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Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman Goes Undercover as Homeless Man
Emily Mashak Published: January 6, 2021
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Aurora Mayor and former congressman Mike Coffman spent his time in an unusual way last week: undercover as a homeless man.
On December 26, Coffman took to the streets of Denver and Aurora with no food or money, telling only Shaun Boyd, CBS4's Political Specialist, about his endeavor.
The goal of the experiment was to determine the reasoning behind the growing homeless population in the area. After a week of posing as a homeless veteran, wearing only a jacket and a backpack, Coffman believes he has found the answer: drugs.
"These encampments are not a product of the economy or COVID. They're not a product of rental rates or housing. They are a part of a drug culture," he told Boyd. "It's a lifestyle choice and it is a very dangerous lifestyle choice."
Coffman said he saw people frequently using hard drugs, including meth and heroin, while regularly receiving food thanks to the generosity of the public.
He thinks that shelters also foster a sense of dependency, adding that while some of the residents suffer from mental disabilities, most could work, but choose not to.
Coffman noted that the experiment has changed the way he wants to address homelessness, telling Boyd: "It's not going to be doing more of the same. It's not going to be spending more money to do the same stuff."
At 10 p.m. on Wednesday (Jan. 6), the mayor will discuss possible solutions to the issue in a follow-up segment with Boyd.
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There are several costs associated with getting a complete pair of eyeglasses. Not only does the exam cost, but add-on's cost as well. Different tests such as a test to determine whether or not one has or is susceptible to glaucoma will lead to a more expensive exam. Many people have been under the assumption that the glasses come as a whole but that is untrue. The frames are a separate price from the lenses. Now when it comes to the lenses, oftentimes the price doesn't seem that bad at all, that is until they run the details by you. Most prescription eyeglass companies offer the absolute basic of lenses which scratches very easily and are so thick that when people look you directly in the face your pupils look three times as large. In order to get more slim lenses that are scratch resistant, the price is going to shoot up even higher. We're not even going to discuss the price of whether you want a tint in your lenses.
The advancements of modern technology have provided us with an abundance of options, including the ability to shop on the internet for a complete pair of prescription eyeglasses. According to Forbes, you would still need to go to an optometrist to get an eye exam, then take that prescription and upload the details, including your measurements, online. The prescription does need to be within the last twelve months. Measurements such as ear to ear, and your pupillary distance, which is the distance between your pupils are the determining factors for what style and size glasses will best suit you. Sites such as shop rx eyeglasses online | Felix Gray will even recommend different styles and sizes of glasses that will compliment your face shape the most. On some sites, you can actually upload a head on picture of yourself so that you can virtually try on different frames to help guide you in your decision making.
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A member review of the rehab center completed on Friday, January 29, 2016 1:00 PM MST.
Thank God for this program! I was a member of this program, and when entering I was hopeless. I did not see a point in living. My experience in this program was anything less than a miracle. The staff of the program gave me love, support, and they challenged me when I needed it. I have attempted recovery in the past; however, I could not remain clean. DYC was a program that helped me every step of the way. I was in the residential part for 12 months. This was the best/hardest 12 months of my life. I attended groups with my peers and talked about anything in the world I needed support with. Both my peers and my staff challenged my thinking and attitudes which is what I needed to change in order to live. I was able to speak to the staff whenever I needed, and even though they challenged me, I always knew I had their support and I was not doing it alone. I then was transferred to the Out Patient in BKLYN, and I was now being taught to live in society. This was a wonderful part of treatment that in all the programs I attended they did not have. Being in Out Patient taught me how to live in society without using drugs, having the support that DYC gives. At the end of this program I had my FAMILY, JOB, WENT BACK TO SCHOOL, SAVINGS ACCOUNT, and APARTMENT. I thank god everyday this type of program was out there for me. If you are in need of help DYC by far is one of the best programs.


When Diana shared this cake recipe with me that she fashioned from oopsie rolls, a delicious filling and my glaze recipe, I almost fell out of my chair.
I have a jelly roll pan, but I tend to use it to make other things… not gorgeous jelly roll nomfiness. Now I realize there was an entire portion of my life missing.
For this recipe, Diana uses a 10 x 13″ pan (jelly roll pans differ from normal cookie sheets in that jelly roll pans have sides).
Diana used a Splenda Quickpack, but you can use any sweetener to taste. A Splenda Quickpack is equivalent to 1 cup sugar equivalent, so you can use 1/2 cup of whatever zips your bip.
If the chocolate coating hardens, no worries; gently reheat in the microwave or on the stove in a double boiler.
If your cake breaks, don't cry; simply cut the sheet into equal-width sheets and stack, using the frosting between each layer.
I don't have nutritional information run for this recipe, but considering there are 16 servings, I'd guess 1-2 net carbs per serving as a cake roll.
If you use a scoop of flavored protein powder, you can omit the vanilla extract.
You can also dust your tea towel with protein powder in lieu of powdered sweetener or cinnamon.
Click to enlarge. Don't drool in the keyboard.
For the cake, whip the whites with cream of tartar until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes. In a separate bowl, combine cream cheese with egg yolks, vanilla extract, protein powder, sweetener and salt.
Gently fold the whites into the yolk mixture until combined. Spread the oopsie batter evenly (this batter doesn't level out–it retains its shape, so if you leave it lump and bumpy, it's going to stay lumpy and bumpy) on the sheet cake covered with parchment paper (don't worry about greasing the pan or the parchment) and bake in a 300 degree oven for 30 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes with a damp dish towel on top to keep cake from drying out. Gently roll in a tea-towel sprinkled with cinnamon or any other sugar free powder and leave rolled in the towel for 20 minutes.
Unroll the cake. It may look like it's breaking but it will be fine. Spread the filling leaving about 1/4 inch space around. Roll up. Prepare Chocolate glaze and allow to cool before pouring on top of cake roll. The glaze will firm up nicely. Put in the refrigerator to chill for at least an hour.
You can use powered Erythitol to put on a tea towel to roll the cake. (Diana says: I used Cinnamon powder to help keep from sticking, but you can any other sugar free powder).
Whip the heavy whipping cream until soft peaks. Beat the softened cream cheese until creamy and add to the whipped cream, and blend together in the mixer. Add sweetener and liquid sugar free syrup or vanilla extract to taste for flavor and chill in the refrigerator until you need it.
OMG!!!! I found my Easter dessert!!!
Right? She is inspiring me to try something snazzy in the kitchen.
Looks delish! How do you make the batter? I think this step was omitted in the instructions.
D'oh! I thought I edited more closely. I apologize. I have made changes. Thank you so much, Helga!
Looks delish! I need a to plan a party so I have an excuse to make this!
You do! I didn't write that in. I apologize. The hardest thing for me sometimes is to stop assuming you can read my mind.
Don't you fold the egg yolks into the egg whites? Not the whites into the yolks?
You want to use 1/5 tsp of cream of tartar. Correction made. Thanks, Sheila!
I might be blind … are there instructions for putting together the Oopsie batter and I'm not seeing it?
Oops … never mind, I see the instructions now (I should have refreshed my page). Thanks!
That was totally my fault since I didn't do a final read-through. Thanks so much for understanding!
Hi, Allyce! You want to roll the cake up and then let it cool that way. That way you don't have to break the cake once it cools.
I have to know, can you freeze this so the deliciousness of it lasts a long time if you're the only one eating it?
I would think you could freeze this. I would allow it to chill in the fridge first to let the chocolate glaze harden some. Then put it in a freezer proof container. I had mine in the fridge for a week and it was still delicious.
Also, I bet that would make a great ice cream cake!!!
Diana, you're making me drool! I made mine for the first time yesterday, filling in with coconut cream, and it is PERFECT! I love love love it!
Cook on stove top until all are well incorporated. Cool before filling/icing the cake. This is cream colored, not white because of the table cream.
More on the rolling-the-cake thing…I've never done this…So do you roll the tea towel INTO the cake (WITH the cake), or just AROUND the cake? I'm gonna try this for Easter, too!
Hi there! You'll cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes and then turn it out onto a kitchen towel dusted with 1 tablespoon sugar free confectioners' sweetener (you can powder any not-too-concentrated sweetener for this). Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side and then you'll cool completely on a wire rack. Unroll to fill and you're good to go!
I have a hard time picturing what you're doing here. Is this the rolling technique you used?
This might help: Start at the 11:40 mark (and then the 15:14 minute mark) on this video for the rolling technique… http://www.joyofbaking.com/ChocolateSpongeCake.html I know seeing something helps me!
I'm totally making this with coconut cream icing/filling for Easter! Getting out jelly roll pan now!
Jamie, there seems to be a step missing from this recipe. After looking over the regular oopsie roll recipe, the step missing is to fold the egg white batter into the cake batter. Also, do we need to use a non-stick spray on the parchment paper so the cake can come off of it more easily? Please let me know, as I would like to try my hand at this recipe over the weekend. Thanks so much!
Hi there! I made some edits over the last 24 hours that your instructions might not reflect. I am making the cake now, so I can answer two things here, too. You don't need to grease the parchment, and you definitely want to fold the whites and the yolk mixture together until fairly well incorporated.
I MADE THIS CAKE LAST NIGHT. I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WAS WONDERING WHY THE CAKE BATTER HAD NO INSTRUCTIONS. I WISH I HAD THE UPDATED RECIPE. I KNEW THE CAKE DID NOT LOOK RIGHT. GOOD THING I MADE A "BACKUP" DESSERT FOR EASTER.
Denna– The recipe changes shouldn't have really affected the outcome much. I only really added how to roll the cake and to make sure to fold the yolk batter with the whites prior to adding to the pan. If that was enough for a bummer dessert, I am really sorry. I didn't realize a part was missing right away.
I made the cake today and one thing I didn't realize until making it is that the batter doesn't even out in the pan, so it is of utmost importance to spread the batter flat and even prior to baking. What went wrong with yours? I need to know so I can ensure it doesn't happen to anyone else! I am glad you had a backup!
When I made mine, and it came out perfectly, I did not use protein powder, I just stuck to the tried and true oopsie recipe. I added 1/4 c of splenda instead of 1/2 cup.
I did make mine as even as possible in the pan. I will totally make this again! I did have to use the parchment paper (when I make oopsies in my muffin top pan I use spray).
I rolled mine in a hand towel I lightly coated with powdered Ideal. I love love love this recipe! Did I mention that I love this recipe?
I am so happy you liked Diana's recipe! I was surprised how un oopsie roll-like it is. This is my new favorite cake!
Made this Sat night for Easter Sun dinner. Turned out great & was a big hit. I didn't notice until time to make it that my jelly roll pan is CONSIDERABLY larger than 10 x 13, so I used a cake pan that was 9 x 13. It works, even thought it looked really thick & I was worried it wouldn't roll. It did! I got the exact kind of Lindt chocolate, but it didn't seem to be quite as dark a glaze as the picture, nor did it cover the whole thing, but no one had seen the photo, so they didn't know. 🙂 Thanks! This worked out really well!
I have three jelly roll pans, and I always assume the biggest one is the right one! lol. I am glad that your dessert still came out delicious! Score 1 for your ingenuity and happy diners!
Hi Ladies, I totally forgot to mention what size pan I used. I believe it was a 12x18x2. It's the kind you make a Texas sheet cake with.
I'm sure if you cut the recipe back you could use a 13×9 pan. This recipe is very versatile, so feel free to experiment.
I made this tonight and couldn't believe how yummy it turned out! Thank you for the new favorite dessert recipe 🙂 I made a sf milk chocolate drizzle instead and added strawberries on the side.
I am so glad you liked the recipe! Diana is awesomeness, and this recipe is no exception. Thank you for taking the time to send a woohoo!
Hi. I am new to low carb living. I am sooooo happy that I don't have to give up chocolate! I just saw this recipe today and would love to try and make this! Did I miss the carb count per serving? I didn't see it anywhere. I would love to know. Thanks for posting so many delish recipes!
Hi! there's no information? Well, nerds. Let me look and see if I have it anywhere else or if it's hidden. She might not have run the numbers.
I'm so glad that you all love this cake, for those who made it! I know it does seem intimidating, but this was my first try at it too and I was so happy it came out for me. I noticed that if you bake the batter until it's a golden brown, not light brown, it rolls a lot better.
Also, I froze mine because I had no room in my parents refrigerator and it was like an ice cream cake. You do have to thaw it for about 15 minutes to be able to cut it.
One more thing, I mentioned to Jamie, that her chocolate glaze whips up into a great frosting without adding a sf confectioner sugar. Just put the melted chocolate in the refrigerator until completely cool and semi firm, then whip it up. It's frostable and it's delicious!!
Jeanette, your coconut recipe sounds amazing! I am going to definately try that!!
HI, i tried this, I also made one like an ice cream cake. for the filling i used whip topping blended with a few drops of sweetener and strawberry diet jello. OMG, they both turned out delllllish!! TY TY TY again for great and inspiring recipes.
This looks delicious! Thinking it may be my Mother's Day dessert. Considering making it a tirimisu oopsie roll cake! Add some coffee flavoring to the roll (thinking of dissolving some instant coffee in with the egg yolk mixture and make the filling with mascarpone cheese. Yummmmmm!
You rock, Diana, and the onus is always on me to double and triple check work I publish. Its not your fault in any way. Thank you so much for sharing your terrific tips and delicious dishes! You are the rockingest!


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Amy: 'I hope [Josh] gets the help he needs'
Duggar family photo at Amy's wedding
Jinger and Amy
If you have been keeping up with our blog, you know that 2015 was a difficult year for the Duggar family. Amy (Duggar) King--niece of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar--shares her thoughts on her new website.
The Duggar cousin was at a wedding dress fitting when the news of Josh Duggar's pornography addiction and marital unfaithfulness broke. "I was completely shocked just like the rest of the world," she writes in her post. "Rage came over me, sadness crept in, and reality [set] in that the person I had known my entire life turned out to be a fraud and a complete stranger."
Less than three weeks after Josh confessed to being "the biggest hypocrite ever," Amy married Dillon King. Josh had already checked himself into a long-term care facility, but the rest of the Duggar family attended the wedding.
Duggar girls at the wedding
Amy was touched to see Anna at the event. "I gave her a huge hug right before I walked down the aisle, prayed with her, and left her and my Aunt Michelle a letter on their chairs," shares the Duggar cousin.
"I hope [Josh] gets the help he needs," Amy told PEOPLE.
Jim Bob, Michelle, Grandma, Amy's parents
The months that followed brought much-needed relaxation for Amy and her new husband, until she received heartbreaking news via a Christmas text from her father. As we shared last week, Amy's father has filed for a divorce from Amy's mother (Jim Bob's sister, Deanna).
Despite the trials that she and her family have faced in 2015, Amy (Duggar) King has determined to "shine for Jesus" in the coming year, putting emphasis on prayer, forgiveness, and acts of service.
Photos courtesy duggarfamily.com
Labels: Amy Duggar King, Amy's wedding, Anna Duggar, Dillon King, Duggar family, duggar family photo, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, Josh Duggar's pornography addiction and marital unfaithfulness, People
Love you Amy!!! Keeping you in my prayers!
Praying for your family, as Christ continues to lead you through the storm. Praying specifically for Josh and Anna. For both their hearts, and a much better year. Amy you stay strong, and we will continue to lift your parents up in prayer as well. We love you guys!
mija amber January 6, 2016 at 9:14 PM
I pray that 2016 is much better and the Lord blesses the Duggars. I hope Josh, whose actions have been the cause of most of their 'heartache' year, gets the help he needs.
Yes it has been a rough year for the Duggars given their gran / son's / Brother /in laws ungodly Choices. BUT it is MORE than time to move on from that whole thing. Every time I read a new story about the Duggar say about one of the new babies in the family, the media go and add Josh's now very well known issues into the story. You would have to be an eskimo living in a fish bowl way under the sea and then some - not to have heard all about it. It is such a shame that the media wish to smear every good story with a reminder of josh's really bad choices. Its time to move on from all of that. josh doesn't have to be included in the current family updates anymore. He knows he is in discrace with both his family, who I am sure still love him despite how much he has hurt them and others by his actions, and the public. He has still got along way to go to be able to earn the trust of others again which I am sure he knows. But the rest of the family Doesn't need to be dragged through the mud and constantly reminded of his very fool hearty ways and that very much includes Anna whom we should be supporting with our prayers and as to whatever she eventually chooses to do firstly for herself and then for her young family of 4 children.
Kell January 8, 2016 at 1:24 PM
I agree, well said. They should be allowed to move on and live their lives like everyone else. I do not agree with what Josh did, however, the entire family should not continue to be punished (especially the little children who do not fully comprehend what has occurred). God bless...
Has TLC put episode 3 out for viewing? I'd love to be able to see that one too if possible
Amy is clearly trying to keep her name is the spotlight by turning on Josh and the family. That is just plain twisted. What is wrong with this entire family? Why do they have such an incredible need for fame? Why don't they truly take time out to heal as a family--outside of the public eye? Are they afraid to actually have to work regular jobs to earn a living---or the draw of so much money from TV has just become to powerful? We have all witnessed what reality TV does within families---just can't understand why they would want to destroy themselves for a few dollars.
Olivia January 7, 2016 at 7:44 PM
What is wrong with you?!? I mean seriously, this is a beautiful, wonderful, and Godly family and I don't think it's right for you to tear them down! Have a heart!
Huh?? You must not follow the family much. They do work regular jobs just like the rest of us, JB is in real estate, John is a pilot and firefighter, Jana is working on midwifery and is a first responder, Jill is a midwife and missionary, Derrick is an accountant and missionary, Ben is a handyman, Michelle Anna and Jessa are stay at home moms. And that's just what I can remember off the top of my head. They work, they serve, they're not these money hungry mongrels the media makes them out to be.
natalia January 9, 2016 at 11:08 AM
Great comment,I am clapping my hands for Anonymous who posted on January 8 7:23am☺People seem to forget that this family was extremely well off BEFORE they were on TV...drives me nuts!!!!They need to do their homework, factual check, and not believe heresay from haters/trolls.God bless the Duggars!!!☺
I am so very sad to see that you are continuing with this situation Yes Josh did wrong and yes JB and M mishandled it BUT we have been inundated with it for too long. It is Josh and Anna's situation, not ours. You are doing what the media wolves are doing and that is continuing to flood us with this incident. It also seems that Amy rides the voattails of whatever drama is happening. I'm very disappointed in this blog
I realize what Josh has done is an awful thing but my gosh, everyone acts like he is the only Christian man that has cheated on his wife. I go with the old adage, "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone." Christians aren't perfect. Just forgiven.
No true "Christian" man can cheat on his wife while still retaining a relationship with God.
I just can't stop thinking about poor Anna, I'm glad that she is strong enough to forgive Josh, she's a better woman than I can ever be. But I just can't help but think about how much this whole situation will hurt long term. Will she be able to bring herself to have another child for Josh? And every time they share intimate moments, will she think about how she isn't the only woman that Josh has loved in that way? Just imagine how much pain it will cause when their kids are older and they find out about what their father has done. Will his sons be able to look up to their father as a role model? Will his daughters be able to trust him with their hearts? Anna will have doubts about Josh in the back of her head every time he leaves the house for a few years, and nothing will ever be normal again. I can almost cry just thinking about how much someone else's choices can completely ruin other people's lives, it's truly sickening knowing that Josh consciously did this to his precious wife and children. Lord have mercy upon his soul.
I agree-it's sad but come on. It's between he and his wife and as long as we keep posting on it it will continue. Let's make a concerted effort to desist in this mess, surely there is lots more to talk about?
I'm surprised the rest of the Duggars associate with her, since she obviously dated without courtship or kissing rules, wears pants, wears tight clothes, listens to rock music, drinks, dances, etc. In other words, she's a normal 20-something. Why do they OK her lifestyle but not others? Serious question.
Because she's their cousin!!!!??!??
Television needs a decent reality show that's why. This family is a great witness to how to hold up under pressure and we all need that. Reality shows are about real life and instead of hiding under a rock this family is showing how its done. Great job!
Steph H January 7, 2016 at 6:25 PM
I love you JimBob Michelle and Duggar children Grandchildren and cousin Amy!Hope you will be back to tv ASAP!!!
I think JimBob did all he could.He turned Josh into the police!Most in that situation do not!They are great parents!Look how great the kids turned out!They got dealt a terrible hand and did what they could!My heart bleeds for them!I feel so bad for this awesome wholesome family!
TEAM DUGGAR!Love this amazing family!
You still have many loyal fans!Please only pay attention to the positive and none of the negetive.Seems certain people like to bash people when they are on top.The Duggars were a high high rated reality show.They deserve to be back on TLC ASAP!
Love you Duggars!I will spread the word to contact TLC to continue Jill and Jessa Counting On!Would love to see anything with the Duggars!Honey Boo Boo was on its way out that's why TLC cancelled it.The Duggars still had high ratings.Thats why they are being treated different!
This is old news. Can we please not talk about Josh anymore!? I want to hear what the other children are up to. What are John and Jana up to these days? What are their plans for the future? What is Jinger doing these days? Is she planning to go to college? What is Joe studying in college? What is Josiah planning on doing for a career? Does Josiah have college plans? What about Joyanna? She graduates in a few months. Does she have college plans?
I think Jana is doula she also helps with interior design on Jim Bob's properties she also heads up a youth group called "journey to the heart" Jinger and Joy Anna do tileing laying with some of the older boys at Jim bobs properties. And the older girls also help Michelle out. Joseph Duggars is away at Crown college in Tennessee. Like 20/30 minutes from the Bates.
And also John David is a volunteer fire fighter 1st responder and is also a police officer (I think is a VOLUNTEER police officer as well but not sure) and pilot.
This article seems to infer that Josh is not doing well. We are waiting for some word that he is repentant and working on his messed up life and that he and Anna are doing alright. Which is it? This article is confusing.
#15--just because we stop talking about the situation doesn't make it go away, nor does it fix the problem.
@Anonymous You are so right!
Me too Amy me too
I don't think we should be passing judgment on who is a "true Christian." Remember, despite all David's sins, God said David was a "man after my own heart." God alone knows the heart.
So very true😃
Wow, I look up to Amy so much. What a godly attitude she has towards all of this!
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Polar bears or people?
This article, first published in the Ecologist, was written in July 2013.
"I don't give a damn about polar bears! I can live without polar bears," Professor Hans Rosling exclaimed angrily when I spoke to him following his presentation at the recent G8G20 conference, 'What place for family planning in the future of development?' held in Portcullis House, London. His statement seemed intended to emphasise the deep division between those working in development and demography and those in the environment sector: People or polar bears.
I'd already inadvertently provoked Professor Rosling by seeking clarification on the figure of 10 billion he'd asserted in his persuasive presentation1 would be the inevitable total human population by 2050 – whereas I'd understood that the United Nations Population Division gives a range of projections for future total human numbers: Low, 8 billion; medium, 9.3 billion; high, over 10 billion. I'd asked whether it would be possible and – given the analysis by the Global Footprint Network that we humans (or some of us) were already using up one and a half planet's worth of the Earth's resources each year – better to achieve the low projection. In what felt like an accusation of implicit misanthropy in my question, Rosling shot back the retort that it would be achievable but, "Only by killing people!"
No wonder the environment and conservation NGOs are so reluctant to enter into any public debate involving the 'P' word. Attempting to talk about population from an environmental perspective, as opposed to the predominating focus on sexual health and reproductive rights (SRHR in the jargon), is to tread a path strewn with myriad super sensitive trip-wires – linking back to historic abuses of people's (women's predominantly) human rights through coercive birth control measures implemented in India and China during the 1960s and 70s and the even more discredited 'science' of eugenics that emerged in the 1930s; taken to its ultimate, appalling manifestation in the Nazis' Holocaust. Today, dialogue about population is framed almost entirely through the lens of women's rights – with control of a woman's fertility and her right to determine when, whether, and how many children to have set or aspired to be set at the level of the individual woman's choice – a deliberate distancing from any association with 'population control' or coercion of people to have fewer children.
That shift in focus is perfectly understandable, the statistics relating to the injuries and injustices suffered by women and young girls through the denial or restriction of their rights are horrendous and confront one with the realities of individual people' lives and their stories, rather than the more general, indirect impacts brought to bear on biodiversity and ecosystems by simply considering the overall numbers of humans on Earth. According to the UN Family Planning Association, there are over 220 million women in the world who want, but do not have access to safe, affordable family planning. That in turn leads to over 20 million unsafe abortions carried out every year; as a result of those and additional complications in pregnancy and childbirth at least a quarter of million women and girls die through pregnancy and in giving birth every year. The majority of these deaths, which occur in the developing world, are or could be avoidable. A further factor in these horrendous statistics is that, in some countries such as those across the Sahel region of Africa, it is traditional cultural practice for girls as young as 142 to be married and expected (forced) to bear children. At such a young age, complications and ill-effects in pregnancy and childbirth are even greater. Some two million women in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and other parts of the Arab world suffer from fistula brought on during pregnancy – this foul medical condition, where a breach occurs between the vagina and the rectum, is almost unknown in the developed world, hence doctors term it 'a disease of poverty'. Apart from the disfigurement and pain caused, girls with fistula suffer further by being rejected and alienated by their communities. In Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world, women on average are still having over 7 children in their lifetime. For women over 40, the figure is higher with a quarter having borne 10 children or more.3
Faced by such statistics, Professor Rosling's anger and focus on the human suffering, rather than on the additional environmental consequences of women having more babies at a much younger age than they would, given the choice, is justified. And after that first shock statement, he qualified his apparent indifference to the fate of polar bears, "It is the injustice to women and girls around the world that I care about – and which I think most people care about."
That emphasis on alleviating human suffering and providing women with fundamental rights is underpinned by a theory, which also helps explain Hans Rosling's exasperation with my question about the UN's range of projections for eventual overall human numbers. Demographic Transition Theory (DTT) is based on an analysis of the series of stages that western developed countries went through on their path to modernisation and eventually the stabilisation of their populations – now DTT has been extrapolated as the inevitable sequence that all countries across the world will undergo, assuming they are provided with the means to develop. DTT holds there are four key stages to this transition: Firstly, high fertility/high mortality in infants and a lower life expectancy for adults – lack of access to family planning and modern medical care mean that births and deaths balance each other out and so the population overall is stable. Secondly, health care and immunisation against preventable childhood illnesses leads to a decline in child mortality and so rapid population growth (as decline in fertility is slower to come about). Thirdly, whilst the fertility rate falls overall, numbers of viable births remain high due to the large numbers of young people ('Youth Bulge'). Fourthly and finally, people are living longer but also having fewer children due to availability of healthcare, with choice over family size enabled by family planning and access to education for women leading them to have children later, so also reducing the numbers of children born per woman.
DTT is a compelling theory and one apparently demonstrated in reality. Across the world fertility rates (i.e. the number of children born per woman) are indeed falling with the global average standing at 2.5 children per woman (Hans Rosling's slide on this aspect was a particularly brilliant and convincing piece of communication). It is that global trend that leads many people to consider that population is an anachronistic issue and one that will resolve itself – as long as women are enabled to control their own fertility as they choose. As Hans Rosling concluded, "Take care of people and population will solve itself".
Or will it? The transition that DTT theory purists hold is 'inevitable' is that our planet will be home to 10 billion people. That's another 2.9 billion people by 2050 – at time of writing, the official estimate of the total human population is 7.1 billion. That 'inevitable' growth in human numbers occurs because the generation of future parents has already been born. There are more young people on Earth than ever have been, with Africa in particular having a majority of young people of or coming up to child-bearing age – 70% of Africa's population is between 15 and 30 years of age. However, the United Nations population division, who are the source of the generally accepted data on human population growth, put forward a range of possible projections for 2050 – low, medium, and high – as cited earlier. There are various factors that can influence which of those projections turns out to be the most accurate – and that suggests there are interventions we can all choose to make and which our politicians can enable us to do so.
Faced by the general trend of falling fertility rates and the 'irrefutable fact' of Demographic Transition Theory, few, if any people or organisations question the dominant paradigm – especially, when if they do, it is implied that underneath their environmental concern lurks a closet racist, misanthrope, or demented deep-ecologist (see plot of Dan Brown's latest blockbuster, Inferno) who might indeed consider 'Killing people' to solve what is in fact 'a non-problem' only existing in their prejudiced ignorance. I have first-hand experience of this reluctance by otherwise outspoken organisations to talk about population and enter into any discussion that might be seen to question the dominant DTT paradigm and the consideration of the issues only through the lens of women's rights. For the past six months, I have been seeking to persuade the mainstream environmental and conservation groups in the UK (several of them with an international presence) to engage more publicly with population issues. It has been a frustrating process. These are all longstanding campaigning and lobbying bodies, who have the research capacity and experience to respond to government and industry initiatives and craft coherent positions and public policy positions in a matter of hours or at most days as necessary. Yet none of them has been able to furnish me with a clear and coherent public line on population to date. Such deafening silence or at best reluctance to enter into any discourse on the issue and impacts of population growth was not unexpected, indeed there is an academic study of the phenomenon whereby normally fearless campaigners flee the field claiming the issue is, "not within our charitable remit", "time is desperately tight and immediate challenges are considerable on a number of fronts", "while the issue of population growth is undoubtedly a very important one, our core area of concern is with … etc. etc." Just a few of the excuses I have been furnished with.
Taboos surrounding the subject of human population run deep, as Professor Diana Coole analyses in her paper, `Too Many Bodies? The Return and Disavowal of the Population Question', published in March 20134. Professor Coole identifies 'Five categories of silencing discourse', which forestall and dissuade any discussion about population per se. These 'silencing discourses' which she titles: Population-Shaming; Population-Scepticism; Population-Declinism; Population-Decomposing and Population-Fatalism are triggered whenever anyone dares voice any concerns about growing human numbers on the planet and their contribution to socio-ecological problems. So well-rehearsed and accepted are these 'silencing discourses' that most people considering voicing concerns self-censor before the thought matures into the spoken or written word!
Thankfully, there are a few people who have the courage, experience and the hard-to-challenge heritage necessary to tread that trip-wire strewn path and speak honestly and humanely about population as an issue not just about women's rights, but also which is indivisibly linked to the environment and the well-being of all species on Earth, not least of all humans.
Dr Eliyah Zulu, the director of the African Institute for Development Policy based in Nairobi, Kenya, is one of those brave souls. A Malawian by birth, he is in no doubt that enabling all women to have the access to safe, affordable family planning that they want is not only an essential human right, but also one that will also bring benefits to the environment – given the majority of those 220 million women without access to family planning live in the poorest countries, with the least resources and resilience to adapt to climate change and other environmental pressures. As Dr Zulu told me, "It is at the grassroots that people most feel the disbenefits of population growth."
Professor Rosling's stated indifference to the fate of polar bears appeared designed to emphasise the irrelevance of such species to poor people struggling to survive in sub-Saharan Africa and to characterise concerns about one species as self-indulgent, hand-wringing by wealthy people in the developed world whose consumption patterns and flagrant burning of fossil-fuels are the real reason for the destruction of the polar bear's Arctic habitat. There's a good deal of truth in that. Yet Dr Zulu had the admirable capacity to see the connection between the fate of polar bears in Antarctica and poor people in Africa and that both concerns had to be addressed, "We must recognise that the Earth is finite and focus on addressing both population growth in poor countries and high levels of consumption in developed countries." The projections for Africa's population growth over the coming decades are sobering – from the present 1.1 billion, the UN forecasts are for 1.9 to 2.5 billion people on the Continent by 2050 and between 2.4 to over 3 billion by 2100. Even more sobering, when population growth is considered at the level of individual countries, rather than the amorphous Africa as a whole – which enables some commentators to shrug their shoulders and say, 'So what, Africa's huge, there's a lot of empty space'. Not in Malawi, Dr Zulu's birth country – whose 15 million inhabitants today are projected to rise to 50 million by 2050 and possibly 100 million by the turn of the century. "How can the country sustain such a population?" asks Dr Zulu rhetorically. Quickly answering his own question, "It can't."
Such high projections for population growth in Africa are driven by the fact that the Continent has one of the highest proportions of young people in the world – 70% of Africans are in the age range of 15 – 30 and so in the peak child-bearing cohort. For economists, this 'youth bulge' offers a huge opportunity for Africa, combining a Continent rich in natural resources with a young, vibrant economically active population. Yet over 60% of Africa's landmass is made up of desert or drylands, making the Continent particularly vulnerable to greater water stress and shortage as is predicted under increasing climate change – and it is the most arid areas of Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, where some of the highest population growth rates are occurring and set to continue, as Dr Zulu observed, "Population growth goes hand in hand with those countries that are least resilient against climate change."
There is no disputing the gross inequities of current consumption patterns across the world. A child born in the UK will be responsible for carbon emissions over its life 35 times greater than for a contemporary born in Bangladesh and 160 times that of an Ethiopian child. This gross disparity and inequity is apparent across Africa – the average 'global footprint' per African in terms of impact upon the environment and share of the world's resources is many times lower than for Europeans and Americans.5 In fact, the average per person footprint, calculated as global hectares per person, has decreased over the past 40 years. An individual African is taking up – or rather getting an even smaller share – of the Earth's resources. Yet because of the continent's rapid population growth, Africa's overall footprint has tripled over the same period.6
Nevertheless, given that consumption per capita is so high in countries like the UK and America, it seems right that the focus of NGOs in the developed world has almost exclusively been on seeking to get consumption per capita down. Or is it? Such high consumption rates per capita in the developed world suggest that the missing or ignored factor of population must also be addressed – given that each additional consumer in the developed world makes a globally disproportionate impact. There is also the unfortunate fact, which few NGOs care to admit, despite it being over 25 years since the term sustainable development was coined in the Brundtland report of 1987,7 and despite the concerted efforts of the environmental groups consumption figures in the developed countries continue to rise.
In 1997, Friends of the Earth published 'Tomorrow's World – Britain's Share in a Sustainable Future',8 presenting a stark summary of how far we, in a western developed country had to go if we were to meet the accepted definition of sustainable development as, 'development which meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs' – and to do so, whilst re-balancing the inequity between the developed and developing world. Tomorrow's World concluded that to deliver sustainable, equitable development the UK needed to reduce its consumption of available resources by between 15 and 100%, depending on which resource sector was under consideration. The headline calculation was that, "If people in developing countries used as much fossil fuel as people in the UK currently do, then by 2050 we would need 8 atmospheres, not one, to prevent global warming."
In its detailed sector by sector consideration of the cuts in consumption necessary, if the UK were to achieve sustainable development, Tomorrow's World set targets for reducing various environmental negatives and increasing other beneficial activities and practices in the UK by 2010: Road traffic to be reduced by 10%; 15% decrease in water use; 30% cut in energy use; 25% of Britain's home produced food to be grown organically by 2010 and 100% 'converted entirely to organic or sustainable agriculture by 2050.' The sad reality 15 years on is that: UK vehicle use has increased by 14%; Water use per person has continued to increase by 1% year on year since the 1950s. Current per capita household use is 150 litres per day – a ton of water a week. And despite the promotion of energy-saving measures, UK domestic energy use has risen by nearly one-fifth over the past four decades. The area of UK farmland under organic management stands at less than 5%, expanding just 2% since 1997.
In any case, several of the 'green lifestyle' choices promoted by environment groups as 'easy things everyone can do to help save the planet' have been shown to be less effective at reducing an individual's impact on the planet than other individual choices. A study by Oregon State University in 2009, compare the impact of an individual adopting six well-known ecological life-style changes to cut their carbon budget over a lifetime, against the single action of having one less child. By adopting the practical and available 'environmentally-friendly' actions of driving a more fuel-efficient car; halving annual car mileage; fitting double glazing and low-energy light-bulbs; replacing an older, inefficient refrigerator; recycling all paper, tin and glass – an individual over their lifetime could curb their carbon budget by 486 tonnes. By taking the single, personal decision to have one less child, an American woman and her family would save 9,441 tonnes of carbon over her lifetime. Nearly 20 times the amount saved from all those other positive eco-actions combined.9
At the International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo in 1994 (known as 'The Cairo Conference), the focus on population issues shifted away from a numbers game onto individual human lives and rights – especially those of the young women and girls who bore (sic) the brunt of the impacts of lack of access to family planning; suffering enforced childbirth, curtailment of any education, and loss of opportunities to choose a different role than as a constant mother.10 That woman-centred perspective rightly re-oriented the previously dominant population framework, but it is arguable that it has swung too far from one extreme to the other. At the G8G20 Conference the Turkish MP Öznur Çalık, a highly-respected champion of women's access to family planning and Executive Committee Member of the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) stated, "Women should have the right to give birth as much as they wish", adding that in her view, "The world has sufficient resources to feed the growing population."
Those statements indicate a worrying disconnect with and do not reflect the agenda of the wider women's rights movement, which has been in the forefront of recognising that respect for human rights goes hand in hand with respect for the environment – and from which, to name but a few, the most effective leaders of the global green movement have emerged: the female forest defenders of the Himalayan Chipko movement; Petra Kelly, founder of the German Green party; Wangari Maathaii, Nobel Peace prize winner, who sowed the seeds of the Greenbelt Movement in Kenya; and Vandana Shiva, fearless champion of traditional knowledge and farming practices against the threat of globalisation and GM-pushing agribiz. What Öznur Çalık seemed to be suggesting is that having children is always and only 'a self-regarding act' where personal liberty is paramount, rather than 'an other regarding act' whereby the consequences on other people and society more generally should be considered. This is difficult territory, as Professor Coole underlines in her discussion paper, as 'an other regarding act' as originally defined by the political economist and social theorist John Stuart Mill is open to personal liberty being curtailed in the interests of the 'greater good'. It was by such logic that the discredited coercive population control policies of China and India were justified. But that does not mean it is unreasonable for that American woman to consider the impacts of her putative additional child on the global environment, upon poor people in developing countries who are most vulnerable to climate change, or upon future generations' wellbeing – not least the future wellbeing of her own child and its off-spring.11
That throwaway follow-up comment by the Turkish MP that the world had sufficient resources to sustain a growing human population whatever the eventual numbers, impressed upon me the need for the environmental movement to engage more closely with those working on what has become an exclusive sector focused on population only through the lens of women's reproductive rights and health. WWF's latest biennial Living Planet report for 2012 produced in collaboration with the Global Footprint Network, the Zoological Society of London and the European Space Agency provides the most comprehensive data set on the state of our planet, its biodiversity and human impacts upon that. Living Planet 2012 does not make for comforting reading. Overall global biodiversity has declined by 30% since 1970 and by double that (60%) in the tropics. We, humans, or at least some of us are using up one and a half planet's worth of the natural resources available annually. The authors conclude that a major factor driving this decline and excessive exploitation is human population pressure,
'Human population dynamics are a major driving force behind environmental degradation. One aspect of this is the overall size of the global population, which has doubled since 1950 – to 7 billion in 2011 and is forecast to reach just over 9.3 billion people by 2050.'
Yet despite having assembled the facts, WWF won't commit itself to anything but the most policy-wonkish of recommendations regarding population leaving it until the last of 16 recommendations,
'Explicitly integrate population dynamics (size, growth rate, composition, location and migration) and per capita consumption trends into national planning policies to support a better balance between population and available resources.'
And reasonably enough, affirming the dominant paradigm of the rights-based agenda,
'Ensure universal access to gender-sensitive reproductive health services and information, reduce child mortality and support the empowerment of women and young girls through greater access to higher education and employment opportunities.
Environment NGOs have self-censored themselves on the issue of population, particularly environment NGOs in the UK which in the main are headed up, as John Sauven CEO of Greenpeace describes himself, by 'white, old men' (well, middle-aged anyway – in which doleful profile, I include myself), acutely conscious of the past pitfalls of talking about population and if they do dare to, are fearful of being stereotyped by those 'silencing discourses' as 'human-hating', 'neo-colonialist', 'misogynists' and in the UK, where present population growth comes from immigration, finding themselves labelled as fellow-travellers with political groups with dubious agendas outwith any genuine environmental concern.
They should take heart from the fact that a large proportion of the public are concerned about the impacts of population growth in the UK and globally. A YouGov survey carried out in May 2011 of 3,538 adults found that almost four out of five (79%) thought the UK population was too high and over four out of five (84%) thought the world population was too high. Surveys are designed to be representative of society generally. That sample of 3,538 people would not be composed just of 'white, old men', but made up of people across age ranges, genders and ethnic origins. The results suggest strongly that a significant proportion of the NGOs own supporters share those views – so surely they have a responsibility to provide them with a view on the issue. By not doing so, that large body of concern has no politically acceptable discourse currently available. And the only sources for information are the very organisations the NGOs are fearful of being associated with.
Voices within the reproductive rights/family planning sector are at last after two decades since Cairo's narrowing of the focus, calling for a broader, more inclusive agenda. Dr Zulu emphasised the importance of, "not isolating population, consumption and the environment – we need to look at ways to integrate these issues. We shouldn't box in our policy makers, it's not just about economics or human rights or environmental benefits – it's all there." Sentiments echoed by Diego Palacios of the UNFPA, co-ordinating the UN's efforts to ensure the Millennium Development Goals up survive beyond 2015 (the year they were meant to have been achieved – but in several cases won't be), who spoke of, "involving new audiences, those interested in human rights but also economics and the environment – not have them opposed to eachother," adding, "environmental sustainability is not yet linked into the reproductive rights, family planning agenda sufficiently." The need for that linkage was one of the main recommendations of the Royal Society's, People and the planet' report,
They should not. The challenge and invitation to the environment movement is to become re-engaged with the issue of population and add their expertise, energy and effort to pushing forward truly sustainable development in the interests of people and planet alike.
It should not be a stark choice between polar bears or people, but people and polar bears.
Professor Rosling, notwithstanding his indifference to polar bears, is a brilliant speaker, communicating complex data in a compelling and highly entertaining series of talks.
In Niger, 60% of girls aged between 15-19 are married and nearly 30% were married before the age of 15. A UNICEF survey found that two-fifths of girls in Sierra Leone give birth for the first time between the ages of 12 and 14.Progress for Children, A report card on adolescents, Number 10, April 2012
People and the Planet, Royal Society, 2012
'Too Many Bodies? The Return and Disavowal of the Population Question', Environmental Politics vol. 22.2 (March 2013), pp. 195-215
The available global ecological footprint averaged out for everyone on the planet is 1.8 global hectares per person. According to the latest Living Planet report, Africans individually were accessing less than 1.8 global hectares per person, far below the European per capita average at c. 5 global hectares or a US citizen at over 7 global hectares.
Living Planet report, 2012
Our Common Future (popularly known as the Brundtland Report, after its chair, Gro Harlem Brundtland), UN World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), 1987.
Tomorrow's World: Britain's Share in a Sustainable Future by McLaren, Duncan; Bullock, Simon; Yousuf, Nusrat; Friends of the Earth 1997.
Reproduction and the carbon legacies of individuals, Murtaugh, P; Schlax, M; Department of Statistics, Oregon State University, Global Environmental Change 19 (2009) 14-20.
In countries where fertility rates and numbers of births per woman remain high, a woman can spend 70% of her life bearing and rearing children; where low fertility rates are the norm, that figure has fallen to 14%. Lee R (2003) The demographic transition: Three centuries of fundamental change. Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 17(4): 167-190
For an excellent example of an American woman, herself from a large family, making the journey and decision to limit her family to two children, see: the film, Mother
From: Food Security, Population
Tagged: Demographic Transition Theory, Diana Coole, Friends of the Earth, G8G20, Hans Rosling, international development, Millennium Development Goals, polar bears, Population, Royal Society, sustainability, women's rights
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3, Roc C, f. Freeway & Oh No, Over Broil, Kash Roc Ent./Phineprint Ent.
Good afternoon. I hope everybody had a good time down at SXSW. I've heard about a ton of great shows and many of the artists on the chart below were performing, so hopefully those in attendance got to see some of these acts live.
This week's #1 goes to Philly representers The Wurxs with their single "No Ordinary" featuring Peedi Crakk. I've been hearing a lot of great things about these guys, including collaborations with Black Thought & The Roots, so hopefully we'll get blessed with those tracks soon. Also in the top 5 are singles from Blacastan (feat. Outerspace, Emilio Lopez & V-Zilla), Small Professor (feat. Guilty Simpson & Reef The Lost Cauze), Mikey Mo the MC, and 4Two7. This week's #1 add goes to the legend DJ Numark with his new single "Dumpin Em All" featuring Bumby Knuckles.
21, MIC, The Underdog, WildShot Ent.
23, Rock Mecca Top Of The World Rebel Vein Ent.
3, Mr. Jonez, Love Letta, JonezyBoy Ent.
Good evening. To everybody headed to SXSW…have fun! Hip hop is going to be WELL represented down there.
Below you'll find the latest top 40 and top 5 adds from the RNRB DJs. This weeks #1 goes to supergroup Gangrene (Alchemist & Oh No) with their single "Vodka & Ayahuasca". These guys are steadily cranking out quality, so it's only right they get this week's #1. Also in the top 5 are singles from Ape The Grim (feat. Mr. Lif & Nabo Rawk), Caddy Da Don (feat. Future), Mikey Mo the MC, and 4Two7. This week's #1 add come from Orlando based MC/Musician Vthov with his single "Amongst The Stars" on his own Epicenter Music Group.
22, MIC, The Underdog, WildShot Ent.
27, Rock Mecca Top Of The World Rebel Vein Ent.
40, Millie Holidae, White Boi Swurv, Big Stomach Ent.
4, Baby Chris, What Did I Do, 5 Star Recordings Inc.
Good afternoon and greetings from the RNRB crew. Below you'll find the latest top 40 and this week's #1 comes from Brown Bag All Star Koncept with his Marco Polo produced single "Watch the Sky" feat. Royce Da 5'9. Also in the top 5 are singles from Georgia Anne Muldrow & Madlib, Soul Khan, CEO Silkk feat. Rick Ross & Eugene Wade, and 4Two7. This week's #1 most added record comes from newcomer M3GA with her single "Analog" feat Young Joey.
26, MIC, The Underdog, WildShot Ent.
35, Millie Holidae, White Boi Swurv, Big Stomach Ent.
37, Rock Mecca Top Of The World Rebel Vein Ent.


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Craftster Community > PURSES, BAGS, WALLETS > Purses, Bags, Wallets: Completed Projects: General > Day of the Dead ~ Amy Butler's Frenchy Bag ...Finished!
Day of the Dead ~ Amy Butler's Frenchy Bag ...Finished!
Update!!! Finished the Day of the Dead version! I'm so happy with it!
I want to gush about how much I love this pattern!
It's Amy Butler's Frenchy Bag! If you are familiar with this pattern, this is the shoulder bag version.
2 years ago I saw the pattern in the store but didn't get it at the time because I was busy with other crafts in the works & filed it on my list of crafts 'to do'.
As part of my new year's resolution which is attacking that 'to do' list...I've finished the Elvis one...& have this one in the works for myself!
The Elvis bag will be going to one of my best crafty friends who has made such amazing crafted cuteness for my kiddos, I just wanted to return the favor a little & let her know how much I appreciate her! I hope she loves it!
Re: My first of many ~ Amy Butler's Frenchy Bag!
I may have to do more of Amy's patterns! I would love to do overnight bags for the kiddos!
I love the Frenchy bag! The timing for the Elvis bag is perfect since today was his birthday! I would love to find that fabric for my mother!
Your bags came out wonderfully! I really like the Elvis one! Now I have the courage to pick up an Amy Butler pattern as well.
These are really fantastic. I got a sewing machine for Christmas and am just starting to learn to sew but one day I hope I can make something this awesome.
Where do you buy your fabric at? It's so unique!
I've had the Elvis fabric for so long...I don't remember where I got it. The small polka dot fabric is leftover from my marilyn quilt. The big polkadot fabric is from either walmart or Joannes.
The skull fabrics were both from Joannes within the last week. I believe it's an Alexander Henry print!
Yay for a sewing machine for Christmas! Don't be intimidated...just grab a pattern & go for it!
I was intimidated at first also...but resigned myself to just do it! Glad I did!
Isn't it funny that I did this on his birthday... it wasn't planned that way. Must be good crafty karma or something! LoL!
Throw your petticoat over the windmill!
Thank you ladies! I adore that Elvis fabric so much I wish I had an entire bolt! It's the fabric gold in my stash! I only use it on very special projects!


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Q: Chart.js - Fill Text only appearing when hovering over one part of the doughnut I am working with Chart.js and have an issue that I need some help with.
The doughnut is created correctly and shows the information I need, however, its only showing the filltext value when I hover over one aspect of the chart.
this is the code I am working with
options = {
    cutoutPercentage: 75,
    rotation: Math.PI,
    //circumference: Math.PI * values[0],
    //segmentShowStroke: false,
    animation: {
        animateScale: true,
        onComplete: function () {
            var width = this.chart.width,
                height = this.chart.height;

            var fontSize = (height / 114).toFixed(2);
            this.chart.ctx.font = fontSize + "em Verdana";
            this.chart.ctx.textBaseline = "middle";

            var text = "82%",
                textX = Math.round((width - this.chart.ctx.measureText(text).width) / 2),
                textY = height / 2;
            console.log(RpData);
            this.chart.ctx.fillText(RpData.datasets[0].data[0] + "%", textX, textY);
        }
    },

    legend: {
        display: false,
    },
    tooltips: {
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};

$('#riskFactorChartLoading').hide("fast");
var ctx = $("#riskFactorChart").get(0).getContext("2d");

var riskFactorChart = new Chart(ctx, {
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    data: RpData,
    options: options
});

which appears like this;

What I am trying to achieve is to see the result of the mouse hover without having to hover the mouse over it to see my values.
Thanks

A: Please provide full code of yours. As "RpData" is not given....in the code.
Here is the jsfiddle link which working fine, but as you are not given any link to full snippet or code we can't check what the issue is...
Chart JS snippet - (dkrvl2011)

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Storm Noul makes landfall in Thua Thien-Hue
Storm Noul, the fifth to enter the East Sea this year, made landfall in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on September 18 morning, causing heavy downpours, strong winds and lightning.
Storm Noul makes dozens of trees fall off (Source: VNA)
Accordingly, strong winds with speeds of 90-100 km per hour swept through the locality in over 30 minutes from 8:30am, making dozens of ancient trees, electricity poles and gates of several buildings fall off, and blowing off roofs of many houses.
Mountainous Nam Dong district recorded the highest volume of rainfall at 204mm.
Also in the morning, due to impact of the fifth storm, a whirlwind occurred in the central province of Ha Tinh at around 5:00am, blowing off roofs of over 60 local houses.
The whirlwind, together with heavy rains, also affected a large area of crops.
Three airports in central region to suspend operation due to storm Noul
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued an urgent document requesting three airports in the central region to suspend operation on September 18, the day storm Noul is slated to land in the region.
Aircraft of Vietjet Air at Da Nang airport (Photo: VNA)
Specifically, Chu Lai airport (Quang Nam province) is required to close from 04:00 to 8:00, Da Nang airport (Da Nang city) from 05:00 to 20:00 and Phu Bai airport (Hue city in Thua Thien-Hue province) from 06:00 to 21:00 (all local time) during the day.
Other airports in the region, namely Dong Hoi, Vinh, Pleiku, Phu Cat and Tuy Hoa, along with airlines, airports authorities and the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation, are instructed to closely follow the weather situation and make prompt reports to the CAAV's command for natural disaster control and search and rescue.
Airlines have also announced they will cancel and postpone flights on routes to/from the three airports.
Vietnam Airlines said it will operate 22 additional flights on the affected routes on September 19 to compensate for the cancelled ones. Passengers are urged to keep updated with the airline's official website and Facebook page, ticket offices or customers' hotline.
Noul, the fifth storm to enter the East Sea this year, is gaining strength, heading to the central region of Vietnam and is expected to make landfall on September 18.
The storm is forecast to directly affect central provinces, especially Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue and Da Nang with wind speeds of 90-100 km per hour and sometimes hitting 135 km per hour.
Heavy rain will blanket the central provinces from September 17 afternoon to September 18 night, bringing high risks of flash flood and landslides in the central region.
Central region prepares for Storm Noul
Central provinces to be hit by Storm Noul banned vessels from going out to sea on Thursday as the tropical storm is forecast to make landfall on Friday morning.
Mai Văn Khiêm, director of the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, said the typhoon, the fifth to enter the East Sea this year, is moving very quickly at an estimated speed of 118 to 133km per hour, sometimes hitting up to 160km per hour on the seas and along coastal areas from Quảng Bình to Quảng Nam Province.
Storm Noul will directly affect Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên-Huế and Quảng Nam provinces and Đà Nẵng City with wind speeds of 90km to 117km per hour, sometimes up to 150km per hour.
Heavy rain is predicted on Thursday afternoon until Friday night with alerts for floods in rivers, flash floods and landslides.
Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên-Huế provinces and Đà Nẵng City plan to evacuate more than 1.1 million people of more than 295,000 households if necessary.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường on Thursday morning directed all 12 central provinces from Thanh Hóa to Khánh Hòa to be hit by the typhoon to strictly follow Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc's urgent notice.
The PM asked ministries, agencies and localities to keep a close eye on the development of the storm and prepare to be hit.
People's Committees of cities and provinces need to ensure the safety of activities at sea, work with concerned forces to guide vessels and encourage local residents to take preventive measures to protect crops, houses and other facilities.
Human resources and equipment should be ready for the evacuation of people in dangerous areas, with attention paid to COVID-19 prevention and control, according to the notice.
The PM has warned of flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas after heavy rains, saying measures are needed to ensure the safety of reservoirs.
Minister Cường ordered the Border Guard Command, Directorate of Fisheries and localities to send notices to fishing vessels in risky areas to move to shelter.
According to the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, provinces from Thanh Hóa to Thừa Thiên-Huế have 49 dykes that need protection and 16 other coastal and river dykes under construction.
More than 94,000 people in the central province of Quảng Trị are expected to be evacuated before 8pm on Thursday. Some 2,300 fishing vessels of the province had docked at shelters by 4pm.
Students in Quảng Nam Province will take a day off on Friday due to the typhoon.
Inspecting typhoon preparedness at Thuận An Fish Port in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng said the time before the typhoon makes landfall is a golden chance to complete evacuation, reinforce houses and move fishery cages to safety.
"Doing that work well will minimise human losses and damage to property," he said.
Rains started in the province at noon on Thursday.
More than 106,000 people in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province have been evacuated and students will stay off from school on Friday and Saturday.
By 1pm on Thursday, the storm's eye was about 220km south-east of the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) islands with winds of 75-100 km per hour, sometimes reaching 118-133 km per hour. The storm is moving west-northwest.
It's expected that by 1pm on Friday, the storm will have strengthened with the eye on waters close to provinces from Quảng Bình to Quảng Nam. Winds at the eye will reach 90-115 km per hour or more.
After making landfall in central provinces from Quảng Bình to Đà Nẵng on Friday afternoon or evening, the storm is forecast to weaken to become a tropical low pressure.
By about 1am on Saturday, the heart of the tropical low-pressure system will be on the border area of Laos and Thailand with winds of 40-50 km per hour. VNA/VNS
storm Noul


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Above-ground bole carbon stock estimation using forest inventory of the secondary forest ecosystem in Ibadan, Nigeria
Victor Aghimien Ehimwenma
Kpadehyea James Tabolokulo
1Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Nigeria
2University of Liberia, Liberia
Secondary forest ecosystem contributes by sequestration of carbon to global climate change mitigation. Above-Ground Bole Biomass (AGBB) is the major component used to monitor and estimate Carbon Stocks (CS) and tropical forest fluxes. However, information for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Above-Ground Bole Carbon Stock (AGBCS), which hosts relics of the undisturbed forest ecosystem in south-western Nigeria, has not been documented. Hence, AGBCS of the forest ecosystem was estimated using the technique of forest inventory. Using systematic sampling technique at 10% sampling intensity, one hundred and forty plots of 50m x 50m were laid in IITA secondary forest ecosystem. Trees were enumerated in each plot and identified by species level. In order to determine Tree Volume (TV), Total Height (TH) and Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) of trees &
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