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Child Law Advice is operated by Coram Children's Legal Centre. They provide specialist advice and information on child, family and education law to parents, carers and young people.
Please note there is a cost if you wish to request a call back.
Consonant (formerly Migrants Resource Centre)
Consonant offers immigration legal services and helps people acquire the skills and knowledge needed so they can build successful lives in the UK, like English and computer skills.
They help people improve their job prospects, find work and get more involved in the communities and decisions that affect them.
Hear2Change
The Hear2Change project works with young people in schools and community with the aim of changing attitudes to Violence Against Women and Girls. The project provides support to young people through workshops, assemblies and one-to-one advocacy work for those who have experienced or are at risk of, violence and abuse.
Hear2Change is is 12 weeks group programme looking at root causes and strains of VAWG; young people participating can gain AQA Level 1 and Level 2 Awards. We provide individual advocacy support to young people impacted by any type of abuse, teachers training to support their understanding of trauma and how to spot the signs of abuse, as well as supporting parents and assemblies through peer to peer campaigning.
We are a women-only service, offering holistic, intensive, trauma-informed support in line with Housing First principles, and support is separate to the offer of housing. Housing First in Westminster is provided via a partnership with housing associations who typically offer 1 bedroom flats dispersed across London, service users can submit preferences for location/floor level etc according to their needs. Tenancies are assured shorthold tenancies and are usually offered for a probationary period of 1 year, then can be transferred to long-term or permanent tenancies.
Housing First Project workers support service users in accessing furniture, setting up bills and rent payments, maximising income, accessing local services and re-integrating with the community. As we are Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) professionals, we also offer services similar to Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (IDVA services) such as referrals for orders, sanctuary schemes, risk assessments and safety planning etc. Keyworkers visit at least once a week (Covid restrictions permitting) and have a small caseload so can offer fairly flexible support, however, all flats are general needs so not suitable to anyone who would not be able to cope in independent accommodation.
Referral criteria: affected by VAWG, homelessness/vulnerably housed, and experience of multiple disadvantage, including being affected by substance misuse, physical or mental health issues, contact with criminal justice system and having children removed from care.
Due to the long-term nature of the support that we offer, vacancies come up infrequently so please check capacity before submitting a referral.
Housing First Westminster Leaflet
We offer holistic, intensive, trauma-informed support to women experiencing multiple disadvantage, VAWG and (street) homelessness. We only provide services to women; and support with improving safety, accessing long-term secure accommodation, access to legal services, finances and welfare benefits, emotional support, and practical support in accessing drug and alcohol services, mental and physical health services and re-integrating into the community.
Referral criteria is that women must have an experience of VAWG and multiple disadvantage, including having unstable or unsafe accommodation.
Housing First Islington Leaflet
Migrant Help
Migrant Support provides support to people affected by displacement and exploitation. They provide accommodation and financial support to those seeking asylum, support with resettlement of refugees, and advice and support around the EU Settlement Scheme.
Praxis Community Projects
Praxis provides expert support to migrants and refugees in the UK. They have an East London base and provide immigration advice and support with housing, homelessness, benefits, health, and welfare.
Praxis run a housing project where they provide safe accommodation to families with no access to normal welfare support system.
They run peer-led support groups to build confidence, develop skills and forge friendships.
Rights of Women run free legal advice lines for women and provide legal information on their website. All of their advisors are women solicitors or barristers with expertise in the relevant areas of law.
They provide helplines around the following areas of law: Family Law, Criminal Law, Immigration and asylum law, and they run the Sexual Harassment at Work Advice Line. Please note legal advice is only available over the phone, not by email or post.
Solace in Barnet (SASS)
Barnet SASS provides practical and emotional support to anyone aged 16+ who resides in the Borough of Barnet and experiencing domestic abuse, honour based violence and forced marriage.
Consent based service the only exception is if the client was referred to service through the MARAC. Barnet SASS is a core Domestic Violence service in the Borough; we are also offering support to the survivors who have been referred to MARAC.
Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) are co-located at different partner agency services; Colindale police station (3day per week), MH Service (4 days per week)and Adult/Children's MASH (4 days per week). Everyone is working from home.
We are working with all level of risk usually up to 3 months.
We are working with all genders.
We are also delivering the ARISE Course twice per year.
We are also one of the lead DV agency for the One-Stop Shop which is an advice surgery provided by some agencies including, housing, anti-social behaviour officer from the Barnet Homes, family solicitors, and cybercare,
IRIS Advocate is only accepting IRIS trained GPs, providing longer-term support. We are only working with standard to medium cases.
We only accept referrals from Greenfield Medical Practice, Vale Drive Medical, The Old Courthouse, Langstone Way, Heathfielde Medical Centre, Wentworth Medical, Lichfield Grove, St Andrews Medical, St Georges Medical Practice, Millway Medical, Jai, Watling, Penhurst, Wakeman, East Barnet Health Care, Woodland Medical, Parkview Medical, Dr Azim and Partners, Supreme Medical Centre, Everglade Medical Centre, The Speedwell Practice, Temple Fortune, Oakleigh Road Health Centre, Freirn Barnet Medical Centre, Longrove Surgery, Village Surgery, Lane End Medical Centre, Brunswick Park, Hendon Way.
Barnet Service Leaflet
Solace in Bexley (SASS)
At Bexley we offer 1:1 advocacy, support and safety planning for medium to high risk service users. We support regardless of sexuality or gender and can take referrals internally, externally and in person.
The Bexley One Stop Shop
The Bexley One Stop Shop, offering a range of advice all under one roof to help victims of domestic abuse will be open from November 2021. The service will be open every Wednesday from the 3rd November from 12:30 pm to 3 pm at Central Library Bexleyheath, Townley Road, DA6 7HJ and will include legal representation, domestic abuse specialist support, plus other agencies, all offering advice on issues concerning domestic abuse. No appointment is required, all advice is free to anyone visiting the One Stop Shop.
We currently run Arise and ABC Programmes for women and also during COVID-19 have been running meditation virtually. We also held coffee mornings prior to the pandemic and hope to continue these in the future.
BAMER Worker
We are currently working in partnership with IKWRO to provide support to Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women 18+ experiencing Domestic Abuse (DA) and living in Bexley.
This worker is able to support service users that are medium and high risk and referrals are accepted through our duty line/inbox and then referred onto IKWRO with Service User consent.
Specialist Advocate
We have also secured funding for a year to provide a Specialist advocate, this worker will be providing support to women who have experienced violence against women and girls (VAWG) and are also experiencing multiple disadvantage including, but not limited to, mental health issues, substance use, offending behaviour, homelessness or engaging in prostitution.
Bexley Leaflet
The Bexley One Stop Shop poster
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(-) immigration advice (4)
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sexual abuse advocacy (9)
support for people with no recourse to public funds (nrpf) (15)


The Bangor region is surrounded by extraordinary natural scenery that includes ocean coastlines, majestic mountains, mighty rivers, serene lakes, and access to some of the best fall foliage anywhere. The unique spirit of the Bangor Region is evident in its charming shops, delicious dining, and world class performing arts. The opportunity to indulge in the arts or adventure will beckon you at every turn; and it is all within the city limits or just a short drive away.
The Maine Highlands - in the very heart of the State of Maine! The Maine Highlands encompasses six distinct regions: Greater Bangor, Katahdin, Lincoln Lakes, Moosehead Lake, Sebasticook Valley, and Piscataquis River Valley. The natural beauty of this gives a whole new meaning to "sightseeing". Outdoor recreation abounds in The Maine Highlands. The region has some of the most affordable vacation rentals, hotels, B&B's, spoting camps, and lodges.
Acadia National Park - the second most visited National Park in the country. Get in touch the Maine outdoors by hiking Cadillac Mountain or biking the Park Loop Road. Maybe dining at the Jordan Pond House, where the popovers and strawberry jam are all the rave, is more your cup of tea. After a long day of outdoor recreation, head to the village of Bar Harbor, just a few miles away, for a fine dining experience accompanied by a local wine and a great view. Downeast, where a unique combination of geology, natural forces and climate have combined to produce a region of unparalleled beauty that reveals itself subtly in the constantly shifting backdrop of each passing season. Quaint fishing villages, incredible natural terrain and a surprising mix of the rustic and modern await you at every turn.
In addition to providing information on accommodations, dining, sightseeing and events to the general public, The Greater Bangor Convention & Visitors Bureau provides meeting & convention services, step-on tour guides, registration services and the like to groups of any size.


The Golden Cicada, located on the corner of Grand Street and Marin Boulevard in Jersey City, has become the center of media attention in recent weeks.
If they can steal mine, yours could be next.
The situation facing the Golden Cicada's owner, Cheng "Terry" Tan, almost seemed to have reached biblical proportions. This past July, the Golden Cicada was taken by the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency through eminent domain.
Eminent domain is the power to take private property for public use by the state or municipality, as long as they provide just compensation.
But the agency took Tan's property in order to grant it to St. Peter's Prep High School on Grand Street, a few blocks away. The school needs his property in order to lengthen their athletic field, located directly behind the bar. They need seven yards more in order to be a regulation field for holding varsity matches, rather than just for practice. The field was built in 2003 and completed in 2004.
But can a government do that for a parochial school?
Tan's situation has been well documented in the media and will be further spotlighted by a hearing, which was rescheduled from this past Friday (Nov. 4) to Friday, Nov. 18 in State Superior Court in Jersey City.
The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency hopes that a ruling will allow them to continue the eminent domain process.
That would mean making a final offer price for purchasing the property that Tan would have to accept.
Tan will be represented by volunteer lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, who plan to argue that the Redevelopment Authority's actions violated a clause of the United States Constitution. The government may only take a property owner's land if it is for a "public use."
"I have no problem with St. Peter's Prep. I have a problem with government taking property from private party A and giving it to private party B," said Tan. "That's a violation of the Constitution, and that's just wrong."
But that hearing may not happen due to an annoucement late Friday by Mayor Jerramiah Healy.
On Friday evening, the Associated Press reported that the city will no longer go through with the taking of the Golden Cicada by eminent domain.
Healy issued a written statement saying, "There are instances when the city's taking of private property for public purpose is appropriate, but this is not one of those instances."
Tan, when contacted Saturday, said he only found out about Healy's announcement during a 11 p.m. newscast Friday night, and had not heard from the Mayor's office but realized that it was the weekend and would probably find out more during the week. But he is not exactly elated.
"My property is useless. It is still zoned as open space by the [Jersey City] Redevelopment Agency, which means I can't develop on it," said Tan.
Tan couldn't offer any more comment until he met with his lawyers during the week.
Prep officials could not be reached for comment on Healy's announcement.
While most property owners would be nervous about a legal maneuver that could potentially ruin their business, Tan projected calm before the storm.
"I prepared myself, researched all about eminent domain, so I know the law and I know what I'm getting into," said Tan in an interview last week. "If this was someone else who wasn't as prepared, this situation could drive someone to suicide or do something as drastic."
The case was actually the climax of a six-year struggle between the agency and Tan.
In 1999, the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (followed by approval by the City Council in 2000) adopted the Tidewater Basin Redevelopment Plan that zoned the area where Tan's property was located for commercial and residential purposes. But before the year ended, they changed the zoning for the area to be utilized for athletic or educational purposes.
It turned out around the same time St. Peter's Prep was looking to develop a two-acre parcel of land once used for boat repair, to use now for an athletic field.
Tan said he opposed the zoning, since he wanted the freedom of either maintaining his business or developing the property for condos. Tan said that since 1999, he had looked to build a nine-unit condo building on the property he had owned since 1987. But the specter of the redevelopment plan and the possibility of the eminent domain always loomed heavy.
"I couldn't sue anyone to stop the taking of my property since I was not served with the papers to do so," said Tan.
Instead it was a number of negotiations with St. Peter's Prep over acquisition of the property over nearly six years, with the prevailing offer of $550,000. But Tan would not accept, saying the property is worth twice as much.
Tan said in July, the Redevelopment Agency served him with papers saying they would seize title to his property. Since then, Tan has presented his plight in front of the Jersey City City Council, in a letter Tan wrote to Archbishop John J. Myers of the Newark Archdiocese about his situation, and at a rally in October organized by the Hoboken Republicans Club against eminent domain.
In fact, Tan has become darling of the anti-eminent domain, pro-property rights crowd. He has appeared in front of the U.S. Senate to testify on eminent domain.
But in recent weeks, the other side has struck back.
St. Peter's Prep recently posted an open letter on their school website (www.stpetersprep.com) defending themselves in this matter. The letter, dated Oct. 28, details the history leading to the hearing.
St. Peter's Prep points out in the letter that acquisition of the seven yards "was to increase the safety and usefulness of the facility by extending the northern portion of the field and, thus, eliminate the possibility of a youngster being injured by running into the rear of the buildings on Grand Street."
Prep was actually seeking the garages located behind Tan's building to complete the field, but were named redevelopers of the entire property by the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency.
Also stated in the open letter was that Prep had invested over $4 million dollars to develop the field and "within this accepted legal framework for municipal redevelopment, the school has made a good-faith offer to acquire the property, based on an independent appraisal of its value. James Horan, vice president of planning and external affairs for St. Peter's Prep, said last week that $550,000 is what is being offered to Tan based on the zoning of the property. In addition, a payment in that amount was deposited in an escrow account managed by the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency."
But he said that in a meeting held nearly a month ago between Tan and school officials, Tan was asking for too much.
"He told [Prep officials] that he wanted $1.35 million. That's way too much for property that is open space," said Horan. "If the property was zoned for residential or commercial, then I could see paying that but not in this case."
Also fighting back is the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency, which sent a 30-day notice of eviction to Tan on Oct. 4. The notice, a copy of which Tan provided to the Jersey City Reporter, indicated he had until this past Friday to vacate for reasons such as "failure to pay rent to the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency."
Tan said it was just "a scare tactic."
John Curley, special counsel for the JCRA, said the eviction is sent as a formality ahead of a hearing and there had been 90-day eviction notice sent previously in July, but no eviction proceedings were carried out.


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There's no crying in baseball! Brad Pitt tries to turn an underdog Major League Baseball team into winners on a budget in his new movie 'Moneyball.' Check out the compelling trailer!
Based on a true story, Brad plays Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's who attempts to turn around the team's fortunes despite a meager budget. With the help of a clever Ivy League grad's (played by Jonah Hill) uncanny grasp of statistics, Beane tries to buck the system by packing the roster with inexpensive-but-effective choices -- all of whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and win games.
Also starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Wright, 'Moneyball' goes to bat in theaters September 23.


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131 new apartments, café, gym & library approved for historic Tillie & Henderson factory site in Derry
Plans for a new apartment building occupying the former Tillie and Henderson factory site in Derry have been given the green light today at the monthly meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council's Planning Committee.
By Brendan McDaid
2nd Dec 2021, 7:15am - 3 min read
The new development, which will be located at the cityside end of the Craigavon Bridge overlooking the River Foyle, will comprise of 131 modern apartments, with the famous metal stairway to be recreated.
The development will also feature a number of other facilities including a café, library, hair salon and gym.
The Foyle Road/ Carlisle Circus site in the city centre has lain vacant for almost 20 years, the historic shirt factory that once stood there having been demolished after a fire in 2003.
An artist's impression of how the new development will look.
30 words and phrases only Derry '˜wans' will know
The factory was mentioned by Karl Marx in 'Das Kapital' and at one stage employed over 1,000 people on site and many more women across the north west working at home.
In a report recommending the approval of Full Planning permission presented at the virtual meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Members heard that 44 parking spaces would also be available on site, as well as communal amenity space for residents.
There was a positive response to the plans which will transform the prime development site which has lain derelict for many years. The former listed factory building was demolished in 2003 after it was destroyed by a fire. Planning approval had previously been granted in 2014 for a mixed-use development incorporating 139 bed hotel.
There was also a warm welcome for proposals to recreate the iconic staircase that once linked the Tillie and Henderson building to the Craigavon Bridge. Listed Building Consent was given for the connection of metal stairs to existing gates on the listed Craigavon Bridge.
The stairs, while not functional, will serve as a platform to pay homage to the Factory Girls and will feature sculptures of the former workers who used the staircase to access the pedestrian gate situated on the Craigavon Bridge, which will also be refurbished. Members said it was a fitting tribute to the City's factory industry, and celebrated the significant history and heritage of the site.
Plans submitted by the developer indicate that the apartments will be split into three blocks offering contemporary living space with high specification finishings throughout. The one and two bedroom apartments will be located over eight floors on to Foyle Road and five storeys onto Abercorn Road, and the exterior finish will be clay brick replicating the heritage of the shirt factory site.
Speaking after the meeting, Chair of the Planning Committee, Councillor Philip McKinney, said proposals for developing the site were positive. "The Tillie and Henderson site has been lying vacant for too long, and I welcome the fact that this prime location at the gateway to the city will no longer sit empty," he declared.
"The site is ideally located for city centre living, with access to shops and restaurants, and this will bring more business into our city centre. The Transport Hub is also located nearby making it accessible for anyone travelling for work.
Thousands of local people worked at the Tillie and Henderson factory at the end of Craigavon Bridge.
"The historic Tillie and Henderson building commanded beautiful views over the Foyle, and was a proud landmark for anyone visiting the city. I'm pleased that the brick façade of the new apartment building, and the reinstatement of the iconic staircase feature, will reflect the former shirt factory design. I look forward to seeing the site occupied once again, and to seeing these exciting plans as they develop."
Speaking after the meeting, Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy said: "This is a key landmark site at the entrance to our city centre which has been lying vacant for many years.
"It vitally important with a building project of this size that there will be ongoing engagement with local residents and Foyle Valley House during all phases of its construction.
"Councillor Patricia Logue and I will be organising meetings between the developer and residents in coming weeks to ensure that this happens."
Alliance Councillor Rachael Ferguson meanwhile said: "This major site has been vacant for too many years in our city centre, and this substantial and handsome new development by Martin Property Group will be widely welcomed.
"And certainly the statues of former factory workers proposed for the replacement staircase at Carlisle Circus, will be a lasting tribute to the many thousands of women who worked on the site over so many years.
"Investment, jobs and residential accommodation created by a local development company and a local architect form a Win-Win future for this really prominent gateway site in our city centre".
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Skydiving is a prominent thing to do on most people's bucket lists. It frequents itself at the top of the list so often that some say skydiving has lost its perennially #1 ranking as the world's biggest rush.
So why not step it up a notch, Nerve Rush style. Skydive on every continent!
With a drop-zone located only a few miles away from the Pacific Ocean sky-dive Santa Barbara offers up breath-taking panoramic views of the California coast line. This drop zone isn't just a create spot for first timers. For those that have jumped before but are looking to add a little extra thrill to the experience, Santa Barbara offers up the highest tandem skydive in North America. An 18,000 ft jump with over a minute and a half of free-fall time is sure to give a fix to any adrenaline junkie.
Aside from its chocolate, banks, and watches, Interlaken, Switzerland houses one of the most extraordinary drop zones in the world. At the base of the Swiss Alps and nestled between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz you will have the option of jumping from an airplane or helicopter. Scenic views of mountain tops and glaciers offer a unique look as your shoot opens. If skydiving wasn't enough to tickle your fancy, Interlaken also gives you the opportunity to test your nerves through hang-gliding, Alpin rafting, and paragliding.
From bungee jumping, to elephant back riding, and now skydiving. Victoria Falls in South Africa, located on the Zambezi river between Zambia and Zimbabwe, gives those with a few screws loose a chance to see one of the worlds largest and most beautiful waterfalls from a unique perspective. A 25-minute scenic flight with Skydive Vic Falls gives you a chance to see the falls up close as well as many other local landmarks.
The indigenous name for the Falls is "Mosi-oa-Tunya" – which translates to "The Smoke that Thunders." If that doesn't scare the crap out of you, I don't know what will.
Well on its way to becoming one of the worlds best skydiving resorts on the planet, Skydive Dubai offers thrill-seekers a chance to fly over a man-made peninsula that is literally on the water and even has its own private beach. After taking in the views that include the World archipelago, the 7-star Burj Al Arab hotel and the Burj Khalifa – the tallest building in the world – you can take a dip in the Arabian sea or enjoy the world-renowned night life. If that is not enough, hop on a quad and rip in up in the desert.
Deemed the adventure capital of the world, Queenstown is located on the south island. Between Queenstown and Rotorua, a 2nd location on the north island, 180,000 people have tumbled out of planes since 1990. The first commercial skydiving operation in New Zealand gives you the chance to leap from up above the Remarkable's mountain range (how fitting is that). The Rotorua location is found between two towering volcanoes and is surrounded by mud pools, active geysers, and steaming lakes. The sky above this drop zone is known as Ranginui, or the Maori Sky God.
Perfect blue skies and wonderful weather make Sao Paulo a pristine drop zone. Located near the Atlantic ocean just outside of Rio De Janeiro, this jump offers up one of the most beautiful skylines in the world. If you time it right, you might be able to get a jump in as well as catch Formula 1 race, attend the ATP Brasil Open, or an Indy 300 event. The 2011 Skydiving world championships were held here..so you know it's legit.
This is not for the noob. Valery Rozov was the first man to climb the nearly 10,000 ft Mountain, Ulvetanna and base jump off of it. The free fall lasted roughly 45 seconds through -30 degree Fahrenheit winds. Although you might not be able to experience what Valery did there is a chance to get close.
*Bonus 1: Skydive Mount Everest in Nepal.
Falling from 29,500 ft in the air will give you plenty of time to pull your shoot. You'll also be able to land on the highest drop zone in the world at 12,350ft. The Everest jump team only conducts four jumps over the course of a year. You'll need to throw down a few clams as well to prove your serious. About $25,000 worth! Word on the street is that you get a pinky ring and diamond studded wing suit, John Travolta style. Reserving your spot needs to be done six months prior to the jump date. If you're looking to put some hair on your chest, this may be your best shot.
For a jump that is seriously out-of-this-world, check out Felix Baumgartner and team Red Bull starts. These fools plan to jump from a stratospheric balloon 120,000 ft above the earth. Felix will be testing the limits as gravity yanks him back into our atmosphere at supersonic speeds. This jump will exceed the current world record held by Joe Kittinger in 1960 by nearly 18,000 ft.
I'm not sure how long the free fall will be..due to the weight of this guys balls.
If you decide to put this on for bucket list better save it for last.
"I'm not sure how long the free fall will be..due to the weight of this guys balls." – Probably one of the best lines I've read in some time. Still cannot stop giggling!!
I think it's safe to say we can avoid the social proof and just assume its true.
That last one looks absolutely mental.
I quite like the look of the Dubai one, but I think I'd be too scared to jump out an actual plane.
Not because of the jump. Just in case the shoot doesn't open.


Tired of moral corruption and escalating violence all around, with our supposed problem solvers (political leaders) themselves having pending criminal charges against them?
Do not our hearts bleed to see the plight of innocent victims of violence and corruption? At the onset of this New Year, for those of us desperately wanting to breathe "pure air" free of moral corruption, there is BAD NEWS to start with. It would get WORSE before it would become better. The World would plumb further the depths of ethical bankruptcy. Remember the TIMING of eventual Divine judgment on sinful Canaanites who were having sexual relationship with even animals before God purged that Land (Leviticus 18:23-27).
It was only when sin of the decadent Canaanite nations had "RIPENED" that the good Lord moved the Israelites from Egypt, whose population had grown in the intervening period (their stay in Egypt) to fill the entire Land of Canaan.
"MAY YOUR KINGDOM COME. MAY YOUR WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN".
COME LORD JESUS AND TAKE OVER SOON THE ROTTING WORLD AND RENEW IT IN THE WAY, YOU ONLY CAN.
I can stand-up and testify personally from roof-tops nay mountain –tops on the benefits of breathing more oxygen. Due to severe sinus problem from childhood (untreated because of no noticeable debilitating effects in active, sports-filled Childhood), I developed hyper-tension and Diabetes problems by the time I was into my early thirties'. If Diamonds are forever then so are some life-style diseases like hyper-tension and diabetes. Now can you believe it? After undergoing sinus operation in 2004 and subsequently reducing weight, I bid goodbye to both diabetes and hypertension… nothing quite like good ole O2 really!!!
Man is only a spirit living inside a tent (1 Cor 5:1/2 Peter 1:3) so more than perishable physical bodies or temporary financial setbacks, one needs tobe more concerned about the ever-lasting spirit. Good News for all spiritual back-sliders with a capital "G" is that ONLY IF WE LET HIM, the great re-generating God can regenerate us in our fallen spiritual condition also ANYTIME.
Now of the all the soul-stirring visions which came to God's Prophets from time to time in OT days, if there is one vision that makes tears flow copiously from my eyes every single time I read it, it is that of barren, dry bones coming to life in the Book of "Mr. Meticulous" Prophet Ezekiel (Chapter 37).


Gyachung Kang is the high mountain of the Khumbu region. It is the highest peak between Everest and Cho Oyu. Its twin snow and rock peaks tower above the immediate surroundings, separated by a narrow saddle. The approach is easy by Gokyo Lake, then by crossing from the Ngozumpa glacier.
DAY 45 Trek back to Gokyo Lake. Overnight in lodge/tent.
DAY 47 Trek back to Phakding. Overnight at HCR.
DAY 49 Fly back to Kathmandu. Transfer to hotel Garden Home.


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Power blackout plunges Pakistan into darkness
First Published Jan 10, 2021, 10:40 AM IST
Pakistan plunged into total darkness at midnight after a massive power blackout. The national power grid breakdown left millions of Pakistanis without electricity.
A spokesman of the National Transmission and Despatch Company said that a committee has been constituted to probe the breakdown causes.
Earlier, around midnight, Pakistan Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said that the countrywide blackout was caused by a sudden plunge in the frequency in the power transmission system.
Ayub updated that the fault originated in Guddu at 11:41 pm on Saturday.
"The fault led to tripping of transmission lines across Pakistan due to which in less than a second, the system's frequency dropped from 50 to 0. The dropped frequency led to a shut down of the power plants," he updated on Twitter.
That blackout, which was one of the worst in Pakistan's history, saw power being snapped in major cities, including capital Islamabad, and even disrupted flight operations.


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Global Poverty, Philippines
Top 10 Facts About Poverty in the Philippines
Poverty in the Philippines is more persistent than in other countries in Southeast Asia. Consisting of 7,641 islands, the Republic of the Philippines is a country located in the western Pacific Ocean. Despite a declining poverty rate in recent years, 21.6 percent of the country's population still live below the national poverty line.
Rural areas in the Philippines show a poverty rate of 36 percent in comparison with the 13 percent of urban areas. However, urban poverty has also shown a steady increase in recent years, possibly due to the unemployed and low-income migrants who are unable to afford housing.
Other key contributors to the poverty rate include vulnerability to shocks and natural disasters, an underdeveloped agricultural sector, high population growth and moderate economic growth. Here are 10 facts about poverty in the Philippines, including the causes, outcomes and improvements.
10 Facts About Poverty in the Philippines
Agriculture is the main source of income for rural inhabitants, primarily in farming and fishing. Most farmers and small landholders live in areas that are prone to natural disasters or conflicts. Declines in agricultural productivity, unsuccessful small landholder farming operations and unsustainable practices have caused deforestation and weakened fish stocks.
Over a third of the rural inhabitants in the Philippines are impoverished. Indigenous people residing in these areas experience higher rates of illiteracy, unemployment and poverty. A lack of access to productive capital and limited market access has created slow economic growth and underemployment. The rural poor have limited options for off-farm employment and low access to inexpensive financial services.
The majority of poor Filipino households have only achieved basic levels of education. At least two-thirds of poor households are headed by an individual with an elementary level education or below. Additionally, most poor families have minimal access to health and education services.
Poverty levels in the Philippines are affected by unrestrained population growth. The average poor family in the Philippines consists of six or more members. Similar to other countries, impoverished regions typically have higher birth rates. In rural areas in the Philippines, the average woman will have 3.8 children compared to the cities where the average woman will have 2.8.
Four out of 10 poor families in urban areas do not have decent living conditions. Most of the poor households in urban areas reside as informal settlements in slum areas of major cities like Manila. These homes do not include proper facilities and also are bad for the environment. These settlers typically move to major cities from other provinces in search of better economic opportunity and livelihood.
Moderate economic growth has not resulted in poverty reduction. The average annual GDP increased by only 0.63 percent per person between 1980 and 2005. Incidents of inequality among regions have also continued to increase, hindering the reduction of poverty. The country's economic growth is directed at Manila and the two bordering provinces. This prevents distant provinces from sharing the benefits of prosperity.
The Government of the Philippines utilizes social protection programs to provide poor families with direct assistance. Impoverished families can receive cash assistance through a conditional cash transfer program. The program requires all families to enroll their children in school and vaccinate their children with government-provided immunizations.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is working in the Philippines to improve the incomes and food security of rural populations. IFAD primarily focuses on women, fishers, small landholders and indigenous people residing in fragile ecosystems. Recent projects and programs are intended to improve the environment with natural resource management and sustainable access to land. Projects also include skills for managing soil and water along with support for fishing communities.
President Rodrigo Duterte has been focused on improving poverty-related issues for the country's poor. President Duterte signed an executive order to pass a law that makes contraception free and more easily accessible to the poor. Duterte is also improving infrastructure with new roads, bridges and airports as a result of a planned increase in expenditure. Such improvements will better connect impoverished communities to Manila and thus bring opportunities for better jobs.
The government of the Philippines created AmBisyon 2040 and The Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 in efforts to reduce poverty. Both plans aim to improve living conditions for the poor and reduce poverty by 15 percent by 2022. To achieve this goal, it is recommended these policies work towards creating more jobs, improving productivity in all sectors and educating Filipinos with the necessary skills for work in today's economy.
The Republic of the Philippines has made and continues to make improvements in poverty reduction. However, overpopulated urban areas and lack of economic opportunities for rural populations still create a need for more progress. The fact that such issues are receiving recognition from political leaders and various organizations is creating hope for the Philippines and its people.
– Diane Adame
August 19, 2018 /by Borgen Project
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Michael Robinson has announced he will be resigning as head coach of the Tusculum University women's volleyball program announced TU vice president of athletics and university initiatives Doug Jones. Robinson is stepping down to pursue professional and personal opportunities.
Jones indicated that current TU assistant coach and head beach volleyball coach Ashton Hippenstiel will serve as interim during the national search process to find Robinson's successor.
Robinson just completed his 11th season at the helm of the Pioneer program where the Black & Orange posted a 6-20 overall record including 4-16 in South Atlantic Conference play to finish 10th in the conference standings.
During his tenure at the Greeneville, Tennessee school, Robinson's teams posted a 188-152 overall record. His 188 wins are the second-most in program history and his .553 career winning percentage is fifth in the TU record book. His 116 wins in South Atlantic Conference play are the fourth-most in league history, while his 188 overall victories are sixth in the SAC record book.
"I wish to thank Coach Robinson for his service to Tusculum University these past 14 years (3 as an assistant and 11 as head coach). Michael was an integral part in building Tusculum into a quality volleyball program culminating in seven winning seasons and five trips to the NCAA Tournament," said Jones.
"But most importantly, Michael has been responsible for the development of our student-athletes and for their academic successes both on and off the court. We are not only losing a volleyball coach but we are losing a friend to Tusculum University. We wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors," Jones added.
Robinson took over the program in spring of 2008, becoming the ninth head coach in the history of volleyball at Tennessee's most historic university.
He mentored 24 All-South Atlantic Conference honorees, seven All-Region selections, two SAC Freshmen of the Year, 11 SAC All-Freshman picks and two All-Americans including three-time honoree Caitlyn Dean (2010, 2011, 2013) who ended her career as Division II's all-time leader in digs.
"I want to thank my Tusculum family for all of the support throughout the years. This place has truly been home for me. I've met, worked, and coached with so many great people who have become like extended family to me. This is the part I will miss the most," said Robinson. "I couldn't have asked for a more supportive and caring administration and players during my tenure at Tusculum." I'm very excited as I start the next chapter of my journey as I pursue other professional opportunities as well as spending more time and focus on starting a family."
He guided the Pioneers to the SAC Tournament championship match twice, while advancing to the NCAA Division II Tournament five times. He was named the SAC Volleyball Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2012.
In 2012, Robinson put together one of the best seasons since Tusculum became a NCAA Division II member. The Pioneers posted a 24-8 overall record, including 14-4 in the South Atlantic Conference to finish runner-up in the league standings for the second time in three years. Included in that victory tally was a 3-1 road win at 16th-ranked Wingate on Sep. 15, 2012, snapping the Bulldogs' 83-match SAC winning streak, a span covering six seasons.
On Oct. 30, 2012, Robinson became only the second Tusculum volleyball coach to record 100 career wins as the Pioneers posted a 3-1 victory at Carson-Newman. The win over C-N was part of a nine-match winning streak as Tusculum marched its way to the SAC Tournament title match, before falling in a five-set marathon against Wingate.
TU earned the fourth-seed in the 2012 NCAA II Southeast Regional, held in Savannah, Georgia. TU outlasted Lincoln Memorial in a five-set battle and followed with a stunning 3-1 upset over top-seeded Armstrong on the Pirates' home floor to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time in program history. The Pioneers rallied from a set down to defeat Armstrong.
His 2010 squad posted an impressive 25-7 worksheet, including a school record 16-2 mark in SAC play. TU tallied a 10-match winning streak and a stellar 10-1 record at home, including an eight-game winning trend at Pioneer Arena to end the season. Four Tusculum players garnered All-SAC recognition, including rookie setter Ashley Sarmiento, who was named Conference Freshman of the Year.
Prior to assuming the head coaching duties, Robinson served the previous three years as an assistant at Tusculum. From 2006-07, Robinson helped the program to a 48-20 record, including a 20-8 mark in the South Atlantic Conference. In 2006, Tusculum posted a 23-10 showing, a 14-win improvement from the previous season. TU also posted a 9-5 SAC record to finish fourth in the league.
That squad boasted the 2007 SAC Player of the Year in Vivian Lacy, who became the first Tusculum volleyball player to garner NCAA Division II All-America distinction.
While at Tusculum, Robinson's teams have excelled off the volleyball court, earning the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award on multiple occasions, including 2011 as the Pioneers boasted a 3.54 cumulative GPA (2nd highest in the SAC and one of 67 DII programs to earn the honor).
Robinson, a native of Green Mountain, North Carolina, came to the Greeneville campus after serving as head volleyball coach at T.C. Roberson High School in Asheville, North Carolina in 2004.
Prior to 2004, Robinson coached six years at South Atlantic Conference member Mars Hill University. He served as a student assistant with the Lady Lions from 1998-2000 and as an assistant coach from 2001-03. During his tenure, Mars Hill boasted six All-Conference honorees, including 1998 SAC Player of the Year Nicole Silver and 2001 SAC Freshman of the Year Sarah Nash.
The 1998 Mars Hill squad posted a 32-6 overall record while capturing the South Atlantic Conference championship and the SAC Tournament title.
Robinson is a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association and is active within the organization, serving on the AVCA Assistant Coaches Committee.
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A programme to help tackle holiday hunger, physical inactivity and social isolation for some of the disadvantaged children in Hertfordshire returned to the county for the Easter Holiday.
The initiative which first ran in the summer of 2018 is a collaborative programme run by Herts Sports Partnership, HCL (Hertfordshire Catering Limited), Hertfordshire Fire Department and Hertfordshire Library Service.
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I've been playing about with it for a few weeks now and although its not the best palette in the world and you really have to work the pigments to get them to blend nicely, I do think the looks that you can get after are really worth it. I found for me the best way to blend it out was to pat the shade in the part I wanted darkest, then to put a bit more product on my brush and blend it out. I don't think the pigmentation is that bad, you don't need swirl your brush in it or dig it in too harsh, I found a light tap gave me enough pigment to work with and I'd advise building the colour rather than putting a lot on at one go.
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I think this palette is 100% workable you just need to figure out how to use the pigments and make them work for your advantage, once you figure it out, it honestly looks amazing and lasts ages, it didn't budge off my eyes when I used the palette for a BBQ last weekend. I do really like this palette its just not really going to be a staple for me.


Exult in glory! The Risen Saviour shines upon you.
There is something deep, almost primal, about the imagery of light breaking out and scattering the darkness – the ancient struggle against the finality of death in all its forms is finally resolved in the triumph of life. But this is not the catharsis that comes with the resolution of some mythic drama. Our vigil is not the reconciliation of contradictions in which the cosmic puzzle is definitively solved. We neither proclaim a wonderful comforting fiction produced by the consummate and subtle art of the religious imagination, nor do we celebrate the validity of some transcendental truth that might enrich our lives. We witness to no creation or abstraction but to a person, the Risen Christ, flesh and blood, truly God and truly man. The Resurrection is the great scandal at the heart of our faith. It is God's work done, not in some flash of blinding glory, but when no one was looking. We are only witnesses to a work already accomplished. It is a work which changes everything, even the way in which we now know God: the object of Christian faith is not simply God, but God the Father who raises up his Son, Jesus Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit. This is not an aloof and detached deity but the life of the Trinity open for us in our history, offering us a new life, a new way of being and seeing, and calling us to a moment of decision. That Jesus is Lord is the Church's earliest profession of faith, and it is grounded in her experience that he is raised from the dead (Rom 10:9; Phil 2:11; 1Cor 12:3). Everything is changed.
Yet the reality of the Resurrection never loses its impenetrable mystery. To say so is not a way of dodging the hard questions that a sceptical world asks, nor is it a way of avoiding the hard work that faith has to do. The Resurrection is a scandal precisely because it cannot be understood, explained or mastered on our terms. It does not oppose human reason or the ways in which we come to determine what constitutes history; it asks us to rethink them. If our scientific discoveries – Newtonian physics, Einstein's relativity and Quantum physics – require us to change how we understand our world and its possibilities, how much more so does the event of the Resurrection? Those words of the mysterious figures at the empty tomb which declare that Christ 'is not here', or ask 'why do you seek the living among the dead?' give us a clue: they mark the way that leads from our familiar assumptions and the prejudices etched within our death-bound existence, to the reality of the Risen and Ascended Lord who opens for us the limitless horizon of God's own life. This is why the Resurrection, while it happens in time, is not bounded by it: 'Christ yesterday and today, the beginning and the end, Alpha and Omega, all time belongs to him…'.
We can sense the beautiful strangeness of the Risen Christ in the gospels. They strike us with inconsistencies and puzzles which, at first sight make them seem implausible as hard evidence. But how do you speak about something that is utterly new? How do you think and react to something which you could not have experienced before, or trust your senses and your judgement when everything says 'this is impossible' but yet here you are, and it is real, maybe even more real and intense than anything you have ever experienced?
Of course no two people tell the same story in the same way. There are differences of detail and emphasis which reflect the concerns and styles of the different gospels, but there is also a surprising transparency. They do not disguise the fear and even disbelief. They allow the testimony of women, which would have not been accepted as valid in Jewish law. They don't portray the disciples as heroic men who are utterly reliable. All the accounts of the appearances show remarkable restraint. They all, especially the austere, almost brutally short, account of Mark, record fear and confusion and failure to understand. But there is a consistency about the Jesus they encounter. His appearances are oddly low key and intimate, not the great triumphant theophany one might expect. They are not hallucinations, nor are they like the transfiguration; all are clear that the Resurrection is not resuscitation like that of Lazarus, or the boy at Nain, or Jairus's daughter. Jesus is alive, in the total integrity of his body and soul; he bears the marks of his suffering and crucifixion, he can be touched, he can eat, he speaks and consoles – he is very much alive. Yet he is strange, his body inhabits time and space but is not bound by them ; in some sense it is 'physical' but it seems to have properties which we have never experienced or seen before –the scholastic theologians referred to them as 'agility, clarity, immunity from pain and decay, absence of density'. Some modern scholars speak of a 'transphysicality'. However we try to comprehend the accounts of the appearances, they represent attempts to understand and to express the mystery of the finite transposed in the glory of God's life: it is a vision of life not only beyond death but beyond life.
It is tempting to linger over these features, to interrogate them and wonder how they could come about, as if they were some sort of divine special effects. We do not have any category into which they will fit, they are their own category. They stand always within the power of God who, in raising him from the dead, witnesses that Jesus is truly Son whose sacrificial self-gift has been accepted. The Resurrection is the Father's testimony that in Christ we are saved. Indeed, the features become an obstacle if they absorb us so much that we miss the presence of the Risen One who stands among us. The person of Christ is the event of the Resurrection. We can't avoid him, ignore him, go round him, climb over him or lock him out of the room. He's no longer subject to our conditions; that is why his Resurrection is at once so liberating and so frightening.
Many of the gospel accounts of the appearances seem bathed in light. This delicate but uncanny luminescence is not just the freshness of the morning light, it is the glory of the Kingdom breaking upon us. Slowly, as with the disciples, in this light of glory, we adjust to a new way of seeing and of understanding - a new way of being. The Risen Christ has to re-teach us and go on re-teaching us, not only because we resist or are slow learners, but simply because of the mystery which we encounter – we can't hold it all at once or for very long. This is why the Resurrection is always about the Spirit who continues to teach us and the community which continues to hold the truth for us. In the end, the Resurrection is not a problem to be solved it is a call; the giving of a mission to follow the Risen Christ. When we grasp that the Resurrection on Easter morning is one event with the Ascension and Pentecost as well, then we can see that this 'moment' expands through time. It carries the power of the ever expanding salvific love of God in Christ, continuously given in the out-pouring of the Holy Spirit – the love which urges us on – reaching every generation and every moment in history. In this sense, the Resurrection is a dynamic immanent future which impels us to our final consummation and fulfilment. In the Resurrection of his Son, God reveals the whole reason for creation and our gift of life. Often the Resurrection is presented as a stumbling block to reason only surmounted in some blind leap of faith. The contrary is the case. The Resurrection is not something which requires our faith to abandon reason; it is reason's healing and restoration. It means that we can see and know clearly now not only that God Himself is our reason, the end to which all things move and in whom they find their meaning, but that this reason is Love in person that comes in search of us. In the new light of Easter we see God's reason: that we might not be lost, it is willing to suffer the contradiction of the Cross and enter into final oblivion of all reason in death. The future that abides with us in the Resurrection is the presence of the Risen Lord. It is a future which, in some sense, we already live now by the gift of grace. We not only witness to Christ but we live in him – a reality which is with us every day in the celebration of the sacraments. This immanent future is the moment from which all the moments of our life take their orientation: 'and lo, I am with you always….' So, the Resurrection permeates the whole of existence, and orders it towards its goal and fulfilment. It means, too, that all those whom we love and have lived with in this Resurrection faith are not part of our past only but part of our future.
Had Christ not come as our redeemer?
Father, how wonderful your care for us!
How boundless your merciful love!
To ransom a slave, you handed over your only Son.
Rev. Dr. James Hanvey SJ lectures in Systematic Theology at Heythrop College, University of London.
The original version of this article appeared in The Catholic Herald.


Let's go back a few days to Sunday. Sunday morning I wake up all happy and excited. Larissa is arriving today! Then I get up and head to the kitchen and Adam looks at me and says "You're not going to be happy." Uh oh! Larissa's plane was delayed out of Calgary so she would miss her connection in Houston. Meaning she wouldn't arrive in Belize until tomorrow. Adam was right...I wasn't happy! So, what could I do but strip the varnish off the dining room table and sand and recoat it? I mean, what would you do?
Now we jump ahead to Monday and Larissa is here. We were actually about fifteen minutes late picking her up at the airport. Got a little bit of attitude about that but I think she was still happy to be here and to see us! She ended up spending the night in Houston at the airlines expense...sort of. They put her up in a hotel and gave her a whole $20 in meal vouchers. That was to buy lunch, dinner, breakfast and lunch again! I think the airline might be a little out of touch with the cost of restaurant meals!
Now, we are in Placencia. I just dropped Adam and Larissa off at the dive shop and they are gone to South Waters for a couple of dives. I have the whole day to myself. I thought about joining them and going for a snorkel but opted to hang out here. We kicked it up a notch and are staying at a nicer resort than our usual Placencia motel. September is really off season so the rates are good and locals (that's us!) get a further discount yet. We are at Robert's Grove. It's about 4 miles from the main town but not a big deal. Larissa and I even borrowed bikes and road to town and back yesterday afternoon. Just in case, we arranged for Adam to drive and look for us after about 45 minutes but we were well on the way back and we did fine. I thought my legs would feel like jello this morning but I feel good.
The plan for today......wait.... there is no plan for today! It's a complete blank slate until I have to pick up Adam and Larissa around 3:30. Ahhhhh...this is the life!
Looking forward to seeing their pictures, too. This is the first time that they rented an underwater camera. We have one but it's only good to 40ft...OK for pool and snorkelling but not good for diving. Hopefully, they will see some really cool stuff. I have to live vicariously. Kind of sad but OK. I'm too much of a 'fraidy-cat in the water! Adam's big goal is to get me to open my eyes in the pool at home. Maybe someday but I make no promises!
Adam and Larissa ready to dive this morning.
Larissa harassing the local wildlife! Surprisingly, the iguana got away even with her stealthy hunting skills!
joined a bikeing group we ride about 35km twice a week its a fun group.i am on my way to EDMONTON this saturday by GRAYHOUND. LOVE MOM.


Not to be confused with Paul Shattuck.
Paul Shattock OBE is a British autism researcher and scientific consultant to the charity Education and Services for People with Autism, of which he is also the founder. He was formerly the director of the Autism Research Unit at the University of Sunderland. He is well known for his disputed research into dietary therapy and autism, having claimed that autistic children may have a "leaky gut" which allows certain peptides to enter the bloodstream, and claimed that they excrete unusually high levels thereof. As a result of this speculation, he has promoted the use of a gluten-free, casein-free diet to ameliorate the symptoms of autism, a theory he developed along with Kalle Reichelt. In addition, he has claimed that a protein found in milk may play a role in the etiology of autism. He is also the former president of the World Autism Organization.
In 2002, Shattock conducted a survey and claimed that this survey had identified a unique subset of autistic children who may be uniquely susceptible to the MMR vaccine. These children were identified by the fact that they tended to suffer from bowel problems, had an abnormal gait and were friendlier than other autistic children. In addition, this survey concluded that one in ten parents of autistic children attributed their child's autism to this vaccine, and that these children had much higher levels of urinary indolyl-3-acryloylglycine. However, Shattock was criticized by Peter Dukes of the Medical Research Council, who noted that Shattock's findings had yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Shattock has a son, Jamie, who was diagnosed with autism in 1975.
^ Nelson, Barry (4 February 2010). "Consultant to the Espa Autism Research Unit". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
^ "The World Today - Autism, milk link played down". Abc.net.au. 2002-11-13. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
^ Derbyshire, David (2002-06-28). "MMR 'may be linked to certain type of autism'". Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
^ Anderson, R. J.; Bendell, D. J.; Garnett, I.; Groundwater, P. W.; Lough, W. J.; Mills, M. J.; Savery, D.; Shattock, P. E. G. (2002). "Identification of indolyl-3-acryloylglycine in the urine of people with autism". Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 54 (2): 295–298. doi:10.1211/0022357021778349. PMID 11858215.
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Jena chokes on this. I am in the process of fixing this and purposely not showing what the content was but I am much more concerned with the way Jena chokes. Two error stack trace examples are shown below.
Question:
How can one avoid such error messages? Is this kind of choking often happening?
Error stack trace #1

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
    at java.nio.Buffer.limit(Buffer.java:275)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.base.objectfile.ObjectFileStorage.read(ObjectFileStorage.java:328)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.lib.NodeLib.fetchDecode(NodeLib.java:79)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.store.nodetable.NodeTableNative.readNodeFromTable(NodeTableNative.java:187)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.store.nodetable.NodeTableNative._retrieveNodeByNodeId(NodeTableNative.java:112)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.store.nodetable.NodeTableNative.getNodeForNodeId(NodeTableNative.java:71)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.store.nodetable.NodeTableCache._retrieveNodeByNodeId(NodeTableCache.java:125)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.store.nodetable.NodeTableCache.getNodeForNodeId(NodeTableCache.java:84)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.store.nodetable.NodeTableWrapper.getNodeForNodeId(NodeTableWrapper.java:54)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.store.nodetable.NodeTableInline.getNodeForNodeId(NodeTableInline.java:67)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.lib.TupleLib.triple(TupleLib.java:129)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.lib.TupleLib.triple(TupleLib.java:113)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.lib.TupleLib.access$000(TupleLib.java:44)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.lib.TupleLib$3.convert(TupleLib.java:75)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.lib.TupleLib$3.convert(TupleLib.java:71)
    at org.apache.jena.atlas.iterator.Iter$4.next(Iter.java:323)
    at org.apache.jena.atlas.iterator.Iter$4.next(Iter.java:323)
    at org.apache.jena.atlas.iterator.Iter$4.next(Iter.java:323)
    at org.apache.jena.atlas.iterator.Iter.next(Iter.java:923)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.util.iterator.WrappedIterator.next(WrappedIterator.java:94)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleShell$ShellGraph.findBNodesSyntax1(TurtleShell.java:304)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleShell$ShellGraph.<init>(TurtleShell.java:147)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleShell$ShellGraph.<init>(TurtleShell.java:103)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleShell.writeGraphTTL(TurtleShell.java:88)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleWriter$TurtleWriter$.write(TurtleWriter.java:47)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleWriter$TurtleWriter$.access$000(TurtleWriter.java:35)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleWriter.output(TurtleWriter.java:32)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleWriterBase.output$(TurtleWriterBase.java:55)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleWriterBase.write(TurtleWriterBase.java:49)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.adapters.RDFWriterRIOT.write(RDFWriterRIOT.java:101)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.impl.ModelCom.write(ModelCom.java:345)

Error stack trace #2

org.apache.jena.atlas.lib.InternalErrorException: Invalid id node for subject (null node): ([0000000000000000], [000000000000001E], [000000000000003C])
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.lib.TupleLib.triple(TupleLib.java:127)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.lib.TupleLib.triple(TupleLib.java:113)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.lib.TupleLib.access$000(TupleLib.java:44)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.lib.TupleLib$3.convert(TupleLib.java:75)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.lib.TupleLib$3.convert(TupleLib.java:71)
    at org.apache.jena.atlas.iterator.Iter$4.next(Iter.java:323)
    at org.apache.jena.atlas.iterator.Iter$4.next(Iter.java:323)
    at org.apache.jena.atlas.iterator.Iter$4.next(Iter.java:323)
    at org.apache.jena.atlas.iterator.Iter.next(Iter.java:923)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.util.iterator.WrappedIterator.next(WrappedIterator.java:94)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleShell$ShellGraph.findBNodesSyntax1(TurtleShell.java:304)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleShell$ShellGraph.<init>(TurtleShell.java:147)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleShell$ShellGraph.<init>(TurtleShell.java:103)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleShell.writeGraphTTL(TurtleShell.java:88)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleWriter$TurtleWriter$.write(TurtleWriter.java:47)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleWriter$TurtleWriter$.access$000(TurtleWriter.java:35)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleWriter.output(TurtleWriter.java:32)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleWriterBase.output$(TurtleWriterBase.java:55)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.writer.TurtleWriterBase.write(TurtleWriterBase.java:49)
    at org.apache.jena.riot.adapters.RDFWriterRIOT.write(RDFWriterRIOT.java:101)
    at com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.impl.ModelCom.write(ModelCom.java:345)
    at org.simela.parser.TestJena.testJenaFromSimela(TestJena.java:71)

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When rapper Webbie was taken in for questioning following a deadly shooting outside his show on Sunday, rumors were fired left and right (no pun intended) of his involvement with the violent fiasco. However, Webbie remains adamant that he had nothing to do with what went down.
The shooting, that left one man dead, took place at 3 AM outside of an Alabama nightclub where Webbie was performing. After law enforcement arrived on the scene, they took Webbie in for questioning. Webbie's manager told TMZ that the allegations are false, as the rapper was only being questioned because the shooting happened at his show.


Being a yoga lover, you might be looking for some yoga-specified or post-yoga workout recipes which can give your body a balanced and potential strength. The best you can have just after or before a yoga session is a balanced-taste healthy blended smoothie or healthy appetizer. Here are these three specially designed blender recipes with those ingredients which are best for the yoga lovers.
Why you need specific blender recipes if you are a yoga lover?
If you are a yoga lover, it requires a different kind of energy to perform long yoga sessions and again a specific kind of diet for that. Health conscious people like to be specific with their diet plans. You surely know about how different kind of body development and exercises require a specific diet proportion or a certain balance of nutrients in it. It changes according to what kind of physical and mental workouts you had been put through or going to. Then, why it should be any less with Yoga?
Rather, yoga practices require more internal strength, focus, and determination, stretching of body, stability and stamina. It is obvious why the diet should be different than any other kind of physical exercises or activities. Diet charts tend to change even according to your daily routine and with minute details like how many walks a day, what kind of work you do or how much sitting you have to do throughout the whole day. It is necessary to understand how different diets and nutrients combinations serve to certain kind of body development like it can be muscular tissue growth or internal energy. If you are a yoga lover, you need to give it a significance of how important for you to choose certain recipes which are accustomed to yoga lovers.
Why choose Blender recipes or drinks for the pre-yoga or post-yoga diets?
Any kind of eating healthy snack or salad and any other appetizer other than smoothies, juices and drinks will be difficult to digest as compared to healthy fluid-based health appetizers. It is as simple as that! A lot of doctors suggest to not intake anything before or after heavy exercises. It is quite similar with the Yoga as well, but drinks are a great way to keep you hydrated, transfer all the nutrients along with minerals to the body which be absorbed faster than any other solid food. Even in that, healthy blender smoothies are a perfect fit for the description on either sides, it is a bit bulky, enough to give you strength and feel content at the stomach. It gives you initial strength and keeps you hydrated. It works the same for the pre or post-yoga diets.
Protein is necessary whether you are doing high-intensity exercises or Yoga which requires persistence, patience, body strength and feeling of being full with your digestion and stomach. So this blender smoothie is high at protein due to leafy greens, banana and nut butter. It is perfect vegan smoothie to begin your day with before starting your yoga session. To make this, you need a ripe banana. Leafy greens whatever you like to add, hemp powder, cocoa powder, unsweetened coconut milk or almond milk, chocolate chips and ice cubes as well. It is easy you just have mixed everything in the blender and mix it up.
The very name of the blender smoothie clearly implies that it gets things in your body 'A to Zen'. It works like that! The Green from A to Zen smoothie is a full meal replacement for your body contains all the nutrients required in a balanced diet. Don't worry as it not going to be heavy to your stomach and that's the best part as well. It is a great pre and post yoga smoothie to have and even not worry skipping breakfast or anyone meal as well.
It dramatically beneficially affects your breathing system and gives you internal strength without burden to your stomach. You need ingredients like the handful of fresh spinach, frozen blueberries, coconut water, frozen pineapple, unsweetened hemp powder, the chia seeds, shredded coconut and nothing more for this awesome blender smoothie. You need to combine all ingredients except chia seeds and blend it all. After serving, you can add chia seeds as the sprinkling on the smoothie.
This is more specifically a post-yoga blender smoothie which will charge you up after a long yoga session. However, there is nothing harm to have this before the yoga sessions. It also helps to keep you hydrated and energized so you will be able to utilize your body well in yoga postures. It is also a great smoothie for a headache, hangover or migraine as it quickly makes you get rid of these. This will never let you feel less of yourself and low-esteemed which will not be good for attending yoga sessions or any other work as well.
You need medium green apples chopped in pieces, chopped celery stalks, freshly grated ginger, kale leaves, coconut milk or almond milk and ice cubes or just water. All these need to go down in the blender and go for a spin. It is a perfect blender smoothie for all time actually. It prevents you from being lazy and distracted from work. It also is a great solution for chronic headaches due to work or stress.


If you're trying to match your Weight Watchers journey while shopping at Aldi's, then you're going to love my Weight Watchers Aldi's Shopping List of things to buy. Having to worry about a quarter for the shopping cart can be a little annoying, but I love the quality of the brands that they offer and the price point that they have.
At Aldi's, you'll find a lot of off-brand and name brand products there. They're not 100% chemical free, but they are making a trend to try to move towards that direction and try to offer a wide variety of products that people can enjoy.
As I scan and find more products at Aldi's that you can enjoy buying, I will be updating this list to help you along your journey of a healthier you.
In case you didn't know, Trader Joe's and Aldi's is both run by the same company! I love Trader Joe's, so I made a Trader Joe's Weight Watchers shopping list for you, too!
Do you have a favorite that's not listed? Leave a comment, and I will be happy to add them on!
This is a list with Weight Watcher points for items you can buy at Aldi's if you are on the program. It's just a guide to use when you are shopping.


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Q: ASP.Net - Google Calendar API V3 redirect_uri_mismatch error I am getting redirect_uri_mismatch error while getting refresh token using Google Calendar API V3. I have web application, which shows google calendar access consent window to user and if user allow access than i store refresh token received from request to my database. I also have windows service which runs once daily. This service fetch google calendar events for all users who have allowed calendar access into my application. It is working fine in my local environment but gives error on live site.
I have choose Application Type as Other while generating client id and secret. How can i resolved this error on live URL or where can i change redirect uri in Google API Console?
I have both web application and windows service using calendar api so i want same client id and secret needs to be used for both. Generating separate token for application type web application and other for windows service is not an option for me because i have tried that and it throws unauthorized client error while windows service try to fetch calendar events using refresh token generated throw web application client id & secret.

A: This error indicates that you are using the web redirect flow instead of the recommended flow with JS widget support. The web redirect flow does not take advantage of many features such as Cross-Device Sign-On, Over-the-Air Install, and so on.
This issue is related to the Authorized Redirect URI field settings for the Client ID.
To resolve:

*

*Access your list of credentials in the Google API Console .

*From the project drop-down, select your project .

*On the Credentials page, look for the list of OAuth 2.0 client IDs, and select the web application client ID. This takes you to a details page.

*In the Restrictions section, the Authorized Redirect URI field(s) should contain the appropriate protocol, host name, port, and path information that will receive the redirected flow.

Here's a related SO ticket: Google OAuth 2.0 redirect_uri_mismatch error


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Popular brands of football boots are being sold by Hear Our Heart to help fund the organisation's work. The shoes can currently be seen on the Hear Our Heart Earbus Project's Facebook page. They'll also be available to be tried on and bought at the Dubbo Scouts Fair on Friday evening. Priya McDonald said the shoes had been purchased at a liquidation sale for another organisation to raise money, when they didn't have the time to sell them, Hear Our Heart decided to take the shoes off their hands. Ms McDonald said the not-for-profit organisation wanted to try something different to raise money, instead of having something like a trivia night. It was also a fitting time for the shoe fundraiser as football and soccer season were just around the corner, she said. There are a range of shoes available to buy from the organisation, including brands such as Puma and Blades. All kids shoes are $40, while adult sizes are $50. There are also some tennis, basketball and golf shoes available.
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March 22 2018 - 4:45PM
Shoe sale to fund more Hear Our Heart hearing tests
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SHOES FOR BETTER HEARING: Priya McDonald trying the Hear Our Heart fundraiser football boots on her son Oliver, next to Annie and Flynn. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE
Popular brands of football boots are being sold by Hear Our Heart to help fund the organisation's work.
The shoes can currently be seen on the Hear Our Heart Earbus Project's Facebook page. They'll also be available to be tried on and bought at the Dubbo Scouts Fair on Friday evening.
Priya McDonald said the shoes had been purchased at a liquidation sale for another organisation to raise money, when they didn't have the time to sell them, Hear Our Heart decided to take the shoes off their hands.
Ms McDonald said the not-for-profit organisation wanted to try something different to raise money, instead of having something like a trivia night.
It was also a fitting time for the shoe fundraiser as football and soccer season were just around the corner, she said.
There are a range of shoes available to buy from the organisation, including brands such as Puma and Blades.
All kids shoes are $40, while adult sizes are $50.
There are also some tennis, basketball and golf shoes available.


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Working to end violence against women in Canada
Kaitlin Geiger-Bardswich
UN Adds Pressure on Canada re National Action Plan on Violence Against Women
WSC and shelter staff with Dubravka Šimonovic during her visit
This morning in Geneva, Dubravka Šimonovic, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women (VAW), presented the report on her official visit to Canada to the UN Human Rights Council.
In Ottawa, WSC executive director Lise Martin and representatives from other Canadian women's rights groups held a press conference on Parliament Hill welcoming the report's recommendations to Canada for improving its record on violence against women prevention and response. For WSC, we are particularly heartened to see the recommendation that Canada enact a National Action Plan (NAP) on Violence Against Women, something we have been advocating for since 2015.
Šimonovic was in Canada from April 13-23, 2018. During her visit, Women's Shelters Canada (WSC) acted as a shelter liaison for the Special Rapporteur, who visited VAW shelters in Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, and Iqaluit. Special Rapporteurs (SRs) are titles given to independent individuals who work on behalf of the UN to "examine, monitor, advise, and publicly report" on human rights situations around the world. For thematic SRs, they do this through fact-finding missions to specific countries, such as the one to Canada.
When we met with Šimonovic last April, we stressed the importance of an NAP on VAW, and how that differs from the announced federal strategy on gender-based violence. As Lise Martin said during the press conference, "'federal' is not synonymous with 'national.'"
She went on to say: "We have had some commitments to shelters and to federal plans on investments in the VAW service sector. But the Special Rapporteur makes clear that federal does not equal national, and that if Canada wants to make substantive progress on the prevention and remedy for violence against women and gender-based violence, it needs to enact a national action plan with real goals targets and accountability. Ms. Šimonovic explicitly states that 'federalism should not constitute a barrier to human rights implementation,' and that 'there is a need for a more comprehensive and holistic National Action Plan on violence against women.'"
As we head into a new federal election cycle, it is important for all political parties to recognize that the issue of violence against women is not a partisan issue. Rather, it is in the interest of all Canadians for the country to uphold its international commitments domestically.
This is particularly true when it comes to violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2S people. The Special Rapporteur's report advocated for a separate NAP on violence against indigenous women and girls, something that WSC and the other Canadian women's rights organizations strongly support.
We look forward to Canada's response, including implementation of the recommendations.
Women's Shelters Canada Welcomes Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Kaitlin Geiger-Bardswich is the Communications and Development Manager at Women's Shelters Canada | Kaitlin Geiger-Bardswich est gestionnaire communications et développement à Hébergement femmes Canada.
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