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Natural England Loses Credibility
February 4, 2018 12:00 am Published by Lesley Docksey Leave your thoughts
How often will Natural England (NE) be told by judges to release information about the ongoing badger culls?
Last December NE was in court, arguing its case for not releasing information sought by ecologist Tom Langton, and the Tribunal has now judged against it – the second time it has lost, on exactly the same grounds.
Nor will the National Farmers Union (NFU) be pleased, seeing that the culls should be considered as an NFU project.
In 2008, the findings of the Randomised Badger Culling Trial having been made public, the then government respected the conclusion in Professor John Bourne's report that culling badgers would make no 'meaningful contribution to cattle TB control in Britain'.
Two years later and a new government saw an unscientific decision to cull badgers, along with further TB testing and cattle controls which Defra had to persuade the farmers to accept. Professor Bourne tackled a senior politician about this, and received this reply:
"Fine John, we accept your science, but we have to offer the farmers a carrot. And the only carrot we can possibly give them is culling badgers."
A further carrot had already been offered to the Tory Party in 2008 by the NFU and Countryside Alliance: basically give us the cull and we'll give you the votes.
So NE, supposedly there to protect our natural environment, is tasked with licencing mass killing of a much-loved protected species.
It has received many Freedom of Information requests seeking wide-raging information about the badger culls and routinely refused to release anything of worth, often using EIR exception 12(5)(a), which states that:
" disclosure would adversely affect international relations, defence, national security or public safety'
Also cited is: 'The protection of the environment to which the information relates ' .
Killing protected wildlife will obviously not affect international relations, defence or national security, nor can one argue that wholesale killing of one of our important wildlife species is good for the environment. But 'public safety' was NE's lifeline.
With the NFU providing 'anecdotal' evidence of the stress and fear of farmers receiving 'threats to life and limb', NE argues that releasing information allows people to more easily map culling area boundaries and then harass and intimidate farmers participating in the cull. They also claim the removal or destruction of cages used to trap and shoot badgers 'compromises public safety', though do not explain how.
It thought its reasoning was strong, but it was defeated in an appeal by the Information Commissioner and Anna Dale in 2015, when the judge clearly ruled:
"Where, as here, Government policy on an environmental issue is a matter of substantial debate and concern, the provision of environmental information, including information facilitating protest, is vitally important. Increased protesting in the cull areas (or better directed protesting) is perfectly legitimate in a democratic society."
It was concerns about the protection of the environment that led Langton to ask NE for information on the level of assessments they had carried out on protected sites within badger culling areas. He maintains that the information he seeks would allow 'proper and informed scrutiny of the adequacy of the assessment of the environmental impact of the badger cull'.
They refused his request. Langton went to the Information Commissioner and in August 2017 the Commissioner, using the Anna Dale judgement, ordered NE to comply with the request. Instead it appealed.
The NFU is responsible for the stories about the 'terrifying' harassment suffered by farmers which NE uses as the reason to block information. The witness statements and evidence produced for Anna Dale's case were dismissed by the judge as 'anecdotal' and 'speculative'.
In 2013 there were arrests of 'badger protesters' followed by their 'de-arrests' and one person has been prosecuted for aggravated trespass. There have also been some arrests for damaging or removing cage-traps, but the only prosecution of an anti-cull supporter for an act of physical violence towards a pro-cull man appears to have been from 2015.
In a film of the incident, it appeared to be the result of a confused scuffle between him and a member of Outlaws, a local motor cycle gang, who rented a unit at a local farm. That the Farmers Guardian called the victim 'a farmer' points to the bias of farming media in cases like this, as substantiated evidence-based reports of anti-cullers' physical violence are non-existent.
Natural England's Appeal
In NE's appeal, it again claimed there was extensive intimidation and harassment of farmers. The two witness statements from farmers NE provided were not convincing. One witness tried too hard to portray living in fear, claiming the intimidation went on day and night for the length of the culls. The other was 'involved in the administration of one of the cull areas' and suffered harassment via Stop the Cull.
As Ray Puttock, witness for Langton, explained, anti-cull people wouldn't have wasted their time this way. Nor do they support Stop the Cull's activities. Had the intimidation really been of this level the police could have taken action, or the NFU sought injunctions. Such statements come from those too closely connected to the NFU and/or cull contracting companies. It is known that the first witness is closely connected to a culling company official. The second admitted that he was.
However, despite NE using their main badger-cull licensing official as a witness, the evidence put forward was shown by Tim Nesbitt, the barrister acting for Tom Langton, to be ' largely second hand, hearsay, wrong or vague .' According to Nesbitt, the evidence showed that only around 10 out of 6000 farmers could be said to have been targeted with phone call harassment.
Embarrassingly, for both NE and the NFU, the licensing official could not explain why there were no police incident numbers or police witnesses, or written statements to support the alleged harassment detailed in the evidence, even though there were copious references to the number of times police were contacted.
In dismissing NE's appeal, the Tribunal was scathing about the lack of evidence for the claim they were making – that releasing the information would increase the intimidation. Certainly there was no increase after the Dale judgement.
Nor did their argument that 'protesters' would have more accurate maps of culling areas hold up. NE appears to think the maps put out by Stop the Cull are relied on by everyone. Puttock disagreed, saying people knew their localities and used that knowledge to guide their actions. In fact the Tribunal said Puttock was 'an impressive and reliable witness, knowledgeable about the anti-cull movement and its ways of working on the ground'. They had no such kind words for NE.
NFU county and cull contracting company officials are lax regarding public safety
The ex-chair of Dorset NFU and North Dorset's culling company's CEO was reprimanded by Dorset police in both 2015 and 2016 for harassing anti-cull people, using vehicles to block access to paths and to block people's cars in, so they could neither get out nor drive away.
The director of Hereford's culling company FAPC Ltd., was filmed by a lone female trying to ensure that a combine harvester did not damage a badger sett, while he subjected her to threatening and abusive language.
Devon's NFU Chair is also the Director of culling company JRD West Country Ltd . His farm was the site of an example of illegal shooting . Hunt saboteurs also highlighted cull biosecurity regulations being ignored there, finding blood (presumably badgers') all over the bonnet of the cullers' vehicle.
In 2013 Gloucester's ex-NFU chair ran over and injured a 50 year-old woman involved in badger protection. The incident was witnessed by several people, but he got off with a simple warning. When GABS posted this on their website they received a poorly composed threatening letter from NFU lawyers. This man had run Council-backed school trips at his farm, and was jailed last year for sexually assaulting a boy. I doubt the NFU made much effort to defend him this time.
Though the police seemed unwilling to support Natural England's evidence, some forces are still too close to the NFU.
Both Avon & Somerset and Gloucester police forces started with the attitude that all anti-cull activity was illegal. They still claim to have no knowledge of the boundaries of culling areas, so cannot log any illegal shooting outside those boundaries. NE reportedly refused to inform them, so they were depending on the NFU, who they thought were 'in charge'.
People in every culling area have observed police vehicles escorting shooters, despite police denials. In 2013 people were outraged to find that in Somerset, the NFU had a presence in the police control room and, because they could hear incidents being reported by anti-cullers, informed and directed their gunmen accordingly.
Yet in 2017 that close relationship was still in place. The policing in both Devon and Cheshire has been very pro-farmer, a repeat of what it was like in Gloucester and Somerset during 2013.
In Devon, police often gathered at Stannaway Farm, not out on lanes or land but sitting in the farmhouse. Two middle-aged ladies were walking back to the road on a footpath running along the edge of Stannaway farmyard when no less than 8 policemen came from the house, stopped them, questioned them and searched their bags – all very aggressive and wrong as they were on a legal path.
Rural violence
Those rural people supporting badger culls often support fox hunting, so are prone to violence. But they do not appreciate the fact that wildlife protectors, particularly hunt saboteurs, now record acts of violence and illegality. So what has been recorded over four years of badger culling?
As with policing, the actions of farmers/cullers during the first year of culling are repeated in any new area. So in 2013 both Somerset and Gloucester reported dangerous driving, tail-gating, damage to cars, wing mirrors torn off and tyres slashed. Vehicles repeatedly sped past walking badger patrols while the occupiers shouted abuse.
Mud and muck was thrown at cars or smeared over parked vehicles. Farmers covered stiles on public footpaths with slurry, or tried to illegally block paths with electric fencing.
Guns were deliberately and illegally fired close to patrollers. Fireworks and crow scarers were thrown at walkers. On occasion farm vehicles were driven at patrollers walking on public footpaths through fields.
All this was threatening, dangerous, and childish. What makes it more so is that last year, in Cheshire's first experience of badger culling, every single incident above was logged by anti-cull people.
There have also been incidences of targeted physical assault by farmers/shooters:
Somerset, 2013 – teacher Chris Tasker attacked by two cullers, who tried to claim he had attacked them. Gloucester – a woman run over. Gloucester 2017 – an anti-cull woman beaten up by a man while his friends egged him on. West Dorset 2016-17 – more than one assault on anti-cull people, who hold a lengthy list of police incident numbers for outbreaks of violence and intimidation, unlike Natural England which could provide none.
And all of the above have one thing in common: despite witnesses, recordings and films, and (in some areas) the best efforts of the police, not one person involved in culling badgers has yet been prosecuted for intimidation or assault.
The misuse of guns is worrying
Dorset found evidence of shooting across public footpaths. GABS has recorded many firearms offences. Peter Martin, Chair of the Badger Trust, is particularly concerned about contractors' disregard for safety regulations. "Have the shooters been trained in safety procedures or is it that they just don't care?" he said, citing issues such as lack of backstops when the bullet from a missed rifle shot could travel several hundred metres and still be lethal.
There is little monitoring of shooters by NE; most act alone and unobserved. When Martin asked the Deputy President of the NFU Minette Batters about the competence of the shooters, she said they all received a single day's training. "Then how do you ensure safety in the field?" he asked. "We don't," was the reply.
In its Appeal, NE showed itself to be ignorant about England's ecology; clueless about the legal activities of anti-cull folk, even calling a demonstration in a town an act of intimidation; and apparently oblivious to the behaviour of some farmers and shooters. The NFU also appears to condone violence among those backing the cull, with a don't-care attitude towards the way the cullers ignore safety regulations.
So here's a thought: NE wanting to withhold information about impact assessments perhaps implies their inadequacy.
NE was told to release the information in August, before the 2017 culling started. Had it done so and the information exposed a lack of proper assessment, thus breaching its own regulations, that could have halted the culling, at least for 2017. By immediately appealing, it delayed the inevitable decision by the Tribunal until the killing had taken place.
With that thought in mind, all badger supporters will be anxiously waiting to see what Langton makes of the information he has fought so hard to obtain.
Lesley Docksey © 28/01/2018
With thanks to all those from different counties who have, over the years, supplied information. Keep it coming!
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In Colorado, during fiscal year 2007, Adult Protective Services received approximately 11,000 reports of adult mistreatment and self-neglect. Approximately 6,400 cases were active during fiscal year 2007.
Just over half of Colorado's adult protective services clients are age 75 and older.
To report mistreatment or self-neglect of an at-risk adult call the County Department of Social (Human) Services.
To contact the Long-Term Care Ombudsman assigned to a licensed nursing home or assisted living residence, call the regional Area Agency on Aging.
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So I'm now on "crusade" against non-evergreen keywords without reminder texts.
This also includes former evergreen keywords.
When CARDNAME enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, the put the rest on the bottom of your library."
"Hideaway (This land enters the battlefield tapped. When it does, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom of your library.)"
So if these could be changed... that'll be great.
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I fixed the issue with Devour and Awaken.
Oh, whoops. I can't exactly test using the methods I have available to me though, any help with that?
Indigo Dragon wrote: Oh, whoops. I can't exactly test using the methods I have available to me though, any help with that?
Forge doesn't compile again since you used a non-UTF-8 character in the source code :/ (interestingly, no, it wasn't the em-dash, it was some kind of a weird unprintable character in the very beginning of the file).
Please make sure you're only using UTF-8 characters in Java source files (and, once again, please make sure you set up an environment to test the changes by compiling Forge and running it after you've changed something in the source).
Every time I try to compile in forge I get this error.
Android Pre Dex: [forge-gui-android] Android SDK is not specified.
I hope you can help me with this. The Internet isn't.
Indigo Dragon wrote: Every time I try to compile in forge I get this error.
If you use IntelliJ, try adding sdk path on your maven goal.
Okay, So I installed Android SDK, set it up. Then it didn't work.
Then in my Rage, I removed the forge-gui-android from my project. Then it worked. Yay .
Scared, but intrigued, I re added forge-gui-android back, in case it broke anything. It hasn't. So it works. Yay ?
TL,DR: I can test things now.
Yeah, you can set IntelliJ to ignore forge-gui-android, then it won't require the SDK and stuff You don't need it all unless you're specifically planning to run/debug/code Forge for Android.
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'Open The Books' Site Tracks Government Spending, Aims to Reduce Waste
April 19, 2017 | by Samar Khurshid
Adam Andrzejewski (photo: The Manhattan Institute)
Illinois-based businessman and one-time candidate for Governor of that state, Adam Andrzejewski, boasts of running the "world's largest private repository of public spending" with 3.5 billion individually captured government expenditures. Andrzejewski is the CEO and founder of OpenTheBooks.com, an online transparency tool launched by his nonpartisan, nonprofit group, aptly named American Transparency, with the stated goals of reducing waste in government spending and combatting corruption.
Speaking to a room of about 90 people at an upscale club in Midtown Manhattan, at an event hosted by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, Andrzejewski laid out his organization's mission: "Every Dime. Online. In Real Time." His pet project stems from his unsuccessful run as a Republican candidate for Governor of Illinois in 2010, when he said he ran on a platform of "forensic audits of state spending" and "aggressive transparency," which he believes resonated with voters.
Sourcing vast swathes of data through thousands of Freedom of Information Act requests each year, Andrzejewski says the website now contains nearly all federal expenditures since 2000, checkbook spending from 48 of 50 states from the last 10 years, and data on salary, pension, and vendor spending from about 60,000 municipalities.
In New York State, he said, they are close to having compiled all federal, state, and local expenditures. "We have about 90 cents on every dollar right now," Andrzejewski said.
OpenTheBooks has made news in the past, with what Andrzejewski calls "oversight reports," such as an analysis of spending on luxury art by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs; a report on the billions in public funds that go to Ivy League universities through tax benefits and other payments; and one on non-military federal agencies procuring military equipment; among others. The project also launched a mobile application, that allows users to pinpoint federal spending down to their zip code, allowing for "instant journalism," Andrzejewski says.
More recently, after President Donald Trump's threat to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, the website analyzed the scope of those potential cuts and their possible effect on municipalities. Within the next 30 days, the nonprofit will release its latest report on cash compensation at all federal agencies.
"The amount of federal waste, fraud, corruption and taxpayer abuse is systemic, it's embedded and we do need [a] war on waste to root it out," said Andrzejewski in response to a question from one of the attendees. "We need a new arms race of federal transparency from the private sector up against government," he later said, again painting the fight in military terms.
The transparency website is not completely novel for New York, where others both in the private and public sectors have attempted to make government data, particularly about spending, publicly available and accessible. Reclaim New York, a nonprofit government transparency project, has compiled checkbook spending while the Empire Center for Public Policy, a think tank, has more than 50 data sets on the state's taxes, debt, spending, and other economic measures. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's Open Book New York portal shows state spending, while in New York City, Comptroller Scott Stringer's Checkbook NYC shows city level indicators.
Andrzejewski praised those efforts (he worked with Reclaim New York on compiling New York's spending data). "Kudos to the elected officials that don't need a lawsuit but open the books by making that good government decision," he told Gotham Gazette after the formal portion of the event, a lunch centered around his presentation. But he maintained that New York is the same as other states. "It's a level playing field...New York is neither worse nor better but units of government do comply with the law, which is good news," he said.
For a man whose mission is transparency, however, Andrzejewski would not disclose his group's donors, saying only that they consist of "foundations, corporations and individuals" who may face pressure if made public. He insisted that none of the group's funding came from government sources. When asked if this was at odds with his goals, he refuted the premise. "We don't need more private sector transparency," he said. "We're demanding government transparency."
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Meet the Team – Welcome to I Am a Watchman!
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The IAmAWatchman ministry team strongly believes there is a need and an opportunity to utilize online platforms to inspire and teach believers, support and resource leaders, and reach seekers of truth—all for the glory of Christ.
I will never forget the moment that I decided to become a Watchman. It was on a flight back home from a business trip. For the past couple of years, I had been profoundly thinking through the alignment of current world affairs and what the Bible predicted thousands of years ago. Things are not falling apart; they are falling into place. While on that flight, something deep within me was stirred when one of the other passengers read his Bible for well over an hour. It was such an encouragement to me. That person's demonstration of faith and obedience caused me to take the final step required to embrace the reality of the world we are all living in.
I had to mentally, emotionally, and spiritually step over the line, and never look back. I made my commitment at that moment. Even more, when I got off the plane, I caught up to the gentleman and informed him of my decision!
You see, I believe that the calling to be a Watchman/Woman is something we are all invited to participate in…but, it takes a firm decision that the fear we may feel become subordinated to the urgency of the times in which we live. Love motivates. Love for our loved ones, extended family, those in our work relationships, social circles, and in our general sphere of influence.
I discovered my need for a personal and genuine relationship with Jesus while attending one of the Big Ten universities in the heart of the United States. My journey as a Christian has been very typical of many, including working to establish a career, raising children, and growing in my faith every step of the way. Not that it's perfect, mind you. I consider myself to be an average person…just a member of the Body of Christ, working to serve and please our Lord.
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My spiritual journey began when I recognized I was a sinner and in need of salvation. I confessed my sins, received forgiveness and the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. Though many times I have fallen short of what God has called me to be, I have always been surrounded and upheld by His mercy and grace.
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My prayer is that the Watchman ministry will be a blessing to you and that you will become a Watchman too.
The small-town guy – indeed, born in a town of fewer than 500 people. My family ministered across the US, planting churches, Christian schools, and international missions agencies. It was a grand journey through decades of front lines ministry, all from a second-row seat. I knew where my parents stood with God, but I wrestled with my spiritual identity. One day I realized I could not serve my parent's God.
Following my parent's spiritual legacy was failing, personally, spiritually and eternally. I needed to follow their Christ, not their course. I committed my heart to Christ and my life to His service. God has allowed me and my two families to continue the spiritual adventure my parents began.
On my desk sits a stack of hats which change from time to time. I have ministered as Youth Pastor, Coach, Teacher, Editor, Author, and now Watchman. The I Am A Watchman ministry has allowed me to incorporate many of those hats, and it is a joy to stand my post on the wall with this ministry team. My wife and I watch from a wall on the Gulf Coast, sharing the view with our cranes, otters, bobcats and one cantankerous cactus.
My passion regarding Bible prophecy is to, "Encourage one another with these words" (1 Thessalonians 4:18). I grew up in a church tradition where the end times were confusing or even scary. Yet Scripture is clear believers should be excited about what is to come. I hope to help you and others better understand the many ways studying Bible prophecy can change your life now.
Writing is my background—a lot of writing! I've worked on nearly 40 books as an author, over 100 books as an editor, and have written hundreds of articles and blog posts about various aspects of faith. With I Am a Watchman, I co-host the View from the Wall podcast, write and produce social media, and collaborate with our team to enhance our growing global movement.
I also have a heart for families and youth. As a husband with three kids, my wife and I understand there is a battle to raise the next godly generation. We work together to help others realize there is hope through Christ. We are in this together. God can help you grow as a watchman as you connect with us and others who seek to stand for truth today.
I was born and raised in California, where I was actively involved in ministry throughout the Bay Area for 11 years. After a move brought my family North, I met my husband on a local church retreat in the snow. We settled down in the lush Northern mountains, and our joy is now our two-year-old son and newborn daughter.
I led an active life full of school, work, music, and church activity, then I was hit hard by a degenerative nerve disease diagnosis 8 years ago. Since then, I've lived with a chronic pain illness that often impacts my mobility and my ability to plan for the future. These last 8 humbling years have reshaped my relationship with Christ into something deep, rooted and real in a whole new way. I have a deeper appreciation of the faith that anchored me through the storm and a love for the One who reached out a hand when I was sinking and raised my eyes up to the things that last. This time has helped teach me how to embrace help and fully rely on Jesus – one day at a time. Now I focus on the hope that comes after the storm. The joy that comes in the morning.
I am a Watchwoman because of what Jesus has done in my life: I can't wait to hear about what He does in yours.


These handsome blooms are bold and warm in orange with an inky purple eyezone and picotee. The petals are outlined in crinkly ruffles (with some pleats and tentacles), edged in purple and encircled in gold. The form is full, wide, and overlapped. The petals are over 3" wide - extraordinary for a flower of this size. The texture is smooth and the color and substance are very sunfast. There are pleats and tentacles. The well-branched scapes are strongly recurrent. Very fertile both ways.


Why Did We Start Eat Fresco?
Eat Fresco is fresh, restaurant quality, time-saving food. At the onset we knew we needed a convenient, affordable option that was easy to prepare at home, the office, anywhere. Our main goal was to create great tasting food, without artificial, unhealthy ingredients or preservatives. We weren't striving for a low calorie meal per se, just real food we could feel good about eating. Turns out, the end result was relatively low in calories and low in sodium, which is rare for packaged food products. Overall, Eat Fresco is full of nutritional benefits AND full of flavor. Our promise of both quality and convenience has been fulfilled. We are so proud to bring you fresh, all natural and organic food, made locally in our kitchen. Thank you for selecting Eat Fresco, it is an honor. We are grateful for all of the positive feedback you've given us thus far.
So why did we start Eat Fresco? Well, let us first say that this is not meant to be a shameless plug or an opportunity to speak negatively about other food companies. We are inspired by so many innovative chefs, restaurants, and food brands, and would feel remiss by not acknowledging the immense amount of talent, creativity and endless options that are currently on the market. However, when it came to feeding our own family, on a typical busy day, we realized fresh, great tasting, healthy, and affordable options that were also convenient were not available. Sure, there's pizza night, take-out, dining out, frozen foods, and of course cooking at home. But there was always some element missing. Pizza night is fast, easy, and affordable, but not exactly healthy or diverse. Take-out food can be restaurant quality, but sometimes it doesn't package or re-heat well, and it's not necessarily the most time saving or affordable option. Frozen foods have come a long way, but are often loaded with sodium, artificial ingredients, preservatives and who knows where the food comes from. Frankly, they don't taste that great. Cooking at home gives us peace of mind- we know what's going into the food we'll be eating. Home cooking can be enjoyable and satisfying, but it's time-consuming to shop, prep, cook and clean up, while attempting to accommodate individual food preferences.
These challenges are the reason we created Eat Fresco. We are filling a void in the food industry, bringing a fresh local approach to prepared meals, so you don't have to cook to feel good about what you're eating. You don't have to dine out or spend a fortune to eat restaurant quality, flavorful meals. You no longer have to sacrifice quality for quick, easy, convenient meals.
We hope you share our passion for real food and making your life easier.


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Latin Farmer Taking a Break
By Foobooz·	 9/23/2011, 9:00 a.m.
The Latin Farmer truck made its debut at the Mt. Airy Night Market and has garnered some press since for its healthy Latin offerings.
But the logistics of running a food truck has caused owner Wilfredo Manzano to shut down the operation for the time being.
Thank you for your email. Latin Farmer Food Co. is not closing, we have faced several issues in the past month forcing me to make the tough decision of stopping our operations until further notice. This was done in efforts to protect the Latin Farmer Brand and guarantee a successful return. A lot goes into running a food truck and unpredictability is part of the game, we are focusing all of our energy into our future operations and have been working hard to continue bringing Philly what we promised, a healthier and fresh Latin food concept. We look forward to returning as soon as possible and hope that we will be welcomed back with open arms and a big appetite ;)
We hope Latin Farmer overcomes its issues as we really want to have that cucumber mojito again (despite the lack of alcohol, and that's saying something).
Latin Farmer [Official Site]
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Finding Stockholm's Best Coffee
Home » Food & Drink » Finding Stockholm's Best Coffee
Leah Broad takes us on her journey of finding the best coffee in Stockholm.
All photos by author unless otherwise specified.
On finding the best coffee in Stockholm – Learning Swedish, I was delighted to learn that there is a word for having a coffee break — fika, which encapsulates the experience of meeting a friend for a chat over coffee and cake. Coffee saturates Stockholm, with creamy cappuccinos and their attendant pastries a staple of the local culture. Between midday and early afternoon, it becomes almost impossible to get a table at any of the numerous cafés that populate the main streets as the whole of Stockholm, it seems, enjoys a fikapaus.
You don't have to look hard to find a cup of coffee — Espresso House and Wayne's Coffee are about as ubiquitous as Caffè Nero or Costa Coffee in the UK, and you're never far from one.
But as a keen coffee addict, I was eager to try some of the best coffee in Stockholm that lies off the beaten track in search of a more individual caffeine experience. Hailing from London, I wanted to find the Foxcroft & Gingers and Scooter Caffès of Stockholm.
So I set myself a challenge — to visit a different coffee shop every day I was staying in the capital while on research. I found some delicious coffee but more importantly met some wonderful people, all of whom seemed keen to share their unique slice of Stockholm's culinary culture (and humoured my terrible attempts to speak Swedish).
Perhaps the best place to start to find reliably good coffee is the roaster Johan & Nyström. Founded in 2004, they describe their slow roast process as being 'a lifestyle and a passion', committed to 'tastier, more fun and more sustainable coffee.' Their website has a helpful map of outlets who they supply to, making it easy to find a shop in whichever area you're visiting. Bear in mind though the map is slightly out of date, so if you use this method do check if they're still open before you set out.
Johan & Nyström's concept store is in Södermalm, home of the hipster, and the most obvious coffee destination given its dense concentration of independent stores. But some of the best coffee I found from Johan & Nyström's website lay further north, in Vasastan.
My favourite of these was Dahlgrens, a cute and cozy café with charming, friendly staff. They serve a rich, strong coffee, with a reasonably priced accompanying lunch menu. Their shop front is so unassuming you'd likely miss it if you didn't know it was there, but it is worth seeking out if you find yourself this far north — it's one of the few shops I returned to repeatedly.
Dahlgrens in Vasastan
Also in the north is Café Pascal, an altogether larger and livelier establishment. They have an outstanding lunch menu and are open longer hours than many other places, so it's an excellent choice for a later coffee.
Pascal also holds cupping sessions, so if you are serious about your coffee and want to sample a range of flavours, this is the place to come to. Plus it's right next to Stadsbibliotek, which has to be one of the most eye-catching public libraries in Europe and is well worth a visit.
Coffee at Café Pascal
Heading slightly further south took me to Snickarbacken 7. This was, for me, the stand-out amongst all the cafés I visited. I was looking for delicious coffee at an acceptable price, good food to go with it, quirky décor, friendly service and, ideally, room to spend a little time working. Snickarbacken 7 delivered on all of these.
Set in a modern art gallery just off Birger Jarlsgatan, theirs was the smoothest coffee I came across during my trip. While their food errs on the pricey side it's definitely worth it — especially the soup, and vegan salad.
The only downside is that despite its cavernous interior Snickarbacken 7 completely fills up and sells out around lunchtime. While this is testament to the quality of its produce, it does mean that it is quite hectic between 12 and 2. The best time to enjoy this café is early morning, when it's quiet.
Leaving Norrmalm and moving south again brings us to Gamla stan, the medieval part of the city. This is the area most heavily saturated with tourists, and it's not difficult to see why. This is true picture-postcard Stockholm territory, with beautiful buildings and quaint paved streets.
It's also home to the Royal Palace where you can watch the changing of the guard, attractions such as the Nobel Museum and Medieval Museum, and Stockholm's largest sci-fi bookstore.
Most of the cafés use their surroundings to their advantage, resulting in a proliferation of Instagrammable interiors. I particularly enjoyed Kaffekoppen, conveniently located directly opposite the Nobel Museum in the central square. They serve thick, creamy coffees in chunky mugs that are perfect for winter weather.
As a bonus, their sister shop Chokladkoppen is next door, with a hearty selection of tarts, pastries, and other desserts.
Coffee at Kaffekoppen
Crossing the bridge to Södermalm lands you in the heart of Stockholm's independent coffee movement. Drop Coffee is situated here, right next to Mariatorget station. This establishment's reputation preceded it, having been recommended on a number of blogs and travel websites. It was just as good as I was hoping, the coffee light and nutty.
It is expensive — a cappuccino will set you back 40SEK — but this is a convenient spot for the London traveller with little Swedish. The shop has a distinctly American vibe, not least because the staff speak flawless if not native English.
For a more affordable cuppa of comparable quality, head further east to Espressino in Slussen. There's very little space here so it's definitely better for take away, especially as it is helpfully located near museums, art galleries, and bookshops like Hansson & Bruce and Konst-Ig which are treasure troves for culture lovers.
Espressino
If you want coffee with a view, both SJÖ Caféet and Rosendals Trädgård provide a perfectly serviceable beverage, but their location vastly outstrips their coffee. Both are on Djurgården, the Garden Island, and overlook the ocean and the island respectively.
If you're aiming for picturesque scenery though, you may as well head to Herman's Vegetarian Restaurant, where they have an all-you-can-eat vegetarian buffet for 189SEK, complete with (excellent) filter coffee included. The restaurant is on the north-east side of Södermalm, and they have a lovely garden for summer that overlooks the sea.
Finally, if you want a reliable takeaway with accompanying pastry, either Bröd och Salt or Fabrique are strong options. There are a few of these dotted about the place, both supplied by J&N, providing dependable caffeinated accompaniment as you explore the city.
Stockholm has so much to offer the slow traveller. Fika is unquestionably part of the city's lifestyle, and these thriving cafes and restaurants offer not just coffee, but an entire social experience.
Author: Leah Broad
Leah Broad is a DPhil at the University of Oxford, specialising in turn-of-the-century Scandinavian theatre. As the founder and editor of The Oxford Culture Review she writes extensively on the arts, and won the Observer/Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism 2015. She is currently authoring a radio programme on theatre and sound for Resonance FM, and co-leads the university's Nordic Research Network. More of her work can be found on her website.


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import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';

import { Subscriptions, Uploads, Users, Messages, Rooms } from '../../../models';
import { hasPermission } from '../../../authorization';
import { normalizeMessagesForUser } from '../../../utils/server/lib/normalizeMessagesForUser';
import { settings } from '../../../settings';
import { API } from '../api';
import { getDirectMessageByNameOrIdWithOptionToJoin } from '../../../lib/server/functions/getDirectMessageByNameOrIdWithOptionToJoin';

function findDirectMessageRoom(params, user) {
	if ((!params.roomId || !params.roomId.trim()) && (!params.username || !params.username.trim())) {
		throw new Meteor.Error('error-room-param-not-provided', 'Body param "roomId" or "username" is required');
	}

	const room = getDirectMessageByNameOrIdWithOptionToJoin({
		currentUserId: user._id,
		nameOrId: params.username || params.roomId,
	});

	const canAccess = Meteor.call('canAccessRoom', room._id, user._id);
	if (!canAccess || !room || room.t !== 'd') {
		throw new Meteor.Error('error-room-not-found', 'The required "roomId" or "username" param provided does not match any direct message');
	}

	const subscription = Subscriptions.findOneByRoomIdAndUserId(room._id, user._id);

	return {
		room,
		subscription,
	};
}

API.v1.addRoute(['dm.create', 'im.create'], { authRequired: true }, {
	post() {
		const { username, usernames } = this.requestParams();

		const users = username ? [username] : usernames && usernames.split(',').map((username) => username.trim());

		if (!users) {
			throw new Meteor.Error('error-room-not-found', 'The required "username" or "usernames" param provided does not match any direct message');
		}

		const room = Meteor.call('createDirectMessage', ...users);

		return API.v1.success({
			room: { ...room, _id: room.rid },
		});
	},
});

API.v1.addRoute(['dm.close', 'im.close'], { authRequired: true }, {
	post() {
		const findResult = findDirectMessageRoom(this.requestParams(), this.user);

		if (!findResult.subscription.open) {
			return API.v1.failure(`The direct message room, ${ this.bodyParams.name }, is already closed to the sender`);
		}

		Meteor.runAsUser(this.userId, () => {
			Meteor.call('hideRoom', findResult.room._id);
		});

		return API.v1.success();
	},
});

API.v1.addRoute(['dm.counters', 'im.counters'], { authRequired: true }, {
	get() {
		const access = hasPermission(this.userId, 'view-room-administration');
		const ruserId = this.requestParams().userId;
		let user = this.userId;
		let unreads = null;
		let userMentions = null;
		let unreadsFrom = null;
		let joined = false;
		let msgs = null;
		let latest = null;
		let members = null;
		let lm = null;

		if (ruserId) {
			if (!access) {
				return API.v1.unauthorized();
			}
			user = ruserId;
		}
		const rs = findDirectMessageRoom(this.requestParams(), { _id: user });
		const { room } = rs;
		const dm = rs.subscription;
		lm = room.lm ? room.lm : room._updatedAt;

		if (typeof dm !== 'undefined' && dm.open) {
			if (dm.ls && room.msgs) {
				unreads = dm.unread;
				unreadsFrom = dm.ls;
			}
			userMentions = dm.userMentions;
			joined = true;
		}

		if (access || joined) {
			msgs = room.msgs;
			latest = lm;
			members = room.usersCount;
		}

		return API.v1.success({
			joined,
			members,
			unreads,
			unreadsFrom,
			msgs,
			latest,
			userMentions,
		});
	},
});

API.v1.addRoute(['dm.files', 'im.files'], { authRequired: true }, {
	get() {
		const findResult = findDirectMessageRoom(this.requestParams(), this.user);
		const addUserObjectToEveryObject = (file) => {
			if (file.userId) {
				file = this.insertUserObject({ object: file, userId: file.userId });
			}
			return file;
		};

		const { offset, count } = this.getPaginationItems();
		const { sort, fields, query } = this.parseJsonQuery();

		const ourQuery = Object.assign({}, query, { rid: findResult.room._id });

		const files = Uploads.find(ourQuery, {
			sort: sort || { name: 1 },
			skip: offset,
			limit: count,
			fields,
		}).fetch();

		return API.v1.success({
			files: files.map(addUserObjectToEveryObject),
			count: files.length,
			offset,
			total: Uploads.find(ourQuery).count(),
		});
	},
});

API.v1.addRoute(['dm.history', 'im.history'], { authRequired: true }, {
	get() {
		const findResult = findDirectMessageRoom(this.requestParams(), this.user);

		let latestDate = new Date();
		if (this.queryParams.latest) {
			latestDate = new Date(this.queryParams.latest);
		}

		let oldestDate = undefined;
		if (this.queryParams.oldest) {
			oldestDate = new Date(this.queryParams.oldest);
		}

		const inclusive = this.queryParams.inclusive || false;

		let count = 20;
		if (this.queryParams.count) {
			count = parseInt(this.queryParams.count);
		}

		let offset = 0;
		if (this.queryParams.offset) {
			offset = parseInt(this.queryParams.offset);
		}

		const unreads = this.queryParams.unreads || false;

		let result;
		Meteor.runAsUser(this.userId, () => {
			result = Meteor.call('getChannelHistory', {
				rid: findResult.room._id,
				latest: latestDate,
				oldest: oldestDate,
				inclusive,
				offset,
				count,
				unreads,
			});
		});

		if (!result) {
			return API.v1.unauthorized();
		}

		return API.v1.success(result);
	},
});

API.v1.addRoute(['dm.members', 'im.members'], { authRequired: true }, {
	get() {
		const findResult = findDirectMessageRoom(this.requestParams(), this.user);

		const { offset, count } = this.getPaginationItems();
		const { sort } = this.parseJsonQuery();
		const cursor = Subscriptions.findByRoomId(findResult.room._id, {
			sort: { 'u.username': sort && sort.username ? sort.username : 1 },
			skip: offset,
			limit: count,
		});

		const total = cursor.count();
		const members = cursor.fetch().map((s) => s.u && s.u.username);

		const users = Users.find({ username: { $in: members } }, {
			fields: { _id: 1, username: 1, name: 1, status: 1, statusText: 1, utcOffset: 1 },
			sort: { username: sort && sort.username ? sort.username : 1 },
		}).fetch();

		return API.v1.success({
			members: users,
			count: members.length,
			offset,
			total,
		});
	},
});

API.v1.addRoute(['dm.messages', 'im.messages'], { authRequired: true }, {
	get() {
		const findResult = findDirectMessageRoom(this.requestParams(), this.user);

		const { offset, count } = this.getPaginationItems();
		const { sort, fields, query } = this.parseJsonQuery();

		const ourQuery = Object.assign({}, query, { rid: findResult.room._id });

		const messages = Messages.find(ourQuery, {
			sort: sort || { ts: -1 },
			skip: offset,
			limit: count,
			fields,
		}).fetch();

		return API.v1.success({
			messages: normalizeMessagesForUser(messages, this.userId),
			count: messages.length,
			offset,
			total: Messages.find(ourQuery).count(),
		});
	},
});

API.v1.addRoute(['dm.messages.others', 'im.messages.others'], { authRequired: true }, {
	get() {
		if (settings.get('API_Enable_Direct_Message_History_EndPoint') !== true) {
			throw new Meteor.Error('error-endpoint-disabled', 'This endpoint is disabled', { route: '/api/v1/im.messages.others' });
		}

		if (!hasPermission(this.userId, 'view-room-administration')) {
			return API.v1.unauthorized();
		}

		const { roomId } = this.queryParams;
		if (!roomId || !roomId.trim()) {
			throw new Meteor.Error('error-roomid-param-not-provided', 'The parameter "roomId" is required');
		}

		const room = Rooms.findOneById(roomId);
		if (!room || room.t !== 'd') {
			throw new Meteor.Error('error-room-not-found', `No direct message room found by the id of: ${ roomId }`);
		}

		const { offset, count } = this.getPaginationItems();
		const { sort, fields, query } = this.parseJsonQuery();
		const ourQuery = Object.assign({}, query, { rid: room._id });

		const msgs = Messages.find(ourQuery, {
			sort: sort || { ts: -1 },
			skip: offset,
			limit: count,
			fields,
		}).fetch();

		return API.v1.success({
			messages: normalizeMessagesForUser(msgs, this.userId),
			offset,
			count: msgs.length,
			total: Messages.find(ourQuery).count(),
		});
	},
});

API.v1.addRoute(['dm.list', 'im.list'], { authRequired: true }, {
	get() {
		const { offset, count } = this.getPaginationItems();
		const { sort = { name: 1 }, fields } = this.parseJsonQuery();

		// TODO: CACHE: Add Breacking notice since we removed the query param

		const cursor = Rooms.findBySubscriptionTypeAndUserId('d', this.userId, {
			sort,
			skip: offset,
			limit: count,
			fields,
		});

		const total = cursor.count();
		const rooms = cursor.fetch();

		return API.v1.success({
			ims: rooms.map((room) => this.composeRoomWithLastMessage(room, this.userId)),
			offset,
			count: rooms.length,
			total,
		});
	},
});

API.v1.addRoute(['dm.list.everyone', 'im.list.everyone'], { authRequired: true }, {
	get() {
		if (!hasPermission(this.userId, 'view-room-administration')) {
			return API.v1.unauthorized();
		}

		const { offset, count } = this.getPaginationItems();
		const { sort, fields, query } = this.parseJsonQuery();

		const ourQuery = Object.assign({}, query, { t: 'd' });

		const rooms = Rooms.find(ourQuery, {
			sort: sort || { name: 1 },
			skip: offset,
			limit: count,
			fields,
		}).fetch();

		return API.v1.success({
			ims: rooms.map((room) => this.composeRoomWithLastMessage(room, this.userId)),
			offset,
			count: rooms.length,
			total: Rooms.find(ourQuery).count(),
		});
	},
});

API.v1.addRoute(['dm.open', 'im.open'], { authRequired: true }, {
	post() {
		const findResult = findDirectMessageRoom(this.requestParams(), this.user);

		if (!findResult.subscription.open) {
			Meteor.runAsUser(this.userId, () => {
				Meteor.call('openRoom', findResult.room._id);
			});
		}

		return API.v1.success();
	},
});

API.v1.addRoute(['dm.setTopic', 'im.setTopic'], { authRequired: true }, {
	post() {
		if (!this.bodyParams.hasOwnProperty('topic')) {
			return API.v1.failure('The bodyParam "topic" is required');
		}

		const findResult = findDirectMessageRoom(this.requestParams(), this.user);

		Meteor.runAsUser(this.userId, () => {
			Meteor.call('saveRoomSettings', findResult.room._id, 'roomTopic', this.bodyParams.topic);
		});

		return API.v1.success({
			topic: this.bodyParams.topic,
		});
	},
});


In 1861, the Rev. Dr. William Alfred Passavant purchased a farm in Rochester, PA, his immediate interest being the establishment of an orphan's home for girls. In the spring of 1863, 25 girls were moved from the Pittsburgh Infirmary to the Rochester Orphan's Home, which was dedicated in July of the same year. In early 1895, the orphaned children were relocated to a home for boys and girls that had been erected in Zelienople, PA. On June 6, 1895, exactly one year to the day after Dr. Passavant's death, the Passavant Memorial Home for the care of Epileptics was dedicated, with Rev. William Alfred Passavant, Jr. as the first superintendent. Additional buildings were added at Rochester as growth from the original 24 residents continued.
Passavant Memorial Homes (PMH) eventually began to serve the mental health and mental retardation (MH/MR) populations, whose terminologies next evolved into mental health and intellectual and developmental disabilities (MH/IDD). The diagnoses are now most commonly referred to as behavioral health and intellectual disabilities (BH/ID). According to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a person struggling with his or her behavioral health may face stress, depression, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, addiction, ADHD or learning disabilities, mood disorders, or other psychological concerns. As defined by the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills. This disability originates before the age of 18.
Today, Passavant Memorial Homes is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3), human services provider organization whose mission is to empower individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism and behavioral health needs to live successfully in the community. Through a continuum of care, the highest quality supports are always provided, while promoting choice and independence to over 800 children, adults, and seniors.
Under the excellent leadership of Rick D. Senft, Passavant Memorial Homes has experienced tremendous growth through the development of its related corporations, the purpose of which is to enhance and improve the lives of those with intellectual disabilities. Accessible Dental Services, Life Enrichment Trust, PDC Pharmacy, and Passavant Memorial Homes, are together known as the Passavant Memorial Homes Family of Services. Just as a family cares for one another, together these companies offer a wide range of supports to address the special needs and unique desires of individuals with disabilities.
The Passavant Memorial Homes Family of Services not only serves the entire western Pennsylvania region, including Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, but has grown into one of the nation's foremost providers. The Passavant Memorial Homes Family of Services continually strives to be a consumer-driven organization that consistently exceeds the expectations of families, the community, and fellow provider agencies.


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Who: This course requires no prerequisites other than the willingness and ability to follow easy-to-learn methods using singing bowls and other instruments. This course is designed both for people with experience using singing bowls as well as those who have never used a singing bowl before. After completion of the class, a graduate will have the skills to practice the Vibrational Sound Therapy professionally.
Package 1 $1400 - 6 days of class, 1 free included Therapeutic Singing Bowl - the ZT900($235 - The Foundation bowl of the class), and our 300 page Color Manual($350). The $1400 price is an early discount available until 9/1/2019 (The price is $1500 if paid after 9/1/2019).
Package 2 $2100 - 6 days of class, 4 free included Therapeutic Singing Bowls - the ZT900($235), ZT1300h($340), ZT2000($525) and ZT300t2($80 - a higher body bowl). These are the 4 main bowls we use in the class, and this package is enough to start practicing immediately after class. Also included is the 300 page Color Manual($350). The $2100 price is an early discount available until 9/1/2019 (The price is $2200 if paid after 9/1/2019).
Tuition cost covers six days of intensive practice under the supervision of Vibrational Sound Association (VSA) accredited instructors. The procedures in the class are limited to 1-4 bowls at a time, which keeps the method both simple and cost effective. Additional bowls are added to the procedure and are also available for purchase throughout the class. All bowls and tools used in the classroom will be provided for use during the class.
Certification in the Vibrational Sound Therapy allows the practitioner to not only perform the Vibrational Sound Therapy Method, but also become an affiliate of the VSA gaining a discount on the bowls as well as bowl credit by referring more future practitioners. In addition the VSA becomes a pillar of support for the practitioner that will continue to provide new information and course opportunities as the association expands.
Each day, the intensive program starts with a short sound meditation followed with an incredible balance of community, communications, learning, live demonstration and hands-on practice. In addition, every day each student both receives and preforms a Vibrational Sound Therapy procedure designed to help the student learn and be able to perform the Vibrational Sound Therapy in any number of real world situations.
Attracting practitioners from the widest scope of backgrounds provides each class with a unique perspective on the treatment. Each day finds students from different backgrounds interacting with one another, all in the scope of learning and applying this powerful modality. Students are paired with new partners every day ensuring that the practice sessions are as varied and diverse as the class itself. Limiting our class sizes allows direct interaction between students and instructors. It also limits distractions and allows us to deliver a massive amount of information in the time that we share.
We have over 100 graduates in the Vibrational Sound Therapy Method around the globe from the USA, Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean. You will find certified practitioners with an incredible range of backgrounds working in a broad variety of fields. From elementary school teachers to light workers, yoga teachers and kirtan leaders, we see our influence spreading. Retailers of singing bowls gain an incredible amount of knowledge during the course, helping them to better cater to the needs of their customers. Therapists and counselors are using our modality to introduce a new way of life to people who are suffering. The Therapeutic series bowls are being used in the offices of psychologists and in the homes of retired individuals with equal benefit. The modality is universally effective and our practitioners emerge from our program ready to provide the techniques to the public.
For energy workers, Reiki Masters, and practitioners of Qi-gong, we find a synchronous harmony with the Vibrational Sound Therapy blending seamlessly with almost all forms of energy work and healing. Most of you are already using singing bowls to some degree. For those of you already experienced in the use of the bowls the modality will flow smoothly. For the beginner we have provided a structure that is simple and easy to follow, yet unanimously effective.
Full 42 hour course includes instruction in the history and use of sound therapy and massage, the effect of the vibration on the body, the different types of bowls and how they are used, Methods of play, which tools to use with each technique, practitioner-client relationship, basic business, and beyond. The Vibrational Sound Therapy technique is broken down into both basic and advanced levels and live demonstrations and actual Vibrational Sound Therapy sessions provide the student with hands on knowledge and practice in using this relaxation technique. Basic levels cover the sound therapy itself while advanced levels delve deep into topics like binaural beats, brain entrainment, aura energy, and the Chakra systems. Further techniques are also illustrated in sound meditation and live concert performance which expand the abilities and knowledge of the practitioner. A certificate of completion will be provided to those who complete the course.
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Autism Treatment: What do we really know?
It is clear that we still do not know enough about autism spectrum disorder, especially when compared with what we know about other conditions. For example, in December 2013, 131 clinical trials investigating autism were currently recruiting on www.clinicaltrials.gov, compared to 604 trials investigating asthma and more than 10,000 trials researching cancer.
The need for more, proven treatments prompts many parents to pursue their own research — often using the "trial and error" method. One quick Google search yields close to 1.5 million "hits" on the topic of "ASD treatment" — truly everything you would want to know about treating ASDs. A preliminary study conducted in 2004 by Dr. Vanessa Green and colleagues1 found that over a hundred different treatments were being tried by families across the United States and that, on average, parents were using seven different treatments at one time for their child. The number and types of treatments being used varied with the child's age and the severity of the child's disability. Many of even the most commonly used treatments lack empirical support.
It's overwhelming for families to navigate this mountain of information. Although many start with the drive and determination to find the best single treatment or combination of treatments for their child, it doesn't take long to become tired and discouraged.
In our own month-long review of websites identified using Google, we compiled a list of over 180 treatments and/or therapies. The treatments promoted are as vast and varied as the autism spectrum itself, ranging from the commonly accepted standards to the exotic and possibly dangerous. While some options offer reasonable solutions to discrete problems, others promise a cure and/or complete recovery from ASD. Almost all require a checkbook and/or credit card.
For service providers and other professionals in the field — including researchers — the landscape of ASD treatments and therapies offers just as many frustrations. The diverse nature of the disorder makes it particularly hard to diagnose and treat as well as to research efficiently. In response to this challenge, researchers are now attempting to identify groups of children on the spectrum with similar characteristics (known as "subtypes of autism"). By focusing on a subtype of autism, it is hoped, treatment studies can be better targeted to certain symptoms and thus be more likely to yield positive results.
IAN hopes to greatly improve our ability to generate evidence-based ASD treatments and therapies by facilitating autism research.
From "Folk Wisdom" to Evidence-Based Treatments
We at the Interactive Autism Network (IAN) place great value on the highest scientific standards of evidence. We also place great value on "folk wisdom" – that is, on people's collective experience and acquired knowledge. This is one of the reasons we are asking parents to share their experience and observations regarding their children with ASDs.
On many occasions throughout history, there has been a path from one to the other, from people's intuitive use of some therapy or substance to proven medical treatments. Quinine, a natural substance used for centuries to treat malaria, provides one excellent example. (See Story of Quinine.)
On the other hand, there have been medical interventions, also fiercely believed in for centuries, which were later proven to be ineffective and sometimes fatal. (See Story of Blood-Letting.)
How do we tell the difference? How do we distinguish therapies based on mistaken theories, desperate hope, or flim-flam from those that are really working? The answer is: through well thought-out and carefully performed research.
Research comes in many forms, and is conducted in many ways. Methods range from an in-depth analysis of a single case (called a case study) to surveys involving thousands of people and using statistics to draw conclusions, from interviews probing the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of a few dozen individuals to clinical trials testing the usefulness of new drugs. All have worth and contribute to our understanding.
Ideally, however, therapies and treatments for ASDs should be tested using a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) so as to meet the gold standard of proof. This method of research eliminates as many sources of bias from the process as possible, yielding the most respected and valued results. To learn more about RCTs, see Understanding Research – Randomized Controlled Trials.
The IAN Research project itself is not a Randomized Controlled Trial, but a means to finding out which of the many current therapies are worth putting on the priority list for investigation. With the help of parents of children with ASDs, we are creating a large database of our collective observations. This will help us to gather our communal wisdom and allow us to compare treatments against each other in the hope that more promising treatments can be selected for further study and refinement.
We not only want to find out what is working or not working for parents, but help link families to legitimate autism research studies so that high-quality studies can take place, moving us along the path from "folk experience" to "scientific evidence." Valid treatments can be legitimized and made available to those who need them. Ineffective or dangerous treatments can be debunked and children protected.
We hope you will join us, and we urge you to spread the word about IAN.
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What are we learning about autism treatments being used by families in the United States who are participating in IAN Research? Read our Treatment Series.
Green, V.A., Pituch, K.A., Itchon, J., Choi, A., O'Reilly, M., & Sigafoos, J. (2006). Internet survey of treatments used by parents of children with autism. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 27(1), 70-84. Abstract


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This quilt is dedicated to my son Ludovico who recently passed away and to his great love Francesca. The flower of love is the classic red rose, as symbols the golden ring on her finger and the sweet and tender protective embrace of Ludovico.
First prize at the National Competition "Symbols & Flowers of Love" – Italy.
Technics: painting on fabric with pastelloni oil, applied by hand, freehand machine quilting, hand quilting, machine embroidery and freehand frame.
Materials: silk, cotton and double twisted, rolled wire and madeira rayon.
The expression "They are sleeping and dreaming" , like as dream, induces sleep of Laura and her daughter.
Techniques: hand paint on cotton fabric, pieced by hand and machine embroidered and quilted.
Materials: batiks, cotton fabric for the skin, metallic and rayon threads.
I fixed on a quilt with oil sticks a moment sweet from a photo: my grandson and I to the sea on the first day of summer.
Technics: painting on fabric with pastelloni oil, freehand machine embroidery, quilted by machine and by hand.
Materials: double twisted cotton, pastelloni oil, soft wires. To the sea I used a batik cloth with a superimposed nylon tents.
In this quilt I tried to stop the desire of going out in beautiful spring days.
International Competition "PatchMed" "Spring is in the air. Prize for the best use of color.
Technics: painting on fabric, reverse applique, several layers of padding, quilting and machine embroidery.
Materials: Batiks, double twisted cotton, rayon and soft wires.


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In celebration of Disney's live action adaptation of Aladdin, The Grounds of Alexandria is transforming into a wonderful world inspired by Agrabah, a fictitious port city of mystique and enchantment where anything is possible, even magic lamps. Stay tuned for the announcement of our installations and offerings- find all the details here.
Find yourself a spot amongst the greenery and listen to a collection of live music by Owl Eyes, a young Australian music artist, to celebrate her most recent single launch 'You & I' with us at The Grounds. The Garden Bar and BBQ will be open for food & drinks too! Grab your ticket here.
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On March 14th, IDB representative in Brazil Ms. Daniela Carrera Marquis, Fiat Director of Corporate Communication Mr. Marco Antônio Lage, and AVSI Secretary-General Mr. Alberto Piatti, visited the building site of Fiat's new plant, situated by the city of Goiana, state of Pernambuco, in Northeast Brazil.
The new plant, defined as "The green factory", is conceived as the dynamic center of Pernambuco's automotive pole, based on a modern fully integrated design including supplier park, manpower training center, technological development center, test track and test field. It is a sustainable plant, of low environmental impact, which reproduces the best practices in Fiat's environmental management system: the internal streets will be paved with asphalt produced from recycled tires; the water used in the industrial process will be treated and reused. The plant has a modern, optimized layout, with material and product flow conceived at the highest World Class Manufacturing standards.
Warehouses for strategic suppliers will also be built on site, which will rely on just-in-time delivery of main components to the assembly line. This effort will contribute to gradually using local suppliers and reducing logistic costs, similar to what happened in Betim (MG), where Fiat's largest plant in the world is located, enabling the development and growth of local economy.
The project, that will be completed in the first half of 2014 and it is expected to start operations in the first half of 2015, will strengthen domestic industry by increasing the production capacity for cars, with a major impact on employment offering about 4,500 direct and 12,000 indirect jobs. That's a really great opportunity for a country affected by many social problems, with an illiteracy rate of 20%, a poverty rate of 67,4% (people living with about 300 REAIS per month, that is half of a minimum wage), and suitable sewer system in only 33% of households. Currently, the region's population mainly survive by cultivating sugar cane.
The visit was the occasion to present the results of the socioeconomic and environmental study carried out by AVSI in Goiana and other 16 municipalities of the area as well as the guidelines for the sustainable development of the Region and FIAT Social Responsibility focused on four pillars: capacity building of local authorities, education, tourism and culture, local sustainable economy.
AVSI started its collaboration in 2004 with the Árvore da Vida project in the area surrounding FIAT's plant in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The intervention is still in progress and operates in a 35.000 resident neighborhood, Jardim Terezopolis, where people live in a deep pocket of poverty with low levels of human development and an index of violence among the highest in Brazil.
Through a partnership among the private and public sectors and civil society, through socio-educational activities, professional training, income generation and strengthening of community life, Árvore da Vida has reached important results such as: around 1,000 youth from the neighborhood employed by FIAT, the improvement of the living conditions of almost 13.550 highly vulnerable people, and 1.300 youth successfully inserted into labor market. These results have been presented at CSRAmericas 2012, the largest CSR Conference in Latin America and the Caribbean, hosted by the Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter-American Development Bank.


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Barb Willison, left, Marvin Sondrol, center, and his daughter, Emma Sondrol, right, hold signs to support American Crystal Sugar Co. workers, who have been locked out of the company's sugar beet processing plants since Aug. 1, during a rally in the North Dakota Capitol's Memorial Hall in Bismarck, N.D., on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, to support legislation that would allow the locked-out workers to receive unemployment benefits. Willison works at American Crystal's Hillsboro, N.D., processing plant, and Marvin Sondrol said he retired from his job at the Hillsboro plant because of the lockout. On Monday, a Senate committee declined to allow introduction of a bill that would have allowed the workers to apply for benefits. About 400 North Dakota workers are affected by the lockout, which resulted when the Moorhead, Minn.,-based sugar company and about 1,300 employees could not reach a new labor agreement. (AP Photo/Dale Wetzel)
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Navarro College offers 192-degree programs and 24 via distance education. Student-to-faculty ratio is 22:1. 3 high safety сampuses. 41% are women, and 59% are men. 1% percents of international students. Navarro College is a member of 2 athletic associations. The average annual total cost of attendance at Navarro College is 9335$, that is at the level of national average. Total price of living is between $10197 and $16676 per year. 17% of full-time Navarro College students completed their education in 150 percent of time: graduation rate is at the level of national average. Average salary after attending is $31,200, so if you studied 2 years, you'll get your funds back in less than 2 years.
The Navarro College is a public and non-academic-year institution, so it's net price represents an average of all programs and includes only undergraduates who first enrolled in the fall term and pay in-state tuition and receive Title IV aid.
Depending on the federal state, or institutional grant and available, Navarro College students in your income bracket may pay more of less than the overall average costs.
5400 of Navarro College undergraduate students were awarded with some type of financial aid, it's 54 percents of all undergraduate students. This makes Navarro College number 35 in the amount of financial aid awarded to students among all educational institutions in Texas.
Students at Navarro College awarded 5 types of loans or aids, the biggest percent of students received a any financial aid.
Here are the learning opportunities available in Navarro College.
Navarro College graduation rate is below the national average.
17% of full-time students enrolled for the first time to Navarro College completed the education program and got a degree in 150 percent of the expected time of completion.
The student-to-faculty ratio at Navarro College is 22:1, that means that for every 22 students the institution has one professor, lecturer or specialist with a degree in education. Lower student-to-faculty ratio is better - it means that professors can dedicate more time and attention to each student.
In Navarro College the biggest percent of students are enrolled in on-campus courses.
Here are the students enrolled exclusively in distance education courses at Navarro College and grouped by their location. Distance education courses are the most popular for students located in Texas.
The campus located by 3200 W 7Th Avenue address in Corsicana, Texas.
Main Campus in comparison of all branches in the US. It is calculated as the average percent of crimes yearly by five years of data for every campus, based on an overall number of students studying there. The branch is the middle size campus of Navarro College with 0.25% of maximum crimes a year. The most often crimes detected on Main Campus are burglary, aggravated assault, and motor vehicle theft.
The campus located by 1900 John Arden Dr. address in Waxahachie, Texas.
Waxahachie Campus in comparison of all branches in the US. It is calculated as the average percent of crimes yearly by five years of data for every campus, based on an overall number of students studying there. The branch is the middle size campus of Navarro College with 0.01% of maximum crimes a year. The most often crimes detected on Waxahachie Campus are burglary and motor vehicle theft.
The campus located by 899 Mt. Zion Rd address in Midlothian, Texas.
Midlothian Campus in comparison of all branches in the US. It is calculated as the average percent of crimes yearly by five years of data for every campus, based on an overall number of students studying there. The branch is the middle size campus of Navarro College with 0.01% of maximum crimes a year. The only type of crimes detected on Midlothian Campus is burglary.
Navarro College offers 192 programs in total: 117 are for Associate's degree and 75 are 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs.
There are 24 distance education programs that are offered in the Navarro College: 18 are for Associate's degree and 6 are 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs.
Navarro College provides coursework for undergraduate students оnly.
In 2014-2015 academic year estimated full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment was 7063 students with 211879 сredit hours for 12-month instructional activity period.


The ACR2 autochange rack is an arm-changing system for the PHS-2 servo positioning head. It allows probe extensions or probe adaptors to be exchanged to suit the probing task required.
The change cycle is operated by CMM motion. No power connections are needed and all sensing and overtravel protection is contained within the PHS-2 servo positioning head itself; no motors, switches or sensors within the rack.
Sensors on the PHS-2 servo positioning head detect collisions and check whether arms are correctly and safely locked in position after a change cycle. The PHS-2 also incorporates an overtravel mechanism to protect against collisions.
The ACR2 rack consists of pairs of ports that store arms. The arms are either head adaptors (HA) or head extensions (HE). The ports allow arms stored in them to be automatically locked and unlocked onto a PHS-2 servo positioning head.
To change probe arms automatically, the CMM must be programmed to complete a series of movements using positions calculated during the port datum routine. These movements cause a mechanism inside the port to rotate a screwdriver which engages a slot on the arm.
The slot activates a cam which locks the arm in place when rotated.


LDFI Vice President Lord Monroe Palmer spoke in the House of Lords Debate on the condition of Palestinian children last week.
"My Lords, we have heard from the noble Lord, Lord Warner, about the health and well-being of Palestinian children. I am sure I and other Peers speaking in this debate want better conditions for all children worldwide and deplore anything that creates inferior conditions. What I will stress does not detract from the issues, conditions, health and well-being of Palestinians but gives a context missing from the words of the noble Lord, Lord Warner.
Infant mortality rates out of 1,000 are, sadly, 15.9 in the West Bank, 18.3 in Gaza and 4.2 in Israel. There are 121 countries ranked worse than the West Bank, and 108 ranked worse than Gaza. Infant mortality in Angola is an amazing 180 out of 1,000. In Nigeria it is 94, in Pakistan it is 65, in Turkey it is 25.7. On the Human Development Index, which is calculated on healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living—with a score of 1 being the most developed—Palestine ranks 113th out of 188 nations at 0.68. This is roughly the same as for Egypt, and is the average for Arab states. It compares with 0.61 for India and 0.54 for Pakistan.
The Minister, whom I welcome to her place, is a great expert, I understand, on trade with Pakistan. My question to her and the noble Lord, Lord Warner, about the conditions of children is: are we going to have a debate on any of the other 188 nations, some of which I have described? I stress that the conditions of many of these nations need to be improved, very much including the conditions and outcomes for the Palestinians.
The noble Lord, Lord Warner, paints a picture of a bottle half empty. I would like to paint a picture that, while it could be improved, is of a bottle half full. When the noble Lord, Lord Cope, talks about youth music, he gives such an instance of things that can be and are being done.
Many Palestinian children are brought to Israel and treated in Israeli hospitals. Some of these are children of Hamas officials. In 2014, the daughter of Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader in Gaza, was allowed to exit the strip just after Israel's operations. The Israel charity Save a Child's Heart—SACH—brings children from around the world, including Gaza and the West Bank, to Israel for life-saving heart surgery that they would otherwise not receive. Israel continued to permit children and family members to travel to the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon at the height of the 2014 conflict in Gaza with Hamas.
There are many SACH stories, and I shall give the House just a couple of them. Rumaisa was born in August 2014. At nine days old, she was rushed from Gaza to the paediatric intensive care unit of the Wolfson Medical Center in critical condition at the height of the 2014 conflict. After her condition stabilised, she underwent life-saving cardiac surgery. Her recovery went well, and not long after that surgery she and her grandmother returned to Gaza.
Kamal was born in May 2012. At two years old, he returned to the Wolfson Medical Center with his grandmother for his third surgery. When he was two days old, he was taken to the doctor in Gaza because of cyanosis and difficulty breathing. A year later, he had his second surgery because he was still having difficulty breathing. Post surgery, Kamal is doing well.
DfID is considering giving UK funding to Save a Child's Heart. Could the Minister say whether there is any progress on putting such funding towards saving the lives of many children, including Palestinian children?
Ahmed, 18, and Hadeel Hamdan, 15, have been frequent visitors to the Rambam hospital in Haifa since 2012. They spend 12 hours a day on dialysis—treatment unavailable for them in Gaza.
Some Gaza children are not guaranteed the same privileges. Hamas prevented three Gazan children from travelling to Israel for life-saving treatment; they were children aged five, 10 and 12 who suffer from systemic arthritis, which has the potential to be life-threatening without proper treatment. The children had been permitted to travel to Israel once a month for an injection, and the situation was improving until Hamas denied them the ability to leave the strip.
The noble Lord, Lord Warner, referred to the psychiatric problems of Palestinian children. I recently visited towns and farming moshavs in Israel near the border with Gaza. Every house, flat and school has a safe room with reinforced walls and ceilings. Every bus stop in that area within Israel near Gaza is a bomb shelter. Can other noble Lords appreciate what this does to the psychiatric well-being of those Israeli children? A mother said to me that her child went to visit relations in central Israel and asked her hosts, "Where is the safe room?", accustomed as she was to this sad way of life.
Palestinian infant mortality rates fall in the middle of world tables. They are still bad, but the rates in Gaza and the West Bank are better than those in China, Romania, Turkey and South Africa, from all official statistics. According to the Human Development Index, Palestine is more developed than India and Pakistan while also being close to the average HDI for all Arab states. Many children, as I have said, are treated in Israel, including family members of Hamas leaders and so on.
Hamas also utilises child labour in dangerous environments, such as the construction of its terror tunnels. In total, 160 individuals have died while constructing those tunnels since 2012, and it is therefore not an environment that children should be allowed to work in.
In considering the welfare and well-being of Palestinian children, one must look at the direction of travel. It points in one positive direction but is clearly in need of improvement. Israel has gone to great lengths to materially improve the well-being of Palestinian children, while their condition remains poor in areas beyond Israel's influence, particularly in Lebanon and Syria. Conditions for Palestinian children in the West Bank, while certainly not great, remain better than in many other Middle Eastern countries.