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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, Dec. 28, 2015
Volcano Art Center Gallery's first exhibit of the New Year features glasswork by Daniel Moe. See more below. Photos from VAC
NO SMOKING IN HAWAI`I if under 21 years of age as of Jan. 1. Act 122 makes Hawai`i the first state to prohibit the sale, purchase, possession or consumption of cigarettes, other tobacco products and electronic smoking devices to anyone under age 21.
"Raising the minimum age as part of our comprehensive tobacco control efforts will help reduce tobacco use among our youth and increase the likelihood that our keiki will grow up to be tobacco-free," Ige said upon signing the legislation in June.
Hawai`i County is one of a handful of cities and counties to have already raised the MLA to 21, having passed the bill last year.
According to Act 122, tobacco product means any product made or derived from tobacco that contains nicotine or other substances and is intended for human consumption or is likely to be consumed, whether smoked, heated, chewed absorbed, dissolved, inhaled or ingested by other means. Tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, snus and electronic smoking device.
To help Hawai`i residents comply with the new legislation, tobacco and e-cigarette users are encouraged to contact the Hawai`i Tobacco Quitline for support and free resources, including approved nicotine delivery devices. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or see www.hawaiiquitline.org to learn more.
For more information about Hawai`i's Tobacco Prevention and Education Program, see www.health.hawaii.gov/tobacco.
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DONATIONS TO MILOLI`I CONTINUE. After the state closed Miloli`i Beach Park and areas surrounding Honomalino Bay last week because of dengue fever, community organization Pa`a Pono Miloli`i set up a gofundme account to purchase mosquito protection products. With an original goal of $3,000, the organization has received $4,480 so far from 59 donations. It had suggested $30 donations from $100 people, but several generous folks provided more.
Funds will go toward purchase of mosquito nets, spray and coils to be delivered to residents by New Year's Eve.
To contribute to Miloli`i's "Fight Da Bite" campaign, see gofundme.com/ztg9544s.
THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN HAWAI`I erroneously believe their health insurance plan and government programs will cover the costs for long-term services and supports, according to a recent statewide survey commissioned by of the state Executive Office on Aging.
The survey, conducted by Market Trends Pacific as part of a long-term services and supports public awareness campaign, showed that slightly more than half of respondents, about 54 percent, are very or fairly familiar with long-term care, while about a fourth of the respondents, or 24 percent, has any familiarity with long-term services and supports.
Terri Byers Photo from Office of Gov. Ige
Those who are least aware of long-term care are younger residents who have been in Hawai`i for 20 years or fewer, non-home owners, persons without a college degree, and males.
The survey results showed many are unclear about who pays for long-term care: 39 percent think that their health insurance covers it, and 24 percent trust that the government will help them. The majority of respondents identified health insurance, personal savings, Medicaid or Medicare as funding sources.
"Many in Hawai`i may be aware of the need for long-term care, but there is clearly a smaller percentage who are aware of the need to prepare for the costs associated with that care," said Terri Byers, director of the Executive Office on Aging. "We know that we should save and plan for college or retirement, but long-term care is not often part of the picture, despite the fact that 70 percent of us will use long-term services and supports at some point in our lives. We recognize that we must begin to change this."
The cost of long-term care is one of the obstacles to preparing for long-term services and supports. Young adults may have other financial obligations and may already have difficulty making ends meet. "This is not an issue on their radar, and the costs may make many shy away from even trying to plan for long-term care," Byers said.
"The Executive Office on Aging is launching a public awareness campaign in early 2016 to help people understand their options and the need to plan ahead to enjoy more choices and to avoid the risks of not being financially prepared," Byers said. "Many have been led to believe impoverishing themselves to qualify for government assistance is the best solution, but this ultimately limits their options.
"It is clear that there are no private products available on the market that provide an answer for everyone, and the best made plans don't always materialize. Our ultimate goal is to initiate a conversation and inspire more people to find out all they can to be prepared mentally, emotionally and financially to create a personal plan for care that is sustainable and adaptable."
The survey consisted of a total of 297 landline phone and mobile interviews and 306 online questionnaires. Results are available from the Executive Office on Aging's Aging and Disability Resource Center website at www.hawaiiadrc.org.
Aedes aegypti Photo from DOH
HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT MOSQUITOES is available on Hawai`i Department of Health's website. According to DOH, mosquitoes have been around for millions of years. In that time, they've diversified into about 3,000 species worldwide. They have successfully adapted to climates from the arctic to the tropics. Some mosquitoes bite humans while others prefer other animals, and some even just sip plant nectar. Some transmit diseases, while others do not. Some are active during the day, others at night. Some prefer to breed in clean water, others in dirty ponds and swamps.
In Hawai`i, the Aedes aegypti (Yellow Fever Mosquito) and Aedes albopictus (Asian Tiger Mosquito or Forest Day Mosquito) carry the dengue virus, DOH reported. Other Aedes members can transmit dengue but are not found in Hawai`i. These mosquitoes are most active in the early morning after daybreak and the late afternoon before sunset.
Only females bite. They require the protein of a blood meal for development of their eggs – they do not feed on blood for their own nourishment. Since blood is only required to build eggs, the males do not take blood, but rather feed on plant nectar.
Aedes albopictus Photo from DOH
Females may feed one to three times to obtain a full blood meal. The speed of digestion of the blood meal may take two to three days in tropical areas, and then the female is said to be full of eggs. After laying the eggs, the female mosquito is ready to take another blood meal. So, the female mosquito feeds several times during its lifetime.
Heavy mosquito nuisance usually indicates a nearby breeding source, according to DOH. Aedes mosquitoes typically lay their eggs on accessible surfaces above the water line/level. Common breeding sites are in water found in old tires, clogged roof gutters, cans, bottles, unused swimming pools, unused fish ponds, pineapple lilies (bromeliads), hollow bamboo stumps, hollow tree stumps, uncapped hollow tile walls, uncapped fence pipes and overflow trays under house plants.
Aedes albopictus adults usually rest outdoors in places such as bushes, but they can be found indoors in houses and other dwellings. Aedes aegypti are most commonly found indoors and only occasionally outdoors in garden vegetation. These mosquitoes travel less than 200 yards.
See health.hawaii.gov.
VOLCANO ART CENTER PRESENTS RECENT artwork by Daniel Moe in an exhibit titled Carved By Sand beginning Jan. 9. The solo show features a new collection of blown, sculpted and carved glass work exploring patterns, symbols and images which highlight the environment, spirit and culture of life on Hawai`i Island.
Daniel Moe's exhibit opens Jan. 9.
Moe makes glass during three or four six week-long studio sessions each year. He works with an apprentice as well as several assistants. He continues to create his Kilauea collection, which includes the Kilauea crackled vase, a shiny, black vessel with orange veins and hot lava flowing from it. Moe's Kalapana Kai collection features the Kalapana Kai wave, a loose, cresting, clear blue wave.
"I fell in love with glass as a medium to express my love and connection to nature," Moe said. "When I approach glass in its fluid state, I feel as if this connection is enhanced. Tuning into this sacred space allows me to understand the link between the earth elements and my own.
"Glass is not only a material, it is matter, living its own life, a powerful medium of communication. It is both beautiful and treacherous. It lends itself to metaphor because it can imitate some things, such as water, magma, stone and suggest other things like air and light. It is poetry. The ephemeral changing colors and movement of magma and moving water are properties of the glass itself. It can be liquid, viscous, transparent, opaque, shiny, solid, adaptable, flowing and versatile. This makes it the perfect material to express the dynamic raw and liberating energy revealed in the `aina of Hawai`i."
Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free; park entrance fees apply.
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Al realizar la conexión con las credenciales facilitadas por el Proveedor siempre me da el error:
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Al realizar el mismo tipo de conexión con el aplicativo FileZilla, no tengo problemas ya que me indica conectado y puedo acceder al directorio.
El Modo de acceso es por Archivo de Claves y los archivos se encuentran en un directorio del servidor windows (permiso total).
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Today's most accurate time-keepers are atomic clocks. These clocks rely on the steady resonance of atoms, when exposed to a specific frequency, to measure exactly one second. Several such clocks are installed in all GPS satellites. By "trilaterating" time signals broadcast from these satellites — a technique like triangulation, that uses 3-D dimensional data for positioning — your smartphone and other ground receivers can pinpoint their own location.


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Chris, an overworked insurance adjuster, finds out one Friday that he has to work over the weekend. Again. He drowns his sorrows at the local bar, but later that night, he meets Alyza, a girl he's been talking with online, in real life for the first time.
After meeting, they spend the night together, but the next morning, he doesn't remember what happened the night before. And to make matters worse, Alyza remembers – but won't tell him.
After Chris discovers he's lost his car keys, he convinces Alyza to let him hang out with her for the day, until the local bar opens and he can get his keys back. They spend the day together, visiting cultural landmarks in Hartford, and happily, they get along well. They also realize they share a common bond: they both have passions in their lives outside of work; Chris loves astronomy, and Alyza loves fashion, poetry, dancing, music … well, she loves just about everything. Chris feels he's found a kindred spirit, and begins to think there could be more to life than just working all the time.
But work won't go away quietly. All throughout their day, work constantly contacts Chris, trying to get him to come back, since there are deadlines to be met on Monday. Plus, as he spends the day with her, he begins to think Alyza may not be telling him the whole truth about her working life. But Chris and Alyza discover they have a genuine connection, and as day turns into night in the insurance capitol of the world, Chris must decide if work will continue to be the only thing he's devoted to.
As an American in my early 30s who's been laid off four times, I've struggled with the question of whether I should live to work, or work to live. I know many others feel similarly, and questions about one's identity often revolve around what someone "does." I thought this would be an interesting issue to explore in a film, and I feel that setting the story in Hartford, Connecticut, the insurance capitol of the world, would only help to enhance the contrast between being a "company man" and being someone who works on their own terms.
I don't think many recent films have touched on this topic from the point of view of younger people; many people my age are living through the current economic downturn as veterans of the dot-com implosion at the turn of the century. Our working lives have been marked by tragedy, but we have parents who have pensions from companies they've worked for their entire lives. We've gotten mixed signals every step of the way.
We don't know exactly what to do. I don't know exactly what to do. But I hope this movie can at least show young people what their choices are, and help them to begin a dialogue about it. As we move into the future, the notion of employment in America will become something much different than anything it has ever been before. I hope RISING STAR will help people to discover what that new notion will be.
RISING STAR is a film that has been fiscally sponsored by the Independent Feature Project (IFP), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports independent film. Tax deductible contributions may be made to IFP, which will then be transferred into an account reserved for the production of RISING STAR.


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Magnetization Direction for Neodymium Magnets
Discs & Cylinders
Disc and Cylinder magnets can be axially or diametrically magnetized.
Axially Magnetized
Examples include D82 and D48.
Diametrically Magnetized
Examples include D82DIA and D48DIA.
Block magnets are defined by three dimensions: Length, Width and Thickness. To be consistent, we define the Thickness dimension along the axis of magnetization. The thickness is usually the smallest dimension, but not always!
We're sometimes asked if we can provide block magnets magnetized through the length or width. Yes, we do have some long "bar" magnets, where the magnetization is in the longest dimension. We do still define this as the Thickness, though.
Magnetized Through Thickness
Examples include B882 and B828.
Ring magnets can be axially or diametrically magnetized.
Examples include R424 and R828.
Examples include R424DIA and R828DIA.
Spheres can only be axially magnetized. There is only one possible direction.
Examples include S4 and S8.
Round Mounting Magnets are assembled with an axially magnetized disc or ring magnet set inside a steel cup. The north pole of the magnet faces outward.
Our Rectangular Mounting Magnets are constructed in a similar fashion.
North Pole Facing Out
Examples include MMS-C-X4 and MM-A-32.
Arc Segments
Arc Segment magnets can be magnetized in one of four directions.
North on the Outside Face
Examples include AX2C45-N and AY0X030-N.
South on the Outside Face
Examples include AX2C45-S and AY0X030-S.
Magnetized through Circumference
One example is the AY0X030-C.
One example is the AY0X030-T.
Arc Magnetization with Poles on Inner & Outer Face
Note that the magnetization is along a straight axis, and is not truly radial. The lines do not converge at the center of the arc. When assembled, arc segments like this can be used to approximate a radially magnetized ring.
Circumferential Magnetization of Arc Segments
Again, the lines of magnetization are all parallel. The lines do not curve around the arc.


Here are 20 Make Ahead Freezer Meals For Your Busy Family that you can make at one time or do some of them on the weekend for each week. Pick the recipes you think your family will like to try and eat for dinner! Some of the recipes listed below are for the slow cooker and others are for the putting in the oven. The oven freezer meals are great for those hectic busy mornings and you forget to put something in the slow cooker. I will say personally that I think they all taste great and my family does too. There is even a breakfast burrito recipe listed below for those busy mornings, you can put it in the microwave and have a delicious, fulfilling breakfast for the whole family. Be sure to give some of freezer meals a try, you will not be disappointed at all!
I love making freezer meals for my family so that I can have dinner planned out ahead of time. It makes the week less stressful on days after a hard at work and after school activities with my boys. It also helps me in not having to wonder about what's for dinner. If you want to learn more about Freezer Cooking click here.
Be sure to check out our latest Freezer Meal Session of making 15 Freezer Meals in 90 Minutes!
You may also like our sessions we did of doing 20 Freezer Meals in 4 Hours and 20 Healthy Freezer Meals in 3 Hours.
What is Master Mix? Like Bisquick???
It is a chicken mix that can be used in recipes that call for chicken.
Would you consider creating a master grocery list for all these meals?
If you do, I'm totally giving it a try. Ive already done the 20 slow cooker freezer meals and am doing the 20 Healthy slow cooker freezer meals next. They definitely help us make it through the month.
Is there a Master Grocery List for this series of meals? This is the 4th time making a meal series from your website and it is a lifesaver. The food is delicious and the time I save through the week by not having to cook is priceless.
Can I put a frozen casserole directly into the oven and bake as you suggest? Or should I let it defrost first?
If it is glass or ceramic you need to defrost. If it is a disposable pan you don't need to defrost.


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The Wooden Sky. Photo from their Facebook page.
Let's be ready
By Chrissy Steinbock on May 7, 2015
Ontario Scene has been delivering a whirlwind of fantastic shows and there's still plenty of goodness in store as we head into its final weekend. One show I feel I must highlight lest it be lost in all the noise is Friday night's roots-rock triple bill featuring The Wooden Sky, the Sadies and Ottawa's own Kalle Mattson.
I got in touch with the Wooden Sky's Gavin Gardiner over the phone from his Toronto studio to talk about the energy of playing live, what drives him to make music and what we can expect at Friday's show.
The Wooden Sky is one of those bands you want to discover in a live situation because as good as their records are there's no recreating the electric energy the band members conjure amongst themselves on stage. When I ask Gavin what goes into making this happen he tells me "I do feel like there's something to be said about being present and that's what exciting about playing music. No one's worried about checking their e-mail or what's going on with social media. We're focussed together to create something that you can't google. When you're creating something out of nothing you have to be very in the moment."
He also mentions the effect of the energy that's built into a performance situation. "In the studio you always have the opportunity to go back and redo it. Live you don't have that so you're really flying by the seat of your pants and feeding off the energy of everybody on stage and the audience. It's sort of an intangible thing, this energy that you create together and that chemistry is really what I think keeps me excited doing the live show too."
Another thing that stands out about the Wooden Sky's music is the familiarity of their sound even on first listen. When I ask Gavin if he's a nostalgic person we get into debate about nostalgia's connotations before agreeing that maybe classic-ness is a better way to describe their songs. "Yeah, I definitely feel like that's something we've always strived for. I don't intend to be reinventing the wheel when we make records. What I want to do is contribute to the greater canon of music and do it really well and if that feels classic then I'm all for it."
Their last record Let's Be Ready came in at number one on Exclaim's top ten list of "country, folk and blues" albums last year. And sure the earthy sound from their earlier work still comes through so the folk/country labelling isn't too far off. A the same time Let's Be Ready marked a sonic shift for the band with a louder, rawer and grittier feel that's closer than ever to the band's live sound.
Below is an excerpt from our talk.
Apt613: I'd like to start by asking about your musical background – how did get into playing music?
Gardener: I got interested in playing music when I was a young boy probably about five or six. I got kind of obsessed with the Richie Valens movie La Bamba and I think I just started bugging my parents until they got the picture. My Dad was out on business on the west coast of Canada with some people and they were grounded in Vancouver. One of the people they were travelling with was a pilot so they decided they would charter their own small plane and fly back so they did that, ended up in a small plane and the door flew open and my dad was sitting by the door kind of freaking out. He had sat and watched La Bamba with me as a little kid where the end is Richie Valens, Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper all dying in this plane crash. So he's up in this airplane and I guess he's sort of freaking out and praying and hoping he's gonna make it out alive with his young family at home. I was five, my sister was three and my Mom was probably twenty-one or twenty-two. Anyway he landed and he's so thankful he came home with this electric guitar for me. I started messing around with it around that time.
Some musicians come up with these mission statements to explain why they make music and how they want it to affect listeners. What drives you to make music??
When I first started I just loved playing music. It just gave me this high that I couldn't get any other way. I still feel lucky enough that either by myself or with the guys, I'll pick up the guitar or sit down a the piano or put on a pair of headphones and I can be lost for three or four hours and I don't have anything else in my life that does that to me, that allows me to reach those places. At the end of the day I'm lucky enough to love what I do 90% of the time.
How do you feel about the Ottawa show coming up?
We love playing in Ottawa, we play there often and I sort of have a strong connection to it now that we spent a lot of time in the Gatineaus writing and we did all that pre-production there. Also any chance to play with the Sadies or see the Sadies is exciting because they're such a fantastic live band. I'm excited too because I noticed that Kalle said something on the internet about playing a bunch of new songs so it will be cool to hear that and we're doing the same so there will be new songs and old songs for everybody.
If you've heard one or all the bands playing Friday you already know it's going to be a great night. One thing these three bands share is a belief in a powerful live show that can reach cathartic heights when the conditions are right. So if you haven't heard them yet, Friday's show is as good a time as ever to get better acquainted.
Ontario Scene presents The Wooden Sky with The Sadies and Kalle Mattson on Friday May 8, 2015 at the Bronson Centre (211 Bronson Ave). ?Showtime is 8pm. ?Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased here. This performance is part of the 5/$99 pass.
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Pakistan plans to collaborate with Saudi Arabia to promote sports especially cricket
Pakistan's Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination states that she strongly believes in sports diplomacy
By Zara Khan September 22, 2020
Dr Fehmida Mirza, Pakistan's Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination states that our country is working on practical steps to collaborate with Saudi Arabia to promote sports mainly cricket as reported by Arab News Pakistan.
Picture Courtesy: Ministry of IPC
A meeting took place between the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan. Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki and Fehmida met and discussed cooperation in terms of sports. Mirza claims that she strongly believes in sports diplomacy. With regards to this, they are taking and implementing steps to collaborate in sports particularly cricket in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Besides this, Pakistan Cricket Board director Sami-ul-Hasan also extended his support and is looking forward to assist growth of cricket in Saudi Arabia.
Hasan further added that, PCB will provide every possible help to Saudis including coaching, plyers training, developing an organizational structure and mentorship as well. Pakistani Ambassador to Riyadh, Raja Ali Ejaz stated that he fully supports the idea and the fact that cricket should come to the Kingdom and not be limited to Asian diaspora only. Ejaz expressed his optimism in cricket growing in the Middle Eastern region.
Topics: Sports, Cricket, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Middle East
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A collection of recordings of English Church bells ringing for weddings, celebrations and joyous occasions.
This album is a collection of recordings of traditional English bell ringing, performed on historic bells found in small, rural Churches from the heart of England. The ringing is of a joyous and pleasant nature and is ideally suited for weddings, Church services, gatherings and celebrations.
Change ringing is a traditional art which became widespread in England during the 17th century and many of the methods (or patterns of ringing) performed in these recordings are centuries old.
Whether listeners are looking for an album of authentic Church bell sounds to play as they leave a wedding ceremony, to broadcast prior to a Church service, use as a sound effect or just to enjoy listening to this evocative sound of the English countryside, the variety of recordings on this album should cover most occasions.
'Wedding Bells' contains 10 tracks – which are performed on rings of 5, 6 or 8 bells. From simple 'rounds' (or descending scales) to more complex methods, these represent typical bellringing that is heard regularly in village Churches throughout the UK.
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Ashley, Northamptonshire. This tower has 5 bells, with the third and oldest bell cast in 1595. Three other bells were made in 1796 and the newest is from 1848. The tenor (the bell with the lowest note which is usually the largest in the tower) weighs 7cwt and the bells are tuned to the key of A major. The method recorded here is called Winchendon Place Doubles – it is rung on all five bells, a style of ringing which is known as 'doubles ringing', meaning that two pairs of bells will swap positions in every change (or row) of ringing.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Bledlow, Buckinghamshire. This Church now has 8 bells, tuned to the key of F major with the tenor weighing 12.5cwt. The original four bells were cast in 1683, a tenor was more recently added in 1842, then these five bells were augmented to become a ring of 8 with three modern bells added in 1983. The Bledlow bells can be heard on two tracks on this album – the 'rounds on eight bells' and a performance of Grandsire Triples. A triples method is bellringers' way of describing change ringing on 7 bells, usually rung with a tenor bell ringing at the end of each change and providing a steady, rhythmic beat. The word 'triples' refers to the fact that in each change (or row), three bells of bells will swap position.
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Courteenhall, Northamptonshire. This stunning but slightly remote country Church is part of the Courteenhall estate. It houses a complete ring of 5 bells tuned to the key of F# major, all of which were cast in 1683 by Henry Bagley with the tenor weighing 12cwt. Like the recording made at Charwelton, the ringers can be heard performing Grandsire Doubles.
Church of All Saints, Marsworth, Buckinghamshire. The 6 bells here are in the cheerful key of G major, with the oldest bell (the second) cast in 1662, the tenor recast in 1887 and a new treble added in 1994. The tenor weighs 11cwt and they can be heard twice on the album, once ringing Dragon Place Doubles (with a tenor providing a steady beat behind the five working (or changing) bells) and Plain Bob minor (with all six bells 'working').
Church of Holy Cross, Sarratt, Hertfordshire. The 5 bells at Sarratt are tuned to the key of B major. They are relatively light, with the tenor weighs only 5cwt. The oldest was cast in 1606 and two new bells were added to complete the ring to 5 in 1959. The method rung here is called St Simon's Bob Doubles which has some similarities to St. Martin's (rung at Grafton Regis), but as the bells are dodging (making alternate places) at the front, it has a very musical and celebratory feel.
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wavendon, Buckinghamshire. The 6 bells at Wavendon are modern – they were cast by the famous Whitechapel bell foundry and date from 1952. They are tuned to the key of Ab major, with the tenor weighing 9cwt. Wavendon bells appear twice on the album, ringing rounds (descending scales) and Grandsire Doubles with a tenor bell ringing behind to provide a steady beat.
Church of St Mary, Woughton on the Green, Buckinghamshire. This Church has 6 bells, tuned to the key of Ab major and the tenor weighs 7cwt. The oldest bell in the tower was cast in 1701 and the newest 2 bells were added in 1926. The ringers on this recording can be heard performing Single Oxford Bob Minor, a method where all six bells are 'working' or involved in the change ringing, rather than the tenor ringing behind the other five. Bellringers refer to a method rung on 6 bells like this as 'minor' method ringing.


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I've been a hospital Health Educator for many years now, and as an instructor in Childbirth Preparation, Breastfeeding, Newborn Care and Infant/Child CPR and Safety, I've made it a special point to keep up on the health implications of products used by pregnant women. The health and well being of mothers and babies is at the core of my life's work. As such, it is a pleasure to know about Generation to Generation's commitment to providing mothers with health-promoting products that are safe for moms-to-be.
In my classes, I stress the importance of knowing the connection between what products mom is using and the health of her unborn baby. Everything that comes into contact with mom will have an impact on baby to one degree or other, so it is important to maintain healthy skin (the largest organ on the body) and also to relieve stress and worry for mom, which research has shown does affect her unborn baby. So, products for skin and hair need to be carefully chosen.
Just looking at the depth and breadth of research and mindfulness that has gone into the development of these products has me breathing a sigh of relief; finally moms have a safe resource for beauty products which maintain integrity, quality and an eye towards the healthy future of our babies.
In a larger sense, it's a sign of the times that we're becoming more aware as a culture, of the importance of overall health for mothers-to-be. Generation to Generation is a wonderful step in a more healthy direction for this and upcoming generations of babies and moms.
Georgia Montgomery, CD, CCE, LE, BLS, is a leading Perinatal educator and specialist in newborn care and breastfeeding in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is dedicated to providing parents with the information and the skills that will help to empower them to make healthy decisions about their birth experience, and to provide the best possible education and resources for Bay Area families.
She has had over 16 years hands-on experience with newborns and taught for 5 years at University of California SF Medical Center, California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. She presently teaches at UCSF Medical Center, Kaiser and Marin General hospitals.
It's so much fun to plan a shower, and have all your friends together for such a milestone event in life! If you want to give your baby-to-be a beautiful start to life, by caring about other children, consider having your Shower Planner contact Project Night Night for adorable tote bags to be filled with blankies and stuffed animals for homeless children to sleep with in shelters in your area. All your friends together can stuff the bags that go directly to a little one who will cuddle the items you fill it with! You will be able to tell your baby-to-be one day, "Many children received comforting items from Mommy and my friends, all because you were going to be born to us precious little one".
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By robilaz Posted on June 6, 2020 June 6, 2020
Discover This: Titans
Belgian band Titans have honed a heavy yet melodic hardcore sound that aims to bring positive reflections on some of the darker aspects of life.
The Beveren quintet is led by the huge vocals of frontman Sean Bals, supported by booming riffs and delicious guitar melodies – all of which combined makes for a powerful metalcore offering.
The band send us In Recognition, the second track from last year's album Transparent, which offers a thrilling insight into their huge sound. It launches straight into Sean's huge vocals, beginning at breakneck speed with huge driving drums and guitars. That drops into a cool little section of stabbing guitars and big cymbals under cries of: "If it wasn't for you, I would not have carried on, I would not carry on."
It launches straight back into another energetic verse of intense vocals and unrelenting drums. It's absolutely massive! The pace drops a little then booming chugging riffs come in under huge screams, then drops into light guitars and building drums.
But it bursts into life again with a lively high-pitched lick over intense vocals "I will never forget the day when my world came crashing downm I will always remember how I broke down in that car, But I fought back and I moved on, Found a new lease on life and I've never felt so strong, I've lived through the darkest days and made it out, All of this just to make you proud" to bring the track to a close. Check it out here:
The album is absolutely huge, packed with unrelenting heavy goodness including a personal favourite track None for All. It opens up with a cool little riff that intensifies as drums and huge vocals join in, then a fast-paced chorus of vocals supported by massive pounding drums. More melodic guitars take over alongside doomy cymbals, then big low pitched chords under huge screamed vocals.
While title track Transparent combines the intense vocals and driving drums with a delicious guitar lick. It drops into booming guitars under huge screamed vocals then a cool darting riff and pounding chords under a huge scream. Check it out below:
And if you like booming, low-tuned guitars and massive breakdowns then Forbearance and final track In Pulses may well be the ones for you!
We had a chat with frontman Sean Bals to find out more. Read on below…
GR: Who are Titans?
SB: "We are a hardcore/metal band hailing from Beveren, Belgium, currently consisting of Sean Bals on vocals, Yoeri Van Damme on guitars, Anthony Joosen on Bass and Maurits Elzinga on drums.
"Originally Anthony and I played together in a melodic hardcore band called Like Those Days. When that band eventually broke up, Anthony and I were not ready to quit the genre. We invited Maurits, Yoeri and Jurgen, all of them people we knew beforehand either through playing with them in other bands or playing shows with their former bands. Things then clicked immediately and within a few weeks of Like Those Days breaking up, Titans was spawned into being.
GR: You just released In Recognition. What should people be expecting from the song?
SB: "The very basis of In Recognition was already written in 2013. For some reason that song was just put in stasis for a very long time until we fell upon it while writing music for Titans. We wanted to start off all guns blazing, creating a song with a furious tempo and hard hitting breakdowns leading up to a big melodic finale.
"Lyrically, we always try to bring about a positive message concerning difficult aspects of life. I wrote these lyrics after being hospitalized for a few days and having to drastically change the way I live my life. I wrote it as a thank you letter for the people that stood by me during that difficult time.
GR: How would you describe your sound to people that haven't listened to you yet?
SB: "We would describe our sound as raw unfiltered heavy music, containing high energy riffs, aggressive thumping drums, strong lyrical storytelling and catchy choruses."
GR: What influences you to write music? Any key themes or topics that you write about?
SB: "While living our day to day lives, we are constantly being bombarded by both positive and negative feelings. Memories suddenly popping up or news stories can often define your whole day in many different ways. Instrumentally we always try to capture those sentiments in each song, be they positive or negative. Lyrically we always try to enhance this through storytelling. We aim to put those positive feelings under a looking glass or try and shine a positive reflection on those negative feelings."
GR: Which bands/musicians are/have been your strongest musical influences?
SB: "We are inspired by a whole plethora of heavy music. We are influenced by bands such as Misery Signals, Stick To Your Guns, Counterparts, The Ghost Inside, August Burns Red and many more."
GR: What have you got coming up in 2020?
SB: "2020 has been a weird year. We released our latest EP not so long ago, but playing gigs has been put on hold for the foreseeable future, so by the time that starts up again, we might be able to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of Transparent.
"We just released our video for In Recognition, so we are very excited to be sharing that. We are also in the process of writing new music, recording demos and preparing some new content that we are very excited for. We would advise everyone to keep an eye on our social media for that!"
GR: We've heard from a few Belgian bands recently and it seems the country's rock/metal scene is in a good place. What are your thoughts on it?
SB: "There are a lot of Belgian bands putting out some amazing content. The Belgian scene relies heavily on bands sharing each other's music and supporting each other in every way they can, and even in these difficult Corona times the whole scene is putting in the effort.
GR: Anything else you'd like people to know about you/your music?
SB: "If you are a fan of heavy music, have a listen and tell us what you think! We are extremely excited for the future and are looking forward to giving our all on stage again!"
You can follow Titans on Facebook and Instagram, and check out their music on Spotify, Bandcamp and YouTube.
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Abstract—Traditional personal authentication systems that are based on knowledge (e.g., password) or physical tokens (e.g., ID card) are not able to meet strict security performance requirements of a number of modern applications. Biometric-based authentication systems that use physiological and/or behavioral traits (e.g., fingerprint, face and signature) are good alternatives to traditional methods. These systems are more reliable (biometric data cannot be lost, forgotten or guessed) and more user-friendly (there is nothing to remember or carry). In spite of these advantages of biometric systems over traditional systems, there are many unresolved issues associated with the former. In this article, we analyze structure of biometric-based authentication systems and vulnerability of these systems and develop a method for increasing the security of image-based (e.g., fingerprint and face) biometric templates. We use a method based on fractal image coding for face and fingerprint recognition. We create a database from fractal codes of biometric images. For identification the input image is decoded with each fractal code in the database. The fractal code that minimizes the Euclidian difference between the input image and the result image after one iteration of decoding is taken as the best. We used this method for fingerprint and face recognition. Similar methods for face recognition have been proposed by others, but what distinguishes our work from the rest is that we improve the recognition rate needles to execution same complicated preprocessing. Other advantages of this method are: increasing security because use of fractal codes instead of original images, and acceptable result in face recognition in spite of different face expression.
F. A. Atiya zahed is with Computer & Electronic Department,Islamic Azad University Branch of Kashan, Iran (e-mail: a.zahed@iaukashan.ac.ir).
S. B. Mohammad Reza Sakhi is with Computer & Electronic Department,Islamic Azad University Branch of Kashan, Iran (e-mail: m.r.sakhi@iaukashan.ac.ir).
Cite: Atiya Zahed and Mohammad Reza Sakhi, "A Novel Technique for Enhancing Security in Biometric Based Authentication Systems," International Journal of Computer and Electrical Engineering vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 520-523, 2011.


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September 7–8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Hathras
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Hathras. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (IST) for Hathras.
8:58 pm Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. 118°
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. 130°
11:00 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. 149°
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. 164°
12:22 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. 182°
1:26 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. 208°
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. 227°
This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Hathras. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
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Below is a directory about Tree Work Lancashire. Please view the following companies to find a suitable Tree Work company in Lancashire region.
North West Tonight join the Lancashire squad as they spend time calling members to try and encourage them to renew.
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper and West Lancashire Pensioners Forum have joined forces in campaigning for new cemetery and crematorium provision in the borough.


The Baskin School of Engineering welcomes 11 new faculty this year, bringing the school's total faculty count to 101. The new faculty members bring a wide range of expertise to the engineering school, enhancing already strong programs such as data science and computational genomics, and bringing new expertise in expanding areas such as robotics and power systems.
Baskin Engineering attracts faculty from schools across the U.S. and internationally. This year's cohort of new faculty received their PhDs from institutions such as UC Berkeley, CalTech, Texas A&M University, Cambridge University and Mannheim University. The school is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year; it launched in 1996 with 25 faculty members.


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Public Health & Policy > FDA General
FDA Seeks to Educate Industry on Device Approval
WASHINGTON -- The FDA released two draft documents this week that offer background on its approval process and guidance on planning clinical trials.
by Emily P. Walker Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today August 16, 2011
The agency's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) has come under criticism, especially from the device industry, for not being clear enough on what is expected from device makers during the approval process, and for taking too much time to make a decision.
Industry has also chided the agency for having poorly trained device reviewers.
The first guidance documents explains the agency's approval process for diagnostic and therapeutic devices, specifically:
How the agency weighs the benefits and risks of a device
How the agency assess the seriousness of a disease or condition
How many people would use the device if approved
The availability of other devices approved to treat the same condition
Reviewers look to pinpoint the type of benefit provided by the device; the probability of the patient experiencing any benefit; the magnitude of that benefit; and how long the benefit is expected to last, according to the guidance.
In terms of device safety, the agency takes into account serious adverse events that result in permanent bodily damage or require surgery and those that aren't considered "serious."
Collecting biological specimens, such as blood for use with a diagnostic device, and the probability of a diagnostic device delivering a false-negative result would also be factored in to the "risk" side of the equation, the agency explained.
The guidance also includes a proposed worksheet that FDA reviewers can use as a pro/con list to tally whether the benefits of a particular device outweigh its risks. After receiving comments, the agency may incorporate the worksheet as a part of its official premarket approval (PMA) review of devices.
The FDA provided a number of real-world examples in which a risk/benefit analyses resulted in a decision.
For instance, ultrasound techniques have been developed to destroy kidney stones, cysts, and fibroid tumors without the need for surgery. These techniques are less effective than surgery but carry far fewer risks. If ultrasound-based treatment techniques fail, then surgery is still an option. Such non-invasive techniques won FDA approval because of their lower level of risk even though they may not be as effective as more invasive treatments.
In another case, a permanent, implantable birth control device was shown in a company's clinical trial to be highly effective at preventing pregnancy. But in several cases, physicians had difficultly correctly placing the device, and in a few other cases, follow-up x-rays showed the devices had cracked. Given those risks, the FDA did not approve that device, in part because there are other safe and effective birth control devices on the market.
"As medical devices grow increasingly complex, many factors impact our benefit-risk determinations, especially for PMA devices," said Jeffery Shuren, MD, director of CDRH. "This guidance aims to provide more clarity to manufacturers about what factors we consider when making an approval decision."
The chief trade group for device makers, the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), said it was still reviewing the draft documents.
"We will be particularly interested in whether these documents increase the predictability and efficiency of the review process, and whether proposed regulatory requirements are appropriate given the risk/benefit profile of a specific device," Janet Trunzo, AdvaMed's executive vice president of technology and regulatory affairs wrote in an email.
In the second draft document, the FDA laid out its expectations for clinical trials for medical devices. The agency stated that it looks for a study to provide reasonable assurance that the device is safe and effective.
The agency also stressed how important communication between industry and FDA reviewers is and suggested that device companies submit their pivotal clinical study design protocol through a pre-submission process.
"Early collaboration with FDA is important to ensure the study design is appropriate to address the pertinent scientific questions and support a potential premarket submission in the future," the guidance stated.
The documents also directs device makers to justify why a particular study design is best suited to test their device. Device makers also are advised to avoid introducing bias into a study design and to collect the most pertinent data.
"Designing studies to collect the right data is more important than designing studies to simply collect more data," the guidance stated.
Both draft documents are open for public comment for 90 days, starting on Aug. 15.


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A quick session about Google+ API and Pages, and a GTUG get together, by Patricia Estridge from Google.
The session will take place tomorrow, Sunday 20th of November @9PM.
The seats are very limited and attendance only by direct invitation, if you are interested to attend then follow our Google+ Page and we will post there some opportunities to get a seat. See you there!


The Floor has published a report focused on banking innovation, which reveals a history of ground-breaking innovations spanning the Middle Ages through the Blockchain revolution. The banking industry has operated at the forefront of innovation since the Middle Ages, with high impact innovations in trade finance, payments, credit and more. The bullish years of banking innovation from the Middle Ages until the 1970s saw the introduction of innovations that had a dramatic impact on the global economy.
What followed from the late 1970s to the 2008 financial crisis, were three decades that featured little innovation. However, since then, the banking industry has embraced a new era of innovation to overcome a diverse range of challenges. Banks and their partners are on track to introduce high impact innovations in payments, artificial intelligence, trading and many other areas.
To celebrate this new era in banking, The Floor, together with its partners-international financial institutions and tech giants-has published its "Banking Innovation Strikes Back" report, which examines the evolution of the banking industry and its future. Moises Cohen, a Co-Founder and Director at The Floor, authored this report. When announcing the publication of this report, he stated that "banks have contributed enormously to the growth of the world's economy since the creation of the first bank in Italy in 1472, and are once again driving deep innovations in the global economy. For instance, banks today are leading a corporate wave in blockchain, and in so doing, charging forward into a new era of financial services.
After an extended period of hibernation from the late 1970s to 2008, a revitalized banking industry is striking back and returning to a proud tradition of disruptive innovation."


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Q: Corrupted members in Rcpp Module I have a class and a vector of pointers to instances of the class in c++. I want to be able to query both kinds of objects in R using Rcpp. However the data member of my class seems to get corrupted for no reason. Since I'm not able to consistently reproduce the error I'm guessing it has something to do with memory being released that shouldn't have.
I have also tried designing my own container class, but it suffered from the same problem.
Below I have tried to make a minimal example
#include <Rcpp.h>
using namespace Rcpp;

class Element{
  private:
    int x;
  public:
    Element() : x(0){};
    Element(int x_) : x(x_){};
    void display() {Rcpp::Rcout << x << std::endl;}
};

typedef std::vector<Element*> Container;

RCPP_EXPOSED_CLASS(Element)

//R Side

RCPP_MODULE(mod){
  class_<Element>("Element")
    .constructor<int>()
    .method("display", & Element::display);

  class_<Container>("Container")
    .constructor()
    .constructor<int>()
    .method("push_back", & Container::push_back)
    .const_method("at", & Container::at )
    .const_method("size", & Container::size )
  ;
}

/*** R
container <- new(Container)

container$push_back( new(Element, 5))
container$push_back( new(Element, 6))

container$size()

myElements <- list()
myElements[[1]] <- container$at(0)
myElements[[1]]$display()
*/

I had to query a few more times in R to get the error below is my output
> Rcpp::sourceCpp('src/Element.cpp')
> container <- new(Container)
> container$push_back( new(Element, 5))
> container$push_back( new(Element, 6))
> container$size()
[1] 2
> myElements <- list()
> myElements[[1]] <- container$at(0)
> myElements[[1]]$display()
5
> myElements[[2]] <- container$at(1)
> myElements[[1]]$display()
5
> myElements[[2]]$display()
6
> myElements[[1]]$display()
61412608

EDIT:
I was able to compile this in a windows environment after adding two functions
Element* container_at(std::vector<Element*> * vec, int i){
  return vec->at(i);
}

int container_size(std::vector<Element*> * vec){
  return vec->size();
}

and replacing
.const_method("at", & Container::at )
.const_method("size", & Container::size )

with
.method("at", & container_at )
.method("size", & container_size )

A: That is a bug. Can you log it here: https://github.com/RcppCore/Rcpp/issues?state=open
I have a good idea of what it might be and how it can be fixed, but I might not have time for a few days.


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Art With Mr. E: My Dirty Little Secret!
My dirty little secret! My supply closet looks like a Sharknado hit it! I usually try to show you my classroom when it is all nicey nice....but this is reality right now. I stuff my closet with everything going into summer....because I hate having everything placed out in the hall when they strip and wax the floor! Well...some how several things got overturned. It is a hot mess. I hope to get to it Monday. I am going to have my student teacher attack some other things....and I'll start on this!! If Sharknado has taught me anything.....make sure you have a chainsaw with you!!!
I see you have another victim. Very exciteing! I hope they have a great experience and learn a lot! I sure did. Hope to see you at a PD meeting soon!
Earliest ever....and first from Belmont! She is great....like you...very natural teacher!
Look on the bright side: you have a storage closet to stuff with stuff. Those of us who don't just get in trouble with the fire marshall and told to "de-clutter."
Mine looks just as bad!! I was at school for over 3 hours and barely put a dent in it......Good Luck!
Ha ha mine is the same! I am terrified of opening the door.


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Q: Delphi - dbGrid Select All I put on a TwwdbGrid a checkbox field to select the record, I'd like to know if it's possible to put a checkbox on the label of the field on the grid and when the user click on it, it's select all the fields, anyone knows how to do that???

Thanks in advance

A: The only way I can think of doing it is to use a TImageList and override DoCalcTitleImage.  Heres a stripped down version where I have subclassed the grid and added support for various images on the columns.
procedure TRGDBGrid.DoCalcTitleImage(Sender: TObject; Field: TField;
  var TitleImageAttributes: TwwTitleImageAttributes);

begin
  inherited;
  { Get Image Number }
  lAttr := Attribute_Of_Field;
  TitleImageAttributes.ImageIndex := ord(lAttr);
end;

You can use two images - an unchecked and a check checkbox.  And you need to use OnTitleClick event to handle it.


Is your iPad looking a bit 2010-ish? Do you envy all those people who stood in line to get an iPad 2 with its fancy pants Smart Cover? Well if so, here's a simple hack that lets you add a new smart cover to your hideously old and outdated iPad 1.
The hack holds the Smart Cover onto your iPad using magnets just like on the iPad 2, and you can even use it as a somewhat shaky looking stand. Of course it won't give you the automatic power up feature, and under your fancy new cover you'll still have an old school iPad.
Surely, it's only a matter of time before some after-market company comes up with a knockoff Smart Cover made specifically for older iPads. Then you won't have to fiddle around with gluing on those little magnets.


Stop the ball · The USC defense held their past two opponents, ASU and Colorado, to their lowest scoring performances of the season. This week, the defense is facing the second best quarterback rush in the country.
On the 100th anniversary of the first time the Trojans and the Arizona Wildcats met, USC will head to Tucson for their sole road game in October.
The Trojans (3-3, 2-2) are coming off of two consecutive wins at the Coliseum, including last week when they hung on to beat Colorado, 21-17. The Wildcats (2-4, 0-3) are looking for their first win in Pac-12 South play. Last week, Arizona lost on the road against Utah, 36-23.
Even though the Trojans are favored, each of the last nine meetings between these two teams have been decided by eight points or fewer.
Similar to last week when the Trojans prepared one defensive game plan despite not knowing who the starting quarterback would be, Arizona hasn't announced their starter.
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Brandon Dawkins is still under concussion protocol. Dawkins is the team leader in total touchdowns, total points scored, rushing yards, passing yards and passing touchdowns. Replacing him last week was freshman Khalil Tate, a graduate of Junipero Serra High School who grew up in Inglewood, Calif.
With their inconsistent quarterback situation, the Wildcats rank tenth in Pac-12 in passing offense, but they are third in rushing offense, averaging 226.80 yards per game. Arizona's quarterback rushing is second to only Louisville, however.
The past two weeks, USC's defense has held ASU and Colorado to their lowest scoring games of the season.
The Trojans are still looking for their first road win this season, and they will most likely be without their starting running back senior Justin Davis, who is suffering from a sprained ankle. Picking up the slack will be sophomore running backs Ronald Jones II and Aca'Cedric Ware. Both backs have rushed for one touchdown.
The Trojans will also look to their new offensive leader in redshirt quarterback Sam Darnold. Darnold is eighth in the country in passer rating and first among freshmen.
An offensive key for USC is improving on their third down conversion percentage.
"I think it's going to be critical this week to be able to keep a team that can get 90 to 100 plays," head coach Clay Helton said.
In order to help keep the defense rested, the special teams unit will be called upon to make an impact on the game. Arizona's kickoff coverage ranks last in the conference, which provides Jackson with a huge chance to make the explosive plays for which he is known.
Jackson needs just one kickoff return yard to break the tie for USC's all-time kickoff return yards record. Currently, he and former Trojan Curtis Conway are tied at the top of the list with 1,723 yards.
Junior linebacker Uchenna Nwosu said the defense is excited to get the chance to stop another high-powered offense this weekend and earn the team's first win away from the Coliseum.
The game kicks off Oct. 15 at 12:30 p.m. MT from Arizona Stadium and is being televised on Fox.


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Alcohol Free Day : June 8th
The SIMPLE part
The FUN part
The SOCIAL part
The IMPORTANT part
Add to your calendar : 2017-06-08 00:01:00 2017-06-08 23:59:00 Europe/Oslo Alcohol Free Day Alcohol Free Day, known as Rusfri Dag in Norway, was set up by The Salvation Army in Norway in 2011 and is held on 8 June every year. Norway Frelsesarmeen
It's
Alcohol-free Day, June 8th, is a day for solidarity and responsibility.
We focus on the damaging effects of alcohol and drugs, and encourage people to abstain on this day. Alcohol-free Day was marked for the first time in 2011. We're inviting organizations around the world to engage themselves and participate.
It's really this simple
Grab a small table and a couple of chairs to set up in your town's square or on the railway station platform during the morning rush. Decorate with flowers and attach a poster to the back of the chair. Serve cold non-alcoholic drinks, hand out leaflets, invite people to join – and smile. It can be that simple.
Observe Alcohol-free Day at church on Sunday, in the coffee break at the office, at the Shop or during a staff meeting.
Talk about Alcohol-free Day and serve tasty non-alcoholic beverages. When the kids are picked up from their activities: give the parents a summer drink. Serve your colleagues at lunch, your neighbours or the people living at the institution where you work. It's that simple, and it's very effective.
The campaign's strength lies in local initiative: meeting people face to face is the most effective way of reaching them. At the same time we want to reach as many as possible. That is why we make use of social media. Establish a national Facebook page and invite people to join. Sometimes this just goes viral and becomes larger than you would expect.
Be open to people's initiatives and answer their comments. Make use of the ambassadors and share their videos and quotes.
Make a press release. It doesn't have to be very advanced. Briefly describe Alcohol-free Day. Explain why it is important and how it will be observed in your community.
It may also contain a statement from one of the organisers or ambassadors. Send the release to regional press, and don't forget the local newspaper, radio station or TV channel.
Invite yourself to the news or breakfast TV. Do you have a politician or ambassador who is engaged in the issue of substance abuse? Suggest to the TV/radio station that you come together, and set the topic on the agenda. Maybe you can have a chef or a bartender joining you to present some tasteful non-alcoholic drinks for the audience.
It's a lot of fun
This is a feel-good day!
It can be scary to go out in the streets or initiate a sensitive conversation with colleagues - but this is just fun! Fun for a good cause! And people will catch the message. It's just about getting out there - buy something good to drink, grab some chairs and a table - or flowers. They are everywhere. It is ok to go over the top - or to play it completely safe.
People love giveaways
Colourful and fresh drinks are always a hit. People like that! When we are out together as a group - having fun - the rest will follow. We reach out - put glasses on a tray, pop bottles and sparkling soft drinks, and tell everyone that this is a day for solidarity. Then they will ask…and you have a conversation going! People tend to talk. Some have got the time for it - others just rush past, grab the flyer and the drink - and can reflect upon Alcohol-free Day on their own during the rest of the day.
People take pictures. People just love taking pictures - and selfies. And sharing them. On Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat – Alcohol-free Day is out there living its own life. The campaign reaches way further than we can imagine. And that is the whole point! We are just facilitating for people to start thinking and talking about this - and take alcohol and drug abuse seriously.
In Norway we've had Alcohol-free Day since 2011. It's easy, it's fun and it's social.
It's social
It's amazing to be outdoors. We spend way too much time inside. It's when you go out among people, that you really feel alive. Bring along friends from work or church. Let's do this together.
Alcohol-free Day serves as a social happening. That seems just right! Fresh cold drinks, a friendly atmosphere. Some people love music - and this can be turned into a street party - a great opportunity for music and celebration. A street artist. A famous singer. A Salvation Army brass band or a big band. Everything is right today. Let's take a break from our everyday tasks.
It's fun, it's social and it's a great way to reach out. To spread the word. This is important. For our workplaces, for our social life and for our children. For everyday life. For the holidays. We want to provide good memories and experiences for everyone.
Why we're doing it
Alcohol-free Day June 8th, is a day for solidarity and responsibility. We focus on the damaging effects of alcohol and drugs, and encourage people to abstain on this day.
The Salvation Army has a long tradition of helping people with addiction. Alcohol ruins the lives of many. We also know that among drugs, alcohol is the one that causes the most damage in our society today – both for the individual and for society as a whole. That is why The Salvation Army initiated a date to be marked annually. Alcohol-free Day was observed for the first time in 2011.
We focus especially on children and young people who suffer under adults' harmful use of alcohol and drugs, and we wish to encourage everyone to reflect on their own habits.
Alcohol-free Day has stirred engagement. Alcohol-free Day gives us an opportunity to go out and meet people on the street, to be visible to those who suffer and those who need to be informed. Alcohol-free Day has also engaged politicians, actors, Social services, organisations and others with high profiles in our society, who choose to act as ambassadors for the cause.
The campaign is called Alcohol-free Day. In Norway we call it "Rusfri dag" and in Icelandic "Vímulaus dagur". Make sure to use an expression that most people will understand.
The campaign is about alcohol, but also drugs and substance abuse in general. It covers use, abuse and addiction.
Public health in Norway
Substance addiction is a growing problem in society, and it affects individuals, family life, work life and social life. Alcohol is socially acceptable, readily available, often culturally acclaimed and common in many areas of life.
We know that alcohol is becoming increasingly common at an increasing number of events. Twenty-five percent of the population in Norway think there is too much alcohol consumption at work-related events. We are aware that about half of all one-day absences from work are related to alcohol.
Through our work we meet some of the people who have experienced losing their job, family and friends. We also know that there are big financial interests behind the alcohol and narcotics industry, and that some firms earn millions from increased alcohol consumption.
Give someone the opportunity to be an ambassador for Alcohol-free Day. We have good experience with ambassadors – actors, politicians, children and adults. This adds another voice to the campaign and we reach a broader audience.
"I want our employees to feel safe at work. That is why I act as an ambassador for Alcohal-free Day."
Hans Reidar Ness
District director, Nordstrand kommune
"I want to encourage you as an adult to think about what you do when drinking alcohol around children."
Anne Lindboe
Children's Ombudsman
"In Norway alone, more than one hundred thousand children suffer because at least one of their parents drinks too much. This is not accptable."
Sven Nordin, Actor
The ambassador agrees to support Alcohol-free Day on June 8th.
We make a poster or a video clip for Youtube with the headline:
"I support Alcohol-free Day, June 8th"
We publish pictures of the ambassadors on our websites and in social media.
The ambassadors make themselves available for public media in order to front the campaign, if they wish to do so.
Other websites for statistics and inspiration:
www.avogtil.no / www.rusfridag.no / www.drikkmer.no / www.who.int / www.drugabuse.gov / www.ncadd.org / www.actis.no
Join the campaign!
knut.haugsvaer@frelsesarmeen.no
leadership@frelsesarmeen.no


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David believes that we are all one human family with two parents (Father and mother) in the earth and its creatures. We express and see this relationship once we travel and get to know each other within culture, beliefs and ways of life. Since 2005 he has worked in rural community, sharing his experience in natural resources management, climate change, disaster risk reduction and management, Environmental education, Biodiversity enterprises, trans-boundary ecosystems management and conservation (including project formulation, implementation and evaluation).
David is the founder of Peace for Conservation, and holds of B.A. in Social Work (Kampala University – Uganda 2002-2005), and Postgraduate Diploma of Wildlife Management (College of African Wildlife Management – Mweka, Tanzania 2009-2010). David has also undertaken short courses related to peace and has been awarded certificates of: Peace keeping and International Conflict Resolution, Global Terrorism, Ethics of Peace keeping, Gender and perspective in United Nation, Peace keeping Operation, The Conduct of Humanitarian Relief Operation, and History of UN peace keeping (United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Programme of Correspondence Instruction in Peace Operation). David was also was awarded a certificate of Basic Tracker in anti- poaching from Norwegian Tracking School (NTS) and attended the Regional Training of Tourism policy and Strategy for East Africa organized by United National Word Tourism Organization (UNWTO).


23 a/b Incurved – The petals lie smoothly to form an incurving sphere.
24 a/b Reflexed – The petals develop into reflexing form.
25 a/b Intermediate – They stand between true incurved and the reflexed in terms of form but they should be of globular outline.
They can be grown in the garden or in pots, but for exhibition purposes must be covered at flowering time.
Lifting and Storing – After flowering, selected plants are cut down to 6" high, lifted and root systems trimmed. They are then boxed up in soilless compost, lightly watered in and kept in a cold frame, frost free and well ventilated on favourable conditions.
Propagation – Late December, plants are brought into a warm greenhouse 45°F and given a thorough watering. Once cuttings develop to 1½" high they are cut off and put in a standard seed tray of soilless compost, 35 cuttings per tray. They are then watered in and placed onto a propagating bench bottom heat 70°F top heat 45°F.
Potting and Growing on – Once rooted they are potted into 3½" pots of soilless compost or John Innes No 1, lightly watered in and kept in a cool greenhouse 40°F min. Once pots are filled with roots, they are moved into 5" pots of similar compost and moved into a frost fee cold frame.
Stopping – The smallest tip of the growing point of the plant is removed – this encourages flowering breaks to grow from the leaf joints.
Preparing the beds – Mid March, the soil is dressed with pelleted chicken manure and forked, then raked level ready for planting out.
Planting out – Early May the pots are watered thoroughly the day before planting. Canes are inserted into beds 15" apart and 15" between rows. Once planted to each cane they are tied in. The beds are dressed with a balanced fertiliser and hoed.
Growing on – By early June, the surplus breaks are removed to leave 2 flowering breaks. These breaks are tied to the canes as they grow.
Pest and disease prevention – All through the growing period plants are sprayed with an insecticide and fungicide, alternating the chemicals to prevent a resistance to a particular chemical.
Feeding and securing buds – Once buds appear in the growing tip, remove all but the centre bud and remove all growth in the leaf axils. Once secured, start to feed plants with a balanced liquid feed each week until the bud splits, then stop feeding and apply water only.
Bloom protection – Covers are erected at colour show and Incurves and Intermediates are bud bagged. Then after 10 days the bud bags are removed and larger bags are put on - 12" x 10" for Incurves and 15" x 12" for Intermediates. These give extra protection and improve form.
Show time – Blooms are selected and cut 3 days before the show. Once cut, the blooms are placed in vases of water and kept in a cool dark room for 24 hours. Then each bloom is picked over removing damaged petals and then dressed. The blooms are secured to hurdles to transport to the show.


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Power supply to summerhouse accessories. First class product.
Used to install cabling for Solar array in field.
Is what you expect - good quality ducting with strengthened ends and with draw cord already inserted. Pulling through a 16mm SWA cable they entire 50m length was pretty straightforward.
Very good quality although the draw cord could have been a little longer.


This wedding season has been travel-heavy and I'm so grateful to these two for bringing to me to such an amazing place first to photograph their day, and then to sleep off the jetlag on a beautiful beach with my pup lazing beside me. Jessie & Jim's celebration was gentle and joyous - such a reflection of their love - and time spent with people like them in a place like this is so good for my body and soul. Thank you so much, J&J.