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Amaechi Signs N338bn Appropriation Bill Into Law
The Rivers State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors' Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has signed into law the State Appropriation bill for the current year.
Signing the appropriation bill of N338billion at Council Chambers in Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday, Governor Amaechi said his administration would continue to be purposeful in expending the state budget.
According to him, his administration have been very frugal in spending state funds on meeting the needs of the people of the state.
"We will implement this budget until May 29. Nobody can say that we did not perform, from education to health. When people say our legacy is education, I laugh. The health centres that we have built all over the state are there as projects that will be remembered by all. The roads, are there for all to see, if you remember when we took over, how narrow our roads were and how many roads we had in the state", Amaechi said.
He noted that not only had he been frugal, he could account for how money was spent on various projects.
Amaechi thanked members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for being good partners towards the attainment of success by his administration.
"Let me thank the House for the opportunity to sign one more budget before I depart from office. I'm excitedly looking forward to departing from this office because it is extremely tedious, but I must thank you that all efforts at breaking down the House and Government were not successful. You can see that my brother and friend in Ebonyi is battling with same people, the same people who don't obey laws are battling him in Ebonyi. They tried it in Adamawa in the same illegal manner, they removed the governor. Here, they were not successful. Let me on behalf of the Rivers people, my family, that is, my wife and children, thank all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly", he said.
He urged Rivers people to vote for the APC governorship candidate, Dr. Dakuku Peterside in the forthcoming election and rescue the state from the hands of those he described as intending hijackers of the state treasury.
He blasted the PDP governorship candidate in the state for his corrupt tendencies over the years, describing him as unfit for governorship in Rivers State.
"I don't have mansions like they have. They have mansions even behind the Government House and they are not ashamed. I have not done a contract neither have I taken Rivers State Government money and refused to execute the job. I have said here that Nyesom Wike has the contract to do the road project inside the stadium, he has abandoned the contract, he has taken N3.5billion and abandon the job. He has not addressed that and then he's accusing us. That is, I'm talking about abandoned contracts."
"I have told Rivers people that the road from Eneka to Rukpokwu was done by Nyesom Wike, the road is completely in a state of disrepair, that same man is going to Rumuagholu to say he will do road. He wants me to name the companies that he used to do the roads? The worst thing that can happen to a people is for the governor to be a contractor. The moment the governor is a contractor, then everything is finished. That means what you are seeing is an attempt to hijack the treasury of Rivers State, and we would not allow that. Please, go home and campaign for an APC government, go home and campaign for Buhari", he said.
Before presenting the state appropriation bill for the governor's assent, Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Chidi Lloyd, expressed the satisfaction of the House in the amount allocated to both capital and recurrent expenditure.
He said the government's capital expenditure of N219billion and recurrent expenditure of N119billion was appealing to the state assembly which earlier passed the budget after a close study.
Speaking with Government House correspondents on the budget, state Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Chamberlain Peterside, said the Amaechi administration would continue to pay salaries and pensions and conduct the business of government within the appropriation law.
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Orange And The Other Colors Of Laura Prepon
Orange And The Other Colors Of Laura Prepon. Healthy Living Magazine
Part 2 of 5
HealthyLivinG: You must have made a lot of friends on that show because there are so many girls as actors. Who do you stay in touch with more right now?
Laura Prepon: We all stay in touch with each other. We're on this big group text. Just this morning, Taylor's sending pictures to the group from where she is and we all would share little funny things. Everyone is supportive of each other and a big group of us went to Danielle's play "The Color Purple," and I'm trying to figure out how I can get to London to Uzo's play, and when Taylor was in her play we all went, and we'll all go see Lea DeLaria perform one of her standup nights. We all go to different things for each other. So it's not just one person; it's a crew. And in the show, Jenji and our writers push the envelope every week, which makes you grow. When you're so comfortable with your cast, you feel like you can go there and do these moving scenes that are written just for you. The fact that you trust your co-stars gives you that freedom and support to be able to throw, for lack of a better word, balls to the wall and be vulnerable and raw and feel like you're always supported by your co-stars.
HealthyLivinG: Watching the show, I've often wondered—the girls wear so little makeup, for obvious reasons, and I would think that would make some women feel insecure to be close up on camera that would make most feel almost bare. How does it make you feel?
Laura Prepon: I get it but a lot of actresses rely on their makeup and wardrobe and the whole thing to help them get into character and that's fine and part of it. But to do a job on Orange where you're really stripped of that, you're wearing a tacky sack that doesn't give you any shape whatsoever and it's this bland color and you're wearing a khaki jumpsuit and no makeup it's so freeing; it is. My character has her eyeliner and that's it. Every character has their little thing. Jackie, who plays Flaca, has her little teardrop thing and Lorna has her red lipstick and the black liner. Everyone has their own little thing to make the character their own, but, in terms of being stripped of these creature comforts, it's finally down to the acting, working, moment-to-moment with your fellow actors—and that's fantastic.
HealthyLivinG: You must have learned so much about the women's prison system in the US from that role. What do you think is the biggest health concern in women's prisons?
Laura Prepon: It's hard to say, honestly. We visited different prisons; while we were shooting, we would go visit different prisons and it's crazy: there are so many different concerns and it's true the show's raising awareness of a lot of these issues. It's funny because in the book that I just wrote that I'm sure we'll touch on, we talk a lot about genetically modified food and how it affects your body and your mind.
In these prison systems, as well as in schools and hospitals, the food should be so much better. I think that that affects you in such a massive way. It's what nourishes your body, what nourishes you at the core level, what affects your mind, what affects your body, what affects everything. I think that number one, the food is a huge issue. I know different kinds of prescription medications inmates need, which was also a story line this year, are hard for them to get. There are so many things. Overcrowding. Jenji [Kohan, show creator] didn't set out with something to say about the prison system but the fact that awareness was being raised is an amazing byproduct of that.
HealthyLiving: What cause are you most passionate about?
Laura Prepon: It's about farm-fresh food, making farm-fresh food more accessible to people. Helping small farms being able to not get bought out by these huge conglomerates because they have more money. I do whatever I can to help save local farms and help people get that kind of food that's pure and not tainted and that your body knows what it is and isn't going to freak it out when you eat it. That's a huge thing for me, helping people get food that's real, fresh, not processed and not genetically modified and having it just going to our school system, into our prison system. It's so important to be well nourished; it affects every part of a person, spiritually, emotionally, physically.
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Studencki Schron Turystyczny "Pod Solniskiem" – chatka studencka w przysiółku Adamy w Lachowicach. Znajduje się na północnych stokach Opuśnioka, w pobliżu szczytu Solniska w Paśmie Solnisk, które według regionalizacji Polski opracowanej przez Jerzego Kondrackiego jest częścią Pasma Przedbabiogórskiego, i wraz z nim należy do Beskidu Makowskiego. Na mapach i w przewodnikach turystycznych czasami zaliczane jest do Beskidu Żywieckiego.

Warunki pobytu
W chatce znajdują się 3 pomieszczenia sypialne dla gości, kuchnia, salon z kominkiem i łazienka. Nominalnie mieści 40 osób. Po niedawnym remoncie, ubikacje ulokowano wewnątrz chatki, zmodyfikowano także prysznice i ogrzewanie, dzięki czemu ciepła woda jest ogólnodostępna. Wymieniono także podłogi, okna, schody oraz część materacy. Postawiono też nowy piec w kuchni. Chatka jest zelektryfikowana, bieżąca woda jest pobierana z lokalnego ujęcia.

Turyści szukający noclegu powinni mieć ze sobą przynajmniej śpiwór. Nie jest to jednak warunek konieczny, bo na stanie chatki jest kilka śpiworów, koców i karimat do wykorzystania w razie potrzeby. Na posesji wokół budynku schroniska można rozbić namiot. Na stanie chatki znajduje się wiele książek, gier planszowych, śpiewników, gitary oraz puzzle, dzięki czemu rozrywkę znajdą turyści chcący spędzić w górach czas nieco mniej aktywnie, a ci aktywniejsi będą mogli zabić nieco czasu w wypadku złej pogody.

W wakacje i podczas ferii chatka jest czynna bez przerwy, przez resztę roku w każdy weekend od 22:00 w piątki do 15:00 w niedziele. W inne terminy jest dostępna po dokonaniu rezerwacji. W budynku chatki oraz na obszarze jej posesji obowiązuje bezwzględny zakaz spożywania alkoholu, natomiast w samym domku nie wolno palić. Mimo że chatka znajduje się w zasięgu sieci komórkowych, korzystanie z telefonów nie jest aktywnością pożądaną.

Szlaki turystyczne

  – od północy, ze stacji PKP Lachowice Centrum (45 min)
  – od południa, z ostatniego przystanku PKS w Koszarawie (1 h)
  – od południowego wschodu, z ostatniego przystanku PKS w Stryszawie Roztokach (1 h)
  – od zachodu, ze stacji PKP Hucisko (2,5 h), Szlak Cisowy (PTTK)

Historia
Dom został zbudowany w 1908. Jesienią 1976 członkowie Wydziałowego Klubu Turystycznego "Maluch" (działającego przy Wydziale Matematyczno-Fizycznym Politechniki Śląskiej), którzy poszukiwali miejsca na schronisko studenckie, odnaleźli ten dom i postanowili zaadaptować go do nowej roli. Chata nie była wówczas podłączona do sieci elektrycznej i nie posiadała bieżącej wody. Oficjalnie wykupił ją Almatur około 1978.

W 2000 przedstawiciel Studenckiego Koła Przewodników Górskich "Harnasie" z Gliwic stwierdził zły stan budynku. Obiekt był zarządzany przez Radę Okręgową ZSP w Katowicach, ale zgodnie z dokumentami właścicielem okazała się Politechnika Śląska. Dzięki podpisaniu porozumienia z PŚ od czerwca 2001 Oddział Uczelniany PTTK przy Politechnice Śląskiej przejął opiekę nad schroniskiem, powierzając ją SKPG "Harnasie", które jest jednym z kół tego Oddziału. Po przejęciu opieki został wykonany generalny remont budynku.

W listopadzie 2011 r. SKPG "Harnasie" zrezygnowało z opieki i patronatu nad Chatką. Oddział Uczelniany PTTK powierzył prowadzenie schroniska innemu ze swoich kół – Klubowi Chatkowemu "Adamy".

Adres
SST "Pod Solniskiem"
34-232 Lachowice-Adamy 263

Zobacz też
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Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

Schroniska Beskidu Makowskiego
Lachowice

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Pregnant And Uninsured? Don't Count On Obamacare
By Phil Galewitz	 February 18, 2015
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The Obama administration often touts the health benefits women have gained under the Affordable Care Act, including the option to sign up for coverage outside of open enrollment periods if they're "having a baby."
But advocates complain the special insurance enrollment period begins only after a birth. As a result, uninsured women who learn they are pregnant outside of the regular three-month open enrollment period, which this year ended Sunday, can get stuck paying thousands of dollars for prenatal care and a delivery — or worse, going without care.
The advocacy groups, including the March of Dimes, Planned Parenthood and Young Invincibles, are asking the administration to allow women to sign up whenever they become pregnant – a change opposed by the insurance industry. They say they've sought the change unsuccessfully for several years.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said the government does not list pregnancy among the "qualifying life events" that entitle people to special enrollment because "we have based it on how insurance companies made the determinations when they have periods for open enrollment." She said the agency would consider arguments for making a change.
Cynthia Pellegrini, senior vice president of March of Dimes, notes that about half of pregnancies are unintended. And women often can't predict when they will have a challenging pregnancy requiring more services.
The advocates have applauded the health law for including maternity coverage among the list of "essential benefits." But they say that allowing women to get covered as soon as they're pregnant would give them and their unborn children greater protection. It would also allow those with high-risk pregnancies to change plans to get more comprehensive coverage that might include access to certain hospitals and doctors.
The insurance industry contends that allowing reproductive-age women to enroll any time they become pregnant would give women an incentive to wait to buy coverage.
"If you only create incentives for people to enroll when they have a health need, it poses a tremendous risk to the risk pool and affordability for everyone else," said Clare Krusing, a spokeswoman for America's Health Insurance Plans, the industry's trade group. She said insurers would have more difficulty setting their prices because it would be harder to predict who would buy coverage.
Before the Affordable Care Act, individual insurance policies rarely included maternity coverage — and women could not buy policies after they became pregnant. Today, they can buy such coverage during open enrollment.
The Obama administration allows people to enroll outside of the regular enrollment period in several circumstances, including after adopting or having a child, losing other coverage, moving out of a plan's service area or getting married. The list of so-called "qualifying events" is similar to the circumstances that allow people with employer-sponsored insurance to change their coverage outside of open enrollment. The administration last week said it was considering adding a special enrollment period for people who discover they owe a tax penalty due to lack of coverage.
"If you have to spend $10,000 to $20,000 out of pocket on maternity care, it certainly puts women in a difficult position and insurance coverage [after a child's birth] would be coming too late for them," said Christina Postolowski, health policy manager for Young Invincibles, the nonprofit which has worked with the administration to boost enrollment.
The group is releasing a report Wednesday that looks at the economic and health consequences of not making pregnancy "a qualifying event" to sign up for coverage any time.
Without access to a health plan, women may be more likely to forgo prenatal care because they can't afford it, which can put them at higher risk for conditions than can affect their own health as well as that of their child, such as pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure, the report said.
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.topi berfikir aku.: .a homey welcome at akar lima.
.a homey welcome at akar lima.
hi everyone! i'm going to share with you our experience at akar lima, a bed and breakfast inn and it also functions as a cafe in kulim. i believe, akar lima is best at offering a kampung experience for the urbanites. for someone who still has and regularly visits my kampung in malim nawar, the place didn't wow me as much. except the house decor! hehe. but that is for later.
the inn, which is actually the owner's house, is surrounded by seasonal fruit trees; durian, langsat, mangosteen etc. with a hammock to lepak in the evening. there's also a chicken and duck coop at the backyard where you can collect fresh eggs! (if there's any), a small garden and a fairly large field. they also sell pre-loved jewelleries and accessories at a corner. as i had mentioned, akar lima also functions as a cafe. we did enjoy a late supper with dessert and of course a breakfast. unfortunately, we didn't have our dinner there. reviews from previous customers are mostly positive and they suggested that the food is one of the best in kulim. we sure will visit again just for the food!
oh yeah. the decor! i looove it. it oozes with rustic and whimsical atmosphere. i wish we had decorated our home like this. should have taken more photos of it as inspiration. we still haven't properly furnished our home thus there's still hope! hehe. i was informed that they made/crafted the furniture and decorations themselves! there are six rooms and three bathrooms. four rooms on the first floor and two on the second. only the master bedroom on the first floor and two more rooms on the second floor/attic have air-conditioners. two of the rooms have bunk beds.
we were there for the annual get-together planned and organized by the eldest of the samsudin's siblings. this year we chose a place close to home (alor star) so that we could spend more quality time together rather than just go sight seeing and shopping. we checked in, watched the suzuki cup football match, enjoyed supper and had a good rest.
the next morning, i was awoken by the crowing of the rooster in the backyard. we bonded under the sun and inside the house where we played traditional outdoor and indoor games, read books, perform solat together and tazkirah subuh.
small right panel : anis & adam. the youngest & eldest cucu.
1. adam's sense of smell is super sensitive thus the smell from the chicken/duck coop while having our breakfast outside was totally a big no-no for him. and a no-no for us too. tee hee.
2. the fried noodle with ground black pepper was too hot for the kids.
3. the peanut butter and chocolate toast is yummy!
4. so does the chocolate ganache cake!
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I funghi radiotrofici sono funghi che sembrano utilizzare il pigmento della melanina per convertire le radiazioni gamma in energia chimica utilizzata per la crescita. Questo meccanismo proposto può essere simile ai percorsi anabolizzanti per la sintesi di carbonio organico ridotto (ad es., Carboidrati) negli organismi fototrofi che catturano i fotoni dalla luce visibile con pigmenti come la clorofilla. L'energia dei fotoni viene utilizzata in fotolisi di acqua per generare energia chimica usabile (come ATP) nella fotofosforilazione o nella fotosintesi. Tuttavia non è noto se i funghi contenenti melanina utilizzino un percorso simile a più stadi, come la fotosintesi o alcuni percorsi di chemosintesi.

Scoperta
I funghi radiotrofici sono stati scoperti nel 1991 all'interno e attorno alla centrale nucleare di Černobyl'. I successivi esperimenti in laboratorio hanno dimostrato che tre funghi contenenti melanina (Cladosporium sphaerospermum, Wangiella dermatitidis e Cryptococcus neoformans) sono aumentati in biomassa e hanno accumulato acetato più velocemente in ambienti con livelli di radiazione 500 volte superiori rispetto al normale. Entro 20-40 minuti di esposizione di cellule di C. neoformans a questi livelli di radiazioni  le proprietà chimiche della melanina sono state alterate rapidamente e il tasso di trasferimento di elettroni mediato dalla melanina (misurato come riduzione del ferricianuro a opera del coenzima NADH) è aumentato da tre a quattro volte il tasso delle cellule non esposte. Effetti analoghi sulla capacità di trasporto di elettroni di melanina sono stati osservati anche dopo l'esposizione a radiazioni non ionizzanti.

Comparazione con i funghi non melanizzanti
Tuttavia la melanizzazione può venire con un certo costo metabolico per le cellule fungine: in assenza di radiazioni, alcuni funghi non melanizzati, che nel frattempo erano stati mutati in melanizzati, sono cresciuti più velocemente delle loro controparti melanizzate. È stato suggerito che contribuisca a questo fenomeno il limitato assorbimento di sostanze nutritive a causa delle molecole di melanina nella parete delle cellule fungine o di sostanze tossiche formate in biosintesi di melanina. È coerente con l'osservazione che, sebbene siano in grado di produrre melanina, molti funghi non sintetizzano il melanina in modo costitutivo (cioè tutto il tempo), ma spesso solo in risposta a stimoli esterni o a differenti fasi del loro sviluppo. I precisi processi biochimici nella sintesi suggerita su melanina di composti organici o altri metaboliti per la crescita dei funghi, compresi i prodotti intermedi chimici, quali donatori di elettroni nativi e molecole dell'accettore, nella cellula fungina e la posizione e i prodotti chimici di questo processo sono sconosciuti.

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Voci correlate
 Batterio mangia plastica
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This Christmas, I received as a gift the book Youtility – Why smart marketing is about help not hype, by Jay Baer. The title alone had me excited, as over the past year I've implemented a number of initiatives around customer utility-focused content marketing, and I looked forward to learning some new strategies and having some new ideas.
So far, I've not been disappointed: the book's an easy and fun read, with some compelling real-life examples and a logical progression.
The idea behind top-of-mind awareness is that you have to have a sustained level of marketing and messaging, so that when the customer is ready to buy, your product is (you guessed it), at the top of their mind.
Think of some of the ideas explained by Al Ries and Jack Trout in Positioning and The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing.
Naturally, this strategy requires immense amounts of advertising spending, which scales up as you try to put more products in front of more markets.
It remains relevant today, but is more of a necessary spend of the already-established brands than it is a recommended approach for newcomers.
Frame-of-mind awareness is based on the strategy of reaching potential customers when they're making their purchase decisions. It strives to step in through the limited window of opportunity that's opened at the precise moment someone is looking to buy.
Baer uses the Yellow Pages as an example: a consumer needs a plumber, pizza, mechanic, etc., and they open the Yellow Pages. At the moment that they're making a decision, they're bombarded with advertising. A more modern example is Google Adwords: you enter a search term, and, along with some organic results, you get ads.
To back up this statement, he shows survey results that indicate that search engines are playing a decreasing role in helping consumers to find websites: in 2004, 83% of Americans reported that search engines helped them find the right website; in 2011, that figure had fallen to 61%.
What's picking up the slack?
This new age of marketing is an acknowledgement both that personal and commercial relationships have merged, and that consumers and businesses are incredibly savvy and are becoming immune to, or at least skeptical of, traditional marketing approaches.
Instead of responding to discounts and vague claims, today's buyers are looking for useful information. Plus, when they find it, they're often sharing it with like-minded audiences. By providing this valuable information, preferably without a sales pitch, you'll gradually gain top-of-mind awareness and frame-of-mind awareness, and other potential customers will hear about you from a trusted source: their friends and colleagues.
By providing this valuable information, preferably without a sales pitch, you'll gradually gain top-of-mind awareness and frame-of-mind awareness, and other potential customers will hear about you from a trusted source: their friends and colleagues.
The worlds of business and consumer marketing are both changing: audiences are increasingly critical and skeptical; prospects are bombarded with advertising all day, every day; online communities mean that good or bad opinions of companies spread like wildfire; and people are empowered and able to perform research before making a purchase decision.
By providing useful information and services, when such things are needed, and not hitting the prospect over the head with a sales pitch at the same time, companies can successfully use friend-of-mine awareness to increase demand and, ultimately, sales.
Thank you for the review! What were some examples they used of people doing friend-of-mine well? I remember something about a paint company offering a 'paint your house' app for free online. Kind of taking a reciprocal approach – I gave you value, now you feel as though you should return it.
I think the value is a little bit different than how you've described it. Instead of an explicit reciprocation, these brands are building a trust with a prospect base, knowing that it's that trust that will give them an edge at some later point down the road when the prospect hits a zero-moment of purchase decision. So it's not a feeling of obligation to stick with a brand that drives the consumer choice, it's the trust that's been built up over time.


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New Trier to M+ Hong Kong
A New Trier graduate now shines as lead curator at the newly opened (and perhaps the most famous museum in the world right now), the M+Museum. The museum, which dominates the Hong Kong skyline, features exhibitions shaped by Wilmette-born Pauline J. Yao, Lead Curator for Visual Arts.
Pauline J. Yao. Photo by Winnie Yeung @ VISUAL VOICES.
M+ Hong Kong. Photo by Kevin Mak © Kevin Mak Courtesy of Herzog and de Meuron
Opened November 12 in the cosmopolitan city's West Kawloon cultural district, M + presents a comprehensive collection of twentieth and twenty-first century culture encompassing visual art, design, architecture, and the moving image. Designed by Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron, its iconic presence dominates Victoria Harbour and its opening has commanded the attention of the international art world.
The Atrium, 2F. Photo by Kevin Mak © Kevin Mak Courtesy of Herzog and de Meuron
The Main Hall. Photo by Kevin Mak © Kevin Mak Courtesy of Herzog and de Meuron
M+, Hong Kong. Photo by Kevin Mak © Kevin Mak Courtesy of Herzog and de Meuron
"M+ is similar in size to MOMA, the Tate Modern, or the Pompidou. It is great to have a large museum finally in Asia and in Hong Kong. It is world-class architecture and few other museums have its size and scope," Yao explained over Zoom. "There are national museums in Korea, China, Singapore, and other Asian locations that tell their country's story, but M + represents multiple countries side by side. Our collections are Asia-focused but international as well. We are funded by taxpayer money and we offer access to all."
"With most museums, the collections have been there for fifty years or more. Part of the excitement for me was building the collection," Yao added.
Installation view of Individuals, Networks, Expressions in South Galleries. Photo by Lok Cheng, M+
With COVID restrictions, Hong Kong has been closed to most travelers, but the two opening exhibitions she installed have been bringing in many visitors from the area.
One of her astonishing installations is titled Asian Field, a solo exhibition by the well-known British sculptor Antony Gormley. It is huge—approximately 2000 square meters—and comprised of 200,000 small sculptures. In 2003, the artist invited around 300 people of all ages from Xiangshan village (now Huadong Town in Guangzhou city) to make clay figurines over five days. There were three simple instructions: each figurine had to be hand-sized, capable of standing up, and have two eyes. Otherwise, each maker was free to improvise and each small figurine was individually placed.
Antony Gormley, Asian Field, 2003. Museum purchase and gift of anonymous Hong Kong donor, 2015 © Antony Gormley, photo by Dan Leung, M+
(detail) Antony Gormley, Asian Field, 2003. M+, Hong Kong. Museum purchase and gift of anonymous Hong Kong donor, 2015 © Antony Gormley Photo by Dan Leung, M+
Yao described, "As an installation, Asian Field is meant to be experienced from a single point of view. As you gaze across a sea of figures, they appear to look back at you. It is almost like a carpet when you view it. It is beyond political or social commentary, it is a reminder that we are all human. Although Gormley was unable to come in for the opening due to COVID, I worked closely with him on the installation. Children and adults are captivated."
Photo by Kevin Mak © Kevin Mak, courtesy of Herzog and de Meuron
Her other current installation features rooms filled with the works of 120 artists: "It is with tremendous joy to wander through the rooms and finally see works that have been in storage and now are properly displayed."
Growing up in the Midwest, Yao decided that she wanted to learn more about her Chinese heritage. "I come from a mixed family background: my father came to the US from China, my mother was born in Chicago," she shared. "I thought through the study of the language, I could learn more about Chinese culture, art, and history. I had gone to New Trier, a big school, which I loved, but chose a smaller college, Pitzer, in Claremont, California, where I became immersed in Asian studies and Asian art history. I worked as an assistant curator at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, curating several shows and learning so much. I found I was most interested in more contemporary Asian art done by living artists. I was very lucky to spend a year abroad traveling in China and learning the languages."
Yao. Photo by Winnie Yeung @ VISUAL VOICES.
Her proud uncle, Chicagoan Charles Stewart, told us a little more about Rao and her family: "Her dad was, I think, only the second surgeon of Asian origin Northwestern Memorial hired. He arrived here from Hong Kong in the '60s with $100 in his pocket and retired 20 some years ago as one of the internationally known NU cardiac surgery pioneers. Her sister followed in her father's footsteps and was just elected as president of the Chicago Surgical Society. Their brother is making his name as a jazz composer and trombonist in New York."
He continued, "Pauline had been in Beijing two years, initially on a Fulbright, when she and three artist friends founded an independent gallery in 2008, Arrow Factory, named after the hardscrabble area, where they refurbished a vegetable shop to make exhibition space for struggling artists. That project put her on track for the M + curatorship as well on the map for many aspiring Chinese artists. The Arrow Factory storefront, according to one observer, was instrumental in opening the Beijing contemporary art scene."
M+ at night. Photo by Kevin Mak © Kevin Mak Courtesy of Herzog and de Meuron
Censorship speculation and the M+ Museum have made major headlines in the past months. "We stand very firmly behind the freedom of self-expression," Yao emphasized. "We don't try to be provocative per se but feel that we want to be the best partners with our artists. We want art to be open for many, for debate and conversation. We do not want to close down discussion in any way."
To learn more about the M+ Museum and Yao's installations, visit mplus.org.hk.
All images courtesy of M+, Hong Kong unless otherwise noted.
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Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is convinced he can make Fernando Torres one of the world's most feared strikers again.
The Spain international has looked a shadow of his former prolific self this season, scoring just six times in 22 matches and only once in is last eight games.
Torres appears to have suffered most during former manager Roy Hodgson's six months in charge as a change in tactics often found him chasing aimless punts forward or trying to control a ball which came to him anywhere but on the ground.
His frustration has been reflected in his body language, which some observers have interpreted as an indication he wants to leave the club.
And although he spent a large part of yesterday's 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Manchester United running around without much service after Steven Gerrard was sent off Dalglish was more than happy with the 26-year-old's contribution.
The Scot, who was appointed after Hodgson's departure on Saturday and only met the players for the first time in an official capacity at 10:30 on the morning of the game, will now concentrate on getting Torres back to his best.
'Fernando Torres has got a magic wand. We have great aims to build on and it is up to us to get him going,' said Dalglish.
'He wants to do it, you can see he wants to do it, and we'll get him going sooner rather than later.
'He ran himself into the ground and that is a great sign he is determined to get himself back and silence a few critics he has.
'Fernando worked his socks off and there is only so much a man's body can take so we took him off at the end to try to preserve him a bit.
'He did everything that was expected of him in terms of effort and commitment and if you look at the lads, it doesn't matter how good a player you are, you still need confidence and we need to get it back.
'But we couldn't ask for any more in terms of work and commitment from any of the players and if they keep working like that they will get it themselves.
Dalglish has had little time to think about his return to management after a decade away - and 19 years and 11 months after he left his beloved Liverpool.
But he has already dismissed the critics who claim he has been out of the game too long to be able to make a difference at Anfield.
He has attended most of Liverpool's first-team games and pointed to his involvement with the club's academy over the last two years as being helpful for keeping in touch.
'It is still brilliant,' he said when asked if the way he saw football had changed since the last time he was in the dugout.
'Obviously I've not worked for a while but I've always been at matches, I've watched it on the telly, I have never been far away from a game.


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Naomi Fowler ■ Trump wins in a corrupted economy: welcome to #Truxit
Trump wins in a corrupted economy: welcome to #Truxit
Naomi Fowler
Inequality and human rights ↘
Truxit
So, Donald J Trump has won the US elections. Here's what we'd have liked to have been able to write today: "The United States will have its first woman president – instead of the first president for years who refused to publish his tax returns; whose business affairs consistently demonstrate an affinity for tax manipulation and financial opacity; whose tax policy proposals imply a deepening of income inequality, and an acceleration of the race to the bottom in the taxation of multinational companies." But instead we're preparing to track the implications of Donald Trump's election victory over the coming weeks and months in the various fields of importance to the global tax justice agenda.
As our own Nick Shaxson reflects below, Trump has repeatedly spoken of his commitment to end the era of tax havens, but without any specifics of how he intends to do that. But now there's a whole administration to help achieve any given aim. And the range of inconsistencies in the campaign's tax plans will now have to be ironed out, if practical steps are to be taken.
We await a full breakdown of the polling, but the suggestion is that some of the most disadvantaged people may have been persuaded to turn against other disadvantaged groups and to vote against their own interests. Inequality and precarity have soared in the United States, as in many other developed economies. With only a weak alternative vision for the necessary reforms, this has created an environment where playing on voters' fears and desperation was like shooting fish in a barrel for Donald Trump.
Today seems like as good a time as any to draw your attention to a new version of the best selling book Treasure Islands: tax havens and the men who stole the world. There's a new introduction, and a whole new chapter to the book. Here's an excerpt, crossposted from the book's author Nicholas Shaxson's blog. We now hand you over to his thoughts on this historic day:
"The Brexit vote was, in the end, about globalisation. The hottest issue was immigration, which is, as Professor John van Reenen of the London School of Economics points out, 'globalisation made flesh'. But behind the vote we can also discern a powerful role played by tax havens, the dark twisted souls of financial globalisation.
I'm posting this on the day of Donald Trump's victory: this stuff is all the rage.
Truxit, one might call it. (The word 'truculence' is in there somewhere too.)
I spoke to Trump twice for my Vanity Fair article. Both times, he said he would "fix" tax havens and that it would be "easy" to do so. And both times, he cut short the call when I asked him to explain how exactly he would do so. Enough said.
The best explainer for Truxit? Well, everyone has their favourite. I like this, from Arlie Russell Hochschild at Mother Jones, who spent five years with people who'd turn out to be Trump supporters:
"What the people I interviewed were drawn to was not necessarily the particulars of these theories. It was the deep story underlying them—an account of life as it feels to them. Some such account underlies all beliefs, right or left, I think. The deep story of the right goes like this:
"You are patiently standing in the middle of a long line stretching toward the horizon, where the American Dream awaits. But as you wait, you see people cutting in line ahead of you. Many of these line-cutters are black—beneficiaries of affirmative action or welfare. Some are career-driven women pushing into jobs they never had before. Then you see immigrants, Mexicans, Somalis, the Syrian refugees yet to come. As you wait in this unmoving line, you're being asked to feel sorry for them all. You have a good heart. But who is deciding who you should feel compassion for? Then you see President Barack Hussein Obama waving the line-cutters forward. He's on their side. In fact, isn't he a line-cutter too? How did this fatherless black guy pay for Harvard? As you wait your turn, Obama is using the money in your pocket to help the line-cutters. He and his liberal backers have removed the shame from taking. The government has become an instrument for redistributing your money to the undeserving. It's not your government anymore; it's theirs."
I checked this distillation with those I interviewed to see if this version of the deep story rang true. Some altered it a bit ("the line-waiters form a new line") or emphasized a particular point (those in back are paying for the line-cutters). But all of them agreed it was their story. One man said, "I live your analogy." Another said, "You read my mind."
This graph, from Martin Wolf in the FT, illustrates the Truxit:
But this resonates with me at a deeper level because of something I've long believed in, which I first understood while writing about Africa's oil states, and which I recently wrote about in an article about corruption in the Washington Post:
"Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe points toward a better, more systemic definition of corruption in his 1983 classic, "The Trouble with Nigeria": "A normal sensible person will wait for his turn if he is sure that the shares will go round," he wrote. "If not, he might start a scramble."
Picture society as a queue. Disrupt a queue with, say, a fire hose, and after the spluttering has ceased, order should re-emerge – just as stable countries recover from earthquakes or economic shocks. Yet when the strongest push in at the front, that is more dangerous: People begin to lose faith in the queue, and in each other. They start to wonder: "Why should I pay my taxes if the rich go offshore and evade theirs?" Or "If I don't snaffle that stream of oil revenue to feed my family, then that jerk in the next ministry will get it."
The world economy is being corrupted. By tax havens, by unaccountable bankers, trust lawyers, lobbyists — and yes, tax-free real estate magnates. Trump, with all his shocking personality flaws, is not an obvious candidate to reverse this deep corruption.
But it must be reversed."
Naomi is the Tax Justice Network's creative strategist. She also produces and presents the Taxcast, the Tax Justice Network's monthly podcast/radio show. She also directs the Tax Justice Network's monthly podcast/radio shows in Spanish - Justicia ImPositiva, Arabic - الجباية ببساطة French - Impôts et Justice Sociale and Portuguese - É da sua conta. She produced programming for broadcasters around the world for 15 years, was Programme Director at a radio station in Latin America and has lived and worked in various countries. She's currently based between London, Sicily and Spain.


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Stopping 5G: The May 15th National Day of Action
On May 15th, a coalition of more than 90 local organizations across the US will participate in simultaneous rallies in front of retail wireless establishments to raise awareness about the dangers of 5G.
Why do we support and push out technologies that do not have testing? Are we disconnected from the impact our financial choices make on our reality and health?
My friend Josh Del Sol from Take Back Your Power reached out to us and asked if we could share an article out about an upcoming day where people are going to band together to raise awareness about 5G. This atricle was written by Patti and Doug from 5GCrisis.com.
A friend of ours who works in public relations told us once that the only group he really worries about are the people who shop at Whole Foods. And by this, we imagine he meant people who care about the food they eat and the world around them, who read labels, pay attention to science, and don't hesitate to do whatever is needed to protect their families from harm.
The instinct to protect is so basic to being a human being that we take it for granted. We grab the hands of small children to cross the street. We dress them in warm clothes to play in the snow. We slather them with sun block or make them wear shirts at the beach. We feed them healthy food.
And while it may be possible to pay a politician enough money to vote a certain way on an issue, you can't pay a parent enough money to allow you to expose his or her child to something harmful. That's just human nature.
So why would parents be so complacent about the construction of up to a million new wireless antennas near homes and apartments in residential areas across the country – antennas that emit radio-frequency microwave radiation 24/7, paving the way for the next generation of wireless technology known as "5G"?
It's not a lack of science. Hundreds, if not thousands, of published, peer-reviewed scientific studies have demonstrated how long-term, low-level exposures to this type of wireless radiation can eventually overwhelm the body's biological, chemical and electrical systems, creating an opportunity for serious medical issues ranging from neurological problems and cognitive deficits to cancer. Children are more vulnerable to these effects, as their physiology is still developing.
Back in the 1960s, the U.S. and Russia were both conducting extensive experiments on the health impacts of wireless radiation on military personnel, and what they found (and documented) was worrisome. These studies, some classified until just recently, were among the first to show neurological and cognitive harm from microwave exposure levels far below current government standards.
A recent 10-year, $30-million-dollar study by the National Toxicology Program of our National Institutes of Health corroborated what numerous other studies have shown: clear evidence that long-term exposure to wireless radiation increases the risk of several cancers, particularly malignancies of the heart, brain and adrenal gland.
A 2018 study by the Ramazzini Institute in Italy found that lab animals exposed to the radiation emitted by distant cell towers had a greater chance of developing heart tumors than those not exposed. This study, funded in part by the U. S. government, was the first large-scale study to show clear evidence of cancer risk from far-field exposures.
Given the science, you would expect that the sight of wireless companies installing powerful new antennas in close proximity to homes and apartments would elicit cries of protest from parents. But curiously, they have been silent.
On May 15th, a national coalition of more than 90 local organizations across the country will participate in simultaneous rallies in front of retail wireless establishments, demanding that wireless companies stop their deployment of so-called "small cell" wireless antennas in residential areas until their technology can be proven safe.
The groups are counting on public opinion to do what the government has so far been unable or unwilling to do. Current government guidelines for exposure to wireless radiation are more than 20 years old, and pertain only to thermal exposures (How close do you need to get to an antenna before it burns your skin?) and nothing at all to do with biological impacts, which have been the subject of hundreds of recent studies showing harm. Despite repeated requests from consumers, the medical research community and the General Accounting Office, the FCC has declined to update its guidelines.
Local officials have been stymied in their efforts to slow the deployment and protect their citizens; recent rulings by the FCC, which have the force of law, essentially prevent any local municipality from stopping the deployment of wireless antennas, even when local communities can prove there is no gap in coverage and no need for them.
Senator Richard Blumenthal has been outspoken in his criticism of wireless companies and the FCC for permitting the deployment of small cells without proof of safety, and several members of the House of Representatives have introduced legislation to un-do the recent rulings of the FCC and restore authority to local officials. But their efforts are not receiving widespread support, and given the speed with which legislation moves in Washington, it is highly unlikely that any action by the Federal government will stop the deployment in time.
Which leaves us with public opinion, and those people who truly care about the world we live in and the world our kids will inherit. Most parents feel a natural instinct to protect their children, and this May 15th, they have a unique opportunity to demonstrate their concern. Please join us.
For more information about the 5G National Day of Action, please visit 5GCrisis.com.
A number of experiments have shown that human intuition is quite real and in some cases can be measurable.
How often do you use your intuition when it comes to decision making in your life? How often do you trust your gut instinct and follow your heart?
Mainstream science has been catching on to the fact that non-physical aspects of the human being are not only real, but they can be grown and developed into powerful tools for personal development and use. Non physical phenomena, like intuition, remote viewing, telepathy, and precognition (to name a few) for example, have been studied at the highest levels of government for decades. Various nations have poured millions if not billions of dollars into these programs for with demonstrated repeated success, but despite this fact these findings remain heavily unacknowledged, ridiculed, "classified" and in many cases chucked in the "pseudoscience" bucket.
It's understandable, new information and discoveries have always been heavily opposed and "scoffed" at by intellectual authorities, especially if these discoveries don't fit within the accepted framework of knowledge. There's a general tendency to dismiss ideas that go against the grain and conflict what we've previously convinced ourselves is truth.
So, what exactly is intuition? A good way to describe it is a gut feeling, a sense, or a feeling about something. It's arriving to some sort of truth about something, an event or experience without using any type of analytic reasoning. Intuition has been measured, which is why the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) admitted to developing methods to develop and measure this phenomenon for their soldiers.
We have to understand what gives rise to this so-called 'sixth sense,' says Peter Squire, a program officer in ONR's Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare and Combating Terrorism department. Today's Navy scientists place less emphasis on trying to understand the phenomena theoretically and more on using technology to examine the mysterious process, which Navy scientists assure the public is not based on superstition. "If the researchers understand the process, there may be ways to accelerate it — and possibly spread the powers of intuition throughout military units," says Dr. Squire. The Pentagon's focus is to maximize the power of the sixth sense for operational use.
As mentioned before, many interesting abilities that go beyond the conscious mind and utilize what some would call metaphysical aspects have long been used by governments and intelligence agencies. Perhaps one day the human race will use these abilities for progress and to better the human experience. It's like technology, do we use it for the good of humanity or do we use it to build more powerful and destructive bombs and weaponry? This is why we here at Collective Evolution always emphasize that humanity needs a shift in consciousness. Our discoveries and developments don't really matter, it's more so the consciousness behind those discoveries that do. This is why we believe that the greatest and most potent form of change comes from within.
Dr. Judith Orloff, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA told Forbes that, "In my my private practice, I work with women executives who come to me to develop their intuition. They see it as a 'superpower' to use in all decisions at work as well as a guide for how to be good leaders and organizers" According to Dr. Orloff, scientists believe intuition operates through the entire right side of our brain, the brain's hippocampus and through our gut (digestive system has neurons as well).
Alexandra Mysoor, the writer of the Forbes article goes on to explain:
When the neurotransmitters (chemical messengers) in your gut fire up, you may be feeling either "butterflies" or queasy sensations. Pay attention to those. It's no accident we use the term intuition and gut feeling interchangeably because science has now shown us that our gut has a brain of its own, a second brain so to speak. In fact, our gut has an entire network of neurotransmitters called the enteric nervous system.
The body is truly an amazing puzzle, and we probably haven't moved beyond the tip of the iceberg when it comes to discovering what we are actually capable of. For example, a study (meta analysis) in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience titled "Predicting the unpredictable: critical analysis and practical implications of predictive anticipatory activity" examined a number of experiments regarding precognition. These experiments indicate that the human body can actually detect randomly delivered stimuli that occur 1-10 seconds in advance. In other words, the human body seems to know of an event and reacts to an event that has yet to occur. What occurs in the human body before these events are physiological changes that are measured in the cardiopulmonary, the skin, and the nervous system.
Pretty cool, isn't it? Another article written for Forbes written by Bruce Kasanoff by explains,
Intuition, argues Gerd Gigerenzer, a director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, is less about suddenly "knowing" the right answer and more about instinctively understanding what information is unimportant and can thus be discarded.
Gigerenzer, author of the book Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious, says that he is both intuitive and rational. "In my scientific work, I have hunches. I can't explain always why I think a certain path is the right way, but I need to trust it and go ahead. I also have the ability to check these hunches and find out what they are about. That's the science part. Now, in private life, I rely on instinct. For instance, when I first met my wife, I didn't do computations. Nor did she."
A paper published in 2008 by Dean Radin, Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) explains,
Intuition is widely regarded as a key source of inspiration in medical diagnosis, technological innovation,business decisions, artistic achievement, and scientific discovery. Based upon an analysis of the lives of numerous scientific icons, Root-Bernstein concluded that "Virtually without exception, the greatest mathematicians and scientists assert that the development of this pictorial, visual, kinesthetic, or generally sensual algorithm (associated with intuition) is the basis for scientific thinking. But what is intuition? Given its central role in advancing science and civilization, one might expect that this topic has been a keen subject of inquiry, especially within academic psychology, for many decades. Surprisingly, until recently it has been studiously ignored. This may be because the quasi-magical, non-rational nature of intuition presents an embarrassing challenge to science, which prides itself on the power of rational knowing. Intuitive knowledge does not appear to function like the methodical interferences associated with rational thought.It arises "in a flash," or "out of the blue," sometimes with correct answers to thorny scientific and technical problems, elegant solutions to complex mathematical theorems, and complete scores for intricate musical compositions.
The Institute of HeartMath alongside Radin conducted an interesting experiment a few years ago. They explain,
Twenty-six adults experienced in using HeartMath techniques and who could sustain a heart-coherent state completed two rounds of study protocols approximately two weeks apart. Half of the participants completed the protocols after they intentionally achieved a heart-coherent state for 10 minutes. The other half completed the same procedures without first achieving heart coherence. Then they reversed the process for the second round of monitoring, with the first group not becoming heart-coherent before completing the protocols and the second group becoming heart-coherent before. The point was to test whether heart coherence affected the results of the experiment.
Participants were told the study's purpose was to test stress reactions and were unaware of its actual purpose. (This practice meets institutional-review-board standards.) Each participant sat at a computer and was instructed to click a mouse when ready to begin.
The screen stayed blank for six seconds. The participant's physiological data was recorded by a special software program, and then, one by one, a series of 45 pictures was displayed on the screen. Each picture, displayed for 3 seconds, evoked either a strong emotional reaction or a calm state. After each picture, the screen went blank for 10 seconds. Participants repeated this process for all 45 pictures, 30 of which were known to evoke a calm response and 15 a strong emotional response.
The results of the experiment were fascinating to say the least. The participants' brains and hearts responded to information about the emotional quality of the pictures before the computer flashed them (random selection). This means that the heart and brain were both responding to future events. The results indicated that the responses happened, on average, 4.8 seconds before the computer selected the pictures.
How mind-altering is that?
Even more profound, perhaps, was data showing the heart received information before the brain. "It is first registered from the heart," Rollin McCraty Ph.D. explained, "then up to the brain (emotional and pre-frontal cortex), where we can logically relate what we are intuiting, then finally down to the gut (or where something stirs)."
This study showed that the heart, alongside the brain, has some sort of intuitive intelligence.
The Takeaway: We are living in a day and age where new information and evidence are constantly emerging, challenging what we once thought was real or what we think we know about ourselves as human beings. It's best to keep an open mind. Perhaps there are aspects of ourselves and our consciousness that have yet to be discovered. Perhaps if we learn from this information it can help us better ourselves and others.
We live our lives constantly thinking and analyzing, we grow up in school memorizing and we are not really taught anything about our feelings, emotions and intuition. Imagine the difference it would make in our individual and collective lives if we grew up learning how to trust our intuition, how to follow it and what it is? It begs the question, how many of us truly follow our heart? We seem to be thrust into a system that encourages us to find the best job and really think about our future. There's nothing wrong with that but we have to ask ourselves, what impact does it have on us mentally if we do not follow our heart, our intuition? Are we seeing a big rise in drug use, depression and other mental issues because society forces us to in a direction we really don't desire to go? Are we unhappy because we are not engaging in things that our heart desires to engage in? Are we not doing enough of what we love? Something to think about. Never ignore the voice of your gut, your heart, your intuition. It's always telling us something and it's time we 'listen.' This applies to all experiences, from deciphering information and truth to determining what path it is you want to take in life.


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How to shop online for surfboards, surfboard parts and surfboards in Canada
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By Simon BurtlingThe biggest surfboards of the world can be bought in the United States for $1,000 to $2,000 and they are made in China.
But if you want to find a surfboard online, you are going to need to spend a lot of money.
Here's how to shop for a surf board online.
How to buy a surf deck for surf surfboardsIn Canada, the cheapest surfboard is usually a surf-style board that has a lower-than-average top speed of 25km/h.
The cheapest boards are made by the Canadian company SurfBuddy.
In the United Kingdom, SurfBuddies boards are sold at a price that is usually between $1 and $2k and are typically available for under $1k.
SurfBuds boards can be purchased online and from a few shops around the world, including Canada, China, India, Malaysia and Thailand.
The boards are typically cheaper than the most expensive boards, but they have to be sold by the order of the boards.
For example, if you buy a $100 SurfBud board in China and it is sold for $5k in the US, the boards will only cost you $1 to $3k.
If you buy it in the UK for $10k, the price will drop to $1.3k for the same board.
In other words, if a $500 board is sold in the U.S. for $2.5k, it will only sell for $3.5 to $4k.
So buying a $300 board in the States will net you around $8,000 for the board.
This is why most boards sold in Canada are sold on eBay.
A few boards are designed for a particular style of surf, such as a super-turbulent, high-speed surfboard.
The board can be modified to run either way.
For example, a surfboat is called a "turbine" board, and is usually made of a lot more plastic than the standard surfboard, making it much more durable.
A super-slimboard, on the other hand, is made of the same material but is not very durable.
The most popular boards in the world are the "sport" boards, which are generally the most durable surfboards.
These boards are popular because they are easier to build and more comfortable than a regular board.
They are made of polypropylene (like plastic) and are also very light.
These are used in the construction of surfboards for a few reasons: they are stronger, they are lighter and are much cheaper.
They make surfboards easier to ride, as they are more forgiving than regular boards, and they also provide more speed.
Surfboard surfboards are made from a combination of plastic and polypropane.
The first wave of surfboard surfers came to Canada in the early 1800s.
In 1884, the first Canadian surfboard company was formed, called SurfBuda.
In 1893, the name SurfBude was changed to SurfBunny in the same year.
In 1904, the company changed its name to SurfBoards, and in 1906, the brand was renamed to SurfProboards.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the popularity of surfing increased in Canada.
By the mid-1960s, more than 10 million people had surfboards and a new type of surf board was being made.
By 1973, there were more than 2,000 companies in Canada making surfboards to cater to the surfing community.
The first wave in Canada was a wave made by SurfBuzies.
The second wave was made by Rockin' Surfboards, which was founded in 1970.
The third wave was started by SurfProbuds.
The surfboard industry is now in the hands of many companies, including the likes of SurfBUD, Surf Bud, Rockin', Surf, Pro and ProPro.
A surfboard can be made in any shape and size and is made with a lot different materials.
In fact, most boards are manufactured with polypropylene, which is lighter and cheaper.
These materials are also used in surfboards that are used to make skateboards, but these skateboards are also made with polycarbonate.
It is possible to buy surfboards from many different surfboard companies.
There are two main types of surf boards in Canada: standard and ultra-super-sport.
In general, standard boards are a more durable and stronger version of the super-speed boards, while ultra-sports are more lightweight and cheaper versions of the regular surfboards (although they are still a great surfboard).
SurfBudi, RockBud, SurfPro, ProBuds and Propro are all registered trademarks of SurfPro surfboards Ltd.
in Canada, which means they can be sold in all 50 states and Canada.
The surfboard board manufacturers


New York police have been issuing cyclists an increasing amount of traffic summonses while certain motorists seem to have been completely ignored.
Recently, a 30-year-old woman suffered from serious injuries due to the reckless driving of a fellow motorist. However, that other driver never received a summons or a suspension of his driver's license because the NYPD chose not to investigate the crash.
Although the NYPD has consistently said that it lacks the resources to investigate serious crashes, it looks as though (at least according to StreetsBlog) it has been putting a serious amount of police resources toward doling out bike tickets instead of toward car-related crimes.
Just by using this type of summons, police officers are forcing cyclists to go into criminal court to enter a plea and often come again if they originally pled not guilty.
Moreover, there is a substantial risk that a cyclist mistakenly "convicted" in criminal court would end up with a criminal record! Rather than being able to simply pay a fine by mail (like a driver who commits a traffic violation with a motor vehicle), cyclists issued criminal summons for reckless bicycling face missing work, the possibility of a criminal "conviction," and potentially high legal fees if they want to plead not guilty.
Essentially, it is simply easier for the NYPD to issue these types of summonses to bicyclists, and many of the cyclists are none the wiser.
Unfortunately, it seems as though the NYPD is focusing its efforts more on the criminality of bicyclists than on those who are actually causing car crashes.


AFMattendees were left stranded without Internet access on day two of the marketas the Internet service in the Loews hotel guest rooms went down Thursdaymorning and wasn't planned to be operating fully until after the business dayended.
LoewsSanta Monica Beach Hotel manager John Thacker said that on Tuesday andWednesday, there were several problems with switches and routers. The lastrouter handling Internet traffic on Thursday morning failed. A largerreplacement router was scheduled to arrive at the Loews late Thursdayafternoon. By Friday morning, most companies should have access to the Internetbut could need troubleshooting with smaller problems.
Therewere 200 companies affected, pushing the number of users affected into thethousands.
AFMorganisers said that sentiment was shared by other exhibitors, who were alsothreatening to take further action if the problem wasn't fixed by Fridaymorning.
Thackerdid accept the blame on behalf of the hotel and said that the Loews should havebeen better prepared with more routers or a backup system.
Internetaccess was still available in areas such as the buyer's lounge, and theexhibitors at Le Merigot hotel weren't affected.
Companiessaid the lack of email meant that they couldn't send messages such as pressreleases or attached memos or contracts, and they also couldn't get emailedlists of buyers who had attended market screenings. For those streaming filmfootage rather than showing on DVD, the problem was more serious.
Somesellers joked about moving to Starbucks for Internet access, but more seriouslynoted that they had to stay in the Loews for business and the lack of Internetwas a serious problem.


The Coffs Coast Adventure Centre specialises in school camps, school excursions, sporting groups, activity days, team building, corporate challenges and conferences.
They provide accommodation for up to 140 people and pride themselves on delivering each and every one of their clients personalised programs, competitive pricing, high quality service and of course excellent food.
In addition to this, they have an extensive selection of adventure and educational activities for people of all ages and abilities.


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¯Valley View Retirement Village annual yard and bake sale — 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Oakwood Center, King Lane, Belleville. Items for sale include fresh baked goods, used furniture, household items, clothing and books.
¯Prayer shawl — 8:30-11 a.m., McVeytown United Methodist Church, the tan church on Queen Street. Check McVeytown UMC Facebook page for cancellations or updates.
¯Charity knitting circle — 1-3 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Lewistown. New members welcome. More information: (717) 242-1591.
¯Break Bread Together dinner — 5:30 p.m., St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 21 S. Main St., Lewistown.
¯Country Roots — 6-8 p.m., Derry Township Senior Center, Yeagertown. Doors open at 5 p.m. Bring snacks to share.
¯1961 Chief Logan Mingoes lunch — 11:30 am, OIP, Burnham. Classmates, spouses, friends/guests welcome.
¯Free ham, green beans and potato luncheon — noon, First United Methodist Church, 200 E. Third St., Lewistown. For a ride: (717) 248-1011 by noon, Tuesday. All are welcome.
¯American Red Cross blood drive — 12:30-6 p.m., Maple Grove Mennonite Church.
¯Low-impact exercise class — 1 p.m., McVeytown United Methodist Church.
¯Grief Support Group — 2 p.m., Home Nursing Agency, 129 S. Main St., Suite T, Lewistown. More information: Pastor John Walters, (717) 248-4593.
¯KrautKramer, Emerson, AGFA, G.E. retirees breakfast — 8:30 a.m., Sal-Lee's Dream, Strodes Mills.
¯Standard Steel Melt Shop retirees breakfast — 8:30 a.m., Yetter's Restaurant, McVeytown.
¯Senior gathering — 9:30 a.m., Faith United Methodist Church, Main Street, East Waterford. There will be activities, speakers and snacks. Information: (717) 734-2330.
¯Kishacoquillas Class of 1966 brunch — 10 a.m., Sal-Lee's Dream, Strodes Mills.
¯Clothing and shoe donations — noon-3 p.m., Evangel Baptist Church, 375 W. Fifth St., Lewistown. A volunteer will be there to assist.
¯Grocery bingo — 1 p.m., Yeagertown Senior Center. Bring a grocery item and $1.25 for bingo card. Benefits the senior center.
¯American Red Cross blood drive — 1:30-7 p.m., Port Royal United Methodist Church.
¯Bannerville Fire Co. celebration of 70 years of service — 4-9 p.m., Bannerville Fire Co., 7547 Stage Coach Road, McClure. Chicken barbecue dinner held from 5-7 p.m. All Access will perform from 6-8 p.m.
¯Aerobics — 6-7 p.m., Hope Center, Bethel AME Church, Lewistown. Cost is $2 if not a member of the church.
¯Juniata Area Detachment of the Marine Corps League meeting — 7:30 p.m., American Legion, Mifflintown. More information: http://www.juniata687.org/"www.juniata687.org.


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Forum of Augustus: Everything About Fascinating Ancient Forum
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The ancient Roman Forum of Augustus was one of Rome's imperial fora. Mostly built on parts of Augustus' own land, the forum housed the Temple of Mars Ultor and various statues.
It was also a place that held legal proceedings, especially as the Roman Forum became more and more crowded. Notable for its vast collection of sculptures and statues, the forum was a show and display of the Augustan military strength.
1 What Is the Forum of Augustus?
2 The History of Forum of Augustus
3 Why Is the Forum of Augustus Important?
4 Who Was Augustus?
5 Forum of Augustus Today
6 Forum of Augustus Reconstruction Plans
7 Statues Within the Forum of Augustus
8 3 Facts About the Forum of Augustus Rome You Won't Hear from Guide
9 Let's Get Forum of Augustus Tickets
10 Closer Look at Forum of Augustus Map
11 How to Get There
12 Nearest Hotels We Always Recommend
13 Frequently Asked Questions
What Is the Forum of Augustus?
The Forum of Augustus plan shows an impressive area, designed to promote the Augustan ideal. The flow of the Forum was designed to demonstrate the history of Rome.
It began with "just wars" overseen by Mars the Avenger through to periods of peace – symbolized by the god Venus who eventually disarms Mars. The very initial concept for the Augustus forum Rome came from Augustus himself.
As he went into the battle of the Philippi in 42 AD as retaliation for the death of Julius Caesar he vowed to construct a temple. It would be dedicated to Mars Ultor – Mars the Avenger.
The History of Forum of Augustus
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With this backstory, let's talk about the history of the temple and the Forum itself. The victory in the battle of the Philippi came at just the right time.
Not only was a monument to Mars Ultor to be built, there was also a need to create a new Forum. The Roman Forum was becoming overloaded, and increasing legal proceedings in the Empire meant more official spaces were required. Construction was completed in 46 BC.
The chosen location was beside the Forum of Caesar, and Augustus had to buy a bunch of buildings to acquire enough space for the construction. The complex is around 120m2 and surrounds an impressive square of 70 x 50 meters.
The Temple of Mars was set on the eastern side, and courthouses and other administrative buildings made up the rest. A huge hall with a large statue of Augustus was also constructed.
Finally, a huge wall standing 33 meters high was built to protect the forum from an area of town that kept catching fire!
Why Is the Forum of Augustus Important?
The forum was a show of Augustan strength and power. In addition to the huge statue of himself, Augustus brought or had constructed a large number of statues and busts of others.
Many of these were of former powerful military men or from ruling families and were placed in the Augustus Forum Rome. This was an important play – it tied Augustus to the prestigious men of yore, emphasizing his roots that were traced back through ancient kings.
This consolidated his reigning power and gave him much needed legitimacy during his rule.
Who Was Augustus?
Born in 63 BC as Octavian, Augustus is known as Rome's first emperor – as he founded the Roman Empire. Known for his military and political ruling strength, his rule brought a period of relative peace and stability to the entire region within his control.
Great nephew of Julius Caesar, Augustus inherited his estate on his death – including his grand title. After avenging Caesar's death at battle, Augustus consolidated power from his rivals, increased his political strength, and began to expand the empire.
His achievements were numerous – he began to build roads, established friendly "buffer states" on the empire's fringes and even started the fire brigade.
Forum of Augustus Today
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This place is unfortunately mostly ruined. Parts of the columns that supported the Temple of Mars remain, as does most of the podium base.
Part of the huge protecting wall can also be seen. You will pass by the Forum on the way to the Colosseum, so make sure you stop and take a look.
Tip – Go back in the evening for the forum of Augustus light show. This is a spectacular evening projection onto the ruins which show the Forum back in its heyday.
Forum of Augustus Reconstruction Plans
This place was surely an impressive site, and it is perhaps a shame that it is hard to visualize its impressive original state.
Perhaps it will be restored at some point in the future by the city of Rome. In the meantime, check out this impressive reconstruction video to get a flavor for its former grandeur.
Statues Within the Forum of Augustus
It is thought that there were over 100 statues in the Roman Forum. Many were made in bronze and marble and included military men as well as kings.
Adding to this were the elaborate statues of Mars and Venus that were located in the temple. Finally, right in the center of the Forum, there was a huge statue of Augustus in his military gear.
You can see some of the statues in the Museum of the Imperial Fora which is nearby.
3 Facts About the Forum of Augustus Rome You Won't Hear from Guide
Augustus was so powerful that he left a huge legacy. The next emperors all descended from him, and the month of August is named after him.
In the 10th century the site had long been in decline and was stripped out. A church was built on to the podium.
As with many ancient Roman sites, once disused, the Forum became a landfill site, covered over with rubble.
Let's Get Forum of Augustus Tickets
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The most excellent part about the Forum is you don't need any tickets to see it. You can simply pass it by on your way to the Colosseum or Roman Forum.
But there is one thing you do need a ticket for – the spectacular Forum of Augustus evening show – a projection of the original state of the Forum onto the ruins. It is definitely worth attending, and tickets include an audio guide.
The Forum of Augustus light show tickets are available to purchase online – note they are only available June through November, and cost 15euros per person.
Closer Look at Forum of Augustus Map
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Get your bearings here and check out the location of the greatest statues at the Augustus Forum Rome here.
This amazing place can be reached by taking the metro on line B to Colosseo station. The Via dei Fori Imperiali can be found about a 5 minute walk from the station.
Nearest Hotels We Always Recommend
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There are plenty of great hotels available in and around the Colosseum. For those on a budget, the Soggiorno Downtown is a great option.
Receiving fabulous reviews and offering a great price of only around €80 per double per night, you'll have plenty of cash left over. If you are looking to splash out, then the Hotel Vilon offers opulence and style – at a price that may make your eyes water.
Get a double room for around €500 per night.
How was the forum of Augustus funded?
The Forum and the Arch of Augustus were funded by Augustus from the spoils of war.
What was the forum of Augustus used for?
It was not only a show of military strength and Augustan power, it also became a place at which to host political meetings.
When was the forum of Augustus built?
It was completed in 46 BC.
Who built the forum of Augustus?
It was completed by Emperor Augustus.
Why did Augustus build the forum of Augustus?
Augustus built the forum to celebrate victory in battle.
This little known Forum has a lot going on! Make sure you stop by on your trip to the Colosseum.
And if you need any tickets or information for the Colosseum make sure to stop by our detailed guide to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
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Hearing loss in adults is under treated despite evidence that hearing aid technology can significantly lessen depression and anxiety and improve cognitive functioning, according to a presentation at the American Psychological Association's 123rd Annual Convention.
The loop system, which enables hearing aids to serve as wireless speakers, is popular in Great Britain and Scandinavia but less widespread in the U.S. Proponents of the system say it works especially well in public spaces with background noise or reverberant sound, such as train stations and places of worship. Myers' hearing loop advocacy has contributed to more than 500 hearing loop installations in Michigan. He has also supported Hearing Loss Association of America efforts to advocate for hundreds of installations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, New Mexico, Utah, Washington state and even in New York City taxicabs, as well as the chambers of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Supreme Court.
Session 2211: "A Quiet World: The Psychology of Hearing and Hearing Loss," Invited Address, David Myers, PhD, Hope College, Friday, 1 - 1:50 p.m. EDT, Room 716A, South Building, Level 700, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
American Psychological Association. "Silently suffering from hearing loss negatively affects quality of life." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 10 Aug. 2015. Web.


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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Hits Back After Criticism for Voting Against Border Funding Bill
Written by Katherine Lewin on July 8, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tried to slam progressive Democrats in an interview with the New York Times over their break with moderate Democrats in not voting for a Senate measure on border funding.
"All these people have their public whatever and their Twitter world," Pelosi said in the interview with Times. "But they didn't have any following. They're four people and that's how many votes they got."
The measure will supposedly send $4.6 billion in emergency funds to the southern border amid a humanitarian crisis there.
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But Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is one of the four Democrats that voted against the legislation because they believe humanitarian aid funds could be diverted to immigration enforcement by the current administration. She stood up for herself and the other liberals.
Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Saturday:
I don't believe it was a good idea for Dems to blindly trust the Trump admin when so many kids have died in their custody. It's a huge mistake.
This admin also refuses to hand over docs to Congress on the whereabouts of families. People's lives are getting bargained, & for what? https://t.co/h7gP8Wous1
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 7, 2019
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley also voted against the legislation.
"We know what it feels like to be dehumanized, we know what it feels like to be Brown and Black in this country," Tlaib said on ABC's "This Week," referring to the four congresswomen that Pelosi went after.
"I honor the fact that we are there … all of us have these experiences that I think have been missing in the halls of Congress. Honor that, respect that, put us at the table. Let's come up with a solution together… Still, I will not support anything that is broken and that dehumanizes people."
grannybunny
There was an old joke that Republicans, when the going got tough, would circle their wagon and shoot INWARD. Now, it appears to be the Democrats doing so. These circular firing squads only harm the participants, and don't help anyone. You have to decide what your long-term goal is in the overall war and pick your battles accordingly.
Jackie Scott
She's fantastic !!!
Gabriell Paye
Since we can't indict a sitting president, impeachment is the only option. Politicians like Nancy Pelosi who refuse to impeach this criminal president need to be replaced with politicians like AOC and Bernie who show courage and are accountable to the American people!
Jeanneth Sangurima-Quiles
Pelosi is the traditional, old and white same-politics with no action. Hoping any corrupt person will do the right thing, is STUPID, CHILDISH and some enablers, but on the other side of the political party. Let the public read the "deal" that they so very much want to pass. The four votes against this so-called deal are doing their JOB, they're REPRESENTING their constituents and not the party.


By at least one measure, we can now officially put Hurricane Irma behind us.
Those still awaiting roof repairs or battling insurance companies over claims may dispute this, but by at least one measure, we can now officially put Hurricane Irma behind us.
One of the most visible casualties of the Sept. 10, 2017, storm — the Hollywood 20 Cinema — has reopened.
The darkened theater served as a constant reminder of the hurricane's damage.
Sure, power was restored, utilities were back on line and roads were open within a few days or weeks.
Debris removal took a couple of months, and it took a while longer than that for crews to get to all the screen cages and carports.
But for the most part, life returned to normal by the one-year anniversary.
Except for that movie theater. Its darkened facade stood as a testament to the ferocity of Irma.
It's been apparent for a while that the operators were doing more than just patching the roof and replacing the carpet.
The closing has given Regal Cinemas the opportunity to remake the Hollywood 20 into a more modern facility.
Following the lead of other movie houses, it now features user kiosks for buying tickets, a bar and reclining chairs.
Those additions put it on a par with Silverspot Cinema at Mercato and the Paragon at the Pavilion Shopping Center.
But after so many months out of commission, Hollywood 20 could use an extra boost to lure back customers who've grown accustomed to going elsewhere for their movie fix.
How about an Irma-inspired film festival?
There's no shortage of movies that could tell the story of the theater's closing and subsequent reopening.
For starters, take your pick of "Hurricane," a 2018 film about fighter pilots in World War II, or 1999's "The Hurricane," starring Denzel Washington as the boxer Rubin Carter.
Film festivals are known for showing movies that were loved by critics but didn't go over big with the public. In that vein, "Eye of the Storm," from 2011 starring Geoffrey Rush would be a good candidate.
No film festival would be complete without a foreign contribution, so we present "After the Storm," a 2016 product of Japan.
The classics are an important part of a film festival, and what better movie than "Gone with the Wind," to depict what Hollywood 20 management saw when they returned the day after the storm to look at their theater.
Come to think of it, "The Day After" would be a nice fit, too.
Since the hurricane, crews have been busy getting the building not just back to where it was, but to its new, technologically advanced form.
So, while the Hollywood 20 is remade into a state-of-the-art facility with all the bells and whistles, it's still a familiar old friend returning to the Naples entertainment scene.