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It was a comment made almost in passing that struck me the hardest as I wrapped up a 30-minute conversation with Cat Glenn, co-founder of Band Against Heroin, volunteer with the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition and employee at Choices for Recovery, a holistic rehab facility in Charlotte.
After spending a half-hour discussing stats, practices and theories surrounding opioid addiction and ways to treat it, I turned off my recorder and continued to chat with Glenn, whom I had met a year ago while working on a story about a rash of overdoses that had struck her circle of friends and other folks in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood. As we left Common Market together, she mentioned how she was concerned about a young woman she knew who had been clean for months and was living in a sober-living home in Charlotte but had relapsed and overdosed the night before.
The woman was in the intensive care unit, and Glenn had no way of knowing how much damage had been done.
"It's just shocking. You think that someone's doing good, you think they got it. You have no idea. And then, all it takes...," Glenn trailed off.
It's easy to feel disconnected from the terrifying statistics that describe how an opioid epidemic has been sweeping through the United States over the last decade, but it's impossible not to grasp it once people you know have fallen in the fight. I myself have lost longtime friends to heroin and opiate addiction in the year since writing the above-mentioned story. For folks like Glenn who work in the field every day, it's an all-too-common occurrence.
In our state, the problem seems to constantly be peaking. A report released by Castlight Health earlier this year listed four North Carolina towns as among the 20 with the worst opioid abuse problems in the United States, with Wilmington listed as the worst in America. The other three were Hickory (5), Jacksonville (12) and Fayetteville (18). Prescription opioid abuse often eventually leads to heroin abuse, and a recent rise in painkiller prescriptions has matched up succinctly with a similar rise in heroin use and overdoses.
"Above all, we can never forget that the faces of substance use disorders are real people. They are a beloved family member, a friend, a colleague, and ourselves," U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy wrote in a report released in late November titled, "Facing Addiction in America: Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health." The report is shocking in its scope, calling problematic drug use "the country's most pressing public health concern," while pointing out that nearly 21 million Americans — more than the number of people who have all types cancers combined — suffer from alcohol and other drug dependence.
Perhaps most unprecedented is the surgeon general's office's endorsement of harm reduction practices, a theory that has long been rejected as harmful and enabling in many traditional drug treatment programs.
Harm reduction is defined as a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. In the fight against opiate addiction — which took the lives of more than 55,400 people in 2015 — harm reduction tactics include the supply and use of overdose-reversal drugs like naloxone and the implementation of syringe exchange programs to help prevent the spread of disease by injection-drug users.
According to Tessie Castillo, advocacy and community coordinator with the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC), the surgeon general's report, which recognized the value of both the above-mentioned practices, was mostly a symbolic victory for the harm reduction community.
"We didn't really pay attention to that honestly," Castillo says. "I mean, we're happy about it, but I don't know how helpful it is. I don't have a whole bunch of new people calling me because of that report."
The work Castillo and the NCHRC has been doing on the ground for years, however, has had a measurable effect on attitudes toward harm reduction throughout North Carolina, as can be seen by new laws recently passed by state legislators and acceptance in a treatment community where harm reduction advocates were once shunned.
Part of Castillo's job is to work as a lobbyist on behalf of NCHRC, and the organization has helped pass two laws in the past three years alone that have been crucial in adding legitimacy to the harm reduction movement.
The first was the Good Samaritan Law, passed in April 2013. It was written to help allay the fear that would discourage people from calling 911 when a friend or acquaintance overdoses on drugs by not charging that person with a crime for possession, even if they were on probation.
"That was a huge issue with people dying," Glenn said of the importance of the Good Samaritan Law. "Nobody was calling the cops. They would dump [overdose victims] and leave because they were afraid of getting in trouble."
Perhaps the most important addition to the Good Samaritan Law was that it opened up access to naloxone, a drug that can be used by first responders and civilians alike to reverse overdoses.
Before the law was passed, civilians were not allowed to have naloxone in the home and organizations weren't allowed to pass it out. Since the law passed, the NCHRC alone has passed out more than 35,000 naloxone kits across the state and know of at least 5,000 incidents in which those kits were used to successfully reverse an overdose.
While the Good Samaritan Law was just a four-month effort from Castillo and fellow lobbyists, their most recent success took much longer. For five years, the NCHRC has been fighting to legalize syringe exchange programs — in which addicts can safely trade in their used needles for clean ones — in North Carolina as a way to curb the spread of diseases like HIV and Hepatitis C, among other benefits.
"It was very difficult to convince the legislature that it was a good idea to pass out needles to people who are actively using drugs," Castillo says. "We took many years educating them on the benefits; the fiscal benefits, the disease-prevention benefits, the benefits of connecting with people and helping them get into treatment, the law enforcement benefits."
In the end, it was that last one that helped the NCHRC gain the legitimacy it needed. Once the NC Sheriff's Association and the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police were on board, lawmakers felt more comfortable with passing the law, which was written into the controversial House Bill 972.
Since the law was passed in July, 15 syringe exchange programs have popped up throughout the state. In towns like Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, the county health department runs the exchanges. Some underground exchanges have now become legitimate, and have run into an overwhelming response. The Needle Exchange Program of Asheville reportedly went from passing out 30,000 syringes a month to 60,000.
In Charlotte, the opposite has happened, as a lack of funding has made things difficult for Kat Nelson, founder of the Queen City Needle Exchange. Glenn and Castillo have attempted to help Nelson with the resources she needs, and the grassroots exchange is still moving along, but a lack of knowledge about it has made it hard for growth.
Attempts to reach Nelson for this story were unsuccessful.
The new laws have given harm reduction advocates like Castillo a legitimacy that can be measured in the reactions of those involved with more mainstream recovery programs such as methadone clinics or 12-step programs.
"When I started six years ago, I would regularly get hung up on and doors slammed in my face," she says. "Nobody wanted to talk to us. Everybody thought we were crazy. 'This is a radical little organization that wants to enable drug use,' that's what everybody said. But over the years that has changed in so many ways."
Before the Good Samaritan Law was passed in 2013, Castillo and the NCHRC had a hard time getting any treatment centers to offer access to naloxone to be used in the case that a client relapses.
Despite the fact that NCHRC's research has shown that folks just leaving treatment are at highest risk of suffering a fatal overdose if they use again, treatment centers couldn't justify it.
"We just got door after door after door slammed on us," Castillo says. "No one in the whole state would take that medicine. They said, 'It's against our philosophy. We keep telling them they'll never relapse and if you give them naloxone you're admitting that it might happen. We don't want them to think that way.'"
NCHRC workers especially focused on methadone clinics — where addicts receive the opiate as a way to curb withdrawal symptoms without experiencing the same intense high — as there are often high rates of active drug use amongst methadone users. They hit the same obstacles in most cases, until the Good Samaritan Law passed.
After years of rejection, since 2013, the NCHRC has helped supply every methadone clinic in the state with naloxone, save for one. According to Castillo, the McLeod Center in Charlotte is the last remaining hold-out in the state. It's believed there's one official there that doesn't approve of harm reduction practices being mixed with treatment options.
Calls to McLeod Center in Charlotte for insight into harm reduction went unreturned.
Glenn has seen interest in harm reduction grow in the organizations she works with, such as the Center for Prevention Services (CPS), an organization that works with youth in the greater Charlotte area to prevent drug addiction before it happens. CPS has begun working harm reduction into its presentations since it's become more accepted by lawmakers and police.
"It's because it's legal. It wasn't happening before," Glenn says. "NCHRC has been doing work for years and years and nobody was really grasping it until you get the validation of the law. And then people love that. If it's legal now that must mean it's good to go, and we're not going to get in trouble. It's definitely up and coming."
Harm reduction has also been historically met with skepticism in 12-step programs, where complete abstinence is seen as the only escape from addiction.
Edgar Lobeira, a Mooresville resident who has been attending Narcotics Anonymous meetings in the Lake Norman area and Charlotte for more than 18 months, said he used to believe any discussion of harm reduction was wrong, although his views have changed as he's learned more about it.
It's clear that he still struggles with its full acceptance, but he sees its value.
"Personally, my view is that it is enabling to an extent, but if I know somebody who I care about who's in the middle of it, I'd rather them have that and not die than the opposite," Lobeira says.
"Most [recovery] communities would say that's enabling — I still feel that way to an extent — I do think it is enabling and it's not OK to use once you've been introduced to a program and you've been shown by people that there's another way out, rather than just carrying this thing around just in case you O.D. so you don't die, or getting clean needles because they're handed out to you. It's kind of a double-edged sword."
For advocates like Castillo and Glenn, introduction to a program is an ideal situation for someone participating in harm reduction. Each naloxone kit includes pamphlets with information on how to seek help, while syringe exchanges are often used to educate users and encourage them to get treatment.
But for the most part, harm reduction is all about keeping people alive and safe, no matter a victim's history.
Castillo has recently seen a new aspect of the debate come to the forefront, as some people argue that a person shouldn't be allowed access to naloxone after overdosing multiple times. She emphasizes that, while it's ideal that surviving an overdose just once will serve as a wake-up call and inspire a person to seek treatment immediately, it doesn't always work that way.
Arguing that repeat overdose victims should be punished or have help withheld is sending a dangerous message, she says.
"We really can't be the judge of that. We can't draw some arbitrary 'three strikes and you're out' line," Castillo says. "It's important to let people recover at their own pace. We value everybody's life, and the value of a life doesn't decrease the more times that they're saved, which is kind of what people seem to be saying."
A nonjudgmental look at heroin addiction is something even Glenn has been struggling with as she rebrands an organization she formed with friend Adam Griffith called Band Against Heroin, which hosts concerts in an effort to pass out naloxone and educate folks on harm reduction and treatment options.
In the lead-up to the first two "Heroin Kills" shows held in Charlotte over the last year, her team created stickers and t-shirts reading "Fuck Heroin" and "Junk Ain't Punk." They quickly realized that, while the clever slogans were a hit among users in recovery and friends and family members of active users, they were perpetuating a stigma that pushed active users further into the shadows, feeling further ostracized.
Band Against Heroin organizers always set up a large table with naloxone kits and a plethora of educational materials on treatment options, but if heroin users are too intimidated to come to the shows, the bands are simply playing to the choir.
"What we want to do is be able to open up the conversation around people who do use heroin, to give them the resources that they need," Glenn says. "But the heroin users aren't stepping foot through the door because they see 'Fuck Heroin' and they see this show that's anti-heroin, and they feel stigmatized. But that was not our original intention. We wanted to bring the community including heroin users together."
For the next show, planned for Greensboro on Jan. 28, Glenn will be shifting gears a bit, implementing an approach more friendly to active users.
In the meantime, she'll continue her daily work with the multiple organizations she is involved with. When I caught up with her four days after our original conversation, she told me the young lady who had overdosed the previous week was still in the hospital, although it appeared she would recover fully with no brain damage.
The woman was saved with CPR, but Glenn believes naloxone would have made her recovery a quicker process. She pointed to the incident as a reason harm reduction can't be overlooked.
"The fact of the matter is that people will struggle with this all their lives. If you are a heroin addict or opiate addict, I say you should carry naloxone on you for the rest of your life; when you've been 20 years sober, when you have kids and a husband and a job, you never know," she said. "There is no cure to addiction. That means you will forever have the disease and the struggle with drugs and alcohol can get you at any time."
It's safe to say that in the world of drug treatment and recovery, working for the best while planning for the worst is sometimes the only option.


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MWC 2019 (formerly Mobile World Congress) is just around the corner. The talk of the town lately has been 5G. Companies in the mobile technology world have been racing to be the first one to implement a full system for 5G. AT&T, a mobile carrier in the US, has even started "branding" their network as "5G E" and I don't know exactly what that means. And because of that, they're being sued for it.
So what is 5G? I recommend reading through Digital Trends' article about it. The explanations are brief and easily understandable.
In the end, I agree with the article's parting words:
"Ultimately, 5G networks will complement 4G and LTE coverage and the two will work together to ensure that we get a fast connection wherever we happen to be."
IG worthy poses
No, I'm not going to give you a PDF that you can print out. Instead, I'll refer you to an app. I found out about this via a post on PetaPixel. PetaPixel is a photography site that I regularly visit for anything about photography.
Anyway, about the app. According to the article, it's a "Korean app called SOVS2 (which stands for "SomeOne Very Special")." It's only available on the App Store so you'll have to team up with someone using an iOS device if you're on Android.
It's a fun app. And if you're asking someone to take a photo of you alone or you and your significant other, the app guides whoever the photographer is how to pose you or the two of you. This, I think, will definitely come in handy during your travels when you want to Insta everything.
Which Macbook?
I know, there are so many other Windows based laptops out there that can equal or surpass any Macbook or Macbook Pro. But let's face it, a Macbook is a Macbook is a Macbook. And as Apple's been refreshing the line since last year, it's probably gotten a bit confusing for any one of you to pick one.
Wired has an article for you. They have a list of what to get based on how they found each specific Macbook model to be. It would be good if you check out the article first before heading out to visit your nearest Apple store.
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Having a clean home free of mites is a priority for us all. However, it's not always easy. Learn how to clean your mattress and pillows in this article.
Having a clean home free of mites is a priority for us all. However, it's not always easy. There are areas that tend to get forgotten and others that we have no idea how to tackle.
This last case usually applies to cleaning your mattress and your pillows.
The issue is that it's a very important task, since we're talking about the place where we sleep. Although the sheets and covers protect them, it's essential that you learn how to do it.
Ignoring this task not only worsens respiratory diseases, such as asthma or allergies, but it can also affect their appearance.
In addition, when we have large amounts of dust at home, it can easily compromise the quality of your sleep. All this is due to the existence of micro-organisms that prevent you from breathing properly.
Although there are many alternative chemicals intended for this purpose, the healthiest way to clean and sanitize your mattress pillows easily are also the most natural.
They're the healthiest for our bodies and, therefore, those that produce fewer side effects. In this article, we'll take a look at how to do it!
How to sanitize and clean your mattress
To start with, we advise that you do not make the bed as soon as you get up. Do you wonder why? When we choose to do this at the minute when we wake up, you lock the sheets and with them, the particles that inhabit them and your mattress.
The very best thing is, for that reason, to let them breathe and to give them sunlight. This is the primary enemy of the microbes, so when you set out to make the bed, numerous of them will have disappeared. So, if you are looking for a more aggressive option, it will be enough to leave it in the open air one day!
You might need another, more intense option. In this case, we recommend utilizing bicarbonate and disinfectant essential oils.


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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Bone Marrow Myths
4 comments:
- Sara said...
Don't let what you see on TV's medical procedural's (House, ER, Grey's Anatomy etc.) scare you from doing this.
The sedatives for the procedures are great and most of the time the patient is completely unaware of what is going on - this from first hand experience. Modern medicine has some amazing drugs!
- May 6, 2008 at 6:38 PM
My whole family is on the donor list & my sister even donated her marrow to our older sis. Thanks for spreading the word about other organ donations. You & Tricia have inspired me to become a donor!
- May 6, 2008 at 7:01 PM
- Heather said...
Hi Nate-I have been reading your blog for a few months now and I am so inspired by your family's story. I wanted to let you know that because of reading your blog, I have become a registered organ donor, and just tonight I registered for bone marrow donation and will get my kit in the mail next week! Thanks so much for sharing your amazing story! Best wishes and {{hugs}} to Tricia and sweet Gwenyth. I can't wait to read about your lives when you are all home together!
- May 6, 2008 at 9:41 PM
- HennHouse said...
Just catching up--so happy to see that things are going well. And I don't know who takes your photos, but they are just mesmerizing. Still praying for your sweet family.
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This past December, hip-hop legend, political activist and actor Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def ) left a PSA on Kanye West's voicemail after being detained in South Africa for allegedly violating immigration laws. The Grammy-nominated artist announced that soon he will be officially retiring from the music industry and that his final album will be dropping later this year.
Currently out on bail and still living in Cape Town until his next court hearing, Bey took some time to step into DPlanet studios to minister to the minds once again with his latest offering "Dec 99th – Local Time". Yasiin draws inspiration from Jamaican singer-songwriter Beenie Man's hit single "Romie" to reminds us to live in the moment ." The local time is now, whoever you are no matter no how,the moon and the waves, the breeze and the clouds, wherever you are the local time is.. uh na na uh na na na na," Bey chants over Chicago producer-meets-journalist Ferrari Sheppard 's infectious instrumental.
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Future Retail gains as Kishore Biyani rides demonetisation3 min read . Updated: 18 Apr 2017, 02:43 PM IST
Future Retail shares are set to rally 22% in the next 12 months. The stock has surged 128% since 1 January, beating returns from rivals
Future Retail shares are set to rally 22% in the next 12 months. The stock has surged 128% since 1 January, beating returns from rivals
Mumbai: Future Retail Ltd, India's biggest department store chain that gained from the government's surprise demonetisation move, still has room to extend the rally that's more than doubled its market value this year.
The shares of the food-to-fashion retailer are set to rally 22% in the next 12 months, according to the average analyst price target compiled by Bloomberg. The stock has surged 128% since 1 January, beating returns from rivals such as billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla-controlled Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd and Tata group's Trent Ltd.
A shortage of cash hit purchases of soaps to cars after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November junked high-value currency bills, driving shoppers to large-format stores like Future Retail that accept credit cards. Sales may jump 25% this year as the company adds to its chain of 1,000-plus stores, India's biggest, group chief executive officer Kishore Biyani said in an interview.
"Demonetisation was one big tailwind in recent months and the single goods-and-services tax will be the next big push," said Himanshu Nayyar, Mumbai-based analyst at Systematix Shares & Stocks Ltd, referring to the sales tax regime that will help retailers buy materials seamlessly from across states after it is rolled out from 1 July. His one-year price target of Rs345 is 18% higher than Monday's close.
Investors are warming up to India's brick-and-mortar retailers at a time when their online rivals face an intense discount war and eroding valuations. Shares of billionaire Radhakishan Damani-owned Avenue Supermarts Ltd, which sells staples at knockdown rates, have more than doubled from their IPO price in March. The stock hasn't been added to a popular index yet because of its short trading history. Trent, which sells branded clothes, has advanced 32% since 1 January. Aditya Birla Fashion has climbed 26%.
Credit card spends at Future Retail's Big Bazaar and Easy Day stores, which stock food and household items, saw non-cash billings surge 86% in the November-March period, the company said. The surprise currency recall was announced on the night of 8 November.
"Demonetization has in fact helped us clock more revenue," Biyani said by phone. "We're also looking to add 2 million square feet this financial year" that began April 1, he said.
Future Retail swung to a profit in the nine months ended December, reporting a net income of Rs245 crore versus a loss of Rs89.8 crore in the year earlier period. Revenue jumped almost fourfold to Rs12,600 crore, according to its website.
The turnaround isn't just because of Modi's currency policy change.
In recent years, the company has exited non-core businesses and hived off its supply chain infrastructure to a group firm as part of efforts to lower debt. At the same time, it bought smaller chains, including a dairy products retailer Heritage Foods (India) Ltd, to expand in the convenience stores segment. This area is expected grow 43% annually in the next five years, according to Mumbai-based Antique Stock Broking Ltd.
Earnings outlook
Future Retail's after-tax profit could swell to Rs895 crore by March 2020, compared with an estimated 3.3 billion in 2017, driven by a 31% yearly growth in revenue from convenience stores in the period and a decline in inventory levels, Antique's analyst Abhijeet Kundu wrote in a March report. An expected return on equity of 20% for 2018 is higher than the global mean of 15.8%, he said. Antique has a price target of Rs387.
"What's left in Future Retail is very scalable, asset-light and has been delivering growth in the past three quarters," Systematix's Nayyar said. "Heritage, Nilgiris, Easyday are high potential convenience formats. These could be the big story contributing to the company's bottomline in the future." Bloomberg
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The certificate of competence for the area 4 is the culmination for every Austrian sailor and the completion of the training!
What are the advantages of completing this training?
- The learning of astronavigation – the last backup for offshore trips
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- Study of special cards for circumnavigations
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Theory test:
Multiple choice with 30 questions, Drafting an offshore passage
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Does the Monroe Doctrine represent a continutation of or a change from President Washington's foreign policy?
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The Monroe Doctrine was a change in the United States foreign policy. George Washington had cautioned us against making alliances with other countries and against making long- term agreements. The Monroe Doctrine went against these ideas to some degree.
The Monroe Doctrine was passed because there was some concern that the European countries that had just lost their colonies in Latin America were going to try to return to recapture them. Thus, president Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine that told the Europeans that they could have no new colonies in the Americas. This was a bold statement for us to make because we didn't have the military capacity to back this up. Fortunately, the British were more than willing to enforce this for us because Great Britain had a very small presence in Latin America, unlike Spain and Portugal. This was a way for Britain to weaken its rivals. Thus, we depended on the British to enforce this. While this wasn't a formal alliance, it did create a new level of functioning with Great Britain.
The Monroe Doctrine also began a long-term commitment to Latin America. Theodore Roosevelt added to the Monroe Doctrine in the early 1900s with the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. This said the United States would intervene in Latin America to keep the region stable. To this day, we still hear about the use of the Monroe Doctrine in Latin American countries. Thus, issuing this foreign policy statement has had a very long-lasting effect on our foreign policy. This foreign policy statement represented a shift away from some of George Washington's foreign policy ideas.
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The Monroe Doctrine was a continuation of Washington's foreign policy.
The main motive behind Washington's foreign policy was to avoid getting the US in to trouble through alliances with other countries. He felt that the US should not tie itself to any country for the long term but should be free to pursue whatever it saw as its interests at any given time.
The Monroe Doctrine does not violate that rule. It does not commit the US to come to anyone's defense. Instead, it is a statement of power and independence. It tells other countries to stay out of what the US sees as its sphere of influence.


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How would the economy change if everyone had access to a "free" education ( if there was )?
but let's say right now, those graduates are educated but underemployed, settling on low-wage downgrades
what are some money concerns if we had "free" education
9 Answers
- Anonymous5 years agoFavorite Answer
Education is an investment. Economists can show you how increased education pays off in increased GDP. That's why countries like Mexico and China are investing heavily in education. Only the US views it as some kind of welfare. There are many jobs available right now that require some specialized skills. The people who don't have jobs don't have the money to pay for training for the jobs available. Getting them employed would mean greater tax revenues and increased productivity.
- Mr. SmartypantsLv 75 years ago
At the end of WWII the GI Bill offered free college to any vet. Consequently (not coincidentally) in the 1950s/60s we had the highest concentration of college grads in the world. And we led the world in aerospace, computers, electronics, semiconductors, high tech, etc. etc.
IOW, as Harwarda said, education is an INVESTMENT.
You were right to put 'free' in quotes. NOBODY really believes it could be free. The argument is about how we pay for it. Police and fire protection, highways and bridges, air traffic control, epidemic control, national parks, none of that is FREE.
- Jeff DLv 75 years ago
We already provide loans for higher education. A good degree in a valuable field will pay for itself many times over--it doesn't need to be free.
"Free education" is just going to yield more graduates with degrees in Women's Studies or Literary Criticism--and they still won't be able to find jobs.
- Anonymous5 years ago
Worse than ever.
WHO exactly pays for free education?
Do the Professors work for free?
Is room and board free?
Are books free?
Is food on campus free?
Please explain to me how "free education" works!
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- ?Lv 45 years ago
K-12 is free. Well, free of you don't include paying taxes.
- John WLv 75 years ago
Taxing others means slower growth rate for the economy which then in turn means higher unemployment
I used student loans and worked, I wouldnt want others to pay for me
- Curtis 1911Lv 75 years ago
The economy would be much worse from all the increased taxes to pay for that free higher education.
Plus all those college educated graduates on unemployment and working for min. wage and not paying taxes would compound the problem.
Free education is not the answer.
Personal responsibility is the solution.
- I was wrong onceLv 75 years ago
We should have done that instead of spending (borrowing) a trillion dollars to invade Iraq.
- DitkaLv 75 years ago
Free means.. has no value.... you can figure the rest out for yourself...


text: Digital Glenn Mulcaire to Reveal Who Ordered Phone Hacking? Court could force private investigator to name namesBy Emma Bazilian|August 19, 2011 Share By Emma Bazilian|August 19, 2011 Share Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator who was arrested for illegally hacking phones while working for News of the World, is embroiled in several different legal battles related to the scandal—including one of his own against the tabloid's parent company, News Corp.—and could be forced to make a major revelation about the hacking affair in the upcoming week. In a lawsuit filed against News Corp. on Wednesday, Mulcaire claimed that the company breached contract when it stopped paying his legal fees. According to Mulcaire, the company agreed in June 2010 to compensate him for any legal costs and damages, but broke that agreement last month. News International, the News Corp. subsidiary that owned the now-defunct News of the World, said that Mulcaire's claim would be "vigorously contested." Meanwhile, Mulcaire could soon be forced to reveal who was behind the phone hacking of several high-profile figures thanks to a lawsuit led by actor Steve Coogan. The Guardian is reporting that Mulcaire has lost an attempt to appeal a court order forcing him to identify who instructed him to hack the phones at the News of the World. In February, Coogan's lawyers argued that if it were proved that the tabloid had instructed Mulcaire to tap into the phones of the six people—including model Elle MacPherson, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes, and former Professional Footballers Association head Gordon Taylor—it would show that the hacking was taking place at an "industrial scale," says the Guardian. In 2006, Mulcaire admitted to having targeted five of the six. Having lost his last appeal against Coogan's legal team, Mulcaire is due to divulge who ordered him to hack those phones by the end of next week. But the person behind the hacking of Coogan's own phone will remain a mystery for the time being. In a statement, the actor said, "Whilst I am pleased with this latest development I remain frustrated by Mr. Mulcaire's refusal to answer questions about who authorized him to unlawfully access my voicemail messages and will continue to press for these answers." Share http://adweek.it/2kNDAlr copy Adweek Adweek


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Sunday may be a day of rest for most but the transfer merry-go-round stops for no-one.
There's been plenty of ups and downs so far and it's only set to continue over the next few weeks.
At Rangers, boss Steven Gerrard has been moulding a new-look squad and has added nine recruits so far.
Millwall defender Jake Cooper could yet become the 10th.
Elsewhere, Celtic are deliberating over their next move in the hunt for John McGinn while Aberdeen will hope to add more new faces before their Europa League qualifying campaign kicks off.
We'll have all that and more throughout the day so stick with us and you won't miss a thing.
Key Events
Rangers eye Tilt?
Blackpool defender Curtis Tilt is reportedly on Rangers radar as Steven Gerrard looks at alternatives to top target Jake Cooper.
The Ibrox club have made a £3million move for Millwall stopper Cooper but the Londoners are determined to hold onto the player.
And Gerrard has now drawn up a list of other defenders who could do a job - with Blackpool's Tilt among them, according to the Sun.
Tilt, 26, stand 6ft 3in tall and has already been the subject of a £550,000 offer from Ipswich this summer.
Blind close to Ajax move
Daley Blind has been left off Man United's pre-season tour of the US as he closes in on a £14m move to Ajax.
The versatile Dutchman has fallen way down the pecking order at Old Trafford.
And former United goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar - now chief executive at Ajax - told Omnisport:
"I think Daley is a fantastic player.
"He's multi-functional, can be a left-back, centre-half and a defensive midfielder. For Netherlands and for Manchester United, he played many good games.
"I think it's no secret that we [Ajax] are still looking for a central defender and, if possible, it would be a great addition for Ajax to have a player with the quality of Daley to fit in the team."
CR7 set to be unveiled by Juve
Now this is what you call arriving in style.
Cristiano Ronaldo will finally be unveiled as a Juventus player tomorrow after completing a £100m move from Real Madrid.
It's the signing of the summer and it's set to be plastered over newspapers world wide on Tuesday morning.
Here he is arriving in Turin earlier with his girlfriend and family. Nice.
Liverpool could go back for Fekir
Liverpool could go back in for France World Cup winner Nabil Fekir, but not for the terms previously agreed.
The Lyon star failed a medical at Anfield earlier this summer and the £53m deal collapsed, but Liverpool would be willing to still pay that fee over the term of his contract if it was restructured dependent on Fekir's fitness, report the Mirror.
Panathanaikos eye Fletcher move
Panathinaikos are eying a move for former Scotland striker Steven Fletcher.
But the Greek side could be put off by Fletcher's £30k a week wages, according to the Sheffield Star.
Sheffield Wednesday want to trim their wage bill and the former Hibs hit man could be one of those to go.
Ronaldo arrives in Turin ahead of Juve move
Cristiano Ronaldo gives the thumbs up as he arrives in Italy ahead of his unveiling at Juventus.
The 33-year-old landed in Turin this afternoon with girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez - clearly not bothered about watching the World Cup Final.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner will be unveiled at the Juventus Stadium on Monday at 6.30pm UK time following his £100m move from Real Madrid.
Wilson closes in on Derby move
Frank Lampard is closing in on the signing of Harry Wilson from Liverpool.
The winger was wanted by Celtic and Rangers but will stay in England and join Derby on a season long loan deal.
The Wales international spent the second half of last season at Hull and scored seven goals in 13 appearances.
Courtois casts doubt over future
Could Chelsea be facing an exodus of stars? After Eden Hazard admitted it might be time to move on from Stamford Bridge, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois also cast doubt over his future.
Courtois admitted that Chelsea's last contract offer was "different to what he expected" and the Belgium keeper only has one year left on his current deal.
The Belgian dropped his bombshell after Hazard and it will be another huge headache for new Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri to handle. Courtois said:
I will be coming back, for sure and I will see what they want and how they say it. Obviously with this World Cup, I think what was on the table obviously is different than what I can have, maybe.
In this World Cup, I have ignored all the speculation, all the rumours. But now in the next few days I will have a chat with my agent and see what Chelsea told him, and then we will talk. But I feel happy at Chelsea, it's not that I necessarily want to leave.
Read Madrid to bust world record for Hazard?
Real Madrid are considering a world-record breaking £200million bid for Chelsea ace Eden Hazard.
The Belgium forward, one of the stars of the World Cup, cast major doubt on his Stamford Bridge future saying it was "maybe time to change something".
Now, according to the Mail on Sunday, The La Liga giants are weighing up a move - using the £100m they got from Ronaldo and a lot more - to land Hazard, 27. Hazard said yesterday:
I have spent six years with Chelsea. I played a fantastic World Cup, so it's maybe time to change something.
Chelsea will make the final decision — if they want to let me go, you know my preferred destination. After six wonderful years at Chelsea it might be time to discover something different.
Canning looks for reinforcements
Hamilton boss Martin Canning accepts he has work to do to strengthen his squad before the start of the Premiership season.
Accies suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat to League Two side Annan at Galabank in the opening round of the Betfred Cup on Saturday.
The top-flight outfit struggled to impose themselves on the game and lacked a cutting edge in the final third following the departures of attacking players such as David Templeton, Ali Crawford and Danny Redmond.
They hit the woodwork twice, but Canning knows he needs to add to his squad.
We have lost a few and we are still looking. We know what we need in and are still looking to bring in a few at the top end of the pitch to make us more creative.
The boys that are in there, Rakish Bingham, Mason (Bloomfield) did well and Mikkel (Miller), they are creative and we had opportunities but we need to improve on that.
CR7 'wanted Napoli move'
Reports in Italy claim Cristiano Ronaldo wanted a move to Napoli before joining Juventus.
The now former Real Madrid superstar signed for the Serie A champions last week in a stunning £100million deal after deciding he wanted to leave the Bernabeau.
Football Italia report Ronaldo only opted for a switch to Turin after Napoli club president Aurelio De Laurentiis refused to meet the astronomical costs.
It's a package to sign the Portuguese forward would have cost around £350m to pull off.
Miller looks for new signings
Livingston player-manager Kenny Miller is looking for reinforcements on and off the park after beginning his new role with a 2-1 victory at Airdrie.
Miller played 90 minutes as the Ladbrokes Premiership newcomers started their Betfred Cup campaign with three deserved points.
Scott Pittman and Lee Miller netted in the first half and Livi saw out the win after gifting Darryl Duffy a goal in the 53rd minute.
Livingston next turn their attention to Tuesday's meeting with Hamilton in Group F but Miller is looking for back-up to assistant coach David Martindale.
He said:
We are working on it. It's the same with players. I think you can see we are not quite where we should be in terms of the numbers we have in the squad.
I would hopefully see a little bit of movement on that this week, both on the coach and definitely players.
Ings and Solanke to Rangers?
That's what one of our hotline callers certainly thinks, and he wants Steven Gerrard to sell Alfredo Morelos and Josh Windass to fund loan moves for the duo.
He said:
"I would sell Alfredo Morelos, Josh Windass and Wes Foderingham and the money we bring in would pay for the loan signings of Dominic Solanke and Danny Ings from Liverpool.
"We need someone who can put the ball in the back of the net. Rangers are making plenty of chances but there is no end result."
READ MORE: Rangers should get Danny Ings and Dominic Solanke to replace Josh Windass and Alfredo Morelos - Hotline
Milan to rival Chelsea for Higuain
AC Milan will compete with Chelsea in a bid to sign Gonzalo Higuain from Juventus.
The Argentinian striker is wanted by the Stamford Bridge club but they'll face stiff competition from Milan.
The Italian giants will be taken over by US hedge fund Elliot after owner Li Yonghong failed to make payments and they want to splash cash on Higuain.
Roberts 'deserves chance' to shine
Former Celtic loan star Patrick Roberts deserves a chance to shine in the Premier League, according to Leicester City legend Tony Cottee.
Roberts has been linked with a move to the Foxes as it appears his opportunities at Manchester City will again be limited next season.
The winger proved a huge hit at Parkhead over two separate loan spells, departing Celtic at the end of last season.
Cottee picked out Roberts as a young English talent who hasn't been given an opportunity in England's top-flight and admitted he was delighted to see Leicester showing interest in the 21-year-old, urging the club to take a chance on him.
He told SportingBet:
I think Roberts hasn't been given his opportunity for whatever reason, but it's something we're used to seeing. These players should be given a chance and I'm happy to see Leicester being linked with young English players that are hungry to play and have a point to prove. You only have to look as far as Harry Kane at Tottenham. He was being loaned out constantly, when he has turned out to be better than any of the strikers they had in the first team at that time. Clubs need to start giving these young English players a chance.
Waghorn to go for big money?
Martyn Waghorn will only be sold for a 'helluva lot of money' less than a year after Rangers allowed him to sign for Ipswich Town for just £250,000, writes Mark Walker.
The 28-year-old wasn't wanted by former flop Ibrox boss Pedro Caixinha and was allowed to leave last August for a cut-price fee to the English Championship club.
However, Waghorn went onto be a huge success for the Portman Road side and netted 16 goals and helped with 11 assists last term.
That's prompted Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest and Derby County to be linked with a move for Waghorn - who netted 44 goals for Rangers in just 63 starts.
Ipswich boss Paul Hurst said:
There's not been any bids, but there's interest there. It's only natural when you have a player who had the season he did and with those stats alone, irrespective of how he plays. Naturally there would be interest but he is someone I want at the football club. I'm not going to say right now that he's not going anywhere, but it will take a helluva lot of money and I don't know if anyone is going to be willing to do that.
Hammers smash transfer record
West Ham have announced the club-record signing of midfielder Felipe Anderson from Lazio.
The 25-year-old, a one-time Brazil international, has joined the Premier League side on a four-year deal after spending five seasons in Serie A.
Anderson is the seventh signing since Manuel Pellegrini took over as manager earlier this summer.
He told the club's official website:
West Ham is a club with a lot of tradition, lots of great players have played here, like Bobby Moore, Carlos Tevez and (Paolo) Di Canio.
They were great players and idols here, and I'm aiming big. Who knows? Maybe I could hit their heights and be a legend here too. I'm really happy to be here. It's a dream come true.
Rodgers to hold talks with duo
Brendan Rodgers will sit down with Ryan Christie and Scott Allan to discuss their Celtic futures.
The duo have returned from loan spells to feature in the Hoops squad in pre-season.
Rodgers insists the duo do have what it takes to play for Celtic but could not commit to giving them the game-time they crave in the coming season.
He said:
Both boys have come in and done very well in pre-season. They are players who have been playing regularly elsewhere and both can come in and be part of a Celtic squad. Ryan and Scott both have big talents. But can I give them the game time they want? That's the only question mark and that's a conversation we'll have.
Shawn spurns Everton
Luke Shaw has rejected the chance to re-boot his career at Everton.
According to The Times, the Manchester United left-back has been offered the chance to join the Toffees as Jose Mourinho looks to freshen up his defensive options.
Shaw's reluctance to accept the offer from Goodison Park is also complicating United's pursuit of Juventus star Alex Sandro.
New Everton boss Marco Silva is determined to sign a new left-back and has been linked with a host of players, including Celtic's Kieran Tierney.
Sarri planning Blues overhaul
New Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri wants Gonzalo Higuain to spearhead his new-look attack - at the expense of two top stars.
The former Napoli manager is determined to make an instant impression at Stamford Bridge and will approach Juventus over the Argentinian striker.
But a potential Higuain arrival could mean the end for Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud.
READ MORE: Chelsea plot Gonzalo Higuain swoop as Maurizio Sarri set to offload Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata
Swansea eyeing McKenna
Swansea City are the latest club to register an interest in Aberdeen's Scott McKenna, according to reports.
The Dons knocked back bids from Hull City in the January transfer window but Derek McInnes has acknowledged the centre-back will continue to receive admiring glances from down south.
Swans boss Graham Potter will have his scouts run the rule over McKenna in the upcoming Europa League qualifying double-header against Burnley, report The Scottish Sun.
And, if the new man at the Liberty Stadium likes what he sees, Aberdeen's resolve could be tested with a £2million bid.
Rodgers talks transfers
Brendan Rodgers is still hopeful of completing a deal for John McGinn - but the Celtic boss admits he'd liked to have had more business done by now.
It's been a quiet summer so far for the Scottish champions, although the manager stresses there's no need for him overhaul a squad that has dominated the domestic scene since his arrival in 2016.
On Hibs midfielder McGinn, Rodgers says a potential move is now out of his hands and that he's relying on the Parkhead hierarchy to get it over the line.
He said:
Between Neil (Lennon) and I, it's out our hands. It's with the clubs. Hopefully it can be resolved but it's above me. I'd have liked to have had more players in by now. We need to strengthen - but only specific areas. It's not a total overhaul.
Good morning!
While most are still shaking off a heavy Saturday night, we're back again to bring you all the latest from Planet Football.
It may be World Cup final day but the transfer drama will continue regardless as clubs in Scotland and beyond continue to plot moves ahead of the coming season.
Will there be any more movement on John McGinn's future today? Celtic could yet return with another bid for the Hibs midfielder.
Elsewhere, Steven Gerrard wants to make Millwall's Jake Cooper his 10th signing of a very busy summer for Rangers.
We'll be keeping you up to date with all that and more, so don't go anywhere.


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So onto the Eurovision Fear Contest... Nul points this time is awarded to...
Cyprus !!
I'm not going to comment as plenty of others have and you can decide for yourself whether nicking people's savings is a good idea... (I suspect behind the scenes it was announced to scare people into accepting some other deal which if they hadn't scared them with this they wouldn't have accepted).
No I have no idea what that long-winded sentence meant either but frankly I can't be bothered to re-write it!
However you may have noticed yet again the markets get bought up on any bad fall.
Even 6 months ago the market would have fallen and stayed lower and gone lower still. For now at least panic and fear seem to have disappeared.
Doesn't matter what the crisis is, the money is flowing in to buy it up again.
Of course we don't know when fear will return and sentiment can change fast. However in general the trend stays up. Looks like something really bad is going to happen to cause a real big fall.
Great news from the budget that AIM shares will be stamp duty free from next April! But surely this should have gone further to ALL shares..
It seems crazy to have to pay a tax to buy a share.
Indeed I have an excellent idea: No stamp duty on any share as long as it is held for more than six months to encourage people to hold shares for months rather than hours. You pay it initially but get a refund when selling it if after 6 months.
But best news of all for me this year is it looks like at last we will be able to place AIM stocks into ISAs.
Although why do we have to wait? Why can't they just say, okay you can go ahead now? Idiotic!
I know over the years I have missed loads of good ones because I couldn't put them in an ISA though of course I could do spreadbets.
However with some of the smaller ones sometimes you couldn't get a spreadbet on.
For example just recently as those who came to the last two seminars know I was keen on 32 Red (LON:TTR) - results are good but mainly I would hope there is a good chance of it getting bought out by one of the main bookmakers.
I bought them up mainly for my pension as AIM stocks are allowed in there and got a nice lot at 41 and at 45, and a few more last week.
However as they aren't very liquid IG wouldn't let me have many although lucky for me spreadex did and I built a nice stake with them.
But.. if I could have put them in an ISA I would already be in a very nice tax free profit. So just one example this new freedom to put AIM into ISAs will give me. It reports tomorrow and it could be a down day on a sell on the news thing but I'd be tempted to buy more on any weakness.
Another example is one I have made tons on inside the ISA if AIM was allowed is the lovely LOQ (LON:LOQ), and again it has mainly been spreadbets and pension buys.
I bought some more earlier this month (900 at 547). Already in profit by more than £20,000 on these for the website and a lot more than that personally.
Yet another great contract win announced today - it could easily get to a tenner this year.
I've asked for ten grands worth of new issue E-Sure.
I wasn't totally e-sure about it but insurer Direct Line (LON:DLG) has seen decent profits for me from the recent float so decided to give it a go. The dividend is going to be good so I guess I will just tuck it away in the ISA and forget about it for long-term growth and dividends.
It made 110% more profit in 2012 than the previous year, so not bad.
I don't know yet if I will get the lot or be scaled back - if you applied for some the shares should arrive in your account tomorrow or Friday. I'll let you know how many I got next update.
Got a lovely short in Trinity Mirror (LON:TNI) at 118 - banked that today at 90 for a nice profit of £1,120, won't add that to the site as it was done between updates - I did get a bit lucky though as the hacking arrests helped rather a lot.
I bought some William Hill (LON:WMH) on Monday after they went ex rights, getting then on a spreadbet at 378p. William Hill are in a good spot at the moment. They are snapping up other companies and figures look good. Worth a gamble for me.
I still haven't been selling, just some small tidying up.. The last bit of Optos (LON:OPTS) went at 196 for a profit of £424 Sold the small bit of Avon (LON:AVON) bought recently at 413, profit £111, held onto the main bulk though.
Fenner (LON:FENN) just can't get above 420, it tried a few too many times for me so I exite d at 419 for a profit of £420.
Generally I am kind of thinking this about me and the markets at the moment.
That is, I've made more money this year already than I expected in the whole year. Yeah, I know lucky me, smug git, aren't I clever etc. When one is boasting It probably means it is close to time to quit and take profits.
If you are going round telling friends what a market whizz you are it is odds on it is about to bite you in the bum hard.
However.. there is a chance markets could go higher still with the trend. Which is why I am waiting.
I perhaps should be thinking of taking more profits soon. Indeed, I am seriously thinking of having the whole summer off from trading and come back in September.
A summer of holidays and no worries about markets. It is feeling more and more appealing as I write this. Sipping cocktails in the garden, sunglasses on (are you crazy we are talking UK here!) who cares what the market is doing.
Which I guess if you enjoy the website not so good from your point of view as probably the website would take a similar break.
We'll see. I think if the market looks like it is going to fall I would be crazy not to execute that plan. I'll keep you posted..but to warn you in advance it's pretty certain the site will take a long break this summer.
But I expect to return in September - however overall I've been doing this website for 13 years and 3 years before that on Sky. So I suspect sometime next year I will be bowing out.
NMC Health (LON:NMC) duly made it into the FTSE 250 causing a further lovely rise. Sitting on some very nice profits, up 150 points on the first buy and 60 on the second. It is tempting to bag the profits but they still look strong for now as funds buy in.
The recent spreadbets continue to kick on. Filtrona's (LON:FLTR) placing yesterday was received very well indeed and is becoming a very nice spreadbet as does the CSR (LON:CSR) one, and Senior (LON:SNR) - they are all heading towards their target areas. Again, not too far off taking the money.
Dialight has really kicked higher and directors have been piling in with share buys so happy with the recent top up. It tried to get above 1400 but failed for now but I don't think it will be too long. Still happy if it can hold around 1300 for now as there is no update for a while.
I remember so well buying these at 150 ish at a seminar in 2009 ! I never thought I'd still have them three years later at 12 quid - website profits are up and over £70,000 and personally profits over £100,000.
I think Dialight's (LON:DIA) 20 year light is going to be a massive winner and it could end up being a mega company unless it gets bought.
The recent Brammer (LON:BRAM) trade has been a big success so far. Looking for it to hit around 400.
Pendragon (LON:PDG) has motored up, looking for 25p on that one. The brilliant Low and Bonar has conquered 70p, dare I hold out for 80?
Filtronic (LON:FTC) continues to rocket and today goes over 75p and targets highs of a year or two ago. Profit are huge now, over £15,000 but it might be one of those shares that carries on going up so sticking in there. Of course it is a risky one, as any negatives would see it hurtle back down.
Recent trade Huntsworth (LON:HNT) surprised me by breaking through 50 and has run up to the target. Just sticking in there.
RWS (LON:RWS) continues to do well, up nearly 200 points on this one, nice. The spread is a bit of an irritant though.
The lovely Porvair (LON:PRV) has closed above 200 what a star trade... and is doing nicely today.
Costain (LON:COST) has really been a big star too and now pushes 300, up more than 100 points now on the first buy.
Coastal (LON:CEO) remains in a short-term downturn but even so than trebled on this brilliant oil play. I suspect a bid will come in here this year at hopefully around the 1800-2000 mark. For the moment there is no news so it drifts.
Telecom Plus (LON:TEP) tries hard to get above the tricky tenner. All looks on track and I would expect a nice steady rise this year. It seems to have cracked the 900 area for now - cracking a tenner is going to take a few attempts, Website profits of well over £100,000 and personal profits of more £300,000. I just continue a long-term holder.
It held a big meeting with distributors at the weekend and announced an amazing mobile package making it cheaper than anywhere else, making it a much easier sell for distributors. A ten per cent discount off a whole year's bill for phone/broadband/energy for new gold customers is very enticing too .
If you would like to become a customer through me, save money on your bills AND so get my weekly email, email me at [email protected] with "Email sub" in the subject line and will tell you how.
Vislink (LON:VLK) is sitting at 31p and looking for it to go to 37p ish. Management already forecasts some nice profit rises over the next 3 years and it looks cheap and at some point should get a rerating. Very low risk too and it is in a hot sector.
Nichols (LON:NICL)where I now sit on a fabulous profit is up again after telling the market it is ahead of expectations - it has tons of cash so I'd expect them to announce some kind of big dividend with results in March.
Trifast (LON:TRI) is having a remarkable run, it is tempting to look at taking some profit soon, I just wonder though whether it can get into the 60s first.
Alternative Networks (LON:AN.) has been rising very fast and cracked 300. Excellent profits there and worth being patient with them. I wonder if a bid is coming (they already turned one bidder down) .
Sepura's (LON:SEPU) report wasn't enough to get it through the 100p area ..100 surely must be cracked sooner or later. Not quite yet. Mid 90s for now.
Fiberweb (LON:FWEB) has gone up a bit.


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Depression is hard to write about.
Not much of a blog post, but there it is.
I've spent the better part of the last 4 months writing and rewriting the basic substance of that sentiment. This winter sucked in more ways than one. The world got smaller and smaller as we piled up a record-breaking 8-plus feet of snow here in Boston. Walkways and sidewalks dwindled from several feet wide to just slightly wider than an average snow-boot, as the snow incessantly fell and the sky's perpetual charcoal grey blotted out the sun. My inner world, too, shrank significantly with each storm and what felt like an ever-present gloom I could not shake. The proverbial chicken and egg story of the shittiest winter ever.
But the snow melted faster than it amassed and the depression waxes and wanes. And every time the depression ebbs, I don't actually feel like writing about the depression that has kept me from writing.
The thing is, it's basically absurd. I have written this next part over and over and it just all sounds so pathetic and whiny and nonsensical that I want to continue not writing about it. Essentially, things are going very well AND I am depressed. I'm not sure how that happened. But trust me, it did. Work has never been better. My family is fantastic. Emily and I are great. Joita and Nina bless me daily with their love and resilience and honesty, basic goodness and wisdom. Hockey is awesome. Cleo continues to be extraordinary. Aaannnnnd… I am depressed. I so want all of it to make sense. To be one way or the other. I want the world to be black or white, right or wrong, good or bad, happy or sad. But it isn't. And so, to say it again and to sum it up, things are great and I am depressed.
A cherished friend's child moved across the world. Other friends have taken in a friend of theirs who has stage 4 cancer. My best friend's dad died and her son's anxiety is having catastrophic effects on his health and their family. Two dear friends are watching as beloved parents slip slowly away; the longest, hardest goodbyes. I have absolutely no business being depressed. But I am. I know that I shouldn't look at it that way, comparing who deserves what emotions is asinine, but that's the way it feels to me. Peter, who is homeless, jobless, penniless, called me during the course of the winter. He was paid some nominal amount of money to shovel snow off roofs in the city (a job Peter claims was offered to homeless people because they are expendable(sic)). At any rate, Peter was calling me because he had 20 dollars and he wanted to take me out to lunch. {pause to consider that} And I'm whining because I'm not feeling perky enough?!?!
I'm not writing because I'm depressed. I'm not making time to connect with friends because I am depressed. I'm not making soap because I am depressed. I'm not taking photos because I'm depressed. And so on. I'm not miserable. I'm just depressed. I'm not even particularly sad. I'm simply depressed. De-pressed. If I were a ball I'd be deflated by about 30% (which apparently is average in New England – football humor). One interesting thing is, I don't seem to care. I'm not even complaining that I'm depressed. I'm simply stating a fact. And so why am I even writing about it?
I am learning that depression is a slippery slope. When I consider depression, the image that comes to mind is someone huddled in a fetal position, head in hands, crouched in a dark corner of a gray empty room. The person who cannot stop crying, or can't get out of bed. But I am none of those. It's bizarre. But depression, like the fucking mountains of snow this winter (did I mention that we had 8 fucking feet of it?), shrinks your world exponentially. And that is why I'm writing about it. Because my world was getting too small even for me.
I have, of course, seen my doctor. I have also seen a psychiatrist. I have railed against medication of any kind for most of my life, rarely even taking an aspirin. And that is mainly because of the addiction that is so prevalent in my family of origin. But that has changed in the last several years. I have come to accept that taking a Tylenol for a headache is not going to lead to a life of addiction and debasement. So, I'm on a new medication for my depression slash anxiety. I am definitely less anxious. The medicine has discernibly turned down the volume on the committee. And thank goodness for that. I'm also sleeping better. AND… I am not completely exhausted all the time.
The psychiatrist was quite helpful really. She addressed my medication concerns in short order. She also tried to help me with my need to have everything fall neatly into black or white. She point out that, as an example, anxiety isn't all bad. In fact, she said, "Anxious people get shit done." That made me laugh. She's right of course. I do get a lot of shit done. And in the same way, depression is not completely bad. Being depressed has allowed me to slow down, to be quieter, to not have to keep up a facade of glee or the incessant patter of chatter I'm so used to spewing. In my depression I have not been quite so afraid to explore those things that make me sad: Being transgender at the top of that list.
I'm sick to death of being transgender. I want to feel whole and integrated and not jagged and disconnected. I'm tired of being wrong in my own self. And I'm whining again. I'm sick of hearing myself whine about it.
And again, I want to delete all of that nonsense and write, "things with me are fine". Sigh. I did promise myself that before hitting "publish" on this post, I would call a medical practice that specializes in LGBT issues. Which I have done. So now I have an appointment to meet with and begin to change over to a new medical practitioner who understands trans folks. I don't know whether to sigh in relief or shit myself.


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A bathroom is not just a place for personal hygiene, it can also serve as an area to indulge the senses.
This family's decision for a renewed lifestyle within tranquil suburban surroundings motivated their relocation. They now enjoy easy living along the Umhlanga Rocks coastline, in a home designed and built to facilitate outdoor living, amid a multitude of stylish comforts


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Children's Fiction
250 Hours
By Colleen Nelson
Jess and Sara Jean couldn't be more different. He's a loner with a criminal record; a Metis raised on the Reserve; the son of a residential school survivor. She's from nearby Edelburg, a conservative small town. Abandoned by her mother, Sara Jean cares for her obese grandmother ... Read more
A Girl Called Tennyson
By Joan Givner
Anne "Tenn" Tennyson Miller's adventure begins during an ordinary ferry trip, but reality soon melts away as Tenn is transported to the fantasy land of Greensward. When she arrives in Greensward, Tenn is elected to rescue her new friend, Una, who has been spirited away to a ... Read more
Adrift in Time
By John Wilson
Set in the present day, John Wilson's young adult novel Adrift in Time explores the tensions in family life between parents and children. It also demonstrates how the new generation's knowledge of the family's past can ease those tensions.The novel opens with Ian, a teenager, ... Read more
Age of Minority
By Jordan Tannahill
Based on a true story, Get Yourself Home Skyler James follows the harrowing journey of a young lesbian who defects from the army when she is outed by fellow soldiers. The award-winning rihannaboi95 centres around a Toronto teen whose world comes crashing in when YouTube videos ... Read more
Alison's Fishing Birds
By Roderick Haig-Brown
Illustrated by Sheryl McDougald
Beautifully illustrated children's story about Canadian wildlife by famed Canadian conservationist and Governor General Award-winning author, Roderick Haig-Brown.First published as a limited edition in 1980 by Colophon Books, ALISON'S FISHING BIRDS by BC's acclaimed author and ... Read more
All Around the Circle
By Cara Kansala
From the creator of The Grumpy Goat Gallery. A visually stunning, often humorous book of verse, All Around the Circle celebrates the landscape and spirit of outport Newfoundland. How did Aunt Maud's cat manage to sail across the tickle? Why is Heloise the chicken so worried? ... Read more
All In Together Girls
By Kate Sutherland
Candid and truthful stories about women, young and old, grappling with generational wariness, creative recklessness, and illusive purpose celebrate all that is beautiful, wild and distinctive in contemporary women.
All In Together Girls, whose title is inspired by a jump rope ... Read more
Ancient Fall
By Jaime Lee Mann
Vengeful Mother Earth has finally decided to fight back against the humans who, under the power of a dark curse, have been abusing her for centuries.


text: If you and your spouse are preparing for your divorce, you may be having a difficult time focusing on the practical aspects of your breakup. Whether your divorce is amicable or contentious, you may be struggling to think about your future. Nevertheless, many of the decisions you make now could affect your future for years, so


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Chelsea have reportedly joined the race to sign highly sought after Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker. The Brazilian international has long been linked with both Real Madrid and Liverpool, but the Blues look as though they've now taken the lead in the pursuit of the 25-year-old's signature.
Chelsea's goalkeeper situation is precarious to say the least. Thibaut Courtois, who is yet to sign a new contract with the club, sees his current deal in west London run to the end of next summer, and the Blues run the risk of losing him for free this time next year if he's not sold before then.
All summer long, Roma stopper Alisson has been linked with moves to Liverpool and Real Madrid, but neither team has been willing to match the Italian outfit's evaluation of €70m.
However, according to a report written by Marca (via Sport Witness), Chelsea have come in for the player, and look the most likely to match Roma's evaluation.
Sporting director of the Italian capital club Monchi has apparently sanctioned the sale. Real Madrid refuse to go any higher than €40m with their offer, despite already reportedly agreeing personal terms with the player.
Liverpool, on the other hand, are believed to be willing to better than initial €40m bid, but Marca have now reported that Chelsea are willing to pay more than Reds for the services of the Brazilian international.
Should this deal materialise, Courtois' career at Stamford Bridge will effectively be over, and Chelsea would be looking to offload the Belgium in a bid to recoup as much of Alisson's price tag as they could.
Maurizio Sarri is planning a squad overhaul when he eventually arrives at Stamford Bridge, and the club continue to be linked with Serie A players.


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Apple company a year 40000 tons of e-waste recycling produced 1 tons of gold
The 2015 fiscal year, apple company found in the electronic waste 2204 pounds (about 1 ton) gold, calculated according to the price of gold now, this is equivalent to $40 million, 260 million yuan.
A smart phone just 30 mg gold content. If apple company recycling all iPhone, it will take more than 3000 units.
More exact figures are: the metric tons of gold but tao from more than 40000 tons of waste electronic equipment!
In fiscal year 2015 apple company recalled more than 89 million pounds (about 40000 tons) of waste mobile phones, computers, to extract from 61.36 million pounds (about 28000 tons) of recyclable materials. Not only have 1 tons of gold and 3 tons of silver.


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The Second Legion is one of the Imperial Legions. During peacetime, the Legion is stationed near Bruma.[1] During the Second Era, it was used by Varen Aquilarios to carry his rebellion into the heart of Cyrodiil.[2] Some time after this, the deserters of the Legion were stationed in Grahtwood, Valenwood. The Cave of Broken Sails was their sanctuary, which they called the Imperial Sanctuary Chimera. The Sanctuary was a dock combined with a cave. The deserters were forced to guard Imperial War Supplies by their officers.[3][4] Their General was General Nipia,[5] and their mascot and symbol was an Imperial War Mastiff.[1]
- The supplies that the Second Legion was guarding had the flags and shapes of the Daggerfall Covenant siege equipment.
- The Second Legion had at least 33 cohorts during the Second Era.[6]
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Alpine Caterers Limited is your specialized catering management and consultancy services provider in Malawi.
Its head office is based in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, with catering operations countrywide. Alpine Caterers Limited provides integrated facility management, allowing the clients to focus on their core business, and not on their catering facility needs. Alpine's clients get the most up-to-date industry knowledge, service, and technology all from a single-source; reducing costs, labour, and liability with record success.
You can be assured of our expertise, flair and professionalism which draws on over 25 years of catering experience in Malawi.


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I saw the movie Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack. This movie stars Christine Prosperi (Degrassi), Jordan Rodrigues, and Sophie Vavasseur.
In the sixth movie in the Bring It On franchince, the captain of three-time national champions "The Rebels," is challenged to a global cheer showdown by an edgy new team called "The Truth," the online Cheer Goddess organizes a virtual battle for squads from all around the world. It seems like the whole world wants to take down the Rebels, and they just might succeed, unless the captain can rise to the challenge, set her ego aside and figure out who her real friends are.
I give this movie 3 out of 5 stars. Watch the credits.


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Smart waste management is revolutionizing an industry facing a worldwide struggle to reduce costs while keeping our cities cleaner. An increasing number of people around the globe are realizing that the status quo is no longer acceptable and that the best solution is to develop and maintain smart waste management. Regardless of whether you represent a whole city, an organization, or a waste operator, the benefits from focusing on smart waste management are undeniable.
The key benefit of the Nordsense smart waste management solution is cost savings through improved route optimization, resource handling and monitoring. Your increase in efficiency will not only save money, but also improve overall workflow, as well as reducing your carbon footprint.
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A 66% decrease in street cleaning service requests.
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Here are the answers to frequently asked questions
General FAQ's
Is there a minimum order for take home meals?
No, there is no minimum order for take home meals. For canapes, savoury & sweet, a minimum of 15 pieces per variety is required. This is because we make everything fresh to order.
Do you use artificial additives, flavour enhancers or preservatives?
NO, NEVER!! We only use fresh ingredients, and locally source as much as possible.
Can I order meals if I don't have access to the internet?
Yes. Just call Janey B's to discuss your needs.
Do you cater for special dietary needs?
We cater for many dietary needs including vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free, Paleo, etc. We take all care possible but cannot guarantee that all foods/meals are free from allergens, nuts, gluten etc, as they are all prepared in the same kitchen.
What if I need to cancel my order?
We require 24 hours notice for cancellation of take home meals.
If you cancel on the day of your catering we will do our best to accommodate your cancellation, however if meals have already been prepared you will be charged the full price.
With regards to catering for events we must receive written notification of cancellation a minimum of seven (7) working days prior to the function date. Your deposit is retained in the event cancellation occurs within seven (7) working days of the function date.
Will you send disposable cutlery, plates and napkins with my order?
In an effort to reduce wastage and save the environment, we will not supply cutlery, plates and napkins with you order. Please let us know if you do need them and we will be happy to help you out. Napkins are complimentary, cutlery and plates are charged at $1.00 per person.
Homemade Meals FAQ's
Do you delivery your take home meals?
Unfortunately at this stage all take home meals are only available for pick up from our shop in Dromana. We hope to be able to extend our service to include delivery in the future, so stay tuned!
How long will my meals last in the fridge and/or freezer?
All take home meals are prepared fresh on the day of pick up. If taken directly home and refrigerated, salads and meals not suited to freeze will last up to 4 days. Many of the meals can be frozen and will last in the freezer for 3-6 months.
Grazing Table FAQ's
Can I select what goes on my grazing table, platter or in my grazing box?
Yes you can definitely make special requests. We will always try our hardest to accommodate your request.
Can I add extra items to my grazing table?
Yes you certainly can. Janey B's is very flexible. There are options to add canapes, substantial canapes, desserts from our menu or add your own request.
Can I use my own table, platter, board, bowls, etc.?
Yes you may. Please feel free to have us make up your order on your favourite table, platter or board and to bring your favourite bowls to be filled with homemade dips, salads or desserts.
Catering FAQ's
What is your cut off time for ordering?
We require a minimum of 24 hours' notice for Platters and Hamper Boxes, and it may also depend on the orders we already have for your requested date/time during peak seasons. Larger orders for catering, canapes, desserts, grazing tables and cakes need to be placed at least seven (7) days prior to your event.
Do you accept late orders on the day of catering?
Janey B's will always do what they can to help you out of a sticky situation with a late order. If we are not heavily booked and have the necessary produce on hand we will do what we can to accommodate your order. Please just phone us to discuss.
Do I need to secure my order with a deposit?
Janey B's requires a 50% deposit at least 7 days prior to your event. This secures your booking.
Cakes & Desserts FAQ's
Do you bake your cakes in house?
At Janey B's we bake everything in house; cakes, desserts, treats, all of our dips, sauces and dinners.
Can you personalise/design a cake for me?
We can try our very best! Bring your ideas and designs with you (photos, etc.) and we can discuss possible options with you.


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My mother is one of six children; five daughters and a son. As in most families, relationships between the siblings are complex, so I love the way this photo captures five young couples starting out life together bound by ties of love and kin. My parents are in the middle.
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Camp Athletika
Athletika Sports and Fitness offers half day, full day, and week-long camps. Each day is designed to include both physical and mental activities.
The goal of every camp session is to include a combination of both structured events and free play opportunities. The desired outcome of that goal is to provide each camper with the most entertaining experience by supporting a daily routine of exercise, stimulation of mental capabilities, and expand their depth of knowledge through new experiences.
Please contact us for more information on specific dates and weekly breakdowns of activities.
Half day session times:
Full day session time:
Full week session time:
$40 per session
$60 per day
$250 per week
Activity Breakdown
Physical Activities
- Obstacle Course Racing
- Sports (football, whiffle ball, futsal, and more…)
- Games (tag, hide and seek, Nerf battles, Lazer Tag, and more…)
- Skill Challenges (target practice with soft arrows, Nerf guns, and thrown items)
- Sports, games, and skill challenges designed and created by campers/counselors
- Stunt person training
- Hip Hop Dance training
Mental Activities
- Diorama design and construction
- Lego building
- Traditional games of skill including backgammon, checkers, and chess
- Military games of skill including Stratego, Risk, and Axis and Allies
- Board games including Monopoly, Clue, and Chutes and Ladders
Nerf and Laser Tag attacks
Specialty Activities
Athletika LiveCraft
Allows campers to build their own community in the Nerf battlefield including:
- Creating a currency, earning money, and bartering for supplies and resources
- Designing and decorating their own buildings/structures
- Set rules for conflict resolution, land acquisition, and battlefield etiquette
- Defending their buildings against Nerf and Lazer Tag attacks
Drone Racing
- Design a course, become familiar with the controls, and race drones supplied by Athletika
Video Production and Film Making
- Writing scripts for short films and commercials
- Acting and Producing short films and commercials


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Many homeowners in the US are constructing their homes with custom garages. They're looking for a way to differentiate their property from their neighbors, and building a custom garage with unique trim and unique garage doors is one of the easiest ways to accomplish this. However, before they can actually break ground on their new custom garage, they first have to find and hire the right custom garage builders. This might surprise you, but there are a large number of such builders in every major city, so it can take some effort on your part to find the right match. To help you find that perfect builder, here are some tips and things to look for.
It's never a bad idea to start by just Googling "custom garage builders" and seeing what companies pop up in your area. This will give you an idea of which builders are in your city, and from there you can start to dwindle down your list. One of the first ways to dwindle the list is to only consider builders with many years of experience. The longer they've worked in the custom garage business, the more garages they'll have built for customers, and that experience generally results in more expertise in constructing custom garages. If you want to feel confident that the licensed garage contractors you're hiring will do a good job, pick contractors with loads of experience.
Another tip for finding the right custom garage builders in your area is to sit down with the ones you're considering and conduct a brief interview. Most garage builders are going to be willing to answer a few of your questions, so don't hesitate to ask them what they charge, when they think they can get it done, and what sorts of issues they anticipate running into. By actually talking with them in person, you'll be able to get a feel for the different garage builders in your area, and that should help you determine which one is the right fit for you.
It's also generally wise to see if you can find some reviews on the builders you're thinking about hiring. When the majority of people who've hired them in the past have been satisfied with the final custom garage that was built for them, the odds are in your favor that you'll be satisfied as well. In contrast, when builders don't show up to work on time, don't stay within budget, and try to cut corners, their reviews won't be as positive, and you'll know to avoid them if at all possible.
When it's all said and done, your goal is to select a custom garage builder like Custom Garage Co. In other words, you want to hire a custom garage builder with experience, a commitment to staying on budget, outstanding customer service, and one that's committed to open and honest communication. If they won't communicate with you throughout the construction process about what's going on, they're not the right builder for you to hire.


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The following information is for CHC tenants and their families. If you would like to find out more about CHC tenancy and register to become a tenant, visit our Tenancy page.
Do you want to keep your kids active and entertained over the school holidays in a safe environment, with a focus on participation and having a good time?
CHC is offering children the opportunity to participate in the 4 day AIS school holiday program in December.
Commencing Monday 18 December and finishing Thursday 21 December, the program is for children ages 5 – 13.
Activities will include swimming, football, volleyball, basketball, netball, hockey, athletics, tee-ball, cricket, oz-tag, dance and more.
Where: AIS Aquatic and Fitness Centre (Reception area)
When: Monday 18 December – Thursday 21 December 2017
Drop off: 8.00 am – 9:00 am
Pick up: 4:30 pm – 5.30 pm
Eligibility Criteria
Each day children will need to bring the following:
It is up to parents or carers to provide the above, CHC will not be responsible nor will we purchase any of the above.
Parents or carers will need to drop-off and pick-up children, CHC will not be responsible for this nor will we pay for transport costs.
Please use a separate application form for each child.
2017 applications are now closed. CHC tenants will be notified when the 2018 applications open.
If you have any queries or questions please contact your Tenancy Officer who can assist you.APPLICATION FORM


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Explorers & Early Programs
In our early preschool program, your active 2- or 3-year-old will participate in engaging experiences and environments that support the development of their brain, body and social-emotional skills.
The program is designed to provide the structure and support your child needs during this important transition from toddlerhood to preschool.
The foundation of our curriculum is Creative Curriculum®, a nationally-recognized, state-approved program that supports your child in developing critical skills. We enhance this curriculum with the latest research into brain-based development, available only at The Sunshine House.
Inside Your Child's Day:
- Relationship-building exercises, critical thinking, sensory and language experiences
- Small group learning experiences
- Story time that includes Seeds of Literacy, focusing on literacy skills and character development
- Music and movement
- Outside time