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Is your child a chronic cat napper? Do they wake up like clock work 30 or 40 minutes after you put them down? Do you sometimes wonder if they'll EVER take a decent nap?
Short naps (naps that are less than one hour) are very common and VERY frustrating for parents. They can contribute to night time sleep problems and short naps mean more frequent naps – and that can make it almost impossible to get out of the house, plan activities and enjoy the day.
The first step to longer naps is to zero in on the cause.
1. Age/Developmental readiness
If your child is under 6 months of age, short naps are considered normal and age appropriate. The consolidation of day time sleep varies from child to child, and many babies are simply not biologically ready to connect sleep cycles until five or six months of age.
As long as your child naps frequently enough to stay well rested, mini-naps in this age group shouldn't be cause for concern. You can encourage your child to sleep for longer stretches by rocking, holding, or strolling them while they sleep – just keep in mind that if you create these kinds of sleep associations you'll eventually need to teach them to fall asleep on their own. A better strategy would be to let your child fall asleep on their own but anticipate their wake ups and assist them through the arousals. Because sleep cycles tend to be very predictable, most moms know down to the minute when they occur. If you can set the clock by your child's wake ups you can go to your child a few minutes beforehand, wait for them to stir and then pat or shush them through the arousal before they wake up fully to help extend the nap without creating associations that may complicate things later on.
2. Underlying medical conditions.
Reflux, eczema, asthma, allergies, gastrointestinal problems and sleep apnea are conditions that undermine a child's ability to nap well. Be sure to speak with your child's pediatrician to rule out or manage any medical conditions that may be impacting your child's ability to nap for longer stretches.
3. Scheduling problems
Being awake too long between naps causes cortisol levels to rise, which can disrupt your child's ability to stay asleep. Not being up long enough between naps can cause short naps as well. If you think that you may be missing your child's optimal sleep windows, check out my FCMB blog on naps for typical daytime sleep requirements and awake windows for every age group. The averages in the article will give you a good sense of where to start.
4. Inconsistency
Falling asleep in different places at different times isn't conducive to good sleep. Be sure you've established a soothing and consistent pre-nap routine and an environment that's quiet, dark and cool. Use blackout shades to block out the light, white noise to minimize external noise and keep the room temperature between 68 and 72 degrees. Try to avoid too many naps on the go. If being home for every nap is impossible (and I know that's especially true for families with older siblings) try for at least one nap at home every day.
5. Hunger
Be sure that your child's feeding schedule allows for a full enough tummy to sleep for an hour or more before getting hungry again.
6. Sleep associations
Sleep associations are by far the most common reason for short naps. Remember that the conditions that are present when your child falls asleep are what they'll expect during partial arousals as they pass from one sleep cycle to the next. If you're rocking or feeding your child at nap time and sneaking them into the crib asleep it's unlikely that they'll keep sleeping when they notice that their circumstances have changed. If your still assisting your child to sleep for naps, teaching them to put themselves to sleep and back to sleep is the solution to the problem.
If you decide to implement a sleep coaching strategy for naps, you should know that nap coaching can be challenging – much more so than teaching sleep skills at night. At night, the biological drive to sleep is so strong that even the most determined child will eventually fall asleep. Naps are a different story. The pressure to sleep isn't nearly as intense, so children can successfully fight sleep for hours – sometimes even all day long! (This is why I always recommend teaching sleep skills at night before attempting to coach naps). No matter what coaching method you use, be prepared for some rough days and a solid week or two of coaching before your hard work pays off.
Sweet Dreams,
Alison Bevan – Sleepytime Coach
Pediatric Sleep Consultant – The Center For Advanced Pediatrics


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Leaving tomorrow AM early via train. Staying at a Courtyard due to it's proximity to Penn Station. We have the afternoon to kill before going to Springsteen on Broadway. Sunday we have the day to eat drink and be merry before catching an evening train home.
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By taking the main street on the right, continue for 10 kilometers to reach Wat Phou and the other ruins in the grounds. This famous temple of Wat Phou ("Temple of the Mountain"), the various archaeological sites, and its landscapes are classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The construction of Wat Phou began in the ninth century on the sacred mountain of Phou Khao and was the second Buddhist site in Laos. Wat Phou welcomes more than 100,000 visitors every year during its festival. The temple is located at the top of a mountain and you will have to climb its many steps bordered with sweet smelling, old, twisted frangipani bushes. The panorama from the top of the mountain is breathtaking, and the temple, though quite small, is bewitching. It is better to go in the early morning or late afternoon to avoid the blazing sun and take your time to make the climb at your own pace. The Wat Phou Museum is very interesting for visitors wishing to learn more about this pre-Angkorian site, and it contains some lovely artifacts.
Some 2.5 kilometers south of Wat Phou, lies the intriguing ruins of Hong Nang Sida. This temple was built by a King whose daughter sacrificed her life to save her father's. The latter, overwhelmed by this gesture of ultimate love, dedicated a temple to her which was already in ruins when first discovered. Each of its stones and artifacts are currently listed for a major restoration project.
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"Karate Sensei: Should They Be Respected or Feared by Students?" — download this free guide today!In addition to the gripping story, which features superb caricatures of characters created by Stan Lee in 1964, Daredevil benefits immensely from top-notch martial arts. In fact, many regard the fights as the main event — even the mainstream press has chimed in on the subject. The brains behind Daredevil opted not to cast actors with a track record of doing swashbuckling adventure films. In fact, Cox and D'Onofrio don't fit the bill in any way, shape or form. Yet their action sequences deliver real gut punches and shock value to the show's demented dark side. The man responsible for all this belligerent brouhaha is stunt coordinator Philip Silvera. Although Daredevil is the centerpiece for the martial arts fights, Silvera said that when Fisk gets to a certain point, he likes to have the character lose control and let brutality take over. "When he's in rage mode, he just keeps going until he's done," Silvera said. "That is Kingpin, that is D'Onofrio. He's a very smooth, calculating individual, but when you bring out his rage, he's like a bulldozer." Whenever I'm watching Daredevil and see Fisk violently take apart his opponents with his sledgehammer fists, I find myself thinking, "It's clobbering time!" Hmm, now where have we heard that line?
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Can't get enough of all things Big and Scary (and possibly very well-dressed)? Here's a few existing dark deities who you might want to learn more about, while you are waiting for a certain Hellgod to make His next appearance on Markiplier's channel.
KRONOS – The Greek Titan, better known to the Romans as Saturn, was the incestuous product of the sky-god Uranos raping his own mother, Gaia. Kronos wasn't much of a nice guy either as, when he wasn't presiding over the relentless march of time, he had a nasty habit of devouring his own children whole. (Allegedly to avoid a prophecy of his own son usurping his power as the current King of the Gods.)
However, his wife Rhea managed to sneak away their youngest (the future god-king Zeus), before Kronos could repeat his abominable performance. When Zeus grew up, he sliced open Kronos' belly, freeing his siblings from their fleshy prison… and starting a fight between Kronos' children (the new Olympian Gods) and their aunts and uncles (the Titans, who were the older gods). This family feud turned into an epic battle, which later became known as the Titanomachy.
Side note: Rhea entrusted the infant Zeus into the care of a mountain nymph named… wait for it… Melissa. The nymph Melissa hid the baby away and raised him, feeding him milk (from her goat Almathea) and honey (that she got by climbing trees to raid the beehives). Additionally, as his adoptive mother, she taught Zeus how to fight. Kronos later found out about the part Melissa had played and turned her into an earthworm (though, given her fighting skills and moxie, she must've at least given him a black eye). After the Titanomachy had ended, Zeus found her and, while he couldn't turn her back into her original form, he turned her into a beautiful queen bee… and decreed that the honey from her hive would be used to make ambrosia and nectar, the food and drink that grants immortality. And yes, this myth is the true origin of my name. My mom just thought it was a very pretty name for a girl at the time she had me, without knowing how it came about. When I told her about my discovery of this myth years later, she was very happily surprised. Most baby books/websites simply indicate that the name means "honey bee," without any deeper interpretation behind it. So Melissa was originally the name of someone who was beautiful, creative, brave, clever and strong. Things I very much strive to be. :)
TARTARUS – In Grecian mythology, he is the primordial deity of the deep, dark pit below the underworld. He was one of three initial entities from which all the other gods sprung; the other two being Chaos and Gaia. He fathered the monster Typhon by Gaia. The domain of Tartarus is said to be "as far beneath Hades as Heaven is above the earth." The domain of Tartarus is surrounded by the fiery river Phlegethon, is triple-walled to prevent escape, is guarded by a fifty-headed hydra, and every gate is watched over by the Furies. Within the walls is the pit where the Titans and their allies are trapped for eternity. In fact, this place and its owner is the point of origin for the Christian concepts of Hell and the Devil.
HADES – Best known as the Greek god of the Underworld (he is), and for his alleged kidnapping of his bride Persephone (he didn't, at least not in the original myth). What most modern folk don't realize is that his Roman name Pluto came from his honorific title "Plouton" meaning "the rich one". Because all those rare metals and jewels humanity's economy runs on? They come from his domain, of course. In fact, Hades courted Persephone, the goddess of spring, by showering her with jewels cut into flower shapes.
Hades is definitely the serious type… and that includes his approach to his marriage with Persephone. Whereas his younger brothers Zeus and Poseidon routinely cheat on their wives, Hades is known to only have ever been interested in his beautiful queen. Together, and despite only being able to see each other for one-half of the year, they have the happiest and most stable marriage in all of the Greek pantheon. And seriously, a guy who works hard, has a little something squirreled away for a rainy day, and completely adores his spouse? Who wouldn't want that?
APOPHIS – This Egyptian demon of darkness (whose name was Hellenized from the original Apep) fought the creator god Ra in the underworld every night, in order to stop Ra from completing his journey… and likewise stop the sun from rising each morning. So far, he hasn't had any luck.
SET – The Egyptian god of chaos, storms and the Sahara desert. He murdered his own brother Osiris in cold blood, after months of planning out the perfect crime. When the widowed Isis recovered her dead husband's body, Set flew into a rage and dismembered the corpse, scattering the pieces all over the ancient world. Isis, determined lass that she was, managed to put her husband's body back together in spite of Set's attempts to prevent a proper burial… and Osiris' soul from moving on to the Egyptian afterlife.
Set later killed his nephew Horus the Younger, though Isis was able to revive her newborn son with her powerful magic. Horus, once he grew up, avenged his father's death in an unusual way: he castrated his evil uncle. Set got better though and, much chastened by his failures, settled into a quiet marriage with Isis' sister Nephthys. Though he's still prone to throwing the occasional tantrum, in the form of a sandstorm.
AHRIMAN – One half of the two-god religion of Zoroastrianism. Ahriman is the arch-enemy of Ahura Mazda (a god of all things good, happy, fun and shiny… basically Ahura Mazda is Markiplier: The Mythical Edition). Ahriman, however, being Ahura Mazda's polar opposite is therefore all things dark, demonic and downright nasty. He spawned the rampaging dragon Azhi Dahaka, and Ahriman makes it his life's work to sow as much chaos and evil as possible until the world basically destroys itself in despair. And the Doomsday Clock is only minutes from midnight, so it looks like Ahriman's plans are going on without a hitch so far.
That's the bad news. The good news? Ahura Mazda the Wise has assembled an army of angelic beings, with his sons Atar and Mithras acting as his generals. Together, the Family of Ultimate Good have been tirelessly battling Ahriman's dark forces for thousands of years in order to win the fate of the world. And Ahura Mazda's set aside a nice spot for those who are loyal to him, where there will be fun times, balloons and cake. Plus, Ahura Mazda's scheduled his youngest son Saoshyant to come into the world born of a virgin, and Saoshyant will turn the tide of the endless war at the last minute… like a locked-and-loaded Jesus. So yeah, just picture a divinely-powered Mark and Dark going head to head on the eve of the Apocalypse, and you get the basic idea.
AH-PUCH – The Mayan god of death and suffering, and brought to you (oddly enough) by the number 10. His name may sound like a sneeze, but Ah-Puch's nothing to sniff at. He rules the deepest, darkest and most torturous pit of the Mayan Underworld. An owl shriek is his harbinger of doom, and trying to scream in pain as convincingly as possible is the only way to put him off attacking you. If your acting is up to snuff, he'll assume one of his lesser demons are already dealing with you and walk away with a grim smile.
TEZCATLIPOCA – The Aztec god of night, death and temptation, he's a goodlooking fellow who successfully lured the fertility goddess Xochiquetzal into his bed, despite her already being happily wed to Centeotl, the god of maize. Tez is a rather nasty piece of work who has an ongoing rivalry with his brother Quetzalcoatl, the feather-serpent god of creation. Tezcatlipoca's symbols are the mirror and the jaguar… The latter being the most dangerous creature the Aztecs knew about, other than that most dangerous creature known as Man.
BARON SAMEDI – Lord of Death in the Voodoo tradition, and the man in charge of the Loa (spirit entities who aid Voodoo practitioners). He watches over cemeteries (helping to put off the inevitable zombie apocalypse), and is the REAL King of the Crossroads (where shady deals are usually made). His preferred manner of dress is a black tailcoat, with a matching tophat, dark eyeglasses and a walking cane… like the most stylish undertaker you've ever seen. He also smokes cigars and enjoys a few drinks on a Saturday night. His missus is Maman Brigitte, the Haitian goddess of love and humour, who provides the spirits of the dead with an escort to the Baron's domain.
JUNTAS – The Finnish god of evil and Lord of Demons, he revels in causing misfortune, disease, wickedness, suffering and general confusion. He's a cruel being in charge of a massive army, consisting of untold numbers of demons and a variety of malevolent spirits. Ironically, Juntas is also the God of Love, which makes zero sense… until you recall how thin the line is between love and hate.
CHERNOBOG – The Slavic god of night, whose name means "black god". Very little information on him has survived the centuries… including whether or not he's good or evil. The only sources that currently exist are Christian ones, which claim he's a demonic figure, but historians believe this to be questionable at best. Hopefully, one day this forgotten god will be remembered again, and we'll know more about him.
SHIVA – One of the three principal deities of Hinduism (the other two being Brahma and Vishnu). Shiva is the god of destruction and transformation, and is depicted as both gentle and ferocious. He is also the consort of Kali, the goddess of war and death. Shiva's commonly depicted in his more fearsome aspect as slaying demons, and in his more benevolent aspect as the Lord of the Cosmic Dance. He's the guy that, when the universe itself faces its last call in the liquor bar of existence, will sweep up the floor and turn off the lights. He's a bit scary, but he's not really a bad guy, and he has millions of devotees all over the world.


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In 1995, Miranda Jackson (then of music publishers Universal Edition) introduced me to the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. This was the first of several encounters, all of which remain vividly in my memory. We first met at rehearsals in the Barbican, after which Arvo took me across the road to a pub where we sat chatting. On the way over, he asked me what I was writing and I replied "music in memory of John Smith."
"Sing it," he demanded. Luckily, the piece in question ('A Live Flame') has a very sing-able opening melody for trumpet. I sang it, and was rewarded with a compliment - "That is very beautiful." We were in the middle of crossing the road as we discussed this, and were so engrossed in conversation that we were almost run over by traffic.
In the pub, Arvo - quoting Beethoven and holding his pencil to his breast - told me "You must write from the heart to the heart." Then we went to the music shop. I remember seeing Arvo pick up a piece of blank manuscript, caress the sheet lovingly, and say "See how beautiful it is."
My meeting with Arvo was followed by an extraordinary message from Miranda. Arvo had been given a commission for the 900th anniversary of Norwich Cathedral (for which he had written his choral work 'I Am The True Vine') but, having heard my work, he wanted to share the commission and the fee with me, thus enabling me to write the 'Missa Brevis'. This remains one of the most generous and inspiring forms of help that I have ever received: something one could never expect - or forget.
'I Am The True Vine' and 'Missa Brevis' were duly performed in the Cathedral, and my next encounter with Arvo was in Norwich for the performance. I remember that I sat watching football beforehand, with him and his children (the European Cup, I think, was in progress).
In 1998, another performance of the 'Missa Brevis' took place in Keble College, Oxford. 'I Am The True Vine' was also performed there and so I had the chance to record both pieces for posterity and pass the recordings on to Arvo.
In 1999, I had a call from Arvo out of the blue. He wanted to meet me in order to thank me for the recording I had made, and invited me to come to the Temple Church for a performance of his music. Despite looking a little like a monk of the Orthodox Russian Church, Arvo is a very warm - even playful – man. I remember him grabbing hold of me after the concert and us literally dancing in the aisles, to the amazed glances of an assorted crew of composers, publishers, music business people and Pärt fans.
We next met when he wrote a work to be performed at the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern in 2002. This Hall has a continuous hum on the note of G, and so his work was written around that pitch. The music was grandiose, even romantic in style. The rehearsals were interesting, as the work had been written to accompany Anish Kapoor's 'Marsyas', the gigantic sculpture which was in residence in the Turbine Hall at the time. For a day or two I enjoyed the company of Arvo, Kapoor (very quietly intelligent and sympathetic) and the theatre director Peter Sellars (who greeted me effusively with "Hello, I'm Peter", followed by a big hug).
My contact with Arvo Pärt has been one of the privileges of my composing career – he is an extraordinary man who overcame oppression under the Soviet Union and, quite late in life, broke through with music of sublime serenity. He is an inspiration and a truly great spirit, and someone whom I consider to be a beacon and a definer of what I call the Super Tonal era of music.
- Keith Burstein, 16th November 2009
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An unlicensed contractor has been convicted of 45 charges linked to unsafe electrical work performed at 14 locations in Oakville, Burlington, and Hamilton.
Jose Julio DeNobrega appeared in Burlington court on Oct. 10, pleading guilty to 45 charges in total, including multiple counts of working without an electrical contractor's licence, not taking out an electrical permit, unauthorized connection of power, and leaving an electrical hazard.
He also pleaded guilty to one count of issuing a false document.
DeNobrega was ordered to pay a $45,000 fine plus a $5,625 victim fine surcharge.
Much of the electrical work DeNobrega did was found to be non-compliant with the Ontario Electrical Safety Code.
The most serious instance was when DeNobrega removed an electrical meter from an apartment building wall, leaving live wires and electrical parts exposed to the public and putting himself at major risk of an electrical injury.
If someone touched the exposed wires, they could have received a fatal shock.
"We will not stand idly by while illegal electrical work done in Ontario puts the public at risk," said Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) chief public safety officer Scott Saint.
"Electrical safety is a shared responsibility among contractors, homeowners and the public. We all need to do our part - and comply with the law - to ensure a safer Ontario for everyone."
DeNobrega provided the general contractor he was working with a false document containing an Electrical Contractor Registration Agency (ECRA) /ESA licence number that didn't belong to him.
The laws for conducting electrical work in Ontario "are very clear: only a licensed electrical contractor can do electrical work for hire," said director of contractor licensing Normand Breton.
"In this case, Mr. DeNobrega broke the law, provided misleading information and put the public at risk. This simply won't be tolerated by ESA and this conviction has indicated it won't be tolerated by the courts either."
If anyone believes DeNobrega - who has also been known to operate as Phoenix Electrical Contractor - did electrical work on their property, you can contact ESA's Customer Service Centre at 1-877-ESA-SAFE (372-7233) and ESA can address your concerns.
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June 12, 2018
Some things you just don't question. For American workers, Social Security is one of them. You pay into it your whole career, and you expect to get paid when you retire. No politician dares say you won't.
Now, if the politicians were honest, they would tell us not to bet on Social Security… or Medicare, for that matter. Both programs are unsustainable without major changes no one wants to make.
Yet as it stands, the retirement income and medical benefits millions think they already paid for aren't going to happen. It's a sticky problem—one that won't get better by itself.
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Every year, the trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds issue a financial status report. (By the way, these are not "trust funds" in any normal sense. There is no pile of money reserved for your retirement. Congress spends the cash on other things and will eventually have to find tax revenue to repay the trusts.)
According to this year's report, over its 83-year history Social Security has collected roughly $20.9 trillion in taxes and interest. It has also paid $18 trillion in benefits, leaving $2.9 trillion in trust fund "reserves," which, as noted, are not really reserves, but let's use their terms for a minute.
Something unusual will happen in 2018. For the first time since 1982, Social Security's total cost will exceed its income this year, and this time the trustees project it will keep doing so, as far as the eye can see.
To keep paying benefits at current levels, Social Security must therefore start drawing down those reserves. But eventually they will run out too—with estimated depletion by 2034.
Medicare is in a similar pickle. The hospitalization program (Medicare Part A) will deplete its reserves in 2026. That's three years earlier than the trustees projected just last year.
Here's a chart showing the shortfalls as a percentage of GDP. "SMI" (Supplementary Medical Insurance) is Medicare Parts B and D, "HI" is Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance), and "OASDI" is Social Security and Disability Insurance.)
Source: Social Security Administration
This is a drag on the economy and will only grow as more Baby Boomers reach retirement age.
Last year, Social Security and Medicare were 42% of federal program expenditures. As they grow, either taxes must rise, or other spending has to go down, or the debt will get even further out of control.
Least-Bad Alternative
This is really just a cash-flow problem. After the trust funds run dry, we'll need to match Social Security and Medicare's expenses with their income. We can accomplish that by reducing expenses, raising revenue (i.e., increase taxes), or a combination of both.
Let's also note, trust fund depletion won't mean no money is available. The programs will still be collecting tax revenue. It just won't be enough to cover current costs.
Raising revenue means higher taxes. That could happen, but it probably won't be enough.
We can reduce expenses by either cutting benefits or making fewer people eligible—both politically difficult. People believe they "earned" it, but in fact, they didn't.
Yes, money came out of all your paychecks labeled for Social Security, but it's not like insurance. You have no contract with the government. Receiving Social Security is not a constitutional "right." It doesn't matter that you think you paid for it.
A mostly forgotten 1960 Supreme Court ruling, Flemming vs. Nestor, said the fact that you paid into Social Security creates no obligation for Congress to give you anything back. They can cut benefits to zero if they want to. Your only recourse is to vote them out.
Now, Congress probably won't do that, because they know we would vote them out. But they'll have to find some solution. If raising taxes and cutting benefits are both off the table, what's left?
The least-bad alternative is to raise the retirement age. Congress previously did so back in the 1980s, in tiny steps that topped out at 67 for those (like me) born in 1960 or later.
In one sense, this is only fair. Life expectancies were much lower when they made 65 the full retirement age. People collected benefits for only a few years before they died. Many never collected at all. Now people routinely live into their 80s and 90s.
Look, not even Franklin Roosevelt would have agreed to a program guaranteeing all citizens a 20+-year non-working retirement with government-paid healthcare. That was never the idea, but it's what we have right now.
The Social Security outlook would vastly improve if we raised the full retirement age to 72 or even 75, starting soon. It really is the easiest, least painful answer. Today's 75-year-olds are in the same or better health than 65-year-olds were in the 1930s. So that's what I think Congress should do.
(If this is the solution, I'd hope they keep an earlier retirement option for people who legitimately can't work—which should be less common as physically strenuous jobs are automated.)
Which leaves the question: What will you do?
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Getting Somewhere
Another reason for raising the retirement age is the best solution: It's happening anyway. More and more Baby Boomers reach 65 to find they can't afford to stop working. Others can afford to retire, but they just enjoy their work.
As I wrote last year in How to Work in Retirement and Love It, this isn't necessarily bad. The key is to have enjoyable work that suits your physical condition.
And, as I wrote last week in To Save the Economy, Don't Retire, applying retirees' skills and experience that currently go untapped could boost the economy, creating more and better jobs for younger people.
This idea isn't perfect. But the present finger-pointing and worrying are getting us nowhere. Raising the retirement age is a bullet we may have to bite.
See you at the top,
Patrick Watson
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France gave the world one of the most enduring symbols of World Expos in 1889 - the Eiffel Tower
France, which gave the world one of the most enduring symbols of World Expos, the Eiffel Tower, has become the latest country to confirm its participation in Expo 2020 Dubai.
The European country officially confirmed its commitment in a letter from Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The letter was delivered to Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee, by Pascal Lamy, French delegate to the 2025 World Expo.
Sheikh Ahmed said: "France, of course, has staged several Expos, including in 1889 when Gustave Eiffel's famous tower was unveiled to the world. That lasting mark on humankind is a hallmark of World Expos and we are working hard here in the UAE to ensure that our first to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region can be similarly impactful."
The Expo is particularly close to the heart of the French people as the country's capital, Paris, is home to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the intergovernmental organisation responsible for overseeing and regulating all international exhibitions. France has also bid to host the World Expo in 2025.
France and the UAE have worked on several large projects in recent years, including the Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and Louvre Abu Dhabi.
The UAE is also home to an estimated 35,000 French nationals and more than 700 subsidiaries of French companies.
Bilateral trade between France and the UAE reached $5 billion in 2016 and the UAE is France's second-largest export destination in the Gulf, with exports mainly comprising food, aeronautics, consumer luxury goods, and electrical and mechanicalequipment.
In May 2013, France opened a new embassy in Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi.
Between October 2020 and April 2021, Expo 2020 Dubai is expected to welcome more than 180 nations and an international audience of 25 million visitors.
Expo 2020 is scheduled to be hosted by Dubai in an area next to Jebel Ali. Spanning 438,000 square metres, Dubai Expo 2020 will be 10 percent larger in size than Milan Expo 2015.
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Various factors define the cost of construction of your real estate project. If you are able to control these factors favorably, your construction project can be quite cost friendly. Finding a good balance on how to ensure these factors are favorably harnessed to achieve your preferred budget is something that a building professional can assist you to do. Your architect will assist you to get your design done in a manner to suit your budget.
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It is true that the kind of building you are intent on constructing will influence the type of construction system you are likely to use on your building. Buildings that contain modular spaces defined by particular repetitive structures are better constructed using post and beam or framed structures, as opposed to using ordinary structures. Homes on the other hand may be easier constructed using load bearing walls, and only braced with post and beam structures where spans do not allow ordinary walls to be utilized.
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You probably won't be driving your MINI through a tunnel (a la The Italian Job), but you'll still love the sticky handling of the 2019 MINI Hardtop 2 Door that grips the pavement. The four-wheel independent suspension also gives it a more refined feel, and you can continue to dial that in with the Sport, Green, or Mid settings on the Drive Mode selector.
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A couple weeks ago I posted up a video about an event in Europe called Wheels and Waves. It was a really amazing event consisting of cafe racer, vintage motorcycle's and a few classic cars. The video was equally as amazing, well put together and was definitely worth the post. I recently found this video on the same event but with a slightly different perspective. Damn, I would absolutely LOVE to to attend next year!
The Royal Racer in Biarritz from Big Company on Vimeo.

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It's really been a long time, probably a first, that I said, damn this 4-door Civic is DOPE! There are a couple really nice 4-door EK's around the world but nothing too exciting from the previous generation. This build has been around since the beginning of the season but this is my first time seeing it with a "mild" lip kit on it. It looks pretty damn good if I may say so myself. It has a kind of underlying VIP influence, which I really dig. Simple and clean. Just like it should be.
Not too long ago I spoke briefly about clothing company's going to extra mile and showing their clothes in different lights. Bringing in new customers is something a good company will always strive to do. Whether it's going something completely outside the box or just out of your direct customer demographic. The video below is a great example of this. Benny Gold has been around for a while, but as a huge motorcycle enthusiast, watching this video wants me to buy Benny Gold. He make's it cool. Props to doing things right.
Benny Gold – Night from MONDIAL on Vimeo.

Another short but great video from Stephen Brooks of a dope event over in Europe.You have to love the amount of quality parts and completely built cars are over the pond. They have their own style and trends. Sometime I wish a lot of the quality builds you see in Europe would motivate more guys over here on the east coast. But that's another story.
As someone who is striving to build my own company from scratch, I really can appreciate a company with great product's and have a automotive background. Lowly Gentlemen came from the guys at Stanceworks, so we knew they would be producing quality goods. I've always believed that having a product in itself isn't enough to build a brand that is going to last. You need a image, you need creativity to show your products in ways in ways that will draw people in. Below is a collaboration with T2 Detectives (since they will be carrying LG products) to draw in an audience. It's an absolutely perfectly body-dropped and patina'd VW Bus. Complete with their fixed gear bike's up top. I would LOVE to do something like this someday. Time will tell. The hard work continues…
Props to Lowly Gentlemen.
I think I started my coverage of the last Fresh Meet the same way, but DAMN what a meet this turned out to be! It was pretty stressful and chaotic for us staff but it really turned out to be a great event all around. The rain held out all day and a ton of dope cars came out to share this epic event. Huge thanks to everyone who made the trip, because of you this turned out to be THE event of the summer.
Now, as far as my coverage is concerned, it is seriously lacking haha. With the 1OF booth we had running and running around like a mad man trying to keep everything organized, it was hard to take the time and take some quality shots. I missed a ton of great looking cars, but I'll show you what I managed to get.
Start off with a shot of the DJ booth which was on a flatbed. Pretty dope spot and they were rocking alllll day.
Right next to the DJ was Mike's beautifully built Scion sitting aired out on BBS RS'.
A shot of our 1OF booth. Thanks again to everyone who paid us a visit.
Always loved the color choice on the CCW's on this S2000.
Here is something you don't see everyday. An Audi 90 Cabrio very nicely done sitting on what seems to be BBS Super-RS'.
Always have a soft spot for a white BMW E46 M3.
Kens Kustoms came out with their low riders. Pretty amazingly built machines. I want one so BAD!
Shows just how diverse this car show was. "Stance" in two very different forms.
A beautiful Acura RL on bags. Not too common, I digg!
Part of Kens Kustoms line-up.
I was really liking the white on white with this S2000.
Will always love a classic E30 convertible. This one sporting bags and what look to be J-Lines.
A very clean RHD CRX. Sad that this car probably didn't get many looks because it wasn't slammed and stanced out.
A line-up of really great looking cars. Four of which were RHD. Yea, we got a good crowd.
The Ruckus that wound up winning 1st place best Ruckus. We'll deserved. Put together very nicely.
A couple of Honda's on air. That silver Accord in the back was pretty intense. Super low.
Always great seeing this S15 around.
This was dope. Audi Allroad on 20 inch Vossen's.
One of my personal favorite's from the show. Porsche 993 GT3 sitting nicely on Rotiform's.
Gabe caught texting on the job! haha
Pretty interesting looking Scion. Not my cup of tea but you can't deny the amount of work put in.
Evan and his buddy, both coming slammed all the way from Queens.
A pretty serious setup in this low rider.
My buddy Peno set up a sweet RC drift track and showed off some of the SNTRL bodied drifters.
Jess' flawless hatch and the Fresh Meet booth in the background.
Josh coming up for the day to help us out. His lovely TSX on CCW's.
The one and only SNTRL team camped up in the shade, and showing some new products.
Was in love with this Busa. It was packing 600hp! Yea that's right, 600!!! On a motorcycle! Straight nuts! I love how they kept the original front plastics. Ultimate sleeper!
Mr Pravan getting up close and personal!
First time I had seen these cars jumping around. Pretty amazing what a ton of batteries and compressors can do.
Something else you don't see everyday. Toyota MR2 on Work CR-01's.
Can't go wrong with a 64 Impala on Dayton's.
I was drooling at this Monte Carlo all day. I would seriously rock the crap out of this car! Straight-outa Training Day! lol
Can't go wrong with Bentley wheels on a TT.
Gotta love the old school!
Ugh this might need to be my next daily. MK3's are so timeless.
Alex' old Evo now rocking some Volk CE's
My brothers came to hang out. This is my bro Danny's 944, sitting really nice if I say so myself.
Some VIP action.
Oh, and this was the line for the food truck. Was seriously this long all day. We need more food trucks for next time. haha
Again, I loved the variety of cars that showed up that day.
AMS killing it with their line up as usual.
A little three wheel action.
Rob of Liberty VIP and his GS sitting LOWWW on 18's. So dope.
The hot dog man working out of a chopped top CRX. Pretty creative.
Another great looking GS.
Kenny aka MADJDM of SNTRL having a little RC fun.
Really liked the simplicity of this S14. Great color and the owner was super cool.
Purple R34 GTR that come out last fresh meet. Always a pleasure seeing one of these in person.
White Supra that seems like it has been around and looked like this for years now. Time for a change? Or timeless beauty?
I'll leave you guys with a shot of a low rider rolling out the way it knows best.
Like I said, I missed shooting a ton a great cars, but I was so busy I just couldn't get to them. I had a blast and I can't wait for the next event. See you all again soon!
Every now and then I come across a car I've never seen before. Found one recently in the shirtstuckedin.com blog and thought I would share with you guys. I'm sure all the hard core JDM heads will know this one but lets see what you guys come up with. I think it's a great looking Honda wagon sitting so pretty on a classic set of Wat's. Soooo, what is it?!


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Bill McKibben & Bay Area Millennials: Reclaiming Our Climate Future
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Air District vote on Refinery GHG Emissions cap June 21
An historic vote on air pollution limits that could "cap" Bay Area oil refinery emissions to prevent a huge pollution increase is scheduled for June 21st. Our health and climate are at stake.
A last-minute exemption could undermine this urgently needed protection by allowing increased emissions from unused project permits for "dirty" oil expansion projects.
We must oppose this exemption. Oil companies do not own our air. Oil companies do not own our lungs. They have no right to pollute us. Our air officials must be reminded of this fundamental fact.
Our locally elected officials plan to vote on the caps for our health and climate—or the exemption for increasing refinery air pollution—at this public hearing of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board of Directors
We are building a grassroots climate movement, working for deep reductions in carbon pollution in the San Francisco Bay Area & beyond. We have five campaigns and four local groups. Find out what you need to know on our Campaigns, Events and Petition pages (and don't forget to take a look at our FAQs, too).
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Robert Shirkey, Executive Director at OurHorizon.org in Toronto Canada just recently did a TED talk on Canada's gas pump campaign. It is a very informative and well spoken speech about the merits of implementing a consumer-oriented label at the point of purchase:
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H. H. Holmes killed at least 27 people and possibly many more before he was hanged in a Philadelphia prison in 1896, according to a story in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Before coming to Philadelphia, Holmes built a hotel in Chicago now known as "The Murder Castle." It was equipped with secret tunnels and staircases, gas chambers and more devices for torture and death.
Mark Potts, a history buff from Berks County, Pennsylvania, speculates that Holmes may have also been "Jack the Ripper," who murdered five prostitutes in London in 1888.
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It may be time to put the 2016 Rio Olympics return to golf as a medal event on life support. Jason Day is the latest defector, so it is practical that the Rio organisers just forget the whole thing and mail the gold medal to Jordan Spieth, who has yet to pull out. Another potential American winner, Dustin Johnson, might refuse to play based on the worry that he could win the gold medal, only to have the officials reduce it to silver after the fact.
Day is citing the health of his young family as a risk he is unwilling to accept. No one could blame him either, for taking the financial implications into consideration.
Day's rather succinct statement announcing his decision, "It is with deep regret I announce that I will not be competing in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games this coming August in Rio de Janeiro."
Day went into further detail in his statement, but the result is not subject to further reflection.
Australian Coach Ian Baker-Finch might have to dust off his clubs and work on his game a bit, whilst spending some time trying to convince Greg Norman or 86-year-old Peter Thomson to abandon retirement for the good of the Commonwealth.