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November 21, 2011 by christiarts
In the movie, The Lion King, a young lion cub haunted by guilt for something he did not do is taught the healing phrase, "Hakuna Matata." "It means no worries for the rest of your days. It's our problem-free philosophy. Hakuna Matata."
The Arabic equivalent would be "mish mushqili", I guess. "No problem."
I find myself humming the music to "Hakuna Matata" every now and then here. It's the Great Escape. And granted, it's a Healing Moment if you are consumed, as Simba was, with guilt and shame over the past. But it doesn't work as an antidote for the future.
We can't, for instance, personally look a poor child in the eye and apply Jesus' words, "The poor you will always have with you", as a way to get let off the hook. It's not about keeping us from feeling bad about what we should be doing, and aren't. Jesus never meant to give us a Quick Fix to make us Feel Better.
If you take a jeep (or in our case a very resilient Subaru) over rough roads for an hour into the desert, you reach what is arguably the most remote of the villages we visit. In a corridor of Area C and precariously placed between two military zones at the southern tip of the West Bank, Dkaika is home to a Bedouin population of around 220 residents. According to the school headmaster, the people have lived here since before Turkish rule.
The people of Dkaika have little in the way of material possessions, and their land is not favorable. Their dwellings are tents with dirt floors. Water is brought into the community by tractor. Here there is no electricity. Children do not have toys here, not really, although I did find an old toy gun in the sand. Because of this, an organization called Right to Play has come to the school, which serves 60 children, and taught games. They brought supplies. The school does not have basic school supplies, let alone things like balls and games. The children receive a biscuit and 5 ounces of milk from the World Food Program a few times a week. There is an infrequent traveling medical clinic 5 kilometers away, but no local medical staff.
Israel has been trying to reduce this community's buildings to rubble and to displace its people since the 1980s. In January of 2011, 13 buildings were demolished. In June, the army destroyed some tents, four rooms and two toilets originally constructed by Oxfam. One of the rooms demolished was a school classroom; two other classrooms suffered extensive damage as well. Islamic Relief and Unicef have been working to rebuild these classrooms, but the army is not happy about the repairs and the entire school continues to be very vulnerable.
The pretext for these demolitions is that the structures were erected without building permits, but this is the Occupation talking. The truth is that because fewer than 100 building permits have been given to Palestinians living in Area C since the Oslo accords, Palestinians usually do not wait to receive one before doing necessary work, because they know they will not receive a permit. Destroy, rebuild. Destroy, rebuild. For the village, it's very bad economics and it doesn't do much for mental health, either.
Currently there are demolition orders outstanding for 46 structures. These include 5 toilets and a cistern for storing the water. These demolition orders comprise almost all the structures in the village and affect 220 people as well as 700 sheep and goats and 20 camels.
In the face of this, it's tempting to shrug our collective shoulders. What can be done?
"Hakuna Matata."
But you can't use the Arabic equivalent. This is not a moment for "mish mushqili." This is a big problem.
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
Which is which? We won't know unless we try.
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Background: Neurodegenerative diseases are becoming more and more common in today's world. As people are continuously being exposed to exogenous factors like UV radiations, gamma rays, X-Rays, environmental pollutants and heavy metals, the cases of increased oxidative damage are increasing. Even though some amount of oxidative damage occurs in all metabolic reactions but their increase from the normal level in organisms causes neurodegenerative diseases. These neurodegenerative disorders like Alzeimers, Parkinsons disease and neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar, depression are caused due to the decline in physiological and psychological functions caused by ROS and RNS. These ROS and RNS are formed as the result of excess oxidative damage in the system.
Methods: The following article goes into detail explaining all the effects caused by excess oxidative damage like ROS/RNS formation and telomere shortening. Further, it explains the pathways of neurodegenerative diseases and neuropsychiatric diseases. This article also sheds light on the effective treatments of such disorders by changing lifestyle and activating antioxidant pathways.
Conclusion: It is clear that neurodegenerative diseases are caused due to excess oxidative stress and alter the functioning of the central nervous system. The central nervous system undergoes neurodegenerative or neuropsychiatric changes.
Oxidative Stress, neurodegenerative diseases, Alzeimer, Parkinsons disease, schizophrenia, bipolar, depression.


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Cyprus Divided Island Featured
A diplomat who survived the Cyprob graveyard
By Jean Christou January 27, 2019 January 28, 2019 0441
Glafcos Clerides, Rauf Denktash and Kofi Annan. Clerides had a 'reasonable mien'. Denktash was 'relentless in his rhetoric'
By Jean Christou
New book by former Swedish ambassador offers fascinating observations on Cyprob leaders
'Notes from the Graveyard of Diplomats', a book launched this week by former Swedish ambassador Ingemar Lindahl, may appear to have a rather intriguing title for those unfamiliar with the Cyprus issue.
If you're not in on the joke, the reference to 'diplomats' graveyard' is often used to describe the parade of foreign emissaries, UN and others, who have tried and failed over the decades to assist Cypriots reach a solution.
But Lindahl's book is way more than a political recounting of the run-up to the 2004 referendum on the failed Annan plan and its aftermath.
Written in diary form from notes taken during 2002 to 2004 in the course of his time as Sweden's Special Representative on the Cyprus issue, the book offers some behind-the-scenes snippets revealing the frustration of envoys, plus a some rather apt and often amusing assessments of many of the protagonists, a number of whom have since passed on.
But that's not all. The book is peppered with poetry, family life, Cyprus history, archaeology and culture, well-known artists and poets on both sides and many anecdotes of life and travels around the island, or "The Cypriot Universe" as Lindahl refers to it. This reference might strike some as particularly apt as Cypriots are often described as viewing Cyprus the centre of the universe, not least many of our politicians.
When he took on the role in 2002 as Sweden's Special Representative, prior to his ambassadorship from late 2004-2012, Lindahl himself was intrigued to take on a "problem of this kind – concrete, complex and historic", he says. At that point in his notes he, like many envoys before and since, fell for the idea that this time "after almost 40 years of strife and endless talks the issue might finally be solved".
Even though others had warned him that both sides appeared fine with the status quo, the prospect of EU membership in 2004, was to be the new catalyst for a solution.
A new round of talks was due to kick off in January 2002 between Rauf Denktash and Glafcos Clerides, both now deceased. One of Lindahl's first tasks was to meet the protagonists
"After a half dozen meetings, I could start dividing people into pessimists and optimists about a solution," he wrote later that month. "There seemed to be more of the former – they had heard the same song for decades."
Lindahl described Clerides as "short, rotund and friendly, with an easy laugh" and clear blue eyes keenly observing people and events though he was past 80. Puffing on a big cigar, Clerides had expressed cautious optimism and a good measure of mistrust about Denktash's "sudden inclination" for direct talks.
Denktash was also described as short and stocky like Clerides but appearing to be cut from a different cloth. "While Clerides has a rather flexible and reasonable mien, Denktash gives a stone-like impression and is relentless in his rhetoric," Lindahl says.
In other 'first' meetings, the former ambassador found then Akel leader, and later president, Demetris Christofias to have "a craftiness in his glance, mixed with a glimpse of insecurity, as if he remains somewhat incredulous with the high position he has reached in life".
"Even less optimistic was Christofias' political partner, Tassos Papadopoulos. There is something severe and distant about him, as if he disliked having people too close to him. He is not the ordinary politician who likes to shake hands and rub shoulders, but the kind of man who keeps his newly-bought shoes on even if they make him suffer, and expects others to do the same."
Tassos Papadopoulos 'the kind of man who keeps his newly bought shoes on even if they make him suffer, and expects others to do the same"
On current president and then Disy leader Nicos Anastasiades, Lindahl thought he made quite a different impression from the former pair. "Anastasiades seemed to belong to a newer generation with greater openness and a lighter touch. Or did I get that impression just because he was more charming and persuasive? Like Papadopoulos he smoked incessantly, explaining that he suffered from no health problems according to his doctor and that his chain-smoking uncle had died at the age of 100," Lindahl observes.
He also met former president George Vassiliou who complained to him that there were too many lawyers "creating obstacles rather than solving problems".
On the future Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, Lindahl quotes him as saying: "'Well, you see how tricky this persistent problem has become. Fortunately, I am married to a psychologist who sets me straight'. He thereby echoed Kissinger who said about attending the UN General Assembly as Secretary of State: 'First I see the Greek ambassador, then I see the Turkish ambassador, finally I see the Cypriot ambassador and then I go to my shrink'."
Next on the list of people was UN Special Adviser Alvaro de Soto "bald with two penetrating eyes, a well-tended beard and an elegantly checkered shirt, has the reputation of being one of the bright aces of the UN".
By March 2002, Lindahl recalls that the talks were not going well and then UN secretary-general, the late Kofi Annan, stepped in with a visit to the island but did not have much success. There was another meet-up with the UN chief in Paris in September that year that kicked off the race to reach a deal before the EU Council summit in Copenhagen in December 2002. By then, Denktash was in hospital for heart surgery and Turkey's government had changed with Tayyip Erdogan and the AKP party now enthroned, and with Ankara appearing ready to deal, with or without Denktash.
A draft of what was not yet known as 'the Annan plan' was ready "but it was obvious the only hope of getting the two sides to sign would be under pressure", says Lindahl.
Yet, it all came to nothing. "The non-participating Denktash had the last laugh, at least for the moment," he added. "Unsurprisingly" he arrived in Copenhagen "as late as was decently possible… When he finally appeared, he refused to discuss the Plan at all and instead used the opportunity to attack the UN and the EU".
Alvaro de Soto had 'a well-tended beard and an elegantly checkered shirt'
In January 2003, Lindahl again met the Turkish Cypriot leader as a new deadline of February had been set that Denktash was not happy about. "When I referred to his healthy appearance he said: 'Yes, I'm fine, though a lot of people wished that I would have died. It's quite a pleasure to spite one's adversaries'."
Later in the month during a meeting with de Soto, the UN envoy compared the AKP government with the cat in Tom & Jerry, always outrun by the mouse. "Nevertheless, he predicted, the day was approaching when the Turkish Cypriot leader would run out of luck and be swallowed by the cat."
In February 2003 things changed again with the election of Tassos Papadopoulos as president, and things just went downhill from there, culminating in Denktash's intransigence at talks in The Hague in March. That diary entry was swiftly followed by this one: "It's all over… The new Turkish government was unable to control the old man."
Britain's Cyprus envoy Lord David Hannay, according to Lindahl, called Denktash "a hopeless character" and "was not much more enthusiastic about Papadopoulos". "With his usual wit he resembled them to two drunkards emerging from the pub and trying to prop up each other in their mutual negativity."
Fast forward, on the Cyprus issue at least, to a year later, early 2004, and the whole atmosphere had changed after pro-solution forces led by Mehmet Ali Talat who had become 'prime minister' in the north. Lindahl recalls it had shifted from general pessimism to optimism, which was shortly followed by Turkey's sudden willingness to negotiate, and things were up and running again. Events were speeding up with Cyprus' accession to the EU only months away on May 1.
Back in February, Annan had called Denktash and Papadopoulos to New York. They went "more like two squealing pigs on the way to the slaughterhouse than two statesmen intent on solving a historic conflict", writes Lindahl.
Indeed, Clerides told him that Papadopoulos "to the very last minute had believed that Denktash would find a way to escape Erdogan's agreement with Annan. So, when it became clear that Denktash would sign on to it he [Papadopoulos] got quite stressed".
Then came the Burgenstock negotiations in March 2004 during which Papadopoulos took the opportunity "to escape" to the EU summit in Brussels after only a day at the Swiss conference, "as if the regular EU event was more important than the future of Cyprus".
"Sadly, the worst predictions were confirmed" in Burgenstock even though with Talat designated proxy, Denktash was not there to scupper the talks. Papadopoulos was the one to shun contact with the other side "blockading himself in his hotel suite".
Ditto the referendum on April 24, another big disappointment for the pro-solution campers with the Greek Cypriot rejection of the Annan plan. "The outcome is tragic," Lindahl wrote when he learned the results.
Lindahl met finally with de Soto as the latter was packed and ready to leave the island, and the UN envoy told him it was the intricacy and absurdity of the Cyprus problem that had first attracted him, but that it had finally worn him down 'as he lamented that a solution of the Cyprus problem seemed more difficult to find than the Holy Grail'".
Amen to that.
For some of us, especially journalists, Lindahl's book is a trip down memory lane, bringing back into focus what happened 15 years ago this year, along with some quirky new insights to file away for future reference. For newcomers to the Cyprus issue it is great primer with a 'fly on the wall' flavour from someone who clearly took the time to get to know and enjoy the island and its peoples over a decade and who didn't just bury himself under a pile of dusty Cyprob files, if you pardon the pun as it relates to the title of this book
Notes from the Graveyard of Diplomats: Cyprus 2002-2004 By Ingemar Lindahl Heterotopia Publications ISBN 978 9925 7359 3-8 (2019)
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Discovery Ski Area to open for the season
Discovery Ski Area near Philipsburg announced on Instagram that they will open for the season on Friday.
By: Melissa Rafferty
PHILIPSBURG – There is some more good news for outdoor enthusiasts as another Western Montana ski resort will open for the season.
Discovery Ski Area near Philipsburg announced on Instagram that they will open for the season on Friday, Nov. 18.
Discovery states they are opening earlier than in past years thanks to early season snowfall and the hard work of the snow crew.
Discovery will announce what runs will be open on its social media pages.
Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area opened up to skiers and snowboarders on Saturday, Nov. 12.
The latest information about Discovery Ski Area can be found at https://www.skidiscovery.com/.


Without it, there is no life. Too much of it is not good either. A single drop of it can reveal secrets which turn lives upside down, as anyone affected by blood cancer knows only too well. Blood tests for them are codes for survival and life lines for treatment. I faint each time I see blood. Just the sight of it scares me like little else. Only the most giant of spiders frightens me more. And math exams, but luckily these are a rarity in my life these days… Many of you will laugh at my silly reaction to blood, and rightly so. For those of you who suffer from blood cancer, blood is a companion from which there is no escape. For me, a simple blood test means sleepless nights, cold panic and bemused doctors. My Dad used to be like that. Until he got diagnosed. The instant he was told that something was wrong, his fear of blood vanished. Having blood taken no longer bothers him. It's the lack of alternative, he says, anyone can do it. I still find it heroic, and pass out on his behalf.
So, when he found out that we were planning long distance bike rides to raise money for LLR (and knowing full well how scared I am of blood tests!), he made us promise to do a full medical and sports check-up. 'You can't go about preaching the importance of health check-ups, and not do one yourself.' Right he was, and done it is.
I am please to report that, despite trying to find all sorts of excuses, I made it to my appointment at the Olympic Medical Sports Center here in Munich (Bernie is doing his in two weeks time). I had my blood taken, predictably fainted, got back up, breathed wildly into some weird apparatus, listened to the strange noises of my heart and pedalled like a lunatic on a bike ergometer until I almost fell off. All well. As healthy as a horse. Dad is happy, and so am I.


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Q: Compiling AIR application with Ant Task (WindowedApplication could not be found) I'm trying to compile my AIR application with Ant, using the mxmlc Ant Task. It seems to compile fine, and I get a .swf, but when I try to run it with ADL, I get the message "Class mx.core::WindowedApplication could not be found." It looks like the AIR libraries aren't being included properly.
Here's my mxmlc task:
<mxmlc
     file="${MAIN_MXML}"
     output="${DEPLOY_DIR}/MyApp.swf"
     compatibility-version="3"
     locale="en_US"
     static-rsls="true"
     debug="${DEBUG_FLAG}"
     optimize="true"
     link-report="${DEPLOY_DIR}/report.xml"
     configname="air">
     <load-config filename="${FLEX_HOME}/frameworks/air-config.xml" />
     <library-path dir="${FLEX_HOME}/frameworks/libs" append="true">
          <include name="*.swc" />
     </library-path>
     <library-path dir="${FLEX_HOME}/frameworks/libs/air" append="true">
          <include name="*.swc" />
     </library-path>
     <library-path dir="${FLEX_HOME}/frameworks/locale" append="true">
          <include name="{locale}" />
     </library-path>
     <source-path path-element="${SRC_DIR}" />
</mxmlc>

Any idea why this is happening? I've tried not including the load-config section and not including the library paths, but it's always the same result - it can't find WindowedApplication.
Thanks!

A: I´m not trying run with ADL, but i compile and Package it with ADL. Then i install the AIR application and it´s works.
Compilation
<mxmlc  file="${APP_ROOT}/${modulo}.mxml" keep-generated-actionscript="false"
                        output="${APP_ROOT}/${modulo}.swf"
                        actionscript-file-encoding="UTF-8"
                        incremental="false" warnings="false" fork="true" maxmemory="512m" >

                    <!-- Get default compiler options. -->
                    <load-config filename="${FLEX_HOME}/frameworks/air-config.xml"/>

                    <!-- List of path elements that form the roots of ActionScript
                    class hierarchies. -->
                    <source-path path-element="${FLEX_HOME}/frameworks"/>

                    <!-- List of SWC files or directories that contain SWC files. -->
                    <compiler.library-path dir="${APP_ROOT}" append="true">
                        <include name="libs" />
                     </compiler.library-path>

                    <locale>es_ES</locale>

                    <!-- Necesario para el source path del Flex Build Paht-->
                    <compiler.source-path path-element='${APP_ROOT}'/>
                    <compiler.source-path path-element='${APP_ROOT}/locale/es_ES'/>

                    <use-network>true</use-network>
                    <debug>false</debug>
                    <optimize>true</optimize>

            </mxmlc>

Packaging
<target name="packageModule">

          <echo message="Empaquetando ${modulo} como aplicación AIR...." />
          <exec dir="${DirectorioBase}" executable="${FLEX_HOME}/bin/adt.bat" spawn="false">

              <!--Empaqueta-->
              <arg value="-package"/>

              <!--Formato del certificado -->
              <arg value="-storetype"/>
              <arg value="pkcs12"/>

              <!--ruta donde está el certificado -->
              <arg value="-keystore"/>
              <arg value="./certificado/antuan.p12"/>

              <!--Password del certificado -->
              <arg value="-storepass"/>
              <arg value="antuan"/>

              <!--Nombre del archivo AIR a generar -->
              <arg value="${modulo}.air"/>
              <!--nombre del archivo xml de configuración -->
              <arg value="${modulo}-app.xml"/>
              <!--Nombre del swf compilado -->
              <arg value="${modulo}.swf"/>

          </exec>

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This setup allows me to go wireless. As of 5-27-2010 the Ground Control Pro has a Kenton Transmitter installed inside the case. The Synthophone is wireless via a beltpack that includes a WIDI transmitter, and the custom Power Supply that I built. The power comes from a Lithium Polymer batterypack (11.1 Volts 3800mah). The battery pack will allow more than 4 hours of playing time. In the event there is some kind of problem with wireless I can unplug a cord from the Synthophone and plug the midi cable into the original Synthophone Power Supply. Updated picture coming soon!
Changing patches and layers gets more interesting with a Laptop Computer in the loop. I found the best method for me is using the Ground control Pro in conjunction with some software called Bome. Bome is a midi translator that converts midi foot pedal actuations to key switches. I am using Reaper as a host for the VST instruments on the Laptop. Reaper has the ability of custom programming the key switches on a qwerty keyboard to select tracks where the instruments reside.


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Q: Sending input array values by POST to php I am trying to read the values of an input array and pass them to my backend PHP, but am not able to get this working.
I have the following html:
<input name='field[]' class='myclass' value='test1'>
<input name='field[]' class='myclass' value='test2'>
<input name='field[]' class='myclass' value='test3'>

<input id='post_this_val' type='button' value='Post'>

I want to read these values in jQuery and POST the values to my backend PHP, which will then process the results. This is what I do:
$('#post_this_val').live('click', function () {
    var inpVal = $('input.myclass').map(function(i, el) {
                            return el.value;
                    });
    $.post('/my/php/function', {data: inpVal});
});

The above POST is not working- my php function is not even getting called and the page simply reloads on clicking the POST button. Suggestions please.

A: Easiest way to get form values is to wrap those inputs in a form, bind a submit event, and use .serialize() method. The plus of using this method is, if you have a form with input type text and submit, doesn't matter whether the user is submitting using enter, or clicking on the submit button, the handler will still be called.
html:
<form id="myForm">
   <input  name='field[]' class='myclass' value='test1'>
   <input name='field[]' class='myclass' value='test2'>
   <input name='field[]' class='myclass' value='test3'>
   <input id='post_this_val' type='button' value='Post'>
</form>

js:
$('#myForm').live('submit', function(e) {
   $.post('/my/php/function', $(this).serialize());
   e.preventDefault();
   return false;
});

A: Just to add to the good answer of andreas, sometimes, complicated problems are caused by the simplest of errors.
Once you check the syntax and everything, I would recommend you install Firebug to check what is exactly going on.
On the net panel of Firebug you can see if the post was successful and if there was a response.
In this case the error could be among several things from incorrect spelling of URL to misspelled variables.
Firebug will help identify these errors, regardless of the cause.
Hope this helps!
Good luck!


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package org.anaguma.config;

import javax.sql.DataSource;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.builders.AuthenticationManagerBuilder;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.WebSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.servlet.configuration.EnableWebMvcSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.crypto.bcrypt.BCryptPasswordEncoder;

@Configuration
@EnableWebMvcSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {

    @Autowired
    DataSource dataSource;

    @Override
    protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
        http
            .authorizeRequests()
                .antMatchers("/").permitAll()
                .anyRequest().authenticated()
                .and()
            .formLogin()
                .loginPage("/login")
                .usernameParameter("userName")
                .passwordParameter("password")
                .permitAll()
                .and()
            .logout()
                .permitAll();
    }

    @Override
    public void configure(WebSecurity web) throws Exception {
        web.ignoring().antMatchers("/css/**", "/js/**", "/img/**");
    };

    @Autowired
    public void configureGlobal(AuthenticationManagerBuilder auth) throws Exception {
        // Query
        //   [POJO] userName <--> user_name [DB]
        auth
        .jdbcAuthentication().dataSource(dataSource)
        .authoritiesByUsernameQuery("select user_name, authority from authorities where user_name = ?")
        .usersByUsernameQuery("select user_name, password, enabled from users where user_name = ?")
        .passwordEncoder(new BCryptPasswordEncoder());

    }
}

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Reverse channel letters are often used in historical districts and upscale shopping areas. These signs do not emit light through the faces, but cast a 'soft glow' around each letter. This is of benefit where the intense lighting of a wall mounted or raceway mounted channel letter is undesirable.
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Managership is an acceptable word in Scrabble with 19 points. Managership is an accepted word in Word with Friends having 22 points. Managership is a 11 letter long Word starting with M and ending with P. Below are Total 974 words made out of this word.
Managership Meaning :- The office or position of a manager.
Note There are 4 vowel letters and 7 consonant letters in the word managership. M is 13th, A is 1st, N is 14th, G is 7th, E is 5th, R is 18th, S is 19th, H is 8th, I is 9th, P is 16th, Letter of Alphabet series.


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Activity books & early learning
The Three Snow Bears
Jan Brett's #1 New York Times bestseller is the snowiest twist on Goldilocks and the Three Bears you could ask for!
When Aloo-ki glances up from fishing and sees her sled dogs floating off on an ice floe, she races after them. She comes upon an igloo with no one home and goes inside.
Turns out the polar bear family who lives there is out walking while their breakfast cools off. Aloo-ki eats some soup, tries on their boots, and finally crawls into the smallest bed for a nap. Meanwhile, Papa, Mama, and Baby Bear see her dogs adrift, swim out to rescue them and return home to find Aloo-ki fast asleep in Baby Bear's bed.Jan traveled to the far North to meet the Inuit people and see the amazing land where they live. Dramatic illustrations capture the shimmering ice, snow and deep blue seas of the Arctic, and when Jan adds a raven-haired Inuit girl and her appealing huskies, an endearing family of polar bears, and playful Arctic animals in the borders, the result is one of her most beautiful picture books.
The decorative Inuit patterns and clothing Jan uses throughout are sure to attract adult fans and collectors while children will want to listen to and look at this exciting version of a well-loved story over and over again.
Snuggle up with all of Jan Brett's snowy treasures: The Mitten, The Hat, The Snowy Nap, Cozy, and The Trouble With Trolls.
With over thirty seven million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the USA's foremost author illustrators of children's books.
Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.
As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. She says, 'I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Now I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the imaginary place I'm drawing really exists. The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real.'
As a student at the Boston Museum School, she spent hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. 'It was overwhelming to see the room-size landscapes and towering stone sculptures, and then moments later to refocus on delicately embroidered kimonos and ancient porcelain,' she says. 'I'm delighted and surprised when fragments of these beautiful images come back to me in my painting.'
Travel is also a constant inspiration. Together with her husband, Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jan visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. 'From cave paintings to Norwegian sleighs, to Japanese gardens, I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books.'
Also by Jan Brett
Elena Favilli
LGB Animal Friends
Jane Werner Watson
LGB Richard Scarry's The Gingerbread Man
Nancy Nolte
Bluey: Camping
Kissed by the Moon
Rodrick Rules: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (BK2)
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Book 1)
R J Palacio
Scaredy Bath
Zoë Foster Blake, Daniel Gray-Barnett
S E Hinton
Born to Run (picture book edition)
Cathy Freeman, Charmaine Ledden-Lewis
No One Likes a Fart
Zoë Foster Blake, Adam Nickel
Beginnings and Endings with Lifetimes in Between
Robert Ingpen, Bryan Mellonie
LGB The Tale Of Peter Rabbit
Book With No Pictures
B.J. Novak, B. J. Novak


Audi also stands shoulder to shoulder with athletes of international skiing in the future: the Ingolstadt based automobile manufacturer has agreed to a cooperation with Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) up to 2018. As a consequence the Audi FIS Ski World Cup will again be staged under the Audi flag over the forthcoming years.
Audi has been active in winter sport for almost three decades. The partnership with FIS has already existed for ten years: the Ski World Cup celebrated its premiere in the sign of the four rings in the 2002/2003 season. A perfect combination: with quattro drive, which can display its superiority especially on wintery terrain, winter sport is of great importance for Audi. The presentation of brand and technology in the FIS World Cup made Audi and quattro the number one choice among winter sport athletes. This successful cooperation is now continued within the framework of a long-term agreement over the forthcoming six years.
The 2011/2012 Audi FIS Ski World Cup season has been running since October and enjoys one of its highlights at the weekend with the races in Kitzbühel. AUDI AG has also been title sponsor of the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup since October 2011.


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Opinion: Expressing humility while advocating for racial justice is imperative
By Adit Roy | Friday, June 05, 2020
Photo courtesy of Adit Roy
For those of you who know me, or know of me, I likely come off as that "do-it-all, know-it-all" model student.
But, to be honest, I am far from perfect. Amid the senseless killings of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, I found myself struggling to put together a coherent response that culminated my support for the movement while acknowledging my imperfections.
Yes, I was in tears.
Yes, I was shocked.
Yes, I was outraged.
However, I found myself asking one question after another.
How do I address the police brutality that Black Americans face everyday, while also acknowledging the deeply rooted racism within my own community: the South Asian community?
How can I use my family's experiences to self-reflect and amplify the voices of my Black peers whose voices matter now more than ever before?
At the end of the day, how can we all best serve as resources and supporters in this cause while acknowledging our privilege?
I know I am not alone in asking many of these questions, but sometimes it can feel like if you are not doing enough, you are letting down the movement.
But none of us are perfect. The first step in serving as an effective advocate is acknowledging our privilege and owning up to mistakes that we make along the way. Humility matters more than we know, especially when advocating for issues that don't impact us on a regular basis. I still make mistakes and am still learning how to properly advocate for change. Owning up to our flaws and admitting to the learning we all have to do, regardless of our race, class, color or creed is incredibly important.
It is important to realize that none of us non-Black students will ever be able to fully understand our Black peers' lived realities. Recognizing that makes the next step crucially important.
Educate yourself.
This means analyzing and dissecting literature written by Black activists from Maya Angelou to W.E.B. Du Bois, to modern day advocates such as Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ibram X. Kendi. My initial response to the issue was far from a fully-informed one. So, I continued to read countless resources, articles and journal articles on how to best ally in this movement as a South Asian American.
By using resources from the South Asian Student Association, reading multiple journal articles investigating the deeply rooted racism within the South Asian community and understanding professor Kendi's "How to Be an Antiracist," I was able to further understand the history and complexities behind racial issues in our communities.
In addition, it's just as significant to read statements written by our Black peers on campus. Reading The Blackprint, AU NAACP and the Black Student Union's statements can give us a valuable perspective on what type of change to advocate for on campus. The AU NAACP chapter called on the University to end its partnership with the Metropolitan Police Department. Specifically, the chapter called for the end of MPD presence at large speaking events and during mental health wellness checks.
AU BSU and The Blackprint echoed similar sentiments of ending ties with MPD and demanded that the University take more comprehensive action in the face of racial incidents on campus. From the hanging of bananas from nooses across campus three years ago, repeated instances of students using racial slurs, to the violence used by police officers against Gianna Wheeler, the University has failed to deliver actionable reform when Black students are targeted on campus. It is essential that we stand by both of these organizations and continue to demand more from ourselves and our campus leadership.
BSU furthered this sentiment and called on students to live an anti-racist lifestyle by having difficult conversations with friends, family members and classmates. Reading both of these organizations' calls for urgency enlightened me for how I can better support my Black peers, as well as what actions we should all advocate for.
As opposed to reading beforehand, many students will rush to post an Instagram story, a Facebook statement or some sort of broad display of support on their social media. I am guilty of this, as are many other students.
So, how do we prevent this showboat activism? It is essential to read up on the issue and check our individual privileges before taking up space in the discussion. After reading and self-reflecting, I was able to learn more about the racism within my own community.
Who was I to talk about the racism my family and I endured when our own community continues to stay silent and propagate racism? The racism or xenophobia many non-Black POC face cannot compare to the history of disenfranchisement that the Black community faces. Owning up to the faults within my community made me more cognizant of my place within this movement. Furthermore, educating myself helped in separating productive activism from empty posts and blanket rhetoric.
The third step is taking social media activism further. This means donating, attending a local protest and voting for officials that unconditionally support the movement. After recognizing my privilege, I looked for organizations dedicated to uplifting Black voices such as The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, which fights for racial equality through litigation; The Black Visions Collective, a Black, Trans and Queer led organization dedicated to dismantling systems of oppression; and The Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective, which is devoted to healing and liberating marginalized communities. Regardless of whether it is $2 or $200, your voice matters in helping these organizations advocate for a more equitable society and push forward change in the realities of countless Black Americans in this nation. Beyond donating, understanding and promoting each of these organizations' missions through our platforms is vital.
Protesting and showing up to vote matter just as much as donating and spreading educational content on social media. Each protest puts additional pressure on public officials to change their behaviors and speak out on critical issues regarding race. Supplementing protests by showing up at the ballot box is critical as states are holding primary contests. In the coming weeks, it is vital to turn out and vote for candidates that will amplify Black, POC, LGBTQ+ and other marginalized voices.
The last step is sharing each of these improvements with your friends, family and those around. None of us are perfect and we will never achieve lasting change in our own social media silos. I do realize that, while I am taking each of these steps, I am still far from perfect and need to continue educating myself.
On a parting note, I challenge all of us to get more involved and continue our involvement in this movement for the weeks, months and years to come.
Too often, Black voices and stories fade away with the headlines. It's incumbent upon each of us to make sure Black voices remain heard and are amplified now more than ever before.
Adit Roy is a rising junior in the School of Public Affairs. The opinions expressed by the author are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Eagle and its staff.
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