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'Putting lives at risk': Delay in Heritage Act changes slammed
Sylvester Phelan
Aug 1, 2018, 12:55pm
There is "massive anger and frustration within rural communities" over news that recent changes to the Heritage Act will not be in place for at least another year, according to independent TD Mattie McGrath.
"To say that there is huge disappointment around this news is an understatement," the deputy said, reacting to the confirmation that the cutting of roadside hedges is to remain prohibited this month.
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"It was understood by almost everyone involved in this issue that once the Heritage Act 2018 was signed into law, which it was in mid-July, then the provisions allowing for hedge-cutting at the start of August would be in force.
"We now understand that the minister and her department had no intention of facilitating this change and have instead told us that it will be at least 2019 before draft regulations are in place.
People's lives are being put at risk for every day in which there is a delay in allowing the cutting of overgrown and dangerous hedges or vegetation.
"Some of the roads I have travelled on recently are places where the hedges are almost meeting each other in the middle of the road and where stop signs are completely obscured," deputy McGrath added.
The independent TD for Tipperary accused the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan and her officials of "failing to grasp that this is an immediate public health risk".
Continuing, he said: "The act has been signed and it must be allowed to be used as a legal basis for rural communities and contractors to get on with the vital work that needs to be done.
"Further delays are totally unacceptable," deputy McGrath concluded.
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) also commented on the situation in a statement on social media, noting:
Roadside hedges may be cut during August 2018 where there is a road safety risk as defined under the Roads Act 1993 where landowners are obliged to keep roadside hedges cut for road safety reasons.
"Local Authorities must prove the safety case for hedge-cutting for road safety reasons to the National Parks & Wildlife Services (NPWS) if required or face prosecution by the NPWS," the contractors' association said.
Cutting of roadside hedges to remain prohibited next month
Hedgecutting Heritage Bill Mattie McGrath


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The Limits of Soft Power
Conn Carroll
Townhall Magazine
@conncarroll
Posted: Aug 11, 2014 8:04 AM
Editor's note: This column originally appeared in the August issue of Townhall Magazine.
When then-state Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) first called President Bush's Iraq War a "dumb war" in 2002, Republicans still enjoyed a sizable lead over Democrats on the question of which party Americans trusted more on foreign policy—a lead that Republicans had enjoyed for generations.
But by 2005, Obama's prediction that "even a successful war against Iraq" would "require a U.S. occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences," had been proven largely, if not entirely, true.
Whether removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right decision or not, there is no question that the Bush administration undersold Americans on the cost of the Iraq War while also overselling what could be accomplished there.
This mismatch between Bush's foreign policy promises and results led Americans to begin trusting Democrats more than Republicans on foreign policy. And it was a big factor in the GOP's huge electoral defeats in 2006 and 2008.
By the time Obama was sworn in in 2009, Democrats enjoyed a 10-point lead in trust on foreign policy, and Obama did not hesitate in implementing his foreign policy vision.
First on Obama's agenda was a whirlwind apology tour where he took it upon himself to travel the globe genuflecting to everyone from France to Turkey, to the entire North and South American continents about everything including colonialism, Guantanamo Bay, and even the treatment of Native Americans.
Obama then pursued an ambitious agenda of international treaties including the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. Each of these agreements sold out American sovereignty without gaining any additional security for Americans in return.
Since then, Obama has famously celebrated his decision to remove all combat troops from Iraq, sent conflicting messages of support and condemnation to Egypt and its governments, conducted a drive-by war in Libya, threatened and then backed down from bombing Syria, and then looked on helplessly as Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, annexing the Crimea peninsula and possibly more.
At every step along the way, Obama has been betrayed by his fervent faith in the effectiveness of soft power.
In Libya, he thought drones and jets would be enough to topple a tyrannical regime and secure the peace. But the Obama administration severely underestimated the need for troops on the ground to protect American diplomatic assets. As a direct result of Obama's (and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's) miscalculation, four Americans were murdered in Benghazi, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The country has since become a "scumbag Woodstock" according to military analysts.
In Ukraine, Clinton's botched "reset button" diplomacy has gone nowhere. When Putin sent his special forces into Ukraine (see page 44, "A Land on the Edge") after the winter Olympics, Obama confidently predicted his "severe" sanctions would cripple the Russian economy and force Putin to back down. But the Russians literally laughed at Obama's response and sent more forces to the region, confident that Obama would not counter with any real force.
And finally in Iraq, Obama proudly took credit for pulling all combat troops out of the country in 2011, promising that he was "confident" the country could "build a future worthy of their history as a cradle of civilization." But now that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has taken over almost half the country, is massacring Iraqis, and is threatening to taken over Baghdad, suddenly Obama is blaming the Iraqi government for his troop withdrawal and is sending U.S. troops back to Baghdad.
As a result of all these disasters, Obama has completely fumbled away the Democratic Party's advantage on foreign policy. It is now Republicans that, again, enjoy a 10-point margin in trust on the issue.
But what will Republicans do with that new advantage? Townhall's Kevin Glass explores that question in his piece "Rand Paul vs Marco Rubio" on page 38.
Whatever path Republican primary voters do choose, the lesson from both the Bush and Obama foreign policy records is clear: try to be more humble about what your foreign policy agenda can accomplish. •

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Whether intentional on your part or not, this strikes me as the next part of the story, in a way, from the previous poem, "What they said." We now have someone who had fled from Franco returning after his death. It again "lives" in the personal, intimate space of the poem's speaker. Such a lovely pair of poems, moving to read together.
Thank you. This poem is a song of praise for Madrid, for Spain without Franco, for women who could speak a pure language and scar the mountains which had before perhaps encircled them.
I think yes that it is the next part of the story. And although I left Spain by choice, I felt at the time of that poem, as I do now, that it is time to return to Spain and its language, its food, its energy, its truthfulness.
I've never been. I have friends living there, out in the country, managing a yoga retreat. Some day.


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Residents of new homes in Chesterfield VA can celebrate summer at the Chesterfield County Fair. The annual event takes place August 24-September 1 at the fairgrounds on Courthouse Road in Chesterfield.
The fair began in 1911 and has kept many of its traditional features. Visitors can see farm animals, including a giant steer and horse. Indoor exhibits include arts and crafts, canned goods and home-grown produce. A contest will be held to determine the largest watermelon grown in the area. "Kids" of all ages will enjoy the model train display.
Outdoor attractions center around a midway carnival with kiddie rides. Encircling the midway, a range of activities and demonstrations include barrel train rides, oxen-pulled wagon rides, a Civil War encampment and hospital, a blacksmith, violin maker and weaver. Additional highlights include a circus, steam engine, dunking booth, pig races, petting zoo, pony and camel rides, a chainsaw sculptor, mechanical bull rides, bingo games and a western show. Of course, plenty of delicious food will be available.
Musical entertainment will be offered by bands including the 7 Bridges Eagles tribute group and a Journey tribute band called Departure. Other events range from the Princess Pageant, 4-H Talent Show, singing contests and rodeo to a military parade, a separate Grand Parade and Beach Party Night.
Regular adult admission to the Chesterfield County Fair is $10. Seniors over 60 can get in for $7. Children 4-12 pay $5, while kids 3 and under receive free admission. The admission price includes entrance to all exhibits and many of the special shows. Carnival rides require tickets, which must be purchased separately.
Tram service and shuttles make it easy to get around the fairgrounds. Benches are provided for those who need to rest a while. The midway and walkways were recently paved, so the fairgrounds are stroller and wheelchair-friendly.
LifeStyle Home Builders has seven new home communities in Chesterfield. Choose from Crimson Crest, Glen Kilchurn at The Highlands, Lake Margaret at The Highlands, Summer Lake, RounTrey, Harpers Mill and Magnolia Green. Call LifeStyle Home Builders today at 804-409-2069 to visit one or all of these communities of new homes in Chesterfield VA.


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Google Maps heads north...way north
Karin Tuxen-Bettman
Google Earth Outreach team
Search for [cambridge bay] on Google Maps and you'll fly to a tiny hamlet located deep in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut in Canada's Arctic, surrounded by an intricate lacework of tundra, waterways and breaking ice. High above the Arctic circle, it's a place reachable only by plane or boat. Zoom in on the map, and this isolated village of 1,500 people appears as only a handful of streets, with names like Omingmak ("musk ox") Street and Tigiganiak ("fox") Road.
The hamlet of Cambridge Bay.
There are 4,000 years' worth of stories waiting to be told on this map. Today, we're setting out on an ambitious mission to tell some of those stories and to build the most comprehensive map of the region to date. It is the furthest north the Google Maps Street View team has traveled in Canada, and our first visit to Nunavut. Using the tools of 21st century cartography, we're empowering a community and putting Cambridge Bay on the proverbial map of tomorrow.
Catherine Moats, a member of the Google Map Maker Team, working with Chris Kalluk and others at the Community Map Up.
We're not doing it alone, but with the help of the community and residents like Chris Kalluk. We first met Chris, who works for the nonprofit Nunavut Tunngavik, last September at our Google Earth Outreach workshop in Vancouver, where he learned how to edit Google Maps data using Google Map Maker. Today Chris played host to a community Map Up event in Cambridge Bay, where village elders, local mapping experts and teenagers from the nearby high school gathered around a dozen Chromebooks and used Map Maker to add new roads, rivers and lakes to the Google Map of Cambridge Bay and Canada's North. But they didn't stop there. Using both English and Inuktitut, one of Nunavut's official languages, they added the hospital, daycare, a nine-hole golf course, a territorial park and, finally, the remnants of an ancient Dorset stone longhouse which pre-dates Inuit culture.
The Street View Trike collecting imagery of Cambridge Bay.
Now we're pedaling the Street View trike around the gravel roads of the hamlet and using a tripod—the same used to capture business interiors—to collect imagery of these amazing places. We'll train Chris and others in the community to use some of this equipment so they can travel to other communities in Nunavut and continue to build the most comprehensive and accurate map of Canada's Arctic. As Chris put it to us, "This is a place with a vast amount of local knowledge and a rich history. By putting these tools in the hands of our people, we will tell Nunavut's story to the world."
So stay tuned, world. We look forward to sharing with you the spectacular beauty and rich culture of Canada's Arctic—one of the most isolated places on the planet that will soon be, thanks to the people of Cambridge Bay, just a click away.
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With Spring here and Summer right around the corner I knew it was time to update my makeup. I wanted to transform my pale winter skin and get more of a sun kissed glow. And that's where Stage came to the rescue!
I always get overwhelmed with the amount of beauty products in the market and never know where to begin. When I checked out the Stage website and clicked under beauty they had a trend section called "summer beauty". I knew this was exactly what I needed to narrow down my search and I wasn't disappointed. As I scrolled down I found several products from theBalm brand and their fun retro style packaging immediately caught my eye. How cute is their makeup!!
Check out what I picked up with my full product review below.
This might be one of my FAVORITE products! All 3 shades are perfect for my skin tone and really give me that beach bronzed look. I love the Balm Desert shade for an all over bronzer and then I use the Balm Springs and Balm Beach for blush and slight contouring. This single product can transform your whole look to Summer and definitely a beauty Must-Have!
This eyeshadow palette is absolutely AMAZING. Not only is the packaging and set up so fun but the colors are soooo good! The colors I've been wearing on repeat are snobby (the perfect golden yellow), stubborn (a pretty pale pink), stand-offish, selfish and seductive. I tend to wear softer neutral/bronze colors most days and only go for a darker eye shadow occasionally. Overall such a great eye shadow palette!
Yet another AMAZING eye shadow palette! There is such good neutrals and bronze colors perfect for a summer glow. My favorites are flawless, faithful, firm, fit (the perfect bronze shade), and flirty. Although a brush came with each palette set it was too small to actually use and I prefer using my new EcoTools brush as well as my Mac brush instead. But overall I loved this palette and will continue to use!
I was in need of a new bronzing brush and thought this set would be perfect. I was so impressed with how many brushes came in the set and the great quality for such a good price. I usually spend at least this much for one MAC brush! It can with two beauty blenders and I know these are all the rage right now but they are just not for me. My 3 favorite brushes from this set are the Blending & Bronzing brush, the Precision Blush brush, and the Shade brush.
This was the one item that I had to have and thought it would be my absolute favorite. Although it's a great bronzer it's a little on the dark side and I wish it came in different shades depending on your skin tone. I have a medium skin tone and this was still too dark for me. Since I tan rather easily it might be a better fit come mid summer. But you can also use it as an eye shadow or even an eyebrow shadow.
I was looking for an easy to apply highlighter and this fit the task. I went for the pink shade and like to wear it on my high cheek bones just above where I put my blush. I love the slight shimmer and glow it adds to my skin and it's a great addition to my makeup routine.
This stain like gel mixes with either a moisturizer or foundation to add a subtle sun kissed glow. I don't know about you but I can get pretty tan during the summer since I love hanging by the pool and I start to feel like my foundation is too light for me. This product is the perfect fix! I mixed it with my current foundation and it added the perfect bronzed glow to my skin. The more I added the darker my foundation got so it's perfect to use depending on how tan you get. I'm definitely going to be using this ALL summer long!
I'm currently obsessed with matte long wearing lipstick and I was looking for a good color for Spring and Summer. I really like the soft natural color but wish it lasted a little bit longer. It is moisturizing which I like but you will definitely need to reapply it through out the day.
NYX is a brand I've heard great things about and was really excited to try. Honestly it's very similar to the Clinique liquid lipstick color I got and another good addition to my lipstick collection. Again this one is not long wearing but still a good natural color.
I've never tried a setting spray before and I thought I would throw this into the mix. It's a lightweight water based spay that keeps your makeup looking great longer. Honestly I didn't really notice a difference between using the spray or not and often forget to actually use it. I'm sure it feels refreshing on a hot day though so I'll continue to use it when I remember to.
I can't go a day without mascara and I loved the packaging so I thought I'd give this a try. Honest review- this mascara is nothing special. I've tried lots of mascara's in my time and this one is pretty average. It gets the job done but probably not something I'm going to purchase again.
I always find myself having chapped lips and can't go a day without chapstick. I loved the tropical look of this product and thought it would be good to try. It's a sugar scrub and it tastes so good that my kids have been asking to use it every time they see me putting on my makeup. It's a good product that did moisturize and help with my chapped lips. Definitely a fun product I will continue to use.
I've been needing to step up my eyebrow game and have only really been using eyebrow shadows on occasion. This contour pencil looked like the perfect next step and it is! The blonde color I got is a perfect match for my brows and it was very easy to apply. Overall very happy with this product and I will continue to use.
There you have it! My search for a sun kissed glow has come to an end and I'm so happy with the results. Stage has introduced me to theBalm products and to say I'm OBSESSED is an understatement! Now I'm ready for a tropical vacation!
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The prevalence of back pain varies between 60–85% and, globally, it escalates. After an acute infection of the upper respiratory ways, it ranks the second most often cause of incapacity to work in people younger than 45 years. The radicular syndrome (RS) is, together with headache, the most frequent cause of a visit to the neurologist in adults. The incidence of the RS is 10 % in the age group of 55 to 65 years old men; in women it is the highest after 65 years (5 %). Some studies mention 9.9–25% in the population.
RS is characterised by a set of symptoms like one-sided sharp pain, burning, prickling, tightness, tingling or weakness of hand, leg or trunk (in the area of the path of an affected nerve) that were caused by suppression, irritation, or inflammation of nerve roots extending from the spinal canal. According to the International Association for the Study of Pain it isthe"feeling of pain originating and proceeding along an extremity or trunk, caused by an ectopic activation of nociceptive afferent fibres of the spinal nerves or roots, or other neuropathic mechanisms".
Suppression, mechanical damage to the nerve root or both is the main cause of pain origin. Suppression (except for disc hernia itself) is caused by inflammation, ischemia, and oedema. Several studies proved the presence of the inflammation mediatorsin the site of disc damage – hernia (TNF-α, phospholipasis A2, prostaglandin E2, NO, leukotrienes, immunoglobulines, pro-inflammatory cytokines – IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6) and autoimmune reactions (IL-1β produced by macrophages, intracellular adhesive molecules). Penetration of such substances and compounds into the surrounding causes irritation of nociceptors (β4 leukotrien and β2 tromboxane), direct damage to the nerve, intraneural and perineural inflammation; ischemia and oedema – set of such factors causes RADICULAR PAIN.
The most often cause of the RS is hernia of intervertebral discs (lumbosacral area is affected in 90% of all radiculopathies, 20–40 times more often incidence than in the neck area; the most often is hernia of L5/S1; 90% of hernias affects the L4, L5, and S1 roots; in the neck area it is 75% of hernias in the C6/C7, and C5/C6 segments, predominantly in the 4th and 5th decade of life. In the chest area the incidence is 0.5% out of all hernias of intervertebral discs. From other causes spondylotic changes are significant – arthrosis of facet joints, formation of osteophytes, reduction of intervertebral discs (most often from the 6th to the 7th decade of life) and stenosis of spinal channel. From other causes it is necessary to mention FBSS, primary and secondary tumours of the spine, spinal cord coverings, spine a roots; trauma spine (vertebrae fracture with fragments dislocation); spine inflammatory disease of infectious nature, spondylitis, spondylodiscitis, post-surgery adhesive arachnoitis (together with epidural fibrosis); epidural haematoma, abscess, osteoporosis, root disease (herpes zoster, Lyme Borreliosis), diabetic radiculopathy (most often affecting the chest segments).
The clinical picture has typically three symptoms – local pain with a disorder of the spine function (posture, locomotion disorder); sensitive dermatome symptoms (pain or paresthesia radiating in the appurtenant dermatome, sharply localized, invoked by provocation manoeuvres) and segmentally motoric symptoms (muscle weakness with hypotonia in the given myotome – it is missing at an isolated affection of rear sensitive roots).
Diagnostics is based upon medical history, physical examinations (clinical tests) and auxiliary imaging methods (MRI). MRI has a low specificity, 20–36 % of hernia discs detected in an asymptomatic part of population. Clinical tests at cervical radiculopathy are: cervical compression (pressure in the axial plane), the Spurling's test (pressure in the axial plane connected with extension and head rotation to the side with pain), test of the cervical traction (pulling of chin and occipital area with pain relief), test of the passive abduction in elbow relieves pain in two thirds of the patients. At lumbosacral radiculopathy: the Lasègue's manoeuvre ("straight leg raising test") passive flexion in the loins with the extension in knee joint causes a radicular pain to 60° (L5 and S1), reverse Lasègue's manoeuvre – rear stretching test (on abdomen, flexion in knee L4) and the Bragard's test: at positive Lasègue's manoeuvre decrease flexion by 5–10 %. This should result in relief; subsequent dorsal leg flexion in ankle joint causes the root pain.
Therapy in acute (subacute) condition is started with the conservative approach (anti-inflammatory drugs, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, saving regime of a patient – raising of a heavy load is prohibited), interventional therapy (epidural application of steroids: according to way of administration it is possible caudal, interlaminar a transforaminal one: TFESI, PRT – periradicular therapy: subpedicular, supraneural, retroneural, infraneural), pulse radiofrequency therapy and adhesiolysis using epinavigator, epiduroscopy and surgical procedures – decompressive laminectomy, foraminotomy, discectomy (miniinvasive endoscopic discectomy).
Indication for administration of steroids is pain of a lower extremity caused by an acute hernia of intervertebral disc with a radicular distribution in patients: who do not react on other non-surgical treatment, who need an acute relief from pain, in whom surgical treatment has not been indicated or in whom it is not possible, and in whom the case is the pain having an inflammatory etiology.
Contraindications of conducting the TFESI are broken down to absolute – impossibility to obtain the approval from a patient with the procedure, non-collaborating patient, impossibility to administer the contrast agent (allergy), infection at the site of the procedure and relative – pregnancy (RTG is an absolute contraindication), coagulopathy, systemic infection, immunosuppression, serious respiratory or cardiovascular disease, unfavourable anatomic conditions preventing to carry out a safe procedure.
Having exhausted all the therapeutic possibilities and in situation of persisting pain, it is proper to consider introduction of the SCS (spinal cord stimulator) in patient.


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Media & Policy News: 23 June 2017
Safe Streets Act to be challenged in court:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/06/22/safe-streets-act-to-be-challenged-in-court.html
Anti-panhandling law criminalizes poverty, legal clinic argues: http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/anti-panhandling-law-criminalizes-poverty-legal-clinic-argues-1.3471799
The CRA is keeping tax cheat data secret, breaking minister's commitment:
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/06/17/the-cra-is-keeping-tax-cheat-data-secret-breaking-ministers-commitment.html
Our tax system is riddled with unfair loopholes – and it's getting worse: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/dennis-howlett/canada-tax-loopholes_a_22528627/?ncid=tweetlnkcahpmg00000002
Meat prices set to rise by up to 9% this year even as other groceries take less of a bite:
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/business/canada-food-inflation-2017-report-dalhousie-researchers-1.4166923
9 in 10 Canadians see no progress being made on food insecurity, poll finds: http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/9-in-10-canadians-see-no-progress-being-made-on-food-insecurity-poll-finds-629409103.html
Governments have to start acting on poverty, and citizens must pressure them to act: Gossage:
http://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/june-2017/governments-have-to-start-acting-on-poverty/
Adult literacy gets $185 million funding boost from province:
https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2017/06/16/adult-literacy-gets-185-million-funding-boost-from-province.html
New legal hotline a lifeline for Ontario's low-income Chinese and Southeast Asians:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/chinese-southeast-asian-legal-hotline-1.4168196
Child care crunch doesn't end when school begins:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/06/20/child-care-crunch-doesnt-end-when-school-begins.html
Employees with disabilities need more than a government strategy, say advocates:
http://www.rabble.ca/news/2017/06/employees-disabilities-need-more-government-strategy-say-advocates
Canada starved aboriginal people into submission: Goar:
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/06/10/canada_starved_aboriginal_people_into_submission_goar.html
Why wages aren't rising while workers remain in short supply:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/inflation-canada-outlook-1.4167888
LCBO workplace the "complete opposite" of Ontario's proposed labour laws, say employees:
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/lcbo-workplace-complete-opposite-1.4167722
Minimum Wage and Employment Law Changes
Ontario Liberals embed 2019 minimum wage hike in new law: https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2017/06/22/ontario-liberals-embed-2019-minimum-wage-hike-in-new-law.html
"It's not a kid's wage any more": http://www.thewhig.com/2017/06/22/its-not-a-kids-wage-anymore
Minimum wage increase has some Kawartha businesses concerned: https://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/7356049-wage-increase-has-some-local-businesses-concerned/
Bancroft & District Chamber of Commerce asks businesses about potential minimum wage impacts: http://www.mybancroftnow.com/21466/local-chamber-commerce-asks-businesses-potential-minimum-wage-impacts/
Peterborough County Council wants to speak to province about proposed minimum wage increase: http://www.thewolf.ca/syn/146/138638/ptbo-county-council-wants-to-speak-to-province-about-proposed-minimum-wage-increase
Peterborough DBIA members question Leal about minimum wage hike: http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2017/06/21/peterborough-dbia-members-question-leal-about-minimum-wage-hike
Local food will cost you more under $15 minimum wage: Simcoe County farmer: https://www.simcoe.com/news-story/7353472-local-food-will-cost-you-more-under-15-minimum-wage-simcoe-county-farmer/
Minimum wage legislation disturbs the flow: http://oshawaexpress.ca/minimum-wage-legislation-disturbs-the-flow/
Dollarama expects to offset minimum wage hikes, but won't rule out price hikes: http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/dollarama-expects-to-offset-minimum-wage-hikes-but-won-t-rule-out-price-hikes-1.3447239
Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce opposes minimum wage hike: http://www.saultstar.com/2017/06/20/chamber-opposes-minimum-wage-increase-to-15
Greenhouse operators vowing to fight Queen's Park over minimum wage hike: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/greenhouse-minimum-wage-workers-agriculture-1.4148760
Vineyard owners worry about minimum wage hike: http://www.countyweeklynews.ca/2017/06/20/vineyard-owners-worry-about-minimum-wage-hike
Why a $15 minimum wage is a worry for small business: http://thechronicleherald.ca/editorials/1476245-opinion-why-a-15-minimum-wage-is-a-worry-for-small-business
Aylmer farmer questions minimum wage hike: https://www.theweeklynews.ca/news-story/7359021-aylmer-farmer-questions-minimum-wage-hike/
Split Decision: Raising Ontario's minimum wage: http://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/comments/columns.cfm?articleID=1000002074
Minimum wage laws hurt people and there is proof: http://www.torontosun.com/2017/06/21/minimum-wage-laws-hurt-people-and-there-is-proof
Letter: Don't blame minimum wage for precarious employment: https://www.yorkregion.com/opinion-story/7375882-letter-to-the-editor-don-t-blame-minimum-wage-for-precarious-employment/
Higher minimum wage is good for Ontario: http://www.chroniclejournal.com/opinion/higher-minimum-wage-is-good-for-ontario/article_13980f88-4c9b-11e7-ac8a-e7565621a972.html
Minimum wage hike unlikely to stem demand, says Hamilton food bank: https://www.hamiltonnews.com/news-story/7353583-minimum-wage-hike-unlikely-to-stem-demand-says-n2n-food-bank/
Employment Law: Not all recommended changes to standards act make sense: http://www.thespec.com/news-story/7338890-employment-law-not-all-recommended-changes-to-standards-act-make-sense/
More must be done to help Ontario workers and their families: https://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/7376795-opinion-more-must-be-done-to-help-ontario-workers-and-their-families/
Building services seen as precarious employment: https://www.reminetwork.com/articles/building-services-seen-precarious-employment/
Here's why employers should be very concerned about Ontario's labour changes: http://business.financialpost.com/executive/0626-biz-hl-levittwkpl/wcm/49876550-b357-4f5e-96df-4f9ecf7be8e2
Home care layoffs reveal flaw in the law: OPSEU: http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/home-care-layoffs-reveal-flaw-in-the-law-opseu-628884513.html
Public hearings scheduled to consider minimum wage increase and other labour act changes: https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/7380238-public-hearings-scheduled-to-consider-minimum-wage-increase-and-other-labour-act-changes/
Minimum wage law hearings come to Niagara: https://www.niagarathisweek.com/news-story/7375849-minimum-wage-law-hearing-coming-to-niagara/
Basic income project applications being mailed out in Ontario: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/basic-income-rollout-1.4168771
Is $17,000 a good enough starting point for basic income?: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/17000-good-enough-starting-point-basic-income-113048298.html
Holding refugees hostage at Legal Aid Ontario:
http://www.slaw.ca/2017/06/19/holding-refugees-hostage-at-legal-aid-ontario/
Ontario doctors groups slam survey on privatization:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/06/07/ontario-doctors-groups-slam-survey-on-privatization.html
Stapleton: New social assistance asset test welcome news:
http://openpolicyontario.com/new-social-assistance-asset-test-welcome-news/
Poll: Premiers' Performance: Ball and Wynne bounce, Wall and Pallister slide:
http://angusreid.org/premier-approval-june2017/
Leaping from third place to power poses challenge for Ontario NDP:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-election-2018-ndp-andrea-horwath-interview-1.4169361
Reports, Events, Campaigns and Other Good Things
Reconciliation Begins with Me:
http://reconciliationcanada.ca/reconciliation-begins-with-me/featured-stories/
Mowat Centre: Making post-secondary education available at no cost to all Canadians:
https://mowatcentre.ca/video-bold-ideas-making-post-secondary-education-available-at-no-cost-to-all-canadians/
Stats Can: Employment Insurance, April 2017:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/170622/dq170622b-eng.htm?CMP=mstatcan
Around the Province
Wage increase advocates stage protest outside Ale House London:
http://globalnews.ca/news/3540653/wage-increase-advocates-stage-protest-outside-ale-house-london/
Outrage brews over London's pub signs protesting minimum wage hike: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/sign-protests-minimum-wage-protesters-protest-sign-1.4168382
Affordable housing project for Indigenous people in Hamilton rises in remains of burned out building:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/affordable-housing-1.4171116
Social Planning Council of Cambridge and North Dumfries launches Solutions to Poverty initiative:
https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/community-story/7384584-poverty-initiative-aims-to-find-new-ways-of-sharing-message/
Food security in York Region: "Garbage food for garbage people" not a solution to hunger:
https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/7382463–garbage-food-for-garbage-people-not-solution-to-hunger/
Toronto needs new plan to be barrier free as accessibility becomes law, says advocate:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/public-input-needed-to-help-meet-accessibility-rules-1.4165906?cmp=news-digests-toronto
Heartening to hear Toronto mayor provide leadership on shelters:
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/06/20/heartening-to-hear-mayor-provide-leadership-on-shelters-keenan.html
Toronto opening more library branches on Sundays this summer, part of poverty reduction strategy:
http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/more-library-branches-to-open-on-sundays-this-summer-630080233.html
Tools needed to fight poverty: Sudbury Medical Officer of Health:
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2017/06/17/sudbury-letters-tools-needed-to-fight-poverty
Puzzle pieces of poverty in Hastings-Prince Edward:
http://www.intelligencer.ca/2017/06/14/puzzle-pieces-of-poverty
Social assistance made simpler:
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2017/06/12/accent-social-assistance-made-simpler
Across the Country
Indigenous woman says Saskatchewan Transportation Company shutdown will cost lives:
http://regina.ctvnews.ca/indigenous-woman-says-stc-shutdown-will-cost-lives-1.3472354
BC Liberals reverse decade-long policy with pledge to increase welfare rates by $100 a month:
http://www.straight.com/news/925941/bc-liberals-reverse-decade-long-policy-pledge-increase-welfare-rates-100-month
BC Liberal vow to raise welfare rates is "cynical opportunism," say advocates: https://thetyee.ca/News/2017/06/19/Welfare-Rate-Hike-Cynical/
Anti-poverty group says BC Liberals plan to increase welfare rates not enough: http://globalnews.ca/news/3541099/anti-poverty-group-says-bc-liberals-plan-to-increase-welfare-rates-not-enough/
Time to raise welfare rates: Debunking the BC government's sorry excuses for inaction: http://www.policynote.ca/time-to-raise-welfare-rates/
BC Liberals announce daycare policy to create 60,000 new child-care spaces: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-liberals-announce-new-daycare-policy-to-create-60000-new-child-care-spaces/article35417770/
Then and now: How BC Liberal promises have changed: http://www.timescolonist.com/then-and-now-how-b-c-liberal-promises-have-changed-1.20725763
Tax fairness in BC? Hardly:
http://www.policynote.ca/unfair/#.WUDG82xyDgQ.twitter
"Not having housing is life-threatening": Activist takes the stage at Vancouver forum on future of housing:
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/mayor-says-system-is-broken-regarding-sro-woes-at-vancouver-housing-forum
BC business owners nervous about minimum wage hikes in wake of NDP-Green deal:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/talent/ndp-green-deal-means-big-labour-changes-on-the-horizon-in-bc/article35371729/
Migrant farm workers in BC celebrate Father's Day far from their families:
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/migrant-farm-workers-celebrate-father-s-day-far-from-families-1.3465331
Vancouver airport workers push for new minimum wage:
http://www.news1130.com/2017/06/17/airport-workers-push-new-minimum-wage/
Refugees in Manitoba could wait up to 11 years for hearing as Legal Aid faces spike in cases, flat funding:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/legal-aid-manitoba-79-per-cent-increase-11-year-wait-1.4162397
Number of Albertans on EI declines for sixth straight month:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-employment-insurance-benefits-claims-april-2017-1.4172901
No commitments from Ottawa about ice compensation for Newfoundland and Labrador fish plant workers:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/fish-plant-workers-ice-compensation-ottawa-federal-1.4172679
How high debt loads are hurting our children:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/genymoney/how-high-debt-loads-are-hurting-our-children/article35399348/
Maternity leave Private Members Bill passes final hurdle:
http://www.thewhig.com/2017/06/15/gerretsens-maternity-bill-passes-final-hurdle
Seattle's minimum wage hike did not reduce restaurant jobs, study finds:
http://www.foodandwine.com/news/seattles-minimum-wage-hike-did-not-reduce-restaurant-jobs-finds-study
A higher minimum wage is not doing the bad things critics said it would do: https://www.fastcompany.com/40434565/a-higher-minimum-wage-is-not-doing-the-bad-things-critics-said-it-would-do
House votes to raise Rhode Island's minimum wage: http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170622/house-votes-to-raise-rhode-islands-minimum-wage
Finland tests an unconditional basic income:
http://www.economist.com/news/business-and-finance/21723759-experiment-effect-offering-unemployed-new-form?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/
Finnish citizens given universal basic income report lower stress levels and greater incentive to work: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/finland-universal-basic-income-lower-stress-better-motivation-work-wages-salary-a7800741.html
The bizarre tale of President Nixon and his basic income bill:
https://thecorrespondent.com/4503/the-bizarre-tale-of-president-nixon-and-his-basic-income-bill/173117835-c34d6145
Trump wants to keep new immigrants from getting welfare – which is already law:
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/338901-trumps-suggests-creating-law-that-has-been-enacted-since-1996
Escaping poverty requires almost 20 years with nothing going wrong:
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/04/economic-inequality/524610/
Finding home: Lack of affordable housing is a crisis across the West:
https://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2017/06/01/finding-home/
No child will live in poverty? 30 years on, former Australian prime minister's promise remains an elusive goal:
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/no-child-will-live-in-poverty-30-years-on-bob-hawkes-promise-remains-an-elusive-goal-20170621-gwvdya.html
Scotland's first welfare system legislation introduced at Holyrood:
http://www.scotsman.com/news/welfare-system-legislation-introduced-at-holyrood-1-4481970
People in Hong Kong still need better social welfare protection:
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2099294/hong-kong-people-still-need-better-social-welfare-protection
Brexiters have voted for a poverty even worse than austerity:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jun/18/brexiters-vote-poverty-even-worse-than-austerity
Artificial Intelligence a "game changer" in the fight against hunger and poverty. Here's why:
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/tech/ai-game-changer-fight-against-hunger-poverty-here-s-why-ncna774696
Poverty really is the result of a state of mind – among rich people:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/06/20/poverty-really-is-the-result-of-a-state-of-mind-among-rich-people/
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Wow! Thanks so much for all the pictures. That's quite an amazing job you did there. And I like the raw OSB look of it!Safe travels.
Hi FinndelleThanks a lot for all the cool pictures. Your Yeti-Mod came out spectacular! I bet you had a really great time.
Hi BertrandYour Yeti looks amazing! And I'm glad you liked the design and had a good time on the road!Thanks for the pictures.
:D Then you really chose a bad time to visit us. Winter storms and fog most of the times.. I hope you had the chance to see some of the country. If in doubt try and go to next hill with 1500+ meters. The view should be really nice above the fog.Take care.
This is sincerely a really cool ride! And a really great design with the shiny front part.
Hi there.You did a terrific job with your modular work setup. I'm glad I could be of some inspiration! Actually we just decided that the journey next year will bring us to iceland, albeit I guess with a new Berta. It's just too much fun to build a new setup. :)Regards from Switzerland.
Hi thereMy spanish is really terrible. If you are looking for measurements, there is a blueprint pdf in Step 2.Regards.
Hi TedI guess with refreshing you mean bringing down the temperature? When it was too hot in the car we used a small silent 12V PC-fan that we hooked up to the car battery. This will give you a nice breeze in the car. Also, if you google "DIY swamp cooler" you'll find instructions how you can build something similar like in your link. Only better. Hopefully.
Well thanks a lot for the picture. It looks very, very cool. Is that a Berlingo? Where from are you and which countries do you plan to visit? A big welcome to "Little Edith". It's an utterly adorable name!It's still freezing cold here in Switzerland but I'm already planning for an upgraded version of our new Fat Berta with a roof sitting platform.Save travels.
Hi TimB310Very, very neat!! Is that a one-person sleeping setup with a large fridge?Regards and thanks for the pics!
Hi travell1nIt's made out of an old tent. You'll find detailed instruction when you go to step 9 & 12. You can also click on the button at the end of step 1 to show all steps on one page. :) Enjoy.
Yes, it's most of the time installed. I would love to have the option to have the seats in it as well to transport other people, but well, it's worth a lot to be able to sit on the mattress without a neck cramp.Gas-guzzling and mind-blowing loud! And yes, I think as well that it should be 50mm, not 5mm. Thanks.
Hi SylfestFirst of all, that looks extremely neat and well done. I'm highly impressed. Thanks a lot for the pictures, it helped a lot to find the culprit (me as it is..). The middle section side panels should be around 550 mm and not the 500 mm as in the blueprint. This allows the top panel (495 mm) + cross beam (18 mm) + overhang (30 mm) + a little bit space between (2 mm) = 550 mm. If in doubt make it a bit longer. It might be that I initially meant the distance until the dotted line but anyways I'm extremely sorry that there was a wrong measurement. I read your comment in the morning and went straight to the car to measure it before work. So, how to fix it... There are 2 possible solutions:a.) Cut the middle section side panels again in the correct longer size if you have some leftover wood.b:)Use either a bar of hardwood or a large metal bracket to join the side panels and cross beam together. (see attached picture)Since you're close to be finished, were there any other measurements that were far off? I really hope it all worked out and that at least most of the blueprint was helpful.The trip to Scotland was fantastic! Although, sadly, we decided to fly to Edinburgh and rent a Land Rover with roof top tent (from Scotland Overland) since the driving distance would have cut our vacation time in Scotland rather short. As fun and adventurous as it was, there wasn't a single night that I didn't dearly missed Berta. Especially in rainy and windy conditions the rooftop tent and the rather thin foam mattress is absolutely no match for the comfort and stability of Berta's interior.I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures of your setup and some nice pics from the wee mad road or sunset at Dunnet Head. :)Please write again should the workaround be too cryptic or if you have any other problems.Best regards and sorry again for the misleading measurement!DominikPS: I'll upload a corrected blueprint and will do so again should you find any other measurements that are off.
:D Thanks for the explanation!I doubt a bit if the inner tent helps in terms of condensation and warmth. In our Kangoo we did it primarily for mosquito and privacy reasons. Best of luck with your setup.
Hi Benjamin. Should you be in the process of building it, be aware that there was a faulty measurement in the blueprint I provided. An updated version with the correct measurement is now online.
Hi Ted. Should you be in the process of building it, be aware that there was a faulty measurement in the blueprint I provided. An updated version with the (hopefully) correct measurement is now online.
Thank you for your kind words! Which infamous Swiss would that be?The Amdro setup is quite ingenious. My first build with the Kangoo was heavily inspired by it. The dog wasn't ours. While he did have a tendency to want to come along, he belonged to the landlord of the place we stayed. In my first design (Kangoo) you could maybe change the design that the dog sleeps in the footwell of the second seat row under the fold-over extension. There's quite some space but it depends on the size of your dog. And if you want your dog in a box while driving one could think of a foldable dog kennel box that could be stored outside/flat under the car while not in use.The camping sleeping mat is a clever and more sturdy idea. Thanks.
Thanks for the praise! :) If you build something like it, please post some pictures!


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By Evan Rosen
Queens Council Members Hail Uber Cap
On Wednesday, the City Council hit ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft with a one-year licensing freeze. Critics of the bill argue that the new law will discourage drives from traveling outside Manhattan and result in longer wait times for users. But council members said the regulation was necessary. They blame the apps for the plummeting prices of taxi medallions and increased congestion in the city. "A cap is NOT eliminating any app based services," Council Member Barry Grodenchik wrote on Twitter. "It is a common sense approach that will provide a good level of service while eliminating some of the congestion many areas are now experiencing. It will also level a currently badly unlevel playing field for all FHV drivers." Council Member Robert Holden agreed. "I voted yes on today's For-Hire vehicle package of bills in the [Council] because the e-hail market has remained unchecked for far too long," Holden said. "We have too many vehicles contributing to congestion and pollution, and it is time the City leads the nation in alleviating these issues."
Man Who Tortured Girlfriend's Puppy Convicted for Animal Cruelty
This guy needs anger management. Dwayne Ellis, 24, was convicted of torturing his girlfriend's four-month-old pet pit-bull inside the apartment they share. Ellis took his anger out on his girlfriend's pitbill puppy by pressing it against a hot pipe in their Jamaica apartment bathroom last winter. The pipe scalded the dog's neck and torso. Ellis, who will be sentenced at a later date, pleaded guilty Tuesday and could face eight months in prison. Some good news in this case —the pup has made a full recovery.
Ozone Park Community Leader Launches Hunger Strike to Protest Homeless Shelter
Sam Esposito, a former Community Board 9 member, heard about the city's plans to construct a homeless shelter for 113 mentally ill adult men in his neighborhood and decided to stop eating. Since Monday morning, Esposito has set up camp in front of the potential site and has vowed to "not eat until the mayor speaks with him," reports the Queens Chronicle. Esposito also announced that he is filing a lawsuit against the city to block the shelter, and has set up an online fundraising page that has raised more than $18,000 already. In July, Esposito, who now leads the Ozone Park Residents Block Association President Esposito, helped organize a town hall meeting to protest the shelter, which the Queens Daily Eagle covered. "We did not go to the politicians," Esposito said. "We didn't go to the city. This is our community. We just want what is best."
DOE School Will Incorporate Sikhism Into Curriculum
The DOE announced last month that, for the first time ever, Sikhism will become part of the curriculum for fifth and sixth graders. Sikh leaders and local lawmakers gathered for the announcement at a public school in Jamaica. "Sikh children are bullied in schools at twice the national rate in our country, [and] Sikhs are 100 times more likely to be assaulted than the average American." said Pritpal Singh, senior policy advisor for United Sikhs, in a policy report. Singh told the Queens Chronicle he was bullied for his religion and blamed the hate and discrimination on the lack of education about the religion among U.S. schoolchildren. In April, the National Sikh Campaign launched a million-dollar awareness campaign to inform Americans about the religion amid a surge in hate crimes against the community.
Astoria Council Member to Call for Water Transparency
Council Member Costa Constantinides will join with local community leaders this Friday to call for more transparent regulations of New York City drinking water tanks follow several incidents of Legionnaires Disease and reports of filthy water inside rooftop containers. On Wednesday, Council Members Constantinides, Mark Levine, and Ritchie Torres introduced a bill in partnership with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. that would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct surprise inspections of tanks atop private and public buildings.
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It was a big night for lightning last night, after three individuals were struck during a pair of incidents in the Flushing and Jamaica neighborhoods. Police claim one strike occurred in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, where two men who were playing soccer were then rushed to Elmhurst General Hospital – one in "critical condition," the other in "serious but stable condition," ABC News reported. Another strike, about four miles away at the corner of Baisley Boulevard and 155th Street in Jamaica resulted in a victim sustaining non-life threatening injuries but still being escorted to nearby Jamaica Hospital.
New Law Increases Senior Center Reporting
On Monday, Mayor de Blasio signed a bill introduced Council Member Vallone into law that will require the Department for the Aging (DFTA) to report data about the participants, programming services and costs for their 246 contracted senior centers. In recent years, many issues have arisen related to disparity among the funding allocated to senior centers, Vallone said. DFTA received $10 million in additional funding in FY18 to redesign their senior center contracts. Since DFTA's funding allocations are based on utilization of services, requiring them to report data on senior centers will provide greater transparency and allow the City to make better, more informed decisions on the services provided to our seniors. "The fact that the core of Department for the Aging's service portfolio is the agency's citywide network of 246 contracted senior centers frequently providing educational programs, congregate and home delivered meals, recreational programming, along with a variety of essential services, truly speaks to the importance of these centers and the population they serve," said Council Member Paul Vallone, Chair of the Committee on Economic Development.
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State Sen. Leroy Comrie will host a series of legal assistance clinics for residents facing foreclosure at his office on Farmers Boulevard in St. Albans. The workshops will take place on Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
After a recent report revealed a high rate of foreclosures in Queens, Comrie announced that he will host a legal clinic at his St. Alban's office.
Central Queens COVER FEATURED Kew Gardens
With summer over and the weather getting colder, normal life has resumed in Queens. Look no further than the long lines stretching from the metal detectors at the criminal courthouse for evidence.
"We're busy today," said employee wearing a Department of Citywide Administrative Services lanyard as he carried a plate stacked with bagels through the hallway and onto an elevator.
Central Queens FEATURED Forest Hills
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob "Jack" Lew, who has deep roots in Queens, is returning to his home borough next month to pick up an award from a leading community organization.
The Queens Community House will present Lew, a Forest Hills natice, with an award at its Strengthening Neighborhoods Inspiring Change Gala set to take place at the Museum of The Moving Image in Astoria on Oct. 23.
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Council Member Costa Constantinides, chair of the Committee on Environmental Protection, called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider the existing proposals to protect New York City against confounding storm surges, which currently don't account for sea levels rising at an alarming pace.
Central Queens COMMUNITIES Corona FEATURED Forest Hills
World Maker Faire Coming to Flushing Meadows
The East Coast's largest celebration of invention, creativity and curiosity is making its way to Queens later this month, bringing the "Maker Movement" within walking distance of the No. 7 train.
The New York Hall of Science, located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, will host The World Maker Faire on Saturday, Sept. 22 and Sunday, Sept. 23, featuring everything from an exhibit on sustainable architecture to a live presentation hosted by Adam Savage, the former host of "Mythbusters," as well as other special events that are sure to delight the borough's tech heads.


Saigon fell to the Viet Cong on April 30, 1975. Kien Nguyen watched the last U.S. Army helicopter leave without him, without his brother, without his mother, without his grandparents. Left to a nightmarish existence in a violated & decimated country, Kien was more at risk than most because of his odd blond hair & his light eyes - because he was Amerasian. He was the most unwanted. Told with stark & poetic brilliance, this is a story of survival & hope, a moving & personal record of a tumultuous & important piece of history.
Wiedergabe von 13 Gesprächen mit Jüdinnen und Juden, die heute in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und in Österreich leben. Die Protokolle sind um die Frage zentriert, was diese Menschen veranlasst hat, in dem Land zu bleiben, in dem ihre Familien vernichtet wurden.
Imagine waking up one day and being told that everything you believe to be true is a lie - your name, your family, your world. Known throughout the world as John Travolta's talented nephew, in 2008 Rikki Lee Travolta suffered a nervous breakdown. While hospitalized he learned that he wasn't a member of the famous Travolta entertainment family, but was rather a broken man who through years of psychological and physical trauma had developed alternate personalities - one of them being "Rikki Lee Travolta." Unbecoming Travolta bravely chronicles Rikki Lee Travolta's heartbreaking battle with Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder), Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression), Borderline Personality Disorder, Paranoid Schizophrenia, and severe Anxiety.


comScore data shows Nativo delivers more desktop and mobile monthly uniques than any native provider.
As overall native advertising spend rises year over year, four vertical markets stand out for their significant investment in native.
This session will provide digital marketers an understanding of the trends within their respective industries.
Media Post | April 23, 2018 - Native advertising platform Nativo has named Oded Cohen chief technical officer and Woo Kim CFO.
Business Insider | April 4, 2018 - Digital advertisers are leaning more heavily on native ad formats.


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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.Immutable;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.AddImport;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Packaging;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Shared.Extensions;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SymbolSearch;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Text;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Remote
{
    internal partial class CodeAnalysisService : IRemoteAddImportFeatureService
    {
        public async Task<IList<AddImportFixData>> GetFixesAsync(
            DocumentId documentId, TextSpan span, string diagnosticId, bool placeSystemNamespaceFirst,
            bool searchReferenceAssemblies, IList<PackageSource> packageSources, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
        {
            return await RunServiceAsync(async token =>
            {
                using (UserOperationBooster.Boost())
                {
                    var solution = await GetSolutionAsync(token).ConfigureAwait(false);
                    var document = solution.GetDocument(documentId);

                    var service = document.GetLanguageService<IAddImportFeatureService>();

                    var symbolSearchService = new SymbolSearchService(this);

                    var result = await service.GetFixesAsync(
                        document, span, diagnosticId, placeSystemNamespaceFirst,
                        symbolSearchService, searchReferenceAssemblies,
                        packageSources.ToImmutableArray(), token).ConfigureAwait(false);

                    return result;
                }
            }, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Provides an implementation of the ISymbolSearchService on the remote side so that
        /// Add-Import can find results in nuget packages/reference assemblies.  This works
        /// by remoting *from* the OOP server back to the host, which can then forward this
        /// appropriately to wherever the real ISymbolSearchService is running.  This is necessary
        /// because it's not guaranteed that the real ISymbolSearchService will be running in
        /// the same process that is supplying the <see cref="CodeAnalysisService"/>.
        ///
        /// Ideally we would not need to bounce back to the host for this.
        /// </summary>
        private class SymbolSearchService : ISymbolSearchService
        {
            private readonly CodeAnalysisService codeAnalysisService;

            public SymbolSearchService(CodeAnalysisService codeAnalysisService)
            {
                this.codeAnalysisService = codeAnalysisService;
            }

            public async Task<IList<PackageWithTypeResult>> FindPackagesWithTypeAsync(
                string source, string name, int arity, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
            {
                var result = await codeAnalysisService.Rpc.InvokeAsync<IList<PackageWithTypeResult>>(
                    nameof(FindPackagesWithTypeAsync), source, name, arity).ConfigureAwait(false);

                return result;
            }

            public async Task<IList<PackageWithAssemblyResult>> FindPackagesWithAssemblyAsync(
                string source, string assemblyName, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
            {
                var result = await codeAnalysisService.Rpc.InvokeAsync<IList<PackageWithAssemblyResult>>(
                    nameof(FindPackagesWithAssemblyAsync), source, assemblyName).ConfigureAwait(false);

                return result;
            }

            public async Task<IList<ReferenceAssemblyWithTypeResult>> FindReferenceAssembliesWithTypeAsync(
                string name, int arity, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
            {
                var result = await codeAnalysisService.Rpc.InvokeAsync<IList<ReferenceAssemblyWithTypeResult>>(
                    nameof(FindReferenceAssembliesWithTypeAsync), name, arity).ConfigureAwait(false);

                return result;
            }
        }
    }
}