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#MeToo, Now What? premiered February 2018
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Aired: 2018-02-02 12:00:00 0:30 Rating: NR
Join Zainab Salbi and guests for open, authentic conversations about sexual harassment.
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The Accuser and the Accused
Masculinity in Crisis?
The Culture of Complicity
Is Patriarchy on Its Way Out?
The #MeToo movement shattered the silence and pushed sexual harassment and the lived experiences of so many women to the forefront of the national conversation. Now it's time to take that conversation to a deeper level engaging women and men from all generations and walks of life. #METOO, NOW WHAT? asks: How did we get here and how can we begin to effect positive and lasting change?
Our five-part series aims to create a space for authentic and honest dialogue among women and men towards understanding, healing and reconciliation. We'll have the uncomfortable conversations — reflecting on the times in which we as individuals and as a society have been complacent, as well as the times in which we may have been complicit.
Beyond the sensational headlines, #METOO, NOW WHAT? will examine many of the factors that enabled sexual harassment to endure in the workplace despite the laws that prevented it. We'll take a look at how popular culture, pay inequity and gender discrimination, and the intersecting issues of race and class affect the way society views women. We'll also explore how men can be engaged in this discussion, how some men are rethinking masculinity, and, ultimately, how we might begin to chart a path forward.
We invite Americans from all walks of life to participate in this critical conversation using the hashtag #MeTooOnPBS. On the show, we'll be talking to activists, journalists, celebrities, chefs and leaders from the worlds of media, academia, business, advertising, gaming and the service industries. Online, we hope to hear from you, too. Host Zainab Salbi says, "We need to have this conversation out of awareness and compassion and not anger if we want to create lasting cultural change."
Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5
Premiere date: Feb. 2, 2018 | Now Streaming
The reckoning has begun. Women have broken their silence and the world is finally listening. The powerful have fallen - more than 100 high-powered men stand accused. To have this moment be a transformative movement in American history, we start our conversation by examining the pain behind the anger, why it took so long for women to speak out, and the price women paid when they "Leaned In" and spoke up.
Host Zainab Salbi and guests Angela Rye, CNN commentator and NPR political analyst; Ijeoma Oluo, editor-at-large for The Establishment; and Nadine Strossen, the first woman to ever lead the ACLU, discuss the topics people are afraid to address publicly, such as the commodification of women and sex, how we ignored the voices of women of color, the "provocative dress" recrimination, whether this is a moment of nuance or zero tolerance, and even the impact of #MeToo on our dating lives. If abuse of power led to abuse of women, how can women use their power to create change?
Episode 2: The Accuser and the Accused
Episode 2 features an exclusive interview with Caroline, who many years ago was groped by influential film critic Devin Faraci. We explore how each experienced the assault and came to grips with it afterwards.
After years of pain, Caroline spoke up, and Devin lost his job after a social media uproar about his behavior. Today, they speak with vulnerability and authenticity detailing their separate journeys confronting the assault and its consequences.
In speaking our truth and attempting reconciliation, can we start down the path of healing? Though each person has her or his own personal journey, Episode 2 explores the story of two people searching for healing in their own lives.
Episode 3: Masculinity in Crisis?
Premiere date: Feb. 16, 2018 | Now Streaming
President Trump is not the only man who says the #MeToo movement has gone too far. Progressive and conservative men have come out in the last month saying it has gone too far. Some call it a "witch hunt," some say this is becoming "McCarthyism," and some are dismissing it entirely. But is this men defending the status quo and attempting to silence women again?
In this show, we talk to men who have a different take on the #MeToo movement. They are calling for men to step up in this moment to reflect on their behavior, on the meaning of masculinity and manhood, and to reexamine the messaging men received growing up that needs to change. It is a conversation with men about men as they analyze, assess and discuss various behaviors of men and how men need to engage and speak out in the #MeToo movement. Dr. Michael Kimmel is a sociologist and an expert on masculinity. Mychal Denzel Smith is the author of "Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching" and a columnist for The Nation magazine. And John Fugelsang is an actor, broadcaster and comedian.
Episode 4: The Culture of Complicity
In this episode we examine how mainstream cultural norms in music, advertisement, publications, gaming, and pornography have created an overtly sexualized and objectified image of women that has impacted social norms and the behavior of men and women. Discussions amongst guests explore the line between freedom of expression and the objectification of women, the money that was invested in the objectification of women, and how individual behavior tolerated such objectification for business reasons or because it became the norm.
If we are to examine the root cause of sexual harassments, we need to examine the culture of complicity and the price we have to pay if we want to create real change in the treatment of women. Madonna Badger is the chief creative officer at Badger and Winters advertising agency and founder of the #WomenNotObjects campaign. Byron Hurt is a documentary filmmaker and activist. Samhita Mukhopadhyay is the newly named executive editor of Teen Vogue and the co-editor of "Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance and Revolution in Trump's America."
Episode 5: Is Patriarchy on Its Way Out?
Premiere date: March. 2, 2018 | Now Streaming
To ensure the #MeToo movement leads to transformative change, we need to look at the structures that created this moment of women's rage. Our panel this week exposes hidden cultural biases as they relate to patriarchy, equal pay, corporate culture, leadership, legal reforms, individual behavior and how they all intersect with race, class and gender.
Our guests are Saru Jayaraman, co-founder and president of ROC United; Joanne Lipman, former editor-in-chief of USA Today; and Tony Porter, CEO of Call to Action.
Angela Rye
Ijeoma Oluo
Devin Faraci
Mychal Denzel Smith
Michael Kimmel
John Fugelsang
Madonna Badger
Byron Hurt
Samhita Mukhopadhyay
Saru Jayaraman
People Magazine named Zainab Salbi, host of #MeToo, Now What? one of the "25 Women Changing the World" in 2016, Foreign Policy named her as one of the "100 Leading Global Thinkers," Fast Company identified her as one of 100 "The Most Creative People in Business," and Arabian Business named her "#1 Most Influential Arab Woman In The World."
At the age of 23, Salbi founded Women for Women International, a grassroots humanitarian and development organization dedicated to serving women survivors of wars by offering support, tools and access to life-changing skills to move from crisis and poverty to stability and economic self-sufficiency. Under her leadership as CEO (1993-2011), the organization grew from helping 30 women to more than 400,000 women in eight conflict areas. It also distributed more than $100 million in direct aid and micro credit loans that involved more than 1.7 million family members.
In October 2015, Salbi launched "The Nida'a Show," a groundbreaking talk show dedicated to addressing and inspiring women in the Arab world. The show started with the historic first interview in the Arab world with Oprah Winfrey (Winfrey had featured Zainab 10 times on her own show) and featured women and men from all walks of life in addition to global and Arab celebrities. In November 2016, Salbi launched "The Zainab Salbi Project," an original global series in collaboration with Huffington Post and AOL, in which she travels the world shedding light on global issues through the incredible personal stories of people who are struggling, surviving and thriving in a sea of conflict.
Salbi is the author of several books including the best-seller Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam. She is currently the editor at large at Women in the World.
Funding for #METOO, NOW WHAT? is provided PBS. Produced by WOMEN IN THE WORLD MEDIA, LLC for PBS.
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KARACHI – January 8, 2019: Telenor Microfinance Bank, in partnership with Valyou of Malaysia, has introduced Pakistan's first blockchain-based cross-border remittance service, powered by industry-leading blockchain technology developed by Alipay, the online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group ("Ant Financial").
Governor State Bank of Pakistan Mr. Tariq Bajwa, while congratulating Ant Financial, Telenor Microfinance Bank, Valyou Malaysia and Standard Chartered Bank for this new initiative and collaboration to promote the use of formal remittance channels, said: "At around USD 20 billion per year, international remittances are important from the perspective of overall macroeconomic stability and their positive spillover in improving lives of millions of families.
Mr. Tariq Bajwa also stated that he expects that the financial sector will take advantage of current favorable market environment by investing in innovative technologies and product offerings to expand services and broaden access to financial services in the country.
"The new remittance service is one of the examples of how emerging technologies can help countries meet their digital and financial inclusion goals. We're thrilled to be part of Pakistan's financial inclusion efforts and we're dedicated to exploring breakthroughs and applying them to benefit more people in more places," said Eric Jing, Chairman and CEO of Ant Financial.
"The transparency and swiftness this innovative and first-of-its-kind service brings to Pakistani users of international remittance will redefine international money transfer in the country," said Roar Bjærum, Senior Vice President, Head of Financial Services, Telenor Group & Chairman Valyou.
"The international remittance service epitomizes the shared vision of Telenor Group and Ant Financial to empower societies by bringing inclusive financial services to the world," said Shahid Mustafa, President & CEO, Telenor Microfinance Bank.


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President calls for rain prayers in across UAE
(Abu Dhabi) – President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has called for performance of prayers for rains, known in Arabic language (Salaat Al Istisqaa), at 09am on Thursday, in the Mosques and musallahs nationwide.
Sheikh Khalifa called on all Muslims living in the country to pray to Allah to bless the land with rain and mercy, in accordance with the Prophet Mohammed's (Peace Be Upon Him) Sunnah Course.
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Q: jQuery Trigger a child element when parent is hovered I have a list with nested divs that are holding two images stacked above each other absolutely. I have established a hover effect that creates a smooth transition effect. However, the effect only triggers when the mouse is over the image and is not triggered when the mouse is above the link. Here is my code for a brief idea:

Hello World!

I do realize that the hove function should be done on #shortcuts li a rather than the image itself. But this code is working and will give you a rough idea of what I'm looking for. Your kind help is very much appreciated.

A: Try this:- Not sure how exactly you want to appear, but here are my tries.
Only one image*
http://jsfiddle.net/tQwDk/
Both the images
http://jsfiddle.net/GcJG5/
 $("#shortcuts li").hover(

function () {
    $('img.a', this).stop().animate({
        "opacity": "0"
    }, "slow");
},

function () {
    $('img.a', this).stop().animate({
        "opacity": "1"
    }, "slow");
});

A: Try
$(document).ready(function() {
    $("a").has('img.a').hover(function() {
            $('img.a', this).stop().animate({
                        "opacity" : "0"
                    }, "slow");
        }, function() {
            $('img.a', this).stop().animate({
                        "opacity" : "1"
                    }, "slow");
        });
});

A: My first thought was to add a hover event to the Hello World h2 and call trigger on the images hover event:
$("#shortcuts li a h2").hover(function(){
  $(this).parent.find('img.a').trigger('hover');
});

Unfortunately it isn't possible to trigger pseudo-selectors like hover.
Fortunately, I believe the following will give you the result you need.  You can use mouseenter and mouseleave on the parent link, then find the child image and animate it.
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#shortcuts li a").mouseenter(
        function() {
            $(this).find('img.a').stop().animate({"opacity": "0"}, "slow");
     }).mouseleave(
        function() {
            $(this).find('img.a').stop().animate({"opacity": "1"}, "slow");
    });

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Use VPS (virtual private) servers rather than dedicated servers; this is where the resources (processor, memory, disk) of physical server are shared between multiple users (but completely separate at a software level for security and reliability). It represents a big reduction in cost and energy use.
Reduce VPS quantity by offering free-hosting to clients where appropriate (security and software versions are considerations here).
Run latest software, optimise code and implement caching to reduce CPU load (e.g. PHP7 executes code much faster than 5.6).
Use scaleable block storage to provide extra disk space (for backups etc.) as an alternative to a higher-specification VPS.
Use CDNs (Content Delivery Networks) where appropriate (moving video/images etc. to a different location).
I work from home, so that removes the environmental impact of having a separate office and reduces travel.
Only part of this is green energy and it's very complicated to calculate how much. Although I did find a datacenter that is currently using 100% green electricity (Bytemark; their supplier is Total Gas and Power - who use - to the best of my knowledge - RECs, but don't generate their own renewables), I have elected to stick with Linode/Telecity and offset my small carbon footprint for webservers multiple times over.
it helps covers non-business (domestic) energy usage - which is much higher due to heating etc.
Both the World Land Trust and Trees for Cities are UK based, established in 1989 and 1993 respectively. Their staffing levels are modest and they don't use aggressive fundraising tactics.
World Land Trust assists overseas NGOs in purchasing land (over 500,000 acres so far) for small-scale sustainable development. Rather than save specific species, controlling the land means the whole ecosystem is protected. Its patrons are David Gower, Chris Packham and Sir David Attenborough.
Trees for Cities has projects around the UK, especially in London. They combine tree-planting with education and community work. It's supported by Jon Snow, Alistair McGowan and others.
TL;DR: My datacentre energy usage is low and I carbon-offset a far higher amount, but it's very hard to calculate precise usage due to lack of public information.
Most of my webservers are hosted by Linode, at Equinix Telecity's Powergate datacentre in Acton, West London.
Linode also only use SSDs, which (generally) have lower power consumption than spinning disks. They use DDR4 RAM, which is roughly 30% more power efficient than DDR3, running at a slightly lower voltage.
The datacentre is certified to ISO 50001 and its very energy efficient (a PUE of 1.35 with a modern cooling system, waste heat used to heat office space, rainwater harvesting, motion-activated lighting and Carbon Trust Standard certification.) Datacentres use around 2.5% of European electricity, so a lot of work is going into energy efficient design.
However, currently only 20-25% the data centre's electricity comes from renewable sources.
In 2015, Greenpeace Click Clean report gave Telecity a mix of C/D grades. By the next report in 2017, this had improved to B (now listed under Equinix, who acquired Telecity in Jan 2016).
I also use Amazon Web Services: specifically their S3 and Route 53 products, for backups, DNS and some web hosting of media/assets.
Percentage of Amazon energy use from renewables: 25% by April 2015, 40% by Dec 2016, 50% by Jan 2018.
My AWS usage is much lower than for the VPSs, as it's mostly data storage and low intensity work like responding to DNS queries. I also use AWS Glacier – its designed for infrequently accessed files – Amazon remain very secretive about how Glacier works, but the technology we think they're using is almost certain to need less energy.
As you can see, it's impossible to calculate an accurate carbon footprint when so many companies are involved and so much of it isn't in the public domain.
Occasionally they do provide information. For example, I use Gmail, and Google have calculated the average power consumption per Gmail user is 2.2 kWh per year.
Based on info from Linode's CEO (these are 2008 figures based on US voltages!) a particular size of VPS uses about 7.5 watts, or 65 kWh a year, which is roughly 0.03 tonnes of CO2 (using the average UK grid energy mix).
This would mean the servers I'm responsible for generate about 0.25 tonnes a year.
However, this doesn't include all the other infrastructure, e.g. air-cooling, the use of the backup server, the data centre building, the fuel in the backup generators etc. or the energy used in equipment manufacture and datacentre construction.
All computer equipment recycled (either resale, gifting or council waste recycling centre). I'll usually hang onto things until I can dispose of a number of them at once, for efficiency/reducing cost/carbon emissions from travel.
I hold on to working equipment I can make use of, e.g. I've a box specifically for USB cables, another for spare Apple power adaptors.
Most computer hardware uses Li-ion batteries – I track charge cycles and capacity (I recommend the coconutBattery app for Apple users) and try to maximise ownership before replacement. For other products I use rechargeable NiMH AA/AAA batteries. As of 2019 the best NiMH rechargeable batteries are Fujitsu, but I have also previously used Sanyo/Panasonic Eneloop. I recommend purchasing from Battery Logic. I recycle used cells of all types at local collection points.
Li-ion: Maintain health by not fully charging (100%) or discharging (0%) in daily use; keep within 20% and 80% if you can.
All types: charge at slower rates - slower charging is more energy efficient and you minimise heat / thermal stress on the battery.
Wired charging is more energy efficient that wireless/inductive charging, which generates excess heat.
Don't use combined smartphone/battery cases - they create excess heat, reduce signal strength, and the phone may deactivate power saving measures if it believes it is connected to a charger running on mains power, rather than another battery pack.
My desktop computer is a 2012 Apple Mac Mini I purchased November 2012. Apple describe this as "the world's most energy-efficient desktop computer", although you should remember it doesn't include a display (see below). A priority for me was something that used minimal energy when in standby (1.25W) but can wake up instantly when needed, without having to reopen applications or restart virtual machines.
You also want a computer that will last a good number of years – 67% of the greenhouse gas emissions for the Mac Mini (290kg or 0.29 tonnes of CO2) are from manufacture and shipping, and that's assuming a full four years of ownership (it has now lasted 7).
keyboard The wired numeric keyboard is no longer sold by Apple, but you will be able to get it from other suppliers for a while. The first of these lasted 8 years, from my previous iMac purchased in 2009, itself a refurbished 2008 model. I normally use wired keyboards as it means one fewer device to recharge, the Apple one also provides extra USB sockets and generally there aren't significant benefits to wireless keyboards.
Were it ever to go wrong, it's easy to transport for repair (or for use at another location with a display).
I bought the highest specification available at the time Apple refreshed the product line, with the view to using it for as long as possible (I'm hoping until at least 2018/2019 2020/2021). The only constraint so far has been disk space - in 2018 the internal hard drive failed and I took the opportunity to purchase a 2GB (twice as big) external SSD instead.
Besides anything else, upgrading a computer is time-consuming: there's the decision fatigue in choosing a new device and, despite migration tools, a lot of software inevitably needs to be reconfigured. You're also forced onto the most recent version of the operating system, which may be buggier than you'd like, and nowadays operating system upgrades (including MacOS) typically deliver only marginal benefits; most of the features you need have already been added. The value generally comes from updates to third party software which is usually supported by previous OS versions.
The Dell display meets various environmental certifications including EPEAT Gold. I can often use it comfortably use it with the brightness on the lowest setting (there's an energy gauge built in) and my measurements show it's usually using less than 10 watts. Would recommend, though occasionally I wish I'd chosen a larger one (not that often though). I don't feel I've especially lost out in any way by not having a retina display - HD video at 24" is still very sharp. Having a separate display rather than an iMac also makes it easier to adjust the height / exact position.
I use USB-powered WD My Passport drives for backups, these automatically spin down when not in use.
I've reduced the OS X TimeMachine scheduled backup interval from every 1 to every 3 hours.
Future drive purchases will be SSD to increase speed, provide equal or longer MTBF and reduce energy use.
(Very) occasionally I need to send packages.
DPD (who are my current preferred choice) carbon offset all their emissions.
UPS and others have introduced carbon neutral shipping at an extra price.


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IMMACULATA, Pa. -- Cabrini improved to 12-0 on the season, including 6-0 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference, with Monday's 84-62 win at Immaculata. Senior Fran Rafferty and junior Aaron Walton-Moss proved to be too much for the Mighty Macs, as the duo combined for 57 points on the night.
Rafferty posted a career-high 31 points, hitting 8 of 13 from the floor, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range. He also connected on 11 of 14 from the free-throw line. Walton-Moss posted his eighth double-double of the season, matching 26 points, including 13 of 15 from the charity stripe, with 11 rebounds.
The Mighty Macs scored the first bucket of the game but Rafferty and Walton-Moss combined for 31 of Cabrini's next 32 points. The pair combined to outscore Immaculata 33-25 in the first half.
The No. 4 Cavaliers showed no let-up in the second half, as the Mighty Macs never got within 14 points of Cabrini's lead. Immaculata shot 34.4 percent from the floor after the break, including 3 of 14 from beyond the 3-point line.
The Mighty Macs won the battle of the boards 42-40 but Cabrini turned its 10 offensive rebounds into 22 second-chance points, while Immaculata had 11. The Cavaliers also forced 13 turnovers leading to 13 points.
Senior Vernon Robinson and sophomore Joe Ferro added six points each in the win, while freshman Brennan McCann scored six points and matched a career high with six assists.
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Building Reading Skills Through the Language of Comics
By Melissa Taylor Hours Posted on July 25, 2010 February 8, 2021 Hours Updated on February 8, 2021
written by Geoffrey Hayes, author of award winning Benny and Penny Toon Book, The Big No-No and over 40 picture books.
Having spent many years working in the traditional picture book arena, I am now writing and illustrating children's comics as well. Although I have been a longtime comics fan, doing comics for kids has given me a finer appreciation of the educational benefits this medium has to offer.
Reading Comics
Comics have much in common with picture books in that the text and illustrations work in concert to tell the story, neither being complete enough to stand on their own. But whereas picture books are primarily for young children, comics utilize the same principals to speak to all ages and can be instrumental in transcending age barriers. A bookseller in Miami recently told me that she has sold my Benny and Penny books to young teenagers with reading difficulties, which I find amazing considering that my protagonists are preschoolers! There is something about the comic format that appears "cool" and accessible. We live in a visual age after all, and children can find reading pictures more natural and less daunting than dealing with blocks of type.
1. Comics Encourage Re-reading
Information contained in the pictures, eliminates the need for lengthy descriptions, allowing comics to be read quickly. During the initial reading, the words are read first, with the visual component acting as a subliminal counterpoint. The reader then re-reads in order to seek out information glossed over on the first run-through to (unconsciously) discover how the words and art support one another.
Studies in cognitive reading skills have shown that while a good reader, if lost or unclear about something, will return to the place where they faltered, a poor reader will return to the beginning of the paragraph. This is less likely to happen when reading a comic story as the reader has the option of studying the art to catch what they have missed.
2. Comprehension Aides
Visual clues are found not only in objects or backgrounds, but encompass a range of symbols, which together form a comics vocabulary; cloud-like speech bubbles denote thought, jagged ones, alarm, etc. Other clues might include facial expressions, body language, bolded words, movement lines around figures, "surprise" lines, beads of sweat, and puffs of dust to show that a character is in a hurry.
Mood and pacing are expressed through the use of color (somber colors for somber moods/ bright colors for happy moods) and panel layout. Large panels can be effective when pulling back to show location, open a scene, emphasize a key story point or a defining moment for a character. A tilted panel might communicate disorientation, a small one, claustrophobia. The size and shape of panels should not be haphazard, but should work to communicate what is taking place.
Although, a sequential medium, comics can't illustrate every action, which allows the reader to fill-in the blanks between pictures, much as a film viewer fills in the blanks between edits, particularly during time shifts. It is a shorthand technique that is understood by contemporary audiences.
3. Eye Movement
In comics, movement across a page is inferred. The art and text are stationary; only the reader's eyes are moving. The comic writer/artist guides the reader along the page or spread through the placement of word bubbles, text boxes, and composition of images, that not only assists the reader but also stimulates their sense of sight.
Children are introduced to the standard reading direction of left to right and top to bottom. For emerging readers, difficult to read words can be illustrated close to the word itself, allowing for clearer understanding. It's manipulation in the service of a positive result. Film and stage productions employ similar techniques to get the viewer to look in a specific direction, or experience a desired mood.
Of course, above all it helps if the story one is telling engages the reader's interest. The comics medium opens the way for more challenging subjects, such as history or biography, as well as the classics. Just because children are introduced to Greek Mythology or Shakespeare via comics doesn't mean they will be sated. If anything this first taste can lead to a desire to explore the works in greater depth. This certainly happened with me. I loved reading "Classic Illustrated" and followed up with many of the titles in hardcover, titles I would have found daunting had I not experienced them first in a visual format. If comics are done well, with conscious intention, they can give the reader a multi-leveled experience, as instructive as it is pleasurable.
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Melissa's Interview with Geoffrey Hayes
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Melissa's Note: Heartfelt thanks to Geoffrey for this thoughtful guest post on comic book literacy! If you don't know his recent work, please click on the links above. His Toon books are the best, most entertaining early readers I have ever read. I highly, highly recommend all the Toon books as a MUST for your home (or school) library.
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It's nice that you mentioned how comics could give the reader a multileveled experience, as instructive as it is pleasurable. It looks like my son is becoming interested in reading so I want to encourage that. I think letting him read independent comic books would help so I'll to get some for him.
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Thanks so much for posting this. Comics have been HUGE at our house, as our kiddo wouldn't admit he could read anything until he was well past 5 years old – but in the meantime, he was "reading" and re-reading comics. He could get the story and keep going back over it, and the words were sinking in. It also helped build his love of story even before he was ready for the words, and got him used to having his own reading-to-himself time every day in addition to the reading we do with him.
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Thanks for stopping by, John!
John Chan says:
Mr S showed me your blog page and I am thoroughly enjoying myself here. Andrew and Leanne will be home in a few days so we will make a visit together soon.


Wow! Huge arms race in Ontario! Will be a good season and could be better if a few top Blast players end up playing.
Steelhawks with a good offseason have signed former NHLer Chris Stewart and callup Andre Deveaux who with his size should be a notable addition. I wouldn't be surprised to also see Chris' Brother Anthony another former NHLer sign too. Both Stewarts are in their early 30s and have recently played.
Generals have signed former NHL dman Chris Campoli.
Quiet offseason from Dundas thus far but I'm sure Don is up to something.
The same Deveaux who played with the Leafs & Rangers for a bit?
Yes same guy - big guy!
I haven't had the chance to see any senior games here in New Brunswick, however, I've been keeping tabs on the Haut-Madawaska Panthers.
The Panthers are 15-2-1 in the Circuit Régional de Hockey.
You can find information and stats on the league website here Here. Most of it is in French, but there's some English on there too.
Innisfail Eagles preparing for playoffs.
Nice story in today's paper regarding Chris Campoli.


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Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
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When a man plunges down a cliff, two adventurous young friends decide to find his killer... While playing an erratic round of golf, Bobby Jones slices his ball over the edge of a cliff. His ball is lost, but on the rocks below he finds the crumpled body of a dying man.
With his final breath the man opens his eyes and says, `Why didn't they ask Evans?' Haunted by these words, Bobby and his vivacious companion, Frankie, set out to solve a mystery that will bring them into mortal danger...
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He was, of course, in his famous castle, which surmounted a steep spur of the Labyrinthine Mountains. The walls of the castle were white, its roofs slate blue, the banners that flew from every parapet a deep sapphire.
Contrary to what mages from other realms often believed, the castle was a private residence and not the prince's administrative seat, which was two hundred and fifty miles west-'and currently occupied by the regent.
For the prince, at sixteen, was still a year and five months from taking the reins of power. But it was not for the day when he would rule in his own right that he waited, but something else altogether.
He called that someone Fairfax. He'd never met Fairfax. He didn't know where to find Fairfax. On some days, he doubted that Fairfax existed at all.
Because nothing else mattered, only Fairfax.
For centuries historians and magical theorists have debated the correlation between the rise of subtle magic and the decline of elemental magic. Were they merely parallel developments or did one cause the other? An agreement may never come, but we do know that the decline affected not only the number of elemental mages-'from approximately three percent of the general population to less than one percent-'but the power each individual elemental mage wields over the elements.
This was already very much in evidence generations before the events of the Last Great Rebellion. Long gone was the golden age of elemental magic, when mages could set a mountain in perpetual motion or cleave a landmass in two with surgical precision. In Y.D. 1031, the year Iolanthe Seabourne turned sixteen, the strongest elemental mages still managed impressive feats. Some quarry workers regularly lifted twenty-ton blocks of stone, the record of the decade being one hundred thirty-five tons. But most elemental mages were scarcely more than curiosities and made few uses of their dwindling powers.
Fire was easy for Iolanthe Seabourne.
In fact, there was nothing easier.
She also commanded water and earth, but the element for which she had the greatest affinity had always been fire. With a mere thought, she could summon a roaring flame and bend it entirely to her will.
On this bright April day, standing on a high bluff, she did precisely that, sculpting a great mass of fire into a perfect sphere twenty feet across, suspended above the pounding surf of the North Atlantic.
She never directly touched fire, of course. But always, when she manipulated fire, she sensed its docility, as malleable as clay.
Mastery, control, power-'fire gave her such sweet illusions.
She beckoned with her fingers. Streams of water surged up from the waves, arced over the fireball, and spread to form a globe enclosure around it. Stray droplets gleamed briefly under the sun before falling into the flame and sizzling into puffs of steam.
Spectacle, originality, excitement: those were Mrs. Oakbluff's requirements.
Iolanthe flicked her nails. The shell of water shattered in a burst of splashy glitter. She yanked her hands apart. The ball of fire split into sixteen trails of flames, one for each of the torches along the path of light at Mrs. Oakbluff's daughter's wedding.
Master Haywood's annual review was scheduled to take place the day after the wedding: Rumors were rampant that Mrs. Oakbluff planned to dismiss him from his current post of village schoolmaster.
And so it was that Iolanthe had volunteered to perform the lighting of the path. I can give you a better show than any mage you can hire from the Majestic Circus, she'd promised Mrs. Oakbluff. And with the money you save, you can serve white caviar at the wedding.
She knew Mrs. Oakbluff wanted to impress her snooty future in-laws. White caviar might not be enough, but it was a start. And maybe, just maybe, if the wedding proved a tremendous success, she might give Master Haywood another reprieve.
Mrs. Oakbluff had looked at her with an expression of kind pity. Sometimes I forget which one of you is the guardian, which one the ward.
I really enjoyed this, and I was disappointed when I got to the bottom of the page and there wasn't more. I love a well-worked-out magic system, and I also thought that what we saw of Iolanthe's character and motives was really well worked out.
The only thing that surprised me was the mention of the North Atlantic, because I'd assumed that the story was taking place in a fantasy world.
This first page is very long, and contains three very distinct elements. The one constant 'magic'?
The writing is good, characters interesting, prose professional, voice appealing, plot has possibilities.
I think the excerpt should be on a page by itself, leaving room for more text and continuity between your first protagonist and the second, or more information tying the two together, or giving us a taste of the main premise or conflict of your story.
I'm afraid this one didn't work for me at all. The sentences were short, static and jarring. And they didn't flow into each other. They told rather than showed such as the description of the castle. I love castles but the description makes it sound boring as all get out.
Why would he of course be in his castle – why would we think of course?
I could give example after example. The idea might be interesting, but the execution needs a lot of work, at least for me it does.
I have mixed feelings about this submission. I found the prologue quite off-putting – I get that it was meant to be raising questions and making us wonder about the mysterious Fairfax. The problem was that I just didn't have any reason to care about the prince or Fairfax or any of it.
Second, the excerpt. I'm probably not your target reader here. I always skim these kinds of things in novels. Only if I really love a book and have read it half a dozen times would I actually bother to read these bits.
But then, chapter 1. I was surprised to find that I really liked this bit. I liked Iolanthe and I liked the magic. I didn't follow who everyone was and I think maybe you need to make the set-up a little bit clearer. But I would certainly keep reading.
I enjoyed this very much and would like to read more, particularly the section about Iolanthe–great name, btw, not usual in the books I've read lately and as long as the Prince isn't Damien or Lucan, I'll continue to be happy.
I like the world-building, and a writer who knows the correct use of "which" is always a plus.
Mrs. Oakbluff had looked at her with an expression of kind pity. Sometimes I forget which one of you is the guardian, which one the ward. The use of "you" threw me, however, because the POV was no longer clear, but that's a minor quibble.
Thank you for posting and good luck.
I like this and would definitely read on. But I think more people would keep going if you gave the readers a few phrases that let us know what's happening.
Is Iolanthe practicing this flashy maneuver or is this the wedding day?
Who is Master Haywood and why would she care about some "annual review" the day after the wedding? It's not clear from that sentence if he is doing a review or being reviewed? Is he her student or is she his? As a schoolteacher, is he associated with her magic at all? Er, I'm getting more and more confused the more I think about it.
It's also written with very passive sentence constructions. All this flash happens at the start and it is described with "was" and "could." Why not, "with a mere thought she summoned a roaring flame and bent it to her will" rather than telling us she could do that and then having her do it in the next paragraph? Or show us that she never touches the fire directly without coming out and just saying so.
"And so it was" – too passive again and a complete non sequitur. I see no connection between Hayward's review and dismissal from a school master position and Iolanthe volunteering to light the path. Unless he's her teacher and she's trying to prove to Oakbluff that even if he is incompetent in general, he taught her something? Is that what that tag in italics at the end meant? Was that supposed to be Oakbluff's thoughts not Iolanthe's? What's Oakbluff doing inside Iolanthe's head?
At the beginning, why not let the reader know that it was Hayward that taught Iolanthe how to control water and earth, but she had needed no help controlling fire or something? Unless that is not what is happening, in which case, I am really confused. Intrigued, still, but wondering if things are this unclear all along if I'll just get frustrated and stop.
This first page lost me in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph. Logically, anyone who understands what a regency is should understand that the prince's residence is not a seat of administration or power because he has no power, only the regent does. Which makes me wonder why the mages from other realms are ignorant about this kind of thing, and why this bit was mentioned at all.
I have to agree with gwynnyd here on almost everything.
Fire was easy is a much better place to start (at least to me) because for me, none of the first part including your intro with the subtle and elemental magics. So what? What are you getting at with that? There's no mention of how that ties in and if I don't know that within the first couple paragraphs after, I start skimming to find it.
As far as the prince waiting, he's 16 and thinks about someone he names Fairfax. Is the prince the one getting married further down? Is it Fairfax?
It reads as if the first part regarding the prince is a whole different story than Iolanth's (and I'm guessing here that her name starts with an I and not an L). If they don't tie together within the first two pages, you've lost me as a reader.
Admittedly, I'm not your target audience here, but I've read novels I never thought I'd be interested in because the author had such a good grasp on craft and putting everything together in such a way that demanded I keep reading. Right now, this is just too confusing for me.
Sorry, but kudos for putting it out there! It's a hard thing to do.
Fire was easy is a much better place to start (at least to me) because for me, none of the first part including your intro with the subtle and elemental magics.
Should have said '…magics makes no sense' after.
If I picked up the book and started reading at Chapter 1 I would be like "Oh cool~!". That first bit about the prince is weird…and not saying that all books concerning with magic need to have unique names but Fairfax…well it's very reminiscent of Jane Austen. Maybe a name not so iconic would be better? Though I would still leave out that entire first bit and start with Chapter 1.
Then there's the weird part about lolanthe being recorded in what I'm assuming a book of some sort? So she is important enough to be recorded though there was no reference as to why it was important to mention her birth. But maybe that will come out later.
I think the first page of any novel is to keep the reader want to keep going. I would definitely be the target audience but I have to say that first bit throws me off so much that I may not be interested.
I agree with some others that starting with the heroine's POV might be better. I, too, started skimming, which is bad. And got thrown by the trifeca going on. I'd say either stick the Prince some more or go right to Io. Thought the writing is good, though!
I really enjoyed this excerpt. I like to be intrigued at the start of a story, and I don't think that you need everything spelled out in the first few pages. I am happy to keep some unanswered questions in mind, trusting that the author will bring them together in a way that I will enjoy. The formatting of the book would probably help make the different parts clearer than they are in this extract, but I thought the three parts were different enough not to confuse me. I would happily buy this book.
If you're going for an arch Terry Pratchett- or Diane Duane-like tone, it's almost working and just a bit of tinkering will get you there. If you're going for something more serious, more major rewrites are needed.
Good luck! I like the idea of the passive prince and the active heroine—makes a nice change.
On the whole, I liked it, and would probably read more.
I personally love the style of epigraphic chapter headings. For this FIRST chapter, however, I would make them much much shorter extracts, so as not to confuse the reader as to where the "real" story was beginning.
Also, was I the only one a bit squicked out by a sixteen-year-old prince apparently being set up as the romantic hero? I mean, I've known a few sixteen year old boys and… ewww.
Thank you so much for your comments. Gave me lots of food for revision thoughts.
There are still some flowers left but the big show is over. Postberg is open until end Sept. Entrance at the gate is now R33 per adult and R22 per child (2-12). Gates are open 9 to 5 7 days a week. To get there just fololw the West Coast road from Blouberg. About 10km AFTER the Yzerfontein turnoff you will see the first Park Gate on your left. There is a little white house and big sign boards. You cannot miss it. I think it must be about 100km from Blouberg. When you enter the gate they will give you directions to Postberg.


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Tags: featured, Haywood Road, New Belgium Brewing, Riverside Drive, traffic, truck traffic, West Asheville
New Belgium in Asheville: Citizen proposal challenges Haywood Road as delivery route
Jason Sandford October 16, 2012
A citizen proposal challenging Haywood Road as New Belgium's primary delivery route offers the idea of using Riverside Drive and routing delivery traffic around the "Festus Bridge," shown here.
At last week's community gathering to discuss New Belgium's impact on West Asheville traffic, an unexpected idea emerged. A resident stood up, and with a planned and researched presentation, questioned the whole idea that Haywood Road is the best primary delivery route for New Belgium Asheville.
Thirteen-year West Asheville resident Jonathan Wainscott, 41, stepped up to the podium with a challenge: New Belgium's primary route sending dozens of semis daily past residences and small businesses in West Asheville isn't what's best for the community, and he might have a better idea.
He proposed a different primary delivery route, one taking the 60 large delivery trucks per day looming in Haywood Road's future and shifting them to the far more industrialized Riverside Drive.
"I've never designed a road, but the basic premise of my idea is to convert a defunct railroad path into an active truck lane," he said.
A furniture designer with an interior design background, Wainscott said his craftsman's ability for understanding how things connect qualifies him to at least explore a common-sense solution.
Wainscott said he was excited to hear of New Belgium's arrival, and thrilled at the idea that it meant a new outdoor event space near his family's home. But he was disheartened to learn that as part of the deal, his neighborhood would become part of a delivery route for 60 large trucks per day, once New Belgium gets up to full production speed for its new East Coast brewery in West Asheville.
New Belgium itself is impacted by its own delivery traffic, Wainscott noted. "Trucks will have to pass through the improved green space on Craven Street, which includes New Belgium's own event lawn," he said.
At a projected 100,000 visitors per year to the new brewery, delivery trucks might share Haywood Road with hundreds of brewery visitors daily, plus employees commuting to work at New Belgium. As East West Asheville Neighborhood Association leader Joshua Martin pointed out at the meeting, the whole city of Asheville benefits from the presence of a prestigious and attractive major brewery, but it's West Asheville that bears the burden of delivery traffic, visitor traffic, construction and other externalities.
Wainscott began to wonder if there were alternatives to increasing traffic on Haywood Road, a thriving business and residential area already prone to congestion–and rapidly growing.
Haywood Road is not the only route to the brewery site, just the one selected as the primary route. Truck entry to the brewery and manufacturing plant also exists via Five Points in the River District (New Belgium's current official secondary route, less than ideal for large trucks to traverse). A Hazel Mill entry–over the ramplike steep incline near I-240 and Earth Fare–would never support tractor-trailer traffic.
Riverside Drive, however, seems perfect. But there's a big problem. The yellow train trestle over the road has a clearance of only 13 feet, and modern trucks are six inches taller than the bridge clearance. Lowering the floor of the area under the bridge isn't feasible in a floodplain.
But Wainscott thinks he's found a work-around worth investigating.
Festus Bridge–the yellow railroad bridge named after a man killed in a car accident there–is too low for trucks. But a bypass there could allow truck traffic to use Riverside Drive rather than Haywood. (The more industrial Riverside Drive was the truck route used back when New Belgium's site was a stockyard where animals were transported for auction.)
And that's Wainscott's idea: Let trucks drive around the bridge via a bypass, something he said could be done if the DOT paved a route around it. Simple doesn't mean easy, but according to Wainscott, a "Festus Bypass" solution could be as simple as building a one-lane route allowing trucks to drive around the bridge, parallel to a little-used railroad track.
Image of the "Festus Bridge" by Jonathan Wainscott.
According to his research, delivery trucks going down Haywood Road (and Hanover Street, part of the primary route) will pass by 30 homes, 50 businesses, two churches, a preschool, a daycare center and two gas stations. The Riverside Drive route, according to Wainscott, passes two or three businesses only, and no residences at all.
Based on his observations, the "little stretch of land" by the bridge is actively used as a railroad freight corridor for only thirty minutes a week. "Ninety-nine-point-seven percent of the time it sits unused, while Haywood Road is used by common traffic one hundred percent of the time by over ten thousand vehicles a week," he wrote in a post to the East West Asheville Neighborhood Association Facebook group.
He acknowledges there are technical challenges to a bypass solution, and lists procurement by purchase or lease of privately owned property on West Haywood Street (in order to provide the necessary radius for a tractor trailer to merge onto the bypass), traffic control to coordinate trucks and trains, and the understanding that this is a one-lane alley/driveway/service access restricted to trucks.
But these are "small, solvable problems," in his opinion. The hard part? "Cooperation between the N.C. DOT, Norfolk Southern, and the City of Asheville."
A "Festus Bypass" would route traffic around the 13′ bridge on Riverside Drive and along a proposed paved route running parallel to the train tracks.
After Wainscott's presentation at last week's meeting, which was greeted with spontaneous applause from the gathered residents, officials in attendance said his idea would get a a fair shake with New Belgium.
City councilman Gordon Smith, who briefly addressed the crowd, praised New Belgium's exceptional willingness to listen. "I've never come across a corporate partner as willing to find solutions," Smith said.
But even well-meaning companies can need to be told how to be the best neighbor possible. Allowing unilateral decision-making without community input is a recipe for problems with even the most community-minded neighbor business.
Wainscott's alternative might not work, despite cooperation from New Belgium. But his idea deserves to be explored, as does any other that better addresses West Asheville traffic during the growth of this part of our city.
"We can investigate" Wainscott's idea, Smith said at the close of the community meeting, adding that solutions are needed for the whole River District and neighboring areas, which all now likely face exponential growth with the arrival of new neighbor New Belgium.
"You coming in now," said Smith, referring to the gathered community, "is the best way to handle this."
Further meetings involving the neighborhood group and the city are planned. "This is not the end of this conversation," Martin said. "This is just the beginning."
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Steve January 1, 2013
Wow! Jonathan, that's impressive. Proud of you.
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Evan October 17, 2012
If this alternative becomes a real possibility, I think it's important to make a plan that takes into consideration the impact on cyclists. Riverside gets a huge amount of bicycle traffic, and the area in question is already a bit hazardous for cyclists, what with the train tracks to cross just north of the Festus bridge & the giant puddle that lingers for days after it rains.
joe October 17, 2012
hey man .. the blue warehouse across from white duck has been rented and is being occupied. there is no place for trucks to sit idly on west haywood street.
thanks joe.
orulz October 17, 2012
Good point – the road and the rails sharing a right-of-way seems like it would work from a technical standpoint.
Has there been any discussion with Norfolk Southern regarding this issue? Even if technical issues can be resolved satisfactorily, railroads are not widely known for being cooperative with issues like this. They are private corporations and are EXTREMELY protective of their physical plant.
Though your solution seems like a reasonable interim solution (if it can be negotiated with Norfolk Southern), the obvious, longer term solution would be to rebuild the railroad bridge over Riverside Drive and the French Broad River with higher clearance. This would be expensive, but will be necessary eventually anyway – probably within the next couple decades. That bridge is probably over 100 years old, and it's showing its age. Plus when the French Broad floods, the narrow spans of this bridge tend to clog up with debris, damming the river making the flooding even worse.
Jonathan Wainscott October 17, 2012
Orulz, great questions. First, you are correct that the trucks would have to cross the railroad tracks. Inbound trucks (coming off Riverside Drive via the bypass) would be able to wait in the turn lot which would be created by using the space currently occupied by the blue metal warehouse across West Haywood Street form White Duck Taco. Once the tracks are clear then the trucks could proceed into common traffic, crossing the Craven Street Bridge and arriving at New Belgium's shipping and receiving area (where the stockyards are currently located). Likewise with the reverse trip from New Belgium, trucks could wait in their lot until the train has passed and the tracks are clear.
As for the quality of the bridge, it is already part of the secondary route officially offered by the City using Amboy Road and Lyman. If the existing infrastructure is not suited to support industrial activity in the area then that activity should not be permitted. If light manufacturing is going to a part of the economic growth in the area, then the requisite infrastructure needed to support it needs to be in place and up to date.
Ideally the bypass would not share space with the active train track. The unused tracks do not need to be removed, they need to be imbedded in pavement. This is done by simply adding a rubber buffer next to the rail and paving to that rubber. Take notice next time you walk across tracks that cross the road.
While the notion of mixing train traffic and truck traffic seems precarious, remember this: The spurline which services Silverline plastics crosses Riverside Drive with no signal. It then ambles up Riverside Drive crossing 27 driveways of industrial businesses, many of which require trucks to cross the train tracks, and not one of these driveways has a traffic/train signal. Further more, the time that the spur line is used within the parameters of the Festus Bypass is on average 30 minutes a week. That literally means that that track sits unused 99.7% of the time. If the City engineers, NCDOT engineers, and Norfolk Southern can't figure out how to use and existing freight corridor which is unused 99.7% of the time, to handle 2 trucks an hour, well, we're all in danger.
Richard Cary October 18, 2012
Thanks for your careful clarity. You have earned four gold stars already.
Great to have suggestions like these.
It reads to me like an extension of Roberts Street to Riverside Drive. Sounds like a good idea.
Couple of questions.
(1) This will force trucks to go over the railroad crossing on W. Haywood. Don't trains sometimes just stop, blocking this crossing for several minutes? Also, as I recall there's a bit of a bump going over that crossing – gotta make sure semis won't bottom out and get stuck.
(2) Is the West Haywood street bridge strong enough to handle all this truck traffic? It looks like a fairly puny bridge to me.
(3) My support of this idea assumes that it doesn't involve abandoning the Norfolk Southern rail line along Riverside Drive. Fit this road alongside the tracks and we're in business.
Abandonment is not likely to happen – Certainly not as long as Silverline Plastics is still in operation, but probably not ever. Though not a mainline, this rail line is still even being actively maintained, including brand new crossing gates installed at Pearson Bridge a couple years back, not to mention the restoration work on the line north of Silverline by the folks at http://craggymountainline.com/ .
Even if Norfolk Southern could be convinced to abandon the part of the line that they own in spite of the existing and potential future industry it serves, that would leave the "Craggy Mountain Line" folks completely landlocked. I'm pretty sure there are laws against that. They couldn't get new equipment, like this historical Alco diesel locomotive they acquired just last week http://craggymountainline.com/news/2012/new-engine-arrives/ .
If Norfolk Southern decides to abandon this multi million dollar asset of railroad, I would rather it not be just for a plan to save West Asheville from a couple trucks per hour – I'd rather see Craggy Mountain Line acquire it – and turn it into a full fledged historical operation and tourist attraction. Run trips out of the River District even.
No abandonment needed. How many times have you seen those photos of trolley tracks/railroad tracks sharing a roadway? This shared use for heavy commercial traffic (truck & train) is a NO BRAINER!!!!!!
Aware Citizen October 16, 2012
I think this is a great idea on all levels. Riverside drive is much better suited for this type of traffic and I would think the interstate access is much easier for rigs of that size. I applaud Jonathan Wainscott for his attention to detail and respectful presentation.
ditto ditto ditto


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Proteins These are for a 3 oz serving.
The first thing to know starting out.
ALWAYS TALK WITH A DOCTOR BEFORE STARTING A DIET OR MAKING BIG CHANGES IN YOUR DIET.
The thing you have to remember is that in building your body nutrition is 80%.
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You need at least 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass. The carbs I very the way they are taken in. After a w/o you should take in a lot of carbs but not to many. A good rule of thumb is to take in three times the amount of pro.
Pro = 4 cals. Carbs = 4 cals. Fat = 9 cals. Try to eat the needed cals without raising the blood sugars will help stop or slow the addition of body fat. You will need plenty of fiber also. Fiber will help your digestive system stay clean and flow good so it absorbs the nutrition from the food. In your diet you can subtract 1 carb for each gram of fiber. This is why veggies are so good to eat. Along with the nutrients. To many carbs will raise your blood sugars and make you start to store food as fat. As many people know simple carbs will also raise your blood sugars. Stick to complex carbs.
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Former world champions Brandon Rios and Humberto Soto look to extend their boxing careers when they square off in an All-Mexican affair on February 23, 2019, at the Municipal Auditorium Faustino Gutierrez Moreno in Tijuana, Mexico.
After taking one and a half year off after his loss to Timothy Bradley in 2015, Brandon Rios returned to action by knocking out fringe contender Aaron Herrera. He then stepped up to face Danny Garcia but lost by knockout but revived his career again with a 9th round TKO of Canelo's brother Ramon Alvarez last November. Although his best days are clearly behind him, Rios believes his exciting style and big punch can still get him one more crack at another world title.
The 32-year old former lightweight world champion has a professional record of 35-4-1 with 26 wins by way of knockout. Bam Bam stands 5-8 with a reach of 78 inches while fighting out of the orthodox style. Like his nickname suggests, Rios loves to brawl and in fact it's what he does. He has power in both hands and has one of the most durable chins in the business.
Two-division world champion Humberto Soto has also seen his glory days pass him by. He's currently on a three fight winning streak but he's done so against low-level competition. Soto has been outside the radar for quite some time now as he's extended his career byg fighting mostly in Mexico and beating up unknown fighters. Soto's a well-traveled veteran who's fought the likes of Jorge Solis, Kevin Kelley, Rocky Juarez, Joan Guzman, Gamaliel Diaz, David Diaz, Urbano Antillon, Lucas Matthysse, John Molina Jr. and Antonio Orozco.
Soto is an orthodox fighter who measures 5-7 ½ with a reach of 69 inches. He has a professional boxing record of 68-9-2 with 36 win via knockout. Soto has been fighting for two decades and has been there and done that. However, Soto never got the biggest of fights during his prime and lost to every big name he's faced. This is a crossroads fight for Soto. If he wins this, he will return to the big stage but another defeat to a big name will put his career hanging in the balance.
This is a crossroads fight between two former world champions who are clearly fighting past their primes. But between the 38-year old Soto and the 32-year old Rios, it's pretty obvious that one of them is way past his prime and his fighting years.
Humberto Soto was one of the best fighters in the smaller weight classes during the start of the new millenium, winning world titles in the super featherweight and lightweight divisions. But at an era where the money was at 147 pounds, Soto tried to get to that division but ended up getting stuck at light welterweight. The knockout loss to Lucas Matthysse in 2012 proved that he had reached his limit and since then, Soto has been fighting to survive and keep his career going.
Don't be fooled by his record as Soto has gone 10-1 since losing to Matthysse. But at 79 fights, Soto has always been known to pad his record. There are only two notable fighters on Soto's resume in his last 11 bouts and they are John Molina Jr. and Anthony Orozco. He beat Molina but lost to Orozco both by unanimous decision.
On the other hand, Rios has lost half of his last eight bouts. But while Bam Bam has fought only once from 2016-2017, he's fought world class caliber fighters in his last eight fights, losing only to Mike Alvarado, Manny Pacquiao, Timothy Bradley and Danny Garcia during that stretch. Bam Bam's last five wins have come via knockout but he only has two wins since 2017. Like Soto, Rios began fighting at the lower weight classes as he won his only world title at 135 pounds. But unlike Soto, Rios adjusted well to fighting at light welterweight and carried his punching power up to 140 pounds.
The problem with Rios is that he is a walking punching bag. No question, he owns a granite chin that withstood 12 rounds of pounding from the likes of Mike Alvarado and even Manny Pacquiao. But sometimes, his only form of defense is his face and against the better boxers in the sport, it's always almost very easy to beat Rios on points. This is where Humberto Soto becomes dangerous, if you call it that. Soto is a fundamentally gifted fighter who has very high IQ. For sure, Soto is the much better boxer than Rios and if he can stay away from trouble, he has the ability to outbox Rios all night long.
But staying away from the action is almost impossible against Rios. Bam Bam is one of the best pressure fighters in the sport. With pressure comes punching power and when he lures you into a brawl, that's when opponents get in trouble. As we said earlier, Rios is very durable and against Soto who doesn't possess the same pop in his punches, I think Rios will try to smother him.
Rios is going to apply that pressure right from the get go and try to take Soto's head off. Soto has excellent defense but at this stage of his career and against a naturally bigger man in Rios, this could easily be a disaster fight for Soto who has acknowledged that this may be a do or die fight for him. Humberto Soto is a true Mexican warrior. If he is going to lose this fight, he is going to do so fighting.
I'm picking Brandon Rios to win this fight by knockout. Soto is the better boxer, has better all-around skills but does not have the pop in his punches to hurt Rios. Rios is younger, bigger, faster and has the knockout punch. If Soto can't hurt him, Bam Bam is going to swarm him all night long. That said, I'm picking Brandon Rios to beat Humberto Soto by knockout.


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Travellers – Its how you tell it!
Travellers homeless as funding not spent
Some sites without water and electricity while promised housing not delivered
"Why were we told the money was not there when it clearly was," asked Cllr Bríd Smith of People Before Profit. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Judith Crosbie
Tue, Apr 30, 2013, 06:00
Families have been left homeless and without water or electricity because Dublin City Council has failed to spend €12 million it was allocated for Traveller accommodation over the past few years, a council meeting has heard.
Halting sites were overcrowded and basic services lacking, which was impacting on the health of some residents, Traveller representatives told a meeting of the council's strategic policy committee.
Plans to build 118 units for Travellers had not been delivered on while the council had maintained for years that the money was not there to build them, the meeting heard.
"Why were we told the money was not there when it clearly was," asked Cllr Bríd Smith of People Before Profit.
Houses bur ned
Criminality and antisocial behaviour were the reasons projects did not go ahead, said Céline Reilly, the council's executive officer for housing and residential services. Houses were burned and council staff threatened, she said. Supplying electricity to some sites was a problem "because of the amount of tampering that goes on", she said. "Houses were burnt. It is not trivial, it is serious," Ms Reilly added.
Figures from the Department of the Environment show that between 2007 and 2012 Dublin City Council was allocated close to €16 million for Traveller accommodation but drew down less than €4 million over this period.
Overall, councils around the State failed to spend €50 million they had been allocated on Traveller accommodation during that six-year period. Dublin City Council had the highest underspend, followed by Fingal County Council, which underspent by more than €7.5 million and Cork County Council, which underspent by €4.5 million.
Violent behaviour was a problem for staff trying to work on some Dublin sites, said Cllr Bill Tormey of Fine Gael, chairman of the council's Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee.


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Mohammad Ibn Ishaaq stated of Wahb Ibn Munbah said that when Allah took Kalih Ibn Yofra (Jephtha) after Joshua, Hizqeel Ibn Buzi (A.S.) succeeded him as the prophet to the Israelites. The people had fled from Palestine for fear of the plague and settled on a plateau. Allah said to them: "Die you all." and they all perished. A few centuries passed, and then Hizqeel (A.S.), passing by, stopped over them, wondering. There came a voice: Do you want Allah to resurrect them while you watch?" He (A.S.) said: "Yes." Then he (A.S.) was commanded to call those bones to join one to the other and to be covered with flesh. So he (A.S.) called them by the power of Allah, and the people arose and glorified Allah in the voice of one man.
"Call: '0 you bones, Allah commands you to put on flesh and blood and the clothes in which they had died."' And a voice said: "Allah commands you to call the bodies to rise." And they rose. When they returned to life they said: "Blessed are You, 0 Lord, and all praise is Yours." Ibn Abbas reported that the dead who were resurrected were four thousand, while Ibn Salih said they were nine thousand.
Regarding plague, Abu Ubaidah (R.A.) Ibn Al-Jarrah related that Umar (R.A.) Ibn Al-Khattab was on his way to Syria and had reached Sarg when the leader of the Muslim army, Abu Ubaidah (R.A.) Ibn Al-Jarrah, and his companions met him and told him of a pestilence that had broken out in Syria. 'Umar (R.A.) remembered the Prophet's (Peace be upon him) saying: "If it (plague) be in a country where you are staying, do not go out fleeing it, and if you hear it is in a country, do not enter it." 'Umar (R.A.) praised Allah and then went off.
Muhammad Ibn Ishaaq stated that we do not know how long Hizqeel (A.S.) stayed among the Israelites before Allah took him away. After him, the Israelites deviated from the right way of life, as they usually did, and deserted Allah's covenant with them. They worshiped many idols, among them Baal, so Allah sent to them another Prophet (A.S.) to guide them to the right path.


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Film portrays, betrays modern animal agriculture
It is not going to get easier for agriculture if there is not more open engagement with the public.
Cheryl Day | Jul 08, 2016
Consumers are asking more questions about how food is raised on the farm. Farmers and ranchers are encouraged to step up to be more real and open about exactly what happens on the farm. So, when a meat-eating documentary filmmaker and his vegetarian wife approach livestock producers to spend a day on their farm, engage in dialogue and film it for the big screen; it can create an uncomfortable interaction with an uncertain outcome.
Exploring food animal production and the morality of eating meat is a popular subject among non-fiction filmmakers. In the film "At the Fork", John Papola and his wife, Lisa, set out to settle a household argument over the ethics of meat eating.
Still, Papola says, "It is something that Lisa has always wanted to do. I thought by doing this together and my more conflicted approach would make it a more honest and open exploration. It was really collaboration."
Papola and his team approach livestock producers raising different species on diverse sized operations with varied management practices to participate in the film. Agriculture economists Jayson Lusk and livestock behavior expert Temple Grandin also contribute to the conversation along with Wayne Pacelle, CEO and president of the Humane Society of United States and Mark Bittman, former New York Times columnist.
Upon invitation, all participants were told the project was a personal exploration of the way animals are raised for food and the impact of consumers' choices. He says, "We did not share any other details on the project because everyone brings their own particular experiences and baggage. If someone asked we never lied or we never misrepresented who was involved in the project."
Lisa and I have a very personal stake in the movie. "It is our film. It is our tone of voice, our ideas and interpretation of things. I hope people in industry will give it a shot or nothing less see a different tone than Food Inc."
Overall, Lusk says "in my opinion they went to lot of effort to talk to real live hog farmers, chicken producers and ranchers to get their perspective on why they are using the technology they do. And let them say it in their own words without over talking them or putting fancy graphics over them."
While members of the agriculture community agreed to participate, it did not mean they completely see eye-to-eye with the film. Just like daily conversations over food, the movie was going to happen whether actual livestock producers participate or not.
So, four hog farmers from diverse operations – ranging from modern large-scale commercial production to hogs raised on pasture – bravely accepted the invitation to show how pigs are raised on their farm and discuss food animal production with a vegetarian while the cameras were rolling: Malcom DeKryger and Jon Hoek from Legacy Farms; David Struthers from Struthers Farm; Jude Becker from Becker Lane Organic and Will Harris from White Oak Pasture.
One obvious stop was visiting the pig farm operating under full visibility at Fair Oaks Farm Pig Adventure. Belstra Milling in concert with Belstra Group Farms is the largest family owned hog farm in northwest Indiana and its team also is the caretakers of the pigs on full display at Pig Adventure.
DeKryger, president of Belstra Milling and Legacy Farm, says "when we were offered the opportunity to build a pig farm (Legacy Farm) in affiliation with Fair Oaks Farms, we knew we had to be big enough that it is not a petting zoo, be willing to wrestle with the issues of the day and be willing to reach out to the world."
Iowa pork producer David Struthers has raised hogs in dirt and huts to gestation stalls and co-confinement to now raising hogs more natural in hoop buildings and some on bedding. He says, "it was not wrong to participate. I am willing to be open and transparent."
Struthers encourages pig farmers to follow the We Care principles and communicate. He says, "Hog producers need to continue best practices and maintain good communication with neighbors and media. The more people know about you the better decisions they can make about you, your character and what you do."
Papola openly admits some producers who were approached did pass on the opportunity to participate in the film. He views the livestock producers who took on the challenge to go on camera as courageous. He says, "They had more to lose than to gain by participating in this movie, but made a decision to engage the public. I celebrate them as courageous people."
Papola adds, "it is not going to get easier for agriculture if there is not a more open engagement with the public."
DeKryger, Struthers and Lusk all agree that someone from the pork industry needs to speak out or face the alternative.
DeKryger says, "Someone had to do this. I thought if I said nothing then someone is going to have the opportunity to fill in the blanks and it is probably not going to be the way I see it."
Struthers does not regret participating in the movie. From the first discussion with the film crew, he was a little leery how the footage would be used, but it did not discourage him from speaking up. He says, "I do not think I got burned by this movie but I got crisp around the edges."
Takes a wrong turn
As Jayson Lusk, Oklahoma State University food and agriculture economist, points out if you take two people from the middle of New Your City or Chicago who knew nothing about production agriculture and gave them the task to make a documentary about animal welfare how did you expect it to turn out?
From the beginning Struthers and DeKryger knew it would not be a balanced look at food animal production. However, each participant did not feel the filmmakers tried to discredit them. In general, the small segment shown on each operation was shown fairly.
Papola says, "Everything in the movie is intentional including adding the sequence of Lisa and me arguing."
Struthers explains the examination of the different production methods was a positive. However, the line of questions was trying to convince all producers to raise organic pigs. He says, "If it could play out where it is just showing true production methods and let people decide then I am ok with it. If they want to pay more for food than mine because your costs are higher then I have no problem with that."
As DeKryger points out, the film never showed pigs being raised in the elements. The only really bad weather was walking into the Iowa Capitol to speak with Gov. Terry Branstad. For the organic hog operation of Jude Becker, it never showed the pigs bearing an Iowa snowstorm.
Struthers, the Iowa hog producer who raises hogs in hoop buildings, agrees that pigs were never shown enduring 20 degrees below and freezing rain. "I never start a group of young pigs in the hoop buildings from November to March. Pig farmers can keep hogs more comfortable in buildings with a controlled environment."
Moreover, the film did not show enough large-scale operations, especially a finishing barn. DeKryger says the 90-minute film failed to demonstrate that the inconsistency that occurs from a health and labor standpoint on small operations. In larger operations, the pigs are always in buildings in regulated environment with enough labor to monitor animal health.
More importantly, the economics was not a large part of the conversation even though the film was looking at the different production methods. Lusk would like to see the economics brought into the discussion more. He says, "It helps explain why we see the sort of production we see and why we do not see many more pasture systems because of economics. It uses more resources and tends to make meat prices more expensive."
Disappointing ending
The film is a tilted look at food animal production with a growing crescendo that leads to Papola eating a veggie burger and a challenge for viewers to eat less meat. It clearly takes a quick turn towards an opinion piece. In spite of this, there are parts of the film that will give agriculture items to ponder; the end was a huge letdown for animal agriculture.
Each individual appearing in the film did receive a private screening of the final movie. At that point the farmers, ranchers and other participants learned the tone of the film and the monetary backers. Struthers says he was told the project was self-funded, but as he viewed the film he soon learned the true financial supporters of the project – HSUS and Whole Foods. He says, "When it gets to the end about you can be involve in meatless Monday, then I realize it was just propaganda. It totally blew the documentary out of the water and made it a biased piece."
DeKryger adds, "You can't get HSUS or Whole Foods to put up the million dollars that it is going to take to put this out without it going beyond a documentary into a very steep opinion."
Papola confirms he had financial support from Humane Society of United States and Whole Foods from the beginning. He says, "In working together with them, we said this is a very personal film. They were really just supportive of us as independent filmmakers telling the story we wanted to tell as best as we could."
The film does not forget the "eat less meat" challenge. Papola claims this evolved after viewing groups screened the film along the way. It only offers a way to change if a viewer wants to.
Papola explains, "the movie is putting forward to people these are the standard practices that producers were willing to show us at different skills and different levels. What as a viewer is your comfort level with these things? You can make a choice for yourself as consumer."
He adds, "I can't have any control over how people interpret the film beyond what I made. I think there are practices that are very difficult for some people to see."
The film does not push for regulation or legislative change. Lusk says, "Whatever motivation they have they are trying to promote it through the market system."
One thing Papola, DeKryger and Struthers agree on is people are going to eat meat. Papola says, "most people are going to keep eating meat and to believe otherwise is to live in a fantasy world."
Struthers and DeKryger do not think it will change the minds of the consumer. A few may choose to pay more for food raised in alternative settings, however most will not. It still comes down to taste and affording the food for the family, says Lusk.
As DeKryger eloquently says "we are feeding NASCAR Nation." It is a good cross-section of the average consumer. NASCAR Nation is not paying $10 for a burger or looking for an emotional discussion about food. He says, "It comes down to who you want to target for your business model."
"At the Fork" premieres July 8 in New York City and Los Angeles. Community screenings are scheduled for July 13 nationwide.
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This beautiful crystal TARDIS is a fine send-off for Peter Capaldi's Doctor
The 12th Doctor... in crystal.
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By Pete Pachal 2017-04-14 18:48:43 UTC
Peter Capaldi's run on Doctor Who may soon be coming to an end, but the eccentric 12th Doctor has definitely left his mark on the TARDIS. And you can see that mark — literally — in this limited-edition crystal TARDIS from the BBC.
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Dropped just before the show's season 10 premiere, the 12th Doctor Crystal TARDIS is a clear, laser-engraved version of the TARDIS about the size of square pencil holder (5 inches tall). It looks very cool on its own, but the collectible really comes to life when you bathe it in light from blue LEDs in the stand that comes with.
The TARDIS detail is pretty striking, but it's the ghostly image of Peter Capaldi inside that really catches your eye. The pose and costume come from Capaldi's first press photo in the role, but that's somehow OK... he looks appropriately frozen in time, possibly trapped by some monstrous villain like the Master, the Silence, or Nigel Farage.
At, $99.98, it's a little on the pricey side as Doctor Who trinkets go, but you get what you pay for (the nearly 3-pound weight really conveys its quality). And if you're not a fan of Capaldi, or just like your time machines to be Doctor-free, the BBC also sells a "clear" version of the crystal TARDIS, with no Doctor inside.
I'm sure it's just parked.
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