shall have a lower expense ratio excluding distribution expenses, commission etc and will have a separate NAV. No commission
shall be paid from Direct Plan. Portfolio of the scheme under the Existing Plan and Direct Plan will be common.
For further details refer to SAI.
(k) 'Friend In Need' details will be used by UTI MF only for ascertaining the present address of the unit holder (without disclosing investment details of the investor) if no response is received from the
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Investors are required to provide the photocopy (self attested by the investor) of the PAN card along with the application form. If the investment is in the name of minor the PAN of the minor or his
father / mother / guardian whose particulars are provided in the application form is to be provided.
(m) The cheque/draft accompanying an application should be made payable in favour of "UTI-SPrEAD Fund".
In the case of 'Direct Plan', the cheque/draft shall be payable in favour of "UTI-SPrEAD Fund-Direct Plan".
(n) Outstation cheques are not accepted. In case the payment is made by demand draft, the draft commission will have to be borne by the applicants However for investment made from areas where
there are no UTI Financial Centres or authorised collection centres (where local cheques are accepted), UTI AMC may, if it so decides, bear draft charges to the extent of ` 250/- per application or
the actual as is prescribed by banks, whichever is lower or such amount as may be decided by UTI AMC from time to time. The investors have to attach proof of the DD charges paid to a bank (i.e.
acknowledgement issued by the bank where DD is purchased). The reimbursement/adjustment of DD charges is solely at the discretion of UTI AMC and in case if it is found that such charges are
unreasonably higher than normal market rates, such charges may not be admissible.
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However, cash payment to the extent of ` 20,000/- per financial year through designated branches of Axis Bank will be accepted subject to the following procedure:-
i. Investors who desire to invest upto ` 20,000/- per financial year shall contact any of our UTI UFCs and obtain a Form for Deposit of Cash and fill-up the same.
ii. Investors shall then approach the designated branch of Axis Bank along with the duly filled-in Form for Deposit of Cash and deposit the cash and deposit the cash.
iii. Axis Bank will provide an Acknowledgement slip containing the details of Date & Time of deposit, Unique serial number, Scheme Name, Name of the Investor and Cash amount deposited. The
Investors shall attach the Acknowledgement slip with the duly filled-in application form and submit them at the UFCs for time stamping.
For further details please refer to SAI.
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Common Standard KYC through CDSL Ventures Ltd (CVL) is applicable for all categories of investors and for any amount of investment. KYC done once with a SEBI registered intermediary will be
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PAN-Exemption for micro financial products
Only individual Investors (including NRIs, Minors & Sole proprietary firms) who do not have a PAN, and who wish to invest upto ` 50000/- in a financial year under any Scheme including investments, if
any, under SIPs shall be exempted from the requirement of PAN on submission of duly filled in purchase application forms, payment amount/instrument and KYC application form with other prescribed
documents towards proof of identity as specified by SEBI. For all other categories of investors, this exemption is not applicable.
Please refer to the SAI for further details on KYC.
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In addition to KYC compliance proof / self attested PAN Card copy, the investors are advised to provide Aadhar Card No., if any.
(s) Consolidated Account Statement (CAS)
The AMC will issue a Consolidated Account Statement (CAS) for each calendar month to the investor in whose folios transactions has taken place during that month and such statement will be issued on or
before the 10th day of the succeeding month detailing all the transactions and holding at the end of month including transaction charges paid to the distributor, if any, across all schemes of all mutual funds.
Further, CAS as above, will also be issued every half yearly (September/March), on or before the 10th day of succeeding month detailing holding at the end of the sixth month, across all schemes
of all mutual funds, to all such investors in whose folios no transactions has taken place during that period.
The word "transaction" for the purposes of CAS would include purchase, redemption, switch, dividend payout, dividend reinvestment, Systematic Investment Plan (SIP), Systematic Withdrawal Plan
(SWP), Systematic Transfer of Investment Plan (STRIP), bonus transactions and merger, if any.
However, Folios under Micropension arrangement shall be exempted from the issuance of CAS.
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Indian pokeweed - dangerous?
Hi - have been living in our house for 2 yrs now and we've had this plant come up each year during summer with large green leaves and a blackish fruit berry. Have been trying to identify it and from a quick search it looks like Indian pokeweed. I have no idea about this plant - would love to know more but especially whether it is dangerous as now i have a soon to be toddler she will exploring the garden and the berries do look enticing!
Dovefromabove Posts: 87,935
If I remember correctly it's the roots and possibly mature stems. that contain a toxin. The leaves can be cooked and eaten and I'm sure I've read that the berries, although once reputed to be toxic, actually aren't.
I would do some online research if I we're you, and remember that most gardens contain several poisonous plants and all small children should be supervised in the garden.
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Curlywurlywoo Posts: 2
Great many thanks for the comments - and the welcome tetley!
I might stay in the safe side and whip it out. We actually lots of different unusual species in the garden - the previous house owners loved their gardening and over many years have added allsorts. Is there a good website for uploading pics for identification at all?
Thanks for help ?
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nutcutlet Posts: 27,431
snap tetley.
don't try and upload too large a photo, I reduce mine , (phone and camera) to 30%. Otherwise they don't load but nothing tells you why
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linstor Posts: 1Hi, have had some difficulty getting an id on this plant. Found on a woodland walk in Yorkshire, recently listed it on a USA garden site found it is P. esculenta and the ripe berries are toxic. Large & exotic looking though.0
Helix Posts: 631That looks like Virginian pokeweed to me, phytolacca. Hugely in invasive as well as toxic and has been banned from sale in some places.0
Obelixx Posts: 30,020I like that pink version. Ordinary American pokeweed has white flowers and rich purple berries. Great for nectar for pollinatos and the birds love the berries. However, it is toxic to livestock so should not be grown in gardens where the seed can get into pasture and it can be toxic to hoomans if eaten in quantity. Very poor folk in the USA eat the blanched leaves as a salad - Remember the Tony Joe White song? Poke Salad Annie.Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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PeggyTX Posts: 556Common American Pokeweed, although I have not eaten it myself (my Dad did though), is said to taste something like cooked spinach. It is very nutritious like spinach as well. But the method by which it must be cooked to eliminate its toxicity is somewhat drawn out. Must be boiled/strained THREE times! This video, if you're interested, shows the proper way to harvest and cook the leaves. https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-att-att_001&hsimp=yhs-att_001&hspart=att&p=Videos+on+cooking+pokeweed#id=11&vid=19032d4d7eec0205435c12997fbd2270&action=click. I watched another video on making jam/jelly from the berries, but again, since they are also toxic, they require special handling to make jelly from their juice. Makes a very pretty-colored jelly indeed, but is way too much trouble for me to ever do it. I have a couple of pokeweed bushes at our rural cabin property. They can get quite large and the leaves color beautifully this time of year. But I just pull the plants up and toss them iin the rubbish bin as fast as they come back up from their roots. They are difficult to get rid of once they get large, semi-woody trunks.
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The Burchell Arms Regulars/Members Test
1Well, you've decided to take out a BAR-tab, and settle down on the faded and slightly sticky banquette you've appropriated in the Burch; so the question is what you need to do to make it all official-like. Well, it's very straightforward. You need to visit our forum and introduce yourself at the very least; preferably you'll join in the community there as well; you won't have another character in the BAR either and the final thing you need to do is type The Burchell Arms Regulars in your Group Affiliation wotsit and that's it, you're in, and you've a line of credit with us that'd sink a small bank. You don't even need to worry that your survivor's dark history as either a zombie, vandal, or even a murderer might deny you access to joining our group? Relax, the BAR welcomes all survivors, so long as they have forsaken these paths and are truly looking for a new start with us. Don't worry if you have a few zombie skills. Why, we even have one recruit who has the Brain Rot skill, and, surprisingly now... A teetotaller. I know, we thought it could never happen, but it has! Finally, you can even add our little tag below to your wiki page if that floats yer boat.
Like a Group of Autistic Kindergartners...
2We are a bit like that, if we're honest with ourselves. We're not the most organised group in the game, see; although, when the chips are down we do occasionally complain to the daft arse who dropped them in the first place. We also can get riled into action; it's a fine sight seeing us reel and veer around the streets of Rolt Heights and Pescodside, all angry and righteously indignant at the depravities and anguish that has befallen all of us in Malton; it's either that or the beer has gone warm. Anyhow, we don't really have a structure per se; we're more of a meritocracy and we vote and consult on all changes in policy and strategy. This we do on our forum, where you're very welcome to come and visit. We do have a system whereby we have some owner-operators who generally are the ones who're left cashing up on an evening, or arm-deep in the third floor lavvy trying to unblock what Mycrof has gone and left down there. They also try and offer a kindly guiding hand to the newer members, or those who're just that bit drunker. So anyway, as a Regular you'll be able to count on the dang-tootingest group of drunks Malton could possibly produce.
All of these people can lay claim to their own tankard or bar-stool.
3And well they might; becoming a regular of the Burch is approaching something holy; like Father O'Keefe's socks; once you become a regular then you join fairly hallowed company; however, you might want something a bit more. The following table describes our current regulars, the people who wander in, clutching their pocket-money handed to them by their significant others and demand their due - generally an alcoholic beverage of varying coldness depending on whether we've got a generator running. But we don't just have regulars, oh no Siree Bob... We have Knights Watchmen, a band of brothers (and sisters) who strive to keep the place nice and tidy and griefer free. We have the Revive Corps who administer elastoplasts when we get papercuts and revive needles when we get eaten. We also have the Newsteam who... well, basically shirk their normal responsibilities in favour of getting right royally rollocksed. You can see who does what in our pub-quiz team outlined below...
4Despite being as close to heaven as you can get without spending a fortune on illegal narcotics, or, worse, dying; we recognise that at times life (real or imagined) catches up with you and that you may move on. It's sad. We cry real, salty tears. But that's life in Malton. There's also, believe it or not, a few people who've been thrown out of the Regulars! These swines have basically shat in their own back yard, and, despite being as laid back as Timothy Leary after an accident in a Valerian factory we just couldn't stand for it. So we turned our (collective) back on them in a very theatrical way. May we present for yr. opprobrium - the vilest of the vile...
The Ones We'd Erect a Blue Plaque For Here follows a roll-call of regulars who gave excellent service either as BAR employees, as managers, as owners or even just as regulars who did their duty; the ones who opened up whatever the weather; the ones who threw out the trouble-makers; the ones who polished the horse-brasses; the ones who stood out in the rain, waiting to jab colleagues and chums at Otto. We miss them greatly and wish we could talk to the dead like a demented medium. You know who you are. We love you dearly.
5As we're such a popular bunch, gangs and groups across Malton want to bask in our reflected excellence and glory or, more accurately, think that we're so drunk we won't notice as they gradually half-inch our DVD collection and collect our benefit cheques. This wee section (wee as in small, and not urine, thank you) helps us to keep track of who owes us money and who we need to return the hedge-trimmer to. What follows is a list of those we've come to an understanding with. That's not as creepy as it sounds; we're either Drinking Buddies with this group, enjoying their company; affording them first dibs on our pork scratchings and generally not moaning when they use all our loo roll; basically we're not going to have fisticuffs with them, and it's very likely we'll support them when they're in bother - or - we're Blood Brothers with them; this means we may as well share a bed with them along with our food, our socks, underwear and the best whisky - in effect these guys are like our best chums ever, and if you mess with them, well... You mess with us. And you wouldn't like us when we're messy.


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The article is written by Prasoon Shekhar, from ICFAI Law School, Dehradun.
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In the landmark case of Abdul Kadir v. Salima And Anr.[i], (J) Mahmood observed nature of Muslim marriage purely as a civil contract rather than a sacrament. Based on his observations, we can conclude that the objective of Muslim marriage is to legalize sexual relationship of male and female and also procreation of child. Thus, a valid contract is necessary for Muslim marriage. The essentials of Muslim marriage are very much similar to that of a Civil Contract.
In this Article we will be dealing with the essentials of a Valid Muslim Marriage (Sahih).
Essentials of a valid Muslim Marriage
The essentials of a valid Muslim Marriage (Sahih) are as follows:
Proposal and Acceptance
In a Muslim Marriage, proposal is referred to as 'ijab' and acceptance of the same as 'qubul'. A proposal should be made by or on behalf of one party and the same should be accepted by the other party. For a valid Muslim marriage, proposal and acceptance should be carried out at the same meeting. If a proposal is made at one meeting and the acceptance of the proposal is done in the second meeting, it is not considered as valid.
Competency of Parties
The parties to the contract must be (i) Major, (ii) Of Sound Mind & (iii) Muslims.
For the purpose of Muslim marriage, the age when a person reaches puberty is considered as the age of puberty. According to Hedaya, the age of Puberty for female is 9 years and for male, it is 12 years. The Privy Council in the case of Muhammad Ibrahim v. Atkia Begum & Anr.[ii] held that under Muslim law, a girl is considered to have attained the age of puberty if: (a) she has attained the age of 15 Years, or (b) attaining the state of puberty at an earlier age. The same rule is also applicable to a Muslim Boy. Thus, it can also be said that in absence of any contrary, a Muslim is considered to have attained the age of puberty at 15 years. After attaining the age of 15, parties can give their own consent and there is no need of consent of guardians.
If a person is a minor, i.e, not attained the age of puberty, the consent of the guardian is required to make the marriage lawful. The persons recognized as guardian under Muslim law are: (a) Father, (b) Paternal Grandfather, (c) Brother or any other male member of father's family, (d) Mother, (e) Members of Maternal Relation. The right passes from one guardian to other, in absence of the previous one, in order of priority. In absence of any of these guardians, marriage may be contracted by Qazi or any other Government Authority.
Soundness of Mind
At the time of marriage, both the parties should be of sound mind. Person of unsound mind has no capacity to enter into a contract and in the eyes of law his consent will be considered as no consent. Unsoundness is of two types: (a) Idiocy: It refers to a complete abnormal state of mind. Person belonging to this category are incompetent to contract, and (b) Lunacy: It refers to a curable mental disease. A lunatic person can enter into a contract in the time interval in which he behaves like sane person.
The parties to enter into marriage must be a Muslim irrespective of their sect or sub-sect. A Marriage is considered to be as inter-sect marriage is both the parties are Muslim belonging to different sect but the marriage is valid.
Free Consent
For a valid marriage free consent of the parties is a must. If the consent is obtained by means of coercion, fraud or mistake of fact, it is considered as invalid and the marriage is considered as void. In the case of Mohiuddin v. Khatijabibi [iii], the Court held that a marriage is invalid if it is held without free consent of the parties.
It is referred to as 'mahr'. It refers to the amount of money or other property which a bride groom has to give to bride as a consideration of marriage. Its object is to offer the bride a sense of financial security within and after the termination of marriage. In the case of Nasra Begum v. Rizwan Ali[iv], Allahabad High court held that right to mahr comes into existence before cohabitation. The Court also concluded that if wife is a minor, her guardians can refuse to send to her husband until payment of dower, and if she is in husband's custody, then she can also be brought back.
Free From Legal Disability
Under Muslim law, marriage is not permitted under certain circumstances. The restrictions/prohibition can be divided into two parts:
- Absolute Prohibition
- Relative Prohibition
- Miscellaneous Prohibition
Absolute Prohibition
A Muslim marriage cannot take place if the parties are within the within blood relationship or prohibited degree of relationship of each other and the Marriage turns to be void. The absolute prohibited degrees of relationship are as follows:
It refers to blood relationship in which a man is barred from marrying the following females. They are as follows:
- His mother or Grand-mother (how high so ever),
- His daughter or Grand-daughter (how low so ever),
- His sister (irrespective of full blood/ half blood/ uterine blood),
- His niece or Great-niece (how low so ever), and
- His aunt or great aunt, whether paternal or maternal (how high so ever).
A marriage with woman prohibited under consanguinity is void. Also, children born out of that wedlock are considered as illegitimate.
A marriage with certain close relatives is also prohibited in Muslims due to closeness of relationship. The prohibited relationship are as follows:
- His wife's mother or Grand-mother (how high so ever),
- His wife's daughter or Grand-daughter (how low so ever),
- His father's wife or paternal Grand-father's wife (how high so ever), and
- His son's wife or son's son's wife or daughter's son's wife (how low so ever).
A marriage with woman prohibited under affinity is void.
It refers to milk relationship. It is a condition when a lady other than the mother of the wife, breastfed/ suckled the child under the age of two years, the lady turns to be foster-mother of the child. A man is restricted from marrying the persons who come under foster relationship. The restrictions are as follows:
- His foster mother or foster grandmother (how high so ever), and
- Daughter of foster mother (Foster sister).
Under the Sunni law has a few exceptions with respect to prohibition on ground of fosterage and the following Marriage is considered as valid:
- Sister's foster mother, or
- Foster's-sister's mother, or
- Foster-son's sister, or
- Foster-brother's sister.
The Shia jurists consider Consanguinity and fosterage at same footing and deny the exception allowed by Sunnis.
Relative Prohibition
Under Muslim law, certain prohibitions are relative and not absolute. If marriage takes place in violation of such prohibition, it is only irregular and it can't be declared as void. The marriage becomes valid as soon as the irregularities are removed. Relative prohibitions are as follows:
Unlawful Conjunction
A Muslim man is prohibited to marry two different women if they are related to each other by means of consanguinity, affinity or fosterage as if they would have been of opposite sexes their marriage would have been void (batil). After the termination of marriage/ death of his wife, marriage can take place with the other. Under Sunni law, Marriage in violation of unlawful conjunction is irregular (fasid) and not void but under Shia law, a marriage violating the rule of unlawful conjunction is void (batil).
Muslim laws allow polygamy but it is restricted to a maximum of four wives. A Muslim man can have four wives at a time, but if he marries the fifth one despite of having four wives, the marriage turns to be irregular and not void. The fifth marriage can be valid after death/ termination of marriage of one of the four wives. However, the Shia law considers marriage with the fifth wife as void. In India, a Muslim marriage can't have a second marriage if his marriage is registered under The Special Marriage Act, 1954.
Absence of Proper Witness
Contracting of marriage must be done in the presence of proper and competent witnesses. Under the Shia law, presence of witness is not essential and marriage without witnesses is considered as valid. Marriage is contracted by the parties themselves (if major) or by their guardians itself. Under Sunni law, presence of witness is essential else the marriage would be irregular. At least two male or one male and two female witnesses should be present and the witness should be a major, of sound mind and a Muslim.
Difference of religion
Under the Sunni law, a Muslim male is allowed to marry a female who shows respect for same scriptures, such as Christain, Parsi and Jews, but if he marries with an idol/ fire worshipper, the same is considered as irregular. A Muslim woman is not allowed to marry a non-Muslim man and if it happens, the same is considered as irregular. Under the Shia Law, a marriage with non-Muslim is considered as void. According to Fyzee, such marriage is void, but According to Mulla, such a marriage is irregular.
Marriage during Iddat
It is referred to as a period of waiting after the death of her husband or after termination of marriage during which she cannot remarry. The purpose of the iddat is to check whether the woman is pregnant or not to clear doubts of paternity of any child born. A divorced woman has to observe for a period of three months whereas a widow observes it for four lunar months and ten days after the death of husband. If the woman is pregnant then if extends up to her delivery. Under Sunni law, marriage during iddat is considered as irregular whereas, under Shia law, it is considered as void.
Miscellaneous Prohibitions
- Marriage during pilgrimage is considered as void in Shia law.
- Re-marriage between Divorced Couple: A certain procedure needs to be followed in which a Muslim lady has to perform a valid marriage with another man. Then her husband needs to voluntarily divorce her. Then the lady needs to perform iddat. Now she can marry her previous husband. If this procedure is not followed the marriage is considered as irregular.
- Polyandry: It refers to a condition in which a woman can have more than one husband. It is not permitted under Muslim law.
Registration of Marriage is not necessary according to Muslim Law. However, few states like Assam, Punjab, Bengal, Bihar and Orissa have enacted laws for registration of Muslim Marriage. The registration is not an essential part for a Valid Muslim marriage but it acts as an authentic proof. The apex court in the Case of Seema v. Ashwani Kumar[v], held that marriage of Indian citizens irrespective of their religion should be registered in their states where the marriage has been solemnized. Also, in the case of M. Jainoon v. Amanullah Khan[vi], Madras High court observed that although registration of Marriage is not necessary, it cannot be said that registration of Marriage is prohibited under Muslim personal Law.
- (1886) ILR 8 All 149.
- 16 Ind Cas 597.
- 41 Bom L.R. 1020.
- AIR 1980 All 198.
- AIR 2000 Mad 381.
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Operation Impact 2019: Your Actions Have Impact
Today marks the beginning of Operation Impact 2019, a national public awareness campaign aimed at making Canada's roads the safest in the world. By promoting safe driving behaviours, we hope to help prevent collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on our roads.
The focus will be on behaviours that put drivers, passengers and other road users at risk: impaired driving due to alcohol, drugs or fatigue, as well as aggressive driving, distracted driving and lack of seat belt use.
"Your actions have impact." This is the theme for this year's campaign. It emphasizes the role each of us play to support traffic safety on the streets and highways in our community. Don't let the impact of your choices be a collision on our roads.
Motor vehicle collisions kill about 2,000 Canadians, seriously injure another 10,000 people and injure about 165,000 citizens in this country each year.
"It is not a coincidence that the timing of this campaign takes place during this Thanksgiving long weekend," said Inspector Steve Ellefson, with the Calgary Police Service Traffic Section. "More people are traveling, making vehicle collisions more frequent. Here in Calgary, there have been 15 fatalities and 24 serious injury collisions in 2019 so far. That is why we actively support and participate in Operation Impact."
Operation Impact is organized by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP), under the leadership of the CACP Traffic Safety Committee, in support of Canada's Road Safety Strategy 2025.


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An association was formed with Antony Brassey Consultancy, giving coverage of the Cotswolds and in particular, the ability to offer a well-established search and acquistion service to clients.
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As a new artist to The Harbour Gallery, we wanted to find out a little more about what inspires and challenges Frank Moorland's work:
HG: When and how did you become an artist?
FM: I have always painted.
HG: What made you choose to work with oils?
FM: I really like the smell!
HG: Where do you find and what do you look to for inspiration?
FM: I love painting Exmoor, the farmed environment and those who work there.
HG: What unique style do you bring to your work?
FM: I work from life, observing the moor, the farming and the people. I also paint with speed.
HG: How has your style changed over the years? What influences have you had?
FM: My painting has got faster. Just like many of the old masters such as Whistler, Constable and Da Vinci.
HG: What do you find challenges you the most in your medium?
FM: Finding the time to do what I love which is to paint and balance that with the commercial aspects of this profession.
HG: Where are you looking to take your work next?
FM: My work will go wherever it goes….it just comes to me when I'm out walking and observing the moor.


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Almost a fifth of DUP voters migrated to Alliance Party
Posted By: March 06, 2020
John Manley. Irish News.Belfast. Friday, March 6, 2020
ALMOST a fifth of DUP voters migrated to Alliance in December's Westminster election when Naomi Long's party more than doubled its share of the vote, new research reveals.
Alliance vote share surged from 7.9 percent in 2017 to 16.8 percent, with the party securing the North Down seat vacated by Lady Sylvia Hermon in the process.
Research from the University of Liverpool conducted during December's snap general election shows that 18.6 percent of Alliance voters had voted for the DUP in the corresponding poll in 2017, while 11.8 percent had voted for Sinn Féin. The DUP's share of the vote dropped by 5.4 percentage points and Sinn Féin's by 6.7 percentage points.
University of Liverpool's Professor Jon Tonge said the elsewhere their research had shown that voters disaffected by Stormont's dormancy had punished the two biggest parties.
"I think this tends to confirm that a significant number of voters bypassed the other parties and went straight from either the DUP or Sinn Féin to Alliance, showing their frustration with the bigger parties over issues like the health crisis," he said.
"It also nails the myth that Alliance was hoovering up liberal Ulster Unionist votes."
The survey found that almost a quarter of the DUP's vote was made up of those who did not vote at the last election, compared to 12.6 percent of Alliance voters and just 2.6 percent of Sinn Féin's.
Analysis of voters' age profile shows that of The North's largest five parties the DUP has the smallest proportion of young voters (18 to 29 – 11.6 percent) and the highest proportion of elderly voters (65+ – 24.3 percent).
Notably, Alliance has the second smallest proportion of younger voters (15.9 percent) and the smallest proportion of elderly voters (19.6 percent), while Sinn Féin has the highest number of younger voters at 17.7 percent.
The survey highlights a growing liberalization across Northern Ireland, with younger people's attitudes differing significantly from their parents and grandparents.
Sinn Féin and DUP voters are "less socially liberal and inter-community minded" than most other groups, the research shows, but younger Catholics and Protestants, especially non-voters, "generally agree on social and inter-community issues".
The research also points, ostensibly at least, to growing support for mixed education among DUP voters, with a minority (47.5 percent) advocating an 'own-religion school' for their children compared to 56.1 percent of their Sinn Féin voting counterparts.


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Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces National Right to Work Act | Senator Rand Paul (senate.gov)
That's great. But it will never pass a Democrat controlled Congress or get approval from a Democrat President.
Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) reintroduced the National Right to Work Act to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations or to refrain from such activities. The bill currently has 15 cosponsors.
"The National Right to Work Act ensures all American workers have the ability to choose to refrain from joining or paying dues to a union as a condition for employment." said Dr. Paul. "Kentucky and 26 other states have already passed right to work laws. It's time for the federal government to follow their lead."
The Right to Work Act would get unanimous support from Democrats if they actually supported the working man. They don't. They support unions.


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Revature, a company based in Virginia, has been slowly setting up classrooms at colleges around the United States to try to recruit Graduate Students to take its course in Coding and hotskills. The company is even paying students to take the class and going a step further by guaranteeing jobs for those who take the college course once they graduate. Could this idea end up catching on as a way for industries that need niche skills or are lacking employees with certain skills?
What exactly is this college course?
The course is an intense 40-hour-week crash course over 12 weeks that teaches coding and hotskills like computer programming, data management and Java.
The class is tuition free and graduate students that take it will be paid minimum wage during the course. The one catch involved is that students who take the course and graduate from it must commit to working for Revature for at least two years, hence the guaranteed job part of the offer. Graduates for the company work will end up working as contract software engineers for a variety of organizations like banks, retailers or health insurers. They will also get an annual salary that is anywhere from $50,000 to $60,000 a year.
Where is it being offered?
Revature set up its first two courses on college campuses back in November 2016, with one class at Arizona State University in Phoenix and the other in Queens College in New York City.
They also have a class, complete with complementary company dorm, set up at their company headquarters in Reston, Virginia. Revature says that they are paying around 150 students to take these courses and they hope to see that number double within a year. The company wants to have a class up and running at the University of Missouri in Columbia by June.
They also want to have one set up at George Mason University in Fairfax by the end of the year.
The future of training?
Revature is not the first company to offer classes like this in coding, but they are the first ones to try offering them tuition free. This approach has won praise from a few students, college administrators and education experts since it keeps graduate students from having to take out even more student loans.
It also helps students get training and then experience in the field, which is crucial since tech employers value it. This continues a recent trend in the increase of Americans that are in formal apprenticeships. The idea does have some risks, since the company will lose its investment if it does not have enough work for its students, or if they leave before the two years to seek greener pastures.


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Online super retailer Amazon.com plans to launch an electronic book reader in New York on Monday, according to reports from Cnet. The Kindle, the first hardware device created by the online seller, will include WiFi functionality to allow users to connect directly with Amazon's e-book store, from which they can purchase new books.
The device, which will reportedly sell for US$399, was made possible through a variety of deals, including a reported deal with Sprint for access to its EVDO (Evolution-Data Optimized) high-speed wireless data service. Targeted at the road warrior contingent and business-related travelers, the Kindle will give readers a download of the digital editions of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal every morning.
Another 50 to 100 newspaper publishers have also signed on to put their electronic editions on the reader as well.
Tech news blog Gizmodo also broke news of the upcoming reader. In addition to reading e-books, users will also be able to use the Kindle to send e-mail. E-book downloads will reportedly last a scant two minutes, and the reader will also support audiobooks and feature a headphone jack. For reading at night, the Kindle has an external arm with a lamp.
Digital Content King
Amazon's new e-book offerings and reader are just the latest move from the retailer into the digital content space. In September 2006, Amazon launched its own video download store, Unbox. Just two months ago, the site — which makes about 60 percent of its revenues from book sales — debuted its own DRM-free music download store.
"It's very consistent. They are becoming the purveyor of digital media overall, not just hard copy versions, not just books, CDs and DVDs, but now all sorts of digital media," Richard Shim, an IDC analyst, told TechNewsWorld.
Better Than a Book?
Electronic books and their companion devices have been on the market since the Internet boom of the late 1990s. However, as with many products to come out of those heady days when venture capital-backed visionaries ran amok, e-books have not exactly taken off.
"About seven to 10 years ago there was a lot of hype around these e-books, and the reality was that the hardware wasn't ready, and there certainly wasn't a service that was ready. So the category got written off as a failure. Now we're at the point — at least from a technology standpoint — where the readers have gotten a lot better," Shim explained.
Screens on the devices are now a lot easier to read, they are a lot smaller and the batteries last much longer. The readers can also store a lot more content, including several books, a couple of magazines and a bunch of newspapers, freeing users from having to lug all that around.
"So from a hardware perspective the industry is there. The question is whether the service that compliments the device is ready. It's kind of like having the iPod without iTunes," he continued.
"It's an interesting idea, and the idea is compelling enough that a lot of people have tried it, but it never really seems to find a fit with consumers," John Barrett, director of research at Parks Associates, told TechNewsWorld.
The problem is that e-books do not make for a better reading experience, Barrett pointed out.
"When you sit down in your chair and you've got your book and a cup of coffee or tea, that's a big part of why people read books — that whole kind of feeling. And I'm not sure it's quite the same when you have a little screen," he explained.


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By Miriam Raftery
November 28, 2018 (El Cajon) -- A boy who suffered serious injuries due to a hit and run driver in El Cajon credits a bicycle helmet with saving his life.
On October 4th, 9-year-old Hassan Haider was riding his bicycle to Johnson Elementary School when he was struck by blue Honda Fit at the intersection of Main and Sunshine streets.
East County Magazine photographer Robert Gehr was a witness who rushed to comfort the boy while another bystander called 911. He described the scene as "the nightmare I wished that I never had to see."
The boy suffered a head injury, facial facture, and fractured vertebrae. He was hospitalized for nearly a month and underwent several surgeries.
But fortunately, NBC 7 reports, he is now home – and back in school.
El Cajon Police distributed surveillance video showing the vehicle involved in the crash , and Lt. Steve Kirkhas thanked the public for coming forward with tips that led to the arrest of the suspect, who was found hiding under a bed at her Lakeside residence.
Courtney Webber, 27, was charged with felony hit and run. She was driving on a suspended license at the time, due to a prior conviction of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.


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With a group of players concerned about the NBA restarting its season amid a pandemic and social unrest around the country, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he is listening and his sense is that the league and its players will be able to "work through most those issues over the next few weeks."
Silver and Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard acknowledged the concern that some players expressed about returning safely in a bubblelike environment near Orlando, Florida, while also not deterring from the current protests and fight against social injustice in the country.
"Listen, it's not an ideal situation," Silver said of the challenges the NBA is facing in an appearance on Monday night's "Return to Sports" special on ESPN. "We are trying to find a way to our own normalcy in the middle of a pandemic, in the middle of essentially a recession or worse with 40 million unemployed, and now with enormous social unrest in the country. And so as we work through these issues, I can understand how some players may feel, that it's not for them … it may be for family reasons, it may be for health reasons they have, or it may be because they feel — as some players have said very recently — that their time is best spent elsewhere."
"Things are changing around us," Silver later added. "The social unrest in the country was — in the same way we never could have predicted the pandemic would unfold, in the way it has — what's happened since George Floyd's death is also unprecedented. I'm incredibly sympathetic and empathetic to what's happening in people's lives. And in the midst of all that, to say, 'We're looking for an opportunity to restart this league, to try to move forward with crowning a champion,' it's not top of mind for a lot of people."
A coalition of players, including Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving and Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley, is examining the NBA's plan to restart with growing concerns by some players about returning at the forefront, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews. Lakers center Dwight Howard also has expressed concern about taking focus from the social injustice facing black people in the United States.
"As far as the racial injustice, I think that's where a lot of the struggle is for a lot of athletes," Lillard said on "Return to Sports." "I think our league is made up of so many African American players. And a lot of our hearts are with our people; our minds are with our people. And we feel like we should be a part of that fight. And that's where the struggle is; I think that's where you're hearing a lot of guys kinda coming out, saying maybe we should be focused on that instead of worrying about going back in and jumping into the season."
Lillard admitted that he does not "feel 100 percent comfortable" about returning with the coronavirus having infected 2.1 million people and killing more than 116,000 in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University. But he said it is a risk he is willing to take and that the NBA returning can allow players to have a financial impact on their communities and the social movement that has seen protests around the country following Floyd's death on May 25.
"I can only speak for myself — but I think it goes for other guys as well — we are the financial support for our families and for a lot of our community," Lillard said. "We bring a lot of that financial responsibility to support black businesses in black communities. So it makes a lot of sense for us [to return], from that standpoint.
"But I think a lot of guys in the league have a point. I think Kyrie and Dwight have a point. So I understand it all."
Silver said that there may not be "a uniform view" among the players who will be returning with the 22 teams involved in the restart tentatively scheduled for the end of July. The NBA will continue to talk and work with the NBPA to find the best solutions to resume the season, keep teams healthy and keep the social justice movement at the forefront for the league and its players.
Silver believes the NBA, as it often has promoted, will continue to be a platform for players to fight for racial equality. The NBA continues to talk with players to figure out more ways to try to create change and ideas. The league wants to bring in speakers to talk to players in Orlando about issues and how to improve situations in their communities.
With everything happening around the country, Lillard said he is not sure what it will be like for players to play basketball again.
"It's something that none of us have experienced in our lifetime," Lillard said. "I mean, the world literally shut down — I don't know if that's ever happened or when was the last time it did, if it has happened. But I think it'll be difficult, to say the least, because a lot of our hearts are with our people.
"So that's hard to go out there and be your best self, or the best version of yourself as an athlete, when something isn't sitting right with you personally. That's something that's not just going to go away. So we're not sure how it's gonna go. But we're gonna see when we get there."
Silver said it will take "enormous sacrifice on behalf of everyone" to return with all the challenges that lie ahead.
"A lot of people pointed to the financial component of this," Silver said. "The incremental difference between, at this point, playing and not playing, isn't nearly as great as people think, especially given the enormous expense in putting this on. Really, it's more a sense from the entire NBA community that we have an obligation to try this, because the alternative is to stay on the sidelines … in essence, give in to this virus … For us, we feel that this is what we do: We put on NBA basketball. We think that for the country, it'll be a respite [from] the enormous difficulties people are dealing with in their lives right now.
"And in terms of social justice issues, it'll be an opportunity for NBA players in the greater community to draw attention to the issues because the world's attention will be on the NBA in Orlando if we're able to pull this off. What should this league, that may have a unique opportunity as compared to almost any other organization in the world, be doing in response to George Floyd's death, to endemic racial issues in society? I've heard this loud and clear — the statements have been issued, foundations have been announced, contributions. But there's an expectation that there's more that this league can do; and I think part of it's gonna require a fair amount of listening, something we've been doing already. But then engaging in very deliberate behavior, together with the players, in terms of how can we use our larger platform, the NBA together with the players, really to affect change."