With the variety of interest rates available on credit cards, car loans, mortgages, lines of credit and home equity loans, you might get confused about exactly how much you're paying in interest. One of the simplest methods of calculating an interest payment is to learn the annual percentage rate and calculate your interest on one amount for the year.
You can calculate monthly and daily interest rate using your APR as a starting point.
The APR is the fixed or variable percentage of the amount of the loan you will pay each year. For example, if you have a credit card with a fixed APR of 21 percent, you will pay 21 percent interest on a balance during the course of a year if you have a simple interest loan. Things become more tricky if you have a compound interest rate because you pay interest on the loan and the accumulating interest.
Find the average monthly simple interest rate by multiplying your balance by the APR and dividing it by 12. For example, if you have an APR of 21 percent on a $2,000 credit card balance, you will pay $2,000 X 21 = $420 in interest annually. Dividing this by 12 gives you a monthly interest charge of $35. These numbers assume you will not raise or lower your principal balance rate. If you have a credit card, you will pay down part of the principal balance each month and may add to your balance with new charges. In these cases, you'll need to recalculate your interest charge each month.
Calculate the daily simple interest rate for a particular month by taking your APR and dividing it by 365. Some months have more days than others, so you will pay more interest those months. Multiply the number of days in the month by your APR-divided-by-365 figure to get the exact payment for a particular month. Again, this assumes you have not lowered or raised your balance during the month.
Examine your loan statement to determine if you have different interest rates. If you have a credit card, you may have different APRs for balances, cash advances and purchases. You will need to make separate interest calculations for each.
Check to see if you are paying interest on interest. Some loans charge a compound interest rate, as opposed to the simple interest example outlined in earlier, charging you interest on your balance and past interest you have accumulated. This may be too complicated to try and calculate on your own. You can use free online interest calculators to make these calculations, or call your lender and ask them to make the calculations for you for a particular time period.
If you have a variable rate, check each monthly statement to see if your rate has gone up or down. Many variable rates are based on the prime rate, which is tied to interest rates for banks set by the Federal Reserve. Your rate can change any day the Fed changes the prime rate.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: What is the Difference Between a Mortgage Interest Rate and an APR?
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Make an easy homemade deodorizer to freshen your whole house. Safe to use around kids and dogs!
With kids and pets in my house, sometimes we need to freshen things up a bit. I want our house to be fresh and clean but I'm not a fan of perfuming the air with heavy scents or chemicals I can't pronounce. That's why I'm in love with this homemade deodorizer powder.
With only 2 ingredients, it's all natural, safe to use around my kids and my dogs, and it works in lots of places where odors like to hide. It only take 5 minutes to make and a little goes a long way. Want the secret? Keep reading to learn how to make your own homemade deodorizer and keep your house fresh and clean all year round!
This homemade deodorizer is so simple to make, and you can customize it to your scent preferences (and to make sure it is safe around your kids and dogs). Here's what you need to make your own.
I'll admit that it took me some convincing to start using essential oils in our home. I was never comfortable with the sales tactics of many oil companies, and I wasn't sure if I was getting correct information or just a hard sell. I also never understood why I needed to pay to "join" just to get a competitive price. But I wanted to make sure that I was getting pure, quality products before using them around my family.
I did a lot of research and discovered Plant Therapy oils and am now a big fan. You can buy Plant Therapy oils directly from their website or on Amazon. Shipping is fast and free, and there's no requirements to sign up.
What I love most about Plant Therapy is their KidSafe line of single oils and synergies. It takes the guesswork out of knowing which oils are safe to use around my children, and if I ever have questions, they have certified aromatherapists ready to answer via email (and they are super fast and helpful!).
Since we also have dogs, I like to doublecheck that the oils we are using are safe for them too. Here's a great list of safe essential oils to use around your dogs.
(One note: we also have a cat, and cats do not process oils well. We are very cautious about how and where we use oils in our home for this reason, and keep them out of rooms that our cat frequents. Please read this before using oils if you have cats, or check with your veterinarian).
See all the KidSafe oils here and be sure to double check that they are also dog safe if you have pups at home.
Place one cup of baking soda inside a shaker bottle. You can reuse a parmesan cheese container, a carpet fresh container, or pick up a stainless steel shaker like this one. You can also use a mason jar with a shaker top like this.
Add 5 drops essential oil on top of the baking soda inside the bottle.
Close the bottle and shake well.
Repeat steps 1-3 until all ingredients have been used up or your bottle is full.
Close the lid and your deodorizer is ready to go! Keep reading for all the places you can use it to keep your home fresh.
Your new deodorizing powder can be used in lots of places to make your whole house smell and feel fresh.
Carpets and Rugs: Sprinkle on carpets and rugs and let sit for 30 minutes (keep kids and pets out of the room while it is out). Vacuum it up to remove odors easily.
In the Trash Can: Sprinkle a bit in the bottom of your trash can or diaper pail to prevent stinky smells.
In the Sink: Sprinkle in your kitchen or bathroom sinks, scrub gently, and rinse for a clean fresh smell.
Toilet Bowls: Sprinkle in the toilet bowl, swish with a brush, and let sit for 30 minutes. Flush it away for a fresh clean.
Mattresses: Sprinkle on your mattress, let sit, and vacuum with your accessory wand for fresher beds.
In the Car: Sprinkle on upholstery and mats then vacuum.
All Over Fresh: Place in an open mason jar and allow it to absorb odors (just keep it out of reach of kids and pets). Replace once a week.
Want more awesome ways to keep your house clean? Start with my complete spring cleaning checklist then check out the 5 things I do every day to keep my house clean.


NEW YORK — More than 40 alleged mobsters were charged Friday in a broad-based organized crime bust, according to the FBI.
The families allegedly formed an unusual alliance and joined forces or conducted overlapping business, CBS New York reported. Members reportedly used coded language to arrange meetings at highway rest areas and restaurants.
Federal prosecutors say members operated along the East Coast including in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Florida and were involved with firearms trafficking, extortion, illegal gambling, health care fraud, credit card fraud, assault and other offenses.
An indictment in Manhattan federal court said the criminal activities were mostly based in New York.
The suspects included reputed old-school mobsters in New York and Philadelphia. Among those charged were Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino, the reputed boss of a Philadelphia crime family. Also named in the indictment was Pasquale "Patsy" Parrello, identified as a longtime member of the Genovese organized crime family in New York City.
A local focus of the investigation was an apparent gambling operation known as the Yonkers Club where poker and dice tournaments were held, reports CBS New York. One count accuses the 72-year-old Parrello of ordering a beatdown of a panhandler he believed was harassing customers outside his Bronx restaurant, telling a cohort to "break his … knees." The panhandler was "located and assaulted with glass jars, sharp objects and steel-tipped boots, causing bodily harm," the court papers say.
The enterprise allegedly sought to gain power, cash and territory through intimidation, violence, and threats of physical and financial harm. In some cases, the indictment alleges, suspected members assaulted or destroyed the property of people they thought jeopardized the enterprise's activities.
The indictment charges 46 people. By 10 a.m., some 41 of those charged were in custody, according to CBS New York.
An anti-mafia campaigner once hailed as a hero for blowing the whistle on organised crime has been arrested in Sicily on mafia-related charges.
Cement supplier Vincenzo Artale, 64, had publicly denounced efforts by local mobsters to extract protection money and had even helped founded an anti-mafia association a decade ago in Alcamo, the town between Palermo and Trapani where he had a small business.
But in the decade that followed, prosecutors allege Artale began using his anti-mafia façade as a cover for keeping shady local deals quiet, while doing business with some of Sicily's biggest mafia bosses on the side.
"Yet again wiretappings have revealed that pretending to be anti-mafia is the perfect shield to mask businesses operating in the shadow of the mafia," Teresa Principato, one of the prosecutors working on the case, told La Repubblica.
In 2006, Artale was lauded for his courage after he reported local Mafiosi who he said had tried to extort protection money from him. He was compensated €250,000 from a state-run victim's solidarity fund and founded a local anti-racket association.
But not long afterwards, prosecutors say Artale began working for a local mobster thought to be one of the key associates of the fugitive Cosa Nostra leader who is Italy's most wanted man: Mattia Messina Denaro.
According to Italian reports, the gangsters struck a deal with Artale – he would shield them from exposure and in return they would force local construction companies to buy his cement.
His cement business boomed. But Artale's sudden wealth triggered suspicion among the townsfolk and soon his anti-mafia double agent game was up. Local builders joined forces to denounce that they were being intimidated to buy his cement, triggering the two-year-long investigation that led to his arrest Wednesday.
He is the latest of several high-profile Sicilian businessmen caught privately working with the mafia while publicly decrying organised crime.
Last year, the head of the Palermo chamber of commerce Roberto Helg, who had publicly denounced the mafia's extortion practices, was secretly filmed taking a €100,000 bribe in exchange for a pastry shop's retail space in the airport.


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Title: SENTENCING JUVENILE OFFENDERS AND THE SENTENCING ACT 1989 (NSW): THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE IN THE CHILDREN'S COURT 1982-1990
Author(s): M Cain; G Luke
Corporate Author: Judicial Cmssn of New South Wales
Sponsoring Agency: Judicial Cmssn of New South Wales
Sydney NSW, 2000
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Publication Number: ISBN 0-7305-9154-9
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Type: Survey
Annotation: The impact of the 1989 Sentencing Act in New South Wales was examined with respect to its impacts on juvenile sentencing.
Abstract: Previous studies revealed that the law, which was designed to restore "truth in sentencing," has led to an increase in the average custodial term served or likely to be served by adult inmates. This analysis compared data for 15 months prior to the law and 15 months after the law. It also examined general sentencing practices and the effects of legal and administrative processes on the time youthful offenders served in custody. Results revealed that the number and proportion of juveniles sentenced to custodial terms was similar for both periods, with rates of 6.5 percent before the law and 6.2 percent after the law. The two groups were also similar in age, gender, and bail status, but differed in that the later group had fewer first offenders, fewer with one or two prior appearances, and more with five or more prior appearances. Findings revealed that since the law took effect, head sentences have almost halved, minimum sentences have decreased by about one- fourth, and time served has increased by about one-third. Findings suggested that it is questionable that the law was framed with sufficient consideration for the special needs of children. The two main concerns (the increased time served and the reduced opportunity for postrelease supervision) could be addressed through a greater use of the "special circumstances" clause in the law. No legislation would be required, although it would be preferable for the government to amend the law to ensure that juveniles receive appropriate aftercare supervision in the community. Figures, tables, footnotes, and appended tables
Main Term(s): Juvenile sentencing; Legislative impact
Index Term(s): Aftercare/juvenile parole; Courts; Foreign laws; Foreign sentencing; Juveniles; New South Wales
Note: Monograph Series No. 4

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After moving to the Orlando, FL area in 2014, Michael and Amanda always had an appreciation for great craftsmanship and design. Michael and Amanda both enjoyed weekend projects of restoring old factory carts and repurposing lumber. Once settled in Orlando, Amanda had been eyeing a designer table from a popular retail store and instead, Michael set out to build Amanda a custom, one-of-a-kind farm table that would take her breath away.
Michael handpicked each plank that would be used in the construction. He was moved by the story that lived within each piece of wood. He finally settled on reclaimed heart pine from a house built in 1910. Once he got the wood home, it was a totally different story. With no workshop or tools (literally a screwdriver, hammer and truck tie downs), Michael spent weeks handcrafting a farm table and side bench that came out beautiful! At that point, Michael realized he had a special talent.
Michael and Amanda continued to dabble in small projects here or there. Projects around the house kept them very busy and in the meantime, Michael was building up a small workshop of tools.
In the summer of 2015, after purchasing a historic home in Sanford, Florida, Michael converted the detached garage into a workshop. After contemplating a name for his woodworking business, he garnered inspiration directly from their new home. Located on Park Avenue and 7th Street, Park and Seventh Woodwork was born.
The business may have originated as a hobby but it has quickly turned into a woodworking profession. Although Park and Seventh Woodwork has had a short existence, the designs and craftsmanship speak for itself.
Michael is the backbone behind the business. He's the one developing new techniques, pushing the envelope on new designs, executing builds and managing the website. Amanda takes on more of the creative role, doing any type of design work needed. She will be seen helping in the shop too. They make a great team!
After serving in the Marine Corps for close to 10 years, Michael always likes a challenge. The thrill, challenge and accomplishment he feels after completing each custom piece is something beyond words.
"Being able to take a piece of wood that's over 100 years old, with such a rich history and transform it into something new is very rewarding. But the most rewarding thing for me as a craftsman is seeing the reactions of my customers. I can only hope the pieces I build will be passed down for another 100 years," says Michael.
Michael and Amanda's appreciation for history and telling the story of each table is what sets their work apart.


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Valley (Alabama), een plaats in de staat Alabama in de Verenigde Staten
Valley (Amsterdam), een in aanbouw zijnde wolkenkrabber op de Zuidas in Amsterdam
Valley (Beieren), een plaats in de Duitse deelstaat Beieren
Valley (Nebraska), een plaats in de staat Nebraska in de Verenigde Staten
Zie ook:
Silicon Valley
Valley County

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Tångeråsa kyrka är en kyrkobyggnad i Tångeråsa socken i Lekebergs kommun i Strängnäs stift. Det är en av Sveriges bäst bevarade medeltida timmerkyrkor och en av de äldsta träkyrkorna i världen.

Kyrkobyggnaden
Kyrkans äldsta del är koret som uppfördes i slutet av 1290-talet. Långhuset tillkom på 1340-talet. Sakristian av sten tillkom någon gång under perioden 1455-1460. Nuvarande vapenhus uppfördes 1805 i samband med bygget av nuvarande läktare. I sin nuvarande form består träkyrkan av långhus med långt kor i öster och ett litet vapenhus i väster. Norr om koret finns en murad sakristia. Alla byggnadsdelar har sadeltak som är täckta med spån. Kyrkorummets tak är täckta med tunnvalv av trä.

En fristående klockstapel av trä är byggd 1659 och har fått elektrisk klockringning installerad 1971. I klockstapeln hänger en av Närkes största medeltida kyrkklockor (gjuten någon gång mellan 1480 och 1495), tilldelad kyrkan på befallning av biskop Kort Rogge. I stapeln hänger även en mindre klocka. Enligt en inskription på klockan är den gjuten 1703 och ersatte en klocka som togs ned 1531.

Inventarier
Två medeltida glasmålningar är från 1300-talet. Altaruppsatsen i senbarock är från 1739. Predikstolen är från 1641 och har bilder av de fyra evangelisterna. Dopfunten av sandsten är daterad till mitten av 1200-talet. I triumfbågen mellan kor och långhus hänger ett stort triumfkrucifix från början av 1400-talet. På norra korväggen hänger ett mindre processionskrucifix som är daterat till 1300-talet.

Orgel
Kyrkans orgel är den näst äldsta i Strängnäs stift.
Den nuvarande mekaniska orgeln byggdes 1805 av instrument- och spelurmakaren Pehr Strand i Stockholm. Orgeln restaurerades senast 1982 av J. Künkels Orgelverkstad. Den har tio stämmor.  Orgeln är bevarad i närmast ursprungligt skick och är den näst äldsta i Strängnäs stift. Orgeln har ett tonomfång på 54/20 (10 toner självständig pedal) och alla fasadens pipor är ljudande (Principal 8' b-h1, Principal 4' C-c1).

Diskografi
Inspelningar av musik framförd på kyrkans orgel.
Klanger från fyra sekel : orglar i Strängnäs stift / Melin, Markus, orgel. CD. Svenska kyrkan. Nummer saknas. 2011.

Referenser

Tryckta källor
Maria Sundström, Tångeråsa kyrka - en av Sveriges äldsta träkyrkor. En resa i tiden från 1200-tal till 2000-tal. Stenåsen kultur och kommunikation förlag 2011. . 240 sidor.
 Erici, Einar o Unnerbäck R.Axel: Orgelinventarium, Stockholm 1988 s. 325
 Kilström, Andreas: Orgeln i Tångeråsa kyrka (Till hembygden 1984, s. 110-115)

Webbkällor

 Edsbergs församling informerar

Vidare läsning

Externa länkar
 Svenska kyrkan i Örebro

Kyrkobyggnader i Strängnäs stift
Kyrkobyggnader i Lekebergs kommun
Sevärdheter i Örebro län
Medeltida träkyrkobyggnader i Sverige
Träkyrkobyggnader i Sverige


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Seek Knowledge From African Writers – Mahama
President John Mahama has challenged all citizens to support the works of African writers by improving on reading habits to derive in-depth knowledge which leads to social development.
Speaking at the opening of this year's International African Writers Day in Accra, he said the youth must also be encouraged to interact with seasoned writers so they could appreciate the morals African authors highlighted in their literature.
Members of the Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA) dedicated the 22nd edition of the International African Writers Day to reflect on the contribution of the late Chinua Achebe.
The ceremony which brought together renowned writers from countries such as Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mali and other African countries, was under the theme: 'Celebrating the Life and Works of Chinua Achebe: The Coming of Age of African Literature'.
President Mahama in the address delivered on his behalf by Elvis Afriyie, Minister of State at the Presidency, indicated the satisfaction he derived from reading Achebe's books as well as the impact of the writer towards the publication of his maiden book 'My First Coup d'État.'
According to him, Chinua Achebe was passionate about the African continent and, therefore, sought to highlight some of the challenges of the continent in many of his narratives.
"Achebe's works mirror the challenges of societal integrity, cultural sovereignty and the dilemma of self awareness and self confidence in us as a people," he said.
President Mahama added, "Achebe may be dead and gone but his thoughts, works and books are eternally with us.
"For the right education of our children, and the mind revolution which we Africans so desire to spur our development, our societies must make a conscious effort to seek knowledge for worthwhile leaving and the development of our societies from the Achebe's of this world."
He also advised people not to only read books written by African writers but should interact with them while they are alive.
Professor Atukwei Okai, Secretary General of PAWA, emphasized the need for the Ministry of Education to engage book publishers in an agreement in which 2,000 copies of books would be bought and distributed to libraries across the country.
He said such a policy would support the publishing industry and enable writers to devote much time to producing books to enlighten all members of society.
Henri Lopes, the Ambassador of the Republic of Congo to France, in reviewing parts of Chinua Achebe's books said the famous author was "more than an African writer."


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Posted on November 28, 2015 by Ed McNulty
Review of: Room (2015)
Last modified:November 28, 2015
Kidnapped as a teenager & raped often, Ma gives birth to Jack, whom she nurtures well, but when he is 5 & they are freed from their tiny room, can they cope with the world?
Our content ratings (1-10); Violence 0; Language 3; Sex /Nudity 3.
Our star rating (1-5): 4
I will fall upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs, and will tear open the covering of their heart; there I will devour them like a lion, as a wild animal would mangle them.
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends.
Jack and Ma are confined for over 5 years in a 10'x10′ room. (c) A24
Irish director Lenny Abrahamson's film, made in Canada, is based on the 2010 best-selling novel by Emma Donoghue, the latter also being author of the screenplay. Told largely by Jack (Jack Tremblay), turning five at the film's beginning, it takes up where most films about kidnapping and being rescued leave off. The lesser films end with everyone but the villain happy and ready to return to their normal lives. Not so this one.
Little Jack's hair is so long that we might mistake him for a young girl: the reason for this we come to understand as we learn that his 10 by 10 foot living space is all the world he has ever known. He and his mother, whom we know only as Ma (Brie Larson) watch TV, but she has taught him it is just pretend, that this is the real world and that he dropped from heaven into it. The only other real person in their lives is Old Nick (Sean Bridgers), from whom Ma desperately keeps Jack away from by sending him to his bed in the closet during the man's visits for sex. Jack can see Old Nick through the louvered door, but only when he is standing right in front of it. Gradually we learn that Ma was kidnapped seven years earlier and confined in the windowless soundproofed shed, with just a skylight through which the sky can be seen. Each night she has to submit to the sexual assault of her captor.
By a clever plan Ma tricks Old Nick into believing that Jack, whose body she has rolled up in a floor rug, is dead and that he should take him out and bury the body in a place with trees around it. She has instructed Jack, when he is deposited in the back of Old Nick's pick-up truck, to unroll himself and jump out of the truck when it stops. Jack follows instructions, but is almost forced back into the truck when Old Nick chases after him. Fortunately a man walking his dog intervenes. Nick drives off, and the police are summoned. Through some gentle but carefull questioning of the shy boy, the officers figure out where Ma is being held, and when they drive up to the house, she is freed. The scene of her tearful face looking at Jack through the window of the locked police car is one you will long remember.
After a brief hospital stay, Ma and Jack are allowed to go home with her mother and father, Nancy (Joan Allen) and Robert (William H. Macy). Nancy and Robert had separated years before, the former now married to Leo (Tom McCamus). Robert had flown in when he was notified that his daughter had been found alive. In his grandmother's large house everything is new to Jack, the crowd of reporters clamoring outside the home; the stairs, which take some getting used to; sitting at a table and eating with more than just his mother.
Jack and Ma sit in her old room looking at her picture in her high school yearbook, the bedroom still decorated as it was when she was a teenager. Downstairs, dinner turns out to be tense because Robert cannot stand to look at Jack, knowing that the boy is the result of his daughter being raped. He excuses himself after Ma yells at him to look at his grandson, and the next day he leaves town to return to his own home.
Jack at first does not speak directly to others, but slowly emerges from his shell with his mother coaching him that he must answer people. The kind doctor from the hospital visits to work with mother and child on their readjustment, but Ma opts out. Life for them both still seems to find them being confined—from the gaggle of reporters outside clamoring for information; even from their loved ones who are trying too hard to return things to normal. Jack talks little and often hides in small places. His step-grandfather Leo, who wisely takes a more indirect approach with the boy, makes a good substitute for the grandfather who has rejected him. As promised, he brings in from the country his dog, the friendly canine and boy instantly liking one another.
Because their lawyer says they will need money for the coming trial, Ma agrees to submit to a paid interview to be broadcast on a talk show. The insensitive hostess asks if Ma had felt so abandoned by God during all those years that she had thought of taking her life. Ma denies this because of her concern for Jack. The woman takes this as a cue, with her next line of questioning suggesting that Ma had been selfish keeping Jack with her when she could have given him up during his infancy so that he could have grown up and had a "normal" childhood. Afterward Ma is so depressed that…
This is an incredibly nuanced story that makes one realize how shallow and frivolous the Taken series was, the latter offering only cheap action and thrills. In those quick thrills type of film the bad guy is thwarted, if not killed, and the rescued and rescuer return to their normal pursuits relatively unscathed. Not so Ma and Jack. Especially Ma, who suffers from what we might call post rescue trauma. Filled with relief she is, yet also filled with guilt, exacerbated by her father who cannot accept Jack, and by the TV interviewer who calls into doubt that she was a good mother to Jack.
The cast is superb, especially, of course, Brie Larson and Jack Tremblay, who totally inhabit their roles. Ms. Larson brims with the fierce mother's love set on protecting the boy at all costs, and the young actor ably swings from wonder at the outside world to fearful retreat from its unfamiliarity. Although they spent years in isolation, they now rejoin their loved ones in the web that is life. Ma learns that the same love, courage and creativity that enabled her to raise Jack in captivity are even more necessary in the so-called free world.
Others too have been affected by Ma's forced absence, and they also must learn how to relate with each other again. Robert cannot accept Jack, and so he leaves. Nancy has trouble breaking through to Ma, the two sometimes yelling at each other in their frustration, but she keeps trying. (We can see from where Ma had received the traits enabling her to survive captivity without going mad.) The scenes with Nancy and Jack are tender and touching, especially the one in which he allows her to cut his hair, a small but telling sign that he is healing enough to enter into the larger world, eventually even playing with the neighbor boy. Few films have shown as well the darkness that can warp the human psyche, and also its resilence responding to the love from a family and caring others.
This film with a set of discussion questions will be in the Nov. 2015 issue of VP, available for purchase on this site.
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Assisi Aid Projects is working with our implementing partner Integrated Development Trust in India to support communities that we work in to respond to COVID-19. As the situation evolves, so too does our response. We have adjusted our work to implement urgent preventative measures and to keep our team and communities safe by reducing face to face contact. We have adapted the approach of our projects to focus on remote support and prevention of COVID-19 to comply with movement restrictions and to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Distribution of humanitarian relief packages. Assisi Aid Projects is working with Integrated Development trust to prepare for another relief package distribution in the coming months.
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on people's economic livelihood and access to food in Tamil Nadu. Financial pressures are compounded with lock down rules and food shortages. In June 2020, The generous support of private donations enabled Assisi Aid Projects to provide a much-needed widespread relief distribution across 30 tribal villages and rural hamlets in Tamil Nadu. Overall, 2463 women and their families were supported by the distribution of 17,000 kilos of rice together with lentils, face masks, soap and COVID-19 prevention information. Staff at Integrated Development Trust ensure safety measures are adhered to during the distribution of these packages with measures in place to reduce contact between the community and follow physical distancing guidelines. In the past year, over 500 vegetable gardens have been established to enable project participants to have access to food when there is no access to the markets.
The When Every Woman Thrives- India Youth project focuses on improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged children in Tamil Nadu. As face to face classes for groups of children are no longer appropriate, our network of community facilitators and tutors provide remote support via telephone where possible to children and their families. To engage children in the importance of COVID-19 prevention, whilst supporting their ongoing education and skills development, we are using innovative new approaches to provide home-based educational activities. These approaches encourage children to participate in home-based competitions, such as drawing or writing essays on COVID-19 awareness-related topics, using materials which will be delivered to their homes.
The When Every Woman Thrives- India Women project focuses on supporting and improving the livelihoods of vulnerable women in rural Tamil Nadu. The women within the project will continue to be supported through the provision of individual phone counselling for those facing increased personal psychological problems or challenges at home during this time of emergency. The importance of prevention and awareness will be communicated through guidance via telephone to individual women by Community Facilitators. The staff will contact members of groups on a daily or weekly basis as required to spread awareness and provide guidance following updates to government instructions. During the past 12 months, extra focus has been on enabling project participants to register for government assistance.
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Most Americans are aware of and understand the role of exchanging their personal data with brands and digital media platforms, but they perceive it is an asymmetrical market that mostly benefits businesses -- not them personally.
One in four Americans say the believe the data exchange mostly benefits businesses, not consumers, according to results of a survey of more than 2,000 adults conducted by Foresight Factory for the Data & Marketing Association (DMA) and Big Data firm Acxiom. Only 11% said it mostly benefits consumers, while 14% were either neutral or had no response.
Interestingly, a majority of consumers are savvy about the concept of data self-sovereignty, and even understand it is their "property" and that they should be able to "trade it" with others. One in four (76%) of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed with the concept.


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Shooting in Westlake District Leads to Pursuit, Search in Echo Park
By Shahan Ahmed	• Published May 14, 2019 • Updated on May 14, 2019 at 8:29 pm
A man in his 30s was wounded in a shooting at a laundromat in the area of Witmer Street and Third Street in the Westlake District Tuesday afternoon, police said.
The shooting, which occurred at approximately 3:08 p.m., led to a police pursuit of a white sedan, with all occupants exiting the vehicle in the area of Temple Street and Glendale Boulevard in Echo Park, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
The LAPD said three people exited the vehicle, according to City News Service.
Newschopper4 Alpha was over the perimeter at approximately 3:40 p.m. and observed at least one person detained by law enforcement. Los Angeles police later said that all three people were taken into custody, CNS reported.
The condition of the person wounded in the shooting was not immediately known.
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Stream Realty Announces Houston CBD Acquisition, Retail Center Grand Opening ; The 600 Jefferson
January 29, 2015 | Houston
It's been a busy new year for Stream Realty Partners. Already, the Dallas-based firm announced the grand opening of its Center at Pearland Parkway in Pearland and the acquisition of 600 Jefferson in the Houston CBD.
Located at the intersection of FM 518 and Pearland Parkway, The Center at Pearland Parkway is a 165,000-square-foot retail development that features anchor and junior-anchor, inline and pad-site space. Its tenant roster includes companies such as T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Petco and Palais Royal.
"This project features a great combination of strong national retailers and amazing access for an extremely underserved area of Pearland," said Mark Sondock, managing director at Stream Realty. "As evidenced by the great reception we've received from the market, we're really looking forward to providing the community with a great mix of tenants they can be excited about."
Located a few blocks from Midtown, 600 Jefferson was acquired in partnership with DRA Advisors LLC from Brookfield Office Properties. Plans are to reposition the Class B office tower as Class A through such means as extensively renovating the lobby, common areas and exterior.
"600 Jefferson provides a unique opportunity to take a position in one of the most dynamic markets in the nation, Houston's Central Business District," said Stewart Lyman, vice president at Stream Realty, in an official statement. "The building's structural efficiency and exceptional location make it a perfect candidate for a repositioning strategy. Upon completion of renovations, the building will fit a demand set that's not currently served in the CBD."


Logo of Russia double-headed eagle was reduced for one head.
The double-headed eagle is a charge associated with the concept of Empire. Most modern uses of the symbol are directly or indirectly associated with its use by the Roman/Byzantine Empire, whose use of it represented the Empire's dominion over the Near East and the West. Now all hopes Russians for East only. Nobody else will feed Russia as before. Sanctions!


This summer's Governing Board meeting of the Global Earthquake Model (GEM), took place on 25-26 June 2015 in Pavia, Italy. GEM has been a long-standing partner of IRDR and aims to effectively contribute to enable commitments to disaster risk reduction under SFDRR by providing communities and organizations with state-of-the-art tools and data, technology transfer and training and risk assessment projects. SC member Djillali Benouar from Algeria attended on behalf of IRDR.
The governance meeting approved John Schneider as new secretary General elect and elected Mauro Dolce from the Italian Civil Protection agency as new Chair of Governing Board. It was reported that, in addition to IRDR, UN-Habitat and UNDP are considering joining as associate participants.
Nominations for the science board were invited that would add to the board's expertise in physical risk / vulnerability / risk modelling, or in socio-economic impact / resilience / integrated risk research. Proposed candidates should also be able to demonstrate leadership experience in organizations related to earthquake risk assessment and / or disaster risk management and an ability to contribute to providing strategic and practical guidance in view of the priority needs for development and sustainability of GEM Foundation.
The meeting discussed GEM's projects and, in particular, how GEM can contribute to the post-Nepal earthquake April 2015 strategy. The GEM Governing Board approved GEM's support through N-SET to construct the official earthquake hazard map of Nepal. Efforts to implement the Sendai Framework were also discussed and the next board meeting will take place on December 3-4 2015 in Pavia.


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Sir William Jeremy Masefield Shelton (30 October 1929 – 2 January 2003) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.  He was Member of Parliament for Clapham from 1970 to February 1974, then for Streatham from February 1974 until he lost the seat to Labour Party candidate Keith Hill in 1992.

Business and personal life
Shelton was born in Plymouth, the son of Lt Col Richard Shelton of Guernsey, and attended Radley College in Radley, Berkshire. He was evacuated in 1940, studying at Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts, on an English-Speaking Union scholarship, and then Worcester College, Oxford, where he read Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Then he lectured on economics for a year at the University of Texas at Austin, before moving into business and advertising, which included work in South America.

Shelton married Anne Warder in 1960, and was knighted in 1989.

Shelton developed Alzheimer's disease in the 1990s, and it eventually caused his death. He also lost heavily in the financial crisis at Lloyd's of London and the 1990s property slump. Furthermore, accusations of financial irregularity led to the closure in 1995 of Access to Justice, a company that he had set up to provide free legal advice to people on low incomes. Consequently, he was given a five-year ban from serving as a company director.

Political career
Shelton entered politics upon his return to London in 1964, becoming that year the president of the Wandsworth Young Conservatives. He was elected to the Greater London Council to represent Wandsworth in 1967, and in 1968 he became the Chief Whip of the Conservative majority on the Inner London Education Authority.

Shelton's association with Margaret Thatcher began when she became Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Science in 1967. He soon showed his independence of mind, refusing to participate in the racism directed towards his Labour opponent in the 1970 election, and becoming an early monetarist, a supporter of the European Economic Community as a trade bloc, and an advocate of parental choice in schooling. He was also a traditionalist on moral issues, a Zionist, and concerned with Greek and Polish interests. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Sir John Eden, Minister of State for Posts and Telecommunications from 1972 to 1974.

Shelton was one of the first people to advocate for Thatcher to succeed Edward Heath as Conservative leader, becoming second-in-command to campaign manager Airey Neave. Shelton is reputed to have organised the successful "stealth" campaign to convince backbench Conservatives on the party's right wing that by backing Thatcher in the leadership ballot they could oust Heath. After Thatcher's victory in the leadership election, Shelton became her Parliamentary Private Secretary, but resigned the following year, preferring the freedom of the backbenches. He continued his interest in education, repeatedly being elected Vice-Chairman of the backbench Conservative Education Committee, and serving as a junior minister in the Department of Education and Science from 1981 to 1983, in which role he increased computer provision in primary schools and proposed a new vocational qualification of secondary education.

Shelton became an increasingly vocal critic of local government. He clashed with the left-wing leadership of his local Lambeth Council and promoted a bill in 1981 to restrain local-government spending. However, he opposed Thatcher's flagship Community Charge ('poll tax'), because it was designed to give local authorities more independence.

Shelton was known as a Thatcherite, serving on Thatcher's campaign team in the leadership election of 1989 and opposing her resignation in 1990. He was confident of retaining his seat in 1992, but, having been defeated, he received 5000 letters of thanks, mostly from people who had voted Labour.

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Wattstax and Understanding the 1965 Watts Riot
by David Boles.In Carceral Nation, Urban Semiotic.6 Comments on Wattstax and Understanding the 1965 Watts Riot
Wattstax is a musical documentary hosted by Richard Pryor that challenges you to propel your common morality back in time to test it against a known event for values conditioning. Who are you and what do you believe? Would your burn down your neighborhood to make a political point? How are you protected from the hangman's noose?
The 1965 Watts riot in Los Angeles burned down a neighborhood, changed the core of the city forever, and set the stage of expectation for the Rodney King Riot in 1992.
Wattstax, released in 1973, is a fantastical time machine of bookended reality set in the midst of those two historic riots: Trying to comprehend while unwittingly predicting the second.
Wattstax was a live concert held in the Rose Bowl to try to help the Black community come to terms with the Watts riot and their place in an emerging society. Here's the trailer for the movie:
My favorite performance is Luther Ingram singing — If Loving You is Wrong (I don't Want to Be Right) — because he reminds us of our own, flawed, humanity and his voice is crisp and clear and absolutely, righteously, tormented:
In addition to enjoying some outstanding musical performances, I also learned a lot about the Black Experience in America during the cut-in interviews.
The first thing I discovered is that — "nigger" — was just beginning to find its political roots. There are the obligatory stories about first being labeled with that word, but one story was particularly striking.
One dark-skinned Black man told us a story about his childhood. He, and his younger, lighter-skinned brother, were having dinner with their White mother when the lighter-skinned brother said, "I'm not a nigger, because I'm not Black." The boys' mother, without missing a beat said, "That's funny, because both of my sons have a Black father and both of my sons are niggers."
We might feel our guts curdle with that sort of blunt language from a mother to her boys, but that White mother was cutting two nooses with a single slice: She didn't want one son putting himself above his brother based solely on skin color; and she didn't want one brother seeking physical revenge for an uppity cruelty. That was a smart mother who not only understood the emotional landscape in store for her sons, but she also knew how to deal with the incursion against civility happening right there in her home.
The relationship between Black women and Black men was also a fascination as the crimes of history still have a stinging resonance today. One woman told a story about her father, and that if a stranger — a White Stranger — came to the door, her father would hide in the back room while her mother would answer the door and deal with the visitor. It was always the Black woman's role in the American South, we are told, to protect the Black man from a lynching. It is her duty to fend off any threat or perceived negativity — bill collectors, police, government workers, etc. — by being the public face of the family while her Black husband hides in humility to avoid any confrontation that might lead to a tree or a jail cell.
One thing I never understood about the Rodney King Riots was the fact that Blacks burned down their own neighborhood instead of going into the traditionally White neighborhoods to get their revenge. Why riot in a ghetto and not Beverly Hills where the power and money and influence lives?
Wattstax provides the answer to my Rodney King Riot Conundrum of 1992 — in 1973. The 1965 Watts riots happened in Watts, and "not Encino" as one guy told us, because "Encino doesn't sell me Grade D meat at Grade A prices."
Now I understand. When you are angry and want revenge, you want do directly punish those who have wronged you. There's no interest in revenge against the abstract. You want to take a sledgehammer to the front window of the local butcher who has lied to you and overcharged you for a generation.
There was also a common thread in Wattstax that riots and the destruction of public property and burning buildings — are the only ways places like Watts ever get a chance at gentrification. The city won't help fix the infrastructure and "White money" won't get invested into the community, so the community is forced, beyond their wishes, every couple of decades or so, to rise up, and riot to be heard and to force change and to level the neighborhood so it can, at last, be built up anew.
Finally, I had no idea Ted Lange — the "yessa massa" stereotypical hucking and shucking Black bartender Isaac on "The Love Boat" from 1977-1986 — was a Black Radical and a star of Wattstax!
Tedd Lange is one tough mutha in Wattstax and you can get a taste of his bite in this clip:
What a difference a few years makes. Somehow, Ted was able to transform himself from supercilious Wattstax radical in 1973 to silly simpleton Isaac on The Love Boat four years later. Sometimes money tempers politics and oftentimes fame assuages the disenfranchised.
Wattstax is a historical gem of a film because it wholly entertains as it teaches and we are let into a world many of us have forgotten ever existed. Black Rage is palpable and dangerous if left unabided and without covenants — and the riot warnings still boil within the frames of Wattstax 37 years after its release.
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Fantastic article, David. Amazing that Lange went from one role to another like that. Those stories of the women protecting their men are touching.
It's a great movie, Gordon. It was re-released in 2003 on the 30th anniversary of the concert in 5.1 Dolby surround sound and an improved visual codec. It looks and sounds fantastic.
Ted Lange is obviously a fantastic actor. We see the real Ted in Wattstax. On the Love Boat… he was playing a silly shell and he played it really well. He is a man of terrific substance and I wish he found his mainstream popularity in his real self instead of in his perceived performance.
I learned a lot about the relational dyads in the Black community. Black Man confronting Black Man = fine. If, however, a White Person is added to the mix, the Black Woman steps forward to take the communication lead. Her job is to be the protector of the family core against community outsiders.
I always thought the reason so many Black men are so deeply attached to their mothers is because their fathers were not in their lives and not living in the home. Now, I don't think that's it — I think it's more about the mother taking the societal heat and shielding her son against all comers — and that seems to make much more sense from an American heritage perspective.
Janna M. Sweenie says:
Enjoyed the movie so much. Learned a lot like you said. The fashion and the look and feel of Los Angeles in the Seventies was also a lot of fun to see.
Yes! It is a time machine of a movie. The visuals were a lot of fun.
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François-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, (baptized January 18, 1639, Paris, France—died July 16, 1691, Versailles), secretary of state for war under Louis XIV of France and his most influential minister in the period 1677–91. He contributed to the reorganization of the French army.
Louvois was the son of one of the wealthiest and most powerful officials in France, Michel Le Tellier, secretary for war and a creature of Jules, cardinal Mazarin, Louis XIV's chief minister. Indeed, after the cardinal's death many observers thought that Le Tellier would succeed his patron as first minister. Realizing that the king wanted no ambitious man to challenge his authority, Le Tellier subtly effaced himself while grooming his son as his replacement. His method was simple: he personally directed Louvois's education while planting the suggestion in the king's mind that the monarch deserved the credit for recognizing his son's administrative talents. The task was no easy one; Louvois was not a brilliant scholar, and he received no more than a superficial education at the Jesuit college of Clermont. He was, moreover, dissolute and seemed well on the road to becoming a wastrel. If the secretaryship was to remain in the family—Louvois had acquired no more than the right of succession in 1655—he had to be reformed. Consequently, his father brought him into the war department and subjected him to an iron discipline that led the youth to the point of rebellion. Yet he emerged hardworking, supremely confident of his own ability, and with extensive experience in military administration.
As his knowledge increased, so did his position: in 1662 he obtained the right to exercise his father's functions in the latter's absence or incapacity. The same year, he improved his social position by marrying Anne de Souvré, daughter of the marquis de Courtenvaux. In 1665 the king granted Louvois the right to handle all the duties of Le Tellier's office and to sign all papers, but only in his father's presence. His first important test came in the War of Devolution (1667–68) between France and Spain over Louis XIV's claim to the Spanish Netherlands, when Louvois accompanied the king into battle. Although this campaign revealed a disturbing lack of supplies, Louvois learned his lessons well, and his competence became unquestioned. Nevertheless, Le Tellier continued to guide his son until 1677, when the father accepted the position of chancellor of France. Until this date, Louis XIV had in fact two secretaries of war, father and son, who cooperated closely. Indeed, the son consulted his father until the latter's death in 1685.
Louvois's successful career was tarnished by two acts: the dragonnades leading up to the revocation in 1685 of the Edict of Nantes, which had granted French Protestants certain liberties, and the destruction of the Palatinate. Historians have accused Louvois of originating the dragonnades, the quartering of troops in Protestant households with the intention of forcing conversion to Roman Catholicism. Recent research, however, has shown that he was not responsible for this measure. Instead, they were the work of ambitious subordinates, who saw that overstepping the letter of the law led to royal favour. Yet, although Louvois had no strong religious feelings himself, he was guilty of complicity. As an astute politician, he recognized Louis XIV's interest in religious unity and went along with the king's wishes. Personally, he disliked the methods of the dragonnades, for they encouraged a lack of discipline among the troops.
Louvois bore much more responsibility for the destruction of the Palatinate (1688), to which Louis XIV laid claim, thus leading to the War of the League of Augsburg. Louvois had never been afraid of using force in enemy territory, and now military necessity seemed to demand the destruction of the Rhineland to prevent it from being used as a base for the invasion of France. He encouraged the destruction of the major cities of the Palatinate: Worms, Speyer, Mannheim, and Heidelberg. Yet Louvois alone cannot bear the entire blame; the king also approved the measure.
Louvois's relationship with the king was often strained, particularly during the last years of Louvois's life. Louis XIV had always tried to play off his officials against one another, preventing any servant from becoming too powerful. With the death of Colbert in 1683, however, Louvois increasingly dominated affairs of state. War seemed to perpetuate itself, and every campaign made the war minister indispensable, while Louis XIV's resentment grew as Louvois asserted himself. Finally, during the difficult years of the War of the League of Augsburg (1689–97), rumours circulated at court of Louvois's imminent disgrace, and, according to contemporaries, only his sudden death in July 1691 saved him from imprisonment in the Bastille. Most historians, however, reject this theory. Certainly, Louis XIV valued Louvois's military talents too highly to remove him in the middle of a war.
Most historians have allotted to Louvois all the glory for perfecting the French military machine. In reality, Le Tellier was the innovator; Louvois was only the brilliant administrator who brought his father's reforms to fruition. Yet Louvois had done his work well. After his death the French army remained one of the most formidable in Europe.
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This committee is all about sowing a seed expecting a future harvest. Each year this committee lifts the banner of education and works to raise money that funds scholarships for Varick Memorial Church. There are a number of scholarships to which eligible student members can apply and are eligible to receive.
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Haftarah Parshat Pinhas
(Jeremiah 1:1 – 2:4)
21 Tammuz 5770
Haftarah Commentary for Parshat Pinhas (Jeremiah 1:1 – 2:4)
This Shabbat marks the first of three Shabbatot where we mourn the two times that Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed. In rabbinic Aramaic, these Shabbatot are known as the \"tlata d\'puranuta\" – the \"three [Shabbatot] of the destruction\". The haftarot for the first two of these Shabbatot are taken from the prophet Jeremiah, who is considered the prophet of the destruction, while the third comes from the opening chapter of Isaiah. The association of Jeremiah with the destruction of Jerusalem is ubiquitous since most of the message of his prophetic book deals with the issues of this tragedy. This may explain why Jeremiah\'s inaugural prophecy was chosen for this first Shabbat even though the crux of its storyline focuses on his initiation rather than on the destruction of Jerusalem.
This anomaly may explain why the Talmudic sages searched for creative ways to link this chapter to messages associated with this tragic event. In the Pesikta deRav Kahana, a midrash composed in Eretz Yisrael during the Talmudic period (4-5th century), an entire chapter of midrash is devoted to this special haftarah. However, the reader will note two things about this chapter of midrash: 1. Jeremiah\'s name receives inordinate attention; 2. Despite the fact that the first chapter of Jeremiah does not deal with the destruction of Jerusalem at all, the focus of the chapter of midrash is almost exclusively on this theme.
The prophet\'s name, \'Jeremiah\', provides fertile material for this venture. In the following midrash, Talmudic sages employ a method of midrash called \'notarikon\', where a larger word is cut up into smaller words which are seen as its component parts: \"\'The words of Jeremiah\' (Jeremiah 1:1) – [Understand the name as meaning:] \'ram y-ah\' – \'the Lord went up ten \' (since the consonants of this name can be read this way – yod = 10, resh mem = went up, yod heh = one of God\'s names) [The midrash now comes to explain exactly what this means.] In ten stages, God\'s Presence traveled [upward]: 1. from cherub to cherub; 2. from cherub to the opening of the Temple; 3. from the opening of the Temple building to the cherubs; 4. from the cherubs to the eastern gate of the sanctuary; 5. from the eastern gate to the temple courtyard; 6. from the temple courtyard to the altar; 7. from the altar to the roof; 8. from the roof to the city wall; 9. from the city wall to the city; 10. from the city wall to the Mount of Olives. [How are we to understand this process?] The sages drew a parable: To what can this be compared? To a king who was departing his palace. He kissed the walls and embraced the columns and said: \'May you remain whole, my house, may you remain whole, my palace.\' So, too, God\'s Presence kissed the walls of the Temple and caressed its columns and said: \'May you remain whole, My house, may you remain whole, My palace.\' Said Rabbi Yochanan, \'For three and a half years, God\'s Presence stayed on the Mount of Olives, declaring three times a day, \'Return wandering children, I shall heal your backslidings\' (Jeremiah 3:22) But when they did not repent, God\'s Presence began to fly up in the air, reciting this verse: \'I will go and return to My place until they confess their guilt and seek My face, in their trouble they will seek Me earnestly.\' (Hosea 5:15)\" (adapted from Pesikta d\'Rav Kahana 11:11 Mandelbaum ed. pp. 234-5)
Jeremiah\'s name is used by this midrash to express the severity of God\'s anguish. He must leave His house, which He truly adores, hoping against hope that His home will remain intact. His departure, according to this midrash, is the result of His children\'s sinfulness and their inability or lack of desire to mend their ways and their relationship with God. God yearns for this reconciliation and His return home, but the onus for this reunion is in the hands of God\'s children.
The author of this midrash does not assess the geo-political events which precipitated Jerusalem\'s fall to the Babylonians or later on to the Romans. Instead, he has turned the story into a \"morality play\", urging God\'s people to be aware of the destructive potential of ungodly behavior. Such introspection is a valuable lesson for Jew and non-Jew alike.


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'This cool rainbow wheel appeared just after 17:00 on Easter Sunday 21 April 2019. Rain moving in after all the fine days we've been having! Looking south east from Maungatapu, Tauranga. Huawei mate 10' wrote Josefa.
'Photo taken in the evening of 24 April 2019, looking across the Waikato Expressway in Cambridge. Taken with an iPhone 6' wrote Stephanie.
'Looking inland at Tauranga Bay, near Kaeo in Northland at 16:16 on 22 April 2019. Unsettled weather with occasional showers as front passed by' wrote Robin.


Hollywood Monster is one of the UK's largest signage and wide format printers; with offices in Birmingham, London and Edinburgh. This family-run business was created in August 2009 with the merger of two sister companies Hollywood Signs and Monster Digital, combining a total of 30 years' signage experience. The company works with some of the biggest names across a range of sectors including, commercial, construction, events, exhibitions, property, retail, TV, theatre and sport.


Join our SXSW Film Festival Wristbands Email List to be notified about future wristband events.
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That food looks delicious. I'm really looking forward to the food on my holiday. I'll be in several European countries including Italy.
Which countries will you visit?
Starting in Croatia, then Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and finishing with a week in Italy. In Italy I'll be in Matera, an hour from the Bari port and the rest of the time Amalfi Coast, Naples and Rome.


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Canada-U.S. border closure officially extended once more
If you feel like the closure of the Canada-U.S. border is neverending, you're certainly not alone, because the measure was just officially extended for the umpteenth time.
Though the news may be a little frustrating for some would-be travellers, it isn't exactly surprising given that the U.S. continues to struggle with the highest number of COVID-19 cases anywhere in the world by far, and the spread in Canada is now accelerating again.
Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair confirmed the decision in a tweet on Friday, announcing that the moratorium on non-essential travel between the two countries will remain in place until at least Oct. 21.
We are extending non-essential travel restrictions with the United States until October 21st, 2020. We will continue to base our decisions on the best public health advice available to keep Canadians safe.
— Bill Blair (@BillBlair) September 18, 2020
Despite the fact that the border has been closed for six months, Canadians have seemed to encounter little difficulty getting into the U.S. by air, for whatever reason.
But, the same is certainly not true for Americans coming into Canada, or anyone trying to cross the divide in either direction by land — though some U.S. residents have found a loophole to gain access to the country by saying they're en route to Alaska (and have been fined for it).
A large portion of the Canadian population is happy to keep the border shut indefinitely as the U.S. hits 6.7 million infections and just shy of 200,000 deaths from the communicable disease.
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RegTech is a subject of discussion more often than an object of understanding. The expression, like the technology that gets associated with it, can be used to enlighten and to obfuscate. As with any great buzzword, the brevity, catchiness and novelty of "RegTech" make it easy to misconstrue and also to misuse by anyone trying to contort what appears to be its plain meaning to catch listeners off guard. Anyone contemplating it therefore must take care to consider how the term is being invoked, and by whom.


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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Cultivation in the Dutch Oven Creek Area of the Sierra National Forest in California – Sierra Sun Times
Credit: NIDA
August 24, 2021 – FRESNO, Calif. — Lester Eduardo Cardenas Flores, 24, of Michoacán, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. He also agreed to pay $48,057 in restitution to the U.S. Forest Service for the damage that the cultivation operation had on public land.
According to court documents, the cultivation operation contained 2,307 marijuana plants and was located in the Basin Creek drainage in the Dutch Oven Creek area of the Sierra National Forest. Cardenas and his co-defendant, Luis Madrigal Reyes, 37, also of Michoacán, Mexico, were apprehended at the grow site during the execution of a search warrant.
The cultivation operation caused extensive environmental damage, which serves as the habitat for the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog, an endangered species and the California spotted owl. Agents found lethal banned pesticides, which appeared to have been applied to the marijuana plants. The water from Dutch Oven Creek had also been diverted to irrigate the marijuana plants. Dutch Oven Creek is part of the Chiquito Creek watershed, which drains into the Fresno River before flowing into the San Joaquin River.
This case is the product of an investigation by the U.S. Forest Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) of the California Department of Justice, and the Madera County Sheriff's Office. The Integral Ecology Research Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to the research and conservation of wildlife and their ecosystems, assisted. Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen A. Escobar is prosecuting the case.
Cardenas is scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 15, 2021. Madrigal previously entered a guilty plea and is scheduled for sentencing on Sept. 20, 2021. They face a mandatory


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Mod Pathol. 2008 Dec;21(12):1421-7. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2008.143. Epub 2008 Sep 12.
Prostate-specific membrane antigen expression in regeneration and repair.
Gordon IO1, Tretiakova MS, Noffsinger AE, Hart J, Reuter VE, Al-Ahmadie HA.
Department of Pathology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Prostate-specific membrane antigen is a type II transmembrane glycoprotein, expressed in benign and neoplastic prostatic tissue as well as endothelial cells of neovasculature from a variety of tumors. The expression of prostate-specific membrane antigen in nonneoplastic neovasculature has not been well studied. Therefore, we studied nonneoplastic reparative and regenerative human tissues, as well as preneoplastic tissue, to determine the presence of prostate-specific membrane antigen-expressing neovasculature. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue from keloids, granulation tissue from heart valves and pleura, proliferative and secretory endometrium, and Barrett's mucosa with and without dysplasia were stained for the expression of prostate-specific membrane antigen (3E6). Vessels of proliferative, mid-secretory, and late secretory endometrium were consistently strongly positive for prostate-specific membrane antigen expression in all ten cases of each type (100%). Vessels associated with granulation tissue from pleural peels and heart valves were positive in 10 of 12 cases (83%) and 7 of 10 cases (70%), respectively. Keloids had prostate-specific membrane antigen-expressing endothelial cells in 6 of 15 cases (40%). Prostate-specific membrane antigen was not expressed by vessels associated with Barrett's mucosa with low-grade dysplasia (12 foci), high-grade dysplasia (24 foci), or no dysplasia (18 foci). A variety of nonneoplastic neovasculature expresses prostate-specific membrane antigen, including vessels in proliferative endometrium, granulation tissue, and some scars. This is the first study showing that prostate-specific membrane antigen is expressed in neovasculature from physiologic regenerative and reparative conditions. The folate hydrolase activity of prostate-specific membrane antigen may facilitate vasculogenesis and angiogenesis by increasing local availability of folic acid. These findings will enhance our overall understanding of blood vessel development and will enable us to better understand the effects of anti-prostate-specific membrane antigen therapies, which are already being explored in clinical trials.


teachers, esp physics teachers will love this. as the demonstrator said towards the end, this combintation of technology allows "a natural and familiar style of interaction". how about getting your students to do some virtual experiment on this?
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Youth Baseball: Hollister teams set for friendly showdown
Jaret Ruano has been dynamite for the Hollister American 9-10 All-Star team.
The friendly showdown is set in the Little League 9-10 All-Star District 9 tournament.
Hollister American and Hollister National both won semifinals on Tuesday, setting up an all-Hollister championship game at noon Saturday at Veterans Park. American defeated Atlantic 7-2 in Tuesday's semifinal, while National whipped Continental 10-0 in its semifinal.
"To get both teams in would be great for our league," American manager Rey Martinez said a day before the semifinal contest. "It'd be a lot of fun for our town to experience."
Glen Pacheco, the National manager, expressed similar sentiments.
"It would be great because all of the kids know each other, and we're good buddies with the American coaching staff," Pacheco said. "We want to beat them no doubt, but the good news is we know a team from Hollister will be moving on to sectionals."
No matter what happens, coaches and players will remain friends afterward, a result of the teams seeing each other almost everyday. On Monday, for instance, the American squad practiced at Veterans Park from 4 to 6 p.m., and National went from 6 to 8 p.m.
Just how close are the two teams? Martinez said his squad has received tremendous support from Billy Aviles, the San Benito High baseball coach who is also one of the coaches on the National team.
"Billy has been so gracious to let us use some of his equipment and tools," Martinez said. "We share facilities at Vets, and him providing a lot of baseballs and protective nets makes it easier to run more efficient practice. We've been very grateful for their help."
Both teams went through pool play with little resistance. American absolutely obliterated their competition in pool B, outscoring five teams by a combined score of 72-11. American did receive a competitive game from Soledad, winning by a 7-3 score.
"It was a good game for the boys to play a better team to prepare us for (single elimination) bracket play," Martinez said. "We wanted to see some pitching that would kind of challenge our lineup a little bit. As we move forward into the tournament, the competition gets a little tougher."
American has received contributions from several players, including three home runs from Julien Garcia—"He's kind of blown up with a huge power surge," Martinez said—while also getting strong pitching from Jaret Ruano.
"Jaret is a power pitcher who can mix it up with some off-speed pitches," Martinez said.
Meanwhile, a balanced lineup and potent pitching corps have also boosted National's play; Jake Woods and Broc Barrett have been strong on the mound and with the bat, while Billy Aviles Jr. and Arthur Pena have also contributed strong pitching performances.
"We want to beat them, no doubt about it," Pacheco said. "But it's nice to know we're playing a quality team with quality coaches and players. If they win, we'll be rooting for them to win sectionals, and if we win, I'm sure they'll be rooting for us."
The 8-9 title game also pits Hollister American vs. Hollister National. The teams were in the same pool, with National earning the top seed by virtue of its 11-5 win over American.
"We probably made six errors in the first inning (vs. National that led to five unearned runs)," said American manager Mike Pieracci, who credited National for being a strong team with good coaches. "We didn't play our game."
Pieracci hopes his teams comes up with a cleaner performance against National, which hammered Ferrasci Park 23-7 in the semifinals. American beat a tough Hartnell team 4-1 in its semifinal.
American pitcher Noah Dewey has been so dominant that Pieracci has pulled him out of two games while he had a no-hitter working. The outcome had already been decided in those games, and it made perfect sense to save Dewey's pitch count, knowing he would take the bump if the team made it to the championship game.
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Ponte, 'Smoke-Free' Regs Top Angels Council Agenda
By Tori James	 Published Jan 12, 2017 04:36 pm Updated Jan 12, 2017 04:49 pm
Angels Camp, CA – Angels Camp City Council will shortly welcome a former local lawmaker to a newly created downtown business marketing executive position and revisit its proposed "Smoke-Free Ordinance."
Tuesday night beginning at 6 at the Bret Harte High School Theater the council looks to address what appears to be a fairly short meeting agenda.
Following general public comments, Destination Angels Camp (DAC) Chairman Larry Cornish will introduce former Calaveras County Supervisor Debbie Ponte – once an Angels Camp mayor — as the DAC executive director. Ponte, who did not seek reelection to her District Four seat, just recently wound up her duties with the county.
"We basically eliminated our CEO/President position and have now put in place a paid position called the Executive Director," Cornish explains. Former President Anne Forrest, who will remain on the DAC Executive Council, decided it was high time to retire, according to Cornish, himself a relatively recent retiree from Mark Twain Medical Center, as reported here. "Anne had been with us since Day One with Destination Angels Camp Development Corporation and decided it was time to pass the baton, so to speak."
With what Cornish calls a number of suitable candidates within the area, DAC did not conduct an outside executive search. Thursday the full DAC board formally and unanimously approved Ponte's selection to what will be a parttime position for which Cornish said the compensation package remains private.
Ponte's role will be somewhat like Forrest's was, he says; albeit that she will do her own administrative work and be kind of a one-woman show. "That involves reaching out to the community, looking for grants and any ways we can bring money into Angels Camp, to do those things we need to bring businesses in…and improve the tax base," he states.
DAC is currently reviewing just-in data from Buxton, its marketing consultant, which (as reported here) continues to do deep-dive data mining that is being used to hone target marketing and business development demographics and strategies. The organization is also in the middle of developing its strategic plan for the next five years, slated for review and approval by its board in April ahead of presenting it to the city council in May.
Another Public Airing For 'Smoke Free' Downtown Regs
Also Tuesday the council will hold a public hearing on the city's proposed Smoke-Free Ordinance. Due to continued controversy, the matter was continued at the last public hearing in mid-October, when the council unanimously voted to continue it into the new year in order for staff to do more research as well as to provide more public response opportunity.
City staff, in the meeting documents, addresses key areas of concern. Among these are the need to allow, per the state code, 20 percent of guest room accommodations in lodging establishments to be exempt from the workplace ban on smoking in enclosed places.
Staff also points out that local jurisdictions may pass stricter secondhand smoke laws than what state laws impose, in places like parks, outdoor dining areas, bus stops and areas within 20 feet of commercial building entryways, which may be enforced with various penalties by various local agencies. As the proposed rules currently read, the city would impose a ban on smoking within 30 feet of a nonsmoking area. Staff notes that other California cities enforce stricter regulations on public smoking.
As for fiscal impacts, according to city staff, the Calaveras County Department of Health and Human Services Public Health office has committed to providing the city with signage as well as a community education program. This is expected to remove virtually all related expenses with implementing the ordinance. Ostensibly, as the new rules would significantly reduce cigarette litter within the city, if finally adopted, the ordinance would further result in long-term savings to the city's maintenance budget.
Another slated public hearing — involving an appeal of a planning commission denial of a medical marijuana dispensary at 206 N. Main St. — is scheduled now for the council's Feb. 7 meeting. As part of a third item on the council's regular agenda, new Mayor Scott Behiel will make board and commission appointments for the year ahead.


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Q: how to change the value of label in slider (material ui)? code sample: https://codesandbox.io/s/runtime-worker-kxse3?file=/src/App.js
i want the labels in bubble to show the same value as text(3,5,7,10)

A: Return the label instead of index on your valueLabelFormat. Change it to
function valueLabelFormat(value) {
  return marks.find((mark) => mark.value === value).label;
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