It's an old and reasonably accurate axiom in the firearms world that you're only going to perform half as well during a high-stress situation as you do on your best day at the range. With that in mind it's more than slightly important to get in a serious amount of target practice and shooting drills. To do that you need a lot of ammunition, and although target rounds are most commonly used during training for many reasons, including cost, remember that defense ammunition doesn't feel like target ammunition. Defense rounds are significantly more powerful because they're designed to provide life-saving power when it matters most, so it stands to reason you should train with defense ammunition.
These are 124 grain defense rounds, putting them at the low end of medium-weight. They're still light enough to reach incredible speeds but they're also heavy enough to pack a better punch, both of which are important in a self-defense situation. As JHP's they're capable of significant energy transfer on impact and begin to expand and decelerate immediately upon impact. The controlled expansion you get with a Jacketed Hollow Point creates a deeper wound channel than the average HP round does, and that translates to better stopping power. A gaping, devastatingly deep wound should convince just about anyone to stop what they're doing. Each round has a muzzle velocity of 1100 feet per second and muzzle energy of 333 foot-pounds.
These defense rounds are made by Fiocchi, a company that was founded in 1876 by Giulio Fiocchi. When Giulio started the business he couldn't have imagined the lengths to which Fiocchi would flourish; after almost 150 years in business they have a deserved reputation for excellence and a global reach. Fiocchi's headquarters are in Lecco, Italy, but they have a plant in Ozark, Missouri, for U.S. distribution. There are 1000 defense rounds in this case. That's enough to get some focused training time in, honing shot placement and practicing drawing and firing from various positions. And because these rounds have new production brass cases with boxer primer, they can be reloaded. Get in the range time you need to perform at such a high level half of your best is still an impressive performance.


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Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of directive 2000/53/Ec on end-of-life vehicles for the period 2002-2005 [SEC(2007) 1348]
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17/10/2007; Forwarded to the Council
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prevention of pollution
metal pollution
metal waste
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Approximation of laws
Technical barriers
Internal market - Principles
Directory code:
13.30.10.00 Industrial policy and internal market / Internal market: approximation of laws / Motor vehicles
15.10.30.30 Environment, consumers and health protection / Environment / Space, environment and natural resources / Waste management and clean technology
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Directorate-General for Environment, ENV
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COM(2007) 618 final
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECTIVE 2000/53/EC ON END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES FOR THE PERIOD 2002-2005 [SEC(2007) 1348]
ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECTIVE 2000/53/EC ON END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES FOR THE PERIOD 2002-2005
The aim of this report is to inform the other Community institutions, the Member States and the public about the implementation of Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles[1] over the period from 21 April 2002 to 21 April 2005 (or from 1 May 2004 to 21 April 2005 for the Member States which joined the European Community on 1 May 2004).
The report was drawn up on the basis of an implementation questionnaire established by Commission Decision 2001/753/EC[2], in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC[3]. It is based on information supplied by the Member States and is accompanied by a Commission staff working document which gives more details on the information and data received from them.
All Member States have provided the Commission with their national implementation data as regards the incorporation of the Directive into national law. Incorporation of the Directive into national legislation appears satisfactory; however, a conformity check of the national implementing measures with the provisions of the Directive is still ongoing for the EU-10, which may result in new non-conformity issues.
As regards the actual implementation and enforcement of the legal provisions, since only a few Member States reported information specified in part 2 of the questionnaire (which is to be delivered insofar as available and in line with commercial and industrial confidentiality), it is difficult to have a full overview of the state of functioning of the Directive in the Member States on the basis of the national reports. Moreover, a complete picture of the current situation as regards the recycling and recovery of end-of-life vehicles will only be available once Member States report on the reuse/recovery and reuse/recycling targets they achieve. These reports, obligatory with data for 2006, need to be prepared according to the detailed rules laid down in Commission Decision 2005/293/EC[4] and sent to the Commission within 18 months of the end of the relevant year, i.e. by 30 June 2008.
2. DIRECTIVE 2000/53/EC ON END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES
Directive 2000/53/EC lays down specific requirements for the management of end-of-life vehicles. It has as its main objective the prevention of waste from vehicles and, in addition, the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of end-of-life vehicles and their components so as to reduce the disposal of waste. The Directive also aims to improve the environmental performance of all economic operators involved in the life-cycle of vehicles and especially the operators directly involved in the treatment of end-of-life vehicles.
All Member States have provided the Commission with details of their laws, regulations and administrative provisions introduced to comply with the Directive. Currently, infringement proceedings are in progress against 9 Member States (Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, France, Ireland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom).
A large majority of Member States did not exempt vehicles produced in small volumes from the dismantability, recoverability and recyclability requirements, compliance with coding standards and dismantling information, and from the reporting and information requirements. Only Ireland, Lithuania and the United Kingdom provided for such an exemption.
Most Member States adopted various prevention measures aiming to limit the use of hazardous substances in vehicles and to prevent their release to the environment, as well as to facilitate vehicle dismantling, reuse, recovery and recycling and integrate more recyclates into vehicles and other products. Vehicle design changes are encouraged by Member States which have a national car industry (France, Germany) through legal obligations and information requirements imposed on manufacturers. Other countries focus on spare parts design or substance restrictions. Belgium, Germany, Spain, Malta, and Portugal adopted new measures aimed to encourage the reuse, recycling and recovery of vehicle components, including promotion campaigns, technical guidelines, financial assistance for R&D and innovation, and permitting procedures.
All Member States have adopted legislation which restricts the use of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in vehicles and vehicle components, as well as detailed lists of exemptions from this heavy metal ban which in most cases literally transpose the text of Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC.
The majority of Member States indicated the adoption of measures aiming to ensure that economic operators set up systems for the collection of all end-of-life vehicles and, as far as technically feasible, of waste used parts removed when passenger cars are repaired, as well as the adequate availability of collection facilities in their national territory. The number of authorised treatment facilities ranges from 0 in Malta to over 1,500 in Italy which demonstrates a large discrepancy in terms of treatment capacity in different Member States.
As regards the organisational responsibility for setting up the collection network , some Member States made all economic operators organisationally responsible (Cyprus), while others impose this responsibility on vehicle producers and importers (Austria, Spain, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands). Most Member States specify the geographical coverage that needs to be ensured by economic operators, which is either linked to population density (Ireland) or geographical distance (e.g. within a radius of 50 km in Hungary, Lithuania, and Slovenia). Latvia and Portugal provide for a possibility of joining a network managed by an independent entity, but require that all vehicle manufacturers or importers provide evidence of association with such a network. Slovenia obliges collection facilities to ensure sufficient coverage. In some Member States, two systems operate in parallel: that of facilities contracted with producers, and that of independent facilities (Ireland, the United Kingdom).
All Member States introduced into their legislation measures which aim to ensure that all end-of-life vehicles are transferred to authorised treatment facilities . In most cases, these provisions introduce obligatory licensing for collection and treatment facilities and oblige vehicle last owners to dispose their end-of-life cars only in licensed collection points. Most Member States allow for vehicle delivery to dealers or manufacturers, from whom they are further transferred to authorised treatment facilities. In most Member States it is an offence to abandon vehicles instead of delivering them to authorised treatment facilities or to collect and treat vehicles without the necessary authorisation.
All Member States have reported having set up a deregistration system which links vehicle deregistration to the issuing of a certificate of destruction by an authorised treatment facility. A minority of Member States provided for a possibility of issuing the certificates of destruction by producers, dealers and collectors on behalf of an authorised treatment facility. In all Member States, measures have been taken that ensure the transfer of end-of-life vehicles to authorised treatment facilities.
All Member States indicated implementation of the free take-back provisions, according to which the take-back of an end-of-life vehicle needs to be done at least free of charge for the last vehicle holder, based on the principle of producer responsibility . In most cases, vehicles are accepted unless they miss essential components enumerated in legislation or contain additional waste. A vehicle has a negative value where the costs of its management exceed the income from recovered materials. In most cases, producer responsibility starts at this point; however, acceptance of negative value vehicles was reported to be a rare case with the current material prices.
Most Member States provide for mutual recognition of certificates of destruction issued in another Member State.
In all Member States, establishments planning to carry our end-of-life vehicle treatment operations need to obtain a permit or be registered with the competent national authorities. In most cases, the regional authorities are responsible for the enforcement of the permit obligations specified in the national legislation: they issue permits and monitor treatment facilities in their respective administrative regions. The time within which depollution needs to be carried out ranges from 24 hours (Slovenia) to 3 months (Lithuania).
The majority of Member States indicated the encouragement of the use of EMAS or ISO systems . The systems are typically voluntary, with Member States offering a range of incentives to companies which use them. In many Member States, the practice to use certified environmental management systems is becoming increasingly widespread.
All Member States reported having adopted measures in line with the waste hierarchy prescribed in the Directive that promotes reuse, recycling, and recovery of vehicle components, with disposal as the last recourse. Reuse, recycling and recovery is ensured, in the first place, through measures which aim to guarantee appropriate dismantling, storage and treatment of parts and materials suitable for these treatment options. An important element of each system is the depollution of end-of-life vehicles. Other measures include steps to create markets for recyclates , including recycled content targets in new products. There are also financing schemes available in many Member States aiming to promote environmentally favourable treatment options.
All Member States confirmed that they have set in their legislation the reuse/recovery and reuse/recycling targets . In most cases, national targets literally transpose those of the Directive, with the exception of the Netherlands where the target of 95% reuse/recovery and 85% reuse/recycling was to be met until 2007 (the date is currently under revision). The parties responsible for meeting the targets include producers in cooperation with other economic operators (Finland, Hungary), economic operators (Cyprus, Italy, Malta), producers and importers (Lithuania, the Netherlands), public service providers (Slovenia), and authorised treatment facilities (Ireland). The Czech Republic, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom laid down lower rates for reuse, recycling and recovery for vehicles produced before 1 January 1980, in each case being at least 75% reuse/recovery and 70% reuse/recycling. The Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom reported that the measure introducing these lower targets have been notified to the Commission, and in some cases also to the other Member States. Spain, Greece and Malta have not yet sent the official notification.
Since the reporting obligation on the targets starts as of mid-2008 with data for the year 2006, only limited information on the targets achieved before 2006 is available. From those countries which have reported, in 2004 four Member States reached the 80% recycling target (Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden) and three met the 85% recovery target (Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden). Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom were also close to meeting the 85% recycling target in 2004.
All Member States adopted measures concerning the use of component and material coding standards reflecting those of Commission Decision 2003/138/EC[5] and obliged vehicle manufacturers to provide dismantling information for each type of new vehicle put on the market. Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, and Sweden indicated the use of the IDIS system (International Dismantling Information System) to facilitate dismantling and reuse of vehicle parts. In all Member States, there are provisions concerning dismantling, storage and testing of components suitable for reuse. Most Member States oblige vehicle producers to publish information concerning vehicle design, environmentally sound treatment, waste prevention and increased recycling and recovery.
Since a part of information on the implementation of the Directive is to be provided insofar as available and taking into account the need to protect commercial and industrial confidentiality, not all Member States reported it to the Commission.
In most Member States, no new prevention measures apart from those required by the Directive have been taken. Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden reported a number of actions taken by the vehicle industry in order to limit the use of hazardous substances and facilitate vehicle reuse, recovery and recycling. As regards the design changes in cars aimed to integrate more recyclates into vehicles, only a few Member States which have national vehicle manufacturing industry (Germany, France, and Sweden) adopted such measures. Poland and France indicated that the main barrier to further progress as regards the use of recycled polymers is the availability of secondary materials having the required properties at a competitive price, which confirms the need to improve markets for recyclates across the Community.
Most Member States signalled no negative market value vehicles due to high metal prices, with the exception of Sweden and Lithuania where such cases were reported. In the majority of cases, vehicle last holders receive a financial reimbursement for the returned end-of-life cars.
Most Member States reported no changes in their end-of-life vehicle management structures and no competition distortions , with several countries indicating a fall in the number of authorised treatment facilities as a result of stricter authorisation requirements.
Overall, although significant progress has been made in several Member States to transpose the Directive, implementation of this legislation cannot be considered fully satisfactory, as demonstrated by a number of infringement procedures concerning this waste stream. In some Member States, although the Directive has been almost literally transposed into national law, the end-of-life vehicles management systems might not be fully operational. Deficiencies in the effective functioning of waste management systems often result from the lack of enforcement rather than missing transposition of the Community legislation. This issue needs particular attention and increased monitoring both on the Community and national level. It is therefore important to step up implementation and enforcement efforts in certain Member States. The Commission will continue the conformity checks and regularly meet with the Member States in order to address any deficiencies in the implementation of Community legislation.
[1] OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34.
[4] OJ L 94, 12.4.2005, p. 30.

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Fears in Ukraine for neo-nazi influence on football
Whilst the wider football community in Europe may think of Ukraine mainly in terms of its joint bid with Poland for the European Championships in 2012, Ukrainian Ultras Against Racism now urges the very same football community to speak out against the attempts by Ukrainian neo-nazi groups to increase their influence amongst football fans.
According to the website of Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE), the neo-nazi group Ukrainian National Labour Party (UNTP) organised a "Defend Our Football" action in the capital Kiev at the end of January with demonstrations against the "men in suits" from the Football Federation of Ukraine and the Professional Football League.
Amongst the demands of the party is that it should not be possible for non-Ukrainian origin players to become naturalized in the country and that Ukrainian international matches should be played in different regions of the country.
The FARE website reports that the reaction from Ukrainian sports papers to the initiative so far has been mainly positive with little concern for the fact that neo-nazis are behind it.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian Ultras Against Racism calls for solidarity from anti-racist football fans all over Europe and for an official statement from UEFA and the Ukrainan Football Federation condemning the attempts from neo-nazis to hijack football fans' agenda.
Scottish fans beaten up in October last year
Just like in other parts of Eastern Europe, neo-nazis have been creating problems at football matches. In October last year, Ukraine played against Scotland in Kiev and before the match Scottish fans were attacked with a hail of bricks and bottles from a group of local skinheads.
According to reports in the newspaper The Daily Record, the attack appeared to be well planned. After the match the Scottish fans were escorted out of the stadium to the city centre to the applause of many Ukranian fans that were very unhappy about the attack in the afternoon.
An expert on racist attacks in the former Soviet Union says that the neo-nazi movement has gained strength and attacks have worsened in the Ukraine over the past three years.
"Ukrainain law enforcement officiels have continued to deny that the country has a problem with hate crimes, and Ukrainian officials are doing little to fight racist and anti-Semitic extremism," Nickolai Butkevic, Research and Advocacy Director with the Union of Council for Jews in the former Soviet Union, said to Radio Free Europe over the summer.
The reaction from the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom might be symptomatic. After reading reports in British newspapers about events in Kiev, the ambassador Ihor Kharchenko wrote a letter to the British newspaper The Guardian denying that the football thugs were neo-nazis.
"I do frankly apologise for the improper behaviour of my countrymen, but have to say that it seems rather far-fetched to call them "neo-nazis." Ukrainians suffered the most from nazism during the second world war, so I can assure you that we are well immunised against that phenomenon," wrote the ambassador and stressed his country's hospitality and tolerance towards foreigners and other cultures and ethnic groups.
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Why China Says No to the Arbitration on the South China Sea
Beijing will ignore the upcoming ruling — and with good reason.
By Fu Ying
| July 10, 2016, 5:00 PM
SANSHA, CHINA - JULY 24: (CHINA OUT) Soldiers raise the national flag during the Sansha city establishment ceremony in front of the city government's main building on July 24, 2012 in Sansha, China. The Sansha city on Yongxing island, a part of the Xisha Islands, will administer the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha islands and the surrounding waters in the South China Sea. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
The Hague tribunal in the much-discussed South China Sea arbitration case between China and the Philippines has notified the world that it will issue a final verdict on July 12. Many Western countries seem to think they already know the result of the arbitration — that China will lose. They have already started urging China to accept the ruling. But Beijing's position is clear: no acceptance, no participation, no recognition, and no implementation. There is solid international legal basis for China to oppose this case. And by doing so, China is not only safeguarding its national interests, but also protecting the integrity and legitimacy of the international maritime order.
Why does China refuse to accept and participate in the proceedings of this tribunal, being heard at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague? Because China, as a sovereign state, is entitled to choose its preferred means of dispute resolution — a legitimate right under international law. Moreover, the Philippines' case is inherently flawed and illegitimated by such irregularities as the country's abuse of the dispute settlement procedures, its distortion of concepts, and its deliberate disguise of the real nature of the disputes.
The Philippines' arbitration relates to the dispute over the sovereignty of islands and reefs in the South China Sea, and to maritime delimitation. But these territorial issues are not regulated by — and therefore beyond the scope of — the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). And in 2006, China declared it would exclude "disputes concerning maritime delimitation" from compulsory arbitration, under Article 298 of UNCLOS. Second, the Philippines' unilateral initiation of compulsory arbitration did not meet UNCLOS preconditions for such initiation. The "no arbitration without the existence of a dispute" principle requires that before resorting to compulsory arbitration, there must have existed a real dispute between the parties. However, China has not yet presented specific claims with individual islands: Instead, it has always treated them as part of its Zhongsha Islands or Nansha Islands in the South China Sea.
UNCLOS also stipulates that the Philippines must exchange views related to the arbitration over the dispute with China. But the Philippines has never consulted with China on the subject matters of the arbitration. And it was not telling the truth when it reported an "impasse" with China in "the bilateral exchanges" and "the great many subsequent exchanges." In fact, it was China that tried in vain to engage in meaningful dialogue with the Philippines.
Therefore, the Philippines' unilateral initiation of arbitration has fallen short of meeting the UNCLOS conditions. Besides, by unilaterally initiating the arbitration, the Philippines has violated an earlier agreement it reached with China: Both countries previously stated their commitment to bilateral negotiations and consultations as the means to settle disputes.
Why does China find it impossible to recognize and implement the tribunal's upcoming decision? Although Article 288(4) of UNCLOS stipulates that the tribunal should decide whether it has jurisdiction, the application of this provision is not unconditional. Indeed, there is no such thing as absolute power in international law. This tribunal, whose authority and power are conferred by states, is an international dispute settlement mechanism under UNCLOS. If the tribunal abuses its power, China — along with any other members in the international community — would have the right to reject its decisions. And in this case, the tribunal has acted in a reckless and arbitrary fashion. In doing so, it has violated the basic principles of international rule of law and undermined China's and other nations' faith in UNCLOS.
We don't yet know the outcome, but we do know that the tribunal failed to fully understand and investigate the real dispute between China and the Philippines. It disregarded the essence and purpose of the Filipino claims in filing the case, deliberately regarding it as a mere issue of the interpretation and application of UNCLOS — but in fact, the submissions handled are far beyond this scope. There is deep concern in China that the tribunal is failing to consider the specific geographical framework and situation in the South China Sea where the maritime claims of the two countries potentially overlap.
I hope it is not hard to understand why China has decided not to recognize and implement the tribunal's ruling. More than 60 countries have voiced their support for China's position on resolving the South China Sea issue through negotiations and consultations. China, as a state party to UNCLOS, supports and respects the treaty's principles and spirit. What China opposes is not UNCLOS and compulsory arbitration, but the tribunal's abuse of power in handling the case.
Today, most disputes are resolved through negotiations between the countries directly involved. The prerequisite for such negotiations, whether bilateral or multilateral, is the agreement or consent of those countries. China's claim and position in the arbitration case are consistent with the basic spirit of international law, as well as state practice in international relations.
This arbitration cannot resolve the disputes between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. Instead, it will only increase tensions and undermine peace and stability in the region. If the coastal countries in the South China Sea region do not intend to aggravate tensions, they have to return to the path of seeking resolution through negotiation. China and the countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to handle the issue through a dual-track approach — in other words, to resolve disputes through peaceful negotiations. Consultations on the code of conduct in the South China Sea region are making progress. The momentum should not be interrupted.
As President Xi Jinping said, China is committed to upholding international justice and is opposed to forcing one's will upon other people. The handling of the South China Sea issue has a bearing on justice as well as peace and stability. Countries in this region need to work together to build rules-based cooperation. The international community should support the efforts made by China and other littoral states to manage and resolve disputes in a peaceful manner, respect China's choice of using negotiations as the means to settle disputes, and protect the legitimacy and fairness of international mechanisms — especially UNCLOS.
Image Credit: VCG/VCG via Getty Images
Fu Ying is the chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of China's National People's Congress.
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Divers recover 'black box' from crashed Indonesia plane
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Indonesian Navy personnel handle a box containing the flight data recorder recovered from the crash site of the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ-182 in the Java Sea at Tanjung Priok Port on January 12, 2021.
Indonesian Navy divers searching the ocean floor on Tuesday recovered the flight data recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board.
The device is expected to help investigators determine what caused the Boeing 737-500 plane to nosedive into the ocean in heavy rain shortly after taking off from Jakarta on Saturday, The Associated Press reported.
TV stations showed divers on an inflatable vessel with a large white container containing the device heading to a Jakarta port.
Military chief Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said the plane's other "black box," the cockpit voice recorder, was likely to be found soon because its beacon was being emitted in the same area.
The devices were buried in seabed mud under tons of sharp objects in the plane's wreckage, Navy Chief Adm. Yudo Margono said. He said at least 160 divers were deployed Tuesday in the search.
More than 3,600 rescue personnel, 13 helicopters, 54 large ships and 20 small boats are searching the area just north of Jakarta where Flight 182 crashed and have found parts of the plane and human remains in the water at a depth of 23 meters (75 feet).
So far, the searchers have sent 74 body bags containing human remains to police identification experts who on Monday said they had identified their first victim, 29-year-old flight attendant Okky Bisma.
Anguished family members have been providing samples for DNA tests and police say results are expected in four to eight days.
Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) said the US National Transportation Safety Board will join in investigating the crash.
The NTSC chairman, Soerjanto Tjahjono, ruled out a possible midair breakup after seeing the condition of the wreckage found by searchers. He said the jet was intact until it struck the water, concentrating the debris field, rather than spreading it out over a large area as would be seen with a midair event.
The disaster has reignited concerns about safety in Indonesia's aviation industry, which grew fast after the economy was opened following the fall of Suharto in the late 1990s. The United States had banned Indonesian carriers from operating in the country in 2007, lifting the action in 2016, citing improvements in compliance with international aviation standards. The European Union lifted a similar ban in 2018.
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Last Sunday's Nine-Hole Scramble at Cloughaneely Golf Club was won by Seán Ó Gallchóir, Vincent Collum and Gerard Doran on three under par.
The leading scores in the Last Man Standing are John F. Callaghan – 26 points, Niamh McMullen – 24 points, Dermot Hegarty – 24 points, Connor McGinley – 23 points, Michael Cannon and Ollie McGeady – 22 points.
The Golf Club would like to send our condolences to member PJ McGinley on the recent death of his sister Margaret Ann McGinley.
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Bhí sé mar bhall den chlub ón tús agus bhí garda onórach ón Chumann Gailf ag teach an phobail don tórraimh.
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Morrison's 'Vindictive' Cut to Refugee Advocacy - RCOA
The Federal Coalition Government has backflipped on a recent Budget allocation for refugee advocacy - cutting its funding from the Not for Profit peak body, the Refugee Council of Australia.
Staff Reporter | 30 May 2014 at 3:47 pm
The Federal Coalition Government has backflipped on a recent Budget allocation for refugee advocacy – cutting its funding from the Not for Profit peak body, the Refugee Council of Australia.
The Government had allocated $140,000 for the RCOA as part of the 2014-2015 Federal Budget.
However, RCOA said it was surprised the funding that was allocated in the Budget and allowed for in the Government's forward estimates to 2018 was removed without explanation.
RCOA Chief Executive Officer Paul Power said the communication between a government and our network had never been poorer and that he had been informed, in a phone call from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, that the decision to remove the funding from 2014-15 had been taken by Immigration Minister Scott Morrison.
"This decision is petty and vindictive and is symbolic of the Minister's very poor relationship with the non-government sector," Power said.
"While we and other agencies maintain constructive dialogue with other members of the Government, it is clear that Mr Morrison has little interest in the ideas and concerns of non-government agencies which support refugees and asylum seekers."
RCOA said since starting in 1981, RCOA had grown to a network of 185 organisations, 800 individual members and thousands of supporters.
It said much of this growth had occurred in the past eight years, during which time organisational membership had more than doubled and individual membership had increased ten-fold.
"Our organisation has broad national and international respect as an authentic voice of Australian organisations involved in supporting refugees and asylum seekers," Power said.
"The ideas we put forward in reports, submissions, letters, public statements and direct lobbying of governments and inter-governmental bodies are based on wide consultation with refugee communities and our member organisations.
"The feedback I get from our members is that we are fair in the way we represent the community sector's views on refugee policy, giving a balanced critique of government policies and putting forward constructive alternatives.
"Our relationship with government has always waxed and waned, depending on the preparedness of the government of the day to listen to and engage with non-government organisations on matters of refugee policy. However, never has the communication between a government and our network been poorer than it is now and never has there been more despair about a government's demonisation of people seeking asylum."
Power said RCOA would respond to the withdrawal of government funding by seeking more support from Australians who see the need for a strong and credible community voice on refugee policy.
"The withdrawal of our core funding represents a tiny cost saving for the Government – less than half of the annual salary of a Minister – but is close to one quarter of our organisational budget. It will hurt us but we have no intention of reducing our small staff team or allowing this cut to distract us from raising a voice for justice and compassion for refugees," he said.
"We are writing to our supporters asking for their help and will be seeking wider support to raise the funds we have lost.
"We know that there are millions of Australians who are deeply upset about how this Government and the previous Government have treated people seeking protection from persecution. We will be appealing to them to help us become an even stronger voice for humane and common-sense policies for refugees and asylum seekers."
To support RCOA, visit www.refugeecouncil.org.au/donate
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We will once again honor the life of Ryan Purcell at the 8th Annual Ryan Purcell Memorial Run on Friday, September 27th, at 6:30pm. The race starts and finishes at the Knights of Columbus in South Buffalo, looping around Cazenovia Park. The post-race party will take place at the Knights of Columbus, 261 South Legion Dr, Buffalo, NY 14220 immediately following the race.
Thank you for your consideration and please feel free to contact Brian Purcell (716) 560-5920, Erik Bohen (716) 713-5654, Jeff Conrad (716) 983-1735, Jack Reid (716) 432-5039 with any questions.
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Former AFL player Angus Monfries will debut for Kybybolite in the Tigers' game against Kingston on Saturday. Monfries has been playing with the Footscray Bulldogs in the VFL but will play a guest game with the Tigers. He has local links through being part of the syndicate that bought Naracoorte's Kincraig Hotel this year. While there will be plenty of interest in that game at the seaside, one of the games of the season at Penola will go a long way to deciding the make-up of the KNTFL's top three. Penola (2nd on ladder) will host Keith (3rd), with both sides desperate to stay inside the top three and within striking distance of top spot. Penola is one win clear at the moment but has a lower percentage than the sides below and could drop to fourth if it slips up in the run home. Last time the teams met in round 4 they played out a classic while Penola won by five points – this one could be as close. Adding extra interest to the clash is that both sides will be missing two gun players with state country duties. Keith will be without midfielder Bill Laurie and full forward Ben Simounds, while Penola will be missing in-form midfielders Scott Merrett and Simon Berkefeld. The other games this weekend don't feature finals combatants against one another. Most will have firm favourites, with Lucindale expected to beat Padthaway and K/L United likely to be too good for Bordertown. Mundulla could have its hands full against a Border Districts side that nearly upset Penola last week, while the game at the seaside between Kingston and Kybybolite could be a toss of the coin.
Former Port Adelaide and Essendon AFL player Angus Monfries will play for Kybybolite this weekend.
Rhys Williams has been named as an "out" for Mundulla.
Bill Munn has been in good form for Kyby.
Tom McNamara (left) has unfortunately not been named in Padthaway's team, while Lucindale's Henry Tregoweth will start on the ball.
Former AFL player Angus Monfries will debut for Kybybolite in the Tigers' game against Kingston on Saturday.
Monfries has been playing with the Footscray Bulldogs in the VFL but will play a guest game with the Tigers. He has local links through being part of the syndicate that bought Naracoorte's Kincraig Hotel this year.
While there will be plenty of interest in that game at the seaside, one of the games of the season at Penola will go a long way to deciding the make-up of the KNTFL's top three.
Penola (2nd on ladder) will host Keith (3rd), with both sides desperate to stay inside the top three and within striking distance of top spot.
Penola is one win clear at the moment but has a lower percentage than the sides below and could drop to fourth if it slips up in the run home.
Last time the teams met in round 4 they played out a classic while Penola won by five points – this one could be as close.
Adding extra interest to the clash is that both sides will be missing two gun players with state country duties. Keith will be without midfielder Bill Laurie and full forward Ben Simounds, while Penola will be missing in-form midfielders Scott Merrett and Simon Berkefeld.
The other games this weekend don't feature finals combatants against one another.
Most will have firm favourites, with Lucindale expected to beat Padthaway and K/L United likely to be too good for Bordertown.
Mundulla could have its hands full against a Border Districts side that nearly upset Penola last week, while the game at the seaside between Kingston and Kybybolite could be a toss of the coin.


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Eveline and Eric Bacon: Bringing home the Bacons
Lauren Blair
Eveline and Eric Bacon are a quiet couple, but the pair offers a wealth of interesting history, stories and passions. Here, Eveline poses with her Naturalization Certificate, which certifies her as a U.S. citizen. "I'm passionate about this country and about the people in this country," Eveline said. Next to her, Eric shows off his mass multiplayer online reality game, "Stalkersoup." It has been three years in the making, with two million viewers in three different languages, with a proposed launch coming this year.
Eveline and Eric Bacon are a quiet couple, but the pair offers a wealth of interesting history, stories and passions. Here, Eveline poses with her Naturalization Certificate, which certifies her as a U.S. citizen. "I'm passionate about this country and about the people in this country," Eveline said. Next to her, Eric shows off his mass multiplayer online reality game, "Stalkersoup." It has been three years in the making, with two million viewers in three different languages, with a proposed launch coming this year.
One of Craig's most unusual pairs keeps a pretty low profile. On their own time, they enjoy being home together with their cats, but the stories, passions and talents of Eveline and Eric Bacon make them stand out in a crowd.
Eveline is Brazilian, with long dark hair and distinctively beautiful features. She works as a care coordinator for Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, often putting her Spanish language skills to good use in helping to coordinate patient care with specialists.
At 6' 2", with a quiet demeanor but one that indicates that this is not a guy you want to mess with, Eric is a Vietnam veteran, a product development consultant for some big-name companies, and a computer-gaming genius.
For the last three years, Eric has been holed up in his basement designing a mass multiplayer online reality game called "Stalkersoup." The game is akin to "World of Warcraft" but uses real world graphics instead of what's called flat space graphics.
"Mine is an actual world," Eric explained. "You walk on it and interact with everything in it. And I've brought it up to a level that rivals any new game out there."
The game is still in beta, meaning it hasn't been officially advertised or released yet. Despite its relative infancy, Eric said the game has drawn over two million views and is being actively translated by gamers in Japan, Ukraine and Brazil.
"It went viral," Eric said. "When I actually shared it with people, the website crashed because so many people wanted to download the game."
Now in its fourth year of development, Eric is planning to release the game soon.
"My release is not set yet because it's all based on how I evolve this last section of this initial release," Eric said. "It's a lot like writing a book. Now it's poised to be introduced on a regular basis to be like chapters in that book."
Eric comes from a family of talented artists, with his grandfather, Irving Bacon, being the fifth most prolific actor in U.S. history, according to Eric. The younger Bacon was a child actor himself, playing a cadet in Captain Satellite from 1959 to 1962. He is also a one-degree connection to another world-famous Bacon.
An engineer by training, Eric said he got his start working with digital technology in the Army in 1972 as a high-speed digital communications expert.
"My scores were so high they let me pick anything that I wanted," Eric said. "It turned out to be pretty cool. I got to go all over the world installing systems for automatic digital switching networks. It was super advanced for the time. We could send a message from the White House or Pentagon anywhere in the world in two seconds."
The experience turned out to serve him well, launching him into a career working with large media and technology companies, including Intel, Motorola, Boeing and MTV. It was the latter that brought him to Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1994 where he met Eveline.
The two met at a club when Eric was reluctantly hanging out with some business partners. He happened to be in the market for an English speaker to create prompts for a phone call-in system for MTV.
Eveline had recently finished her teaching degree and was teaching English as a second language. The group staying out dancing all night in typical Brazilian fashion, followed up by breakfast in the morning.
The two eventually got together (and Eveline's voice could be heard all across Brazil whenever anyone called in to request a song), living in Brazil for a short time before moving back to the United States.
"We went crazy. MTV was sort of a fun thing," Eveline said. "We met a lot of bands with MTV, so we had a lot of backstage experiences like the Rolling Stones."
The two got married in 1997, moving from Florida to Hawaii and then eventually back to Brazil in 2000. Sickness and national tensions drove them back to the States once again, however.
"He got bit by a mosquito and got dengue fever," Eveline said. "He almost died, it was terrible…Then when 9/11 happened, it was terrible because people were burning American flags."
The couple high-tailed it back to Florida, where they picked Colorado to make their new home. After a couple of years in Denver, Eveline found a job as program manager with Communidad Integrada, which at the time had an office in Craig.
After two years with the organization, it downsized, and Eveline accepted a new job with the VNA.
"My background was in education," Eveline said. "I just made the move to health education, which is another passion of mine."
Now the couple owns their own home in Craig, complete with three cats. They recently moved Eric's mother, now 90 years old, to Craig to help take care of her.
"We like to watch movies, we like to cook and eat good food and drink good wine," Eveline said. "And that's pretty much it. We do like to stay home a lot."
After so many adventures around the world, the quiet, small-town lifestyle suits both of them well.
"I like the country," Eric said. "I don't like the city anymore. I like it out here, nice and calm."
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Chaplains Minister Among Horses and Workers at Racetrack
By Elizabeth Kramer
Published May 2, 2008 at 3:36 PM EDT
Listen NowThese days American racetracks have more then horses. Many have in-house chaplains, including Churchill Downswhere the message of Christianity has become more prominent behind the backstretch. WFPL's Elizabeth Kramer reports.Among the many workers you see riding on golf carts around Churchill Downs is Pastor Ken Boehm. Today, he's going to the jockeys' lounge to lead a prayer."Let's pray for safety for the day," Boehm says. "Heavenly father we come to you this afternoon and we ask for your blessing."Boehm is a Lutheran minister who became the first full-time chaplain at the Downs in 2003. He leads a daily prayer broadcast each morning over the loudspeakers across the racetrack's backside. He often tours the place greeting workers and visitors."Boy, the crowds are getting big," he says when he sees a group of people coming in. "I hope everybody has a great opening day here.""Thank you," they say in unison.On the track's backside, he helps provide the often low-paid workers with everything from food to mattresses. He even helps migrant workers get their required permits and, in rare circumstances when a worker dies, he contacts their families and helps arrange for transport of the body.The tasks are typical for him and other ministers in the Race Track Chaplaincy of America. Founded in 1971, this Christian organization is evangelical and interdenominational. It helps people working in all facets of the horse racing industry — and the organization is growing. In 2000, it had ministries at 67 racetracks in the U.S. Today, there are more than 120 around the world, with a new one opening soon in Kenya.Here's Chaplain Ken Boehm."In this industry, with chaplaincies at every race track now around the country and growing to around the world, people are more open about talking about faith wherever they are," he says.Churchill Downs Incorporated, which owns this track and three others, supports the chaplaincy's work. The company donated the land for the chapel here, built just last year. It funds about one-third of the chaplaincy's operations, including Boehm's salary. The rest comes from an organization of horse owners and trainers called the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and more than 40 local churches. The Race Track Chaplaincy has negotiated this funding system at almost every racetrack it works with.Churchill Downs provides space for the chaplaincy's annual fundraiser. The track's general manager, Jim Gates, attends the event every year. When asked why the company offers so much support, Gates gives a short answer."The spiritual well being of the people that work on the backside is very important," he says.Other industry insiders attribute their support for the chaplaincy to the social assistance it provides here and at other tracks. One is Suzanne Campbell, whose husband Cot Campbell founded Dogwood Stable in South Carolina."I think the chaplaincy is the backbone of the backstretch," Campbell says. "I think they really keep it all together. They do such wonderful work with Green Cards and getting all of their business and economic problems worked out, Bible studies, pregnancy — I mean they cover the gamut."Mixing business with religion is a growing trend.Laura Nash is a former faculty member at the Harvard School of Business and author of two books about business and religion. She has seen the growth of ministry in businesses that employ many low-wage earners. In addition to workers' spiritual needs, these ministries help meet their material needs when their salaries and benefits don't. Nash says the growth of religious activities in these kinds of industries has accompanied recent moves to incorporate faith into the workplace, which brings its own dilemmas."There's more and more attempts to accommodate religion and then immediately it brings up questions of when does the practice of this religion begin to step on other people's toes," Nash says. "There're not a lot of employer safeguards on this until somebody complains."At Churchill Downs, most people talk favorably about the inclusiveness of the chaplaincy's work. Pat Day, the famous jockey, has been a spokesman for the Race Track Chaplaincy since he retired from racing."It's all inclusive to the race track: frontside, backside, office help," Day says. "But it's predominately for the people that work on the backstretch that aren't able to get off the racetrack and to go to the church of their choice."With that emphasis on a Christian church, it's not clear how easily the Race Track Chaplaincy will be able to expand its work at racetracks in countries like Kenya and even Israel, where the culture isn't predominantly Christian.As Boehm leaves the stables, he looks out towards the track. He is happy with what the chaplaincy has been able to accomplish here."What a difference it is from what the public outside these fences think about what's going on back here to what really goes on back here," Boehm says. "To be able to go into a barn and start talking Jesus, in any barn back here, and have a very genuine conversation not only about horses, which are our main focus, but about faith."


The Winter Olympics have come to a close and Champions have been rewarded, but we are still in an Olympics state of mind. There is so much that we can learn from these inspiring athletes beyond their health and fitness routines. It's easy to overlook the non-tangible characteristics and strengths held by Olympians, but it takes so much resilience, patience and motivation to do what they did. Anyone can watch the reruns of figure skating or ski jumping and see the looks of determination on each competitor's face. These incredible people had a mission and put themselves out there to succeed.
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Many bands make the mistake of simply stringing their songs together and don't think of the set as something that can be worked on in the same way they work on their playing and songwriting skills. To get to the stage where a reasonable crowd of a couple of hundred punters will turn out in all weathers, and pay good money, to see you takes some doing - and you'll have to put together something pretty hot if you want to achieve that. Your audience has given up their time and probably money to sit through your show. Don't make them work to enjoy the gig. Every aspect of your show is worthy of attention paying attention to detail is a sign of respect for the crowd and they will respond very positively to a band who take the trouble to do this.
Get the band tight musically which means playing together well, in control of your timing. Nearly all inexperienced players rush ahead of the beat. This makes a band sound amateurish and kills the groove. Fix this by practising to a click track and nailing the parts. Watch out for those nightmare drummers who keep jamming around with their bass drum parts. If there's no solid foundation the bass player has nothing to lock into and you're doomed. Define and refine all rhythm section parts and work on them until they groove. Spontaneity can come a few gigs in when you're communicating well musically. Also work on all beginnings and endings. Never throw away a good tune with a scrappy ending. If the audience don't know when to clap the danger is they won't bother at all. The Chili Peppers, Rage Against The Machine, System Of A Down and Bryan Adams are just a few bands, off the top of my head, who all have a different approach to playing as a tight unit.
Work on what happens between songs. The gaps between tracks are still part of the gig. It looks bad if the tunes are broken up with: tuning up, drawn out guitar changes, a drummer fiddling with his high hat etc. Equally irritating is a singer who's not taken the trouble to work out what he or she is going to say. Unless you're an absolutely natural, then plan each word and the timing of each line. Again on a good night you can afford to be spontaneous, knowing that you have the safety net of some good lines if you need them. Also work out how to deal with an unplanned gap in the set due to a technical problem. Don't say, "Does anyone know any jokes?" as this just highlights the unprofessionalism of the situation.
Consider the tempos carefully. Many gigs come over as boring and dirgy because the band has too many down-tempo songs too close together. Many great live shows start off with three up-tempo tracks together. Think of the set as a line on a graph and decide where you want to take the crowd. Choose the points that you want to build the excitement and when you want to bring the mood down. Check out a Bruce Springsteen performance to see how he uses this idea to keep the audience's interest over a marathon gig.
So many gigs are needlessly boring because once you've seen the first song nothing else happens or develops during the show. A simple costume change, such as the singer removing an item of clothing, signals a change of mood in the performance and keeps audience interest up. Acoustic sections mid-set and a song that features another band member singing, or a solo slot can do the same job. Be careful of drum solos and guitar solo spots for obvious reasons! A classic rock gig finishes on a huge high that is then pushed to the limit during the encores that follow.
Pay attention to the visuals and think about your appearance. Don't waste an opportunity to make an impression. Have you chosen clothes that suit the vibe and size of the venue? Big and bold works in a large setting. T-shirts with a slogan on can often make a strong statement. Try not to go onstage looking like a roadie - your music is too important for the audience not to take you seriously because you haven't tried hard enough on your collective image. Why not get a professionally-made backdrop? Prices start from �400 and I guarantee it will separate your band from nearly all your local competition in one fell swoop.
Customised bass drum skins, amps and guitars can look cool - and think about what theatrical make-up and costume did for Slipknot! Projectors and video can work well too. Old sixties oil lamps and strobes are portable, cheap and easily available. Try a bit of lateral thinking - often the best ideas are not expensive. Anything that gets people talking after the show will help swell the number of punters at the next gig.
Don't forget gimmicks. Remember the Chili Peppers' sock trick, The Who's gear trashing, Def Leppard's show in the round, Ronnie James Dio's robot spider? What's to stop you coming up with such an outrageous idea that the whole town is talking about it next day? If it's strong enough it could get you in the local paper - and what could be better than free publicity for your next gig?


Dinesh Nijhawan decided to study environmental engineering to help improve the world's drinking water problem. He chose RMIT because of the combination of theory with practical knowledge.
RMIT University has an awesome combination of theory and practical knowledge. It is the best university to be at to get you ready for work.
I am passionate about our environment and believe we can eliminate health problems caused by poor drinking water quality around the world.
I decided to study at RMIT University as it has an awesome combination of theory and practical knowledge. It is the best university to be at to get you ready for work.
The lecturers are simply incredible. They find ways to incorporate practical knowledge where possible alongside theoretical knowledge. They don't only focus on what you can do but also highlight any limitations you might come across when you are working because the working environment is very different to a university setting.
The highlight of my studies has been being able to meet so many people who are passionate about the same thing as me. It's been incredibly motivating and encouraging.
My favourite course so far has been Pollution Control. This subject gave me a broader understanding of environmental problems and how theory can be used to address those problems.
I am part of the Environmental Engineering Students Association, which has events running through the year. I'm also part of the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, a not-for-profit organisation where I have made new friends from all over the world who come to Australia to do internships.
My dream job would be to work for an organisation to help improve environmental quality in countries where people are ill due to lack of clean air and water.


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Asmaa Abdallah is associate editor at the Cairo Review of Global Affairs. She holds a BA in English Literature from Cairo University and an MA in English and Comparative Literature from the American University in Cairo. Her writing has appeared in Egypt Independent, Ahram Weekly, Jadaliyya, Enigma Magazine and the Arabic Literature in English Blog. She has also contributed to the translation of the winner works of Beirut 39, published by Bloomsbury in 2010.
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"Cosby Show" star Speaks out on being Job Shamed
posted by Boxer - Sep 4, 2018
Actors and the public are rallying around "Cosby Show" alum Geoffrey Owens after he was apparently shamed for working at a grocery store.
Several news outlets circulated a photo of Owens behind the register at a Trader Joe's in Clifton, N.J., implying the actor had fallen on hard times.
Fox News picked up the story, tweeting Friday that Owens was "spotted bagging groceries" while wearing a name tag. They ran the image of Owens at work alongside a black and white headshot of him at a younger age.
But many people, both in and out of show business, spoke out against the apparent shaming and applauded Owens for his hard work.
Terry Crews, who now stars on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" wrote on Twitter that he swept floors after retiring from the NFL and "if need be, I'd do it again."
"Good honest work is nothing to be ashamed of," he wrote.
"Geoffrey [Owens] is a fantastic, hilarious actor," Judd Apatow tweeted. "He was incredible on @Divorce. It's streaming on @hbo. Season one. As funny and strong as they come!"
Owens' breakout role in Hollywood was as Cliff Huxtable's son-in-law Dr. Elvin Tibideaux on "The Cosby Show" but the 57-year-old Brooklyn-born actor has consistently worked in television and film ever since, the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) shows.


This innovative approach to wellness is built on decades of careful study. Biomagnetism began in 1988, when Dr. Goiz discovered that it is possible to recover healthy metabolic status by targeting biomagnetic fields.
Over the course of more than 25 years, laborious research by Dr. Goiz, colleagues and practitioners have identified over 300 Biomagnetic Pairs (BMP) throughout the body. The chemical balance of each part of our body is different from another part. By identifying BMP's, it is possible to treat only the areas where there is imbalance.
Dr. Goiz has successfully treated more that 250,000 patients with Biomagnetism and has trained more than 5,000 health practitioners around the world. Because of Dr. Goiz's outstanding contribution to this ground-breaking field of human health, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Bioenergetic Medicine by Oxford International University.
Treatment by a trained and certified practitioner involves placing high-intensity magnets on targeted areas of your body that have a pH imbalance. Chemical balance is essential to good health. Good pH balance is just the right radio of alkalinity to acidity. When we are out of balance, we are susceptible to disease and inflammation.
The practice of Biomagnetism involves a scan to detect pH imbalances. This is done through kinesiological testing whereby a trained practitioner methodically scans your body to identify internal imbalances by sensitive observation of your muscle reactivity.
High-intensity magnets are positioned on Biomagnetic Pairs that have chemical imbalance. Magnets with positive and negative polarity (south/north) are placed in precise areas of the body. This brings the BMP back into balance and restores optimal pH levels. By maintaining adequate pH, homeostasis can be regained.
A Biomagnetism session is a great way to improved health, it leaves you feeling great! To get the most from your session it is very important that you come prepared.
You will lie on your back on a massage table equipped with pillows for comfort and support. You remain fully clothed and with your shoes on.
The session begins with a scan of your body to identify Biomagnetic Pairs that may be chemically out of balance. The trained practitioner performs this in-depth kinesiological testing by sensitive observation of your muscle reactivity.
Sessions last between one-and-one-half to two hours but please allow for two hours. Most clients feel very relaxed during and after a session. It's a good idea to make time for rest after your appointment.
Although a few people experience detoxification symptoms immediately, most notice light to medium symptoms from three to seven days following their session. Symptoms may include fatigue, mild aches, digestive and general malaise. These symptoms can be reduced by increasing water intake, eating detoxifying foods such as cruciferous vegetables, onions, garlic and herbs such as tumeric, rosemary and ginger when possible.
The week following your session it is suggested to take probiotics to help with the detoxification.
The full benefits of Biomagnetism treatment are realized after one week. Most clients experience significant results after only three to five sessions.
*Please inform your therapist of possible pregnancy or if you have received chemotherapy or radiation in the last year.
This revolutionary and completely natural approach is changing our understanding of human health. Biomagnetism has the ability to awaken the innate healing system within oneself. To date, Biomagnetic Pairs have been identified that cover glandular dysfunctions, viral and bacterial infections, many complex diseases, syndromes and illnesses, such as cancer and HIV. Biomagnetism is a simple, effective way to re-establish optimal chemical balance and support good health.
Certified Biomagnetism practitioners do not diagnose or prescribe for medical or psychological conditions nor claim to prevent, treat or cure but rather provide therapeutic benefit by supporting normal structure and function.


THE City of San Fernando and Mabalacat City led this year's awardees for Pampanga of the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) for 2018 of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Eight municipalities in Pampanga also received the award in ceremonies held in Manila on Wednesday, November 7. The Pampanga awardees were among the 263 local government units (LGUs) that made it through the more rigorous and stricter evaluation parameters this year.
In previous assessments, DILG evaluators use the method called "4+1" where LGUs need to pass four core areas and one essential area, but for this year, the DILG has required LGUs to pass seven areas in the latest assessment.
The municipal awardees for Pampanga include Bacolor, Floridablanca, Lubao, Macabebe, Mexico, San Simon, Santa Ana and Santo Tomas.
City of San Fernando Mayor Edwin Santiago and Mabalacat City Mayor Crisostomo Garbo received their awards from the DILG at the Manila Hotel. It is the two cities' fourth time to receive the award.
The City San Fernando received the same in 2014, 2015 and 2017 while Mabalacat City bagged the recognition in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Passing the seal entitles a local government unit to access the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) for this year, allowing it to secure the GFH Certification for loan purposes and provides an opportunity to avail of other national program windows like Bottom-Up Budgeting Program.
The PCF is an incentive fund to LGUs in the form of counterpart funding to high-impact capital investment projects in the Annual Investment Program and the 20 percent development fund consistent with national priorities.
It is open to all provinces, cities and municipalities awarded with the Seal of Good Housekeeping provided that the LGU shall allocate a counterpart fund to implement capital investment projects aligned with the national development agenda and priorities.


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Created in the Philippines from the leaves of a banana tree.
A combination of multiple fibers.
A fabric that is either woven or knitted that contains a design that is curled or looped.
A natural matting that is very durable. It is created from the exterior husks of coconuts. Most of them originate from Kerala, India.
A surface that is made from carpet threads; the threads may be manipulated in a variety of ways to create the "look." Threads may be twisted, looped, cut...etc to create the desired effect.
Also known as "average pile yarn weight." It is the pile yarn weight within a carpet's unit volume. Carpets are denser when the turfts are nearer to each other. It is desirable for a carpet to have high pile density because the durability of the carpet will be greater.
The sum total weight of a carpet's face.
A type of marine plant that grows in the countries of Vietnam and China.
An African and South American low-cost grass that may be tightly or roughly woven together.
Pile material attached to a backing material prior to the fixing of a 2nd layer of backing material. It lends more structural strength to the unit.
Multiple or a couple pieces of yarn twisted together in order to make a carpet. Greater durability and a better maintenance of a carpet's texture are made possible the more closely the yarn threads are twisted together.
An underlay is positioned beneath a carpet and aids to shield the carpet from daily wear-and-tear.
Pile face containing yard threads woven with an integral backing.


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Christopher Peifer
Musician, Producer, Sound Designer
Christopher Peifer, New York-based musician, songwriter, sound designer and producer
Chris has begun work on a new record, at Roots Cellar Studio, in Cold Spring, NY. Todd Guidice is at the controls, and on drums for these sessions. Heavily influenced by the likes of The Replacements, Bash & Pop, Hüsker Dü, Bob Mould (and maybe a little tequila), Chris is forming a new, regional power pop trio, and planning to release album and start touring before year's end.
Beginning with our autumn shows in Beacon, NYC, Albany, Saratoga, and Philadelphia, Blockhouses' debut record "Greatest Hit Songs of All Time" is available for purchase, and released October 1 for digital download and streaming!
CD and download available at CD Baby
Download on Amazon and iTunes
Stream on Spotify and Apple Music
Click here for all options
Singles, demos and other deep cuts available on Bandcamp
Blockhouses has recorded basic tracks to 16 new songs at Kawari Sound in Philadelphia, then mixed and mastered at Westmont Station, with Pete Donnelly (The Figgs, NRBQ, Soul Asylum, Shelby Lynne) at the controls. Press release
The new album will be released on STOMPER (The Figgs, Mike Gent and The Rapid Shave ... ).
Fall tour dates are being added.
Sound designs at: Primary Stages @ The Cherry Lane Theatre, and George Street Playhouse.
The short documentary, "Harv", for which we did audio post and sound design, is WINNER, Greenwich Village Portraits category, 2017 Greenwich Village Film Festival. WINNER, Best Documentary, 2018 Inwood Film Festival.
Chris completed his 4th annual Bike MS campaign, a fundraising effort benefiting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Our victory lap 'round Manhattan was Sunday, 10/21. Chris has raised over $2k, putting him in the top 200 (of about 3,400), and the team exceeded $20k.
Thank you for your support! The 2019 campaign is now active, and can be accessed here:
Learn More / Donate Here
New Orleans' The Luxurious Faux Furs have laid down some serious mojo to tape at Garageland, got dunked in our rockin' reverb tank, and released three vinyl records: Two 45rpm 7-inchers on Hexbeat, and their smokin' LP, "Let Me Ride" on Beast Records, France (2014). Our work together also appears on Beast Records' Sampler, Volume 2: "Only the Best".
The studio is in post-production with Lex Loser, on their sweaty "What Rough Beast" EP, which we live-tracked in Brooklyn.
Congrats to Josh Diamond & The Brooklyn Soul, whose music was produced at Garageland (Chris played bass and organ), and subsequently placed in an episode of "Happy Endings" (ABC)!
Clients have included Another Saturday Night: vinyl LP on Slow Gold Zebra; The Brought Low: demo, in anticipation of their "Third Record" on Small Stone; Tony Award winner, John Gallagher, Jr., who laid down tracks in our first (downtown) studio; New York Botanical Gardens, for which we produced their self-guided audio tour app; NYC House Concerts, showcasing some of NYC's top classical soloists and ensembles.
Besides his usual bands, Chris is available for session work with quality original acts. A variety of studio projects is continually emerging.
Gorgeous Machines is our music licensing arm, music and soundscape for film, t.v. and commercial.
Christopher was songwriter, music director, sound designer and musician for "Dark Hollow", at Theatre 80, as part of the New York International Fringe Festival.
Sound Design this season takes Chris to Primary Stages, Cherry Lane Theatre, and George Street Playhouse. Special thanks to Liz Chaney and Scott Killian.
Chris has appeared on camera, playing guitar, in the Amazon Studios series "Mozart in the Jungle", directed by Jason Schwartzman.
Patrick Kauffman kept the tubes glowing, and Richie Baxt kept the axes sharp.


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