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In the age of COVID-19 and the global uprising for Black lives, resource lists abound; we hope ours will be useful to our members and the broader community for raising consciousness to take action.
Our focus in compiling these resources is to highlight how racism shapes our food system, and to uplift the leadership of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) who are organized and building food sovereignty in resistance to racial capitalism.
CAGJ has previously shared information about Black-owned farms with whom we have had the privilege to collaborate, with the intention of encouraging our members to redistributing resources their way. Here we expand that list: SUPPORT THESE FARMS & ORGANIZATIONS – Thank you!
Art-work by Rini Templeton
Anti-Racism & Black History Articles/Resources
Action-based Resources
More Anti-Racism Resource Lists
BIPOC Farms & Food Sovereignty Organizations
Washington State Organizations
Organizations outside of WA State
Anti-Racism & Black Liberation Organizations
Educational Resources on Anti-Racism & Black History
Civil Eats: Leaders of Color Discuss Structural Racism and White Privilege in the Food System
Civil Eats: Beyond Access: What the Movement for Black Lives' Policy Says about Food
A Growing Culture: To Free Ourselves We Must Feed Ourselves. Juneteenth statement, linked to the Juneteenth Broadcast, produced by A Growing Culture as part of their Hunger for Justice series.
The Sun: To Free Ourselves We Must Feed Ourselves: Leah Penniman on Bringing People of Color Back to the Land
Food First: Dismantling Racism in the Food System
Rachel Slocum: Dismantling Racism in Community Food Work
The Conversation: The Racist Roots of American Policing: From Slave Patrols to Traffic Stops
Michelle Alexander Op-ed in NY Times, June 8, 2020: America, This is Your Chance
1619 Project: An interactive project developed by Nikole Hannah-Jones and published by The New York Times to provide an historical analysis of how slavery shaped American political, social, and economic institutions. Now includes a podcast, a high-school curriculum, and an upcoming book.
Showing Up for Racial Justice: The Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture
Black Junction: Black History Month Library. A vast archive of resources accessible through a google drive format.
The Secret Ingredient Podcast: Hosts Raj Patel, Tom Philpott and Rebecca McInroy dig into the complexities of the food system through a critical lens, often addressing structural inequalities.
Action-Based Resources: How You can Support/Reflect/Take Action
Food Solutions New England website: 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge
Buzzfeed: 12 Black-Owned Bookstores You Can Support Right Now
South Seattle Emerald: Opinion: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
AdHoc: Take Action: A List of Ways You Can Stand In Solidarity with the Black Community
Medium: 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
TimeOut Magazine: How to Support Black Lives Matter, Wherever You Are
Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources: A working document for scaffolding anti-racism resources. The goal is to facilitate growth for white folks to become allies, and eventually accomplices for anti-racist work.
Anti-Racism Resources for White People: List of resources for white people and parents to deepen anti-racism work, organized by medium (articles, videos, podcasts, books, films & TV, and organizations to follow.
Justice in June: A month-long daily schedule for intentionally learning how to be an active ally of the black community (based on 10 mins, 25 mins, or 45 mins per day). Includes materials to watch, read, listen to, as well as action items.
Black Lives Matter Toolkit: Articles & resources organized by topic (e.g. systemic racism, Black history, the Black Lives Matter movement, and white privilege), as well as suggested ways to take action.
BIPOC-Owned Farms & Food Sovereignty Organizations
Washington State BIPOC-Owned Farms & Food Sovereignty Organizations & Restaurants
The farms and organizations included in this list are those with whom CAGJ has a relationship:
Black Food Sovereignty Coalition: The Black Food Sovereignty Coalition serves as a collaboration hub for Black and Brown communities to confront the systemic barriers that make food, place and economic opportunities inaccessible to us. BFSC is focused on meeting these barriers with creative, innovative, and sustainable solutions. Built on a decade of work of founding members of the Black Food Sovereignty Council and other Black-identified leaders and stakeholders in the Pacific Northwest, the BFSC mission is to ignite Black and brown communities to participate as owners and movement leaders within food systems, placemaking, and economic development.
Clean Greens Farm and Market (Duvall, WA): A small nonprofit organization, owned and operated by longstanding African American residents of Seattle's Central District, Clean Greens was established to supply fresh, sustainably grown produce at affordable prices to low-income families in the CD.
Cooperativa Tierra y Libertad (Land and Liberty Cooperative), a worker-owned cooperative formed by four members of the independent Farmworker union Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ), which is led by indigenous workers, representing over 500 Triqui, Mixteco, and Spanish speaking workers. The members are now raising capital to buy 60 acres in Everson to combine all their farming efforts into one location that they own collectively as a co-op. Donate to the fund: please email tierraylibertad@qwestoffice.net
Hilltop Urban Gardens (Tacoma, WA): A community-based urban agriculture, justice, and equity organization, HUG partners with the community to grow healthy food and to create a healthy community.
Nurturing Roots (Seattle & Auburn): A community farming program focused on educating youth and community members on healthy food choices. Creating community through gardening.
Wakulima (Seattle): A farming and food business cooperative that advances small business development and food sovereignty for low income immigrants and people of color in the Puget Sound region.
YES Farm (Seattle): A two acre urban agricultural farm collective, spearheaded by the Black Farmers Collective that functions as an extension of the Yesler Terrace Redevelopment Initiative. Our purpose is to build integrated food systems for communities of color throughout the greater Seattle area.
Other WA-based groups:
Percussion Farms (Seattle): Works to undo racism and other oppression that prevent access to nutrition and healthy spaces for black people, indigenous people, and people of color.
Gathering Roots Retreat & Wellness Center (Whidbey Island): A Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) led and centered organization focused on creating retreat space for community and organizations. We seek to offer space for teaching the Dharma, holistic wellness, and community justice.
Seattle and National Black Owned Restaurants (compiled by Bon Appetit)
Please refer to the Tilth Alliance list of WA State Black Farmers, Farms, and Farm Stands for additional farms and opportunities to support the WA BIPOC community.
BIPOC Farms / Food Sovereignty Organizations outside of WA State
Detroit Black Community Food Security Network: Creating model urban agricultural projects that seek to build community self-reliance and to change our consciousness about food.
Farmers of Color Network: The project provides farmer-led technical assistance and funding for farmers of color, and hosts farm tours, networking events, and gatherings to highlight ancestral traditions and knowledge, as well as explore market solutions.
Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund The Federation is a non-profit cooperative association of black farmers, landowners, and cooperatives.
Michigan Urban Farming Initiative: We hope to empower urban communities by using agriculture as a platform to promote education, sustainability, and community while simultaneously reducing socioeconomic disparity.
Montgomery Countryside Alliance Land Link: Montgomery Countryside Alliance's Land Link is another example of local nonprofits working to support getting more African-American farmers on the ground.
The National Black Farmers Association: A non-profit organization representing African American farmers and their families in the United States. As an association, it serves tens of thousands of members nationwide.
The National Black Food Justice Alliance (NBFJA): A coalition of Black-led organizations advancing Black leadership, building Black self-determination, building Black institutions and organizing for food sovereignty, land and justice.
Black Land & Power, a project of NBFJA, is building a land-based movement for Black liberation. On Juneteenth 2020 they launched Reparations Summer. Each Juneteenth shall mark a summer of organizing and moving no strings attached resources to Black land stewards.
Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust: A community-led organization that acquires land or easements for the purpose of conservation and permanent affordability/access for certain peoples.
The Rural Coalition: Born of the civil rights and anti-poverty rural movements, Rural Coalition has worked for over 40 years to assure that diverse organizations from all regions, ethnic and racial groups and genders have the opportunity to work in solidarity on the issues that affect us all.
Soul Fire Farm: Soul Fire Farm is a BIPOC-centered community farm committed to ending racism and injustice in the food system. We raise and distribute life-giving food as a means to end food apartheid.
Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land by Leah Penniman (article about book here)
Southeastern African-American Farmers' Organic Network: A network of Black farmers in the Southeastern US who are committed to culturally relevant, ancestrally guided, and ecologically sustainable agricultural-based living.
Black owned Farms & Food Gardens (compiled by Shoppe Black)
Anti-Racism / Black Liberation Organizations
Washington State Anti-Racism / Black Liberation Organizations
Africatown Land Trust: Africatown Community Land Trust is working for community ownership of land in the Central District that can support the cultural and economic thriving of people who are part of the African diaspora in the Greater Seattle region.
Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County: Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization which primarily focuses on advocacy and direct action. The core activists and organizers of BLM Seattle King County is a group of Black and other people of color focused on dismantling anti-black systems and policies of oppression.
Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites (CARW): CARW educates, organizes, and mobilizes white people to show up powerfully for racial justice and collective liberation.
Dismantling Whiteness: This is an open forum for white folks to process their whiteness, undo internalized racial superiority, and share knowledge and resources.
European Dissent: We are people of European descent (whites) who organize to be a visible force in a multiracial network of people fighting to undo racism personally, culturally and institutionally. We are guided by the People's Institute Anti-Racist Organizing Principles.
King County Equity Now: A coalition of long-standing, accountable, Black-led community-based organizations in King County.
Liberation Flow: We are a POC Collective that offers yoga as an every-day healing art, a practice of self-liberation and anti-oppression.
The People's Institute Northwest: for Survival and Beyond: The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond is a collective of anti-racist community organizers and educators committed to building an anti-racist movement. Founded in 1980 by Ronald Chisom and Jim Dunn, the organization's national office is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
We Out Here Seattle: We Out Here was an online festival (held in June 2020) to honor and celebrate Black excellence and share resources in the Seattle area. Recordings of events and other resources are available.
National Anti-Racism Organizations
#8toAbolition: While communities across the country mourn the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Jamel Floyd, and so many more Black victims of police murder, Campaign Zero released its 8 Can't Wait campaign, offering a set of eight reforms they claim would reduce police killings by 72%. As police and prison abolitionists, we believe that this campaign is dangerous and irresponsible, offering a slate of reforms that have already been tried and failed, that mislead a public newly invigorated to the possibilities of police and prison abolition, and that do not reflect the needs of criminalized communities.
Black Lives Matter: Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.
Color of Change: Color Of Change is the nation's largest online racial justice organization. We help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us. As a national online force driven by 1.7 million members, we move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America.
The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL): The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) seeks to reach millions, mobilize hundreds of thousands, and organize tens of thousands, so that Black political power is a force able to influence national and local agendas in the direction of our shared Vision for Black Lives. M4BL have created a popular strategy rooted in transformative goals that will impact the millions of Black people looking for direction and leadership in this moment.
Poor People's Campaign: From Alaska to Arkansas, the Bronx to the border, people are coming together to confront the interlocking evils of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism and the war economy, and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism. We understand that as a nation we are at a critical juncture — that we need a movement that will shift the moral narrative, impact policies and elections at every level of government, and build lasting power for poor and impacted people.
Reclaim the Block: Reclaim the Block began in 2018 and organizes Minneapolis community and city council members to move money from the police department into other areas of the city's budget that truly promote community health and safety. (Due to overwhelming support received in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, they are suggesting donations be directed to other organizations.)
Showing Up for Racial Justice: SURJ's role as part of a multi-racial movement is to undermine white support for white supremacy and to help build a racially-just society.


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Pioneers in Infrastructure Construction State Development & Construction Corporation was established by the Government of Sri Lanka for undertaking heavy Civil Engineering works.
National Awards for Construction Performance The institute for Construction Training and Development (ICTAD), the regulating body for Construction Industry in Sri Lanka has awarded the "National Award for Construction Performance" in two consecutive years. Year 2010 - The Design and Construction of a bridge across Ambanganga. Year 2009 - The execution of construction works for Bridge No.5/2 on Kandy –Jaffna Road(Katugastota)
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Flourishing VillageProsperous Country Development of roads in rural areas will improve the life style of rural community, as it will ensure efficient transport facilities to access the markets and service Organizations. It has been observed that rehabilitation of rural roads have been neglected in the past.
State Development & Construction Corporation was established by the Government of Sri Lanka for undertaking heavy Civil Engineering works.
National Awards for Construction
The institute for Construction Training and Development (ICTAD), the regulating body for Construction Industry in Sri Lanka has awarded the "National Award for Construction Performance" in two consecutive years.
Year 2010 - The Design and Construction of a bridge across Ambanganga.
Year 2009 - The execution of construction works for Bridge No.5/2 on Kandy –Jaffna Road(Katugastota)
Prosperous Country
Development of roads in rural areas will improve the life style of rural community, as it will ensure efficient transport facilities to access the markets and service Organizations. It has been observed that rehabilitation of rural roads have been neglected in the past.
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Philips Crystalize offers more than just scanning and analysis. Users who join Philips Crystalize can also participate on the service's social networking group via the company site and share their skin care knowhow or problems with other members. At this juncture, Philips Crystalize is only available at Studio BeautyMix in the Fred Segal store in Santa Monica. More stores offering the service will be opened worldwide in near future.


I worked at the lighting emporium before it was that when it was Bartholomew Brothers I think the finished article they produced was badges. That was a while back in 1962 or three I worked there through the winter as per usual.
I think all that corner, which used to be The Italian Quarter back in the early 1900's was recently demolished.


Affordable Care Act Tax Information for 2014The Department of Defense is not sending out Affordable Care Act (ACA) related tax forms for the 2014 tax year. You are to self-report, on your 1040 tax form, the months you, your family members, or both had minimum essential coverage.
For each month in 2014 you don't have coverage, you may have to make a payment with your federal taxes. For more information, visit the IRS Shared Responsibility Provision page. .
Individuals to pay a tax penalty for each month them or their family members don't have MEC; tax penalty information is available on http://www.irs.gov/uac/Individual-Shared-Responsibility-Provision.
*The reporting requirement for employers and health care plans is delayed until tax year 2015 (under Section 6056 of IRS Code).
Individuals and family members must have minimal essential coverage unless excused/exempted.
Individuals will self-report minimal essential coverage, for themselves and their family members, on 1040 series IRS tax return forms; all family members should have a valid Social Security Number (SSN) for reporting purposes.
DOD isn't required to send Affordable Care Act-related tax forms to TRICARE beneficiaries to show they have minimal essential coverage.
If individuals and family members don't have health care coverage that qualifies as minimum essential coverage, they may have to make a "shared responsibility payment" with their 2014 federal taxes.
ACA Information for the 2015 Tax YearEvery employer, including DOD, reports information to the Internal Revenue Service about employees and family members covered by its health plan(s).
Health care plans, including TRICARE, report to the Internal Revenue Service which individuals have minimum essential coverage.
If a TRICARE-eligible beneficiary has other health insurance, including Veterans Affairs or Medicare coverage, the (1) DOD/TRICARE, and (2) the other employer/other health insurance plan/other Federal agency will each report the coverage offered under their plan to the Internal Revenue Service.
Sponsors should confirm that all individual and family members' SSNs are correct in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) to ensure information is correctly reported to the Internal Revenue Service.
Beginning June 2015, the DOD asks all uniformed service members, retirees and annuitants to opt-in to getting their IRS Form electronically through myPay.
If you are interested in owning real estate in your IRA, don't fall for the "checkbook" control sales pitches you hear promoted everywhere.
Below is a link to a recent Tax Court ruling that discussed the pitfalls.
Chris has been in the financial industry for over twenty years, which includes working with investments, insurance, mortgages, taxes and financial planning.


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Our Dearest India: A Life Very Well Lived
India Supera, 73, completed her earthly life in Helena, Montana surrounded by her loving family on October 29, 2019.
After receiving a terminal diagnosis with bile duct cancer in July, she said she was filled with nothing but gratitude for the full life she lived and wouldn't change a thing.
She was born Laurie Beth Supera on September 4, 1946 to Jules and Florence (Sumergrade) Supera in New York. Soon after, the family packed up and moved across the country to California in a '32 Buick towing a trailer filled with ceramic supplies. She spent her childhood in Downey, California with her older sister VJ (Marsha). Her artist father and private detective mother provided a bohemian upbringing; so fittingly India decided at age 17 to quit school and start her life. Her father thought that was a great idea and ran away to Mexico with her.
From there she took the hippie trail with no money and no guide books, traveling overland across Europe and eventually to India where her sister joined her. On the way, she met her lifelong friend Howard Levin who became an integral part of her travels and life. Nicknamed India as a young child, she was drawn to the country and yearned for a spiritual life. She renounced all belongings but her toothbrush, even throwing her passport into the Ganges.
Her quest for higher consciousness led her to Sathya Sai Baba, an avatar and guru in Southern India. There she found a group of kindred souls with whom she remains deeply connected today, carrying with them his core teaching of "Love all, serve all."
Among those kindred souls was Jermain "Jerri" Duncan, who brought India back to the U.S. to receive much-needed dental care. When Jerri was diagnosed with terminal lymph cancer, India became her nurse. Jerri unfortunately succumbed to her cancer in 1972, and left the Feathered Pipe Ranch, which she had purchased with the dream of creating a communal spiritual center, to India.
Not having any interest in owning property or remaining in the US, India planned to sell the Ranch, go back to India and meditate under a tree. In the meantime, India allowed William Staniger, a fellow traveler of the world and Helena native, and Janis Paulsen to hold a yoga retreat at the Ranch in July 1975. The three had a sweat lodge experience in which India had her vision of the Ranch, and they founded the Holistic Life Foundation (now named the Feathered Pipe Foundation), whose activities included a university in San Francisco, spiritual pilgrimages around the world, and seminars at the Feathered Pipe Ranch, which has for decades been considered one of the world's leading yoga retreat centers. On her tours, India never let the itinerary get in the way of a better adventure.
At that same 1975 retreat, which was taught by Judith Hanson Lasater, an instrumental figure in the spread of yoga in America, India asked Laughing Water (formerly Paul Superak) to stay and cook for the Ranch and to start the Real Food Store, which has served the community ever since. They married in 1976 and gave birth to their daughter, Crystal Water, exactly a year later. India brought Crystal on her pilgrimages and trained her to be a citizen of the world.
In the 1990s India avoided empty-nest syndrome by welcoming Wintersong and Josh Safronoff into her home at ages 10 and 13. They instantly became part of the family and eventually became managers and caretakers of the Ranch.
India was in fact a mother figure and mentor for many people because she always saw qualities and potentials in people and helped them to be able to achieve goals through having confidence in them. Through unconditional love and acceptance she opened people to their limitless potential. Her mind and heart were both boundless wells. She always had the right words to comfort and inspire, and she gave the most eloquent and moving talks. Her advice to her own grandchildren, who helped care for her during her sickness, was to "find what fulfills you in your life and do it."
She credited her own self-confidence to Sai Baba and the faith that things can be done "by way of mantra" and miracles.
She co-founded the Tibetan Children's Education Foundation with Karma Tensum and VJ Supera in order to provide education, housing and support to the children of Tibetan refugees in India.
Together with Cree Elder Pat Kennedy, she helped realize eight Peace Encampments and a Cree language project. Bringing together tribal leaders with tribal members and the general public, Peace Encampments were held to raise awareness of the rich ceremonial traditions that hold their community together in the midst of incredible hardship.
Along with Wintersong and long-time friend, social activist and author Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen, India pushed for a 5th World Conference on Women in 2022 in India. They have been petitioning the United Nations for many years for this to happen.
Locally, India was active in charities and non-profits like the Montana Artists Refuge, The Myrna Loy, work with local veterans and many other organizations and individuals who needed support. She believed in giving as much as she possibly could, sometimes even going into debt to do so.
When asked how she could be so fearless, she responded that she was afraid just like everyone, but to her it was more about kindness. When you are kind, you don't have to be afraid because you will get kindness back. India was a giving and generous person. Throughout her life she practiced this, being kind to others and having an open heart. In her mind we are all interconnected and she never differentiated between helping friends, family or "strangers." We are all one.
This love also extended to all sentient beings. While doing sweat lodges, she always prayed for animals, like her childhood pets. She fed the foxes, ravens and packrats from off her porch and bottle-fed an orphaned deer in her living room while a bobcat picked the bones of her Thanksgiving turkey outside her back door. And then there were her dear cats who devotedly attended her through her sickness and her wake.
India enjoyed many different spiritual practices and always said that she wanted to live her life in such a way that when she died, the God of any religion would take her. We are confident that she achieved this through her love, kindness and inspiration she gave to so many. During her sickness she had friends of all traditions sending out prayers for her: candles were lit all over the world in churches, her photo was brought to Mount Kailash on a pilgrimage, prayers were said in the presence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and in prayer groups, pujas performed on the Ganges and around India and her photo placed on many private altars. She was actually excited to see what death and/or the after life brought because it is a journey to the unknown and that whetted her appetite for adventure.
India is survived by so many who loved her dearly as a mother, mentor and friend, including her daughter Crystal Water and husband Johnny Feron, her grandchildren Ilan, Luna and Zia Feron, her daughter Wintersong Safronoff and husband Michael Rudolf, her son Josh Safronoff and girlfriend MaryJane Ilgenfritz, her sister Marsha "VJ" Supera, her business partner and former husband Laughing Water, her Ranch family and friends from around the world.
Ways to connect and show your appreciation:
In honor of India Supera – dearest mother, soul sister, mentor, confidant, friend and inspiration for so many – Feathered Pipe Foundation hosted an online celebration of her life through the magic of Zoom, with many, many who loved her and were touched by her life mission. View here.
In lieu of flowers, her family requests donations to be made to the Feathered Pipe Foundation, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) educational organization. Her dream was to continue its good works long into the future. Donate at here.
We invite you to share your favorite story and/or memory of India and request a copy of her memorial card through "Memories of India" at: featheredpipe.com/memories-of-india
We deeply and humbly thank everyone who helped India and her family during her sickness and throughout her lifetime of service.
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~ Howard Levin
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The Man Who Created Second Life Thinks We Can Make an Earth-Sized Virtual World
Posted By Kiki Sanford on Sep 27, 2015
Over 10 years ago, a digital experiment called Second Life launched, and excitement surged about the idea of interacting in online virtual worlds. Created by Linden Lab, a company founded by Philip Rosedale, the platform gained popularity as people swarmed to participate in a new form of social connection. But, Second Life's period of rapid growth was brief. By 2010, its population of 88,000 concurrent users had withered to nearly half its former size.
Philip RosedalePhoto courtesy of Kiki Sanford
Yet, technology advances, and now virtual space is becoming much more real with the appearance of immersive, virtual reality headwear, manufactured by companies like the Facebook-backed Oculus VR and Microsoft.
Riding this wave of virtual reality expansion, Rosedale's new company, High Fidelity, is developing the successor to the Second Life experience. I spoke with him about his thoughts on the future of VR and human interaction. We used Google Chat. It was virtually real.
How will virtual reality change human society?
If you look at Second Life today, as a sort of a terrarium for looking at that question, it already has. It demonstrates that we go after and exploit and enjoy the benefits of any increase in tools that enable our creativity and our commerce—and that our willingness to engage in business and in transactions with each other seems to be virtually boundless. I also believe virtual worlds are a very strong potential solution to some of the wars that we face. Virtual worlds close cultural gaps really quickly. We saw that a lot on Second Life. There were innumerable cases of people from cultures or backgrounds where they wouldn't traditionally get along, getting along just fine in Second Life, and even then meeting each other in the real world and crossing that gap. I think that's extremely powerful. The greatest differences between any two humans will be diminished and will continue to be diminished as we connect ourselves with these systems.
What excites you about virtual reality?
Virtual worlds exhibit striking changes as they reach different sizes, like cities. A city of 1000 people is very, very different from a city of a million people in ways that are magical almost. It is inevitable that computers are going to make virtual worlds bigger and bigger and more detailed, allowing for richer interactions between us. And, what that means is that they are probably going to be profoundly different than what we might imagine.
In a recent analysis that I did in thinking about this, I figured out that if we used all our computers—connected via broadband to the Internet—to make a virtual world, it would be as big as the landmass of Earth. You and I could go fly around in it, wander into some cave in Siberia that no one had ever been probably, write our names on the wall in there, and come back ten years later and the names would still be there.
Will we be able to create a virtual galaxy?
We will remember the Earth itself as being very, very tiny. It will be the place that we had started out, and it will be in our memories, but it won't matter very much to our commerce, and our exploration, and our invention, and our evolution. By a time like 2050 you can expect us to be approaching the limits of what atoms we can do computing with—aluminum, say—and those limits are staggeringly high. Those limits suggest that if we had just a laptop sized computer in that time frame, that computer just by itself, in other words containing inside itself one virtual world, that virtual world would have enough detail to not only simulate the whole Earth, but also simulate the brains and everything that's going on in humans, down to the atom, for everybody that's now living on Earth.1 We'll think of our lives as being mostly virtual, and the real world will be something that maybe we come back to as a kind of a museum to marvel at as part of our past.
How do you envision us connecting to our virtual worlds in the near future?
One thing that's really fascinating is that our MacBook displays have already reached this point that Apple calls, quote, "retina." And, what that means is that they have enough pixels in them that, at a typical viewing distance, we can't see those pixels anymore. They're too small for our eyes to see. The holes, the iris, are not large enough to allow in enough light. Our brain has evolved right to the point where it needs that much information and nothing more. In about five or six years from now, the version of the Oculus Rift will have a sufficient number of pixels that it presents a completely immersive view to you at retinal resolution. It's going to be a fascinating transition because we're going to be wearing these little glasses, and those glasses are going to be able to just put a movie on the wall if we want to watch it. It'll be able to show us our friends sitting in chairs in meetings, though they're not. They'll be able to completely replace our desktops. We won't have screens anymore because we'll be surrounded by them. And, that's an amazing thought.
How will you make the avatars we use in virtual space more representative of reality?
There are several ways. That's what we're working on the most right now, actually. If I know where your hands are and which way they are turned, and I know the same thing about your head—just with those three things I can actually animate an avatar if I know the physics. I might even use a little bit of machine learning to position the rest of the body in a way that is lifelike. What you'd see if you came to see this at our offices is that it looks amazing.
Also, there's a lot more information that we can also glean about you. The next generation headsets—head-mounted displays like the Oculus—will pretty likely have gaze tracking in them: The exact movement of our eyeballs will be conveyed to the other person. We know that eye contact and talking with our eyes is a very powerful and important thing.
The other thing that we've done work on are facial expressions and gestures, and there are a number of pieces of research targeted at really accurately capturing everything you're doing with your face. So, if we have the hands and the face, and maybe someday little gadgets that are sitting on the rest of our body parts, like our knees and our elbows and our feet, we can be pretty real in there.
How will the availability of rich virtual worlds to live in affect the course of human evolution?
I think artificial intelligence and virtual worlds are very closely connected in this regard. We are in that timeframe now where we are going to do some sort of replication of what we think of as thinking in the human brain inside computers, and that is going to be a very exciting set of changes. Those changes may involve us creating our own descendants in an evolutionary way because it is almost certainly the case that, because computers can become faster and our brains cannot, artificial intelligence—things that think inside a computer—are going to quite rapidly become smarter than we are. And, we—except through their help or some sort of tweaks we can do to our own bodies and brains—we, for the most part, are going to sort of stay behind in that transition. There will be people who do kind of choose to stay in the world, and then there will be people that kind of choose to participate increasingly in the digital world—a world, I think, populated by beings or people or whatever that are quite different than us, and quite a bit smarter. We'll have this kind of co-evolution that will be an interesting choice.
Dr. Kiki Sanford holds a Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology from U.C. Davis, and is a specialist in learning and memory. She is also the founder and host of the radio show This Week in Science.
1. Kurzweil, R. The Singularity Is Near Penguin Books, New York, NY (2005).
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Under the ACA mandate, employers are considered large if they employ 100 or more people. These companies must now provide a reasonable health care package to at least 70% of their full-time employees and dependents this year. In 2016, the requirement will extend to 95% of full-time employees. Some argue the change is redundant as most large companies already offer competitive healthcare packages. According to a survey by Kaiser/HRET, 94% of larger firms affected this year already offer health benefits to their employees. However, the mandate also changes the definition of "full-time." Anyone working more than 30 hours per week must now be fully-covered. The definition of "full-time" employee is now in flux since the Republican-controlled House of Representatives vote passed to change the definition back to 40 hours per week and such measure is likely to pass in the now Republican-controlled Senate.
Another important change was a new standard of acceptable care. Health coverage plans must be both affordable and comprehensive. To be affordable, coverage cannot cost the employer more than 9.56% of his/her income. To be comprehensive, the package must provide at least 60% of the cost of benefits. Missing the mark in either category could result in severe penalties for these larger companies. Human resource employees will have to work harder in 2015 to document their compliance with these rules. Employers must report whether they offer these minimum health benefits and their share of the total cost of benefits for full-time employees.
Penalties for a violation come in two forms. The first is penalty "a" and results in a $2000 per full-time employee in excess of 30. This fine will be assessed if any full-time employee receives a federal subsidy for insurance through a health exchange. If even one employee qualifies for that subsidy due to an inadequacy in coverage (as defined above) the fines are much worse. Under penalty "b", the IRS will assess the lesser of a $2000 fine per full-time employee in excess of 30 or a $3000 fine per employee who receives the subsidy. In other words, the IRS will assess stricter fines for companies that do not comply with the affordable and comprehensive aspects of the plan. To make the transition a little smoother for larger companies, the 30-employee bar has been changed to an 80-employee bar for 2015 only. Starting in 2016, the full letter of the law will apply.
In 2016, a company defined as mid-sized, employing 50-99 employees, must comply with the regulation. But only 2% of American companies are defined as large, and only 2% more are considered mid-sized. Companies with less than 50 employees, the bulk of American employers, will never be affected by the legislation. This means roughly 96% of American companies do not have to offer health benefits, which makes the mandate counterintuitive to some.
Nonetheless, the regulation requires larger companies to make changes to healthcare plans to avoid penalties. They must now adhere to stricter reporting requirements and adjust to the challenging redefinition of a "full-time" employee. This could be financially difficult for companies that employ a large number of part-time or seasonal workers who add up to full-time equivalents under the new rule.


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No. 39: Capitol Weekly's Top 100
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by Capitol Weekly Staff posted 08.25.2021
39. Jennifer Barrera
Jennifer Barrera is an executive vice president of the California Chamber of Commerce, which means she wears two hats: She develops policy and strategy, and she represents the Chamber in legal reform spats, which presumably includes smacking unionized labor and pushing for business tax breaks. But whatever Barrera does, she's doing it well. She headed the Chamber's labor, tax and employment advocacy for seven years, then was named a senior vice president in 2018, and a year later she was named executive vice president. Sounds to us like she's being groomed as the Chamber's heir apparent when Allan Zaremberg (No. 12) steps down. For her to get the top spot, however, she'll have to bypass the four other executive VPs, including veteran political star and campaign strategist Marty Wilson. Barrera earned a BA in English from California State University, Bakersfield, and a JD with high honors from California Western School of Law.


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Actress Demi Moore seeking spousal support
On behalf of The Smith Law Offices, P.C. posted in Divorce on Monday, March 11, 2013.
Hollywood fans in Michigan may find it interesting to learn that according to reports nearly three months after Actor Ashton Kutcher, who was 2012's highest paid TV actor, filed for divorce, actress Demi Moore answered his divorce papers. She filed for dissolution of marriage as well and, is asking for spousal support from Kutcher who has an estimated income of approximately $24 million mainly due to his role in the TV show "Two and a Half Men". Both cited irreconcilable differences in their divorce papers.
Apparently Demi was hoping to reach a financial settlement with Kutcher before filing her own papers for divorce, but he did not agree to her terms. Nevertheless, negotiations to reach a resolution in the best interest of both Demi and Kutcher are on-going.
Divorce is not an easy process for anyone. In the case of Demi and Kutcher there are no children, but some people may have to deal with child custody and support issues alongside property division and spousal support issues. In Michigan, whether spousal support is warranted or not depends on various factors such as the length of the marriage, the age and health of the parties, and earning capacity of the parties at the time of divorce. Even though courts use a guideline to determine spousal support, the amount is negotiable.
For anyone in the process of a divorce where spousal support and its amount are at issue, should contact an experienced family law attorney to understand the nuances of spousal support and divorce related issues. It is important to ensure that spousal support is not greater than necessary and, also that the spouse receiving it is not short-changed.
Source: Ace Show Biz, "Demi Moore Finally Files For Divorce, Wants Spousal Support From Ashton Kutcher," March 8, 2013
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Pictured at the President's Diversity and Inclusion Award Luncheon are (back row, from left) Dr. John Raymond, Sr.; Andrew Petroll, MD; C. Greer Jordan Ph.D.; (front row, from left) Geneva Johnson; B. Ulysses Li, MD; Sebastian Ssempijja, Ph.D.
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) selected four individuals who received the President's Diversity and Inclusion Award at a special luncheon on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Andrew Petroll, MD, associate professor of medicine and psychiatry; B. Ulysses Li, MD, professor of pediatrics (gastroenterology); Geneva Johnson; and Sebastian Ssempijja, Ph.D, CEO and clinic director of the Sebastian Family Psychology Practice, LLC., were honored at a special event during the 2018 Spring Festival of Cultures.
Dr. Petroll was chosen for his dedication through mentorship and leadership in creating a meaningful and impactful educational experience for countless medical students, as well as his commitment to the LGBTQ community.
Dr. Li was selected for his tireless efforts in promoting health and equity in the Asian population, as well as mentoring Asian students to pursue health careers.
Geneva Johnson was chosen for her decades of work in leading cancer initiatives and serving the Hmong community to ensure efficient access to healthcare.
Dr. Ssempijja was selected for his passionate efforts in providing access to care for the underserved population and his unwavering commitment to refugees in the greater Milwaukee community.
John R. Raymond, Sr., MD, president and CEO, in partnership with MCW's Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, established the President's Diversity and Inclusion Award to honor individuals who have helped enhance an environment of inclusivity and diversity at MCW. This year, award recipients were selected from the categories of faculty and community members. Each recipient will receive $2,500.


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He comes to see that it is not exactly his race, but the fact that "white" people decided that "blackness" exists: "And I saw what divided me from the world was not anything intrinsic to us but the actual injury done by people intent on naming us, intent on believing that what they have named us matters more than anything we could ever actually do" The Dreamers need their "below" in that they need to keep their exalted position by dint of subjugating others. When Coates was growing up, he was disenchanted with the Civil Rights Movement heroes who practiced nonviolence. He wondered why their heroes always had to be nonviolent; he disliked their vacant expressions and how they consented to let their bodies be subjugated. Malcolm X was a breath of fresh air for him because he saw that Malcolm X did not lie and was a real political pragmatist. He did not sugarcoat his message for whites and he certainly did not turn the other cheek. He was fully in possession of his body and mind and was self-taught in the ways Coates aspired to emulate. In the form of a letter to his In the wake of the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, and other black youths, Coates wrote this book in the form The overlying theme He achieves this through a lot of self reflection and giving his son advice about The earthquake cannot be subpoenaed. The typhoon will not bend under indictment. They sent the killer of Prince Jones back to his work, because he was not a killer at all. But if we are all just helpless agents of physical laws, the question again emerges: What does one do? Coates recommends interrogation and struggle. But interrogation and struggle to what end? Black folks may control their place in the battle, but never with the possibility that they, and in turn their country, may win. Releasing the book at this moment—given all that is going on with black lives under public assault—seems the oddest thing to do. Humility, borne of our ignorance of the future, justifies hope. But what this connection means escapes many commentators. In Notes of a Native Son , Baldwin reflects on the wounds that white supremacy left on his father: When he died, I had been away from home for a little over a year. In that year I had had time to become aware of the meaning of all my father's bitter warnings, had discovered the secret of his proudly pursed lips and rigid carriage: I had discovered the weight of white people in the world. I saw that this had been for my ancestors and now would be for me an awful thing to live with and that the bitterness which had helped to kill my father could also kill me. Yet Baldwin knew that wounded attachment would destroy not the plunderers of black life but the ones who were plundered. Lastly, given the power of the book and its blockbuster success , Coates seems unable to linger on the conditions that gave life to the Ta-Nehisi Coates who now occupies the public stage. His own engagement with the world—his very agency—received social support. Throughout his book he recounts the rich diversity of black beauty and empowerment, especially at Howard. His mother, Cheryl Waters, financially support the family and provided young Coates with direction, especially with writing at an early age. Which way of reading resonates most with you? I have no praise anthems, nor old Negro spirituals. The spirit and soul are the body and brain, which are destructive—that is precisely why they are so precious. And the soul did not escape. The spirit did not steal away on gospel wings.
Which way of reading resonates most with you. I have no praise anthems, nor old Negro spirituals.
He uses words that are complex, but rather In the form of a letter to his In the wake of the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, and other black youths, Coates wrote this book in the form The overlying theme I have no praise anthems, nor old Negro spirituals. The spirit and soul are the body and brain, which are destructive—that is precisely why they are so precious. And the soul did not escape. The spirit did not steal away on gospel wings. How does this belief affect his outlook on racial progress? The worry is that if we follow along, we, too, shall be captured. The book initially seems like it will reveal the illusion of the Dream and then open up the possibility for imagining the United States anew. But Coates does not move in that direction. He rejects the American mythos but also embraces the certainty of white supremacy and its inescapable constraints. For him, white supremacy is not merely a historically emergent feature of the United States; it is an ontology. White supremacy, in other words, does not structure reality; it is reality. Action is tied fundamentally to what we imagine is possible for us, but there can be no affirmative politics when race functions as a wounded attachment. What about all those young men and women in the streets of Ferguson, Chicago, New York, and Charleston—how should we read their efforts? The earthquake cannot be subpoenaed. The typhoon will not bend under indictment. They sent the killer of Prince Jones back to his work, because he was not a killer at all. But if we are all just helpless agents of physical laws, the question again emerges: What does one do? Coates recommends interrogation and struggle. But interrogation and struggle to what end? Black folks may control their place in the battle, but never with the possibility that they, and in turn their country, may win. Releasing the book at this moment—given all that is going on with black lives under public assault—seems the oddest thing to do. Humility, borne of our ignorance of the future, justifies hope. But what this connection means escapes many commentators. Coates ponders this stirring phrase from his forebearers Wright and Baldwin. Why can't he get to the Dream? Why is it beguiling but elusive? He comes to see that it is not exactly his race, but the fact that "white" people decided that "blackness" exists: "And I saw what divided me from the world was not anything intrinsic to us but the actual injury done by people intent on naming us, intent on believing that what they have named us matters more than anything we could ever actually do" The Dreamers need their "below" in that they need to keep their exalted position by dint of subjugating others. When Coates was growing up, he was disenchanted with the Civil Rights Movement heroes who practiced nonviolence. He wondered why their heroes always had to be nonviolent; he disliked their vacant expressions and how they consented to let their bodies be subjugated.
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Investigation underway after man found dead inside near east side home
Posted 2:39 PM, January 14, 2015, by Matt Adams - Web Producer, Updated at 05:31PM, January 14, 2015
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 14, 2015) – Indianapolis Metropolitan police are conducting a death investigation after performing a welfare check Wednesday.
Around 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to the 2900 block of Brookside Avenue after a family member called saying he hadn't spoken to his son for several weeks.
Inside the home, officers found the man and saw apparent signs of trauma. EMS personnel pronounced him dead.
IMPD's Homicide Unit is talking to witnesses and processing evidence at the scene. The victim, a man in his 50s, hasn't been identified yet, pending notification of his family.
"Homicide is here, they'll complete the investigation, talk to anybody, any possible witness, family members, things like that," said Sgt. Frank Wooten with IMPD. "They'll go out and they'll canvas the neighborhood, if they got any other witnesses in that, they'll determine the cause of death, and then they'll put out any information they can on that."
Police say there were several days of mail in his mailbox, so it could have happened several days ago.
The victim lived only with his dog, which was taken by the victim's father. Police said they had responded to noise complaints at the home in the past, but nothing more serious than that.
Police said the circumstances surrounding the man's death are still unknown. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at (317) 262-TIPS (8477). Callers may also text "INDYCS" plus tip information to 274637 (CRIMES). All information shared via Crime Stoppers is considered anonymous.
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Over the Edge: Brief Thoughts on Showtime's Weeds and The Big C
It's only fitting in a way that Showtime would schedule Season Six of Weeds with the new dark comedy The Big C, both of which kick off tonight on the pay cabler.
In their own way, both series deal with the efforts of two women to survive in any way possible when faced with the insurmountable obstacle of death. On Weeds, Mary-Louise Parker's Nancy Botwin has spent the last five seasons attempting to keep her family together, getting deeper and deeper into treacherous waters after the untimely death of her husband, willing to literally get in bed with dangerous people in order to survive.
While the drama isn't as (soapily) high on The Big C, which airs a half an hour later, it's just as powerful as Laura Linney's Cathy receives a terminal cancer diagnosis and attempts to create a new way of living when faced with death itself, embarking on a journey in which she discovers her crazy again. For an uptight and controlling woman like Cathy, her last chance at living means living free: it means spilling wine on the couch, getting a pool put in her backyard, and attempting to reconnect with her loathsome teenage son.
In both cases, there's a lot of darkness going on but also a lot of humor to be mined from these extreme circumstances. Season Six of Weeds picks up moments after the cliffhanger ending from last season, where Shane killed Pilar with a croquet mallet blow to the head, knocking her into the pool. Wisely, the writers have realized that there's no time jump necessary here, finding both pathos and humor in Shane's new role as a "killer" and in Nancy's efforts to stay one step ahead of everyone likely to be on their tail.
It's a strategy that not only means that they ditch their new lives to hit the road but also removes Justin Kirk's Andy from the love triangle he was enmeshed in with his girlfriend Audra (Alanis Morrisette) and her obsessed, pro-life stalker. While Nancy selfishly doesn't allow Shane or Silas to pack any of their belongings, they hit the road with more than enough baggage--both physical and emotional--of Nancy's to last them a lifetime.
While Weeds has proven itself more than willing to shake up its foundations every few seasons (remember when she burned down their Agrestic home and they ended up by the Mexican border?), I have to say that I'm far more intrigued with this new on-the-lam picaresque than I was with the last two seasons. Publicity materials promise new identities, bizarre disguises, and odd jobs as the Botwins--plus Andy and Doug (Kevin Nealon), of course--attempt to stay alive and out of the hands of the Mexican drug cartel hungry for their blood.
The first episode--the only one sent out to press in advance--gave the series yet another jolt of adrenaline, quickly establishing the high stakes for this season and refocusing the viewpoint onto the Botwins as they attempt to get the hell out of their predicament and, more than likely, encounter a colorful menagerie of eccentrics, deadbeats, and kooks along the way. If you haven't been watching Weeds for whatever reason, this is the perfect opportunity to jump on board right now.
Showtime did, however, send out the first three episodes of the Laura Linney-led dark comedy The Big C, which is a good thing as it takes about that long for things to begin to click into place. The pilot episode, which airs tonight, has a few strong spots, one of which is--unsurprisingly--Linney herself, who stars here as the supernaturally uptight Cathy, a school teacher who keeps her terminal cancer diagnosis to herself and instead kicks her immature husband (Oliver Platt) out of the house and attempts to find new ways to remind herself that she's alive. For the time being, at least.
She sets out to wave her freak flag loud and proud, attempting to build a pool, spending the summer with her son (even if it means chasing down his soccer camp-bound bus with a paintball rifle), and reconnecting with that thing that she forgot how to do: live.
Cancer comedy is a hard thing to pull off and the pilot episode has the danger of becoming maudlin at times, particularly in scenes where Linney's Cathy interacts with her homeless brother Sean (John Benjamin Hickey) or her bitchy neighbor Marlene (Phyllis Somerville)... or Marlene's dog. A scene with plucky student Andrea (Gabourney Sidibe) crackles with nasty wit (just wait until you see what Cathy says to her) but seems separate from everything else.
Which is why the third episode seems to unify the various threads into something cohesive and enjoyable, as Cathy arranges a dinner party that brings together Sean, his new Whole Foods employee girlfriend, Andrea, and Cathy's supremely awful son (Gabriel Basso). Which, in true Showtime fashion, sort of goes horribly awry, really.
Episode Three is also the first episode where I began to see just what the series was capable of achieving and it's also the first installment where the show itself seemed to relax a little bit and, like Cathy herself, stop being so controlled and uptight. For a series about life, The Big C needs to embrace the messiness, humor, and emotion that this episode encapsulates.
If it does, The Big C, despite its subject matter, might just transform into a series that I hope lives for some time to come.
Season Six of Weeds premieres tonight at 10 pm ET/PT, followed by the series premiere of The Big C, on Showtime.
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Got to love the Botwin's, I do believe this is going to be a great season for the Botwin family.
I am glad to see Andy went along with them when they went on the run.
I have never seen "The Big C" but if it is half as good as weeds I think I am going to watch a few of the shows to check it out. Got to love Oliver Platt


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Q: One-way ANOVA method validation Here is my case:
Let's say we have 50 polygons(looks like this:and a point set distributed within these 50 polygons. So that for each polygon, there is an associated point density. What I want to test if whether the distribution pattern of this data set (for example, the fluctuations in density across 50 polygons) is kind of realization of spatial randomness.
The method I use is: in the uniform random case, the number of points of each ring follows a binomial distribution, i.e. X~B(n, p), where n is the total number of points and p is the probability of each point to be inside a particular polygon (p = Area_polygon/Area_semicircle).
So that for each polygon, I can calculate the expected number of points and upon which we can calculate the density. And then I can apply the one-way ANOVA to compare two groups: the actual density group and the theoretical density group.
However, I found a problem: when calculating the density, I actually divide the expected number over the area. But, considering the expected number

E = N(total number)*Area_polygon/total area,

thus the density:

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which means for each polygon, the expected density is the same number.

So in that case, is it still suitable to use one-way ANOVA to compare my actual density group to a group within which all numbers are the same?
What if use numbers rather than density? Or is there any other more suitable tests?

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The signs that spring is approaching are increasing almost every day. The ground hog is one of the early indicators (even if he was less that optimistic this year). There are other signals that are emerging and the one that seems to signal loudly are the birds. Listening to their songs throughout the day makes me feel like the daffodils and forsythia cannot be that far behind.
There are some simple and easy ways to attract birds into you garden. Be sure to provide plants that have fruit, nuts and/or seeds as a part of the plant. You can supplement these food sources by adding bird feeders to your garden. Nature will also add to their diet by supplying the worms and insects.
The second and probably the most important element to add to your garden to encourage the birds to visit is water. Having a source of fresh water in the form of a bird bath will allow the birds to get a drink. Make sure the water is changed regularly and includes a heater for the remaining winter days.
Shelter is also an important consideration and will offer protection from predators. Make sure that there are shrubs and trees in the garden where the birds can find protection and a place to build their nests. Putting these pieces into place will definitley encourage the birds to visit and spend time in your garden. The result will be a yard that is filled with wonderful melodies all season long. This is especially important for those older adults who may not be able to venture outside as often during the colder winters days, yet can still watch the birds from their windows.


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