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Why Affordable Childcare Is an Economic Justice Issue
By sulaymanApril 02, 2019Comments Disabled
It's a dilemma that many working parents face — scale back their career ambitions to focus on being a parent, or work hard and, ideally, increase their earning power. More money means a more comfortable life, especially if you're a one-income family. On the other hand, working more means more time away from home. And if you can't rely on family to care for your kids, that means paying for daycare or nannying.
Part of the reason economists speak about a cycle of poverty is that almost all of the steps one can take to get out of it have a downside. For many single parents in the developed world, that downside is the high cost of childcare. If your work is precarious, or if you're in a low-income position, often it's cheaper to stay home — which means relying on government assistance or other forms of external support.
In Toronto, Canada, the average cost of daycare is over $1700/month. While subsidies are available, what parent — let alone a single parent — has the time and energy to research them, do the paperwork, gather the documentation and submit it to the appropriate offices? Add to that the fact that many subsidized daycares have long waiting lists, and it's easy to see why childcare services are out of reach for many.
The high cost of childcare and the barriers to access — in Toronto and other major cities — reinforces the cycle of poverty many single parents face.
Who's to Blame?
It's easy to want to look for a scapegoat in the high cost of childcare, but the answers aren't so simple. Domestic workers deserve to be paid fairly for their labour — indeed, many are not — and most parents would agree that facilities that care for children should be well-regulated to ensure a standard of quality and care.
Rather than trying to look for someone who is profiting unduly from the cost of childcare, let's instead consider the benefits of treating daycare as a public service, like we do schooling or healthcare.
Why Cities Should Make Daycare Accessible to All
Access to no-cost or affordable daycare empowers single parents to make changes — whether it's going back to school or simply putting in more hours — that can improve their situation in the long run. And if those changes lead to fewer people relying on public assistance, it's an investment that's worth it in the big picture.
It's not just parents' careers that benefit. Children in full-time daycare enjoy safe, supervised socialization with other kids their age. Before they can start school, daycare provides structure to young kids' lives, helping them learn rules and adopt routines that reduce parents' stress.
Getting Help Now
The fight for affordable childcare is a work in progress, but if you need help now, contact One Parent. We help single parents find childcare solutions and navigate the complex process of applying for subsidies. Contact our head office to speak with an intake worker today.
Started from the Bottom — Drake's Rise from a Single Parent Home to the Top of the Pop Charts
By sulaymanFebruary 02, 2019Comments Disabled
Few musicians today can claim the level of commercial success and cultural significance that Drake has. The rapper, whose most recent album, 2018's Scorpion, broke single-day streaming records on Apple Music and Spotify, has been a presence on the pop charts since the release of his 2008 mixtape, So Far Gone.
Drake's autobiographical lyrics have led to considerable interest in his upbringing and personal life. By this point, Drake's story is well known — raised primarily by a single mother, he first came to fame as a cast member of the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation before dedicating himself to music.
A Rough Start in a Rich Neighbourhood
Every great rapper has a rags-to-riches origin story and Drake is no exception. Drake spent his earliest years on Weston Road, a low-income area in Toronto, Canada. Despite a move to the more affluent Forest Hill neighborhood, the rapper's childhood was anything but comfortable. "I grew up with a mom who was deep in debt because she wanted best for family," he told CBC in 2013.
Most of the anecdotes about Drake's early years focus on his contentious relationship with his dad, who moved back the US when the rapper's parents divorced. Often overlooked are the sacrifices his mom, Sandi Graham, made — just one example of how society undervalues the labor of single parents.
Sandi Graham is one of many single moms who have struggled to do better for their kids. Even as an English teacher, making ends meet with a single paycheque was a challenge. As Drake said, Sandi "was willing to live far beyond her means for her family."
Working to Avoid the Mistakes of the Past
"Of course, as life takes shape and teaches you your own lessons, I end up in this situation where I don't have the fairytale," Drake told LeBron James on his HBO show, The Shop. When news of the rapper's son, Adonis, leaked to the world in summer 2018, it appeared Drake was repeating the patterns of his parents — a carefree musician leaves a child behind, leaving the mother to do all the work.
But the reality was somewhat more nuanced. Drake has spoken openly about the steps he's taking as a single father to avoid some of the pain he experienced: "I don't have any desire for him to not love his mother. I don't ever want the world to be angry at his mother […] I'm just really excited to be a great father."
Of course, being a millionaire rapper makes all of this a lot easier. But for many who grow up with absent parents, the emotional damage leaves scars that are as significant as any financial hardship.
The Importance of Self-Reflection
Unfortunately, mental health and self-care are both things that single parents rarely have time to prioritize. By being open and honest about his own struggles, Drake is showing a willingness to grow in a difficult situation — and recognizing when and how he can break the cycle that caused him pain.
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Structure Prediction Test B
Time: 25 minutes.
This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. There are two types of questions in this section, with special directions for each type.
Directions: Questions 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (0). Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Fill in the space so that the letter inside the oval cannot be seen.
The president __ the election by a landslide. (A) won (B) he won (C) yesterday (D) fortunately
The sentence should read, "The president won the election by a landslide," Therefore, you should choose answer (A).
When _____ the conference? (A) the doctor attended (B) did the doctor attend (C) the doctor will attend (D) the doctor's attendance
The sentence should read, "When did the doctor attend the conference?" Therefore, you should choose answer (B).
Written Expression
Directions: In questions 16-40 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.
The four string on a violin are tuned in fifths. A B C D
The sentence should read. "The four strings on a violin are tuned in fifths." Therefore. you should choose answer (B).
The research for the book Roots taking Alex Haley twelve years. A B C D
The sentence should read. "The research for the book Roots took Alex Haley twelve years." Therefore, you should choose answer (C).
Now begin work on the questions.
Selamat, kamu telah menyelesaikan Structure Prediction Test. Jangan lupa catat jumlah benarmu untuk menghitung skor akhir.
Selanjutnya, silahkan melanjutkan ke Reading Prediction Test.
1. __________ range in color from pale yellow to bright orange.
(A) Canaries which
(B) Canaries
(C) That canaries
(D) Canaries that are
2. ____________of precious gems is determined by their hardness, color, and brilliance.
(A) The valuable
(B) It is the value
(C) It is valuable
(D) The value
3. _________ a tornado spins in a counterclockwise direction in the northern hemisphere, it spins in the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere.
(A) However
(B) Because of
(C) Although
(D) That
4. The Caldecott Medal, __________ for the best children's picture book, is awarded each January.
(A) a prize
(B) which prize
(C) is a prize which
(D) is a prize
5. The horn of the rhinoceros consists of a cone of tight bundles of keratin __________from the epidermis.
(A) grow
(B) grows
(C) growing
(D) they grow
6. Most species of heliotropes are weeds, _________ of them are cultivated.
(A) some
(B) but some
(C) for some species
(D) some species
7. Thunder occurs as __________ through air, causing the heated air to expand and collide with layers of cooler air.
(A) an electrical charge
(B) passes an electrical charge
(C) the passing of an electrical charge
(D) an electrical charge passes
8. Researchers have long debated ________ Saturn's moon Titan contains hydrocarbon oceans and lakes.
(A) over it
(B) whether it
(C) whether
(D) whether over
9. Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark grey clouds ____________ forebode rain.
(A) what
(B) which
(C) what they
(D) which they
10. _________ in several early civilizations, a cubit was based on the length of the forearm from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow.
(A) It was used as a measurement
(B) A measurement was used
(C) The use of a measurement
(D) Used as a measurement
11. Only when air and water seep through its outer coat ___________.
(A) does a seed germinate
(B) to the germination of a seed
(C) a seed germinates
(D) for a seed to germinate
12. __________ seasonal rainfall, especially in regions near the tropics, is winds that blow in an opposite direction in winter than in summer.
(A) Causing
(B) That cause
(C) To cause
(D) What causes
13. The extinct Martian volcano Olympus Mons is approximately three times as ________ Mount Everest.
A) high
(B) high as is
(C) higher than
(D) the highest of
14. The flight instructor, _________ at the air base, said that orders not to fight had been given.
(A) when interviewed
(B) when he interviewed
(C) when his interview
(D) when interviewing
15. In the northern and central parts of the state of Idaho __________ and churning rivers.
(A) majestic mountains are found
(B) found majestic mountains
(C) are found majestic mountains
(D) finding majestic mountains
16. Light can travels from the Sun to the Earth in eight minutes and twenty seconds.
(A) Light
(B) travels
(C) in
(D) seconds
17. Every human typically have twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in most cells.
(A) typically
(B) have
(C) most
(D) cells
18. Most sedimentary rocks start forming when grains of clay, silt, or sandy settle in river valleys or on the bottoms of lakes and oceans.
(A) Most
(B) start forming
(C) sandy
(D) or on
19. The total thickness of the ventricular walls of the heart are about three times that of the atria.
(A) walls
(B) are
(C) about
20. The type of jazz known as "swing" was introduced by Duke Ellington when he wrote and records "it Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing."
(A) known
(B) introduced
(C) he
(D) records
21. The bones of mammals, not alike those of other vertebrates, show a high degree of differentiation.
(A) alike
(B) those
(C) other
(D) differentiation
22. The neocortex has evolved more recently then other layers of the brain.
(A) The
(B) evolved
(C) then
(D) other
23. The United States receives a large amount of revenue from taxation of a tobacco products.
(A) receives
(B) amount
(C) taxation
(D) of a
24. Much fats are composed of one molecule of glycerin combined with three molecules of fatty acids.
(A) Much
(B) combined
(C) fatty
(D) acids
25. The capital of the Confederacy was originally in Mobile, but they were moved to Richmond.
(B) originally
(C) they were
(D) moved
26. A pearl develops when a tiny grain of sand or stone or some another irritant accidentally enters into the shell of a pearl oyster.
(A) when
(B) another
(C) irritant
(D) enters into
27. The English horn is an alto oboe with a pitch one-fifth lower than the soprano oboe.
(A) an alto
(B) pitch
(C) than
(D) the
28. In the Milky Way galaxy, the most recent observed supernova appeared in 1604.
(B) recent
(C) appeared
(D) in
29. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people living on this relatively small planet.
(A) humanity
(B) has
(C) living
(D) relatively
30. Because of the mobility of Americans today, it is difficult for they to put down real roots.
(A) mobility
(B) difficult
(C) they
(D) real roots
31. For five years after the Civil War, Robert E. Lee served to president of Washington College, which was later called Washington and Lee.
(A) For
(B) to
(C) which
(D) later
32. The number of wild horses on Assateague is increasing lately, resulting in overgrazed marsh and dune grasses.
(A) number
(B) is
(C) resulting
(D) grasses
33. Hypnoses was successfully used during World War II to treat battle fatigue.
(A) Hypnoses
(B) successfully
(C) during
(D) battle fatigue
34. The lobster, like many crustaceans, can cast off a damaging appendage and regenerate a new appendage to nearly normal size.
(A) like
(B) many
(C) damaging
(D) normal size
35. Humans develop normally twenty primary, or deciduous, teeth and thirty-two permanent ones.
(A) develop normally
(B) primary
(C) or
(D) permanent
36. The curricula of American public schools are set in individual states; they do not determine by the federal government.
(C) do not determine
(D) federal
37. The fact that the sophisticated technology has become part of revolution in travel delivery systems has not made travel schedules less hectic.
(A) has become
(B) revolution
(C) delivery
(D) less
38. Balanchine's plotless ballets, such Jewels and The Four Temperaments, present dance purely as a celebration of the movement of the human body.
(A) plotless
(B) such
(C) present
(D) purely
39. In a solar battery, a photosensitive semiconducting substance such as silicon crystal is the source of electrician.
(A) solar battery
(B) semiconducting
(C) such as
(D) electrician
40. In early days, hydrochloric acid was done by heating a mixture of sodium chloride with iron sulfate.
(A) In early days
(B) done
(C) heating
(D) with

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This week BBCHS students will attempt to prove that a little kindness can go a long way. That's because it is the annual Random Acts of Kindness Week, or #RAKWEEK2017. National Honor Society, the official ambassadors of RAK Week at BBCHS, have a lot planned to make this week a special one at BBCHS.
The main event of RAK week every year is the faculty royalty competition. There are 16 teachers competing this year to become king or queen for a day. Tables will be set up in the main lobby for anyone who wants to donate by putting money in a teacher's box. As always, pennies will count as negatives, and the two teachers who raise the most money at the end of the week will win a day of royalty. The money raised will all go toward the Helping Hands Funds and the scholarship in honor of Mrs. Arseneau.
Another activity to look out for during the week is the kindness clothespins. If you find a clothespin with a kind message written on it, clip it on someone's bookbag in the hallway to brighten their day. These clothespins were made by NHS members and will be making their way around the school all week. Also, if you would like to send a custom note to a friend, you can write one and have it delivered to them on Thursday for just 25 cents.
"People should be kind all of the time, but this is an awareness week," said Emma Endres, the RAK week committee chair. This week is the perfect time to do something extra, and show some kindness and generosity toward the people in our lives.


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The Disney Spin-off We Deserve
We all know by now that most fairy tale-based stories end with "happily ever after." Which is fine, I suppose, but sometimes you can't help but wonder, "Is that really all?" There are plenty of movies from my childhood that went on to get spin-offs, like Hercules: The Animated Series and The Emperor's New School. While Hercules and Kuzco both got happy endings in their movies, they went on to have more adventures in their shows. But they're also both men, and while Hercules did get the girl in the end, their futures didn't hinge on their relationship statuses. Sure, there was Lilo & Stitch: The Series, but Lilo is a little girl whose story ended not with romance but with found family. When it comes to Disney's heroines, it seems like the only thing that matters is that they found their true loves. Even if they got direct-to-video sequels, their stories weren't really their own. The Little Mermaid II focuses on Ariel's daughter more than Ariel, Cinderella II has Cinderella adapting to palace life, and even Mulan's sequel is all about marriage. So I guess "happily ever after" for women means getting married and settling down, right?
Enter Tangled: The Series.
Also known as Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (no idea why they changed the name halfway through), the show takes place after the end of Tangled but before the short film Tangled Ever After which depicts Rapunzel and Eugene's wedding. I really enjoyed the original movie, so I had my doubts about this series at first, but after finishing the first season, I have to say I'm shockingly pleased with it. Disney has finally let one of their princesses have an actual life.
After being locked away in a tower her whole life and being emotionally manipulated by Gothel, the series finds Rapunzel adjusting to life as a princess and forming a relationship with her parents. Her father, King Frederic, is kind of overbearing at first, which would usually annoy me; but in this case it's less an "I'm your father and you'll do as I say, daughter" situation, but more stemming from the fact that he has his daughter back after she was literally stolen from him, so naturally he worries about her safety. Thankfully he's the kind of father who actually listens to and trusts his daughter, so he quickly turns into a likable and sympathetic character. It's nice to see Rapunzel with parents who actually love her for who she is, rather than just the magical qualities of her hair.
Speaking of love, we also have the budding romance between Rapunzel and Eugene, a.k.a. Flynn Rider. Although they fell in love within the span of a day in the movie, this is a Disney romance I actually don't mind, and it's even better in the series. While Rapunzel is free-spirited and overwhelmingly kind, Eugene brings the irreverent remarks and charm to the series, and it's fun to watch their personalities play off each other. It's also great how they constantly check in with each other, asking if the other is OK after intense situations, listening to each other's worries, and just generally having a healthy relationship. Plus, a huge plot point is Eugene's quest to propose to Rapunzel at the perfect moment, meaning he wants to wait until she's actually ready, and not make her feel pressured to agree. Truly groundbreaking stuff, for Disney.
Another thing this series has that's seldom seen for Disney princesses is female friendship! That's right, they actually let Rapunzel have a friend who isn't a chameleon. Cassandra is one of Rapunzel's ladies-in-waiting who quickly becomes her friend. Their personalities are very different; while Rapunzel is kind, trusting, and a bit naive, Cassandra is tough, shrewd, and loves to fight. While Cassandra comes off as a bit of a jerk to Rapunzel at times because of these differences, the two obviously care about each other, and learn and grow together as people.
So now Rapunzel has reunited with her non-abusive parents, found her true love, and even has a human best friend, so she's all set, right? Not necessarily. While the series deals with Rapunzel learning how to be a princess, she also gets to have adventures. The overarching plot deals with mysterious black rocks popping up all over the kingdom (which now has people of color living in it, unlike in the film, by the way! Guess they were all on vacation at the time?) that have inexplicably caused Rapunzel's magic blonde hair to grow back, but Rapunzel also deals with competitions of strength, thieves, ghosts, and potion mix-ups. She also struggles with her palace duties and doubts if being future queen is the right path for her. Instead of being slapped with "happily ever after," Rapunzel gets to make mistakes and go through hardship, and it makes her a much more dimensional character. I'm really glad Disney used this opportunity to let Rapunzel have a life and experiences outside of just being in love.
Now if only they'd give The Princess and the Frog a series! Doesn't seem likely, but a girl can dream!
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ROCCO'S
Now CARBONE
All that's left of the old Rocco's Restaurant on Thompson Street in Greenwich Village is the old Neon Sign which now has CARBONE plastered over where it used to say ROCCO ..
ROOCO'S was one of the last few remaining Old-School Italian Red Sauce Joints left in downtown Manhattan. It was there on Thompson Street in Greenwich Village for some 70s years until the owners were forced-out by a Skyrocketing Rent Increase that they could not afford. Rocco's was replaced by CARBONE, a place that charges $56 for Veal Parm when the average price around the city for VP is $27 elsewhere.
Caffe Dante was a Favorite of The late "JIMMY LOLLIPOPS" "VINNY THE CHIN GIGANTE" and other local Mobsters … Dante opened in 1915, and sadly closed its doors on its 100th Year Anniversary in 2015.
LANZA'S Since 1904
The same year my Grandparents Giuseppina & Fillipo Bellino came to New York
from LERCARA FRIDDI SICILY ….
Woody Allen famously used the restaurant to film a scene in his 1993 film, Manhattan Murder Mystery. Characters played by Diane Keaton and Allen himself had dinner at an "Italian mafia joint" in New Jersey, which was actually Lanza's.
One regular was Carmine "Lilo" Galante, who also frequented neighboring Italian haunts, John's Restaurant and DeRobertis Pastry Shop . Galante's family, the Bonanno's, as well as the Gambino family, loved Lanza's. In fact, according to the NY Times, after Galante was assassinated in 1979, his funeral service was held at Lanza-Provenzano Funeral Home (owned by the same Lanza family) a few blocks down Second Avenue from Lanza's, and the restaurant's maitre d' and co-owner at the time, Bobby Lanza, was also the mortician in charge of the service.
The Lanza name, however, is most notoriously associated with Joseph "Socks" Lanza, cousin to Lanza's Restaurant owner Michael Lanza, labor rackateer, head of the Genovese crime family, and controller of the Fulton Fish Market during the 40's and 50's (from this alone, he received over $20 million in profits). Although Michael Lanza never reached the crime status of his cousin or was part of organized crime officially, he did a little wheeling and dealing himself. According to the NY Times, in 1976 he, along with two other men, was arrested for bribery, conspiracy, and gambling. The men had paid over $18,000 in bribes to police officers for matters involving illegal activity at the restaurant. No records indicate that the men served time. Although now under new ownership, stepping into Lanza's and ordering some Chicken Parm still feels like stepping into a vintage piece of East Village history.
ROBERT DeNIRO in LANZA'S Shooting a scen for ANGEL HEART
DeNIRO as LUCIFER
at LANZA'S with EGG
MICKEY ROURKE with ROBERT DeNIRO at LANZA'S
LUCIFER'S EGG SCENE in the Motion Picture ANGEL HEART
Starring MICKEY ROURKE & LISA BONNETT
Joseph Socks
Michael Lanza
DeRobertis Pastry Shop
1st Avenue , New York NY
Inside DeROBERTIS PASTRY SHOP
A Favorite of Charles "Lucky" Luciano , Joseph "Socks" Lanza , Carmine "Lilo" Galante , and numerous other Mobsters over the years.
We've already established that the mafia in the East Village liked their Cannolis and their veal scallopini. This next bit of history is is consistent with that pattern. Lanza's Restaurant, located at 168 1st Avenue in a tenement built in 1871, was opened in 1904 by Sicilian-Italian transplant Michael Lanza. It is rumored that in Italy he had been chef to King Victor Emmanuel III. And this regal influence is definitely apparent in the kitschy interior of large painted murals of places like Mount Vesuvius and the stained glass windows. These elements, along with the tin ceiling, are all original or very close to it. Also original to this turn-of-the-century throwback: the customers. According to an interview done by Eater, 90% of the patrons are long time regulars.
Inside DeROBERTIS
Sadly closed in 2015 , after more than 100 Years serving Italians, normal citizens and Gangsters for so many years.
East 12th Street New York , NY
NOTE : JOHN'S is still in Business and Not Part of LOST ITALIAN NEW YORK
CHARLES "LUCKY" LUCIANO
Luciano grew up in the East Village (LES) of New York where he immigrated to with his parents at the age of 9 , from LERCARA FRIDDI SICILY, the same town the SINATRA FAMILY and Best Selling Italian-Cookbook Author DANIEL BELLINO "Z" hail from. And coincidentally Daniel Bellino worked as a Waiter / Bartender for 7 years when he was in his 20s …
Luciano frequented both JOHN'S and LANZA'S Italian Restaurants which have been around since the early 1900s. He also ate at Brunetta's on 1st Avenue as well as the former La FOCACCERIA on the same block. La FOCACCERIA was a SICILIAN restaurant that sold Sicilian Specialties like (opened til 2010) the beloved sandwich of PALERMO called Pane Milza (Vastedda) along with Panelle, Arancini (Rice Balls) and Sfingione which is the true Sicilian Pizza …
RECIPES FROM MY SICILIAN NONNA
Above : NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINE of LUCIANO GENOVESE VALENTI SHOOTING
in Front of JOHN'S Italian Restaurant on East 12th Street
Well Dressed Gunmen:
Vito Genovese and Lucky Luciano
On August 11th 1922 Umberto Valenti was having a plate Chicken Parmigiana. Some time around noon, Valenti and six laughing companions emerged from their lunch at John's on East 12th Street. Walking eastward when smiles turned into frowns. Suddenly, Valenti spooked and bolted towards Second Avenue as two slick, well-dressed gunmen whipped out revolvers and fired. Gangland legend holds that one of the shooters was none other than Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Masseria's newest protégé was future Geovese Crime Family Boss Vito Genovese.
The Chain of Evenets Follows :
1.Umberto Valenti emerges from John's of 12th Street. Lucky Luciano and another assassin open fire. 2. Valenti draws a revolver and is hit in the chest with a bullet. He staggers to a waiting taxicab and dies. 3. The gunmen shoot two innocent bystanders before disappearing into a tenement.
"It was the coolest thing I ever saw. People were shrieking and running in all directions, and this fellow calmly fired shot after shot. He did not move until he had emptied his weapon. With blood spurting from his clothing, Valenti tried to raise up his pistol but his wounds prevented him from doing so. He made for a waiting taxicab, collapsing on the Northwest corner of 12th Street."
Click Here o READ The NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE from 1922
CHICKEN PARM at JOHN'S
RECIPE in SUNDAY SAUCE
UMBERTO'S CLAM HOUSE
Mulberry Street LITTLE ITALY NEW YORK
MOB BOSS "CRAZY JOE GALLO" was Whacked at UMBERTO'S on April 8 , 1972
Gallo had arrived at Umberto's shortly after 5 a.m. and, according to witnesses, was loud and happy. The party ordered house specialties such as scungilli, calamari and mussels. Wine was brought to the table.
Besides the Gallo party, there were nine other customers in the restaurant, which opened three weeks ago. The gunman entered through a side door and went directly to behind Gallo's table.
The man, described as about 5-foot-8, stocky, about 40 years old and with receding dark hair, fired twice, striking Gallo in the left shoulder and, as the hood fell over, in the left buttock. Diapioulas drove for cover but was also hit in the buttock.
The killer calmly turned and walked out into Mulberry St. to a waiting car. Diapioulas apparently fired three times at the gunman. Other Gallo hoods ran to the street and began blasting at the car as it sped away.
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The Restaurant used as LOUIE'S RESTAURANT in The GODFATHER
was The Old LUNA'S RESTAURANT on White Plains Road
Italian restaurants have been thriving for so long in New York City, it seems strange to imagine a time when there were none.
That was just before Enrico & Paglieri opened on West 11th Street off Sixth Avenue.
"Countless people's first Italian table d'hote meal was had here at this proudly immaculate place which, going and growing since 1908, now takes the underparts of three brownstone houses," states 1948 restaurant guide Knife and Fork in New York.
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Attention: Your touch is the only demand I have ever made on you. I have graced you and forgiven you everything else. It is what feeds me, makes me fierce in the world, soothes me in the quiet places I call home. The woman I am – brilliant, sexxxy, kind – is withering without it...I only feel sadness, not love or loved. Certainly not adored, no matter how many texts you send me that tell me so. But you cannot see that, because you do not see me at all. You tell me "Despite the absence and time, you are what grounds me and provides me solace in my darkness." However sweet, this sounds like a cop out for responsible, or at the least reciprocal, action. I am not hard-hearted nor naïve to the wounds of life and years and experiences which fall short of our expectations. Still, love looks like something, and right now, this love looks like a mess. I think I'd rather be your friend. Because being your love, what is dependable and solid in your life, counts for nothing. And, all I demanded was your touch.
Re-posted January 2011, as it is an authentic fragment from my journal. January 1, 2011, "the re-upping" as we came to call it. Still, this entry is an incredible foreshadowing of what was to come only days later, NYE 2011-- when everything changed for better and for worse.


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Government budget cuts may kill more jobs in Alberta than the recession: Analysis predicts that cuts will lead to the loss of tens of thousands of jobs in both public and private sectors
The Alberta government is about to embark on a program of public spending cuts that could kill more jobs in the province than were lost to the recession.
Using the government's own tools for economic forecasting, the Alberta Federation of Labour has prepared a report for the Join Together, Alberta campaign that reveals the devastating effects that would follow spending cuts of the magnitude floated by the government of Premier Ed Stelmach.
The global recession hit Alberta hard - there are 44,700 fewer jobs in the province today than there were at the "top of the boom" (October 2008).
The AFL report - entitled Worse Than the Recession? - concludes that by imposing a round of deep public-sector spending cuts, the government could end up destroying between 33,500 and 60,000 jobs, depending on the scale of the cuts.
These calculations were made using the government's own economic forecasting models and they were based on assumption that the government will impose cuts of between $2 billion and $3.72 billion.
"One of the central points that this analysis makes is that these massive job losses would not be confined to the public sector," says AFL president Gil McGowan. "For every health or education worker who loses a job, there are ripple effects that cause even more layoffs in the private sector."
"While governments and economists around the world report that stimulus measures are working and warn against spending cuts, Alberta appears headed in the opposite direction," says McGowan.
"And in the process they run the very real risk of stopping the recovery dead in its tracks and causing real pain for Albertans without any good reason."
Instead of imposing deep and unnecessary cuts, McGowan says the provincial government should be maintaining or even increasing levels of public investment to help Albertans ride out the recession and nurture the emerging economic recovery.
"Things are just starting to turn around," concludes McGowan. "But instead of throwing Albertans a life-line, the government is going to throw them a stone. It's a strategy that will drag Alberta workers, families and communities down just as they're struggling to keep their heads above water."
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Q: Newton's Third Law Clarification Assuming you place an object so heavy on a table that it breaks it, then according to newtons third law the forces must cancel out (equal magnitude and opposite direction), but if this is true, then how can the object break the table in the first place?

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according to newtons third law the forces must cancel out (equal magnitude and > opposite direction)

That is not what the third law says. It says that the force of A on B has the same  magnitude but opposite orientation to the force of B on A.
The two forces act on different bodies, so they do not "cancel out". In common situations like the one you mentioned, the 3rd law is valid irrespective of whether the object or table move.

A: If you put an object on the table the forces cancel out, if you take the WHOLE system into account.
You forget to look at the entire system: table-object-earth. The breaking of your table happens because your object is to heavy for your table (or that is at least what I assume). The net force of your object on the table can be nonzero, but then you need to take the earth (which causes the gravitational pull on your object) into account.
In the case of the non-breaking table you also need to take the earth into account (in principle), but then te contributions of the earth cancel out since the push of your object on the table is neutralised by the push of the earth on the table.

In adittion to the comments, consider n different particles with momentum $\mathbf{p}_i$, which feel a force $\mathbf{F}_i$, then we can apply Newton's third law:
$\mathbf{F}_i = \dot{\mathbf{p}_i}$, and sum for all of the particles:
$\sum\limits_{i=1}^n\mathbf{F}_i = \sum\limits_{i=1}^n\dot{\mathbf{p}_i}$
Now we define the total momentum as $\mathbf{P} = \sum\limits_{i=1}^n$ and the total force $\mathbf{F} = \sum\limits_{i=1}^n\mathbf{F}_i$, this yields:
$\mathbf{F}=\dot{\mathbf{P}}$.
Now since gravity (I will consider gravity since this was the force of your origional question) is a central force, the Lagrangian has translation-invariance and we have conservation of momentum, so $\dot{\mathbf{P}} = 0$, which tells us that:
$\mathbf{F} = 0 \Leftrightarrow \sum\limits_{i=1}^n\mathbf{F}_i = 0$.
So the sum of all forces should vanish! To come back to your origional question, your sum of the forces didn't equal zero because you didn't include the contributions $\mathbf{F}_i$ which came from the earth.

A: In your example of the heavy object O on the table T, the 3rd-law pair is O on T and T on O. One of these acts on T. The other acts on O. If you want to determine the motion of T, you only include forces that act on T. If you want to determine the motion of O, you only include forces that act on O. In either case, you don't add the two forces, because they act on different objects.

A: The main issue here is that you are mixing the statics problem of two rigid bodies with the real life problem of the table breaking.
In an idealised world, which is what the elementary physics books deal with, the table is infinitely sturdy, as is the weight you place on it; the system reaches immediate equilibrium and nothing is broken. No need to consider the Earth here as well, but you can do that if you want to.
In the real world, however, the table is made of a real material, say wood. If the impulse it receives from the object on top of it is too strong, it will not be able to dissipate it and it will break. The third law still applies, but the table cannot be considered a rigid body. So instead you would have to look at all the "table fragments" as the whole system and see their individual forces if you would like to apply the third law here.
It is therefore much simpler to consider the problem in simple terms of energy dissipation as the table is breaking. It cannot absorb the impact so it vibrates, splits, etc. until a new equilibrium is reached. Then we find ourselves in the static case once more, only with many more objects than the original two.
So it is convenient to apply the third law only for static cases, even though if you analysed the system with all its components, you would still find that the system as a whole, which is the weight plus the table fragments, fulfills the third law to the letter.

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This year, the Ball Supper Room has been made into an octagonal gallery for an Exhibition entitled, 'Prince and Patron', which has drawings, paintings, classical sculpture, curiosities, and personal memorabilia jostling for space. HRH The Prince of Wales has created this Exhibition from both the Royal Collection and his own private Collection in order to mark his 70th Birthday on 14th November. It is a very personal show, there are no labels just audio information.
Prince Charles found the inspiration for the Exhibition from the well known painting, 'The Tribuna of the Uffizi' ( 1772 – 1777 ) by Johan Zoffany, in which a large group of English travellers observe the wonders of the Medici Collection. All around the painting are classical sculptures and masterpieces by Holbein, Raphael, Rubens and Titian all casually displayed. 'The Tribuna of the Uffizi' was commissioned by Queen Charlotte in 1772. Prince Charles has surrounded the painting by Old Masters, two drawings by Holbein, Georges de La Tour's Saint Jerome Reading a Sheet of Paper' and Bassano's ' Adoration of the Shepherds'. ( Usually in Kensington Palace).
Work by young artists associated with three Charities founded by Prince Charles are also displayed. These Charities are The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, The Royal Drawing School and Turquoise Mountain. The latter was founded by Prince Charles in 2006 and was established to revive traditional crafts and historic areas. It started in Afghanistan and is now global. In Afghanistan this Charity tracked down remaining master craftsmen and women to train a new generation of artisans. Many students of Turquoise Mountain have progressed to work in craft businesses or to undertake further study. Turquoise Mountain now performs valuable work in Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and Jordan.
Among the 100 or so exhibits is Napoleon Bonaparte's Berber style cloak, made of wool and embroidered with silk thread. Prince Charles, seeing it as a child in Windsor Castle, was fascinated by 'the sheer magic of the colour, the dashing pattern of the lining and the enthralling story of Napoleon himself which it conjures up' The cloak was recovered from the Emperor's Imperial Baggage Carriage after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Field Marshall Prince Gebhard Von Blucher presented it to the future George IV.
Other exhibits include the triple portrait of Prince Charles which reflects the triple portrait of Charles 1 by Van Dyck, the portrait of the Queen Mother, greatly admired by Prince Charles, ebony veneer tables by Adam Weisweiler (1744), a porcelain Chinese jar and cover of Jiangxi province, an Indian tiger's head and Franz Xaver's 'Linked Hands of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert' an example of ' love token' painting.
Adding to the enjoyment of this eclectic Exhibition are the occasional tables laden with diverse exhibits and much personal memorabilia cherished by Prince Charles. In juxtaposition with a stunning necklace, cascading with 365 emeralds is a 19th century Maharaja's emerald girdle. The necklace was made by Saeeda Etebari in conjunction with Pippa Small a British Jewellery designer. Saeeda is a deaf refugee from Afghanistan who studied at Turquoise Mountain. Another student of The Turquoise Mountain,Naseer Nasua, produced a geodesic dome in walnut for the Exhibition. A walnut and mother of pearl chest is displayed made by Syrian and Jordanian artists in Amman.
Adding to the enjoyment of this eclectic exhibition is a photograph of Prince Charles holding a sleeping Prince George in his arms as Prince William looks upon them…..Three Kings, rarely photographed together.
This original Exhibition, which I feel Prince Charles enjoyed 'curating' greatly adds to the pleasure of this year's opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace.


This is the latest cells from Panasonic with the highest capacity with added protection and button top from Xtar.
The tracking between the two batteries are good (as expected).
The over current protection is at "only" 6A, this will protect the batteries from mistreatment, but gives the battery a slightly lower output voltage at high current.
This battery has higher capacity and better high current capacity than its predecessor Xtar 3100mAh.
Xtar has added protection to a good cell, making a very good battery.
The batteries was supplied by Xtar via www.lajt.se for review.
Efest 3400, Eagletac 3400, KeppPower 3400, EnerPower+ 3400, Xtar 3400, Orbtronic 3400, HKE 3400, IOS 3400, Krelis 3400, Wontfire 3400, etc.
And with some small differences between the finished product: different top, different length, different protection circuit.
In most cases you can use any of them, but some lights does require have special requirements.
hi henrik! no metal plate at the bottom? just a PCB?
It does look like a PCB with the yellow color.
Keepower 3400 Mah cells have that same yellow plate. I have been told that it is a gold plated metal plate and it certainly looks it when looking at the cells up close and personal.
A PCB can also be gold plated metal: PCB is copper and it is easy to get a gold plating on it.
yeah i've got some of those cheap trustfires with PCB bottom. after some time they get all scratched up. very soft!
yeah i've got some of those cheap trustfires with PCB bottom. after some time they get all scratched up. very soft! does a magnet stick?
It does, but only weakly, because it there is a few mm between the bottom and the metal.
Can I order this cell from somewhere say fasttech?
Guys, do you realize how much money HKJ saves us in doing these awesome battery reviews. I can't think of a better member or smarter member than him when it comes to telling it like it is and giving us the best in detail battery reviews every single time. I am truly thankful that he is here, and I personally want to thank him here for his time in doing all of these great battery reviews. I pretty much go buy what he says. It's kind of like buying good insurance for batteries when you know your getting what you pay for in advance before you buy.
+1 on that. Was at work hence the quick posting..


Randals are designed to last.
But it's still important to regularly check on the following components.
1. Nuts - Both the kingpin and axle nuts have a nylon locking mechanism to stop them from loosening or tightening during riding. However the nylon's ability to grip the thread slowly degrades, especially when it is taken on and off the thread. This degradation can cause the nylon to no longer do its job, potentially leading to parts falling off. Check the condition of axle nuts during bearing maintenance, as winding them off to check them will wear them out quicker. When the nylon is degraded the only answer is new nuts, fortunately they're cheap and readily available. The kingpin is 3/8-24tpi and the axle is 5/16-24tpi.
2. Pivot cups - The hole in the pivot will eventually enlarge, this usually takes quite a long time, but it can cause stability problems when it gets bad.
3. Bushings - The rebound of the bushings will degrade with use, this is unavoidable as the molecular chains slowly break when they get stretched and compressed. While low rebound isn't necessarily a serious problem, the truck will feel and perform better if the bushings are replaced when they lose rebound.
4. Kingpins - These endure a lot of force and vibration and literally hold the whole truck together. Unfortunately it's practically impossible to assess their condition. It is therefore advisable to replace them every year.


Jess and Dano Kinnee opened Retro City Cycles in March 2007, and Greenway Bicycles in January 2010, to share their love of cycling with everyone in the Central Florida area.
Dano has been working in and managing bike shops since 1992, and it was always his dream to run his own shop. Dano is a graduate of the Bill Woodall Bicycle Mechanics School, which certifies him as a USCF (United States Cycling Federation) bicycle mechanic, and DT Swiss-Certified wheel builder. He is also an expert mountain bike racer, staying very involved in local races and club rides in the Southeast.
Jess is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as an ACE-Certified group fitness instructor and personal trainer, and registered yoga teacher through the Yoga Alliance. Jess created the Dirty Divas, a ladies mountain bike club, encouraging more ladies to join the sport! She leads group rides throughout the week, and teaches yoga in both Orlando and Ocala.
At Retro City Cycles and Greenway Bicycles, we continue to look for ways to make your cycling experience better, through new products and excellent customer service. We invite you to bring your bike in to Retro City Cycles and Greenway Bicycles, where we guarantee your bike will ride faster!!
Both shops are active members and sponsors of Retro Racing, the Florida Bicycles Association, IMBA (International Mountain Bike Association), OMBA (Ocala Mountain Bike Association), Hal's Pals, Gone Riding Races, Orlando Bike-O-Psychos, and the MS 150 Bike Tour.


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England will host the 2015 Rugby World Cup, while Japan will stage the 2019 edition, the International Rugby Board (IRB) announced here on Tuesday.
The 26-man IRB council voted to ratify a recommendation from the World Cup board that England and Japan should host the next two tournaments.
The English Rugby Football Union beat competition from South Africa and Italy after submitting a bid that outlined how England's "low risk, high return" package is projected to generate STG300 million ($A600 million) for the IRB, who rely on the tournament for 98 per cent of their income.
On top of the STG80 million ($A160.21 million) tournament fee, the "mature" UK market would attract a further STG220 million ($A440.57 million) in commercial returns from broadcasting, sponsorship and merchandising.
That figure is understood to be at least 20 per cent more than the bids from either South Africa or Italy and 50 per cent greater than France generated from the 2007 World Cup.
The 2015 World Cup will run from September 4 to October 17, when the final will be played at Twickenham.
Matches will be staged in 10 cities and the 12 stadiums chosen include Wembley, Manchester United's Old Trafford, Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, Liverpool's Anfield and Leeds's Elland Road, while the Millennium Stadium in Wales is the only venue being used outside England.
The last time England hosted the tournament was in 1991, when Will Carling's team were beaten in the final by Australia.
Hosting the 2015 Rugby World Cup is estimated to be worth STG2.1 billion ($A4.21 billion) to the British economy.
The tournament forms a central plank of Britain's so-called "decade of sport", which also includes the 2012 Olympics, the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, the 2014 Commonwealth Games and potentially the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Images (EP)
Images (Sonny Red album)
Images pour orchestre
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Images is a five-track EP by Dive, with an accompanying 72 page book, containing lyrics and artwork by French artist Françoise Duvivier.
"Wake Up Screaming" – 1:59
"Are You Real?" – 2:38
"Abo" – 1:02
"Bloodmoney" – 3:02
"The City Never Sleeps" – 3:53
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Images is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Red, featuring tracks recorded in 1961 with Grant Green and Barry Harris and others recorded in 1962 and released on the Jazzland label.
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The leader, Sonny Red Kyner (alto), never really became the individual strong player that his playing hinted he might develop into. Basically he was in the Charlie Parker-Jackie McLean tradition, and the material here had that spirit, but little punch".
All compositions by Sonny Red except as indicated
"Images" - 6:25
"Blues for Donna" - 4:44
"Dodge City" - 5:16
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:41
"Blue Sonny" - 8:29
"The Rhythm Thing"
Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on June 25 (tracks 1-3) and December 14 (tracks 4-6), 1961
Sonny Red - alto saxophone
Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1-3)
Grant Green - guitar (tracks 4-5)
Barry Harris - piano
George Tucker - bass
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Images pour orchestre is an orchestral composition in three sections by Claude Debussy, written between 1905 and 1912. Debussy had originally intended this set of Images as a two-piano sequel to the first set of Images for solo piano, as described in a letter to his publisher Durand as of September 1905. However, by March 1906, in another letter to Durand, he had begun to think of arranging the work for orchestra rather than two pianos.
I. Gigues (1909–1912)
The original title of Gigues was Gigues tristes. Debussy used his memories of England as inspiration for the music, in addition to the song "Dansons la gigue" by Charles Bordes the Tyneside folk tune "The Keel Row".
Controversy exists over the role of André Caplet in the orchestration of Gigues. Robert Orledge and Williametta Spencer are two writers, for example, who have accepted Caplet as assisting with the orchestration. In contrast, François Lesure has stated, based on manuscript examination in the Bibliothèque National (MS 1010), that Caplet did not assist with the orchestration.
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A celebrity is a person who is famously recognized in a society; also, the state of being such a person.
Celebrity may also refer to:
Celebrity (album), 2001 album by NSYNC
"Celebrity" (Barenaked Ladies song), a 2004 UK-only single by the Canadian based group Barenaked Ladies
"Celebrity" (Brad Paisley song), a 2003 song by Brad Paisley on his album Mud on the Tires
"C-lebrity", a song by Queen and Paul Rodgers
"Celebrity", a song by Lloyd Banks featuring Akon from the album H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More 2)
Celebrity (magazine), a promotional magazine published by the Church of Scientology
Celebrity Jane (published in the UK as Jane's Fame) by Claire Harman
Celebrity (film), 1998 film by Woody Allen
Celeb, a 2002 British television comedy series starring Harry Enfield and Amanda Holden, based on a cartoon strip from Private Eye magazine
Celebrity (TV series), 1984 miniseries adaptation of a novel by Thomas Thompson
Chevrolet Celebrity, a midsize car produced by Chevrolet (1982–1990)
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"Celebrity" is a song by the Canadian-based band Barenaked Ladies released from their album Everything to Everyone. The song was only released as a single in the United Kingdom, and peaked at #81 there.
The song was written by band members Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, and Ed Robertson.
"Celebrity"
"Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!"
"War On Drugs (Demo Version)"
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Thick as Thieves is Cavo's second major label (and third studio) album, released on April 10, 2012 on Eleven Seven.
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Here's a website I found on pyr dew claws.
There you go! Alex don't have it removed!!!
Wow, you guys rock!!! I was totally going to go against my own better judgement and do what my vet wanted me to do, but now I'm gonna tell her "NO WAY!" and look for a vet that's got more Pyr Experience. Wish me luck in finding one though, not too many vets around here have even heard of Great Pyrenees let alone have ever worked with them.
Thanks again, I'm so glad I can come to you guys with stuff like this!
Great info! I repeat myself and say it again "don't do it!"
No I'm totally not going to do it now. I was still on the fence when I brought it up, but especially after reading the info on that website, I'm definately not gonna get it done. I'm gonna start looking into another vet as well, I like this girl, but I think she's got a superiority (sp?) complex. Whenever I'd mention something she did'nt know about she'd be all like "Well I've never heard that before" and act like just because she didn't know about it, it wasn't true. So, I'm gonna start calling around and looking for someone who's got Giant Breed and or Pyr experiance.
Modified to add a couple smilies! 'Cause I like them!
Mmmk. So I just called my vet to make an appointment for Miles' pre op bloodwork for his neuter...and it's 70 dollars! Just to draw some blood!? Come on now. She said she would have to call me back with the price of the neuter....grrr . I have to wait 10 minutes...and she'll call me back. But another place I called...it was 265 (including the pre op bloodwork...bu t since i've never been there before they would have to see him once to establish a relationship (which I would want) but thats 48 dollars for a basic office visit just to say HI basically.
Yup they sure do get'cha by the short and curlies don't they?! lol. Well Miles, here's to an easy surgery, quick recovery, and not too much of a dent in Mommies checkbook.
Ok. Sooo...she said it is approximately 200 for the neuter. Approximately. So I hope that means it's 200. haha But when I called last time it was 265 for under 60 pounds. I'm assuming it included bloodwork in the price. But it's only 5 dollars more for a 70 pound dog? Whatever....I guess I'll find out when it happens! hahaha..I hate that feeling.
Thankfully my Vet and The Clinic know me well after all these years, because I'm an Old Mother Hen when it comes to by Babies. But it wouldn't matter, because I'd be like this anyway.
Be certain that your Vet knows FULL AND WELL that Pyrs are extreemly sensitive to anestesia due to their extreemly low metabolism. Over estimation of weight can be extreemly dangerous for your Pyr. It has to be accurate and anestesia given only to affect.
If she won't listen to you or if you have any doubts what so ever = find another Vet. Make sure that she know you are the one in charge here. Suggest in a nice way that she read up on the breed before performing the neuter.
The blood panel previous to surgery is always a must in my mind. I have one done on my guys every wellness check.
Ahhhh - Sweet, Sweet Miles! I can't believe it's already time for your Snip-Snip! Seems like only yesterday you were just a wee little bear. But your Mommy's going to give you extra good re-coop time, eh?
ahhh baby Miles, it doent seem possible that it he is even old enough already. Tug had the big neuter on Oct 6, and was fine after about the second day. We were at the point to where he was so obnoxious that we couldnt get it done soon enough.
ahhh baby Miles, it doent seem possible that it he is even old enough already.
I know!! I feel like just yesterday I was carrying him around in my arms without breakin' a sweat! Now he's almost 70 pounds of dog and 6 mos old tomorrow! Where has the time gone!?


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ChitChat: A Chatbot to support WFP
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"The chatbot allows me to ask for information from WFP through my mobile phone."
ChitChat is a chatbot to support direct communication with people in crisis. Together with the World Food Programme (WFP), we test how ChitChat could complement existing helplines for beneficiaries and allow to provide information back to communities on, for example, food prices and assistance programmes.
The Kakuma refugee camp and Kalobeyei refugee settlements are located in northern Kenya. The camps were established in 1992 following the arrival of the "Lost Boys of Sudan". During that year, large groups of Ethiopian refugees fled their country following the fall of the Ethiopian government. Somalia had also experienced high insecurity and civil strife causing people to flee.
These camps currently host a population of 185,449 registered refugees and asylum-seekers. This poses considerable challenges for humanitarian organisations, such as WFP, for effective coordination and delivery of services to people in the camps. In particular, refugees indicate that they want to get more information about WFP programmes and provide direct feedback.
WFP currently uses many different ways (such as posters, hotlines, and even loudspeakers on cars) to speak to people in the camps. The increase in phone and internet usage within the camps provides new opportunities to connect as well. In order to complement current practices, WFP therefore explores the opportunity to use a chatbot to directly communicate with these people.
A chatbot simply automates the process of classifying and responding to incoming messages. According to rules defined by programme officers of WFP a conversation can be set up through various channels (such as Facebook, a web interface or possibly SMS). If you want to read in more detail about the chatbot we have developed, please read the following article: ChitChat: Humanitarian Chatbot.
Together, we explore whether such a chatbot could allow people to gain information on the delivery of food assistance and food prices upon their own request. Refugees also indicated that they would like to have direct feedback channels to WFP. Instead of having to wait in line to send a message to WFP staff, the chatbot could thus provide a more direct and automated way to send these messages.
This project focuses on the testing and development of our chatbot to support World Food Programme in direct communication with people in the camps of Kakuma and Kalobeyei. We explore whether a chatbot can provide information on, for example, food prices and delivery of services and serve as a direct feedback channel.
Currently, we are defining and testing the implementation of the chatbot together with the country staff of WFP in Kenya, and through several focus groups in the camps. This allows us to identify whether and how the chatbot can be used for these purposes, as well as how it could be adopted by WFP in support of its activities. Further, we explore which communication channels would be best suited to facilitate direct communications in a secure and responsible manner.
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Oleksandr Kostiantynovytch Bohomazov (en  ; ), né le  à Yampil, dans le gouvernement de Kharkov (Empire russe) et mort de la tuberculose le  à Kiev (RSS d'Ukraine, Union soviétique), est un peintre ukrainien et soviétique, actif en Ukraine et en Russie. Il est un représentant du cubo-futurisme russe et de l'avant-garde ukrainienne, et fut un théoricien de l'art moderne.

Biographie
De 1896 à 1902 il fréquente l'école d'agriculture de Kherson avant d'intégrer l'école des Beaux-Arts de Kiev (1902-1905) où il se lie d'amitié avec Alexander Arkhipenko et Alexandra Exter. Il prend part aux grèves et manifestations de 1905. Il séjourne à Moscou en 1906 et 1907, puis retourne à l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Kiev jusqu'en 1910.

Il effectue un voyage en Finlande en 1911. Il commence à enseigner à partir de 1912. Après avoir étudié le Futurisme italien, il développe sa propre théorie artistique qu'il expose dans ses essais : L'art de la peinture et La peinture et les éléments.

En 1915 il s'installe à Geriusi dans le Caucase. En 1919 il enseigne au Premier Atelier d'Etat de Peinture et Arts décoratifs de Kiev et il est membre du mouvement d'agitprop ukrainien. Il est nommé chef du département artistique au Commissariat ukrainien pour les arts visuels de 1919 à 1920.

De 1922 jusqu'à sa mort en 1930 il enseigne à l'Académie des Arts à Kiev avec Vadim Meller, Viktor Palmov et Vladimir Tatline.

Quelques tableaux caractéristiques
Ses œuvres sont principalement conservées au musée national d'art d'Ukraine et dans les collections Ivakine et Chechnikov à Kiev.

Vente aux enchères
 Le , eut lieu à Londres chez Sotheby's une importante vente d'œuvres russes du , dont 24 de Bogomazov, du  au .

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie
 Catalogue de l'exposition Alexandre Bogomazov, Toulouse, Réfectoire des Jacobins, 1991.

 Edward Dimshyts, Michael Kolesnikov, Oleksandr Bohomazov, Katalol tvoriv, Kiev, 1991.
 Jacques Busse, notice du Bénézit, 1999, page 463.

Articles connexes
 Cubo-futurisme
 Avant-garde russe
 Avant-garde ukrainienne

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Peintre ukrainien du XXe siècle
Peintre soviétique
Avant-garde russe
Avant-garde ukrainienne
Naissance en mars 1880
Naissance dans le gouvernement de Kharkov
Décès en juin 1930
Mort de la tuberculose
Décès à 50 ans
Personnalité inhumée au cimetière de Loukianivka

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DR Congo: Posing significant humanitarian challenges
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has posed a significant challenge to humanitarian organisations over a number of years. Recurrent outbreaks of fighting in the east of the country between government forces and the renegade general Laurent Nkunda has caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.
The conflict has held back development leaving the local population in urgent need of not only protection, but also food aid, health services, livelihood support and access to safe drinking water. Rebuilding the country's transport infrastructure is another key priority.
The European Commission Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) is spending over €44 million in the DRC in 2008, the majority of which is supporting partner relief organisations working on these issues in the east of the country in North and South Kivu. Several ECHO experts are permanently based in the country, following closely humanitarian developments on the ground.
The most pressing need in 2008 has been to respond to the growing number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in the eastern region who were forced to leave their homes because of the conflict. Although around 700,000 IDPs and 43,000 refugees, who had fled to neighbouring countries returned home during 2007, renewed conflict has led to the displacement of over half a million people, around 250,000 of whom (according to figures from the United Nations) have left their homes following fighting in October 2008.
The European Commission responded to the intensifying conflict by allocating €4 million in emergency funding to help vulnerable people caught up in the fighting.
The impact of the Commission's humanitarian response in the DRC has been significant. In 2008, programmes funded by the Humanitarian Aid department included:
- Food assistance to 1.2 million beneficiaries
- Survival kits for 83,000 displaced people
- Repatriation of 20,000 refugees
- Support to 25 health zones providing access to services for 2.5 million people
- Provided improved access to clean water for 110,000 people
- Vaccinated 455,500 children against measles
- Seeds and tools support to 56,000 households
- Care for 9,800 victims of sexual violence
- Rehabilitation of 205km of vital roads
- Humanitarian air service
As many humanitarian projects can only be reached by air, the Commission runs a dedicated humanitarian air service called "ECHO-Flight". Its task is to transport humanitarian personnel and supplies to dozens of remote locations that would otherwise be cut off from the outside world. ECHO Flight services are free of charge for entitled relief agencies and their personnel. Its three aircrafts also carry out emergency evacuations.
European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
République Démocratique du Congo : une évaluation du plan stratégique de pays provisoire du PAM 2018-2020 (Rapport d'évaluation, octobre 2020)
Evaluation and Lessons Learned
Evaluation of Democratic Republic of the Congo - Interim Country Strategic Plan 2018-2020 (Evaluation Report: Volume I, October 2020)
Fonds Humanitaire de la République Démocratique du Congo Allocation Reserve – Coordination Stratégie d'Allocation
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Fonds Humanitaire de la République Démocratique du Congo Allocation de Réserve – Hauts Plateaux (Sud-Kivu) Stratégie d'Allocation (Décembre 2020)


Ralph C. Pollard, 83 ... retired owner of Pollard Bait Co. Mr. Pollard, 32845 County Road 473, Leesburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 8. He was a retired owner and operator of Pollard Bait Co. Born in New Hartford, Mo., he moved to Central Florida in 1957. He was an Elk and an Army veteran. Survivors: sons, Rusty, Leesburg, Dennis J., San Antonio; daughter, Margo Roof, Tavares; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.


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Bluebell Wood offers family time on National Siblings Day
Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice gave out some extra TLC on National Siblings Day (April 10).
Siblings aged 12 and over were invited to an evening of fun and pampering alongside their older brothers and sisters who are cared for by the North Anston hospice.
Bluebell Wood supports children and young adults with life-shortening and life-threatening conditions, and their families. Their expert sibling team provides one-to-one and group support for brothers and sisters at the hospice and in schools. They also give brothers and sisters the chance to meet for workshops and family fun days, where they get to know other children who are going through similar experiences.
The National Siblings Day event was organised by the sibling team in partnership with the transition team, which supports young adults at the hospice. Young people at the event got a chance to play music with the hospice Music Therapist, challenge their brother or sister to a competitive game of pool, get their nails painted, and decorate a canvas to take home with them. All while their parents and carers enjoyed a get-together in the family lounge.
Antonia Fox, 17, is one of the young adults who enjoyed Wednesday's events with her older brother, Josh, 21, who visits the hospice for respite. She and her brother and really close, and they enjoyed painting a canvas of David Bowie together. She said: "We visit Bluebell Wood a lot and we really love coming here, especially for activities like these with the care team."
"It was great to be able to give the children and young people we support some extra special time to spend with their brothers and sisters," said the hospice's Sibling Support Co-ordinator, Amy Panton.
"I don't usually like using the word 'normal' but that's what it felt like – time for brothers and sisters to just be together and have fun. It was a great chance for us to bring together our sibling and young adult teams and focus on providing fantastic support. Joining in this national day with such a fun, laid back event and we are really looking forward to doing other events like these in the future."
For more ideas to help the 300 children and young adults at Bluebell Wood whose lives are just too short, please visit www.bluebellwood.org.
Updated: 1st May, 2019
Author: Tamara Reynolds
Rice, beans and a can of sardines…Bluebell Wood doctor's charity diet for a week
Refugees in Syria have no choice but to live on little more than rice, beans and a tiny tin of sardines a week. But self-confessed foodie Archana Soman, a doctor at Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice has.
New hospice CEO pledges support to 'Give It Back' campaign during Children's Hospice Week
Disabled children and their families are missing out on vital care and support as a result of government cuts, says the new boss at Bluebell Wood on the eve of National Children's Hospice Week (17 to 23 June).
Retired teacher Morag has learned the ropes in the hospice kitchen
Retired Geography teacher Morag Sanderson found herself in a whole new world when she began volunteering at Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice. She joined the kitchen staff preparing meals for families and staff.
Thrills and spills as Soapbox Derby smashes Bluebell Wood's fundraising target
Bluebell Wood's Soapbox Derby turned Clifton Park into the whackiest race ever this weekend. Thousands turned out to cheer on the 36 speed demons hell-bent on glory in the hospice's much-loved annual fundraiser, which looks to have raised over £12,000.
How did that get there? Roman coin turns up in hospice collecting tin
Bluebell Wood cashed in when one of its eagle-eyed team sifted through a batch of coins from its collecting tins. Among the mini mountain of small change was a Roman coin dating from c.330AD. How it got there remains a mystery.
Scooter Fest comes to Beighton in memory of Emma
Beighton dad and hospice volunteer Steve Knight is busy organising the first ever 'Scooter Fest' in memory of his daughter Emma to raise funds for Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice where she spent her last days.
Thousands make a splash at Bluebell Wood Bubble Rush
There was a sea of colour at Rother Valley Country Park when thousands of people took part in Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice's first ever Bubble Rush 5K this past weekend.
Concrete companies battle it out on the pitch for local hospice
Its crunch time for two rival concrete companies. They are preparing to clash, but it's for a good cause - in a charity football match at Rotherham's New York Stadium on Sunday 19th May for a 6.15pm kick-off.
Fundraisers go 'over the edge' for Bluebell Wood
If they didn't have a head for heights, they do now! A team of 22 Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice supporters - aged from 16 to 73 - faced their fears and made a 160-foot descent down the side of one of Sheffield's most iconic buildings over the Bank Holiday Weekend.


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Colleen Thompson Michels is a native of St. Paul MN. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Catherine University and a Master of Arts and Master of Science from St. Cloud State University. Colleen served in leadership positions at Ridgewater College, Hutchinson and Willmar campuses, including five years as its president (1998-2003).
Prior to her administrative work, she also served the College as a faculty member, teaching Speech Communication and English. She has received numerous honors and awards while serving on boards and committees for organizations including the Willmar Area Community Foundation, Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, United Way of West Central MN, Empower: Women United, Bremer Bank Board of Directors, St. Cloud State University Foundation Board, Rice Hospital Foundation, Willmar School Board, Willmar Women's Fund, the Barn Theatre, 8th Judicial Selection Commission and as a Rice Hospice volunteer.


The ankle-brachial index is a noninvasive test used to determine your risk for peripheral artery disease, a condition that involves a narrowing of arteries in the leg and can lead to a heart attack or stroke. This test is done by comparing the blood pressure in the ankle with the blood pressure in your arm. A low ankle-brachial index can indicate narrowed arteries in the legs.
This test is usually done as a screening test for peripheral artery disease, but can also help determine the severity or progress of the disease if it has already been diagnosed. The ankle-brachial index test is a simple and safe procedure with no risks or side effects.
An arterial Doppler is often performed to evaluate blood flow in patients complaining of leg or arm pain, numbness, tingling and fatigue, as these symptoms may be indicative of a narrowing or blockage of the major arteries. Doppler technology uses sound waves to detect blood flow and identify any differences in blood pressure within different areas of the arms and legs.
During the arterial Doppler procedure, blood pressure is taken with a cuff at several areas along the arms and legs, and a transducer is moved across the area to detect blood flow through the areas before and after the blood pressure cuff is inflated.
A carotid Doppler ultrasound is a diagnostic procedure that uses high frequency sound waves to generate images of the carotid arteries within the neck. This test allows Dr. Detweiler to detect any narrowing of the arteries and also determine how quickly blood flows through them to determine a patient's risk of stroke or other heart conditions.
An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is a noninvasive diagnostic exam performed to detect electrical activity in the heart. It is commonly performed after patients have experienced heart attack symptoms including chest pain, shortness of breath and heart palpitations, or as part of a routine heart disease screening. An EKG produces a record of waves that relate to the electrical impulses that occur during each beat of a patient's heart.
This test is performed by attaching electrical wires, called electrodes, to the arms, legs and chest. The EKG machine is then started, recording your heart's electrical activity, showing how quickly and regularly your heart beats, as well as the size of the chambers and thickness of the heart walls.
Echocardiography, also known as an ultrasound of the heart, is a diagnostic test used to examine the heart by creating images out of sound waves. This helps determine the size and shape of the heart, as well as how well the different components are functioning. The results of the test are often used to diagnose high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, congenital heart defects, aneurysms or other heart conditions.
All procedures are minimally invasive and may be performed during a cardiac stress test or as a routine pregnancy exam. The most common type of echocardiogram test is a trans thoracic echocardiogram, which uses a transducer to collect an ultrasound image.
A glucose test is performed for the diagnosis or monitoring of diabetes and involves measuring the blood sugar levels, which is the main source of energy in the body. There are several different types of glucose tests that may be performed, depending on each patient's individual condition. Most tests require a simple blood test that may or may not require fasting, while oral testing may be performed as well.
A laryngoscopy is a diagnostic procedure that examines the voice box (larynx), which contains the vocal cords, by inserting a thin, flexible tube called a laryngoscope down the throat to produce images. This procedure can be performed for many reasons, including to diagnose a persistent cough, hoarseness or bad breath, to detect a mass or tumor on the vocal cords, diagnose cancer or diagnose voice problems.
This procedure does not usually cause any pain for patients, but may be uncomfortable, so local anesthesia may be administered. The results of the laryngoscopy procedure are available right away and can be reviewed with the patient after the procedure.