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According to 2010 EU Kids Online findings, Turkey is classified as one of the "lower use, some risk" countries around Europe. While most children have the ability to use the internet, few of them reported excessive use of the internet and perceived risks, perhaps reflecting the fact that Turkey has the lowest percentage of internet usage. Parents also use the internet less than the European average and most parents underestimate their children's online activities and experience of risks. On the other hand, in 2015 data collection based on EU Kids Online survey in the scope of a dissertation showed that the age of the first meeting with Internet decreased to 2, Internet use rates increased from 31.9% to 84.6%. The Internet skills of children have increased from 2.64 to 4.77 while the total risk types increased from 2.18 to 3.83 in 5 years (although some types of risks were excluded from survey because of MoNE's restrictions). Shortly, like the other apart of the World, Internet becomes an indispensable part of Turkish children's life and consequently risk levels increase despite their skills increase.
EU Kids Online - Turkey
Three doctoral dissertations and two master theses were completed by building their methodologies on EU Kids Online theoretical framework and research toolkits.
The Turkish team published three journal papers and several national and international conference papers regarding the EU Kids Online findings for Turkey.
EU Kids Online Turkish team collaborates with Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority.
Several seminars have been organized related to internet addiction and internet safety around Turkey and Northern Cyprus.
Cagiltay, K., Ogan, C., Kasikci, D. N., Karakus, T. & Kursun, E. (2010). Press Release of EU Kids Online Turkey's Findings. Presented at General Directorate of Family and Social, October 21. Turkey.
Cagiltay, K. (2010). EU Kids Online Turkey's Findings. Presentation to the 27th National Turkish Informatics Association Meeting. Turkey.
Kasikci, D.N., Cagiltay, K., Ogan, C., Karakus, T. & Kursun, E. (2010). Presentation at INET-TR "10th Internet in Turkey Conference" December 2-4, İstanbul, Turkey.
Cagiltay, K. (2011). Presentation at the Safer Internet Day 2011, Ankara, Turkey.
Kasikci, D.N., Kursun, E. & Cagiltay, K. (2011).Process of the EU Kids Online Research Project. Presentation at "Workshop of Accelerating Social Transformation Entegrated Program". State Planning Organization, Ankara, 26 May, Turkey.
Cagiltay, K. (2011). Press Release of Last Report of EU Kids Online II. Retrieved 20 October, 2011, from http://www.aksam.com.tr/iste-turkiyenin-internet-karnesi--73937h.html
Cagiltay, K., Karakus, T. & Kursun, E. (2011). UNICEF 12. Children's Forum, Information and Communication Technologies of Turkey and Children and Youth Conference. November 20-23, Ankara, Turkey.
Cagiltay, K., Kasikci, D.N., Karakus, T., & Kursun, E. (2011). Presentation at INET-TR "11th Internet in Turkey Conference", November 30-December 2, İzmir, Turkey.
ÇEVRİMİÇİÇOCUKLAR (EU KIDS ONLINE) PROJESİve SONUÇLARAVRUPA
The EU Kids Online fieldwork involved several questionnaires. First, a face to face interview with one parent. Second, a face to face interview with the child. Then a self-completion interview for sensitive questions, with one version for 9-10 year olds and one version for 11-16 year olds.
Questionnaire for parent
Questionnaire for child
Self-completion questionnaire for child (Children age 9-10)
Self-completion questionnaire for child (Children age 11-16)
Professor Dr. Kursat Cagiltay earned his BS in Mathematics and MS in Computer Engineering from the Middle East Technical University and holds a double PhD. in Cognitive Science and Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University, USA. His research focuses on human computer interaction, instructional technology, social and cognitive issues related to electronic games, socio-cultural aspects of technology, distance learning and human performance technologies.
Assistant Prof. Dr Turkan Karakus is a senior researcher in Ataturk University. She got her BS degree from Gazi University and her PhD from METU. Her research interest is mainly related to instructional design and technology. Specifiacally her research agenda has composed of virtual worlds, game based learning, safe Internet use and activity theory.
Associate Prof. Dr Engin Kursun earned his PhD from Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology at the Middle East Technical University (METU). He is currently working at Ataturk University and is mainly interested in open and distance learning, human computer interaction and new media and learning environments.
Kursat Cagiltay
Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology
Middle East Technical University, 06531
Ankara,
email: kursat@metu.edu.tr
Website: http://www.metu.edu.tr/~kursat
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The Galway Music Residency is delighted to announce its autumn 2018 series of Music & Musings in association with the Contemporary Music Centre. This series of concerts featuring the Galway ConTempo Quartet, emerging and established composers from Ireland and guest artists, begins on Thursday November 8th at 8.30pm in The Mick Lally Theatre. The series, presented in an intimate setting, breaks down the barriers too often associated with new music, and offers opportunities to discuss the works presented.
The first concert in the series will feature the Galway premiere of a new work by Aosdána member Rhona Clarke entitled 'Edge', commissioned by Music Network in 2017. This will be paired with another work by Clarke composed for ConTempo Quartet almost ten years ago entitled Pas de Quatre. Discussions about the works, the performance and everything in between will be chaired by Linda O'Shea Farren of the Contemporary Music Centre, with audience participation welcome.
This concert will be dedicated to the memory of former Galway Music Residency Board Member and patron of the arts, Chris Coughlan who sadly passed away earlier this year. General Manager Maeve Bryan said "Chris is very much missed by all of us at GMR and we are so grateful to his wife Joan and his children Sean, Sinead and Colum, who have worked with us over the past few months on this tribute to Chris. We are honoured to be able to celebrate his life on 8th November in the most meaningful way we know how – through music".


The Brewer's Backyard returns for 2016 with Open Containers, a special event taking place as part of Evergreen's Family Day festival at the Brick Works on Monday, February 15th.
We will be pouring beer and serving up delicious food outdoors in the CRH (formerly Holcim) Gallery area of the Brick Works, where for the wintertime there is a special pop-up shipping container experience taking place. Our brewers will all be serving out of the shipping containers, and you'll be able to enjoy your beer at the containers, by the numerous fire pits, or indoors at the Young Welcome Centre.
At the Brewer's Backyard on Family Day we'll be welcoming Indie Alehouse, Great Lakes, Amsterdam, Rainhard along with newcomer Henderson. On the food front we'll have food trucks Original Chimneys, Heirloom and Arepa Republic plus Indie Alehouse as well.
As we're a part of the Family Day festival, we'll have a different schedule than usual. Our food trucks will begin serving at 10am, and beer will start to pour at 11am. Last beer token sales will be at 4:30pm, last beer poured will be at 4:45pm, and we end at 5pm.
Brewer's Backyard: Open Containers is proud to be a part of Evergreen's festival, which will also include public skating at Koerner Gardens, live music and other family-friendly activities. As usual, the Brewer's Backyard is free admission, no tickets are required and is a family-friendly event. You can buy food and beer at our event. We hope to see you there!


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On the Hunt for The Bear
The USRC Bear in the ice; Location and date unknown
For over two decades, NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard have been looking for the final resting place of the Revenue Cutter Bear. One of the most storied ships in USCG history, the Bear was launched in 1874, and would see service for the next nine decades.
The historic vessel entered Coast Guard service as a revenue cutter in 1885, spending much of its time working the 20,000 mile Alaska coastline. The Bear was a rescue ship and medical ship; served as transportation for governors, teachers, construction material, mail and reindeer; hunted for poachers, smugglers and illegal traders; and she served as census taker and floating courthouse during her time in Alaskan waters.
The Bear's masthead
She assisted the 1906 relief efforts after the San Francisco earthquake, as well as assisting Robert Byrd on his Second and Third Antarctic Expeditions. In 1930, the Bear starred in the film version of Jack London's The Sea Wolf. In 1939, she joined the US Navy on the United States Antarctic Service Expedition. When the United States entered WWII, the Bear returned to Arctic waters joining the Northeast Atlantic Greenland Patrol.
With her service in WWII, the Bear became the oldest Navy ship to be deployed outside the Continental United States. She was also one of the last ships originally equipped with sails to serve in a theater of war. The Bear was one of a select few Navy ships to have served in the Spanish-American War, as well as both World Wars.
The Bear's final moments, with the Irving Birch looking on
In 1963, while being towed from Nova Scotia to Philadelphia, one of her masts collapsed in a storm, and the venerable Bear went down to the sea bottom.
In 2019, researchers from NOAA caught a break. Two targets were discovered, and one showed major promise. After two years of comparing photos of the wreck at the bottom of the ocean, and photos of the Bear in dry dock and at port, researchers have stated that they are "reasonably certain" that the wreckage is the Bear.
The wreck on the left, with the Bear in dry dock, circa 1924, on the right; Photo credit: NOAA
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Q: VB to C# conversion (Adding two bytes) I am trying to convert a piece of Visual Basic code into c# but am having a problem adding the two byte arrays. The Visual Basic code is as follows:
 Private Function AndW(ByRef pBytWord1Ary, ByRef pBytWord2Ary)
    Dim lBytWordAry(3)
    Dim lLngIndex
    For lLngIndex = 0 To 3
        lBytWordAry(lLngIndex) = CByte(pBytWord1Ary(lLngIndex) And pBytWord2Ary(lLngIndex))
    Next
    AndW = lBytWordAry
End Function

My C# code:
private byte[] AndW(byte[] word1, byte[] word2)
    {
        byte[] newWord = new byte[3];
        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
        {
            newWord(i) = (word1(i) && word2(i));
        }
        return newWord;
    }

The code block inside my for loop isn't working and tells me method, event or delegate missing, any help is greatly appreciated thanks.

A: You need proper indexing:
newWord[i] = (byte)(word1[i] & word2[i]);

Also make sure to convert result to byte, since bitwise and for bytes returns integer in C#.

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A sentimental favorite of mine from actor/director Clint Eastwood, who shot one scene in my hometown. Pale Rider is the flip-side of High Plains Drifter, with Eastwood playing a mysterious preacher (as opposed to the devil) who arrives from nowhere to help a group of prospectors threatened by a large mining company. It's a lightweight, easygoing affair, reminiscent of some of Hawks' or Ford's lesser Westerns. An interesting selection of cult character actors turn up in small roles, including Chris Penn, Richard Kiel and Billy Drago.


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Andrei Arlovski was born on February 4, 1979, in Babrusik (today Belarus) and he began weightlifting at 14 since bullies often attacked him. Originally, he started training football, but at the age of 16, he went to Karate and later transferred to other combat sports such as Kickboxing, Sambo, and Judo.
We are sure that he didn't have any problems with bullies soon after he started training. Later he enroled police academy in Minsk, Arlovski went to required police defense course in Sambo and was immediately noticed as a real talent. He managed to take titles at both European Youth Sambo Championship and the World Youth Championship. The Pitbull was the nickname that he earned soon, and he won silver medals at Sambo World Cup and the World Sambo Championship. As Sambo is grappling based martial art, he decided to explore other so he could further improve striking skills and become a complete fighter.
MMA career for Arlovski started when he was 20, and his first match with Viacheslav Datsik that was held on April 9, 1999, didn't end well as he lost by KO. Fortunately, this didn't disappoint him, and he continued to train, and in 2000 he won the heavyweight crown at the European Championship.
UFC debut came at UFC 28 where he managed to defeat Aaron Brink by submission. Arlovski showed great talent and was put up against UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez and Pedro Rizzo that was a heavyweight contender. Unfortunately, he lost both of those duels but managed to bounce back with wins against Ian Freeman and Vladimir Matyushenko.
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In 2004, Frank Mir who was a UFC Heavyweight Champion had a motorcycle accident and wasn't able to compete. Two of the top heavyweight contenders Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski were chosen to fight for an interim champion clash on February 5, 2005. In the end, Arlovski managed to win with an Achilles lock. On June 4, he managed to defend the title with TKO against Justin Eilers.
Since Frank Mir didn't fully recover from his motorcycle accident, the UFC decided to recognize The Pitbull as the undisputed heavyweight champ. Another successful title defense came against Paul Buentello in October 2005. This didn't last long as it was time for a rematch with Tim Sylvia on April 15, 2006, when Sylvia managed to win it even Arlovski sent him to the mat first. The long-lasting rivalry between the two fighters culminated in a big battle on UFC 61 held on July 8, 2006, after five rounds when judges unanimously announced Sylvia as a winner.
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On December 30, 2006, Arlovski fought against Brazilian Marcio Cruz when the referee mistakenly stopped the match due to Andrei hitting Cruz in the shoulder from the mat, which is legal. This kick was characterized as a kick to the head which was a mistake, and the fight continued on the ground. In the end, Arlovski managed to take the win. Next in line was Fabricio Werdum, a unanimous decision was made, and Arlovski was the winner. On UFC 82 we could see Jake O'Brien TKOed in round two.
After UFC, The Pitbull went to Affliction Entertainment, a new promotion that organized Affliction: Banned on July 19, 2008. During that event, he fought and KO Ben Rothwell. Arlovski was scheduled to fight Josh Barnett but the match was rescheduled and he clashed with Roy Nelson who he beat in round two. One of the biggest duels came in January 2009, when Fedor Emelianenko managed to KO Andrei with a right overhand punch after Arlovski tried to surprise Fedor with a long-range knee jump.
Brett Rogers TKOed Arlovski in the opening round at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields held on June 6, 2009. After this, he decided to train with Greg Jackson and fought Antonio Silva on May 15, 2010, when he lost by unanimous decision. Bad streak dor Andrei continued when he was knocked out by Sergei Kharitonov in February 2011. At that moment, rumors about his retirement started to circle the internet, but those were dismissed by the man himself.
Arlovski managed to bounce back with a TKO in the third round against Ray Lopez in August 2011. Another win in November clearly showed that he is back in the game as he KO Travis Fulton. The fourth clash with Sylvia came in 2012, but this time it ended in a no-contest after illegal soccer-like kicks to the head by Arlovski.
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Devin Cole was his next opponent, and he managed to win this one in the first round. Andrei lost in a controversial match against Anthony Johnson, but later on, replaced him in a fight against Mike Kyle that he won. Two more wins came in duels with Mike Hayes and Andreas Kraniotakes.
In 2014, Arlovski decided to return to UFC where he won a match against Schaub and later on managed to beat down Antonio Silva. When the fight against Travis Browne came on May 23, 2015, The Pitbull was again underdog but took the win with TKO in the first round. The long-awaited duel between Arlovski and Mir was finished with another win for Andrei, interestingly, many people, including Dana White UFC president said that Mir should be the one to win this fight.
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After a duel with Mir, losing streak started and lasted for a total of five fights as he lost to Stipe Miocic, Alistair Overeem, Josh Barnett, Francis Ngannou and Marcin Tybura. Something needed to be changed, and he started training with American Top Team, and two wins via unanimous decision came against Junior Albini and Stefan Struve. Next in line is the fight with Tai Tuivasa that has been scheduled for June 9th on the UFC 225 show.
Arlovski proved that he is not only good in the ring or octagon as he played in several movies and TV Shows. His Hollywood debut came in Universal Soldier: Regeneration from 2009 where he got the main bad guy role. In this project, he worked with Jean-Claude Van Damme. The second appearance came in Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning that was released in 2012. Andrei also stared in TV Show Limitless and MTV show Bully Beatdown.
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Punta Gorda ist die südlichste Stadt in Belize (Mittelamerika), an der Grenze zu Guatemala und gleichzeitig Hauptstadt der Provinz Toledo. 2010 hatte sie 5351 Einwohner.

Sprache
Obwohl der Ortsname Spanisch ist, sprechen die meisten Einwohner Belize-Kreol (Kriol) oder Englisch Garifuna, East Indian, Belize-Creolen (Kriol) und Maya.

Geographie
Punta Gorda ist eine Hafen- und Fischerei-Stadt. Bis 1823 war es nur ein kleines Dorf, dann siedelten sich Garifuna-Emigranten aus Honduras an. Die Garifuna nennen die Stadt Peini.
PG – wie Punta Gorda von den Einheimischen genannt wird – ist ein Ausgangspunkt um die Maya-Ruinen (z. B. Lubaantun) zu besichtigen oder Regenwaldtouren zu unternehmen.
In der Stadt gibt es die kleine Punta Gorda Polyclinic.

Verkehr
Punta Gorda ist der Haupthafen für den Zugang zum Toledo und die Southern Cayes vor der Küste. Es gibt einen kleinen Flughafen (Punta Gorda Airport) der von den lokalen Fluglinien Maya Island Air und Tropic Air angeflogen wird. James Bus Line hat ihren Sitz in Punta Gorda und bietet regelmäßige Fahrten nach Independence, Dangriga, Belmopan und Belize City. Wassertaxis bieten Fahrten nach Puerto Barrios und nach Livingston, Guatemala.
Es besteht keine Straßenverbindung nach Guatemala, obwohl Livingston nur circa 20 km Luftlinie entfernt wäre.

Geschichte
Gegründet wurde die Stadt von Garifunas, die auch heute noch den Hauptbevölkerungsanteil stellen – der Rest sind Mestizen, Maya-Nachfahren, Kreolen etc.

Klima
Das Klima ist tropisch. Nach dem Köppen-Geiger-System wird es mit der Kurzbezeichnung Af beschrieben, vergleichbar zum Klima im Amazonasbecken, mit hohen Niederschlägen und Temperaturen immer über 25 °C.

Tourismus
In Punta Gorda gibt es mehrere Hotels mit Meerblick, außerdem gibt es mehrere  Jungel-Hotels, wie Cotton Tree Lodge, The Lodge at Big Falls, Copal Tree Lodge, and Hickatee Cottages. Jeden Mai veranstaltet die Stadt das Toledo Cacao Festival, am Wochenende des Commonwealth Day.

Persönlichkeiten
 Paul Nabor, Musiker des Paranda
 Leela Vernon, Belizes "Queen of Brukdown"

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Punta Gorda hat drei Grundschulen: St. Peter Claver School, Bethel Seventh Day Adventist School, und Punta Gorda Methodist School. Es gibt auch eine Highschool, das Toledo Community College und  einen Campus der University of Belize.

Religion
Die Einwohner sind größtenteils katholisch. Die Gemeinde trägt den NAmen St. Peter Claver Catholic parish.

Weblinks

 Southernbelize.com - Touristische Infos (englisch)

Quellen

Ort in Belize
Toledo District

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Kalchini  is a neighbourhood in the Kalchini CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district  in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location
Kalchini is located at .

According to the map of the Kalchini CD block on page 217 in the District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, 2011 census, Kalchini (Hamiltonganj) police station and CD block headquarters are shown as being a part of Uttar Latabari census town/ mouza.

Area overview
Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the Dooars in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the Himalayas in Bhutan. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns and that means that 20.62% of the population lives in the urban areas. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, taken together, form more than half the population in all the six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station
Kalchini police station has jurisdiction over a part of the Kalchini CD block.

CD block HQ
Headquarters of Kalchini CD block is at Kalchini.

Economy
According to the Study of Labour Condition in Tea Gardens of New Jalpaiguri carried out by the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, the plantations of North Bengal (Dooars area) produce just average tea and do not have the brand value of Darjeeling tea or Assam tea. Around 2002-2004 the industry faced a crisis and at least 22 plantations were closed down in Jalpaiguri district, affecting 21,000 permanent workers and impacting a much larger population. Kalchini block has 18 tea gardens, mostly in bad shape and some closed.

Transport
There are stations at Kalchini and Hamiltonganj on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road line.

Healthcare
Uttarlatabari Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Kalchini, is the major government medical facility in the Kalchini CD block.

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Cities and towns in Alipurduar district


Excerpt – Having visa nightmares, running the risk to be deported? No need – The visa is the most misunderstood document issued by Immigration. Whether, a business, cultural, social, tourist, free or visa on arrival, it is the same visa with the legally correct name: the visit visa. These different names cause much confusion, leading to many stories ending up as urban myths only. The Indonesian visa system is clear and transparent. This article unravels the visa and advises to use the right terminology.


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Slacker's Syllabus: The Land Back Movement
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Land Back is a movement among Indigenous people to reclaim their stolen lands.
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The U.S. government has a long track record of seizing land from Indigenous people and violating treaties that granted them land, fishing, and other rights, as well as payments and social services.
Number of acres the federal government owns, which accounts for around 28% of land in the U.S.
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This includes National Parks.
Most, if not all, of them were inhabited by Indigenous people, and often created after their forced removal. In 1851, for instance, gold rush merchant James Savage led white settlers into Yosemite Valley — originally known as Ahwahnee Valley — where they murdered members of the Ahwahneechee Tribe. Many survivors were forced to live on reservations.
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Although Natives have fought to reclaim their land since colonizers first made landfall, Land Back memes created by Dene artist Nigel Henri Robinson and Niitsitapi artist Arnell Tailfeathers emerged around 2019. The phrase became a hashtag and a rallying cry at protests.
On Indigenous People's Day in 2020, NDN Collective launched the LANDBACK Campaign, which is fighting for the return of Mount Rushmore — carved into the Black Hills, sacred to the Lakota — and other public lands to the original Indigenous stewards.
Percentage of biodiversity Indigenous people protect, despite making up less than 5% of the population
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Since Indigenous people know best how to take care of their land, returning it to them could help mitigate the impacts of climate change and preserve natural habitats.
Tribes like the Yurok and Chumash had practiced traditional burning of forests in present-day California for millennia before Spanish, and later, American, colonizers prohibited it. Now, the state is finally starting to recognize it as an effective method for managing devastating wildfires.
But Land Back is about more than returning the land to Indigenous stewardship.
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Another aspect is who we are as Indigenous people, who we are in regards to our culture, our language, our existence.... [It's] another way of basically saying we're reclaiming all of who we were prior to Columbus.
YoNasDa Lonewolf, Oglala Lakota and Black human rights activist
Land Back is also about dismantling the white supremacy that drove settlers to steal land from Indigenous people in the first place, and oppresses them to this day.
According to NDN Collective's LANDBACK Manifesto, it's about not only the liberation and sovereignty of Indigenous people, but the recognition that their struggle is linked to that of all oppressed peoples. It imagines a future that centers BIPOC collective liberation.
We never say 'This belongs to us, this Earth, or this land.' ... We never have an entitlement to it. We always were like, 'Ok, we can share this.' But there is respect that has to come with sharing, and we have not received that respect.
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Fears that Indigenous people will "take revenge" once their land is returned are based on harmful stereotypes.
"They still believe we're some wild people that are coming to scalp you in the middle of the night," Lonewolf says. "Anytime we speak up against anything that is wrong, that's the number one narrative they like to push."
Some recent Land Back Victories
In July 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that around half of Oklahoma is Indigenous land.
Later that month, the Esselen tribe bought back 1,200 acres of their land near Big Sur in California.
In September 2019, the United Methodist Church in Upper Sandusky, Ohio returned land that includes a mission church and cemetery to the Wyandotte Nation.
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Amplify Indigenous-led organizations, like NDN Collective, the Indigenous Peoples Movement, and the Lakota People's Law Project.
Learn about the history of the land you live on and the Indigenous people who've traditionally inhabited it.
Donate to land tax and land return efforts, like the Shuumi Land Tax, which supports the Sogorea Te'Land Trust's efforts to create a land base for the Ohlone people of California's East Bay, as well as ceremonial spaces, community centers, and urban gardens. You can learn more about this and similar programs here.
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Although Indigenous people have been leading the Land Back movement, Lonewolf says that everyone has a responsibility.
Indigenous issues affect all of us.
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JHS grads share passion for soccer with Demize NPSL
Former Eagles living out professional dream
For as long as they can remember, Dominique Salcedo and Luis Santillan have shared a passion for the game of soccer.And as one would imagine, the two Joplin High School graduates hope to play "the beautiful game" for as long as possible.Both Salcedo and Santillan are suiting up for the Demize National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) (4th division in the US soccer pyramid) this summer. In the process, the longtime friends are playing the game they've always loved while also keeping their dreams of competing professionally alive.
Both athletes said it's an honor to play for the Demize.
"Playing for the NPSL team is a great experience and has been a great opportunity for me," Salcedo said.
"It's been a really good experience," Santillan added. "Getting this experience has helped me improve and has helped me gain confidence."
Demize NPSL director of soccer operations and head coach Chris Hanlon said both Salcedo and Santillan have long displayed a passion for their chosen sport.
"They've both grown up in this area looking for opportunities to play in college and beyond," Hanlon said. "I know they want to continue to play soccer at the highest level possible and they want to continue to be involved in soccer. They want to live out their dreams in soccer while at the same time providing for their families in the next stage of their lives beyond soccer."
FORMER EAGLES
A 2015 graduate of JHS, Salcedo was an all-league and an all-district forward for the Eagles. Salcedo, who can shoot with his right or left foot, was also a kicker for the high school football team. Nicknamed "Domi" by his friends, a 17-year-old Salcedo was the youngest player on the roster during the inaugural season of the franchise formerly known as the Joplin Demize in 2014. After his standout prep career, Salcedo took his talents to Crowder College to play for the Roughriders. Now, he's earning minutes for the rebranded Demize NPSL squad.
"Domi's very technical and has a nose for the goal," Hanlon said. "He plays in the middle of the park and he's capable of scoring if he has some time and space."
Santillan is a 2014 graduate of JHS who played at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M after his standout prep career for the Eagles, which included all-conference and all-district honors as a midfielder. Like Salcedo, Santillan is currently earning playing time for the Demize.
"Luis is very fast and plays on the flank," Hanlon said. "Luis is very technical with the ball and he shows a lot of quickness. And he has a low center of gravity which helps him."
In addition to their exploits at the prep level, Hanlon noted that both Salcedo and Santillan have gone through the ranks of his local program, beginning with the Demize academy and his PASL (Premier Arena Soccer League) indoor squad before earning a spot on the NPSL team.
"Both Domi and Luis have been mainstays in our program since we started," Hanlon said. "They both did a really good job on our semi-pro indoor team last winter. As a result of how well they played indoors, we wanted to get them actively involved in the NPSL team in the summer."
A HIGHER LEVEL
Both Salcedo and Santillan noted the NPSL is a big step up in competition from the high school and community college level.
"It's a lot faster," Salcedo said. "You touch and go and you don't have time to keep the ball. You have to get rid of the ball quickly or someone's going to come and take it or foul you or just run you over.
"It's really physical," he continued. "It's a much higher level. It's close enough to the pro level that you get a taste of it. It's really competitive."
Santillan had a similar assessment.
"Going from the academy team to this is a whole new level," Santillan said. "It's a pretty high level. It's a lot faster what I'm used to playing. At all positions, everybody is good all-around. And the practices are tough. Everybody challenges each other. But I'm loving it right now."
The two noted playing at a higher level has only helped them improve their skills, as well.
"I've been able to improve my game and get my skills up to the next level," Salcedo said. "I just want to get better every day."
"I've improved, I've been getting more minutes and I just want to make a difference when I'm out there," Santillan said.
Hanlon noted the two local products have benefited from joining the team — on and off the pitch.
"They get to be exposed to players from all over the world in the NPSL and they've also created a lot of friendships," Hanlon said.
As one would imagine, both Salcedo and Santillan hope to continue playing competitive soccer for as long as possible.
"My dream has always been to hopefully make the pros," Salcedo said. "It's harder to do here in the states, but I just want to play at the highest level possible."
Santillan had a similar view.
"I'm going to keep playing on the PASL team and I'm hoping to play again with the NPSL team, too," Santillan said. "I hope to keep improving my skills and then maybe one day I'll go beyond the NPSL."
For both athletes, it's hard to imagine themselves not playing the beautiful game.
"I've been playing since I was like three years old," Salcedo said. "From the time when you're a little kid you always want to play as long as you can and at the highest level possible."
Santillan agreed.
"I've been playing since I was four years old," Santillan said. "Ever since I was little I've always loved playing. I just want to continue playing as long as I can."


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Hi everyone, Kim here. Today I'm sharing a feminine layout created with the November scrapbook kit. The kit features papers from AB Studio. For a full list of kit contents please check here.
I went with the soft pink, yellow and green colors from the papers.
I used the mask from the kit to add more texture to the background. This paper was also great for fuzzy cutting elements. I used a lot of those pieces here too.
More of the fussy cut elements, along with the lace, resin feather and metal clock from the kit. You can see a bit more of the stenciling as well.
There are some great tags to fussy cut as well. I used one here, along with the fuzzy cut leave elements. More lace and a resin clock from my stash. I added pink and white splatters to complete the look.
I'm back with another layout today made using the June Kit from Tres Jolie Kits.
This layout is actually very simple, with only a little paper layering, and fussy cutting.
For this one I used the 13 Arts papers in the kit.
These are gorgeous papers from 13 Arts.
I used one of the papers as a torn background border down the centre of my layout, the edges torn as always!
I ran a piece of the beautiful lace down one side of this paper layer just slightly slotting it underneath.
And splattered the background with the Patina Ink from the Mixed media kit.
Again I did a lot of fussy cutting for this layout. I slotted them into my photo backing layers along with the lovely resin feathers.
I added some lovely lace leaves, the shabby chic resins feathers and flowers.
I cut the word for my title out of the 13 Arts paper: All Good Things.
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I hope you are enjoying all our Design Team Projects we have been sharing with you on the blog so far this month!
Hello Crafty Friends Phyllis here to share another layout I created using Tres Jolie June Kit! The papers in this kit are Gorgeous! In my creative mind I could see wedding layouts with 13 Arts papers from the kit so for this layout that's what stuck in mind!
I started out using 13 Arts Days & Nights paper used it for the base of my layout. Then I took 13 Arts All Good Things paper and tore the woodgrain side and used the torn part on the otherside to lay behind the woodgrain paper.
I added the beautiful lace from the kit for nice texture and also adding elegance to the design.
I cut up my matting from 13 Arts Cold Days and Sending Flowers papers, layered them and then added dimension recycling my packages that come in the mail. I also added some cheesecloth from my stash behind the photo matting.
I added Prima's Floral Sprig of flowers and Prima's paper flowers that come in the kit. The yellow Prima flowers were a nice pop to the layout!
With Prima's Resin Watering can and Ladder I added a light coat of Acrylic paint just to add a little color to it. I also added the Leaf appliques that come in the kit, they're so beautiful and add a nice touch to the layout!
From my stash I added some Art Stones for a touch of texture and interest! I completed the layout by splattering some Gold and Baby Blue acrylic paint.
Here you can see the layers of paper and embellishments!
The papers in Tres Jolie June Kit are so Elegant and have a vintage feel to them, you will love them! There are so many options to create your memories with! Hope you get a chance to create with this beautiful kit! Be sure to enter your creation for the June Sketch Challenge!
You can check back on the Tres Jolie Blog daily for close ups and details on all the designers projects. We also have a great line up of photo and video tutorials for you. Please follow along on the YouTube channel.
Place your entries in the sketch challenge folder on Tres Jolie Kit Club Cafe Facebook page.
Hi Crafty Friends Phyllis here to share my first layout using Tres Jolie Scrapbook Kit. I wanted my layout to be soft and elegant. I used Prima's Vintage Floral papers in the Scrapbook Kit, Parallel Minds, Good News, Pink Promises and Misty Fields.
If you love a soft vintage look for your layouts or any papercrafting project you will love these elegant papers in the kit!
Be sure to check out my YouTube step by step tutorial link below!
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Please be sure to check back to see the designers projects!
I loved these 13 Arts papers in this kit especially the darker neutral coloured papers.
I used two of the papers for this layout, 'Cold Days' and 'Days & Nights'. I also used the 'All Good Things' paper to fussy cut the feathers out from.
I used the darker paper as my background paper and tore the lighter one create the band across the middle.
You will see in the close ups I used a few other bits of fussy cutting around the layout too.
I wanted to create a dream catcher effect with the fussy cut feathers and combined it with the Prima flower vine to create this effect.
On the background I used a little texture paste, from the Mixed Media kit, with a Prima stencil.
I love the little watering can from The Prima Shabby Chic Treasures set.
I love the coloured water splats that are on the background of the lighter background paper, I arranged my layout to make sure I could see some of these in my design.
This cluster is fussy cut out of the 'All Good Things' paper and slotted behind my photo.
The photo I layered up on a roughly torn piece, that is just slightly bigger then my photo, from the other paper paper collection in the June Kit, Prima – Vintage Floral – Pink Promises. This was then mounted on a piece of cardboard (or use foam pads) to lift it up off the background papers to add a little definition.
I finished off by adding a couple of little paper flowers and the fussy cut leafy sprays.
We are so excited to be bringing you Tres Jolie Kits. We invite you to join us as we deliver directly to you coordinated monthly kits. If layouts aren't for you, we also have a card kit. If you want to get messy there is our mixed media kit that always includes a project along with the mediums. Can't decide, get them all.
Thanks for taking a look today, keep popping by here everyday for more projects done by our talented design team!
Hey everyone, we have set the kit reveal date for June 1st, so make sure you stalk the blog and our Facebook page leading up to and on that day.
Why? Because our design team has been hard at work creating some amazing projects from this kit. The week before reveal, they will be introducing themselves and sharing a sneak peek of their projects.
I'm extremely excited to be bringing you these kits. They are put together with lots of my favorite things to scrap with, plus everything that is on trend in the crafting world.
Remember, those that subscribe prior to the June 1st reveal are eligible to win this prize pack. It's the brand new Havana papers and embellishments from Prima.
How do you subscribe? Good question, there are 2 ways. You can go here and click on subscribe at the bottom of the page. The second option is to email me at Kim@tresjoliekits.com. Put new subscriber in the subject box and include your name, address, email you use for PayPal and what kit(s) you are subscribing to. I will send you an invoice for your kit(s).
That's all for today, but we will be back soon with a lot more to share. Stay tuned to Tres Jolie Kit Club.
Hi everyone, welcome to Tres Jolie. We are a new monthly kit club and we are so excited to have you joining us. Each month we will have 3 new kits featuring the best we can find in the crafting community.
So let me tell you a bit about our kits and what makes them different from the other kit clubs.
First is our scrapbook kit, it will be contain anywhere from 10-12 sheets of shabby chic, vintage romantic style patterned papers. These papers are going to be from the top companies, both local and international. Add to that embellishments selected to perfectly compliment those papers. That will include flowers, chipboard, metal, resin, lace or whatever else we can find. Doesn't that all sound yummy?
Next up we have our cards, tags and more kit. That's right a kit specifically for that make cards and tags. This kit will alternate between cardstock or tags as the base. It will always include patterned paper and embellishments to build upon that base. What are Cards and tags without flowers, bling, stamps and ink. Who knows, we may even slip in a die (think Julie Nutting dolls) one month. What do you say card makers?
Last, but definitely not least is the mixed media kit. It's kinda like mixed media with a project. Don't you hate getting a bunch of mixed media and nothing to try it out on? Not with this kit. It comes with the mediums and a project to use them on. That's right, you get to get in there and get your hands dirty the minute you finish opening this kit.
The other thing that's different about our kit club is our dedication to our subscribers. There will be "perks" that as a subscriber only you will be privy too. Sometimes, there may even be a little something extra in your kit.
I know this has been a very wordy post, so I will leave you with a preview of our first kit.


Brian Hastings is moving on from this turbulent industry of poker.
In a recent post on his blog Hastings gets serious on the topic of depression, his ups ands downs during his time as prominent poker player and why he is now ready to move on to pastures new.
It seems Hastings new venture is to do with unity. And Tea.


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La grotta di Mosè si trova nel cortile dell'Ammannati, il cortile centrale di palazzo Pitti a Firenze, tra le due rampe che portano al giardino di Boboli.

Le grotte fantastiche

Nel Cinquecento in Toscana si era diffusa per i palazzi signorili la moda dei giardini all'italiana e uno degli ambienti irrinunciabili era la Grotta, cioè la ricostruzione fantasiosa e complessa di grotte naturali, con sculture pitture e giochi d'acqua, con vere concrezioni calcaree che venivano spesso rubate nelle grotte vere e riutilizzate dagli artisti. A Firenze la prima grotta fantastica è quella chiamata degli Animali nella villa medicea di Castello, con sculture di Giambologna, e da allora si sono moltiplicate in tutte le residenze medicee e non solo, fino a uscire dai confini regionali, nei grandi parchi romani e del nord Italia. A palazzo Pitti è celebre anche la grotta del Buontalenti nel giardino di Boboli.

La Grotta di Mosè

Questa grotta prende il nome dalla colossale statua di Mosè in porfido rosso orientale, che si trova oltre la vasca ellittica al centro della parete.

Negli inventari medicei della fine del Cinquecento la grotta è citata come rustica, cioè non decorata, e fu interessata solo dalle opere di riqualificazione del palazzo volute da Cosimo II e Ferdinando II, prima con l'architetto Giulio Parigi, poi con suo figlio Alfonso Parigi il giovane.

In particolare si fa risalire al 1634-35 la decorazione della grotta, con sedici colonne di pietraforte, la vasca ellittica, la statua del Mosè, ricavata da un torso antico innestato su un nuovo corpo realizzato da Raffaele Curradi e Cosimo Salvestrini, e le quattro statue in marmo poste nelle nicchie decorate da pietre "spugnose", cioè da concrezioni calcaree. Queste quattro figure rappresentano le Virtù del Principe secondo un impianto allegorico ideato da Francesco Rondinelli (erudito e bibliotecario dei granduchi):
La Carità di Agostino Ubaldini, 1623
LImperio di Domenico Pieratti, 1635-36
Lo Zelo di Domenico Pieratti, 1635-36
La Legge di Antonio Novelli, 1635

Un angelo musicante, dipinto sulla volta che simula un pergolato di pietra spugnosa aperto sul cielo, allude alla Fama e chiude l'allegoria (opera di Filippo Tarchiani, 1638)

Nella vasca "nuotano" due graziosi putti in marmo di Pompeo Ferrucci del Tadda.

All'esterno sono presenti altre due sculture di pregio, lErcole e Anteo e lErcole in riposo, entrambe di epoca romana. A sinistra dell'entrata è inoltre presente un'insolita targa detta "della Mula" perché dedicato a questo animale, raffigurato in bassorilievo, in memoria del prezioso tributo dell'animale ai lavori edili per la costruzione del palazzo.

Sopra la grotta si estende la terrazza decorata dalla fontana del Carciofo.

Altre immagini

Bibliografia
Pannelli informativi a cura della Soprintendenza per il Polo Museale Fiorentino
Giardini di Toscana, a cura della Regione Toscana, Edifir 2001

Altri progetti

Mosè
Mosè
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Lowndes County Schools still virtual through March 1
Published 12:41 pm Thursday, January 21, 2021
By Evan Justice
Lowndes County schools have decided to extend remote learning until March 1.
According to Superintendent Jason Burrows, the decision to approve an extension came after discussions with parents and examining current COVID-19 data for the county indicated that was the best decision to make.
"One of the first things we did was look at the trending COVID-19 data for the county," said Burrows. "Since December, we have had six reports of COVID-19, and five of those were high-risk reports. After looking at that data, we surveyed parents and found that seventy percent of parents in the county were in favor for remote learning to continue."
Although no official decision has been made to extend virtual learning even further, Superintendent Burrows says that discussions regarding that decision have already started. "Discussions have started with personal from the district if we should extend virtual learning," he said. "We found that almost 64 percent of parents are in favor of having virtual learning through the end of the year.
Despite students learning from home, Burrows says that there are still opportunities for students to get additional help in their classes in person. "I choose to; parents can bring their children to schools in small groups to get additional help," he said. "We also understand that not all homes have internet. We can't penalize students because they cannot log in and do their work on certain days.
That is why students have multiple attempts to do their work. They can also receive paper packets if needed.
Burrows says communication with parents to find the best solutions is crucial. "This is all about communication," he said. "If we don't know what is going on, we can't offer any support."
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Someone starts living on the street because their bonds are broken. Therefore, a first respectful welcome is important. It needs to guide them towards the resources they can use and not blame them.
It is necessary to have useful services and welcome spaces that offer people peace and security. At Arrels' open centre, we listen to homeless people and we accompany and orientate them. We also have basic services that are mainly focused on people that have some difficulties when accessing to public resources because of their lack of autonomy.
What do we do at Arrels?
When someone comes to the open centre, they find someone that welcomes them and is interested in their situation. The objective is to create a space where he is listened and trusted and where they explain their needs and establish bonds. This meeting can be useful to orientate and give information about other resources, give a blanket to spend the night on the street, make use of useful services or just protect themselves and rest for a while.
When someone is sleeping on the street or in very unstable places, they need a secure space where they can keep their belongings. Arrels' cloakroom and custody service of documentation receive more than 200 bags that have clothes, medicines, pictures and other personal items. It is a very important service because there are no long-term public cloakrooms in Barcelona for homeless people.
At where does a homeless person receive a letter? And, how does he get calls or look for information on the internet? Arrels offers a mailbox service where people that do not have a fixed abode can receive letters.
We also have a space where they can receive phone calls and connect to the internet.
In 2018, 858 people showered in Arrels' open centre, 1.082 used the cloakroom and many others shaved or used hairdressing and podiatry services.
There are services that we cannot offer to everybody and that is why they speak with homeless people and have some difficulties when accessing to public resources because of their lack of autonomy.
At the open centre we also give advice to homeless people about what they can do to improve their situation and we inform them about the resources that exist in the city where they can go ask for help.
Usually, people ask for a place to sleep or a place to shower and change clothes. In a year, the orientation service has assisted more than 1,300 people that do not find any answers in Barcelona.