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Last winter I bought the boys Cotton on Kids boots, they were great but my sides have seriously smelly men feet already. So while the Cotton On Kids ones were great the synthetic materials meant that after a few weeks they were smelly as! Is it just my kids or is it normal for their feet to smell like vinegar? So this year I splashed out and went for the real deal and so far no stink! I understand not everyone can afford the real deal so I have included some options from as little as $8.
These are the pair I bought the boys for this winter, although ours are a different colour. We got a brown pair and the leather is waxed, so it is slightly shiny. Super cute and goes with everything! The boys wear them most morning and they always rock them to swimming lessons in the colder months.
Everyone I talked to about Ugg boots suggested Emu. They are very cute, well made and come in a variety of super awesome animal designs. If I wasn't being fussy about the boys boots going with everything, then I would have got these as they would've LOVED to have shark boots. Sorry boys, maybe next year!
My favourites are the Shark and Zebra; I love the subtle muted pink on the Zebra pair for little girls.
Kmart, I don't know about you but this is one of my FAVOURITE stores! The bargains but great quality products to be had are endless. I was wandering through the store the other day and spied these bad boys. How cute are they?! Even better, only $8! Grab them quick as I imagine they will sell out fast.
The old faithful, Cotton On Kids. You can always rely on them for on-trend items and this years slippers are just as good as last years. These are usually $25 but there is a current online special for $17.46! So get your credit card ready and hit their online store next nap time to snap some of these up.
For old times sake, and a bit of cuteness, here is a shot of The Nuggets in their old Cotton On Kids boots from last winter.


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New Animated Short Puts Spotlight On AA
By McCarton Ackerman 07/16/15
A two-minute PSA called Doors focuses on a wide range of voices detailing the abjectness of their alcohol use disorder.
A new animated short created for Alcoholics Anonymous is sparking conversation by highlighting the effects and often hopeless feelings that many feel while in the throes of their addiction.
Crafted by production company Buck, who were personally solicited by AA World Services, the two-minute PSA called Doors focuses on a wide range of voices detailing the abjectness of their situations. All of the narratives in the short are real-life stories from active AA members.
One of the narratives from Justin H. chronicles his journey as he admitted to "burning every single bridge, my family had cut ties from me, I was unemployable ... All of those things because, you know, drinking was more important than anything else."
But as the short progresses, the snippets of these voices inevitably start to become more positive as the characters begin to move through the doors. As this happens, the narrative begins to steer towards AA being an effective solution for overcoming alcoholism.
"We responded to the heartfelt stories of AA members and wanted to visualize the emotional and psychological journeys through illustration, animation and metaphor," said executive producer Anne Skopas. "We tried to develop a tone that could accurately reflect how AA can impact people's lives."
AA - "Doors" from Buck on Vimeo.
McCarton Ackerman
McCarton Ackerman is a freelance writer and editor living in Portland, Oregon. He has been a contributor for The Fix since October 2011, writing on a wide range of topics ranging from medical marijuana in Colorado to the world's sexiest drug smugglers. Follow him on Linkedin and Twitter.
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Shine - We'll Be Alright
When a song begins with the chorus you know it's going to be the kind you won't be able to get out of your head too easily. And that's the case with Shine's new track We'll Be Alright, a stadium banger with a big heart and plenty of emotional power.
Shine is a new Austrian band fronted by vocalist Gregor Glanz, a renowned artist in his own right in Austria. As Gregor says of the new track, 'We want to give people hope with our song, something they may have lost during these difficult times.
Staying true to the motto: love illuminates even the darkest room!' We'll Be Alright is the sort of track that seems to emanate from another time and place; and that's one of the great things about it, it doesn't pander to contemporary pop-rock trends but re-ignites the flame of a sound and a quality of song that will stand the test of time: andWe'll Be Alright will no doubt do just that.
After the introductory chorus the energy dips down, allowing the raw honesty of the lyric to be clearly communicated. Gregor does a particularly good job here of creating mood and drama through the use of his lower register. But that low register soon expands, with another chorus that reveals the full extent of his vocal capabilities as well the other band member's skilful playing: tasteful guitar is all over this track, and rock-solid drums and bass keep the energy level up too. Perhaps what pushes this song into that classic track territory is the lyric.
'We want to give people hope with our song, something they may have lost during these difficult times.'
The words to a song are what many listeners relate to and the sentiments in We'll Be Alright are sure to resonate with them. As Gregor has stated, the song is ultimately about hope, although it also feels quite personal, the hope that lies between two people in a relationship is of the same kind that can formulate between strangers, between a community, a city, etc.
And that's why We'll Be Alright can also be seen as timely, the few minutes of pop-rock melody here might go some way to alleviate people's fears and worries in very challenging times.
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Моніка Арак де Ньєко () — угандійська письменниця, поетеса та есеїстка. Живе у Найробі, Кенія.

Біографія
Моніка Арак де Ньєко походить з району Кітгум на півночі Уганди. Дитинство провела, в основному, в Кампалі, але кілька років відвідувала середню школу в місті Гулу, Північна Уганда. Вивчала літературу та англійську мову у коледжі Св. Марії в Кісубі. Здобула педагогічну освіту в Університеті Макерере та ступінь магістра гуманітарних наук у Гронінгенському університеті , Нідерланди.

У 2007 році стала першим угандійцем-лауреатом премії Кейна за африканський літературний твір зі своїм оповіданням «Дерева Джамбула» (Jambula Tree). Раніше вона була номінована на цю премію у 2004 році за оповідання «Дивний фрукт» (Strange Fruit), розповідь про дітей-вояків у Північній Уганді. Вона є членом Асоціації письменниць Уганди (FEMRITE).

У 2014 році її внесли до списку Africa39, який оголошений на Лондонському книжковому ярмарку. Це список з 39 найперспективніших письменників Африки, що мешкають на південь від Сахари, у віці до 40 років.

Посилання
 «Ugandan Writers: One on One with Monica Arac de Nyeko, 2007 Caine Prize Winner» , AfroLit
 2007 interview in the East African Standard.
 «Ugandans flying Africa's literary flag»
 Raymond Mpubani, «Arac de Nyeko, the leader in the women's writing renaissance» , Daily Monitor, 20 October 2012
 «Monica Arac de Nyeko, The Per Contra Interview by Miriam N. Kotzin»
 «Meet Monica Arac de Nyeko, 2007 Caine Prize Winner who will be reading at 'Women of the World: Talking about a Revolution'» , AWDF, 28 February 2013
 «monica arac de nyeko wins the caine prize» , 21 July 2007
 «Monica Arac de Nyeko (Uganda)» , Centre for Creative Arts, University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Випускники Гронінгенського університету
Угандійські письменники

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This Saturday night 30th March you are reminded to put your clock forward as we emerge from Winter time and enter Summer time. It is an exciting time of the year as we look forward to what we hope will be another Summer like last year and a time to great enjoyment.
The Midland Rally once again came to the parish. With it came the customary noise of the rally car as they came in the Longford Road and up the Rathcline Road to the stage start in Lisrevagh. Rally cars came from all over Ireland to take part and a huge number of followers came too searching for the best vantage points to see the thrills and spills of the Midland Rally. As the crossroads in town there was a great number of local residents watching the cars making their way to the stage start and it roar of the engines rather than the speed was the main attraction.
Local entrants Stephen Healy, driver along with co-pilot Enda Fallon had an eventful drive as the they encountered a clutch problem and as luck would have it happened beside Stephen's home and they put it up and fitted a new clutch and they were back in the race where they went on to complete the course. Driver Vincent Collins and his co-pilot Fintan Kilroe did not encounter such problems and went to a high final position.
There were many local people involved in the staging of the rally and their input must be complimented for the successful organising of this very popular rally. Congratulations to the entire organising team on a fabulous day.
Many congratulations to Urszula Kapeluszua and Artur Rydzak, Cnoc na Gaoithe on the recent birth of a baby boy.
We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the Coyle family, Weekfield on the death last Tuesday 19th March of Mrs. Annie Coyle. Annie was predeceased by her husband the late Jimmy and she was sister of the late Pakie Wallace. She will be very sadly missed by her sons James, Michael, Paul and Patrick, sister Beetie, relatives and a huge host of friends.
The reconvened AGM of the club will take place next Thursday 28th March in St Marys Parish Hall at 9.15 pm. It would be wonderful if all interested in athletics and it development in the area could attend.
There was a very good attendance at the Sunday morning run in Clonbonny with the "in form" Mikey Sorohan leading home the runners in a very fast time.
The next event for the younger brigade will be the Under 9 to Under 11 in the Indoor Arena at AIT, Athlone on Saturday May 4th. Athletes need to reach their eighth birthday this year to be eligible for this event.
The results of the competition held on Monday 11th March are: N/S 1st Frank and Frances Brennan, 2nd Katharine Harrison and Mary Farrell, 3rd Phil Chalmers and Cyril Hussey. E/W 1st Patricia Mc Gann and Una Clarke, 2nd Brid Mc Dermott and Una Lawlor, 3rd Elizabeth Clyne and Mary Connor.
Pete Carberry was noted as being one off the very best uilleann pipers in Ireland and the opportunity to celebrate Pete's memory and music comes to Lanesboro and I would urge everyone that remembers Pete, his music and those that would like to be part of the weekend to come along.
Many congratulations to Chriswin Regit, Cnoc na Gaoithe who recently became the 2019 Spelling Bee Champion for County Longford. Chriswin is pupil at Lanesboro Primary School and will now progress to the Leinster Final in May.
We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Bill Keane and his son Dermot, Curraghroe and the extended Keane family on the death of their daughter and sister Mary Keane, Janesboro, Co. Limerick on Sunday 17th March.
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The next Alzheimer cafe will be held on this Wednesday 27th March at 7.00pm. in the room at the back of Longford Credit Union. Entrance and car parking facility are at the rear of the building, between Longford Shopping Centre and Longford Motor taxation office. Guest Speaker on the night is Marie Mc Givney PHN, and her topic is Caring for people with Dementia. This is an information and social evening with tea, coffee, and refreshments been served. Anyone who is affected by Dementia is welcome to come. For more information you can contact Eileen or Breda on 085 8724475 or Longford ASI office on 043 3348402 / 3347221.
The results of the competition held on Wednesday 13th March are: N/S 1st Katharine Harrison and Mary Farrell, 2nd Una Clarke and Eileen Kelly, 3rd Bernadette Clancy and Mary Mc Gushin. E/W 1st Brid Mc Dermott and Una Lawlor, 2nd Frank and Frances Brennan, 3rd Mike Flynn and Kathleen Kelly.
The under 10s were in fine fettle when they played Kenagh Eagles on Saturday last. This was reflected in a 3-1 scoreline in favour of the Ballyboro boys, with Rian Hogan, Oisin Dillon, and Eoin Farrell the goalscorers. Team: Mikie Sorohan, Eoghan Mullooly, Leon Malkowski, Rian Shanley, Dan Casey, Oisin Dillon, Eoin Beattie, Rian Hogan. Subs: Evan Rooney, Eoin Farrell, Ciaran McGloin, Sean O'Dowd, Eoin Connell, Keilon Gilmore, Patrick Gilmore.
The under 8s enjoyed their day out on Saturday when they participated in a Blitz at Killoe Astro, along with Stonepark and the home team. Panel: Matthew Murphy, Daragh Shanley, Daragh McGloin, Michael Hogan, David Kenny, Tom Hession, Donncha Farrell.
Thanks to all who turned up in on Sunday evening last in big numbers and auditioned for the forthcoming OSKAR Night. All the aspiring George Clooney's and Meryl Streep's were put through their paces by producer Kevin Rowe and his assistants, and they are eagerly looking forward to the rehearsals beginning in earnest.
Fixtures: The under 16s are away to Ballymahon in the quarter final of the Nolan Cup on Sunday at 2.30.In the first round of the Shane Brennan Cup, the under 14s are at home to Inny FC on Friday at 5.30.The under 13s are at home to Killoe Celtic on Saturday at 1pm in the Premier Division Shield. The under 11s play Killoe Lions in Lanesboro on Saturday at 12 noon in a crucial league encounter. On Saturday the under 9s will be taking part in a Blitz in Lanesboro along with Ballymahon and Melview starting at 11am.
On Monday night last, the draw took place for the weekly 50/50 draw. This week our winner was Mary Tiernan, Ferefad, Longford. The winning envelope this week was worth €365. Mary is a weekly player of our 50/50 and we congratulate her on her win. Perhaps next week it can be your turn, all you have to do is to buy a ticket for €2 to be in the draw.
The committee thanks everyone for tremendous and loyal support support.
Please note that winners can collect their winning cheques in the Co-Op office only and will be available from Monday to Friday from 9am to 2pm.
The Lanesborough/Ballyleague St. Patrick's Day committee says thanks to the following for their sponsorship and making it possible to stage this year's parade.
Longford County Council, Heineken, Lough Ree Power, Joan and P.J. Donnellan, Dolan's Food, Lanesboro Ballyleague Credit Union, Ping's Chinese Take Away, Michael Flynn, Gretta and Orla O'Brien, Joe Ginty, Larry Leavy, Johnston's Pharmacy, Joe and Mary Ghee Lanesboro Post Office, Bernard Keane SuperValu, Shannon Cut Hairdressers, Innis Ree Lodge Nursing Home, Joe and Martina O'Brien, Steve Ormsby Clarke's Bar, Gerard Farrell, James Nolan Rosie's Bar, Sean Mimnagh Shannon Grill.
Thanks also to all the people that entered floats in the Parade, to the musicians, Parish Choir, dancers, Joe and Martina O'Brien, John Casey, all the stewards and to all that sold and bought tickets.
A special mention to Lanesboro Community College the only school in the area taking part.
The Parade was an outstanding success and well done to the huge numbers of spectators that lined the streets showing their appreciation. Congratulations to the float and raffle winners.
A lot of hard work goes into the organising of the St. Patrick's Day Parade. If you feel you have and idea or suggestion into making our Parade better the committee would love to hear from you – contact Teresa Costello Chairperson or Freda Connaughton Secretary. We have a great parade and you can help make it bigger and stronger with your input. When you consider a good number of Parades in the country did not take part due to a lack of funding and community support it make you think how great our community is in staging and supporting our Parade.
The Leader Cup campaign will commence for our senior team when they take on Dromard in Clonbonny on Sunday next at 2pm. Lets hope for a great attendance and a great result as we dip our toes back into senior football.
O'Rourke Cup: Round one of the Senior league takes place in Lisnamult on Sunday 31st at 2pm against Roscommon Gaels, your support is appreciated.
Junior Ladies: The Junior Ladies play Strokestown on Sunday 31st in Ballyleague after a comprehensive win over St. Croan's last week.
Best of luck: Best of luck to Roscommon CBS and club reps; James Browne, Liam Ormsby, Cian Glennon, Michael Dunnes and Aaron Glennon in the Schools All-Ireland semi-final on Wednesday against St. Patricks Grammer, Downpatrick.
during the Roscommon v Kerry match on Sunday last. This was a fantastic experience for all concerned and we would like to thank Roscommon GAA, club manager John Casey and all the parents who supported the boys for great an afternoon.
Annual Lotto: Subscriptions for our annual lotto are now available, please contact Sean Cox or Michael Cleary for more information. Jackpot stands at €12,000.
Condolences: The club would like to express its sympathy to the Malone family Cloonadra, Ballyleague on the death of Michael Malone. May he Rest in Peace.


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3of4My cot at the shelter, with a T-shirt wrapped around a raincoat for a pillow.
4of4After we woke up, breakfast was served.
The sky darkened. Rain pelted down. Hurricane Harvey was arriving, and I had no idea where to go.
I had left my home in Houston that Saturday evening with one intention: getting to central Fort Bend County, a suburban area of the city that I regularly cover.
Torrential rain was fast-approaching, my editor had warned. I wouldn't be able to get there the next morning. It was time to go.
I called another reporter on the way. Would a hotel 10 miles from county emergency operations be too far? Was I a wimp for being scared to do this?
Together, we made a decision. I gripped the steering wheel and continued ahead, finding a detour when police closed the highway in front of me.
And then, finally, I arrived to the only destination that felt like it made sense.
Shaken and on edge, I walked through the doors. I felt embarrassed. It seemed like I should have had somewhere else to go. But I also felt safe. I hoped they wouldn't turn me away.
A woman, clad in a Red Cross vest, greeted me with calm.
Of course I could stay.
Never did I imagine that I would be among those across the region turning to a shelter for help. Never did I know how much relief I would feel at being welcomed with open arms.
Thousands of people in the days following, like me, would rely on the Red Cross. They would sleep side-by-side on green cots like the one I slept on. They would hear snoring men, as I did. Crying children. Squeaking shoes.
In those first days, they would be jolted awake by the blare of flash flood warnings and tornado watches, which erupted often from phones.
All of us, for the moment, needed the same thing: a place to be safe.
It was around 8 p.m. Saturday when I arrived to the shelter, housed in a church in Richmond, the Fort Bend County seat. I joined a small group of evacuees; around seven people had come so far for the night.
Mandatory orders to leave nearby neighborhoods would be rolled out in the coming hours and days, sending in a steady flow of people. But for now it remained relatively quiet, clean, apprehensive.
Amanda Keller, 34, sits with her daughter Eve, 7, at the Red Cross shelter in Richmond.
A volunteer manned the front desk at all times. A family, who had driven from Houston to help, finished pulling out more cots.
"We're doing what we can do," the father said.
He had been through flooding before himself, when Hurricane Rita hit. I felt awestruck he had chosen to be here. After hearing about the shelter on TV, he had shown up at the church, asking what his family could do.
He was the first of many such people I would encounter while reporting in the storm, people who put themselves at risk in order to help others. There were those who drove trucks into floodwaters, navigated boats up to homes or simply waded in to try to bring people out.
I gathered my bag, hastily packed, from the car. I hoped it would be enough to get me through the next few days -- or however long disaster would reign.
Several individuals made up their cots. A thick, dark gray blanket on bottom. The softer, white blanket on top. A family of four rested on theirs until the food arrived.
I had met them before, at a shelter during last year's floods. They told me they had lost everything that time. They lived in motels for as long as they could. Without money to make the necessary fixes to their home, they moved eventually into their garage.
They hoped in the morning to get back and get out their appliances, if they could.
"It's too hard to start again," the father said.
It startled me. But, again, theirs was a story that would repeat among the tales of devastation to come. Two days later, I met a family still living on the second floor of their home, unable to repair the downstairs all at once. They had gone more than a year without a kitchen. Their home would probably be flooded again.
A local restaurant, Buena Vista, donated dinner: rice and beans and cheese enchiladas. The establishment would feed many people eager for a rare, hot meal throughout the storm.
Everyone ate. The shelter quieted. At 10:30 p.m., volunteers turned the lights out.
Larry Jones lies on a cot at the Sacred Heart Church following his evacuation during Harvey.
I bunched up my rain jacket and wrapped a t-shirt around it. This would be my pillow. I shuffled into the bathroom. Next to a stranger, I brushed my teeth. I pulled on a sweater and, rather than be assigned one, picked a cot in the corner. Rain pattered on the roof. I couldn't sleep. The snores. The children. The weather threats still unknown. In the early morning hours, I wandered to the T.V. now turned on in the entry. The lead volunteer offered me a newly delivered airplane kit. It had earplugs. An eye mask.
I had it as good as anyone could.
There was no way to be comfortable here. Who knew what the morning would bring, what we would eat, whether the lack of a police officer would be a problem, how the shelter volunteers would possibly keep up their stamina with a relief team stuck in the floods.
I pulled the mask over my eyes. I squeezed in the earplugs. I stopped looking at Twitter, warning of devastation all around.
I slept. I woke. I felt surrounded by people I wanted to embrace.
Bookmark Gray Matters. It grips the steering wheel and continues ahead, finding a detour when police close the highway in front of it.


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GET RESEARCH RIGHT
MUZZLING
FUNDING FUTURE?
Cuts to research programs, facilities and jobs jeopardize access to existing knowledge, and negatively impact future research and discovery.
Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) Research Station Closed
The 2012 Federal budget included the announcement that funding cuts to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans would include the closing of the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) research station in March of 2013. It was saved by the Ontario Government and a non-profit research group based in Manitoba, but researchers now need to be concerned about the loss of ongoing federal funding for basic operations.—Experimental Lakes Area is saved, but it's a bittersweet victory for science, Globe & Mail, April 2014
Nuclear Research Reactor at Chalk River Closed
"Canada's workhorse nuclear research reactor, the NRU at Chalk River, is to be shuttered in 2018 after a 60-year run of pioneering scientific innovation and, more recently, serious age-related breakdowns, safety and security concerns, and political controversy."—Ottawa Citizen, March 16, 2015
U of Manitoba Cereal Research Centre Closed
The Cereal Research Centre at the University of Manitoba closed as part of federal budget cuts. Specializing in wheat and oats breeding, the CRC contributed to billions of farming income and the Canadian economy since it opened in 1925. Its breeding program is set to be taken over by private companies and corporations.—Winnipeg Free Press
Lethbridge Agriculture and Agri-Food Research Centre Closed
The Agriculture and Agri-Food Research Centre in Lethbridge is the latest (August 2015) in a long line of research facilities to be closed by the federal government. 19 other Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada centres are being shut down, along with 7 of Canada's 36 research farms. These closures worry industry leaders like Keystone Agricultural Producers president Doug Chorney:
"what I'm not seeing is a vision for the future from a public agricultural research point of view."
Adding insult to injury and rationalizing the action as a modernizing the delivery of library services through digitization of materials, while keeping only what the government deems important and of business value, much of the reports and studies created by researchers at the Lethbridge facility were thrown out.
19 other Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada centres are being shut down, along with 7 of Canada's 36 research farms.
Kamloops Agricultural Research Station Closed
The Kamloops agricultural research station closed after 80 years of operation, despite retooling in 2011 to fulfill the Government's mandate for research partnerships with industry and getting research into the hands of producers (Kamloops News), and as of September of 2014 the lands and facilities were unused.
It's about choice.
"It's time Canadians understand the cumulative loss to federal science." Debi Daviau, president of the 15,000-member Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Cuts are impacting the health and safety of Canadians
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Labs Closed
2012 also saw the closing of DFO labs in five locations and the laying off of 55 scientists and staff. These individuals, who studied pollution, including toxic chemical build-ups in marine mammals and fish, were replaced with an advisory group and a small research fund ($1.4 million/year) for academics and other independent facilities.—Globe & Mail; National Post)
Nunavut Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory Closed
PEARL (Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory) in Eureka, Nunavut, lost its federal funding in 2012 when the federal government stopped funding the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS). This closure happened in the midst of studies of the largest ozone hole ever recorded over the northern hemisphere. CFCAS funded climate research that provided data necessary for public safety in a changing climate, including infrastructure design and improved weather forecasting.
Environment Canada Scientists' Positions Cut
In 2013 scientists from Environment Canada responsible for monitoring air pollution from smokestacks lost their jobs leaving no ability for enforcement of clean air regulations. According to a collection of emails obtained by Postmedia News, the elimination of these jobs also eliminated "the only Canadian group capable of writing and supervising credible testing methods for new and existing rules to impose limits on pollution from smokestacks."
"People die when you get the tornado forecast wrong." Gordon McBean, Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences Board Chair
Weather Forecasting Degraded
According to an internal 2008 Environment Canada report, made public through an access to information request, the Meteorological Service of Canada is unable to fulfill its goal of ensuring the safety and security of Canadians because the weather data system had been affected by cuts under the Liberal Government and continued underfunding under the Conservative Government.
National Aboriginal Health Organization Cut
The 2012 Federal Budget included $200 million in annual cuts to Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada had their funding cut by $165 million. These cuts "directly and significantly impacted several Aboriginal organizations and their work in First Nations, Metis and Inuit health," and included the closing of NAHO (National Aboriginal Health Organization). NAHO's work involved research and outreach programs in fields such as suicide prevention, tobacco cessation, housing and midwifery and it employed 30 health researchers. It had unique and valuable intellectual holdings including rare video and audio of Indigenous knowledge shared by Elders.
Winnipeg Institute for Biodiagnostics Staff Cut
National Research Council Canada (NRC) laid off 54 people, a third of the staff at its Institute for Biodiagnostics in Winnipeg, spelling the end of the development of low-field, high-performance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). And, despite NRC saying remaining staff would continue to work on medical devices, one Winnipeg executive who worked closely with the NRC told the Winnipeg Free Press that "It will be industrial R and D for hire."
Staff and programs that support and facilitate research in Canada are being lost.
Mandatory Long-Form Census Abolished
In 2010, despite at least 370 organizations, including provincial and municipal governments, non-government organizations, academics, the media, pollsters and others expressing displeasure, the Federal Conservative Government abolished the mandatory long-form census replacing it with a voluntary National Household Survey (NHS). The low response rate to the first NHS resulted in some of the data, particularly from First Nations and rural communities, being unusable.
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Research Libraries Closed
Seven research libraries with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans were closed in 2013. The Government claimed that library contents would be digitized and preserved; however it was found through an access to information request made by Post Media that much of the libraries' collections were dumped—a disturbing practice that occurred again in August in Lethbridge when the Agriculture and Agri-Food Research Centre was shuttered.
Library and Archives Canada Services and Staff Cut
On April 30, 2012, LAC announce that it would cut 20% of its staff—a cut of 215 positions from 1065 to 850 staff. Prior to the April 30 2012 cuts, staff levels had already declined by more than 48 full-time positions since 2004.
Public access to the library and archives is vital for advancing research and preserving heritage and cultural materials. Changes in services have resulted in:
reduced public access to on-site and on-line services
reduced access to collections
some collections are being entirely removed
specialist archivists, who have specialized knowledge about particular subjects, records or fonds, have been eliminated: some researchers have been told that certain fonds are not available to them because the archivist expert in that collections area is no longer in the position
the Inter-Library Loans program has been eliminated, further reducing public access to LAC's collections
—CAUT, Save Library and Archives Canada
Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information Librarians Cut
As part of cuts to the National Research Council, the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) lost 86 librarian and administrative positions in 2010 and its publishing arm was privatized, effectively reducing access to science information (See also: Evidence for Democracy).
In 2013, seven research libraries with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans were closed and much of the material dumped, burned or scavenged by private consultants.—TheTyee.ca
"The present government has priorities that are clearly out of step with both public scientists and the public interest." Debi Daviau, president of the 15,000-member Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
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The builds below utilize the standalone RX Vega 56 and RX Vega 64 air cooled editions. I won't be using the Radeon Packs in the builds, partly as I will be doing a standalone article on those to help you decide on their value. Instead, the two builds are each going to have a slightly different focus, based on the benchmark results for each GPU.
The second part of this puzzle is pricing. There has been a lot of talk about the $399 and $499 prices for Vega 56 and 64 respectively. Pretty much every retailer sold out of stock and a lot of the new stock they are getting are only part of the Radeon Packs, which generally add $100 or more onto those prices. So, right now we are in a weirdly ugly part of the launch where there's plenty of demand and little availability, which is unfortunate for us PC builders and bumping up the prices. AMD have responded to this saying more of the standalone models are going to be available soon.
So, with that all being said, let's move onto the builds!
So far the benchmark results for the Vega 56 are putting it in the same ballpark as a GTX 1070. Some games it's a little faster, some a little slower. Yet all the results are generally within 5-10 FPS variation. Where it starts to run away from the GTX 1070 and even knocks at the GTX 1080's door is in GPU rendering tasks. The super fast HBM2 memory is clearly helping here and as such I feel the Vega 56 provides an excellent solution for both gaming and also streaming PC builds.
Let's take a look at the technical specifications for this shiny new GPU!
So that last one is the big sticking point for many viewers of the Vega benchmarks. Although they can out perform GTX 1070 and even GTX 1080 in certain games and tasks, the power consumption is significant. That being said, regular users of our parts page will know that we recommend at least a 650W (and mostly a 750W) PSU with those GTX builds anyway. From the various tests already out in the wild, Vega 56 uses around 250W under load with a thermal throttle at around 75°C. This doesn't make it ideal for smaller compact builds, where that thermal throttling point might be reached far faster, rather than a larger case with superior airflow.
With the recent competition from AMD Ryzen CPUs, the adjustment on i5 CPU pricing makes this an ideal choice for gamers. The potential for overclocking makes it a great choice for the build.
We want to overclock this CPU. This cooler from Noctua will give you really solid overheads for an air cooling solution. One of the best options before jumping up to liquid cooling.
16GB of RAM is a solid amount for our gaming/streaming build.
This Pro board from MSI is a great choice. It has easy-to-manage overclocking profiles and a good solid I/O for the price.
With wanting to give the system a little bit more spring in its step, we've gone with this SSD from PNY to be used as the OS install and main program drive.
With one mind on overclocking, this 750W semi-modular gold-rated PSU from SeaSonic provides us with the right balance of good performance for the price.
As we're making a gaming rig, I've gone with an aggressive looking case from Cooler Master. The HAF 912 provides us with superb airflow meaning our build will stay nice and cool even under load.
Coming in just over $1000 honestly makes this a really nice performing gaming rig for the outlay. The RX Vega 56 coupled with the overclocking options with both the CPU and RAM give this a lot of potential if you want to squeeze even more performance out of it.
With the higher clock on the Vega 64 and more compute units available, I have leaned this build to more professional tasks, such as rendering and design. It's essentially a solid workstation unit. First, let's take a look at the specifications of the new Radeon RX Vega 64.
For multitasking purposes, Ryzen 7 1700 is the clear choice here. This is an 8-core monster that simply destroys anything Intel can offer at this price point.
For significant overclocking, we've gone with a liquid cooling solution from Fractal Design. The well reviewed S24 comes with AM4 compatibility out of the box for easy setup.
32GB of RAM is a pretty serious amount for a modern workstation build.
With great overclocking potential and plenty of options for upgrades, the X370-Pro is an excellent board with a great feature set for the price.
Between the power drains from the GPU, as well as wanting to overclock both the CPU and RAM, this platinum rated fully modular PSU from SeaSonic is an excellent choice.
With wanting an understated case and excellent cooling, we've gone with the Enthoo Pro to finish off the build. It's compatible with our CPU radiator and has excellent overall internal design.
When comparing this to other picks on our main parts page, I have to say that this will be a really nice all-around multitasking workstation for the price. The CPU and GPU combination should allow this to blaze through any task you throw at it, while the case and motherboard still allow us plenty of upgrade potential for the future too. All told, an excellent build.
There you have it, two very high performing PC builds! One should be an excellent gaming rig while the other should be a productivity master, yet both are really nice for the price!


This document is dated 16 April 1775. It is a letter from John Alves of Inverness to William Baillie at Fort St George in India. William (1737-1782) was employed as an army officer in the British East India Company.
The letter reports on the death of the writer's father and on the health of friends and family. It also mentions applications from parish ministers for manses and the problems arising from this. It reports the sale of Kinmylies Estate to Evan Baillie of Dochfour, now resident in Bristol.
Other topics covered include the marriage of Katie Baillie of Dochfour to Provost Chisholm, and the estate accounts for 1773.
Of particular interest is a section on the emigration of large numbers of people from the Highlands to America, taking place at a time of such unrest - the time of the American Wars of Independence. Alves is afraid that 'a good deal of blood will be spilt before matters are settled'.


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Q: How do I stop Python from escaping the backslashes when reading text from a file? I'm having trouble getting text from a file to be in the same format as the text in a string. Example:
>>> a = 'Hello\tWorld'
>>> list(a)
['H', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o', '\t', 'W', 'o', 'r', 'l', 'd']

That's fine.
Now when I read the same characters from a file, I get a different result...
with open('file.txt', 'r') as f:
    a = f.read()

>>> list(a)
['H', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o', '\\', 't', 'W', 'o', 'r', 'l', 'd']

The tab is gone. Now I have an escaped backshlash and a t, instead of a tab. And the number of elements in the list is different.
How do I read a file, and keep the tab?
BTW, I'm working on character counting and would like to be counting tabs as one thing, not two.

A: As far as I can tell you're reading in the string as a raw string. In order to convert a raw string to a normal string it can be decoded with the 'string_escape' codec:
with open('file.txt','r') as f:
     a  = f.read().decode('string_escape')

I wasn't able to recreate the same txt file but this works when testing with a raw string:
a = r'hello\tworld'
list(a.decode('string_escape')) #outputs ['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o', '\t', 'w', 'o', 'r', 'l', 'd']

hope this helps!

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WooThemes wased established by Adriaan Pienaar, also referred to as Adii Rockstar. Adriaan Pienaar is a designer, developer and business owner. He focuses on establishing themes for WordPress utilizing CSS and PHP. WooThemes offers high quality themes for WordPress. There is a myriad of products in the stock of WooThemes. You can get some WooThemes totally free. There is a ton of WooThemes plug-ins. The most popular WooThemes totally free download is absolutely WooCommerce however there is a lot more than WordPress WooCommerce themes. WooThemes Canvas and WooThemes MyStile are quite popular in their own specific niches. WooThemes concentrates on themes throughout classifications of websites, including portfolio websites and magazines, organisation sites, personal sites and gallery designs to name a few.
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Gorbachev Too Ill to Come for Honorary Citizenship to Kosice
Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. (Photo by TASR/AP)
Kosice, May 10 (TASR) – Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev won't be able to come to Kosice any time soon to assume its honorary citizenship, as doctors have recommended that he shouldn't travel by plane, TASR learnt on Tuesday.
Gorbachev, 85, announced this in a letter to former Slovak president Rudolf Schuster.
Kosice granted honorary citizenship to Gorbachev for "promoting the ideas of freedom and democracy and for reform decisions that led to political and social changes". His father was wounded as a soldier in WWII near Kosice in 1944. The process of granting honorary citizenship to Gorbachev was initiated by Schuster, a former Slovak president (1999-2004) who earlier served as Kosice mayor (1983-86 and 1994-99).
Gorbachev, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate from 1990, thanked the people of Kosice in the letter for awarding him honorary citizenship. He expressed his hope and desire to come to Kosice as a place that "has become close to me and my family".
Kosice city council bestowed honorary citizenship on Gorbachev on March 14. Meanwhile, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice on May 6 decided to grant him an honoris causa doctorate in political science.
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Q: wavesufer update playbackRate without changing sound pitch I am using wavesufer for generating waves for Audio file and other features around that.
Whenever I try to update playbackRate, sound pitch changes weirdly. I have used below few methods.
wavesurfer.audioRate = 2
wavesurfer.backend.setPlaybackRate(2)
wavesurfer.backend.params.audioRate.value = 2

I have checked on wavesufer site, blog, documentation but still not clear how to change playbackRate without affecting sound pitch.

A: The answer for this is here: https://github.com/katspaugh/wavesurfer.js/issues/149
You need to specify this initialization option in the create() call:
backend: 'MediaElement'

This should preserve the original pitch.


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These questions are entirely normal, and when you think about it, those wonderings are generated from a core part of ourselves that understands the importance of relationship. Depending o the particular style of therapeutic treatment that you are seeking, there may be a wide variance in the experience and expectation that one may have as a client. For example, I once had a client enter the therapy room and express her confusion that there wasn't a desk separating us, which would make sense if she had only previously met with mental health professionals who structured their therapeutic style (and their office) in such a way.
Furthermore, even clients who see therapists that offer similar services and approach the work from a similar methodology, will likely have very different experiences in the counselling room. Why? Because the therapist themselves are innately different and unique as people. They offer themselves in the work of therapy, and therefore therapy as a practice is not "one size fits all".
The largest factor here is the therapeutic relationship between client and therapist, and it is in this unique relationship, which is fostered via the typical 50 minute session, that is the greatest influencer and predictor of positive therapeutic outcome. This relationship, known as "therapeutic alliance" in the literature, speaks to our very nature as relational beings who are created for authentic connection.
Brené Brown, the internationally renowned researcher, speaker, and author on matters of vulnerability, shame, and empathy says this; "I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgement; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship." In essence, we feel connected one to the other when we can see and be seen for who we are in a space of non-judgement, and in this way vulnerability begets vulnerability.
There is nothing more freeing and validating than hearing another person say "me too". This sweet reassurance releases the bated breath of anticipatory judgement or rejection in an embodied sigh of relief that acknowledges we are not alone. In a safe, therapeutic relationship this mutual vulnerability may look a little bit different than a personal relationship in order to maintain professional boundaries, and yet the feel of the connection can be quite similar. When a therapist is operating out of their own sense of authentic self, they are able to connect with their client in a way that transcends the dynamic of "client and therapist" and enters a space in which human meets human.
Something that allows me as a clinician to not only normalize the experiences and emotions of my clients, but allows me to feel with them in the present reality of their circumstance, is what I know as "common humanity". This principle of commonality and likeness on a human level allows me to empathize, bear compassion, see resilience, and experience being moved by not only seeing what my clients are going through, but who they are. This experience of "withness" is in itself vulnerable, for it requires an intense authenticity which precludes the therapist from simply being a blank slate. As Diana Fosha (2000), the founder of Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy once noted, "Without the therapist's emotional participation, the transformational potential of experiences of intimacy and empathy cannot be fully realized" – The Transforming Power of Affect.
What is more representative of true connection than "experiences of intimacy and empathy", and what is more in line with therapeutic change than transformation?
Take a moment to recall a time of change or shift in your own life. What happened? Likely when you pan out from the detailed specifics of circumstance you will discover that before the change could take place, there was a season (however long or short) that felt a bit like chaos. This stirring, or discontent, or tension, like pulling on a wish-bone right before it snaps, is usually the state of being we experience right before something gives way in our lives and a new way of being can emerge.
The reason I mention this is because as in life, chaos is a necessary ingredient for change in the therapeutic process, and to take this deeper still, chaos can often feel like vulnerability. It is ironic that the very thing required for both change, and intimate connection, is often feared, avoided, and denied as if it were our exposing enemy. In a culture which praises, prizes, and promotes a constant state of "okay-ness" it is no wonder that showing our inevitable humanness can feel not only risky, but dangerous.
Those words in our recent history as a culture have meant something particular as the wave of the "#me too" movement swept over North American consciousness. And yet, in this moment, those words are meant to span a bit of a broader space than purely referring to abuse and inequality. Here, I speak the "me too" as it refers to any experience that we might dare to share in vulnerability. Any thought, feeling, happening, or awareness that we think might belong to us alone and we take the risk of sharing with another. My "me too" is as an acknowledgement of how hard it can be to "be okay with not being okay", or rather, being okay with the futility, fragility, and fallibility of being human. It is my own growing edge, and yet when we enter the authentic space of connection we together dispel the aloneness, fear, and shame that we can often associate with our very nature as people.
It is a risk, a beautiful risk, to allow ourselves to be seen, known, and loved in the reality of who we are, but is it not also our deepest yearning and most tender hope?
If you have ever entered a new therapeutic experience wondering "Who is this person sitting across from me?" you, in a way, have already begun to answer that question. They are a person, just like you. Yes, we as clinicians are trained, and hold professional boundaries, and are committed to your journey through the therapeutic process, but we also are in it with you. I am consistently reminded of my own areas of growth, the journey that I too am on, and how my clients teach me all the time through the beauty of their courage and resilience.
Because of this you might see my eyes water as you share your grief, and I might smile as you share a victory, and I will likely lean in a little closer as you share a new and vulnerable part of yourself; and this is because I'm human too. As I finish this blog, which in itself is an act of some vulnerability, I want to send a sincere Thank You to all of the clients that I have had the privilege of joining thus far in my career. Many of you have witnessed my own journey through internship, to graduation, to becoming a working therapist, and I appreciate your willingness to join me in my own learning and growth.
We all need one another, whether it's in a therapy setting, or over a coffee with a friend, or in an office at work, or a living room at home. We need to be seen, and known, and loved, and from this place of connection find a deeper sense of our truest selves in this world.


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In 2000 she was discovered by musician and producer Arthur Mafokate, who had her sign with his own record label, 999 Music, and helped her release her debut album, All My Love (2003).
Having left 999 Music, Lira teamed up with keyboardist Victor Mngomezulu, bassist Tshepo Sekele, and producer Robin Kohl and in 2006 released Feel Good, a much more accomplished work that revealed her as a talented artist, able to move easily from modern R&B to jazz, from lush pop to bossa. A huge success, it led to five nominations at the South African Grammy Awards (Best New Artist, Best Female Artist, Best R&B Album, Best Single, and Best Video). In July 2007 the album was released in Italy, where its title track gained massive airplay. Released in 2008, her sophomore album, Soul in Mind, garnered several South African Music Awards nominations and ultimately took home the Album of the Year prize. In 2009 she released the DVD Live in Concert: A Celebration, which showcased a performance at the Carnival City Casino in Boksburg, South Africa. The DVD was a huge commercial success, earning triple platinum status.
She released her third studio album, Return to Love, in January of 2011. That same year, she released the five-track The Lira EP.
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