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7 things about this week's Game of Thrones that made zero sense
Brendan Morrow
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After all the hype surrounding Game of Thrones' "Battle of Winterfell," the series' penultimate episode, "The Bells," ended up exceeding it in just about every way. But like so much of the wildly inconsistent eighth season, it wasn't without plenty of head-scratchers.
Let's take a look at some of the moments from Game of Thrones' "The Bells" that just didn't work.
1. The total ineffectiveness of the scorpions: "The Last of the Starks" ended with Euron Greyjoy using a scorpion to take out one of Daenerys Targaryon's dragons, Rhaegal, with not one but three successful shots from a boat bobbing in the ocean hundreds of feet away. So with King's Landing armed to the teeth with these giant crossbows, Daenerys and Drogon would be in for a world of hurt, right? Not exactly. In "The Bells," not a single person, including Euron, comes remotely close to hitting Drogon, and so Daenerys goes from being surprisingly vulnerable to utterly unstoppable within a single episode. Besides, if this battle was always going to be such a blowout, what was even the point of killing Rhaegal last week instead of this week?
2. Arya and Jaime's plot armor: For a show whose motto used to be "anyone can be killed," "The Bells" seemed to go out of its way to put the plot armor of the very character who uttered that phrase on full display. Sure, none of us wanted Arya Stark to die, but the degree to which she continuously survives fatal situations over and over again just becomes comical here. The same is true with Jaime Lannister, who hangs on for far too long after being stabbed twice by Euron, although at least the Kingslayer ends up dying another way.
3. Arya using her own face: Speaking of Arya, is there any good reason for a character who has the power to literally put on a different face to just stroll into King's Landing with the intent of murdering the queen without any disguise whatsoever?
4. Jaime no longer caring about people: Jaime, the man whose redemption arc kicked off when it was revealed that he killed the Mad King in order to save the people of King's Landing, suddenly declares in a conversation with Tyrion that actually, "to be honest, I've never really cared much for" the people of King's landing, "innocent or otherwise." Huh? There might be a scenario in which Jaime's regression, which also includes his return to Cersei, is earned, but this wasn't it.
5. Euron stumbling upon Jaime: After his ship is destroyed, Euron arrives on shore in the exact place Jaime arrives, and at the exact moment he gets there. Sure, why not?
6. The Dothraki: Remember when "The Long Night" made a big deal out of Daenerys losing most of her Dothraki forces? Well, she seems to have a pretty good amount of them in "The Bells," and even more in a preview for next week's episode. The number of Unsullied also seems to randomly change whenever the plot needs it to.
7. Dany's sudden descent into madness: The basic idea behind Daenerys' transformation into the Mad Queen certainly makes sense and has been set up well throughout the series, but the execution was seriously lacking. It seems within Daenerys' character not to care about who she has to kill to defeat Cersei or to flip out and burn down the Red Keep. But flying around the city burning civilians alive while ignoring Cersei comes completely out of nowhere, and not in a good way. If this was the culmination of Daenerys' character development, the season needed to spend far more time naturally and gradually getting us there — a fact, really, that is true of nearly all of season eight's issues.
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Coronado View on Generosity
'Tis the season for giving and expressing gratitude.
Coronado locals share their thoughts on how to give in the ways that matter — no shiny wrapping paper needed.
"We are a greatly blessed community that comes together to bless others. The Bible says, 'to whom much is given, much is expected,' and Children of the Nations has given us an opportunity to give back in a tangible way. For 25 cents, we can package a meal of lentils, chicken and rice for a hungry child in the Dominican Republic. In October 2012, the St. Paul's United Methodist Church packaged 10,000 meals in one hour. Then, in July, my family went to the Dominican Republic to visit the children we sponsored and, because there happened to be an approaching tropical storm, Children of the Nations delivered the exact meals we'd packaged ourselves months before in case the storms wiped out the roads. There were the packages, all decorated with words of love and encouragement from our own little church in Coronado. It was amazing to see the direct effect of our efforts. Later, when we said goodbye to Mauricio, one of the little boys we sponsor, he asked if we could take him with us. It was so bittersweet because I knew that couldn't happen, but I also knew he had felt loved and safe and cared for through us."
~ Reverend Lisa Johnson, assistant minister at St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Children of the Nations makes it possible for communities to come together locally and serve children thousands of miles away. They provide opportunities for mass meal packaging to be delivered to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Africa, as well as ways to sponsor families or individual children, send school supplies, letters of encouragement, and money for food, clothes, and education. On Nov. 2, the St. Pauls United Methodist Church and community members came together in Spreckels Park and packaged more than 40,000 meals to be sent to needy children in the Dominican Republic.
"The beginning of Project Sammich was fueled by an impromptu mission my mom planned last Thanksgiving, which involved DaniRose, my family and I squeezing grudgingly into a minivan and heading downtown with a bag full of PB&Js. My closed mindset was immediately changed with the first sandwich we passed out. The response we received was completely heartwarming and the act of giving was infectious. Donating money to a cause is satisfying, don't get us wrong; but being able to actually see the difference you are making in someone's day is a completely different experience. It's life changing. This project impacts those volunteering as much is it does the homeless."
-Molly Ryan, co-founder of Project Sammich and Coronado High School senior
Molly Ryan and DaniRose Hill
"Interacting with and giving to those in need has a way of snapping you out of your own self-absorption. We get so wrapped up in our own day-to-day life that we become desensitized to other people and their feelings. We walk past a man begging for change and fail to realize how similar we are. We forget to acknowledge one another simply as humans. Through the small act of giving out sandwiches, I have been shown more kindness, gratitude, and love from strangers than I could have ever imagined possible. The grandness or the simplicity of the gesture doesn't matter —we have passed out 80 sandwiches in one mission and 1,000 in another — the outcome is always the same. I leave feeling more connected — not just as a part of a community, but as part of a species."
~ DaniRose Hill, co-founder of Project Sammich and Coronado High School senior
What started as a one-time Thanksgiving Day deed quickly grew to an impassioned mission for Hill and Ryan. The girls founded Project Sammich, enlisting the help of friends and community members to make and distribute their goal of at least 5,000 sandwiches to San Diego homeless by the end of their senior year. Thus far, after eight delivery missions, they've given out more than 2,000 sandwiches.
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"When I see a Cub Scout pack comprised of elementary school children who, with their parent leaders, commit to donating $1,000 per year in support of their local school at the Telethon for five consecutive years, that speaks to everything that is good about our community. Seeing the boys and their pack leaders live on the stage with hundreds of dedicated volunteers working the phone bank and behind the scenes and passionate students filming and directing, that is truly the art of giving at its very best. It's an honor to serve our greater school community, thanks to the generosity of so many."
~ Patty Cowan, Coronado Schools Foundation CEO
The Coronado Schools Foundation will host its annual benefit auction on Nov. 15, and its annual telethon in March with proceeds from both events benefitting Coronado schools. The foundation has raised and distributed $6.2 million dollars since 1982. Over the last decade, as funding has declined while school expenses have increased, CSF's donations to the schools have increased by more than 340 percent thanks to the generosity of those who donate.
"Today at school my friend Siena helped me build a house out of wooden bricks. She was using her bricks to build a tower but saw that I needed help so she put hers with mine so we could build together. It made me feel happy and good."
Isabella Marie Braga
~ Isabella Marie Braga, age 7, Village Elementary second grader
Isabella is a member of Brownie Troop 1, the longest running troop on the West Coast. Recently the troop volunteered at the Coronado Fire Department open house, running a concessions stand to raise money for a local burn unit.
"Generosity has a powerful ripple effect, especially in the Coronado community. When an X-Ray technician was performing an exam for a patient at Sharp Coronado Hospital, he spotted something that potentially needed some further attention. He took the extra time and effort to investigate and, as a result, discovered a life-threatening mass. The patient was admitted for emergency surgery and his life was saved by the technician's willingness to go the extra step in caregiving. In appreciation for the care he received, the patient was inspired to get involved. He is now a valued member of the foundation board of directors. He and his spouse both volunteer in the hospital and their children and grandchildren have chosen to give back to the foundation. We are honored that the small act of generosity made by one hospital employee has transcended generations and created a lasting legacy at the hospital."
~Nora Boswell, director of development, Coronado Hospital Foundation
Since 1978, Coronado Hospital Foundation has been dedicated to enhancing the health-care needs of Coronado residents, visitors and the surrounding community through support of programs, services and equipment at Sharp Coronado Hospital. The foundation raises funds from individuals and businesses to support the needs of the hospital and its patients through various giving opportunities and events.
"If you have something — anything — that someone else can use or benefit from, go ahead and give it away. It makes you feel good to give. Growing up, our town was rough as there were lots of kids like me who lost their dads in the Navy (Vietnam) who needed guidance. Luckily, as a youngster I had a lot of people helping me out. People like Stan Antrim looked after young surfers like me, and I want to pay it forward. The continuity is important!"
~ Stan Searfus, owner, Blue Wave Coronado Surf Camp
Stan Searfus Blue Wave Coronado Surf Camp
Many locals sing praises for Searfus; one local teacher said, "He's not the type to toot his own horn but he is so beautifully old school in his approach to teaching surf, his teamwork sensibilities, love for community, and life values. In 20 years of teaching I've had countless students say that he was a defining mentor for them. He's always working with philanthropies like Wounded Warriors and Optimist Club, but to truly understand his passion and generosity you'd have to watch him teach surf to little ones. The guy is always passionate, stoked, and happy!"
"Generosity is equivalent to love. Love yourself, love others, and, in the end, you get what you give. I opened my doors today to show my gratitude to the community that has given me so much."
Mayson Hwa
~ Mayson Hwa, co-owner of Rhinoceros Cafe
On Sept. 2, Hwa opened her restaurant doors one last time after 22 years in business and served an elaborate lunchtime meal — for free — to everyone who entered.
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How angry young voters help explain the historic UK election upset – Vox
By TheFinancialHerald on June 14, 2017 Comments Off on How angry young voters help explain the historic UK election upset – Vox
Analysts are calling it a "youthquake," a massive surge in voter turnout among 18- to 24-year-olds in last week's snap British elections that decimated the Conservative Party, dealt a brutal blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, and capped a stunning turnaround for the left-wing Labour Party and its unabashedly socialist policies.
If preliminary polling data holds true, this will have been the third national election in less than a year where young voters appear to have played a disproportionately large role in shaping the final outcomes.
In the UK, voter turnout among 18- to 24-year-olds is estimated to have reached between 66.4 and 72 percent (depending on the report) — significantly higher than the 43 percent of voters in that same age range who cast ballots in 2015. (By comparison, American voters the same age had 50 percent voter turn out in 2016.)
Exact figure yet to be confirmed.
— Shakira Martin (@ShakiraSweet1) June 9, 2017
The post-Brexit UK has specific conditions that may have contributed to the massive surge in voter turnout, but we may be witnessing the beginnings of a global generational shift of voting and political engagement with implications far broader than the borders of the UK.
From the rise of the far-left populist presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who surged in popularity during the first round of voting in the French presidential election partly on the strength of his appeal to the under-30 set, to America's youthful romance with Sen. Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primaries election to last week's swing in the United Kingdom toward Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party, the West's youngest voters are having a moment.
The question is: Is it a movement? Are we in another 1968 or 1919? Is this a coming revolution? And if it is a movement — is it going anywhere?
One thing is clear: As researchers from the Washington-based advocacy group Young Invincibles have noted, young people are increasingly less financially secure than their parents were at their age, with fewer prospects for bridging the gap. When the system feels like it has failed you, upending the system sounds pretty appealing.
The youth vote played a real role in creating the UK's hung Parliament
On Thursday night, the UK witnessed an upset the likes of which hasn't been seen in that country in a generation — or two. Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party thoroughly routed Theresa May's Conservatives, obliterating her majority and resulting in a hung Parliament. Immediately, pundits attributed Corbyn's remarkable, and unexpected, surge in no small part to 18- to 24-year-olds.
Observers were already bracing for a potential youth impact on the election. When the prime minister called for the snap election back in May, the BBC reported there was a surge of new voter registrations from under-25-year-olds: Some 57,987 voters under 25 signed up the first day after elections were called, more than any other demographic.
Those voters seem to have helped prop up Corbyn, who had seemed all but dead politically as recently as late March but instead saw his party gain an eye-opening 29 seats. Corbyn's socialist policies — which include nationalizing key industries and sharply raising taxes on the rich — hadn't resonated with the public in past elections. This time around, they did, especially among the young.
Corbyn and his strategists appear to have recognized, and acted upon, a point made to me by Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg of Tufts: Millennials do well with direct engagement and targeted calls to action. Corbyn's team tailored their message to the young and relied less on old-school campaigning than on a sophisticated social media campaign that addressed the local and national concerns of young voters.
What happens when the future looks worse than the past for the young?
These three countries — France, the US, and the UK — share something important, and depressing: a young population that feels, justifiably, that their future looks far bleaker economically than the world their parents faced at the same age. That's combined with an increasing general distrust of government that has begun to translate into political action. (The youngest voters, too, are less likely to be disenchanted with socialist messaging, as they didn't grow up during an era when such ideas were instantly blackened by association with the Soviet Union.)
In France, youth unemployment hit nearly 25 percent in 2015 (it's since dropped to 21.6 percent), and the job market has long been dubbed stagnant at best. It's also an employment landscape notoriously difficult for new, younger workers to break into.
In the United States, the millennial perspective is similarly bleak. Homeownership among under-35-year-olds is at a historic low — and increasingly out of reach — when compared with other generations at the same stage of life.
American millennials carry tremendous debt and earn, on average, 20 percent less than their boomer parents did at the same age. A study released in January by the Young Invincibles found that the ability to acquire and retain wealth had dropped radically for many millennials.
"Young adult workers today earn $10,000 less than young adults in 1989, a decline of 20 percent," the report noted. "When baby boomers were young adults, they owned twice the amount of assets as young adults."
And in December, researchers at Stanford University found a dramatic downturn in what sociologists call "absolute mobility" — which is the potential for out-earning one's parents.
Similarly, in the UK, a February study by the Resolution Foundation found that millennials earn, on average, some £40 less weekly than even their siblings a decade older than them earn, let alone their parents.
Finally, the cost of getting the one thing that can still help level income disparity — university education — has spiraled in recent years. Those costs are putting higher education further and further out of reach for more and more young people. One of the most successful rallying cries of both the US and UK elections centered on the rising cost of university and a desire, on both sides of the pond, for free (or nearly free) higher education.
Corbyn, Mélenchon, and Sanders all directly addressed the needs of the youngest voters
Each of the three men who benefited from the surging number of young voters promised to soften the edges of that economic malaise in a way that would have horrified baby boomers raised on a steady diet of Cold War anxiety: by repackaging socialism.
Corbyn promised to end college tuition fees. "The Conservatives have held students back for too long, saddling them with debt that blights the start of their working lives," he said on the campaign trail. Sanders insisted it was time to make tuition at public universities free and proposed altering student loan rates and fees to make them more favorable to students. And Mélenchon, who has expressed support for the policies of former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez, campaigned against capitalism itself.
Though none of the three took his nation's highest office, those campaign promises paid off, at least to some degree. Mélenchon was wildly popular among young voters who divided themselves on the far reaches of the spectrum, choosing to swing to the far left or the far right but largely rejecting the traditional parties. In the first round of the French elections on April 23, Mélenchon nabbed some 30 percent of the 18- to 24-year-old vote and 27 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 34. In doing so, he shoved aside the socialists and pulled a healthy chunk of the youth electorate further to the left.
When it came to round two, many of those young French voters said they preferred to abstain rather than vote for either the centrist Emmanuel Macron or the far-right Marine Le Pen, the two frontrunners. They weren't kidding: The number of voters who abstained in the final round was greater than the number who voted for the runner-up, Marine Le Pen.
Referring to Macron and Le Pen students march for Abstention in Paris May 1, 2017. "Neither the Plague, Nor Cholera, Abstention," the banner reads.
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In Paris, during the runup to the second round, thousands of young people marched in the streets refusing to remove their Mélenchon stickers, mulishly continuing to rally behind him as a candidate long after he was off the ballot. They insisted they did not want to support the "banker" (Emmanuel Macron, who has worked in finance, and who went on to win the presidency) nor the far right (Marine Le Pen, whose anti-immigrant National Front party has long carried the stigma of racism and anti-Semitism).
The US saw something similar last summer. In states that had held their primaries by June 1, 2016, Bernie Sanders, who has governed for decades as a senator from Vermont as a democratic socialist, not a Democrat, picked up 2 million young voters. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump combined garnered just 1.6 million youth votes in the primaries. And remember the Bernie or Bust folks? They were positively Mélenchonian in their disgust with the mainstream party candidates.
The Cold War is really over
While these three candidates are hardly from the same party, nor do they share the same policies, their role in their respective elections present a picture that is hard to ignore: their support comes from a younger generation that feel cut out of the mainstream. That's not that dissimilar from 1968.
Corbyn, Mélenchon, and Sanders all claim to be outsiders (even though each has actually served a number of years in their respective legislatures), and each espouses policies that fall somewhere on the left of the political spectrum. Those two data points add up to an appeal to young voters who feel existing political parties don't speak for their needs or their aspirations.
Each candidate also addressed a rumbling discomfort among young people who fear that their own futures will not be nearly as bright as those of their parents, let alone their grandparents. This is a postwar Western generation without a sure sense of their future employment or their possibility of owning a home.
"Many younger voters in Western countries believe the current political economic system doesn't serve them," says David Bach of the Yale School of Management. He lists issues that younger voters gravitate toward addressing, including unemployment, job insecurity, and unaffordable housing, as well as climate change and social justice.
"And unlike older voters, they have no direct experience of communism," he says, "which means that the old playbook of dissuading voters from supporting leftist candidates by just labeling them 'socialist' doesn't work anymore."
So socialism no longer carries the stigma it once did. And, just as importantly, capitalism no longer appeals as it once did. A Harvard Institute of Politics study published in July 2016 found that 51 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds polled said they didn't believe in capitalism. And in the UK, a February 2016 YouGov poll found a general preference for socialism over capitalism.
But isn't Britain a unique case, given Brexit?
After Brexit, there was no question that Britain's youngest voters were angry about the direction the country was moving in. The British referendum on leaving the European Union last June was wildly skewed by age group, with voters under 24 voting 75 percent for Remain. Those voters expressed widespread dismay when the Leave vote won the day.
"[O]ur futures have been governed by the votes of narrow-minded older generations who now will sit back and see our bright futures dimmed," Lucinda Jones, age 20, told the Guardian the day after.
So Brexit, some experts say, makes the UK's recent electoral experience entirely unique, and not comparable to other elections across the West. There is tremendous anxiety among young British voters not just that their voices have been overruled but that because of it, there will be no job creation in the UK and no possibility to land jobs in Europe, points out Philippe Le Corre at the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution.
Even so, there was much skepticism prior to last week's election that the youth vote would actually turn out on Election Day. Back in 2015, a pre-election BBC report explained, there was a whopping 35 percent spread in turnout between the 18- to 25-year-olds (with 43 percent voter turnout) and the over-65-year-olds (boasting 78 percent voter turnout). That gap has been true for the past two decades, the BBC explained.
But while we've become used to a disenchanted youth electorate, you don't have to go all that far back in history to find a moment when the youth vote was more engaged. Even in 1992, the split between those age groups in the UK was only 12 percent.
The increasing disaffection of youth had contributed to a vicious cycle: The political class had begun to ignore the youth, and the youth felt civic engagement was no longer worthwhile. "It's a no-brainer. Why spend time chasing non-voters rather than concentrating all your energy and effort on those who do vote," David Cowling, a King's College London political scientist, told the BBC.
But that's meant that youthful issues like housing inequality, university fees, and stagnant job creation haven't been addressed.
And while Brexit is certainly unique to Britain, the global youth awakening doesn't feel limited to the UK. It's likely to influence political campaigns — and elections — going forward. The youthquake, in other words, may be just getting started.
How angry young voters help explain the historic UK election upset – Vox added by TheFinancialHerald on June 14, 2017


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The initiative will create a focus on cleanliness that will be visible to guests throughout their entire stay – in their guest rooms, restaurants, fitness rooms and in other public spaces
Hilton announced today a new program to deliver an industry-defining standard of cleanliness and disinfection in Hilton properties around the world. In a first for the hospitality business, Hilton will collaborate with RB, maker of Lysol and Dettol, and consult with Mayo Clinic to develop elevated processes and Team Member training to help Hilton guests enjoy an even cleaner and safer stay from check-in to check-out.
Hilton CleanStay with Lysol protection, as the program will be called in North America, will be a rigorous system that incorporates RB's trusted know-how and scientific approach to cleaning practices and product offerings. Experts from Mayo Clinic's Infection Prevention and Control team will advise and assist in enhancing Hilton's cleaning and disinfection protocols.
Hilton CleanStay will build upon the already high standards of housekeeping and hygiene at Hilton properties worldwide, where hospital-grade cleaning products and upgraded protocols are currently in use. The goal of Hilton CleanStay is to provide guests with assurance and peace of mind when they stay at any of Hilton's more than 6,100 properties representing 18 brands. The initiative will create a focus on cleanliness that will be visible to guests throughout their entire stay – in their guest rooms, restaurants, fitness rooms and in other public spaces.
Hilton CleanStay was developed to meet evolving consumer expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research indicates that consumers have heightened concerns regarding hygiene on their journey, and trust in cleanliness standards will be critical to restarting travel.
"Our first priority has always been the safety of our guests and Team Members," said Christopher J. Nassetta, Hilton President and CEO. "Hilton CleanStay builds on the best practices and protocols we've developed over the last several months, allowing our guests to rest easy with us and focus on enjoying the unforgettable experiences we have to offer – while protecting our Team Members who are on the front lines of hospitality."
RB will bring key talent and Lysol experts in hygiene and disinfection to the multi-year partnership, leveraging over 130 years of science-based research and thought leadership to support awareness, training and education, and product delivery and systems. RB and Hilton are also exploring opportunities to expand the program into a global partnership.
"At RB we are committed to the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. It is imperative that we protect all consumers, today and in the days ahead as we all look forward to new ways of returning to work and leisure activities," said Rahul Kadyan, EVP, North America, Hygiene/Home, RB. "We are excited to be working with Hilton and Mayo Clinic to bring this expertise and our unique product solutions to the Hilton CleanStay with Lysol protection program."
Mayo Clinic and Hilton share intertwined histories. Late in life, Conrad Hilton became a Mayo Clinic patient and supporter. In 1972, Hilton's donation of $10 million helped launch the Conrad N. Hilton Building for Laboratory Medicine, which was the first building in the Mayo complex designed specifically for laboratory medicine. The building opened on Oct. 18, 1974, and is still part of the Mayo Clinic campus in Rochester, Minn.
Mayo Clinic, the top-ranked hospital system in the United States, will apply its experience and expertise to advise Hilton hotels on cleaning protocols, training programs, and quality assurance.
"Personal safety is extremely critical as we re-open business and recreational activities around the globe," said Stacey Rizza, M.D., a Mayo Clinic infectious disease specialist. "We are proud to bring Mayo Clinic's expertise and knowledge to the COVID-19 response on a national and global scale. Mayo is looking forward to working with Hilton staff and advising them on the program protocol and training."
With the aid of Mayo Clinic medical and technical experts, Hilton is rewriting its cleaning protocols to translate the best practices in hospital hygiene standards to hotel guest rooms. Medical experts from the Mayo Clinic COVID-19 Response Team will also advise on new technologies and approaches, assist in training development, and create a rigorous quality assurance program.
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Janice Galloway's first novel, The Trick is to Keep Breathing (1989), now widely regarded as a Scottish contemporary classic, was published in 1990 and won the MIND Book of the Year/Allen Lane Award.
Her second novel, Foreign Parts (1994), won the E. M. Forster Award while her third, Clara (2002), about the tempestuous life of 19th-century pianist Clara Wieck Schumann, won the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award in 2002.
Collaborative texts include an opera with Sally Beamish and three cross-discipline works with Anne Bevan, the Orcadian sculptor.
Her 'anti-memoir', This is Not About Me, was published in 2008 and her Collected Stories in 2009. A second book of memoir, All Made Up, was published in 2011. In 2015 her collection of short stories Jellyfish was published.
She lives in Lanarkshire.
Critical perspective
Janice Galloway's work is representative of the Scottish postmodern.
Along with such writers as Alasdair Grey and Tom Leonard, she employs an ironic and knowing world-weary sense of humour to depict the condition of Scottish urban experience under late Capitalism. Her writing is notable for the way in which it gives voice to the feminine condition in Scottish working-class communities which has hitherto been under-represented in Scottish literature. Scottish literature as a whole seeks to establish a counter-narrative to the tradition of English literature which has previously assimilated Scottish national identity under a wider notion of Britishness which was really an expanded sense of Englishness. In so doing, Scottish literature enacts its own exclusions, notably around questions of gender, sexuality and latterly, race. However, Galloway's work in the company of contemporaries such as A. L. Kennedy and Liz Lochhead, has begun to redress that imbalance.
Galloway has emerged since her early success with her first novel, The Trick is to Keep Breathing (1989), as a significant force in Scottish cultural life, notably editing several volumes of the influential annual New Writing Scotland, which reviews and defines the contemporary state of literature in Scotland. The development of Galloway as an influence on the Scottish literary scene can be measured by the impatient critical anticipation which awaited her most recent novel, Clara (2002), and the subsequent effusive reviews which greeted it. As with other writers of the new Scottish renaissance, in the years after devolution her interests have turned from a consideration of the specifically Scottish to broaden her outlook as a participant in European and global culture. However, with Clara, she also stays close to her gendered interests and, like so many postmodern novelists, re-writes a familiar narrative from the point of view of a marginalized figure within it, the 19th century composer Clara Wieck, who later became Clara Schumann . In this way, Galloway wishes us to consider her novel alongside works such as Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea.
Galloway's route to writing forms the familiar path of many of her peers, from a deprived childhood through the Scottish education system (studying music at Glasgow University) and from there to creative writing as an expression of that transition. Unlike, say, Kelman's, Galloway's characters are more at ease in their newly-found middle-class milieu. The heroine of The Trick is to Keep Breathing (the ironically named Joy) is a schoolteacher. The middle-class in Galloway's novels have their own problems and like Martin Doyle in A Disaffection, Joy retains a certain critical perspective on her profession. This is especially the case after the death of her lover, which plunges her into a deep depression. The novel, written in the manner of a diary, is an attempt by the narrator to come to terms with both her mental and her cultural condition. In the collections of short stories, Blood (1991) and Where You Find It (1996), the texts jump between tales of a working-class childhood and wry reflections on middle-class maturity. This social mobility in Galloway's work can lead to a sense of disorientation and displacement. Her characters are never quite at home in either setting, being neither truly working-class nor ultimately purely middle-class. An exemplary story from Blood which captures this predicament is 'Scenes from the Life No. 23: Paternal Advice', in which a small boy, Wee Sammy, is encouraged by his father to jump from the mantelpiece in the front living-room into his father's waiting arms in order to demonstrate both his fearlessness and trust in his father:
SAMMY: Show your daddy youre no feart son. I'll catch you. Dont be feart, this is your da talking to you. Come on. For me. Jump and I'll catch you. Don't be scared. Sammy, son, I'm waiting. I'm ready.
A few more seconds of tense silence click out of the clock. WEE SAMMY blinks. His hands lift from the wall and he decides: one beat and he throws himself from the screaming height of the sill. In the same second, SAMMY skirts to the side. The boy crashes lumpily into the tiles of the fire surround. His father sighs and averts his eyes, choking back a sob.
SAMMY: Let that be a lesson to you son. Trust nae cunt.
This passage is revealing of several aspects of Galloway's work. Firstly, we note the cut between styles of presentation - in this case between dramatic dialogue and prose description in the style of stage instructions -casting the whole event as a primal tragedy in the life of Wee Sammy, who realises for the first time his own fallible and necessary autonomy. This style of dialogue is indicative of the approach frequently taken by Galloway in The Trick is to Keep Breathing and Foreign Parts (1994), as both a subversion of the norms of English prose-writing and the staging of dramatic scenes within a novelistic context.
This can be read firstly as an example of Galloway's postmodernism, her conventional prose placed in a long tradition beginning with Laurence Sterne's Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy. Secondly, it can be read as an appropriation of modernist and postmodern techniques, as a way of distancing Galloway's own writing from the traditions of the English realist novel. Like other contemporaries, Galloway is not slow to use phonetic spelling to capture the richness of her linguistic inheritance. But equally she can move swiftly into the authorial voice of standard English, as demonstrated by the stage instructions. In the case of Galloway it is not so much a movement from a privileged authorial voice to a comic representation of working-class speech, as is so often found in the English novel, but more a case of demonstrating a fluid hybrid identity which is comfortable in this bi-vocal condition. Thus Galloway's disorientated and dislocated characters are representative of the double-consciousness which defines both the transition of the working-class into the middle-class through education and the condition of Scottish identity within a United Kingdom.
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Trakt Pamięci Męczeństwa i Walki Żydów – zespół kamiennych form pamiątkowych, rozmieszczonych na warszawskim Muranowie i upamiętniających miejsca, wydarzenia i ludzi związanych z gettem warszawskim.

Trakt tworzy integralną całość wraz z wcześniej wzniesionymi: pomnikiem Bohaterów Getta i Kopcem Anielewicza.

Historia
Trakt Pamięci Męczeństwa i Walki Żydów w Warszawie powstał w latach 1988–1989 według projektu Zbigniewa Gąsiora, Stanisława Jankowskiego i Marka Moderaua. Został uzupełniony o kolejne obiekty w 1995 i 1997.

Trakt rozpoczyna się przy pomniku Bohaterów Getta, następnie prowadzi ulicami Zamenhofa i Dubois do Kopca Anielewicza, a kończy się na ul. Stawki, przy będącym częścią Traktu Pomniku Umschlagplatz.

Trakt Pamięci tworzy ciąg 22 kamiennych form pamiątkowych (17 bloków, 1 obelisk, 1 płyta, 2 tablice i 1 pomnik) usytuowanych wzdłuż ulic Zamenhofa, Dubois i Stawki. Kamienne bloki (85 × 80 × 100 cm) wykonano z czarnego sjenitu. Na górnej płaszczyźnie każdego z nich widnieją inskrypcje w języku polskim i hebrajskim, wyryte na tablicach w kształcie macewy z rysunkiem siedmioramiennego świecznika – menory. Na ścianie przedniej bloków umieszczona jest data "1940-1943", która wskazuje okres istnienia getta w Warszawie. Na lewej bocznej ścianie widnieje napis w języku polskim "Trakt Pamięci Męczeństwa i Walki Żydów". Ten sam tekst w języku hebrajskim znajduje się na drugiej bocznej ścianie każdego bloku.

Odsłonięcie Traktu odbyło się 18 kwietnia 1988, w przeddzień 45. rocznicy wybuchu powstania w getcie warszawskim.

Trasa Traktu
Trakt symbolicznie rozpoczynają i kończą dwa bloki umieszczone na rogu ulic Zamenhofa i Anielewicza oraz u zbiegu ulic Stawki i Dzikiej, które informują o utworzeniu warszawskiego getta w 1940. Wyznaczają one w linii prostej dawny bieg ulicy Zamenhofa, którą prowadzono Żydów na Umschlagplatz, skąd byli wywożeni i mordowani w obozie śmierci w Treblince.

Na placu wokół pomnika Bohaterów Getta znajdują się cztery sjenitowe bloki i jeden obelisk. Dwa bloki, umieszczone niesymetrycznie po obu stronach monumentu, informują o powstaniu w getcie.

W ramach obchodów 45. rocznicy wybuchu powstania w getcie na placu przed pomnikiem zasadzono dąb piramidalny (Quercus robur Fastigiata) – Drzewo Wspólnej Pamięci Polaków i Żydów, któremu poświęcono znajdujący się obok blok sjenitowy. Przy dębie 27 września 1995 Władysław Bartoszewski odsłonił obelisk Żegoty zaprojektowany przez Hannę Szmalenberg i Marka Moderau. Czwarty blok znajdujący się na placu upamiętnia Emanuela Ringelbluma i rozpoczyna ciąg bloków dedykowanych bojownikom Żydowskiej Organizacji Bojowej i Żydowskiego Związku Wojskowego oraz działaczom społecznym w getcie.

Przy ulicy Zamenhofa, po obu stronach ulicy Lewartowskiego, znajdują się bloki poświęcone pamięci Józefa Lewartowskiego i Michała Klepfisza. W dalszym biegu ulicy Zamenhofa, po jej wschodniej stronie, znajduje się blok sjenitowy upamiętniający Szmula Zygielbojma. 22 lipca 1997 odsłonięto tutaj pomnik Szmula Zygielbojma wykonany według projektu Marka Moderau. Składa się on z popękanego szarego granitu położonego na chodniku oraz ściany z polerowanego czarnego kamienia, umieszczonej w elewacji budynku. Na ścianie widnieje napis w językach polskim i hebrajskim, który jest fragmentem listu pożegnalnego Szmula Zygielbojma przed popełnieniem samobójstwa.

Na rogu ulic Zamenhofa i Miłej znajduje się blok sjenitowy poświęcony Arie Wilnerowi, a po przekroczeniu ul. Miłej – blok poświęcony Mordechajowi Anielewiczowi. Za Kopcem Anielewicza, na trawnikach wzdłuż ul. Dubois, zostały umieszczone dwa kolejne bloki: pierwszy dedykowany Meirowi Majerowiczowi, drugi – Pawłowi Frenklowi i Dawidowi Apfelbaumowi. Przy skrzyżowaniu ulic Dubois i Niskiej ustawiono blok poświęcony Frumce Płotnickiej, a dalej na ul. Dubois – Icchakowi Nyssenbaumowi.

Na rogu ulic Dubois i Stawki znajduje się blok poświęcony pamięci Janusza Korczaka. Następnie Trakt skręca w lewo w ulicę Stawki i ciąg bloków dedykowanych osobom związanym z gettem kończy blok upamiętniający poetę Icchaka Kacenelsona.

Na ścianie budynku przy ul. Stawki 5/7 (obecnie Wydział Psychologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego) oraz na ścianie budynku ul. Stawki 10 (obecnie Zespół Szkół Licealnych i Ekonomicznych nr 1 oraz Collegium – Szkoły Policealne) zostały umieszczone tablice pamiątkowe związane z deportacją Żydów do Treblinki. Tablice mają kształt macewy z wyrytą menorą i napisami w języku polskim i hebrajskim. Za budynkiem przy ul. Stawki 10 znajduje się pomnik Umschlagplatz.

Lokalizacje i opis elementów Traktu

Ocena artystyczna Traktu
W sensie artystycznym Trakt uosabia koncepcję formy otwartej Oskara Hansena. Jak wskazał Henryk Drzewiecki:

Otoczenie
 Ławeczka Jana Karskiego
 Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich
 Pomnik Willy'ego Brandta

Zobacz też
 Pomniki granic getta w Warszawie
 Pomnik Wspólnego Męczeństwa Żydów i Polaków

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A kidney stone can remain symptomless, but when it moves to the duct where urine passes from the kidney to the bladder the pain becomes intense.
Jul 23, 2019 · Potassium Citrate and Kidney Stones. Potassium citrate is most often used to improve kidney stones. Citrate specifically helps to remove protons, or positively charged atoms, which reduces acidity in the urine. Additionally, potassium citrate crystallizes stone-forming salts like calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate and uric acid in the bladder.
What is a kidney stone? Kidney stones are a type of crystal that is formed by substances in urine. Kidney stones can cause pain, infection and even kidney.
God I feel this, I had a kidney stone stuck in my left ureter for about a week when I was 13 weeks pregnant. Went to the ER multiple times I was in so much pain and every doctor I saw told me I was just pregnant and dramatic.
It can spread to other areas, like the sides, upper abdomen or groin. If you have a kidney stone, you usually feel the pain in your back, side, lower belly or groin. Back pain due to muscle problems is usually in your lower back. Pain due to kidney problems is usually deeper and higher in your back, under your ribs.
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Hamid, your stones were not calcified. They were not dense enough to show. just fatty. The path of the stones is not the same path of a baby, and I bet you would feel one that size. THe ducts are flexible and I bet don't have sensory perceptions. I never feel what is going on in my liver. The stones are soft anyway. They just look like stones.
Answer (1 of 2): It depends on the size and location of the stone. I grew a few large ones with my last pregnancy. I was given the option of stents or to wait without them.
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During the height of my wife's pregnancy, I suffered through one of the most painful things I've ever endured: kidney stones.
Hard stones: Kidney stones made up of certain substances (like cystine or certain types of calcium stones) may be more difficult to break up with shock wave lithotripsy. Pregnancy: Women who are or could be pregnant should not have lithotripsy.
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Oct 27, 2021 · I've passed kidney stones while pregnant and not pregnant. The pain can be unbearable and is worse than contractions. At least with contractions you get breaks in-between. Kidney stones the pain is constant. I've already passed one this pregnancy, and during my 2md and 3rd pregnancies, but 10 total.
2 Cm Kidney Stone Looks Like The stone could look like a grain of sand or a small piece of gravel. 4. If a stone is. Stones can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. More trips to the bathroom help remove excess chemicals from the urine and kidneys, A kidney stone isn't
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Aug 05, 2009 · No medication helps me at all and i feel like i have to hold myself when walking because it feels like my insides are about to fall out. anon179892 May 24, 2011 . I have a stent in the left ureter right now after a stone removal three days ago. I have been battling kidney stones for 25 years and have always had problems with stents.
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Jun 22, 2004 · Plus, I would like to try natural child birth and I heard that having the pain from a kidney stone can feel like labor would feel. I went through the whole ordeal without any drugs!!! Maybe I can deliver a baby without them too! They did give me the strainers though. I haven't noticed anything yet.
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4-I have passed 2 already, I can do it again. 5-If I pass a stone every 12 years, that is a blessing compared to those that pass them every 6 months. 6-Stones have given me empathy and a much better understanding of the importance of personal health. To all my fellow sufferers, I feel for you, kidney stones, suck. 20.
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Concentrate on the natural flow of your breath, in and out, without controlling it. When your mind wanders bring it back to your breath.
Breathing exercises are a great way to calm the body and mind. Below are some different breathing exercises which I've tried. You can do these for just a few breaths or a 20-30 minute meditation. Every round helps you learn to calm yourself and to concentrate. Pick a few exercises you like and practice regularly to to build your skills.
– Count silently from 1 to 4 with each breath in.
– Count from 1 to 4 with each breath out.
– Breath from the belly. Use the diaphragm (not the upper chest). The belly pushes out as you breath in. The belly pulls in as you push the air out.
This is a stress management technique recommended to community emergency response teams.
Another variation for handling stress is deep breathing with longer exhalation than inhalation. Relax as much as possible and start to listen to your breath. Then inhale to the count of five and exhale to the count of ten. Don't worry if your exhalation seems too short and you cannot last until the full count of ten. Even if you only reach seven or eight counts that is fine. This will improve with practice and the main objective is to exhale for longer than you inhale.
One of the simplest ways to meditate is to assume the calm attitude of a silent observer, watching the breath's natural flow without controlling it as it enters and exits the body. When your mind wanders gently bring it back to the breath. Though very simple and easy to do even for beginners this meditation technique is highly regarded by gurus.
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Reference – Your Mind Your Best Friend by Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari, day 24.
This simple form of meditation "involves relaxing and focusing on your breathing. Set a timer for three minutes and close your eyes. Then, take slow, deep breaths. Concentrate on each inhalation and exhalation, and ignore all other thoughts." You only need to do this for a few minutes to feel relaxed, refreshed and refocused.
Reference – Fast Focus by Damon Zahariades, p.108.
For a very simple Western method of spiritual contemplation see Friar Thomas Keating's video on The Method of Centering Prayer.
Combat breathing is used by combat personnel and first responders (like policement & firemen) to reduce the shakes & stress experienced during high-risk situations.
– Breathe in through your nose as you count up to 4.
– Hold your breath to the count of 4.
– Breathe out through your lips to the count of 4.
– Repeat until you feel your body and mind relax.
Another variation is not to hold your breath. You can also change the count, like breathing in as you count to four (e.g., in 2 3 4) then breathing out as you count to seven (out 2 3 4 5 6 7) then repeat as needed until you calm down.
Counting silently to 4 with each breath in and counting to 4 with each breath out can help keep you focused. Sometimes this counting makes it easier to not lose concentration, especially when you are feeling scatterbrained. This is basically the same as combat breathing described above.
See how high you can mentally count your breaths without losing track of them during the following exercises. These exercises may show you how poor you really are at holding your attention on your breath. When your mind wanders simply bring it back to your breath and start again at 1 if you can't remember where you are.
Exercise 1 – Count on each inhale and each exhale. Inhale counting 1 then exhale as you count 2. Then inhale on 3, exhale on 4, and so on. It can be challenging to reach the count of 10 without losing track for some novices.
Exercise 2 – Count on each exhale. Inhale without counting then count 1 as you exhale. Count 2 on the second exhale and so on. Count as high as you can easily go or just count to 10 and start over.
As you walk focus on your breath and count your steps as you go: 1, 2, 3, and so on. When you reach the 10th step, start again at 1.
Using the highly regarded Hong-Sau concentration technique you mentally chant "Hong" (rhymes with song) as the breath enters and "Sau" (sounds like saw) as it exits. Focus on your breath, watching it go in and out, but do not try to control it.
This breathing technique can give you a deep sense of inner calm and bring you to the realization that you are not your body but a soul, a silent conscious witness.
A more expanded version of the mantra is: "I offer my little egoic self into my higher Divine Self." Note: egoic self is the individual that the mind considers itself to be. It is the voice of survival.
Reference 4 – How To Awaken Your True Potential by Yogananda, Chapter 6, p. 120.
The sound OM or AUM has been chanted by Yogis for thousands of years tp bring them closer to "God." It is a sacred sound which stands for "who and what God is," a concept which cannot be captured by a word or fully comprehended by the human mind.
As you exhale, chant the sound OM.
When you run out of breath, breathe in and repeat the chant.
Continue at your own pace for 2 to 3 minutes.
This can also be done silently. Another variation preferred by Yogis is to use the sound Aaa-Uuu-Mmm where you feel the "Aaa" sound in your belly, "Uuu" in your chest area, and "Mmm" in your head.
A more Western variation I often use during Centering Prayer meditation is to silently say either "joy" or "peace" (rather than OM) on the breath out.
Meditation links on this Thought-Management.com website.
Combat Stress Response & Tactical Breathing – Article for combat aviators on stress and how to reduce it with tactical breathing.


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Streptocaulon wallichii är en oleanderväxtart som beskrevs av Robert Wight. Streptocaulon wallichii ingår i släktet Streptocaulon och familjen oleanderväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Institute of Research & Development, Gujarat Forensic Sciences university organizes refresher course for registered pharmacists with a special session on forensic pharmacy. Senior drug regulators of state and chief of research divisions of industries shall share case studies and their expertise.
Last date of Registration: 10th January 2018.


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Parafia pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej w Repkach – rzymskokatolicka parafia należąca do dekanatu Sokołów Podlaski, diecezji drohiczyńskiej, metropolii białostockiej.

Erygowana w 1644. Siedziba parafii mieści się w Szkopach, pod numerem 7.

Miejsca święte

Kościół parafialny

 Kościół w Szkopach
 Kościół w Repkach - jest kościołem konparafialnym

Obszar parafii

Miejscowości i ulice
W granicach parafii znajdują się miejscowości:

 Baczki,
 Mołomotki-Dwór,
 Repki,
 Szkopy
 Wierzbice Górne

Przypisy

Parafie pod wezwaniem Trójcy Przenajświętszej
Parafie diecezji drohiczyńskiej
Religia w gminie Repki
Szkopy


The following list contains all of those players who have appeared in A grade matches for the West Torrens District Cricket Club (except limited over competition games). It is a chronological list of participants.
b. If this does not determine the numerical order then a presumed batting order is used i.e. the batting order used in the next game in which they participated.
c. If this does not determine the order then players are listed in alphabetical order.
* Played the second day of the match as replacements for players called up on State duty. Match Played on 14 November and 5 December 1964.
*133a. A one-game player missed in the first two rounds of checking (not mentioned in SACA records) and discovered by a third cross-check.
** 258 and 258a. Confusion brought about by two players named Raymond Wood (3 days apart in age) playing A Grade in the same season.


OMERS (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System) is one of Canada's leading pension funds. OMERS actively manages a diversified global portfolio of stocks and bonds as well as real estate, infrastructure and private equity investments. OMERS was established in 1962 to serve local government employees across Ontario. Today, OMERS represents approximately 1000 employers and 450,000 members, retirees and survivors.
OMERS is currently investing in our current pension system, enhancing the platform as well as processes within a new system.
As one of the key contributors the Test Automation Analyst will be responsible for developing and implementing a test automation strategy and deliver quality automated scripts to support the needs of Software project development and testing.
Define, develop, and implement a re-usable, maintainable and high quality automation framework for the selected test automation tool (Azure DevOps, Selenium Web Driver and Selenium IDE).
Develop and implement test automation best practices, standards and guidelines.
Pro-actively work and coordinate with all teams and automation package users for change requests.
Provide regular project / deliverable status and schedule update to PMO.
o Create and develop self-sufficient automation packages (data and test environment independent) to meet the needs of different test runs.
o To have the ability to use and test converted data (in addition to data created and maintained by its own scripts).
o Follow all relevant processes including but not limited to code review, defect management, check-in code/scripts to CM tool used in the program.
o Keep the packages updated for changes and fix any script defects.
o Execute the packages for teams before they are officially handed over to them.
o Create documentation for framework, code implementation, setup as well as user guides.
o Conduct handover review when the automated packages meet the quality requirements and are ready for test team(s) to use.
University degree or above in the field of Information Technology.
Demonstrated experience software development projects in addition to QA and testing.
Must possess a strong working knowledge and experience in test automation specifically using Selenium and Java as scripting language.
Experience and advanced knowledge in SQL and Unix shell scripts.
Experience in testing Web Services (REST, SOAP, XML, WSDL, etc.).
Knowledge and experience in IT development projects in pension or insurance management.
Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented collaborative environment is essential.
You are curious, creative, biased for action and love solving problems.
Your strengths come from collaborating with others, reading, learning, and sharing your knowledge with the team.
Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans, with $97 billion in net assets as at December 31, 2018. A jointly sponsored pension plan, with 1,000 participating employers, OMERS invests and administers pensions on behalf of almost half a million active and retired members. OMERS members include union and non-union employees of municipalities, school boards, transit systems, electrical utilities, emergency services and children's aid societies across Ontario. Contributions are funded equally by members and employers. OMERS has employees in Toronto, London, New York, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe – originating and managing a diversified portfolio of high-quality investments in public markets, private equity, infrastructure and real estate.


This post is a brag because this is my blog and I'll brag if I want to. Also, I post plenty of embarrassing or unflattering content about myself, so I don't think anyone can fault me for publicly praising my accomplishments.
Most days, the sun shines down on me. And that's not just because I live in Boulder. I live a fairly easy life and whatever is difficult, is generally self-imposed. But once in a blood moon, everything goes horribly wrong.


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Towngate Facilities Beer Hawk's Expansion Into Leeds
Commercial and industrial lettings specialist Towngate PLC has secured a new 10-year lease with world ale provider Beer Hawk Ltd.
The newly constructed 62,500 sqft TL2 unit – which forms part of the phase one development at Towngate Link in Leeds – will act as an additional site for the Wetherby-based firm, which stores and distributes over 1,000 beers across the country.
Established seven years ago, Beer Hawk was formed by its co-founders Mark Roberts and Chris France, with the aim of offering speciality bottled ales from artisan breweries all over the world – from Germany and New Zealand to Belgium and Norway. With a high focus on customer service, they source the best-selling products to cater to all tastes.
Beer Hawk will greatly benefit from the newly constructed warehouse, which includes a working height of 12 metres, two-storey grade A office accommodation – with the option to install a further floor – and a large 40-metre-deep secure concrete yard. In addition, a full CCTV system has been installed to further improve security. The space is ideally suited to the company's operations and presents a high circulation efficiency.
Commenting on the new lease, Towngate's property manager, Tom Lamb, said: "We are confident that the unit will work extremely well for Beer Hawk, as it is located on Leeds' most established industrial estate, which is close to the motorway network. The configuration of the site – including dock and ground level loading facilities – will cater to all its needs.
"I am delighted that one of our new units will be occupied by Beer Hawk, and we're excited to have this brand as part of our client portfolio."
Beer Hawk's head of operations, Martin Rourke, added: "Leeds was a primary focus for us, as it provides improved transport and staffing infrastructure, as well as enhanced welfare and leisure facilities. The site exceeds our expectations and certainly meets Beer Hawk's vision for future growth."
Phase one at Towngate Link also included the construction of TL1, a 55,000 sqft high bay warehouse which has also now been let. Due to the success of the first development, the construction of Phase II is due to commence during June 2019. This will comprise of further 55,000 and 15,000 sqft properties with completion expected early 2020.
Towngate PLC was represented by partner at Knight Frank, Iain McPhail and director at Gent Visick, Paul Mack. Beer Hawk was represented by Owen Holder of Holder & Co.
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You might be inclined to think that the capital of the United States consists solely of museums and monuments, but that couldn't be further from the truth. As a local, I've found that there are so many more things to do in this city than just the main tourist highlights. Read on to learn 10 of my favorite unusual things to do in Washington DC!
Because Washington DC is such a central location on the East Coast of the United States, it's an amazing place to catch musicians passing through during a cross-country tour. You can see almost any artist you'd ever want to see somewhere in the city. From small, intimate venues like Sixth and I Synagogue to gigantic stadiums like the Verizon Center, there are dozens of venues dotted around the city where you can see your favorite artists perform.
If fine arts are more your thing, check out the upcoming performances of the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. If you're under 30, you can even get discounted tickets to certain shows at the Kennedy Center through the MyTix program.
Formerly abandoned churches, refurbished underground urban planning spaces, and local cafes…what do they all have in common? In DC, these are all places you can find various pieces of work by local artists. If you're looking for some beautiful, rotating gallery spaces, head to Blind Whino, a psychedelic repurposed church building that now serves as a workshop, performance venue, and gallery for local artists and performers. Alternatively, Dupont Underground, located in the heart of Dupont Circle, is an underground space that also hosts live performances and interactive artwork. For more immersive art experiences, check out the latest installations at ARTECHOUSE, a fascinating gallery with interactive exhibits.
Washington DC's streets are always buzzing with life. Whether it's the annual Cherry Blossom Festival, or a Chinese New Year celebration, or the Folk Festival, or the Holiday Markets, there's always some kind of interesting event going on in this city. On Friday evenings in the summer, you can attend Jazz in the Garden, where the Sculpture Garden at the National Gallery of Art turns into a picnic area full of young professionals who can be found sitting on blankets, drinking sangria, and listening to live jazz music.
One of the newest and most interesting places to visit in Washington DC is Union Market. Situated in the up-and-coming NoMa neighborhood, this converted warehouse is home to several bustling stalls with various international and artisan foods, wines, beers, spirits, and desserts. Along with that, there are also small booths with home decorations, free-trade items, and more. It's the perfect place to kick back and catch up with friends, or spend the afternoon reading and people watching. On weekends, you'll find this place packed with people, so I recommend trying to visit on a weekday evening if you can.
Just 30 minutes outside of Washington DC lies a beautiful cascade of waterfalls jetting through some sharp rocks on the Potomac River. This waterfall area is a park known as Great Falls. Surrounding the falls are a network of trails that border the historic C&O Canal, which spans from Washington DC all the way to Ohio.
One of the most fun and challenging trails near Great Falls is called the Billy Goat Trail. If you enjoy scaling rocks, jumping over cracks, and beautiful views overlooking the river, this is the perfect way to spend an afternoon. It's definitely not for the faint of heart!
If there's one thing people love in Washington DC, it's beer. Within the city limits, you can find several local breweries and open-air beer gardens to sip and enjoy. Some of the most well-known breweries include DC Brau and Atlas, but there are some nice smaller ones like Right Proper too. Or, just hang out at a German-style beer garden like Sauf Haus in Dupont Circle or Dacha in Shaw. The brewery culture is ingrained in the culture of the city, and it's a great way to unwind, especially during happy hour when great food and drink prices are rampant.
If it's a beautiful, sunny day (which it very often is), spend some time wandering around the neighborhoods in Washington DC. There's gritty, unexpected Shaw, or the up-and-coming Atlas District, which is home to Atlas Brewery. Or, for the best eats in the city, head to 14th Street or Dupont Circle. If charming streets and bakeries are your ballpark, head to Georgetown and wander through the narrow streets or the bustling waterfront. Or, pick up your peanuts and Cracker Jacks in the Navy Yard area, home to the city's baseball stadium and the brand new District Wharf area.
One of the most "DC" ways to spend a weekend morning is by going to brunch in the city. While brunch isn't unique to DC, the sheer number of international and fusion options very well may be. Among Washington DC's varied brunch options are artisan Filipino food, Michelin-star luxury dining, farm-to-table, Chinese dim sum, Peruvian, and more. And, to top it off, you can expect there to be bloody marys and mimosas galore practically anywhere you go.
If you happen to be near U Street, Adams Morgan, or Columbia Heights on a weekend, head to Meridian Hill Park and join in on a weekly tradition of rhythm, dance, and laughter with DC locals – the Drum Circle.
The Meridian Hill Park Drum Circle started off as an independent group of people who met weekly to share an afternoon in rhythm and dance. Today, this phenomenon has turned into a city-wide sensation, and you can find large crowds at the park on Sundays drumming, dancing, doing yoga, hula hooping, playing volleyball, or simply hanging out. You don't actually need to own your own drums to join in; just bring yourself, your dancing shoes, and an open mind, and you'll definitely have a blast.
If you're hoping to do some touristy things in DC but want to put a unique spin on them, try going on a night tour. You can find night tours by bus, by foot, and by boat – whatever best suits your fancy! Exploring the city by night will give you an amazing view of the city's most spectacular sights, like the Capitol building, the monuments, the National Mall, and more. Better yet, these sights empty out substantially between the crowded afternoons and the darker evenings, making the whole experience a bit more personal and peaceful. Exploring the city by night will give you a fascinating alternative perspective to the normal tourist experience.
Author Bio: Kay Rodriguez is the explorer-in-chief of Jetfarer, a site geared to helping full-time professionals maximize their vacation days and travel the world.
Washington D.C. is well-known for its world-class museums. The Smithsonian Institution, the largest museum complex in the world, maintains most of the official museums in Washington, D.C. and the entrance is free of charge. Explore some of the most outstanding ones by taking this walking tour.


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We are the Young Revolutionaries in Solidarity
The position of an organisation is imperative to creating groups with a stable foundation for pushing forward a change with longevity and direction. We submit the following short brief for the consideration of all Tamil youths who want to be politically active to bring about long lasting positive change to the oppressed people in Sri Lanka, in Britain and across the diaspora.
BY SAMANTHI, YRS
Governments in every country claim that they have a fair democracy. But living conditions of people contrast that on a regular basis. In Sri Lanka, more than a decade has passed since the end of war that saw the brutal massacre of tens of thousands of lives; a genocide on the Tamil people. Only thing that has remained constant is the state of affairs for the oppressed classes.
It is clear that the current situation is definitely something we cannot settle for, and that stands for Sri Lanka, but also for the UK. There is a struggle that is routinely dismissed within these nations, a suffering that is painted over, and a political plight complicated and derailed by ruling authorities.
From students to pensioners, NHS workers to restaurant staff, the UK government has shown nothing but cruel disregard to their situation, never committing to a long-term, systemic solution. What they have done is equivalent to applying a plaster on a broken bone – completely useless with zero thought, but it means we cannot accuse them of ignoring the problem.
The bottom line, however, is that we can see this is all intentional experience. We will be wasting our time if we attempt to explain how we have been hard done by, or exploited or violated in some way – because those that actively perpetuated the system know very well the damage of their decisions. Interestingly, they, the ruling class, probably understand the way the world works better than most suffering under the system, currently. Combining the impact of conditioning through media, compulsory mainstream education (especially historical elements), the conscious creation of the middle class narratives in the universities and the remnants of colonial practice and attitude scattered across the globe, it is somewhat unsurprising that this is the case.
It is possible to write for years on end, critiquing the perpetrators; the governments, elites etc. but this is passive. Although that might teach a group of individuals the pernicious patterns and behaviour of those in power, it in no way aids the upheaval of this system.
This statement is born from the necessity for change, both domestically and abroad, with our particular focus in Sri Lanka and Tamil Eelam, with the hope that this will clarify the position we hold in organising in these areas. This is to connect the dots between the troubles faced by a section of the society, to the wider struggle that is emerging.
It was the material conditions that led to the consequent situations in nations such as Sri Lanka. An example to explain this better would be the conditions of Sri Lanka leading up to the 1980s; suppression of workers movements and rights, combined with political chauvinism, lead to the hostility between two groups in Sri Lanka, which ultimately resulted in war. This explains just one element of a multifaceted conflict, however, draws on the roots – the elite's exertion of power, manipulation of the people and their frustrations, and oppression of the people.
In relation to fighting back against the oppression in Sri Lanka, our position is unique in some sense. Some distance exists between the majority diaspora and the current struggle in Sri Lanka. However, it's important to learn that the struggles here and over there are the same, at different intensities and context – the plight is the same, the material may vary.
This is dependent on what one considers essential, or a right that access should exist to irrespective of any circumstance. Is it fair or reasonable that our right to education is accompanied with the burden of debt from the age of 18? This route of higher education is encouraged, by schools, parents and also the government, with the idea that the more qualified you are, the more employable you become. The job market is in a state that means there are not enough jobs available for everyone eligible to work. This fact will not change even if an individual becomes more qualified. All it means is that the competition between those seeking labour increases, as there is a higher threshold for qualification. Essentially, the ability to have financial freedom is sold as something within reach of most individuals, but it's clear that it becomes complicated quickly. These we consider basics to have a decent quality of life The most obvious question to come from this is why is access to decent education and jobs are limited? Whether or not the obligation to pay back student loan for example, is access to jobs holds a different context in Sri Lanka but a strong feature in common is that the governments of neither country have any intention of keeping these services fully free and make it accessible for all.
Achieving Tamil Eelam is the dominant aspiration within Tamil society, particularly in the diaspora. YRS fully supports this goal. This cannot come with the assumption that this means we fully support all previous efforts in the name of achieving Tamil Eelam, or even that our Eelam consist of the same principles. considerable proportion of the youth diaspora do not know the current state of affairs in Sri Lanka.
When analysing the existing diaspora organisations linked to Eelam, their real impact is something we should question. The war ended in 2009, and since then the noise made by these groups have been loud, yet the progress is much quieter, plan of action less transparent and intentions more disputable.
Fathoming freedom is difficult when you cannot imagine yourself free from the constant economic pressures. With the current situation as dire as it gets, we're only more concerned and understanding of the doubts that the youth hold. India and China's power play dangling over Sri Lanka and even questions that seem simple, like how to successfully break down the current government -no easy straight forward answer will come from this. We as humans become more complex in our organisation with growth, and at present, capitalism and the society created through it are limiting the potential of our development. Forming unity under a common cause, such as our fight toward freedom, democratic rights and priority of quality of life for all, is essential.
The aim is not to simply tell people what to do, but grow on the base of struggle. Emphasis on a common struggle is necessary contrary to the political narrative that is forced upon us, such as identity politics, divisive approach toward fighting oppression etc., issues across the world are far less isolated than it's made to seem. Analysing it in such a way limits the capacity to understand the problems faced in this world.
Sri Lanka's struggle is built on centuries of colonisation, followed by decades of the remnant effects of colonial tactics and active resistance from the people against those who were continually trying to exploit them. However, it is as important to note the events that were occurring across the world at the same time- independence from the commonwealth had also inspired the developments inside Sri Lanka. Throughout the 1900s, and especially in the latter half, the fight for independence from Britain was rife, and undoubtedly would have inspired and fuelled one another. And this interconnectivity does not end here, as the battles after independence within these countries unsurprisingly had similar themes. The plights and difficulties across countries had the united theme of the elite attempting to continue exploitation on subaltern masses. And this similarity transcended, as a variety of movements were inspired by one another.
Underpinning all issues is the same cause. Therefore our outlook on the situation should be the same – fighting the cause. But instead, years of capitalism and its policies, through laws down to our ingrained societal values has left the majority with the mentality that what exists cannot be changed; only dealt with. This chain of thinking swiftly leads people toward helping through aid, charity and lobbying the apparent human rights body, the UN.
Our fight toward self-determination for Tamil speaking masses in Sri Lanka is not to negate or discriminate against the others that coexist in the country, as the prerequisite for the space we aim to create does not take race or class into consideration, which therefore means the caste system must also collapse. The priority is also to win democratic rights for the people. Hence infringing those democratic rights for other groups in Sri Lanka would be contradictory to our aim.
As the concept of a democracy is thrown around heavily today, propelled by the Western world's claim to have mastered functioning 'democracies' despite the public's input toward decisions being extremely limited (and at times, nothing more than a facade of input), we must be clear in what we mean when we say democratic rights.
This will not in any way look like the systems of so called democracy that exist now as there is no element of the people of the country leading. Democracy originates from two Greek words that essentially mean "power of the people", which is the essence of our fight. The people must and will have control over their resources, decisions and full information of the processes.
They will be able to vocalise disagreements and debate until full commitment and satisfaction is reached, and if their needs for a basic decent quality of life are not met, those they have asked to represent their wishes will face the natural consequences. By allowing the people to be an active participant of the democratic system as opposed to a passive one will allow for full accountability, meaning the priority will become the health and wellbeing of the people, as opposed to a balanced budget or economic gain.
This means what we are fighting for has not existed in fullness yet, even as many a state claim they have it and therefore, the state we currently live in is riddled with the same issues of a state not acting in the will of its people. Though the context varies vastly across the globe, what is clear is that decisions made by government bodies that publicly express interest in the wellness of those that subside privately calculate how to extract the most they can from the same people.
We use the term 'privately' quite loosely, because although older generations may have been successfully convinced that the policies of Raegan and Thatcher, or even the New Labour Government, were necessary, the cracks are giving to the weight and their deception have been hard to ignore. We have witnessed a recession that had a serious impact on the long term future of people across the globe, and we witnessed a recovery programme that paid no mind to those struggling, instead bailing out banks and protecting their 'free' market.
And over a decade later, we are seeing the making of another recession, fuelled by a global pandemic in a sense where the virus has exacerbated the issues that were riddled in every society, regardless of location. A pandemic hasn't stopped people from protesting, the people have decided the risk is necessary as otherwise, the world would continue to neglect them. All the world did over this treacherous period was prove the point of the protesters and the rebels: we need the economy up and running again and we need you to do this, but we will blame you for anything that goes wrong. The feeling of being fed up is universal, which makes the action taken by individuals from this point forward pivotal, as there is a mound of frustration, broken promises and poverty to mobilise.
We cannot surrender our rights. Our aim is to build a fightback demanding all democratic rights and linking it to create a system where the we, the masses, are democratically in control to ensure these rights are secured permanently. We link up with co-thinkers and all oppressed sections regardless of their identity to mount such a fight back. Therefore. we request all youth, including Tamil youths, to consider our manifesto and come forward to discuss with us and get involved.
Contact us on our social media
Write us via email
yrs@tamilsolidarity.org
(+44)74 2126 1145


I had a tenant who moved it and let the place a mess. His security deposit didn't cover it all. My collection agency knows where he works, but can't get him served. I'd like to get his new home address.
I was thinking of sending him a statement or something like that in an envelope to his old address with no postage. I am hoping that the post office slaps a change of address sticker on it and returns it to me!
Think that will work? Thanks.
Once returned, do not open it and save it. It will show you did mail a move out statement in a timely manner.
If he had his mail forwarded from his last know address, (your place) simply send a letter to that address marked with Do not forward, Address Service Requested.


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