Though Ashton Kutcher once vowed to keep his relationship with Mila Kunis as quiet as possible, he can't hide his love any longer.
On Tuesday, the "Two and a Half Men" actor and former Twitter addict just couldn't resist sharing a super-dark snapshot of he and Kunis embraced in a steamy smooch in front of what looks like Sun Recording Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. "Sunset #nofilter," he wrote beneath the shot of him and his girlfriend of more than a year.
Kutcher, 35, and Kunis, 30, have stayed mostly silent about their romance and even persistent rumors that they're engaged. While the former "That '70s Show" stars have been photographed engaging in PDA before, they keep the topic of their relationship off limits in interviews and they've yet to step out on a red carpet together.
The former Mr. Demi Moore, whose divorce was finalized just last month, spoke about his policy in an April interview with Elle.
Guess he changed his tune?
The photo was definitely not Kunis's idea. She managed to keep her eight-year relationship with actor Macaulay Culkin relatively low-profile until their split was revealed in 2011. The "Black Swan" beauty also doesn't even have a Twitter account.
He abruptly curbed his Twitter use in November 2011 after a tweet he made about the firing of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno following a molestation scandal was met with serious backlash. Although he's continued to keep his more than 15 million followers updated, he posts only one or two tweets on most days and sometimes none at all.
Looks like Kutcher has a new attitude about sharing his love of Kunis with the world.


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Harrisburg Calls for Solidarity on Refugee and Immigrant Rights
Photo: By Oxfam East Africa - New arrivals wait to get processed, CC BY 2.0,
Pennsylvania's capitol, Harrisburg, will be back in the spotlight this weekend with another rally. Harrisburg, a city that is vibrant with restaurants and annual festivals, is carving a place in history with its active residents. The Immigrants'-Rights Rally/ Immigrant Solidarity March will be held on the steps of the Harrisburg Capitol building on Sunday, February, 5th at 2:00 P.M. The rally will include speakers and a 1 mile march.
On January 27th, President Trump signed an Executive Order, temporarily banning travel of residents from 7 Muslim-predominant countries for the next 90 days (with the exception of a few groups such as "foreign nationals traveling on diplomatic visas, North Atlantic Treaty Organization visas, C-2 visas for travel to the United Nations, and G-1, G-2, G-3, and G-4 visas"), as well as suspending "the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) for 120 days."1.
Co-organizer of the The Immigrants'-Rights Rally/ Immigrant Solidarity March, Joy Marie Manbeck, spoke with us about her motivation to create the rally, and how others can use their voice to make a difference.
What compelled you to organize the Immigrants'-Rights Rally/ Immigrant Solidarity March?
Katherine Lugaro and I have organized multiple events together. In the past, we have worked as a team when one of us has had an idea for an event. We have many of the same beliefs and passions. She came up with the idea for this one and asked me to join her.
There are a multitude of reasons why Katherine and I are organizing this event, and an array of reasons why people are coming. First and foremost, we feel it is absolutely imperative to show solidarity with anyone being affected under Trump's regime; especially since last Saturday's changes. There are countless aspects of what is transpiring in our country right now. There are people who have lived in our country for years, with valid Green Cards, who are being unconstitutionally detained at airports for no other reason than they are flying in from one of the seven countries Trump has placed on his radar.
Another reason is that many of us feel that if people want immigrants to stop coming into our country, we should stop bombing the hell out of theirs! Trump has promised to build a 25 billion dollar wall and that money would be enough to pay housing, clothes and food for every single homeless person in our country. He has skewed priorities, to say the least.
Furthermore, many of us believe that Trump is actually making us more UN-SAFE by being so hateful and xenophobic. Ultimately, Trump has yet to give a single reason for the decisions he is making. Have there been studies completed? Are there statistics? Do we have examples? What makes the people who are being detained so risky? We have never been told!
Tell me about your reaction to President Trump's "Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" last week?
When I woke up to that news "ding" on my phone. I started sobbing. I was absolutely heartbroken. Many of us convinced ourselves at one point or another that Trump would have to get such orders to be passed by Congress. Of course, there are many who would agree with his decision, but we told ourselves that they would be outweighed by those who would oppose it. It was the epitome of a rude awakening to see just how easy it is for a president to sign a piece of paper and change our world with just that signature.
Do you believe organized action can help sway the minds of President Trump and Congress?
This is a very difficult question which I wrestle with often. I do believe that we can hopefully create some trepidation in Congress; show them that we will not be quiet. Show them that the power of the people is greater than the people in power.
How can organized action, like the Immigrants'-Rights Rally/ Immigrant Solidarity March, help support the country as a whole?
One of the most gratifying things about these events, whether I'm an organizer or a participant, is inspiring others. It's incredibly rewarding to witness people get that adrenaline of "I just did a march! Do you know when the next one is?"
As a nation, we have been far too complacent for far too long. I think it's fair to say that the internet has been an incredible vehicle to educate the masses and organize. Encouraging others to have a voice is important beyond words. Too many times, the people with important ideas are those who stay silent.
Do you feel that with the number of protests over the past couple of weeks people are becoming blind to the message, or do you feel it emboldens people to support causes that speak to them?
It's an interesting dichotomy. On one hand, I can see people who are uninterested, becoming desensitized, and viewing things as "just another protest." On the other hand, I have witnessed people attend rallies and marches who have never even entertained the idea in the past. A lot of activists, myself included, are concerned that the countless people who went to the Women's March as a first event, will not feel the need to continue to fight. This is going to be an extremely long 4 years, and we, as people cannot do a march the first weekend of a presidency and then sit idle until his term runs out.
Some people feel like their voice is not heard, what advice can you give them?
I guess I'm old-school, but Facebook to me, has been a great way for my voice to be heard. I have signed petitions, organized marches and rallies, written articles, networked with people all across the globe, and gotten to know a number of wonderful people in government- on a local and broad level.
Katherine and I have done "events" with just the 2 of us before. On November 8th, we stood with our Bernie signs on the capitol steps, cheered, and yelled all by ourselves. We needed to do it. We felt satisfaction by doing it. It's not always who has the biggest turnout or the best speakers. If you feel inspired, get out and do something about it!
How do you find that common ground with those who believe Trump's executive order is a good decision?
Something which, admittedly is hard at times, is to stay open-minded and try not insult or be condescending to who you're speaking with. I've found that a lot of people are simply misinformed. There are, without question, many people who do not want to "learn" and at that point, it's out of our hands.
Although, I have also spoken with several people who disagree with me on many things, but we are kind and respectful to each other. It's actually quite a good learning experience.
Something Trump has been extremely effective with is fear-mongering. Some Americans are genuinely afraid of immigrants and refugees. The reasons aren't valid to us, but to them they make total sense. One thing I typically discuss with them is the wars we're involved in. I ask them to envision children sitting in rubble, watching their family members die and their homes getting destroyed. I ask them if they would like to stay there and merely exist for however long they may have left, or would they like to come to the United States and start a new life. One which they felt safe in and one which was promising. It may be a morose way to make people think, but it has worked. Helping people understand the reason behind things can definitely help shape their views.
Ultimately, this is not simply an immigrant issue, or a Muslim issue, or a black and brown issue; This is a human rights issue and people do not deserve to be subjected to the things they are being forced to endure.
I am incredibly proud to be on the right side of history. As my hero, Senator Bernie Sanders says, "Never lose your sense of outrage!"
For more information on the rally, visit the the Immigrants'-Rights Rally/ Immigrant Solidarity March's Facebook event page.
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INFLUENCING RUSSIA AND GEORGIA AFTER ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA
ABKHAZIA, KOSOVO, EAST TIMOR AND SOUTH OSSETIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN (and will again somewhere else)
There are many tragedies in the Caucasus this month. There are the obvious tragedies of the people of the region. There is the second order tragedy of the stresses on Georgian democracy which will lead to the empowerment of "hardliners", those invested in border struggles which has led to the Kashmir issue dominating Pakistan or the Eritrean boundary dispute distracting Ethiopia from its democratic development and own route to sustainable prosperity.
But there are also two tragedies for western foreign policies as we seek to expand the number of people living safely under the rule of law and the role of the rule of law in arbitrating international disputes. First, we have lost (in this instance irretrievably) an opportunity to decontaminate toxic post-colonial residues, to detonate landmines of political neglect and to create a rule of international law in a complex dispute. Secondly, the word of the United States, which has made arrogant promises it couldn't keep to the Georgians is now worth less. This has undermined even further the credibility and clout of the United States in the world and despite the schadenfreude which is so tempting, this is not good for the world, as actors like Sarkozy seem to understand. It is a final legacy of the Bush Administration and a reason that an Obama Administration is now the only way U.S. credibility might be restored and, in the language of U.S. electoral politics, U.S. reputation and security increased.
There are offsetting optimistic signs, an innovative Finnish foreign minister, Alexander Stubb whose moral role is enhanced by the unique historical role of Finland in global affairs, the continuing ability of Sarkozy-Kouchner to attempt to fill the vacuum of failed American policies in the promotion of democracy, the strong moral presence of the Polish, Ukrainian, Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian Presidents in Tbilisi.
At the time of this writing, though, the story of Georgia is a story of extraordinarily incompetent American foreign policy with great worries for the ongoing promotion of democracy. By its unwillingness to understand how NATO expansion, the bizarre preoccupation with U.S. manufactured missile shields in eastern Europe and the significance of the Kosovo precedent, the Bush Administration left Georgia exposed and raised for another generation the eerie specter of how American undermines its allies whether Kurds in the 1980s, Shia Arabs in the early 1990s or now Georgians.
Putin's Russia is obviously complicated. Putin's behaviour is worrying, but hardly surprising. His historical role is now almost like that of Napoleon, and will be is as controversial in two centuries time. He has restored a broken Russia to a major place in global politics. He has produced more democracy than ever before and has also allowed a petro-state to develop. Russia has little to thank the Americans for, given their disastrous 'big bang' privatizations of the 1990s, but has behaved responsibly enough for a "Great Power" when asked (e.g. on the Iran nuclear file, where Great Power interests have been balanced with a moderately responsible multilateral role). But the key to this crisis is the desperate need of the U.S. neo-conservative movement to invent enemies, turning adversaries into mortal threats and Putin is the target of the day. Abkhazia and Ossetia, like Tibet and Taiwan should have been strategically negotiable. Instead, they were ignored and the Americans encouraged Georgians, who have their own extreme nationalists, to believe they could poke the bear without consequences.
In entrenched disputes, right and wrong quickly become confused as lake-bottom mud turns clear waters into murky ones. It is not even with the reinterpretation of history: was William Wallace (Braveheart) good or bad? Was William Tell good or bad? How about Napoleon, while we are on the subject? Entrenched nationalist disputes blur "right" and "wrong". The only "right cause" in cases like South Ossetia and Abkhazia is a process which produces negotiation and compromise.
In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, to the reasonable observer, the Russian case made sense in the abstract. Abkhazians had been integrated into Georgia in a moment of Stalinist cartography with many motivations, none of which were "democratic". The situation regarding South Ossetia is less clear in legal terms, but, at minimum, South Ossetia was not consulted about its future in the break-up of the former Soviet Union. The landmines of decolonization (discussed in From Durand to Ahtisaari on my website) have contributed to the crises of Iraq and Afghanistan. On the Somali-Ethiopian "border", the Uzbekistan-Kyrghizstan "border", and the India-Pakistan "border", the next generation of foreign-policy makers will confront many more toxic residues of a colonial past. Americans constantly want to fall back on issues of "territorial integrity" as a way to avoid confronting complex historical dilemmas.
U.S. foreign policy has always been reluctant to look at the creation of new states as anything other than a last resort. For this reason alone, the U.S. backing of Kosovo's independent status was an encouraging sign for the new global politics. Even then, the Americans lost an opportunity to put this in a global rule of law driven context. Kosovo was treated as a special case (i.e. "we like these guys") and the opportunity for the precedent was lost. Abkhazia and South Ossetia have been as distracting to Georgia's political and economic development as Kashmir has been to Pakistan's. Since the arguments (viewed from 10,000 kilometers away) are the kind of arguments that all extreme nationalists like to make, it is ironic that in the same month that we celebrate the dispatch of Karadzic to the Hague and the emergence of an independent Kosovo, separate from both Serbia and Albania, this crisis in the Caucasus heats up. If only they had approached Abkhazia and South Ossetia as strategic issues which Georgia could benefit from if they were resolved successfully.
This moment has been lost, to the great tragedy of lives lost in the last week. It also is the political tragedy of the embarrassment suffered by the inspiring heirs to the Rose Revolution in Georgia. If western democracies fail to confront how we got into this mess, we face a prospect of the worst of both worlds. On the one side, we have a Georgian nationalism fed towards self-defeating extremism because the Americans over-promised and under-delivered. On the other side, we have a Russian arrogance being empowered because no one took the legal claims of Abkhazia to be analogous to those of East Timor or Kosovo. This is the final act of incompetence by a U.S. Administration that wanted to do well, but was so limited in competence, intellect and world experience that it almost always made bad situations worse. If there was ever a game-set-and-match argument for the need for a new paradigm in U.S. foreign policy, this is it.
In the short term, diplomatic efforts have to minimize the damage. Russian interests in South Ossetia and Abkhazia should not be turned into an excuse to destabilize Georgia. The mistake of "building the Georgian military" as a taunt has to be admitted. The accountability of the Russian government for smuggling activities in areas of their now de facto control has to be underlined. The failure of the west to deal with legitimate arguments in Abkhazia and South Ossetia has to be subtly acknowledged. Our commitment to the emerging Georgian democracy must be unconditional; the commitment to the inclusion of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in that new state has to be based on the consent of those to be governed, or conditional. This will require imagination, subtlety, and a great bit of political courage.
Most importantly, before we end up having our next crisis next year, people serious about using foreign policy to create a safer and more democratic world should start familiarizing themselves with the details of Ogaden and Kashmir. Maybe these landmines of arrogant decolonization can be detonated relatively harmlessly if we confront them now. Then maybe the rule of international law can start to expand so more people live under the protection of legal principles and not the arbitrariness of the decisions of people long gone like Churchill and Stalin.
Some useful discussions of Georgia-Russia can be found on the following websites (not all of whom would agree with this analysis):
James Joyner in Outside the Beltway
Ari Rusila in Atlantic-Community.Org
Rob Farley of the University of Kentucky in Lawyers, Guns and Money
This essay is intended to address the immediate issues of Georgia-Abhazia-South Ossetia in the context of the dangers to global security created by unresolved residues of 20th Century decolonization and 19th Century colonization. The related, but separate, issue of influencing Russia has to be addressed in a subsequent piece. In seeking to apply rule of law principles, it is clear that Abkhazia sets no precedents for the Russia-Baltic State relations. In realpolitik, this argument has to be reinforced and the consequences of cyber-intimidation, energy blackmail and the deviation from the rule of law (as it is manifested in the BP case) have to be confronted. The market response to BP is a first level warning. The superb piece by Chrystia Freeland in the Financial Times on August 22, 2008 makes an innovative leap on how to influence Russia by de facto a mix of market signals (disinvestment) and oversight of the Russian oligarchs who have a stake in globalization and integration. As we sort out these relationships and learn a foreign policy technique which influences Iran, China, and Russia as opposed to intimidating them, Freeland's piece will stand out as one of the clearest statements of a new approach to foreign policy. Nothing in this essay should be read to suggest that Russia doesn't need serious "influencing". The Abkhazia-South Ossetia disputes are not the best place to convince the next generation of Russians that global rule of law is not just superpower intimidation by another name.


Because bending your thumb backwards is only half of it.
1. First things first, the phrase "double-jointed" is inaccurate — it actually has to do with loose ligaments.
The medical term is hypermobility or laxity (looseness) of the joint, which means the joint can move beyond a normal range of motion, says Dr. Jonathan Vigdorchik, professor of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center.
Three things determine a joint's range of motion: bone stability (how the joint sockets fit together), ligaments and tendons (the connective tissue wrapping around the joint to hold it in place), and the surrounding muscles (that keep your joint aligned when you move).
Hypermobility can be associated with a range of medical conditions (more on some of those in a sec) or it can just be something random that your body does occasionally. It's usually caused by loose ligaments and tendons that don't properly connect the joint, says Dr. Jennifer Hand, medical geneticist and dermatologist at the Mayo Clinic. That looseness can be from a defect in connective tissue, or from repeated extension and contortion of the body in a way that stretches the ligaments.
2. It's totally normal to have a hypermobile joint here and there, especially in the hands.
Having a bendy finger or two is super common since the hand is full of joints and ligaments. Something like that, or a random backwards-bending elbow, is called localized hypermobility, meaning it's specific to one joint. This happens when specific ligaments happen to be loose or the bone is abnormal, says Vigdorchik.
You might also develop hypermobile joints from putting unique stress on them at young age when those bones are still forming (like a baseball pitcher's throwing shoulder) or if an injury causes them to heal in a weird way.
3. But some people have generalized joint hypermobility, which means they're bendy and "double-jointed" all over.
Generalized hypermobility means that many joints in the body can move beyond the normal range of motion due to an overall looseness in ligaments. Exactly which and how many major joints are affected — the hips, shoulders, or knees — and the severity of associated joint problems varies by person, Vigdorchik says.
"A lot of people with generalized hypermobility don't even notice until they're adults and they start to have joint pain," he says. It's more common in women than men, says Hand, but doctors don't have enough research to explain why gender is such a big factor.
4. A doctor can actually diagnose this with special flexibility tests.
You don't need to see a doctor if you are hypermobile, but if you've had dislocations and joint pain or you're super bendy and just want to know what's up, you can see a doctor to test for it. They'll perform series of tests to assess the mobility of the joints on a 9-point scale called the Beighton score.
"You get one point for each pinky finger, elbow, knee, shoulder, etc.," Vigorchik says. Basically, it's an easy way for doctors to diagnose hypermobility without genetic testing for a related disorder. You have to score at least a 5 to have generalized hypermobility, says Hand, but from there, the looseness of your joints is on a spectrum and can range from moderate to severe.
5. In some cases, having flexible joints all over can be a symptom of a more serious genetic disorder that affects the connective tissue.
People with EDS or Marfans can experience a range of other serious symptoms because these disorders cause a defect in all the connective tissue in the body, which includes not only the ligaments around joints but also the blood vessels, aorta, eyes, internal organs, and skin. So along with bendy joints, people can have fatal and disabling symptoms like aortic rupture or cataracts. POTS is an autonomic disorder also seen in hypermobile patients, says Vigdorchik, and it affects pulse and blood pressure, so patients often feel light-headed and fatigued. These definitely aren't the only disorders to be associated with hypermobility, but they're a few of the most common ones.
6. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, one of the most common causes of severe hypermobility, can range from mild to fatal.
EDS is actually a group of disorders caused by a defect in collagen, a connective tissue that supports your joints, skin, blood vessels, and other organs. There are six different subtypes, and most (but not all) include hypermobility.
"People with EDS tend to have the hypermobility but also chronic pain, a history of sprains and dislocations, skin elasticity [pictured above], scars and bruising, bowel problems, and blood vessel ruptures depending on their subtype," says Hand. And there's a lot of variation in the subtypes. One subtype, "hypermobility type," can just make you super bendy with minor joint pain, while another can cause serious issues like aneurysms. Fortunately, there's genetic testing that can determine which type of EDS you have.
7. But you can also just be a super-hypermobile, bendy person.
Technically it's called benign joint hypermobility syndrome, but recently doctors have re-classified it under Ehlers-Danlos hypermobility type, since they are so similar.
Hypermobility syndrome (for short) is diagnosed when, in addition to generalized hypermobility, people have discomfort, joint injuries, or pain for more than 12 weeks and genetic disorders have been ruled out. It's a spectrum disorder, says Vigdorchik, so it ranges from mild to severe joint extensibility and musculoskeletal symptoms. "Some people are just really good at yoga and contortion acts — and it doesn't hurt them, because they're on the end of spectrum with few other symptoms," Vigdorchik says.
8. With severe hypermobility, activities like walking and exercising can cause serious injury.
When bigger joints like the shoulder socket or hips and knees move around a lot, it can become super uncomfortable to do normal things like walking and carrying objects. For example, if a hypermobile person runs, the kneecaps can slide back and forth and grind down on the cartilage because the ligaments in the knees are too loose to keep the kneecap joint in its groove, Vigdorchik says.
It's common to have tears, sprains, dislocations, and overuse injuries from severe hypermobility. These can require anything from simple physical therapy and rest to surgeries like hip replacements. Many patients with EDS struggle with chronic pain and disabilities because of recurring injuries.
9. And it can actually be annoying and painful to be able to dislocate your joints.
A lot of hypermobile people can easily dislocate their joints and pop them back in place. If the joint is super loose and dislocations happen regularly, it might not hurt much, but it can also be just as painful as a dislocation is for anyone without hypermobility.
"A hypermobile person's shoulder joint can dislocate from just reaching your arms behind your back to fasten a bra," Vigdorchik says. So in many cases, it's unintentional and pretty annoying. Not all joints can be easily popped back into place, so it can actually wind up costing you a ton in trips to the ER for a doctor to relocate and align your joints.
10. So those "party tricks" can hurt you.
If you're born super bendy, it might seem fun to wow people with crazy party tricks and weird contortion acts. In many cases of hypermobility, these tricks can be harmless and actually give people an advantage in things like gymnastics or ballet, Vigdorchik says. But since the joint is already unstable, over time these weird movements can stress the ligaments and tissues and cause painful injuries. So even if your hypermobility isn't severe, if you've had any pain or joint problems, it's smart to avoid this.
The experts warn against doing any weird joint tricks if you have a serious form of EDS or Marfans, because it's more likely to result in injury. "It also really depends on the person and the limits of their body, but it's always better to be cautious," Hand says.
11. If you do end up injuring yourself or just dislocate often, you might want to try physical therapy.
People often notice their symptoms after exercising, Vigdorchik says, because they get injured due to the lack of stability in the joints. But hypermobile people shouldn't be discouraged from exercise — they just might need to meet with a physical therapist and take extra steps to avoid further problems.
The experts say that you can somewhat overcome loose ligaments by doing specific isometric exercises to strengthen the muscles around the joint to keep it super stable — especially in the knees and hips. Even hypermobile-friendly exercises like yoga can put joints under stress, so it's important to focus on strength training and knowing your limits, Vigdorchik says.
12. There is no cure for severe hypermobility or EDS, but treatment includes pain management and surgery.
"Besides monitoring any possible heart or eye issues, treatment is usually anti-inflammatory pain meds, ice and compression, bed rest, and that's about it, because the real cause is an incurable genetic problem," says Vigdorchik. The experts do warn against muscle relaxers (which make the joint less stable) and opioids (because they're addictive).
Some people need surgeries to alter the bone and create joint stability, Vigdorchik says, especially after injuries like hip dysplasia (a painful misalignment of the hip joint) or knee dislocation. Otherwise, many patients explore different holistic and therapeutic options for the chronic pain. The prognosis for someone with severe hypermobility varies by person, but unless it affects the blood vessels, it's a manageable and non–life threatening condition.
13. It's not uncommon for these painful physical symptoms to affect mental health.
"I think many hypermobile patients suffer from anxiety and depression because they go through years of pain and hundreds of doctors with no answer — I've even seen people who've had multiple invasive surgeries for the wrong thing, which was later diagnosed as EDS," says Vigdorchik.
The experts explain it's an easily overlooked and misunderstood condition because there's still a lot of research to be done and hypermobility occurs on such a wide spectrum, varying greatly by the individual. And even though a diagnosis does bring relief to patients, Vigdorchik says, many have trouble coping with the fact that it's a chronic illness with no cure. That being said, knowing your diagnosis can help you to understand your symptoms better so you can manage them properly to get healthy and happy again.
14. So if you need to talk to someone, there are support groups and online communities that can help.
The hypermobile, EDS, and Marfans syndrome communities have formed many online spaces to provide education, resources, and support for affected people and their families. Popular resources include the Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Today Advocates. You can also find support on Instagram and Tumblr, where people with hypermobility disorders (who call themselves "zebras" or "zebra warriors") share their experiences and connect with each other.
"The most important thing is that patients with severe hypermobility or EDS suffering from chronic pain and other symptoms know it's not in their head and there are a lot of people out there just like them," Vigdorchik says.
15. Doctors are still working hard to understand more about these disorders and increase awareness.
There's a big lack of understanding and awareness of what these disorders mean to people, says Vigdorchik, but this will change with more research and awareness efforts. Supposedly, the first case of hypermobility was described in 400 BCE by Hippocrates — so we've been trying to figure this thing out for a long time. The definition and classification of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome has changed so much over the last few decades as doctors have learned about the underlying genetics and different subtypes.
So, if you can move way too many joints and frequently experience joint pain or dislocation, you might want to get tested just in case to avoid any potential injury. And if you're just hypermobile with no other symptoms, enjoy being super flexible (carefully, please).
And PS: Puppies can have hypermobility and EDS too!


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The Second Buddhist council took place at Vaishali (modern-day Bihar state in India) approximately one hundred years after the Buddha's parinirvāṇa, so perhaps around 300 BCE. The Second Council resulted in the first schism in the Sangha, probably caused by a group of rigorist reformists called Sthaviras who split from the majority Mahāsāṃghikas. After unsuccessfully trying to modify the Vinaya, a small group of "elderly members", i.e. sthaviras, broke away from the majority Mahāsāṃghika during the Second Buddhist council, giving rise to the Sthavira sect.

Modern scholarship

Addition of Vinaya rules
The Second Council is commonly said to have resulted in the first schism in the Sangha, probably caused by a group of rigorist reformists called Sthaviras who split from the more liberal, but orthodox, majority Mahāsāṃghikas. After unsuccessfully trying to modify the Vinaya, a small group of "elderly members", i.e. sthaviras, broke away from the majority Mahāsāṃghika during the Second Buddhist council, giving rise to the Sthavira sect. Regarding this matter, L. S. Cousins writes, "The Mahāsāṃghikas were essentially a conservative party resisting a reformist attempt to tighten discipline. The likelihood is that they were initially a larger body, representing the mass of the community, the mahāsaṃgha."

It seems however that the council, with four representatives from each group, both condemned the lax practices of the Vaisali monks. Therefore the schism did not occur at this time.
Instead, it seems the introduction of more rigorous rules was attempted shortly after a second Second Council, where the new interpretation was rejected and led to the 'schism'.

The Śāriputraparipṛcchā contains an account in which an old monk rearranges and augments the traditional Vinaya, consequently causing dissension among the monks that required the king's arbitration and eventually precipitating the first schism. As stated in the Śāriputraparipṛcchā:

Scholars have generally agreed that the matter of dispute was indeed a matter of vinaya, and have noted that the account of the Mahāsāṃghikas is bolstered by the vinaya texts themselves, as vinayas associated with the Sthaviras do contain more rules than those of the Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya. For example, the Mahāsāṃghika Prātimokṣa has 67 rules in the śaikṣa-dharma section, while the Theravāda version has 75 rules.

Mahādeva legend
According to the Theravadin account, the Second Council occurred in Vaiśālī. Its purpose was to adjudicate on ten points which amounted to minor infringements of the Vinaya, such as handling money and eating after midday. The council was convened, and an elder rendered a verdict condemning the ten points, after which the council was closed. According to this account, some 35 years later at Pāṭaliputra, there was another meeting over five points held by a figure named Mahādeva. These five points were essentially regarding doctrines of the fallibility and imperfection of arhats, which were opposed by some. In this account, the majority (Mahāsaṃgha) sided with Mahādeva, and the minority (Sthaviras) were opposed to it, thus causing a split in the Saṃgha. However, the Samayabhedoparacanacakra records that Mahādeva was a completely different figure who was the founder of the Caitika sect over 200 years later. Some scholars have concluded that an association of "Mahādeva" with the first schism was a later sectarian interpolation. Jan Nattier and Charles Prebish write:

Vinaya antiquity
Modern scholarship is generally in agreement that the Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya is the oldest. This agrees well with the views of the Chinese monk Faxian, who travelled to India in order to procure the Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya, which was regarded as the original. According to Andrew Skilton, future scholars may determine that a study of the Mahāsāṃghika school will contribute to a better understanding of the early Dharma-Vinaya than the Theravāda school.

Theravadin account

According to the traditional Theravadin account, the dispute arose over the 'Ten Points.' This is a reference to ten modifications of the Buddhist monastic discipline observed among the monks of Vesali. The specific ten points were:

Storing salt in a horn.
Eating after midday.
Eating once and then going again to a village for alms.
Monks within the same ritual boundary conducting official acts of the Sangha independently.
Carrying out official acts when the assembly was incomplete.
Following a certain practice because it was done by one's tutor or teacher.
Eating semi-churned butter after one had his midday meal.
Consuming unfermented toddy.
Sitting on a cloth without a border.
Using gold and silver.

The inciting issue, according to the Sattasata of the Theravada Vinaya Pitaka, was the use of 'gold and silver', an Indic idiom that includes any kind of money. The monks of Vesali had become accustomed to lay followers donating coins in order to pay for the needs of the community, to which the visiting monk Yasa objected.

Yasa's objection became known to lay supporters, who began to regard the Vesali monks as corrupt. In response, both the monks of Vesali and Yasa gathered senior members of the Sangha from the region to consult in order to settle the issue of monastic law.

All of the ten points concerned dukkata or sekhiya rules, minor offenses of the monastic code.

The Second Buddhist Council made the unanimous decision not to relax any of the rules. The sixth issue, regarding following the customs of one's teacher or tutor, was declared indeterminate. The gathered group of 700 monks recited the unanimous decision together, an event which lends its name to the Sattasata text of the Vinaya Pitaka, likely a reference to the earlier Pañcasata, or recitation of the 500.

See also
Buddhist councils
First Buddhist council
Third Buddhist council
Fourth Buddhist council
Fifth Buddhist council
Sixth Buddhist council

References

External links
Bhikkhu Sujato. Sects & Sectarianism: The Origins of Buddhist Schools
Theravadin account of the Second Council: part 1 and part 2.
Account of the Second Council from the Mahavamsa

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Buddhist councils
4th-century BC Buddhism
Religious schisms

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A wide and wrinkled 500,000-acre chunk of Earth's crust, now known as the Thunder Basin National Grasslands, surrounds and includes today's 4W Ranch. In fact, about 50 percent of the surface fenced into the ranch is state or federal.
Grazing livestock within those boundaries strips owners of autonomy over many decisions which can severely impact their personal success or failure, along with the welfare of the grasslands and livestock they are responsible to steward. For the first few 4W Ranch generations it hardly made any difference. But in today's world ranchers sometimes feel like they are viewed as enemies, thieves and robbers by anti-grazing groups and some government agencies; and endangered victims in their own eyes.
Vast tracts of land have to be jointly administered with state and federal entities, whose many and varied priorities are written in regulation books handed down from government headquarters. Such priorities rarely coincide with the belt-tightening financial planning and land, livestock-friendly priorities of ranchers. Sometimes they're almost totally at cross-purposes.
Chad Sears, representing the sixth generation of Sherwin family descendants living on and operating the 4W Ranch said, "Just trying to keep up with the prairie dog situation is defeating. We have to keep our cow numbers up to make a living. We own the same acres as we did a decade ago, and the same amount of cattle, but it won't work."
The only thing missing is the vegetation, tons of it gone from the land. The only reason it is missing is that huge colonies of ravenous prairie dogs have eaten it, leaving even the soil that nurtured it so damaged all it can do is be blown or washed away by voracious erosion.
Hunting is a 4W Ranch staple. Steeped in strong Western traditions of hospitality, for decades they hosted an area-wide party the night before season opened. A whole hog was barbecued, car lights had the dirt road glowing for miles, and dozens carried in side dishes for an old fashioned country party of visiting, feasting and card playing in the airplane hangar. The tradition continues as 4W Ranch makes hunting of all legal wildlife available to the public.
"As the ranch had heavy equipment, small areas of prickly pear removal was started in January and February while the ground was frozen and little or no snow cover," Bob said. "A road grader was used to lightly blade the heavily infested areas of cactus into windrows. This is very effective in immediately removing and killing the cactus. The native grasses responded the coming spring stronger and more dense than previous to the treatment."
"Later, a 15 foot Aeroway was purchased and mounted on a Massey 1130 tractor along with a Leon Dozer Blade on the front," Bob said. "This machine is very effective in leveling the prairie dog mounds and aerating the soil in the numerous colonies that infest rangeland on the ranch. Again, the native grasses respond to this treatment, but it is an ongoing battle keeping the prairie dog population low enough that they do not completely destroy the rangeland as they do on the unmanaged, untreated federal national grasslands which are a big part of the 4W Ranch Unit."
Chad said, "I've worked with Bob some in springtime to no-till-drill oats in the prairie dog towns, and that's worked very well for us. It creates shade and ground cover to help native plants recover, and the oats restore soil nutrients, plus creating some root structure to deter the awful wind and rain erosion." The oats also attract grazing cattle, further fertilizing and stabilizing the barren ruination.
The 4W management team is tireless in trying to improve the land for both livestock and wildlife. Bob said, "In 2007 some sagebrush treatments were done in prime sage grouse habitat on the deeded lands that proved effective for the sage grouse population on the ranch. Overall, we try to do about 40 acres of Rangeland Renovation annually, including the hay meadows that are in the Cheyenne River Valley. The Cheyenne River meanders six miles across the lower portion of the ranch unit."
Bob Harshbarger, along with his wife Jean, have devoted countless hours to in-depth study and planning toward the goal of protecting their property against mismanagement and destruction.
"Bob has done a tremendous amount of research and has catalogued a wealth of knowledge in volumes of paperwork," Chad said. "He's become involved in many organizations and been elected President of the Association of National Grasslands (ANG). I'm becoming involved in some organizations as well, to be informed on issues and keep up with all the change. I've been elected Vice President of Weston County Farm Bureau, and the entire family goes to State Farm Bureau Convention annually. I was recently put on the board of the Thunder Basin Grazing Association, too. It's important to understanding the working of that, since we're about 50 percent through the Forest Service."
They say "time is money" and Bob Harshbarger has literally devoted years to researching and documenting the so-called "public lands" from their very roots and beginnings. His quest is always to define and interpret the true original intent of rules and regulations enacted for landowner benefit, which have over decades been twisted into chains that now separate landowners from their God given rights. Across the last few years literal months of Bob's life — and Jean's — have been spent traveling to and from meetings, then sitting for hours on hard chairs in stuffy meeting rooms.


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Kanye West Is Breaking Up with All of the Kardashians, Not Just Kim
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Well, it was fun while it lasted — the end of the Kimye era is finally over. Kanye West has started to separate himself from the Keeping Up with the Kardashians clan by unfollowing all of them on Twitter. He's breaking up with the entire family in real life — and on social media.
Related story Pete Davidson Takes the High Road in Kanye West's One-Sided Feud Over Kim Kardashian
This action comes on the heels of his romantic birthday getaway with supermodel Irina Shayk. While the two haven't made their love Instagram official yet, some reports have them together as early as March, per TMZ, while other sources are saying West starting pursuing her "a few weeks ago," per People. No matter who you believe, it's evident that West is moving beyond his time with the Kardashian family.
Kim Kardashian is going to have to hit the books again. The #KUWTK star revealed she failed the "baby bar exam" a second time. https://t.co/0oHJMC3Jnr
— SheKnows (@SheKnows) June 11, 2021
That doesn't mean the Kardashians are done with the Yeezy founder. He is, of course, father to the four children he had with ex Kim Kardashian, daughters North, 7½, and Chicago, 3, and sons Saint, 5, Psalm, 2, so he will always be a part of big family celebrations and major milestones. The notoriously close siblings have always been open to welcoming ex-boyfriends and husbands back into the fold. Scott Disick never left even after he and Kourtney Kardashian called it quits, and momager Kris Jenner went above and beyond to help Khloé's ex-husband Lamar Odom after his drug overdose.
For now, it looks like West wants a bit of breathing room in his separation from Kim, and yes, that does include social media. He's still following her on Instagram (in fact, she's the only one he follows), so just give him some time. He will likely be back on Kardashian vacations and at their famous Christmas Eve party because they always welcome family home.
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Gardening in publicly owned parkways.
By now, most people with an interest in urban agriculture have seen this Ted Talk boasting over 1 million views, given by Los Angeles guerrilla gardener Ron Finley.
In 2011, according to this LA Times article, Mr. Finley received a citation from the city, ordering him to remove his vegetable garden on what the city calls the "parkway" (the strip of earth between the sidewalk and the curb). The City of Los Angeles owns these narrow strips of land; as landowner, the city has the legal right to decide who and what can go on the land.
Los Angeles has decided (see link to the city's guide here) that its sole "accepted standard parkway planting material" is either grass or a drought-tolerant groundcover from a list of about twenty options. Vegetables and fruit do not qualify as standard planting material.
Gardeners may pay $400 to apply for a permit to establish nonstandard plants in the parkways adjacent to their homes. However, all plants (even with the $400 permit) must be drought tolerant, shorter than 36″, aesthetically appropriate, not noxious or invasive, and must not have spines or thorns. City officials are currently considering amending the city code to reduce the permit fee, in response to complaints from urban gardeners.
On the one hand, fruits and vegetables do require a great deal of water to thrive, and Los Angeles has an extremely dry climate. They also require a significant amount of time and care; when vegetable gardens go untended in the summer, they can look rather unsightly. And the city of Los Angeles does own these strips of land; legally speaking, the city has the exclusive rights to use and exclude.
However, on the other hand, fruit and vegetable gardening in public spaces encourages community building, can be beautiful, and is a healthy source of food and exercise.
If you were on the Los Angeles city council, what would you decide?


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Being Heumann LARGE PRINT EDITION
An Unrepentent Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
Authors: Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year for Nonfiction
One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human.
A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn't built for all of us and of one woman's activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann's lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society.
Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy's struggle for equality began early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a "fire hazard" to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher's license because of her paralysis, Judy's actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people.
As a young woman, Judy rolled her wheelchair through the doors of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in San Francisco as a leader of the Section 504 Sit-In, the longest takeover of a governmental building in US history. Working with a community of over 150 disabled activists and allies, Judy successfully pressured the Carter administration to implement protections for disabled peoples' rights, sparking a national movement and leading to the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Candid, intimate, and irreverent, Judy Heumann's memoir about resistance to exclusion invites readers to imagine and make real a world in which we all belong.
"Thoughtful and illuminating, this inspiring story is a must-read for activists and civil rights supporters."
"A driving force in the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act looks back on a long career of activism . . . A welcome account of politics in action, and for the best of causes."
"Consider this book an inspiring call for inclusiveness, courage, equity, and justice as well as a reminder of people's power to change the world for the better."
"Heumann's personality shines throughout. Her voice is witty, persistent, and at times irreverent as she immerses readers in her story."
"A moving chronicle of social change, Being Heumann will restore your hope in our democracy and the power of our shared humanity."
—Darren Walker, president, Ford Foundation
"Judy's advocacy for disability rights began as a fight for her own future and then, as a leader of the movement, spanned the nation and the globe. As secretary of state, I relied on Judy's insights, knowledge, sass, and wit to elevate advocacy for disability rights in our diplomacy. This important book will help ensure that every person gets a chance to live up to their full potential and will always have a place at the table."
"It's one of the ironies of American life that the one category into which almost all of us will fit at some time in our lives—people with disabilities—is often the last on the list of included groups in this country. . . . I met Judy Heumann almost four decades ago, and her writing, activist skills, and kindness helped me to see this simple truth. Her life story as an activist will enlighten readers everywhere."
"Judy's vision of a society that embraces all aspects of the human condition and where we face adversity with wisdom is truly transformative. . . . All who read her book will be better for it."
—Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, author of Lean In
"Judy's story has shaken me to the core. For the first time, I see myself in someone else. Her fierce advocacy and work changing the laws around disability rights have undeniably paved the way for me to achieve what I have today. . . . A must-read."
—Ali Stroker, Tony Award–winning actress
"A marvelous memoir by a disability hero who has paved the way for many of us. Full of fascinating stories from the disability rights movement, this book will guide future leaders as we work toward a barrier-free world."
—Haben Girma, author of the bestseller Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
"Being Heumann changed me. This clear-eyed, gripping book is necessary reading for anyone in a body. Judy Heumann is a true heroine: practical, courageous, and totally badass."
—Sharon Guskin, author of The Forgetting Time
"Full of stories of triumph, love, and total badassery, Being Heumann is a look into a world and moment in history that very few know or appreciate. You don't have to have a disability to completely relate to Judy's story. Haven't all of us been dismissed by others at some point in our lives? Readers will finish this book with a whole new perspective on people with disabilities and on their own lives too. Judy doesn't just believe in the power of community and the potential of democracy to deliver equality and justice—she and her many friends and allies set out to prove, against all odds, that it is true. Their epic struggle to achieve civil rights protections for people with disabilities has remade our world, whether we realize it or not. Intimate and engrossing, this book is a profound gift. It should be read and cherished by all, as both an unforgettable portrait of one of our greatest activists and a road map for how to build a more just and inclusive world."
—Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht, directors of Crip Camp
"For everyone who cares about human rights around the world, Judith Heumann's moving story and message of belonging is also a powerful call to action. A must read."
—Yetnebersh Nigussie, disability rights activist
A Note from Judy
PART ONE: BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 1953
Insubordinate
To Fight or Not to Fight
PART TWO: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, 1977
Occupation Army
Soldiers in Combat
PART THREE: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, 1981
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"Crip Camp Star Judith Heumann Explains How Summer Camp Led To A Disability Rights Revolution," St. Louis on the Air/St. Louis Pubic Radio, live phone interview
"Sunday Show – April 19, 2020," Morning News/KPFA Radio (Bay Area), live phone interview
"Judith Heumann | Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist," Free Library of Philadelphia, podcast recording of virtual event on 4/16/2020
"How We're Silenced—and the Power of Judy Heumann," Ms. Magazine, essay
"The Power of Spaces Built for People with Disabilities," Literary Hub, excerpt
"New Works by Writers with Disabilities Hit Publisher Lists," Publishers Weekly, piece featuring Q&A with Heumann and Joiner
"How a Free-Spirited Summer Camp for Disabled Teens in the '70s Changed the World," People, 4-page print feature in April 13 issue
"This woman was the first wheelchair rider to become a teacher in New York City," Good Morning America, online video interview
"In Crip Camp, a rare spotlight for disability rights," Washington Post, feature
"How Judy Heumann Found Her Voice As a Disability Rights Activist at Summer Camp," Shondaland, story about Crip Camp and author's work in disability community
"Episode 167: Judith Heumann Crip Camp (Netflix), Author Being Heumann," Pop Culture Confidential, podcast interview
"Why Netflix's Crip Camp is a landmark for disability representation on screen," Entertainment Weekly, story on Crip Camp documentary quotes author
"The Activist Star of Crip Camp Looks Back at a Life on the Barricades," The New York Times, Q&A
"1977: Judith Heumann," TIME, named 1977's "Woman of the Year" as part of the magazine's "100 Women of the Year" project
"Confronting shame—and accepting my disability—with Judy Heumann," Ford Foundation Blog, Q&A
"Disability activist will spread her message of inclusion for all at Tucson Festival of Books," Arizona Daily Star/Tucson.com, write up on book in advance of Tucson Festival of Books
"Judith Heumann—Defying Obstacles in Being Heumann and Crip Camp," The Daily Show with Trevor Noah/Comedy Central, interview
"Reads for the Rest of Us: Feminist Books Coming Out in 2020," Ms. Magazine, included in upcoming feminist reading roundup
"Expand the Movement, Fight For Everyone's Equality," New Mobility Magazine, Q&A
"A Talk With Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann," Hadassah Magazine, Q&A
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Spending a lot of time to find just the right recipe for cevapi—an uncased grilled Balkan sausage—it would have been a shame to serve it with a subpar ajvar—the traditional roasted red pepper sauce accompaniment. So while already at the grill, I took a shot at preparing ajvar in a few different ways to find the one that could proudly sit on the plate next to those delicious sausages.
Ajvar traditionally come from Serbia, but spread throughout the Balkan region after World War II while the area was connected as Yugoslavia. Unlike cevapi, which comes in many variations based on location, ajvar seems to be more standardized, with fewer differences from one recipe to another.
Ajvar is commonly prepared in the fall, making use of the abundant harvest of red bell peppers, which are charred over a fire, peeled, and combined with roasted eggplant, garlic, oil, and vinegar, for a sauce that can be canned and eaten throughout the rest of the year. It's usually served alongside grilled meats, but can also be enjoyed on its own or as a spread.
Sticking to tradition, I roasted a slew of red bell peppers over a hot live fire. Of course, this requires extra work compared to the alternative of roasting on a gas range—my normal method of pepper roasting—but in my side-by-side tests, I found the fire-charred peppers to have a smokier flavor, which is an important component of this sauce in my opinion.
Once the peppers were blackened all over, I place them in a large bowl, covered, and let them rest until cooled. At this point it was easy to peel off the charred skins and remove the stems and seeds, which could without the use of a knife at all.
The other essential component of ajvar is the eggplant. Having done many testing and recipe variations on roasting eggplant for baba ghanoush in the past, I knew there already was a best answer for cooking this enormous berry. It started with taking a whole globe eggplant and piercing it all over with fork to create escape routes for moisture and to prevent explosion during cooking.
I then placed the eggplant on the cool side of a two-zone fire, covered, and let it cook until the skin was shriveled outside and the innards were completely softened—about 30 minutes total. I've found the grill an essential component for roasting eggplant for baba ghanoush, where the faint smokiness goes a long way in creating the right background notes for the dip. Since smokiness was a desired trait in my ajvar, I saw no reason why this method wouldn't be perfect here as well.
After the eggplant was finished and rested until cool enough to handle, I spooned out the soft flesh—discarding the skin—and placed it in a food process along with the peeled and roughly chopped red peppers. I added in five cloves of minced garlic and then gave the entire thing a whirl until it was finely chopped. Lastly, I added sunflower oil, salt, and pepper, then processed again until the sauce was as smooth as it was going to get it.
In my research, this is where most ajvar recipes stopped, but I took and extra step and simmered the sauce down over medium-low heat until it was just slightly thicker than when it started. Compared to the sauce prior to simmering, the reduced version had a sweeter character, with a red pepper flavor that was bit brighter and more intense. This change was pronounced, and something that I would consider important to get the very best sauce possible.
I can now safely say that if you want to make your ajvar the quickest and easiest way—on a stove and without boiling—you'll get something pretty good, but if you want all the smoky, fruity, and tangy flavor of a great ajvar, it's worth the extra time and effort to prepare it the traditional way, cooked over a live fire and then simmered into submission. This was an ajvar that I could proudly place next to those delicious small cevapi that I spent an equal amount of effort to ensure they were also the best they can be.
This recipe is amazing and is spot on !!


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Aisha Trofimova (left) with survivor (right) at the ceremony in Yad Vashem
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The Unexpected Guest
One day an unexpected "guest" arrived at the home of Fatima Kanapatski. Fatima Kanapatskaiya, and her daughter Aysha were Muslims of Tatar origin and lived in Minsk. The guest was Israel Davidson, the husband of Fatima's friend Fruma.
Minsk was occupied soon after the Geraman Attack on the Soviet Union in the end of June 1941. The murder of the Jews began on July 8, and on July 20, the Jews of Minsk and environs were interned in a ghetto, among them Israel and Fruma Davidson with their children, Rachel, Mira and Vladimir. From there Israel Davidson was taken to the Drozdy camp in the vicinity of Minsk. He managed to escape and, although injured, made his way to the home of the Kanapatskis, his friends from before the war. They took him in, sheltered him for several weeks, and treated his wounds until he recovered. Not wanting to leave his family behind, Israel returned to the ghetto. But after the another murder operation in the ghetto in March 1942, he decided to return to the Kanapatski family. Fatima provided him with a more permanent hiding place in a shed in the woods. Both Fatima and her daughter, Anna (Aysha), took care of Israel. The area was searched several times but the shelter was not discovered. During this period, Israel's daughter Rachel was able to sneak out of the ghetto a number of times to visit her father in the Kanapatski home. Each time they gave her food for her family before she returned to the ghetto.
In June 1943, when the Minsk ghetto was being liquidated, Fruma Davidson and her three children escaped and joined Israel at the Kanapatskis. They hid there with Israel for one day and then they all fled to a partisan-controlled area. There, in the forest, they joined the partisan unit under the command of Shalom Zorin. The Red Army liberated the area in the summer of 1944.
After the war, the survivors returned to Minsk. Rachel studied medicine and married another medical student, a Holocaust survivor from Iwje. They maintained friendly relations with Fatima and Aysha, and helped them financially. In 1958, Rachel Davidson-Shmielowitch and her family immigrated to Israel. Correspondence between the two families continued until 1967, and then the contact was discontinued. Fatima passed away in 1985, and shortly afterwards Aysha married and moved to another neighborhood. In Minsk and Israel, rescuers and survivors told the story to their children, but the two families had lost touch.
In 2003, a clipping from a Jewish newspaper published in Minsk was sent to Yad Vashem. The author had heard Aysha mention the Jewish family she and her mother had saved, and decided to write and article. The Department of the Righteous managed to locate Rachel with the help of Batya Unterschatz (former Director of the Jewish Agency's Search Bureau for Missing Relatives). A file was opened and the Commission for the Designation of the Righteous decided to recognize mother and daughter as Righteous Among the Nations. In 2004 Aysha traveled to Israel and was officially presented with the medal and certificate of the Righteous Among the Nations. A tearful meeting took place between her and Rachel Davidson-Shmielowitch.
Aysha visited Jerusalem for a second time in 2010 when she arrived with a delegation of Righteous from Belarus that was hosted by the State of Israel. The delegation visited Yad Vashem and Aysha and Rachel, accompanied by their families, were reunited again. They toured the Holocaust History Museum and then gathered at the Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations to view Trofimova's name, which is engraved on the Wall of Honor. "The Kanapatsky family is a part of my family," said Shmielowitch. "It was only because of their help - their humanity - that I stayed alive. They acted with courage even though they knew death was awaiting them. Aysha is a true 'Righteous Among the Nations'. Her family was my only light in vast darkness."
On March 12, 2003, Yad Vashem recognized Aysha (Anna) Trofimova as Righteous Among the Nations.
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What can I do on the platform?
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14 September 2022 4 min read
We believe that our platform can enable individuals and organizations to solve Challenges, together. But we do understand that it is again a new platform, with new functionalities and an unknown interface. The simplification of our menu structures has therefore been an important focal point the last weeks.
Platform menu
The key elements of our platform menu can now be found as icons on the top right: Challenges, Contributors, your Profile and - if applicable - your Admin settings. This is where you can explore all the Challenges on the platform as well as the individuals and organizations contributing to those Challenges.
New menu:
Old menu:
As you can see, a whole "menu line" has been removed!
Release Notification
Also, when new releases are deployed, users will now see a Release Notification banner to inform them that the release has happened as well as where they can find additional information about what has changed:
Hub, Challenge and Opportunity
When you dive into your Hub, Challenge or Opportunity, you may have several questions. Where am I? Where do I start? What can I do? The tabs offered now are much more oriented on giving the user a direction on where to start or to go
As you can see, the new menu is a big simplification!
First of all, the new layout places the banner, title, and tagline centered across the page. Making it immediately clear where you are and what the purpose of this Hub / Challenge / Opportunity is. The labels on the top left have replaced the endless breadcrumbs that we previously had, making it much easier to navigate between the different 'levels'.
Furthermore, based on the feedback of partners and platform users, we reduced the tabs to a set of four, making it more explicit where you should go for what.
Where am I? What are all the things that I can do or see here? The Dashboard combines this information and has mostly remained the same. It is the starting point and highlights the summary of the Hub/ Challenge / Opportunity. It includes the Updates as well as previews of the Community, latest activity, and the Challenges or Opportunities.
Where can I help? Where can I start working on this Challenge? The Explore tab becomes the place where all the action is happening, where the wisdom of the community is gathered! This knowledge was previously shared via the Canvases or Aspects pages, but are now available at one place and structured via Callouts. To read more about this new functionality, please see our recent blogpost.
Within the Hub, this section is mostly focusing on gathering the right people and identifying Challengs to work on. Explore within the Challenges is more related to gathering insights about the Challenge and identifying possible Opportunities. Lastly, for Opportunities it is important to gather resources to make it happen, as well as showcasing the results!
The Challenges and Opportunities tabs have remained the same. This allows you to dive a level deeper into the context of the Hub or Challenge.
What was the reason for creating this Hub / Challenge / Opportunity? What is the vision? Which individuals and organizations are already involved? All these questions to help you understand can be answered via the About tab. This now contains all information from the former Context and Community Tabs.
Finally, the administration is now done in the context of the Hub, Challenge or Opportunity. This can be reached via the cogwheel icon on the right. It is also possible to directly navigate back to different areas of a Hub / Challenge / Opportunity from within the settings.
These updates are all taken into consideration for our refreshed mobile menu as well.
We continue to look for ways to support our users and we welcome all the feedback and input!
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This switch is based on a mechanism that has proven itself millions of times. It is extremely rugged and durable (ball switch). Outstandingly looking round rocker switch with satin mate surface and yellow LED. The switch has a distinctive contact response. Simple installation with notched retention mechanism for case wall thicknesses between 0,75 and 3mm. Secure hold in the case due to tolerance equalization notches in the switch case. Caulked connectors for secure contact and installation of the push-on contacts. The LED lights up when the switch is in ON-position.


As a general property developer, Nacarat supports the spatial development efforts of local governments and communities. Actively involved in all property market sectors, we have developed a diversified offer that meets the needs of corporate customers (office space, retail outlets, industrial premises, etc.) and private individuals (flats, houses, supportive housing). Our comprehensive expertise enables us to deliver multifunctional developments and to position ourselves at an early stage in the development process so as to focus also on urban planning issues.
Buying a first home or making a rental investment... Nacarat helps its customers at each stage in the home-buying process, thanks to a comprehensive offer of flats and houses.
Hotels, supportive residential services or medical/social care centres… Nacarat develops a broad range of managed accommodation in partnership with private operators and manager-operators.
Actively engaged with public housing authorities, Nacarat has entered into novel partnerships aimed at providing housing for all and at fostering diversity in all its forms.
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Marianne did a great job despite some challenges with the vacuum cleaner. I apologize for the vacuum issues I have since taken apart and cleaned the power head and the filter, after that I tested it by vacuuming the whole condo and the furniture, it seems to work fine now. As for the 5 Norwex cloths (4 regular and 1 for glass) they are among the best if not the best in the business and have been used in my home for more than 6 years with no complaints. Some cleaners even ask for them by name. Having said that there is also a roll of blue reinforced paper towel sitting on the cart next to the kitchen counter that can be used if that is someones preference.


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Workers pushing trolleys at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2). KLIA2 is one of the busiest airport in Malaysia.
Travellers moving around while waiting for flights at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2). KLIA2 is one of the busiest airport in Malaysia.
Pan up view of arrival and departure information board at International Airport 2 (KLIA2). KLIA2 is one of the busiest airport in Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Circa August 2015: Pan down view of the Control Tower at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) . KLIA2 is one of the three airports located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Circa August 2015: An Air Asia plane taxis to the terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2. KLIA2 is one of the three airports located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Circa August 2015: Pan left view of the Arrival Terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2. KLIA2 is one of the three airports located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR - MARCH 2018 : Aeroplanes taxiing to terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during sunset with dramatic cloud in 4K time lapse.
KLIA Ekspres is a non-stop, airport rail link service between KL Sentral and the KLIA ERL station in Malaysia. 4K Timelapse - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2016.
Sepang, Malaysia - September 11th, 2019 : The KLIA Ekspres is a premium non-stop high-speed train service that connects KL International Airport(s) and the Kuala Lumpur city center.
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - CIRCA FEB 2014: airplane taxes at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. KLIA is Malaysia's main international airport and one of the major airports of South East Asia.
Planes preparing for boarding at Kuala Lumpur International Airport - KLIA. 4K Timelapse - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2016.
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - CIRCA FEB 2014: Duty Free Shop at Kuala Lumpur international airport. KLIA is one of the major airports of South East Asia. Built at a cost of US$3.
Inflight passenger point view of Malaysia Airlines flight taxiing past KLIA Terminal. Malaysia Airlines is the National Airline of Malaysia.
Sepang, Malaysia - November 9th, 2018 : Time lapse footage of busy crowd people in departure hall, looking information of departure and arrival of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
DCA Air Traffic Control Tower at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Sepang, Malaysia. Birds flying in front of the tower.


Arm yourself with octopus moves to see your salon team grow, writes Lisa Conway.
Salon owners need a remarkable suite of business smarts to lead a fabulous team. Most days, you wish you had more heads and more time. Maybe more arms would do the trick? That's where octopus moves are your secret weapon.
similar move to lead your salon team.
No matter who you're training – kids, puppies or salon staff – you have to read the play and see the next move before it happens. You need to anticipate what's next and what's going to get in your way, and be ready to reach out and halt any 'fast danger' – the stuff that sneaks up on you while you're occupied on other things.
brush, a styling product, an idea for a hairup dilemma or simply a positive snippet of conversation to keep communication rolling.
hand-holding is not an option for you or your team. You get exhausted (especially if you're hand-holding with all eight arms!) and your team learns zip. Teaching them is your goal, not doing it for them.
Here's the difference: the octopus is the support person, not the undermining role. Be the octopus, not the meerkat with its neck constantly craned upwards, nose poking into everyone's business for all the wrong reasons. Salon owners develop meerkat behaviour because they don't trust their team to get on with their job, to learn, to show initiative. The meerkat undermines team members, suffocating their confidence and sense of initiative. If your team member can't do a job as well as you, then train them until they can. That's your job.
In my salon, we had a trainee men's hair cut priced at $22. The full price was $58. Price-sensitive clients would come in for the cheaper option advertised in our salon window.
The apprentice would get about the business of cutting and do 80 per cent of the work really well. The salon manager would come and check the work, but instead of just tweaking it a bit, he'd inevitably point out all the faults in front of the client and completely redo the entire cut. What a win for the client! He got two haircuts for a bargain price. But not much of a win for my apprentice. How deflating. And all because the salon manager chose to act like a meerkat rather than an octopus.
things only a seasoned cutter would spot and could be discussed with in private. With this approach, my apprentice always came away feeling a foot taller and having learnt new skills. Rather than being fearful of failing at the next opportunity, they were motivated to keep learning and improving.
Focus on seeing yourself as a really cool, smooth octopus, ready to lend a hand to your team members when they need it. Show them that you want them to learn and skill-up. You're not interested in belittling them in front of clients or other team members. Why would you bother with that toxic approach?
You've got eight arms and a bucket-load of know-how to share around your team. Your goal is to grow each of your team into a fabulous operator so they can love what they do as much as you do. Then, once your team can deliver outstanding salon experiences for your clients, you'll reap the rewards of taking your salon from good to great.


A welcome sign is a traditional way of welcoming the special friends and family who come to your special day.
We have created this hand finished sign because it can be put on an easel sitter on your wedding day. Also as it is made of wood it will stand if placed against a wall.
Made of Walnut, the grain brings personality to the sign. It is printed with a white text.
The sign is 42cm by 30cm which is the footprint of an A3 piece of paper. It is 6mm in thickness - so strong, but light so perfect if you have a destination wedding.
To personalise - please provide your chosen names and dates in the boxes opposite.


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Puppets – (or Pupi as they are called in Sicily) are a typical puppet of folklore and folk theater, which originated in Naples and Rome, where he created and developed during the first half of the nineteenth century, although major development Pupi got it in Sicily. To know more about this subject visit Richard Linklater. Repertoire of opera houses puppets Catania basically 'inspired' invasion of the Normans in Sicily in the twelfth century. Stories of battles between the Normans and later the Arabs, with local residents – stalosrazu popular among the Sicilians, and then grew into a national heritage, where puppets have become symbols, heroes – bearers of the moral values of European civilization, which contrasts with the Islam, therefore, represents a collision of Sicily zavosevatelyami. Each story was told with cycles, which extend from the evening in the evening. In the ads pasted on performance has traditionally been picture of the main stage and a brief description of 'the program'. Catania pupi – puppets, in contrast to the traditions of Palermo, were about 1.30 meters in height and weighing from 15 to 35 kilograms. Bfpl is actively involved in the matter. Because of the size they must be used exclusively in the theater, for this reason were also made pupi 80 inches, suitable for all usloviyay and places.
Materials that make up the basic structure of puppets: wood for the head, hands and forearms, chest and legs, metallic compounds, which adhere to the feet and hands. The most difficult was always head puppets that could be made of wood or clay. In the past, this was a special expert craftsmen, of which elects one, which subsequently have always trusted the puppet-do, and then restore the head. Lick puppets Catania was written in the style of the iconography of the sixteenth century. Summing up the creation of puppets, it should be noted that the battle armor and clothing puppets in strict accordance with the strict canons, and eventually appeared as a puppet very beautiful – with a clear face and a hand-decorated armor, well-chosen garments. Catania puppets operated by top specialists manevrovschikami that using just two thin metal rod, connected with the head of a puppet and her right hand, put a puppet on your lap or on one knee, forced her to move on their feet, fight with swords, creating the illusion of a living teatra. puppets with the help of the speaker. Now the tradition has remained a tradition, many adults and children come to watch performances, but eventually bygone euphoria of the puppet theater was lost among television, radio and computer games.
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Sterling Silver Shakyamuni Buddha Deity Pendant. Handcast in Nepal. Measures 1″ H.
Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni, or simply the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.


This fabulous 5 Bedroom - 5 Bathroom Villa dates back to the XVIIIth century and lies on the hill of "Poggio Imperiale", one of the most exclusive residential areas of the city of Florence. Being only one mile away from Porta Romana square, a renowned "gate" into the heart of the historic district of the city, the villa is ideally located to visit Florence and its Tuscan surroundings at their very best!
Set within a 3 hectare (7.4 acres) estate, this delightful villa is flooded with sunlight and has recently been extensively and carefully renovated by the owners to the highest standards. All of the original charm and architectural features have been strictly maintained and are highlighted by the wonderful Tuscan landscape, second to none for its striking beauty.
Each living space has been exquisitely appointed to create a sophisticated and cozy atmosphere making the villa a truly unique gem, within just a few minutes from the very best that the city of Florence has to offer. The breathtaking views of the surrounding hills together with the tranquility of the estate create a relaxing, and peaceful atmosphere.
The property provides its guests with a unique blend of indoor and outdoor living, perfect for a family reunion, a group of friends traveling together, or an anniversary party…with its 5 wonderfully decorated bedrooms and bathrooms, the villa offers the ultimate accommodation for your dream luxury holiday in Florence!
The beautiful typical Tuscan landscape of the villa's private garden, full of fruit and olive trees, roses, century-old cypresses and pine trees, can be enjoyed throughout the villa.
The garden also looks out onto the beautiful Florentine hillside as well as Villa del Poggio Imperiale – from 1737 to 1860 this was the residence of the "Lorena" family, the Austrian Grand dukes of Tuscany. And the Arcetri observatory where Galileo Galilei continued his astronomical research after being called to Florence in 1610 by Cosimo II dei Medici can be seen as well.
The wonderful salt-water infinity pool sits right next to the villa's terrace and garden and comes with a full set of comfortable sun loungers.
Being wonderfully exposed to the sun all day, the pool's water gets really warm (around 31-32 Celsius/88-90 Fahrenheit) during the summer months, while it is heated during the Spring and Fall.
The villa's location is without any doubt one of its most unique and important features. While immersed in the beauty and quietness of the typical Tuscan landscape it is located just about a mile away from Porta Romana square (where the old city walls begin), and represents the beginning of the historic district of the city of Florence. So, all of the cities' main points of interest can be easily and quickly reached in just a few minutes either by car, taxi, bus or even on foot.
Just to name a few examples, world-renowned Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) and the Uffizi museum (the very "heart" of the historical district) are only about 1.9 miles away, while the main train station (Santa Maria Novella) and Piazza Del Duomo (Main cathedral) are only about 2.5 miles away.
The nearest grocery stores, restaurant/pizzeria, pharmacy, bakery, cafes are located just within a 6-7 minute walking distance. At this same location it is also possible to take the bus that goes right into the heart of the center in just a few minutes.
Taxi service works perfectly as well, as taxis usually reach the villa within 3 to 5 minutes from the time they are called (nearest taxi station is only about 1 mile away).
Furthermore, from the villa it is possible to easily reach the road leading to the nearby Chianti villages (such as Greve, Panzano, Gaiole), the freeway to places like San Gimignano or Siena, and to the A1 Highway (to reach Rome, Milan, Naples or other places in Tuscany such as Pisa, Lucca).
All bathrooms have been completely renovated in 2016 with some of finest, top quality Italian marbles.
The outdoor area features a large terrace covered by an automatic awning and comes with a large teak wooden table and a full set of chairs (seating up to 12 guests). To the right of the terrace there is a small laundry room, equipped with a washer and dryer.
The private garden develops to the left and in front of the terrace, while the private pool is just below it. The whole outdoor area is immaculately kept at all times and is full of colorful flowers, rosemary and lavender bushes, as well as century-old cypress trees.
The property is accessed through a private entrance gate, followed by a driveway leading up to the villa's main entrance. Mid way through the driveway there is a large gated parking area.
Beautiful villa that felt like home away from home. Cozy, comfortable and tastefully appointed. Easy access to Florence City Center. I'd recommend downloading a local Taxi App as they can be a little challenging to secure. The team that supports the villa was lovely. Our trip was that much better because of our stay here.


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Q: What is the more appropriate adjectival form of Trump? Wiktionary has  " Trumpian", Tumpesque", and "Trumpish"   meaning:

Related or pertaining to Donald Trump

but there are few usage examples. Is there a more established term among those cited above or possibly a different one?
What is a "neutral" term that could be used for instance in e following sentence?

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*Protectionism will probably be part of (Trump.....) economic policies in the future.

A: In the particular example, just use the possessive form:

Protectionism will be part of Trump's economic policies...

This solution will work in many situations. Where it won't work is when describing the wider administrative style and allies of Trump. For this Trumpian seems reasonable (and has been in use since the '80s). You may use Trumpite for a follower of Trump. Note that adjectives formed from proper nouns like this normally use a capital letter (Trumpian, not trumpian).
Examples:

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*https://www.ft.com/content/3f16e476-7e5c-11e6-8e50-8ec15fb462f4

*http://drrichswier.com/2015/12/28/trumpites-are-fundamentally-changing-the-republican-party-a-k-a-the-gope/

*http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2016/09/22/what_makes_the_adjective_trumpian_so_perfect_for_the_candidate.html

A: Trump is a recent enough phenomenon that there is no "established" way to refer to him as an adjective.  I'm sure, right now, the legions of journalists are straining their brains to come up with the best witticism.
Be aware that these suffixes can imply different things. For example -ian means "One from, belonging to, relating to, or like." while -esque means "In the style or manner of" or "resembling"..  A "Trumpesque" policy would be something like what Trump would do, but not an actual Trump policy.
As a side note, you might be interested to know that Trump supporters have been referred to as "trumpers", "trumpets", and (more pejoratively) "trumpsters", among others.
The clever part is to play off of another word, so that your resulting word has two (or more) meanings.  "Trumpet" is a good one, because it's already the name of a loud, braying musical instrument.  "Trumpster" plays off of the word "dumpster" (another word for "rubbish bin").
In the same way, if you want to come up with a clever word that means "of or like or relating to Trump" you need to consider words that sound similar or which have similar structure.  TRomano suggests things like "trumpical" ("topical"? "tropical"?) or "trumptastic" ("fantastic"), so you can see how the process works.

A: I've heard "Trumpian" used many times in neutral contexts. He's not a "recent enough phenomenon" though.
These things tend to solidify over time (Nixonian, Reaganite, Clintonian, Johnsonian, Washingtonian, etc.) I'd say the trend is leaning toward "Trumpian."

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Fragmentation at URBN Building 543
Gallery 543 is pleased to present Fragmentation, a solo exhibition of multimedia works by Pittsburgh-based collage artist and sculptor Seth Clark. Clark is represented by Paradigm Gallery + Studio in Philadelphia.
Continuing the artist's ongoing exploration of abandoned, deteriorating architecture, Clark's latest series is less straightforwardly representational than his previous works. Derived most notably from found paper and wood, Clark's ambitious, intricate and delicately-worked mixed media collages aim to represent the fragmented and complex nature of architecture in decline, what he refers to as the beauty of decay.
Alternating between collage and architectural drawing, Clark seamlessly blends the two mediums through a continually evolving and exquisitely detailed layering process. For the two-dimensional paintings, he begins with an underlying layer of paper collage, and then applies charcoal, pastel, and graphite, providing definition and depth. The three-dimensional structural collages are meticulously constructed little worlds made of lightweight wood.
Based upon original photographs and online sources, Clark intercuts images of architecture in various states of disrepair, creating digital compositions which serve as the foundation for the series. Purposefully eschewing a clear point of view, disconnected or incomplete pieces, with their shifting, gravity-defying angles--a window or wall from one image integrated with the collapsing rooftop from another--form an amalgamated yet abstractedly deconstructed whole.
Clark's collages of vernacular dwellings serve as fragmented portraits of urban decay, fictionalized architectural realities about to fall down or give way. Depicting the architecture of a culture, they induce in the viewer the feeling of place.
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About Seth Clark
Clark grew up in Seekonk, Massachusetts and studied close to home in Providence at the Rhode Island School of Design. He earned his BFA in Graphic Design, focusing primarily on print design and alternative typography. During this time, he discovered collage. This method of hands-on, spatial development took a major role in his digital work as well as his physical works on wood and paper. His drawings and paintings have shown nationally including exhibitions in the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Chautauqua Institution, Recent honors include Best in Show at the Three Rivers Arts Festival and publication in New American Paintings. Clark is a 2012 Flight School Fellow and was named Pittsburgh's 2015 Emerging Artist of the Year by the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. He is the recipient of three Design Excellence Awards from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Pittsburgh.
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Kaylee has one addiction: her very hot, very popular boyfriend, Nash. A banshee like Kaylee, Nash understands her like no one else. Nothing can come between them. Until something does. Demon breath.
There is so much potential in this series! Banshees, the Netherworld and its hellions, high school drama. It went awry in My Soul to Keep: I'd hoped that by now Kaylee would have learnt that she's a kid and she can't solve all the bean sidhe problems by herself, especially since until a few months ago she didn't even know she wasn't human. But no, we have Kaylee yet again attempting to tackle a huge problem all alone, with her merry band of sidekicks along for the ride. She believes that her father would ground her again if he found out that kids at her school are addicted to Demon Breath, but that makes no sense at all. She's not the person supplying them with the drug, how could it possibly be her fault?
I liked the progression of the world, with more supernatural creatures being introduced, each with varying powers in the Netherworld. Although Kaylee's mysterious trips to the Netherworld are never fully explained, I liked that the workings of the Netherworld are explained in more detail. The plot of the book is enjoyable and I was unable to tear myself away for long periods of time. The kids who are addicted to Demon Breath are in a bad way and it was compelling for me to see how bad the situation got before it was fixed. I think the book also tackles a real issue, and for once, since it was Kaylee's friends who were involved, I understood her desperation to get everything back to normal.
I did, however, dislike how Kaylee insisted on keeping her best friend in the dark about what was going on. I understand the instinct to protect Emma, but it got a little ridiculous – Kaylee is angry at her father and Nash for not telling her details of her supernatural life, but justifies doing the same to Emma.
One of the other let downs is the relationship, or lack thereof, between Nash and Kaylee. After the first book Nash ceased to be interesting for me, and in this book he's completely different to the Nash we met in the first book. I didn't like him at all. He was way too forceful in sexual matters and I hated the way he treated Kaylee. It was made worse by Kaylee's reluctance to actually get angry at him, I really don't enjoy the trope of the not-so-popular girl being so thankful that the gorgeous guy is with her that she overlooks the fact that he's a first class jerk. I do however, enjoy Tod. He's such a gentleman and genuinely cares about Kaylee. I hope something awesome happens between them, although it would be horrifying for Nash if his girlfriend ended up with his brother.
So, I liked the story, but hated the characters, and general hold no love for Nash any more. I want to keep reading because of Tod, and pretty much only because of Tod, and I hope Kaylee grows up soon. I think the premise of the series is still great, and would recommend the first book to my readers. From what I've read, the series does get a lot better, so I'm going to stick with it!


Brooklyn Borough Hall is a grand old building in Downtown Brooklyn constructed from 1846 until 1849. It is the oldest public building in the borough and a designated historic building in New York City. Brooklyn Borough Hall underwent extensive restoration work including repairs in the 1980s after years of serious decay. The restoration work involved returning the four-floor building to its former glory during the 19th century.
Brooklyn Borough Hall is situated in a government and commercial district of Downtown Brooklyn between Court and Adams Streets. The building was designed by Gamaliel King, who was a prominent architect in New York City during the first half of the 19th century. The building was once Brooklyn's City Hall when the borough was once a city on its own until its annexation with New York City in 1898. Today, Brooklyn Borough Hall houses the office of the Brooklyn Borough President.
Brooklyn Borough Hall is clad in marble and constructed in the design of Greek Revival architecture. The external structure includes a cupola with a bronze Statue of Justice situated on top of it. A flight of stairs lead to the grand entrance with its six majestic Greek columns. A plaza faces the building's entrance and a mall connects the building with Cadman Plaza Park. There is a lively farmers' market or greenmarket at the plaza held every Tuesdays and Saturdays from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.