Gina Thorne: Hi, everyone. Welcome to the Harmony Foundation podcast series. I'm Gina Thorne. I'm pleased today to be joined with Dominique Condevaux, with PAX Counseling Center out of Denver.
Dominique C.: Correct. Actually, it's Aurora.
Gina Thorne: Which is a suburb of Denver?
Gina Thorne: Great. Well, it is such a pleasure to have you up here at Harmony. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit with us. Before we get into some of the specifics about the practice, we always like to learn a little bit more about the person behind the practice. Let's talk first about you and how you got into the field.
Dominique C.: I'm a licensed addiction counselor, licensed professional counselor, from the great state of Colorado, like we just said. How did I come into the field of clinical mental health and addiction was years ago I came from a trauma background myself, and I've always been curious to figure out how I could go ahead and move forward. This is my kind of third career, and I did the corporate world before, so stocks and bonds and the communication world. One thing that I noticed that I was gravitating towards was kind of an offshoot of counseling. I was always working with my peers in quality control, basically teaching them how to say please and thank you. That helping service in there kind of led to move forward into my practice today.
I'd say about 15 to 20 years ago, I was working with some school kids and some teachers had asked me to come in and say, "Hey, could you work with these children?" And it got to the point where I needed to have a little bit more some tools in my toolbox, so I decided to go back to school. I really had to figure out what I wanted to do with the next portion of my life.
In that reflection, I noticed that since I was really young, I'd always been in that helping. So yes, I was a Candy Striper. I swam competitively, but I taught handicapped children how to go ahead and swim. Children are much easier to teach than adults.
Dominique C.: FYI there. Yeah. That ribbon through my life of working with people. I found that I had a knack for that. Just that ease that I was able to go ahead and move them in a positive direction.
I took that opportunity, and I went back to school and I got my Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree. During that time, going back to school and having that excitement of that, I also did my addiction studies. I'm a master addiction counselor at that time. Then I thought, "Gosh, I need to throw in something else on there," and I spent four years at St. John Vianney, so the Catholic biblical seminary down in Denver. Again, and you can tell by my name and probably my voice that I am female that I didn't play with the boys in black. That's what everybody said. No. This is the lay portion of the school.
With those three, that integration of those three, I said, "I'm going to build my practice, because I want to go ahead and work with people and serve with people." So that's the beginning of Pax Counseling and Consulting.
Gina Thorne: Well, that's a great segue into the next question, which is on your website you talk about finding and developing peace within one's life is an ongoing and proactive journey that often requires the support of others. I know that that's probably part of the foundation of what you've creating with Pax Counseling. Can you explain to us a little bit more about why that work is important?
Dominique C.: First of all, Pax means peace. It's Latin for peace. We as humans are constantly growing. We're constantly moving. We're also constantly moving forward. We can go ahead and be overwhelmed with our addictions or overwhelmed with some mental health challenges that are coming into our world. The communication part starts is that I do intra and inter-personal communications. Intra meaning internal, and then inter meaning between people. Sometimes it's really hard, because people don't understand what's going on in their head. Part of that is that it's my opportunity for them to go ahead and take what's in their head and put it out on the table. Go ahead and tell me in a safe space that we can go ahead and look at that and really tear it apart. That's communication. That means that I am supporting you. Again, I recognize that anything that we do we cannot do in a vacuum, because it's just not functional for us.
I was trying to think of an example, but like looking outside and there's a road going to the beautiful park that's next to you. One man did not go ahead and build that. That took many people to go ahead and work with that. That was everything from the construction crew, the laborers actually doing the hard work, the … What do you call that? The tractors coming in. Then it was the people that had to travel on that road that were supplying services to those people, because they had to be fed and there had to be sanitation for them. Again, just using that example of a built road is that there's so many parts that go in there.
Our lives are like that, too. That's why it's so important so we can learn how to talk to ourselves so then we can go ahead and talk to somebody else.
Gina Thorne: Because we're in a community.
Gina Thorne: Yeah, the community.
Dominique C.: That's the most thing is to go ahead and build that community to move forward.
Gina Thorne: Great. Great answer. Pax Counseling and Consulting was born from this idea of communication. Why do you feel it's necessary to focus your practice on this premise?
Dominique C.: Kind of reflecting back on my previous answer is that communication, the community, interacting with each other. We need to have that for us to go ahead and move forward. Maslow's hierarchy. Again, it's a triangle, and the very bottom level we have food, shelter, clothing, but we also need social interaction. Humans are … We're kind of like pack … We're closely related to the dogs. I know it sounds like kind of a weird example. I love dogs. I've got three of my own. But we are very social people. We can see that when you withhold that human touch, that human communication, that the person withers and dies.
We see that. Unfortunately we have seen it in the past with Romanian and Russian orphanages. That those were a lot of people, a lot of children that had challenges because they weren't attended to socially and physically. That's really important for me to go ahead … That's the focus. That's the foundation. If I can go ahead and guide, walk, and work with someone to say, "How can I be more confident in myself," then these coping, these distorted coping mechanisms, such as the alcohol or the drugs or the process addictions that we are using to keep us balanced that we can go ahead with the help of others to move past that.
Gina Thorne: Great. I love it. That's great. Let's switch gears for a few minutes and talk a little bit about your philosophies on a few things. I'm going to ask you an interesting question. Just curious about what advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the real world? What advice should they ignore?
Dominique C.: Okay. I'm going to start with the advice that they should ignore first. The reason is that because I'm not in conversation with them, each student, each person is individual, so I would have to go ahead and say, "With this person I would advise you. I would work with you not to go down that path." Every path is different for every different person. Let's move that aside.
What would I, the advice I would give to everybody and anybody that would ask me that is to remember to build face-to-face communication. This is how we build community. We need that touch. I need to be able to look in your eyes. That's how we bond. People are saying, "Wow. I can do that over texting." No, no, because that's a screen. "I can do that over video chat." I really can't. There's a connection, a bonding connection when I'm looking in your eyes. Right now I'm looking at your very beautiful eyes. That connection that we build that. That is how mothers bond with their children. That's how fathers bond with their children, with the people around them. It's how we bond with each other. For conflict resolution, we go ahead. When we are able to look in them, we have more empathy. Not sympathy, but we have more empathy. We are able to go ahead and be proactive, because the person is sitting right in front of us.
I know in this 21st century we have a whole new generation. Whether you want to call them generation Z or iGen, that their mode of communication is by text, is by Snapchat, is by FaceTime or Skype. Even in my field of counseling, that is a tool that we use, but it cannot be the main one. So if I could go ahead and give that one piece of advice is please go ahead and remember that face-to-face communication. Take time for yourself to go ahead and build that. Be that person that reaches out first. A lot of times people are like, "I'm angry and I'm not going to talk to them." Be that person that reaches out, because you will benefit in the long run.
Gina Thorne: And create a ripple effect, hopefully.
Dominique C.: Absolutely, because again, when I'm with you, I am modeling to you. You are modeling right back to me. I'm getting this calmness. With the screen, we don't have that. If it's all how we communicate, that those the isolation, there's nothing to bounce off of.
Gina Thorne: [inaudible 00:11:14] finite.
Dominique C.: Yes, absolutely. And then that's where a lot of the ruminating, distorted thoughts, the isolation, because behind a screen is a form of isolation. I don't need to see anybody.
Gina Thorne: Thank you for that. That's a great piece of advice. If I were to ask you to play off the idea of the word harmony, what do you think it means to live a life in harmony?
Dominique C.: Well, harmony is actually a synonym of peace or peace is a synonym of harmony. Harmony means agreement or concord. This really spoke to me when I was thinking about this question. What it means to live in a life of harmony and peace and agreement is that not only is it agreement with the people that are surrounding, but it's the agreement that's inside of you, that homeostasis, that we are okay and that we are not bound to something outside of us. We are set within ourselves. I can walk down this road and I don't need a pack of cigarettes. I don't need alcohol or drugs. I don't need this repetitive action to go ahead and keep me, that I can walk down that road. I can go ahead and meet off with people. It's that peace and that contentment.
One real quick thing is that a lot of people say, "I want to be happy." Wow, okay. I don't want to be … In this world, we deal with such highs and lows. Everything is manic or depressive down here, and we don't really have that neutral where we really need to be. We really need to have that center line. We need to have some sadness to experience joy. We need to have some conflict to understand resolution, but it doesn't need to be at the opposite ends.
When I work with people and we are trying to come off these highs and these lows, because again, we know with alcoholism and mental health that there is. There's extremes there. How can we go ahead and remember that there needs to be some tension in our world? That's how we function. We need some stress. If everything was so good, we'd get bored and we would go ahead and wither and die.
Dominique C.: Yeah. Up and down. Did that make sense to you?
Gina Thorne: That's great. Yeah. The whole idea around harmony is perfect. Find that middle ground.
Dominique C.: It's outside, working harmony within your community of people, your support people, work mates, the world, but also it's the interior.
Dominique C.: It's the interior harmony.
Gina Thorne: Thank you for sharing that.
Gina Thorne: That's so true. If someone were wanting to access your services at Pax Counseling and Consulting, how could they get in touch with you?
Dominique C.: I have a website. It's www.paxcounsel.com, and that's P-A-X-C-O-U-N-S-E-L dot com. You can also reach me by phone. (303) 819-7788. I'm also listed in Psychology Today. My name … It's by my first name, not Pax Counseling and Consulting. I actually should check that, but my name is spelled Dominique, D-O-M-I-N-I-Q-U-E. My last name is Condevaux, C-O-N-D-E-V, as in Victor, A-U-X, as in x-ray.
Gina Thorne: Outstanding. You have a beautiful French name.
Gina Thorne: I had a wonderful time visiting with you today. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit us at Harmony. We look forward to working with you.
Dominique C.: Well, thank you. I really appreciate the invitation. It is a beautiful location. I look forward to going ahead and working with you and your team.
Gina Thorne: Hi, everyone. Welcome to The Harmony Foundation podcast series, and I'm pleased today to be joined by Kathy Hawkins, Kathy Hawkins Counseling, out of Denver, Colorado. Nice to meet you Kathy.
Kathy Hawkins: Nice to be here. Thank you for having me.
Gina Thorne: We're really happy that you took the time to come up and visit us here at Harmony, and we want to learn more about your counseling practice and the work that you do with clients who might be struggling with issues around behavioral health. You've got a pretty diverse and varied background. I'd love to hear more about how sort of your trajectory got you from, I think, originally working in the restaurant business, and then now working with people with trauma and other types of mental health issues, so can you share a little bit more about your background and how you got to where you are today?
Kathy Hawkins: Yes. The original career was restaurant business, and I did everything in the front of the house, bartending, waiting tables, sommelier, management, and I even opened my own place, and one of the big things that I really enjoyed about the restaurant business was people contact, connecting with people, and helping people, being of service. It was just in a different way, and I did that for a really long time, and I wanted something more. And through some twists and turns, I ended up going and getting my Master's at The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology and got into counseling, and when I was in the restaurant business, there was a lot of addiction issues, a lot of substance use issues.
And so, one of my specialties in my practice is working with people who are in the hospitality industry because there's a big need definitely, so I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. I'm a Licensed Addictions Counselor. I'm a Reiki Master, and I do AcuDetox which is auricular or ear acupuncture, and that works with cravings and also just works to sort of settle the nervous system and calm people and it's really stress reduction.
Gina Thorne: Great. Well, you on your website, you talk about how you focus on trauma and stress management. Can you talk about the specific modalities that you use to address those issues when they come into your practice?
Kathy Hawkins: The foundation of my practice is from a mindfulness place, and it's working with people to try and keep them in the present moment. I draw from Buddhist psychology. I draw from Stoic philosophy trying to keep people in the present moment. I also use somatic experiencing, Hakomi, EMDR. Again, I sometimes use Reiki with acupuncture. I use narrative therapy, writing. I like to meet people where they're at, see what works for them and what they're excited about or willing to try, get a good feel for that and go with that.
Gina Thorne: And so, it's individualized?
Gina Thorne: It's very highly individualized, it sounds like.
Kathy Hawkins: Absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. That was one of the reasons I didn't get into psychology a long time ago is because I had this idea that it was putting people in boxes, and I can't do that, and I don't want to be limited either. And then when I sort of discovered later on that there's a bigger world out there, and people are doing different things and it's okay, I grabbed on.
Gina Thorne: Great. And then, we like to get to know the person behind the practice. If I were to ask you what is the book or books that you've most given as a gift to others, what would that be?
Kathy Hawkins: I was thinking about this, and Pema Chodron, there's two books particularly. One is "Beautifully Living with Uncertainty," and then the other one is "When Things Fall Apart," and those are things … people don't like to live in uncertainty, and this is a great way to deal with it, or a great perspective, I guess, and then also "When Things Fall Apart," so that's the Buddhist component. And then the other book that I like to give is "The Daily Stoic," and it's 365 thoughts in Stoic philosophy. And again, it's very pragmatic which Buddhism is as well, and it's just about being in the present moment instead of getting anxious thinking about the future or worrying about the past. If we can spend more time in the present moment, we're happier, and I like to give those books.
Gina Thorne: That's great. Great book ideas.
Kathy Hawkins: Yeah, they're good.
Gina Thorne: … because they sound really interesting. If I were to play off the idea of the word harmony, what do you think it means to live a life in harmony?
Kathy Hawkins: Harmony to me, and that's interesting because I was a sommelier, and I dealt with wine, and a good wine was in balance. Everything was in balance, and I think harmony is part of balance. Harmony is the balance working together. Getting people balanced in their lives in all areas is going to make a harmonious life. That's the way I look at it.
Gina Thorne: That's a great answer. Thank you for that. And if someone were listening today, and they wanted to access services at your practice, how could they get in touch with you?
Kathy Hawkins: My website is www.kathyhawkinscounseling.com, and my phone number is 720-608-0174.
Gina Thorne: Wonderful. Thanks, Kathy, for taking the time to visit with us today.
Kathy Hawkins: Absolutely. My pleasure. Thank you.


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Alix Heiniger has been awarded Eccellenza funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation and will take up her position as assistant professor of contemporary history on 1 September 2021.
After completing her doctoral thesis at the University of Geneva in 2012 on the militant commitment of German resistance fighters against Nazism between the 1930s and 1970s, Alix Heiniger focused on the history of philanthropy in Geneva in comparison with three other cities, London, Paris and New York. Her research has also focused on the history of poverty management and social intervention in Switzerland, in particular through her work as a scientific collaborator of the Independent Commission of Experts - Administrative Detention.
In all her research, Alix Heiniger systematically addresses the gender dimension. Her latest project, financed by a mobility grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation, enabled her to work at the Maurice Halbwachs Centre in Paris and at Columbia University in New York, where she conducted a project on women and social reform between 1870 and 1915.
Prisons as observatories of the social world
Thanks to an Eccellenza grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation, Alix Heiniger is now an assistant professor in the Department of Contemporary History. She will soon be leading a team of three people who will focus on her new project, entitled "Carceral space and circulations: a transnational and regional history of Swiss prisons (1820-1980)".
This research focuses on the circulations between the prison space and the outside world from an economic and social history perspective. It deals with six case studies relating to as many institutions for the execution of sentences and measures, while restoring Swiss practices in the international standards of prison reform since the 19th century.
Bellechasse Prisons in 1948 (aerial view by Swissair).
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Cheerleaders Who Were Told To Get Rid of Bible Verse Signs Went To Court—And Won
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled recently on a case that had a lot of people talking. It has to do with football, cheerleaders, and bible verses.
One day the superintendent overseeing Kountze High School received a complaint from Freedom From Religion Foundation, an organization based in Wisconsin. The group argued that because the cheerleaders were wearing official school uniforms and the sign was held at an official school event, that the school was sponsoring religious activities, violating the separation between church and state.
The school district then ordered the cheerleading team to stop displaying their Bible quote signs.
But the cheer team and their parents filed a lawsuit, too. After a lot of litigation, the court finally spoke (at least up to this point, since the suits are continuing their way through the system). The court said that the District were to allow the religious expression of the cheerleaders, though there was no guarantee that they would be allowed to in the future.
"The District no longer prohibits the cheerleaders from displaying religious signs or messages on banners at school-sponsored events," said Justice John Devine in the court's opinion. "But that change hardly makes 'absolutely clear' that the District will not reverse itself after this litigation is concluded."
Credit: Eric Kayne for The Texas Tribune
On counsel for the cheerleader's cause was lawyer Hiram Sasser, who said, "We are pleased that once again religious liberty is vindicated and that cheerleaders across the state of Texas have the right to have religious messages on banners at high school football games." He continued, saying, "No school district should be able to censor, ban, or claim ownership of the private religious speech of its students."
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Maricela and I both call Wisconsin home. We grew up in this great state, went to high school here and are Wisconsinites through and through. Yet throughout our lives, neither of us has been eligible for in-state college tuition rates.
In-state tuition for undocumented students became available here in 2009, after years of organizing by immigrant youth. Unfortunately, in 2011, it was repealed by Gov. Scott Walker, who effectively shut the door to higher education for undocumented students (called "Dreamers") in the state. It has been three years since then, and we believe it's time this door is blown wide open again.
My family moved from Mexico City to Wisconsin when I was 4, and we have lived here since. My parents have paid their taxes every year they have worked here. My dream was to study mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as try out for its track team.
The moment I realized I would have to pay over $26,000 annually to attend, which is 2.5 times more than the in-state tuition of $10,400, my dreams were crushed. I no longer felt there was purpose in finishing high school if I couldn't go to a UW school afterward. Very few Wisconsin families could dream of affording $26,000 annually for out-of-state tuition without loans or financial aid, including mine.
The opportunity to undo this injustice is on the horizon. A bill that would allow undocumented students who meet certain criteria the chance to pay resident tuition rates was recently introduced in the state Legislature by state Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa (D-Milwaukee) — Assembly Bill 785. It now sits in the Colleges and Universities Committee.
Those eligible would be undocumented students like Maricela and myself — students who deserve the right to fulfill their educational dreams in their own home state and in their own public institutions.
Opponents of the bill fear that we would be getting a free ride. But the reality is the bill would only give us a chance to pay the same rate as our Wisconsin peers. We still would have to come up with the money to pay the in-state tuition rate, since we still would be ineligible for federal and state financial aid, most private bank loans and a majority of scholarships.
This type of legislation is not new. Sixteen states have tuition equity laws, and Florida and New York are in the process of passing their own.
Government fiscal estimates for AB 785 show that the bill would not create additional state or local costs. This means taxpayers would not be subsidizing the higher education of undocumented students, since it would come at no cost to the state — and in fact could create revenue through increased enrollment in public universities.
Wisconsin has everything to gain from a tuition equity bill such as AB 785:a better educated population, increased revenue for public universities due to higher enrollment, increased future tax revenue from students who now would be able to obtain degrees and the list goes on and on.
Let's pass AB 785 and move Wisconsin forward for everyone.
Daniel Lopez is a senior at Marquette University High School in Milwaukee and a student leader with Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES), the youth arm of Voces de la Frontera. He hopes to attend a UW school after his graduation in May. Maricela Aguilar is a graduate of Marquette University and is pursuing a master's degree in public policy at Brandeis University.


KILLEEN, Texas – A 12-year-old student has been accused of making terroristic threats against schools, according to Killeen police.
The female student of Roy J. Smith Middle School is currently being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Killeen Independent School District Police, Killeen Police and Fort Hood authorities.
She was arrested overnight, Superintendent John Craft announced Wednesday.
The student allegedly made a series of aggressive threats on social media over the past few days towards Killeen ISD and her own middle school, said Craft in his announcement.
The posts sparked fear among students and parents as the messages circulated on social media. The school reportedly received hundreds of calls from concerned parents who feared the threats were legitimate.
A search warrant was issued and the student was arrested at her home early Wednesday morning. She has been charged with making terroristic threats.
Killeen ISD "takes these matters very seriously and will be pursuing charges to the fullest extent provided by state and federal statutes as well as disciplinary consequences provided by the Student Code of Conduct and the Texas Education Code. We appreciate the cooperation and hard work of the many entities involved in assisting with this investigation and in maintaining the safety of our campuses," said Dr. Craft.
Since the student is a minor, investigators will most likely not release her identity. Investigators have not said what the specific threat was.
In Austin, a 17-year-old boy was charged with making terroristic threats after he told a student he was going "to shoot up and blow up" the Akins High School on Feb. 22.


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Parow woman hurt in alleged xenophobic attack
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Donette Ngonefi and her mother, Thethe Ngonefi at Karl Bremer Hospital last week.
Congolese pupil, Donette Ngonefi from Salt River High School was brutally attacked by classmates which hospitalised her and made her fearful for returning to school.
In a video captured by a classmate on August 27, it shows an argument taking place, where Donette was pulled from behind, while several pupils held her back, the attack led to her being forced on the floor. "My head was bumped against the board and I fell down on the floor, boys and girls were kicking my tummy, I was protecting my head and face," she said.
Donette was first admitted to Groote Schuur Hospital after her attack on August 27, where she spent the night there. She experienced intense headaches and abdominal pains. Donette says because of shock the hospital had to give her more blood. Though weeks after the attack, she was still in pain and was admitted to the Karl Bremer hospital in Bellville for over a week in September where she was discharged on Wednesday September 18.
This fight occurred in the Grade 10 Life Orientation class and their teacher was present when the fight occurred. The teacher is seen in the video trying to break the fight up.
Donette, 20,originally from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in the country in 2009 with her family and they currently reside in Parow. She travels by train to Salt River High with her sister, Tabitha and brother Bonheur who are in Grade 9 and Grade 8 respectively.
Donette says she was made class monitor from the beginning of the year, though has received verbal abuse from the local pupils.
"As a class monitor, we check whether pupils bunk and check their attendance and must report bunking and bullying to the teacher," she says.
"The kids in my class did not want me to be a class monitor, every time they tell me I am a foreigner and can't be a class monitor in their country," she said.
Donette told her class teacher as well as acting principal Fairuz Patel on three occasions that she did not want to be class monitor and was told it would be 'handled.'
"She never handled it, she never came to our class to talk about this class monitor stuff," said Donette.
Immediately after the incident, Donette and the pupil that started the fight appeared in the acting principals office along with the Life Orientation teacher. The teacher says she did not see what happened.
After the fight ,Donette was even prepared to make peace with her attacker, where they both apologised to each other, though when she came to class later, she was still being threatened by other pupils even though she made peace and was still in pain.
There was no urgency by the school to call an ambulance immediately, it was only towards the end of the day where Donette collapsed in class that an ambulance was called upon.
The circumstances of Donette's attack led to a volatile situation the next day on August 28. Western Cape Education Department (WCED) spokesperson, Bronagh Hammond says parents of the pupils who were involved were informed, and were requested to accompany their children to school the next morning.
"The school was to then proceed with disciplinary action against the two pupils," she says.
Ms Hammond said a group of pupils protested further and it escalated further when the pupils and community members demanded that the other learner be released to them so that she can be "dealt" with.
Woodstock Police was called to escort the pupil to the police station to keep her safe. Warrant Officer Hilton Malila from Woodstock Police says the injured girl brought her parents and relatives to school in an attempt to resolve the matter on Wednesday August 28 which almost led to clashes between the Congolese and Xhosa children in that class.
"During a volatile situation police was notified to diffuse the situation and brought the aggrieved parties to the police station, where we addressed the situation with them and found a mutual understanding," he said.
Donette has not been back at school since the incident as she is still traumatized by what happened. Her younger siblings Tabitha and Bonheur also stayed out of school for over two weeks but returned last Monday September 16 and are still being victimised by other pupils. The two siblings did not return to school after Bonheur was threatened on Wednesday September 18.
Donette's mother, Thethe Ngonefi, says she is disappointed in the country as one of the reasons they left DR Congo was to get a better education for her children in the country.
"What happened to my daughter is affecting my whole family, we do not feel safe anymore," she says. Ms Ngonefi says her children are missing out of the exams because they're scared and the school did not bother to ask where they are?
Congolese Community Leader in the Western Cape, Papy Sukami says xenophobia and hatred can destroy people, even professionals.
"We were about to lose the life of Donette, the principal was blinded to assist a little girl while she collapsed, but the same lady is a parent," he said.
Mr Sukami says it also took the family seven days to get a case number from the police.
"We are going to stand up for Donette because our children as foreigners should be respected and secured by the South African law," he said.
Ms Hammond says the investigation is still underway. "The school has engaged with the parents when they visited the school the day after the attack and on another occasion and have also informed the parents that their daughter would be able to write all her assessments and tests when she returns to school," she said.
Ms Hammond says the school has also arranged for workshops to be conducted with pupils on how to deal with conflict and mediation.
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How can Houston live with the certainty of flooding? [Editorial]
Opinion // Editorials
April 14, 2018 Updated: April 16, 2018 10:39 a.m.
1of6A pair of kayakers struggle against the current to make their way along what is normally South Braeswood Boulevard, adjacent to Brays Bayou. Hurricane Harvey brought unprecedented rain to southeast Texas, leading to thousands of high-water rescues as floodwaters rose in every direction.Mark Mulligan, MBO / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
2of6Precinct 6 Deputy Constables Sgt. Paul Fernandez, from left, Sgt. Michael Tran and Sgt. Radha Patel rescue an elderly woman from rising water on North MacGregor Way, near Brays Bayou, after heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 27, 2017. ( Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle )Jon Shapley, Staff Photographer / Jon ShapleyShow MoreShow Less
3of6A United States Coat Guard crew from West Virginia rescues people from rising flood waters in a neighborhood along Beechnut Road, south of the Barker Reservoir, as heavy rains continue from Tropical Storm Harvey, Monday August 28, 2017, in Fort Bend County. ( Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle )Jon Shapley, Staff Photographer / Jon ShapleyShow MoreShow Less
4of6A couple wades to higher ground in Meyerland on Sunday, August 27, 2017.Mark Mulligan, Harvey_Meyerland / Mark Mulligan / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2017, file photo, rescue boats float on a flooded street as people are evacuated from rising floodwaters brought on by Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston. The National Hurricane Center's official report on Harvey compiles staggering numbers, starting with 68 dead and $125 billion in damage. But the really big numbers in the Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, tally have to do with the rainfall that swamped Houston. Two places had more than five feet of rain. Eighteen different parts of Texas logged more than four feet of rain. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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Rescue boats work along Tidwell at the east Sam Houston Tollway helping to evacuate people Monday, August 28, 2017 in Houston. Much of the area is flooded from rains after Hurricane Harvey.
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A great American city, struck by natural disaster, forever changes the way it thinks about building and planning. That's not the story of Houston after Hurricane Harvey — yet. It should be.
It is, however, the story of California — one that has plenty of lessons to teach us.
A 1933 earthquake in Long Beach fundamentally changed California's mindset on disaster preparedness. Everyone knew powerful earthquakes would strike again. That deep-seated awareness profoundly affected not only how the state rebuilt and recovered from the disaster, but also how it developed during the 20th century. Now nearly every aspect of development and investment along the San Andreas Fault involves consideration of the persistent seismic threat.
After Harvey, Houston is starting to undergo a similar paradigm shift, a fundamental change of philosophy documented in the first report released by the Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium. We all know we cannot eliminate flooding, but this report makes it abundantly clear we must take bold steps and implement a wide range of strategies to minimize its impact.
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The big lesson: We can't just respond and move on. Flooding must sit at the core of any conversation about Houston's future.
This consortium of local experts on hydrology, the environment and urban planning has been funded by a coalition of local philanthropic groups, most notably the Houston Endowment, the Kinder Foundation and The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation. We mention their names because they deserve praise and credit for bankrolling this outstanding effort, which has produced a remarkably thorough and lucid call for the Houston area to fundamentally rethink how it faces the inevitability of more flooding.
One of the consortium's more eye-opening insights involves the Addicks and Barker reservoirs. If the dams holding back the waters in the reservoirs fail, the consequences could be cataclysmic. The Army Corps of Engineers estimated a collapse of the outlet works at Addicks would kill up to 7,000 people. And yet, there's no publicly available information clearly proving or disproving the structural integrity of the two reservoirs. The consortium calls not only for a clear report on the condition of the dams, but also a candid revelation of the risks they pose.
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This report also outlines how some freeways and railroads act as de facto dams trapping water in adjacent neighborhoods. Independence Heights, for example, suffered significant flood damage largely because water backed up north of the North Loop. The consortium suggests problems like these could be addressed by collaboration between railroads, the Texas Department of Transportation and the Harris County Flood Control District. At a time when TxDOT is planning a massive redesign of the freeways around downtown, flood mitigation should be a prime consideration.
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It isn't enough to say new roads won't exacerbate flooding risks. Any time a construction crew sticks a spade in the soil should be treated as an opportunity to improve local resilience to a potential deluge.
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Perhaps the most galling problem highlighted in this report is the fact that flood mitigation analyses nakedly discriminate against people living in lower-income neighborhoods. When deciding where to spend flood control dollars, the federal government uses a cost-benefit ratio based on economics, not the impact on human lives. So a family living in a $1 million home is basically considered 10 times more important than a family flooded out of a $100,000 house. The consortium suggests using more sophisticated tools such as a social-impact assessment.
Those are just a couple of this study's long list of insights. The Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium's deserves continued funding from its philanthropic supporters, and its work product is essential reading for civic and political leaders. The entire report, which is available on its website, is only the first edition of what we hope will become a series of studies on how the Houston area should respond to Hurricane Harvey.
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It's here: the last piece of the Spiegelman puzzle. Co-Mix publishes an vast career-spanning array of Spiegelmania; taken together with the recently (re)published Breakdowns, it brings (back) into print the vast majority of Art's miscellanea: short pieces, comix, prints, New Yorker covers, etc. While the wide world knows him almost solely through his perennial best-seller, Maus, within the world of comics his influence has been felt more through the works contained here. This book serves double duty as the catalogue for the exhibition of the same name that was produced by 9eArt+ for the 2012 Angoulême comics festival, and which, after travelling to Paris, Cologne and Vancouver, will be at the Jewish Museum in NYC from 8 November 2013 through 23 March 2014. Co-Mix takes readers all the way back to Spiegelman's early days with juvenilia from 1958 to 1964. These are followed by a healthy helping of his comix work from/for the NYC/SF underground scene in the sixties and seventies, along with a sidebar on his Topps work – Wacky Packs and Garbage Pail Kids – which is arguably his most well known work, when you think of their ubiquity among two generations of American youth. Then we are taken through the eighties when his pioneering work with Raw – including Maus – is highlighted along with looks at some rare cover illustrations for a German publisher never (?) before seen in the USA. His copious work for The New Yorker, primarily executed in during the nineties, gets ample coverage; included here are many covers that were rejected – apparently for skirting a bit too close to the edge. The volume takes us all the way forward to the present, through his graphic adaptation of The Wild Party to his post-9/11 work and including plenty of never-before-collected pieces ranging from a stained glass installation to comic strips. The book closes with an essay by noted art scholar Robert Storr and an illustrated timeline of Spiegelman's life and career. The book itself is a superbly designed and produced, massive, oversized, hardcover volume that is an aesthetic treat in and of itself. Put together by the team of Tom Devlin, Jeet Heer, Chris Oliveros, Philippe Ghielmetti and John Kuramoto, Co-Mix is essential for any appreciation and understanding of Spiegelman's work.


The 2014 Hood to Coast relay race begins Friday morning at Mount Hood's Timberline Lodge and ends Saturday at Seaside on the Oregon coast.
More than 17,000 runners and walkers as well as about 3,000 of their support vehicles will be spread out on several Oregon highways. Officials with the Oregon Department of Transportation is asking motorists to please be cautious when approaching or passing runners, walkers and their support vehicles.
Some highway sections have narrow shoulders, and some of the participants and their drivers are not from the area.
After the 6:30 a.m. start at Timberline, runners on the second leg will pass through a construction site on U.S. 26 west of Government Camp. ODOT is cutting back the steep slopes along the highway to reduce rockfall. For about 1.5 miles, runners will run outside the construction barrier with a slightly narrower shoulder.
The excavating crew will not work Friday, when runners will be heading down the mountain. But, runners will not be allowed behind the barrier. Also, ODOT said, support vehicle drivers, as well as anyone driving along this stretch of U.S. 26, should note that the speed limit has been lowered to 45 mph for the construction.
Also, just east of Sandy, westbound traffic will be narrowed to one line approaching the top of Cherryville Hill to provide parking for support vehicles.
The Portland to Coast walk relay starts from the Eastbank Festival Plaza adjacent to the Hawthorne Bridge. Start waves begin Friday at 3 a.m. and continue through 10:15 a.m., according to the Portland to Coast site. There are 400 teams of 8-12 walkers signed up.
State, county and city police agencies along the relay route will have visible patrol enforcement. Anyone seeing any dangerous driving should contact the Oregon State Patrol.


The Yreka Lady Miners varsity softball squad began the Northern Athletic League season on a high note by going 2-1 against perennial NAL power West Valley.
It is the first time in at least five years YHS has won at two NAL games versus West Valley, head coach John Marquez said.
On Wednesday, April 3, the Miners downed West Valley in game one of a doubleheader 9-8 in nine innings. YHS led 5-1 after four innings of play, with the Eagles scoring four runs in the fifth to tie the game up at 5-5. The contest went into extra innings as YHS was down 7-5 in the bottom of the ninth after West Valley scored two runs the top of the inning. The Miners put up three runs in the bottom the ninth, as Kaitlyn Cox smacked a double to bring in Autumn Giannini for the winning run.
YHS lost game two by the score of 5-2. Both contests were played at U.S. Cellular Field in Medford, Ore., due to the YHS field being too wet to play due to it raining the previous day. Thursday, the Miners defeated the Eagles 4-0 on the road in Cottonwood. Yreka pitcher Mckenzie Aldrich threw a complete game shutout and allowed only three hits and two walks. She finished with four strikeouts.
YHS improved to 2-1 in league and 9-5 overall. West Valley fell to 4-6 overall and 2-1 in the NAL.
Mary Hall hit a solo inside the park home run in the second inning for the Miners in game one of the doubleheader Wednesday and finished the contest 4-for-4 with three RBI's, two runs, and a double. Cox went 1-for-2 with two runs and a double. Jada Swenson went 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Giannini was 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Delaney Whipple was 1-for-1 with a run and a stolen base. Megan Hogan pitched 4.1 innings and finished with four strikeouts. Aldrich earned the win for YHS.
In game two, West Valley scored two runs in the top of the first and a run in the third to take a 3-0 lead. YHS put up two runs the bottom of the third inning, as the Eagles scored runs in the fourth and fourth inning to come away with the three-run victory. Morgan Frost hit a two-run home run for the Miners and went 1-for-3 with two RBI's and a run. Amaya Warfield was 2-for-4 with a run for YHS.
In Thursday's contest, Alexis Sutter went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Cox finished 1-for-2 with a run. Swenson went 1-for-4 with a run.
Yreka faces University Prep in doubleheader action at home at 3 and 5 p.m on Tuesday. Coach Marquez said there is a chance the games could be moved to Medford if the field at YHS is not playable due to rain in the forecast. YHS is supposed to play a game vs. U-Prep on the road on Friday.
Marquez added that the two wins versus WV are certainly a huge boost for the squad's confidence and "expects big things" from the team in league play this season.


City's Silva turned provider in the 27th minute, pouncing onto a loose ball and passing to Aguero, who sprang forward past three defenders and shot from a tight angle up into the opposite corner for his league-leading 19th goal of the season.
"He decided on not continuing".
It certainly promises to be a fascinating encounter as Liverpool take on Tottenham in a contest which could have a definitive say in the Premier League title race.
Guardiola replaced Aguero with Gabriel Jesus before an hour has passed, no doubt conscious of the work-load to come over the next six weeks as his team pursue an unprecedented four trophies.
Among the eight fixtures that follow in an intense April are an FA Cup semi-final against Brighton and a two-legged Champions League quarter-final with Tottenham. From the moment Guardiola's men went 2-0 in front, it was played with the pace and intent of a preseason friendly.
Liverpool will be looking to return to the top of the table on Sunday but will face a stern test of their title credentials when third-placed Tottenham head to Anfield.
Raheem Sterling endured somewhat of a frustrating afternoon after his global exploits against the Czech Republic last week, but nearly turned provider late on as the winger fed his overlapping Three Lions teammate Kyle Walker with a chance from close-range late on, only for Walker to clatter the outside of the post.
Since Sergio Aguero first arrived in the Premier League in 2011 no player has been more ruthless in dispensing of newly-promoted sides. "I don't know why they did it, but most of the time if you don't make transfers it is because of money".
"City want the Champions League that little bit more".
If that is the case, Cardiff should surely be brushed aside at the Etihad during what is, effectively, City's game in hand.
"We have a tough, tough opponent - but that's the challenge".


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Landhuishotel De Bloemenbeek: Taste the Indian Summer in Twente
Text: Michiel Stol | Photos: De Bloemenbeek
Set in the beautiful eastern part of the Netherlands, De Bloemenbeek is a Garden of Eden to those in need of a break. The soothing and nostalgic Dutch style of the estate hotel washes a sense of tranquillity over you, especially during an Indian Summer. "The beautiful colours of the trees, the seasonal food, the culture in the surrounding cities; it's like you are living in a fairytale," says Raymond Strikker, owner of the family business.
Given its location in Twente, the green buffer between the Netherlands and Germany, busy city life seems a world away. "The nature here does not look typically Dutch. The landscape isn't as flat here, sometimes it's even a bit hilly," explains Strikker. Major cities, brimming with rich culture, are just a stone's throw away. For example, there is Enschede, a lively city where you will find art, festivals and music. "A must-see there is the Rijksmuseum Twenthe, with classic works of Jan Steen and Pieter Brueghel," enthuses Strikker. "And close by, in Delden, the No Hero Museum is also definitely worth a visit; visual arts from five continents, from a world history perspective. It's amazing." If you are a fan of the holiday season, then you should hop over the German border to Münster. From late November, you can visit the famous Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Markets). "The whole of the old inner city is a sea of light. With over 300 market stalls selling mulled wine, food, jewellery and craft items, it is a day well spent."
A beautiful season
The autumn months are also wonderful for wandering through the nature reserves that are scattered throughout this region. "It is the perfect place to enjoy an Indian Summer. The area is full of woodlands. Their colours changing with the seasons provides wonderful panoramas." Walk on amazing pathways through the forests and meadows, and stop at one of the many estates, like the Singraven Estate or Twickel Castle. "This castle is still occupied, but you can take a look inside." In October, the area hosts the biggest outdoor event in the country: The Military Boekelo. This equestrian extravaganza is attended by over 60,000 people. "It is where business meets pleasure. Here, you can have meetings in our hospitality unit, enjoy the 'joie de vivre' and watch Olympic medallists compete afterwards."
The season is also a culinary highlight due to harvest time. In the De Bloemenbeek restaurant, you can discover the Michelin star-awarded gastronomy of chef Michel van Riswijk. "Van Riswijk has been working here for 31 years already, but keeps surprising us. Together with chef de cuisine Matthijs Mulder, he combines French-Mediterranean cuisine with plenty of local products and delicacies. At this time of year, the deer rack is exquisite. Actually, many delicious things, such as herbs, naturally pop up on the domain."
After a busy itinerary, a comfortable room is what you will crave the most. "We don't like the sterile, modern interiors which most luxurious hotels swear by today. Instead, we opt for a contemporary classic vibe. We just stick with the romantic style our guests expect here and adore. Today, we are the best hotel in the region, the seventh-best service-providing hotel and the 12th-best hotel overall in the Netherlands, according to TripAdvisor. That means we must be doing something right, no?" smiles Strikker.
The nostalgic style suits De Bloemenbeek like a glove. The building has a 110-year history of offering top-notch hospitality. 53 years ago, Strikker's father took over the business and turned it into the personal yet luxurious oasis it is today. "We keep investing in our infrastructure to ensure no chance of deterioration." Recently, artist Maureen Knobben redesigned four of De Bloemenbeek's suites. Her work is well renowned and part of the Dutch Historic Art Archives. "Each suite has its own unique, colourful style, based on her own work. Truly masterpieces in their own right," asserts Strikker.
If the rooms and the restaurant are not enough, you can always re-energise yourself at the fully equipped spa. "If the pool, the saunas and the steam room don't do the trick for you, a visit to the in-house beauty parlour will surely help you get rid of that last bit of stress."
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I-O psychologists have a skill set that can be applied across a variety of settings. Because of this, I-O professionals provide a real value-add, even in seemingly non-traditional roles. What roles might this include? Join us for this event to talk to three I-O professionals who have broken the mold on what I-O psychology can do for you in HR leadership roles, in a tech start-up, and in the federal space.
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Richard Cober, Ph.D., is MicroStrategy's Chief Human Resources Officer. In this role, Rich leads MicroStrategy's teams responsible for HR Business Partnership, HR Operations, Talent Acquisition, and Talent Management. MicroStrategy employees nearly 2,500 people globally who are supported by members of Rich's HR team.
Prior to this role, Rich worked for Marriott International where he served as a senior HR Business Partner, senior leader within Marriott's learning organization, and a senior leader responsible for Marriott's Talent Management Analytics and Solutions (TMAS) Team. Across roles, Rich advised senior stakeholders on People Strategy issues, built plans for designing and deploying HR tools and processes, and built Marriott's organizational capability through a variety of organizational design initiatives.
Rich began his career earning his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Akron. Rich was a visiting professor in Cleveland State University's School of Business and then spent several years working in management consulting. In addition to his professional experience, Rich has published his research in the areas of employee recruitment, hiring, and performance management in academic journals, had research findings cited in the popular press, and is a regular presenter and chairperson at professional conferences. Rich was awarded the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology's (SIOP) Early Career Contributions award in 2014.
Julisara (Juli) Mathew, M.A., is a Management Analyst at the U.S. Department of State, working in the Innovation Directorate of the Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation to provide cross-cutting management solutions for diplomatic missions overseas. After obtaining her Masters of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at George Mason University, she cut her teeth at the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO), applying theory to practice. This foundational and formative experience enabled her to leverage her technical expertise to support the Assessment Policy team at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
After five years of working on policy for the interagency, Juli returned to the technical side of I/O when she started working at the Department of State, developing competency models for mission critical occupations. Realizing that expanding her organizational knowledge was paramount to understanding her stakeholders, she completed a detail as a Political/Economic Officer at the U.S. Embassy Paramaribo where she advanced U.S. foreign policy goals, managed partnership activities with local law enforcement and criminal justice interlocutors, and provided recommendations regarding foreign assistance programs to the Ambassador. Though challenging and humbling, this experience opened her aperture to how her background could be applied in a variety of settings. Subsequently, she worked on then Secretary Tillerson's Redesign effort, intended to strategically transform the State Department for the future. She then transitioned into a position as an Evaluator, where at the behest of GAO and Congressional requestors, she assessed the effectiveness of programs and policies, negotiating recommendations with stakeholders to strengthen State's ability to meet its mission. Though Juli has moved away from traditional I/O work, her education and technical skills continue to be the backbone of her career.
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Throughout her career, Allison has leveraged her love of all things data and analytics to help organizations improve the lives of people at work through better leadership, job design, and talent management strategy. Before joining BetterUp, Allison led research on employee engagement and leadership at CEB (now Gartner), and worked in the Talent Management Analytics and Solutions (TMAS) group at Marriott International where she informed strategic talent decisions through people analytics and program evaluation. While in graduate school, she also worked for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management as a Personnel Research Psychologist where she developed and validated selection and promotion assessments for Federal agencies.
Allison has spent the last 15 years studying the science of leadership, motivation, well-being, personality, and advanced statistics, publishing her research in outlets such as the Journal of Organizational Behavior, the Journal of Business and Psychology, the Journal of Personality Assessment, and Work, Aging, and Retirement. Allison earned her PhD in Industrial-Organizational psychology from the George Washington University and MA in Quantitative Psychology from James Madison University.
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Some of our pen pals are from the United states of America. They live in a small town St. Helena, California, which is about an hour away from San Francisco. They are 11 years old and they study in the 6th grade.
Our pen pals live in a small town in California. It is called St.Helena, 65 miles north of San Francisco. Their hometown is surrounded by vineyards and mountains. It is known for their wine and agriculture. The population is only 6,000 people. In December here winter started and they had the first rains. Saint Helena is located in Northern California, a place which has some of the best weather in the entire world. It is never particularly hot (as it often is in Southern California) and it is never particular cold (as it can be in some of the more mountains regions of the state). The average summer high temperature is about 32 degrees even during the hottest month (which is July). The average winter low temperature stays above zero even during the coldest month (which is January).
Our pen pals go to the RLS (Robert Louse Stevenson) Middle School. It is a public school located in Saint Helena, CA. It is called so after a famous writer, who wrote a book treasure Island. There are about 350 students at school. They have eight classes: English, math, Spanish, physical exercises, history, geography, science and Video Tech. Their marks are A- very good, B – good, C – satisfactory, F – failure, bad. In science they are ready for an exciting field trip to the California Academy of Sciences. Their focus will be earthquakes. In history they are making a project about Egypt, Pyramids, mummies, Sphinx, Egyptology and so on. Their next theme will be Greece.
One of the main holidays is Thanksgiving Day. It is the fourth Thursday of November and our pen pals from California have a week off. Thanksgiving Day is when a group of people get together and have a celebration with lots of food. Some of them normally go to their aunts, some go to grandpas, play football and eat dinner which usually includes a turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing salad and gravy, green beans and apple pie.
One more important holiday is Christmas. The Americans celebrate it on December 25.They have Christmas break which starts on the 14th of December and finishes in 2weeks.They also go the relatives, have tasty food, turkey and stuffing, make ginger bread which they eat on Christmas.
He moved from New Jersey to California. He has a sister and four cousins. All his family except him, his mom, dad and his sister live in New Jersey. New Jersey is all the way across the country and he only sees them in summer holidays for 2 weeks. He has 6 pets, a turtle, a dog, and 4 cats.
On Christmas he wants to get a new bike.
The members in his family are Jimmy, Becky, his sister Maddy, his dog Daisy and cats Romeo and Puck. His hobbies are soccer, basketball, playing with his toys and driving his golf cart. For fun he draws or plays outside. His favorite subject is English. He prefers reading over computer games. His favorite season is winter. He has lots of friends but some of them don't get along with all the time.
His favorite food is Mexican food and American food. His best friends are Spencer, Kellen, and Francis.
His favorite football player is Robert Griffen III. His favorite baseball player is Sergeo Romo, he plays for the San Francisco Giants. If we came to California he would bring us to Alcatraz, because there are some of the worst criminals.
He has one brother named Thomas and one sister named Gemma and a mom named Cecilia and a dad named David. His hobbies are soccer, baseball, swimming and football. He has been at a state cup soccer tournament. It was really fun and awesome because they got to play under the lights and on turf. The games were at 6 o'clock P.M. They didn't get home from the games until 9 o' lock.
He plays those sports all year round. He has two homes one in Australia and one in America. He has one in Australia because his family used to live in Australia but moved to America. They have had their American house for 11 years and still live here. In America he just ended his soccer season that has been going on for some months.
His favorite one is definitely video tech because students always doing a project and the stuff that they do could help in life. He is exited for December because it will be his birthday on the 8th then Christmas on the 25th. On his last birthday he had his last soccer game in Santa Rosa. This year on the day after Christmas his dad, cousin and he are going to drive seven hours to San Diego to pick up a boat for fishing.
His mom's name is Debi, his dad's name is Michael, his sisters areTalia and Camille. He enjoys playing football with his friends, he is also in a school swim team. He has a cat and 3 fishes. He lives on a street called Sunnyside Rd enjoys going to his grandpa's house who has 9 acres of property. He has sheep and 4 dogs. He also enjoys his family's cabin.
He really likes basketball, it is one of his favorite sports. Football is that other sport that he likes. His favorite food for sure is pizza! His hobby is to go outside and play. He likes video games, it is one of his hobbies just not a common one. He is a sort of people who likes to read but not much. His favorite color is blue . His favorite holiday is Christmas, he doesn't really have a favorite movie cause he doesn't spend much time watching them.


A lot of words to tell that we get stuff later in the life of bo4.
So calling cards, camo' s, weapons, extra weapon prestige, emblems.
Most likely in the form of fixing stuff that should have been done before launch.
Like duplicate emblems that claim they are different but only cause they added a golden border, emotes duplicated, tripled or quadrupled that are exactly the same but they named them something different, duplicate weapons with a tiny bit of XP and camo. Well at least that last one adds a minute amount of benefit but typically useless to me since by the time they drop that BS, I already maxed out prestige.
What is the funniest part of their commentary, when they referenced what they have been doing for BO3 even after the yearly life cycle. Correct me if I am wrong but hasn't their main or possibly only contribution to BO3 was adding stat changing weapons behind the lottery system that most won't ever get anyway. FREE content means you don't have to pay for in game currency just to slightly improve the chance of getting something you are claiming is free but really is only designed to encourage players to pay for the chance of getting stat changing weapons that others might have. Treyarch are truly greedy little turds and they are hyping something they never really actually did, just something that benefited the studio by bringing more money in from clueless fools. They funded their additional content by screwing over their most loyal fans, the ones that stuck around (I wasn't one of them) and those fan boys are so blinded they think Treyarch was doing something good for them.
So the way I take this, in Treyarchs shady and cryptic way, they are confirming that weapons will be locked behind some kind of paid wall system and they are trying to hype this as if it is free DLC content but won't tell us this until we can no longer return their game and get a refund. Treyarch is truly the bottom of the bottom feeders of all the devs so far.
New weapons only in bribes.
Which will cost cod points. Or a contract that are expensive especially for gamers that can't play each day.
In ww2. Less change of duplicates but each time more and more and more fillers.
Charmes At least one duplicate. Tiki and one after it. Just different colour.
And not much inspiration for them.
What jumps out at me is how they ARE still supporting a game after almost three years INSTEAD of focusing on their "new" release.
They are basically extedning the life of BO3 with BO4.
Yes, that is exactly the way it feels to me, it's like it is one game. Like an extended map pack with some tweaked settings.
I didn't play BO3 after the end of the year since I was playing IW so, I am curious, did they actually add any DLC content outside of items behind a paywall/lottery system. Was there actual original content you can use that wasn't pulled from a lucky draw on a supply drop? I am just curious cause if the claim is they have been supporting it and the bulk load of the so called new content was just getting stuff out of a supply drop, than it is obvious that the only reason they did this was to bank off the supply drop system. It wasn't to support the community, it was to squeeze them for more money.
They added a little bit. More than any other cod has done. But, most of it was locked. Bo3 was a good game, but as far as content goes it had the worst model.
Got nothing to do with Treyarch. Got everything to do with Activision. just an insight in case you don't know how developing a game works. They must abide by the publisher's standards.
I care very little in regards to whether it is Treyarch or Activision as far as who is making the real decision. Whoever the Devs are at the time are the ones that are going to get the heat. Since the last three titles all had micro-transactions / supply drop, they all worked differently, Treyarch's version of it was the worst in every respect, and the blame will continue to be placed on the DEVS as well as Activision. If the DEVS don't like it, they can go cry to Activision that they are being picked on by their fans for Activisions decisions, let them fight it out.
Besides, we don't know what level of input, the DEVS has on it even if it is Activision is pushing it and since they all have been different, it reasonable to say, quite a bit.
Black ops ( all 3 ) are in the top selling 5 COD of all time. And also stay in the top of active MP population. It's not because of these "stat breaking guns" or the "pay Wall" we all hear about, it's because the MP game(s) themselves run well and are fun.
But in BO3, they learned the trick. KEEP ADDING CONTENT, but don't give it away. Like it or not, when they add new guns, change map designs ( snow, night, Christmas ), game modes..........that pulls their base back on the game where they might otherwise be getting bored with the same old same old.
They offer challenges to gain those new guns. ( that's how I got all mine ) Triple plays, no dupes. BUT YOU HAVE TO PUT IN THE TIME............just like anything else in life. And yes, you're still not guaranteed success...............just like anything else in life.
I think a lot of the time people look at COD in a 12 month span. They feel in 12 months they should be prestige master, unlocked all the content. But Treyarch has changed that mentality by producing great games, along with releasing some free / some earnable changes and content over a 3 year span with BO3.
If they DID include all the "extras" in purchased DLC, the game would stay in that 12 month cycle. The more casual COD players would move on.


KINSHASA, Congo — Officials began vaccinating health workers and others on Monday in Bikoro, where Congo's current Ebola outbreak was first declared at the beginning of May.
Congo's Health Minister Oly Ilunga traveled to oversee the Ebola vaccinations of at least 10 people in Bikoro, where at least five of 12 Ebola deaths have happened.
Bikoro Hospital director Dr. Serge Ngalebato said he and other health officials were vaccinated for protection when treating Ebola patients.
"We who are on the front lines of caring for the sick. We are reassured," he told The Associated Press by telephone. Monday's vaccinations included three doctors at Bikoro Hospital, two health experts, two nurses, one representative of women in the community and one pygmy representative, he said.
The procedure, which is voluntary, will take time and follow up to make sure there is a positive response, Ngalebato said.
Congo's vaccination campaign, which began in Mbandaka last week, is targeting more than 1,000 health workers and contacts of the sick in three health zones.
More than 360 people were vaccinated before Monday, said health ministry spokeswoman Jessica Ilunga.
As of Monday Congo updated that there were 54 cases of hemorrhagic fever: 35 confirmed Ebola cases, 13 probable and six suspected.
Amid worries of the spread of Ebola, several schools in the Iboko health zone, about 180 kilometers (112 miles) southeast of Mbandaka, have been closed, according to reports by U.N.-backed Radio Okapi.
Many residents in one of the Iboko localities told Radio Okapi that they prefer to stay at home to avoid infection, following the death of a woman who had Ebola in the nearby Bobala area.
One resident said that what they first thought were rumors were becoming reality with the death and that they were very scared to interact. Four confirmed Ebola deaths have taken place in the Iboko health zone, according to Congo's health ministry.
Several heads of schools in the area also said they would suspend school activities to protect the children.
This is Congo's ninth Ebola outbreak since 1976, when the hemorrhagic fever was first identified.


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Q: angular 4 universal not working properly in IE11 sorry for my English skill...
in my angular4 universal project I decided to add IE and other legacy browsers compatibility to my project so i uncommented suggested polyfills in polyfills.js...
but when i run the project on IE I got below error:
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does anyone have the same problem with that and how can i fix it?

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Pan fire on Company Street, Rishton
Firefighters tackled a blaze after an elderly resident left a pan on a hob in Rishton.
Lancs Live
The crews were called out to a house on Company Street at around 11.40pm last night.
Watch manager Rob Birtwistle said the elderly resident escaped the blaze and was at a neighbour's house when they arrived.
He said: "Oxygen was administered at the scene and paramedics took the occupier for a precautionary check up to hospital.
"An elderly occupant had left a pan on which had filled the property with smoke. We entered the house wearing breathing apparatus and used fans to clear the house of smoke.
He added: "The fire shows the importance of having a working smoke alarm. The ones we'd originally fitted to the property prevented this fire from what would have been a fatal fire 10 years ago."


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Appendix B: Role of Political Parties
Published: November 4, 20115:29 pm Updated: October 21, 20128:38 pm
(from Pamphlet: "IRISH CITIZENS, WE MUST EMPOWER OURSELVES!")
At the moment everything in Ireland seems to be upside down.
The current political system is one of rule over the people by a system of political parties. These parties do not just implement the policies of the powers-that-be at home in Ireland but when they lose their way they simply bow to the dictate of more powerful foreign powers-that-be – the interests of the few are equated with the interest of the people as a whole.
There is no basis for the idea that we, the people, should be 'given' or 'granted' our democratic rights by political parties or a government made up of political parties.
With the political parties, the rights of citizens are ignored but the so-called rights of bond holders and other gamblers are protected. Private investor debts have become sovereign debts by a sleight of hand.
Everything is reduced to the language of the market, people do not matter. Citizens are referred to as "customers" and "clients" by the State agencies.
The political parties justify their existence by claiming to be the creators of policy to meet the needs of the people, society and the State. But in reality we, the people, already have those basic policies which, simple stated, are for schools, hospitals, child care, infrastructure, care of our aged, business supports and a sustainable economy that engages the skills of all our people and provides for our needs.
It is not policies we are lacking but the implementation of measures to make a reality of them.
How did this come about?
From the beginning the Dáil was transformed into a cabal of political parties of vested interests. By use of the Constitutional provision which says that the Dáil should legislate for how elections are held, a system in favour of political parties (and their backers) was developed and thus the Constitution was subverted.
They even managed to remove the rights of the people to initiate policy and call a referendum on any matter that was a part of the original Free State Constitution.
It is the aim of The People's Convention to seek the removal of all laws which place the system of political parties in the ascendency over the people.
Have political parties no rights then?
Political parties are an expression of the right of free association and organisation of like-minded citizens in the society to advocate any democratic policy for the advance of society or, even more narrowly, their own advancement or some section of society whom they may represent.
The rights of political parties should be recognized and protected in so far as they are an expression of a right of citizens, but not to the detriment of the rights of all citizens, the majority of whom do not subscribe to their organisations.
No political party has as its objective the empowerment of the people. None currently accepts the principle of selection, election, recall, mandate, control and supervision by the citizens – therefore they are fundamentally undemocratic, irrespective of their stated policies.
We should not allow such narrow organisations, albeit of fellow citizens, to have the final say in the affairs of our State.
Do political parties have any legitimate function in the life of the State and its citizens?
They may do, but this function must be understood for what it is (in its limitations) and given its proper place, recognizing that each party is proceeding from a narrow position.
Political parties can inform the debate, can carry out research and publish opinions to enrich the conversations and debates that take place amongst the citizens on how to direct our affairs.
So, should we have no politicians, no political leaders then?
If we want to ensure that politics truly serves the interests of the people, we the citizens must become the politicians with each playing our part, according to our ability and means, in deciding and implementing policy at all levels of the State, local and national.
We should oppose the doctrinaire "we need strong leaders" thinking that is often brought up at times of crisis. This is the thinking that is put about by the powers-that-be when they want to foist their party political system and their leaders on us, we do not need dictators, benign or otherwise.
Leadership is going to emerge from policy debated and adopted in Convention which binds people to a common purpose. The people will elect office holders to carry out these policies and will check up on its implementation. This is exercising leadership. The role of any individual is subservient to the effort of the people acting through their Convention.


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