I don't know about you, but I have never realized that my view of theology could affect how I write! I want to create more authentic characters within a designed story arc so that I can impact my readers in a way that transforms their lives. But how does my view of God do that?
As I was reading a blog post entitled, "Authenticity vs. Outline,"* I had a "lightbulb" moment when I came to this line: "Plot is the author's design." I realized that in order to create a work of fiction that works, a plot that makes sense with authentic and dynamic characters, a writer must follow the logic that God is a designer. Even if secular authors don't believe in God, they must still follow the logic of a worldview that does believe in a benevolent Designer, or it won't work.
What do you think when you hear this statement: "My protagonist wouldn't listen! She did what she wanted to do, not what I wanted her to do!" I have never thought that. I have never had that happen. Now, there have been times when I realized that my dialogue doesn't sound much like that character. But I've never had them say something I never planned for them to say. I am the author. The characters came out of my head. The plot came out of my head. I tell my characters what to do. I make them fit into my plot.
Does that mean I'm not original? That I'm not a "real" writer? No, it just means that my view of the world and the craft of writing differs from the majority of secular writers, and that worldview has worked itself out in my writing style.
I realized the way I view God determines my method of writing, my method of crafting, and my view of the author's role.
What is your view of God? How will that affect your writing?
If you believe that God is in control of every molecule (Determinism), then everything that happens in your story was preordained, and planning is pointless.
If you believe that God is weak and/or distant (Deism), then your characters will walk all over you, and planning is pointless.
If you believe that God is sovereign but merciful and delegating (Free Will), then you plan for every contingency while allowing characters to make mistakes and to grow.
We will discuss here these three worldviews, ways of thinking that color your view of everything else, and how they will help you write more authentic characters within a designed plot for maximum impact.
This view that every author is this kind of "Story God" reveals his view of the real God. Unfortunately, this is a view that many even in mainstream Christianity have embraced.
This view of God makes Him capricious. We are at the mercy of His whims and do not know when He will be compassionate or when He will be harsh. He chooses some to whom He shows mercy, and He chooses some to whom He will show condemnation (Ex. 33:19; Rom. 9:15-18**).
As writers, character plotting is simply a waste of time in this worldview, because characters will do only what they're told to do. There is no character arc to plot. There is no authenticity. They will be who we say they will be, they will only fulfill the purpose we need them for, and that's all they will ever be and do.
This view of humans makes us unable to really change or grow. When a perspective sees people as "flawed but defiant, sunk by human need but lifted by divine-given strength," then people ride the roller-coaster of life that was completely constructed ahead of time.
If this view were true, everyone would have an attitude that says, "I was born this way, and this is the way God made me." There is no real need for repentance or sanctification. The hero will still win in the end, because it was destined for them to do so, therefore they don't need improvement or even effort. The villain will still fail in the end, because it was destined for them to do so, therefore they don't need any reformation or compassion. What will be will be.
As characters, the "Story's God's subject"is defiant of the roles they play, but they can't change that role. The story becomes very depressing when the hero can't do anything but win big, and any inner struggling is merely an illusion, an inauthentic attempt by the writer to make it look like there might be a possibility of failure. But there's really not. In reality, a reader is not going to identify with that kind of deceptive world-building, that formulaic plot, and that unrealistic character.
In the deistic worldview, God started everything and then left it to its own devices. He is not engaged nor does He even care about this world. In this view, God would allow us completely free reign, able to mess up anything and without the hope of any divine intervention.
As writers, the result is surprisingly similar to the Deterministic view, where plotting and outlining are simply a waste of time in this worldview, because characters will do what they're going to do. There's nothing we as authors can do to stop them. They will be who they will be.
Characters are their own gods. They decide what will be done. The story becomes very boring when there is no main objective to be reached or overcome.
For lack of better term, I will Free Will to delineate the different worldview.
In the Free Will view of God, God is the overarching sovereign, the King who has authority over everything but who wisely delegates some of that authority to others. But His is the ultimate responsibility. In this view, God is the Chessmaster who can see every possibility, every move the characters may make, but it's up to the characters to make whichever of those moves they wish.
As writers, this means that to help our characters grow, we authors have a responsibility to test them, to bring a plot twist that tempts their deepest weakness or pushes them to do what they feared they could never do.
In this way, we understand why God tested Abraham, why He tests our faith. He is not trying to tempt us to do evil (James 1:13-14) but to stretch our faith more and more so that it grows stronger and stronger and endures longer and longer. This is how our faith grows, bringing with it many other of the fruits of the Spirit. As faith grows, so does our joy and hope, our patience, our self-control, our peace. Growth takes time and adversity to strengthen. God is our master Gardener (John 15:1) who prunes us and nourishes us as we need.
In this Free Will view, people are wise to ask for direction and guidance from the all-knowing One, but they also have the responsibility to make the right choice. When they make wrong choices, the truly sovereign God can redeem even those and make good come out of it, though never the intended good.
As characters, our creations are reflections of ourselves. They are fundamentally flawed yet also loved and valued. They don't always ask for wisdom; they sometimes make poor choices. But they can learn from their failures, growing and stretching closer and closer to the ideal, though they won't fully reach perfection. Readers will see themselves in our characters and relate, hopefully learning from their fictional mistakes and growing vicariously in their own real faith.
Isn't it amazing that our view of God affects so much of our lives? Even our writing styles are determined by our theology and our worldview. Determinism and Deism both throw outlining and planning out the window. The only worldview that allows for planning with a design is the free will theology, that God is a benevolent view of a sovereign dictator who is a Master strategist but delegator. Then as writers, we can choose what's best both for individual characters and for the over-arching plot, ultimately for the reader's benefit. This is my hope in every book and every story I share.
As a reader, how does your view of God affect how you view stories? As a writer, do you agree or disagree with my assessment, and why or why not?
**If you'll notice in Exodus, God only says the positive part of this phrase: "I will show mercy on those whom I will show mercy." Paul quotes this in Romans 9:15. Then he goes on to add in verse 18, "...and harden whom he will harden." This Greek word for "harden" (skleruno) is only used six times in the New Testament. Five of those instances use it as an imperative: "Don't harden your hearts..." There is only one time when it's a narrative. Luke is showing in his narrative that "some [Jews in the synagogue] were becoming hardened and disobedient" (Acts 19:9). I think it's safe to say that this was their choice. So Romans 9:18 is the only use of this phrase anywhere in the NT. It's very dangerous to build an entire doctrine based on one word or one phrase.


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Q: Getting a random getmapASync null pointer exception I'm doing a simple Map View on the island of Java in Indonesia. I'm currently having a problem doing a map fragment right now, specifically in getMapASync returning a null pointer reference, according to the logcat.
Here's my code :
 private GoogleMap java__island_map;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_second);

    SupportMapFragment javamapFragment = (SupportMapFragment) this.getSupportFragmentManager().
            findFragmentById(R.id.java_island_map);
    javamapFragment.getMapAsync(this);

}
@Override
public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
    java__island_map = googleMap;

    LatLng JavaIsland = new LatLng(-7.50166466, 111.257832302);
    java__island_map.addMarker(new MarkerOptions().position(JavaIsland).title("Java Island"));
    java__island_map.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(JavaIsland));
}

As this isn't a form of child fragment, I tried using getChildSupportFragment to no avail. Next, I tried fixing the fragment to become regular MapFragment, doesn't work. Here's my XML code :
 <fragment
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:id="@+id/java_island_map"
    class="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
    android:layout_gravity="center">

</fragment>
<ScrollView .... etc

What did I do wrong here? This will help me a lot, as I will do this for other map-based UIs as well.

A: Try moving call to getMapAsync() to onActivityCreated()

A: You can handle null before calling the getMapAsync(). like following
 supportMapFragment = (SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager.findFragmentById(R.id.java_island_map);
 if (supportMapFragment == null) {
     FragmentManager fr = getFragmentManager();
     FragmentTransaction ft = fr.beginTransaction();
     supportMapFragment = SupportMapFragment.newInstance();

     ft.replace(R.id.java_island_map, supportMapFragment).commit();
  }
  supportMapFragment.getMapAsync(this);

Hope it helps you.

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Legislation to extend Head Start, the preschool program for poor children, and other antipoverty programs through 1990 was passed by the House today by a vote of 377 to 33.
The bill authorizes $1.7 billion for the programs in the fiscal year 1987.
The programs include community food and nutrition, community service block grants and Follow Through, which provides compensatory education for graduates of Head Start.
The measure would provide ''such sums as necessary'' to finance the programs at the 1987 level in the fiscal years 1988 and 1989.


Poqomchi' (Pokomchi: Poqomchii') is a Mayan language spoken by the Poqomchi' Maya of Guatemala, and is very closely related to Poqomam. Its two main dialects, eastern and western, were spoken by 90,000 or so people in the year 2000, in Purulhá, Baja Verapaz, and in the following municipalities of Alta Verapaz: Santa Cruz Verapaz, San Cristóbal Verapaz, Tactic, Tamahú and Tucurú. It is also the predominant language in the municipality of Chicamán (El Quiché), which borders Alta Verapaz.
Poqomam is spoken in the following municipalities of Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, and El Quiché departments (Variación Dialectal en Poqom, 2000).
^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Poqomchi'". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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This is my course review for math 135 at the University of Washington. I took the course in winter 2015 with Ebru Bekyel. This class is a continuation of math 134 (and part of the math 13X sequence at UW). You can look at the course webpage (archived as of the end of the quarter).
The course covered sequences (especially sequences defined recursively by contraction mappings), series (convergence theorems), linear ordinary differential equations (mostly second order, where the series method is I think the only topic not covered in the regular differential equations course, 307), and some vector calculus.
The course material was more challenging for me than in 134, because the latter two parts of the course (differential equations and vector calculus) were new to me. Compared to 134, however, the course was almost entirely computational1.
The test scores did seem a bit "unstable" in the sense that since there were only 16 people taking the course (compared to 23 in math 134, and something like 30 during some years, if you check the timeschedules from years ago), just a few people in the course could really affect the overall score distribution significantly—in fact, for the second midterm, missing even four or five points put you below the median (I forget which). I'm actually not sure how this played a role in the final grades though (I mean, assuming that the 7 worst-scoring students left the course between 134 and 135, obviously if the curve stayed the same then most people would end up getting a worse grade overall).
Suppose that y1 and y2 are a fundamental set of solutions of the ODE y′′+p(t)y′+q(t)y=0 on the interval −∞<t<∞, where p and q are continuous for all t. Prove that there is one and only one zero of y1 between two consecutive zeros of y2.


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The American Legion is comprised of veterans from all branches of military service, the American Legion Auxiliary are female relatives of Veterans, Sons of the American Legion are male descendants and the American Legion Riders are motorcycle enthusiasts that are also members of these organizations.
Military Oder of the World Wars
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American Legion Auxiliary
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STRIKE UP THE BAND
Simply click a logo to visit one of America's premier military band organizations. You can watch performances, listen to ensembles play a full spectrum of musical genre, as well as learn what it's like to be an Armed Forces band member.
Test your skills by clicking the artwork to your right and playing the Army's latest interactive video game.
Click the Veterans Day artwork to learn more about the national holiday, watch videos & read recollections.
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When your guitarist gets that way-too-focused-face as he fright-reads through the chord chart.
Or how your drummer just plows into the first chorus with no regard for the dynamic change that was supposed to happen.
Or you hear the alto sliding around to find a harmony while missing roughly every third word.
Now, your keyboardist—the killer reader she is—hits all the right chords. But it sounds nothing like the recording.
And your bassist—God bless him and his fantastic ear. He picked up on the progression within the first eight bars. But he sure got busy watching the acoustic player's fingers when everything changed in the bridge.
It's obvious: your band didn't practice.
Or if they did, it wasn't enough to avoid the music-stand-spooning and arrangement-murdering that's masquerading as your rehearsal.
It's tempting for us worship leaders to let our righteous indignation burn for our ill-prepared team members. But we're not innocent here. In fact, if our team members aren't practicing enough, we're probably failing them as leaders in at least one area.
We can't order our team to practice (or slip them a pill that induces woodshedding). But we can take ownership for our team's commitment to learn their music.
Here are five ways that worship leaders allow, or even encourage poor preparation. The bright side is that each of these things is also fixable by the worship leader.
1. Songs posted too late.
When your team doesn't get the setlist until a couple days before rehearsal, you can kiss pre-rehearsal practicing goodbye. A few committed players and singers will carve out the time. But the rest will just fall victim to the busyness of life and not make the time.
So take away the excuse by getting the charts and recordings out sooner—at least a week in advance.
2. You're not modeling practice.
As the leader, when you show up unprepared, you give your team members permission to do the same.
It's tough, I know. As a leader, you have so much going on that personal practice almost feels like a luxury you can't afford. But when team members see your consistent lack of preparation, they will follow that standard you've set.
So build time back into your schedule to practice. Your personal practice isn't just about you getting better, but it will level-up your whole team.
3. You're listening to songs during rehearsal.
When I started to differentiate between practice and rehearsal (Practice is personal; Rehearsal is relational), I began to recognize "practice elements" that were taking up valuable rehearsal time.
One such practice element was listening to a song at rehearsal. Usually, it came as a request from a team member who hadn't learned his part at home.
So we'd stop rehearsal for four minutes and thirty-eight seconds so one person could hear his part. If you factor in the four other band members, three vocalists, and one sound tech at rehearsal, that "personal" listening session wasted a cumulative 37 minutes of other people's time.
4. No consistent song arrangement.
"I don't even bother to practice. You always change how the song goes." I heard that accusation more than once.
Early on in ministry, I loved being creative with songs. But what I didn't realize was that my "creativity" was impeding my team's practice. To me, it was just a chord-tweak here or a quick switch on a chorus and bridge there.
But to my team members, those changes made their practice feel pointless.
So I began to see the value in default song forms. Now for each of our songs, I chose one arrangement to be our standard. And then when we do make structural changes, it's easier since we're working from the same starting point.
5. No clear expectation for preparation.
Does your team even know that they should practice before rehearsal? Or what to practice? Or how much to practice?
If you've never taken the time to define and communicate what prepared looks like for both rehearsals and services, then your team isn't practicing like they you want them to.
Several years ago, I created a "Preparation Policy" that spells out what we expect for practice and rehearsals. Now, a piece of paper won't change anything for your ministry. But after you've clearly communicated your expectations (and fostered team buy-in), you're now able to start holding team members to that standard.
I said at the top that these were all things a leader could fix. But do you notice something else in common with each of these issues?
Differentiating between practice and rehearsal.
Posting the songs far enough in advance so people can practice.
Providing quality charts and recordings.
So next time someone shows up unprepared, ask yourself: "What part of the system is allowing or even encouraging this behavior to happen?" When you figure that out, it becomes a fixable issue.


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The message was clear: The future of mobility is connected and electric. That was one of the main takeaways of Geotab's first European Conference in Barcelona, hosted in collaboration with Fleet Europe. More than 130 people attended the event to hear speakers discuss the future of fleet and mobility trends. Read the full event summary in this GEOTAB MOBILITY CONNECT 2018 recap.
The conference was divided into two parts: Data and new electrification trends.
Connected devices are changing the way we live and the way we do business. The number of devices, and therefore data collected, rapidly increases every day. This opens up new capabilities.
Take for example, the technology in your home. Imagine your fridge learning what you like to eat and automatically ordering those items for you. That milk or bread would be brought to your local region by autonomous vehicles and then drones would cover the last mile, delivering right to your door.
While this scenario may seem far fetched to some, it is the reality we live in today and it is only possible because of data.
Mike Branch spoke on the value of artificial intelligence (AI) for businesses. Branch explains: "We need AI to understand the great amount of data that devices collect." For Geotab, machine learning, which is a specific area of AI, is a key tool. Geotab relies on supervised and unsupervised machine learning instead of traditional programming. This method is more efficient as there's no need to continually write thousands of lines of code. The data insight generated is important for many different fleet use cases such as garbage trucks, long haul trucks, police vehicles and more.
According to Stijn Otten, the biggest mobility trends are: shared, electric, connected, autonomous and integrated. "I predict energy companies will move into mobility services very soon," Otten said. The key to success for a business begins with finding the balance for what you need not only today, but also in the long-term. He highlighted that connected and electric vehicles will play the biggest role in the near future.
Dirk Schlimm gave an overview of data access and connected mobility. He compared cars to a "computer on wheels" that generates, consumes and disseminates vast amounts of data. Vehicle generated data has become the "oxygen" of the digital transportation economy and is of vast interest and value to car owners, manufacturers, dealers, aftermarket suppliers, technology service providers, insurance companies, city planners, law enforcement and others.
To stay relevant and participate actively in building the mobility environment of the future, car owners and buyers need cars with interoperable vehicle data links that allow for direct and competitive access to the data their cars generate. Access to data is required to help establish transparent and fair rules of the road to ensure efficient and competitive markets, promote consumer and business welfare, enable sustainable car manufacturing and secure technological progress.
The new mobility era is happening now and it's changing the way we move. There are new demands when it comes to vehicle usage, such as shareability, sustainability, connectivity and more. To help meet these demands, an open and neutral approach to vehicle data is needed.
FleetCarma, a Geotab company, has been helping companies make the transition to electric vehicles. Matt Stevens discussed the close link between adoption of electric vehicles and telematics.
Although every fleet has different needs, having an open platform is critical to offer individuals exactly what they need. Based on increasing fuel costs, the environmental impact, potential cost reductions, and maintenance of fleets, Geotab's analysis from a recent survey to 250 U.K. fleet managers found more than 89% of respondents see the benefit to electrifying their fleets.
Read the interview with Matt Stevens on how to electrify your fleet.
Colin Sutherland explored the importance of ensuring common concepts and systems when it comes to global fleet management but also localizing to ensure success. When discussing what being responsible for a global fleet means, Sutherland explored how sourcing management, environmental health, safety management, IT, security and data management as well as executive management all play an essential role.
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'We need to plan for all possibilities' – Roger Romanelli, Executive Director of the Fulton Market Association, on mandate to check for vaccination status
FILE – Syringes with doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, are shown next to vaccination cards March 13, 2021, in Seattle. The District of Columbia government is imposing a series of COVID-19 vaccine mandates as it intensifies virus protocols in response to spiraling infection numbers and the march of the omicron variant. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Matt Bubala filling in for Steve Bertrand on Chicago's Afternoon News is joined by Roger Romanelli, the Executive Director of the Fulton Market Association. Together Matt and Roger discuss the city mandate to require restaurants to check all patrons coming in for their vaccinations.
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The committee sent a letter Thursday requesting a meeting in early February asking to discuss her father's actions, including a telephone call they say she witnessed as he tried to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject the 2020 election results, among other issues. Ivanka Trump was an adviser to her father in the White House.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Most fraternities at the University of Southern California will be allowed to start having parties again in March if security guards are posted at stairs or hallways in fraternity houses that lead to bedrooms, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Strict rules issued in advance of spring recruiting known as "rush" follow allegations of drugging and sexual abuse at several fraternities last year, the Times said Wednesday.
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People who hoard have difficulty discarding items, have problems with too much clutter, and/or have a problem with acquiring too much. Their living spaces are often so cluttered that they can no longer use rooms, furniture, appliances and/or other objects for what they were originally intended. Residents with hoarding disorder face threats to housing stability (most eventually lose their housing) and to health from falls, lack of egress in emergencies and refuse. Hoarding is low incidence (about 3-5%) but may be higher because it is under reported.
If 4% of the 215,888 year round population is affected by hoarding then 8,635 Cape residents are living with hoarding disorder.
Are you concerned that you or someone you know is suffering from hoarding disorder? This questionnaire may help.


I am your ex- vice chairman.
I am here to inform everyone a GREAT news!!
Me and some ex-seniors are going to plan a robotics outing this FRIDAY!
We will be meeting together and have fun cycling at ECP for 2 hours!
Then we will either walk down to lagoon or to MacDonald's' and have our Reunion Dinner there!!
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In Grenada, donors and partners review progress and recommit to ending violence against women and girls
Men and women wear orange to mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based violence in St George's, Grenada. Photo: Sharon Carter-Burke/UN Women via Flickr
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada - On May 6, 2021, partners and donors of the Spotlight Initiative to End Violence Against Women and Girls held a global consultation to review achievements to date, and to explore next steps for accelerating meaningful implementation of the Grenada programme. To this end, the theme adopted for 2021 implementation is "Move Money Meaningfully".
The consultation included wide participation from key government representatives, development partners, regional institutions and civil society organizations, highlighting achivements from the the 2020 annual report.
2020 achievements include:
The Ministry of Legal Affairs conducted an assessment of the gaps in the legal and policy framework for ending violence against women and girls and identified the main changes needed to improve them.
The Ministry of Social Development, Housing and Community Empowerment conducted a campaign aimed at promoting positive parenting through social media messaging and bus wraps, as well as a campaign for 16 Days of Activism. It was estimated that 50,000 persons received messages aimed at preventing gender-based violence and family violence.
Improvements were made to increase access to quality essential services: a rapid assessment was done which led to the drafting of new standard operating procedures for the social, health, policing and justice sectors; the Home for Abused Women was retrofitted, a number of guidelines and forms for the social response sector were updated and the services at the Gender-based Violence Unit were strengthened.
The Central Statistical Office facilitated a comprehensive baseline assessment and capacity gap analysis as the basis to establish a system for collection, analysis, and dissemination of national administrative data on Violence Against Women and Girls.
Six Civil Society Organizations received grants in 2020. Of these, three embarked on capacity development activities and small projects. GrenCHAP's focus is on marginalized groups who are often overlooked or excluded within critical support mechanisms, including the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQI+) community; sex workers and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). GRENED addresses violence in the home during the pandemic through advocacy and media engagement, and The Beaton, Laura, La Femme, Ballies Bacolet Community Organization is rolling out a child protection programme through the Community Library. In addition, the Legal Aid and Counselling Clinic, the Grenada Ladypreneurs – Our Women Succeed, and the Sweetwater Foundation were engaged to scale up services to victims and survivors.
To ensure transformative and sustainable programme outcomes, that result in significant improvements in the prevention and response to gender-based violence in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, the Spotlight Secretariat aims to provide wide-ranging technical assistance and outreach to improve service delivery and increase public awareness.
"During the next few months, our activities will increase relative to training service providers; strengthening government's capacity for service delivery, supporting the women's movement and civil society organizations; conducting public awareness campaigns and retrofitting additional facilities that serve survivors of abuse," said Programme Coordinator, Elaine Henry-McQueen.
The Grenada Spotlight Initiative will also be embarking on consultations with stakeholders and the public regarding amendments to the laws, and completing work started in 2020 including finalizing a critical draft policy to ensure victims and survivors rights to access timely, high-quality and relevant services, that prioritize their safety, health, and well-being.
Participants in the Global Consultation included Hon. Delma Thomas, Minister for Social Development, Housing and Community Empowerment; Mr. Luis Maia, Head of Development Cooperation at the Delegation of the European Union to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean States, the OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM; representatives from the United Nations; Civil Society Organizations; Civil Society National Reference Group; government partners; Inter-ministerial Council of Gender Focal Points; and the Project Coordination and Implementation Unit.
The Spotlight Initiative Grenada programme focuses on ending family violence and all forms of violence against women and girls in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. It is designed to focus attention, coordinate human effort and strategically apply resources to the implementation of a well-conceived, comprehensive, national programme. The programme was officially launched on 5 March 2020.
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Email: anika.davis@one.un.org
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Hensley Meulens is not returning as Mets bench coach in 2021, SNY's Andy Martino has confirmed.
Meulens was originally brought into the Mets organization when they hired Carlos Beltran to be their manager last year. However, once the team moved on to Luis Rojas, they still kept Meulens.
Now the Mets will look for a new bench coach as they continue to revamp their entire front office and clubhouse amid Steve Cohen's purchase of the franchise.
Meulens spent 10 seasons with the San Francisco Giants as their hitting coach from 2010-2019 — winning three World Series Championships in the process.
As a player, Meulens held stints with the Yankees, Montreal Expos and Arizona Diamondbacks, and played overseas as well.
The news was first reported by USA Today's Bob Nightengale.
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Court Rules Doctor Groups Covered by Liability Cap
By New Mexico, News Source
Ruling says it's the intent of Legislature
Professional corporations formed by doctors are included under a $600,000 cap limiting the amount that can be awarded in medical malpractice cases, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled this week.
The ruling, which expands the definition of "health care provider," said even if the Court of Appeals found that professional corporations don't literally meet the definition of providers in the Medical Malpractice Act, the Legislature meant it to apply to them.
"A strict adherence to the plain language of the definition would conflict with legislative intent," said the opinion by Justice Barbara Vigil.
The medical community had sought similar protection in a 2011 compromise bill between doctors and lawyers that cleared the Legislature but was vetoed by the governor. The bill ensured that the businesses created by doctors would be covered by the liability caps and other aspects of the medical malpractice law, but in return the caps would have been raised to $1 million per occurrence and would have included a cost-of-living provision of 3 percent.
The $600,000 maximum per occurrence in the act has been in place since 1992.
The New Mexico Medical Society and the American Medical Association had urged Gov. Susana Martinez to sign the bill to protect access to health care and preserve New Mexico's "stable liability climate for both patients and physicians."
Martinez said she vetoed the legislation because the increase in liability caps would drive up costs and lead to frivolous lawsuits.
The high court decision came in three consolidated cases from the 1st, 2nd and 4th Judicial Districts – Santa Fe, Albuquerque and San Miguel County – involving medical malpractice claims against doctors and the business corporations under which they operated.
Bryanna Baker sued in the San Miguel County case, claiming doctors failed to disclose a medical condition that could be dangerous to both mother and child. She became pregnant, suffered a heart attack that went undiagnosed for two days, miscarried and sustained permanent heart damage.
Lorrice Gordon sued in the Albuquerque court, alleging a negligently performed appendectomy caused a small bowel obstruction that required additional surgery.
Paul Campos, personal representative of the estate of Cheri Wilson, filed suit in Albuquerque against Wilson's primary care physician and surgeon after an undiagnosed bile duct leak during gall bladder surgery allegedly caused her death.
The Court of Appeals granted pre-trial appeals on questions of law in all three cases and consolidated them because they raised similar issues.
The appeals court held that the Legislature intended to include the doctors and their professional corporations – Southwest Perinatology, Family Practice Associates P.C., San Miguel Hospital Corp., University of New Mexico Health and Sciences Center, and ABQ Health Partners – under the definition of health care provider and give them protection under the malpractice law.
Plaintiffs asked for Supreme Court review, which reached the same conclusion as the intermediate court by way of a different legal approach.
The Medical Malpractice Act was enacted in 1976 based on a perceived insurance crisis in the state after the insurance company that underwrote liability for 90 percent of the medical practitioners and health care institutions withdrew.
The act made professional liability insurance available only to qualified health care providers as described in the act and said they had to establish financial responsibilities with the superintendent of insurance.
And it required permission from a medical review board before someone could file a medical malpractice suit, according to the history described in the opinion.
Plaintiffs argued that the language in the act defining a "health care provider" expressly excludes practice group corporations. The language lists six categories of individuals who may be licensed as providers, as well as two organizational entities similarly licensed as a "hospital or outpatient facility."
The high court said that by providing benefits and imposing burdens, the Legislature created a system "that inspires widespread participation" designed to promote the health and welfare of New Mexicans.
"In light of the act's purpose, we can discern no reason why the Legislature would intend to cover individual medical professionals under the act while excluding the business organizations that they operate," the Vigil opinion said.


Accepts position — Mrs. Sophie Farrar has accepted a position in the office of the Clerk of Courts, and began her work on Monday.
Arrived safely — Friends of Grace Archibald will be interested to know that she has reached France and is now located in a little French village, assisting in the reconstruction work. She writes that she enjoyed the trip over, although the weather at one time was rather rough. She was able to be on deck the greater part of the time and writes most interestingly of the trip and scenery of France.
Accepts new position — Joseph S. Robinson, for the past two and one-half years assistant manager of the Plywood Corp., resigned that position this week to become associated in business with Paul Jackins. Prior to his position with the local mill, Mr. Robinson was for 10 years in the employ of Texas Company here. Before that he was engaged in school teaching, having taught sciences at Houlton High School for two years.
Elected — Roy Bither Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bither, was elected school president of Ricker Classical Institute at the annual election held by the Australian ballot system. He is a member of the senior class. He has been active in Hi-Y work and other school activities and is a member of the National Honor Society.
Joins Foundation — Paul H. Adams, a native of Houlton, has been appointed executive director for the Pine Tree Chapter, Arthritis Foundation, announced Robert F. Ritchie, M. D., chapter chairman. Mr. Adams replaced Arthur DeWitt Grant of Cape Elizabeth, who chartered the chapter in 1954 and had served as executive director for the past 10 years.
Trip to Chicago — Stephanie Bubar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Bubar of Littleton, state winner in the safety contest, and James Kervin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kervin of Houlton, state winner in boy's achievement, will be leaving Bangor on Thanksgiving Day, bound for Chicago and the 47th National 4-H Club Congress.
Plaque for library — A plaque was recently placed on one of the walls of Cary Library honoring a benefactor of the town, Jonah Dunn. The plaque was discovered in the library attic this fall by trustee Frank Peltier, who was conducting general cleanup in anticipation of improvements in the children's room downstairs. The 20-by-30-inch solid bronze plaque gave Dunn's name and his past achievements for the town. The memorial was originally given to the library by Charles E. Dunn and Charles Dunn Jr. in 1926, the 100th anniversary of Jonah Dunn's arrival in Houlton.


Review: Jack London's classic novel is given the spaghetti western treatment here. Amidst the snowy wastes of the Klondike, Native American Charlie (Daniel Martin) and his young son Mitsah (Missaele) encounter the aging Buck, canine hero of London's other classic The Call of the Wild, and his half-wolf offspring White Fang. Although Charlie warns him to stay away from the feral hound, Mitsah befriends White Fang who repays his kindness by saving him from drowning in the icy river. Meanwhile, Charlie's close friends, two-fisted journalist Jason Scott (spaghetti western icon Franco Nero) and tough guy architect Kurt Jansen (Raimund Harmstorf) aim to clean up the nearby prospecting town and quickly find themselves at loggerheads with local villain Charles "Beauty" Smith (John Steiner). Beauty seemingly controls the bank and the mounted police and is conning the miners out of their rightful earnings. When Charlie arrives, hoping to find his son a doctor, he is knifed by one of Beauty's thugs, thus spurring Jason, Kurt and White Fang into action.
Lucio Fulci directed a heart-warming family movie about a cuddly canine?! Well yes actually, Fulci dabbled in an array of genres before Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979) typecast him as Italy's godfather of gore. In fact, White Fang marks an unlikely union of two exploitation titans given it was scripted by none other than Harry Alan Towers, under his usual pseudonym of Peter Welbeck. Unlike the 1991 Disney adaptation starring a young Ethan Hawke, Fulci and Towers downplay the doggy derring-do against the human drama, although White Fang does play a major part in how the story develops and heroically battles the bad guys during the exciting finale. Woven into the central conflict between heroic Franco Nero and evil John Steiner (who does effete villainy better than any other Euro-western star) are Virna Lisi as a nun who founds the new hospital in town; Fernando Rey as a disreputable, alcoholic priest who turns a blind eye to Beauty's evildoing; and the enchanting Carole André who plays a saloon girl with a tragic secret.
Although well-acted and intelligently scripted with a winning anti-racist subtext, the film is unusually structured around these floating subplots that don't really come together until the final third and give ostensible lead Franco Nero surprisingly little to do. Reunited with Fulci following their underrated spaghetti western Massacre Time (1966), the pair did not exactly welcome each other with open arms and at one point, the notoriously short-tempered director is alleged to have beaten Nero up. Fulci supposedly held his non-human actors in far greater esteem, but considering this is meant to be a family movie he dwells somewhat excessively on some gory dog fights. Of course that is somewhat true to form and later resurfaced when he directed what some claim was the last, great spaghetti western, Silver Saddle (1978), where star/co-producer Guliano Genma wanted a kinder, gentler fun for the family kind of movie, but Fulci wanted to up the violence quota.
The straightforward story doesn't give Fulci much room to indulge his usual flourishes, but he tells it well and includes some quite affecting dramatic scenes. Some sources claim this was Fulci's most financially successful movie which may come as a shock to the gorehounds but seems plausible since it spawned a sequel: The Return of White Fang (1974).
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Italian director whose long career could best be described as patchy, but who was also capable of turning in striking work in the variety of genres he worked in, most notably horror. After working for several years as a screenwriter, he made his debut in 1959 with the comedy The Thieves. Various westerns, musicals and comedies followed, before Fulci courted controversy in his homeland with Beatrice Cenci, a searing attack on the Catholic church.
The 70s and early 80s were marked by slick, hard-hitting thrillers like A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, Don't Torture a Duckling and The Smuggler, while Fulci scored his biggest international success in 1979 with the gruesome Zombie Flesh Eaters. Manhattan Baby, City of the Living Dead, The Beyond and The House by the Cemetery were atmospheric, bloody slices of Gothic horror, and The New York Ripper set a new standard in misogynistic violence. Fulci's last notable film was the truly unique A Cat in the Brain in 1990, a semi-autobiographical, relentlessly gory comedy in which he also starred. Died in 1996 from a diabetic fit after several years of ill-health.


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The first Alchemist sightings in 2013 see evolving glass, negative temperatures and steroid mass production. As festive celebrations fade into memory, we ponder novel nanotech applications for the Christmas tree and muse on what makes pink diamonds…well…pink. Finally, new year celebrations for a boron chemist to be honored by Obama.
Evolving glass
Ultrastable forms of glass can be evolved, or aged, in a matter of days rather than having to wait thousands of years for their atomic structure to settle down to a lower-energy form. Computational and experimental studies suggest that a vapor-deposition process might allow researchers at the University of Chicago to design a new class of materials at the molecular level. Juan de Pablo of the University of Chicago points out that amber is an aged glass, but its particular structural properties cannot be emulated in the laboratory yet. Finding ways to make materials with related amorphous, glassy structures, could lead to stronger metals or even faster-acting pharmaceuticals that do not crystallize in storage and so are more rapidly delivered once ingested. Thankfully, Ulrich Schneider and his colleagues are not claiming to have broken the laws of thermodynamics. We have achieved an inverted Boltzmann distribution, the hallmark of negative absolute temperature, Schneider says. The inversion of the gas's energy and the manifestation of a negative absolute temperature means that the gas is actually hotter than a positive temperature and is essentially a consequence of the limited definition of the Kelvin scale.
Study reveals extraordinary glass properties
Beyond the absolute
Physicists at the Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany, have created an atomic gas in the laboratory that apparently displays a negative value on the Kelvin temperature scale - its temperature is below absolute zero, in other words. A negative absolute temperature, while seemingly impossible by definition, has several absurd consequences such as atoms attracting each other without condensing and so displayed a negative pressure. The claim would also imply that a heat engine with greater than 100% efficiency might be possible.
A temperature below absolute zero
Steroid mass production
A scalable synthesis for polyhydroxylated steroids, which are used in heart-failure medications and other pharmaceuticals, has been developed by chemists at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. Previous synthetic routes to these compounds required so many steps as to be impractical on a large scale, explains Phil Baran, but we were able to come up with a completely new strategy. The team thus used carbon-hydrogen functionalization and long-range functional group transformations to synthesize the most hydroxylated steroid known ouabagenin. This compound is a chemical cousin of an arrow poison once used by Somali tribes, which was developed into a heart drug. The team's 21-step synthesis will facilitate the development of analogs of these compounds for testing as novel drugs.
Steroids that Only Nature Could Make on a Large Scale-Until Now
Getting the needle
The Christmas tree is the focus of many a household in December but come January 6, it's time for baubles and tinsel to be packed away and the needle-ridden evergreen to be given the chop. However, chemists in India have demonstrated that an extract of Pseudotsuga menziesii, commonly known as the Douglas fir, can be used to help make shape silver nanoparticles for use in the sterilization of medical devices, prosthetics and implants. Poushpi Dwivedi of MNNIT in Allahabad, India, and colleagues explain that one of the most troubling problems in biomedicine is bacterial infection at the site of implantation. Silver is well known as a bactericidal agent, in nanoparticle form has several advantages and with the P meziesii extract can be used to provide a protective and biocompatible coat to a range of materials used in medicine.
Use for Old Christmas Trees? Douglas Fir Needles May Sterilize Nano Devices for Medical Applications
The photochromic behavior of pink diamonds can be explained by competing photoionization processes at multiple defect centers in response to an applied optical pump, according to research by Keal Byrne of the University of Western Australia, Perth, and colleagues. Coloration in diamonds is due to crystalline defects in the crystal lattice, which are also known as color center as they induce color, Byrne explains. The color center responsible for pink coloration is unknown. However, he and his colleagues have modeled the pink diamond photochromic process as 'an optically-driven electronic transition between two (or more) separate defect trap states. They explain that one of these acts as a ground state for the 390 and 550 nanometer absorption bands. Defects introduce energy level transitions into this band gap that absorb invisible frequencies, Byrne explains.
Pink diamond's behavior solved
Presidentially chemical
M. Frederick Hawthorne of the University of Missouri whose work has featured in past issue of The Alchemist has been named by President Barack Obama as the latest recipient of the National Medal of Science, the highest honor bestowed on scientists by the USA. Hawthorne's pioneering work on boron and cage compounds of the element for experimental treatments in cancer, arthritis and other diseases has earned him great respect over the years. Hawthorne will receive his award, along with 21 other recipients, at a White House ceremony in early 2013.
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Britain's Prince Philip, 97, recovers after Land Rover crash
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II's 97-year-old husband Prince Philip was recovering at the royal Sandringham estate after the Land Rover he was driving rolled over on its side in a collision with another vehicle.
News media film broken glass and car parts on the road side near to the Sandringham Estate, England, where Prince Philip was involved in a road accident late Thursday while he was driving, Friday Jan. 18, 2019. Witnesses say Queen Elizabeth II's 97-year old husband Prince Philip was helped out of his car after it rolled over in the accident on the busy road. (John Stillwell/PA via AP)
An alarming photo showing Philip's toppled black Land Rover dominated the front pages Friday of Britain's tabloids. The Daily Mirror's headline read: "Philip, 97, cheats death in crash." Buckingham Palace said Philip received a "precautionary checkup" at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn on Friday and was found to have "no injuries of concern."
Witness Roy Warne told the BBC he was driving home from work Thursday when the accident involving Philip's Land Rover and a compact car unfolded in front of him shortly before 3 p.m. "I saw a car, a black Rover, come out from a side road and it rolled and ended up on the other side of the road," Warne said. "I saw it careering, tumbling across the road and ending up on the other side."
Warne said he helped free a baby from the second car, a Kia, before helping the prince out of his vehicle, which was lying on its side. Warne found Philip trapped in the car, but persuaded him to move one leg at a time to get out. He then pulled him out, saying he was not sure whether it was through the windshield or the sun roof. The prince was able to immediately stand up and walk around.
"He was obviously shaken, and then he went and asked if everyone else was all right," Warne said. The driver of the Kia, a 28-year-old woman, suffered cuts to her knee while her passenger, a 45-year-old woman, suffered a broken wrist. Both were taken to the hospital and sent home. The 9-month-old baby in the Kia was not injured.
Police said they conducted breath tests on both drivers after the accident and both tested negatively for alcohol. Philip has largely retired from public life but is well known for his fierce independence and his love of driving cars and horse-drawn carriages. He has seemed to be in generally good health in recent months.
There is no upper age limit for driving in Britain, although drivers 70 and over are required to renew their licenses every three years and notify authorities if they have suffered from ailments like strokes, epilepsy or glaucoma.
Buckingham Palace officials said Friday that Philip has a valid driver's license and has complied with all Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency requirements. He and Elizabeth, 92, have been on an extended Christmas vacation at Sandringham, one of her favored rural homes, located 110 miles (177 kilometers) north of London.
Prime Minister Theresa May sent Philip a message wishing him well after the accident. Police did not provide further details about the crash. "We are aware of the public interest in this case, however, as with any other investigation it would be inappropriate to speculate on the causes of the collision until an investigation is carried out," Norfolk Constabulary said.
By coincidence, authorities in the area had planned to consider improving safety on the road, the A149. Norfolk County Council will discuss reducing the speed limit on the road from 60 mph to 50 mph and installing safety cameras.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 vs iPhone 5: Can Apple Reach For The Stars?
Apple have just beaten Samsung in the courts over patent infringements, and with the rumored release of the iPhone 5 being just weeks away could they be set to win again in stores by knocking the Samsung Galaxy S3 off the top spot for the best smartphone of 2012.
Comparing the two handsets is difficult of course as the iPhone 5 has yet to be released and the specs are unknown. However there has been plenty of rumors going around and so we can use these until something more solid comes about.
The iPhone 5 may be coming with a larger screen of 4 inches and it may have a resolution of 1136 x 640. However the Samsung Galaxy S3 has a large 4.8 inch display of 1280 x 720 and this is something that Apple will not be able to beat.
It is thought that when the iPhone 5 is released it will run iOS 6. This means that Siri will be updated, as will Facebook integration, Twitter and the new Passbook app. However the Samsung Galaxy S3 is not feature-less either as it has a ton of S-apps alongside more coming with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in a couple of weeks (Project Butter, Google Now, etc). Hence the winner will be determined by which OS you feel more comfortable with.
It is thought that the battery of the iPhone 5 will be 1440mAh, but the Samsung Galaxy S3 has a battery of 2100mAh. If the iPhone 5 has the rumored LTE then quite likely the S3 would be the winner as the battery of the iPhone 5 would face major draw from LTE. Furthermore, the iPhone 5 battery is non-removable.
We cannot match the processors as not much has been said about the one in the next generation iPhone 5. It is likely that the phones will be around the same for power since Samsung is known to build the processors for Apple's devices and the last rumors put the iPhone 5 with a quad-core chipset.
The iPhone 5 is said to have a new dock connector and this means that any existing accessories will not work with it, unless Apple release an adapter. Samsung on the other hand still have the same connectors they have always had and so it comes out as the winner.
Both the Samsung Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5 are believed to come with 8MP cameras and NFC.
Which is the best handset will come down to personal preference of course since both smartphones have their own set of strong points that can't be matched. There will always be diehard fans of each handset who will swear that theirs is the best. For now we have to wait a few more weeks for the release of the iPhone 5 to see what Apple have done with it and for now the Samsung Galaxy S3 is truly out of this world as its name suggests.


Anakbayan Silicon Valley commemorates the life of Ka Erning. We will continue to organize for genuine independence and democracy in the Philippines!
CHICAGO, IL– Over 230 Filipinos from across the US and the Philippines joined over 15,000 more last Sunday in downtown Chicago to march in protest against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit taking place just blocks away in McCormick Place. It was the largest outdoor anti-war demonstration in the US in years. … More Filipinos Protest Against NATO In Chicago: US Troops Out of the Philippines!


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Q: Belkin wireless router connection drops for ~60 seconds every ~15 mins I have a Belkin wireless-g router, model F5D7230-4.
About every 10-15 minutes, for about 1-1.5 minutes I won't be able to browse any web sites.
During this period, I usually get replies from ping google.com.  Maybe 4 out of 5 times I'll get a reply, 1 out of 5 times I don't.
I have changed the router DNS entries from get DNS server from ISP to 8.8.8.8, Google's DNS and that hasn't fixed the situation.
This happens on several computers, running Windows 7, Windows XP, Ubuntu, and a Mac, so it is definitely NOT an issue with a computer configuration.
Any ideas?

A: If there are many wireless networks in the neighborhood, your signal may be getting knocked out. This may happen only every 10 minutes or so when two signals are in precisely opposite phases. Check to see if the channel isn't overpopulated using a tool such as Vistumbler.
Choose not only the least populated channel, but the channel who also has the least number of immediate neighbors.
This might not actually be related to your problem since you don't seem to actually lose the WiFi connection. Just to be sure, check if the same behavior occurs when connected through ethernet cable or when within a few meters of the router's antenna.

A: I had multiple bad experiences with Belkin equipment. Although it was always working fine with my 802.11G nettop, my wife's 801.11N computer was losing connection on a regular basis. I was first blaming Windows, as it was fine under Linux with a cheaper internal wireless adapter. But she was using the latest Windows Vista at that time, with the latest drivers for it. The network was a protected one.
I first replaced her wireless receiver, but no luck. Still the same issue. Once I replaced the access point with a D-Link one, everything was great. Her computer was on the main floor, and the access point was upstairs.
I now stay away from Belkin products. This is my personal experience..................JF

A: Does your router have a log you can look at?  That might help identify the problem.  If not a log, it might have a status page that you can check for clues.  You could also try pinging a few other sites and doing some nslookup commands to see if DNS is still working.  Lookup sites that you haven't gone to or looked up before to eliminate the possibility that the lookup is cached locally.  I've not heard of a DNS server at 8.8.8.8 .  For your DNS server, try the OpenDNS servers at 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 .

A: I have a Belkin wireless g router F5D7230-4  and continuously dropped connection. I read on Belkin's support page that because the wireless channel was on AUTO mode was dropping connection. Try to change every channel until it works. I for exemple started from 13 and i stopped at 8.
I hope this will work for you too. I taught it would be more complicated but switching  channels works.

A: During an outage, try pinging a IP address instead of a name (8.8.8.8 instead of google.com). This will help you sort out whether it is a DNS issue or a connectivity issue.
If connectivity to an arbitrary IP is OK, try pinging your DNS server by IP address.
If you can't ping something, then try traceroute/tracert to that IP and see where your connection ends.
If you can ping your DNS server by IP address, try nslookup, set the server to your DNS server IP, and try to resolve a name.

A: Try and isolate the problem. Is it the wireless portion or the entire router?  Hookup via wire and see if the problem occurs on the wire.  If not, then it is the wireless only.  If the wire drops, then you may have a line issue or a hardware issue.
If the problem is isolated to wireless only, try and time when it occurs.  If it is very regular, it may be some sort of interference.  For example, cordless phones change frequency at set intervals and since some share the 2.4 GHz frequency range, they may selectively jam certain channels at set intervals.


Thank you everyone for all your help and support on Saturday night for the Hermitage Light Up Parade.
A very Special thank you to Rick and Amy Taylor for all the many hours they volunteered for us.
The GingerBread Animal Shelter float won 3rd place in the non-profit catagory.
We are well on our way to the 100,000 pounds of food for this year. We need the help of every person in Mercer County to make this possible.
As of September 29th our 3rd Pet Food Drive will begin. this Year our goal is 100,000 pounds so we need your support. The drop off boxes will be going out to local businesses soon, and the fundraisers have all ready started.
Thank you Claudia's Salon and Spa for the Cut-A- Thon… Froggy 93 was there and gave us alot of air time. Again thank you Claudia and Staff.
If anyone wants to participate in a fundraiser please call 724-347-5100 and talk to Matt or Roberta.
Watch for detail on the Howl-o-Ween October 22. 11 – 2 Great fun.
Hillcrest Pet Care Foundation has expanded to offer a Pets for Senior Program. We all know that dogs and cats can be great companions for senior citizens. Although many seniors worry about the cost of care, and what will happen if I go first.
The HillcrestFlynn Pet Care Foundation will assist senior citizens in finding the right pet for their life style. Once an application has been approved Hillcrest Flynn Pet Car Foundation will assist you with financial aid for food and routine vet care. Provide foster care if you are hospitalized or go out of town. Also if at any time you are unable to care for your pet the rescue group will adopt them back.
If you or someone you know would benefit from this program please call.
On May 10th Breakfast at Tiffany's restaurant in Sharpsville Pa. served up the largest pancakes I have ever seen.Tiffany hosted the first annual Pancake eating contest to raise money for theHillcrest Flynn Pet Care Foundation. And what fun it was. Tiffany raised $ 1376.05. Her love of rescue animals was well noted with all the effort that went into this event. Thank you.
As a avid animal lover Buck requested that any memorial contribution be made in his memory to an animal rescue of the donor's choice or online to Hillcrest Flynn Pet Foundation at www.hillcrestflynn.org.
Thank You Buck and also Lynn.
We finally made it to 50,000 pounds (thank you Agway of Hermitage 1000 pounds today) I thought we would never get out of the 40's. I really want to be able to have enough food for the full years, so I am thinking of extending the drive until Dec 31. Please lets hit that goal one bag at a time if need be.
Thank you Rick and Amiee Taylor you are great friends.
Thank you Rich and Amiee Taylor 2010 Hermitage Holiday Light Up Parade.
Well it has been a busy two weeks, Thnak you to all that helped make this float and award possible. Not only did we have the parade Saturday but we were collecting at WalMart in Greenville also. Good job everyone, we are over half way to our goal… lets not stop now. We have an awful lot of critters that are depending on us, don't let this warm weather fool you, it is going to be a long , hard winter.
Our next event will be Saturday at Giant Eagle collecting food 9-2.
Then off to Lindy's At The Beach for a spa day 11am to 4Pm come out for a Women's Dry Cut . Men's Dry Cut, Women's Dry Style, Upper Massage ( shoulder area), Laser Hair Removal(small area lip, chin, brow), Polish change( Nails or toes), Mini Manicure or Pedi, Small Airbrush Tattoos. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
We are half way there Don't stop now.
Howl-o-ween was windy but NO RAIN. A fun day for all, the chili sold out immediately as well as the coffee. Lots of rescue dogs on display.
Whoa what creativity. This was the best over all winner (above).
We raised $747 toward the pet food drive. Thank you to all that come out.
Only a few days left until our 4th Annual Howl-o-ween party Saturday 1-4pm. Chinese Auction ,Vendors, Refreshments, Games and best of all the costume contest. Remember all proceeds go toward this year's Pet Food Drive. So let's get creative and join the fun.
Our latest great event to raise food for the homeless aimals in our community was at Claudia's Salon and Spa. Whoa, what a day! The Steelers and Browns were playing, but out pet food drive was the Hail Mary play of the day. Claudia and the gang raised food and money for 1600 pounds – that is a lot of hair cutting. But what touched me the most were the people that came out to support the cause.
Nicklaus Gelesky (above) not only decorated one of the donation drop off boxes but he also came to support the drive by coming for a hair cut and brought along his Mom and brother. I think next year he is going to be my PR person! See you at the Howl-o-ween Nicklaus.
And Jake joined us for the day. He lost 4 toes (photo), but he doesn't let that slow him down!
A very special thanks to everyone who helped to make the kick off event a great success! The DJ Dean, (who volunteered his talent) kept the day hopping with great music and wonderful commentary on each of the rescue groups in attendance. The food went so fast that I never did get one of Matthew's mom's cookies. The weather was gorgeous, as were the Chinese auction items. This certainly put everyone in a "let's reach our goal" mood.


SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Most of the major Korean IT companies use little renewable energy while consuming significant amounts of power, says Greenpeace.
According to a report released by the international environmental advocacy group in June, the seven major IT companies in Korea including Naver, SK C&C, KT, LG CNS, LG Uplus, Samsung SDS and Daum Kakao were found to use less than one percent of renewable energy for their energy-consuming data centers.
Greenpeace asked the companies for their energy supply sources for the report, but only SK C&C, Naver and KT complied with the request. Greenpeace should supply the earliest possible data on their energy usage available for those who didn't offer the information.
Among the companies which offered the information, SK C&C, the IT arm of SK Group, used solar power for one percent of its total energy supply, followed by KT with geothermal, solar and fuel cell sources coming in at 0.44 percent. Naver only used solar energy for 0.006 percent of its energy needs.
In terms of the power usage effectiveness (PUE) index, whose ideal index is 1, Naver ranked first with 1.09. Naver's PUE was better than Apple (1.1), Google (1.12) and Facebook (1.07).
In separate talks with Greenpeace, Naver vowed to adopt 100 percent renewable energy for its data center operations. Major global IT companies including Google and Amazon have already made similar commitments.
According to Greenpeace, as of 2013, the data centers in Korea used approximately 2.6 billion kW of electricity per hour, which is equivalent to the usage of 12 million households for a month.


Today the many objectives for dairy cows, which simultaneously lead to several actions to improve herd results, require precision.
Today the many objectives for dairy cows, which simultaneously lead to several actions to improve herd results, require precision. A dairy cow's career is prepared from its very early days. The growth of young cows, managed by control of nutrition and also by good health conditions, is indispensable. A well-managed first calving age is essential to increase the quantity of milk produced per day during the animal's life. Peri-partum management, preparation for calving up to the first weeks of lactation all influence peak lactation and persistence. Return to reproduction in good conditions will have an important impact on future lactation.
To meet these challenges successfully being professional in the various fields is essential, whether in nutrition, mineralisation or the management of health risks. Management of the latter involves paying attention to the maintenance and disinfection of buildings, and also paying attention daily to udder care. The overall performance of the milk production unit involves the success of each stage, whether it is the management of forage quality or products and efficiency, particularly dietary, to make the best use of the forage produced on the farm.
The Forti-PhytTM concept: A complex to support the growth of young animals even in difficult conditions, which comes as various feeds or nutritional supplements such as Néomilk™, Polyd'Or™, Lactaplus™ and Polytonal™.
A range of mineral feeds to meet the needs of the various production phases depending on the farmers' objectives: Turbomix™, Féro-Phosphat™, Néomix™, Promix™.
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A few odd things have happened that have kept me quiet for a few days while I've thought about them. One is the potential sale of some land, through which I have a right of way. Upon checking, I've been told that the owner has no documentation about it – he doesn't say that he doesn't know about it, but I'm surprised it's not on his deeds because it is on mine. A solicitor's letter has been sent. I think it's short-sighted of him to try to pass it off, as any buyer would have a case against him, surely.
The second is the information that I have, apparently, been defrauded of some money by a professional who was, until a couple of years ago, entrusted with regular work. I knew about the situation but had thought Russell and I were used to defraud his employers, allegedly (it hasn't come to court yet). I can't actually work out how I've lost the money rather than the employers, though I know that a fraud was done but, no doubt, the allegations will be explained to me in due course. You can see that it's upsetting – not the money so much as the theft by someone who was a friend, albeit in a professional capacity. I gave a statement to the police last year and hope I won't be called as a witness.
There are various other things that I won't bore you with, I've been feeling overwhelmed in recent weeks. None of it is personal, family or friend related, that's all fine and lovely. But my ability to handle extra worry has diminished a lot over the years. I had a straightforward email to send that involved an hour's work and some coherent explanation, and I put it off for nearly a month while I panicked every time I sat at the computer to deal with it. Yet I knew that I was the only one suffering, personally and financially, by my delay, and that I'd feel better once I'd done it. I finally did, since when I've been able to acknowledge all this, other than to myself.
How I cope with things is by thinking them through, analysing and rationalising them and forcing them into perspective, but one can't lessen their impact at times. But I'm dealing with most things at present. And it's spring and the chickens have started laying again, and Tim and I have fun together. So there are always blessings.
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