23 Subdivision Lots at Absolute Online Auction | Ford Brothers, Inc.
BIDDING ENDS THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019 – 6:00 P.M.
DIRECTIONS: From Main Street in London, turn onto 16th Street and proceed straight through 4-way stop and under I-75 overpass. Turn right on Water Works Rd and continue 1 mile. Turn left onto Ponderosa, Scarlet, or Aspen Drive. All 3 roads lead to subdivision. Auction signs are posted.
DESCRIPTION: These beautiful lots are located in West Ridge Subdivision and are within minutes of the new hospital, shopping, church, and downtown London, Ky. The lots are approximately ½ acre and city water and underground utilities are available. Don't miss this opportunity to purchase your dream home site at Absolute Auction. Subdivision restrictions apply.
AUCTION TIME:Bidding ends Thursday, April 18, 2019 – 6:00 p.m.
This auction will have EXTEND ONE-EXTEND ALL auction extensions – if any single lot enters extended bidding, all lots will enter extended bidding.
Any dispute between Ford Brothers, Inc, its Agents or Representatives and the Buyer(s) will be tried in a court of jurisdiction in Laurel County, Kentucky. By bidding on the property, buyer agrees to all terms and conditions set forth.
Real Estate Taxes and Closing Cost: All real estate taxes will be prorated for 2019. The purchaser will pay all other closing costs associated with the purchaser's side of the sale, including local and state recording fees and any cost associated with the purchaser's loan.
NEW DATA, CORRECTIONS, AND CHANGES: Please check for updated information prior to scheduled auction time to inspect any changes, corrections, or additions to the property information. Disclaimer & Absence of Warranties: All information contained in this information packet and all related materials are subject to the terms and conditions outlined in the Contract for Sale of Real Estate agreement. The property is being sold on an "AS IS, WHERE IS" basis, and no warranty or representation either expressed or implied, concerning the property is made by the Seller or Ford Brothers, Inc. Agents or Representatives. All sketches and dimensions in the brochure are approximate. Each potential bidder is responsible for conducting his or her own independent inspections, investigations, inquiries, and due diligence concerning the property. The information contained in the brochure and on the website is subject to verification by all parties relying on it. No liability for its accuracy, errors, or omissions is assumed by the Seller, Ford Brothers, Inc., Agents or Representatives. Conduct of the auction and increments of bidding are at the direction and discretion of the Auctioneer. All decisions of Ford Brothers, Inc. are final. Any dispute between Ford Brothers, Inc., its Agents or Representatives and the Buyer(s) will be tried in a court of jurisdiction in Laurel County, Kentucky. By bidding on the property, buyer agrees to all terms and conditions set forth.
For additional information, contact Ford Brothers, Inc. Auctioneers at 1-800-526-1637.
AUCTION TIME: Bidding ends Thursday, April 18, 2019 – 6:00 p.m.
Ford Brothers, Inc. Real Estate Online Auctions are timed events and all bidding will close at specified time. Ford Brothers, Inc. Real Estate Online Auctions also have an auto extend feature. If a bid is placed in the final 5 minutes of an auction, the auction ending will be automatically extended 5 minutes from the time the bid was placed. Example: if an auction scheduled to close at 6:00 receives a bid at 5:59, the close time will automatically extend 6:05.The auto extend feature remains active until no further bids are received within a 5 minute time frame. This auction will have EXTEND ONE-EXTEND ALL auction extensions – if any single lot enters extended bidding, all lots will enter extended bidding.


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Teachers Prepare for Retirement
Jessica Stuewe
Filed under Features, FHS Life, FHS Life
As the end of the year approaches, seniors are getting ready to start a new chapter of their lives, but so are a few teachers. This will be the last year that Mrs. Allison Drury, Mrs. Donna Oehler, Mrs. Valerie Remschel and Captain George Fadok will teach at Fredericksburg High School. All four teachers are saying goodbye to FHS and hello to retirement.
Mrs. Allison Drury has been an English teacher for 34 years; however, not all of them have been at FHS.
"I loved literature and I loved kids," Drury said. "I realized that I enjoyed writing and the manipulation of language. I thought teaching would be a perfect melding of those passions."
After working at Stafford High School, Drury and her husband came to Fredericksburg. At the time, there were no jobs at FHS, but Drury found some connections.
"At the same time we moved, I was named District Teacher of the Year at Stafford High School. I knew the assistant superintendent of Stafford Municipal School District," Drury said. "He happened to be roommates in college with the superintendent of FISD at the time. I think it was a God thing because there was a connection there."
Drury has had many enjoyable experiences as a teacher, but there is one that sticks out as most memorable.
"When I was pregnant with my son, I sat back on a desk," Drury said. "I was probably six to seven months pregnant. I tipped the desk over. The air got sucked out of the room, and I think they all thought I was going to go into labor. The student who picked me up off the floor was Sam Bell. Years later, when he arrived at Open House for his daughter Ja'nay Settles, we reminisced about the incident."
As her time at FHS comes to an end, Drury is excited for the opportunities she'll have during retirement.
"I might go back to school and get a Master's in reading since there are so many students who struggle with dyslexia," Drury said. "I know I'm going to travel. My husband and I would like to see a baseball game in every baseball stadium in the U.S."
Although she is excited about retirement, Drury will miss some aspects of teaching.
"I will miss relationships with students and teachers," Drury said. "I'll also miss the creativity that comes with creating curriculum.
Mrs. Donna Oehler has been teaching for 28 years and has been a teacher at FHS for 24 years.
"I've worked at a lot of different places, but Fredericksburg High School is the best ever," Oehler said. "My favorite memory that I will carry with me for the rest of my life is the students. We have wonderful young adults at FHS."
Oehler was inspired to pursue a teaching career by a teacher she had when she was a student.
"When I was in high school, I had a teacher named Mrs. Banks who taught me so much about life," Oehler said. "I wanted to be just like her. Some of the things I learned from her have made my life so amazing that I wanted to teach my students some of the same life lessons."
Oehler and her husband moved to Fredericksburg in 1994, and she began teaching at FHS a year later.
"A group called 2020 Vision decided that every FHS student should take a parenting class, and I was lucky enough to be hired to teach that class in 1995," Oehler said. "The class is now called Child Development."
Oehler is excited for retirement and has plans for her upcoming free time.
"In my retirement I will spend time with my daughters and grandkids," Oehler said. "It will be nice to be able to travel in the fall when everyone else goes back to school. I've always wanted to do that."
Mrs. Valerie Remschel has been a librarian for six years at FHS. Before she came to FISD, she was a librarian at Nixon-Smiley Middle school.
"Coach Remschel and I moved to Fredericksburg in 2000," Remschel said. "I became the Physical Education/Music teacher at Fredericksburg Primary School until 2005. I then transferred to Fredericksburg Elementary School as the librarian. In 2013 I transferred to Fredericksburg High School and will retire here."
Remschel became a librarian because of her love for seeing children grow.
"I enjoy reading, and I love seeing students develop their love of reading and seeing the benefits of their joy of reading," Remschel said. "It is a lifelong activity. I also enjoy being able to see all students every day."
Remschel has many plans for her retirement, including both work and recreation.
"Retirement will allow me more leisure time to work in my yard and to continue serving as a Director with Pampered Chef, a business I dearly love," Remschel said. "Last but definitely not least, I will have the opportunity to enjoy time with my grandson, one-year-old Nicholas Robert, when the 2019-2020 school year begins."
Remschel has enjoyed her time as a teacher and librarian and will miss several elements of her job.
"I have loved spending time in a wonderful and happy environment but more importantly, enjoying time with beautiful, smart and fun students and staff," Remschel said.
Captain George Fadok has been teaching for nine years, and all of his time has been spent at FHS.
"In 2003-2004, I attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces," Fadok said. "This experience led me to conclude that education was vital to our nation's security, and planted the seed that one day, I would consider education as my next career."
After retiring from the Navy in 2009 and interviewing at two schools without getting hired, Fadok had almost given up on becoming a NJROTC Instructor.
"There aren't many schools and opportunities in the San Antonio area," Fadok said. "I visited the Navy JROTC website to see if any positions were open, and sure enough, Captain Gene Garrett was retiring as the Senior Naval Science Instructor at FHS. I called him the next day to see if the job was still available, and he said I was the first person to call. Mr. Lynn Blackwell, the principal, interviewed me the next week and offered me the job the next day."
Fadok is looking forward to the time he will have in retirement with his family.
"I'll travel more to see my five children and four grandkids, who are literally spread out in the four corners of the U.S.," Fadok said.
Fadok has enjoyed his career as a teacher and will miss everything FHS stands for.
"I will remember my entire nine years at FHS with fondness for all of my students, present and past, all of the teachers, administrators and support staff I've been blessed to work with, and I'll be forever thankful for each day of this experience," Fadok said.
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When it comes to the proper way to write system voltages, first you have to know which voltage you're actually talking about.
From the original source, here's a no-nonsense approach to calculating and executing expert conduit bends.
The groups honored were selected by a panel of judges made up of practicing commercial contractors.
As augmented and virtual reality technologies mature, industrial operations and maintenance applications stand to benefit, including some specific electrical scenarios.
This is how we, as electrical professionals, must change with it.
LED lighting is giving designers and end-users new options for adjusting the color of light to meet their needs.


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Michael Mullowney, a PhD student, dives at Silfra fissure in Iceland, a small crack directly between the North American and Eurasian continental plates. Photo: Siobhan White
Why New Antibiotics Never Come to Market
We're finding new antibiotics, but we can't develop them into drugs.
by David Cox
November 6, 2015, 3:19pm
In the murky depths of Lake Michigan, around 15 feet below the surface, Brian Murphy is examining the various thickets of seaweed and vibrantly coloured sponges clinging to the sides of an old wooden cargo ship.
Clad in scuba gear, with an air tank attached to his back, a casual observer might mistake Murphy for a particularly intrepid archaeologist. But rather than examining the artefacts hidden away among Michigan's estimated 1,500 shipwrecks, Murphy is searching for new antibiotics, an ongoing treasure hunt which has seen him dive to depths of up to 130 feet in some of the most extreme locations on the planet.
"It's a huge gamble," he said. "We look for unique environments, and we just have to hope that the evolutionary pressures driven by the challenges of trying to survive in these conditions will yield microorganisms which can produce new drug leads. But we have no idea what we'll find."
The costs of such ventures, which have taken him across the globe from Thailand to Iceland, can stretch to tens of thousands of dollars. And with this brings pressure. Any organization willing to stump up such money will demand returns on their investment, but nature doesn't always play ball.
"They're happy to sell existing antibiotics, but they're not interested in researching and developing new ones."
New antibiotics are generated naturally over time by bacteria, as weapons in their ongoing chemical warfare against other microbes. Predicting where and when they can be found relies mostly on good fortune and following a hunch. Murphy's hunch is that the bacteria which live on freshwater sponges could be a hive of new chemicals. "We don't know a huge amount about these species," he said. "But the only way to find out if there's anything there is by actually diving down there and carving them off with a knife."
But even if these sponges yield the antibiotics of the future, there are seemingly endless roadblocks that prevent us from actually using them to cure disease.
Murphy, an energetic 34-year-old from the University of Illinois with a thirst for adventure, is part scientist, part explorer. He originally wanted to be a firefighter, before he discovered biology could be just as exciting.
Bioprospecting—the technical term for the quest to find the drugs of the future—can be frustrating, but it's never boring. Sometimes it's even dangerous.
"We try to do really safe dives but it can be tough," he said. "There's been times diving in Vietnam when it's been particularly hazardous. Out there people sometimes just throw stuff overboard without really thinking twice. You end up navigating these shallow waters, with fishing nets sticking out all over the place, and at the same time you're trying to avoid these fields of stinging jellyfish with ten feet long tentacles."
Compared to recent expeditions to the sub-zero waters of the Arctic, the Great Lakes are a considerably less exotic location for medicine hunting. But they may hold the solution to tackling an ancient killer, a disease that has been the scourge of mankind for most of recent human history.
In April, Murphy and his colleagues discovered two new chemicals, called diazaquinomycins H and J, from a bacterium living in the waters of Lake Michigan, just off the coast of Milwaukee. Although the research is still in the earliest stages, they work with surprising potency against even the most multi-drug resistant strains of tuberculosis.
The world may be faced with a situation last seen in the pre-penicillin era when even the most minor infections could prove life-threatening
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that attacks the lungs. It originated in cattle before crossing over into humans around seven thousand years ago due to the increased milk consumption in our diets.
The discovery of antibiotics has kept tuberculosis largely under control for the past century, but the tides are turning with ominous speed. The emergence of new drug-resistant strains killed more than 210,000 worldwide in 2013 alone.
Murphy is investigating whether his new anti-tuberculosis chemicals work in mice that have been infected with the disease. If they continue to be effective in treating tuberculosis, they may prove candidates for an early stage clinical trial.
But this is just the start of a long and drawn out process which may still see them fall by the wayside just like so many promising medical discoveries over the past two decades.
As Murphy was announcing his discovery, a group of scientists, policy makers, and industry representatives had gathered in the university town of Uppsala in Northern Sweden to discuss solutions to a growing global healthcare emergency.
The facts presented were stark and chilling. The antibiotics that have protected us from an array of lethal microbes for more than half a century are rapidly becoming ineffective. And the blame rests entirely at our own door. Rampant, irresponsible overuse of these miracle drugs, to the extent that more than 63,000 tons globally are pumped into livestock production every year, has driven the evolution of a new breed of superbugs. Before long the world may be faced with a situation last seen in the pre-penicillin era when even the most minor infections, such as those resulting from a child's grazed knee, could prove life-threatening, and every operation was fraught with danger.
The annual death toll from bacterial infections is 700,000, according to the O'Neill review on Antimicrobial Resistance, a project commissioned by the British government. But many believe this figure to be a gross underestimate.
"If you have a heart valve that needs to be replaced, but you get a bacterial infection and die of that, your doctors will write down natural causes," said Professor William Fenical at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in San Diego. "So it slips under the radar."
It's estimated that more people will die from bacterial infections than cancer by 2050. The trend was obvious. The conclusion in Uppsala was simple: The world needs to start developing new antibiotics, and fast.
But where will the money come from?
Fenical, the professor at Scripps Institute of Oceanography in San Diego, is one of the original marine biomedicine pioneers. He began investigating the ocean's potential to provide cures for disease in the late 1960s, long before anyone considered it as a science at all. Having spent most of his life living by the Californian coast, he describes himself as a chemist with an inherent curiosity about the ocean.
"We have 36 phyla on planet Earth," he said. "The phyla is the fundamental unit of life. Seventeen of them exist on land, but 34 exist in water. So it makes more sense to look for antibiotics in the oceans, rivers and lakes, as your chances of finding new chemicals are double."
"We've discovered six antibiotics in the recent past. But we have no way to develop them."
In 2013, Fenical made one of the most interesting antibiotic discoveries in recent years off the coast of San Diego. A bacteria living in the sediment on the Pacific Ocean floor was producing a compound called anthracimycin. Fenical soon found it was capable of attacking the bacteria MRSA, a hospital superbug which is notoriously difficult to treat.
But in many ways, discovering antibiotics is the easy bit. Finding someone interested in investing in developing them is a far greater challenge. Two years have gone by since Fenical identified anthracimycin and no one has shown any interest in taking it from the research lab to the clinic.
"We've discovered six antibiotics in the recent past," Fenical said. "Of those, three to four have serious potential as far as we know, including anthracimycin. But we have no way to develop them. There are no companies in the United States that care. They're happy to sell existing antibiotics, but they're not interested in researching and developing new ones."
Deterred by the spiralling costs of drug development, most large pharmaceutical companies abandoned their antibiotic programs by 1995. And little funding is available from the public sector.
Twenty-five years ago, the urgent need to find treatments for HIV became a politically charged battleground. Faced with intense pressure to deliver results, the US National Institute of Infectious Diseases became a center entirely dedicated to virology. This remains the case today, but there are now no national programs aimed at tackling drug-resistant bacteria.
"It's a serious medical emergency in the US and Europe but the behaviour of the politicians doesn't reflect this," Fenical said. "President Obama laid out a program to try and deliver new medicines, but Congress hasn't allocated any money to it."
Fenical's frustrations stem from the fact that developing new antibiotics is in some ways far easier than developing treatments for other diseases such as cancer. In the mid 1990s, he discovered a small jellylike animal, no more than six inches long, attached to the side of an underwater cliff just off the coast of the Philippines. Named Diazona angulata, the sheer fragility of its appearance made scientists wonder how it could possibly survive in the open ocean, but Fenical knew from experience that such soft-bodied creatures have typically evolved hidden chemical weapons for self-defence.
He found that it contained a chemical known as diazonamide A, which could kill colon cancer cells, typically one of the most difficult cancers to treat, even in miniscule amounts. And most promisingly, it used a mechanism of action never seen before. "We had the pharma industry literally standing by," Fenical remembers. "We all thought we were on the verge of developing a whole new set of anti-cancer drugs."
Divers soon returned to Philippine waters, but it would take three years before they found the creature again. Despite their best attempts, they were unable to collect enough species to obtain sufficient amounts of the precious chemical.
It was the second disappointment of the decade for Fenical, who had discovered another potential cancer drug called elutherobin, found in a particular type of soft coral, which appeared to be highly effective against breast cancer. But this time, attempts to convert the finding into a medicine were blocked by conservation laws.
The money… simply isn't there.
"We would have needed many kilograms of these substances in order to produce a drug," he said. "But once again we simply couldn't get enough of the material. No one's going to let you tear up a beautiful coral reef in order to do that."
Producing antibiotics, on the other hand, is far less environmentally invasive. All scientists need is to collect a few cells of the antibiotic-producing bacterium, which can then be cultivated en masse, enabling the production of the chemical on an industrial scale.
Having made a potentially enormous breakthrough in tuberculosis research within just a few months of investigating Lake Michigan, Murphy is keen to sample the rest of the Great Lakes. But with a lack of funding, he's turning to the general public to help him out.
"Before we dive anywhere, we always talk to the local divers to find out about what's out there," he said. "Some of these guys spend more time underwater than on land. So we had the idea, why don't we get them to collect the sponges and specimens growing in these lakes and send them back to us?"
Within just a couple of months, his team has already received around 40 samples ranging from the Hudson River in New York to Lake Huron. Categorizing them all, identifying the bacterial species which lie within, and most importantly the chemical they produce, will take weeks and months. Murphy is indebted to a small army of undergraduates and volunteers which help with this lengthy process. But as tedious as it is, they know the solutions to some of the world's deadliest bacterial infections may lie within.
The problem is that the money to do anything about them simply isn't there.
For any discoveries that Murphy makes, the road ahead is paved with obstacles. Safety testing, animal testing, and then finally, the hope that a drug company and its investors can be persuaded to gamble hundreds of millions on the chemical passing the multiple stages of human clinical trials, before it can be turned into an over-the-counter product.
The odds seem slim, but with the annual global mortality rate from antibiotic resistance predicted to hit 10 million in the next 35 years, scientists remain hopeful that the politicians will come to better agreements on how to finance antibiotic development. The question is, will they get around to doing so before it's too late?
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Q: A new text-mode window in Python I've used Tkinter or wxWidgets for some projects: this opens a new window in graphical mode (GUI) in which you can do what you want.
Can I ask Python to open a new text-mode window (let's say 80x25 terminal), independant from the terminal where I run myscript.py,
in the same way that a Tkinter window is independant from the current terminal where I run myscript.py?
What do I want to achieve? Having a GUI, but in textmode! (this might sound tricky because G in GUI means graphical!)
Does tkInter, wxWidget, pyglet, etc. have a feature to open a text-mode terminal-look GUI? With 80x25 text display?

A: For this you will need to make a seperate script but it works.
Use this code in your launcher script.

from sys import executable
from subprocess import Popen, CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE

Popen([executable, 'myscript.py'], creationflags=CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE)

input('Enter to exit from this launcher script...')

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Product recall is costly not only in terms of lost revenue, wasted materials, and production time but also in terms of brand reputation and brand loyalty. The sooner food safety issues can be addressed and mitigated, the lower the risk of a large-scale recall.
When food safety recalls do occur, it is critical for companies to be able to remove all spoiled or contaminated products from the market as quickly as possible to limit the impact on public health.
Identification solutions for food traceability not only facilitate faster recalls when they occur, but can help prevent recalls by verifying products at every step.
Traceability in food and beverage industries is more important than ever before, which is primarily driven by growing consumer demand for visibility into the origins of their food. Also, allergies and sensitivities to specific ingredients, such as those containing gluten, necessitate proper labeling of packaged food products.
However, as traceability has become even more critical, it has also become much more complicated due to the highly matrixed and global nature of food and beverage supply chains.
A reliable identification application is a foundation for track and trace solutions to ensure that food is safe for consumption and that the source of the ingredients are validated for health- and environmentally-conscious consumers.
Explore the identification solutions below, or contact us to discuss your specific application.
In food packaging, barcodes are embedded with information specific to each product and production run to identify products throughout the supply chain.
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Imager-based barcode readers, like the ABR 3000 from Banner, are capable of decoding the broadest range of 1D and 2D barcodes. Deployed along the packaging line, the ABR 3000 verifies that the barcode printed on each package is present, readable, and correct for each production run.
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With huge shoes across fresh snow - snowshoeing makes you immerge into a fairytale-like winter landscape.
Who needs a chair lift or gondola lift to explore the landscape? Wear a pair of snowshoes and off we go! Snowshoes actually come from the Far North of America. Eskimos used these huge shoes to move along in winter in order not to sink into the snow. Today, however, snowshoeing has become a trendy sport, and those who have once tried this sport know the reason why it is that popular.
Snowshoeing is a special winter experience and enables you to explore the fairytale winter landscape off the beaten tracks and the crowded ski slopes. Due to the fact that the snowshoes prevent you from sinking into the snow and make walking on the surface very easy. The list of possible destinations for snowshoe tours is endless, no matter if you prefer pleasant walks across the forest, or scaling one summit after another.
Of course also a snowshoe tour must be thoroughly planned - for this purpose contact the local ski guides or alpine guides, who will love to give you advice or even guide you. Let's go!


Just because it's summer and we want to look our best, it doesn't mean we should start a fad diet. The problem is we're motivated for a few months and then we put all the weight back on. These kind of crash diets aren't sustainable and sooner or later we'll go back to our bad habits. What's more, we'll feel terrible during summer because we've starved our bodies of what they need! Avoid yo-yo dieting around this time of year. Instead, focus on a few bad habits you want to get rid of.
Snacking on the wrong food is a bad habit most of us have been guilty of. So many snacks are packed full of sugar and salt, which means they're not good for us. Try making your own snacks at home rather than buying them. This is guaranteed to make them healthier, plus you can control the quantities. Homemade granola bars, smoothies, and fruit salads are all good ideas.
It's a good idea to try and ditch your smoking habit before summer too. Summer is all about socializing and being active. Smoking means you'll frequently have to leave restaurants, bars, or cafes to get your fix. It also leaves us feeling breathless when we take part in activities. To make the most of your summer break try and do away with this habit. Vaping is a good way to gradually quit. The lack of smoke makes it a more social habit too. Click here for some more information about vaping and how to save some money.
It's so important to have a good skincare regime in place for the summer months. The warmer weather can be particularly tough on our skin. So if you've neglected your skincare throughout the year, you'll want to ditch this bad habit before summer. The most important thing is to protect your skin from the sun. The sun's UV rays are extremely damaging. Over exposure can lead to a loss of elastin and collagen, which helps keeps our skin smooth and tight. It can even lead, more seriously, to pigmentation, and cancer. Keep your skin protected by incorporating an SPF into your routine. Also, try and opt for a foundation which has SPF in it too. Next, try and tone down your makeup routine. Summer is about letting your natural skin shine through. Some sheer foundation, bronzer, and a touch of mascara should be all you need.


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News from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
UA Little Rock Announces Events to Recognize Diversity Month
Jaisa Hogue
Campus Featured homepage News
To celebrate Diversity Month, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Diversity Council has scheduled a variety of events set to take place throughout the month of March. Presentations will include discussions on a range of topics, research findings, and historical events.
Addressing Microaggressions – Noon, Wednesday, March 3
The Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE) will present this upcoming Lunch and Learn session as an opportunity for faculty to engage in conversations about how to deal with microaggressions in the classroom.
Disability and Diversity – Noon, Thursday, March 4
The director for the UA Little Rock Disability Resource Center, Reed Claiborne, will present a discussion on disability and the things that frame perceptions of disabilities such as legal definitions, media portrayals, historical treatments, and more.
Anti-Blackness, Social Feelings, and Public Policy: 1964-2020 – 6 p.m. Thursday, March 4
UA Little Rock English Department's Cooper Honors Program will present a talk with Dr. Lisa Corrigan, associate professor of communication and director of the Gender Studies program, who will discuss her latest book, "Black Feelings: Race, Affect, and the Long Sixties."
Building Collaborative Relationships to Improve Race Relations – 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 9
A panel of researchers from the Little Rock Congregations Study (LRCS) will discuss findings relevant to race relations from their Fall 2020 survey with 35 community congregations. The panel will consist of UA Little Rock professors Gerald Driskill, Rebecca Glazier, and Kirk Leach. In partnership with the Clinton School of Public Service, the panelists will also present a process of facilitating community dialogues on key issues found within their survey results.
Modern Warriors of World War I: American Indians in the Great War – Noon, Wednesday, March 10
Presented by Erin Fehr, an archivist with the UA Little Rock Sequoyah National Research Center, this event will highlight the sacrifice and bravery of American Indians and Alaska Natives that served in World War I. It will inform audience members about things such as how they used their language to create a code that was never broken by the Germans. The Sequoyah National Research Center created a searchable database to identify all 12,000 American Indians that served in World War I, which can be found online as part of the US World War I Centennial Commission's website.
New Funds for Minority Businesses in Little Rock – 2 p.m. Thursday, March 11
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will present a panel discussion on new funding opportunities available in Little Rock for minority businesses.
We Sing! A Celebration of Women's Heritage – 3 p.m. Sunday, March 14
UA Little Rock Choirs will host a live-streamed performance celebrating Women's Heritage Month, featuring historically informed music performances, poetry reading, a speaker with commentary on notable women of the suffrage movement, and a special musical oratory presentation with Dr. Linda Holzer and Dr. Yslan Hicks.
Putting the Pieces Together: A look at how Universal Design for Learning, Open Educational Resources, and Affordable Learning Content work together to benefit students and faculty – 3 p.m. Monday, March 15 in the Ottenheimer Library
Presented by e-Learning Specialist Hannah Hurdle, will discuss the Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Open Educational Resources (OER), and Affordable Learning Content (ALC) frameworks for inclusive learning.
Entrepreneurship: My Journey into the Unknown – 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 16
Entrepreneurial Education Specialist Pamela Reed, with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, will present a panel discussion featuring minority entrepreneurs.
Connecting & Utilizing Social Media for Each Generation – 1 p.m. Thursday, March 18
Jennifer McDannold, coordinator of student orientation and transitions, will present information about each generation, focusing on social media and marketing tricks as well as best practices for Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z.
"This is Not Who We Are:" Discussing Whiteness, Denial, & Division – 10 a.m. Monday, March 29
Laura Casey, a student success coach with the UA Little Rock Student Retention Initiatives (SRI) team, will host a discussion on the experiences of whiteness and confronting denial. She will be utilizing references such as Ibram Kendi's book "How to Be an Antiracist" in her presentation to unpack what denial mixed with whiteness looks like.
Exploring Our Power and Privilege – 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 30
Sharon Downs, UA Little Rock assistant vice chancellor for student affairs, will present this final event to encourage conversation on the concepts of power and privilege.
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that dreadful moment, 4 years ago, today, that ripped apart what was left of our quaint, quiet world.
My heart doesn't want to anymore, but my brain and my body insist. 12.51, and all the other moments, beginning Sept 4, 2010, are imprinted on my being ~ indelibly. They have leached to my very core. Part of who I am and what I will be, forever.
Four years on and I still stiffen at any unexpected movement in the house, even if it's only the wind, or a shake caused by a truck rumbling on the road. I startle easily. And, then, there are those moments that come, out of the blue, and screech through my head for an intense few seconds, saying, " Is it going to happen again, NOW? Is it, is it? What will I do? What will I do? Will I make it? How will I hold on? Can I hold on? " I am standing again in the bathroom doorway, holding on to frame and fear. Indescribable fear.
Then it's over. I survive, and move on. Slowly. On shaky legs.
I set the table, in some trepidation, with my great-grandmother's china. (Please no shakes, please no shakes.) I remind myself it has survived more than a 100 years. It is chipped, cracked and crazed, but its beauty and value remains.
What would my Bramley ancestor make of these apples in her serving dish?
She has gathered them from an abandoned, earthquake-damaged property in her neighborhood. She calls them gravestone apples. I like that. They are, in a way. The property on which they grow is like a forlorn graveyard.
I eat the apples. I bake them. They are given new life, new form.
Crostata meets Chintz, Felicity, Vermont and Williamsburg at my table.
I bake bread, to share.
I want to feast on life, not fear.
a spoon, a fork, "dig in".
The china used in this post is a metaphor for continuity. The Flow Blue semi porcelain plates which belonged to my maternal great-grandmother were produced about 1912. The pattern is Vermont. They were made in England by Burgess and Leigh. The small blue plates, which I purchased just prior to the earthquakes, are also Burgess and Leigh. They are made in the same way and in the same factory as the Vermont china was all those years ago. One pattern is Felicity, the other is Chintz. Felicity is a small, delicate flower pattern reminiscent of elder flowers in a gentle pale blue originating from the 1930s. Burgess Chintz is a delicate blue chintz pattern dating from the early 1900s, derived from the wild geranium. How any of this china survived the shaking, I will never know.
This entry was posted in Art, Baking, Domestic, Flowers, Fruit, Memories and tagged 12.51pm, apples, Bramley, Burgess and Leigh, Burgess Chintz, Christchurch, Community Plate, Earthbornliving, earthquakes, embroidery, Felicity, Flow Blue China, Gravenstein, Ina Garten, Irish soda bread, Kerry, Love those "hands at home", Rachel Allen, spoon keeper, Vermont, Victoria and Beale, vintage linen on February 22, 2015 by Gallivanta.
requires a willingness to 'go the distance'.
The Cape Gooseberry has travelled, over the centuries, from the wilds of the Andes to colonize the world.
requires stickability and a willingness to adapt to whatever life throws at you.
Longevity needs a thin skin that understands, and responds to, the changing of the seasons.
Longevity needs companionship, creativity, determination, and careful crafting.
( and a never-mind attitude to the all-important gritty bits that hitch a ride ).
Happy Anniversary, Mum and Dad, celebrating 67 years together, this February. Longevity, it's a long road. 😉 Travel well.
Longevity is a long road ( and a long row to hoe ).
This entry was posted in Art, Domestic, Flowers, Gallivanting and tagged anniversaries, Cape Gooseberry, Incredible Edibles, long road to hoe, long row to hoe, longevity, marigold, Mary Delany, nasturtium, paper collage, physalis, wedding anniversary on February 12, 2015 by Gallivanta.
February 2nd ~ Groundhog Day, Candlemas, Imbolc, First Fruits, Lean Time, Te Waru, Lammas, Lugnasad ~ by whatever name we know it, the underpinning story is the same. The earth is sifting seasons. Do you hear its trickled lilt? What does it sing to you?
This post was inspired by Juliet Batten's book Celebrating the Southern Seasons ~ Rituals for Aotearoa, and Earthbornliving's blog, Nona Hora, the Ninth Hour.
The Star-God is Rehua (Antares). Te Waru is the eighth month of the Maori calendar. For more information on our southern seasons, read Juliet's beautiful post on Lugnasad here.
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i-REAL is a single-person concept vehicle that explores the possibilities of personal mobility, and is the latest in a succession of models that include the PM, i-unit, and i-swing. The "REAL" portion of the name represents the pursuit to convert advanced R&D into an actual vehicle.
It is a three-wheeled vehicle, with two wheels in the front and one in the back. Used in a pedestrian area, the wheelbase shortens and its small size allows it to blend in with foot traffic. Used alongside other vehicles, the wheelbase lengthens to give it stability of movement. The front wheels move independently and it employs the Active Lean system for vertical movement. Simply manipulating the control lever produces optimum movement and high performance. In addition, considerable thought has been put into its actual use. It is made with soft materials and equipped with internal sensors to alert the driver when approaching pedestrians, and it is equipped with safety functions to effectively alert other vehicles of its presence when operated on the road.
The 1/X is a concept car that redefines a car's basic structure and manufacturing process to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions and consumption of resources. The vehicle−with a design that aims to harmoniously coexist with people and society−places emphasis on safety and the environment.
The weight of the four-passenger vehicle has been reduced to not much over 400kg, or approximately 1/3 that of equivalent vehicles by employing carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP), which is also used in airplanes, in the body material. Toyota believes a slimmed down body will become one of the key points in automobile production in the future.
The powertrain combines an engine and electric motor, realizing a plug-in hybrid powertrain that can be recharged from an external power source. Along with the successfully reduced body weight, the engine displacement is 500cc, 1/3 that of the Prius, and although that is smaller than even current mini-vehicles, it is able to achieve acceleration comparable to that of the current Prius.


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Weakening of NEPA Could Threaten Existence of Wild Horses and Burros
January 14, 2020 Associate Editor	Leave a comment
Many of you may have seen the President's press conference January 9th and wondered what impact, if any, watering down the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) may have on the future of our wild horses and burros. It's a valid question, and the answer is troubling.
Weakening protections for our public lands makes the land and the many species of wildlife that make their homes there more vulnerable, most especially our wild horses and burros. These American icons are the only species to be defined by the land upon which they live. If the land is less protected, so are our beloved wild herds.
Ironically (and appropriately), NEPA itself requires a public comment period on these proposed changes. We will be calling upon you soon to lend your voice in support of our wild lands and wildlife!
Click here to read our Press Release and one TCF Board Member's take on what the proposed NEPA changes could potentially mean.
Dana Zarrello
The Cloud Foundation
107 South 7th St
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Ride Along with Ginger and Flint as They Take a Look Back at 2019 and What's to Come in 2020
Much has transpired for our wild horses and burros in 2019. They faced new and varied attacks, some coming from organizations we thought were friends of these magnificent animals. Through it all, you've stuck with us and supported our work to keep our wild mustangs and burros in the wild where they belong. No matter how many times we say it, it bears repeating: we couldn't do that essential work without you.
But there were many bright spots in 2019 too!
We invite you to ride along with Ginger and Flint as she discusses all of it.
As ever, we thank you for all that you do to keep our wild ones wild and free.
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Cloud Foundation Political Update: BLM Seeks Single-Dose Sterilization Shot
December 27, 2019 Associate Editor	Leave a comment
The Cloud Foundation recently responded to a BLM Preliminary Environmental Assessment (PEA) which proposes an experiment on formerly wild mares in order to test the efficacy and longevity of a new injectable fertility control vaccine, called the Oocyte Growth Factor (OGF) vaccine.
BLM's stated goal is to develop an injectable that would provide permanent infertility (sterility) with a single dose.
While The Cloud Foundation does not object to a fertility control vaccine with longer-term efficacy (several years with a single dose) we do have strong and valid concerns about BLM plans to sterilize wild mares and jennies. With regards to the OGF vaccine, we see the following problems:
The way this vaccine renders a mare infertile is that it affects the ovaries, disrupting ovulation and therefore hormone production.
Disrupted hormones affect natural social behaviors – behaviors that make up the fabric of wild horse society. Most wild horse advocacy organizations oppose gelding for the same reason – it destroys natural hormone production and thus negatively impacts natural wild equid behaviors.
The potential use or overuse of a permanent sterility vaccine in the hands of BLM without sufficient oversight.
The fact that the majority of our western wild herds are already managed at "Appropriate Management Levels" (AML) that are below the minimum threshold for genetic viability. Sterilizing individuals and further reducing genetic variation could lead to irreversible harm.
You can read our full comments and explanation for the above concerns, as well as our suggestions regarding this proposed study, by clicking here.
Thank you for your support and interest. We appreciate the fact that you care about the health of our herds and how BLM manages them.
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Cloud Foundation Political Update: FY 2020 Budget Passes Senate, President Expected to Sign
The US Senate has finished the House business by voting on the Fiscal Year 2020 spending bill, sending it to the President for his signature.
What does this mean for our wild herds?
While we held onto a strand of hope that the spending bill wouldn't pass, our sources indicated that it would, and now we know it has. This bill included the additional $21 million allocated to BLM for the Wild Horse and Burro Program.
The Cloud Foundation's concern is that all or most of the funds will be spent on perpetuating the broken system of violent helicopter roundups that destroy wild horse families; traumatize, injure, and sometimes kill horses; and sentence them to life in a pen unless adopted.
Tens of thousands of our wild horses and burros could be removed over the next 10 years. But we're not giving up, and we will need you in this fight with us.
Here's what you need to know:
The additional $21 million is not available to BLM right away, and not without strings attached.
BLM needs to submit a "comprehensive and detailed plan for an aggressive and non-lethal population control strategy."
Congress emphasized that BLM must adhere strictly to the Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program.
The BLM plan must be focused on treatment and retreatment of animals on the range, and on minimizing future removals.
While Congress seems to be willing to provide some amount of oversight for BLM, it will be up to advocates everywhere to hold the agency accountable. In 2020, we will be calling you to action – our horses and burros need your help, your action, and your voice, now more than ever.
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We're In; Are You?
November 9, 2019 Associate Editor	Leave a comment
It was difficult to keep my mouth shut as a first-time attendee at last week's BLM Advisory Board meeting in Washington, D.C. Thankfully, Ginger was there to hold me in my seat during the usual 'party line' rhetoric.
We heard that our "wild horses are overpopulated and starving," that "PZP doesn't work," and perhaps the crowning jewel of ignorance and anti-democratic sentiment came from Acting BLM Director Pendley, as he referred to the required NEPA process as a "terrible burden" (a process which allows the public to have a voice in governmental actions, and requires that environmental impacts be assessed). Sadly, I believe he was sincere when he made that statement.
With this comment, Pendley displayed his gross disregard for the democratic process and the preservation of America's cultural and natural resources. After observing the new Advisory Board in D.C., it was painfully obvious they're toeing the party line.
It is clear the Department of the Interior is stacking the deck, and in such an overt way that it could come back to bite them in the long run.
They sent a clear message with their highly unusual move not to reappoint Ginger Kathrens, a board member more than willing to serve a second term. Their message was: we do not entertain opposition, and the "humane advocate" role is only a nominal title.
We have only to look at Ginger's replacement on the Advisory Board to see the truth of this. She has some domestic equestrian experience, but has no evident experience with wild horses and burros at all, according to her own BLM bio. Compared with Ginger's more than 25 years of observing and documenting these animals in their natural environment, we can draw no other conclusion than that they don't want real advocates with real experience voicing real facts about what's happening on the range.
As you know, The Cloud Foundation has always prided itself as being a voice of reason, not reaction. And yet, we must concede the writing is on the wall this time.
Our wild herds face an unprecedented attack and a smear campaign that was highly organized by people spouting livestock lobby rhetoric – from the old "non-native" nonsense to the claim that wild horses are overrunning our western rangelands (laughable when they only exist on 12% of BLM lands to begin with).
Make no mistake, this is a marketing campaign with one objective: to sell Congress and the persuadable public a story, one that vilifies our horses and romanticizes the tiny percentage of mom-and-pop livestock permittees, while deliberately obscuring the damage to public lands from livestock grazing and energy development.
Sadly, two of the nation's largest domestic animal welfare groups – ASPCA and HSUS – along with a once-respected wild horse sanctuary – Return to Freedom – have fallen prey to this anti-wild horse PR campaign. They have joined with a coalition of private livestock interests to launch a "plan" whereby 130,000 wild horses and burros could be removed from our public lands in the next 10 years and warehoused at taxpayer expense – a cost of "5 billion dollars over 15 years," according to Acting BLM Director Pendley.
Is there a more sinister objective lurking behind the scenes? Our wild horses and burros are the only wildlife species that is defined by the land on which they live. The 1971 Act protected them "where presently found" – remove them from the land, and the land could be vulnerable. In a political climate where the Acting Director of the Bureau of Land Management doesn't even believe federal public lands should exist – well, the danger is clear, and it is present.
Now is the time to act. Now is the time to speak up.
While in D.C., Ginger and I, along with other advocates, spent days meeting with Congressional and Senatorial staff members – the real people on the ground who wanted to know what the real issues are.
What we heard time and again was encouraging:
1) Your letters, your emails, and most of all, your calls DO matter! So many times, we heard that "whenever wild horse issues come up our phones are ringing off the hook" – they said THIS more than anything made them sit up and pay attention. So NEVER feel that your efforts are in vain. Your voices are heard. You ARE making a difference.
2) "They don't have a plan." The staffers we spoke with are understanding the message – they've been given bogus information. They no longer trust BLM or the lobbyists from ASPCA and HSUS pushing the misguided idea for massive removals. They are seeing through the fake news that wild horses are overpopulated. One conservative congressman's aid threw up his hands and exclaimed, "They're asking for millions of dollars and they don't even have a plan!"
Things often look darkest before the dawn, so this is not the time to give up. This is the time to raise our flags, mount our metaphorical steeds, and charge.
The Cloud Foundation will be hard at work with other advocates and organizations in the days ahead. We're educating the people who matter and we're offering alternative solutions.
We need your help! No matter who you are or where you live, your voice can make a difference. Call the offices of your legislators today. Find their phone numbers here: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials.
Let them know you want America's – YOUR – wild horses protected from mass roundups and surgical sterilization.
Tell them it's unacceptable to commit billions of YOUR tax dollars to a failed system that does not work.
We always urge you to call, as this action makes the biggest impact.
But here's another option, an amazing organization that gets your voice heard: they're called the Herd on the Hill (we have to smile at the 'herd' pun!). They will hand-deliver your letters or other materials to your representatives, help you schedule calls with relevant staff, or even set up in-person meetings if you're in the D.C. area.
Whatever you choose to do, we urge you NOT to remain silent. We need every voice in this fight to combat the misinformation out there. We need to let government know we care. We need to take back the power of our representative republic. This government of the people, by the people, for the people needs to serve the people once again.
And the people – 80% of them – want America's wild horses protected, living wild and free as symbols of the spirit of this nation.
Find your senators here: https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm.
Find your member of congress here: https://www.house.gov/representatives.
Dana Zarrello, Deputy Director
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Stop BLM Plan for Ovariectomy
October 18, 2019 Associate Editor	Leave a comment
Photo credit: Ginger Kathrens, Sandwash Basin.
Despite three successful lawsuits stopping this procedure, two universities pulling out, and enormous public outcry, BLM still plans on moving forward with its plans to rip the ovaries out of mares.
Please stand with us to tell BLM "NO!" Send the linked sign-on letter to your veterinarian. Most have an email address listed on their website. The more signatures we have, the more influence.
No caring person wants to see these mares go through this torturous procedure with little in the way of aftercare. Together, we can tell BLM that scores of licensed veterinarians do NOT endorse this cruel procedure.
CLICK HERE, copy the link into an email, and send to your veterinarian. We've provided sample text for your email below to make it as easy as possible for you.
We have 47 signatures already; our goal is to have 100 by Oct. 25th. We will then present it to the BLM Advisory Board in Washington, D.C. On October 30th.
Thank you for your efforts to save our wild horses and burros from human cruelty.
You can read more about "The Case against Ovariectomy" here.
For details of the latest on-going legal action, click here.
Sample Text:
Dear Dr. XX,
I'm a client of your practice; you might remember my pets (insert names here). I'm also an advocate for America's wild horses and burros.
You might not be aware, but the Bureau of Land Management is preparing to perform a sterilization procedure on wild mares, with the intent of eventually taking it into the field. Many reputable equine veterinarians advise strongly against this procedure due to the non-sterile environment, risk of infection, colic, and even evisceration.
I'm asking you to please take a moment to read the letter linked HERE and add your name to the long list of veterinarians who opposed this procedure.
(Your Name)
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Thanks to many generous supporters, the Freedom Family is home at last. It was a huge undertaking from start to finish, but we made it. And all 11 of our rescues are now safely roaming their new pastures.
Now the next phase of the project begins. The Freedom Family needs some time to settle in. And we need some time to plan, create and implement what we hope will be an incredible new project. Keep your eyes open for more news on that in the coming months.
We could never have done this without the support of wild horse lovers everywhere, and we're so grateful. If you'd like to see their journey in photos, please click here; we hope you enjoy.
Thank you for all that you do to support our wild horses and burros on and off the range.
US Senate Sells Out Wild Horses and Burros
September 27, 2019 Associate Editor	Leave a comment
Senate Committee Funds Cattlemen's Mass Mustang Roundup & Incarceration to Tune of $35 Million
WASHINGTON, DC (September 26, 2019) — The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a Fiscal Year 2020 spending bill that includes a shocking $35 million in funding to implement a potentially catastrophic mass mustang roundup proposal promoted by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the so-called "American Mustang Foundation," and other agribusiness lobbying groups and, shockingly, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the ASPCA, and Return to Freedom, a sanctuary.
The proposal, misleadingly dubbed a "Path Forward for Wild Horse and Burro Management," will accelerate the removal (by helicopter roundup) of wild mustangs from public lands and allow for inhumane management methods, such as cruel surgeries to sterilize wild mares by ripping out their ovaries. Although billed as a "non-lethal plan," the proposal is a poorly disguised path to slaughter. It could increase the number of horses to 150,000 maintained in captivity at taxpayer expense with no guarantee of funding for their long-term care.
"We might as well call this what it is: 'The Path Backward' or 'The Path to Extinction,' since they're reducing wild horses to the number that existed in 1971," stated Ginger Kathrens, Director of The Cloud Foundation. "That extinction-level number is what caused Congress to unanimously pass the Wild Horse and Burro Act. This 'plan' will rip tens of thousands of horses and burros from their dedicated land and their families at catastrophic cost to the American taxpayer… billions of dollars spent to incarcerate them in cramped corrals for the rest of their lives, except for the few that are adopted. Why? So private livestock interests (subsidized by the BLM through your tax dollars) can run cattle on public lands. It's time for the American people to stand up and say, 'No more. Not with my tax dollars. There are better programs to spend these billions of dollars on than this.'"
"The misguided proposal is a road to destruction for America's wild free-roaming horse and burro herds," said Suzanne Roy, Executive Director of the American Wild Horse Campaign. "It's a sweeping betrayal of America's wild herds by the nation's largest animal welfare groups. This is a $35 million-dollar giveaway to the commercial livestock industry, which covets the public lands where wild horses roam. We're shocked that the Senate has appropriated taxpayer funds to perpetuate a failed system of roundup wand removal when humane fiscally responsible solutions are available."
"This scheme is the biggest threat to wild horses and burros in the West in decades, and the American taxpayer is going to finance the whole shebang," said Marty Irby, executive director at Animal Wellness Action and a lifelong horseman. "If this ghastly plan is implemented, we'll see massive round-ups, swelling captive wild horse populations, and jubilation from cattlemen's associations that secured political cover from the Humane Society of the U.S., Humane Society Legislative Fund, and ASPCA for their long-time aspiration to secure a government-funded wild horse depopulation program."
The BLM currently spends 73% of its budget to roundup and remove horses from the public lands and deal with them once removed; zero percent of the budget is spent to implement humane management of horses on the range with birth control. Nothing in the Senate bill would prevent the BLM from spending the entire $35 million to round up and warehouse wild horses and continue the "business as usual" practices that the National Academy of Science called "expensive and unproductive for the BLM and the public it serves." The BLM could also use the funds to implement gruesome sterilization surgeries on wild mares in which their ovaries are ripped out in an archaic procedure used in the livestock industry.
Key components of the "controversial and dangerous" cattlemen's proposal include:
Unprecedented mass wild horse and burro roundups removals from public lands 130,000 wild horses and burros (more than exist today in the wild) targeted for removal over 10 years.
Reduction of wild herds to 27,000 animals — the number that existed in 1971 when Congress passed a law to protect the West's iconic wild horses and burros because they were "fast disappearing from the American scene."
Use of "fertility control" of 90% of the horses and burros who remain on the range. The language would allow for surgical sterilization of wild horses via invasive methods such as "ovariectomy via colpotomy" surgery on wild mares. The BLM is currently pursuing this method despite the National Academy of Sciences' warning that the procedure is "inadvisable for field application" due to the risk of bleeding and infection.
Near tripling of the population of wild horses incarcerated at taxpayer expense, with no long-term guarantee of funding to ensure their safety.
Unprecedented manipulation of wild herds through sex ratio skewing to achieve populations comprised as 70% stallions and 30% mares, which will cause extreme social disruption and aggression on the range.
Humane solutions preferred by TCF, AWHC, and AWA include:
Adjusting the BLM's current population limits (AMLs) to allow larger, more viable wild horse and burro herds and fairer resource allocation on designated public lands habitat.
Prioritizing PZP fertility control over roundups and not waiting until AML is reached before beginning fertility control programs.
Funding better management and stewardship of the range via projects like water restoration/development that allow horses to better utilize habitat and remain in the wild.
Livestock grazing buyouts/retirement in wild horse areas. (Just 17% of BLM land grazed by livestock is also occupied by wild horses and burros.)
Protecting predators like mountain lions, which can and do help naturally control wild horse and burro populations when they are not eliminated by hunting and the federal predator damage control program, which kills wildlife for the benefit of the agricultural industry.
Read TCF's detailed assessment of this misguided "plan" HERE.
Just Days Left in Cloud Foundation's Freedom Family Fundraising Campaign
September 5, 2019 Associate Editor	Leave a comment
There are just days left in our Freedom Family fundraising campaign and we are SO close to meeting our goal! Ginger and the TCF volunteer team are already in Montana getting the family ready for the long haul to Colorado.
Through supporter donations we've raised over $15,000 to support these beautiful rescued Pryor Mountain mustangs and bring them to their new home. Our goal of $20,000 should help us to cover all the basic costs of the move, from brand inspection, to health certificates, to the hauling itself.
Help us build a bright new future for these horses by donating today! You'll receive a beautiful 5×7 photograph "Thank You" signed by Ginger Kathrens, founder of The Cloud Foundation.
More than that, you'll be participating in the start of something new and magnificent, something we've never done before… creating the opportunity for people to experience a wild horse family, learn from them, and fall in love. Let's do something great, together!
Cloud Foundation Calls for Hearings on Dangerous New BLM Management Plan
June 20, 2019 Associate Editor	Leave a comment
(June 11, 2019) Last week, The Cloud Foundation (TCF), a Colorado-based nonprofit organization, sent a letter to the Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee (Click here for letter), voicing opposition to a dangerous and ill-conceived management plan that could result in the roundup of over 50,000 horses. The letter calls on the Committee's Chairman, Rep. Raul Grijalva, to hold hearings regarding the failure of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to effectively manage the Wild Horse and Burro program. The Colorado nonprofit also urges the committee to provide oversight and benchmark requirements for a BLM pilot program, embedded in the fiscal year 2020 appropriations bill.
The legislation, as passed by the House Appropriations Committee on May 22, 2019 and headed to the House floor this week, "lacks safeguards, assurances, and oversight," said Ginger Kathrens, Director of The Cloud Foundation. (Click here for legislative text and report language.)
"We believe the appropriations language gives the agency far too much latitude on issues where there is disagreement between BLM and the wild horse and burro community. The Cloud Foundation recommends that this pilot program be developed with the oversight and guidance of the House Natural Resources Committee and that the committee initiate a series of hearings to oversee the development of a sound and balanced management plan that holds BLM accountable for implementing humane, reversible fertility control programs."
The management plan, submitted to Congress earlier this year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) et al. would double the number of horses in off-range holding at enormous cost to the American tax-payer. "While perhaps seen as a compromise, these groups are bargaining with the lives and potential deaths of 50,000 horses," says TCF Director of Communications, Lisa Friday. "Unless funds are allocated to support those horses in holding for the rest of their natural lives, it is not hard to imagine that slaughter will be their eventual fate."
TCF has advocated for wild horses and burros since its inception in 2005, and Kathrens has documented these animals in the wild for over 25 years.
"BLM never wanted the job of managing a wildlife species, particularly one that competes with one of their major clients, the livestock industry," Kathrens states. "We cannot trust that BLM will implement reversible fertility control if we simply ask nicely, as called for in this plan. BLM must spend the money where it is allocated – and we must allocate the majority of funds to humane, reversible on-range management. We believe one way to hold BLM to account is to build oversight into any pilot program."
Click HERE for TCF's full response to new "multi-stakeholder" management plan.
Click HERE for the Unified Statement, a plan for humane management of America's Wild Horses and Burros signed by over 100 wild horse and animal advocacy groups.
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Whether storage facilities alter hba1c values?
Malligai, E., Divya Sri, L.R., Murugavel, S.K. and Manikandan, N.
Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) has been recognized as a diagnostic marker for diabetes mellitus by the ADA in 2013. Accuracy is extremely important to diagnose the disease. In case of HbA1c measurements, accuracy may be affected by various factors like transportation, storing facility and temperature alterations etc. Therefore, we designed this study to find out whether temperature and storage timings alter HbA1c results. Aım: The aim of the study was to find the comparison of HbA1c levels at different time intervals and storage temperatures. Materıals and Methodology: Paired Samples were collected from subjects attending master health check-up program irrespective of their diabetic status. In the first step, samples were processed immediately and the values were noted down. Then the first set was stored at 24oC and re -estimated after 8 hours and 16 hours. The second set was kept at 4oC and estimated after 8 hours and 16 hours. 18 samples alone from second set (4oC) were measured at 30 hours. All the samples were measured using BIO-RAD D10 machine based on HPLC ion exchange chromatography. Results and Conclusıon: Statistical analyses were done using Paired student t test and Pearson correlation coefficient in SPSS software version 21. Linear regression analysis was used to visually represent the difference. Our study did not show any major difference in HbA1c values irrespective of temperature and duration of the storage.


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What administrators can learn from efficient colonial system
By Mohamed Guleid | July 6th 2021
Police recruits receiving instructions during driving school lessons from colonial police in Nairobi, November 1955. [File]
When Kenya became independent in 1963, the new republic inherited several administrative systems that were useful in helping the government govern with ease.
The provincial administration became a tool for not only providing government services to the population, but also the closest the government could get to the people. Unfortunately, the initial regimes used the DCs and DOs to suppress dissent. In the first two decades, these administrators were semi-gods who were feared.
They had power to hire and fire. Many of the first generation DCs also amassed wealth and later became powerful politicians. Over the years, the core roles of the DCs became diluted because they ended up becoming tools for the central government to consolidate power and rule with an iron fist. The district heads could decide to punish anyone as they deemed fit.
During the colonial period, the DCs performed many tasks and supervised an efficient civil service. The National Archives has a record of what they did. Every year, the DCs were expected to provide annual returns which captured everything and anything imaginable. Using a common template, they collected data that gave a full picture of what transpired in the district. From registration of population numbers to the number of commodities sold in the district. Any development planned was based on the data provided.
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A glimpse of Isiolo DC's annual returns between 1929 and 1940 would make the current administrators or county governments jealous. The DCs consistently gave transparent information on the revenue collected and how it was used. There was no centralised treasury and therefore most taxes collected locally were also used at the local level. They had a mechanism for collecting taxes, which was at times punitive. Data from the health facilities is most amazing. The administration listed the most frequently occurring illnesses, and the deployment of experts was informed by this data.
Seeing the raw information was enough to show that the government had an easy time deciding what to procure. The maintenance of roads was also informed by demand. The frequency of traffic, both human and goods, was used to gauge when or how often the roads were to be maintained or new ones constructed. The colonial administrators also would close some roads during the rainy season to avoid people getting stuck. Also by gazette notice, these roads were closed for maintenance for three months.
The most interesting activity was the tasking of chiefs or headmen as they were called to undertake population census. In one of the reports, the Isiolo DC was surprised by the drastic increase in the number of urban Somali, also called alien Somali. In his yearly report for 1934, he said he could not understand the cause of their sudden increase in Isiolo towns.
The most comical part was the annual evaluation of headmen's performance. Out of the eight chiefs, the DC sacked one and gave unqualified status to two others. He declared the rest useless.
My intention of writing this boring narrative is to compare the level of service delivery between the colonial administration and our current administrators, including the county governments. I believe if we maintained the colonial model, we would be getting better services.
-Mr Guleid is CEO, Frontier Counties Development Council. [email protected]
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Ah yes, the big question with the ever-changing answer. These days, I find myself DYING to play the role of Albus Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I've always leaned more towards musicals. However, after seeing it on the West End this summer, I'm OBSESSED. Harry Potter is, by far, my absolute favorite series and it always has been. While most mothers would read Dr. Seuss to their children before bed, my mother would read me the chronicles of the boy who lived.
Some say my Miranda Sings impression is pretty spot-on!
My first "big" performance opportunity was when I played Roger in a production of "101 Dalmatians: Kids". It sounds like nothing, but it was big to me. It was the first time I'd ever stepped on stage, but it was probably the most meaningful moment in my life. I had the overwhelming feeling that this is what I was meant to do with my life.
My go-to outfit is a canary yellow button up with the sleeves rolled up, navy blue slacks, a nice woven brown belt, and brown shoes. I usually go to this outfit because I feel that the colors go well, it looks professional but a bit more casual, and most importantly, it's comfortable!
The Muses from Hercules. All of them. At the same time.
Miller and Ben Triple-Threat Taps
Usually, I like to shower. They typically don't like it if you look and smell like a bridge troll.
I recently graduated with a BA in Musical Theatre from The University of Alabama. I absolutely loved my time there. I truly felt that my professor not only taught me the information I needed for success, but the discipline that it takes to make it in this business. The program is truly a hidden gem and it's growing exponentially.
The Color Purple. Hands down. It's incredible. The music is AMAZING. The story is so human and timeless. I weep like an infant every time I see or hear it.
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child because it's friggin' magical.
Harry Potter. I feel like I'm starting to sound like that old YouTube video with the puppets.
One artist I really admire is one of my dance teachers from college, Cornelius Carter. In class, he used to make us keep a journal. Every day, before we started dancing in class, we would talk about life and the profession and make notes in our journal. I used to write down things he said in that class and I cannot express the impact a lot of his words had on me. I still often look back on those notes when I'm feeling uninspired or stressed. For Professor Carter, it's not just about the technique and talent, it's about heart and artistry. The things we discussed in that class are priceless and I would not trade that experience.
For sure it's Ariana Grande. I think she's just absolutely fabulous.
Water, a good pair of tweezers, and Candy Crush.
For me, I think it's nerves. I have the worst audition anxiety. No matter how prepared I am, I still get the worst jitters. I could be singing "Happy Birthday" in the room and still be a wreck before I walk in.
Everything to me.
My website is still under construction!
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Daniel Bice: Chris Larson apologizes for 'offensive' dig at Lena Taylor
Daniel Bice
State Sen. Chris Larson says he's sorry.
Larson, a candidate for Milwaukee County executive, came under fire this week for a startling gibe he directed at one of his political foes, state Sen. Lena Taylor.
No Quarter reported that Larson suggested that Taylor was unstable by asking her on the way to the Senate floor on March 15, "Did you take your meds today?" Larson, a Milwaukee Democrat, also implied during the fiery back-and-forth that Taylor, another Milwaukee Dem, would soon be out of a job at the statehouse.
In a statement released Thursday night, Larson said he had crossed the line.
"Last week, there was a brief but heated exchange between me and Senator Lena Taylor. In the course of the conversation, I said some things that I shouldn't have and I regret that," Larson said.
"Since then, I have spoken with Senator Taylor and offered my sincere apology. She was gracious enough to accept and we both agreed that we should put this behind us and focus on what is most important: serving our community."
Larson also offered an apology to "members of the mental health community."
A spokesman for Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said Larson reversed course only after he was called out. Abele and Larson square off in the April 5 general election.
"Senator Larson has had 10 days to own his demeaning comments and apologize for them," said Tia Torhorst, campaign manager for Abele. "It speaks volumes about his character and his judgment that he only did so after he got negative attention from the press."
Word of the spat between Larson and Taylor -- longtime political rivals -- trickled out to social media, prompting several individuals, led by former Ald. Michael McGee Jr., to confront Larson and his campaign manager.
Taylor declined to discuss specifics but released a statement to the Journal Sentinel accusing Larson of making "offensive comments."
In response, Larson initially brushed aside repeated questions about the squabble, labeling it a "private conversation" and refusing to apologize. Then, he issued a lengthy statement in which he accused Taylor of starting the fracas by yelling at him, though he wasn't specific about what was said. He said he repeatedly attempted to meet with her but added that Taylor "has remained unavailable."
Also, Larson said the incident was being used as a "political distraction" in the county exec's race.
All that changed after the matter garned attention in the local media.
"As a leader, I try to take responsibility for the mistakes I made, learn from them, and do better moving forward," Larson said in his statement.
Larson narrowly edged Abele in the four-way primary contest last month despite being heavily outspent. The financial discrepancy between Abele, a multimillionaire funding his campaign, and Larson has continued into the general election.


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84% of working-age disabled Jordanians are unemployed — NGO
AMMAN — In Jordan, around 84 percent of persons with disabilities of working age are unemployed, reported a position paper issued by the Workers' House, carried by Al-Mamlaka TV.اضافة اعلان
The paper was issued on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which Jordan celebrated alongside other countries on Saturday.
Jordanians with disabilities account for 11.2 percent of the total population older than five years old. According to the paper, only 24 percent of working age (15 and over) are economically active, meaning they are employed or looking for work.
The paper noted the challenges persons with disability face, namely the lack of responsiveness of public and private institutions to employment requirements of persons with disabilities, the lack of accessible and accommodating infrastructure, and the exclusion of persons with disabilities from work or training because of their disabilities.
For persons with disabilities in Jordan, employment and integration into the workforce, in both the private and public sectors, is considered a primary challenge, and attempts to realize such integration remain inadequate, the paper said.
While the Kingdom has placed legislative provisions guaranteeing and regulating the right to work for persons with disabilities, notably Article 6 of the Constitution, and it also ratified various key international conventions related to this right, including the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the International Labor Organization's Convention No. 159 concerning Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment for Persons with Disabilities, more efforts are required, the paper said.
It called for the enforcement of the provisions of the Jordanian Labor Law and the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, highlighting the obligation of public and private sector entities to employ persons with disabilities as required by law.
Article 25 of the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities requires governmental and non-governmental bodies employing no fewer than 25 and no more than 50 workers to hire at least one person with a disability among its staff, the paper specified. If the number of employees exceeds 50, the entity must allocate up to 4 percent of its vacancies to persons with disabilities, as determined by the Ministry of Labor.
The Workers' House is a non-profit non-governmental organization in Jordan that seeks to improve working conditions in direct cooperation with workers, employers, the government, civil society organizations, and international organizations.


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