There's no denying that it's bittersweet to be back in the routine of work and life and schedules. But, as sad as it is to say good-bye to the days of rosé, sunshine and sandy feet for some time, fall is a great time to harness that back-to-school energy and drive that is ingrained in us, and dig in to a great home project.
So long as you are back to the grind, we'll give you one more thing to think about: a kitchen renovation for your vacation home. This is precisely the time to plan and launch a kitchen project for your home away from home, and we're plating up plenty of food for thought. The following designs represent styles by BDG's top-tier pros, along with some highlights of each kitchen. We hope these ideas jumpstart a kitchen makeover of your own—in plenty of time for a Memorial Day reveal.
TAKE NOTE OF: 1) Muntin-free picture windows The vistas of Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, are invited in, without interruption or obstruction. 2) A warm mix of wood Exaggerated window casings, honey-colored exposed beams and knotty softwood flooring unite for an appealing effect. 3) An inspired color palette Creamy millwork and paint and a sparkling copper apron sink are offset by a dose of blue-gray tile on the backsplash, which draws in the cooler tones of the meadow, sea and sky.
TAKE NOTE OF: 1) The custom-made island Designed by LDa Architecture & Interiors, the centerpiece of the room has a waterfall edge, oak wood stained to look like walnut and subtle shiplap detailing. 2) Soft and soothing materials Caesarstone countertops and Blue Glass Mosaic Tile by DiscoverTile create a chic and peaceful backdrop. 3) Lighting A triptych of buoy pendants over the island gives the space a mariner's vibe and adds interest.
TAKE NOTE OF: 1) Refrigerator drawers Easy-access, double refrigerator doors live to the left of the cooktop, increasing counter space and freeing up floor space. 2) The wood backsplash Cape Associates' millwork shop fashioned a stunning custom backsplash in stacked walnut and butternut. Antique pine floors were stained to echo the darkest hue of the pattern. 3) The flow Via French doors, the kitchen spills right into the screened porch and garden beyond for seamless, alfresco living.
TAKE NOTE OF: 1) Glass-fronted cabinetry The clear-faced cabinetry adds a little shine and light to the space, and spotlights the items within. 2) Range detailing The flourishes of the hood over the stove impart a more formal flair, as does the intricate basket-weave backsplash. 3) Woven rush seating Unexpected barstools make the overall look a touch more relaxed.
TAKE NOTE OF: 1) The peninsula Topped in honed white marble, this U-shaped counter divides the eat-in kitchen and dining room into the cooking and dining realms. 2) Copper doors Salvaged from the Museum of the City of New York, these sliding copper doors were cleaned and polished by Rock Pond Kitchens and perfect for the 1836 home. 3) Mix-and-match chairs The chairs surrounding the striking zinc table are intentionally mismatched, to "relax the room, and make it friendly and inviting," says owner Paul Lazes.
TAKE NOTE OF: 1) Classic seaside detailing Soft water hues coexist with crisp white trim and shiplap, which extends off the living area, to adorn the walls, backsplash and decorative alcoves. 2) Maximum storage Custom cabinetry for barware, serveware and other entertaining essentials abounds, including help-yourself beverage and snack drawers in the adjacent bar area. 3) Thoughtful circulation The open-concept space is integrated with the living area and expansive deck, and has a mudroom access point that is great for unloading groceries.
TAKE NOTE OF: 1) Throwback charm and modern amenities High ceilings and re-sawn heart pine rafters keep the small-scale kitchen from feeling cramped, while today's appliances (like the beverage fridge in the island) offer modern-day conveniences. 2) Bespoke cabinetry The craftsmanship of Crown Point Cabinetry is accentuated by Farrow & Ball's mood-lifting "Cook's Blue" paint. 3) A separate pantry This out-of-the-way space stores the refrigerator, canned and dry goods, and has access to the backyard and outdoor shower.


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We will give you an unforgettable stay on the Belgian coast.
Our hotel is located at walking distance of the sea.
We offer hotelservice without meals.
We have studios (with terrace) and apartments with (luxury) terrace.


Many organisations have grown significantly over the past few years but have not updated their marketing materials. Inadvertently, you might be putting off potential clients getting in touch because of the look and content of your website.
Does your website demonstrate your firm's expertise?
For many B2B and professional services firms, the look and feel of your website is key in demonstrating your size, capabilities and areas of specialism. Developing confidence and trust are key to your business development efforts.
Investing in good quality design will reap rewards long term - your business should have the same look and feel across all its marketing communications, making your firm stand out and be instantly recognisable.
How are you going to generate inbound website traffic through effective use of social media?
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flouzen in Monocle's Inventory April favourites !
flouzen AW12 collection is knitted in the finest italian and scottish cashmere yarn. The AW12 collection was inspired by Julie Rousselet's travel in India.
flouzen's new cashmere ear muffs for next winter!


The Houston Fringe Festival is a six-day event in which performers and companies from any city or country present original work. The festival supports both emerging and established artists of all disciplines.
Among the groups performing will be Group Acorde, PMT Productions, Suchu Dance, Beckles Dancing Company, The Pilot Dance Project, and more. For a full schedule of events, go to the festival website.


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Q: How to create front-end custom form with one textbox and submit button in magento I am interested in creating a submission form that allows users to submit order decline remarks.
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Making the most of a mouthwatering year!
Northern Ireland's Year of Food and Drink 2016 is a celebration of everything delicious about this place. The epic landscapes, traditions and people that make our food heritage so unique. With 366 days of foodie experiences, there will be no better time for visitors to enjoy a true taste of Northern Ireland.
At Hastings Hotels we are passionate about food and believe that eating is one of life's greatest pleasures. We embrace the use of carefully selected local and seasonal quality foods to enable our chefs to prepare and create the most delicious dishes in our kitchens.
JanuaryBreakfast MonthThis month we have two delicous breakfasts to pick from - Armagh Apple Potato Cake and Mini Northern Ireland Soda Bread.
February Love Local Produce MonthBelfast Black Beef Stew Made with Whitewater Brewery's locally brewed Belfast Black Stout,finest Northern Irish Beef and Comber Root Vegetables, with Garden Herb Dumplings and Creamy Champ.
MarchHeritage and TraditionsThis month select from our delicious Spring Lamb Hotpot with Causeway Chips & Heather Honey Carrots or our Chocolate Hot Cross Bun and Butter Pudding!
JuneLove DairyTry our Duo of Northern Irish Cheese. Fivemiletown Goats Cheese Parfait with a Beetroot Syrup and Fivemiletown Breaded Brie with Cranberry Chutney, served with toasted Bruschetta.
SeptemberSavoury Bread and Butter PuddingA fabulous savoury twist on the traditional Bread and Butter Pudding using local Fivemiletown Cheddar and Carnbrooke Sausages and served with buttery Kale and Leeks.
OctoberSlow cooked Irish Beef & Spiced PumpkinThe perfect tasty comfort food made with the finest local Beef, seasonal Pumpkin, a hint of spice and accompanied by buttery Cabbage and a Horseradish Mash.
NovemberBuild Your Own SoupHerbed Vegetable and Noodle Broth, with your choice of extras! This is accompanied by a Signature Wheaten Scone. Served with Thompson's Hastings Blend Tea or Bewley's Estate Blend Coffee.
DecemberThornhill Confit Duck LegDelicious locally reared Duck served with Chestnut Sprouts, Sauté Potatoes and a Cranberry & Rosemary Syrup Served with Thompson's Hastings Blend Tea or Bewley's Estate Blend Coffee.


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Global Warming May Harm Children for Life
A new study links extreme heat during early childhood to lower earnings as an adult.
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A growing body of research concludes that rising global temperatures increase the risk of heat stress and stroke, decrease productivity and economic output, widen global wealth disparities, and can trigger greater violence (see "Hot and Violent").
Now a new study by researchers at Stanford, the University of California, Berkeley, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury suggests that even short periods of extreme heat can carry long-term consequences for children and their financial future. Specifically, heat waves during an individual's early childhood, including the period before birth, can affect his or her earnings three decades later, according to the paper, published on Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Every day that temperatures rise above 32 ˚C, or just shy of 90 ˚F, from conception to the age of one is associated with a 0.1 percent decrease in average income at the age of 30.
The researchers don't directly tackle the tricky question of how higher temperatures translate to lower income, noting only that fetuses and infants are "especially sensitive to hot temperatures because their thermoregulatory and sympathetic nervous systems are not fully developed." Earlier studies have linked extreme temperatures during this early life period with lower birth rate and higher infant mortality, and a whole field of research has developed around what's known as the "developmental origins of health and disease paradigm," which traces the impacts of early health shocks into adulthood.
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There are several pathways through which higher temperatures could potentially lead to lower adult earnings, including reduced cognition, ongoing health issues that increase days missed from school or work, and effects on non-cognitive traits such as ambition, assertiveness, or self-control, says Maya Rossin-Slater, a coauthor of the study and assistant professor in Stanford's department of health research and policy.
The bigger danger here is that global warming will mean many more days with a mean temperature above 32 ˚C—specifically, an increase from one per year in the average U.S. county today to around 43 annually by around 2070, according to an earlier UN report cited in the study.
For workers who would otherwise make $50,000 annually, a single day of extreme heat during their first 21 months would cut their salary by $50. But 43 such days would translate to $2,150. Multiply that by the total population experiencing such events, and it quickly adds up to a huge economic impact. A greater proportion of citizens failing to reach their full earnings potential implies lower overall productivity and economic output.
All of that comes on top of the ways that high temperatures directly hit the economy, mainly by decreasing human productivity and agricultural yields, according to other research. Unchecked climate change could reduce average global income by around 23 percent in 2100, and as much as 75 percent in the world's poorest countries, according to research by UC Berkeley public policy professor Solomon Hsiang and coauthors in a 2015 Nature paper (see "Hotter Days Will Drive Global Inequality"). Notably, that excludes the devastating economic impacts of things like hurricanes and sea level rise.
Researchers have begun to understand the economic and social damage caused by climate change.
"We know that high temperatures have numerous damaging consequences for current economic productivity, at the time that the high temperatures occur," Hsiang said in an e-mail to MIT Technology Review. "This study demonstrates a new way in which high temperatures today reduce economic productivity far into the future, by weakening our labor force."
The good news, at least for certain nations and demographic groups, is that air-conditioning nearly eliminates this observed effect, based on the authors' analysis of U.S. Census data that captures how air-conditioning penetration increased in U.S. counties over time. But that could point to one more way that rising global temperatures will disproportionally harm impoverished nations, or perhaps already have.
"In poor countries in hot climates that don't have air-conditioning, we could imagine these effects being even more dramatic," Rossin-Slater says.
The study explored the results for 12 million people born in the United States between 1969 and 1977, incorporating adult earnings information from newly available data in the U.S. Census Bureau's Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics program. The researchers sought to isolate the impact of temperature, and control for other variables, by using "fine-scale" daily weather data and county-level birth information.
"This study makes it very clear to see how climate change in the next few decades can affect our grandchildren, even if populations in the distant future figure out how to cool things back down," Hsiang said.
by James Temple
A story of remaking the land and taking the water until there was nothing left.
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It looks increasingly clear that we'll at least sidestep the worst-case scenarios.
How rising groundwater caused by climate change could devastate coastal communities
Higher sea levels will push the water table up with them, causing flooding, contamination, and all manner of unseen chaos.
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The Atlantic's vital currents could collapse. Scientists are racing to understand the dangers.
So far, the efforts to observe the currents directly show they're weirder and more unpredictable than expected.

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Will my curls ever come back?
Once hair is damaged by heat or chemicals (especially both!) it is pretty much impossible to "undo" the damage. You just have to wait for it to grow out. What you can do is treat your new growth very well.... minimal to no use of heat, no more bleaching, regular deep treatments, etc. and your texture should be back to normal once it grows out.


Calling scientists and aspiring entrepreneurs! With the Displaying Futures Award, we expand boundaries in the Performance Materials field and fosters entrepreneurial spirit.
Thank you for submitting your innovations to the Displaying Futures Award 2018.
We can unfortunately not accept any more applications, as our experts are currently evaluating the submitted ones. In the beginning of May we will inform you about our decision and are looking forward to welcoming the top ten teams in Darmstadt for our kick-off event from June 4-6th, 2018.
Each year Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, hosts the Displaying Futures Award to foster breakthrough innovations and support PhD candidates, post-docs, senior research scientists as well as young entrepreneurs working on future-oriented business ideas.
Have you stretched your imagination? Achieved a breakthrough innovation in the field of your research? Are you dreaming of realizing your idea? If so, we want to hear from you!
Your team can be part of the action – we'd love to get to know you.
We will announce the focus area and exact time frame here and on all our digital channels. The application period is open for 2 months. A jury of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, experts will select up to ten teams and ideas on the basis of innovativeness, business potential and social impact. Selected teams will be invited to participate in the kick-off boot camp and to pitch their idea at the Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Innovation Center.
Boot camp and pitch day for all teams take place in June. Travel costs will be reimbursed for two members of each team (up to US$ 3,000 per team). Out of the pitches, a jury of high-ranked Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, managers will select up to three winners of the Displaying Futures Award. As part of their training program, the three winning teams will be invited in December for a second boot camp and a mid-way pitch. At the end of the 12 months, a final event will take place for all teams, giving them the chance to pitch in front of potential investors.
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Wendell Floyd is the co-owner of NuBody. He has had over 20 years of experience in personal training and has worked in gym management for one of the world's largest personal training companies. Wendell has an AFAA personal training certification, and he wants to use his knowledge of fitness and the body to help and inspire everyday people to make transformations. In addition to training others, Wendell conditions his own body and competes in body building competitions across the nation. He received his IFBB Pro card at the Team Universe competition in NYC in September, 2009 and also earned a spot with Team USA to compete in Qatar at the World Bodybuilding Championships. While Wendell has his own personal goals when it comes to body building, he understands that this is not everybody's goal and will work to make sure you reach yours.
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Stacy's depth of athletic knowledge is beyond compare! Her extensive athletic background ranges from competing at collegiate level to a national level. Stacy played soccer and softball at Manhattan College, setting 4 NCAA Division 1 softball records and landing an appearance in Sports Illustrated and earning her a spot in the Manhattan College Hall of Fame. After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education and receiving a Master's degree in Education Administration from Chapman University, Stacy was a member of the USSSA World Championship Softball Team, where she was named to the All-World Team. Once fulfilled with her softball career, Stacy became certified as an ACE personal trainer and body builder, but soon realized that her heart was in marathon running. Stacy has completed dozens of marathons in the last ten years, including 5 runnings of the Boston Marathon. Stacy now works as a Physical Education teacher, a cross country and track coach, a boot camp instructor, and a mom! No matter your sport or athletic ability, Stacy has been there and knows how to help you reach your goal!
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Filmmaker Q&A with Director Sam Vinal
OPEN FILM
Is there a particular documentary film or filmmaker that had a major influence on your career?
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance by Alanis Obomsawin
What motivated you to make this impact video?
I am inspired by frontline organizers putting their bodies on the line and I felt called to go and share my skills to help the Louisiana swamp and its defenders.
Please tell us what camera(s) you shot with primarily – and any other special equipment that you used and why you used it.
C300 mark ii because its picture quality and audio controls for a run and gun setup.
Please tell us about any special styles or techniques that you used during the production of your impact video to help tell your story.
We aimed to show the close and the wide in both the cinematography as well as the storytelling. We wanted to show the big ramification of climate change and the specific example, the collective effort and the individual toll on people and their families. It was also important to make this film in partnership with the local grassroots movement doing the work. They had a helpful and crucial voice during the entire process. This took a lot more time and energy but was also so useful to telling the story in a way that would be helpful for the greater movement of justice.
How did your story evolve from day one, to the very last day in post? Is your story what you thought it would be?
The story started as a series of conversations with the frontline organizers. We knew they were very busy doing the grassroots work, stopping the pipeline work and trying to get comrades out of jail. We hold relationship building as the fundamental value on how to do this work and that also played a key part in how the story evolved. The group we were working with/documenting asked for a lot more direct action footage to be involved as the direct action aspect was getting erased in the media and the story of the struggle. In the end having more direct action footage made the story more powerful.
Please describe the most rewarding experience you had while making this film.
The most rewarding experience was having L'Eau Est La Vie Camp take the film on a grassroots community screening tour. Besides that, it was cruising around the bayou and seeing the swamp turn from day to night.
What advice can you give to other impact filmmakers?
Keep making work and keep making films as long as your work is improving and you feel the joy. Also, be kind to everyone. Lastly, take more time in pre-production without the camera around to build relationships with the "characters"/people who will be in your documentary.
What's your favorite part about the filmmaking process and why?
I love the collaborative aspect of filmmaking. We are all part of this hurcelean amoeba each doing our part. Some people are riboflavin doing the production, some people are the cell membrane holding down the story structure, and others are cytoplasm making sure nothing gets forgotten. We all play a part to create something beautiful and impactful that is greater than our individual parts.
What's the one item you always take with you when working out in the field and why?
A small notebook that fits in my back pocket. Great, for notes, shot lists questions, quotes and funny memories.
Please provide a brief description of the work or organization featured in your video:
L'eau Est La Vie camp is a floating pipeline resistance camp. Although we have no leaders, we value the voices of our indigenous, black, femme, and two spirit organizers. We fight in the bayous of Louisiana, Chata Houma Chittimacha Atakapaw territory, to stop the Bayou Bridge Pipeline, an Energy Transfer Partners project and the tail end of the Dakota Access Pipeline. BBP resistance is a continuation of our fight in Standing Rock, and furthermore a continuation of the centuries old fight to protect sacred stolen territory. But unlike the NoDAPL sacred fight, this camp must be smaller and more vetted, because of the fragile ecosystem, the surveillance, and the sacred wishes of the people of this land.
The second organization, Rise Saint James, is a community group that fights for community, children, and health. Taking inspiration from her late father, who was a local NAACP leader, Sharon Lvigne founded the group. Its located in the Saint James Parish community, a predominantly black community in the middle of what is known as Cancer Alley. It was founded with the goal of stopping two new chemical plants, Wanhua and Formosa, from coming in and further poisoning their community.
What have you learned about the value and impact of the project?
This film was vital in being a tool to tell the struggle for the environment and climate justice in Louisiana. The short documentary was also critical in doing a community screenings tour to raise awareness and connect local struggles around the US to issues raised in the documentary. In addition the film now stands as a testament and visual witness to the struggle and how it was led by Indigenous women of color on the frontlines using direct action tactics, people and events often left out of the mainstream historical narrative.
Please share a personal story about your experience making this impact video.
My father passed away soon after production for this video. Post-production ended up taking a lot longer than normal partly because of the pain and healing I was going through. And the slower timeline also gifted us the space to let the story develop into what it should be.
I will also never forget sharing a tent with the cameraman as a massive thunderstorm raged about us. He woke up screaming and confused because all the thunder and lightning and I half-laughed, half-yelled "Grab a tent pole, this ship feels like its going down!" We made it through the night and I will never forget the awe-inspiring sound of the storm, a gushing combination of rain buckets and cracking thunder.
What do you want audiences to take away from your film?
I want people to fall in love with the revolution and join on the side of justice. I want people to understand all the sacrifices people and families make when doing this work and offer them love, resources and care to continue that work.
Please list key points that should be covered in a post-screening discussion:
What do you think the most important lesson of the film is?
What does this film have to do with your life?
What issues in the film do you also face in your community?
What are the roots causes of oppression in this film and how do those roots threaten your communities?
How is land theft and resource exploitation on Indigenous land directly related to poverty?
What does decolonization look like in practice?
Who benefits from land theft and resource exploitation?
What are some stereotypes about Indigenous and Black folks and why is it so important for the political right to perpetuate these stereotypes in mainstream media?
How does resource extraction and unbridled consumption drive the climate crisis?
How do militarized police protect corporate interests and impact our communities?
How can we better connect fights against police brutality, resource extraction and migration?
What are steps we can take together to stop Indigenous land theft and the militarization of society?
What are some ways that we could break out of our silos and work across movements more?
How can we share the issues in the film in our own advocacy?
What gives you hope?
How are you building a Just Transition in your local community?
What local campaigns are having impact?
What are some recent movement victories?
What are people at this event working on over the next 6 months – 2 years?
How can people get involved in local movements and stay in touch with each other?
If you could ask anyone in the film a single question, whom would you ask and what would you ask them?
Describe a moment or scene in the film that you found particularly disturbing or moving. What was it about that scene that especially resonated with you?
What did you learn from this film? What insights did it provide?
If a friend asked you what this film was about, what would you say?
Please provide information on any recent developments regarding the issue or subjects of the film. How have things changed or not changed?
The Dakota Access Pipeline has already leaked 11 times. And to add insult to injury, Energy Transfer Partners is now trying to double the capacity of oil the pipeline can carry. This environmental destruction that hits Indigenous and people of color communities the hardest is why water protectors in Louisiana fought so hard against the Bayou Bridge Pipeline. And today felony charges are still hanging over their head for the work that they did to protect our planet.
CURRENT LELV CAMP NEEDS
Due to threats and traumas from the No Bayou Bridge Pipeline campaign, many folks from the L'Eu Est La Vie (LELV) camp have moved to the Southwest where they are building a safe space for themselves and other movement folks who need a place to rest and heal. They are doing direct action trainings there as well as supporting other climate justice movements.
Some folks continue to live at and sustain the LELV Camp and are growing a food forest to provide nourishing vegetables and fruits to folks in Saint James and along Cancer Alley, Louisiana and for people who are doing direct action support. Contact Cherri Foytlin if you want to help plant.
Current Fundraising Needs:
Tiny House: This mobile house will be able to go and support different frontline struggles.
Bathhouse: For the LELV camp.
Maintenance and Gas for Cars: Help folks get around to other frontline struggles.
What opportunities are available for those interested in getting further involved?
DONATE & SWAG: Help L'eau Est La Vie continue their visionary work: https://www.gofundme.com/f/LELVC
or Venmo @LELVC and visit thier online store for SWAG: https://lelvrise.square.site/
HOST A SCREENING: Organize your own film screening. Contact [email protected] for support.
(Strategic Dates: World Day for Water, Earth Day, World Indigenous Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day)
GREEN NEW DEAL: Advocate with the sponsors and co-sponsors of the GND so that it addresses the concerns and reflects the ideas articulated by the Climate Justice Alliance https://climatejusticealliance.org/green-new-deal-must-rooted-just-transition-workers-communities-impacted-climate-change/
GET INVOLVED WITH A PIPELINE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT:
* Mountain Valley Pipeline: https://www.facebook.com/appalachiansagainstpipelines
* Jordan Cove: http://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/indexhtml?appid=03d8d090e26b4afeb41f18dfdb46313a
* Enbridge Energy's Line 3: https://www.stopline3.org/#intro
* Keystone XL: https://www.narf.org/cases/keystone/
* Transmountain: https://www.facebook.com/tinyhousewarriors/ and https://www.facebook.com/pg/wakpawaste/
* Unist'ot'en Camp: https://www.facebook.com/unistoten/
DIVEST FROM BANKS KILLING THE PLANET: https://mazaskatalks.org/#theboycott
JOIN THE MAY 2020 IT TAKES ROOTS CONVENING: "a gathering of more than 750 leaders, organizers and solutionaries to get to know each other's movements, build new long-term strategies toward our collective liberation and prepare each other to contend for power together, lead together and struggle together."
https://climatejusticealliance.org/workgroup/it-takes-roots/
JOIN THE CLIMATE JUSTICE ALLIANCE: We're a "member alliance of 70 urban & rural frontline communities, organizations and supporting networks in the climate justice movement. Member organizations lead CJA by anchoring major Just Transition projects focused on the social, racial, economic and environmental justice issues of climate change. We are locally, tribally, and regionally-based racial and economic justice organizations of Indigenous Peoples, African American, Latinx, Asian Pacific Islander, and poor white communities who share legacies of racial and economic oppression and social justice organizing."
PANEL: Invite leaders in your area who have deep experience in Indigenous sovereignty, environmental justice, and frontline issues to engage your community in a discussion on: How does the theft of Indigenous land drive the climate crisis and poverty; How does militarism drive racism, violence, and poverty in the US?
GARDEN: Start a community garden at your local community center or school.
SHARE: Talk to your own networks about the issues in the film.
ORGANIZE: Reach out to a local organization working on these issues and find out what you can do.
OP-ED: Write an op-ed in your local newspaper about the issues.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Write a post about your solidarity with the issues and share the film.
JOIN A WITNESS FOR PEACE SOLIDARITY COLLECTIVE DELEGATION: Learn how US Imperialism impacts Indigenous Rights and Environmental Justice in Latin America. [email protected]
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Moving Midwest Midlife…Follow the Chaos! – Follow the chaos as we move Midwest midlife!
How fitting that this automatically generated quote be here as I start this site? We are beginning a new journey and welcome you to tag along for the ride!
My husband and I are moving across the country. We are leaving a place that is familiar and comfortable, after all we met here, we married here, we raised our children here. Our grandchildren are being raised here.
We're leaving a place that has mild winters for a place that has blizzards. We're leaving the known for the unknown. There are some upsides, it's cooler there in the summer, we're over the heatstroke weather here. We are leaving our friends and family but we know they will always be an intricate part of our lives.
Also, take into consideration that I'm taking a southerner to the north! Hahahaha! I'm originally from the area where we are going but he has only been there to visit.
We're sure we are in for some awakenings on this journey, probably both good and bad. Some serious and others hysterical! We're going to learn as we go and I'm sure we'll learn new things about each other as we start this new chapter in our life.
We invite you to join us on this journey! I'm nervous yet excited about what the next few months hold. We haven't set a final date but, it's soon, like 3rd week of July soon.


Hi there - we are still struggling to achieve ANY result with syncing to an external drive.
and that they need to be formatted ONLY in FAT 32 - we have now tested this.
Is it possible to list ANY external drives formatted in ANY manner or configuration that are proven to work for sync of data please. It will be helpful not to have to test everything ourselves. Currently the unit is not fit for the application it is intended for.
["It will be helpful not to have to test everything ourselves. Currently the unit is not fit for the application it is intended for"] please don't mind me post a comment. Nexto drives meant to be used back up from memory cards mainly (nd-2700). your questions are not inappropriate to this site, i think. why don't you hire a programmer to complete your project whatever you're doing? BR.
Not sure who you are, I hope you are not actually Nexto support because that was not a very helpful comment and is very incorrect.
Nexto 2725 offers a Sync function to do synchronised back up to external drives - its in the 2725 menu - please check for yourself. there are other communications on the Forum about this topic also.
Why on earth would I get a programmer to finish the development of this unit?????????????? I require Nexto advise on what it actually functions with thats all! Its not too much to ask. In Australia it is our legal entitlement to have a product do what it is actually manufactured to do and we are protected by the trade practises act on these topics. If it does not function as it should we take it back, but i am giving this product a LOT of grace in proving its worth. Its a simple request, and its not unreasonable.
What drives are tested is a simple question and should not be too hard to answer without someone telling me to let it go.... Its crazy stuff.
Its completely unrealistic to back up data to volotile drives that can not be dropped without syncing it to an additional drive. these shoots are worth LOTS of money to the client. they deserve our care and attention.
Hi David - thats going to get confusing - 2 davids in the same thread. - not sure who you are either, but not a bad suggestion. I will await Nexto supports list of functioning tested external USB drives and see if this is on there - sounds promising though.
And that works sweet for you? Any ideosynchroses ? Sounds like a solution, and frankly the first positive and constructive thing I have had since i boought the unit and came on this forum.
yeah - we do HD video on the 2625 and we really want to use the sync feature as at the end of a day we have many chips from 8 -16 gig each. (ie 24- 40 gigs per day) We have to sit there and manually insert them and wait for 15-20 mins for each one. using the drive sync function at the end of this would be a one button process. Its a main feature that attracted us to the product - but so far no luck.
by the way, I have no time to read all your post in this thread.
Of course I mind random named 'nd2700user'- I am asking genuine legitimate and valid questions.
Apart from the other David here and very occassionally R&D - 'people' dont offer ANY solutions.
This forum is labeled SUPPORT - not critsism.
I am gobsmacked at the number of 'people' (who may well be the same person or persons as the postings sometimes have no continuity of names sometimes) that share 'common' views that you should not post problems or perhaps limit the problems, but offer no solid support for those problems. I have never been in a forum this sulky in my life.
I make posts here so that support responds, not so that random named people get critical if we are asking how to make a feature work.... thats not insane.
david, have you had any luck with an external hd so far. I'm currently use two ND2700s to make a duplicate copy.
We found Sync out to USB from ND2725 does not operate properly.
We'll check it and fix it ASAP and release new firmware.
We are very shame on this and sorry for late support.
Sync in from USB works properly.
So you can have following solution at this moment.
Use ND2700 as a secondary back up for you.
Then set ND2700 in USB host and ND2725 as USB device.
Choose Sync from USB->Nexto from ND2700 menu.
The you can have a secondary backup.
We are sorry for this problem and fix it and come back to you ASAP.
Hi, any update on the fix for this problem?
I'm waiting to hear back on this before I make a purchase. I'm not willing to purchase if it doesn't sync properly.


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Southern California man at center of tainted…
Southern California man at center of tainted flute investigation arrested on child exploitation charges
Arts teacher John Zeretzke applauds his students after they performed a piece with flutes they built in his class in 2016. Zeretzke, who runs Flutes Around the World and was suspected last year of providing flutes tainted with bodily fluids to hundreds of Southern California schools, has been arrested amid allegations of child pornography and exploitation. (Photo by Nick Noon, Orange County Register/SCNG)
By Scott Schwebke | sschwebke@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: September 17, 2018 at 5:12 p.m. | UPDATED: September 17, 2018 at 5:13 p.m.
The founder of an international music program under investigation for possibly providing flutes contaminated with semen to hundreds of Southern California students has been arrested on federal child exploitation charges.
John Edward Zeretzke, 60, of Ventura was taken into custody Thursday by officers with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Zeretzke was released Monday on $20,000 bond. "There are significant restrictions in place concerning his contact with minors," said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The five-count indictment alleges Zeretzke coerced a girl to produce child pornography, attempted to entice another victim to send him sexually explicit images, traveled to the Philippines to engage in sex with other minors, and twice received child pornography over the internet.
Zeretzke could face life in prison if convicted of all charges, Mrozek said, adding that none of his alleged victims is from Southern California.
Zeretzke, who is a musician, founded Flutes Across the World in 2009. The nonprofit has partnered with thousands of children throughout the U.S., including school districts in Orange and Los Angeles counties, to create pairs of decorated flutes — one to keep and one to give away to a child in another country.
Flutes Across the World has led music missions in Haiti, the Philippines, Honduras and Native American Indian reservations. The organization also has sent "flute ambassadors" to Nepal, Africa and parts of southeast Asia, according to the organization's website that has since been removed.
California authorities learned in September 2017 that some of the flutes may have been contaminated with semen and began collecting them from students as part of a criminal investigation.
Representatives of at least four Orange County school districts — Anaheim Elementary, Fullerton and Fountain Valley, and Newport-Mesa Unified school districts — said at the time their students may have used contaminated flutes.
Children who took a music class at Bowers Museum's Kidseum in Santa Ana also may have used the flutes.
The federal indictment against Zeretzke is unrelated to a California Department of Justice investigation into the distribution of the flutes, Mrozek said. Officials with the California Department of Justice could not be immediately reached for comment Monday.
From Nov. 6, 2015, to May 28, 2016, Zeretzke attempted to entice a victim, whom he believed was a 15-year-old girl, to engage in sexual activity, the indictment alleges. Specifically, on Nov. 7, 2015, the victim told Zeretzke in a Facebook chat she planned to lose her virginity on her upcoming 16th birthday, according to the complaint.
In a response to the victim, the indictment alleges, Zeretzke said "he had always wanted to have sex with a virgin and wished he could be that person" for her.
Zeretzke then allegedly sent the victim eight photos of himself having sex with his ex-girlfriend and, the following day, 36 explicit pictures of himself.
During the Facebook chat, Zeretzke also told the girl he wanted to see a photo of her genitalia and described how he would like to have sex with her, the indictment states.
On Dec. 15, 2015, Zeretzke informed the victim he had sent her a pair of cowboy boots as a present and a week later she replied in a Facebook chat with a photos of herself wearing the boots, according to the complaint.
The indictment also alleges that from Aug. 20 to Sept. 23 in 2017, Zeretzke traveled to the Philippines to engage in sex with an individual who was 12 to 16 years old and received child pornography through his Facebook account.
A tentative trial date for Zeretzke has been set for Nov. 6.
Scott Schwebke | Investigative Reporter
Scott Schwebke is an investigative reporter for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., he was previously a breaking news and multimedia reporter for the Ogden, Utah, Standard-Examiner. Scott has also worked at newspapers in Utah, Colorado, North Carolina and Virginia covering everything from methamphetamine trafficking cops to hurricanes. He has also accompanied police on undercover drug buys and also provided an award winning, eyewitness account of the execution of a North Carolina death row inmate. Scott was part of the OC Register's investigative team that in 2017 produced the year-long, award winning Rehab Riviera series, examining problems in Southern California's drug rehabilitation industry. He also teamed up with reporter Joe Nelson in 2019 on Bad Apples, an award winning investigation that exposed years of sex abuse cover up in the Redlands Unified School District. Having spent two years living in England including Liverpool, he is an avid Beatles fan and memorabilia collector.
sschwebke@scng.com
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The lady at my favorite Thai food stand is getting familiar with my love of spicy food. Today she added spices for my noodles to the wok while she was frying them, rather than giving me the normal Thailand experience of "spice it yourself" noodles. Turns out that two scoops of pounded chilies in your noodles are much spicier when they're added up-front to the frying pan! They were my first five-star-spice noodles in Thailand and they were delicious (though my tummy is still burning).
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Q: A question about Dehn surgery and Brieskorn homology 3-spheres I have been learning about Brieskorn homology 3-spheres $\Sigma(a_1,...,a_n)$ and Seifert manifolds. My reference is the first few pages of Saveliev's "Invariants of Homology 3-spheres."
If I understand correctly, it is explained that one can realize the homology three spheres by considering a trivial bundle $S^2 \times S^1$ and remove small discs $D_i$ about marked points $x_i ,..., x_n$ on the two sphere. One can then perform a rational Dehn surgery with surgery slopes $a_i/b_i$ along the links given by $\partial D_i \times pt$ to obtain the Brieskorn homology spheres.
More precisely Saveliev shows that there exist $b_i$ that make this Dehn surgery construction into a rational homology sphere and then states that it follows from Kirby calculus that the resulting 3 manifolds are independent of $b_i$. I should say that, unfortunately, I don't know anything about Kirby calculus. Clearly, in this construction the $a_i$ and $b_i$ do not play symmetric roles. Nevertheless, I am interested in the following:
A general question is: To what extent can we determine the homology three spheres from the $b_i$?
A specific question/motivation: I am not at all a low dimensional topologist. However, a Brieskorn homology sphere naturally arises as a surgery of the type above in a construction I am working on. I know that  $n=4$ and all $b_i= \pm 1$,  or $n=3$ and $b_1, b_2= \pm 1.$  It is natural to ask: what manifold am I possibly looking at?

A: Seifert manifolds that are homology spheres can be determined as follows. Let
$$ M =(S^2, (p_1,q_1), \ldots, (p_h,q_h)) $$
denote the Seifert manifold obtained by filling the $h$ tori in $D_h \times S^1$ (where $D_h$ is the 2-sphere minus $h$ discs) with coprime parameters  $(p_i, q_i)$. Since we consider Seifert manifolds, we ask $p_i \neq 0$. We may say that $M$ fibers over the orbifold
$$(S^2, p_1, \ldots, p_h).$$
The  Euler number  of $M$ is an important invariant, defined as:
$$ e = \sum_{i=1}^h \frac {q_i}{p_i}.$$
A simple homology calculation shows that the integral homology $H_1(M)$ is finite if and only if $e\neq 0$, and in that case we have
$$|H_1(M)| = ep_1\cdots p_h = \sum_{i=1}^h q_ip_1\cdots \widehat{p_i}\cdots p_h.$$
This implies that $M$ is an integral homology sphere if and only if
$$\sum_{i=1}^h q_ip_1\cdots \widehat{p_i}\cdots p_h = \pm 1.$$
This in turn easily implies the following:

For every set $p_1, \ldots, p_h\geqslant 2$, of $h \geqslant 3$ pairwise coprime integers there is a unique homology sphere $\Sigma(p_1,\ldots,p_h)$, which fibers over the orbifold $(S^2,p_1, \ldots, p_h)$. Every Seifert homology sphere distinct from $S^3$ arises in this way.

Proof: it is easy to see that the $p_i$'s must be coprime. On the other hand, if they are, one can find easily $q_1,\ldots, q_h$ that give $|H_1(M)|=1$. Two different strings of $q_1,\ldots, q_h$ are related by ``moves'' that do not affect $M$. (The same $M$ can be described by different parameters.)
This theorem is probably written somewhere, like in Orlik's book or Seifert's original paper, but I can't remember.

A: If you want to do lots of examples, to get a feel for how homology depends on the $a_i/b_i$, install Regina and use the following menu sequence.
Packet Tree > New 3D Triangulation > Type of triangulation > Seifert fibered space
$\newcommand{\ZZ}{\mathbb{Z}}\newcommand{\cross}{\times}\newcommand{\bdy}{\partial}$You should also read the Wikipedia page on Seifert fibered spaces.
To now answer your questions:
1) The $b_i$ have a great deal to do with the topology of the Seifert fibered space - they are part of the Seifert invariants and they also determine the Euler class.  This measures how much the circle fibers are "twisting".  For example, if the Euler class is zero then the SFS has product geometry.
2) The manifold you are looking at is determined by its Seifert invariants, Euler class, and various choices of orientability.  All of this can be deduced from the information you have.

Here is a general discussion, written at a lower level, which may be helpful to you.
If you take $S^2 \cross S^1$ and remove four vertical disjoint solid tori $D_i \cross S^1$ then the resulting manifold $M$ has integral homology $H_1(M) = \ZZ^4 = \langle x, y, z, t \rangle$.  Here $t$ goes around the fiber and $x, y, z$ lie in the planar surface $P = S^2 - \cup D_i$.  Each of $x, y, z$ goes around one of the first three components of $\bdy P$, so the last component of $\bdy P$ lies in the class $-(x + y+ z)$.
Note that $\bdy M = \bdy P \cross S^1$ is a union of four tori, $T_i$.  So, for example, the first homology of $T_1$ is generated by $x$ and $t$.  If we Dehn fill $T_1$ along the slope $a_1/b_1$ that is the same as killing the element $a_1x + b_1t$ in $H_1(T_1)$.  Thus the new homology is $\ZZ^4 / \langle a_1x + b_1t \rangle$.  If you do four fillings, then you are killing four elements of $\ZZ^4$.  It is now a matter of linear algebra to decide if a four-tuple yields a homology sphere.
Computing a determinant shows that the filling $((a,1),(b,1),(c,1),(d,1))$ yields an integral homology sphere if and only if $abc + abd + acd + bcd = \pm 1$.  For example $(a,b,c,d) = (2,3,5,-1)$ or $(2,3,7,-1)$ give homology spheres.
Brute force computer search finds more examples: $(-19, 21, 23, -26)$, $(3, -4, -23, -25)$, $(5, -9, -22, -23)$, $(-5, 6, 13, -23)$, $(-3, 4, 7, -17)$, $(2, -3, -11, -13)$, $(-8, 9, 11, -13)$, $(3, -7, -10, -11)$.


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In seniors with memory loss or impaired mental function, the underlying fear of Alzheimer's disease runs rampant. But the latest research suggests at least some of that worry may be unjustified and that these issues could be the outcome of a far more treatable affliction.
According to a report that appeared in a Canadian medical journal, the symptoms that actually may be the results of neglected hearing loss are often mistaken as the consequence of Alzheimer's.
In the Canadian study, researchers searched for connections to brain disorders by closely evaluating participants functional abilities pertaining to thought and memory. 56 percent of people assessed for cognitive impairment had minor to severe hearing loss. Astonishingly, a hearing aid was used by only 20 percent of those.
These findings are supported by patients who were concerned that they might have symptoms of Alzheimer's according to a clinical neuropsychologist who was one of the authors of the study. In many instances, the reason behind that patient's visit to the doctor was due to their shortened attention span or a failure to remember things their partner said to them and in many cases, it was the patient's loved one who recommended a check-up with a physician.
It's easy to see how someone could connect mental decline with Alzheimer's because hearing loss is not the first thing that an aging adult would consider.
Think of a scenario where your best friend asks you for a favor. For instance, perhaps they are looking for a ride to the airport for an upcoming trip. What if you couldn't clearly hear them ask you? Would you ask them to repeat themselves? If you still aren't sure what they said, is there any possible way you would know that you were supposed to drive them to the airport?
It's possible that some people could have misdiagnosed themselves with Alzheimer's because of this kind of thinking according to hearing professionals. But it may really be a hearing issue that's progressive and ongoing. If you didn't hear what someone said, then you can't be expected to remember it.
It's not surprising that people of an advanced age are experiencing these problems given the correlation between aging and the likelihood of having hearing loss. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) states that only 2 percent of adults aged 45 to 54 have debilitating hearing loss. In the meantime, that number goes up considerably for older age brackets, coming in at 8.5 percent for 55- to 64-year-olds; 25 percent for 65- to 74-year-olds; and 50 percent for those 75-years or older.
While it's true that progressive hearing loss is a normal trait of aging, people commonly just tolerate it because they think it's just a part of life. The fact is, the average time it takes for someone to get treatment for hearing loss is about 10 years. Worse, less than 25 percent of people who need hearing aids will ultimately buy them.
Is it hard to have conversations in a noisy room so you stay away from social situations?
How often do I ask people to talk slower or louder?
Do I regularly need to turn up the volume on the radio or television to hear them?
It's important to point out that while loss of hearing can be commonly confused with Alzheimer's, science has shown a conclusive link between the two conditions. A Johns Hopkins study evaluated the mental abilities of 639 people who reported no cognitive impairments, then followed their progress and aging for 12 to 18 years. The research found that the participants who experienced worse hearing at the onset of the study were more likely to get dementia, an umbrella term used to describe symptoms of diminished memory and thought.
Getting a hearing evaluating is one way you can avoid any confusion between Alzheimer's and loss of hearing. The prevailing thought in the health care community is that this evaluating should be a regular part of your annual physical, especially for those who are over 65 years old.
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Q: How to determine which Default image was used at runtime? I have a universal app with different default images:

Default.png
Default@2x.png
Default-Portrait@2x~ipad.png

and so on.  How can I determine programmatically at runtime which file was used?  I tried this:
    UIImage *imgUsed = [UIImage imageNamed:@"Default"];

but this always returns Default.png regardless of which simulator I am using (the correct image is displayed on startup in the simulator based on which screen size is being used).
Thanks.

A: Create a "loading" view controller with an image view - one iPhone and one iPad version. In the each one, set the image as Default or default-iPad - the retina / non-retina version will automatically be chosen for you.
Add the loading label or activity indicator to the view controller as well.
When you need to, present this view controller - you can tell if you are running on iPhone or iPad using the UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() macro (see here) and load the appropriate one.

A: The way you do this is like reverse engineering. You find out if the screen scale is 1 or 2 (retina or not) and what the dimension of the device is (iPad, iphone3.5 screen, iphone4.0 screen), then you recreate the base image name using this information.
There is no api whereby the system tells you this information.
EDIT: right, you can use the UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM macro per @jrturton suggests to determine iPad/iPhone, but you still need to look for the phone size to know if the 3.5 or 4 inch high image was used.