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Two surreal summers for students
Macyn Hoeveler, Staff Writer|August 16, 2021
Junior Spencer Grossman took part in summer school in 2020. He remembers the experience as generally disappointing.
"Because it was a new environment for everyone, I think that I would've learned more in person," he said. "[But] if I were to take the same course after doing a year of e-learning, then I probably wouldn't be affected by the environment. I guess summer school gave me something to do—not that I looked forward to it."
That idea of something to do, anything, was rare during the summer of 2020 for ETHS students. Mostly, the summer was defined by a lack of activity. And as the summer went on, this new COVID lifestyle became normal. Masks became just another accessory, practically an extension of one's self. Going on drives became going on walks. Vacations and in-store shopping were things of ancient legend.
And then, in what seemed to be both ten seconds and ten years, it was summer again. But this time, it was a little different. After a year of all virtual everything, the summer of 2021 showed signs of returning to some semblance of normalcy—and a chance to reflect on the time that had passed since the start of shutdown.
During quarantine, Evanston teenagers continued working adapted versions of typical high school summer jobs. Junior Isabel Aldort worked as a math tutor throughout the summer of 2020. She faced many challenges that students and teachers alike can understand.
"It's so much harder than tutoring somebody in person because you can't reach over and see what their work looks like and draw on their paper," she explained. "I have so much more sympathy for teachers. To teach for a whole year like that? I cannot imagine having to do that, for more than one kid as well."
Junior Laura Peterson has worked at the Evanston Farmers Market for three years—during summer 2019, 2020 and 2021.
"My boss dealt with [the pandemic] very appropriately. She changed the whole layout of the market, took away many hands-on things, like the kids activity tent, certain events involving sampling and our restaurant vendors," Peterson recalls.
"In summer 2020, the market opened late, so I worked even less than I would [regularly] in this seasonal job. In 2020, we started counting the number of people coming and restricting amounts in certain places," Peterson said. "We were VERY strict on the way that traffic was flowing; we'd correct every single person to go in the right direction or place so it wouldn't inconvenience anyone. We made sure to sanitize surfaces often and to remind everyone to stay six-feet apart and practice other COVID-19-safe measures."
Peterson remembers that despite the precautions, working during the summer was still entirely dangerous for her and everybody around her.
"There was always a risk heading back to work that I had to take," Peterson says. For all of 2020 and most of 2021, the Evanston Farmers Market had masks required. When CDC guidelines made masks optional, the Farmers Market followed the IDPH instead, keeping the rules the same.
"No change was made at the market even when faced with [a lot of] criticism. We followed the IDPH guidelines, which were different than the CDC's—which a lot of people don't realize," says Peterson.
All in all, Peterson remembers the last two summers working as a positive experience—not to say it wasn't spattered with frustration and inconveniences. "One big impact of working in such a busy place was being extra careful in my social life and work life. None of my friends were working at the time, so I was the only one interacting with others. I made sure to always go the extra mile to be safe to keep everyone I know safe."
Unlike Peterson, many Evanston teenagers experienced a lack of social connection during the summer of 2020, remembering their summer as less than ideal. Their social lives were halted in their tracks to make way for the tsunami of real life. To keep up with everyone around them, teens needed access to specific opportunities and a set of certain skills. But not everybody had that.
"In the beginning of that summer, it was harder to interact with my friends. I was wearing my mask all the time because the vaccine wasn't out," said sophomore Kaia Cmarko. "I think later in the summer was when I started getting more social because things were opening up a little bit more."
By the time the summer of 2021 came around, however, the landscape had changed. COVID-19 vaccines had arrived. Restaurants reopened. Most summer school courses were in-person now, and, for some, it was the first time in the building for over a year.
Junior Alice Lavan experienced a huge shift in almost every aspect of school between e-learning and attending this most recent summer school session in-person.
"The transition to in-person learning in summer school was really refreshing—to be in a classroom with other students and be learning face to face, regardless of the subject I was learning. It just made all the difference to be able to engage with other people and interact. [In-person summer school] interrupted the monotony of online learning that went on for so long," Lavan recalls.
That transition back to in-person learning will be particularly challenging for the incoming freshman class of 2025. They're being thrown into the deep end, with little to no preparation or understanding of how ETHS works.
Isabella Martinez was in seventh grade when COVID-19 hit, and now she's preparing to go into her freshman year. COVID-19 destroyed a lot of the opportunities that the upperclassmen received as freshmen.
"The places I can go and hang out with friends are limited, as well as the amount of volunteer work I can do, causing it to be hard to connect with people," Martinez said. "[This summer], I am starting to think more about my plans for my future. I felt nervous earlier this summer about freshman year, but I just finished a Prep to ETHS class that teaches you how to navigate the school, so now I feel more prepared."
For us all, the last two summers have been— to put it nicely— absolute hell. Socially, emotionally and educationally, we are all a little bit stunted, as much as we don't want to believe it.
Aldort has been verily aware of this obstruction during the last two years, as well as the growth she's seen in herself and the world around her.
"[I kept thinking,] I'm wasting my teenage years. [At the start of quarantine,] we had so many campfires, so much time sitting in the backyard. But then as summer ended, the anxiety came and said, 'You're not going to be able to see people when it's 10 degrees outside because you're going to freeze your butt off,'" Aldort recalls. As a whole, however, she views the last year as a year of growth over anything. "[This past year,] I've gained a lot of friends. I'm so much busier in 2021— this has been the busiest time of my life.
"I like summer 2021."
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Students recount non-Eurocentric holiday celebrations
Students detail holiday plans as COVID cases rise
P.E. Department introduces mental health practices to students
Teachers, staff respond to administrative changes
Students reflect on conclusion of first semester with adaptive pause
Seniors document college application process
After semester of tumult, ETHS students call for change


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Home>Joachim Wtewael : A Closer Look
Pleasure and Piety: The Art of Joachim Wtewael (1566–1638)
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Joachim Wtewael: A Closer Look
Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan
Kitchen Scene with the Parable of the Great Supper
The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis
Moses Striking the Rock
Wtewael, Joachim Anthonisz
Whether large scenes on canvas or small pictures on copperplates, the paintings of Joachim Wtewael demand close, sustained looking. This mannerist artist filled his intricate compositions with figures in convoluted poses and enlivened the scenes with charming details that are not always evident at first glance. Indeed, Karel van Mander, who included Wtewael in his influential 1604 book on painters, praised the artist for his "excellent judgment and intellect" and for his ability to conceive paintings "from his mind or imagination." Wtewael depicted dozens of biblical and mythological stories, but many of these subjects—though well known during his day—are no longer familiar to a broad audience. And some of his narratives are so complex that even the main characters can be difficult to locate. This feature takes a close look at four paintings that represent the engaging and witty approach of this masterful storyteller.
oil on copper
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Digital Image Courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program
Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Bpk, Berlin / Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen / Jörg P. Anders / Art Resource, NY
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts. Image © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA / Michael Agee
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Banner image: Joachim Wtewael, Moses Striking the Rock (detail), 1624, oil on panel, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

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Astronomers have puzzled over why some extremely faint dwarf galaxies spotted in our Milky Way galaxy's backyard contain so few stars. The galaxies are thought to be some of the tiniest, oldest, and most pristine galaxies in the Universe. They have been discovered over the past decade by astronomers using automated computer techniques to search through the images of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. But an international team of astronomers needed the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to help solve the mystery of why these galaxies are starved of stars, and why so few of them have been found.
Hubble views of three of these small galaxies, the Hercules, Leo IV and Ursa Major dwarf galaxies, reveal that they all started forming stars more than 13 billion years ago — and then abruptly stopped — all in the first billion years after the Universe was born in the Big Bang. In fact, the extreme age of their stars is similar to Messier 92, the oldest known globular cluster  in the Milky Way.
The same radiation that sparked universal reionisation also appears to have squelched star-making activities in dwarf galaxies, such as those in Brown's study. The small irregular galaxies were born about 100 million years before reionisation began and had just started to churn out stars at that time. Roughly 2000 light-years wide, these galaxies are the lightweight cousins of the more luminous and higher-mass star-making dwarf galaxies near our Milky Way. Unlike their higher-mass relatives, the puny galaxies were not massive enough to shield themselves from the harsh ultraviolet light. What little gas they had was stripped away as the flood of ultraviolet light rushed through them. Their gas supply depleted, the galaxies could not make new stars.
The discovery could help explain the so-called "missing satellite problem," where only a few dozen dwarf galaxies have been observed around the Milky Way while the computer simulations predict that thousands should exist. One possible explanation for the low number discovered to date is that there has been very little, or even no star formation in the smallest of these dwarf galaxies, leaving them virtually invisible.
The Sloan survey recently uncovered more than a dozen of these galaxies in our cosmic neighbourhood. These have very few stars — only a few hundred or thousand — but a great deal of dark matter, the underlying scaffolding upon which galaxies are built. Normal dwarf galaxies near the Milky Way contain 10 times more dark matter than the ordinary matter that makes up gas and stars, while in these so-called ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, dark matter outweighs ordinary matter by at least a factor of 100. Astronomers think the rest of the sky should contain dozens more of these ultra-faint dwarf galaxies with few stars, and the evidence for squelched star formation in the smallest of these dwarfs suggests that there may be still thousands more with essentially no stars at all.
The results are published in the 1 July issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
 Globular clusters are tightly-bound spherical collections of up to a few hundred thousand stars. They are known to contain some of the most ancient stars in the Universe. In addition, globular clusters are known to have formed in single events, so all the stars in them have the same age.
 The period of reionisation is also the limit for how far telescopes can see: the process is what rendered the Universe's hydrogen gas transparent to ultraviolet light.


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Phone tapping runs rampant
PHONE tapping is running rampant because of a lack of scrutiny of applications by police and others, the Ombudsman has warned.
George Brouwer revealed yesterday that no one examined the merits of why the Office of Police Integrity bugged telephones.
He could find no evidence the OPI had illegally tapped phones, but said that it, and Victoria Police, should be subjected to more rigorous scrutiny to ensure that all bugging was justified.
In a report tabled in State Parliament yesterday, Mr Brouwer recommended changes so that the OPI, and the new anti-corruption body that will replace it, have to argue merit as well as legality when applying to tap phones.
Every one of the 179 bugging applications made by the OPI since 2007-08 was approved.
Mr Brouwer heard allegations that the OPI had abused its powers when it bugged the phones of former police deputy commissioner Sir Ken Jones and Tristan Weston, an adviser to Police Minister Peter Ryan.
Mr Brouwer expressed his frustration yesterday that he had been unable to fully investigate allegations that the OPI had been abusing its powers to tap telephones.
"Witnesses have also raised concerns with my office regarding the OPI's alleged overuse of telecommunications interception powers - particularly, but not exclusively, in the investigation into Mr Jones," he said.
"Due to Commonwealth legislation, I am not able to investigate the OPI's alleged use of telecommunications interceptions."
He warned the lack of scrutiny of warrants used by the OPI, and by Victoria Police, could lead to a "situation where an opportunity for the improper use or overuse of interception powers could go undetected".
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Corruption in the police force is rife, and none of the authorities admit to the great extent it is.
Heads of police are involved in the drug syndicates, but when they're exposed for other fraud, they are taken away from the public eye, and deliberately not reported by the government sponsored mass media.
The so called anti-corruption watch dogs are a joke at the expense of the public.
Labels: AMI - Anglo Masonic Influence, GE - Government Exposé, Globalisation, Information Technology, Nanny State, Politics, Telecommunications
D-Link Pocket 3G Wi-Fi Router
Another product that is not only a Consumer rip off, but marketed without many specification or performance results.
From the Gizmodo article:
Given the almost ubiquitous nature of 3G in Australian cities, yet the general lack of 3G SIM cards in most of today's laptops, the idea of a pocket-sized WiFi router makes a lot of sense. DLink seem to think so, as they've just released the DIR-457U pocket 3G Wi-Fi router.
Capable of sharing 16 connections on one HSPA SIM card, the DLink router supports WPA2 encryption for added security, and has a built-in MicroSD slot which can be used to share files between devices. It runs off an internal battery, although there's no word how much juice you can expect from it, and comes in both 850/1900/2100MHz and 900/1900/210MHz options. It has an RRP of $330, and is available now.
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Or you can get the Huawei one from Vodafone or 3 for $110 on prepaid, way better value.
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What a rip off!
This same exact model cost $110 oversea.
I swore I wouldn't buy dlink after I tossed my crap router away about 4 years but I recently bought a dlink wireless G card for my pc and it too is full of problems. I don't care if dlink builds a wireless laser multi P microwave router and give it away for free I will not be using it.
Labels: CR - Consumer Ripoff, Information Technology, Telecommunications
Wifi routers tracking without sim card
Unbeknown to most of the general populous, the humble pocket wifi router is yet another tracking device.
From a Brisbane based I.T. company, a security seminar was recently held dealing amongst other topics, privacy issues.
When a mobile router such as the ones shown in the illustration, irrespective of their branding, most of which are made by Huawei, is connected to the mobile tower network, via the users telco provided sim card, there are mobile status fields which are used in diagnostics tests. Some of these fields included are cellid, RSSI, Eclo, RSCP and Service Status.
It has been a well known fact within the industry that mobile phones are able to be tracked / traced via cell tower triangulation.
It should also come as no surprise that this is also true for pocket wifi routers.
Pocket wifi routers also track the users movements, even without an inserted telco sim card.
Independent test results have shown how effectively the users pocket wifi router can be located to within only tens of meters accuracy, depending on the environment, even smaller tolerances.
Invasion of privacy of the masses is becoming more and more predominant, supported by the new laws that are being passed to allow greater invasion of privacy with the backing of the business community, with the excuse of 'marketing'.
There is very little that Mr. Joe Average can do to stop companies obtaining information about him (in the name of marketing), to hold and sell to others.
Governments are deliberately taking no action to protect the privacy of individuals.
Labels: GE - Government Exposé, Globalisation, Information Technology, Laws for Criminals, Politics, Telecommunications


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1. Built by Jay Crownover - You can read my review HERE.
2. Walk The Edge by Katie McGarry - You can read my review HERE.
3. The Way I Used To Be by Amber Smith - You can read my review HERE.
4. Bully by Penelope Douglas - You can read Shannon's review HERE.
5. The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner - You can read Leydy's review HERE.
6. Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare - You can read Shannon's review HERE.
7. Beautiful Boss by Christina Lauren - You can read Shannon's review HERE.
8. Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton - You can read Bri's review HERE.
9. Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman - You can read Bri's review HERE.
10. We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutcinson - You can read Bri's review HERE.
OOh nice! I really enjoyed Rebel of the Sands!! Looking forward to reading Blackhearts as well! Great picks!
I love Penelope Douglas's Fall Away series, I enjoyed Until You just a little bit more than Bully (Until You is basically Bully told from Jared's POV, just in case you didn't know) The ending to Fallen Away hurt me so bad when I read it... but if you haven't gotten there yet, don't worry things work out in the last book.
I am really looking forward to Blackhearts! I had to DNF Serpent King though. I just couldn't get into it. Ugh. I loved Rebel of the Sands to Our! So damn good! Happy reading.
Looking forward to reading Rebel of the Sands so I'm glad you enjoyed it! I've also heard so many good things about Lady Midnight!
Thanks for visiting Astronomical Books!
Nice list, half the books on your list is on my ever growing tbr list. Thanks for stopping by our blog.
Such a great list! There are some I have on my TBR and it's so nice to see others really enjoyed them. Makes me even more excited to get to them! Thanks for stopping by yesterday!
Love Rebel of The Sands, glad to see you did too.


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/ BREAKING: Gas explosion as three persons got injured in Lagos
BREAKING: Gas explosion as three persons got injured in Lagos
No fewer than three persons were injured in a gas explosion that occurred at Four Point by Sheraton Hotel, Oniru Victoria Island, Lagos State on Wednesday.
The explosion also affected part of the hotel building and damaged several cars.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said a gas cylinder used by welders working in the yard of the hotel premises caused the incident.
"Further investigations revealed that the gas cylinder used by welders working in the yard of the hotel premises exploded due to a leakage of one of the gas cylinder hose.
"A total of three people sustained severe injuries as a result of the blast and two has been rushed to Lagos Island General hospital for intensive care by LASEMA Ambulance Unit, while one was rushed to a nearby private hospital.
"Several cars and hotel room windows were shattered as a result of items flying objects due to the blast.
"The situation is under control as a combined efforts of the LASEMA Response Unit and Nigeria Police. Members of Staff of the hotel are also on ground to ensure a swift recovery. Recovery operation ongoing."


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Pro-family activism that makes a difference!
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Texas MassResistance 'Teens4Truth' Conference is a huge success! Equipping youth to counter the LGBT movement in schools.
A hard-hitting pro-family conference with powerful presentations
Attacked by national mainstream media; pro-LGBT protesters outside
VIDEOS of event coming!
The presentations told the plain truth that most teens (and their parents) rarely if ever hear, and gave detailed, easily understood explanations.
The long anticipated "Teens4Truth" Conference, held Nov. 17-18 at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas and sponsored by our Texas MassResistance chapter, was an overwhelming success.
Attendees filled most of the main auditorium, and also the additional break-out session room.
The purpose was to give teenagers, parents, pastors, and teachers the knowledge and skills to help counter the LGBT agenda and propaganda in their schools -- and now seeping into their churches. To our knowledge, there has never been a major pro-family conference bold enough to do this -- particularly in such a direct and unwavering manner.
This has been a big problem across the country. Children and teenagers are heavily bombarded with LGBT propaganda and disinformation. Vulnerable kids are often encouraged to "come out" and identify as homosexual or transgender. Parents, youth, and others often feel helpless, and have long sought help to deal with and confront this onslaught.
Nearly two dozen speakers came from as far away as the UK to participate. Texas State Representative Ron Simmons welcomed the group via a special video. The range of topics (see below) was quite broad and full of critical information that the average person never sees. Several uncompromising organizations had booths with their materials.
A teenager reads through material at the Texas MassResistance booth.
Teens and parents at a booth with material exposing the propaganda being pushed at kids.
Teens gather at the booth promoting the children's book I Don't Have to Choose and other materials on the "gender" issue..
The event was widely publicized in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area through Christian radio and several churches. Nearly 100 teenagers and adults attended, and many more watched it live via Facebook. (There were several concurrent presentations that were not streamed, but will be posted.)
VIDEO: Promotional video for the counference. The sound track of this video was broadcast continuously on Christian radio prior to the event in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area..
In addition, during the conference Texas MassResistance leader Dr. Robert Oscar Lopez did several live video interviews (which we are also posting) of the speakers, youth attendees, and others, including a lot of fascinating background information, reactions, and online questions from the public. Dr. Lopez is also a professor at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Dr. Robert Oscar Lopez (right) interviews one of the conference speakers on Facebook live during the conference.
Attacked by the media and LGBT movement
Even before the conference started, the LGBT movement expressed their anger that it would be allowed to take place. Not surprisingly, they sent protesters outside the Seminary (whom we met and videoed). Interestingly, the protesters were from the pro-LGBT "seminary" at Texas Christian University (TCU), also in Ft. Worth, which often clashes with pro-family conservative values.
Two of the protesters from the pro-LGBT divinity school at TCU holding signs outside of the Teens4Truth conference. Note the sign on the left: "The Bible says nothing about trans." Very confused people, to say the least.
And almost immediately after the conference there was huge wave of vitriol from national mainstream media (including Newsweek) and numerous LGBT "news" sites. Like so much from that direction, it was pretty unhinged, over the top, and laced with lies.
Front page of Boston homosexual newspaper Bay Windows reacts to the event.
Obviously, we hit a nerve, and we're considered to be too effective to be ignored!
All-star presentations, and more
Here are the presentations and other events which we will be posting over the next week. (Trust us: these are worth waiting for!)
Preliminary:
To the attendees: YOU are the heroic generation!
A video message from Texas State Representative Ron Simmons to the Teens4Truth conference attendees.
Introduction: Interpretive dance (and testimony)
A former cheerleader who runs an ex-gay ministry started off the conference with a 5-minute interpretive dance representing God's love during difficult times. Strangely, the mainstream media and LGBT groups saw the video and labeled it a "gay" dance and went ballistic over it across the Internet!
Derek Paul, Identity Ministries, Gainesville, FL
How should Christians respond to the LGBT movement?
Not to be missed! A prominent minority pastor gives a moving talk on homosexuality and the Bible, its effect on society, and how too many churches are failing to address it.
Pastor Stephen Broden, Fair Park Bible Fellowship Church, Dallas, TX
A teacher exposes the LGBT agenda coming into elementary schools.
This will shock you because most parents have no idea how bad it is. School officials are purposefully keeping parents in the dark. And even local churches are afraid to talk about it.
Caryl Ayala, former elementary school teacher
Reparative therapy: How healing from homosexuality -- and true change -- really works.
This is a must-watch for everyone who's heard the "born that way" myth. It's what the LGBT movement doesn't want you to know about – and the main reason they brought protesters outside the conference.
David Pickup, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Former homosexuals and children of LGBTs speak the truth!
Real people countering the lies that we are all being constantly told about the LGBT lifestyle, the "gay" identity, and how "LGBT parenting" affects children. They found Christ and have become transformed. A riveting and heartbreaking perspective that most people have never heard.
Sex-proofing your kids: Preparing them for the minefields of today's society
Probably the most frightening part of parenting is that they know so little about what's being pushed at their children sexually – from all directions. Here's how to deal with it.
Dr. Lisa Nolland, sexuality researcher from the UK
Protecting children from the radical transgender agenda in schools
The lies and radical ideologies that kids are being taught in schools about "gender," and how parents can confront it with the truth.
Ellie Klipp, former school teacher; author of children's book, "I don't have to choose."
The Transgender Movement: its origins, and how social theory is replacing medical science
A pediatrician outlines the history and destructive nature of transgenderism and "transgender medicine." Hint: It's even worse than you thought!
Quentin Van Meter, MD, PCP, American College of Pediatricians
Understanding Gender Ideology – the latest propaganda of the sexual revolution
How feminism, sexuality, homosexuality, transgenderism, and more are being sold to (and forced on) the public.
Jennifer Roback Morse, PhD, The Ruth Institute
The pervasive LGBT indoctrination in public schools: What parents need to know and what they can do
There is a flood of radical and destructive LGBT and sex-ed indoctrination in all grades. It is more radical than ever. Much of it is from well-funded national organizations and has become overwhelming. This will help parents get educated about that and learn how take action.
Three mothers from Austin, TX (including two former teachers) have done amazing research.
Successfully fighting for your rights in the school boards, courts, and Legislature
Jonathan Saenz, president of Texas Values, talks about how his organization does it – in the Courts, School Boards, and the Legislature – and how others can fight also!
The truth about love and sex that they DON'T tell teens
Human nature and biology counter most of what "sex ed" tells teenagers. This is information most people have never heard!
Brian McAuliffe, Certified instructor, Love and Human Relations
ON-SITE INTERVIEWS with speakers, youth attendees, and others
Dr. Robert Oscar Lopez, head of Texas MassResistance, is a great interviewer!
VIDEO: Confronting the pro-LGBT protesters outside
They are angry and, when pressed, basically clueless. They simply don't want kids to get other information countering their view.
REPORT: Attacks on the conference in the national mainstream media and numerous LGBT "news" sites
We definitely upset them, particularly our message that their bizarre "gay dance" stereotypes can be re-directed to signify something positive. And like so much coming from them, their attacks were unhinged, over the top, and laced with lies.
David Pickup, a licenced marriage and family therapist, gave an outstandingt talk on reparative therapy for those with unwanted LGBT issues. He was also the MC of the conference.
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About one in five working-age adults reporting serious psychological distress lacked health insurance when surveyed in the first nine months of 2015, down from 28% in 2012, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among those with health insurance, 45% had public coverage and 38% had private coverage. About one-third of working-age adults with serious psychological distress had seen or talked to a mental health professional in the past 12 months, down from 42% in 2012. About one-quarter of those with serious psychological distress reported forgoing medical care due to cost, down from one-third in 2012.


Welcome to the Victoria Radio Control Modelers Society website. Here you'll find information about the society, a list of our planned events, a map to our field and resources for flyers.
The best time to spectate is usually Sunday afternoons when you'll find an array of models taking to the skies. We have picnic tables and facilities available for spectators; we ask only that you please take any garbage home with you.
The next meeting will be on Wednesday, April 3, 7:30pm at the Citadel.
Please note that the falcons are nesting so the extended no-fly zone to the North is now in effect.


Back ground: Relation between inadequate sleep and health outcomes among youth require identifying its modifiable determinants. Television has been associated with reduced sleep time, but our knowledge about small screens influence is restricted. Objectives Therefore, we analyzed the association of different screens in sleep environments with duration of sleep & perception of insufficient sleep or rest. Materials & Methods: There were 892 participants constituting students from Private & Government Schools along with Government & Private Colleges in Kashmir valley in India in the year 2015. Using linear & logistic regressions, we examined cross sectional associations of small-screens & TVs in sleep environments and screen time with weekday sleep duration and perceived insufficient sleep or rest in the past week. Results: People who slept near a small screen (compared with never) reported 97.8 minutes lesser sleep (95% confidence interval (CI), -113.9 to -81.7) and a higher prevalence of perceived insufficient rest or sleep (prevalence ratio, 2.25; 95% CI, 1.53 to 3.31). People who slept in a room with a TV (compared with no TV) reported 17.6 fewer minutes of sleep (95% CI, -33.9 to -1.3).Use of small screens and playing with video or computer games were associated with both sleep outcomes (P < .05). Conclusions: Sleeping near a small screen, sleeping with a TV in the room, and more screen time with computer/video games playing was associated with shorter sleep durations. Presence of small screen in the sleep environment was also associated with perceived insufficient rest or sleep. Our findings warn us against unrestricted screen access in student`s bedrooms along with excessive playing of computer/video games.


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HomeTV ShowsDancing with the StarsDWTS's Sasha Farber Choreographed Simone Biles' Olympics Routine
DWTS's Sasha Farber Choreographed Simone Biles' Olympics Routine
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Simone Biles and her Dancing with the Stars partner Sasha Farber are teaming up for an awesome reason.
Sasha guided her on the DWTS dance floor when the two competed on season 24. The two came in 4th place on their season. Now the dance pro is helping her develop a floor routine for the Tokyo Olympics.
In Episode 5 of Simone's Facebook Watch docuseries, "Simone vs Herself" the pair are shown rehearsing together.
"Usually, I have a different choreographer, but this year I feel like we needed to be a little bit different — spice it up," Simone said. "Even whenever I worked with Sasha on Dancing with the Stars, we always said, 'Oh my gosh, if we could do a floor routine, how cool would that be?'"
Sasha noted, "I'm really excited because she's really moving now," he added, "For the first day, to be where she is already, I can't wait to see what it's like in months to come."
Simone explains that as an older, experienced gymnast she is way more involved in the shaping of her routines than when she was younger. "I really care about what I wear, and how the music is, and how the dance looks." She explains that she may be opinionated, but she knows her self at this point better than anyone.
"There's a very sassy side to Simone that I'm really excited for people to see," Sasha said, adding, "She moves like a dancer. No one's just seen that yet."
The Tokyo Olympics air on NBC and Comcast properties beginning on Friday July 23 and end on Sunday August 8.
Sasha Farber
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Strengthening exercises help keep or increase muscle strength. Strong muscles help support and protect joints affected by arthritis. Strengthening exercises should be done every other day unless you have severe pain or swelling in your joints. The best type of strengthening program varies depending on personal preference, the type of arthritis involved, and how active the inflammation is. Strengthening one's muscles can help take the burden off painful joints. Strength training can be done with small free weights, exercise, isometrics, elastic bands, and resistive water exercises. Correct positioning is critical, because if done incorrectly, strengthening exercises can cause muscle tears, more pain, and more joint swelling.
Aerobic or endurance exercises improve cardiovascular fitness, help control weight, and improve overall function. Weight control can be important to people who have arthritis because extra weight puts extra pressure on many joints. Some studies show that aerobic exercise can reduce inflammation in some joints. Endurance exercises should be done for 20 to 30 minutes three times a week unless you have severe pain or swelling in your joints. According to the, 20- to 30-minute exercise routines can be performed in increments of 10 minutes over the course of a day.


Plans are in top gear by the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) to get the European Union EU lift its ban on exportation of beans from Nigeria to its member countries.
The Coordinating Director of the agency, Dr. Vincent Isegbe, who disclosed this at the opening of a two- day training workshop on Plant Health Inspection and Certification of Vegetables for exporters and farmers, said all hands are on deck to ensure that the EU lifts the ban before 2019.
Noting that the EU ban on Nigerian beans has severely affected the economy, Isegbe said there was a need to avoid future rejection of Nigeria's agricultural commodities even as he pointed out that the agency is doing its best to revert the situation.
measures were put in place before 2019.
Union suspended Nigeria for three years from beans export. That is not good for us because it means that all the farmers who are producing beans can no longer export the quantity that they used to export.
"All the traders in between, the warehouse people, the transporters and we, who are involved in the inspection and certification, that aspect has been broken down because they cannot generate any revenue along the value chain anymore.
"The good news is that the EU said if we can put the process in place earlier than 2019, they will reverse their decision. So that is where we are," he said.
Isegbe, said NAQS is fully committed to ensuring that the country agriculture produce meets international standards and export quality.
According to him, because of the sensitive processes involved in the handling of vegetables, there is a need to put in place stringent inspection and certification procedures that will sustain its export especially at a time the government is placing emphasis on non-oil exports.
"Vegetables are a delicate product and because it is almost ready to eat, it needs more stringent inspection and certification procedures since most times we eat it fresh as salad. So, such ready to eat commodity will need special attention.
"Now that the revenue from oil is falling, we need to go back to our first love which is agriculture. We were doing well in that area in the 1960,s and early 70's but in the 80's, upward, there has been a reduction in agricultural produce for export. That is why we are emphasising that the process that will enable our commodities to be accepted internationally, we have to put it in place," he said.
Also speaking, Zonal Coordinator, South West Zone S. A. Ikani S.A said in recent times, vegetables from Nigeria are been intercepted by the importing countries especially United States of America due to the menace of White Flies (Bemisia Tabacci).
He said the constant interception is fast becoming an embarrassment to the agency and the nation as a whole hence, the need to organise the training for farmers and exporters to be more experienced in the process involved in the production and handling of vegetables from the farm down to the port of exit.


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Amazon threatened to fire employees for speaking out on climate, workers say
Revealed: emails show group of employees who called for stronger climate action by the company were told they risked dismissal
Oliver Milman in New York
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According to Amazon, it started updating its external communications policy for staff in spring last year. Photograph: Friedemann Vogel/EPA
Amazon has threatened to fire employees for speaking publicly about the company's role in the climate crisis, tech workers at the retail giant have revealed.
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An email shared with the Guardian shows Amazon's human resources department launched an "investigation" into one employee, Maren Costa, over comments made to the media that called for the company to do more to tackle the climate crisis.
In the email, Costa is told she will not face punishment at this point – but that any future comments unauthorized by Amazon "may result in formal corrective action, to and including termination of your employment with Amazon".
A group of Amazon employees who banded together to call for stronger climate action by the company said several members have been questioned by legal and HR representatives about their public comments. Some received follow-up emails similar to Costa's that threaten dismissal for speaking out in the future.
Costa said four employees have been questioned and two have been threatened with termination if they continue speaking up about Amazon's role in the climate crisis without seeking approval.
Costa, a user experience principal designer, said: "It was scary to be called into a meeting like that, and then to be given a follow-up email saying that if I continued to speak up, I could be fired.
"But I spoke up because I'm terrified by the harm the climate crisis is already causing, and I fear for my children's future. Any policy that says I can't talk about something that is a threat to my children – all children – is a problem for me."
I spoke up because I'm terrified by the harm the climate crisis is already causing, and I fear for my children's future
Maren Costa
According to Amazon, it started updating its external communications policy for staff in spring last year. It said it was not aimed at any particular group of employees.
A company spokeswoman said: "Our policy regarding external communications is not new and, we believe, is similar to other large companies. We recently updated the policy and related approval process to make it easier for employees to participate in external activities such as speeches, media interviews, and use of the company's logo.
"As with any company policy, employees may receive a notification from our HR team if we learn of an instance where a policy is not being followed."
Amazon's threats to Costa and other employees occurred after it announced a "climate pledge" in September. The plan commits Amazon to using 100% renewable energy by 2030, before becoming carbon neutral by 2040. To help achieve this, Amazon has ordered 100,000 fully electric delivery vehicles for its fleet.
Jeff Bezos, Amazon's chief executive, said he was "done being in the middle of the herd" on climate policies at the policy's unveiling, which took place just a day before 1,500 Amazon employees planned to walk out of work to join a wave of global climate strike rallies inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg.
Amazon's shift on climate change represented a victory for its employee group, which is called Amazon Employees for Climate Justice. The group had previously pushed, unsuccessfully, a shareholder resolution to set a climate change plan.
A further 8,000 Amazon employees subsequently signed an open letter to Bezos calling for concrete climate goals; to cancel contracts with oil and gas companies; and to stop donations to politicians who deny the reality of the climate crisis.
Amazon employees said the company updated its policy on staff speaking to the press and on social media in early September, a day after the plan to join the climate walkout was announced. The new policy requires staff members to seek permission from Amazon prior to talking in a public forum while identified as an employee.
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Victoria Liang, a software engineer at Amazon, said: "Amazon's newly updated communications policy is having a chilling effect on workers who have the backbone to speak out and challenge Amazon to do better. This policy is aimed at silencing discussion around publicly available information. It has nothing to do with protecting confidential data, which is covered by a completely different set of policies."
Bezos, the world's richest person, has said he understands the concerns of employees and has promised to review Amazon's political donations. He has rejected, however, calls to sever ties with oil and gas companies.
Amazon Employees for Climate Justice said it will continue to push the company to do more on climate, despite the threat of recriminations for speaking out publicly.
Justin Campbell, a data engineer at Amazon, said: "Amazon's policy is not going to stop the momentum tech workers have built over the past year at Amazon. The climate crisis is the greatest challenge we face, and the only way we can find solutions is by protecting people's right to speak freely and disrupting the status quo."


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Measurements of the QED structure of the photon
OPAL Collaboration
The structure of both quasi-real and highly virtual photons is investigated using the reaction e+e- → e+e-μ+μ-, proceeding via the exchange of two photons. The results are based on the complete OPAL dataset taken at e+e- centre-of-mass energies close to the mass of the Z boson. The QED structure function Fγ2 and the differential cross-section dσ/dx for quasi-real photons are obtained as functions of the fractional momentum x from the muon momentum which is carried by the struck muon in the quasi-real photon for values of Q2 ranging from 1.5 to 400 GeV2. The differential cross-section dσ/dx for highly virtual photons is measured for 1.5 < Q2 < 30 GeV2 and 1.5 < P2 < 20 GeV2, where Q2 and P2 are the negative values of the four-momentum squared of the two photons such that Q2 > P2. Based on azimuthal correlations the QED structure functions FγA and FγB for quasi-real photons are determined for an average Q2 of 5.4 GeV2.
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By definition, balance means "an even distribution of weight." I love all things fair and even. Balance sounds like a good way to approach life, but it's an impossible target. And when we pursue it, we inevitably end up feeling like we're failing. Guilty because we can't keep everything "balanced" - family, work, marriage, activities, hobbies.


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Hunter Peak
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8368 ft / 2551 m
Hunter Peak is located in the romote and beautiful Guadalupe Mountains National Park (for more information on the park, see the Guadalupe Peak page), located in West Texas just south of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. The Guadalupe Mountain Range is the largest exposed ancient fossil reef in the world. Overshadowed by the other more popular national park in Texas, Big Bend, the Guadalupe Mountains have something that Big Bend doesn't have; bragging rights to the best view in Texas atop Hunter Peak, and the prettiest spot in Texas, McKittrick Canyon. It is also host to seven of the nine 8,000 ft. peaks in Texas.
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Hunter Peak, Texas' sixth highest summit, dominates the skyline 2600 ft. above the Guadalupe Mountains Headquarters at Pine Springs. It is located on the other side of Pine Springs Canyon from Guadalupe Peak, the highest peak in Texas. Views from the summit of Hunter Peak are spectacular, reaching 100 miles well into New Mexico and Texas on clear days.
Climbing Hunter Peak is relatively easy, however, since it is not the highest peak in Texas like its neighbor Guadalupe Peak, it is climbed far less frequently. As an added bonus, a hike through the Bowl(see also the Mt. Pratt page for information on The Bowl) is required in order to summit. The Bowl is a suprisingly dense conifer forest that is a remnant of a time 15,000 years ago when the climate throughout Texas was cooler and moister. The forest was able to survive in the higher and more protected elevations of the Guadalupes.
I don't know this for a fact, but the mountain is probably named after J.C. Hunter Jr. Mr. Hunter sold 70,000 acres of his Guadalupe Mountains Ranch to the park service which became part of the national park.
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Katrin Plavčak's paintings refer to history of art as well as popular culture, for instance when she uses set pieces of comics. These themes are transformed by her critical view, her ingenuity and her tremendous creative power into artistically completely independent and irritatingly current commentaries on our political-social and cultural present. Surrealism, science fiction and verism enter into a disturbing alliance and generate what the artist calls »amazement« and »personal entertainment «. And then there is this couch in Katrin Plavčak's Vienna studio – at a distance of four kilometers from the former location of Sigmund Freud's famous couch. It is at the center of the artist's latest work, which uses this motif to develop various themes, from the subject of »painter and model« to the pertinent aspects of Freudian depth psychology. The works in the exhibition »On the Couch« brought together in this book are for the first time on show at Schwartzschen Villa in Berlin-Steglitz where, from March to April 2018, the artists actually used the studio to create a number of works. Katrin Plavčak is currently working on a monument to FALCO, which is to be unveiled on June 2, 2018 near St. Pölten, the home of FALCO's father.


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Today: Associate Professor of Law Kenneth T. Kristl will be featured in a story on clean drinking water that is scheduled to air on First by WHYY-TV at 5:30 p.m. and again at 11 p.m.
Wes Leckrone, associate professor of political science, appeared on WITF-FM during the afternoon broadcast on 3/27 discussing the race for the Pennsylvania Governor Democratic slot.
Law Professor John Culhane was interviewed about unions for colleges athletes during a 3/27 afternoon broadcast on "Press Play" on KCRW-FM, an NPR affiliate in Los Angeles.
President for a Day was featured during the evening news broadcast on 3/26 on WPVI-TV (ABC). Rachel Yenko-Martinka, a senior biology major and business minor, filled the role of President James T. Harris III, while he took her schedule as a student.
Today: The Pennsylvania Cable Network will air the Environmental Law Distinguished Speaker Series event featuring alumnus Pennsylvania DEP Secretary E. Christopher Abruzzo, who discussed environmental priorities of the Corbett administration at 11 a.m.


Boxing Day is the day after Christmas, a public holiday in most countries in The Commonwealth. It originated as a day for giving gifts to employees and poor people. It has sporting traditions, especially fox hunting and the famous boxing day round in the English Premier League, and is the day when stores launch the most significant sales period in the retail cycle.
It is usually celebrated on 26 December, the day after Christmas Day;, but can move to 27 December or 28 December if 26 December is a Saturday or Sunday. The movement of Boxing Day varies between countries.
The public holiday is recognised in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, as well as many other members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
A Christmas box is, in English tradition, a clay box used in artisan shops. Apprentices, masters, visitors, customers, and others would put donations of money into the box, like a piggy bank, and then, after Christmas, the box would be shattered and all the contents shared among the workers of the shop. Thus, masters and customers could donate bonuses to the workers without anything direct, and the employees could average their wages. The habit of breaking the Christmas box lent its name to Boxing Day. The term "Christmas box" now refers generally to a gift or pay bonus given to workers.
The Oxford English Dictionary attributes it to the Christmas box; the verb box meaning: "To give a Christmas-box (colloq.); hence the term boxing-day." Outside the Commonwealth, the holiday is sometimes called "St. Stephen's Day".
Boxing Day in the UK is a day when stores launch one of the year's biggest sales periods. Boxing Day has become so important for retailers that they often extend it into a "Boxing Week".
In a similar vein to the United Kingdom shopping occurs similarly in Australia and New Zealand, although some Australian states, including New South Wales are tightening restrictions on Boxing Day retail trading, deferring the post-Christmas sales to December 27.
Boxing Day is not formally observed in the Australian state of South Australia, instead what would have been the next working day after Christmas is officially titled Proclamation Day and a public holiday is observed. However, it is still referred to as Boxing Day.
In Australia, Boxing Day has become a significant sporting day (similar to ANZAC Day celebrations). In Melbourne the Boxing Day Test Match is played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, often before the largest single day crowd of the Australian cricket season. In Sydney, the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race starts on this day.


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What Lexington Needs: John Author Leynes – Peace and Beauty
By John Author Leynes
A rocky scientist.
And an artist.
To tell ACE we need a mini zoo, not a mink zoo
A hero
Cheaper cigarettes
More snow
Bicycle lanes
An art museum downtown
A late night diner
A real cabaret club
To reopen the Kentucky Theatre
To renovate and preserve downtown
Some outstanding architecture
A park with a lake (or convert Triangle park into a need beach with a wave pool)
Parks that stay open later in the evening
To unify the efforts of art, education and business
To get this recycling program going
To distribute birth control pills and devices free of charge
A city health-care insurance program
To reduce the size of the police force
A traffic control system that works, or a limit on automobiles (one per family)
To increase and promote the public transit program
To be peaceable
To be beautiful
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Interview: Malum Sky
Formed in 2014, progressive metal band Malum Sky hail from Cardiff and won Metal to the Masses on their first attempt, played to huge crowds at a number of UK festivals and already have a couple of releases under their belts. Malum Sky are due to release their next mini-album towards the end of the year, so I thought now would be a good time to catch up with the band and see how they are getting on composing this piece of art and their plans to tour. Thanks for your time guys and wish you the best with the release of the album.
First of all, thank you for taking the time to answer these questions for our readers at Moshville Times. Let's start off with an easy one first shall we and tell our readers how things with Malum Sky began?
Malum Sky began with Mike looking to form a band, which led to Saki joining as he was in university with Mike at the time. Mike's girlfriend at the time knew Jon's girlfriend, so that's how Mike and Jon met. A few drummers took the stool until eventually Joe arrived and made the stool his own. Original vocalist Abraham decided to leave the band shortly after releasing the first EP, and after a long search for a replacement we found Ben.
What kit do you use / guitars do you play / etc?
Ben (vocal)
Shure SM58, Boss VE-20 FX
Jon (guitar)
Laney vh100r, Orange PPC212ob, Ibanez Iron Label, TC Electronic Flashback, Engl Screamer, Ernie Ball strings
Mike (guitar)
Jackson Guitars, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, Zilla Cab, Ernie Ball strings
Saki (bass)
Ibanez SR535, Warwick Streamer LX, Squier Vintage MOD Precision Bass, Ashdown Rootmaster, Ernie Ball strings
Joe (drums)
Yamaha Kit, Sabian Cymbals, Remo Pinstripe Skins, Vic Firth sticks
All things going well, you are going to be releasing a new album in the coming months. What can you tell your fans and the metal world about the sound of the new album and will there be a change from your previous material?
Yes! Our new mini-album will be out at the end of the year. The sound of Malum Sky has definitely evolved since the first EP. The core progressive and technical elements of the sound are still present, but the music and its energy has become something more visceral and arresting than before. There is more aggression in the new material, and more exploration of where we can take our music, technically and emotionally.
Malum Sky is definitely not shy in front of the camera. Do you have plans to record a few videos for the forthcoming album?
We do. The first video from the new album is being filmed very soon and we are also currently planning the second one!
How often is the band able to get together and rehearse in the studio? Where do you get together and record?
We usually write and rehearse in Cardiff. We like to get together as often as possible but sometimes time constraints mean we can only get together when we have to! We've actually just said goodbye to our first long serving rehearsal room! *sobs* Onwards and upwards though!
How are the songs constructed in the studio? Are there the main songwriters of songs that take care of everything or is Malum Sky a band where all members contribute to the songs?
The songs usually start with an idea from Mike and/or Jon and then the rest of us get involved. We all bring our thoughts and ideas to the table, we try everyone's ideas out and usually stick with what works best for the song. It's definitely a collaborative group effort to bring the whole song to fruition.
With members being in bands beforehand and now currently a five piece band in Malum Sky, do you feel that you are all writing the music that you want to record? Is there a bit of negotiating between members when songs and ideas are being recorded or are the band always on the same wavelength when it comes to song writing?
There is definitely a lot of negotiating! That is perhaps one of the most enjoyable things about writing music. Having lots of different ideas and perspectives means we can explore a lot of options for each song and figure out what works best. Ideally we would only write music that we would be happy to record, but there are always those ideas that end up on the cutting room floor! It's all part of the creative process.
What should a metal fan expect from a Malum sky live show?
The energy, precision and passion vortex!!! We always give 100% and we aim to get 100% back from the crowd. It's an intense energy transference process, feeding off each other and making the show the best it can be for everyone.
(c) Will Tudor Photography
Malum Sky won Metal to the Masses for South Wales last year. How was the experience of playing live at Bloodstock?
Absolutely fantastic! Can we do it every year please?! The gig itself went really well for us, the tent just kept filling up more and more as our set progressed. We got a very enthusiastic response from the crowd and press alike. The whole festival was a very smooth experience for us. It's extremely well organised and the staff are all very friendly and helpful. There is a feeling of community at Bloodstock that you just don't get anywhere else.
How hard has it been to juggle the touring side of things with the everyday jobs? Do you have plans to go on bigger tours and further afield in 2018?
It can be painfully difficult sometimes, to be honest. It all depends how far you are willing to go and how badly you want it! A lot of bands end up calling it a day at this level due to the sometimes impossible task of juggling two usually incompatible careers. If you're lucky, you'll have people around you that want you to succeed and support you. We are all realists in Malum Sky and that definitely helps us work together and stay on top of things. We have plans to tour later this year with a short run of dates in August with fellow Metal to the Masses winners Kinasis. We hope to have more dates confirmed for this year as well, watch this space. With the album releasing at the end of the year, you can expect us to be on the road as much as possible in 2019.
How hard is it for a progressive metal band like Malum Sky to survive in the current climate where bands have to tour non stop and sell merchandise in order to bring money back into the band?
It depends how you look at it. From a business perspective there is always going to be battle happening, that's the nature of the music business. You have to be very successful before you start getting back anything close to what you put in, in terms of money and personal sacrifice. It goes back to how far you are willing to go and how bad you want it. I think the power and impetus that drives the songwriting and live performance of the band is something that's independent of the business elements. You have to have that musical relationship working by itself before anything else can happen.
Hailing from Cardiff, there is a strong metal scene throughout the whole of Wales and the UK and yet it is difficult for a band from these shores to reach the next level. Why do you think that may be?
I guess the most obvious reasons are geography, economy and diversity. Let's take London and the surrounding areas as an example. It is a larger area, there is a larger economy, and a larger population, which means greater diversity of people and music. There are more venues and more people to support them. The grassroots music scene has taken a kicking since the last recession and a lot of venues have closed down. That has contributed with a negative effect on the UK music scene in general. Despite all this, the scene we have at home in South Wales is vibrant, and full of diverse metal bands all just waiting to be discovered!
I thank you for your time in answering these questions. A fun question to end this interview. If you were a DJ and were allowed to bring 5 CDs to the party, what would they be?
Ben – Black Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Jon – Karnivool – Sound Awake
Mike – Periphery – Periphery II: This Time it's Personal
Saki – Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine
Joe – Mastodon – Crack the Skye
Any last message for our readers here at Moshville Times?
Watch out for a new music video dropping in Oct/Nov time! The mini-album will be along soon after! That will give everyone plenty of time to learn the songs ready for what will hopefully be 2019 on the road! Like our Facebook page, Subscribe to our YouTube channel, Follow us on Instagram and Twitter, and support your local music venues!!!
Malum Sky: facebook | twitter | instagram | soundcloud
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293.37(2)(f) (f) Information relating to whether unsuitability may exist for surface mining to the extent not fully considered under s. 293.45.
293.37(2)(g) (g) A description of any land contiguous to the proposed mining site which he or she owns, leases or has an option to purchase or lease.
293.37(2)(h) (h) Such other pertinent information as the department requires.
293.37(3) (3)
293.37(3)(a)(a) A reclamation plan shall accompany all applications for mining permits. If it is physically or economically impracticable or environmentally or socially undesirable for the reclamation process to return the affected area to its original state, the plan shall set forth the reasons therefor and shall discuss alternative conditions and uses to which the affected area can be put.
293.37(3)(b) (b) The reclamation plan shall specify how the applicant intends to accomplish, to the fullest extent possible, compliance with the minimum standards under s. 293.13 (2) (c).
293.37(4)(a)(a) The department shall require an applicant for a mining permit, amended mining permit or change in either the mining or reclamation plan to furnish, as part of the mining permit application, an itemized statement showing the applicant's estimation of the cost to the state of reclamation. The department may, at the applicant's expense, contract with an independent person to estimate the cost to the state of reclamation if it has reason to believe that the applicant's estimated cost of reclamation may not be accurate.
293.37(4)(b) (b) If the department finds that the anticipated life and total area of a nonferrous metallic mineral deposit are of sufficient magnitude that reclamation of the mining site consistent with this chapter requires a comprehensive plan for the entire affected area, it shall require an operator to submit with the application for a mining permit, amended mining site or change in mining or reclamation plan, a comprehensive long-term plan showing, in detail satisfactory to the department, the manner, location and time for reclamation of the entire area of contiguous land which will be affected by mining and which is owned, leased or under option for purchase or lease by the operator at the time of application. Where a nonferrous metallic mineral deposit lies on or under the lands of more than one operator, the department shall require the operators to submit mutually consistent comprehensive plans.
293.37(5) (5) If the department requires an applicant for a mining permit to conduct engineering and hydrologic modeling to assess a mining waste site's performance relative to compliance with applicable groundwater quality standards and surface water quality standards, the department may not require the applicant to examine a period longer than the period in which the mining waste site is proposed to operate plus 250 years after closure of the mining waste site.
293.37 History History: 1995 a. 227 s. 770, 772, 774, 775, 776, 994; 1997 a. 169; 2013 a. 1, 358; 2017 a. 134.
293.37 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also s. NR 182.17, Wis. adm. code.
293.39 293.39 Environmental impact statement.
293.39(1)(1) The department shall prepare an environmental impact statement for every mining permit under s. 293.49. In preparing the environmental impact statement, the department shall comply with sub. (2) and s. 1.11 (2).
293.39(2) (2) A statement prepared under sub. (1) shall include a description of the significant long-term and short-term impacts, including impacts after the mining has ended, on all of the following:
293.39(2)(a) (a) Tourism.
293.39(2)(b) (b) Employment.
293.39(2)(c) (c) Schools and medical care facilities.
293.39(2)(d) (d) Private and public social services.
293.39(2)(e) (e) The tax base.
293.39(2)(f) (f) The local economy.
293.39(2)(g) (g) Other significant factors.
293.39(3) (3) To the extent that an environmental impact statement on a prospecting permit application under s. 293.35, if prepared, fully considered unsuitability of the prospecting site for surface mining by virtue of unique features of the land as enumerated in s. 293.01 (28), that portion of the previous impact statement may be adopted in the impact statement on the mining permit application.
293.39 History History: 1991 a. 259; 1995 a. 227 s. 780, 782; Stats. 1995 s. 293.39.
293.40 293.40 Timeline for review.
293.40(1)(1) Subject to subs. (4) and (5), within 180 days after an applicant submits an application for a prospecting or mining permit, an environmental impact report, if required, and any applications for other approvals, licenses, or permits relating to the prospecting or mining operation the department shall review the information submitted and, if necessary, provide comments to the applicant and request additional information from the applicant relating to the proposed prospecting or mining project.
293.40(2) (2) Subject to subs. (4) and (5), if the department requests additional information from an applicant under sub. (1), within 90 days after the applicant provides additional information the department shall review the information submitted and, if necessary, provide comments to the applicant and request additional information from the applicant relating to the proposed prospecting or mining project.
293.40(3) (3) Subject to sub. (5), if the department requests additional information from an applicant under sub. (2), within 180 days after the applicant provides additional information the department shall prepare a draft environmental impact statement, a draft prospecting or mining permit, and draft approvals, licenses, or permits relating to the prospecting or mining operation. If the department requests additional information from an applicant under sub. (1) but not under sub. (2), the department shall prepare these draft documents within 180 days after the expiration of the 90-day period under sub. (2). If the department does not request additional information from an applicant under sub. (1) or sub. (2), the department shall prepare these draft documents within 180 days after the expiration of the 180-day period under sub. (1).
293.40(4) (4) Subject to sub. (5), if before the expiration of the 90-day period under sub. (2) the secretary of the department determines that the applicant has made a substantial modification to the mining or prospecting plan that significantly changes the information necessary to prepare an environmental impact statement or adequately review an application, the department shall notify the applicant of the secretary's determination and request additional information from the applicant. Upon the applicant's submission of additional information, the timeline under this section shall begin again, starting with the period described in sub. (1). A determination by the secretary under this subsection is not subject to administrative or judicial review and may be made only once during an applicant's permitting process.
293.40(5) (5) The department and the applicant may agree to modify all or part of the timeline under this section.
293.40(6) (6) The department may request additional information needed to process a prospecting or mining permit application or any other application for an approval, license, or permit related to the prospecting or mining operation after making requests for additional information under this section, but the department may not delay the application and review process based on another request for additional information.
293.40 History History: 2017 a. 134.
293.41 293.41 Local agreements.
293.41(1)(1) A county, town, village, city or tribal government that requires an operator to obtain an approval or permit under a zoning or land use ordinance and a county, town, village or city in which any portion of a proposed mining site is located may, individually or in conjunction with other counties, towns, villages, cities, or tribal governments, enter into one or more agreements with an operator for the development of a mining operation.
293.41(2) (2) An agreement under sub. (1) shall include all of the following:
293.41(2)(a) (a) A legal description of the land subject to the agreement and the names of its legal and equitable owners.
293.41(2)(b) (b) The duration of the agreement.
293.41(2)(c) (c) The uses permitted on the land.
293.41(2)(d) (d) A description of any conditions, terms, restrictions or other requirements determined to be necessary by the county, town, village, city or tribal government for the public health, safety or welfare of its residents.
293.41(2)(e) (e) A description of any obligation undertaken by the county, town, village, city or tribal government to enable the development to proceed.
293.41(2)(f) (f) The applicability or nonapplicability of county, town, village, city or tribal ordinances, approvals or resolutions.
293.41(2)(g) (g) A provision for the amendment of the agreement.
293.41(2)(h) (h) Other provisions deemed reasonable and necessary by the parties to the agreement.
293.41(3) (3) A county, town, village, city or tribal government may authorize the local impact committee appointed under s. 293.33 to negotiate an agreement under this section, but the agreement may not take effect until approved by the county, town, village, city or tribal government in accordance with sub. (4).
293.41(4) (4) The county, town, village, city or tribal government shall hold a public hearing on an agreement under sub. (1) before its adoption. Notice of the hearing shall be provided as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985. After the public hearing, the governing body of each county, town, village, city or tribal government which is to be a party to the agreement must approve the agreement in a public meeting of the governing body.
293.41(5) (5) A state agency shall assist a county, town, village, city or tribal government in enforcing those provisions of a local agreement that are within the expertise of the state agency.
293.41 History History: 1987 a. 399; 1991 a. 259; 1995 a. 227 s. 763; Stats. 1995 s. 293.41.
293.41 Annotation This section is an express delegation to towns of the power to enter into local agreements with mining companies, creating an exemption to general zoning statutes. When a town negotiates under this section, it has only local zoning permits and approvals to give the mining company in exchange for the mining company addressing its land-use concerns. Nicolet Minerals Company v. Town of Nashville, 2002 WI App 50, 250 Wis. 2d 831, 641 N.W.2d 497, 01-1339.
293.43 293.43 Hearings on permit applications.
293.43(1)(1) Applicability. This section shall govern all hearings on applications for prospecting or mining permits.
293.43(1m) (1m) Scope.
293.43(1m)(a) (a) The hearing on the prospecting or mining permit shall cover the application and any statements prepared under s. 1.11 and, to the fullest extent possible, all other applications for approvals, licenses and permits issued by the department. The department shall inform the applicant as to the timely application date for all approvals, licenses and permits issued by the department, so as to facilitate the consideration of all other matters at the hearing on the prospecting or mining permits.
293.43(1m)(b) (b) Except as provided in this section, for all department issued approvals, licenses, and permits relating to prospecting or mining, including solid waste feasibility report approvals and permits related to air and water, to be issued after April 30, 1980, the notice, hearing, and comment process and the time for issuance of decisions shall be controlled by this section and ss. 293.45 and 293.49. The substantive requirements for the issuance of any approval, permit, or license incidental to prospecting or mining are not affected by the fact that a hearing on the approval, permit, or license is conducted as part of a hearing under this section.
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