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smapse.com Countries Russia Moscow Open (shift) secondary school №88 Middle classes (Russian)
Description : Middle classes (Russian) in Open (shift) secondary school №88
Open (shift) secondary school №88
Quick overview: There is no specialized education at school №88.
Basic education (14-15 years old / grades 8-9):
This educational institution was opened in 2012 and exists in the format of an evening school that teaches everyone according to the programs of grades 8-11. The contingent of students consists of young sports talents, working youth, high school students, for whom a daily trip to school is impossible for one reason or another. Education in the institution is paid, there are various forms, including external studies.
Access to the school building and payment for meals is made using the Moskvenok electronic card. Meals are organized according to the daily menu.
Opening hours of the buffet: from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..
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Start the year off right with Opening Night. Celebrate New Year's with music, art and more. Oklahoma City has been celebrating Opening Night since 1987. This is an event for all ages, and takes place at various spots around town.
The Festival of the Arts has been going on since 1967. It is a celebration of performing, visual and culinary arts. There are also fun children's activities. There are multiple stages and exhibits as part of The Festival of the Arts, as well as an International Food Row.
The OKC Auto Show takes place at the state fairgrounds each spring. The four-day show has new car displays, a classic car show and activities for the children. There is also plenty of shopping opportunities available.
SoundBites is a spring concert series. These midweek, afternoon concerts are located at the Bank of Oklahoma Plaza. The Red Earth Festival is a three-day celebration located in downtown Oklahoma City. Over 1200 Native American dancers and artists gather to display visual and performance art. The festival kicks off with an impressive Grand Parade.
The DeadCENTER Film Festival, which has run every year since 2001, was named one of the 20 coolest film festivals by Movie Maker Magazine. The name is a play on the fact that the festival is located in the center of the United States. The five-day festival features international films as well as smaller, independent productions.
Septemberfest! is a fun event for history buffs. With crafts, storytelling, historical reenactments and music, Septemberfest! is entertaining and educational. Attending this event also grants you free admission to the Oklahoma History Center.
If your a fan of good music, you're sure to enjoy ReggaeFest. Two days of continuous live music, good food and free admission make this a can't-miss music festival. Another fun choice is the Bricktown Blues and BBQ Festival. Some of the biggest local names in blues music combine with famous Oklahoma City BBQ for a two day festival that is fun for all ages.
End the year in Oklahoma City with Downtown in December. This celebration runs for 40 days with a variety of activities and entertainment options. Snow tubing, outdoor ice skating, a 5K, a visiting Santa (on a Segway!) and water taxi rides are just some of the fun activities at Downtown in December.


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Genetic Improvement in Dromedary Camels: Challenges and Opportunities
Adaptation to a hotter climate is vital for future livestock as heat stress can extremely reduce their productivity, health, and fertility (Hayes et al., 2013). Camels have developed, through millennia, the ability to produce quality meat, milk, and fiber in some of the hottest and most hostile environments in the globe. According to the FAO live animals statistics, the worldwide camel population is ~35 million heads (FAO, 2019), most of which are in Somalia, Sudan, Niger, Kenya, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, and Pakistan. Moreover, partly due to climatic changes, areas of camel rearing are expanding, especially in Africa (Faye et al., 2012). Among the large camelids (dromedary and Bactrian), dromedary camels compose about 95% of the population (Bornstein and Younan, 2013). Due to their unique physiology and in light of the current climate change impacts on ecosystems, camels are poised to be an excellent candidate species for production (Hoffmann, 2010). This is specifically true in regions where agro-pastoralism is being replaced by pastoralism due to climate change (Bornstein and Younan, 2013). However, to harness their potential, an improved understanding of the genetics underlying their unique biology is needed.
The term "Livestock Revolution" was coined to describe the projected increase in demand for animal products due to population growth, increased income, and urbanization in developing countries. For example, demand for beef and milk is expected to rise to 2.7–30 million metric tons, respectively by the year 2020 (Delgado et al., 1999). Most camels are in developing countries and can contribute in meeting meat and milk demands if utilized efficiently. Currently, most of that demand in many Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries is met either by importation or local production using commercial exotic livestock not adapted neither to local climatic conditions and low input systems dominating the region. Camels can not only contribute in boosting food security but also in job creation, poverty alleviation and economic diversification. Utilization of camels in production will also reduce their destructive impact on the environment as is the situation in Australia (Saalfeld and Edwards, 2010). There, camels have contributed to the reduction of vegetation not only due to the increase in sheer numbers but also because they can browse and graze on a wide range of plants that are avoided by or are inaccessible to other livestock such as thorny bushes (Stiles, 1988; Faye, 2011; Al-Jassim and Sejian, 2015).
Beside their adaptation to harsh environments, camels are multipurpose animals used for milk and meat production, hair/felt, racing, transportation, and tourism. Camels also have a slow metabolism which results in comparatively less feed requirements compared to other ruminant livestock. As a result, they produce less methane on the basis of body mass index (Dittmann et al., 2014). Moreover, camels' milk and meat are highly nutritional and are comparable and sometimes deemed better than cattle beef and milk. For instance, camel meat contains less fat than lamb or beef (Kadim et al., 2008) and its protein quality, assessed by the index of essential amino-acids in meat, is the highest among red meat (Raiymbek et al., 2015). Its milk contains between 3 and 10 times more vitamin C than cows' milk (Faye et al., 1997; Konuspayeva et al., 2009). It also contains lower β-casein and no β-lactoglobulin resulting in its hypo-allergic property (Konuspayeva et al., 2009). During the last decade, demand for camel milk and meat products have increased both locally (in arid regions) and internationally with products varying from milk and its derivatives to beauty products to hump fat. Thus, a number of camel intensive dairy farms have been established worldwide and are currently supplying local and international markets (Gossner et al., 2014). There is, therefore, a slow but steady integration of camels' products into national and global economies (Faye, 2018a).
However, to utilize camels' potential, they need to undergo genetic improvement while sustaining their genetic diversity. Examples of successful genetic improvement of production traits in other livestock species are plenty and have considerably reshaped the livestock industry worldwide. For example, pigs are now 25% leaner and grow faster today than 20 years ago (Rothschild and Plastow, 2008) and milk production of Holstein Friesian cattle saw an increase of 40–80 kg/cow/year between 1980 and 2010 (Hayes et al., 2013). Similar success stories are evident in poultry and beef cattle and, together, have resulted in cheaper and more abundant animal derived proteins being available to consumers. Through multi-trait genetic improvement programs, not only production traits can be improved, but also health traits such as resistance to Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) virus or Rift Valley fever (RVF) both of which can have devastating effects on camel health. In addition, genetic improvement can also target other commercially important traits such as racing ability, beauty (Faye, 2015) or ease/suitability for machine milking (Ayadi et al., 2013).
Relatively few studies have investigated the genetic variability of production traits in camels (Dioli, 2016; Hemati et al., 2017). However, the few studies that have been carried out so far indicated that camels have a high genetic variability which is due to the lack of selection and the current and historical movements of camels between countries for trade and sometimes war (Almathen et al., 2016). This variability was reflected in the heritabilities of various traits, indicative of the potential for ample genetic gain if systematic selection is to be implemented. For instance, heritability estimates of body weight and growth rates were moderate to high, 0.24–0.40, respectively (Al-Sobayil et al., 2006). In another study, heritability estimates for birth weight was 0.37 and that of average daily gain ranged between 0.25 and 0.49 (Almutairi et al., 2010). Also, the heritability estimates for milk yield at 305 days and test day yields were 0.24 and 0.22, respectively (Almutairi et al., 2010). Together, these heritabilities show that the respective traits can indeed be improved through selection.
Genetic improvement in camels can be pursued using various methods. The first is single gene tests currently incorporated into selection programs of other livestock (Rothschild, 2004). However, to our knowledge, apart from color coat genes (Almathen et al., 2018), no other traits have been mapped in camels in which single test genes can be developed for. The second is traditional genetic selection using Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) to estimate Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) using phenotypic and pedigree information (Henderson, 1984). A variation of this method is using genomic relationships (using molecular markers) instead of pedigree information (Rodríguez-Ramilo et al., 2015). The third is using Genomic Selection (GS) which calculates Genomic EBVs termed "GEBVs" (Meuwissen et al., 2001). GEBVs are calculated as the sum of the effects of genetic markers across the entire genome of each animal (Hayes et al., 2009). This method requires that the genetic marker effects be inferred from individual single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) on a large reference population with phenotypic information. Once these effects have been calculated, only marker information is required to calculate GEBV in later generations (Hayes et al., 2009). GS or BLUP using genomic relationships are thus most likely to be adopted in camel genetic improvement especially because camels are not traditionally pedigreed. GS is specifically recommended for camels due to their long generation intervals and can accelerate the rate of genetic gain compared to conventional selection schemes. Unlike in small ruminants where the generation interval is short and a cost benefit analysis has to justify the implementation of GS (Mrode et al., 2018), in large ruminants such as camels and cattle, the high benefits of GS are clear with higher genetic gains and profits as a result of the reduction in generation intervals (Konig et al., 2009). Additionally, GS can result in increased accuracies of EBVs for young bulls and reduces the cost of progeny testing. In later generations, when more pedigree and phenotypic data become available, GS can be combined with individual and progeny phenotypic information in selection schemes. Moreover, accurate parentage testing can be obtained as a byproduct of genotyping animals for GS. A limitation in implementing GS however is the cost of genotyping, although that can be mitigated by using low density SNP panels (Abo-Ismail et al., 2018) or genotyping only a fraction of the genome, using Restriction-associated DNA (RAD) sequencing (Kess et al., 2016) or Genotyping by sequencing (GBS) (Elshire et al., 2011).
There is indeed an immediate potential in the existing camel dairies worldwide to ignite the spark of camel genetic improvement as they are consistent in pedigree and phenotypic collection. The different farms in Saudi Arabia (SA), United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kenya, and Bahrain can be the starting point for a genetic improvement in dairy camels if they participate in a common genetic evaluation program. To our knowledge, little communication and collaboration is currently practiced between these dairies, due primarily to competition. However, this lack of collaboration is bound to fade away with the realization that cooperation will improve long term profitability. Under such cooperation, records pertaining to milk production and health traits can be exchanged between the dairies as well as verified pedigree data. This exchange can help create a virtually common nuclear flock which can be utilized for traditional genetic evaluation of sires and dams. At a later stage, genomic selection can be practiced in order to speed up the genetic gain. In addition, genetics of the elite animals can be disseminated to camel owners in respective countries. The realized genetic gain in the camel owners' herds shall encourage them to participate in genetic improvement programs. This will increase the number of participatory herds and the genetic variability accessible to the genetic evaluation program and accelerate genetic improvement. As the numbers of herds increase and more pedigree data become available, the evaluation can be extended to other traits such as beef, racing, and beauty. That in turn will help with the classification of the camel population into beef and dairy individuals and the identification of elite individuals in each category. This classification and will later make it easier for investors and owners to make future breeding decisions and reinforce the industry. An alternative to starting with the camel dairies for genetic improvement is starting with the camel owners themselves by forming cooperative community based breeding programs. These can begin with a nuclear flock formed by the owners that expand to include more owners in future. Such programs are found in developing countries for sheep and goats (Wurzinger et al., 2011) and have been successfully implemented in small ruminants (Gizaw et al., 2014; Mrode et al., 2018). This is, however, a more challenging approach and requires more upfront investment mostly by the funding agencies. In order to reduce the running cost, this approach needs to make use of modern digital systems such as mobile phones or tablets for recording performance and pedigree data (Mrode et al., 2016) and perhaps novel technologies such as automated monitoring systems which are now successfully used in dairy cattle (Stangaferro et al., 2016).
Despite its unique potential and increased contribution to food security, comparatively less attention has been paid to camels compared to other livestock species (Faye, 2015). Camels' genetics and genomics research is not an exception to this trend. Consequently, there are relatively few published studies in the area of camel genetics and genomics albeit ongoing research efforts (Jirimutu et al., 2012; Burger and Palmieri, 2014; Al-Swailem et al., 2018) notably through the International Camel Consortium for Genetic Improvement and Conservation (ICC-GIC) initiative. This is due, in part, to the lack of genomics tools to conduct such studies. For instance, the camel reference genome has not yet been released and no commercial genotyping platform has been developed for the species. Such platforms can be used to discover QTLs with impacts on specific traits using Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) and are the main engine for GS programs. Thus, whilst many QTLs have been reported using GWAS in sheep, cattle, and horses, none have been reported in camels. For example, endurance racing in Arabian horses was found to be partially controlled by 5 QTLs (Ricard et al., 2017) while in thoroughbred racing horses, a single mutation in the myostatin gene (MSTN) was found to profoundly affect the racing speed and stamina (Bower et al., 2012). Also, in cattle, variations in the FABP4 gene were found to be significantly associated with milk yield and milk protein percentage (Zhou et al., 2015). Additionally, with the exception of dairy camels and to a less extent in racing in Dubai, very limited traditional genetic selection is applied (Faye, 2015).
Moreover, countries harboring most of the camel population are in different development stages pertaining to agriculture and infrastructure development. Thus, creation of intensive or peri-urban camel dairy or beef industries requires immense infrastructure investments, support and coordination between all stakeholders all of which are challenging. Although there is a gradual urbanization of some of the pastoral camel populations (Faye, 2015), most of the camel populations are still under traditional farming systems. As a result most camels do not possess unique identification number which hampers pedigree recording, good farm management, and performance recording (Caja et al., 2013). The relatively small herd size and scattered herds further complicate this issue making it difficult and costly to collect phenotypic data.
Another challenge facing the genetic improvement in camels is difficulty in disseminating superior genetics due to the difficulty of performing Artificial Insemination (AI). This is due primarily to the difficulty in semen collection and handling (due to the gelatinous nature of seminal plasma). In addition, deep freezing of camel semen has proved to be highly a challenge. Although research groups have tried different buffers and diluents as mediums for freezing camel semen (Skidmore et al., 2013), to date, it remains a challenge facing AI in camels. Moreover, unlike cattle, female camels are induced ovulators i.e., the females need to be induced to ovulate prior to AI (El-Bahrawy, 2018). While it is possible to use GnRH for inducing ovulation in camels, it depends on the stage of follicular development and/or estrous cycle (Manjunatha et al., 2015). A promising protocol for timed breeding called FWsynch in which a GnRH and PGF2α based hormonal regimen to synchronize the follicular wave was recently developed with satisfactory results (Manjunatha et al., 2015). However, while the cost of implementing such timed breeding regimens can be justifiable by research centers and camel dairies, they may not be as such for many camel owners specially that most of them reside in remote areas.
In the era of genomics, phenotypes are still very important and the availability of accurate and well defined phenotypes to be used in genetic studies and evaluation programs is imperative (Gonzalez-Recio et al., 2014). Unlike in developed countries, most of the camel herds in developing countries lack breed societies. They also do not have on farm automated milk recording systems and do not collect health or fertility traits (Faye, 2018b). Therefore, phenotypic recording is seldom practiced in camel populations except in intensive dairy farms, research, or racing. This creates an obstacle for genetic improvement programs and would require a serious collaboration of owners and stakeholders to circumvent. If camel breeds are sometimes described at a national level, as for example in Saudi Arabia (Abdallah and Faye, 2012), Tunisia (Chniter et al., 2018), or Algeria (Oulad-Belkhir et al., 2013), there is no standardization of the traits and parameters to be systematically recorded. For example, despite proposal on linear scoring for udder morphology, there is no application at a large-scale recording system (Ayadi et al., 2016).
The final hurdle is that, in developing countries, camels' meat and milk products are generally more expensive than imported milk and beef or those produced locally (by advanced genetic stock from developed countries). This is expected given the cost of production and the lack of genetic improvement in camels. It is therefore challenging for small scale producers to survive without government subsidies and support. To increase the market share and potential for such producers, added value products (such as flavored milk, dry milk, cheese, sour milk, camel burgers, and sausages) need to be produced and smart marketing strategies need to be adopted. Such strategies could include awareness campaigns of the health benefits of camel products, attractive product packaging, online marketing and partnership with existing cattle dairies and beef production firms for distribution and marketing. Camel milk can be marketed as a functional food, optimal for infants and elderly (Nikkhah, 2011). Focus can be made on the antimicrobial, antioxidants, and antidiabetic components of camel milk (Hailu et al., 2016). All of this can increase the value of camel products and hence improve producers' profitability and alleviate their dependence on the governments in the long term. If producers' profitability improved, it would become more feasible for them to participate in genetic selection programs. Selection for economically important traits can be practiced and would reduce the production cost, thereby reducing prices and increasing long term competitiveness.
In conclusion, camels have a large potential that is underutilized due to technical, logistic, political, and economic challenges. However, these challenges are not insurmountable, and much can be done to exploit the camels' potential. Genetic improvement is certainly promising in camels but would require the collaboration of all stakeholders and deeper understanding of the potential of this exceptional animal.

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Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the health centre works towards the resumption of onsite services, we are able to move forward plans to expand the current research activities being conducted onsite. We are entering new terrain as we prepare to resume some onsite research activities, including facing the possibility of subsequent waves of COVID‐19.
IWK Memo Resumption of Research
IWK Resumption of Onsite Research Application
Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF)
The Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF) was announced on May 15, 2020, as part of the Government of Canada$B!G(Bs COVID-19 Economic Response Plan. The temporary program was established to help sustain the research enterprise at Canadian universities and health research institutions affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF) (August 31, 2020)
CRCEF Stage 3 – Deadline Nov. 9 (October 26, 2020)
The Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF) is part of the Government of Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan. Stage 3 of CRCEF will provide funding for incurred costs associated with maintenance and ramp-up of research activities.
All IWK researchers with active research accounts are encouraged to review account expenses and identify eligible CRCEF Stage 3 costs (see Eligible Costs list below). Research funding may be from government or non-government sources. "(Only direct costs of research that are extraordinary and incremental to those already covered by existing sources of funds and have been incurred between March 15 and November 15, 2020 will be reimbursed, at up to 75%."Note: "The costs of research personnel can be eligible for partial reimbursement at up to 75% in Stage 3 for the period of August 30, 2020, to November 15, 2020, provided that the costs meet the Stage 3 eligible expenses criteria."
Stage 3 Eligible Expenses Criteria
unanticipated additional costs that would not have been incurred in the absence of the COVID-19 pandemic and cannot be funded by existing sources of funds;
for direct costs associated with maintenance and ramp-up of research activities;
costs borne by research projects; and
approved by the decision-making group identified for CRCEF
Projects with considerable, financial balances at the end of the fiscal year (March 31, 2020) are not eligible (i.e., less than 10% of total budget has been spent).
To be eligible for Stage 3, institutions must meet equity, diversity and inclusion requirements. For CRCEF Stage 3, the highest priority for funding will be for applicants from equity-seeking or underrepresented groups. Other priority groups include applicants who have been personally impacted by the pandemic, applicants who undertake non-traditional or unconventional research, and early career researchers. (There is an opportunity to self-identify on the application form.) Projects that are close to their grant end date will be of lower priority.
For more detailed information on the CRCEF program:
https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/crcef-fucrc/index-eng.aspx
https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/crcef-fucrc/faq/ramp-up_costs-couts_de_reprise-eng.aspx
The IWK is participating in the CRCEF through Dalhousie University, more information on the program can be found at:
https://www.dal.ca/dept/research-services/resources/CRCEF.html
Conducting Research at the IWK Health Centre.
The IWK Health Centre is a global leader in research, innovation and knowledge sharing that directly improves the health and well-being of women, children and families throughout the Maritimes and across the world. Our practice is rooted in a collaborative model that integrates talented people with new technologies, research, training, and clinical excellence. The IWK's vibrant research community attracts outstanding leaders including nurses, psychologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, surgeons, obstetricians and gynecologists, to name a few.
Guided by the Vice President Research, Innovation and Knowledge Translations, we work closely with our partners to support research in women's and children's health throughout the province, broadening our reach with academic collaborators across Nova Scotia. In fact, our strong affiliation with Dalhousie University as an academic health sciences centre greatly enhances our ability to nurture a truly interdisciplinary environment that results in research excellence
Research takes place throughout the IWK with over 64,000 square feet of dedicated research space involving approximately 400 research employees, 100 investigators and 200 trainees, students, and volunteers.
The IWK Health Centre Research Services Office provides oversight, management and support in the areas of finance, contract negotiations; grant funding, human resources, facility management, research consultation and education, and ethics.
Our investment in research has led to many changes that directly improve patient care. Understanding and relieving pain (new ways of measuring and treating pain in infants and children), easing the suffering of women with urinary dysfunction (better surgical procedures), managing childhood arthritis (new treatments), alleviating Crohn's disease (new drugs, and better understanding of inflammation), autism (earlier detection and effective interventions) and developing cost-effective ways to deliver quality health care to our under serviced rural population are but a few of the areas our researchers are leading the way.
Initiatives such as the Research Registry, are attracting and improving the involvement of a broad range of research participants and building a network to support the important work of our research community.
Research fosters a healthier population and a more efficient health care system. The next few years will offer even more exciting opportunities to be a part of improving the health of women and children through innovative solutions and stronger partnerships.
Interested in learning more about the research taking place at the IWK? Check out the site and discover!
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I-Tunes & Dick's Picks
#65487 by rockstarbobbyw
So Itunes is pretty convenient...I generally label live shows with a gd19xx.xx.xx
I have been trying to redo the Dick's Picks so they are listed under the date. I put which Dick's Picks under the comments and in the album artwork.
So then I come to Volume 7....I know which songs are which date, but I would like to have each album labeled as gd1974.09.10 or whatever, but I also would like to be able to play Dick's Picks Volume 7 in the correct order if I feel like it.
Does anyone know of a way to group the the songs accordingly? Anybody found an awesome solution I haven't thought of?
any help or suggestions are appreciated...
rockstarbobbyw
Re: I-Tunes & Dick's Picks
#65497 by ebick
if you are talking about playing via iTunes vs iPod then there is a field called SortAlbum which you can use differently than Album.
First Show - 5/5/77
Last Show - 3/28/93
ebick
It's either organized by date, or order of dicks picks. its up to you.
To get the order of songs to be correct, fill in the disc and track number fields. In iTunes right click, select Get Info, and then under the Info tab you will find the fields.
First you should highlight (select) multiple songs in iTunes that you want to be, say, disc 1, right click, get info, info, then fill in the disc as disc 1. Then say ok or done or whatever it is and get info on each song individually and fill in the desired track number and the total number of tracks on the disc. For example, track 1 of 8. You could conceivably make the whole show a single disc with tracks 1 through whatever, if you wanted to.
Also make sure shuffle is "off" to get things played in the right order.
Thanks for the info...
...I am basically wanting to assign two albums to the same track which may not be possible
Play Dead ....
rockstarbobbyw wrote: Thanks for the info...
I have the same issue, and I don't think you can.......here's my issue.....I don't like wasting space on the iPod (even though I have lots) having the same song out there 2x. So I may have some compilation album that has the same exact recording that I have on the original cd. I want to be able to play both cds through, but only have the track out there once. I don't think you can do it. The best solution I have come up with is to have a playlist for the compilation cd.


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(3BL Media and Just Means) - When the bottom fell out of the economy in 2008 and Scott Sadler found himself without a job, he seized the opportunity to make a shift in his career; a change he would not have considered previously. Sadler had developed a solid career in finance and had worked at the VP level with Wachovia Bank and more recently, with Goldman Sachs.
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Column: I'm A 15-Year-Old Soccer Referee
by Jensen McKey September 14, 2021
written by Jensen McKey September 14, 2021
I am a 15-year-old soccer referee.
I became a ref in the fall of 2019 when I was 13. It was a lot of work. I had to do three hours of online training, a certification quiz and an in-person session.
I also had to buy all equipment and my uniform. Every year I have to re-certify. All referees go through training every year because the official FIFA rules change every year.
The recertification training and quiz takes around five to six hours. Along with learning the rule changes, all referees also have first aid training. We learn how to recognize signs of concussions heart attacks or heat strokes.
Before we could start, we do in-person training with an instructor; we referee five and six-year-olds, also known as U6 or seven and eight-year-olds, which are U8s. Our instructors guide us and correct us when we needed it. I have done six games with three different instructors.
I started with U6 and U8. The games were relatively easy, except for a few parents who couldn't handle the fact that their kids were not going to be the next Megan Rapinoe or Lionel Messi.
There was one game, near the end of my first season, that was horrible. It had rained the night before, so the fields were muddy. The kids kept falling, as kids do. Because of this it was really hard to tell when there was a foul and when it was just a kid falling in the mud.
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One kid was completely on his own and lost his balance and fell over. The parents of his team immediately started screaming at me for not calling a foul. They also screamed at their kids to "foul the other kids, she's not going to call anything."
When I called one of the kids for shoving another one over, they yelled even more because I called that foul.
The nine and ten yeare-olds, U10s and eleven and twelve-year-olds – the U12 –games were fine for the most part. The worst one I have ever done was in a tournament.
There was one coach that was horrible to my center and kept calling her "sir" and constantly fought her on everything. At the end of the game two girls were fighting for the ball and one girl got knocked down and hurt her knee. My center called a foul and gave a free-kick. A few seconds later, the game ended and a parent started lecturing my center about how she had not kept the kids safe enough. There was not much she could really do. She got fouled and a foul was called.
There is not anything that we can do besides giving a foul.
My favorite game is tied between two different ones but with the same team. The first time I was waiting for both teams to do the coin toss and one little girl ran up to me smiling and giggling. I asked if she was excited to play and she said yes while giggling and bouncing on her feet. I asked why she was so happy in a joking matter, but she giggled again and said, "because I get to play soccer!"
She was happy the entire time and at the end; she was still giggling even though they lost.
The second time was at a different tournament. The same little girl ran up to me and said, "Hi! Do you remember me?" I said yes and she grinned and bounced away. Their team was evenly matched with the other team this game and they were tied all the way to the last moment when one of her teammates kicked the ball and scored from behind the halfway line, but the tournament rules said that you could not score from behind the halfway line.
The entire team was jumping up and down and laughing. I dreaded telling the coach they had actually just tied. I walked over and told the coach and explained that because of the rule the score did not count. The coach looked at me — still grinning — and said: "We know, but they don't care about winning, they are just happy that they get to play!"
During one U8 game I had called a foul on a boy for shoving. His coach started screaming at me that I was wrong. I had explained why it was a foul multiple times and he still didn't listen. One of my Male coworkers, who had finished his game, came over to watch the rest of mine.
The coach waved him over and said that I was wrong. My coworker said, "No, she is right, it was a foul." The coach immediately calmed down and apologized to him for yelling.
The coach did not say anything to me.
There was another bad game but was by far the funniest game I have had so far. I had called a handball on a kid and his mother got up and started screaming at me because I was "targeting her son" and "being unfair" because I had not called a handball earlier in the game.
She ended her rant by pointing at me and saying, "I am not going to let some thirty-year-old b**** treat my son like that."
Even with all the name calling and people being stupid, I couldn't imagine not being a referee. My job has helped me make friends with many of the people I work with and when we are not working, we joke around and hangout.
But every time I do think about wanting to quit, I think about that one little girl and the teams I have reffed for who were just happy to play and didn't care about winning.
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Afghanistan exports over 3,000 tons of pine nuts
KABUL (Tolo News): More than 3,000 tons of pine nuts have been sent abroad in the past eight months, a spokesman for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) said. The MoIC spokesman Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad said the pine nuts were sent to countries in the region and to Europe and the US.
He said that at least 2,200 tons of pine nuts were exported to China. And that another 800 tons was sent to China through the air corridor. "The season and markets for pine nuts continue until March. The coming two months are making good markets because pine nuts are used in the winter," he said.
The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) said that more than 3,000 tons of pine nuts have remained in the country. A member of the ACCI, Khanjan Alokozai, urged the Islamic Emirate to facilitate the export of pine nuts.
"We are trying to get connected with various countries via air corridor. We are also trying to bring facilities in the exports for our traders and to have access to the international markets as soon as possible," Alokozai said. Meanwhile, farmers expressed their concerns over a decrease in pine nuts' harvests, saying the crops have dropped nearly 15 percent compared to the previous year. "In all of Afghanistan, in Khost, Paktia, Paktika, Laghman, Kapisa and Nangarhar, the harvest has dropped 10 to 15 percent," said Farid, a farmer.
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R. DeChaine
I come to the Liberal Studies department as an alumnus of CSULA, and I'm happy to call this campus my second home. I teach each of the Liberal Studies core courses, as well as courses in cultural studies, globalization, social movements, community studies, and critical pedagogy. I hold a joint appointment in the Communication Studies department, where I teach courses in rhetorical theory, history, and criticism. I'm also a departmental advisor who's eager to help students to formulate and realize their goals at CSULA.
As a scholar, I explore the rhetorical and cultural politics of everyday life. I earned my Ph.D. in Cultural Studies at the Claremont Graduate University, where I studied rhetoric and public argumentation, critical social theory, human rights, social movement theory, and political philosophy. In 2005, I published a book entitled Global Humanitarianism: NGOs and the Crafting of Community (Lexington Books). In it, I examine how contemporary humanitarian-based nongovernmental organizations attempt to shape understandings of "community" in a globalized world. My recent research has included studies of the Minuteman Movement, public performances of citizenship, and subversive uses of play in everyday life. I'm currently at work on a project that examines physical and symbolic constructions of borders and their social and cultural significance
D. Robert DeChaine, E&T 416, 343-4199, ddechai@calstatela.edu
D. Espinoza
DIONNE ESPINOZA was raised in the San Gabriel Valley cities of Alhambra and El Monte. She received her B.A. at UC Berkeley and her Ph.D. at Cornell University in English Language and Literature. At CSULA, she holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor in the Departments of Liberal Studies and Chicano Studies. She teaches in the Women's and Gender Studies curriculum of the Department of Liberal Studies and serves as Coordinator and Advisor of the Minor in Women's and Gender Studies, the Certificate in the Study of Women, Genders, and Sexualities, and the Liberal Studies Major with a Concentration in Women's and Gender Studies. She is also the Coordinator of GE Upper Division Theme C, Gender in the Diversity of Human Experience.
She has published essays on Chicana/o youth culture, feminism, and the women's participation in the Chicano movement (el movimiento) of the 1960s & 1970s. She is completing a manuscript, Bronze Womanhood: Chicana Activism in the Chicano Civil Rights Movement 1965-1980, which draws upon archival materials and oral history to tell the stories of women's involvement in MEChA, the Brown Berets, Raza Unida Party and the Crusade for Justice. Her current and ongoing research interests include intersectionality in social movement activism and organizations and Chicana/Latina, women of color, and U.S. Third World feminist theories of decolonization and social justice.
Dionne Espinoza, KH C4035, 343-5348, despino@calstatela.edu
A. Marchevsky
Alejandra Marchevsky was born in Argentina and raised in a bilingual, bicultural home on both coasts of the United States. She holds a B.A. in English from UC Berkeley, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in American Culture from the University of Michigan. Dr. Marchevsky has published widely on the subjects of Latina immigrants, poverty and social welfare, and globalization and immigrant labor in the Americas. Her book entitled, "Not Working: Latina Immigrants, Low-Wage Jobs, and the Failure of Welfare Reform" was published by New York University Press in 2006, and her writing appears in the Journal of American Studies, the Journal of Sociology and Social Work, and Contemporary Sociology. She is currently at work on two research projects: the first looks at the experiences of low-income single mothers in higher education; the second traces the history of the multi-racial welfare movement in Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s.
Dr Marchevsky has served on the Liberal Studies faculty since 1999, and also teaches courses in Women's and Gender Studies, Latin American Studies, and the Honors College. Her courses include: "The Myth of the Welfare Queen: Race, Gender and Poverty in the U.S." (offered as LBS 454); "Gender, Sexuality and Migration" (WOMN/LAS/CHS 485); "Race and Rights in Los Angeles" (LBS 490); "Immigrant Labor in California"(LBS 490); and a forthcoming course on "The Politics of Motherhood" (WOMN/LAS 454). Dr Marchevsky is a founding member of a national network of scholars and community organizers that seeks to expand educational opportunities for low-income mothers, and she also serves on the Faculty Advisory Board of the Dolores Huerta Labor Studies Center at the Los Angeles Community College District.
Alejandra Marchevsky, E&T 411, 343-5810, amarch@calstatela.edu
P. Sharp
Patrick B. Sharp is Professor and Chair of Liberal Studies. He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from the Department of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has published extensively on issues related to science, technology, race, and gender. His first book, Savage Perils: Racial Frontiers and Nuclear Apocalypse in American Culture, was published in 2007 by the University of Oklahoma Press. He has recently co-edited two anthologies: Darwin in Atlantic Cultures was published by Routledge in 2009, and Practicing Science Fiction was released by McFarland in 2010. Dr. Sharp's current book project focuses on representations of gender and warfare in evolutionary narratives. Dr. Sharp has also published articles in journals such as 20th Century Literature, SFRA Review, and Science Fiction Film and Television. He serves on the Editorial Board of Science Fiction Film and Television and is on the Executive Committee of the Science Fiction Research Association.
Dr. Sharp teaches a number of courses at Cal State Los Angeles. He has taught courses on American literature in the English department, as well as a number of interdisciplinary courses in Liberal Studies. Dr. Sharp regularly teaches Liberal Studies 301 (Interdisciplinary Investigation), Liberal Studies 302 (Writing the Interdisciplinary Essay), Liberal Studies 360 (Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society), Liberal Studies 386 (Gender in Science), and Liberal Studies 420 (Science, Culture, and Representation). He is currently working on several projects for the campus including redesigning the General Education curriculum, establishing an Early Start program, and developing a new Master of Arts degree in Liberal Studies.
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Email: psharp (at) calstatela (dot) edu
V. Viesca
Victor Hugo Viesca is a Los Angeles native who was trained in American Studies at New York University in New York City. His teaching and scholarship draws from the fields of ethnic studies, urban studies, and cultural studies. His work has appeared in the American Quarterly, the British journal Cultural Values, and in a newly published collection of classic and contemporary writings on popular culture titled Popular Culture: A Reader (Sage, 2005). Professor Viesca is also the co-founder of the urban art and skateboard company UN SK8's which provides after-school workshops for middle school youth in Boyle Heights. Victor was recently awarded a UC President's Post-Doctoral Fellowship which he will use to revise his dissertation, "Chicana/o Youth Culture in Post-Industrial Los Angeles: Race, Space, and Migration in the Greater Eastside," into a book.
Victor Viesca, FA 358, 343-4185, vviesca@calstatela.edu
M. Willard
Michael Willard holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Minnesota. His teaching, research, and publications focus on popular/youth culture and racial formation in Los Angeles of the past and present. He co-edited Generations of Youth: Youth Cultures and History and Sports Matters: Race, Recreation, and Culture. His articles have appeared in American Quarterly and edited collections on popular culture and American cultural history.
Michael Willard, E&T 416, 343-4135, mwillar@calstatela.edu
Y. Lee
Yvonne Lee is the Administrative Support Coordinator for the Department of Liberal Studies.
Yvonne Lee, Administrative Coordinator, E&T 405, 323-343-4100, ylee@cslanet.calstatela.edu


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Adrian StoicaFebruary 21, 2019Last Updated: February 21, 2019
In early 2018, Romania stated its desire to participate in one of the most important infrastructure projects for the European energy security. It's about the Southern Gas Corridor project (SGC), which carries gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe via Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, through the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline, and then via Greece, Albania and Italy through the Trans Adriatic Pipeline. This network of pipelines would ensure 20% of European Union's demand.
The Southern Gas Corridor project aims to increase and diversify European energy supply by bringing gas resources from the Caspian Sea to markets in Europe. The Southern Gas Corridor comprises four projects: operation of Shah Deniz natural gas-condensate field (SD1) and its full-field development (SD2); the operation of the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) and its expansion (SCPX); the construction of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) and the construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). The projects have an estimated investment cost of approximately USD 40 billion. Upon completion, the SD2 project will add a further 16 bcm of natural gas per annum to 10.9 bcma (maximum production capacity) already produced under SD1 project. Total length of the newly constructed SCPX, TANAP and TAP pipelines will be around 3,206 kilometres.
TAP and TANAP: Getting ready to receive gas
Speaking at the European Gas Conference in Vienna (January 28 – 30), TAP Executive Director Luca Schieppati mentioned that more than 84 percent of the project, including engineering, procurement and construction, had been implemented to transport natural gas to Europe. He added that 97 percent of TAP pipes in Greece and Albania had already been defined. At the same time, Italy continues to work on construction of the terminal and micro-tunnel. Earlier, Schieppati said that TAP had completed its USD 4.5 billion (EUR 3.9 billion) project financing, paving the way for construction to be completed for start-up in 2020. TAP also marked the launch of offshore works mid-October 2018. Overall, offshore construction work is approximately 10% complete, as of end-November 2018.
"2018 was marked by a number of milestones. These included the successful installation of the turbo compressors in Greece and Albania, launching offshore construction works, completing the connection (otherwise known as the 'golden weld') with TANAP, completing one of the longest horizontal directional drilling to cross the Axios river in Greece and successfully installing the pipeline at the highest point of the project, 2,100 meters above sea level in the Albanian mountains".
"Despite undertaking such technically challenging work, our safety performance remains world-class. So far, we have worked more than 37 million man-hours and driven over 100 million kilometres without any major accidents and with frequency rates (Lost Time Frequency rate and Total Recordable Frequency Rate) in line with best industry levels. TAP also received the OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 certifications. These were awarded for our integrated quality, health, safety and environment (QHSE) management systems, reinforcing that TAP applies industry best practice, processes and procedures," he added.
Also, in 2018, both the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) each approved loans of over EUR 1bn for TAP gas pipeline. The rest of the financing has come from export credit agencies and a group of 17 commercial banks, which include Bank of China, BNP Paribas, Société Générale and UniCredit.
With exit points along the route, TAP has the potential to support new gas infrastructure, integrate the markets of South-East Europe and strengthen the region's strategic status as a source of energy. For example, TAP's interconnectivity will form the basis of Albania's gas market and connect the country to one of Europe's most innovative and important infrastructure corridors. The pipeline will also make the delivery of energy to end-consumers more reliable and will contribute to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions, providing an alternative to more polluting energy sources, supporting the transition to low-carbon economies, in line with the new energy strategy assumed by the EBRD.
The TAP project, however, is subject to a series of environmental and political criticisms, as well as by local communities in Italy, who fear that this pipeline will discourage tourism in the southern area of Italy. However, in October 2018, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte gave his final approval for this project, which was vehemently disputed by the 5-star Movement (M5S, antisystem), which together with the League (the far right) formed the ruling coalition in Italy.
Gas supply to Turkey by TANAP to double in 2019
According to AzerNews, Azerbaijan plans to increase the volume of gas transportation via the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline to 2 billion cubic meters in 2019, Public Relations Head at Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR Ibrahim Ahmadov stated. Moreover, he noted that the overall progress in TANAP project is nearing 99 percent.
The volume of gas transportation through TANAP reached 1 billion cubic meters as of 2018.
A ceremony to launch TANAP took place June 12, 2018 in the Turkish city of Eskisehir.
The initial capacity of TANAP is expected to be 16 billion cubic meters of gas per year. About six billion cubic meters will be supplied to Turkey, and the rest to Europe.
Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), 870 km long, is the last section of this corridor, enabling natural gas transportation from Turkey to Italy, via Greece and Albania. In 2020, when the first gas deliveries to Europe are scheduled, TAP will be the first non-Russian gas pipeline to supply Europe, after the Medgaz connection that started delivering gas from Algeria to Spain in 2011.
About TANAP
With a length of 1850 km, the Trans-Anatolian Gas Pipeline (TANAP) connects the Turkish border to Greece and Georgia. The initial capacity of TANAP would be of 16 bcm per year and would increase up to 23 bcm in 2023 and 31 bcm in 2026. The company in charge of the TANAP project is 58% owned by the national oil company of Azerbaijan, SOCAR, and 30% by the Turkish petroleum company Botas.
Romania's involvement
On 15 February 2018, Romania's delegation, led by Iulian-Robert Tudorache, State Secretary within the Ministry of Energy, attended the Fourth Meeting of the Consultative Council of the Southern Corridor, held in Baku. Romania's participation to this meeting is a first, thus marking a change of vision at the ministry level.
Romania has proposed the inclusion in the plans for the expansion of the Southern Gas Corridor of the infrastructure offered by BRUA project, together with the interconnector between Romania and Bulgaria, for the transmission of natural gas from the Southern Corridor, on the Romanian territory, to Central Europe. At the end of the meeting, Romania signed, with the other members, the text of the Ministerial Statement, in which, inter alia, Romania's support for implementing the Southern Gas Corridor and its contribution to the connection of this project to Central Europe are recognized.
On May 29, 2018 Baku hosted the launch ceremony of the first phase of the Southern Gas Corridor project. The gas from the Azerbaijani Shah Deniz field has already gone through the first segment of the Southern Gas Corridor – from the Sangachal terminal to the expanded South Caucasus Pipeline.
BRUA background & updates
BRUA gas pipeline (Phase 1) will be completed on 31 December 2019 and will carry resources coming from the Caspian region through the Trans Adriatic Pipeline and through the vertical corridor, Ion Sterian, General Manager of Transgaz, stated on the occasion of Aspen Energy Summit in Ploiesti, held on 28 November 2018. At the time, Ion Sterian announced that the first gas compressor station, in Jupa, was to be completed a year earlier compared to the commissioning of the pipeline (31 December 2019). On 30 July 2019 the second compressor station will be completed, in Podisor, and in October 2019 – the third compressor station, in Bibesti.
The transmission capacity to Bulgaria will be 1.5 billion Scm/year, and that to Hungary – 1.75 billion Scm/year, upon completion of Phase 1 of the project; upon completion of Phase 2, the transmission capacity to Bulgaria – 1.5 billion Scm/year, and to Hungary – 4.4 billion Scm/year (according to the NTS development plan for 2018 – 2027). Completion of Phase 2 of the project is estimated for 2022. The total value of the investment amounts to EUR 547.4mln, broken down as follows: Phase 1 – EUR 478.6mln and Phase 2 – EUR 68.8mln.
Currently, only 40% of the capacity necessary for the construction of Phase 2 of the gas pipeline (which would take over Black Sea gas) is booked. For now, the economic tests are negative for both the Romanian gas transmission operator, Transgaz, and for the Hungarian TSO, FGSZ, part of MOL Group.
"If no one submits applications for booking additional capacity during 05.02.2019 – 25.02.2019, the binding open season procedure RO-HU ends without the allocation of transmission capacity and the prerequisites for building transmission capacity additional to the one ensured by building BRUA project Phase I are not created," Transgaz representatives have mentioned.
The Director General of Transgaz has mentioned that the source of gas to be carried via BRUA (Phase 1) are the Caspian countries, Iran, Iraq and Kurdistan, gas which will arrive in Europe via TAP and further through the vertical corridor Greece-Bulgaria-Romania.
Bulgarian Government injects BGN 76.2M in Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector
Bulgaria's Cabinet approved on December 19, 2018 the allocation of BGN 76.2 million, or about EUR 39 million, in EU funds for the construction of the Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector pipeline.
The money will come under the innovation and competitiveness operational program for 2014 – 2020, with new gas infrastructure strengthening Bulgaria's energy security and 'optimizing the energy mix' as the country switches to 'low-carbon economy', the Government media office said.
The goal of the Greece-Bulgaria interconnector, which will cost EUR 240.2 million to build, is to provide the necessary gas transit infrastructure for EU's Southern Gas Corridor. Bulgaria and Greece signed a final investment decision on the interconnector pipeline in 2015. Although originally slated to finish by mid-2018, the start of construction work was repeatedly delayed and it is now expected to be completed in 2021.
The release of funds comes a month after the European Commission approved state aid for the project, including the direct financial contribution by the Bulgarian Government. Additionally, the EC approved the unconditional state guarantee, to be granted by the Bulgarian state, to cover a EUR 110 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), as well as a fixed corporate tax regime that will apply to the pipeline's operator for 25 years from the start of commercial operations and will be governed by an intergovernmental agreement between Bulgaria and Greece.
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"Gluten-free" doesn't mean it's better for you
September 22, 2014 in Leslie's Featured Content
If you've given up gluten, you could be doing your diet – and your body – a disservice. Depending on which gluten-free foods you swap for wheat, it's very possible you're missing out on fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
A gluten-free diet is a necessity for people with celiac disease, a lifelong inherited disorder that causes the body's immune system to attack the small intestine when gluten – a protein found in wheat, rye and barley – is eaten.
People with a condition called non-celiac gluten sensitivity also benefit by avoiding gluten. These individuals test negative for celiac disease but react poorly to gluten experiencing symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, low energy and headache.
Recently though, gluten-free diets have caught on with people who aren't sensitive to the protein in the belief it's a healthier way to eat. According to a new study from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, one-third of participants perceived foods labeled gluten-free to be healthier than the gluten-containing version. In truth, this often isn't the case.
Many gluten-free foods are made from white rice flour and starches (e.g. potato, tapioca and cornstarch). As a result, they're low in fibre and protein. Many gluten-free breads for example – even those labeled multigrain – have no more than 1 gram of fibre and 2 grams of protein per slice, one-third the fibre and half the protein found in many slices of 100% whole wheat bread.
Refined gluten-free breads, cereals, pastas and baked goods also have a high glycemic index, meaning they cause blood sugar and insulin to spike which, in turn, can trigger hunger and overeating. Baked goods formulated to be gluten-free may also be higher in added sugars and/or fats to improve their texture and taste. Not great news if you're hoping to lose weight by going gluten-free. (Despite the claims found in the best-selling book Wheat Belly, there is no evidence that gluten, per se, causes obesity.)
Most gluten-free flours, breads, pasta products, breakfast cereals and baked goods are also much lower in vitamins and minerals than the gluten-containing products they replace. As a result, people who rely on gluten-free foods, may not be receiving optimum nutrition from their diets.
In Canada and the U.S. there are no regulations to enrich gluten-free breads, muffins, cereals, pastas and flour mixes with nutrients. On the other hand, B vitamins such as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid as well as iron must be added to white (wheat) flour to restore what's lost during processing and to prevent nutrient deficiencies.
When it comes to gluten-free foods, it's up to manufacturers to enrich products with nutrients. Many don't.
That said, a handful of companies are doing a good job of turning out enriched gluten-free products. Kinnikinnick's breads and Weston Bakeries' All But Gluten breads are enriched with vitamins and minerals. So are De Boles multigrain pastas and Duinkerken Foods' muffin, pancake and pizza mixes.
In Canada and the United States, fortified foods help women of childbearing age meet daily requirements for iron and folic acid, a B vitamin that when consumed in the right amounts before and during pregnancy helps prevent certain birth defects, including spina bifida.
If you avoid gluten - whether you are intolerant to gluten or not – the following strategies will help you consume more fibre, protein, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
Choose whole grain. Gluten free products made with brown rice, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, and amaranth will have more fibre, protein and nutrients than those made with white rice flour. Look for breads, cereals, pastas and flour mixes with one or more whole grains listed at the top of the ingredient list.
Add ground flaxseed, chia seeds and/or hemp hearts to foods to further boost your fibre intake (along with beneficial plant omega-3 fatty acids).
Look for enriched. The ingredient list will also tell you if a product has been enriched or fortified with vitamins and minerals. Compare brands of similar foods to see if nutrients such as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid and iron are listed.
Include whole foods. Don't rely on packaged gluten-free foods for carbohydrates and fibre. Gluten-free whole grains such as brown and wild rice, quinoa, roasted buckwheat groats (kasha), millet and teff are high in fibre, protein, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Serve them cooked as a side dish or use them to make salads, pilafs and hot cereals.
Sweet potato and legumes (beans and lentils) also deliver low glycemic carbohydrate, fibre and protein along with plenty of disease-fighting nutrients.
Take a multivitamin. Women of childbearing age should take a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement to get adequate folic acid and iron.


Things can get difficult before they get easy. Let's see who shines at the end of this weekend. Up-to-date results can be downloaded here.
1st place: Nathan Chapman has a blazing 92 points!
2nd place: not too far behind on the scoreboard is Cody Neal with 78 points.
1st place: drewemeister is sinking some three pointers with 81 points.
2nd place: Matthew did an alley-oop out of nowhere and has a whopping 74 points on the board.
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The instant appeal was filed by assessee against the Order passed by the CIT(A) confirming the action of the Assessing Officer (AO) in invocation of section 154 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act) for disallowance u/s 80IB in respect of interest from debtors and on FDR.
The assessee filed return of income claiming deduction u/s 80-IB of the Act at the rate of 25% in respect of income from manufacturing. The deduction claimed u/s 80-IB of the Act included interest also.
During the hearing, the assessee was directed to explain why interest income should not be excluded from the profits for calculating deduction u/s. 80-IB of the Act.
In response, the Assessee made detailed submissions. After considering the submissions, the Assessing Officer assessed the interest received from debtors and on fixed deposits with banks as income from business; and allowed the deduction u/s. 80-IB of the Act. The assessment was completed u/s 143(3) of the Act.
Subsequently, the AO, served a notice u/s 154 / 155 alleging that the assessee had claimed excess deduction u/s 80IB of the Act in respect of interest from debtors and interest on FDR.
In reply, the assessee sought clarifications and requested an adjournment for 15 days. AO observed that since ample opportunities as well as time was allowed to the assessee to file its reply and proper reply was not submitted therefore, the rectification order is passed on the basis of the facts available on the record.
The AO further observed that since the mistake was apparent from the record so he has no other alternate except to disallow the excess deduction and added back the same to the income of the assessee.
Against the rectification order the, assessee appealed before the CIT(A), who vide his impugned order partly allowed the appeal of the assessee. Aggrieved with the impugned order, the Assessee was in appeal before the Tribunal.
The assessee submitted that the deduction u/s 80IB of the Act in respect of interest from debtors and, on FDR was allowed in the assessment order after considering the detailed submissions made by the Assessee, in response to the query by the AO and the deduction u/s. 80IB of the Act in respect of income from interest received from debtors and on fixed deposits with banks and the same was allowed in preceding three years.
It was further submitted that provisions of section 154 of the Act are applicable to the mistake, which is apparent, glaring, obvious, self evident or ex facie that it is un-capable of argument or proof; and are not applicable to debatable issues or when two view are possible.
It was further submitted that the proceedings under the provisions of section 154 of the Act cannot be initiated on the directions of the Audit Note, and also submitted that AO have not concluded anything in the assessment order regarding deduction u/s 80IB of the Act in respect of interest from debtors and debtors and fixed deposits with Bank.
In view of above, the assessee requested to cancel the orders of the authorities below and allow the deduction u/s. 80IB of the Act.
The Tribunal observed that as per the assessment order u/s 143(3) passed by the Assessing Officer (AO), he had examined and considered the allowability of deduction u/s 80IB of the Act in respect of interest from debtors and fixed deposit with bank vis-vis books of accounts and in light of the submissions made and details/documents filed by the assessee allowed the deduction.
The Tribunal opined that the AO made the assessment u/s. 143(3) of the Act and took a conscious and considered view to allow deduction u/s. 80IB of the Act in respect of interest from debtors and fixed deposits with Banks; and therefore, now the same could not be said to be mistake apparent from record.
(iii) the assessment order did not point any mistake of fact or application of any law.
Hence, the Tribunal concluded that there was no mistake apparent on record rectifiable u/s 154 of the Act, therefore, it quashed the orders of the authorities below and allowed the deduction in dispute u/s 80IB of the Act in respect of the interest received from debtors and on fixed deposit with banks.


The time and location for the regular September TARS meeting has moved.
Eat'n before the Meet'n for this month is canceled.
The Vanderburgh Co EMA is conducting exercises this week and has a Base Camp set up with tents and the MEOC (Mobile Emergency Operations Center) at the State Hospital.
TARS has been invited to visit the set up and and tour the MEOC as our meeting which will tie in well with next months meeting at the Vanderburgh Co EMA EOC.
Activities will start at 6:00 pm and some food will be provided as a gathering with the EMA staff, CERT and RACES volunteers.
Enter the State Hospital grounds from Lincoln Ave and follow the road (Administration Drive) straight to the camp which will be located on your left. A parking lot is on Administration Drive overlooking the camp.
We will have a very short informal business meeting to accept any nominations from the floor for officers and board members to serve in 2019.
Offices up for election in November are President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and 3 Board positions.
If you would like to nominate yourself or another member, the only requirement is that you have been a member of TARS for 1 year and be a member in good standing.
If you have any questions or would like to talk to someone about running for office, please contact one of the election committee.
Jeff Holt AA9WJ (Chairman), John VanVorst N9OL, or Chris Lantaff KE9YK.
The September 2018 issue of SPARKS, newsletter of the Tri-State Amateur Radio Society, is attached.
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The next regular club meeting is September 13th 7:00 pm at the Red Cross.
Eat'n Before the Meet'n will be at Long John Silver's 5:30 pm.


The Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) serves the southeastern portion of Fairfax County, Virginia. LCAC's mission, to enhance the quality of life in our community by providing food, basic needs, and self-sufficiency programs through the generous support of our community, has reached tens of thousands of individuals in our community since our humble beginning back in 1975.
Working in this community for more than 42 years, LCAC, which began in the information sharing business, now feeds more than 200 families each week through our pantry; educates 30+ immigrants in our twice weekly ESL classes; provides nutrition education to both adults and children in our community, in pairing with our community garden; prevents homelessness through our investment of more than $100,000 each year to keep families housed and warm; through our seasonal outreach programs, we provide more than 400 families, new backpacks, school supplies, winter coats, Thanksgiving baskets and holiday food and gifts; in addition to other educational and outreach projects.
Some might think (incorrectly) that families in Fairfax County who come to a place like LCAC are not working or are depending on "benefits" to avoid employment. This is simply not the case. Senior or disabled adults, folks like Beatrice, an 83 year old who depends on the groceries LCAC delivers each Thursday comprise more than 33% of the households LCAC serves. More than 7% of families served are junior enlisted personnel posted at Fort Myer or Fort Belvoir. These military members and their families are struggling in Northern Virginia on E1-E5 salaries. Working families, single or dual parent households make up more than 58% of the balance of households served at LCAC. These adults drive school buses; work in doctor or dentist's offices; work in retail or hospitality settings. All of these jobs are important in our society, yet the rate of pay is not always enough to keep a family fed, housed and secure.
Businesses and individuals can impact these families through CFC (#58126) or workplace giving; sponsoring a cereal or winter hat/glove drive; making holiday food baskets for our seniors (more than 147 are needed); or providing grocery gift cards for families to purchase perishables at Thanksgiving or Christmas time. Consider learning more about a local non-profit and how your support can change the life of a child, senior or military member who will not have to worry about hunger this week because of community support, who will experience educational opportunities that will better their lives! You can learn more about LCAC through http://lortonaction.org.
For more information about LCAC, see our website, http://LortonAction.org or contact LCAC's Executive Director, Linda Patterson, Linda@LortonAction.org or 703/339-5161, ext. 140.


Below is a list of approved driver training schools for fulfilling the general driver training requirements.
*Schools participating in the road test waiver program.
General driver training requirements may also be met by completing the driver education classroom and behind-the-wheel training through the Department of Public Instruction. Contact the school you attend to see if driver training is offered.
Note: The Minor Driver's License Recertification can ONLY be used for the minor driver who, under the age of 18-years old, received a Minor Driver's Cancellation for accumulating six (6) or more points or had an alcohol or drug violation while operating a motor vehicle. This course will NOT fulfill the general classroom and behind-the-wheel requirements for those individuals under the age of 16 wishing to become licensed.
The director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation is responsible for the regulation of commercial driver training schools and instructors.
Chapter 39-25 of the N.D.C.C. gives the director authority to adopt and prescribe regulations concerning the administration and enforcement of this chapter as are necessary to protect the public.
Administrative Rules contains more information for driver training school and instructor requirements.
North Dakota State Statute 39-25 and Administrative Rule 37-13 authorizes the North Dakota Department of Transportation to waive the Class D road test for students who successfully complete the required behind the wheel and classroom training.
In addition to the monitoring requirements in Administrative Code 37-13, NDDOT may randomly road test students who complete the training at an approved Driving School. If discrepancies or concerns are found, the Driving School's approval to have the road test waived will be rescinded.
To participate in the Road Test Waiver Program you must be an approved Class D Driving School or a Public School. See Administrative Rule 37-13.
Complete the Application for Road Test Waiver Program.
The Drivers License Division will review your application for final approval.
If approved, the Drivers License Division will send you an 'Authorization for Road Test Waiver' letter and samples of the 'Certificate of Course Completion' (for the road test to be waived) and the 'Certificate of Training' (for students who do not complete the 30 hours of classroom training and must be tested by a North Dakota Drivers License Examiner). Note: Driving Schools must design their certificates to include the verbiage on samples provided. The certificates must be approved by the Drivers License Division.


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