Is your school ready for the new General Data Protection Regulation?
Next year, the current Data Protection Act (DPA) will be replaced by new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The changes take effect on 25th May 2018 and at this point there will be an even greater emphasis placed on data protection that will change the way information is managed within your school.
The tighter regulations will place additional responsibility on schools to safeguard the information they hold. The rules are related to what information is stored, and how it is stored, similar to the original DPA although the new rules are more stringent. Depending on your current infrastructure, the changes may require investment in software but it may be possible to achieve compliance without a major outlay.
We recommend a full information audit which will help you understand what actions you need to take to ensure that you don't breach the rules. Along with providing some stricter guidelines, the GDPR also carries some significant penalties for any organisation that breaches the new rules so it's worth making sure you meet the requirements. You may find that you're already operating within the guidelines, or some minor adjustments can bring the school in line.
However, that initial audit goes, it's worth knowing what you need to do before you're at the point of incurring penalties. We can help you look at your current practices, policies and software and help you develop a plan of action – and if required, a budget for technical investment – to ensure that when the GDPR comes into force in May next year, your school will already be meeting the new standards.
Who is responsible for e-safety?
Can IT companies protect children?
We've always taken e-safety very seriously. We offer schools sophisticated content filtering systems which provide control over what can be seen online and can tailor this to suit classes of different ages. Of course, it's not always easy to know in advance what you want to filter out and the threats online keep evolving. No filter can be 100% effective because new sites are popping up all the time. That is why we also offer a content monitoring system that detects inappropriate content being viewed and flags it up for teachers to take any required action. These systems are effective tools to protect children online, but they are not the only thing in the e-safety toolbox.
Can teachers help children to protect themselves?
Education plays a significant role in the success of e-safety programmes. This means educating children about what actions they can take in to stay safe online, but also reinforcing the idea that the online landscape changes rapidly. It is not effective to simply test children once on issues of e-safety and assume that they're sticking to the rules. Some will forget, others will be looking for ways around the safety checks and meanwhile new threats will be evolving online. Education in this sense means keeping the conversation open about issues such as cyber-bullying and incorporating regular updates and discussions on the topic throughout the year.
How can parents get involved in e-safety?
Education doesn't stop with the pupils; teachers and parents also have a role to play in helping children stay safe online. We also offer a range of training courses online and in schools with our partners Safety Net for teachers and parents as well as students, which help to inform them of the possible threats and behaviours to look out for. This is important because although content filtering and monitoring systems are very effective, it's unlikely that children are encountering similarly sophisticated protections at home. That's why it's as important to know how to work with children on e-safety, and the right training can help parents and teachers spot signs that a child may be encountering something upsetting online.
So, who IS responsible for e-safety?
IT companies can offer tools to protect children from online threats but that's only part of the story. Teachers, parents and the children themselves all have a role to play and training and ongoing education ensure this takes place. The more knowledge they have, the easier it is to exercise a measure of judgement on the issue -you may want to supervise very young children online, but with teenagers you can provide a measure of independence but make sure you understand, for example, the signs of potential cyber-bullying and what can be done to combat it. In both cases, the technology may play a vital role in protecting children and young people online but often education is the most powerful layer of protection.
It's hard to know where to start regarding the recent terrorist attacks in Manchester and London. One of the aspects which appears to have horrified so many people regarding the Manchester bombing in particular, is that pop star Ariana Grande has a young fanbase and that means it's impossible for children to remain innocent to the threat of terrorism. So many young people were killed and injured. Many have lost friends and family members, many more will be afraid to discover the pleasure of live music, or indeed of exploring any new experience for fear of being harmed. As adults, we understand at least that such a senseless attack can't ever truly make sense but for children, the thoughts and feelings regarding this event may be overwhelming.
The online, 24-hour news cycle of updates on these attacks doesn't help. It becomes almost impossible for children to avoid the bewildering and upsetting images and information from almost every corner of the Internet. The solution isn't to shut down the information flow, however. The chances are that children will discover this information somehow, and second-hand accounts may be more damaging and isolating in the long run. Teachers and parents have a duty to make sure that children are protected from the worst of the news, but are given a forum to discuss and come to terms with what has happened.
The BBC programme Newsround has been praised for its coverage of the Manchester attack, which presented the information in a clear way without dwelling too long on the horror and stressing its rarity. The Childline website provides some excellent resources for how to support and discuss these events with children and young people. These examples demonstrate that there are suitable resources available online and while nothing can undo the horror of events like these, it is possible to use the information on the Internet to help children come to terms with it. Given the sensational nature of some news channels, it may seem right to shut down all platforms, but it is possible to tailor access within a school to prevent specific media from being seen, even providing different levels of access to classes of different ages.
Protecting children from the worst aspects of the world is about more than hiding the truth from them. The right resources could help young people move past their initial feelings of shock and fear, as long as they are made available in a safe environment. Many of our schools have stated that they will strive to support children who are experiencing concern or anxiety following these events. Further advice on ways to discuss these difficult issues with young people can be found on the NSPCC website.
If teachers and parents are empowered to discuss these events and related issues such as bullying, perhaps eventually this tragic cycle can be broken. In reaching some understanding, perhaps our children can – as another pop star favourite Harry Styles urged after the attack – choose love, even in these difficult times.
Our hearts are with all the families who lost someone in the recent Manchester and London attacks.


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Server and Client developers agreeing upon the information model outside of OPC UA.
Server developers providing excel files or text documents describing the instances.
The server might not be deployed at the time the client needs this information.
The MDIS Standard defines Object Types, however vendors are allowed and often do extend or customize these objects.
The instances of objects depend on each vendor or installation and providing the instance information in excel or text files with different formats causes problematic data entry issues.
Tucked away in the OPC UA Spec, Part 6, Annex F is a neat feature: "Information Model XML Schema." It describes a standard syntax that information model developers can use to define their information models in way a computer program can read. A file that uses the XML Schema is usually referenced as a NodesetFile. It is used extensively for defining industry standard models such as MDIS. Many examples of it can be found on the OPC Foundation web site. There are also a number of tools that generate and information model and provide a description of the model as a NodesetFile. This method also applies to instance data, not just models. The XML Schema can easily be used to serialize information models directly from a server (i.e. Import/Export). There are multiple ways this feature helps in the development of clients and servers, especially in MDIS.
The server vendors and client vendors implementing MDIS can agree upon an Information Model (extension and subtyped Objects) and exchange this as an XML File which can be version controlled. The server and client vendors can proceed to develop client and server extension or sub-types in parallel. When instance information is available, additional NodesetFiles can be generated representing all of the instance information. The client vendor can process and configure the client system based on these NodesetFiles.
If the Server is readily available, the actual configuration of the server can be extracted. Since OPC UA servers include type information, the extraction includes custom type information as well as any instance information. The generation of an extracted NodesetFile can be done with a standard third party tool (a number of which are available). These tools can run on a separate machine and only need access to the UA Server. The client can use the exported NodesetFiles to generate any configuration, including all instance data.
The Nodeset format, since it is defined in the specification, allows the same tool to be used for importing configuration information from different server vendors. It allows for easy determination of changes in models. Tools can be built that actually provide detailed configuration for the client system. Yokogawa as part of the pilot project for MDIS, built tools that include generating logic for interlock handling, mapping of MDIS types to existing Yokogawa Centum and UGS types, generation of Centum logic, and assignment of standard faceplates to these types. These tools made use of Smart Parts which is a standard feature in Centum systems.
The tools allow for easy extension for new types just by configuring the additional sub-type or extension in a configuration file. Therefore any additional logic could be generated. The tool only needs to be validated for a single instance of a custom type, i.e. that the configured logic is correct, and all instances will work correctly. Providing the Nodeset configuration and tools to import the industry standard format greatly reduced configuration time as well as testing time. End users can be assured that no data entry errors exist, and that configuration errors do not exist. If the designed logic for the given type needs to be changed, a single change and a quick regeneration will correct it for all instances. Yokogawa saw that it took only a few minutes to generate a complete configuration for its UGS OPC UA Client including Centum logic.
The usage of NodesetFiles greatly simplifies the exchange of information models and the configuration of clients and servers. It has the capability to decouple the development of client and server. It has the ability to overcome the ever present late changes and testing pressure that results from them in a server. Users can be assured that the configuration is correct and it can minimize testing of systems.


This study examined whether a delay (beyond completion of residency) in taking the Part I or Part II Examinations had an effect on candidates' scores and pass rates, as well as looking at whether a post-residency fellowship has an effect on Part II Examination performance.
The authors found that passing rates declined each year that a candidate delayed the examination beyond initial eligibility. The study also showed that candidates who had completed a fellowship scored higher on the Part II Examination than their counterparts who had not done additional training. Based on these findings, the authors recommend that residents and fellows take the certification examinations as soon after their training as possible for optimal performance and the best chance of passing.
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Does Delay in Taking the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Certification Examinations Affect Passing Rates? Robinson LR, Driscoll S, Sabharwal S, Raddatz M, Chiodo AE. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2016;95(10):725-729.


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As people head through the doors, gentlemen are greeted by a woman dressed in a bold glittery costume handing each man a single cigar, while ladies are each handed a single carnation flower. Guests are taken to their tables in an outdoor arena where the show is about to begin. In bold bright letters "Tropicana" is written above the stage. While Cuba itself is a place like no other, Cuba's nightlife provides visitors with an endless array of culture, smiles, and fun.
Tropicana first opened in December of 1939 as a casino and nightclub. During the 1950s it became a hotspot for international celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Ernest Hemingway, and Marlon Brando.
While Tropicana is no longer the casino and social club it once was, it has become the most popular tourist attraction in Cuba.Tropicana's customers are mostly foreign. A table near the stage is 95 CUC per person. The average Cuban makes around $25 per month.
When the show begins, men and women in elaborate, decorative, and sparkly costumes take the stage moving their bodies to the rhythm of the music. Feathers, sequins, and ruffles are all intricately placed with purpose, reflecting and flowing as the dancers and the singers put on an entertaining show for every member of the audience.
"I've personally only seen it on movies," said Jean. Jean and Christopher, a couple from Canada, were sitting right next to the stage.
"I've had a similar experience at Moulin Rouge and a similar feeling in Las Vegas," said Christopher. Christopher was excited to share this moment with his wife who was excited to see a high energy performance full of color.
Everyone, four persons per table, are given a bottle of Cuban rum to sip on as they enjoy the show. Throughout the show, the performers engage with members of the audience making them feel as if they are a part of the performance.
When the show ends, audience members are able to go on the stage and follow a couple of dancers as they demonstrate dance moves easy enough for everyone to follow along. Not only are people able to sit back with a Mojito in their hand, but by the end of night people are able to say they have danced on the Tropicana stage.
If travelers are looking for a more intimate and personal connection with Cuban culture, a performance by the singers of the Buena Vista Social Club at Sociedad Cultural Rosalia de Castro is more suitable.
With a dinner of traditional Cuban cuisine and a night of live Cuban music and dancing, guests will be completely immersed into what feels like the best Cuban house party. Singers and dancers move through the tables never failing to skip a beat.
Flores Max sings every night of the week. " The Cuban people could not be without music, it is an element that is a part of our life," she said.
To experience Cuba, is to experience its lively nightlife. " Music is part of the fundamentals of life, it helps us in the hardest times," said Flores Max. Cuba's rich culture and opportunities for fun will leave tourists wanting to experience more.
Excellent! I was transported to Havana!
Thank you for such a beautiful review of my Cuban people and it's culture. . Born in Cuba but raised in the USA, I appreciate so much when others can truly experience and appreciate for themselves the beautiful people , landscape and most of all our music. Music is an international language bringing us all together. Next time I visit Cuba I will be sure to go to the Tropicana.
Such a wonderful and well written article full of vivid details that just make me want to go and visit the Tropicana.
Well written article; I can "feel" the positive energy throughout the article….. Makes me want to visit and experience the lively nightlife and Cuban culture .


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1942 Harley-Davidson XA Was Made Using Enemy Engineering, This One Comes With Tommy Gun – autoevolution
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Back during the war years, the American military was going out of its way to come up with hardware that was better than everything the enemy had to throw into the fight. Established companies were tasked with designing said hardware, and there was no shortage of ideas.
Having just survived the Great Depression, Harley-Davidson jumped at the opportunity of supplying fighting forces with motorcycles and, for what it's worth, it became the premier supplier of such machines: by the time the war ended, over 90,000 motorcycles had been made.
The two-wheelers in the WLA family represented the bulk of that output, but there were other bikes Harley made and tried to shove them under the military's nose. One such product was the Experimental Army, or XA, a two-wheeler that, ironically, was built using German-made hardware.
The XA used an opposed twin, 45ci shaft-drive engine, reverse-engineered from the powerplant BMW used in the R71. It was a flathead and came tied to a 4-speed transmission.
Harley started work on the XA in 1942 and ended up making about 1,000 units before becoming convinced the Army had no need for them. It's unclear how many survive to this day, hence every time one pops up, it's bound to gain quite the attention.
And what do you know, here's one, waiting to be sold from the Harley-Davidson Heritage Collection during the Mecum auction in Las Vegas at the end of January 2022.
What sets this particular bike apart is that it's offered complete with a Tommy gun and ammo boxes. They're not the real deal, but "authentic reproductions," yet that doesn't make them any less cool.
The seller does not say how much they expect the XA to fetch, but we do know it goes with no reserve, so the sky is the limit.
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There are consolidated habits that have a negative effect when doing consulting.
Lately I have been thinking about how things work during the initial contacts between a client and a consultant: the initial discussion that happens between them, before a contract is signed.
This initial conversation is not perceived as valuable by any side, just as a cost in terms of times. The goal of the client is to evaluate the consultant, the goal of the consultant is to "sell".
One issue is that it is typically not valued very much by the client, who does not always put the focus necessary to have an in-depth conversation.
On the other hand the consultant wants to be done with it as quickly as possible, because it is basically doing free, unappreciated work.
This is fundamentally wrong because planning is the single most important phase.
I think both sides should invest the focus and the energy to make the best out of it.
After this considerations I decided to start offering a roadmap analysis service. Someone considering doing a project related to Language Engineering can contact me so that we can sit down and look at what kind of benefits he could expect to get, at which cost, and figure out how those options align to his goals.
It is a low committment step for the client who can get a roadmap by investing 60-90 minutes and a very limited amount of money.


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Primary school that is a hallmark of success in Narok County
In the serene Mara plains, Nkoilalel Primary school stands out as a shining example of academic excellence. It is the best performing school in Mara Division, Narok County.
This is attributed to committed teaching staff and a local community that has tirelessly supported the school.
The institution was built in 1992 by Siana Spring Tented Camp when it set up two classrooms as an act of cooperate social responsibility. Prior to this, there were no schools in the area and many children missed out on required education.
At first, the school saw stagnation on pupils' uptake. By 2008, Nkoilalel Primary School only had 283 students. This was partly attributed to semi-permanent and dilapidated classrooms that did not offer an appropriate learning environment.
Action Africa Help International -Kenya (AAH Kenya) partnered with the institution in 2009 to build new classrooms. A class that was built by AAH Kenya now serves as a staff room for 20 teaching staff. Previously, the teachers' makeshift office was under a tree. With better learning facilities, the school's population has steadily grown to 1,025 learners.
Out of the 48 primary schools in the Mara Division, the institution is the top performer. In the last five years the school has maintained a mean score average of over 300 marks out of 500 possible marks in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations. The good performance has contributed to an increased enrolment rate and the school infrastructure is now stretched, with some classes having more than 60 pupils.
Subsequently, the school started offering boarding facilities, out of a need to curb challenges causing high dropout rate.
The Maasai community is mainly pastoralist, and often migrates in search of greener pasture for their livestock. As a result of the seasonal movements, their children's schooling was often disrupted. Still, the area's population is sparsely populated and the children would walk long distances to attend school, some would cover up to 12 kilometres.
The head teacher Jacob Losikany indicates that the boarding facilities have borne fruit as now there are hardly any cases of school dropouts. The institution has also established three feeder schools within the community. The objective is to cater for young children who had to walk long distances.
"So far, 600 students are attending the feeder schools. These are children that would have otherwise missed out on education," Losikany says.
The AAH Kenya and Nkoilalel Primary School partnership has paid off by empowering and transforming an entire community. At present, half of the classes in the school were built by the parents.
Also, female teachers in the school started a mentorship programme called 'mothers and daughters.' They sensitize female students on the dangers of Female Genital Mutilation and child marriages. The rescued children perform well and eventually progress to secondary schools and universities.
"The school now has many girls' students who successfully transition to secondary schools,"
Loise Seela, a Standard One teacher says. The mentored girls later come back and offer mentorship to the pupils during their school holidays.
Nkoilalel Primary school also excels in co-curricular activities. In this year's National Music Festival, the school was ranked the overall best in music folk song category.


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Mülayimyenice is a village in the Ilgaz District of Çankırı Province in Turkey. Its population is 45 (2021).

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Are all Wi-Fi Channels Created Equal?
Over the years, Wi-Fi networks have evolved into planned, managed networks, delivering faster data rates and reliable service using outdoor Hotspots, Enterprise access points (AP), and Homespot gateways. As Wi-Fi Operators continue to rollout and expand Wi-Fi networks, ensuring reliable service and quality is a critical goal. 'Carrier Grade Wi-Fi' is an industry movement that will offer solutions and features to harden Wi-Fi infrastructure and sustain connectivity to achieve this. One main area of focus is RF performance of a Wi-Fi device. Maintaining consistent RF performance across all Wi-Fi devices and across all Wi-Fi channels will provide a more consistent RF link budget and dependable link balance. This will enable Wi-Fi Operators to provide reliable and quality network performance and deliver consistent data rates at expected ranges.
To facilitate the best customer experience on behalf of its members, CableLabs is collaborating extensively with the Wi-Fi industry to provide studies, standards, methodologies and solutions to establish RF performance criteria for Wi-Fi devices. To provide vendor-neutral unbiased test results to the cable industry, CableLabs tests Wi-Fi devices using industry and customized test plans using an anechoic chamber. The goal of our work is to establish RF performance criteria of a Wi-Fi device by assessing hardware design, device performance, and network performance.
CableLabs has completed an initial set of RF performance tests on Wi-Fi devices using its in-house RF anechoic chamber with a state-of-the-art Over-The-Air (OTA) measurement system. RF test measurements follow an industry-based CTIA/WFA (Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association/Wi-Fi Alliance) methodology and test plan. Of particular interest is the measured RF power of a Wi-Fi device. The Wi-Fi industry has adopted a measurement from the cellular industry called 'total radiated power' (TRP). TRP is the measurement of the overall RF power of the Wi-Fi device in an RF free environment (i.e. anechoic chamber) taken at multiple positions (every 15 degrees) as shown in Figure 1.
TRP is a standard and repeatable method that provides RF characterization of the Wi-Fi device radio and antenna chain as a whole system. TRP is used to characterize the RF performance of transmitter portion of the device.
All Wi-Fi devices must meet 'not-to-exceed' regulatory limits that address safety and interference protection to co-existing and adjacent channel inhabitants in unlicensed spectrum. However, historically, there are no minimum RF performance requirements that enforce consistent performance for Wi-Fi devices. Having no minimum RF performance requirements for Wi-Fi devices can introduce inconsistency and variation into Wi-Fi network performance.
Results of an initial set of RF characterization measurements on five commercially available Wi-Fi Access Points are shown in Figure 2. The TRP was measured on the low, middle and high channels (1, 6, and 11) in the 2.4 GHz band. The results show a variance in TRP performance within a single access point and across APs on three commonly used channels in the 2.4 GHz band. Such variances make it challenging for a Wi-Fi Operator to provide reliable service and manage a network.
The significance of these variances to a Wi-Fi user is shown by using an RF indoor prediction tool to generate coverage differences between two channels of an AP in a common residential house floor plan. Figure 3 uses TRP measurements of AP Vendor 1 to illustrate how two different channels can have different downlink coverage at the same data rates. The heat maps shows that Channel 6 covers 20% greater 65 Mbps coverage than Channel 1 of a 2300 square foot residential home.
While the above studies will help cable operators effectively manage the overall Wi-Fi network across a neighborhood, consumers with wireless routers in their homes can also perform some easy steps to assure the strongest signal strength. This blog provides some tips.
Mark Poletti is a Wireless Architect at CableLabs. Neeharika Allanki is an architect at CableLabs.


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Deadly Hurricane Exposes Dangers of Being LGBTQ and Homeless
Flooded homes are shown near Lake Houston following Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas.Win McNamee / Getty Images
Sept. 6, 2017, 3:25 PM UTC / Updated Sept. 6, 2017, 3:25 PM UTC
By Julie Compton
There was nowhere for 19-year-old Sean Chavez to go when Hurricane Harvey thundered into Houston less than two weeks ago. The homeless teenager, who is bisexual, sat on a sidewalk drenched in rain. It came down with such fury that it got into his lungs. A sick feeling grew in his stomach. He was getting cold.
"I couldn't really breathe," Chavez told NBC News. "I was praying I could get a place to get out." Then, he said, a car pulled over and a woman stepped out. She asked him if he had a place to go.
"I told her no, I was homeless," he recalled. He said the woman handed him a $100 bill and told him to find a motel. He went to a nearby Motel 6, he said, and got a room. He turned on the TV and saw the news.
"There was flooding all over the place," Chavez said, "and that day I couldn't leave at all, because it was flooded. I was surprised it didn't flood into the motel, too."
Houston officials did not order a mandatory evacuation before the storm that unleashed catastrophic flooding on the country's fourth largest city, which advocates say has become a refuge for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth fleeing unaccepting homes throughout the South.
A day before the storm, about 20 homeless youth arrived at Tony's Place, a drop-in center for LGBTQ youth. There, they picked up survival kits, according to Al Amado, a homeless youth advocate who operates the center. He said the kits contained rain ponchos, a small flashlight, little sandwiches in plastic bags and granola bars. They also contained a list of nearby hurricane shelters. But Amado worried the majority did not go to the shelters for fear of how they might be treated.
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"In their ideal world, they prefer to stay in their element, which is the youth that live on the street," Amado said. "There's a certain camaraderie and certain pack mentality — all those things you can imagine that develops. And the idea is, 'I'm safer here with people like me than if I go someplace else where I have got to deal with people who are not like me.'"
Amado also worried some of the homeless youth would be sexually exploited for shelter.
"They get taken into somebody's house, and they have sex with them — survival sex — just to have a place to stay and something to eat," Amado explained. "That's the other reality is that they become vulnerable to that the longer they are on the streets."
To date, The Montrose Center — Houston's LGBTQ community center — has collected more than $420,000 in donations for the LGBTQ Houston community. Amado said Tony's Place, which is just a short walk away, is also collecting donations and will need volunteers in coming weeks, especially with backgrounds in psychology and disaster recovery.
"I anticipate some of [the homeless youth] may have some issues about the trauma they may have been through if they were out on the street during the storm," Amado said.
Sean Chavez, 19, is homeless and living in Houston, TexasCourtesy of Sean Chavez
Chavez is one of many LGBTQ homeless youth advocates are concerned about in the wake of the hurricane. As many as 40 percent of homeless youth in the United States identify of LGBTQ, according to UCLA's Williams Institute.
Amado said some of these youth would rather be on the street or in shelters than with their own families, even in a hurricane.
"There's one of two things that happens," Amado said. "Option A is they're forced out of home by parents who are not approving of their sexual identity. And the alternative, which is B, is they just leave because they don't want to be in that environment that doesn't permit them to express their true sexuality."
That was the case for 21-year-old Diva Richardson, a transgender woman who became homeless after she moved to Houston from Louisiana. She said her family did not accept her gender identity at the time, nor did she find acceptance in the small town where she grew up.
"I was getting jumped on by dudes — like straight dudes and all that," said Richardson, who stayed at a local Salvation Army during the storm. "I couldn't be around kids and family, all that stuff, so it was kind of bad."
Richardson came to Houston in May. She said she wanted to be in a city that accepted her and where she could pursue her dream of being a singer. She stayed briefly at a friend's home, she said, but left after they got into an argument. From there she went to a local homeless shelter, she said, where some of the residents verbally abused her. They taunted her with names like "f----t," and "punk," she said.
"They were calling me names and stuff, and they didn't want to be around me 'cause I was gay," she said, noting her harassers did not differentiate between being transgender and gay.
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Richardson's experience is reflective of what many LGBTQ youth experience in shelters, according to Amado. He said many avoid shelters because they typically house older adults, many of whom have drug and alcohol problems, he explained. He said the youth often don't find the shelters to be accepting of their sexuality or gender identities.
"A lot of times they're reluctant for the reason they fear they are going to be prayed upon, or that they're going to be beaten up for their sexuality — those are a lot of their fears," Amada said.
But Richardson, who doesn't have any family or friends in Houston, has no choice but to stay in the shelter system or live on the street. Hoping she would be treated better somewhere else, she discharged herself from the shelter and checked into the Salvation Army Family Residence. She said she was afraid people at the new shelter would also call her names, but Richardson said she was placed with a male roommate who has been friendly toward her and other people in the shelter have been respectful.
"They pretty much accept me for who I am," she said.
Diva Richardson, 21, is homeless and living in Houston, Texas.Courtesy of Diva Richardson
LGBTQ hurricane survivors are likely getting the same treatment from Houston agencies as everyone else, according to Alexis Melvin, president of the Houston-based Transgender Foundation of America (TFA).
"We feel strongly that will change as things get back to normal as we start to rely on federal and state help, because this is all local," she said.
Melvin explained that Houston's local agencies are generally LGBTQ friendly. She fears that as state and federal agencies take charge of relief efforts in coming weeks, LGBTQ survivors may see a shift in attitudes.
"We started raising money specifically for that reason, and we basically started a trans, genderqueer and intersex fund, so we can do some things to support people who start having trouble getting access to various state and federal facilities."
Melvin said TFA is also raising money to help transgender people who lost their ID cards during the storm. "We have heard from a lot of people whose IDs are gone," she said. "Basically, they lost everything in the flood. They have no IDs, no paperwork."
Melvin said this is a particularly challenging problem for transgender survivors who have spent a significant amount of time and money getting their ID cards updated.
"We're going to start by assisting with that if necessary, because you can't get anything if you don't have an ID these days," Melvin explained.
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Chavez took back to the streets after Harvey's rains eased. He avoids the shelters, he said, noting they have strict rules and have many residents with drug and alcohol problems. He said he feels safer sleeping on the pavement, near the drop-in centers like Tony's Place and The Montrose Center, where he can get food and a hot shower. He's currently sleeping on a sidewalk in an area that didn't flood much, he said, and where there aren't too many people.
The teenager said he has been homeless since his father kicked him out after a fight almost two years ago. He was homeless once before, he recalled, when he was five years old.
"I was homeless with my mom and my sister," said Chavez, who has lived in Houston all his life. "We lived in a car, and it was excruciating. It was hot — it was summer."
"It's tiring going through the same stuff," he added. "I went through this when I was 5, and I'm back in it again."
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Chavez has a few possessions: a backpack that he sleeps on, a few books, toothpaste, a toothbrush and deodorant. He likes going to Tony's Place, he said, because he can relax and go on the internet there. He enjoys watching YouTube videos about engineering and physics. He wants to be a NASA scientist someday, but he doesn't have a high school degree or any work experience.
"I have plenty of job applications sent out," he said. "It's just every time I apply for them they always say, 'When you get a residence, come back and talk to me.'"
He explained that without a job he cannot get approved for an apartment and vice versa.
"It's kind of like it's like a catch-22," Chavez said. "I can't get a job, and I can't get a house." The teen said a housing agency was trying to find him a place to live but isn't sure how the flooding will affect his prospects.
Richardson, too, is hoping to get an apartment soon. "ASAP, as soon as I get a chance to," she said.
Richardson, who said she receives social security, said a housing agency was helping her get a one-bedroom apartment in southwest Houston. She hadn't heard yet about whether or not it's been flooded, but she is optimistic.
"Words can't say — I'm excited," she said, noting that she wants to go back to school.
"I'm kind of scared that I might not get accepted for this apartment," she added. If she doesn't get the apartment, she plans to continue living in shelters while she looks for another one. If she gets it, she's going to invite other homeless youth stay there, she said.
"I won't charge you nothing ... because you don't have nowhere to go, and I been through the same thing you been through," Richardson said. "I have a good heart like that."
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I have been busy these last Sunday, as I want to give a tribute for my fiancee whom suppose to be spending his 37th Birthday with him and his family, but unfortunately as I have choosen to spend more time with my family first before moving with him. Now I'm missing his very special day, and since I'm not around I made something that would surely make him smile, an alternative of my absence on his SPECIAL DAY.
wow cute man day nov's i am sure faaq jeffey will love it. He is really lucky to have you. kanus-a man ka molakaw oi?
Happy birthday to your Jeffy. Many more to come.
Happy Birthday to our dear mahal Nov's.
WOW! This is so sweet nova dearie! Don't worry, he will spend the rest of his birthdays together with you!
oy ka sweet gyud baya...touch ako huhuhu..
Wow. Is that te reason why you have been busy layely aside from redesigning your web, hahaha. Nice job sis. Hope you can teac me how u did it, it will be ur legacy in me here before u leave, hahaha.
Ur so sweet my friend!! touch ko da. Give my birthday wishes to ur jeff and Take Care always. Thanks nga pla sa comments nov ha! til then and see yah!! Godbless..
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Hi, Thanks for your last visit. I am neglecting my blog friends right now - the lawn has to be mowed!
Anyway, just thought I would get a few visits returned, have a great week.
WOW!!!!i am so touched!!!!!bestwishes sa imong loveydovey!!!!my favorite photos?ah daghan man uy.pinaka-favorite nako ang january 29,2007 na photo.niadto man diay mo eden park noh?sayang wa ta kita dah!hehehehe!gipasakay pa dyud nimo siya sa indiana jones!am sure you had a blast!!!!gina-imagine dyud to niya ang indiana jones ride bah pagkita niya sa mga photos!hehehehhe.hay,pagkasweet!!!!you're a very sweet girl,Nova and you deserve all the happiness in this world.Stay happy and content,my dear.for the meantime,ayaw ug diet-diet,ha?kaon sa ngatanan sa mga lamian na filipino food kay mamiss dyud na nimo!hehehehe!enjoy,sis!!!!again,happy 37th birthday to Jeff!may he stays young looking! murag dili ko motoo na 37 na siya kay mura man ug teenager!hehehehehe!


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If you love the vibrant colors that come from full sun annuals, you would have no problem in replanting every year. Just as with perennials, annuals come in hundreds of varieties regarding color, size, shape, and time of bloom. Typically, annuals need full sunlight, which means anywhere between six and eight hours every day. Therefore, prior to planting any full sun annuals, you should pay attention to the area where you want to plant to make sure it gets adequate light.
You will find that some areas that might seem ideal for full sun annuals are actually not good simply because some or all of the sunlight becomes blocked for several hours each day to due large trees, shrubs, or even neighbor's homes. However, if you have an area that gets the amount of sunlight needed, the fun begins in shopping for different full sun annuals.
We wanted to provide you with some great choices to consider for full sun annuals broken down by category and color.
Now, when you look for full sun annuals, you will find that some can handle full sun along with other conditions. For instance, Floss Flower, Lobella, Flowering Tobacco, and Pansy all work well in full sun areas, as well as partial shade. Again, although full sun flowers have to be replaced every year, the vibrancy, and broad selection overrides the process. Usually, people will use annuals and perennials together or for hanging pots, raised gardens, and containers, which are great for people without a yard or apartment dwellers.


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Zero Tolerance Day: Clitoraid proposes 'Healing Day' instead
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USA-based Clitoraid, a non-profit organization launched by the spiritual leader Rael, announced today that it will not only sponsor a number of events around the world for Feb. 6, the United Nations-designated worldwide "Zero Tolerance Day" for the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) but will also promote the idea to go one step further and declare this day, 'Healing Day'.
"There are more than 130 million women in the world who have been mutilated. To prevent this barbaric tradition to happen ever again is definitely important but we must think of all the women who had an organ removed and who are still suffering now, physically and psychologically" declared Nadine Gary, spokesperson for Clitoraid. "It is possible today to repair the damage done by the mutilation and to not only restore these victim's dignity but also their sense of pleasure! The laws exist that will punish those who still dare to cut children again, let's now devote more efforts towards helping the victims and giving them their life back!"
Since 2006 Clitoraid has been able to train several doctors and have surgeries performed on many women in France and in the USA. "All of our patients have reported improvements after the surgery and about 60% of them have experienced orgasm which they thought would never happen for them ever" explains Nadine Gary. " We are now half way through the construction of our 'pleasure hospital' in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina faso, where we will welcome women of the area and of West Africa to be repaired for free" adds Gary. "This is our main goal as too many women cannot afford to have this surgery done, it would take several years of their wage but they are hoping and waiting for us. ClitorAid Report
Clitoraid officials have long claimed that the best way to have the practice of FGM stop is to show the old women who still practice it in the dark that it is a waste of time as the victims will be repaired anyway. "Because we have no tolerance for debilitating tradition, we don't only denounce it, but we act, we repair the damages, we heal the wounds made by stupid traditions and we show the world that science is the only option to remove darkness" comments Brigitte Boisselier, PhD, head of Clitoraid and spokesperson of the Raelian Movement. "This is one of the main teachings of my spiritual leader Rael. It is of no use to cry when one sees sad events happening, we have to laugh about it and get the energy to repair it if it is possible. It is possible to heal 130 million women who deeply suffer today. We deeply hope that many will help us to heal the world and join our 'Adopt a Clitoris Program."


I am antsy. I have started two books, and couldn't get into either of them. That is so not me. I can't find a comfortable position, I keep yawning but I'm not tired, and I can't focus on anything.
I was busy today. I had to call a work contact at the University about a parking ticket Oldest One got (had to pay it), and take care of some work emails. I had medical paperwork to fill out. I needed to figure out all sorts of different dates for the various paperwork stuff I did. It was stimulating.
Tomorrow will be better. I'll wake up and it will be a better day. I am nothing if not hopeful.


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In 2008, at age 44, Pam was living in West Virginia working full-time and raising her 12-year-old son as a single mother. One day, she found herself feeling anxious, confused, and disoriented. She called her mother, Barbara, for help.
Frightened and alarmed, Barbara told Pam to go the ER immediately, and she herself boarded a plane from California to be by Pam's side.
Today, Pam is living with a brain injury caused by a virus. Even a mild viral infection can lead to a more serious brain injury, such as a stroke, and can cause severe brain damage. In Pam's case, it resulted in an autoimmune disorder that attacks the nervous system and causes swelling in the brain. Brain injuries like Pam's can happen to anyone at any time.
After two months in the hospital, Pam was discharged but continued to suffer from poor vision, lack of balance, and impaired cognitive functioning. No longer able to live on her own, Pam moved to California to live with her mother. Their lives were changed forever.
Once her limited outpatient therapy was complete, Pam's recovery began to plateau. Feeling alone and desperate, and wanting more for her daughter, Barbara reached out to Schurig Center.
Pam has benefited from numerous services including yoga, occupational therapy, life skills classes, art therapy, and support groups. Barbara receives support, education, and respite that provide critical assistance for her to cope with the challenges of caring for herself and her daughter. Not only have their lives greatly improved, but Pam's abilities have as well.
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Not sure where to start? Being overloaded with information? Here is the basis of what you need to do to become the fit person you've always wanted to be.
The first step towards getting fit starts with your diet. While exercise is always a good thing, the biggest changes in your body composition will be seen by cleaning up your diet.
When I say clean up your diet, I don't mean purposely lowering your calories – yet. There will come a time when you'll want to cut your calories some to lose weight, but lowering your calorie intake of an already bad diet is a recipe for nutrient and energy deficiency.
One of the most important parts of the beginning of a lifestyle transition is to make sure you don't feel restricted or deprived. To accomplish that goal, we're not going to take anything out of your current diet. Instead, we're going to start adding in some good food. What you'll soon realize is that this addition of healthy food automatically begins to push out the bad stuff.
Each week you should work on a nutrition goal. This goal should be realistic and achievable. Perhaps that means adding in a glass of water at mealtimes, or it could mean adding some veggies to dinner. Whatever the case, continue working on that one single goal until you can accomplish it. Then, start working on the next.
In time, your diet will start making a shift from unhealthy to healthy, and with it, you will begin to see changes in your body composition. Remember, what goes into your body is reflected on the outside.
Next up is adding in some physical activity. This is a common place newcomers make a mistake. They go from sedentary to an hour or more of intense exercise a day with the hopes of shedding fat fast. This places an insane amount of stress on the body.
Your body needs time to adapt to physical stress and increased energy demands. Your body is not an on/off switch. It more resembles a dimmer, where it slowly shifts and transitions from the external demands placed on it.
That means we need to slowly ramp up our exercise levels. Adding in 1-2 days of strength training at the beginning is plenty to get things going. You're going to need those extra days of rest at the beginning anyways, as new exercise tends to result in higher levels of muscle soreness than normal.
Once you feel like you've established a routine with this amount of exercise, you can begin to add in more. If you like to run, then add in a day of running. If you like yoga or pilates, then add in a day of that instead. Then, continue with that one single added day of activity until you've established that exercise habit too.
Trust me when I tell you that your body will thank you. Not to mention, you will be much less likely to experience physical and mental burnout. Weight loss is slow in the beginning, and doing an inordinate amount of exercise and not getting your expected results tends to end in frustration and giving up.
Finally, if need be, now is the time to purposefully create a calorie deficit. This isn't always necessary, however. What you might notice is that in the process of improving the quality of your diet you end up eating less automatically. If this is the case and you've been losing weight at a safe and reasonable pace already, you can forgo cutting your calories further.
However, if you feel good and you're ready to get the weight loss going, a slight reduction in calories is all you need to start seeing results. Slight does not mean 500-1000 calories. You do not need that large of a deficit to get things moving. A minimal 100 calorie reduction in food intake is enough to start making progress.
Not only will this allow you to eat more food, fuel more exercise, and give you a better state of mind, but it will also leave you plenty of room to further cut calories when your weight loss stalls.
What you don't want to happen is to cut your calories by 500, and end up with an intake of 1200 calories right from the start. You will lose weight, but your body will quickly adapt. Then, you will be forced to add in more exercise or further reduce an already low calorie level.
Instead, make a small 100 calorie cut and then monitor your weight over the next couple of weeks. If you didn't lose at least .5% of your body weight, you can then cut another 50-100 calorie from your diet. Repeat this process as necessary and you will achieve sustainable weight loss.
If you follow the 3 basic steps outlined in this article, you will be well on your way to achieving the fitness lifestyle you always knew you could have. Don't make the mistake of getting ahead of yourself. Slow and steady wins the race. Be patient. Stay consistent. Fit is right around the corner.
How would someone who isn't counting calories and is only making better food choices know how to cut out 100 calories? You would have to know how much you are consuming on a regular basis to be able to decrease it by any amount.
When it's time to cut calories you would need to be counting them. However, it is still possible to reduce portions by an estimated 100 calories. Most people eat similar things on a daily basis, so cutting out a handful of nuts or a cup of milk is fairly easy.
Thanks! Sometimes that 500 calories deficit is hard to maintain. This would have helped going into this before I put on an additional 40 pounds! I have that info now and can go forward!
thank you, great article. i feel off the good habit wagon about a year and a half ago when i started having chronic hip pain. after several false diagnosis, finally discovered it was a degenerative disc. it is a long up hill battle to get to where i was but i finally realized i have to start small and work back gradually. i'll get there!
Make a gradual transition and you'll increase your chances of success. Good luck!
All of this information appears attainable. My major area of work is that I need to cut soda which is always a work in progress; I don't drink a lot of it, only drink diet however would like to quit drinking it all together. I also want to add more water. Currently I am working out 5 days a week however have osteoarthritis so sometimes only work out 30-45 minutes a day.
Hey Mary, start by just pouring a glass of water each time you drink a soda, and then start drinking water with your soda. Then slowly reduce your soda intake. Take it in small steps.
Thanks for this article. I'm a big believer in real and lasting baby steps, and I love the idea of taking it bit by bit and focusing on something until it becomes habit and a part of life.
What would you suggest as the best fat loss workout for someone that has injured their knee and ankle and is presently limping?
Hard to say without assessing you in person and seeing your pain threshold and range of motion.
If you're injured you need to rest the area. Focus on strength training your upper body and getting your diet right. You can still make progress if you have your nutrition right.
Go see a sports massage or SLM therapist, I have bad knees, one operated on with a Lars Ligament put in and the other is going I think, I went to gym but best advice I was given is not impact work, so I did swimming, and any water aerobic activity, takes the pressure off, as well as light weights, feel like my knees are the best they have been and even better since losing 20kgs.
By strength training do you mean weight lifting? This article gives me hope!
Weight lifting is a form of strength training. You can do bodyweight workouts too.
What do you suggest for "meals" for someone who works during meal times. Often times I am working evenings and do not always get time to eat? What is the best way to get in something healthy, while being quick and transportable?
You'll either have to plan it so you eat before or after, or you can bring an easily eaten meal or snack with you. Do you have access to a microwave? Just about anything is possible if you do. Nuts, yogurt, homemade protein bar and shakes are also good options.
First thing, invest in a good lunch bag. Pick out something fun that you look forward to filling up with healthy snacks or meals. If you don't have access to a fridge, then get ice packs to keep food cool. Also, invest in plastic containers dedicated just for your lunch bag. Don't forget utensils! Then, you have to plan. Take an extra 15 minutes to pack your lunch/dinner before going to work and make it part of your routine. Before you know it, it will be a habit. It's easy to make a salad and add a protein like chicken or tuna. Wraps made with your choice of tortilla and filling are transportable and easy to eat without utensils. If you have access to a microwave, soup is a great option, especially during the colder months.Don't forget about healthy leftovers. Another option is to take a snack to get you through the evening until you return home and can have a light meal. Good snacks that are satisfying are yogurt, an apple and a few almonds or with some nut butter or a protein shake. I find that most store bought protein bars leave me feeling unsatisfied. Also, if you can, take your time to enjoy whatever it is you're eating. That way, not only will you appreciate your healthy eating habits, but you will give your body the time to feel satisfied and full. I hope this is helpful and I wish you luck!
This is a great article. In college, I lost weight the wrong way. Restricted my calories to 1200 a day, did a TON of cardio 2 hours/day. I lost 25 pounds in 3 months, but gained it all back and more when I stopped starving myself. This past year, I tried again. I ate mostly clean with cheat meals every week. I focused on eating more protein and fat. I started weight lifting 2x/week. In the past year, I have never felt hungry. In fact, I am eating about twice as many calories as I was when I was on my college "diet". It took me a year to lose 40 pounds, but it's permanent. I don't feel like I'm on a diet. It's just a way of life. Now, at 140lbs and 18% body fat I am happy. My advice: take your time. EAT. Try new foods. And lift heavy!
Not feeling like you're dieting is key to long term success. If you can restrict calories only slightly and maintain that calorie deficit over a long period of time you will create new habits that will last a lifetime – and so will your weight loss. Congrats on the success Kayla.
How does cutting 100 calories allow you to eat more? I'm still struggling with understanding how to cut calories.
Eat more as compared to the typical person cutting 500-1000 calories from their diet to start.


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He said cocoa farmers in areas such as Sefwi would, therefore, heave a sigh of relief as their yields would increase if he is elected the President of the nation.
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Nana Akufo-Addo maintained that with the revival of the mass spraying, the youth would secure jobs to earn a good living.
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He used the occasion to introduce the various parliamentary candidates for the constituencies in the area and urged the people to vote massively for them.
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CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County Council members have expressed frustration with the sluggish progress to fix Metro's safety problems, despite an official's insistence that security on the St. Louis region's public transportation system has improved.
On Tuesday, Taulby Roach, executive director of the Bi-State Development Agency, presented a timeline of transit security improvements to the council, which provides the bulk of Metro's funding, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
The city of St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Clair County entered an agreement with Metro officials in 2017 to set up a task force to police the light rail system. But a lack of oversight has led to problems with the agencies working together, and some council members said they're disheartened that Metro officials are still studying how to improve security nearly two years after the agreement.
The council learned last fall the entities can't even talk to each other because police in the city and St. Louis County switched to a new radio system that Metro security officers don't use.
Roach told the council that police and Metro officers have addressed the issue and can now talk to each other on a point-to-point system. But he said the radio communications have setbacks because they aren't run through a dispatcher.
Roach said the Metro system has increased patrols so security is more visible. Metro Executive Director Jessica Mefford-Miller said she has recently received feedback that riders are noticing the beefed-up patrols.
Mefford-Miller also noted that the system's relationship with police has improved.
The council voted in September to withhold $5 million in funding until there is an improvement in safety on the Metro system. Metro has not yet asked for the council to release those funds.
The city's light-rail system and buses have seen a 20 percent drop in ridership over the last five years, which officials have attributed in part to serious crime. Meanwhile local officials have been looking into a new $667 million north-south line.


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Dinner at K+K am Waagplatz, Salzburg, Austria
29 November 2022 22 September 2017 by Abby
It was pretty late by the time we got into Salzburg on the Eurail and checked into our hotel, Der Salzburger Hof. It was hardly a 10-minute walk from the Salzburg train station aka Salzburg Hauptbahnhof; and thankfully we were in the main part of the hotel and not the annex. So smile 🙂
Anyway, by the time we showered and got out it was late. We walked to city centre and saw that almost everything was closed, except for the restaurants. So we walked around making note of everything we needed to see the next day, and then finally started looking for a restaurant.
Oops! It's 9.15 pm. Most restaurants are ready to shut down or almost closed. The few that are open aren't that interesting till we come across a group of guys singing with their beer outside a vintgage looking place opposite the Salzburg Cathedral. Maybe they're celebrating something? We're not really in the mood to walk through a group of what maybe drunk revelers, but considering there aren't that many restaurants open right now, and faced with the choice of not getting food at all, and the rain that was starting to fall on our not-warm-enough clothing, we decide to go in.
We go in and as if they're still serving. The waiters chatting with each other near the reception say they are, and find us a table for two next to a family with celebrating a kids birthday on one side, and a mother and daughter on the other.
First up we order the Blaufrankisch Gober and the Rosengarten wine. They were okay. We've had better wine before. We look at the food menu and realize we're at the K+K am Waagplatz. We had stumbled across it while shortlisting places for our trip to Austria.
K + K represents Koller and Koller, a family run hotel since 1974. The decor is vintage and claimed to date back to 1181. It's quite possible. The place is quite full, and on a weekday at that. There's just two other tables that are empty.
The restaurant has a good ambience, and there's some art on one of the walls that I wanted to take a picture of, but didn't because there's a large family sitting right in front of it. Thought about waiting till they left to take pics, but they were still there when we left.
Weiner Schnitzel vom Kalb
I picked the Wiener Schnitzel vom Kalb and my sister picked the Schweinsbratl. The waitress tells her, 'That contains pork.' She says 'So?' She says 'I didn't know you could eat pork'. We wanted to ask who we were supposed to be, but just said we can, and she was off to place our order.
After about twenty minutes and another glass of wine our order came. Real Wiener Schnitzel is made from veal meat. This Wiener Schnitzel vom Kalb was deliciously tender, and perfectly fried. It came with parsley potatoes, lime, and a side of potato salad and of course jam. I think it was cranberry jam.
Schweinbratl and Weiner Schnitzel vom Kalb
My sister's Schweinsbratl was beautifully roasted with a rich sauce. She seemed to have got two different cuts of meat, that both tasted differently yum. Her side salad contained to-die-for sauerkraut and bacon shavings . We're happy! We loved the taste of the food here more than we did in other parts of Austria.
It definitely is a must-visit when in Salzburg! We stopped to take a pic of their signboard after leaving. It looks rather royal, doesn't it?
Contact K+K am Waagplatz
Address: Waagplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
Phone: +43 662 842156-0
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Athletic firm Under Armour under fire for strip club expenses
In response to reports of sexual misconduct at the athletic wear company, it says it will now provide a "respectful and inclusive" workplace in statement.
Athletic firm Under Armour under fire for strip club expenses In response to reports of sexual misconduct at the athletic wear company, it says it will now provide a "respectful and inclusive" workplace in statement. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/11/05/athletic-firm-under-armour-under-fire-strip-club-expenses/1896397002/
Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY Published 5:59 p.m. ET Nov. 5, 2018 | Updated 6:50 p.m. ET Nov. 5, 2018
There's been a policy change at athletic wear firm Under Armour: Employees can no longer use their corporate credit cards to pay for strip club visits.
According to the WSJ, execs at Under Armour, led by CEO Kevin Plank, have for years entertained both athletes and co-workers at strip clubs. The WSJ also alleges years of sexual misconduct at the firm.
The company says those days are now in the past. It put out a statement, saying it had addressed "Inappropriate behavior that challenges our values or violates our policies is unacceptable—and will not be tolerated. We are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive workplace."
Under Armour ad (Photo: Under Armour)
(Photo: UNDER ARMOUR)
Earlier this year, several executives at rival Nike resigned due to complaints that its top leadership ignored or helped exacerbate a culture that is hostile and demeaning to women, what company chairman and CEO Mark Parker said were "behavioral issues that are inconsistent with Nike's values."
Under Armour, which is based in Baltimore, is best known for selling exercise gear and owns the popular apps MyFitnessPal, Endomondo and MapMyFitness.
Armour reported $5 billion in revenue for 2017.
So as we gather around the Thanksgiving table we should be thankful for Under Armour - won't be paying for strip clubs. https://t.co/jpl2HmZZH6
— Gale (@gbcplus245) November 5, 2018
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Jerry Brown: Disciplinarian
By Daniel Weintraub • Jun 23, 2013
Jerry Brown was the kid the first time he was governor, nearly 40 years ago. Now he is definitely providing adult supervision in Sacramento.
Since retaking the executive suite, Brown has lectured Californians – and the Legislature – about the need to get real on the state budget. His stance is pretty simple: the state should not spend more than it takes in.
It took a while, but it looks as if Brown's mantra has finally penetrated both the electorate and the political class.
Last year Brown persuaded the voters to raise taxes to help balance the budget and protect the schools from deep cuts. If you want the services, he said, you have to pay for them.
Now he has followed up by convincing fellow Democrats in the Legislature to leave billions of dollars unspent as a hedge against a downturn in the stock market, the economy or both.
The budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 will be balanced with a modest reserve. But not even on the books will be about $3 billion in potential tax revenue that the Legislature's non-partisan budget analyst says will materialize but which Brown's advisers did not include in their projections.
The difference comes from how the analyst and Brown's Department of Finance treat a recent spike in capital gains taxes paid by Californians whose investments have done well. The analyst says that even if the stock market is flat for the rest of this year, gains already booked will mean a gusher of new money for the state treasury. Privately, Brown might agree. But even if he does, he wants to keep the money off the table so legislators won't spend it. The governor insists the difference is an honest disagreement.
"We have had boom and bust," Brown said as he and the legislative leaders announced their budget agreement, which largely reflected his priorities. "I'm trying to be a good, prudent steward of the people's money…In general, I think prudence rather than exuberance should be the order of the day."
Brown prevailed on the revenue issue, but in the end, legislators know that if they are right, it won't matter much. If the money does come in as they hope, they can always spend it later this year or, at the latest, in the next budget. It's not as if they are planning a tax cut, or even a rebate. But the delay was important to Brown. He didn't want to add new spending that would have to be rolled back later.
"It's the best of all worlds," said Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg, a Democrat from Sacramento.
Brown also got most of what he was seeking on the big-ticket items in the budget – education and health care.
On education, he proposed and won approval for a fundamental shift in the way the state pays for the public schools. Instead of a basic grant per student and dozens of special programs designed in Sacramento, known as "categoricals," Brown suggested a basic grant and then extra money directed at two types of students, low-income kids and immigrant children still struggling to learn English. Local school districts would largely be freed to decide for themselves show to spend that money.
Legislators pushed back at first, arguing that Brown's plan did not guarantee that every district would be made whole for the losses in state funding suffered during the Great Recession. But in the end, after a few tweaks, they agreed to most of what he was proposing. The governor showed the ability to compromise on the details in order to save the vision he had in mind.
"We made a proposal and these legislative gentlemen refined it," Brown said. "Through the process, stuff gets done. They are the experts on how you get the votes."
On health care, the big issue was how to go about expanding the state Medi-Cal program for the poor, in line with the federal health reform taking effect Jan. 1. Brown and the Democrats in the Legislature agreed that the state should grant eligibility to anyone with an income below about $16,000 a year, including single, childless adults, who in the past have been excluded from state-subsidized care. But the sides differed on how to go about it.
Although the expansion will be paid for mostly with federal money, Brown insisted on reducing the amount the state gives to counties to reimburse them for caring for those who have no coverage. He argued that with most people now getting either insurance or state-paid care, the counties will have fewer people to worry about. But the counties and their defenders in Sacramento argued that no one really knows what will happen when the new programs roll out Jan. 1, so it was premature to start taking money back on the assumption that the counties wouldn't need it.
"Despite the expansion we've proposed…there are still people that are uninsured that will still go to public hospitals and other county services to receive emergency health care," said Assembly Speaker John Perez.
In the end, though, legislators agreed to force the counties to forfeit $300 million in the coming year. After that, the state would take back more money based on a detailed examination of exactly how much the counties are saving. As much as $1 billion a year will eventually be at stake.
Legislators did score one major victory on health care: they persuaded Brown to reinstate, starting next year, dental care for adults in the Medi-Cal program, which had been cut during the lean years. Many experts believe that the elimination of dental care, while saving money in the short term, actually cost the state more in emergency room costs and other health bills brought on by the lack of dental care.
Brown's third budget since retaking the governor's office isn't perfect. While it pays down some debt, it creates more, especially with a thinly justified, $500 million loan to the general fund from the state program that charges fees to industry to help fight climate change. The budget also largely ignores a burgeoning deficit in the state teachers retirements fund and the projected cost of health care for retired state employees.
But the spending plan, in terms of balance, fairness and an eye toward the future, is Brown's best so far. It is also the most prudent budget to come out of Sacramento in a decade.
Daniel Weintraub has covered public policy in California for 25 years. He is editor of the California Health Report at www.calhealthreport.org.

Jerry Brown: Disciplinarian

by Daniel Weintraub, California Health Report
June 23, 2013

Jerry Brown was the kid the first time he was governor, nearly 40 years ago. Now he is definitely providing adult supervision in Sacramento.

Since retaking the executive suite, Brown has lectured Californians – and the Legislature – about the need to get real on the state budget. His stance is pretty simple: the state should not spend more than it takes in.

It took a while, but it looks as if Brown's mantra has finally penetrated both the electorate and the political class.

Last year Brown persuaded the voters to raise taxes to help balance the budget and protect the schools from deep cuts. If you want the services, he said, you have to pay for them.

Now he has followed up by convincing fellow Democrats in the Legislature to leave billions of dollars unspent as a hedge against a downturn in the stock market, the economy or both.

The budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 will be balanced with a modest reserve. But not even on the books will be about $3 billion in potential tax revenue that the Legislature's non-partisan budget analyst says will materialize but which Brown's advisers did not include in their projections.

The difference comes from how the analyst and Brown's Department of Finance treat a recent spike in capital gains taxes paid by Californians whose investments have done well. The analyst says that even if the stock market is flat for the rest of this year, gains already booked will mean a gusher of new money for the state treasury. Privately, Brown might agree. But even if he does, he wants to keep the money off the table so legislators won't spend it. The governor insists the difference is an honest disagreement.

"We have had boom and bust," Brown said as he and the legislative leaders announced their budget agreement, which largely reflected his priorities. "I'm trying to be a good, prudent steward of the people's money...In general, I think prudence rather than exuberance should be the order of the day."

Brown prevailed on the revenue issue, but in the end, legislators know that if they are right, it won't matter much. If the money does come in as they hope, they can always spend it later this year or, at the latest, in the next budget. It's not as if they are planning a tax cut, or even a rebate. But the delay was important to Brown. He didn't want to add new spending that would have to be rolled back later.

"It's the best of all worlds," said Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg, a Democrat from Sacramento.

Brown also got most of what he was seeking on the big-ticket items in the budget – education and health care.

On education, he proposed and won approval for a fundamental shift in the way the state pays for the public schools. Instead of a basic grant per student and dozens of special programs designed in Sacramento, known as "categoricals," Brown suggested a basic grant and then extra money directed at two types of students, low-income kids and immigrant children still struggling to learn English. Local school districts would largely be freed to decide for themselves show to spend that money.

Legislators pushed back at first, arguing that Brown's plan did not guarantee that every district would be made whole for the losses in state funding suffered during the Great Recession. But in the end, after a few tweaks, they agreed to most of what he was proposing. The governor showed the ability to compromise on the details in order to save the vision he had in mind.

"We made a proposal and these legislative gentlemen refined it," Brown said. "Through the process, stuff gets done. They are the experts on how you get the votes."

On health care, the big issue was how to go about expanding the state Medi-Cal program for the poor, in line with the federal health reform taking effect Jan. 1. Brown and the Democrats in the Legislature agreed that the state should grant eligibility to anyone with an income below about $16,000 a year, including single, childless adults, who in the past have been excluded from state-subsidized care. But the sides differed on how to go about it.

Although the expansion will be paid for mostly with federal money, Brown insisted on reducing the amount the state gives to counties to reimburse them for caring for those who have no coverage. He argued that with most people now getting either insurance or state-paid care, the counties will have fewer people to worry about. But the counties and their defenders in Sacramento argued that no one really knows what will happen when the new programs roll out Jan. 1, so it was premature to start taking money back on the assumption that the counties wouldn't need it.

"Despite the expansion we've proposed...there are still people that are uninsured that will still go to public hospitals and other county services to receive emergency health care," said Assembly Speaker John Perez.

In the end, though, legislators agreed to force the counties to forfeit $300 million in the coming year. After that, the state would take back more money based on a detailed examination of exactly how much the counties are saving. As much as $1 billion a year will eventually be at stake.

Legislators did score one major victory on health care: they persuaded Brown to reinstate, starting next year, dental care for adults in the Medi-Cal program, which had been cut during the lean years. Many experts believe that the elimination of dental care, while saving money in the short term, actually cost the state more in emergency room costs and other health bills brought on by the lack of dental care.

Brown's third budget since retaking the governor's office isn't perfect. While it pays down some debt, it creates more, especially with a thinly justified, $500 million loan to the general fund from the state program that charges fees to industry to help fight climate change. The budget also largely ignores a burgeoning deficit in the state teachers retirements fund and the projected cost of health care for retired state employees.

But the spending plan, in terms of balance, fairness and an eye toward the future, is Brown's best so far. It is also the most prudent budget to come out of Sacramento in a decade.

Daniel Weintraub has covered public policy in California for 25 years. He is editor of the California Health Report at www.calhealthreport.org.

This article first appeared on California Health Report and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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