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Meet the comedians talking about mental health in Comedy Against Living Miserably
These comedians will be sharing their personal struggles with mental health...
Tuesday, 24th March 2020 at 9:00 am
Our mental health is very important, but finding the right shows to keep our chakras aligned can be so difficult, especially when there's so much out there.
But fear not, as Dave has now partnered with charity CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) for a series of comedy shows, which is set to get us talking and thinking about mental health in a whole new light.
Introducing Comedy Against Living Miserably – a series, which will see some of the nation's favourite comedians talking within an intimate, open, honest and occasionally hilarious way about their own issues relating to mental health and the comedy routines they are set to perform that night.
So when is it on? And which comedians can we expect to see on stage?
Here's everything you need to know…
When is Comedy Against Living Miserably on?
The first episode kicks off on 24th March at 9pm on Dave.
Before taking to the main stage, the comedians are invited backstage to talk about their own issues related to mental health.
All of the comedians performing as part of Comedy Against Living Miserably will donate their fee to CALM.
The fee is then matched by UKTV to deliver a total of £100,000 to the charity in aid of CALM's mission to support anyone who is suffering from issues relating to mental health. The show also invites audiences to text to donate funds during broadcast.
Which comedians are taking part?
Each episode is hosted by a headline act and features three leading comedians from the UK comedy circuit.
Comedy Against Living Miserably Episode One is headlined by Joel Dommett and features Kiri Pritchard-McLean, John Robins and Judi Love.
Joel Dommett
Joel Dommett (Getty Images)
Joel burst onto the comedy scene in 2007 and quickly established himself as one of the most energetic and exciting comedians. Since then, he's become a regular face on TV, from being a finalist in 2016's I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (ITV), to hosting the spin off show I'm a Celebrity Extra Camp on ITV2.
In 2018, Joel released his first book It's not me, It's them. In 2018 which recounts his past relationships in pursuit of love. The book quickly went on to become a Sunday Times Bestseller.
Joel will be headlining the first episode, and he'll be joined by Kiri Pritchard McLean, John Robins and Judi Love.
So, what can you expect from Joel's comedy set?
"I think I'm going to talk a little bit about my dad, talk a little bit about my friend who's recently passed, and I think I'm just going to talk about the hate that people have given me online in the last week, which I collected in the car on the way here – it was an interesting process," he revealed to press including RadioTimes.com.
Speaking of how mental health affects the male population, he added: "Men find it particularly difficult to talk about their feelings because there is a stigma that we are strong and we are faultless and powerful. I think actually that's not the case at all – we're all vulnerable, and the sooner we realise that and the sooner we communicate that to each other, the better.
"It's remarkable how many people are going through the same issues as you, no matter how big or small. We all need to communicate more."
Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Getty Images)
Already a hugely popular regular on the comedy circuit, Kiri is director and co-writer with the Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Nominated Gein's Family Gift Shop and the cult hit sketch show, Tarot.
She has also appeared on Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Would I Lie to You, and she is the host of Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack and as well as appearing on the Russell Howard Hour, she is a writer for the show.
When it comes to her comedy set, Kiri says she'll be talking about "trigger warnings" – a thing she only became aware of recently.
She said: "I'm going to talk about mental health generally, men's mental health which is something that's really important to me, abuse on the internet because that's something that massively impacts on my mental health, and I imagine knowing me, there will be a k**b joke in there as well – stick to what you're good at!"
John Robins
John Robins (Multitude Media)
John Robins is one of the most critically acclaimed stand-up comedians of his generation.
Having completed numerous sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, and picking up the Chortle Awards for Best Compere, one for Best Radio, and A Three Weeks Editors Choice Award, in 2017 he scooped the big one, winning The Edinburgh Comedy Award for his show 'The Darkness of Robins."
John has found comedy to personally help when dealing with low periods.
Recalling a time when he had to find the funny side to a sad situation, he said: "I was once sat on the toilet, crying, and I cried so much that the tears fell onto my penis. And then, the tears fell off my penis and onto some s**t in the toilet. And I realised that that was as bad as it's going to get, and I started to laugh."
Judi Love
Judi Love (Getty Images)
Straight-talking powerhouse Judi Love is one of the UK's most stand-out up-and-coming performers.
With her heaps of sass and brilliant energy, Judi takes everyday relatable situations that resonate with audiences and brings them to life in hilarious routines.
She has become a firm-favourite on the comedy circuit, regularly appears as a panelist on ITV's Loose Women, and has amassed a huge online following for her hilarious sketches.
And viewers can expect no less from her comedy skit for CALM.
"I know people who have suffered from mental health issues, from psychosis to depression, to anxiety, to post-traumatic stress. And for myself, I would say dealing with grief, having a newborn child, and just managing as a single parent, there were moments that I had to deal with grief and loss," Judi explained.
Speaking of how comedy has helped her overcome her troubles, she added: "Comedy has definitely come to my aid during low periods of my life. I think in my cultural background, we laugh and eat and joke, and there's so many characters and accents and facial expressions that I grew up around so many people that could have probably been comedians."
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Luke 2 is really the quintessential Christmas passage. It's the most complete account of the birth of the Messiah and the text most people associate with Christmas. It's not, however, simply a narrative. In Luke's telling he gives us a picture of how God sovereignly works; of how God is the God of power and glory and yet the God of the humble and unassuming; of how man benefits when God glorifies Himself; and of how the gospel is at the heart of the Christmas story.
To study the passage most efficiently, we'll go through it verse-by-verse and make some observations that will help us understand the story, then we'll come back and draw out some applications that will enable us to perhaps celebrate Christmas better and see more clearly how the account is laced with the gospel message.
As we pick up the story, Mary and Joseph live in their hometown of Nazareth as man and wife after Mary was found to be pregnant during the betrothal period. Mary is pregnant, though a virgin. Both Mary and Joseph have been visited by an angel, and both accept the reality of the miraculous pregnancy. Both also – we can assume – live under the cloud of the scandalous situation. Nazareth is a small town later to be called a backwater (Jn 1:46), so it's not hard to imagine the scorn Mary and Joseph live with.
Luke mentions both Augustus and Quirinius to show that what he's about to relate is an actual historical event. This isn't just a myth – it actually happened in a real place at a real time.
A decision to collect taxes by the emperor in Rome ensures that Jesus will be born in Bethlehem per prophecy. A sovereign God uses the actions of men – even the most powerful man in the world – to accomplish His ends.
Note how God works – from man's perspective the timing couldn't be worse. Either Joseph leaves Mary alone to fight the scorn and questions, or he takes her with him – well along in her pregnancy – on a multi-day walk. We oftentimes do not understand why God does what He does, but this story is reassuring for what it tells us about God working out His plan even when it looks to us as if nothing makes sense.
Another way to look at this is to see God's mercy in getting them out of Nazareth. Perhaps they welcome the trip because it spares them more shame when the baby is born.
Yet a third way to consider is that they'll likely face Joseph's relatives in Bethlehem, and perhaps they dread the possibility of more scorn and shame there.
Quirinius is mentioned because under Roman rule, Judea is in the Syrian province.
Joseph probably isn't required to take Mary, but perhaps brings her for reasons stated above. He likely also realizes she'll give birth before he can get home and so wants to make sure he's with her for that. Note that nothing is said about how they travel. The traditional view that she rides while he walks has no basis in Scripture.
…engaged to him = she is actually his wife, but the marriage is not yet consummated.
The trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem is more than 70 miles (reports vary from 70-90) – probably a 4-7 day journey. Presumably not easy when pregnant.
No way to know how long they are in Bethlehem before the birth. No reason to think her labor is imminent when they come to town.
She wraps Jesus herself – apparently no midwife present. They are alone for the birth.
Inn = could mean a room at a house or some kind of hotel.
We don't know if they're staying in the stable or if they just go there for the birth. They might be staying somewhere where there is no room for privacy during the delivery – that could be what is meant by no room for them in the inn. The traditional view that they arrive in Bethlehem right as she goes into labor and then are cruelly turned away from lodging is not explicit in the text. There could be many explanations for Luke's words about the inn. It's important to note that Joseph probably has numerous family members in town – hard to believe they can't find a place to stay. Also, Luke doesn't give any indication that anything cruel happens to them. Seems like he would include something to that effect were it true.
An alternate view could be that Joseph's relatives in Bethlehem are horrified by his and Mary's situation and have not allowed them to stay with them. Hence their only option is the stable. Again, however, it's notable that Luke says nothing to give this impression.
Shepherds are working-class men toward the bottom of the social ladder.
Interesting that probably the two greatest leaders in Israel's history spent time as shepherds. Moses served his father-in-law for 40 years as a shepherd after fleeing Pharaoh's court (and being raised in a culture that despised shepherds – Gen. 46:34). David was a shepherd when Samuel anointed him king. And though Jesus – the Son of David – will be a carpenter, He will call Himself the Good Shepherd. It is entirely fitting that God announces His Son to shepherds.
In every instance of man confronting God's glory in the Bible, he always reacts in fear.
We tend to picture the angel and the host of angels as being in the sky, but the text just says they appear to the shepherds (and 'heavenly host' just means that's where they're from). This might be an even more intimidating scene if the angels are standing among the shepherds.
Good news of a great joy for all people – the scope of this announcement can't be overstated. On this night, everything in all of creation, in all the universe, for all time eternal – changes.
There may be other newborns in Bethlehem, but only one in a manger.
The angels worship God. It's almost as if the shepherds are an afterthought – the angels no longer communicate, they praise. The angels' own announcement causes them to worship. Their own words overwhelm them – what's at stake overwhelms them – and they worship the One who sent them.
What a huge contrast between the glorious angelic announcement and what the shepherds find when they come to Mary and Joseph. You expect them to question how this baby could be the Messiah, but apparently they don't. Humble men of low social standing may not see anything wrong with the Messiah being announced by angels but born in a stable.
The shepherds don't just see the baby and go on their way, they also spread the word. They can't keep the events of the night and the news from the angels to themselves. It's too amazing and wonderful to keep hidden.
Now that we better understand the story, let's go back to the scene with the shepherds and get to the heart of what the Christmas message is. Look at verse 14. You know what that is? That's the gospel in one verse. Glory to God in the highest – that's the ultimate purpose and effect of redemption. Yes, God so loved the world that He gave His Son, but the Son's death was foreknown and foreordained before the foundation of the world (I Pet 1:20, Rev 13:8). Redemption was ordained before creation and creation's purpose was to glorify the Creator. Thus the ultimate purpose of the gospel is to glorify the Redeemer. Jesus will say that everything He does He does to glorify the Father – this would include His death and resurrection.
But the verse doesn't end there, does it? The angel goes on to say that there will be peace on earth among men with whom God is pleased. This is the second part of the gospel. Man will be reconciled to God. That's what the peace is – he's not saying that there will be peace between men on earth. He's saying the Messiah comes to bring peace between man and God. And the fact that He brings peace presupposes what? That apart from redemption, man is at war with God. But the baby in the manger will reconcile man to God and restore man's created purpose. What's not spelled out – but is implicit in the message – is that the peace will be won through the death and resurrection of the Redeemer.
Now let's notice something else about the scene with the shepherds. We already mentioned that they're not what you'd call influential people or men of high social standing. And the picture the angels paint for the shepherds – a baby in a manger – certainly isn't glorious or impressive. Yet the announcement itself is anything but humble; angels from heaven appearing in all their glory – glory that terrifies the shepherds – and praising God. Myriads of angels all worshiping God for what He's done. It's majestic and glorious and amazing – something only the God of the universe can do.
The contrast between the angels and the shepherds is striking. And the contrast tells us something about our God and, again, about the gospel. Marvelous glory is presented for the sake of humble men of low social standing. From one standpoint you could say it's wasted – what's the point of putting on this display for men who have very little influence on their culture? Don't you want to announce the coming to men who can most effectively spread the word? Yet it shows that God doesn't look at people the way we do. He's not looking for credentials – He's looking for believers.
And how do the Shepherds react? They believe and go. They aren't skeptical. No one holds back, no one has to be convinced. The angels leave and the shepherds head to Bethlehem in haste – no questions asked. Now you might say, "Of course they believe – look what they just witnessed!" There's some truth to that – myriads of worshiping angels definitely make an impact. But think about something: some of the most influential people in their culture are the religious leaders of the day. The types of guys you'd want to have the message. To these men God won't just send angels, He'll send the actual Messiah – performing miracles and raising people from the dead – to tell them the good news. And how will they respond? They'll want to kill Him because He's a rival. And think of someone else who's even closer to this story – how will Herod react when the wise men come to him? They aren't angels, but their appearance will be just about as miraculous and they'll tell Herod about the star they followed. And what will his reaction be? He'll try to hunt down and kill the new baby king because He's a rival. You see, God knows what He's doing in sending the angels to the shepherds. He's not looking for kings or religious leaders or people of influence. He wants believers, and He wants believers because they are who will be reconciled to God through the Messiah. The humble shepherds – men who understand their need instead of men in love with the world and their place in it – are types of those who will someday accept the Savior – of those who will accept the gospel (I Cor 1:26-31 – "…not many wise, not many mighty, not many noble").
The shepherds' response leads us to the last point. Look at verses 17 and 18. The shepherds spread the word but they spread the word about one certain aspect of their night. They make known the statement which had been told them about this Child. The statement is that in Bethlehem there's been born [for all the people] a Savior who is Christ the Lord. He is the Savior of the world – all people, not just Jews. He's the Christ – the anointed One, the Messiah. And He's God – the Lord. The Messiah, our Savior, is here and He's God in the flesh.
Look how people respond who hear what the shepherds say – they wonder at their words. Why? Because what the shepherds say is staggering. It's mind-blowing. The ramifications of the message are almost incomprehensible. God has become man? And He's here to provide salvation to all who accept Him? He's here to reconcile God to man? THE MESSIAH HAS COME AND HE'S GOD IN THE FLESH????
THIS is the message of Christmas. THIS is the reason for all we do this month. And our response to the reality of the coming of the Son of God – of God in the flesh who dwelt among us – should always be wonder. HOW CAN THIS BE? HOW CAN GOD LOVE US SO MUCH? HOW CAN THE GOSPEL BE AVAILABLE TO ME?? Yes, you've heard this chapter and the words of the angel thousands of times if you've been a believer for any amount of time. But if you truly meditate on the angel's message you won't take Christmas for granted or reduce it to a few days off and gifts.
I bring you good news of a great joy which shall be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
So what do we take away? Luke 2 is a wonderful Christmas story. But it's wonderful because at its heart it's about the gospel.
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Protest against evening lectures at Wageningen University, 19 May 2016 (Photo: De Nieuwe Universiteit Wageningen/Facebook) - Credit: Protest against evening lectures at Wageningen University, 19 May 2016 (Photo: De Nieuwe Universiteit Wageningen/Facebook)
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Thursday, 19 May 2016 - 18:26
Wageningen students protest against night classes
Students at the Wageningen University are protesting against the executive board's plan to start experimenting with night lectures next year, NOS reports. "We believe that the plans are bad for student life: Wageningen is small and association is very important", student Aart-Jan van de Glind said to the broadcaster on behalf of the students, united under Niuewe Universiteit Wageningen (New University Wageningen). He adds that night classes will also interfere with many students' sports or jobs, which are even more important now that the basic study grant has been replaced with a loan system. The students are also against the rate at which the university is growing. "We see that in the last years focus has been on growth, growth and more growth, But the budget that comes from The Hague is limited", Van de Glind said. "If you see how much the university spends on promotion, then we wonder: is that the way to go. We'd rather see the university invest more in education facilities." According to the protesters, the university takes on too many students for the budget and that is why other measures, like night classes, are now necessary. The University acknowledges that there is a capacity problem and that the buildings are too small for the number of students, which doubled since 2007. To cope with that, the university is investigating how to better utilize the space and night classes is one of the possibilities. A possibility that was discussed with lecturers and students, according to a spokesperson for the executive board. "So they have been consulted", the spokesperson said to NOS.

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Spelling Bee Winner Comes From Ottawa
Posted by wlpo on February 16, 2013
Ram Koganti of Wallace Grade School is this year's La Salle County Spelling Bee winner.
According to the NewsTribune, Koganti spelled sturgeon correctly in the 15th round of competition to win the 53rd annual spelling bee. He now advances to the state finals next month in Peoria. Koganti also wins a $250 cash prize, Book Mouse gift certificate and a plaque.
Runner-up in the La Salle County Spelling Bee is Owen Stoneking of Waltham Elementary School.
Wild Night At L-P
The L-P and Ottawa boy's basketball game Friday night had a little bit of everything: a conference title on the line, a capacity crowd with many wearing purple for Lily Rosploch and a fire alarm going off.
Just before halftime, the fire alarm in L-P's west gym went off, forcing the evacuation of the capacity crowd. The alarm was apparently a heat sensor in the balcony.
The delay lasted around 10 minutes.
Study Says Some Chicago Cops Can Drink Before Work
WESTCHESTER, Ill. (AP) – A new report has found that some Chicago-area police officers are working under contracts that allow them to have a few drinks before they go to work.
The analysis is from the Better Government Association and WMAQ-TV in Chicago.
It found that some police contracts have provisions that allow officers to come to work with blood alcohol levels below the legal limit for drunken driving in Illinois.
One union official says the provisions make sense because some over-the-counter medicines and mouthwashes contain alcohol.
Facebook Push To Bring Grocery Store To Peru
Can the power of Facebook help bring a new grocery store to Peru?
Over 540 people have "liked" a Facebook page called "Peru, IL wants a Trader Joes". Trader Joes is a specialty retail grocery store that has spots in the suburbs like Naperville and Tinley Park.
Peru Mayor Scott Harl has said publicly he and his wife are pushing to bring the grocery store to Peru. The city is looking to fill empty Jewel and Kmart buildings.
A statement from Trader Joe's says they have no plans for Peru but will pass along suggested locations to their real estate department.
Jackson Jr. Likely Headed To Prison
CHICAGO (AP) – The prospect of prison now looms over former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife after they agreed to plead guilty to charges in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items.
Those items allegedly included everything from furs to a hat once owned by Michael Jackson.
It wasn't immediately clear how much time either could end up doing after the legal drama inevitably reaches its climax before a sentencing judge within a few months.
But one former federal prosecutor in Chicago says judges frown on breeches of public trust. He says that may mean Jesse Jackson Jr. serves at least a few years. He thought Sandi Jackson would likely get a term of just several months.


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Garrett remembered as 'passionate,' 'whip-smart' leader
Kelsey O'Connor
koconnor@ithacajournal.com | @ijkoconnor
Cornell University President Elizabeth Garrett was remembered Thursday by friends, students and colleagues as a passionate, "whip-smart" leader who was a teacher first and foremost.
As students, friends and colleagues of Garrett spoke about her legacy, a large photograph of her smiling was on display on stage. It was a smile almost everyone mentioned as "infectious" or "dazzling."
People also repeatedly used those words to describe her personality.
"Beth was an extraordinarily passionate, courageous and can-do leader who devoted her life to scholarship and public service," said Robert Harrison, chairman of the Cornell board of trustees.
Harrison said that during the past 10 days, he has received condolences from people she touched all over the world — from New York, Oklahoma and California to China and Israel.
"She was a remarkable role model and friend to so many," Harrison said.
Just more than 1,000 people filled Bailey Hall for the hour-long memorial.
Though Garrett, Cornell's 13th president and first female leader, served for about eight months before her death March 6 at age 52, she connected deeply to the community. It was a natural talent she had, said Mark Weinberger, her friend of 25 years.
Reading comments left online about Garrett, Weinberger said one parent wrote: "President Garrett seemed to have a way of connecting with anyone she spoke with. I remember chatting with her as I waited for my freshman son to return from the Odyssey program. I was more nervous than he was, and she couldn't have been kinder. I thought I was chatting with another parent until we exchanged names. I think right then, I knew my son was at the right university."
Garrett made an "unforgettable" first impression on Harrison and others during the presidential search committee interview.
"When she walked into the room, the energy level soared. First, there was that huge, dazzling smile. Second, there was a handshake and personal greeting of all 22 of us by name," Harrison said.
IN THEIR WORDS: Friends, colleagues remember Garrett
Before coming to Cornell, Garrett was provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Southern California. She also had an esteemed background in law. She clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Weinberger said no matter how much Garrett's title changed, she always described herself as a teacher, first and foremost.
"She was a person who worked tirelessly to give her students what she once said the Oklahoma prairie gave to her family — a sense of limitless opportunity."
He said being president of Cornell University was "everything she had worked towards."
While some people suck the oxygen out of a room when they enter, Weinberger said, Garrett breathed life into everything around her.
"Thank you for making all of our lives better," Weinberger said.
Garrett's husband, Andrei Marmor, was present at the memorial Thursday. Weinberger said Marmor, a professor at Cornell, always let Garrett shine. "(He) always supported her and moved his career around to support her," Weinberger said.
In early February, Garrett told the Cornell community she had colon cancer. She died less than a month later. Acting President and Provost Michael Kotlikoff said Garrett was enduring symptoms of her illness and undergoing difficult treatments for much of the time she was at Cornell.
Kotlikoff said Garrett's "bravery and her commitment to excellence will continue to inspire a generation of Cornellians who have all-too-briefly felt the intense power of her intellect, her ambition and her aspirations."
Orli Etingin, professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, who took care of Garrett, said whenever there was a brief respite from treatments, Garrett would be sending emails to faculty and students, and holding conference calls from her hospital room.
Cornell President Elizabeth Garrett dies
Etingin said that while Garrett was home on her last night, she pulled her close and gave her a message for the Cornell community. "She said, 'Please Orli, please tell them, be sure to tell them at Cornell that I think they're great, that there are important things in store for them. I am so proud of everyone, and I know that they'll be fine. There's a great road ahead for Cornell,'" Etingin said.
Kotlikoff said Garrett was a "great fit" for Cornell and her ambitions were expansive.
"Our president, this force of nature, refused to surrender to her disease … refused to allow it to define her," Kotlikoff said.
After the speakers finished, the Cornell University Glee Club filled Bailey Hall with a rendition of "Amazing Grace," and the memorial ended with everyone on their feet, many swaying to Cornell's alma mater.
Research fund for Elizabeth Garrett established
Follow Kelsey O'Connor on Twitter @ijkoconnor.
Cornell University has not announced yet what is next for the university's leadership. The board of trustees has a meeting scheduled for next week.


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Muslims Respond With Grace
Posted August 20th, 2010 by Lesley Hazleton
See how many levels of irony you can find in this story:
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the organizer of the planned Muslim community center in Lower Manhattan, arrived in Bahrain on Thursday to begin a three-country tour of the Persian Gulf sponsored by the United States State Department. But the United States government refused to divulge details of his schedule of speeches and meetings, which are part of a program to promote interfaith tolerance.
All I can really say is that Imam Abdul Rauf has a level of fortitude and integrity that I can only admire and envy: a testament to his Sufi message of peace and tolerance.
The story is in today's New York Times, which also has an excellent piece on New York Muslims talking about the controversy over the proposed Islamic cultural center at 51 Park Place in downtown Manhattan. A few quotes:
For many Muslims, nothing since the 2001 attacks has crystallized the difficulties of being both American and Muslim like the fight over the nine-story center on Park Place, which is to be called Park51. Several compared the experience to the years just after the attack on Pearl Harbor, when Japanese-Americans were presumed by many to be disloyal.
"It's been nine years, but it feels like we haven't moved an inch since then to come to terms with the issues," said Muntasir Sattar, 30, an anthropology student at Columbia University. "And now it is all coming back," almost like a symptom of post-traumatic stress, he said.
At the Jamaica Muslim Center in Queens, Imam Shamsi Ali, the director, said the debate over Park51 was almost a distraction from what he believed was the real concern: "the Islamophobia that is causing the same resistance to the building of mosques in Staten Island and Tennessee and California."
He added, "I am more worried about the larger issue than about whether this project succeeds or not."
Moinul Haque, 25, a soft-spoken graduate student in mathematics at the University of Texas, home for the summer in Jackson Heights, winced when asked about the hubbub over the Manhattan center. As a person who guards his privacy, he said, he was a little resentful at having to defend Muslims' citizenship rights in what he called "a wholly artificial controversy."
But he felt that the center's developers should not unilaterally withdraw from the downtown site. "It will solve nothing if the organizers back down now," he said. "It has to be worked out. There has to be dialogue."
Misunderstandings only compound themselves unless confronted, he said.
Talking of misunderstandings, it's good to see that the NYT has finally stopped referring to the Park 51 cultural center as a mosque. Perhaps someone there finally checked a dictionary. A mosque is a building dedicated to Islamic worship. Park 51 is a cultural center, like the YMCA or Manhattan's YMHA (the Young Men's Hebrew Association, aka the 92nd Sreet Y), which includes a prayer space. Only question: how come it took the 'newspaper of record' so long?
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Challenging the Bigots
Why the ugly 'debate' over Islamic centers and mosques may not be so bad in the long run (stress on 'may'):
On another issue that has elicited deeply bigoted responses for years, here's a graph from Slog, the blog of The Stranger:
In other words, the more it's discussed, the more homophobic attitudes change.
Could the same hold true for Islamophobia? The bigots force us to organize and speak out. They force us to pay attention, and to counter their extremist distortion of Islam, on which I will post at greater length tomorrow…
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Saladin says:
Dialogue is the surest way to build bridges. I don't begrudge people who have different views, just those who maintain that I'm not allowed to have and practice my own. Ma'asalama.
Perfectly said — thank you.
The ADL's Neo-Bigotry
Posted July 31st, 2010 by Lesley Hazleton
What a bunch of hypocrites they are at the Anti-Defamation League. The up-front bigotry of the Dove World Church in Florida, whose redneck pastor has declared September 11 "Burn a Quran Day," is almost refreshing by comparison. At least he's not trying to hide beneath a veil of sensitivity, and he sure as hell isn't trying to kid anyone that he's into anything like civil rights.
The ADL has the astounding chutzpah to describe itself as "the nation's premier civil rights agency," declaring that it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals, and protects civil rights for us all."
So yesterday it issued a statement against Cordoba House, the proposed Muslim community center whose opponents have deliberately and misleadingly dubbed it "the mosque at Ground Zero." (It's not a mosque, and it's not "at Ground Zero," but two blocks away.) In fact check out the Cordoba House website and you'll see that it's a perfect example of what Jewish tradition calls tikkun olam, repairing the world –- dedicated to interfaith communicaton in the spirit of the convivencia, the "Golden Age" of Muslim and Jewish intellectual achievement in Spain that came to a crashing end with the Catholic Inquisition and the expulsion of both Muslims and Jews.
Of course the ADL has no objection to the idea of a such a center. My God, no. That would be so intolerant. Instead, yesterday's statement concluded with this:
Proponents of the Islamic Center may have every right to build at this site, and may even have chosen the site to send a positive message about Islam. The bigotry some have expressed in attacking them is unfair, and wrong. But ultimately this is not a question of rights, but a question of what is right. In our judgment, building an Islamic Center in the shadow of the World Trade Center will cause some victims more pain – unnecessarily – and that is not right.
You see? Others are bigots, but the ADL is not. It's demonstrating its exquisite sensitivity to pain – not its own, of course, but that of the families of those who died on 9/11, some of whom (presumably not the Muslims among them) find the idea of Cordoba House "offensive" and are, per ADL director Abe Foxman, entitled to their bigotry because – I wish I was making this up – 9/11 is the equivalent of the Holocaust.
Asked why the opposition of the families was so pivotal in the decision, Mr. Foxman, a Holocaust survivor, said they were entitled to their emotions.
"Survivors of the Holocaust are entitled to feelings that are irrational," he said. Referring to the loved ones of Sept. 11 victims, he said, "Their anguish entitles them to positions that others would categorize as irrational or bigoted."
Wow. So the Holocaust is now a defense for bigotry? Howzat for new-speak? George Orwell, kindly rise up from your grave.
Not that this is the first time the ADL has used the Holocaust in such a way. Witness its support of the so-called Museum of Tolerance to be built on top of a thousand-year-old Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem as a wing of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The Wiesenthal Center is headed by the oleaginous right-wing rabbi Marvin Hier, who pooh-poohed the idea first that Muslims care about their dead and then that there were even any bodies buried there. There certainly aren't any more: as the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz discovered, Hier hired a contractor to swiftly and clandestinely "remove nuisances in the area of the project" – the "nuisances" being hundreds of skeletons, bones, and skulls.
So in ADL-think, the Jerusalem project is just fine – they're Muslim bones, not Jewish ones, and besides, it's all about "tolerance." But when someone else proposes a far more meaningful project and that someone else is – gevalt! – Muslim, that's going beyond the pale .
Listen, Abe Foxman: if you want to lead an organization of bigots, at least have the intellectual honesty of that dumb-ass pastor in Florida.
Meanwhile, the least you can do is this: DELETE ALL REFERENCE ON YOUR WEBSITE TO THE ADL AS A CIVIL-RIGHTS ORGANIZATION. IMMEDIATELY. Just who do you think you're kidding?
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Bravo! About time the ADL was taken to the carpet.


A deeper dive than yesterday, more demos, and I'm beginning to get a feeling of what EF could do. When V1 arrives it looks like I'll throw out LLBLGen and go with the EF instead. As I see it it is just another O/R-mapper that has some or all functionality as the competitors.
Was it wrong to choose LLBLGen for the current project? No, absolutely not! The EF is still in CTP and there is not a release date yet and the current project will most certainly be done long before the EF will be released and the CTP is far to unstable to use when developing production code.
Will I continue with LLBLGen, as I have became quiet fond off it during the last weeks, or will I move towards EF? Probably the latter, most of all because it will be a part of VS. It uses the design surface as other parts in VS so all will be familiar.
Well, the Entity Framework just bubbled up as one of the top 3 things to try when arriving at home. The idea for now is to combine LINQ and EF to one educational lunch for my colleagues.
Oh, buy the way, if you get a chance to see John Papa on this topic... take it! I've seen him twice in two days and he really delivered knowledge.
The second session for the day with a speaker that I saw yesterday. It's funny how I plan the conference - which sessions to attend depending on the topics and the speakers. No matter how well I read all the abstracts and so on I always end up attending other sessions than I've planned. It actually feels kind of agile, defer decisions as long as possible, in this case until the sessions is about to begin. Well, this session was definitely not in my schedule when I planned this week, but because Todd Baginski performed so well yesterday and Dino Esposito didn't, I took yet another detour to the SharePoint track.
And yet again he delivered a cool, humble session with tons of knowledge flowing from the stage in a steady stream.
Another thing with conferences is that for certain time slots there are no sessions that look interesting. This was such a time slot, but since I'm here I could as well go to one of the sessions. Yet another thing is that, from time to time, you just stroll along and all of a sudden you find your self sitting on a wonderful session, a gem, totally unplanned.
This session applies to both of the descriptions above, I picked it because the other sessions in this slot looked worse and it turned out to be a very useful lecture. James McCaffrey was a really good speaker, funny and interactive with the audience. He showed several methods of testing an application from the UI, methods that were new to me and even better new ways of looking at UI testing in general. Most useful in the future.
And it's time se check out the MUIA library. I've never heard of it but is apparently a library developed by MS and it is there for testing UI.
I have a recent interest for PowerShell and currently works in a MOSS project, this was obviously a session for me, and I didn't got disappointed. This was an interesting session with a lot of stuff that I couldn't even imagine was possible to do with PowerShell. After the two sessions by Todd Baginski I've been thinking about what we could do with the object model to simplify development, but after this session I throw that away and navigated towards solving that with PowerShell instead.
This was a rather dull session with silly questions and silly answers and I could have used this time to much better. It would have been better to add regular sessions in this time slot.
Four great sessions and for two of them it was totally unexpected, a lot more on my list of things to try out and learn more about.
He started with "This is a just slides - no code session" and I thought "Oh, no...". But it turned out to be a really good session.
Dan Appleman is one of my early .NET-idols ever since I read his book "Moving to VB.NET" back in the days of .NET 1.0. As the title suggest he addressed the problem of getting an architecture when you're alone on a project and the customer/employer don't have the money to hire some expensive consultant... but wait, that would be me wouldn't it?
Well from time to time I'm in project where I'm the only developer and many of the things he said pushed buttons on me. He gave some really good advice and in the end this "no code"-session became a moment of reflection on how to handle projects/customers/requirements/ etc when you're all on your own. He shared a lot of "war stories" in a nice way and if most of the previous sessions made me feel like I immediately wanted to run home and try thing out, this one made feel like I more often should calm down and reflect on how this are.
Because all techniques eventually will disappear or be replaced with something new (and better) this is probably one of the sessions that I'll benefit most in the long run.
I really liked the style he delivered it in, cool, humble and letting the knowledge and wisdom he presented stand by it self.
He has created a windows app, "MOSS Toolkit", using the SharePoint Object Model and went through some of the code in that app. He had the intention to share his application with those in the audience who wanted it and had prepared an USB-stick to transfer it to our laptops. The problem was that at least 200 people raised their hands when he asked...big laugh! We'll have wait until he put it on his blog. The parts that he showed was not only useful as is, but also a good example of how to work with the object model against SharePoint and since I guess that I'll approach SharePoint from this direction this session was perfect for me.
Well, here's the link to his code on his blog.
I haven't read much about EF so it was about time to learn what it is, how it works and if it is going to be useful in any way. He did a good job in showing all that and I'm planing to go to another session with him about EF tomorrow to get a deeper knowledge about it.
Now, I've been listening to Dino a couple of times before, and it looked like a great topic, so my expectations where quite high. But as it turned out I am nice by saying that this was not one of his best performances. If I, just for a while, turned off my political correctness filter I would say that his performance sucked.
To his defense I'll say that the world probably has changed in this area after his session was sceduled. It's that MVC framework that MS announced a couple a weeks ago , if you remember. He had tried to turn the focus of this session to compare MVP with MVC in general, and with the MVC Framework in particular. But even if there where some "not so bad" things the session wasn't coherent at all.
I'm sorry to say but in the way this session was delivered and in the shadow of the MVC Framework, this session should better have been canceled.
But anyway, it made me want to go home and do a nice MVP implementation, and perhaps a MVC as well, in the ordinary aspx-way to act as references to the things I'll try out with the MVC Framework.
I admit, I went to this one just to see my favorite pod cast show live. But the subject was really interesting and I recommend you to listen to it when it is released.
Not as many highlights as yesterday, but over all a good conference day. The thing to bring home today is Dan Applemans reflections on how to act as a single developer in a non IT-department environment.
Not that much new, but I have to give them credit for delivering a nice show. Some demos about developing windows as well as web application in VS 2008. Perhaps interesting for those who haven't tried out the beta, but how many of us in the audience haven't? 10-20%?
More interesting, at least for me, was the demo on the possibilities for extensibility in VS2008. In the demo they showed an add-in to VS for making custom stuff for World of Worldcraft. It wasn't just extremely cool but it's an opening to get my WoW-playing son interested in programming.
Oh... and they announced "Oslo", a vision on how to combine different existing technologies that exist today, and make their future paths woven together. Not that interesting in my opinion.
A lot of talk of what you can do in VSTS, that's good but really... 90% of the stuff showed here was already in VSTS 2005. So I thought - "I must be better to read the abstracts and not just the titles for the sessions". But when I looked at the abstract for this session it said: "In this demo-intensive session you will be exposed to many of the new features in VSTS 2008".
This wasn't a bad session, but it kind of not met my expectations based on the title. He's a good speaker and the topic interesting, but for me who have used VSTS 2005 for over a year now it really didn't delivered any new knowledge.
After 5 minutes I thought - "This is not a deep dive - it's an introduction and I've seen Anders Hejlsberg doing this twice, both in PDC 2005 and in TechEd 2006...the man is toast in my session evaluation". I even thought of sneaking out of the room and sneaking in on another session, but I sat in the middle of a row and I didn't want to disturb all the other people sitting there.
But after the usual lambda expression - extension methods - compiler trick - show he actually moved on to some best practices and some deep dive and in the end I was quite satisfied with this session.
I must do a updated LINQ educational lunch at the office when I come home, and I'll use some stuff from this session.
This is the kind of session that makes the trip worth it. Worth the money (even if it's not me that actually pays for it) and, more close to me, worth the inconvenience to going across almost half the globe to attend one of these conferences.
I've been aware of the MVC pattern since the mid 90's when I did some Smalltalk programming, and I have tried to have this pattern in mind together with other patterns when programming during the years. Sometimes it actually made its way in to the code and sometimes it didn't for whatever good or bad reason.
I first heard of this ASP.NET MVC patterns when reading Hanselmans blog a couple of weeks ago. I downloaded the video where Scott Guthrie talk about it on ALT.NET, and saved it to watch it during the flight over to DevConnection. Unintentionally I fell asleep on the plane and didn't got the time to watch the film, so much for that plan...but I have to fly back home in a couple of days and hopefully would manage to sty awake.
However, this session saved me countless hours of testing this framework. Don't get me wrong, I still will testing it because it feels like a better way of doing web applications than the traditional ASP.NET-view state-postback thing. But by explaining why and how they save me a lot of hours of thinking and it feels like I could just code along when the bits arrive - I'm really thrilled to try this one out.
The two of them makes a great pair on stage, filling in on each other, give each other questions that moves the session forward. In some way it reminded me of Don Box and Dharma Shukla on Indigo in PDC 2005.
This will most certainly fill out a educational lunch at home, probably more than that. I'll see if I perhaps can persuade my boss that we should do a somewhat bigger test implementation with this technique involving more colleagues- perhaps there's a suitable internal project for this.
I leave the room with a much better feeling than three hours ago, when I wondered if all sessions were going to be as lame as the two first ones, now it feels like it's back to normal conference standard again.
When I planned and signed up for this conference, my world was a little bit different than it is now. Then, SharePoint, was mostly an area of interest, now I'm sitting in a SharePoint project. So the concept of being able to choose any session from any of the simultaneous conferences here suited me perfectly. Even if I technically picked a session outside my track when choosing the MVC session that was a part of the ASP track it didn't completely is out of bound in the Visual Studio, .NET and Architect - connections track.
Since I'm not currently directly involved in developing web parts and other stuff in MOSS, but rather more of a back end programmer or something this was the first session that drew my attention.
It turned out that Thomas Rizzo was an excellent speaker who delivered the content very well in a good mix of theory and practical demos. I learned a lot but this will probably not make its way to a presentation back home, but rather being directly applied in the current project.
After two very good sessions in a row I had to make a decision on whether to call it a day or attending a bonus (=vendor) session. Well, he who pays the trip wants me to gain some knowledge so I'd better to attend as many sessions as possible. No that's not actually true, it's more my own mind going in that direction.
Mark Miller on the other hand made a brilliant presentation of Code Rush and Refactor. Actually so good that I'll ask my boss if I can buy it when I come home.
My only problem with this session or more precise Mark Miller was this: Last week when preparing for the trip here I downloaded as many pod casts as I could but I'm almost upp to date with my favorite .NET Rocks! so they wouldn't completely fill the traveling time. Because Carl and Richard not only does that but also another show called Mondays, labeled as comedy, I downloaded a couple of episodes to try that one out. This was a hilarious show and I laughed loudly in the plane so that people stared at me. It turned out that the guy on the show with the not so totally political correct language that continuously was bleeped out to avoid law suites was the same Mark Miller standing in front of me on the stage and trying to deliver a serious (well...) demonstration. So I sat there with this giggling feeling remember all the hilarious this he (and the other) said in the show. I'll recommend the episode where Carl turns 40 - but be careful, not everybody have the same sense of humor.
Kind of lame before lunch but after that it took off for real. The piece to bring home today was the MVC Framework.


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In a sign that platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp are emerging as new public square for criminal deception, a study has found that social media fraud increased 43 per cent in 2018.
The results suggest that cyber criminals are increasingly relying on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other legitimate social media and messaging platforms to communicate with each other and sell stolen identities, credit card numbers and other ill-gotten gains.
Given the ease of use, absence of fees and other benefits of these platforms, continuation of this trend in 2019 should come as no surprise, said "Current State of Cybercrime - 2019" white paper, released by RSA Security.
Trade in stolen identities would gain greater momentum with more stores likely opening on legitimate platforms to sell this type of data, the study said.
According to researchers, fraud in the mobile channel has grown significantly over the last several years, with 70 per cent of artifice originating in the mobile channel in 2018.
In particular, fraud from mobile apps increased 680 per cent between 2015 and 2018, said the study, adding the use of rogue mobile applications to defraud consumers was on the rise.
With one out of five cyber attacks attributed to rogue mobile apps in 2018, RSA identified an average of 82 rogue mobile applications a day last year across popular app stores.
"We expect the popularity of the mobile channel for fraud will continue through 2019, especially as cyber criminals keep finding ways to introduce tactics and technologies such as phishing and malware to the mobile channel," the report said.
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Social Media Facebook WhatsApp Instagram
Major outage reported on Facebook platforms
According to outage tracking website Downdetector.com more than 14,000 users reported issues with Instagram, while more than 7,500 and 1,600 users reported issues with Facebook and WhatsApp,
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp working again after outages
Facebook Inc said it restored services on Sunday after some users could not access its social networking site, photo-sharing network Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp.
Millions of Instagram users' data leaked, company probing
After Facebook that is battling several data breaches, its photo-sharing service Instagram saw itself in trouble after personal data of millions of celebrities and influencers were allegedly exposed on its platform in a massive database that was traced to Mumbai-based social media marketing firm Chtrbox.
Facebook services back online after worldwide outage
Facebook said it was "back at 100 per cent" on Wednesday evening after an outage on all of its services affected users in various parts of the world. Online monitoring service DownDetector


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The diva is making us "walk the line" on this challenge. We have to use only straight lines for our string and our tangles. Hollibaugh seems like a perfect choice to use as a string, and of course Paradox comes to mind as a tangle to use in this challenge. It was really hard not to throw a curve in here and there, but I resisted. It is fun seeing what other have chosen to do as well. Thanks Laura for another great challenge.
The contrast is great and the patterns are wonderful!
Very nice! Love that you did all the different tangles inside the Hollibaugh.
I should have done this before Sue, since my comments are the same ; ) Lovely Joni!
Great job on a semi-tough challenge. Sounds like most of us are curve fans!
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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has thanked Hollywood actor and wrestler John Cena for "spreading goodness" and said it is important to inspire children who look up to him as their hero.
Cena on Monday shared an inspirational quote by Shah Rukh from Ted Talks. "'Neither power nor poverty can make your life more magical or less torturous' Shah Rukh Khan," Cena posted on Twitter.
To this, Shah Rukh replied, "Thanks my friend for spreading the goodness. It's important to inspire so many kids who look up to you as their hero."
On the work front, Shah Rukh will soon be seen in Zero. The film is slated to release in December. It also stars Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. The three stars have previously shared screen space in Yash Chopra's Jab Tak Hai Jaan. The superstar, who completed his 26 years in the industry recently, has also been in the news lately for his vacation photos that he has been sharing on the social media.
Shah Rukh, who recently completed his shoot for the Aanand L Rai directorial, will play a vertically challenged man in his upcoming release. The movie will also feature Salman Khan and R Madhavan in a special cameo.-Indianexpress


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Indie rock band Daise craft intricate and faintly dreamy songs, countered with sunny harmonies and ringing percussion that are constantly in motion. The San Bernardino quartet sure know their way around a pop melody, and they put it to full effect on their recently released EP, Bewilder, which plays with the more amiable side of post-punk, with their noodling guitars and breezy rhythmic tones, and mixes it with some pan-ethnic flourishes. Fans of genre-bending groups like Yeasayer and Local Natives will find much to enjoy, as their catchy and thoughtful songwriting is as immediate as it is considered.


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How to Be a Conscious Eater: Good Food Choices – Pasta Included
by Paul Feinstein Contributor
From carbs misconceptions to the pleasures of a good meal: An interview with the author that helps us make the right food choices for our health and our planet.
One of the hardest and most confounding things we do every day is figuring out what food to eat, whether it's good for you, and how to be conscious about where it all comes from. Author Sophie Egan is here to help.
Egan's book, "How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet," is a one-stop shop for the practical ways to eat, purchase, and think, and covers everything from food allergies to how to read confusing labels in the store.
Egan took part in a webinar to celebrate World Sustainable Gastronomy Day alongside Barilla VP of Nutrition and Wellbeing Dondeena Bradley, Peter Klosse from The Academy for Scientific Taste (TASTE), and Sara Roversi from the Future Food Institute.
We wanted to dive deeper into Egan's practical guide, especially when it comes to Italian food and the Mediterranean diet, so we spoke to her after the conference to get her thoughts on eating all things Italian and how to make more conscious eating decisions in general.
I think there are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to pasta in particular. What are your thoughts around pasta when it comes to gluten and when it comes to carbs, and how should people think about it?
The gluten situation actually remains a bit of a mystery but there's a good amount of information that's come out. One is that the number of people for whom gluten is a genuine issue is relatively small. It's about 1% that have celiac disease. I think it's 6% at last check, that have some kind of gluten sensitivity. And yet numbers as high as a third of Americans are trying to avoid gluten. So, it's that disconnect that I think is really at the root of your question. Where is the villainizing of pasta or maybe carbs more generally, coming from?
For example, with gluten, the substitutes and gluten-free processed foods are often either as bad or even worse for you nutritionally than the gluten in the first place. There's also been data suggesting that gluten-free products are more expensive. So, in many cases, you're actually paying more for a less healthy option that you may not actually need.
Why is it that people who seem to have gluten issues in America have no problems at all in Italy?
Some of the theories are that it has to do with fermentation, not just the grains themselves, but how you're making bread. So, essentially that some of the glutens are sort of broken-down through long fermentation. And that may be just baked into the traditional methods of bread baking in Europe. There could be a healthy bacteria component to this as well. The other interesting thought is that it's the grains themselves and the way wheat is produced and is there something going on with pesticides? Long story short, I think it's an interesting anecdotal observation that enough people have brought to light that it definitely merits further exploration.
You talk a lot about food fraud. What are some of the biggest scams in the Italian food world?
Product adulteration has come to light with some really premium products. Like with Parmesan cheese, there is a scandal I described in the book that maybe is close to home with Italy. I had the chance to go to Parma, Italy, and I remember eating Parmigiano Reggiano in this delightful piazza and the waiter said, you don't want to take the next train stop because the further you travel from Parma, the worse the Parmigiano Reggiano will be. And I thought this was fascinating because this is a cheese that has been perfected for literally over 1,000 years. And it deservedly garners a high price, right? What had been happening in the US was that cellulose was being added to it as a filler. So, you're better off buying it whole, as a chunk. The original chapter title in my book was, 'Is that sawdust on my penne?' I think the interesting takeaway is that the more whole the food is, the more transparency there is.
What are your thoughts on the Mediterranean diet?
One of the things I really emphasize in the book that relates to this category I call 'Good for you.' Yes, it's about nutrition, but there's a lot of nutrient centrism, especially in the US and UK, where we reduce food to a tally of this or that many grams of protein that I'm accumulating throughout the day or grams of fat that you're avoiding at all costs or carbs, and counting calories and so forth. And that nutrient centrism really can get in the way of what I suggest is what's good for the whole you. Things like happiness, joy, and pleasure. Some people are very uncomfortable talking about pleasure in the context of food and that's something with the Mediterranean diet and the lifestyle of the Mediterranean diet, it is a big part of it, it is the celebration and the appreciation of the simple pleasures and the sensory aspects.
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Regular eye exams are an important part of routine medical care. Certain symptoms can indicate a serious eye disease that may threaten your vision and should never be ignored. Undergoing an eye test could save your sight.
Some people avoid having an eye exam because they think they don't need one. They might avoid it because they don't want to wear glasses, or they think vision deterioration is a normal part of growing old. However, poor vision isn't normal; it may be a symptom of eye uveitis or the inflammation of the uvea.
Left untreated, uveitis can lead to cataracts or glaucoma, damage to the optic nerve, and blindness. Glaucoma can cause permanent loss of vision if not treated immediately.
Uveitis can be treated with steroid eye drops. If it persists, antibiotic eye drops can be given as well. If it still doesn't go away, the optometrist may order further investigations to look for conditions like auto-immune arthritis and lupus. People with these conditions are more likely to develop eye problems.
If cataracts — the clouding of the eye lens — have developed, surgery to replace the lens can be carried out once the inflammation has resolved. Mono lens will only allow clear vision at one distance, so recipients will still need to wear reading glasses. Stoney Creek Eye Care, for instance, advise their patients in Hamilton, Canada to wear eyeglasses that suit their needs, budget, and personal style.
Symptoms such as blurred vision, sore and aching eyes, and sensitivity to light can indicate serious conditions like uveitis and cataracts, but routine eye tests and quick treatment can save a patient's vision. Visiting the doctor is the first thing to do when you experience any of these signs.
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Rock Hill Schools Board of Trustees Voting on Recommendations for 2020-2021 School Year
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ROCK HILL, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) Rock Hill Schools Board of Trustees holding a regularly scheduled meeting on this Monday. The district's board re-opened recommendations for the 2020-2021 school year. The board voted on an alternating A/B-day schedule for students returning to school in the fall.
The Rock Hill Schools Board of Trustees voted to approve the A/B-day model for the upcoming school year. The model was approved in a 7-0 vote by the board. Schools will begin the year on an A-day/B-day schedule — where students will alternate coming to schools Tuesday through Friday and Mondays will be C-days for students who need extra help or need to meet in small groups, continuing to follow DHEC and CDC guidelines.
Rock Hill schools will also offer virtual learning for families who want to keep their kids at home. The virtual academy will be offered to students grades 5k through 12. District leaders say the academy will be set up like a regular school day — where students will be assigned to a certified teacher or teachers. Information sessions for that program will be held on July 14th and July 16th at 10:00 A.M., 5:30 P.M. and 7:15 P.M..
Three school models were presented based on DHEC guidelines and AccelerateED recommendations. Those three models include a "Traditional Model" for low spread of COVID-19, a "Hydrbid Model" for medium spread and a "Full Distance Model" for high spread in communities. Sadie Kirell, Rock Hill School's Lead Clinical Nurse, presented saying that York County falls into DHEC's guidelines of a high risk county.
Rock Hill Schools sent a survey to parents, that closed on June 30th, to get more information on what parents needs are for the upcoming school year. Some of those survey results found that 48% of parents where in favor of a hybrid A-day/B-day schedule and 78% of surveyors were in favor of 100% virtual school sessions between Thanksgiving and Winter break.
Dr. Bill Cook, Rock Hill Schools superintendent, says, "we're doing all we can to ensure the safety of our students and staff." Dr. Cook says he knows the board's decision will come with many questions and he says, "our task force has been working with our district staff to answer questions and be prepared…"
The school board also approved the 2020-2021 calendar — where the students will begin school on Monday, August 17, 2020. The school year will end, for high school students on May 25 and students in grades K-8 will end on June 2.
For more information on the upcoming school year for Rock Hill Schools, you can visit the district website at:
https://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/rhsd
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The camping-village Baia della Tufara is situated in the beautiful bay of Scialmarino, 4 km north of Vieste. The beach with shallow water for children and spearfishing lovers is just a few steps from the campsite and stretches along a coast waiting to be discovered.
It is just a few steps from the beach, accessible by a 100 meters path of pines in the heart of Mediterranean vegetation.
The camping-village has 25 chalets to accommodate up to 4 people and 52 ground floor bungalows with veranda: 13 two-room bungalows for 4 people and 39 three-room bungalows up to 6 beds.
Most of them are independent, while others are terraced. The resort also has pitches for tent, camper or caravan, in addition to all the facilities needed to spend a relaxing holiday, leaving the car parked for the length of stay.
The camping-village Baia della Tufara is situated in the beautiful bay of Scialmarino (4 km far from the center of Vieste), one of the best sites of Gargano with its coastal towers, crystal clear waters and the typical Trabucchi. It is just a few steps from the beach, accessible by a 100 meters path of pines in the heart of Mediterranean vegetation.
The pleasant sea breeze and the dense vegetation produce enough coolness to remove the need for air conditioning. It's located in a very quiet zone with no uncontrolled sources of noise nearby (discos, entertainment on the beach by night, etc.).
Vieste is a beautiful village in the Gargano promontory, in the north of Puglia.
The Gargano Coast is one of the most fascinating in the world whith breathtaking sandy beaches, sea caves and verdant coasts that overlook the beatiful sea.
The city centre, a medieval village, still retains original features, with its narrow lanes and panoramic squares.
The countryside is rich of olive trees.
In the the Gargano are the natural reserve of the Foresta Umbra and the village of Peschici, about 15 km from our village.
More distant are the religious sites of San Giovanni Rotondo and Monte Sant'Angelo (Unesco Heritage).
The Tremiti Islands can be reached by ferry from the port of Vieste.
The Camping Village 'Baia della Tufara' is run by Clemente family, already owner of the Camping Village Oasi (1 km away), since 2015.
The new managers have been operating successfully in the touristic field for over 30 years, making the Camping Village Oasi one of the leading resorts of Gargano.
At the camping-village Baia della Tufara of Vieste the care and attention to the needs of all guests is very important.


Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Kokopelli scheduling application will not be available this year.
The conference guide (http://www.swfox.net/ConferenceGuide.pdf) is now available for download. Please download and read it because there are important details about the conference you need to know. This is the only copy of the guide you are getting; in our continuing efforts to make our conference greener, we are not printing them this year.
And yes, there is still some time to register.


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Randall Williams has extensive experience addressing the financial inclusion needs of base of pyramid customers. Prior to joining AMZ as CEO, Randall gained significant expertise in this field from his work in Fintech in Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. He also spent ten years with Bank of Nova Scotia, three of which were dedicated to improving the livelihoods of MSME clients in Guyana, South America.