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Tina Turner; Barry White; Sly Stone; O'jays; Marvin Gaye; James Brown, etc.
Posted by Spoken Word Apr 3rd 2014
Category: Word Life Videos
Tags: video month live entertainment sly stone barry white tina turner ojays marvin gaye james
Maurette Brown-Clark - The Dream
Posted by Spoken Word Mar 6th 2014
Category: True Worshippers
Tags: dream maurette brown clark true worship music word life production new quality music
Maurette Brown-Clark, Gospel's newly crowned "Princess of Praise & Worship" has been blessing the world with her soul stirring, heart felt alto voice since 1990. The journey that lead this thirty-something year old wife, mother of three, to her third album, The Dream, began while growing up in Long Island, New York.
One of four children (one sister and two brothers), Brown-Clark was raised by two music loving parents in a household steeped in Jesus, the church, love of family, and the power of music as a ministry.
Little did her parents know that having her sing with her siblings in the family group, and making sure Brown-Clark took piano lessons would be the foundation of a recording career and life's ministry for this singer, songwriter, and producer.
Maurette Brown - Clark was musically influenced by her parents and some of New York's greatest gospel artists, including one who lived just two towns over, Pastor Donnie McClurkin. Brown-Clark says, "He would come over to our church Little Zion and I would be mesmerized.... just blown away! I was a teenager back then...didn't know it...couldn't quite put my finger on it...but it was the anointing. And I knew that's what I wanted. How Donnie was affecting me, that's how I want to affect people. Although, I was later influenced by CeCe Winans and my mentor, Richard Smallwood, Donnie affected the way that I wanted to live for Jesus, through my music."
After graduating from high school, Brown-Clark furthered her studies and graduated from the University of Maryland. At this point she began to question her life and reason for existing. She pondered, "I went to college, I did okay, I've got my degree in business, I'm working, got a piece of car, got a piece of an apartment…life is good! And then I thought, 'This can't be everything.' I just started looking at my mortality. I asked myself, 'What do I want to leave behind? Why am I here now?' Now, sixteen years later, I truly believe that it is for His glory. I've realized that I have one life to live and I'm here to try to win souls for Christ. And the best way that I know how to do that is through my music. Before it was just something to do...now it is a calling and a passion."
Recognizing the calling God had placed on her life, she remained in the Baltimore area after college singing as a solo artist. Word quickly spread about this petite gifted singer with a unique, strong alto voice, armed with a powerful conviction for Christ. During this time she didn't have a recording contract, but held that desire in her heart and began honing her craft, singing wherever she could minister, networking and producing a demo tape. She knew that all things happen in God's own time, not hers.
While singing in the Baltimore and Washington, DC area, she would see international gospel recording artist Richard Smallwood at events. There was talk in gospel circles that Smallwood had a dream about a choir he was inspired by God to put together and they would record with him. Also that he dreamed every individual member of it. A friend told
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Brown-Clark that she was one of the choir members that appeared in Smallwood's dream and that he was looking for her. She says, "My friend told me, 'Richard Smallwood is looking for you....here's his number, call him.' I was like, 'Yeah, right...do I owe him money?' But I nervously dialed the number...And I went to that first rehearsal. He's been stuck with me ever since!"
After she recorded with Vision (Smallwood's group) and gained notoriety for her anointed performance as co-lead on their classic song, "Angels," labels took notice. She soon signed her first major deal with Verity Records and released her debut solo project, How I Feel in 1998. It spawned the hit, "Breaking of Day." Shortly after, Verity Records released her from its roster; Ironically, She received a Stellar Award for that project. It would be a few years before she signed with Atlanta International Records (AIR Gospel) and recorded another studio album, By His Grace, which was released in 2002. Disappointment loomed again. By His Grace met with critical acclaim, but didn't reach the heights the label had expected. In her heart she knew it didn't capture all of her. And for the second time, she was facing the possibility of being released. An executive at AIR Gospel believed so much in her that he went to bat for her with the owner and convinced him to give her another chance to record a CD her way, live, and with some of the best writers and a top producer.
It all came to fruition on September 17, 2004 when she recorded the highly anticipated, The Dream, her third album, at the Empowerment Church, in Baltimore, Maryland. There were technical problems at the live recording which resulted in the air conditioning being turned off in a packed house with over 2,000 people sitting there, sweating and fanning, yet staying glued to the edge of their seats as Brown-Clark fought through the adversities and blessed the crowd with the fire in her soul on anointed song after song. Brown-Clark says, "I just feel like the enemy was allowed to take his best shot the night of the recording...the power went out...and he's been taking his best shot the entire few years since the recording and I just hope that I've been found waiting right."
Brown-Clark was eagerly anticipating The Dream's release in 2005 when another major career twist hit her. Atlanta International Records (AIR Gospel) was acquired by the Malaco Music Group & Select-O-Hits. She found herself with yet another label, this time with her most personal and prized project to date in the palms of another set of hands. Brown-Clark says, "I've had health challenges, label challenges, my third record with a third record label. So I've had to explain to three sets of people who Maurette is, what my vision is...and hoping that they catch my vision."
God's favor is still shining on Brown-Clark and her hopes are high being at her new label home, Malaco. A label that gets her and the vision she has for The Dream.
The Dream is a 13 song powerful CD that was produced by top gospel producer Asaph Ward (Kim Burrell, Men of Standard, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Evelyn Turrentine Agee, The Tommies). It features four songs written by Brown-Clark, the Richard Smallwood penned Praise and Worship song, "Lord We Praise Your Name" and a re-make of the Donnie McClurkin & New York Restoration Choir classic, "We Worship You." Other writers on the project include hit making Stellar Award winning writer Jonathan Nelson ("Healed" by Donald Lawrence), Anthony and Eddie Brown. Brown-Clark says, "I wrote some of the songs and then I went out to other artists and songwriters that I knew, loved, and that wrote my heart. They wrote as if they were up in my house living with me...hanging out with me. And so I feel like I literally wrote all of the songs."
The Dream's title track has special meaning to Brown-Clark because it embodies God's calling, the purpose of her life, and a dream she had in the 1990s that showed her leading others to Christ through her music ministry.
The Dream is myriad of Gospel music styles, crossing denominational lines and is poised to cross the lines of Gospel and Christian radio formats. Its inspiring music ranges from Praise and Worship, Contemporary Gospel, Contemporary Christian , to Jazz infused songs, and of course Traditional Gospel, all purposely recorded to touch a heart, inspire a life and lead a soul to Christ.
Brown-Clark says, "This CD is user friendly, just like the Internet, for whoever listens to it. The songs on The Dream are for everybody. But they are going to hit you differently at different points in your life depending on what you're going through."
Whether it's, the upbeat first single and anthem of praise, "One God," the moving title track "The Dream", or the soul stirring song that encourages anyone who ever felt like giving up, "It Ain't Over," the rock tinged "Has God Done Anything For You?" the down home church tune, "Sovereign God," and soon to be Sunday School and Children's choir favorite, "I Am What God Says I Am" featuring Brown-Clark's six year old daughter Jada, or her jazzy version of the church classic, "I Have Decided To Follow Jesus." The Dream will uplift you wherever you are.
Written by Lin. Woods
Source: Malaco Records
The Reality behind the crack Era-New Jack City
Posted by Spoken Word Feb 4th 2014
Tags: new jack city reality crack ere nino brown ice t word life production classic
New Jack City is a 1991 American crime film directed by Mario Van Peebles in his directorial debut, who also co-stars in the film. The film stars Wesley Snipes, Ice T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock and Judd Nelson. The film was released in the United States on March 8, 1991.
Wesley Snipes played Nino Brown, a rising drug dealer and crime lord in New York City during the crack epidemic. Ice T played Scotty Appleton, a detective who vows to stop Nino's criminal activity by going undercover to work for Nino's gang.
The film is based on the crack cocaine war in the USA. It was the first theatrically released film for director and co-star Mario Van Peebles. The film was based upon an original story and screenplay written by Thomas Lee Wright who had previously penned a draft of The Godfather Part III and would go on to write, direct and produce a seminal documentary of American gang life, Eight Tray Gangster: The Making of a Crip.
The screenplay was co-written by journalist turned screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper, who also scripted 1994's Above the Rim, and Sugar Hill, which also starred Snipes. Cooper is the first African American screenwriter in history to have two films produced in one year:[citation needed] Sugar Hill was released on February 25, 1994 by Beacon-20th Century Fox Pictures, and Above The Rim was released on March 23, 1994 by New Line Cinema.
Barry Michael Cooper's rewrite was based on a December 1987 The Village Voice cover story written by Cooper titled "Kids Killing Kids: New Jack City Eats Its Young".The story revolved around the 20th anniversary of the 1967 riots in Detroit, and in its wake, Nicky Barnes, rise of crack cocaine gangs in the late 1980s, such as Young Boys Inc., and the Chambers Brothers.
Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) and his gang, the Cash Money Brothers, become the dominant drug ring in New York City, once crack cocaine is introduced to the streets, during the late 1980s. Undercover detective Scotty Appleton (Ice T) strikes a deal with stick-up kid, Pookie (Chris Rock). The deal takes a wrong turn when Pookie takes the money and runs off, causing Scotty to have a long chase. He wounds Pookie with his gun and attempts to arrest him, but the police let him go.
Meanwhile, Nino plots a plan to turn an entire apartment complex (real life Graham Court, known in the film as the "Carter") into a crack house, with the assistance of his best friend/right-hand, Gee Money (Allen Payne), enforcer, Duh Duh Duh Man (Bill Nunn), gangstress Keisha (Vanessa A. Williams), Nino's girlfriend, Selina (Michael Michele), and her tech-savy cousin, Kareem Akbar (Christopher Williams). Gee Money and Keisha take out Rastafarian rival, Fat Smitty, while Nino forces the Carter's landlord out into the streets, naked.
After Det. Stone (Mario Van Peebles)--leader of the team tasked with taking down the CMB--is put under pressure by the Police Commissioner, Scotty volunteers to go undercover and infiltrate Nino's gang. He is partnered with loose-cannon, Nick Peretti (Judd Nelson), as they try to convict the gang with evidence of drug trafficking. Elsewhere, Frankie Needles (Anthony DeSando) pays Nino a visit to deliver him a message from mob boss Don Armeteo (John Aprea), who taxes the CMB. Nino scornfully calls for Needles to rely a message back to the Don that he's cutting off taxing him, and that CMB is an independent operation.
While he and Nick are spying on Nino and his crew as they hand out Thanksgiving turkeys to the poor, Scotty spots Pookie, now a crack fiend. He tracks him down just as Pookie was in the middle of beating his junkie girlfriend over the turkey he brought back. Instead of arresting him, Scotty puts Pookie in rehab for his drug addiction. After completing treatment, Pookie wants to return the favor and help Scotty bring down Nino. Against his better judgment, as well the strong disapproval of Stone and Peretti, Scotty recruits Pookie to work undercover at the Carter, gathering incriminating evidence against Nino and the Cash Money Brothers.
However, Pookie ends up relapsing and sneaking drugs. While high, Pookie is caught by Gee Money, who also realizes that he is wired. When the cops realize their cover has been blown, the CMB abandon and burn the Carter complex, including any evidence of their activities with the crack addicted civilians inside. Later, the cops try to reach Pookie, but they find his bloody corpse attached with explosives. Nick defuses the explosives mere seconds before they explode. Meanwhile, when Nino discovers that Gee Money ordered the Carter to be destroyed, he vehemently threatens him to never make a costly mistake again.
After Pookie's funeral, Scotty and Nick take matters into their own hands by going undercover as a drug dealers wanting to do business with Gee Money. Scotty infiltrates the CMB--thanks in part to the ambitions (and increasing drug use) of Gee Money--after they bribe Frankie Needles. Nino doesn't trust Gee Money's new clientele, but agrees to do business with Scotty, warning Gee that if Scotty isn't who he claims, he'll kill the both of them. On their first encounter, Nino tells Scotty a story of how he murdered a school teacher as a part of his initiation into a gang called the L.A. Boyz, as a youth. When questioned by Scotty if the murder was personal or business, Nino explains this away by saying: "My brother, it's always business. Never personal." Scotty further gains the trust of Nino after "saving" him from a gun-toting old man (Bill Cobbs)--who earlier, tried to convince the police of Nino's destruction of the community--and by revealing information about Gee Money's side deal.
While Nino, Scotty and the CMB attend a wedding, Nick sneaks into Nino's mansion to collect the video tapes from the Carter drug operations, in order to gather evidence of Pookie's death and the drugs. After the wedding, Don Armeteo sends hitman to assassinate Nino. A massive shootout erupts between the CMB and the hitters. After witnessing Nino use a little girl as a shield to protect himself, Scotty attempts to shoot Nino behind his back. Keisha is gunned down as she sprays a hail of bullets into the van the shooters escape in. Later, Selina condemns Nino for his murderous activities and Nino throws her out. Don Armeteo calls Nino to taunt him, explaining that he "needed to be spanked" for his arrogance. Nino threatens him before the Don hangs up. Later, he opens fire on Don Armeteo and his henchman from the back of a speeding motorcycle, killing them all.
Scotty and Nick meet with Stone to arrange a sting operation to nab Nino, once and for all. But at the sting, Scotty's cover is blown by Kareem, who just happened to be at the scene the day Scotty wounded Pookie. A shootout ensues; Nick saves Scotty by killing the Duh Duh Duh Man, before he could open fire on him. Nino manages to escape. That night, he confronts Gee Money for his act of betrayal. Gee accuses Nino of being egotistical, and putting himself over what they built together. Gee wants things to go back to the way they were, but Nino sees no going back, and regretfully kills him.
After the gang's collapse, Nino holes himself up in an apartment and continues his criminal empire, solo. Scotty and Nick infiltrate the complex, with Nick taking out Nino's guards and Scotty crashing into Nino's apartment. Nino is brutally beaten by Scotty, who reveals that the school teacher Nino killed was his mother. For his crimes against the community, as well as his mother's murder, Scotty attempts to kill Nino again, but Nick gets him to put down the gun. As a bloodied Nino is taken into custody, he warns Scotty that he'll be out in a week and that he's a dead man.
At his trial, Nino pleads guilty to a lesser charge and turns state's evidence, falsely claiming that he was forced to work for the CMB because they threatened to kill his mother and pointing the finger at Kareem as the actual leader of CMB. Because his punishment would include at least 12 months prison time, Nino gets only a year in prison, which leaves Scotty outraged. But as he's speaking with reporters outside of the courtroom, Nino is greeted by the old man (who tried to kill him earlier) who says "Idolator! Your soul is required in hell!"; the old man then shoots Nino in the chest. Scotty and Nick are both satisfied, as Nino falls over the balcony to his death. As onlookers look down at Nino's body, an epilogue states to the viewers that "Although this is a fictional story, there are Nino Browns in every major city in America. If we don't confront the problem realistically--without empty slogans and promises--then drugs will continue to destroy our country."
James Brown will always be remembered as the God Father of Soul and the hardest working man in show business
Posted by Spoken Word Dec 4th 2013
Category: Music Hall of Fame
Tags: james brown god father soul music hall fame word life production feature blog
James Brown had more honorifics attached to his name than any other performer in music history. He was variously tagged "Soul Brother Number One," "the Godfather of Soul," "the Hardest Working Man in Show Business," "Mr. Dynamite" and even "the Original Disco Man." This much is certain: what became known as soul music in the Sixties, funk music in the Seventies and rap music in the Eighties is directly attributable to James Brown. His transformation of gospel fervor into the taut, explosive intensity of rhythm & blues, combined with precision choreography and dynamic showmanship, served to define the directions black music would take from the release of his first R&B hit ("Please Please Please") in 1956 to the present day.
Brown's life history documents one triumph over adversity after another. He was born into poverty in Barnwell, South Carolina, during the Great Depression. As a child, he picked cotton, danced for spare change and shined shoes. At 16, he was caught and convicted of stealing, and he landed in reform school for three years. While incarcerated, he met Bobby Byrd, leader of a gospel group that performed at the prison. After his release, Brown tried his hand at semipro boxing and baseball. A career-ending leg injury inspired him to pursue music fulltime. He joined Byrd in a group that sang gospel in and around Toccoa, Georgia. But then Byrd and Brown attended a rhythm & blues revue that included Hank Ballard and Fats Domino, whose performances lured them into the realm of secular music. Renaming themselves the Flames (later, the Famous Flames), they became a tightly knit ensemble that showcased their abundant talents as singers, dancers and multi-instrumentalists.
Brown rose to the fore as leader of the James Brown Revue – an entourage complete with emcee, dancers and an untouchable stage band (the J.B.'s). Reportedly sweating off up to seven pounds a night, Brown was a captivating performer who'd incorporate a furious regimen of spins, drops and shtick (such as feigning a heart attack, complete with the ritual donning and doffing of capes and a fevered return to the stage) into his skintight rhythm & blues. What Elvis Presley was to rock and roll, James Brown became to R&B: a prolific and dominant phenom. Like Presley, he is a three-figure hitmaker, with 114 total entries on Billboard's R&B singles charts and 94 that made the Hot 100 singles chart. Over the years, he amassed 800 songs in his repertoire while maintaining a grueling touring schedule. Recording for the King and Federal labels throughout the Fifties and Sixties, Brown distilled R&B to its essence on such classic albums as Live at the Apollo (patterned after Ray Charles' In Person) and singles like "Cold Sweat," "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "I Got You (I Feel Good)." His group, the J.B.'s, was anchored by horn players and musical mainstays Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker. Brown also recorded a series of instrumental albums, taking a break from soul shouting to pursue his prowess as an organist.
By the late Sixties, Brown had attained the status of a musical and cultural revolutionary, owing to his message of black pride and self-sufficiency. In the late Sixties and early Seventies, such message songs as "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" reverberated throughout the black community, within which he was regarded as a leader and role model. During this time, he began developing a hot funk sound with young musicians, such as bassist William "Bootsy" Collins, who passed through his ever-evolving band. Although his influence waned in the latter half of the Seventies, a cameo role in The Blues Brothers film in 1980 and his recognition as a forefather of rap helped trigger a resurgence. His records were more heavily sampled by rap and hip-hop acts than those of any other artist, and he achieved renewed street credibility by recording a single ("Unity") with rapper Afrika Bambaataa in 1984. Brown was among the first group of performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. Unfortunately, his personal life took a nose-dive in 1988, as he was investigated on a series of charges that ranged from spousal abuse and drug possession to problems with the IRS. Paroled after serving two years in prison, a chastened but resolute Brown picked up the pieces in the Nineties and carried on.
If nothing else, his status as the Godfather of Soul remained unassailable. In December 2003, shortly after his 70th birthday, James Brown was the recipient of the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors. Brown performed through much of 2006 during his Seven Decades of Funk world tour. He died of heart failure resulting from pneumonia on Christmas Day 2006. In the following days, public memorial services attracting thousands of fans were held at New York's Apollo Theater and the James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia, his hometown.
Source: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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The Irish leader quashed Theresa May's hopes of breaking the deadlock on the backstop ahead of a dinner meeting by saying he would not be talking about Brexit.
Speaking after meeting the DUP and other Northern Ireland parties, Leo Varadkar said he thought a deal can be done.
But he also said he would only be seeking to "restore confidence and trust" with Mrs May at the private dinner on Friday.
The prime minister had been hoping to make progress on the issue of the backstop, but Mr Varadkar made clear just hours before their meeting that he would be "sharing perspectives" rather than doing any negotiating.
The backstop – a customs plan to avoid a "hard" border between Ireland and Northern Ireland if a Brexit deal is not reached – remains the main stumbling block in Mrs May's plan to take the UK out of the European Union.
Mr Varadkar said any actual negotiations could only take place "between the European Union and the United Kingdom".
His comments come as Mrs May and her cabinet ministers had appeared to pin their hopes on the dinner, indicating it was a sign that a new solution could be reached, enabling her to get a deal through parliament.
Speaking in Belfast to political parties before meeting Mrs May, Mr Varadkar said: "I think everybody wants to avoid no-deal, everybody wants to avoid a hard border and everybody wants to continue to have a very close political and economic relationship between Britain and Ireland no matter want happens.
Downing Street said Mrs May would be "emphasising what we are looking for, seeking the legally binding changes to the Withdrawal Agreement that parliament said it needs to approve the deal".
She was joined by her chief of staff Gavin Barwell and her chief Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins for the dinner at Farmleigh House.
Arlene Foster did not indicate whether she spoke to the taoiseach about alternatives to the backstop, and said it was pointless to discuss an extension to Article 50.
Article 50 is the section of the EU treaty which allows member states to leave, and triggering it gives a two-year period for a new deal to be reached. The UK's negotiation period is due to end on 29 March.
Attorney General Geoffrey Cox held talks in Dublin with his Irish counterpart Seamus Woulfe.
Mr Cox has been leading work on providing either a time limit to the backstop or giving the UK an exit mechanism from it.
Dublin has said the backstop cannot be time limited because it provides an "insurance policy" again the hard border on the island of Ireland.
But Mrs May wants legally binding assurances that the UK will not end up trapped in the EU via the backstop.
Stephen Barclay, the Brexit secretary, will have his first continental talks when he meets Michel Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator on Monday.
Elsewhere, ministers have been looking "with interest" at a letter from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn setting out the terms by which his party would back a deal in the Commons.
Labour Remainers have voiced their anger over fears the plan would kill their hopes of their party supporting a second referendum.
However, Downing Street sources said there were still "very considerable points of difference" with the Labour vision of staying in the customs union after Brexit.
Mrs May might be hoping the threat of MPs backing a "softer" Norway-style deal if there is no agreement on the prime minister's proposal will force some Tory Brexiteers to back her plan.
A Norway-style deal would see the UK becoming a member of the European Economic Area and the European Free Trade Association – gaining access to the single market and limited EU trade barriers.
However he said he would only be dealing with Mrs May as the "democratically elected leader of the UK".


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What is Hidden Pockets Collective?
Hidden Pockets is a platform for sexual and reproductive health services in India.
Hidden Pockets Collective conducts research on sexual and reproductive health in cities of Global South. It has been working on curating services related to sexual and reproductive health in 7 cities of India. It primarily focuses on health services used by young people, people from LGBTIQ groups and any other groups who would be looking for some correct information.
We have been fairly active with groups like Women's groups, LGBTIQ groups, Positive People's networks, Young Feminist Networks, Child Rights Groups, Data Groups and Internet Groups in the last 3 years.
We have been felicitated with awards and appreciation for our work with public health sector. We have represented our work at International and national level conferences ranging from Aspen Idea Festival, Rights Con ( Belgium), Yale Global Health Programme ( US), Women Deliver Conferences ( Denmark) to conferences in Indian like Digital Citizen Summit, Young Adolescents Congress , Radio Festival, Logical Indian Symposium.
We got covered by :
Guardian Instagram, Upworthy, Logical Indian, Mama Cash, Indian Express, Factor Daily, Deccan Chronicle, Tedx Koramangla, Goa Chronicle and The Ladies Finger.
Our recent addition in the list of awards is Laadli awards for our podcast series : Pocketshaala in 2018.
We conduct series of workshops with different groups – schools and colleges. We work with tech groups and work on gender sensitisation and making theses space diverse and inclusive. We have been working with private bodies in setting up Internal Complaints Cell. If you are interested and want us to conduct workshops, please do write to us : [email protected]
Executive Co-ordinator
Aisha Lovely George is an open-minded, welcoming and resourceful leader with a sound and cheerful outlook on all things in life. One of the Youth Champions 2017 from India (of the Asia Safe Abortion Partnership) and Unleash Fellow 2017 she heads the operations, Mapping and Podcasts at Hidden Pockets. Certified as a peer educator by Enfold India, she has conducted several trainings on Sexual and Reproductive health for Government school students and also for students from community library . She is currently pursuing her Masters in Psychology as well.
Founder, Co-ordinator of Knowledge Production
Jasmine Lovely George is a Tedx speakers, lawyer, and a sexual and reproductive health advocate from India. She has is the founder of Hidden Pockets and currently curates conversations around sexuality and other fields. She is passionate about changing technology spaces and making them more inclusive for people from all genders. She has been working with diverse minority groups and has been working on changing the narrative around pleasure, access and technology.
Athira Purushothaman
Before joining with Hidden-Pockets as a social media person , Aadhira spent nine years as a Hotelier. With team Hidden-Pockets, she is trying to become a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Specialist. She loves to read and write when not working.
People who have helped us in the journey so far:
Brindaalakshmi. K
Writing from the age of 11, Brindaalakshmi. K turned her love for writing into her profession from her first job in 2011. She writes poetry, journalistic pieces, screenplay, brand copy, social media copy, fiction and anything else with a promise of an exciting challenge. Having spent too much time studying startups as a business & technology journalist, she now prefers spending her time branding and building businesses instead. She is the business woman who likes feminists to look sexy, both men and women alike. She's also an actor, a traveller and a film-maker.
As a feminist activist and scholar trained in human development and childhood studies, questions about gender, sexuality and adolescent education have always interested Tushita. She is drawn towards dialogues around gender and sex. She is currently working as a researcher at Hidden Pockets and is associated with various other networks of health rights in India. She is quite interested in various forms of expressions, be it dance, music, painting or doodling. She loves reading books as well. In her spare time, she doodles for Hidden Pockets and other small organizations as well, primarily focusing on body image issues, sexuality, masculinity and disability.
Experience Designer
Sekuly Nyekha, A student of performing arts, she has been helping the collective to develop an approach to towards designing experiences into beautiful expressions. Sekulu is a keen follower of Pop Culture.
Tech Maker
Payel Ganguly, a final year engineering student in Information Technology who is passionate about all things data and mobile development. A self-motivated, dedicated and detail-oriented woman who strongly supports Women in Tech. What motivates her is the belief that Computer Science has a great power to make positive impacts in people's lives. Also, she is addicted to drawing & doodling.


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MUSIC NEWS: CHRISTINA PERRI ANNOUNCED AS SPECIAL GUEST ON ED SHEERAN'S FALL TOUR
Atlantic recording artist Christina Perri will hit the road this fall as the special guest on the second leg of Ed Sheeran's North American headline tour. The singer/songwriter will join her label mate Sheeran, kicking off September 3rd at Houston, Texas' BBVA Compass Stadium. Promoted by AEG Live & The Messina Group (TMG), the month-long trek will continue through September 23rd. Tickets for these shows go on sale starting on April 10. For more ticket information and tour updates, please visitwww.christinaperri.com/tour.
It has been quite a year for Christina Perri since the release of her acclaimed second album "HEAD OR HEART." In addition to high profile TV appearances, performances and live events, Perri has been on her biggest worldwide headline tour to date including sold out shows in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Christina also did a string of dates with OneRepublic as special guest on last summer's "Native Summer Tour" and joined forces with Demi Lovato for a run of dates on the North American leg of her blockbuster fall tour.
"Human," the acclaimed first single from "HEAD OR HEART," was certified RIAA platinum for sales now well in excess of 1 million. Hailed byBillboard as a "delicate alt-pop ballad that should delight supporters of (Perri's) breakthrough single 'Jar of Hearts,'"the track proved another colossal hit for Perri, lighting up the Top 10 at multi-format radio outlets nationwide, while also ascending to Top 10 status on the iTunes Store.In addition, the "Human" companion video – directed by Elliott Sellers (Jason Mraz, Young The Giant, Portugal. The Man) –was an online phenomenon, drawing more than 58 million views and counting at Perri's official YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/lovemspenny. Additionally, the album features the singles "Burning Gold" and "The Words" not to mention the upbeat fan favorite, "Be My Forever," the duet that Christina did with Ed Sheeran, which can be heard here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awMQlSqI564can
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In memoriam: Notable University of Nebraska at Kearney deaths in 2018
From longtime coaches and deans, to a former chancellor and lifelong educator, 2018 saw the passing of numerous notables at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Here are some of them.
Kent Emal
Kent Emal was lifelong educator; 41 years in UNK Communication Disorders Department
Kent taught for the Communication Disorders Department at KSC/UNK for 41 years, beginning in 1967 and retiring in 2008. He continued to teach a CDIS class through 2009, before fully stepping away from teaching and education. He was pivotal in the grant and design of the Speech-Language-Hearing bus, and impacted thousands of students.
Jenny Holen
Jenny Holen was 35-year UNK employee
In 1983 Jenny began working for Kearney State College and later the Multicultural Affairs Department at the University of Nebraska of Kearney. While attending Montgomery Jr. College she was a Pom Pom girl. As a Pom Pom girl she performed for the Washington Redskins and in the Apple Blossom Parade.
Gladys Styles Johnston hosted the only visit to UNK by a sitting president when Bill Clinton visited campus in 2000. Johnston died Wednesday at age 79.
Gladys Styles Johnston, 79, led UNK during formative decade
As UNK's second chancellor, Johnston oversaw the establishment of the childcare center, projects to expand and renovate the Nebraskan Student Union, the beginning of the first online courses, and enrollment growth from joining the University of Nebraska system (1991). She hosted the only visit to UNK by a sitting president when Bill Clinton visited campus in 2000. Among her accomplishments at UNK was a $6.3 million addition to the Nebraskan Student Union.
Don Lackey, 85, was Korean War veteran, teacher and coach
Don completed his Ph.D. at the University of Iowa and then moved the family to Kearney, where he completed a 29-year tenure at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He was inducted into the UNK Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 for meritorious service. He served on the staff from 1969 until his retirement in 1998, providing invaluable service to coaches, athletes and students. From 1971 until retiring, he served as chairman of the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and Leisure Studies. Don was deeply involved in the planning for, and occupation of, the Health and Sports Center and the renovated Cushing Coliseum.
Rosella Meier was pioneer of women's athletics at Kearney State
One of the pioneers of women's athletics at Kearney State College, she served as head volleyball coach from 1968-92. During her tenure, she was part of Kearney State's and the University of Nebraska at Kearney's transition from the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women to the NAIA to NCAA Division II. Under her leadership, Loper volleyball was a powerhouse at all three levels. A 1965 graduate of KSC, Meier amassed a career record of 643-228. At the time of her retirement, her win total was 10th highest in the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
Michael Schuyler was former Kearney State history chair, dean
Mike began his career as a professor of recent American history, served as the chair of the Department of History from 1982-93, then as the dean of the College of Natural and Social Sciences from 1993-2000.
Former Dean of Women, Ruth Sisler was proud feminist and Alliance's flower lady
Ruth worked and studied at Kearney State College (now UNK) for 30 years. She completed a Master's Degree in Educational Administration then began working as the Dean of Women. She finished her tenure as the assistant vice president of Student Affairs. One of her proudest times at the college was during the turbulent civil rights years of the 1960s. On behalf of the cleaning women of the college, she filed a wage discrimination claim with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The claim was investigated and upheld – giving the hard working "cleaning ladies" substantial salary increases commensurate with the wages of men doing similar work.
UNK legend Al Zikmund was hall of fame coach, player
A member of the UNK Hall of Fame, Zikmund spent 32 years at Kearney State College as football coach (1955-71) and athletics director (1971-1987) before retiring in 1987. His football teams amassed a 121-31-3 record, including undefeated seasons in 1956, 1958 and 1967. His 1963 team played in the NAIA playoffs, and his teams won 11 conference titles. Zikmund played football at the University of Nebraska from 1939-43 and is a member of the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame, NAIA Hall of Fame and Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame. In June, he was placed on the ballot for entry in 2018 to the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame.
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The game will be released worldwide, though there's no official release date. Another trailer will be shown at Jump Festa 2014 from December 21-22.
First, it means that we are in fact getting a new Tales game, and that alone is something worth getting excited for if you're a Tales fan. This is a completely new game, not a rerelease or a sequel, which is an added bonus, though there aren't many people scoffing at Tales of Symphonia Chronicles or Tales of Xillia 2, both due out next year.
It's also worth noting that they are in fact releasing it for NA and EU as well as Japan, and that they're announcing this right off the bat. This doesn't mean, however, that we'll have a simultaneous release, which is something to be mindful of going forward. Historically, EU and NA have typically gotten the Tales games about a year or more after Japan has; on the other hand, "worldwide" release and the statement, "To respond to their love and support I am honored to open a new chapter of the Tales of series together with Japanese and overseas fans," quoted here with emphasis added, which could imply same-day release, but doesn't necessarily do so. Hopefully, release information will be announced soon.
I've also seen complaints about the game getting released on PS3 instead of PS4, but it's not uncommon for games to continue to get released on the previous cycle's console after the current cycle begins. Notably, Persona 4 was released on the PS2 in 2008, and the PS3 launched two years before that, though this is hardly the only game that fit that pattern. More recent examples are Lightning Returns, Dark Souls II, and Persona 5, which are all slated for a PS3 release next year.
Regardless, this is certainly a time for excitement for many Tales fans and hopefully more information will be released soon.


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Q: Make changes to child with jquery I have a file directory with little thumbnails for each file that indicates its filetype. However, I want the thumbnails to be more specific for certain files.
For example, I have a Sketch-File, a Photoshop-File, a JPG and a PNG. The mime-type-algorithm detects all of those four files as an image. However, I want to replace that image-thumbnail of the sketch- and psd-file.
Now, I want to change the 'style' attribute of the child div related to the file-extension. If the extension of the data-file-attribute is .psd > then change div#thumbnail's style-attribute to .../filetypes/psd.svg. If data-file-attribute is .sketch > div#thumbnails's stle-attribute should be .../filetypes/sketch.svg.
However, the thumbnail for PNGs and JPGs should remain the same.
How can this be done? Any ideas? I am new to jQuery.
My HTML looks like this:

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It looks for all the tr in the document.
For each tr, it tries to find .psd or .sketch. If one of the two is found, then the bakcground image is modified. If not, it doesn't do anything.
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We worship each Sunday at 10:00 am and 5:30 pm. Spirit Time Worship, a special age appropriate worship for children, is offered for the first half of the morning service. All children return to be with their family so that everyone can receive Communion together. Musically, this service offers a blend of music with mostly traditional music and a few more contemporary pieces. On the 4th Sunday of every month, the morning worship service is a more modern expression of our traditional worship. For the 5:30 pm Sunday evening service, this offers time is an expressive worship service, with Holy Eucharist, that utilizes more contemporary music and liturgy. On the 4th Sundays, during the 5:30 pm service, we explore Anglican worship and other worship styles from around the world.
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Louis F. Burns, historian from Osage Nation, passes away at 92
Louis F. Burns, a member of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma who documented the tribe's history and culture, died last week. He was 92.
Burns wrote more than a dozen books about the tribe. He was always eager to share Osage history.
"He will truly be missed by the Osage people," Kathryn Red Corn, the director of the Osage Tribal Museum, told The Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise. "Mr. Burns was a good friend to our museum. He was a repository of tribal history."
Burns, who served in World War II, also was a teacher and college lecturer.
Osage historian, lecturer Louis Burns dies at 92 (The Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise 5/30)
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Truffle and Brulee were pretty healthy cats the first four years of their life. Beginning in 2015, Brulee was rushed to both Cherokee Trail Veterinary Hospital and the South Carolina Veterinary Specialist and Emergency Care with respiratory issues several times and it's occurred 1-2 times a year since then. Persians tend to have respiratory issues because of their brachycephalic faces and small nostrils. Brulee and Truffle are both considered "doll-faced" Persians and not "extreme-faced" but Brulee has much smaller nostrils and a flatter face. After Brulee's respiratory issues, Truffle began having some problems with her eyes. The vets think it could be either the herpes virus or allergies. Brulee also tends to sneeze throughout the year, but she's not sick!
Mom Paula went through allergy tests last year where she was pricked with needles all over her arms. She discovered she was allergic to some environmental things such as grass, weeds, and dust. The testing process she went through was a couple of hours, was uncomfortable, and caused some allergic reactions. According to VetStreet.com, there are two common types of allergy tests used for pets: intradermal skin testing (allergens injected under skin) and serum allergy testing (blood sample). The Animal Allergy & Dermatology Clinic (AADC) in Gaithersburg, MD states the best way to determine actual allergies is through intradermal skin testing. This type of testing would require sedation for cats which is always scary and the expense may be discourage pet owners from having the test done.
or intolerance to food or the environment.
Affordable Pet Testing recently introduced the Pet Tolerance Test which uses your cat's fur to test for an intolerance to over 300 items in the environment and types of food. This test offers a simple and affordable way to test pets for potential intolerances which can help pet owners reduce their pets' exposure to the identified items and as a result, can make their pets more comfortable. According to the representatives from Affordable Pet Testing, using fur or hair samples is more stable than the traditional blood test. Hair stores more information for a longer period of time and is not affected by food, stress or medications which can affect blood tests. Additionally, using hair for testing for intolerance can be applied to 300 different items whereas blood testing is limited to a small range of items. Your cats will appreciate the less invasive method of testing! The Pet Tolerance Test only tests for non-IgE mediated reactions or "intolerances." This type of reaction usually has a delayed onset with symptoms appearing several hours or days after ingestion or exposure and tends to last a longer period of time. The IgE (Immunoglobulin E) allergies, which are caused by the body's immune system, are NOT measured through the 5 Strands® Affordable Pet Testing. These reactions usually occur within minutes of ingestion or exposure and must be diagnosed through a blood test or skin prick test which is performed by veterinarians. The Affordable Pet Test allows an owner to make dietary and environmental lifestyle changes to help improve their quality of life.
Mom Paula was able to collect fur from Brulee and from her parents' dog, Bandit, to test for intolerances. Brulee has the respiratory issues and Bandit has terrible skin issues. Testing is very simple. All you need to do is collect 10-15 strands of hair or fur. Collecting the fur was easy! She combed through the fur one time and collected enough fur for a sample to send in. Once the fur is collected, you place it in the envelopes provided along with the completed test submission form. The results are sent to you through an email within seven to ten days.
We received the results within a week for both Brulee and Bandit. The email included three attachments: food reactions, environmental reactions, and how to interpret the results. For the food/ environmental items test, each item has level 1, 2, or 3. (Just like a stoplight). Remember intolerance reactions are not immediate and can take 24 to 48 hours.
If the same food/ environmental item shows up on multiple levels it is very significant and most important. These are the items you should consider eliminating as soon as possible.
One thing we want to stress is that many of the food items listed should NEVER be fed to dogs or cats!
Disclaimer - This test should be a beginning for pet parents to determine what elements may be causing their pet distress. We strongly urge anyone to see her veterinarian as a follow-up to determine next steps for your feline or canine.
As we stated earlier, Brulee's biggest problem is respiratory. She does sneeze in the house, especially in the home office.
Based on the results we received for Brulee, she has an intolerance to several food items. We haven't had the opportunity to check all of her food for the ingredients yet, but that is our next step. We do know some of the food she will eat contains pumpkin and peas (Level 3). We're not sure about the additives yet. Some of the food she's eaten contains lamb and carrots and we'll not feed her much of this food. A lot of the foods listed are never fed to us, but it's nice to have the list. We found it very interesting that she has a Level 2 reaction to house dust, which is the same thing Mom Paula is allergic to. Sometimes, when we are in the home office where there is a lot of dust because of the papers and boxes, both Brulee and Mom Paula will sneeze. This is definitely an incentive for Mom Paula to purge the home office so it's more health friendly for all of us.
Bandit has terrible skin problems. Bandit is a Shih Tzu mix (based on DNA testing) and they are known to have skin issues. The vets have never recommended allergy testing for Bandit despite constantly going to them for outbreaks, especially on his paws. Bandit scratches and bites so much at times, that he gets an infections. We were very interested to see what environmental and food items caused a reaction in his body.
Some of the items listed as Level 3 that Bandit eats are turkey, potatoes, beef, and beans. The vet recently told my parents that Bandit needed to go on a diet, so my parents are reluctantly discontinuing feeding him their table scraps. He also had a intolerance at Level 2 with pumpkin and egg yolk. Bandit is on a prescription diet because of his digestive issues. We definitely need to check the labels on his food to see if any of these ingredients are included. Bandit definitely has an intolerance to several environmental items that are located in my parents' yard, especially the trees. We need to investigate ways to help him have less of a reaction when he's been outside. We've read where many of our dog blogging friends will wipe down their dog's feet after they've been outside.
Affordable Pet Testing is one of the nation's leading hair analysis companies. They are leading the field on consumer driven health and lifestyle choices by empowering pet parents as they search for answers for their pets who are suffering. Their labs are located in the U.S., which allows them to provide quick and affordable findings to food and environmental intolerances. We encourage you to visit their website to find out more information about the Pet Intolerance Tests available. They currently have tests for dogs, cats, and horses. You can follow Affordable Pet Testing on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
We are very pleased with the ease of testing, the quick response, and the valuable information provided with the Pet Intolerance Test. This gives us a starting point to begin removing certain food items from our diet and also helps provide information on what environmental items cause problems.
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Wow, this sounds really interesting! My human wishes we had had this for Sparkle. She definitely had some allergy issues.
Wow this is really cool. You can immediately start taking action to remove allergens from your pet's diet. I love it, and its not the nightmare I imagined testing might be!
I'm in the process of finding some sensitivity tests for myself as well! Jack would definitely benefit. When we first adopted him he scratched a lot so we went grain free which helped, however the vet believes he has environmental or seasonal allergies but we never discussed testing. I had him on Apoquel a few times but I don't love the idea. Last night he chewed one spot until it was raw so he's back on it along with Colloidal Silver Spray. Seems like this test would give us the answers, and he'd be happy not having to go to the vet to get it done.
How interesting - we have an allergic westie and have done both the blood and skin testing at various times.
I've just done this with my cat, which I will write about soon. My cat has extreme food allergies so I thought it was a good test of the product. I'm still a bit skeptical I'm going to take my results to my vet to see what she thinks.
What an easy and more comfortable way to allergy test our pets! I would be interested in giving this a try on all of my pets. I am impressed with the quickness of receiving the results and the detailed report you received.
This is super cool! I like how it's non-invasive and still can detect so many allergens!
That is so interesting, we're gonna try that for Sister Zoe!
This is so interesting and I would love to get to the bottom of Layla's allergies although they are a lot lot better but if I could eliminate them totally that would be fantastic.
I would love to try this on Lola and on my niece's dog. I love that it's so simple and all you have to do is collect some fur. Great review and informational post!
Looks like an interesting product! One of my dogs has both food and environmental allergies. It's no fun, but after 9+ years of dealing with him we've got a good management system down. Back in the day we got the really expensive testing done by our vet. I'm always kind of interested to see how these would compare to the tests the vet does, but I've never actually tried using one.
For a long time, Bear over-groomed his belly and I suspected it was an allergy. I have a feeling Ellie has a sensitivity as well. I love that this is available - we'd love to try it!
This is very interesting. Ernie has had the serum blood test for allergies. One thing he is allergic to is DOGS!
Wow! I guess he won't be hanging around with any dogs anytime soon!
That is so cool. I would love to get Prancie tested, she has a lot of skin issues.
How fascinating! Gracie has asthma; we always wonder if things other than dust are triggers.
What a great product! I love that the test uses fur to determine results and no needles, that is so valuable. The results come in a really readable way that's easy to action. My pets don't have visible allergy symptoms but I will share for my readers who do. Very helpful, thanks.
My poor little Nelly has terrible allergies. She scratches herself and will sometimes chew herself until she bleeds. The vet has had to put her on steroids in the past, it is really sad.
Oh wow, I should do this for Plush, he's in a stage to chew all the fur off his paws. He's always been sensitive. I attributed it to stress over the kittens, but it could definitely be environmental stuff too. I wonder if it tests for grooming stuff? Or stuff like laundry soap. I was thinking maybe it could be that I changed what I used to wash my bedding with. I switched litter also. I still blame the kittens though.
This is really cool to know. Right now I feel like we have our Siamese allergies under control by giving him lysine and using an air clearner, but if he ever seems to get worse I will check this out! I think people forget that their pets can have allergies too.
i know that sometimes, they itch when i feed them chicken. my youngest likes to like her paws a lot, she gets an allergy shot, the vet does not what causes it, so this test would be great to have. she also gets mucus in 1 nostril. which cleared up with the allergy shot as well.
I sneeze every time I wash myself. TW jokes that I'm allergic to cats but I think it's cos of dust in my furz. She's not the best duster in the world. We'd love the try this. BTW, what will you feed Brulee since those ingredients are in practically ALL cat food especially the vitamin E. Also, how can she be Level 3 allergic to pumpkin when she eats it all the time without diarrhea, etc? I'm a curious cat.
We'll be honest - we haven't checked all of our food labels yet. The levels are based on an intolerance to food and environmental items. She's only truly reacted to food one time and it had fish in it. Truffle will sometimes appear to have indigestion, so I'd love to have her checked out.
This sounds very interesting. Never heard of such a thing before. I'd love this to test Mango!!!
Interesting to see your results, I didn't realize there was such an affordable and easy allergy test out there for pets. Cow, our dog, has experienced red, itchy skin and hair loss on a chicken and turkey kibble, and improved on a raw diet with no chicken. She's still a little itchy sometimes, though, so there may be other allergens too.
Generally not a fan of random testing looking for problems. But allergies and sensitivities--I definitely see how this can be really helpful.
Ooops, hit return too fast. Anyway, my sister's cat gets an upset stomach sometimes. It seems to be food related. So they struggle to figure out what's going on . I was thinking that they would really benefit from this kind of testing.
I know that my dog has allergies because of the reactions he has to pollen and the change of seasons.He occasionally gets hives also. He does take benedryl daily. I would really love to see a breakdown as concise as this test provides. We have used elimination diet to figure out a lot of his triggers but it is time consuming. This would be awesome!
This would be perfect for Blue! He is so itchy all the time (no fleas, ticks, or other pests)! He's been eating the same puppy food since day one. I would love to find out why he is itchy and help him out!
Nothing really. But I would be curious to see what could cause issues for my cats.
How interesting. We used fur analysis for other purposes, such as evaluation of nutritional status, evaluation of thyroid and adrenal function, things like that. Never heard of this being used to identify allergies. I have to check it out.
My one cat gets crusty ears occasionally and I have to clean them and my one dog sometimes gets really itchy skin and has to be bathed and given Benadryl.
This is phenomenal! So interesting and helpful. Two of my Huskies get itchy ears and prone to infections and two get hot spots...this would be very helpful to determine what is triggering it all. Thanks for hosting the giveaway too. Hope Brulée continues to feel well and both of your beautiful babies stay healthy!
For the second late summer in a row, our Lab mix Luke is obsessively licking the fronts of his legs and other areas. I was convinced last fall that he had some type of seasonal allergy, since we cut out some foods we thought might be the issue. But still I don't know for sure. I'd love to know what is bothering him; I think it might be some kind of pollen that is out from now through early fall. Thank you for the opportunity to find out!
Bentley itches and licks. Pierre vomits. I'd love to know the root cause of their problems!
What a brilliant test! We would love to know what our Clementine is allergic to that makes her ill!
This is awesome! Sophie would definitely benefit from this. She's on a limited ingredient diet. She's had tummy issues, hot spots on her skin and ear infections. It would be great to nail down what's truly causing it.
The Affordable Pet Testing "Pet Tolerance Test" seems like an easy and cost-effective solution for pet parents! I suspect one of our cats and one o our dos suer from allergies that present as skin irritation. I'd love to win and, um, test this test out for myself!
What a great review. Seems like such a simple cost-effective way to see if removing the red and maybe yellow help. My kids have lots of food intolerances and had to remove gluten and dairy and other things. I have environmental to dust and certain dander and pollen. Kilo the Pug so far so good. No issues yet but he too is a flat faced breed so I worry about any sneezes or breathing difficulties..
My dog has a very sensitive tummy. That one said that he may be sensitive to gluten. But she never perform the task so I would love to know for sure.
The V-E-T gave me an allergy test a few years ago putting a swab in my mouth. The test said I'm allergic to several foods, so Mom makes sure she doesn't feed me those purr-ticular foods. I've been given shots to calm cold-like symptoms from "herpes virus" flair ups. Mom thinks I've been coughing more lately. Thanks for telling us about the test, 'cause Mom thinks she might try it with me to see if it identifies something in the house I might be allergic to. I hope Brûlée and Bandit start to get some relief from their allergies, 'cause allergies are no fun! Winky winks.
My cats itch a lot.
The reactions that my pet has that leads me to believe she has an intolerance to food or environmental items would be spitting up.


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Q: Python smtplib second connection failing I am trying to connect to my mail server, then disconnect, then reconnect at another time.  The initial connection works and the email is sent.  I disconnect using quit() and the reply is closing the connection.  When I attempt to connect again, it raises SMTPServerDisconnected please run connect() first.  I found this from a few years ago as the exact same problem (https://bugs.python.org/issue22216) and it shows that it was fixed.  I am having this same issue now and unsure how to properly fix it or close the connection.
mail = smtplib.SMTP_SSL('mail.hostname.com', 465)
MAIL_PASS = 'password'
SENDER = 'name@hostname.com'
RECEIVER = 'receiver@something.com'

while True:
  if (something)
    mail.login(SENDER, MAIL_PASS)
    mail.sendmail(SENDER, RECEIVER, 'test email')
    mail.quit()
  elif (something else)
    mail.login(SENDER, MAIL_PASS)
    mail.sendmail(SENDER, RECEIVER, 'test2 email')
    mail.quit()

After the first email and the quit request it says this:
reply: b'221 box5454.bluehost.com closing connection\r\n'
reply: retcode (221); Msg: b'box5454.bluehost.com closing connection'

The next connection attempt says this:
send: 'ehlo [127.0.1.1]\r\n'
Traceback (most recent call last):
mail.login(SENDER, MAIL_PASS)
self.ehlo_or_helo_if_needed()
if not (200 <= self.ehlo()[0] <= 299):
self.putcmd(self.ehlo_msg, name or self.local_hostname)
self.send(str)
raise SMTPServerDisconnected('please run connect() first')
smtplib.SMTPServerDisconnected: please run connect() first

A: I have found a way to make the program work.  I am using a while True to continue the program.  It seems when I declare the variable for the smtplib before while True, it has the problem.  I declare the variable after while True and it works. May be a noob problem using while True, but it drove me nuts and hopefully it will help someone else
MAIL_PASS = 'password'
SENDER = 'name@hostname.com'
RECEIVER = 'receiver@something.com'

while True:
  mail = smtplib.SMTP_SSL('mail.hostname.com', 465)

  if (something)
    mail.login(SENDER, MAIL_PASS)
    mail.sendmail(SENDER, RECEIVER, 'test email')
    mail.quit()
  elif (something else)
    mail.login(SENDER, MAIL_PASS)
    mail.sendmail(SENDER, RECEIVER, 'test2 email')
    mail.quit()


Discussion in 'Early Years' started by alvaughany, Dec 8, 2007.
come on you lot don't let me down. This is my first topic on here you know!!
I am in the same 'boat' - NQT in reception doing under the sea too. There is a book called 'A corner to learn' by Neil Griffiths with some fab ideas for role play areas. Other ideas I have got by looking at the photos on sparkle box of displays and role play areas. Would love to hear some of your ideas?
I always theme this sort of topic around the Giles Andreae book 'Commotion in the Ocean'. It has great rhymes and illustrations.
I've used it as a stimulus for writing and for lots of art activities too.
It's full of very vivid colours - you could recreate some of the illustrations for your underwater area.
You could have sand and shells, lots of underwater characters for imaginative play. I've seen fish shaped writing frames on the internet somewhere - you could use these in your writing area. Lots of water activities - put sand in the tray, and seaweed. Ikea has lovely fish rugs and big soft toys, as well as finger puppets and an underwater scene puppet theatre if you were going to buy anything.
If not here are some suggestions.
Hang a large fishing type net from your ceiling and put in seacreatures.
********** has sea theme keywords and display resources, we use them and they are very attractive.
Make chimes out of seashells also paint tiles and large stones with sea pictures.
Do fishing maths with numbers on paperclips and magnet fishing rods.
Using strips of fabric in sea colours of blues and greens do weaving on triangle frames covered in netting, they look very effective hanging and good for finemotor.
Hope some ideas there, all tried and tested at our school.
For ICT use http://www.poissonrouge.com/ - click on the red and yellow submarine on the shelf and it takes you into a HUGE (and fairly anatomically correct) underwater world. Clicking on all the different creatures makes loads of different stuff happen. Great for mouse skills and self-exploratory stuff.
We put "sea " on sides of role play (blue material) sand on the bottom, hung down seaweeed (strips of green material from top of role play and sides, Had lots of stuffed and plastic fish, crabs, etc. Mask and flippers, etc. One corner was the submarine - cardboard with portholes cut out and a periscope to see !
I am in reception for the first year and want to do under the sea in the summer term for our topic. I was wondering if you had any good planning for this age group for this topic. Struggling to get going on this one. Please Help!
May sound a bit yucky- but buy some whole fish from the supermarket and let the children explore wearing gloves, and magnifiers and then make your own rainbow fish prints when they have finished exploring the fish. Add glitter to the paint, use a paint roller over the fish and then print. When dry cut out fish shapes and laminate.Children loved it!


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Az apród tágabb értelemben a nemesi udvarokban tanuló nemes ifjú, speciális értelemben címerekkel foglalkozó tisztviselő, a heroldok elődje.

Apródok a heraldikában

A 13. század közepétől a német címerapródok ("Knappen von den Wappen") hivatalos segédi tisztséget kaptak a lovagi tornákon és a heroldok elődei voltak, de a kifejezés a németben a lovagok nemes apródjaira is vonatkozott. Ilyen értelme a magyar apród szónak is ismert.

Címerelmélettel foglalkoztak, fejedelmi követek voltak és segédkeztek a lovagi tornákon, bemutatták a résztvevők címereit és sisakdíszeit, dalban dicsőítették a lovagok tetteit, mely egyfajta heraldikai virágnyelv és szakterminológia kialakulásának a kezdetét is jelentette. A leírásra a próba (németül prüfen, prüvieren), majd később a blazonálás (németül blasnieren) kifejezést használták, ami már megfelelt a modern címerleírásnak (blason). Németországban az egyéb 'vándornépséghez' hasonlóan ők sem élveztek semmilyen különösebb megbecsülést a nemesség részéről.

A 14. század közepén a címerapródok eltűntek a korabeli forrásokból és átadták helyüket a heroldoknak. 1420 körül a Bajorországban működő Johann Holland váltakozva Ernhold, azaz herold, illetve Knab der Waffen, azaz (címer)apród címmel nevezte meg magát. Tökéletesen beszélt latinul, németül, lengyelül, franciául, angolul és magyarul. A schaffhauseni torna után a résztvevők mondásaiból költeményt állított össze.

Magyarországon a 15. században többször előfordult, hogy a kisebb heroldi feladatokat a magyar királyi udvar apródjai vállalták el.

Nemesi apródok

Tágabb értelemben az apród a középkorban olyan nemesifjú volt, aki szellemileg és testileg a király és a főurak udvarában készült fel arra, hogy idővel lovaggá üssék és udvari miles (vitéz), illetve ura familiárisa legyen.

A középkorban az apród 14. életéve után fegyverhordozó apróddá válhatott. Először az úr pajzshordozója, végül fegyverhordozója lett. Elkísérte a csatába, ő vezette harci lovát, a harc alatt a poggyászt őrizte. Elsajátította a fegyverforgatás nemeit, a lovagi torna szabályait, a lovagi erkölcsöket, a lovagi becsületet: 1. a keresztény egyház védelme, 2. a fejedelem, illetve a hűbérúr iránti töretlen hűség, 3. a gyengék és elesettek védelme, 4. az adott szó szentsége. A fegyverhordozó apród 20-21 éves korára már birtokában volt a hét lovagi készségnek: lovaglás, úszás, nyilazás, vívás, vadászat, sakkozás és éneklés. A legfőbb gondja a lovagi felszerelésre való pénz megszerzése volt. Később, a lovagság hanyatlásával már nem mindenki tudta összegyűjteni a lovagi fegyverzet megvásárlásához szükséges pénzt, ezért gyakran még olyanok is apródoskodtak, akiket életkoruk alapján már rég lovaggá lehetett volna ütni.

Bár a királyi udvar apródjai (iuvenis regis), illetve a királyi (és királynéi) udvar lovagjai (miles aulae regiae) már a 13. századi forrásokban is előfordulnak, ez a két intézmény elsősorban a 14. században honosodott meg, Károly Róbert és Nagy Lajos uralkodása alatt és vált részévé a magyar lovagi hadviselésnek és életformának. A milites regis (a király katonái) intézmény a 13. században terjedt el Európában. Franciaországban az udvari lovagok (Chevaliers le Roy) pénzért teljesítettek személyi szolgálatot. Az Anjou-Plantagenet házbeli angol királyok udvarában rangban már a kezdetektől a főtisztviselők után következtek rangban. A főtisztviselők valamennyien a királyi família tagjai voltak. A fiatalokat apjuk vagy neves rokonuk érdemei alapján vették fel az udvarba és a kinevezésük egész életükre szólt. A királyi udvar vitézei (aulae regiae milites) Károly Róbert uralkodásának közepén terjed el Magyarországon. Kanizsai János például 1337-ben királyi apród, majd udvari vitéz volt. A címzés mintája francia lehetett, de a latin kifejezés arra utal, hogy az a magyar udvarban születhetett meg. Az udvari lovagok száma Nagy Lajos alatt megkétszereződött. Néhány tucat báró és előkelő nemes gyermeke tartozott közéjük. A kevésbé tehetősek gyakran más lovagoknak voltak a familiárisai. Még kisebb volt a királyi (és királynéi) apródok száma. Szintén tekintélyes családok leszármazói voltak. A királyi és királynéi udvarban készültek jövendő hivatásukra. A lovagi-apródrétegből nyílt út az udvari, katonai és kivételesen a legmagasabb tisztségek felé.

Németországban az apród-intézmény céhszerűen berendezve létezett a XVI. századig; 8 éves korában a nemes fiú apród (page) lett; 14 éves korában a templomban ünnepélyesén hadapróddá (Knappe) avatták fel és szentelt kardot adtak át neki; 21 éves korában, ha arra érdemesnek találták, lovaggá ütötték.

Az apród néha cselédi, de nem megalázó munkát is elvégzett (ebéd közben felügyelt a kiszolgáló inasokra, bort töltögetett az előkelő személyeknek, rendben tartotta a fegyvertárt, felügyelt a lóápolásra stb.), de többnyire fegyveres szolgálatot teljesített és bizalmas feladatokat látott el: írnokoskodott, segédkezett kormányzati, diplomáciai ügyekben, fegyverrel kísérte urát a háborúba. A legkedveltebb apródok a király asztaltársai voltak.

A nemesapród osztrák udvari tisztség volt. Olyan kiskorú, megfelelő vagyonnal rendelkező nemesifjak voltak, akik apai és anyai ágról 8-8 nemes őst igazoltak. A kinevezés a magyar miniszteri ellenjegyzés mellőzésével történt, ezért nem része a magyar közjognak. Hasonló szerepe volt az erdélyi fejedelmi udvarban a nemes inasoknak. Egyes vélemények szerint a "kuraczénos" (erdélyi apród) szóból származik a Habsburgok ellen harcoló felkelőkből, jobbára elbocsátott végvári katonákból, szökött jobbágyokból, mezővárosi polgárokból és kisnemesekből álló kurucok neve is (a szó származhat cruciatus, "keresztes" szóból is).

Apródjai a magyar főuraknak is voltak. Révay László 1619-ben kezdett apródoskodni Zólyomban rokona, Esterházy Miklós udvarában. Balassa János 1570-es szökése kapcsán a királyi fogságból puerum ipsius Balassae, azaz Balssa legényéről, apródjáról van szó, aki mellette volt a fogságban. A börtönben két apród szolgálta. A vitézi életre szoktatás már a 9-10 éves fiúknál elkezdődött. Az előkelőbbek a királyi vagy fejedelmi udvarba kerültek apródnak, a kevésbé előkelők egy-egy tekintélyesebb főúr udvarában vagy várában apródoskodtak. Nádasdy Ferenc 1567-ben, 12 évesen került a bécsi császári udvarba. A királyi udvarba adott magyar főúri gyermekek a király fiával együtt tanultak, forgolódtak, akikhez naponta szabadon bejárhattak. Részt vettek a Habsburg főhercegek kirándulásain, vadászatain, az udvari ünnepségeken, együtt szerepeltek az udvari színjátékokban.

A 21 évnél fiatalabb jelöltek nem kamarás, hanem nemes apród minőségben teljesítettek szolgálatot az udvarban. Szigorú felügyelet alatt három évig kellett apródoskodniuk. Ha elérték a kívánt kort, "meglovasították" őket, azaz "királyi ifjakká" váltak, s mint ilyennek állítólag kijárt a magnificus (nagyságos) cím is. A királyi udvart és tagjait lóháton kísérhették. Más források szerint a királyi nemesifjak 2-3 lovas tartására kaptak fizetést és az udvarban sajátították el a szükséges államigazgatási alapismereteket (az általános műveltség kiszélesítése, a politikai tudományok alapismereteinek elsajátítása, harcászati ismeretek tanulása: miként lehet előteremteni a hadak ellátásához szükséges anyagiakat, hogyan kell tábort verni, hogyan kell előkészíteni, megszervezni, vezetni a harcot stb.).

II. Rákóczi Ferenc fejedelem udvarában 1707-ben avatta fel a száz fiatalból álló Nemes Ifjak Társaságát. "…ezen Nemes Társaság serege legfűképpen a végre rendettetik (…), hogy szemünk előtt nevelkedvén, hazájához való szeretetet, az isteni félelemmel együtt több tudományokkal és jóságos erkölcsökkel tanullja és gyakorollja (…), az atyák fijakat, költség nélkül mind azokkal fel ékesíttethessék, az melyek nemességekhez illendők." (II. Rákóczi Ferenc)
A társaságnak tagja volt Mikes Kelemen is, aki "nemes apród", majd "bejáró" inas, végül a fejedelem kamarása lett.

A nemesifjak a teljes önállóságot fokozatosan nyerték el. Tizenhat évesen jogot nyertek arra, hogy adósságot csináljanak, zálogba adják birtokaikat. Tizennyolc évesen már szabadon rendelkezhettek ingóságaikkal, ingatlanaik fölött azonban csak teljes nagykorúságuk, 24. életévük után volt joguk rendelkezni. A teljes nagykorúságig a szülők beleszólhattak a párválasztásba is.

Egyéb apródok
A famulus ("szolga", "segéd") a lovagvilág nyelvén apród volt, a régi egyetemi életben a professzor első tanítványa, asszisztense. Ilyen értelemben használta például Goethe is a Faustban.

Magyarországon az apród-viszonynak egy neme a jurátusintézményben 1848-ig maradt fenn. Később Magyarországon több céhnél a mesterséget tanuló ifjakat is apródoknak hívták.

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Cataracts: Cataracts causes the lens of the eye to lose its ability to focus correctly on objects that are in front of a patient, and is often related to age. Vision may be blurred and the patient may also find that they become sensitive to light when they have developed cataracts.
Glaucoma: Glaucoma is an eye disease that is caused by fluids thatbuilds up in the eye; thus leading to excessive pressure being placed on the eye. This, in turn, causes optic nerve damage. Since the optic nerve is essential for vision, Glaucoma can lead to a significant loss in vision, as well as blindness.
Some other diseases that may also affect the eyes include keratoconus, diabetic macular edema, strabismus, amblyopia, ocular hypertension, uveitis, retinal detachment and CMV retinitis.
Age is most commonly associated with many different types of eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and cataracts, but there are other factors that can also contribute to the development of eye diseases. Some conditions, such as allergies that affect the eyes, can also be caused by some environmental factors like pollen.
Since there are a large number of different diseases that affect the eye, it is not possible to discuss particular causes without specifying each of the particular diseases since each has different causes and different risk factors that affects the development of the disease. For example, as we have already discussed, Glaucoma develops when there is a fluid build up in the eye, which then causes damage to the optic nerve by placing too much pressure on the eye.
Some physical diseases that are not directly related to the eyes can also contribute to eye diseases. For example, diabetic macular edema is found in patients who have developed diabetes, a diseases that interferes with the body's ability to produce insulin and effectively process glucose.
When a person simply suffers from mild vision problems, they can visit an optometrist and obtain a pair of prescription glasses or opt for contact lenses. Prescription glasses and contact lenses have helped millions of people see better, but this isn't always the best treatment option when a particular disease is affecting the eyes. Many diseases of the eye cannot be fully cured, but the damage that is caused by certain diseases can be controlled with adequate treatment.
Some eye disease can be treated with medication. For example, NHS Choices report that wet age-related macular degeneration can be treated with anti-VEGF medication, while will help to prevent the formation of new blood vessels within the patient's eye. Laser treatment is also often administered to patients with eye diseases. In some severe cases surgery might also be recommended to help treat the disease or condition that affects the patient's eye.
Bioresonance therapy has quite a lot of potential when used to treat certain conditions and diseases that may affect the eyes, yet this particular option is most often overlooked by professionals in the eye care industry. This treatment provides a way to assist with reducing symptoms that are associated with certain eye diseases, as well as help reduce the damage that some of these diseases causes. In many cases, the use of bioresonance therapy can be combined with other treatment options to enhance the effectiveness and further help to delay the progression of the particular disease.
Vision is important for experiencing a higher quality of life; thus vision problems can be troublesome and very unpleasant. Unfortunately, many eye diseases cannot be cured, but their progress can often be slowed; thus delaying the effects that the particular disease has on the eyes. Bioresonance therapy, even though often overlooked, poses as a potential treatment option to assist with reducing symptoms and damage done to the eyes by a variety of eye-related diseases.


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