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Atrazine was primarily used as a herbicide to control selective
broadleaf weed for Corn, More Recent Concerns: Glyphosate
Private Well Testing for Herbicides and Pesticides
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What is atrazine?
Atrazine is a herbicide that selectively controls broadleaf (dicot) weeds, such as pigweed, cocklebur, velvetleaf and certain grass weeds in fields of corn and sorghum.
Selective control means that the target weeds are controlled, with little or no injury to the crop. Atrazine is well tolerated by actively growing corn and sorghum, which absorb and metabolize the herbicide and thereby detoxify it. In Pennsylvania, atrazine has been applied to over 90% of the corn crop.
Atrazine is still widely used today because it is economical and effectively reduces crop losses due to weed interference. Its use can also reduce or eliminate the need for inter-row cultivation in corn and sorghum fields. Atrazine is a frequently used herbicide used on corn, soybeans, sorghum, sugar cane, pineapple, pine trees, other crops and as a non-specific herbicide on industrial sites. It is of particular concern to water supplies due to its popularity, relatively long half life (60 to 100 days) and because it is not strongly absorbed by soil (Koc = ~100).
Toxicity is measured in different ways. Acute oral toxicity is a measure of how poisonous or toxic a substance is when swallowed as a single dose. The acute oral toxicity of atrazine in laboratory rats is 5100 mg/kg. If we assume the acute oral toxicity in humans is the same as that in laboratory rats, then a 150-pound person would have a 50 percent probability of dying from ingesting about 0.75 pound of atrazine in a single dose. By comparison, one-half pound of table salt or 2.5 ounces of aspirin would produce the same probability of death by acute poisoning.
The reason atrazine is effective for weed control, but relatively non-toxic to animals, is that it inhibits photosynthesis in susceptible plants. Photosynthesis is the process that occurs in green leaves and stems of plants, whereby light energy is converted to chemical energy (carbohydrates). This process is not present in animals.
Chronic toxicity is an estimate of how a substance would affect an organism over a long period of time -- a life span, for example -- at very low levels of exposure. In practice, measuring chronic effects on a population of laboratory animals is not feasible. Therefore, much higher concentrations of the substance are administered to laboratory animals for up to several generations, with the results extrapolated to trace level exposures to the human population. Whereas the methodology for determining acute toxicity is rather straightforward, the methodology to estimate chronic toxicity is much more subjective, and heavily influenced by public policy.
Long term -- chronic -- toxicology studies on animals are used to determine the "maximum tolerated level" and the "no observable effect level" for pesticides and other substances. Additional safety factors are applied to the "no observable effect" level in order to establish the EPA's drinking water limit, also called the "maximum contaminant level," or MCL. Normally a 100-fold safety factor is applied to the "no observable effect" level. For atrazine, however, a mammary tumor in a two-generation rat study triggered an additional safety factor. This resulted in an MCL for atrazine of 3 ppb, which has a 5000-fold safety factor. This is the concentration of atrazine that the EPA considers safe to consume in drinking water over an average 70-year human life span.
Acute Health Effects: EPA has found atrazine to potentially cause a variety of acute health effects from acute exposures at levels above the MCL. These effects include: congestion of heart, lungs and kidneys; hypotension; antidiuresis; muscle spasms; weight loss; adrenal degeneration.
Chronic Health Effects: Atrazine has the potential to cause weight loss, cardiovascular damage, retinal and some muscle degeneration, and mammary tumors from a lifetime exposure at levels above the MCL.
City Water - If you are on city water, you should request from your water supplier a copy of their consumer confidence report (Search Here) and consider a point of use filter for your water.
What about atrazine in private water supply wells?
Atrazine is sometimes detected in groundwater. In most instances, the source of atrazine in well water may be caused by leaching near the wellhead due to atrazine loading, cleanup activities or back siphoning accidents during sprayer loading . Atrazine is not recommended for use in areas where mixing of surface and groundwater could lead to atrazine contamination of shallow aquifers. This would include areas with shallow water tables and coarse-textured soils. The atrazine label also prohibits mixing, loading or application within 50 feet of a well.
For your information, EPA's Pesticides in Ground Water Database indicates numerous detections of atrazine at concentrations above the MCL in ground water in several States, including Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and New York. For Pennsylvania, atrazine has been detected in 22 % of the private water supplies tested in the corn producing regions of Pennsylvania.
For well water users - the first step is a comprehensive Water Quality Test and if necessary install a point of use filter or a whole house system.
Another herbicide of concern - Glyphosate Water Testing
Glyphosate may be known as Roundup, Rodeo, and Pondmaster. This is a broad spectrum non-selective systemic herbicide that is used on all annual and perennial plants. This may include broad-leaved weeds, woody plants, grasses, and sedges. The compound is commonly used in landscape settings, golf courses, utility right-of-ways, and golf courses. It can be used on non-cropland and among a great variety of crops. The primary concern is that glyphosate is being considered a suspected or probable carcinogenic, i.e., causes cancer. Trends in glyphosate uses.
1. Get your Water Tested and encourage your neighbors to do the same.
2. Compile information on the types and location of hazardous waste and industrial sites in your area- use an atrazine screening kit.
3. City and Well Water Testing Programs - Informational Water Testing.
Other trade names for Atrazine
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The City ends its practice of incarcerating Trans and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) People of Color, particolarly youth and trans women & femmes. In place of this practice, the City will create a diversion program that provides services to trans people living on the margins, who by necessity are often forced to participate in underground economies. Further:
- The City deprioritize arrests for solicitation and other related offenses;
- The City expand access to Crime Victims Compensation Programs (CVCP) so that victims of a crime who engage in sex work can comfortably report the crime and seek legal remedy without facing charges related to their means of employment;
- The City folly decriminalize sex work by the year 2019.
- The City expand access to Crime Victims Compensation Programs (CVCP) so that victims who are TGNC have access to individual temporary housing.
Diversion program to not involve MPD management or input and further:
- Will seek input from TGNC Community members via Survey conducted by city, A TGNC Task Force, and the Sex Workers Advocacy Coalition.


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At its September 16 meeting, the members of the Lamorinda Democratic Club voted to endorse the following candidates and positions on statewide propositions. The candidates join the list of previously endorsed candidates.
The LDC's endorsement process begins with deliberations by our club's Candidates and Issues Committees. Those committees then make recommendations to the club's Board of Directors. The Board then can bring the recommendations to the full club for a vote.
Statewide Candidates:
Gavin Newsom, California Lt. Governor
Kamala Harris, California Attorney General
Susan Bonilla, Assembly 11th District
Dave Jones, State Insurance Commissioner
Contra Costa Candidate:
Dan O'Malley, District Attorney
City Councils:
Brandt Andersson, Lafayette City Council
Mike Menesini, Martinez City Council
Kathi McLaughlin, Martinez City Council
Dean Orr, Orinda City Council
Amy Worth, Orinda City Council
Kristina Lawson, Walnut Creek City Council
School Boards:
Art Kapoor, Lafayette School District
Berch Parker, Lafayette School District
Brian Lawrence, Mt Diablo Unified School District
Linda Mayo, Mt Diablo Unified School District
Lynne Dennler, Mt Diablo Unified School District
Juliane Rossiter, Orinda Union School District
Sarah Butler, Orinda Union School District
Tyson Krumholz, Orinda Union School District
Special Districts:
Sandra Bonato, Pleasant Hill Rec & Park District
Michael McGill, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Deborah Hinkson, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Statewide Propositions:
Proposition 21 (State Parks Vehicle Surcharge): Support
Proposition 23 (Suspend AB 32 Climate Change Law): Oppose
Proposition 24 (Tax Fairness Act): Support
Proposition 25 (Simple Majority Vote for State Budget): Support
Proposition 26 (Polluter Protection 2/3 Vote for Fees): Oppose
You can see the Lamorinda Democratic Club's entire endorsement list in the web site's right-hand column.


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Would you like to join us at one of our meetings? They take place on Wednesdays at 12:00 at Victoria Hall. Located next to our ongoing project, Manoir Westmount, a residence for independent seniors, and Westmount Park, Victoria Hall is an integral meeting place for the city of Westmount, hosting an array of events every month in coordination with the city and community. Click the map below to enlarge and find directions.
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Review: Wanting My Stepsister by Alexa Riley
Wanting My Stepsister
Author: Alexa Riley
Publisher: Alexa Riley
Date of Publication: November 15, 2016
Genre: Romance, Adult, Contemporary, Erotica
Libby Moore is trying to figure out what to do with her life. She has graduated high school, but there's only one thing she's ever truly wanted in life…the one thing she can't have…her stepbrother, Jasper.
Jasper Lewis tried to get away from the one person he shouldn't want. But moving only a couple of miles away was a pitiful effort, and he's tired of resisting what he wants. He's coming back to claim what's been his since day one, no matter what the consequences.
This taboo love is so dirty, so wrong, and your lady business is gonna thank you!
Warning: It's okay if you like it, because this is a judgment-free zone. But these two are about to get it on like their dad may walk in at any moment. Enjoy!!
Don't get me wrong. I love Alexa Riley. Her taboo smutty books are really enticing. But I feel like her storylines are kind of repetitive and they are slowly getting old (in my opinion). This book was no different.
Libby Moore is secretly in love with her stepbrother Jasper Lewis. Jasper, on the other hand, feels the same way about Libby. Ever since Libby's mom married Jasper's dad, they've already been attracted to each other. However, Jasper didn't want to cross the line by hitting on his stepsister so he moved on his own so he can avoid her. But because they simply can't get away from each other and the sexual tension is always there, they're about to do the forbidden.
Just like Alexa Riley's previous books, this book was a short and fast moving read. What I loved about it was the fact that it has enough substance that equals the amount of smut. However, I didn't feel connected to any of the characters. The steamy scenes were of course, uber hot and Jasper was such a dirty talker but oh my, why did I encounter the word "kitty" again? I swear this word was always present in the previous books. (?) lol.
Anyways, I believe fans of Alexa Riley will enjoy this book more than I did. I just don't think this is her best.
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Novella Review: Do Us Part by Alessandra Torre
Do Us Part
(The Dumont Diaries #4)
Author: Alessandra Torre
Publisher: Alessandra Torre
Published: 2014
Genre: Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Erotica
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I have discovered the witch who started this disaster, and her name is Cecile. She is the lock around my husband's heart; she is the barrier between me and everything I ever wanted.
I have decided to fight. For his heart, for my father, for the Jimmy Choos that rest on my perfectly manicured feet. The problem with a fight is that there is ultimately a loser. And in a situation like this, she has the advantage and a clear head start.
But I am here, and she is not. And I have not shared everything. I have some secrets and some advantages of my own. I will fight to the death, if not of my body, than of my heart. And if my heart is destroyed in this battle, I will find a way to survive. Poor planning may not be the final chapter in my story.
*Do Us Part is a novella, 16,000 words in length, and was the final volume of The Dumont Diaries, a 4-part series.
"I was always his, and I finally believe that he is fully mine. To have. To hold. Till death. Do us part."
I feel like I'm kind of twisted for loving Nathan Dumont but what can I do? He's simply one of those characters that will hook me no matter how dark and strange they are. In this final novella of The Dumont Diaries, Alessandra Torre gave a gripping and satisfying finale that had me on the edge of my seat.
What I enjoyed most about this part was how Candy stood up for herself and found a way to up her game and secure her future. I also loved the conclusion when it comes to the romance and the whole story itself. It was the ending that I was hoping for. All in all, it was a fantastic, twisted, sexy book. The series was well-written and quickly engaging. A classic Alessandra Torre masterpiece!
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Novella Review: Till Death by Alessandra Torre
Till Death
(The Dumont Diaries #3)
Author: Alessandra Torre
Publisher: Alessandra Torre
Published: 2014
Genre: Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Erotica
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He watches me. Watches as my husband makes me submit, makes me do things that, even in their depravity, bring me pleasure. He knows what I like, and how I like it. But while Nathan dominates my body, Drew is interested more in my soul.
I can only bend so far before I break. Drew is my crack, my weak point around which everything else splinters. Even as more secrets are unveiled and all of the signs point to danger, I roll farther into this world. Into this high-brow life, into both of their beds.
But to what end? At this point, I don't know what's in more danger: my heart or my life. For these men, these two men who I am pushed and pulled between? They seem to be much more interested in my death than they ever were my life.
Till Death is a novella, approximately 55 pages, and was book 3 of a 4-part series.
"I believe, with all of the rules involved in my life, that my heart should have some. It shouldn't be allowed to care for a man who is incapable of loving it back."
"My heart, like the rest of my body, doesn't like to follow rules."
Alessandra Torre sure knows how to twist my mind and make me beg for more answers. The mystery in this novel continues to bug me and kind of affect me in a sick yet good way. There was certainly a lot of revelations here. Still, I want more!
What stunned me the most here was the opening paragraph. It was kind of a plot twist and a shocker. I believe there is really more into this complicated situation Candy is in and that's the thing that keeps this novella series more intriguing. In this part, I've seen some huge development when it comes to Candy's character. I loved how she didn't just sit around waiting for nothing but instead she decided to find out what's really going on in the Dumont house. I want to applaud her for that!
"This is my life. My Worth. My sanity."
This was yet another great novella for this series. More intrigues came around and oh, I also hinted some romantic development between Nathan and Candy. Not quite sure if Nathan is for her, or Drew, but I hope the last novella will answer it.
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Margo Thomas, PhD – Founder & CEO
Throughout her career spanning more than two decades as a senior official at the World Bank Group, Margo Thomas, PhD has provided policy advice to over 50 national and sub-national governments. Dr. Thomas successfully completed her appointment as the Chief of Secretariat for the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment. She plays leading roles in a large number of international organizations including Chatham House and MET Community. In her ongoing role as Founder and CEO of Women's Economic Imperative, Dr. Thomas serves as a catalyst for initiatives aimed at increasing opportunities for the economic empowerment of disadvantaged and under-represented groups globally.
Amadou Mahtar Ba – Chair of the Board
Amadou Mahtar Ba is co-Founder and Executive Chairman of AllAfrica Global Media, Inc – owner and operator of http://allAfrica.com, the largest content service provider specialized on Africa. Mr. Ba sits on several boards and participates in a number of international working groups including the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment, the World Economic Forum's Network of Global Councils, the Africa Democratic Institute, the Africa Policy Advisory Board of ONE and serves as a member of the Panel of Judges for the CNN African Journalist Award. He is a recipient of many distinguished awards and recognitions in Africa, Europe and the USA, including being selected in the "100 Most Influential Africans" for three years in a row by New African Magazine. Forbes Magazine listed him one of "The Top 10 Most Powerful Men in Africa" in February 2014. Mr. Ba was educated in Senegal, France and Spain. He is fluent in French, English, Spanish, Fulani and Wolof.
Viola Llewellyn – Secretary
Viola Llewellyn is the Co-Founder and President of African FinTech innovator, OVAMBA, which funds African SMEs in trade and commodities sectors to help them grow. She oversees strategy, business development and investor relations globally. She and her team create proprietary, culturally sensitive tools to measure SME risk and drive financial inclusion. Ms. Llewellyn is a Trustee on the Board of The Int'l Women's Think Tank, African Women's Payment Network & European Women in Payments Network. Ms. Llewellyn has spent over 15 years in management, consulting, technology and the alternative finance sector.
Vicky Brock – Board Member
Entrepreneur & NXD Vicky Brock is Co-Founder of Get Market Fit and Founder and former CEO of Clear Returns. In November 2017 Vicky was named Scotland's Most Inspiring Business Person by Founders4Schools at the Entrepreneurial Scotland Awards, she is a Women's Enterprise Scotland (WES) Ambassador and sits on the Board of several non-profits, including the Women's Economic Imperative. Vicky won Innovator of the Year at the 2014 FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards. Named by Forbes.com as one of the 9 top female tech CEOs to watch, she is a Tech London Advocate and one of Computer Weekly's Top 50 Women in IT. She blogs at: https://www.vickybrock.com/blog and runs the weekly Entrepreneur Agony Aunt Podcast, available on iTunes, Spotify and at https://vickybrock.podbean.com/
Fiza Farhan – Board Member
Fiza Farhan, is a young women entrepreneur, featured in the US Magazine Forbes 30 Under 30 List of Social Entrepreneurs for 2015 and again in Forbes Asia List of 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs in 2016. Furthermore, she represents Pakistan on the United Nation's Secretary General's first ever High Level Panel on Women Economic Empowerment along with global leadership in addition to advising the Government of Punjab, as Chairperson to Chief Minister Punjab's Task Force on Women Empowerment. Previously, Fiza was the CEO of Buksh Foundation and Director of Buksh Energy Private Limited, both companies pioneering unique and demand based multi-stakeholder solutions in the domains of gender equality, inclusive growth, renewable energy and impact investment. Fiza continues to represent Pakistan on multiple international forums including the UN Foundation, ADB Energy for ALL and the Clinton Global Initiative. In 2015, Fiza was also selected as the 2nd Pakistani to become a Future Energy Leader appointed by the World Energy Council. In July 2016, Fiza has evolved her professional journey as an Independent Adviser / Consultant on a national and international scale in sectors that align with her interest and expertise, broadening her horizon of impact towards multiple sustainable development goals. Currently Fiza is advising the Benzair Income Support Program (BISP) as a Senior Gender and Women Specialist along with advising development institutions like UNDP towards adaptation of SDG's in the Private Sector & World Bank as a Country Gender Specailist. Furthermore, Fiza is advising the Government of Punjab on the important front of Women Development / Gender. With her plans to work with multiple other partners in the public and private sectors, Fiza continues to pursue her passion towards making the gender equality and economic justice nexus a reality in the years to come. Fiza is a graduate of Lahore University of Management Sciences and Warwick Business School, UK.
Lindsey Nefesh-Clarke – Board Member
Lindsey Nefesh-Clarke is Founder and Managing Director of W4 (Women's WorldWide Web), an international humanitarian organization and Europe's first crowdfunding platform dedicated to girls' and women's empowerment around the world. W4's overarching objective is to promote SDG5b, girls' and women's equal access to and participation in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). After completing her B.A. at King's College, Cambridge University, Lindsey joined Human Rights Watch in New York. She worked for several years in Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire for UNICEF and later for the humanitarian organization Children of Asia, which operates programs in South-East Asia. In 2008, she trained in Bangladesh with Grameen Bank (founded by Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus) and later obtained an Executive MBA at ESCP-Europe, Paris, in 2009, for which she received the International MBA Student of the Year award, bestowed by AMBA (the Association of MBAs) and The Independent newspaper. In 2011, Lindsey was named a "40 under 40" European Young Leader by EuropaNova & Friends of Europe and nominated a "Women in IT Role Model" by the Digital Agenda of the European Commission in 2013. In 2015, Lindsey was named one of the Inspiring Fifty, Europe's 50 most inspiring women leaders in the technology sector. In 2016, Lindsey was nominated a G20 Young Entrepreneur and was invited as a member of the French delegation to participate in the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Summit in Beijing. Lindsey was also nominated one of the Inspiring Fifty in France, France's 50 most inspiring leaders in France's technology sector.
Barbara J. Orser – Board Member
Barbara J. Orser is a Full Professor, and the Deloitte Professor in the Management of Growth Enterprises at Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa (Canada). Her research and industry outreach focus on gender and women's entrepreneurship, finance, SME procurement and policy. Current studies include a 19-nation study on women's enterprise policies, typology of women-focused capital funds, federal SME procurement, gender influences in ICT adoption among small businesses, and gender-based audit of Canadian accelerators and incubators. Industry engagement includes collaboration with the Canadian Bureau of International Education and INJAZ (Jordan) to construct gender-sensitive entrepreneurship curricula and training. She is the lead author of over 100 academic and industry publications, including Feminine Capital. Unlocking the Power of Women Enterprise (Stanford University Press, 2015). She is the Founding Chair of the Canadian Taskforce for Women's Business Growth (2009 to 2011) and Founding Co-Chair of the Women Entrepreneurs Ontario Collective (2015 to 2016), non-partisan consortiums of women business owners, training agencies, academics and industry associations to advise on women's enterprise policies. Dr. Orser has served an advisor to many Canadian federal agencies, APEC, OECD and the US State Department, and is an Editorial Board member of the International Journal of gender and Entrepreneurship. Her research and industry contributions have been acknowledged through numerous awards, including Women's Executive Network '100 Most Powerful Women in Canada' (2010), The International Alliance of Women 'World of Difference Award' (2010), and 'Canada 150 Women', an award that celebrates feminist leaders, champions and luminaries in Canada's 150th year.
Doug Richardson – Board Member
Douglas Richardson is the Executive Director of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), a scholarly and research association of 12,500 members dedicated to the advancement of geographic research, scholarship, and education, as well as to fostering global understanding and developing new applications of geography and GIScience to meet the pressing needs of society and the world. Dr. Richardson has led a highly successful organizational renewal at the AAG during the past fifteen years. He expanded its international membership greatly, developed many new research initiatives and international outreach programs, and created a financial turn-around for the AAG. He has built very strong academic, publishing, and financial foundations for the AAG and for geography's future. Prior to joining the AAG, Dr. Richardson had founded and for 18 years was the president of GeoResearch, Inc., a private scientific research company specializing in geographic research and technology, including geographic information science and systems (GIS), spatial modeling, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Richardson and GeoResearch developed and patented the world's first real-time interactive GPS/GIS systems, leading to significant changes in the ways in which geographic information is now collected, mapped, integrated, and used within the field of geography, as well as in society at large. This technology is now at the heart of a wide array of real-time interactive mapping, navigation, mobile computing, military, and location-based business services, and large-scale mobile asset management applications of many industries ranging from electric utilities to transport, and from governmental planning and disaster response activities to environmental and natural resources management. Dr. Richardson and GeoResearch continued to pioneer the development of new real-time interactive geographic technologies and their applications internationally for more than a decade following their invention, through cutting-edge research and hundreds of large-scale implementation projects worldwide. He sold his company and its core patents in 1998. Richardson holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and a Ph.D. in Geography from Michigan State University. His current research and management interests focus on the geospatial dimensions of health and equity, and on geography and GIS's evolution as international resources for economic development and global understanding.
William S. Reese – Board Member
Bill Reese was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Youth Foundation in 2005, having joined IYF in May 1998 as its Chief Operating Officer. He was President and CEO of Partners of the Americas for twelve years. Previously, he served with the Peace Corps for ten years, first as a volunteer in Salvador, Brazil, then as director of Brazil operations, and in Washington as deputy director of the Latin American and Caribbean region. He currently sits on the board of Youth Business International and previously served on the board of InterAction.
Bill Reese also serves as a founding board member of Solutions 4 Youth Employment, a multi stakeholder alliance co-created with the World Bank, international development agencies, multinational corporations and civil society leaders to tackle the global challenge of youth unemployment and serves as a board member of two organizations committed to certifying best practices in global supply chains in the apparel and toy industries: W.R.A.P. and ICTI Care Foundation. Reflecting his interest in promoting international volunteerism, he has joined the board of Global Citizen Year. Mr. Reese received his BA in Political Science from Stanford University and is a 1995 graduate of the Business School's Executive Program.
Yonette F. Thomas – Board Member
Dr. Yonette F. Thomas is Executive Director of the International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) and Senior Research Advisor to the Association of American Geographers (AAG). She is a founding board member of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) and a faculty affiliate in the Maryland Population Research Center (MPRC) at the University of Maryland College Park. She was formerly the Associate Vice President for Research Compliance at Howard University. Previously she served as the Chief of the Epidemiology Research Branch at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health. She has held faculty appointments in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the School of Pharmacy at Howard University. She is a member of the Consortium of Social Science Associations Advisory Committee and the Steering Committee of the National Hispanic Science Network. She served on the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Her primary research and publications have focused on the epidemiology of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS and the link with geography, including edited volumes: Geography and Drug Addiction; Crime, HIV, and Health: intersections of Criminal Justice and Public Health Concerns; Trajectories of Drug Use Among Minority Youth.
Joannes Paulus Yimbesalu – Board Member
Joannes Paulus, who runs Hope For Children in Cameroon, is a passionate youth advocate who has worked with young people across Africa and the world for more than seven years, focusing on engaging youth and men as key partners in the drive to fulfill the SDGs. Joannes was trained as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist at the University of Buea in Cameroon, after which he obtained a Masters degree in Biomedical Sciences from New Mexico Highlands University, USA. He holds a graduate certificate in International Development from the University of British Columbia, Canada, and a graduate diploma in Public Health from the Medical College of Wisconsin, USA. Having earned a Certificate in Entrepreneurship from the Judy Business School at Cambridge University, UK, he is currently completing a Masters degree in Leadership and Community Engagement at York University, Canada. Joannes serves on the Youth Advisory Group for the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and is a speaker with the Champions Bureau program of the Aga Khan Foundation, Canada. As a Global Youth Ambassador Influencer for A World at School, a One Young World Ambassador, and an Associate Member of the Royal Commonwealth Society, Joannes has spent most of his life advocating for access to quality education for all, especially for girls and those in communities affected by conflict. Joannes's work to engage males in the push to disrupt norms and challenge perceptions in order to promote gender equity and the empowerment of women and girls was featured as one of the first IMPACT stories in the UN Women's HeForShe campaign. Joannes has shared his work at the United Nations and the Vatican, and was recently honored by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace. In 2017, Joannes and his team were recognized globally as Gold winners on the Education and ICT track during the first UNLEASH Innovation Lab in Denmark, where they developed a sharing-economy model that connects the deaf community in Kenya to sign language interpreters. Among many other honors, Joannes has received an Emma Watson's Tribe scholarship (2016), a Canadian Bureau for International Education Photo award (2016), a Queen's Young Leaders award (2015), and the 2014 Youth Courage Award, which honors young people who have demonstrated courage and leadership in their work as change agents for universal education.


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A recent Chatham House report claimed that burning wood for electricity is worse for the climate than using coal.
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What would it be like, he wondered, to really know the Tao? The Tao is that which first lets the light, then the dark. Occasions the interplay of the two primal forces so that there is always renewal. It is that which keeps it all from wearing down. The universe will never be extinguished because just when the darkness seems to have smothered all, to be truly transcendent, the new seeds of light are reborn in the very depths. That is the Way. When the seed falls, it falls into the earth, into the soil. And beneath, out of sight, it comes to life.
Philip K. Dick – The Man In The High Castle


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Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air Star Tatyana Ali Has Announced She Is Engaged
|Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air Star Tatyana Ali Has Announced She Is Engaged
The actress has announced that not only is she engaged to Vaughn Rasberry, the couple is expecting their first child.
"Planning our wedding has been so exciting, but when we found out we were expecting, our perspective shifted completely," the bride-to-be explains. "We want our ceremony to really celebrate our newest blessing! Plus, I have the best wedding planner, Michael Russo. He's making everything so fun and stress free!"
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If Russo's name sounds familiar it's because he's planned a number of celebrity weddings, including Dancing With the Stars pro Witney Carson's wedding to Carson McAllister.
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That being said, we have no doubt the adorable duo's ceremony will be anything but fabulous!
Ali, 37, said she and Rasberry met on the dating website eHarmony. The groom-to-be is an English professor at Stanford University.
"It was my first time dating online," she said. "We wrote letters for months before we decided to Skype. And then, of course, met."
As for their proposal, Ali said, her beau had it perfectly planned, taking her on a hike in one of her favorite spots: among the redwoods in Yosemite, California.
Thanks so much everyone for all the well wishes!!! Looks like this is going to be a really full year 😍 pic.twitter.com/Edb7gTBjB5— Tatyana Ali (@TatyanaAli) April 1, 2016


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Natural beauty - Beauty through nature
Everyone knows an insider beauty tip, such as natural products which improve your inherent radiance. Whether it's cucumber slices for stressed eyes, healing earth face packs or classic milk baths, many women opt for a natural approach to skin and body care.
In the field of care products, attitudes began to change some time ago: more and more women now recognise that natural active ingredients provide the skin and body with milder and longer-lasting care than conventional products containing chemicals. Furthermore, both scientists and female consumers have long been aware that many chemical ingredients in cosmetics have undesirable side effects which can, in some cases, prove serious.
It is therefore all the more important to exercise caution when choosing care products. Silicone, petroleum products and paraben place a great strain on the skin and should therefore be avoided. They interfere with the natural function of the skin (e.g. by closing the pores) and have worse effects in the long term.
And yet there are numerous alternatives. fenjal products do away with such strains and use many natural ingredients which are renowned for their highly nourishing properties. Classic ingredients such as moisturising aloe vera and shea butter as well as revitalising ginger provide the skin with natural care, because nothing cares for the skin as mildly or effectively as natural ingredients. Your skin will be eternally grateful to you.
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Project Manager –Jeff Prudhomme
What if, through the use of genetic technologies, all children could be born without disabilities? What if they were required to be? Or what if these choices were only open to the wealthy? What if your entire personal genome could be put on a card as small and portable as a credit card? Would you want to know what it said about you? Who else would? How might this information affect the workplace, education, healthcare, insurance, family relations, and other aspects of our society? Questions such as these were at the heart of discussions by a panel of lay-citizens and a panel of multidisciplinary experts that ran roughly from 2003 through 2005.
In response to these and other questions, the panelists developed seven contrasting conceptual policy possibilities. The Discussion Report offers a description of each of these policy possibilities along with some potential consequences that might illustrate their potential real-world implications. The policy possibilities are presented without regard to rank ordering as follows:
I. Policies Focused on an Up or Down Appraisal of Human Genetic Technology (A. Limit human genetic technologies, B. Embrace human genetic technologies;
II. Policies Focused on Distribution and Control Concerns (C. Emphasize Individual Choice with Free-Market Distribution of Genetic Technologies, D. Balance Social and Individual Control, Treating Genetic Technologies as Collective Resources for Individual Choice, E. Exert Collective Control for the Good of the Community with Equitable Distribution of Genetic Technologies;
III. Other Policy Notions (F. Provide Seamless Unified Oversight of All Technology, and G. Let Policy Evolve with Use).
You can download a copy of this report from our "Discussion Reports" page, which lists all of our published reports, or, to download a copy directly, you can either click on the blue pdf button in the sidebar to the right or on the following link: Anticipating Human Genetic Technology (24 pages/476 KB).


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Brunel Bridge – a pedestrian and cycling bridge between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf
TfL and Mayor do U-Turn
Nearly three years after the Mayor unequivocal go-ahead for the bridge , TfL and the Mayor have done a U turn – now saying that the bridge is unaffordable. TfL are reported as saying that final costs could be as high as £600M
We had already made a Freedom of Information request earlier in June for a breakdown of costings of all bridge designs and routes because costings attached to the proposed bizarre "L" shaped route with an ugly vertical lifting bridge were already astonishingly high at £330M – which compares with estimates for the original iconic "boomerang" bridge coming in at under £100M.
You may well ask what is going on here. Where have these ludicrous figures come from? We hope our FOI request will provide clarity. We will be looking closely at whether the figures have been inflated by excessive contingency allowance; we understand the "optimism bias" alone is 52% and this may be in addition to normal contingency allowances
It is astonishing that after wasting tax payers money on the Garden Bridge debacle history is repeating itself as yet another bridge is abandoned after spending yet more of our taxes on a very long drawn out design and consultation process which is going no-where. It may be argued that we now need a public enquiry.
Optimism Bias – what is it?
In September 2018, TfL stated*:
The Treasury's Green Book recommends that optimism bias should be included in appraisals to take account of the tendency for appraisers to be overly optimistic about key project parameters such as cost, duration and benefits delivery. The guidance states that it is open to the project team to apply their best judgement as to what optimism bias to apply. In the case of this project, at the time the initial assessment was undertaken, 52% was considered appropriate based on our understanding of scheme estimates and the associated levels of risk. 66% is an upper bound percentage provided in the guidance and represents an average across a range of NSCE projects at a specific point in time.
It is our view that 52% is excessive for deploying a vertical lift bridge, which is known technology deployed widely at many other locations. We will also be looking closely at whether the 52% applies to total project costs or just the moving bridge element because it is self evident that different elements of the construction would be subject to different financial risks, and it seems to us to be unreasonable to apply such a high risk to a project which includes many more mundane aspects in addition to the moving bridge itself.
We would argue that the make or break financial decision relies heavily on contingency and optimism bias elements which are highly subjective and should be capable of challenge.
* https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-1296-1819
Click here for our appraisal of bridge vs ferry pros and cons
This exciting project to join Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf has a well grounded justification and wide support from the community, businesses and politicians.
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Imprint: Penguin
Published: 05/05/2016
Length: 352 Pages
The shocking true story of the first British politician to stand trial for murder
Behind oak-panelled doors in the House of Commons, men with cut-glass accents and gold signet rings are conspiring to murder. It's the late 1960s and homosexuality has only just been legalised, and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, has a secret he's desperate to hide. As long as Norman Scott, his beautiful, unstable lover is around, Thorpe's brilliant career is at risk. With the help of his fellow politicians, Thorpe schemes, deceives, embezzles - until he can see only one way to silence Scott for good.
Imprint: Penguin
Published: 05/05/2016
Length: 352 Pages
The shocking true story of the first British politician to stand trial for murder
This is a brilliant, sad, startling nonfiction novel about the Jeremy Thorpe murder-plot scandal. It is as funny and dark as anything by Evelyn Waugh or Jonathan Coe. And in these post Cyril Smith/Jimmy Saville days, it's so timely and relevant
A terrific book and brilliantly researched. John Preston writes wonderful dead-pan prose and reveals the depths of depravity, the absurd power of snobbery and the old boy networks of the time
I loved it; eccentric, dark, humane and English in the very best sense. It's going to be a sure fire-hit
The most forensic, elegantly written, compelling account of one of the 20th century's great political scandals... a real page-turner'
Very funny and endlessly extraordinary... makes for amazing reading
Impeccably researched... full of shocks, surprises and laugh-out-loud moments. Preston revives a forgotten era and delves into the personalities behind the headlines.
Retold with masterful skill... It grips like a detective story, as compelling as BBC2's Life of Duty and every bit as dirty in what it exposes about the upper echelons of society in the Sixties and Seventies
This brilliant account made me feel I was hearing the tale for the first time ... Preston is an enthralling narrator
Gripping ... cack-handed assassins, buffoonish policemen, dodgy Home secretaries and sozzled judges. The conclusion of an Establishment cover-up is hard to avoid


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The Great Summer Rocket Race
Head outside for the most intergalactic (and splashy) fun you can have without leaving the ground.
Hitting the road this summer? Forget those boring old holiday guides – get the kids to make one instead with this free printable template.
The Tiny Traveller's Vacation Guidebook is half travel guide, half mad activity book, written and illustrated by the kids. It's scientifically proven to be 500% more fun than a regular guidebook.
Just print out the template and have the kids fill it in during downtime, reviewing and rating everything from where they stayed (Grandpa's house? Sorry Grandpa), what they ate and even the skill of your driving (hands at 10 and 2 folks).
Download and print the free booklet using the buttons on this page. Trim the sheets down.
Call the kids and start making your guidebook! You'll need to glue sheets 1 and 2 back to back (blank sides together). And the same with sheets 3 and 4.
Lay sheets 1 and 2 with the cover/back cover facing down. Place sheets 3 and 4 on top, with page 3 facing down. Now fold the entire thing in half and just like that, you have your guidebook.
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Vegan ultramarathoner Scott Jurek
I like:
"This isn't an elimination diet but an inclusion diet."
"None of this is weird. If you go back 300 or 400 years, meat was reserved for special occasions, and those people were working hard. Remember, almost every long-distance runner turns into a vegan while they're racing, anyway — you can't digest fat or protein very well."
There was also an article about him in Runner's World. Very neat! :)
He's awesome. He's featured in the book Born To Run, by Christopher McDougall, which I highly recommend.
This is a cool interview with him too: http://www.veganforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4048
I love Scott Jurek! Another vegan endurance athlete is Brenden Brazier. I just ordered one of his books, Thrive (or Thrive Diet, I can't remember), and it's supposed to help with recovery time after marathons and triathlons...all vegan! He has another book called Survive, but I haven't heard what the specific target audience is of that one.
Yeah vegan athletes! ("But where do I get my protein?" asks Nintendo lazy boy)
How cool is that.
On Brendan, Thrive is a good book. Good recipes though. His products are too expensive though.
How cool is that.
On Brendan, Thrive is a good book. Good recipes though. His products are too expensive though.
I can't even use his products if I wanted to since they are hemp based. I know hemp and THC are different, but my job says no.
I've been thinking about getting that book because he's soy free.


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I started reading when I was three. Tarzan and Mad Magazine. I blame my brother.
As a toddler, I lived in a car for a year and a half in Oregon, playing amongst trees, creeks and ferns while my guardians hid from thugs employed by bookies to collect or kill for debts accrued at the race tracks in the San Francisco Bay area. Yikes.
I'm curious about almost everything and this has let me experience a life of variety. Things like cartwheeling down the beach of the Red Sea at midnight under a quilt of brilliant stars—until a herd of wild camels invaded our camp.
I posed on the peek of a roof, a silhouette against the full moon for a portrait.
I taught Modern Hebrew to kindergarteners, fifth graders and adults.
Taking hundreds of hours of Salsa dancing lessons was a huge bit of fun.
I danced in the streets of Tel Aviv with complete strangers.
I owned a hair salon and traveled to London and Glasgow for lessons.
An Aston Martin convertible is one of my favorite cars.
Three things that I love watching: people eating food I've prepared for them, Formula 1 racing and the All Blacks Rugby team performing the Haka.
My imagination saved my life, made me beautiful and let me meet the most interesting and boring people in reality, books and films.
I always wanted to write and now I can.


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Narcotics Anonymous: Leading the Fight Against Addiction
How can Narcotics Anonymous help me with my drug or alcohol addiction? Narcotics Anonymous published their first literature in 1983, and since then they've been going strong fighting addiction. They've helped tens of thousands of people across the world identify their addictions and fight through the denial, self-shame, and pain of recovery. NA's landmark claim is that addiction is a disease—they don't bother distinguishing between alcohol and drugs, inhalants or prescription pills. It's all those cases, it's just addiction: the same demon. And recovery from addiction is a choice you have the power to make.
Narcotics Anonymous: Am I an Addict?
I'm a drug user, but how do I know I'm really an addict? In 1983 Narcotics Anonymous put out a pamphlet called Am I an Addict? This document has 29 penetrating yes-or-no questions that have been proven to give you a good idea of whether you're an addict or not. It's not a shaming document, and it doesn't even tell you, in the end, whether there's a certain score that marks you as an addict. The pamphlet concludes that the question of addiction is a question "that only you can answer." In this way, NA's goal is to let you take the reigns in admitting to your addiction, and to the powerlessness that comes with it. Take the test Am I an Addict? right now!
Addiction is a Disease: Detox and Rehab is the Cure
How do I find the help I need in treating my addiction in Florida? The decision to enter detox and later on, rehab is one of the most important choices you'll make in your life. It's a personal decision. But you should know that you don't have to fight addiction alone. And you can take back the power with detox by ridding yourself of the poisons holding you back.
Detox First, then Deal with Addiction in NA
When it comes to conquering addiction, the first step is to complete detox to get your body clean of poisonous matter. Only then will you have the clarity to face the psychological aspects of your addiction. The disease of addiction takes many steps to overcome. At Serenity House Detox, we work closely with Narcotics Anonymous, referring our newly-detoxified clients to a convenient NA location. Serenity House and Narcotics Anonymous is the perfect one-two punch that will send your addiction to the ground and leave you victorious.


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Hello friends! I am back today with a closet organizational video. I have a medium size walk in closet which was just not working for me so I pretty much changed almost everything about it. I was having trouble keeping my clothes and accessories organized so I got busy with making some changes! If you want to see my updated closet tour with organizational ideas, enjoy the video! Also there are more pictures and information below.
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I decided to use all the shelves that were already in my closet to the max. I found that using inexpensive bins across the shelf at the very top to hold my purses works really well. Before my purses were kinda scattered around with little to no organization. Now they are all grouped by color and fit nice and snug on the top shelf. Then in the middle area I decided to use the 3 tier smart carousels. The one on the left holds my running shoes all around the outside and then the bottom shelf in the middle holds my pj sets rolled up for space reasons. The middle shelf holds my sleeveless shirts and the top hold my shorts. The shelves are larger than you would expect and they work great for my clothes but you could certainly store anything you want in them. On the right side, the carousel hods most of my summer shoes and the 3 inside shelves hold just a variety of my tee-shirts that I like wearing a lot. In the middle I just hung a pretty little quote and along with a few of my hats. The shirts on the bottom are lined up by color going from short sleeve, then I have my capri pants hanging in the middle followed my my long sleeve shirts that I might wear on cool summer nights. The capri pants are seasonal and normally go up in the winter. On the shelf above my shirts I have a variety of bins that hold everything from my socks, undies and bras. On the left hand end of the middle shelf I hang my jewelry organizer and then on the other end I hang my travel case that opens up flat. I like to keep it pre stocked with little travel size items that I like to use when I have to go somewhere. Keeping them inside the travel bag really helps when it comes to packing in a hurry. Also at the very top, in the middle I don't really like to hang anything except spare hangers that eventually end up in the laundry room. :)
On the back wall, I have most of my clothes hanging in some fashion. On the far left I have my nicer dresses. I had these stored in the other room but after giving my closet a good cleaning, I realized I didn't want half the dresses I had. → Same goes with a lot of the clothes. Beside the long dresses, I have a hanging drawer organizer. I have a lot of clothes and I have to maximize space as much as possible. So this hanging organizer holds my yoga pants and sweats on the first 2 shelves and then the rest of the shelves are used for my jeans. I know I have a lot of pairs, but believe me...when I started organizing my closet, I tossed more than I saved. Then to the right of the " jean tower" is where I hang night gowns and house dresses of sorts. You know, the kind of dress that is nice to lounge around at home in on warm Sunday afternoons. I keep those separated from my nicer dresses as I do with my summer dresses. But following the night gowns and house dresses I have have more pants such as kackis and dress pants. On some I doubled up the pants on the hanger just to make room. Then at the end of those I have my summer dresses. See, everything is super separated. If I kept them bunched together,no matter how hard I tried, they would all get mixed up. This way they all stay apart in the groups that I want. These are long maxi dresses and such that I would maybe wear out for lunch or dinner in spring or summer. After the dresses I have another one of the smart carousel but this time its a hanging shoe organizer. I was able to fit all my nicer heals in this organizer and even 2 pairs of boots. On both sides are elastic strips that hold my more flat and skinny handbags. These could have certainly went up in the bins with the others but they fit really well here and the bins are pretty full already.
On the top shelf I have a lot more storage. On the left I have a set of 4 of the Sterlite Id Bins. The bottom bin is holding my sweaters - these will switch out in the cooler season. In the next two in the middle bins, I have even more long sleeve cotton shirts stored that will switch out with the capris in the cooler weather. The very top Id Bin holds my summer items like my beach towel and swimsuits. On the very top, I have my 2 laptop bags that fit nice and snug. Then I have a large bin that holds all my large bags that sit upright nice and neat. The following bin has all my small totes such as the bags from ipsy, and my makeup brush rolls and such. Then there are two more smaller id bins. The bottom one has old phones and their chargers. I like to keep them for emergencies and then in the top bin is a lot of my camera and tri pod accessories in. Then I have 12 clear shoe boxes stacked up neatly at the end of the top shelf. These hold random items from make up products, hair tools, portable printer wires, and still have 2 empty ones that I am sure will be filled up soon. I also have room for a total of 6 more boxes for even more storage in the future.
Here are the last two organization elements to my closet. I have a mesh shoe organizer that I have used for my nail polish collection. I had so much and finding a good way to store it was becoming challenging. When I tried this, I was in love. It worked so well that I was in love. It works beautifully and hangs nail free on the the back of the closet door. I also have a bin in the back corner of the closet that holds even more beauty type items. I have little pre packed totes that I can grab when I am in a hurry. I also have lots of other hair and body items. My bath room was being over taken with beauty items so this just keeps everything tidy in a space in the back of the closet.
Closet Organization Notes:
- I had a massive amount of clothes...really too many. I took a full day of trying things on deciding to keep or toss. This was huge for me. I had piles to keep, to donate and to toss. I didn't really enjoy the process of going through so many clothes but it made a huge difference in organizing the clothes.
- I don't live close to the Container Store or even Target. ( Sad huh? ) So everything I got to organize my closet either came from the Dollar Tree, Dollar General and Walmart. It should be easy to find if you see something you would also like to try out in your closet too.
- The Smart Carousels are genius. Seriously they are. They hold so much and so sturdy hanging in the closet. They are very nice and you could totally use them for a million different things. I can picture these hanging in the kids closet with all kinds of toys, art supplies, you name it. I found them all at my local Walmart for around $15 each. I am in love with all my shoes being organized so well with such easy access. And I like shoes, so storage is an issue. Clearly they can handle the weight. Even the least secure item which is the hanging shelf, holds many of my heavy jeans with no problems. And the shoe organizer that I am using for my nail polish is one of my favorite parts of my closet. I totally love it and I didn't have to put any nails in the door to hang it up.
- I found my undergarment bins also at Walmart in the clearance isle and I totally love them. They work perfect! So look ever where. You never know what you will find.
- The black and white bins that hold my handbags at the top of the closet came from the Dollar General for around $4.50 each. They work great and I didn't have to spend a ton of money on them.
- The Id boxes are so nice. I love that you can write on the big labels on these boxes with a dry erase marker. I have not labeled my boxes because I know what is in each one but I will probably end up buying many more and will use the labels then. Again purchased at Walmart.
- The clear shoe boxes also came from Walmart for only $.88 each which is cheaper than the ones you can find at Dollar General for $1 each.
- I also found my jewelry organizer also at Walmart a while ago. Just another way to store jewerly with easy access. I think its super cute!
- I don't really worry about all the hangers being the same color. I would prefer it but we have too many hangers and a lot of laundry for me to worry about that. But if I was just starting out, I would totally stick to one color.
- I think I maximized as much space as possible considering how much I packed into that room. I did use a little of the floor for storage but I still have a lot of area that I can use as need be. Its amazing how much stuff I found in my bedroom closet that didn't even belong in there.
- This project took me almost a week in total working for a couple hours of the day. It was hard because there were nights when I went to bed with piles of clothes all over the bathroom floor waiting on me to work on the next day. It was a slow process but I think it turned out really nice. Everything has a place now and it doesn't feel so frustrating to be in there any longer.
Have a great day & Happy Organizing!


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Vitamix Blender sale – one of the best investments you can make
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Minilessons for Math Practice, Grades 3–5
This book for third- through fifth-grade classrooms presents an innovative approach to reinforcing upper-elementary students' math skills. Designed for use during transition times, these minilessons are easy to implement, require little or no preparation, take only 5 to 15 minutes to teach, and can be used with any math program. The 27 engaging activities help students practice math concepts, skills, and processes by applying them in a variety of problem-solving contexts throughout the school day. Content areas explored include number and operations; algebra; geometry; data analysis and probability; and measurement. Each activity includes an explanation of the mathematics involved, a list of key questions to ask, a brief vignette, and ideas for extending the activity throughout the school year.
This book is part of the Minilessons for Math Practice, Complete Series.
Rusty Bresser and Caren Holtzman
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Kinsella uses graphite, ink, and gouache to create scenes that radiate a chill. Everywhere there is white space, some of it paper, much of it white gouache. He combines almost abstract shapes with delicately rendered hands and faces, mostly female, all taken to a place somewhere between kabuki and Javan masks. "Snow Mask III" is one of a series where varying amounts of gouache cloak the central figure's face, the body a dark, reduced shadow beneath it."Whiteout" is breathtaking, one of a couple paintings where white space is more than white space, and a woman's body is mostly concealed by a thick covering of white gouache. The sense of stillness is palpable, though her poise and still-living lips dismiss the possibility of death. You have to wonder what's being said here about the covering of women, and how they may or may not thrive despite it, although you'll be left with more questions than answers after standing in front of "Whiteout." My personal favorite is "Dormant," a small (7×7) painting of a face wrapped in a tree, the bark and branches as remarkable as any hair you'll ever see.
Love paints in acrylic on panels, his subjects swimming in and out of focus: now more abstract, now more concrete. "The Shore" is of the latter variety, two feet filling the top of the canvas, with a skull-faced puddle beneath. "The Huntsman" is a strange, anxious figure, his features muddied as he stares at something over your shoulder, and a slash of white paint threatens to begin to wipe him away.Love's work for this show spans a broader range of color than Kinsella's, but not by much, consisting largely of red white and blue, with the thickness of the paint and lovely, ropy contours making his subjects come to life. "The River" adds yellow, with the sun bathing a woman at the water's edge who appears reluctant to return to the shore, where the sunlight doesn't fall, and in the distance a man and a dog stand waiting in silhouette. His subjects begin to slip more fully under the mask with "Three Wise Men" and "Three Mercenaries," in each of which faces recede to blurs. Somewhere in the middle stands "The Witch," my favorite of Love's work on display, a woman whose face has begun to slip into something else, or perhaps to slip off.
If Yūgen sounds up your alley, get thee to Ghostprint Gallery — it ends Saturday the 28th. Ghostprint is at 220 West Broad Street, phone 804.344.1557, and hours are Wednesday-Saturday, 12-6 p.m.


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This 20-hour course will provide an introduction to technical writing for fourth-year aerospace engineering university students. Through both online and face-to-face instruction, students will achieve learning outcomes based on rhetorical concepts, basic grammar, and technical writing conventions. By capitalizing on students' intrinsic motivation of soon beginning journeys into careers which require the production of technical writing, students will engage with relevant content which will be read, discussed, analyzed, and utilized in performance-based assessments that simulate real world applications of technical writing. Performance-based assessment allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the constraints and conventions of their future jobs as related to written communication, and their ability to produce such writing within this specific domain.
Performing a corporate strategic audit on a regular basis is crucial to the success of businesses in the aviation industry, and the strategy must constantly take into account the ongoing changes in the aviation environment. In addition, strategic audits can help board members in aviation corporations to be better equipped to fulfill strategic oversight duties.


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Jupsat Pro Astronomy Software
As the first astronomer to use a telescope to view the heavens, the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) conducted early astronomical observations that helped inflame the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century. In 1610 he announced some of his early telescopic findings in the publication Starry Messenger, including the discovery of the four major moons of Jupiter (now called the Galilean satellites). The fact that they behaved like
A 1640 portrait of Galileo Galilei—the fiery Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician who used his own version of the newly invented telescope to make detailed astronomical observations that helped inflame the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century. (NASA)
A 1640 portrait of Galileo Galilei—the fiery Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician who used his own version of the newly invented telescope to make detailed astronomical observations that helped inflame the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century. (NASA)
a miniature solar system stimulated his enthusiastic support for the heliocentric cosmology of Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543). Unfortunately, this scientific work led to a direct clash with ecclesiastical authorities, who insisted on retaining the Ptolemaic system (with its geocentric cosmology) for a number of political and social reasons. By 1632 this conflict earned the fiery Galileo an Inquisition trial at which he was found guilty of heresy (for advocating the Copernican system) and confined to house arrest for the remainder of his life.
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa on February 15, 1564. (Scientists and astronomers commonly refer to Galileo by only his first name). When he entered the University of Pisa in 1581, his father encouraged him to study medicine. His inquisitive mind soon became more interested in physics and mathematics than medicine. While still a medical student, he attended church services one Sunday. During the sermon, he noticed a chandelier swinging in the breeze and began to time its swing using his own pulse as a crude clock. When he returned home, he immediately set up an experiment that revealed the pendulum principle. After just two years of study, Galileo abandoned medicine and focused on mathematics and science. His change in career pathways also changed the entire trajectory of science.
In 1585 Galileo left the university without receiving a degree and focused his activities on the physics of solid bodies. The motion of falling objects and projectiles intrigued him. Then, in 1589, he became a mathematics professor at the University of Pisa. Galileo was a brilliant lecturer and students came from all over Europe to attend his classrooms. This circumstance quickly angered many senior, but less capable, faculty members. To make matters worse, Galileo often used his tenacity, sharp wit, and biting sarcasm to win philosophical arguments at the university. His tenacious and argumentative personality earned him the nickname "The Wrangler."
In the late 16th century, European professors usually taught physics (then called natural philosophy) as an extension of Aristotelian philosophy and not as an observational, experimental science. Through his skillful use of mathematics and innovative experiments, Galileo changed that approach. His activities constantly challenged the 2,000-year tradition of ancient Greek learning. For example, Aristotle stated that heavy objects would fall faster then lighter objects. Galileo disagreed and held the opposite view that, except for air resistance, the two objects would fall at the same time regardless of their masses. Historians are not certain whether he personally performed the legendary musket ball-cannon ball drop experiment from the Leaning Tower in Pisa to prove this point. However, he did conduct a sufficient number of experiments with objects on inclined planes to upset Aristotelian physics and create the science of mechanics.
Throughout his life, Galileo was limited in his motion experiments by an inability to accurately measure small increments of time. Despite this impediment, he conducted many important experiments that produced remarkable insights into the physics of free fall and projectile motion. Less than a century later, Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) would build upon Galileo's work to create the universal law of gravitation and three laws of motion—the pillars of classical physics.
By 1592 Galileo's anti-Aristotelian research and abrasive behavior had offended his colleagues at the University of Pisa so much that they not so politely invited him to teach elsewhere. Later that year, Galileo moved to the University of Padua. This university had a more lenient policy of academic freedom, encouraged in part by the progressive government of the Republic of Venice. In Padua Galileo wrote a special treatise on mechanics to accompany his lectures. He also began teaching courses on geometry and astronomy. (At the time, the university's astronomy courses were primarily for medical students who needed to learn about what was known as medical astrology.)
In 1597 the German astronomer Johannes Kepler provided Galileo with a copy of Copernicus's book (even though the book was officially banned in Italy). Although Galileo had not previously been interested in astronomy, he discovered and immediately embraced the Copernican model. Galileo and Kepler continued to correspond until about 1610.
Between 1604 and 1605, Galileo performed his first public work involving astronomy. He observed the supernova of 1604 (in the constellation Ophiuchus) and used this astronomical event to refute the cherished Aristotelian belief that the heavens were immutable (unchangeable). He delivered this challenge on Aristotle's doctrine in a series of public lectures. Unfortunately, these well-attended lectures brought him into direct conflict with many of the university's pro-Aristotelian philosophy professors.
In 1609 Galileo learned that a new optical instrument (a magnifying tube) had just been invented in Holland. Within six months, Galileo devised his own version of the instrument. Then, in 1610, he turned this improved telescope to the heavens and started the age of telescopic astronomy. With his crude instrument, he made a series of astounding discoveries, including mountains on the Moon, many new stars, and the four major moons of Jupiter—now called the Galilean satellites in his honor. Galileo published these important discoveries in the book Sidereus Nuncius (Starry messenger). The book stimulated both enthusiasm and anger. Galileo used the moons of Jupiter to prove that not all heavenly bodies revolve around Earth. This provided direct observational evidence for the Copernican model—a cosmological model that Galileo now vigorously endorsed.
Birth of a Neutron Star and Supernova Remnant
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Birth of a Neutron Star and Supernova Remnant
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Core Implosion Supernova Explosion Supernova Remnant
This is an artist's rendering that depicts the birth of a neutron star following a supernova explosion. (NASA/CXC)
Core Implosion Supernova Explosion Supernova Remnant
About once every 50 or so years, a massive star in the Milky Way Galaxy blows itself apart in a spectacular supernova explosion. Scientists regard supernovas as one of the most violent events in the universe. The force of a supernova explosion generates a blinding flash of radiation, as well as shock waves through interstellar space that are analogous to sonic booms. (Note that this is just a useful analogy, since sound waves cannot propagate through the vacuum of outer space.) Based on spectral classification activities in the 1930s, astrophysicists came to divide supernovas into two basic physical types: Type Ia and Type II. This classification is still used.
The Type Ia supernova involves the sudden explosion of a white dwarf star in a binary star system. A white dwarf is the evolutionary endpoint for stars with masses up to about five times the mass of the Sun. The remaining white dwarf has a mass of about 1.4 times the mass of the Sun and is about the size of Earth. A white dwarf in a binary star system will draw material off its stellar companion, if the two stars orbit close to each other. Mass capture hap
This is an artist's rendering that depicts the birth of a neutron star following a supernova explosion. (NASA/CXC)
pens because the white dwarf is a very dense object and exerts a very strong gravitational pull. Should the in-falling matter from a suitable companion star, such as a red giant, cause the white dwarf to exceed 1.4 solar masses (the Chandrasekhar limit), the white dwarf begins to experience gravitational collapse and creates internal conditions sufficiently energetic to support the thermonuclear fusion of elements like carbon. The carbon and other elements that make up the white dwarf begin to fuse uncontrollably, resulting in an enormous thermonuclear explosion that involves and consumes the entire star. Astronomers sometimes call this type of supernova a carbon-detonation supernova.
Unable to continue teaching old doctrine at the university, Galileo left Padua in 1610 and went to Florence. There he accepted an appointment as chief mathematician and philosopher to the grand duke of Tuscany, Cosimo II. He resided in Florence for the remainder of his life.
Because of Sidereus Nuncius, Galileo's fame spread throughout Italy and the rest of Europe. His telescopes were in demand, and he obligingly provided them to select European astronomers, including Kepler. In 1611
The Type II supernova is also called the massive star supernova. Stars that are five times or more massive than the Sun end their lives in a most spectacular way. The process starts when there is no longer enough fuel for the fusion process to occur in the core. When a star is functioning normally and in equilibrium, fusion takes place in its core, and the energy liberated by the thermonuclear reactions produces an outward pressure that combats the inward gravitational attraction of the star's great mass. But when a massive star that is going to become a supernova begins to die, it first swells into a red giant or supergiant—at least on the outside. In the interior, its core begins shrinking. As the star's core shrinks, the material becomes hotter and denser. Under these extremely heated and compressed conditions, a new series of thermonuclear reactions takes place, involving elements all the way up to, but not including, iron (Fe). Energy released from these fusion reactions temporarily halts the further collapse of the core.
However, this pause in the gravity-driven implosion of the core is only temporary. When the compressed core contains essentially only iron, all fusion ceases. (From nuclear physics, scientists know that iron nuclei are extremely stable and cannot fuse into higher atomic number elements.). At this point, the dying star begins the final phase of gravitational collapse. In less than a second, the core temperature rises to over 100 billion degrees Fahrenheit (55 billion degrees Celsius), as the iron nuclei are quite literally crushed together by the unrelenting influence of gravitational attraction. Then, this atom-crushing collapse abruptly halts due to the buildup of neutron pressure in the degenerate core material. The collapsing core recoils as it encounters this neutron pressure, and a rebound shock wave travels outward through the overlying material. The passage of this intense shock causes numerous nuclear reactions in the overlying outer material of the red giant, and the end result is a gigantic explosion. The shock wave also propels remnants of the original overlying material and any elements synthesized by various nuclear reactions out into space.
All but the central neutron star is blown away at speeds in excess of 31 million miles (50 million km) per hour. A thermonuclear shock wave races through the now-expanding stellar debris, fusing lighter elements into heavier ones and producing a brilliant visual outburst that appears as intense as the light of several billion Suns. Astronomers call the material that is exploded out into space a supernova remnant.
All that remains of the original star is a small, super-dense core composed almost entirely of neutrons—a neutron star. Because of the sequence of physical processes just mentioned, astrophysicists sometimes call a Type II supernova an implosion-explosion supernova. If the original star was very massive (perhaps 15 or more solar masses), even neutrons are not able to withstand the relentless collapse of the core's degenerate matter, and a black hole forms.
he proudly took one of his telescopes to Rome and let church officials personally observe some of these amazing celestial discoveries. While in Rome, he also became a member of the prestigious Academia dei Lincei (Lyncean academy). Founded in 1603, the academy was the world's first true scientific society.
In 1613 Galileo published his "Letters on Sunspots" through the academy. He used the existence and motion of sunspots to demonstrate that the Sun itself changes, again attacking Aristotle's doctrine of the immutability of the heavens. In so doing, he also openly endorsed the Copernican model. This started Galileo's long and bitter fight with ecclesiastical authorities. Above all, Galileo believed in the freedom of scientific inquiry. Late in 1615, Galileo went to Rome and publicly argued for the Copernican model. This public action angered Pope Paul V, who immediately formed a special commission to review the theory of Earth's motion.
Dutifully, the (unscientific) commission concluded that the Copernican theory was contrary to biblical teachings and possibly a form of heresy. Cardinal Robert Bellarmine (an honorable person who was later canonized) received the unenviable task of silencing the brilliant, but stubborn, Galileo. In late February 1616, he officially admonished Galileo to abandon his support of the Copernican hypothesis. Acting under direct orders from Pope Paul V, the cardinal made Galileo an offer he could not refuse. Galileo must never teach or write again about the Copernican model or else he would be tried for heresy and then imprisoned or possibly executed, like Giordano Bruno (1548-1600).
Apparently, Galileo got the mes-sage—at least so it seemed for a few years. In 1623 he published Il Saggiatore (The assayer). In this book, he discussed the principles for scientific research but carefully avoided support for Copernican theory. He even dedicated the book to his lifelong friend, the new pope, Urban VIII. However, in 1632 Galileo pushed his luck with the new pope to the limit by publishing Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems. In this masterful (but satirical) work, Galileo had two people present scientific arguments to an intelligent third person, concerning the Ptolemaic and Copernican worldviews. The Copernican cleverly won these lengthy
This is a scaled, composite image (scale factor: each pixel equals 9.3 miles [15 km]) of the major members of the Jovian system—collected by NASA's Galileo spacecraft during various flyby encounters in 1996 and 1997. Included in the interesting family portrait is the edge of Jupiter with its Great Red Spot, as well as Jupiter's four largest moons, called the Galilean satellites. From top to bottom, the moons shown are lo, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. (NASA/JPL)
This is a scaled, composite image (scale factor: each pixel equals 9.3 miles [15 km]) of the major members of the Jovian system—collected by NASA's Galileo spacecraft during various flyby encounters in 1996 and 1997. Included in the interesting family portrait is the edge of Jupiter with its Great Red Spot, as well as Jupiter's four largest moons, called the Galilean satellites. From top to bottom, the moons shown are lo, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. (NASA/JPL)
arguments. Galileo represented the Ptolemaic system with an ineffective character that he called Simplicio.
For a variety of reasons, Pope Urban VIII regarded Simplicio as an insulting, personal caricature. Within months after the book's publication, the Inquisition summoned Galileo to Rome. Under threat of execution, the aging Italian scientist publicly retracted his support for the Coperni-can model on June 22, 1633. The Inquisition then sentenced him to life in prison, a term that he actually served under house arrest at his villa in Arceti (near Florence). Church authorities also banned the book Dialogue, but Galileo's supporters smuggled copies out of Italy, and the Copernican message continued to spread across Europe.
While under house arrest, Galileo worked on a less controversial area of physics. He published Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences in 1638. In this seminal work, he avoided astronomy and summarized the science of mechanics—including the very important topics of uniform acceleration, free fall, and projectile motion.
Through Galileo's pioneering work and personal sacrifice, the Scientific Revolution ultimately prevailed over misguided adherence to centuries of Aristotelian philosophy. Galileo never really opposed the church or its religious teachings. He did, however, come out strongly in favor of the freedom of scientific inquiry. Blindness struck the brilliant scientist in 1638. He died while imprisoned at home on January 8, 1642. Three-and-a-half centuries later, on October 31, 1992, Pope John Paul II formally retracted the sentence of heresy passed on him by the Inquisition.
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Kingston in Ulster County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Medal of Honor
Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz, U.S. Army
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"Sergeant Dietz was a squad leader with Company A, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, on 29 March 1945, when the task force to which his unit was attached encountered resistance in its advance on Kirchain, Germany. Between the town's outlying buildings three hundred yards distance and the stalled armored columns were a mine-field and two bridges defended by German rocket-launching teams and riflemen. From the town itself came heavy small arms fire. Moving forward with his men to protect engineers while they removed the mine-field, and the demolition charges attached to the bridges, Sergeant Dietz came under intense fire. On his own initiative he advanced alone, scorning the bullets which struck all about him, until he was able to kill the bazooka team, bayoneted an enemy soldier armed with a panzerfaust and shot two more Germans when he was knocked to the ground by the blast of another panzerfaust. He quickly recovered, killed the man who had fired at him and then jumped into waist-deep water under the second bridge to disconnect the demolition charges. His work was completed; but as he stood up to signal that
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We will take Reading Midyear on Tuesday: VA Studies Friday!
I'm sure you've heard...
I just want to keep you up to date on our schedule. BES 5th grade will take the diagnostic Reading Midyear that was originally planned for today, on Tuesday, January 20th! There is little to do to prepare for this other than ensuring your child gets a good night's rest and nutritious breakfast.
Should you have travel plans that preclude your child's attendance on the 20th, please email me so that I will be able to plan for the resources to take the test on an alternate date. It is on-line and does entail a bit of finagling.
Virginia Studies Assessment Friday
We will move the Virginia Studies Civil War test to this Friday the 16th. Don't forget that there are excellent study resources available on SOLPASS.org. Our password is the initials of our school district. There are study guides, games, and more on the sight. The Civil War is covered in standard VS 7.


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A number of Clare tourism enterprises were in the vanguard of a major tourism sales drive when the Irish tourism sector met with top overseas travel buyers this week. The second in a series of targeted 2015 sales drive of international tourism workshops focused on the British coach tour sector, with Clare businesses such as The Armada Hotel, the Cliffs of Moher and Doolin2 Aran Ferries pitching directly to agents from the British market. The workshop saw a total of 86 Irish tourism trade meet with 18 GB Coach and Group Operators who were very keen to develop business contacts and business relationships with Ireland. Martina Bromley, head of sales with Fáilte Ireland, stressed the importance of hosting events like these and the benefits for the Irish trade involved. "We are delighted to welcome these important GB Coach and Group Operators to our shore as they plan their 2015 packages. These overseas agents have the capacity to deliver significant amounts …Read More »
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