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Films About Faith
Jewish Experience
Human rights become profoundly personal when Ai Weiwei, China's most famous artist, transforms Alcatraz Island prison into an astonishing expression of socially-engaged art focused on the plight of the unjustly incarcerated.
Albert Einstein: Still a Revolutionary
Albert Einstein was a world renowned celebrity, greeted like a rock star wherever he appeared. He was also an outspoken social and political activist. This new documentary goes beyond the legend to tell the true story of our most famous savant.
Back to the Fatherland
This is the story of young people leaving their home country to try their luck elsewhere...but the young people here are moving from Israel to Germany and Austria - countries where their families were persecuted and killed.
The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández
This Emmy-nominated documentary from 2008 is one of the most critical, relevant, and widely discussed portraits of the U.S.-Mexico border, chronicling the tragic killing of 18-year-old American high school student by a team of U.S. Marines.
Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World
Bellingcat takes viewers inside the exclusive world of the "citizen investigative journalist" collective known as Bellingcat as they search for truth in our era of fake news and alternative facts.
A Chef's Voyage
Follow celebrated American Chef David Kinch and his team from Manresa, their 3 Star Michelin restaurant in California, for a unique collaboration with three legendary French chefs at their iconic restaurants in Paris, Provence, and Marseille.
Through interviews, archival material and stunning cinematography, Joseph Hillel uncovers how four trailblazing architects - all women - have been working, observing and thinking about the transformations shaping the city of today and tomorrow.
Told through the eyes of 15-year-old Jamil Sunsin, Colossus is a modern-day immigrant tale of one family's desperate struggle after deportation leads to family separation, and the elusive search for the American dream.
The Cost of Living
From the filmmakers of The Future of Work and Death comes an incisive look at the issue confronted during the recent primaries: should we as a society provide a 'universal basic income' to all citizens?
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
What do Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis and Kevin Kline have in common? They are but a few of the extraordinary actors who studied under renowned acting teacher Moni Yakim at Juilliard, America's greatest performing arts school.
Dateline-Saigon
The story of five young journalists whose courageous reporting during the early years of the Vietnam War in the face of fierce opposition - and worse - from government is uncannily relevant to challenges journalists face today.
Dedalus is a fiction triptych portraying community, love, and loss. Jonah Greenstein's gorgeously shot feature debut laces loneliness with beauty to create a film of startling cinematic intimacy.
F11 and Be There
A deep look at photographer Burk Uzzle. From Martin Luther King Jr. to Woodstock to America's small towns and back roads, Uzzle's iconic photographs offer a breathtaking commentary on American civil rights, race, social justice, and art.
If you ever wondered how the great ambitions of postwar America collapsed into a permanent tax revolt and the election of Trump, look no further than Howard Jarvis, whose 1978 California ballot initiative, Proposition 13, changed everything.
From Daniel Karslake, director of For the Bible Tells Me So, comes a follow-up to that award-winning film: a new documentary that explores the intersection of religion, sexual orientation and gender identity in current-day America.
Graves Without a Name
In this profoundly moving follow-up to his Oscar-nominated film The Missing Picture, Rithy Panh continues his personal and spiritual exploration of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge era.
I'm Moshanty - Do You Love Me?
This documentary from Tim Wolff (The Sons of Tennessee Williams) is a musical tribute to the legendary South Pacific recording artist and transgender activist Moses Moshanty Tau and the LGBTQI community of Papua New Guinea.
In Full Bloom: Transcending Gender
In Full Bloom follows the courageous journey of thirteen transgender and two gay actors as they transform their lives through the use of monologue, dialogue and performance art while preparing for the world premiere of an original stage play.
Music Got Me Here
A snowboard accident leaves 18 year-old Forrest Allen unable to speak or walk. Tom Sweitzer, an eccentric music therapist, is determined to help Forrest. This is a story of the power of music to heal and transform lives.
My Comic Shop Country
Comic book characters are box office gold, but why do comic book stores struggle to survive? In My Comic Shop Country, filmmaker Anthony Desiato sets out on a quest to explore the culture, business, and fandom of comic shops across America.
In 1979, in the town of Seadrift, TX, what began as a dispute over fishing territory erupts into violence and ignites a maelstrom of boat burnings, KKK intimidation, and other hostilities against Vietnamese refugees along the Gulf Coast.
Seat 20D
Seat 20D explores the many shapes grieving can take. After Pan Am 103 was brought down in Lockerbie, a mother whose son was on the flight spends 15 years creating an astonishing work of art.
Shusenjo: Comfort Women and Japan's War on History
During World War II the Japanese Imperial Army enslaved an estimated tens of thousands of women in military brothels. Now, there is a movement in Japan - supported by some Americans - to challenge and deny this shameful history.
Street Fighting Men
Shot over three years in the neighborhoods of Detroit, Street Fighting Men takes a deep, observational dive into the lives of three black men. What emerges is a story of hard work, faith and manhood in a community left to fend for itself.
Wine Crush (Vas-y Coupe!)
In this beautifully observed portrait of a family-owned vineyard in France, a motley team of laborers travels from the north to harvest grapes at a small Champagne vineyard run by an eccentric winemaker with a cult following.
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Foreclosure Laws In NJ: Residential vs Non-Residential Mortgages
Posted on July 27, 2016 | by LawFirm
The purpose for your mortgage can determine whether it can still be enforced years after its due date. Foreclosure laws in NJ treat residential mortgages and non-residential mortgages differently. A residential mortgage can become unenforceable if the lender does not move to foreclose within six years of the maturity date of the mortgage. To render a commercial mortgage unenforceable there must be more than twenty years of non-payment and inaction by the lender.The Fair Foreclosure Act was enacted in 1995 to protect residential mortgage debtors. N.J.S.A. 2A:50-53 et seq. In 2009, the New Jersey Legislature amended the Fair Foreclosure Act to provide clarity and address problems caused by residential mortgages which have been paid or which are otherwise unenforceable. See Statement to Senate Number 250, NJ Assembly Financial institutions and Insurance Committee October 6, 2008. Such unenforceable mortgages "cloud the title" for a property, casting doubt on the title as a result of the encumbrance. This cloud can reduce the value and marketability of the property because any prospective buyer will perceive that they are buying property for which good title may not be conveyed.
The 2009 amendment to the Fair Foreclosure Act sought, in part, to codify an earlier New Jersey Appellate Division holding in Security National Partners v. Mahler, 336 N.J. Super. 101, 104(App. Div. 2000), that a 20 year limitations period limits a mortgagee's (i.e., mortgage lender) right to commence a foreclosure action, running from the date of the debtor's default. Prior to the enactment of this amendment, New Jersey did not have a statute of limitations addressing mortgage foreclosure actions, and courts applied a 20 year limitations period based on the common law adverse possession period. Anim Investment v. Shaloub, F-30508-15, (N.J. Super. Ch. Div. June 30, 2016) (Slip Op. at *4). However the 2009 amendment only addressed residential mortgages.
The statute provides:
"An action to foreclose a residential mortgage shall not be commenced following the earliest of:
a. Six years from the date fixed for the making of the last payment or the maturity date set forth in the mortgage or the note, bond, or other obligation secured by the mortgage;
b. Thirty-six years from the date of recording of the mortgage, or, if the mortgage is not recorded, 36 years from the date of execution, so long as the mortgage itself does not provide for a period of repayment in excess of 30 years; or
c. Twenty years from the date on which the debtor defaulted, which default has not been cured, as to any of the obligations or covenants contained in the mortgage or in the note, bond, or other obligation secured by the mortgage."
N.J.S.A. 2A:50-56.1 (Emphasis added).
Therefore under this statute, for residential mortgages "there are three triggering events which commence the running of the statute of limitations period, after which a mortgage foreclosure action cannot be brought." First is the maturity date for the mortgage. Second is the date of recording of the mortgage. And third is the date that the debtor defaulted. Each of those triggering events has a different applicable term for its statute of limitations to run. The statute commands that the "earliest" date for expiration of a statute of limitations be applied.
In a recent unpublished Chancery Division case, Judge Edward A. Jerejian (Bergen County) found that a residential mortgage with a maturity date of October 1, 1995 became unenforceable six years later on October 1, 2001. Anim, supra, slip op. at *9. 1 The court found that the statute required the use of the earliest applicable statute of limitations date under N.J.S.A. 2A:50-56.1. In addition, a 2011 unpublished Appellate Division case found that the statute of limitations elapsed in 2000 on a mortgage with a maturity date in 1994 because the six year statute of limitation under N.J.S.A. 2A:50-56.1(a) was applicable. Garruto v. Cannici, 2011 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1436, 2011 WL 2409912 at *1 (App. Div. June 6, 2011).
The first question to ask when determining if a long unenforced mortgage is enforceable is whether at issue is a residential mortgage. If yes, the mortgage is subject to the Fair Foreclosure Act. The Fair Foreclosure Act (as well as its 2009 statute of limitations amendment) only applies to "residential mortgages". See N.J.S.A. 2A:50-62. "Residential mortgage" is defined as:
"mortgage, security interest or the like, in which the security is a residential property such as a house, real property or condominium, which is occupied, or is to be occupied, by the debtor, who is a natural person, or a member of the debtor's immediate family, as that person's residence. This act shall apply to all residential mortgages wherever made, which have as their security such a residence in the State of New Jersey, provided that the real property which is the subject of the mortgage shall not have more than four dwelling units, one of which shall be, or is planned to be, occupied by the debtor or a member of the debtor's immediate family as the debtor's or member's residence at the time the loan is originated." N.J.S.A. 2A:5-55 (emphasis added).
Therefore, two fundamental conditions must be met to have a residential mortgage: The mortgaged premises consists of not more than four dwelling units; and "the requisite occupation or intention to occupy exists by the debtor (or the debtor's immediate family member) at the time the loan is originated." 30 New Jersey Practice, Law of Mortgages, §24.9 at 254(Myron C. Weinstein)(2nd Ed. 2000).
If a mortgage does not qualify as "residential," there are still judicially created limitations on foreclosing. New Jersey courts have enforced a "twenty year limitation period to foreclose a mortgage" by "borrowing and applying the twenty year limitation period in certain adverse possession statutes." Security National Partners, 336 N.J.Super. at 106. The Appellate Division in Security National clarified this issue by stating "a twenty year period of non-payment on a mortgage constitutes a running of the statute of limitations" Ibid. In Security National, there is no distinction between residential mortgages and non-residential mortgages and thus the holding is applicable to all mortgages. A later statute modified this judicially created limitation on foreclosing residential mortgages, but the twenty year limitation period adopted in Security National has not been modified and appears to still be applicable to non-residential mortgages.
The statutes of limitations for enforcing residential and non-residential mortgages are different.
Residential mortgages may become unenforceable six years after their final maturity date.
Both residential and non-residential mortgages become unenforceable after 20 years of consistent non-payment, when the lender does not attempt to foreclose within that 20 years.
1 Unpublished court opinions, such as this one, are not precedent and not binding on any court. R. 1:36-3. However, an unpublished opinion may be persuasive secondary authority. Ibid. In other words, unpublished opinions are instructive but not mandatory.
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Protocuspidariidae is a family of bivalves belonging to the superfamily Cuspidarioidea in the superorder Anomalodesmata.

Genera
 Multitentacula Krylova, 1995
 Protocuspidaria Allen & Morgan, 1981

References

 Scarlato O. A. & Starobogatov Y. A. (1983). System of the bivalve molluscs of the superorder Septibranchia. In: Molluscs. Their systematics, ecology and distribution (Likharev I.M., ed.). Seventh meeting on the investigation of molluscs. Leningrad, Nauka pp. 7-14:

Anomalodesmata
Bivalve families

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When someone asks me to suggest an all-terrain 3-wheel pram that has the option of a parent facing seat, then the Salsa 3 has always been my go-to pram to tick those boxes and more.
The Bugaboo Bee5 is possibly one of the most expensive "small" prams. But you do get a lot of big pram features in this neat little package. And Bugaboo are definitely popular for their stylish, high quality and well designed prams.
The ICandy Peach 2018 is an absolutely stunning, luxury, high end pram. It also comes with a luxury, high end price point - retailing for around $2k. Though the ICandy Peach 2018 isn't just stylish, it's also incredibly function and thoughtfully designed.
Baby Jogger is a great brand that make quality, innovating, easy to use, parent-friendly prams. And I have to say I got a little bit excited about the Baby Jogger City Tour Lux. It's the newer - more "Lux" - version of the City Tour.
I've noticed quite a few people winding up on my "Best Compact Travel Prams" article searching for umbrella strollers, so thought I should provide them with a list specifically for umbrella strollers.
The Bumbleride Indie Twin, like all the Bumbleride prams, contains recycled plastic bottles in the fabric. Which is a very cool feature for the eco-conscious.
What is a running pram? Technically you can run with any pram. I've run with my little umbrella stroller when I was rushing to catch a bus - it is possible, but not necessarily ideal over long distances.
I want to start by saying I have really enjoyed working with on reviews with babybee prams over the last couple of years. I have previously review their single pram.
As the holiday season approaches people start to ask me to recommend them the best travel pram. While there is no absolute best travel pram, it's simply a matter of working out what is the best travel pram for YOUR family.
It's been a year since my last "Top Ten Prams" post, so it's time to share with you my Top Ten Prams for 2016! This list is getting harder each year because prams seem to be improving beyond expectations year after year.
This article as been a long time coming, since I wrote my "Top Ten Pram Crushes" I've been asked a several times to write a top ten double prams list - so I'm sorry it's taken me so long to put this list together!
There are lots of things to consider when choosing a pram, below are some questions to ask yourself before you make that decision. Also, browse our "Top 10 Pram" list.


The Research Highlights Section features the work and awards of CALS faculty members Chris Todd Hittinger, Troy Runge, Rob Anex and John Ralph.
Brown Gold describes a project co-led by Troy Runge to create products and energy from waste materials on a large Wisconsin dairy farm.
Marginal Land in Demand focuses on Brad Barham's survey asking Wisconsin farmers about the kinds of land they would use for bioenergy crops.


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Q: Static Variable Declaration (C) Are the following two static variable declarations equivalent?
1.
    static int var1;
    static int var2;
    static int var3;

2.
    static int var1, var2, var3;

More specifically, in case 2, will all variables be static, or just var1?

A: They're equivalent.
In case 2, all the variables will be static.
The storage class specifier static applies to all the declared variables in the declaration.

A: Yes the declarations in case 1 and 2 are identical. We can see this by going to the draft C99 standard section 6.7.5 Declarators which says (emphasis mine going forward):

Each declarator declares one identifier, and asserts that when an
  operand of the same form as the declarator appears in an expression,
  it designates a function or object with the scope, storage duration,
  and type indicated by the declaration specifiers.

We can see the grammar from section 6.7 Declarations is as follows:
declaration:
   declaration-specifiers init-declarator-listopt ;

the declaration-specifiers include storage duration:
declaration-specifiers:
   storage-class-specifier declaration-specifiersopt

so the storage duration specifier applies to all the declarators in the init-declarator-list which has the following grammar:
init-declarator-list:
   init-declarator
   init-declarator-list , init-declarator
init-declarator:
   declarator
   declarator = initializer

You may wonder about pointers, they are handled handled differently and we can see this from the grammar in 6.7.5 for declarators:
declarator:
    pointeropt direct-declarator
[...]
pointer:
    * type-qualifier-listopt
    * type-qualifier-listopt pointer

A: You've just shown how variables can be declared differently.
 static int var1, var2, var3;

or
static int var1;
static int var2;
static int var3;

has the same meaning
ie; a variable of same data type(and also of same storage class) can be declared individually or all together once

A: static int var1, var2, var3;

is equivalent to:
static int var1;
static int var2;
static int var3;

case 1 or case 2 both are used for readability purpose but meaning is same.

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Aqaba workshop tackles societal attitudes towards AIDS patients
The Middle East Cultural Association | 12.04.2005 17:33 | Health
AMMAN - Addressing social stigmas faced by AIDS patients in Jordan was the focus of a three-day AIDS workshop, which started in Aqaba yesterday.
Maram Marwan, a trainer in the workshop from the Aqaba Health Department, told The Jordan Times the workshop seeks to educate participants on various issues related to AIDS, hoping to change societal attitudes towards victims of the disease.
Our society generally focuses on the stereotypical causes of AIDS, and this tendency to think of people with the disease as social outcasts undermines their suffering, Marwan said. The Jordan News Agency, Petra, quoted Basma Khreisat, director of Family Health International, as saying that reported AIDS cases in the Kingdom now totalled 386, 196 of them Jordanian.
The workshop, organised by the Ministry of Health in cooperation with Family Health International and supported by USAID, is part of a national programme to combat the spread of AIDS. Local and foreign experts from various fields participated in the event as well as representatives from the public sector and the local community in Aqaba.
Aqaba was the chosen location for the workshop because its popularity as an international tourism destination heightens the chances of local residents being exposed to the HIV virus, Marwan said. According to Marwan, the Ministry of Health is planning to set up a guidance centre and a hotline for those with HIV/AIDS in Aqaba. Similar centres and hotlines were established in Amman, Zarqa and Irbid.
She added that the Ministry of Health offers free check-ups and treatment for AIDS patients, including counselling on how to live with the disease.
Tuesday, April 12, 2005 The Jordan Times
The Middle East Cultural Association
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With patterns of intricate blue shells and golden scales, you will be more than willing to slide out of your shell and head to the beach. This bikini is hand printed on a higher grade fabric which makes it stand out from the rest. As seen in Self Magazine January 2013. . Front lined . High quality LYCRA® fabric ALL ITEMS IN LAST CALL SECTION ARE FINAL SALE AND CANNOT BE RETURNED , EXCHANGED OR RECEIVE ADDITIONAL COUPON DISCOUNTS.


The CW's No Tomorrow is a show about a 30-something attractive, risk-adverse, single woman who falls hard for a very handsome free spirit who happens to believe the world is going to end in less than a year. Together they embark on living life to the fullest, and knocking things off their Bucket List, or as Josh's Xavier has it, his "Apoca-list."
Starring Tori Anderson as Evey Covington, a product or productivity manager at a big-box cyber retailer very similar to Amazon, and Joshua Sasse (pronounced Sass or Sassy - we don't know) a former science magazine copy editor turned unemployed, live-everyday-like-it-is-your-last free spirit. These two are the reason to watch the show. Their charisma and charm is off the charts, and casting knocked it out of the park with two really attractive, endearing actors in Sasse and Anderson. Their chemistry is unbelievable, and you want to root for these two lovebirds.
The pilot episode covers a lot of ground, and we do mean a lot. Aside from establishing the obvious - the main character, the wacky coworkers, the terrible boss, the love interest, the ex-boyfriend, the intrusive, but loving family, and a life threatening heart condition (what?!) you may ask yourself how one sitcom manages so much. There's the catch: The CW has this as a 1 hour drama. After all, what's so funny about the end of the world?


What's the fastest way to solve a computer problem?
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This means (for example), no unexplained Group changes in the Directory, changes to important elements like Server Configurations can be controlled, and the use of 'all-powerful' features - like Full Access Administration - can be logged.
It also assists with Problem Solving and Quality Assurance, as well as ITIL/SOX/Auditing compliance, especially if Domino Servers in your environment are maintained by multiple Administrators.
The Change Manager enhances the security of your Domino environment by applying optional Change Control to specified configuration elements. For example, if an Administrator wants to modify a Security Group, another Administrator can approve the change before it's implemented. They can also decline it, return it for more information etc. Even if you choose not to enforce Change Control, changes are logged, and relevant staff can be alerted in real-time and revert changes before problems occur.
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Increases the visibility of changes in your Domino environment, via scheduled change reporting.
Allows scheduled implementation and reversion of changes.
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Why Hamilton? I knew I wanted to come to Hamilton because of the general feel of campus, the strong academics, and the open-curriculum.
Favorite Past Sports Memory: Qualifying for cross country groups as a team my senior year of high school.
Who is your role model and what's their relationship to you? My family because they taught me how to work hard and never give up and are always there to support me in everything that I do.


This is a favourite tea time snack for Maldivians. A spicy tuna filling goes inside these egg shaped dough balls and after that it's boiled and lightly coated in a curry sauce. Maldivians call it curried eggs hence the shape, I call it Maldivian ravioli. Soft spicy and delicious.
Place the onion, chilli, curry leaves, lemon juice, turmeric and salt in a bowl.
Combine using your hand(I use a disposable glove since the chilli might irritate your skin). Don't be afraid to squeeze the mixture well to ensure the ingredients are blended well.
Add the desiccated coconut and mix again.
Add the tuna and mix well and combine everything together.
Make 28 small balls by squeezing the excess liquid.
It is important to squeeze and discard the excess liquid while you are making the balls, so as to hold the dough together while cooking them.
Place everything in a bowl, mix with a spoon until the mixture comes together.
Knead with your hands for about 3-4 minutes until smooth and pliable.
Take one dough ball in your hand, flatten it slightly and place one ball of the fish filling inside.
Fold and close the dough over the filling by gently pressing and turning until it is smooth and shaped into an egg.
Repeat with the remaining dough balls and fish filling.
Arrange on a single layer on a plate.
Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a medium sized pot.
Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon oil.
While the water is boiling make the curry sauce.
Heat the oil in medium fry pan.
Add the onion, curry leaves, ginger, garlic, chilli, and pandan leaf and fry on medium high heat until softened and lightly golden.
Add the tomato paste and mix together.
Add the curry powder, salt and give it a stir.
Add the coconut milk and keep cooking on low heat.
Gently add the egg shaped dough balls in the boiling water give them a stir from time to time and let them cook for about 5 to 7 minutes or until they float to the top.
Remove them with a slotted spoon or strain through a sieve or colander and gently place in the curry sauce.
Carefully stir the egg shaped dough balls in the sauce until they are lightly coated.


Prince is coming to the Netherlands to give a concert in the Gelredome in Arnhem on Thursday, November 18th.
This has been announced by concert promoter Mojo Concerts on Wednesday. The funk legend was in 2002 in the Netherlands for the last time.
Prince is a rare treat. It has been almost ten years now since he last performed in Belgium. And the few shows he does do, are very striking.
During the 80s, His Royal Badness spent a big chunk of his time in recording studios making visionary dance music. Prince merged funk, jazz, pop and soul into rocking grooves. During the 90s, the biggest musical genius of his generation spent most of the time being pissed off with his record label. Nowadays, Prince wants to entertain (himself), giving carte blanche to the brilliant entertainer within. He talks like a pimp. He sings like an angel. He dances like a devil. After three decades he can really count on everything it takes to set a big crowd on fire.
Besides Prince the artist is also known under the aliases The Symbol and The Artist Formerly Known as Prince or TAFKAP.


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Hawaii Should Be First State To Require Student Swim Lessons - Honolulu Civil Beat
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Civil Beat Editorial
Hawaii Should Be First State To Require Student Swim Lessons
This is a life-and-death issue in a state surrounded by ocean that has one of the country's highest drowning rates.
By Civil Beat Editorial Board / November 13, 2019
In a state surrounded by an ever-rising ocean, it's unacceptable that many kids don't know how to swim because their parents can't afford private lessons and the schools don't require public ones.
As Civil Beat reported recently, Hawaii is part of an all-too-common gap between the haves and the have-nots throughout the U.S. when it comes to teaching children how to survive and thrive in the water.
The inability to swim was cited as "a marker of poverty" among kids in a recent report commissioned by the Queen Lili'uokalani Trust, which works to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiian children.
And we're not talking about a small number of underprivileged kids. It's estimated that half of the children in Hawaii don't know how to swim.
Some impressive efforts are being made to address the problem, and they often involve private organizations partnering with pubic schools. For instance, the Hawaii Aquatics Foundation currently works with 17 public schools on Oahu, Maui and Kauai to offer swimming instruction to grade-schoolers at community or high school pools.
This is a life-or-death issue in a state that has the nation's second-highest drowning rate. Public schools that aren't already providing swimming instruction must find a way, regardless of whether a private sector partner is available to help.
No state currently requires that all its public schools have mandatory swimming curriculums. Then again, the Aloha State is the only one that contains a single public school district, so this seems like a good place to start.
Hawaii has adopted other first-in-the-nation reforms, such as the commitment to convert to 100 percent renewable energy by the year 2045. It shouldn't shrink from this opportunity to end a socio-economic injustice that threatens the lives of its young people.
It won't be easy.
A proposed state Senate resolution last session called for "encouraging" the Department of Education to implement water safety education for all fourth-grade public school students and to partner with Na Kama Kai, a nonprofit foundation that leads statewide ocean clinics for youth at Pokai Bay.
The measure passed the Senate and had DOE support, but still stalled in the House of Representatives.
That's business as usual in a Legislature where good ideas often take years to be adopted when the proper spirit finally moves committee chairs after the requisite political horse-trading is achieved.
In this case, however, kids' lives are at stake. If that fact doesn't cut through the usual politics at the Capitol, it's hard to imagine what would.
It's also unclear where the DOE would stand on a legislative edict requiring a water safety curriculum. Superintendent Christina Kishimoto wrote a letter stating her department "supports the intent" of the resolution that would have merely encouraged the action.
Of course state Board of Education members could issue their own edict, but obviously legislators control the state budget and their buy-in would be essential.
How committed is the DOE to water safety for all its students? Spokeswoman Nanea Kalani told Civil Beat that elementary school principals already are encouraged to remind students and families about the importance of ocean safety and stewardship.
The DOE also recommends all fourth-graders view a safety video and complete an activity workbook developed by Na Kama Kai. Those recommendations were outlined in memos sent to complex area superintendents and the principals, Kalani said.
"Schools may include water safety as part of a well-rounded education for students based on their community needs and availability of resources," she said.
In this case, the "community needs" are urgent and obvious, but the "availability of resources" will be the sticking point.
We can't protect our children from every risk, but in an American archipelago, there's no excuse for not protecting them from the water.
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NEW YORK -- Gennady Golovkin lost his knockout streak, but he retained his middleweight championship belts.
Daniel Jacobs gave Golovkin the toughest fight of his 11-year career by pushing him to the 12-round distance for the first time, but Golovkin prevailed by unanimous decision on Saturday night before an electric crowd of 19,939 at Madison Square Garden.
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Judges Don Trella and Steve Weisfeld both scored the fight 115-112, and Max DeLuca had it 114-113 for Golovkin, who scored a knockdown in the fourth round. ESPN.com also had Golovkin winning 115-112.
Golovkin's 23-fight knockout streak, dating to an eight-round decision win in November 2008, came to an end.
As Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) retained his title for the 18th consecutive time -- just two away from tying Bernard Hopkins' division record of 20 -- he turned back a stiff challenge from Jacobs in one of the year's most significant fights, which matched the 160-pound division's top two fighters.
With the fight as close as it was, they'll probably stay that way.
"I respect Daniel Jacobs, and he did a very good job and clean job," Golovkin said. "Daniel Jacobs is my favorite fighter -- quality, very good fighter after I knocked him down. I respect his team."
Mandatory challenger Jacobs (32-2, 29 KOs), who lost his secondary title, came in as a prohibitive underdog but didn't fight like it, though he suffered the third knockdown of his career.
Gennady Golovkin, right, retained his middleweight title for the 18th straight time but had to go the full 12 rounds against Daniel Jacobs on Saturday night. AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
Jacobs said he believed he won the fight.
"I think I won the fight, and I think the fans support me," Jacobs said. "I think I won by two rounds at least. They want the big fight [for Golovkin against Canelo Alvarez], and Daniel Jacobs got X'd out. I won the fight, and I won the decision, and all I can do is be gracious in the decision."
Although Golovkin won, he was not nearly as explosive as fans have come to expect, but trainer Abel Sanchez said he was still happy with how Golovkin performed.
"We got the rounds in. We got the tough rounds that we needed," Sanchez said. "I give G a 7½ or 8 out of 10. Daniel was very strong and had athleticism, and Gennady's accuracy was not quite as pinpoint as in the past, but I'm happy with Gennady's performance, and I'm happy the fans got to see a great fight."
Before Saturday, the deepest Golovkin had gone into a fight was the 11th round against Martin Murray in a 2015 title defense. Now his KO streak is history.
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Landed 231 175
Thrown 615 541
Percent 38% 32%
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"Twenty-three knockouts in a row is a pretty great run," Golovkin promoter Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions said. "Can't knock everyone out, and because of Danny's class and his size and his boxing IQ, he put up a great fight. We knew going in it would be a tough fight. You can never overlook Danny Jacobs, but Gennady welcomed the challenge to show where his skills were at. Maybe because he didn't knock out Danny, it will give some other top middleweights motivation to get in the ring with him.
"We haven't seen a decision with Gennady for a long time, and it's not something we're used to, but it shows what a great warrior Daniel Jacobs is. There was no dancing here. It was all warriors with a lot of heart."
Golovkin did not lament the end of the KO streak.
"I need the decision," he said. "I wasn't thinking that I needed the 12th round to win the fight. This was my first test at 12 rounds. I needed a quality fight -- not just the 12 rounds."
The fight opened with both fighters very cautious and perhaps wary of each other's power. Jacobs flicked out a few jabs, but the first round was largely a staring contest.
Jacobs, 29, of Brooklyn, tried to mix things up in the second round when he switched to a southpaw stance, but he quickly abandoned the tactic.
Golovkin finally found his mark in the fourth round when he nailed Jacobs with a pair of right hands, sending Jacobs to the canvas early in the round. Golovkin tried to follow up, but Jacobs' defense was solid. It was the third time Jacobs had been down in his career.
"Gennady dropped him, but you could tell Danny wasn't hurt from the punch," Loeffler said.
Golovkin landed a solid right hand to the side of Jacobs' head early in the fifth round and mixed in some powerful body shots. He seemed to be in control against Jacobs, who looked very wary of Golovkin's power.
"After the knockdown, I told him he'd have to kill me," Jacobs said. "When I got up, I thought, 'This is all he has?' There were many times during the fight I went toe-to-toe because I knew I could. I got back up, and I thought I won the fight."
The seventh round heated up late and spilled over after the bell, as they continued to fire punches until referee Charlie Fitch broke them apart. As Jacobs walked back to his corner, he pumped his arms toward a section of his fans at ringside.
Golovkin, 34, had a big ninth round, nailing Jacobs with a pair of solid right uppercuts and then wobbling him with a right hand. But the round ran out before Golovkin could land another big shot.
After Jacobs, whose left eye was swelling, landed a solid right hand that seemed to briefly stun Golovkin as the 10th round ended, the crowd tried to lift Golovkin in the 11th with chants of "Triple G! Triple G!" echoing through the arena.
The fight appeared very close going to the 12th round, and it marked the first time Golovkin had gone that far in his career.
Golovkin, who earned at least $2.5 million, landed 231 of 615 punches (38 percent), and Jacobs, who made at least $1.75 million, landed 175 of 541 (32 percent), according to CompuBox
Golovkin could return June 11 in his native Kazakhstan to fight Billy Joe Saunders for the one major belt he doesn't already own. There is also still the possibility of a long-awaited showdown with Mexican star Alvarez, but Alvarez first faces Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on May 6.
"We have to see what happens with Canelo in May, but that would be the priority," Loeffler said. "Danny fought a terrific fight. They both did."
As always, Golovkin said he's ready for Alvarez.
"Of course I want that fight," he said. "I am like an animal for that fight, but I will give Danny Jacobs a chance for a rematch."


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Your dream living space may include an open-concept floor plan, with the kitchen, living room, and dining area, all open to each other in one large space. The open concept makes a small house feel larger, and allows the cook to prepare meals without being separated from the family or guests. A large open area can be tricky to decorate, because everything is in full view: Choose colours, materials, and accessories that complement each other, without clashing.
1 Choose paint colours carefully: You do not have to choose the same colour for each part of the open kitchen, living room and dining area. Choosing different colours can help define the separate areas: If you select colours in the same tone, rather than very different or contrasting colours, you will create a flow from one area to another.
2 Use the same window dressing scheme throughout. While it is acceptable to use different colours and shades of paint, you should pull the space together, by installing identical window treatments on all windows; this will also look better from the outside.
3 Select furniture that is similar for each room: A traditional oak dining table will not match to a sleek, modern, entertainment unit in black or chrome. Choose the same wood or material, and basic style of furniture, for each section of the room.
4 Use lighting to help define the different spaces: Install pendant lighting over a kitchen peninsula or island, a chandelier over the dining table, and floor lamps in the living room. Your lighting will also help to separate the functions of each area.
5 Add accessories to each area, that have something in common with the accessories in the other areas. If your kitchen appliances are stainless steel, for example; place a large, stainless steel bowl filled with fresh fruit on your dining table, and perhaps a stainless steel vase on your fireplace mantel. Maybe choose bright-blue shades for your kitchen pendant lights, and place a cashmere throw in the same bright blue, over the back of the sofa in your living area.
A little imagination and some artistic flair will make all the difference to your home.


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Hundreds of people march in New York City on Dec. 10 requesting $3 billion in additional Excluded Workers Fund assistance and to expand the state's unemployment insurance to make all workers eligible in case of losing their jobs, including undocumented immigrants, cash economy or self-employed laborers.
N.Y. unemployment insurance for all eyed next legislative session
Activists jumpstarted a legislative push Thursday to expand state unemployment insurance to all New York workers in case of job loss, including undocumented immigrants, cash economy and self-employed laborers, when session resumes next month.
Impacted workers, lawmakers and organizations also renewed their plea to dedicate $3 billion in additional aid to the Excluded Workers Fund, urging officials to dedicate funds from a multi-billion-dollar surplus.
The state's unemployment program must be changed, advocates said, announcing legislation coined Excluded No More. The measure would expand coverage to about 50,000 workers in the state per month earning less than 80% or 100% of the state's median individual earnings — or $45,000 and $56,000 a year, respectively — depending on the worker's category.
"These are the New Yorkers that are usually left on their own if they lose their job, and it's just wrong," said Emma Kreyche, organizing and advocacy coordinator at the Worker Justice Center of New York during a virtual rally Thursday. "It puts workers in an untenable situation. During the COVID pandemic, we have seen too many workers forced to make an impossible choice between putting food on the table and or protecting their health and that of their families. All labor has value and deserve respect."
The proposed program would cost about $800 million in its first year. Any surplus would roll over to the following fiscal year.
The new program, if it becomes law, would require applicants to demonstrate a lack of work similar to regular unemployment benefits, and can apply the month after their unemployment and must reapply monthly up to six months per year.
Workers who qualify would get a flat payment matching the average state unemployment insurance monthly payment of $1,200.
Irma Santiago, an excluded worker, has lived in Rhinebeck for five years and cleans rooms for a living. A 56-year-old mother of three and member of the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement, Santiago was born in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Santiago's husband died more than a year ago. Three years ago, one of her daughters died after a battle with cancer at the age of 30.
"I think when you've suffered a lot, you appreciate every little thing," she said through interpreter Diana Cruz, Columbia County Sanctuary Movement's director of programs and services.
She continues to send money to her two daughters who remain in Mexico.
Santiago knows other excluded workers who found out about the fund after applications were closed. Expanded unemployment insurance and additional commitments to the Excluded Worker Fund would greatly help close the gaps, she said.
"It's needed," she said. "There's a lot of children who are also suffering. I know that if we are united, we will be able to get this through."
Affected workers would be required to submit correspondence from employers, direct deposit receipts, self-attestation, or any applicable W-2, 1099 or other income tax filings to qualify.
Sen. Jessica Ramos, D-Queens, and Assemblymembers Karines Reyes, D-Bronx, Marcela Mitaynes, D-Brooklyn, and Jessica González-Rojas, D-Queens, spoke at a virtual press conference with several organizations Thursday announcing they will introduce legislation for the program in early 2022. Session begins Jan. 5.
"It was stunning to me just how broken our safety net here in New York has been, and we've placed... taxpaying New Yorkers in very difficult positions of having to choose between having to go to work and being able to provide for their families," said Sen. Ramos, who sponsored the legislation that created the fund.
The state's $2.1 billion Excluded Workers Fund in this year's budget provided relief to hundreds of thousands of laborers ineligible for federal assistance amid the pandemic. Lawmakers on Thursday urged for $3 billion in the 2022-23 budget for additional Excluded Workers Fund benefits for hundreds of thousands of eligible workers — especially upstate — who did not get relief because of difficulties securing necessary documentation to prove financial hardship during the pandemic, transportation or language barriers, or eligible New Yorkers who recently learned about the program.
The Labor Department approved 130,532 Excluded Workers Fund applications of 350,823 submitted, according to the department's Excluded Workers Fund Dashboard.
Applications were submitted in a variety of languages, including English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Polish, French, Russian, Arabic, Bengali and Haitian Creole. The greatest number of applicants are between the ages of 30 and 39, according to the department's website.
The fund was open for nine weeks. It is difficult to estimate an accurate number of New Yorkers and families, who are largely undocumented immigrants, who did not access the relief before applications closed Oct. 8.
About 73% of applicants hailed from New York City, with 12% from Long Island, 7% from the Lower Hudson Valley, 3% in the Mid-Hudson Valley, 1% in the Capital Region and 3% each in the north country and Western New York, according to the Immigration Research Initiative.
"What we need to do is really finish the job that we started last year ... and need to make sure we have $3 billion more in the next New York state budget so that we can extend the help of the Excluded Workers Fund to hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers more who were left out," Ramos said, noting the high demand for the program and rapid distribution.
González-Rojas and Mitaynes recently spoke with Gov. Kathy Hochul about the need for the additional $3 billion for the Excluded Workers Fund at a breakfast meeting, she said Thursday.
"While we didn't get any specific response or commitment, it has been raised, so she's well aware of the interest and need to get this done," González-Rojas said.
Representatives with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, would not disclose if they support expanded unemployment benefits.
"The speaker will discuss all issues with the conference when we return for session," Assembly spokeswoman Kerri Biche said in a statement Thursday.
Representatives of Stewart-Cousins and the Senate Majority conference did not return a request for comment.
Ivy Hest, Columbia County Sanctuary Movement's director of communications and administration, said the group has met with upper Hudson Valley and Capital Region legislators about additional excluded workers relief.
"Our representatives recognize the need for upstate communities to finally obtain equal access to this pandemic relief program," Hest said in a statement. "We are hopeful they will support the replenishment of the Excluded Workers Fund and a long-term solution."
Santiago received relief from the Excluded Worker program, helping to cover medical costs, clothes and other necessities she struggled to afford due to pandemic-related hardship.
"It's really helping me a lot — it's really making a difference," Santiago said. "...Undocumented workers are the most hard-working people — we put in the most amount of effort. I think if there is money, I think it is important that they support us, and it is fair."
A HOME FOR THE SURPLUS
Advocates and lawmakers expressed confidence Thursday that the state can afford the $3 billion investment.
Tax collections were $1.8 billion greater than forecast by the Division of the Budget in the First Quarter Update to the financial plan released earlier this fall.
The state is ahead by about $941 million on personal income tax receipts, according to state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's November State Cash Report.
The state has received an excess of $4.9 billion receipts over disbursements, and $1.2 billion in taxes in its updated financial plan, according to the November report.
Gov. Hochul directed $12 billion to the state's reserves, or rainy day fund through 2025, including $3.3 billion each this and next fiscal year and $1.5 billion each the following two years. The investment will cause the state's reserves to swell to a projected $18.9 billion.
"The part that's unencumbered, so to speak, right now is anything that comes in excess of the most recent financial plan," Patrick Orecki, director of state studies with the Citizens Budget Commission, said Thursday. "The state could reprogram (the $1.2 billion) rather than put into the reserves. That $1.2 isn't booked to be spent in any way."
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But the amount the state commits to the reserves could be renegotiated as budget discussions heat up.
"That's what the governor and Division of the Budget have projected to do, but it's subject to negotiation," Orecki said. "The governor could change her mind, and the governor and the Legislature could come up with another purpose for those funds. It's not locked away somewhere."
If some of the surplus is committed to additional Excluded Worker Fund relief, advocates said community-based groups and other agencies will direct applicants who could be eligible to the program and help them complete the application process to avoid hurdles that hindered workers this year with the initial program.
Lawmakers were divided about the fund largely along party lines during negotiations last spring, with Republicans strongly against spending taxpayer dollars on a fund for undocumented immigrants. Republicans and Democrats debated the fund on the floor for several hours in April, with Republicans adamant against publicly funded programs or assistance for undocumented New Yorkers illegally working and living in the United States.
Those in support of the fund argue human beings cannot be illegal.
The Columbia County Sanctuary Movement and several others joined forces last year, holding marches throughout the state, shutting down bridges, holding 24-hour sleepouts and a 23-day hunger strike to secure the fund.
"We plan to fight just as hard this year," Hest said.
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Ex-HBO Chief Richard Plepler May Join Apple TV+
Earlier this year, former HBO head Richard Plepler left WarnerMedia amid a hierarchical restructuring. Now, he could land with rival Apple TV+.
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The overwhelming volume of resources being funneled into the streaming industry is something out of a dystopian science fiction novel—Netflix alone spent $15 billion on content this year. But even more crucial than the money at a company's disposal is how it wields it. Investing in the right talent and projects is far more integral to success than possessing the most money to invest. As Apple TV+ looks to overcome its own early shortcomings in the streaming industry, programming heads Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht are eying a smart investment.
Former HBO Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Plepler is in negotiations with Apple to join its fledgling content service in an exclusive production deal, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though an agreement is far from a certainty at this early juncture, Van Amburg and Erlicht have reportedly been courting the highly-regarded executive for weeks. The goal, per the outlet, is to recruit Plepler's new company, RLP & Co., to create original content for Apple TV+. Such a move would bolster the platform's roster—which also includes Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams and Oprah Winfrey—while keeping a sought-after executive from a rival service.
SEE ALSO: Can Apple TV+ Overcome Its Lackluster Content by Sheer Market Domination?
Plepler spent nearly 30 years with HBO, including six as its chief executive. During that time, he greenlit hit series such as Game of Thrones, Girls and Veep. Plepler also positioned HBO to succeed in the direct-to-consumer era with the launch of streaming service HBO Go and the standalone over-the-top option HBO Now. His forward-thinking initiatives helped grow the premium cable network to around 130 million worldwide subscribers.
In February, nine months after AT&T acquired Time Warner in a landmark $85 billion deal, Plepler departed the company due to HBO's shrinking autonomy in the newly formed WarnerMedia, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In March, WarnerMedia officially restructured its hierarchy and brought in former NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt in a top content role, which includes oversight of HBO. President of programming Casey Bloys remains with the premium cable network.
Apple TV+ launched last week with nine originals, including the $300 million The Morning Show and the $120 million-plus See. Without the aid of pre-existing library, Apple will continue to rely on exclusive new content, barring a studio acquisition. Plepler boasts an impressive track record of developing carefully curated and high quality original series and would fit well into the current attack strategy of Apple TV+. To compensate for its small library size, Apple has targeted top-notch creators—it recently signed an overall TV deal with Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón—while harboring ambitions for prestige pictures that garner Academy Awards acclaim. Last year, it signed a film production deal with A24, the studio behind the Best Picture-winning Moonlight.
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Auckland Theatre Company is indebted to every single member of the ASB Waterfront Theatre Founders Club for their commitment, philanthropy, and belief in making a lasting home for live performing arts on Auckland's waterfront.
Peter Macky and Yuri Opeshko: We were very happy to support the ASB Waterfront Theatre's Founders Club because of our long association, friendship and high regard for Auckland Theatre Company. It was therefore an easy decision to support them and the Founders Club. It was also an opportunity for us to support a wonderful addition to Auckland's arts scene.
Joanne Smout: It was a privilege to contribute to the building of a theatre which would be a splendid stage to enjoy the outstandingly professional talents of those who perform under the Auckland Theatre Company banner.


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Hey there everyone! This week has been one action-packed time frame for many LBP folks including us mainly due to the LittleBigPlanet 3 Game Jam that happened this weekend! A couple of hard-working spotlighters were given the golden ticket and got to Jam away with other awesome folks whilst the other spotlighters decided to take the night out and go cookie hunting to keep Hubbie happy!
All in all, enjoy this fantastic batch of spotlighted levels right from the oven of the Imagisphere.
My entry for the 6th Planetarium Creation Contest! Lost in the ocean with nothing but a one-person submarine, you must find your way through the murky waters and return to shore.
What an awesome entry to Planetarium's latest contest! I can totally see why Prattz has taken the crown with this one - a really atmospheric underwater level with the cutest little sub! D'aww, I just want to take it home and pop it in a fishbowl. *Cough* Err... Anyway! Your submarine has suffered an identity crisis, and seems to think it's an Angler... Sorry, Danglerfish with crabby tendencies. So not only are you armed with a super claw, but also a targetable dangler light, which will lead your way to the end of this superb little puzzler. Go play, now!
Pratz, I have seen your levels overtime and by each one you have improved and made an enjoyable experience one published platformer at a time. Taking us down below into the depths of the water one cool looking submarine you will venture around with a claw grabbing things such as crates and solving mini obstacles to get through. The light on your submarine also plays a purpose then just shining your way through, it can also power up certain objects by clicking on the prompted buttons on your controller in order which brings another great gameplay element. Well done, pratz, and that is one nice looking crab creature!
What do we go here in this gem of a level jam-packed with all the awesome goodness of a underwater masterpiece! I loved this levels way of making you think and press buttons, it really makes for great game-play. The amount of effort put into the game-play mechanics really pays off for Prattz in the end with some sweet claw game-play. This is just too great of a level to pass up; so go press that badge and que up this masterpiece right now!
Yeah man, this level is like, totally freaking me out with it's foxiness. You're, like, in this totally bad boneyard, and you're asked to get out of there while spreading the message of peace, all around. One of my favourite dudes in the world totally makes a cameo. Anyway, don't like, freak out or anything, but there are a whole bunch of sharp spikes all over the place, I mean, it's a boneyard, ya know? You need to be at one with the message of peace and be totally zen to make it out of here intact. Peace, man.
Mine Ex. the most famous Dyegranerite mining facility. Travel through the facility with Grabinators and throw stuff around! [1 player only] -- Music made my meansr, check them out!
Riko has brought together a level so beautiful, and so devious, that we just had to share it with you - It's been a long time since I so enjoyed gameplay with grabinators! The combination of sponge blocks and emancipation grill-style usage limitation means that you are far more limited in your uses for these handy glowing squares. You have to time your throws and jumps perfectly to get through the timed barriers, leading on to a zero gravity section which had me gritting my teeth the entire way through. Bravo, Riko, Bravo.
Well well a super awesome platformer that made me die a couple times yay! This level is a masterpiece with it sleek design and its wonderful gameplay that defies sackpeople to erm ...... Jelly! This great level will keep you on your toes as you go about in this fantastic space station. Enjoy Button pressing game-play as it delivers the awe and wow in this epic level of fun!
No one can get enough of visually artistic platformers in LittleBigPlanet, right? Another one takes the mark as you take the travels into the forest in the skies where beauty enriches and fantasies become reality. Behold the nice foliage of green or the peaceful waterfall that is laying about and take a deep breathe through the beauty of nature in a platformer that well deserves a play.
A serene wander through a peaceful garden, oh wait... I died? Oh It just LOOKS relaxing... there is some tricky platforming to be had, tucked away and hidden behind all this nice scenery.
This fun and very artsy platformer will get your grab on as you are grabbing all over the place enjoying the awesome scenery. This great level will keep you on your toes as you enjoy this vast new world full of awe and wonder! Overall its a must play level so que it now!
Whoa just realized the trademark infringement, but that is how I would captivate the beauty in this sky island meets forest blend. I am astonished by the length and lack of lag considering how much eye popping beauty in this platter of stunning atmosphere meets pizzazz. So much to enjoy in this romp thru pristine tranquility that is nature how we sometimes wish it could be. So much fun that leaves you drooling from start to end.
Well done, creators, and thank you spotlight crew - more hard work from you all.


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This is a 9-3 putout, folks.
I'm Solid Reliever Trevor Cahill and I Have DirecTV; I'm Fat Kid in Little League Trevor Cahill and I Have Cable
Evan AltmanSeptember 15, 2015
Getting a leadoff hit from your pitcher is always a good thing, and that is even more true when it's a relief pitcher. It's super-fantastic when your leading-off relief pitcher gets a knock against the opposing team's ace. So when Trevor Cahill stepped into the box with his team down 4-1 in the 5th and lined a 1-1 Gerrit Cole fastball to right, there was reason to rejoice. Well, until Gregory Polanco fielded and fired to Pedro Alvarez for the out.
Wait, what? Yes, Cahill hit into the mythical 9-3 putout and turned what would have been a leadoff single with the top of the order coming up into a rather uneventful 1-2-3 inning. To be fair, Cahill hit it right to Polanco, who was positioned perfectly to field and fire. He was also playing an incredibly shallow right field. Still, Cahill was thrown out by a full three steps. I don't think I've see that, even in coed softball.
I guess we can't be too mad at the guy though. He came on in relief of a less-than-sharp Jason Hammel and threw 2 innings of shutout ball, allowing only a single hit and striking out 4 Pirates. But, man, that Little League line-out. Oh well, he's not out to hit, right?
And Polanco did have a bit of karmic retribution due him after that ignominious turn at Wrigley earlier this season.


Participating in an international conference like the World Community Development Conference is a massive privilege, even if it doesn't always feel that way when experiencing the delights of budget air travel.
This is my attempt to share at least something of the experience and the learning from the conference, which was organised by the International Association for Community Development (IACD), Maynooth University and Community Work Ireland in the last week in June,.
A primary reason for the CLD Standards Council to take part in the conference was that we had been working with IACD to develop "shared international standards for community development practice". The Standards were successfully launched at the conference and I'll come back to that. The conference gave me a far better understanding of why IACD colleagues saw the Standards as a timely and essential development.
The first impression was of the spread of participants from around the world. IACD (which celebrated its 65th year in 2018) has had a strong "Anglophone" bias – and base – and there was strong representation at the conference from for example Australia, New Zealand and the USA. But there were participants from a wide range of countries in Africa, Asia and South America, although fewer from Europe (other than the UK and Ireland).
Conference proceedings started with a song – members of a university choir, unannounced and appearing from scattered points in the hall. A tone of openness was set, supported by the community work students who were the conference "stewards". Conversations as much as formal sessions showed the way in which people use community development methods to grapple with the impact of extreme weather events, poverty and poor sanitation in the Himalayas, or the aftermath of conflict in Colombia or the impact of austerity on public services in Hong Kong.
Two of the speakers in the plenary sessions made a particular impression on me. Mary Robinson spoke about how she came to her current advocacy for climate justice "not as a scientist or an environmental lawyer…It was because of the impact on people, and the impact on their rights – their rights to food and safe water, health, education and shelter… Climate justice transforms climate change from a discourse on greenhouse gases and melting icecaps into a civil rights movement with the people and communities most vulnerable to climate impacts at its heart." The text of Mary's speech is available on her organisations website.
Mary Robinson impressed as someone who has worked through the formal processes of government and used them to work and advocate for the empowerment of those excluded from power and resources. I can remember a period of a few months or weeks in 1969 when Bernadette McAliskey (Devlin as she then was) also seemed to be on the "inside", as the UK media were fascinated by a 21 year old woman from Derry representing the Northern Ireland civil rights movement at Westminster. Almost 50 years later the same woman – small, ordinary looking, and one of the most remarkable orators I've heard – explained to the conference that she'd only become an MP by accident. She spoke about her community development work on migrant workers' rights, and challenged us to confront issues about power. Otherwise, she said, we'll always be "lurking in community development", as she imagined those in power describing her current activities.
The same issue had come through in the debate on shared international standards. Is the whole concept of professionalism, and the concern with standards that flows from it, a way of negating practice that seeks to challenge inequality and oppression, as some IACD members argued? Or are they an important means of ensuring that community development practice embodies its stated values, of widening and deepening its impact, and of sharing learning?
In the workshop focusing on how the Standards can be used, and elsewhere at the conference, there was strong support for the view that the Standards can be an effective way of spreading understanding of community development and improving value-based practice. There is strong interest in using them, for example in Nigeria, the USA, India and Russia (along with other former parts of the Soviet Union).
In Scotland, we have an established framework of values, Code of Ethics and competences for CLD, supported by national occupational standards for community development and youth work. But we need to ensure that these continue to be fit for purpose: using the international Standards may be a productive way of thinking afresh about how our framework can explain, challenge and develop practice.
Over the 3 days of the conference, and a day's study tour in Dublin, there were a wealth of other insights and experiences to spur fresh thinking. One example – hearing about a campaign for greater equality in education in Ireland, and "collective impact" approaches in the USA (school reform seen as one part of wider transformational change) was the best stimulus to finding new ways to influence what we call "education reform" in Scotland.
The 2019 World Community Development Conference will be in Dundee (See web page) so there is a great opportunity for CLD practitioners across Scotland to attend. Next June is not a long time away so worth thinking about how you, colleagues and people you work with in communities could benefit from participating – and how to make it possible. If you live in Scotland you won't even need to check the size of your bag.
Policy and Practice Development Officer for the CLD Standards Council.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 23, 2018 by Lorna Renton.


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