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From Soup to Security: Lunch Is On Us builds health and community
Food Brings Us Together
When we find ourselves in the day to day struggles of life, we show strength in community through food. A casserole, a pie, a warm cup of coffee; we share food to soothe a friend or neighbour. Local farmer, volunteer and member of the Lac du Bonnet Food Security Network (FSN), Tracy Neurenberg, knows the collective and healing nature of food. She initiated and runs Lunch Is On Us, which welcomes all people in the area for a free soup lunch. Located at the Lac du Bonnet Arena, the program has run since late January and serves 60 to 90 bowls of soup every Tuesday and Thursday.
Neurenberg says it's not so much her farming background but more her love of cooking, handed down to her by her mom, that inspired her to start the program. "It's more that I was raised to be generous with food. I've cooked meals for our family since I was 8 or 9. I always liked to (cook). It was a point of pride. For my grandparents, I would bake a fancy dessert on their birthdays. A snack or a meal shows how much we care about each other."
It's that love of cooking and community that rings true in Lunch Is On Us. "I can cook soup and make lunch. Soup is simple, not too expensive and doesn't take a lot of planning." Yet, if you step into the kitchen with Neurenberg you might be dazzled by the volunteers prepping food for the next day, and batches of soup or chili in slow cookers or enormous stock pots on the stove. Then there are the individual and family-sized portions stored in freezers for distribution through the Food Bank or the local schools. If you have a chance to volunteer with Tracy, even if you are a seasoned chef, you will learn a thing or two about prepping food and the impact good food has on the community.
Nothing can be accomplished in a community without collaboration and Neurenberg knows how to partner. The Lac du Bonnet Food Bank has been supporting the program since the beginning, providing tinned foods and buns when possible. Neurenberg was able to get Manitoba Harvest to come on board as a source of ingredients like meats, vegetables, canned goods and bread not only for the lunch program but for the Food Bank as well. Mrs. Lucci's Family Resource Centre and the Lac du Bonnet Lions have provided funding. Both Campbell's Grocery Store and Dancyt's Foods have provided support to the lunch program. Funded by HERO'S Alliance, Lunch Is On Us relies on grants and the generous donations of participants and community members. It seems that when given the chance, people in Lac du Bonnet are keen to help in any way possible. Helping is one of the ways we feel connected to community and improve our own health.
Food Is Health
Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC) reminds us that sharing food is often missing from our understanding of food security and well-being. The CFCC is founded on the belief that "when you connect with people over a good meal, you can start to share culture, experiences, beliefs and build meaningful relationships."
Lunch Is On Us grows relationships and increases our understanding of food security. People didn't just look forward to a free bowl of soup each week. They began to reveal the importance the soup had in their lives. Neurenberg gets feedback regularly from program participants, "It still surprises me how people articulate their appreciation. People stop me in town to talk about the soup. One participant called me at home to tell me that the reason she hadn't been attending (the soup lunch) was because her car was in for repairs. She wanted to be sure I didn't think it was because she didn't like the soup!"
While delivering soup one day, a volunteer had a chance to visit with a senior about the lunch program. Neatly dressed, her kitchen immaculate, the woman accepted her soup and bun and said, "I could never make soup like this for myself. I can't stand for long enough to cook at my stove anymore." She handed an envelope with a donation for the program to the volunteer and raved about how good the soups were. Another participant, during a short stay in hospital, called Neurenberg to apologize for missing the lunches. She shared how much she was looking forward to the hot soup when she returned home. When we think of food insecurity we think of poverty. While that is a terrible reality for some, food insecurity can have as much to do with our physical or mental health, access to transportation, mobility and social connections within the community.
Neurenberg hears more stories of people who are brought companionship and dignity along with a nutritious meal. "There was a real groundswell of support for the program early on. Some of the participants are people who have previously volunteered in the community." She packs lunches into boxes going to organizations and group residences in the area. She keeps participants' information in a small duotang. She knows who is gluten-free, who cannot have peppers and what people prefer. It seems her soups really do show how much she cares for participants and they know it. Being known or seen in a community increases our well-being. The food security equation seems to be Soup = Health.
Food Is Power
According to Statistics Canada, 4.4 million Canadians were food insecure in 2017/2018. That's 1 in 8 households experiencing food insecurity: the inability to put food on the table regularly for you or your family. In a country of 37.6 million people that's almost 12% of our population. For greater perspective, that means food insecurity is 8 times higher than the number of cases of corona virus recorded in our country. We could argue that this too is an epidemic. Yet, we either accept that food insecurity is the nature of society or we are unaware of its reach in the day to day lives of Canadians.
Food insecurity has a lasting impact on people's health. CFCC states that Canadians who live with food insecurity are 6 times more likely to feel socially isolated, and they experience mood disorders and anxiety at a rate higher than the general population. Health care costs for people with severe food insecurity are 121% higher than food secure Canadians.
Neurenberg recalls a time when she was sending snacks to school for a classroom party. She questioned why parents were asked to send fruit, vegetables, and other healthy foods. "The teacher explained that the veggie tray I send may be the only healthy food some children in the classroom have that week. It never occurred to me when my kids were young that there were kids going hungry in my community. It's fundamentally wrong, with the abundance of food in our local area, that people should be hungry."
Food Can Change Us All
The western world has not really come far from our 'alms for the poor' approach to the inequities of our society. For over 150 years we have relied on charity to promote the well-being of people who find themselves in situations of need. In spite of the 170,000 charitable and non-profit organizations in our country, we have not come up with sustainable solutions for levelling the playing field for Canadians. Groups like the CFCC are working to change that reality. And Neurenberg's Lunch Is On Us is a small but mighty example of the power of collaboration and food making change in our community.
Hopefully, in days to come, people will gather at Lunch Is On Us with friends and strangers, children and adults, to share a bowl of soup and conversation. Maybe those conversations will increase our connections to each other. Maybe they will grow our awareness of the needs and strengths in our community and spur on action to build the sustainable changes we need. Maybe a soup program can offer diverse minds a place to gather, share stories and imagine possible futures.
Neurenberg adds, "A lot of people ask, 'How long will this program last?'. It depends on uptake. There are a lot of reasons why people come."
If you would like to donate or volunteer for Lunch Is On Us, drop by for a bowl of soup and talk to Tracy Neurenberg or give her a call at 204-345-9649 or visit herosalliance.ca and click on the donate button.
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On October 2012, Marissa Capilla an alumni of the school submitted a written proposal to begin a Cheerleading Team at St. Malachy. She shared her reasons and her struggles she underwent while attempting to join the cheer team during her high school years. Though she was passed by in her many attempts, she persisted until she was selected to become a member of the team. Due to her experience she decided to help strengthen the Self Driven Dreamer within our students.
Last year, she began the process of recruiting students to join. Though every few were interested, she continued to promote the team throughout the year. This year is no different. She has committed herself despite her busy work and school schedule.
The team began with only chants and within a few months they were able to participate in the Annual South Gate Christmas Parade. This year, they are emphasizing in learning new chants, dances, and stunts to prepare for upcoming competitions.
We are very grateful to our alumni Coach Marissa and wish the Cheerleading Team great success in the years to come.


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Kids own publishing launch wordless story book somewhere in the middle
Artist Ana Rita Pires (left) and Kids' Own Publishing Director, Anna Dollard (right) at the launch of children book, Somewhere in the Middle. Photo by Olivia Allen.
Kids' Own Publishing and Collingwood community members recently gathered at the Collingwood Neighbourhood House to launch 'Somewhere in the Middle' – a wordless picture book created by children and their parents from Carringbush Adult Education.
Kids' Own Publishing and partners have had to wait a long time for this book – first proposed and funded through a Yarra City Arts Annual Grant in 2020 it has been postponed by COVID interruptions several times.
'Somewhere in the Middle' is an inclusive approach to storytelling which centres pictures rather than words. Pictures are language and can be read like text – across languages. Wordless books are accessible to all and free those struggling with language from the hurdle of words.
In the telling of the story, adults and children are invited into the story that an artist (in this instance a parent or child) imagines and they are invited to collaborate in the construction of their own story. Each reader is the artist's partner in the storytelling. A book illustrated by children further encourages children's own creative expression at home.
Everyone is invited to enjoy this book.
Contact Kids' Own Publishing for more information at Kids' Own Publishing, SHG05 Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067.
Or via their website
Yarra City Arts is delighted to partner with Kids' Own Publishing over many years and projects.
Stay tuned for the second book published with Carringbush families in Term 4, supported by a Yarra City Arts Engage grant.
Kids' Own Publishing would like to thank the children and their families, Carringbush Adult Education staff – Laura, MK, Hanan, Natasha, Yarra City Arts, The ARC Laureate Fellowship on the History of Child Refugees for additional funding support, Hanan Moh for the Ethiopian coffee ceremony and artist Ana Rita Pires.
About Kids' Own Publishing
Kids' Own Publishing is a not-for-profit arts organisation who publish books by kids, for kids. Kids' Own Artists co-create books with children and their communities that reflect their culture, identity, and imagination. Kids' Own Publishing was established in Melbourne in 2005 and have since published over 200 children's books. Through creative workshops and collaborative activities, they work alongside children and their adults to develop one-of-a-kind publications which are particular to the lives and local practices of each community of creators.
They work in partnership with children and their communities. These could include playgroups, kindergartens, schools, libraries, health services, local councils, and arts organisations. They collaborate to design and deliver innovative short- and long-term creative publishing projects. They ensure all their work reflects their core values of self-representation, creative expression, co-design and co-creation, creative risk, and fun. They believe that self-representation, self-expression, and visibility is powerful – when children publish books that reflect their own specific worlds (real and imaginary), they strengthen their confidence, creativity, and connections.
Children's voices and stories are not always listened to seriously by adults. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (1989) asserts children's right to express their own views freely. Embedded in this is children's right to public participation. Books created by children about their lives is one way that children participate in public life. Through publishing stories and sharing them children learn from other children and become part of networks of expression and knowledge.

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The state of public housing in Ghana
Housing has remained one of the fundamentals of every society. However, in Ghana, most of the population lacks decent and affordable housing; the current housing deficit in Ghana is over 2 million.
Abandoned Saglemi affordable housing
Ernest Teye Ayumu
By Ernest Teye AyumuPublished: 10.06.2021
Ghana's Housing Policy predicted that to close the gap and provide housing for new households 5.7 million rooms would be required by the end of 2020, with a preferred occupancy threshold of two people per bed. Just to meet the current housing demand, over 100,000 housing units are needed each year.
History has shown the trajectories of public housing delivery in Ghana. After Ghana gained independence in 1957, then-President Kwame Nkrumah formulated and implemented policies that were socially oriented. Hence housing provision was considered as one of the roles of the government. The results of these policies were state-driven housing, which led to the establishment of state institutions mandated to oversee the provision of housing for the low-and-middle-income urban population - especially the public sector workers. However, the role of the state in housing provision changed from the 1980s onwards, when Ghana ascribed to the neoliberal policies of the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) of the IMF and the World Bank.
The policies of SAP called for the active participation of the private sector in the provision of services. The housing sector subsequently saw the private sector taking up the role of providing housing, with the government providing the enabling environment for the private sector to thrive.
The challenges of public housing
Public housing in Ghana is challenged in numerous ways - ranging from policy failure, project delay, and abandonment to access and affordability, etc. This unfortunate situation that characterises public housing has raised questions about the government's ability to provide housing for the public. After a long absence of an initiative to provide public housing, the government in 2006 initiated "affordable housing projects" across the country, however, with dominance in Accra.
These projects were initially a sign of hope for bridging the housing deficit and ensuring affordability in the housing space. However, these projects were not completed as planned, and were abandoned in 2009 when there was a change in government. Public, or "affordable housing", projects such as Kpone (2,500 affordable housing units), Borteyman (744 one-bedroom apartments and 792 two-bedroom apartments), Saglemi affordable housing (5,000 housing units) were mostly abandoned or delayed in their construction process. For example, the Borteyman and Kpone affordable housing projects, all located in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), were started in 2006 and were abandoned in 2009. In 2014 they were handed to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT)[1] and Tema Development Company Limited (TDC)[2] to be completed. Other housing projects, notably Saglemi, have been abandoned after the change of government in 2016 and remains uncompleted even as many Ghanaians cannot access affordable housing. These challenges associated with public housing delivery in Ghana have further strengthened the position of the private sector in housing.
Questioning inclusiveness in private housing
Despite the growing presence of private housing developers in the housing sector, not only do housing supply not meet the demand, but the prices of the housing units built by the private developers are unaffordable for the low-and-middle-income group of the urban population. Tema Development Company Limited (TDC) for example, charges GH 97,750 (US$17,000) for its cheapest housing unit. However, the national average annual income is GH 33,937 (US$5,891), while the average annual expenditure is GH 12,857 (US$2,231). Although such a housing unit is branded "affordable housing" most of the working population will in fact not be able to afford it.
Access to housing finance is limited, and only a minor segment of the urban population can meet the requirements. Currently, over 80% of the working population of Ghana are engaged in informal economic activities, which serves as a limitation to their access to a mortgage. The inability of the urban poor to access and afford decent housing in Accra has led to the proliferation of slums and squatter settlements. About 45% of Accra's population live in slum areas such as old Fadama and Agbogbloshie. These slum areas often have poor environmental conditions that pose health risks to the inhabitants.
This situation is gradually fostering segregation between the rich and the poor in the urban space. A situation whereby rich individuals and families live in confined modern apartments/settlements with access to all kinds of services, and outside their gated communities are the poor who live in improvised structures with few to no basic infrastructures. Gated communities such Appolonia city, Trassaco valley, Eden Heights, Devtraco courts, etc. exemplify these inequalities in housing among the urban population of Ghana.
SDGs on housing
The Sustainable Development Goals (8, 10, and 11) advocate for sustained, inclusive, and decent work for all; reduction in inequalities; and resilient, safe, and sustainable cities and human settlements, respectively. In implementing these goals, housing - which is one of the necessities of humans - is central. Good housing in a friendly neighbourhood encourages good health, improves labour productivity, fosters social stability, and can be used as an economic tool. However, as it stands now, the growing inequalities in housing in Ghana will thwart any advancement in achieving these goals. To change the narrative, there must be a deliberate effort to ensure equal access to decent housing among urban dwellers especially.
A need to rethink public housing for the sake of the urban poor.
A good question to ask is how access and affordability of housing can be improved to factor in the housing needs of the urban poor. One could argue that there are some necessities, such as housing, that cannot be solely trusted in the hands of the private sector. In my interview with stakeholders in the housing sector during my data collection, I found that they too believed that the role of government and public housing in providing inclusive and equitable housing cannot be downplayed.
I would contend that this calls for a policy direction that will appropriately address the challenges that have hindered public housing as an arguably incontestable solution to equitable housing provision in Ghana. However, an appreciation of the constraints in public housing provision and the best ways to enhance public housing delivery in Ghana is essential to assess the opportunities and relevance of public housing to the public. Considering this, my study aims to investigate housing policies and procedures, as well as the degree to which their success or failure could have led to Ghana's current public housing situation.
[1] currently the largest non-bank financial institution in Ghana
[2] a former state institution now changed to a limited liability with one of its role of building affordable housing units
"Enclaving: Patterns of global futures in three African cities" (UrbanEnclavingFutures) is an interdisciplinary research project funded by the Research Council of Norway.
The project consists of researchers from the University of Ghana, the University of Johannesburg, the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Kaleidoscopio research centre in Maputo, the University of Essex, and UiB.
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Newly completed Borteyman affordable housing.
Ernest Teye is a final-year M. Phil student at the Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana. His research interests are urbanisation and urban development, particularly focusing on urban housing policies and public housing governance. He conducted fieldwork about how government policies have affected public housing delivery in four selected communities in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA).
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Canada has a cheap fast-food chain famous for its poutine, and it's actually very good
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Poutine at Chez Ashton.
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Poutine — or french fries topped with cheese curds and gravy — is an iconic Québécois dish.
In Quebec, there's an entire fast-food chain famous for it called Chez Ashton.
I sampled two kinds of poutine — the classic and one with sausages on top — and found it to be fast and cheap.
I found the poutine delicious, though I felt a little sluggish afterwards, as I do after most fast food.
Poutine — french fries topped with cheese curds and gravy — is probably the most iconic French-Canadian dish there is. So it comes as no surprise that, in Quebec, there's an entire fast-food chain famous for its poutine.
Despite finding the dish on the menu of even the most high-end restaurants around Quebec, when researching the best poutine in Quebec City, I kept seeing recommendations for the fast-food version at Chez Ashton, so I had to try it.
Here's what the poutine at Chez Ashton was like.
Chez Ashton currently has 24 locations around Québec, a predominantly French-speaking Canadian province.
This location was in Old Québec City.
The chain dates back to a food truck founded by Ashton Leblond in 1969, though poutine wasn't added to the menu until 1972. The first brick-and-mortar shop opened in 1976.
Art on the wall reminds guests of Chez Ashton's roots.
The design is simple, almost bare. With the red benches it felt a little like a McDonald's, but starker.
The restaurant was not very cozy.
There are five different poutines on the menu, with toppings like ground beef, chicken and green peas, and sausage.
The menu also features burgers and hot dogs.
Each comes in three sizes: Bébé, Mini, and Regular. They ranged in cost from $3 ($4.70 CAD) to $8 ($10.75 CAD).
Even the smallest size packs a punch.
Chez Ashton's poutine comes with cheese curds, hand-sliced Île d'Orléans potatoes, and homemade brown sauce, which can be ordered regular or spicy, for an extra fee.
The classic, no-frills version is just fries with gravy and cheese curds.
"She is our success, she is our star. Thanks to her, Chez Ashton is THE benchmark in poutine," Chez Ashton's (translated) website says about its famous dish.
The most expensive poutine is around $8.
I tried the classic, as well as one with sausage slices, as that seemed to be a popular add-on in most restaurants that served poutine.
The classic version, as well as the classic version topped with sausage.
The fries were typical fast-food fries: crispy perfection. The cheese was firm, but nothing to write home about, in my opinion, and the homemade gravy was nice and salty.
The fries were great.
That said, the sausage was a touch too salty for my liking, and I felt like the many fries could have used a little more gravy to soak up.
I would order it without the sausage next time.
The portions, however, are massive. This is a Bébé, the smallest size, and only $3.
For $3, this is a great, inexpensive snack.
All in all, this was a solid poutine. Like most fast food, it's perfectly good, delicious even, while you eat it, though you might feel a little sluggish after.
More gravy would have been good: even the bottom fries are barely soggy.
I had the best poutine in Quebec City at a burger joint, and it tasted surprisingly gourmet
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Brothers 4th Week Collection: The latest release of the duo stars – Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra is doing well at the box office as of now. They shared the screen space together for the first time and it was loved by the audiences.
The film started collecting money since the day 1 and made a collection of Rs. 15.30 crore on 1st Friday. Thus, became the second highest opener of the year. Likewise, it made a good income at the first weekend across the globe.
Being the remake of the blockbuster Warriors, it was successful in creating the buzz for itself and became the third hit for Akshay in 2015. By collecting over Rs. 51.30 crore, it ranked #2 in the list of highest opening weekend of the year after Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
The Brothers movie is still faring at the box offices. Being in its fourth week since its release, it has got only a very little to continue further. Screen counts reduced and new movies released have reduced its business to a significant amount. Daily box office collection is getting lowered each day.
Brothers four week collection has been around Rs 111 crore so far globally.
The film started at a good note since the first day and its business has been slowed down eventually as it reached in its fourth week. Moreover, the week 4 is almost over for it. On fourth Monday, it collected about Rs. 30 lakh. Yesterday, i.e., fourth Tuesday or 26th day, it made 25 lakh.
Today, 27th day, it is expected to go more slow. Expected decrease in its income is about 10% from yesterday. So, the early estimate is Rs. 20 lakh for 4th Wednesday.
At the present state, the film is facing a huge competition from the various films released in their respective weeks like Welcome Back, Phatom and others. In the coming week, Hero is going to be released which is a Salman Khan production. Thus, Brothers will run out of screens very soon.
Brothers 27 Days Collection: The film has a great concept and got most of the positive reviews from the audiences and the critics. Now, it is getting lower at the box office. It did fantastic income in its first seven days. It faced competition from Phantom starring Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif. Then came Welcome Back to which most of the theatres got allocated screen space.
Till now, Brothers has made about Rs. 111 crore as the box office collection across the globe whereas considering the domestic collection, then it has collected about Rs. 90 crore. The exact Brothers 4th Week Collection will be updated as the week goes over.


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vip2541 The Lottery: Is It Ever Worth Playing?
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vip2541 Feeling lucky? You'd better be if you play the lottery. Depending on which one you play, you have some pretty long odds. For example, the odds of winning a Powerball drawing was 1 in 292.2 million as of November 2022 To put this in perspective, you have a bigm
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One in 58,669 chance of dying in a cataclysmic storm3
Most people would agree the risk of any of these events actually happening to them is pretty slim.
Your chances of winning the lottery are remote.
The odds of winning the lottery do not increase by playing frequently, rather, you'd do better by purchasing more tickets for the same drawing.
Although there is no guarantee in the stock market, the likelihood of getting a return on your investment is far better than your chances of winning the lottery.
Lottery winners have the option to take their cash in one lump sum or by spreading it out over a number of years through annuities.
There are tax implications for both, although, in the end, an annuity tends to have a greater tax advantage.
Let's look at it another way. Assume you went to the largest stadium in the world—which happens to be in North Korea. The stadium was filled to capacity. As part of the price of your ticket, you were entered into a lottery where you could win a new car. In that case, your odds of winning are 1 in 150,000.
Would you be sitting on the edge of your seat in that stadium as they're reading the ticket number or would you believe that, realistically, you're not going to win? To equal the odds of winning the Powerball lottery, you would have to fill that same stadium to capacity 1,947 more times and put all of those people together and have the same drawing for the one car. Would anybody believe they could actually win in a crowd of people that large?
Still not convinced? If they were giving away a new home to just one person and everybody in the six most populated states in the United States entered, your odds of winning would be twice as big as winning the Powerball lottery.
Independent Probability
Of course, someone has to win the lottery, and the only way to win it is to be in it, as the ads say. But what's the best way to be in it? The rules of probability dictate you do not increase your odds of winning the lottery by playing frequently. So each time you play the lottery, there is independent probability—much like a coin toss where each and every toss, regardless of the number of tosses, has a one in two probability of landing on heads. The odds stay the same—in the lottery and the coin toss—regardless of the frequency of playing.
You can, however, increase your odds by purchasing more tickets for the same lottery drawing. Keep in mind, though, that two tickets might increase your odds from one in 14 million to two in 14 million, which is not a significant improvement, statistically speaking. Someone would have to buy a lot of tickets to appreciably increase their odds of winning. Even if a person could afford to, however, they could not buy enough lottery tickets to guarantee a win unless they were the only person buying the tickets. As more tickets are collectively sold, the odds of winning inversely decrease.
Who Plays the Lottery?
The chances of winning the lottery are exceedingly remote, but that doesn't stop people from playing. On average, U.S. adults spend approximately $313 per year on lottery tickets.5 When a state lottery was introduced in Texas, the local number of adults who engaged in gambling (which a lottery technically is) increased by 40%.6 In certain states, the majority of lottery revenue comes from a small percentage of players. A Minnesota study, for instance, determined that 20% of its lottery players accounted for 71% of lottery income, and in Pennsylvania, 29% of players accounted for 79% of income, according to the most recent statistics from the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL).7
So what? The lottery is just one of those fun things that we do as a way to strike it rich, right? For some folks, that's true, but for others—often those with the least amount of money to spare—playing for these jackpots can be a serious income drainer. An overwhelming amount of lottery participants seem to reside in the lower economic classes, according to the stats. Small wonder that consumer-finance gurus say the lottery is essentially an extra tax on the poor.
Lottery retailers collect commissions on the tickets they sell and also cash in when they sell a winning ticket, usually in the form of an award or bonus.
Gambling vs. Investing
A curious headline was placed on the homepage of the Mega Millions website on March 25, 2011, a day when the odds of winning flew up to 1 in 175 million. The headline read, "Save for Retirement." Anti-gambling groups cried foul at this apparent attempt to spin the lottery as a means to fund a person's post-work years and lottery officials quickly issued a statement saying they were running a campaign encouraging people to dream about how they would use their winnings—not offering a financial strategy.
Is there a better, more profitable, way to spend or invest the money you'd otherwise devote to the lottery? Let's look at the numbers. If a person spends $5 per week on lottery tickets, it adds up to $260 per year. Over 20 years (a typical long-term investment horizon for stocks and bonds), the total spent on lottery tickets would be $5,200. Putting $260 per year into stocks earning approximately 7% annually (based on equities' historical performance) yields $11,015 after 20 years. But if you just spent the money on lottery tickets and presumably won nothing, you would be out $5,200 after 20 years.
Of course, the stock market is never a sure thing. Stocks can depreciate as well as appreciate. So let's try a more cautious estimate. Consider a person without a college degree who spent an average of $250 per year purchasing lottery tickets. If that same person were to start an individual retirement account (IRA) or another retirement account that earned a conservative average 4% annual return and contributed that same $250 to it per year for 30 years, they would have $15,392 once they reached retirement age. If they did the same thing for 40 years, that number would jump to more than $25,000.
Although some would argue that in today's economy there is no way to guarantee that the money would earn 4%, there's also no guarantee that it wouldn't earn far more than 4%. But all of that aside, the odds of having $15,000 after 30 years are largely in the person's favor; certainly more so than with the Powerball lottery's 292-million-to-1 odds.
Lump Sum or Annuity?
Let's say, despite the dismal odds, you do win the lottery, and you win big—six figures big. You're going to face a lot of decisions, and the first one is how to receive the funds. With most lotteries, you get a choice: they can write you a check for the lump sum amount or you can receive it in the form of an annuity.
The lump sum is a single cash transfer, whereas the annuity is a series of annual payments (often spread out over 20 to 30 years). Unlike some annuities that end when you do, this is something called an annuity certain: the payouts will continue for the set term of years, so if you pass away, you can bequeath those payments to whomever you would like. Which should you take?
Only eleven states allow winners to remain anonymous.8
The Case for Lump Sum Payment
Most lottery winners opt for a lump sum payment. They want all of the money immediately. That is the main advantage of a lump sum: full and complete access to the funds. Not only do individuals like that, but their newly acquired giant team of accountants, financial advisors, money managers, and estate lawyers do too—the more assets under management, the better, especially if their compensation is based on a percentage of those assets.
Taking a lump sum could also be the better course if, not to be morbid, the winner isn't likely to live long enough to collect decades of payouts, and has no heirs to be provided for.
Tax Advantage: Annuity
You may be in a better income tax position if you receive the proceeds over several years via an annuity rather than upfront. Why? Lottery wins are subject to income tax (both federal and state, except for the few states that don't tax winnings) in the year you receive the money. Say you win a $10 million jackpot.
If you take the lump sum option, the entire sum is subject to income tax that year. However, if you choose the annuity option, the payments would come to you over several decades, and so would their tax bill. For example, in a 30-year payout schedule, instead of $10 million all in one year, you'd get around $333,000 a year. Although that $333,000 would be subject to income tax, it could keep you out of the highest state and federal income tax brackets.
But even if you pay the taxes all at once, it's roughly the same as paying them over time, isn't it? Not according to the experts.
If you choose the annuity option, the government takes your winnings and invests them for you—most likely in boring, yet highly stable Treasury bonds. Usually, when you invest, you pay taxes, but when the government invests they do so free of all tax obligations. So, over 30 years, not only are you getting a monthly payment on your winnings, but you're also earning investment income on them.
Let's say you opted for annuity payments on a $327.8 million prize, and you've invested in a 30-year government bond paying 4.5% interest. In your first year, you'll earn an estimated $14,715,000 in interest. By the end of the 20 years, your winnings would be 20% higher than when you started. All you have to do is submit to having somewhere around $900,000 as a monthly payment after taxes—assuming you're in the maximum federal tax bracket.
Here's the other advantage: If you take the lump sum, you effectively have to pay taxes twice—once when you get the check and then again on the income you earn from investing it yourself (you will invest most of it, right?). If the government invests it, you only pay a tax bill once (on the annuity checks).
Other Advantages to Annuities
But perhaps the biggest argument for taking the annuity is more intangible—to protect you from yourself. A six-figure windfall is a life-changing event, and not necessarily a good one. Most people are inexperienced at managing such sums, to begin with, but even the wisest and coolest of heads could lose perspective, especially given the avalanche of friends, family, and even strangers that descends once the news gets out, pleading or even demanding a share of the spoils.
An annuity can help, by literally limiting the funds in your possession. After all, you can't give away, squander, or otherwise mishandle what you don't have. Plus, taking the money over time provides you with a "do-over" card. By receiving a check every year, even if things go badly the first year, you will have many more chances to learn from mistakes, recoup losses, and handle your affairs better.
Lottery Inheritance
Inheritance factors are generally freestanding but there can be some considerations where lottery inheritance is involved. Taxes are generally withheld from lottery distributions at the time they are paid out. If payments are made in a lump sum, the inheritance can be passed along tax-free since inheritance gifts are generally not taxed. If the payments are still coming in as an annuity, taxes will be withheld.
As in all inheritance scenarios, some estate taxes may be required if values exceed the exclusion limit of $11.7 million in 2021 ($12.06 million in 2022).9 Since lottery winnings push many people into the high net worth category, estate taxes may be a factor. This can be a challenge if the heirs do not have the cash on hand to do so. In some states, Powerball will convert annuities to lump sums upon death to help better manage any tax burdens.
If you ever do win the lottery, you will want to work with your financial advisor, tax attorney, and certified public accountant to determine which option is best for you—taking the winnings all at once or in annuitized payments over decades. As a rule of thumb, if you and your money-management team think they can invest to earn an annual return of more than 3% to 4%, the lump sum option makes more sense over the annuity, at the end of 30 years.
Many people see purchasing lottery tickets as a low-risk investment. Where else can you "invest" $1 or $2 for the opportunity to win hundreds of millions of dollars? The risk-to-reward ratio is certainly appealing, even if the odds of winning are remarkably small. Is it better to play the lottery or invest the funds? There is no universally correct answer. Much of it depends on what money is being spent.
If it is needed for retirement or the kids' college, it may make more sense to invest—a payoff is more certain down the road, even if it doesn't amount to a sexy six-figure check. If, however, the money is tagged for entertainment, and you would have spent it seeing the latest movie anyway, it might be fun to take the chance. Keep in mind, of course, that you are more likely to die from a snake bite than to ever collect.
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Finding free images can be very tedious tasks for bloggers, especially when you find an image from the free stock image sites and only discover that it is actually paid image. In order to ease the pain of bloggers in finding those free images, I had compiled a list of 30 free online stock images sites with their copyright/creative commons licenses which might be useful for you before using their free images. Since this post is quite lengthy, I had divided the post into three parts to ease your reading.
Huge gallery based on categories. Its containing almost 4 million photos online. Has been online for 8 years now.
Free photo gallery archive based on categories. Its containing around 200,902 photos online. These images can be used for commercial and private projects.
SUNIPIX gallery provides royalty free stock photographs based on categories. These images can be used for commercial and personal projects.
Most of the photos in IrishViews.Com are Ireland landscapes, scenery, some international photos and etc You are free to use these photographs as Wallpaper or Desktop Background on your PC. However, if you are using it for business purpose, please contact the owner.
BurningWell.Org is a repository for public domain (free for any use) images. These images were donated by all photographers around the world. Therefore, you are free to download, copy and use the photos whenever you want and for any purpose.
FreeRangeStock.Com provides quality photos for commercial and non-commercial use for free. These images were contributed directly by Freerange Stock photographers and others talented photographers.
Estimated the number of photos uploaded in their database are over 3 billions. Most of the Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under Creative Commons license. You may search through the content under each type of license.
Free stock photos to download free high resolution photographs. There are around 7700 photos in the database.
Online Free stock photos which provides lots of� free high resolution photographs/textures. You can use it either for personal or commercial purpose.
Online Free stock photos for your ideas, founded by Jim in 2001. Photos sorted by basic colors such as red, yellow, green blue, etcYou can use it either for personal or commercial purpose. No signup required to download images.
Wow, I only knew of Flickr and a few others, but never so many. Thanks!
@Charles: Thanks for the comment. Later on I will publish the rest of 20 another great free images stock sites in part 2 and part 3. Enjoy.
There are a lot of free image source out there! That's great. I might have a great use of them in the future and insert them in my blog posts! Thanks for sharing!
I wanted some cool graphics for my website. Where can i get free images for use in my website. Also where can i get free news feeds for use in my website?
@Benjamincip: You're welcome, Ben. I will publish the part 2 of free images stock sites within this week. Stay tune! By the way, thanks for reminding me of the contest. I had resend the email to rebecca and cc to you. Hope this time she will receive the email.
@Nacklaces: Thanks for dropping by here and I hope you will find some free images for use in your website from the list that I compiled. Do read the Term of use of each free images stock before using them.
I am using own hosting space to keep all my pictures. So far still have lot of space. Only 1GB used up from unlimited.
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@Jayce: Wah! You stored a lot of images too ~ 1GB. May I know most of the pictures were taken by yourself or from other free images stock sites?
@blinkky: Great to know that these free images stock sites are useful to you. Enjoy!


Orton Avenue is the designated home of Daleport's chancellor.
Orton Avenue is located on the North island of Daleport and is named after the first chancellor, Dylan Orton, who was fascinated with art and architecture. As a result, Orton Avenue is a luxurious city mansion that is seen as the pinnacle of Daleport's economic and political culture.
Orton Avenue is fenced off from the rest of Daleport, with its own extending driveway, outdoor fountain and high gates. It is usually patrolled by security guards 24/7, and is a large, beautiful home with white pillars and large black doors. The interior is lavish and expensive, with "over a dozen bedrooms, parlours and sitting rooms". It is cleaned by maids and overseen by guards. It is also home to butlers, cooks and other members of staff.


Opponents of a June ballot measure requiring English instruction in public schools said Thursday they are stepping up their campaign in hopes of chiseling away at the strong public support for ending bilingual education.
The campaign to defeat Proposition 227 staged a series of coordinated news conferences around the state Thursday to highlight what it said are the measure's weak points, including lack of local district control over educational decisions and the measure's emphasis on English-only instruction.
"There's no evidence that this blanket approach will improve the education of non-native English-speaking students," parent Vicki Capestany said.
followed by a day the release of a poll showing that Proposition 227 continues to enjoy strong support among voters.
The poll, released by the Public Policy Institute of California, found that 76 percent of voters support the ballot measure and 20 percent oppose it. Other voter surveys have confirmed that support, which appears to cut across political and ethnic lines.
But in a sign that voters are "conflicted," the institute also found that most voters, 55 percent, would favor leaving decisions about bilingual education to local school districts.
The survey of 2,002 California residents was conducted April 1-8. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
a member of the Santa Clara County Board of Education.
Conceived by Palo Alto businessman Ron Unz, Proposition 227 would amend the state Education Code to "require that all children be placed in English language classrooms." This probably would curtail or eliminate the use of the various types of bilingual classrooms, in which students are educated in their home language until they learn English.
Under the initiative, students not fluent in English would spend about a year in "structured English immersion" classrooms, which would be designed to help them learn English. They would then move into regular English-language classes.
Unz drafted his measure in response to what he calls the "dismal failure" of bilingual education at educating students and making them fluent in English.
But opponents of the measure said Thursday that Unz's solution would outlaw effective educational programs and do nothing to improve the plight of non-English-speaking students. By prescribing English instruction for nearly all public school classrooms, opponents said, it would rob parents and teachers of educational choice.
"I deserve the right to decide at the local level which program is the best educationally for these children," Ferrer said.
Proposition 227 offers parents three types of exemptions if they want bilingual instruction. But opponents said the process offers no guarantees and creates a bureaucratic burden for parents.
On the other side, the opposition snagged the support of the Santa Ana school board, a key symbolic coup for the campaign. Santa Ana is the school district that employs Gloria Matta Tuchman, the elementary school teacher who is co-chairing the Proposition 227 campaign.
who instructs her students mostly in English.
But Proposition 227 spokeswoman Sherri Annis said the vote by the Santa Ana board was no surprise.


resident Donald Trump is planning to issue a new executive order related to his earlier action barring entry into the U.S. to citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries, according to court documents filed Thursday by U.S. Department of Justice and Trump's comments at a press briefing.
Trump's previous order was halted by a federal court judge in Washington state who issued a nationwide temporary restraining order on February 3. The Trump administration quickly appealed the case to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco but that court's three-judge panel handed down a unanimous decision that left the restraining order in place.
Trump tweeted a fiery response to that ruling, promising to pursue the matter in court, but in Thursday's filing, the Justice Department informed the 9th Circuit that it is not seeking a reconsideration on the matter.
"Rather than continuing this litigation, the President intends in the near future to rescind the Order and replace it with a new, substantially revised Executive Order to eliminate what the panel erroneously thought were constitutional concerns," explains the filing from the Justice Department.
"The government respectfully submits that the most appropriate course would be for the Court to hold its consideration of the case until the President issues the new Order and then vacate the panel's preliminary decision," the Justice Department writes.
In its original form, the executive order put a 90-day stop on entry to the United States for nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Confusion ensued in the aftermath of the order's signing as legal permanent residents of the U.S. and some visa holders from the affected countries were denied admission at various airports.
The Justice Department does concede though that the order was "ambiguous" with respect to legal permanent residents which led to conflicting "reasonable" interpretations.
Additional clarification in Thursday's filing explains that the order was only meant to apply to aliens attempting to enter the country, not persons already in the U.S. who haven't left.
"We had a court, what I consider to be, with great respect, a very bad decision, very bad for the safety and security of our country," said Trump.


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Bharri is a village situated in the northeastern Bihar district of Katihar. It is under the constituency of Kadwa. Its sub-divisional office is at Barsoi and Block Development Officer is at Kumhari. This village has a hospital, a post office and also a panchayat office which is headed by people elected member called Mukhiya (Who is responsible to check all the development in the Panchayat) and a sarpanch (who is responsible to check all the issue related to crime and its settlement). Surendra Nath Thakur from Thakur family has served as mukhiya of this village for 23 years. Present mukhiya is Vinodanand Shah. There is a telephone communication to district headquarters Katihar and as well as sub-divisional office Barsoi and also have electricity and road communication.

It is 11 km from Sonaili Railway Station and 38 kilometers from Katihar district headquarters towards north-west direction. It is famous for its unique Chhath Puja celebrations. There is an ancient temple of God Maharaja (the King). People pray god Maharaja and it is located outskirts of the village. There is also a Durga Mandir. This village has a rich educational background like few doctors, few engineers working in different domains all over India, One Professor in India's famous University JNU and One is in Jindal International University, 3–5 serving/served the Indian Railway, 6 block teachers and 3 panchayat teachers in Bharri.

Castes
Bharri is the home of castes such as Dhanuk, Brahmin, Mahto, Mehta, Suri, Rajput, (Carpenter), Nai, Dhobi, Chamar.

School
 Government Middley School (Bharri, Badabad)

Temples
 Bajrang Bali Sthan
 Durga mandir
 Kali Sthan
 Maharaj Sthan

Mosque
Bharri

Villages in Katihar district

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"I am fortunate that I am able to study and teach topics that I find the most interesting," said Batten Professor David Leblang. Leblang joined the University of Virginia in the Department of Politics and the Miller Center in 2008. In 2009 he became affiliated with the Batten School, where he teaches a course on international economic policy.
His interest in global policy figures prominently in his work, which focuses on immigration both in the U.S. and Europe as well as the financial crises that rocked the global economy in the last decade. These competing areas of interest require Leblang to utilize a variety of disciplinary perspectives in both his teaching and research.
It is that very multi-disciplinary approach to knowledge that has allowed Leblang to thrive at Batten and continues to guide his work today both as a professor, researcher, as well as the Faculty Director of Batten's Global Policy Center.
"I think even as a professor, it's critical to say 'I don't know,' as that invites dialogue," said Leblang, who believes this kind of attitude emboldens students who would otherwise remain silent for fear of being outed by their peers as ignorant or out-of-touch with current events. But it can also prove beneficial to scholars, such as himself.
Leblang ended up collaborating with both professors.
"We were both able to fill in the gaps in each other's research as well as offer different perspectives," said Leblang.
This idea of learning from others has become a dominant feature of Leblang's practice over the last decade.
Since he arrived at the University of Virginia in 2008, he has taught courses on political economy and migration with Sonal Pandya and Jennifer Rubenstein in the Department of Politics as well as a course on the Financial Crisis of 2018 with Robert Bruner of Darden. He also conducted a policy lab called "Saving Lives with Data" with Batten Director of Humanitarian Policy Kirsten Gelsdorf and Mark Slezak, a practitioner. That's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Leblang's range and interests as both a professor and a scholar.
"I enjoy the give and take that is part of a scholarly community," Leblang said.
Currently, he is working on three different papers that arose when Ph.D. students at different universities asked him approached him with questions during a visiting colloquium.
Working with students, Leblang emphasizes how research and the process of coming up with a strategy to answer a question—even those with real-world application, is not enough.
Iadarola has studied under Leblang both as an undergraduate and graduate student and for the past two years, she has worked as a research assistant for Leblang.


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From expulsion to court hearing: What happened after a Kerala Class XII boy hugged his classmate
The school authorities took screenshots of the boy's private photos with his friend form his Instagram account to buttress their allegation that he had violated the school's disciplinary code
A 16-year old boy in a Kerala school is bearing the consequences of hugging a friend for the last five months. He is at the fag end of his academic cycle, all set to appear for the Senior Secondary Board Exams like all other school kids of his age. He is a student of St Thomas Central School in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram and is preparing for Common Law Entrance examination. But his life took a dramatic turn this July, when he hugged a classmate at his school staircase and his teacher happened to "catch" the duo. The school authorities expelled him and his friend on grounds of "indecent behaviour", but not before the students had submitted a written apology, , and the boy's father was summoned to the Secretary's office.
The authorities, reportedly, used Instagram pictures posted by the teenager with the same girl to prove that the students broke the disciplinary code of the school. They took screenshots of the student's instagram photos allegedly in "compromising position" to back their claims. In October the boy's parents approached the state Child Rights Commission. The Commission passed an order giving the boy interim relief. The order allowed him to resume classes. To this, the next move of the school was to file a Writ petition in the Kerala High Court. The Court, has ruled in favour of the school, saying that the Rights Commission's has no legal authority to intervene in the matter, while stating that there was no illegality in the actions taken by the school authorities. Here are some excerpts from the judgement of the High Court:
On the Instagram posts shared by the boy
I do not intend to make the photographs part of this proceedings, since it will tarnish the reputation of the 2nd respondent as well as the girl student. However, I find that various photographs were posted in the Instagram in various compromising positions and if it had the effect of publicity, the issue definitely hampers the reputation of the school. There can be no doubt that such incidents can disturb parents and the students of the school and even the public at large.
On the reaction of the teacher who saw the students hugging
…the teacher who has witnessed the said incident, in which, it is stated that, she was shocked to see the incident and she has not experienced any such public display of affection. It is also evident that other students also witnessed the incident.
On the rights of the Principal
The Principal of the school is the guardian of the school, who is vested with powers to take necessary action to maintain the discipline and morality in the school, which cannot be interfered or tinkered with by the 1st respondent (state Child Rights Commission). I have no doubt or hesitation to say that there was absolutely any illegality or unfairness on the part of the school authorities having proceeded, so as to maintain and sustain the standard and reputation of the school. The authorities may also be at liberty to impose reasonable fine on the parents of the 2nd respondent, so as to make it as a deterrent to the students, and precaution to avoid similar incidents.
However, the judgement does take into account that the boy is only 16-year old and set to appear for his Board exams. It appeals to the school to "re-consider" their decision to expel him.
The Principal and teachers of the school, definitely have a larger and broader outlook to these aspects, and nothing standing in the way of the school authorities rising to the occasion and re-considering the issue, bearing in mind, the 2 nd respondent is a XII standard student and particularly, he is to face the Board examination during the month of March/April. He has also to appear in the model examinations that are to take place immediately.
You can read the full judgement here.
(Feature image is representational | Source: Indian Express)


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Куя́льницький лима́н або Куя́льник (від  — густий), раніше Андрі́ївський лима́н — лиман на північно-західному узбережжі Чорного моря, один з групи одеських лиманів, розташований на північ від Одеси. З 1 січня 2022 року входить до території  національного природного парку "Куяльницький".

Загальна характеристика

Площа, залежно від рівня води коливається в межах 52-60 км². Довжина — 28 км, ширина понад 3 км. Середня глибина — близько 1 м. Об'єм близько 52 млн. м³. Відокремлений від моря піщаним Куяльницько-Хаджибейським пересипом до 3 км завширшки. У лиман впадає річка Великий Куяльник. Поблизу Куяльницького лиману розташована найнижча точка України: 5 метрів нижче рівня моря.

На південно-східному березі лиману розташований грязьовий Куяльницький курорт, на берегах лиману — пляжі. Температура води в літній час досягає 28—30 °С.

Колись на місці Куяльницького лиману розташовувалося гирло річки Великий Куяльник. З часом гирло перетворилося на затоку Чорного моря, а потім через відкладення річкового й морського піску сформувався пересип, і, таким чином, затока перетворилася на лиман. Відділення від моря відбулося приблизно в XIV столітті, значно пізніше, ніж відділення розташованого поблизу Хаджибейського лиману. Про це можна судити хоч би за тим, що пересип у Куяльника втричі вужчий, ніж у Хаджибея.

Рівень води в лимані і його солоність регулярно зазнають зміни. Багаторічні спостереження показали, що в період з 1878 по 1968 роки солоність в лимані коливалася від 29 до 269 ‰. У роки з високою солоністю на дно лиману випадала в осад сіль. У посушливі роки, коли пересихала річка Великий Куяльник, площа водоймища зменшувалася майже удвічі. Двічі, в 1907 і 1925 роках, для порятунку лиману від пересихання, в нього, через спеціально прориті канали, запускалася морська вода.

Біота лиману та його берегів

Єдині, окрім бактерій, живі організми, які тепер мешкають в лимані, — зяброногий рачок артемія і личинка комара мотиль. Під час шлюбного сезону від величезної кількості рачків вода стає червоною — хвилі викидають рачків на берег, і вони товстим шаром вкривають місцеві пляжі.

У колишні часи в Куяльницькому лимані водилася риба. Французький інженер і військовий картограф XVII століття Ґійом Левассер де Боплан в «Описі України» відзначав: «Озеро Куяльник знаходиться не ближче, ніж на дві тисячі кроків від моря і кишить рибою. На рибний лов на ці два озера приїжджають караванами більш ніж за п'ятдесят льє; тут зустрічаються коропи й щуки такої величини, що просто дивно».

Навколо Куяльника збереглися унікальні ділянки ковилового степу. Тут зустрічається леонтиця одеська — ендемік, що росте переважно в Одеській області, горицвіт весняний, півник болотяний, тюльпан Шренка, мишачий гіацинт.

З представників фауни можна зустріти жовточеревого Dolichophis caspius і чотирьохлінійного полозів Elaphe quatuorlineata, борсука, степового тхора, лисицю, кам'яну куницю.

Особливо різноманітний світ птахів. На островах в низинах і у верхів'ях лиману утворюють свої багатотисячні поселення колоніальні птахи: крячки, чайки і кулики. В'ють гнізда рябодзьобі та річкові крячки, шилодзьобки, а також червонокнижні кулики-ходулочники морські зуйки, лугові дерихвости. На прольоті зустрічаються журавель сірий, степовий, чорний лелека, великий і середній кроншнепи і один з найменш досліджених птахів України — Лежень.

Життєво важливого значення для пернатих Куяльницький лиман набуває взимку. Унаслідок високої солоності вода не замерзає навіть у найлютіші морози, тому сюди на зимівлю злітаються зграї водоплавних птахів.

Історія

На території селища Куяльник за радянських часів виявлені залишки городища, заснування якого відносять до початку I тисячоліття до нашої ери. Так само в околицях Куяльницького лиману виявлені скіфські кургани й залишки грецького поселення III—IV століть до н. е.

На початку другого тисячоліття нашої ери цю місцевість довгий час контролювали монголо-татари, які називали лиман Кунгаліком. На плато, що підноситься на лівому березі лиману, в 1300 році відбулася битва між нащадками Чингісхана — ханом Золотої орди Токтою і однооким темником  Ногаєм за право володарювати в Золотій орді.

Припускають, що на прилеглій до Куяльнику Жеваховій горі було стародавнє поселення, а на березі лиману знаходилася одна з пристаней жвавого торгового шляху Київськой Русі річками Рось — Південний Буг, Кодима, Великий Куяльник до берегів Болгарії і Греції. Цей шлях мав ту перевагу, що завантажені товарами човни йшли до Чорного моря, минаючи дніпровські пороги.

Після відділення лиману від моря (біля XIV століття) солоність води почала зростати. В результаті в часи Середньовіччя лиман був великим соляним промислом, на його берегах регулярно з'являлися чумаки.

Куяльницький грязевий курорт

Солоні води лиману після його відділення від моря ущільнювалися в ропу — насичений соляний розчин. Своєрідність одеської групи лиманів полягає в тому, що на дні залягають шари мулових грязей, що містить безліч різних мінеральних частинок і органічних речовин. Складні хімічні й біологічні процеси додали муловим грязям безцінні лікувальні властивості.

Куяльник — один із старих грязьових курортів України, заснований у 1834 році в низов'ях лиману зусиллями Ераста Андрієвського. Куяльницькі грязі сульфідного мулу за своїми лікувальними властивостями визнані еталонними. Вони сприяють зменшенню запальних процесів, укріплюють імунітет і відновлюють функції пошкоджених органів і систем організму, а також широко використовуються в лікуванні безпліддя. Ропа лиману також має лікувальні властивості, а мінеральна вода «Куяльник» допомагає при захворюваннях шлунково-кишкового тракту.

Екологічна ситуація

Як українські вчені, так і громадськість констатують критичність екологічної ситуації на Куяльницькому лимані. Основна небезпека для лиману полягає в його поступовому пересиханні. Рівень води в 2013 порівняно з травнем 2012 року знизився на 16 см. Як відомо, середня глибина лиману становить 1 м, тому навіть таке незначне, на перший погляд, зниження є досить серйозним. Повне пересихання лиману призведе до неминучої загибелі водної флори та фауни, втрати унікальних лікувальних властивостей водоймища. Серйозну проблему, зокрема, становитиме солоний пил, який буде розносити вітер (як це сталося після майже повного пересихання Аральського моря). До головних чинників, що призводять до зниження рівня води, належать глобальне потепління, відбирання води з річок, що впадають у лиман, а також видобування піску на його берегах. З огляду на ситуацію було створено Регіональну програму збереження та відновлення водних ресурсів Куяльницького лиману. Крім того, для порятунку лиману було сформовано депутатську групу «Куяльник». Утім, всі ці дії поки що не дали бажаних результатів, оскільки, по-перше, відсутнє достатнє фінансування, а по-друге, не вжито конкретних заходів.

Мінералізація ропи Куяльницького лиману у 2005 та 2008 рр. складала 85-102,4 г/дм3.  Хімічний склад ропи є хлоридним натрієвим, де уміст переважаючих іонів відповідно складає 71 та 96 % (табл. 2).

Таблиця 2. Хімічний склад ропи Куяльницького лиману, мг/дм3

За літературними даними мінералізація ропи лиману в 1945 р. складала 29, а в 1962—285 ‰, у 2006—2009 — 100—169 ‰, тобто її склад і мінералізація змінюються в часі [1, 10-12, 15, 20].

Ропа Куяльницького лиману містить органічні й біогенні речовини, значну кількість брому, значно менше йоду, залишки важких металів (табл. 3).

За середньоарифметичним умістом азоту аміаку, нітритного азоту ропа Куяльницького лиману відноситься до 3 категорії якості (досить чиста), за умістом нітратів — до 1 (дуже чиста), фосфатів — до 4 (слабко забруднена).

Перманганатна окиснюваність відображає, в основному, кількісні показники легко окиснюваних органічних речовин а також, частково, гумусних сполук. За цим показником ропа лиману відноситься до 7 категорії якості (дуже брудна).

Таблиця 3. Уміст забруднюючих речовин у ропі Куяльницького лиману

За середньоарифметичним умістом таких важких металів як кадмій, свинець, залізо ропа є дуже чистою, за умістом ртуті, цинку — досить чистою, марганцю — слабко забрудненою, нікелю — брудною (6 категорія якості), міді, хрому — дуже брудною.
Серед специфічних біологічно активних компонентів та сполук в терапевтично значній кількості визначалися в ропі: йод 2,33 — 13,2 мг/дм3 , бром 278,4 — 398,4 мг/дм 3 , ортоборна кислота 36,40 — 100,5 мг/дм 3.

Концентрації компонентів, що зазвичай нормуються в мінеральних водах: свинцю, кадмію, міді, цинку, ванадію, хрому, ртуті, а також фенолів не перевищували вимог, які зазначені у ГСТУ 42.10-02-96 «Води мінеральні лікувальні. Технічні умови». Радіоактивні компоненти: радій і уран — не виявлено. Уміст сірководню в ропі становить 0,02 — 0,04 %.

При цьому, мінералізація ропи Куяльницького лиману є значно вищою за мінералізацію морської води Одеської затоки Чорного моря (табл. 4).

Таблиця  4. Статистична характеристика хімічного складу морської води

Мінералізація морської води в Одеській затоці змінюється від 14,7 до 18,5 г/дм3, що в середньому більш ніж 5 разів нижче мінералізації ропи Куяльницького лиману. У морській воді, як і ропі лиману переважають серед катіонів іони натрію, а серед аніонів — хлору з умістом відповідно 77,2 та 89,7 %. За хімічним складом води моря й ропа лиману також близькі й відносяться до хлоридного класу, натрієвої групи.
Відібрані й проаналізовані 21.12.2014 р. проби води з Куяльницького лиману й Одеської затоки Чорного моря в Фізико-хімічному інституті ім. А. В. Богатського свідчать, що уміст важких металів у воді Чорного моря в багатьох випадках на порядок нижчий ніж у ропі Куяльницького лиману (кадмій, миш'як, цинк, залізо, марганець), більше того їх значення значно нижчі за ГДК для морської води (табл. 5).

Необхідно відмітити, що за приведеними у таблиці 5 даними уміст кобальту у воді Куяльницького лиману і морській воді має однакові значення, а уміст хрому, свинцю, ртуті, міді дещо вищий у ропі.
В тій же лабораторії Фізико-хімічного інституту ім. А. В. Богатського в зазначений період було визначено й вміст хлорорганічних пестицидів методом газорідинної хроматографії (апарат Mega-2 HRGC 8560 «Fisons Snst»), а також поліциклічні ароматичні вуглеводні й пріоритетні поліарени (хромато-масс-спектрометричним методом на апараті Agilent7890A|5975C) як у морській воді, так і у ропі Куяльницького лиману. Їх уміст у цих об'єктах приведено в таблицях 6 та 7.

Таблиця 5. Порівняльна характеристика умісту важких металів

у воді Чорного моря й Куяльницького лиману.

Таблиця 6. Порівняльна характеристика умісту пріоритетних поліаренів

у воді Чорного моря й Куяльницького лиману.

Результати таблиці 6 свідчать уміст усіх поліаренів у ропі лиману значно вищий, ніж у морській воді і за винятком бенза(а)антрацену та хризену нижчі за ГДК для морської води. Концентрація бенза(а)антрацену та хризену у воді Чорного моря майже в 5 разів вища ГДК для морської води й викликає занепокоєння.

Таблиця 7. Порівняльна характеристика умісту хлорованих пестицидів

у воді Чорного моря й Куяльницького лиману.

Серед хлорованих пестицидів найбільшу загрозу несе ліндан, уміст якого у воді Чорного моря вищий ніж у воді лиману у 8 разів і вищий за ГДК для морської води у 20 разів. Уміст усіх інших пестицидів у морській воді нижчий або має однакову концентрацію з ропою Куяльницького лиману (табл. 7).

Загалом, антропогенне навантаження на екосистему Куяльницького лиману є вищим ніж на води Чорного моря й концентрація переважної більшості токсикантів у ропі лиману значно вища ніж у морській воді. З цієї точки зору морська вода може бути використана для підвищення рівня й наповнення Куяльницького лиману без ризику погіршення його екологічного стану.

Виникає питання: «Чи є альтернатива морській воді Одеської затоки з наповнення й відновлення екосистеми Куяльницького лиману?»

Однозначно немає. По-перше, первинне походження вод Куяльницького лиману морське. В такому стані він розвивався багато століть.

По-друге, нині зниження рівня води в Куяльницькому лимані пов'язано з повною урегульованістю стоку річок, що в нього впадають, а також значним випаровуванням з водної поверхні, яка становить 364—934, в середньому 561 мм/рік, що в кінцевому результаті складає 29,172 млн м3/рік з поверхні лиману Куяльник.

Поверхня ставків та водосховищ у басейні річки Великий Куяльник, які запроектовані й побудовані, в основному в 1957—1967 рр., нині майже замулені, оцінюється в 3,5-4,7 км2, з акумульованим об'ємом до 10 млн м3. Отже в маловодний рік увесь стік річки поміститься в наявних ставках та водосховищах без стоку й поповнення Куяльницького лиману.

За даними Гопченко Е. Д., Лободи Н. С. й ін. [3] норма кліматичного річного стоку річок північно-західного Причорномор'я змінюється від 30 до, а  норма природного стоку у значній мірі залежить від рельєфу місцевості, і для річок Тілігул (басейн Тілігульського лиману), Великий Куяльник (басейн Куяльницького лиману), Свинна (басейн Хаджибейського лиману) змінюються від 13 до відповідно. Внутрішньорічний розподіл стоку складається з таких сезонів: весна (III—V), літо (VI—VIII), осінь (IX—XI), зима (XII—II). Найбільша частина стоку формується у сезон «весна». Внаслідок посушливості клімату, незначного припливу підземних вод та антропогенного навантаження річки північно-західного Причорномор'я за типовою схемою розподілу пересихають протягом більшої частини року: у багатоводні роки — з вересня по листопад; у середні за водністю роки — з серпня по листопад; у маловодні — з липня по січень включно (табл. 8) [7, 8].

Таблиця 8. Внутрішньорічний помісячний розподіл стоку (%) характерних років (на основі даних спостережень р. Великий Куяльник — с. Северинівка)

Середня багаторічна величина річного стоку річки Великий Куяльник змінюється від 0,6 л/с км2 на півночі до 0,2 л/с км2 при впадінні у Куяльницький лиман. Найбільший річний стік спостерігався у 2003 році (), найменший — у 1993 році (0,5мм). Середня багаторічна величина річного стоку р. Куяльник — с. Северинівка становить .

Максимальна місячна витрата води (10,3 м3/с) у створі В. Куяльник — смт. Северинівка спостерігалась у березні 2003 р. У всі роки окрім 1988 річка пересихала — стік відсутній, найбільша витрата — 35,9 м3/с (26.03.2003 р.) [8].

Оцінений притік прісних вод до лиману за різними оцінками складає 17-26 млн м3 рік, з них 1,3 млн.м3 — підземний стік.

Нині весь цей стік зрегульований і близько 80 % штучних водойм, розташованих у межах водозборів річок, щорічно пересихає, й значні об'єми припливу талих та дощових вод витрачаються на їх заповнення та наступне випаровування з водної поверхні [3].

         Яким же є стік річки Великий Куяльник з хімічної точки зору?

Його усереднена загальна мінералізація у 1978—1993 рр. була більш ніж у 10 разів нижчою ніж морської води й не перевищувала 3662 мг/дм3 при середньоарифметичному 1609 мг/дм3. У воді в значній частині проб уміст токсичних катіонів магнію і натрію та аніонів хлору й сульфатів перевищував встановлені граничнодопустимі норми у рази для водойм рибогосподарського призначення. Така мінералізація є характерною для більшості річок Причорномор'я. За хімічним складом це хлоридно-сульфатна магнієво-натрієво-кальцієва вода (табл. 9).

Таблиця  9. Характеристика хімічного складу води річки Великий Куяльник

         Необхідно відмітити, що в 2010—2014 рр. загальна мінералізація води річки Великий Куяльник зросла вдвічі у порівнянні з періодом 1978—1993 рр. Зростання загальної мінералізації відбулося перш за все за рахунок катіонів натрію в 3,36 рази, магнію — 2,02, сульфат-аніонів — 3,42, хлоридів — 1,96 рази.

         Вода річки Великий Куяльник містить значну кількість біогенних речовин, фосфатів, органічних речовин, фенолів, нафтопродуктів, важких металів, пестицидів.

         Уміст біогенних речовин у вигляді сполук азоту у воді річки Великий Куяльник значно (на порядок) вищий ніж у морській воді відповідно: NH4,-  0,927 та 0,069 мг/дм3;  NO3 —  4,525 та 0,062;  NO2 — 0,067 та 0,0087. Таким же є й уміст фосфатів відповідно 0,089 та 0,0255 мг/дм3 (табл.  10).

Якщо порівняти уміст важких металів у воді річки Великий Куяльник та у морській воді, то між багатьма показниками різниця більша ніж на порядок з перевагою річкової води (NO2, NO3, NH4, зважені речовини, свинець, кобальт, марганець). Уміст таких важких металів як свинець, мідь, цинк, кобальт, хром, залізо у воді р. Великий Куяльник є значно вищим ніж у ропі Куяльницького лиману (див. табл. 3 та 10).

Дещо вищими ніж у воді річки Великий Куяльник є концентрації нафтопродуктів та фенолів у морській воді. Вини викликають деяке занепокоєння.

Таблиця 10. Порівняння умісту забруднюючих речовин у воді

річки Великий Куяльник та Чорного моря

Загальна оцінка ропи, морської води, води річки Великий Куяльник за всією множиною трофо-сапробіологічних показників (за так званою функцією міри R, [16]) наведена у табл. 11 і свідчить, що вода цих джерел відповідно відносилася до 3, 4, 4  категорії, тобто морська вода є досить чистою, а ропа лиману й вода річки Великий Куяльник — слабко забрудненої.

Екологічний стан більш ніж наполовину пересохлого Куяльницького лиману вимагає невідкладного втручання у його подальше існування і негайного наповнення водою.

Порівняння хімічного складу ропи лиману, морської води й води річки Великий Куяльник свідчить, що найпридатнішою для наповнення лиману є морська вода Одеської затоки Чорного моря. Більше того, походження самого лиману є морським і в такому стані він розвивався багато століть.

Уміст переважної частини забруднюючих і токсичних речовин у морській воді значно нижчий ніж у воді річки Великий Куяльник і ропі Куяльницького лиману. Природний стік з басейну річки Великий Куяльник і підземного стоку в ложе лиману є недостатніми, щоб розраховувати на самовідновлення лиману найближчим часом.

Отже, поповнення ложе Куяльницького лиману морською водою Одеської затоки Чорного моря є безальтернативним. Ці роботи необхідно продовжувати щонайменше до квітня місяця з наступним відновленням в осінньо-зимовий період 2015—2016 рр.

Охорона
З метою збереження, відтворення, ефективного використання природних комплексів та об'єктів у басейні Куяльницького лиману, у січні 2022 року указом президента України створено Національний природний парк «Куяльницький».

Див. також
 Список озер України
 Крайні точки України

Примітки

Література
 Старушенко Л. И., Бушуев С. Г. Причерноморские лиманы Одещины и их рыбохозяйственное значение. — Одесса: Астропринт, 2001. — 151 с.
 Северо-западная часть Черного моря: биология и экология / Ю. П. Зайцев, Б. Г. Александров, Г. Г. Миничева. — Киев: Наукова думка, 2006. — 701 с.
 Лозовіцький П. С. Екологічний стан Куяльницького лиману й необхідність його поповнення морською водою / П.С Лозовіцький, М. Л. Томахін // Екологічні науки. 2015. № 8. С.69-85.

Посилання
 Куяльницкий (Андреевский) лиман / сост. В. И. Абель. — Одесса : Тип. А. Шульце, 1892. — XVI, 194 с.

Шляхи порятунку Куяльника

Солоні озера України
Лимани України естуарного типу
Лимани Чорного моря естуарного типу
Водойми Одеської області
Фізіотерапія
Природні ресурси
Місцевості Одеси
Бальнеологічні курорти України
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