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Granularity of maps
Toying with Facebook apps this week-end, I ran across the "where I've been" application; the one that allows you to store the countries you have visited. Here's a screenshot of the world map:
What's interesting is the level of granularity the map depicts: as one can see, every nations are represented (well almost, islands such as Mauritius are not) but it's funny to not that North America (USA+Canada) have a finer-grained representation given that states and province are showed.
Although I am not surprised by that, especially when you consider the audience of FB (mostly North America) as well as who designed it, this sort of depiction is interesting. It definitely shows a sort of spectrum that goes from a "precise/fine grained" end (NA) to a "imprecise/unknown" end (with countries not represented as well as no differentiation of big countries). A bit culture centric, this map would be very interesting to discuss with people from local culture. Of course, I know it's not the biggest feature in FB (and the same comments can be done on other web apps) but that's curious noting.
I would have have found curious some sort of user-generated map representations. For example, something such as the fool's world map:


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Published July 15, 2007 by Colorado Springs Gazette.
Colorado Springs played host to young athletes from six continents competing in this weekend's 2007 World Youth and Students Games sponsored by the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes. Blind athletes from 13 to 18 years old are participating in three days of competition in judo, swimming, track and field and goalball, a handball-like sport based on a player's ability to hear and block a ball filled with bells.
The events conclude today. Russia and Brazil had the largest foreign delegations, with 52 and 31 athletes, respectively. Competitors came from 19 countries.
Damien Henderson, manager of the Australian team, got involved in coaching blind sports to support his two visually impaired kids, one of whom is ranked No. 1 in blind powerlifting in Australia.
"At home you're more at play and you might meet someone from another state, but here we've been talking to athletes from around the world," Henderson said. "It's really good to see people having a good time but also trying their hardest."
Officials were unable to provide a medal count due to late evening competitions but final results will be available at usaba.org. The top-seeded U.S. women's team beat Germany 7-3. Germany beat the U.S. men's team 10-5. The seeing and visually impaired can play goalball together because all players wear goggles to shield themselves from sight and create a level playing field.
Players spread their bodies across the floor to block their goal and can be seen feeling the ground to find wire under pieces of tape that mark their position on the court. Because the game is based on hearing, audience members must remain quiet during play and until a goal is scored.
"Offense is about getting yourself set up because you can't see where you're throwing the ball," team member Andy Jenks of Delaware said. "So what you do is orient yourself with the ground, the goal or with both."
David Brown may have traveled the shortest distance to compete with athletes from Mexico, Bulgaria and Brazil. The 14-year-old St. Louis native participated in five events in track and field, including shot put and the 600-meter dash. With silver and gold medals around his neck and a folded walking stick in his hand, he said he hoped to join the more than 4,000 athletes from around the world in the Paralympic Games.
"Winning medals here is kind of hard 'cause everybody wants it," Brown said "But for the Paralympics you have to set a world record or something, so to win a medal then would be like, 'Wow.'"
When Brown was 5 and began playing sports, he could see well enough to guide himself. Since then, his vision has deteriorated. It hasn't made him any less of an athlete but has changed the way he learns.
People with sight can learn by watching a demonstration, whereas, Brown said, "They have to show us where to put our hands and do our feet and all the other kinds of movements and motions."
JoAnn and Don Ward had never seen blind sports until Saturday when they went to the competition at St. Mary's High School's athletic fields on a friend's suggestion. Don Ward was disappointed by the low turnout but admired the participants for their athleticism and bravery.
"The kids can't see, and they're running," he said. The swimming competition will be at 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. today at the U.S. Olympic Training Aquatic Center.
The judo competition will be at Colorado College's El Pomar Gym. Closing ceremonies will be at the Worner & Cutler Quad at CC.

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So I just released my rejected toon from the Newgrounds Street Fighter Collab, Ryu: Then and Now:
I know I released this on Youtube a while back, the truth is I'm lazy and I was working on another cartoon entirely, so MNNYEP permission to hate me granted.
On that note I am working on a new toon about Knuckles Chaotix called, yep, 50% of you guessed it, Awesome Chaotix. Don't worry if you've never played it, I played it for about 6 minutes.
Also might do a really short, quick toon about Tron for the movie release... but I dunno about THAT one, still up in the air. We'll see.
Anyway hope you like the Ryu toon!


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Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center
As part of the former Soviet Union, the urbanism and architecture of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, was heavily influenced by the planning of that era. Since its independence in 1991, Azerbaijan has invested heavily in modernising and developing Baku's infrastructure and architecture, departing from its legacy of normative Soviet Modernism.
CYAN made CGI works for the bid submitted by Carmen Bueno and Olaf Noack Design Consultant.


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Paid Search/Social Account Supervisor
Laundry Service is a full-service marketing agency offering creative, media buying, production, and influencer marketings, all under one roof. Brands like Amazon, Anheuser-Busch, Beats Electronics, Hennessy, LG Electronics, and Nike work with Laundry Service to achieve their business goals through premium, authentic content and strategic distribution. Laundry Service was named one of Ad Age's 2018 Agency A-List for its commitment to innovation, and its unique ability to handle all aspects of content creation and distribution—24/7.
Laundry Service seeks a Paid Search/Social Account Supervisor to guide through the line, earned ideas that have the power to break through on social and digital search for one of its top clients. People trust you. Everyone wants your input, opinion and approval. You feel in your bones what's on-brand for your clients and you can efficiently and effortlessly direct a team to deliver the right stuff every time. This is the perfect role for a leader that is inherently, naturally, gloriously social, both online and off.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Demonstrates strategic strong ability to help develop, manage, and coordinate long term execution plans from client's stated business objectives and implement those plans for a large entertainment client
- Possesses understanding of Search and Social advertising campaign management and optimization practices across Facebook/IG, Twitter, YouTube, and Google Search.
- Develop an ongoing relationship with clients and agency
- Provide daily account management via phone, email and/or direct contact with clients, and agency partner teams
- Devise engagement strategies, approve content, manage scopes, deliverables and campaigns, and oversee reporting and resource allocation to ensure that all parties stay true to the strategic vision and voice across channels 24/7, 365.
- Deepen the client relationship through recommending, fostering, creating, and delivering effective campaigns
- Displays understanding of business concepts and client objectives in order to identify campaign expansion opportunities
- Keeping all agency teams (creative, strategy, media, production) informed, focused, and motivated about business
- Work closely with media team to identify emerging platforms and trends to drive innovation
- Ability to sell in big ideas that drive buzz
- 5+ years experience managing digital/social account, media experience strongly recommended
- Experience implementing social media, digital and integrated marketing campaigns
- In-depth knowledge of paid social planning, and creative strategies
- Alarmingly smooth communication skills: persuasive, strategic, proactive, diplomatic
- Natural leadership abilities
- Possess general knowledge of awareness marketing principles and strategies, specifically for Social and Search
- Outstanding presentation and communication skills
- Commitment to excellence — working nonstandard hours when necessary, anticipating issues and communicating with diplomacy, identifying emerging platforms and trends to drive innovation
- Possesses an eager willingness to growth with the organization
- Have strong organizational skills as applied through an ability to manage multiple projects at once
Competitive salary, unlimited PTO, 401(k) and much more!


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How I Earned My First Blog Income (in 4 Months)
One of the main reasons why I started this blog was to try and supplement my income. For months, I have read several blog income reports. I was determined that I was going to be one of them! Now, I have a blog income report for myself, it feels weird and I honestly don't really believe it! I made money blogging! I initially thought to myself, this can't be right. This only happens to other people. This is the random fluke on the cover of Forbes magazine and now they are millionaires. Well, I'm here to tell you, this is not a fluke and I didn't just happen to stumble upon this. Blogging is hard work!!! If you keep at it I promise you will see results! With all of that being said, start your blog today and take a look at my blog income below!!
How I'm Reporting This
It's important to know how blogging income is reported. Based on the research that I've done there are two ways that you can report income:
- Report Income As You Receive It
- Pros-It is in your bank account and there is no waiting to see when you'll get it. A lot of times it can take anywhere from 30-90 days to get your income.
- Cons-It is a little more difficult to see a direct effect on different strategies that you are working on regarding promotion of your blog.
- Report Income As You Earn it
- Pros-It is a little easier to see a direct effect on different strategies that you are working on regarding promotion of your blog and how it affects your page views.
- Cons-I doesn't see a con, I have to wait for it anyways, I just get to tell the world a little earlier of how this wonderful blogging world is a viable form of income!
I'm reporting my income based off of the month that I earn it. The reason I like to do it that way is seeing how my income is progressing in correlation with my page-views. It also could potentially matter when I'm doing different promotions or what have you.
What I Learned....
Blogging is a relatively new field and it is constantly evolving. Articles created 6 months ago that resulted in 100,000 page views and $6,000/mth in revenue is a horrible strategy to drive traffic for today. Seriously.
Another recommendation is that you need to do is constantly network with other bloggers. Get on blogging groups and just talk to people. Don't just reach out to people only in hopes to drive your traffic (because people will see right through that) but for the sake of building friendships. Blogging can be lonely if you let it. It's not like a regular 9-5 where you have co-workers right next to you that you can talk to.
You need to be mindful of spambot traffic. I definitely recommend filtering that out so that you can have a better idea of who really is on your site, how long they are on your site, etc. It's incredibly important to know who your readers are! After all, they are the ones that are the reasons why bloggers make the big time dollar bills!
Goals For January....
Pinterest: 400 Followers <----#1 Source of Traffic
Twitter: Get 50 Followers
Bloglovin': 10 Followers
Instagram: I already have it up, just need to figure out if it's worth it.
Now The Moment You've Been Waiting For....My December Traffic and Income Report
Media.net: $4.62
Wrapping Up...
All in all, it's not that much, coffee money if you will. If you've read any newbie blogger reports, it's going to be in the same range for the first couple of months. However, I'm still incredibly excited about this! This just goes to show me that it is possible! It only makes me want to work harder, be more consistent and promote more! I can't wait to do this again in February!


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News Headline
Result of the Director General Level Meeting concerning KLH-MOEJ Joint Program for Enhancement of Environmental Management Capacity in Indonesia
March 8, 2011
The MOE of Japan (MOEJ) held the above-mentioned meeting with the State Ministry of Environment, Republic of Indonesia (KLH) on March 4, 2011, in Tokyo (venue: Ministry Meeting Room, MOEJ, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), MOEJ and the Deputy VII, KLH made the minutes of the meeting and both Director Generals signed on it.
They agreed as follows:
- Deputy VII-KLH and EMB-MOEJ will start cooperative activity to realize enhancement of environmental management capacity in enterprises in Indonesia with dissemination of environmental technologies, introducing cleaner production, promoting environmental management system and providing capacity building by developing the "comprehensive policy package" under close mutual cooperation among all stakeholders.
- Deputy VII-KLH and EMB-MOEJ will jointly take an initiative to engage in (1) Policy Dialogue, (2) Joint Policy Research, (3) Workshop/Seminar, and (4) Study tour in Japan, and actively participate in KONFERENSI & PAMERAN Teknologi Ramah Lingkungan (KPTRL) and the 10th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption & Production (APRSCP) in 2011.


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Bookings are now open for term 2 Pilates equipment classes
Certain class times have been very popular so please follow the link and book in now to avoid dissapointment:
We will be running Pilates equipment classes in the holidays if you are interested in continuing Pilates over this period. The link to book in for classes is:
Thanks and looking forward to seeing you soon in the studio.
Lisa, Monica & Camilla


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A. B. I. Udedibie and V. N. Omekam
Department of Animal Science and Technology
Federal University of Technology
Owerri, Nigeria
Studies were carried out to determine the growth performance of and histopathological changes in broilers fed diets containing dried poultry waste (DPW). DPW was included in broiler starter diets at 0,10,15,20 and 25% levels and each diet fed to a group of 32 broiler chicks for 3 weeks. Thereafter the diets were adjusted to finisher level and fed for another 4 weeks. Feed intake of the birds was significantly affected only at 25% DPW dietary level (P<0.05). The growth rate of the group on 25% DPW level was also significantly depressed (P<0.05). Feed conversion ratio of the group was also significantly depressed (P<0.05). Histopathological investigation revealed no gross lesions in all the liver and kidney tissues examined.


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We catch up with Soles4Souls' President and CEO, Buddy Teaster. One of our favorite not-for-profit organizations, the team is gearing up for this month's #Barefoot4Them initiative. Be the voice of those in poverty who've been affected by the lack of proper footwear by living one day without shoes on October 16th. Visit Barefoot4Them.org to register.
How would you describe your job?: I'm about the celebrate my third anniversary at S4S and I still feel like a rookie in the footwear world. I'm not really a fashion guy — one look at my closet will tell you I'm happily in a jeans/dress/shirt/blazer rut! But I have become totally fascinated by the business. The complexity, speed, commitment and spirit of this industry is really something. I can mostly avoid embarrassing myself now but what I have to learn would fill 1000 pages!
What you do you love most about what you do? The ability to make a difference in people's lives is better than anything I've ever done. Sometimes that means helping a company here deal with excess inventory in a way that makes them feel great. Other times, it's providing used shoes to an entrepreneur in Haiti so she can resell them to help her out of poverty. Sometimes, it's giving a pair of work boots to a homeless vet who can now get day work with the right footwear. Having good shoes is at the root of so many good things that we take for granted. I try not to do that anymore.
What does an average day look like for you? It might be helping to figure out how to get a run of shoes that are the wrong color from China to a client in Honduras. Talking to one of our Board Members from great footwear companies like New Balance, Genesco, Rockport and Caleres is a regular part of my work. Speaking to a group of social entrepreneurs or working a retail partner on a cause marketing campaign. Like most of us in this business, no day is ever that predictable.
What characteristics do you feel you need to possess, to be great at your job? Because we're a non profit that earns about 70% of our revenue from selling used shoes and clothes — sometimes new if we have permission from the manufacturer or retailer — we role Soles4Souls like a business. We have a three year plan to double our impact and the only way to achieve that is to be focused on executing well every day. We never loose sight our mission and we have to practice what we preach about being entrepreneurial.
Are there any specific qualifications? A great understanding of both Not-for-Profit and For-Profit approaches to problems and opportunities is a big help.
What advice would you give to others who are looking to get into this line of work? I think you used to have to choose doing well or doing good. Now, there are so many ways to combine those goals so, I'd always advocate looking for a way to make a difference, not just make a profit.


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Bentley Race says: This is the first shoot I did with my sexy mate Palbo Pen. I met the beautiful South American in Berlin over summer.
I invited him around for a photoshoot and dip in my little balcony pool. I really liked shooting with Palbo.
He was all smiley and flirty with me as I directed him to strip off in the pool. I'm sure some of my neighbors will have enjoyed the view too.
Pablo is just one of the new guys joining our group of hot mates over this summer. You can also check out the video of Pablo riding my cock now on Bentley Race.


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Letters to the Editor
Reject notion that America can be great only when we all look and think alike
Monuments worsen N.C.'s racial divide
In response to "Berger: Racial healing will require humility, compassion" (Aug. 18 Opinion):
Here is one more thing for Sen. Phil Berger to ponder as he wrestles with the racial divide in our state: While the South did not win the war, those in power after Reconstruction and during Jim Crow were able to glorify the "cause" with many memorials and statues.
In these troubled times these memorials should be moved and displayed in context with new memorials that explain why that "cause" was doomed to fail and how, even after slavery was abolished, many folks were hanged for the color of their skin and continue to suffer.
Our future as a democracy depends on giving everyone an opportunity and rejecting those who feel America can be great only when we all look and think the same.
Deb Park, Charlotte
Berger should resign so healing can begin
I have an answer for Sen. Berger and his quandary about healing our wounds: Resign. Take responsibility for his role in perpetuating white supremacy by passing a law that makes removal of Confederate monuments illegal without N.C. Historical Commission approval.
Step aside and let old white supremacy die. Let it be replaced by more enlightened people – those like Gov. Roy Cooper, who is able to see through the hypocrisy of the Republican "leadership."
Bob Kirby, Charlotte
Leave statues; seek reconciliation, truth
Stop taking down historical monuments! Instead, let's join with the Equal Justice Initiative of Montgomery, Ala., to establish Community Remembrance Projects across the country.
These projects would show black Americans' heritage, and lynchings, and begin a necessary conversation to advance truth and reconciliation.
Ed Shephard, Huntersville
Monuments don't oppress people
How can a statue oppress you? In Durham those people were kicking the toppled statue like it was a real person. What did they accomplish?
Are we better now that it is down? Have we created a culture that thinks if they are right they can destroy things?
It is our history – to learn from it, not erase it. It happened.
Ann Marie Lloyd, Charlotte
Follow Germany's lead, remove statues
Follow Germany's lead, remove statues
Germany does not have statues and monuments honoring its WWII leaders.
It recognizes that time period as a shameful part of its history, a shameful part of the world's history.
Why then does America still tolerate statues and monuments of the generals and leaders of the Confederate Army?
The Civil War was a shameful period in American history in which upwards of 620,000 Americans died.
It's way past time for these reminders of the past to be placed in museums.
George Evanoff, Midland
Trump is a hypocrite, won't call groups out
To borrow from George Will, Donald Trump is not only a "bloviating ignoramus," but an irredeemable hypocrite.
He has lashed out at President Obama countless times for not saying "radical Islamic terrorism," yet he will not say "radical white Christian terrorism" to condemn the violence by white supremacists in Charlottesville.
Instead, he has chosen to straddle the fence with pronouncements that only affirm his support for them.
Abdoul Camara, Charlotte
Ban all types of weapons at protests
Protesters should not be allowed to carry guns, knives or other weapons while protesting. Counter-protesters should not be allowed to carry weapons. Permits should stipulate "no weapons allowed."
Severe penalties for violations should be assessed. Protesting fuels enough hatred; weapons should not be added.
The right to carry a weapon has many restrictions. This is probably the best example for prohibiting weapons.
Ronald Kraft, Monroe
Rabbit hole at DMV makes no sense
In response to "Getting a Real ID turned out to be a Real Pain" (Aug. 17 Opinion):
I immediately went to look at my driver's license and no gold star. I'll have to start digging now to find some of the items on that required documents list by 2020. Really!
What op-ed writer Don Bailey was put through at DMV was ridiculous, and in the end made no sense.
Beware the rabbit hole. "The chip" in our brains can't be far behind.
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5 Things Your Body Wants You to Realise
Your body needs you to realise a couple of things...
I don't know why, but I have been challenged in many ways over the last few weeks to really think about what wellness is all about, what is really important in life, what kind of message I'm trying to share here on Taste & See, and how to best practice what I preach. Here are a few of the things that I have realised our bodies really want us to know as we pursue health and wellness...
1. Your body needs food
We have become so attuned to the idea that we need to eat less (and less, and less) and workout more (and more, and more) to compensate for any calories that we dare put into our mouths. The sad truth is that restriction is not going to support your body in performing all of the complex tasks that it needs to do each day. Your body needs food for energy, to support growth and repair of your cells and tissues, to ensure that your heart keeps beating, your lungs keep breathing, and your brain keeps thinking. Without food, your body won't have the components that it needs to synthesise hormones, nerve sheaths, hair, skin, nails, and more. Seriously, I know that our relationship with food can be really complicated, but eating food should not make you fear anxious, guilty, or ashamed. Our bodies need nourishment to live and thrive!
2. Your body can detoxify itself
Before you fall for the next expensive seasonal juice cleanse, please know that your body is fully capable of detoxifying itself (free of charge). Detoxification is a natural metabolic process that takes place in our body all day, every single day. No week-long juice cleanse or special detox tea will be the miracle quick fix that you're looking for, in fact, it's the daily habits that are much more effective in supporting your body's natural detoxification pathways.
Your digestive system does an amazing job of removing unwanted substances in the food that you eat from the body via your faeces. Fibre plays an important role here, so eat your fruits, veggies, and wholegrains! Your skin gets rid of toxins through sweating, and a healthy immune system neutralises pathogens and eliminates them from the body in no time at all. Your kidneys act as filters that remove waste materials and toxins from the blood, and your liver performs many important detoxification reactions to convert harmful active substances into safer by-products that are filtered out through the kidneys. Instead of spending lots of money on expensive 'detox' products, try to support your natural detoxification pathways as best you can by:
Eating mostly whole, unprocessed foods, including lots of fresh, colourful fruits and vegetables, daily
Drinking enough water each day
Supporting your gut by consuming high-fibre foods
Including affordable liver-supporting foods such as cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, kale), ginger, grapefruit, beetroot, lemon, and turmeric in your diet
Getting sufficient rest (more on this later)
3. Your body also knows how to maintain a healthy pH
If it didn't, you would either be really sick or dead. There are cases where the body can become far too acidic, resulting in severe acidosis, but this usually happens in the case of severe illnesses and can happen as a complication in diabetes patients. According to some wellness warriors out there, our bodies are "…constantly having to fight against acid-forming foods in our diet, which results in us becoming worn out and sick", and the so-called 'alkaline diet' has made some people very wealthy through spreading messages that include things like:
"Meat increases acid levels in the body"
"Cancer cells are unable to grow in alkaline conditions"
"Dairy causes acidity that results in bone loss"
In all fairness, there are foods that by nature are broken down to produce more acidic or more alkaline by-products, but the body is really good at maintaining blood pH between 7.35-7.45. It does this through the buffering of blood pH, production and elimination of urine, and regulation of breathing rate. You know those urine pH test strips that are sold in pharmacies? They measure the pH of your urine, not your blood. The pH of your urine really doesn't reflect what's going on in the rest of the body. By all means, eat more 'alkaline' fruits and vegetables. They have many benefits for your health! But don't stress about measuring your urine pH, eliminating meat or dairy, or eating kale if you don't actually like it.
4. Healthy movement doesn't have to be intense exercise
You do not need to go to the gym and do intense workouts six days a week to be healthy. In fact, just moving for 30 minutes every day is good enough to convey health benefits in the long-term, even if that movement is just walking to and from work. If you enjoy lifting weights in the gym, then, by all means, go for it! But if you prefer to walk, do yoga, or even cycle between your home and the office, then don't beat yourself for not having a gym membership. Finding a routine that works for you, discovering a form of movement that you enjoy, and finding time to move throughout your day can all make a huge difference. But this doesn't mean that you have to wake up at 4am to hit the gym on busy days, during busy weeks, or ever really.
Another thing, we have become so afraid of allowing our bodies to have a bit of time off, for fear that we might gain weight, lose muscle, or become unfit. Believe me, none of this is going to happen if you allow your body to rest for a week when it really needs it. A strict gym routine that we don't actually enjoy can become such a burden, adding unnecessary mental stress to our lives and causing more anxiety than it should. It's perfectly ok to have goals for your body, to want to feel comfortable in your own skin, and to have a desire to feel strong and able to run without feeling out of breath, but if you're striving for perfection by trying to 'fix' your body through intense exercise, you might be doing more harm than good.
5. Your body needs rest
You can have the perfect diet and exercise routine, but without sufficient sleep, your body is likely to eventually just crash. A good night's sleep is one of the best things you can allow your body to experience. Seriously, the benefits of a sufficient amount of good quality sleep will arguably benefit your health far more than drinking that green smoothie. Sleep allows your body some time to build new cells, strengthen your immune system, and repair damaged tissues. It also helps to reduce stress by lowering your heart rate, blood pressure, and cortisol levels (which tend to be chronically high in our fast-paced, busy society thanks to everyday stressors and intense exercise). Sleep helps to regulate some of the hormones that control hunger and satiety, and good quality sleep helps boost the mood. In fact, studies have shown that chronic sleep deprivation can contribute towards depression and anxiety.
This is all a bit confusing...
Despite what you may read on Instagram or in the latest women's magazine, you don't need to:
Cut out whole food groups
Eat only organic food
Avoid all processed foods
Avoid GMOs
Be scared of sugar, dairy, or gluten
Use expensive supplements or superfoods
Add protein powder to everything
Believe everything that 'influencers' and celebrities have to say about health and wellness
Instead, what you can do is:
Be good to your body, and acknowledge that it's far more beautiful and capable than you often give it credit for
Nourish your body with good, wholesome foods
Listen to what your body needs, both food and exercise-wise
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Find physical movement that makes you feel happy, rejuvenated, and motivated
[1] 4 Half-Truths about the Acid-Base Balance and the Alkaline Diet (The Pharmafist)
[2] Why we fell for clean eating (The Guardian – Bee Wilson)
[3] Honesty Hour – my journey to finding balance with exercise (Root For Food – Meg Dixon)
[4] Sleep Health: Can We Define It? Does It Matter? (Daniel J. Buysse)
[5] The Ultimate Nighttime Routine for Better Sleep (Nutrition Stripped – McKell Hill)


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Hands show up in all 4 of the ace cards: the ace of wands, the ace of swords, the ace of pentacles and the ace of cups. Hands represent protection, transmission, connection (think about handshakes!). We do our work in life with our hands. Have you ever seen a hamsa hand? Hands protect us from the evil eye as well.
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Episode 36- Treys Twenties and Dimes(February 87, 97, 07)
The We So Classic Podcast is back from vacation and ready to get back to business in this hilarious and super silly episode. Dee Dame, Lou Hall, Prez, and Recess do a quick recap of their NBA All Star Weekend trip to New Orleans and then get into the latest edition of Treys, Twenties, and Dimes. The We So Classic Crew cover everything in Music, Movies, and Sports in February of 1987, 1997, and 2007. This episode is sponsored by brown liquor! #stayinyourlane
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After a brief hiatus from the theatre scene, it was great to finally get back into the run of things last weekend. When your life is a bit of a rollercoaster, it is both a joy and a release to escape into the world of fictitious live performance.
Friday evening approached and so did the long awaited opening night of On Golden Pond, performed by the Scarborough Players at Scarborough Village Theatre. As always, a buzz of excitement could be felt as the show attendees gathered in the theatre's foyer.
For those, like myself, who were unfamiliar with this play, it was very interesting to finally find out what the whole story-line was about, and in the process, come to realize how popular it has been since its initial release. What with its debut onto Broadway in 1979, a 1981 movie adaption starring Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn & Jane Fonda, and a 20th Anniversary Live TV remake in 2001 starring Sound of Music power couple, Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, I was eager to learn of the backstory to the show.
On Golden Pond, written by Ernest Thompson, is a play that centres around an elderly couple; Norman & Ethel Thayer. Each summer over the past 48 years of marriage, they have come to their holiday home in Maine beside a lake known as Golden Pond. Each year is the same: Ethel keeps herself busy exploring the wooded areas; picking wild berries and watching the birds on the lake, whilst Norman reads his books in the study; not making much effort to socialize. To make things even more challenging for his wife, Norman is not only a stubborn man, but a pessimistic one too. To Norman, each year at Golden Pond will be his last, and despite this poor attitude, his wife Ethel remains positive. But, in truth, she has to. Norman is already showing signs of memory loss and is already becoming unfamiliar with his surroundings, so her optimism is not only therapeutic but necessary for her husband.
But this summer is different. It's Norman's 80th Birthday and their daughter Chelsea is coming to visit them at the lakeside home. When she does, she brings her significant other, Billy Ray, along for the ride. Accompanying them is Billy Ray's 13 year old son, Billy Ray Jnr.
From here, the story begins. Ethel asks Chelsea and Billy Ray if their son can stay with them for the rest of the summer, as they travel across Europe. Billy Ray Snr is delighted, but Chelsea remains reluctant, but eventually agrees. Chelsea had always a tricky relationship with her father growing up, and trying to imagine her stepson having an enjoyable time with her parents, is somewhat unimaginable.
The rest of the summer proves to be the most enjoyable the Thayers have ever had, as the young boy brings so much energy to their quiet lives and awakens the hibernating household. Along with this he awakens the inner child in Norman and brings him out of his reclusive shell with every day they spend together.
But On Golden Pond is not all sunshine and buttercups. Although it acknowledges the happiness a child can bring to a family, it also examines the mistakes parents can be responsible for with their own kids, and ultimately how important it is for those to admit their faults and move on as one unit.
So now that you have the background to the story, without too many spoilers (I hope)…how did the Scarborough Players do with this classic?
Although the play was slow to begin, it quickly picked up its pace, once the Thayers had properly introduced themselves.
Chris Hardess played our lead Norman Thayer, and did so with both heart and character. He kept loyal to the original character description, by portraying his stubborn, pessimistic side very well. We all have a NORMAN in our lives…that one family member or friend…male or female…who is constantly complaining about something or someone, and has the most dismal outlook on life. But we love them regardless. Although Norman's strong-willed attitude was over the top at times, it was a joy to see how Chris was able to believably become a new man, once the child arrived at the house.
Kathrine Tomlinson was a breath if fresh air to watch, as lovable wife Ethel Thayer. She brought warmth, emotion and genuine relatability to her character. She successfully portrayed the hard work that goes into being a wife and mother, by allowing the audience to see what we all know to be true….that you have to remain positive for the sake of your family, that have to encourage those you love to be the best they can be, and most of all; as a wife and mother, that one cannot take sides. All in all, Kathrine definitely was a highlight within the show.
Kerrie Lamb played daughter, Chelsea. Although we only get to see her for small scenes, I enjoyed watching her performance. She depicted very much what a lot of kids go through. When you grow up in a family where a parent does not take the time to know their child, or take an interest in their lives, it can be heart-breaking. It can be even harder, in this case, when she brings her new stepson to visit her parents, only to watch her father give the attention she always hoped for, to someone else. Kerrie was very convincing as Chelsea, as she effectively showed the audience how pain can travel with you, regardless of time passed.
Greg Nowlan played Billy Ray, bringing a fun, uplifting and warm personality to his performance. Like the part of Chelsea, we only see Billy Ray for small scenes, but in those, Greg depicted the strong, protective and caring nature of his character very well.
But the two stars of the show, who really stood out for me, were Will van der Zyl, who played Chelsea's childhood sweetheart/mail man, Charlie Martin, and of course, Fraser Schaffer who played the child lead, Billy Ray Jnr. Both of these actors brought something different to the table. Will had the crowd laughing in every scene, as he delivered some very funny one-liners and the fact that his character was so innocent in his thoughts and actions, it made their delivery more effective.
However, young Fraser gave us all a delightful performance as the 13 year old Billy Ray Jnr. For such a young actor, it was refreshing to see how comfortable he was on stage in front of a big crowd. He depicted the impressionable nature of this child, as his character spent time with 80 year old Norman. His portrayal of this relationship was so easy to watch, as I loved seeing two generations coming together and teaching each other something they were unfamiliar with.
All in all, the performance was both enjoyable and endearing. It successfully gets across a message surrounding 3 things. Firstly, life is for living and be happy you get to do so. Secondly, people aren't perfect, and we are all guilty of not being the best version of ourselves at times. And lastly, there are always second chances if we just open our hearts to giving and receiving the necessary forgiveness.
ON GOLDEN POND will be on stage on September 14th, 15th, 16th & 17th, as well as September 21st, 22nd & 23rd, at Scarborough Village Theatre, located at 3600 Kingston Road, Scarborough.
Tickets can be purchased at the Box Office in person, or can be purchased in advance online, by clicking HERE.
Just like our main characters Norman & Ethel, make sure you take a trip to Golden Pond also, before the summer is officially over.
*Production photos courtesy of Thomas Kowal*


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I can't believe how quickly the summer has passed. The sunflowers are smiling at me which is a true sign that the pumpkins are on their way to share their grins. Being a Mother and Grandmother I cannot help but think in these terms anymore. Continuously trying to see the world through the eyes of children has kept my heart young, seeing and helping children in need through Child & Family Agency, has kept my heart warm. I cannot thank all of you enough, for all of your hard work and dedication this past summer. From our "Fashion in Fiction Luncheon", to our summer pot luck at Brenda's. You all have worked so hard to help raise funds and awareness for the children we believe in. Your energy is never ending and your willingness to pitch in and roll up those sleeves (or make a fabulous famous tea sandwich) is just inspiring. I am honored to be a part of this wonderful group of women that feel the same way I do about making a difference. I look forward to seeing you at our Fall meeting. Kindest Regards, Ruthie


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The key to a great road trip are not only the ultimate stops, but the places in between.
Spring has finally arrived! For my family, Spring means Spring Break and Spring Break means road trip! We pile into the car and see the world. To be honest, these have been some of the most rewarding trips we have taken. The first road trip was motivated by going on a ski trip where we put the kids in ski school the entire day and then we would go out with friends (from home) in the evening…barely spending time with our family. By the end of the trip, we were exhausted and needed another vacation. With the road trip, on the other hand, we spend every waking moment together, usually see no one (except friends who live in the city we are visiting), and have hysterical shared memories/adventures. In this week's Find I give you the tools for the ultimate family road trip! I presume by now you have chosen a route and destination (If you need some ideas, just email me, I am happy to be of assistance!). The key to a great roadtrip are not only the ultimate stops, but the places in between. The stops are well covered by most guides and travel apps. For the places in between there is Roadtrippers. Roadtrippers allows you to easily plot your trip on a map and then it will show you things to do on the way. For example, we are now traveling from New York City to Niagara Falls via Stowe, Quebec City, Montreal, Mount Tremblant, and Toronto … yes, I am crazy! The first leg of the trip was to Stowe. Roadtrippers allowed me to plan two stops that I had never done before, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA and The Mark Twain/Harriet Beecher Stowe Houses in Hartford, CT. These stops were a good balance of interesting (my daughter calls them "learny") and great photo ops! The app provides information and more importantly rates the stops. This is an invaluable resource for planning your very own road trip!


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Robert Knight Public Tribute Saturday March 28 6:30 The Riverside Theater in Manhattan
WBAI Investigative Journalist Robert Knight (WBAI: The Knight Report) Public Tribute, Saturday, March 28, 2015, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, The Riverside Theater in Manhattan. Speakers and performers will include Kathy Davis, Randy Credico, Ted Fleming, Dennis Bernstein, Margaret Kunstler, Elaine Barrett, Bertold Reimers,David Henderson, Humberto Brown, David Amram, Terry Waldo, Roy Jennings, a surprise guest and others.
Future Origins Opening Night at Rene Mele Gallery
Last Friday night, March 6th Rene Mele Gallery hosted and toasted to FUTURE ORIGINS, a jammed packed Armory Art Week opening night party curated by Daine Coppola for artists Ian James Carr, Ryan Frank, LiliyaLifanova, Kyu Seok Oh, and Matthew Stone. The Architecture of Tomorrow—Douglas Turner
Armory Week of Art Fairs—Smartest Art I Found
Armory Week has come and gone the art fairs were a plenty. A quaternary voyage, I spent most of my time at Spring Break, Volta, Pulse and only briefly at the actual Armory Art Fair. Commendable works were many. And misses, yes there were a few. LYNCH-THAM, ODETTA, Jenkins Johnson, Arist Sarah G. Sharp top my list. The Architecture of Tomorrow—Douglas Turner
AOT Project Salon Artist IAN J. CARR Selected for Armory Art Week Group Exhibition—FUTURE ORIGINS
AOTPS is pleased to announce that recent past exhibiting artist IAN JAMES CARR will show his sculptural works in FUTURE ORIGINS, curated by Daine Coppola at GALLERY RENE MELE (226 E. 83rd St.) Group Exhibition Opening MARCH 6TH 7p. AOT Project Salon was founded by writer and curator Douglas Turner
The New Museum 2015 Triennial—Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Juliana Huxtable
The 2015 New Museum Triennial—Breakout Writer, Performance Artist, and DJ Juliana Huxtable captures New York's Eye! The Architecture of Tomorrow—Douglas Turner
Ian J. Carr Select Drawings Closing Reception February 22nd 6-8p
Ian Carr's exhibition at AOT Project Salon has been well received by the public, other galleries, and critics. Please join us on Sunday, February 22nd from 6-8p for his Closing Reception. Followed by an intimate AOTPS benefit concert by Scott and Rosanna! douglas-turner.com #AOTProjectSalon
JODY MORLOCK'S "PICTOGRAPHIC" A SITE-SPECIFIC MURAL AT PANGEA opening night monday feb 9th
"Pictographic" Modern Hieroglyphs—A commissioned mural celebrating the diverse and spirited art community of New York's East Village! OPENING RECEPTION MONDAY FEB 9TH 6P AT PANGEA 178 SECOND AVE. MUSIC BY DJ PETE MCGILL. Jody Morlock is an accomplished artist based in New York city. Her work is represented by Comerford Collection, Bridgehampton, NY and has been shown throughout the country. She has shown work at Clic Gallery, as well as reGeneration at ABC Carpet and Home. She has created work for a number of interior designers and firms including Campion Platt and Jeffrey Beers International for Todd English's Ça Va restaurant.
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In an expanded interview from our Beautiful Savage Magazine article, Carr speaks more about technique and collected ideas of art and it's depiction of the World as it really exists. The Architecture of Tomorrow by Douglas Turner New York-based art and cultural criticism, news, and reviews.
AOT Project Salon Launch Exhibition—Ian J. Carr Select Drawings January 16th
AOT PROJECT SALON LAUNCH EXHIBITION: Ian J. Carr Select Drawings Friday Jan. 16th 6-9p | From Visual Art to Performance Art, "The Architecture of Tomorrow" Project Salon at The Wedge House is a place of intimate showcases, curated by writer and critic Douglas Turner. On view by through February 25th, by appointment or Sunday Open House in January and Feb 1st, 8th, 22nd 2-6p
Guglielmo Cavellini 2014 — LYNCH THAM and Whitebox
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College Evolution: Skype, Tweets, Texts & FB Posts
When I went off to college 26 years ago, my parents said goodbye and trusted I would be fine. The world was different then… blinder.
By that, I mean we weren't as connected. We didn't have a constant connection to the people we love. No cell phones, no computers, no email. We barely had cordless phones way back in 1986.
My parents sent me off to college — which was just an hour or so away — and they didn't hear from me unless I called home… on a pay phone down the hallway from my room.
(For those who don't know, i.e., teens, preteens, etc., a pay phone is one of those devices you see on the street corners in older films. You put a quarter in the slot and dial the phone, for a local call, that is. For long distance, you have to go through an operator and call collect. An operator is a person who talks back when you speak. Let's say, an interactive human being.)
Anyway — I would call my parents a couple of times a week, and in between those calls, they didn't have a clue what I was doing. (That's probably a good thing, and I can say that because my parents don't read my blog.)
Fast forward to today.
My son who was just dropped in the middle of New York City for college video-chatted with us.
(For those of you who don't know, i.e., senior citizens and those lacking computer savviness, a video chat is a real-time video call that can take place on your computer, smartphone or tablet. It's being able to sit down and have a face-to-face discussion with someone hundreds or thousands of miles away — and even in the next room. Just like the Jetsons did.)
We've been lucky enough to keep in contact through text messages on our phones, and he has been able to follow what his friends are doing through Facebook. We get a glimpse into his moods and thoughts through Twitter.
This is a completely different college experience than the one I had. If Zach gets lonely for home, all he has to do is video chat with us. If we need to get a message to him or remind him to do something — or if he needs money — we simply exchange text messages.
I'm sure this has its positive and negative attributes.
One could say it prevents Zach from being thrust into the world to fend for himself. Or, it gives us peace of mind in a world that seems more dangerous and corrupt than when I was a young adult.
Whether you agree or don't, I am glad this technology has helped us keep in touch as we launched our children into the world.
I'm equally happy that it didn't exist when I went off to college. I may have had a difficult time explaining myself to my parents if it had.
Maybe there's some truth and wisdom in the adage, "Ignorance is bliss."
But with my kids, I'll take my chances.


text: Labour group gives Manitoba failing mark for safety enforcement By Linda Johnson 07/18/2012| www.cos-mag.com Manitoba may have tough workplace health and safety laws, but its Ministry of Labour seems increasingly reluctant to enforce them, according to a safety watchdog group. Working Families Manitoba (WFM), a campaign of the Manitoba Federation of Labour, says the ministry did not impose a single financial penalty for workplace safety violations last year — even though 965 employers had failed to comply with safety improvement orders. In addition, the number of fines for serious violations (fines issued after an incident) dropped from an average of 14 per year to one — which was a $15,000 fine imposed on a company for failing to ensure an electrical panel had been de-energized before work began."We were incredibly disappointed," says Kevin Rebeck, president of the Manitoba Federation of Labour."We have some good laws here, and to see that they're not being utilized in the way they're intended to be — that almost 1,000 employers were ignoring the law and not being fined — was disappointing." The enforcement statistics, covering April 2011 to April 2012, was obtained by WFM through freedom of information and released as part of its annual "report card" on workplace safety and health.Rebeck says that not enforcing the law simply encourages non-compliance. And, he adds, it is especially important that the ministry take punitive action when an employer does not comply with an improvement order because it is, in effect, their second transgression. By law, an inspector who finds a safety violation must first issue an order. Only if the employer fails to remedy the problem within a specified time can an administrative penalty — a fine not exceeding $5,000 — be imposed."These are employers that were told already. The improvement order is their free pass, when they're told, 'Something's not working right. We see that it isn't. Get it fixed.'""When [inspectors] came back a second time, and they still hadn't acted on the improvement order — they didn't make sure people had safety harnesses or didn't make a first aid kit available — they were given a second free pass."However, Jo-Anna Guerra, executive director of Workplace Safety and Health (WSH), a division of Manitoba Family Services and Labour, says the government has had many successes with its enforcement activities. The WSH enforces the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act through a number of tools: workplace inspections, stop work orders, improvement orders, administrative penalties and prosecution.During the last five years, she says, the number of safety and health officers conducting inspections has increased. In fact, the number of inspections last year reached a record 12,838, which resulted in 11,741 improvement orders and 297 stop work orders."The increased presence of these officers in the workplace serves to enhance compliance with the legislation and promote safety and health at work. Workplace Safety and Health's efforts have contributed to the 41 per cent reduction in the time-loss injury rate in the province since 2000," she says.Guerra says Manitoba Family Services and Labour has undertaken a comprehensive review of prevention activities. The review will encompass the legislated five-year review of the Workplace Safety and Health Act and the Workers' Compensation Board rate-setting model, as well as injury prevention initiatives, including public awareness, employer engagement and education and training activities. The results will be used to develop a five-year injury prevention strategy for the province.WSH has also hired a director of investigations to oversee the Workplace Safety and Health's investigation team, she adds. There have already been four successful prosecutions in 2012–13, and seven cases are currently before the court.In addition to enforcement, WFM's report card also grades the province on the strength of its health and safety rules, injury prevention and workers' compensation.While critical of the lack of financial penalties imposed (which resulted in a grade of D for enforcement), WFM concluded the government had made progress in other aspects of this area. They noted, for example, the increase in inspections — 1,433 more in 2011 than in the year before, an increase of 12 per cent. As well, the Manitoba government in May announced it will modify policies to ensure every fatality is investigated according to Bill C-45, or the "Westray Law," under which any employer found responsible for a workplace death can face criminal charges and be sentenced to prison.The province received its highest grade (A-) in the safety rule category. Mining safety laws have been strengthened, WFM says, and in August 2011, Manitoba enacted additional workplace violence regulations that require employers in high-risk sectors to take greater steps to protect workers.Reviewing injury prevention (graded B+), the group praised the government's decision to increase funding for its SAFE Work public information campaign by 15 per cent to $1.5 million. They also welcomed the recent creation of a chief prevention officer (CPO) position in the province.The position of CPO was introduced for the first time in Manitoba in April 2012 to help co-ordinate prevention activities between Workplace Safety and Health and the Workers' Compensation Board, and to assist in providing clear direction on injury prevention priorities, Jennifer Howard, Family Services and Labour Minister, said in announcing the position.The new CPO, Don Hurst, served as assistant deputy minister of Workplace Safety and Health from 2004 to 2012. As part of the ministry's comprehensive review, one of Hurst's first duties will be to co-ordinate a review of injury prevention activities, including public awareness initiatives, employer engagement and education and training services, a spokesperson for the ministry says.While they welcome the establishment of the CPO position, WFM says they also hope Hurst will have "legislatively protected autonomy" and enough resources to be able to properly carry out his responsibilities. Rebeck says he expects Hurst will play a key role in the ministry's prevention assessment reviews, including one on the WCB."We're encouraged by that, and we're looking forward to meeting with him as he sorts out his role. It's one we want to keep our eye on," he says. "Anytime [the government] dedicates someone who is going to be focused in an area like prevention, we're pleased."The government's handling of workers' compensation received a low grade (B-) due to its failure to take comprehensive action to stop claim suppression by employers seeking lower premiums and rebates, WFM says. While the workers' compensation board reports a 40 per cent decrease in the time-loss injury rate over the past decade, the group comments in the report card, it is hard to believe workplaces have become 40 per cent safer."We have grave concerns about claim suppression," Rebeck says. "We feel a lot of employers out there have found a way to game the system. If the issue for the WCB is how many accidents are reported from my workplace, then, rather than make my workplace safer, the other alternative is to make sure no one reports. I might do that through intimidation, through misinformation, by creating a culture of peer pressure.""We think the system shouldn't reward that. The system instead should have some rewards for having health and safety committees that workers serve on, and when they give advice and direction, the employer acts on that. There should be rewards for actually making the workplace safer," he says. In its report card, WFM calls for a thorough, independent and public review of the system "to evaluate its effectiveness in achieving its stated goal — promoting safer workplaces." See More Articles in Safety ▶ Add Comment * Title * Name * Email Anonymous * Comment Submit


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Damian Smith is preparing to die.
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DISPOSALAfter being cremated on my funeral pyre I would like my ashes mixed in with red and green glitter and loaded into an aircraft. At a reasonable height the ashes will then be scattered over my home city of Sydney so that once again the populace will be able to shower in my gloryCOFFINI will not require a coffin but a slate of black marble which will be loaded onto a funeral pyre which will in turn be loaded onto a viking longboat along with my bodily posessionsRELIGIONI shall have my own religion by this time devoted entirely to the worship of meGUESTSEveryone will be allowed to my funeral....in fact it will be compulsory for everyone in the world to either attend or watch it on live international broadcastMUSICImperial March- Frank Oz
Oh Yeah!- Yello
School's Out- Alice Cooper
READINGSI will not eat green eggs and Ham I don no like them Sam I Am.
I will not eat them on a boat I will not eat them with a goat I will Not eat green eggs and ham I do not like them sam I amEPITAPHYou're only cool when you're deadOBITUARYAlthough in his passing the Earth has lost it's greatest ruler and most beloved leader, Lord High Master Smith would like you all to realise that he has not died but merely ascended to his rightful place where he can direct you omnipotantly and hear your prayers and praise with his own ears, metaphysical as they are. Do not mourn his passing but be blessed for he is no longer a great and powerful leader but a great and powerful god. And may his loving smile and iron fist guide your soul and break you will through eternity.OTHERA lord high preist of the way of Damian will conduct my cermonies


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It is no secret that people of colour live a different reality. Day in and day out, their interactions with the police and judicial branch are intrinsically unfair. In the last few months the incidents of Ferguson and Eric Garner have shown us too many overt accounts of this racism. We have seen an uproarious response, so much so that it is becoming increasingly difficult for the privileged population to ignore the biased system.
We live in a world that favours the fair (skinned).
Last week the hash tag #CrimingWhileWhite took the Twitter sphere by storm in response to the grand jury decision on the Eric Garner case. The hash tag created a platform for individuals to acknowledge their privilege and encourage society to recognize how deeply embedded this issue is today.
At 16, I got in a wreck, gave a fake number & left. Cops found me, told me it was a felony & "don't do it again" #CrimingWhileWhite
Jacob Harold @jacobcharold Dec 4
Age 17: I bought gas but forgot to pay; an hour later I came back and they said they told the cops two black men did it. #CrimingWhileWhite
Joel Watson @hijinksensue Dec 3
I shoplifted when I was 14 and they let me go because my parents came down and we "looked like a nice family." #crimingwhilewhite
billy corgan @UncleNatie Dec 3
caught smoking weed on private property, lied repeatedly to cops, they found an oz in my car, told me to drive home slow #CrimingWhileWhite
Over the past few days the hash tag has created quite the controversy. Is it helpful to show the consistency in which cops make accommodations for people of privilege, or are white people just bragging about all the crazy things they can get away with? I believe it's the former. The first step to finding any solution is admitting there is a problem. People are accepting, publically, that the system is flawed. It is only by this acceptance and the initiation of a widespread conversation that meaningful change can occur.
We've acknowledged and publically admitted our privilege. A great start.
But how we continue down this path? How do we solve this problem?
This is an epidemic. It is an embedded societal issue, larger than any one person, and transformation needs to happen at an institutional level. The way I see it, there are six major things that need to change immediately in order for people of colour to live in a world not so cruel: video surveillance, DOJ involvement, police demilitarization, passing the ERPA, law enforcement training, and alternatives to incarceration.
1) Video Surveillance
First and foremost, the police need to have video surveillance. There must be accountability of law enforcement; a tangible way in which to ensure fair and equal treatment of all citizens.
Unless a passerby has a cell phone camera on hand and ready, our knowledge of events inevitably becomes a he said/she said situation between officers and citizens; a combination that the past has shown us is not conducive for justice.
Although most police officers do their best to write accurate reports, that is still only most. The Ferguson Action website states, "according to a recent survey one out of every seventeen Denver police officers has been subject to administrative discipline for "departing from the truth" in matters related to their official duties that figure counts only those who have been formally sanctioned."
Video surveillance is an achievable, tangible step to ensuring ethical actions by enforcement officials.
2) Department of Justice Involvement
The DOJ (Department of Justice) needs to do a comprehensive review into the use of force and systematic abuses by law enforcement. It needs to investigate the shortcomings and malpractices of every police department.
Furthermore, the DOJ needs to provide annual data on the rates of stops, frisks, searches and arrests (broken down by race/gender/age), and enact immediate review panels when police departments engage in racial profiling and other discriminatory practices.
The DOJ needs to enact guidelines, policies, and practices to be the American institution that supports this revolution.
3) Police Demilitarization
Demilitarizing the police should not be an argument: it should not be happening. The fact that police officers are carrying military-grade weapons and small towns have military tanks is obscene. North America needs to substantially restrict (if not ban) the use of military equipment by local law enforcement. The Canadian & American federal governments need to discontinue the supply of military weaponry/equipment and demilitarize local law enforcement.
Additionally, our nations to adopt the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act in order to officiate and enforce this notion.
4) End Racial Profiling Act
Support for the passage of the End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) is imperative. In law, this would forbid the use of profiling on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin or religion by law enforcement agencies. This act would instill accountability; a cut and dry notion regarding police department conduct. It would give society specific legislation, a tangible example, of what is wrong. It would officiate a standard to which society now holds its law enforcement.
5) Law Enforcement Training
The primary causes of institutional issues are cultural norms and practices. Racial profiling in North America is clearly a systemic issue and can only be solved by addressing its root causes. A critical piece of the solution will be law enforcement training. All the bills, acts, and reforms in the world are only productive if the men and women on the front lines understand and enforce them.
6) Incarceration Alternatives
Perhaps most importantly, North America needs to look towards alternatives to incarceration for people of colour. In Canada, though First Nations people make up 4.3% of the population (Stats Canada, 2011), they comprise 23% of the penitentiary inmates (CBC, 2013). In the US, African-American males are six times more likely to be incarcerated than white males (Sentencing Project, 2013).
A reduction in policing and surveillance in North America would contribute to ending the criminalization/hyper-incarceration of ethnic minorities and people of colour. Law enforcement has a history of helping to impose racist laws, policies and norms. As a result of this, North America today houses a prison system that essentially stockpiles First Nations/black people.
We need to look to community based, conflict resolution solutions. We need restorative and rehabilitative measures to address conflict in our communities, rather than deterrent and destructive actions.
15 years. 179 New York citizens killed by NYPD. 3 indictments. 1 conviction. 0 jail time. (NY Daily News)
The system is not broken; it has never operated properly. The system is inherently biased and we are finally acknowledging its discriminating pillars.
Now it is time to get to work.


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Series Three
- Another Cam Newton
- Jared Goff
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Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord; And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
Deuteronomy 6:4-6 King James Version (KJV)
Worship is love, love means giving your soul, mind and spirit totally to someone, giving them rule over you. It also means complete obedience. My heart cannot have two people as Lord over it but only one who is the LORD. My soul cannot be sold to the devil but to the LORD. My mind can only be overwhelmed with thoughts of my beloved Saviour, and all my strength given in service to God (the LORD ADONAI).
You speak, to be heard
My heart is open to You
LORD, all that you say I do
From now onwards
No longer me but YOU!


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text: Gordon and I share opinions about online commenting and moderation on various news sites. I thought Gordon wrote a great blog post about it. What do you think? Let him know! I wonder how American opinions might differ from Canadian ones, since we have stricter hate speech laws; you might also think our speech is less free as a result.


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Beautiful Things Are Her Legacy
Six years ago our family and my parents' friends gather to celebrate my father's 80th birthday. At that celebration, I had the opportunity to speak. Most of those thoughts are found here, What Will They Say About You?
Last week most of the same group was going to gather to celebrate my mom's birthday. I was supposed to say a few words about my mom. That event had to be canceled but I wanted to go ahead an post what I was going to say.
I share my thoughts here as a testimony to my mom and her willingness to follow Christ and show His light to those she comes in contact with.
Let me start with a scripture:
"But Jesus said,"Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me. She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial. And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her." Mark 14:6-9
Those three scriptures come from the end of the story where, while at the house of Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead, a woman poured a year's salary worth of a fragrant perfume, on Christ.
When some of those around the table saw this act of worship they complained. I am going to leave those complaints alone, and I am going take a little liberty with just a few phrases. Recently after hearing a sermon on this scripture passage, three phrases stuck out to me:
She has done a beautiful thing…
She has done what she could…
What she has done will be told of her…will be her legacy.
As family and friends, when you think of mom, of Betty what comes to your mind?
- Phone conversations, one right after the other, and if it were possible, more than one conversation at a time
- Fried cornbread
- Pinto beans
- Picking out Henry's clothes
- Never passing up a manicure or hair appointment
- Sour cream raisin pie, and coconut cake
- Shopping and returning to those shops, just as often, to make returns
But probably also
- "I will pray for you" and she means it
- What are you doing? "having my quiet time"
- Her 'heavily worn' Bible near her chair
- Taking food to someone who is sick or a family in crisis
- Picking up a friend and taking them shopping or out to lunch
I also think about this, always supporting dad, wherever God called him, WAIT, wherever God called them.
The hills of North Carolina where the only salary was…well not much, but they did get a couple handmade quilts.
Hudson, where they needed other jobs to keep food on the table, while they served a church.
Norwood, where God said to build a church and have lots of hot dogs, hamburger and fried-chicken dinners to pay for it.
Mooresville, a place of transition where lasting friendships were made
California, wait, WHAT, 'from one coast to the next. I don't know anyone and it is 2700 miles from my family.'
Back to North Carolina to a great place where they shaped the course of an institution but a place that had extraordinary pressure
And then, with the big question of WHY hovering over them, and a move to Cleveland.
But if not for that move most of you would not be here. And, Cleveland, became the place of a new beginning where together they have impacted the lives of many.
In all her life she has been and continues to be a supporter and a contributor, partner in ministry. Dad would not have been able to do all God ask of Him, if mom was not willing, a supporting wife and in-tune with God.
She has done a beautiful thing…
She has done what she could…
What she has done will be told of her…will be her legacy.
You know, when we were growing up in our home, up through high school and even college, we don't remember having a Thanksgiving that was just us. There were always others in our home. People who did not have a place to go, families, students, just about anyone. Still today, mom and dad do not do life alone, they do it with others, friends their age and friends who were once people they mentored and taught. That will never change, that is not who they are. There are still pot-luck adventures, competitive card games, and shopping trips to come.
She has done a beautiful thing…
She has done what she could…
What she has done will be told of her…will be her legacy.
Mom, your legacy is seen in the relationships with your friends, the students you opened your home too, your children, and your grandchildren. Your life, the beautiful things, all you did, is because you were and are willing to follow Christ. As it is written in the gospel of Mark, "what this woman has done will be told in memory of her."
Another translation says
"...what she just did is going to be talked about admiringly."
Today your family and your friends are here to say "happy birthday" but really we are here to say, you have and are living a life that reflects your love for Christ.
You have done a beautiful thing...
You have done what you could…
What you have done will be told of you…this will be your legacy.


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[Cameroon] MTN introduces mini statements via mobile money
The Cameroonian subsidiary of South African telecoms operator MTN has unveiled a service that will now allow customers access mini statements on mobile transactions as it seeks to improve customer convenience.
"We thought that users may need to know, as is the case with an ordinary bank account, what they do as transactions: deposit, money transfer, withdrawal, bill payment, etc", explained a MTN Cameroon manager. According to him, this innovation contributes to the transparency of the service. "Users can know what is happening with their account in real time and it is free. You just need to enter the required code and follow the instructions on the mobile phone screen. And this mini-statement can be printed," the manager added.
This new service follows the one enabling users to check their bank account via mobile phone. Since September 2015, it is even possible for the clients of Afriland First Bank holding MTN Mobile Money accounts to make financial transactions between their bank and mobile accounts. MTN Cameroon claims over 2.6 million users for the mobile financial transaction service.


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