We are really proud to showcase some of the many happy guests and their smiles. All cases are done by our doctors. Book your consultation now to know about the different options that might be suitable for your smile!
that rugged feel that goes with the silver fox look, these dark spaces may also collect food debris and plaque.
Usually the result of bone loss, recession of the gum line, or movement of the teeth. Once the gum and bone recession is stable, it can be corrected with bonding of injecting moulding resin. This is a case of an gentleman who actually was getting a phonetic problem because of those triangles. The upper teeth were all made in one appointment of 90mins. We couldn't be happier with the result!
It's never too late to have Straight Teeth! We offer a wide range of treatment including braces for kids and adults. This case was completed in less than 6 months using our Ceramic Braces, the adults' favourite. We also offer Clear Aligners treatment which is virtually invisible. Clear aligners are the invisible way to straighten teeth without braces. Speak to your dentist at your next Check Up about it.
Missing teeth can be replaced with either Implants or Bridges. Here's a close up photo of a bridge made for this gentleman. The teeth will look and feel just as your natural teeth. It's recommended to get replacements soon after you loose a tooth, otherwise the teeth either side of the space will start sinking into the space and causing more issues. A dental bridge may be your best option if the neighbouring teeth have large fillings and need crowns or caps in the future.
Most clients' hygiene needs can be met by a full scale and polish. Deep-cleaning is also available, and can be done under local anaesthetic. It is sometimes needed if teeth and gums are left untreated, plaque can harden to form tartar which can spread below the gum line.
This is a case from our practice showing removal of tartar and stain. The staining were causing our client an aesthetic concern. The teeth were scaled, cleaned and polished. Our dentists operate using a set of thorough tools and methods to ensure the healthiest of cleans.
How natural can veneers look? The aim of such treatment is to restore the natural look and feel of teeth after years of wear and tear. They can also make slight subtle changes in the smile that go along way. This lovely lady had 4 veneers to replace old resin veneers from an accident and to straight and bring forward the "hidden" teeth on the sides.
Smile! The only constant in happiness... Complete smile makeover can have a great impact on overall life! We enjoy being a part of your journey. We will be with you every step of the way.
You are the author of your own story, we're here to help. This lovely lady wanted a smile to suit her age and personality. We decided to do Take-home whitening followed by 4 natural veneers transformed her smile in a subtle way to make her extremely happy! Smiles all around at Future Health!
Composite bonding is a cosmetic technique where Composite (White Resin Dental Material) is shaped to give the appearance of a beautiful straight smile. Often used as a solution like this case for chipped teeth. It can be matched to the colour of your teeth to make it so seamless and natural. Total treatment time for this case was 45mins.
Everyone wants whiter teeth, there are so many options for it out there that it makes your head hurts. The verdict is to have them done safely and efficiently with your dentist. Ask us about whitening offers at your next check up as we run different ones throughout the year. This lovely client had hers done with us. Total treatment time 60mins.
This lovely client had a big aesthetic concern that has been addressed with Ceramic layered Implant Bridges. We offer many aesthetic replacement options and each will be tailored to your individual case. Our aim is to get you as ecstatic about your smile as you can ever be!
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How an as-a-service model lends itself to achieving climate change goals
by Editor's Choice 11 November 2021
The fact that the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference (COP26) has set "keep 1.5 degrees within reach" as its goal reveals how challenging it has become to deliver on the promises of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. And one of the biggest challenges is that the world is plowing through its natural resources at a stunning pace.
According to the Global Resources Outlook 2019 report, half of total greenhouse gas emissions come from natural resource extraction and processing. Also, while the world's population has doubled in the past 50 years, we have more than tripled our use of natural resources. That's the reason why, as an example, the European Green Deal is calling on all countries – and not just the largest producers – to make considerable progress to achieving a circular economy, which is essential in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
Unfortunately, however, instead of growing the circular economy, it is actually declining. In fact, according to the Circularity Gap Report 2021, the global economy was only 8.6% circular in 2020, down from 9.1% two years previous. This is because the transformation towards circular economy is very hard to achieve for individual companies. For example, it requires a costly and complex transformation of the entire design and development process to ensure that the components used in production are more durable and suitable for repairing, reconditioning, and – ultimately – refurbishing.
More importantly, a circular economy also requires a shift in the way we do business, from purchasing and installing huge amounts of equipment that are underutilised to an as-needed model. Adopting a "product-as-a-service" business model is one of the most impactful changes we can make today. It not only makes our economy more circular by breaking established patterns of mismatched supply and demand; it also has the potential to generate significant growth opportunities for any industry.
As-a-service is a radical departure from a commoditised business model whereby companies sell a product and consider their job done. Instead, the producer retains ownership of – and responsibility for – the product throughout its entire life cycle. The customer has full use of the product for as long as is needed, paying only for when it is actually used, instead of for the product itself or its upkeep.
The producer, in turn, is responsible for building a quality product that lasts, and is energy and material efficient. It is also their role to take the product back and prepare it (or its components) for reuse.
Consider this representative example of as-a-service in action in the IT space:
The company that owns and manages the two largest airports in Ireland – daa – needed to upgrade its servers and storage systems, and decided to leverage an as-a-service offering. As a result, rather than scrap its old technology, and purchase new equipment, daa was able to upcycle obsolete legacy systems. This allowed daa to take the residual market value of the old IT and apply it to the cost of the new as-a-service model. It also helped daa meet its sustainability objectives by extending the life of old technology rather than it becoming e-waste.
As the example shows, the product-as-a-service model is a viable option for companies seeking to achieve sustainability objectives and contribute to a more circular economy.
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Using IT as the lens by which to view the model, here are three typical as-a-service outcomes that are making a real difference:
The elimination of overprovisioning, a common practice in which companies "overbuy" IT: In the average data centre, 25% of computer resources are not doing useful work and the remaining resources are operating at a small fraction of their capacity. This means higher costs and unnecessary consumption of power, space, and cooling. Consequently, by switching to as-a-service, costs and energy use will significantly decline.
Organisations are freed from being chained to their IT kit for the whole of its lifecycle: Thanks to an as-a-service arrangement, a company's IT equipment can be rapidly upgraded to the latest, more energy-efficient technologies without worrying about any capital costs. That's a critical option for companies, as inefficiencies of aging equipment means that 65% of the power used by IT in data centres is used to process just 7% of the work.
Taking back IT assets at the end of their use: When looking for as-a-service providers, it is important to consider vendors with refurbishment services in house who can help keep e-waste out of landfills.
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Sam Schofield, vice-president for EMEA & APAC at Udacity, discusses how arming the green economy with digital skills will be key to tackling climate change. Read here
A global trend
The seeds of as-a-service are being planted across many different sectors. Signify, formerly known as Philips Lighting, sells "light as a service" to customers. The company cites figures of up to 80% savings in energy consumption; Kaeser Kompressoren sells compressed air as a service; and Desso, a global supplier of carpets for commercial use, designs carpets according to the cradle-to-cradle principle, meaning that the company can lease its carpet tiles – taking care of the installation, maintenance, return and recycling.
However, it's important not to underestimate the paradigm shift that moving to as a service entails for a company, ideally as part of a broader business and digital transformation strategy that embeds sustainability within it.
Offering as-a-service requires the overhaul of a company's business and digital transformation strategy but yields significant benefits for all – most importantly to keep 1.5 degrees within reach.
Written by Sue Preston, vice-president & general manager, HPE Services UKIMESA at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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JEUNESSE ACTION
We envision a future in which all Senegalese and African youth are equipped with critical 21st century skills such as entrepreneurship, team work, and effective communication; use them to take the lead in their communities to drive change, exemplify responsible citizenship, and start businesses that create employment opportunities for other young people, contributing to the economic advancement of their countries.
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Senegal, like many African countries, has a large and growing youth population that if provided with the right supports, can propel its economy forward. We started Jeunesse Action to equip young people in Senegal to solve the country's most pressing challenges. Our vision is that young people in Senegal will take the lead to identify local challenges and come up with local solutions.
We are thrilled to launch our first pilot program in Dakar in September 2019. The pilot is an after school program offered to elementary school students in select schools in Dakar. High school seniors and college students will be recruited to tutor school children in reading, writing, math and to teach them a variety of enrichment activities such as art and sports. We will recruit a local coordinator who will be responsible for overseeing, supporting tutors, and managing the pilot under the guidance of our CEO and board of directors.
The pilot is designed to fill a critical gap in Senegalese educational system. Schools typically close at the end of the school day the overwhelming majority of school children do not have access to out of school academic enrichment activities. This has long-term negative impact on the performance of school children on the country's overall educational achievement and economic advancement. We propose to train young adults (high school seniors and college students) to address this challenge.
We are seeking your help to realize our vision. We need to rase $10,000 to run a pilot program serving 100+ kids. Our long-term goal is to serve thousands of kids year-round throughout Senegal.
Below is a breakdown of how far your donation will go:
Program cost: $120 per child
$90 pays for 1 tutor for 10 weeks
$20 pays for school supplies for one child for the duration of the program
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to help us make this exciting pilot project a reality! Stay tuned for info on our Indiegogo Campaign to raise additional funds.
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President and CEO Mamadou Ndiaye
Mr. Ndiaye is a Program Director at JFF, a Boston-based organization working to drive economic advancement for all Americans by meeting employer needs preparing Americans for the future of work and ensuring equity in economic advancement. At JFF, Mr. Ndiaye has served technical assistance director of Opportunity Works, a JFF/Aspen Institute Social Innovation Fund (SIF) initiative supporting a group of community collaboratives that are implementing Back on Track programming for youth and Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP), another Social Innovation Fund by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Mr. Ndiaye currently lead JFF's technical assistance provision in two key projects. The first one is the newly launched Google IT Support Professional Certificate being piloted by several US-based and international non-profit organizations to open up information technology jobs to low-income underrepresented communities and dislocated workers. The second one is the Youth Workforce Fund launched by Citi Foundation in fifteen communities across the US to prepare youth and young adults for family-sustaining careers.
Mr. Ndiaye has more than 15 years of experience in strategy, program design, program management, and systems development in education and workforce development. Mr. Ndiaye is also co-founder and board member of X-Cel Education Services Inc., a Boston-based nonprofit that helps adults enroll and succeed in postsecondary education. Mr. Ndiaye holds a Bachelor of Science in management from Northeastern University and a Master of Education from the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
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Abdou Thiaw
Mr. Thiaw is a seasoned leader with experience in Finance, Education and Consulting. A dynamic Financial and Business Analyst, Abdou's experience spans over 20 years across various industries and continents. Previously Abdou worked as a Regional Financial Manager then Deputy Treasurer with SONATEL Orange the Telecommunications operator in Senegal. Abdou was a founding member of the faculty of ISEG Dakar a thriving private Business and Entrepreneurship School with 34 Campuses in Senegal.
Most recently in the US following a Fulbright fellowship as a Hubert H Humphrey Scholar in Banking and Finance at Boston University Abdou worked as a Financial Analyst, Business / Data Analyst and Operations Manager and for various Fortune 500 Companies. Abdou is also a founding member of SOMINC the nonprofit Senegalese organization in Massachusetts.
Abdou a holds DESCAE (M.A in Business Administration) from Ecole Superieure Polytechnique (ESP) of Dakar,Senegal and a Masters Degree in Financial Economics, from Boston University Boston, MA.
Papa Samba Diop
Papa Samba Diop is originally from Senegal. For the past 14 years, he has been working as the site manager of the Boston Center for Youth and Families Perkins Community Center / Adult Learning Program. The center helps adults 16 years and older learn English, strengthen their basic skills, and earn an adult high school diploma equivalency.
Mr. Diop holds a master's degree in educational administration, planning, and social policy (APSP) from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, MA. Prior to that, he had earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Dakar, Senegal. He is very familiar with the education system in Senegal having worked there as a teacher for a few years before immigrating to the United States. He is fluent in Wolof, French, English, and has a good working knowledge of Spanish.
Mr. Diop served as a board member of the Boston-based Senegalese Organization of Massachusetts (SOMINC) for about a decade. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of WAITT House, an adult education program in Boston.
Ibrahima Barry
Ibrahima Barry's portfolio of skills include strategic planning, performance management, collaborative problem solving and data analytics. He brings a customer service mindset to any project he's involved with and can communicate with people in English, French and Spanish. He is the current CEO and President of Bantare Solutions LLC, a consulting firm where he creates the strategic vision, provides financial stewardship and sets the tone for the organizational culture. In his current role, Ibrahima is responsible leading his organization toward growth and expansion by creating the strategic vision, developing a cohesive operational plan, recruiting the best and brightest individuals needed for his team, building the organizational culture and ensuring that the company delivers on its promises.
Ibrahima's educational background includes a M.S. in Management from Lesley University, a B.A. in International Business from the University of Gaston Berger and an Associate's Degree from Quincy College. He also holds Certificates in Contact Center Operations from ICMI, Six Sigma Accelerated Process Improvement and NASD Series 6, 7, 63 and 26 Brokerage Licenses.
Outside of work, Ibrahima is very busy with community service and spending time with his family. He is the founding member and Vice President of the Senegalese Organization of Massachusetts and a Board Member at the Lee Academy Pilot School. Ibrahima coaches his children's youth soccer team and mentors students in programs at Dorchester and Suffolk University.
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Does the National Guard have military police?
What's the lowest military branch?
Is National Guard a military branch?
What powers do the RMP have?
Can you be an MP in the National Guard?
What does a National Guard Military Police soldier do?
What title does the Army National Guard operate under?
What can the President do with the National Guard?
Military police protect the lives and property on Army National Guard installations by enforcing military laws and regulations. They also control traffic, prevent crime and respond to all emergencies.
The Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is a unique military branch in that it is the smallest, has a maritime law enforcement mission, and is the only one that does not normally operate under the Department of Defense, but rather the Department of Homeland Security.
Is it hard to become a military police officer?
It is fairly easy to get MP, it's a middle of the road Branch but you do have to work hard at getting in the top middle third or bottom top third in your MS class at your Battalion. Of course, many cadets like MP, and they believe it is a stepping stone to an OGA especially the FBI.
The Army National Guard is an elite group of warriors who dedicate a portion of their time to serving their nation. Each state has its own Guard, as required by the Constitution; in fact, it is the only branch of the military whose existence actually is required by the Constitution.
In the United Kingdom Royal Military Police personnel are not constables under UK law and do not have any specific police powers over the general public, only whilst dealing with service personnel. The RMP are subject to inspection by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, in the same way as UK civilian police forces.
What weapons do RMP use?
Their main weapon is the 5.56mm C8 Colt Diemaco (L119A1), made in Canada. During training exercises, the recruits usually carry eight or ten magazines, each with 30 rounds. In addition, they will be armed with the Sig Sauer P229 pistol, in a holster worn on the thigh or chest.
Military police (MPs) protect, defend and uphold the rule of law. As the Guard's security experts, MPs are trained in force protection, anti-terror and crime prevention functions—including many duties that mirror those of civilian officers.
National Guard Military Police Soldiers can also be assigned to fill a law enforcement role. Enforcing laws and regulations on a domestic base is extremely important in keeping the troops on the home front safe, and while the National Guard may not patrol on a regular basis, any base may call upon an MP National Guard unit to fill in empty spots.
Can the President call up the Army National Guard?
Department of Defense .) The President may also call up members and units of the Army National Guard, in its status as the militia of the several states, to repel invasion, suppress rebellion, or enforce federal laws.
The Army National Guard as currently authorized and organized operates under Title 10 of the United States Code when under federal control, and Title 32 of the United States Code and applicable state laws when under state control.
The President may also call up members and units of the Army National Guard, in its status as the militia of the several states, to repel invasion, suppress rebellion, or enforce federal laws.
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Geeky Gift Guide 2011: Best mobile phones under $200
With an awe-inspiring growth in technology, gadgets are arguably now the best choices for gifts. Smartphones top the list of gadgets by a big margin basically as most manufacturers have now resorted to producing more economical yet extremely powerful phones that are capable of literally doing anything that a laptop or any other gadget could do. Here is the list of smartphones that you can gift your loved ones without shedding more than $200:
1. LG Optimus V
Ideal for those who do not rely on smartphones heavily for their day to day activities.
LG Optimus V comes with 3.2 inch HVGA and runs on a moderate 600 MHz Qualcom Processor that is enough to keep your apps free from lag, if run alone. The 3.2 MP camera is good enough for those who don't run around with their phones just to click some random pictures. With the 1500 mAh battery, one can use the phone moderately for around 12 hours.
Price and availability: $95.92, available at Amazon
Why gift?
A 600 MHz processor isn't that great, but come on, for the price you pay, LG Optimus V is more than a decent phone. I mean you have got 3G, 3,2 MP camera along with a Android 2.2 based phone at just $99. So, if you want to gift someone without putting a big dent into your pocket, this is the perfect choice.
2. Motorola DROID RAZR 4G
Perfect, for anyone, who could do justice to the plethora of features that this phone offers.
The Droid Razr was released on November 11, 2011 and is claimed by its manufacturers as the thinnest phone in the world measuring just 7.1 mm at its thinnest point. Its1.2GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4430 processor ensures a lag free user experience even while multitasking. The 4.3 inch AMOLED display screen is not only scratch resistant but also water repellent. It is equipped with a 8MP rear camera that is capable of recording full HD at 1080i and comes as a standard 1.3 MP camera. Apart from an internal memory of 16 GM, its sd card memory slot comes with a preloaded 16 GB card.
Price and availability: $169.99, available at Amazon
This is one of the best phones to be released in 2011 and is just a perfect gift for any smartphone lover. With 4G, Hotspot tethering, an 8 MP rear camera and a fast processor, anyone would fall in love with this phone.
3. Motorola Droid Bionic
Business users, who somehow do not fit into the blackberry class, would be an ideal target for Motorola Droid Bionic.
Motorola Droid Bionic ships with a 4.3 inch HD display screen and runs on a 1 GHz dual core processor. 1 GB of ran takes care of all the memory that is required to run some heavy business applications. Other specifications include 8 MP camera, 16 GB of on-board memory and a battery capacity of 1930 mAh.
$199.99, available at verizonwireless
Motorola Droid Bionic is an apt gift for someone who is looking for a high-end smartphone having business combined with the power of Android.
4. HTC Rhyme
Most women would love to carry this stylish purple colored handset. All said, many men may also find the phone appealing.
One of the new HTC phones in the market is the HTC Rhyme. HTC Rhyme is a powerful mid-range smartphone that carries a 1 GHz Qualcomm processor and runs on the latest Android version 2.3.4 Gingerbread. So, the user would have loads of applications to try out. HTC Rhyme has a 1,600 mAh battery that would work fine for a period of 10 -12 hours of normal usage before its juice runs out. HTC Rhyme's 5-megapixel camera carries an LED flash along with it and is capable of capturing HD videos at 720p. For all the data that one might need to store, HTC Rhyme comes with 4GB on board memory and a 2 GB memory card.
HTC Rhyme does carry with it, the style factor that most phones these days miss out on. Although this phone could not compete with the top-end phones that released in 2011, the unique and stylish HTC phone is one of the best choice for a gift.
5. Samsung Galaxy S II
There would be no one in this world who would not love to have Samsung Galaxy S II as their smartphone. In a sense, a perfect gadget for almost anyone on earth.
Samsung Galaxy S II comes with a bright and vibrant 4.3 inch AMOLED display screen which by many is claimed to be the best display screen in the market. With a 1.2 GHz dual core processor and 1 GB of RAM, performance would likely be an issue for any kind of application usage. 16 GB of inbuilt memory is more than enough for all the data and the external memory slot would suffice in case of additional memory required. Samsung Galaxy S II also allows tethering of your internet connection so that one can use multiple devices connected to the network through the phone. Its 8 MP camera is still one of the best in terms of quality and response.
$199.99, available at wireless.att
When it comes to gifting a smartphone, there isn't any thing better than the revolutionary Samsung Galaxy S II, that paved the way to a whole new set of smartphones. Samsung Galaxy S II has been by far the best smartphone that was launched in 2011 so arguably the best top-end smartphone to be considered for a gift.
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Thanks to its high end performance, the Optio VS20 is the ideal compact camera for everyday pictures as well as for travelling and sports images. The range of this optical zoom (28-560mm) can cover nearly everything, making it an ideal lens for any kind of pictures you want to take. The Pentax VS20 also offers a 1cm macro mode and a "smart zoom" function, allowing the user to extend the focal length to 4032mm, passing from 20x to 144x zoom!
Besides the integration of three types of image stabilization, in order to offer sharp pictures and videos in any situation, the Pentax Optio VS20 is equipped with several other advanced functions and user-friendly features, including Scene Recognition (the camera automatically detects which scenes mode to use), Face recognition (the camera can recognize a face and set focus on it), Smile detection (the camera automatically releases the shutter when a smile is detected) and Blink detection (the camera sends out a warning when people have their eyes closed).
The Pentax Optio VS20 supports HD video recording (1280 x 720 pixels). Users can also access the video mode directly from any other mode thanks to the dedicated button on the back of the camera. In order not to limit the users creativity, the Pentax VS20 also supports the scene modes "Fish Eye", "Sketch" and "Miniature" in video mode.
The Pentax Optio VS20 Super Zoom camera will be available in noble black and brilliant white on for an estiamted retail price of $250 USD from February 2012. In Europe the Pentax VS20 will appear from March 2012 for a suggested retail price of €200 Euro (prices may vary from country to country). Please check the Pentax website in your region for more details.
Once we receive a Pentax Optio VS20 test sample, we may expect a sample photo gallery with high resolution pictures, followed by an extensive Pentax Optio VS20 review.


Wearing your heart on your sleeve is discouraged on the PGA Tour. Not just because it might infringe on an important sponsor's logo, but because emotions don't play well in a sport tormented by sand traps and water hazards.
Bubba Watson never got the memo.
He often bares his soul, and its visibility is what brought a family from Houston and another from Atlanta to the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Friday. The fact that part-time Scottsdale resident Watson had a share of the lead was merely a bonus.
When Watson won the Masters two years ago, his eyes already were teary as he picked up his winning putt from the cup. It had been an emotional few weeks. Just 13 days earlier, he and his wife, Angie, had adopted a baby boy, a journey that had begun four years earlier and saw two other attempts fall through.
When Watson went on social media last year and offered a trip to the Phoenix Open for his biggest fans, he was most moved by the stories told by the Sparks family of Atlanta and the Woolley family of Houston.
Both were inspired by Watson's journey. One couple already had an adopted son. The other was moved to adopt.
Both families were flown by Watson to Phoenix on Thursday and met the player for the first time Friday after his 5-under second-round score put him in a tie for first place with Australian Matt Jones.
After Watson signed his scorecard and finished media interviews, he met the winning families. Two-year-old Ben, the son of the Woolleys, pointed to the golfer and said, "Bubba, Bubba." The young boy handed his idol a card that included a photo of him dressed as Watson for Halloween.
The contest required a video submission, and the Woolleys' entry was a montage of Watson fanatic Ben swinging a golf club and dressing like the star.
They always have felt a connection with the golfer, from Ben's adoption to sharing Watson's faith to the player's support for breast-cancer awareness. Jennifer Woolley's mom died of the disease.
"He's as good a role model as anyone," she said.
Watson also met with the Sparks family. Amber and Allon Sparks have tried for seven years to have children and had undergone numerous tests. "But we are part of a small percentage that has unexplained infertility," Amber said.
They had discussed adoption, but Allon wrestled with the decision. He was moved after hearing of Watson's journey.
Joining the Sparks family Friday was "T," the son they have fostered for 13 months and are in the process of adopting. They can't share his name or picture until the process is complete.
Both families will spend four days in the Valley on Watson's dime. On Friday, they toured the Ping golf-club facility. The rest of the weekend, they will watch the golf tournament, which Watson is in as good a position as any to win.
Friday was a busy day for the pro. After he met the families, he went to a mission in Phoenix where he, his team and some friends were going to put together "snack packs" for children who rely on meals from school and have less opportunities on weekends.
Watson never imagined he would become a face for adoption.
He met Angie at the University of Georgia, where he played golf and she played basketball. They began dating in 2001, and early in the courtship, she revealed to him she couldn't have children.
As it turned out, someone had a sense of humor, and the Watsons' adoption went through right before the 2012 Masters.
Many were moved by the golfer's willingness to share his story. And some, like the Sparks, were inspired to do something about it.
"It's kind of humbling and kind of makes us grow up a little bit, too," Angie Watson said. "It shows how much responsibility we do have.
One who has brought great joy to the couple.
And one whose story is clearly worth sharing.
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When the caravan made its way from Ranchi's Harivansh Tana Bhagat indoor stadium into the Thyagaraj Sports Complex in Delhi to kick-start the ninth week of the 12-week-long tournament, neither were there clear favourites nor confirmed eliminations.
This was not be the case anymore as the fogginess around the table cleared at the end of the ninth week that saw the home team, Dabang Delhi falling for the home curse and the eliminators door opening a tad bit wider for a few teams in the bottom half of both zones.
The only common thread between the nine weeks of action so far has been the horrendous form of the home teams barring Gujarat Fortunegiants who remained unbeaten and Patna Pirates who won four out of their six matches.
With the Haryana Steelers, Bengaluru Bulls, U Mumba and Bengal Warriors winning just two out of six matches and UP Yoddha managing a solitary win and a tie, the home curse seemed to be spreading faster with every passing week.
Till the Delhi leg happened, Telugu Titans had the misfortune of being the worst performing team on the home leg when they lost five out of their six home games.
Then, Dabang Delhi had one of their worst ever runs in Pro Kabaddi League across all seasons. They were outplayed and outclassed by every team and managed just a solitary point from a possible 30.
Delhi couldn't win a single match on their home turf and continued to languish in the bottom of the Zone A table with a nine match winless streak.
The form of Dabang Delhi has always been sketchy across the previous four seasons, but the team took a major hit this season with a point difference of a whopping -109 points telling the story of the Delhi team in the Pro Kabaddi League season 5.
One other commonality from Week 1 in Hyderabad to Week 8 in Ranchi has been the number of ties that happened across all the legs.
No team could relax even a bit as there were instances of teams being forced to embrace a defeat after enjoying a strong lead in the first half and clinching victories from the brink of certain defeat.
Since the opening week in Hyderabad, every leg has seen an encounter that saw teams share the spoils.
Though the fans of Delhi, were part of some thrilling encounters that saw 6 out of the 11 matches ending with less than five points separating both the teams, they failed to witness a single drawn encounter that had become the norm in Season 5 of Pro Kabaddi league.
Telugu Titans- A tale of too little too late?
The Rahul Chaudhari-led team from Hyderabad kick-started the Season 5 with a win and have faltered ever since in every leg.
The Telugu Titans came into the Delhi leg with just four wins in their 17 matches and a spot in the knock-out stages being a distant dream.
The team that had finished second in the points table in Season 2 and 4 of PKL were one of the major gainers from the Delhi leg.
Though the team did have their moments in this year's PKL, it became a rarity and came few and far in between. The team didn't live up to its billing and were slowly sinking into oblivion in the 2017 installment till the team rallied around its captain Rahul Chaudhari to bring a semblance of resurgence to their flagging fortunes.
But, would this upswing result in result in something substantial for the Telugu Titans depends on them continuing their winning form in their three remaining matches and a lot of other results going their way.
A place in the eliminators might be a pipe dream for the Telugu Titans now, but there certainly seems to be a flicker of light that has started to shine at the end.
Will the leaders stay on top till late October?
Zone A is now led by the newcomers Haryana Steelers and Gujarat Fortunegiants who have played 18 and 16 games respectively. However, Puneri Paltan are strong contenders for the top spot, just 12 points away and having played six games lesser than the table toppers.
Though the Season 1 champions, Jaipur Pink Panthers, still stand a chance to make it to the knock-outs, their present form and persisting injury woes makes it a long shot for the Manjeet Chhillar-led team.
After a shaky start to this edition, the impressive comeback of Season 2 champions U Mumba makes them the other major contender from Zone A who have a foot firmly in the door. The biggest concern for the Anup Kumar-led team will be the lack of matches and their qualification hinging on the results of the other teams in a zone that is rightly referred to be the zone of death.
Zone B seems to be much more settled with defending champions Patna Pirates, Bengal Warriors having cleared their paths to the knock-out stages with four matches to go.
The third place is now being held by the UP Yoddha and they might just hold on to that unless Tamil Thalaivas continue their new-found ability to win the crucial moments or the Telugu Titans pull off something miraculous.
Tamil Thalaivas – Peaking at the right time?
Prior to the Delhi leg, Tamil Thalaivas, a predominantly young team, managed just two wins out of their eleven games and were at the bottom of a table that had the likes of Bengaluru Bulls and Telugu Titans who were themselves battling with a torrid season.
With 16 out of the 25 players in their squad being first-timers in the PKL, the team from Tamil Nadu were burdened by the patchy form of their captain and marquee player Ajay Thakur and the lack of experience of the young team to finish off close matches.
Barring a single match where Tamil Thalaivas lost by a 11-point margin, every encounter has been a closely fought one with the point deficit not exceeding five points. They seemed to not be able to make the final push that would see the team first across the finish line.
However, the team from Tamil Nadu where the sport of Kabaddi is said to have originated have learnt from their past mistakes and worked on this exact issue.
The team has started to rally around Ajay Thakur who has now regained his form and has led his team from the front. Thakur and the young raider Prapanjan have been the architects of those Tamil Thalaivas wins in the thrilling matches in Delhi.
With nine matches left to play and considering the new-found ability of the Thalaivas to finish on the right side of a close match, they seem to now have a solid chance in qualifying for the knock-out stages.
The tournament seems to have just started for the Thalaivas and a lot of other things has to work in favour of the new-comers to facilitate their hopes of reaching the business end of the season.
With the team now moving on to home turf, it would be interesting to see if the Tamil Thalaivas continue their resurgent run and break the home jinx or succumb to the pressure of performing in front of a spirited home crowd.


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Lakefront Michigan Mansion for Sale Once Owned by Radio/ TV Star, Has Toilet Throne
Janna Published: November 12, 2021
Thomas G Fincham, Community Choice Realty Inc
You can be king or queen of the castle! Err... bathroom...
Yes, a toilet throne is QUITE unique, but it's definitely not the only unusual thing about this Michigan mansion for sale.
The 5,000-square-foot home with stunning views of Lake St. Clair in St. Clair Shores in on the market for $1,250,000.
Dubbed the "House of Charm", it was built by Detroit's "Lady of Charm" Edythe Fern Melrose, who filmed her cooking and talk show there.
According to author Gregory A. Fournier, Edythe was a pioneer in media:
In 1929, Edythe became one of the first women in America to manage a radio station--WJAY in Cleveland. From 1933 until 1941, she emceed her own women's program which was popular locally. Edythe moved her program in 1941 to WXYZ-Radio in Detroit and renamed it 'The Lady of Charm.'
She syndicated her radio show about cooking, table settings, etiquette, and fashion across the state of Michigan. In 1948 Edythe made the leap television, and her program aired on Detroit's WXYZ-TV Channel 7 until 1960. She passed away at 77 in 1976.
According to the listing, Edythe's former residence has "only been improved upon by its current owners maintaining its natural charm while adding space and modern amenities."
The "House of Charm" boasts panoramic views from every room and over 250 feet of private lake frontage.
There's also a "gorgeous pub" in the basement, lots of interesting décor... and yes, a toilet throne. The listing doesn't mention it... but oh, it's there. See it and the rest of the unique home in the gallery below.
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I studied law and passed the California Bar Exam, said to be the toughest bar exam in the world. I understand how to read laws, and I know how to write laws. I have a passionate interest in the legal system.
For the first hundred years after the Constitution was ratified, America was a Christian nation. The U.S. Supreme Court recognized this obvious fact in several decisions. America was also a capitalist nation, acknowledging the work of an "invisible hand" in a free market.
However, during thesecond hundred years after the Constitution was ratified, America became an atheistic and socialist or fascist nation. In 1961, the U.S. Supreme Court declared all state laws prohibiting atheists from taking an oath of office to be "unconstitutional." Decades before that, the Court had ruled that a Christian—whose allegiance to God is greater than his allegiance to the government—cannot take an oath of office.
My allegiance to God is greater than my allegiance to the state. So after I passed the California Bar Exam, I asked the California State Bar if they intended to abide by the modern Supreme Court cases (instead of original intent), and of course, they did.
All the details of my case, why I am not an attorney today, and why Christians are not allowed to take the oath to "support the Constitution" are spelled out below in more detail than your average constitutional law professor would want to know.
I'm not a lawyer, but it's not for lack of trying. I went to USC pre-law; after law school I passed the California Bar Exam. I was completely qualified to become a lawyer.
But then I ran into the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. This was the Court that recently said the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance are "unconstitutional." This was only the latest in a long series of decisions that are hostile to religion. In 1998, I came before the Ninth Circuit Court with a brief written by three well-known professors of constitutional law and a former California State Supreme Court Justice. The court blocked my attempt to become an attorney by refusing to reverse the decision of a federal district court that declared that a 1945 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court barred me from practicing law. I believe America ought to be a nation "under God." But we can't have attorneys actually believing that, now can we?
When it struck down "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, the Ninth Circuit Court claimed it was only following Supreme Court precedents.
The Ninth Circuit could have said "under God" in the Flag Salute was constitutional, because thirty years ago it declared that "In God We Trust" and "So help me, God" were constitutional—on the grounds that they were merely "patriotic" slogans and really had nothing to do with God or religion (Aronow v. U.S., 432 F.2d 242, 1970).
Instead, the Court (maturing over the last thirty years in its hostility to religion) declared that the words "under God" really do have reference to theology, and are therefore unconstitutional. I believe all attorneys and politicians have a divine obligation to conduct their public affairs according to "the laws of Nature and of Nature's God," and that our nation is obligated to be a nation "under God." Because of this, the legal system refused to allow me to become a member of the Bar.
I know a good man from Afghanistan. Thirty years ago he was imprisoned by the Communists. He was well known in Afghanistan, something of a hero. He's a hero in my eyes. He now lives in the United States. I've had dinner at his home. He is a great American, and his family loves this country.
You are now being interviewed as a potential juror on my case. You know me to be a fine person, and you know my Muslim friend was no enemy of America. You think I've been charged with violating a very, very bad law. Not just an "unconstitutional" law, but an unethical law. An immoral law. You have a conscience, and your conscience will not allow you to do anything that would send me to prison or to the firing squad for failure to kill a good person. You know in your heart that as a juror you will not vote "guilty" regardless of the law or the facts in my case. Once in the jury room, you will also attempt to persuade the other jurors to vote "not guilty," to send a message to the government that this is a very bad law. You hope that juries across America will nullify this bad law.
If you tell the judge that you intend to vote your conscience regardless of the law or the facts, you will not be allowed to serve on the jury. "You're excused," the court will tell you, and send you home.
And, "you're excused" is what the California State Bar told me, along with every court all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Because in America today, anyone who places God (or his own conscience) above the decrees of the government cannot be an attorney (unless he keeps his mouth shut about his having a conscience). Anyone who would publicly announce with the Apostles, "We must obey God rather than man," cannot become a lawyer, a draftsman for the county, a certified elevator inspector—even a naturalized American citizen, according to numerous court cases.
Let's walk through the fundamental problem for the sake of clarity.
That court was correct; the judge was fair. The more research I did, the more hopeless it appeared. This case may be obscure, but it is not an anomaly. It represents the tip of an iceberg of Supreme Court decisions that have quietly converted America from a nation "under God" to a government that thinks it IS god.
If my case sounds like the makings of a nutty conspiracy theory, I respect your good sense and patriotism. But the case law5 is against you, as it was against me.
To appreciate that case and the tectonic shift in values it represents, it is necessary to review the cases it cites, and trace those cases back to cases at the time the Constitution was ratified, and even further back.
In 1892, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that America was "a Christian nation." The case was Holy Trinity Church vs. United States, and it involved a New York church that wanted to hire a pastor from England. Federal immigration authorities tried to stop the church under a statute prohibiting the importation of cheap manual labor. The U.S. Supreme Court said it was wrong to apply this statute to churches and pastors because "this is a Christian nation." The Court described the Christian roots of America in the last half of its opinion.
Things have changed dramatically since 1892.
This case was overruled in 1931 (U.S. v. Macintosh).6 A pastor from Canada wanted to become an American citizen. The Holy Trinity case should have been applied here. Like the Apostles, this pastor was one of those "radical" "subversive" Christians who "must obey God rather than man." The Supreme Court, in a truly hideous opinion, declared that allegiance to God took second place to allegiance to the state. The Court said the oath to "support the Constitution" (which the Canadian pastor was willing to take) required "unqualified allegiance to the nation and submission and obedience to the laws of the land" even if these laws directly contradicted the law of God.
This case represents the complete overthrow of everything America once stood for.
There's more: By its very nature, an oath (such as the oath to "support the Constitution") is religious: a solemn statement made to (and in the presence of) God. At least it used to be religious. Atheists who opposed hearing "so help me God" in public succeeded in having the oath legally redefined into an act of "ceremonial deism." But back in 1844, the U.S. Supreme Court, in holding that the government must teach the Bible in government-operated schools, had declared that "deism" was a form of "infidelity." The modern secular oath is therefore now a declaration that one is not faithful to God.
As I said above, a Christian (and by implication, anyone with a conscience) is prohibited by law from taking the oath to "support the Constitution." Discovering this, I also concluded that no Christian (or anyone with a conscience) should want to take this oath.
I was not permitted to take such an oath. This is why I am not an attorney. The state insists that the person taking the oath concede that the authority of the state trumps the authority of God, and that his allegiance to the state is absolutely unqualified. The state must be conceded, for all intense and purposes, to be God.
Some people—even some attorneys—told me to "just go ahead and take the oath" and "get it over with." But it would be a "false statement of fact or law" for me to say that I was permitted to take the required oath, as the judge in federal court rightly observed, citing the 1945 Summers case (325 U.S. 561). It struck me as ironic that my very first act as an attorney would be to violate the duties of an attorney by falsely declaring that I was permitted by courts to take the oath. This I was unwilling to do, as no Christian can affirm under oath that Caesar is Lord.
Many Ten Commandments monuments have been held "constitutional" precisely because they were held to be irrelevant. But Judge Moore contended the monument represented something very relevant: the authoritative Word of a living God who was sovereign over federal courts. Moore contended all courts and every branch of government at every level had a duty to acknowledge the sovereignty of the God of the Bible. The new god of the religion of secular humanism would not permit this. It demands the "unqualified allegiance" laid down in the 1931 Macintosh12 case—and has never actually ceased from doing so.
Shutting down the press, confiscating arms, quartering troops, searching without warrant, double jeopardy, denial of bail, denial of jury, cruel and unusual punishments, taxes on tea, taxation without representation: imagine that all of these abuses in the Bill of Rights and the many grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence been completely redressed by the British Crown and restitution made. The American Revolution might have been averted. But then imagine that the very next day, the King announced the colonial magistrates and pastors had to "marry" homosexuals. It would have been described as "blasphemy." It would have been seen as an insane assertion of deity on the part of the king. The Revolution would have commenced with triple the intensity.
Anyone who was surprised by the recent Supreme Court decision overriding the democratic process in numerous states and imposing homosexual "marriage" on the states hasn't been paying attention. Americans today are idolaters. They tolerate blasphemy. Americans 200 years ago would have more fiercely opposed the claim to redefine marriage than all the "taxation without representation" one could imagine.
rearrangement of society to build the utopia it has charted for us.
Until we address the long-standing dislocated sovereignty at the root of today's crises, our solutions to the problem will be superficial … and will fail. "The wicked frame mischief using law" (Psalm 94:20), but those deadly frames were erected in 1931 and 1945, not in 2015.
1. Los Angeles Daily Journal 107:82 (April 29, 1994) p. 20. See also 1994 Cal. LEXIS 2431 (Cal. Apr. 27, 1994) and Craig vs. State Bar of California 115 S.Ct. 421 (1994). Note that, technically, the merits of this case have never been reviewed. Courts have only refused to take the case. Note also that one of the attorneys on my brief before the 9th Circuit is now the Dean of the Law School at UC Irvine. I don't say that because he was particularly fond of my position, but rather to demonstrate that the case was never "frivolous," as some hasty analysts have erroneously concluded. Even the Daily Journal article conceded that the Court gave my case a great deal of thought.
4. In re Summers 325 U.S. 561; 65 S.Ct. 1307 (1945).
5. For reference, "case law" means previous court decisions, which function as law, just like the statutes of the legislature do.
6. U.S. v. Macintosh, 283 U.S. 605, 51 S.Ct. 570, 75 L.Ed. 1302 (1931).
8. This phrase is taken from the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc. v. Wadmond, 401 U.S. 154 at 166, 91 S.Ct. 720 at 728, 27 L.Ed.2d 749 (1971). I offered to use "gender-inclusive language" if the State Bar insisted.
9. This phrase meets some of the requirements stated by the Court in U.S. v. Schwimmer, 279 U.S. 644, 49 S.Ct. 448, 73 L.Ed. 889 (1929).
Present: Imbrie at A2d 354, 355, 371, ALR2d 244, 245, 362; Speiser v. Randall, 357 U.S. 513 at 515-16, 78 S.Ct. 1332 at 1336 (1958).
Kevin Craig was once a regular contributor to the Chalcedon Report (prior to 1982). His articles have also been published by Dr. Gary North's Institute for Christian Economics. He spent the better part of a decade with the Catholic Worker movement and is the founder of Vine & Fig Tree.


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Why Does Bernie Sanders Think Billionaires Should Get Out of Space?
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In his 1982 high school graduation speech, Amazon founder and Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos regaled the audience with his pie-in-the-sky aspirations of building space hotels, amusement parks, and yachts to populate extraterrestrial colonies. Merely four decades later, he hasn't quite achieved his lofty goal, but he launched himself (and friends) into space via his self-funded space company—something that hadn't seemed possible for pretty much the entirety of human existence, up until a mad-dash billionaire traffic jam earlier this year.
Not so shabby given that space used to be only the province of astronauts who'd completed years of training, a select few of whom would eventually be lucky enough to see this pale blue dot from high up above. Now, it's for Bezos, and Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson, and Captain Kirk/William Shatner. But no longer, if Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) gets his way.
Sen. Bernie Sanders: "It is not acceptable that the two wealthiest people in this country, Mr. Musk and Mr. Bezos, take control of our space efforts to return to the Moon, […]This is not something for two billionaires to be directing." pic.twitter.com/Bi4VcXi08T
— The Hill (@thehill) November 18, 2021
"Frankly, it is not acceptable…that the two wealthiest people in this country, Mr. [Elon] Musk and Mr. Bezos, take control of our space efforts to return to the moon," said Sanders in a Senate floor speech criticizing components of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, which might include a $10 billion government contract awarded to Blue Origin. "This is not something for two billionaires to be directing; this is something for the American people to be determining."
It's fair to be critical of the market-distorting effects that public-private partnerships between NASA and commercial space exploration companies may have (just as it's fair to be critical of the way these companies' satellite internet projects routinely sic the Federal Communications Commission on each other in attempts to suppress competition). But he's not really fixating on that part when criticizing the bill on the Senate floor, instead launching yet another jeremiad against rich guys and their cool rockets.
In Sanders' flawed view of the world, billionaires cause the problems and central planners cough up the solutions—contra observable, real-world results.
Competition in the realm of non-NASA rocket development "has reduced the typical space launch cost by a factor of 20," according to a 2018 analysis that compared the cost of a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch to a NASA launch. There's good reason to believe that the course charted by commercial air travel—initially expensive, lengthy, less safe, and reserved for the elite few—will be mimic
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tragedia endogonidia
Oct 07, 2005 by Andy Horwitz	in Etcetera
Just got back from Montclair, NJ and the Kasser Theater where we attended the American premiere of Romeo Castellucci's Tragedia Endogonidia which was pretty amazing. Tragedia consists of 9 episodes, each one in a different city. This episode is from London originally. It is an hour of surreal, disturbing and visually arresting performance and stagecraft.
The piece begins with a woman and girl in ornate period dress facing away from the audience. The girl falls down dead, the woman drops a knife…and then things get stranger. We didn't take notes so we urge you instead to go see it for yourself. And see it now, because you probably won't get a chance to see it in New York. European work of this scale (Castellucci is Italian) is often too expensive to bring to the city and Montclair, somehow, has found the resources to do it.
Montclair State University opened the Kasser Theater maybe a few months ago, I think. I was told it was opened in order to help raise the school's cultural profile. With culture heavyweight Jed Wheeler as executive director and a beautiful, new, well-equipped 500 seat theater they're off to an auspicious start.
Check out the Peak Performance calendar of events to see what's going on. I'm told that they will also use the space during the summer to help produce and cultivate new work. This past season started with a Bill T. Jones premier that was developed over the course of 8 weeks in the space. (This is my memory of cocktail party conversation, not verified fact. This is a blog, after all.)
Anyway, Montclair is actually surprisingly close to NYC – about 20 minutes if you take the bus. The bus schedule, however, is a bit of a mystery and I encourage you to research it before taking off. Also, Montclair has a Saturday shuttle that is free for ticketholders, so check that out. However if at all possible avoid the NJ Transit train. It takes forever and of course Penn Station is a madhouse. Plus you have to get a shuttle bus (an old school bus!) from the train station to the theater, which is just plain silly. So take the DeCamp Co. bus from Port Authority. Or drive.
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WFAE MOURNS LOSS OF NIGEL FRAYNE
Dear Colleagues and Friends:
It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that Nigel Frayne passed away on Friday, January 6, 2018. His death comes after many years of battling cancer. Until his final days, Nigel was actively helping the leadership of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE), as Treasurer, and its Australian affiliate, the Australian Forum of Acoustic Ecology (AFAE).
Nigel Frayne (1952 - 2018) in Melbourne, August 2003. Photo: Helen Dilkes, PhD.
Nigel joined the WFAE in 1996, a few years after its founding, when he met Hildegard Westerkamp. She wrote an eloquent piece about this experience, titled "Thanking Nigel" on pages 5-6 of the 2010 edition of Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology, Volume 10. Hildegard describes the essential role Nigel subsequently played in the WFAE's future. Not only defining the organizational structure of the WFAE, but for over 20 years, Nigel served as a steadfast friend and supporter of the new leadership of which I am honored to be a part. This, with my mentors and a new younger generation of forward-thinking scholars, artists, researchers, and designers, is Nigel's gift.
Of Nigel's role, AFAE President and WFAE Vice President, Dr. Leah Barclay wrote:
Nigel Frayne had an incredible impact on the field of acoustic ecology. As a founding member of the AFAE, he spearheaded many activities over the years, including the 2003 WFAE conference in Melbourne; a pivotal event for many people on a national and international scale.
As the first and longest-standing chair of the WFAE, his commitment, passion, persistence and dedication transformed the organisation into a truly global network. Nigel's vision to make the WFAE a more manageable organisation resulted in a restructure into clusters of groups with geographical administration and governance. This was the beginning of WFAE affiliates, which is how we continue to operate internationally today.
Nigel is survived by his wife, Helen Dilkes, his daughter, Ella and son, Viv. I hope you will share your reflections and stay tuned for tributes to our friend Nigel on our news blog, our Facebook Page, and the next edition of Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology.
As we reflect Nigel's past accomplishments and contributions, let's honor Nigel by reflecting on what he devoted his passion and energies to—with a background in music—of getting his "hands on sound," learning about his practice as a professional soundscape designer, an avid bicyclist, and head of the WFAE.
Nigel and I shared a belief in the importance of handing over basic tools for anyone to organize openly, to deploy and make their own way into the rich world of listening and acoustic ecology. Indeed, let us reflect on how Nigel would have us realize the mission of the WFAE as a way to listen and re-make our world.
President, World Forum of Acoustic Ecology


Hosted by music mogul DJ Khaled, the unpredictable and always messy awards show were aired fresh from USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles, where kids celebrated their favorites in pop culture, television, music, social media and movies. The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2019 were simulcast on Nickelodeon (DStv channel 305) and Nick Toons (DStv channel 308) on Sunday, 24 March 2019.
The Fela in Versace, AKA, who travelled independently to the awards, walked the orange carpet at the Los Angeles event and won the award for Favourite South African Star. Ghanaian reggae dancehall artiste Stonebwoy scooped the coveted orange blimp for Favourite African Star.
This year's party kicked off with DJ Khaled making his way to the Kids' Choice Awards in style, with an assist from friends Kylie Jenner and the Jonas Brothers. His next-level arrival began with a ride in a Rolls Royce Phantom, followed by a cruise on a luxury yacht, and a trip on board the "Kids' Force One" helicopter before landing at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2019.
The awards also saw some winners including Chris Pratt, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Ellen DeGeneres, Adam Sandler, Robert Downey Jr., Shawn Mendes, Zendaya, Noah Centineo, Selena Gomez, Joey King, Jace Norman, JoJo Siwa, David Dobrik, Avengers: Infinity War, Riverdale and DJ Khaled.
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Is texting ruining the art of conversation?
By: The Associated Press June 4, 2012 Comments Off on Is texting ruining the art of conversation?
Anna Schiferl hadn't even rolled out of bed when she reached for her cell phone and typed a text to her mom, one recent Saturday. Mom was right downstairs in the kitchen. The text? Anna wanted cinnamon rolls for breakfast.
Soon after, the 13-year-old could hear mom's voice echoing through the house.
"Anna," Joanna Schiferl called, "if you want to talk to me, you come downstairs and see me!"
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Anna laughs about it now. "I was kind of being lazy," the teen from suburban Chicago concedes. "I know that sounds horrible."
Well, maybe not horrible, but certainly increasingly typical.
Statistics from the Pew Internet & American Life Project show that, these days, many people with cell phones prefer texting over a phone call. It's not always young people, though the data indicate that the younger you are, the more likely you are to prefer texting.
And that's creating a communication divide, of sorts — the talkers vs. the texters.
Some would argue that it's no big deal. What difference should it make how we communicate, as long as we do so?
But many experts say the most successful communicators will, of course, have the ability to do both, talk or text, and know the most appropriate times to use those skills. And they fear that more of us are losing our ability to have — or at least are avoiding — the traditional face-to-face conversations that are vital in the workplace and personal relationships.
"It is an art that's becoming as valuable as good writing," says Janet Sternberg, a professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University in New York who is also a linguist.
In the most extreme cases, she's noticed that more students don't look her in the eye and have trouble with the basics of direct conversation — habits that, she says, will not serve them well as they enter a world where many of their elders still expect an in-person conversation, or at the very least a phone call.
On today's college campuses, the dynamic is often different. Forget about things like "office hours," for instance. Many professors say they rarely see students outside of class.
"I sit in my office hours lonely now because if students have a question, they email, often late at night," says Renee Houston, an associate professor of communication studies at the University of Puget Sound in Washington state.
"And they never call, ever."
She recalls overhearing students chuckling about the way people older than them communicate.
"My parents left me a VOICEMAIL. Can you believe it?" one said, as if voicemail had gone the way of the dinosaurs.
This doesn't sound surprising or particularly troublesome to Lisa Auster-Gussman, who'll be a senior this fall at the University of Richmond in Virginia. For her, there are simply particular tools she uses to communicate, depending on the recipient.
Email is for professors, yes. Phone calls and maybe the occasional text are for parents, if the parents know how to do the latter.
"But I don't communicate much with older people. So much of my life is set up over text," says Auster-Gussman, who sends and receives an average of about 6,000 text messages a month.
Many are done as "group texts," sharing messages among eight college friends who live in the same building. The interactions are nothing more than you'd say in a casual conversation, Auster-Gussman says — but they are constant when they're not together.
Recently, for instance, she went to a movie and came out to find 50 text messages waiting for her on her phone.
Meanwhile, last summer, when she was away from her boyfriend, she went days without talking to him on the phone, but texted with him several times a day.
"You're not even really talking to him," she remembers her perplexed father saying.
"But I felt like I was talking to him all day, every day," Auster-Gussman says.
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The International Monitoring Mission of Committee of International Control over the Human Rights Situation in Belarus has published its analytical review on situation with human rights defenders and human rights organizations based upon research of testimony of 205 citizens detained during the protest rally in Minsk on December 19, 2010.
The document has been prepared in cooperation with the Center for Legal Transformation and other national NGOs.
This aide memoire was drafted by the HR Watch International Monitoring Mission in Belarus in conjunction with the Law Trend Center and other national NGOs based on the testimony filed by 205 individuals in Minsk between 3-21 January 2011.
The study analyzed 205 questionnaires the respondents (aged 18-61; 43 females and 162 males), detained at a public action in Minsk on the night of 19-20 December 2010, filled out personally.
We assert that the authorities were most brutal when detaining citizens. Violence was demonstrated with every fourth detainee, with humiliation and derogation on top. We also admit, that the bulk of the detainees did not counter detention, and rather raise their arms showing submission to the authorities. The authorities themselves did not have any insignia and even would mask their faces.
The number of violent actions against the detainees held in specialized vehicles, stations and courts curve down, while the number of derogatory and brutal treatment cases curve up. This is proved by the fact that the authorities kept the detainees for a long time in crammed vehicles in most degrading postures—face down; propped up against the wall with arms behind—and without access to potable water or facilities, or healthcare assistance to those with serious injuries. Also, these acts of humiliation would be accompanied with blasts of violence.
Against this background, the violated procedures of administrative prosecution looked especially scoffing. Protocols would be concocted and template compiled in mass prior to the official process; reports would be templated, too, while some reports would have detention place discrepancies.
Court proceedings violations in administrative cases on detainees were also numerous and almost all trials would last 5 to 15 minutes, while the bulk of the detained were never brought to administrative liability before and required individual approach.
Judges would brutally violate the trial process: attorneys for defense or relations, journalists and the public would not be let in; witnesses for defense would not be heard out; no explanations were provided how to appeal against adjudications; the adjudications would not be handed out for further appeal.
Conditions of for administrative law detainees in all three facilities were in many instances derogatory. The cells would be overcrowded and cold with hardly working ventilation and dim lights, and practically no bed linen, beds or furniture for basic rest. No potable water was provided with poor quality food; shower and walk services were limited and insufficient for habitual life; toilets with no privacy at all. The facilities personnel was gruff and would deplete the contents of the parcels brought for detainees.
A general conclusion based on the above facts and analysis can be as follows: the RB authorities were not ready for such massive actions and failed to ensure human rights and liberties of citizens when the public action was over, during formalities with the detainees, during court trials and maintenance at detention sites.
This lack of preparedness resulted in massive violation of right of Belarusians in December 2010-January 2011.
The International Monitoring Mission in Belarus was founded by OSCE NGOs and international civic networks and orgs, and it released its first statement on human rights status in Belarus.
The mission is mandated by HR Watch International Monitoring Mission in Belarus that comprises OSCE human rights watchdogs international civic networks and orgs.
Its mission is to monitor the fundamental human rights status in Belarus, as well as defense of human rights activists and assistance in their professional activities.
The mission underscores that observation of human rights is of a legitimate concern international community and calls on the RB authorities to comply with its HR international commitments, and calls on OSCE member countries—in compliance with OSCE premise—to monitor RB's compliance with those commitments.


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Just like Captain America, you have leadership and tactical skills that help you plan, juggle, and navigate a million different things and get everybody where they need to go. And don't forget: you're like a protective and impenetrable shield. Nothing harmful, including germs, cyberbullies, or the bogeyman, can get close to your kids. Plus, your motherly love is capable of rallying your family's spirit no matter the obstacle!
Whether you're dressed sharp in a tailored pantsuit or easygoing in yoga pants, you're equipped to make things happen. Instead of an Arc Reactor palladium core, you are sustained by the most fearsome and everlasting source: a mother's heart! Your dedication and resourcefulness help you neutralize hungry tummies, sleepless nights, and last minute science fair projects. Plus, it takes a brilliant scientist like yourself to concoct the perfect formula of foods to suit your child's picky taste!
The mighty Asgardian god Thor has his trusty hammer Mjolnir to wreak havoc on wrongdoers. In our corner, we've got willpower. This willpower pushes us through the trenches of exhaustion and the perils of the school pick-up line. We may sometimes feel powerless against the coffee-jolted whirlwind that is parenthood, and that's okay. We know that despite the dizzy fatigue and gross substances, raising a child is more dazzling than Bifröst.
I know you don't like to admit it, but parents sometimes have to get loud like Hulk to be heard, especially when it comes to providing for your kids, protecting your darlings, or righting an injustice. Remember this superhero the next time you have to disagree with a childcare provider, address an unbalanced policy at school, or convince your kids to clean up their toys. While you'll never turn green, you sometimes need to call on your inner Hulk when you face a problem that requires a hard fix, and that's okay!
"Clint" Barton was raised in a circus, and as parents, we can almost imagine what that was like. What Hawkeye lacks in superhuman strength, he makes up in sharp thinking and inventiveness. Whatever the situation, you are on target. You dip and duck through appointments, deadlines, and dinner plans. With items from your quiver (AKA purse), you can fix any boo-boo, conquer evil spills, and repair broken toys.
Black Widow is the epitome of athleticism, craftiness, and subterfuge. Moms exhibit these traits as they deftly navigate minefields of toys and deliver clutter to its rightful place. With sharp tactical prowess, moms manage to serve dinner, crunch numbers, write theses, juggle deadlines, and tuck kiddos into bed all in the same night. Just like Black Widow reacts flawlessly to exploding environments, you respond to split-second schedule changes with ease thanks to your gifted intellect.
Which Avenger do you most identify with? As a mom, you're a little bit like all of them. So take a minute today, breathe deeply, and remember you've got this! Of course, nobody expects moms to be able to do it all. We're only human, after all! But we have kiddos that we love, and that is the mightiest superpower of all.


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The new student visa would help in attracting foreign students
Universities all over the New Zealand had thanked the government for paying attention to the recommendations that were made and also for launching a latest student visa for making New Zealand much more competitive for catching the attention of and retaining top foreign students.
The new Pathway Student Visa would provide the foreign students a visa for their complete intended route of study in New Zealand. This new visa would be valid for up to the period of three successive study programs with the selected tertiary, primary and secondary education providers, till five years.
According to Chris Whelan, Executive Director, Universities New Zealand, universities with other tertiary providers had been working with the Immigration Department for minimizing the hurdles to attract and retain the foreign students for study in New Zealand.
He also said that this is the superior result for the education sector. This visa would assist in retaining the foreign students by offering them the route from secondary schools into the universities or also helps them to move between the universities or to move from the bachelor to post graduate programs. And this visa would also assist New Zealand further competitive with the other nations like Australia where related pathway program are already in use.
At present in New Zealand, the foreign students are making up around 11% of the total student population. These students are New Zealand's 5th major export earner which is worth $2.85 every year with the universities generating more than $1billion of this every year.
Chris Whelan goes on telling that the foreign students are also vital to the universities as they assist the universal thinking. Students from New Zealand obtain the chance to study with the students from diverse cultures with different experiences and views. As these connections and experiences are priceless as the students catch their position in the world.
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39. Memorandum From A. Denis Clift of the National Security Council Staff to Secretary of State Kissinger1
Washington, March 21, 1975.
U.S. Security Policy Toward Greece
In response to NSSM 215,2 the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs has sent the President a review of U.S. security policy toward Greece, with emphasis on U.S. policy3 and [1 line not declassified]. The concerned agencies—State, Defense and CIA—have also submitted comments and recommendations on the NSSM response.4 An analytical summary of the response is at Tab II.5
By way of background, the Government of Greece, following announcement of Greece's plans for military withdrawal from NATO,6 requested that the United States enter into formal negotiations on the future of the U.S.-Greek security relationship, including the status of U.S. bases and facilities on Greek soil. The first round in these negotiations was held in mid-February at Athens;7 the second session will open on April 7, also at Athens.
During this same general period, [11/2 lines not declassified] within the Departments of Defense and State.
The NSSM response, supported by agency comments and recommendations, affirms the U.S. objectives in bilateral negotiations of preserving intact the fundamentals of the U.S.-Greek security arrangement [less than 1 line not declassified] while encouraging Greece's return to full participation in NATO. At the same time, the study states that the U.S. should seek to regain full effective use of those U.S. facilities considered most important to U.S. security interests adding that if concessions are necessary to obtain Greek support for these principal U.S. objectives, the United States should agree to consolidation or reduction of facilities considered least essential to retain. State—while concurring in these objectives—adds that the negotiators must be provided maximum flexibility in order to safeguard U.S. interests while accommodating Greek needs.
As there is interagency consensus on U.S. objectives in the negotiations, I see no need for an SRG meeting. At the same time, [2 lines not declassified] I believe it would be correct to have the President formally approve the U.S. position in a decision memorandum.
The memorandum for your signature to the President at Tab I8 would forward the NSSM response and related agency comments/recommendations, and your recommendation that the President approve the position on negotiations agreed to in the NSSM response. With the President's approval, the accompanying NSDM for your signature would so inform the agencies.
That you sign the memorandum for the President at Tab I.9
With the President's approval, that you sign the accompanying NSDM.10
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, NSC Staff for Europe, Canada, and Ocean Affairs: Convenience Files, 1974–1977, Box 10, Greece, Greek Base Negotiations 1975 (3). Secret. Sent for action. Concurred in by Clint Granger and Jan Lodal of the NSC staff. There is no indication that Kissinger saw the memorandum.↩
Document 33.↩
Sisco forwarded the paper on February 8. A copy is in the Ford Library, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–33, NSSM 215.↩
Colby relayed CIA's concurrence in a memorandum to Kissinger on February 20; Deputy Secretary of Defense Clements relayed the Department of Defense's concurrence in a February 22 memorandum; and Springsteen relayed the Department of State's concurrence in a memorandum to Scowcroft on March 7. (Ibid.)↩
Printed as Document 40.↩
See footnote 2, Document 20.↩
See Documents 35 and 36.↩
Attached but not printed.↩
There is no indication that Kissinger signed the memorandum.↩
Clements, William P. (Bill), Jr.Clift, A. DenisKissinger, Henry A.Scowcroft, Gen. BrentSisco, Joseph J.Springsteen, George S., Jr.
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