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Child Care / Preschools / Preschools in Mountain View, CA / St. Paul Lutheran Child Development Center
St. Paul Lutheran Child Development Center
1075 El Monte Ave
1075 El Monte Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040
St. Paul Lutheran Child Development Center is an early childhood facility located in Mountain View, California. It accepts children ages two to six years old. The Center aims to provide an enriched, child-centered environment that will enhance every child's learning, independence, and self-discovery. Its academic curriculum involves the Montessori activities and programs. It is operational Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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The five biggest snubs from the preseason Amway Coaches Poll are Florida Atlantic, South Carolina, Kansas State, Oregon and Northwestern.
Not making the cut for the preseason Amway Coaches Poll is essentially a fatal blow to a team's hopes of reaching the College Football Playoff. Not since the early 1980s has a team opened the season unranked and gone on to win the national championship: Clemson did so in 1981, Miami (Fla.) in 1983 and Brigham Young in 1984.
For teams without a realistic chance at making the playoff, however, simply earning preseason Top 25 recognition is a benchmark worthy of celebration.
Lane Kiffin and the Owls carry a 10-game win streak into 2018, the second-longest in the Football Bowl Subdivision behind No. 23 Central Florida. A matchup with the Knights on Sept. 21 and a date at No. 5 Oklahoma in the opener probably contributed to the idea that FAU will struggle to match last year's finish. But this is the best team in Conference USA by a wide margin and a team likely even more comfortable with Kiffin's system heading into his second season.
The Gamecocks, not No. 24 LSU, deserved to be the fifth team from the SEC in the Top 25. Unlike the Tigers, South Carolina has an all-conference quarterback, a solid if unspectacular head coach and a schedule friendly enough to draw several key games – No. 4 Georgia, Texas A&M and Tennessee – at home. This was a nine-win team a year ago with the ability to match that total and finish a clear second in the East.
There's no rationale for not including Northwestern in the debut poll. Ten wins last season. A final ranking of 17th in the Coaches Poll. If healthy, one of the nation's top quarterback prospects in Clayton Thorson. One of the nation's most consistent coaching staffs, headlined by Pat Fitzgerald. The Wildcats' case is stronger than that of LSU, No. 21 Texas and even No. 19 Florida State, though the Seminoles have the talent and newfound energy to warrant a preseason ranking. If the Big Ten Conference is the best league in the FBS – and it looks like it is – Northwestern deserves a spot on the back end of the Top 25.
What may be Bill Snyder's final turn as Kansas State's head coach finds the Wildcats in familiar position in the Big 12 Conference. The league has identified its favorites in Oklahoma, No. 16 TCU, No. 20 West Virginia, Texas and No. 25 Oklahoma State. Look for Kansas State to finish ahead of at least two of those teams and perhaps three in making a run at the conference title and earning a spot in the Top 25. There are some experienced hands to replace on defense, but the returning talent on offense and Snyder's steady hand paint the Wildcats as one of the most overlooked teams in the FBS.
Utah is another Pac-12 Conference team with a case to be made for the Top 25, though coaches and media alike are waiting to see if the Utes' young core is ready to make a charge at No. 15 Southern California in the South Division. A better option for the preseason poll is Oregon, which is one team with quarterback Justin Herbert and another when the junior is sidelined. A year ago, for example, the Ducks went 6-2 with Hebert and 1-4 without. If he's healthy, Oregon is a threat to finish second in the North Division.


The Isle of Wight is one of England's most popular holiday destinations and is an island with fascinating history, magnificent scenery and award winning visitor attractions.
Situated on the High Street, the hotel offers direct access to Shanklin town and access to the beach is just a short walk away. If you want to venture further afield, the Steam Railway, Osborne House and the Needles Park are all well worth a visit. Coach excursions run to a variety of locations and attractions so you can be sure to see what the island has to offer on your break.
A great day out to see what the island has to offer. Visit the Isle of Wight Pearl Factory, the Needles Park at Alum Bay and Yarmouth.
Enjoy an excursion around the East of the island including stops in Ryde Town and to the Rosemary Vineyard.
Spend time browsing the shops in Newport, then head on to Godshill, a picturesque English village with wonderful tearooms.
Osborne House, Queen Victoria's family home, is one of the most popular attractions of the island.
With more than 100 animals in their care see how the Donkey Sanctuary cares for unwanted and badly treated animals.
An all-weather attraction. The island's largest collection of rare and exotic animals.
Learn how garlic has evolved to become a staple in everyone's larder. Stroll around the gardens and see the various types.
Thrill to the sight, sound and smell of powerful, majestic steam engines at this working steam railway.


English law is held in high esteem; London is among the leading legal cities in the world; and talented and qualified lawyers continue to seek to become English solicitors.
Job prospects are decent for lawyers in the UK and by becoming an English solicitor, you increase your employability. Once qualified, you will be able to practise law cross-border, finding employment in England, Europe and further afield in countries including Australia, South Africa and Russia. In addition, you broaden your professional knowledge, understanding and experience which similarly broadens your career prospects.
As a qualified English solicitor, you will be in a stronger position to offer your existing and future clients more legal services. As well as finding employment as a solicitor in England and Wales, your wider career prospects are enhanced when you gain the QLTS. You may choose to practise law in your home jurisdiction, in which case you will benefit from an improved professional track-record and marketability. Or work as an English solicitor in London. Or perhaps even find a role in an international law firm which has a base in the EU, and live and work anywhere in the world.
Whichever career path is right for you, being an English solicitor will bring you more business and greater financial rewards. And this is enhanced by the high standard of competence associated with newly qualified solicitors of England and Wales thanks to the method of assessment – whether you choose the fast-track QLTS route or the domestic route.
Under the existing Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme, the QLTS (previously, the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test, the QLTT), international lawyers as well as barristers in England and Wales, are assessed to ensure they meet the necessary standards required to practise English law. Those admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales through the QLTS have an even greater professional profile thanks to this high level of testing.
The QLTS training places international lawyers on a par with domestic lawyers, making for a more level playing field. The same standard expected of domestic lawyers is expected from overseas lawyers wanting to apply for the QLTS and lawyers who pass the QLTS have the same level of competence as lawyers qualified to practise English law through the domestic route.
Now is certainly a good time to become an English solicitor, as the financial implications of the recession start to ease and the employment markets open up once more. The QLTS offers two major improvements to candidates compared to the QLTT – there is the English language test and the removal of the experience requirement. These are both positive developments for international lawyers wanting to train as English solicitors.
As a result of these enhancements to the QLTS, more confidence is instilled in successful candidates. There is rigorous testing of all applicants' practical skills as part of the course. This ensures no one experiences discrimination as everyone is treated the same and assessed to the same standard – although of course because the means of testing is objective, issues regarding ages and disabilities of candidates will naturally be taken into consideration. Candidates who meet the necessary standard will be admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales. Clients will therefore know that all qualified English solicitors, regardless of their route to qualification, are competent and have the professional knowledge, skills, behaviours and ethics needed to perform legal duties well.
The QLTS is an affirmative step for all international lawyers, and barristers in England and Wales, seeking to train as English solicitors. The system is fairer but equally stringent and allows only the highest calibre of lawyers to pass the QLTS assessments.
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Giuseppe Sommaruga (ur. 11 lipca 1867 w Mediolanie, zm. 27 marca 1917) – włoski architekt, tworzący w stylu secesji.

Był uczniem Camilla Boita i Luki Beltramiego. Do jego dzieł należą Palazzo Castiglioni w Mediolanie, 1901 – 1903

Bibliografia
 M. Wallis, 1974: Secesja. Wydanie II. Wydawnictwo Arkady, Warszawa.

Architekci secesji
Architekci związani z Mediolanem
Włoscy architekci
Urodzeni w 1867
Zmarli w 1917
Ludzie urodzeni w Mediolanie

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Demand for British American Tobacco's Glo tobacco heating devices has overwhelmed its supply in test markets here.
Japan has proven to be a perfect testing ground for alternative products as e-cigarettes are illegal due to the pharmaceutical regulation on nicotine-laced liquid.
BAT started selling Glo at the price of 8,000 yen (about US$70) in the northeastern city of Sendai last December. Customers were reportedly camping outside approximately 600 convenience stores in the city and the Glo flagship store to be the first in line at open in the first week of sales.
Philip Morris also ran out of its IQOS devices in early March in Japan, despite doubling its supply.BAT and Philip Morris have gained a head start on Japan Tobacco Inc. which has about 60% of the total cigarette market in Japan. JTI estimates that its cigarette volumes will decline 9.6% in 2017 and plans to launch its Ploom Tech tobacco-based electronic cigarettes in June.


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Trojans u11's play in the Arun & Chichester Youth League and the new kit certainly makes them look the part!
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FortisBC enters RNG offtake agreement with EverGen subsidiary
Net Zero Waste Abbotsford, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EverGen, Canada's RNG infrastructure platform, is entering into a 20-year offtake agreement with FortisBC Energy.
Under the agreement, FortisBC will purchase up to 173,000 gigajoules of RNG annually for injection into its natural gas system, upon completion of an anaerobic digester project at EverGen's existing Net Zero Waste Abbotsford composting and organic processing facility in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Once approved by the British Columbia Utilities Commission and other regulatory agencies, the project would convert municipal and commercial organic waste into enough energy to meet the needs of approximately 1,900 homes.
Chase Edgelow, EverGen's co-founder and CEO, said: "This agreement is truly a win for everyone involved, providing a solution and highest end-use for organic waste in the Lower Mainland region, creating jobs in the local community, and capturing greenhouse gases to supply low-carbon energy to FortisBC's customers.
"For EverGen, it's another important step toward our foundational goals – expediting Canada's journey to compete on the global RNG stage, combating climate change, and helping communities contribute to a carbon-free future, starting right here on the West Coast."
Increasing the amount of RNG in FortisBC's system is key to the company's 30BY30 target – an ambitious goal to reduce its customers' GHG emissions by 30% by 2030.
"Within our 30BY30 target is a goal to have approximately 15% of our gas supply be carbon neutral by 2030," said FortisBC's director of renewable gas and low carbon fuels, Dave Bennett.
"To get there, we need new suppliers that are committed to increasing the amount of renewable gas produced in the province. I congratulate the EverGen team for their leadership in climate action, and look forward to working together to build a lower-carbon future."
EverGen plans to begin construction on the anaerobic digester at its Net Zero Waste Abbotsford facility later this year. On regulatory approval and completion, EverGen expects to start supplying FortisBC with RNG by the end of 2022.
This agreement follows EverGen's recent acquisition of Fraser Valley Biogas, British Columbia's original RNG project. The Fraser Valley facility currently produces more than 80,000 gigajoules of RNG annually and has supplied RNG to FortisBC for the last 10 years.

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» Biodiversity
Biodiversity And The Design Of Agricultural Systems
Fri, 05 Jul 2019	| Biodiversity
In the last decade cortccrrts for sustainability have replaced the maximisation of productivity as the target for agricultural development. This has generated increased interest in "agroecosystem design", a more holistic concept than the "commodity-led technology development" paradigm which has dominated the post-world-war period of agricultural development. The fundamental features of this sustainability agenda, are that productivity should meet the aspirations of the farmers and society, whilst at the same time conserving resources and environments for the future. It has been hypothesised that the inclusion of biodiversity is a key feature of such sustainable agroecosystem design (izac and Swift 1994). Agroecosystem design should thus draw on scientific information derived from the study of "complex agroecosystems" rather than simply on reductionist information drawn from the study of crop plants in isolation. Fundamental to this information base are the principles associated with the trade-offs between productivity and competition described in previous sections.
An appropriate metaphor to illustrate the differences between agroecosystem design and commodity-led technology development is that of the engineer planning a road. One option is an autoroute designed by drawing a straight line from place to placc on a map and leading to the construction of a straight and level road regardless of the physical impediments. The second option is to build the roadway along contour lines utilising the heterogeneity of the environment rather than dispensing with it. Designing ecosystems is similar in that an ecosystem already exists where the farm will be established. In terms of sustainability, it makes little sense to begin the design project from the bottom up, so to speak (drawing a straight line on the map). Rather, understanding the relationships between structure and function in natural ecosystems provides valuable guidelines about what might be planted, what might be the problems to be encountered, and what goals are reasonable. The relationships between the physical contours and limits of the system, the variety and complexity of biological components, and the functional profile are all important components of this understanding.
Developing this analogy further, we can recognize three general philosophies associated with agroecosystem design which in their turn influence the process of agricultural intensification. First is that of incremental change, which is characteristic of early stages in intensification of traditional agricul tural practices. This practice is based on the concept of introduction of small but significant changes in biotic composition or agricultural practice in response to local necessities or modified goals. At the other extreme, associated with a more regulated and "planned" approach to agricultural development, is the conversion of the natural ecosystem into one that contains only those biological and chemical elements that the planner desires, almost irrespective of the background ecological conditions, what we have called above the "autoroute path" to agricultural development. This is the approach which has been adopted most vigorously in the development of modern intensive agriculture in Europe and North America in the years following the Second World War and subsequently in the Green Revolution in many tropical countries. The effect of this approach is totally to reconstruct the landscape. Intermediate to these two approaches, representing a substantial modification of the landscape from a natural vegetation to a site of intensive agricultural production, is the "contour pathway" approach. This approach recognises the need to reconstruct the ecosystem in response to the pressures of agricultural development, but to do so by utilising biological diversity and complexity rather than rejecting it.
How each of these pathways relates to biodiversity is partially a function of how agroecosystem goals are formulated for each. In the autoroute metaphor, for example, it is usually the case that narrow production targets are pursued, and all that is asked of the background ecosystem is basic information about production potential. In the incremental change pathway, by contrast, production targets are only one of a set of interrelated goals that include cultural factors and sustainability requirements. The contour pathway seeks to acknowledge and work with the ecological forces that provide the base on which the system must be built, as well as to acknowledge the cultural, economic and social requirements of the farming communities which will run the agroecosystem.
An example of the intermediate, contour approach is the Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT) developed by the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Centre in the southern part of the Phillipines (Tacio 1993). It is based on the planting of field and perennial crops in 3-5 m bands between double rows of nitrogen-fixing trees and shrubs planted on contours for soil conservation. The crop species include rice, maize, tomatoes and beans, while the perennials are cocoa, coffee, banana, citrus and other fruit trees. The contour lines are planted with Leucaena leucocephala or Flemingia macro-phylla and Desmodium rensonii.
It is worthwhile to examine the major ingredients of SALT in terms of resource-capture principles. The first objective of SALT is to establish a stable ecosystem using several soil conservation measures and involving a range of legumes, cereals, vegetables and trees. The crops provide a continuous supply of food and vegetative cover, while the legumes and perennial crops (eg. cocoa, coffee and fruit trees) ameliorate the chemical and physical properties of the soil. Over a 6-year period the SALT system reduced soil erosion from 1160 to 20 t ha 1 in this high-rainfall region of the Philippines. Even more remarkable was the dramatic increase in the income of the farmers, which was about seven times greater than the traditional systems over a 10-year period.
In terms of ecological suitability, SALT is also applicable to 50% of the hillside farmers in the region, and is thus being tested in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Vietnam. However, initial reaction to the extension of SALT to the sloping uplands outside the initial site area was disappointing for two reasons: first, farmers with uncertain land tenure were unable to accept the technology, a common problem with tree planting in many parts of the tropics; second, few farmers were able to afford the heavy initial investment in labour and subsequent investment for pruning.
11.5 CONCLUSIONS: BIODIVERSITY, AGROECOSYSTEMS AND LANDSCAPES
11.5.1 Biodiversity arid agroecosystem function
The evidence reviewed above clearly shows that biodiversity, and the system complexity associated with it, plays a very important role in fulfilling the functions of agroecosystems when considered across the full spectrum of intensification. The relationships with specific biological functions remain enigmatic, however.
On the one hand, we have cited examples where particular ecological functions are not particularly dependent on. or enhanced by, increased biodiversity. For example, the evidence from the biological control literature suggests that the regulation of an individual pest is effected quite well by a single parasitoid, multiple parasitoid releases adding little to the outcome (Hawkins 1993); the function of water-use efficiency in an agroforestry system can be readily optimized with one or a few species of trees (Ong 1995). On the other hand, we have also cited many examples where biodiversity clearly serves an agronomic function. The repeated emergence of secondary pests in cotton, for example, was a presumed consequence of the elimination of a diverse assemblage of natural enemies; the utilisation of a range of genotypes at the cultivar or specific level assists disease control; greater structural and chemical complexity in the plant system stabilises soil processes. These cases from the agricultural literature lend to support the evidence now emerging from ecological experiments that increase in species richness, particularly from very low to intermediate levels of diversity, has significant effects on ecosystem function (Ewel et al. 1991; Vitousck and Hooper 1993; Naeem et al. 1994; Tilman and Downing 1994).
Yet for the generality of agroecosystems it is not really clear what the ecological function of biodiversity might be. For example, despite the fact that intercrops generally yield better than their monocultural components, surveys from intercropping experiments show that in a significant number of eases the monocultures actually would be better (Trenbath 1976; Willey 1981), and most frequently not enough information is accumulated in intercropping studies to evaluate the question properly (Vandermeer 1989). In the final analysis we have very few case studies that can unequivocally relate biodiversity to function. Often the studies that do exist are restricted to narrow production goals, whereas many farmers and farming communities have a diverse set of goals, only one of which may be production (such as minimizing risk, attaining a minimum production, preserving cultural traditions, preserving the sustainabilitv of the system). While we can speculate on the role of biodiversity in serving these various agroecosystem functions, for the most part hard data are difficult to come by. The resolution of this is a critically important question for agroecosystem design, for attaining the goal of combining productivity with sustainability, and also because agroecosystems. because of their relative simplicity, probably offer the best opportunity for testing hypotheses linking diversity and function.
11.5.2 Agroecosystems and biodiversity conservation
Most emphasis in biodiversity conservation has been on the preservation of a few charismatic and conspicuous organisms, or of pristine environments within national parks and reserves. In fact such organisms are a very small fraction of threatened biodiversity and such habitats represent only a small percentage of total land area (Western and Pearl 1989; Pimentcl et al. 1992). Concern about biodiversity loss during agricultural intensification has usually emphasized the transformation from natural forest to agriculture, while the transformation from low-intensity forms of management to high-intensity ones, which is today the main feature of change, has been largely ignored. It is generally accepted that the greatest biodiversity per unit area exists in tropica! forests (Wilson 1988), and since these forests are being destroyed at such a rapid rate (World Resources Institute 1990), the bulk of the world's efforts at cataloguing and conserving biodiversity are justifiably aimed at these disappearing ecosystems.
Agroecosystems are also biologically diverse in two important senses: first, depending on the management system, farmers and farming communities purposefully manage the biodiversity, sometimes at very high levels (e.g. home gardens) and other times at very low levels (modern cereal production); second, as an indirect consequence of these management practices the incidental, or associated, biodiversity also varies very considerably, and in many agroecosystems is often surprisingly large. The preceding review, for instance, provides evidence that the total biodiversity is frequently very high in traditional agroecosystems, and significant even in substantially intensified intermediate systems, but that transformation into "modernism" (very high intensity management) results in a substantial loss of biodiversity. The design of agroecosystems and agricultural landscapes thus becomes a legitimate mechanism for biodiversity conservation. Agroecosystems have functions that are clearly not found in unmanaged ecosystems, as a result of the human values associated with them. These functions are often directed at. or utilise, biodiversity and have to be reconciled with the desire to conserve biodiversity per se.
It is possible to construct two contrasting landscape models for biodiversity conservation (Vandermeer and Perfecto 1994). At one extreme we might see islands of pristine unmanaged ecosystems, set in a sea of intensive large-scale agroecosystems. Such a landscape often carries with it a substantial cost in terms of social disruption and inequity. For instance, the existence of protected conservation areas may exacerbate social tensions by emphasising the uneven distribution of resources between owners and "visitors" on the one hand, and "workers" on the other. At the other extreme we see a mosaic of unmanaged ecosystems, casually managed ecosystems, traditional agroforestry, abandoned agricultural fields, home gardens and other agricultural systems perhaps designed with structural features resembling a forest (Ewel 1986). As to which area truly conserves the most biological diversity there can be no certain answer (Simberloff and Abele 1976), but the second strategy seems more likely to support biological diversity than the first. A diverse landscape model creates a range of micro-habitats, thus providing more opportunities for various assemblages of spccies to invade and take hold: the "meta-community" effect may give rise to far greater diversity than simply the sum of the individual community patches.
Whatever and wherever the agroecosystem design, we must acknowledge that it is narrow-minded to think of it as a single plot in a single year with the purpose (function) of producing as much biomass as possible. Agroecosystems are inevitably extended over space, over time and over "values". As Mahatma Gandhi, on a number of occasions, pleaded, we must pursue conservation through austerity and proper amalgamation of ecology, economics and ethics. His prescription of development in harmony with nature anticipated what the world now recognizes - that conservation and sustainable development are two sides of the same coin, closely interlinked in that one cannot be achieved at the expense of the other. Such an integrated approach demands satisfying basic human needs in an equitable manner and sustaining and indeed promoting social, cultural and biological diversity, along with the maintenance of the ecological integrity of the system.
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Even the best of parents sometimes simply run out of ways to entertain their toddlers. I mean, they have so much energy but so little patience. The internet is full of ideas but so many of them involve a lot of preparation.
So here are 7 ideas that require very little forward planning. The next time you're at the hardware store, buy a giant roll of painters tape (the stuff that's designed to come off) and stick it in your kitchen draw.
Throw crumpled up newspaper "flies" at the web and see how many get through (hint: it's usually none).
The hardest part is making circles with the tape.
Have them try to blow small pom poms acong the tape with a straw. You can even use the race tracks from number two.
Make a "laser" maze for the kids to get through. I like the tape because it sticks to them so the judges decision is final.
Oh and as a bonus game, don't underestimate how much fun the kids will have peeling the tape OFF!


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Muscaphis  — род тлей из подсемейства  (Macrosiphini). Около 10 видов. Неарктика, Палеарктика.

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Мелкие насекомые, длина 1—2 мм.
Ассоциированы с мхами и растениями Pyroideae. Близок к тлям рода Nearctaphis.

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What Happens if Bill C-14 is Not Passed by June 6?
Monday, June 6 is a day that has been circled on many Canadians' calendars. On June 6 it will no longer be a crime for a physician to provide medical assistance in dying to those who fit the criteria as they were set out in the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Carter v. Canada. Many Canadians have been wondering what will happen if Bill C-14, the current piece of legislation addressing medical assistance in dying, is not passed by June 6. In this post I'd like to address some of those concerns.
In its decision, the court delayed striking down sections 14 and 241(b) of the Criminal Code to allow legislatures enough time to enact a Bill. The decision, however, does not say that legislatures are required to create legislation. As a result, the June 6 deadline is not the deadline for Parliament to pass Bill C-14 by. It is the date that the current sections of the Criminal Code will no longer be valid in cases of medical assistance in dying.
The Ministers of Health and Justice as well as some expert witnesses that we heard from insisted that it is necessary for a law to be in place by June 6. They have said that, otherwise, there will be a legal void and that there would be inadequate safeguards governing medical assistance in dying if Bill C-14 isn't passed by June 6.
The Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada, the colleges of physicians and surgeons in each province, and regulatory bodies of nurses and pharmacists have all been working on creating guidelines to address medical assistance in dying if Bill C-14 isn't passed by June 6. The guidelines created by provincial medical regulators are detailed and comprehensive and give each organization's members the guidance on how to move forward with medical assistance in dying.
Provincial regulations will govern how medical assistance in dying is administered until Bill C-14 passes. These regulations are based on the parameters set out in Carter vs. Canada. Some provincial guidelines include robust safeguards that are fairly similar to those outlined in Bill C-14. In British Columbia for example, two independent physicians must assess the patient and agree that the patient meets the criteria set out by the Supreme Court. Also, in British Columbia a formal written request must be signed by the patient and an independent witness must observe this.
Bill C-14 is a piece of legislation that is of enormous consequence. It is essential for Parliamentarians to give it the appropriate amount of time, effort, and rigorous study that it deserves. Although there won't be any federal legislation governing medical assistance in dying if Bill C-14 does not pass by June 6, there will be considerable provincial regulations that outline eligibility criteria and safeguards.
Below you'll find some key points that are included in the guidelines governing medical assistance in dying that have been established by provincial colleges of physicians and surgeons. These are broken down by province. Nunavut and the Northwest Territories are currently working on their guidelines.
Two doctors must independently agree the patient meets all criteria set out by the Supreme Court.
Patient must be "competent throughout the process."
No advance requests.
The college notes that legal precedent recognizes mature minors as adults in their ability to consent but recommends "a careful and conservative approach" to mature minors.
Doctors may refuse to provide MAID but have "an obligation" to provide patients with timely referrals to doctors who will perform the service.
Requests must be in writing, signed by the patient and two witnesses, at least one of whom can not be related to the patient, entitled to any portion of the patient's estate or involved in treatment of the patient.
Where capacity is unclear or where a person is suffering from depression or other mental illness, a psychiatric or psychological consult is required.
A period of reflection of 14 days from initial request to final consent is recommended.
British Columbia:
Two independent physicians must agree a patient meets the criteria set out by the Supreme Court.
The patient must be eligible for publicly funded health care, able to give free and informed consent throughout the process.
The patient must consistently express a desire for MAID over a "reasonable period of time" — 15 days in most cases but dependent on each patient's condition and circumstances.
Formal written request required, signed by the patient and one witness who is not related, entitled to a portion of the patient's estate, or involved in treatment.
Physicians may refuse to provide MAID but they must provide "an effective transfer of care."
Manitoba:
At least two physicians must independently agree the patient meets the Supreme Court's criteria. Adult is defined as 18 years of age.
Independent psychiatric assessment required where a patient does not have a terminal illness (prognosis of less than six months) or is not suffering from a "catastrophic and irreversible physical injury" or intractable physical pain or an advanced state of irreversible, significantly impaired function or imminent decline to that state. The assessment must rule out a treatable psychiatric disorder that is impairing patient's ability to tolerate suffering or assess treatment options.
Each doctor must meet at least once with the patient to ensure that the patient is competent, fully informed and that the decision to terminate life "a clear and settled" choice, without undue coercion or influence.
A waiting period of at least seven days, except for those whose death is imminent.
Written consent, signed by the patient.
Physicians may refuse to provide MAID or to refer a patient to another doctor but must provide "timely access to a resource" that will provide the necessary information.
Patient must meet criteria set out by the Supreme Court, which is further defined as suffering from a grievous illness for which there is no cure and which will eventually cause death.
The college notes that MAID could theoretically be available to any patient who can legally consent. In N.B., the age of legal consent is 16.
Patients with progressive illnesses who are also suffering from "intractable depression" are not automatically ineligible but doctors should proceed with "extraordinary caution" in such cases.
Physicians may refuse to provide MAID or to make a direct referral but must provide patients with information on accessing MAID.
Doctor must be satisfied that patient's wish is "persistent, consistent and unshakable," documenting patient's request for MAID at least twice, two weeks apart, and again just before administering MAID.
Administering physician should obtain additional medical opinions as deemed appropriate to confirm prognosis, alternative options, and patient's capacity to make a free, fully informed choice.
Newfoundland and Labrador:
Two doctors must agree a patient meets the criteria set out by the Supreme Court. Adult is defined as at least 19 years of age.
Written request required, signed by patient and one independent witness.
Physicians may refuse to provide MAID but should provide "timely access" to another doctor or information resource that is available and accessible to the patient.
Two doctors must agree a patient meets criteria set out by the Supreme Court. Adult is defined as at least 19 years of age.
Physicians may refuse to provide MAID for reasons of conscience but college recommends they provide "an effective referral" to another doctor.
Two doctors must agree the patient meets criteria set out by the Supreme Court. College recommends that only patients in Canada, covered by publicly funded health care, be eligible. It notes that the court did not define the term "adult."
Physicians may refuse to provide MAID but must make an "effective referral" of the patient to an available, accessible physician or agency that will.
An unspecified waiting period is required, length depending on the patient's condition.
A formal written request is required, signed by the patient, the attending physician and an independent witness.
Prince Edward Island:
Two doctors must agree the patient meets the criteria set out by the Supreme Court. Must have a current provincial health care card and the capacity to freely and repeatedly consent throughout the process, up to the time of dying. Adult is defined as at least 18 years of age.
Request must be in writing, witnessed by two independent persons with no connection to the patient.
Doctor must ensure patient has repeatedly expressed a desire for MAID "over a reasonable period of time," which may vary depending on patient's condition.
Physicians may refuse to provide MAID but must provide, or arrange to be provided, the patient's chart to other physicians.
Quebec:
Quebec is the only province that has enacted a law governing MAID. The law, drafted before the Supreme Court ruling, requires that:
A patient must be covered by provincial health care, be of "full age" and capable of giving consent, be at the end of life, suffering from a serious and incurable illness, in an advanced state of irreversible decline and experiencing constant and unbearable physical or psychological suffering which can't be relieved in a manner acceptable to the patient.
Two doctors must agree patient meets the criteria for MAID.
Request must be made in writing.
Physicians may refuse to provide MAID but must immediately notify authorities who will take steps to find another doctor.
Saskatchewan:
Two doctors must agree the patient meets the criteria set out by the Supreme Court. Adult is defined as at least 18 years of age.
Patient must repeatedly give free, informed consent throughout the process, up to the time of dying.
Attending doctor must ensure the patient has consistently expressed a desire for MAID "over a reasonable period of time," the length of which is dependent on the patient's condition.
Physicians may refuse to provide MAID but must arrange "timely access" to another doctor or resource.
Patient must fill out a prescribed form confirming informed consent to receive MAID.
Yukon:
Two doctors must agree the patient meets criteria set out by the Supreme Court. The Yukon Medical Council notes that it is uncertain if MAID could be legally available to minors.
Patient must maintain decision-making capacity throughout the process, up to time of dying.
Written request for MAID required, signed by patient and two witnesses, one of whom is not related, entitled to any benefit from the patient's estate or involved in the provision of treatment.
If a physician believes the patient suffers from psychiatric or psychological disorder or depression that could impair capacity to make an informed choice, the patient must be referred for assessment.
A waiting period of 14 days is recommended.
Source: The Canadian Press


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Issue #1891 October 23, 2019
Capitalism is slavery
When US and European government leaders denounce criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic and express their abhorrence of the Holocaust, certain basic facts are either glossed over, distorted or ignored.
The Auschwitz camp was liberated, on a wintry January 27, 1945, by the advancing Red Army, which at colossal cost in men and materiel had smashed the Nazi war machine. The Soviet Red Army found only 7,650 survivors still in the camp. The Nazis had removed the other remaining prisoners ten days earlier to Dachau, Mauthausen and other camps in Germany.
The Nazi extermination was not limited to the Jews. They began by murdering the Communists, Socialists and trade union activists. They went on to kill Gypsies and the mentally ill. Then the Jews and then the "Bolshevik subhuman" of Eastern Europe.
In fact, taking account of the activities of the Nazis' special punitive units employing mobile gas chamber vans, flame throwers for burning alive populations of entire villages, and other such refined barbarisms, millions of Slavs – Russians, Poles, Ukrainians, Byelorussians – were also systematically exterminated by Hitler's "brown plague".
It is not downplaying the appalling genocide against the Jews to ask why the simultaneous genocide against so many Slavs and others is passed over in the clamour of the western media?
The Nazis regarded their "non-Aryan" victims as "sub-human", and therefore as undeserving of any pity or humanitarian concern. The "bestiality" that the German military and police were encouraged to practise could be given free rein with such "creatures".
Ignored most assiduously, too, is the fact that the death camps were not only about killing people, about the "final solution". They also were about profit and big business.
Auschwitz was in fact a complex of three neighbouring camps. Auschwitz I was the smallest and built first (opened in April 1940). It was used mainly for political prisoners.
Auschwitz II was the well-known death camp near the village of Birkenau, opened in October 1941. Auschwitz III, near the village of Dwory, was from May 1942 a slave labour camp.
Auschwitz III supplied slave workers for the large chemical and synthetic-rubber works of IG Farben conveniently located nearby. IG Farben also made lots of money supplying the German government with the poison gas used in the extermination chambers of Auschwitz II and other camps.
Prisoners arriving at Auschwitz were separated into those who were fit for work and those who were not. The old, the ill and children were put in the latter category. These were sent off to be starved, hanged, shot or gassed to death, their clothes, hair, gold teeth and other meagre possessions appropriated to swell the coffers of the Reich.
The others, the "lucky" ones, were sent to the forced labour camp. Here, as with all the unfortunates (especially those from the East) they were forced to do slave labour in Germany or the occupied territories. They were officially "worked to death" (in accordance with a protocol of the Nazi government).
The Nuremberg trials rightly described this exploitation as being based on "the concept of extermination".
An order issued by Germany's Plenipotentiary General for Manpower, said that all foreign workers assigned to forced labour "must be fed, sheltered and treated in such a way as to exploit them to the highest possible extent at the lowest conceivable degree of expenditure".
Quintessential capitalism.
All the big German corporations clamoured for access to slave labour – whether from the camps or from shipments of slave workers provided directly from occupied countries.
Auschwitz was not the only German death camp. Had the Soviet Army not smashed the Nazi war machine, the Hitlerites had plans for even bigger death camps across the USSR. Blueprints were already drawn up for camps that would dwarf Auschwitz, both in numbers to be exterminated and – above all – in the number of slave labourers who would be put to work there.
The Soviet people and their Army put paid to these nightmarish schemes, at an unimaginable cost.
When they liberated Auschwitz, they liberated us all.
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Chapter 436: A Last Will?
Author: The Sole Survivor Original Source: SFACG
Translator: CatatoPatch English Source: Re:Library
I had to admit: Ferti'nier was a dastardly she-devil. And even though I couldn't see her face physically, I could definitely picture that devilish smile she had on right now as she said, "you know what, let's just take it all."
'All of it?! Are you sure it's okay… it is her own treasure room after all…'
Unlike my reticence however, Ferti'nier was even more assertive than ever as she immediately cut me off, "you're the godson of Lolthe, their entire race's master. If there's anything you want, you can just take it, none of them would dare say a word."
So what she's saying is that it's their honor to be robbed by me then…
'Well, you do make sense and all… but… how about this, taking it all sounds a little crass, I'll just take half of it…'
My conversation with Ferti'nier was completely shut off from the outside world. Naturally, that also meant that Paliseth had no way of knowing that we were currently discussing how to rob her blind. Yet just as I was mulling over how much to rob her of, Paliseth suddenly said something that I would have never expected to come out of her mouth, at least not in that order anyway. "Jez, if there's anything you want, you can just take it. Once you take over the Shadowhunter Clan, it's all going to be yours anyway."
Is this her way of leaving a will behind? But wait… according to their Dark Elf lifespan, she should still be in her prime.
So those words were meant for me then…
Paliseth's casual appointment of her successor came as an even greater shock to Jezsere who was hungrily eyeing a particularly elegant mage robe. Never in her wildest dreams did she expect her mother, Paliseth, to ever say that to her. After all, her personality wasn't suited to Dark Elf society, let alone leadership. By handing over the reins to someone timid like her, Paliseth was basically pushing their entire clan down the proverbial spider cliff.
"Err? Ummm? Huh?"
Besides this news was too much of a shock for the poor girl, her brain short circuited itself to protect her from any further harm. No matter how much she tried to express herself, anything that came out right now was a garbled mess. Her recently recovered legs promptly slumped to the floor as well, and back into my embrace once more… I guess she can't even speak anymore. Hold on, she's fainted?! Did the excitement of becoming Matriarch get to her? Or maybe she's just scared…
"I think she's out cold?"
Just like that, Jezsere was knocked out for the time being. Honestly, I could totally understand her anxiety, given how timid she usually was. At this point, I didn't even have any words left for that timidness of hers. Yet it was that very personality that made me want to protect her even more.
The problem now was that she couldn't protect herself. Should she ever become a Matriarch, those in her clan would undoubtedly try to drag her off that throne because of that meek personality of hers.
For an Occultist that gets bullied even by the Imps she summons to suddenly become the head of the Shadowhunter Clan… now that's just wrong…
"Sigh… Jezsere's personality is just too…" Paliseth's eyes had a mix of affection and disappointment as she stared at her unconscious daughter. However, this bit of tenderness would be forever lost on the poor girl.
I could tell that the affection in her eyes wasn't false. As a Devil, deception was like second nature to us, that meant trying to deceive us was basically impossible as well. Especially when the other party wasn't guarding against me.
"You seem to love her, but I also heard that you wanted to send her off to Arachne Cavern as well…" I pulled up a nearby treasure chest to sit on then laid Jezsere on my lap in a more comfortable position. "Honestly, I don't get you."
Rather than saying that Paliseth really loved her, I was more inclined to believe that she changed her attitude because of the affection I showed towards Jezsere first. The love she showed right now was probably real, but it was also laced with a tinge of materialism.
At least… that was how I interpreted the situation.
"Your holiness, I see my children enjoy a good relationship with your esteemed self. I'm sure your holiness would know of my past then…" Paliseth first nodded at me then proceeded to explain.
"I had always intended to transfer the seat of Matriarch to Jezsere. Reyage and her are the two children I love the most after all. But I also know that Jezsere's personality isn't suited to living in Dark Elf Society. Reyage isn't a bad choice, but customs dictate that a male can't take over the position of clan leader. In that case, there's only Jezsere left since she's…"
She cut off at that point. I could see the maelstrom of emotions swirling about in her eyes right now. There was that pure love you would expect from a young girl experiencing her first love, but that uncharacteristic emotion quickly faded. For most part, there was only hatred and resentment swirling about now.
She smiled, but it wasn't the usual alluring smile she had on. Instead, it was a serene smile that wouldn't feel out of place at all within a barren white room with nothing but a table and a glass of water inside it. It was a desolate but unforgettable sight.
"I don't know what you have in mind, but have you thought about the consequences once she takes up that position?"
Even I didn't dare consider that scenario right now. The Dark Elves were a cruel race that would much rather grind up your bones and feed the mushrooms than let any part of your corpse go to waste. Letting Jezsere take up leadership of such a clan was akin to throwing a little white bunny into a den of starving wolves.
A timid girl like her would immediately get torn to shreds… even before she could summon up an Imp to bully her… exactly what was she even capable of on her own? A girl like her was more suited to lying in my protective embrace. All that nonsense about being clan leader was unnecessary. Unless, of course, we were talking about being the clan leader of the Wood Elves. That might be possible.
"I'm not sure where you got this idea from but I need to remind you of something, she isn't suited for it. I'm even considering whether or not to take her away." When it came to her safety, I spared no effort at all. "It's just too dangerous for her to stay here."
Even though Paliseth was still her mother, but when had this mother of hers ever done anything good for her? For her sake, I had to stop this madness.
"Your holiness, please let me explain…" Paliseth had seen the determination in my eyes and was anxious to explain her decision. "I am serious about letting her succeed me – this isn't a joke or an attempt at harming her…"
"Then explain the Arachne Cavern…" A mother who was callous enough to throw her own daughter into that depravity definitely didn't sound like a person who knew the meaning of motherly love.
Hmph, I still think you have some ulterior motives here.
"I was just trying to scare her a little…" Paliseth sighed and gave me a resigned look as if the entire world didn't understand her brand of concern at all. "Why would I ever truly consider throwing my own daughter into Arachne Cavern… I had them spread that rumor on purpose."
"Alright. Where's your proof? What's your motive?" To be honest, there was a part of me that really believed what she was saying, but there was always that possibility that she was just buttering me up.
"I'm sure you already know what kind of personality Jezsere has. In order to fix that, I had the other Dark Elves spread the rumor that she was going to be thrown into Arachne Cavern. At the same time as that, I had already prepared a trial for her to complete. It was a really simple trial that even she could complete. Unfortunately, that plan never came to fruition…"
"You mean when she ended up running away from home because of your rumors?"
"That's right. It wasn't just her who ran away as well. My son, Reyage, did as well…" Having said that, I saw her smile slightly. "Jezsere's decision came as a surprise to me. That was a level of initiative I had never seen in her before…"
You have to be the first mom in the world who would feel happy about her children running away from her… I swear, this world is abnormal. However, I guess this series of actions really suited her personality. For a timid to the extreme girl like her, she was more likely to run away when pushed to her limits than try and resist. I bet Reyage had a lot to do with her making this decision as well.
"Hmm… but that doesn't sound like Jezsere at all. Are you sure it wasn't her brother who made her do this?"
"No. Reyage definitely wanted to take her away, but it was Jezsere who first brought up this idea." At that point, she gave me the 'I know my own daughter better than you' look.
"When Reyage went to find her, he never even got the chance to speak before she suddenly asked him to help her escape. When I heard that, I was truly shocked. I had never seen this assertive side of her before… I still remember every word of that exchange till this day."
"Hold on, how do you even know what they said?"
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Q: What does this mean in the definition of CW complex? On wikipedia, in the definition of CW complex, it states that

A subset of X is closed if and only if it meets the closure of each cell in a closed set.

What does this mean? I don't need an intuitive explanation or anything, I just literally don't know what it means. Does "meet" mean their intersection is nonempty? And "a closed set", what does that refer to? Literally an arbitrary closed set?

A: $K$ is closed if for each cell $e_k$, we have $K \cap \overline{e_k}$ is closed.

A: It means that a subset $C\subseteq X$ is closed if and only if $C\cap e$ is closed for any closed cell $e$. Note that the notion of "closed cell" (as in image of glueing map) and "closure of (open) cell" coincide.

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Meade Elementary student Jaylee Eckhoff is the southwest Kansas regional winner in the age 5 – 7 year age group in the 2017 Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day annual poster contest.
As a first place winner Jaylee received a bicycle and helmet donated by Safe Kids Kansas at a presentation at Meade Elementary School on Tuesday, October 24. The prizes were presented by the Kansas Department of Transportation.
Each year approximately 35,000 people die in transportation-related crashes in the United States. In 2016, 429 people lost their lives in traffic crashes in Kansas. In an effort to focus on safety and reduce the number of traffic fatalities, numerous transportation agencies work together on Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day activities throughout the state. These activities include daily safety blog posts from people across Kansas sharing stories of why traffic safety is important, poster and video contests for Kansas kids and a statewide news conference at the Capitol.
A total of 1,048 kids ages 5 to 13 took the time to think about safety and participated in the contest. Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day is a nationwide effort to increase roadway safety and reduce all traffic fatalities. The official day is Oct. 10, but it is a safety campaign that is highlighted all year long.
For more information, go to www.ksdot.org and click on the Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day information.


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September 21, 2017- Cloud 9, General Luna, Siargao Island, Philippines- The intensity level was felt at the Cloud 9 tower during every heat yesterday as spectators cheered for their favorite surfers throughout Rounds 4 and 5 of the 19th Siargao National Surfing Cup. At the end of the day, 8 surfers remained for the man-on-man quarterfinals that will take place today and a champion will be decided by the day's end.
When the buzzer signaled the start of Heat 3 of Round 4, Piso Alcala instantly took control, executing flawless barrel rides, powerful snaps and cutbacks against fellow Siargaonons Warren Figuron and Glenn Figuron. Alcala ended up posting a combined heat score of 17.50 (out of a possible 20 points), the best combined heat score total of Round 4 and the highest of the contest so far.
"Medyo mahangin kaya mahirap mag-aerial. Pero nag try parin ako mag execute ng aerial, swerte din kasi na-kumpleto ko yun maneuver," (It was quite windy so it was difficult to execute aerial manoeuvres, but I still tried and luckily I completed and landed that one) said Alcala.
Alcala has been preparing himself for this year's National Surfing Cup by doing cardio workouts and stretching every morning and afternoon. "Nagjojogging ako tuwing umaga at hapon. Pinag-aaralan ko ring mabuti yung alon sa Cloud 9 depende sa forecast na dadating." (I jog every morning and afternoon and I also study the waves in Cloud 9 depending on the upcoming forecast) he explained.
"Masaya ako dahil may proper judging and professional level na ang surfing sa Siargao National Surfing Cup. Sobrang laki ng difference compared noon. Dati kasi hindi mo malalaman yung score mo hanggang matapos lang yung heat, ngayon mas ginaganahan ka talaga pag na ririnig mo yun score mo habang nasa line up ka," (I'm really happy because we now have proper judging and the Siargao National Surfing Cup is already getting up to the professional level. In the previous years, you wouldn't know your score until the end of the heat. Now, it really excites you when you hear your score while in the line-up.) Alcala added.
Another local favorite, overall nice guy and last year's National Champion John Mark Tokong wasted no time getting on the scoreboard in his heat against John Louie Farinas from Zambales in Round 5. Tokong posted a score of 11.50, his overall best average so far, to secure his spot in the Quarterfinals, by taking to the air on numerous occasions while Farinas struggled to find any big scores.
In a battle of East Coast versus the West Coast, regular footer Neil Sanchez from Baler (Aurora) versus goofy footer Jay-R Esquivel from San Juan (La Union) put up remarkable performances during their Round 5, Heat 5 match-up.
Esquivel took advantage of the Cloud 9 left-hander by scoring a deep tube ride and then some well executed turns. Sanchez battled back with barrels and aerials on his forehand, impressing the judges with his performance. However, during the final minute of their heat, Esquivel used his priority status to hold off Sanchez who just needed a small score to progress. Esquivel ended the heat with a 10.90 total to Sanchez's 8.80 total, securing himself a spot in the Quarterfinals.
Another noteworthy heat involving a local senior surfer and an up-and-coming junior surfer took place in Round 5, when junior qualifier Remar Magaluna faced off against local surf legend Carlito Nogalo. The heat started with Magaluna pulling into a barrel and exiting cleanly with a powerful snap, earning him a score of 6.00. With decades of experience competing in local and international surfing competitions, Nogalo took his time but slowly built his score but by the time 15 minutes of the 20 minute heat Magaluna was still in the lead. But then when paddling for one of the bigger sets of the heat, Magaluna hindered Nogalo's ability to catch the wave when it was Nogalo's priority, thus earning him an interference penalty and consequently losing the heat.
"Sobrang hirap ng alon nung heat namin. Medyo nag struggle din ako para makakuha ng magandang alon," (There weren't many good waves during our heat, so I struggled to get a decent wave) said Nogalo. "Nung nakita ko yung priority board na ako yung priority, nag-paddle na 'ko for a wave tapos nakita ko na nag papaddle din si Remar, parang hindi nya alam na priority ko, nag-paddle ako para makuha yung alon tapos pag tingin ko sa gilid ko, kukunin nya talaga yung alon kaya tumayo na ako tapos tumayo din sya," (When I saw on the priority board that I held priority, I paddled for a wave but then I saw Remar was also paddling. It looked like he didn't know that I had the priority, so I paddled harder to get the wave and suddenly I saw Remar close to my side trying to get the wave also, so that's why I decided to stand up and get the wave), Nogalo added.
"Masaya ako kasi nakaabot pa ako sa Round 5 at naka heat ko din si Carlito kaso lang nagkamali ako kasi hindi ko nakita yung priority board, priority pala niya. Madami din ako natutunan kung heat namin kaya babawi na lang ako next time," (I'm happy because I was able to reach Round 5 and I was at the same heat with Carlito but I made a mistake, I didn't look at the priority board and see that is was his priority. I learned a lot from that heat, so that's why I will do better next time) explained Magaluna.
Today will see the quarterfinals run in the morning, and the plan by the contest director is to hold the semifinals and finals later this afternoon.
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Joe Morris Instantiation
"My goal with Instantiation is to create unique and rewarding experiences for listeners by synthesizing the meta-properties of Free music in new and creative ways. I rely on the attention to the material and the individual and collective artistry of the ensemble of players to realize a unique result with each performance."-Joe Morris, June 2019"
Macrocosm
Joe Morris & Do Yeon Kim
"Do Yeon Kim is a masterful performer on the gayageum or kayagum, a kind of zither or harp from Korea. Joe Morris is the better-known performer here, playing guitar on this album. Their duo is an impressive and captivating example of incredible skill and a diversity of approaches from both players, including pointillistic improv, rich rivers of chords, languid moments of beauty, and moments where it's difficult to discern who's playing what. It may take several listens to embrace the "space" they occupy in performance, but the mix of exotic interplay and the fascinating challenge of hearing a unique combination of instruments that yields unexpected results draws in the listener. Morris and Kim are clearly captivated by their own playing, and their focus and flow in their dialogs keeps this album interesting from start to finish."
Perpetual Frontier Properties of Free Music
"The book is more than welcome, because it offers a kind of foundational explanation of what 'free music' is, and then in an almost academic fashion. Morris presents "The Properties Of Free Music", a description of the constituents and building blocks of the music, with definitions of the known ingredients like melody, harmony, rhythm and their absence and their alternatives. He describes the conceptual methods and systems that musicians can use in establishing their sound, the essence of what musicians try to achieve, and they can do that through synthesis, interpretation and invention, by using known forms or by creating new ones. He writes about musical platforms, about interaction, about open forms, templates and layering, about melodic structure. He explores four theoretical frameworks of free form in a little more depth : Ornette Coleman's 'harmolodics', Cecil Taylor's 'unit structures', Anthony Braxton's 'tri-axiom theory', and European Free Improvisation A very valuable book that will be of interest to many musicians and fans of free music." - Stef "Free Jazz Blog" 2013"
Joe Morris & Agusti Fernandez
"This guitar and piano duo album from Joe Morris and Agustí Fernández is an outing by like minded improvisors, happily extending the definition of melody and the physical limitations of their respective instruments. Between rich acoustic tones they scratch and pluck in unintended places, creating rhythm and melody in adventurous ways."
"The entire record was freely improvised, and the relatively lengthy pieces (averaging ten minutes apiece) do not compromise at any level. You wouldn't want to play this as background music, unless you're uncannily adept at multitasking."
Age of Everything
"Again, just four large slabs of music, uncompromisingly played and with that deceptively linear approach which suggests that harmonic depth isn't the first thing that excites the guitarist."
Flip & Spike
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At least nine people have died and 600 people have been injured after a powerful earthquake hit Albania in the early hours of Tuesday, causing damage along the country's Adriatic coastline and in the capital Tirana. Several buildings collapsed, burying residents in the rubble.
The 6.4-magnitude quake struck shortly before 4am local time (0300 GMT), the US Geological Survey said, the second powerful tremor to hit the region in two months. It was centred 19 miles west of Tirana, at a shallow depth of 12.4 miles. Scores of aftershocks included three with preliminary magnitudes of between 5.1 and 5.4.
Endri Fuga, the Albanian government's director of communications, wrote on Twitter shortly before midday local time that the death toll had risen to nine, while 28 people have been pulled alive from the rubble and 600 people have been given medical assistance. "Emergency teams arriving from Kosovo, Italy, Greece & other neighbours. Rescuers being helped by volunteers in an unprecedented show of solidarity," he wrote.
The Albanian president, Ilir Meta, said the situation in the town of Thumanë, closest to the epicentre, was very dramatic. "All efforts are being made to take the people out of the ruins," he said, and called on the cabinet to request international assistance. Neighbouring countries, the European Union and the United States have all offered immediate support.
An unidentified man, with a wound dressing on his right cheek, told News24 TV his daughter and niece were among those trapped in a collapsed apartment building in the coastal city of Durrës.
"I talked with my daughter and niece on the phone. They said they are well and are waiting for the rescue. I could not talk to my wife. There are other families, but I could not talk to them," the man said.
Schools in the country have been closed for the day, and flights from Tirana's airport suspended due to damage to the building.
The early reports of fatalities included two women who were found in the rubble of an apartment building in Thumanë, and a man who died in the town of Kurbin after jumping out of a building.
Three people died in the western port city of Durrës, 20 miles from Tirana, including two whose bodies were taken out of a collapsed building. Emergency workers told local media one of those killed in Durrës was an elderly woman who had managed to save her grandson by shielding him with her body.
Another victim died in an accident on a road cut off by debris in north-western Lezha.
All government agencies are on alert and "intensively working to save lives at the fatal spots in Durrës and Thumanë", the prime minister, Edi Rama, said. "It is a dramatic moment where we should preserve calm, stay alongside each other to cope with this shock," he wrote on his Facebook page.
Unverified video footage posted on social media showed what appeared to be a collapsed building in Durrës. Other footage showed buildings with large cracks and fallen masonry, including one apartment with most of a bedroom wall missing.
Two government spokesmen told Reuters the greatest damage to buildings was in Durrës and a few people had been taken to hospital in Tirana.
A series of aftershocks were felt throughout the region on Tuesday morning. In nearby Bosnia, another quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck south-east of the capital and rattled Sarajevo. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake was felt across as far afield as southern Italy and northern Greece, though Greece's leading seismologist Ethymios Lekkas said it had not impacted or activated its own seismic faultlines.
Countries across the region offered assistance and support, with Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia all pledging to send assistance and rescue teams. Greece said it would immediately deploy disaster response teams to the neighbouring country. Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ordered the assistance after speaking with Rama early on Tuesday.
The Greek foreign minister Nikos Dendias also tweeted that he would head straight to Tirana from Skopje, the North Macedonia capital which he is currently visiting, saying he had spoken with Athens' civil protection minister to discuss emergency aid.
Albania and the wider western Balkan region experiences regular seismic activity. A 5.6-earthquake shook the country on 21 September, damaging about 500 houses but causing no fatalities. In 1963, a powerful quake struck Skopje, the capital of nearby North Macedonia, destroying most of the city and killing over 1,000 people.
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The goal or mission of the Washington County Junior Football League (WCJFL) is to provide a safe, fun learning environment for the youth of our community. We strive to create an opportunity for kids to work together as a team toward common goals. We emphasize sportsmanship, teamwork and respect for authority figures (Board Members, Coaches, and Game officials). Our focus is on developing good life skills through the sports of football and cheerleading that will assist them in their high school endeavors.
The Washington County Junior Football League, Inc. is organized exclusively for charity and complying with the provisions of Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code as amended, as a tax exempt entity.
The Junior League Division consists of 5th through 8th graders. B Team is made of 5th & 6th graders and A team is 7th & 8th graders.
The Pee Wee Division consists of 3rd and 4th graders from every elementary school in the county and just like the Junior division these youth are drafted on to a team based on their school district. Just as stated in the leagues mission statement the Pee Wee's are all about learning the fundamentals of football and sportsmanship.
The WCJFL Flag Division which consists of 1st and 2nd graders is all about instruction. The league does not keep records nor track standing for this division.
Cheer squads consists of 3yrs old up to 8th grade.