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Neurocritical neonatology helps the most fragile babies
Amy McLain's pregnancy was sailing along smoothly when she experienced every expectant mom's biggest fear. Her 30-week ultrasound showed a problem - her baby's brain was bleeding.
Amy was immediately rushed to Children's Wisconsin where she was cared for at our Fetal Concerns Center and her baby was diagnosed with hydrocephalous, a condition where spinal fluid builds ups in the brain, creating harmful pressure. For a fetus whose brain is still developing, hydrocephalus can have serious consequences, including motor problems and learning disabilities. Little Eleanor was born six weeks premature on Dec. 9, 2016, weighing just 5 lbs. 11 oz. Of that, nearly 2 lbs. consisted of the fluid in her head.
A tough start
At 1 day old, Eleanor had her first brain surgery to attempt to relieve some of the pressure on her brain. A shunt was inserted to drain the fluid. "They tapped it nearly every day," said Amy. "It was really hard."
The family remained in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where Eleanor was surviving, but not thriving. "She wasn't waking on her own or wanting to eat on her own," said Amy.
Eleanor's care team included doctors from the Neurocritical Neonatology team, who provide coordinated care for babies born with or at risk of neurological disease or brain injury. Her doctors were working to understand what was happening with Eleanor's brain and nervous system, knowing that the earlier they could intervene, the better Eleanor's chances of healing. Because newborn's brains are different from adult and even children's brains, having a team that monitors a baby's neurodevelopmental progress is key for helping fragile babies survive and thrive.
Eleanor's doctors - including neurosurgeon Andrew Foy, MD, pediatric anesthesiologist George Hoffman, MD, neonatologist Susan Cohen, MD, and pediatric neurologist Priya Monrad, MD - worked together to troubleshoot Eleanor's problems, but she remained a very "sleepy" baby.
"It was a rough, rough road those first days and weeks," said Amy. "Thank goodness we had an amazing staff to support us, including our nurse Angie, who became Eleanor's primary nurse and was with us every step of the way."
Painful choices
Eleanor with Angie, her favorite nurse.
At 1 month old, Eleanor took a turn for the worse and began having seizures. Her surgeons attempted an ETV, a minimally invasive procedure that attempts to create a bypass for cerebrospinal fluid built up around the brain. Unfortunately, the surgery didn't have the intended effect. Then, an EEG scan revealed that there was no measurable activity at all in Eleanor's brain.
"That was a devastating moment," said Amy. "We began talking with the palliative care team about how we could take Eleanor home, get her hospice care and keep her comfortable. But as the days went on, we realized we couldn't accept that."
So Eleanor's team decided to try a third surgery to insert a shunt in the area of her skull still under pressure. But there was a big risk - Eleanor's skull could collapse.
In the minutes and hours after the surgery, as Eleanor's parents hoped against hope for the best, each moment of uncertainty was excruciating. "And then, it was like a light went on," said Amy. "Suddenly Eleanor woke up and let us know she was hungry. She wanted to communicate with us."
This moment, of all ups and downs the family had been through, was the most overwhelming. "My heart just melted," she said.
An amazing turnaround
After spending her first 55 days of life in the hospital - including Christmas and New Year's - Eleanor went home to join her siblings, ages 5 and 8, in Green Bay. Since then, she has made remarkable progress.
"Now she's almost 2, and she is sitting up by herself and working on standing. She has lots of words and she's such a happy girl," said Amy.
Eleanor visits specialists at Children's at least monthly, including her neurologist, the developmental clinic, audiology and ophthalmology.
"Everyone was excellent and so caring from the very beginning," Amy said. "We're so grateful that Eleanor will be celebrating her second Christmas this year. It would not have happened without her team at Children's."
When Amy took Eleanor back to her neonatologist, Dr. Cohen said "I believe in miracles, and Eleanor is one."
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AFC Leyton Girls receive £3000 funding grant
AFC Leyton Girls congratulated by Hayley McQueen for their achievements in Grow the Game scheme
By Shona Duthie
AFC Leyton Girls Under-13s team. Picture: AFC Leyton Girls
AFC Leyton Girls received a £3000 grant after they worked with the Football Foundation and the London FA to secure the funding.
The Waltham Forest based club, who have teams from Under-9s to Under-18s and play in the Essex County League and Capital Girls League, were congratulated from Sky Sports News presenter Hayley McQueen.
AFC Leyton Girls officials said the club are delighted with the new funding and the investment it will bring to the club from the Grow the Game scheme.
They said: "This funding will create opportunities for girls of all ages to be able to play Football in the area.
"The work the Football Foundation is involved in, both in facilities and resource provision, is essential and through their commitment we will hope to see the continued growth in the game locally."
The scheme is designed to increase participation in football amongst under-represented groups and it has already paved the way for Leyton Girls to create several new girls teams as well as fund many coaching education opportunities.
The club already has a history of success as their Under-15 team were Essex Champions and the Under-14s were divisional champions this season.
The Under-11 squad reached the finals of the Essex Cup this year and the Under-10s won the Essex League Cup in May.
Some of their best players have moved onto the highest level of youth football with one playing as an Under-15 England international as well as going onto Arsenal ladies, Millwall Ladies and London Bees football club.
The club believes their success has derived from their ethos of teaching the girls to play and enjoy football as well as develop existing talent technically.
McQueen, who is a Football Foundation ambassador, is a part of the scheme who choses one team from each category which include women and girls, disabled players, and boys and men's teams from the Under-15 age group and above.
She said she is proud to be a part of a grant that makes a real difference to grassroots football.
"This investment, which is provided by the Premier League and the FA, has created an opportunity for more people to play football, which will not only keep them fit and healthy but also develop their life skills," she said.
"They help clubs meet the costs associated with starting a new team- like getting volunteer coaches qualified with FA coaching badges – and so help to drive participation levels in the sport, especially amongst under-represented groups."
The foundation was launched in 2000 and during the 2014-15 season through the Grow the Game scheme it created 1,239 new teams, 6,504 new female footballers and 6,332 new coaching qualifications.
Leyton Girls have also been selected this year to partner with Barking Academy School Sports Academy programme, which will allow the club to become a feeder club to their Athletics team and higher levels of coaching and facilities will be available in the area.
They have also been selected as the lead girls football team in the borough by Waltham Forest's Development Department and will represent the borough in the London Youth Games.
The event will take place on Sunday, July 3, at the National Sports centre in Crystal Palace and the club will be looking to retain their championship as they beat 31 other boroughs in the area to win the competition in 2015.
The girl's teams also played against many international teams who regularly visit from the US and Canada on playing tours and are set to play two Olympic development teams from Michigan and New York.
If you are interested in joining AFC Leyton Girls or for more information contact Afcleytongirls@outlook.com.

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Putin Push to Dump Dollar Proves Hard Sell With Russia Inc.
January 20, 2019 January 20, 2019 Joel Harding
"The Russian ruble is less stable than any other currency."
By Natasha Doff, Evgenia Pismennaya, and Anna Andrianova
January 17, 2019, 8:00 PM EST Updated on January 18, 2019, 6:11 AM EST
Even biggest state companies finding ditching greenback tough
Kremlin, fearing sanctions, seeks alternative currencies
Russia's central bank dumped $101 billion last year in its biggest-ever shift away from the U.S. currency amid fears of new sanctions. But the Kremlin's drive to wean the rest of the economy off the greenback has been slower going.
Despite President Vladimir Putin's regular public exhortations to accelerate "de-dollarization," even the country's state-owned companies are sticking to the currency. Shifting to the ruble, yuan or euro means higher costs and difficulties finding banks to handle business, according to executives. The government's program to speed the shift has barely gotten off the ground, officials say, speaking on condition of anonymity because the facts contradict the public line.
"The Russian ruble is less stable than any other currency. For international operations, a more stable unit of measure is needed," said Alexei Kudrin, head of the government's Audit Chamber. "So shifting to settlements in rubles adds currency risks, which is effectively a tax."
Russia relies on the dollar for almost three-quarters of its $598 billion annual trade, though less than 5 percent of those deals are with the U.S. Even with China, which has joined the public calls for reducing dollar reliance, 90 percent of trade is done in greenbacks. Late last year, Beijing shelved a deal with Moscow to boost direct ruble-yuan operations amid an ongoing trade dispute with Washington.
Russia's commodity exports are mostly quoted in dollars, making customers unwilling to take payment in other currencies. Markets for euros, rubles or yuan aren't nearly as big as those for the greenback and financial infrastructure is less developed, raising costs.
"The oil benchmarks are set in the U.S., which makes it complicated to change,'' said Elina Ribakova, a fellow at the Bruegel think tank in Brussels and a former research head at Deutsche Bank AG. "It's not even clear the market wants to switch — it's for national economic reasons. That might be an uphill battle."
But sanctions imposed over the Ukraine crisis and alleged election meddling, as well as the fear that Washington could impose even worse restrictions, potentially cutting off access to the dollar-based financial system, have led the Kremlin to step up efforts to find alternatives.
Anton Siluanov
A third of Russian transactions in dollars are delayed, sometimes by as much as a month, by sanctions concerns, according to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. The central bank has built a domestic system to allow banks to make payments even if Russia is cut off from the global network and some companies have begun to pull funds beyond the reach of the U.S. Treasury.
The most dramatic move came after a harsh new round of sanctions last spring, when the central bank shifted $101 billion in reserves — more than a fifth of the total — into euros, yuan and yen. The moves mean Russia now holds about a quarter of global yuan reserves.
"We aren't ditching the dollar, the dollar is ditching us," Putin said in November. "The instability of dollar payments is creating a desire for many global economies to find alternative reserve currencies and create settlement systems independent of the dollar."
The European Union is working to stimulate euro use in trade and finance. But efforts to create a mechanism to allow companies to operate in Iran without falling afoul of recently reimposed American sanctions have struggled given the broad reach of the U.S. financial system.
Many steps taken by Russia's biggest companies to show they are trying to increase use of other currencies have been largely symbolic. State diamond monopoly Alrosa set up a system for accepting payments in foreign currencies, but those deals made up less than 0.1 percent of sales last year.
"In this industry, everything is priced in dollars,'' Alrosa President Sergey Ivanov said in an interview. "We don't have an aim to stop using the dollar. We can't stop using it.''
The Eurasian Development Bank, the special institution Russia set up to stimulate ties with its neighbors, operates in dollars and pays salaries in the U.S. currency, according to its head, Andrey Belyaninov. Many former-Soviet nations would prefer to borrow in rubles, but Russian state companies still prefer the greenback, he said.
The Finance Ministry and central bank have been working on a de-dollarization program to stimulate the shift and Siluanov said in late December energy companies will be asked to provide their plans. But officials familiar with the efforts say they're largely for show and unlikely to yield major results any time soon.
Lukoil PJSC head Vagit Alekperov told Bloomberg television in December that Russia's second-largest oil producer isn't looking into diversifying its currency use because it would be "almost impossible" to switch away from the dollar.
Proponents of the drive point to hard data showing that the dollar's share in Russia's total trade is gradually declining. That trend existed even before Putin began his campaign against the currency, however, and it reversed slightly in the first half of 2018.
There are some exceptions. Severstal PJSC, the steelmaker controlled by Russia's second-richest man, said last year it would start receiving euros for most of its exports. Gazprom PJSC is already paid for most of the gas it sells to Europe in the common currency. A government proposal to grant tax breaks to companies that invoice their exports in rubles might also help at the margin.
Meanwhile, ordinary Russians seem to be responding to the Kremlin's calls for de-dollarization by stocking up on the U.S. currency. Sberbank PJSC, the country's biggest bank, recorded $2 billion in foreign-currency withdrawals in August and September as the U.S. ramped up threats of new sanctions.
"They are making a big deal out of de-dollarization for geopolitical reasons," said Oleg Shibanov, a finance professor at Moscow's New Economic School. "I can't imagine any novel economic measures that would work. The data shows it would take 30-plus years to decrease dollar use by even 10 percent."
— With assistance by Annmarie Hordern, Andrey Biryukov, Anna Baraulina, Ilya Arkhipov, and Yuliya Fedorinova
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-18/putin-s-push-to-dump-dollar-proves-hard-sell-with-russia-inc
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The Eurasian Development Bank's head Andrey Belyaninov stated, "Many former-Soviet nations would prefer to borrow in rubles, but Russian state companies still prefer the greenback."
This made me chuckle and then wonder if it is true. I'd like to see some substantiation of this assertation.
This the same Andre?
https://themoscowtimes.com/news/head-of-russias-customs-service-resigns-amid-smuggling-investigation-54739
What do you know about this bank?
Looks like they're sole purpose is to "integrate" economies of former satellite nation-states with Russia – the reformation of the USSR.
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So you say you wanna live that sweet, healthy, fit bottomed life.
But … do you know what that really means? Do you know what a fit bottomed girl (FBG) actually does? How she treats her dreams, her food, her body?
It's cool! It's not like FBG is defined in Webster's Dictionary … yet, anyway. But it's important to know that being part of our fit bottomed world actually has very little to do with the size, shape, or relative fitness of your bottom — or any other part of you, for that matter.
It's more about attitude, because when you get yourself in the right mindset, the other things you're looking for (weight loss, muscle tone, the ability to eat foods and live a life you really love) tend to come along with the package.
So, what would an FBG do?
Dikembe Mutombo is right — ain't none of that allowed up in here.
Essentially, it all comes back to the idea that you can't hate yourself healthy. When you start from a place of self-love, and you see the creation of healthy habits as a way to show yourself the love and respect you deserve rather than a way to punish your thighs for rubbing, it becomes easier to make choices that lead you down that better-for-you path.
Wow, I love this: you can't hate yourself healthy. How true, and how sad that for many of this, that is our standard mode of operation. I'm happy to say I've made strides in that area, but still at times find myself "hating" on the scale or a particular body part. Then I remind myself of all the wonderful things my body does for me everyday, and it seriously helps.
What a wonderful, positive message! I'm listening…trying to take it to heart. Self hate is the " default setting" for too many of us.
I love this last quote as well! Unfortunately the motivation for starting too often comes from just visible results. It is so much easier to keep it up though if you see the big picture.


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Study Dispels Gender Myths About Emotion and Rationality
April 13, 2015 • Contributed by Zawn Villines, GoodTherapy.org Correspondent
The notion that women are more emotional—and therefore less rational—than men can be found everywhere from self-help books to Internet message boards. Women's supposed lack of rationality has been used to justify various forms of discrimination, and even to claim that women are less intelligent than men. A study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin argues not only that women are just as rational as men, but also that there is not a clear dichotomy between emotion and rationality.
Rationality Similar in Men and Women
Researchers presented 6,100 men and women with moral decisions about topics such as lying, abortion, murder, animal research, and torture. For example, one moral dilemma required participants to determine whether it would be acceptable to kill Adolf Hitler to save millions of lives, even if doing so meant killing him before he did anything wrong. Another questioned whether a police officer should be able to torture an alleged bomber to find explosives that could take many lives.
Study results demonstrate that both men and women assessed how various decisions might harm others, engaging in similar levels of rational analysis for each moral conundrum.
Women, Empathy, and Rationality
Historically, empathy and emotion have been treated as the antipode of reason and rationality. The study calls this into question. Researchers found that women displayed more empathy than men, and were more likely to have a "gut-level" negative reaction to harming others. For instance, a woman who agreed it was acceptable to kill Hitler might still feel upset about doing so.
The researchers say their findings are consistent with previous research, which suggest that gender differences in cognitive abilities are either nonexistent or very small. They argue that their results show that emotion does not necessarily preclude rationality. Instead, it's possible to experience empathy while also behaving rationally.
Women think 'as rationally' as men – but also use more gut feeling. (2015, April 8). Retrieved from http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/292019.php
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thank goodness the truth comes out!
these false beliefs have been used for too long I think in such a sexist and discriminatory way to hold women back from their true potential
April 14th, 2015 at 10:25 AM
Sure, I get emotional at times, I think that we could all say that, male or female. But I rule with my head far more than with my heart just as I think that any rational person, again male or female, is going to.
April 14th, 2015 at 12:51 PM
Well I will just say that the women that I have been around? They run a lot hotter than other people do that I know! This is not meant to be negative, but I do think that emotionally they tend to feel things a little deeper than men do. I think that we are just hard wired a little differently that way.
You can be sympathetic to the plight of making a hard decision but that doesn't mean that you will then be unable to make a rational decision. There is no law out there that says that you cannot be both at the same time and I am afraid ladies that you have gotten a bad rap over the years!
September 22nd, 2017 at 3:20 PM
Too funny… this horribly written article gets it wrong. It's, in a word "irrational".
The study cited speaks ONLY TO "rationality" in making moral decisions, which is a questionable undertaking to begin with, because "morality" is not necessarily rooted firmly in rational thought to begin with. It's likely to be a combination of rational thought and moral sensibilities… and so would be a discussion specifically about emotional considerations, in part.
The notion that women are less rational and more emotional is by no means challenged by the study.


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SZA, The Weeknd, Travis Scott "Power Is Power" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)
The power trio of The Weeknd, SZA, and Travis Scott each take turns on the Iron Throne in this a song of ice and fire for new GOT soundtrack, For The Throne.
By Steven Gottlieb on May 6, 2019 @ 3:08pm PDT
Jonas Brothers "Sucker" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)
Jonas Brothers retake their thrones as pop royalty with this lavish comeback video, shot at the famed English country estate Hatfield House with their real life better halves Sophie Turner, Priyanka Chopra and Danielle Jonas all sharing in the opulent spotlight.
And if you want another dip into Sucker, the band has now released Anthony Mandler's Directors Cut.
By Steven Gottlieb on March 4, 2019 @ 6:52am PST
Shawn Mendes f/ Khalid "Youth" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)
Shawn Mendes and Khalid let some powerfully impressive Youth show the way forward in this epic music video co-written by Marjory Stoneman Douglas students Emma Gonzalez and David Hogg and starring an array of inspirational young people in the great melting pot of NYC.
By Steven Gottlieb on November 7, 2018 @ 7:27am PST
Sugarland f/ Taylor Swift "Babe" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)
Actor Brandon Routh lives a Don Draper'esque double life as he balances the appearances of a happy homelife with Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles and something on the side with Taylor Swift.
By Steven Gottlieb on June 12, 2018 @ 2:27pm PDT
Drake "Please Forgive Me" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)
Spoiler Alert: Encouraging your lover to take the $1 million offer to sleep with the one-eyed dude's boss will never end well. Even if you happen to be Drake, and even if there's a wicked double-cross a'foot. So it goes in this 20+ minute mini-movie that incorporates multiple tracks from Views, and which makes "Smooth Criminal" seem unambitious.
By Steven Gottlieb on September 26, 2016 @ 3:47pm PDT
Lenny Kravitz "The Chamber [NSFW]" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)
Twenty-five years ago, when he himself was twenty-five (!!!!), Lenny Kravitz debuted with a plea for all of us to let love rule. Twenty-five years later, Lenny learns that love is a dangerous thing in, by far, his steamiest video ever — and that's including "Black Velveteen".
Shot by Anthony Mandler in Paris — partially in Lenny's own residence there.
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Jennifer Lopez "First Love" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)
It's a high compliment when I say this reminds me of Herb Ritts...
By Steven Gottlieb on May 29, 2014 @ 11:50am PDT
Jennifer Hudson f/ T.I. "I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)
Jennifer Hudson's got it. She's gonna flaunt it.
By Steven Gottlieb on January 24, 2014 @ 6:34am PST
Lana Del Rey "Tropico" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)
Lana Del Rey's "Tropico" is more ambitious that almost any other music video you've seen this year — and not just because it's 30 minutes long. Director Anthony Mandler and Ms. LDR create their a sort of Pop Bible here, starting with creation and a Garden of Eden, with Jesus, John (Wayne), Marilyn (not Manson) and Elvis (certainly not Costello) peering down from up high.
And that's just the first couple minutes before the Fall... The rest is much more sinful, believe me.
Consider this a must-watch, especially if you have an appetite for a proudly blasphemous and cracked artfilm that should tickle fans of Tony Scott and Oliver Stone's more visionary works.
By Steven Gottlieb on December 5, 2013 @ 10:34am PST
Jay Z & Justin Timberlake "Holy Grail" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)
There's a last days of Xanadu vibe here, with Jay Z and Justin Timberlake all alone at the top of the world, surrounded by the baubles that come with great wealth and success — an effect that's further emphasized by the periodically slurred-down audio.
Also of note is that this is the first Facebook exclusive premiere, with the video available exclusively via Facebook and giving Jay Z and Justin Timberlake unfettered reach to their combined 42 million followers (which if you know anything about how Facebook posts are limited unless boosted, you know the value of that promo is huge).
And it could be a good case study into whether people care about where or how they watch videos, so long as all the sharing/embedding features they expect are supported.
By Steven Gottlieb on August 29, 2013 @ 11:23am PDT
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Ariana Grande "Baby I" (Ryan Pallotta, dir.)
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The Weeknd "Belong To The World" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)
Director Anthony Mandler delivers a surreal meditation on loss and love for Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd.
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Dierks Bentley "Bourbon in Kentucky" (Ryan Pallotta, dir.)
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Chrystian "Go" (Ryan Pallotta, dir.)
Chrystian - Go (Official Video) ft. Lil Twist
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Beautiful b/w video filled with statuesque stillness... [SG]
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Selena Gomez "Come And Get It" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)
Selena Gomez - Come & Get It
Video of Selena Gomez - Come & Get It
Anthony Mandler continues to be the go-to director for the new generation of pop divas and this video for Selena Gomez is a good example of how he's able to mix-up introspection with wide open vistas and exotic, yet familiar touch.
Taylor Swift "22" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)
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Taylor Swift is a regular girl doing regular things - hanging out with her bestest friends, going to the beach and acting age-appropriately silly. Of course, not every 'regular' girl gets a weekend beach house in Malibu and Anthony Mandler creating an artfully Instagram selfie look for the whole thing. The vibe is fun and light with no boys allowed until the joyous party at the very end. Personally, I couldn't help wondering where the stylist got all the hats.
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While it's difficult to think clearly during a panic attack, there is a simple tactic you can use to lessen the severity and duration of the attack. By splashing your face with cold water, your body automatically responds to what is called the "dive reflex."??? This tricks the brain into thinking that you are going underwater, and it sends messages to the body to slow down your heart rate and restrict blood flow to your extremities, allowing you to breathe easier and feel calmer.
While you're in the middle of a panic attack it can truly feel like you're dying, but it's important to remind yourself that you aren't and that this is just a feeling, not a true medical problem. The more you can control your thoughts during an attack, the shorter the attack will be.
Stay positive during a panic attack! Think about the people you love and how luck you are to have them in your life. Remember your favorite foods, or the places you love to visit, and take your mind there. Think of some awesome things that have happened to you and remember how they felt. Your attack will pass in no time!
During a panic attack you can be overtaken by worrisome "what if" statements, so a great way to get out of that mindset is to change them to "So what?" For example, "What if I fail my test?" turns into "SO WHAT if I fail my test?" Nothing is so bad it's worth suffering over!
Are panic attacks really inescapable? You are the boss of your emotions and body!
Dealing with anxiety is far more difficult if you have to face it alone. Having a good support system will help you overcome your personal obstacles. After all, that is what friends are for.
When you have a panic attack sit down and figure out how it's making you feel at the moment. On a scale from one to ten to rate your feelings. Wait for a while and then rate your anxiety again. Continue until your anxiety is back to a 0.
Count how long your panic attack takes to end, and then write the information down. Continue to keep a journal and watch as your panic attacks get shorter and shorter. As you learn to apply specific tips you'll see that not only do your panic attacks shrink in duration, but also get farther apart.
If you get panic attacks you should learn some diversion tactics to help keep your mind a little occupied and off of the topics that get you stressed. One tactic that you can try is to count down from a hundred really quickly or to do math problems in your head. This will occupy your mind.
If you frequently experience panic attacks (next page) and tension in your life, then you should try this progressive muscle relaxation exercise which will help you relax. Try segmenting your muscle groups and tensing them up and relaxing them progressively. This will give you an incredibly relaxed sensation in your body.
In conclusion, you may have not realized that panic attacks can be as bad or worse than people's phobias. Now, not only do you realize this, but you know a lot more useful information about panic attacks that will help you to better understand yourself, as well as other people.


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Q: creating a timer that updates a label in java A question on my study guide for my test includes creating a timer which increases the value of a numeric label by 1 every 500 milliseconds. this timer should be displayed in a frame.
Here is the code I have written for the class that makes the timer and updates the value in the frame;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.Timer;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;

public class TimerFrame extends JFrame {

private JLabel numericLabel;
private int number;

class AddListener implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
        number = number ++;
        numericLabel.setText(number + "\n");
    }

}

public TimerFrame() {
    number = 0;
    setSize(300,400);
    ActionListener listener = new AddListener();
    Timer t = new Timer(500, listener);
    numericLabel=new JLabel();
    this.add(numericLabel);
    t.start();
}

}

here is my main class that will make the frame visible:
import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class TimerFrameTest {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub

        JFrame frame = new TimerFrame();
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

}

when I run the main class, a frame pops up but there are no numbers on it (the label isn't showing up). SO basically it is just an empty frame. does anyone know how to fix this and make the timer change the label every 500 milliseconds?
update; the result should be made visible because I added it to the panel. but now, I am getting an error "exception in thread main"
the error that I received is below:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
    at java.awt.Container.addImpl(Container.java:1040)
    at java.awt.Container.add(Container.java:958)
    at javax.swing.JFrame.addImpl(JFrame.java:540)
    at java.awt.Container.add(Container.java:363)
    at TimerFrame.<init>(TimerFrame.java:27)
    at TimerFrameTest.main(TimerFrameTest.java:9)

update: with the updated code above, the new problem is that the timer shows up and just says "0" and does not increase in value whatsoever.

A: You aren't adding the label to the frame.  In your constructor do
this.add(numericLabel);

Edit: I guess you will need to create the label before you add it. :)
numericLabel = new JLabel();
this.add(numericLabel);

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This annual event, held this year at the Scotiabank Convention Centre on May 18, is seen as the unofficial end to 14 years of Catholic education for the board's graduating students, marking a signature event in the Niagara Catholic calendar.
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The 2017 International Cup provided thrilling results across the men's division one & two competitions, as well as in the women's division. Finishing up after two weeks of competition, the men's division one grand final was played at the MCG, whilst the women's grand final was played at Etihad Stadium. The men's division two grand final was played at Royal Park.


Hello all! If you are like me, you find enjoyment out of making your own items, otherwise you probably wouldn't be on this website!
After recently purchasing a couple of hammocks, I went back to look at purchasing some straps to assist with fastening to a tree. Was shocked that the strapping materials in a kit cost way more than the 2 hammocks I bought put together. So, I set in to make my own!
1st you need to find your local outdoors store that sells climbing ropes and strapping material. As you see in my materials list, I purchased some hollow strapping 1" width. It will be your judgement on the length you wish to purchase, but as I bought, 2ft is sufficient for each end, and enough to go around the back side of each tree to protect its bark and/or trunk from damage.
Paracord (however much you need) I am using approximately 11-12ft as explained further in instructions.
1. Cut your strapping as mentioned above, into approx. 2ft pieces. If you pinch strap together you can see how this material is hollow. Once separated, lightly singe with lighter to prevent further fraying.
2. Paracord: First double the cord in half to aid in strengthening. After doubling, cut to desired length. I used a piece about 11 to 12ft in length.
3. Once doubled, slide paracord thru strap until you can grab on other end of strap. This can be a little tricky to slide thru, but if you maintain pinching strap in half it will help.
4. Now that you have the strap slid thru, take the loose end and tie together in a quick knot.
5. Next step will be to go down end of cord and tie several knots, which will help when securing hammock to strap. Depending on the distance between your two trees, you can adjust tension by moving to the next knotted area as seen in photo with carbiner.
That seems to be about it. Will try to show photos of strap in use, but currently hammock is hanging around down in basement until further use!
Also made a carry bag to keep straps in for carrying in your backpack, which I can show in separate Instructable.
I agree with RettT and wjwiii this is a bad design unless the main purpose is to reduce the friction of the cord against the outer surface of the tree bark and reduce the friction of the bark against the cord. But in the end it is still going to focus the pressure on the cord area and would cause more damage to the tree than a strap system that has no inner cord.
This is a pretty bad strap design. The hollow strap is useless as it only provides very minimal cushion to the tree. The reason tree straps work to protect and not damage the tree is because the weight is distributed across the width of the strap. In this design, the cord inside the hollow strap focuses the weight only to where the cord is, which can damage a tree. If you are not worried about damaging the tree, then just use this idea without the hollow strap.
Maybe I'm missing something, but if say I'm carrying these with me while camping, what's the best way to fit them around a tree for safety/stability/reducing possible damage to the tree?
The webbing material is what would go around the back side of the tree, which then would be better against the tree then the paracord sliding against the bark.
Hammock straps work by spreading out the weight over a larger area of the tree's bark than the cord does. Your design doesn't do this. The strap simply acts as a cover for the cord. You would need to attach the cord to each end of the strap so there is tension on the strap.
wjwiii, I don't recall saying that the straps were to be used to disperse the weight. They are being used to protect the tree from damage from the cord, and the strap does that. From what other staps I have seen, this is the same concept, which is what I was replicating.


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Private (rank)
This article is about the military rank of private. For alternative meanings see: Private (disambiguation).
A private is a military soldier of the lowest military rank. The term dates from the Middle Ages where privates were known as "private soldiers" who were either hired, conscripted, or feudalized into service by a nobleman forming an army. The usage of private as a military rank dates from the 18th century, when the army of Napoleon Bonaparte first established the permanent rank of private.
The German rank of private is known as Schütze. The rank of Schütze has existed as a military rank since at least the 18th century and the term has been used since the Middle Ages. As in the British army, different names for this lowest rank are in use in the German army, for example Pionier (engineer), Kanonier (gunner) or Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper).
The Naval equivalent is known as Matrose, the Luftwaffe (air force) equivalent is Flieger.
In the British Army, many regiments and corps have distinctive (and descriptive) names for this rank:
Trooper - Cavalry Regiments
Sapper - Royal Engineers
Craftsman - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Gunner - Royal Artillery
Signaller - Royal Signals
Musician - Military bands
Guardsman - Foot Guards
Fusilier - Fusilier regiments
Rifleman - Rifle regiments
Kingsman - The King's Regiment
Highlander - The Highlanders
In the Royal Marines the equivalent rank is Marine.
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In the U.S. Army, private refers to the two lowest enlisted ranks, just below Private First Class. The lowest rank (officially known as Private E-1 and sometimes referred to as recruit) wears no uniform insignia, while the second (Private E-2) wears the insignia shown here. Advancement to the higher version of private (with insignia) is currently automatic after six months time in service, but may get shortened to four months if given a waiver (but an automatic pay raise takes effect after four months of service, even absent advancement to Private E-2, meaning that the rank of Private E-1 has two separate pay grades).
In the U.S. Marine Corps, private refers to the lowest Marine Corps enlisted rank, just below Private First Class. A Marine Corps private wears no uniform insignia.
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Netflix series 'Somebody Feed Phil' returns but is this end of the road?
The fourth season of the Netflix series takes host Phil Rosenthal from Hawaii to Rio but, given the pandemic, who knows what the future will hold.
Cary Darling October 21, 2020Updated: October 30, 2020, 9:47 pm
Phil Rosenthal, host of Netflix's "Somebody Feed Phil," eating a sandwich in San Francisco.
You might expect Phil Rosenthal to be, if not boo-hoo sad, then at least just a little wistful.
As the star of "Somebody Feed Phil," the Netflix travel and food series in which he roams the planet sampling everything from khao soi noodle soup in Bangkok to a South African braai (barbecue) in Cape Town, you'd think he'd be a bit down about the state of the food world these days.
With much of the globe off-limits to American passports and the sheer joy of conviviality — the eating, the drinking, the laughing, the singing, the hugging in crowded public spaces — now complicit in the spread of COVID-19, Rosenthal could be forgiven for being as melancholic as the downcast Portuguese fado music featured in his Lisbon episode.
But Rosenthal, just before the launch of the show's fourth season Oct. 30, is surprisingly upbeat.
"I think there will be a slow evolution back," he says in a phone interview from Los Angeles, where he lives. "Just like it's been in human history, there will be this weird period of adjustment, but slowly but surely, I think we will return.
"I think there's a safe way to hug. Maybe turn your head?," continues Rosenthal. "I don't want to live in a world without a hug. That wouldn't be so nice."
Phil Rosenthal, host of Netflix's "Somebody Feed Phil," feeding himself in Rio de Janeiro.
Of course, hugs and niceness are key ingredients in Rosenthal's recipe for TV success. Unlike many other shows of this type — from Marcus Samuelsson's "No Passport to Required" to David Chang's "Ugly Delicious" and, of course, the late, great Anthony Bourdain's "Parts Unknown" — Rosenthal isn't the hip, chefy uncle who knows all the cool places where the cool culinary kids hang when they're done with their shift on the line at midnight.
Instead, he's the giddy, gangly younger brother loading up on the fine-dining and street-food equivalents of cookies and ice cream.
We may not be able to travel the world any more, but we can still view it through his wide eyes, a form of comfort-food TV that many could use right now.
"The way I sold the show was, 'I'm exactly like Anthony Bourdain — if he was afraid of everything,'" Rosenthal, 60, says. "I'm not doing what he did so brilliantly on his show. He was a superhero. He was brave. He went to Borneo and got a tattoo from drunken tribesmen pounding nails into his chest. I'm not doing that … I thought maybe there should be a show for people like me."
'Somebody Feed Phil'
When: New season begins Oct. 30; first three seasons still available
"Somebody Feed Phil" is an outgrowth of his previous PBS series, "I'll Have What Phil's Having," which ran for one six-episode season in the fall of 2015. Both are detours from his previous life as a creator, writer and producer with the long-running sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond." In between, he's acted a bit — "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "30 Rock" — and even made a documentary, "Exporting Raymond," about the ill-fated attempt to make a version of "Everybody Loves Raymond" for Russian TV.
Along the way, Rosenthal developed an appreciation for the world of food and wanted that to be reflected in a TV project. "I knew that the only thing I did have to offer was my sincere enthusiasm and passion for what these guys do, for (what) the men and women in the food industry do, I treat it like an art form," he says. "I love it so much, and I hadn't seen a show for the guy who sits on the couch and looks at Bourdain and goes, 'He's amazing. I'm never doing that.'"
But he wanted it to be funny.
"That's who I am. I come from the world of sitcoms," he says. "(A) sense of humor, I haven't seen so much in this genre … The only way you stand out in life is by being true to yourself, right?"
Phil Rosenthal, host of Netflix's "Somebody Feed Phil," actually being fed in an eatery in Hawaii.
And he wanted to involve his family.
His brother, Richard, is behind the camera. His adult children, a son and daughter, make appearances occasionally while his father, Max, shows up near the end of each episode when Phil Skypes with him about his latest travel destination. His mother, Helen, also was a regular on those Skype sessions until her death in October 2019, and now Phil's wife, Monica, is on the call with Max.
He said Skyping with his parents was something he first tried in "Exporting Raymond." "It was the hit of the movie because my parents were so funny and real and cute," he says.
"Raymond was based very much on not just (Ray Romano's) family but my family. So I'm very used to mining what I know, meaning my family life, my wife, my kids even," Rosenthal says. "So these are believable, relatable people because they're real."
'Travel in your own town'
The new, five-episode season — shot right before COVID-19 closed everything down and during the same time as the episodes of Season 3, which debuted in May — takes him to Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Hawaii, the Mississippi Delta and Singapore. If there's a more American emphasis this time around, Rosenthal says it was intentional.
"I was taking into account the fact that not everyone can afford to travel overseas, but for another reason, America's fantastic," he explains. "And we have so much diversity and so many great things about this country that get lost in the media. And I think you can travel in your own town, even."
He says his goal is to get viewers to be more adventurous. "You can travel in your own town," he says. "If there's a Peruvian restaurant down the street that you've never tried because you don't know what that is … go on your phone, look at the menu. 'Oh, they have chicken and rice. I like that'… If you like it, maybe you go in and maybe you try something else, then you talk to the owner … and the next thing you know, you're at Machu Picchu. So you never know what's going to open your mind. I think the first way in is you open your mouth."
Phil Rosenthal, host of Netflix's "Somebody Feel Phil," in San Francisco
Of course, that's not so easy to do these days, especially when that cute Peruvian place down the street may be under so much economic stress that it will close. Living a life of quarantine hasn't been easy for someone as garrulous as Rosenthal, but he says his worries are nothing compared to what others are going through.
"It's certainly an inconvenience … but I am lucky because I have a house and I have my family around me, and I don't have to worry about where my next paycheck is coming," he says. "I'm one of the lucky, lucky, lucky people. I was lucky before this, and I haven't dealt with the illness yet. I do have a couple of friends who passed away from it, and that's horrible … And my friends in the restaurant industry have suffered terribly. I'm just so proud of them, though, for their perseverance and their imagination, the way they've pivoted."
Rosenthal recently made a pivot of his own, launching the Somebody Feed the People campaign, an effort to raise money for groups that provide meals to voters waiting in lines. According to the Hollywood Reporter, organizations receiving funds include Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen and Pizza to the Polls.
Coming to Houston?
Also, he still dabbles in his former profession as a sitcom Svengali but says he feels increasingly isolated in a Hollywood that has passed him by.
"I always am trying to see maybe there's a sitcom in this or that, but the business has changed greatly," he says. "One of the reasons I went into the food-and-travel game is because I got tired of pitching sitcoms that nobody wanted. After 'Raymond' died, I found that the business had changed a lot. And the type of show that I like to do — I just had this happen yesterday. (They say) 'Oh my God, we love Phil. We want to work with Phil. We can't wait.' And they love me until they hear my idea. And they don't love me."
But then, with his new career path, there's the inevitable question of whether a show such as "Somebody Feed Phil" can endure in a world where borders are closed and restaurants shuttered. He's hopeful that Season 4 isn't the end of the road.
Phil Rosenthal in Netflix's 'Somebody Feed Phil'
"I still haven't been to India or Australia on the show," he says. "So I'm hoping that we'd get to run long enough that we could go everywhere."
And that fanciful itinerary includes Houston.
"My friend (Nikki Tran) from our Saigon episode lives there now; she opened her own place," he says, referring to Tran's Kau Ba Kitchen in Montrose.
It's one of the many restaurants he prays are able to outlast the pandemic.
"Yes, let's hope they all survive," he says. "I don't want to live in a world without restaurants."
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Cary Darling joined the Houston Chronicle in 2017 where he writes about arts, entertainment and pop culture, with an emphasis on film and media. Originally from Los Angeles and a graduate of Loyola Marymount University, he has been a features reporter or editor at the Orange County Register, Miami Herald, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In addition, he has freelanced for a number of publications including the Los Angeles Times and Dallas Morning News.
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Lol, it does have a few half decent tracks. Once In A Lifetime for example. Nothing earth shattering.
I like Pat Benetar. Her music was fairly bland at times but she has a mean voice on her.
...it is about him, she's singing to him, about him.
He's not vain, she's obsessed with him.
It could be about an archetype (and considering the rather exotic nature of the exploits, probably is), so any specific individual thinking it is about him would be wrong and perhaps vain.
The Knack - My Sherona is one of the most fun guitar solos to air guitar to and is also sadly underrated as far as solos go.
My Sherona is quite possibly one of the finest tracks ever committed to vinyl. I love this song so much.
'Tis also fun on Rock Band.


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Evergreen songs of the struggle
Posted by Harwinder Singh Mander | 29 Jan, 2018 | 0 |
Over a year ago I experimented with a new project here at naujawani, sharing Punjabi language songs from the 1980s and 1990s that I had grown up listening to. These songs complimented the armed Sikh struggle in Punjab for Khalistan and were an important tool to express the sentiments of a people removed from the ground, residing in the UK who were invested in some form in the freedom movement. We publish the songs on Soundcloud (free-to-download) and attach an page on naujawani, consisting of the Punjabi lyrics and an English interpretation. Three decades on, why is there a need to do this? Aren't these songs out-dated and irrelevant, a symbol that we (I) haven't moved on? And most importantly, is it not a risk in the present climate to be publishing such content online?
In the 1980s, there were commonly three ways of receiving news about developments in Punjab: newspapers – predominantly Des Pardes, Awaz-e-Qaum, and Punjab Times; announcements at the Gurdwara; and postal correspondence with family (Teletext World News in Brief updates came along in the 1990s). The latter was by far the least useful, as an event needed to be significantly prolific to be mentioned in a personal letter; also it would not be received for a number of weeks, such was the time consumed by postal deliveries in those days. Announcements at the Gurdwara were regular, but lacked depth and although they were relatively immediate, they were not always from the most reliable sources. That left it to the Punjabi language newspapers to report on everything from political activism to (fake) Police encounters with freedom fighters. These newspapers were ravenously absorbed in my household, as in many others, and the information they provided kept us informed and connected to the struggle in Punjab. But by its very nature, press journalism could not provide a complimentary outlet for emotive and expressive commentary on what was taking place; editorials and letters pages were limiting. Dharmik geets, religious folk songs if you will, filled that void.
Although the production values and packaging of these albums ranged drastically in quality, the content of the songs was the focus. Lyricists, poets and speech-writers jockeyed for positions to have their words make the final cut, whilst Sikh vocalists and musicians fiercely competed to perform on the albums. More often than not there were political connotations to the artistic decisions taken on an album, influenced by the various factions that were emerging in the Diaspora. But in the end this merely added to the calibre of songs that were produced.
Having acquired my parent's vast tape cassette collection as a teenager (which I consider my own just as much as theirs) I have been digitising entire albums for over a decade, and there are playlists of songs that I listen to once a day/week/month without fail. Gradually realising that the songs were instigators of my personal journey to learn more about recent current affairs in Punjab, I began to introduce them to a new generation of Sikhs who unbeknown to me had no idea these works had ever been created. It was a troublesome discovery in more ways than one; many of those listening to the songs for the first time found it difficult to grasp the underlying meaning of the songs and connect the references with the very real events that they were based upon. Seeing my passion for the songs though, they badgered me to explain and it was then I realised that this needed to be done on a larger scale, for archival purposes if nothing else.
The first few 'Songs of the struggle' shared on our Soundcloud account and naujawani pages in late 2016 were well received. For all the limitations of interpreting poetry and prose from Punjabi into the medium of English, my aim of transmitting the general message of each song was seemingly successful. In our format, a brief introduction to the song provides a necessitated contextual basis, followed by the line-by-line English interpretations of the work itself. This style of presenting each song is a work-in-progress and the name of our Soundcloud account, 'Kavita Genius', should make clear to those familiar with the 'genius' lyrical-breakdown website how much more elaboration we hope to add to each song when our resources permit. But what most readers/listeners won't have realised is the time that it takes to put together a 'Song of the Struggle' project. All-in, it consumes about two days of work to prepare each song; hence throughout 2017 we didn't publish any further interpretations. Instead, we focused on building a library of songs to publish on a weekly basis, complete with metadata information and interpretation. Having hoped to have started releasing these in the summer last year, it wasn't until the start of 2018 that we were able to proceed. To date we have published eight songs and have more prepared to go live every Sunday throughout this year.
At a time when States across the globe are 'cracking down' on how the internet is used to share information, it has crossed my mind that this series could raise some eyebrows. I imagine the concern might be over the relevancy of the subject matter in the songs; perhaps a question might be asked as to what we're hoping to achieve through interpreting this work for a new generation. To be frank, the uncomfortability of this series lies with its direct connection to the freedom struggle in Punjab, the idea of Khalistan, and the engagement of an armed struggle to that end. I can see why that would be a problem for some, but there can be no hesitation on our part as Sikhs to publish such works, for the words we recite daily in the Ardas, as well as in selections of the Guru Granth Sahib, underpin these ideas. To eliminate dharmik geets simply because they are sensitive in the (post-11th-September) World of today, is akin to censoring the dhadi vaars that recount our history. The songs are occasionally brutally honest, at other times they are generic, but what binds them is a connection to the Sikh way of life as it has been historically borne out.
In light of Scottish citizen Jagtar Singh Johal's arrest last November and his continued incarceration, it was put to me that I should be cautious not to invite similar accusations, namely 'radicalising' or 'inciting' through publishing this material online. To be non-chalant at that suggestion is disrespectful to both him and his family, not to mention the earnest campaign to have him freed. But upon reflection, I can think of no better way of showing support for his innocence than continuing to publish this series. If today we live in a society where all too readily we are expected to toe the line drawn by the all-powerful State, by receding the voices that speak out against oppression past and present, then it is not a society that any of us can be satisfied with. The evergreen songs of the struggle are a reminder of what came before us and the courage of their subjects is as necessary today as it was thirty years ago. Documenting these songs online is my humble tribute to them, as well as those who created them.
Read our interpreted Songs of the Struggle here: https://naujawani.com/songs-of-the-struggle
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The Making of Americans: An Opera by Jay Scheib and Anthony Gatto based on the novel by Gertrude Stein
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"Scheib may be the most acclaimed experimental American director whose work you have never seen." —Time Out New York
Gertrude Stein's groundbreaking "cubist" novel, The Making of Americans, is the launching pad for this innovative, media-rich chamber opera. Celebrated Boston-based experimental theater director Jay Scheib, Brooklyn-based composer Anthony Gatto, local new-music stalwarts Zeitgeist, and upstart New York string quartet JACK conspire to reimagine Stein's groundbreaking history of all humanity. This ambitious collaboration unfolds in front of sets and machines designed by Minneapolis artist Chris Larson.
In the work's three-dimensional staging, storms fill the sky, shingles are ripped from the roof, and a tree is torn from the ground, its roots pointing upward. In addition to percussion, strings, keyboards, live chorus, and six principal singer/actors (including local favorites Bradley Greenwald and David Echelard as well as the Builder's Association's Tanya Selvaratnam), the unusual high-energy instrumentation invokes sounds of accordions, autoharps, hurdy-gurdies, and church bells.
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Local middle schoolers were at Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos but had the heavens in their sights on March 13 as they began the second set of practice launches for this year's Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) competition which will take place in Virginia in May.
The program's middle-school-aged aerospace engineers are vying for a chance to take their custom-built rockets to Virginia for the TARC National Finals Fly Off in May. TARC is the largest rocketry competition for middle school and high school students nationwide and U.S. winners go on to a worldwide competition. The OC Breeze (via the Defense Visual Information Service – DVIDS) had the story (below).
Students in the STARBASE Los Alamitos STARBASE 2.0 program counted down from five and turned their eyes toward the sky, March 13, over Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, California, during the second set of practice launches for their entry into this year's Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) competition.


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Check out this located at 405 N. Mulberry St. in Stadium District. It has one bedroom and one bathroom, and it's a voluminous 780 square feet in size. Whereas the average price for a one-bedroom rental in Lancaster is approximately $700/month, this home is currently listed at $1,425/month.
In the apartment, you can anticipate hardwood floors, in-unit laundry, stainless steel appliances, high ceilings, a breakfast bar, generous closet space and granite countertops. The building has assigned parking, outdoor space, a roof deck and secured entry. Cats and dogs are not welcome in this high-end house.
Walk Score indicates that the surrounding area is extremely walkable and is very bikeable.
Next, take a look at this apartment situated at 45 N. Market St. in Central Business District. It has one bedroom and one bathroom, and it's a sprawling 864 square feet in size. This rental is currently priced at $1,095/month. What makes it so pricey?
The apartment features hardwood floors, in-unit laundry, a walk-in closet, a spiral staircase, wooden cabinetry, a breakfast nook and a loft area. Building amenities include secured entry and on-site management. Feline friends too can share in this opulent abode.
According to Walk Score, this location is a "walker's paradise" and is fairly bikeable.
Then, take a look at this located at 200 E. Lemon St. in Musser Park. It has one bedrooms and one bathroom. This pad is currently priced at $850/month.
In the furnished unit, you can expect hardwood floors, wooden cabinetry, a couch, a small dresser, closet space and ample natural light. On-laundry is offered as a building amenity. Cats and dogs aren't allowed in this voluminous rental.
According to Walk Score's assessment, the surrounding area is a "walker's paradise" and is convenient for biking.


NPQ has, for some time, been covering Donald Trump's charitable and campaign related activities involving veterans organizations. As readers may remember, we started covering these as far back as September of last year and have followed the trail through his January 28th fundraising event for veterans organizations and its disorganized six-month long aftermath before a good part of the money was actually distributed.
Trump's reaction was personal and conducted on Twitter. He lashed back at both Khzir Kahn and his wife Ghazala who had stood silent during her husband's speech – calling Khan's comments a "vicious attack" against him. Eventually he also questioned whether Ghazala was allowed to speak and defended his own "sacrifices" in business.
According to the Washington Post the coalition of groups, breaking their usual practice of staying away from politics, issued the joint letter calling for all political candidates to "demonstrate the character demanded of the offices they seek, and respect not only those who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom but also their families who have borne such a loss to protect our liberties." Bonnie Carroll, the president and founder of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), said this marks the first time they have ever needed to "defend the honor" of a family who lost someone in combat.
"We work in a sacred space, and we've never been challenged this way," said Carroll, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom last year for her work with military families. "We've never had a reason to come together like this, and I think that alone speaks volumes." The letter was issued by the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), Gold Star Wives, Got Your 6, the Travis Manion Foundation, Blue Star Families, and Give an Hour. This represents a cross-section of military support organizations.
The coalition of nonprofits wrote their letter without naming the offending presidential nominee.
Their letter includes a quote from President Abraham Lincoln's letter to Mrs. Lydia Bixby, a widow who lost five sons during the Civil War. Here is Lincoln's letter in its entirety, if only to serve as a touchstone for the integrity, morality, and the greatness of heart the office of president requires of its occupant.


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President Emerson Mnangagwa has increasingly favoured Russia and China in his investment dealings as other international investors raise concerns over the slow pace of reforms, and the country's worsening currency problems. Zimbabwe is readying the re-introduction of the Zimbabwe dollar in the next 12 months.
Mines Minister, Winston Chitando, said in an interview that De Beers and Vast Resources have not been given the green light for diamond exploration and mining.
"It is not true that those two (that De Beers and Vast) have been licensed. I don't know where people get that. In fact, none of those two are among those licensed," Chitando said by phone in a recent interview.
Alrosa, a state-owned Russian company, and the China's Anjin now take their place beside RioZim and the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company – the latter mandated to own half of the shares in all new diamond mining ventures in the country – as the only miners of gems in the country.
"The President has put the Zimbabwean interest at the heart of exploitation of those diamonds only accepting foreign participation by way of selecting companies from Russia (Alrosa) and China (Anjin)," George Charamba, Mnangagwa's spokesperson was quoted saying by state media.
Anjin is not new to the Zimbabwean diamond mining industry as it previously mined the Marange diamond fields until 2015 before Zimbabwe's government decided against renewing mining licences for gem miners in the area.
Zimbabwe, faced with an economy struggling for stability, is hoping diamond mining will help shore up its crippled foreign currency. Minerals are a major foreign exchange earner for Zimbabwe, with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) saying on Thursday Zimbabwe received $90m from royalty collections in 2018, boosted by platinum, diamond and gold earnings.
"The revenue head contributed $95.67m against a target of $90m, translating to a positive variance of 6.30%. Revenue collections grew by 30.86% from the $73.11m collected in 2017," said Zimra in a statement.
The stronger performance of the royalty revenue has been attributed to the "… movement of international commodity prices…" after "… mineral prices surged during the first and fourth quarter of 2018. Major minerals like gold, platinum and diamonds production levels improved significantly owing to the formalisation of small-scale miners".


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