L to R Betty Oliver, Dr. Kurt Oliver, Janice, Steven Humphrey, Gary Lawrence, Karen Lawrence and Pat Howerton attending the birthday party.
Let me tell you about my recent trip to Santa Barbara, California, to celebrate Steven Humphrey's birthday with some dear friends from Louisville, who also made the journey to this glorious little town. Snuggled along the west coast, Santa Barbara is alluring and picturesque and has definitely captured my heart (I'm still swooning over the experience thanks to a little help from cupid's bow).
My heart swelled when Steven began greeting guests, which included Gary and Karen Lawrence (yes, Jennifer's parents) who are as gracious as the day is long. Karen commented, "It was a happy coincidence that we happened to be in Los Angeles so we could be at Steven's birthday party. We loved celebrating with him and his Santa Barbara family!" Other guests included Dr. Kurt Oliver, a veterinarian from Louisville, his wife Betty and their dear friend Pat Howerton. Liz Gastiger, a professional chef in Louisville and Santa Barbara, prepared the menu for the evening and attended with her husband Kevin Frantz.
Champagne flowed and so did the bourbon cocktails – after all, this was a group from Louisville. The party was buzzing with laughter and when the three candles (representing past, present and future) on the cake were lit, everyone sang happy birthday and cheered Steven on to open his gifts. One of the gifts was a saber (a large sword) used to open a bottle of champagne with a technique called sabrage. The saber and art of sabrage is something one has to carefully master, especially since the blade is dull (I would love to have a physicist explain this oddity to me sometime).
Left: Steven Humphrey opening the birthday saber.
View of the harbor in Santa Barbara, California.
While in Santa Barbara, I took the opportunity to peruse the town and explore some of its most notable destinations. The Spanish Colonial Revival-style courthouse situated in the center of Santa Barbara is breathtaking. Built in 1929 by William Mooser III, I can only imagine the shenanigans that have taken place within the stucco walls of the courtroom. I was lucky enough to meet Judge Brian Hill in his chambers and discuss the goings-on of the local community. It seems the jail is across the street from the courthouse so the perpetrators in custody are escorted across the scenic downtown streets of Santa Barbara. I thought about the occasional tour bus unloading sightseers nearby, giving them the impression this is part of the tour. It's a delightful thought, but orange is not the new black.
The courtroom of the Santa Barbara Courthouse.
Speaking of delightful thoughts, another jaw-dropping experience I had took place at Bellosguardo, the estate of the late copper heiress Huguette Clark. Located on a bluff overlooking Santa Barbara's East Beach, the house and gardens conjure up images of a golden era of days gone by. The interior is untouched by time with most of the original furnishings and artwork remaining intact. Though not open to the public, I was given a private tour of the magnificent gardens (even in the rain, it was perfect) and the interior, including the most private quarters.
With Valentine's Day coming up, I can think of no better way to celebrate love than with a wedding (no, not mine). Dr. Seth Summers and Mrs. Ashley Summers recently had a spectacular wedding and reception at The Brown Hotel that included hundreds of delighted guests. The mother of the bride, Cindy Carcione, reminisced with me about Seth and Ashley's love story, which began on a Valentine's Day.
Dr. Seth Summers and Mrs. Ashley Summers at their wedding. Photos by Sarah Katherine Davis.


WASHINGTONVILLE — Sedeah Theophilus, 20, of Washingtonville, won a $1,000 prize in a karaoke contest recently at the Palisades Center in West Nyack.
She triumphed over 287 other contestants and earned 1,450 online votes.
Theophilus, a Mercy College sophomore, and fellow Mercy College classmate Marlon McIntosh of Yonkers had planned to go bowling when they discovered the contest sponsored by two Palisades Center retailers, MallTalent and Fire & Ice restaurant.
"We decided to go and sing just for fun, on a lark, but when we realized there was a $1,000 prize involved, we got really serious with our performance," Theophilus said. "Since we're both planning on taking courses at Mercy College this summer, we thought the money would help us pay for credits if we won."
With no time for rehearsal, the two recorded their song in the MallTalent kiosk, which has large video displays so passersby can watch the performances live.
Within minutes, participants receive an e-mail with a link to their recorded entries capturing the video and audio. As tech-savvy types versed in viral marketing and social networking techniques, the two vocalists immediately embarked on a campaign to gain votes from friends and family. It worked.
"The contest was a great success as hundreds of people at a time gathered to watch the live performances at the mall, and over 100,000 videos of contestants were viewed online," said Andrew Landis, MallTalent's founder and CEO.
Before moving to the Hudson Valley, Theophilus sang in the Times Square Church's Youth Praise Choir for nine years, and toured nationally with Truce, an anti-gang, anti-drug youth performance group. Truce has recorded and performed "Carry My Soul," a song Theophilus co-wrote.
"I've been singing at school and at church for as long as I can remember," Theophilus said. "My grandmother discovered I could sing when I was 2; she would tell everyone I could carry a tune."
A graduate of Washingtonville High School, Theophilus majors in business management at Mercy College, and works as a teaching assistant while volunteering as a math and science tutor to Washingtonville secondary school students. She plans to pursue a master's degree in secondary education and continue to sing.
Information for this story was provided by MallTalent.


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AHL or Ahl may refer to:

Places
 Ahl, East Azerbaijan, Iran
 Ahel, Iran
 Kudian, Lamerd, Iran
 Ahlu, village in Lahore, Pakistan, ancestral place of the Ahluwalia

Sports leagues
 American Hockey League, professional ice hockey league in the US and Canada
 Alps Hockey League, professional ice hockey league in Austria, Italy, and Slovenia
 Australian Hockey League, Australian national field hockey league
 Allianz Hurling League, name of the National Hurling League whilst sponsored by Allianz.

Other uses
 Ahl (surname)
 Ahlon language
 Associated Humber Lines, an English shipping company
 N-Acyl homoserine lactone
 Achalaite, a mineral with the IMA symbol Ahl

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Sant'Antioco is an island off the south-western tip of Sardinia. With extraordinarily beautiful beaches and a very special highlight: the L'Arco dei Baci natural pool. Pure nature and stunning beach relaxation in a fascinating area for divers and snorkellers. Sardinia's second largest island, which is connected to the mainland, is a truly awe-inspiring area: the unusual rock formations and visual signs of the power of the elements never fail to impress even the most inveterate Sardinian connoisseurs.
Unique in Sardinia: L'Arco dei Baci is a fascinating natural pool that flows into an imposing, natural shaped rock gate. The water rushes over the reef, yet the pool itself remains crystal clear. After swimming with the fish, you'll never quite shake the wonderment.
A dream beach with pale, coarse sand and a flat, turquoise sea. The bay is divided into two sections by a picturesque rock, which will delight divers and snorkellers with a fascinating underwater world amongst the beautiful reefs. Rich green hills illuminate the hinterland. The beach is easy to reach by car.
An idyllic bay amidst rocky landscape: in Masua, above Sant'Antioco, Il Molo di Masua is one of the most breathtaking beaches on the west coast. Light-coloured sand, crystal-clear water, abundant opportunities for snorkelling and an unbeatable view of the Pan di Zucchhero limestone cliffs make it something extra special. There is space to park directly at the beach.


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Very few people who decide to buy a business are successful. They usually contact business brokers only to be frustrated at the poor quality of listings. And if they do find a potential opportunity, they lack the experience to determine a fair price, find financing, negotiate the acquisition, and perform the due diligence they need for their protection.
A very important point that buyers don't fully appreciate is that the business broker represents the seller. The business broker does not represent you. That creates a conflict of interest and leaves you on your own to figure things out. Since most buyers have never bought a business before, they simply don't know what they don't know. They think the broker is trying to be helpful when the broker's job is to get the best possible deal for the seller. You really do need a professional to represent you.
A big problem is that most good businesses are never on the market. So when you browse broker web sites, you are not aware of all the business owners who would be interested in selling but don't want to list their business. Keep in mind that the same listings you see have been looked at by many other buyers and yet the business has not sold. That should tell you something. Either there is a problem with the business or it's overpriced or both.
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When price, terms, and other key points are negotiated to your satisfaction, we will prepare a Letter of Intent outlining the proposed transaction. We work with the attorneys and accountants to be sure the transaction is structured to protect you. Our role is to quarterback the process to be sure it concludes in a successful closing.
Bruce M. Perry, the founder of Blue Mountain Equity, received his M.B.A. degree from the University of Washington, with an emphasis in finance and accounting, and his J.D. degree with the highest honors from the University of Idaho. He began his career as a CPA on the tax staff of Price Waterhouse in Seattle and then with Deloitte in Boise. His CPA license is currently inactive.
He has extensive legal experience in the areas of business and estate planning, helping clients set up corporations, limited liability companies, draft business purchase and sale agreements and prepare wills, trusts and other estate planning documents.
Mr. Perry has been involved in the sale of private companies for most of his career, first as a business broker and then as an investment banker representing clients in the process of buying and selling businesses. He understands how to value businesses, find financing, and structure business sales and acquisitions, including tax planning.
Mr. Perry has been a speaker at seminars sponsored by the Idaho State Small Business Development Center, the School of Business at Boise State University, the Idaho Real Estate Commission, and at continuing education seminars for attorneys and accountants sponsored by the Idaho Bar and the National Business Institute. He is a member of the Idaho State Bar and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He is married with four children and two grandchildren. His favorite sport is fishing and he also enjoys camping, hiking, and playing golf. His goal is to spend more time traveling.
I want to thank Bruce Perry for helping me find and buy a business. I would never have completed the process without his help. And his ability to keep the negotiations going when both the seller and I were ready to throw in the towel was awesome! I would not be where I am today without his experience and advice in helping me put a successful deal together.
A key to buying or selling a business is getting past the challenges that appear along the way. Bruce Perry was successful in offering suggestions that benefited both buyer and seller and kept the negotiations moving forward.


Hovos - Sharing great experiences - Farm with fantastic views and seaside direct acess.
Farm with fantastic views and seaside direct acess.
I am the proud owner of 2 houses inside a farm with more than 12 000,00 square metres.
Both houses are to be fixed and there are planned uses for them.
In the farm there are quite a few areas to be worked in view to be leasure areas, sports areas and activities areas.
I am single and have grown up couple of kids. I work in the area of tourism and of civil protection.
I made very strong effort to keep this property and now i want to promote its potencial.
Tents in the farm next to the houses or a room in the bigger house.


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Good luck to everyone and thank you for reading my blog!
Love your blog! The only thing I think could be improved is the quality of some of your pictures.... maybe a better camera :) but other than that it has become one of my regular review blogs I check almost daily!
Congrats on the 100th post! I'm almost there too and it's kind of crazy to believe I have done that many already!
congrats to you too! it's crazy how quick it adds up!
Deluxe samples, at least one full size item, and a mix of bath and beauty :) Congrats on your 100th post! I think your beauty bag is excellent! I especially would love to win the earrings!
Mascara, lip balm, a bb cream, and a skin treatment for sure would be in my bag, plus an accessory of some sort.
ah yes - I forgot the skin treatment, always a great addition to any bag!
I would probably add a hair care product, just to round off the rest of the bag. You have a great selection !
ah yes - I should have included one too! Here I thought I had thought of everything!


If I could give less I would!!
What was I thinking, buying this? The worst compilation, of whiny, self-centered writing I've read- I could not even finish it. The characters are shallow, one dimensional and down right boring. They complain about everything and there is no story line. If you are into white supremacy, and first world problems, this is your book. Yes- I am also wondering how this ended up on my reading list. Oh by the way the way she devalues rescue dogs is despicable.
Kept my attention. Didn't care for Meredith's character but I guess it's part of the story. Ending could've been better but overall kept me turning the pages and feeling for the characters.
Emily Griffin is one of my favorite authors but this book missed the boat. Not an enjoyable read at all. Characters were unlikeable. The story dragged with no real high points. And the ending was terrible. Just a bummed out reading experience.
Normally, Griffin writes with twists and turns that make you wanting more and keep you reading." First Comes Love" was a fine read just not the normal heart bumping drama that come from her other girly reads. Still a fan of Griffin and will continue reading her work.
Most of Griffin's books are fun and funny! This one was dark and I have enough to family drama to deal with to pay money to read about it. So disappointed. Don't waste your $ unless you need a good dose of depression.
Big fan of Emily's writing but really not her best work. Characters were unlikeable. Ending left you unsatisfied, but also not wanting more. Relationships were underdeveloped. Hope her next is better!
I buy Emily Giffin books even before I know the subject because she is a wonderful writer and her characters are well drawn. I usually finish her books in 2-3 days. It took me 3 weeks to read this book because I found the characters to be totally unlikable. Although I sympathize with the loss of a sibling, the selfish, finger-pointing characters didn't make me enthusiastic to find out how their story would end. Still an Emily Giffin fan!
Hate to say it... But this was just awful... Long and tedious story with no "punchline" whatsoever to create interest..... Characters were unlikeable and storyline just weird. Virtually no ending... Just stopped.


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Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located in the boroughs of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie and Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. It serves the eastern part of the city and offers 800 beds. It employs 5,000 people and 3,000 students annually.

History

Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont was founded in 1971 as a result of a merger of two previous hospitals: Hôpital Maisonneuve and Hôpital Saint-Joseph de Rosemont.

Hôpital Maisonneuve was founded by the Grey Nuns in 1954 and housed a nursing school and the Montreal Heart Institute. Hôpital Saint-Joseph de Rosemont was founded in 1950 by the Misericordia Sisters. It specialized in treating tuberculosis.

Specialization
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont offers general medical care, but it is known for specializing in a few particular areas: ophthalmology, stem cell treatments of various cancers, and nephrology.

References

Bibliography
 Denis Goulet, L'hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, une histoire médicale, 1954-2004, Septentrion, 2004.

External links
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont

Hospitals in Montreal
Teaching hospitals in Canada
Hospitals established in 1971
1971 establishments in Quebec
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Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
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Appellate Division Affirms Transfer of Sole Custody to Father As Well As 15 Year Old Child's Right to Decide Whether She Visits With Mother (Brian G. Paul).
Brian G. Paul successfully represented a father in his quest to obtain a post-divorce transfer of custody of his then 15 and 10 year old children. At the time of the divorce several years earlier, the parties were granted joint legal custody of the children, with the mother designated as the children's primary caretaker. The husband was provided parenting time on alternating weekends, as well as two dinner visits each week. In January of 2006, the children's physician contacted the father and advised him that she saw a bite mark on his then 13 year old daughter's knee while conducting a routine examination. The daughter indicated that the mother had bitten her during a domestic dispute. Further questioning uncovered that the mother had, amongst other things, been hitting the children with a wooden spoon, withholding food and using corporal punishment to discipline them. Brian filed an emergent application on the father's behalf, and the Court entered an order transferring temporary custody of the children to the father, limiting the mother to supervised visits and ordering the mother to undergo a psychiatric examination.
After a DYFS investigation substantiated the abuse and the court ordered the parties to undergo updated custody evaluations, Brian represented the father during a 3 day custody trial that was conducted in order to determine whether the temporary change of custody should be made permanent. The Trial Court agreed with Brian's argument that the father should be awarded sole legal custody to make all decisions involving the children, inasmuch as the mother's past actions had demonstrated that she was difficult to deal with on such issues. The Trial Court further awarded the father primary physical custody of the children, and provided the mother every other weekend parenting time. However, when so doing, the Trial Court agreed with Brian's argument that, given the 15 year old daughter's advanced age and tumultuous relationship with her mother, the child should be given the option of deciding which of her scheduled parenting time sessions she wished to attend. The mother appealed, and the Appellate Division affirmed the decision in its entirety. In so doing, the Appellate Division expressly noted that the Trial Court's decision to permit the 15 year old to decide whether she wished to attend parenting time was a valid exercise of the court's discretion in light of the credible evidence presented at trial. This is one of the first instances where the Appellate Division has affirmed a child's right to decide whether they wish to participate in parenting time.
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Manufactured with high quality polyurethane, Street Scene's new 2016 2017 2018 Camaro splitter has the durability, fit and strength that is backed by a Street Scene's limited warranty against cracking or breaking under normal use. High pressure urethane is flexible and will stand up to parking curbs and other clearance hazards much better than hard materials like fiberglass or ABS plastic. The splitter is shipped ready for final prep and painting and comes with heavy duty adhesive tape for easy installation. Factory screw locations are also used for installation. Part is shipped black.
Not sure if I misread, I expected the part to come black but it was not. It was black on some parts and what looked like primer on others. If it wasn't supposed to come painted though it was perfectly acceptable.


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Wedgwood Art Festival - 2018 Music
Great Live Music, all weekend long.......Free Admission!!!!!
Saturday July 14
10:00 am Yaamba Marimba Band
11:30 am Amigos Nobles
12:45 pm ThorNton Creek
1:45 pm Christy McWilson
3:00 pm Birch Pereira & the Gin Joints
 4:00 pm The New Triumph
More information below:
Sunday July 15
10:00 am Rik Wright
11:15 am Jean Mann
12:30 pm File' Gumbo
1:30 pm Michele D'Amour & the Love dealers
3:00 pm File' Gumbo
4:00 pm Blue Madness
Yaamba Marimba Band website
YAAMBA plays infectious, high~energy dance music in the Zimbabwean style brought to the Pacific Northwest by Dumisana Maraire. Each one of our Zimbabwean~style marimbas was hand~built by Bill Murdoch. Come out and shake it with Yaamba Marimba band. Start your fun day with a smile on your face and a tap in your toe.
Amigos Nobles website
Enjoy the music of Amigos Nobles. The guitar work is amazing, along with very intelligent, meaningful percussion. Fusing nuevo-flamenco, blues and
jazz. Amigos Nobles' music is very energetic.
ThorNton Creek website
Electric front porch swing: Country bluegrass with a jazz rhythm section, rock & funk overtones, plenty of hops, and a smooth oak finish.
Christy McWilson website
Christy McWilson has been part of the Seattle and national music scenes since the early 1980s, as co-founder of The Picketts and currently with her own band. She has opened for the likes of Patti Smith, Johnny Cash, Dave Alvin and Emmylou Harris. Her music is full of carefully rendered language and beautiful vocals mixed with energetic, rockin' country.
Birch Pereira & The Gin Joints website
Born out of a love of the early years of swing, country and rock 'n 'roll, Birch Pereira & the Gin Joints is a band whose sound transports you to the time of speakeasies, honkytonks and rock 'n' roll joints. With upright bassist and vocalist Birch Pereira at its center, the band features many of Seattle's most skilled and versatile musicians who share the love of the American song traditions and a desire to offer a fresh angle on them.
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The New Triumph website
The New Triumph band is a confident melding of roots-funk and Afro-Latin flavors. The deep grooves hint at everything from Fela Kuti to the Crusaders, Donald Byrd, and even early Earth, Wind & Fire. The band's lays it down with no-nonsense bass, in tandem with skin-tight drumming and percussion, guitar and keyboards. Listening to this band is an experience!
Rik Wright website
Like Jazz ... but not. A collective of modern jazz players known for their genre-bending performances – world beat, rock, a touch of jam band and back to the core of jazz. This allure has helped them land three albums in the Top 10 of the CMJ Jazz radio charts.
Jean Mann website
Americana singer-songwriter, Jean Mann brings her original and deeply felt music to the festival stage. She describes herself as the queen of the tenor guitar, ukulele and various other happy noise makers. It's no wonder Jean and her band gains hordes of happy ears whenever they performs. A truly soul quenching voice in today's independent music scene
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File' Gumbo website
File' Gumbo plays Swamp Rockin' Boogie, including a full spectrum of Louisiana sounds from New Orleans R&B to Cajun/Zydeco, Swamp Rock'n Roll, Blues and Dixieland Jazz.
Michele D'Amour & the Love Dealers website
Seattle's own Michele D'Amour and the Love Dealers play high energy, dance-able blues, often with a touch of funk and R&B. Some tunes are originals, some are classic and some will have you singing along!.
3:00 pm
Clave Gringa website
From the charm of the cha-cha-cha to the depth of Afro/Cuban rhythms, Clave Gringa presents a broad spectrum of Cuban music; original engaging compositions by Ann Reynolds as well as Cuban classics. The band includes Cuban musicians and musicians well-schooled in styles to provide an authentic Latin sound.
Blue Madness website
Led by the immensely talented Seattle guitarist, singer and songwriter Eric Madis, Blues Madness performs a wide spectrum of jazzy, rocking blues styles from delta to Chicago to jazz.
We are proud to announce that our sound engineer again this year is Christian Heilman, "The Mixer Guy".
He's the #1 Seattle go-to guy to mix perfect sound for our entertainers, amplifying the audience's musical enjoyment.
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Despite months of public sparring, Jeff Bezos is keeping an open mind about Donald Trump.
Bezos, the founder of Amazon (AMZN) and owner of The Washington Post, sent a peace offering to the President-elect on Twitter.
"I for one give him my most open mind and wish him great success in his service to the country," he tweeted.
Trump had gone on a months-long tirade against Bezos and his companies, taking issue with the tech executive's 2013 purchase of the newspaper.
Trump argued Bezos did so in an effort to keep Amazon's taxes low and to avoid antitrust scrutiny. He also alleged Bezos used the Post to write unfavorable articles about a possible Trump presidency.
When Trump blacklisted a number of media outlets for unfavorable coverage, The Washington Post was a part of that group.
While Bezos has joked he wants to send Trump to space, he's also taken hits at Trump's rhetoric.
"Saying that he may lock up his opponent erodes our democracy around the edges," Bezos said on-stage at Vanity Fair's New Establishment Summit in October.
Bezos was in good company with other prominent tech execs at companies like Salesforce (CRM), Netflix (NFLX) and Box (BOX), who also took strong stances in opposition to Trump throughout his campaign.
But these leaders, in addition to Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook and Facebook (FB) cofounder Mark Zuckerberg, have taken a similar approach to Bezos by looking forward.
"We congratulate the President-elect, and look forward to working with all those elected yesterday," said Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella in a Linkedin post.
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban, who is a vocal Trump critic, tweeted: "We all need to give President-Elect Trump a chance. Support the good. Lobby against what we disagree on. No one is bigger than us all."


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Walmart, Amazon and the Colonial Deindustrialisation of India
by Colin Todhunter
Photograph Source: Mike Mozart – CC BY 2.0
In June 2018, the Joint Action Committee against Foreign Retail and E-commerce (JACAFRE) issued a statement on Walmart's acquisition of Flipkart. It argued that it undermines India's economic and digital sovereignty and the livelihood of millions in India.
The deal would lead to Walmart and Amazon dominating India's e-retail sector. These two US companies would also own India's key consumer and other economic data, making them the country's digital overlords, joining the ranks of Google and Facebook.
JACAFRE was formed to resist the entry of foreign corporations like Walmart and Amazon into India's e-commerce market. Its members represent more than 100 national groups, including major trade, workers and farmers organisations.
On 8 January 2021, JACAFRE published an open letter saying that the three new farm laws, passed by parliament in September 2020, centre on enabling and facilitating the unregulated corporatisation of agriculture value chains. This will effectively make farmers and small traders of agricultural produce become subservient to the interests of a few agrifood and e-commerce giants or will eradicate them completely.
The government is facilitating the dominance of giant corporations, not least through digital or e-commerce platforms, to control the entire value chain. The letter states that if the new farm laws are closely examined, it will be evident that unregulated digitalisation is an important aspect of them.
And this is not lost on Parminder Jeet Singh from IT for Change (a member of JACAFRE). Referring to Walmart's takeover of online retailer Flipkart, Singh notes that there was strong resistance to Walmart entering India with its physical stores; however, online and offline worlds are now merged.
That is because, today, e-commerce companies not only control data about consumption but also control data on production, logistics, who needs what, when they need it, who should produce it, who should move it and when it should be moved.
Through the control of data (knowledge), e-commerce platforms can shape the entire physical economy. What is concerning is that Amazon and Walmart have sufficient global clout to ensure they become a duopoly, more or less controlling much of India's economy.
Singh says that whereas you can regulate an Indian company, this cannot be done with foreign players who have global data, global power and will be near-impossible to regulate.
While China succeeded in digital industrialisation by building up its own firms, Singh observes that the EU is now a digital colony of the US. The danger is clear for India. He states that India has its own skills and digital forms, so why is the government letting in US companies to dominate and buy India's digital platforms?
And 'platform' is a key word here. We are seeing the eradication of the marketplace. Platforms will control everything from production to logistics to even primary activities like agriculture and farming. Data gives power to platforms to dictate what needs to be manufactured and in what quantities.
Singh argues that the digital platform is the brain of the whole system. The farmer will be told how much production is expected, how much rain is expected, what type of soil quality there is, what type of (genetically engineered) seeds and are inputs are required and when the produce needs to be ready.
This is not idle speculation. The recent article 'Digital control: how big tech moves into food and farming (and what it means)' (on the grain.orgwebsite), describes how Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and others are moving in on the global agrifood sector.
Those traders, manufacturers and primary producers who survive will become slaves to platforms and lose their independence. Moreover, e-commerce platforms will become permanently embedded once artificial intelligence begins to plan and determine all of the above.
It is a clear concern that India will cede control of its economy, politics and culture to these all-powerful, modern-day East India companies.
Of course, things have been moving in this direction for a long time, especially since India began capitulating to the tenets of neoliberalism in the early 1990s and all that entails, not least an increasing dependence on borrowing and foreign capital inflows and subservience to destructive World Bank-IMF economic directives.
But what we are currently witnessing with the three farm bills and the growing role of (foreign) e-commerce will bring about the ultimate knock-out blow to the peasantry and many small independent enterprises. This has been the objective of powerful players who have regarded India as the potential jewel in the crown of their corporate empires for a long time.
The process resembles the structural adjustment programmes that were imposed on African countries some decades ago. Economics Professor Michel Chossudovsky notes in his 1997 book 'The Globalization of Poverty' that economies are:
"opened up through the concurrent displacement of a pre-existing productive system. Small and medium-sized enterprises are pushed into bankruptcy or obliged to produce for a global distributor, state enterprises are privatised or closed down, independent agricultural producers are impoverished." (p.16)
The game plan is clear and JACAFRE says the government should urgently consult all stakeholders – traders, farmers and other small and medium size players – towards a holistic new economic model where all economic actors are assured their due and appropriately valued role. Small and medium size economic actors cannot be allowed to be reduced to being helpless agents of a few digitally enabled mega-corporations.
JACAFRE concludes:
"We appeal to the government that it should urgently address the issues raised by those farmers asking for the three laws to be repealed. Specifically, from a traders' point of view, the role of small and medium traders all along the agri produce value chain has to be strengthened and protected against its unmitigated corporatisation."
The struggle for democracy
It is clear that the ongoing farmers' protest in India is not just about farming. It represents a struggle for the heart and soul of the country. As the organisation GRAIN says on its website, there is an intensifying fight for space between local and territorial markets and global markets. The former are the domain of small-scale independent producers and enterprises; the latter are dominated by large-scale international retailers, traders and the rapidly growing influential e-commerce companies.
It is therefore essential to protect and strengthen local markets and indigenous, independent small-scale enterprises, whether farmers, hawkers, food processers or mom and pop corner stores. This will ensure that India has more control over its food supply, the ability to determine its own policies and economic independence: in other words, the protection of food and national sovereignty and a greater ability to pursue genuine democratic development.
Instead of this, we could for instance see India eradicating its buffer food stocks at the behest of global traders and agrifood players. India would then bid for them with borrowed funds on the open market. Instead of continuing to physically hold and control its own buffer stocks, thereby ensuring a degree of food security, India would hold foreign exchange reserves. It would need to attract foreign reserves and maintain 'market confidence' to ensure this inflow.
This is one intention of the recent farm legislation and constitutes a recipe for further dependency on foreign finance, unpredictable global events and unaccountable corporations. But mainstream economic thinking passes this subjugation off as 'liberalisation'.
How is an inability to determine your own economic policies and surrendering food security to outside forces in any way liberating?
It is interesting to note that the BBC recently reported that, in its annual report on global political rights and liberties, the US-based non-profit Freedom House has downgraded India from a free democracy to a "partially free democracy". It also reported that Sweden-based V-Dem Institute says India is now an "electoral autocracy". India did not fare any better in a report by The Economist Intelligent Unit's Democracy Index.
The BBC's neglect of Britain's own slide towards COVID-related authoritarianism aside, the report on India was not without substance. It focused on the increase in anti-Muslim feeling, diminishing of freedom of expression, the role of the media and the restrictions on civil society since PM Narendra Modi took power.
The undermining of liberties in all these areas is cause for concern in its own right. But this trend towards divisiveness and authoritarianism serves another purpose: it helps smooth the path for the corporate takeover of the country.
Whether it involves a 'divide and rule' strategy along religious lines to divert attention, the suppression of free speech or pushing unpopular farm bills through parliament without proper debate while using the police and the media to undermine the farmers' protest, a major undemocratic heist is under way that will fundamentally adversely impact people's livelihoods and the cultural and social fabric of India.
On one side, there are the interests of a handful of multi-billionaires who own the corporations and platforms that seek to control India. On the other, there are the interests of hundreds of millions of cultivators, vendors and various small-scale enterprises who are regarded by these rich individuals as mere collateral damage to be displaced in their quest for ever greater profit.
Indian farmers are currently on the frontline against global capitalism and the colonial-style deindustrialisation of the economy. This is where ultimately the struggle for democracy and the future if India is taking place.
Colin Todhunter is an extensively published independent writer and former social policy researcher based in the UK and India.


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Published 9:28 am Monday, March 20, 2017
By marvrepinski
Many of us are like pack mules; carrying bundles, loads and stresses. Seemingly, life's necessities, that of which are heavy, find us stumbling rather than walking. My reading these days is on drug and alcohol abuse and the experience of the resulting hellish pain and disablement. Victims? Yes, from inner urges, habits and destroying the very nervous system of those habituated.
Release from addictive behaviors is an absolutely pressing need. There are many expressions of help: understanding persons, counselors, peers, family, pastors, and designated institutions.
Please, we who are a bit normal agree: There is a menace — a burden; the suffering can be addressed.
The prayer in which I began this meditation, is from the bulletin from the Ash Wednesday service at Austin's St. Olaf Lutheran Church. I left the sanctuary with the mark of the cross on my forehead. That touch of ash was to remind me that I am to be a person humbled by that mark, but to know that in that humility, I shall for the days ahead, find a strong hand that speaks of God.
Many persons acknowledge that the traditional historic denominations — institutionally based, main-line churches, and religious groups — are in decline. This reality applies to America, but also to the European continent. If membership (name on the books) is less in numbers, we may ask in this Lenten season, what are the issues? An assignment of sorts — something to think about.
Hold on now — the shifts one can identify may point to a positive emerging manner of people shaping a new spirituality. To employ milk and honey, flowers, guided silence, chanting, and special postures of the body and terminology that is not framed in traditional words, songs, and liturgy may create an opening. There are gatherings devoted to "Centering Prayer" of which I have participated.
Outside the historic orientations, there are emerging creative forms of spirituality that are often intentionally related to the sacred, to the Divine. Meditation, even meditation centers, and concentrated movement exercises, searching one's inner self and many other spiritual practices, may be an expansion of knowing one's creator. To think about: Are not the objectives and goals of Lenten days fulfilled in ways that may best not be savaged or limited? Is God limited?
There has emerged a culture often termed "New Age." It takes many forms and expressions and acknowledges a Higher Power or that we are not alone in this world. There are "pointers" to other realms, realities, or beings (angels?) that become more personally just, and grant peace often not found in the church on the corner. The experiences I'm referring to are of a positive, reflective nature. An under riding belief is that seekers are not to be put in boxes! Many would be comfortable with Psalm 51. A major key to all of this is mutual support! People will go to the places where they feel nurtured; where they can say, "a clean heart gives me purpose."
Reverence is the tone and tranquility surrounded us on Sunday, February 26th. We were lifted to another level by the Austin Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. What an amazing privilege to hear the strings of a violin played by a guest musician, Richard Roberts. Felix Mendelssohn is always welcome in Austin! The orchestra's grand performance of the Requiem, Op. 48 by Gabriel Faure not only expanded the walls and ceiling of the church, but swelled in our hearts! The Latin text was written with the English words printed in the program. Translated, "In Paradisum," reads in the concluding words of Faure's composition: "May the angels receive them in Paradise, at thy coming may the martyrs receive thee and bring thee into the holy city Jerusalem. There may the chorus of angels receive thee, and with Lazarus, once a beggar, may thou have eternal rest." The performance by the Austin Symphony Chorus was magnificent!
Brought near to those in attendance, were feelings of music being a primary source of human goodness. An example of this is in a letter to Malia and Sasha Obama as they were moving out of the White House and written by Barbara Bush and Jenna Bush Hager. "You stood by as your precious parents were reduced to headlines. Your parents, who put you first and who not only showed you but gave you the world. As always, they will be rooting for you as you begin your next chapter. And so will we."
On these days of Lent, sacred to many persons of spiritual conviction, compassion is increased. We share that in our daily lives. In saying this, I encourage us to recognize that peace and heavenly strength are granted to many persons in their various religions.
Renewal is a life-long project. Every life, regardless of circumstances, education, family matters, personal history, health, reversals, betrayals, wealth (or lack thereof!), living situation or residence, food, job security, the health of the soul and a sense of hope, is the recipient of getting hit over the head! Yes! Let's look with clear vision and note that in these days of Lent, we may make a difference. That may mean making a difference to just one other person.
Before me is the "New Yorker" magazine of March 6, 2017. The cover is a cartoon-type drawing of Mr. Putin. Ever hear of him? I believe I am with the vast majority of citizens who desire peaceful negotiations between our nation and Russia. It's all in the news, of course. The deep meaning in the spirituality that Lent calls forth, is a time when those who pray or practice the devotions of civility and humanity will say: "O God, in these days we repeat our pledge of allegiance and believe that noble persons at one time (the 1950s?) inserted the name of God!
An essay in the New Yorker edition I've cited, has information on Ms. Melina Matsoukas. She was a contributor to the popular song "Formation" by Beyonce. You know the song? Maybe! In speaking with the singer of her song "Lemonade," Matsoukas talked of her Buddhist faith. She said of her faith: "It's with a fluctuating practice." Well, what can one say? Most of us know that word!
In this early part of Lent when speaking of release, reverence, and renewal, I add the hour enfolded by the grace that was received in the celebration of a person of great dignity and example of service.
Persons of our area and family members from distant places were in attendance of the Mass of Christian burial for Eugene Edward Sammon. Remarks and memories of eight grandchildren enhanced the thankfulness for a lovely family. With Belita Schindler as organist, and Father James Steffes leading the service of thanksgiving and hope, we sang "How Great Thou Art."
The moments and days of Lent are a reminder of a goal; to have open hearts and minds to the mystery of God.
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František Peřina (20. září 1827 Příbor – 20. dubna 1910 Příbor) byl rakouský politik české národnosti z Moravy; poslanec Moravského zemského sněmu a dlouholetý starosta Příbora.

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Narodil se v Příboře, kde navštěvoval piaristickou hlavní školu. V letech 1838–1839 studoval na reálné škole v Brně, v letech 1840–1841 reálnou školu v Lipníku. Pak se věnoval podnikání. Působil jako vinárník, perníkář a velkoměšťan v Příboře. Bydlel v domě čp. 28, kde provozoval vinárnu. Významně se angažoval v komunální politice. V roce 1859 byl zvolen do obecního zastupitelstva. V zastupitelstvu zastával do roku 1863 post zemědělského kontrolora. Roku 1863 se stal obecním radním. Když rezignoval starosta Johann Raschka, převzal po něm Peřina (v prosinci 1864) tuto funkci, kterou zastával s přestávkami po pětatřicet let. Starostou Příbora byl v období let 1864–1868, 1873–1876 a 1882–1900. Během svého prvního funkčního období byl prvním českým starostou tohoto města. V roce 1866 musel coby představený obce řešit krizové situace okolo prusko-rakouské války. Poté se dobrovolně na tři roky vzdálil z komunální politiky. Do funkce se vrátil roku 1873. Jako starosta se zasadil o zřízení českého učitelského ústavu a o vznik železniční tratě ze Studénky do Štramberka. V 70. letech také prosadil převod místního nižšího gymnázia pod státní financování. Od roku 1883 byl předsedou místní školní rady a v tomto období zastával rovněž funkci předsedy okresního silničního výboru. Od roku 1871 působil ve funkci prvního náčelníka česko-německého hasičského sboru. V roce 1865 zavedl první hasičský řád, později v roce 1881 byl mezi spoluzakladateli českého hasičského sboru. V roce 1899 mu byl udělen Zlatý záslužný kříž. Po definitivním odchodu z čela radnice Peřinu roku 1900 nahradil v této funkci Ferdinand Pokorný.

V 80. letech se zapojil i do vysoké politiky. V zemských volbách v roce 1884 byl zvolen na Moravský zemský sněm, kde zastupoval kurii městskou, obvod Příbor, Fulnek, Frenštát. V roce 1884 je označován za českého kandidáta (Moravská národní strana, staročeská) . Porazil proněmeckého kandidáta Wenzela Gillara.

Zemřel v dubnu 1910.

Jeho bratr Arnold Peřina byl významným příborským měšťanem. Jeho dceru Marii (1851–1925) si za manželku vzal lékař Bedřich Remeš (1837–1917). Manželé Remešovi měli syna, kterým byl pozdější významný moravský paleontolog Mořic Remeš (1867–1959).

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Literatura
 Kolektiv: Lesk a bída obecních samospráv Moravy a Slezska 1850–1914 II. díl/1 Muži z radnice; Filozofická fakulta Ostravské univerzity, Ostrava, 2009; Kapitola Příbor, s. 661–712 ISBN 978-80-7368-595-9

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¿WHAT MAKES DEMOCRACY WORK? AN APPROACH FROM SOCIAL CAPITAL
Angel Anqi Zhou
The purpose of this article is to analyse the characteristics in the field of social capital that makes a political system a successful democracy. I will try to answer the characteristics that exist in common in the best democracies.
We know that democracy is more than the sum of its institutions. The political culture is also crucial for the legitimacy, smooth functioning and ultimately the sustainability of democracy (Ramió, 2015). For the well-functioning of democracy the beliefs of the citizens are essential. We can compare the political culture as the software of the democracy which allows the correct performance of the different institutions.
Social capital is defined as the degree to which a community or society collaborates and cooperates through mechanisms as networks, share trust, norms and values (Putnam, 1993). Therefore, my theory is that a collective society will be better in terms of democracy function. This theory is similar to the theory of Carl Smith that
says that a democracy an only work in a homogenic and collective society. (Schmitt, 1932).
The first step is to identify the best democracies. According to the Economist these are the best democracies of 2016.
The results about political culture was obtained by polling. People were asked for their opinion on different issues such as if it would be good or fairly good to have a strong leader who does not bother with parliament and elections or if they believe that there is sufficient degree of societal consensus and cohesion to underpin a stable, functioning
democracy. (Economist, 2007).
The second step is to analyze the political cultural specifically. I chose the top five countries from the list of the best democracies to do the analysis. The countries are: Norway, Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand and Denmark. Additionally, China is included to contrast and compare with the full democracies.
The model that I have used is the Hofstede's cultural dimensions model. Gerard Hofstede is a Dutch social psychologist and Professor Emeritus at Maastricht University. He is well known for his pioneering research on cross-cultural groups and organizations. His model is based on six dimensions (Hofstede, 2010).
-Power distance index: This dimension expresses the degree to which the less powerful members of a society accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. The fundamental issue here is how a society handles inequalities among people.
-Individualism vs collectivism: This index explores the "degree to which people in a society are integrated into groups." Individualistic societies have loose ties that often only relates an individual to his/her immediate family. Its counterpart, collectivism, describes a society in which tightly-integrated relationships tie extended families and
others into in-groups. A society's position on this dimension is reflected in whether people's self-image is defined in terms of "I" or "we.
-Masculinity vs femininity: Masculinity is defined as "a preference in society for achievement, heroism, assertiveness and material rewards for success." Its counterpart represents "a preference for cooperation, modesty, caring for the weak and quality of life.
-Uncertainty avoidance index: The uncertainty avoidance dimension expresses the degree to which the members of a society feel uncomfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity.
-Long term orientation vs short term normative orientation: This dimension associates the connection of the past with the current and future actions/challenges.Societies with a high degree in this index (long-term) views adaptation and circumstantial, pragmatic problem-solving as a necessity.
-Indulgence versus restraint: Indulgence is defined as "a society that allows relatively free gratification of basic and natural human desires related to enjoying life and having fun."Indulgent societies believe themselves to be in control of their own life and emotions.
We find out that full-democracies have in general a low power distance as well as the masculinity. On the other hand, individualism and indulgence are high. About Uncertainty avoidance and long term orientation we can say that it is slightly neutral, since the score 50 means neutral.
As indicated by the graph, full democracies show very similar cultural characteristics with the exception of New Zealand in the aspect of masculinity. It is also worth mentioning that China scores roughly the opposite.
I would like to point out that these aspects do not determine a good democracy. However, i think that some of them can help us to identify some clues of how we can achieve a democracy of better quality.
It is very interesting to talk more about individualism since we expect that a full democracy should be a collective society. For instance, Norway with a score of 69 is considered an Individualist society. This means that the "Self" is important and individual, personal opinions are valued and expressed.There are clear lines between work and private life. Job mobility is higher and one thinks in terms of individual careers.
Therefore, we can say that my theory is not correct since collective society does not imply necessarily to an improvement for a democracy. Moreover, the best democracies are considered as individualist societies.
We came up with some explanations about why full democracies are individualist.
-The first one is that individual society tends to respect more the opinion of others and tolerates alternative views about society. The electoral process periodically divides the population into winners and losers. A successful democratic political culture implies that the losing parties and their supporters accept the judgment of the voters,
and allow for the peaceful transfer of power (Kekic, 2017).
– The division of private and professional life make corruption more difficult. It leads to a more neutral and meritocratic society. (Ramió, 2016)
– Protestant influence: everyone can interpret the Bible, that means that everybody can make their own values with due regards that values are subjective and there are no superior and inferior values. This fact allows many rights to be respected (Vallespín, 2003).
The aim of this article is to establish a point of comparison, that serves as a mark to improve democratic quality. I am not saying that a society can not be a full democracy due to its political culture, it is possible to change the values. I believe that the goal of a democracy is not to create an homoenic and collective society, but to create a space where different options of living can coexist peacefully and harmoniously, allowing the citizens to create their own values and search happiness (Tocqueville, 1835).
– Arikan, G. (2011). ― Economic Individualism and Government Spending .‖ World Values Research 4(3): 73-95.
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-Hofstede, G. (1984). Culture's consequences: International differences in work-related values (Vol. 5). sage.
– Kekic, L. (2007). The Economist Intelligence Unit's index of democracy . Available in: https://www.economist.com/media/pdf/DEMOCRACY_INDEX_2007_v3.pdf
-Mouffe, C. (2002). Carl Schmitt y la paradoja de la democracia liberal . Tópicos, núm. 10, 2002, pp. 5-25. Avaliable in: http://www.redalyc.org/pdf/288/28801001.pdf
-Maestro Cano, I.C. (2015). Protestantismo, pensamiento y cultura en Alemania. Universidad Barcelona. Available in: http://www.ub.edu/geocrit/b3w-1132.pdf
-Putnam, R. (1993). Making democracy work. Princeton University Press.
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– Ramió, C. (2015). Administración pública y crisis institucional. estrategias de reforma e innovación para España y América latina . Tecnos.
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One of the most important (and hardest) lessons I've learned in life is how to deal with stress.
Growing up, I was a very hard worker, and I was pretty smart; I rarely encountered a problem that I couldn't think or work my way out of. As a result, I developed a lot of confidence in my ability to handle whatever came my way. This confidence has served me well in many ways, but it has also been a real hang-up at times, leading me to try to handle things myself that I should be giving up to God.
Stress is a great example. When I treat stress as just another problem for me to solve, I get in trouble. Big trouble. As in: ulcers, anxiety, resentment and exhaustion. Because working hard to fix your own stress is, well, stressful!
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:28).
Prayer, and sleep. I used to lay in bed at night replaying or anticipating stressful situations in my mind, flooded with tension and wracking my brain over what I needed to do or should have done differently. Prayer and sleep produce much more positive results than all that worrying ever could!
When my friend Richelle was having her first child, she asked her OBGYN for her best piece of parenting advice. "Simple," said the doctor, "worry less, and pray more." It's great advice for all of us, and totally in keeping with what the Bible instructs us to do.
Studying God's word. I've learned that I do best at this when I'm committed to a structured group Bible study that keeps me in the word and reminds me of God's promises and His faithfulness. It's not enough to be reading one of the many great Christian advice or perspective books out there (no, not even mine!). There simply is no shortcut or replacement for God's word. If you're looking for a Bible study in your area, check here to see whether there's a 4word study group meeting in your city.
Focusing on others. I've realized that serving and caring for other people gives me a healthy perspective on my own stress. I absolutely hated seeing my daughter Annie sick last year, but looking back I see that the time I spent focusing on supporting her through her illness was incredibly productive for me in other areas, especially with 4word.
Knowing that I had a lot to accomplish and very limited time and emotional capital to spend was very clarifying. I did a lot more, with a lot less associated stress, than I would have if more of my focus had been on myself. Caring for Annie made me care less about fears and obstacles that otherwise might have tripped me up.
God is waiting. He is bigger and stronger than you could ever imagine, and He wants you to stop trying to do this for yourself.
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Born in South Africa, young Bradley Watling moved to New Zealand at the age of ten. The right-handed batsman and full-time keeper has an impressive temperament and an array of strokes in his arsenal. Former New Zealand players, including former keeper, Ian Smith, have rated Watling very highly, both as a batsman and as a glove-man and believe that he has a very bright future for New Zealand.
A representative of the Under-19 New Zealand team, the youngster made his debut for Northern Districts in 2004 but it was not until his third season with the outfit that he made a major impact and emerged as one of the team's best players. A wonderful 2008-09 One-day State Shield competition earned him a place in the Black Caps' ODI squad to face Pakistan in UAE. But after being a spectator for the entire series, he made his much-anticipated debut in 2010 against Sri Lanka where, while opening the innings he scored a patient 55 against a strong attack. His Test debut, however, had come much earlier against Pakistan in 2009. Failing in the first innings, he redeemed himself in the 2nd innings with a neat half century.
It took time for Watling to settle in to the Kiwi outfit though and it was not until 2012-13 that he began featuring as a regular in the Test team as a wicket-keeper. Brendon McCullum's worries with his back and his decision to quit wicket-keeping in December 2013 opens up new opportunities for Watling to be a regular member in the shorter formats as well.


I have pretty much quit video games after 2 years of game play. I spent over 500 dollars on one online game. My eye sight has deteriorated and it is permanent. I once missed an online final quiz because I was too busy focused on game and not school. I often forgot to eat or use the restroom. I never thought about industries exploiting evolutionary instincts. I'm going to think about that next time I go to the store.


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W. H. Auden: Tell Me the Truth About Love
December 26, 2012 — Patrick Zimmerman
Biographic Notes
Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973) was born in York, England. He moved to Birmingham during childhood and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. At Oxford his precocity as a poet was immediately apparent, and he formed lifelong friendships with two fellow writers, Stephen Spender and Christopher Isherwood.
As a young man, he traveled through Germany, Iceland, and China, served in the Spanish Civil war and in 1939 moved to the United States, where he met his lover, Chester Kallman, and became an American citizen. A prolific writer, Auden was also a noted playwright, librettist, editor, and essayist. Considered by some to be the greatest English poet of the twentieth century, his work has exerted a major influence on succeeding generations of poets on both sides of the Atlantic.
In 1952, Auden and his life-long companion moved to an apartment at 77 St. Marks Place in New York's East Village. It was, more or less, Auden's permanent home for the rest of his life. During the initial years, Auden lived, however ambivalently, actively engaged in social and political interests, as well as enjoying his status as an internationally renowned poet. In his later years, Auden became increasingly withdrawn and lonely.
This was profoundly reflected in his writings, through which he deliberately attempted to discard much of his own public dignity, a significant sign that indicated the painful depth of his feelings of personal isolation. Many of his last poems spoke to, rather than about, silent objects and people who were either absent or dead. Ruminations about "night" (the darkness and ending of one's day/life) dominated his writings in 1972, and particularly in his poem Lullaby that was addressed to himself. In that poem, writing about sleep was framed by the language of finality: "Let your last thinks all be thanks," anticipating a time of final endings, completions and a state surpassing all feelings of resentment.
On another note, Auden's life-long anxieties about his seemingly paradoxical wishes to maintain a clear sense of autonomy, versus his strong needs for attachment, were perhaps no more clearly presented than in his book of poems, About the House, inspired by various rooms in his home. Writing about groups of people visiting in the "living room", Auden's thoughts turned to the impact of the size of such rooms upon the internal experiences of psychological boundaries versus a lack of boundaries.
If the room was too small, he believed that, "…people can't forget at will that they're not alone." In other words, they can't remember that while together (or part of a "we"), they are also alone, instead drowning in a sense of enmeshment, lack of personal identity, autonomy and achievement.
At another extreme, if the room was too large, it would encourage people to engage in ever-more strong efforts to make contact with each other, with intensively forceful attempts to achieve a sense of attachment, along with heightened wishes and strivings for nurturing dependency.
Near the very end of his life, Auden's poem entitled Loneliness purported to convey his prediction that his intense feelings of solitude would be relieved on the following day, when his companion, Chester Kallman, was to return. In fact, the poem only addresses in the first person his own terrifying image of Loneliness itself, the "Gate-crashing ghost, aggressive / invisible visitor."
Concluding this brief commentary, we return to Auden's feelings of the dark night of his soul as the end of life approached, best captured in his poem entitled Lullaby
First stanza
W. H. Auden (1907-1973)
Lay your sleeping head, my love,
Human on my faithless arm;
Time and fevers burn away
Individual beauty from
Thoughtful children, and the grave
Proves the child ephemeral:
But in my arms till break of day
Let the living creature lie,
Mortal, guilty, but to me
The entirely beautiful.
Kenneth Granham Reads W. H. Auden's Lullaby
Tell Me the Truth About Love is a BBC documentary film looking at the poetry of W. H. Auden, revealing how it came not just from inspiration but from a rigorous personal analysis of love itself. When he died in 1973, he left behind some of the greatest love poems of the 20th century. Most of his unpublished material was destroyed, apart from two short journals and a series of jottings, containing diagrams and notes about the nature of love.
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After the Earthshot Prizes, Kate Middleton and Prince William Are Turning Their Sights Toward America
On Sunday, William announced that the 2022 awards will happen in the United States, and a source close to the couple said that "America is a very important audience for them," despite their declining popularity after Meghan and Harry's Oprah interview.
By Katie Nicholl and Erin Vanderhoof
Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images.
On Sunday night, Prince William and Kate Middleton were on hand as the inaugural Earthshot Prizes were awarded to five different winners, including a national forestry program in Costa Rica and the city of Milan's food recovery program. But one of the biggest surprises of the night actually happened on the green carpet, where William donned a stylish green velvet blazer by Reiss and black turtleneck, a far cry from his typical grey and blue suits.
In order to promote sustainability, the blazer was actually a repeat from a 2019 charity gala. (In 2019, he wore it with a basic white dress shirt.) Kate wore an Alexander McQueen dress she first wore to the BAFTA awards in 2011.
The Earthshot Prize, which is administered through William and Kate's Royal Foundation, will award five more £1 million prizes each year until 2030. The name is derived from John F. Kennedy's 1961 "moonshot" address, in which he promised to put a person on the moon within a decade. In a pre-recorded video shown during the event, William explained the rationale behind the prize. "We are alive at the most consequential time in human history," he said. "This is the decisive decade. Time is running out. Many of the answers are already out there."
William also announced Sunday that next year's Earthshot Awards ceremony will take place in the United States. According to a source close to the couple, Kate and William are setting their sights across the pond. "Team Cambridge is very focused on America and making sure they have a high profile over there," the source said. "The possibility of them making a high profile visit is very much on the cards for next year."
The source added that William, Kate, and their staff were sensitive to the aftereffects of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's March interview with Oprah. "[They] are aware that their popularity took a bit of a dive post the Oprah interview, and that the focus now is on getting that support back. America is a very important audience for them."
On Sunday, prizes were awarded in five different categories: protecting and restoring nature, clean air, clean oceans, building a waste-free world, and fixing the climate crisis. The ceremony, which aired on BBC, featured performances from Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes and Coldplay. Celebrities including Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, David Oyelowo, and soccer player Mohamed Salah also presented.
In her remarks, Thompson decried our reliance on disposable goods. "If we had shown my parents how people live," she said, "how they will wander down the streets with a coffee cup, immediately throw it away, eat, throw away, everything throw-away, they would've gone, 'What's going on?'"
In his opening remarks, David Attenborough echoed William's comments last week about how the prizes are meant to support optimism. "They're all building optimism by finding innovative and brilliant solutions to the world's challenges—and they all give us hope, which we are told springs eternally," Attenborough said. "But we don't have eternity. We need to do this now—and over the next 10 years."
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North Cowichan council. (Citizen file)
Guest column: I come not to praise council nor to bury it
It is time to begin a conversation.
Aug. 4, 2020 12:00 p.m.
By Icel Dobell
While people around the globe are trapped in stifling apartments, here we are free to roam six mountains of forests, a paradise that is home. This summer we are being asked to stay home. What if we did this? What an opportunity not only to eat local, buy local, hike, bike, swim, boat and hang out locally, but also to learn how things go down locally: how decisions that impact the beauty of the Valley are made, who has power, who does not. I'm talking about local government.
I was never going to write an article on council because, like most people, I was going to live and eventually die blissfully ignorant of what went on in our municipal halls and council chambers. Then I tripped over some logging tapes that led through the forests in a direct line to council and a shocking discovery (shocking to me): council votes on issues without having all the facts. Over two years advocating for our forests, I have seen it happen and it has been painful to watch.
Watching a recent council meeting it was agonizing; Shakespeare's Julius Caesar came to mind. You know the one where Mark Anthony begins: "Friends, Romans, country men, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him…" Sometimes council makes big mistakes and like Caesar, the fault lies not in them, nor in our stars but in ourselves — our community, and for that matter all communities in the province — for we have collectively created an impossible situation.
It is said that being a councillor is like trying to drink water from a fire hose. It is more than a full-time job. If councillors were to do all the work expected of them — getting through 800-900 page meeting agendas, reading massive reports from staff and consultants, investigating the facts, listening and responding to citizens and citizen groups, attending meetings, being on committees, etc. — I figure the job, done right, could take at least 60 hours/week. But these people usually can't even put in 40 hours because we pay them only $25,000/year. Unless they are financially independent they need to have another full-time job to survive. Half of them do. So they have to make the choice — burn themselves out or rely on the overview provided by staff and not take into account all the critical details.
Council is supposed to be our watch dog — every councillor a little tugboat directing the large municipal ship, as it calls itself. Yet, without councillor-specific support staff or enough time to research on their own, council often ends up serving as a rubber stamp for staff recommendations and perspectives.
What is the point of having council if they don't have time to be critical and why do we pay councillors so little? I asked around and discovered that most people, like me two years ago, know almost nothing about council. So I figure, since council is deciding the fate of our Valley, it's time someone described what councillors are up against.
As an example, here is what happened at the online meeting before the summer break. It began at 11 a.m. and went to 10:30 p.m. It covered an 845 page agenda. Councillors who work Monday to Friday had a weekend to digest it — a tome to be comprehended and queried, and also emails about the RCMP and forests, including articles from Where Do We Stand warning about a non-transparent, seemingly biased public consultation process about the forests. Toward the end of the meeting I just about collapsed. It was exhausting and I was just sitting on the sidelines.
Listening to just a few of the issues our community is facing — the homeless crisis, opioid crisis, water crisis, climate crisis, forest crisis, the pandemic — I wondered when one of the councillors would crack up or break down under the pressure. None did, though the mayor, trying to pronounce Chemainus, cracked jokes about being so tired he was slurring his words. (You've got to love the mayor's sense of humour: even when you disagree with the guy, he makes council meetings fun.)
The Big Ship is on course plowing straight ahead — that is its function. It's not the job of staff to come up with visionary ideas and suddenly change course. Their job, it seems, is to resist change because change comes with a price and their responsibility is to stay on budget. Their mission seems to be to warn council not to rock the boat, stay the course.
Ditto, it is not council's job to unilaterally impose their visions. Their job is to listen to the community to find and articulate the visionary ideas and then to push the ship in a new direction for the greater community's benefit. Our job is to reach out to council on important matters.
It is said that change begins locally and reaches outward. We need to change. It is said our politicians are reflections of us. The bigger the mirror — be it provincial, federal, or international — the more we are able to lose ourselves in the faceless crowd; the smaller the mirror the more we are forced to look into our own eyes; whereupon denial ceases to be an easy option.
Instead of blaming our local government for making mistakes it's time we opened our eyes to take responsibility for what is happening in our backyards. It begins with ensuring that our local representatives can do their job.
It is time to begin a conversation. If not now, when we are being asked to stay home, when will there be a better time?
Icel Dobell is a founder of Where Do We Stand, a group dedicated to the preservation of North Cowichan's municipal forests.
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Generous Jean saved lunch


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El municipio de Ashland (en inglés: Ashland Township) es un municipio ubicado en el condado de Stutsman en el estado estadounidense de Dakota del Norte. En el año 2010 tenía una población de 64 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 0,7 personas por km².

Geografía
El municipio de Ashland se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, el municipio tiene una superficie total de 91.72 km², de la cual 87,98 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (4,08 %) 3,74 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 64 personas residiendo en el municipio de Ashland. La densidad de población era de 0,7 hab./km². De los 64 habitantes, el municipio de Ashland estaba compuesto por el 100 % blancos. Del total de la población el 0 % eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Localidades del condado de Stutsman


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Tests cast doubt on higher efficiencies of PM motors
A series of tests, funded by the Copper Development Association (CDA), comparing the efficiencies of a copper-rotor motor (CRM) with three permanent magnet (PM) motors, have failed to show that one type is clearly more efficient than the other. In one test, the efficiency of a copper-rotor induction motor was found to be higher than that of a commercially available PM motor.
The results of the tests were revealed in a paper presented by Richard deFay, project manager of the CDA's sustainable energy programme, at the 2015 Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems (Eemods) conference, held this week in Finland.
"The efficiency of the permanent magnet motor has been widely regarded as superior to that of the induction motor," deFay told the meeting. "What CDA set out to do was conduct a relevantly equal 'apples to apples' system comparison between a PM motor and a CRM, using a drive specified by the PM motor manufacturer to determine the validity of marketing claims."
The first round of testing used a 7.5hp (5.6kW) copper-rotor motor and PM motors from three different manufacturers. The tests were conducted at the motor-testing laboratory of Advanced Energy in North Carolina over a period of several months.
The motors were tested in three phases over a variety of speeds and torque values on the same variable-frequency drive to compare their efficiencies. In two of the phases of the study, the efficiency of the copper-rotor motor was found to be higher than that of the commercially available PM motor. In the third phase, there was no clear difference in efficiency between the motors.
deFay: further studies are needed
"The findings of this comparative analysis are quite interesting, and indicate that further motor studies must be undertaken at different horsepower speeds," says deFay. "We now have an opportunity to conduct further evaluations on a larger scale to more accurately evaluate copper-rotor motor technology."
Future tests could include motors rated up to 20hp (14.9kW).
PM electric motor comes top in Swedish efficiency tests
Permanent magnet motor market heads above $45bn
Motor 'delivers rare-earth performance without rare-earths'
IE5 permanent magnet motor will make Hannover debut
IE4 PM motor package will pay for itself in two years