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Peshawar Dental College is a prestigious institution providing undergraduate/postgraduate dental education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It celebrates national as well as international activities pertaining to oral health including World Oral Health Day that is globally cerebrated by FDI on 20th March each year. WOHD has been celebrated by PDC each year since 2011, but this year their celebrations were off the charts.
An organizing committee was formed by Principal/Dean PDC to celebrate this function to its fullest extent. A well organized function was thus arranged in the premises of Peshawar Dental College Peshawar.
The function started with recitation from the Holy Quran by Dr. Asia Muhammad, while Dr. Tania Rashid performed the duties of stage secretary.
The Principal/Dean Prof. Dr. Talat Firdos in her welcome address emphasized the maintenance of oral & dental health and its relationship with general health. Prof. Dr. Hafeez Ur Rehman Vice Dean Peshawar Medical College in his speech said that Holy Prophet (SAWS) advised brushing teeth with Miswak regularly. He stressed upon the maintainance of dental health and asked to make it a mission.
Prof. Dr. Fazl e Ghani, in his speech, greatly appreciated the efforts by FDI to observe WOHD each year to reaffirm the importance of oral health and its relationship with general health.
A walk was arranged on this occasion. Executive Director Dr. Syed Iftikhar Husain, Vice Dean Academics Prof. Dr. Hafeez Ur Rehman, Chief Executive Officer Prime Medical Complex Dr. Abdus Samad, Prof. Dr. Aman Safi, Prof. Dr. Shamim Akhtar, Prof. Dr. Syed Amjad Shah, other faculty members and students of PDC participated in the walk holding banners with the slogan "Live Mouth Smart" WOHD 2017. The female students were wearing red dupattas to celebrate this occasion.
In the PDC lawns, ten stalls were set up by the students and faculty to advise patients regarding healthy food choices along with oral hygiene instructions. The event ended at 1:30 pm with certificate distribution to those who participated in the photography competition, poster competitions, and poetry competition.
The members of organizing committee Prof. Dr. Qazi Javed Akhtar, Dr. Amir Hameed and Dr. Zia Ur Rehman thanked all the respected faculty of PMC/PDC, students and staff for their cooperation and support.
Dental News Pakistan with Shield arranged stalls and distributed free tooth pastes and toothbrushes to the patients. Free dental checkup of 360 patients was carried out by the faculty and staff. Besides this, videos were also shown to the patients to educate them regarding the maintenance of oral health along with useful instructions.
Dental News would especially like to thank Prof. Dr. Qazi Javed Akhtar, without whose efforts and coordination these events would not have been possible.


WallE and some of his friends at Gr8Kidz Stratford.
The youngsters at Gr8Kidz Childcare and Learning Centre in Stratford are thrilled to have their scarecrow friend back after he went on an adventure last week.
Yvonne Mestrom, a preschool teacher at the centre, says the WallE the scarecrow robot had been made by herself, her husband Peter and the children at Gr8 Kidz for the Stratford Scarecrow Trail.
"One of the teachers at the centre had the idea to make a WallE-themed scarecrow for the trail, then Peter and I put the frame or main parts together, and the children then were able to get involved in finishing it off. They enjoyed being part of making WallE."
At some point over the weekend of November 3-4, WallE went missing however.
"When people came to church on Sunday, they saw he was missing. So it must have happened sometime between the Saturday afternoon when he was last seen to Sunday early morning."
WallE's photo was shared on social media, along with an appeal for WallE to come home.
"We were thrilled when he came back to us on Wednesday. A couple of people called in to the centre and said they had found him at their place so they returned him to us."
On Friday, WallE was back with the children at Gr8 Kidz, enjoying plenty of love and attention after his adventure.
"I think he was playing hide and seek with us." Kaitlyn Buckland (4) says she thinks WallE was playing a game and had found a really good hiding spot nearby.
"I like that he came back to stay with us again though. I missed him."
Bentley Walker-Togisia (4) says he thinks WallE either hid in a hole somewhere or went on a holiday.
"But not on a plane, just somewhere else near us. Maybe he had ice-cream to eat when he was away."


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Huge customer loyalty doesn't need big budgets, just a genuine commitment to create something customers want to be part of. Community site Gentlemint demonstrates that you can swiftly build an insanely loyal community simply by putting your customers first.
Customer acquisition and customer retention are intrinsically linked, and hence customer loyalty is developed or destroyed from the very first interaction. So to improve customer retention, organisations need to ensure their marketing sets expectations that match the typical customer experience, and that the marketing only targets those consumers who will value these experiences.
Changing people's behaviour requires more than logic or a good idea. New solutions need to solve visible problems, and need to provide a direct benefit to the people who's behaviours you're seeking to change. This is a long but fascinating article about how medical breakthroughs have spread at very different speeds.
The role of an international rugby captain came under public and media debate in Wales last week. Regular captain Sam Warburton was fit again but left on the bench, with Ryan Jones retaining his place and the captaincy. With many accepting the logic of not changing a winning team, focus turned to the role of the captain(s) and who could/should/would do what.
The captain's role can take many forms, including leader, organiser, encourager and of course player. And the specifics of what's required often vary by sport, team and the individual in question. But what is consistent is that the role is as much as about bringing the best out of others as it is about playing well themselves.
The debate in Wales got me thinking about the role of NGBs. Like team captains, NGBs can be required to play many roles within and on behalf of their sport. But while the requirements vary by sport and situation, it is vital that the NGB has clearly defined its role before it finalises its business model.
What roles could an NGB play?
The many potential roles of an NGB can be clustered under three headings – leader, enabler and deliverer.
Leader – This could include the traditional role of governor, setting and enforcing rules of play and standards of experience. Or it could be a thought leader, sharing lessons, successes or new innovations with other partners. Or it could be a connector, co-ordinating the different organisations across the sport to achieve common measures of success. Or it could be leading the performance of a group of partners the NGB has formally or informally outsourced work to.
Enabler – This could include recruiting, training and upskilling the workforce across the sport, through a range of formal and informal qualifications. Or it could be supporting the delivery chain of clubs or facilities to improve their facilities, marketing skills or other capabilities. Or it could be about aggregating, adding value to and sharing consumer and market intelligence to enable partners across the sport to provide innovative and relevant offers to a growing number of participants.
Deliverer – This could include directly filling a delivery gap, either with national programmes or through a club network. Or it could be running competitions and events that other providers train people/teams to take part in. Or it could be through stimulating innovation by developing and testing new products to create a proof of concept for the market to scale up. Or it could be through orchestrating and delivering an overarching campaign to drive demand across the sport.
My intention is not to prescribe the ideal role of an NGB. That depends on the market their whole sport operates in, future customer needs and the strategic outcomes of the NGB. However the strategic choices and the information required to make them are similar across sports. And the key word here is choice. In the same way that Sam Warburton or Ryan Jones couldn't play all 15 positions and direct the game from the stands, no organisation can successfully be everything to everybody.
What does current demand look like?
This includes understanding who is doing what, where, when, how, why & with who; and hence identifying the current trends, customer behaviours, needs, influences and barriers.
What does current supply look like?
This includes understanding who is providing what, where, when, why & how successfully; and hence identifying the needs, priorities and drivers of current providers.
What does future demand look like?
Given the trends within the sport, across other sports and throughout the target customers wider lifestyle, how is demand likely to change if nothing different is done? Are the potential market forces and new trends likely to increase or decrease demand over the next 3-5 years?
What does future supply look like?
Given the most likely political, economic, social and technological trends, what is likely to happen to supply over the next 3-5 years? For example will facilities be opened/closed/repurposed and what could be done to respond to the positive and negative impact of this potential future?
In summary, these aren't simple questions to answer as they require a deep and on-going flow of market intelligence and consumer insights. However some NGBs are already building this understanding of where their whole sport is now and where its going. This understanding is being used to evolve their business model by making strategic choices about the market opportunity they are going to pursue and the role and priorities they will need to achieve it.
This month's HBR magazine has an interesting article about rethinking the classic 4 Ps for B2B marketing. Instead of Product, Place, Price and Promotion, the authors propose Solution, Access, Value and Education. As NGBs are largely in the B2B space, rather than B2C, the article has some interesting ideas for sport's governing bodies.
HBR – Define offerings by the needs they meet, not by their features, functions, or technological superiority.
Relevance to NGBs – as NGBs become more customer-focused in their planning and delivery, they are moving from just developing new products to providing the supporting services and experiences that collectively deliver benefits that meet customer needs. Central to this evolution is a deep understanding of their customer's needs, influences and behaviours, as this enables them to clearly identify solutions that meet the specific needs of their target customers.
HBR – Develop an integrated cross-channel presence that considers customers' entire purchase journey instead of emphasising individual purchase locations and channels.
Relevance to NGBs – it's often tempting to think about participants in just one place, whether its as a member of one club or on the end of one email address. In reality participants increasingly want choice and flexibility in how they engage with a sport, just as they do with many other brands. Therefore the modern NGB business model needs to consider who its target customers are, what kind of relationship the NGB wants to have with those customers, and who their key partners need to be to provide the range of access those customers want. These partners will include those offering local delivery options and/or online connections.
HBR – Articulate the benefits relative to price, rather than stressing how price relates to production costs, profit margins, or competitors' prices.
Relevance to NGBs – pricing is a common topic within sport, usually in the context of demands for programmes/sessions to be cheaper or free. To be able to achieve scalable growth, the conversation needs to turn to the value sport provides, as many of the competitors for people's time have a higher price but still offer better/more relevant value. For example, how does the value of the hour of sporting experience you provide compare with the price of a coffee or a trip to the cinema?
HBR – Provide information relevant to customers' specific needs at each point in the purchase cycle, rather than relying on advertising, PR, and personal selling that covers the waterfront.
Relevance to NGBs – in thinking about "grow" & "sustain" plans it can be easy to forget that most participants don't quickly commit to a sport for the long-term. Therefore promoting the value and accessibility of the solutions a sport offers, needs to be an on-going process for retaining and growing customer engagement. This education can extend beyond where to play and why it's adding value, to include information about the participation itself. Nike have already demonstrated that the cross-industry consumer trend for accessing and using personal consumption data can be harnessed as a powerful motivator of participation.


American Heritage allows students from 6th – 12th-grades to bring personal laptop computers to aid in the learning process. The electronic devices serve multiple purposes including: textbook(s), organizational planner, calendar, research aid, communication tool, presentation device, notebook, word processor, and study support.
American Heritage configures the school network for safety and privacy and the school provides all software necessary. The school's network is protected by Clearstone Security.* All families should plan to provide a protected wireless option for students studying at home.
*Clearstone security offers AHSJ families a discount for home installation.
Second offense: Parent/guardian will need to pick up the device in the office.
Third offense: The school reserves the right to confiscate the device.
Students are not allowed on social media sites during school hours, including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. Students are expected to only visit sites pertaining to their studies. Visiting inappropriate or degrading websites is in direct violation of the code of conduct. Students found in violation of the internet usage policies are subject to the code of conduct guidelines. Discipline may include exclusion from using electronics, suspension, or dismissal.


There are just a handful of people I've known my life, Julie is one of them. What better way to celebrate a lifetime of friendship than to celebrate our growing families. So happy I'm able to share in a lazy Sunday afternoon. Love this group. xoxoxo.
Kate, Your photos are amazing, as always.


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Thébo est une commune rurale située dans le département de Samba de la province du Passoré dans la région Nord au Burkina Faso.

Géographie

Thébo se trouve à environ  au sud-ouest du centre de Samba, le chef-lieu de la commune et du département, et de la route nationale 13 ainsi qu'à  au sud-ouest de Yako.

Histoire

Économie

Santé et éducation

Thébo accueille un centre de santé et de promotion sociale (CSPS) tandis que le centre médical avec antenne chirurgicale (CMA) de la province se trouve à Yako.

Le village possède une école primaire publique.

Notes et références

Ville dans le département de Samba

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Lissie On World Cafe : World Cafe On her new album, Back to Forever, the folk-rock singer strives to observe the world around her.
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When Lissie stopped by World Cafe for her session about a month ago, she still didn't have a name for her new album. Now titled Back to Forever, the singer's second record is due out Sept. 10; it comes three years after the release of her debut, Catching a Tiger. Lissie's new songs emphasize her observations of the world around her. "Shameless," for example, focuses on what people will do for stardom.
Lissie's music is solidly grounded in her folk roots, though she also evokes a Stevie Nicks-like presence in her popular cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way." But Lissie continues to evolve as a rock artist, especially when she wields her Telecaster in the studio. In this installment of World Cafe, hear the charismatic singer perform three energized and heartfelt songs.
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Who's afraid of the 'big bad' Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood?
AS DRAMATIC protests calling for reform and the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak continue across Egypt, the only thing that seems certain in this volatile environment is the uncertainty. The questions: How long will the demonstrations last, will Mubarak leave of his own accord, and who will take the reins of the new government?
Now, after more than a week of protests, significant concerns are surfacing about the role of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in the demonstrations and, more important, in the aftermath of the uprising.
Will the Brotherhood, Egypt's oldest, largest and best-organized opposition movement, try to hijack this grass-roots uprising and turn Egypt into a radical Islamic state?
Former U.N. ambassador John Bolton warned on Fox News that the Muslim Brotherhood is "maneuvering in a situation of potential anarchy to take advantage of it. That's one reason why it's so dangerous and why we're so vulnerable to a really radical regime coming to power."
"This is a difficult situation," Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair told CNN. Then he warned, "You don't just have a government and a movement for democracy. You also have others, notably the Muslim Brotherhood, who would take this in a different direction altogether."
But there are several compelling reasons to tone down the fearmongering about the Brotherhood.
Yes, any future representative government in Egypt, a 90 percent Islamic country, is likely to include Islamists. But Egypt in 2011 is not 1979 Iran, nor will it become 1991 Algeria, with the concerns about "one man, one vote, one time."
The Muslim Brotherhood won't commandeer this budding revolution - it's shown restraint in the crisis, and seeks legitimacy in the eyes of the Egyptian people.
The Brotherhood has a history of moderation and pragmatism, especially compared to many other militant Islamist movements. It rejected violence decades ago. And, despite being officially banned, it has fielded independent candidates in parliamentary elections since 1984, even forming electoral alliances with secularists, nationalists and liberals. In 2005, it won 88 seats, 20 percent of parliament.
The Brotherhood has also shown restraint during these protests, not officially participating for the first several days. Most likely, the organization was caught off guard by the suddenness of the uprising, and decided to lie low in the early stages to see how successful the protests would be.
But it's taken a more active role since Friday, encouraging members and supporters to participate in the demonstrations, negotiating with other opposition leaders to form a national unity government in the event that Mubarak finally steps down and endorsing Nobel Prize-winner Mohamed ElBaradei, a secular liberal, as the leader of the opposition. Still, this is not the Brotherhood's revolution.
Most important is the Brotherhood's quest for legitimacy. It's aware that not all Egyptians, especially secular and Christian ones, support its agenda. It can't afford to alienate large portions of the population by appearing too eager to grab power through illegitimate means.
I think the Brotherhood really wants free and fair elections, through which it believes it can demonstrate its genuine popularity among Egyptians.
The White House has declared there will be no contact with the Brotherhood until the movement provides assurances that it will adhere to the law, reject violence and is willing to be part of a democratic process.
But, the Brotherhood has demonstrated its commitment to these values for years. It is an integral part of Egyptian society and - since no one can predict the exact outcome of these events - it's in the U.S.' best interests to open channels of communication with all the political factors in Egypt to build useful relationships for the post-Mubarak era.
Sarah Salwen is a Ph.D. candidate at Penn. She lived in Cairo in 2009 while researching her dissertation on the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and its offshoots in Jordan and Israel.


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Allan McMurray enjoyed a 35 year career as the Director of Bands at the University of Colorado. Over the course of his remarkable career he has earned numerous honors and awards and is a past president of CBDNA.
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Mark Spede is the band director at Clemson University and the current president of the College Band Directors National Association. In this episode he shares his story and talks about CBDNA's role in funding the aerosol study at the University of Colorado.
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Michael Giannetta is the band director at Oyster Bay High School on Long Island. He has been a band director for 18 years and joins the show to talk about his program and also the Long Island Wind Ensemble.
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Susan L. Smith has taught general, choral, and instrumental music at the elementary through collegiate level in Florida, Virginia and Alabama and has served as an author, clinician, conductor, and adjudicator across the United States
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Scott Rush is the Director of Fine and Performing Arts in Dorchester School District Two in South Carolina and is the former Director of Bands at Wando High School. He is the lead author of the "Habits" series published by GIA and is an active conductor, adjudicator and clinician.
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Nicholas Williams is an Associate Professor of Music, Music Director and Conductor of the Wind Symphony and Concert Band at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. He joins the show to talk about growing up and starting his career in Texas and his recent move to Australia.
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Curtis Gaesser has been the band director at Folsom High School in Sacramento, one of the most successful jazz programs in the country, for the past 37 years.
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Mike Howard is the band director at Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas. Under his direction, the Vandegrift Band has won numerous awards and honors and most recently was the 2019 BOA Grand National Champion.
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Daniel Morrison is the Director of Bands at Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas where he and the the bands under his direction have performed at the Midwest Clinic, marched in both the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Rose Parade, and been consistent Bands of America Regional, Super Regional and Grand National Finalists.
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Scott Edgar is a music education professor and band director at Lake Forest College and the author of Music Education and Social Emotional Learning.
Eric Jimenez is a co-host of The Score podcast and assistant band director at Prairie View A&M University. He joins the show for an exceptional conversation about his career, being a Latino band director, and ways that we can create more culturally responsive classrooms.
The score podcast and the story of Eric's music journey, including the story of being a student at Prairie View A & M, the HBCU traditions, and his early career as a band director.
Band director turnover in Title 1 schools and some advice for teachers.
Eric's decision to leave high school teaching to pursue his doctorate and the story of how he ended up back at Prairie View A&M.
The lack of representation of Latinx composers and band directors in the band community.
Culturally responsive teaching, avoiding appropriation, and teaching music authentically.
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Eric Jimenez, Assistant Director of Bands/Adjunct Instructor at Prairie View A&M University, has revitalized several band programs throughout the Houston Independent School District. His programs at Sharpstown MS, Hamilton MS, Waltrip HS, Davis HS, & Heights HS Jimenez' band programs increased both student participation and instrument inventory, as well as earned Division I and "Best in Class" ratings at UIL and numerous other festivals.
He is the recipient of Hamilton Middle School's Teacher of the Year award in 2012, LULAC- League of United Latin American Citizens- Educator of the Year in 2015, and a Grammy Educational Award for his work at Davis HS in 2015. He is an active clinician, mentor, and consultant for arts educational programs within the Houston area and across Texas.
Eric is a 2009 graduate of Prairie View A&M University and earned his and his Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Lamar University in 2014. He is currently a Doctoral Music Education Student at the University of Houston Moores School of Music. His professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA), Texas Bandmasters Association (TBA), Texas Jazz Educators Association (TJEA), National Association for Music Education (NAfME), Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity and honorary member Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity.


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It's common wisdom that investing in property over the long term is a solid investment. It's better to use your money to pay off a bond and eventually own your home, than to be paying someone else's bond off with your rental payments.
But getting onto the property ladder can be trickier than one might imagine. Finding a property, as difficult as that may be, is sometimes the easy part. This resource of property for sale in Cape Town will be helpful. The hard part is that many first-time buyers find themselves in financial difficulty because they did not anticipate all the costs they would encounter.
If the bank repossesses the property, they can sell it for very little and the owner will still be liable for the balance. This was recently confirmed by the Pretoria High Court in a judgement during March 2018. The case involved the sale of a repossessed house which had an insured value of R500,000 but was sold by the bank for just R40,000. The court ruled that this was acceptable.
There are two things you can do to make this unfortunate scenario unlikely. The first is to keep a financial buffer of at least 3 months, but ideally 6 months, of your monthly expenses. So if you generally spend R20,000 a month to cover your bond and other living expenses, then you should try and have R120,000 stashed away (in your bond to benefit from the interest saving).
The second thing you can do is accurately calculate what you can afford to spend monthly and make sure you don't purchase a property that will force you to pay more than what is in your budget. What makes this tricky is that there are many costs that first-time buyers are not aware of. We've listed a number of these costs below. Try to take these into account when you're doing your budget and you should be in a more secure financial position and able to weather the occasional challenging times you may experience.
Rates and water – Many renters do not pay for rates and water; these costs can be quite substantial depending on the area in which you live.
Levies – If you're buying an apartment, you will have to pay a monthly levy for the maintenance of the apartment block. These vary from block to block but can also be quite substantial, especially if there are things like elevators that need regular maintenance.
Special levies – If the apartment block you've bought into has an unusual expense, for instance they decide to paint the block, you will be required to contribute via a special levy.
Maintenance and repairs – Renters are not responsible for paying for the maintenance of the property they are renting. But once you own your property, all the maintenance expenses will be for your own account. The older the place is, the higher these will likely be.
Insurance – Your new place probably has a higher value, which means increased insurance.
Rates – These will increase for higher value properties.
Travel costs – if you're moving further away from daily destinations like work or schools, your fuel budget will need to increase.
Transfer fees – While there are no transfer fees for houses valued at less than R900,000, you should be aware that these fees can become quite substantial as a house's value increases beyond that threshold. Read more on these fees here.
Conveyancing fee – Property transactions will require the involvement of a conveyancing attorney. Remember to shop around as these rates are negotiable.
Bond initiation fee – If you are bonding your new property, the bank will charge you an initiation fee.
Interest rate increases – If you're not opting for a fixed interest rate, allow for the fact that your interest rate could increase and affect your monthly bond repayments.
Life insurance – Banks will require you to take out life insurance so that the bond is still paid if something happens to you. This will be an additional few hundred Rand a month.
Movers – You'll probably need to hire movers to transport your stuff. This cost can be small or large, but either way it won't be insignificant.
New furniture and appliances – You'll find that not all your old furniture will fit in your new house. For example, your fridge may be too big for the space in your new kitchen which means you'll need a new fridge.
Evicting tenants – This happens particularly with houses bought on auction. You'll need to go through a process to evict current tenants and, if they are not cooperative, this could become a drawn out and expensive exercise.
Initial maintenance – Sometimes you can move into a place and make renovations or changes over time, but other times you need to make some of those changes before you can move in. Renovations are not cheap!
Double bond / rent – While you're evicting tenants or fixing up your new property, you'll be paying the bond on the new place plus the bond or rent on your old, which can be a big hit.
All these costs can be quite intimidating, but don't let them put you off buying that property. Just make sure you've budgeted for them and then you can be confident that you should be fine, even if things don't go smoothly.
For more info on purchasing property, check out Private Property, who asked me to write this article, and particularly this article, Planning For Homeownership Success.


When discussing the situation of religious liberty in China, it is important to note that there has never been religious freedom in the country. In Imperial China, it was a prerogative of the emperor to decide what religions would be promoted, tolerated, or persecuted. From the 5th to the 10th century CE, there were at least four attempts at eradicating Buddhism from China altogether. In the late Ming era, the legal category of xie jiao was created to indicate the "heterodox teachings," listed as such in imperial edicts and severely persecuted (which often meant that their leaders and a good number of followers were killed). The Emperor decided which groups were xie jiaobased on his theological inclinations and on political considerations. Christianity as a whole was declared a xie jiao in 1725, and severely persecuted, although its situation changed due to Western military pressure in the 19th century. Emperors were generally suspicious of new religious movements (some of which really tried to overthrow the government on the basis of millennial utopias) and generally listed them as xie jiao. When in doubt, they considered these movements as varieties of "White Lotus," although modern scholars have proved that this classification was rather arbitrary and unrelated to the real White Lotus, a movement that existed in the Middle Ages but was later confused with others.
This did not mean that Mao simply left religion alone. He believed the process of its gradual extinction should be accompanied, governed, and accelerated by the CCP, and took four major measures to implement this policy. First, he expelled all foreign missionaries. Second, he recruited believers sympathetic to CCP as fellow travelers to create five tightly CCP-controlled associations, into which he believed all religious communities should be incorporated: the Protestant Three Self Church (1954), the China Buddhist Association (1953), the China Islamic Association (1953), the China Taoist Association (1957), and the China Catholic Laity Patriotic Committee (1957), later renamed China Catholic Patriotic Committee, in short the Patriotic Catholic Churchseparated from the Vatican.
During the Cultural Revolution, between 1966 and 1976, all religious communities and institutions were liquidated, including those established and controlled by the CCP, i.e. the five authorized religions. Countless temples, churches, and mosques were destroyed, and an important part of China's spiritual, artistic, and cultural patrimony perished forever. Even keeping at home a Bible or a statue of Buddha was enough to be arrested and, in several cases, killed. At least half a million believers, possibly many more, were either executed or died in labor camps. In the early 1970, the Red Guards announced that religion had been "wiped away like dust" in China.
Chairman Mao died in in 1976, and Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997) rose to power in 1978. Deng quickly put an end to the Cultural Revolution, realizing that it was destroying not only Chinese culture and monuments, but Chinese economy and the regime itself. Deng's version that the Cultural Revolution had been a catastrophic mistake remains the official orthodoxy to this day. One thing the Cultural Revolution had not destroyed, however, was religion. When the dust settled, it became clear that, although thousands of believers had been killed, religion had survived underground.
However, the situation gradually worsened even before Xi. There was a subtle shift from Document no. 19's formula of "subjecting religion to socialist education" to the wording prevailing in documents of the 1990s, "actively guiding religion to adapt to socialist society," which was reflected in new regulations enacted in 2004. Three events marked the worsening of the situation for religion in China in the period between Deng's retirement in 1989 and Xi's accession to the position of CCP's secretary in 2012. The first was the renewed crackdown on xie jiao from 1995 on. This was mostly due to the unexpected success of Christian new religious movements, the largest of which was The Church of Almighty God, established in 1991. Since 1995, the list of the xie jiaobecame a main tool of a massive persecution, reminiscent of the suppression of Yiguandao in the 1950s.
Second, in 1999 the CCP clashed with Falun Gong, with which it had maintained a good relation for several years as part of the tolerance and promotion of qi gong. Falun Gong was listed as a xie jiao and its persecution was extreme in terms of both scope and cruelty. The third event was the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, which offered to the CCP the pretext to crack down on Muslim Uyghurs and other ethno-religious Muslim minorities claiming, falsely, that a very significant number of them supported terrorism.
Xi had lost patience with Deng's strategy of accompanying religion to a slow demise through a process that would last for decades or even centuries. He decided to act decisively against all three segments of the Chinese religion. The official CCP-controlled five authorized religions had to understand that they existed to administer the demise of religion, not to promote it. Xi ordered in particular the strict enforcement of provisions forbidding minors to enter churches or temples, or to be subject to any form of religious education, hoping this would prevent the transmission of religion to the new generations. Xi not only continued, but brought to a record scope in the number of those arrested, detained, and killed the campaign against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, dissident Buddhists in Tibet, and xie jiao. Those members of Falun Gong who still remained in China were again mercilessly hunted, but Xi's main wrath was reserved for The Church of Almighty God, as his specialized anti-xie-jiao police told him that, despite the repression, it was still growing and by 2014 had reached the spectacular number of four million members.
In 2018, Xi's policy on religion was institutionalized with the coming into force of the New Regulation of Religious Affairs, which had been signed into law on August 26, 2017. Xi's main aim became clear. Between the five authorized religions and the banned xie jiao lies the so called gray market, the area of religion including most Chinese believers. They attend the Protestant house churches, the Underground Catholic Church, and a plethora of Muslim, Buddhist and Daoist organizations, mosques and temples that are not part of the official associations.
While other segments of the gray market are simply bullied into joining the five authorized religions, Xi seems to be aware that this strategy would not work for the Underground Catholic Church, as long as it would have the international backing of the Roman Catholic Church, the largest religious organization of the planet. The CCP has thus adopted a different strategy with the Catholics, signing on September 22, 2018 the Vatican-China deal of 2018, and insisting that its clauses should be kept secret. Theoretically, with this agreement Xi should get rid of the Catholic problem, as the underground Catholic Church should gradually merge with the CCP-controlled Patriotic Catholic Church, under bishops appointed by the Pope but agreeable to the CCP. However, there are resistances in the Patriotic Catholic Church and in sectors of the CCP itself, as well as criticism by certain Catholics. How successfully the agreement will be implemented remains very much to be seen.
Xi Jinping faces an increasing international public relations problems. Fake news is still occasionally believed about xie jiao such as Falun Gong and The Church of Almighty God, but scholars on the CCP's payroll have been exposed, and most Western scholars increasingly offer alternative narratives challenging the propaganda. Falun Gong continues its international public campaigns denouncing the CCP, and a coalition of human rights activists, scholars, and NGOs protesting the persecution of The Church of Almighty God is gaining momentum, something the CCP did not expect. The fact that one million Muslim Uyghurs are detained in inhumane conditions in the "transformation through education" camps has generated a strong reaction in the international community. And obviously Muslims are a larger and more powerful international constituency than the xie jiao.


Randal Grichuk hit a two-run home run, Reese McGuire added a solo shot for his first career major league homer and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Houston Astros 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon.
The Astros (100-58) already had clinched first place in the American League West with their win Tuesday and an Oakland loss later that night.
The Blue Jays (72-87) salvaged the finale of the three-game series in their final home game of the season.
Joe Biagini (4-7) picked up the win, allowing one hit and one walk in 1 1/3 innings.
Former Astros closer Ken Giles earned his 25th save of the season and 13th with Toronto with a perfect ninth.
The Blue Jays officially confirmed Wednesday that manager John Gibbons would not return next year. He was cheered when he took out the lineup card before the game and each time he changed pitchers.
Toronto opened with Sean Reid-Foley, who allowed one run, one hit and one walk and struck out five in 3 1/3 innings.
The Astros had a bullpen day, opening with Chris Devenski (2-3), who was making his first start this season after 47 relief appearances. The right-hander allowed two runs, one hit and one walk with two strikeouts in two innings.
Billy McKinney led off the bottom of the first with a walk, and Grichuk hit his 25th home run of the season to put Toronto ahead 2-0.
Houston scored in the fourth. Jake Marisnick led off with a walk, took third on a flyout to right and scored on Carlos Correa's infield hit.
The Astros left the bases loaded in the fifth. J.D. Davis walked with one out, Max Stassi lost a potential hit on McKinney's superb catch in left field and Myles Straw earned his first major league hit on a smash to the pitcher. Marisnick hit an infield single before Tony Kemp struck out to end the threat.
McGuire homered in the fifth off Houston's second pitcher of the game, Cionel Perez.
Houston's Lance McCullers Jr. pitched a perfect bottom of the sixth after being reinstated from the disabled list (right elbow discomfort).
Jon Berti singled for Toronto in the bottom of the eighth for his first major league hit.


Young swimmers from the Largs area took a step up the ladder as they tested themselves at a graded meet for the first time.
The North Ayrshire Swimming club fielded a team of 35 swimmers for two days of competition at the On-X in Linwood.
"I wanted to target the younger side of the juniors," says their coach, Alan Dickson.
10-year-old Angus Wark, from West Kilbride, claimed one of the prestigious 'swam too fast' rosettes for his 50m fly, meaning he bettered the time limit for the event, as well as claiming a silver medal for the 100m IM and bronze in 100m fly.
Emma Binnie, from Skelmorlie, rounded off the first day's action in the best possible way with a gold medal in the 50m fly, while twin brother Dean took 10 seconds off his 100m free and sliced 9 seconds off his backstroke over the same distance.
Another swimmer taking a huge chunk out of his times was Cameron Hamill, from Largs, who set a 9 second PB in the 100m free.
9-year-old Hannah Matchett, from West Kilbride, found more than 11 seconds in her 100m breaststroke while elder sister, Zoe, who's 11, bettered her 50m fly by over 6 and a half seconds.
Stephen Blane was among the Largs swimmers setting new personal bests in every race they entered, along with Chloe and Lauren Peckover, Rebecca Shanks and Rose Smith.
Lewis Bray, from Inverkip, took nearly 15 seconds off his 100m freestyle and was praised by coach, Alan Dickson, for a gutsy swim in his breaststroke, where he was nearly a second faster over 50m.
Kouper Sloss improved his 100m IM benchmark by 9 seconds, and Lucy McLaughlin, from Skelmorlie, took 3 seconds off her 50m freestyle and nearly a second off her backstroke.
"Big thanks to Ren 96 and all their volunteers for hosting the meet which was very slick and well organised," says Alan.


We are doing wildlife surveys through the summer.We are collecting data regarding the wild plants, butterflies and moths, birds and any other species we spot! It was a warm spring day and Linear Park is a regular transept for our butterfly surveyers to check during June and July.
The ducks in the ponds with the bulrush starting to grow. It is also known as small reedmace. This hugely impressive bulrush is, in the wild, found growing beside lakes and ponds. The flowers are catkins, which gradually turn brown, releasing downy seeds that get wafted away on the breeze.
We had surveyed up the stream above the ponds and needed to return on the other side of the stream. It would have meant quite a long back track until we found this plank crossing the stream.
Noting down the species and checking in the book!.


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"""A command to generate the SQL required to aggregate statistics
stashed in the JSON column for star_pus in the practice_statistics
table.

When the keys in the JSON change, replace
`views_sql/ccgstatistics.sql` with the output of running this command

"""

from django.core.management import BaseCommand
from django.template import Context, Template

class Command(BaseCommand):
    def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
        keys = [
            "analgesics_cost",
            "antidepressants_adq",
            "antidepressants_cost",
            "antiepileptic_drugs_cost",
            "antiplatelet_drugs_cost",
            "benzodiazepine_caps_and_tabs_cost",
            "bisphosphonates_and_other_drugs_cost",
            "bronchodilators_cost",
            "calcium-channel_blockers_cost",
            "cox-2_inhibitors_cost",
            "drugs_acting_on_benzodiazepine_receptors_cost",
            "drugs_affecting_the_renin_angiotensin_system_cost",
            "drugs_for_dementia_cost",
            "drugs_used_in_parkinsonism_and_related_disorders_cost",
            "hypnotics_adq",
            "inhaled_corticosteroids_cost",
            "laxatives_cost",
            "lipid-regulating_drugs_cost",
            "omega-3_fatty_acid_compounds_adq",
            "oral_antibacterials_cost",
            "oral_antibacterials_item",
            "oral_nsaids_cost",
            "proton_pump_inhibitors_cost",
            "statins_cost",
            "ulcer_healing_drugs_cost",
        ]

        sql = """
-- This SQL is generated by `generate_ccg_statistics_sql.py`

CREATE TEMPORARY FUNCTION
  jsonify_starpu({% for safe_key in safe_keys %}
    {{ safe_key }} FLOAT64{% if not forloop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
  )
  RETURNS STRING
  LANGUAGE js AS '''
  var obj = {};{% for key, safe_key in zipped_keys %}
  obj['{{ key }}'] = {{ safe_key }};{% endfor %}
  return JSON.stringify(obj);
  ''';

SELECT
  month AS date,
  practices.ccg_id AS pct_id,
  ccgs.name AS name,
  SUM(total_list_size) AS total_list_size,
  SUM(astro_pu_items) AS astro_pu_items,
  SUM(astro_pu_cost) AS astro_pu_cost,
  jsonify_starpu({% for key in keys %}
    SUM(CAST(JSON_EXTRACT_SCALAR(star_pu, '$.{{ key }}') AS FLOAT64)){% if not forloop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
  ) AS star_pu
FROM {hscic}.practice_statistics
INNER JOIN {hscic}.practices
  ON practice_statistics.practice = practices.code
INNER JOIN {hscic}.ccgs ccgs
  ON practices.ccg_id = ccgs.code AND ccgs.org_type = 'CCG'
WHERE month > TIMESTAMP(DATE_SUB(DATE "{this_month}", INTERVAL 5 YEAR))
GROUP BY
  month,
  practices.ccg_id,
  name
""".strip()

        template = Template(sql)
        safe_keys = [key.replace("-", "_") for key in keys]
        zipped_keys = list(zip(keys, safe_keys))

        ctx = Context(
            {"keys": keys, "safe_keys": safe_keys, "zipped_keys": zipped_keys},
            autoescape=False,
        )
        print(template.render(ctx))

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our photographer Alf Harvey snapped many of the 3,000 people who marched in Abbeyleix on Sunday, April 29 to protest against plans to shut the town's community nursing unit.
Led by elderly patients, people of all ages descended on the town. This was the second mass protest in six months to force the HSE to back down on its plan to close the hospital.


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A typical night at Cachapas Don Luis as family and friends gather to eat. Photo by Monique-Marie Cummings
Foodways, Immigration & Migration
Cornmeal, Queso, and Compatriots: A Venezuelan Cachapa Restaurant Unites Immigrants in Panama
January 6, 2020 | Monique-Marie Cummings | Comments
Laughter rings through Calle 77 as customers carry paper plates of fried pork and cachapas to tables shaded by canopy tents. Steam rises from the cornmeal pancakes, fresh from the kitchen's griddle. The smell of the soft cheese filling, queso de mano, permeates the restaurant's courtyard. Customers exchange jokes in rapid Spanish between bites of hot cachapas and refreshing sips of ice-cold, fizzy frescolitas.
It is this lively, energetic atmosphere coupled with the traditional Venezuelan cuisine that make Cachapas Don Luis feel like a piece of Venezuela dropped into the heart of Panama's bustling capital—precisely what the owner intended.
Luis Hernandez founded the restaurantto fill a need within his growing community. Now, it is a cultural oasis where Venezuelan immigrants can escape their over-crowded tenement complexes, menial jobs, and frequent tension with locals. The first restaurant in Panama City to feature a solely Venezuelan menu, it is no accident the main dish appears in its name. Cachapas embody what Venezuelans love about their food.
"Traditional Venezuelan food is simple, but there is nothing more divine," a customer said to me in Spanish as she waited for her order.
From the beginning, Hernandez modeled his restaurant after those in Venezuela. He wanted to surround his compatriots with the best parts of home as they grappled with their new and often isolated reality.
Cachapas hot off the griddle
Photo by Monique-Marie Cummings
Cachapa filled with queso de mano, fried plantains, shredded meat, and black beans
The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela has made news headlines for months now. Millions have fled Venezuela in the past four years, resulting in one of the worst migrant crises Latin America has ever seen. Primarily, they leave because the devastated economy does not allow them to provide for their families.
"The bolívar is worthless. You simply cannot earn enough," one woman declared in our interview. Due to the food shortage, she and her husband were forced to close their food stand. The ingredients were just too expensive. The lack of economic opportunity became even more personal when the couple discovered they were expecting a child. Fearing dangerously inadequate prenatal care, a biproduct of the medicinal shortage, the couple decided to emigrate.
Political instability is the decisive factor for others. One ex-police officer said he could not be party to the institutionalized corruption and violence manifesting itself under the present regime. A former teacher spoke of her shame when the school's staff was ordered to participate in a pro-government march.
Countries like Panama offer a fresh start. The transition, however, is not easy.
Since many leave Venezuela as a last resort, their financial situation is often precarious. The meager sum they bring with them, usually a couple hundred dollars, runs out quickly in the country's pricey capital. "Life in Panama is expensive because there is no infrastructure for cheap places to buy food or clothing," one immigrant said. For most, their immediate goal is to make enough money to afford the bare essentials and send the rest back to their families—a risky process given that the money could be stolen en route.
Most of the jobs immigrants find are low-caliber, offering long hours but little pay. Many university degrees are non-transferable; go shopping, and you find grocery store clerks and retail workers with degrees in architecture, law, business, or psychology. Most are lucky to make twenty dollars a day. No one expected such harsh circumstances. "Everyone's plan was the same. Stay three months, make some money, and return. I'm going on three years."
Before emigrating, many cherished dreams of making enough money to return home. They planned to use their newfound funds to invest or start their own companies back in Venezuela. However, in Panama, most barely make enough to survive, and besides, Venezuela grows more unlivable by the day. How could they thrive in a country with month-long power outages and prolonged water shortages?
Immigrants from Venezuela enjoy cachapas together on a Saturday
Cachapa filled with queso de mano and fried plantains
Food, and the traditions around it, is one of the things immigrants miss most. One woman's voice broke when she remembered her first Christmas without her family: "I didn't do anything. I turned my phone off at night after work and fell asleep. I wasn't even able to make hallacas for Christmas."
In founding Cachapas Don Luis, Hernandez was determined to create a place where immigrants could celebrate their culture instead of cutting it off.Venezuelans would feel a part of a community again.
Abandoning their homeland leaves immigrants feeling isolated, as if they have lost pieces of themselves along the way. Creating new roots poses a deeply personal challenge. "What touches you most is the loss of culture," one man replied when asked about the transition. "We lost the environment where we grew up, that easy family environment. We did not know what we had," he continued regretfully. The abrupt loss of family, community, and culture is a heavy burden made even worse by the knowledge that their country is dying.
"The Venezuela of before was stolen from us. The situation is ugly. There is no transportation, no cash, everything is broken, nothing works."
Located in San Francisco, a busy, active sector of Panama City, Cachapas Don Luis is easily accessible to immigrants. A customer can get a quick, inexpensive meal, something that Hernandez kept in mind when conceptualizing the restaurant. Its layout and informal order process are deliberately simple. After placing your order at the counter, you wait with a pager at an empty table and pick up your food once it beeps. Not only is this system convenient for customers, but it contributes to the restaurant's authenticity. "It is exactly like that in Maracaibo," Hernandez said. The outdoor setting of Cachapas Don Luis also matches eateries back in Venezuela. As with most cachapas restaurants, the only indoor area is the kitchen.
From the food down to the logo—a yellow border representing the cachapa surrounds a caricature of a llanero (herdsman) dressed in a liqui liqui (national Venezuelan attire) and a traditional hat—everything about Cachapas Don Luis is openly Venezuelan. Since opening their doors on May 8, 2015, they have served hundreds of immigrants every day. Many hail the restaurant as one of the best providers of cachapas outside of Venezuela. It has grown so popular that Hernandez opened another location in 2018.
Although arepas—corn-based patties often stuffed with cheese, shredded meat, or avocado—are easier to find, cachapas also date to pre-Columbian times. Hernandez insisted on using traditional methods. His cooks use fresh corn for the pancakes, softened Venezuelan queso de mano for the filling, and generous dollops of butter to serve. Anything less would be in direct conflict with his vision for the restaurant.
Colita La Venezolana and cachapas
Venezuelan athlete Paul Montiel enjoys a tableful of cachapas and fried pork.
Customers appreciate the authenticity. "There is nothing like the food of your country," one woman commented, smiling as she ate. Many others feel the same: tasting the cachapas brings back memories. They recall eating cachapas with extended family on Sundays, a common reunion day in Venezuela, or stopping at cachapas stands during road trips. A 4.5-star rating and numerous positive reviews on the restaurant's Facebook page set the seal on Cachapas Don Luis'success. Several reviews even include family recipes and suggestions for the menu. Hernandez was right: food has an inherent power to unite communities because it inspires shared memories.
The boisterous atmosphere is accompanied by loud, upbeat music playing at a bar next door. One faithful customer feels the same community spirit at the restaurant as in her home: "Whenever Venezuelans come together, it's a party," she said, leaning against her table.
The immigrants remain ready to joke about almost anything in spite of the harsh reality of their daily lives. One fear among immigrants is being caught by the police before they have their working visas—under Panamanian law, the police have the right to randomly demand identification. One man has been caught twice in a single day. He laughed about his bad luck and bemoaned not being stopped since receiving his papers: "When you don't have papers, everyone down to the dogs stop you."
Even though most immigrants have at least one friend or relation already in Panama, a community eases the pressure. Hernandez, who has lived in Panama since 2014, points fresh immigrants toward safe housing, jobs, and helps them navigate the slow, complex visa process. His staff is entirely Venezuelan. Some have no culinary experience but learn on the job. Like Hernandez, other Venezuelans who own businesses are eager to employ fellow immigrants. They know how an immigrant's desperate situation can easily be taken advantage of, resulting in unfair pay and abusive treatment.
But Cachapas Don Luis plays an even broader role in the city. Although the majority of the restaurant's customers are Venezuelan, it attracts Panamanians ready to try another country's cuisine. The subsequent cultural sharing is crucial for an improved relationship between the two groups. Many Panamanians distrust immigrants, fearing they will heighten crime and steal jobs. Frequently, tensions result in open hostility. Many immigrants feel the need to keep low profiles, sometimes changing their accents to sound less Venezuelan or claiming that they are Colombian.
Still, neither group believes the other carries the full blame. "There are good Venezuelans and bad Venezuelans, exactly like with Panamanians," one man said simply. Like many, he recognizes that the resentment between them is valid, but he believes they still must find a way to peacefully coexist. Places like Cachapas Don Luis allow the two cultures to unite, harmonize, and come to appreciate their differences.
Cachapas Don Luis is a testament to the impact that a single place can have on a community. The large influx of immigrants has been too sudden to allow for Venezuelan neighborhoods to develop organically, but the restaurant has become a joyous microcosm where Venezuelans come together, connect with their culture, and find the freedom to say what they want. A small chalkboard sign, hanging beside the restaurant's sliding doors and decorated with small a Venezuelan flag, reads, "Here we speak badly about Chavez, Maduro, and all those SOBs."
Translation: "Here we speak badly about Chavez, Maduro, and all those SOBs. @cachapasdonluis #stoptheusurper"
Monique-Marie Cummings is a Venezuelan American high school senior and intern at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. She visited Panama this past summer to interview Venezuelan immigrants and share their stories.
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