As long as I've been doing this, I don't think I've come to a general damage proof method to tell someone something they won't want to hear. Tapping into the truth, tapping into the demeanor of the client and knowing how to talk to that person must be done within seconds. As an Empath I must rely upon my feelings to discern facts, yet keep the reading biased and based solely upon the client's experiences. As a Tarot reader I must interpret a spread based on the surrounding cards to discern whether someone is (for example) emotionally drained or an alcoholic, distant or long distance, a mother or your mother, etc. Speaking intellectually with one client doesn't always work with the next. Listening patiently to one person may be thought of as "not telling me anything" to another. Some of us just want to be told how things will be, but not why. Others need proof through divined facts, will ask the same question in different ways, and finally, still feel dissatisfied.
Another difficult hurdle is reading fear. Some people have so much fear pouring out of them that the only thing a reader can pick up is the things they are afraid of most. I think we've all plucked exactly what people don't want to hear directly from their minds and had people go berserk. One way I have found to return calm to a reading is to ask the querent to relax, wiggle their toes, click their heels and focus on their feet to get them grounded…then do a spread again. What I am looking for is the Moon. Finding the Moon is oftentimes the way to get clarity on fact versus fear.
The Moon is the 18th card of the Major Arcana. Symbolic of lunar and menstrual cycles, the Moon card is a tough shoe to fit. This is a card that represents our darkest moments, levity, fertility, influences of the subconscious, powers of nature, a place with no boundaries, dreams and lucidity.
Finding out where the Moon sits in our astrological chart is also one of the most understanding ways of revealing what is going on with us at the time as well. The best way to help us cope is to show us in our own scope of comprehension why things are happening the way they are.
Hi BlackHawk !!!! It's a pleasure to see you in here……yes, I agree…the moon strongly effects both female and male …..I think (?) I'm a "9" too…..not sure….
Very thoughtful, sensitive, and heartfelt article, Nunu. I am certain your sensitivity allows you to connect beautifully with a client when you are reading for them.
Yes, sometimes a client's fear is so overwhelming that it is a challenge to help them to see the answer through the fear. I'm sure you have had, as I have had and we probably all have had, clients who were so fearful they had difficulty accepting the answer call you back later to thank you for the insight, acknowledge they were in too much fear to appreciate the insight in the original reading, and seek more insight from you.
Greetings, Nunu…and all of our wonderful psychics!
I live within view of the great Pacific ocean here in the NW and it is such an amazing feeling to watch this great body of water dance in time with the phases of the Moon and all the energies connected to such physical (and etheral) spaces.
In my religious path, we have many ceremonies directly connected to the lunar phases. If you have ever witnessed a Drawing Down the Moon, I don't think you will ever see the dark of the moon quite the same again!
There are so many things to learn from the moon. She is not just some dead rock floating in space! She is a constant reminder of the cycles we all pass through in our lives and our passings over.
Just as love and romance cycle like the seasons, (the early stirrings and fascinations of Spring, the firey passions of Summer, the quiet peace of Autumn, the frightening cold of Winter which many people take as the final ending…and which, in truth, is simply trying to strengthen them for another taste of the rebirth of Spring if they will only wait!), the Moon cycles through the nighttime sky showing us every night that even in the times when we may think there is no light left to be found anywhere, if we will only hang on, only believe, the light to see our way through the darkness will return!
I believe that the Moon, in all her Magickal ways, is as much a metaphor for changes as she is an actual physical body. She has mesmerized every creature on, in and around this planet since the very beginning of time.
One of my grandmother's favorite recipes for a dream pillow had to be made "while the Moon was sleeping". These were small sachets of herbs that were to be placed on or near the pillow of the person who was having trouble sleeping…or who may want to have more lucid dreams…or a bit of both! I have made hundreds of these tiny sachets over the years and each one that was made "while the Moon was sleeping" worked perfectly. Yet, when I followed the exact same recipe and even used the herbs from the same batch but made them at different lunar phase, they never seemed to work as well. Even using true empirical data (with the people who had used these pillows before and having no idea when they had been made, etc.),there was really something important and very real about the timing of it all. The Moon has Her secrets!
Thank you for writing such a great article! Many blessings to you all!
we are blessed to have such a great group here….
You have such a earth-mother spirit…Nurturing energy-Good mother!!
What comes to my mind about the moon—One of those amazing moments in my life, was sitting on a dock, in Hong Kong, about midnight….As I looked up at the full moon, I realized, "Wow, I am looking at the other side of the moon!!!" Talk about feeling connected to the universe….I honestly think I received some type of energy, at that moment, that stayed with me for the rest of my life…Therefore, I see in the moon card-something that represents also some type of illumination of power, energy, thought, etc. It is powerful energy.
my first night in Genoa, Italy…..I watched the sun set….Talk about a great ball of fire??? That sun was bright red!! Never seen anything like that before….Our sun here in Cali is orange….orange and pink. But this Italian sunset was redhot! I felt energy then as well.
have power. My date of birth, is the actual day the sun and moon shift/cusps (leo-cancer)7/23. My mom was feeling me kicking to get out into the world the moment man first landed on the moon. I am not sure if it was her excitement or what, but my mom always called me the moon child…When I look at the moon tonight, which should be the wishbone moon/crescent, I will think of Miss NuNu and make a wish for her and her children. Much happiness.
Great article, Nunu….. as I said before the Moon used to come up with the Hermit, both right side up, when Tarot readers would read me years ago. ( Love the picture of the moon too ).
How beautufully put! I too am an empath separateing the emotions & fears becomes an art of its own. Your insight is wonderful and so well written. You are right on with the reading of clients. There are those who think that if any psychic asks a question you are fishing when in reality you are validating or simplely letting them see the answer in thier own mind becasue they will not accept it from another. What some do not realize that the meshing of our talents is how we connect. No one reader reads the same we are indiviuals and get information in a variety of ways. I'm a sensor and I sense so are you. Feelers for a commom word. I being a healer, therapist will ask questions for those that like to analize thats what they do. Some seem to need to figure it all out. Then with others its not needed. Our clients are all individuals too. I certainly see that you are very gifted at deserning the fear factor its really important to be able to do this. We are Blessed to be with such a talented group of readers with all their gifts, talents and styles. Have a wonderul day!


Daemon by Daniel Suarez – a truly fantastic read – My Server is Sick!
That book is "Daemon" by Daniel Suarez and I can't recommend it enough.
Put simply (and it's a cruel simplification) Daemon is a techno-thriller. It follows the events that are set in motion following the death of a super intelligent game designer who has an extraordinary vision of the future for mankind, and has let loose his greatest creation.
The story is filled with plot twists, strongly believable characters, and flys along at a relentless pace, never letting go of the reader until the very last word. Best of all one of its core themes – that of the world of computers, the internet, technology, and their roles in society – is so utterly realistic and accurate, that for the technologically savvy reader there is never the slightest issue with dodgy concepts or technological hiccups that so frequently fill modern literature and films of the same genre. One thing of note with this is that the realism is so high that it could almost be a prediction of the near future!
If this book (and it's sequel) could be made into films, which would be a major struggle, simply because of the concepts it deals with, it could have the potential to rank up there with greats.


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Paul Carr
SAXOPHONE CONCERTO for soprano sax and piano
Goodmusic GM282
In 2006 when I was living on the beautiful island of Mallorca I wrote an Oboe Concerto for Nicholas Daniel who gave the premiere in May 2008 at The English Music Festival. Nick also recorded the work on the Dutton label with Gavin Sutherland and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia. After a recent posting on YouTube in 2019 of the slow movement, The Unusual Quietness of Snow, Nick suggested that it would work very well on soprano saxophone, so I made this version of the Concerto for the young saxophonist, Robert Burton.
The first movement "Allegro energico" is a lively conversation where the saxophone takes the lead, pitted against the strings, in a blended mix of boisterous eruptions and loftier linear lines. The movement passes through various keys and while themes are not exactly developed they are spat out at each other, enjoying their playful correspondence.
In stark contrast the central elegy, "The unusual quietness of snow" is a slow and poignant expression of sadness and loss. At a difficult time in my life, a few days before my Mother's death, it seemed strange that a heavy, early morning snowfall in the first days of March could have provided a sense of calmness and unity at a time of extreme emotion. It was a snowfall and a quietness I shall never forget, and I remember thinking how comforting and beautiful it was - the large heavy flakes falling slowly and silently, as if out of a mark of respect. Opening with quiet sustained chords in the strings the saxophone enters with an expressive theme that continually rises and falls, deepening in emotional intensity. Eventually the theme is taken up by the strings and joined by the saxophone as it reaches its highest point - leaving the movement to subside into calm, quiet, and eventual rest.
The final movement, "September music" is a spirited evocation of Summer's end. Whilst the general feeling is still of warmth and lightness, there is a certain nostalgia in the central passages, hinting that Summer is on the way out and the season about to change. Paul Carr
This is a reduction for saxophone and piano of the original for saxophone and string orchestra. The orchestral parts are also available - GMCO171.
Paul Carr - Saxophone Concerto (Saxophone and piano)
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Can Neoliberalism Persist? Should it?
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By Maggie Manson
With the defeat of President Donald Trump in the recent U.S. presidential election and the apparent end of "Trumpism," a political era and ideology defined by an exclusive conception of nationalism, populism, and conspiracy; one might expect things to return to business as usual under the presidency of Joe Biden. Business as usual refers to the political phenomenon that has shaped U.S. domestic and foreign policy, as well as the greater global economy since the 1970s: neoliberalism.
"The election of President Trump in 2016 is a key demonstration of the failings of neoliberalism."
Neoliberalism as an economic concept can be characterized by free-market capitalism, privatization, deregulation, and societal freedom from government intervention. However, American neoliberalism has reached beyond the scope of laissez-faire economic philosophy, as it has been expanded to a paradigmatic lens for academics and policymakers to view international relations. Neoliberalism has thus contributed significantly to the consolidation of a formalized global economic market, as well as U.S. foreign policymaking in the past 50 years. While many see globalization and the dominance of neoliberal ideology as a resounding triumph for not only the U.S. but also for the greater global community, the election of President Trump in 2016 is a key demonstration of the failings of neoliberalism.
Neoliberalism and the Presidency
The political bases of President Trump and conversely, Senator Bernie Sanders, represent anti-establishment views and appeal to their supporters using rhetoric that rejects the U.S. neoliberal status quo from opposite sides of the political spectrum. Some might argue that Trump's election and subsequent political ideology are a rebuke of neoliberalism and the current global order, however, a more realistic assessment would be that Trump's presidency is merely a symptom of neoliberalism. Despite his untraditional rejection of multilateralism, Trump himself is an unabashed neoliberal. While his campaign rhetoric of "America first" and his loyal base, many of whom have been left behind in the era of globalization, represent a reproach of neoliberalism, the policy actions of his administration prove otherwise. Outside of his approach to trade, Trump continually pushed for capitalist, free-market policies on a domestic and international scale, as well as engaged in a spend-heavy, neoliberalist approach to the U.S. military budget throughout the duration of his presidency.
Consequences of Neoliberalism
Examining the key international consequences/ trends that have emerged as a result of neoliberalism is a good foundation to understanding the pushback against it. This is not an exhaustive list and it is often difficult to distinguish events as the result of neoliberalism or other global phenomena that can be examined through a neoliberalist lens. Additionally, it is equally difficult to look at these results in the context of U.S. foreign policy as this analysis often obscures what is a deliberate policy choice and what is merely an accidental, yet consequential result of neoliberalism. Despite these limitations, my interpretation of the most consequential outcomes of the neoliberal era of U.S. foreign policy is as follows.
Neoliberalism arguably emerged as the leading U.S. foreign policy paradigm due to a key tenet of neoliberalism: globalization. The connections made through the increased financialization of the global economy, as well as the establishment of a neoliberal world order, laid the groundwork for widespread U.S. intervention following a neoliberal philosophy.
Following the collapse of the Bretton Woods System, a new political-economic world order emerged that called for the deregulation of global markets through capital control abolition and competitive deregulation. This seismic shift away from embedded liberalism and government intervention in the international monetary system led to unprecedented economic growth by not only more developed countries like the U.S. and U.K. but also by emerging markets such as Japan and China. This hands-off approach resulted in stunning economic growth for many, but ultimately, also increased inequality for others, primarily in the developing world.
Other significant consequences such as the increased role of private funding in international development, as well as the rise of the contractor state, have emerged as problematic policies from neoliberalism. Through funding mechanisms, the private sector has been able to exert significant influence in the development space, which presents some ethical concerns surrounding these projects. Similar to the issues presented by the privatization of development, the outsourcing of government responsibilities to the private sector has led to the creation of the military-industrial complex. This environment has resulted in a cycle that commodifies military action and violence in which an overseas deployment, that could've been prevented through diplomatic action, results in someone receiving a large check.
The shared theme between these consequences of neoliberalism is the idea that human-focused policy (i.e. military and development) is driven primarily by economic incentives. Why is any of this actually bad for the United States or the world? Well, when human-centric policy is driven by cost-benefit analysis rather than a qualitative assessment of how it will impact lives, people are thus commodified and valued primarily by what they consume or produce. This is especially dangerous in policymaking as it dehumanizes issues that should focus on helping others/ preventing harm, but are now essentially economic issues due to neoliberal thinking.
Another major issue posed by neoliberalism is the global platform/ influence that has been given to anti-democratic countries with spotty human rights records. Neoliberalism, for the most part, has maintained U.S. hegemony on the global stage but has also meant the beginning of the end of U.S. unilateralism. When the U.S. decided to de-commit from the gold standard, thus throwing off the international monetary order consisting of currencies pegged to the USD, it guaranteed that it would no longer be the center of the global monetary system in the future. While the U.S. has, for the most part, retained its hegemonic position throughout the period of neoliberalism, we are now seeing the rise of a multipolar system where rising powers such as China, also exert significant influence over the global monetary relations and even global political attitudes. If China continues on its projected path of economic growth, neoliberalism might contribute to another dramatic realignment of the global order, potentially one with a non-democratic country at the helm. The rise of China as the new economic center of the neoliberal world order would afford the ruling Chinese Communist Party the platform to potentially convey anti-democratic values on a global scale.
What the Scholars Think
Two TRIP Snap Polls demonstrate scholarly support for neoliberal governance, based on their preferences for certain presidential policies. In Snap Poll 14 (October 2020), scholars were asked "to what extent would U.S. foreign policy differ between Trump and Biden in the following areas?" with categories spanning from international trade to human rights. Results show an estimated 89.3% difference in Biden's engagement with multilateral organizations, 83.4% difference in management of military alliances, and 66% difference in trade relations.
High engagement and cooperation with international, multilateral organizations such as the World Trade Organization or the United Nations is a key facet of neoliberalism. Additionally, regional military collaboration, specifically with the North American Treaty Organization, works to uphold U.S. hegemonic military power as a key element of neoliberalism. In Snap Poll 15, 93.65% of scholars grading Biden's performance in alliances and international organizations policy between A and B+ with a mean score of 3.56 (falling between an A- and B+). From these findings, is clear that Biden's multilateral and thus neoliberal approach ranks better with scholars than Trump's America-first strategy. Based on scholarly approval of these neoliberal approaches, we can infer that scholars are still in favor of neoliberalism's influence over U.S. foreign policy, especially related to military and international organization engagement.
Additionally, scholars' predictions of a 66% difference in trade relations signal that scholars assumed Biden would take a less protectionist and more neoliberal approach to trade, in contrast to Trump's "trade war" and high tariffs. In regards to scholar's views on how Biden has actually performed after his first 100 days (found in Snap Poll 15), we see that 67.25% of scholars at least somewhat approve of Biden's handling of international trade (15.67% strongly approve, 51.49% somewhat approve). These results indicate that so far, scholars approve of Biden's neoliberal approach to international trade, and are not opposed to neoliberalism in the Biden presidency.
In Snap Poll 14, we see that scholars tend to disapprove of Trump (compared to Biden) with 93% of scholars stating that their foreign policy views align more closely with Biden and only 4% of scholars stating that they would vote for Trump. However, the disapproval of Trump does not necessarily signal that Trump and Biden are opposites when it comes to neoliberal governance. Snap Poll 14 also shows mixed responses to the question of: "to what extent would U.S. foreign policy differ between the two in the following areas?" For economic areas such as trade and exchange rates, as well as the use of military force, there is no majority of scholars expecting significant change in Trump vs. Biden's policies. The assumption that Trump and Biden's approach to economic governance and military action might be similar, as well as the actions of the previous administration, show Trump's tendencies to follow the neoliberal approach in some issue areas.
Here to Stay (for now)
An important question we must ask ourselves now that we have seen the ideological shortcomings of neoliberalism through some of its key consequences, should a new global paradigm replace neoliberalism? With increased pressure from the working class right and anti-capitalist leftists, is it time for the U.S. and other global adherents to rethink the ideological basis by which they govern and approach global relations? Or, despite the outlined consequences, perhaps scholars' support for Biden's neoliberal policies indicates that scholarly opinion is more influential than public pushback in terms of crafting foreign policy, signaling the continuance of neoliberalism.
My analysis of these snap poll findings even in the context of neoliberalism's problems is that they signal the continuance of neoliberalism with minimal scholarly or mainstream disapproval. However, this does not mean that future U.S. leaders will be able to sustain the neoliberal world order forever. With the potential of a bipolar world order due to the rise of China combined with popular disillusionment of the status quo post-Trump presidency, I believe that a seismic change is eventually inevitable. Arguments against development privatization, the contractor state, and the financialization of the global economy may not be widespread, but leftist political figures such as Bernie Sanders or Ayanna Pressley are beginning to call more attention to the issues with these policies and the downfalls of neoliberalism. On top of that, U.S. voters have already expressed their discontent with globalization in the 2016 election, either by voting for Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary or for Trump in the general election. As noteworthy academic Professor John J. Mearsheimer once proclaimed "liberal hegemony is a bankrupt strategy," and it will be interesting to see if an entirely new ideology will eventually emerge in neoliberalism's place.
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AIDS: re-reading the whole book, not the last chapters..!!
If you try to search in the library or over the internet for AIDS, you will find a huge amount of information available. You will also figure out that all scientists reach a dead end at the step of treating or vaccinating against AIDS. Their stop makes you never stop thinking: why can't they continue? Why is there no cure for such a disease? Or at least why can't they stop the progress of this illness by simply making a vaccine? It is like reading the same book millions of times without understanding its end, then you re-read the last chapters but still "YOU CAN'T"!!
I think that we need to restart reading the book from its beginning. We need to re-read about the origin of AIDS infections, to know more about HIV genome, and how its genes function; then we may know how to slow down or terminate progression of the virus inside the human body or at least to stop its passage from an individual to another. Hence, we may be able to read the book again and this time we can understand its end.
AIDS was initially reported on June 5th, 1981. But, it is more precise to mention the first documented AIDS case, which was in 1959. At that time, no one was able to define such an illness; however, scientists did a favor for the humankind by preserving the infected tissues till someone would be able to define HIV, i.e. after 1981. I may ask why not before 1959? But who can answer a question like this?
The origin of AIDS has so many controversial theories, including conspiracy theories. One of these is that HIV arose as a result of leakage in the US governmental or military labs during the development of a biological weapon. You may ask Dr. Leonard G. Horowitz (the author of Emerging Viruses: AIDS & Ebola. Nature, Accident or Intentional? And Death in the Air: Globalism, Terrorism and Toxic Warfare) for evidence to prove such an idea. As wikipedia page of " AIDS origins opposed to scientific consensus" mentions his theory which claims that AIDS virus was engineered by such U.S. Government defense contractors as Litton industries for the purposes of bio-warfare and "population control".
Dr. Alan Cantwell (the author of AIDS and the Doctors of Death) supported this theory, by naming one scientist that led the US military research on homosexual and bisexual men between 1979 and 1981; he attributed these research activities to Dr. Wolf Szmuness. And, when Dr. Alan was asked about the cases that were reported before 1979, his answer was that the American media masked the truth at that time! This has been also mentioned on "AIDS origins opposed to scientific consensus" Wikipedia webpage.
Another unreliable hypothesis had been advanced by Edward Hooper, as he accused Hilary Koprowski, the polish virologist and immunologist who was preparing polio vaccine using tissue cultures from non-human primates during 1950s, that he might have transferred AIDS from monkeys to human. This idea couldn't be evidenced when one of these vaccine vials had been checked in 2000 to show negative HIV or SIV (Simian immune-deficiency virus that infects chimpanzees). Also, by checking the protocols of that old research, it is clear they were working on monkeys' kidney cells that cannot transmit AIDS. But can one negative vial become a prove for the whole negativity?!
The most accepted and recent theory assumes that HIV is an evolution from SIV. This Cameroon Chimpanzees theory was suggested in 2006 after a study on genetic samples from more than 1300 chimpanzees within 7 years by Dr. Beatrice Hahn. It seems that one person had been bitten by one of these apes or got cut while he or she was trying to slaughter one of these animals, maybe for eating purposes!!
If this Chimpanzee in the picture is the main suspect now for HIV triggering on earth, the question now is: Do we have current reports for the same transmission from apes to human? If yes or no, I think we need to re-study and search that SIV which might tell us something about its "daughter" HIV (as accepted by most of the scientists). It is like reading the book from its beginning not the last chapters, sure it will tell us new things.. Like what? I really dont know, it may be like the first idea that led to inventing the nuclear bomb, would you believe me if I told you more than 60 years ago that there is an idea to bombard the nucleus to make a huge bomb? It was just an idea, but the know how was not known. I think it is the same for the AIDS book: we need to re-read but we still don't know what is going to happen after that reading. All I know that we need to re-read with a new vision, not the same ordinary way of reading.
A new study reveals that people infected with bilharzia, or other parasitic worms, are more likely to become infected with HIV than normal persons. This was proven through an experiment where the infectious dose of an HIV-like virus necessary to infect rhesus macaques was found to be 17 times lower in animals with acute schistosomiasis than in controls. The animals co-infected with Schistosoma mansoni also showed higher memory cell concentrations of virus casuing a more rapid progression to AIDS.
These findings prove the assumption that persons living in highly endemic areas for parasitic worms have a higher risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS.
Previous studies by other research groups have demonstrated that the presence of schistosome infections increases viral replication in animal or human hosts with established immunodeficiency virus infections.
Both findings are surely to have profound public health implications for the under-developed areas of the world where both parasitic worms and HIV virus are endemic.


Because work, by definition, requires effort and exertion, we tend to see it as something that makes life harder. So how can it possibly help us through hard times? Maybe the answer lies in the fact that work gives purpose and meaning to life—especially when our work makes life better for someone in need. Such work lifts our spirits and puts our problems in perspective. A person may retire from a career, but we need never retire from serving others and seeking to improve the world.
Work is a mental, physical, and spiritual necessity. We need it not only to stay alive but to live well and to grow. When a single mother of young children was asked how she made it through difficult times, she explained that mundane tasks like laundry and cooking kept her going. Whenever she felt anxious or discouraged about her life, she would find something to do, and somehow, while organizing a closet or refinishing an old piece of furniture, she discovered the strength to carry on.
So the next time you feel worried or downhearted, try some work. Your honest efforts to bless others and contribute to the world will bring the wonderful—and sometimes unexpected—blessings of work.
"A Conversation with Single Adults," Ensign, Mar. 1997, 61.
"To Single Adults," Ensign, June 1989, 73–74.


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The exhibition is curated by Stephen Hannock, the celebrated painter, and Jason Rosenfeld, PhD, the art historian who recently curated two enormously popular exhibitions at Tate Britain in London and the National Gallery in Washington, DC.
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The Clark Art Institute's collection includes around 300 teacups from different eras and continents. Artist Molly Hatch gained access to the pieces and her collected illustrations of them are gathered in the new book, A Teacup Collection: Paintings of Porcelain Treasures.
The Clark will celebrate the book beginning at 1:30pm this Sunday – with a tea in their Café Seven, an author's talk at 3pm in The Clark Center, and a book signing in the Museum Store at 4pm.
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Artist Danny Gregory says that you can carve out time for painting and drawing anytime at anytime in your day. He looks to show how making art even for just ten minutes can lead to a richer, more fulfilling life. Gregory's artistic approach is through bite-sized and easily achievable exercises which he presents in his new book Art Before Breakfast: A Zillion Ways to be More Creative No Matter How Busy You Are.


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Over 70,000 Hectares in Mali Identified in New Database of Land Grabbing by Global Agribusiness
A recently released report from the international non-profit GRAIN exposes land deals in Mali by foreign investors involving over 70,000 Hectares of land. According to GRAIN "On one hand food insecure' governments that rely on imports to feed their people are snatching up vast areas of farmland abroad for their own offshore food production. On the other hand, food corporations and private investors, hungry for profits in the midst of the deepening financial crisis, see investment in foreign farmland as an important new source of revenue."
These land deals are in the face of burgeoning food insecurity in Mali where according to UN OCHA 3.5 million of people are classified as food insecure and over a million children are at risk of severe malnutrition. In fact, in 2016 Mali received over 16 million from the United Nations Emergency Response Fund to combat hunger and malnutrition.
Agile International works to increase access to land for women farmers in Mali, enhancing food security and ending hunger and malnutrition and for this reason we stand opposed to land-grabbing in Mali by foreign governments and investors.
See GRAIN data for Mali below.
Company or fund
Main foreign owner or investor
Base of foreign owner or investor
Sector of investor
Hectares (ha)
Projected investment (US$ millions)
SeedRock Africa Agriculture
SeedRock Africa Agriculture operates in Mali and Burkina Faso and is a subsidiary of the Canada-based and British Virgin Island-registered SeedRock Corporation. Its advisory council includes several former African heads of states and ministers. SeedRock acquired 40,000 ha on the terms of a 50-year lease from Mali's Office du Niger for the cultivation of maize, rice, sorghum, soybeans and sunflowers.
Mali Sugar Conglomerate (MSC); N-Sukala S.A.
China Light Industrial Corporation for Foreign Economic and Technical Cooperation (CLETC)
In 1996, the Malian government and the China Light Industrial Corporation for Foreign Economic and Technical Cooperation (CLETC) entered into a joint venture to establish the Mali Sugar Conglomerate (MSC), with CLETC holding 60% of the company and the government holding 40%. The Conglomerate took control of two sugar factories and sugarcane plantations, based in separate locations, on 5,7000 ha of land. The sugar factories were built with Chinese assistance in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2009, the Malian government signed a deal with CLETC to establish a new sugar project, in which CLETC was given a 50-year renewable lease on 20,000 ha of land in the Office du Niger for irrigated sugarcane production, with a total reported investment of US$41 million. A separate Sino-Malian Joint Stock Company was set up to oversee this project in June 2009 between CLETC and the Malian government, called N-Sukala S.A. CLETC holds 60% shares in N-Sukala S.A., while the government holds the remaining 40%. The company also began building a new sugarcane processing plant and refinery on the site in 2009, which was completed in 2012. At the time of the agreement, however, villages were still occupying the land and construction is reported to have begun before impact studies were completed and without prior notification of the villagers. As of 2011, only 4,000 ha of the allotted 20,000 ha had been planted.
Angelique International
In 2010, Indian firm Angelique International entered into an agreement with the Malian government for rice production in the northern part of the country, within the Office de Mopti. The project, funded by Eximbank, involves the construction of a 575-ha mechanised farm and a rice mill.
L'Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine (UEMOA)
In 2008, the government of Mali and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) signed an agreement giving WAEMU a lease for 11,288 ha in the Kandiourou and Touraba districts of the Office du Niger. Under the agreement, WAEMU will develop irrigation and then offer the lands in parcels of 4 – 5 ha for local farmers and 10 – 60 ha for private investors from other WAEMU countries.


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Peace House flings the bling during annual fundraiser
Entertainment | October 30, 2018
Scott Iwasaki
arts@parkrecord.com
Handbags are stacked on a table at the Park City Community Church off of SR-224 Friday afternoon, Nov. 11, 2016, during Peace House's Bling Fling. The event raised funds for Peace House by selling handbags, jewelry and more at incredibly low prices. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Park Record file photo
What: Peace House Bling Fling
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3
Where: Park City Community Church, 4501 N. S.R. 224
Web: peacehouse.org
For the past five years, Peace House has tempted the local community with its Bling Fling event.
The event, which is a fundraiser for the nonprofit shelter and resource for domestic violence victims is set up like a mini shopping spree for gently used fashion accessories, said Pam Woll, Peace House board member and Bling Fling co-chair.
The event has grown since its "humble" beginnings in 2014 at the Newpark Hotel, said Julie Joyce, vice president of the Peace House board and another member of the Bling Fling committee.
"I have been involved with Bling Fling from the first one, and the donations have grown incredibly every year through the support from the community with the numbers of items it donates," she said. "It also has grown in terms of people who attend."
This year's Bling Fling will run Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-3, at Park City Community Church, 4501 N. S.R. 224. Friday hours will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday hours will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is $5.
A preview party will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.
Advance tickets can be purchased by visiting the Peace House website. In both cases, after people pay the admission price, they will receive a large bag to shop with, Woll said.
The preview party will include appetizers prepared by Bling Fling committee members and an auction.
Auction items will include experiences like spa packages, golf at Promontory, a trip to scuba dive off southern Mexico and more.
"Of course, the idea of the Bling Fling is to sell the donated purses, jewelry and accessories," said Woll. "Park City Community Church has donated its space. It's a pretty big space and we have a lot of stuff that can fill that space."
Peace House started collecting items for this year's Bling Fling immediately after last year's event ended, Joyce said.
"We also started holding Bling Fling (collection) parties this year in March and April," she said. "We held them around up here and in Salt Lake and they continued through the summer."
The items were stored and sorted at the Prospector Convention Center, Woll said.
"We are grateful that they donated the space for us to do all of that, because cleaning, sorting and pricing the items is time consuming," she said.
Peace House recruited a team of volunteers to help with the sorting, as well as the expertise of Ron Dubberly, of Legacy Estate and Appraisal Services."He's very experienced and helps us determine between fine jewelry and costume jewelry," Woll said.
The community also donated quality purses and handbags, according to Joyce.
"We have received bags from Coach and Gucci," she said. "Some of the donations haven't been used and still have tags on them."
Last year's Bling Fling brought in about $55,000, and Joyce and Woll hope this year's total will be comparable.
"Thanks to our sponsors and in-kind donors, like Park City Community Church and Whimsy, 100 percent of that money will go to support Peace House programs," Woll said.
Joyce enjoys working on the Bling Fling because it's a unique and successful event.
"Peace House in one of the beloved nonprofits in the community, so to see people come out and support it is very rewarding," she said.
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Richard Clapton is a much-loved legend of Australian music, the performer and songwriter of many iconic Australian hit songs: Deep Water, Best Years of Our Lives, Goodbye Tiger, Glory Road, Lucky Country, I am An Island, Trust Somebody, Capricorn Dancer and Girls on the Avenue.
As a producer Richard worked on the second INXS album, Underneath the Colours (1981), which saw the beginning of their rise to fame in the shape of their first two hit singles. He also joined The Party Boys for a period before resuming his solo career.
Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane described Clapton as "one of the most important Australian songwriters". On 12 October 1999, Clapton was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame. In 2014 he celebrated 40 years in the music industry.
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Northern California is a vacationer's paradise, with sandy coastlines, lush forests and wine-country vineyards. Vacationing in California with a dog takes planning and may require reservations far in advance. The easiest way to travel in the state with dogs is to camp. You'll find activities for both you and your pet just outside your tent flap or RV door. Whether you enjoy exploring the rugged mountains of northern California's Sierra Nevada Mountains or running along a beach, you'll find many northern California campgrounds welcoming to you and your pet.
National parks and forests in California are home to campgrounds where your dog is welcome to camp with you. However, your pet's access to national park areas is very limited. Pets are allowed in the campground, picnic areas, along paved roads and in other developed areas of the parks as long as they are on a leash no more than 6 feet in length, and you are holding the other end. They are not allowed on the majority of trails in order to prevent their scent markings from scaring away wildlife or trampling delicate plant life. The rules also protect your pets, as mountain lions, bison, coyotes and raccoons are just some of the wildlife that have been known to attack pets.
Yosemite National Park offers a pet-friendly trail, Wawona Meadow Loop, where you and your dog can explore a three-mile or five-mile loop. National campgrounds offer basic amenities, such as restrooms, picnic tables, fire rings and grills. A few offer showers and electrical or water hookups.
State forests in northern California offer campgrounds where you are welcome to bring your dog. Dogs are allowed to accompany you on most state forest trails as long as they are on a leash no longer than 6 feet. This prevents them from chasing wildlife or damaging the environment. You'll need to carry plastic bags or other means for transporting your pet's waste to the nearest trash can. Some of California's parks are home to mountain lions, which have been known to attack dogs even on leash. You can share a beach camping experience at Gold Bluffs Beach Campground, which is friendly to dogs on leash. Solar showers and restrooms are offered at the campground, along with fire pits and picnic tables.
If you're looking for a less rugged experience, private campgrounds can offer you and your pet some extra perks. Off-leash dog runs and grooming areas are just a couple pet amenities you can find in a dog-loving private campground. Some parks have facilities that allow you to share photos of your pet on vacation with your social network using Wi-Fi or snuggle up with your furry friend to watch a movie with free cable tv hookups.
Kampgrounds Of America (koa.com) has dozens of pet-friendly private campgrounds in northern California offering a variety of amenities. When staying at a private facility, always call ahead to ensure that it has pet-friendly sites available and that there are no breed restrictions.
Black bears are common in California's forests. Store your pet's food as well as your own inside your RV or away from your tent in a bear-resistant container, available in most sporting goods stores. Many national and state campgrounds have installed large metal bear lockers in areas where bears are most prevalent. Scented chew toys, rawhides and bones should also be stored at night. High elevations at some parks in California can affect your pet. Offer your pet extra water and rest to help prevent altitude sickness. Signs of altitude sickness in your dog can include diarrhea, vomiting, lack of appetite, panting and fatigue.


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Q: Check change of html class in Jest (Vanilla JS) Having this HTML ->
<!DOCTYPE html>

  ...

    <button class="btn">Play</button>

Other function calls this one, the event is assigned and works well ->
const players = document.querySelector('.players');
const playBtn = document.querySelector('.btn');

const eventListener = () => {
  playBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
    if (players.classList.contains('hidden')) {
      players.classList.remove('hidden');
    }
  });
};

export default eventListener;

Now, this test always fails because it only uses the HTML I provided there ->
test('click event starts the game', () => {
  document.body.innerHTML = `

    <button class="btn">Play</button>
  `;

  const players = document.querySelector('.players');
  const playBtn = document.querySelector('.btn');
  playBtn.click();
  const myClass = players.classList.contains('hidden');
  expect(myClass).toBe(false);
});

myClass will always be true because it's using that HTML I provided there.
My question is, how can I test the functionality of eventListener.js? I want to simulate that button click, remove class hidden and test if it was indeed removed as intended?
Somehow I have to call the eventListener.js but even if I do it will still test that interal HTML in the test, correct? If I go to index.html and remove all classes will not affect the test which makes no sense, The idea of this test is to know if in the future I change or remove classes the test would fail letting me know where is the error.
Is this still considered unit testing? Or would be E2E?

A: The test isn't working because eventListener.js (the script, not the function) runs when the function's imported. This happens before you add the elements to the document in the test. So evenListener() will throw an error because the playBtn in its script file is undefined and thus doesn't have the addEventListener() method.
To see what I mean, add a console log under the query selectors in eventListener.js and add a different one in the test above when you set the document body's inner HTML in the test. Run the test and see which comes first.
You can fix this by moving the query selectors inside eventListener(), causing them to run after the elements are created, and allowing the event listener to be added.
I tested the code below, and it works:
// eventListener.js
const eventListener = () => {
  const players = document.querySelector('.players');
  const playBtn = document.querySelector('.btn');
  playBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
    if (players.classList.contains('hidden')) {
      players.classList.remove('hidden');
    }
  });
};

export default eventListener;

// eventListener.test.js
import eventListener from './eventListener'

test('click event starts the game', () => {
  document.body.innerHTML = `

    <button class="btn">Play</button>
  `;

  const players = document.querySelector('.players');
  const playBtn = document.querySelector('.btn');
  eventListener()
  playBtn.click();
  const myClass = players.classList.contains('hidden');
  expect(myClass).toBe(false);
});

Also keep in mind that jest won't reset the document object between tests in the same test file. source

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Provided photo Violet Tinnirello (center front with red coat) performs on the Sesame Street float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.
WARWICK — Violet Tinnirello, the daughter of Warwick residents Doug and Annie Tinnirello, is nine years old and in fourth grade at Sanfordville Elementary School.
She is also a professional actress who stepped on the stage when she was four-years old and hasn't stopped performing since.
Violet is an actor, singer and dancer who, in addition to stage performances and film, has appeared in many TV commercials.
She recently auditioned as a dancer for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and was invited and super excited to perform on the Sesame Street float.


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CO17099 | Banning Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia: Freedom or Security?
Alexander Raymond Arifianto
The Indonesian government has issued a recommendation for the Islamist group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) to be legally prohibited. While some observers have criticised the proposal on grounds of freedom of expression or assembly, the move may be justifiable for Indonesian security.
ON 8 MAY 2017, retired general Wiranto, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, issued a statement stating that after a careful study, the Joko Widodo (Jokowi) administration will start legal proceedings to declare Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) a prohibited organisation throughout the country.
He stated that his rationale to ban the organisation is because HTI's ideology which promotes a global Islamic caliphate is contradictory to Indonesia's national ideology Pancasila. Thus, it has violated Law No. 17/2013 on Civil Society Organisations (CSO), which authorised the government to prohibit any organisations which "propagates any ideological or philosophical teachings which violates Pancasila and Indonesia's 1945 Constitution".
Payback or Crackdown?
Some critics have accused the Jokowi administration's action as retaliation against HTI for its active role in the movement directed against former Jakarta Governor's Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (popularly known as Ahok) that ended his re-election bid last month. However, Wiranto strongly denied this accusation.
The Indonesian government, he said, would begin the legal proceedings to ban HTI, which requires the government to file a motion in a district court to revoke HTI's permit to operate as a CSO in Indonesia. If granted, the organisation has the right to appeal the court's ruling in an Appellate Court, and finally in the Indonesian Supreme Court.
HTI has received legal recognition in Indonesia since 2000, after operating underground for more than two decades during the Suharto regime. An affiliate of the global Hizb ut-Tahrir (Party of Liberation) movement, it was first introduced in Indonesia around 1980 by a West Java-based cleric named Abdullah bin Nuh and an Australia-based preacher named Abdurrahman al-Baghdadi.
They founded a campus preaching (da'wa) centre at Bogor Institute of Agricultural Studies (IPB) that became the cornerstone for Hizb ut-Tahrir's activities in Indonesia. Over the next two decades the movement managed to gained membership at state university campuses as well as in professional associations.
HTI's Influence in Indonesian Society
HTI maintains its strong presence at Indonesian state universities during the post-Reformasi period. Unofficial estimates put its membership to be at least one million followers. It is especially strong at state universities which specialise in training public school teachers – the so-called teacher's training and educational universities (IKIP). It is strong in these universities because it seeks newly minted public high school teachers as potential recruits.
After being inducted as its cadres, these teachers could assist in spreading HTI's ideology to promote a global caliphate among their junior and senior public high school teachers throughout Indonesia. Serving as rohis (short for rohani Islam or high school propagation teachers), these teachers are able to control the rohis classes' curriculum and to pass on HTI's ideology among their high school pupils.
Recent surveys done by a number of research institutes have confirmed HTI's influence among public high school teachers and their pupils. A survey released in January 2017 conducted by the Institute for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University finds 78 percent of surveyed Indonesian Islamic religious teachers in public schools support the implementation of Islamic (shari'a) law in Indonesia, while 77 percent supports conservative Islamist organisations which are advocating for this goal.
A 2016 survey by Maarif Institute – a think-tank affiliated with Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organisation – shows more than half of public high school students in West Java province are supportive towards the establishment of a caliphate-based state.
Freedom of Expression vs Security Consideration
There are other aspects of HTI strategies that have attracted attention. Its nusrah (seeking allies) strategy aims to invite national and local civil servants, politicians, and security apparatus to HTI events, to turn them to become potential sympathisers, if not cadres.
HTI provincial board members from East Java province have revealed in an interview with the author that it has engaged in extensive dialogues with a number of local politicians, including the province's deputy governor who is widely anticipated to seek the gubernatorial position during the 2018 regional election, to "educate" them regarding HTI and its ideology. They also claim HTI currently has several dozen mid-level officers of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) who have been inducted to become its cadres.
A number of observers have criticised the Indonesian government's proposed ban against HTI by stating that Law No. 17/2013, which forms the legal foundation of the government's case against the organisation, is legally vague. If interpreted broadly, it can open a pathway for potential abuse of power by the Jokowi administration to silence its critics, including but not limited to, hard-line Islamic groups.
While these criticisms do have merit, the above evidences show that by expanding into public high schools and universities and recruiting politicians, civil servants, and TNI officers as potential sympathisers, HTI may endanger Indonesia's domestic security, with implications for regional security as well.
At a time when the possibility of regional extremism is at an all-time high, the Indonesian government has placed a premium on security considerations over an organisation's right to freely express itself, especially when such expressions are in clear contradiction of Indonesia's national ideology.
However, even if it was successfully enacted, the proposed ban against HTI would not stop its da'wa campaign in Indonesia. Hizb ut-Tahrir branches elsewhere have proven themselves to be very effective when they are being forced to operate underground. How the Jokowi administration would enforce the prohibition once it is enacted remains an open question.
Alexander R Arifianto PhD is a Research Fellow with the Indonesia Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Categories: Commentaries / Country and Region Studies / Religion in Contemporary Society
The Indonesian government has issued a recommendation for the Islamist group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) to be legally prohibited. While some observe ...


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Patriots Analysis
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Patriots enter the 2018 offseason with an estimated $13.3 million in salary cap space
New England finds itself in the lower-third in terms of projected cap space.
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With the Super Bowl in the rear-view mirror, the New England Patriots are officially on to the 2018 season. One of the most important next steps on the journey towards recapturing the Super Bowl title starts in one month, when the NFL's free agency period starts. At this point, the Patriots will try to re-sign parts of their free agency class while also adding talent from the outside to the roster.
In order to do that, however, New England will likely have to add to its current salary cap number. According to the number one source for Patriots-related cap questions, patscap.com's Miguel Benzan, the team enters the offseason with an estimated $13.3 million in available money – the seventh-smallest number when compared to the rest of the league.
The number, per a series of tweets by Miguel Benzan, is created as follows:
My 2018 Patriots adjusted cap number
League Cap= $178.1M (high end of December projection)
Carryover=$3,012,601 Adjustment (Incentives)= (-$605,613)
Adjusted Cap = League Cap+Carryover+Adjustment=$180,506,598
As noted, the cap number used for the calculations is still a projection as the ultimate number will not be announced until later during the offseason. As things stand right now, the Patriots operate under a cap of roughly $180.5 million because of the carryover from the previous season.
My 2018 Patriots salary cap space number
Adjusted Cap Number = $180,506,598
Commitment for 63 projected signed or tendered players = $167,220,769
Cap Space = Adjusted Cap Number - Commitment = $13,286,219
All the facts noted above put into consideration, the Patriots are currently $13,286,219 under the projected cap. While New England has 63 players under contract, the number put into consideration aligns with the NFL's offseason rules: Only the top 51 contracts on the payroll factor into the salary cap at this point in time.
While $13.3 million does not look like a lot of available money considering that the Patriots have multiple core players on their way to hit the open market, the team could easily create additional cap space via restructures or releases: New England could free up around $15 million by restructuring four of its cost-intensive players while adding an additional $17 million by letting six rotational members of the roster go.
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No matter how many times you've done this, managing booth assignments are no easy task! From managing expectations to staying organized in the midst of vendor registrations, we know this is a challenge for conferences, expos, street fairs, festivals and many other events that must manage booth spaces and/or plots.
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