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Key Content
- OCHA: UN Resident Coordinator calls for urgent support to Angola to address rising humanitarian needs [EN/PT]
- OCHA: Southern Africa: Humanitarian Key Messages, December 2019
- IPC: Sumário da Situação de Insegurança Alimentar Aguda IPC 2019/20 [PT]
Appeals & Response Plans
- UNICEF: Humanitarian Action for Children 2020 - Angola
- UNHCR: The Democratic Republic of Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) January 2019 - December 2020
Useful Links
Alerts/ Disasters
Most read reports
- Govt. Angola: Angola and UNHCR to create refugee database. 18 Feb 2020
- Govt. Angola: 125 suspected land mines in Cuanza Norte identified. 18 Feb 2020
- OCHA: Southern Africa: Humanitarian Key Messages, December 2019. 6 Dec 2019
- Thomson Reuters Foundation: Cheap as bread, girls sell sex to survive crisis in Africa. 31 Jan 2020
- FAO: As climate shocks intensify, UN food agencies urge more support for southern Africa's hungry people. 31 Oct 2019
Intense fighting continued across Syria over the past week, in particular in and around Damascus, Homs, Aleppo, Raqqa, Idlib, Homs, and in the area stretching between Damascus and the Golan Heights. The number of Syrian refugees continued to rise, amounting to a total of 1,175,915 as of 25 March, according to UNHCR.
As the conflict in Syria entered its third year, intense fighting was reported across the country, in particular in Damascus, Homs, Aleppo, Idlib, and the area stretching between Damascus and the Golan Heights. The number of Syrian refugees continued to rise, amounting to a total of 1,129,019 as of 18 March.
On 6 March at least 27 people were killed in a standoff between approximately 200 members of the Royal Sulu Army, an armed Islamic group from the southern Philippines who have occupied the Sabah region in Malaysia since 9 February, and the Government of Malaysia.
In Syria, intense fighting was reported in Raqqa, Homs and Quneitra. The number of Syrian refugees continued to rise, amounting to a total of 1,086,975 as of 11 March.
Clashes and violence escalated during the past week in Bangladesh, following the sentencing to death of a senior Islamist leader, marking the bloodiest bout of violence since the country's independence four decades ago.
Continuous rains have caused floods in Agusan del Sur in the Province of Pampanga in the Philippines. Some 49,073 persons were affected as of 27 February.
Tropical Depression "Crising" made landfall on the southern tip of Davao del Sur, Philippines, on 19 February moving northwest towards southern Palawan and affecting 262,880 people.
The south-west coast of Madagascar was hit by Tropical Cyclone "Haruna" on 22 February as a Category 2 Tropical Cyclone with wind speeds of 154 km/h to 177 km/h and heavy rains. According to OCHA, as of 23 February 7,330 people were displaced and 10 people were killed. Initial assessments indicate severe damage to houses and infrastructure.
In Syria, insurgents heightened their offensive to capture airports and air bases in Aleppo, leading to intense fighting across the province. In eastern Syria, rebels captured the town al-Shaddadeh after three days of fighting that left 130 people dead and forced some 40,000 people to flee the town. The number of Syrian refugees continued to rise, amounting to a total of 830,675, an increase of around 38,500 newly registered refugees or individuals awaiting registration in a week.
In Syria, opposition forces launched a coordinated offensive in the capital Damascus for two consecutive days on 6 February. Heavy fighting was also reported in Deir Al-Zor, Daraya, Aleppo and Homs. The number of Syrian refugees continued to rise over the past week, amounting to a total of 792,118, an increase of around 59,000 newly registered refugees or individuals awaiting registration compared to last week.
The number of dead from the Syria conflict continues to rise after new clashes across the country. Two days of severe fighting on 30-31 January in the province of Idlib left 47 people dead. The offensive by the Syrian army against opposition strongholds has continued with attacks and fresh clashes in Southern Damascus, Aleppo, and the city of Homs. The number of Syrian refugees continued to rise over the past week, amounting to a total of 733,196.
In Syria the conflict continues to affect large parts of the country with escalating tensions in Homs, Aleppo, Idlib and Damascus provinces. Increased fighting has led to record high levels of new arrivals of refugees in neighbouring countries such as Jordan, where more than 10,000 people arrived between 20 and 24 January alone.
The French-led ground offensive against Islamist rebels in Mali continued on 28 January with armed forces driving Islamic insurgents out of the northern towns of Gao and Timbuktu.
This week severe monsoon rains caused major flooding in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, affecting 250,000 people and displacing 18,000.
According to UNAMID, the tribal clashes which erupted on 9 January in North Darfur, Sudan, led to the displacement of a total of 70,000 people.
In Syria the conflict continues to affect large parts of the country with escalating tensions in Homs, Aleppo, Idlib and Damascus provinces.
The ground offensive against Islamist rebels in Mali continued on 21 January with French forces entering the central Malian town of Diabaly.
Last week a cold front with historically low temperatures and extreme weather conditions such as torrential rains and flash floods affected Asia and the Middle East. 420,000 people in China's southwest Guizhou province, 10,000 in India, 2 million in Bangladesh as well as vulnerable populations in Nepal and Kyrgyzstan were affected by cold temperatures.
Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic have taken control of several towns and subsequent fighting has led to displacement and a deterioration of the already precarious humanitarian situation in the country.
Tropical Storm Wukong (Quinta) made landfall over the island of Leyte in the Philippines on 26 December, affecting more than 240,000 people.


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Season 5 Episode 22 | 9m 14s
The suburbs aren't as innocent as they seem. A young girl stumbles across a dark scene while looking for her lost dog in this one-shot short film.
Aired: 11/20/17Video has closed captioning.
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Wilks out, J.R. in
NEW YORK — Reserve guard Mike Wilks won't play tonight against New York and is doubtful for Wednesday's game at Boston, due to a hamstring injury he suffered in Sunday's loss to New Orleans. As expected, reserve shooting guard J.R. Smith will make his regular-season debut tonight, following a three-game team-imposed suspension for his role in a nightclub altercation during preseason.
Of course, Smith will make his 2007-08 debut in Madison Square Garden, where he was part of the brawl between the Nuggets and Knicks last December.
"J.R. has worked hard, and the incident we want to put behind him," said Nuggets coach George Karl, who spoke to Smith one-on-one for a couple minutes after today's shootaround. "The process of mentoring and maturing, we're all in it together. He's a part of our team and an important piece of our team.
"He will have minutes tonight. They might be short, they might be long. He makes four 3-pointers, they'll probably be long."
Wilks' hamstring injury in the second quarter on Sunday put Karl in a sudden bind. He had four guards unavailable, counting Smith, Chucky Atkins (groin) and Anthony Carter (hand).
"We didn't know how to get in our rotation or comfort zone," said Karl, whose team is 2-1.
This morning, Smith sat courtside at Madison Square Garden, about 10 feet from where the brawl occurred. After granting numerous interviews, he shook his head in regards to the magnitude of media at the Nuggets shootaround.
"Everybody's expecting us to fight or something — like we didn't learn from last year," Smith said. "I got suspended 10 games, Carmelo was suspended 15 games, Nene, who just stepped on the court, got one game. And they think we're going to go out there and ruin our season like we did last year. We're not going to do that. People just love to hype things up."


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The Medical Intensive Care Unit provides comprehensive medical care to the most critically ill patients in 17 counties.
Patients often have multiple diagnoses that include but are not limited to: pneumonia, sepsis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, disturbances in cardiac rhythm, and multi-system organ failure. The MICU utilizes cutting edge technology in the areas of hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, and sepsis management.
Quality Care
Patients and families receive quality care through a collaborative approach from nurses, physicians, dietary, respiratory therapy, spiritual care, palliative care, social work, case management, physical therapy and occupational therapy. The complexity of care that is delivered by the nurses in the MICU requires staff to be self-motivated, able to think critically under pressure, and above all have the drive to give the best care possible.
The orientation process for new staff is based on a partnership model. Meetings occur with the preceptor, orientee, and unit leadership to ensure all needs are being met. Our goal is to provide a safe environment so that nurses may easily become skilled and absorb new information in an open and learner-friendly environment. Formal classroom training and bedside teaching is conducted by senior staff and unit leaders. Each orientation is individualized to meet the unique needs of the new staff nurse. The hospital supports and encourages the pursuit of certification from the AACN in Critical Care. In addition, the MICU management team strongly supports ongoing formal education through flexible scheduling, as well as mentoring nurses in their professional development.


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How To Start A Successful Online Business
So you're interested in starting an online business, but you're not sure where to start.
In many ways, starting an online business is the same as opening a brick and mortar store. You will make plans, manage your funds, produce products, then start work.
However, there are some unique aspects to running an online business that you need to consider in order to be successful.
Here are the steps you should follow to improve your chances of success:
Find the First Market
When starting an online business, many people choose the product first and then search the market.
However, it's best to do this the opposite: find a group of people with a particular problem, then create a product that offers a solution to this problem.
Finding your market can be easy with some internet research. Here are some suggestions:
Check out the online forums to see what problems people are trying to solve
Do keyword research and create a list of keywords that people search for
Check out the potential competitors in the field and see what they do to meet demand
Writing Copy Killer
Once you find a product that can offer a solution for your audience, it's time to write multiple copies to sell the product.
There are thousands of books that explain how to write the best sales copy. But, the main thing you should focus on is to write a copy that addresses the issue of habit.
This should answer the question, "What's in it for me?"
Create a Website
You know your market, you know your product, and you are ready to tell why your product is awesome. Now, you are ready to create your website.
When someone enters your site, you just need a few seconds to get their attention. To attract their attention, you must:
Keep the navigation easy and simple on every page
Use videos, graphics, and other visuals to attract attention
Include opt-in offers so you can get an email address
Make it super easy to buy-no more than 2 clicks to get to the cashier
Make sure your content is high quality
Offering multiple payment options – many Paypal bingo sites succeed because they do this.
Use Search Engines to Drive Customers to Your Site
Using PPC advertising (Pay-Per-Click) can be one of the best ways to drive direct traffic to your site.
Unlike organic search, PPC ads appear at the top of the search results immediately. Plus, with PPC advertising you can test different keywords, headlines, and sales approaches to find out which one works best.
Set Yourself as an Expert
People are more likely to believe what you have to say and buy your product if they believe you are an industry expert.
You can build your expert reputation by:
Provides free expert content, such as articles, guides, e-books, and videos.
Share content through an online directory or by including a "send to a friend" link with each content.
Engage in industry forums or specific social networking sites
Use the Power of Email Marketing
Whenever someone chooses to opt in with their email, you have the opportunity to turn visitors into subscribers.
For some serious lead-time conversions, make sure you're constantly launching emails that offer exclusive incentives.


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Strasburg diagnosed with mild lat strain
ATLANTA -- The preliminary report on Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg's injury came in on Saturday afternoon and while there is indeed an injury, it's not quite where originally reported.
Strasburg flew back to Washington following Friday night's 3-2 win over the Braves, during which he was removed from the game with what was diagnosed as a strained right oblique after pitching a career-low two innings. Strasburg had an MRI on Saturday, and while the injury is near the oblique, it's not the oblique.
"It's a lat and it's down low," said Nationals head trainer Lee Kuntz. "It also happens to be where your oblique comes around and inserts. The MRI showed that it was a lat strain. A Grade I lat strain."
Grade I is the lowest level.
Nationals manager Davey Johnson said prior to Saturday night's game that the team would wait before putting Strasburg on the disabled list. Johnson still hopes the right-hander can make his next start.
"We'll see how he feels. We have an off-day Monday. He can be pushed back, which means he can throw Tuesday. If he's not having any discomfort, if it's letting up, if it's not grabbing him, he will start," said Johnson. "But if it's bothering him, he'll probably miss his start."
Kuntz echoed Johnson's analysis.
"We're going to wait and see how he feels," he said. "We're going to treat it right now and play it by ear."
Strasburg, who had pitched through the pain in his previous starts has a 3-5 record with a 2.54 ERA and was among National League leaders in innings, strikeouts, and strikeouts per nine innings. He was 2-0 with a 1.44 ERA over his last four starts, including Friday night.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Immigration reform may be dead in this Congress, but for a majority of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is still heavily supported.
The public's views of immigrants are positive on the whole, a new study by the Pew Research Center shows. According to the June 26 report, the public supports a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants by a three-to-one margin.
Of the seven groups polled, which included steadfast conservatives, young outsiders, solid liberals and hard-pressed skeptics, six of the seven polled said they favor a pathway to citizenship for immigrants here illegally as long as certain requirements are met.
Only the steadfast conservatives do not overwhelmingly support a path to citizenship. About 49 percent of that group believes immigrants now living in the United States should not be eligible for citizenship, and 50 percent say they should.
But the public's feelings aren't currently represented in the halls of Congress.
Following a rallying push by congressional leadership to pass an immigration reform bill last year– it made it through the Senate but never made it to a vote in the House — comprehensive immigration legislation has long been considered dead.
And the shocking defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va, in his June primary provided the nail to the coffin.
Cantor's embrace of even piecemeal immigration proposals was largely seen as one of the last hopes for the reform effort. It is now unclear who will champion the cause after he leaves.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is perhaps the most obvious alternative but he refused to support the Senate bill last year. The House has yet to bring its own bill to the floor for a vote.
New reports of an influx of children crossing the border alone illegallyhave brought immigration reform back to the spotlight.
President Barack Obama made a statement Monday about immigration and berated Congress for its lack of action on the issue.
At the briefing Obama said, "Our country and our economy would be stronger today if House Republicans had allowed a simple yes-or-no vote on this bill or, for that matter, any bill."
He continued, "If Congress will not do their job at least we can do ours."
Although the president vowed to use executive actions to redirect immigration enforcement efforts to the border, he provided few details.
Yet there is still a lack of consensus surrounding what route immigration reform should take.
There are multiple directions reform efforts could go: Would it eventually grant all immigrants the right to become a citizen? Would it only allow those who came here as children the ability to become legal? Would it reconsider the DREAM Act and let those with college degrees obtain citizenship? Or should it limit all illegal immigrants from obtaining any citizenship and instead grant them work permits or cards as permanent legal residents?
For the public, studies find that opinions often fall along party lines.
A survey on "Religion, Values, and Immigration Reform" by the Brookings Institution released June 10 found that opinions vary regarding the best route for reform.
A majority of those polled from all political groups, except the tea party movement, supported an immigration policy that would allow undocumented immigrants "a way to become citizens provided they meet certain requirements." Yet about 20 percent of each group supported the in-between category, which would devise a policy to allow immigrants to become permanent legal residents, but not citizens.
The tea party had the greatest percentage of respondents who supported the option to identify and deport illegal immigrants. (Essentially the no immigration reform route.)
In his remarks, Obama conceded what many already knew – that immigration reform legislation will not pass this year. If you ask most members of Congress they will say it's unlikely to happen before Obama leaves office.
Yet, the ongoing crisis at the border will likely influence the final determination. How the federal government responds to the situation will prove whether immigration reform can rise from the dead or if it's gone for good.


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As Regular Car Reviews so eloquently put it, dishonesty is a cardinal sin in the automotive industry. Small cars that try to look big and sporty, big cars that try to look lithe and light. So what car or truck looks like it should?
One of my favorites (and I'm cribbing from Regular Car Reviews again) is the old Toyota RAV4. It didn't try to look big and mean and tough and aggressive and confidence-boosting and whatever else you see on every truck/crossover on the market nowadays.
It was a small SUV and it looked and felt like a small SUV.
Or, as RCR put it, "the RAV4 in the early 2000s wasn't trying to suck your dick. It was a small SUV that wasn't trying to reassure you that you're still a man."
So what's your favorite car or truck that does exactly what it says on the tin? That looks as big as it is, as fast as it is, and not a bit more or less? Trucks that do truck stuff. Sports cars that look cheap and fun. Which one was the most honest and which one pulls your heartstrings?


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For probably over the last decade I have been taking 4 ? aminopyridine. I have been taking 40 mg a day, four 10 mg pills every six hours. The pharmacy I was getting the pills compounded that has now informed me that they cannot find any company that has the active ingredient of 4-amino pyridine available to purchase to continue compounding my pills. They are recommending I take Fampyra instead. I tried that about three years ago and I found it did not work for me as well as my compounded pills. Additionally the recommended dose is only 20 mg a day where as I'm taking 40 mg a day.
So my question to those of you out there are the following :
1) is anyone else out there still taking 4 ? AP in compounded pills. If you are is it at all possible that he would be able to ask the pharmacy you get your pills from where they source the 4-ap? I'd prefer to find a new source for it so I can continue to take my compounded pills.
2) if I can't then I have to go with Fampyra. Going to my question for those of you out there with spinal cord injuries are any of you taking greater than the 20 mg per day recommended dosage? Say closer to 40 mg?


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My laboratory focuses on the molecular characterization of human chromosome abnormalities. Molecular methods such as fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) mapping using YAC or BAC clones, microsatellite allelotyping, and sequencing analysis of SNP variants and gene mutations have been used. We are initiating high through-put chromosome-specific and genome-wide array-based analysis for mapping segmental deletions/duplication and sequencing rearrangement breakpoints. The goals of this laboratory are to identify disease-causing genes or genetic markers of diagnostic and prognostic values, and to dissect underlying molecular mechanisms.
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You are all probably familiar with Marina Wolf Ahmad, founder of Big Moves, who comments here as bigmovesbabe. Marina knows all about getting fatties to embrace, show off, and work with their bodies, and to that end, she sent us this delightful parody of women's magazine "get a bikini body" articles. It's a fitting antidote to the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, when pools open and predatory media start publishing about how to pummel and punish yourself into the swimsuit of your dreams.
Marina's dancers, pictured at that link and below, are athletic women who are in touch with and confident about their bodies, but her article is written for beginners; you don't have to be as comfy in your skin as a Big Moves dancer to benefit from the Bikini Mind mental workout. You don't even have to want to wear a bikini. These exercises, taken as baby steps at first and then with increasing intensity, can help you love yourself more whether you're in a two-piece, a one-piece, or hell, fully dressed.
Edit: Marina adds, "I also want to mention, because I see shades of this in a couple of comments, that this article is NOT meant to make people feel like they must want to wear a bikini, and if they don't then they're being bad fatties….This is for people who want it, but have been feeling like they need to wait."
28 Days to a Bikini Mind
Sizzle in your swimsuit with these exercises for strengthening self-esteem and energizing your sense of empowerment!
By Marina Wolf Ahmad, choreographer and founder, Big Moves
If you're a one-piece kind of woman hankering for a bikini-ready body, I've got news for you: EVERY body is bikini ready! Got tits of some sort? Got a crotch to cover? That's what a bikini is for! When fashion magazines talk about "a bikini body", they're just selling you more insecurity. If you want to wear a bikini, all you need is a Bikini Mind.
Here's a plan designed to shift those pesky mental blocks that all the dieting and the exercise in the world won't. Don't worry — if a string isn't your thing, and you're more of a tankini kind of gal, or you're simply hoping to feel better in a suit with a daring back or a few strategically-placed keyholes, this mental workout's for you!
With these four exercises, you'll target your self-loathing, fear of being judged, internalized fat-phobia, and impossible standards of physical "perfection" enforced by the beauty industry. But this is no standard workout — I've developed a two-in-one toning routine that combines both mental effort and experiential, physical work so you get the most out of your efforts. It's about training smarter, not longer.
By involving more of yourself at once, you tackle more baggage and bullshit in the same amount of time. Plus, moving through these exercises — not just mentalizing! — means that you get the immediate physical experience of a bikini mind, making it easier to actually feel confident as you discover your own fabulous you.
These exercises will strengthen and tone your bikini mind. To feel even better in your own skin, try to eat intuitively from an assortment of foods and drinks that you actually derive pleasure from, and move about in ways that are enjoyable and comfortable to you. If you stick to the plan, in as soon as four weeks you'll be more at home in your body, and that'll help you feel great in whatever bathing suit you choose!
Choose a method for reflection that gives you enough space to explore, but feels safe and self-contained: journaling, drawing, talking with a friend, talking to a tape recorder. You want to challenge yourself, but in manageable amounts that you can work into your daily life. And give yourself physical room to move, too. The bathroom just ain't big enough for what you're going to do!
Start by doing one exercise for 3 minutes, and work up to doing it for 5 to 10 minutes at a time. Depending on the exercise, you may need to take a little longer than that, but the same principle applies: start with smaller amounts of time, and work up to more. Do this workout two to three times a week with a rest day in between.
Modify this workout to match your readiness. Follow the recommended moves, or adapt them as needed by reducing the amount of time or doing only a portion.
Ready to get bikini-ready? Click "read more" to get the moves.
Mirror gaze with self-touch
Equipment: a mirror, preferably full-length or otherwise big
Start: Start by getting comfortable in front of a mirror. Standing, sitting, reclining… your position is not important as long as you can see most of yourself. Beginning at the top of your head, look at your body in the mirror. Just observe it: the shadows, the dimpling, the hair, the texture of your skin, the coloring, the shape.
Technique Tip: If you find yourself avoiding one part of your body, or feeling a strong negative reaction to it, just make a mental note of it, say "I'm not comfortable, but I can come back to that", and move on.
Finish: As you view your body, trace the path of your own gaze with your hands. Observe what those shadows and dimples feel like, what the skin feels like where it's rough or smooth, where the muscles lie under the skin, where the weight of flesh falls.
Safety Tip: If you cannot reach a spot that you are looking at, don't strain too hard! And if you're touching a spot that you're looking at and you just can't stop, put this down and pick up the Betty Dodson book, because that's a different subject.
Variations: Try this clothed at first, then try it in different clothing: underwear, club clothes, your current swimsuit, naked. Also try it in different postures, whatever is accessible to you: standing, sitting, lying down, bending over. Bodies often change shape in different positions, so experiment with connecting the look to the feel in different positions.
The Self-Aware Sit
Equipment: the beach chair you use or a towel. If using a towel on a hardwood floor, you might want to lay down a yoga mat or sleeping bag first. EXTRA NICE: doing this out in a sunny, private backyard lawn.
Other than the time we spend swimming in it, a lot of what we do in a swimsuit IS sitting. And so we want to explore what it means to sit with comfort and confidence.
Start: Sit down. Find a comfortable spot. Listen to your body, and if it says, "ow, that hinge is pinching me", or "hey, crossed ankles chafe a bit!", then shift and fix the problem. Not enough sun? Move the towel or chair into the right spot. Too much wind? Go and get a little jacket or sweatshirt and then re-settle.
Technique Tip: set down a book or drink near you, to approximate this position in the real world.
Finish: When you are sitting, and as comfortable as you can be, what does that feel like? How does it make you feel? How do you breathe? Shift positions, get in and out of the seat differently. Start by changing positions three times in three minutes, work up to a full half-hour, holding positions for longer. Remember to read a few pages from your book, and hydrate as needed!
If you notice transitions that feel awkward or "not sexy", take a moment to think about that. Why are they not sexy? Does their not-sexiness hinge on you feeling physically uncomfortable, or do they make you feel as though someone might catch a glimpse of you in a way that you can't control? Furthermore, does every move need to be sexy?
Safety Tip: As you lower and raise yourself to and from a seated position, or shift from different positions of seatedness and proneness, make note of which transitions feel physically safe and which feel a little precarious.
Variations: Try eating in a seated position. If your eventual outing includes food with it, you want to determine what are the comfortable positions for nourishing yourself. Where to rest your little plate? How far can you reach without tipping over? The answers to these questions you do not want to find out when you're out in your bikini for the first time.
Public (in)decency
Equipment: an article of clothing that (legally) reveals some part of your body that you are not used to revealing, or feel uncomfortable revealing. Also needed: A location where this article of clothing may frequently be seen on other women, and at least one supportive friend, if not a group.
Start: Put on that piece of clothing, accompanied by other pieces of clothing and accessories that match it, in your estimation, and feel good. Suggestions: shorts or a miniskirt (if you are uncomfortable with your thighs), form-fitting dress or top (if you are uncomfortable with your belly), etc… If you enjoy make-up and styling your hair, please do that if you wish. Go out and show your friend how you are dressed.
Technique Tip: Strut a little, ham it up. Why not? You look great!
Finish: Go out in public with this friend and this outfit on. Pick a place that is someplace you would like to go anyway (a club, a county fair, an art show, a bar), set a time limit before you leave OR change (10 minutes, 20 minutes, one hour), and just go. Notice how you feel if you are in your own neighborhood, versus out in a new location. How do you feel in public transportation or walking? What activities feel good in this outfit, and what things are harder to do than you thought (bending over, for example!). What are things you thought might happen if you wore this piece of clothing, and are they happening or not? Talk with your friend(s) about your feelings, during or after the excursion, but try to also enjoy what you're out doing.
Safety Tip: Don't drink any alcohol or use any drugs before doing this exercise. It can be tempting, as an aid in lowering your inhibitions and any nervousness you may have, but drug use gets in the way of awareness and safety, and you want to stay alert to your feelings.
Variations: Select different locations for your excursions. Try different body parts for exposure. Gradually increase the amount of time you spend out on the excursion.
Suit Up! (window-shopping as self-empowerment)
Equipment: several web sites that sell cute bikinis, NOT necessarily in your size.
Start: Go online and browse. Study the different ways that bikinis can be cut, look at the models for the swimsuits and see how their body type may or may not affect the way the swimsuit looks. Note the different fabrics and ties that can be used, as well, and write down or sketch what your bikini might look like.
Technique Tip: Use a pencil with eraser when sketching. The more you look, the more likely your ideas will change.
Finish: Take a look at your existing swimsuit or bikini. Are there ways to modify it to make it more closely approximate your sketch? Do you know how to sew well enough to make something that looks like it? Do you have money to buy a swimsuit? If so, did you find anything online that came close to your sketch? Can you afford something custom-made, through Love Your Peaches, for example? Take one of these steps to get your swimsuit in hand.
Safety Tip: Check out return policies on the swimsuits, before you buy online.
Variations: Go to a physical store, preferably with a supportive friend, and browse. If you are on the fatter side of average, you will likely not find anything in a physical store. Why do you think that is so? What can you learn from looking at swimsuits not in your size? ADVANCED: Select a bikini that you do like, take it up to the counter and ask if they carry it in your size. If the answer is no, say something like the following: "Oh, that's too bad, I really wanted to get it. You should let your suppliers know that there is interest in larger sizes for this stuff."
The Big Day
The first time you go out in a bikini, make sure you do the following to really support the new you:
- Test-drive your new suit doing all the things in the exercises above: sitting, bending over, lying down, eating, talking with your friends. Do you anticipate standing at all? Try that. What about playing volleyball? Check the bounce factor! If you are sitting in a wheelchair or scooter, see how the seat feels against your skin, and take steps to make that comfortable, like a folded towel. Remember to take time not only to move in your suit, but to feel how it feels to move in your suit.
- Select a location for your debut that caters to a diverse crowd of people, in terms of age, ethnicity, etc. Spring break in Florida: not a good choice.
- Bring friends who really get what you've been doing, and think you're awesome. If they've been following the Bikini Mind workout, they'll have their own stuff going on, but you can support each other.
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Chlorpropamide is used to treat high blood sugar levels caused by a type of diabetes mellitus called type 2 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, your body does not work properly to store excess sugar and the sugar remains in your blood. High blood sugar over a long time can lead to serious health problems.
Proper diet is the first step in managing type 2 diabetes, but often medicines are needed. Chlorpropamide belongs to a class of drugs called sulfonylureas. It increases the release of insulin from the pancreas, which helps your body store sugar. This also lowers the level of sugar in the blood and restores the way you use food to make energy.
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Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of chlorpropamide in the pediatric population. Safety and efficacy have not been established.
Although appropriate studies on the relationship of age to the effects of chlorpropamide have not been performed in the geriatric population, geriatric-specific problems are not expected to limit the usefulness of chlorpropamide in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have age-related liver or kidney problems, which may require an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving chlorpropamide.
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Chlorpropamide can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). However, this can also occur if you delay or miss a meal or snack, drink alcohol, exercise more than usual, cannot eat because of nausea or vomiting, take certain medicines, or take chlorpropamide with another type of diabetes medicine. The symptoms of low blood sugar must be treated before they lead to unconsciousness (passing out). Different people feel different symptoms of low blood sugar. It is important that you learn which symptoms of low blood sugar you usually have, so you can treat it quickly.
Symptoms of low blood sugar include anxiety; behavior change similar to being drunk; blurred vision; cold sweats; confusion; cool, pale skin; difficulty with thinking; drowsiness; excessive hunger; fast heartbeat; headache (continuing); nausea; nervousness; nightmares; restless sleep; shakiness; slurred speech; or unusual tiredness or weakness.
If symptoms of low blood sugar occur, eat glucose tablets or gel, corn syrup, honey, or sugar cubes; or drink fruit juice, non-diet soft drink, or sugar dissolved in water. Also, check your blood for low blood sugar. Glucagon is used in emergency situations when severe symptoms such as seizures (convulsions) or unconsciousness occur. Have a glucagon kit available, along with a syringe or needle, and know how to use it. Members of your household also should know how to use it.
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements.
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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The Palin Strategy Behind the Media Frenzy That is Shaping Politics as we Know It
September 8, 2008
In a race unlike any other, politics have mixed with mainstream media, PR stunts and campaign tactics cannot be deciphered, and candidates are currently in a full-fledged ad war. First ladies have turned into public enemies, and lines have been drawn inside of political parties.
But the single, most plain asset in this political chaos that we call the 2008 presidential race is most certainly the element of surprise.
Partisan or non-partisan, liberal or conservative, we can all agree on one thing – Sarah Palin was a surprise. The little-known one term Alaskan governor has set political media to a standstill, hitting nerves on everyone, liberal, conservative, or independent. She has changed politics as we know it, stirring so many feelings that can't all be represented by just one writing.
So how can we take all of this in? The truth is, we can't. Which ever party you support, which every race and creed you are, you simply can't take in Palin without emotion.
And this is exactly what John McCain wanted.
He wanted this news frenzy. He wanted the blogging world, liberal and conservative to explode into opinion. He wanted chaos to erupt in the media world, (i.e. the OK! Magazine bias). He wanted people like me and you to think long and hard about this media bonanza — he wanted a diversion.
Understanding the importance of his vice presidential pick, McCain couldn't simply choose anyone. He needed to go out of the ordinary, not into the realm of his contenders, middle-aged white males who would be perceived just like they have for two-hundred years.
And no matter how unreliable, local or politically ripe Sarah Palin was, he knew she would create the second big bang. He knew that she would occupy every political blog, think tank, magazine, and newspaper. And finally, he knew that she would provide a wall between both parties, blacking out media solely focused on the Democrats.
Palin's experience is an issue, but McCain knew he could exploit this to the fullest, initiating a media strategy that could literately absorb any attack from the left.
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Her choosing for running mate has acted as a literal smoke bomb, creating only a small explosion, but then spreading over the entire mainstream media, sparking a spreading cloud of mist. Palin, acting as bait, has done all she has needed to do, unleashing attack speeches when needed and sparking controversy with her "troopergate" scandal as well as he pregnant daughter. The media then proceeded to take the bait, igniting a fire within itself and not running a story without the world "Palin" in it.
Meanwhile, Palin actually has stayed away from the media, ignoring any invitations for interviews on sit-down shows and political debate television as well.
Why? She doesn't need too.
Palin's one weakness is the one trait that you would assume a running mate would use to his/her advantage – politics. McCain knows that if Palin explodes back into the media, accepting interviews and arguing head-on with the liberal press, she will be beaten to her knees, and a coupe-de-grace will be imminent during her mandatory debate with opposing running mate Joe Biden.
And because of this, the future is more of an enemy to the conservatives than Barack Obama, and if the Democrats plan to exploit this, they must understand that for now, they have lost the battle of the present.
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September 9, 2008 at 12:19 am
Hi, its a been a long time. Checking in…
This post is written with some emotions too, I think. I agree with most of your points. Nevertheless, I feel that the focus is being taken away from the real deal, the evaluation of the presidential candidates themselves, no?
I do believe in your last statement about the Republicans owning the present, they do have the momentum for now, I am not sure how far it will get them.
September 14, 2008 at 1:55 pm
[…] I have explained in a different post, Sarah Palin has two big weaknesses — the press, and hand to hand […]


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"What we learned from the past storms is that when we get high winds there will be extensive power outages and it won't be for a day or two — it could be weeks," said Kines, of AccuWeather.
Malloy urged residents to stock up on food, water and batteries over the weekend and top off their vehicles' fuel tanks. It would also be smart to have cash on hand should power outages cripple credit card reading machines, he said.
The governor suggested that residents sign up for the state's free emergency text message alerts by going to www.ct.gov/ctalert. Later on, residents may call 211 for information on the nearest storm shelters.
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The five-year trend for just about all types of fried sides has been down, she adds, as consumers have been trying to save money by leaving sides and drinks off orders. But as the economy has rebounded in the past year or so, some sides have shown an uptick. They include onion rings, sweet potato fries, and even some white potato products, such as breakfast hash browns.
According to the MenuMonitor tool from Chicago-based consulting and market research firm Technomic, onion rings are the most popular fried side items after french fries, followed by cheese sticks and fried cheese and chicken strips/nuggets. Jalapeño poppers and fried mushrooms round out the top five.
Many fried sides are part and parcel of ethnic or regional restaurants, such as egg rolls and potstickers at Chinese restaurants or knishes at some New York–style delis. In many parts of the country, particularly in the South and with barbecue and seafood entrées, hush puppies are second only to french fries.
"It's a signature item with us and is our delicacy," says Richard Averitte, vice president of operations at Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q, of hush puppies, the only fried side item other than french fries at the chain. "It's what we serve with eastern North Carolina barbecue and sweet tea."
The chain has its own proprietary mix made with cornmeal from House-Autry Mills, which is located near the barbecue chain's headquarters in Smithfield, North Carolina.
"We make our hush puppy mix fresh every day in each restaurant and have a hush puppy machine that cranks out two of them at a time," Averitte says. The menu items "have about the same hold time as fries, so we try to make them fresh. They just taste better that way."
The cornmeal batter's consistency is crucial, he says, just as it is for pizza dough. "If it's too hard, the hush puppies come out small," Averitte says. "If it's too loose, they will stick together and form one big hush puppy."
Hush puppies are also a popular side at Captain D's. Made from scratch with 11 ingredients, including proprietary spices, the hush puppies are round rather than finger-shaped like at Smithfield's.
Hush puppies aren't the only distinct fried-side offering. The Nashville, Tennessee–based chain offers fried okra, a Southern favorite, and rolls out fried green tomatoes as a summer limited-time offering, says James Henderson, chef and vice president of product innovation at the chain.
"The okra has more of a very fine cracker breading, and the fried green tomatoes use a cornmeal batter," Henderson says. The brand also has a fried dill pickle that employs more of a traditional batter, while some fish items have a Cajun seasoned mix.
"We spend a lot of time and energy experimenting with things, making the batter fit best," he says. "We come up with our own twist on hush puppies and other fried sides."
While Mozzarella sticks and jalapeño poppers are found mostly at pizza parlors in the quick-service world, they are "workhorses" of the Captain D's menu, Henderson says. "Customers are voting with their dollars that they want them on the menu."
The company has a number of other fried menu items listed as "add-ons," but which function as sides. These include smaller-than-regular portions of lobster bites and crab poppers, which contain real lobster and crabmeat and are often ordered with a regular entrée.
Determining whether to have a large number of sides (in Captain D's case) or a limited number (like at Smithfield's) is a balancing act, says WD Partners' Lombardi.
"There is a lot of experimenting going on, but what keeps the number of items under control is a good restaurant rationale program," he says. "You don't want to complicate operations by increasing SKUs for something not drawing in a lot of people."
One way to offer sides without boosting the number of ingredients is to develop them so they can be used in several menu items. That is often the case with onion rings.
White Castle, for example, is known for steam cooking its hamburgers on a bed of onions, so it makes sense that the chain also added onion rings and onion chips as sides. They are among the most popular secondary items on the menu.
"It's a habit that customers formed," says Kim Bartley, vice president of marketing and site development for the chain.
When Smashburger launched in 2007, the Denver-based company's founder, Tom Ryan, wanted to do the sides "a little differently," he says. That led to including Haystack Onions, which are finely sliced in the stores and fried in chicken-fried steak batter. The Haystack Onions are also part of the BBQ, Bacon & Cheddar burger.
French fries are still the top side at Smashburger, but the chain came up with a twist on one version of its fries by tossing them with rosemary, olive oil, and garlic to create Smashfries. There's also a sweet potato version of Smashfries.
Sweet potato fries have joined the menu at a growing number of restaurants and have been an LTO at big operators like Burger King and Wendy's.
"We've seen a lot of interest from quick-service restaurants and chains," says Sue Johnson-Langdon, executive director of the North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission. North Carolina is the nation's largest sweet potato producer.
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Nev. won't spend state funds to open federal parks
LAS VEGAS — Gov. Brian Sandoval says Nevada won't spend state money to open national parks and federal areas closed due to the federal shutdown.
Sandoval spokeswoman Mary-Sarah Kinner said Thursday that Nevada already faces critical funding decisions on dozens of programs affecting hundreds of thousands of state residents, including food stamps, unemployment insurance and aid to women, infants and children.
Governors in some states including Utah have said they'll take the Obama administration up on an offer to use their own states' money to reopen some shuttered national parks.
Kinner says Nevada state parks are open, but the state can't afford to pay for operations at federal parks right now.
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JULY 25, 2009 -- What a great day to be in the Tillamook State Forest.
Special thanks to our newest club member, Douglas (Wyldman) Seal for continuing to lead these runs and ensure that everyone has plenty of opportunities to go 4-wheeling. There is nothing worse than a 4x4 club that doesn't go wheeling...
Congratulations to Shane Nelson for winning the coveted "Cow Bell" for the day while attempting the Airplane entrance filter. I was certain that the cowbell would be mine that day. I think they are still debating the rules and trying to give it to me, but my Jeep was always able to move under it's own power - no straps, no cables...
Thank you to everyone for your patience with me on Saturday. I've been riding shotgun for a bunch of years and I'm a little rusty behind the wheel of the trail Jeep. I especially appologize for the 10+ minutes that it took me to get through the entrance filter for Airplane (my front locker was awaiting parts). Although at the point I should have given up (my 3 attempts) - the end was closer than going back.
I hope at least that everyone had a good giggle watching Kira and I struggle through that filter (I know Shane and Ryan were entertained). When I got to the point that the transmission placement had shifted about 6 inches and the clutch peddle was stuck to floor - I figured it was time to hand the Jeep back over to Darel. Found out later that I also busted a U-Joint / Axle on that entrance filter.
Darel would like to thank Rick for spotting my fender into the tree on the exit filter at Airplane - he's been wanting custom fenders for awhile and now he has a reason to get them! ha ha ha Don't rush to send me your complaints about damaging the tree - it had already been debarked 10 times over before I even got there...
Special thanks to our newest applicant member, Tracy Smith, for the ride up Airplane - I've always wanted a more extreme rock crawler and last night I saw Darel out on the internet searching for ideas --- maybe someday...
And thanks to our new applicants Winton & Maureen Johndal and Tracy Smith for the offering of parts and tools while Darel was working on the axle I busted. It is always such a pleasure to wheel with folks who are willing to help out on the trail.
I just love this picture of Maureen strolling through the Airplane filter like she's going to get groceries at Safeway. What a beautiful & well equipped Jeep - you made everything look easy! I was looking for an "extreme" picture to post - but in all 400+ pictures you never even spun a tire -- all I can say is -- just wow! Wait - haven't I seen that Jeep on the GenRight Offroad website?
Tracy (xtrmtj) Smith takes the "bestest" poser pics!
Tracy taking a run at 7-Up...
And always - thank you to Rick for your help on Friday (& Saturday). Your friendship means the world to us and we would miss out on alot of club runs if it wasn't for your help when Darel is working out of town. Slymmer is coming along nicely and it's always impressive to watch you take the smallest rig in the bunch and "just keep swimming" with the big dogs...
Thanks to Leonard (from Leonard's Off-Road) for joining us on Saturday.
It was fun watching you encourage Wyldman to "test" his Jeep. Also kudos to your shop in that although he couldn't crawl up all of those rock walls - the Jeep never complained or weakened in all of those crazy attempts.
This is my favorite picture from the day...
Since I'm fully vested now in my Acadamy Award thank you's - I wanted to thank this guy (whoever he was) for bringing the bug spray up on Waterfall. The biting flies were absolutely nasty up there that day!
One last thank you to Jon Halleaux for sticking with us on the caravan home. I was just too hard on "Old Yeller" that day and she asked for a ride home on the trailer. Thanks to Rick for taking good care of Slymmer throughout the day so Yeller could catch a ride.
Last but not least, thank you to my "sometimes grumpy" but always tolerant husband / spotter / mechanic. I know how much you love your Jeep and I'm sorry for breaking the axle and crunching the fender (yeah it was my fault too). If you can forgive me - you might get something really cool for your birthday...
Click here for a link to all of the pictures from the day:
Thanks again to everyone for coming out to play in the woods. We had a wonderful time and look forward to doing it again soon...
Crystal Crowder
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Needing To Know When Will The Man's Rule End Becomes More Important As The End Approaches
Written by alan schulman on November 9, 2010 — Leave a Comment
There's many end time prophecies from a variety of civilizations that come together and describe today's times as when will the world end. With the infamous year 2012 quickly approaching, more and more people are investigating these predictions to determine their relevancy and have found some very frightening results.
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Support Cloture and Vote for S. 1257, the DC House Voting Rights Act of 2007
Dear Senator:
On behalf of the National Education Association's (NEA) 3.2 million members, we urge you to support cloture and oppose any filibuster on the DC House Voting Rights Act of 2007 (S. 1257). This important civil rights bill would extend full voting representation in the House of Representatives to the District of Columbia. The cloture vote is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.
Just as NEA supported the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 (VRA, P.L. 109-246) as part of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), NEA also strongly supports the bipartisan approach to expanding democratic rights to all under- and unrepresented American citizens embodied in this legislation. We believe S. 1257 is an extension of the VRA and, as such, strongly discourage any attempt to delay a vote on this bill. No civil rights bill has been blocked from a vote in the Senate since the era of segregation in America.
Introduced by Senator Lieberman, along with Senators Hatch and Bennett, S. 1257 was overwhelmingly approved on June 13 by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs by a vote of 9 to 1. On May 15, the committee held a standing room only hearing on the bill and on May 23, the full Judiciary Committee conducted an extensive hearing on the constitutionality of full DC voting rights in the House of Representatives.
Like the companion, bipartisan House-passed bill (H.R. 1905), S. 1257 pairs voting representation in the House of Representatives for citizens living in the District of Columbia with an additional Utah seat, expanding the size of the House to 437 members. The Senate bill also replaces the at-large fourth seat to Utah, as provided for in the House bill, with a new proportionate seat that is supported by the citizens of the State of Utah. The bill does not extend any rights or privileges for DC to the Senate, and is strictly concerned with how the House proposes to organize itself.
NEA believes it is time to extend full House representation to residents of the District of Columbia and fairly apportion representation to Utah. It is time to support cloture and the vote on S. 1257, and help end 206 years of taxation without representation for the citizens of our nation's capital.
Thank you for your consideration of these important issues.
Diane Shust, Director of Government Relations
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Most of my time is spent on the Stack Overflow site. I find that when I ask a question that is off topic it is closed fairly quickly. For a site that has over one million questions and has such a dedicated fan base this is fine.
When you are on a less used Stack Exchange site, it seems like it might make sense to relax some of the controls we have put in place in order to gain a wider audience.
I guess a summarized version of my question would be:
Would we prefer to have a site that strictly focuses on one topic but gets little use or a site that has a more relaxed focus and gets a larger audience?
This question is spawned from my personal experiences from:
- Why do Zinc Lozenges make everything taste like cardboard? on the Cooking Stack Exchange, Seasoned Advice.


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France Telecom Accused Of Holding YouTube Videos Hostage Unless It Gets More Money
from the more-peering-disputes deptAn interesting post from broadband news reporter Dave Burstein argues that anti-trust regulators in France may have basically enabled France Telecom to hold YouTube videos hostage unless Google backbone partner, Cogent, pays more money:
Millions of French netizens discover their YouTube streams sputter and die or never begin in the first place. Other video services, including TF1, are also struggling. The effect varies, sometimes randomly and sometimes by time of day. Respected consumer organization UFC-Que Choisir found between 20% and 50% of users surveyed online had problems.The details suggest that this isn't so much a "neutrality" issue as a peering dispute. In fact, it actually sounds somewhat similar to the Level 3 / Comcast dispute from a few years back. In that case, Level 3 was providing service to Netflix, and Comcast worried about the big influx of traffic. Comcast (like France Telecom) demanded that Level 3 pay up for delivering it extra traffic. The bit that's interesting here is that French regulators got involved and said that this was legal in this case, though they're worried about the lack of transparency.
Again, the existing connection remains and much of the traffic gets through. But Net traffic always grows and without regularly adding additional capacity many - not all - streams are blocked. French networks, with France Telecom in the lead, are refusing to accept growing traffic from Cogent, a major backbone carrier that services Google. They demand payment to accept all the streams their customers request. The independent French competition authority (Autorite de la concurrence) on September 20 approved the charging plan, leaving no doubt this is neutrality dispute.
Of course all this does is show, yet again, how the internet's interconnectivity through peering arrangements is increasingly under pressure as certain broadband players become more powerful. And, unfortunately, the public (and their YouTube videos) may be at risk.
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Responsible tourism in South Africa is a marvelous way of making a positive difference through travel. You return home refreshed, carbon-neutral and culturally enriched, with memories to last a lifetime.
Broadly speaking, here are some responsible tourism guidelines:
- Avoid waste and overconsumption
- Use local resources in a sustainable way
- Maintain and encourage natural, social, economic and cultural diversity
- Be sensitive to the host culture
- Involve the local community in planning and decision-making
- Assess the environmental, social and economic impacts before embarking on tourism developments
- Ensure that communities are involved in, and benefit from, tourism
One of the first environmental issues people think of these days is the impact of the flight. In South Africa you can offset carbon emissions while uplifting communities at the same time, through Food and Trees for Africa. After calculating your carbon footprint via their calculator, your donation will help plant fruit and indigenous trees in schools, clinics and the backyards of impoverished areas.
Another South African responsible tourism initiative allows you to check whether the seafood item you're eyeing on the menu is endangered or not. The South African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI) gives you the simple option of texting your choice to a mobile number. Within minutes, you'll have your reply. The fish may be labeled 'green' (feel free to order), 'orange' (in trouble, but legal to eat) or 'red' (kindly desist).
Becoming a responsible tourist can also be a matter of choosing the right accommodation. And there are plenty of choices, as you'll find wherever you find the RT icon on this website. Just by staying at these destinations, you can ensure minimal impact on the environment, maximum positive social spinoff, and a feel-good factor all round.
Similarly, responsible voluntourism (or volunteer tourism) is now also underpinned by standards that aim to ensure valuable input by volunteers and tangible benefits for the communities involved. As a volunteer, check that possible programmes adhere to this code. Fair Trade Tourism has an accreditation programme for volunteer projects. A list of accredited programmes is available on its website.
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Visit Vocations Toronto at www.vocationstoronto.ca, a resourceful site in answering these questions.
Sometimes we can think that God will deliver us from external evils.
Surely God will be with us in all external evils and will show us how to
endure. What God delivers us from is our own evil. All of us have chosen
to be less that God calls us to be. Perhaps we do make good decisions some
of the time, by the grace of God. On the other hand, at times we recognize
that it is easier to chose the more convenient way rather than the way of
the Lord. This has been true in all periods of history and is true now.
The reading from the First Letter to the Corinthians is very clear: love
is at the heart of our Christian faith and our Christian way of loving.
Today many people think that love is easy. Many think that loving another
person means allowing that person to do whatever they want to do. For many
of us, loving ourselves seems to mean letting ourselves do whatever we want
to do. For Jesus, however, love is choosing that which is true and right
and that which is the best choice for us in terms of eternal life: that
which helps us live by God's commandments. To love means to sacrifice
myself for the sake of others.
In the Gospel of Luke today, we hear Jesus telling his fellow Jews that God
often chooses people who don't belong to the Chosen People in order to show
His mercy and compassion. This evokes anger among his fellow Jews. For
ourselves, in the modern age, it seems that we accept that God can work
wherever He wants. On the other hand, we find it difficult to believe that
God really expects us to have a clear morality. We trust that God will
simply ignore our actions that are not in accord with His commandments.
Very few people today want to proclaim the moral code proclaimed by Jesus
Christ. Instead, many want to find ways to say that Jesus would have given
a different teaching if he had lived today. This can only be a serious
thought by people who really do not believe that Jesus is God. This is
more and more a common way of thinking today. So many people think of
Jesus as a good religious guide, but not divine. Thus His teachings can be
changed into what we think that He would teach if He were here today.
So, my sisters and brothers, we are invited to walk with the Lord Jesus
today, to proclaim His divinity, to trust in His teachings as He gave them
to us, to trust in our holy Catholic Church in spite of all of its
failings. Let us pray for inner transformation so that we may be faithful
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