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If you are doing any active trading, set stop losses. For any coins not in your medium or long-term holds, always set stop losses. This is important for several reasons — the most obvious is mitigating your losses. But more importantly, you force yourself to decide on a point of acceptable loss, and because you now have a reference point, you are able to measure your effectiveness to keep or adjust for future trades. Sometimes, during a market dip, altcoins can plummet, and stop losses can lead to profitability by automatically selling for fiat that you can use to re-enter at lower prices.
The Fund expects to gain exposure to bitcoin futures contracts by investing a portion of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Subsidiary"). The Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus, is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, the Fund, as the sole investor in the subsidiary, will not have all of the protections offered to shareholders of registered investment companies.
•	Market Price Variance Risk — Fund shares are listed for trading on the [ ] Exchange and can be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The market price of shares will fluctuate in response to changes in the value of the Fund's holdings, supply and demand for shares and other market factors. ProShare Advisors cannot predict whether shares will trade above, below or at a price equal to the value of the Fund's holdings. Given the fact that shares can be created and redeemed in Creation Units, as defined below, ProShare Advisors believes that large discounts or premiums to the value of the Fund's holdings should not be sustained. The Fund's investment results are measured based upon the daily NAV of the Fund. Investors purchasing and selling shares in the secondary market may not experience investment results consistent with those experienced by Authorized Participants creating and redeeming directly with the Fund. To the extent that exchange specialists, market makers, Authorized Participants, or other participants are unavailable or unable to trade the Fund's shares and/or create or redeem Creation Units, trading spreads and the resulting premium or discount on the Fund's shares may widen and the Fund's shares may possibly be subject to trading halts and/or delisting.
Options give the holder of the option the right to buy (or to sell) a position in a security or in a contract to the writer of the option, at a certain price. There may be imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of an options contract and price movements of investments underlying an options contract. Lack of correlation (or tracking) may be due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments being hedged, such as speculative or other pressures on the markets in which these instruments are traded. Consequently, the effectiveness of bitcoin options in providing exposure to the price movements of options will depend, in part, on the degree of correlation between price movements in the derivatives and price movements in underlying bitcoin markets. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Sub-Adviser, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund's strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.
The Advisor may give consideration to placing portfolio transactions with those brokers and dealers that also furnish research and other execution related services to the Fund or the Advisor. Such services may include, but are not limited to, any one or more of the following: information as to the availability of securities for purchase or sale; statistical or factual information or opinions pertaining to investment; information about market conditions generally; equipment that facilitates and improves trade execution; and appraisals or evaluations of portfolio securities.
Investment income and gains received by a Fund from foreign investments may be subject to foreign withholding and other taxes, which could decrease the Fund's return on those investments. The effective rate of foreign taxes to which a Fund will be subject depends on the specific countries in which its assets will be invested and the extent of the assets invested in each such country and, therefore, cannot be determined in advance. If more than 50% of a Fund's assets at year end consists of the securities of foreign corporations, the Fund may elect to permit shareholders to claim a credit or deduction on their income tax returns for their pro rata portions of qualified taxes paid by the Fund to foreign countries in respect of foreign securities that the Fund has held for at least the minimum period specified in the Code. In such a case, shareholders will include in gross income from foreign sources their pro rata shares of such taxes paid by the Fund. A shareholder's ability to claim an offsetting foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of foreign taxes paid by the Fund is subject to certain limitations imposed by the Code, which may result in the shareholder's not receiving a full credit or deduction (if any) for the amount of such taxes. Shareholders who do not itemize on their U.S. federal income tax returns may claim a credit (but not a deduction) for such foreign taxes. Even if a Fund were eligible to make such an election for a given year, it may determine not to do so. Shareholders that are not subject to U.S. federal income tax, and those who invest in a Fund through tax-advantaged accounts (including those who invest through individual retirement accounts or other tax-advantaged retirement plans), generally will receive no benefit from any tax credit or deduction passed through by the Fund.
When rolling futures contracts that are in contango, the Short Bitcoin Fund may buy the expiring bitcoin futures contract at a lower price and sell a longer-dated bitcoin futures contract at a higher price, resulting in a positive roll yield (i.e., a gain). When rolling futures contracts that are in backwardation, the Short Bitcoin Fund may buy the expiring bitcoin futures contract at a higher price and sell the longer-dated bitcoin futures contract at a lower price, resulting in a negative roll yield (i.e., a loss).
As of May 2018, over 1,800 cryptocurrency specifications existed.[29] Within a cryptocurrency system, the safety, integrity and balance of ledgers is maintained by a community of mutually distrustful parties referred to as miners: who use their computers to help validate and timestamp transactions, adding them to the ledger in accordance with a particular timestamping scheme.[16]
•	Foreign Investments Risk — Investing in securities of foreign issuers may provide the Fund with increased risk. Various factors related to foreign investments may negatively impact the Fund's performance, such as: i) fluctuations in the value of the applicable foreign currency; ii) differences in securities settlement practices; iii) uncertainty associated with evidence of ownership of investments in countries that lack centralized custodial services; iv) possible regulation of, or other limitations on, investments by U.S. investors in foreign investments; v) potentially higher brokerage commissions; vi) the possibility that a foreign government may withhold portions of interest and dividends at the source; vii) taxation of income earned in foreign countries or other foreign taxes imposed; viii) foreign exchange controls, which may include suspension of the ability to transfer currency from a foreign country; ix) less publicly available information about foreign issuers; x) changes in the denomination currency of a foreign investment; and xi) less certain legal systems in which the Fund might encounter difficulties or be unable to pursue legal remedies. Foreign investments also may be more susceptible to political, social, economic and regional factors than might be the case with U.S. securities. In addition, markets for foreign investments are usually less liquid, more volatile and significantly smaller than markets for U.S. securities, which may affect, among other things, the Fund's ability to purchase or sell foreign investments at appropriate times. Because of differences in settlement times and/or foreign market holidays, transactions in a foreign market may take place one or more days after the necessary exposure to these investments is determined. Until the transactions are effected, the Fund is exposed to increased foreign currency risk and market risk.
In addition, the Advisor, its affiliates and principals may trade for their own accounts. Consequently, non-customer and proprietary trades may be executed and cleared through any prime broker or other broker utilized by clients. It is possible that officers or employees of the Advisor may buy or sell securities or other instruments that the Advisor has recommended to, or purchased for, its clients and may engage in transactions for their own accounts in a manner that is inconsistent with the Advisor's recommendations to a client. Personal securities transactions by employees may raise potential conflicts of interest when such persons trade in a security that is owned by, or considered for purchase or sale for, a client. The Advisor has adopted policies and procedures designed to detect and prevent such conflicts of interest and, when they do arise, to ensure that it effects transactions for clients in a manner that is consistent with its fiduciary duty to its clients and in accordance with applicable law.
U.S. government securities include U.S. Treasury securities, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury and which differ only in their interest rates, maturities, and times of issuance: U.S. Treasury bills, which have initial maturities of one year or less; U.S. Treasury notes, which have initial maturities of one to ten years; and U.S. Treasury bonds, which generally have initial maturities of greater than ten years. In addition, U.S. government securities include Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS"). TIPS are inflation-protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury. These securities are designed to provide inflation protection to investors. TIPS are income generating instruments whose interest and principal payments are adjusted for inflation – a sustained increase in prices that erodes the purchasing power of money. The inflation adjustment, which is typically applied monthly to the principal of the bond, follows a designated inflation index such as the Consumer Price Index. A fixed-coupon rate is applied to the inflation-adjusted principal so that as inflation rises, both the principal value and the interest payments increase. This can provide investors with a hedge against inflation, as it helps preserve the purchasing power of an investment. Because of the inflation-adjustment feature, inflation-protected bonds typically have lower yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. In addition, TIPS decline in value when real interest rates rise. However, in certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, TIPS may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar duration.
Distributions by a Fund to a shareholder that is not a "United States person" within the meaning of the Code (such a shareholder, a "foreign shareholder") properly reported by the Fund as (1) Capital Gain Dividends, (2) short-term capital gain dividends, and (3) interest-related dividends, each as defined and subject to certain conditions described below, generally are not subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax.
If anything, the problem seems to start with incredibly lax risk management at this exchange.  According to the OKEX statement, the risk management team 'immediately' contacted the client to reduce the size of the trade - begging the question - how did their risk management system allow the trade to occur in the first place?  On the bright side, something like that should be easy to fix, but it is indicative, potentially of how many simple things are being overlooked in the rush to make money from crypto trading.
Important agents interacting with those prices are operating in one of three roles: individual speculator, market maker, or arbitrageur. A key role is market maker—a firm that has agreed to simultaneously act as both a buyer and seller for a specific security. When companies sign up for this role they agree to keep the bid/ask prices relatively close to each other—for example even if they aren't keen on selling Bitcoins at the moment they can't just set the ask price to an outrageous level. The agreed-upon maximum bid/ask ranges might be tied to market conditions (e.g., wider when deemed a "fast market") and might allow time-outs but in general, the market maker agrees to act as a buffer between supply and demand.
Ethereum (ETH) is more than just a currency – it's like one giant computer housing many computers around the globe. Ethereum can respond to sophisticated requests. Its ability to store revolutionary computer programs, known as smart contracts, gives Ethereum an edge over Bitcoin and has attracted attention from banks around the world. This, among other factors, has led to a jump of almost 10,000% in 2017!
To the extent that an Underlying RIC realizes net losses on its investments for a given taxable year, a Fund that invests in the Underlying RIC will not be able to benefit from those losses until (i) the Underlying RIC realizes gains that it can reduce by those losses, or (ii) the Fund recognizes its share of those losses when it disposes of shares in the Underlying RIC. Moreover, when a Fund makes such a disposition, any loss it recognizes will be a capital loss. A Fund will not be able to offset any capital losses from its dispositions of shares of the Underlying RIC against its ordinary income (including distributions deriving from net short-term capital gains realized by the Underlying RIC). In addition, a portion of such capital loss may be long-term, which will first offset the Fund's capital gains, increasing the likelihood that the Fund's short-term capital gains will be distributed to shareholders as ordinary income.
Last night, Cboe XBTSM Bitcoin Futures commenced trading on the Cboe Futures Exchange. The launch was smooth, although our website experienced some issues due to an overwhelming number of hits looking for the trading data. Now that the futures are up and running, it may be time for a brief explanation of how an owner of bitcoins may use futures to hedge their position.
While these rules are by no means the only lessons you need, they're definitely a great starting point. Sometimes, though, things are easier said than done, such as watching your portfolio value plummet and still having the iron willpower of resisting the sell button. One of the best solutions I've found to this was to join a community of like-minded cryptocurrency investors. Educated and smart crypto-traders, as well as the community members, will all be there to support your efforts and will be holding with you in the rough times.
Decentralized cryptocurrency is produced by the entire cryptocurrency system collectively, at a rate which is defined when the system is created and which is publicly known. In centralized banking and economic systems such as the Federal Reserve System, corporate boards or governments control the supply of currency by printing units of fiat money or demanding additions to digital banking ledgers. In case of decentralized cryptocurrency, companies or governments cannot produce new units, and have not so far provided backing for other firms, banks or corporate entities which hold asset value measured in it. The underlying technical system upon which decentralized cryptocurrencies are based was created by the group or individual known as Satoshi Nakamoto.[28]
Special rules would apply if a Fund were a qualified investment entity ("QIE") because it is either a "U.S. real property holding corporation" ("USRPHC") or would be a USRPHC but for the operation of certain exceptions to the definition of USRPIs described below. Very generally, a USRPHC is a domestic corporation that holds USRPIs the fair market value of which equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market values of the corporation's USRPIs, interests in real property located outside the United States, and other trade or business assets. USRPIs generally are defined as any interest in U.S. real property and any interest (other than solely as a creditor) in a USRPHC or, very generally, an entity that has been a USRPHC in the last five years. A Fund that holds, directly or indirectly, significant interests in REITs may be a USRPHC. Interests in domestically controlled QIEs, including REITs and RICs that are QIEs, not-greater-than-10% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in REITs and not-greater-than-5% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in RICs generally are not USRPIs, but these exceptions do not apply for purposes of determining whether a Fund is a QIE.
The Trust reserves the absolute right to reject a purchase order transmitted to it by the Distributor in respect of any Fund if (a) the purchaser or group of purchasers, upon obtaining the Shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding Shares of any Fund; (b) the Deposit Securities delivered are not as specified by ProShare Advisors and ProShare Advisors has not consented to acceptance of an in-kind deposit that varies from the designated Deposit Securities; (c) acceptance of the purchase transaction order would have certain adverse tax consequences to the Fund; (d) the acceptance of the purchase transaction order would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; (e) the acceptance of the purchase order transaction would otherwise, in the discretion of the Trust or ProShare Advisors, have an adverse effect on the Trust or the rights of beneficial owners; (f) the value of a Cash Purchase Amount, or the value of the Balancing Amount to accompany an in-kind deposit, exceeds a purchase authorization limit extended to an Authorized Participant by the Custodian and the Authorized Participant has not deposited an amount in excess of such purchase authorization with the Custodian prior to the relevant cut-off time for the Fund on the transmittal date; or (g) in the event that circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Distributor and ProShare Advisors make it impractical to process purchase orders. The Trust shall notify a prospective purchaser of its rejection of the order of such person. The Trust and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of purchase transaction orders nor shall either of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification.
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with respect to any Fund (1) for any period during which the Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (2) for any period during which trading on the Exchange is suspended or restricted; (3) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the shares of the Fund's portfolio securities or determination of its NAV is not reasonably practicable; (4) in such other circumstance as is permitted by the SEC; or (5) for up to 14 calendar days for any of the Global Funds or Short or Ultra International ProShares Funds during an international local holiday, as described below in "Other Information".
Qualifying Income described in clause (i) of subparagraph (a) above) will be treated as Qualifying Income. In general, such entities will be treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes because they meet the passive income requirement under Code section 7704(c)(2). In addition, although in general the passive loss rules of the Code do not apply to RICs, such rules do apply to a RIC with respect to items attributable to an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership. Moreover, the amounts derived from investments in foreign currency will be treated as Qualifying Income for purposes of subparagraph (a) above. There is a remote possibility that the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") could issue guidance contrary to such treatment with respect to foreign currency gains that are not directly related to a RIC's principal business of investing in stocks or securities (or options or futures with respect to stocks or securities), which could affect a Fund's ability to meet the 90% gross income test and adversely affect the manner in which that Fund is managed.
If, in any taxable year, a Fund were to fail to meet the 90% gross income, diversification or distribution test described above, the Fund could in some cases cure such failure, including by paying a Fund-level tax, paying interest, making additional distributions, or disposing of certain assets. If a Fund were ineligible to or did not cure such a failure for any taxable year, or otherwise failed to qualify as a RIC accorded special tax treatment under the Code, the Fund would be subject to tax on its taxable income at corporate rates, and all distributions from earnings and profits, including distributions of net tax-exempt income and net long-term capital gain (if any), would be taxable to shareholders as dividend income. In such a case, distributions from the Fund would not be deductible by the Fund in computing its taxable income. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund may be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions.
Interest Rate Risk — The Fund intends to invest a substantial portion of its assets in U.S. Treasury securities and is subject to interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that debt securities may fluctuate in value due to changes in interest rates. Commonly, investments subject to interest rate risk will decrease in value when interest rates rise and increase in value when interest rates decline. The value of securities with longer maturities may fluctuate more in response to interest rate changes than securities with shorter maturities. A wide variety of factors can cause interest rates to rise (e.g., central bank monetary
You have to be the best story in the entire world of crypto currency that I have heard to date, and I have to say that you have got to be feeling about the best in your life! Congrats! I'm not anywhere near the same, but quite the opposite I might have to say. I'm learning as I go, and I have never been so dedicated to my success and I'm more interested in this as my possibly one chance to get to pay for the rest of my Mom's mortgage and let her stop driving a school bus all to pay for a single signature that she was trying to get dinner for 7 as always and with 2&4 year old girls screaming and the stress that I now have as a little bit of motivation to help. Only one little signature from her husband and my step father, with no explanation, well, he's passed on and the grieving process was not enough, she's just been buried with a contract that she is the responsible person for the signature that 25 years later is a million dollar loan and the details are not my business but I'm told it has ballooned to be several million with the late fees and penalties… if you have any time to contact me please send me a message through Facebook or email. I just need a little more of a clear strategy and I just don't have anyone to ask that has any level of success as you
Short Term USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF; Inflation Expectations ETF; CDS Short North American HY Credit ETF; Crude Oil Strategy ETF and Short or Ultra Fixed Income ProShares Funds	2:30 p.m. (3:00 p.m., if transmitted by mail; except 4:00 p.m., if transmitted by mail on behalf of Short High Yield ETF or Ultra High Yield ETF) in order to receive that day's closing NAV per Share
The information in this Prospectus is not complete and may be changed. Shares of the Funds may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
•	Any distributions from income or short-term capital gains that you receive generally are taxable to you as ordinary dividends for federal income tax purposes. Ordinary dividends you receive that a Fund reports as "qualified dividend income" may be taxed at the same rates as long-term capital gains, but will not be considered long-term capital gains for other federal income tax purposes, including the calculation of net capital losses.
All Shares of the Trust are freely transferable. The Shares do not have preemptive rights or cumulative voting rights, and none of the Shares have any preference to conversion, exchange, dividends, retirements, liquidation, redemption or any other feature. Shares have equal voting rights, except that, in a matter affecting a particular series or class of Shares, only Shares of that series or class may be entitled to vote on the matter. Trust shareholders are entitled to require the Trust to redeem Creation Units of their Shares. The Declaration of Trust confers upon the Board of Trustees the power, by resolution, to alter the number of Shares constituting a Creation Unit or to specify that Shares may be individually redeemable. The Trust reserves the right to adjust the stock prices of Shares to maintain convenient trading ranges for investors. Any such adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits which would have no effect on the net assets of the applicable Fund.
Investments in common units of MLPs involve risks that differ from investments in common stock. Holders of common units of MLPs have the rights typically provided to limited partners in limited partnerships and, thus, may have limited control and limited voting rights as compared to holders of a corporation's common shares. Holders of common units may be subject to conflicts of interest with the MLP's general partner, including those arising from incentive distribution payments. MLPs may also have limited financial resources and units may be subject to cash flow and dilution risk. In addition, investments held by MLPs may be relatively illiquid, limiting the MLPs' ability to vary their portfolios promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions. Accordingly, MLPs may be subject to more erratic price movements because of the underlying assets they hold. Further, a Fund's investment in MLPs subjects the Fund to the risks associated with the specific industry or industries in which the MLPs invest.
Here you will learn more broad concepts regarding daytrading bitcoin and futures in general. Even if you are not an active trader, there's a lot to learn about markets and how they're structured in this guide. Some of the early sections may be a little too easy for those of you who already are traders, so just navigate through to the part that is most relevant to you if you want to hit a more advanced topic in the guide.
Currently there are a several digital asset trading platforms that provide investors with forms of derivative products such as futures, so one could estimate and synthesize the discrete futures curve from the averages of various curves. MVIS research used BitMEX, OKCoin, CryptoFacilities, and BTCC as sources, to construct and approximate bitcoin futures curve based on non-U.S. bitcoin futures trading on these exchanges.
The Board oversight of the Trust and the Funds extends to the Trust's risk management processes. The Board and its Audit Committee consider risk management issues as part of their responsibilities throughout the year at regular and special meetings. The Advisor and other service providers prepare regular reports for Board and Audit Committee meetings that address a variety of risk-related matters, and the Board as a whole or the Audit Committee may also receive special written reports or presentations on a variety of risk issues at the request of the Board or the Audit Committee. For example, the portfolio managers of the Funds meet regularly with the Board to discuss portfolio performance, including investment risk, counterparty risk and the impact on the Funds of investments in particular securities or derivatives. As noted above, given the relatively small size of the Board, the Board determined it is not necessary to adopt a complex leadership structure in order for the Board to effectively exercise its risk oversight function.
So far, these derivatives market have only been a niche occupied by crypto enthusiasts. That is until one of the newcomers, Crypto Facilities, and an incumbent in the derivatives market have joined forces: Crypto Facilities and the CME Group. The CME Group (controlling, for example, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange that has been around for more than a century) is a large-scale business that is officially regulated and audited by the US financial authorities. It settles its contracts in fiat money rather than cryptocurrency, thus enabling non-crypto experts to speculate on Bitcoin.
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The second officially-licensed Voltron hockey jersey features a new front shield, gold numbers, and thinner stripes. A lace-up collar has also been added. I really dug the gold color of the cross and crown of the Masterpiece Voltron toy, so I added it everywhere possible.
Posted on July 9, 2014, in Geeky Jerseys, Hockey Jersey Design and tagged Geeky Hockey Jerseys, Hockey Jersey Design, Voltron. Bookmark the permalink.	3 Comments.
Checked out the website but you only have youth, S & L in stock. Any idea when you'll be getting other sizes? In particular 3XL? I'm a goalie, I may not be Defender of the universe but I do my best to protect the net!!
I don't know if those will be replenished, to be honest. They do a batch every few years, not sure if there will be more. Sorry!


Hi, my name is Jessie. I was told I was a Chesapeake bay mix and I was dropped off with my litter mates in Louisiana. That makes me sad but this wonderful lady, Mel, came to our rescue and brought us back to her place where she found us some foster parents. Thank you for that Mel.
I was told my other siblings are with other amazing foster mommy's and I would be seeing them soon. I'm the only girly-girl here with my mommy's and I'm quite the "diva". Don't let the crown fool ya tho, I can hold my own with my brothers I love to run and jump around and sometimes I even try digging holes in our bed.
My favorite thing to do is run up the stairs and play in my mommy's room and hide under her bed while she's calling my name. I will stick my head out and look at her but I like it under her bed. Sometimes a girl needs her alone time I'm enjoying the tummy rubs and the scratches behind my ears and I've also learned if I start whining while in my play area, mommy knows it's time for me to go outside and do my business. That's pretty good for only being a couple months old huh?
I'd love nothing more then to find me self a furever home with lotsa toys and love that my foster mommy gives us.


The TWRA is dedicated to the protection of the character and environment of the villages of Tadworth and Walton on the Hill. So what are we protecting?
Tadworth is a small vibrant, community of about 5,000 people, bounded on three sides by a combination of green belt, common-land, and important heathland.
Walton-on-the-Hill, with a population of about 2,000 people, lies to the South of Tadworth is surrounded by heathland and agricultural land. It is an archetypal English village, having a large pond, a green, a small primary school, some local shops and several pubs.
The villages are well situated being within easy reach of Central London, both Gatwick and Heathrow Airports and the M25 orbital road.
Tadworth and Walton are fortunate in lying over 400 ft above sea level on the beautiful area of the North Downs. The TWRA is dedicated to protecting our two villages and ensuring that our beautiful area of the North Downs continues to be an attractive and peaceful place to live.
Click the image above to view the 'Surrey Matters' Newsletter.
TWRA Annual General Meeting, Wednesday 15 May, Chinthurst School, Tadworth.


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Oklahoma-raised Bartees Strange earns acclaim for genre-defying debut album 'Live Forever'
by Brandy McDonnell
Published: Thu, October 22, 2020 7:51 AM
Bartees Strange [Bao Ngo photo]
Bartees Strange - a musician and activist who was born in Britain, raised in Oklahoma and is now based in Washington, D.C. - has been garnering national interest and acclaim with his debut album, "Live Forever," released this month via Memory Music. (Fair warning: his songs contain some strong language, so listen at your own risk.)
Strange - whose real name is Bartees Cox Jr. - grew up with a mother who was an opera singer. His dad served in the military for decades. His parents' jobs meant the family moved frequently: Bartees was born in Ipswich, England, in 1989, and is family also did stints in Germany, Greenland, and a number of states across America before he hit his 12th birthday, when they settled in Mustang.
Coming of age in the predominantly white Oklahoma suburb wasn't easy, Strange told NME in a recent interview.
"That's where I picked up that I needed to do whatever I needed to do to fit in, and it started a trend of me not letting myself shine through," he says. "I had friends who were getting run out of town for being good at basketball. And all the while, we had to act like everything was normal."
Bartees's mother shepherded him through formal musical training in voice, but as teenagers, he and his friends turned their ears to the burgeoning hardcore and emo scene of the Midwest and Deep South, drawing inspiration from bands such as At the Drive In, Norma Jean, MeWithoutYou, Cap n Jazz, Bright Eyes, and American Football. Around this time Bartees started playing guitar, according to his bio.
In middle school, he began producing music for friends with a small project studio he built out of a Tascam 388, the family computer and a pirated copy of FL Studio. Through AOL instant messenger, Strange connected with old friends in the UK, who brought him up to speed on a new world of sonic influence led by Bloc Party, Burial, Robyn and Skream.
College and a stint in Brooklyn, New York, allowed him to tap into the rising indie rock scene, especially favorites like Bon Iver, TV on The Radio, Frank Ocean, James Blake, King Krule, Japanese Breakfast, Mt. Kimbie, Mitski, Thao Nguyen and The National.
"Live Forever" is the follow-up to Strange's March EP "Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy," a well-received EP of The National covers.
Strange - who lives in Washington, D.C., where he makes music and works at a nonprofit organization fighting against climate change and poverty - pays musical homage to his Oklahoma upbringing on the new album with excellent, genre-defying tracks like "Mustang" and "Boomer" (Strange appears in a University of Oklahoma shirt in the video for he latter).
As previously reported, Strange was due to play at this year's Norman Music Festival before it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Hopefully, he will be able to make a return tip to Oklahoma when live music makes a comeback.
For more information on his music, go to barteesstrange.bandcamp.com.
This post is part of Oklahoma Music Week here on BAM's Blog, a look at how Oklahoma musicians have been been handling the pandemic and some of the projects they've been working over the past few months. Please follow along and support local musicians and venues in whatever way you can.
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package io.fabric8.forge.camel.commands.jolokia;

import javax.inject.Inject;

import org.jboss.forge.addon.ui.context.UIBuilder;
import org.jboss.forge.addon.ui.context.UIContext;
import org.jboss.forge.addon.ui.context.UIExecutionContext;
import org.jboss.forge.addon.ui.input.UIInput;
import org.jboss.forge.addon.ui.metadata.UICommandMetadata;
import org.jboss.forge.addon.ui.metadata.WithAttributes;
import org.jboss.forge.addon.ui.result.Result;
import org.jboss.forge.addon.ui.result.Results;
import org.jboss.forge.addon.ui.util.Categories;
import org.jboss.forge.addon.ui.util.Metadata;

public class RouteListCommand extends AbstractJolokiaCommand {

    @Inject
    @WithAttributes(label = "name", required = false, description = "The name of the Camel context")
    private UIInput<String> name;

    @Override
    public UICommandMetadata getMetadata(UIContext context) {
        return Metadata.forCommand(ConnectCommand.class).name(
                "camel-route-list").category(Categories.create(CATEGORY))
                .description("List Camel routes");
    }

    @Override
    public void initializeUI(UIBuilder builder) throws Exception {
        name.setCompleter(new CamelContextCompleter(getController()));
        builder.add(name);
    }

    @Override
    public Result execute(UIExecutionContext context) throws Exception {
        String url = getJolokiaUrl();
        if (url == null) {
            return Results.fail("Not connected to remote jolokia agent. Use camel-connect command first");
        }

        org.apache.camel.commands.RouteListCommand command = new org.apache.camel.commands.RouteListCommand(name.getValue());

        command.execute(getController(), getOutput(context), getError(context));
        return Results.success();
    }
}


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EDF agrees acquisition of US solar company
The French energy giant expands its presence in the United States' renewables industry with a deal for the acquisition of solar project development and management company Global Resource Options.
April 25, 2016 pv magazine
EDF's American subsidiary EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has signed the deal, which will see Vermont-based Global Resource Options (groSolar) become part of EDF's growing renewable energy global presence. It comes at a time when large-scale solar is stuttering in Europe, which may go some way to explain the company's interest in further expansions overseas.
Well-established groSolar specializes in the development, sale and installations of PV plants for utilities, corporations and industrial operations, with an average installation capacity of 5 MWp. It has developed total installations of 150 MWp across the U.S, which gives it a solid base to support EDF RE's solar activities immediately. "Now integrated into EDF RE, groSolar will further strengthen the technical skills and expertise of the Group in the United States," said EDF President and CEO Jean-Bernard Lévy.
The move comes at a bleak time for large-scale solar PV projects in Europe, after a quiet year for the industry in the continent, which is poised to slow down further. EDF RE is already well-renowned in the U.S., after developing a total of 8 GW of renewable power generation projects and operating a total of 10 GW.
"This acquisition will enable EDF, through EDF EN Group its renewable arm, to offer this segment of commercial and industrial customers an ever-expanding range of competitive, decentralized and low-carbon solutions," continued Lévy. "This acquisition is a way to further anchor the Group's long-term presence in North America, a strategic geographic region for EDF's international development."
It's not the only news regarding EDF's energy expansions on Monday, as France's economy minister announced that there will be a further delay on EDF's decision to go ahead with a controversial plant to build the Hinkley Point C nuclear power in the U.K. The £18bn (US$26bn) nuclear plant has come under criticism from renewable energy advocates in the U.K., with a decision now not expected until September.
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SCHMITZ, Dr David
USA : rural family doctor
David Schmitz MD is a rural family physician from Idaho in the USA. He is the author of WONCA News Rural round-up for November 2014.
What work do you do now?
The road to rural health seems to be as unique as our rural communities themselves. For me, I am still striving to derive access to quality healthcare in rural areas as the meaning for my daily work.
After graduating family medicine residency, I practiced for six years in St Maries, Idaho, USA; a town with 2302 persons and no traffic light. In this mountainous state our communities are often isolated and ensuring access to emergency care services, mental health, obstetrical care and primary care and prevention are all encompassed in the role of family physicians – but each community is unique.
I returned to the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, in Boise, as a rural faculty member, in 2005. From curricular development focused on preparing family physicians for competent and confident careers in rural practice, to outreach and policy development, I have continued to have opportunities to grow. I am now the Program Director for two Rural Training Tracks which meld a year of training in the urban hospitals, with the second and third years taking place in rural communities. These "RTT programs" are an exception to the typical accreditation rules and have outstanding graduation rates placing physicians into rural and underserved practices (more). I also help to advise a federally funded project with the National Rural Health Association supporting RTTs across the United States. In my role as director, I see patients, precept and mentor residents, take medicine call and deliver babies – I get to be a family doctor.
I am also an active researcher. I have found that research allows us to form a foundation of evidence that, when combined with a story, provides what we need to have a convincing conversation about improving access to quality healthcare in rural areas. By reaching out and cooperating with other rural communities and providers we stay connected to what the key issues are in education and patient care. These environments and relationships are often changing due to everything from economics to use of technology. Working with partners such as our State Office of Rural Health, we have published in the areas of Rural Family Physicians Scope of Practice, Rural Physician Satisfaction and Grit, and Rural Community Recruitment of Family Physicians, the "Community Apgar Program".
What other interesting activities that you have been involved in?
I have found that we can learn much from each other through cooperation in advocacy and in making a difference reaching out for rural health. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) recently allowed for the first time, formation of Member Interest Groups. I was able to found our group on Rural Health at AAFP, and many members have begun to interact on various topics from practice issues to workforce shortages.
I am also on the board of the National Rural Health Association, as the Clinical Services Chair. Connecting these organizations in policy and advocacy is a powerful tool to affect regulation and necessary steps in improving rural health and workforce in the United States. I have served in additional leadership roles within the AAFP, as president of our state medical association and with our state rural health association.
Becoming a part of WONCA and the Working Party for Rural Practice has been a fantastic opportunity for us. I have felt the kinship of my peer family physicians and while I am relatively new, I have been encouraged to share my experiences and my effort in our aligned mission of better health for rural patients worldwide.
What are your interests as a family physician and also outside work?
These activities keep our family very busy and in fact, my wife Shannon has joined the cause for rural health in several ways as well. Shannon is the Executive Director of the Idaho Rural Health Association and is also involved with our volunteer outreach activities to rural communities including patient education, drug use prevention and suicide prevention. Our family also enjoys camping and the outdoors. My individual interests include flying kites, trying to understand physics, philosophy and a historical approach to differential theology.
What is it like to be a rural family doctor in USA?
The United States is undergoing varying degrees of transition in healthcare delivery and at a very real level, healthcare access. Some states but not all have chosen to participate in an expansion of healthcare insurance to the economically disadvantaged (Medicaid). Public health and mental health are clearly seen as areas of need, but it is unclear how this will be organized and administered going forward. The role of the family physician is also changing to the leading of Patient Centered Medical Homes, while some family physicians are more often providing a set of services exclusively in hospitals, or emergency room settings.
There is a great deal of variety in the context of a great deal of change. Technologies such as telemedicine and the electronic medical record are still varied and their use can be seen as both innovative and disruptive to the usual way of practice. Some family physicians are employed by large systems of healthcare facilities and others have joined a new increased interest in providing direct primary care to enrolled patients separate from any outside system at all.
For rural health, we can each find our unique road to making a contribution. Mine has been as a provider, educator, researcher and advocate – and it's a great job.
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Pseudoperiboeum is een kevergeslacht uit de familie van de boktorren (Cerambycidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van het geslacht werd voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1935 door Linsley.

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Pseudoperiboeum omvat de volgende soorten:
 Pseudoperiboeum lengi (Schaeffer, 1909)
 Pseudoperiboeum subarmatum Linsley, 1935

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UK politics has changed for ever. The main parties must adapt or die
So, Boris Johnson fears that the Conservatives may face extinction if they delay Brexit (Report, 5 June). He may be right, on this at least, but for the wrong reasons. The fact is that the decline of the Conservatives, and of Labour, is a long-term process which began 60 years ago and may only now have reached its culmination. Both main parties have underestimated the consequences of this decline. The result is that the transformation in party voting seen in the Euro elections and since may be permanent.
British politics has long been seen as dominated by two big parties, each with a block of loyal supporters, and a small number of "floating" voters between them. This was an accurate picture of elections in the early 1950s, when over 80% of the electorate voted Labour or Tory. But this two-party domination began to weaken from the late 50s, a trend that has continued ever since. Turnout fell as fewer people were enthused by the main parties. The growth of this pool of unattached electors gave space for Liberal and Liberal/SDP "revivals", the growth of nationalist parties in Scotland and Wales, and now the rise of the Green party and the Ukip/Farage phenomenon.
The decay of two-party domination had been obscured by the first-past-the-post voting system, with changes in voting not fully reflected in parliament. Certainly, the fall in turnout, and in electoral registration, had no apparent political impact. But most people are no longer loyal Labour or Tory voters. The traditional sources of loyalty to these two parties, based partly on social class, are now not the main motivation in voting.
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The referendum revealed a new and passionate division between two broadly equal-sized parts of the electorate. This cleavage is based on real divisions of interest and between sets of values. The intensity of the feelings on both sides has pushed the remnants of former loyalties aside, and this change is probably permanent. Neither Labour nor the Conservative party is unambiguously identified with one or other side of this new fundamental cleavage in British political opinion. As a result they may both finish up in the often-cited dustbin of history.
Coverage of the EU parliamentary elections, and Andy Beckett's essay (Conservatism in crisis, 28 May), show that the main political parties cannot develop the new politics needed for the long-term issues we face. Modern conservatism and social democracy/socialism arise from the class struggles characterising late 19th- and 20th-century mass industrial society. The core question was how to distribute wealth through variations in property ownership and rights. The growth-based economic model, within which that debate was centred, is being overtaken by the reality of climate emergency.
This involves a completely new mindset and culture. The political future requires replacing the residual elements of the "growth society", with its emphasis on consumption – whether individual or collective – and the freedom to do so, with the "sustainable society", a post-consumerist society where social justice hangs on the ability of society to preserve the environment and harness technology to this overarching aim. Social democracy/socialism has to ditch its obsession with industrial growth and contribute its traditional emphasis on social justice. It must add itself to the green movement.
Part of the process of getting there requires, sadly, a preliminary conflict between the emerging green movement and the reactionary last gasps of conservatism, displayed by nationalist populist parties, whose chief characteristic is to act as a brake on social change often accompanied by climate emergency denial. They are on the losing aside, even if it may not seem so today. Their children and grandchildren will see to that.
Peter Muchlinski
Emeritus professor of law, Soas University of London
• I was a Change UK candidate in the European elections. Like my 70 colleagues I invested time, energy and reputation in trying to create a credible alternative to the old political parties. We brought experience from the public, private and voluntary sectors. We pitched in because we hoped we could create a different way of doing politics, with an emphasis on collaboration, listening and inclusion – qualities that have been mislaid by the existing parties. No one believed the job would be done and dusted on 23 May.
In the fortnight since the election, Change UK candidates and supporters in the regions have been buzzing with energy and ideas for how to do things differently. It is extremely disappointing that the rug has been pulled from under us by a small group of MPs in London (Change UK loses six of its 11 MPs as woeful EU election result takes toll, 5 June). We had hoped the Independent Group might be the catalyst for gathering people with knowledge and experience to offer. Instead, more than half of the Change UK MPs have walked away without consulting us. The problems that led many of us to leave our existing parties remain unsolved. Change UK or not, the renewal of politics is not going to come from Westminster, but from fresh local and regional initiatives. Otherwise, plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
Andrew Graystone
• Good of you to give your readers a two-page spread on the Conservative leadership race (4 June), after the extensive coverage of Labour's internal struggles and debates in recent weeks. But a high proportion – quite possibly a majority – of your readers voted Liberal Democrat or Green in the Euro elections. Should the Guardian not respond by covering these two parties – their policies, leadership elections and internal debates – a little more frequently?
William Wallace
Liberal Democrat, House of Lords
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Here we are again. A year on from the departure of Mark Hughes due to a terrible result against a lower league club in the FA Cup, Stoke City have sacked manager Gary Rowett in pretty much exactly the same set of immediate circumstances.
Okay, so we aren't out of the cup like we were so dismally under Hughes, but it felt like nothing more than the reprieve of a condemned man.
Oh, and that sound you can hear?
It's the populace of Derby simultaneously sniggering openly, whilst saying 'I told you so'.
Even though Rowett got the Rams to the play-offs last season there was plenty of noise amongst their supporters about his style, while when Birmingham visited the bet365 Stadium earlier this season they were quite specific about their feelings regarding Rowett's brand of football whilst their number one.
To be fair to Rowett, his appointment last summer was reasonably welcomed in Stoke, although there were misgivings about both his style and, from this scribe in particular, about his choice to jump ship in the summer rather than in January when we arguably needed him more.
He had money to spend and spent it; how well is debatable.
Tom Ince and Ryan Woods are good players. Benik Afobe might be but ironically Rowett barely gave him any support in his formation and he has struggled to make an impact.
For me James McClean was never a good signing for all sorts of reasons. I believe that has proved to be the case. But Rowett was a manager who could never admit he'd got things like that wrong. He kept McClean in the team when his performances just haven't justified it.
Meanwhile, his sidelining of favourites such as Mortiz Bauer and Bojan simply wound fans up more, especially when his 'favourites' didn't cut the mustard.
And his ongoing references to the supporters voicing their feelings just seemed to be the cries of a man drowning by the end.
In truth, the situation became so toxic over Christmas that Rowett's departure became inevitable. The timing was only the issue.
I actually thought Peter Crouch's equaliser on Saturday had bought him the rest of this transfer window and thence the remainder of the season and we would be bidding farewell when his team inevitably finished shipwrecked in mid-table in May.
Hopefully this early action by the board will bear fruit.
So, Rowett wasn't popular; and made himself less so through player selection, substitutions, tactics and demeanour.
To put it into perspective the only two Stoke full-time managers in the last 27 years to have a worse win ratio are Paul Lambert and Steve Cotterill.
But was it actually an impossible job? Had he actually been sold a pup and only discovered this when he had his feet under the table at Clayton Woods and realised that no one was ever going to shell money out for the likes of Giannelli Imbula, Badou Ndiaye and Kevin Wimmer for him to spend on improving the squad?
The Stoke board have to take a significant amount of the blame for the situation. It is certainly not all Rowett's fault.
This is their record: three managers in a year, when the three previous managers reigned for a total of over 16 years between them, albeit Tony Pulis had two spells in charge. The fall from grace has been pronounced. And it's been on their watch.
Perhaps in dismissing Rowett now the board have learned that the old fashioned virtue of loyalty just doesn't work in modern football, sad to say.
Was Rowett sacked too late to save this season?
Far more important than that, given the serious decline the club has been on since January 2016 (it's three years and three days since we lost the first leg of the League Cup semi-final at home to Liverpool and it all kicked in), is that to a large degree what Stoke need now is someone who can actually turn this team around.
Do not underestimate that task.
Last time around we had the Quique Sanchez Flores and Martin O'Neill dalliances. This time I expect the club to play their cards much closer to their chest. Just expect the end result to be conservative, rather than exciting.
For me, the board attempted to achieve both of those things in appointing Rowett and he fell between two stools. His tactics at the start of the season saw plenty of entertainment resulting in some dreadful defensive performances and lots of goals being conceded. Then he tightened things up, but he could never conjure anything other than dour grinding in terms of results.
Again, not necessarily all his fault.
I for one am sad to see forwards coach Kevin Phillips go. He single-handedly transformed Saido Berahino from a Mcdonald's-munching layabout back into a footballer. But as a Rowett acolyte he was always part of that team.
Now we have honorary Stokie Rory Delap in charge alongside Kevin Russell to do their best Eddie Niedzwiecki impression at Brentford on Saturday.
Then we'll await news of the new appointment.
Will it be the dawn of a new era?
Actually, I expect Stoke's old values to be reverted to. And as I write this article Allardyce has come in from 16/1 to 7/1 in the last half hour. It's clearly the way punters are going too.
I will be astonished if the new man is not Big Sam or Mad-Eyed Dave.
Either is probably just what we need right now.


The Zambia Forestry and Forest Industry Corporation (ZAFFICO) in 2018 declared its intentions to list on the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE). This followed a directive by H.E. President Lungu to have State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) listed on the stock market.
The African Union (AU) is keen to accelerate regional economic, political and social integration through the establishment of an African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aimed at substantially removing all restrictions to trade and investment on the African continent.
The Government's recent announcement to facilitate the recruitment of 1,000 Zambians to work in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait has been received with mixed feelings.
It appears that fueling the on-going debate about how relevant an International Monetary Fund (IMF)-supported programme is for Zambia is a big Zambian resolution for 2019.


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Most of our newsletters focus on stories of the animals we rescue, treat, and place into loving homes. This one highlights the people who make it all possible - people who are raising awareness and money, volunteering, and donating, to help needy animals in Nepal. If these stories inspire you, read about some fun, creative, and easy ways to support KAT in your own community!
With great sorrow I have to tell you that Mango, our beloved KAT mascot, is no longer with us.
This lively clever little fellow was always the first to greet people at the gate. Together with Tara (our dearly loved paraplegic in-house dog) they both became famous as KAT's ambassadors in our 'Dr Dog' Pet Therapy programs.
But time caught up with Mango and in the past year he gradually became very frail. Major kidney failure and other aging problems were treated in vain. This plucky little guy could fight no more and to alleviate his pain - with a very heavy heart we had to help him go.
This is such sad news for us all and for many of you out there who knew him.
He is missed terribly by us all at KAT and will never ever be forgotten.
Raising Money for KAT – and Having Fun Doing it!
Ekta Gurung is a young Nepali woman who grew up in the Kathmandu Valley and now lives in London. When she learned about the KAT Centre through our website and Facebook page, she was inspired to help Kathmandu's street dogs.
Ekta made a presentation about the KAT Centre using information in KAT's online fundraising toolkit, and presented it to more than 300 employees at a meeting of the company she works for. This set the stage for a fun evening social event that she and some of her colleagues planned at their workplace. At the event, people mingled, enjoyed the free bar, and learned about Nepal's street dogs and KAT's work to help them. Raffles raised more than £400!
Ms. Gurung and her friends also created online giving pages on JustGiving.com, an easy way to raise money for a charity. They spread the word through emails and Facebook, and their friends and colleagues donated almost £500 online!
In addition to fundraising, Ekta set up monthly donations to sponsor a kennel at the Centre. Her contributions support the medicine, food, vet supplies, shelter, and loving care for all the dogs who live in that kennel throughout the year. The KAT Centre sends her periodic stories and photos of some of the dogs she's helping.
Ms. Gurung has a lot of exciting ideas for raising awareness about street dogs and the KAT Centre. She's now working with us to plan a campaign to encourage people to promote KAT on Facebook. Furthermore, she wants to give presentations about KAT to organizations of Nepalis living in the UK.
Two young people named Dino and Iksa came to the KAT Centre with an adorable one-day old puppy they had found lying on the street. His mother may have tried to move all her newborn pups to a safe place, and while she was avoiding Kathmandu's dangerous traffic, she unknowingly dropped this one. He still had some membrane on him from his birth and hadn't even opened his eyes!
The kids who rescued him were really upset to hear how slim his chance of survival was. Mother's milk has the perfect balance of nutrients that a young puppy needs, and it's very hard to create this balance with foods available in Nepal. Mother's milk also gives resistance to illnesses which is important for developing a strong immune system, making orphan puppies and kittens very vulnerable to disease. Even a simple case of diarrhea can be fatal to such a young animal. Additionally, puppies as small as this one need to be fed every couple hours, all day and night. It was heartbreaking to see this helpless little peanut wriggling with his eyes shut, so full of life but so unlikely to live.
She brought the tiny guy home and fell in love with him immediately. He spent most of his time in a basket lined with towels and a hot water bottle, and every two or three hours he would start squeaking loudly until he was fed homemade puppy formula from a bottle. Then he'd wobble around on his little legs and fall asleep again. When he drank too fast, formula came out of his nose, which was adorable. After a few days of feeding him night and day, Marie was exhausted but still dedicated. A couple weeks later, she was heartbroken to hand him over to his rescuers but happy that he would live with people who care so much about him.
Against the odds, little Kibo (which is Japanese for 'hope') is still thriving. Dino and Iksa were excited to tell us that he opened his eyes, started crawling around on his own, and is happy and healthy. 'He is very mischievous, though!' Although there are some heartbreaking stories at the Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre, there are far more successes like this one.
The KAT Centre has many puppies, adult dogs, and cats who need loving homes. Meet some of the pups on the KAT Blog and see photos of the adult dogs!
Cats Protection is a national British charity which rescues and re-homes unwanted and abandoned cats, and promotes responsible cat ownership. Members of the Teignbridge and Totnes Branch of Cats Protection learned about the work of the KAT Centre on 25 February 2012.
KAT has a sister organization, KAT Centre UK, which is a registered charity in the UK and raises money and awareness to support KAT's programs in Nepal. KAT UK Trustees Frances Turner and Russ Pariseau were invited to the Annual General Meeting of the Teignbridge and Totnes Branch in Devon. They showed the audience of more than 50 members the KAT video 'Kukur Puja' and introduced them to some of the dogs KAT has rescued through 'before and after' pictures.
Both charities share the challenges of raising funds to keep their operations running, and also count on the time and devotion of volunteers both to spend 'cuddle time' with the animals and help socialize them to make re-homing easier, as well as to participate in fundraising activities.
Everyone was moved by the plight of street dogs in Kathmandu, and genuinely touched that an organization like KAT is working to address the situation. It didn't matter that the attendees are more dedicated to cats than dogs. A number of the participants spontaneously contributed a total of £70 to KAT. All of us at the KAT Centre are grateful to Frances and Russ for the time and effort they generously devote to helping animals in Nepal.
KAT Raises Awareness about Sterilising Dogs!
Along with reducing the populations of street dogs and cats, spaying and neutering (sterilising) has health and behavioral benefits for pets. On World Spay Day, February 28, the KAT Centre held a public awareness event about the importance of sterilizing. We set up tables and informational displays in the heart of Thamel, Kathmandu's tourist neighborhood, and in front of the big Bhat Bhateni Super Market near the U.S. embassy in Maharajganj. Our volunteers and staff talked to hundreds of people and distributed leaflets about spaying and brochures about KAT. We told people about KAT's Animal Birth Control (ABC) program and asked them to be a part of it by calling us about any street dogs they see who need to be spayed. We hope that this, combined with ABC, will help KAT to further reduce the number of street dogs in the city. It is certainly possible with supporters like you.
Visit our new 'Resources' section! The KAT Centre's website has a new section with information about cat and dog care, finding missing pets, traveling with pets, and more.


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Q: Laravel group by day and paginate? I want to group my posts by day, sort by latest, and include pagination for a timeline that will also contain infinite scroll for a vue spa on the frontend:
RecordController
public function userFeed($userId)
{
    $client = User::where('hashed_id', $userId)->first();
    $records = Record::where('user_id', $client->id)->latest()->paginate(10);
    return RecordResource::collection($records);
}

RecordResource
class RecordResource extends JsonResource
{
    public function toArray($request)
    {
        return [
            'id' => $this->hashed_id,
            'owner' => new UserResource($this->owner),
            'title' => $this->title,
            'created_at' => $this->created_at->format('M d Y'),
            'comments' =>  $this->decryptedComments()
        ];
    }
}

I'd like the API laid out in a way where it would be easy to loop through with v-for:
[
    'Sunday' => 5,
    'Monday' => 45,
    'Tuesday' => 452,
    ...
]

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A: if you want a group by then use if before  pagination otherwise, it's not working
$records = Record::where('user_id', $client->id)
           ->groupBy(\DB::raw('DATE(created_at) = CURDATE()'))
           ->latest()->paginate()

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Wait, hold the wine, popcorn, and cell phone. Is this really happening? Are Fitz and Olivia going to get married on Scandal , for real? According to the official ABC press release for Thursday's episode, "Fitz and Olivia are presented with a shocking plan that might just make all of their troubles go away." Based on the sneak peak, that means Cyrus is planning a shotgun wedding for the two star-crossed lovers. Having had three of his own, I guess he's the expert. Is that really so shocking? It's been tossed around this season already. The real question is, what's going to stop this wedding now that it's in motion. I know Scandal. I know that something will go horribly wrong before this is all over.
I would love to be made a fool on this. I dare them to go through with this and be married, honestly. That's the kind of twist that would really interest me, because part of me can't imagine what the tension on Scandal would be if Fitz and Olivia were legally together. She is not a fantasy! I'm also not saying that there will be no show if this really does happen. There are plenty of stories to tell about Fitz and Olivia adjusting to married life with the added stakes of being scrutinized in the public eye. It would cause as many emotional and political problems as it would solve, sadly. All that said, I'm not buying that Fitz and Olivia will really get married on Scandal any time soon, and here's why.
Sadly, that's the most likely scenario. We rarely have happy moments on Scandal without death.
Again with the priorities. They don't have the legal power to get married yet, and Mellie is sure to keep those cards close for as long as she can.
There is absolutely no way on B613's green Earth that Papa Pope is going to allow Fitz to get his happy ending.
Mellie made a good point a few weeks ago. Do we really want Olivia to be First Lady? I don't want that for her. She's better as a fixer.
No, I mean like a real dentist's appointment — not a torture appointment, though that's possible. However, I honestly believe that something this trivial could blow up into a whole thing. You know, like Abby has a family emergency and Olivia calls off the wedding to be with her friend. Anything to keep that tension pulled for another week.
But really, Norm Lewis was on this show for how many episodes and didn't so much as croon a "For She's A Jolly Good Fellow" or a holiday tune? Shame. He was nominated for a Tony for Porgy and Bess and played the Phantom of the Opera on Broadway opposite Sierra Boggess (and they also played Ariel and King Triton in The Little Mermaid together but that's not weird). The Senator may not be Olivia's biggest fan right now, but I believe in the power of his voice.
Seriously, something has to stop this wedding from happening. It's #Olitz and it won't go off without a hitch or fifty — and knowing Scandal, it will be a little bit more dramatic than a change of heart.


Recent research conducted in the U.S. showed 85% of mothers actually want to give their babies breast milk exclusively. But of the 85%, only 32% of women who succeed do so.
The study was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this research, the CDC used information from previously existing research that follows the lives of 3,000 women pregnant in 2005 and 2007. All women in the study were aged 18 years and at least 35 weeks pregnant and gave birth to a baby that weighed at least 2.3 kg.
When examined, all respondents were asked to answer the questionnaire at least 11 year study period. Questionnaires given from their known was pregnant.
Based on the results of the study, 1792 women or about 60%, which fills the entire questionnaire said they wanted to give the baby breast milk until a certain time period. The period of time varies from several weeks up to seven months or more. Of the respondents who intend to breastfeed, 85% of women plan to do it for three months or more. Unfortunately berapalama was their intention to breastfeed, only 32% were successful.
Most respondents who intend to breast-feed for a few months was finally stopped after a month of giving their babies milk. 15% of respondents no longer even feed the baby since she was in the hospital.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, ideally a new mothers breastfeed their babies until the age of six months. After that could begin to be given solid food, but still be breastfed at least until the age of one year.
The Project Director of the CDC, said Cria Perrine there are many things that cause mothers to give up the speed to give their babies breast milk. One is the dexterity of the hospital staff to inform mothers about the importance of breastfeeding.
"We know that the hospital has an important role. Indeed period of time (at the hospital) only briefly, but it's actually a very important time," said Perrine told Fox News.
In the study, Perrine and his team found some women are more likely to give up breastfeeding. They are more easy to stop breastfeeding is maternal obesity and smoking. Research on women in America also revealed women who were married or had a partner more successful breastfeeding than those who were single.
Help and care from the hospitals also influence whether or not the mother of success in achieving the target time to feed her baby. Mothers who breastfeed their babies immediately after birth and infant milk formula was not given by the hospital, more successful long-term breastfeeding.
Adolescence is the most vulnerable. Physically and mentally transfer that occurs in the age of the children become teens often cause problems of its own. Adolescence is when reproductive organs in the body begin to function.
For both young women and men, will change the shape, adding functions and at this stage, many young people get the information as possible so as not to shock or interfere with his own body.
Taking care of reproductive health should also be introduced, ranging from the possibility of disease to what if the illness is over. Better information obtained from parents or teachers at school, despite the information flowing on the Internet.
Reproductive health is a state of perfect health physically, mentally, and socially, and not merely free from disease or disability in all aspects relating to the reproductive system, its functions and processes.
Unlike intact families in general, children who are raised by single parents is likely difficult to identify one parent figure who did not live with him. But that does not mean there is no solution.
"It would be different between children raised in intact families with a single. Whatever extra attention given to single parents, will not be complete because the child must identify a mother figure and a father," said psychologist efnie Indriani, M.Psi, when contacted wolipop Thursday (07/05/2012).
To keep the child the attention and affection are complete, then both parents have to be compromised in arranging parenting time. In the case of divorced parents, for example, the mother must share parenting time with father. For example, in one week, four days the child with his mother and two days with his father.
Sleep is a fun activity for most people. At bedtime, we can relax and feel more refreshed when you wake up. The time needed to sleep for an adult ranges from 8 hours each day. However, time-consuming work, watching television, and other things to make only a few people actually sleep in that time period.
There is a lot done while we sleep. During sleep, our bodies also repair damaged cells in the body is also made up our minds to be quieter. Lack of sleep can lead to emotional instability, fatigue, decreased ability to think.
Unfortunately, many people who find it difficult to sleep at night. Although it is intended to sleep, but can not shut eyes and no drowsiness. How can you enjoy a sound sleep at night?
Check out some tips for getting quality sleep as released by Info-Sehat.com.
After a weary routine, Japanese people are always soaking in a bathtub filled with warm water. These activities can make the body more relaxed so they can sleep more quickly, and even fell asleep in the bath because the muscles that have relaxation.
Ever feel uncomfortable because the bathroom floor was not clean? Or look at a room or work space a mess? If you are preoccupied with the lack neat in sight what the invisible. For example, the cleanliness of the digestive organs.
Guts example. Every day should be working, digesting whatever owner entered the body. Guts also need to be cleaned. If not then it could cause health problems.
It triggers a reaction in the digestive system of a sense of bloating and even nausea. Not only that, you will also be difficult bowel movements, headaches, and tired.
For it does not happen, you have to clean the colon regularly eating foods bowel cleansing. If you always eat a high fat diet and rarely eat foods bowel cleansing, the colon will always work hard, and in dirty conditions.
Not only flatulence but also at increased risk of colon cancer. To keep your gut healthy and avoid feeling bloated, eat the following foods.
Aspirin, a popular drug to treat headaches increasingly popular as a study stating that Aspirin is a drug that can control heart attack.
Aspirin is now getting to the top of its popularity after one of the drugs included in the prevention and treatment of cancer. 3 British researchers led by Dr. Peter M. Rothwell, a professor of neurology at the University of Oxford and John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, said.
A report published in The Lancet and The Lancet Ontology Rothwell stated that the team has analyzed the data 51 clinical trial, comparing aspirin with no aspirin in preventing heart attacks.
In another study, the team looked at the effects of asprin Rothwell in slowing the spread of cancer or metastasis. Their data from five clinical trials were also observed daily low-dose aspirin (75 milligrams or more) and the prevention of heart attack and stroke.


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Is the Religious Right withdrawing from the political war over America's culture?
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Oct 23, 2013 at 6:16 PM Oct 23, 2013 at 7:07 PM
THIS PIECE from the Wall Street Journal, no less, merits your attention:
Since the birth of the Christian-conservative political movement in the late 1970s, no evangelical group has delivered more punch in America's culture wars than the Southern Baptist Convention and its nearly 16 million members. The country's largest Protestant denomination pushed to end abortion, open up prayer in public schools and boycott Walt Disney Co. over films deemed antifamily. Its ranks included many of the biggest names on the Christian right, including Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell.
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Wow! You will be missed on the west coast but I'm sending nothing but love and happiness your way! Love you tons!
Good luck on your move! I'm in MN, been here my whole life and still hate winter. It can be harsh in Michigan too so I've heard but you might love it!
Congrats! This is a very big step! Wish you luck with the move! Greets!
We will need to meet up!!!
What a moving twist! You must be thrilled, excited and terrified – all in one, at the beginning. I wish I could travel like that, must be awesome!
Oh it didn't come easily my friend! The move, wedding, birthday smashed into one month! It's a lot!


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About the Vice Presidency for the Arts
The Vice Presidency for the Arts (VPA) is dedicated to increasing the visibility and impact of the arts at Stanford. The VPA offers extracurricular and interdisciplinary student programs, public exhibitions and performances, and central resources for navigating the arts within the university.
The School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) is the center of a liberal arts education at Stanford and houses the academic arts departments.
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Department of Art & Art History
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2021-22 Annual Arts Report (link)
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In 2006 Stanford launched the Stanford Arts Initiative with the goal of making the arts a fundamental part of a Stanford education and building the resources and programs required to realize that vision. Thanks to the initiative, the university added new faculty positions in arts departments and programs, new graduate fellowships for PhD and MFA students, and many new arts programs and opportunities designed to ensure that every Stanford student, no matter what their major, can have a meaningful engagement with the arts. The university also added a new general education curricular requirement in Creative Expression, ensuring that every Stanford undergraduate must take at least one creative practice class in order to graduate.
The most visible part of the Arts Initiative was the creation of an arts district at the front of Stanford's campus. In 2015-16 Stanford opened its third new facility for the arts: the McMurtry Building for the Department of Art and Art History. This remarkable resource, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, is a state-of-the-art platform for the study and making of art. It also represents the dynamism of the arts on campus, with a powerful architectural statement and open and inviting spaces. It is truly a transformative addition to campus, joining Bing Concert Hall (2013), the Anderson Collection at Stanford University (2014), and the Cantor Arts Center (1894; renovation 1999). The proximity of these arts facilities to each other allows for productive interactions, and their location at the front of campus highlights the importance the university has placed on the arts.
In fall 2016 Stanford opened the renovation of Roble Gym with new and upgraded theater, now called the Harry J. Elam, Jr. Theater, and dance spaces. Frost Amphitheater reopened in the spring of 2019 after an extensive renovation. Now the university is looking to jump to the next level with Arts Leap. Through Arts Leap, Stanford Arts will pursue three strategic priorities for the coming years: engaging every Stanford student; generating pioneering programs that are possible only at Stanford; and moving Stanford forward with leading artists, creatives, and scholars.
In winter 2017 Stanford announced the creation of a new role: vice president for the arts. This position has oversight for all nondepartmental arts organizations on campus and leads strategic planning for the arts. Harry Elam, professor of Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) and vice provost for undergraduate education, was the first to occupy the new position, which he held until 2020. He left to become the president of Occidental College and Matthew Tiews was appointed interim head of the Office of the Vice President for the Arts.
Annual Arts Reports Expand
2021-22 Arts Report (link)
Fall 2020 Arts and External Engagement Report (pdf)
2018-19 Arts Report (pdf)
Stanford sits on the ancestral land of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Ohlone people. Consistent with our values of community and inclusion, we have a responsibility to acknowledge, honor, and make visible the University's relationship to Native peoples.
This acknowledgment has been developed in collaboration with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. Learn more about Stanford's relationships with native peoples.
Meet Deborah Cullinan, Vice President for the Arts
In early 2022, Stanford named Deborah Cullinan, formerly chief executive officer of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, as the first full-time Vice President for the Arts at the university.
"I am elated to be joining the community of visionary arts leaders at Stanford, and working with them to further contribute to the Bay Area creative ecosystem. Artists do the essential work of helping us make meaning of these times. Their capacity to visualize and realize a better, more equitable future is boundless. At this critical moment, Stanford has immense potential to amplify the power of art and creativity to heal us moving forward."
Read the appointment announcement
Read an interview in The Stanford Daily
Deborah Cullinan
Anne Shulock
Assistant Vice President for the Arts
Maude Brezinski
Executive Director, Development for the Arts
Robin Wander
Senior Director of Arts Communication
Angelica Woodward
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Watkins Family Hour - an acclaimed musical collective featuring siblings Sara and Sean Watkins along with Fiona Apple, Benmont Tench, Don Heffington, Greg Leisz and Sebastian Steinberg will release their debut, self-titled album on July 24. Additionally, in celebration of the release, the collective will take their 'variety show of epic proportions' (Los Angeles Times) to cities across the U.S. this summer kicking off with a performance at the Newport Folk Festival. Watkins Family Hour, recorded live over three days in the studio of their friend and producer-engineer Sheldon Gomberg, captures the freewheeling spirit of the collective's live shows. An all-covers affair, the album additionally includes Sara leading vocals on the Grateful Dead's 'Brokedown Palace,' Sean essaying Roger Miller's wistful 'Not In Nottingham,' from Disney's 1973 animated Robin Hood, and Apple singing 'Where I Ought To Be,' originally performed by Skeeter Davis.
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Lately, I've been running around a bit with artist James Jessop. Cool guy, brilliant artist and - being that it's time for the 31 Days of Halloween Madness - an excellent choice for this month's Artist Profile. In fact, it was when I attended the opening of his Night of the Demon exhibition that I realized that I ought to feature him this month. That exhibition, which just ended about a week ago, really caught my eye (and grabbed my imagination) with its massive paintings inspired by "gaudy B-movie imagery and sleazy paperback covers from the sixties." Jessop's love of old school Bronx style graffiti was evident too, making for a unique mix of energetic and exciting works that are fun and somewhat dangerous (like a good horror movie).
James studied painting at the Royal College of Art, graduating in 1999. Among the galleries which have shown his work are Saatchi Gallery London, Rockwell and Sartorial Contemporary Art. In 2008, James will have solo exhibitions at Thomas Cohn in Sao Palo Brazil and Galleri Tom Christoffersen in Copenhagen. James is represented by Sartorial Contemporary Art in London.
He did a bang up job with his contribution to the Halloween Skull Mask Project too and seems to have an uncanny knack for popping up here and there in my blogs.
Click here for more info about James.
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Trendy yet authentic, the Cihangir district will charm you with its parks, narrow streets and various cafes. A large village atmosphere with a lively neighbourhood awaits you.
The neighbouring district of Beyoğlu was at the time of " Suleiman the Magnificent " a large wooded forest and his son's favourite place which he named Cihangir. After his son's death Suleiman the Magnificent built in his memory a wooden mosque overlooking the Bosphorus.
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