Every month, one of PRé's people talks about his or her personal favourite sustainable initiative. This can be a product or a shop, a local initiative or a new website. This month, Paula Bernstein will tell you a little about Community Supported Agriculture.
I've always enjoyed shopping at local farmers markets. I grew up in upstate New York, where shopping at farmers markets was not only convenient but always meant fresher, local, and more sustainable produce. When I moved to Washington DC, I quickly found the local farmers markets and also discovered another similar and interesting initiative called Community Supported Agriculture.
Support local farmer families and communities.
Minimise use of fossil fuels used to transport food. On average, food within the US is shipped 1500 miles before being sold.
Buy from farmers who use sustainable farming practices such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Support the humane treatment of animals.
If you like eating local produce and shopping at farmers markets, you might want to look into becoming a member of a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programme. Essentially, CSAs allow individuals to become shareholders of a local farm and receive a weekly share of the harvest. These farms produce organic and seasonal produce, which shareholders can pick up on a regular basis (often weekly). This way, those who live in cities have access to the fresh and local produce produced outside of the city that they live in.
CSA members pay upfront at the beginning of the year (or season) and in return receive weekly portions (or shares). The produce delivered is always whatever is in season. Members do not have control of what comes in their portion - this is a fun way to learn which fruits and vegetables actually grow in your region and to learn to cook with new kinds of food. The CSA often provides a few recipes for you to learn how to use more unique ingredients (usually vegetables) in particular.
An example of a CSA in the Washington DC area is the Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative. Shares are delivered and available for pick up conveniently just a few blocks from my apartment. While some CSAs give you an assortment of products, this one allows you to choose what type of share you want as well as the size. For example you can buy a share of cheese, meat, vegetables, or herbs, etc.
A simple Google search for farmers markets and CSAs can point you in the direction. The website LocalHarvest can direct those in US to local foods. All CSAs are different, so I encourage you to check out what the options are near you!


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Black men arrested at Starbucks settle for $1 each and $200K entrepreneur program
Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson also settled on a symbolic $1 for each of them.
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the city Wednesday for a symbolic $1 each and a promise from officials to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs.
The men and their lawyer told The Associated Press the settlement was an effort to make sure something positive came out of the incident.
"We thought long and hard about it and we feel like this is the best way to see that change that we want to see," said Donte Robinson, one of those arrested. "It's not a right-now thing that's good for right now, but I feel like we will see the true change over time."
The arrest of Rashon Nelson and Robinson on April 12 touched off a furor around the U.S. over racial profiling. They were led away in handcuffs and accused of trespassing after the manager called police, saying the men refused to buy anything or leave. After spending hours in jail, they were released and no charges were filed.
Their arrest record will be expunged as part of the deal.
The men said they were waiting at the coffee shop in the city's well-to-do Rittenhouse Square neighborhood for a business meeting with a third man about a potential real estate opportunity.
"I am pleased to have resolved the potential claims against the city in this productive manner," Mayor Jim Kenney said. "This was an incident that evoked a lot of pain in our city and put us under a national spotlight for unwanted reasons."
The entrepreneur program will be for Philadelphia public high school students.
Nelson said he considers the incident a case of being at "the wrong place at the right time because of the outcome that can come out of it."
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross, who is black, at first defended his officers' conduct, but days later issued a televised apology for the way the Starbucks call was handled.
During the uproar, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson came to Philadelphia to apologize to the men. He also announced that more than 8,000 Starbucks stores in the U.S. would close on the afternoon of May 29 so nearly 175,000 employees can get training in unconscious bias.

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Myth Busting on Climate Change and Flooding - aka Nutella is Really Sugar and Oil !
Media and advertising can convince you of anything. Like "Nutella is wholesome and good for you" - made with milk and nuts, when the first 2 ingredients are actually sugar and oil - its more like Bumgravy!
Myth: Rain intensity and frequency has increased due to climate change (MOECC, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Ontario Government, IBC, ICLR, etc.).
Truth, rain intensities are not increasing according to Environment and Climate Change Canada's published research based on the Engineering Climate Datasets (version 2.3).
Myth: Extreme weather events that occurred every 40 years are now occurring every 6 years due to climate change (IBC, ICLR in Telling the Weather Story).
Truth: Maybe worst blunder ever published! IBC / ICLR mixed up a theoretical bell curve shift with actual data - the worst part is they won't admit it and a chief economist at major Canadian bank has repeated the false data claim on historical trends.
Myth: We are having 20 times more storms now than we used to and that is causing insurance rates to go up.
Truth: The balance sheets of P&C companies is more complicated that this, especially plummeting fixed income earnings in a low interest rate environment that cannot offset underwriting losses anymore .. but that is off track. Environment and Climate Change Canada, through a complaint to the CBC Ombudsman, has corrected this bogus statement as we are not getting more storms. Period.
Known flood zone. Deeper flood weeks before on May 28-89.
design flow rate for the Don River at the Todmorden gauge.
Myth: The GO Train Flood on July 8, 2013 was due to unprecedented conditions is evidence of climate change impacts to weather (Metrolinx, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario).
Truth: A higher flood occurred on May 28-29 just weeks before - so not unprecedented. It was less than a 5 year flood flow rate in the Don River per the Todmorden gauge records - so not a climate extreme. Rail flooding has been documented since the early 1980's flood inquiry to Premier Davis. This was an operational mistake, sending a train into a documented high risk zone at the wrong time during a moderate flow event.
Myth: Aging infrastructure is reducing capacity causes flooding (most media).
Truth: This has never been cited as a cause of flooding in any of the Municipal Class EA's .. is it possible an advanced City that spends a million dollars per study missed this cause of 'aging'? Check out the Toronto program or Council reports and see if there is any example of 'aging' and share it with us.
More: Chestnut cracking on sewer infrastructure capacity.
Design standard adaptation trumps climate change mitigation !
also gave us this very lovely art project.
Of course the engineering community has know this for years. But it is a revelation to the insurance industry that the chestnut " "Our underground storm sewers can't handle the rainfall we get these days." ... was actually written by a grade 10 geography student who read it first on Wikipedia. The insurance industry has claimed that we are getting 20 times more storms than we used to - 20 time more storms chestnut cracked - thankfully the CBC Ombudsman checked with Environment Canada after our complaint and fixed that nutty story.
Thank you Glenn for promoting this ("Our storm sewers can't handle today's extremes, they never really could") – we all need to emphasize design standard adaption to prevent flooding, not climate change mitigation.
As an example, storm sewer capacities have been increased up to 400% to adapt to a higher level of service (up to 100 year) in the GTA municipality where I have developed the long term flood control program. Local rainfall intensities are decreasing for most durations at our local airport, just like many southern Ontario rain gauges. So rain is not the issue.
1960's development with 5 year storm capacity.
low level of service compared to new standards.
One factor not noted in the post is the interaction of the major overland system with the sanitary sewer system in older, pre 1970's areas, particularly because of the risk of extraneous inflows that overwhelm the sanitary system during extreme events. Our experience is that late-1970's areas with somewhat limited major overland drainage networks have relatively low flood risks if the sanitary sewer is fully separated (that is foundations drains go to the storm and not the sanitary).
In the municipality where I work we have mapped the overland flow paths, and determined estimated ponding depths using an elevation model to identify areas to seal sanitary manholes from overland inflows and have disconnected downspouts in the high inflow areas to manage that risk factor. This has proven to be an effective approach in an area that had extensive flooding in August 2005 but very little in July 2014 – this was achieve with relatively low cost measures (i.e., downspout disconnection and pick hole plugs). And this risk reduction was achieved prior to storm sewer upgrades.
I'm guest lecturing in the Civil Engineering class at Ryerson this Monday and I will highlight the nod to their site!


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I'm having a timeout issue here where my crazyflie does not seem to be fully disconnected if I were to link to it via: self.cf.open_link(uri). This is in a class and self.cf = Crazyflie(rw_cache='./cache').
This happens when I'm using ROS after Python commands.
This issue mainly occurs when mixing up both crazyflie-lib and crazyflie-ros, to control the crazyflie. Why mixed? Because there are some commands that is available in one package, but not the other. I am not yet at the level where I know how to add in new functions either.
These can run multiple times, no problems. Afterwards, Python commands would be run instead, such as establishing a connection with the crazyflie.
These can all also be carried out, no problems. The crazyflie gets updated with the new parameters too.
I would only get a 'timeout' for both commands.
-Restarting the crazyflie manually, result: issue resolved.
And afterwards, I run the above same commands again, everything works fine, no problems here too.
So the only issue comes in scenario 2.
Can anyone help me with this? I suspect that the crazyflie does not fully disconnect when self.cf.close_link() is run, and is instead on some sort of a 'standby' mode?
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I think this might be related to a bug I recently fixed in crazyflie_cpp. Essentially, the python-lib enables a mode called "safelink" but crazyflie_ros wasn't using this mode so far. Once you use the python-lib "safelink" is activated, which causes the ROS-mode to not work. During boot-up the CF resets to not use "safelink", this is why it works after a reboot.
To fix it, you need to update crazyflie_cpp, to include at least this commit. In crazyflie_ros, you can simply go to the crazyflie_cpp folder and do a git pull to achieve that.
The newest commit did the trick for most commands, but for "sysOff" and "reboot" they are still not working. Battery, version, flash (stm and nrf) are all confirmed working well!
For "sysOff" and "reboot" is that related to this issue, i.e. does it just not work for you if you use the python client in between? Or is that a general issue with the new version?
I was able to reproduce that issue. I do have a workaround, but I believe a proper fix will need to go into the NRF51 firmware. This is related to viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3061.
Edit: PR is here. This fixes the issue for crazyflie_ros without any additional changes in crazyflie_cpp.


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CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Session 3a: Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Q&A
17 Oct 2016 – CTBUH 2016 China Conference
Richard Witt, Quadrangle Architects; James von Klamperer Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Keith Griffiths, Aedas; Peter Brannan, Arquitectonica
X Information Modeling: Data-Driven Decision Making in the Design of Tall Buildings
James von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
One Vanderbilt: Approving Midtown's Tallest Office Building
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17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism
James von Klempeter, Luc Wilson & Mondrian Hsieh, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
26 Oct 2015 – Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City
Fire/Life Safety in High-Rise Buildings
James Carrigan, Brian Blicher & Laura Bennett, SYSKA Hennessy Group; Chief Ronald Spadafora, New York City Fire Department
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17 Oct 2016 – Presentation at CTBUH 2016 China Conference; Richard Witt, Quadrangle Architects; James von Klamperer Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Keith Griffiths, Aedas; Peter Brannan, Arquitectonica
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Richard Witt, Quadrangle Architects; James von Klamperer Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Keith Griffiths, Aedas; Peter Brannan, Arquitectonica answer questions at the end of the 2016 China Conference Session…
17 Oct 2016 – Presentation at CTBUH 2016 China Conference; James von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
This presentation outlined X-Information Modeling or XIM, a method of data-driven decision-making for the design of tall buildings. Developed over its application on more than 200 projects worldwide, XIM comprises a set of digital evaluation tools…
26 Oct 2015 – Presentation at CTBUH 2015 New York Conference; James von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
This presentation traces the development of One Vanderbilt from early design through the complex city approvals process that is ultimately allowing for its realization. From the onset, the building was not only charged with creating state-of-the-art…
Interview: James von Klemperer
26 Oct 2015 – 2015 New York Conference Interviews; James von Klemperer, KPF
James von Klemperer of KPF is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. James discusses the process of designing high-rises for international locations.
Urban Density and the Porous High Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City
18 Sep 2014 – Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference; James von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
September 18, 2014. Shanghai, China. James von Klemperer from Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC presents at the 2014 Shanghai Conference closing plenary on "Urban Density and the Porous High Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City – From…
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; James von Klempeter, Luc Wilson & Mondrian Hsieh, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
This paper outlines X-Information Modeling or XIM, a method of data-driven decision-making for the design of tall buildings. Developed over its application on more than 200 projects worldwide, XIM comprises a set of digital evaluation tools that…
26 Oct 2015 – Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City; James von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
This paper traces the development of One Vanderbilt from early design through the complex city approvals process that is ultimately allowing for its realization. From the onset, the building was not only charged with creating state-of-the-art Class A…
26 Oct 2015 – Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City; James Carrigan, Brian Blicher & Laura Bennett, SYSKA Hennessy Group; Chief Ronald Spadafora, New York City Fire Department
Syska Hennessy Group and the Fire Department of the City of New York propose a paper and presentation detailing an overview of Fire/Life Safety in High-Rise Buildings in New York City. The paper will focus on a history of notable high-rise building…
New York: The Ultimate Skyscraper Laboratory
Oct 2015 – CTBUH Journal, 2015 Issue IV; CTBUH Research
A timeline of skyscraper completions in New York uncannily resembles the boom and bust cycles of the United States in the 20th and early 21st centuries. The most active year was 1931, when the final excesses of the Roaring '20s were thrown skywards…
Urban Density and the Porous High-Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City
Jun 2015 – International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Volume 4 Number 2; James von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox
As the skyscraper matures as a building type, its role in actively connecting to, and reinforcing, major threads of urban fabric becomes increasingly more important. The creation of public spaces inside of and adjacent to tall buildings allows for…
16 Sep 2014 – CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference Proceedings; James von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox
The Tallest Buildings in the World: Past, Present & Future
Jun 2008 – CTBUH Journal, 2008 Issue II; CTBUH Research
Over time, the average height of the 100 tallest buildings in the world has been steadily increasing. However, by 2010, this average height will have jumped to 349 meters, up from 286 meters in 2000, an increase of 22%. This is almost double the…
Tall Buildings Involving SL Green Realty Corp.
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3 Metropolitan Life Tower 1909	 213 m New York City
4 919 3rd Avenue 1970	 188 m New York City
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9 Daily News Building 1930	 145 m New York City
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Why the Seahawks won't be the team to beat in 2018, but it's a possibility, says Seahawks coach Carroll
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Monday the team is not expected to be in the playoffs in 2018.
That includes if they finish in the bottom five of the NFC West, and the Seahawks have to play in the divisional round of the playoffs, which the team has played in every year.
Carroll also said that the Seahawks should be able to beat the Steelers in the wild-card round and they are looking at the potential of the Packers in the NFC Championship Game.
Carroll said Sunday the team won't win Super Bowls, and that he expects to play at least one more playoff game before the end of 2019.
"We have a very good chance to win the Super Bowl, we're very happy with the roster that we have," Carroll said.
"I think the talent level we have is good enough to win.
I don't think we have to worry about it.
We just have to focus on our business, focus on winning football games.
And then we'll have to figure out what happens with the draft."
In a podcast with reporters, Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said the team plans to play every game, but there are some games that the team will not be able or willing to play.
Bevell did not specify which games the team would not play, but the team said it will be a game that the coaching staff will not play.
"We're not going to be able, we won't have a full schedule for every game that we play," Bevell told the NFL Network.
"If we can't play a certain game, then we don't play it.
So that's not really something we're going to worry much about."
Carroll said that if the team doesn't win a Super Bowl and the NFC North is a wild card, he would like to go back to the Superbowl years.
The Seahawks are 6-4 this season and will host the Packers on Sunday.
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Destination America Ground, White Rock
The America Ground is an area of Hastings that has a great past and an amazing future. After the great storm of 1287, a great silt and shingle spit was formed after the port was blocked up. It became a piece of no-man's land, falling as it did outside the boundaries of Hastings Borough, and by 1822 approximately 1000 people were living there tax and rent free in a community of thriving but ramshackle buildings. This galvanised the council into action, but taking inspiration from the recent American Revolution, the residents reacted defiantly, declaring themselves independent from Hastings as the 'twenty-fourth US state' and hoisting the Stars and Stripes flag. The America Ground was born and though the ramshackle buildings may have disappeared, its spirit of independence lives on.
Around the area of Trinity Street and Claremont are established traders selling everything from organic, vegetarian, vegan delights to fancy dress and top of the range musical instruments. These jostle alongside some new kids on the block where you can get a haircut or beard trim or even a tattoo by a world renowned tattoo artist. Independent restaurants and cafes serve dishes ranging from three course meals to pancakes and the area boasts the only Borough Wines established outside London. You can pick up great coffee in some unexpected places too, while browsing vinyl collections or comics. The area doesn't close down at night either. Cool clubs and bars offer a wide range of entertainment in the evenings.
And don't forget to look up as you walk along. Among many of the sights on offer, Hastings Library, The Printworks and Holy Trinity Church are an architectural delight. These lead you through to the RIBA Stirling Award-winning Hastings pier and The Source, transformed from its origins as a Turkish baths into the biggest underground BMX and skate park in the world. A wonderful scenic stroll to the seafront from Hastings station.
Destination America Ground & White Rock, Hastings is ready to welcome you. Navigate your way around Destination America Ground with our interactive guide - come visit.
How to get to Hastings
Hastings is quick and easy to reach direct from central London by Southeastern Railway. In little over 1 hour 30 minutes you'll be strolling along the seafront. Just a short walk from the station, you'll pass through the America Ground and all its delights on your way to the beach! For tickets and offers see here.
The spirit of 'independents'
Hastings: celebrating the spirit of 'independents'
History of The America Ground
Hastings is home to a thriving community of vibrant and exciting independent businesses. This spirit of independence made its mark on town's identity by way of The America Ground in the early 1800s.
Hastings Library
Situated in 13 Claremont, The Brassey Institute is a lovely example of decorative Venetian Gothic architecture.
Cake Room
Take a stroll down Robertson Street in the America Ground Hastings and you'll soon be drawn to the verdant oasis that is Cake Room.
Holy Trinity Church - HTH
Holy Trinity is an Anglican church built during the 1850s by prolific and eccentric architect Samuel Sanders Teulon who was "chief among the rogue architects of the mid-Victorian Gothic Revival".
Hastings Heritage Trail
Hastings has an amazing breadth of history in the everyday built environment. The Hastings Heritage Trail celebrates this, taking visitors around 10 central locations that have stayed largely unchanged for at least 25 years.
Bullet Coffee House opened in the America Ground in 2007 and serves high quality, home cooked, healthy food for all tastes.
Hastings Pier
Promenade 272 metres out to sea on rebuilt and revamped pier, which won a RIBA award for its slick and sustainable architecture.
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Wow And Flutter
Wow And Flutter is a record shop with comics, art, Japanese toys and great coffee thrown in the mix - making it the perfect place to while away an hour or so when visiting the America Ground, Hastings.
True Crime Museum
The True Crime Museum in Hastings is home to an impressive collection of horrible histories and chilling artifacts from crimes past.
Spotlight on The Printworks
The Printworks Hastings occupies 14 Claremont, a venetian gothic building designed by Walter Liberty Vernon for FJ Parsons and Thomas Brassey circa 1878.
On The Rocks - situated on Claremont in the America Ground Hastings - boasts Comedy, Drag, Cabaret and live music in its busy entertainment schedule.
Trinity Wholefoods
The America Ground and White Rock area of Hastings is full of vibrant, independent businesses. We spoke to Emma from Trinity Wholefoods who told us a bit more about the business,


Gaming Update: EA leaks about 'Battlefield 4,' 'Zelda' gets smaller, PS3 to support DualShock 4; 'Escape Dead Island' coming.
Electronic Arts got ahead of themselves last week and leaked the release date for Battlefield 4's "Dragon's Teeth" DLC via their Origin Twitter account. The add-on will be released July 15 for Battlefield 4 Premium members and July 29 for everyone else.
The pack will introduce a new multiplayer mode called Chain Link and four new maps: Lumphini Garden, Pearl Market, Propaganda and Sunken Dragon. Gamers will also get 10 new assignments and five new weapons, including the remotely operated ground vehicle R.A.W.R.
Electronic Arts got ahead of themselves last week and leaked the release date for Battlefield 4's "Dragon's Teeth" DLC via their Origin Twitter account. The add-on will be released July 15 for Battlefield 4 Premium members and July 29 for everyone else.
Like the others, "Dragon's Teeth" will be free of charge to Premium members. Others can purchase it for $15.
Zelda Wii U Will Be Big, But Not "Open World"
During Nintendo's annual shareholders meeting, Zelda creator Shigeru Myamoto backed away from describing the upcoming title as "open world." He acknowledged the company used the term during the recent E3 conference, but said they did so only because consumers are familiar with the word and it accurately describes the scope. "I prefer not to use the generally used term 'open world' when developing software, but we used this term [at E3] in order to make it easier for consumers to understand," explained Myamoto. "This term means that there is a large world in which players can do numerous things daily."
With a recent PS3 firmware update, Sony introduced wireless support for its DualShock 4 controller. Previously, gamers could use the PS4 controller on the older console via the USB cord, but now you can sync it up via Bluetooth.
The switch may not be worth the trouble. When connected to the PS3, it links as a generic controller, so players won't have access to features like the touchpad. Also, the controller may not be compatible with every game, and syncing the gamepad with the PS3 will de-sync it from the PS4, so you'll have to reconnect it every time.
Deep Silver has announced plans to release a new Dead Island title. Escape Dead Island will arrive in the latter half of this year for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It will retail for $39.99.
The title will stray from the franchise's zombie survival genre to become a third-person single-player survival mystery. It will focus on the causes of the zombie outbreak. Timeline-wise, it will fall between Dead Island and Dead Island 2.
If you pre-order the game through GameStop, you will get access to the Dead Island 2 beta. Dead Island 2 will launch in spring 2015 for PS4, Xbox One and PC.


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On the professional front, he is the Chairman of Kenya Renewable Energy Association. He is currently serving a second term as the National Chairman of Hindu Council of Kenya. Being the head of the umbrella body for all Hindu institutions in Kenya, Kamal Gupta is a man on a mission to create unity, celebrate diversity and forge the way forward for community development.
As Hindu Council of Kenya commences its yearlong celebrations to mark its 50th anniversary, the organisation is hosting Sanskriti Mahautsav – a vibrant two-day cultural affair showcased by several Hindu communities. Let's find out more…
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Congratulations on being elected the National Chairman of Hindu Council of Kenya for the second time in a row, recently. Does that come with greater responsibilities?
Thank you very much. As you are aware, Hindu Council of Kenya is an umbrella body for all Hindu Institutions in Kenya. We have over 150 member institutions across the country and have five branches to connect to our members throughout the country. Every position brings with it a lot of responsibility, so yes, as the Chairman of HCK the expectations and responsibilities have increased as we engage with new energy and vigor in servicing our member institutions, serving the community throughout the country, developing programs which will create value for both the community and the country. We aim to serve everyone.
Beyond your responsibilities as the HCK Chairman, who is Kamal Gupta?
I always try to be a person who believes in serving people. Presently, I am responsible as the National Chairman of Hindu Council of Kenya and the Kenya Renewable Energy Association. My professional interest and expertise is in the field of renewable energy, which I believe is the future source of energy for the world especially Africa, where access to energy is very poor and people are not living a full life; I am working to explore all possibilities to bring quality and sustainable life for the people. Also, with the advanced technological solutions, I am supporting the industry to reduce the cost of energy through Renewable Energy Source and Clean Power. In addition, through Musk College, I am building a vocational educational platform for our upcoming generation to be strong in their career and being a sustainable entrepreneur to build opportunities. Other than my social and professional commitments, I am very much a family man. I love to spend time with my family listen to music, watch movies and travel to see new places with my family.
The HCK kicks off this year with a cultural celebration titled Sanskriti Mahautsav. Please tell us more about it.
HCK would be completing 50 years in January 2021. We are therefore celebrating the Golden Jubilee year for HCK with yearlong multiple programs on religious, culture, social & relief throughout starting from January 2020 to January 2021. My team is working in various capacity in organising this great event where NGS – Sujatha Kotamraju who is convener and Surinder Bhatia is Co-Convener of this event. Treasurer Lalji bhai, Aradhana ben, Trustees, Vice Chairmen et al are supporting various teams committed to several elements of the event, which are led by my able Managing Committee Team consisting of Chetna ben, Nilesh bhai, Rekha ben, Amarjeet Singh Ji, Prashant Ji, Suryakant bhai, Suresh bhai, Nilesh bhai and all of them.
Sanskriti Mahautsav is the program in our Golden Jubilee Yearlong celebrations, which is a festival of cultures where every member institution of Hindu Council would participate and display the key cultural elements of their heritage. The program is schedule for the 25th & 26th of January, 2020 and would be bring out the finest jewels of our cultural heritage of our members.
What are some of the activities that will comprise the festival?
It is a complete cultural show. It starts with prayers, Veda chanting, march past by the member institutions in their traditional attire along with several bands followed by cultural programs on both the days in the evening.
There are stalls reserved for every participating institution. The stall is specifically for display of their cultures with a variety of displays on their customs and traditions as well as for display and sale of their cultural specialties like dresses, foods and other cultural items. We have continuous demonstrations going on where different communities would be displaying their cultural gems like how to do rangoli, how to make garlands et cetera.
We have a yoga program on 26th January with stalls on Ayurveda and other traditional medicines like acupuncture. Children will also have the opportunity to participate in traditional games like KHO KHO and Kabbadi.
His Excellency the High Commissioner of India in Kenya Hon Rahul Chhabra will inaugurate the event on 25th January while Government of Kenya's officials will attend on 26th January. All in all the Sanskriti Mahautsav would be a complete cultural package for learning the diversity of our culture. The HCK is playing a unique role of stitching together this diversity like a garland of pearls.
How were you able to mobilise groups and put together a cultural showcase of this magnitude?
It is all a teamwork! HCK has a very strong, dedicated and hardworking team, who is working in conjunction with the Management Committees of all 150 member institutions (MI) to make this event splendid. Further, member institutions have also supported us with volunteers in every segment of the program. Together, I would say it is support of our MI and complete teamwork, which has given us the strength, motivation and inspiration to organise this great event, Sanskriti Mahautsav.
What is the main take-home message from this festival?
The main message is with so much of diversity and great culture followed by our member institutions, WE ARE ONE. Further, we are one despite being many, there is unity in diversity and we have inspired by our rich culture and heritage.
As the Chairman of HCK, what is your message for the community members, regarding the festival. Anything that you would like to share or tell them?
I would urge members to attend, participate and present their cultural values, traditions and strengths. Every region and community has a long history of rich culture and traditions. This is a unique opportunity for us to present our culture to other communities and to learn about the cultures and traditions of other communities. Please join the festival of cultures and enjoy the colour vibrancy and richness of all the community cultures.
In your tenure as the Chairman of HCK, what would you say have been some of your greatest achievements?
As the Chairman of HCK, I have been focusing on building events, which will create long lasting value for our members, community and the country. We held a leadership Summit last year, which was aimed at inspiring our young members to become leaders in their fields, we held a women empowerment seminar, which was aimed at inspiring women to lead in their fields of specialisation et cetera. We actively participate in the activities of Non Hindu Institutions and are actively involved in the IRCK activities which promotes inter religion peace and harmony. So our work is based on building a better community and country for all of us.
What are some of the activities that you hope to carry on through the HCK?
All these activities are long-term initiatives and we want to build sustainable initiatives, which will continue adding value to the community and the country. We would definitely want to continue and add to our basket of activities initiates, which will help foster and create greater goodwill and brotherhood amongst all
communities to build a country of our dreams.
Any parting message?
HCK is your own institution, which is to make a unified voice for all our member institutions and to bring all together in need. I urge you all to please come and support and participate in large numbers in our various programs. Please communicate with us give us your ideas suggestions and feedback so that we can make HCK a better value adding platform for all
communities and let us work together in peace and


Tutus are great for young children involved in dance or who want to dress up as ballerinas for fun. Tutus can even be a fun addition to an adult's wardrobe. However, buying a pre-made tutu can be expensive, and you may not be able to find the exact color and style that you want. To save money and create the tutu of your child's (or your) dreams, you can easily make a tutu with some tulle and elastic. Try making a tutu for your child, for yourself, or as a unique homemade gift!
Purchase tulle in a fabric bolt or on a spool. You will need a lot of tulle to make a tutu, so buying it by the bolt at a fabric store may be your best bet. However, you can also use tulle that is on a 6" spool if desired. The spooled tulle requires less cutting because it is already in the correct width for making a tutu, so you will only need to cut this kind of tulle once to get the right length.
If you decide to use tulle that is on a bolt, then you will need about 5 yards (5 m) for a child's size tutu, 10 yards (9.1 m) for small or medium adult sizes, and about 20 yards (18 m) for large or extra-large adult sizes.
If you decide to use tulle that is on a spool, then the amount you will need will depend on the size of the tutu. Tulle spools usually contain about 25 yards (23 m) of tulle. Therefore, 2 or 3 spools of tulle may be enough for a child's size tutu, but you may need 4 or 5 spools for an adult's small or medium tutu, and 7 to 8 spools for a large or extra-large. Buy more tulle than you think you will need to ensure that you have enough.
Purchase some ¾" (1.9 cm) to 1" (2.5 cm) elastic. You will also need a ¾" (1.9 cm) to 1" (2.5 cm) strip of elastic for the waistband of your tutu. The 1" (2.5 cm) wide kind is better for child and adult size tutus, and the ¾" (1.9 cm) size is better for a tutu meant for a baby. To determine how much elastic you will need, measure the person's waist and buy that amount of elastic.
For example, if the person's waist measures 28" (71 cm), then you would need to buy a 28" (71 cm) strip of elastic.
Elastic is often sold in packages that include more elastic than you might need, but you can always cut it to your desired length and keep the extra elastic for another project in the future.
Measure and cut tulle strips if you are using a bolt. If you are using tulle that is on a fabric bolt, then you will need to measure and cut your tulle first. Use a ruler or measuring tape to measure and cut your tulle into 7" (18 cm) wide strips.
Make sure to lay the tulle out so that it is completely flat before you cut it and make your cuts straight and even.
You may find it helpful to lay your tulle out on a lined cutting mat and use a rotary cutting tool instead of scissors.
Cut your tulle to the desired length. Your tutu skirt length will be about half of the length of the strips you make, so decide how long you want the tutu skirt to be. Then, cut your strips or the spooled tulle to the desired length.
For example, if you want your tutu to be 18" (46 cm) long, then you would need to cut tulle strips that are 36" (91 cm) long. The finished skirt will be roughly 18" (46 cm) minus about 1" (2.5 cm) from attaching the tulle. However, you can always add 1" (2.5 cm) to your strip length to make up for this loss.
Keep cutting strips until all of your tulle is the same size. Stack your strips to help keep them organized.
Tie or sew together the elastic. After you have finished preparing your tulle, you will need to prepare your elastic piece. Cut the elastic to the length of your waist measurement. Then, you may either tie the ends of the elastic piece together or sew the ends together. Either option will reduce the total size of the elastic waistband, which is desirable to ensure that the tutu fits snugly on the person's waist.
To sew the ends together, thread a needle with about 12" (30 cm) of thread. Then, overlap the ends of your elastic, making sure not to twist the elastic. Sew through the ends several times pulling the thread taut after each stitch. Finish stitching back where you started, and then tie the ends of the thread together a few times and snip the excess thread.
Place your elastic on a mannequin or other object. It is helpful to have your elastic stabilized on a mannequin or object while you work. Using a mannequin is ideal, but you can also use an object that is roughly the same size as the person's waist.
For example, placing the elastic waistband on a full roll of paper towels may work if you are making a tutu for a baby or small child, or you could also use a pillow if you are making a tutu for an older child or an adult.
Pick up a few strips and fold them in half. Your tutu will look fuller if you use a few strips at a time, so pick up 2 or 3 strips and then fold the strips in half lengthwise. Make sure that the edges are all lined up and insert one finger through the folded end of the strips.
Tuck the fold under the elastic. Next, tuck the folded ends of the tulle underneath the elastic coming from below the elastic band. Bring the folded part of the tulle up through the elastic band by about 2" (5 cm) to 3" (7.5 cm).
Use your finger to keep track of the area under the folds and to prevent the tulle pieces from slipping or coming apart.
Insert the ends of the tulle strips through the opening. Next, take the ends of the tulle and bring them up in front of the elastic waistband. Insert all of the ends through the loop that has been created by the folded ends of the strips. Pull the ends of the tulle through the loop completely to form a tight knot around the elastic band.
Repeat this all the way around the elastic. You will need to attach all of your tulle strips in the same fashion until you have covered the entire waistband. Make sure to slide the knots together as you go to ensure that your tutu is nice and full.
Scrunch and fan out the tulle as desired. After you have attached all of the elastic to your waistband, you can use your fingers to scrunch and fan out the tulle as desired. Scrunching the tulle will give the tutu a crinkly, poofy look, while fanning out the tulle will help to make it look fuller.
Use ribbon in place of elastic. One easy way to customize your tutu is to use a long piece of ribbon instead of a piece of elastic. Cut a piece of ribbon that is about 18" (46 cm) longer than your waist size and tie it around your mannequin or other object. Then, create the tutu by making knots with the tulle around the ribbon instead of around elastic. When you are done, you can secure the ribbon tutu by tying the ribbon in a bow around your waist.
Using ribbon in place of elastic is best for older children or adults because young children may easily undo the tutu before you want them to remove it.
Add an embellishment. Adding an embellishment is another fun way to customize a tutu. You can add a flower, a bow, a decorative button, a brooch, or something else that sets off the colors of your tutu. You can either sew or pin your embellishment in place.
Try placing the embellishment on the waistband of your tutu. This way the embellishment won't weigh down the tulle.
Experiment with different color combinations. You can use color combinations to customize your tutu as well. Try combining colors to match a specific onesie, top, or leotard. Or, consider how the tutu might be used to decide which color combination to use.
For example, if the tutu will be part of a ladybug costume, then make the tutu in red and black. If the tutu is going to be paired with a blue and green t-shirt, then try making a blue and green tutu to match it.


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Embedit.in hosts your documents in the cloud
Yet another company is getting into the hosted documents game. This time it's Embedit.in, a service that focuses specifically on private and site-specific document hosting.
Josh Lowensohn
June 16, 2009 10:31 a.m. PT
Josh Lowensohn Former Senior Writer
Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh covered breaking video game news, as well as reviewing game software. His current console favorite is the Xbox 360.
New service Embedit.in is launching on Tuesday with a tool that lets users host documents up to 20MB in size. Like Scribd, DocStoc, and others, Embedit.in uses Adobe Flash to power a viewer that lets users flip and scroll through pages in long documents.
As the name suggests, documents can be embedded either as a thumbnail that opens up to an overlay of the document reader, or as an embedded player like what you see lower down on this story. In either case, the service doesn't take visitors off whatever site they're on to let them see the content, which is nice.
Along with items users have uploaded individually, Embedit.in can be installed in the source code on any site. This turns any outgoing URLs that link to compatible document files into hosted Embedit.in docs. Each time it discovers a newly-added item it simply downloads it in the background, then reassigns the link.
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One area where Embedit.in differs from competing services is in letting users make small cosmetic changes to documents after they've been uploaded. To do this, it uses markup tools from parent company Increo's sister project, Backboard. This allows for simple things like highlighting, underlining, and circling. Missing, however, are some of the more advanced items like being able to add new chunks of text or images, or let users go in and make edits to the existing copy.
Embedit.in also has its own analytics dashboard for each document. This shows you how many views a document has, where viewers are from, how many times they've printed or downloaded a local copy, as well as a heat map of where user attention has been. It does this by tracking what parts of the document people have spent the most time on, and can be quite fun to look at if you've hosted something with images.
Embedit.in is very slick but misses some things I think are quite important. For one, there's no search, which means you have to eyeball each page to find a particular section. This may seem trivial, but on larger documents it's important. There's also only one view, which can make it hard to skim. If you have a larger screen, the two-up page view can be quite enjoyable. With Embedit.in you're limited to scrolling down, or flicking through slide by slide if it's a presentation.
The service is free of charge for now, but expect that to change in the future. For now the company is keeping a very low profile on things like branding (of which there is little), or sharing uploaded documents in a public directory (of which there is none).
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On Saturday 13th May the Community Centre Trust will be holding an Spring Coffee Morning between 10am-12pm at the Old School on Charter Lane. There will be tea, coffee, cakes & a raffle. So why not bring your family for a drink & meet up with friends.
All proceeds raised will go towards the restoration of the Old School.
In addition, if anyone can volunteer their time or donate prizes for the event it would be greatly appreciated.
Please email margaretstewart@btconnect.com if you can help in any way.
On Saturday 8th April the Community Centre Trust will be holding an Easter Coffee Morning between 10am-12pm at the Old School on Charter Lane. There will be tea, coffee, cakes & a raffle. So why not bring your family for a drink & meet up with friends.
On Saturday 18th March the Community Centre Trust will be holding a Mother's Day Coffee Morning between 10am-12pm at the Old School on Charter Lane. There will be tea, coffee, cakes & a raffle. So why not bring your Mum or children for a drink & meet up with friends.
On Saturday 11th February the Community Centre Trust will be holding a Winter Warmer Coffee Morning between 10am-12pm at the Old School on Charter Lane. There will be tea, coffee, cakes & a raffle. So why not pop down for 5 minutes for a drink & a catch up.
On Saturday 21st January the Community Centre Trust will be holding a Winter Warmer Coffee Morning between 10am-12pm at the Old School on Charter Lane. There will be tea, coffee, cakes & a raffle. So why not pop down for 5 minutes for a drink & a catch up.
On Saturday 10th December the Community Centre Trust will be holding a Christmas Coffee Morning between 10am-12pm at the Old School on Charter Lane. There will be tea, coffee, mince pies & a raffle. So why not pop down for 5 minutes for a drink & a catch up.
In addition, if anyone can volunteer their time or donate prizes for the event it would be greatly appreciated. Please email margaretstewart@btconnect.com if you can help in any way.
As many of you will have heard the trustees were unsuccessful in their bid for funding in their first round application to the Heritage Lottery Fund. The trustees were bitterly disappointed but, as we were all aware, demand for funds from Heritage Lottery means they cannot support every good application that meets their criteria, therefore our project was rejected due to insufficient funds.
The North West Committee recognised the strong community support here in Charnock Richard and the commitment to the project. However, it was felt that due to the high cost of the capital works the project did not offer good value for money or represent the same level of urgency when compared with other applications which were presented for decision.
The Grants Officer informed us she would be happy to discuss our proposals with us, but, in any re-application they will need to see that the project will offer improved value for money, either through a reduced grant request for the same or similar project, or increased benefits for a similar grant request. They expect to continue to receive more good applications than they can support, and any re-application will be subject to the same competitive assessment process as new applications in both assessment rounds.
Two representatives from the Heritage Lottery Fund came to Charnock Richard to meet us in February. We showed them around the Old School and the Old School House and then we had a meeting along with our consultant, Nigel Rix, and our architect, Peter Hatfield. We were told our project had been recommended to receive a grant offer, but unfortunately their funds were insufficient. Somehow we have to make our project stand out from the rest of the applications.
After the representatives from Heritage Lottery left our meeting we discussed the way forward. It was suggested we could cut back on our project by eliminating the proposed extension. The trustees were not happy with this proposal as it would reduce the flexibility of community facilities which are crucial to the viability of the project.
The preferred option is to reduce our grant request from Heritage Lottery Fund by approximately £100,000. £50,000 would have to be funded by other means – by making grant requests to other bodies, by fundraising, by donations etc. etc. We would also take out of the project, initially, work on the outbuilding, the boundaries and other less critical areas to achieve a cost saving of a further £50,000.
At a meeting held last week the trustees have agreed to submit a new application for funding from Heritage Lottery by the end of May for the North West Committee's September meeting. They have also decided to submit an application to Awards for All for a specific capital scheme which would comprise the installation of pre-school toilets into the kitchen area of the Old School House. If this project was successful, it would reduce the cost of the main project.
Informing people about our heritage is vital to our application and, with this in mind, we have organised one or two activities.
On Sunday 28th April 2013 we are holding a Parish Lunch in the Scout and Guide Headquarters. In addition to all our regular people, we would like people to attend who will share their memories of life in Charnock Richard many years ago. We want to know about life at School, Sunday School, Church, about occupations, about social life. We want to hear your memories. If you are willing to attend and share your memories please contact myself or any of the trustees.
On Thursday, 18th July 2013, John Armstrong of the Milestone Society, will give a presentation at the Football Club at 7.30pm on "The Travails of the Haigh Casting Mileposts." He will tell us about the old Wigan to Preston turnpike and the chequered history of its Haigh foundry cast iron mileposts, including the recently restored Charnock Richard milepost.
Finally, Mrs. Janet Ogden, who has served our committee faithfully for a good number of years, has decided to resign. Janet has worked very hard particularly at the time of the Scarecrow Festival when she organised the Grand Draw. We would like to thank Janet for her dedication and commitment. This does mean we now have a vacancy on our Trust. If you are interested in joining us to push this project forward, please contact us.
In the meantime, I can assure you the trustees are determined their project will succeed. These grade II listed buildings need to be preserved, restored sympathetically, and, adapted to meet the needs of our community for this generation and future generations.


Alongside the much publicised end of support for Windows 7, support for Windows Server 2008 R2 will also end at the start of 2020.
Much like the PC operating system, Microsoft is going the extra mile to raise awareness of this to business.
Windows Server 2008 R2 was Microsoft's first 64-bit server operating system. Built on the same kernel as Windows 7, its popularity sprung out of its ease of use for IT professionals. It also introduced useful features such as failover clustering (a way of giving continuous access to applications even if they crash) and improved disk partitioning functionality.
A number of upgrades and improvements were made to the Server 2008 OS over its lifespan. This created something of a reluctance among some IT professionals to upgrade to Windows Server 2012, which utilises the maligned 'metro' user interface found in Windows 8.
While general support for Windows Server 2008 ended in 2015, extended support will now run out in January 2020.
After January 2020 there will be little to no support left available for Windows Server 2008 R2. This will introduce a significant security risk to servers. Cyber criminals are already targeting security flaws in Windows 7 machines. It would not be surprising to see efforts targeted at servers running Windows Server 2008 R2.
The end of support for Windows Server 2008 R2 also has the potential to cause headaches for businesses. Any server OS upgrade requires a large amount of forethought – it should not be taken lightly.
Companies with onsite servers will need to make sure that their existing server hardware is capable of taking on an OS upgrade (Windows Server 2019 is recommended). If it is, careful planning will be required.
However, if your server hardware is as old as Windows Server 2008 R2, it may not be easy to upgrade. You may also need to upgrade server hardware as well to keep your company safe.
Some companies may choose this as the time to investigate a hosted server solution. Rather than invest in both a server migration and new hardware, businesses can unlock more flexible working and lower costs by moving their server's operations to the cloud. Future updates, server monitoring and hardware maintenance then become someone else's issue.
Whatever you plan to do, it's best to do it sooner rather than later. For advice on the best solution for your business, Akita's team of IT experts will be happy to discuss options with you based on your requirements and existing setup.
To discuss Windows Server 2008 R2 upgrades, server hardware improvements or hosted server solutions, please get in touch.


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Biden tried to push Putin aside. The Russian isn't having it.
Putin's troop buildup near Ukraine is spurring criticism that President Biden and his team aren't tough enough on the Kremlin.
Swiss President Guy Parmelin, center, greets President Joe Biden, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the 'Villa la Grange', Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. | (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
By Nahal Toosi
When National Security Council officials approached President Joe Biden with a package of sanctions to impose on Russia earlier this year, he sent it back to them three times.
It's not tough enough, he told them, according to two former U.S. officials informed of the events.
Given the latest maneuvers by Moscow, maybe Biden should have sent the package back a fourth time.
To the alarm of the United States, other NATO members and the European Union, Russian leader Vladimir Putin is again amassing troops along his country's western borders. Senior U.S. officials are warning Putin not to attempt another invasion of Ukraine. Analysts, meanwhile, say Putin may be trying to take advantage of a growing dispute between Kremlin-aligned Belarus and its European neighbors to inject chaos into the region and make NATO look weak.
Russia has in the past poked at the United States and Europe before pulling back. This past spring, the Kremlin surged thousands of troops close to its border with Ukraine — with which it has been fighting a war since Russia invaded in 2014 — before recalling many of them.
This latest build-up, however, appears more serious, especially because of the additional tensions involving Belarus and its NATO-member neighbors, current and former U.S. officials said.
The longtime Belarusian dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, faces sanctions pressure from the United States and European neighbors who dispute his 2020 election win and crackdown on dissent. He has threatened to cut off energy supplies to parts of the continent — a move that would likely require Russian sign-off. Lukashenko also has been sending migrants from the Middle East and other places to his country's borders with Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, causing what critics say is a human trafficking and humanitarian crisis.
The developments have added to the frustration in some corners of the U.S. foreign policy establishment about the Biden team's overall approach to Russia — namely, that it has been too soft and too cautious.
Biden himself has long distrusted Putin and, in the past at least, has advocated taking a tough line toward Moscow. There are others in his administration, such as senior State Department official Victoria Nuland, who are viewed as on the hawkish side when it comes to Russia. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, too, is generally said to lean toward the hawks.
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive to meet at the 'Villa la Grange' in Geneva, Switzerland. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photo
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, his principal deputy, Jon Finer, and Biden's international climate envoy, John Kerry, are the three people most often mentioned as having advocated a more cautious line toward Russia, former U.S. officials in touch with those inside the Biden administration said. The urge to be cautious stems from the notion that Washington needs to work with Moscow on certain objectives, such as mitigating climate change or nuclear arms control.
A senior Biden administration official pushed back on the idea of warring camps. "People on the outside may like to apply blunt categories, but that's not actually how this works in practice," the official said. "No one discusses recommendations or opinions according to a doctrine of hawk or dove. Our relationship with Russia is complex, and to say that certain people are inherently hard or soft oversimplifies the ways we handle those complexities."
Some of the same former U.S. officials said any differences among members of the administration shouldn't be blown out of proportion — that they're part of a natural process of debate and discussion in any presidential team, and often come down to who prioritizes what at any given moment. Any significant differences over Russia among Biden administration officials will vanish if Putin makes any rash moves, especially in Ukraine, one former senior State Department official predicted.
Biden's decision to limit the number of sanctions his administration imposed on the Russian-German gas pipeline known as Nord Stream 2 was one example of how the internal administration debate appears to have led to compromises. In that case, Biden had to weigh the interests of Germany, a U.S. ally, and decided it wasn't worth alienating Berlin over a pipeline Washington has long opposed.
Putin's latest actions should spur a rethink in Washington, some analysts said.
"Russia's military moves toward Ukraine raise real questions about the administration's current balance between confronting and engaging the Kremlin," said Andrea Kendall-Taylor, director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. "I think it is clear that the balance needs to skew more towards confrontation."
That confrontation could take any number of forms, from imposing more economic sanctions — including ones on Putin himself or his wealthy cronies — to sending more weapons to Ukraine's armed forces. A highly visible show of U.S. solidarity with others in NATO could also help given that Lukashenko's migrant-related moves against his neighbors are a strain on that military alliance.
Putin and Lukashenko have an uneasy relationship. After Lukashenko said he might stop the Russian gas that transits his country from reaching European nations that rely on such energy, Moscow insisted it would fulfill its contractual obligations on gas deliveries. Still, the Kremlin appears to be supporting if not outright encouraging at least some of Lukashenko's actions. On Friday, Russian state-run media reported that Moscow had sent paratroopers to Belarus for joint drills.
"Putin may be using, and in fact may be even behind, Lukashenko's weaponization of migrants and refugees in order to distract from what he may be planning for Ukraine," one former U.S. official said.
Poland has sent thousands more troops to its border with Belarus in response to the surge of migrants there. Russia, meanwhile, has twice in recent days flown nuclear-capable bombers over Belarus near Poland. And Britain said Friday that it was sending 10 soldiers — engineers — to assist Poland in shoring up its border, the first concrete show of support a NATO member has shown for the countries struggling with the migrant influx.
"This is a very, very dangerous situation because Article 5 right now is being severely stressed," said Evelyn Farkas, a former Obama administration Pentagon official, referring to the NATO principle that an attack on one member is treated as an attack on all members. "Putin would like nothing better than to demonstrate that NATO is useless."
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, in reports in Russian state-run media Friday, dismissed the West's concerns about Russian troop movements and warned against nearby military activities of NATO member countries. "If necessary, we will take measures to ensure our security if there are provocative actions by our opponents near our borders,'' he said, according to the Russian reports.
Biden administration officials have declined to say if they plan new sanctions or other penalties aimed at Belarus or Russia as a result of the growing crisis. Also unclear was if Biden would try to get Putin on the phone to calm things down. The pair held a summit in Geneva in June, during which they aired grievances and discussed ways to best engage.
Cybersecurity is a realm where occasional cooperation with the Kremlin could be helpful, especially since many hacks and ransomware attacks on U.S. entities originate from Russian soil. During the June summit, Biden stressed to Putin that America has significant cyber capabilities it could unleash on Russia if Putin didn't crack down on the cyber criminals in his territory.
It's tough to say how much of an effect that warning had. There have been reports of ongoing Russian cyber aggression in recent months. Biden administration officials also have to weigh the possibility that a cyber punch from the United States could lead to unwanted escalation with Russia.
"I do understand that there has been debate within the administration about a proper cyber response to Russia," Farkas said. "That's another area where the president understands that if you aren't tough with the Russians, they are not going to stop with their cyber aggression."
The Biden administration is trying to keep contacts with Russia alive at all levels, including the presidential one. Its mantra from the beginning has been that it wants a "stable and predictable" relationship with Moscow, and that hasn't changed. That requires a balancing act and a long-term view, some of the administration's defenders say.
"I wouldn't say it's not working. I mean, it's been, like, 10 months," a former U.S. national security official who dealt with Russia said of the Biden team's approach. "That said, of course, Russia, China and others are testing Biden. And Russian testing doesn't mean they won't do stupid things. But we should be aware, be vigilant, but also not overreact."
Biden administration officials declined to offer details about internal U.S. government discussions on Russia, especially when it comes to who's been taking what side.
When asked about the sanctions package that Biden sent back multiple times, however, the senior administration official said Biden wasn't asking for the sanctions to be more punitive or to hurt the Russian people. Rather, the president wanted to make sure the sanctions were "smart" and well-crafted so that they could change the Kremlin's behavior.
The sanctions package, which was unveiled in April, included measures that targeted an array of Russian actions, from its aggression against Ukraine to its interference with U.S. elections to its efforts to silence Russian dissidents.
"My bottom line is this," Biden said at the time. "Where it is in the interest of the United States to work with Russia, we should and we will. Where Russia seeks to violate the interests of the United States, we will respond."
Paul McLeary contributed to this report.
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`manifest-is-valid` checks if the content of the web app manifest
file is valid JSON, valid according to the specification, and the
property values work in all [targeted browsers][targeted browsers].

## Why is this important?

Web app manifest files that don't contain valid JSON are ignored by
user agents. The same goes for invalid property values or non-standard
properties.

Also, providing property values that are only supported by certain
user agents for which the [specification][manifest spec] does not
define a fallback, can lead to compatibility issues.

## What does the hint check?

`manifest-is-valid` checks if:

* The content of the web app manifest file is valid JSON, and valid
  according to the specification, namely:

  * No additional properties are specified.
  * All property values are of the type specified by the specification.

* The property values work in all [targeted browsers][targeted browsers].

### Examples that **trigger** the hint

The web app manifest file contains invalid JSON:

```json
{
    "name": "invalid
}
```

The web app manifest file contains additional non-standard properties

```json
{
    "additional_non-standard_property": "invalid",
    "name": "example name",
    ...
}
```

or [deprecated properties][density issue]:

```json
{
    "icons": [{
        "density: 2",
        ...
    }],
    ...
}
```

Web app manifest file contains property values of a type different
then what is specified by the specification, e.g. `name` is a `number`
instead of a `string`:

```json
{
    "name": 5,
    ...
}
```

The web app manifest file contains properties with invalid values:

```json
{
    "lang": "en-x",
    ...
}
```

```json
{
    "theme_color": "invalid",
    ...
}
```

The web app manifest file contains properties with values not
supported by all the [targeted browsers][targeted browsers].

```json
{
    "theme_color": "#ff0000aa",
    ...
}
```

### Examples that **pass** the hint

The content of the web app manifest file is valid JSON, valid
according to the specification, and the property values work in
[targeted browsers][targeted browsers]:

```json
{
  "background_color": "red",
  "description": "Example of a progressive web app",
  "icons": [{
      "src": "icon.png",
      "sizes": "512x512",
      "type": "image/png"
  }],
  "name": "Example progressive web app",
  "short_name": "Example",
  "start_url": "index.html",
  "theme_color": "red"
}
```

## How to use this hint?

To use it you will have to install it via `npm`:

```bash
npm install @hint/hint-manifest-is-valid
```

Note: You can make `npm` install it as a `devDependency` using the
`--save-dev` parameter, or to install it globally, you can use the
`-g` parameter. For other options see [`npm`'s
documentation](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install).

And then activate it via the [`.hintrc`][hintrc] configuration file:

```json
{
    "connector": {...},
    "formatters": [...],
    "hints": {
        "manifest-is-valid": "error",
        ...
    },
    "parsers": [...],
    ...
}
```

## Further Reading

* [Web App Manifest specification][manifest spec]

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[manifest spec]: https://w3c.github.io/manifest/
[hintrc]: https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/configuring-webhint/summary/
[targeted browsers]: https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/configuring-webhint/browser-context/

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I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind.
Then I looked again at vanity under the sun.
For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.
Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?


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FTC wants to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to block Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
According to a Press Release, the Commission, whose aim is to protect consumers by promoting fair market competition, voted 3-1 to file a lawsuit aimed at preventing the deal's closure. Therefore, a federal judge will weigh in and make a decision. Among other reasons, the FTC cites Microsoft's record of using past acquisitions to "prevent competition from rival consoles" and points to the publisher's purchase of ZeniMax at 2020 as an example, stating:
"Microsoft has decided to make a number of Bethesda titles including Starfield and Redfall exclusive to Microsoft even though they have assured European antitrust authorities that they have no incentive to keep the games. from rival consoles."
The FTC adds that Activision is one of the few remaining major third-party publishers to offer some of the best-selling franchises across multiple platforms. It states that if Microsoft's acquisition is successful, it will have "the means and motives to harm competition." The FTC lists hypothetical examples, including Microsoft's ability to degrade non-Xbox versions of Activision games or services, withholding content from other platforms, and manipulating prices in ways against consumers
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"Microsoft has shown that it can and will withhold content from its gaming competitors," said Holly Vedova, Director of the FTC's Competition Bureau. "Today, we seek to prevent Microsoft from gaining control of a leading indie game studio and using it to harm competition in many dynamic and fast-growing game markets."
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Responds to FTC's vote to sue in a lawsuit Message for staffsay in part:
"The allegation that this deal is anti-competitive does not align with reality and we believe we will prevail this challenge." Kotick then added, "…the competitive landscape is changing, and to put it simply, a combined Microsoft-ABK will be good for the players, good for the employees, good for the competition and good for the industry. Our players want choice, and this provides them with exactly that. misconceptions about the tech industry."
To date, the acquisition of Activision has been approved by international government trade bodies in Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Serbia (with no regulatory concessions). It is still under consideration by a number of international governments because of antitrust concerns, most notably the European Commission.
Yesterday, Microsoft announced that it has entered a 10-year commitment to Nintendo to bring Call of Duty back to its platform. It also said it plans to keep the series on Steam and has repeatedly stated its readiness keep Call of Duty on PlayStation to the foreseeable future. Of course, all of those promises are contingent on whether the deal passes all regulatory checks. Sony has been one of the strongest opponents of the acquisition, arguing that such a merger is uncompetitive and harmful to its brand.
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Ethiopia air crash: UN mourns deaths of staff members
By Agencies on	 March 12, 2019 World
The UN General Assembly and the Security Council separately observed a minute of silence for the UN staff members who lost their lives in Sunday's air crash in Ethiopia.
At the beginning of a Commission on the Status of Women meeting at the General Assembly on Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a brief statement to mourn the deaths of the UN staff members before the delegates observed a minute of silence, Xinhua reported.
Guterres said at least 21 UN staff members were killed in Sunday's crash. An undetermined number of other victims were working "close to" the UN.
"A global tragedy has hit close to home, and the United Nations is united in grief. I extend my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of all the victims, to the government and people of Ethiopia, and all those affected by this disaster."
"Let us honour the memories of our (dead) colleagues by keeping their spirit of service alive," he said.
Guterres said the world body is working closely with government officials on the ground in mobilizing assistance, in counselling and giving any other needed support during this difficult time.
The UN Security Council, at the beginning of its first meeting since the crash, also observed a minute of silence for the victims.
"On behalf of the members of the Security Council, I would like to express our deep sorrow for all those who lost their lives yesterday in the tragic air incident in Ethiopia. Passengers lost hailed from over 35 nations and many were part of the UN family," said Anne Gueguen, France's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, who presided over the meeting on .Afghanistan
She asked participants of the meeting to stand and observe a moment of silence.
"The members of the council expressed their profound sympathy and condolences to the families and loved ones of the passengers and crew who lost their lives," she said.
Flags at UN Headquarters in New York as well as other agencies across the world are flying in half staff on Monday in memory of the dead.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed six minutes after takeoff from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi, Kenya. The route was dubbed "UN shuttle" as many UN staff had to travel between Addis Ababa, home of the African Union headquarters, and Nairobi, the UN headquarters in Africa.
The World Food Programme, a UN agency, lost seven of its staff members in the crash that killed all 157 people aboard. Other victims from the UN system included three each from the UN Refugee Agency and the UN Office at Nairobi, two from the International Telecommunication Union, one each from the Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia, the UN Development Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the UN Environment Programme, and the World Bank.
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For fishermen coming through the ranks as mates, the goal is always the same. They aspired to get a captain's license and land a well-paying job on a traveling private boat, fishing all the hot spots– Costa Rica, Cape Verde and the Dominican Republic. This trajectory was certainly the dream of Captain Brad Simonds when he started fishing at 16. Simonds' start on the water involved helping the late Woods Hole naturalist Frank Mather catch, tag and release giant bluefin off the Massachusetts coastline.
Brad's father, a well known Boston lawyer, had lofty aspirations for his son. After high school he went to Princeton before earning a master's degree. Fishing, however, was already in his system. Instead of becoming a history professor, Simonds headed to Islamorada to work as a mate for owner-operator Ray Merrill on the Ding Dong II. Three months later he was on his way to Cozumel with Capt. Frank Kessell on Quintana Roo.
This international adventure was derailed by Cuba's Colorado Reef– and by the Cuban officers that put them in jail.
Two years later he got his license and first captain's job running the Keowee. Simonds spent the summer fishing out of Oregon and Rudee Inlets in North Carolina and Virginia, before heading to Islamorada and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula in the winter and spring. Jobs running Misguided for entrepreneur Larry Liebert took him to St. Thomas in the 1980s where he made a name for himself catching blue marlin. Next came jobs running Blank Check and Tex Schramm's Key Venture and the Final Fantasy.
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Realest Vibes > News > Kenya, South Africa establish a borderless relationship
Kenya, South Africa establish a borderless relationship
Last Updated:November 10, 2022
Most countries have established rules and regulations for entering their borders, some more rigid than others. However, very recently, South Africa and Kenya decided to tear down such barriers by establishing a bilateral visa free agreement.
The visa-free entry deal would commence from January 2023. Applicants will get a maximum of 90 days annually.
As of this moment, Kenyans looking to travel to South Africa have to pay up to $40 (£35), and show proof of "sufficient" funds, while waiting for as long as three weeks for a 90-day South African visa. The only travellers allowed a free pass are those staying less than 30, however, they are still required to pay a processing fee of about $40.
Kenyan president, William Ruto and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, have agreed to revise this visa restriction entirely, creating a new visa-free regime.
Prior to this new agreement, Kenya had been progressive towards South Africans with its travel laws as South Africans do not require pre-departure visas to travel to Kenya.
The president of Kenya lauded the new deal, stating; "I express appreciation for the progress that we have made in the long awaited visa-free regime."
The two presidents also put a return policy in place, should the new immigration laws be breached. This initiative follows the plan both nations had established in unveiling a Pan- African airline between Kenya Airways and South African Airways.
"We both occupy strategic points on the continent and there is a great need for a strategic partnership to be struck," President Ramaphosa said.
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Q: PHP echo last Array values Im trying few hours repair my code but its always fail.
I have array in file:
$liquidyLista7 = array(
    'Arbuz' => array(
        'Wyraźny arbuz, soczysty arbuz, naprawde chyba najlepszy z oferty',
        'Delikatny arbuz.',
        'odświeżajacy arbuz',
        'Bardzo delikatny, mniej wyrażny arbuz'
    ),
    // and much more...

... i want to echo all values from each arrays but my "bad epic" code not work :/
function pokazOpisyVolish($liquidyLista7)
    {
    $i = 0;
    $select = '

';
    foreach($liquidyLista7 as $key => $record) {
    $i++;
    if (is_array($record)) {
    $select .= '

'.$key.'
';
        $select .= pokazOpisyVolish($record);
        $select .= '
';
    } else {
    $select .= '

'.$record.'

';
    }
    }
    $select .= '

';
    return $select;
    echo pokazOpisyVolish($liquidyLista7);

Pls visit my test website and check how it works in "Mr Jack" (simple HTML - not PHP) but in "Volish" is my PHP code... :(

A:
may be you are looking for some thing like this. the link you gave
  uses plugin and css to display the result onto the webpage,
      i can show you how to do it, but after that you have use your own css to display the result, i am thinking you might have add some div
  name
      just run this code in separate file, and you are good, understand what's happening and than add the div

    <?php
$liquidyLista7 = array(
    'Arbuz' => array(
        'Wyraźny arbuz, soczysty arbuz, naprawde chyba najlepszy z oferty',
        'Delikatny arbuz.',
        'odświeżajacy arbuz',
        'Bardzo delikatny, mniej wyrażny arbuz'
    ),

    'newArtist' => array(
        'Wyraźny arbuz, soczysty arbuz, naprawde chyba najlepszy z oferty',
        'Delikatny arbuz.',
        'odświeżajacy arbuz',
        'Bardzo delikatny, mniej wyrażny arbuz'
    )
    );
//get the link from url
$actual_link = "http://$_SERVER[HTTP_HOST]$_SERVER[REQUEST_URI]";
    foreach ($liquidyLista7 as $key => $record) {
        //ad artist name to the current url
        echo "$key
";
        if(isset($_GET['artistName'])){
            if(is_array($record)){
                echo "
";
                foreach($liquidyLista7[$key] as $value)
                    if($_GET['artistName']==$key)
                    echo "
$value
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            }
            echo "
";
        }
}

?>

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The History of 3D Film: Starring Newark and New York
Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno
Jon Curley
University lecturer and poet
NJIT Campus Center Ballroom
October 3, 2012, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Download the flyer (PDF, 252 KB)
Emmy-nominated, award-winning Newark filmmakers Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno will screen and discuss their short 3D films on Newark and the Brooklyn waterfront for the first fall 2012 Technology and Society Forum presentation. Inspired by Manhatta, the 1921 avant garde film by artists Charles Sheeler and Paul Strand with text by Walt Whitman, which will also be shown, the Bongiornos have updated the technology to 3D, focused on Newark and Brooklyn and created soundscapes. Their "city symphony" films extend a tradition that includes Walter Ruttmann's Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927); Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera (1929) and Jean Vigo's À propos de Nice (1930).
New Work: Newark in 3D was commissioned by the Newark Museum in 2009 for its 100th anniversary celebration. The spoken poetry was written and performed by Jon Curley, and the music is by Newark area artists. Curley is a senior university lecturer in the NJIT Humanities Department. His first book of poems, New Shadows, was published in 2009. A second collection, Angles of Incidents, will be published this fall.
New Work: The Brooklyn Waterfront in 3D was shot in conjunction with the CUNY/NEH Landmarks workshop Along the Shore: Changing and Preserving the Landmarks of Brooklyn's Industrial Waterfront for a presentation at the Museum of the City of New York in 2010. It features a soundscape with music by a Brooklyn artist.
The Bongiornos will also discuss the history of 3D filmmaking, explaining the technical intricacies of capturing a full cityscape in 3D.
Take-away 3D glasses will be provided.
Discussion of 3D imaging
Newark Museum podcast
Co-sponsors: NJIT Technology and Society Forum Committee, Albert Dorman Honors College, Department of Humanities, Sigma Xi.
For more information: Contact Jay Kappraff, kappraff@adm.njit.edu or 973-596-3490 Visit the NJIT Technology and Society Forum on the Web at http://tsf.njit.edu.
Previous Forum presentations are available at http://itunes.njit.edu; search for "Technology and Society Forum."


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Posts tagged 'holidays'
THE DICKENS SPIRIT, NOW AND ALWAYS
Among my favorite teachers was one of the two male teachers in an all-girl high school. He taught English, my favorite subject. In junior year, he took our class to see the Christmas show at Radio City Music Hall. The original black and white version of A Christmas Carol featuring Alastair Sim was part of their holiday spectacular.
Though I saw the movie decades after its original release, I found this old 1951 trailer for the film rather interesting.
Dickens painted Ebenezer Scrooge sympathetically and quite vividly. I fell in love with the spirited imagination of Dickens in all of its brilliance, his extraordinary larger-than-life characters, and the potent messages behind every one of his tales. My love of 19th-century British literature began, along with an ongoing yen for England. I was sixteen years old.
It may have been Oliver Twist that I read next. I recall being shocked by the harshness of this child's reality.
By the time I turned 25, my love for Dickens knew no bounds. I named one of the two dwarf parrots I owned "Pip" after Philip Pirrip, the protagonist in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. I named the other one Nicholas after the character in Nicholas Nickleby. I had a fish tank I called "Copperfield Gardens" in homage to the hero of the Dickens' book I loved most, David Copperfield. David, with his courage, strength and beautiful, benevolent heart, triumphed through one heartbreak after another. In this version, below, he was portrayed by a very young Daniel Radcliffe, better known to all as Harry Potter.
The same year I got the dwarf parrots, a precious friend from England gave me a miniature book of Dickens' life story as a Christmas gift. I moved several times over the years, and this little book has always made it back onto my bookshelf. I loved reading about the man behind the fascinating tales.
Charles Dickens was already famous when he helped injured passengers in England during the 1865 Staplehurst train crash.
I saw, in Dickens, true heroism in the face of disaster and everyday heroism, as he was a tireless champion for the oppressed.
This final video is fitting in wrapping up my tribute. It's my favorite song from the 1970 musical version of A Christmas Carol with Albert Finney in the role of Scrooge. In future visions foretold by the third visiting ghost, a town celebrated Scrooge's passing singing, "Thank You Very Much."
I also thank my beloved Dickens for his incredible contribution to the world, for all the inspiration, and for truly enriching my life.
Some of my favorite Charles Dickens quotes:
"Not knowing how he lost himself, or how he recovered himself, he may never feel certain of not losing himself again." ― A Tale of Two Cities
"I wear the chain I forged in life….I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it." ― A Christmas Carol
"I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape."
"A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self." ― A Tale of Two Cities
"Give me a moment, because I like to cry for joy. It's so delicious, John dear, to cry for joy." ― Our Mutual Friend
"I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world."
"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another."
"Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts."
"Never," said my aunt, "be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you." ― David Copperfield
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CELEBRATING FROM THE HEART
On this month's Heart-to-Heart with Kyrian radio show, my guests, Michael John Sullivan and Kathleen Nash shared their experience of having been homeless. They also talked about their recovery and their advocacy for the homeless. They have wonderful messages for everyone struggling and anyone who cares about the struggles of others. You can listen in on this podcast.
http://blogtalk.vo.llnwd.net/o23/show/7/166/show_7166717.mp3
Kathleen Nash is a uniquely creative individual. Photography and other forms of artwork are her passions. She also builds websites and works with her son, Dennis, who creates beautiful wire wrap jewelry.
Kathleen shares more about her journey in this blog:
Half Hitched and Homeless
Learn more about Kathleen and her work:
Kathleen Nash – Fine Art
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Michael John Sullivan is the author of Necessary Heartbreak: A Novel of Faith and Forgiveness (Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster). Library Journal named Necessary Heartbreak one of the year's best in Christian fiction for 2010. His second novel, Everybody's Daughter (The Story Plant), was named one of the best books of 2012 by The Examiner. Michael published his third novel, The Greatest Gift (The Story Plant), in October of 2014. He is currently working on his next novel, The Second World. He is also the creator of the SockKids children's series. Visit thesockkids.com to learn more. A former board member of the Long Island Coalition of the Homeless, Sullivan has written several articles about the plight of the homeless that have been published online by CNN, the Washington Post, Beliefnet.com, the Huffington Post, and Patch.com.
Michael has contributed a blog relevant to our topic today, along with a link to an article he wrote for CNN a few years ago. You may read it here:
Keep Kindless In Your Look
You can learn more about Michael and his books at Michael John Sullivan Author.
"Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind." – Albert Schweitzer
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