Looks excellent! Strap looks good but a bit thin and not too wide so may looks small on a bigger wrist. But overall very satisfied!!!!! Yet to see if he likes it!
The Casio watch that i have recently buy is Kickass.
Easy to purchase, wide selection and affordable prices. Fast delivery as well.
This watch looks great both in the box and once worn. The black finish is very pleasing to look at and compliments any outfit worn so the watch is extremely versatile and can be worn on any occasion- such as day to day or going on a night out. Furthermore, the watch face/screen is the right size to not be in your face but it still allows you to read all of the information clearly and easily. The fit straight out of the box was obviously not exactly right and links did need to be taken out so that it fit the individuals wrist that I bought it for, however this process was very easy and the links were easy to take out and would be easy to put back on again if necessary. All in all I think that this Casio watch was a great purchase and was well worth the money I paid for it, the person I bought it for loves it and wears it every single day and theres no wear to it yet!
The watch was a gift and was delivered in a sufficient time service was better then expected !
Sleek watch, which looks great and has some good features. The metal straps are sometimes a little irritable on the skin but not a huge problem.
Ordered fine and fast delivery. Arrived on time. Thank you!
This watch is exactly what I was looking for. Small, elegant and with a backlight.
Very nice watch and simple to use.
Compact,stylish,robust, not to heavy & bulky & looks the part,easy on the eye & even easier to adjust wrist band or set-up.
does what it says on the box, keeps accurate time rugged enough for the worshop and doesnt mind the washing up!
very light and cool. Love it very much!
Very good and easy watch to use well worth the money! Also is very good under water !!
Men´s black casio looks amazing, just want i wanted to give to my fiance on his birthday. Casio are quite good watches that can last a lifetime and they are also vintage, that is why i like them.
The person the watch was purchased for was really happy with the watch and as a present was even more pleased.
Excellent service and excellent watch.
Fantastic product. As usual, a great Casio watch, just the right size for small male wrists without being too small. Feels well built, great features which are easy to use, like the fact is backlit and waterproof. Nice quality metal strap which doesnt catch hairs and the colour and finish of the matt black is superb - the looks strike a good balance between retro Casio and modern. Nice and light too so great for summer. Recipient loves it! Fast delivery and great usual service from Watch Shop.
Watch arrived v promptly. All features work well and are easy to use after having a fiddle and getting used to it. The only issue, and it is an annoying one, is the screen. It is made of plastic and marks v easily. There are a few small marks on it now, and considering I have only had the watch for a week, in a few years it will be a total mess. Apart from that i am happy with the product.
I will have to agree with G.Galants review.
I really like the design and the colour of this item however the case and dial are made from resin which makes it look even cheaper than it already is. It has a good looking metal bracelet that feels comfortable.
Regarding the service - I am extremely happy with the prompt delivery and packaging.
Overall - I think the design of this particular model overcome the flaws behind it.
brilliant item, brought as a gift.
This watch is a nice basic time piece with some good functions. It was easy to set - and the various functions are easy to get to. I also like the light function that comes on for a few seconds on the button press rather than a press and hold like my last Casio watch. Its style is not going to set the world on fire but its fairly slick and nicely understated.
For the price its a fairly good watch that is just a bit more refined than the basic silver case Casio that I had previously.
This watch is great, would really recommend it. Bought it for my husband who loves the retro digital style watches. I think the metal bracelet makes it look a lot nicer than the basic digital watches that only have a plastic bracelet.
Good looking , clear face and easy to read.
Illuminated by a side lit lamp rather than a back lit glow.
Bought this for my partner who has the classic silver Casio. It was packaged well and fit him ideally. Perfect watch in terms of its size, style and price. Made the perfect gift for him this Christmas.
Delivery wasnt as I thought - paid approx £2 for it to be delivered Monday, didnt come til the Tuesday.
Ill start with the summary, a very good watch for the price.
The watch looks fantastic and since buying it about 3 weeks ago from here Ive had several people ask me about it and compliment it. The strap size is easy to adjust and feels comfortable on my wrist, it can sometimes be a little tight and sometimes pull on hairs but not enough to discourage me from wearing it. Being made out of metal gives it that cold to the touch feel which i love.
As mentioned in a previous review the face is plastic instead of glass and the main body is also plastic instead of metal. Although this retracts from the quality a little it doesnt make too much of a difference.
There are more than enough features on this watch to keep anyone happy, especially if it is a gift for a young relative. But i cannot comment on the reliability or functional use of them as i tend to use it only for time keeping. But i did manage to set the alarm for midnight by accident, and sure enough it went off at midnight every night.
I was delighted! when Casio introduced this particular model,as it reminded me of one of my "first" Casio watches,the Casio Marlin W-22 from 1981.
I have owned well over 100 Casios over the years,as i like them,from G-shocks to surf timers,radial graphs etc etc.
You name it,i have owned it.
Unfortunately! this particular model is a pale imitation of its predecessor from the 1980s. I paid £34 pounds for this,and its probably only worth £10.
The face is "plastic" not glass like its 80,s predecessor. It feels cheap and nasty,with a strap that pulls your hair out of your wrist every time you wear it.!!!
The screws on the case back pull your hair out of your wrist,every time you wear it.But as mentioned before,the face which i assumed would be glass at the price is cheap plastic! If you lightly polish the face with a a cloth,the face is left with nasty scratches and swirls.
I would prefer to pay three times the price,and have a "new" Casio Marlin,thats Made in Japan.
Not some Made in China,cheap thing thats a poor imitation of Casios finest efforts from the past.
I think the movement itself will be fine,as they always are with Casio,but why cheapen what could have been a first class product,cutting corners to save a few pounds.
Casio got it "so wrong" with this watch.
Those expecting a trip back to memory lane of there 80,s efforts will be sorely dissapointed!! Avoid this model at all costs its horrendous!
Casio have the look right to a t,but its worth selling these retro type watches at a premium,with premium quality to match.Bring back the Marlin! and i will gladly pay the price.
On another note,as "ILLUMINATOR" has been used by Casio for around twenty years,do we really need to have it hugely plastered on the watch face??
It looks cheap and nasty! light is sufficient.A little sword fish,Marlin or whatever is a nice piece of design,Casio take note.I even liked Lithium written on the watch,as it added to a Digital watches "kudos" as a piece of scientific engineering.
Casio,may not care for this review or my honesty! However as a collector for over 30 years!! I have a strong case to make!


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Guest Spoiled Date of Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas' Wedding
Sophie Turner, the famous star of "Game of Thrones", and Joe Jonas, singer of the pop rock band the Jonas Brothers, married in Las Vegas in May 2019. But the couple plans one more wedding celebration this summer – in France.
The first ceremony took place a few hours after the Billboard Music Awards and looked very spontaneous.
The bride and groom used candy rings; their marriage was registered by "Elvis" at the Chapel L'Amour inside A Little White Wedding Chapel.
Sophie and Joe Jonas got married at a Las Vegas wedding chapel, hours after they attended the #BillboardAwards last night! 😯 Congratulations to the newlyweds! 🎉❤ – {via @entertainmentweekly, @diplo}
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In addition, Sophie's best friend Maisie Williams wasn't on the ceremony, and only Nick and Kevin Jonas were there as relatives.
After the wedding, just-married had a honeymoon. They went to West Hollywood's San Vicente Bungalows with the no-photos policy, so the couple had a trip in privacy.
However, the couple plans to re-tie the knot in a big wedding in France.
They flew to Paris a couple of days ago to attend men's fashion week shows. So all fans are on high-alert: the duo has decided to visit France, so the wedding day is very close.
The date of the wedding ceremony was kept secret until the last. But it seems that one of the guests – TV presenter and psychologist Dr. Phil – has naively spilled about it in an Instagram comment.
The star of "Game of Thrones" posted a lovely selfie on Instagram, where she and her lover kissed on the back of the Eiffel Tower.
🇫🇷 me 😏
A post shared by Sophie Turner (@sophiet) on Jun 22, 2019 at 11:46am PDT
And below it, Dr. Phil wrote: "Easy now! 1 week to go! Ha! See you at the wedding!"
The photo was published on June 22. So Turner and Jonas will probably get married on June 29 (next Saturday). It's known, that future ceremony will take place in Provence and last more than one day. There also will be more than one venue.
Firstly Sophie and Joe will invite their guests to the Chateau du Martinet, and then to the Chateau De Tourreau castle. The last is very popular among wedding organizers.
It's rumored, that almost every future guest is a celebrity. Also, there will be a "completely insane cake" and the performance of the Jonas Brothers.
Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas have been together since 2016.
For the first time they appeared on the red carpet only in October 2018, it was the Louis Vuitton show in Paris. The duo became engaged in October 2017, so their fans have been waiting for the wedding for more than a year and a half.
Interesting, is Dr. Phil still among wedding guests or not?
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Automated algorithms are designed to more efficiently match the unhoused with shelter, but such databases leave the poor vulnerable to privacy and rights breaches.
When a very efficient technology is deployed against a scorned out-group in the absence of strong human rights protections, there is enormous potential for atrocity.
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A couple of weeks ago I received an interview request from Bob Clary, marketing manager at Webucator: Expert Instructors Blogging asking me to answer a few questions about why I write, what got me started, and what keeps me going. It appears that most of the other authors interviewed did so in honor of National Novel Writing Month, a.k.a NaNoWriMo, something I've only participated in once several years ago and found not to my liking. Mainly because I'm a very slow and meticulous writer and don't do well when I'm pressured to get an insane number of words down in a month (Even if I'm the one who chose the goal).
Anyway, if you are an aspiring writer, published author, or just someone interested in the publishing industry, I hope you find my answers below interesting, instructive and encouraging.
When I started writing seriously ten years ago, I actually did it purely for enjoyment. I have always loved to write and often wrote as a child growing up, but then life got in the way. I went to college, got married, got a job, had kids, and the writing fell by the wayside. After most of the kids were off on their own, I finally found a moment to think about maybe putting pen to paper again. At the time, there was a story rattling around in my head that I desperately needed to get out. Still, I had no aspirations of ever being published. A year and a half later, after I finished the book, one thing led to another, and I got an agent and then was offered a contract for three books! Afterward, that same publisher published another twelve of my books. It doesn't usually happen that fast and never with an author's first book, and I truly give God all the credit.
After writing over fifteen books, all I want to do is keep writing and putting out quality books that entertain and encourage my readers. And of course, like anyone who works hard in a profession, it would be nice to be paid well for what I do. Ultimately I would love to make at least as much as I made when I was working as a software engineer.
I'm blessed to have a husband who has a great job and who works hard. If not for his salary, there's no way we could live here in the Bay Area on what I make as an author.
Assuming writing doesn't pay the bills, what motivates you to keep writing?
Two things motivate me to keep writing.
I don't think I could ever stop writing. Stories are as much a part of me as breathing and eating. Even if I never make a fortune or hit the NY Times Best-seller list, I will always write.
My stories aren't just romantic adventures, they each contain spiritual truths and lessons I've learned in my walk with God. Therefore helping people see how much God loves them is a big part of why I keep writing.
What advice would you give young authors hoping to make a career out of writing?
Like any career, writing requires hard work and discipline. There are no quick get-rich schemes to make it to the NY Times best seller list or make a gazillion dollars like Stephanie Meyer. You may have natural talent, but you have to learn the craft, take courses, read good books on writing. Then write, write, write! Practice makes perfect, my Mom always said! Also read good, best-selling books in the genre you want to write in, analyze them, study them, see what makes them tick.
Then when you're ready and you think you've produced your best work, seek an agent and pray!
Honestly, most authors don't make a fabulous living at writing fiction. Some may be able to pay the bills, but most need to rely on a supplemental income. Very few hit it big. I have several author friends who hire themselves out as editors or write columns for magazines or do technical writing for software companies. They may not be writing what they love, but they are paying the bills so they can write what they love. But don't let that discourage you. Keep at it, work hard, and enjoy yourself along the way. The publishing business is changing and many authors are finding a way to pay the bills by self-publishing because they get to keep most of the profits instead of sign them away to a publisher.
I wish much success to my fellow authors out there!! It's a hard job, but it is well worth it.
Enjoyed the interview, MaryLu - thank you!!
And thank you for writing those beautiful books to inspire us and draw us closer to Him!!


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The Continuation of Anglicanism
We affirm that the Church of our fathers, sustained by the most Holy Trinity, lives yet, and that we, being moved by the Holy Spirit to walk only in that way, are determined to continue in the Catholic Faith, Apostolic Order, Orthodox Worship and Evangelical Witness of the traditional Anglican Church, doing all things necessary for the continuance of the same. We are upheld and strengthened in this determination by the knowledge that many provinces and dioceses of the Anglican Communion have continued steadfast in the same Faith, Order, Worship and Witness, and that they continue to confine ordination to the priesthood and the episcopate to males. We rejoice in these facts and we affirm our solidarity with these provinces and dioceses.
The Need to Continue Order in the Church
We affirm that all former ecclesiastical governments, being fundamentally impaired by the schismatic acts of lawless Councils, are of no effect among us, and that we must now reorder such godly discipline as we strengthen us in the continuation of our common life and witness.
The Invalidity of Schismatic Authority
We affirm that the claim of any such schismatic person or body to act against any Church member, clerical or lay, for his witness to the whole Faith is with no authority of Christ's true Church, and any such inhibition, deposition or discipline is without effect and is absolutely null and void.
The Need for Principles and a Constitution
We affirm that fundamental principles (doctrinal, moral, and constitutional) are necessary for the present, and that a Constitution (redressing the defects and abuses of our former governments) should be adopted, whereby the Church may be soundly continued.
The Continuation of Communion
We affirm our continued relations of communion with all faithful parts of the Anglican Communion.
WHEREFORE, with a firm trust in Divine Providence, and before Almighty God and all the company of heaven, we solemnly affirm, covenant and declare that we, lawful and faithful members of the Anglican and Episcopal Churches, shall now and hereafter continue and be the unified continuing Anglican Church in North America, in true and valid succession thereto.
In order to carry out these declarations, we set forth these fundamental Principles for our continued life and witness.
In the firm conviction that "we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ," and that "there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved," and acknowledging our duty to proclaim Christ's saving Truth to all peoples, nations and tongues, we declare our intention to hold fast the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Faith of God.
We acknowledge that rule of faith laid down by St. Vincent of Lerins: "Let us hold that which has been believed everywhere, always and by all, for that is truly and properly Catholic."
I. PRINCIPLES OF DOCTRINE
1. The Nature of the Church
We gather as people called by God to be faithful and obedient to Him. As the Royal Priestly People of God, the Church is called to be, in fact, the manifestation of Christ in and to the world. True religion is revealed to man by God. We cannot decide what is truth, but rather (in obedience) ought to receive, accept, cherish, defend and teach what God has given us. The Church is created by God, and is beyond the ultimate control of man.
The Church is the Body of Christ at work in the world. She is the society of the baptized called out from the world: In it, but not of it. As Christ's faithful Bride, she is different from the world and must not be influenced by it.
2. The Essentials of Truth and Order
We repudiate all deviation of departure from the Faith, in whole or in part, and bear witness to these essential principles of evangelical Truth and apostolic Order:
Holy Scriptures
The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments and the authentic record of God's revelation of Himself, His saving activity, and moral demands — a revelation valid for all men and all time.
The Creeds
The Nicene Creed as the authoritative summary of the chief articles of the Christian Faith, together with the "Apostles' Creed, and that known as the Creed of St. Athanasius to be "thoroughly received and believed" in the sense they have had always in the Catholic Church.
The received Tradition of the Church and its teachings as set forth by "the ancient catholic bishops and doctors," and especially as defined by the Seven Ecumenical Councils of the undivided Church, to the exclusion of all errors, ancient and modern.
The Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, the Holy Eucharist, Holy Matrimony, Holy Orders, Penance and Unction of the Sick, as objective and effective signs of the continued presence and saving activity of Christ our Lord among His people and as His covenanted means for conveying His grace. In particular, we affirm the necessity of Baptism and the Holy Eucharist (where they may be had) — Baptism as incorporating us into Christ (with its completion in Confirmation as the "seal of the Holy Spirit"), and the Eucharist as the sacrifice which unites us to the all-sufficient Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross and the Sacrament in which He feeds us with His Body and Blood.
The Holy Orders of bishops, priests and deacons as the perpetuation of Christ's gift of apostolic ministry to His Church, asserting the necessity of a bishop of apostolic succession (or priest ordained by such) as the celebrant of the Eucharist — these Orders consisting exclusively of men in accordance with Christ's Will and institution (as evidenced by the Scriptures), and the universal practice of the Catholic Church.
Deaconesses
The ancient office and ministry of Deaconesses as a lay vocation for women, affirming the need for proper encouragement of that office.
Duty of Bishops
Bishops as Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Shepherds and Teachers, as well as their duty (together with other clergy and the laity) to guard and defend the purity and integrity of the Church's Faith and Moral Teaching.
The Use of Other Formulae
In affirming these principles, we recognize that all Anglican statements of faith and liturgical formulae must be interpreted in accordance with them.
Incompetence of Church Bodies to Alter Truth
We disclaim any right or competence to suppress, alter or amend any of the ancient Ecumenical Creeds and definitions of Faith, to set aside or depart from Holy Scripture, or to alter or deviate from the essential prerequisites of any Sacrament.
Unity with Other Believers
We declare our firm intention to seek and achieve full sacramental communion and visible unity with other Christians who "worship the Trinity in Unity, and Unity in Trinity," and who hold the Catholic and Apostolic Faith in accordance with the foregoing principles.
II. PRINCIPLES OF MORALITY
The conscience, as the inherent knowledge of right and wrong, cannot stand alone as a sovereign arbiter of morals. Every Christian is obligated to form his conscience by the Divine Moral Law and the Mind of Christ as revealed in Holy Scriptures, and by the teaching and Tradition of the Church. We hold that when the Christian conscience is thus properly informed and ruled, it must affirm the following moral principles:
Individual Responsibility
All people, individually and collectively, are responsible to their Creator for their acts, motives, thoughts and words, since "we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ."
Sanctity of Human Life
Every human being, from the time of his conception, is a creature and child of God, made in His image and likeness, an infinitely precious soul; and that the unjustifiable or inexcusable taking of life is always sinful.
Man's Duty to God
All people are bound by the dictates of the Natural Law and by the revealed Will of God, insofar as they can discern them.
The God-given sacramental bond in marriage between one man and one woman is God's loving provision for procreation and family life, and sexual activity is to be practiced only within the bonds of Holy Matrimony.
Man as Sinner
We recognize that man, as inheritor of original sin, is "very far gone from original righteousness," and as a rebel against God's authority is liable to His righteous judgment.
Man and God's Grace
We recognize, too, that God loves His children and particularly has shown it forth in the redemptive work of our Lord Jesus Christ, and that man cannot be saved by any effort of his own, but by the Grace of God, through repentance and acceptance of God's forgiveness.
Christian's Duty to be Moral
We believe, therefore, it is the duty of the Church and her members to bear witness to Christian Morality, to follow it in their lives, and to reject the false standards of the world.
III. CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES
In the constitutional revision which must be undertaken, we recommend, for the consideration of continuing Anglicans, the following:
Retain the Best of Both Provinces
That the traditional and tested features of the Canadian and American ecclesiastical systems be retained and used in the administration of the continuing Church.
Selection of Bishops
That a non-political means for selection of bishops be devised.
Tripartite Synod
That the Church be generally governed by a Holy Synod of three branches (episcopal, clerical and lay), under the presidency of the Primate of the Church.
Scriptural Standards for the Ministry
That the apostolic and scriptural standards for the sacred Ministry be used for all orders of Ministers.
Concurrence of all Orders for Decisions
That the Constitution acknowledge the necessity of the concurrence of all branches of the Synod for decisions in all matters, and that extraordinary majorities be required for the favorable consideration of all matters of importance.
Re-establishment of Discipline
That the Church re-establish an effective permanent system of ecclesiastical courts for the defense of the Faith and the maintenance of discipline over all her members.
Constitutional Assembly to be Called
That our bishops shall call a Constitutional Assembly of lay and clerical representatives of dioceses and parishes to convene at the earliest appropriate time to draft a Constitution and Canons by which we may be unified and governed, with special reference to this Affirmation, and with due consideration to ancient Custom and the General Canon Law, and to the former law of our provinces.
Interim Action
In the meantime, trusting in the everlasting strength of God to carry us through all our trials, we commend all questions for decision to the proper authorities in each case: Episcopal, diocesan, and parochial, encouraging all the faithful to support our witness as subscribers to this Affirmation, and inviting all so doing to share our fellowship and the work of the Church.
IV. PRINCIPLES OF WORSHIP
Prayer Book — The Standard of Worship
In the continuing Anglican Church, the Book of Common Prayer is (and remains) one work in two editions: The Canadian Book of 1962 and the American Book of 1928. Each is fully and equally authoritative. No other standard for worship exists.
Certain Variances Permitted
For liturgical use, only the Book of Common Prayer and service books conforming to and incorporating it shall be used.
V. PRINCIPLES OF ACTION
Intercommunion with other Apostolic Churches
The continuing Anglicans remain in full communion with the See of Canterbury and with all other faithful parts of the Anglican Communion, and should actively seek similar relations with all other Apostolic and Catholic Churches, provided that agreement in the essentials of Faith and Order first be reached.
Non-Involvement with Non-Apostolic Groups
We recognize that the World Council of Churches, and many national and other Councils adhering to the World Council, are non-Apostolic, humanist and secular in purpose and practice, and that under such circumstances, we cannot be members of any of them. We also recognize that the Consultation of Church Union (COCU) and all other such schemes, being non-Apostolic and non-Catholic in their present concept and form, are unacceptable to us, and that we cannot be associated with any of them.
Need for Sound Theological Training
Re-establishment of spiritual, orthodox and scholarly theological education under episcopal supervision is imperative, and should be encouraged and promoted by all in authority; and learned and godly bishops, other clergy and lay people should undertake and carry on that work without delay.
The right of congregations to control of their temporalities should be firmly and constitutionally recognized and protected.
Administration should, we believe, be limited to the most simple and necessary acts, so that emphasis may be centered on worship, pastoral care, spiritual and moral soundness, personal good works, and missionary outreach, in response to God's love for us.
The Church as Witness to Truth
We recognize also that, as keepers of God's will and truth for man, we can and ought to witness to that will and truth against all manifest evils, remembering that we are as servants in the world, but God's servants first.
Pensions and Insurance
We recognize our immediate responsibility to provide for the establishment of sound pension and insurance programs for the protection of the stipendiary clergy and other Church Workers.
Legal Defense
We recognize the immediate need to coordinate legal resources, financial and professional, for the defense of congregations imperiled by their stand for the Faith, and commend this need most earnestly to the diocesan and parochial authorities.
Continuation, Not Innovation
In this gathering witness of Anglicans, we continue to be what we are. We do nothing new. We form no new body, but continue as Anglicans.
NOW, THEREFORE, deeply aware of our duty to all who love and believe the Faith of our Fathers, of our duty to God, who alone shall judge what we do, we make this Affirmation. Before God, we claim our Anglican inheritance, and proclaim the same to the whole Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.


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FA apologises for Southam-Hales TikTok video
December 9, 2022 No Comments Sports
The Football Association has apologised after a video was posted to the FA Cup TikTok account making light of Macauley Southam-Hales' head-first collision with an advertising board.
The now-deleted video was set to music with the word "crunch" timed to impact.
The 26-year-old Stockport County full-back was taken to hospital following the incident but later given the all-clear after a CT scan.
An FA spokesperson said the video should never have been published.
"The post was created by an external agency and we will review our processes to ensure this never happens again," the FA added.
The incident occurred during Wednesday's FA Cup tie against Charlton, which Stockport won 3-1.
The TikTok video was set to the theme of a 1980s advert 'That's Why I Love Nestle Crunch', with Southam-Hales' impact with the hoarding accompanied by a thud and screaming sounds.
In an update on Thursday, Stockport said that Southam-Hales had underdone scans which had shown no signs of permanent damage, despite head swelling.
And although he has been wearing a neck brace, Southam-Hales could yet be fit to play at Rochdale on Saturday.
Brain injury charity condemn 'abhorrent' video
Luke Griggs, chief executive of brain injury charity Headway, said the video showed that the FA needed to take brain health more seriously.
"We are speechless after seeing the abhorrent video posted on TikTok by the FA. To share a video making light of someone suffering a head injury is frankly beyond belief," he added.
"TikTok is a platform primarily used by younger generations, many of whom will be looking up to the example set by the FA. What they will learn from this stunt, is that it is funny when a sporting head injury occurs, and not something to be worried about.
"This irresponsible post risks undermining all the hard work that has been done to provide education about brain health. It is clear to us that there is a long way to go before the FA finally takes brain health seriously."
The incident occurred a month after Bath City's Alex Fletcher had brain surgery following a collision with a hoarding.
The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) said it was "seeking assurances" about player safety following the incidents involving Fletcher and Southam-Hales.
"It's not the first time this season there have been instances where players have been badly injured after colliding with perimeter fences or boards.
"We were all shocked by the incident involving Alex Fletcher at Bath last month and we're delighted that he's now been discharged from hospital," a PFA spokesperson said.
"We will be contacting the relevant authorities to seek assurances that these incidents are being fully reviewed and that proper consideration is being given to whether safety regulations need to be improved and updated.
"Player safety has to be absolutely paramount at all levels of the game."
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Things to do in Denver this weekend, June 28-30
Newly-adopted Archer and his human, Marlena Sacks, frolic in Civic Center Park. May 31, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Outside Contributor
Jun. 28, 2019, 5:15 a.m.
By Lucy Haggard, for Denverite
At last, a sunny weekend arriveth! (Maybe.) We've got the Westword Music Showcase on Saturday, and the Denver Taco Festival on Saturday and Sunday. Widespread Panic is at Red Rocks all three nights, so you best bet there are afterparties all over the city.
This is also the last weekend for the Denver run of "Be More Chill," as well as Su Teatro's "Northside" (the latter of which has been sold out for every show, but there may be some tickets available on resale). If nothing else, get out for an art walk or snoop around for some barbecue. Summer hath commenced, Denver!
Festivals and markets
Friday Night Bazaar. Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse, 3636 Chestnut Place. 5-10 p.m. Free (advance tickets for food and drink available).
Colorcon. Golden Triangle District, 1112 N. Broadway. 6-9 p.m. Free.
Art, media and culture
B-Side Music Fridays. Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St. 5-10 p.m. $5.
Noche de Museo: Puerto Rican Rhythms (Museo de Las Americas annual fundraiser). SKYLIGHT, 833 Santa Fe Dr. 5:30-10 p.m. $80-1,000.
Untitled Final Fridays: Light Wait feat. Tobias Fike. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy. 6-10 p.m. Included with museum admission ($10).
June Open Mic. Open Media Foundation, 700 Kalamath St. 6 p.m. Suggested $5 donation.
Romance and Rosé book party. Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave. 7 p.m. $10.
Comedy and theatre
Dive-In Movie: Aquaman. Elitch Gardens, 7:30 p.m. Included with admission ($29.99-39.99 if bought in advance online).
Be More Chill. Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St. 7:30 p.m. $25.
Rough: A Comedy Show and Queer Drunk History. Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St. 8 p.m. $4.99-10.
On The Spot. Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St. 8 p.m. $18.
Mile High Movie Roast/Mile High Sci-Fi last show. Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave. 8:30 p.m. $20.
Music and nightlife
Final Friday in RiNo District. Art bazaar at 3100 Blake St.; music performances in nearby venues. 5-10 p.m. $5.
My Old School (Steely Dan tribute band). Bonacquisti Wine Company, 4640 N. Pecos St. 6:30 p.m. Free.
D.R.I. – Dirty Rotten Imbeciles. Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St. 6:30 p.m. $17.50-20.
Greyhounds with Patrick Dethlefs. Levitt Pavilion Denver, 1380 Florida Ave. 7 p.m. Free.
Widespread Panic (first night). Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy. 7 p.m. $67.50.
Adiel Mitchell w/ DJ Levi Double U. Biju's Little Curry Shop, 1441 26th St. 7-10 p.m. Free.
The Struts. Gothic Theater, 3263 S. Broadway. 7:30 p.m. $29.99-35.
Red Baraat. Swallow Hill Music Daniels Hall, 71 E. Yale Ave. 8 p.m. $24.
Pepe Aguilar y Familia Presentan Jaripeo Sin Fronteras 2019. Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle. 8 p.m. $35-159.
Juice. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St. 8 p.m. $12-15.
Blue October (first night). Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. 8 p.m. $30.75-35.
Space-Case Comedy. Spectra Art Space, 1836 S. Broadway. 8:30 p.m. $7-15.
The Kinky Fingers. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway. 9 p.m. $10.
Color Red All Stars, a benefit for Take Note Colorado. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave. 9 p.m. $20-25.
SNAP 90's Dance Party. Ophelia's Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St. 9 p.m. $16-20.
Electric Six (first night). Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave. 9 p.m. $18-20.
SonReal. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St. 9 p.m. $18-20.
New Orleans Suspects feat. John "JoJo" Hermann of Widespread Panic. Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 2637 Welton St. 11 p.m. $20-25.
Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers. Coors Field, 2001 Blake St. 6:40 p.m. $23 upwards.
Pop Up Market. Five Points Plaza, 2736 Welton St. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free entry.
2019 Denver Taco Festival. Fox Street Compound, 725 W. 39th Ave. 12-9 p.m. $5-25.
Yoga with the Sharks. Downtown Aquarium, 700 Water St. 8 a.m. $15.
Summer Essentials Make + Take. Ford-Warren Branch Library, 2825 N. High St. 10 a.m. $15.
ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) Home Tour. L&D Construction, 1376 Raleigh St. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. $40-115.
Nature Play Community Pop-up: Envisioning the Essence of Natural Experiences. City Park, 1700 N. York St. 9:30 a.m. to noon. Free.
Discover the Fascinating World of Beetles. Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. 11 a.m. $22.
Stonewall Riots 50th Anniversary Party. Downtown Denver; specific location given with RSVP. 6-10 p.m. $30.
2019 Twilight Tour Series: "Sacred 36". Fairmount Cemetery, 430 S. Quebec St. 6 p.m. $36-40.
Don't Tell Comedy Denver. Villa Park neighborhood (location sent out day of event with ticket). 7:30 p.m. $20.
An Evening with Scott Bakula (in spirit). Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St. 8 p.m. $25.
The Grawlix Return. Bug Theater, 3654 Navajo St. 10 p.m. $12.
6th Anniversary Party. Epic Brewing Company, 3001 Walnut St. Noon to 11 p.m. No cover.
Beer, Bacon and Bluegrass. Black Shirt Brewing Co., 3719 Walnut St. 2-7 p.m. Free entry.
Limoncello class. Sarto's, 2900 W. 25th Ave. 3 p.m. $55-60.
Lacuna Grand Opening Party. Lacuna Juice and Yoga, 2590 Lawrence St. Free yoga class at 5:30 p.m.; festivities start at 7 p.m. Free.
Westword Music Showcase. Golden Triangle, with main stage at 11th and Acoma. Noon to 10 p.m. $62.50-90.
Amzy. Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St. 7 p.m. $15-17.
Widespread Panic (second night). Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy. 7 p.m. $67.50.
Blue October (second night). Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. 8 p.m. $30.75-80.
Ona. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St. 8 p.m. $10-12.
PUP. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway. 8 p.m. $19.99-22.
The Fab Faux. Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place. 8 p.m. $39.50-$59.50.
Jamestown Revival. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave. 9 p.m. $17.50-20.
Carvin Jones Band. Walnut Room, 3131 Walnut St. 9 p.m. $25-75.
Project 432 (album release). Cervantes' Other Side, 2637 Welton St. 9 p.m. $10-15.
Grapetooth. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St. 9 p.m. $14-16.
Electric Six (second night). Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave. 9 p.m. $18-20.
Possessed by Paul James. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway. 9 p.m. $12-15.
106th and Party Dirty South Takeover. Ophelia's Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St. 9 p.m. $10-25.
Denver Disco's Final Party feat. Luke the Knife. Neon Baby, 1942 Market St. 9 p.m. $10.
Weird Touch dance party. Syntax Physic Opera, 554 S. Broadway. 9 p.m. $5.
Dynamic Discs presents The Disc Golf Experience. Broncos Stadium at Mile High, 1701 Bryant St. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. $14 upwards.
South Pearl Street Farmers Market. Old South Pearl, between 1400 and 1500 blocks. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free.
Sunday RiNo Farmers Market. Outside EXDO, 1399 35th St. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free.
#bRUNch Club. Denver Milk Market, 1800 Wazee St. 8:45 a.m. Free to run.
South Hilltop Neighborhood Association's summer celebration. Mizel Museum, 400 S. Kearney St. 2-5 p.m. Free.
Platte River Cleanup and Brunch with Patagonia. Confluence Park, 2250 15th St. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free.
Film screening: "Workplace Fantasies." Sie Film Center, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. 10 a.m. Free.
City Park Public Art Tour. Meet in front of Thatcher Fountain, City Park Esplanade. 10 a.m. Free (RSVP needed).
Book Club Discussion with Kali Fajardo-Anstine. Bookbar, 4280 Tennyson St. 7 p.m. Free.
Dog Party. Illegal Pete's, 270 S. Broadway. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free entry.
Modern Times Beer Ramen Brunch. Goed Zuur, 2801 Welton St. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. No cover.
Shake, Rattle and Roll BBQ Series. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St. 3 p.m. $12.
Widespread Panic (third night). Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy. 6 p.m. $67.50.
City Park Jazz feat. Buckner FunkenJazz. City Park, 1600 City Park Esplanade. 6 p.m. Free.
Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde. Swallow Hill Music Daniels Hall, 71 E. Yale Ave. 7 p.m. $31-33.
Mystery Skulls. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St. 7 p.m. $15.
Year of the Cobra. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway. 8 p.m. $10.
The Center. Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave. 8 p.m. $10-12.
Rocky Mountain Pro Wrestling: Milestone 9. Summit, 1902 Blake St. 4:30 p.m. $20-22.
Didn't find what you're looking for? Here's a link to Meetups near Denver. Or you might try MileHighOnTheCheap.com's calendar.
Want to submit a thing? Do it at our Google form!
Lucy Haggard is a student journalist at University of Colorado Boulder. She's News Director at Radio 1190 KVCU, the student radio station, and was previously Editor-In-Chief for CU Independent, the student news site. When she's not ditching class to report the news, she's probably geeking out over a map. Follow her on Twitter @lucy_haggard.


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Q: How to Convert server Image url into Drawable Int I have images in server and am loading it into android app using Picasso library, I want to ZoomIn and Zoom Out all loaded images in app.
I referred https://developer.android.com/training/animation/zoom#java this link to Enlarge imageView.
In this below code while calling zoomImageFromThumb , they are passing ImageView holder and Drawable int
Please help me to Convert Image URl to Drawable Int to pass as a parameter and also please let me know if any other solution is there.
Thanks in advance
Loading images code
Picasso.get()
.load(model.getImage_path())
        .error(R.drawable.not_found)
        .into(image_IV)

Calling zoomImageFromThumb
        thumb1View.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                zoomImageFromThumb(thumb1View, R.drawable.image1);
            }
        });````

A: They are taking drawableId as Int and setting it as image inside ImageView but in your case you can use picasso to load image into Imageview, so you can just pass the url instead of drawableId into zoomImageFromThumb method like below
 private fun zoomImageFromThumb(thumbView: View, imageUrl: String) {
        // If there's an animation in progress, cancel it
        // immediately and proceed with this one.
        currentAnimator?.cancel()

        //load image using picasso
        Picasso.get()
        .load(imageUrl)
        .error(R.drawable.not_found)
        .into(findViewById<ImageView>(R.id.expanded_image))

        // Calculate the starting and ending bounds for the zoomed-in image.
        // This step involves lots of math. Yay, math.
        val startBoundsInt = Rect()
        val finalBoundsInt = Rect()
        val globalOffset = Point()

        // The start bounds are the global visible rectangle of the thumbnail,
        // and the final bounds are the global visible rectangle of the container
        // view. Also set the container view's offset as the origin for the
        // bounds, since that's the origin for the positioning animation
        // properties (X, Y).
        thumbView.getGlobalVisibleRect(startBoundsInt)
        findViewById<View>(R.id.container)
                .getGlobalVisibleRect(finalBoundsInt, globalOffset)
        startBoundsInt.offset(-globalOffset.x, -globalOffset.y)
        finalBoundsInt.offset(-globalOffset.x, -globalOffset.y)

        val startBounds = RectF(startBoundsInt)
        val finalBounds = RectF(finalBoundsInt)

        // Adjust the start bounds to be the same aspect ratio as the final
        // bounds using the "center crop" technique. This prevents undesirable
        // stretching during the animation. Also calculate the start scaling
        // factor (the end scaling factor is always 1.0).
        val startScale: Float
        if ((finalBounds.width() / finalBounds.height() > startBounds.width() / startBounds.height())) {
            // Extend start bounds horizontally
            startScale = startBounds.height() / finalBounds.height()
            val startWidth: Float = startScale * finalBounds.width()
            val deltaWidth: Float = (startWidth - startBounds.width()) / 2
            startBounds.left -= deltaWidth.toInt()
            startBounds.right += deltaWidth.toInt()
        } else {
            // Extend start bounds vertically
            startScale = startBounds.width() / finalBounds.width()
            val startHeight: Float = startScale * finalBounds.height()
            val deltaHeight: Float = (startHeight - startBounds.height()) / 2f
            startBounds.top -= deltaHeight.toInt()
            startBounds.bottom += deltaHeight.toInt()
        }

        // Hide the thumbnail and show the zoomed-in view. When the animation
        // begins, it will position the zoomed-in view in the place of the
        // thumbnail.
        thumbView.alpha = 0f
        expandedImageView.visibility = View.VISIBLE

        // Set the pivot point for SCALE_X and SCALE_Y transformations
        // to the top-left corner of the zoomed-in view (the default
        // is the center of the view).
        expandedImageView.pivotX = 0f
        expandedImageView.pivotY = 0f

        // Construct and run the parallel animation of the four translation and
        // scale properties (X, Y, SCALE_X, and SCALE_Y).
        currentAnimator = AnimatorSet().apply {
            play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(
                    expandedImageView,
                    View.X,
                    startBounds.left,
                    finalBounds.left)
            ).apply {
                with(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(expandedImageView, View.Y, startBounds.top, finalBounds.top))
                with(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(expandedImageView, View.SCALE_X, startScale, 1f))
                with(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(expandedImageView, View.SCALE_Y, startScale, 1f))
            }
            duration = shortAnimationDuration.toLong()
            interpolator = DecelerateInterpolator()
            addListener(object : AnimatorListenerAdapter() {

                override fun onAnimationEnd(animation: Animator) {
                    currentAnimator = null
                }

                override fun onAnimationCancel(animation: Animator) {
                    currentAnimator = null
                }
            })
            start()
        }

        // Upon clicking the zoomed-in image, it should zoom back down
        // to the original bounds and show the thumbnail instead of
        // the expanded image.
        expandedImageView.setOnClickListener {
            currentAnimator?.cancel()

            // Animate the four positioning/sizing properties in parallel,
            // back to their original values.
            currentAnimator = AnimatorSet().apply {
                play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(expandedImageView, View.X, startBounds.left)).apply {
                    with(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(expandedImageView, View.Y, startBounds.top))
                    with(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(expandedImageView, View.SCALE_X, startScale))
                    with(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(expandedImageView, View.SCALE_Y, startScale))
                }
                duration = shortAnimationDuration.toLong()
                interpolator = DecelerateInterpolator()
                addListener(object : AnimatorListenerAdapter() {

                    override fun onAnimationEnd(animation: Animator) {
                        thumbView.alpha = 1f
                        expandedImageView.visibility = View.GONE
                        currentAnimator = null
                    }

                    override fun onAnimationCancel(animation: Animator) {
                        thumbView.alpha = 1f
                        expandedImageView.visibility = View.GONE
                        currentAnimator = null
                    }
                })
                start()
            }
        }
    }

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French progressive metallers Gojira join Box of Doom!
Yet again we can welcome another great band to our box of doom family. French progmettalers Gojira are currently on tour in the U.S. with Box of Doom, as from now both guitarists will use a Box of Doom unit as the main signal for the front of house. For the European tour we are preparing two units equipted with the AllXS+ system, specialy designed for intensive touring.


Johnstone Strait off Vancouver Island is internationally renowned as the best place in the world to go kayaking with orca whales and observe and photograph one of nature's truly magnificent mammals. The sleek, beautiful ebony and ivory orcas congregate in Johnstone Strait during the summer to feed, socialize and rub themselves on pebble beaches. We will be on the lookout for orca pods while exploring the strait, and will have our eyes to the skies at our campsites each night, as clear overnight skies and zero light pollution offer incredible star gazing opportunities. Although there can be no guarantees, our dates represent the most opportune time to sea kayak and have an encounter of the orca kind. Each day of our week-long trip presents another opportunity to reach our goal. Breaching, spouting, power-swimming orcas aside, paddling the incredible waters of British Columbia is a fulfilling adventure itself. Rugged coastlines and magnificent west coast rainforest are home to a plethora of wildlife, including black bears and bald eagles. Marine life includes seals, sea lions, dolphins, porpoises and the occasional humpback, minke or grey Whale. Altogether, the highlights of this adventure make for the ultimate coastal kayaking experience.
No experience required, but participants should have normal upper body strength, be in reasonably good physical condition and good health to allow themselves and the group to enjoy the trip to its full extent. Ocean kayaking is easy to learn and does not require great strength as much as it requires technique. The kayaks have a rudder system controlled by foot pedals allowing easy maneuvering. Our guides will give you instruction basic paddling techniques to enable you to paddle with confidence and ease. Many factors such as currents, tides, winds, animal sightings, group ability and what the group wants will determine how long we will paddle each day. Generally, you can expect to paddle for about four hours a day. This trip is completely camping-based. We will be staying in the back country each night. Flexibility, a love of nature, and an open mind are the keys to a great overall experience.
We will take the BC Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. The crossing is about 1.5 hours. We will drive north along the Island Highway to our put-in point in at Johnstone Strait and our first night's campsite for this kayaking bc trip.
Several factors, such as weather, tides, current, group ability, group goals, and the distribution of pods will ultimately decide our campsites, paddling time, and route, and as such, a day by day, precise itinerary is undesirable and impractical. We have developed an itinerary which focuses on the areas in Johnstone Strait and which presents the best chance of viewing orcas. By so doing, we hope to avoid the busier marine traffic around Telegraph Cove and the islands in that area. Along the way, there will be opportunities to explore the many coves, beaches, and marine life that characterize the strait. Different campsites are planned throughout our paddle.
We will return to our put-in point, drive to the ferry terminal, and be back in Vancouver sometime in the evening, with the intent to catch the 5:55pm ferry back to Horseshoe Bay. As we likely won't be back into the city until late, we strongly recommend booking an extra night in Vancouver or at an airport hotel.


"Let us all as individualsand in a collective way, assist our leaders to... implement their plans to protect the environment so that we can continue to live a good life in this world!"
Dr. Abdulkadir Balonde is the Chairman of the Supreme Muslim Council of Uganda. He is representing uganda at the conference, speaking passionately about the need to protect the environment for all on Earth.


The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released a decision (Farwell v. Citair, Inc, 2014 CarswellOnt 2573, 2014 ONCA 177) making it clear that if an employee rejects continued employment, and proceeds to assert a constructive dismissal claim, an employer must again offer the employee work to invoke the employee's duty to mitigate with respect to that offer.
General Coach Canada (the "Employer") was in the business of manufacturing travel trailers, fifth wheels, truck campers and motor homes in Ontario for approximately 65 years. Due to a shift in the market beginning in the mid-2000's, the Employer was forced to focus its operations on producing park model homes and pre-fabricated cabins.
Kenneth Farwell ("Farwell") worked for the Employer for nearly 40 years, beginning in an entry level position and working his way up through the company. However, as the company's business focus shifted, it became clear that Farwell's skills in the area were lagging behind other employees. The Employer promoted Wayne Meidinger ("Meidinger") into Farwell's role, as they felt he had more expertise relating to the business's new focus. Meidinger had previously reported to Farwell for many years.
The Employer offered Farwell his former position of Purchasing Manager, without loss of pay, a position for which they felt he was better suited for. Farwell informed his Employer that he would not accept the position and subsequently commenced an action for constructive dismissal.
The Trial Judge determined Farwell had been constructively dismissed and fixed his damages at 24 months. The Trial Judge dismissed the Employer's argument that Farwell was obliged to accept the new position in order to mitigate his damages, noting that it would have been humiliating and embarrassing for him to do so. The Employer appealed the decision.
On appeal, the Employer again argued that Farwell failed to mitigate his damages as he did not accept the position offered by the Employer, at least during the period of working notice. The Court of Appeal stated that when an employer offers an employee a chance to mitigate damages by returning to work, the question is whether a reasonable person would accept such an opportunity.
4. the offer to return to work is for the reasonable notice period.
In the Evans decision The Supreme Court stated that a relevant consideration is whether the offer is made while the employee is still working or after the employee has left but did not elaborate on this point.
…the appellant's mitigation argument presupposes that the employer has offered the employee a chance to mitigate damages by returning to work. To trigger this form of mitigation duty, the appellant was therefore obliged to offer Mr. Farwell the clear opportunity to work out the notice period after he refused to accept the position of Purchasing Manager and told the Appellant that he was treating the reorganization as constructive and wrongful dismissal.
There was no evidence before the Court that the Employer had made this second offer and, as such, Farwell did not breach his mitigation obligation by not returning to work.
Be careful when restructuring. Significant changes in an employee's job status, even if it doesn't involve a pay cut, could result in a claim for constructive dismissal.


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12/17/04 High Prices of Vaccination of Dogs
12/16/04 Benetton: Blind to Animal Suffering
12/09/04 Torture and Murder of a Dog
11/13/04 Vlatka Pokos is Shame for Croatia!
11/06/04 They Still Test on Dogs!?!
10/08/04 Circus YES, Animal Acts NO!
08/19/04 Don't Kill - Spay and Neuter!
08/12/04 Boycott of Olympics in Greece
07/13/04 Ban Hunting for Fun and Sport
07/06/04 Boycott of Olympics in Athens
07/01/04 Exotic Animals Trade
06/27/04 Running of the Nudes
06/25/04 Families at the Seaside, Dogs in the Streets, Again?!
05/15/04 Cruelty-Free Fair
03/15/04 "Look For Me Under the Rainbow" Book Promotion
02/07/04 Let's Throw Away Primitivity!
01/24/04 Say NO to Fur!
01/17/04 Fur - Unforgiving Cruelty
01/15/04 Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur!
01/10/04 Protest Against Fur
01/06/04 Fur - Fashion of Cruelty and Disgrace
Animal Friends, at the request of Ministry, proposes changes in Hunting Law
At the request of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management which works on the changes of existing Hunting Law, Animal Friends made a proposal for some changes.
In the proposal of our organization, which is based on citizens' complaints, our previous campaigns concerning hunt, and on the change of Animal Welfare Act, is pointed at the problems of Article 54 of existing Hunting Law, common disobedience of hunters, hunting areas and tendencies in modern society that show the hunt should not be considered as fun and sport.
According to Article 54 of Hunting Law hunters are allowed to remove (that is, kill) all dogs and cats that are found inside hunting area on the distance of 300 meters from owner's house, or herd of animals if without supervision. In real life this Law is often misused what results with killings of dogs, cats and domestic animals by hunters for no reason whatsoever. We believe that there is absolutely no need for killings of dogs, cats and domestic animals and that the problem of their presence in hunting areas can be solved without the great authorities given to hunters, without killings. There are many reported cases of killings of domestic animals in front of their owners, children and passers-by, some of which are taken in court.
Animal Friends started off a petition for the change of Article 54 of Hunting Law and gathered over 4,000 signatures from Croatia and abroad.
We also believe that hunting licenses should be issued only to people who are trained to notice negative changes in environment and habitants, recognize animal diseases and alike. Licenses must be limited and controlled when issued so the common disobedience of hunters could be prevented.
Concerning Article 4 on hunting areas, we believe that besides national parks, nature reserves, special zoological and ornithological reserves and other preserved areas, all nature parks (including Nature Park Medvednica) can not be pronounced hunting areas, that is, in these areas hunt should be banned. Disobeying of ban on hunt in these areas should be strictly punished.
According with tendencies and ethical principles in civilized world, we think that hunt with purpose of sport, recreation, fun and tourism, using specially cruel methods such as bow and arrow and alike, must be banned. The cases listed in proposal for new Animal Welfare Act are excluded from this rule. Instead of hunt, we support eco-hunt, hunt with cameras, not rifles and other weapons.
More information on this subject can be found on our web site, and we also report on participation of our organization in regional workshop for NGO's on Protection of Wildlife against Commercial Trade in Central and Eastern Europe. IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) www.ifaw.org organized a workshop in Budapest. Among forty representatives from fifteen governmental and non-governmental organizations, there was Animal Friends' representative Ozren Cuk who will gladly inform public on the workshop itself and provide detailed information on organization's proposal for changes in existing Hunting Law.
The Normafa Statement
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Bad Hare Days
07/17/17 Hunting Law on Public Debate!
06/16/15 No to Bow and Arrow Hunting!
05/21/15 Disgraceful Bow and Arrow Hunting
11/03/11 Hunt Results, Not Animals
06/26/03 Murder in Karlovac
04/11/02 The Case of Dog Execution
02/14/02 Killing Because of 300 m Law
01/24/02 Hunting on Medvednica
11/22/01 President Mesic and Hunting
03/02/15 Reporting Hunting Club Sljuka
01/28/11 Promotion of Hunting Tourism
12/26/07 Killing on Christmas
11/13/06 It's Easier to Kill Than Collect Trash!!!
08/21/06 Cruelty as Tourist Attraction


rose & pine: July 4th Links a la Mode!
July 4th Links a la Mode!
I hope you've all been having a great weekend. I know I have! Tomorrow's my birthday and this week has been all about celebration! I'm so excited and I can't wait to celebrate my birthday with you all on the blog tomorrow!
Today is a national holiday here, Independence Day. Common themes celebrated, among hot dogs and fireworks are notions of freedom.. but what does that freedom mean if not free to be ones self? This week we have a great array of posts that reflect the freedom to be as you are, whether it be wearing a crop top in your 40's , dissecting the shoes of women's right's hero Wendy Davis, or discussing the oft not discussed issue of the rise in plastic surgery for men. Of course we also have all the goodies you'd expect from a fashion roundup, so relax today and read these links!
Anything You Can Buy: Store Credit Cards: Savers or Enablers?
I Can Style U: What Are Men Really Wearing This Summer?
We Are Ready Made: TOO MUCH CONTROL?


In 2013, I proposed using drones to extinguish future forest fires. Admittedly, both the idea and the technology were crude, and proposing an idea like this is not the same as implementing a solution.
During the first few minutes, between the time when a fire first starts and when it reaches a point of being out of control, is a containment window where only a few gallons of water or a few pounds of fire retardant is necessary to put the evil genie back into its bottle.
Using a fleet of surveillance drones, equipped with special infrared cameras, fires can be spotted during the earliest moments of a containment window, signaling a fleet of extinguisher drones to douse the blaze before anything serious happens.
Drones specifically designed for extinguishing forest fires have the potential to eliminate virtually 100% of the devastating fires that dominate newspaper headlines every summer. But is that what we want?
Also in 2013, University of California Berkeley astrophysicist Carlton Pennypacker, along with a team of researchers, proposed the development of the Fire Urgency Estimator in Geosynchronous Orbit (FUEGO).
FUEGO, as he imagined it, would harnesses drone and satellite technology to spot wildfires in their early stages, long before they were out of control.
As he imagined it, the advancing convergence of sensors, drones, image recognition, and AI technologies would soon turn this approach into an obvious solution to the increasingly destructive wildfires.
Fire seasons are growing longer in the United States and around the world. There are more than 8,000 forest fires each year in Canada.
Cost of fighting U.S. wildfires topped $2 billion in 2017. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the changing climate has extended the wildfire season by an average of 78 days per year since the 1970s. For this reason, agencies find it necessary to keep seasonal employees on their payrolls longer and have contractors standing by earlier and available to work later in the year. All of this adds to the overall cost of fighting fires.
In recent decades, housing developments have pushed into areas with fire-prone ecosystems, where humans and nature collide. Because of political pressures, the Forest Service has shifted its priorities from protecting timber resources to trying to prevent fires from reaching houses and other physical infrastructure.
Are drones good news or bad news?
In March 2018, a drone reportedly caught fire after it crashed, igniting dry grasses in an area called Kendrick Park, near Flagstaff, Arizona.
The owner of the drone has been charged with starting a fire that destroyed 300 acres of grassland in Arizona's Coconino national forest, a charge that could result in significant fines and jail time.
Even though there are tons of experiments being conducted with fire-fighting drones, they are far from the perfect solution. Their inability to communicate with ground crews and other aircraft mean they can interfere with other air traffic, such as air tankers, helicopters, and additional firefighting aircraft that are necessary to suppress wildland fires.
Aerial firefighting missions including aerial supervision, air tanker retardant drops, helicopter water drops, and smokejumpers all operate within 0-200 feet altitude, which is the same altitude that many hobbyist drones fly.
Certainly not all fires are bad. For years we have debated whether to let nature take its course or have us intervene.
In 2012 the U.S. Forest Service, which manages over 35 million acres of forests, made a major policy shift, deciding to intervene on all fires, something environmentalists contend will cause significant long-term damage.
So if we have the capability of spotting fires early and putting them out, is that preferable to letting them burn? Do we need to rewrite policies regarding when and where fires should burn vs. having us intervene?
As we add entire new toolsets to our fire suppression arsenal, these decisions become far more difficult. Who gets to decide, and how liable are they for making a bad decision?
Even though they're not universally accepted, drones are already making an impact on forest fires.
With drones ranging from tiny quadcopters to big fixed-wing aircraft, they're showing they can detect, contain and even extinguish fires faster and with greater safety.
Drones give firefighters a bird's-eye view of the terrain and even help them determine where a fire will move next, so they can make swift decisions about where fire crews should go and which residents need to be evacuated.
Piloting an aircraft over a raging fire puts both pilots and crew at risk. Plane and helicopter crashes accounted for 24% of deaths attributed to firefighting between 2006 and 2016, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Drones that are equipped with infrared cameras can peer through smoke, while using sensors for wind direction and other weather variables to better anticipate how wildfires will spread. Tiny drones can whip through canyons and other confined spaces whereas helicopters often can't fly low enough to capture the necessary high-resolution footage.
However, managing a 24/7-drone fleet over our massively huge forestlands will be no small undertaking. Surveillance drones will likely be a separate operation from the fire-suppression drones.
Extinguishing a fire under several layers of tree canopy will also be a challenge. Every kind of tree will likely require a different navigation strategy, and some densely covered grounds may be entirely unreachable until it's too late.
Operating future drones day and night through inclement conditions like wind, hail, and rain will require an enormous effort. But so does a full-frontal attack on a fire by smokejumpers, bucket-bearing helicopters, and slow lumbering slurry bombers that each dumped more than 2,000 gallons of red chemical fire retardant on a formerly pristine mountainside.
New technology rarely fixes everything and it's easy to see some of the downside here. But as with most things in the future, doing nothing is also not an option.


Unavoidable costs include rent, utilities and payroll.
When managing costs, avoid cutting the quality of your products and service. You may discover that some costs cannot be cut without compromising your product. Nevertheless, there are plenty of areas where you can safely reduce costs. Let's take a look at some of these areas.
1. Audit isn't a dirty word. Don't be afraid to take a close look – perhaps even bringing in fresh eyes from the outside – at your expenses. Getting present to where your money is going will give you an idea of where to look for savings.
2. Source alternative solutions. The services and products you're currently contracting out may be available for a lower price elsewhere. Items like coffee, printing and cleaning services can yield savings. Check if your usual supplier can offer more economical rates rate or tap the market for new solutions.
3. Boost productivity. To get a bigger bang for your buck – generate greater outputs from the same inputs. Help your team members use their time more effectively. Implement new training, technology or processes to create more.
4. Reduce usage. Turn off the lights and lower the heat at night, print a little less, implement reusable tools instead of single-use items (mugs versus paper cups, for instance). These seemingly small changes add up quickly when everyone is following (or not following) them.
5. Scale your organization appropriately. Don't create situations where any given employees has too few duties on their plate. Ensure everyone has enough work so that no one is idly wasting resources.
How is your business managing costs? Drop us a comment below.


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Takeshi Inomata received his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1995 and is a professor in the School of Anthropology in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Inomata is a Mesoamerican archaeologist and explores social change, political organization, warfare, and human impacts on the environment in the Maya area. With funding from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Geographic Society, and the Alphawood Foundation, Inomata has been conducting archaeological fieldwork in Guatemala. His earlier work at the site of Aguateca revealed Pompeii-like rapid abandonment caused by warfare, which provided unique insights into the so-called Classic Maya collapse. More recently, he has been directing excavations at the important Maya center of Ceibal. There Inomata and his colleagues discovered the earliest ceremonial buildings in the Maya lowlands. In a recent article published in journal Science, which received wide media coverage across the world, he proposed a new theory on the origins of Maya civilization. Inomata's work has also been featured in National Geographic Magazine, New York Times columns, and PBS television programs.
Inomata has been collaborating with Guatemalan scholars and authorities to organize a program for Maya community development and to train students. Three of these Guatemalan students now study in the doctoral program at UA.
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Sex-specific VIRGO taxonomy better classifies women with MI
May 02, 2019 | Anicka Slachta | Practice Management
Nearly one in six young women who suffer a heart attack can't be classified under the Fourth Universal Definition of MI, according to a study out of Yale University—but the majority can be accurately classified using a sex-specific taxonomy known as VIRGO.
A team led by Erica Spatz, MD, an associate professor of cardiology at Yale and the paper's senior author, said the fourth and latest Universal Definition of MI—announced last August at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich—continues to ignore the fact that women and men often present with entirely different symptoms of MI.
"A significant proportion of women under 55 years of age do not fall into the classic categories of plaque rupture and myocardial oxygen supply-demand mismatch, the distinguishing characteristics between Types 1 and 2 AMI by the Fourth Universal Definition," the authors wrote in the International Journal of Cardiology. "Many women have non-obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) without an obvious trigger for ischemia."
So instead of the industry standard, Spatz and colleagues turned to the VIRGO (Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients) taxonomy, a more inclusive system that was previously established as part of another study. VIRGO distinguishes four phenotypic classes and a fifth class for indeterminate cases:
Class I: Critical stenosis or thrombosis defined as >70% stenosis, fractional flow reserve <0.8 or thrombosis on angiogram
Class II: >50% stenosis in at least one epicardial vessel without critical stenosis or thrombosis
IIa: Evidence of supply-demand mismatch
IIb: No evidence of supply-demand mismatch
Class III: <50% stenosis in the epicardial vessels
IIIa: Evidence of supply-demand mismatch
IIIb: No evidence of supply-demand mismatch
Class IV: A specific alternate mechanism other than plaque rupture as diagnosed during angiography (could be spontaneous coronary artery dissection, vasospasm, coronary embolism or stress-induced cardiomyopathy)
Class V: Indeterminate cases
Spatz et al. examined the medical records of women who presented to a single center for acute MI between January 2013 and September 2016 and underwent cardiac catheterization during their index visit. The team then used both the current Universal Definition of MI and the VIRGO taxonomy to classify the women's conditions.
They found nearly one in six women who had a heart attack couldn't be classified under the universal definition, largely because that definition fails to account for certain mechanisms that are more common in women, like arterial spasms or tears that inhibit blood flow to the heart without the presence of plaque obstruction. The remaining 68.4% were classified as Type 1, 11.9% were classified as Type 2 and 2.3% were classified as Type 4b.
Using the VIRGO taxonomy, the majority of women (68.4%) were classified under Class I, and the rest were stratified by their presence of obstructive CAD with demand (4%) and without demand (2.3%) or non-obstructive CAD with demand (6.8%) and without demand (10.2%). A little over 7% of patients fell into Class IV, and just 1.1% remained unclassified compared to 17.5% using the universal definition.
"In clinical practice, the two taxonomies can serve different purposes," Spatz and co-authors wrote. "The Universal Definition of MI classification system does not require angiography and thus serves as an important initial tool in the stratification and management of patients with acute MI. The VIRGO taxonomy, on the other hand, relies on cardiac catheterization findings, which was not performed in 20% of women presenting with acute MI. Many of these women remain undiagnosed and more studies are needed to better identify clinical pathways to elucidate the underlying pathological mechanisms."
Still, the authors said, VIRGO could be an important clinical tool for young women presenting with AMI, many of whom don't exhibit angiographic findings consistent with the classic mechanisms of plaque rupture and thrombosis. And, seeing as how heart attacks are becoming increasingly common in younger patients, it's worth reviewing a more tailored approach to MI classification.
"These data support the importance of adopting a more nuanced classification system into routine clinical practice, which may lead to new insights and promote research aimed to better illuminate disease mechanisms in young women, along with individualized treatment approaches to improve outcomes," Spatz et al. wrote.


Output of API Regional Project -- "Living Landscapes, Connected Communities: Culture, Environment, and Change across Asia"
was launched on July 8, 2000 in Malaysia, in cooperation with major academic institutions in Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand, to provide public intellectuals in the region opportunities for professional activities and exchanges toward a better future for Asia. In recent years, API has expanded to the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV).
NEWSLETTER: "Encountering Asian New Horizons"
"Paving the Way to Myanmar's Higher Education: Courage in the Face of Intimidation"
"Documentation Helps Raise Human Rights Awareness in Asia"
(2005 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Community Leadership) "Inter-connectedness" for "Happiness Together"
Among four API Fellows awarded in 2013, Rina Shahriyani Shahrullah (Indonesia Fellow Year 2007-2008) and Sri Nuryanti (Indonesia Fellow Year 2001-2002) were selected to participate in Session 508: "Getting Transition Right: a Rights-based Approach towards Diversity and Inclusivity", during November 1-6, 2013.
As Asia moves into the 21st century, it faces political, economic, and social challenges that transcend national boundaries. To meet these challenges, the region needs a new pool of intellectuals who are willing to be active in the public sphere and can articulate common concerns and propose creative solutions. Recognizing that opportunities for intellectual exchanges are currently limited by institutional, linguistic and cultural parameters, The Nippon Foundation, in cooperation with major academic institutions in Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand, has launched the Asian Public Intellectuals Fellowships Program (API Fellowships Program).
API Fellowships Program is pleased to announce selected panel participants to the special API Public Forum "Rising from the Ashes Together: Civic Collaboration in Post-Disaster Post-Conflict Asia" to be held in Hiroshima, Japan, on November 14, 2014. The forum will carry a symbolical meaning of peace and hope to the world, inits significant moment addressing API's future engagements and action in the region.
>> API Mekong Mobile Workshop (MMW) entitled "Crossing the Border, Building Solidarity in the Region" was organized by the Fellows of Thailand-CLMV and API Thailand from March 2 to 9, 2015 in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.
>> 13th API Regional Workshops took place in Hiroshima, Japan, during November 9-13, 2014.
>> 12th API Regional Workshops was held in Bali, Indonesia, during November 24 - 28, 2013.
>> API Country Workshops 2013 Each API Partner Institution (PI) organized a Country Workshop in February - March 2013, served as a forum for all previous and current Fellows to exchange ideas and to explore areas for potential collaboration.
>> API Fellowship Applications Year 2013 - 2014 were open during July - August 2012.
>> API Panel for the 22nd IAHA Conference in Indonesia, July 2-5, 2012 To promote cross-border studies, activities and regional collaboration, API Fellowships Program welcomes members of the API Community to participate as a panel at this significant regional platform.
>> API Country Workshops 2012: Each API Partner Institution (PI) organized a Country Workshop in February - March 2012, served as a forum for all previous and current Fellows to exchange ideas and to explore areas for potential collaboration.
>> 10th API Regional Workshop in Chiang Mai during November 19 - 23, 2011.
>> API 10th Anniversary Regional Celebration was held at the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines during May 28-30, 2010, in recognition and appreciation of the decade-long impact and contribution of the Program, the celebration consisted of three key events - symposium, conference, and exhibitions/performances.
Date & Time: July 18, 2014 at 14:00-15:07 P.M.
To signify your participation, contact Mr. Banyong <banyong.h@chula.ac.th> or 02-218-7409.
The event is co-organized by Chulalongkorn University Peace and Conflict Studies Center, South African Embassy and Asian Public Intellectuals Fellowships Program (API Fellowships).
Date & Time: June 25, 2014 (Wed) at 16:00-18:00 P.M.
Background: A number of CSO activists and academicians from Fukushima and Japan are in Bangkok to take part in the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (6AMCDRR) from 23rd to 25th June hosted by the Thai Government. This meeting is a part of the preparation of the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) in Sendai of Japan, in March 20115. In these meetings, the succeeding Global Disaster Frame of Action, namely HFA, will be prepared. Japan CSO Coalition for 2015 WCDR (JCC2015) and Fukushima people are very much concern that a nuclear disaster is not well focused in the present and the future HFA, although a large number of nuclear power stations are under-construction in Asia. So the next nuclear disaster might take place in Asia and developing countries. By sharing the Fukushima's bitter experience, people will prevent, or reduce hazards caused by a nuclear disaster. Or they may advocate to change official energy policies for more sustainable ones.
To join: Kindly signify your attendance to either of the contacts below.
The book is the output of API Regional Project, contributing to understanding the complex challenges facing Asia's bio-cultural diversity and eco-communities, as well as the diversity of multi-faceted, interconnected approaches taken by individuals and communities to address them. Where environmental-developmental literature is dominated by technocratic manuals, academic studies and advocacy literature, this book fills a gap by capturing personal experiences of change and collective action. It opens a window to the contemporary realities faced by local communities and documents their emerging responses. The studies are presented through the views and voices of 49 concerned Asian public intellectuals from Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
Recognition>> Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation (TNF), was appointed by the Japanese government as Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for National Reconciliation in Myanmar on February 25, 2013.
Tasik Chini Pictorial Book>> A pictorial book entitled "Tasik Chini: A lake at the edge of ecological collapse" was launched in November 2012 as a result of the collaboration among API Fellows and Malaysia PI. Written by Ahmad Hezri Bin Adnan (Malaysia Fellow Year 2006 - 2007) and Henry Chan (Malaysia Fellow Year 2001 - 2002), the book shows how Tasik Chini is a national treasure and addresses human conscience to restore its environmental condition. This bilingual book in English and Bahasa Malaysia showcases maps and rare images of lives around Tasik Chini. People interested in the book, please contact Herzri via e-mail at ezriadnan@gmail.com and cc: to apifellowships@yahoo.com The price of the pictorial book is US$10 per copy and its proceeds goes to the local community of Tasik Chini.
Nadarajah Manickam(Malaysia Senior Fellow Year 2005-2006)'s new book "Living Pathways: Meditations on sustainable cultures and cosmologies in Asia" was released in January 2014 by Areca Books.
Norhayati Kaprawi (Malaysia Fellow Year 2011 - 2012)'s 45-minute documentary "Ulama Perempuan (Female Ulama)" explores the role of female religious leaders in Indonesian society, and was shown at Malaysia's annual Freedom Film Festival, which was held in Kuala Lumpur from December 7-15, 2013. The annual event screens human rights films made by independent filmmakers, and is organized by Pusat Komas, with support from the Penang and Selangor state governments. This documentary is partly based on her API Fellowship activities in Indonesia.
Ambeth R. Ocampo (Philippines Fellow Year 2010 - 2011) received the Presidential Medal of Merit from President Benigno S. Aquino at a meeting with the Filipino community at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Tokyo on December 12, 2013. Ocampo was recognized for "his writings, through which he popularized Philippine history, art, and culture thus bringing these aspects of our national identity and culture closer to the people."
Zaw Aung (Myanmar Fellow Year 2013 - 2014) launched a book in May 2013 in Burmese titled "Ka Lone Htar Water Reservoir and Social Justice (Dawei Deep Seaport and Special Economic Zone Project)". The book is funded by the Ka Lone Htar Village Development Committee, and distributed throughout Dawei and Yangon.
Toshiyuki Doi (Japan Fellow Year 2011 - 2012) consolidated his knowledge and research findings from his API Fellowship period into an Information Packet entitled "Nature and Our Future : The Mekong Basin and Japan", a product of "Green Mekong Initiative citizens' publication and citizen proposals regarding conservation of Mekong Basin ecosystems making active use of traditional natural resource management". The information packet consists of two parts : 1) briefing papers presenting the Mekong River's environment and natural resources, the impacts of development, people's resource utilization, alternative local initiatives, and experiences in Japan. 2) a collection of videos that depict the natural environment, which is valued by the people living in the Mekong basin and also represents their livelihood. More information : www.mekongwatch.org.
"Encountering Asian New Horizons: Contesting and Negotiating in Fluid Transitions" --- Fellows' sharing and discussions at the 12th Regional Workshop held in Bali, Indonesia.
- Masaaki Ohashi, Professor of Development Studies at Kaisen University and Chair of the Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC).
"What's Goine Wrong with Democracy?" --- A discussion seminar questioned the effectiveness of emerging democracies in Southeast Asia.


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A common saying in dating and relationship communities is that opposites attract. While this saying often refers to the physical qualities that people have, and the propensity for these people to look for those qualities in a mate, there are also other connotations at play. Opposites also attract when it comes to more deep issues in a relationship, and those issues can sometimes be highly beneficial for couples and marriages to have. For more information on the specifics of how opposite personalities can benefit a relationship or marriage, check out the details provided below.
People with opposite personality types typically have certain strengths and weaknesses that are different from one another. In a relationship, these differences can be beneficial. Situations in which one partner can excel when another would fail are more likely to succeed because of the opposite personality types. If one partner is struggling with a certain life issue, the other is likely well equipped to handle it. Couples who share the same strengths and weaknesses are likely to both fail when encountering an issue in life that neither of them is adept at handling.
People who enjoy the same things may be able to find many things in common with each other, but this often means they will stick to these patterns as a couple as well. Couples with opposite personality types are more likely to encourage their partner to seek out and enjoy new life experiences they also enjoy. This encouragement can easily spark new favorite pastimes and life choices that would probably not have happened without the couple wanting different experiences out of their lives.
Two people who think similarly will usually arrive at similar conclusions to a problem, and that conclusion may not always be correct. By approaching issues in different ways, a couple that thinks opposite of each other will have two potential strategies to solving the issue, which expands their decision-making abilities. Simply by thinking in opposing ways, each partner in a marriage may have a separate solution, which increases their chances of making the correct decision to any problem or issue in life.
Marriage partners typically spend a great deal of time with each other. During this time, both partners affect each other's lives in subtle ways, which often causes changes in a person. When two people are alike, they tend to reflect each other since they often feel similarly on most things. However, if two people are radically different, they grow and learn simply by being an intimate part of each other's lives. This is more commonly referred to as "rubbing off on someone," though this effect is often heightened in a marriage.
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