Though many blame Britain's excessive tolerance for the recent terrorist attacks, the real problem is not too much multiculturalism but too little.
It has become an article of faith that Britain was vulnerable to terror because of its politically correct antiracism. Yet Osman's comments suggest that what propelled at least some of the bombers was rage at what they saw as extreme racism. And what else can we call the belief–so prevalent we barely notice it–that American and European lives are worth more than the lives of Arabs and Muslims, so much more that their deaths in Iraq are not even counted?
When Qutb returned to Egypt he joined the Muslim Brotherhood, leading to his next life-changing event: He was arrested, severely tortured and convicted of antigovernment conspiracy in an absurd show trial. Qutb's political theory was profoundly shaped by torture. Not only did he regard his torturers as sub-human, he stretched that categorization to include the entire state that ordered this brutality, including the practicing Muslims who passively lent their support to Nasser's regime.
Qutb's vast category of subhumans allowed his disciples to justify the killing of "infidels"–now practically everyone–in the name of Islam. A movement for an Islamic state was transformed into a violent ideology that would lay the intellectual groundwork for Al Qaeda. In other words, so-called Islamist terrorism was "home grown" in the West long before the July 7 attacks–from its inception it was the quintessentially modern progeny of Colorado's casual racism and Cairo's concentration camps.
Why is it worth digging up this history now? Because the twin sparks that ignited Qutb's world-changing rage are currently being doused with gasoline: Arabs and Muslims are being debased in torture chambers around the world and their deaths are being discounted in simultaneous colonial wars, at the same time that graphic digital evidence of these losses and humiliations is available to anyone with a computer. And once again, this lethal cocktail of racism and torture is burning through the veins of angry young men. As Qutb's past and Osman's present reveal, it's not our tolerance for multiculturalism that fuels terrorism; it's our tolerance for the barbarism committed in our name.
Meanwhile, in Britain, there is no shortage of the "evil and fanatic racial discrimination" that Qutb denounced. "Of course too there have been isolated and unacceptable acts of a racial or religious hatred," Blair said before unveiling his terror-fighting plan. "But they have been isolated." Isolated? The Islamic Human Rights Commission received 320 complaints of racist attacks in the wake of the bombings; the Monitoring Group has received eighty-three emergency calls; Scotland Yard says hate crimes are up 600 percent from this time last year. Not that pre-July 7 was anything to brag about: "One in five of Britain's ethnic minority voters say that they considered leaving Britain because of racial intolerance," according to a Guardian poll in March.
This last statistic shows that the brand of multiculturalism practiced in Britain (and France, Germany, Canada…) has little to do with genuine equality. It is instead a Faustian bargain, struck between vote-seeking politicians and self-appointed community leaders, one that keeps ethnic minorities tucked away in state-funded peripheral ghettos while the centers of public life remain largely unaffected by the seismic shifts in the national ethnic makeup. Nothing exposes the shallowness of this alleged tolerance more than the speed with which Muslim communities are now being told to "get out" (to quote Tory MP Gerald Howarth) in the name of core national values.
The real problem is not too much multiculturalism but too little. If the diversity now ghettoized on the margins of Western societies–geographically and psychologically–were truly allowed to migrate to the centers, it might infuse public life in the West with a powerful new humanism. If we had deeply multi-ethnic societies, rather than shallow multicultural ones, it would be much more difficult for politicians to sign deportation orders sending Algerian asylum-seekers to torture, or to wage wars in which only the invaders' dead are counted. A society that truly lived its values of equality and human rights, at home and abroad, would have another benefit too. It would rob terrorists of what has always been their greatest recruitment tool: our racism.


It astounds me to find out that many people were offered surgery, or had surgery to remedy their "simple" pains, such as back-pain, shoulder pain, and numbness in their hands.
In addition, she also received surgery in her left front wrist to correct a problem the doctors called carpal tunnel syndrome in her left hand.
I am aghast why surgery is always recommended despite the simplicity of many of these pains. Most of the pains recommended for surgery responds very positively with advanced massage therapy or known as Ilot in the Philippines.
I am not against any surgery, however, try massage therapy first and foremost. The trouble is many doctors discourage people to try it.
I suggest that if you have never tried massage therapy yet, do not jump immediately to have surgery, especially surgery on your back to correct the common doctors' diagnosis as slipped disc, also called herniated disc. Backpains, sciatica problems, Shoulder pains and numbness of the arms are the common problems I encounter as Ilot (Massage) therapist and I could say up to 95% responds positively. Most of those who usually failed are those who had surgery, broken spinal bone due to an accident, chronic problems, especially with years gone(This may still be remedied by massage but requires longer treatments).
My kumare says that until now her pains remain the same that's why she asked for my help. Why only now and not before she took surgery? She just learned three weeks ago that this is what I am doing from a common friend whose mother was helped by ilot therapy.
By the way what is Ilot? This is a more advance technique of massage practice in the rural areas of the Philippines. It uses all the kinds of massage but applied with more precision and utmost care. Long years of practice and experience is needed to at least become proficient at it.
This mother of our friend, who is now 60 years old, is one of the many people helped by Ilot therapy. She had a problem last year of pain in her back and she cannot walk straight. In fact, there was no comfortable positions that was good for her. So, she came to Baguio City purposely to seek help. I gave her therapy for almost two weeks, and with God's help, she was able to walk and went home. Unluckily, after one month, she laundered their large thick blanket and now struck her lower back. Though it was not exactly the same feeling like the first time, she felt a cramp-like pain in her buttock making her needing to sit down every few meters to rest before she can continue walking.
So, she came immediately to see me. With the Lord's help, she could again walk without any pain after a week's session. Now, she is home working her farm with no complain.
Another example is an elderly woman aged 58 years old who was suffering from chronic should pain and numbness in her hand. Doctors recommended to her surgery as the only last remedy after 3 years of seeking medical help. Until one doctor advised her to try massage which she did. And for more than a year of getting massage therapy she felt relief for a few days and the pain returns again. Through recommendations by friends we met, and with the Lord's help, three sessions were sufficient to remedy her problem, though there were few more follow ups done. It's been 5 months since the last time I massaged her. Since, our distance of residence is 7 hours afar, I assured her that basic massage from the others is suffice to keep her shoulder and arms healthy. If needed she can call me any time.
Oh, my Friend? Based on previous clients who have the same complaint, there is a big chance her sciatic problem and numbness and carpal tunnel syndrome of her hand can be treated. I am glad there was a minimal intervention done by the surgery to not affect many nerves so our hope is high. ( I will make an update about this after more treatment was done).
But not all is a success story.
The aunt of my wife whose age is 65 is confined to her home after having a surgery more than a year now. She only moves a few steps away from her bed with the help of a walker when I was asked to go see her and see what I can do. At first glance, I know the only thing ilot can do to her is probably ease some of her pains but not to regain a few percentage of her movements.
It's true, after the first and second treatment some of the pains were gone, but since our distance is 7 hours away by bus there was no way the therapy can be maintained at least three times a week.
And about two hundred meters away from her home, another woman who is 45 years old is also beset by almost the same problem. According to the account, she felt her problem since the 1990's until she was bed ridden in 2010. She was not able to walk and cannot stretch her arms from the shoulder joint and elbow joint. In 2013, she was able to make little short steps, and able to use her hands somewhat. She reported of not being able to control her urine long enough to reach the toilet. Massage therapy only lessen some of the pains and she said, she can at least balance better and her bladder control improved that she no longer often wet her underwear. I don't know if a more significant improvement was achieved if daily massage therapy and physical therapy was applied. Financial and distance of place stopped a continuation of therapy.


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In this period the arts of painting, sculpture, architecture, and literature reached an. Their language is modern and their outlook different from that of Medieval poets like Chaucer. Shakespeare wrote sonnets between 1593-1600: Sonnet 17.
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Shakespeare's world, like the worlds of Chaucer, Milton, and the Beowulf poet, was extremely different from ours. It is almost impossible to gather how alien it was from watching films or television.
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Heavy fighting rages in Somalia for the second day running between Islamist fighters and government forces allegedly backed by Ethiopian troops around Baidoa, the seat of the transitional government of Somalia. Abdurahman Warsameh reports from Mogadishu.
The fighting, which started Wednesday, continues today in the southwest of Baidoa, and in the eastern towns of Mode-Mode and Daynunay. Both sides are exchanging heavy artillery and mortar shells. Each side claims to have inflicted big losses on the other and to have gained territory. Neither claim can be independently confirmed, but the Associated Press reports that the clashes left 100 people dead. The news of the fighting comes only a day after the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum, set by the Islamists for the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops they say are in Baidoa. European Union envoy to Somalia, Luis Michel, arrived in the country yesterday to try to get the two sides to talk. He held meetings with the Somali president and the prime minister of the interim government in Baidoa and the supreme leader of the Council of Islamic Courts in Mogadishu. Michel told reporters he secured the commitment of both sides to attend a new round of peace talks, although it is unclear when the talks may take place. For FSRN, this is Abdurahman Warsameh in Mogadishu.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has welcomed recent peace proposals from Pakistan in the latest sign the rivals may be ready to start hashing out a deal over divided Kashmir. Vinod K. Jose reports.
For over 55 years, Kashmir has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan…but perhaps now it is time for India and Pakistan to sit down together and resolve the dispute. Pakistani President Parvez Musharaf has put forth a concrete proposal on Kashmir, outlined in a four-point formula which includes demilitarization and joint control of the troubled state. The other two points are making the border, what they call "irrelevant" by allowing Kashmiris on both sides to cross more easily and a joint mechanism to discuss all Kashmir related issues. Indian Prime Minister welcomed President Musharaf's proposal. He said "Both the countries should forget the past and think of a new future and work together for that." Up until now, India has been lukewarm on talking concrete steps to end the dispute, favoring instead so-called "confidence building measures" like the trans-Kashmiri bus service. It is expected that Indian Prime Minister will visit Pakistan early 2007. For FSRN, from New Delhi, this is Vinod K. Jose.
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A Marine Corps squad leader was charged with 13 counts of murder today in the killings of 24 civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha last November. Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich was charged with 12 counts of murdering individuals, plus one count of murdering six people by ordering Marines under his charge to "shoot first and ask questions later" when they entered a house. He's the first of a half dozen Marines who are expected to be charged in connection with the massacre. FSRN's Aaron Glantz has more.
Sri Lanka's government has accused the Tamil Tiger rebels of abducting more than 400 underage boys and girls from government-controlled areas this year to be trained as combatants, and has asked the insurgents to halt the practice. The accusation comes after the rebels said they had released 22 school children mistakenly abducted on Tuesday. FSRN's Ponniah Manikavasagam reports from Sri Lanka.
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The Gambling Industry is moving aggressively across the nation. On the East Coast, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Jersey are being targeted. FSRN's Dante Toza reports from Philadelphia, one of the cities whose neighborhoods would be affected by gambling.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has demonstrated his political power by reorganizing his allies in Iran's recent elections. But Ahmadinejad and his supporters lost the majority of the seats in City Council and the Assembly of Experts elections. Iranian affairs correspondent Saideh Jamshidi has more.
A group of transportation activists in Northern California have issued a report detailing what they say are The Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission funding policies that maintain a separate and unequal transit system. At issue is the disparity in funding between urban bus riders and suburban train commuters. Activists want to win an equitable share of public funding for bus riders in Bay Area Cities like Oakland, 80 percent of whom are people of color. The release of the report coincides with the 50th anniversary of the end of the year-long campaign to win integrated bus service in Montgomery, Alabama. In this interview conducted just months after the end of the historic boycott, and preserved by the Pacifica Radio Archives, KPFA's Sidney Rogers asked Rosa Parks why so many people decided to walk and keep right on walking.


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Papule
Fibrous papule of the nose
/ˈpæpjuːl/[1]
Dermatology[2]
Small, well-defined bump in skin[2]
A papule is a small, well-defined bump in the skin.[2] It may have a rounded, pointed or flat top, and may have a dip.[2] It can appear with a stalk, be thread-like or look warty.[3] It can be felt; and may be soft or firm and its surface may be rough or smooth.[4] Some have crusts or scales.[2] A papule can be flesh colored, yellow, white, brown, red, blue or purplish.[5] There may be just one or many, and they may occur irregularly in different parts of the body or appear in clusters.[2] It does not contain fluid but may progress to a pustule or vesicle.[2] A papule is smaller than a nodule; it can be as tiny as a pinhead and is typically less than 1 cm in width, according to some sources,[2][3] and 0.5 cm according to others.[5] If filled with blood vessels it is termed a small haemangioma.[6]
Its color might indicate its cause, such as white in milia, red in eczema, yellowish in xanthoma and black in melanoma.[2] They may open when scratched and become infected and crusty.[7]
3 Differential diagnosis
Papule and plaque
A papule is a small, well-defined bump in the skin.[2] It is smaller than a nodule; it can be as tiny as a pinhead and is typically less than 1 cm in width, according to some sources,[2][3] and 0.5 cm according to others.[5]
A papule may have a rounded, pointed or flat top, and may have a dip.[2] It can be polygonal but is never rectangular or square.[8] It can appear with a stalk, be thread-like or look warty.[3] Ulceration, oozing, bleeding or thin blood vessels may be present in a papule.[8] It can be soft or firm and its surface may be rough or smooth.[2] Some have crusts or scales.[2] A papule can be flesh colored, yellow, white, brown, black, blue or purplish, or varying shades of red.[5][8] The intensity of redness might indicate how long the papule has been present.[8] There may be just one or many, and they may occur irregularly in different parts of the body or appear in clusters.[2] It does not contain fluid but may progress to a pustule or vesicle.[2]
Angiofibromas are papules, types of which include the usually solitary fibrous papule of the nose and periungual angiofibroma, and multiple in pearly penile papules, and the facial angiofibromas as may be seen in tuberous sclerosis.[9] Other conditions presenting with papules include condyloma acuminatum, squamous papilloma, basal cell carcinoma and parulis.[10]
Papules with scale on the palms and soles may occur in secondary syphilis, psoriasis, eczema, tinea manuum, mycosis fungoides.[8] In lichen planus papules may be itchy, flat-topped, polygonal, purplish with white streaks, and can be solitary, or occur in clusters or in a line.[8]
List of cutaneous conditions
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↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Dinulos, James G. H. (2019). "1. Principles of diagnosis and anatomy". Habif' Clinical Dermatology (7th ed.). Elsevier. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-323-61269-2. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
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↑ "papule" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Allen, Herbert B. (2010). "1. Papulosquamous diseases". Dermatology Terminology. Philadelphia: Springer. pp. 1–13. ISBN 978-1-84882-839-1. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
↑ Paller, Amy S.; Mancini, Anthony J. (2020). "9. Cutaneous tumors and tumor syndromes". Clinical Pediatric Dermatology: A Textbook of Skin Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (6th ed.). St Louis, Missouri: Elsevier. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-323-54988-2. Archived from the original on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
↑ Langlais, Robert P.; Miller, Craig S.; Gehrig, Jill S. (2017). "18. Diagnostic and descritive terminology: macule, patch, erosion, ulcer". Color Atlas of Common Oral Diseases, Enhanced Edition (5th ed.). Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-284-24098-6. Archived from the original on 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
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Comedo
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Target lesion
Herald patch
Wheal
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Excoriation
keratin: Hyperkeratosis
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Hypergranulosis
Acanthosis
Acantholysis
Spongiosis
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After MaRo – Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
I love the fact that R&D is pushing the Race/Class model.
Quick aside: If you don't know what the Race/Class model is, pick up a creature card, let's say um, Coiling Oracle. Let's take a look at it (Hint: it's to the right). For the card type line we see: Creature – Snake Elf Druid. That creature is all of those types (A snake, an elf, and a druid) for every card that cares about creature types. Elvish Harbinger can search him up, can trigger Sosuke's Summons, and can tap to Seton, Kroasn Protector. Its race (what the creature actually is) is a snake and an elf, and its class (what's its role in its society is) is a druid. While not every creature has a class, every creature has a race (except Nameless Race, which was updated with the first creature type clean up). But remember, everything on the card type line is the creature type. Remember to check Gatherer for updates to old cards (Creature type update 1, update 2).
Why is this a good thing? Why do we need the Race/Class model in Magic? In the beginning there was "Summon X" and all was good. But over the past 15 years, Wizards have changed it, and some people think that it loses some flavor when it looks a little more structured. Sure, it's much cleaner for rules, but it lost it's fantasy flavor. But this is where it can make up with the fantasy fans. I'm not into D&D or WoW (don't shoot me, I've got my one addiction), but I know that those fantasy games have the same race/class markup. Wizards pushed this so they could fit more with those fantasy games, something that Magic didn't have at the beginning of the game. It added the flavor back into the game, which I love, as long as it doesn't ruin mechanics (sorry, I'm more of a game interaction than flavor fan).
But with those cards that used to read, "Zombies gain X" you can now do stuff like, "Non-Zombie Clerics gain X" if you want to create those type of cards. Sometimes, it's better to help/hinder the class than the race (like Boldwyr Intimidator does), but that opens so much more design space. There can be a beast creature that has protection from Wizards, or equipment that can only be equipped by warriors (not the new battle axe). Again, the designs have opened up to alot more options then previously had. Since this is the first set that deals with class, this was the first time that alot of people had thought of it since it was put into place at the beginning of Mirrodin.
But, there's a problem that Wizards needs to figure out. Every one of the colors has a common iconic race (Green – Elf, Red – Goblin, Black – Zombie, Blue – Merfolk), except White. They have Soldiers, which is a class. When base sets are made, the idea is to push for Soldiers instead of any race. This is why this "new" race of Kithkin were pushed for Lorwyn, they really didn't have a commonish race. At the moment, they are the iconic race, but we (the players) don't know if it will just stay on the plane of Lorwyn or travel to the next one with us. Will Wizards stay with Kithkin as the main race or will Wizards not have one for White, which might not be a bad idea.
How can a color not have a main race? White is all about togetherness, working together for the common goal (read my color pie identity project) so what better way to display this then to push class rather then race? Sure, there's going to be problems that which class to push in White (Soldiers, Clerics, etc) but that's not my call. In reality, it depends on the flavor of the world that Magic is traveling to. As well as the base set when "Lord" cards are more common, what will be the White "Lord"? It might not that bad of an idea for White to back class, as then it will make the identity of the color more solid and it will bring some focus to the class type on a creature (as before Morningtide, it was really more then an afterthought). If White has class "Lords" then there could be an open field of design that White hasn't had a chance to touch that much: anti-class direct damage, bounce or counters (all that White has seen but in limited numbers). There can be the constant change in creature types (Wizards has said they won't print a Human "Lord", but this is a great way around that).
Once they answer this question of how they will go forward, then we proceed with our own sets with the creature types. We can offer suggestions and ideas, but we aren't the ones that create the game, Wizards is. If you haven't written MaRo before about anything, I suggest you do this. Tell him your thoughts, and I would love to hear what you think. Should White be more focused on class rather then race? I think it's an interesting idea, but who knows.
If you haven't voted in Super Tuesday, please do. I'm in a state that doesn't vote today, so vote. It's important.
But yes, race/class is Good. Although you've missed that Zombie isn't a race at all, but a Status. You can see this if you look at cards like Dross Crocodile (type: Zombie Crocodile), Accursed Centaur (type: Zombie Centaur), or Festering Goblin (type: Zombie Goblin), versus "human" zombies like Scathe Zombies (type: Zombie – and not Zombie Human as it should be).
Personally, I think it's a bit of an odd proposal to say that one colour should be more class-focused while others are race-focused, but… it does seem to fit with white's historical approach. Interesting suggestion.


Jihadists with the Islamic State (IS) have used cluster munitions against Kurdish targets in northern Syria, resulting in civilian casualties including the death of a child, rights groups said.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that "credible evidence" suggests that Islamist militants with the group previously known as Isis used the banned weapon on at least two occasions in recent weeks.
"Based on reports of local Kurdish officials and photographic evidence, forces of the Islamic State ... used cluster munitions on July 12 and August 14 during fighting around the Syrian town of 'Ayn al-'Arab, also known as Kobani in Kurdish, in Aleppo governorate near Syria's northern border with Turkey," HRW said.
IS militants have been fighting Syrian Kurdish YPG forces in the area for more than one year.
In the first incident, four YPG fighters were killed by a ground-fired cluster munition, Kurdish officials said.
Later in August, an 11-year-old was killed and his eight-year-old friend wounded, as a "small cylindrical submunition with a bright red ribbon" they picked up from the ground detonated.
The submunition was of the kind typically carried by cluster devices, which are designed to explode in the air and spread their deadly content over a wide area, HRW said.
If they fail to explode upon initial impact, these "bomblets" act like landmines, setting off when handled.
IS was not previously known to have used cluster munitions, which have instead been allegedly employed by government forces since the start of the civil war.
However, HRW noted that Syrian government forces do not have troops in the area and no airstrikes were reported in that period.
Kurdish official denied YPG forces have cluster munitions and HRW said they found no evidence to refute the claim, leaving the Islamic State as the sole and prime suspect.
"Human Rights Watch does not know how the Islamic State acquired these cluster munitions," the group said.
IS has overrun several Syrian military bases in recent months.
"Any use of cluster munitions deserves condemnation, but the best response is for all nations to join the treaty banning them and work collectively to rid the world of these weapons," said Steve Goose, arms division director at Human Rights Watch and chair of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC).
Syria is not a party to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions that bans the weapon and requires member states to destroy all stockpiles clear of contaminated areas.


that I forget the void beneath.
an easel to support my myth.
look out below- manhole- I flip.
I'll smooth out all your edges like a giant lucky dime.
to which you twist your depths to reach?
are you designed to feed the world?
Look out below. Manhole. I flip.
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One of the most important reasons to have an Emergency Survival Kit / Bug Out Bag is to prepare for home fires. Why? Because in only a matter of minutes a small flame can turn into a raging house fire, and you and your family may only have seconds to escape. You wouldn't have time to grab anything that wasn't already prepared near an exit.
Home fires, more than any other thing we prepare for (other than a tornado) strike the fastest and pose the most significant threat us.
We'll start with planning our Bug Out Bag Emergency Kit, and what considerations we need to explore. If you are unfamiliar with assembling a BOB, read our article about it here. If you already have a Bug Out Bag ready, then lets move on.
On the high-end is the iEvac Certified Smoke/Fire Hood. It is the only hood certified by SEI (http://www.seinet.org/) and tested by the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, and the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center. It's also designated as an anti-terrorism technology by the US Department of Homeland Security Safety Act.
It protects against toxic gasses such as carbon monoxide (the number one cause of death and injury in a fire), smoke, hydrogen sulfide, chlorine, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, sulfur dioxide, tear gas and more.
The FIREMASK Emergency Escape Hood is a another product that can protect you from smoke inhalation for up to an hour. This is a great thing to have if you live in a multi-story apartment building and would need to evacuate several flights of stairs.
On the less expensive side having a box of N95 Respirators available will also protect you from particulates, although it will not prevent smoke inhalation.Goggles will help keep stuff out of your eyes, we like the Dewalt Concealer Goggles, because they also repel liquids, in case you need them against a biological threat.
There are a few scenarios where you may not be able to take your full BOB with you, especially if it is a full-sized camping backpack. If you have to collect a wife, kids, or pets while crawling around, that may also not be possible or wise to do with a 50 lb BOB strapped to your back.
We came up with something we call a WUSH Bag (Wake Up, Stuffs Happening) that you can keep within arms reach of your bed. It's a small handbag that keeps only the most essential items in it: a set of house keys, car keys, money, a flashlight, USB key with important documents, printed out list of important phone numbers, backup cell phone charger.
It's a smart idea to keep your wallet and phone nearby so you can dump them in there if you need to jump out of bed and go.
You should keep a bag in your vehicle(s) that can fill-in some of the other things you would need if you were suddenly displaced from your home, but weren't able to grab your Bug Out Bag, and thats a Get Home Bag (GHB). We have a whole article dedicated to Get Home Bags, check it out here.
The key to surviving a fire, whether it's in you home or elsewhere, is planning and preparation. This includes fire drills, mapping exits, having fire alarms, and a meeting place.
Never smoke in bed or keep ashtrays under the couch.
Be careful of using portable heaters: keep other items a few feet away from them at all times, and turn them off when not in the room.
Avoid grease fires while cooking and learn how to put one out.
Do not run electrical cords under rugs.
Do not let the kids get access to lighters or matches!
Prevent Christmas trees from catching fire, they can do massive damage in less than 10 seconds. You must watch this video. Yikes.
You should think about where you keep your Bug Out Bags, and whether or not they will be easy to grab in a fire. The first thing to consider is the height you store them. Because most fire deaths result from smoke inhalation, you don't want your Bug Out Bags up by the ceiling which is where all the smoke will be so try to keep the bags in an accessible place if you are crawling. If the fire has already gotten very bad then you may need to crawl out of your home.
The next bag location consideration is where you will exit your house. If it's the front door then keep then keep your Emergency Kits near there if you can. Under the bed might be another option, especially if you have different egress possibilities, like bedroom windows or backdoors.
The first and simplest thing to do is to make sure you know a fire is happening as soon as it starts, and that happens by having a Smoke Detector in each and every room and hallway in the house. It's especially important in the kitchen, the hallway near bedrooms, and the garage. Make sure you check the batteries 2x a year. We like to do it when we change the clocks during and after daylight savings time.
Make sure you test them monthly, and that the kids know what they sound like and what they need to do if they hear one.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) is an odorless gas that can kill you while you sleep. It's the byproduct of incomplete combustion: anywhere there is a fire there is CO. Think a car running in a garage, a blacked chimney or flue, cracked furnace exchanger, or malfunctioning gas range or stove, heater, gas dryer, etc. A Carbon Monoxide Alarm can protect you and your family from exposure, and is a very smart investment.
Wild fires bring their own set of unique circumstances. Unlike in-home fires, you will typically know in advance that a wild fire threatens your neighborhood. However your immediate area could be inundated with particulate and smoke. You should have a few masks and goggles available to you for your evacuation into these areas. Keep spares in your car, since they are cheap and easy to store.
The Red Cross has an article about preparing for Wild Fires, it's worth a read even if you don't live in an area prone to them, the same concepts apply.
The LA Times has an article about the outside of your home to prevent it from burning.


The Illinois MTSS Network (IL MTSS-N) provides high-quality professional learning for schools and districts in order to develop and sustain multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS). MTSS is a framework for continuous improvement that is systemic, prevention-focused, and data-informed, providing a coherent continuum of supports responsive to meet the needs of all learners.
IL MTSS-N has been supporting Illinois schools for nearly 20 years so it has the longevity and experience to address challenges schools and districts face when engaging in systemic continuous improvement. The IL MTSS-N has a track record of effectively improving equitable outcomes for students, including students with disabilities and racial/ethnic diversity.
IL MTSS-N Network Capacity Coaches build relationships with district/school leadership and staff to effectively support equity-based MTSS. "Equity-based MTSS values and welcomes each and every student as a full member of their school and provides the support students need when needed, as long as needed" (SWIFT Education Center 2018). IL MTSS-N builds whole system capacity to provide academic, social-emotional, and behavioral support to improve whole child outcomes.
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Prodded By Industry Lobbying, Self-Proclaimed Global Warming Opponents Now Pushing Coal
ThinkProgress May 30, 2007, 12:27 am
Global carbon dioxide emissions are now exceeding even the most "extreme" predictions, and 2007 is already the hottest year ever recorded. Yet even as congressional leaders draft legislation to reduce greenhouse gases, "a powerful roster of Democrats and Republicans is pushing to subsidize coal as the king of alternative fuels."
Prodded by "intense lobbying from the coal industry," lawmakers from coal states are proposing that taxpayers spend billions of dollars to subsidize the coal industry's production of liquid diesel fuel.
This is a dangerously backwards idea. Coal-to-liquid fuels "produce almost twice the volume of greenhouse gases as ordinary diesel," and the production process of such fuels "creates almost a ton of carbon dioxide for every barrel of liquid fuel." The New York Times offers this infographic:
Congressional supporters of coal-to-liquids argue that "coal-based fuels are more American than gasoline." But the only responsible way to achieve American energy independence is to create policies that also reduce global warming, and that can be done with low-carbon, American-grown alternative fuels.
A profile in courage on this issue is Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), who this month killed a coal-to-liquids proposal despite coming from a coal state. As Gristmill's Dave Roberts noted, Tester realizes "that blundering ahead with coal before addressing its emissions is tantamount to collective suicide, and he's not willing to sign on with that for the sake of a big-money industry in his state."
UPDATE: Climate Progress has much more.


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Ocado to join flagship SEGRO development
November 18, 2014 by Sam Store posted in: Industry News
Leading property developer SEGRO has revealed that Ocado will be joining their flagship Origin development at Park Royal.
Ocado, the world's largest online supermarket, will occupy a brand new 68,393 sq ft unit, from where they will distribute goods to London.
Head of Property Network Development at Ocado, Ian Starling, said: "We're delighted to be moving to Origin. Its location means that we can continue to be at the forefront of the e-commerce revolution changing the way we shop, and ultimately, consume goods."
Alongside this news, SEGRO also announce their plans for the final phase of the development, subject to planning permission. John Lewis has already signed a 25 year lease for 108,000 sq ft of Grade A space, while a further 99,560 sq ft will be built speculatively in two units, with construction set to begin in spring 2015.
View the listing for Origin on NovaLoca
The Origin development sits on the site of the 22 acre former Guinness Brewery, with the projected expected to create over 1,000 jobs in the area. Just eight miles from central London, Origin is ideally placed for distribution into London and will offer first class facilities for occupiers.
Commenting on the news, CEO of SEGRO, David Sleath, said: "We are delighted to welcome Ocado to Origin, our latest edge of town development. The letting is another illustration of how SEGRO is providing high quality warehouse properties in the right locations to enable our customers to deliver their products quickly and efficiently to their consumers."
You can find out more about Origin by visiting the listing on NovaLoca or by going to SEGRO's website.
Alternatively, you can view all of SEGRO's properties on NovaLoca by following this link
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In lush green hills of the Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka, endless rows of tea plants stripe the landscape. Every day laborers work tirelessly on the estates for a small wage. One such laborer, Thirviyam also does some gardening and milking during his "spare time." Despite the arduous work, Thirviyam wears a satisfied smile. Why is he content to work so hard? Because, he says, his children are getting a quality education. In a country where it is not uncommon for children to start working to help the family make ends meet, Thirviyam goes above and beyond to not only make sure his children will stay in school, but also thrive in school. He beams with pride when he talks about his son, Kanishtan, who is one of the best students in his class.
"One day, I was teaching him how to write a letter, but my son said the way I wrote the letter was incorrect. He even gave me the reasons why it is incorrect!" he recalls with a smile. This dad was so impressed not only by how much his son is learning but also by his confidence to reach out to his father to correct him.
"The school is doing its part in providing a quality education for my child," says Thirviyam. "So it is my duty to create a motivating environment at home for him to learn." Building a separate study room so Kanishtan can study without distraction, he also bought a whiteboard, desk, painting kits, books, and other reading materials to encourage his son's excitement for learning.
Thirviyam says that many parents in Sri Lanka feel like their children cannot receive an adequate education in their local schools and feel that they must pay for private education. However, not everyone can afford that option. Thankfully, with the expert support of Room to Read, Kanishtan's local school gives him the opportunity to learn in an environment that makes him excited to go to school and learn. Impressed by Kanishtan's performance, Thirviyam says his friends are eager to send their children to this government school as well.
At a Community Reading event organized by Room to Read, Thirviyam recalls swelling with pride as he watched his child read confidently and fluently in front of the village. Many parents were moved to tears of joy and gratitude as they saw how well their children were learning to read.
At Room to Read, we know that children like Kanishtan will have a better chance at reaching their full potential with supportive dads like Thirviyam. That's why Family and Community Engagement is an integral part of our Literacy Program -- because we want every child to have the encouragement they need to get through school.
Also, watch the story of two other amazing dads who decided they didn't just want to prepare their daughters for marraige, they wanted to prepare them for life. "Society here does not value the girl child as much, and most of the time only prepares her for marraige," says one of these Tanzanian fathers dedicated to supporting the Girls' Education program. "As a parent, I understand that every child has a right to education. It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl."


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Hot Stocks / Churchill Capital Corp IV's Lucid Motors Add Substance To EV Ambitions
Churchill Capital Corp IV's Lucid Motors Add Substance To EV Ambitions
Consumer strategy makes CCIV stock compelling
April 6, 2021	 By Josh Enomoto, InvestorPlace Contributor	Apr 6, 2021, 5:11 am EST	 April 6, 2021
Like many of the special purpose acquisition companies or SPACs that came before it, Churchill Capital Corp IV (NYSE:CCIV), which will merge with Lucid Motors, has seen its fair share of ups and downs. At its peak earlier this year, CCIV stock was trading hands at over $58. But that was a blip as shares are now down below $24 at time of writing.
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This brings up a conundrum: is CCIV stock a discount or a nasty Venus flytrap for bulls? On the pessimistic front, I understand the desire for caution. As InvestorPlace contributor Larry Ramer pointed out, the valuation for CCIV "remains extraordinarily and unjustifiably high," even with shares coming down from their February highs. For the record, Ramer's piece was published on March 25 as shares opened at $21.71.
No doubt, CCIV stock is an aspirational investment. But recently, Lucid Motors added some substance to its ambitions. Management offered a virtual look inside its massive manufacturing facility located in Arizona and it has many people buzzing about Lucid's potential to take on electric vehicle stalwart Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA).
Pursuing Different Path
As Barron's pointed out, Lucid's investment into its plant represents its operating philosophy. "Lucid is pursuing a slightly different path to market than some of its peers. It wants to be asset heavy, believing controlling manufacturing is critical for success in the auto business."
Certainly, this entails risk. EV manufacturers Fisker (NYSE:FSR) and Canoo (NASDAQ:GOEV) are choosing to go the opposite direction with an asset-light approach. In my view, Fisker's decision weighs heavily because the founder, Henrik Fisker, previously tried to develop his own automotive firm and failed.
Almost certainly, that first failure has given him some important business lessons. Fisker seems very comfortable in outsourcing his second attempt to Magna International (NYSE:MGA).
Still, it's not quite an apples-to-apples comparison. And I don't think the manufacturing process is the make-or-break component of Lucid Motors.
CCIV Stock Benefits From a Clear Economic Directive
I might get in trouble for saying this. In fact, I'm pretty sure I'm going to get an earful. But it's possible that Tesla is (silently) driving down a road of misery as it attempts to build an EV for the masses. I just don't see battery technology making this possible within the next few years.
Just look at the inventory of used Teslas listed under the company's website. At time of writing, the cheapest EV I can find is above $40,000. That's a perfect price for upper-middle-income households but it's well out of the reach of average income earners. And this is where CCIV stock gets interesting.
You see, Lucid isn't even bothering with the pretense of being an affordable EV maker. They're going straight for the affluent user base — and when you're dealing with a relatively new technology, this is the only viable user base.
From its website, the lowest-price Lucid, the Air Pure, starts at just under $70,000. Assuming no money down and a five-year payment plan with zero interest and no taxes, you're talking close to $1,200 monthly payments.
I'm sorry but most people are not going to be able to afford this.
Furthermore, the number of households in the upper-middle-class-income range — as in your typical Tesla Model 3 owner — may could decline in the years ahead. While people are celebrating the recent blowout March 2021 jobs report, the harsh reality is that the employment level is down about 5% from pre-pandemic highs.
Further, we have systemic deflation in the economy, not inflation. Think about it this way. During the lockdowns, big businesses enjoyed lower overhead costs, government relief funds, automated and/or cloud-based services while keeping wages flat. That's deflationary because businesses enjoy the fruits of productivity without hiring people. And it's no surprise, then, that according to the ADP report, big business was the smallest contributor to jobs.
This isn't great for Tesla, but it might be a boon for CCIV stock. Remember, Lucid Motors caters not to upper-middle-income folks but straight up rich people.
The Right Aspirational Direction
Frankly, if I had a choice in the matter, I'd prefer Lucid to adopt the asset-light approach. I think it's the most reasonable choice given the crazy economic environment we're living in. Still, at the end, I'm most enthused about Lucid's consumer strategy.
While many heralded Tesla's decision to build the reasonably priced Model 3 (relatively speaking), the economy unfortunately is working against this decision. I'm telling you — look at the details of the labor market and metrics such as money velocity. We have systemic deflation that will probably worsen over time.
The point about deflation is that such monetary cycles definitely impact all shades of the middle-income bracket. But it doesn't really affect the affluent because of their wealth insulation. In the years ahead, this is the only income segment that will consistently be able to afford EVs that have four wheels and don't look like emasculated garbage.
Of course, CCIV stock is risky as heck — don't get me wrong there. But in EV world, this is one of the more reasonable wagers, especially at this price.
On the date of publication, Josh Enomoto held a short position in TSLA and a long position in FSR stock.
A former senior business analyst for Sony Electronics, Josh Enomoto has helped broker major contracts with Fortune Global 500 companies. Over the past several years, he has delivered unique, critical insights for the investment markets, as well as various other industries including legal, construction management, and healthcare.
Article printed from InvestorPlace Media, https://investorplace.com/2021/04/cciv-stock-lucid-motors-add-substance-to-ev-ambitions/.


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The case of military intervention in Lesotho
September 22, 2017	The Post	3736 Views
The current contradictory media statements by the Prime Minister (PM) of Lesotho, Dr Thomas Thabane, Foreign Affairs Minister Makgothi, Principal Secretary of Defense Colonel Mothae and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary Stagomena Tax, are creating more anxiety for Basotho.
It is not often that we see a regional body and a leadership of a member state appearing to sing from different hymn books.
These differences are creating more apprehension for Basotho since they concern the security of Lesotho and the role of SADC as a regional body mandated to deal with politics, defence and security.
It is these foreign policy challenges that the paper will discuss below.
The request for military intervention On Saturday September 9, 2017, the Prime Minister was interviewed on the way forward regarding the recent senseless killing of the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) Commander on the BBC by Peter Okocha.
The premier was quoted as saying, "we have sent a delegation to both SADC and the AU headed by our Foreign Minister" to seek military intervention.
It would appear that the Premier had already requested SADC to send its military to Lesotho. According to the PM, these SADC forces from Angola, Mozambique, Tanzania and South Africa were expected to arrive in Lesotho on the 11th or the 12th of September 2017.
He was further quoted as saying, "we want a real shuffle in this organisation (LDF). I know there are good men in there and so we have to isolate the good men from chaff".
What is even more interesting is that the PM did not only send his foreign minister to the regional body SADC but to the African Union (AU) as well. The interest here is that it is common cause that you cannot bypass the regional body (SADC) and proceed to the continental body (AU). Only a SADC Summit has the mandate to approach the AU not a member state.
On September 13, 2017, the SADC standby force did not arrive in Lesotho as requested by the Prime Minister. On the morning of September 13, the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Defence and the Minister of Foreign Affairs made diametrically opposing statements with the Prime Minister on Radio Maria Morning Programme.
First the Principal Secretary Colonel Mothae informed the nation that he was not expecting any SADC standby force to arrive in Lesotho. He went further to declare that the current leadership of the LDF was in control and there was nothing that could motivate such intervention.
Mothae was corroborated by the Foreign Affairs Minister Makgothi who said that the Troika would have to deliberate before any SADC force could land in Lesotho.
He went further to state that only after the double Troika meeting to be held on Friday, September 14, 2017 would the nation will be informed about whether there will be military intervention or not.
SADC response to military intervention
In confirming the Lesotho's Prime Minister's request, SADC Executive Secretary stergomena Tax, was quoted on BBC's Georgia Brown programme as saying: "I can confirm that they have requested a stabilising military force, but such decision to send a force is made by the decision-making structures, and that is the Summit …However, with regard to this request, there are a number of issues which have to be looked into; legal requirements, the mandate, budget, operationalization and other logistics".
In my opinion, Tax is saying the current political environment in Lesotho is not yet conducive for military intervention otherwise why would she come up with such conditions?
The SADC Communique of Friday September 15, 2017, paragraph 7, appears to set these conditionalities saying the Chiefs of Defence and Security were mandated to conduct an assessment first before any determination on the PM's request regarding the requirements and appropriate size of the contingent force.
The issue of a budget while important and operationalisation of these forces are also critical, I will focus on the SADC mandate and the international legalistic approach to legitimate interventions.
Legalistic
The Charter of the United Nations regulate interventions in other states. After 1945 it was agreed that any justification for military intervention would reside with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Therefore, Article 24 of the Charter confers upon it the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
To perform this function Chapter VII of the UN Charter in Article 39 authorises the UNSC to "decide what measures shall be taken in accordance with Article 41 and 42, to maintain international peace and security'.
Chapter VI advocates the settlement of disputes through diplomatic means with the consent of parties involved in conflicts.
Therefore, non-coercive means of conflict resolution were made central in this chapter. The use of force therefore has to be limited to the protection of human rights.
On the other hand, Article 52, which deals with regional arrangements, encouraged regional bodies and other agencies to deal with matters relating to peace and security.
Article 53 further states that "no enforcement or by regional agencies without the authorisation of the Security Council" shall be contemplated.
Nevertheless, the legality of and questions relating to intervention still persist even though prohibitions for unauthorised interventions were outlawed by the UN Charter in Article 2(4).
The rationale for the rule against intervention in domestic affairs is to encourage states to manage their own problems by ensuring that they do not spill over and transform themselves into a major threat to international peace and security.
In June 1998, the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, argued that intervention must be condemned when a strong party intervened in the territory of the weaker state, suggesting that intervention was tantamount to aggression because only the UN has the authority to act in this 'benign' capacity, an authority that comes from decisions of the Security Council, whose own authority comes from the Charter of the United Nations.
The UNSC derives its power from the UN Charter which is the legal document that has been codified by member states. Kofi Annan argues that the UN enjoys the right to suspend the principle of the norm of non-intervention in pursuit of humanitarian intervention. This UN mandate derives from the authority of the UNSC.
In like manner, the OAU also clearly defined circumstances within which military intervention could be conducted by African member states.
Under Article II of the OAU Rules of Procedure, African states declared that the OAU would promote the unity and solidarity of African states and coordinate and intensify their cooperation and efforts to achieve a better life for the peoples of Africa, thus promoting international cooperation with due regard to the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
By entrenching the above clause in the OAU Charter, member states unequivocally vowed to defend their sovereignty against any intervention whatsoever. These principles were explicit in purpose and intention, that is, military intervention without sanction of the authorising body was forbidden. In order to reinforce these principles, the OAU passed Article VI under which member states pledged to observe scrupulously the principle enumerated in Article III of the present Charter. The transformation of the OAU into the African Union (AU) embraced the above principles.
In its constitutive act, the AU committed itself to functioning in accordance with the principles set out in Article 4, which were similar to those of the defunct OAU, but were more democratic and more UN-compliant.
Under the principles of Article 4 African states committed themselves to the peaceful settlement of disputes and to the rule of law.
In her interview cited above, Tax referred to the SADC mandate which is also in line with Article 4 of the AU. The SADC Organ of Politics, Defense and Security (OPDS) which deals with political challenges in member states, in its preamble emphasises strict respect for each member state's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
The preamble also advocated respect for good neighbourliness, interdependence, sovereign equality, political independence, non-aggression and non-interference in the internal affairs of member states. The 1996 protocol also articulated the objectives of the Organ, which provided the framework for its operations. These objectives laid down collective security arrangements. This protocol committed the member states to abide by UN Security Council resolutions in the maintenance of peace and security within the region.
They would work in close co-operation in matters relating to politics, defence and security. They committed themselves to adopt conflict resolution mechanisms rather than direct intervention in the domestic affairs of member states.
The Summit reaffirmed that the SADC Organ constituted an appropriate institutional framework by which SADC countries would coordinate their policies and activities in the areas of politics, defence and security.
The member states agreed to these principles, which would guide the OPDS in its operations. The principles appear as inter-alia, set out in Article 4 of the SADC treaty, which shall be the guiding principles for the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security:
I. Achievement of solidarity, peace and security in the region;
II. Observance of human rights, democracy and the rule of law;
III. Promotion of economic development in the SADC region in order to achieve for all member states, equity, balance and mutual benefit;
IV. Peaceful settlement of disputes by negotiation, mediation and arbitration;
V. Military intervention of whatever nature shall be decided upon only after all possible political remedies have been exhausted in accordance with the charter of the AU and of the United Nations.
The organ was therefore set up to achieve the above principles and objectives. However, as a SADC implementing body the Organ in executing its mandate had to work closely with member states.
It was these above principles that the Executive Secretary referred to when he responded to the request of the Lesotho Prime Minister. That means, for the request to be granted it had to be examined in relations to the above criteria.
The SADC Communique of Friday, September 15, paragraph 7 demonstrated this line of thinking. That is an assessment had to be made first before any determination for intervention could be arrived at.
We should recall that on Monday, September 5, the PM when informing the nation about these senior military officers' deaths, he said, people should remain calm as all was well at the LDF.
In fact, there is currently no civil war or any type of unrest or collapse of law and order in Lesotho. The question is then, why a request for intervention?
It would appear that SADC sees the solution for the Lesotho crisis as emanating from the reforms — the Constitution, public service, security sector, judiciary and parliamentary reforms. Furthermore, the existing environment appears not as explosive as the one requiring a SADC military intervention of 300 or 400 troops as the Foreign Minister suggested on Radio Maria.
It may be recalled that at the last SADC summit in Johannesburg, the Premier assured the region that everything is under control in Lesotho. He went further to say that Lesotho will soon cease to be a bad boy of SADC. The PM must create harmonious conditions for this nation to discuss reforms in the above five sectors. This does not seem to obtain under the current political situation in Lesotho.
It was for this reason the SADC Executive Secretary reminded him about the legal requirement for the military intervention.
For the SADC mandate, it is also clear that the SADC Summit is the decision-making structure that will make a decision in November 2017 not before then.
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El Hito és un municipi de la província de Conca, a la comunitat autònoma de Castella-La Manxa. Limita al nord Villas Viejas, a l'oest amb Almonacid del Marquesado, al sud amb Villarejo de Fuentes i a l'est amb Montalbo.

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Funeral Mass of Christian burial for James Edward (Jim) Tucker, age 82, of Mt. Vernon will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday February 18, 2019 at St. James Catholic Church in Sulphur Springs with Father Freddy Celano Penaloza officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Vernon City Cemetery with his grandsons serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., with Rosary beginning at 6:00 p.m., on Sunday February 17, 2019. Jim passed away on February 15 at his residence.
Jim was born on August 20, 1936 in Stone, Kentucky the son of Coy Lee Tucker and Mary Frances Crouch Tucker. He married Betty Weigel on October 8, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He attended school and graduated from Mt. Healthy High School in Cincinnati in 1954. During that time he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. He attended the University of Cincinnati. He enlisted in the National Guard in 1954, completed US Army Armor School at Ft. Knox, Kentucky and was commissioned as an officer in 1961. He was honorably discharged as a Captain in 1967.
His background in drafting and engineering lead him to work in the construction industry, primarily petrochemical refinery construction, as a sales representative. His worked took him all over the United States, Europe, Central & South America and the Middle East.
He was a member of the Catholic faith, and most recently the Sacred Heart Parish. He was active in the Knights of Columbus in the parishes in Humble and Mineola. Jim was a volunteer with the Hopkins Country Memorial Hospital Auxillary from 2006 to 2014.
Jim was an avid golfer. HIs work and golf often went hand in hand as he represented his various employers as a player in Pro-Am tournaments. At the age of 75 he earned his one and only hole-in-one which he was able to share with his son, Jay. Jim passed on his love for golf to his sons and grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, Betty, he is survived by one son Michael Jay Tucker and wife Erin of Houston; daughters Kim Huffstetler and husband Don and Mary Keys of Mt. Vernon; brother, William (Bill) Tucker and wife Wanda of Cincinnati, Ohio; grandchildren Andi Pickering and husband Chad, Haley Puryear and husband Austin, John Huffstetler and wife Cynthia, Jordan Seawright and wife Piper, Grant Tucker, Zack Tucker, Jamie Seawright and Cade Tucker; great-grandchildren Jett Seawright, Brooks and Blair Pickering, Graham and Henry Puryear.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son Kevin Tucker. Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 406 TX Hwy 37 S, Mt Vernon, Texas 75457.
Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home.
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It's a learning thing and it is thrilling!
During the past few weeks I have been having swimming lessons. I can swim but have never been able to master the head in the water breathing thing that you need to be able to do front crawl. My son and his friends have learnt well – when they swim their breathing is part of the process and they glide through the water so elegantly. It got me thinking that I would like to learn how to do that and also that I would need to be taught, it wasn't something I was going to spontaneously be able to do however much I wished it to happen!
I booked onto my first lesson and was amazed at how much I was able to do in half an hour. I did indeed learn the technique of how to breathe whilst swimming and the energy I had when I finished was brilliant. I felt proud of myself for learning something new and for being able to process the instruction and amend my actions in order to make myself a better swimmer.
I promptly booked myself onto 2 more lessons and the feeling ( and improvement!) has continued. I realise that it is as much to do with learning something new as it is being able to swim better. I like the new connections that are being made in my head and the realisation that I am different to how I was before.
It reminded me of something Octavia Hill, founder of the National trust, observed in herself as she began teaching at a college in the mid-1800s - 'There is a tendency to relax study in the sense of usefulness, and the new found delight in teaching. This should be guarded against, and those who commenced teaching should be strenuously exhorted to continue learning'*.
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Changes in marital status
Fall in the number of marriages contracted tapered off
According to Statistics Finland's data on population changes, 24,462 marriages were entered into in Finland in 2014, which was 657 fewer than in the year before. In 2013, the number went down much more, by nearly 3,800 from the year before. The decrease in the marriage rate concerned almost without exception all age groups. The number of marriages contracted was in 1999 last time lower than in 2014.
Number of marriages and divorces 1965–2014
A majority of the decrease in marriages came from a decline in first marriages as in the previous year. Despite this, the share of first marriages in all marriages remained almost unchanged at around three-quarters. The relative share has remained at the same level throughout the early 2000s. Around one-fifth of all marriages contracted were second marriages.
In 2014, the rise in the average age of women and men entering into their first marriage continued after one intervening year, as the average age of both spouses rose by 0.1 years from the year before. The average age of women entering into their first marriage was 30.7 years and 32.9 years for men.
The number of divorces has long remained at the same level
In 2014, the number of divorces decreased slightly while it had increased in the previous year. Altogether 13,682 marriages ended in divorce, which is 84 fewer than one year previously. The divorce rate has remained at the same level for over 20 years. Changes by age in the divorce rate were minor compared with the previous year.
The average age of women in their first marriage was 39.9 when their marriage ended in divorce. The corresponding average age of men was 42.3 in 2014. In the last few years, there have been no great changes in the average ages of women and men.
Clearly under one-half of first marriages end in divorce.
The probability that the first marriage ends in divorce has remained unchanged in recent years. According to the divorce rate in 2014, first marriages end in divorce with a probability of 39 per cent.
Sixty-eight per cent of the marriages that ended in divorce in 2014 were first marriages for both spouses. The share has remained unchanged compared with the previous year. In 1990, the corresponding percentage was still 80. Eleven per cent of the marriages ending in divorce were second marriages for both spouses in 2014.
A low number of same-sex partnerships are registered per year. In 2014, the registrations numbered 333. Of these, 117 were male couples and 216 female couples. A total of 109 registered same-sex partnerships ended in divorce. Of them, 30 were of male couples and 79 of female couples. In 2013, altogether 373 same-sex partnerships were registered and 101 same-sex partnerships ended in divorce.
Changes in marital status, mean age of men and women at first marriage in 2005–2014
Contracted marriages 29 283 28 236 29 497 31 014 29 836 29 952 28 408 28 878 25 119 24 462
Divorces 13 383 13 255 13 224 13 471 13 527 13 619 13 469 13 040 13 766 13 682
Woman's mean age at first marriage 29,6 29,7 29,9 30,2 30,2 30,3 30,6 30,8 30,6 30,7
Man's mean age at first marriage 31,8 32,1 32,3 32,5 32,5 32,6 32,9 33,1 32,8 32,9
Woman's mean age at first divorce 40,2 40,4 40,5 40,3 40,0 39,9 40,4 40,0 40,0 39,9
Man's mean age at first divorce 42,5 42,7 42,8 42,5 42,2 42,3 42,7 42,3 42,3 42,3
Registered partnerships 200 191 213 249 246 322 333 329 373 333
Divorces from registered partnerships 31 30 67 45 53 64 85 103 101 109
Source: Population and Justice Statistics. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Timo Nikander 029 551 3250, vaesto.tilasto@stat.fi
Director in charge: Riitta Harala
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Appendix table 1. Marriages and divorces 1965 - 2014 (21.4.2015)
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Appendix figure 2. Marriage rate by age 2010, 2013 and 2014 (21.4.2015)
Appendix figure 3. Divorce rate by age 1990, 2000, 2013 and 2014 (21.4.2015)
Quality description, changes in marital status (21.4.2015)
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