Creating meaningful integration of science, technology, engineering, and math (iSTEM): Charlottesville City Schools (CCS) students benefit from the district's involvement with the University of Virginia, the Virginia STEM Learning Network, and partners in its Investing In Innovation grant with the U.S. Department of Education.
Extending the school year: Extending the Bridges of Literacy is a district program that serves students grades 1-6 across the seven CCS elementary schools that need additional time immersed in language arts skills. The program extends school by 1.5 hours three days a week for 30 weeks during the academic year, and adds 27 days to the normal academic calendar.
Building a robust instructional technology integration: The CCS professional learning model provides differentiated, collaborative, and blended delivery models to teachers. Teachers take full advantage of the productivity tools from Google Apps for Education, along with the district's Learning Management System (Canvas by Instructure).
Providing a unique cybersecurity summer camp: The district offers a three-week, full-day cybersecurity summer camp to students in grades 10-12, which is designed to provide students with increased awareness of careers in cybersecurity, engagement in project-driven, hands-on learning activities related to cybersecurity, and a foundation from which they can pursue a certification during the school year.


Our Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls were delicious!
Just added a little green food coloring to the icing and melted a little chocolate (kisses) on one cinnamon roll for the "trunk" - then sprinkled with red sugar sprinkles!
It was so festive and fun!


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When life isn't as beautiful as you'd like it to be, there's two things you could do. You can get up and put your plans in motion or roll the dice, hoping that the grass is greener on the other side. Follow Jasmine and her friends as they do they unthinkable trying to find their place in life.
Sequaia Reed brings you an amazing, yet twisted, story of love, friendships, and domestic abuse. While Mila finds out the hard way that mistakes can cost you, one thing that is clear to her is the fact that it's never too late to fix it.
Join Ivory as she does everything she can to try and hurt her sister ultimately taking the crown as the better twin. Will Ivory come out on top or is it her destiny to remain in her sisters shadow?
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"A society which is mobile, which is full of channels for the distribution of a change occurring anywhere, must see to it that its members are educated to personal initiative and adaptability" (Dewey, P85).
Mobile Technology has had a dramatic impact on today's Higher Education systems, and the majority of technologist and academics agree that this trend is set to continue (The Economist Intelligence Unit. 2008). The Higher Education system is adapting to large number of students who are already familiar with mobile devices, drones and 3D printing their own artwork. Amidst the plethora of innovations, mobile technology has the potential to transform the landscape of Higher Education (Edu Cause. 2011). Cisco forecast that by 2021, mobile connected devices would exceed 11.6 billion, surpassing the world's population prediction of 7.8 billion (Cisco, 2017). Infrastructure within Higher education is already adapting to accommodate mobile technology, in the United States; over 90% of public universities incorporate some level of wireless technology (Swett, 2002). In 2009, Henry Jenkins produced a report that attempted to shift the "digital divide" conversation from questions regarding access, to questions regarding opportunities (Jenkins, 2009).
2017 eLearning predictions set in terms of Gartner's hype cycle.
Virtual reality is a computer generated three-dimensional environment, usually experienced through a headset or glasses (Jonathan, 1992). Virtual reality is not a new concept; in fact, Morton Heilig patented a device called the "Telesphere Mask" in 1960. Heilig's prototype was the first example of a head-mounted display with stereo sound (Virtual Reality Society. 2015). As the evolution of virtual reality continued, the potential for learning simulations increased. Virtual reality has the potential to transport learning out of the classroom and into simulated environments. As mobile technology became exponentially more powerful, the potential to merge learning, mobile devices and virtual reality became possible (Hagel, 2013). In 2014, at Google' annual developer conference "Google IO", the company announced a new product that was intended as a low cost consumer option to experience virtual reality. Google Cardboard in essence, is a head mounted holder for mobile devices. The smartphone app ecosystem would deliver applications that enabled virtual experiences. The user interaction relies on existing technology built into mobile devices such as the accelerometer, high quality display and graphics processor. The prohibitive costs of virtual reality that had previously been a barrier for virtual reality in education, where addressed with a tangible solution (TES. 2016).
To capitalise on 10 million plus Google Cardboard viewers sold, Google launched a dedicated learning experience called expeditions. The application aimed at teachers, allows students to explore coral reefs or visit famous museums around the earth from the comfort of the classroom. Whilst some within the academic community cite the lack of human interaction and as negative aspects of virtual reality, it has certainly gaining momentum as an engaging and innovative mobile teaching within learning (elearningindustry. 2016).
Augmented reality or AR, is a live view of the physical environment with computer generated elements augmented or superimposed on top of it. These elements could come in the form of data, graphics, sound, and video (Ronald T, Azuma, 1997). Augmented Reality has the potential to engage learners with completely new experience that might not be possible to experience in the real world (Shelton and Hedley 2002). Through AR, learners have the potential to access material from different perspectives, with a seamless interaction between the real and virtual worlds (e.g. Billinghurst 2003; Shelton 2003).
A vast array of AR applications with both commercial and educational dimensions have appeared in recent years. In 2010, The Museum of London released an app for iPhone that would allow users to view historical photographs overlaid in various parts of the city. The app encourages users to explore London and view carefully curated photographs positioned on the screens display, to give a sense of what historical building looked like in situ. Similar applications have appeared for historically significant sites around the world, from the colosseum of Rome, to the great pyramid of Giza. For student historians, field trips and on location research could potentially benefit from these sort of applications.
Within the context of Higher Education, augmented reality medical training applications have received significant attention (JISC, 2014). Steve Mann, a professor from Stanford University medical school, express the huge cost advantage of using virtual 3D models in medical training, as opposed to buying simulated patient mannequins. During a presentation at "We Are Wearables", the largest wearable technology meet up in the world.
Mann said, "technology must balance on three axes—the physical, the informative and the human. By blending all three seamlessly, you can create an experience for users that does not take them out of the physical world but adds layers of customization" (Mann, 2015).
Creating Augmented Reality in Education (cARe) was a JISC funded project run by City University London, with the goal to provide student nurses with simulated clinical training. Augmented reality allowed the trainee nurses to practice patient care scenarios that would occur within health care (JISC, 2013). The variety of possible applications for AR could potentially span all academic disciplines, from architecture to art history.
Mixed reality is a hybrid virtual reality and augmented reality. Mixed reality can take place in the physical world or the virtual world but is a mix of reality and virtual reality (Next Reality, 2016). One of the earliest patents granted for mixed reality was in 2013 to the Chevron Corporation. Within education, the company "Magic Leap" have emerged as the dominant force at the forefront of mixed reality. The possibility for learning applications are similar to augmented reality, but far more sophistical and life-like. Rony Abovitzaq, CEO of the billion-dollar mixed reality company, describes the experience as "dreaming with your eyes open". Details are still emergency of this bleeding edge technology, but learning applications in medicine, healthcare and the arts could create vivid learning experiences for students in the future.


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On July 16, 2016, my children and I boarded a plan from the US to Australia, a little over a year after I was diagnosed with Pompe disease. In Australia we met up with my husband. For the last year my family and I have made a life in Australia, a life that includes living with a rare disease.
1. I am my own best advocate. It took four months for me to coordinate my care before I could come to Australia. When I began the process, many people told me that it was not possible for me to get my treatment in Australia, because the hospital would not bill my insurance and the drug that I take is not recognized by the Australian version of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). I did my research and found people that could help me. As I began to ask more questions, the plan started to come together.
2. I don't have to take "no" for an answer. We have become so used to hearing the word "no" and we just accept it. Because I didn't take "no" for an answer I was able to create a plan that allowed my children and me to join their father in Australia.
3. There are lots of people out there that are willing to help a person they have never met. During the four months that it took to coordinate my care in Australia I developed a team who worked diligently to help me make this move a reality. It stated when I put a notice on the Facebook page for Pompe disease. I was quickly connected with the Australian Pompe Association and their president, who advised me on how to get started.
I began working with my insurance provider and the hospital. My treatment costs about $140,000 per month, and of course I could not pay out of pocket for that. The only way this move would be possible is for the hospital to agree to bill my insurance. While this was going on, I was in contact with the doctor in Australia to find out if he would agree to treat me. After several months of not making any progress I asked my insurance provider to assign someone to work on my case, which they did.
Once the team was all assembled I was working with my doctors at the Cleveland Clinic, the doctor in Australia, The Australian Pompe Association, Genzyme (pharmaceutical company), the United States embassy, the hospital in Australia and my insurance provider. The only person I had met in this group was my case manager from Genzyme.
4. Although no one will take care of me like my support network of family and friends, there are a lot of people out there who will try. Living thousands of miles away from my family and friends is one of the hardest things I have ever done and it is even more difficult when you add a rare disease to the equation. In my time in Australia I have made some very good friends that have really stepped in to support me and my family. I have been able to call on them when my husband is away to pick up my boys for school and to check on me when I am sick. One of my friends has come to sit with me during treatment, which lasts about seven hours. They help me get around and drive when I can't. I am truly appreciative of the care and support that they have given me.
5. Everyone has an opinion but the only opinions that truly matter are mine and my doctor's. Along the way, I had several people tell me that moving to Australia wasn't logical, that it just won't work, that there is no way the hospital is going to agree to bill my insurance. I heard lots of opinions in the months of planning my move, but it was important to me that my family be together. I could not bear the thought of living apart from my husband for several years. As long as my doctors were onboard and felt it was safe for me, that's all that mattered.
6. Australia has better health care options for its citizens. All Australians are eligible for Medicare, which is similar to the Medicaid and Medicare systems in America. Australians can also purchase private medical insurance. The Australian federal government is primarily responsible for funding healthcare. Medicare is paid for through taxes.
7. Changing my goals is not the same as quitting. I quit my job because we moved, and I didn't go back to work because of my health. I really wanted to go back to work as I loved my job as a social worker and domestic violence specialist, but once I arrived in Australia, I realized that working would not be easy. Again, my health was a factor and since I am not a citizen, I can't work for the Australian government. Before I moved, I worked with a friend of mine who helped me to start a consulting business. Working with families affected by domestic violence is my passion and I didn't want to give that up, so I found another way to continue to be able to do that. Last year I presented my ideas in a poster at a national domestic violence conference here in Australia and I have been invited to present again this year.
8. Nothing is impossible. It has always been my dream to visit Australia. Ever since I was a little girl I have been fascinated with Australia. Several items on my bucket list involved me visiting Australia. When I was diagnosed with Pompe disease in 2015 I thought I would never make it here. Afterall, I have to be at the hospital every other week for treatment. During my time here I have checked several items off my bucket list including visiting the Sydney Opera House, whale watching, and my number one item, snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef. Two years ago I had given up these dreams, but now I look at the things I have done. I feel incredible thankful to the people that helped to make my move to Australia possible. Because of their help I accomplished my number one bucket list item.
I will not lie and say that this last year has been easy or always enjoyable. This has been one of the hardest times of my life. It is very hard to be away from my parents and siblings during the holidays. My dad was really sick last year and had major surgery. I have been hospitalized and had to watch my parents worry as my husband and the doctor explained what was going on via video chat. Leaving my job was very hard, not working is even harder.
There are times where I feel like I don't contribute to my family in a meaningful way, but this adventure has made my relationship with my husband so much stronger. There have been hard times, but there have been wonderful times as well and I have met some really great people along the way. I am fortunate to have wonderful knowledgeable doctors here, and the nurses that take care of me during treatment have become like my family. I have also learned some important things about myself and I am still learning from this experience.


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El Mesias V1
V.1 - El Mesias
Wauter Mannaert & Mark Bellido
Publisher's summary Europe Comics
Jesús Fernández, aka El Pocero (the digger), used to be the richest man in Spain. At the top of his prosperity, he starts building a city that will be named after him. Until he sees his megalomaniac project crushed by the real estate crisis in 2008. Completely bankrupt, he decides to end his life. In a dramatic fit he writes a farewell letter, lights some candles, ties newspaper clippings about his greatest accomplishments around his chest and hangs himself. But fate seems to have other plans for him. At that exact same moment two police officers and a bailiff appear on his doorstep. They cut the noose around his neck... and throw him out of his house. He roams around desperately until he ends up in a bar in the next village. That's where he first hears about the mythical village of Marinaleda, in the heart of Andalusia. A utopian place where villagers have turned their backs on capitalism and the crisis doesn't seem to have struck. Since he's got nothing left to lose, Jesús decides to go try his luck in Marinaleda.
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Wauter Mannaert Mark Bellido
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Jesús Fernández, aka El Pocero (the digger), used to be the richest man in Spain. At the top of his prosperity, he starts building a city that will be named after him. Until he sees his megalomaniac project rushed by the real estate crisis in 2008. Completely bankrupt, he decides to end his life. In a dramatic fit he writes a farewell letter, lights some candles, ties newspaper clippings about his greatest accomplishments around his chest and hangs himself. But fate seems to have other plans for him. At that exact same moment two police officers and a bailiff appear on his doorstep. They cut the noose around his neck... and throw him out of his house. He roams around desperately until he ends up in a bar in the next village. That's where he first hears about the mythical village of Marinaleda, in the heart of Andalusia. A utopian place where villagers have turned their backs on capitalism and the crisis doesn't seem to have struck. Since he's got nothing left to lose, Jesús decides to go try his luck in Marinaleda.


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Mohon's Craving for Business News
Until 2007 journalist Mohon Akhand had a very vague notion of what business journalism is. Though in the profession since mid-'90s, Mohon could, at best, relate launching or anniversary programmes of business institutions, bank branches, showrooms and press conferences by trade bodies in the category of business journalism. He had no idea that it could be something deeper, in-depth, beyond run of the mill reporting.
Thanks to a Katalyst intervention implemented through a development organisation – Management and Resources Development Initiative (MRDI), that has helped journalist in the likes of Mohon in Bogra to accrue business journalism acumen. It also helped establish a working relationship between the newsmen and the business circle.
Apart from taking relevant training, Mohon, now the bureau chief of a national daily – The Samakal – in Bogra, also took part in activities like roundtables, participated by entrepreneurs and mass media workers, and field visits to gather firsthand experience on how businesses run.
Mohon, who has been in the journalism profession for over 14 years now, became an active member of Business Reporters' Network (BRN) in Bogra and since the initial exposures to business journalism in 2007, started taking a great interest in covering important business issues for the paper he works for.
"My lacking in experience on covering business issues and a state of non-communication between the journalist and business communities in Bogra actually held me back for long from traversing into the area of business journalism," explained Mohon, who had worked as staff reporter in Bogra for another Bengali daily – The Jugantar – also a few initial years in a Bogra daily – Aaj O Agamikal.
Mohon, who used to write more on politics, civic amenities, gender and sport issues, now turned a bit more business-savvy and a regular contributor for The Samakal's weekly editions of financial page and specialized trade and commerce page. He gives the Katalyst-MRDI initiatives and business peoples' cooperation credit for this little twist in his journalistic career.
In return, his writings – some of which also splashed newspapers' banner headlines – helped promote the causes of many promising business sectors including, foundry, rice mills, share trading.
Once Mohon himself could little understand the trading of shares but, now the time has changed – many small investors and prospective investors get cues on making investments in stocks by reading his write-ups.
People involved in businesses in Bogra are appreciative of such rise in volumes of business reporting while Mohon always feel requirement for more high-level long-course to further sharpen his craftsmanship in the field of business journalism.


(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday it will lay off about 9,000 workers in the unit that provides technology services to other businesses as the company consolidates and automates its commercial data centers.
Online learning tools - even password-protected ones - are a lot less private than students and professors believe, warn two Nova Scotia educators.
While some Latino immigrants to the United States may be accepted as "white" by the wider society, a new study finds that many of them face discrimination based on skin color.


I have experimented it severally and that is why I am here. I love the mantra that says "abs are not made in the gym, they are made in the kitchen", and on your plate.
Let us start from the anatomy of abs and then move on to what happens to either create the 'bulge' or the 'packs' we get at a time or the other.
The abdominal is made up of different muscles on the front, side and middle of the abdominal area. When we think of the abs, most of us are focused on the flat muscle that travels down the front of the belly, from just below the chest to the pelvic area. This muscle, called the rectus abdominis, is often called the "six-pack," because there are three tendinous creases there that separate the muscle, giving it that washboard look.
The rectus abdominis is responsible for spine flexion, which involves bringing the shoulders toward the hips, as in a crunch, and is involved in most abdominal exercises like crunches. Which, frankly, are my least favorite exercise for the abs. What I like? More functional, standing ab exercises.
There are other muscles besides the six-pack, though.
The internal and external obliques are located on either side of the body, attaching on to the ribs, and are responsible for spine flexion and rotation. Whenever you turn or rotate the torso, the obliques are involved. The external obliques run diagonally (in the same direction as if you were putting your hand in a pocket), and the internal obliques lie under and almost at a right angle to the external obliques.
Excess calories turns to fat and stores in the body including the walls of the belly and how much of fat sitting in your belly depends on the your body shape, for example apple shaped or endomorphs have the tendencies to have more fat in this part of the body than other places and they are at greater risks of heart disease and diabetes.
It is important to note that you cannot spot reduce an area of your body. Losing body weight generally will have a great impact on your internal organs and your abs too. Cardio helps to lose weight and strength training tones the body, so these two forms of exercises can be of great help.
However the best help that can be done to reduce the fat in the body is to reduce how much food you consume and especially the ones you would not be needing. Either you cut down on your meals or your create a deficit with your activities.
It is important to note some steps to take in reducing your abs size or in keeping it firm and strong if it's already flat.
1. Reduce food portions: Overeating any food will convert the calories not needed into fat and one of the very places the deposits of fat starts are the internal organs. When your organs increases in size due to your diet, you realize the first place to react is the walls of your abs, it maybe slow or fast but the distention might be so unnoticed and maybe too bad before you realize it. Calculate your BMI, BMR and you will be able to determine what you need in a day.
2. Reduce Carbohydrates (I am so guilty of this): High intake of carbs especially simple carbs like all the "white carbs", sugar, sweets etc leaves behind just fat and the packs disappears to show a rounded unhealthy belly. Instead try complex carbs and fibres.
3. Be Active: There is a lot of happenstance to a body that is not active. I always likened it to an unused car, it will look neat and beautiful but the day when the need for a use arises the tires burst suddenly for inactivity. That is what could happen to the body that is not exercises, it keeps deteriorating with fat accumulation. Even when there is no time to workout, make sure to be active like walking instead of driving, take the stairs instead of the elevators, clean your house yourself, play with the kids etc.
4. Core Exercises: Having flat abs is not a guaranteed super health but it could be a good sign that the internal organs are in good condition, a strong core is equally very important. Your core helps you to stand straight and strong, so exercising this part of the body gives you a good posture altogether. Crunches, Russian Twist, Side Bends etc are all good to strengthen the core.


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Culture, Music, Politics
Dixie Chicks Win Big
The Dixie Chicks won big at the Grammy's tonight. They won five awards, including "Song of the Year" and "Album of the Year." Though I don't agree with their politics (understatement alert!), I think their album "Taking the Long Way" is great.
My favorite performance of the night, however, was the opening act by The Police. The reunion was long overdue, but they didn't miss a lick.
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Amen. I love the Police and I really enjoyed the Dixie Chicks album and performance.
Funny I don't know one person who likes their music. Seems they hit it big after knocking the President while out of the country. Don't know what they won, but it's not country music. For Sure……..
Don,
the Dixie Chicks have chops and talent. Two things most of the country music, beer swilling NASCAR nation knows nothing about. Sorry.
The awards I'm glad about are
Carrie Underwood – Jesus, take the wheel
Randy travis- Glory Train
Chris Tomlin or Michael W. Smith not winning anything
Tell us how you really feel.
February 16, 2007 at 10:14 am Reply
I'm certainly not a Dixie Chicks apologist, but the song "Man" which is a duet with Natalie of the Dixie Chicks and Pete Yorn (on his album Nightcrawler) is so good that I could keep it on repeat for a six hour drive. Regardless of how you feel about their politics, the music is first-class.


I am currently a high school student. This DP will display all of my academic achievements.
Throughout my freshman, sophomore, and junior year of high school I attended Animas High School (AHS) in Durango, Colorado. I attended San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico as an early admit student the second semester of my junior year. As a senior, I will be studying abroad in Taiwan as a Rotary Youth Exchange student.


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"Info-Snacking": Is it the newest method of obtaining news?
With access to so many reputable online resources at the touch of your fingertips- whether it be on your desktop, smartphone, or tablet- getting up to speed on the news and local happenings quickly has become a simple measure.
Today audiences are skimming the first few lines of online resources to quickly gain the information they need, immediately transitioning on to their next source to either 1) validate their first point of interest's findings, or 2) move on to research their next point of interest/topic.
Have we lost you yet? According to the concept of "info snacking" you may have already left our website..
Info-snackers are online news seekers that use major news aggregators in social media (Twitter and Facebook) along with search engines to quickly research and obtain what they're looking for, whilst traditional methods (newspaper, radio, etc.) fall to the wayside.
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The French renewable industry has formed its own lobby group. Syndicat des Industriels et Professionnels Français des Energies Renouvelables (Siprofer) comprises 20 members with turnovers greater than FRF 2 million. One of the first aims of the group is to lobby for a steadier flow of public funds for co-operation projects abroad and in French territories overseas. France spends much of its public money for renewables there, some FRF 30-40 million a year, but on programmes split betweeen five different organisations with a stop-go attitude to project financing. Siprofer president is Marc Vergnet. Although best known for hand pumps in Africa, his company's wind division (reshuffled from Aerowatt -- a builder of small and medium turbines for extreme environments) has installed 2000 wind turbines in 20 countries. Blade firm Atout Vent, the best known company in the French wind industry, is not yet a member of the new lobby group.


Utah lawmakers reached a compromise March 12 to increase the state's gas tax by five cents-per-gallon, add a 12 percent tax on the wholesale price of gasoline and permit counties to seek voter approval for a 1/4-cent sales and use tax increase for local transportation projects. The legislation, passed just before midnight, now goes to the desk of Governor Gary Herbert (R) for review.
If approved by the Governor, the five cents-per-gallon increase in the state gas tax would go into effect Jan. 1, 2016. The 12 percent tax on the wholesale price of gasoline would not be enacted until the wholesale price reaches $2.45 per gallon, a point which lawmakers do not expect to occur for another 6-10 years. Once enacted, limitations on the tax will prevent it from falling below $2.45 per gallon or increasing more than 40 cents-per-gallon.
The Senate voted 20-8 to approve the legislation and the House passed the bill 44-29. The bill now awaits the Gov. Herbert's signature, who has indicated he would support this compromise. If approved, this would be Utah's first state gas tax increase in 18 years.
Both the Utah House and Senate have passed competing bills to increase the state gas tax, and they are now working on a compromise to bridge the gap between the two measures.
The Senate voted 20-5 on March 9 to approve legislation which would increase the state gas tax by 6 cents-per-gallon by July 2015, with an additional 3 cents-per-gallon phased in gradually over the next four years. A Fiscal Note issued March 9 estimated Senate Bill 160 would increase the Transportation Fund by $54.218 million in FY 2016 and $77.954 million in FY 2017. Additionally, funding to local governments for 'Class B' and 'Class C' roads was estimated at $16.265 million in FY 2016 and $23.386 million in FY 2017.
On the same day, the House passed its own measure to increase the state gas tax with a vote of 51-22. House Bill 362 would replace the state's 24.5 cents-per-gallon flat gasoline tax with a 10 percent tax on the average price of wholesale fuel. Limits on the variable-rate tax would be put in place preventing the tax from enacting until the wholesale price of gas reaches $2.45 per gallon, or increasing more than 40 cents-per-gallon. HB 362 would also authorize a 1/4-cent local option sales and use tax for counties to fund highways and public transit. A Fiscal Note has not yet been issued for HB 362.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported that sponsors of both bills have stated the House and Senate are currently working on a compromise between the two proposals, including the potential for a 5 cents-per-gallon increase combined with a percentage on the wholesale price of fuel.


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Holistic Ministry Training in Cameroon
September 20, 2017 by Joshua Pease in Africa
Unexpected Peacemakers
When a local church is sharply divided, the path to restoring unity is often long and tedious. But for a small town in northeastern Cameroon, this healing process took an unexpected turn when the arrival of a surprising new group cut through the tension. What was startling about this group of peacemakers? Well, for starters, they're pigs.
"Before I moved over here in 2014, it was really difficult for different churches to come together," explains Ferdinand, one of the local pastors. "Even pastors from different churches shunned each other. The church was going through a serious denominational problem."
Some Important Background
Christians in Cameroon are the minority religion in a Muslim dominated country. Because Muslims dominate the economic market, Christians struggle to be financially successful. Some even convert to Islam to get ahead.
In 2014, Open Doors started holistic ministry training with pastors in the area. Pastor Ferdinand and some forty others took part in the first phase, exploring a Christian worldview on economics. A few months later, in 2015, the group reconvened and attendees were encouraged to come up with concrete economic projects that encouraged different churches to work together.
This is where the pigs came in.
A Pig Farm That Symbolized Hope
With some support from Open Doors, churches were able to set up three micro projects at the beginning of 2016. Six different church communities, including Pastor Ferdinand's, decided to start a pig farm. Their project began with four pigs–a number that soon doubled, then doubled and then doubled again.
"This is just the beginning. This first year is for investment," says Salomon, one of the main caretakers of the piggery. "Though it is mainly me who cares for the animals, brethren from the other participating churches take turns to work here during appointed times in the week."
Salomon, like Pastor Ferdinand, is convinced that the project will bear fruit. They already see the first improvements. One of these is the unity and warmth that exists today amongst the Christians of the six different churches that work together in this project. "We do not only come together during teachings we receive from Open Doors. We have reached a point where we work and even pray together while doing the different projects we started."
Not all of these business ventures have been immediately successful, but the economic seed sown in this region is beginning to bud. Bertrand, a Christian from one of the local churches, has started a miniature version of the joint piggery next to his house. Two other groups have decided to start their own individual projects too.
"Many more Christians have opened up shops and boutiques in the market; something many would never have dared in the past," Pastor Ferdinand said. "Other brothers are opening up community farms where they cultivate corn, beans, etc. The influence is really big. Even mothers have joined in. Apart from individual farms which they have started, they are also grouping themselves to have community farms."
Open Doors is funding similar efforts throughout the nation of Cameroon. In a small town in the North Province there is yet another group of churches that has set up a community project. Members of different churches work together on two hectares of land, cultivating soybeans. The crops are nearing maturity, and once harvested, this group intends to do it again. The group then wants to use the surplus of money to support individual members to start their own farms.
Bele, the group leader, marvels at the prospects that could come up while showing his visitors around the farm. "In the near future each group member could become a leader of a new group. They already have the experience: how we hold meetings, how we start the project, and how we move forward. And it is really wonderful that the group contains brethren from different church communities."
The task of helping local churches grow together economically, as well as spiritually, was an uphill one. However, over time there has been a change in the perception in churches. A growing number of local church leaders embrace the idea of holistic ministry. Many have personally testified about how the training they received from Open Doors has opened their eyes to the pressures they and their church members face.
"How can we take care of widows and orphans if we are not strong all round?" one of them asked.
"We understand now," confided another, "that we have to earn our own money like the apostle Paul did. Even though he was busy with spiritual matters, he made room for economic projects."
Projects like these are what your generous donations to Open Doors go toward. If you feel God prompting you to help unify and financially support the church in Cameroon you can donate here.


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"Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake"
Legal fragmentation in the context of the Rohingya proceedings before the ICJ and ICC
The parallelism of different international proceedings examining atrocity crimes committed against the Rohingya in Myanmar has been welcomed by many commentators. Indeed, international law (IL) appears to be showing its strength, pursuing individual as well as state responsibility for the repelling wrongdoings committed against the Muslim group of Rakhine State. Nonetheless, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) simultaneously dealing with legal questions embedded in a sole factual context – incidentally, for the very first time – might equally reawake some long-forgotten scholarly fear: the potential for international law's fragmentation.
Same old, same old: the fragmentation of international law
The ominous term, among the most controversial ones IL has developed in recent times, once provoked a fierce scholarly discussion that peaked some years ago. Concerned with the supposedly increasing inconsistency in the application of IL, the absence of a binding stare decisis rule and an overarching 'international court of appeal' alike was believed to increase the risk for contradicting judgments at the international level.
Regarding the case of the Rohingya, it is prima facie understandable that the 'postmodern anxieties' famously associated with fragmentation might return. Not only are two international courts evaluating the same set of facts. Moreover, similarities with the constellation of trials that brought about the probably most frequently cited example of the phenomenon are coincidental, but striking: in its 2007 decision in Bosnian Genocide (at §§399-407), the ICJ expressis verbis contradicted the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), hence cementing a textbook example of legal fragmentation. Background to the famous dissent on attribution of actions of non-state actors to States was thus the only other time the ICJ was called to pronounce a judgement based on the Genocide Convention. Antagonist had again been an international criminal court.
The scope of current proceedings before ICJ and ICC
In this context, this blogpost aims to shed some light on the question whether another big moment of fragmentation can be suspected to emerge from the awaited judgements. Undoubtedly, the most obvious risk for a such disintegration would emerge if ICJ and ICC were to charge the same crime. Genocide, however, is being tried before the former, while the ICC's Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) is currently investigating into crimes against humanity (CAHs), namely deportation, persecution and "other inhumane acts". The cogwheels of state and individual criminal responsibility appear to be rotating without however meshing. While this somewhat highlights the incompleteness and limits of current efforts, one might wonder whether it does not equally advert the danger of fragmentation, rendering useless any discussion on the topic.
Indeed, the ICJ's jurisdiction in the matter is restricted to violations of the 1948 Genocide Convention (GC). Should the case eventually crumble, as not few scholars fear in the face of the difficulties expected in proving the required genocidal intent, The Gambia, as plaintiff, could not simply choose to 'downsize' to CAHs. Surely, the 'Draft Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of CAHs' asserts in article 2 that "every state has the obligation not to engage in acts that constitute crimes against humanity". Without a such Convention, the affirmation of the erga omnes nature of therein-enshrined state obligations as well as a corresponding compromissory clause, however, The Gambia is effectively hampered from seeking state responsibility for CAHs before the ICJ.
The possibility for the ICC to assert jurisdiction over this alleged genocide, in turn, recently captured renewed attention: long-dismissed due to Myanmar not being a State Party to the Rome Statute (RS), the Pre-Trial Chambers' (PTCs) decisions on the Court's jurisdiction over the deportation of Rohingya to Bangladesh might have turned things around. The latter established the Court's jurisdiction to cover crimes of which 'part of the criminal conduct' (at §61) occurred on the territory of a State Party. While arguably dismissing the distinction between conduct and consequences clearly anchored within RS and the ICC's Elements of Crimes alike, the PTCs categorized the Rohingya arriving in Bangladesh to be part of a such criminal conduct. However controversial this step has been: the conflation of these different elements might equally allow the Court to assert jurisdiction over certain forms of genocide.
Genocide against the Rohingya before the ICC?
Applying the PTC's albeit flawed logic, Myanmar officials might be tried before the ICC for having 'deliberately inflicted conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction' (article 6(c) RS) of the Rohingya. Heller argues that forcing the group to live under life-threatening conditions in refugee camps in Bangladesh while prohibiting return can be argued to constitute this deliberate infliction of eventually mortal conditions of life. Van Schaack equally hints, albeit more prudently, that deportations could be counted among the forms of violence that may be used to bring about the so-called 'slow death' (Van Schaack, p. 293). She points out that the ICJ found that ethnic cleansing can be indicative of an 'intent to destroy' in Bosnian genocide (at §190) while nonetheless clarifying that the latter is not identical to an 'intent to displace'.
The potential that a charge of genocide on this basis could have is not to be underestimated, even more so against the backdrop of the reports about how deportations of Rohingyas were carried out. Building upon Van Schaack's thoughts, it needs to be underlined that the Myanmar military continued to murder people at border crossings, shooting them or deliberately placing anti-personnel landmines along the refugee routes and at the border. Deportation therefore can be argued to not only have been employed to persecute or expel, but to ensure extinction of the targeted group.
The risks of parallel charges of genocide
Several routes therefore still seem open to charge genocide in the Rohingya matter before the ICC, a court which has been good for surprises in the past. Were the OTP to go after Burmese perpetrators for the 'crime of crimes', a race against the clock would start for ICJ and ICC alike. The paradox behind the issue of fragmentation in the context of the prosecution of international crimes would become evident. After all, the complementarity between the pursuit of individual and state responsibility has been the entire gist of the persecution of international crimes since the end of World War II. It stands symbolically for the ideal that neither the abstract entity of the State nor the individual perpetrator are to escape accountability for their wrongs. For the case of genocide in particular, the ICJ recognized a certain 'duality of responsibilities' (Croatia v. Serbia, at §129). But again, implementing this idea in practice will require substantive cooperation and consideration from all judicial organs involved.
That is to say, in the Rohingya matter, both courts involved will need to be careful not to restrict each other's freedom of movement – despite this being barely feasible. The court ruling later than the other would be forced to assess the other's authority on the matter in question, concurring or departing from its decision, thus provoking a potentially severe breach. As impossible as to predict whether genocide will actually be charged in parallel before ICJ and ICC, appears to foresee which proceeding would then outpace the other. Remarkable, however, has so far been that the preliminary examination (PE) of the Myanmar/Bangladesh matter was completed by the OTP in a ridiculous ten months. Indeed, it has been the fastest PE in the last ten years, with this stage of proceedings on average taking some five years (see Reports on Preliminary Examination Activities).
While this does not necessarily suggest that the ICC will continue at this pace, some commentators might see it as proof of a resolute determination amongst the ranks of OTP staff to make the most of the Rohingya proceedings. At the very least, it reinforces the suspicion that the 'less-experienced' ICC might be the court more inclined to rush ahead, increasing the likelihood of legal fragmentation.
Lessons of the past: fragmentation and cooperation in Bosnian Genocide
That being said, it seems worthwhile to take a glance at the other time the ICJ had to take an international criminal tribunal's finding on genocide into account. Possibly surprising for some, this might comfort some of the above concerns. Indeed, the overt dispute on the 'effective' and 'overall control-test' aside, cooperation between ICJ and ICTY in regard to the Bosnian genocide functioned rather smoothly.
Surely, the ICTY's Trial Chamber had long found genocide to have been committed in Srebrenica in Kristić and Blagojević and Jokić , thus limiting the ICJ's range of maneuver. As is well known, however, the latter came to the same conclusion. Importantly and less reflected upon in the literature on fragmentation, it moreover adopted an approach that would later be called an 'over-reliance on the ICTY' by some commentators. For once, the Court drew heavily upon the factual findings the ICTY's Prosecution had brough to light, asserting that 'it should in principle accept as highly persuasive relevant findings of fact made by the Tribunal' (at §223)
Even more significantly, the ICJ also relied upon a substantial part of the ICTY's legal findings. Among these counted the qualification of Bosnian Muslim men of Srebrenica as a 'substantial part' of the targeted group, an immensely important puzzle piece within the evidentiary basis for the crime of genocide. Various commentators therefore found the ICJ to have given due weigh to the findings reached by the ICTY that laid within its expertise, namely international criminal law. It only refused to accept its authority were it felt the Tribunal had stepped outside its jurisdiction, i.e. in the case of the famous 'overall control test' surrounding state responsibility.
The actual fragmentation at stake
The lessons to take from these findings are several. Firstly, we are reminded of the reasons for which the debate on fragmentation eventually faded away in the first place: while instances of fragmentation undisputedly exist, international courts more often than not decide in a coherent manner. Oftentimes fragmentation is a narrative that sparks more concerns than it deserves; reason for which more recent literature has called to 'bury the f-word'. International courts have learned to mutually recognize each other's authority while even increasingly engaging in cross-fertilization and -referencing; skills that will come in handy in the Myanmar matter.
Secondly, ICJ and ICC will nonetheless be required to pay due attention to each other regarding the Rohingya proceedings. Especially the ICC might be well-advised to incorporate some of the prudence the ICJ is known for into its practice. Importantly, all this holds true not merely for the hypothetical case this blogpost focused on, namely that genocide would actually be charged before the ICC. Both courts might equally profit from one another's factual findings even if charges are not directly complementing each other.
Thirdly, the actual fragmentation at stake could be of a different nature than assumed. For once, one cannot shake the feeling that the real disintegration to be feared in the Rohingya context is less inter-tribunal than intra-tribunal fragmentation – and that it has already happened. This assumption speaks to contradictions not with other courts' rulings, but with one's own case law and statutory regulations. The PTC's rulings in the present case, after all, arguably disregarded much of the ICC's former case law, as discussed extensively by Bachmutsky or Wheeler (p. 624).
A second and last type of fragmentation we should be concerned with regarding the present case has even less in common with the meaning scholarship commonly assigns to the term. Even if the ICC should still assume jurisdiction over the 'slow genocide' of the Rohingya, this would not only continue to deepen the above-described intra-tribunal fragmentation. Its troublesome legal trickery would moreover not change the fact that the variety of crimes committed against the Rohingya could never be comprehensively treated before the ICC. Accountability will remain fragmented; the absence of a ratification of the Rome Statute being the actual reason for Myanmar officials escaping justice.
Rachel Behring holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Technical University of Dresden.
Cite as: Rachel Behring, "'Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake' – Legal fragmentation in the context of the Rohingya proceedings before the ICJ and ICC", Völkerrechtsblog, 9 June 2020, doi: 10.17176/20200609-133415-0.
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Tour de France News for July 16, 2003
Edited by Chris Henry
Tour heat takes its toll
Water, please
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The hot temperatures in France over the past week have steadily taken a toll on the peloton, as long stages, difficult terrain, and ever-aggressive riding keep the cyclists at their limits. Even with ample rehydration throughout the stages- riders often consume at least 10-14 bottles a day- fatigue is a greater concern under the hot sun.
Head Tour de France doctor Gérard Porte explained some of the consequences of the hot summer sun. "Since the riders come to the race in good form, they don't necessarily feel the fatigue in the first week," Porte said in a l'Equipe interview. "After that, you start to see riders coming in outside the time limit, abandons, digestive troubles, cramps, or tendinitis."
More riders made it through the first week than Porte expected, but he expects the Pyrenees will strike a tough blow to the peloton. "There were relatively few abandons in first days, but 22 riders quit in three days in the Alps!"
More post-stage quotes
René Haselbacher (Gerolsteiner, 5th at 2'07)
"I knew that on a stage like this I could do something. When Piil and Sacchi attacked, I tried to go clear seven, eight, maybe nine times, but the others didn't do anything and I was exhausted."
Jan Ullrich (Bianchi, 34th at 21'23)
Solid start for Ullrich
Photo: © Sirotti
"I've succeeded in finishing the first week without any major problems, and that's important. I followed Lance's attacks at my own rhythm, and I'm still ok considering I had some health concerns. The coming stages in the Pyrenees should be interesting, even if Beloki's abandon might change the outcomes."
Tyler Hamilton (CSC, 36th at 21'23)
"Everybody could see that Jakob [Piil] was climbing well Monday in the Alps. When he climbs like that, it means he's very strong. I'm very happy with what he did [yesterday]. I still have big ambitions for the Tour. Of course I still feel like there's a knife in my back, but a calm stage like [Tuesday] helps."
Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom, 53rd at 21'23)
"I slept well after my victory on Monday. I didn't overanalyze things. I'm calm and I want to avoid putting any pressure on myself just because I'm second overall behind Armstrong."
David Millar (Cofidis, 54th at 21'23)
"I rode in the final straight to help my friend Cookie (Baden Cooke, FDJeux.com), who's wearing the green jersey. I'd never done that before, but I also did it for fun. Now it's a rest day, which will be good even if I'm not feeling too tired. I'm feeling better every day. From this point on, my objective will be the time trial, as well as doing better on the climbs."
Millar's misjudged attack on stage 9 still irks him, particularly given his improving form in this year's Tour.
"I'm still upset about the mistakes I made [Monday] because I had the legs to win. I was so strong that when I attacked I didn't realise nobody could come with me. I learn something every day."
Cooke wants cameras
Current green jersey holder Baden Cooke (FDJeux.com) has criticised Tour organisers for the lack of cameras at the intermediate sprints. Cooke felt he was robbed of crucial points in Tuesday's stage 11, placed behind Robbie McEwen in a sprint he insists he won. It is not normal practice for races to include finish line cameras at the intermediate sprints, largely due to the costs involved. Line judges are used to determine the outcomes of these sprints, which count toward the green jersey points competition.
"I believe I won the first sprint ahead of Robbie," Cooke said in an AFP report. "We both went for it and I believe I got my wheel over the line just ahead of him but they gave it to him instead. I'm pretty pissed off at that. I don't understand. It's the Tour de France, so why don't they have line cameras?"
After reviewing the video of the sprint, race commissaire's stuck with their initial decision to award the points to McEwen, but Cooke remains dissatisfied.
"I remember even last year it was the same when there were a few close calls between Robbie and (Erik) Zabel," he added. Cooke's lead in the jersey contest is a slender 9 points after 11 stages, and he fears plenty of competition from the likes of McEwen, Erik Zabel, Thor Hushovd, and Stuart O'Grady.
"It's going to be tricky in the mountains, there's a few guys like Zabel and Hushovd who can climb and get some points, but I'm feeling pretty good about my chances in the mountains. Hopefully the green jersey won't come down to two points."
Fassa Bortolo leading prize money standings
The Fassa Bortolo team is down to just three riders after the first 11 stages of the Tour de France, however it is at the top of the prize money standings with €39,681. The success of Alessandro Petacchi in the first week carried them all the way, however with Petacchi's exit they will certainly lose ground in the second half. Close behind Fassa Bortolo is Quick-Step-Davitamon, with €39,149, then Crédit Agricole with €30,823. The top five is rounded out by FDJeux.com (€29,425) and Team Telekom (€27,808)
The remainder of the standings:
US Postal Service-Berry Floor (€26,002)
Euskaltel-Euskadi (€21,736)
Ag2R-Prévoyance (€ 19,481)
Jean Delatour (€17,248)
ONCE-Eroski (€13,565)
Brioches La Boulangère (€13,358)
Lotto-Domo (€12,940)
Caldirola-SO.DI. (€12,652)
iBanesto.com (€12,131)
Team Bianchi (€12,075)
Team CSC (€10,259)
Rabobank (€7,249
Saeco (€5,782)
Cofidis (€5,760)
Gerolsteiner (€5,652)
Kelme (€4,768)
Alessio (€3,975)
Indurain in l'Etape du Tour
Five time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain will be back on the bike in France, participating in the annual l'Etape du Tour ride, which lets amateurs ride the exact parcours of a Tour stage. This year's Etape du Tour, running today during the pros' rest day, will follow the route of stage 16 between Pau and Bayonne.
Indurain will join the more than 8,000 registered riders, along with former pro Abraham Olano, ex-Formula 1 champion Alain Prost, Japanese Formula 3 champion Takuma Sato, and the winner of the first Etape du Tour, Christophe Rineiro of MBK-Oktos.
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Giro finale
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Defending champion Vincent Kipruto from Kenya will return to the BMW Frankfurt Marathon on October 26, 2014. The 27 year-old braved stormy conditions a year ago and still clocked a time of 2:06:15.
However he will have to overcome a strong challenge from Ethiopia if he wants to have a chance of taking a second consecutive victory in Germany's financial capital of Frankfurt, as organisers announced earlier the field will include marathon shooting star Tsegaye Mekonnen and Getu Feleke.
Around 15,000 runners are expected to take part in the 33rd edition of the BMW Frankfurt Marathon with online race entry still available. The event is an IAAF Gold Label Road Race and offers one of the most distinctive finishes anywhere in the world, as the runners head for the finish line inside Frankfurt's Festhalle.
Last year the last 100 metres or so was the only section of the course where the runners could shelter from the wind. The weather was a big blow for the elite runners, who were orginally targeting a 2:04 time.
"I will come back to Frankfurt next year to achieve my goal and run a personal best," said Vincent Kipruto after his victory. He kept his promise and with hopefully far better conditions will attack his PB of 2:05:13 on 26th October.
The man who surprisingly chased Kipruto right to the line in Frankfurt's Festhalle last year will also come back. At the age of 37 Mark Kiptoo clocked a PB of 2:06:16 in 2013 and finished just a second behind Kipruto.
Another sub 2:07 runner showed that he is back to his best this spring: Gilbert Yegon. Winning the Duesseldorf Marathon in driving rain he missed the course record by just 18 seconds with 2:08:07.
Back in 2009 Yegon won his marathon debut in Amsterdam in 2:06:18 but it was not till Duesseldorf this spring that he was able to produce a similar marathon performance again.
"I wanted to run 2:06, but it was not possible in these conditions. I will try again in the autumn," he said. Now he chose the BMW Frankfurt Marathon as his next major race.
Adding Ethiopian stars Tsegaye Mekonnen, the winner of the Dubai Marathon in January with an unofficial world junior record of 2:04:32, and Getu Feleke, who smashed the Vienna course record this spring in 2:05:41 and has a PB of 2:04:50, there are five runners on the start list who feature sub 2:07 times.
Meanwhile Francis Bowen, who will turn 41 next week, intends to attack the world master record which stands at 2:08:46. Mexico's Andres Espinosa ran this time in Berlin in 2003. Bowen has a PB of 2:08:01. Last year the Kenyan missed the record by only seven seconds when he was third in Chunchon (Korea) with 2:08:53.
A couple of debutants want to use the fast Frankfurt course for a fine start of their marathon careers. Among them are Daniel Wanjiru of Kenya – no relation to the late, great Sammy Wanjiru, the 2008 Olympic Marathon champion - who was third in the Prague Half Marathon in April with 59:58 and Ethiopia's Adugna Takele.
He placed ninth in the World Half Marathon Championships this spring in 60:14. National interest in the men's race will focus on Arne Gabius. After running a fine half marathon debut in New York this March where he took 8th place with 62:09, Gabius is confident for his marathon debut. The German is aiming for a time towards 2:10.


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He climbs the steps and rings the bell. The door is answered by a nun in a long black habit who asks, "What may we do for you, my son?" He answers, "I saw your signs along the highway, and was interested in possibly doing business." "Very well, my son. Please follow me." The man is led through many winding passages and is soon quite disoriented. The nun stops at a closed door and tells the man, "Please knock on this door."
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Creating space for mutual support
Ella Rhodes reports.
One lunchtime clinical psychologist Dr Nina Browne encountered a breast cancer surgeon sitting in a tepee at the entrance to Blackpool Victoria Hospital. After chatting with a bereaved mother, this surgeon had become reacquainted with the power of doctors, their words and diagnoses, and the true pain of their patients; this experience had changed her practice.
This tepee, bedecked with fairy lights and comfy seats, was the brainchild of Sarah Mortimer, a Development Manager for the Association of Camerados, a social movement whose motto is 'The answer to all our problems is each other'. Browne, works for fellow social enterprise Owls, whose vision is a world where anything is possible through collaboration and where communities are listened to and looked to for solutions. In partnership Browne had worked with Mortimer for the previous 18 months creating spaces in public environments which encourage people to connect.
For almost a year Mortimer and Browne worked to develop 'living rooms' in prisons, libraries and other unlikely locations, which initially consisted of sofas and a standard lamp, in an attempt to create spaces where people feel they can talk to and support each other. After some trial and error, and many positive experiences among those who used the living rooms, Mortimer came up with the idea of erecting a tepee in the main foyer of Blackpool's Victoria Hospital for three weeks, with a simple sign outside which read: 'This is a Public Living Room. A Place to relax, share, laugh and look out for each other. Come in, there's no catch!'
Mortimer said: 'I spent quite a lot of time at the tepee – but people didn't know I worked for Camerados. I'd sit in the Costa opposite watching people go in and out. The way I describe it is they were subconsciously leaving their lanyards at the door, they were all interacting as humans, not as consultant and patient, there weren't the power dynamics of the wards and waiting rooms. That was the most powerful thing.' Browne and Mortimer have received hundreds of postcards and emails from those who used the tepee and felt it was a powerful place.
Browne said there was an enormous amount of evidence supporting the benefits of peer support and non-professional helpers: 'Camerados are creating spaces that break down the barriers that divide us up. Enabling every day helping in people's communities, supporting one another as human beings, with little, if any, professional intervention. This partnership is about psychologists working with non-psychologists and us moving away from traditional mental health settings but still having huge benefits for people's mental wellbeing.'
Also a psychology MSc student at the University of Central Lancashire, Mortimer said including formal interventions within the living rooms would minimise the message of Camerados, adding: 'The living rooms are very informal and at the opposite end of the spectrum to services. We're trying to bring people back to being people and not having to fix each other. What would happen if you had a conversation with someone at a coffee shop or a bus stop? There's not someone there to report to a keyworker, there's a safety element in that they can trust each other to have conversations. We're trying to put out these enabling spaces where everyone is on a level and supports each other.'
Camerados is hoping to expand the tepee concept and is on the hunt for eight partner hospitals in the NHS to test out more living rooms in hospitals. The organisation has also been experimenting with social eating in bringing communities together.
While there has been a growing movement within psychology to listen to the needs of communities and work with experts by experience, Browne said, there were more ways for psychologists to go beyond this: 'Psychologists working with non-mental health professionals is really exciting. Working in new ways allows us to draw on the expertise and assets within communities to tackle social issues such as isolation. We need to create more spaces and opportunities for people to connect and really be empowered. There are other great examples of this in the youth field such as MAC-UK and RedThread. There's definitely momentum in community psychology in the last decade, but I'm really interested in how psychologists working within any field can use their skills and expertise beyond individual approaches. We also need to be thinking of this outside the realm of community psychology, this is about mainstream psychology happening outside of the clinic.'
Browne said the experience of working in this way had changed her own practice: 'It allows me to remove myself from the expert position and challenge the system we have around help-seeking. Had that surgeon not sat in the Tepee and listened to that mother she wouldn't have had that experience. We need others to help us. It's about being able to step out of our traditional practices for a moment and really listen to what people are telling us. That's how we can build solutions together.'
- If you would like to find out more about the work of Camerados or contact Sarah Mortimer about expanding the living rooms project into your hospital please email [email protected]
To find out more about the work of Owls visit www.owls.org.uk or contact [email protected]. Browne has blogged about Camerados at www.owls.org.uk/blog
Kindness – society's golden chain?
'I'm happy to be an academic and a psychologist committed to positive change'
Stark raving normal?


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package com.cronutils.model.time.generator;

import com.cronutils.model.field.CronField;
import com.cronutils.model.field.CronFieldName;
import com.cronutils.model.field.expression.FieldExpression;
import com.cronutils.model.field.expression.On;
import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
import org.joda.time.DateTime;

import java.util.List;

class OnDayOfMonthValueGenerator extends FieldValueGenerator {
    private int year;
    private int month;
    public OnDayOfMonthValueGenerator(CronField cronField, int year, int month) {
        super(cronField.getExpression());
        Validate.isTrue(CronFieldName.DAY_OF_MONTH.equals(cronField.getField()), "CronField does not belong to day of month");
        this.year = year;
        this.month = month;
    }

    @Override
    public int generateNextValue(int reference) throws NoSuchValueException {
        On on = ((On)expression);
        int value = generateValue(on, year, month);

        if(value<=reference){
            throw new NoSuchValueException();
        }
        return value;
    }

    @Override
    public int generatePreviousValue(int reference) throws NoSuchValueException {
        On on = ((On)expression);
        int value = generateValue(on, year, month);
        if(value>=reference){
            throw new NoSuchValueException();
        }
        return value;
    }

    @Override
    protected List<Integer> generateCandidatesNotIncludingIntervalExtremes(int start, int end) {
        List<Integer>values = Lists.newArrayList();
        try {
            int reference = generateNextValue(start);
            while(reference<end){
                values.add(reference);
                reference=generateNextValue(reference);
            }
        } catch (NoSuchValueException e) {}
        return values;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isMatch(int value) {
        On on = ((On)expression);
        try {
            return value == generateValue(on, year, month);
        } catch (NoSuchValueException e) {}
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    protected boolean matchesFieldExpressionClass(FieldExpression fieldExpression) {
        return fieldExpression instanceof On;
    }

    private int generateValue(On on, int year, int month) throws NoSuchValueException {
        int time = on.getTime().getValue();
        switch (on.getSpecialChar().getValue()){
            case L:
                return new DateTime(year, month, 1, 1, 1).dayOfMonth().getMaximumValue();
            case W:
                DateTime doM = new DateTime(year, month, time, 1, 1);
                if(doM.getDayOfWeek()==6){//dayOfWeek is Saturday!
                    if(time==1){//first day in month is Saturday! We execute on Monday
                        return 3;
                    }
                    return time-1;
                }
                if(doM.getDayOfWeek()==7){
                    if((time+1)<=doM.dayOfMonth().getMaximumValue()){
                        return time+1;
                    }
                }
                break;
            case LW:
                DateTime lastDayOfMonth =
                        new DateTime(year, month, new DateTime(year, month, 1, 1, 1)
                                .dayOfMonth().getMaximumValue(), 1, 1);
                int dow = lastDayOfMonth.getDayOfWeek();
                int diff = dow - 5;
                if(diff > 0){
                    return lastDayOfMonth.minusDays(diff).dayOfMonth().get();
                }
                return lastDayOfMonth.dayOfMonth().get();
        }
        throw new NoSuchValueException();
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


7 July 2009, Adelphi Theatre, London.
The show began with simple tricks, where he would let us in on the 'secrets', really driving home the point he always advocates – that what he does is all realy just illusions, subliminal messaging, sleight of hand tricks, distractions and knowing how the mind works. You almost starting believing that he is ordinary. But then soon after, he starts pulling all these crazy acts… and as much as I tried to figure everything out, it became pretty apparent that it's just impossible to figure how his mind works and how he did all that.
Though… as this was the 2nd time I've seen him live, I'm proud to say that I was a lot more observant and had a way more critical eye on everything he was doing! The gestures, the distractions and the setup of the stage. But still, even this 'experience' didn't help. I think I figured out a few more things. But there was still plenty I couldn't figure out. But of course, that's why he's amazing and worth watching. A part of me really hopes that he didn't cheat, didn't have extra pair of hands helping, didn't plant people in the audience etc, but a part of me just doesn't believe he can do everything that he did.
Sounds awesome. I'll keep an eye out for him (if he ever travels to Asia). But guess what? CDS is coming to HK again with another show. Don't remember what its called though 🙂 Come back for it! I'll buy you the ticket. You buy chicken, I buy soy sauce! What a great deal.
what is CDS? Ni jiang she me?? I feel like I should know this, argh! Chicken.. soy sauce hm.


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The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom, with Hendrickson, Hickey, and Graham present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.
Let the records show that Sandy Parmenter with the Valley News was present for this meeting.
Mike Crecelius, EMC, met with the board for the signing of a resolution adopting the Fremont County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Motion made by to sign resolution 2017-49. Motion carried unanimously.
ADOPTING THE FREMONT COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN FOR UNINCORPORATED FREMONT COUNTY, IOWA,
WHEREAS, Fremont County has completed its portion of the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan; and,
WHEREAS, review of the Hazard Mitigation Plan was open to the public; and,
WHEREAS, Fremont County has reviewed the recommendations of the Hazard Mitigation Plan and is in agreement with the priorities contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Fremont County hereby adopts the Fremont County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, as amended by Federal Emergency Management Agency for approval, as the guiding document for hazard mitigation in the city.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of September, 2017.
Motion to approve made by Hickey.
/s/Dee Owen
/s/ Earl Hendrickson, Chairman
/s/ Randy Hickey
/s/ Terry Graham
Troy Housh, Maintenance, met with the board regarding the repair of the doorway of the tunnel on the east side of the courthouse. Midwest Structural Repair came out to look at the issue and stated that it was not structural. It appears damage may be due to water leaking in over the years. Their estimate to repair the doorway is $3,500. Motion made by Graham to approve the repair of the tunnel entrance. Motion carried unanimously.
Howard Nelson, Weed Commissioner, met with the board to discuss a new noxious weed that was added to the list of Primary Noxious Weeds in the Iowa Weed Law, Iowa Code Chapter 317. The weed is palmer amaranth. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship have it reported in Hamburg. Nelson stated that he saw it not only in Hamburg, but in other areas of the county. The board will sign a resolution next week declaring this a noxious weed. It will then be added to the yearly resolution by the board.
Dan Davis, Engineer, met with the board for two signings. Motion made by Hickey to allow Chairman Hendrickson to sign the payment voucher with HGM Associates for engineering services for J-34 over Mule Slough Bridge replacement Project #BRS-CO36(76) - - 60-36. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made by Hickey to allow Chairman Hendrickson to sign a temporary easement purchase agreement with Shelley Anne Fuhr on Project #STP-S-CO36(75) - - 5E-36 (Thurman Sidewalk Project). Motion carried unanimously.
Auditor Owen spoke to the board regarding a campaign by the Iowa Secretary of State's Office to proclaim September as National Voter Registration Month. Other efforts from the Secretary of State include a soft rollout of the voter identification requirement law that will be in effect on January 1, 2018, during the upcoming school and city elections this fall. The Secretary of State's Office has also created trading cards with super heroes to promote voter registration and voting to the younger generations. Motion made by Hickey to allow Chairman Hendrickson to sign the proclamation declaring September National Voter Registration Month. Motion carried unanimously.
In other business, claims were approved for September 8, 2017.
At 9:30 a.m., Hickey made a motion to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously.
Fremont County Auditor Earl Hendrickson, Chairman
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom, with Hendrickson, Hickey, and Graham present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.
Motion made by Hickey to approve the following resolution regarding a new noxious weed in Fremont County. Motion carried unanimously.
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 12th day of September, 2017, that the following order for destruction of noxious weeds be effective immediately.
1. That each owner and each person in the possession or control of any land in Fremont County shall cut, burn, spray, or otherwise destroy all noxious weeds thereon and shall prevent weed seeds from blooming or coming to maturity, and shall keep said lands free from such growth of any other weeds as shall render the streets or highways adjoining said land unsafe for public travel.
Noxious weeds shall be cut, burned, sprayed, or otherwise destroyed on or before the following dates and as often thereafter as is necessary to prevent seed productions:
Group 3: August 1, 2017- for Palmer amaranth
2. That each owner and person in the possession or control of any lands in Fremont County, infested with any noxious weeds, including palmer amaranth shall adopt a program of weed destruction described by the Weed Commissioner, which in five years may be expected to destroy and will immediately keep under control such infestations of said noxious weeds.
3. That if the owners or persons in possession/control of any land in Fremont County fail to comply with the foregoing order, the Weed Commissioner shall cause this to be done and the expense of said work, including costs of serving notice and other costs, if any, to be assessed against the land and the owners thereof.
Engineer Dan Davis met with the board for the approval of the following. Motion made by Hickey to allow Chairman Hendrickson to sign the payment voucher for McClure Engineering Company on Project #BRS-CO36(74) - - 60-36, box replacement over Plum Creek. Motion carried unanimously.
The monthly report for the Recorder's Office for August was approved.
Claims were approved for September 15, 2017
At 9:13 a.m., there being no further business, Hickey made a motion to adjourn.
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in special session on Friday, September 15, 2017, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom, with Hendrickson, Hickey, and Graham present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. The agenda was approved as posted.
The Board of Supervisors concurring with the County Auditor, held the Official canvass of votes cast in the September 12, 2017, School Election. Motion made by Graham, carried unanimously, to declare the following people elected to their respective school boards:
Fremont-Mills School Director District 1 Shannon Smith (Write-in)
Fremont-Mills School Director District 2 Todd Morgan
Fremont-Mills School Director District 5 Trent Jones
Hamburg School Board Director At-Large Cris Hendrickson
(Two positions open) Jordan Hayes (Write-in)
Sidney School Board Director At-Large Matthew McLaren
(Two positions open) Shad Smith
At 9:21 a.m., there being no further business, Graham made a motion to adjourn.
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom, with Hendrickson and Hickey present. Graham was not present at the start of the meeting. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.
Motion was made by Hickey to appoint Gloria Mattice to fill a vacancy on the Board of Health for the remainder of a 3-year terms expiring December 31, 2017. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made by Hendrickson to approve the following resolution appointing Lonnie Shanno as part-time seasonal help for the golf course at the request of the Conservation Board. The start date of employment is September 18, 2017. Motion carried unanimously.
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 19th day of September 2017, that Lonnie Shanno shall be appointed as golf course part-time seasonal help, as requested by Fremont County Conservation Board. The rate of pay shall be $8.83 per hour. The effective date of employment shall be September 18, 2017.
Motion to approve made by Hendrickson.
Laura Shafer, Co-Regional Captain, met with the board regarding a Bible reading on the courthouse lawn. This is in response to a Governor's Proclamation encouraging Bible readings in front of courthouses in all 99 counties in Iowa. The dates have not been confirmed at this time. Motion was made by Hickey to approve the use of the courthouse lawn for the readings. Motion carried unanimously.
Engineer Dan Davis met with the board regarding re-appointing Staci Scroggie as a member of the Board of Adjustment. Motion made by Hickey to sign the resolution reappointing her to a 5-year term. Motion carried unanimously.
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 19th day of September, 2017, that Staci Scroggie be reappointed to the Fremont County Board of Adjustment for a five year term, ending April 30, 2022.
Motion to approve made by Hickey, seconded by Hendrickson, carried unanimously.
Motion made by Hickey to allow Chairman Hendrickson sign the following resolution regarding the community development block grant for the watershed approach project. Motion carried unanimously.
FOR JOINT AGENCY AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN FREMONT COUNTY, IOWA AND OTHER COUNTIES
POTENTIALLY AFFECTED BY AN IOWA WATERSHED APPROACH PROJECT FUNDED THROUGH A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM ALLOCATION FROM THE CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE (CFDA) # 14.27 UNDER CONTRACT 13-NRDI-004
WHEREAS, Fremont County, Iowa has been awarded "pass-through" funding by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to plan and implement improvements proposed for enhancement of the West Nishnabotna Watershed; and
WHEREAS, as grantee, Fremont County is designated "Responsible Entity" to ensure compliance with federal provisions stipulated to be invoked by the National Environmental Policy Act, whereby an environmental review must be undertaken to determine whether proposed improvements may significantly affect the environment, and, if necessary, any mitigating actions must be taken; and
WHEREAS, as Responsible Entity, Fremont County is likewise lead entity in association with planning and development activities proposed within jurisdiction of the West Nishnabotna Watershed subject to environmental review; and
WHEREAS, Fremont County may not independently exercise responsibilities required by environmental review on behalf of another county without joint approval through mutual agreement, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PARTIES HERETO THAT the Responsible Entity is hereby authorized to determine activities and any mitigating actions to be implemented for watershed improvement(s) within Fremont County.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.
For Fremont County, Iowa:
Dated this 19th day of September, 2017.
/s/ Dee Owen /s/ Earl Hendrickson, Chairman
Motion made by Hickey to approve the class C, native wine, living quarters, outdoor service, and Sunday sales liquor license for Finders Keepers Antique Mall and Coffee Shop. Motion carried unanimously.
At 9:13 a.m., Supervisor Graham joined the meeting.
The Sheriff's Office monthly report was approved for August 2017.
Claims were approved for September 22, 2017.
At 9:25 a.m., there being no further business, Hickey made a motion to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously.
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom, with Hendrickson & Hickey present. Graham was not present for this meeting. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.
Let the records show that Sandy Parmenter with the Valley News Today was present for this meeting.
Motion was made by Hickey to approve the TIF reporting requirement to Department of Management. Motion carried unanimously.
Pilot Travel Center expressed through an email to the Auditor's Office that they would like to apply for an off-premise liquor, beer, and wine permit. They just wanted this message relayed to the board to see if there were any problems in doing this. They currently have an off-premise beer permit. The board saw no issue with them applying for the permit.
Motion made by Hickey to approve the renewal of the Class C/Sunday Sales Beer Permit for The Junction (Cubby's). Motion carried unanimously.
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Урбана () — місто () в США, в окрузі Даллас штату Міссурі. Населення — 417 осіб (2010).

Географія
Урбана розташована за координатами  (37.843454, -93.167562).  За даними Бюро перепису населення США в 2010 році місто мало площу 2,49 км², уся площа — суходіл.

Демографія

Згідно з переписом 2010 року, у місті мешкало 417 осіб у 163 домогосподарствах у складі 111 родини. Густота населення становила 167 осіб/км².  Було 200 помешкань (80/км²).

Расовий склад населення:

До двох чи більше рас належало 1,4 %. Частка іспаномовних становила 0,7 % від усіх жителів.

За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 25,9 % — особи молодші 18 років, 54,7 % — особи у віці 18—64 років, 19,4 % — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Медіана віку мешканця становила 38,6 року. На 100 осіб жіночої статі у місті припадало 87,8 чоловіків;  на 100 жінок у віці від 18 років та старших — 91,9 чоловіків також старших 18 років.

Середній дохід на одне домашнє господарство  становив  доларів США (медіана — ), а середній дохід на одну сім'ю —  доларів (медіана — ). За межею бідності перебувало 36,9 % осіб, у тому числі 63,3 % дітей у віці до 18 років та 15,7 % осіб у віці 65 років та старших.

Цивільне працевлаштоване населення становило 115 осіб. Основні галузі зайнятості: освіта, охорона здоров'я та соціальна допомога — 22,6 %, роздрібна торгівля — 20,0 %, мистецтво, розваги та відпочинок — 18,3 %.

Джерела

Міста Міссурі
Населені пункти округу Даллас (Міссурі)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


I was born a Libra, son of a prince.
a thinker, a philosopher and a writer.
to a surrogate mother — Rawatbhata (a new town).
Silent, unspoken among my stepbrothers.
a goddess among human beings.
Visiting a flamboyant aunt — Jaipur (the capitol).
Knew more and more – still silent.
of time – still silent.


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