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Pubdate: Mon, 10 Dec 2012
Source: Jamaica Observer (Jamaica)
Copyright: 2012 The Jamaica Observer Ltd,
Contact:  http://www.jamaicaobserver.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1127
Author: Chris Burns
FREE UP THE WEED!
WHILE respecting the rights of individuals to enjoy a safe and healthy
environment, this column has been advocating legislative and judicial
reforms in the way we treat users of marijuana (ganja) in Jamaica. In
fact, this column has been bolder than just advocating common-sense
amendments to the present laws that govern the cultivation,
distribution and possession of the plant. It has suggested that the
production and use of the weed (to qualified adults) be part of any
recuperative health tourism plans we might be contemplating.
Before today ends, there are bound to be some politicians referring me
to Parliament's work on the subject or to the late Professor Barry
Chevannes' National Ganja Commission which was established in the
2000s to, among other things, "review the most up-to-date body of
medical and scientific research..." on marijuana. Yet, as good as
these talk shops and working groups have been, we have not moved a
step closer to exercising our independence in the matter of
decriminalisation and legalisation.
We are cowards, and perhaps are too beholden to the United States,
Britain and Canada to act in our own best self-interest in a matter
that quite frankly is none of their business, once we know how to
manage the industry. Jamaica has an opportunity and an obligation
(almost) to be proactive in eking out its place in what could very
well become a legal and global marijuana market.
Jamaica can either continue to "spell and guess" as its uncle up North
continues to make advances in changing the face of the marijuana
market - state by state. It would be an ugly reality if, as a heavily
indebted country, Jamaica allows our big and powerful Uncle Sam to
cause us to destroy all our ganja plants as "he" wages an endless war
against drugs without tackling the problem of demand in "his" own family.
That aside, though, before any serious consideration can be advanced
to promote this kind of recuperative health tourism product, our
government would have to get serious, by developing the requisite
testicular fortitude to make urgent and far-reaching changes to some
of the current criminal laws on our books specifically dealing with
ganja. Suffice it to say, most of these laws are "as old as
Methuselah" and should have no place in a modern society. These
changes could be beneficial in many ways.
In the first instance, if the government decriminalises the possession
and use of small quantities of the weed for recreational, health and
religious purposes, or allows the cultivation of the weed - in
designated areas - there would be an immediate decline in the number
of marijuana-related court cases that clog up the court system. The
police would have more time investigating, prosecuting, fighting and
preventing serious crimes, and catching hardened criminals.
There is more: the country would experience some measure of economic
growth as a direct result of a well-managed and properly regulated
internal marijuana industry. Research and development work on the
medicinal value and use of ganja would continue to attract scientific
researchers from around the world; thus giving us pride of place in
the lead toward discovering new drugs to treat many illnesses and
diseases such as glaucoma and cancer.
The immediate economic benefits would be most evident in the reduction
in rural unemployment, increases in the standard of living for many
rural families and an opportunity for their children to get a decent
education. According to an April 2010 CNBC television report,
"Economists, reformists, law enforcement authorities and the
pro-marijuana lobby have come up with a variety of estimates; when
combined you'd get a range of US$10 billion to over US$120 billion a
year" for the marijuana trade. Therefore, even at two per cent of the
marijuana market, Jamaica would earn significantly.
The same report stated that, "On price and volume, various reports and
studies conclude a typical marijuana cigarette, or joint, contains
between 0.5 - 1.0 grams of the drug and can vary from US$5 to US$20.
Marijuana possession became legal under state law last Thursday in
Washington State, USA. Washington State's Office of Financial
Management says the measure may generate as much as US$1.9 billion in
revenue over five fiscal years."
It is not always about money, but as Mr Seaga once said, "It takes
cash to care", and as insensitive as that may have sounded then, Mr
Seaga was spot on, to an extent. As a country, we must be bold in our
approach to solve the problems that affect us most and we must be
creative in charting our own course. If we have a product like
marijuana that we can grow, sell, and manage, if we put our minds to
it, then we should exploit it. The time has come for us to quit
following behind people by aggressively killing our ganja plants,
while they are taking steps to establish a well-organised and
regulated market, albeit on a state-by-state basis.
One does not have to be a ganja smoker to understand the foolhardiness
of our actions over the years as we cow-tow to the mighty hands of our
northern brother. Individual states in the United States are
collecting taxes from the sale of marijuana to fund education, finance
infrastructure development, drug abuse programmes, and to conduct
scientific research; we should begin to do the same and hop off these
endless studies and chariots of inactions. The time has come to free
up the weed, but we must be responsible in how we liberalise the
trade, and ensure that only responsible adults have access to the weed.


I've finally spun enough yarn to start my "Seaweed Socks". The socks are a wool/silk/seaweed blend. The merino (fine wool) was dyed a soft green and aqua before blending and spinning. Also enjoy my Florida garden. Santa brought an Earth Box filled with strawberry plants and as you can see, my tomatoes are coming along.


The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Nasarawa State, Labaran Maku, on Wednesday, said he was a victim of electoral fraud, while rejecting the result of the just-concluded governorship election declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Although President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party won the March 28 presidential election in the state, Governor Tanko Al Makura of the All Progressives Congress was returned winner of the April 11 governorship election.
Mr. Maku, in a statement in Lafia Wednesday, said he did not lose the governorship election to the APC candidate and incumbent Governor, Mr. Al-Makura.
He said he would continue to fight for social liberty and justice, irrespective of ethnicity and religion.
He accused the All Progressives Congress, INEC officials and security agencies of collusion and widespread electoral manipulation.
He also said the governorship election was characterised by widespread reports of ballot theft and irregularities in government quarters.
However, in its reaction, the APC, through its Chairman, Philip Shekwo, denied Mr. Maku's allegations.
Dismissing Mr. Maku's claim that there were widespread irregularities in the government quarters, Mr. Shekwo said, "Government House, Lafia, is not a polling unit for the conduct of governorship election in the state.


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I Create a new S32DS Project choosing Family MAC57D5xx with all the toolchain selected, M4, A5 and M0+.
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We were invited by the International Centre for Dialogue at the Borderland Foundation in Poland, to screen Chocolate of Peace for the first time with the Polish subtitles organised and sponsored by a Borderland translator. The Borderland Foundation is located in Krasnogruda, Sejny, on the Polish-Lithuanian border, and is a cultural and community centre that works to foster an identity of community across many different cultures (Polish Catholic, Polish Jewish, Lithuanian, Orthodox, Belarusian, among others). We screened the film in the stunning 'Song of Porcelain' literary café in the cellar of the manor house that had been the summer home of famous Polish Nobel prize-winner Czesław Miłosz, and then producer Gwen Burnyeat conversed with the foundation's director, Krzysztof Czyżewski, and built a dialogue with the audience about how we could usefully engage with the Peace Community's idea of peace in a difficult moment across the world. One participant, when we asked "what do you think peace means to the peace community?", replied that she felt that peace was almost the last thing that the community thinks of. First they think of meeting the basic needs of all the members, ensuring a fair distribution of food and land, commemorating their historical memory, working together as a community and the idea and the manifestation of peace follows automatically. A profound reflection for a dark moment in Europe. You can watch the video of the dialogue here.


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This great political machine lasted nearly 1,000 years, and conquered most of the western world. Following the Greeks, the Romans created their Ideal society.
The Romans though, did not leave us with delicate art, poetry and philosophy like the Greeks. The Roman legacy was political structure, concepts of legal administration, and the Catholic Church.
A few thousand farmers occupying seven hills by the Tiber River, in what is now Italy, consolidated their power, and after a few hundred years of persistent growth, came to dominate the Italian peninsula in about 250 B.C. Within another hundred years, the Romans controlled the entire Mediterranean world.
Originally Pagan, Romans followed a variety of religions.
· The cult of Dionysus came from the Greeks; initiates were assured of immortality in a happy after world. Dionysian rites brought enthousiasmos, the Greek entheos, or being "full of God." This is the root of our word "enthusiasm." Their rituals involved a blood sacrifice, of a sanctified human, heifer or goat, and sparagmos, where the parts were scattered or eaten to seed new life.
· The cult of Cybele, the Mother-Goddess, came from Asia Minor as early as 204 B.C. Besides guidance and protection from the Mother, an annual ritual celebrated the death/rebirth of the Mother's consort, the young Attis. Mourning was followed with orgiastic frenzy, inspired by the promise of immortality. Priests of Cybele flagellated themselves, castrated themselves, and were then drenched in the blood of a sacrificed bull.
· The Cult of Isis centered on the story of the Mother-Goddess, and the death and dismemberment of her consort Osiris, at the hands of his enemy, Set. The devoted Isis searches for his remains, and establishes shrines in the places she finds them. She reassembles and regenerates him; hence the Isis cult's version of eternal life. Isis is often depicted with her son, Horus, in her lap. Depictions of the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus are the Christian Isis.
Rome became Christian because of Emporor Constantine, who had a vision the night before a battle in 312 C.E., against Maxentius at Saxa Rubra.
He dreamed of a cross in the sky, and a purple banner with the Greek letters CHI and RHO, which evolved into the traditional icthys symbol. On the cross were inscribed the words "in hoc signo vinces" - "in this emblem we will prevail." He had his soldiers paint crosses on their shields and they were victorious, and so he became a convert.
Eusebius, a historian of the time, says Constantine was very superstitious, and maintained images from several of the other contemporary religions. He instituted a complex system of ornate ritual into the Church rites, some of which persist today, especially in the eastern churches. He wore fabulous costumes, jewelry, tinted wigs, and was wantonly cruel. He believed that he would become an apostle after he died, and would be prayed to.
At the time of Constantine's conversion, Christianity was still collection of minor cults. Pagan Romans thought they had another nutcase-emporor on their hands. And indeed, persecution of the pagans began in earnest, by 390 CE. Bureaucratic mismanagement had reduced the government to a morass of wasted money, and the roads were falling apart.
But Christianity brought a new focus to Rome- it actually helped it sustain itself for another hundred years or so. Christianity's emphasis on self-discipline kept the behemoth alive a little longer. The Catholic church has also faithfully kept the language and legalistic Roman heritage alive to this day. The Church strengthened itself also by adopting the machinery of government. Eusebius notes that early Popes, Cardinals and Bishops often bought their way into office, or were selected from the military officer core.
Having sustained itself for 1000 years on plundered riches, the Roman empire had built a huge reservoir of resentment among people of every walk of life. When neighboring people started crowding in, like they do everywhere today, disgruntled, senate-abused taxpayers didn't put up too much of a fight.
"Invaders" were more like "settlers," and acquired land by "squatting." Whole settlements of "foreigners" had established themselves for decades, further and further into the empire, in a similar vein as what goes on in the Balkans today.
In 476, revolting Visigoths, led by Alaric, sacked the city of Rome. The Roman army had dwindled to nothing, and a band of angry settlers sent a message to history - and though the government held together even after 476, the Sack of Rome is considered to have been the death knell for the 1000 year old empire.
The Fall of Rome took 150 years, and is in fact difficult to date. Long after whole sections had been occupied by Visigoths and Vandals, even after the Sack of Rome, it still called itself Rome. The last Roman Emporor, (Romulus coincidentally) was dismissed by a guard, and went to live on the beach.
From about 500 until the end of the 15th century, Europe languished in 1000 years of superstitious, plague-ridden ignorance. (One thousand years is the amount of time from now back to the year 1000) All of the old wisdom was systematically blotted out and replaced with Catholic dogma.
The legendary Roman roads that had networked the empire were all gone, so trade became impossible. People lived in protected villages and only went outside at great risk, because of bandits and the general state of anarchy. There was continuous, dire poverty, hunger was a permanent part of life.
Without Roman industry and mining, iron was forgotten. To own an iron tool was a sign of great wealth. Medieval legends are filled with peasants in despair because they have dropped a sickle down the well, and so the intervention of an angel, or some sort of miracle, is necessary to recover it: the sickle is irreplaceable.
Without tools, farming became more difficult.
The "Age of Faith", the 1000 years of the Dark Ages, was marked by a very low standard of living for most people. They lived in filth, sanitation being considered too sensual to be pious. The average life expectancy was only 25 or 30, and Bubonic Plague, Typhus and a host of other diseases regularly decimated hundreds of thousands of people.
The church encouraged ignorance among the general populace: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), the most influential Christian of his time, bore a deep distrust of the intellect and declared "that the pursuit of knowledge, unless sanctified by a holy mission, was a pagan act and therefore vile."
Behind closed doors, the Church kept what knowledge there was alive, and deserve grudging thanks for that at least. But the missionary zeal of Christians was equalled only by their ruthlessness, and hundreds of thousands of natives of both hemispheres have gaven their lives to the bringers of the new faith, all in the name of the 'Prince of Peace.'
A River of Blood
And Yield They Did.
In 1122 Christian crusaders swept over Jerusalem and slaughtered men, women and children, 'until their horses were knee deep in blood. We then went to the church to thank the Lord for his mercy.'
In 777 , Charlemagne, a devout Christian, after conquering the Saxon rebels, gave them a choice between baptism and execution. When they refused to convert, he had 4500 of them beheaded in one morning.
In the fourth century, Emporor Constantine, the first Roman Emperor to become a Christian, had over 3000 Christians executed because their interpretation of the Bible did not agree with his. That is more than the number of Christians who died at the hands of the Romans during the well known 1st century "Christians to the lions" persecutions.
The above are from William Manchester's "A World Lit Only by Fire- The Medieval Mind and The Renaissance"..Little, Brown & Company, 1992
Queen Isabella, famous for sending Columbus to the New World in 1492, was well known also for her 'Spanish Inquisition', the gruesome torture and murder of tens of thousands of Spanish Jews, Muslims, people who read or wrote, uppity women, and anyone else not up to the Queen's strict standards. Isabella was a champion of the faith, piously congratulating herself as her victims writhed to their deaths in the flames and the many other ingenious methods of torture invented by her inquisitors.
Of course, the presence of torture did not always mean the presence of the Christian Church, and vice-versa. History is spotty; key things are left out or included inordinately - we don't always know. The church was active in many places with no record of the Inquisition in the same area; and in other cases the two went hand in hand.
In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Inquisition was born, with Christians killing Christians, during what was known as the Albigensian heresies. Hundreds of thousands of people died because their Christianity did not agree with official dogma. This adds to the irony of murder in the name of Christ, when the majority of victims of the early inquisitions were themselves Christians.
Historical quibbling aside, one sees the general trend. 1000 year old oak trees that had been sacred to the pagans were hacked down and replaced with cathedrals. The altar was often built on the stump of the tree; some altars are built over boulders or embedded stones that were ancient Pagan ritual sites.
As Christianity took over Europe, attempts to supress Pagan holy day celebrations met fierce resistance. Their solution was to absorb these holidays, purloin them, and make them into Christian holidays.
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The interior of some Salvadoran iglesias (churches) can be very formal with rich décor. Cathedrals may be a lavish Baroque style or include Gothic vaulting. Some have as many as nine altars and/or include side chapels off the nave for quiet meditations or separate services.
Artwork within the larger churches often includes mosaics, bronze bas-reliefs, stained glass, Italian-influenced frescoes, sculptures, and murals. Classical Greek accents may be incorporated. Materials often used include Italian Carrara marble, granite, and stone. In other churches the designers try to utilize local resources such as the native hardwoods of the area rather than import materials from Europe.
Altars vary depending on location. In one church in the Chalatenango department, stones from the Sumpul River comprise the altar to reflect that area's unique history during the civil war. In addition to religious themes, historical themes may also be included such as a "witness mosaic" and murals of historically significant events. Local nature such as flowers, fruit, and leaves may appear in some church artwork.
Crypts can be found in some of the larger churches. Not only clergy but also popular local historical figures and dignitaries are often buried in them.
The streams of colored light rays make Iglesia El Rosario (Church of the Rosary) in Centro, San Salvador, a breath-taking, captivating sight on a sunny day. In my mind its stunning stained glass windows rival those of Paris' Sainte Chapelle. Not only is it like walking inside a kaleidoscope, but also you want to sit and meditate at each carefully chosen piece of religious artwork. With no interior pillars, its architects made sure there are no obstructions blocking any interior views.
Worship is more informal within quaint, smaller churches. As a result they are often colorfully painted in pastels with locally painted murals. We have seen handmade benches rather than pews located on just one side of the nave. Because our time is predominately spent accompanying our friends living in marginalized communities, we tend to see more of the small, informal churches. Generally, in the local houses of God, local tropical flowers such as bird of paradise, heliconia, anthurium, and hibiscus can be picked at the last minute to enhance the altar. Rows of colorful, thin scarves are sometimes draped in rows across the worshipers.
Here is a variety of interior shots of churches we have found enchanting.


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When we learn all the components of how covenant is made, it will give us a new Bible. Among the Arabs to this very day is the saying "Blood is thicker than milk," meaning that those bound by the blood of covenant are held in a stronger bond than those who have drunk of the same mother's milk.
A covenant is a binding, unbreakable obligation between two parties, based on unconditional love sealed by blood and sacred oath, that creates a relationship in which each party is bound by specific undertakings on each other's behalf. The parties to the covenant place themselves under the penalty of divine retribution should they later attempt to avoid those undertakings. It is a relationship that can only be broken by death.


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The pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis is a type I allergic reaction. Inhalation allergen, produced by binding to specific IgE in nasal mucosa of shallow layer and the surface of the mast cell, basophilic cell membrane, the nasal mucosa in allergic state. When inhaled nasal allergen again, allergen that mast cells and basophilic cells, white IgE bridging, and stimulate the cell membrane in a series of biochemical reactions, leading to histamine consisting mainly of a variety of mediators released. These medium through the nasal mucosa, gland vascular, nerve endings of the receptor, causing significant tissue reaction of nasal mucosa. Manifestations of resistance vasoconstriction ( nasal mucosal pallor ) or capacity vessel ( nasal mucosa was light blue, stuffy nose ), capillary permeability ( mucosal edema ) and other pathological changes of the body in hair, sensitivity, clinical performance, the clear mucus sneezing, nasal obstruction, nasal itching and other classic symptoms.


We should have the room from 9 to 4:30 (they're pretty particular there about getting us out of the room, so do try to get there early - parking fills up right quick too) and it'll be the usual 500 yen for the day to take part.
My first choice will be Kill Team, as that's being released on July 28th and the rulebook is a day one purchase for me. Sounds like a game takes less than an hour, quicker once you get the hang of it, so I wouldn't mind trying a couple games of that then something else to switch things up - 40K or Shadespire would work, or Konrad expressed interest in giving the Warhammer Quest Adventure Card Game a shot again, and I'd definitely like to do that if anyone's interested in something a bit more board-gamey.
Worse and worse luck. I have an Open Campus on that day, so l will have to miss another month.
kojibear wrote: Worse and worse luck. I have an Open Campus on that day, so l will have to miss another month.
I know how that goes - it's that time of year! Good luck!
I should be able to come this time!
A game of 40k would be nice.
I shall have to check my schedule, but I'd like to attend if I can.
I'll be attending. I'm keen to play some 40k. Possibly some Bolt Action.
@ Auxryn: Would you like to play a game? 1k or 1.5k?
@Job - A game would be great! How about 1000 points? That should be easy to get done on time. I'll bring my newly painted weirdboyz!
Looks like we got a few people lined up for Kill Team over on Facebook. Anyone else interested?
Auxryn wrote: @Job - A game would be great! How about 1000 points? That should be easy to get done on time. I'll bring my newly painted weirdboyz!
A cool 1000 points sounds good to me. I'll be brining along some Ad Mech.
I will be attending in the morning only. If Kill Team is the game of choice, I guess I can bring along some figures and a bit of terrain and see how it plays?


Giant has produced an entirely different kind of BMX, and we think a smart one. Most kids are attracted to the cool side of BMXs, often ignoring the impracticalities of riding a BMX; you can't sit on the seat and ride, they are not always the lightest and younger kids do not always have the finger strength to pull the brake lever.
This is where the Giant GFR range comes in. Both models are built with aluminium frames; ensuring weight is kept to a minimum; making the bike easier to ride and manoeuvre for kids. There are 2 models to chose from freewheel [FW] or coaster brake [CB].
The Giant GFR Freewheel has no foot brake, instead, riders utilise a front and rear hand brake to stop. Each brake lever is properly designed for kids; small, ergonomic and with adjustable levers, so that the levers can be adjusted to sit closer to the handlebars for small hands. The Giant GFR Coaster Brake version is exactly the same bike, the rear brake is simply replaced with a foot brake.
Both GFR's are properly designed for younger kids too. Though both use the full-size 20-inch wheel [a good thing], the frames are more compact, allowing an easier reach to the handlebars. The bar is also lower and slightly narrower for an easier turning radius and steering.
As expected from Giant, pricing is sharp. The Giant GFR Freewheel is RRP $349 and the GFR Coaster Brake is $319.


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Rubio's momentum stunted in New Hampshire
Posted: 11:36 PM, Feb 09, 2016
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the GOP presidential candidate who looked to have the backing of centrist Republicans, had his momentum stopped in New Hampshire Tuesday after a disappointing finish for the nation's first primary.
As of late Tuesday evening, Rubio had 10 percent of the vote, which placed him in fifth place, well behind Donald Trump, as well as Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
His showing in New Hampshire comes in the wake of a sluggish debate performance by Rubio on ABC News last Saturday when was criticized by N.J. Gov. Chris Christie for being too scripted.
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Rubio admitted Tuesday evening that the debate did not go well.
"Our disappointment tonight is not on you," Rubio told supporters. "It's on me. I did not do well on Saturday night. So listen to this, 'That will never happen again.'
Rather than attacking his opposition on Tuesday, he focused his attacks on the outgoing president Barack Obama.
"I am confident that not only campaign will be successful, but America will be successful," Rubio said.
Following his strong third-place showing in Iowa, Rubio was surging in the national polls. In the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, Rubio came in second with 21 percent of the support.
Rubio has opted to run more to the center of Cruz and Rubio on several contentious issues such as immigration. That has put Rubio in a crowded group among established Republicans such as Kasich, Bush and Christie.
Despite the showing in New Hampshire, Rubio is poised for join Trump and Cruz for a long one past South Carolina, Nevada and Super Tuesday. The latest Federal Election Commission figures showed Rubio with more than $10 million of cash on hand.
That figure puts him well ahead of Bush and Kasich, but well behind Cruz. But there have not been any major polls conducted in South Carolina since the Iowa caucuses, meaning it is hard to predict how well Rubio will do next weekend.
Justin Boggs is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @jjboggs.
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In the early 2000s, staff at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute were keen to support communities in developing countries and much of the Institute's research was relevant to developing countries, or carried out in situ in places such as Mongolia, Pakistan and Zimbabwe. Grant Davidson, a member of staff involved in these projects, initiated a conversation about how the Institute could best support people in developing countries, through the insights from research on topics such as sustainable land management, and through the Trust ensure Bob Ørskov's work continued to be effective in poverty alleviation
It was Bob's work in researching and enabling community development, based on setting up small-scale revolving fund livestock projects, that was the starting point for the formation of the Foundation. The Foundation was formally registered with the Charity Commission in 2004. It was independent of the Institute, but its administration was supported by staff at the Institute.
In 2006 the Foundation began funding supplementary training for PhD students in developing countries, working on topics relating to sustainable land management and best use of local resources. Soon after this was widened to include Masters-level students, and this scheme continues to this day. More information about the students funded each year is available here. The Foundation has also supported community development projects: initially these focused on small-scale livestock provision, but subsequently the remit widened to initiatives such as permaculture and insects for food. More information about the community projects that we have funded is available here.
The Foundation has evolved over time. In 2011 the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute merged with the Scottish Crop Research Institute to become the new James Hutton Institute. More information about the James Hutton Institute is available at here. Late in 2014 the Foundation changed its legal status from a charitable trust to a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) to enable applications to funders such as the Scottish Government's Climate Justice Fund. Representation on the board of Trustees has also evolved: it still includes members of the Institute, a member of the Ørskov Family, and external experts in international development. More information about our trustees is available here.
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The people vs. Miranda Hobbes, et. al.
NOTE: This blog post contains spoilers for the first season of "And Just Like That" on HBO.
Like most women who were alive in the late 90s, I watched a lot of "Sex And The City" on HBO. The show ran from 1998 to 2004, and I watched every episode, most of them two or three times. The women in that show reflected exactly where I was, and where most of my friends were, in their lives – dating, working, and generally trying to figure out how to make it to the next day without a major meltdown.
We didn't dress like those women, but honestly no one really dressed like they did.
When "And Just Like That" was announced, I was thrilled. These women had felt like friends, and I looked forward to catching up with them. I tried to ignore the hype and the buzz around the show, the rumors and the guesses, the leaked photos and the noise. I just wanted to experience it for myself.
I really enjoyed the series. But judging from online reactions and articles out there, I seem to be in the minority.
The biggest complaint seemed to be that the tone of AJLT was different from SATC. It was not as fun, it was not lighthearted, it was sad. After all, in episode one, we learn that Miranda is probably drinking too much, Charlotte is fighting with her teenage daughters, Stanford and Anthony are fighting with each other, and Samantha has bailed on the friendships for London. It seems like only Carrie is happy, married to Big and living large on the Upper West Side.
Until she isn't.
Big – who is at least ten years older than Carrie – dies of a heart attack. It's devastating to watch.
There was a lot of push back on the story line – after all these years of happiness, after all the years chasing Big and finally marrying him, Carrie gets her heart broken because he dies. She's a widow in her 50s.
While I know they are all fictional characters, and this didn't actually happen, it does happen all too often in real life. In our 50s, our friends and family and loved ones do die. We – me, my friends, and these characters as well as the actresses who play them – are of an age where really bad shit happens on a pretty regular basis. I'm 51, almost 52, and have already lost three friends who were my age, two to breast cancer and one to ALS. I lost a friend from elementary and high school a few years ago to cancer. My mom died when she was 49. My father is suffering from end-stage dementia.
Life is not all rosy at this age.
What the producers have done is create a realistic look at what happens when you get older. Maybe that's not sitting well with some people, and it certainly doesn't seem like the fantasy world that was SATC, but it really resonated with me. See? I'm not alone. You can wear all the designer clothes you want; death comes for everyone at some point.
The biggest outrage of the AJLT crowd has been the story line of one Miranda Hobbes. In the SATC series, she was an uptight lawyer, concerned with climbing the ladder to partner in her firm, and making a big impression. She was also extremely judgmental, belittled her friends for their decisions if they didn't align with her image of them (remember the whole don't-go-to-Paris thing?), and really was quite an asshole. She was my least favorite of the four women. Sometimes I wondered why they kept her around.
In AJLT, Miranda changes. Wait, "changes" seems like too small a word to use here.
She explodes.
She quits her cushy job. She quits her marriage. She even quits her (assumed by us and maybe her) sexual identity as a cis-gendered straight woman.
There are so many articles written about the audience's reaction to these changes. How could she? How could she leave Steve? How could she want a woman now, she's been straight all these years? How could she do this to us? And so many of these articles were written by women (and some men) who were not in their 50s and could have no idea what living life as a woman of that age was really like.
The fact is Miranda's abrupt changes were probably not that abrupt. She's been living her entire life – more than 50 years – according to the rules set up by someone, somewhere. They weren't her rules, but she lived by them. And one day she decided she'd had enough.
I quit my job two years ago this past December with ZERO PLANS. I had a vague idea of being a freelance writer but wasn't 100% sure. What I knew for sure was this – I couldn't keep going on the path I was on. I would die.
When women hit their 50s, most of us stop and think, is this it? If I'm half-way, or even ¾ of the way through my life, how do I want to live the rest of it? We have all been given a playbook, by society and our parents, and most of us have been living by those rules. I know I was. And it was so very stifling.
The rules set out for me went against everything I knew I was, but I crammed all those feelings down in order to fit in, and go with the flow, and make as few waves as possible. Every now and then, they would explode, and I would get grounded as a teen, or written up by HR (once for insubordination, much to my chagrin and the thrill of my friend John Brown) for shooting my mouth off and telling the hard truth at some inopportune moment.
Honestly, bosses and parents feel like there is never a good moment to express how one really feels.
For most bosses, I was probably a terrible employee, because I should never have been an employee. I'm terrible at it. I can be good at playing politics, and playing the corporate games, but I LOATHE it and will eventually explode under the pressure of playing that part.
I'm working hard to shuck all of the rules laid out for me, and find my own way, my original purpose in life. I love writing, and I love working for myself. I miss regular paychecks sometimes, but not enough to go back to work full time again. I thought I would hate the financials of running my own business, but I'm excited about learning tax law and how to save just the right amount, and pay quarterly taxes on time, and negotiate rates, and send invoices. I love all of it, and I wouldn't trade my life right now for anything.
It was scary, and it was unexpected, and if my father didn't have dementia he would have been shocked and appalled when I quit my job. If my mother were alive, she would have been worried about what people would have thought when I started wearing more boots and less girly clothes.
Or maybe in their 70s they would have realized that everyone needs to be true to themselves, even fictional characters like Miranda Hobbes.
In 99% of the episodes of SATC, Miranda does not seem happy. Even when she marries Steve, or had Brady, she doesn't seem 100% convinced this is the thing that will make her happy.
But in AJLT, once she met Che, made her decisions to leave Steve and follow her heart, she seemed happy. Really, truly happy. Is that why everyone is complaining? Are we women in our 40s and 50s and 60s supposed to just take what the world has to offer and be gracious? Are we supposed to be quiet and soft and accommodating because that's easier for everyone else? And are we supposed to stay the way we've always been because it's comfortable for those around us, even if it is slowly and surely killing our spirits?
I've got news for you – we are not going to be any of those things. When you turn 40, you lose most of the fucks you have to give, and when you turn 50, they are completely gone. Other people's opinions of you are none of your business, and I have never cared less about them than I do now.
And while she's fictional, Miranda's storyline represents so much of what goes on in the lives of women of a certain age. The age of kicking ass.
So go ahead and write your articles condemning Miranda for her life choices.
I assure you she does not give one teeny, tiny shit what you think.
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Q: Dividing a List into C # Blocks I have a Branch List, each one has a Number N of employees, I have a Branch object and a NumberEmployees property, now I need to iterate over that list sending the number of employees per block, I explain better with the following table: I order the List by Number of Employees, so far no problem.
+---------+-----------+
| Branch  | Employees |
+---------+-----------+
|MEXICO   |     800   |
|USA      |     700   |
|INDIA    |     500   |
|CHINA    |     400   |
|AUSTRALIA|     300   |
+---------+-----------+

Now iterate through a list but dividing the number of employees into blocks something like this:
+-----------+------------+-------------+------------+
|  Branch   | FirstGroup | SecondGroup | ThirdGroup |
+-----------+------------+-------------+------------+
| Mexico    |        267 |         267 |        267 |
| USA       |        234 |         234 |        234 |
| India     |        167 |         167 |        167 |
| China     |        134 |         134 |        134 |
| Australia |        100 |         100 |        100 |
+-----------+------------+-------------+------------+

In the end I think the list that should result would be:
+-----------+-----------+
|  Branch   | Employees |
+-----------+-----------+
| Mexico    |       267 |
| USA       |       234 |
| India     |       167 |
| China     |       134 |
| Australia |       100 |
| Mexico    |       267 |
| USA       |       234 |
| India     |       167 |
| China     |       134 |
| Australia |       100 |
| Mexico    |       267 |
| USA       |       234 |
| India     |       167 |
| China     |       134 |
| Australia |       100 |
+-----------+-----------+

So far I can only order the List.
double TotalEmployees = ListBranch.Sum(item => item.EmployeeNumber);
double blockSize = TotalEmployees / ListBranch.Count();
double sizeQuery = Math.Ceiling(blockSize);

                foreach (Branch branch in ListBranch.OrderByDescending(f => f. EmployeeNumber))
{

    //to do
}

I appreciate your valuable help for any clues you can give me

A: This might do the trick for you
List<BranchEmployee> be = new List<BranchEmployee>();
be.Add(new BranchEmployee() { Branch = "MEXICO", Employee = 800 });
be.Add(new BranchEmployee() { Branch = "USA", Employee = 700 });
be.Add(new BranchEmployee() { Branch = "INDIA", Employee = 500 });
be.Add(new BranchEmployee() { Branch = "CHINA", Employee = 400 });
be.Add(new BranchEmployee() { Branch = "AUSTRALIA", Employee = 300 });
List<BranchEmployee> ExpectedBE = new List<BranchEmployee>();
for(int i = 0; i <= 2; i++)
{
    foreach(BranchEmployee smbe in be)
    {
        ExpectedBE.Add(new BranchEmployee()
        {
            Branch = smbe.Branch,
            Employee = smbe.Employee / 3
        });
    }
}

What I see is that every group has equal number of employees that is the total number of employees divided by 3.
To look the data in the way you have shown I have created a class like this
public class BranchEmployee
{
    public string Branch { get; set; }
    public int Employee { get; set; }
}


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Casa del Bachiller
The tower of this ancestral home is the biggest attraction of the palace of the Bachiller Juan Martínez, located in the municipality of Jerez de los Caballeros in the province of Badajoz.
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The palace of the Bachiller Juan Martínez de Logroño, which dates back to the 15th century, is in Jerez de los Caballeros. Its biggest attraction is a tower that forms part of what was the ancestral home of this family who were originally from La Rioja, but who put down roots in this municipality in Badajoz province from this moment on. Other remarkable features of this palace are two beautiful mullioned windows with the blazons of the family lineage.
Because Jerez de los Caballeros has a wealth of architecture, as several cultures have settled in this region, such as Phoenicians, Romans, Muslims and Christians. But without a doubt the most relevant historical periods are those related to the Order of the Temple, which made a deep mark on this place.
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Valuengo Reservoir SPA
A good fish population is a guarantee of food for the birds that live on and around this SPA.
Jerez de los Caballeros Lesser Kestrel Colonies SPA
Lesser kestrels come here above all during breeding season
Dehesas de Jerez SPA and SCI
This natural space contains up to eight different habitats where you can enjoy nature to the full.
Located between rivers and oak forests, its palaces and churches blend in with the legacy of Templars and the Order of Santiago.
Valle de Matamoros
Valle de Santa Ana
Jerez de los Caballeros Castle
The good state of preservation of Jerez de los Caballeros Castle will transport you to a regal age, when its walls drove back countless attacks.
Toriñuelo Dolmen
A funerary construction with unusual architectural features, as well as painted and engraved motifs in the interior.
Church of San Bartolomé
A legend written in Gothic letters on the walls of the old shrine of San Bartolomé says that the construction work was completed in 1508.
Chapel of San Benito
Converted into a convent in the 18th century.
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Fundació Joan Miró - Barcelona
Joan Miró Collection Guided Tours
The collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures and works on paper displayed at the Fundació is one of the most comprehensive selections of Miró's oeuvre, offering a thorough overview of all the stages of his life and career. Discover it in a guided tour in English, French, Catalan or Spanish.
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A commitment to freedom and to upholding Catalonia's identity
Fundació Joan Miró Blog
Through the posters that he designed, Joan Miró demonstrated his commitment to society and to culture. He believed that artistic creation should go hand in hand with a civic sense of responsibility. Mercè Sabartés offers an insight into Miró's facet as an activist and explains how, for the artist, his voice was inseparable from his commitment to the community.
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Joaquim Gomis was able to photograph the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, which also included John Cage and David Tudor, at the famed La Ricarda residence during a break, as well as at a rehearsal prior to their perfomance in Sitges in 1966. The exhibition is featured as part of the centennial of Merce Cunningham (1919-2009).
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Multimedia Guide to the Joan Miró Collection
An amazing and rigorous guide with 2 hours of interactive content and 30 works by Joan Miró with detailed commentary. Available in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
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Joan Miró. A Family Experience
Educational materials for families with children visiting the Joan Miró collection. When you come to visit the collection as a family, you will discover Joan Miró's creations and make your own drawings as well.
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Guided Tour of the Building
What do the Fundació Joan Miró and the Spanish Republican Pavilion at the 1937 World Fair in Paris have in common? El globus vermell will answer this and other questions on the first Sunday of every month.
Catalan: at 12.30 pm | English: at 11 am
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The tumor stroma is increasingly implicated in tumorigenesis, primarily through angiogenesis and inflammation. Most efforts to elucidate the mediators have focused on cytokines, giving little to no attention to non-proteinaceous autacoids in the tumor stroma. We recently discovered that the epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), which are cytochrome P450 (CYP) metabolites of arachidonic acid (AA), have potent tumor promoting activities. Overexpression of the CYP enzymes, or genetic abrogation of the enzyme soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) (which metabolizes EETs), resulted in increased EET levels in the endothelium of transgenic mice. In both cases, increased endothelial-derived EETs dramatically stimulated angiogenesis, primary tumor growth, and metastasis. Consistently, reducing endogenous EETs using specific EET-antagonists, or through endothelial-specific overexpression of sEH, inhibited tumor growth. Thus, we hypothesize that EETs in the endothelium are potent regulators of tumor growth and metastasis. Endothelial-derived EETs may be a key paracrine mediator of the tumor promoting role of the stroma. This is a novel concept for it attributes to endothelium a trophic and inflammation modulatory function in promoting tumors, in addition to its established role of providing blood supply. The overall goal of this project is to elucidate the mechanisms by which EETs stimulate tumor growth.
Aim 1 will determine whether endogenous tumor-promoting EETs are derived from the endothelium, tumor cells or macrophages in the stroma (which all express the EET producing CYPs and EET metabolizing sEH). This will be dissected primarily by differential overexpression of CYPs or sEH in the tumor vs transgenic host compartments, employing xenograft tumor models. The drastic increase of number, size and spread of distant metastases, triggered by high EET levels, that we observed is unprecedented. Therefore, Aim 2 will determine whether endothelial-derived EETs facilitate dissemination at the site of the primary tumor (invasion, migration), or at the metastatic site (homing, colonization, dormancy escape). This will be achieved using a parabiosis model (the surgical joining of two mice) in which the donor mouse carrying the primary tumor has high EETs in its endothelium, and the recipient mouse has normal EET levels. Comparing the rate of metastasis into organs of the tumor-carrying donor with that of the recipient (across the parabiosis junction) will reveal the site of action of EETs. Finally, Aim 3 will test if EETs can serve as a pharmacological target for cancer therapy by determining if small molecule antagonists of EETs inhibit tumor growth, and will begin to explore their mechanism of action. Understanding the role of EETs in tumorigenesis is of direct clinical relevance for two reasons. (1) Drugs which increase EETs are cardioprotective and in phase II clinical trials for hypertension;in view of our preliminary results, the potential of cancer risk must be carefully evaluated. (2) The pharmacologically accessible autacoid system, including EETs, may offer an entirely new target for anti-stromal and anti-angiogenesis strategies in cancer therapy.
Understanding the precise role in cancer of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), which have become known as mediators of inflammation, is of immediate clinical importance because drugs which increase EETs are in phase II clinical trial for hypertension;but, our pilot studies show that elevated EETs promote growth of cancer and metastasis. Conversely, blocking the EET pathway may offer a new strategy to block tumor blood vessels and, hence, help combat cancer. Thus, novel drugs which block EETs will be tested in preclinical trials to confirm their activity.


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Upcoming Release Dates & More!
We've got a few things to talk about today, so I'll just jump right into it.
Our first piece of news is about one of our new short films, FALLING OUT. This one is a live action film directed by David J. Cantu. We finished it back in late-May or early-June. We've mostly been trying to figure out what we wanted to do with it. We wanted to organize a premiere at the stage we shot it on, but summer theater season dashed those hopes. Turns out we shot it at just the right time.
Ultimately, we made the decision to release the film during the summer. The date will be July 31st. We also want to do something a little special and we are trying to organize a livestream (most likely on our Facebook page) to kick things off. Not only will we be showing the short film, we will also be showcasing some of the bonus material we shot as well.
That being said, the package that comes with the bonus material will be going up on VHX at the same time.
This year is the 5th Anniversary of Brimstone Terrace. As of July 23rd, the first episode premiered on Blip TV. To celebrate, we are releasing a package on VHX that contains all 6 episodes and some newly created special features.
That will actually be launching on the 23rd. There will be a little promo video going up on the release date so keep an eye out for that. I think everything we put in here is pretty cool.
I've got a bit of room on the post here, so I'll also throw in the fact that we released a new episode recently. It was Torture Podcast IV. Beth, Chris and I talked about King Kung Fu, Mac and Me and The Conqueror. Lots of "fun" was had. There should be another episode coming this month.
Recently, I finally finished remastering my first official short film, ZERO G. The film itself can be seen HERE. It's a piece of crap I made back in 2010, so keep that in mind. Anyway, it was important to me to preserve that since the original cut is completely gone. So it meant a lot when some of the others from the IC crew jumped in to help with new voice overs and other technical tasks. We broke it all down in this video to the left. I would really like to start doing those kind of videos when ever we work on other people's projects (provided they want us to). We'll see if we do more in the future.
Cantu and I also recorded a retrospective on the short and that will be coming out next week.
Anyway, that's all I've got for now. More news soon to come!


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MMK Tattoo: Edwin, natutong magnakaw para kumita ng pera
Enchong Dee once more exhibited his innate acting prowess in what is considered one of his most powerful performances in his many appearances on Maalaala Mo Kaya.
In the November 6 episode "Tattoo," Enchong exceptionally played the renowned cosmetic tattoo artist Edwin Prañada, known for sharing his skill and talent in giving free eyebrow tattoo services for people suffering from alopecia.
Not only did he accurately depict this week's letter sender's difficult yet inspiring transformation, but also gave a stirring dramatic performance that was truly heart-wrenching, identifiable, and stirring. We totally saw Enchong personify his character very well, from his rowdy expressions and his agonizing self-disparagement to his misguided unlawful ways and disrespectful behavior towards his parents. But, what really made his performance most memorable is that gradual enlightenment of his character that made it all too inspirational. Indeed, we witnessed a real person in his portrayal that is totally separate from his own persona—a hallmark of a great actor.
His beginnings as a wrongdoer for the sake of supporting his family had been clearly understandable, especially when his mother Bining (Aurora Sevilla) pushed them to the limit in providing their share. Their situation was dire, given that Edwin's siblings also had to do things illegally to help put food on their table. All these happened after Edwin's father Berting (Ernie Garcia) lost his job as an OFW in Saudi Arabia.
Even with all the hardship and transgressions, Edwin found the love of his life Angie (Jef Gaitan), with whom he sired a son. But time came Angie was forced by her father to distance herself from Edwin, consider aborting their child, and pursue her plans of migrating to the US.
Thinking that Angie indeed abandoned him and aborted their child, Edwin went on trying still make both ends meet in every possible way, like securing a fake diploma just to land a job. But time came when all his earnings was not enough to shoulder the growing family costs, especially when he now had a wife Tanya (Quincy Villanueva) and two kids. Because of their constant bickering, Tanya left him and brought along their youngest child. He went on to care for the elder child, Wayne (Luke Alford).
Edwin then begun a growing interest in tattooing, after getting his own amidst all the challenges and miseries he faced. And when an aunt, Virgie (Elaine Quemuel), offered to sponsor one of Bining's children to migrate and work in the U.S., Edwin tried his luck as an overseas worker, even when his mom first chose another child she considers more responsible, Emong (Ali Abinal).
Edwin persuaded his Tita Virgie to also have him migrate to the U.S. along with Emong. Here, he first worked as a hotel bartender then as a utility and room service crewmember in a cruise ship. He continued his misguided ways by asking for excessive tips from passengers and influencing fellow crewmembers to take illegal drugs.
He lost his job after his superiors found out about his activities, and this infuriated his aunt. But still, Virgie gave Edwin another chance, this time studying more about something he knows he is good at—tattooing. He then took up aesthetic and cosmetic tattooing in Phoenix, Arizona until he got his own license as a professional tattooist anywhere in the world.
Edwin then had a high paying job in the U.S. wherein he had now the means to support his entire family, especially the schooling of his son Wayne. But then his past started to haunt him, after the ship crewmember he once influenced to take drugs suddenly showed up one time he visited the Philippines. He blamed Edwin for losing his livelihood and his family, and told him he is the reason why everything turned for the worst for him.
When Edwin returned to the U.S., his aunt Virgie told him that he was now in the illegal drug "hot list" in Miami, Florida, because of suspicions of being drug user, and because of this, it would be impossible for him to find a job in the state. Virgie then told him that she will instead help him find a job in another state. But eventually, Edwin went back to the Philippines jobless and tried to find work as a licensed tattooist but couldn't find any.
Depressed and desolate, Edwin fumed at his parents, who for the longest time had only valued him for the monetary contributions he gave for the family, and blamed them for the misfortunes and hardships they continue to face. But then Wayne stepped in to defend his grandparents and pleaded to his father Edwin to stop admonishing them, since they are still his parents. But Edwin would have none of that and still castigated them for all the sufferings he has experienced all his life.
Wayne then voiced his displeasure by telling his dad to stop blaming others for his own mistakes, and that with the cruelty he has shown, he would never want to be like him as a father.
Hard-up, homeless, and penniless, Edwin suddenly received a call from his long-lost girlfriend Angie. They then met at their old rendezvous in the park, with Angie telling Edwin that she never continued her parents' plans of settling in the U.S. Then she gave Edwin the shock of his life- she also chose not abort their child, who Angelo (Brace Arquiza), who does not know that they are his parents.
While Edwin first tried to walk out, Angie pleaded him not to leave, as she told him that she wanted to rekindle their relationship, and that she would never ever leave him again, because she now truly knows how much she loves him.
Edwin then showed how much he also loved her all these years and was hurt about how their relationship ended in the past. Knowing now that they have a child, it made Edwin sure that he wanted to be by Angie's side.
But as they lived together, Edwin's misfortunes continued. He couldn't still find a job so that he could support his partner. But even with all the despair and frustration, Angie remained strong and asserted her belief in Edwin that he could overcome his difficulties by trusting his skill as a tattoo artist.
Because of Angie's moral and emotional support, Edwin finally landed a job in a skin care clinic wherein he worked as a microblading specialist who tattoos brows to patients wanting to make their eyebrows look fuller. Due to his excellent work and craft, Edwin was praised by skin care patrons, making him a go-to specialist for the technique in the clinic, and later in his own facility. Above all, Edwin found stable means of livelihood, leaving his old misguided ways behind.
A turning point as a microblading specialist came when a mother and her alopecia-stricken son went to him for treatment. As he placed dye on the second layer of his bare skin above his eyes to tattoo eye brows, the young man felt so ecstatic seeing his appearance and new self with his work. And even when the young man's mother offered payment for his services, Edwin turned it down, saying that seeing how happy the man felt as a result of his microblading made him feel contented and happy as well.
Since then, he had offered his services for alopecia patients for free.
With the newfound happiness he achieved with his work as a microblading specialist, while offering free services to those in need, Edwin was encouraged by Angie to go the next step to achieve the kind of happiness he always longed for— letting Angelo know that they are his real parents and reconciling with his parents Berting and Bining.
Edwin and Angie then revealed to a shocked Angelo that they are his real parents when the latter visited them. Angelo found it hard to accept the fact because all his life, he always considered his maternal grandparents as his real parents. But eventually, he learned to accept it and also became close to Edwin's other son Wayne.
Edwin, Angie, Angelo, and Wayne finally spent their own bonding moments as a real family, but their two kids begged off from living with Edwin and Angie under one roof, since they had been close to their grandparents, who needed their care in the waning years of their lives.
But when they reached his parents' house to drop off Wayne, Berting had tried to invite Edwin, Angie, and Angelo for dinner, but Edwin begged off, losing the chance to finally bury the hatchet with his parents.
Some days passed and Edwin received devastating news that his father Berting passed away.
During Berting's wake, Edwin regretted the fact that he was not able to reconcile with his father during the last moments of his life. Because he was close to Lolo Berting and Lola Bining, Wayne told his father Edwin how he couldn't understand his animosity towards his parents. But he said his lolo told him the reason, revealing how Edwin was forced to live a difficult life overseas to support them because he failed them as the head of the family. Then he told Edwin how Berting was immensely proud of him as a son, with all his accomplishments and his selfless service to alopecia patients.
Edwin was then inconsolable after his son's revelation, and with Bining's apologies for being a tough parent while he was growing up, expecting him to help her make ends meet for their family, even if it takes him to do illegal acts, Edwin learned to forgive her as well.
Certainly one of the most riveting MMK episodes, "Tattoo" shows the impeccable craft of all the actors involved, including deeply felt characterizations of Luke Alford and Jef Gaitan, notable portrayals from Elaine Quemuel, Brace Arquiza, and newcomer Quincy Villanueva, and outstanding performances of veteran actors Aurora Sevilla and Ernie Garcia, whose expressive eyes made his portrayal so heartbreaking even with fewer lines spoken than other cast members.
Of course, Enchong gave his most defining performance as an actor, showing the dramatic maturity and depth in personifying such an inspirational yet imperfect individual, yet trying to be the best version of himself for his family and for others, especially alopecia sufferers.
Thanks to a masterful creative guidance by director Jerome Pobocan, and a riveting, unforgettable script written by Mary Rose Balanay-Batacan and Arah Jell Badayos, "Tattoo" was one of the most moving, striking, piercing MMK episodes ever.
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Indigenous leaders and organisations have sounded the alarm bell on the potentially "devastating" threat that COVID-19 virus poses to First Nations. Chronic overcrowding, a bad flu season, lack of access to clean drinking water, and severely underfunded health services have put many Indigenous communities at higher risk.
The Green Party of Canada has long called for investing and upgrading critical infrastructure to ensure safe water access in every community to end drinking water and boil water advisories and prioritize high quality, safe and affordable housing. Both these measures would have helped to prevent two of the main deficiencies which could increase the spread of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities.
The government's announcement of the creation of a $305 million COVID-19 Fund to help Indigenous communities deal with the pandemic is welcome. Greater detail is needed on how the funds will be distributed and spent, how soon Indigenous communities can expect to receive the funds, and how the Fund will be replenished if needed.
Now is not the time to quibble about jurisdiction. It is immensely important for the government to respect its obligation to uphold Jordan's Principle in full, ensuring Indigenous Peoples receive the health care they need without being delayed by bureaucratic disagreements over jurisdiction with other levels of government.
However, real reconciliation requires Indigenous self-determination and permanent decision making power through an official council of Crown and Indigenous governments. The Green Party has proposed the creation of a Council of Canadian Governments to convene all level of governments and permanent seats for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit governments. The Council would discuss and decide upon issues of national importance and set higher order policy priorities.
To prepare for the future, the Green Party has called for the government to sustain the Aboriginal Health Human Resources Initiative in order to continue capacity building in the health care profession for Indigenous communities. We are also calling for the implementation of Calls to Action 18-24 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for improving health care for Indigenous Peoples.
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Annamie, I want to support you as I believe you have the correct direction for the Party, however you have not centred #LandBack as within this policy framework. I applaud the articulation of the steps you'd initiate to triage health issues, however any Green leader that fails to deal with the false Doctrine of Discovery, the Indian Act specifically, the Termination Agreements under the Liberals, and the need for a New Deal that is Indigenous-led to overcome the legacy of our Colonial framework and build a future in which we can all live here. I am happy to speak with your policy lead.
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Abilify Lawsuits for Compulsive Gambling
February 8, 2016 Last Updated on June 23, 2016
This Alert Affects:
Anyone who took the antipsychotic Abilify and developed a compulsive gambling habit.
People are suing Bristol-Myers claiming that Abilify caused them to develop compulsive gambling habits and that the drug company owes them money as a result.
Can Abilify Cause Compulsive Gambling?
Several studies have found a possible link between compulsive gambling and Abilify use, while the FDA has at least 30 reports of this side effect from Abilify users. Additionally, both Europe and Canada's labeling for Abilify includes the risk of pathological gambling – but no such information exists on U.S. labels.
Abilify users are filing lawsuits alleging that the antipsychotic caused them to develop compulsive gambling habits and that the drug's maker is legally responsible.
The suits claim that Bristol-Myers Squibb failed to adequately test the drug and failed to warn both patients and doctors about this serious side effect – and is now responsible for money patients lost as a result.
The lawsuits allege that compulsive gambling is among the risks associated with Abilify and that Bristol-Myers knew – or should have known – about the side effect, but failed to provide any warning to patients and doctors.
In the company's September 2011 six-month period safety update report, which was submitted to the European Medicines Agency, Bristol-Myers acknowledges seven serious reports of pathological gambling – three of which were found in medical literature – and 16 instances in the company's safety database. In the report, the company concluded that it could not exclude Abilify as the cause of the compulsive gambling behavior.
In one study ("Aripiprazole: A New Risk Factor for Pathological Gambling?"), researchers found that it was "probable" that Abilify was the cause of compulsive gambling and only "doubtful" in one of the cases.
Furthermore, an FDA report revealed that Abilify prompted 54 reports of compulsive and impulsive behavior between 2005 and 2013, including 30 reports of compulsive gambling.
European Labeling Warns of Gambling Risk
In late 2012, the European Medicines Agency required Bristol-Myers to put a warning on Abilify to alert patients to the compulsive gambling risk. This warning reads:
"Post-marketing reports of pathological gambling have been reported among patients prescribed Abilify, regardless of whether these patients had a prior history of gambling. Patients with a prior history of pathological gambling may be at an increased risk and should be monitored carefully."
A similar warning was also added to Abilify in Canada in 2015 – but the words "gambling" appear neither on the drug's label or its website in the United States. Lawsuits claim that because Bristol-Myers left these warnings off U.S. prescribing information, the drug maker made significantly more revenue from sale of the drug in the United States compared to Europe.
What Could I Get From a Lawsuit?
Lawsuits are claiming that Bristol-Myers Squibb is responsible for:
Money patients lost as a result of their compulsive gambling
Patients' loss of financial stability
By filing a lawsuit, you may be able to seek compensation for these and other physical, mental and financial losses you suffered because of your compulsive gambling habit.
Case Resources
Brazil v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, et al.
Read a lawsuit that alleges Abilify use can lead to a compulsive gambling habit.


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