In today's challenging and competitive marketplace – coupled with typically high post-graduation debt – many new dental school grads are finding that they must plan for their initial work opportunity at least a year in advance. Although it's easy to overlook the immediate future due to the significant demands of one's final year as a senior dental student, it is imperative to identify professional opportunities and options before you ever collect your diploma.
You have a variety of options when it comes to post-graduate opportunities, including an associateship, an associateship leading to practice buy-in, participation in a group practice, establishing or buying a practice, serving the military, Veterans Administration, or public heath, and/or accepting a corporate position.
While economics may limit your immediate options, don't overlook the importance of seeking happiness in even your earliest decisions! That includes identifying the geographic area(s) of the country in which you wish to practice, and recognizing whether or not your lifestyle desires would ultimately facilitate practice ownership.
Also keep in mind that, if you wish to establish your own practice, your immediate cash flow will be critically important. Your best options to start strong: either choose an underserved area and offer a multiplicity of clinical services, or return to your home town where you'll have family, friends, and former classmates to support you.
Take advantage of the ADA's economic research to help you determine a desirable location, and physically visit those communities. Speak with the local Chamber of Commerce officials, evaluate the school system, identify the diversity of local industry, drive through the neighborhoods, and meet the local bankers.
Seek out associateship opportunities through state and local dental societies and nationally recognized brokers. Take advantage of the services offered by your commercial suppliers, and introduce yourself to local clinicians approaching retirement to see if you can create a mutually rewarding situation. Finally, don't overlook corporate opportunities or service to the nation which can provide you with an immediate salary while enhancing your clinical and management skills.
It may seem like a lot of work, but putting in a little extra effort before you graduate will help you find not just an opportunity, but the right opportunity.


The stewed bell pepper dish peperonata is popular throughout Italy, with some regional variations including the Piedmontese povronà made with lots of sliced onion, tomato, and a bit of broth added towards the end of cooking, and rustisana from Emilia-Romagna, which calls for other vegetables like zucchini and potato in addition to peppers and tomato. Sometimes garlic and a bit of red chili will be added, and the range of herbs varies as well, according to personal taste and regional traditions (I usually use thyme, marjoram, and/or basil).
Recipes abound. You'll find one in most Italian cookbooks, and the web is literally exploding with options. This recipe from Great Italian Chefs is a solid starting point if you're making this dish for the first time. Try it with grilled sausages or, as pictured above, as a crostini topping: after the peperonata has cooled down, top slices of grilled (or toasted) bread with a soft, creamy cheese, then add a spoonful of peppers and return to the oven briefly to warm. Finish with chopped fresh herbs of your choice.
By the by, the star of this particular post is the robiola, a fresh cheese from Piedmont and Lombardy (primarily) whose name most likely derives from the village of Robbio, although other sources point to the word rubeola, from the Latin ruber (red), given the reddish color the rinds sometimes take on during aging. Look for something like this, if possible 100% goat's milk, rather than this.


Bedford Ma, recently sent out these little lifesaving booklets that highlight how Seniors can "Stay Independent", by making their homes safer.
A few highlights. Since falls are a major factor of fractures and injuries do these simple things.
2. Remove small throw rugs. If you love your larger rugs, do what the pros do. Cut back the pad 6" from each side, so the rug slopes down Tape down the corners. Or tape down all the edges if they are not flush to the floor.
3. Be aware of thresholds between rooms. If possible make them flush to the floor , or remove them entirely.
4. Add additional lighting. We humans need a one Lumen more per year after age 40. Do you ever wonder why your kids or grandkids sit in the dark? It is not dark for them.
5. Add handrails and lighting to all staircases. Keep clutter off the stairs. Think about doing a carpet runner. Carpet absorbs sounds and if you do fall, carpet is softer.
6. Add grab bars next to the toilet, and where you get into the tub.
7. Add a non skid rug on the floor of your shower, especially in a slippery bath tub. Cut back the pad 6".
Call Linda 339-927-6137 to get a personalized safety assessment for your home. Update for now with the goal of the getting the highest resale price for later.
One of the most important elements in a home is good lighting. It's also the element that is most misunderstood by both homeowners and builders. We can turn unused portions of your home into welcoming spaces by adding a layered lighting plan.
What is a layered lighting plan?
The Chandelier provides overall light and the pendants are special to a sloped ceiling for art lighting in a Winchester living room. The sculptural corner floor lamp adds to the room's ambiance.
For accent lights, think spotlighting artwork with wall washers or brightening glass shelves. Adding a dimmer to all switches is one of the easiest ways to create ambiance and multiple moods.
Starting with ceiling lights – you have a choice of pendants, chandeliers or flush-mount fixtures. Flush-mount fixtures create height in a room and preserve views out of windows and in the space.
A pendant fixture is like a piece of jewelry in the room that provides task lighting in a specific area – over a table or over an island. Here we added a pendant over a living room game table. There is also cove lighting in the shelf soffit, providing additional ambient, mood light.
LED tulip pendant fixture illuminating game table. There are thousands of fixture styles from which to choose so matching your decor is never an issue. In this Shingle style dining room, we chose a Tiffany style drum pendant. Note the coordinating sconce on the wall.
Balancing natural light with artificial light makes spaces larger and more welcoming. Windows, skylights, sliding and French doors are now common elements in new homes and renovations.
To create ambiance in a room, use table and floor lamps. These are the fixtures to use while watching television, reading a book or gathering with friends for conversation. Here are some beautiful and functional examples. The handblown, stained-glass torchiere in the room below adds glowing light and color to the space.
Here are different styles of floor and table lamps. To save energy and our planet, I specify LED bulbs and a dimmer for every switch. In summary, expand the usable spaces in your home with good lighting.
Interior Design Trends: Wallpaper is Back!
Wallpaper is one of many choices in interior design and decor. In this blog post, I'll show you that wallpaper is back in stunning and amazing new designs. It can create a great effect in your home, and it doesn't have to be old-fashioned or dull; this is not your grandmother's wallpaper!
These designs are eye-catching and contemporary; they really complete a room. Some papers have images that are larger than life. Some include 3D materials. And the old stand-by – string paper – has returned refined. Let's have a look at some designs.
The married couple and their two adult children who call this home – all medical professionals – gravitate to this room now. We created a gathering space attractive to the entire family. This is where they're happy.
Awarded- Best 25 Designers in MA.


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Russell Square is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.
British Museum British Museum was a station on the Central line, located in Holborn and taking its name from the nearby British Museum in Great Russell Street.
Africa House, WC2A Residential block
Africa House, WC2A
Barter Street, WC1A Barter Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.
Barter Street, WC1A
Bayley Street, WC1B Bayley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area.
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Bedford Square, WC1B Bedford Square was designed as a unified architectural composition in 1775-6 by Thomas Leverton.
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Bloomsbury Street, WC1A Bloomsbury Street runs from Gower Street in the north to the junction of New Oxford Street and Shaftesbury Avenue in the south.
Bloomsbury Street, WC1A
Bloomsbury Way, WC1A Bloomsbury Way is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.
Bloomsbury Way, WC1A
Bury Place, WC1A Bury Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.
Bury Place, WC1A
Catton Street, WC2B Catton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area.
Catton Street, WC2B
Coptic Street, WC2H Coptic Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.
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Fisher Street, WC1R Fisher Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area.
Fisher Street, WC1R
Galen Place, WC1A Galen Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.
Galen Place, WC1A
Gate Street, WC2A Gate Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area.
Gate Street, WC2A
Gilbert Place, WC1A Gilbert Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.
Gilbert Place, WC1A
Great Russell Street, WC1A Great Russell Street commemorates the marriage of the daughter of the 4th Earl of Southampton to William Russell in 1669.
Great Russell Street, WC1A
Huntley Street, WC1E Huntley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area.
Huntley Street, WC1E
Kingsgate Street, WC1R Kingsgate Street ran from High Holborn to Theobald's Road.
Kingsgate Street, WC1R
Lion Court, WC1R Lion Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area.
Lion Court, WC1R
Little Russel Street, WC1A Little Russel Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.
Little Russel Street, WC1A
Little Russell Street, WC1A Little Russell Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.
Little Russell Street, WC1A
Little Turnstile, WC2A Little Turnstile is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area.
Little Turnstile, WC2A
Museum Street, WC1A Museum Street is so-named since it approaches the main entrance of the British Museum.
Museum Street, WC1A
New Oxford Street, WC1A New Oxford Street was built in 1840 to ease congestion in St Giles High Street.
New Oxford Street, WC1A
New Oxford Street, WC2H New Oxford Street is a road in the WC2H postcode area
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Percy Street, WC1B Percy Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.
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Pied Bull Court, WC1A Pied Bull Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.
Pied Bull Court, WC1A
Pied Bull Yard, WC1A Pied Bull Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.
Pied Bull Yard, WC1A
Procter Street, WC1V Procter Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area.
Procter Street, WC1V
Proctor Street, WC1V Proctor Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area.
Proctor Street, WC1V
Russell Square House, WC1B Residential block
Sicilian Avenue, WC1V Sicilian Avenue is a shopping parade that diagonally runs in between Southampton Row and Bloomsbury Way.
Sicilian Avenue, WC1V
Southampton Place, WC1A Southampton Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.
Southampton Place, WC1A
Southampton Row, WC1V Southampton Row is a road in the WC1V postcode area
Southampton Row, WC1V
Stedham Place, WC2H Stedham Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.
Stedham Place, WC2H
Streatham Street, WC1A Streatham Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.
Streatham Street, WC1A
Willoughby Street, WC1B Willoughby Street was formerly known as both Vine Street and Wooburn Street.
Willoughby Street, WC1B
Windmill Street, W1T Windmill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.
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Yorkshire Grey Yard, WC1V Yorkshire Grey Yard lies off of Eagle Street, WC1
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Fitzroy Tavern This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
Fitzroy Tavern
Jack Horner This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
Jack Horner
Museum Tavern This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
Museum Tavern
My Old Dutch This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
My Old Dutch
Princess Louise This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
Princess Louise
The Old Crown This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
The Plough This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
The Plough
The Polish Bar (Na Zdrowie) This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
The Polish Bar (Na Zdrowie)
The Ship Tavern This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
The Ship Tavern
The Square Pig This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
The Square Pig
Truckles Wine Bar This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
Truckles Wine Bar
Bloomsbury is an area of the London Borough of Camden, in central London, between Euston Road and Holborn, developed by the Russell family in the 17th and 18th centuries into a fashionable residential area.
The earliest record of what would become Bloomsbury is the 1086 Domesday Book, which records that the area had vineyards and 'wood for 100 pigs'. But it is not until 1201 that the name Bloomsbury is first noted, when William de Blemond, a Norman landowner, acquired the land.
The name Bloomsbury is a development from Blemondisberi – the bury, or manor, of Blemond. An 1878 publication, Old and New London: Volume 4, mentions the idea that the area was named after a village called Lomesbury which formerly stood where Bloomsbury Square is now, though this piece of folk etymology is now discredited.
At the end of the 14th century Edward III acquired Blemond's manor, and passed it on to the Carthusian monks of the London Charterhouse, who kept the area mostly rural.
In the 16th century, with the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Henry VIII took the land back into the possession of the Crown, and granted it to Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton.
In the early 1660s, the Earl of Southampton constructed what eventually became Bloomsbury Square. The area was laid out mainly in the 18th century, largely by landowners such as Wriothesley Russell, 3rd Duke of Bedford, who built Bloomsbury Market, which opened in 1730. The major development of the squares that we see today started in about 1800 when Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford removed Bedford House and developed the land to the north with Russell Square as its centrepiece.
Historically, Bloomsbury is associated with the arts, education, and medicine. The area gives its name to the Bloomsbury Group of artists, the most famous of whom was Virginia Woolf, who met in private homes in the area in the early 1900s, and to the lesser known Bloomsbury Gang of Whigs formed in 1765 by John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford.
The publisher Faber & Faber used to be located in Queen Square, though at the time T. S. Eliot was editor the offices were in Tavistock Square. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded in John Millais's parents' house on Gower Street in 1848.
The Bloomsbury Festival was launched in 2006 when local resident Roma Backhouse was commissioned to mark the re-opening of the Brunswick Centre, a residential and shopping area.
Shaftesbury Avenue in Theatreland - not the WC2 part though!

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This committee will develop and implement communication strategies for the Staff Senate, including but not limited to maintaining the Staff Senate web page, social media, creating a newsletter. The committee determines the best methods for communication, both internally for the Senate and externally with the University. Once a month the committee recognizes a staff member who exemplifies extraordinary behavior in their duties, as the Spotlight on Staff for the month. In addition, the committee may assist other committees and officers with visibility and public relations publicity, including but not limited to flyers, announcements, newsletters, mass emails, and other promotional activities.
Chair: Megan Ellisor
This committee shall serve to promote the Staff Senate to the University Community, and surrounding communities to foster staff pride and work with the appropriate University offices and/or news services to publicize the Staff Senate and its activities; plan and coordinate activities at which staff can meet their Staff Senate representatives and learn about Staff Senate activities and service opportunities.
Chair: Shelly Nettuno Co-Chair: Kristina Grimes
This committee shall create and host programs to provide staff with learning and development opportunities. In addition, the committee will seek opportunities to collaborate with Human Resources to provide training programs that address such issues as career and professional development, university course enrollment, continuing education, diversity training, basic skills development, health awareness, and recreational opportunities. This committee will also plan and implement an annual conference for the purpose of providing a low cost professional development option.
Chair: Nikki Stifflemire Co-Chair: Stacie Szaal
Staff Affairs
This committee shall address concerns brought forth by the University President, Staff Senate Executive Board, and/or the Staff Senate including, but not limited to administrative policy and procedures, staff evaluations, parking and transportation, and campus safety. This committee shall identify, analyze, and formulate recommendations for issues affecting SHSU's staff members. The recommendations shall be reported to the Staff Senate and/or Executive Board. for adoption by the Staff Senate. This committee shall present recommendations to the leadership of SHSU and advocate on behalf of staff interests.
Chair: Andrea Hoke
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The committee shall handle all nominations and elections procedures as set forth in the By-Laws; coordinate and validate all elections to the Staff Senate. No Staff Senate member who is a candidate for a Staff Senate position may be a member of the Nominations and Elections Committee. Additionally, this committee will review absences and act upon vacancies as outlined in Article III, Section 6 of the By-Laws.
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Stall bookings are now open.
Cumbernauld Gala Day is an annual event organised by Cumbernauld Community Forum in conjunction with several other local organisations.
Cumbernauld Gala Day will this year take place on Saturday 15th June at Cumbernauld New Town Hall, with acts, entertainment and festivities being finalised for what we hope will be the biggest Gala Day in Cumbernauld yet.
As part of our planning, stall holders are put at the centre of the event, and we are delighted that you are interested in bringing your business, charity, club or organisation to our event.
To get booked up, simply download, print and fill out the form available by clicking here: Cumbernauld Gala Day 2019 – Stall Booking Form. Once you have done that, please post or hand in your form to Cumbernauld Community Forum, c/o Link Community Centre, Bron Way, Cumbernauld, G67 1EW.
If you have any questions, please use the contact details on the booking form.
Cumbernauld Gala Day will this year take place on Saturday 16th June at Cumbernauld New Town Hall, with a whole day's schedule of acts, entertainment and festivities currently being finalised for what we hope will be the biggest Gala Day in Cumbernauld yet.
To get booked up, simply download, print and fill out the form by clicking here: Cumbernauld Gala Day 2018 – Stall Booking Form. Once you have done that, please post your form to Cumbernauld Community Forum, c/o Link Community Centre, Bron Way, Cumbernauld, G67 1EW.
While you're here, please don't forget to join our Facebook event. Let us – and your friends – know that you'll be coming along to this year's Cumbernauld Gala Day by hitting the 'Going' button on our Facebook event page, just click here.
Volunteers from Cumbernauld Community Forum are busy starting to pull together the usual great line-up of food, live entertainments, shows and stalls for Cumbernauld Gala Day 2016. This year's event will take place on Saturday 18th June, at Cumbernauld New Town Hall. More information about this year's Gala Day will be made available via the 'Cumbernauld Gala Day' page on our website within the coming weeks and months.
Please do not submit your booking form electronically – only forms received by post will be considered. Please note that early payment is recommended but the final deadline for all payments to be made is Friday 17th June 2016.
ASIST; is for caregivers who want to feel more comfortable, confident, and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Over one million caregivers have participated in this two-day, highly interactive, practical, practice-oriented workshop.
SafeTALK; is a training that prepares anyone over the age of 15 to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. The course takes 3-4 hours to deliver.
SuicideTALK; is a 60 minute exploration in suicide awareness. It is intended for all members of a community ages 15 and over.
If you are interested in taking part in the three courses offered please use the hyperlink to the Elament web site Mental Health Training for dates and application forms or contact Aileen Thomson at ThomsonAi@northlan.gov.uk and on 01698-332707.
Cumbernauld Community Forum recently received a presentation from NHS Lanarkshire regarding proposals to reduce their Out of Hours service to either two facilities in Airdrie and Hamilton, or just one centre in Hamilton.
Cumbernauld Community Forum is opposed to these proposed changes and the continued detrimental cuts to health services in the Cumbernauld area. A standard letter of response has been prepared and is available to download by clicking here.
A public meeting for the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth area will be held on Tuesday 10 March from 6:50pm at Cumbernauld New Town Hall, Bron Way, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire G67 1DZ.
A NHS Lanarkshire press release has been issued today confirming the outcome of a successful campaign by Cumbernauld Community Forum to retain NHS beds in Carrickstone Care Home. All existing 35 NHS beds at the facility were under threat, pending a review by NHS Lanarkshire, but the revised contract agreement announced today will secure 25 of those for local older people.
The revised contract agreement will see Four Seasons continue to provide the facilities, nursing, administrative and hotel services staff at Carrickstone with NHS Lanarkshire providing the medical input, both consultant and GP, and some input from allied health professionals.
Billy Lees, Chairman of Cumbernauld Community Forum, said: "It is great news for the people of Cumbernauld that NHS Lanarkshire is going to keep 25 beds at Carrickstone Care Home. It is important that there are enough beds available for people that need them. We have been saying this throughout the review and we are pleased that it has now been confirmed".
Donald Masterson, Health Spokesman for Cumbernauld Community Forum said: "We are delighted at the outcome. It shows how important it is to have the public involved in the decision making process to ensure we get the right result for Cumbernauld".
The full text of the NHS Lanarkshire Press Release can be viewed by clicking here.
On Wednesday 9th October, Cumbernauld New Town Hall was close to capacity for the latest See Me Pledge Signing event. Local groups and organisations; including Sanctuary Cumbernauld, Cumbernauld Women's Watershed, Hope Community Garden, Now You're Talking, and Abronhill High School; came along and signed up to help end the stigma and discrimination of mental ill health.
As well as the pledge signings, attendees also heard personal experiences of mental ill health, how it can affect anyone at any time, and how important it is to receive help and support.
Local band Falconhoof closed the evening with a great performance which included their new song, appropriately titled 'See Me'. The turnout was fantastic and hopefully more local groups will now be inspired to sign the See Me pledge themselves.
Anyone who wants more information on the See Me campaign should access the website at www.seemescotland.org.
Welcome to the website of Cumbernauld Community Forum. On this site you can find more information on the work of Cumbernauld Community Forum and some of the projects and initiatives we have been involved in, along with details of our monthly meetings.
If you have any comments or queries, please get in touch using the 'Contact Us' link in the menu above.
Cumbernauld Community Forum meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7pm in New College Lanarkshire: Cumbernauld Campus.


There are a number of dependencies when it comes to deciding whether to hire a dedicated, independent mobile apps developer or an apps development agency for your next project. There are budgets to consider, skill sets to be evaluated and preferences to be matched. The developers you select must not only have the expertise required to build the app, but also have adequate knowledge of your business in order to convert it into a fully functional mobile app.
An impressive portfolio is definitely a positive sign. The developer should be able to show you apps with different styles, innovative designs and a variety of industrial verticals. Most of the apps should already be on the popular app stores, and hence you should be able to download them and check them out for yourselves. Talk to the developer and ask how each app was created – the process, the design and the testing and deployment – everything is important.
You must look for a developer who specializes in the platforms you are supporting. For example, if you are building an iOS app, make sure that the developer is an expert in Objective C or Swift or Xcode. In case of Android apps, the developer must know Java and Eclipse or the Android Studio. Also check out the expertise in coding, design, product management, marketing and more. The developer should be able to think about your business logic and effectively convert it into an app.
The price of an app usually depends on the complexity of the features that are required. It also depends on the resources that will be required. While selecting an app developer, you will need to also check out the timeline that is specified and the proportionate cost that is quoted. Low cost options might not always be the best. There should be a balance between the cost, skills, timeline and the results.
Communication is the key. If the developer is not able to accurately respond to your questions and queries, it may be very difficult to work long term without proper communication. The developer should also take the time to explain certain features and why they are required in your app. Their enthusiasm levels should match yours – only then you can work in collaboration to build a successful app. Other than that the developer should provide you with regular project status reports so that you know exactly where your project stands.


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Bradie Tennell on self-doubt, lessons learned this season
By Rachel LutzMay 16, 2019, 8:10 AM EDT
Before a stop on the Stars on Ice tour, Olympian and U.S. champion Bradie Tennell caught up with NBCSports.com/figure-skating, discussing what she learned from the post-Olympic year and what direction she wants to go next season.
This conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
NBC Sports: How would you evaluate this season?
Tennell: It was a bit challenging. It didn't go quite the way I expected it to or hoped it would. I think I learned a lot and there were some very valuable lessons that I'm glad that happened. Looking forward, I know how to better handle some situations now because of the year that I had. I'm just really grateful for all the experiences. Of course, my skate at worlds was everything that I wanted to do all season. So, I was really happy with that.
NBC Sports: It sounds like now is a good time in the quad to maybe learn those things.
Tennell: For sure. If it was any time to happen, I did it at the right time.
NBC Sports: What were some of those lessons?
Tennell: Not to let the unexpected bring me down. When I'm out there, just trust myself more, not have so much self-doubt. Because I know I'm trained. When I go to competition, I'm trained, I'm ready. I know what I'm doing. This year, when I stepped on the ice, I started second-guessing myself. That's where some of those under-rotations came from. So then of course the self-doubt crept in even further. It's cyclical. I think I need to believe in myself and keep that confidence moving forward.
NBC Sports: Where does that get the worst for you? Does it happen mid-program, if things start to fall apart? Before the music starts?
Tennell: I think it's right before the music starts. In that second or two of absolute dead silence, all those thoughts come racing into your head. You're like, "No! I've got this!"
NBC Sports: Looking ahead, have you started looking at music? Will you work with choreographer Benoit Richaud again?
Tennell: Yes, I will be working with Benoit again. I am looking for music. That's very challenging for me – just because I'm so picky. I'm still in that process.
NBC Sports: Last season you had one program from both worlds, the modern and the classic. Is that something you want to try again?
Tennell: Not necessarily. I know I want programs in two different genres to show a wider range. I definitely wanna have programs that are very different from each other, I'm just not sure what yet.
NBC Sports: It seems like tour is the place to experiment with new programs. Can you tell me about your program to "Stay" and "Diamonds" by Rihanna?
Tennell: I love my costume for it. It's the black unitard, super cool. I think people really like it. It's something different for me. I can't say I would've thought that I would pick it, but Benoit and I were just listening to music one day and I was like, 'Oh I could kinda get into this.' And he's like [in an accent] 'OK, we make program.' I was like 'OK! Sounds good!'
NBC Sports: You clearly give him a lot of room for input.
Tennell: Yeah, he's amazing. He's got such a vision for everything and he challenges me a lot, which is really great. I'm really glad that he does that. He's pushed me out of my comfort zone but that's really helped me grow as an athlete.
MORE: Bradie and Benoit's vision for "Romeo & Juliet"
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The Women's Health Information Center in Chapel Hill, NC offers a wide variety of classes to support you before and after the birth of your child.
All classes and tours require registration, even those that are free of charge. For more details and to register, please see our Class Calendar or call us at 984-974-8882.
If you need to cancel or transfer a class please call us at 984-974-8882 or send us an email, so we may offer the spot to someone else. If you do not cancel a registration at least four days before the class starts, we will only be able to refund 80% of the class fee. We are willing to make special considerations under certain circumstances though, so please get in touch if that applies to you. Please note that we cannot offer a refund more than 60 days after receiving a payment. Thank you!
Whether you are a first-time parent or need a refresher course, we offer helpful childbirth classes at the N.C. Women's Hospital and online to prepare you for what to expect before, during, and after labor.
Breastfeeding classes can help prepare you for breastfeeding, both after childbirth and if or when you return to work.
Schedule a tour for where you will have your baby and become familiar with the environment.
Clase de Resucitacion Cardiopulmonar (CPR) en español para asistir a infantes y adultos, llamenos para inscribirse al 984-974-8882.


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Salt-n-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue
June 25, 2022 | Saturday	8:00PM	Buy Tickets
New Kids on the Block have sold more than 80 million albums worldwide -- including back-to-back international #1 songs, 1988's Hangin' Tough and 1990's Step By Step -- and a series of crossover smash R&B, pop hits like "You Got It (The Right Stuff)," "Cover Girl," "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)," "Hangin' Tough," "I'll Be Loving You," "Step By Step" and "Tonight." The group which started with humble Boston beginnings grew to shatter concert box office records playing an estimated 200 concerts a year, in sold out stadiums throughout the world.
New Kids On The Block will take the stage at the Schottenstein Center with special guests Salt-n-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue.
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Though we cannot stop the clock of aging, we can definitely slower it! Many of us stay in the illusion that cosmetics are important to reduce the decomposition of skin while the truth is to maintain a diet that includes the entire list of most effective anti aging foods. These eatables have shown to possess high amount of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that have proved imperative in the cutback of free radicals and toxins from skin cells. Thus note the list that discusses in length about the best anti aging foods.
Read on the record of top ten most effective anti aging foods to maintain young and healthy skin.
Blue Berries, Strawberries and other members of the berry family are rich in protective antioxidants which makes them prominent when speaking about best anti aging foods. Apart from safeguarding against various diseases, the compound also lends a helping hand to freshen up the skin. The lycopene and beta-carotene content in these fruits prevents the UV rays from enhancing aging. Berries are as well known to have vitamin C which improves the production of collagen to help thwart fine lines. Experts suggest consuming a cup of mixed berries or any one single type, thrice a week.
Making oily fish such as Salmon, tuna, herring and sardines etc a part of frequent diet can assure the addition of Omega 3 acid into the body which in a way helps to maintain the flawlessness of one's skin due to its anti-aging benefits. Coldwater fishes are low in saturated fat and are a great source of protein. Three ounces of oily fish is as well known to supply 170% of your daily vitamin B12 and more than 80% of the blood pressure regulator – Vitamin D. Two servings of oily fish in a week is the recommended amount to ensure healthy skin.
Green veggies specially the leafy ones are a store house of antioxidants which is essential for not only slowing down aging effects but also the best fighter against free radicals. One of the reasons why health experts ask to include spinach and kale frequently into our diets is because they are loaded with zeaxanthin and lutin – the two accountable for the prevention against the negative effects produced by UV rays. Besides, green vegetables contain necessary vitamins such as C, A, E and K and minerals like magnesium, potassium, calcium and iron.
Apart from being a rich source of protein, these tiny hard shelled fruits can as well boost of having unsaturated fats – omega-3 fatty acids. Moreover, they come packed with vital minerals and vitamins including calcium, vitamin E and potassium. These substances can help in the avoidance of cell damage. Moreover, Brazil Nuts are gifted with a powerful mineral by the name Selenium which allows the creation of the antioxidant glutathione. Two nuts per day are sufficient to maintain the essentiality.
Based on its quality of possessing polyphenols and antioxidants, whole grains have made its way to the list of top anti-aging foods. Fibre rich foods such as popcorn, cereals, oats and brown rice have anti-aging benefits due to the presence of minerals and vitamins and these in the long run repairs the aging of the arteries. That is the reason why it is better to consume non-refined grains. Plus, whole grains contain more of antioxidants as compared to processed ones.
Garlic is not only notorious among the rich recipes but also plays a vital role when it comes to anti-aging foods. It is an excellent anti-inflammatory and thus helps in reducing dark circles, puffiness around the eyes and strengthens the overall appearance of the face. Additionally, the root relative of onion rejuvenates the skin cells and maintains a normal flow of blood. This further enhances one's look and slows down the rate of aging.
Avocado is said to contain high amount of potassium which averts the retention of fluid and high blood pressure. Furthermore, it has contains vitamin E, renowned for keeping up fresh and healthy skin, away from wrinkles. The native from Central America has proved beneficiary in the maintenance of skin as it is abundant in D-manno-heptulose sugar which is known to boost collagen formation with a direct affect on skin epidermis. Avocados as well have carotenoid anti-oxidants and amino acids that can remove age spots, heals scars and soothe inflammation.
Renowned as the perfect remedy for sunburn and an anti aging solution, tomatoes need to be a must in one's salad bowl. The fruit contains an ingredient called lycopene and this makes it easier to reduce suntan and aging of skin cells. It has been proved that people who have consumed tomato frequently had 30% more defence against the harmful UV rays of the sun.
Green can be seen among the best anti-aging foods, not because of its taste and aroma but due to it health benefiting properties. It is stuffed with two important antioxidants by the name polyphenols and catechins which shoulders the responsibility to reduce the aging of skin. Plus, it can fight well against the unwanted toxins received from smoking and UV rays. Green tea can even free the skin from free radicals and guard the skin from decomposition and other skin related issues.
Always connected with status and elegance, red wine as well maintains a close relation with beauty effects. It comes with antioxidants which have proved to lessen free radicals age-related diseases. During the process of wine fermentation, grape skin and seed are not removed and allows it to possess the antioxidant – polyphenols. Thus it is not bad to drink a glass of wine on regular basis.
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namespace {

class ThumbnailWaiter {
 public:
  ThumbnailWaiter() = default;
  ~ThumbnailWaiter() = default;

  absl::optional<gfx::ImageSkia> WaitForThumbnail(ThumbnailImage* thumbnail) {
    std::unique_ptr<ThumbnailImage::Subscription> subscription =
        thumbnail->Subscribe();
    subscription->SetUncompressedImageCallback(base::BindRepeating(
        &ThumbnailWaiter::ThumbnailImageCallback, base::Unretained(this)));
    thumbnail->RequestThumbnailImage();
    run_loop_.Run();
    return image_;
  }

 protected:
  void ThumbnailImageCallback(gfx::ImageSkia thumbnail_image) {
    image_ = std::move(thumbnail_image);
    run_loop_.Quit();
  }

 private:
  base::RunLoop run_loop_;
  absl::optional<gfx::ImageSkia> image_;
};

}  // anonymous namespace

// Test fixture for testing interaction of thumbnail tab helper and browser,
// specifically testing interaction of tab load and thumbnail capture.
class ThumbnailTabHelperInteractiveTest : public InProcessBrowserTest {
 public:
  ThumbnailTabHelperInteractiveTest() {
    url1_ = ui_test_utils::GetTestUrl(
        base::FilePath().AppendASCII("session_history"),
        base::FilePath().AppendASCII("bot1.html"));
    url2_ = ui_test_utils::GetTestUrl(
        base::FilePath().AppendASCII("session_history"),
        base::FilePath().AppendASCII("bot2.html"));
  }

  ThumbnailTabHelperInteractiveTest(const ThumbnailTabHelperInteractiveTest&) =
      delete;
  ThumbnailTabHelperInteractiveTest& operator=(
      const ThumbnailTabHelperInteractiveTest&) = delete;

#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_SESSION_SERVICE)
  void ConfigureTabLoader(TabLoader* tab_loader) {
    TabLoaderTester tester(tab_loader);
    tester.SetMaxSimultaneousLoadsForTesting(1);
    tester.SetMaxLoadedTabCountForTesting(1);
  }
#endif

 protected:
  void SetUp() override {
    // This flag causes the thumbnail tab helper system to engage. Otherwise
    // there is no ThumbnailTabHelper created. Note that there *are* other flags
    // that also trigger the existence of the helper.
    scoped_feature_list_.InitAndEnableFeature(features::kTabHoverCardImages);
    InProcessBrowserTest::SetUp();
  }

  void SetUpOnMainThread() override {
    active_browser_list_ = BrowserList::GetInstance();
  }

  Browser* GetBrowser(int index) {
    CHECK(static_cast<int>(active_browser_list_->size()) > index);
    return active_browser_list_->get(index);
  }

  // Adds tabs to the given browser, all navigated to url1_. Returns
  // the final number of tabs.
  int AddSomeTabs(Browser* browser, int how_many) {
    int starting_tab_count = browser->tab_strip_model()->count();

    for (int i = 0; i < how_many; ++i) {
      ui_test_utils::NavigateToURLWithDisposition(
          browser, url1_, WindowOpenDisposition::NEW_FOREGROUND_TAB,
          ui_test_utils::BROWSER_TEST_WAIT_FOR_LOAD_STOP);
    }
    int tab_count = browser->tab_strip_model()->count();
    EXPECT_EQ(starting_tab_count + how_many, tab_count);
    return tab_count;
  }

  void EnsureTabLoaded(content::WebContents* tab) {
    content::NavigationController* controller = &tab->GetController();
    if (!controller->NeedsReload() && !controller->GetPendingEntry() &&
        !tab->IsLoading())
      return;

    content::LoadStopObserver(tab).Wait();
  }

  void WaitForAndVerifyThumbnail(Browser* browser, int tab_index) {
    auto* const web_contents = browser->tab_strip_model()->GetWebContentsAt(1);
    auto* const thumbnail_tab_helper =
        ThumbnailTabHelper::FromWebContents(web_contents);
    auto thumbnail = thumbnail_tab_helper->thumbnail();
    EXPECT_FALSE(thumbnail->has_data())
        << " tab at index " << tab_index << " already has data.";

    ThumbnailWaiter waiter;
    const absl::optional<gfx::ImageSkia> data =
        waiter.WaitForThumbnail(thumbnail.get());
    EXPECT_TRUE(thumbnail->has_data())
        << " tab at index " << tab_index << " thumbnail has no data.";
    ASSERT_TRUE(data) << " observer for tab at index " << tab_index
                      << " received no thumbnail.";
    EXPECT_FALSE(data->isNull())
        << " tab at index " << tab_index << " generated empty thumbnail.";
  }

  GURL url1_;
  GURL url2_;

  raw_ptr<const BrowserList> active_browser_list_ = nullptr;

 private:
  base::test::ScopedFeatureList scoped_feature_list_;
};

#if BUILDFLAG(IS_MAC) || defined(THREAD_SANITIZER) || \
    defined(ADDRESS_SANITIZER) || defined(MEMORY_SANITIZER)
// TODO(crbug.com/1288117, crbug.com/1336124): Flakes on macOS and various
// MSAN/TSAN/ASAN builders.
#define MAYBE_TabLoadTriggersScreenshot DISABLED_TabLoadTriggersScreenshot
#else
#define MAYBE_TabLoadTriggersScreenshot TabLoadTriggersScreenshot
#endif  // BUILDFLAG(IS_ANDROID)

IN_PROC_BROWSER_TEST_F(ThumbnailTabHelperInteractiveTest,
                       MAYBE_TabLoadTriggersScreenshot) {
  ui_test_utils::NavigateToURLWithDisposition(
      browser(), url2_, WindowOpenDisposition::NEW_BACKGROUND_TAB,
      ui_test_utils::BROWSER_TEST_WAIT_FOR_TAB);

  DCHECK_EQ(2, browser()->tab_strip_model()->count());
  WaitForAndVerifyThumbnail(browser(), 1);
}

// TabLoader (used here) is available only when browser is built
// with ENABLE_SESSION_SERVICE.
#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_SESSION_SERVICE)

// On browser restore, some tabs may not be loaded. Requesting a
// thumbnail for one of these tabs should trigger load and capture.
// TODO(crbug.com/1294473, crbug.com/1294473): Flaky on Mac and various
// sanitizer builds.
#if BUILDFLAG(IS_MAC) || defined(THREAD_SANITIZER) || \
    defined(ADDRESS_SANITIZER) || defined(MEMORY_SANITIZER)
#define MAYBE_CapturesRestoredTabWhenRequested \
  DISABLED_CapturesRestoredTabWhenRequested
#else
#define MAYBE_CapturesRestoredTabWhenRequested CapturesRestoredTabWhenRequested
#endif  // BUILDFLAG(IS_MAC)
IN_PROC_BROWSER_TEST_F(ThumbnailTabHelperInteractiveTest,
                       MAYBE_CapturesRestoredTabWhenRequested) {
  ui_test_utils::NavigateToURLWithDisposition(
      browser(), url2_, WindowOpenDisposition::NEW_WINDOW,
      ui_test_utils::BROWSER_TEST_WAIT_FOR_BROWSER);
  Browser* browser2 = GetBrowser(1);

  // Add tabs and close browser.
  constexpr int kTabCount = 4;
  AddSomeTabs(browser2, kTabCount - browser2->tab_strip_model()->count());
  EXPECT_EQ(kTabCount, browser2->tab_strip_model()->count());
  CloseBrowserSynchronously(browser2);

  // Set up the tab loader to ensure tabs are left unloaded.
  base::RepeatingCallback<void(TabLoader*)> callback = base::BindRepeating(
      &ThumbnailTabHelperInteractiveTest::ConfigureTabLoader,
      base::Unretained(this));
  TabLoaderTester::SetConstructionCallbackForTesting(&callback);

  // Restore recently closed window.
  chrome::OpenWindowWithRestoredTabs(browser()->profile());
  ASSERT_EQ(2U, active_browser_list_->size());
  browser2 = GetBrowser(1);

  EXPECT_EQ(kTabCount, browser2->tab_strip_model()->count());
  EXPECT_EQ(kTabCount - 1, browser2->tab_strip_model()->active_index());

  // These tabs shouldn't want to be loaded.
  for (int tab_idx = 1; tab_idx < kTabCount - 1; ++tab_idx) {
    auto* contents = browser2->tab_strip_model()->GetWebContentsAt(tab_idx);
    EXPECT_FALSE(contents->IsLoading());
    EXPECT_TRUE(contents->GetController().NeedsReload());
  }

  // So we now know that tabs 1 and 2 are not [yet] loading.
  // See if the act of observing one causes the thumbnail to be generated.
  WaitForAndVerifyThumbnail(browser2, 1);

  // Clean up the callback.
  TabLoaderTester::SetConstructionCallbackForTesting(nullptr);
}

#endif  // BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_SESSION_SERVICE)

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Ideas and Procedures in African Customary Law
Studies Presented and Discussed at the Eighth International African Seminar at the Haile Sellassie I University, Addis Ababa, January 1966, 1st Edition
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The 18 papers in this volume, originally published in 1969 in English and French, with summaries in the other language, define and analyze in their wider social contexts the fundamental ideas and procedures to be found in African traditional systems of law. They assess the needs and problems of adaptation to changing conditions. The comprehensive introduction by Allott, Epsteina nd Gluckman provides a framework of analysis. It deals with the search for a common terminology in which to analyse and compare the different systems of customary law proceedings and evidence, codification and recording, reason and the occult, the conception of legal personality, succcession and inheritance, land rights, marriage and affiliation, injuries, liability and responsibility.
Introduction. Part 1: Problems of Research Part 2: Procedures Part 3: Conceptions in the Substantive Law Special Studies 1. L'Analyse des Espèces juridiques et L'Étude des Droits coutumiers africains J. Poirier 2. The Structure of African Judicial Authority and Problems of Evidence and Proof in Tditional Courts N. A. Ollennu 3. Whiter Lay Justice in Africa? S. S. Richardson 4. Procedural Informality, Reconciliation, and False Comparisons J. van Velsen 5. Guilt and Innocence; Problem and Method in the Gurage Judicial System William A. Shack 6. La première Codification africaine: Madagascar 1828-81 H. Deschamps 7. Legal Personality in African Law A. N. Allott 8. Sesotho Marriage, Guardianship, and the Customary-Law Heir A. M. R. Ramolefe 9. Idda and Secondary Marriage among the Northern Kadara M. G. Smith 10. Legitimation of Children in Customary Law in Kinshasa J. M. Pauwels 11. Réflexions sur L'Existence du Concept de Propriété immobilère individuelle dans les Droits africains traditionnels J. Vanderlinden 12. Property Rights and Status in African Traditional Law M. Gluckman 13. The Breakdown of Traditional Land Tenure in Northern Nigeria C. M. McDowell 14. Status, Responsibility and Liability: A Comparative Study of Two Types of Society in Uganda P. J. Nkambo Mugerwa 15. Injury and Liability in African Customary Law in Zambia A. L. Epstein 16. The Customary Law of Wrongs and Injuries in Malawi J. O. Ibik 17. Contract in Tswana Law I. Schapera 18. Customary Contracts and Transactions in Kenya Y. P. Ghai
Herman Max Gluckman was a South African and British social anthropologist. He is best known as the founder of the Manchester School of anthropology.
African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
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Hoi An street food are among must things to do in this little charming town. Food is perfect introduction of Hoi An cuisine and culture. Just like many other cities in Vietnam, meat-lovers found it easy to get good food everywhere. What about vegetarian/vegan? Even though Hoi An cuisine offers most of dishes with meat, our local team are eager to show you the hidden vegetarian/vegan options. This is great way to spend your very first days day in Hoi An. You will find out more on this single tour than in a month of random wandering. Along the way enjoy 6-8 tasting stops, where you can meet local vendors and sample delectable dishes that are typical to the city in vegan/vegetarian way. Indulge your taste buds with a serving of a bowl of Cau Lau noodles, try banana flower salad, or taste one of the freshest cup of smoothies in Hoi An. Let your local guide narrate the history and culture of the Vietnamese cuisine as you nibble away and discover new flavors and aromas. Get ready, because Hoi An is about to charm the pants off you. Unlock the flavours of the Old Town bite by bite, digging in everywhere you look and discovering unforgettable tastes at every turn. Let's go!


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Sài Gòn-Đồng Nai River polluted due to urbanisation
October, 29/2022 - 09:17
The river receives a huge volume of wastewater from residential areas, manufacturing plants, industrial parks and export processing zones located along the river. Wastewater along with rainwater runs through the sewer system, causing serious pollution.
A section of Sài Gòn River in District 1. — VNA/VNS Photo
HCM CITY — Water quality in the Sài Gòn-Đồng Nai River, the main supplier for water factories in HCM City, has declined due to urbanisation.
According to Sài Gòn Water Corporation (Sawaco), HCM City is located at the end of the Sài Gòn-Đồng Nai river basin. The socio-economic development has had negative impacts on river water quality.
Up to 94 per cent of water supply for HCM City's factories come from this 2,000km stretch of river.
The river is also impacted by salinity in the dry season.
According to the water monitoring report conducted by the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment in the first six months of this year, surface water quality of canals with dredging and urban renovation works such as Nhiêu Lộc-Thị Nghè Canal, Tàu Hủ-Bến Nghé Canal is relatively good. But the inter-provincial canals such as Thầy Cai-Cần Giuộc Canal, Nước Lên Canal-Chợ Đệm River are still heavily polluted.
It is reported by Vietnam News Agency that the water at Văn Thánh Canal in Bình Thạnh District is always dark due to rubbish and sewage from surrounding households.
The 19-5 Canal connecting three districts of Tân Bình-Tân Phú-Bình Tân has been polluted for years because it receives sewage from local households and factories.
The same situation is reported in the Phạm Văn Bạch Canal in Tân Bình District. Pollution is mainly caused by car washing services, metal production, laundry and food services along the canal.
In spite of solutions taken by local authorities such as relocating households and factories along canals, collecting garbage and dreading mud, the pollution seems not to improve much, Vietnam News Agency reported.
HCM City now has three wastewater treatment factories. With the capacity of more than 130,000cu.m per day of each factory, only 13 per cent of wastewater released every day in the whole city is treated.
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Mỹ, deputy director of the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment, said the city is promoting the transfer of wastewater to concentrated water treatment zones. It aims to treat all industrial, service and domestic wastewater following standards.
The city's authorities will step up supervision on activities of throwing garbage into canals and releasing untreated wastewater into environment, she said.
Local residents can send their reports or feedback on polluted spots to the city's authorities for better management, she said.
According to the city's Department of Construction, by 2025, about 80 per cent of wastewater in HCM City or nearly 2.6 million cu.m per day will be collected and treated following standards before being discharged into environment.
To realise this target, the city will call for investment of 12 urban wastewater treatment factories and finish the Nhiêu Lộc-Thị Nghè area's cleanup project (second phase) by 2024.
Water factories in the city will receive water from other supplies such as Dầu Tiếng and Trị An lakes.
Trần Kim Thạch, head of Sawaco quality management department, said the most important factor is public awareness. Local people must make commitment to not throwing garbage and encouraging each other to clean up environment.
"All authorities' efforts are meaningless if locals continue to throw garbage and release wastewater into rivers and canals," he said. — VNS
Domestic elephant to be taken to Yôk Đôn National Park
Cold weather to blanket northern Việt Nam during Tết
Workshop discusses marine spatial planning for sustainable oceans in Việt Nam
Back to the wild
Rich biodiversity database debuts
Đồng Tháp faces increasing erosion
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp is in the rainy season and facing flooding caused by the rising level of the Mekong River, and this makes erosion become more severe.
WWF launches campaign against high level of wildlife meat consumption in Việt Nam
Văn Ngọc Thịnh, Director of WWF Việt Nam, said that Việt Nam, Laos and Cambodia are showing high levels of wildlife consumption, especially mammals and birds that are easily found in markets and restaurants.
Community makes effort to reduce plastic rubbish
Hà Tĩnh City is an urban area with a large amount of daily waste discharged into the environment, causing Hà Tĩnh City People's Committee to implement a strategic action plan.
Typhoon Nesat to continue decreasing in intensity
Thanh Hóa and Nghệ An should expect 50-100mm of rainfall and up to 130mm in places.
Endangered turtles, tortoises found in Thanh Hoá nature reserve
Some 15 big-headed turtles and 10 impressed tortoises have been found at the Pu Hu Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoá under a two-year project starting in 2020.
At least 3 killed by downpours in central Việt Nam
At least three people have been killed due to downpours and floods in central Việt Nam while some 25,000 houses have been inundated.
One death reported in Đà Nẵng's historic floods
Flooding destroyed about 7.5 hectares of crops, while 2,524 power stations were damaged, affecting about 206,000 clients. So far, 1,032 of which have been repaired.
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The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Hulk (2003)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
Closed Circuit (2013)
The Invasion (2007)
Layer Cake (2005)
The Mother (2004)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Defiance (2008)
Ciaran Hinds
Stop-Loss (2008)
Miami Vice (2006)
Veronica Guerin (2003)
Lara Croft — Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Rome—The Complete Series (TV) (2005)
Life During Wartime (2010)
Overnight (2004)
War of the Worlds (2005)
The Terminal (2004)
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Minority Report (2002)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
War Horse (2011)
The man's increasingly crazifying attempts to make serious films are still nothing more than good movies. Perhaps only Spielberg could fail so spectacularly well.
167 min. Universal Pictures. Director: Steven Spielberg. Cast: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciaran Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Hanns Zischler.
Steven Spielberg once designed his studied manipulations with no desire other than to make audiences jump, bite nails, cry, laugh, and gapingly wonder. The results may have been sophomoric, but they were rarely pretentious. In the mid-'80s, Spielberg took off in pursuit of the golden statuette, with impressive results. But if pictures like The Color Purple and Empire of the Sun—and in the '90s, Schindler's List, Amistad, and Saving Private Ryan—succeeded, they did so by grabbing for the gut far more often than the brain.
The Spielberg of today has not yet entirely repudiated popcorn movies, but remains hungry for the intellectual respect accorded his cinematic heroes: Kurosawa, Lean, Hitchcock, Kubrick, Welles. And yet, in promoting Munich to the eager audience of Time magazine, Spielberg enthused that he told screenwriter Tony Kushner, "You speak the words, and I'll provide the pictures." Though he surely intended to be bluntly literal in the comment, Spielberg revealed himself as a man who recognizes and exploits other people's smarts. Not that there's anything wrong with that (but consider Hitchcock, who contentedly hired top writers to pen smart but unpretentious entertainments the reach of which rarely exceeded their grasp).
Spielberg's gift, then, is his eye, but his curse is his ambition. He intends Munich as a film to tackle our issue of the moment—terrorism—in all its complexity. Why do we suffer it? What does it do to men, on both sides of a conflict? Can it ever be justified, as statement or as revenge? These are worthy questions (so too is the larger question, which Spielberg skittishly avoids: What is the appropriate response to terrorism?), but Spielberg cannot decide what kind of film he is making: a political thriller with provocative undertones or a heavy-handed drama with global overtones. Refusing to decide, Spielberg once more produces a technically rigorous but intellectually undisciplined frustration.
The film's opening title places "Munich" in a context of other cities historically hit by terrorism; in doing so, the director immediately announces his intention to broaden his canvas (he bookends the film with a pointed reveal of a modern terrorist landmark). Avner Kauffman (Eric Bana), a Mossad officer and former bodyguard to Prime Minister Golda Meir, accepts Meir's indirect directive to take out the men responsible for the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. As his handler Ephraim (Geoffrey Rush) explains, Avner must do so off the books, unacknowledged and disavowed by his own government (ironically, Munich plays more like an R-rated Mission: Impossible than either of the Mission: Impossible films).
Uncomfortably leaving his wife and newborn child behind, Avner assembles his crew: South African hitman Steve (Daniel Craig), Belgian toymaker-bomb expert Robert (Mathieu Kassovitz), German-Jew forger Hans (Hanns Zischler), and cleanup man Carl (Ciaran Hinds). Methodically, they will assassinate the men they believe to be responsible for Munich, though their assumption is based on faith in the list supplied by the state and confidence that the men served up by their French-underworld intelligencers are the right men. (The "inspired by real events" plot was sourced from George Jonas' much-questioned non-fiction book Vengeance and the filmmakers' purported interviews with the unnamed inspiration for Avner.)
The script, credited to Kushner and Eric Roth (Forrest Gump), ably avoids easy righteousness and generates tension by removing trust from the equation. The table-talk scene of Meir (Lynn Cohen) and her advisors is surprisingly sharp-tongued ("Dead Jews in Germany and the world couldn't care less," Meir muses ruefully), as is Ephraim's initial briefing of Avner ("You do what the terrorists do. You think they report back to home base?").
Kushner and Roth purposefully confuse patriotism and family loyalty. Avner's "the son of a hero," but obliged to show familial loyalty to the state ("You think Israel is your mother," says his wife). "Home is everything," says the PLO operative who chats with the undercover Avner, who earlier tells his wife, "I can't do what I'm doing if I can't see you" (religious motivations, however, go carefully unexplored).
Hans keeps a running tab of the great monetary expense of killing their targets, but the cost to Avner is clearly his soul. He claims to be "comfortable with confusion," preferring to evoke war and not question the intelligence by which he acts (sound familiar?). But with each apparently nice guy he kills, Avner grows less confident that he is a soldier-hero. "We are tragic men," says French-spy paterfamilias "Papa" (Michael Lonsdale). "Butcher's hands, gentle souls."
Unfortunately, Spielberg labors to make the targets sympathetic and fretfully repeats the film's few themes visually (obviously directing the on-set Kushner endlessly to reiterate them verbally) without ever developing the ideas. You've never seen a cheerier bunch of intellectual, sociable, family-oriented terrorists as these. Everyone's a good guy, Spielberg asks, so why can't we all just get along?
And yet Spielberg seems to get a real kick out of the film's action. It's something less than matter-of-fact when the bombs arrive in carefully calibrated Dolby Digital jolts and digital effects lovingly render blood spilling from a woman's throat onto her exposed breasts. Despite the effort by Janusz Kamiski to make the film seem colorlessly "grown-up," Spielberg jangles Munich's thriller thread with spy-film glee.
The most frustrating aspect of Munich isn't its clash of intentions for its audience; it's Spielberg's pot-calling-the-kettle-black contempt for his audience's intelligence. At the outset, for example, he needlessly intercuts images of the Israeli victims with the marked-men terrorists (get it? if not, there's more where that came from).
Later, in a scene that plays like an outtake from Team America: World Police, sweat flings off Avner in slo-mo as he has sex with his wife while "flashing back" to the tarmac where the Israeli athletes met their horrible end. You feel the blows of Spielberg's "Hebrew Hammer," but just what do they signify? That grasping for life is the true response to death? That Avner will never be normal again? At this point, Avner is supposed to be more haunted by his own actions than those of the terrorists, but never mind: intercutting makes things more interesting!
Obviously, Munich is made with a great deal of extraordinary skill by a man who has movies in his blood and in his bones. But the film is skilled to a fault, and men who are just as talented, if not more, than Spielberg—editor Michael Kahn, composer John Williams, and especially Pulitzer-Prize winner Kushner—are pulled down by the director's lowest common denominator. The man's increasingly crazifying attempts to make serious films are still nothing more than good movies. Perhaps only Spielberg could fail so spectacularly well.
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Combine yogurt, juice, & honey in a medium bowl. Add cabbage & cilantro; toss well to coat. Top each bread slice with about 1/2 cup slaw & 1 fillet. Top each fillet with remaining slaw.
*We bought/cooked 2 (6-ounce) catfish fillets, instead of 4.
**I accidentally bought broccoli slaw & it was totally fine. Team Fiber!
The directions say to use a 12-inch cast-iron skillet or a 3-quart enameled cast-iron casserole. We used our fry daddy (woot!).
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs & milk until they are well combined, about 1 minute. In a medium bowl, sift the cornmeal, flour, salt, & pepper together twice. Add the okra to the egg mixture & toss until it is evenly coated. Scatter half the dredge over the okra & toss to coat. Scatter the remaining dredge over the okra & toss again.
Transfer about 1/2 of the okra to the oil & fry in batches, turning as necessary, until the slices are golden brown all over, about 2 minutes per batch.
Transfer the okra to a plate-lined with a double thickness of paper towels. When it has drained, transfer to a ceramic serving dish that holds heat well & place in the oven until ready to serve.
Dust the okra with red pepper flakes & sea salt, if desired. Serve.
*We added a little Panko & breadcrumbs to our cornmeal.
**We only used 1 lb of okra & it was still way to much for 2 people.
John & I both really liked this meal. The catfish was super flavorful & could stand alone, or over rice. And it wasn't hard to make. John has become quite the cast-iron-skillet master. The fried okra was good, but it wasn't as good as my grandmother's. I think we didn't fry it long enough. All of that being said, we'll definitely make this again, or some variation of it.


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Companion Link does not sync Palm desktop Calendar entries set with "no time" in Palm Desktop.
This may be due to something else, but this is the best symptom I can see.
Update: chose "wipe calendar on android before sync" - and the entry in question appeared.
No time or all day?
I know all-day appointments work. I do them all the time. I use Palm Desktop for my "fast" appointment book.
I'm thinking if you make an appointment at midnight for 0 minutes, that may not sync. Our sync system does have a "null" appointment value, and that is it.


What the fabulous Project Pride team for Accrington have been up to!
The latest from Project Pride Nelson.
The latest about Project Pride Nelson.
A lovely update on the progress of Project Pride in Nelson by artist Karen Alderson.


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Over £850,000 support for cultural activity across Scotland
Scotland's inaugural Cymera Festival of science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing joins 40 artists, dancers, choreographers, musicians, writers, theatre makers, festivals and organisations to receive a share over £850,000 National Lottery funds in the latest round of Creative Scotland's Open Project funding awards.
This November marks 25 years of the National Lottery and its thanks to the players that we've been able to support these talented artists, programmers and organisations to create and present high-quality work across Scotland.- Iain Munro, Acting Chief Executive
The awards have been made to support the development, production and presentation of wide and varied cultural experiences, including the development of new work and activity that broadens – or removes barriers – to participation across the arts, screen and creative industries.
Full details of all awards can be found below:
Open Project Funding Awards March 2019
Download March 2019's Open Project Fund awards in Excel format.
A cross section of these projects and activities includes:
The inaugural Cymera Festival of science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing which will take place from 7–9 June 2019 in Edinburgh. Organiser, Ann Landmann anticipates that: "Cymera will contribute towards breaking down the boundaries between genre writing and general fiction and highlight its literary merit."
One of Scotland's leading Science Fiction writers, Ken MacLeod also commented "For Scotland to have its own festival of science fiction, fantasy and horror is long overdue. From classics to comics, the fantastic in Scottish literature has a storied history. Cymera lights a bright beacon for its future."
Dundee-based games developer Stormcloud Games is collaborating with Scottish author and screenwriter Alan Campbell to create a new game titled Sentient exploring the role of Artificial Intelligence in society.
Frank Arnot of Stormcloud Games commented: "Sentient examines society's fear of the rapid technological advances that many believe will ultimately lead to the creation of an all-pervasive Artificial Intelligence. Sentient explores this theme by involving the audience in a fictional near-future world where they play the role of a smart building AI system so advanced that it has become self-aware."
Inua Ellams' hit production Barber Shop Chronicles will tour to Scottish venues including Eden Court, Inverness and The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh as part of the show's 2019 UK Tour. Starring an all-Black male cast, the production is an uplifting, hilarious and insightful contemporary play. It invites the audience into a uniquely masculine environment where the African diaspora is celebrated.
On bringing the work to Scotland, Kate McGrath of Fuel commented: "We're hugely proud of this joyous and soulful production of Inua's important and life-affirming play. We are particularly excited, given Fuel's deep and longstanding dedication to national touring, to be working in partnership with two really strong venues in Scotland. It's a brilliant opportunity to develop Fuel's commitment to growing young and diverse audiences for contemporary theatre nationwide."
Glasgow-based band INYAL and multi-award-winning Mànran will tour Australia; Inua Ellams' hit production Barber Shop Chronicles will tour to The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, and Eden Court, Inverness, as part of the show's 2019 UK Tour; CAMPLE LINE located in South West Scotland will present a thought-provoking programme of international contemporary art and film, and artist run space, and The Queens Park Railway Club will continue to programme events including exhibitions and residencies for artists and writers in the Southside of Glasgow.
Iain Munro, Acting Chief Executive at Creative Scotland said: "From Shetland to the Borders, these awards bring together communities and people from across Scotland to experience and enjoy high quality artistic and creative experiences.
"This November marks 25 years of the National Lottery and its thanks to the players that we've been able to support these talented artists, programmers and organisations to create and present high-quality work across Scotland.
"Alongside funding from the Scottish Government, The National Lottery forms a vital part of support for the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland. Last year Creative Scotland awarded £10.6m to over 490 individuals and organisations across Scotland through the Open Project Fund.
"Whilst we're able to support a staggering range of work there are many more applications we would like to support, if more funds were available."
Open Project Funding is available to organisations and individuals working across Scotland in the arts, screen and creative industries. It supports a broad spectrum of activity including creative and professional development, research and development, production, small capital requirements, touring and collaborations, festivals, arts programming and audience development. Full application guidance for the Open Project Fund can be found on our website: http://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/open-project-funding
Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here. We enable people and organisations to work in and experience the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland by helping others to develop great ideas and bring them to life. We distribute funding provided by the Scottish Government and the National Lottery.
For further information about Creative Scotland please visit www.creativescotland.com. Follow us on Twitter @creativescots, Facebook www.facebook.com/CreativeScotland and Instagram www.instagram.com/creativescots.
Sophie Bambrough, Media Relations & PR Officer, Creative Scotland.
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Images: Barber Shop Chronicles (Marc Brenner); Good Vibrations Resonate RCS; Julia James-Griffiths, The Box; Archie Brennan, Dovecot Apprentice, Circa 1947 (Dovecot Studios); Music at Paxton
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Child abuse is preventable
In March 2000, an additional sessions judge in Lahore sentenced an alleged serial killer Javed Iqbal, 38, to death by hanging for sexually molesting and murdering around 100 destitute children between the ages of 6 to 16. The verdict said that he was to be hanged in a public park in front of the parents whose children he was convicted of murdering.
After he was strangled, Judge Allah Baksh Ranja added, Iqbal's body "will then be cut into 100 pieces and put in acid the same way he killed the children".
But Javed was never hanged. After 18 months of the sentence, he died in mysterious circumstances in Kot Lakhpat jail. His two accomplices met the same fate. Although he surrendered to the law in the Jang newspaper office in December 1999, he pleaded not guilty in a court of law and appealed against the verdict in the Shariat court, an appeal which is still pending.
The case itself came to surface in November 1999 when Javed conveyed the details of his crime to the authorities through parcels filled with evidence and pictures of his victims. The self-proclaimed killer left two human skeletons in an acid-filled container at the house from where the police recovered at least nine bags carrying clothes and shoes of the victims.
The parcels also contained a personal diary and a notebook of the self-confessed killer giving every detail of his murder. A letter bearing a confessional statement was also attached with the parcels which read: "I sexually assaulted 100 children before killing them, and disposed of their bodies in barrels of acid."
Once again on February 12, 2018, an anti-terrorism court, finding Imran Ali, 24, – the man accused of raping and murdering six-year-old Zainab Amin in Kasur – guilty of the charges brought against him, and handed him four counts of the death penalty, one life term, a seven-year jail term and Rs4.1 million in fines.
The four death penalties were for kidnapping, raping and murdering Zainab, and committing an act of terrorism punishable under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
One life sentence, along with an Rs1 million fine, was handed to Ali for committing an "unnatural act." Two death sentences, accompanied by Rs1 million fine each, were imposed on him under ATA and Pakistan Penal Code. A seven-year jail sentence and Rs100,000 fine were further awarded for concealing the body in a trash heap. Additionally, Rs1 million from the penalties imposed will be paid to the victim's heirs, the judge ruled. Zainab's mother, Nusrat Bibi, demanded that the execution of the death penalties be carried out in public.
Ali faced further charges in the cases of at least seven other children he attacked – five of whom were murdered – in a spate of assaults that had stoked fears that a serial child killer was on the loose.
He was convicted based on his confessional statement to all eight attacks, including the death of Zainab. The Supreme Court also rejected his appeal, noting that he had admitted committing his crimes and did not deserve sympathy. Ali was hanged in October last year.
In both cases, ostensibly to calm public outrage, the judges seem to have applied the maximum moral and legal force they have at their disposal – capital punishments – but have these verdicts made Pakistan safer for children?
Traditional attitudes like 'family honour' still imply that a majority of abuse cases go unreported. The severe punishments might even have contributed to culprits killing children after the heinous act to remove any proof of the crime.
It's been 30 years since we committed to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), but our state institutions have failed to ensure that children have human rights, and they should be empowered to claim them.
If the Javed Iqbal case is directly linked to the non-implementation of Article 20 of the CRC, then Imran Ali's relates to not translating Article 19 into the country's institutional framework to protect children.
Focusing at prevention of child abuse, Article 19 calls for appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse, while in the care of parent(s), legal guardian(s) or any other person who has the care of the child.
Article 20 calls for special state protection for a child temporarily or permanently deprived of his or her family environment, or in whose own best interests cannot be allowed to remain in that environment. When considering solutions, due regard shall be paid to the desirability of continuity in a child's upbringing and to the child's ethnic, religious, cultural, and linguistic background.
But the story does not end here. At the start of the century Pakistan also signed the protocol to eliminate sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. The document calls for adopting a holistic approach, addressing the contributing factors, including underdevelopment, poverty, economic disparities, inequitable socio-economic structure, dysfunctioning families, lack of education, urban-rural migration, gender discrimination, irresponsible adult sexual behaviour, harmful traditional practices, armed conflicts and trafficking in children. It also aims at efforts to raise public awareness to reduce consumer demand regarding pornography.
But before the state addresses all this, early last month, police in Rawalpindi arrested Sohail Ayaz for allegedly sexually abusing 30 children. Police have recovered more than a hundred videos from his laptop computer, which he reportedly sold on the dark web.
An investigation is still on to determine the exact magnitude of the local crime which may be linked to the international dark web which was recently busted by multinational police.
In October this year American, British and South Korean officials busted one of the world's largest child sexual exploitation networks. An analysis of a server seized by South Korean authorities revealed that the website had more than one million bitcoin addresses, signifying that the website had a capacity for at least one million users.
The operation led to the rescue of at least 23 minor victims residing in the United States, Spain, and the United Kingdom, who were being actively abused by users of the site. Officials said that hundreds of suspects had been charged worldwide for their alleged involvement with "the largest darknet child pornography website," funded by Bitcoin.
While recapping our policing networks, the Pakistani policymakers must realize that child abuse is preventable. The initial response should come in by equipping children, parents, community elders, and school teachers on how to prevent abuse.
Given the fact that the contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) will remain lower – hovering around 30 percent in the near future – and the country will continue to have a youth bulge, ensuring a safer country for children to grow up in is a priority.
The writer is a freelancecontributor.


Christmas: What does the festive season bring for you?
We asked four of our much-loved clients what Christmas will bring for them this year and we're getting into the mood reading all about it. Enjoy, you really deserve it! Merry Christmas!
Lizzie Myers is the co-owner of Huntstile Organic Farm, a beautiful organic farm and venue for weddings, events and self-catering accommodation in rural Somerset.
"Ours is a family business. My husband is a farmer and my son and I run a wedding venue and B&B in an Elizabethan farmhouse on our farm. We also operate a café and sell food via our farm shop. We're usually very busy in December, with Christmas parties in our café and venue. This year we're closing on the 21st and coming back to work the 28th to prepare for a wedding on New Year's Eve.
Alan Ferguson is Web Manager, Communications at Central Bedfordshire Council. We worked with Alan to create a website for the Inspiring Music project, to which he continues to add new content.
"The run-up to Christmas normally is a busy time for us, preparing marketing messages about changes to services before and during Christmas and New Year. We make to-do lists and steadily work through them. The more we do in advance, the more relaxing Christmas is.
Acupuncturist Sandra Guy is the founder and director of Amsterdam-based Heavenly Star Acupuncture.
"In the run up to Christmas the practice is very busy. Christmas can be stressful; people come in with various anxieties, whether linked to who they're spending the festive period with, or without, where they're going and how, present buying, food, how much weight they'll put on, drinking, smoking, etc.
"Some people become stressed because it's the end of the year and they haven't done everything they wanted to do. I also have a rush on treatments for building up immunity against coughs, colds, flu, as well as working with circulation issues, cold hands and feet. And there are ongoing treatments with clients linked to fertility, pain management and burn out.
"The practice will be shut from 21 December to 8 January, I'm taking two weeks off. It's been a very busy year and I want to rest and regroup, to start off 2019 in good form.
"I'll be spending a quiet Christmas in Amsterdam at home with family and then heading off to Scotland for New Year. I've always liked how quiet the year is around the Winter Solstice, when you get away from the madness of commercial Christmas. It feels like an important time to review where you've been and where you want to go with the sun's next cycle. Amsterdam is very pretty at this time – the canals are all lit up and there are candles in all the cafés, warding off the dark days.
Financial adviser Anthony Mallandain is the Managing Director of London-based Skyline Mortgage Consultants Ltd.
"The period up to the second week of December is normally busy, because most clients want to be moved in to their new home by then or else they wait until the New Year. After mid December, we're still busy preparing for the coming year, while we're still dealing with banks and solicitors. Normally, we close before Christmas Eve and open for business early in the New Year.
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