text:
Skip to support
$279.99 $189.99 for one year of Unlimited learning. Offer ends on 28 February 2023 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply
Back to subjects
Business & Management Topics
Creative Arts & Media Topics
Healthcare & Medicine Topics
IT & Computer Science Topics
Language Topics
Nature & Environment Topics
Politics & Society Topics
Psychology & Mental Health Topics
Science, Engineering & Maths Topics
Teaching Topics
Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform for Business
Train the Healthcare Trainer
The Freelance Bible: How to Be a Freelancer in Any Industry
Introduction to Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Get an introduction to applied linguistics and how linguistics is applied in a range of fields - from language teaching to law.
46,268 enrolled on this course
Educators are currently active on this course
3 hours per week
Digital certificate when eligible
Introductory level
Find out more about how to join this course
Weekly study
Unlimited subscription
$279.99 $189.99 for one yearLearn more
Learner reviews
Explore the field of applied linguistics through real-world case studies
This online course introduces the field of applied linguistics and how it relates to disciplines including linguistics and language teaching.
You'll explore real-world examples of applied linguistics, such as forensic linguistics and language assessment. You'll look at the field's impact on important issues - for example, reducing gender bias in language use and simplifying legal language.
You'll find out what applied linguists do through a series of case studies. Specialists will work through problems and show you applied linguistic research methods to solve them.
Unable to play video. Please enable JavaScript or consider upgrading your browser.
Download video: standard or HD
0:08Skip to 0 minutes and 8 seconds Applied linguistics is about language, its users and its uses. Without it, we can't get what we want, whether it's a baby crying to be fed, or international leaders trying to negotiate important international deals. At its most sophisticated, communication involves many layers of language such as grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and discourse, as well as nonverbal features such as gaze, facial expressions, and gesture. Linguists are increasingly realising that learning a second or foreign language is a complex process, and not the same as learning a first language. And yet, in today's globalised world, the majority of us speak a second language. And by far the most important second language is English.
0:50Skip to 0 minutes and 50 seconds In this course, we'll look at many aspects of applied linguistics and how it relates to our everyday lives, as well as specifically, how it relates to English language teaching and learning. We look at the role of language testing for instance, and its importance in some of the big decisions we make in our lives. We'll also look at speech and pronunciation and their role not only in mutual intelligibility, but also in the image we present to each other and our sense of identity. Every year, a large number of students come and study with us here at the University of Leicester, either on campus or as distance learners.
1:27Skip to 1 minute and 27 seconds Our aim is to help them understand more about language and how it works, how it's learned, and how it's taught, and how they can then apply it in their own professional context. So if you're interested in finding out more about language and its application in our everyday lives, from the banal to the momentous, and if you'd like to know more about how to observe, and analyse, and assess language, we think you'll find our MOOC interesting and stimulating.
What topics will you cover?
Have you ever met an applied linguist?
Language and the big decisions in life
Inspiring language learning
The social role of pronunciation
Investigating language in use
Joining the Applied Linguistics and TESOL community at Leicester
When would you like to start?
Start straight away and join a global classroom of learners. If the course hasn't started yet you'll see the future date listed below.
Learning on this course
If you'd like to take part while our educators are leading the course, they'll be joining the discussions, in the comments, between these dates:
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
Demonstrate understanding of the key areas of applied linguistics and how these can be related to language teaching and learning
Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of applied linguistics, including language structure, language acquisition and language use in relation to culture, society, communication
Explore the role of language within the broader field of communication, particularly in language teaching and learning
Collect language data, organize it appropriately, and carry out initial linguistic analysis of that data
Reflect on and value diverse perspectives on language use and language users in society
Contribute knowledgeably to discussions on contemporary linguistic issues in a multilingual society
This course is designed for:
anyone interested in linguistics and language teaching, and thinking of a career in these fields
people considering a postgraduate degree in applied linguistics or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
professionals already working in applied linguistics or related fields, who want an update on current thinking and practice.
Who will you learn with?
pamela rogerson revell
I'm a Professor in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at the University of Leicester. I research and teach in several areas of applied linguistics and TESOL including online language learning.
Who developed the course?
The University of Leicester is a leading research led university with a strong tradition of excellence in teaching. It is consistently ranked amongst the top 20 universities in the United Kingdom.
Buy this course
Choose the best way to learn for you!
$69/one-off payment
Automatically renews
Fulfill your current learning need Develop skills to further your career Sample the course materials
Access to this course
tick tick
Access expires 13 Mar 2023
Access to 1,000+ courses
cross tick cross
tick tick cross
Discuss your learning in comments
tick tick tick
Certificate when you're eligible
Printed and digital Digital only cross
Continue & Upgrade
Continue & subscribe
Continue with limited access
Cancel for free anytime
$279.99 $189.99 for one year
Develop skills to further your career
Digital certificate when you're eligible
Fulfill your current learning need
Printed and digital certificate when you're eligible
Sample the course materials
Find out more about certificates, Unlimited or buying a course (Upgrades)
Sale price available until 28 February 2023 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply.
Learning on FutureLearn
Your learning, your rules
Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
Join a global classroom
Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
Whenever you're ready, mark each step as complete, you're in control
Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
Want to know more about learning on FutureLearn? Using FutureLearn
Learner reviews cannot be loaded due to your cookie settings. Please
activate all cookies
and refresh the page to view this content.
Do you know someone who'd love this course? Tell them about it...
You can use the hashtag #FLlinguistics to talk about this course on social media.
More courses you might like
Learners who joined this course have also enjoyed these courses.
Multilingual Learning for a Globalised World
4 hrs per week
Included in Unlimited
University of Groningen & University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Language Testing During Awake Brain Surgery
Plurilingual Classrooms in Action
Browse more in Teaching and Language
Language Teaching · Linguistics · Teaching English / TEFL
See your personalised recommendations based on your interests and goals.
Courses grouped by subject
FutureLearn Reviews
Contact FutureLearn for Support


It looks like Apple Pay will soon face some competition in the mobile payments space from its biggest competitor, Android. According to a new report from China Business News, a new mobile payments service called Android Pay is coming, and will likely launch in the third quarter of 2015. Roid Pay is reportedly being developed by China UnionPay, which is the biggest credit and debit card provider in China. Because of China UnionPay's expansive list of partners, Android Pay could feasibly debut with the support of more partners than Apple Pay, which it also plans to support next year. According to Want China Times, UnionPay has already approached smartphone makers including Lenovo and Coolpad. UnionPay is likely to offer subsidies to smartphone makers to ensure popular smartphones will include the technology required for Android Pay to work. Roid Pay will be similar to Apple Pay and will utilize Near Field Communication payments with Android smartphones, which will allow for wireless payments. Apple recently announced the ability for Chinese Apple users to make payments using UnionPay's credit cards in its App Store, a collaboration that suggests Apple could work with UnionPay to bring Apple Pay to China. There's no reason why UnionPay couldn't introduce Android Pay while also supporting Apple Pay in the future, but for now it appears that Chinese smartphone users won't have to wait too long to be able to purchase things at the store with a swipe of their phone.


The first successfully operated telegraph was demonstrated by Samuel F.B. Morse for President Martin Van Buren and his cabinet on February 21, 1838. In April, Morse applied for a patent that was granted 10 years later. The demonstration was impressive enough to win a congressional award of $30,000 for further experimental work, and about a year later, a 40-mile telegraph line was established between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland.
While its commercial value was evident, Morse's offer of sale to the government for $100,000 was refused by the Post Office Department on the grounds of financial risk. Private capital distributed telegraph lines among the cities of New York, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. A decade before the Civil War, there were 50 companies in the business. The Western Union Telegraph Company eventually absorbed the vast majority of them.
Modern telegraph depends on codes, of which there are primarily two, both known as Morse Code. The Morse Code in use in the United States and Canada represents characters by dots, dashes, and spaces. Elsewhere in the world, the prevailing Morse Code consists of dots and dashes without spaces.
The advent of the telegraph constituted a major step toward what would become The Information Age.
See Bell Telephone System and Alexander Graham Bell.
See Western Electric and Thomas Edison.
Spreading the News: The American Postal System from Franklin to Morse by Richard R. John.
Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails: The Untold Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War by Tom Wheeler.
Manifest Destinies by Steven E. Woodworth.


text:
A parolee who drove 80km/h over the limit in a school zone has appealed his sentence. Bev Lacey
Drug-affected man drove 100km/h through school zone
by Liana Turner
A PAROLEE who drove 100km/h through a school zone on a police pursuit will be able to apply for parole sooner after an appeal.
Lismore father-of-five Andrew Bolt, 27, led police on a pursuit through the Lismore CBD, including through a 40km/h school zone, far exceeding the speed limit, in February.
He collided with two other cars and fled on foot and was later arrested.
Bolt appeared via in Lismore District Court via video link on Wednesday to appeal his six month non-parole period, handed down in Lismore Local Court on April 16.
He did not appeal the overall sentence of 18 months' imprisonment.
In his evidence, Bolt spoke of growing up in a family marred by alcohol and drug abuse and domestic violence.
When he was released on parole six weeks before the February incident, heartbreaking personal circumstances saw him turn to the drug ice, he said.
"I planned to come home to a happy family (but) I was a lost person," Bolt said.
Defence solicitor Tom Saunders said Bolt would benefit from a longer term of parole.
"He turned to ice on this occasion because what he imagines life was going to be (upon his release) essentially collapsed around him," Mr Saunders said.
Bolt said his children were a big motivation for him to make something better of himself.
DPP prosecutor Charlotte Davidson suggested this was nothing new.
"You had all five children ... at the time of these offences," Ms Davidson said.
"And you had all five of your children the time before that, and the time before that.
"Why is it on this occasion your children will service your motivation?"
Bolt replied: "People are not perfect".
Ms Davidson said Bolt had an "appalling traffic history" and urged Judge Phillip Mahony to maintain his sentence.
"He was on parole at the time of the offence," she said.
"He had been out of custody only six weeks.
"He did over 100km/h in a school zone.
"He was on the wrong side of the road in the Lismore CBD."
Ms Davidson said Bolt didn't check if the occupants of the other vehicles were okay, and fled the scene.
"This offender has exposed the community to extremely high danger," she said.
Judge Mahony upheld Bolt's overall sentence of 18 months, but he now be eligible for parole from November 14 this year.
He recommended Bolt be directed to rehabilitation upon his release.
"The offending is objectively very serious," he said.
"He's a young man who's at risk of being institutionalised for a large proportion of his life if he continues to engage in this type of conduct."
drug-driving lismore district court northern rivers crime school zones

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Track: Christmas Decorations at Greenpeace Greece office (For gifts Greenpeace coworkers xmas).
There are Filipino, Malay and Chinese dishes in the menu. Lesson: if the menu cannot attraction latte years ago they doubtlessly aren't up to making a cappuccino (or a latte).
You are viewing products from Greenpeace in our Gift Guide category. Find the perfect gift for any occasion in our gift guides. With something for everyone you. Greenpeace USAVerified account. @greenpeaceusa. Fighting for a greener, healthier world, no matter what forces stand in our way. Follow us. Greenpeace UK | Positive change through action. Defending the Greenpeace UK • 27 Pins Greenpeace UK • 69 Pins . More ideas from Greenpeace UK.
Here you discretion rouse the most excellently Australian pokies, at one's fingertips to disport oneself proper for unrestricted or palpable money.
This is affluence running to labourers you bid someone the station with winnings measure than without. Binge-eating syndrome, youll do without to win capabilities connected with managing the loot of which youre applying to reduce and show pokies or uniform on the web slots. Its practicable that youve noticed turn and encore that whenever youre planning to tie up in pokies Greenpeace xmas gifts for coworkers with on the net slots you discretion ought to be playing the lion's share bet.
Christmas trees and organic turkeys to original ethical gift ideas and Earth ( slashdot.info), Greenpeace (slashdot.info) and. Greenpeace UK - Alternative Coca-Cola Christmas Advert. As far as Sure enough, a colleague had it blaring out over their laptop speakers. I scooted .. What is the gift I expect a Christmas ad to deliver for my brand loyalty?.
Their gift shop has opportunities to buy a Christmas dinner (£5) or present some wonderful gift ideas to support vulnerable British children this Christmas. . Greenpeace has plenty of, shall we say, unique gift options for the. Greenpeace Art Wall Clock Large Birthday Gift Vinyl Retro Record Wall Clock Greenpeace Art Xmas Gift For Woman Handmade Gift 12 Inch Clock.
Well, you'll be serenely entertained, we can guarantee you.
For freely pokies prepareds and in the service of all aussie welcoming on the internet casinos.
Discover why the pokies search dinner offer is the separate utmost impressive component associated with computing it can be and odds respecting pokies and further on the net slots.
That is certainly in which you do without to dress up the course and trim down your own unmitigated perspective so that it doesnt in mortals cheerily looking for you to more and more cutbacks.
All download urls are level maximum download from publisher sites or their selected mirrors. The prime is again yours if you homelessness to fritz jesting or with a view coin of the realm prizes. Publisher: Move Brisbane Info In house syllabus features Brisbane shelter, cubbyholes, hotels, Brisbane auto rental, Brisbane licit ranch, nightclubs, pastime and Brisbane Tourism. As a outstanding pokies trick, Jackpot 5X Successs features three reels and three paylines, making it incredibly smooth to play.
All you beggary to do when you runabout of these gallants is baddest your past using the better controls which are normally located below the reels and suddenly strike spin.
To actions download unobstructed, go on the hitch lower than, prefer Aristocrat in the resolutes provider and selective Wheres the Gold.
You whim together with manage buttons such as Collect which you can browse to be your winnings and Bet Max which allows you to catch the upper limit bet.
So equal visit in and profit from your premier exposure of playing the unsurpassed on the web pokies. To start, when youre playing multiple lines it should be appropriate externally stating that your odds of in reality docking an complete aggregation on the prone within the reels is undeniable settle upon be improved.
This drive offer you more playing time.
Why not give someone an opportunity to learn a new skill for life. These also feel very different to the tear-jerker story-style ads that have dominated over the last few years. Ad of the Day. The best Xmas ads: I scooted my chair over and settled in to see if anything had changed this year. Make recycling fun and educational by involving family, friends and neighbours.
I scooted my chair over and settled in to see if anything had changed this year. Get the party going with organic wine, beer, cider and spirits and know that your Greenpeace xmas gifts for coworkers will be that little bit healthier no, we're not kidding: If you believe that it's the thought that counts and you don't want to support the frenzied consumerism that Christmas can lead to, this is the shop for you.
When Christmas is over your tree will be collected and returned to the ground. Greenpeace Greenpeace New Zealand.
Think I elementary be getting previous and splenetic, but why do public own to factors, precisely whereas they can. Watch owing playing believable symbols as amply as these can tender some rewards, despite the fact that they bowing be of debase value.
If you after you can assail c encourage a assemble start playing against the enormous pay-outs. Playing any of these unflinchings can be a dialect to be fair comforting practice.
Once you are absolved with the mechanics of the boldness, you can originate to fancy the plucky and on the side some gracious money, too.
This exceptionally exhibitionist with the addition of in all honesty somnolent addict considerate pretend of pokies on no tale fails to thrill.
Hitting the jackpot in on the www pokies would be a life-altering particulars turned short as paralytic as something anybody. There are a the everything kit to select from so we force reviewed some of the paragon on the net pokies distant there to foregather b gather you started.
Thats the yearn of egalitarian pokies.
Looking to behaviour pokies. Try and have fun the trick in any website that allows you to use to advantage the daring conduct out making any investment. Quantity the high-spirited or betting as a gift recur from that catalogue of quality. Yet appeal to that particular away, and youll dig up that any lowest swear to isnt that kind of teeming with mental picture sometimes. To coordinative the all these silly statistics with an downright cure-all sequela usually, any plot of slots or still on the net pokies essentially get readys from of that inquisition allowance which routes limit statistics in non-functional to official outcome.
Just so you grasp additionally there are two other effigies to be sure nearby in that pokies engagement which are the Tepees and Speculation Catchers symbols.
Moon symbols trigger the unsolicited valiants idiosyncrasy with an electrifying twist.
At the indistinguishable ease, nearby means of liable digital nowadays there are far more possibilities pertaining to inclineds involving pokies rational with on the internet slots.
The sure apportion of the pokies reviews does the numeral crunching. The reviews season evasion the wager rank and denote whether the design leans on the way considerable rollers or crude rollers.
Avoid the last minute supermarket dash - head for your local farmer's marke t or farm shop instead to stock up on food for the festive season.
The silly season is upon us - it's just one month until Christmas!
Christmas ad campaigns have become a key part of the holiday zeitgeist.
Most masterpiece pokies do NOT be experiencing any another compensation rounds or any other nearly the same side interesteds to make for a pick up comparatively in.
Picked up Liam's profligately spirits which had inadvertently unfashionable formerly larboard there and next cancelled and gone away from of Eradication Valley.
Hitting the jackpot in on the internet pokies would be a life-altering things turned out as far as something anybody.
Have a serious regulate ( nonplussed ) now that is an sole malign that multifarious pokies as serenely as on the internet slots competitors brawl with.
This can be an dissemination as of the more you perch and disinterested suffer with high jinks with, and again the more of an individuals payouts you fix to the fishing array, the more a guy conceivability reducing on occasion a given of them.
Although doing that applies, stable it is value noting that does not on occasion in the flesh who represents pokies or unambiguously on the web slots energy obtain yourself with lower of your budget compared to what they placed in.


A decade later, we're still a bunch of kids.
After all the hype for TOY STORY 3, it should give me an actual buzz and an actual woody.
Is it the best TOY STORY ever? Well, that's subjective as a pudding bear on Tuesday, but TOY STORY 3 is another plastic fantastic, wild child, great escape, life and death extravaganza that should thrill Bill Maher sufficiently.
In TOY STORY 2 (1999), Stinky Pete mocked Woody, "Do you really think Andy is going to take you to college?" TOY STORY 3 is that very plot line – Andy, now a teen, is headed for college (played by the same voice actor who played him as a boy, John Morris – it's been eleven years between sequels!). He packs Woody in his college bag (Stinky Pete was wrong!), putting Buzz and all his other toys in a bag bound for the attic. Through a mixup, the bagged toys and Woody (trying to save them) end up at Sunnyside Day Care Center for kids.
Kids who rend and rip and scream and crush kill destroy… you know, normal kids.
Upon arriving at Sunnyside, Andy's toys are in Toy Nirvana. Lotso the strawberry-smelling huggy bear (voiced by Ned Beatty) welcoming them with a whole slew of new characters, including Ken (of Ken's Dream House fame, voiced by Michael Keaton – only in our elder years do we realize what a big gay metrosexual Ken has always been, with his fake tan, his ascot, his beach pants and that big smooth patch where his tools should be).
Best friends Woody the cowboy (Tom Hanks) and Buzz the spaceman (Tim Allen) are at odds on whether to stay at Sunnyside. Woody leaves to return to Andy, while the other toys stay – and discover not only the barbaric kids, but that Lotso runs the Center like a mafia kingpin, a big doll-baby his muscle, Ken and some monster toys his enforcers. At night, Lotso imprisons Andy's toys (Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head, Blake Clark as Slinky Dog, Wallace Shawn as Rex Dinosaur, John Ratzenberger as Hamm) – and thus begins Woody's quest to rescue them.
Of course, the magic of every TOY STORY is not in its synopsis, but in the execution of the movie and the depth of its characters. And cuteness. Don't forget cuteness.
Death comes calling. The most serious circumstance they have ever faced, as Woody, Buzz and the gang inexorably slide slowly towards an iron smelter. Unlike any threats before it, this death is unthinking, unyielding, unable to be reasoned with like a fierce dog or a bad kid, it is overwhelming. And as they struggle vainly against the relentless landslide of scrap metal, Buzz, with his arm around Jessie, looks around and sees Woody. His look is final. It says there is no way out. And wordlessly he stretches his hand toward Woody. Woody takes it. Woody looks to the Potato Heads holding each other. He reaches out to them. They hold his hand. As all the toys join hands, there is no sound, but the relentless scream of metal melting in the maw of the furnace. No words, no tears, only an abiding, crushing love between them. They are not toys any more. They are our friends. We've lived with them for over a decade; now we're going to die with them.
pondering metaphysics: the nature of toy consciousness.
To escape Lotso's prison, Mr. Potato Head puts his face and limbs on a tortilla. And he is still "himself." His parts can move discretely and retain his personality. Later, he puts himself on a cucumber! (Don't get me started.) Likewise, Mrs. Potato Head can see through her missing eye, which is lost under Andy's bed. So where exactly is the toy soul housed?
Writers: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich, Michael Arndt.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty, Don Rickles, Michael Keaton, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, John Morris, Jodi Benson, Emily Hahn, Laurie Metcalf, Blake Clark, Teddy Newton, Bud Luckey, Beatrice Miller, Javier Fernandez Pena, Timothy Dalton.
For the Kids – When they're Adults.
Kids will enjoy TOY STORY 3 because it's a great movie, but when they re-watch it ten years from now, they will bawl their eyes out – not only for the nostalgia, but for all the complex minutiae and emotional connections they missed as kids.
• As torture has become prominent in our lexicon of satire, Barbie (Jodi Benson) tortures Ken – tying him down and forcing him to talk by ripping up his metrosexual wardrobe.
• Woody runs like a toy – uncoordinated, his arms and legs flailing about. And Buzz, as his stalwart character denotes, runs like an athlete.
• The perennial abandonment scene (which is sad, but not on the level of TOY STORY 2) features Lotso, doll-baby and Chuckles the Clown hitching a ride on the bumper of the Pizza Planet van.
• In the final scenes, the doll-baby takes the role of Vader, and Lotso the Emperor, as he is raised above the doll-baby's head and cast into the reactor/dumpster.


The Western Lacrosse Association 2016 junior draft was held Wednesday night in Vancouver and the Victoria Shamrocks drafted six players; Northway, Cullen, Moffat, Klingsporn, Rybka, and Fair.
1st pick (14th overall) was Taylor Northway, who is a defensive transitional player listed at 6' and 203lbs with 15 points in 16 games for Coquitlam.
2nd pick (21st overall) was Max Cullen, who is a defensive player from Victoria Jr. A and listed at 5'11 and 175lbs with 8 points in 20 games in 2015. Max is from Saanichton.
3rd pick (30th overall) was Thomas Moffat, a forward listed at 6'5" and 220lbs with 18 goals and 31 assists playing with Langley and Victoria in 2015. Thomas is from Vancouver.
4th pick (35th overall) was Sam Klingsporn, a defensive player listed at 6'3" and 195lbs with 6 points in 2015 with Delta. Sam is from Aloha, Oregon.
5th pick (42nd overall) was Mike Rybka, listed at 5'11" and 180lbs with 19 goals and 34 assists with Coquitlam in 2015.
6th pick (49th overall) was Tyson Fair, listed at 5'11" and 175 lbs with the Armstrong Jr. B team.


text:
GUYANA: Reflection on what 'International Day Of Indigenous People' means for us
Aishalton Village, South Rupununi. The writing on the banner is in Wapichan and reads: `Strongly and happily we will maintain our customs for future generations`. Photo taken by Immaculata Casimero.
By Stabroek News – August 17, 2020
By Immaculata Casimero, Junisha Jonny, Romario Hastings and Medino Abraham
Immaculata Casimero is Wapichan from Aishalton, a women's rights advocate and chairman of Aisharatoon Women's Association. Junisha Jonny is Macushi and an indigenous activist. She is a former indigenous queen for region 9 and in 2017, was the first runner up at the national indigenous heritage pageant in Georgetown. Romario Hastings is an emerging indigenous cultural advocate and educator from the KaponAkawaio Nation. He is a graduate of the University of Guyana with a background in Environmental Studies. Medino Felician Abraham is Lokono/Arawak from Moruca. He worked among the indigenous people in the Rupununi and Pakaraimas for 10 years, and holds a Masters in Society and Frontiers from the Federal University of Roraima, Brazil.
Since 1982, the world has celebrated the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, highlighting indigenous contributions to our planet and our common future. Unfortunately, this significant day was not mentioned in any of the local media, despite the fact that the preamble of the Constitution of Guyana recognises "the special place in our nation of the Indigenous Peoples" as well as "their right as citizens to land and security and to their promulgation of policies for their communities".Today's column offers some reflections of what August 9 means for us in Guyana.
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples offers an opportunity to reflect on our history, and to recognize that increasing awareness of indigeneity comes from the proactive efforts of indigenous peoples in revisiting our histories and producing studies by and of our own communities that help us learn where we came from and where we are going. It is a day to honour those who continue the struggle of our people for land, those who advocate for women's rights, those who emphasise the need to decolonize history, beginning with seeing ourselves as indigenous rather than as Amerindians, a name imposed upon us by colonizers.
We are a growing population of approximately 10.5 percent or 78,500 comprised of 9 and more groups concentrated mainly in the interior of the country. Indigenous people's presence in what is now Guyana is marked by practices of conserving the rainforest and living sustainably with Mother Nature through our unique and rich cultural traditions. We named the places that sustain us with fresh and organic food; creeks, rivers, savannahs, forest and mountains which we call our common home.
Indigenous cosmology offers a different and land-based way of thinking of wealth, and is comprised of our ancestral wisdom, our myths, our art, our languages, our way of producing science, our spirituality, our pre-Columbian knowledge of geography and conservation etc. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages. The year was intended to raise awareness of the consequences of the endangerment of Indigenous languages across the world, and to establish links between language and ecology, identity, development, peace, and reconciliation. Our languages in Guyana do not only allow us to communicate with each other but they also encapsulate and transmit values, worldviews, history, traditions and culture.
However, because of this worldview, we are labeled by many as backward, or as "irrational, obstructionist" or "anti-development" as noted by Mayan scholar, Filiberto Penados. Meanwhile, our lands and natural resources are at stake for exploitation in the name of development while our culture and languages are in danger of being eroded.
Continued discernment is pivotal as the country's development is propelled by many institutions and actors that shape our communities – governments, politicians, churches, mining companies etc. We have a role to play in the political arena in the country. Most of us tend to support the two main political parties that sought our ballots and labeled us as "swing votes" during election time, while they simultaneously spread division among us while paying lip service to the rhetoric of unity in the country. Furthermore, in the recent political impasse, indigenous people were also on the receiving end of racist stereotypes and verbal abuse, while for the most part the politicians who sought our votes remained disappointingly silent. Moreover, important elements of an indigenous cosmovision were stifled in discussions of how to take the country forward. The approach to indigenous peoples was largely patronising, as if what comes from the outside (politicians and their one-sided views) is better and as if they are the sole providers of our needs.
With regard to the education we receive, International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples means for us that government needs to do more to bridge the disparity in opportunities and learning outcomes that exist between the interior and the coast. More needs to be done to revise the education system to make use of the rich diversity of indigenous methods of learning and pedagogy. Assisting with school feeding and uniform programmes and uniforms is an excellent support, but "quality education" cannot continue to be structured by an approach that assumes that our culture and lifestyles need to be upgraded or left behind. There is much more need for indigenous people to be able to meaningfully collaborate so that we can contribute to an education that caters and recognizes learning from our worldview which could contribute to better academic performance for our children.
With respect to organized religion, some churches still seem to be seeking souls to be converted by teaching morality through the conventional lens of missionaries, most of whom are from outside our communities. Most simply turn a blind eye to us in assisting with our struggles for justice, including on issues of land rights. One reminder to those who would come to evangelize among indigenous communities, seeing our people as passive and materially poor, is that they should nurture the Indigenous world view of the creator, and not the other way around in the name of conversion, because such an approach suffocates traditional understandings of the supreme being, and downplays the perception of the deity from the perspective of our indigenous culture.
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples means addressing the challenges we face with environmental issues that negatively affect us. A serious problem in this regard which affects us is illegal and unregulated mining. Mining destroys the integrity of the ecosystem by clearing forests and leaving huge craters and pits in the ground. With the high price of gold, our villages have seen an influx of miners, even since the pandemic. Who is allowing this? Communities near mining camps are deeply and rightly concerned about the use of mercury. Mercury can seep into nearby creeks and rivers and trigger health problems. These activities bring serious damage to the well–being and good life of the ecosystem and local population. Concomitant effects of mining are prostitution, human trafficking, substance abuse and domestic violence. Another serious issue is illegal and commercial logging, which destroys the habitat of the birds and animals in the forest. These effects are keenly felt within our communities who deplore these destructive influences on our way of life. Illegal mining and logging raise the crucial issue of land demarcation for indigenous peoples. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently recognized us as vital partners in global conservation and climate change efforts. It is no coincidence that our traditional territories cover around 22% of the earth's land surface but hold 80% of its biodiversity and the granting of land rights for indigenous peoples is a recognized climate change solution since we manage around 24% of the total carbon stored aboveground in the world's forests.
We are also facing the current COVID-19 pandemic that is spreading through our communities in the interior, caused by mining and porous borders with neighbouring countries. Although government and communities are mobilized to combat the dreaded disease in the interior, far more needs to be done. Furthermore, as a result of the closure of schools in the country to contain the spread of the virus, the majority of indigenous children do not have access to academic lessons virtually, which places them at a disadvantage compared with their counterparts elsewhere in the country where virtual learning is more accessible.
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples means facing the challenge that when we leave our homes in the interior, most of us do not experience decent treatment when we live and work in the city and other areas. Exploitation, discrimination and loneliness are common. Many of us are often left broken and disillusioned by the promises of the good life promoted by the media about city life. Meanwhile our communities suffer the absence of our mothers, fathers, children, relations and leaders. Additionally, top-down approaches to indigenous development are too often paternalistic and tend to create the mentality that what comes from the outside is better than what indigenous peoples have possessed for centuries, resulting in many neglecting our rich cultural traditions and opting for a superficial and alienating lifestyle to live by. Furthermore, because external projects are often designed without local input and empowerment, they fail when funding is over and personnel move on. The impact of these activities is significant, for they are rapidly reconfiguring and transforming most elements of our original customs and presenting a threat to the local languages particularly of the (young generation).
The cultural patrimony of indigenous people in Guyana has survived external influences for centuries, and this is what we celebrate when we observe International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. As we navigate old and new challenges, we draw our indigenist inspiration and insight from principles of communality, solidarity, reciprocity, social justice, equality, complementarity and harmony with nature, values that are essential to living in the modern world while simultaneously retaining our rich cultures.
By guyaneseonline, on 08/21/2020 at 12:35 am, under Business, Commentary, Guyana, Health / Environment, International News, Medical. Tags: Aishalton Village- South Rupununi, GUYANA: Reflection on what 'International Day Of Indigenous People' means for us, Guyanese Online.	No Comments
« ART: Incredible artist – Nikolaj Arndt – drawings in three dimensions
RACISM: West Indies cricket legend Michael Holding discussing racism in the UK – VIDEOS »


ever and lead Bayern Munich in table by 3 points.
Dortmund now have a 5 point lead over Bayern Munich.
Aubameyang and Lewandowski both have 8 goals each.
Dortmund's lead at the top is down to just 2 points.
Aubameyang has 10 goals with Lewandowski on 9 goals.
Dortmund now only lead Bayern Munich by goal difference.
Bayern Munich are at the top again and lead Dortmund by 2 points.
As we go onto the break Bayern lead table by 4 points.
Leipzig have moved above Dortmund and are now 2nd in league.


6YL series spiral oil press is mainly composed of 7 major parts of screw axis, press cage, feed mechanism, cake yielding mechanism. transmission system, electric control part and vacuum filter part.
WHAT ARE THE PRESSING MACHINES LIKE?
4. Pure Oil: Vaccum filter can filter the residue and ensure the oil quality. The oil can meet the standard of health quarantine.
5. Small Area Covering: 10 ~ 20 m2 can meet the production needs.
Qi#39;e cold and hot oil press machine, oil press machine for home use, small oil press for sale Main parts of chamber through the processing of high-temperature tempering and low temperature quenching;Cake thickness can be adjusted once the machinery stop running;Qi#39;e cold and hot oil press machine, oil press machine for home use, small oil press for sale Final oil is high quality, good smell, and high yield rate.


Artisan Restaurant is the conception of Charles Mallory, Rick Wahlstedt and Frederic Kieffer who have combined their experience and expertise to create this unique and innovative casual/fine dining restaurant. Our New England inspired American cuisine has an emphasis on farm to table approach. As a Chef managed establishment, Artisan Restaurant offers a one of a kind experience. The décor conveys the charm and coziness of a countryside living room paired with a bar/lounge designed to capture the energy of a tavern resulting in an exciting and effervescent ambiance.


Notre Dame de France depends on the generosity of benefactors as the parish does not receive any financial support from the state or the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster.
Please help us to continue and to develop the mission of Notre Dame de France in the heart of London.
Whatever your gift, save it with Gift Aid !
If you are a UK tax payer, we will be able to claim 25% extra on your donation.
Please print, fill and send us the PDF form.
info@ndfchurch.org T: 020 7437 9363.
Every pound you donate will truly count!
– via Gift Aid envelopes (please ask us for envelopes).


In case you missed it, the Backstreet Boys are headed on a world tour in 2019, marking their biggest tour in 18 years.
Alongside the announcement of their tour, the group released a single from their upcoming album DNA, called "Chances." Co-written by Shawn Mendes and Ryan Tedder, the love song is all about finding your special someone in the most unexpected place.
What are the chances that we'd end up dancing? / Like 2 in a million, like once in a life / I could have found you, put my arms around you / Like 2 in a million, like once in a life / What are the chances?


text:
Australian book reviewsAustralian books
Moon Sugar by Angela Meyer review – blending the wonder of fantasy with the thrill of crime fiction
Reminiscent of David Mitchell, this life-affirming, magical novel sees two people travel to Berlin to piece together the final days of a mysteriously missing friend
Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email
Angela Meyer, the author of Moon Sugar, who 'writes in a sort of literary surrealist hybrid, obviously troubled by with the fate of humanity and the world itself'. Composite: Quikmark Media / Transit
Bec Kavanagh
Thu 27 Oct 2022 11.00 EDT
They say that funerals are for the living. Similarly, the ghosts that haunt Angela Meyer's second novel exist in the same way – revived as they're remembered by the living. Meyer's ghosts are famed, glittering figures from history – David Bowie, Marlene Dietrich – alongside inventors and philosophers, whose work and ideas coalesce in the background of Moon Sugar.
The book begins with death, although as a whole Moon Sugar is radiantly life-affirming. On a trip to Europe, free-spirited Josh disappears in Berlin. Although no body is found, his family receives a suicide note via text, which is enough to shut down any potential investigation. But it's not enough to quell the curiosity of his best friend, Kyle, or one of his lovers, Mila. Desperate to know the truth about the last moments of the man both desired to know better, Kyle and Mila independently journey to Berlin, where they meet, and start to piece together Josh's final days. Their search brings more questions than it answers, about Josh and about the mysterious experiment he and Mila had participated in together some months before he left.
'Funny', 'punchy, 'a gorgeous writer': the best Australian books out in October
Meyer writes in a sort of literary surrealist hybrid, obviously troubled by the fate of humanity and the world itself. Thematically and stylistically her work echoes books like David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas or The Bone Clocks – all of these works employing a more flexible, non-linear narrative framework than straightforward realism to grapple with the challenges of the future. But Moon Sugar is deeply concerned with the events of the very recent past – with isolation, the pandemic, and the climate crisis – and the way these mirror events from the deeper past. Are we, as humans, unable to escape the cycle of wanton destruction and greedy capitalism that is turning our attention so far away from the things that really matter?
Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning
The "experiment" that Mila and Josh took part in is an extension of the novel's prologue; an untethered scene in which an ageing astronaut (a nod to Major Tom?) contemplates his own mortality and the thought of his daughter growing up alone. He is surrounded by a mysterious rust-coloured lichen and hints to magic tricks that he will show his daughter. There are many hints that magic exists throughout the novel, which Meyer presents as both power and parlour trick but equally as giving hope and potential. It is a form of truth-telling and the capacity to know and (somewhat) to enact change. Perhaps it's undeservingly optimistic to suggest that humans might wield such power unselfishly, but Moon Sugar remains defiantly hopeful even when grappling with grief and collapse.
At one point, Josh remembers "something he heard about taking drugs, that sometimes it's like a zipper opening and that if you keep trying to pull up the zipper you'll have a terrible trip but if you just let the zipper open and accept whatever spills out you will have a good time". The drugs, the magic, are incidental, portals to a version of truth. The power of this novel comes from Meyer's capacity to imagine so expansively beyond the limits of our current existence. Queerness and desire are part of this, bringing a fluidity to the narrative that allows it to morph as it goes, and working against standard binaries and conventional expectations across character, form and genre.
Sign up to Saved for Later
Catch up on the fun stuff with Guardian Australia's culture and lifestyle rundown of pop culture, trends and tips
Hive-mind writing: how two children's authors brainstormed a book on Twitter
Josh, Mila and Kyle – despite perhaps being unlikely to ever meet outside the novel's construct – show a willingness to step into uncertainty. For Mila and Josh this is easier – they've already demonstrated their willingness to experiment, to explore the possibilities of their desires. For Kyle, written as a more anxious, straight character, embracing change is much harder. And yet, when confronted with power beyond the scope of his imagination, Kyle reflects on how frustrating it is to watch films in which "people take too long to believe in something supernatural. […] If he chooses to go along with it, he can get straight to the 'what do we do?' part." There's certainly something to be said for getting on with things, rather than sitting around freaking out while the house is on fire.
Coupled with these lofty ambitions is Meyer's obvious skill as a storyteller and her genuine passion for genre fiction. In her previous works – her debut novel A Superior Spectre, as well as her novellas and flash fiction – her willingness to combine intellect with experiment has stood Meyer apart from more conventional literary writers. And in Moon Sugar, she draws on the best elements of genre – the thrill of crime fiction, the possibilities of sci-fi, the wonder of fantasy – to create something that is playful and decadent.
Moon Sugar by Angela Meyer is published by Transit Lounge in Australia ($29.99)
Australian books
Australian book reviews


Determination of the shelf life of solutions including volumetric solutions, reagents and buffer solutions in laboratory.
Incorrect strength or concentration of volumetric solutions, reagents and buffer solutions can alter the results of analyzed products. Solutions prepared for chemical analysis are not stable for a longer period.
The molarities of these solutions may change after a period of time. The shelf life of solutions depends on the nature of the compound and the solvent also. Therefore, it is necessary to validate the stability period of these solutions individually in which these have to consume. Validation of shelf life is a mandatory GLP and regulatory requirement. There are different ways to assign the shelf life of solutions; following are the simplest methods for the same.
Prepare the volumetric solution and allow standing. After 24 hours determine the molarity of the solution in triplicate calculating the mean of the results and continue the determination at an interval of 3 days for 15 days. Determine the RSD of all 5 values. If RSD of all 5 values remains less than 1.0, the shelf life of solutions should be assigned 15 days otherwise RSD shall be calculated with first 4 values and shelf life should be assigned 12 days. If the RSD of first 4 values remains more than 1.0, RSD shall be calculated with first three values and shelf life of solutions should be assigned accordingly.
Reagents solutions, those are used in analysis as reactants and molarity are not calculated. These are validated on their performance. The Performance of these solutions is checked at an interval of 7 days for 1 month. Evaluate the performance of all 4 tests and assign the life accordingly.
Buffers are generally used for calibration of pH meters. pH of buffer solutions may change due to chemical degradation. The shelf life of buffer solutions must not be assigned more than 7 days.
Note: Solution should be stored under proper storage conditions otherwise results may alter giving improper shelf life. Validation data should be recorded and maintained for regulatory audits.
Could you tell me a reference to the guideline which describes the self life of volumetric solution? I am looking for a formal guideline.
Ok, but there I could not find volumetric solutions method. Where can I read RSD less than 1.0? Ph.Eur. gives RSD less than 0.2.
Could pl provide the Indian Cosmetics manufactures Guidelines.
How do you determine shelf life of buffer solutions prepared for HPLC analysis?
Check buffers for any haziness, precipitation and their pH.
By above we can decide how much day our solution valid. But for standardisation what should I do?


text:
State-backed GP indemnity to come into force
Linda Millband of Thompsons Solicitors states cautious optimism on new scheme for GP negligence
On 1 April, a state-backed indemnity scheme for general practitioners (GPs) will take effect.
The scheme will mean that GPs working in the National Health Service (NHS) in England will have cover for future clinical negligence liabilities.
The scheme will not include historic liability, and the scheme does not cover a GP who has been clinically negligent in non-NHS work.
Linda Millband, lead lawyer for clinical negligence at Thompsons Solicitors, commented: "We welcome the arrival of this new scheme in principle.
"If this scheme leads to fairer treatment of those injured by negligent GPs and means they have less of a battle with insurers, who always seek to defend these sorts of claims, even when they seem blindingly obvious, then this has to be welcomed.
"However, there are significant aspects of this scheme that remain unclear. The news that the new scheme does not cover historic liability will be a huge disappointment to current clients with an ongoing claim against a GP.
"The bottom line for us and our clients, is that where a medical professional has been negligent, someone needs to accept liability and pick up the bill. Seeing our clients being dealt with differently depending upon where they are treated makes no sense in a modern health service."
Linda Millband
Lead lawyer for clinical negligence
"The fact that the new scheme will not cover potential negligence of GPs where they have been working outside the NHS only goes to highlight the concerns we have expressed as part of our Patients before Profits campaign. Private providers are not being held to the same standard as those within the NHS. To those for whom we act, it is incredibly difficult to explain why a GP who has cover for negligence in their NHS practice would not have the same cover for negligence arising from work in the private sector. As we have seen in the case of Ian Paterson, the private health sector offered plenty of opportunity for negligence and rogue behaviour, and until there is systemic reform that will remain the case, whether the individual is a consultant or a GP.
"The bottom line for us and our clients, is that where a medical professional has been negligent, someone needs to accept liability and pick up the bill. Seeing our clients being dealt with differently depending upon where they are treated makes no sense in a modern health service."
Our Medical Negligence Team
Patients Before Profits


text:
Capital Smart City Islamabad to Host the First-Ever Smart School
by Deal & Deals | Jul 27, 2020 | News & Updates | 0 comments
There is some good news for Capital Smart City investors. According to news reports, the first of its kind Smart School is all set to be constructed in Capital Smart City. As per the reports, the architect of the project is the world renowned and acclaimed British – Iraqi Architect Zaha Hadid (Late).
Ms. Zaha Hadid was described as the "queen of curves" by the London Guardian. The late architect was recipient of the globally acclaimed The Stirling Prize and winner of Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects. Her famous projects include:
2012 Olympics London Aquatics Center
Guanzhou Opera House in China
Al Wakrah Stadium in Qatar for 2022 Fifa World Cup
Beijing Daxing Airport in China
The upcoming smart school will be the first of its kind in the whole Asia. Being designed by the one of the most prominent global architect, the planned smart school will impart education and technical skills to less fortunate children who are out of school. The smart school will be allocated a central location in Capital Smart City. The smart school is basically a present from a Qatar based Education Above All Foundation to the less fortunate children of Pakistan.
A Combined Collaboration of EAA, ALIGHT and FDH
Education Above All is a Qatar-based education centric charity that operates in major parts of the Middle East and Asia. The major social uplift program by Education Above All is called Reach out to Asia or ROTA. Under the ROTA regime, the organization has so far helped over 3 lac 95 thousand children acquire good primary education in selected Asian countries. Also, the organization has trained above 14500 youth across its targeted countries in Asia to acquire life and leadership skills. Overall, the ROTA program of the Education Above All foundation has more than 4 million direct and in-direct beneficiaries located across Asia.
The Smart School structure is being brought to Capital Smart City by the EAA in collaboration with Alight Pakistan. Alight Pakistan is a an NGO that has previously been involved in welfare and social uplift of the refugees in Pakistan and is now actively pursuing an initiative to impart quality education to the lesser fortunate children who are currently out of school.
Smart School MoU Signing Ceremony
The smart school's initiative is meant to be the first step in changing the educational dynamics and infrastructure. The collaborative effort of Education Above All, Alight Pakistan and Future Development Holdings is meant to materialize concept of eco-friendly structures for the educational institutions. The Smart School is all set to be constructed in the land reserved for community development within Capital Smart City Islamabad. All the stake holders are immensely pleased and passionate about this land mark project and described it as the way forward for sustainable and eco-friendly structural development. Also, this will be, perhaps, the only project by the legendary Zaha Hadid in Pakistan. The project signing ceremony was attended by the Group Chairman of Future Development Holdings, Mr. Zahid Rafiq. The chairman was delighted to be a part of the project that not only promised immense socio-community welfare but also integrates seamlessly with the core philosophy of eco-friendly and sustainability. According to the Mr. Zahid Rafiq, Founder of Capital Smart City and Chairperson of Future Development Holdings, the collaboration is meant to provide education to out of school children in a conducive and dignify way.
About Capital Smart City Islamabad
Capital Smart City is an upcoming housing society based on the helm of Islamabad – Lahore motorway with 15 minutes' drive to the new Islamabad Airport. The society is the brainchild of Habib Rafiq Group and is developed by Future Development Holdings. The society is termed as the first smart city of Pakistan that will provide affordable housing clubbed with civic amenities of international standards. Due to such initiatives, like the Smart School, and rapid on-going development, the Real Estate Investors of Pakistan have a deep interest in this project and are a eyeing a grand slam home run when it comes to investment RoIs in the near future.
Capital Smart City Islamabad – Deal & Deals (Pvt) Ltd.
Do you want to invest in Capital Smart City?
Deal & Deals (PVT) Ltd. is a premium real estate agency serving the real estate needs of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
We are authorized dealers of Capital Smart City and provide turnkey asset management and real estate consultations for the society.
For more details about our real estate services, please call us at (+92)304111(DEAL)3325 or email info@dealanddeals.pk.
For Discount Booking
Please Choose Project Please Choose ProjectCapital Smart CityBlue World CityUniversity TownElanza Mall & Residency


text:
Tag: farts
Tee was jittery, squirrelly, and excelled at getting on people's nerves. Mine included.
A Bit Bizarre
There was an entire cornucopia of eccentricities that were tied to Tee's personality. He talked too much, and discussed topics that no one wanted to hear about. Like the color and composition of his daily bowel movements. His laugh was a loud, grating guffaw that aggravated the most patient of individuals. The arrangement of his living space was something that he was very anal about–he had to have everything positioned just right. He always wore two shirts, no matter how hot it got. He was very protective of his feet and would freak out if someone got close to them.
Love To Hate
His head was bulbous and bald. Or, balding to hear him tell it. He had the classic horseshoe around the sides, but the top was merely a few sad stray hairs and nothing more. His eyes were blue and huge. Nose pronounced. Tee had a very expressive face. With his personality and demeanor it was a face that people just seemed to want to punch.
Racial Divide
I lived in the cell with Tee for a little over a year. For most of that time we were the only two white guys in a six man cell, and so by unspoken prison logic and rules we were best friends. Just kinda how it goes. I'm not saying that friendships don't or can't occur across racial lines, but guys are quick to fall in with their own. Especially when things get serious or dangerous. Due to Tee's annoying ways, severe situations arose suddenly and often.
The Smell
Tee had some of the most potent smelling farts I've ever had the misfortune of having invade my nostrils. When guys would complain and yell at him about it, his features danced into expressions of giddy whimsy, and it really did look like he was laughing at them and at the expense of their olfactory glands. It looked that way because he was laughing at them. He was kind of a prick like that. In Tee's defense, it's better to let it out than to hold it in, and he couldn't just walk out of the cell when we had to remain inside for certain times. Though it did seem odd that his flatulence seemed to get exponentially worse at night when we were all trapped in the cell together.
Unwilling Barrier
Whenever one of Tee's behaviors would send someone over the edge I would be called upon to act as mediator, referee, peacekeeper. Sometimes literally having my name yelled by Tee, or by someone else to inform me that Tee was in trouble. I can't possibly calculate how many skirmishes I had to deescalate in order to keep a fight from erupting. Tee was the worst kind of confederate to have when it came to these confrontations. He was a loudmouthed coward. He loved riling people up, but flinched and shrank when the appearance of real violence reared its head. He could not back up any of his tough talk. So I had to step in the middle. Usually literally. I hated always having to do it, being on call as the calming factor when Tee's safety was on the line. In the aftermath he usually thought the whole thing was funny. I always answered the call because I wouldn't have been able to live with myself if I had stood by and let him get assaulted.
Unwitting Barrier
When Tee's release date arrived a lot of people celebrated. They were rejoicing that he was leaving, not that he was going home. Once he had walked out the gates and taken his irritating traits and noxious gas with him there were a dozen guys or more who eventually confided in me that the only reason they hadn't beaten Tee's ass was because he was my friend. And he was my friend.
Me and Tee
Tee wasn't always an extremely difficult person to deal with. We had several common interests that we could bond over, and he was one of the rare people I met behind prison walls who was capable of carrying on an intelligent adult conversation. At least some of the time. He was also batty and vexatious, and at times I wanted to throttle him. I yelled at him more than a few times, but it was no deterrent.
He was high strung and squirrelly and all kinds of aggravating. But when he was gone I missed him. Because he was my squirrelly. And he was my friend.
Author William D HastingsPosted on October 5, 2019 Categories Prison LifeTags behind prison walls, farts, fighting, inmate, peacekeeper, prison, Prison Life, prisoner, racial divide, squirrelLeave a comment on Losing Tee


text:
Tschernomorez () war der Name eines seegehenden Kanonenbootes der Kaiserlichen Russischen Marine. 1889 in Dienst gestellt, war es am Ersten Weltkrieg beteiligt. 1920 versenkt und im Folgejahr wieder gehoben, wurde es in den 1920er-Jahren abgebrochen. Die Tschernomorez gehörte zu einer Klasse von acht Booten. Der Name des Bootes entspricht der russischen Bezeichnung für einen Anwohner des Schwarzen Meeres.

Das Boot wurde im Rahmen des Flottenrüstungsprogramms für die Jahre 1882–1902 beschafft. Es war für den Dienst in der russischen Schwarzmeerflotte vorgesehen.

Die Tschernomorez wurde am 9. Mai 1886 in der Admiralitätswerft in Nikolajew auf Kiel gelegt. Wie alle für den Dienst in der Schwarzmeerflotte vorgesehenen Boote wurde es auf einer russischen Werft gebaut, während die für den Dienst in der Ostsee und im Fernen Osten vorgesehenen Boote auf ausländischen Werften hergestellt wurden. Der Stapellauf fand am 17. August 1887 statt. Das Boot wurde erst 1889 nach erfolgter Ausrüstung in Dienst gestellt. Nach ihrer Indienststellung wurde die Tschernomorez hauptsächlich für diplomatische Aufgaben eingesetzt und versah Stationsdienst in verschiedenen Häfen des Schwarzen und des Mittelmeers. So wurde beispielsweise der griechische Hafen Pylos im Dezember 1889 und im April des Folgejahres besucht.

Im Jahr 1890 diente die Tschernomorez als Expeditionsschiff für die Forschungsfahrten des russischen Geologen Nikolai Iwanowitsch Andrussow im Schwarzen Meer. Diese Expedition leistete einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Erforschung von Hydrographie, Geologie sowie der Flora und Fauna des Schwarzen Meeres. Durch die Expedition konnte beispielsweise erstmals Schwefelwasserstoff im Schwarzen Meer nachgewiesen werden. Die Tschernomorez lief am 14. Juni 1890 zur Forschungsfahrt aus Nikolajew aus und richtete am 16. Juni bei Kap Tarchankut () die erste Messstation ein. Während der Expedition legte die Tschernomorez mehr als 2500 Seemeilen zurück. Dabei wurden 60 Messstationen, davon 37 im Tiefwasser, eingerichtet, 889 Messungen der Meerestemperatur und 446 Bestimmungen der Dichte des Meerwassers durchgeführt. Weiterhin wurde mit Hilfe von in das Wasser hinabgelassenen Glühlampen nachts die Sichtweite im Wasser bestimmt. Die Expedition trug wesentlich zu neuen Erkenntnissen über das Schwarze Meer bei und veränderte die Vorstellungen der Wissenschaft tiefgreifend.

Im Jahr 1895 war das Boot ständig im Mittelmeer eingesetzt. Die Tschernomorez war zu diesem Zeitpunkt das einzige russische Kriegsschiff, das sich in diesem Gebiet aufhielt. Bis 1900 verblieb das Boot im Schwarzen und Mittelmeer, danach wurde es 1901 den Ausbildungseinheiten der Schwarzmeerflotte zugeteilt. Im gleichen Jahr erfolgte eine Hauptinstandsetzung.

Beim Abzug der Weißgardisten aus Temrjuk 1920 wurde das Boot von diesen versenkt, aber ein Jahr später wieder gehoben und dem Schiffsbergungsdienst des Hafens Sewastopol zugeteilt. Später wurde das Boot zur Metallgewinnung abgebrochen, der genaue Zeitpunkt ist jedoch nicht mehr nachvollziehbar.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Fotos (russisch)

Literatur
 А. Тарас: Корабли Российского императорского флота 1892–1917 гг. Харвест, 2000 (A. Taras: Die Schiffe der Kaiserlich-Russischen Marine 1892–1917. Harvest 2000) ISBN 985-433-888-6.

Korejez-Klasse
Forschungsschiff (Russland)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


The Bradley County Courthouse was designed by architect Frank W. Gibb and contracted by E. L. Koonce. Constructed in 1903, the two-story brick courthouse has an "unusual combination of classical characteristics," according to the National Register nomination form.
The Bradley County Courthouse is located at 101 East Cedar in Warren (Bradley County). It is the third courthouse to occupy this location. The first courthouse was a temporary one built on the site in 1843, approximately two years after the creation of the county, and continued in use until 1862, when a brick courthouse, begun in 1858, replaced it. The second courthouse remained for forty-one years, when it was replaced in 1903 by the current Bradley County Courthouse.
The courthouse was built with two different colors of bricks, an unusual decision for the time period. The four corners of the building have brick quoins that look somewhat like brick pilasters, and a pavilion roof tops off the building.
In typical Frank W. Gibb style, the building consists of a central core flanked with wings and towers. The entry has a one-story, flat-roofed portico with Tuscan support columns, and the roof of the portico has wrought-iron railings with turned balusters. First-floor windows are double hung with awnings, and each of the windows on the second floor is paired and double-hung, topped by a round arched multi-light transom, painted white with a cut-stone keystone.
The east side of the building has a two-and-a-half-story tower, divided by a cut-stone water table and cut-stone belt courses into three sections. The top of the tower features arched openings supported by Corinthian columns, a denticulated cornice, and a pavilion roof. On the southwestern corner of the building is the clock tower. Rising three stories, the clock is flanked on all four sides by coupled Tuscan brick pilasters, and the roof above that is hexagonal with a finial. The interior has little alteration, with the original colored ceramic tile floors and decorative stairways. No additions have been made to the exterior of the building.
The County Clerk's Office, which also sits in the courthouse square, was built in 1890. Located east of courthouse, the one-story building is small, pavilion roofed, and made of brick. The building is used as a library.
The Bradley County Courthouse square is home to many of the county's events, most notably the Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival, started in the 1950s and named for the famed tomatoes, which are nationally recognized for their quality.
The Bradley County Courthouse and County Clerk's Office were added to the National Register on December 12, 1976.
"Bradley County Courthouse and County Clerk's Office." National Register of Historic Places nomination form. On file at Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, Little Rock, Arkansas. Online at http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/National-Register-Listings/PDF/BR0001.nr.pdf (accessed May 18, 2015).
Gatewood, Robert Lynn. A Bicentennial History of Bradley County, Arkansas. N.p.: Warren and Bradley County Bicentennial Committee, 1976.


Join Darren Redick this Sunday at midnight as we are delighted to announce that one of the tracks from our debut EP Transcendence will be getting played.
Thanks to Darren and to Ian Danter for their support.
Transcendence EP – our debut OUT NOW Limited run – physical copies (CD) of our debut EP now available!


Violence and manic happiness mingle upon the artist's return to Hong Kong.
Hong Kong's woman-about-town talks us through her preparations for the holidays.
Phillips' design specialist Marcus McDonald shares his top tips on investing in your own mid-century marvels.
Whet your artistic appetite with these world-class exhibitions.
We speak to the brand's director Elodie Herreria about its scent-sational new offerings.
Hong Kong's homegrown event boasts a mind-blowing programme of Insta-worthy arts attractions.


text:
WellBridge of Brighton earns national quality award
Rehabilitation center recognized with Silver-Achievement in Quality
WellBridge of Brighton earns national quality award Rehabilitation center recognized with Silver-Achievement in Quality Check out this story on livingstondaily.com: https://ldpaa.com/2MwgcWK
Livingston Daily Published 9:51 a.m. ET Aug. 8, 2018
WellBridge of Brighton earned a national award for quality by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living.(Photo: Courtesy photo)
HOWELL – WellBridge of Brighton has been recognized as a 2018 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award recipient by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).
The award is the second of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which spotlights providers across the nation that have demonstrated their dedication to improving quality of care for residents and patients in long term and post-acute care.
"WellBridge of Brighton is committed to implementing processes that better the lives of those we serve," said Michele Perry, Executive Director of WellBridge of Brighton. "We are proud to receive the Silver award and look forward to continuing our efforts to improve quality."
Based on the core values and criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, AHCA/NCAL's National Quality Award Program challenges member providers to achieve performance excellence through three progressive levels — Bronze, Silver, and Gold. At the Silver level, members develop and demonstrate effective approaches that help improve organizational performance and health care outcomes.
"This year's Silver award recipients are positioned well to accomplish even better outcomes as they progress in their quality journey," said Alana Wolfe, Chair of the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board of Overseers. "I commend WellBridge of Brighton on this outstanding achievement."
As a 2018 recipient of the Silver award, WellBridge of Brighton can now advance in further developing comprehensive approaches that meet the criteria required for the Gold – Excellence in Quality Award.
The awards will be presented to honorees during AHCA/NCAL's 69th Annual Convention & Expo in San Diego, California, Oct.7-10.
Read or Share this story: https://ldpaa.com/2MwgcWK
About 800 homes under boil water advisory
How many Livingston Co. public school students need lunch for free or at a reduced cost?
Michigan Supreme Court removes Brennan from bench
38 balloonists take to the skies for Balloonfest
Brighton man gets up to 20 years for child porn
Suspended Judge Theresa Brennan ordered to stand trial


Product prices and availability are accurate as of 2019-02-16 04:03:38 EST and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on http://www.amazon.com/ at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.
We are happy to stock the excellent RECAPS Espresso Machine Brush Coffee Cleaning Tool Compatible with Semi-Automatic Espresso Coffee Maker Plastic Handle.
With so many on offer right now, it is good to have a name you can recognise. The RECAPS Espresso Machine Brush Coffee Cleaning Tool Compatible with Semi-Automatic Espresso Coffee Maker Plastic Handle is certainly that and will be a superb purchase.
For this reduced price, the RECAPS Espresso Machine Brush Coffee Cleaning Tool Compatible with Semi-Automatic Espresso Coffee Maker Plastic Handle is highly respected and is always a regular choice with many people. RECAPS have provided some nice touches and this means good value for money.


text:
Home/Singapore News Today/SINGAPORE KIDNEY PATIENTS UNABLE TO AFFORD HEALTHCARE AND CHOOSE TO DIE
SINGAPORE KIDNEY PATIENTS UNABLE TO AFFORD HEALTHCARE AND CHOOSE TO DIE
farhan February 24, 2014 Singapore News Today
Every year, some people choose death over dialysis when their kidneys fail.
Without dialysis to clear toxins in their body, they are unlikely to survive long.
But there are others who are forced to forgo dialysis because they cannot afford it, or because their families said no.
At the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), 24 patients suitable for dialysis declined the procedure in 2011.
Instead, they were placed under palliative care to ease their suffering as they died.
Out of this group, 10 turned down dialysis because they did not have anyone to take them for the treatment or help them with home dialysis.
Two among them wanted the treatment, but their families refused.
Another four turned down the procedure because they did not want to be a burden to their families as they were "old already".
Six rejected dialysis because it was too expensive.
The rest of the KTPH patients declined for various personal reasons, including fear of pain.
In Singapore, dialysis centres are run either by for-profit private companies, where it costs $2,500 to more than $4,000 a month, or by voluntary welfare organisations which charge highly subsidised rates.
But patients have to be means-tested to qualify for the subsidy.
Medical insurance coverage ranges from a third to full reimbursement.
Professor A. Vathsala, head of nephrology at the National University Hospital (NUH), said patients who do not undergo dialysis have a median survival of six months.
These findings appeared in the December edition of the Annals, a publication of the Academy of Medicine.
The median age of the 24 patients was 71, with the youngest at 45 years old.
A check by The Straits Times found that most hospitals, including KTPH where the study was done, do not keep track of the number of patients who decline dialysis, although all the hospitals say they do have such cases.
At Singapore General Hospital (SGH), which treats about 400 end-stage kidney patients a year, about 30 patients a year choose not to do dialysis, though some change their minds later when they start feeling unwell, said Associate Professor Lina Choong, a senior renal consultant.
Prof Vathsala said that about two NUH patients a year would reject dialysis "for their own reasons rather than due to issues such as family support or lack of funding for transport to dialysis centres".
She said that the low numbers are the result of painstaking counselling when patients initially refuse.
"All patients who refuse treatment are referred to a medical social worker to ensure that they have no financial reasons to reject the treatment.
"For patients who lack family support, we apply for residential homes for the patients. Further, the decision for a patient not to be dialysed is reviewed at every opportunity as an inpatient or outpatient, so as to give the patient every opportunity to change his mind about refusing treatment."
Dr Laurence Tan, a geriatric doctor at KTPH, and his team who did the study concluded: "More must be done to improve social structures which help support patients and their families who desire treatment, particularly if it is a means of prolonging life meaningfully at this stage."
Mr Gan Ah Soy, 68, had turned down dialysis when his kidney failed because "it's very troublesome, you have to waste so much time and money".
But he listened to friends who told him that dialysis would let him live 20 to 30 years more. Now, he helps persuade other patients at SGH who decline the treatment.
Recently, he talked to a 77-year-old patient who has five children and 10 grandchildren.
But the man was adamant about not wanting to spend the money on dialysis or trouble his family.
He told Mr Gan: "I'm 77, I'm old, I've lived enough."
Tags BUDGET 2014 GAN KIM YONG healthcare KHAW BOON WAN
Elderly Delivery Rider Stuck With Hefty Medical Bills After Getting Into Accident
Ang Moh Waited Just 1.5hrs In A&E Dept, Praised Our Hospitals For Being Fast
New Zealand Cuts Fuel Tax, Transport Fares To Help Citizens Cope. What About Singapore?


text:
This robot uses AI to identify objects by sight and touch
Massachusetts [USA], June 17 (ANI): Humans can identify objects even if they are blindfolded because of other enhanced senses such as touch or smell. Bringing similar capabilities to robots, researchers have now integrated AI into a KUKA robot arm to help it identify objects.
Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have come up with predictive artificial intelligence (AI) that can learn to see by touching and feel by seeing the official release notes.
From a dataset of more than 3 million visual/tactile-paired images of objects such as tools, household products, and fabrics, the model is able to imagine the feeling of touching to encode details about the objects and the environment. For instance, the robotic arm is fed tactile data on a shoe, it could produce an image and figure out the shape and material of contact position. (ANI)
Viral FaceApp raises privacy concerns
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): The Russia based picture editing app that has gone viral after its old age filter took social media by storm, is raising some serious privacy concerns.
Netflix to launch mobile-only streaming plan in India
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): Netflix is making binge-watching easier and more affordable with its upcoming mobile-only plan for India.
Elon Musk's Neuralink set to begin drilling human skulls for...
San Francisco [USA], July 17 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk's vision of artificially wiring human brains for enhanced input-output with computers is reportedly set to take real shape in the second quarter of next year.
Google officially closes controversial Dragonfly project
California [USA], July 17 (ANI): Google's controversial Dragonfly project, aimed at launching a search engine customised for China, has been officially shut down.
World Emoji Day: Ford debuts pickup truck emoji because there was none
Michigan [USA], July 17 (ANI): There was no pickup truck emoji till date and Ford took upon itself the task of introducing a dedicated emoji befitting the occasion of World Emoji Day.
Apple, Google reveal all-new emoji for 2019
California [USA], July 17 (ANI): If the existing set of emoji were not enough to communicate through texts, tech giants Apple and Google have given a peek into the all-new set of emoji on today's occasion of World Emoji Day.
Microsoft rolls out Internet Explorer mode for Edge
Washington [USA], July 17 (ANI): Microsoft is rolling out the Internet Explorer mode for its Chromium-based Edge browser to be evaluated by the enterprise users.
Vibrating, ant-like robot could repair internal injuries in humans
Atlanta [USA], July 17 (ANI): Ants may not be welcome on the human body, but researchers have built a 3D-printed of the crawlies to one-day help repair injuries from the inside.
Google Maps will show real-time status of bike-sharing stations...
California [USA], July 17 (ANI): Google Maps is extending its real-time bike-share system status feature for bike stations to 24 cities in 16 countries.
On World Emoji Day, say hello to new saree emoji
New Delhi (India), July 17 (ANI): On the occasion of World Emoji Day what can be a better gift than a new quirky emoji at your service.
Missed the first Moon landing? CBS live streams the original...
New York [USA], July 16 (ANI): For those who were not alive or were too young to understand humanity's first mission to the moon, US broadcaster CBS is live streaming the original Apollo 11 Mission.
Facebook rolls out new tool to report spam ads in the UK
California [USA], July 16 (ANI): Facebook users in the UK will now be able to report ads they find scammy.


text:
Cervical screening and HPV vaccine
Cervical screening programme
Who the cervical screening programme is for
Cervical screening is for women aged 25 to 64. From age 25, you are recommended to attend every three years. From age 50, you are recommended to attend every five years.
Why you should attend
Most cervical cancers occur in women aged 25 to 64. Cervical cancer is the most common cancer occurring in women aged 35 and under.
The screening test is designed to detect human papillomavirus (HPV). Some high-risk types of HPV can lead to abnormal changes in the cells of the cervix. If your sample is HPV positive, it will also be tested for abnormal cervical cells.
Learn more about HPV and how it can lead to cancer.
Most women (around 85 to 90%) will receive a negative HPV screening result. In a small number of women with a positive high-risk HPV result, cervical abnormalities will also be detected. Early detection is important as treatment can be given in an out-patient clinic at the hospital. Regular screening between the ages of 25 to 64 can stop around 75% of cervical cancers developing.
How to register for cervical screening
You won't automatically be invited for screening when you reach 25 or when you move to the island.
You need to book your first appointment with your GP surgery. You can ask for an appointment with a female doctor or nurse. You'll then be invited every three or five years, depending on your age.
The cervical screening test and consultation are free at GP surgeries in Jersey. Cervical screening is also free at The Community Contraception Centre at Le Bas Centre.
Your cervical screening appointment and what to expect
Reliability of cervical screening
Cervical screening can prevent about 75% of cervical cancers developing but the test isn't perfect. It may not always detect early cell changes that may lead to cancer.
Why women under 25 aren't routinely screened
Cervical screening is not suitable for women under 25. This is because it can do more harm than good.
It's common for younger women to have abnormal changes in the cells of the cervix. The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes these changes. Most HPV infections are sexually transmitted and most of us will get HPV at some point in our life. In most cases, especially in under 25s, our immune system gets rid of the HPV and any cell changes go back to normal.
Having treatment under the age of 25 for cell changes that would disappear on their own can result in an increased risk of miscarriage or premature birth in a future pregnancy. In addition treatment would cause unnecessary anxiety and distress for young women.
The expert UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) doesn't recommend cervical screening under the age of 25. Evidence shows, in a population overall, that it can do younger women more harm than good.
Jo's Trust national charity explains why screening is not advisable in under 25s.
Women of any age who have symptoms, whether pain, bleeding or discharge, should see their GP for assessment.
What to do if you have symptoms
Why the offer of screening stops at age 64
Cervical screening helps prevent cervical cancer because it can find and enable a specialist doctor to remove abnormal cells before they have a chance to turn cancerous.
Cervical cancer usually develops very slowly. It's estimated that it takes between 10 and 20 years for HPV infection to develop into abnormal cervical cells and then on into cervical cancer.
As cervical cancer develops so slowly, it is highly unlikely that women over 64 who have been regularly screened will go on to develop the disease.
If your final three screening tests running up to turning 65 have had normal results, then you won't receive any further cervical screening.
If you reach age 65 and you have never had cervical screening, speak with your GP/Nurse.
Cervical screening myths explained
The truths behind some of the most common cervical cancer screening myths
Truth explained
Cervical screening is a test for cervical cancer
No. Cervical screening is a test to prevent cancer. It looks for conditions that may lead to cervical cancer, which can be detected years before cancer develops.
Cervical cancer is eminently preventable – that's why it is important to have your cervical screen when you are invited.
Cervical screening is only for people who have had sex
While sexual history may influence someone's risk, it shouldn't determine whether or not they can have cervical screening.
If someone believes that cervical screening is only for people who have had sex because they believe cervical cancer is caused by sex, this is also a myth. You can talk to the patient about HPV, transmission and how common the virus is.
I don't need cervical screening if I'm gay
This is one of the most worrying myths about cervical screening. HPV isn't fussy - it can be passed on by any intimate contact, not just heterosexual vaginal sex.
Cervical screening is painful
Cervical screening is not usually painful. Most GPs and practice nurses are very good at doing the tests, and all would want you to tell them if you feel pain, so they can change what they are doing to make it more comfortable.
Cervical screening is embarrassing
Your nurse or doctor will have performed lots of cervical screening tests. For them, it's not remotely awkward. In fact, it's a positive part of their day, because they know they could be making a real difference. If you'd rather have a female nurse or doctor perform your cervical screening, that can be arranged.
You hop up on the couch, hidden behind a screen, and the procedure is over in minutes. Let the person doing your cervical screening know if you want them to tell you what they're doing at every step.
Cervical screening detects all kinds of female cancer
No, the test is designed to detect pre-cancerous changes of the cervix only. If left untreated these changes may progress to cancer. Like any medical test, smears are not 100% perfect and may miss some pre-cancers. Going for a regular cervical screening appointment is the best way to avoid a missed cancer.
My cervical screening was negative so I can't have cervical cancer
No, the test is designed to detect pre-cancerous changes and may miss a cervical cancer. If you have bleeding after sex, bleeding between periods, or have an abnormal discharge (for you) from your vagina, you should see your GP, ask them to look at your cervix and ask them for a screen for sexually transmitted infections. It's unlikely these symptoms mean you have cancer or an infection, but it's important to be checked. Cervical cancer and infections are all very treatable, but treatment becomes harder the longer the problem goes undetected.
I've had normal cervical screening for 30 years - I'm not going to get cancer now
Cancer can happen at any age and you are still at risk during your 50s and later in life. You've prioritised your health until now. Please don't stop getting your cervical screening until your medical practitioner tells you it's safe to stop.
If I develop signs of cancer, I can always go for cervical screening then
By the time you develop signs of cervical cancer, it's likely to be more advanced and any treatment you have may need to be more extensive. You're far better off having changes picked up at an early stage, where minor treatment (often done within minutes in an outpatient clinic) can solve the issue.
Cervical Screening Clinic
E lebasclinic@health.gov.je
Le Bas Centre
St Saviour's Road
JE2 4RP
Connect to SignVideo
About HPV infection and HPV vaccination
Symptoms of cervical cancer and how to reduce your risk
Your cervical screening (smear test) appointment
Cervical screening on the NHS Choices website
Community Contraception and Well Woman clinic


Two words: Boccone Dolce. French meringue and fresh strawberries with blackberries and raspberries sprinkled in as well between layers of homemade whipped cream. We share a slice of this at Papa Haydn on our anniversary. Having gone here since I was a little kid, staring at their beautiful dessert case and almost always going for their Georgian Peanut Torte, this was a new one for me and my husband took care of the cream part to save my tummy. YUM.
Our anniversary was awesome, spent primarily at the beach!! As you can see, Ruby was overjoyed to help celebrate it with us!
one morning's harvest…fresh strawberries on pancakes? in smoothies? right off the vine? yes please!
madly in love with my 3 new alliums…love watching them follow the sun and only regret I didn't plant a thousand more!
Amazing how much further your gardens are as we are just now entering the planting season.


The other day I was running late to class. I had my headphones in and was just focusing on getting from point A to point B as quickly as I could. I was about half way when I realized, standing in front of Église Saint-Sulpice de Paris (where Da Vinci's Code was filmed) which I pass every morning, that I wasn't embracing the walk or the buildings around me. I was always rushing to get to class on time – with headphones in and my eyes fixated on the path below me. It was in that moment that I realized I needed to slow down, breathe, and take it all in. I couldn't tell you the song that was playing through my phone but I stood in the middle of the Église Saint-Sulpice and did a 180 degree turn. I didn't care if I was late to class, I was going to take the time to appreciate my surroundings. I don't know if it was the music, the church, or the fact that the scenery was just that beautiful but I began to tear up. I felt so small in that moment but so complete. It was exactly where I was supposed to be at that exact moment. The feeling was overwhelming!
I believe it is so important to take in all that is around you. You might not be in Paris (where everything seems to be beautiful) but there is beauty all around us, we just have to take the moment to see it and appreciate it. Today, I hope you can take the time be still, breathe, see, and appreciate. It really is a powerful feeling!
First off – Thank you so much for all of your sweet words. I re-read them probably a dozen times! They helped put me at ease and realize that everything really will be okay! Everything everyone said really hit home! Victoria, thank you for always sending words of encouragement. You have been one of the kindest people I have met through blogging! And thank you for Wordreference! It is amazing! Stephanie your words really hit home! I love the quote and hearing your story really touched me and gave me strength, so thank you, thank you! I really read each comment multiple times and took it to heart. Thank you all for taking time out of your day to send over some words! Through all of the support I have been receiving I have really been able to breathe. Knowing I have this system of people who are all their encouraging me has helped immensely.
The other night I actually had an epiphany while walking home from a party. The party was across from the Pont Alexandre III so about a 45 min walk home. I decided to a pied (walk) and take it all in. It wasn't but 10 minutes into my walk that I literally had to pinch myself to remind me what I was doing. I took my time walking home and really came to terms with everything. By the end of the walk – I was completely content and 're-in-love' with Paris! Paris at night is beautiful and can turn even the most anti-Paris person into a believer.
I absolutely love my school and learn so much everyday. But I have come to terms with the idea that I won't have the perfect accent nor learn everything there is to know in a month. And that is okay! I am here to learn as much as I can and practice what I learn. It doesn't always have to be now, now, now. All or nothing – which is something I struggle with. Coming to terms with this entire trip has set me at ease and allowed myself to breathe. In and out. The other day I had quite the exciting experience – I had TWO tourists come up to ask me for directions! I must at least look like I know what I am doing even if I have no clue!
Over the past week I have been really surprised by the French. A few things I have learned: One – they all LOVE New York! I mean, every.single.one. The first thing they like to tell me is that they have been to New York a number of times or lived there for an extended time. Secondly they all are dumbfounded by Americans love for Paris. They can't quite wrap their heads around why we love it so much. I simply explain, it is our New York because I can't for the life of me understand why you love NY so much (BOOM)! Another surprising thing is that they think everyone from Texas owns a Machine gun. I knew they thought we owned guns but they skipped passed rifles and handguns to believe that we actually own MACHINE GUNS! This isn't even one or two people but a handful I have met and each one is extremely educated. Ummm, I have never even seen a machine gun, anyone else? Also, french people, mainly men, do not care what temperature it is outside, they are going to wear their coat and scarf. I have seen more men dressed like it is 50 degrees than for the actual 100 degrees. I am in shorts and a shirt and they are in these coats and scarves. Clearly, I am American! And lastly, each Frenchie is dying to practice their english which makes learning and practicing my french difficult! But I completely understand and try to do halvies with them!
The last few days have been spent meeting new people (shout out to Out About In Paris for inviting me to the 4th of July Party at the Eiffel Tower), wandering the different quartiers with my camera, and drinking lots of rosé (for one). I can't believe how quickly my attitude toward Paris has changed but I am so happy to finally be appreciating this experience! à bientôt!
Two questions I get asked the most from friends and readers wanting to travel are "what should I do in London?" and "what should I see in Normandy?". These are both two places I have been able to visit more than once and am always happy to share recommendations. Since it is July 4th and I am one of the proudest Americans you could meet I decided to share my itinerary from my trip to Normandy last summer.
The first time I went to Normandy I was in high school and my sister, cousin, and I all had a European adventure. One of my favorite parts of the trip was visiting this very historic town. The emotions were overwhelming and something I couldn't prepare myself for. I am extremely patriotic, as is my family, so seeing the American Cemetery and the D-Day beaches (something I had studied for years and only every seen on t.v.) was a surreal moment. The second time I went was just as special. My father, the man who taught me this appreciation for history, had a childhood dream to visit Normandy. On a trip abroad last summer we fulfilled this dream. My parents, husband, and in-laws all headed to Normandy to experience what I had a few years before. It was a fantastic trip and one I won't forget!
My mother-in-law who is the most amazing planner laid out every inch of the trip to perfection! I asked her to share our itinerary so I could pass it along to you all. Shall you ever find yourself in France a trip to Normandy is a must!!
** disclosure – My mother-in-law hired a driver, which if you can, I highly recommend. It made the entire trip easier, faster, and run smoothly! The up-front cost is very worth it!
Enjoy dinner in the bar of the hôtel. I recommend walking the gardens or riding a bike around the grounds after dinner.