BEGINNER VEGAN HACKS & TIPS YOU HAVE TO KNOW!
If you're new to the vegan scene and are feeling a little lost, or if you're interested in finding out some new tips and tricks, then these hacks should give you some new ideas in and out of the kitchen!
My first vegan hack is how to replace eggs in certain recipes. My favourite way is with chia or flax seeds. Simply use the ratio of 1 part seeds to 3 parts water - so for 1 tbsp of chia seeds, use three tbsp of water. Mix together, refrigerate, and it should turn into a gooey eggy texture that you can use in a variety of recipes instead of eggs! Other common egg replacers are nut butters, like I use in my peanut choc breakfast bars, or oil, like in my utterly gooey vegan choc chip cookies.
Bananas are another great alternative to eggs, and one of my favourite recipes using bananas as an egg substitute comes from my e-book. My banana oat cookies are a go-to when I'm craving cookies but don't have any in the house, as they use just three ingredients that I always have in the the cupboard, and only take 15 minutes to make. Simply mash up two ripe bananas, pour in 2 cups of oats, and either 1/4 cup of raisins or a 1/4 cup of vegan choc chips (or cut up vegan choc), and 1 tsp of cinnamon. Mix everything together thoroughly, shape into 8-10 cookies and bake at 180C for 15 minutes. Enjoy as a snack with a cuppa!
Since switching to non-dairy milk, do you find it curdles in your hot drinks? Try heating the milk beforehand, and this should help everything to mix together nice and smoothly!
Silken tofu is a magical ingredient that can be used as a creamy base for smoothies, chocolate mousse, vegan mayonnaise or a creamy dip.
I always keep cashews in my cupboard to make creamy and delicious cashew cheese. Pour it over some nachos, use them to make vegan mac and cheese, or as the base for a yummy vegan cheesecake.
And to make the perfect vegan cheese, you must have nutritional yeast. It's basically vegan gold dust. You can add it to everything for a cheesy taste, it works great as a parmesan substitute, and, as an added bonus, it is packed full of vitamin B12.
If you're not already using the Happy Cow app, then I highly highly recommend you download it today. I use it every time I travel to scope out the local vegan scene. It shows you all the vegan, vegetarian, and vegan-friendly options nearby, so that you can enjoy the best dishes available to you when you visit a new city or place!
One of the quickest and easiest ways to make vegan ice cream (or nice cream), is to simply freeze some bananas! Put them in your freezer overnight and in the morning blend them up (in a powerful blender), with a dash of dairy-free milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract. You can make different flavours too by adding cocoa powder for chocolate nice cream, or strawberries for a yummy strawberry flavour!
If you're new on the vegan scene you may not know that many own-brand products at your local supermarket are accidentally vegan! I think this is because they're trying to cut costs where they can, so they substitute ingredients such as milk and butter for other ingredients like oils. Foods such as plain chocolate, plain chocolate digestive biscuits, bourbons, frozen garlic bread and fizzy sweets are surprisingly often vegan! Just make sure to check the label and get to know what items happen to omit animal products at your local shop.
"Meat" flavoured products are often just seasoned with spices, and don't actually involve any meat at all! Again, check the label and you may find that "prawn cocktail" or "BBQ rib" crisps (chips) are nothing more than a blend of different vegan-friendly spices.
Did you know you can make tuna from chickpeas? It tastes incredibly convincing, and works great in a sandwich or on top of a jacket potato!
Most veggie stock sneaks cow's milk into its ingredients. And while there are vegan stock powders out there, they can be pricey. An affordable vegan alternative is marmite! Just pop a tsp or two in boiling water, and add it to soups and other recipes as a vegan stock alternative!
When it comes to seasoning your vegan meat alternatives, it's all down to the seasoning! I love to use soy sauce, maple syrup and paprika to give a meat-like taste to tofu and vegetables such as aubergines and mushrooms. You can also use an ingredient called 'liquid smoke' that mimics that smokey BBQ flavour, and is perfect for making vegan bacon!
Tahini is a magical ingredient that every vegan needs in their life. I use it almost daily as a base for creamy pasta sauces, salad dressings or stir fries.
You don't have to miss out on scrambled eggs, as you can make scrambled tofu instead! It tastes convincingly similar, is packed with protein, and is the perfect weekend breakfast or brunch.
Dates are another magical ingredient I always have in my cupboard. They are the perfect sweet and gooey caramel base for lots of raw treats such as energy balls, brownies, cheesecake cups and cereal bars. I also love to throw them into my morning porridge for added sweetness!
International restaurants are often your best bet as a vegan, as lots of their traditional cuisines are either vegan/vegetarian, or easily made vegan. When eating Italian, opt for a vegetarian pizza minus the cheese, or pasta marinara or arrabiata. Thai places make the most delicious tofu curries, stir fries and noodles, but just check they don't have fish sauce. Indian restaurants usually have a vegetarian section to their menu (they're usually listed as side dishes but you can ask for them as a main), full of lots of delicious options - just check none of them have ghee or any creamy bases to them. Japanese is another great option, where you can order avocado or cucumber sushi and some miso soup!
If you're new to veganism, then the world is your (vegan) oyster! You may feel initially that you're missing out, but honestly there are so many new things you can try! In the UK we are spoilt for choice when it comes to vegan options. So get down to your local supermarket and scope out their free-from aisles, the vegetarian frozen section and everything in between! If you live somewhere where veganism isn't quite as booming, then try a health food store or even look online! Have fun and make sure you try out the ever-improving selection of vegan meat, cheese, and dessert alternatives to satisfy those cravings.
As a vegan, I love tofu. But it is very misunderstood. Meat eaters think of it as a tasteless goopy soggy mess, and sometimes, they're not wrong. You just have to learn how to cook with it properly! Luckily I made a video all about this recently which you can check out here. Or simply search tofu on my website and take your pick of one of my many tofu recipes.
Finally, I want to share a bit of advice. If you've recently gone vegan you may find yourself feeling hungry more often. And sadly lots of people give up on veganism because of this! The truth is, vegan food is mostly lower in calories, so your portion sizes are going to be a little bigger in order to satisfy your hunger. But that means you get to eat more food! And more food is never a bad thing. Also, please don't restrict your diet. It's already a big enough change switching from animal products to veganism, as you're removing an entire group of foods from your plate. Unfortunately within the vegan community there is a lot of diet culture going around, as well as a hyper focus on health. This can lead to disordered eating habits among people going vegan for health reasons, and those who have previously suffered with eating disorders or dealt with disordered eating habits. Keep this in mind when changing you diet, and don't fall for any fads within the movement where certain food groups are lowered or discouraged. Food is food, and you never need to feel like you should or shouldn't be eating certain things (beyond choosing not to eat animal products as an ethical and personal decision). Your mental health is as important as your physical health, and so a bar of chocolate and some vegan cheese when you're craving it is as important in your diet as your fruit and veg.
Those are all of my top tips, hacks and advice for all my newbie vegans out there! Let me know in the comments below your top tips for others who are new to the vegan world, and make sure to check out the full video if you haven't already.


It will never fail to surprise me how i can win every game easily until a promo series and then lose 0-2. Its happened 3 times since i started playing again.
Which means that anyone watching from the UK will need a TV license as it's being aired on live TV. Madness.
80ish% winrate outside of series, 25% win rates in series. What is the point.
I like playing the game though, and I use it to chill after work. I wouldnt care if i wasnt trying to get to diamond before the end of the season. I just think thats an interesting statistic for me personally.
I went to the quarter finals (origen vs flash wolves) and ive got to say it was one of the best things ive ever seen live. Atmosphere was incredible. Would highly recommend anybody go to see a live event if they get the chance.
It's next level, isn't it?
Plat 4 atm. I was in my series for Plat 1 when I stopped playing for cs.
It was amazing, i didnt know what to expect as it was the first gaming type thing id ever gone to but it was so, so good.
everyone is getting put down a division. Basically a rank reset I guess.


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Adjustable focus spectacles
Adlens' regulatory paper
Professor Charman's report
GOC Standards Committee's note
We were contacted in 2014 by Adlens Ltd who had approached Government to request a change in the Opticians Act 1989 to allow for the sale of adjustable focus spectacles over the counter without a prescription. We have been in discussions with Adlens and the Department of Health about the potential consequences of over the counter sale of adjustable focus spectacles, following a report produced by Adlens provided to us in March 2015.
To help inform the Department of Health in considering this matter further we commissioned an independent report from Professor William Neil Charman, to give a view on whether the paper produced by Adlens provided sufficient evidence to assure that the public's health and safety would not be adversely affected if there was a change in the law to allow for the sale of adjustable focus spectacles over the counter. We also asked what further evidence might be required if the case was not sufficiently made.
We also sought the views of our Standards Committee in October 2015, asking for their views on any benefits that adjustable focus spectacles might bring and any adverse effects that these products might have on the public's health and safety if they were to be made available over the counter without a prescription.
We provided the Department of Health with Professor Charman's report and the views of our Standards Committee in October 2015. We note that some stakeholders have called for legislative change to permit the unsupervised sale of all adjustable focus spectacles. Such a change in the law would be a matter for the Government not the GOC.
Our view is that, before considering a change to the law, the Government should consult openly and carry out a regulatory impact assessment in order to identify the full range of likely impacts and avoid unintended consequences.

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IU Carbondale will pay at least $1.7 million to nearly 1,500 employees who were forced to take unpaid furlough days in 2011.
The move comes on the heels of a legal decision issued Dec. 18 by the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, which upheld a previous decision that the university bargained in bad faith with three employee unions in regards to the furlough and must repay the lost wages.
On Wednesday, SIU administrators met with the Board of Trustees' executive committee, and board chairman Randal Thomas said the committee counseled President Randy Dunn not to appeal the labor board's decision. The university had until Thursday to file an appeal.
Dunn said "it's too early to say" when employees can expect to receive their reimbursement. They still have to track down all the former employees impacted by the ruling.
The money will come from contingency funds and savings from employee attrition, Dunn said.
Three employee unions — the SIUC Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association, the Association of Civil Service Employees and the SIUC Faculty Association — filed the original complaint against the university. All are associated with the Illinois Education Association.
Jim Wall, president of the non-tenure track union, said he's excited to close this chapter in the union's history.
A standoff between SIU Carbondale administrators and several employee unions remains unresolved, more than three years after a strike officially ended.
The SIU Board of Trustees' executive committee met Wednesday to decide whether or not to appeal a court decision ordering the university to repay about 1,500 employees nearly $2 million in back wages after administrators in 2011 forced employees to take four furlough days.
John Charles, SIU's executive director for governmental and public affairs, said the university will issue a statement today, outlining the trustees' decision.
Up for appeal is a Dec. 18 decision by the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board, which reaffirmed an earlier ruling that the university bargained in bad faith during contract negotiations in 2010 and 2011.
Three employee unions – the SIUC Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association, the Association of Civil Service Employees and the SIUC Faculty Association – filed the original complaint.
All three are affiliated with Illinois Education Association.
After a Wednesday rally at Morris Library, four of SIU's unions gave university administrators formal notice of intent to begin contract negotiations with letters delivered to Carbondale Chancellor Rita Cheng.
The unions — the SIUC Faculty Association, SIU Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association, Graduate Assistants United and the Association of Civil Service Employees — are part of the Illinois Education Association and represent more than 3,000 faculty and staff with a June 30 expiration date in their contracts with the university.
Two years and four months have passed since the previous round of negotiations resulted in a six-day strike by the SIUC Faculty Association in November 2011.
The other three unions were able to reach an agreement with university administrators to avoid a strike.
"We want this round of negotiations to be constructive and not drawn out," said SIUC Faculty Association President Rachel Stocking. "The last round did not go well and ended up with a strike for us.
A "strike watch" means conditions exist which could lead to a strike by the Faculty Association and our sister unions, the Association of Civil Service Employees, the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association, and Graduate Assistants United. The administration can solve this crisis today with a fair settlement of our contracts. Make your voice heard by joining the FA!
In case you missed it last week, here is a link to SIUC faculty member Dave Johnson's "Morning Conversation" with Jennifer Fuller on August 9: WSIU Morning Conversation with SIUC Faculty Association .
Dave points out that despite all of the problems with the national economy and state budget, the state audits show that SIU is in good fiscal health. The problem is not having enough money to spend, but how SIU spends that money. It is about priorities and protecting the quality of education.
Many crucial interests remain to be addressed at the bargaining table, including the integrity of the tenure system, protection from indiscriminate layoffs, and fairness in workload assignments. Here we focus on recent trends in spending at SIUC. These facts speak to the need for faculty to have a say in setting university priorities in order to meet our fundamental interests: the quality of education and the strength of the academic mission.
Chancellor Cheng directed academic units to cut FY 2011 expenditures from FY 2010 levels by an average of 4%.
As overall budgets increase, cuts in spending on academics mean that resources are being shifted toward other administrative priorities. It is time for the faculty to exercise our right and our responsibility to defend the academic mission at SIUC. A fair contract that protects academic values at SIUC is essential to maintaining the integrity of our university.
Bargaining on the successor agreement to the 2007-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement has slowed to a snail's pace (see the Bargaining Update below) and it is now 392 days that faculty and other unionized employees at SIUC have worked without a new agreement. There has been no progress towards resolution on a number of critical issues. At best, the Administration gives these issues superficial consideration, and in many cases they have not given any kind of response to the options presented by the FA team.
On April 28, the Faculty Association filed a Notice of Intent to Strike. Absent a negotiated agreement, a strike is the ultimate option to counter the Administration's unilateral imposition of terms of employment and failure to negotiate in good faith. The Notice of Intent to Strike cleared the remaining legal hurdle to exercising the option of a strike.
Stopping the erosion of tenure and the potential for indiscriminate layoffs by insisting that layoffs be conditioned on a joint determination of a bona fide financial exigency.
Opposing a repeat of unilateral salary reductions by means of furloughs or unpaid leave days.
Workload and overload language that addresses contact hours, indirect teaching responsibilities, and new program delivery methods.
Proper support for Faculty who are in academic units creating and implementing distance learning programs.
A multi-year salary plan that attracts and retains excellent Faculty.
Faculty hiring levels that reflect the priority of the academic mission at SIUC.
Strengthening faculty governance and shared governance in program changes and departmental decision-making.
FA partnership with the administration expressed in the form of a reasonable fair share agreement (all faculty share the cost of union representation) that recognizes Faculty solidarity and power.
A ratified Agreement effective July 1, 2010.
Since the filing of the Notice of Intent to Strike in April, the Board (administration) bargaining team has met with the FA team five times. All discussions have concerned the successor agreement to the 2007-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement. In May, several Tentative Agreements were signed (Sections 4.01-4.04, 5.01, 15.04-15.06, 15.08-15.09, 16.04, 16.05, and 16.07 and Addenda A and C). These agreements leave the language of these sections unchanged from the 2007-2010 Agreement, except for Section 5.01 which now will specify that the Library Affairs Operating Paper is a college operating paper.
The teams agreed that after these tentative agreements were signed, the teams should turn their discussions to non-financial issues while the state's budget was being decided. These issues were identified as workload (including distance learning and overload), program changes, association rights, operating papers, sexual harassment procedures, leaves of absence, and policies and procedures concerning outside employment and conflict of interest.
Subsequently, the chief subject of discussions during three sessions in July was distance education, including assignment, rights and responsibilities, support, dispute resolution, compensation, and overload. Although we share a lot of common ground, the Board team has been unwilling to commit points of agreement to written contract language.
The teams also discussed issues surrounding sexual harassment cases. Despite our best efforts to explain our interest in contract language which will address due process and procedures to follow in sexual harassment cases, the Board team refused to consider our supposal. This supposal dates back to midterm bargaining over sexual harassment policy and procedures and has been in the Board's hands for over two years without a response.
No other bargaining sessions are scheduled for July and negotiations are not expected to resume until after the beginning of the fall semester.
What do the Imposed Terms on Faculty Layoffs Mean?
Is Financial Exigency Needed to Lay Off Tenured Faculty?
Are any Faculty safe from potential Layoffs?
Any administrator will be able to use the above language to lay off any Faculty member. All that is required is the combined use of a properly selected "level of organization," a convenient choice of the "University's program needs," and the consideration that there is a "need" for layoffs. The Board could experience a "need" to lay off Faculty for any cost-cutting scheme while the threat of layoff can be used to intimidate Faculty.
Article 19 mentions the possibility for the Association to "bargain" after the Administration has decided to implement Faculty layoffs. This bargaining (called "impact bargaining") is limited to bargaining the impact of a reduction in force. Bargaining will not take place over the need for layoffs nor over the programmatic level at which layoffs will be implemented. The only things to be bargained in the Board proposal are the minutiae of the implementation of the Administration's unilateral decision to lay off Faculty.
This version of "tenure" is a dramatic departure from what we have now at SIUC. In the 2006-2010 contract, tenure could only be lost for "just cause" or as a result of program termination ("financial exigency" as a cause for layoffs was excluded, by agreement, in a side letter stating there would be no layoffs during the duration of the contract). The language on reduction in force in the Board's imposed offer weakens tenure to the point where tenure and academic freedom cease to exist on our campus in any recognizable form. This language shows, once and for all, that the Chancellor's repeated statements that furloughs were needed to avoid layoffs were just so many lies. Under the imposed terms, we have furloughs (i.e., a cut in pay) and we also have the permanent threat of layoffs, whenever the Board considers there is "a need" for them.
What is the SIUCFA proposing?
After reviewing several Faculty contracts from across the country, the SIUCFA bargaining team drafted a proposal on Reduction in Force which included meaningful Faculty involvement in decisions relating to layoffs. In contrast to the Board language on reduction in force, the Faculty Association proposal requires that "a state of bona fide and legitimate financial exigency" exists for Faculty layoffs to occur. It requires that representatives of the Faculty and the Administration jointly participate in the declaration of a strictly defined condition of financial exigency. Reduction in force is never permissible to deal with temporary financial difficulties resulting from variations in enrollment or appropriations.
The SIUCFA team proposed that the Administration identify the programs in which layoffs were to take place – if financial exigency had been deemed to exist. Within such programs, the procedures describe the strict sequence that is to be followed when layoffs will occur. Finally, the process proposed by the Association allows Faculty members selected for layoff to file a grievance regarding their selection on the grounds, among other, of bias, procedural error, arbitrary, capricious, or bad faith application of layoff criteria. In those cases where there is no choice other than to lay off a Faculty member, the SIUCFA proposal provides for a year's notice. The imposed offer from the Board provides thirty (30) days notice.
Unlike the arbitrary terms imposed by the Chancellor, the SIUCFA proposal on reduction in force establishes a process that is transparent, uniform, and grievable. When your employment and your tenure are in the balance, should you expect-and do you deserve-anything less than the transparent, uniform and grievable process that the SIUCFA proposal provides?
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A few days ago I saw a possum sneak into our garage. Just so you understand the lay of the land, our garage is detached from the house and is about 10 yards from the door. I chased after the ugly critter, but it went behind the boxes and boards stored against the back wall. I tried to scare it out but did not have time to tear the whole garage apart. I don't know about your garage, but mine is like a jigsaw puzzle. Needing to leave for work I decided to leave the garage door open a crack, hoping the visitor would leave of its own accord. Um, no. A day or two later I got a text message from my wife – "There's poop in the garage!" O great, the ugly thing has moved in and begun to leave presents, just in time for Christmas. A few days later, and several more poop sightings I decided that I had to find the critter since it was not leaving on its own.
After moving boxes, the grill, and other assorted items I found the possum hiding in the back corner. Finding it was one problem, getting it out was another. Using a shovel as a prod I finally got the critter to move. Unfortunately, it ran by me and under the Miata instead of going out the wide open garage door. I gave chase but never did find the animal. My suspicion and hope were that while I was looking under the car it was leaving by the front door. But that was not the case. For a few days, I watched for more "evidence" but did not find any. Just in case, I bought and set up a live trap, baiting it with some of the Christmas leftovers. The next morning I found the possum safely trapped. Contrary to my wife's desire I took the trap behind our barn and let the critter go.
We can have similar experiences in our lives. Our day can be going wonderfully and then someone sneaks in, says or does something ugly, and leaves us to deal with the poop. Our joy is turned to despair, our gladness to anger, our love to hate, our peace to turmoil. Perhaps it happened to you over the holidays, or during a family outing, or even last Sunday at church. Those words become an unwanted visitor. Not only affecting the moment but leaving little smelly reminders in the days that follow. Like the possum, these thoughts hide in the corner of our souls and are difficult to remove. We can try to ignore them but, at some point in time, they remind us of their presence.
How do we remove our unwelcomed visitor? First of all, we need to remove the clutter they hide behind. 1 Corinthians 13:5 reminds us that love does not keep a record of wrongs (NIV). By holding onto the offenses of others we provide a hiding place for more offense. The clutter could also be our own sins such as the prideful judgment of others or the importance of me and mine. Secondly, we need to take action. Our unwelcome guest will not leave on their own accord. We must reject the words, chasing them away with love and forgiveness. I have found praise, worship, and taking the thought captive according to 2 Corinthians 10:5 to be an effective live trap in these instances. Finally, we must return our focus to Christ as the writer of Hebrews encourages, "Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith…" (Hebrews 12:1–2a, NASB95) The unwelcome words will not leave on their own, we need to take action in order to keep our focus on Christ.
I know that I may have to deal with an unwelcome critter sometime in the future. My only prayer is that it is not a skunk. I also know that sometime in the future, when I least expect it, someone is going to say or do something that will annoy me. That will create anger, frustration, or any of a number of unwanted emotions. By design, by accident, or by my own sin, their words will take my eyes away from Jesus. I may not be able to prevent it but, hopefully, I am better equipped to handle it quickly and with a lot less poop.


What a superb property playground for a family vacation! Every desirable amenity one could wish for can be found at this fabulous cottage and its surrounding buildings, table land and waterfront.
With a fairly direct route from Toronto to cottage country, this gem is just kilometers off of HWY 11, tucked into a quiet bay on beautiful Mary Lake. Nestled on an acre of land, there is a 2,400 sq. ft. 3 bedroom main cottage, a large one bedroom Bunkie over the garage, a boathouse with a fabulous deck at the waterfront and even a small A-Frame Bunkie close to the cottage perfect for the younger ones to grab an afternoon nap in.
The interior of the cottage is very open concept with the living/dining/kitchen and screened-in Muskoka room all facing out to the lake. The main living area has soaring pine cathedral ceilings and beautiful engineered wood floors. Large windows abound filling the entire space with soft natural lighting. The gorgeous floor to ceiling stone wood-burning fireplace will be the backdrop for many an evening family gathering and the Muskoka room lends to easy indoor/outdoor living with a wall of windows/sliding doors and great tree top views of the lake. With a combination of modern stainless steel appliances and beautiful granite counters in the kitchen along with tastefully decorated cottage comfortable furnishings throughout, you will feel pampered from the moment you walk in.
The generous sized master bedroom is on the main floor tucked into the back of the cottage with its own 4-piece ensuite bathroom complete with bubble soaker tub and a walk-out to a covered side deck. The upper level has 2 more spacious bedrooms, a 3-piece bathroom and a loft den.
With a southeast exposure, enjoy sun on the boathouse deck from early morning to mid-afternoon. The long and wide open panoramic views from here are breathe-taking. Read and relax for hours on end or take out the canoe or kayak and explore the tranquil bay.
The entire family can spread out on the large L-shaped deck for any or all meals then head down to the flat grassy area and partake in a selection of summer games provided for your enjoyment.
After a delicious BBQ dinner take a short walk to the town of Port Sydney for ice cream while strolling along the public beach. Once back at the cottage gather around the amazing fire pit or grab a seat and a beverage at the nearby Tiki bar and cheers to another great day in paradise!
LOCATION: About 2 hours north of Toronto. About a 5 minute drive to the village of Port Sydney, 15 minutes to Huntsville, 20 minutes to Arrowhead Provincial Park, 15 minutes to Bracebridge (Santa's Village), and 45-50 minutes to Algonquin Park.Close to shopping, dining,entertainment and world class golfing including Deerhurst and Club Link's Mark O'Meara.
Pet allowed upon approval of owner, no smoking, maximum number of occupants is 12, bring own linens and towels, bring own water if preferred, noise restriction after 11 PM.


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National Night Out is more than fun and games with cops
Ron Wilkins
Journal & Courier
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — National Night Out at the Aviators' baseball game Monday looks a lot like fun and games with police officers.
That's because it is, Lafayette police Lt. Scott Galloway said, explaining it's an opportunity to build bridges to people in the community who might not be sure whether to trust officers.
"These events kind of bring down that wall between the police and the public," Galloway said.
Between innings, area police officers will host games, including whether a person in a protective suit can steal second base with a police dog chasing him. Odds on favorite is that the dog wins. Officers from many of the county's police agencies also will be at Loeb Stadium to greet fans before the 6:30 p.m. game.
This national campaign promotes police and community partnerships and encourages neighborhood camaraderie.
Galloway's job is community outreach and crime prevention, so when people get fed up with crimes in their neighborhood, he's one of the people who coaches them on what to do.
"You can be as minimalist or as involved as … a neighborhood wants to be," he said.
Neighborhood watches, for example, can be a formal group, which is approved by the economic development department, Galloway said.
"The opposite end of the spectrum of that would be kind of a neighborhood concerned about their area. They can form their own meetings, and they can be as limited as being on Nextdoor (a social media neighborhood) together or they can actually go out and walk the neighborhoods."
Tips for people wanting to keep their neighborhoods safe range from the use of social media to what to look for when out and about.
"They should carry a flashlight and a cellphone and have things with them if they do see something," he said. "They should look for vehicles that might be suspicious from out of the area. Things out of place."
Sometimes what seems innocent isn't.
"Solicitors — sometimes people take for granted that's what they're doing, when in fact, they might be daytime burglars," he said.
"Don't be a vigilante, but be suspicious and be aware that there are people out there that might be looking to victimize the neighborhood."
Nextdoor, the social media site, is popular in Lafayette, where 27 percent of the households are members. This site groups people based on where they live, and allows a way for neighbors to interact, including alerting one another of suspicious events.
"What people don't understand about Nextdoor is that when people have those internal conversations with their neighbors, we don't see those," he said.
So if someone posts surveillance photos of someone snooping around cars at night, share those images with the police, Galloway said.
If Lafayette residents are interested in banding together in an informal neighborhood watch, they may contact Galloway at 765-807-1224.
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Surgeon General Sounds Alarm On Risk Of Marijuana Addiction And Harm
Sep 1, 2019 | Advisory, Drug Legalization and Drug Use, Featured
Marijuana use is risky for teens and pregnant women and can be habit-forming, says the U.S. surgeon general.
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At a time when more than 30 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the use of marijuana for either medical or recreational use, the U.S. surgeon general says no amount of the drug is safe for teens, young adults and pregnant women.
"While the perceived harm of marijuana is decreasing, the scary truth is that the actual potential for harm is increasing," Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Thursday during a press conference to announce the new advisory.
Surveys show that an increasing number of adolescents and pregnant women use the drug, which can be eaten, smoked or vaped.
But the surgeon general told NPR in an interview that many people are not aware of just how potent the drug can be.
"This ain't your mother's marijuana," he said. The THC concentration in marijuana plants has increased threefold between 1995 and 2014, according to the report, and concentrated products can contain up to 75% THC.
"The higher the THC delivery, the higher the risk," Adams said.
Young people who regularly use marijuana are "more likely to show a decline in IQ and school performance [and] are more apt to miss classes," Adams said. And frequent use of the drug can also impair a child's attention, memory and decision-making.
In addition, it can be habit-forming.
"Nearly 1 in 5 people who begin marijuana use during adolescence become addicted," Adams said. "That's scary to me as the dad of a 15-, a 13- and a 9-year-old."
Symptoms of marijuana dependency include "irritability, mood and sleep difficulties, decreased appetite, cravings, restlessness, and/or various forms of physical discomfort that peak within the first week after quitting and last up to 2 weeks," according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. And marijuana becomes addictive "when the person cannot stop using the drug even though it interferes with many aspects of his or her life," according to NIDA.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that President Trump is donating part of his salary this quarter — about $100,000 — to fund a digital media campaign to bring attention to the risks of marijuana use.
There's still a lot that's unknown about the risks of marijuana, and federal officials say they support more local and federal research. Just this week, the Drug Enforcement Administration said it would start to process pending applications for permission to cultivate the plant for research, as NPR reported.
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Sound familiar? Never fear. I got you.
Baked french toast is the answer to all your problems. This is one of my favourite easy big breakfasts to make for company on those special occasions like Christmas morning, or for big family brunches at the cottage. It's easy, all the prep is done the night before, and you can just throw it in the oven in the morning, and in 30 minutes you'll have french toast.
I like to serve mine with jammy fruit and a sweet cream cheese sauce, but sub in whatever you like. My pictures are showing a mini serving for 2, but I usually make a larger dish in a 9×13 baking dish for when I have company.
1x600g bag frozen strawberries (or other berries) - you can also use fresh berries!
Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with butter or coconut oil.
If your Challah is not already sliced, slice bread in 1/2-1 inch slices and layer into the baking dish.
Whisk together eggs, milk, almond extract, vanilla, and lemon zest.
Pour evenly over the Challah, making sure that every piece gets some custard poured over.
Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for ~2 hours or overnight.
When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Bake uncovered for 20-30 minutes or until golden.
Heat the sliced berries in a saucepan until softened and juicing. Set aside.
Serve with prepared strawberries and a drizzle of honey or maple syrup.
I usually don't add any sugar or maple syrup to the custard as it is custom to layer maple syrup on to serve but if you want a bit more sweetness, whisk it in with the eggs.


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The use of specialized, third-party marketing apps has decreased as a result of Facebook's changes to fan pages, particularly the switch to Timeline. However, this does not mean that these apps are no longer available. Many of them provide promotional opportunities that are not available on Facebook's own platform.
I'll show you 13 new apps from seven different companies that are worth your time in this article.
1. Heyo is the new name for the Lujure Lujure brand.
Heyo is the new brand that has replaced Lujure.
One of the most widely used Facebook Page marketing applications is Lujure. However, the most significant shift in the company's history occurred recently when it switched from being a provider of Facebook Page apps to one that offers mobile apps and a website-building tool. Additionally, the business changed its name to Heyo from Lujure.
Heyo Social The fan page builder, which is now known as Heyo Social, remains the core of the new platform and provides content for the website and mobile app.
The owners of a page have a choice between custom or template-driven options. Additionally, the company provides more than 30 widgets, such as contests, buy buttons, and email opt-ins, that can be incorporated into fan pages.
Heyo Mobile: A fan page's content can be easily integrated into a mobile application with a single click. Customers can call you through your phone widget, send you an email through your email widget, follow you through your twitter widget, or use your deal widget to redeem a deal, according to Heyo. In total, there are six mobile widgets available.
Last but not least, Heyo Web provides a hosted, drag-and-drop platform for building websites. The website can be used with Heyo Social-created content, just like the mobile app does.
Prices start at $3 per month and go up as more fan pages, widgets, mobile apps, and websites are used.
2. More than twenty Facebook Page apps are available from North Social.
There are more than 20 Facebook Page apps available from North Social.
North Social is a Facebook Page app developer that provides a suite of more than 20 apps. The Holiday Advent Calendar and the Trivia Contest are two of the most recent.
This app lets retailers set up a series of daily promotions that run from midnight to midnight each day during the holiday season.
Deals, coupons, downloads, and sweepstakes are just a few examples of promotions. For instance, in accordance with the Advent calendar, the app enables page owners to run a week of deals, 12 days of coupons, and up to 24 days of holiday deals.
Trivia Contest App The Trivia Contest app was created to give page owners a way to interact with their followers and promote their brands. There are three contest options: Multiple-choice, true/false, and personality test.
Sharing is built in, so after completing a trivia challenge, users will see their results and be asked to share the app by challenging their friends to beat their score.
North Social provides tiered pricing that is determined by the number of fans a page has and starts at $1.00 per day. The cost includes all applications.
3. A number of "engagement" apps have recently been released by Tabsite.
A number of "engagement" apps have just been released by Tabsite.
Tabsite, a provider of Facebook apps, recently introduced a series of "Engagement" apps. I recommend the following three: Group Deal, Pin Deal, and Share Deal.
Pin Deal is an app that allows Facebook page owners to create a unique offer or deal, bringing Pinterest into Facebook. However, before fans can "unlock" the deal, they must pin it to Pinterest.
Similar to the Pin Deal app, a fan must first share a special deal on Facebook in order to unlock it.
Group Deal The app for Group Deal continues where Share Deal left off. In this instance, fan page owners set the number of times a deal must be shared before it can be unlocked, just like they do with group deal websites like LivingSocial and Groupon.
The most popular plan on Tabsite starts at $15 per month. Additionally, there is a 14-day free trial. However, Tabsite's Platinum plan, which costs $25 per month, is required to use the aforementioned apps.
4. On the Facebook Page marketing scene, Blazon Blazon is a newer player.
In the field of Facebook Page marketing, Blazon is relatively new.
Blazon, a social marketing suite centered on contests and promotional campaigns, is a newcomer to the Facebook marketing scene.
Using photo, text, and video contests, giveaways, and sweepstakes, Blazon claims to be the "fastest way to convert impressions into sales leads."
Prices start at just $5 for each promotion and just $0.99 for each day. The most popular choice costs $19 per day and $2.49. The duration of promotions is up to the user's discretion.
5. Pinterest tab and Photo Contests are two of the most recent Woobox applications.
Photo Contests and the Pinterest tab are two of Woobox's newest applications.
Apps like group deals, polls, sweepstakes, and coupons are available from Woobox. However, two of its most recent additions are a Pinterest tab and Photo Contests.
Photo Contests The Photo Contests app, which is compatible with both Twitter and Facebook, lets fans and followers submit photos for other people to vote on. The captions submitted by participants are displayed on the voting screen. Users can also share their own or other people's photos.
A particular advantage of using this app is that owners of fan pages can download all entry data, including email addresses, for use in follow-up marketing.
This app allows page owners to display their Pinterest boards and pins as a tab on a Facebook page, despite not being tied to a contest or promotion. Before viewing the Pinterest tab, users may be required to like the page.
The Pinterest tab app can be used for free. However, in order to use all Woobox apps, users must pay a $29 monthly subscription fee for the Photo Contests app.
6. FaceItPages FaceItPages provides a promotional application for fans who are relevant.
FaceItPages provides a promotional app for fans who are relevant.
FaceItPages, like the other businesses on this list, offers a variety of Facebook Page marketing options. It's called +Promote and it helps Facebook page owners get "targeted likes" for their pages.
You have a much better chance of converting your likes into leads when you use targeted fans. According to FaceItPages, having more targeted fans increases the likelihood that those fans will interact with your page, which will also improve your Facebook Page Edgerank.
Using Facebook ads that are focused on the market and ideal customer of the merchant, the app promotes fan pages. The company focuses on creating targeted, low-cost, high-converting ads with a click-to-like ratio of 80 percent, according to the company.
The main advantage of using this app is that it prioritizes quality over quantity. To put it another way, the goal isn't to get the most fans for the most money, but rather to get the ones who are most likely to engage with the brand.
The most popular plan costs $15 per month, but the first 30 days are free.
7. PageModo Pagemodo provides a tool for creating Facebook covers.
Pagemodo has a tool for making Facebook covers.
Pagemodo offers social apps as well. The Timeline Cover Photo designer is one that I like.
The procedure is easy. You select a background image (Pagemodo provides a background image maker), choose images from your computer or from images provided by Pagemodo, and then publish the cover to your fan page. The template can contain up to eight images.
To keep the page fresh, it's important to change the cover images often. That procedure is simple and even enjoyable with this app. It can also be used for free. Additionally, Pagemodo provides a free level that can be used with a limited number of its apps. Aside from that, prices start at $6.25 per month and go up. Pagemodo is currently running a pricing promotion that reduces the monthly cost by half.)
Summary Despite the fact that Facebook provides its own marketing tools, primarily Promoted Posts, third-party applications like those listed here can still be utilized. They offer a plethora of promotional opportunities that have the potential to boost sales, engagement, and the expansion of a fan base.
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Howard William Kottler (March 5, 1930 – January 21, 1989) was an American ceramist, conceptual artist, and professor of ceramics at the University of Washington, credited as a seminal force in redefining the direction of contemporary American ceramic art.

Influenced by the Bay Area funk art movement, he is best known for his multiple series of decal plates that rejected traditional studio ceramic practices that emphasized and valued hand-made objects, and focusing instead on mass-produced store-bought plates and commercial decals to create pieces decorated with appropriated images from popular culture to convey Kottler's political, social, and personal messages. Based on these works, he developed a reputation for using coded images, wordplay, and biting humor which established Kottler's reputation as a satirist and decalomaniac.

Career
Originally trained as an optometrist, Kottler graduated from Ohio State University in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences. While working on his undergrad, he took a university ceramics course in 1952 that shifted his focus and returned to Ohio State to study ceramics. Kottler began his career with a traditional crafts orientation; as a student, he had been trained in traditional ceramic techniques and glaze technology. After earning a Master of Arts in Ceramics from Ohio State in 1956, he was offered a scholarship to undertake a Master of Fine Arts at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. It was there that he met and studied under Maija Grotell, a teacher and artist who profoundly influenced his ideas about art and education. With support of a Fulbright grant, he spent time working at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and at the Arabia Ceramic Factory in Finland, studying the creation and application of ceramic decals and working with renowned potter Kyllikki Salmenhaara. He returned to Ohio State, where he received a Ph.D. in Ceramics in 1964 with his dissertation An Exhibition of Pottery in Support of Three Processes in Ceramics, and later moved to Seattle where he joined the University of Washington faculty in 1965.

Work & Collections
Not fully appreciated while alive, he has, posthumously, received critical acclaim in response to a number of retrospective exhibitions held in the United States. The output of his work was uneven over the 30 years of his professional life as he was a full-time university professor, it was only in the 80s that he began to work with sufficient intensity to produce a body of work sufficient to result in a one-person show.

His works have been collected by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Art and Design, and Whitney Museum of American Art; the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto; the Victoria and Albert Museum in London; and Seattle Art Museum, Portland Art Museum, Henry Art Gallery, and Tacoma Art Museum in the Pacific Northwest.

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Distinct brain cells recognize novel sights
The brain's ability to learn to recognize objects plays out in the inferior temporal cortex. A new study offers a possible explanation of how two classes of neurons play distinct roles to help that happen.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — No matter what novel objects we come to behold, our brains effortlessly take us from an initial "What's that?" to "Oh, that old thing" after a few casual encounters. In research that helps shed light on the malleability of this recognition process, Brown University neuroscientists have teased apart the potentially different roles that two distinct cell types may play.
In a study published online in advance in the journal Neuron, the researchers document that this kind of learning is based in the inferior temporal cortex (ITC), a brain area buried deep in the skull. Scientists already knew the area was important for visual recognition of familiar items, but they hadn't figured out the steps required to move from novelty to familiarity, a process they refer to as "plasticity."
"We know little about that because of the level at which this plasticity is taking place," said senior author David Sheinberg, professor of neuroscience and a member of the Brown Institute for Brain Science. "The inner workings made up of individual neurons make it very hard to actually track what's going on at that level."
Working with two monkeys, in whom they monitored single neuron activity using tiny microelectrodes, Sheinberg and graduate student Luke Woloszyn tracked the firing patterns of individual neurons in the ITC while monkeys viewed 125 objects they had been trained to recognize and 125 others that they had never seen before.
The scientists found that the two major classes of cells found in the brain, excitatory and inhibitory, responded differently depending on what the monkeys saw. Excitatory neurons were especially active when the monkeys saw a preferred familiar object — the familiar image, out of the 125 such images, that the cell "liked" best. Although the particular preferred familiar image varied across the sample of neurons, almost every excitatory cell had at least one familiar image to which it responded more robustly than its preferred novel image, Sheinberg said. Inhibitory neurons, meanwhile, were much more active when the monkeys saw any novel image, independent of the object's actual identity.
Woloszyn and Sheinberg were able to distinguish between the neuron classes by the shapes of the voltage changes picked up by the microelectrodes. Excitatory neurons had characteristically broad spikes, while inhibitory neurons had narrower spikes.
Not only did the researchers see differences in what made the neurons respond, but also in when they did so. Excitatory neurons peaked in activity within 100 milliseconds to their preferred familiar objects, for example, while inhibitory neurons responded to a broad set of novel objects over a wider timeframe of up to 325 milliseconds.
Sheinberg speculated that the different roles of the cells and the specific timing of their responses might be explained by the following interplay: When the monkey sees something familiar (banana!), excitatory neurons fire to signal recognition, sending that signal to other parts of the brain to drive the appropriate behavioral response. But when the monkey sees something unfamiliar (stapler?), the excitatory response is more diffuse, permitting the inhibitory neurons to maintain their elevated activity, which in turn signals a learning event.
"When a familiar object has been recognized, that's a positive signal and that can cause the system to move on," Sheinberg said. "In the absence of that signal, that means the object isn't familiar. What we think is going on is that the ongoing inhibitory activity actually promotes a learning process. It can be a signal to learn."
Another finding is the possible manifestation of that learning. Sheinberg and Woloszyn found considerable significance in their observation that individual excitatory neurons would modulate their firing rate only in response to a few of the images the monkeys saw. This "sparseness" of firing is a measure of the neuron's specialized attention to just a few images.
"What really drove me and Luke along the way was this question of whether … through repeated exposure, neurons really do specialize in a marked way," Sheinberg said. "The effect of the learning was surprising to me."
They further speculate that the specialization is originally driven by the inhibitory cells.
"We thus propose that the increased activity of our putative inhibitory cells is the neurochemical trigger for the robust selectivity changes within the excitatory population," Sheinberg and Woloszyn wrote in the journal.
The study ties into a separate effort at Brown, Stanford, and other institutions in which a team of scientists is striving to lay the basic science groundwork for ultimately treating people who have suffered traumatic brain injury.
"There is a huge diversity [of neurons] and this diversity could be very important because in the case where you need to repair circuits — say you've had a stroke, and you want to retrain that area — it may be that certain cell classes need to be functional in order to support that plasticity," he said. "We're only beginning to appreciate the interplay between these cell types that might support learning and reorganization."
The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
Editors: Brown University has a fiber link television studio available for domestic and international live and taped interviews, and maintains an ISDN line for radio interviews. For more information, call (401) 863-2476.
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I started playing drums at age 5 and learning from my father (Don Worth) and by the time I was 7, I was playing in The Hawk Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, later to be The Imperial Cadets, and competed in my first Rudimental contest and took 3rd against guys that were 21. I played in Drum Corps till 16 and in the process won all the Rudimental Contests in the NW and also beat Rob Carson, the defending Rudimental Champion at a PAS contest in 74. I went on to win many contests and decided that I was going to be a musician and started playing gigs at the age of 15 with the local Big Bands while Mom and Dad drove me to the gigs. Went on the road at 17 and did the Lake Tahoe, Vegas circuit. Played with Montuno, Solstice and many other local bands before I was able to have a drink in a bar. Met Buddy Rich around the time I was 10 and and along the way have met Louie Bellson, Roy Burns, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Airto, Vinnie Colaiuta, Joe Morello, Ed Shaughnessy, David Garibaldi and many more great drummers and musicians. Have played with Gary Burton, Bobby King and Terry Evans, Ry Cooder, Chuck Rainey, Steve Conn, Lloyd Jones, Robert Cray, Steve Miller, Curtis Salgado, The Coasters, Hutch Hutchinson, Dan Akroyd, Jim Belushi, Tom Arnold, Kiefer Sutherland, Jimmie Vaughan, Sonny Landreth, John Koonce, Walter Wolfman Washington, Anthony Gomes, and Derek Trucks to name a few. Currently teaching full time out of my drum studio and Freelancing. Have played all styles from Rock , Jazz, Latin Jazz, Symphony, Blues, Polkas and even a Gypsy Funeral…..oh and a Halloween Costume Party at a Nudist Colony…..figure that one out….. I teach drum lessons and have been doing that for most of my life and have many award winning students over the years and many that have gone on to be professional drummers. If interested in drum lessons you can contact me at dworth2@gmail.com. I am also an Endorser for Aquarian Heads and in The Vic Firth Educational Program.
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CDP's Document Management System allowed the department to create high quality image files of the existing records and associate them with properties within the database being created. When I first interviewed Bob Gouin, our Director of Environmental Health, after I become Health Officer, I asked him about the strengths and weaknesses of the Department. Child health is another component of public health which is concerned with the overall health of children. The mission of the Monroe County Health Department is to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Monroe County. The United State's is very fortunate to have low infant and mother mortality rates, but in developing countries maternal health programs are desperately needed to lessen mortality rates (AbouZhar & Wardlaw, 2006).
According to the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, its goals are to strive for a society where children are wanted and born with optimal health, receive quality care and are nurtured lovingly and sensitively as they mature into healthy, productive adults ( Maternal and Child Health Bureau," n.d.). Examples of programs aimed at child health are fluorination of water, mandatory vaccinations to enter school, seat belt laws, and minimum nutritional requirements for school lunches.
The Bullitt County Health Department wants to remind the community the best way tp prevent the flu is get a flu vaccination each. This week is a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving the health of our city and our nation.
The award recognizes food establishments that have continuously demonstrated excellence in compliance with the City's food code and other public health standards. With the help of our neighborhood coordination system information will be dispersed in a timely manner without flooding the Police and Town Offices with individual phone calls. Lillian Wald was a pioneer of public health nursing, whose efforts to create a just society transformed and created a new role for nurses (Reverby, 1993).


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The Re-opening of Zaman Awal
January 7, 2016 March 14, 2016 / Zohra x
Al Boom Tourist Village has opened its doors with a new extension, Zaman Awal, it captures the true heritage of Dubai boasting the first commercial dhow to ever set sail down the Creek.
The venue is simply breathtaking, positioned creek-side, the views are unbelievable and so quiet compared to the creek by heritage village. The set-up is also great and I really enjoyed the calm, ambient setting. The first ever commercial Dhow to cruise down the creek, Al Aref, now sits proudly on the land and you can dine inside or explore the museum underneath it which has a collection of authentic artifacts.
The restaurant is huge and the walls are adorned with traditional relics making the place quirky yet authentic. The chairman explained that most restaurants in Dubai cater to the tourists palette, however Zaman Awal makes dishes the way locals enjoy them. It is one of the few places I have visited in Dubai that has an air of nostalgia and reminds you of days gone by.
Mattar bin Lahej, a local artist that contributed to design elements of the venue said, "Al Boom Tourist Village spans over 6 hectares of land, with this premiere destination sitting in close proximity to the cultural landmarks, Dubai Creek, Wonderland and Garhoud Bridge whilst overlooking the modern architectural icon – The Burj Khalifa, worlds tallest building. In addition to its signature restaurant, the venue offers many other reasons for tourists and locals to visit. Each of these elements have been designed keeping in mind the true artifacts of an Emirati lifestyle and aims to take visitors back in time to the history of our land.
The Freej Village inspired by the famous cartoons has also opened which features the characters amongst heritage sites and retail spaces.
Mohammed Saeed Harib, creator of Freej cartoon. Another interesting addition to the venue is the Dara ship, also known as the Gulfs Titanic. Very few people in the region are aware about the history behind this ship, adding it to the venue will allow people to learn more about the travel history of Dubai. The Dara ship was used for travelling purposes along the Gulf countries and it carried from about 850 to 1000 people, the ship sank in the Persian Gulf in 1961 due to an explosion. Many rescued passengers were brought back to Dubai and were treated for injuries at Al Maktoum Hospital.
Dubai Women's Association will set up a bazaar with merchandise, further enhancing the true cultural experience for all visitors. You can also take dhow cruises for dinner and touring around the Creek. Sailing in traditional boats is also offered at the venue, offering a full recreational experience for the entire family.
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Opera's desktop browser gets built-in tracking protection
October 8, 2019 No Comments Ad blocking, firefox focus, freeware, google, google-chrome, online advertising, Opera, operating systems, product manager, Software, TC, Web browsers
Browser maker Opera today announced the launch of version 68 of its flagship desktop browser. The marquee feature of the launch is the addition of a tracker blocker that will make it harder for advertisers and others to track you while you browse the web — and which has the additional benefit of speeding up your browsing session. Indeed, Opera argues that turning on both the tracking protection and the built-in ad blocker can speed up page loads by up to 23 percent.
The new tracking protection feature is off by default (as is the existing ad blocker). The tracking feature uses the EasyPrivacy Tracking Protection List, which has been around for quite a few years now.
"We consider the tracker blocker to be a browser feature which can be kept on at all times, "writes Opera PC product manager Joanna Czajka. "Our browser, however, also has plenty of extended privacy features which come in handy when someone feels the need to increase the privacy of their browsing even further."
In addition to the new tracking protection, which is increasingly becoming standard among browser vendors (and which is surely putting some additional pressure on Google and its Chrome browser), Opera is also introducing a new screenshotting feature with this update. That's not an unusual feature, but it's a pretty full-featured implementation, with the ability to blur parts of a page and draw on the screenshots.
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As organizations, fraternities and sororities typically do not face the same judicial proceedings that an individual student might go through as a result of a violation of the student code of conduct.
While individual members of a university organization may be brought before a student judicial conduct board for alleged violations of the student code of conduct, the organization itself might have its charter placed in jeopardy by the university's student organization board.
The university's student organization oversight body can investigate broader patterns of violations by organizations. These behaviors might include hazing, drug possession and destruction of property. In the event that the organization oversight body determines that the organization is in violation of policies against those types of activities, then the university can revoke the organization's ability to remain associated with the university.
To ensure that the harm of your charge is minimized and you are not facing disciplinary action, call and discuss your case with a DC student defense lawyer today.
Conspiracy is a particularly serious type of allegation in which more than one member of a student organization might be accused of collaborating with the intent to commit some criminal action and have taken some steps towards completing that criminal action.
For example, student organizations are sometimes accused of conspiracy to obstruct justice when a university believes that a student organization may have tried to cover up or hide evidence of an alleged sexual assault committed by one of the organization's members.
These charges may also take place if a university organization may be involved in drug-related activities and have actually coordinated with each other in order to further those activities.
One example is drug distribution, either on- or off-campus. Conspiracy allegations by university organizations can be handled by the university, but they can also be prosecuted as serious criminal violations by the D.C. Superior Court or even Federal Courts.
Allegations of hazing by sororities or fraternities have gotten a lot of attention recently because of the increased frequency with which videos of hazing can be posted online through YouTube and Facebook.
The increased exposure of excessive initiation proceedings for new members of some fraternities and sororities has caught the attention of universities and the media. It has also caught the attention of prosecutors who sometimes believe that what may be considered by the organizations to be routine initiation proceedings actually rise to the level of harassment, assault or sexual abuse.
If a student organization has received allegations of excessive hazing practices that could rise to the level of a violation of the student code of conduct or even criminal violations, the students involved should discuss those possibilities with a lawyer who can advise the entire organization or individual members on how to respond to those allegations.
Are Hazing Charges The Same As Assault or Sexual Assault Charges?
Not all hazing involves assault or sexual abuse. Hazing is somewhat vaguely defined, but some hazing can rise to the level of assault or sexual abuse. In the event that hazing has gotten to the point where organization members are no longer consensually participating, then it may be treated as assault or sexual abuse and could potentially be prosecuted by the criminal courts.
Disciplinary action against a fraternity or a sorority can result in a number of sanctions. It could result in the fraternity or sorority losing its ability to continue being associated with that particular university. That also applies to any other university organizations that face disciplinary actions. If the organization is deemed to have been aware of conduct in violation of the student code by its members and not taken actions against those students, the organization's charter can be revoked.
Individual students can also be brought before the university's board for disciplinary conduct violations, and they can also be potentially charged with criminal violations if their actions allegedly rose to that level. Such actions can result in students being suspended, expelled and possibly arrested and charged with criminal conduct.
When These Charges Involve Certain Individuals Can The Entire Organization be Implicated?
Typically, student organizations as a whole are not charged with criminal conduct. Criminal conduct is usually charged on an individual basis, but multiple students can be charged as co-defendants by the prosecutors if the students have some connection in the alleged crimes.
Universities, however, can accuse entire organizations of being in violation of their organizational rules, which can result in penalties being imposed upon the entire organization rather than simply the individual members.
A defense lawyer can help a student facing fraternity or sorority charges by advising him or her on the proper way to handle investigations, how to answer or not answer questions from investigators and what impact a university investigation may have on any pending or possible criminal investigations.
Balancing out the two—the university side and a possible criminal allegation—is very important to make sure the student does not incriminate him- or herself and does not take any action that could make his or her situation worse.


Taking a cue from its male counterparts, the Iowa women's basketball team made a Sunday sweep over Illinois.
Taking a cue from the men's squad, the Iowa women's basketball team made it a Sunday sweep over Illinois.
Hours after Fran McCaffery's bunch took it to the Fighting Illini in Iowa City, Lisa Bluder's squad did the same in Champaign. The No. 18 Hawkeyes rolled to a 94-75 win — their third straight in conference play.
Iowa (14-4, 5-2 Big Ten Conference) took care of business against the Big Ten's cellar dweller. The Hawkeyes built a double-digit lead in the opening quarter and never looked back. Only sparingly did Illinois (9-9, 1-6) climb to within single digits in the second half.
Iowa's offense clicked all afternoon. Megan Gustafson poured in a team-high 27 points, including her first career trey to beat the first-quarter buzzer. She had plenty of assistance, as well. Tania Davis (19), Kathleen Doyle (17) and Hannah Stewart (13) all reached double figures.
The Hawkeyes finally got their outside game going for the first time in a while. Iowa drained 11 treys — its highest total since hitting 11 versus North Carolina Central on Nov. 17. Iowa shot 62 percent on the day.
This was by no means a surprising result, but Sunday's win caps a needed 3-0 week as Iowa looks for separation in the Big Ten standings.
The Hawkeyes remain in a tie for second heading into Wednesday's big home showdown against No. 23 Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights (15-3, 7-0) have won 10 straight and sit atop the Big Ten standings.


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A conversation of consent
by Quincy Balius
How do you shed light on the gray areas of sexual consent?
The play "Actually," by Anna Ziegler, will attempt to answer this question in a staged reading at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10-13 in the Black Box Theatre. Dean of Students Matthew Caires, The Voice Center, RHA employees and members of MSU's sororities and fraternities will lead a discussion after each performance.
However, nothing springs into existence fully formed. The play, which hooked MSU acting instructor Cara Wilder immediately, has evolved into its current shape only through a veritable obstacle course that Wilder terms "guerrilla theater."
When Wilder came across the play in spring 2017, she knew it would strike a chord with the MSU campus. Her first hurdle was adding the play to the production schedule, which quickly proved impossible. Rather than give up, she decided to produce it on her own time.
Next, she had to find promising actors. Even more challenging was the fact that the script called for a black actor, a rarity in a racially homogenous town like Bozeman. With the help of the Black Student Union, Wilder found sophomore Clay King, who stepped up to the plate in conjunction with junior Lauren Eva Lane. Lighting and sound coordinator Kate Cherry and stage manager Mackenzie Williams filled out the rest of the crew.
Time waits for no one, and Wilder was no exception. She began organizing the play in early August, which meant that her cast and crew were restricted to barely two and a half months' worth of practice. Although Lane was familiar with the script from an early reading in February, the remainder of the group started from scratch. Lane and King's busy schedules resulted in a lot of late nights and jam-packed rehearsals.
Yet another complication reared its ugly head with Shakespeare in the Parks rehearsals and performances, which ran from late August through early October using the theater space. Through the support of the College of Arts and Architecture and College of Film and Photography, Wilder utilized a variety of spaces from the basement of the Black Box to Studio B in the Visual Communications Building.
The perseverance of the group in creating the show is founded on a deep belief in the importance of the play. Wilder, Lane and King all discussed their desire to open up a conversation at MSU about sexual consent and its potential for murkiness through the work. "Theater knocks down walls in communication. It's a reflection of us that allows us to share and talk about issues with a human perspective," Wilder said.
This honest human portrayal is shaped through deep connections between the actors and their characters, even though both Lane and King had to alter their own personalities to fit the roles. Lane is a fun-loving, self-described "chatty gal," while her character Amber is mousy and awkward. However, Lane connects to Amber over her personal experience in sexual consent. King is a sweet, reserved man whose character Tom is a "suave playboy." But as a black student from an entirely white town, King connects with Tom through the "thoughts that are always in the back of [his] head" concerning race, as well as their shared love of music.
When watching the performance, you forget about the scripts in the actors' hands and the practically nonexistent set through Lane and King's exemplary performances. Both actors bring rough, raw emotion to the surface. Lane is a powerhouse on the stage, hitting her mark every time. King, despite his inexperience, is genuine and captures his audience with piercing eye contact. It's clear that both actors find deep meaning in their work.
It is becoming more vital each day to open up a true, deep conversation about sexual consent and the gray areas within it. Sexual assault is not new, but it is becoming more and more acknowledged. As a part of this movement, "Actually" couldn't be more timely.
Cara Wilder
Lauren Eva Lane
Kate Cherry
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