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Report to Congress
on the Health and Well-Being of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Table of Contents | Appendices
Demographic Factors Associated with the Health and Well-Being of Individuals with ASD
This portion of the Report covers Section 399DD(b) (2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Autism CARES Act of 2019, which requires: information on (A) "demographic factors associated with the health and well-being of individuals with autism spectrum disorder." Approximately 1 in 54 children in the U.S. has been identified with ASD according to CDC's ADDM surveillance data.1 In addition to the CDC, prevalence and demographics data are also collected by other agencies using a variety of methods in different subpopulations of the autism community, covering different perspectives and giving rise to more nuanced data on the prevalence of ASD in different communities. To present an overview of currently available demographic information, the following section presents information on demographic factors provided by the ACL, CDC, CMS, HRSA, NIH, ED, and EPA.
Administration for Community Living (ACL)
An ACL analysis of existing Medicare administrative claims data for calendar year 201633 has yielded the following insights into the health care needs of individuals with ASD, though findings from these data are not generalizable to or representative of all individuals with ASD.
Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) provided service coverage for 69,844 people with ASD in 2016. This group represented 14.4% of individuals with IDD receiving Medicare FFS and 0.46% of all Medicare FFS beneficiaries.
In 2016, the large majority of people with ASD (97.4%) who received Medicare FFS qualified for it by disability determination; only 2.3% qualified based on age. In contrast, 7.6% of all individuals with IDD ("Total IDD" as illustrated in Figure 1) qualified for Medicare FFS based on age.
Overall, people with ASD were under 65 years old (92.4%), male (73.7%), White (76.3%), dually eligible or partially dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid (86.6%), and lived in metropolitan areas (83.8%). Compared to those with ASD, fewer people with IDD overall were under 65 (77.7%), male (56.1%), and lived in a metropolitan area (78.7%). However, the proportion of those with IDD who were White (75.9%) and those who had dual eligibility (85.4%) were similar to those with ASD.
Chronic Health Conditions
People with ASD receiving Medicare FFS had high prevalence of congestive heart failure (CHF) (9.3%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD; 9.4%), diabetes (23.0%), hypertension (38.4%), and obesity (20.7%). However, these rates were substantially lower than prevalence for people with IDD overall receiving Medicare FFS for CHF (20.3%), COPD (20.6%), diabetes (32.4%), and hypertension (55.8%). Gross comparisons of these prevalence rates to the U.S. general population34 shows that they range from 0.5 (obesity) to 2.7 (diabetes) times higher among people with ASD.
Figure 1. ACL: Prevalence of Chronic Health Conditions Among ASD and Total IDD Medicare FFS Recipients,✔ with Gross Comparison to General U.S. Population*
✔ = A Medicare FFS beneficiary with IDD related conditions has been diagnosed with ASD, cerebral palsy (CP), intellectual development, learning disability, or other development delay.
* = Gross comparison of current national statistics of the U.S. general population.34
Prevalence of mental health disorders among people with ASD receiving Medicare FFS were high compared to all people with IDD supported by Medicare FFS (Figure 2). Moreover, these prevalence rates were much higher than the prevalence of mental health disorders in the general U.S. population (gross comparison).35
Figure 2. ACL: Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders Among ASD and Total IDD Medicare FFS Recipients,✔ with Gross Comparison to General U.S. Population*
✔ = A Medicare FFS beneficiary with IDD related conditions has been diagnosed with ASD, CP, intellectual development, learning disability, or other development delay.
Among people with ASD who had a hospital stay, 1.8% of those under 65 years of age died within 30 days of the hospitalization. This proportion was substantially higher than for people with IDD overall who were under the age of 65 (0.7%) but similar to those with IDD who were 65+ years old (1.7%).
Almost 43% of people with ASD used the emergency department for outpatient care. Again, this proportion was similar to that for people with IDD overall who were 65+ (43.8%) and higher than that for people with IDD under the age of 65 (38.1%).
Among those who used emergency departments for outpatient care, 6.7% of people with ASD under the age of 65 and 7.6% of people with IDD overall were considered high utilizers of this type of care.
CDC's Child Development and Disability Branch in the Division of Human Development and Disability conducts research to improve the understanding of the factors associated with the development of autism and the health and well-being of children with autism through the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED). SEED is a multi-year, multi-site, case-control study comparing children aged 2 to 5 years with ASD to children with other DD and children from the general population.
The objectives of SEED are to (1) assess the etiologic (causal) risk factors for ASD; (2) describe the phenotypic variability (differences in observable characteristics) of ASD; and (3) assess the health and health care needs of children with ASD. Through this study, CDC has collected detailed data on family sociodemo-graphics, pregnancy and early childhood exposures, child health developmental characteristics, and use of services by families and their children.
Since 2007, more than 6,000 children and their families completed SEED Phase 1-3 data collection, including more than 1,700 children with ASD. While data collection was recently completed for SEED Phase 3, 60 peer-reviewed manuscripts have been published to date using SEED Phase 1 and Phase 2 data. Manuscripts published in the past three years specifically addressing the health and developmental characteristics of children with ASD, use of services among families and children with ASD, and the etiology of ASD are listed in Appendix II.
Additionally, in 2020, as part of SEED Phase 3, CDC collected information on the impact of COVID-19 on services, behaviors, and health to help inform public health strategies for children with ASD aged 3 to 9 years and their families, especially during public health emergencies. In-person assessments for ASD were suspended due to COVID-19, but CDC amended the study protocol to collect information to describe the impact of COVID-19 prevention efforts on children with ASD and their families compared to changes among children with other DD and children from the general population. Outcomes of interest among children included education and use of remote learning; changes in use of services and telemedicine; experiences with testing and mitigation strategies; and changes in routines, health, and well-being. Outcomes of interest among families included changes in household structure; health and well-being; finances, employment, and health insurance; changes in routines and support; and experiences with COVID-19 infection. Additionally, the study measured changes in behavior problems and everyday life skills among children before and after COVID-19.
CDC's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network is the only collaborative network that tracks the number and characteristics of children with ASD in communities across the U.S. While past reports from the ADDM Network have consistently found that more White children are identified with ASD than Black or Hispanic children, more recent data have shown progress in closing racial and ethnic disparities gaps in the identification of ASD. However, more work is needed to improve identification of ASD within certain communities. Previous studies have shown that stigma, lack of access to health care services, and non-English primary language are potential barriers to identification of children with ASD, especially among Hispanic children. ADDM Network data have also shown racial and ethnic differences in the types of co-occurring conditions documented among children with ASD in particular; the most recent ADDM Network reports (March 2020) show that Black children identified with ASD are much more likely to have co-occurring ID than White children with ASD. Black children were also less likely to receive a developmental evaluation by 36 months than White or Hispanic children. Differences in identifying children with ASD means that certain groups of children may not be getting the timely services they need to reach their full potential. ADDM Network data can help inform targeted outreach within these communities and promote efforts to have all children screened for ASD.
In 2020, the ADDM Network initiated a pilot project at a majority of ADDM sites to conduct low-cost statewide ASD surveillance using record linkages. Participating states will link multiple data sources to generate autism prevalence estimates for the state and each county in the state for children who were between the ages of 3 and 21 years in 2018. This project will explore the feasibility of conducting low-cost statewide ASD surveillance, compare results to areas overlapping with ongoing ADDM surveillance, and provide county-level information to communities with no local data concerning ASD surveillance.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Children with ASD are a subgroup of children with special health care needs. In 2017, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) covered 47% of the 13.3 million children with special health care needs. Thirty-nine percent were covered by Medicaid and CHIP only, and an additional 8% were covered by a mix of both public and private insurance.
Among the 6.1 million children with special health care needs covered by Medicaid and CHIP, 21% are age 5 or younger, 38% are 6 to 11 years old, and 41% are 12 to 17 years of age. Thirty-seven percent are non-Hispanic White, 27% are non-Hispanic Black, 8% are other non-Hispanic, and 28% are Hispanic. The household income of almost half (45%) of the families of children with special health care needs was below the federal poverty level.36
Equivalent data is not available for adults.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Information about health care access among children and youth with ASD/DD is available from the HRSA-funded and directed National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH). The NSCH is an annual, nationally representative survey that provides a unique source of national and state-level data on child health and health care, including health care access for children and youth with ASD/DD. The NSCH collects parent-reported information on whether the child ever received an ASD diagnosis by a care provider, current ASD status, health care use, access and challenges, and methods of treatment. A 2018 paper32 using the NSCH examined the national prevalence of ASD among children ages 3 to 17, as well as health care access, health care experiences, and factors associated with increased likelihood of receipt of medication and behavioral treatment.
Data from the NSCH indicates that approximately 1 in 40 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with ASD.37 Boys have a 3.46 times higher prevalence of ASD than girls even after adjusting for selected sociodemographic and birth characteristics. ASD prevalence is 47% higher for children with single mothers than children in two-parent, married households, 2.06 times as high for children from households with income at less than 100% of the federal poverty level compared with children from households at more than 400% of the federal poverty level, and 71% higher in children born preterm than term. ASD prevalence is 2.34 times higher for U.S.-born versus foreign-born children. Children with ASD have more needs and difficulties regarding health care access and use compared to children without ASD but who have other emotional behavioral disorders. Further, the study found that 27% of children with ASD were given medication to treat certain symptoms of ASD in the past year, and 64% received behavioral interventions.
Some NIH-funded research studies may address demographic, social, and other factors that can affect the risk of ASD. For example, lower income, minority, and rural families receive a diagnosis of ASD up to 1.5 years later than other families and are more likely to miss the window of opportunity for early intervention. Researchers funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) are focusing on the development of a telehealth screener and assessment to improve early screening for ASD in toddlers and identify factors that contribute to disparities in screening and surveillance in diverse communities (R01HD039961). Despite scientific advances and investments, addressing health disparities in access to evidence-based early intervention for children with ASD remains a major challenge. Using a new interdisciplinary network of eight research institutions, NICHD-funded scientists are studying individual and combined effects of two evidence-based interventions in real world settings (R01HD093055). The first engages families to access resources and support when they first learn their child has signs of ASD, using an evidence-based intervention that integrates motivational interviewing and problem-solving education. The other involves coaching families to embed evidence-based interven- tion strategies in everyday activities for toddlers with ASD. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) supports research aimed at developing and testing service system interventions that can be broadly implemented and rapidly engage young children with ASD in evidence-based treatment and services early in life. A number of NIMH-funded research projects focused on early intervention for ASD also aim to address health disparities that medically underserved families from diverse racial and ethnic groups face in their efforts to access ASD screening and treatment interventions (e.g., R01MH104423, R01MH104400, R01MH104355, R21MH118539, R21MH120349).
In school year (SY) 2019, there were 716,382 children ages 3 through 5 (not in kindergarten) served under Part B, section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which provides IDEA services for preschool-aged children with disabilities. The percentage of preschool children with disabilities identified with autism was approximately 11%. In SY 2019, a total of 6,561,998 students ages 5 (in kindergarten) through 21 were served under IDEA, Part B. The percentage of children ages 5 (in kindergarten) through 21 with disabilities identified with autism was approximately 11%. The number and percentage of school-aged children with ASD served under Part B of the IDEA has steadily increased over the years. During SY 2008-2009, approximately 5% of children with disabilities ages 6 through 21 were served under the category "autism," and, during SY 2019-2020, it was approximately 11% of children with disabilities ages 5 (in kindergarten) through 21.
In SY 2019-2020, only 40% of students identified with ASD were served inside the regular class 80% or more of the day, compared to 65% of all students with disabilities, indicating that students with ASD are more likely to be served in more restrictive educational environments, such as separate classrooms or separate schools. In SY 2018-2019, students identified with ASD were less likely to be suspended/expelled than children identified with emotional disturbance or other health impairment and more likely to be suspended/ expelled than students who are deaf/blind or with orthopedic impairment. In SY 2018-2019, among students aged 14 to 21 and exiting school, students identified with ASD were less likely to drop out and more likely to receive a certificate than all students with disabilities.
EPA's America's Children and the Environment (ACE) Report was first initiated by EPA in 2000 and brings together environmental, biomonitoring, and health data from a variety of sources to provide national-level indicator data and related information on the environment and children's health. The goal of the ACE Report indicators is to better understand the impact environmental hazards have on children and educate policy makers, state and local environmental health partners, and the public on trends and areas that need further attention.
For the ACE Report, EPA analyzes and summarizes autism prevalence data from children ages 5 to 17, including survey data first collected in 1997 through 2019, the most for which data is available. Data for the autism indicator are obtained from an annual survey conducted by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The survey consists of a parent or other knowledgeable adult in each sampled household being asked questions regarding the child's health status, including if they have ever been told the child has autism. From 2011 to 2013, the term "autism" in the survey was revised to "autism/ autism spectrum disorder." Beginning in 2014, the term "autism" in the survey was revised to "autism, Asperger's disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, or autism spectrum disorder." EPA's review and summary of the autism indicator, as part of the ACE Report, provides more details.
From 1997 to 2013, the percentage of children ages 5 to 17 years reported to have ever been diagnosed with autism rose from 0.1% to 1.2%. This increasing trend is statistically significant. Between 2014 and 2019, the rates of reported autism ranged from 2.3% to 2.9%. The higher reported percentages in these years might be due in part to the recent broadening of the definition of autism used in the survey question, as discussed on the previous page. Figure 3 below provides an overview of autism prevalence over time, based on data obtained from NCHS, including 2019 survey data.
Since 1999, the percentage of children reported to have autism in the U.S. has increased by 12-fold. For the year 2019, the rates of autism reported were approximately 3.3 times higher for boys than for girls, at 4.4% and 1.3%, respectively. This difference is statistically significant. Puerto Rican children (4.6%) had the highest rates of autism, followed by American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children (3.8%), White children (2.9%), Black children (2.7%), Hispanic children (2.3%), Mexican children (2%), and Asian children (1.7%). The prevalence of autism in 2019 was similar for children living below the poverty level (2.8%) and those living at or above the poverty level (2.6%).
Figure 3. EPA: Prevalence Rates of Autism by Gender from 1997 to 2019
Data for the autism indicator are obtained from an ongoing annual survey conducted by the NCHS.
* In 2014, in the survey the term "autism" was revised to "autism, Asperger's disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, or autism spectrum disorder."
Federal Policies


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Pathaan puts a FULL STOP to the Boycott Gang on Republic Day eve
January 26, 2023 by Keyur Seta Leave a Comment
Shah Rukh Khan-starrer action entertainer Pathaan opened to a mammoth Rs 57 crore at the box office on its opening day. It broke the record for the highest opening for a Hindi film and that too on a non-holiday. The movie is expected to do the same today. The Siddharth Anand directorial venture, which also stars John Abraham and Deepika Padukone, badly needed this not just to revive Bollywood but also to mark an explosive comeback for SRK.
Pathaan has a usual good vs evil story, where you very well know who would win in the end. But along with the bad guys, Pathaan has also defeated the morale of the Boycott Gang. And what a day to choose to do this by the common citizens. Right on the eve of the Republic Day!
For those not in the know, these are the people from the IT cell of the ruling party who spread toxic campaigns. They are against any film who they think is insulting their religion, in this case through the colour of the bikini in the 'Besharam Rang' song, or if the main actor happens to be a Muslim, more so the latter. In the case of Pathaan, the title of the film was also objectionable to them since it's an identity of someone from the same religion.
They also go up in arms against anyone who gives a statement that they consider is 'anti-national' in nature. It's a different story that these are the same people who don't react at all when Kangana Rananut says something like, "The independence India got in 1947 was bheekh," because she is the die-hard supporter of their party. It is the party affiliation that matters for them, not the country.
The IT Cell went into action months in advance to share hateful posts, memes and articles against Pathaan, like they do for other films. This also includes spreading fake news and statements that the people associated with the film never made. Unfortunately, the IT Cell isn't the only ones to carry out these activities. A large number of common citizens too have got involved in such antics in recent years; some of them are even close to us.
Hence, the case of Pathaan is not just limited to a film. It's a much broader issue of mindless hate being spread in the country. This can also be seen from the fact that even senior politicians and ministers have been targeting the movie, indicating how big the campaign was (I know the PM asked them to stop much later).
So, the earth-shattering box office numbers the film has garnered are also moral slap on the hate that has been continuously spread in the country. This also proves wrong the claim of the IT Cell and their supporters that Laal Singh Chaddha became a flop because of their boycott campaign. The film didn't work because people didn't like it. If boycott calls were so serious, films like Brahmastra: Part One: Shiva and, more so, Pathaan wouldn't have attracted such large number of people.
The issue of Pathaan brings back memories of a similar hate campaign against the 2010 SRK movie My Name Is Khan by another party. The actor didn't bow down to their demands then and he did the same now. Both the films ran smoothly without changing the title or the identity of the protagonist.
From here onwards, the boycott calls for films lined up for release in the future won't have the same effect or reaction as it would bring back memories of their fiasco during Pathaan. Instead, these calls would become laughable from now on.
But the boycott campaigners won't sit quiet. They are paid professionals, after all. Their first reaction to their massive defeat by Pathaan will be that these box office numbers are fake, just to feel good about themselves.
We all need something to keep us going in life…
Also read: What Aamir Khan said about Shivling & why is his film boycotted?
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A Thursday
October 11, 2009 by Keyur Seta 4 Comments
Why is October 12 so special for me? (No… it's not my birthday and I am still single)
October 12… sounds like an ordinary date doesn't it? But for me, it's worth a thousand smiles. Something happened on this day which I so dearly wanted to happen since my childhood. I am sure many would consider my excitement as over the top but I can't help. Three years back, I finally saw him in real and spoke with him (not her by any means). And before you start thinking, God knows what, let me come to the point and stop your weird imaginations. It was the day when I met the great Baadshah of Bollywood – Shah Rukh Khan!
I and my classmates, who were completing PG Diploma in Journalism, were sent by our college (K C College of Management Studies) to a talk show on NDTV show where SRK was the guest. I clearly remember how desperate I was to put in my name in the list of those who were interesting in attending the show. Thus began my wait for that Thursday, which finally arrived. After we reached Mehboob Studio for more than an hour, King Khan finally arrived dressed in a shirt and blue jeans. I could hardly believe my eyes and luck.
Pranab Roy, the host, quickly began the show. As Shah Rukh started answering questions on his daily life, we soon came to know how down to earth he is. We were all pleasantly surprised to see the biggest star behaving in the most simplest of manners just like any other common man. The show began to progress and so did King Khan's friendliness with us. Also we were awestruck by his witty humor.
In between he also gave attitude tips in a totally non-preaching manner. It's after listening to one of his tips that I have started doing every small activity with utmost dedication. SRK had said, "Even if you are just brushing your teeth you should brush it in such a way as if it is the last time you are getting a chance to do so." Initially I wasn't sure of this but still gave it a try few days after the show and today I am still enjoying doing every small activity enthusiasm.
Later in the show, selected few got a chance to ask Shah Rukh a question and of course I was one of them. While all were desperately pleading for the mike with all excitement, I just politely signaled Roy for a chance and it paid off. If there was a moment where calmness scored over desperation, this was one!
As I tried asking a question to SRK, I could feel my hand shaking, heartbeat thumping and my breath going irregular. I asked, "Are you looking forward to becoming a director ever?" and he answered humorously, "Yes, maybe after 4-5 years when nobody will give me work." I won't explain my reaction after this cameo of a talk with him because I will never be able to do so! And lastly, we broke the rules of the organizers and ran on the stage. Needless to say I was one of them. I can still feel his handshake.
The show ended as Shah Rukh Khan danced with few members from the audience. And this time, I, being the worst dancer in the world, was happy sitting in the audience as I had no intentions of making a fool of myself on national television! Thus, the show ended and so did one of the best moments of my life.
When my course ended, majority of my classmates felt the money spent on the fees wasn't worth. In fact, almost all of them felt that… except me. Those few hours spent inside Mehboob studio never allowed me to feel that way.
Filed Under: Bollywood, Miscellaneous Tagged With: NDTV interview, NDTV Shahrukh Khan, NDTV show, Shah Rukh, Shah Rukh Khan, Shahrukh, Shahrukh Khan, Shahrukh Khan interview, Shahrukh Khan meeting, Shahrukh NDTV interview, SRK

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Misha and the Wolves – New Documentary Tells Story of a Holocaust Fraud
Gil Tanenbaum
"Misha and the Wolves" is a new documentary which had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday. But this new documentary has a twist: it tells the story of writer Misha Defonseca who fabricated her personal story survival during the Holocaust.
Misha Defonseca was born in Belgium in 1937 and would have been eight years old when World War II ended. Her book "Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years" was first published in 1997. In it she told the story about how the Germans executed her parents for aiding resistance fighters. She also told the tale of how, as a child, she was left on her own, fled into a forest, and had to find some way to survive.
Misha and the Wolves is the dramatic tale of a woman whose holocaust memoir took the world by storm, but a fallout with her publisher – who turned detective – revealed an audacious deception created to hide a darker truth.
In her fantastic story Defonseca claimed to have not only killed a German soldier, been saved by a pack of wolves in the forest, but also to have been in the Warsaw Ghetto. It was later proven that she had actually been a student in a school in Belgium during these ears and so Defonseca later recanted her story in 2008.
There's too many discrepancies…#MishaAndTheWolves pic.twitter.com/YtkUn8LV0q
— Misha and the Wolves (@mishawolvesfilm) January 31, 2021
But by then her book had been a worldwide best seller translated into 14 different languages. In 2014 Defonseca was ordered by a court to make restitution to her publishers in the amount of $22 million.
Directed by Sam Hobkinson, "Misha and the Wolves" tells the whole sordid tale. It opens telling her fabricated story as if it were true. Then it moves on to how it all came apart.
Hobkinson explained to the press how he came to make the film. "I went back and researched the story, and couldn't believe it was true," he said in a post-screening Q&A. "It started with me finding what I thought would be a great story about storytelling. I wasn't in the market to make a Holocaust documentary, but I realized that we ended up making a kind of Holocaust documentary, albeit quite a different one."
But the subject material raised concerned about aiding Holocaust deniers. They could be depended on to use Misha Defonseca's story as somehow proof that all the personal testimonials made by survivors were fabricated as well.
On that note Hobkinson said, "People were worried because they didn't want to be involved in something that would fan the flames of Holocaust denial.
"Of course, that was foremost in our minds from the outset. We've always felt this is difficult territory, but you shouldn't shy away from it. You've got to tackle the difficult subjects head-on. And I hope that we wrestle the story back from the Holocaust denial camp."
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Council urges residents to get the help they need
Now that the Country is in Alert Level 0 and Covid restrictions have relaxed significantly since last summer, many of Ceredigion residents are only now witnessing the full financial impact of the pandemic.
There are concerns about the removal of the £20 per week top-up to Universal Credit payments and about the restart of the minimum income floor for self-employed people on Universal Credit, both of which are due to happen in September. Furlough support has started to taper and employers now have to take some tough decisions about their staffing levels.
The cost of food and fuel have risen sharply and the temporary 6 month eviction protection period is due for review in September which may reduce security for tenants to pre-pandemic limits. Anyone needing to move on will also feel the impact of recent rises in demand for housing reducing choice, availability and affordability. Many people are seeing their electricity and gas bills rise, and from October there will be increases in the level of the energy price cap, affecting even more households. Speaking to Citizens Advice's energy team can help make sure your bills stay as low as possible and you claim any extra help your entitled to.
Councillor Ellen Ap Gwynn is the chair for Ceredigion Public Services Boards Tackling Hardship sub-group. She said: "There is a lot of support and help available, it's important that people see this as their absolute right and entitlement. We have brought together officers from our Revenue and Benefits service, Housing Options service, Press & Communication service and the CEO's of CAVO and Citizens Advice Ceredigion to make sure that we work together to make sure that those who are struggling can get access to the benefits and advice that they're entitled to have. The Benefits page on the Council's website has a lot of information about the support that's available so please take a look."
Serretta Bebb, Citizens Advice CEO for Ceredigion said: "People tend to come to Citizens Advice when they're at crisis point. Ideally we'd love people to get in touch when they're first starting to feel the pinch, as there are a lot more options to prevent things getting worse, the earlier you get help. Our advisors are very experienced and can help with benefit claims, debts, housing issues, health & safety at work, housing and a lot more. All these issues are incredibly stressful and really affect people's health and wellbeing. Ceredigion Citizens Advice have continued to help thousands of clients throughout the pandemic, using telephone, email and video face to face, so please get in touch. We can also point you towards other sources of help and support, for instance social housing tenants can also contact their Landlords for help with money and other issues."
The Council is urging residents who are facing these challenges to not suffer in silence and to get the help they need. The Council's Benefit webpage has a vast amount of information available to residents: https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/resident/benefits.
Ceredigion Citizens Advice Bureau can be contacted by phone on 01239 621974 or email enquiries@cabceredigion.org.uk.
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Ceredigion gets set to welcome the Tour of Britain this Autumn


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GCU Men's Lacrosse Taken Down at Colorado State
When there's a low number in front of your name, you can expect the opposition to play with a little more fire. Grand Canyon University Men's Lacrosse found that out the hard way as the unranked Colorado State University Rams rallied late to take down the No. 3 Lopes, 7-6, Thursday night in Fort Collins, Colorado.
The loss marks the end to a 19-game win streak, dating back to a March 10 victory over Utah State last season. The Rams, meanwhile, broke a three-game losing streak after falling out of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association Division I Top 25 poll for the first time ever.
CSU used a six-goal fourth quarter to erase a 4-1 GCU lead entering the fourth. The Rams scored three times in the first five minutes to tie the game at 4, then continued their strong defensive work to keep the offensive chances for GCU to a minimum. The Rams' Gabe Remshardt, who opened the quarter with the first goal, scored his second at 4:16 to give CSU their first lead. A minute and a half later, A.J. Stewart took the ball in transition and rocketed a shot past Lopes' goaltender Brad Hookom for the 6-4 advantage. Logan Phillips for GCU broke the streak with a goal just 20 seconds later to bring the Lopes back to within one. After Grant Alfred added another for the Rams with 50 seconds remaining, Cian Peterson fought through a double team to put the Lopes within one again, but that would be the final opportunity as CSU won the ensuing faceoff and ran out the clock for the win.
"There's just not much to say," Lopes' Head Coach Many Rapkin said. "We were in control of the game on the road, and the offense couldn't close it out. The defense defended too many possessions."
Defense is what put the Lopes on top to begin with, as they held the Rams scoreless in the first half. Both teams went without a goal in the opening quarter before Cody Clark scored two in the second for a 2-0 GCU lead at halftime. Cooper Snowbarger went low corner to make it 3-0 just a minute into the third, then Deryk Delahanty found a lane to put CSU on the board five minutes later. Kyle Crews notched his sixth of the year with a goal two minutes left in the third that put GCU up, 4-1, after three quarters.
With the many possessions GCU was defending, fatigue started to set in late. Yet Rapkin wasn't ready to use that as an excuse for defeat.
"We have to learn how to finish games," Rapkin said. "We have to learn how to play them all the way through. The offense has to be mentally tougher with the ball."
GCU (6-1) continues their two-game road trip with a matchup Saturday at noon against No. 5 University of Colorado. The Buffaloes are also 6-1 on the year, with their lone loss being a 15-11 defeat against No. 2 Chapman University on March 2.
Find out more about GCU Lacrosse from the coaching staff. Be sure to follow GCU Club Sports on Twitter and Instagram.
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It began last year with the adventure that was the thrice-picked pile. You can read about that HERE if you're inclined to read about my penchant for going back repeatedly to the scene of previous junk "crimes".
Some drawers came home with me that day to grace our space. There was a variety of loot destined to become much needed parts for future projects... I was sure of it.
The hoard of which I speak was merely in its infancy then. The new wood drawers, cabinets and doors were even still in the house working their way into visions of grandeur.
Such exciting visions last until the cries and groans from the family kick in and a new less appealing phase is born. This usually occurs within the hour.
"Where can I store all this?"
I silently study the mess that I've wrought, all the while assuring my family (in confident, uplifting tones) that this is true treasure, purposeful and cool, and that it will find its way to places discreet until such a time as its reason for existance is fully realized.
There seem to be differing ideas about what "discreet" means. My definition includes something about not having it in my living area. In order to honor my word, I would have to live on the couch because that's about the only living area without stuff on it.
During the coarse of the year past, some of those drawers I brought home made their way to the semi-garage, and one was out back in this lovely pile behind my house where it got buried with all the other scraps. That drawer front had a little key lock on it and the others had no hardware and no holes at all, just plain wood with a nice edge to them. Their edges were beveled and tiered, making them prime goods for something - some day.
Fast forward to about a month and half ago. This beauty was discovered sticking out from a curbside pile of random garbage, legs up, with only it's casters there to catch my eye as it sent out a signal of distress.
A little worse for wear, but oh, so cute. It stole my heart before I could even yank it out from under the trash heaped upon it. Once home, it was obvious that the lock hinges and the broken wood that had once been part of the table top were incomplete, broken and had to be removed. Too bad. So it promptly sat without a top or a finish; it's soul bare to the elements via it's place up against the windows on my back patio.
Meanwhile, one day recently, while I was in the mood to purge all useful but superfluous items that had not yet fulfilled my visions of grandeur, I began scouring my stash for something I might discard, thereby creating the impression to myself and family that I am cleaning things up and clearing out. Bulky and obnoxious drawers were on my hit list. There were maybe 4 or 5 in a little storage area I have. Of course, I could only force myself to part with two. My purge was lame. A couple of the drawers were moved out to the back patio with the thinking that I could make signs or something of their fronts and finally do something with the boxes left over once the fronts came off.
Besides, rearranging junk always gives new hope that it might be useful some day.
I tore those drawers apart, laying the fronts atop the little cart thinking they would make a perfect top if only I had one more to serve as a middle piece. I had a piece of the original top to the cart (shown in the middle above), but it's edge was different and it was a bit longer than the other drawer fronts. It just wouldn't work. Disappointment marred the day. So close and yet so far. I thought of all kinds of rigs for the top, but to no avail.
And then it happened. This week I went out back with every intention of starting to paint the cart, thinking I would just compromise and use old fence wood or something else for the top. I stood staring, hoping answers to style dilemmas would come. While lamenting the lack of the final drawer front I needed for the middle, I went to look at what other scraps I might have in the stash around the corner at the back of the house.
All I did was glance over at the same pile I see daily, and there it was, right where it had been all along (for a year, having been moved around the pile a few times, of course.) Another skinnier drawer that went with the others was lying right in front of me on the top of the pile... hidden in plain view, all because of the lock it had on it. Woo hoo!
This meant my project was no longer stalled! I whooped it up and was back in business. Everything needed to finish the cart was within reach, except color decisions of course. Blue, green and aqua shades were tested on the back side of the newly found wood to see which might work or whether more than one shade would do the trick, perhaps each color on a different piece of the drawer front tops.
In the end, I was not willing to take color chances with my little cart. I was going to get busy and get done pronto.
Having found a yellow cabinet door in the trash that morning, I was inspired to paint my cart yellow too. Forget my recent raspberry and aqua phases, I was moving on to subtle yellow.
The cart received it's first coat of paint - white over all, so that some of that would show through if it ended up distressed. Plus that way I could see if I was going to fall in love with it in its white stage.
I did not. White felt cold and this little beauty needed a sunny, warm and inviting, and more personable disposition to start its new life. The lock stayed for a while and I considered leaving it for a quirky ode to the nature of it's humble beginnings (and because I couldn't get it off easily.) But it needed to go, and the hole needed to be patched.
That's all there was to it. That and numerous hours of painting, sanding, waxing and then hammering the boards to the top.
It stinks to finish a day of work on a piece of furniture only to be missing just the right knob. Who wants to wait to add that final touch of pretty because you have to go hunting for one at the store. This one came from Anthropologie. It makes a great accent with all sorts of pieces.
Vindicated again in regard to knob hoarding!
So the little cart has been lifted from the land of the broken and naked. The black flower design on the knob speaks to the black wheels, and dark nails were used to attach the top pieces.
Now it's a cute little number that looks irresistible carting around all sorts of goodies of many colors and styles.
My Anthropologie jars wanted to meet up with the Anthropologie knob and reminisce about the good old days back at the store.
Milk and Cream heard about the patio photo shoot and came out to see how it would pair with the little cart. Quite well, don't you think?
So I finished the daylight hours sitting and reading and pausing to ponder the scene before me which was the work of my hands, not to mention the work of God's hands in the beauty of his creation in my back yard, all the while listening to the varied birdsongs serenading me as the mosquitos did their treacherous work at my ankles and arms. It was a fine way to end the day, with a finished project and beautiful scenery around me.
One cart down, two barstools to go. I'll show you what I did with these gray curbside barstool finds next.
For the moment, I'm just happy to say I feel vindicated in my hoarding. Let the record show that I DID need those drawers I brought home and stored all year as well as that knob. If only I could shorten the time the salvaged wood and stuff lies in the junk pile. I'm working on it.
One more project down...and more than I care to admit to go!
You do amazing work! Why are you not making this your full time job? Picking, rebuilding...rustic chic is so popular right now (as you already know)....open up a shop!!!!!
I feel like I have finally found the support group I have been looking for! I go through so many of the steps you just outlined: the picking, unloading, stashing until inspiration strikes, and the vindication! It seems that whenever I head out to purge and remove "stuff," I find just the piece I've been searching for to complete a project.
My family may call me a hoarder, but I will use my last breath to proclaim that I am just prepared for all projects to come!
You really need to start to sell your beautiful creations. I would snap that cart up in a minute!!!! It is adorable. I love it all especially the knob!!
Start listing this stuff and making some money and room for more stuff!!!!
I really think you should try and sell your things too!! I think you would do very well.
I love a happy ending! And I laughed out loud about your rearranging and the impression part of it. I can SO understand. :) Your cart looks just perfect.
Thank you for making me feel like I'm not the only junk hoarder! My stuff has managed to take over the loft in our barn, an entire large outbuilding and half of the garage. Not to mention a bedroom inside the house overflowing with my stuff. It's good stuff though...at least that's what I keep trying to convince my family!
I LOVE how your cute cart turned out!!!
I am hoping that little yellow table will roll itself right up here and into my house. I love it to pieces - as in all of its separate parts which you gathered and painted and nailed to create this pretty miss. I imagine she will be a great fit with the turquoise and raspberry items about your house.
Great read, and great cart!
Again... I love your writing style;and I await each installment of your "quirky" story! Never dull.
The little table has a fine figure and love those wheels! I like that you left them black and didn't paint them. The knob, the drawers, the table all worth hording!
until next time, when the saga continues, take care!
What a gorgeous upcycle! And my Mom would appreciate this post! She is always saving things for the someday, and I often bug her about how much STUFF she has hoarded. Then, she is vindicated when I ask for some random object and she remarks, "Actually...I have that! It's a good thing I saved it...." Lol. Anyway, thanks for your sweet comment on my blog. You have a lovely space here and do inspiring work. I definitely need to poke around a bit more here!
Hoarders unite! Our barn is bursting at the seams. But someday...someday! Your little table turned out really cute. Thank you for sharing it at to What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a great week!
I've got one side of the garage cleaned out to fit a car in. That's progress right?
Aaaaaah....a picker/hoarder who understands me! I often come home with junk (ahem, the good kind) and my husband shakes his head at me and wonders aloud what I am going to do with it. You just gotta have vision, right?! I loved reading this post and going back to catch up on how you acquired it all.
Use the crib ends at the ends of a wooden bed and have a lala French day bed.
These things take time you know. Your little beauty on wheels was well worth the wait. Love the color! I'm still working on being able to walk on one side of my garage...so much in the pile and so little time to pretty it all up.
Totally vindicated! That little cart is just darling!
Liz, you find the best stuff and make it into great stuff! Love, love the color. Also drooling over your little Anthropology bottles. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
Hi Liz, What a great transformation and the cart is so cute! Thanks for linking to the Open House party.
Super cute paint job on that table and I love your photography.
it turned out adorable! Love that knob and the wheels!
I've got to do a better job of creating a "stash" ... I am sooo jealous of the knob you had on hand! Beautiful job on the cart. Such a blessing to have an eye for restoration.


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God's Justice Wins!
"Tama na" ("We've had enough") was the collective cry of the Filipino people when a national election was rigged to keep a president-turned-dictator in power. It was time to challenge a government that declared martial law and used it to harass and imprison those deemed enemies of the state. The list of those arrested over almost a decade included politicians, professors, charity workers and ministers. Reports of torture and death also circulated.
In an extraordinary collective act of bravery, the masses "took it to the streets" in the latter days of February 1986. They stopped tanks not with bombs and guns, but with human solidarity. As government officials defected to the side of the people, the president, his family and several of his cabinet members fled the country, eventually creating space for a new Philippines.
The People Power Revolution is a remarkable story of a people who stood up to a corrupt government by the power of unity. Indeed it is a story of human resilience, endurance and courage, and it has served ever since as a model of nonviolent social change.
But ask Filipinos, and they will likely tell the story from another angle, not so much from the point of view of human bravery or political strategy, but of divine intervention. They saw God stepping in and bringing justice to the land! It was not simply the people's victory; it was God's victory.
So which is true? Did politics and mass protests bring an end to oppression, or was it God? Careful reflection on the book of Revelation will suggest that it was both.
Who or What Is Really in Charge Here?
Does anything or anyone dictate the course of human history? Reports of wars, mall bombings, school shootings, boundary disputes, chemical weapon assaults, political assassinations, terrorism and "the war on terrorism" bombard our senses. They tell us that if anything is in charge, it is chaos and death.
But the book of Revelation provides an alternative view, or at least an alternative ending. The end of the world, it declares, belongs to the God of righteousness, justice, peace and love.
To be sure, as in the case of the People Power Revolution, the drama of war, suffering and death continues to be played out on the stage of human history. But the Revelation to John takes us behind the scenes — where all-out war breaks out in heaven, and Michael and his angels fight against the dragon (chapter 12). Revelation also takes us ahead to the last scene — Babylon, the epicenter of lust, greed and injustice, will fall at the hands of a conquering Lamb (chapter 18); where the faithful from all tribes and nations will sing a chorus of praise to the God who has victoriously avenged them (chapter 19); where God will wipe every tear from their eyes, and crying and pain and death will be no more (chapter 21).
God's Justice Will Prevail
As otherworldly and symbolic as the apocalyptic literature of the book of Revelation may be, its original message was quite grounded in the reality of the times. Revelation spoke into the suffering of believers at the hands of Domitian, emperor of Rome between AD 81 and 96.
It was written to bring comfort and courage to the church in the face of persecution, which was about to intensify. It was a call to persevere in suffering for the faith and not to succumb to emperor worship no matter how intimidating and seemingly invincible the emperor (the state) might be. Its message instructed the church on how to be faithful in the real world. Indeed Revelation was circulated among the churches toward the end of the first century as a kind of "tract for hard times."
Revelation had an original audience: the people of God in Asia Minor (the western part of present-day Turkey) whose faith in Christ put them in an extremely precarious, life-threatening position in the Roman Empire. But beyond that historical situation, the book of Revelation has an enduring message for all God's people who suffer for the faith — as many do today.
Its main message is this: be radically faithful to Jesus Christ in the face of present-day persecution and injustice, because the end belongs to him. Our struggles with evil reflect a heavenly struggle; and in the future when God conquers all, the faithful will be vindicated, and God's reign of peace and justice will be established. God's people can depend on this truth with their lives, for "these words are trustworthy and true" (Revelation 21:5).
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We don't know how we ended up visiting Ipoh.. It was just a city on the way connecting Kuala Lumpur to Penang and probably in a 15 days holiday we would have skipped it. But we are full time travelers now so we have time to discover also little villages and Ipoh was definitely a good choice.
Here are the 5 reasons why you should visit Ipoh while travelling in Malaysia.
When you arrive at the main bus station, Ipoh doesn't look like a great place to visit.
It is located outside the city center and there's a bus connecting to downtown Ipoh every hour till 9pm.
Even when you reach the city center, the situation doesn't seem to get any better.
Is it really worth visiting Ipoh? The answer is yes, but it takes a bit of time to find it out.
Ipoh is famous for the 3 temples built in the caves just few kilometers outside the city center.
Unfortunatlely it's impossible to reach those temples with public transports.
The best way to get there is by taxi or UBER/GRAB.
There is one temple north of the town –Perak Tong Temple – and 2 going south Kek Lok Tong Temple and Sam Poh Tong Temple. Those chinese buddhist temples are built insde caves and decorated with Buddhas statue. Each one of them deserves a visit but if you don't have enough time, we suggest you to go to the Sam Poh Tong Temple. Inside the temple you'll discover an hidden garden with hundreds of turtles and a stunning building where a monk used to live.
After 7pm the old town's street, that are so quite during the day, lights up and get crowded. Hundreds of stalls selling bags, clothes, shoes.. occupy the streets. Even if you are tired, you should explore the area because you'll find also stalls were you can get a massage.
We think that 2 days are enough to enjoy Ipoh's atmosphere. One day to dedicate to the street art and the colonial buildings and one day for the caves temples.
There are many direct busses from Kuala Lumpur TBS to Ipoh. The ticket is 20 RM for a 3 hours journey.
The bus arrives at Amanjaya station, few kilometers from old town Ipoh. From there, every hour from 7am to 9 pm, there's a bus directed to the other bus station in the center of the town.


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Otherwise, visitors can obtain a visa for Vietnam simply and quickly at the Embassies or General consulates of Vietnam, travel agencies or visa on arrival. Visa on arrival means that you attain visa approval by Vietnam Immigration office in advance and get visa stamped at the Vietnam airport. These days, sensible visitors consider visa on arrival the most convenient and cheapest method since you can apply online anytime, anywhere and receive the approval letter even within four hours.
Furthermore, regarding customs regulations, a great many procedures are removed or exempted to offer travelers the fastest processing at the Vietnamese airports as well as border checkpoints. Most importantly, knowledgeable and accommodating official staffs are willing to help you with any request you may have.
Another factor that deserves some compliments here is the high quality of tour, restaurant and hotel services at a very reasonable cost. Tourists may choose their favourite tour types such as sightseeing tour, short excursion tour or adventure tour and explore major famous destinations or more memorably enjoy a rewarding tour along Vietnam. The tour guide, restaurant waiters and hotel staffs are always ready to share with you extremely useful travel tips with a view to give you the most fascinating trip ever.
It would not be completed if we neglect to include the most striking reason why Vietnam is so tourist-friendly here. Nearly all foreigners give truly positive feedbacks about the super-friendly attitudes of Vietnamese. You may be interested to hear that apart from captivating natural beauty, the hospitality and the big smile of local citizens are indeed a significant factor to attract visitors to come back Vietnam. Today, after some decades from a long-lasting fierce war, Vietnam is becoming a vibrant emerging economy where young population focus on living life in the present and are very friendly with foreigners of all nationalities including French and American.


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Q: Using the same variable as a fixed and random effect in Mixed Effect Models The experiment this data comes from an experiment where two people collaborate to put objects in a specific order. The Director has the target array on their screen, and the Matcher has a scrambled array on their screen that must be reorganized to match the Director's display. The Director is a confederate using a script. After a few rounds using the same objects in different orders, there is a critical round.
The measure of interest is the reaction time (RT) of the Matcher to look at a target object on a screen based on whether the object was referred to using a previously established label (Old Label) or a novel label (New Label) and whether the interaction partner was the same partner as before (Same Partner) or a new partner (Different Partner). Each participant experienced 8 critical rounds, such that there are 2 observations in each cell of the design per participant, with each critical round using a different target object. Thus, we have a 2 (Label) x 2 (Partner) within-subjects design. We predicted that RT would be slowest when the Same Partner used a New Label, but RT would not differ in the other three groups (i.e., an interaction effect).
This effect was borne out using ANOVA. However, I want to use a mixed effect model to capture both participant and item level variation in the same model. My current model in R is an intercepts only random model:
rm1 <- lmer(RT ~ Label*Partner + (1|Subject) + (1|Item))

However, I would like to include random slopes in the model that acknowledge the fact that participants may have had idiosyncratic differences to each cell in the design and that the RT to each item may also display idiosyncratic differences. Thus, I imagine this model  would look like:
rm2 <- lmer(RT~Label*Partner + (Label*Partner|Subject) + (Label*Partner|Item))

Yet, I'm not sure if it's appropriate to include an effect as both a fixed and random effect in my model. If I only include the Label and Partner variables as random effects then I am unable to extract coefficients from the model and thus I cannot determine significance.

A: Note that your model rm1 includes a factor that is used both a fixed and a random effect -- namely the intercept. So yes, it is OK to do what you propose. The only issue is that there are a whole lot more random effects to estimate. There is always a trade off between parsimony and fit, so look at the AIC and BIC statistics, among others, to make sure you're not getting too fancy. For example, you might consider at least not having the interactions in there as random effects.

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1. Place the vanilla pods in a pan with the sugar, rosewater and water. Dissolve the sugar over a gentle heat and simmer the syrup for 30 minutes.
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Q: How to filter django queryset based on hours range? class MyModelSerializer(serailizers.ModelSerializer):
        hour = serializers.SerializerMethodField()

        def get_hour(self, obj):
           created_at = obj.created_at # datetime
           now = datetime.now()
           return (now - datetime).total_seconds() // 3600

        class Meta:
           model = MyModel
           fields = "__all__"

In the api there are 3 static filter parameters:

*

*filter list upto 3 hr

*filter list between 3 to 12hr

*filter list above 12 hr

How can I filter below api based on the hour that has been calulated in the above serializer ?
For example if I filter by upto3 then the list should return all the objects having hr less or equal to 3.
The below way returns if the hours matches the exact value only.
 @api_view(["GET"])
 def get_list(request):
     qs = MyModel.objects.all()
     hr = request.GET.get("hr")
     if hr:
         hr = int(hr)
         frm = now() - timedelta(hours=hr+1)
         to = now() - timedelta(hours=hr)
         qs = qs.filter(created_at__range=(frm, to))
         return MyModelSerializer(qs, many=True).data

EDIT:
I want a filter like this .
     upto_3h = request.GET.get("upto_3hr", False)
     if upto_3h:
         # filter which has hour less or equal to 3h
     between_3_to_12 = request.GET.get("between_3_to_12", False)
     if between_3_to_12:
         # filter accordingly

     above_12 = request.GET.get("above_12", False)
     if above_12:
         # filter accordingly

A: You can filter with:
from datetime import timedelta
from django.db.models.functions import Now

if request.GET.get('upto_3hr'):
    qs = qs.filter(created_at__gte=Now()-timedelta(hours=3))
elif request.GET.get('between_3_to_12'):
    qs = qs.filter(created_at__range=(
        Now()-timedelta(hours=12), Now()-timedelta(hours=3))
    )
elif request.GET.get('above_12'):
    qs = qs.filter(created_at__lte=Now()-timedelta(hours=12))
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Texarkana, TX - TISD and TASD are encouraging Tiger and Razorback fans to get their tickets early for the showdown of the season to be played on Friday, September 7 at 7:00 p.m. in Tiger Stadium at Grim Park. No tickets will be sold at the gate on game night.
Arkansas High fans can purchase reserved tickets beginning Tuesday, September 4 until sold out. Tickets will be sold at the TASD Administration Office (3435 Jefferson Avenue) from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $7.00. AHS Student (high school only) game tickets will be sold on Thursday during all lunch periods that week for $5.
For Texas High fans, game tickets will be sold in the Sullivan Performing Arts Center (3941 Summerhill Road) beginning Tuesday, September 4 through Thursday, September 6 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. or until sold out. Ticket purchases are limited to ten (10) tickets per person. All tickets are Reserved Seating and cost $7.00. Senior citizens with a TISD Gold Card will need to pick-up their tickets during this time as well. THS Student (high school only) game tickets are available for $5.00 and can be purchased during lunch periods on Tuesday through Thursday at Texas High School.


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Wonderworld è il settimo album in studio del gruppo musicale rock britannico Uriah Heep pubblicato nel giugno 1974.

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The Most Reverend Irénée, Archbishop of Ottawa and the Archdiocese of Canada, made his first Archpastoral visit to the Holy Apostles Mission Station in Chilliwack, BC, June 26-29th, 2015. Great Vespers, Matins, and the Divine Liturgy were served, for the Sunday commemorating the Holy Unmercenary Healers Cyrus and John, and the Holy Fathers Sergius and Herman of Valaam. At Great Vespers on Saturday evening, His Eminence received a family of four as Catechumens, preparing to enter the Church.
His Eminence, Archbishop Irenee, prays the Entrance Prayers prior to the Divine Liturgy, at the Holy Apostles Mission Station, Chilliwack, BC.
Concelebrating clergy included Fr. Matthew Francis, Priest in Charge of the Holy Apostles Mission, Fr. Richard Rene, Chaplain, Kent Institution, Fr. Leonard Herrem (All Saints, Meadow Lake, SK) Protodeacon Jesse Isaac, St. Herman of Alaska Sobor (Edmonton, Alberta), Deacon Phillip Ptashnik (BC Deanery), Subdeacon Barnabas Neufeld (Holy Apostles), Subdeacon Paul Bartlett (St. Aidan's, Cranbrook, BC), Subdeacon Ryan (Tikhon) Bishop (St. Vladimir's Seminary). During the Divine Liturgy, three members of the Mission Station were tonsured to serve as Readers in the holy Orthodox Church, and Fr. Richard Rene was awarded the Gold Cross, in recognition of his years of service to Christ and the Church. Several guests from other neighbouring parishes joined with us in honour of the special visit.
The Mission was extraordinarily blessed to receive our Archbishop so soon after our foundation, and we were blessed with His Eminence's prayers, teaching, and encouragement. We look forward to future visits, and to fulfilling our mission in the city of Chilliwack. Eis polla eti Despota!


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Glencore's Mopani Copper to temporarily resume operations
Mopani Copper Mines (MCM), the Zambian subsidiary of Glencore, will be resuming mining operations for 90 days, and will be placed on care and maintenanc...
Jack Grimshaw
|May 4| 8 min read
Mopani Copper Mines (MCM), the Zambian subsidiary of Glencore, will be resuming mining operations for 90 days, and will be placed on care and maintenance once the 90-day period is up.
The company will remain in discussions with the Zambian government throughout this period as it looks for potential solutions to its current challenges. The company's statement, released on Sunday, came following constructive talks with Zambian officials.
Initial plans to place Mopani Copper under care and maintenance measures were met with backlash from the government, threatening the company with revoked mining licenses due to a failure to provide a reasonable notice period. The company also allegedly broke labour laws in the country by making workers opt for forced leave whilst ending contracts of mining supplies and services.
Mopani was forecast to produce between 50,000 and 70,000 tons of copper this year, but the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and decline in the price of copper led to Glencore's decision to disrupt production. International mobility, transportation and supply chain disruptions have all contributed to Mopani's situation.
MCM has placed the health and safety of its staff and the surrounding communities as its top priority in its decision making. The company will remain in contact and engage regularly with its employees and relevant contractors, whilst also staying in touch with the local communities. Operations will not restart without the correct consultations taking place between all of these groups.
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The closure would potentially affect approximately 11,000 workers, however, these employees would all continue to be paid and receive staff benefits, according to Glencore. The talks between Mopani and the Zambian government will be used to discuss how officials can work with companies to improve the mining sector. Import duties have already been introduced on certain goods that negatively impact copper producers in the country.
Operations originally shut down for Mopani on April 8th, although it continued to process materials it had on-site at its smelter and refinery. A number of projects have been placed on indefinite hold, with key personnel unable to travel and complete commissioning.
Glencore will be cutting capital expenditure by between $1bn and $1.5bn, in a bid to lessen the impact of COVID-19 across its assets. A number of Glencore assets around the world have also seen production curtailed, with the disruption being felt around the world.
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The Punjab Education Department has taken serious note of the reports originating in certain quarters that the students who have passed their 10+2 examination from the Punjab School Education Board would not be issued Visas to study in Australia from now onwards.
Fifty years after Dr Manmohan Singh delivered his last lecture at Panjab University(PU), the former Prime Minister is set to return to his alma mater after accepting the offer of professorship for the Jawaharlal Nehru Chair.
The NDA government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it would withdraw the appeal filed by the erstwhile UPA government challenging the Allahabad high court verdict holding the Aligarh Muslim University as non-minority institution.


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As technology advances, children are adapting and are spending more time on the screen instead of outdoors leading to an increase in obesity.
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Together, the 3600 Series access points and WSSI module enable the customer to concurrently provide state-of-the-art security and spectrum analysis functions for Wi-Fi clients on all channels, in both the 2.4- and 5-GHz bands.
Once deployed, the module is constantly scanning all channels to help ensure the most secure and robust wireless experience available in the industry.
Building on the Cisco Aironet heritage of award-winning and robust access point design, the 3600 Series deliveries extreme flexibility with its modular design. The WSSI module is the first module to take advantage of this flexibility by delivering unparalleled security mitigation and spectrum analysis while enabling customers to dramatically reduce the infrastructure costs that would be required to deploy the same capability.
● Reduce network costs and operations. By integrating the WSSI module into the 3600 Series, customers have the ability to replace up to three separate access points and their separate functions, into a single, multipurpose 3600 Series Access Point (Figure 1).
Customers can now leverage a single Ethernet connection (cable and port) into their wired network, in place of what would typically require up to three separate Ethernet cables and access port into their wired network, significantly reducing their CAPEX.
By integrating all these features in to a single access point customers also simplify the day to day management and monitoring of their wireless infrastructure and network with a greatly reduced number of access points. The WSSI module appears to the wireless LAN controller and management systems as an additional radio supporting 802.11b/g/a/n client devices (2.4 and 5 GHz) within the specific 3600 Series Access Point.
● Zero Touch Configuration, Install, Power-up and Go. There is absolutely no configuration required to be enable the WSSI Module to be up and running, and immediately monitoring and securing your wireless network. The WSSI module is inserted and secured into any 3600 Series access point, when the access point is powered back up the module is initialized along with the other radios in the access point and immediately begins monitoring all channels on both 2.4 and 5 GHz for any potential sources of interference.
● Adaptive wIPS, providing accurate and efficient threat detection on all channels from over-the-air attacks, rogue access points, clients, and ad hoc connections, as well as the ability to classify, notify, mitigate and report for constant monitoring and proactive management. Works in conjunction with the Cisco Mobility Services Engine (MSE).
● Adds wIPS security scanning for 7x24 on channel scanning (2.4 and 5 Ghz), with best effort off channel support.
● The access point is additionally serving clients and with the G2 Series of Access Points enables CleanAir spectrum analysis on channel (2.4 and 5 GHz).
● Access Point is dedicated to operate in Monitor Mode and has the option to add wIPS security scanning of all channels (2.4 and 5 GHz).
● The G2 Series of Access Points enable CleanAir spectrum analysis of all channels (2.4 and 5 GHz).
● Monitor Mode access points do not serve clients.
● The industries first Access Point enabling to ability to simultaneously "Serving clients, wIPS Security Scanning and Spectrum analysis with CleanAir Technology".
● Dedicated 2.4 and 5 GHz radio with its own antennas enabling 7x24 scanning of all wireless channels in the 2.4 and 5 Ghz bands.
● A single Ethernet infrastructure provides simplified operation with fewer devices to manage and optimized return on investment of the AP3600 wireless infrastructure and the Ethernet wired infrastructure.
● Cisco CleanAir technology, which provides proactive, high-speed spectrum intelligence to combat performance problems due to wireless interference. The industry's first state of the art radio frequency analysis technology that inspects and classifies the energy patterns (signatures) of devices that can significantly impact the quality of a wireless network.
● Radio resource management. Simplified, advanced RF management, automatic adapts to the wireless network environment based on the information received from Cisco's CleanAir technology. Once interferers are identified RRM is able to move client devices to channels away from the interference and also adjust the transit power to move away from source of interference.
● Rogue detection, which detects and reports backdoor network access and access to wireless clients.
● Location and context awareness. Provides real-time awareness and the ability to track wireless endpoints.
With these features, the Cisco WSSI module along with the Cisco 3600 Series Access Point provides the most secure and robust enterprise class wireless network possible for your corporate users and corporate data.
Table 1 lists the product specifications for Cisco Aironet Wireless Security and Spectrum Intelligence Module.
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The Cisco Aironet Access Point Module for Wireless Security and Spectrum Intelligence comes with a Limited Lifetime Warranty that provides full warranty coverage of the hardware for as long as the original end user continues to own or use the product. The warranty includes 10-day advance hardware replacement and ensures that software media is defect-free for 90 days. For more details, visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/warranty.
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 wIPS Monitor Mode license per WSSI module required, and Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.3 and above required to enable wIPS.


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Lost in the Odyssey
So sing to me, I begged the Muse one Friday evening in May, or, hey, you know what? Just send me an intercity bus — I've gotta get out of here.
"Here" was the seaside town of Neapoli, at the southeastern end of the Peloponnesian peninsula of Greece, where nearly two weeks of island-hopping from the Turkish coast across the Aegean Sea had come to a sudden and maddening halt. From Cape Meleas — the last location Odysseus himself recognized before the North Wind drove him into the monster-ridden lands of myth — all I had to do was hop a bus or two to the port of Patra, and from there a ferry could take me, at long last, to Ithaca, the place Odysseus called home.
In Neapoli, however, there were no buses until morning, and I had no choice but to spend the night in this cheerful, if sleepy, seaside town. Even a day or two earlier, I wouldn't have minded. In fact, for the previous 10 days I'd been delighted by the capricious whims of bus and ferry schedules. But I was due to fly home to New York from Athens in two days, and now this delay was unbearable.
As I numbed disappointment with ouzo at a waterfront restaurant, I noticed something unusual on the sidewalk before me: a penny-farthing, one of those 19th-century bicycles with an enormous front wheel and tiny rear one. The owner, it turned out, was Jim, a 20-something hairdresser from Athens who was sitting nearby with his girlfriend, Chara, a schoolteacher. They were a sweet couple, definite hipsters, and I smiled when they asked me, as had practically every Greek I met on my journey, how I'd wound up here.
"I've come from Troy," I said, "and I'm trying to get to Ithaca. Like Odysseus: no map, no guidebook, no route, no Internet, no hotel reservations."
Thus began a tale I'd been telling, and adding to, ever since I'd begun my Odyssey in Turkey outside the city of Canakkale, where ancient Troy was located and, beginning in the late 19th century, unearthed.
But Troy was not where I wanted to linger. It was, for both myself and Odysseus, a starting point. My plan was not to follow the hero's exact route — it stretched, some say, as far as Gibraltar, and was mythical in any case — but to stumble in his footsteps and try to get a glimpse into his psyche as he tried and failed and tried again to reach Ithaca, a mere 350 miles away as the crow flies, off the west coast of Greece.
Or maybe that's the wrong way to put it. For Odysseus has no psyche, not in the modern, literary sense. One of the founding works of Western literature may be a travel story about getting lost, but apart from the image of heartbroken Odysseus crying on the shores of Calypso's island, Homer rarely portrays his hero's disconnection and desperation.
How does that lostness feel, I wanted to know, especially in Greece, where the lonely spaces between rough and empty islands are balanced by an unmatched reputation for hospitality? So, with 11 days for the journey — Odysseus took 10 years, but my wife, Jean, is less patient than his Penelope — I left Troy to find out.
Immediately, I encountered uncertainty. Several Greek islands — Limnos, Lesbos, Chios — lie close to Turkey, but no one was sure when, or if, ferries were running. And that was even before Greece's austerity measures prompted port blockages, transit strikes and sometimes violent demonstrations in Athens. (The ferries, however, have kept running.) The Canakkale tourism office suggested a three-hour bus south to Ayvalik, where I might find a ferry to Lesbos, and if that didn't work, I could go farther south, to Izmir, alleged birthplace of Homer himself, and get the ferry to Chios. So, while Odysseus had sailed north with his 12 black ships to raid the lands of the Cicones, I went the other way.
Unlike Odysseus, I got lucky. In Ayvalik, a lovely Turkish town with a jumble of old streets at its center, ferries were leaving for Lesbos.
The two-hour ride was to be a typical one. Inside the ship, whose homey décor had not been updated in a couple of decades, about 100 families, couples and groups of friends mostly kept to themselves, snacking on sweets packed for the trip. This was a modest ferry; other, larger ones would have free Wi-Fi and show reruns of "Friends" dubbed into Greek. Outside was more exciting: the water flat and sparkling with golden-hour light, small sailboats and fishing skiffs cruising near shore, tiny islands silhouetted by the setting sun.
MATT GROSS, the former Frugal Traveler, writes the "Getting Lost" series for the Travel section. He is writing a book about independent travel, to be published by Da Capo Press.
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Volume XX of the Psychedelic Press journal contains an article on David Lindsay. Alan Piper explores how altered states are invoked by the eating and drinking of various substances in A Voyage to Arcturus, and argues that The Violet Apple demonstrates evidence of Lindsay's own experience with some form of psychoactive drug, likely Anhalonium, which was doing the rounds of writers and artists in the 1920s.
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Saint-Brieuc, town, capital of Côtes d'Armor département, Brittany région, northwestern France. It is situated on a promontory between the ravines of the Gouët River and its tributary the Gouëdic, near Saint-Brieuc Bay on the English Channel. Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk, St. Briocus, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there. In 1375 the town was defended against the duke of Brittany by Olivier de Clisson, who in 1394 attacked it himself; in both sieges the massive fortified Cathedral of Saint-Étienne (which dates from the 13th century) was much damaged. It has been reconstructed several times. In 1592 Saint-Brieuc was pillaged by the Spaniards and in 1601 ravaged by the plague.
A panoramic view of the Gouët estuary and valley is obtained from the Tertre Aubé, a hillock in the north of the town. The town has pleasant parks and gardens; points of vantage on the boulevards bordering the ravines overlook its commercial and fishing port, Le Légué, in the Gouët estuary, the ruined 14th-century tower that dominates the estuary mouth, and Saint-Brieuc Bay. There are many picturesque old houses in the town.
Saint-Brieuc is a commercial and administrative centre for northern Brittany. Tourism is also significant. Local industry is dominated by food processing but also includes mechanical engineering and metal working. Pop. (1999) 46,087; (2014 est.) 45,207.


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