Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet seven remarkable pairs of young people and law enforcement officials being honored by Vice President Biden, Attorney General Lynch and Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett as Champions of Change for their work in building trust and improving public safety in their communities.
The Champions of Change we honored at the White House this week are a testament to what can happen when youth and police assume the best in each other and respect one another as individuals. Among this group was a police officer and skateboarder who together launched a community skate park in Apex, North Carolina; a youth mentor working with a police foot patrol team to conduct outreach to homeless youth in Portland, Oregon; and a 12-year old who is collaborating with the Montgomery County Police Department to teach police cadets about living with autism. Other pairs consisted of the President of a high school criminal justice club and School Resource Officer from Bonner Springs, Kansas; an officer in Grand Prairie, Texas, who developed a youth boxing program and a young female boxer who is nationally ranked; and a cop who became friends with a young man through a local music/arts mentoring program in Hartford, Connecticut.
Milwaukee Police Officer Bill Singleton and Erica Lofton, the 14-year old CEO of Girls in Action, Inc. kicked off the event. After losing a friend to gun violence last year, Erica used money she had won from a talent show to purchase anti-violence bracelets that read, "I don't commit violence, I speak out against it." Working with Officer Singleton and others in the community, Erica has distributed nearly 2,000 of these anti-violence bracelets as a method of initiating dialogue and uniting the community around a common cause.
Wearing one of Erica's anti-violence bracelets, Vice President Biden applauded each of the Champions and reiterated that the vast majority of law enforcement officials serve their communities with courage and honor, often putting their lives at risk to protect others. He also spoke about a Maasai greeting that translates into English as, "I see you," or "I value you," and used this phrase to describe the need for law enforcement and community members to see, recognize and value one another's humanity.
During the ceremony, the White House also invited Caron Butler, who plays for the NBA's Sacramento Kings, and Rick Geller, a former police officer from Racine, Wisconsin, to share the unlikely story of their friendship. In 1998, a police raid found drugs in Caron's garage. Despite pressure from some of his colleagues, then-Sergeant Geller decided against pressing charges that would have likely landed Caron in a prison for several years. He recognized Caron's efforts to turn his life around, including his job at Burger King, and believed Caron's statements that he was unaware of the drugs. In doing so, he provided Caron with a second chance to pursue his dreams of one day playing in the NBA.
Later in the day, Attorney General Lynch announced a series of grants, in keeping with the recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, to help strengthen police and community relations. These grants included $107 million from the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program aimed at creating 866 law enforcement positions across the country, an award of over $23 million for a body worn camera pilot program to support law enforcement agencies in 32 states, and an additional award of $500,000 to fund a joint effort of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Coalition for Juvenile Justice to convene a youth and law enforcement roundtable and to develop an institute for sharing best practices on issues surrounding juvenile justice.
Valerie Jarrett closed out the event by speaking about the important contributions that each Champion of Change has made in his or her community and the important example each individual has set for the nation.
Growing up in Kansas City, Kansas, my view of police was not a positive one. When I was 19, I came across an officer who changed my point of view. That officer got out of his patrol car and had a conversation with me. He played basketball with us. He didn't harass us.
So when I was done with school and sports, I knew that I wanted to help people. I started my career out as a Sheriff's Deputy, and worked my way up to Lieutenant. After seven years of working in a detention facility, I wanted to find a position that would allow me to help people in the community and help impact the decisions they made before they ended up behind bars.
I became a police officer to reach the community in a positive way. When a School Resource Officer position became available, I knew that was what I wanted to do. Being in full uniform every day as I walk the halls and interact with students is a great way to connect and show them that police care. My goal is to teach students that I am a regular man and that I care about their future. I do not want kids to have to wait like I did, as a young adult, to figure out that law enforcement officials are good people and are here to help.
Anthony Davis is a Master Patrol Officer in Bonner Springs, Kansas, and serves as the School Resource Officer at Bonner Springs High School.
Growing up, I knew I wanted to serve my community by becoming a law enforcement officer. At an early age, I met a police officer who allowed me to sit in his patrol car and offered me a ride home. We kept in touch and from that point on, I was hooked. I am fortunate enough to attend a school that offers criminal justice courses. Once I learned more about the field I was inspired to get others involved, so with the help of my teacher Mr. Howe, we formed the school's first ever Criminal Justice Club.
Through this organization I gained leadership skills and acquired abilities that have prepared me for my future. I was also able to strengthen the relationship between my school and the local police department. Officer Anthony Davis and Chief of Police Mark Zaretski served as mentors for my peers and myself. With their guidance, I was able to compete and place amongst the top qualifiers in my state's first-ever high school level criminal justice competition. I was also able to shadow local officers to further educate myself on the roles police have in our community.
As I get set to graduate and pursue my career, I am thankful for the opportunity to connect with so many wonderful role models, who not only prepared me to succeed, but showed me how vital it is to make a connection with your community.
Blake McMahan is a senior at Bonner Springs High School in Bonner Springs, Kansas. He plans on attending college to pursue a career in law enforcement.
Another trait that comes with Autism is impulsivity. One time I made a quick decision to run outdoors during the winter. After I felt how cold it was outside, I yelled for help, which caught the attention of concerned neighbors and police.
My first experience with law enforcement went well, and it changed my life forever. Officer Laurie Reyes of the Montgomery County Department of Police realized quickly that I can teach others how the symptoms impact my 12-year-old life. Then they made me Autism Ambassador for the Montgomery County Department of Police! I presented the keynote speech for the annual Autism Night Out event and the requests for appearances started rolling in.
My goal is to teach police about ASD while encouraging his friends to trust police. This relationship is important thousands of folks with Autism are gaining independence and seeking acceptance in their communities.
This blog entry is Jake's experience as written by Jake's mother and father, Jenn Lynn and Christopher Edwards.
I have been an officer with the Montgomery County Department of Police for seventeen years. For the past ten years, I have been the coordinator of the Montgomery County Police Department - Autism and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Outreach Program. Initially, I developed and implemented the program to address the increased calls for service involving individuals with Autism and IDD. As I became more involved with assisting the Autism and IDD communities, it became apparent to me that I needed to create a multi-level approach to the program: to provide education and awareness to individuals with Autism and IDD, as well as provide that knowledge to law enforcement, caregivers, and the community. I began providing Autism and IDD education to our incoming recruits and current officers who were enrolled in the Department's Crisis Intervention Training. I discovered that officers wanted to know and understand more about Autism and IDD. I found that once officers had a better understanding of Autism and IDD, they were better able to serve the needs of individuals with Autism and IDD and felt a sense of accomplishment that they were able to use the resources provided to them to successfully resolve issues.
I have so many stories of our Montgomery County police officers going the "extra mile," not only by ensuring the well-being of individuals with Autism and IDD but also by building lasting relationships with these persons. I work with some of the most compassionate and amazing officers who make the world better for individuals with Autism and IDD. The most important and satisfying part of my job is the direct outreach provided to young people with Autism and IDD by myself and the officers who assist me on a daily basis. Both the officers and the young men and women with Autism develop a better understanding of each other and I believe, become better people because of each other. I know that for many young men and women who have Autism and IDD, there will be unavoidable challenges and "bumps in the road." But, I hope that my work and the work of the Montgomery County Police Autism and IDD Outreach Program will allow for those "bumps" to be a little more navigable.
Laurie Reyes is a Police Officer for the Montgomery County Department of Police Montgomery County, Maryland.
On a hot, humid day in July 2012, I knocked on the door of Tracy Stallworth a rising junior at a local high school. I was responding to yet another report of a skateboard noise disturbance and Tracy was the primary culprit. While listening to Tracy's frustrations about the lack of locations to skateboard, I learned a lot about the skateboarding culture and industry. As a result of that conversation, I met with Tracy and a few of his skateboarding friends at a local restaurant and shared how I wanted to help them.
I told them about a community organization I started in 2011 called the Vine919 which has a mission to prosper youth within the community and raise awareness of the need for more activities and locations for teens to gather. I presented the idea of a skateboard competition and free skate event in Apex.
In September 2012, we launched the first event with over 100 skateboarders showcasing their skills on a blistering hot day. My message to the parents and youth that day was, "We will have a skate park in Apex. Believe with me." Fast forward to August 2015, and the vision I believe God gave me became reality as the Skate Plaza officially opened, bringing hundreds in attendance. The impossible was made possible through faith, trust, and the willingness to get up and do something. A problem is always an opportunity to be part of the solution. The plaza continues to bring local skateboarders as well as many others from surrounding towns and states.
I appreciate the opportunity given to me by Chief Letteney and town officials to be part of community problem solving. Youth are our future leaders; we must continue to invest in them. There's just one thing we have to do - take the time to listen and understand them.
Jacques Gilbert serves as a Captain with the Apex Police Department, where he has served for over 25 years.
Well, I learned and, am still learning.
As soon as the program was announced, the support was overwhelming. Superintendent Dr. Susan Hull of the Grand Prairie Independent School District immediately provided a gym at an elementary school for us. Volunteer coaches came to us, we didn't even have to seek them out. Gerardo Contreras and Freddy Sanchez, both amateur boxers in their youth and experienced coaches, did an outstanding job helping me to pick the equipment we would need. Local business leaders jumped in to help. Dallas Children's Charities, Lone Star Charities and Dr. Elba Garcia came to us with monetary donations.
We promoted the program in the schools and on our website and, the response was tremendous. We were not creating fighters. We were creating "Leaders through Boxing." We were giving these young athletes a safe place in a positive environment to develop their skills. To stay physically fit. Develop confidence and, work with others.
And, we tried to reward their work. As they progressed through local tournaments, and qualified for National events, we provided them an opportunity to compete and to travel. I was fortunate to travel to Chattanooga, Tennessee, with Hector and Beto to compete in the US National Championships. Indeya competed in Washington State. And, earlier this year, I was able to take Indeya and Hector to Colorado Springs to compete.
These young men and women are some of the most respectful and hardworking people I have ever met. It's a pleasure to be in public with them and see the Grand Prairie Police logo proudly displayed on their uniforms.
Alex Bielawski is a sergeant who has served for 30 years with the Grand Prairie Texas Police Department.
When I joined Grand Prairie Police Youth Boxing Program two years ago I never imagined that it would open so many doors for me. I have traveled all over the country representing the Grand Prairie Police Team in different boxing tournaments. I have experienced different cultures in the various cities and interacted with the unique people who live there.
Most importantly I have been given the opportunity to become an intern for the Grand Prairie Police Department. Now I am able to serve my community alongside the officers who have been with me through my boxing journey. This internship gives me the opportunity to help the members of the Department as we join in a partnership to serve the citizens of my community. Currently, I have been assigned to patrol the neighborhoods while looking for potential dangers, taking various complaint reports, and helping greet citizens at the front desk of the Public Safety Building. My job is to do whatever I can to assist the police officers, which in turn helps the citizens of this beautiful City. With my help, patrol officers are able to get more things accomplished for the citizens. My assignment as a Grand Prairie Police Intern means that I can help to better the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, a city I have grown to love very much.
Indeya Smith is student at the Tarrant County Community College and intern with the Grand Prairie Police Department. She currently competes for the Grand Prairie Police Youth Boxing Program and is nationally ranked.
I have been a Police Officer for approximately 12 years in Hartford, CT. Growing up, I was faced with many challenges, such as poor guidance from my educators and a lack of support from positive role models. Growing up in low-income housing, I have always felt as if I was a failure. Being raised by a single mother was challenging as we had limited resources. I was not raised by my father, which caused a void in my life, as I was not able to identify with a male figure.
As I was growing up I hoped for a mentor to help me with difficult decisions that I faced. There was no one to help me make the right choices in order to succeed. Due to the lack of resources in my community, I did not have the opportunity to connect with a mentor, which resulted in me dropping out of school. This was a choice that I regret most in my life. A few years later I took it upon myself to obtain my high school certificate, and later in my adulthood proceeded to further my education by earning a Bachelor's Degree. Through my faith in God, and the hope that he instills in me, I believed that there was a "Champion" in me.
These past experiences are important to me to share with the youth. As a police officer, I carry many roles. One of the most important roles to me is being a mentor. In April 2015, I along with other colleagues participated in the Good Vibrations Pilot program that was organized by the Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford and the Hartford Police Department. This program consists of mentoring local youth through the Arts by learning to play the guitar and expressing oneself through rap/poetry. As part of my task of mentoring the youth, they too were mentoring me as I was reliving my dream. During the course of this program, I learned that trust had to be earned by both the youth and me. At the start of the program, the youth were not very open. I was a stranger and wore a uniform that the youth were hesitant to trust. As the weeks went by and we got to know each other personally, barriers were torn down and the youth became very enthusiastic. I was truly honored to be part of the "Good Vibrations" program. I believe that my participation in the program will have a positive impact on these youth for the rest of their lives, as it has impacted mine. My belief is that there is a "Champion and a Mentor" in everyone.
Hiram Otero is a Community Service Officer-Faith Based Initiative in Hartford, Connecticut.
When I was eight years old I had my first experience with the police. My cousin accidentally hit the neighbor's car with a bat. When the woman next door called the police they said that they could put us all in jail right then. I was afraid of the police and thought that they were just there to arrest people.
This spring I took a rap poetry class and the police were part of the class. The cops played and wrote raps with us. They told us that real police try to help the community and solve problems. One of the cops wrote a rap line "you know when you give, you get respect. Nobody expects the kids and the cops to connect." I wrote "keep walking when the drugs are in front of you, cause they can make you do things you don't wanna do." Now I know that cops can be fun people when we get to know each other.
I want the cops to know that some kids are lonely and feel left out inside. Cops should visit the schools and talk to the kids. My teachers and the cops taught me to act confident and I look up to them. Now I think I want to be a cop when I grow up!
Kayke Lopes is a seventh grader from Hartford, Connecticut.
I am short, resilient and silly. I make mistakes, I can sing and I am great friend who can keep a secret. My name is Erica and these are parts of my character. Someone said that the fastest way to make a positive impact on your character is to do something for someone else. I think that's what I had in mind when I founded Girls in Action, Inc., I'm not quite sure because I was only 7. At Girls in Action, Inc. we promote leadership in girls by using teamwork to promote manners, self-esteem, social and communication skills and we have fun!
I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and I discovered that some of the girls were being robbed of fun because of community violence so I facilitated a mock common council to come up with solutions. The solution was to ask everyone to take a pledge for violence prevention by wearing a silicon wristband that says "I DON'T COMMIT VIOLENCE, I SPEAK OUT AGAINST IT!" Clever, huh? Clever but simple and something everyone can do.
I will continue reaching out and asking everyone to take a pledge against violence. Are you ready to take the pledge?
Erica Lofton is a 14 year old, ninth grader who attends the University School of Milwaukee. She is the founder and CEO of Girls in Action, Inc.
Relationships. Understanding. Caring. I'm blessed to have come into contact with so many wonderful people in our community that live by those three words. In the Office of Community Outreach and Education, we understand the impact those words have in our community. I'm grateful to be a member of our Students Talking it Over with Police (STOP) team and I fully understand the responsibility I have to help facilitate discussions between police and youth. We are honored to have been able to touch the lives of thousands of students in our program. We are fortunate to have the support of our schools and community and to be able to have discussions with our young leaders.
Each day we gain more support. Each day we grow stronger. Each day our team grows. We have the best officers, strongest community members and most enthusiastic students. We will continue to grow and have discussions that help bridge the gap between police and youth. We are beyond excited for the future in the City of Milwaukee.
William Singleton is the coordinator for the international award winning Students Talking it Over with Police Program.
On September 11, 2015, I received a phone call from "Scuba Steve." Steve was a homeless youth who traveled through Portland last year, one of thousands my team interacted with during a pilot project I supervised called simply "Foot Patrol." This project replaced traditional "livability enforcement" strategies with a relationship-building approach designed to encourage young people experiencing homelessness to participate in solutions by partnering with police and outreach workers to overcome the negative stereotypes associated with street youth. The result was a transition from the "worst summer ever" in 2013 to the "best summer ever" in 2014.
Steve, who I hadn't seen in over a year, said he was in Virginia and wanted to call on 9/11 to say that he hears people on the street talk about the Portland Police Department on street corners across the country because of the "ripple in the pond" our approach created. He said he still thinks about his experience with officers in Portland compared to other places and he wanted me to know that it matters.
Our goal through the "Foot Patrol" project was to break down the barriers created by the uniform and past experience. We used first names, we shared our personal stories, we built trust, and we followed through. We identified the small percentage of predators and bullies and put them in jail. We provided safety for the rest, and they responded by taking responsibility for daily behavior.
It impacted Steve enough to make that call. It impacted all of us, too.
Lieutenant Ric DeLand is a 25-year veteran of the Portland Police Bureau.
Homeless youth in Portland, Oregon, face stigma, safety concerns, and many barriers to exiting street life. As a Peer Mentor with the Multnomah County Homeless Youth Continuum, I engage with youth on the street and in the drop-in centers. I involve them in healthy recreation activities in the community such as playing basketball in city parks and visiting museums and art galleries. I also participate in Yellow Brick Road, an outreach program in which we connect with youth as well as build strong working relationships with business and police contacts, including the downtown foot patrol led by Officer Ric Deland.
I support the work of the foot patrol because they have excellent rapport with youth on the streets, learning their names, connecting them with services, and checking on their welfare. When the foot patrol officers interact with youth it isn't about arrests or sweeps or intimidation. Instead, their interactions are about building trust. When the officers talk about their work with youth, it sounds a lot like what I do. I strongly believe in these partnerships that help youth feel safe with police and connect them with people who take an interest in them and their future.


Pokemon Go is the biggest thing to have happened this year. The maddening popularity of the game has transcended generations as both millennials and sextegenerians, and everyone in between. So it's only natural for others to capitalise on the popularity of the phenomenon. Jugnoo, an auto-rickshaw aggregator based out of Chandigarh has integrated the 'Pokemon Go' API in their app which allows users to view Pokestops and Gyms. While the game is yet to be launched in India, there have been no geo-restrictions placed on the app so anyone with the .apk can install the game and start playing right away.
The feature can be enabled via their profile page within the app and if users have Pokemon Go installed on the phone then the feature will be enabled as soon as the Jugnoo app is updated to the latest version. Jugnoo claims this integration to be the safest and the least time consuming way to play the immensely popular Pokemon Go game since users can focus on playing the game while the driving part is handled by the auto-rickshaw driver.
We're unsure about the legality of the usage of Niantic's API in Jugnoo's app and we've reached out to them for clarification.
UPDATE: The folks behind Jugnoo had this to say, "Jugnoo has taken all the information from public domain and nothing has been taken from Niantic Lab's data."


These Will Help You Get That Date!
If you haven't had much success lately with beautiful women, then you may need some fresh pick up openers to help you get that date. It's always a good idea to take stock of your love life from time to time to determine if you're truly satisfied with it. If not, decide on the areas that need improvement and go from there. Here are some smooth pick up openers you can use.
There are two reasons why this opener will work. First of all, you've approached her in a place where she doesn't expect to be picked up, so her guard will be down.
Secondly, you're asking her to do a favor for you, but it's a favor she'd assume you'd ask anyone who was sitting at her table. And it would be really impolite if she refused to mind your table for you.
Once you return with your drink, you can thank her and take the conversation from there. Just keep it nice and natural.
Another way to use pick up openers is to ask a woman for her opinion. Women love being asked their opinion about various things. And by asking her opinion on something, it won't seem obvious that you're trying to pick her up.
If you're in a coffee shop standing in line, you could ask her which drink she believes is the best there.
If you're in a bookstore or the library, you could ask her what her favorite book is, or which book she recommends because you just can't find anything you like.
Another way of using pick up openers is to visit an exotic grocery store, pick up an item that you don't know what to do with and look totally confused. Then ask her if she can tell you the best way to prepare it.
You may think you have one of the best pick up lines around, but if it involves swearing, then modify it. You may think swearing is cool when trying out pick up lines, but it can turn off women really fast. No woman wants to hear that kind of language coming out of a guy's mouth, especially when he's trying to impress her. It will make her wonder if he speaks like that all the time. So if you want your pick up lines to be a success, make sure they don't include swear words.
Picking up women is a skill that can be mastered if you have the desire to do so. Just practice the above pick up openers and be ready to follow them up with some conversation when you have the woman's attention. That should be all it takes to get that date!


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Back in March 2020, I was fortunate to be able to take part in the poetry slam at the StAnza festival in St Andrews before live events were halted later in the month.
In a typical year, there are several such slams throughout Scotland. The winner of each is allowed to compete in the Scottish Slam Championships in Glasgow the following January, and that winner competes for the world crown.
As there were insufficient live events this year, the Scottish Slam instead took place online over the space of a week, with the top three highest-scoring poets competing against each other in the final on Saturday just gone. Jenny Foulds became the victor.
The dozen or so poets are called to the stage in a random order and allowed up to three minutes to read a piece. In the second round, the poets are called up in reverse order, under what the organisers call Glasgow Rules. This not only allows the poet to impress the judges twice, but is said to avoid the phenomenon of 'score creep'. This happens where the judges' frame of reference changes during the contest and the points they award either increase or decrease.
In this instance, the two judges could award a score out of 30 per poem, so our final marks were out of 120. I scored 77, or roughly 19 points per judge per poem. It's not a terrible mark, but I can hold my hands up and say my heart wasn't entirely in it.
Part of it was the lack of a stage and the unspoken feedback that is felt from an audience. I tried to compensate for this by using a headset with a long cable and standing back as I performed, almost as if there were a crowd there. But I was otherwise occupied in the days leading up to it, and I picked my poems less than 24 hours in advance. I didn't have the time to read them out again and again, adding or omitting words as I went.
There's no guarantee that a good edit or a decent rehearsal would have increased my score. Maybe my work simply wasn't to the taste of the judges; maybe one or both of them didn't like that I ran well short of the three available minutes.
However, I would have felt happier if I'd known I'd put in my best performance – and there's still plenty of time to practice until next year.
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Line Breaks
Last week, I was at the StAnza poetry festival in St Andrews, where I've been going for around five years. Most of the events are centred around the Byre Theatre, where you can immerse yourself in verse for five days.
This year, I saw shows featuring: Tim Turnbull, my pal Angie Strachan, foreign-language verse, and even meditation. I also entered an open-mike and the Slam contest where the winner will go on to compete with other poets from around Scotland, and spent time reading and listening to the ambient displays around the Byre.
But it's difficult to listen to a lot of poetry in quick succession. Having gone to StAnza for so long, I've learnt to leave some slack in my schedule.
On the Thursday and the Friday, I took a walk by the harbour and the beach to grab some fresh air and to reflect upon what had been said. I also took the opportunity to decide what I would read at the slam. And of course I visited the Topping & Company bookshop, where I was even served with tea, unasked.
I've currently no other literary festivals lined up for 2020, but I'll definitely be going back to next year's StAnza and taking a similar approach to structuring the days I visit.
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Slam Weekend
On Saturday, I made my annual trip to StAnza, the poetry festival in St Andrews. And what better way to start than Breakfast at the Poetry Café with a pastry and a panel of four poets, namely Sara Hirsch, Jan Baeke, Esther Mijers and Luke Pell. They talked about the inclusion or exclusion of the self in their work, with an extensive discussion on pronouns.
English: St Andrews Town Hall (of 1858-1862), between Queen's Gardens and South Street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, where some of the StAnza events took place. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I then moved on to the 12 Showcase, featuring some of the women who collaborate and respond to each others' poetry via a shared Google document. Dispensing with introductions or explanations, they formed an almost hypnotic chain of verse full of back references and tangents, infused with their individual styles.
Past & Present saw Oli Hazzard speaking about John Ashbery, then W.N. Herbert speaking about W.S. Graham. It's often difficult to know what to leave out when speaking about a prolific figure, but in their respective 25 minutes, each poet gave a broad sense of their subjects to the packed audience.
StAnza's theme this year was Going Dutch, 'shining a spotlight on the poetry of Flanders and the Netherlands in Dutch and Frisian.' There were Dutch poets peppered throughout the event, but Five O'Clock Verses was the first time I'd heard anyone speak Frisian, the language most closely related to English.
When Tsead Bruinja performed in the language, I was reminded of a childhood memory. In Scotland, there used to be five minutes of Gaelic news shown every evening, and I'd be able to pick out borrowed words such as helicopter. In Bruinja's case, the most outstanding term was double-D, referring to the bra size. Although he set a high standard, Tara Bergin was able to match it with her absurdist poetry, all delivered in English.
Poetry Centre Stage is held in the main auditorium of the Byre Theatre and is always a must-see. I've heard a lot about William Letford, but I don't recall seeing him before. Half of his 40-minute set was devoted to a story cycle about a family who go to live in the forest. It sounded a lot like prose, but it was written in a wonderfully poetic manner. I left before Liz Lochhead's appearance because I wanted to prepare for my personal highlight.
The StAnza Slam gives two and a half minutes to 12 participants, all eager to impress a panel of judges. Four of them would then progress to a second knockout round, with three minutes allowed.
I'm pleased to report that I managed to enter the second round with a piece called Sir Madam that's proved popular at previous events. However, Jo Gilbert deservedly walked away with the prize after a poem about cake.
Although slam competitions are by nature competitive, they tend not to be ego-driven – at least in my experience – and I think that's great.
For the last decade or so, StAnza has complemented the Dundee Literary Festival, which has traditionally been held in October. While StAnza appears to be stable, there might not be a Dundee event this year as we've normally been given news by now. If it doesn't happen, Dundee writers might just have to pull together and hold an unofficial one of our own.
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Note to self – do not call this entry 'Slampionships'
Before I begin properly, I wrote a blog entry some time ago about what to do after writing a novel. Last week, it was posted on the official NaNoWriMo website.
And now, on with the main event.
On Saturday, I attended the Scottish Slam Championships for the first time. At this event, poetry slam champions from around Scotland compete to be crowned the first among their peers. Before we move into the details of the evening, what is slam poetry?
Ross McFarlane, who performed at the event, outlined the idea in an article from 2015:
Based on different criteria depending on the slam itself, poets are expected to, in one way or another, perform their poetry to be judged by the audience as a whole or a panel of onlookers (sometimes experts and sometimes not). While it might be the case that a lot of slams have more in common than just this description, it would be pretty safe to say that any event with this format could be considered a slam.
Source: Glasgow Guardian
This particular Championship is run under Glasgow Rules:
The running order of the performers is determined by names drawn from a hat.
In round one, the performers each have 3 minutes to perform a poem in front of a panel of judges. The running order is then reversed and each performs a second poem.
In the second and final round, the three highest-scoring poets each duke it out with a third poem until a winner is declared.
The photo isn't from this night, but it is royalty-free. Here are the photos from the night. [Photo by Charlyfoxtrott4 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons)]
So what type of material can the audience expect to hear? While there's no fixed theme, don't expect to hear nature or Shakespearean poetry, except in a satirical context. You're more likely to learn about the political landscape, LGBT issues, religion, and of course the self. It's not uncommon to hear swearing either. I attended to support Angela Strachan who performed a hilarious satire on the appeal of Aldi, and A.R. Crow who reflected upon the death of George Michael.
I also happened to meet a university friend attending her first-ever slam, and what an introduction it was. It's sometimes possible to guess who the finalists might be, but the performances were so strong that the field was wide open, even at the end of the first round. The host Robin Cairns kept the night running smoothly, trading the occasional strong insult with some of the poets.
If you want to find out who won the evening, head to the Scottish Slams Twitter page.
All of which is a nice warmup for StAnza, the poetry festival in St Andrews. I took part in their slam last year and I've signed up to compete again.
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For a few years now, I've been going to the StAnza poetry festival in St Andrews. On Saturday, I was invited to compete in the Slam, hosted by Paula Varjack. Although I'd applied some time ago, I was only told that week I'd been granted a place.
There are a few simple rules:
The running order is drawn from a hat.
In round one, everyone is allowed to read a poem for up to two minutes. You'll be stopped if you run over.
In round two, after the interval, the top four scorers from round one are given 2½ minutes each to read another poem.
The 2017 Slam Champion is crowned.
English: Textbox at the Casa Encendida (2008) – Textbox is a performance space for spoken word poetry and literature. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The first poem was always going to be Crossing the Road, published last year; it's punchy and takes less than a minute to perform. The strength of this Slam is that there's no 'house style', so the contenders spoke on subjects as diverse as ageing, love, insomnia and contemporary politics. Just about everyone put in a sterling performance, including the other first-timers, and I thought I made a good job of mine.
The exact number of points given by the judges were not revealed, but five people progressed to round 2 because two contenders had scored exactly the same, none of which where me. The ultimate victor was Kevin Mclean, who goes on to compete in the Scottish Slam.
I'm not disheartened by my placing. I'm accustomed to performing in front of large audiences, but not with a competitive element. So what I want to do now is sharpen my skills even more by studying what other poets do and how they appeal to the audience.
Elsewhere at the festival, I witnessed excellent performances from Jackie Kay and Sarah Howe, and I chatted to the latter for a while. I also bought Paula Varjack's book, and filmed performances from poets inspired by looking around St Andrews.
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Different Trains.
About four years ago, I started attending a creative writing group I'm still in today. The tutor gives a prompt and the job of the class members is to write a passage inspired by it. In one of the early sessions, we had a member who often wouldn't write anything, but would instead describe what she would've written. I had a similar experience at the StAnza poetry festival in St Andrews on Saturday.
I'd been meaning to attend this for some time, and this year I finally bought a ticket for Clive Russell (Coronation Street, Game of Thrones). My plan was to arrive around midday and buy tickets for other shows on an ad hoc basis. I queued at the Byre Theatre box office for a show about Alexander Pushkin and Russians in Paris, to be told that the tickets were now available only at the venue door. When I reached the, they had just sold out.
I decided instead to have lunch quickly, then see a 12pm show by a artist and a poet who had written a Ladybird-style book about St Andrews. An enjoyable 40 minutes as they described the challenges of being in two different cities but having to collaborate, but only the audience members attended.
After tea and a scone with one of my classmates who was working at the event, I headed to Musings@MUSA, which encouraged visitors to use the objects on display as inspiration for their own poetry. The first exhibit I saw was marked Seal of Approval and that phrase stayed with me. The 17-line poem I wrote was definitely inspired by elements in the exhibition, but ended up not being about the place.
Finally, time for Clive Russell. I queued up at the auditorium to be told it was, "At the top of the building." I wasn't sure how she knew this from looking at my ticket, as there were no obvious markings, but I moved upstairs to the top entrance and took my seat. We were treated to a duet poem written by Rock McKenzie, then the experimental Veridian String Quartet performing Different Trains by Steve Reich.
I made some notes in advance of the main event. The photograph below shows some of these.
When the house lights came up and there was no Clive Russell, I was puzzled. The man beside me said that venues for these two events had been swapped around. I slowly worked out that the first ticket checker had meant a completely different venue, while the second one should have paid attention to the show name on my ticket and not let me in. However, I was indeed in the venue printed on the ticket.
To compound the matter, I'd offered to review the events for Dundee University Review of the Arts, or DURA. If I were writing for The Guardian or suchlike, or I'd've been sacked on the spot. Fortunately, DURA's contributors are volunteers, so I explained the situation to the editor in question and it was no big deal. She even gave my classmate and me a lift home in the evening.
I still enjoyed the day, and I'm tempted to go back next year. I've learnt nothing is a waste of time if you can take from it a good anecdote or a free pen.
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While it may not be fair to say texting is creating tension among generations, there is truth to what Shapira has to say about the texting generation, and maybe other generations too: 92 percent of U.S. smartphone owners send an average of 111 text messages per week, and nearly 50 percent of daily social media users would rather text than talk on the phone.
Recruiters are open to the idea of texting candidates, and they should be. Nine out of 10 respondents in a Dialogue survey stated they mainly use texting to communicate with candidates for interviews, job vacancies, contract information, and reminders.
More than 78 percent of recruiters said that using text messages to schedule interviews is important to their company.
More than 76 percent of recruiters said that using text messages to confirm interviews is also valuable.
80 percent of recruiters agree that following up with candidates via text messages after an interview is beneficial.
Opening up the line of communication with candidates via text messaging builds a unique relationship between the recruiter and candidate.
Texting is a quick and easy method of communication that allows both parties to prepare their messaging. Discussing important aspects of the hiring process (like scheduling an interview) using a method like text message builds permanence and reliability. Phone conversations can be rushed and important information can be missed, especially when a candidate is excited upon learning they just landed an interview. Using a text message to follow up after a phone call is a great way to confirm the meeting location, time, and date.
Consider that 79 percent of smartphone owners between the ages of 18 and 44 have their phones with them 22 hours a day, and 80 percent of millennials say they sleep with their phone next to their bed. It's apparent that mobile communication is the best way to reach a millennial.
The same study mentioned previously actually found that 98 percent of the recruiters' text messages are opened, and 90 percent are replied to within three minutes. With stats like that, you'd have to be crazy to shy away from texting candidates.
Millennials aren't just looking for a job or a career; they're looking for a lifestyle. They want to mean something to their employers, and they want their employers to mean something to them, too. Formal methods of communication like phone conversations and emails are archaic when it comes to conversing with millennials.
Show off your fun, easy-going company culture by opening up that line of communication through text messaging. Texting is seen as a relaxed form of communication, and if that's the vibe you're going for, then text away.
If texting is what comes naturally to millennials (and the stats are there to prove it), then build that method of communication into your recruiting and hiring process. You'll be glad you did.


Record Store Day (RSD) began in 2007 when over 700 independent stores in the USA came together to celebrate music. The UK followed suit, holding its fifth celebration on 21 April this year.
Independently owned record stores come together with artists on this day to celebrate music. Special vinyls, CDs and various other promotional products are made exclusively for the event, and hundreds of artists across the globe make special appearances. Festivities include performances, meet-and-greets with artists, DJs and in-store quizzes.
Public Image Limited (PiL) frontman John Lydon kicked off the countdown to Record Store Day (RSD) 2012 with a secret gig at a launch event in London's Shoreditch on March 20. The event was streamed live to thousands of fans by Boiler Room TV.
Hickman brought the RSD concept – exclusive releases sold for one day only through indie record shops – to the UK four years ago. Last year, around 180 stores took part. There were 250 exclusive releases available only in participating stores, more than double the previous year's tally, and over 200 acts performed in record stores around the country.
Paul Quirk, Chairman of ERA, added: "As Chairman of ERA and a music retailer, I have to say for me Record Store Day is the most exciting event of the whole year. I cannot believe how it has grown over the last few years and also how the retailers and the public have embraced it. Each year it moves up another level and I am sure 2012 will be the best ever".
To find stores that participated this year, log on to the Record Store Day website here.


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PREMIERE: Alice Limoges Saves My Soul
Feb 21, 2018 - (0) comments - Aaron Mannari, Alice Limoges, Alice Limoges and the Inside Voices, Carey Ozmun, Exclusive, Francesco Catricala, Jazz, Live, Maine, Music Video, New York, Pop, Premiere, Review, Rockport, Save My Soul, Sean Power, single
Alice Limoges – Screen Capture from "Save My Soul" via YouTube
There is something magical about a live performance. And Alice Limoges's new music video for, "Save My Soul", from her latest album, The Space Between, is no different. We had the good fortune to premiere a previous video from the Rockport-native's library, "Winter Nights", last summer (HERE) and found that her lovely, jazzy sound to be complete undeniable. The same can be said for the latest live recording of her latest single, "Save My Soul".
When I reviewed The Space Between, this song was highlighted as "hauntingly beautiful and equally heart-wrenching" and the live version does nothing to diminish that sentiment. Bringing back the live session crew of trumpeter Carey Ozmun, bassist Sean Power and drummer Francesco Catricala, newly minted as 'the Inside Voices', create a continuity and subtle familiarity to the music.
"I love the way my band brings out the madness in this song," Limoges reflected on the live version of her song. "It always feels so powerful and personal to perform this song written in one of my lowest lows. I hope that sharing songs about mental health will help break down the stigma and give someone the feeling that they aren't alone."
As on her previous live videos, Alice Limoges is seated at a beautiful grand piano in a dimly lit studio that sets the mood. The introductory piano chords to "Save My Soul" has that recognizable atmosphere that we should be in an after-hours jazz club sipping on whiskey neat and a cigar sitting in an ashtray releasing wisps of scented smoke. It just has that melancholy darkness that envelops the soul. In a way it is comforting because of its familiarity, but the struggle and the self-doubt is all too real. The pain of Alice Limoges's battle with bipolar disorder seeps into every expressive, heart-wrenching note.
It is a beauty of a song and made even more special by the fascinating variations that make live music personal. This video for "Save My Soul" captures those wonderful characteristics of each of the musicians as a part of the cohesive group. Enjoy getting lost in the raw, emotional experience.
Check out the premiere of the live music video for "Save My Soul" by Alice Limoges and the Inside Voices on YouTube below and make sure to pick up the album, The Space Between, on iTunes now!


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require 'formula'

class Par2 < Formula
  desc "Parchive: Parity Archive Volume Set for data recovery"
  homepage 'http://parchive.sourceforge.net/'
  url 'https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/parchive/par2cmdline/0.4/par2cmdline-0.4.tar.gz'
  sha1 '2fcdc932b5d7b4b1c68c4a4ca855ca913d464d2f'

  conflicts_with "par2tbb",
    :because => "par2 and par2tbb install the same binaries."

  # Clang doesn't like variable length arrays of non-POD types.
  patch :DATA

  # Fixes compilation with GCC 4 and still required for clang
  patch do
    url "http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/app-arch/par2cmdline/files/par2cmdline-0.4-gcc4.patch?revision=1.1"
    sha1 "e91540f729115c5ddc210c93bdda34090e2a2cf1"
  end

  # http://parchive.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/parchive/par2-cmdline/par2creatorsourcefile.cpp?r1=1.4&r2=1.5
  patch :p0 do
    url "http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/app-arch/par2cmdline/files/par2cmdline-0.4-offset.patch?revision=1.2"
    sha1 "5a4e0274ef177c09deb237394b1c5c691b10d83a"
  end

  def install
    system "./configure", "--disable-debug", "--disable-dependency-tracking",
                          "--prefix=#{prefix}"
    system "make install"
  end
end

__END__
diff --git a/par2fileformat.h b/par2fileformat.h
index 9920b24..248cfaf 100644
--- a/par2fileformat.h
+++ b/par2fileformat.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct FILEVERIFICATIONPACKET
   PACKET_HEADER         header;
   // Body
   MD5Hash               fileid;     // MD5hash of file_hash_16k, file_length, file_name
-  FILEVERIFICATIONENTRY entries[];
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 } PACKED;

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KOLÁŘ, Pavel. Rehabilitace v klinické praxi. Druhé vydání. Praha: Galén, [2020]. ISBN 978-80-7492-500-9.

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As the displacements become more protracted, refugees in Lebanon are increasingly vulnerable and unable to meet their basic needs.
The 2017 UNHCR/UNICEF/WFP joint vulnerability assessment of Syrian refugees (VASyR) shows that 76 per cent of refugee households currently live below the poverty line, on less than USD 3.84 per person per day, with 58 per cent living in extreme poverty.
In Lebanon, many of the basic needs of refugees (such as food, fuel, hygiene items and shelter) are available through the local market. ATM bank services are also easily accessible. UNHCR Lebanon has pioneered the provision of humanitarian assistance through cash, through ATM cards and vouchers. The provision of cash cards allows refugee families to meet their basic needs and prioritize their expenditures in a dignified manner.
UNHCR's intervention has allowed refugees to contribute to the local economy by spending the assistance at the local markets. In 2017, UNHCR has provided monthly cash assistance (USD 175 per month) to almost 30,000 households, amounting to USD 58.9 million in cash. For 2018, the number of families that will be supported will be 33,000. In addition to monthly cash assistance, UNHCR has also provided winter support to 156,000 families amounting to USD 51 million.
Cash assistance has been streamlined among different agencies through the Basic Assistance Working Group including approaches to targeting and monitoring. UNHCR and partners undertook significant efforts to ensure the assistance is provided in an efficient and effective manner to the eligible population, including through two-way communication channels (SMS, hotlines, info desks) and the establishment of a call centre.
In addition, the World Food Programme provides food assistance to Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese through the Government of Lebanon's National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP) through e-cards which are loaded (USD 27 per individual) at the beginning of each month and may be used to purchase food from local shops.
Between November 2016 and March 2017, UNHCR provided integrated winter support, primarily through cash assistance targeted at assisting 870,337 Syrian refugees and 6,110 Iraq refugees, representing approximately 82 per cent of the Syrian refugee population and 28 per cent of the Iraqi refugee population in the country. Basic core relief items such as stoves, blankets, and winter clothes have also been distributed. As of March 2017, a total of 858,627 Syrian refugees and 6,128 Iraq refugees received several rounds of winter assistance.


Start a company in one day, close it in seven days. To expect such speed in India is more than utopian for entrepreneurs, but for HK Mittal this vision is a guiding force, even though he knows it takes three to six months to start a business and nearly seven years to close it. "Can we learn from Singapore; or even China where it takes 15 days to start a business?" he asks.
Mittal has been with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) for close to the two decades, as adviser and member secretary of its National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board. For most of his stint, he has bootstrapped the department in setting up incubation centres in academic institutions. About 400 startups in 80-odd incubators have been funded under various programmes.
But that's not enough. Unless 1,000 or more incubators are fully functional across the country, India won't see high-octane success stories that it craves for, he says.
Soon after an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad in 1984, Mittal joined the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India and promoted grassroots entrepreneurship, particularly in states like Sikkim and Orissa. He landed up with the DST position in 1990. For the last two years he has also led its Technology Development Board which funds commercialisation of research.
While it serves as a lifeline for aspiring entrepreneurs, the programme is also criticised for its long cycles of approval.
Mittal takes it on his chin, promising that the Board is getting more proactive. He is trying to shorten the approval cycle, from 12 months to three months, and increase the number of applications approved, from about 15-16 to 100-200 within two years.
After a marathon screening in January, during which 28 proposals were approved in one go, another round is slated for August 31 in Hyderabad where the board will look at 30 proposals.
students and professors into entrepreneurs.
In a country where rigidity runs high in academic institutions, Mittal muses on revamping the evaluation system to reward entrepreneurship. Can one startup be equated with three published papers? Can the teaching load of professors be reduced if they are becoming or mentoring entrepreneurs?
Talk of no, or paltry risk capital and he sounds apologetic. Talk of professionalism among researchers and he looks frustrated: "[Entrepreneurial] teams are either formed for life or break soon enough." Still, he is hopeful about the new draft entrepreneurship policy and the Planning Commission's proposals for higher risk capital and policy reforms.
Like evanescent particles that wink in and out of their state, Mittal lives out of a suitcase in his various roles as investor, catalyst, facilitator, shock-absorber, and above all, a dreamer of big bang success stories of Indian entrepreneurs.


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NYS Touchstones & the Role of Municipal Recreation
The New York State (NYS) Touchstones' vision is that all children, youth, and families will be healthy and have the knowledge, skills, and resources to succeed in a dynamic society.
The commissioners and directors of New York State's health, education and human services agencies recognized that to improve outcomes in each of the areas for which they had responsibility, it was necessary to shift to a new paradigm characterized by prevention, early intervention and family/youth involvement. Further, to increase the effectiveness of the various systems, the agencies embarked on an effort to develop a common set of measurable goals and objectives that lead to improved outcomes for children and families. From these actions, the Council on Children and Families and its 12 member agencies developed New York State Touchstones.
Touchstones is a tool to help guide state and local efforts. The common set of goals and objectives cuts across all service systems and allows individuals and organizations with diverse missions to come together to improve conditions for children and families.
Touchstones dictate that New York State communities will provide children, youth and their families with opportunities to help them meet their needs for physical, social, moral and emotional growth.
Communities will make available and accessible formal and informal services (e.g., child care, parent training, recreation, youth services, libraries, museums, parks).
Adults in the community will provide youth with good role models and opportunities for positive adult interactions.
Communities will provide opportunities for youth to make positive contributions to community life and to practice skilldevelopment.
Thus Municipal Recreation Programs play an invaluable role with the Touchstone Mission by increasing the likelihood that All children, youth and families in Washington County will be healthy and have the knowledge, skills, and resources to succeed in a dynamic society.
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Trainz is a series of 3D train simulator computer games originating in 2001, now controlled and offered by Australian game developer N3V Games (originally developed and marketed by Auran until 2007) utilizing the Auran Jet I, II, or III 32 bit computer based game engines. New Trainz releases, regardless of management or ownership details, have come out on average every second year with periodic free software updates in between. Major releases being Trainz, Trainz UTC, TRS2004, TRS2006, Trainz Classics 1,2, & 3, TS2009, TS2010, MAC-1, TS12, MAC-2 in 32 bit releases with Mac versions in 2010 and 2012, and now 'TANE-SP1' and 'Driver 2016' (a new (February, 19th 2016) variant aimed more at Driving experiences using payware routes and scenarios like the rival Rail Simulator series ). In addition, in 2012 N3V leveraged off it's MAC conversions to add offerings on both iPad and Android OS based phones and hand-held Pad computers.
In 2013 N3V Games announced a Kickstarter project to purpose-build a whole new multi-core 64bit processor based game called Trainz: A New Era. The new game engine was being developed specifically to bring the Trainz franchise onto modern hardware. It barely hit a mandatory release deadline with a Community Edition (download only) release in late 2014. By April, the software was considered stable enough for an actual production release, though in reality, the lack of regular Trainz capabilities and features continues into March 2016 with a release of Servicepack 1's hotfix-2. This is not unusual process with Trainz releases, whose hobbyist community are driven to demand progress in features and capability, but tolerant of the growing pains whilst the programmer's figure out how to make it happen and be stable.
Trainz 1.0 (the first 'Trainz Community Edition') was first released in the fall of 2001, after nearly three years of development after Microsoft's MSTS beat them into the market even as they'd started to distribute the Beta release 'Trainz 0.9'. The early design studies included various railroad hobby organizations on four continents, who continued in that role as the software reached maturity. From that user group seed, who began actually building things (digital models) for incorporating as prototypes into the game well before the Beta, the series has a large online community that creates and shares user-created content via an online website called the Trainz Download Station, which directly interfaces with the simulators data management module called the Content Manager (CM).
It is evident with the gravitation to the Macintosh systems and phone/Pad operating systems with cut down versions, as well as a growing number of in-house offered payware add-ons, that Trainz management was seeking to expand their market and segue their business model to one more like the rival 'Train Simulator' (new name of (Rail Simulator) franchise with a greater reliance on turnkey payware offerings. The advent in March (actual availability) of the newest Trainz Driver release, Driver 2016 as well as a growing group of Trainz partners who are gradually bending the Trainz business model toward a blend of freeware and hobbyists. New versions were generally released annually or bi-annually including localized versions and across many platforms. Trainz Simulator 12 for Windows and Trainz Simulator 2 Mac were the last installments in the franchise based upon the older Jet technology. Trainz: A New Era is the first release based on the new "Reality" game engine.
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Travel News: Disadvantages of traveling to Ukraine
Disadvantages of traveling to Ukraine
21 Feb 2022 | 48 min ago read | General
Disadvantages of traveling to Ukraine Ukraine is known as one of the eighth European country in terms of the number of tourism. When going to Ukraine.
Crime is rampant in Ukraine
This is considered one of the main disadvantages of traveling to Ukraine, where petty crimes such as pickpocketing and kidnapping of goods from the hands of passers-by are common, especially in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital at night. There is also a lot of pickpocketing and theft in public transport, and there is a lot of fraud in the streets, so be Be careful when walking in the street at night, be careful not to wear jewelry and valuables, have your credit card in your hotel, you must monitor the roads, take an approved taxi, and agree with the driver on continuity and price before boarding the car.
The Ukrainian authorities have announced that they have thwarted a number of planned attacks, in Kiev, about 100 small-scale attacks (murders and bombings), including car bombings, occur in Ukraine every year, some of them fatal, and more attacks could occur in Anywhere, anytime, including in areas frequented by foreigners.
To stay safe:
Travelers to Ukraine are advised to be vigilant in public places.
Pay attention to places known as potential targets.
Report any suspicious activity or objects to the police.
Check the media for new threats.
Take official warnings seriously.
Security turmoil in Ukraine
This problem is considered one of the main shortcomings of travel to Ukraine, where Russian forces and groups supporting them took control of Crimea, where the Donetsk and Luhansk regions were disputed between the Ukrainian government and the Ukrainian government, in February. 2014. Separatist forces, including many civilians, kidnappings and other violence have been reported on both sides, resulting in many deaths and injuries. However, Ukraine is a safe country for tourists, but popular areas such as the coastal city of Odessa, conflict and turmoil areas, are located in the southeast of the country, far from the capital.
Ukraine is a large country in Eastern Europe with an area of about 603,000 square meters and a population of about 43 million. In Ukraine, fertile plains, fertile soils and enjoys a temperate climate, Ukraine's capital is Kiev, and Ukraine is geographically important because it is a transit route for gas to Europe from It is good to know that most of the gas lines sent to other parts of Europe pass through Ukraine In addition, many minerals have been discovered and operated in Ukraine in recent years, and people in Ukraine speak Ukrainian, and this language is very similar to Russian and in general it can be said that it is a mixture They are Russian and Polish, and the majority are Christian in Ukraine. These are some of the common conditions in Ukraine that allow some people to immigrate to Ukraine.
The way to obtain permanent residence in Ukraine is that the applicant can obtain residence in different ways such as investment, marriage and work is one of the ways to obtain permanent residence in this country, where the method of obtaining permanent residence in Ukraine varies through one of these methods, for example For example, the way to obtain permanent residence in Ukraine through employment is for the applicant to complete an employment contract and work in this country for several years in addition to paying taxes.
The way to obtain permanent residence in Ukraine through marriage is for the applicant to marry a Ukrainian citizen and live with him for several years.
In order to immigrate to Ukraine through work, the applicant must meet the necessary requirements One of the requirements for this immigration procedure is that the applicant should be under the age of 40 and have at least a bachelor's degree No talk of work experience, but it is clear that When at least one of the requirements is a bachelor's degree.
If a person has practical experience related to his field of work, he will have a better chance of working in any environment, you need to know the language of that country, and this rule also applies in Ukraine, because if you cannot speak Ukrainian, then the applicant will have difficulty communicating with the owner Employment and its clients, work in most European countries also requires a job offer from a company or employer, and applicants in Ukraine need one as well.
Some tips about traveling to Ukraine
Of course, there are a number of safety precautions and tips that must be taken into account when traveling to Ukraine, the most important of which are:
You should always carry your passport with you at all times when you are abroad, as the local police can stop foreigners and ask them for their passports and visas to make sure they are not terrorists
You must keep a copy of your passport in a safe place known only to you.
Also, governments around the world are warning their citizens against traveling to Ukraine, and if things force them to do so, they should move away from the conflict zone, which is located on the southeast side of the country in a remote and poor area with no tourist attractions.
You should always ensure that you are safe from pickpocketing and theft, and you should keep your money in a safe place away from fraudsters, such as in the inside pocket of your jacket
You should also avoid being on public transport, as it is known to be one of the most thieves' places.
There are several numbers that you must memorize well, such as: Medical emergency: call 103 and the police number: call 102.
General travel advice
Carry your passport with you at all times, as local authorities can stop foreigners and require them to produce their passports and visas, as well as keep copies of them in a safe place.
Most governments around the world advise their citizens to avoid traveling to the war-affected territory of Ukraine, a small and remote region confined to the southeast of the country and away from most tourist routes.
Beware of pickpockets in crowded places and keep your wallet in a safe place, such as an inner pocket, and beware of thieves at train stations, buses and public transportation. Ukrainian airports are safer due to increased security controls.
In the end, we warn you that you should take precautions in traveling in general and you should take into account that you are traveling outside your country and you should take extra money with you and you should preserve your money and you should study these tips directed to you in this article and also we would like to have listed all The risks and drawbacks of traveling to Ukraine, as well as solutions and special tips in zero to Ukraine.
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Families of parallels associated with sets
Eugene Elliot Robkin and F. A. Valentine
There exist sets S in Euclidean space En which have an interesting association with a family 𝒫 of parallel lines. For instance S and 𝒫 may be so related that each point of S lies on a member of 𝒫 which intersects S in either a line segment or a point. There exist compact sets S ⊂ E2 such that every finite collection of points in S is contained in some collection of parallel lines each of which intersects S in a single point, and yet no infinite family 𝒫 of parallel lines exists having the same property and covering S. This paper contains a theorem which enables one to determine the existence of a family of parallel lines each of which intersects S in a line segment or point and which as a family covers S.
Secondly we show that the points, the closed line segments, the closed convex triangular regions, and the closed convex sets bounded by parallelograms are the only compact convex sets B in E2 which have the following property. If A is a closed connected set disjoint from B and if every 3 or fewer points of A lie on parallel lines intersecting B, then A is covered by a family of parallel lines each of which intersects B.
Finally, we obtain a theorem of Krasnoselskii type. Intuitively, this may be stated as follows. Suppose S is a compact set in En and suppose there exists a plane H such that every n points of S can see H via S along parallel lines. Then all the points of S can see H via S along parallel lines.
Eugene Elliot Robkin
F. A. Valentine


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Lingual frenulum: Quantitative evaluation proposal
Irene Queiroz Marchesan, State University of Campinas – UNICAMPFollow
The purpose of this study was to establish a quantitative method to classify lingual frenulum as normal and altered. Methods: 98 people were included in this study. All measurements were made with maxium opening of the mouth. A digital caliper was used to measure the length of the frenulum under three conditions: a) with the tongue tip on the incisal papilla; b) with the tongue sucked up and maintained against the hard palate; and c) with tongue stretching over a spatula. Results: observations indicated that the most useful and statistically significant way of measuring frenulum length was achieved with maximum mouth opening and the tongue tip on the incisal papilla. Conclusion: this quantitative method was demonstrated to be effective for identifying and distinguishing normal and altered frenular length.
Lingual frenulum, Tongue physiology, Tongue diseases, Speech disorders, Quantitative evaluation
Marchesan, I. Q. (2005). Lingual frenulum: Quantitative evaluation proposal. International Journal of Orofacial Myology, 31(1), 39-48.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2005.31.1.4
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Hospice of West Alabama Becomes Incorporated
With technical assistance by the West Alabama Health Council, Hospice of West Alabama (HOWA) was incorporated in 1980 as a private, non-profit organization dedicated to serving the terminally ill and their families. The initial impetus for hospice came from FOCUS on Senior Citizens. Later, the Health Council coordinated the planning and development activities with representatives from many community services. Led by its president, J. Jefferson Bennett, and continuing assistance from the Health Council, the HOWA Board of Directors proceeded to define its mission, goals and objectives. The planning process helped members to develop an understanding of the hospice philosophy and its applicability to the unique needs of our community.
First Executive Director Hired
Because of the newness of hospice and limited funds, the initial program was planned as a service of volunteer support and coordinated community resources with donations from churches and individuals and a demonstration grant from the United Way. HOWA employed its first Executive Director, Madeleine Hill, on a part-time basis in 1982.
First Patient/Family Served
During the first few months of that year, policies and procedures were developed and the first volunteers were recruited. The first volunteer training was a weekend retreat, at participants' own expense, and was primarily for people who were to be the initial care team, training faculty or referral sources. From the 24 attendees, a core team was developed, and HOWA served its first patient/family in May 1982. Five physicians on the Board of Directors rotated the medical supervision that first year, and most core services were provided by volunteers.
First Medical Director Hired
By October 1982, HOWA was well underway. Selected nurses from the Home Health Care Agency of North Alabama were providing services, and 60 volunteers had been recruited and trained. Dr. Robert Posey became the first Medical Director, and by the end of the first 12 months of service, 45 patient/families had been served.
New Medical Director/HOWA Becomes United Way Member Agency
Hospice became increasingly recognized in the community during its first few years of operation, and request for service often exceeded the program's capacity. In 1984, Dr. George Miller became the Medical Director, HOWA became a United Way member agency, and the Tuscaloosa County Medical Society donated $5,000 for program development.
Census Grows/New Full-Time Executive Director Hired
HOWA grew steadily in the beginning. Serving 40 patients in 1982, 56 patients in 1985, and in 1986 served 65 patients. Also in 1986, Julie Sittason was hired as the new full-time Executive Director. The agency was still mostly served by volunteers at this time, as the agency was still being funded by grants and donations. In her first months at HOWA, Sittason worked to remove the waiting list for care and expand the agency's coverage area by hiring part-time nurses, and using nurse volunteers who would see patients after leaving their full-time day jobs.
HOWA Becomes Medicare & Medicaid Certified
In the mid 1980's, Hospice became a covered Medicare cost, and in 1989 HOWA received its Medicare Certification, followed by Medicaid Certification in 1990. With the addition of these funding sources and continued fundraising and support of the community, HOWA was able to increase staff and expand its services to all of Tuscaloosa County and some surrounding areas while not losing its original mission to provide care to all who needed it.
HOWA Becomes Joint Commission Accredited
Under Sittason's leadership, HOWA continued to grow and provide care to hundreds of patients and families each year. In 1998, HOWA became the first freestanding hospice in Alabama to become a Joint Commission Accredited Agency. This accreditation was an honor and a tribute to many hours of hard work by Sittason and her staff. With TJC behind it, HOWA focused its efforts on the construction of an Inpatient Hospice Facility where the terminally ill could come in their time of need instead of the acute care hospital.
HOWA Makes Plans For A New Facility
The planning and design phase of the facility began in 2000 with the selection of an architect and planned site visits for the next year. During the next two years many hours were spent on designing the new facility, selecting a suitable location, conducting needs assessments and feasibility studies, and fundraising. In 2000 HOWA began working with the Tuscaloosa VA on developing an Enhanced Use Lease for some 3.17 acres located on their campus.
Inpatient Facility Opens
The Inpatient Building Committee along with the Board of Directors selected Ketchum, Inc. from Houston, Texas as the fundraising council in 2001. By the end of 2002, potential donors were being identified, capital campaign volunteers trained, and the official groundbreaking ceremony was held in December. Construction on the new inpatient facility was completed in October 2004. After state surveys and some additional modifications, the Hospice inpatient unit was officially opened on November 1, 2004, by accepting three patients on the first day. Since that date, more than 8,200 patients have come to the inpatient unit and the average daily census remains near capacity each month. In January 2005, TJC paid another visit to HOWA, the homecare and new inpatient facility passed its accreditation test with no deficiencies – a mark the surveyor stated: "had been achieved by only one other organization she had surveyed."
Facility Named The Helen H. Hahn House
In 2006, the building was named the Helen H. Hahn House, through a gift made in her honor by her sons. Designed to be more like home than the sterile, medical environment of the hospital, the facility boasts features such as a family kitchen, beauty salon, rooms with adjoining screened porches, outdoor patios, family rooms with fireplaces and a gazebo and fountain in a courtyard maintained by volunteers. The facility also offers a community room available for meetings of civic, church, social clubs, etc.
HOWA Gets New Executive Director
In 2007, HOWA celebrated its 25th anniversary of providing care to the terminally ill of West Alabama. In August 2007, Julie Sittason retired and Latrelle Hallum became the agency's third Executive Director.
The Eugenia Patton Faucett Sunrise Center Opens
HOWA continued to grow and strengthen the services it provides for the community. In November of 2007, the Sunrise Center opened; it is the center of our bereavement services and programs. As well as home to our bereavement services, The Sunrise Center also serves as a place where out-of-town families can stay when visiting a family member in the inpatient facility. In November 2010, the Sunrise Center was dedicated and re-named the Eugenia Patton Faucett Sunrise Center.
HOWA Achieves Deemed Status From TJC
In 2011, Hospice of West Alabama achieved Deemed status from The Joint Commission. Deemed status affirms that a healthcare organization not only meets but exceeds expectations for a particular area of expertise in the accreditation realm. This achievement was received by demonstrating compliance with TJC's national standards for health care quality and safety in home care.
New Addition Complete
A ribbon cutting ceremony took place on September 22, 2014, recognizing an addition to the inpatient facility. A new 4,030 square-foot wing was added to increase the number of patient rooms from 10 to 15. The addition also included another family gathering room and a medical examination room.
After being in operation for over 40 years, Hospice of West Alabama has grown to become a true healthcare provider in the West Alabama area. With a multi-million-dollar annual budget and a staff of over 80 employees, HOWA serves nearly 700 patients and their families each year in the seven-county area it reaches.


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