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5 Novel Museums to Visit With Kids
Enjoy hands-on fun at these family-focused Northwest museums
By JiaYing Grygiel
When you're on a first-name basis with the front desk staff at your favorite children's museum, you know it's time to shake up your routine. Luckily, the greater Seattle area is a treasure trove of cool cultural and special-interest institutions. Next time you're looking for something new and fun for the whole family, try one of these museums just off the beaten path.
9404 East Marginal Way S., Seattle • Admission: $25 for adults, $16 for youth 5–17, free for kids 4 and younger.
There's no better place to learn about airplanes than Seattle, the city where aviation giant Boeing was founded. The sprawling Museum of Flight's vast collection occupies buildings located on both sides of East Marginal Way. Favorite attractions are a 1978 Concorde supersonic jet and a 1968 Aerocar III, a "roadable" flying car that, sadly, never made it to mass production. Make sure you go in time to catch the traveling exhibit "Destination Moon," which features the historic spacecraft that took astronaut Neil Armstrong to the moon: the NASA Apollo 11 command module Columbia. The exhibit will be at the Museum of Flight April 13–Sept. 2.
Need to get some wiggles out? Head straight to the kid-tailored Flight Zone on the first floor, designed so even waddlers can put on their pilot wings.
Discounts: The museum is free from 5 to 9 p.m. on first Thursdays, and will hold free community days to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing (dates TBA). You can snag free tickets for four through the Seattle Public Library's Museum Pass program; and active-duty military personnel and their families get free admission from Memorial Day through Labor Day courtesy of the Blue Star Museum program. The very best deal is the Museum of Flight's Connections enrollment program — it's like a free membership! Sign up at a special event and get free admission for kids ages 5–18 plus one accompanying adult.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
319 Second Ave. S., Seattle • Admission is free.
Gold! Seattle went crazy in 1897 when gold was discovered in Alaska. Some 70,000 fortune-seeking "stampeders" passed through Seattle, the "Gateway to the Gold Fields," on their way to Alaska, stocking up on supplies and transforming the port city during the three-year-long rush. You'll recognize some of these prospectors by name, including John Nordstrom and George Bartell. This hidden gem of a National Park museum will get the kids thinking about adventure and danger, and whether it would be worth it for a chance to strike it rich.
The museum is full of historical artifacts, and is perhaps better suited for school-age children. Ask for a Junior Ranger booklet at the information desk upon arrival; kids earn a badge after completing the activities. You can also download a scavenger hunt from the museum's website that is designed for kids in pre-K through sixth grade. Be sure to step up on the supersize scale: It registers your weight in gold!
Want to learn more about Seattle history? Pick up a "Trail to Treasure" map and take a self-guided walking tour of Pioneer Square. Or join Bill Speidel's Underground Tour, where irreverent guides take you under the surface streets to discover what those purple squares on the sidewalk are all about. (Ticket prices run $10–$22; not recommended for kids younger than 6.) While you're prowling around Pioneer Square, don't forgo a stop at Magic Mouse Toys, a two-story store brimming with the best toys ever made.
LeMay – America's Car Museum
2702 E. D St., Tacoma • Admission: $18 for adults, $14 for students, $10 for youth 6–12, free for kids younger than 6; $5 to park in the museum's lot.
The sleek, tube-shaped building next door to the Tacoma Dome looks like something out of a sci-fi film. Inside is a heart-revving collection of more than 300 vehicles that is sure to captivate all car lovers, young and young at heart. LeMay — America's Car Museum, which opened in 2012, includes four levels of exhibits, with a wonderful Family Zone on the lowest level. Kids love to race the slot cars and pinewood derby cars, and the whole family can pile into a 1923 Buick touring car for a free keepsake photo. Time your visit for the third Saturday of each month to take part in the museum's Family STEAM Day activities.
Discount: AAA members get 10 percent off admission and membership.
1010 Valley St., Seattle • Admission is free.
There's never a charge to visit The Center for Wooden Boats, a living maritime museum in the South Lake Union neighborhood. With a focus on hands-on education, the center welcomes the public to come and explore its exhibits. In March, the CWB celebrated the grand opening of its Wagner Education Center. The new 9,200-square-foot building, named for center founders Dick and Colleen Wagner, allows the museum to expand from its longtime tiny boathouse headquarters.
The CWB hosts a wealth of wonderful free or low-cost family programming. On Sundays, sign up for a free public sail around Lake Union with volunteer skippers. Part of the adventure is getting a water view of the houseboats, including the one made famous by the film "Sleepless in Seattle." Spaces are first come, first served, so try to arrive right at 10 a.m. to snag a spot. Boat rides take place every Sunday, year-round, unless winds on Lake Union reach or exceed 13 miles per hour.
Want to captain your own vessel? Reserve a free rowboat rental through the Seattle Public
Library's Museum Pass program.
If you're not sure about your sea legs, bring a miniature boat to sail on the 2-foot-deep model-boat pond. It's open year-round and home to friendly ducks. On weekends from June to September, kids can rent a 39-inch racing yacht to sail in the pond (suggested donation of $5).
Tots and preschoolers will love Tugboat Storytime, held on the first and fourth Thursdays of each month aboard the historic Arthur Foss tugboat (suggested donation $2).
National Nordic Museum
2655 N.W. Market St., Seattle • Admission: $15 for adults, $10 for students and youth (K–12), free for children 4 and younger.
No one knows how to cope with cold, dark days better than the Scandinavians — except Seattleites, perhaps. Last year, the Nordic Heritage Museum (now known as the National Nordic Museum) relocated to a stunning, light-filled new building located in the heart of Ballard — a fitting locale, given the neighborhood's historically Norwegian heritage.
Settle onto soft rock-shaped cushions in the movie theater to watch a film showcasing the natural beauty of Scandinavia. You'll leave inspired by the spirit and art of Nordic culture. Don't forget to browse the wonderful children's toys in the museum's shop, and try the personal smorgasbord at the Freya Nordic Café & Bar.
Discounts: Admission is free on the first Thursday of each month, or you can check out a free pass for two tickets from the Seattle Public Library's Museum Pass program. AAA members get two tickets for the price of one.
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JiaYing Grygiel is a mama of two boys, ages 8 and 4, and a freelance photographer and writer. Her work has appeared in "ParentMap," "The Bellingham Herald" and "The Philadelphia Inquirer." She previously worked as an editor for MSN.com and "The Seattle Post-Intelligencer," and now blogs at photoj.net.
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Violet Colt, 74 years old of Portland, New York passed away at St. Mary's Home of Erie Pennsylvania early Tuesday morning June 14, 2016 after an extended illness. Violet was born in Washington, Pa. on August 18, 1941 to the late Harold and Betty Bane Jones. She had been a lifelong resident of this area and was a Nursing School Graduate. She worked for the Shoreline Farms of Westfield, New York for many years and had at one time worked as a short order cook for the Chuck Wagon. She was an axillary member of the American Legion John W Dill Post 434 of Brocton, New York. Besides her family Violet loved Bingo, Karaoke, Bowling, Painting, Arts and Crafts, Gardening and especially loved growing her own roses.
one sister Patty Churray of Portland, New York. Besides her parents she was predeceased by one son Albert Colt Jr. who passed away in 1984.
Funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon at 2 pm on June 17, 2016 from the Morse Funeral Home in Brocton, New York, Rev. Larry Morrison of the Brocton Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at the Portland Evergreen Cemetery in Portland New York. Friends are invited to call at the Morse Funeral Home 51 Highland Ave. Brocton, New York from 11am to 2pm on Friday June 17, 2016 prior to the 2pm service.


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Freeza (Japanese: フリーザ Hepburn: Furīza), spelled Frieza in Funimation's adaptation, is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. Freeza makes his debut in Chapter #247: Dark Clouds Swirl Over Planet Namek (暗雲うずまくナメック星 An'un Uzumaku Namekkusei), first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on November 6, 1989, as a galactic tyrant feared as the most powerful being in the universe.
Despite not appearing until the manga's second half, Freeza is widely considered to be the most iconic antagonist from the Dragon Ball franchise due to effectively serving as the catalyst of many of the events depicted in the story, such as Goku's arrival on Earth, the Saiyans landing on Earth, and subsequently the main characters going to planet Namek. He is also directly responsible for the murder of Burdock, the genocide of the Saiyan race, and the second death of Kuririn, arguably making him Goku's most personal and significant enemy.

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Turzyca muskegońska (Carex muskingumensis) – gatunek rośliny należący do rodziny ciborowatych (Cyperaceae). Rośnie na wilgotnych łąkach i wśród rzadkich, drzewiastych zarośli na mokradłach leśnych Ameryki Północnej. Wykazuje skłonność do silnego krzewienia się i wyrasta do 50 cm wysokości. Na licznie wytwarzanych źdźbłach wyrastają jasnozielone, długie, wąskie, lancetowate, częściowo zwisające liście, pokrywające pędy do samych szczytów. Kłosy brązowe, niepozorne pojawiają się na roślinach od czerwca do sierpnia, nie wyrastając poza wysokość piętra liści. W uprawie znosi zarówno stanowiska suche, jak i wilgotne, a nawet mokre, może być stosowany jako roślina rabatowa lub okrywowa dla miejsc nasłonecznionych jak i cienistych. Nadaje się zarówno do alpinariów jak i do ogrodów wodnych, gdzie może być użyty do obsadzania sąsiedztwa zbiorników, jak i do uprawy w płytkich wodach o głębokości kilku centymetrów. Rośliny utrzymują żywo zieloną barwę do późnej jesieni.

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Carex muskingumensis - Palm Sedge Bluestem Nursery

Ciborowate

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Dit is een lijst van burgemeesters van de Nederlandse gemeente Oirschot in de provincie Noord-Brabant.

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 Lijst van burgemeesters van Oost-, West- en Middelbeers

Oirschot


Here's a new draft of an article I just posted to SSRN: The Traditions of American Constitutional Law (forthcoming in the Notre Dame Law Review). Of course, the piece has strong resonances with our Tradition Project here at the Center and is the product of thoughts that have been stimulated by the project over the last few years. But it's a long time marinating. Comments most welcome on what is still very much a work in progress. Here is the abstract.
"This article identifies a new method of constitutional interpretation: the use of tradition to inform constitutional meaning. It studies what the Supreme Court means by invoking tradition and whether what it means remains constant across the document and over time. The task is worth pursuing inasmuch as traditional interpretation is pervasive, consistent, and recurrent across the Court's constitutional doctrine. So, too, are criticisms of traditional interpretation. There are also more immediate reasons to study the role of tradition in constitutional interpretation. The Court's two newest members, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, have indicated that tradition informs their understanding of constitutional meaning. The study of traditional interpretation seems all the more pressing to understand certain possible jurisprudential moves in the Court's future.
Here is a retrospective list of some of our papers and activities in 2018 , with links where available. A warm word of gratitude to our readers, and best wishes for the new year!
DeGirolami, On the Uses of Anti-Christian Identity Politics, in "Religious Freedom, LGBT Rights, and the Prospects for Common Ground" (Robin Fretwell Wilson & William Eskridge, eds., 2018).
Movsesian, Markets and Morals: The Limits of Doux Commerce, 9 Wm. & Mary Bus. L. Rev. 449 (2018).
DeGirolami, The Sickness Unto Death of the First Amendment (forthcoming Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy).
DeGirolami (with Kevin Walsh), Conservatives, Don't Put Too Much Hope in the Next Justice (New York Times, July).
DeGirolami (with Kevin Walsh), 2018 Supreme Court Roundup: Kennedy's Last Term (First Things, October).
The Tradition Project, Part III: "Tradition and the Global Clash of Values," Rome, Italy, December.
Legal Spirits (podcast series concerning law and religion).
In spring 2018, Movsesian was a fellow in the James Madison Program in Princeton University's Department of Politics.
Throughout the year, Movsesian blogged regularly at First Things and Law & Liberty.
Movsesian, Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture Annual Conference, Panelist, "A House Divided–Polarization in Our Common Life," November.
Movsesian, Princeton University, Panelist, "Religious Freedom at Home and Abroad," Madison Program Annual Conference, May.
Movsesian, Princeton University, Commentator, Conference on Law, Religion, and Complicity, University Center for Human Values, April.
Movsesian, Princeton University, Madison Program Workshop Series, The Future of Religious Freedom.
Movsesian, Colloquium on Religion and Liberalism, First Things Magazine (invited participant).
Movsesian, Columbia Law School, Guest Faculty, "Reading Group in the American Constitutional Tradition.
Movsesian, George Mason University Law School, Center for the Study of the Administrative State, The Future of Religious Freedom, March.
DeGirolami, "Higher Purposes of Free Speech," Conference, "Higher Powers," Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, November.
DeGirolami, Constitution Day Discussion, The King's College, New York (with David Tubbs), September.
DeGirolami, "First Amendment Developments in the Supreme Court's Recent Cases," Loyola University Maryland, September.
DeGirolami, "The Sickness Unto Death of the First Amendment," Center for the Study of the Administrative State, George Mason University School of Law, March.


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Hospice Hope is a registered charity which provides pastoral care to local people with life-limiting conditions. It was established in 2002, following the closure of the Sue Ryder Hospice at Staunton Harold, which provided palliative care to adults living in North West Leicestershire.
A group of committed individuals felt that the closure of the facility came at a heavy cost to their local community, with alternative palliative care being located some considerable distance away and little or no NHS support in the area.
The charity runs four weekly support cafés in Ashby, Coalville and Whitwick, Ibstock, and Castle Donington, where people and carers can drop-in for the afternoon, receive support, relax and meet new people.
In addition, since April 2017, Hospice Hope has offered further respite care at Hope House, in the Leicestershire village of Griffydam, where people can receive emotional support, complementary therapies, activities and a nutritious, hot, home-cooked two-course lunch.
Hope House is open three days a week from 10.30am to 3.30pm, and while guests are there, their carers are able to take a well-earned break. The charity is continually raising funds to ensure the respite centre can continue to keep its doors open and its long-term aim is to secure enough funding to open more days, with longer hours.
Providing support as part of our CSR
Quiet Storm has been working with Hospice Hope since 2010, providing marketing support to help it grow, raise its profile and exceed its fundraising targets.
This has included designing and producing marketing materials for events, providing them with our MailBlast email marketing software, developing and printing their charity Christmas card, volunteering at their events free of charge, and providing free strategic consultancy on a regular, recurring basis.
Quiet Storm Director Phil Megson said:
"Hospice Hope is a wonderful charity and is something very close to our hearts here at Quiet Storm, because we first started working with the team there at a time when our own father had been diagnosed with cancer. Although we can't provide practical support to help with the day-to-day running of the centre, as a marketing agency, what we can do is provide expertise and resource support to help promote the fantastic work Hospice Hope does and raise awareness of its fundraising efforts.
"We've also been in business for a long time and to help it guide its strategy and bring a real commercial focus to what it does to ensure it continues to remain a financially viable service which provides fantastic support to local people."
Stewart Shepherd, Chairman of Hospice Hope, said:
"We're extremely grateful for the continuous support we have received from Quiet Storm over the past nine years. They have become a key partner of Hospice Hope and have helped us to continually raise awareness of what we do and support our fundraising activities. Their professional support in so many areas is of tremendous value to us.
"I look forward to our relationship continuing to develop as we look to expand our services to provide even more care for people with life-limiting illnesses and their loved ones in North West Leicestershire."
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Phish Afterparties Include Break Science, Afrobeta, EOTO, The JeanMarie, and More
Erica K. Landau
Erica K. Landau | December 17, 2009 | 9:00am
is in town for another New Year's Eve. And with the jam giants come some truly epic parties that not even the most fervent Phish hater can deny are glorious. In addition to the makeshift shindigs that will inevitably pop up on the beach, the
will host three afterparties during the first three days of the band's four-day stop in Miami
The first night (December 28) will feature Break Science, the brainchild of Adam Deitch and Borahm Lee. The two spin a web of trip-hop, dub, and drum & bass. Miami favorites Afrobeta, who will also play the party, create a cocktail of funk, afropop, electro, and house that is as dance-inducing as a real alcoholic beverage. Tuesday will include DJ duo Boombox, featuring Russ Randolph and Zion Rock Godchaux, and Miami staple DJ Le Spam from the Spam Allstars. Wednesday jam electronica duo EOTO, which features Michael Travis and Jason Hann of the String Cheese Incident, will bring their fusion of improv, house, dubstep, and electro to the stage. If you don't want the party to stop, and you're not going to Phish Thursday for NYE, EOTO really shouldn't be missed. Richard Devine and The JeanMarie will also play Wednesday.


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Kopisten er en dansk kortfilm fra 1999 med instruktion og manuskript af Christian Tafdrup, der også spiller hovedrollen i den satiriske film.

Handling
Det er den unge Christian Tafdrups (Tafdrup selv) største ønske at blive rigtig filminstruktør. Han møver sig ind på det velrenommerede selskab Zentropa, hvor han oven i købet er heldig at møde den berømte Lars von Trier (von Trier selv), der dog ikke har mange positive ord til overs for Tafdrup. Tafdrup bilder håbefulde unge kvinder ind, at han faktisk er instruktør, og han får dem derfor til at møde op til prøvefilmning.

Medvirkende
I filmen medvirker blandt andre:
 Christian Tafdrup - sig selv
 Mia Hørlyck Mogensen - sig selv
 Juan Bastian - café-ven
 Jens Bald - smart fyr
 Louise Kruse - første kontorpige
 Casper Holm - ung filminstruktør
 Petina Arskog - anden kontorpige
 Lars von Trier - sig selv
 Mette Nelund - kontorpersonale
 Sidsel Hybschmann - kontorpersonale
 Camilla Einfeldt - skuespiller på tv
 Lene Seested - tv-caster
 Sidsel Keiding - første pige
 Katrine Mørkebjerg - anden pige
 Anne Nowak - tredje pige

Baggrund
Christian Tafdrup havde som gymnasieelev et fritidsjob på kontoret hos Zentropa. Her var det muligt for ansatte at låne udstyr, der ikke var i brug, og det gjorde Tafdrup. Sammen med en række venner lavede han den lille selvbiografiske film, Kopisten, hvor han både var manuskriptforfatter, skuespiller og instruktør. Det var hans instruktørdebut.

Betydning
Den daværende dramachef i DR, Ingolf Gabold, så tilfældigvis Kopisten og foreslog Tafdrup at lave en film mere. Det blev til Debutanten (2002). På samme tid var han i gang med skuespilleruddannelsen, som han afsluttede i 2003.

Referencer

Eksterne henvisninger

Film fra Danmark (administrationskategori)
Kortfilm fra Danmark
Danske film fra 1999


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Finding joy together as a family during COVID-19
By Source Kids on June 26, 2020
By Lily Toengi-Andrews – a guest post by Aussie Hands
Toni and Hedge have two beautiful daughters, Rebecca and Jessica. During April and May they spent two months in isolation in Melbourne and have experienced both challenges and joy in spending so much time at home together.
The family joined Aussie Hands almost 10 years ago, just after daughter Jessica, was born with a hand difference. After being advised of the option of amniocentesis – testing for genetic or chromosomal abnormalities – or a termination at 20 weeks and deciding on neither, Jessica was born.
Toni explained: 'Jess was born 2.5 weeks early, a perfect angel. She was born with only half a palm on her left hand, with no fingers but with some nubbins.' Toni said that surgery was recommended for a double toe transplant to enhance functionality in Jess' left hand. They struggled with the decision about whether or not to proceed, worrying that they might regret it later.
While on the surgery waitlist, Toni and Hedge joined Aussie Hands and met other members in the same situation. One family from Gippsland with a nine-year-old said that it was the 'short term pain for long term gain' that helped them to decide for their child to have the surgery. Jess' fingers were fully functional after a year of recuperation and she has never looked back. Jess now loves to run, compete at athletics, play footy, soccer, gymnastics and karate and has won two basketball premierships with her team.
'Being a member of Aussie Hands has really helped us and Jess. The social support has been fabulous, and we enjoy meeting other parents and discussing challenges and how to support our kids,' added Toni.
Last year, the family spent three months in Canada, America, the Caribbean and New Zealand on holiday together. This amazing experience proved fortuitous. Toni said: 'Building on the three months we had away together helped with being in isolation and I think we have done reasonably well. We have our challenging times but overall, I feel like it has been wonderful to spend so much time together. Particularly as they are getting to the age where we are not that interesting anymore.'
Adapting to isolation has impacted everyone in some way and it is interesting to see how others coped and managed. Toni continued: 'A typical day in isolation started at 7am for Hedge and I, the girls get themselves breakfast, watch a little TV, and then start school about 9am. We had lunch together at 12pm and I checked in on them doing their schoolwork a few times a day. And most days there was a session of yoga, play, baking or something else for fun and well-being. We tried to get a 30-minute walk or bike ride in after 4pm and before dinner if possible.
'The girls played together well, a favourite activity was getting out on the trampoline. We enjoyed doing puzzles, playing board games together and watching movies. We have two cats and they are great company. They also liked contacting their friends. The baking has been great to learn new skills and specialties are banana choc chip muffins, triple choc chip cookies and scones. They have also learnt to sew – beds for their dolls and scrunchies. The girls enjoyed doing yoga together as well as completing two virtual karate lessons a week.
'We are lucky as the girls are in grade 5 & 6 so they are relatively motivated. The school did an excellent job. There was a welcome video from their teachers each morning and a clear presentation that outlined their work for the day focusing on reading, writing and maths, with a specialist (French, music, art and PE) and wellbeing classes. They complete the tasks and we reviewed any concerns together during the day or after I have finished work.'
Having a routine helped, particularly having two parents working full-time from home with two girls trying to get schoolwork done. There was a definite strain on the internet! Although there has been challenges there have been some fun things that the family have managed to do while in isolation.
Toni shared: 'We went biking and shooting some hoops at the local basketball court; we had a Harry Potter movie marathon one weekend; defeated all the villains, including Lord Voldemort, when playing the Harry Potter: Battle for Hogwarts game with the seven rounds taking us around 24hrs over two weekends to complete!'
Jess hasn't needed any additional support for home schooling but had some difficulty with a PE lesson called 'down-ball' as she doesn't have the same coordination in both hands. 'We received a single hand recorder from Aussie Hands that she has been using for the last two years that has been fabulous but we don't bother with NDIS funding as we don't see Jess's hand difference as a disability and normally answer 'no' when we are asked that question. However, just before the pandemic Jess broke her wrist when skating at the local skate park and they had to make two trips to the hospital during isolation – once to get the cast on and then to get the cast off. We had to do temperature checks, hand sanitising and physical distancing to minimise risk for people in the hospital. But no masks were needed,' added Toni.
As restrictions are easing now, it is interesting to look at the positives that families are gleaning from the isolation experience. Toni said: 'Even though we always had dinner at the table and were a close family already, we have become more close-knit and understand each other better now.
'What helps us the most is to find things that everyone is passionate about
and enjoy doing those things together, to find some 'individual' or alone time
to find your own happiness, get out of the house when you can to get fresh air
and move around and keep in contact virtually so you do not feel like you are alone[
Although children are returning to school, we will all continue to adapt and adjust to these changing times. It doesn't define how Aussie Hands kids will grow and face their challenges, but it reminds us that they are unique, individual stars that are loved and make this world a better place.
'For Aussie Hands kids it is important to continue to meet and interact with others like themselves – so they learn that although they are different, there are others like them and there is community support. I feel we are very lucky. Our family are well, we are well, we are lucky to have kept our jobs and we have a beautiful family!
'The best advice we have received is that Jess will find her own way. And she has, as Jess is a resilient, determined child. She works through any challenges she has and usually finds an alternate way to do things,' concluded Toni.
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Asda has sparked a fuel price war after becoming the first of the major supermarket retailers to cut its prices in 2019.
After it announced on Monday morning that it was cutting petrol prices by 1p per litre and diesel by 2p per litre its three major rivals all revealed similar plans.
The cuts will come into effect on Tuesday morning at Asda, Morrisons and Tesco filling stations, with Sainsbury's dropping its prices from Wednesday morning.
The move comes after a continued decrease in the wholesale price of fuel and has prompted calls for other supermarkets to follow suit.
The cuts mean that drivers filling up at Asda's 320 petrol stations will pay no more than 113.7p per litre for unleaded and 123.7p per litre for diesel.
This is the seventh fuel price drop by Asda since late October and in each of the other cases Morissons, Tesco and Sainsbury's were also quick to mirror the reduction.
RAC fuel spokesperson Simon Williams said: "This cut is very welcome news, but the big question is whether the other supermarkets will respond and drop their prices sufficiently at all of their sites.
"Drivers badly need the supermarkets to start competing on price again as the so-called price war has been 'cold' since the middle of October. If this doesn't happen then today's Asda cut will not lower the average price of petrol and diesel across the country by as much as it should.


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Positive COVID-19 test quarantines half of Pima Football team
Pima High Football field prior to the season opener Friday night. Photo by Lee Patterson
Posted By: Lee Patterson October 5, 2020
PIMA — Pima Unified School Superintendent, Sean Rickert, confirmed Monday that one of the varsity football players had tested positive for COVID-19.
"The Graham County Health Department came to the school today and interviewed our football team," Rickert said. " They determined that half of our varsity team needed to be quarantined for 14 days," he added.
The exact date that the 14 day quarantine starts hasn't been determined yet according to Rickert but he said it is "highly likely" the next two varsity football games will be canceled. The team is scheduled to play in St. Johns on October 9th and host Benson on October 16th.
Pima hosted Thatcher on Friday night to open the season. Thatcher High Principal Ryan Conrad said that the Graham County Health Department visited with the football team and staff today and "we won't be quarantined at this time." Thatcher will host Snowflake on October 9th.
"I would like to ask anybody who is quarantined in Pima Unified to take this 14 day timeline seriously," said Rickert. "If you do, we can get back on schedule. If not, this could go on for much longer than 14 days," he concluded.


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Suvaja (cyr. Суваја) – wieś w Serbii, w okręgu toplickim, w gminie Blace. W 2011 roku liczyła 57 mieszkańców.

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Toyota Tercel — компактний автомобіль, що вироблявся японською компанією Toyota в 1978-2003 роках. Модель налічує п'ять поколінь і п'ять типів кузова розміром між Corolla і Starlet. Поряд з Cynos і Starlet є варіантом платформи, що вироблялася на заводі Takaoka в місті Тойота (Японія). Tercel продавався як Corolla II в японських автомобільних салонах Toyota Corolla, але в 2000 році був замінений на Toyota Platz. Також він був відомий як Toyota Corsa (яп.ト ヨ タ · コ ル サ) і продавався в японських салонах Toyopet. Починаючи з другого покоління, дилерська мережа Tercel була змінена на Toyota Vista.

Tercel став першим автомобілем з переднім приводом виробленим Toyota, розроблені компоновка і рама якого використовувалися в популярних моделях Toyota. Наприклад, рама Toyota Corolla E80 схожа з рамою AL20 Tercel. Крім того, Toyota розробила новий двигун серії E спеціально для Tercel, намагаючись поєднати хорошу продуктивність, економію палива і низький рівень викидів вихлопних газів. Типи вироблених кузовів поповнилися чотирьох-дверним седаном. Збірка модельного ряду Tercel проводилася на заводах Takaoka в місті Тойота (Айті) і Hino Motors - Хамура (Токіо). На останньому випускали деякі двохдверні й тридверні моделі третього покоління в період з 1987 по 1990 рік.

Четверте покоління

Четверте покоління Tercel було представлено у вересні 1990 року. Модель була представлена в кузові трьохдверний хетчбек і двох або чотиридверний седан. На північноамериканському ринку продавалися автомобілі з 1,5 л 3E-E двигуном потужністю 82 к.с. (61 кВт) або 1,5 л 5E-FE 16 клапанним двигуном потужністю 110 к.с. (82 кВт). Кузов хетчбек не був доступний в Північній Америці, в той час як з двома дверима седан продавався тільки в США і Канаді. А на ринку Чилі була представлена версія «Corolla Tercel» в кузові чотиридверний седан, яка оснащувалася 1,3-літровим 12-клапанним двигуном SOHC, потужністю 78 к.с. (58 кВт).

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1.5 L 3E-E I4
1.5 L 5E-FE I4

П'яте покоління

П'яте покоління Toyota Tercel зійшло з конвеєра вересні 1994 року. Це була абсолютно нова модель. У автомобіля була зроблена поліпшена обробка кузова і був одним з небагатьох автомобілів в США, які мали систему OBD-II в 1995. Цей автомобіль був представлений в декількох типах кузова - двудверноє купе, трьохдверний хетчбек і седан. У Таїланді автомобіль проводився аж до 2003 року під назвою Toyota Soluna.

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1.3 L 2E I4
1.3 L 4E-FE I4
1.5 L 5E-FE I4
1.5 L 1N-T I4 (turbo diesel)

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A screening of short films followed by a conversation led between Guardian journalists John Harris and Chris Wiegand.
The Brexit vote was the single most significant event in UK politics since WW2. What does Brexit mean to you? Headlong and the Guardian have joined forces to explore the temperature of the country. In a series of short films, leading theatre voices reveal individual stories in a divided Britain. Featuring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Penelope Wilton, Meera Syal, Steffan Rhodri, Bronagh Gallagher, Dean Fagan, Nasser Memarzia, Scott Reid and Joanna Scanlan.
Alongside Brexit Shorts, we will also be screening Anywhere but Westminster, following John Harris and John Domokos as they go in search of the country's real politics, far away from the chatter of the Westminster village.
Following the screening there will be joined by John Harris and Chris Wiegand. Please read our recent interview with John Harris here.
John Harris is a British journalist, writer, and critic. He is the author of The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock (2003), So Now Who Do We Vote For? which examined the 2005 UK general election, a 2006 behind-the-scenes look at the production of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, and Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll (2009).
Chris Wiegand is the theatre, comedy and dance editor at the Guardian.
This event has been programmed in collaboration with The Guardian, to accompany Grayson Perry's exhibition at Arnolfini.
Arnolfini is accessible for wheelchair users, with disabled toilets on all levels and lift access to all floors. This event will take place on the ground floor. If you have specific access requirements please email boxoffice@arnolfini.org.uk and we'll do all we can to facilitate. Companions to disabled customers are entitled to a free ticket.
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A little intoxicated and a little morose- a perfect moment to punch my thoughts into this space that I have created sometime back but never got the opportunity to express myself. While the world is wrapping themselves into technology and 'penning' their thoughts and expressions through the keyboard I still am (somehow) loyal and a fan of good old pen and paper. A reason perhaps why I have not been able to key in more than my profile entry here. I had begun ambitiously with an earlier blog www.canvasNreflection.blogspot.com but the infrequent visits and my truant memory got better of my creativity- I forgot the goddamned password and am reduced to only reading the two entries, which I had assumed would be an ideal beginning to my literary 'masterpiece'. Oh yes, like some hundred thousand aspirants I too would love to write a book and ambitiously have laid down many plots and murdered many too, but perhaps drawing a parallel to O'Henry's "The Last Leaf", I still have a blank canvas (or rather a screen) infront of me.
It's not often that I feel the impulse to write. It is a sudden sensation. Often it goes through a catharsis because I end up thinking about the frills associated with the creative thought and thus the expresion dies. However, when I begin to punch in without wondering much where my thought is driving me to I often do end up 'composing' something. My poetries are often materailised out of such moments. At the end of it, to be honest all said and done, I am unapologetic about my guilt of failing to write something that will make me happy. But I know I will and perhaps this entry will mark the beginning!


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Rotten Tomatoes (у перекладі з ) — вебсайт, на якому збирають огляди, інформацію та новини кінематографу. Назву сайту утворено від традиції кидати гнилими помідорами в артистів, що не сподобалися публіці. Власником Rotten Tomatoes є Fandango.

У 2007—2017 рр. головним редактором сайту був Метт Атчіті.

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Rotten Tomatoes був запущений у серпні 1998 року як власний проєкт Сен Діонга (англ. Senh Duong). Його метою було «створення сайту, де люди зможуть отримати доступ до рецензій від різних критиків США». Його натхнення прийшло, коли Діонг, фанат Джекі Чана, почав збирати огляди на фільми з Чаном, які виходили в США. Перший фільм, відрецензованих в Rotten Tomatoes був «Твої друзі та сусіди». Вебсайт негайно знайшов успіх і був згаданий в Yahoo!, Netscape і USA Today в перший тиждень запуску.

Діонг спільно з Патріком Лі і Стівеном Уонг (англ. Stephen Wang), його колишніми партнерами з Берклі, Каліфорнія, заснували фірму вебдизайну Design Reactor для роботи над Rotten Tomatoes на постійній основі, офіційно запустивши його 1 квітня 1999 року.

У червні 2004 року IGN Entertainment купила Rottentomatoes.com за нерозголошену суму. У вересні 2005 року IGN була куплена Fox Interactive Media, що належить News Corporation.

У січні 2010 року Flixster купив IGN і їй підконтрольну Rotten Tomatoes. У 2011 р. Ворнер Бразерс придбав Flixster.

У лютому 2016 Flixster і їй підконтрольна Rotten Tomatoes були продані американській компанії Fandango, що належить конгломерату Comcast і що займається продажем квитків в кіно по телефону і через інтернет. Ворнер Бразерс залишив міноритарну частку в об'єднаних компаніях, включаючи Fandango.

У березні 2018 року сайт вперше за 17 років анононсував свій новий дизайн, іконки та логотип на фестивалі South by Southwest (SXSW).

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Rotten Tomatoes включає огляди дипломованих членів різноманітних гільдій письменників або асоціацій кінокритиків. Потім персонал визначає кожен огляд як позитивний («свіжий», позначається маленьким значком червоного помідора) або негативний («гнилої», позначається значком зеленого, цвілого помідора). В кінці року один з фільмів отримує «Золотий помідор», що символізує найвищий рейтинг року.

Вебсайт відстежує кількість всіх рецензій і їх відсоток у вигляді таблиці. Якщо позитивних відгуків 60 % і більше, фільм вважається «свіжим», оскільки кваліфікована більшість оглядачів схвалює фільм. В іншому випадку фільм вважається «гнилим». Досвідчені кінокритики, такі як Роджер Еберт, Дессон Томсон, Стівен Хантер і Ліза Шварцбаум, знаходяться в списку, званому «Top Critics», який заносить їх огляди в окрему таблицю, при цьому враховуючи їх думки в загальному рейтингу.

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Seeing Cyntoia Brown In Me: Why Her Story Isn't Far From My Own
#IStandWithCyntoiaBrown
by RhonelleBruder
Cyntoia Brown / Photo Credit: YouTube
Like many, I have closely followed the case of Cyntoia Brown. Hers is a tragic and troubling tale that has recently reignited debate about the galling sexist, classist and racist inconsistencies of the American justice system. Though Cyntoia's is a particularly sad story of American injustice, it's not altogether unique or entirely untold. To varying degrees, there are many more Cyntoias out there. As a survivor of childhood sexual exploitation, I have known many Cyntoias. In some ways, I still see Cyntoia in myself and, certainly, in the girl I was when trapped in that underworld.
Who is Cyntoia Brown?
For those who don't know, Cyntoia Brown is a 30-year-old racialized young woman who was a victim of child sex trafficking. In 2004, at 16 years of age, Cyntoia killed a 43-year-old john who had solicited her for sex. As argued by her lawyers, on the night in question, Cyntoia was paranoid from drugs and from being regularly abused, causing her to fear for her life. In this state, at some point in the night, she ended up firing a single bullet that killed the john that lay next to her. In addition to the drugs and abuse that compromised her state of mind that night, Cyntoia's youthful age, and being under the influence of a pimp named "Kut Throat," were also factors her lawyers argued should militate against her conviction. However, despite being a child high on drugs and having endured countless incidents of physical and sexual abuse from her pimp and clients, American courts have still found her to have had the presence of mind to have planned and deliberately killed her john on the night in question.
After several unsuccessful appeals, on December 6, 2018, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued a ruling on Cyntoia's case, sentencing her to serve 51 years in jail before she would be eligible for parole. The only lasting hope in her case is that Tennessee Governor, Bill Haslam, is weeks away from his departure from office and has the power to grant her clemency. This is the only remaining opportunity to free Cyntoia from the horrific nightmare she has endured over the last 12 years.
Gauging from reactions on social media and various op-eds, when folks learn about Cyntoia's plight, common feelings expressed are ones of a profound sense of sadness, outrage and sometimes even hopelessness. While I feel some of those same feelings, my proximity to and familiarity with Cyntoia's experience makes me feel so much more ...
Seeing Cyntoia in Me
When I say I knew Cyntoia, I don't mean to say that I had a personal relationship with the Cyntoia Brown who is currently sitting unjustly in a Tennessee prison. What I mean is that, in many ways, I was Cyntoia, as were the girls I met and worked with when I was a child trapped in the world of sex trafficking. Like Cyntoia, pretty much every girl I met, including me, was a survivor of or actively experiencing one or more form of abuse, neglect, trauma or other forms of physical and psychological violence.
I was a teenager when I was thrust into the sex industry under the influence of pimps. My traffickers' industry of choice was strip clubs, not hotel rooms. The initial allure of easy money and a glamorous lifestyle appealed to my teenaged, immature and insecure self. I had left home in my mid-teens, and I had been in and out of homeless shelters, transitional homes and was regularly surfing friends' couches before I was lured into the sex industry.
Like Cyntoia, I was adopted and experienced trauma at a very young age. Cyntoia Brown's early years included a mother who struggled with addiction, consumed alcohol while pregnant and began using crack cocaine when Cyntoia was eight months old, leading to her adoption. When I was given up for adoption, my mother was a very young Black single mother in a small island nation in the Caribbean. So, being young, overwhelmed, without support and having few options, my mom gave me up, leading me to be taken in by a white family that lived thousands of kilometers away in a small metropolitan city in Canada. I am told that it was evident to my adoptive Canadian parents that although I was only a small child, my little 3-year-old body had suffered a considerable amount of neglect and abuse. Marked, scarred and suffering from multiple infections, it was only through their love and dedication that I was able to be returned to full physical health. Still, I can't help but think that some of the cognitive scars caused by my childhood trauma played a role directing me down a path that led to the sex industry.
Sister-time With Candy
Of all the ways that I see parts of myself in Cyntoia, there was one girl I worked with in the industry who, in my view, epitomized Cyntoia more than myself or any of the other girls I ever came across while I was in that world. I have no idea where this girl is now or if she is even still alive. In fact, I don't even know her name, or at least her real name. I knew her as Candy. Candy was the stage name she used when we worked together as teenaged exotic dancers. Working in various strip clubs in and around Ontario, Canada is where I met many Cyntoia Browns, like Candy. While I didn't know much of Candy's story, I knew enough to now say that we both were Cyntoias in different ways.
I remember Candy vividly. She was a beautiful, tall, Black girl from Nova Scotia. She reminded me of the models regularly featured on the covers of Teen Vogue, and perhaps, in another life, an alternate reality, she might have been one of those girls. But in this life, she wasn't so fortunate. Candy had what we in the industry called a "gorilla pimp," meaning her pimp-controlled her with brutality, intimidation and sexual violence. Working closely with Candy, I helplessly watched her body get bruised and her soul be crushed by her gorilla pimp. While threatening and violent in their own ways, my traffickers were different. They were insidious: there were no beatings, no sexual violence and I wasn't forced to do drugs. Instead, I was lured and controlled through the illusion of love and a sense of family. Candy wasn't so lucky.
I still remember the first time I saw the bruise on Candy's leg. I asked if she was OK. Her eyes immediately dropped, and she stopped making eye contact with me. Surprised and slightly embarrassed by my question, Candy quickly and quietly shrugged it off, just saying that "her man' did it because she didn't make her quota. I still remember feeling scared and disturbed by the impression that Candy thought this was OK, normal, even justified as a punishment for not meeting her quota.
I never knew Candy's quota, but I certainly knew mine, which allowed me to guess hers. For me, there was an unspoken understanding that I couldn't leave the club until I had at least $500, no matter how long it took me to make that money. Sometimes this meant working from open to close. I was never beaten for not making this quota. Instead, I was made to feel as if I had failed or disappointed my pimps who convincingly pretended that they genuinely cared about me and my well-being. They had mastered this game of emotional manipulation to the point that I would truly be crushed by feelings of guilt and shame if I didn't make them happy by meeting my quota. Those feelings drove me to work even harder, even if I was exhausted, hungry and tired. Given that Candy was more experienced than me, I wouldn't be surprised if her quota was higher than mine (possibly as high as $750), and similarly, her punishment more severe than mine for not meeting it.
I was never allowed to speak to Candy on the dance floor because her pimp was violently clear that she would be punished for talking to anyone that wasn't a customer. Off the dance floor is where we could safely sneak what I called our "sister-time." These were our moments to connect, hidden away in changerooms that were filled with the stench of cigarettes, marijuana and perfume. Here we'd rest our aching feet and keep each other company with musings about our favorite TV shows — mine, Law and Order SVU; hers, The Simpsons.
After a few stolen moments of sister-time, quietly before getting back on the floor to make her quota, Candy would stop me and ask, "How do I look?" There was no need for her to say anything else. I always knew what she was asking. So, like a designer, I carefully examined and did a once over of Candy's body. If I saw any bruises exposed, I would quickly and reflexively grab my foundation and do my best cover-up job before she had to hustle back out on stage. It didn't consciously occur to me then, but doing this for Candy was my way of helping to keep her as safe as I could; by covering up marks and bruises on her body, I could keep her from missing her quota and the consequences of that. We both understood that customers pay for the fantasy of young seductive, beautiful and desirable women, and the illusion that they can have these women when they want, as they want, and how they want. Seeing a bruise or a black eye on a girl instantly kills this fantasy. So, with concealer and foundation we masked the pain and torment it took to keep the illusion alive, even while it slowly killed us on the inside.
Getting Out of the Game
I didn't dance for long, as it didn't take that much time before I realized that there was no happy ending to this story. The man I saw as my protector began to show his true colours; the caring, father-like figure began to disappear, and harsh brutish exterior started to emerge. The turning point that pushed me to leave from under his power and control was the awful and traumatic experience of witnessing him wildly and angrily beat another girl who worked for him. I still can hear her cries and screams with each slap of his heavy hands hitting her small frame and slender body. This was the first time I saw him hit anyone, and the first time I ever witnessed a man beating a woman. I was devastated, terrified and felt ashamed by my sense of powerlessness to help her. Immediately, it occurred to me that if he was capable of doing that to one young woman, one day, most likely sooner rather than later, I too would be on the receiving end of his horrific and seemingly explosive violence. So, shortly after seeing this beating, I reconnected with a few friends from my old life that, even as unstable as it sometimes was, I suddenly wanted back more than the life I had ended up in. At least in my old life, I never saw anything that made me genuinely fear for my life. Thankfully, my old friends were forgiving, non-judgmental and, most importantly, helped me disappear, never to return to that life again.
Shortly before my escape from the world of sexual exploitation, I saw Candy one last time. But things were now different, she was different and sister-time was no longer what it was.
Candy looked like she had aged ten years in merely a few months. The weight of her domineering and violent pimp was clear, so was the fact that she had begun using cocaine. Between the constant beatings, exploitation and drug use, her beautiful face and body began to look old, hard and worn out. Her eyes had sunken and seemed somewhat hollow in a way that scared me. I wanted to tell her so badly that I was getting out, that I was done with this life and that she should join me. I wanted to tell her that we could run away together, and be safe from the dark lights, strange, touchy men and the constant threat of violence. But I knew I could never do that, because of what the work had done to her; how deeply it had damaged her.
By the time I saw Candy for the last time, she was so abused and traumatized that I knew that she would have immediately run to her pimp and told him my plan for getting out, sentencing us both to some horrific fate. So, when I saw Candy, I said nothing. Holding on to some semblance of sister-time, we talked about some trivial teenager girl things that I can't don't even remember. And that was it, I never saw her again.
I often wonder what happened to Candy: Is she alive? Is she okay? And if she is, what is she being forced to do to stay alive, to remain OK? If Candy was unwillingly laying in the bed of a man nearly the age of her father and felt her life was in imminent danger, would she too kill him to protect her own life? I don't know, but I can tell you that if she did, I would feel that same way I do about Cyntoia. I would understand her decision and might have even done the same if I felt I was forced to fight for my life.
Why I Stand With Cyntoia
I do not support murder. When you have an underaged victim of abuse and sex trafficking who is given an endless supply of drugs to help force her to sell her body night after night, how she responds to her fear of additional sexual and physical violence while in that condition should be understood as self-defense. Or, at very least, it should be accepted that the trauma she's been subjected to has compromised her state of mind so much that she can't be held responsible for the actions she takes to protect herself from the threat of being further harmed or re-traumatized.
Candy and I have had lived experiences similar to those of Cyntoia. However, I cannot pretend to know what it's like to endure the extent of the pain Cyntoia did at the hands of her pimp and countless sexual abusers. But based on my own experience in the sex industry, I do know what it feels like to connect to the most basic and powerful human instinct of survival. I know what it's like to wake up every day with only one focus, with one thought of pushing you through the day. I know what that can do to someone's mind. It means living in perpetual fear, always being on guard and never being able to feel truly safe or fully trust the people around you. And so, I'm a proud supporter of Cyntoia Brown and think she should be set free.
In solidarity, anger and sadness, I share my story, knowing that I was or could have been where Cyntoia is now. But not just me, but countless girls in that dark and disgusting world of child sexual exploitation could have easily been there, too. We were all abused, neglected and exploited young girls whose lives and full potential were stunted before we could ever become adult women. So yes, I sympathize with Cyntoia. I also believe that though I haven't seen her in many years, Candy would, too.
Thankfully, I managed to be able to leave the world of sexual exploitation before it took from me as much as it stole from Candy and Cyntoia. I eventually went back to school, completed university and recently graduated with a Master of Science in Health Informatics. Part of my work now includes supporting and advocating for vulnerable youth who've experienced various forms of abuse, neglect and exploitation. These are young people who are, or recently were, where I was. In this way, my life has come full circle through the young women and girls I now serve. When I see them, I see me, I see Candy; and in all of us, I see versions of Cyntoia. That's why I stand for Cyntoia. In standing for her, I'm standing for me, for Candy and for the girls and young women I have the privilege of supporting through my work.
While I'm no longer in that life, the experience stays with me. So now that I'm far removed from that reality, what drives my work is the profound sense that wherever we are in our respective healing journeys, still, somewhere inside, we are all Cyntoias; scared, and alone, wanting the same small simple thing — to survive.
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WhatsApp on Fake News: Limits Forwarding, Verify Using Search Feature Also Coming
Ritik Singh
In an attempt to curb the misinformation amid coronavirus crisis, WhatsApp has now imposed a new limit on the forwarding of messages. Further, it's also planning to roll out a dedicated 'Search Message on Web' feature for users to verify fake news on the platform.
Notably, there has been a significant surge in the circulation of fake news and misinformation on WhatsApp in recent times. Hence, the limit of frequently forwarded messages has now been set to one chat at a time.
If a message has been forwarded for more than five times on the platform, you'll only be allowed to send it on to a single chat at a time. You won't be able to send that message to multiple users or groups. Though, one can still copy and paste a message in separate chats.
Previously, one could forward a single message to as many as 256 contacts at a time. But in 2019, the Facebook-owned company capped the forwarding feature to five chats at a time. And the forwarded messages were marked with a 'Forwarded' tag to let the recipients know that the message hasn't originated from the sender. Now, the limit has been further decreased to one-fifth of the previous alteration.
WhatsApp's 'Search Message on Web' Feature
In the meanwhile, WhatsApp is also rolling out a new "Search Message on Web" feature. The same will let you verify forwarded messages through the web to identify fake news.
Once the feature is live, the frequently forwarded messages will have a search button placed next to the chat bubble. Upon clicking on the search icon, you will be directed to the Google search page to verify the credibility of the information you've received. However, not all forwarded messages will have this option.
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According to WABetaInfo, this feature is currently in the developmental stage and only available to a few users as of now. It'll be rolled out in the latest versions of the WhatsApp for Android, iOS, and Web in the coming time. Though, there's no official timeline for now.
Due to Coronavirus lockdowns in several countries, people are spending more time in their homes. This has caused an increase in the number WhatsApp forwards, surging the spread of fake news. While these changes won't stop people who intend to tap the forwarded button as many times as required, it'll surely slow down the process by increasing the efforts needed.
Moreover, WhatsApp has clarified that the current changes will stay on the platform even after the coronavirus outbreak is over. The company has also pledged $1 million to combat fake news circling coronavirus pandemic. This will definitely help in limiting the spread of false claims and misinformation on the platform to a huge extent.
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Organisation - June 23, 2010
Head office moving out of town
The Wageningen UR head office is going to move from the Costerweg in Wageningen to the top three floors of the Atlas building at the edge of town. It will take at least a year before the board and corporate staff can move in to their new offices.
The main reasons for the move, decided by the board on Monday, are financial. Because of tightened fire prevention regulations and the renovations need to the roof, it would be relatively expensive to keep up the Costerweg building and the move onto campus is advantageous both financially and from the business point of view, says the board.
At the moment, several groups of ESG researchers are occupying the floors of Atlas that the board has in mind. They will move into Lumen and Gaia, where, according to board spokesman Simon Vink, there is enough space to meet the norm of 8.5 square metres per worker. The influx of the 150 or so corporate staff will make the use of the campus buildings more efficient, bringing down accommodation costs. The move is also a good step in the direction of a more sustainable organization. 'It means one whole building less to heat, light and maintain', explains Vink.
Wageningen city councillor Michiel Uitdehaag regrets the loss of the head office in the town centre, but he does understand the choice for the campus. 'Many Wageningers think it's a pity. The feel the presence of the head office adds to the liveliness of the town centre. But we understand the considerations of the board. It's not for us to say.' The councillor does not think the move will have consequences for the new land use plan being drawn up for the whole Duivendaal compound. 'Some years ago, Wageningen UR asked for a new designation that would allow for a broader range of uses of the buildings. Our council has decided to agree to that, but there won't be any housing, retail or catering outlets.'
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Career as a Psychologist
By Diane Turner
A psychologist helps to analyze mental processes as well as human behavior by recording, observing or interpreting how people act around each other and in the environment. They will conduct scientific studies regarding the function of the brain, collect information through tests, surveys, interviews and experiments and use this knowledge to help better understand and predict human behavior.
The salary of a psychologistwill vary based on how this knowledge is applied. Most psychologists will enter the field by working directly with patient, using their understanding of the mind to help these people better understand and manage their emotional reactions. Psychologists may diagnose mental, emotional or behavioral disorders a person is experiencing and provide a treatment plan to help manage these issues. They can also work with couples, families or individuals to help address behaviors or other issues that can be putting strain on these individuals. They may collaborate with social workers or physicians to provide the best possible treatment for these individuals.
In order to work as a psychologist, you will need to earn an advanced degree, which is much of what drives the average psychologist salary. Those working in a clinical setting will typically need to earn a Ph.D. or a Doctor of Psychology, known as a Psy.D. Those that plan on working in a school setting will need to earn a master's with a specialization in psychology or a doctorate in psychology. This will typically include educational training that will help these individuals manage the specific needs in the education system presents such as schedule planning or career assistance. In order to work with clients, psychologists will also need to earn a license from the state where they work. They will also need to periodically attend additional educational programs to maintain this license.
Psychologist Average Salary
The average psychologist salary is $73,090. Many of the factors that impact how much the psychologist average salary include the area where the psychologist works, the type of practice they take on and the level of education the psychologist has earned before entering the field.
Psychologist Salary Factors and Influences
The industry where the psychologist is employed has a great deal of impact on the salary they can expect to make. The top paying industriessalary for a psychologist includes:
Employment Services Average Salary: $97,060
Business Schools or Computer Management Training Average Salary: $95,670
Scientific Research and Development Services Average Salary: $87,500
Management of Companies and Enterprises Average Salary: $87,500
Home Health Care Services Average Salary: $86,340
Most of these industries require organizational therapists that will help clients both with mental distress and providing them with the necessary skills to function successfully in the work, school or personal environment. Those that are employed by a more valuable company are much more likely to earn a competitive wage, both because they will be working with a larger group of people and because these industries will have a larger budget to field a psychological department.
However, these industries will likely only hire a few individuals for the entire company, making jobs here very competitive. Areas that boast the highest concentration of psychologists tend to have an average psychologist salary that better reflects this competition.
Offices of Other Health Practitioners Average Salary: $83,650
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals Average Salary: $76,580
Educational Support Services Average Salary: $67,390
Outpatient Care Centers Average Salary: $69,300
Other Residential Care Facilities Average Salary: $53,380
As you can see, these industries tend to have salaries that are much closer to the national average than those listed above. These types of facilities are more likely to hire a staff of trained psychologists to take on their needs, which lowers the amount they will have to keep each on the payroll. The areas that have the highest employment levelssee a similar trend with the psychologist average salary.
Elementary and Secondary Schools Average Salary: $71,510
Individual and Family Services Average Salary: $67,900
State Government Average Salary: $79,550
These industries fall somewhere in between. Many agencies will only have a few trained psychologists on staff, but they also tend to have tighter budgets on hand, driving the average salary toward the national average.
The area where a psychologist is employed will also have a significant impact on what they can expect to earn. Note the highest paying areas of the countryand the salary of a psychologistoffered in these areas.
Trenton-Ewing, NJ Average Salary: $121,950
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Average Salary: $108,670
Hanford-Corcoran, CA Average Salary: $107,550
Montgomery, AL Average Salary: $107,230
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Average Salary: $106,480
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Average Salary: $106,480
Gainesville, FL Average Salary: $105,820
Boulder, CO Average Salary: $105,620
Salinas, CA Average Salary: $105,290
Napa, CA Average Salary: $103,790
As you can see, these are all well above the average. This phenomenon is largely due to the high amount of professional industries in these areas depending on organizational psychologists as well as the high populations that influence the area. Psychologists will need to consider these influences carefully before completing their education. They will often need to earn additional specializations or become licensed in a specific area in order to fully take advantage of these opportunities.
Psychologist Salary Compared To Related Fields
The average salary of a psychologist is typically much higher than other fields that regularly deal with human behavior or behavior modification.
Average Salary for a Psychologist: $73,090
Average Salary for Mental Health Counselors, Marriage or Family Therapists: $39,710
Average Salary for School and Career Counselors: $53,380
Average Salary for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors: $38,120
Average Salary for Sociologists: $53,220
Compared to other similar industries, psychologists are required to get significantly more education than other fields. Many others on this list are only required to earn a bachelor's degree while psychologist will typically need to earn a Ph.D. before they can begin earning experience to enter the field.
Psychologist Salary by State
The psychologist salary by stateshows a distinct gap in the available salaries around the country. Compare the highest paying states for the psychological field below to the national average.
Psychologist Salary in New Jersey: $96,200
Psychologist Salary in Hawaii: $94,960
Psychologist Salary in New York: $84,580
Psychologist Salary in Rhode Island: $82,100
As you can see, these areas tend to have a significantly higher salary offering than the national average. This is for a variety of reasons. Many of these areas have higher populations that drive the need for more social care. These areas also have more competitive employment or educational facilities, driving the need for an organizational psychologist that can work with these individuals. Areas that require specialized mental health care see an increase in the salary these individuals can expect to earn. To illustrate this point, compare these salaries to those from the areas with the highest employment levels for psychologists.
Average Salary in California: $84,580
Average Salary in New York: $84,090
Average Salary in Texas: $64,260
Average Salary in Pennsylvania: $72,060
Average Salary in Illinois: $68,180
As you can see, these areas all boast a higher population, increasing the demand for social services. These areas are also known for being very high in industry as well as higher education, providing more venues where a trained psychologist would be necessary. Once again, the type of psychology that would be needed by industries in this area will largely be specialized, focusing on organizational therapy pursuits. The average salary for a psychologist will be raised in areas where psychologists will need more experience and advanced training in order to take on the responsibilities of their job.
Areas that put a heavier emphasis on health and well-being are also more likely to see an increase in salaries for psychologists. States that have a culture that focuses more on religion or religious counseling may not see an increased demand for professional psychologists. Areas that have more reputable educational facilities that teach psychology are also likely to see an increase in demand for professional psychologists as these individuals are more likely to appreciate the services these professionals can provide.
Psychologist Types of Salaries
Psychologist: Average Salary:$85,021
A psychologist will meet with patients, evaluating their emotional, mental and behavioral disorders. They will diagnose these disorders as well as the extend of the mental disturbance and determine the appropriate course for treatment. Psychologists cannot prescribe medication so they will largely use talk therapy to help manage distress This profession requires an advanced degree as well as a license to practice in the field. They may require 2-4 years of experience before taking on patients without supervision.
Counseling Psychologist of Higher Education: Average Salary: $60,546
Counselors or counseling psychologist in a higher education setting will meet with faculty and students at a college or university. They will treat these groups through indirect or direct methods as necessary. This may include talk therapy or providing the resources necessary to help manage on the job or career based goals. Those that wish to work in this environment will need to earn a master's degree in counseling or clinical psychology as well as a license to practice in the state where they are employed. Higher positions in this field may also require 4-6 years of experience.
Organizational Psychologist: Average Salary: $117,807
Organizational psychologists will focus their practice on conducting organization, appraisal and talent management projects. They will help to implement tolls and guides that will help an employee select the right career and gain the training they need to manage workplace or family issues. They may also develop surveys to help companies access job satisfaction. These positions will require a master's degree with a specialty in this field and at least five years of experience in psychology before they may practice.
History of Psychologists
Psychology did not emerge as its own science until the end of the 19th century, though the idea of studying the inner workings of the mind as a means of understanding or altering human behavior dates back to the 1600s. Once psychology was established as a science, it was largely based on introspection, a technique most in the field considered somewhat unreliable. A few years later, American psychologist William James developed the school of functionalism which helped people understand how to properly function in their given environments.
Much of modern psychology comes from a mixture of sources, with perhaps the most dominating being the works of Sigmund Freud. Freud focused much of his work and teachings on determining how a patient's conscious and unconscious experiences affected their behavior and personality. This has been largely molded by behaviorism, the belief that people accept and reject different beliefs based on the information in their unconscious mind, treating psychology more like a behavior than a reaction.
Today, psychologists are expected to have a wide, working knowledge of these overlapping concepts to help determine the best way to treat a patient's anxieties or mental disorders. Classroom study will introduce each school of thought as well as a variety of biological influences that will help the psychologist create their own practice.
PsychologistsSalary Outlook – Conclusion
Overall, psychologists are expected to see a wide range of career growth. Industrial or organizational psychologists will see a 35 percent employment increase, clinical, school or counseling psychologist as well as general psychologists will see a 22 percent increase in employment and all other psychologists seeing an 18 percent increase in the field with the average salary of a psychologist matching this growth accordingly.
There is a greater demand for a psychological presence in hospitals, schools and social service venues as knowledge about the role of mental health in everyday life continues. Clinical and counseling psychologists are also seeing an increase in demand as mental disorders such as depression become more prominent. People are also turning to psychologists more readily to assist with jobs stress, marriage or family problems that are taking a toll on them mentally. Many veterans of war, trauma survivors or those with severe handicaps also regularly visit psychologists to help manage the difficulties associated with these conditions.
Psychologists are also branching out in the school system, taking on new responsibilities. In addition to providing students with an environment to talk about their mental distress, psychologists will provide a sounding board to students that would like assistance planning their futures. The salary for a psychologist is in flux as schools begin to manage their budgets with constant cuts to the educational system. However, these positions are also increasing in value due to the higher demand students have for access to materials that will assist them with accessing secondary education, helping these positions hold steady over time.


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Next year is due to see the return of the stage version of 42nd Street, which will be the first time it has been on stage in London since 1990, when Catherine Zeta-Jones was 2nd understudy to Barbara King. This production also won the Best Musical Olivier award in 1984. Although the show has been seen at other locations in the UK since then, including the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2010.
The new show will be directed by the original show's co-author Mark Bramble, who is promising more singing and dancing than ever before seen, a stunning technicolor version!
The stage show is based on the film, which was made in 1933 and starred none other than dancing legend Ginger Rogers and in 1998 was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Much later, in 2006, it was ranked number 13 on the American Film Institute's list of best musicals.
The original stage show was first seen on Broadway in 1980 and the following year was awarded Best Musical at the Tony Awards in 1981. In 2001 42nd Street was revived on Broadway and won further awards, including a Tony award for Musical Revival. A Broadway revival in 2001 brought further accolades, including a Tony for musical revival.
The location for the new version will be the Theatre Royal Drury Lane which is currently the home of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.
We currently have tickets available for 42nd Street, from 20th March through till 22nd July. You will not want to miss this musical classic and you can buy your tickets on our website now.
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Metal pollution assessment in sediments of the Smolnik creek, Slovakia
Volume 9: Issue Supplement-1
https://doi.org/10.1556/pollack.9.2014.s.12
Authors: Eva Singovszká and Magdaléna Bálintová
mining waste in Slovakia and their environmental impacts, Geologica Carpathica . Vol. 53, spec. issue, 2002, pp. 227–228. Uhlík P. The links between the physico-chemical character of
Український фольклор та фольклористика на шпальтах періодичних видань Словаччини
Studia Slavica
Author: Олександра Лісова
This paper deals with the publication and research of Ukrainian folklore on the pages of Ukrainian periodicals in Slovakia in the period from the mid-40's of the 19th century to the present time. It presents the basic topics and issues under review as well as the names of the authors. It also reveals the importance of Ukrainian periodicals for the development and preservation of national and cultural identity of the Ukrainian minority in Slovakia.
La méthode généalogique et son application pour réaliser une enquête dans une colonie tsigane
Acta Ethnographica Hungarica
https://doi.org/10.1556/AEthn.59.2014.2.3
Authors: Lenka Budilová and Marek Jakoubek
The article offers an introduction to the genealogical method for anthropologists who have carried out, carry out, or want to carry out fieldwork in Gypsy/Roma settlements, especially in Eastern Slovakia. In the first part we present the reader with a history of the genealogical method since it was formally established by W.H. R. Rivers and its application in sociocultural anthropology. In the second part we focus on particularities of the application of this method during fieldwork in Gypsy/Roma settlements using empirical data from fieldwork in Eastern Slovakia.
The art of the old masters — Tableware of the Anabaptists and Haban faience from Western Slovakia in the collections of the Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art in Vienna
https://doi.org/10.1556/022.2015.60.2.10
Author: Claudia Peschel-Wacha
Tafelband . Wien . H ORST , Irvin B. 1985 : Horst: Die Hilfe holländischer Doopsgezinden an die Hutterischen Brüder in der Slowakei im 17 . und 18. Jahrhundert. [The Aid of the Mennonite Church in the Netherlands to the Hutterites in Slovakia in the
Utilization of Slovak bentonites in deposition of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel
Authors: Michal Galamboš, Ol'ga Rosskopfová, Jana Kufčáková, and Pavol Rajec
The basic strategic aims in the field of managing high-level radioactive waste and liquidation of nuclear power plants are all contained in the Energy policy of the Slovak Republic. Its aim is to resolve the concept of the backside of the nuclear energetics fuel cycle—long-term deposition of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel (SNF). The most important form of high-level radioactive waste and SNF long-term deposition is their deposition in deep geological formations created by natural as well as engineering barriers used to isolate the long-lived radionuclides from the biosphere. The basic components of these barriers are clays, of which bentonite is generally referred to as the most suitable clay material. There are a few significant bentonite deposits in the Slovak Republic: Jelšový potok, Kopernica, Lastovce, Lieskovec, Dolná Ves. The review article summarizes the information on geotechnical properties of Slovak bentonites published up-to-date, which is inevitable to know for the intention of their use. It highlights the advantages and shows drawbacks of five Slovak deposits. It suggests further research direction, to draw a thorough hydraulical, microbial and radiation profile of Slovak bentonites.
Bartók's Slovak folksong arrangements and their relationship to Stravinsky's Les noces
Studia Musicologica
https://doi.org/10.1556/smus.53.2012.1-3.21
Author: Nobuhiro Ito
Bartók left behind over 300 folksong arrangements. In the field of vocal music, three series are based on Slovak folksongs: Five Slovak Folksongs for male choir (1917, BB 77), Four Slovak Folksongs for mixed choir and piano (1917, BB 78) and Village Scenes (1924, 1926, BB 87). The series are strongly connected among themselves in terms of textual content, formal concept, and treatment of folk melodies. In Village Scenes, Stravinsky's influence is unmistakable. Not only was Bartók "influenced" by Stravinsky but he also imitated and even "quoted" Les Noces (1923). The article examines the relationship between the two works using Bartók's 1928 essay Hungarian Folk Music and New Hungarian Music as a point of reference.
Between science and fiction: The subject of space in Slovak art of the Sixties
Acta Historiae Artium Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
Author: Alexandra Tamásová
For the Slovak art of the Sixties, as well as for following decades, the subject of space is significant. Unlike in the other Eastern European countries, the situation in Slovakia was specific because the subject has profoundly affected not only mass culture, but also the sphere of a progressive (and, therefore, non-official) visual art. The goal of the paper is to compare the artworks of two important representatives of the Slovak neo-avant-garde, let us say the part of their work which is connected to the subject of space and related topics (such as cosmonautics, extraterrestrials, etc). The two artists in question are Stanislav Filko (1937) and Július Koller (1939–2007). Although Filko and Koller are diametrically different in many aspects, they represent good 'comparative material,' because apart from the subject of space there is another important feature that they have in common — an overall fusion of their artistic work and personal life.
Dry, wet and cumulative fallout and milk contamination in Bratislava (Czecho-Slovakia) after the Chernobyl accident
Author: V. Koprda
The total -radioactivity of dry, wet and cumulative fallout and the radioactivity of cow milk was measured in Bratislava in the first month after the Chernobyl accident. The obtained results are in good agreement with the results of the monitoring net in Slovakia.
Concentration of natural radionuclides in various types of building materials in Slovakia
Author: H. Cabáneková
The building materials and products whose content of natural radionuclides are contributors to the radiation exposure of the population. In this study several types of building materials used for construction of living buildings in Slovakia were examined. The concentrations of natural radionuclides (226Ra,232Th and40K) were determined by -ray spectrometry with an HPGe detector. In the second part of the work, sixty samples of building products (panel), used for dwelling construction in several towns in Slovakia, were analysed. The concentration of natural radionuclides and the radium equivalent activity content in the inner-and outerside of the wall were estimated. The results were used for the calculation of the annual mean effective photon dose rates, by the model and calculation procedure of KRISIUK and KARPOV.
Minerals from the Carpathian Mountains and from Transylvania donated by Joseph II (1785) to the museum of the Collegio Nazareno, Rome, Italy
Central European Geology
https://doi.org/10.1556/ceugeol.55.2012.1.6
Authors: Annibale Mottana, Alberto Mussino, and Vincenzo Nasti
The mineralogical museum of the Collegio Nazareno of the Piarists Order in Rome was founded by Gian Vincenzo Petrini c. 1760. It hosted minerals and rocks the Popes had received as gifts and given to Piarists to support their teaching, as well as minerals collected from Roman and Neapolitan volcanoes. On March 24, 1769, the museum was visited by Emperor Joseph II, officially there as an incognito tourist but, in fact, to organize the election of a Pope who would abolish the Jesuit Order. On June 14, 1785 the Emperor, by now King of Hungary as well, presented eight crates of minerals from mining areas in Transylvania and Upper Hungary, i.e. Slovakia. This collection had been organized by "Baron of Born", who also wrote down descriptions of all the specimens (mostly ores), as referred to in Petrini (1791–92). The museum of the Collegio Nazareno has survived and the royal gift is partially preserved, curated by the Gruppo Mineralogico Romano (GMR), a private association of amateurs founded in 1982. The museum now exhibits a rare collection of minerals from 18th century central Europe, organized according to systematics that just preceeded the major scientific changes brought about in mineralogy by the crystallographic approach.


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Matt's thesis addresses a very important research and consultancy area in Canada: fire safety engineering. What we lack at the moment in Canada is a strong education system which can teach practitioners the underlining behaviors of what structural systems do in real fires and how to design accordingly. And I say real fires with emphasis. Subsequently this thesis is the first application in Canada of iTFM (improved travelling fires methodology) on a real Canadian building and pays particular attention to connection behaviour and the development of Alternative Solutions for Canadian practitioners. Also discussed was a historical critique on Canadian education and practice in general with reference to alternative solution development. It is our plan to have Matt's thesis adapted for general use in the near future through mainstream industry prior to public release of the document.
We are currently recruiting a new MASc student whom will carry on from Matt's initial work. Matt and myself will supervise this student on a project which intertwines resiliency with steel construction. Largely experimental, the work will be performed abroad with international university partners so this will be a fantastic once and a life time experience for a young engineer to be (more details can be found here).
We will also be engaging shortly with other research partners to work on the topic of travelling fires with an additional grad and undergraduate researcher – details to this collaboration will be announced shortly.