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You are here: Home / Actor / Velayutham – biggest release after Endhiran!
Velayutham is getting bigger with each passing day. The film's UK theater list has been released by Ayngaran International and from that we can decipher that Velayutham is going to have the second biggest release after Rajnikanth's Endhiran: The Robot.
According to trade sources, Velayutham will be screened in 26 theatres in UK. Interestingly, Kamal Hassan's Dasavatharam was screened in about 16 theatres when it was released. The rise in theatres shows the immense popularity that Tamil films and Vijay enjoy in the foreign market.
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Velayutham don't beat biggest release of Endhiran…!!
Velayutham to come on a single song trailer!!
Single Song audio release, Single Song Video before the movie release has become the latest trend in kollywood now. The producer of Velayutham, Aascar Movies has decided to launch Velayudham Promotional campaign with a new trailer and Single Video song. The new trailer will go along with the scheduled movies – Muran, Vedi, Vaagai Sooda Vaa, Vellore Maavattam. It is believed that these films will take lease of the majority theatres till Deepavali when Velayutham will come to the fore.
By launching the theatrical trailer by October 1st itself, Velayudham will get sufficient time to reach the mass. Velayudham Audio was already a major hit and created record sales for Sony Music on the first day of release. The producer are too eager and anxious to make the film pay rich dividends and is confident that the newly planned promotional campaigns will help them. Other major films on the Deepavali race are Surya's 7am Arivu, Dhanush starred Mayakkam Enna and Simbu's Osthi (little doubtful for the Deepavali release at the moment) We have 3 days to go for the new trailer and full promotional song. Till then, Keep Guessing the song ? Is it the Vela Vela song or the Chillax or Molachu Moonu elayum vidala?
well said raj..our thalapathy is a king of tamil cinema and vasool chakravarthi..
ajith fans mangatha collection'ah miga peria collection'ah ninachu kondaduraanga. ithellam velayutham film vara varaikum thaan..
velayutham is going 2 rock in tis year…………..
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When clinicians are skillful in the use of the EMDR interweave, they are often able to move faster into the processing phases of EMDR therapy with their clients and support their work as they process memories of trauma and adversity.
This module will focus on helping clinicians fully and thoroughly understand the EMDR interweave, its history and development and some of the models, categories and typologies developed by a number of authors. This module will cover clear guidelines for selecting an interweave. A typology of interweaves will be presented that include interweaves that assist clients in: Modulating arousal, maintaining dual awareness and a mindful presence, challenging procedural memory, recalibrating the nervous system, challenging the window of tolerance, maintaining safety while embracing exploration, and risk; meeting unmet attachment needs, nurturing the younger self and the inner family, utilizing resources during traumatic moments, changing the orienting response, completing truncated defenses, executing new and restoring empowering actions that could not be performed during the traumatic event, reclaiming dissociated, repressed and dismissed cognitive, affective and somatic material and reconnecting to the mind, the heart and the body in fresh and novel ways.
1. Learn about the history and development of the EMDR interweave.
2. Learn pointers to navigate through the decision making process of selecting an interweave.
3. Learn how the clinician's mentalizing and mindsight capacities guides and informs the process of selecting an interweave.
4. Learn a comprehensive typology of EMDR interweaves that assist clients and clinicians in modulating arousal, maintaining a mindful presence, challenging procedural memory and the window of tolerance, meeting unmet attachment needs and utilizing resources during traumatic moments among others.
Ana M Gomez, MC, LPC works in her practice with children, adolescents and adults affected by trauma. Ana speaks nationally and internationally on the topics of trauma, attachment, dissociation and the use of EMDR therapy with children and adolescents and she has presented in more than fifty cities and ten countries. She has been an invited keynote and pre-conference speaker in various conferences including the EMDR International Association Conference. Ana has served as a practicum supervisor at the Educational Psychology Department at Northern Arizona University. Ana is an EMDRIA approved consultant. She is an EMDR Institute, EMDR-IBA and EMDR-HAP trainer. Ana is the author of "Dark, Bad Day...Go Away", a book for children about trauma and EMDR which has been translated in four languages. In addition, Ana is the creator of "The Thoughts Kit for Kids" which is part of a series of games and tools designed to make EMDR treatment developmentally appropriate for children. Ana has also written numerous book chapters and articles on EMDR therapy with children. She is the author of the book "EMDR Therapy and Adjunct Approaches with Children: Complex Trauma, Attachment and Dissociation.
In this workshop, focused on integrating case conceptualization and moment-to-moment decision-making, Debbie Korn will introduce a set of comprehensive clinical interweave categories (CIC) developed to guide the clinician in anticipating and responding to the typical and unexpected challenges encountered during EMDR processing. She will review a range of conceptual maps designed to orient the therapist and guide decision-making within an EMDR session. Debbie will use videotape clips to track the verbal and non-verbal markers that indicate where a client is on a map and what's needed to keep the processing moving in the right direction. Integrating concepts and strategies from other trauma and attachment-focused models (e.g., AEDP, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, IFS), she will explore a vast array of interweave options and a framework for helping clients by-pass defenses, stay within the window of tolerance, and transform grief, anger, shame, longing, and their sense of core defectiveness.
Track a client's process during an EMDR session with greater precision, utilizing both verbal and non-verbal markers to determine where a client is on a conceptual map and, in turn, what a client needs in a given moment to be able to move toward healing and adaptive resolution.
Precisely apply advanced clinical interweave strategies to: 1) address blocking beliefs, fears and anxieties, emotional dysregulation, rigid defenses, and dissociative responses; 2) facilitate developmental repair and synthesis; and 3) deepen EMDR processing and transformation of terror, grief, anger, shame, and attachment –related feelings/beliefs.
Offer clinical interweaves which facilitate major transformation with regard to the themes of responsibility, safety, and power/control.
Debbie Korn, Psy.D., maintains a private practice in Cambridge, MA and serves as a faculty member at the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute in Boston. She has been on the faculty of the EMDR Institute for the past 19 years and is the former Clinical Director of the Womens' Trauma Programs at Charter Brookside and Charles River Hospitals. Dr. Korn has authored or co-authored several prominent articles focused on EMDR, including a comprehensive review of EMDR applications with Complex PTSD. Dr. Korn is an EMDRIA-approved consultant and a past board member of NESTTD. She is also on the Editorial Board of the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research. She presents and consults internationally on the treatment of adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect. She has been a regular presenter at the EMDR International Association Conference and was invited to present EMDRIA's first "Masters Series" class. As a clinician, teacher, researcher, and consultant, Dr. Korn is known for her knowledge and integration of many different clinical models. In treating and consulting on complex, chronically traumatized cases, she believes that it is important to carry a large toolbox and to remain flexible, practical, and integrative.
This module is designed as a follow-up to Module Two by Deborah Korn where the Clinical Interweave Categories (CIC) (Laliotis & Korn, 2015) will be applied through an attachment lens. A review of the adult attachment styles will be offered as a reference point to help identify what is needed moment to moment when processing early attachment trauma. Additionally, inhibitory and excitatory maladaptive coping styles will also be reviewed to help identify what interweave strategies are needed in order to effectively repair and correct the maladaptive learnings and develop new, more adaptive styles of relating to self and others. New videotaped examples of these strategies will be reviewed.
Identify the 9 Clinical Interweave Categories (CIC) and their purposes.
Identify the four adult attachment styles and the implications for EMDR processing.
Learn how and when to apply specific CICs to repair and correct early attachment wounds.
Learn how to use CICs to address attachment-related phenomena during processing (e.g., can't feel; feels too much; afraid of therapist's reaction).
Distinguish between survival responses versus attachment-related responses.
All objectives will be met through a combination of lecture material, question & answer, and videotapes of clinical sessions.
Deany Laliotis is also on the faculty of EMDR Institute, Inc., and she is the co-director of EMDR of Greater Washington. Her publications include a chapter in Psychotherapist Revealed: Therapists Speak about Self-Disclosure in Psychotherapy. She has also co-authored a clinical article with Francine Shapiro, titled "EMDR and the Adaptive Information Processing Model: Integrative Treatment and Case Conceptualization." Her website iswww.deanylaliotis.com.
Presenter: Ulrich F. Lanius, Ph.D.
Clients with severe traumatic stress syndromes and Complex PTSD often have a tentative relationship to their own bodies as well as aspects of self. They disconnect from their bodies and from the traumatized parts of the self. Such reduced body and self-awareness interfere with effective EMDR processing. In those cases, the integration of somatic interweaves, body-oriented interventions and an increased focus on body mindfulness, as well as ego-state interventions and interweaves can assist with facilitating efficient EMDR processing and enduring treatment effects. The current presentation focuses on the effective integration of somatic and ego-state interventions during the different stages of EMDR treatment, employing them both with regard to stabilization as well as trauma processing. The incorporation of these interventions in the standard EMDR protocol is discussed to maximize effective information processing and assure lasting treatment changes with a view toward wholeness and an embodied sense of self.
The presentation formulates and explains the role of the bi-phasic response to trauma and the modulation model and the rationale for the use of somatic and ego-state interventions in conjunction with the standard EMDR protocol.
Acquaint participants with somatic interventions and somatic interweaves and their application with regard to facilitating EMDR is discussed.
Describe ego-state interventions and interweaves and their application and integration into the different stages of EMDR is illustrated and discussed.
Ulrich F. Lanius, Ph.D. is a Registered Psychologist in West Vancouver, BC with a practice in Clinical and Neuropsychology. He has a particular interest in brain-behavior relationships and the effects of acquired brain injury, as well as those of attachment, trauma and dissociation. Dr. Lanius specializes in the treatment of trauma, dissociation and attachment related problems. Working from a client-centered perspective, he integrates EMDR with body therapy and ego-state interventions, as well as neurotherapy. Dr. Lanius has presented both in North America, as well as internationally and he has authored a recent book, as well as articles and book chapters on both the treatment and the neurobiology of dissociation.


Celebrity Slim Rapid, Trim & Maintain Program Phases / Celebrity Slim Rapid, Trim & Maintain Program Phases / Celebrity. Slim. The Celebrity Slim Program works by boosting the metabolism to burn more calories and restricting the amount of carbohydrates and overall energy contained in food.
Thus helping you shed fat fast! Where do I start? If you are new to Celebrity Slim, you can start on any of the three phases, depending on your goal. If you are looking for rapid results and willing to include some exercise, start on Celebrity Slim Rapid. If you are more focused on longer- term sustainable weight loss, start out on the Trim phase. The Trim Phase provides the most effective long- term results. If you want to simply maintain your weight, improve your health or need to achieve moderate results, skip straight to the Maintain Phase.
This Phase fits comfortably into a busy lifestyle. How much weight can I expect to lose? It is difficult to predict how much weight each individual can expect to lose, as there are many different variables that can affect the outcome. These variables include your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), exercise, previous eating habits, and how well you stick to the Program! However, on average our customers lose 1- 3kg in the first week and 0. This is a safe and steady rate of weight loss which will ensure you don't put the weight back on later.
Some people will achieve much better results than this, whilst some people may find their progress slower. If you are incorporating exercise, you will likely see improved results. Adjust your plan to suit your lifestyle.
Remember, the Celebrity Slim program is flexible so you can swap meals around to suit your daily schedule. For example, if you're invited out to lunch, simply enjoy your healthy balanced meal for lunch that day (check out our tips for making healthy choices when eating out!) and have your shake for dinner instead. It's completely fine to switch around when you have your healthy balanced meal each day. In fact, varying your routine regularly can help rev up your metabolism and prevent a weight loss plateau, because it stops your body from getting used to the same routine day- in- day- out.
Rapid Phase. Celebrity Slim Rapid is the kick- start phase of the Celebrity Slim Program, designed to be used for the first week (or two, or longer if you prefer). Rapid has been formulated to eliminate cravings, kick start weight loss and get you motivated for the 'Trim' phase.
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For nutritional information, check out the Rapid shakes range. The Celebrity Slim Rapid phase has been devised to reduce carbohydrates from the diet and encourages rapid weight loss by forcing the body to burn primarily fat instead of glucose (sugar) for energy.
Increased energy levels,Controlled hunger. Decline in cravings for refined carbs and sugary treats. Trim Phase On the Trim Phase, simply replace 2 meals each day with delicious Celebrity Slim shakes, soups or bars, eat 1 healthy balanced meal and snack up to 3 times on a variety of yummy, allowable foods between meals. Drinking lots of water is also very important, so we recommend at least 2 litres per day. Many people find Trim to be the most enjoyable phase of the program, because it's so flexible, offers the most variety of Celebrity Slim meals and snacks to choose from and is easy to stick to. Maintain Phase On our Maintain Phase, you can choose to stop using Celebrity Slim meal replacements altogether or cut back to just 1 Celebrity Slim Shake, Bar or Soup, alongside 2 healthy balanced meals and 3 healthy snacks.
Get inspired by real men and women who have lost weight on the SlimFast Plan.
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But beware - if at this stage you were to go back to eating a carbohydrate rich diet, you would probably regain much of the weight and fat you have lost. Once you've reached your goal weight, our Maintain Phase will help ease you back into a healthy lifestyle routine designed to help you sustain your weight loss results in the long run. The great thing about the Maintenance Phase, you will find, is that because you are still following the basic program guidelines, you will continue to lose weight. Many people find that they enjoy having some extra food alternatives and choose to move between the Trim phase and Maintain phase to keep things interesting.
It is a great way to stay on track too, because you can eat some of the foods that you enjoy without having to worry about gaining on the scales. Key differences between Celebrity Slim Rapid, Trim & Maintain. Rapid Phase. Trim Phase. Maintain Phase. Shakes per day. Balanced meals per day. Snacks per day. 03. Recommended water intake.
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A. N. Kang is a Korean-born designer who started her career designing giftware, jewelry, and greeting cards. Later she also designed holiday installations all over New York City. She debuted as an author and illustrator with her picture book The Very Fluffy Kitty, Papillon. Her main source of inspiration is her love of animals. It's her dream to rescue injured baby wild animals like owls and penguins or any animals that would tolerate her constant hugs and kisses. A. N. Kang can be found online at www.annakangdesign.com.


And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." "But we are descendants of Abraham," they said. "We have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean, 'You will be set free'?
This podcast is a repost, originalyy published on January 16, 2017.
This week we will be studying about disconnecting the traditions that at times have stop us receiving from God. Let's have a look at scripture to understand it; this is Jesus speaking in the book of John 8:32&33.
The reason they couldn't receive what Jesus was saying was because they were bound by their traditional belief system. They were under the impression that because they are descendants of Abraham so everything is going to be well with them, That is such a painful truth. What they have lost at that point of time they could have received a freedom right then and there, but because they responded saying we trust more in our heritage, in our traditions and experience, they missed that opportunity to understand what Jesus was speaking into their lives.
We quite often are in a similar state were we are always bound to our traditions saying this is how we have been doing things all this while, this is what our parents have passed on to us, so on and so forth.
This week let us pray to disconnect all the traditions that we have been adhering upon over the years.


The Interview: Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. The themes of this day are atonement and repentance, which are essential themes of the Restoration as well. Although the ancient Israelites who first celebrated this festival are far removed in time and space, do the symbolic acts of the priest in the tabernacle carry over to LDS understandings, doctrines, and ordinances? Dr. Shon Hopkin believes they do and studying them can enhance our worship and understanding of the gospel.
But how can we know we are interpreting symbols correctly? Symbols, by their very nature, can be interpreted in multiple ways. A member of the Jewish faith may interpret biblical symbolism differently than a Christian, which doesn't mean that one understanding is correct and the other is not. All religions build upon the imagery of others. As Christians use this foundation and reinterpret the meanings, the symbolism is made new and alive in other religious traditions.
Christian understanding of the important messages contained in the Jewish Yom Kippur imagery developed slowly over the centuries. Eventually the church leader was not just a father or bishop but was called a priest and then a high priest. The place where the eucharist was stored and prepared was in the holiest location in the church, which was seen as similar to a Holy of Holies.
Still today in Eastern Orthodox churches, a screen or an iconostasis is placed between worshipers and the priest. The priest will go behind that screen and prepare the emblems of eucharist or communion — sacrament for Latter-day Saints. Incense is lit in front of that screen that symbolizes and reminds of the altar of incense from the Israelite temple. The priest then will bring out the emblems still covered with a cloth. Only the priest or high priest has authority to remove that cloth and offer these symbols of God in an atoning kind of a setting to the people.
Ritual worship can be powerful. As physical beings, it publicly pronounces, and it cements, in a way, inner commitments. Through ritual, we are using our whole bodies to worship, not just our minds. To do so, we want to use our physical bodies to focus the spirit and focus the soul. Imagery works powerfully to do just this.
Latter-day Saints are not known for their formal rituals outside the temple, but if one looks closely, the Yom Kippur imagery can be found in the Book of Mormon, Sunday worship, the bestowal or ordinances, and LDS temple ceremonies. In this episode of the LDS Perspectives Podcast, Laura Harris Hales interviews biblical scholar Shon Hopkin about Day of Atonement imagery in Latter-day Saint teachings.
About Our Guest: Shon D. Hopkin is an associate professor of ancient scripture at BYU. He has published and presented papers on the Jewish concept of a premortal life and the Jewish longing for Zion, the Dead Sea Scrolls and Psalm 22, ordinance and ritual in the law of Moses and in the book of Isaiah, and the connections between Jewish and LDS beliefs and viewpoints. Shon is the editor of Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, a new release from the BYU Religious Studies Center.


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China Accuses U.S. of 'Serious Military Provocation' by Flying B-52 Bomber over Chinese-Controlled South China Sea Island 0 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 0 user reviews.
China Accuses U.S. of 'Serious Military Provocation' by Flying B-52 Bomber over Chinese-Controlled South China Sea Island
The U.S. deliberately provoced China by flying the aircraft over the Chinese-controlled island in the South China Sea.
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFPN) — Munitions on display show the full capabilities of the B-52 Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert J. Horstman)
On Dec.22 China's Defense Ministry accused the U.S. of committing a "serious military provocation" by flying an Air Force B-52 bomber over a Chinese-controlled island in the South China Sea. He added that China would do whatever necessary to protect the sovereignty.
"The actions by the U.S. side constitute a serious military provocation and are rendering more complex and even militarizing conditions in the South China Sea," the Defense Ministry said in a statement. It demanded Washington immediately take measures to prevent such incidents.
According to the statement, Chinese military personnel on the island went on high alert during the Dec. 10 overflight by the B-52 strategic bomber and issued warnings demanding the bomber to leave the area.
"In the face of provocative acts from the U.S. side, the Chinese military will take all necessary means and measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security and resolutely safeguard regional peace and stability," the statement said.
Considering this event, tensions in the South China Sea are continuing to grow.
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US fishing for WWIII, so don't fall for the bait.

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Recalled Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play Sleepers Still Being Used at Daycares Nationwide
August 13, 2019 September 14, 2020 / Uncategorized / By Sara Gramling
Fisher-Price's Rock 'n Play sleepers were recalled earlier this year after they were linked to at least 30 infant deaths. Kids II then recalled a range of its inclined sleepers, saying they pose a similar risk. However, mom Sarah Landis was recently shocked to learn that these sleepers were still being used at her daycare center, putting her infant son at risk.
Landis, from Philadelphia, told Consumer Reports earlier this summer that she visited her one-year-old son at daycare only to find him sleeping in a Rock 'n Play Sleeper. Landis told her husband, Adam Garber, who works in product safety. He called the daycare center to confirm that they had heard about the recall and learned that the daycare center thought they were still fine to use as long as they were used safely.
"Our daycare provider, who cares deeply about the kids, was really confused," says Garber. "She said she thought there had only been a warning about the Rock 'n Play Sleeper and that as long as the product was properly used, and babies were buckled in, it would be fine."
Garber told the daycare center that, in fact, there had been a full recall and they should no longer use the sleepers.
Luckily, there were no infants hurt in this case, but it highlights the confusion and miscommunication that can be common with these types of recalls.
Consumer Reports notes that the recalled sleepers are still being used in as many as 1 in 10 daycares nationwide. This is likely, in part, because the recall messaging was so confusing to many.
"Recalls don't work well unless people get a clear and consistent message. And they especially don't work well if manufacturers and the government fail to fully warn people about the risks of a product," William Wallace, the manager of home and safety policy for Consumer Reports.
Sara Gramling
When I'm not hanging out with my three-year-old and husband in Brooklyn, I'm busy writing stories for Mamas Uncut and managing PR + Marketing for Magnolia Bakery, based in New York City. On weekends, you can usually find me at a local park or playground pushing my daughter on the swings, "researching" the best almond croissants in Park Slope or launching into impromptu family dance parties at home, the sidewalk or, every once in awhile, a restaurant bathroom. I'm still trying to master the whole parenting thing, but I have learned that copious amounts of coffee, humor and humility are involved on a daily basis.


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Q: Get the parent directory of a given file Suppose file stores the pathname of a non-dir file.
How can I get its parent directory?
why does the following way by appending /.. to its value not work
$ cd $file/..
cd: ./Tools/build.bat/..: No such file or directory

Thanks.

A: If you are using zsh try :h modifier
cd $file:h

You can add n of them to go n levels up in directory structure.

A: this is quite simple with the command dirname, just do the folowing:
cd "$(dirname -- "$file")"

now you can even go further on this
file=/home/switch87/.bashrc
cd "$(dirname -- "$file")"
cd "$(dirname -- "$file")"/..

first cd will get you to /home/switch87, the seccond to /home

A: get the directory of the file in a very general way (when file is known with a relative or absolute pathname, or no path at all):
the_dir="$(cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "${filename}")" && pwd)"

So to get the parent of that directory:
the_parent_dir="$(cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "${filename}")/.." && pwd)"

cd -P : print the "real" (physical) path, instead of a path using symbolic links. If you take the -P out it also works, but you may get a different result ( for exemple:  cd / ; ln -s /long/path/here  shortcut ; cd shortcut ; pwd will show you the path: /shortcut, whereas if you added -P to cd you would see /long/path/here instead)

A: Assuming
$ file=./Tools/build.bat

With a POSIX compatible shell (including zsh):
$ echo "${file%/*}"
./Tools

With dirname:
$ echo "$(dirname -- "$file")"
./Tools

(at least GNU dirname takes options, so the -- is required in case the path starts with a dash.)

A: I prefer to use a combination of readlink and dirname.
parent=$(readlink -f "$(dirname "$file")")
cd $parent

dirname cuts the filename from the path and readlink -f turns $path/.. into a canonical path.

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Q: Error in getting text from edittext-Android I am creating an application which will take input from the user and send it to server for searching. Here are my two problems

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*Toast is not working

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        Intent f1;
        String radiovalue;
        String str_color1,str_color2,str_clarity1, str_clarity2, str_shape1,str_shape2, str_cut1,str_cut2,str_carat1,str_carat2;
        Spinner color1,color2,shape1,shape2,clarity1,clarity2,cut,cut2;

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

            search=(Button)findViewById(R.id.search);
          //  submit=(Button)findViewById(R.id.submit);
            to=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.to);
            from=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.from);
           // unique_id=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.unique_id);
            tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.tv);
            stones=(RadioGroup)findViewById(R.id.radioGroup);
            single=(RadioButton)findViewById(R.id.single);
            twin=(RadioButton)findViewById(R.id.twin);

            f1 = new  Intent(QuickSearch.this,Search_result.class);

             color1=(Spinner)findViewById(R.id.color1);
            ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this, R.array.color1, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
            adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
            color1.setAdapter(adapter);

             color2=(Spinner)findViewById(R.id.color2);
            ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter2 = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this, R.array.color2, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
            adapter2.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
            color2.setAdapter(adapter2);

             shape1=(Spinner)findViewById(R.id.shape);
            ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter3 = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this, R.array.shape, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
            adapter3.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
            shape1.setAdapter(adapter3);

             shape2=(Spinner)findViewById(R.id.shape2);
            ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter8 = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this, R.array.shape2, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
            adapter8.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
            shape2.setAdapter(adapter8);

             clarity1=(Spinner)findViewById(R.id.clarity1);
            ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter4 = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this,
                    R.array.clarity1, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
            adapter4.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
            clarity1.setAdapter(adapter4);

             clarity2=(Spinner)findViewById(R.id.clarity2);
             ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter5 = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this,R.array.clarity2, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
            adapter5.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
            clarity2.setAdapter(adapter5);

             cut=(Spinner)findViewById(R.id.cut);
            ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter6 = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this,R.array.cut, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
            adapter6.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
            cut.setAdapter(adapter6);

             cut2=(Spinner)findViewById(R.id.cut2);
            ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter7 = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this,R.array.cut2, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
            adapter7.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
            cut2.setAdapter(adapter7);

    /*
            if(stones.getCheckedRadioButtonId()!=-1){
                int id= stones.getCheckedRadioButtonId();
                View radioButton = stones.findViewById(id);
             //   int radioId = radioGroup.indexOfChild(radioButton);
                RadioButton btn = (RadioButton) stones.getChildAt(radioId);
                radiovalue = (String) btn.getText();
            }

        */
//--------------------------------getting value on button press------------------

            search.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                   @Override
                   public void onClick(View view) {

                       str_color1= color1.getSelectedItem().toString();
                       str_color2= color2.getSelectedItem().toString();
                       str_shape1=shape1.getSelectedItem().toString();
                       str_shape2=shape2.getSelectedItem().toString();
                       str_clarity2=clarity2.getSelectedItem().toString();

                       str_clarity1=  clarity1.getSelectedItem().toString();
                       str_cut1=cut.getSelectedItem().toString();
                       str_cut2=cut2.getSelectedItem().toString();
                       str_carat1=to.getText().toString().trim();
                       str_carat2=from.getText().toString().trim();

                       dialog = ProgressDialog.show(QuickSearch.this, "","Searching...", true);

                       int selectedId = stones.getCheckedRadioButtonId();

                       // find the radiobutton by returned id
                       selected_value = (RadioButton) findViewById(selectedId);
                       radiovalue= selected_value.getText().toString();
                       if(str_color1=="Color To:" || str_color2=="Color  From:" || str_clarity1=="Color To:" || str_clarity2 =="Color From:"
                               || str_cut1 == "Cut To:" || str_cut2 == " Cut From:" || str_shape1=="Shape To:" || str_shape2 =="Shape From"
                               || radiovalue=="" || str_carat1==null || str_carat2==null)
                       {

                           Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Please enter all the field", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

                       }
                       else
                       {

                       new Thread(new Runnable() {
                           public void run() {
                               Search();
                           }
                       }).start();
                   }}
               });
        }

        void Search(){
            try{

                httpclient=new DefaultHttpClient();
                httppost= new HttpPost("http://192.168.43.6/test/search.php"); // make sure the url is correct.
                //add your data
                nameValuePairs = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>(2);
                // Always use the same variable name for posting i.e the android side variable name and php side variable name should be similar,
                nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("carat1",unique_id.getText().toString().trim()));
                nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("carat2",unique_id.getText().toString().trim()));
                nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("color1",unique_id.getText().toString().trim()));
                nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("color2",unique_id.getText().toString().trim()));
                nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("shape1",unique_id.getText().toString().trim()));
                nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("shape2",unique_id.getText().toString().trim()));
                nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("stones",unique_id.getText().toString().trim()));

                // $Edittext_value = $_POST['Edittext_value'];

                httppost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs));
                //Execute HTTP Post Request
                response=httpclient.execute(httppost);

                ResponseHandler<String> responseHandler = new BasicResponseHandler();
                final String response = httpclient.execute(httppost, responseHandler);
                System.out.println("Response : " + response);
                runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                    public void run() {
                        tv.setText("Response from PHP : " + response);
                        dialog.dismiss();
                    }
                });

                if(response.equalsIgnoreCase("Search")){
                    runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                        public void run() {
                            Toast.makeText(QuickSearch.this, "Searching Successful", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        }
                    });

                   // startActivity(new Intent(QuickSearch.this, LoginScreen.class));
                    //f1.putExtra("unique_id", unique_id.getText());
                    //st/artActivity(f1);

                }else{
                    showAlert();
                }

            }catch(Exception e){
                dialog.dismiss();
                System.out.println("Exception : " + e.getMessage());
            }
        }
        public void showAlert(){
            QuickSearch.this.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                public void run() {
                    AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(QuickSearch.this);
                    builder.setTitle("Searching Error.");
                    builder.setMessage("Problem in Searching. Please try again later")
                            .setCancelable(false)
                            .setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
                                }
                            });
                    AlertDialog alert = builder.create();
                    alert.show();
                }
            });
        }

    }

logcat error
05-15 11:13:22.327  28644-28932/com.diamond.traders I/System.out﹕ Exception : Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.text.Editable android.widget.EditText.getText()' on a null object reference

A: You have commented out the line that initializes your unique_id EditText instance:
// unique_id=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.unique_id);

so when calling
nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("carat1",unique_id.getText().toString().trim()));

it throws an exception.
Initialize your gui elements properly to be able to access them.


Vancouver virtuosos OmnisighT recently gave the world their latest effort 'Power of One'. The EP showcases their highly regarded musicianship and finely wrought song-craft. As a whole 'Power of One' is a musical journey with a story concept to question the status quo and stand up against the oppression plus deceptions of the ruling class.
Teaming up with Prog-Sphere.com, OmnisighT are excited to share with fans their latest video 'Seven Sisters' in support of the EP.


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Alaskan forests may store more carbon after being burned by wildfire
Environment 15 April 2021
By Ibrahim Sawal
Forest fires in Alaska might help create forests that can store more carbon
Design Pics Inc/Alamy
As the boreal forests of Alaska recover from wildfires, they may shift from containing mostly coniferous trees to a deciduous-coniferous mix – and this change could ultimately offset some of the carbon emitted during the fires.
Climate change is making wildfires more frequent and intense in certain parts of the world, such as the boreal forests of the Arctic. These forests typically act as carbon sinks, but if fires burn deep into their soil, they could begin to release more carbon into the atmosphere than they store through new wood growth, accelerating the effects of climate change.
Michelle Mack at Northern Arizona University and her team assessed the Alaskan boreal forest, which is experiencing more frequent fires, to see how the blazes are affecting forest recovery and carbon storage.
Around 2.7 million hectares of land was burned there in 2004 – the area's worst wildfire season on record – due to extreme temperatures and frequent lightning strikes. The team monitored 75 sites across this forest for 15 years after this fire year.
Read more: Unprecedented Arctic megafires are releasing a huge amount of CO2
Before 2004, records showed that the forest contained mainly black spruce trees, a conifer species. In 2017, this spruce was the principal species at 28 per cent of sites, while 72 per cent were dominated by deciduous trees, like aspen and birch, or had a mix of deciduous and conifer.
"The fire burned more deeply at these sites, exposing the deeper, nutrient-rich layer of soil," says Mack. Fast-growing deciduous seeds dispersed from further afield could develop rapidly in this soil layer, which might be why so many sites changed composition, she says.
Because deciduous trees take in more carbon dioxide than conifers to grow their denser wood, the team estimated that sites shifting towards deciduous species could ultimately store around five times as much carbon as those where spruce remained. This means that if deciduous trees replace conifers following a fire in a boreal forest, the new mix of tree species could more than compensate for the carbon released during the wildfire, providing a negative feedback to climate change.
Mack says this could offer another way to mitigate wildfire spread. "Deciduous species are more resilient and less flammable, which may allow the trees to stop fires spreading," she says. Planting deciduous trees in boreal forest might be a useful strategy, she says, "almost like a type of herd immunity".
Journal reference: Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.abf3903
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A US start-up will soon begin planting genetically engineered trees in Georgia and Pennsylvania that may be able to capture more carbon than regular trees
The polyethylene microplastic pollution commonly found in wastewater can be extracted to create electrodes for lithium-ion batteries


text:
package org.folio.marccat.dao;

import net.sf.hibernate.Hibernate;
import net.sf.hibernate.HibernateException;
import net.sf.hibernate.Query;
import net.sf.hibernate.Session;
import net.sf.hibernate.type.Type;
import org.folio.marccat.business.common.View;
import org.folio.marccat.dao.persistence.CNTL_NBR;
import org.folio.marccat.dao.persistence.Descriptor;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.Optional;

import static org.folio.marccat.config.Global.EMPTY_STRING;

/**
 * Manages headings in the CNTL_NBR table for NTN index.
 *
 * @author paulm
 * @author carment
 */
public class ControlNumberDescriptorDAO extends DAODescriptor {

  /**
   * Gets the persistent class.
   *
   * @return the persistent class
   */
  public Class getPersistentClass() {
    return CNTL_NBR.class;
  }

  /**
   * Supports cross references.
   *
   * @return true, if successful
   */
  @Override
  public boolean supportsCrossReferences() {
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the matching heading.
   *
   * @param descriptor the descriptor
   * @param session    the session
   * @return the matching heading
   * @throws HibernateException the hibernate exception
   */
  @Override
  public Descriptor getMatchingHeading(final Descriptor descriptor, final Session session)
    throws HibernateException {
    CNTL_NBR controlNumber = (CNTL_NBR) descriptor;
    List controlNumberList = session.find(
      "from " + getPersistentClass().getName() + " as c "
        + " where c.stringText = ?"
        + " and c.typeCode = ?"
        + " and c.key.userViewString = ? ",
      new Object[]{
        controlNumber.getStringText(),
        controlNumber.getTypeCode(),
        controlNumber.getUserViewString()},
      new Type[]{
        Hibernate.STRING,
        Hibernate.INTEGER,
        Hibernate.STRING});
    final Optional<CNTL_NBR> firstElement = controlNumberList.stream().filter(Objects::nonNull).findFirst();
    return firstElement.isPresent() ? firstElement.get() : null;
  }

  /**
   * The sort forms included "extra" information to help
   * in identifying uniqueness (some headings added a code for "language of
   * access point" so that otherwise identical headings could be
   * differentiated if they had different languages). Now, the only example I
   * can think of is the Dewey Decimal classification where the sort form
   * includes the Dewey Edition Number so that identical numbers from
   * different editions will have different sortforms.
   *
   * @param descriptor the descriptor
   * @param session    the session
   * @return true, if is matching another heading
   * @throws HibernateException the hibernate exception
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  @Override
  public boolean isMatchingAnotherHeading(final Descriptor descriptor, final Session session)
    throws HibernateException {
    CNTL_NBR controlNumber = (CNTL_NBR) descriptor;
    List<Integer> countList = session.find(
      "select count(*) from "
        + getPersistentClass().getName()
        + " as c "
        + " where  c.stringText = ? "
        + " and c.typeCode = ?"
        + " and c.key.userViewString = ?"
        + " and c.key.headingNumber <> ?",
      new Object[]{
        controlNumber.getStringText(),
        controlNumber.getTypeCode(),
        controlNumber.getUserViewString(),
        controlNumber.getKey().getHeadingNumber()},
      new Type[]{Hibernate.STRING,
        Hibernate.INTEGER,
        Hibernate.STRING, Hibernate.INTEGER});
    return countList.stream().filter(Objects::nonNull).anyMatch(count -> count > 0);

  }

  /**
   * Gets the doc count.
   *
   * @param descriptor    the descriptor
   * @param searchingView the searching view
   * @param session       the session
   * @return the count of the records
   * @throws HibernateException the hibernate exception
   */
  @Override
  public int getDocCount(final Descriptor descriptor, final int searchingView, final Session session)
    throws HibernateException {
    int count = 0;
    String viewClause = EMPTY_STRING;
    final CNTL_NBR controlNumber = (CNTL_NBR) descriptor;
    if (controlNumber.getTypeCode() == 10) {
      if (searchingView != View.ANY) {
        viewClause = " and title.userViewString, = '" + View.makeSingleViewString(searchingView) + "' ";
      }
      final Query q = session.createQuery("select count(*) from TitleAccessPoint as title " +
        " where title.seriesIssnHeadingNumber = :headingNumber " +
        viewClause);
      q.setInteger("headingNumber", descriptor.getHeadingNumber());
      final List<Integer> countList = q.list();
      count = countList.get(0);
    }
    count += super.getDocCount(controlNumber, searchingView, session);
    return count;
  }

}


CULVER CITY — Elation turned to heartbreak for the Glendale Community College football team in a matter of seconds on Saturday afternoon.
Ten seconds, to be exact, or the amount of time it took host West Los Angeles College to convert a make-or-break first down with a highlight-reel catch at the Vaqueros' two-yard line on fourth and long and kick a field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter to steal a 26-24 Pacific Conference American Division win.
"Nothing we could have done better on that one," Glendale Coach John Rome said of the 33-yard pass from Wildcats quarterback Spencer Phillips that receiver Tanqueray Towns somehow was able to pull down after out leaping the pair of Vaqueros defenders draped all over him. "Great catch."
The play set up West L.A. at the two with five seconds left, where Phillips spiked the ball to set up a 20-yard game-winning chip shot for Eduardo Montoya — his fourth field goal of the game — no more than a minute and a half after the Vaqueros had taken their first lead of the second half on a 30-yard field goal by Crescenta Valley High graduate Arian Abghari.
It's just been that kind of season for the Vaqueros, who dropped to 0-7 and 0-3 in conference and have lost their last two games by a combined four points.
"We came within one play of a victory [Oct. 9 against L.A. Pierce College] and we came within one play of a victory this week," Rome said. "At some point, we'll get one."
Glendale's defense — led by nine tackles from Ra'Shon Harper, seven from Jermaine Shamburger and five from Alex Saenz, who also had two sacks and a forced fumble — held the Wildcats without a touchdown in the second half.
After West L.A. opened the half with a scoring drive to go up, 20-7, on a Montoya field goal, the Vaqueros offense stepped up, as well.
Glendale answered with a 12-play, 70-yard drive on its first possession of the second half to cut the lead to 20-14 at the 4:59 mark on a 17-yard touchdown run by Joshua Nakamoto, whose 58 rushing yards in 12 carries were second on the team to Omar Sanchez-Berrera's 75 yards in 15 carries.
Holding West L.A. to consecutive three-and-out possessions, the Vaqueros looked to be swinging control of the game back in their favor.
But on the first play of the fourth quarter, a West L.A. punt from its own 21-yard line was fumbled on the return and recovered by the Wildcats at the Vaqueros 38-yard line, ultimately leading to another field goal and a 23-14 lead with 12:41 to play.
The teams then exchanged punts, with Glendale finally mounting a nine-play, 46-yard drive to pull within 23-21 on a one-yard Nakamoto run with 3:48 left in the game.
Once again, the defense did its job, forcing a three-and-out and getting the ball back with starting field position at midfield with 2:40 remaining.
"The defense played outstanding in the second half," Rome said. "I think it was a team effort. They tackled well, they ran to the ball, they did a great job."
In just three plays, Glendale was inside the red zone, but had to settle for the field goal and a two-point lead after three straight incomplete passes from quarterback Steven Batista (16 of 25 for 221 yards and a touchdown).
West L.A.'s winning drive, which began with 1:26 on the clock, came down to two big plays — a 20-yard scramble by Phillips on fourth down and three that moved the ball inside the 30-yard line and the improbable last-gasp completion on fourth down and 15 to Towns that ensured the Vaqueros yet another tough loss.


text:
Government approves 8 Toy Manufacturing Clusters worth Rs 2,300 crore
On February 22, 2021, the Central Government approved 8 toy manufacturing clusters at a cost of Rs 2,300 crore viz. three clusters in Madhya Pradesh, two in Rajasthan, and one each in Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
This decision has been taken on the lines of "National Action Plan for Indian Toy Story" that seeks to reduce import dependence of toys which was around $1.5 billion in FY2020 of which 90% of imports was from China and Taiwan.
In this regard, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) will develop toy clusters under existing schemes such as the Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (Sfurti) which is currently being implemented in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
The plan is to have 35 toy clusters under the scheme.
–These clusters will manufacture toys made of wood, lac, palm leaves, bamboo and fabric to boost India's traditional toys industry.
–Currently, the toy industry in India is primarily unorganised, comprising around 4,000 MSMEs.
–Also, as per the Quality Council of India (QCI), 67% of imported toys failed a testing survey.
— India's first virtual India Toy Fair-2021 will be held from February 27 to March 2, which will offer opportunities to explore and buy toys from over 1,000 exhibitors across the country.
About Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI)
It is an initiative by Ministry of MSME to promote Cluster development by merging the following schemes:
The Scheme for Enhancing Productivity and Competitiveness of Khadi Industry and Artisans
The Scheme for Product Development, Design Intervention and Packaging (PRODIP)
The Scheme for Rural Industries Service Centre (RISC) and
Other small interventions like Ready Warp Units, Ready to Wear Mission, etc.
The scheme offers incentives such as skill development, capacity building, creation of facilities such as common facility centres, rehousing facilities and marketing and e-commerce assistance to local industries.
Financial Assistance:
The financial assistance provided under this scheme for any specific project is at a maximum cap of Rs 8 crore to support Soft, Hard and Thematic interventions.
Initiation:
The Revamped SFURTI scheme was started on 1st August 2014 with an outlay of Rs. 149.44 crore for developing 71 clusters (including coir) with coverage of 44500 artisans (approx.) in the first phase. The guidelines were further revised on June 30, 2015.
The Nodal Agencies include KVIC (Khadi and Village Industries Commission), Coir Board, IIE (Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship) Guwahati, NIMSME (National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) Hyderabad, NIESBUD (National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development) Noida, all MSME DIs (Development Institute) and all DICs (District Industries Centre of State Government).
Recent Related News:
i.On January 15-16, 2021, a two-day event 'Prarambh' – Startup India International Summit 2021 was virtually organized by DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India from New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Piyush Vedprakash Goyal, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
ii.On January 19, 2021, the 1st India-EU IPR dialogue 2021 was held virtually between European Union (EU) Commission and DPIIT to discuss key Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues affecting businesses.
About Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT):
Parent Ministry– Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Secretary – Guruprasad Mohapatra
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Cannabis tourism, also called marijuana tourism, is travel/tourism related to cannabis or incorporating cannabis use.

Tours, activity packages, concierge services and more are available for cannabis tourists, who may travel from jurisdictions where it is expensive, unavailable or illegal – or who may simply wish to use cannabis while on holiday. Some conventional tourist businesses (lodging, entertainment, etc.) advertise as "420-friendly", meaning they will not stop or discourage guests from possessing or consuming cannabis.

Cannabis tourism occurs in jurisdictions with modern tourism infrastructure and established tourist attractions, like resorts or nature parks. However, some isolated, impoverished agricultural communities, known for large-scale illegal marijuana production, also attract cannabis tourists, with significant economic impact.

Cannabis tourism is distinct from cannabis smuggling, the import/export of cannabis by definition in violation of the law.

History
The counterculture of the 1960s renewed interest in non-Western cultures and travel to far-flung destinations. Many, especially members of the hippie subculture, experienced destinations with centuries-old traditions of cannabis use and cultivation as they traveled across Central and South Asia. In some stops, cannabis was legal and regulated in some forms prior to modern drug prohibition, while in others production was tolerated as a cash crop.

By destination

The Americas

Canada

The post-C-45 debate on regulating cannabis tourism in Canada continues, and laws vary widely from province to province. Some provinces including Ontario and New Brunswick allow farm-to-consumer sales to encourage tourism.

Mexico
Cannabis use has often been associated with Mexico in the United States; at the time of their passage, marijuana prohibition laws in the United States were justified with explicitly racist language against Mexicans. It was a frequent destination for American hippies seeking cannabis in the 1960s; activist and professor Timothy Leary was arrested re-entering the United States from Mexico with a small amount of marijuana, leading to a court case which weakened US marijuana laws. It is speculated that US government efforts to discourage marijuana production and tourism by spraying paraquat on marijuana fields inadvertently led to an increase in the supply of American-grown cannabis beginning in the 1970s.

United States

In 2013, prior to legalization, the Washington State Liquor Control Board (now the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board) commissioned a study of marijuana legalization on the state, including the impact of tourism. The study, written by Carnegie Mellon University researchers, estimated over 400,000 new visits a year to the state. In 2014, the travel guide Fodors published a "how to" for marijuana tourists in Washington state. The official Washington tourism website has a FAQ section for marijuana tourism.

The Washington State legislature specifically considered tourism in its 2015 I-502 reform.

Because consumption in public is illegal, rental sites like "Bud and Breakfast" https://www.budandbreakfast.com/ include "420 friendly" in descriptions for marijuana tourists, and marijuana tourism rental specialists have sprung up to meet demand.

The actual impact of marijuana tourism is debated. Industry groups say it is significant, but state tourism officials in Washington said there is "fairly low amounts of consumer interest through our visitor information", and in Colorado "We still don't have any numbers that support that marijuana tourism exists". An NBC News report stated that Hotels.com bookings were up slightly after legalization in both states.

Manitou Springs is a small town in El Paso County, Colorado.  It is home to two recreational marijuana dispensaries, the only two in the second most populous county in the state.  As a direct result of recreational marijuana sales the city's tax base increased. Manitou sales tax collections set a record in July 2014, which included only a few hours of recreational marijuana sales for the month.  One operator's Manitou Springs location is their most popular, due to its location at the foot of Pike's Peak.

Tourism in Oregon was expected to begin in 2016 with legal retail availability for non-residents.

Expansion of marijuana tourism to Vermont, and to Mendocino and Humboldt Counties, California, has been discussed.

Asia

Cambodia
Enforcement of laws prohibiting cannabis in Cambodia is opportunistic. Food vendors in tourist centers across the country, including Sihanoukville and Siem Reap, openly sell dishes infused with cannabis, including happy pizza.

India
The cannabis plant has been used for thousands of years in India, and has become a destination for cannabis tourism. Indian law prohibits marijuana nationwide, but some states allow and regulate bhang, a preparation of cannabis leaves with religious significance in Hinduism.

The communal elder of Malana village, long world-renowned for its hashish,  banned homestays in 2017 to curb cannabis tourism.

Laos
Vang Vieng was once a popular destination for cannabis tourism.

Nepal

As in India, cannabis has a long history in Nepal. Before 1973, taxed and regulated vendors of ganja, charas and bhang operated openly catering to western tourists on Old Freak Street in Kathmandu. It was only criminalized in Nepal in 1973 under pressure from the US government, and even now enforcement is opportunistic, particularly during religious festivals.

Thailand

Aggressive enforcement of cannabis prohibition in Thailand only began in the late 1970s. With new medical cannabis rules, visitors to Thailand can now obtain approval for Thai medical cannabis fairly easily, with speculation that cannabis licensing may be a source of revenue for the Thai military.

Africa

Malawi
Malawian cannabis () is world-renowned. Nkhotakota District, which has a productive illegal chamba industry, is particularly popular with cannabis tourists, thanks to lax enforcement and its natural beauty.

Morocco
The world-renowned kief of Ketama, Chefchaouen and the greater Rif valley attracts cannabis tourists.

South Africa
Cannabis tours are well underway in South Africa, and the continent's largest cannabis industry convention is held annually in Durban, Pretoria and Cape Town.

Europe

The Netherlands
Around the 1970s, in response to a growing counterculture, the Netherlands adopted a liberal drug policy (), tolerating the use and sale of cannabis in regulated consumption lounges known as "coffeeshops". Large-scale cannabis tourism has resulted, making the policy controversial in Dutch politics and society, especially since the country entered the Schengen Area.

Oceania

Australia
Nimbin, New South Wales is known as a destination for cannabis tourism around Australia and the world. The annual MardiGrass festival attracts thousands annually. Local police have installed closed-circuit television cameras and increased enforcement to curb cannabis tourism, with little success.

Legality
Cannabis tourism has legal implications. Globally, cannabis is classed a Schedule I drug under the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which are allowed for medical use but considered addictive and prone to abuse.

Efforts to discourage cannabis tourism
Some countries, including Russia, South Korea and Japan, prosecute their citizens for consuming cannabis in jurisdictions where it is legal.

See also
Enotourism
Recreational drug tourism
 High Committee Cannabis Travel Guide

References

Cannabis
Cannabis industry
Recreational drug tourism
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Festival prep
I've fallen back into a commuting routine, four days a week at least, for the last few months. Following contracts around like a blood hound. Journeys to work at this time of the year usually afford precious time for clear headed ante-post Cheltenham study. At the moment though, I seem to be getting distracted.
Too much commuting has cumulative impacts akin to sleep deprivation. As much as I like travelling, the daily grind into Euston and down the Victoria Line is not my ideal of frontier-pushing exploration.
Unless you count the occasionally unexpected vistas: I encountered a large, ponderous, duffel-coated chap in front of me on the stairs this morning, lumbering a large black holdall which caused a curious rolling motion in his gait. As I passed him on the platform I chanced a glance at his face and was confronted by enough untamed, thick black nasal hair spraying wildly from his nose to suggest the undergrowth you could only expect to see on an Amazonian trek. Has no-one told him?
Or impassable terrain: Trying to exit the train past the mountainous, unscalable, grit-edged aspects of Brompton folding bikes piled up in the doorways is a challenge even Shackleton would only have considered in his most forthright mood. I am genuinely in awe of this outstandingly clever piece of British engineering. But they do tend to breed rather quickly.
Some distractions are better than others. Bex celebrated her 50th last week and I was more than happy to set aside the failing ante-post portfolio and join in. First came the civilised birthday drink down the boozer and last came the knockout party up at the club. In between - we weren't there for these - came (at least) the meal over at the gastropub, the lunch with the girlies, the trip to London and the family bash. Oh, and then the post-party debrief(s) back in the pub(s). Quite what she'll do when she really has something to celebrate is anyone's guess! Happy Birthday Bex you legend.
The Battersea Beer Festival was another welcome distraction. Mrs A and I are stalwarts of this ale extravaganza dating back to the early 90's. This year its regular home at the Battersea Arts Centre was not available and so the Festival relocated - bottle, cask and crate - back down the hill to The Grand. This former Victorian music hall proved to be a more than adequate substitute. The bars were on the main stage, a fact not overlooked by our mate Clive. "I've finally made it!" he proclaimed, soaking up the three-tiered auditorium and gilt-highlighted boxes in a wide eyed stare. "Judy Garland played on this stage you know!" I couldn't swear to that, but I do remember seeing The Kinks here in fine form one year; and indulging in a New Year's Eve 80's club night about which I remember slightly less.
And then there's the dog. Distracting in the extreme. This new addition to our family was rescued from the mean streets – at least for canines – of Romania a couple of months ago. She chose us one bitterly cold Friday afternoon in a caged exercise pound with frozen grass underfoot and wind slicing across the top of the Chilterns with the precision of a filleting knife. We'd only popped in to drop of an expression of interest form, thinking that sometime in late Spring we might be ready to rehome a small, quiet, well-behaved pooch. "Great", said the manager, after we'd explained something of our circumstances and our pet aspirations. "Maybe you'd like to have a quick look at a couple whilst you're here?" That's how we came to be sold on the Nuca, the frisky, friendly Tibetan terrier-cross that jumped and nuzzled us into submission in the space of 20 minutes. Ever been manipulated?
The girls gave their seal of approval the following day and she was home with us by the middle of the week. Now we are five.
She fits in well. Like the other females in this household, she has quickly learned to tolerate my ravings at the telly as Saturday horses falter; or more rarely, peacock strutting when one of them goes in. Nuca's response is to cock her head on one side, flick her ears, lick her chops and stare at me intently. The others resort to outright laughter.
The festival prep is taking its customary knocks, then. Not that this has stopped me pontificating confidently to anyone who will listen, and many who won't, about the chances of various runners. There's a new sharp-quiffed young fella-me-lad started at my Camden base. Top bloke. Sports development is his business. He likes a punt too, mostly on the football, though he's had a few decent days out at the races too. Well it didn't take me long to start calling the odds with enough bravado to sow an insidious seed in his untarnished mind that I might know what I'm talking about. If that really was the case, would I be promulgating a first day four-timer constructed entirely around Willie Mullins' barn?
But he'll learn. This will be an important lesson for him. Yes it will be painful when his Tuesday acca of Douvan, Un De Sceaux, Faugheen and Annie Power goes down at precisely 1.34pm. But in the long run it will be valuable, hard-earned experience. I expect some collateral damage in the form of outright hostility come my return on 16th March.
Curiously, at the very moment yesterday afternoon that quiff-chap was asking if his acca was still safe and I was saying that the weak link was probably Douvan, Bacchy was sowing some mischief of his own. We were in the middle of a protracted e-mail transfer window for our 12 Horses To Follow stables. "Douvan doesn't go in the Supreme", wound Steve and cheekily sent us scuttling to Twitter and various racing fora. Nothing. "Wind up", I eventually said to my young colleague. Bacchy had achieved his objective all the same.
Earlier in the week we had met up in the Willow Walk to talk proper racing and put the final touches to the logistical operation. This year Si and I are staying with some friends in Cheltenham who have shipped out their children to make room. Nev is berthed in the chocolate box Bourton-on-the-Water. And Bacchy… well, Bacchy's staying at home. He confessed that he would, after all, not be joining us. As in other years, the working relationship with his wife has become an insurmountable hindrance to participation. She is his boss and they work in a school. No leave during term time. It's an unbreakable rule (though one that seemed to be bent sufficiently last year to allow an appearance for Day 1).
Bacchy himself offered up the phrase 'pussy-whipped' to describe his predicament. A crude, distasteful, slightly alarming term. Though none of us could think of a more accurate description. We shook our heads and drank more ale. And then whiskies. And then Nev bought me the largest, most tabasco-infused Bloody Mary that has ever been mixed. It came in a vessel related to a goldfish bowl and contained enough ice to warrant cramp-ons and an axe. Nasty.
On the way home, Bacchy and I paid a visit to the rather fine kebab house on Vauxhall Bridge Road. I was still stuffing it in my face whilst stood on the tube. Bad form, I know. Needs must.
I became aware of this gorgeous young woman who had sidled up to me. She asked for a bite of my kebab. I chuckled and asked what was she offering in return. I realised she was with two conspirational chaps sat opposite who were egging her on mercilessly. So she started fondling her left breast. I value my kebabs pretty highly, so I pointed to the other one as well. Too bad the tube lurched into Euston at just that point.
Bacchy apparently had no such luck. He agreed that the kebab was indeed very good, but found that his body rejected it rather violently the next morning.
Si fared the worst of all. Claiming that he was assaulted by the fresh air assassin, he missed his train and ended up in the Victoria Wetherspoons with another pint. The last train home was delayed, then diverted and he needed a cab home. His phone had died by that point. When he awoke the next morning he found that his boiler was broken.
And this is just the preamble. Bring. It. On.
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That smart-quiffed fella sounds like me all them years ago!! And I'm still intrigued by your ramblings!
Tuesday, 03 March, 2015
Davoski said…
Good to hear from you mate. It certainly does! I remember coming back from Cheltenham one year at the Agency to find a losing betting slip pinned on my board, scrawled with "CHEERS DAVE" in four inch letters. Nothing changes!
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Sudan: Farmers' fury at Al Bashir's accusations of theft
December 3 - 2014 EL GEZIRA
President Omar Al Bashir's allegations that farmers of El Gezira state embezzled agricultural funds have sparked fury and anger among thousands of people in the state.
During a press conference in Khartoum on Sunday, President Al Bashir accused farmers and other people working at the state's agricultural scheme of stealing from El Gezira Scheme's Fund. He described El Gezira Scheme at the press conference as non-feasible.
"Since the end of the 1960s, the Scheme has become a burden on the country's budget. The people of El Gezira have become politicised. They are breeds of communists, as they always want the government to fund their agricultural projects without paying back their loans," he said.
Members of El Gezira and El Managil Farmers Association described Al Bashir's allegations as "insulting and absurd".
"Al Bashir's utterances affirm his entire lack of respect for the Sudanese people. Moreover, his way of speaking is far below the standards of a nation's leader," Mohamed Ali Algam, member of both the Farmers Association and El Gezira People's Forum told Radio Dabanga.
"It seems that with this speech the president wants to add El Gezira to the conflict zones of Darfur, the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, the Blue Nile and eastern Sudan," he added, warning for an imminent popular revolt in the state.
Algam called on the Sudanese president to "display the documents that prove that the people of El Gezira state are thieves".
"Al Bashir accused us in an attempt to cover up for the widespread corruption of his government. We have all the documents exposing the corruption of the president, including the privatisation of El Gezira Scheme for his and his party's benefits, and their failure in managing the Scheme.
Farmers Association member Hassabo Mohamed commented by saying that the Khartoum regime played a large part in the "demolition and liquidation of El Gezira Agricultural Scheme, without spending a penny on it". He stressed to Radio Dabanga that "none of the farmers in El Gezira is as corrupt as the Sudanese government".
El Gezira Scheme has remained for nearly eighty years the sole source of hard currency for the country, through the cultivation of cotton, grown over an area of 400,000-600,000 acres. However, the size of cotton production reduced to less than 100,000 acres during the last decades. About 12 cotton ginneries in El Gezira state have closed their doors, owing to a lack of financial support and neglect.
Map: Sudan (ipipotash.org) El Gezira Agricultural Scheme is located south of Khartoum, in the triangle between the White and the Blue Nile.
111 cancer deaths in Sudan's El Gezira this year (28 October 2014)
No sorghum harvest in Sudan's El Gezira (5 August 2014)
Sudan's El Gezira farmers refuse to plant groundnuts (26 May 2014)
Farmers in Sudan's El Gezira won't plant cotton (27 April 2014)


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'Village' helped 2 St. Paul hockey brothers make it to state tournament
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Listen'Village' helped 2 St. Paul hockey brothers make it to state tournament
The Christy family -- Ray Christy, Sr.. Robert, Rose and Ray, Jr., -- at Rose's high school graduation in 2016.
Courtesy of the Christy family
When the Christy brothers take the ice Thursday night at the state hockey tournament, they'll have a lot of fans in the stands.
Ray Christy, a senior and a St. Thomas Academy captain, and Rob, his younger brother, are both forwards for the Cadets, who play Centennial at 8 p.m. Their father, Ray senior, and extended family and friends will be there cheering for them.
Irene Christy in 2009, a year before she died of breast cancer.
Courtesy of George Turner
But they're missing their mom Irene, who died more than seven years ago, leaving behind a network to help raise them. Irene Christy, 48, had been an elementary school teacher in the Minneapolis school district for 25 years.
"She was really a connector. If you can think of the most fun and the funniest person you know — that was sis," said her brother, George Turner. "It's kind of trite to say, but it takes a village in a situation like this. And people have really stepped up."
The Christy brothers learned to skate as little kids, when their parents would flood the backyard of their Mac-Groveland home in St. Paul to make a tiny rink, said Turner.
Robert, Ray, Sr., and Ray Christy, Jr., at the State High School League hockey banquet in 2017.
Ray was 10 and Rob was 9 when their mom died after a six-year battle with breast cancer. Turner said the St. Paul hockey community pitched in, driving the boys to the arena, bringing meals and supporting the boys, their dad and older sister Rose.
"When you reach the level of success that they've had, they've worked hard, but it doesn't happen in a vacuum," Turner said. "A lot of people have helped along the way."
And hockey has been a good diversion for the boys, teaching them teamwork and persistence, Turner added.
Both have been offered athletic scholarships to play Division I hockey at Colorado College. Rose also played hockey and is now a sophomore at Boston College.
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Turner said he's proud of how well all of them are doing. Ray and Rob didn't want to talk about their mom for this story, it's still too painful.
"It's such a profound loss," said Turner. "It remains prevalent in our lives. It's gotten a lot better, but there's a lot of heartbreak."
STA made it to the state tournament last year but lost in the first round. Turner said his sister should be here to see her sons play together.
"About three weeks before sis died, we were going to the lake together in the car and she was feeling terrible," said Turner. Her sister then asked him to deliver the eulogy when she died. Turner did as his sister asked, and he gets emotional remembering that eulogy.
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Aluminum – a neurotoxin that is easiest to ingest through our skin! This is the main ingredient in antiperspirants and scientists are beginning to link aluminum toxicity to Alzheimer's.
Cyclomethicone – a silicone derivative that coats the skin, trapping anything beneath it, and does not allow the skin to breathe. This can cause skin irritation. Also, it is non-biodegradable.
Parabens – are strongly connected to Breast Cancer and tumors.
Even knowing all this, I still balked a bit on making my own deodorant. I've been buying the aluminum-free natural deodorant for several years now and have enjoyed the peace of mind. Sometimes, however, it was frustrating because they didn't seem to work as well as they should. I assumed that whatever I could make probably wouldn't match up to the commercial variety (oh, how our big-business society has ingrained this into us!) and I didn't want to just end up with a scented lotion bar to try to "mask" any odors. It is still fully summer out here in the desert and I need my deodorant to work for me!
Then I came across this recipe at FrugallySustainable.com. This deodorant with probiotics REALLY WORKS! And when you think about it – it kind of makes sense.
Probiotics are good bacteria that people usually ingest to help regulate their digestive health. Now, people are discovering that probiotics are also great at regulating the balance of bacteria on the skin!
Coconut Butter/Avocado Oil/Shea Butter – these oils/butters are rich in vitamins and known for their moisturizing and protective properties.
Baking Soda – a natural anti-perspirant that is also a deodorizer.
Arrowroot Powder – not irritating as cornstarch can be and for those who are concerned about GMO's – there's no GMO arrowroot powder out there . . . yet.
Shelf-stable Probiotics – these good bacteria discourage the growth of unfriendly or harmful bacteria and yeasts such as Candida. Less bad bacteria under those arms means less odor to fight!
If you want to make a small test batch, I recommend using Frugally Sustainable's recipe. I'm of the mind-set that a bigger batch means a lot more product for less work so I've done a little tweaking and come up with a recipe that I love – and it makes about 15 0.75oz tubes of deodorant.
Melt the cocoa butter, shea butter and beeswax in a small pan or double-boiler. This goes faster if you stir frequently.
While I'm waiting on the oils to melt, I like to measure out my dry ingredients and essential oils. Make sure to measure by weight! Measure out the baking soda and arrowroot powder into small bowls. You need to break open each probiotics capsule and dump the contents into another small bowl.
Also, this is a great time to prepare the lotion bar tubes by popping them into the filling tray. This helps to prevent waste and mess.
Once your oils are melted, cool just a few minutes and then add the avocado oil and Vitamin E oil.
My batch turned out incredibly orange due to the color of the essential oils that I used. This was my fall scent – Orange Spice – and all of the EO's ended up being quite dark.
Carefully pour your deodorant into tubes.
If the mix begins hardening before you finish filling your tubes, the best way to gently reheat it is to set your bowl in hot water. If you used the double boiler method to melt your oils, then you are already set!
Let your filled tubes sit for a couple of minutes to begin hardening. You can then pull them out, cover them and stick them in the fridge for a little while to fully harden. Once they're completely cooled, you're ready to go! You do not need to store these in the fridge unlike many natural deodorant recipes. One 0.75oz tube lasts me around 2 months.
These have been so great for me and my family – please let me know about your results!
P.S. If you're not in the mood for a DIY – you can get one from me at my shop to try out!
I just discovered your blog. It's great! Thanks for sharing your recipes and tutorials.
Could you tell me how many tubes this recipe makes?
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