Spending time in nature has enormous benefits for kid's physical and social development. An activity as simple as planting a sunflower seed and caring for it as it grows into a plant offers enormous learning opportunities for children. If you want to encourage your children to eat more healthily, having them plant and care for a food garden is a great way of getting them interested in food. Dedicating even a small corner of your garden to gardening activities for your child offers them boundless opportunities for play and creativity. Whether it's a simple sandbox , an enchanted garden for make believe play, a bug garden for the budding scientist, or raised beds for growing gourmands, we can help with all stages from design, installation, and fun gardening workshops to help your family develop a true connection with nature as they grow.
Interested in a school garden? We can help with all stages of a school garden too.


MEPs highlight that there are many barriers to accessing medicine in the EU, the main ones being the lack of new treatments for certain diseases and the high price of medicines, which in many cases do not have added therapeutic value.
Health professionals, patients and institutions need to know whether or not a new medicine or a medical device is an improvement. Health technology assessments (HTA) therefore seek to identify their added value, comparing them with other products.
HTAs are under the exclusive competence of member states. However, multiple countries carrying out parallel assessments, under diverging national laws, may result in a duplication of requests and increase the financial and administrative burden on health technology developers, say MEPs.
This burden acts as a barrier to the free movement of health technologies and the smooth functioning of the internal market, and delays patients' access to innovative treatments.
Soledad Cabezon Ruiz (S&D, ES) said: "This new law is a good step towards improving European citizens' access to medicine and health technologies. It will improve the quality of health technologies, inform research priorities and eliminate unnecessary duplication. Also, it has the potential to make the health system more sustainable".
The report was adopted with 576 votes to 56 and 41 abstentions. MEPs will enter into negotiations for a first reading agreement with EU ministers once they set their own position on the file.
The EU says that the term 'health technologies' refers to medicines, medical devices, and medical procedures and measures for prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Medical device industry body MedTech Europe issued a statement welcoming the regulation, but added that it would need to prove it could have a positive impact on market access.
"In the end, any new EU HTA regulation on medical technologies needs to prove that it would positively impact decisions on access to innovative technologies of value for patients and health systems. Any new regulation should not create an extra layer of assessments nor duplicate any elements already answered by the new Medical Device and In Vitro Diagnostic Regulations that are currently being implemented. This is because the role of CE marking is to demonstrate safety, performance, & a clinical benefit whereas HTA's role is to assess the relative effectiveness of a technology compared to the current standard of care.
"Three key areas must be well addressed to make EU HTA collaboration on medical technologies relevant for access to patients and healthcare systems: the focus on the collaboration between groups of Member States which share the same assessment needs, the clear distinction between the role of CE marking and HTA, and the need for an appropriate phase-in of medical technology into the new HTA regulatory framework.
"For Council discussions, we suggest considering a more refined use of the transition period. HTA assessments for medical technologies should phase-in after the new regulatory systems for medical devices and in vitro diagnostics are fully implemented and operational. This will allow for the availability of real-life effectiveness data for innovative products that are evaluated for HTA."


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package org.alljoyn.about.test;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import android.content.Context;
import android.database.DataSetObserver;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListAdapter;
import android.widget.TextView;

/**
 * This class implements a list adapter in order to display the list of
 * all the devices we are announced on.
 */
public class DeviceListAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<SoftAPDetails> implements ListAdapter {

    private LayoutInflater m_layoutInflater;
    private List<SoftAPDetails> m_properties;

    //====================================================================
    /**
     * Creates the adapter given a context and a text view resource id.
     * @param context
     * @param textViewResourceId
     */
    public DeviceListAdapter(Context context, int textViewResourceId) {
        super(context, textViewResourceId);
        m_properties = new ArrayList<SoftAPDetails>();
    }
    //====================================================================
    /**
     * @param layoutInflater Set a layout inflater.
     * Will be used to inflate the views to display.
     */
    public void setLayoutInflator(LayoutInflater layoutInflater){
        m_layoutInflater = layoutInflater;
    }
    //====================================================================
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see android.widget.ArrayAdapter#getView(int, android.view.View, android.view.ViewGroup)
     */
    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent)
    {
        View row;

        if (convertView == null)
            row = m_layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.device_list_property, parent, false);
        else
            row = convertView;

        final SoftAPDetails property = m_properties.get(position);

        //Property name
        TextView propertyName = (TextView) row.findViewById(R.id.propertyName);
        propertyName.setText(property.busName);

        //Property value
        TextView propertyValue = (TextView) row.findViewById(R.id.propertyValue);
        propertyValue.setText(property.deviceFriendlyName);

        return row;
    }
    //====================================================================
    /**
     * @param newDevice Add device to the adapter
     */
    public void addDevice(SoftAPDetails newDevice) {

        boolean found = false;
        SoftAPDetails oldDevice = null;
        for(int i = 0; i < m_properties.size(); i++){
            oldDevice = m_properties.get(i);
            if (oldDevice == null || newDevice == null)
                return;
            if(oldDevice.appId.equals(newDevice.appId)){

                // We already have this device in the list. so update its values.
                found = true;
                oldDevice.aboutMap = newDevice.aboutMap;
                oldDevice.busName = newDevice.busName;
                oldDevice.deviceFriendlyName = oldDevice.deviceFriendlyName;
                oldDevice.interfaces = newDevice.interfaces;
                oldDevice.port = newDevice.port;
                oldDevice.updateSupportedServices();
                // The values that didn't change are: aboutLanguage,
                // configLanguage, appId, password and passwordEntered.
                break;
            }
        }
        if(!found){
            //We don't have the device in the list. add it.
            m_properties.add(newDevice);
        }
    }
    //====================================================================
    /**
     * @param busName remove device from the adapter by its busName.
     */
    public void removeByBusName(String busName) {

        for(int i = 0; i < m_properties.size(); i++){
            SoftAPDetails device = m_properties.get(i);
            if(device != null && device.busName.equals(busName)){
                m_properties.remove(i);
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    //====================================================================
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see android.widget.ArrayAdapter#getCount()
     */
    @Override
    public int getCount() {
        if (isEmpty())
            return 0;
        return m_properties.size();
    }
    //====================================================================
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see android.widget.ArrayAdapter#getItem(int)
     */
    @Override
    public SoftAPDetails getItem(int position) {
        if (isEmpty())
            return null;
        return m_properties.get(position);
    }
    //====================================================================
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see android.widget.ArrayAdapter#getItemId(int)
     */
    @Override
    public long getItemId(int position) {
        if (isEmpty())
            return -1;
        return m_properties.get(position).hashCode();
    }
    //====================================================================
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see android.widget.BaseAdapter#getItemViewType(int)
     */
    @Override
    public int getItemViewType(int position) {
        return 1;
    }
    //====================================================================
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see android.widget.BaseAdapter#getViewTypeCount()
     */
    @Override
    public int getViewTypeCount() {
        return 1;
    }
    //====================================================================
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see android.widget.BaseAdapter#hasStableIds()
     */
    @Override
    public boolean hasStableIds() {
        return false;
    }
    //====================================================================
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see android.widget.BaseAdapter#isEmpty()
     */
    @Override
    public boolean isEmpty() {
        return (m_properties == null || m_properties.size()==0);
    }
    //====================================================================
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see android.widget.BaseAdapter#registerDataSetObserver(android.database.DataSetObserver)
     */
    @Override
    public void registerDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver arg0) {

    }
    //====================================================================
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see android.widget.BaseAdapter#unregisterDataSetObserver(android.database.DataSetObserver)
     */
    @Override
    public void unregisterDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver arg0) {

    }
    //====================================================================
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see android.widget.BaseAdapter#areAllItemsEnabled()
     */
    @Override
    public boolean areAllItemsEnabled() {
        return true;
    }
    //====================================================================
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see android.widget.BaseAdapter#isEnabled(int)
     */
    @Override
    public boolean isEnabled(int arg0) {
        return true;
    }
    //====================================================================
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see android.widget.ArrayAdapter#clear()
     */
    @Override
    public void clear() {
        super.clear();
        if(m_properties != null)
            m_properties.clear();
    }
    //====================================================================
}

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Posted on June 8, 2015 by morrowcountysentinel
Shipman paces Indians at state
Rob Hamilton | Morrow County Sentinel Jenna Shipman placed seventh in the Division III long jump on Friday to highlight the Mount Gilead performances at the state track and field meet.
Rob Hamilton | Morrow County Sentinel Austin Hallabrin came close to placing in both the 1600-meter run and as part of the 3200-meter relay in the Division II state meet.
Rob Hamilton | Morrow County Sentinel Lydia Morgan ran in the 300-meter hurdles Friday for the Highland track and field program.
Rob Hamilton | Morrow County Sentinel Mount Gilead's Rachel Bush battles down the stretch with a competitor during the first leg of the 1600-meter relay.
Rob Hamilton | Morrow County Sentinel Joseph Elson anchored the 3200-meter relay for Mount Gilead Friday.
Rob Hamilton | Morrow County Sentinel Mount Gilead's Bryanna Bolha finished her high school track career by running in both the 3200-meter relay and 1600-meter relay in the state meet.
Rob Hamilton | Morrow County Sentinel Rebecca Kindred takes the baton in the 800-meter relay after receiving the handoff from Makaylee Elkin.
Rob Hamilton | Morrow County Sentinel Sawyer Shipman raced in the 300-meter hurdles for the Mount Gilead boys' track team.
Rob Hamilton | Morrow County Sentinel Hannah Bush closes in on the finish line in the 3200-meter relay for the Mount Gilead girls' team.
Rob Hamilton | Morrow County Sentinel Morgan Brooke races down the stretch in the 1600-meter relay for Mount Gilead Friday.
Rob Hamilton | Morrow County Sentinel Tyler Beck runs in the 3200-meter relay for Mount Gilead in action from Friday at the state track and field meet.
By ROB HAMILTON
After reaching the podium in the state track meet as a member of two relays last year, Mount Gilead junior Jenna Shipman was able to do so as an individual in the Division III long jump on Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus.
Shipman placed seventh in the event with an effort of 17'2". She had that jump on his third and final preliminary attempt to ensure her a spot in the top nine that would advance to the finals. While she wouldn't better that jump in her final three attempts, she was still able to earn a spot on the podium.
"I'm really happy," she said. "I give the glory to God. I couldn't do it without Him or my coaches."
In most track meets, the long jump is contested early in the competition, often before running events have started. However, on Friday, Division III field events started after all of the running events for that day had taken place.
"I wasn't used to it, doing the four-by-four relay before the long jump," she said. "I guess I was warmed up, though. I usually do better when I do a race first."
That set up a competition in which the Indian athlete felt went great.
"The sand was so nice — it was perfect," she said. "I couldn't ask for a better day. It was a very neat experience and I hope I can come back next year."
Her seventh-place finish provided Mount Gilead's only two points of the day. Still, the girls' team had won every meet it had competed in before the state meet, including both districts and regionals. Shipman noted that this season has been a great experience.
"It's been an amazing season," she said. "I wouldn't change anything."
Shipman came close to placing in another event along with teammates Rachel Bush, Bryanna Bolha and Hannah Bush. In the 3200-meter relay, the quartet missed the podium by about 3.5 seconds, finishing 10th in 9:46.44.
Shipman, Rachel Bush and Bolha also ran with Morgan Brooke in the 1600-meter relay, but didn't advance to the finals. They had the 16th time in qualifying of 4:13.77.
Olivia Brewer finished 12th in the semifinals of the 100-meter dash in 12.78 and was 14th in the 200 with a time of 26.56. She also ran in the 800-meter relay with Brooke, Makaylee Elkin and Rebecca Kindred, where they were 15th in 1:50.12.
Mount Gilead Boys
In the Division II 1600-meter run, contested on Saturday, Austin Hallabrin nearly rallied to the podium in the final lap.
After running near the back of the pack for a good portion of the race, the Indian sophomore started to pick off runners during the final 400 meters, finishing in ninth place with a time of 4:26.21 to finish one spot away from the top eight.
Hallabrin also run on Friday in the 3200-meter relay along with Tyler Beck, Ethan Hatfield and Joseph Elson. That quartet also came close to placing, as they finished 10th in 8:03.71, roughly 2.5 seconds away from eighth place.
Also competing was Sawyer Shipman in the 300 hurdles. In Friday's semifinal heats, he finished 13th overall with a time of 40.51.
Highland Scots
Lydia Morgan represented the Highland track program in the Division II meet. Competing in the semifinal heats of the 300-meter hurdles Friday afternoon, the Highland junior placed 15th with a time of 49.99.
Rob Hamilton can be reached at 419-946-3010, ext. 1807. Connect with him on Twitter at @SportsMCS
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Dates: Jan 2016 — Jan 2017
To empower women to have a stronger voice in personal, family, and community decision making through the provision of specialized skill training. The primary focus of the training was in legal awareness on various programs and schemes that have been introduced by the Government of India for the welfare of its citizens. The other key training was on financial literacy to encourage more financial independence.
12 villages received legal awareness training, including 7 large-scale community awareness events. A specialized training course on Legal Aid was developed out of these efforts for women in rural communities. These same communities also received a customized financial literacy training to support their SHG efforts.
Our holistic approach to women's empowerment factors in the different domains of empowerment such as economic, social, legal, physical and psychological. While our ultimate goal is to support entire communities in sustainable development and to emerge from poverty, we have understood that the most effective way to do this is by empowering women. Women are at the center of the family, and therefore the center of any community, yet they are a generally underserved group in the rural, Indian context. Our work at the CWEGE is primarily for women in rural India, reaching those "last mile" communities that have struggled to take part in sustainable development initiatives by the government.
Together with them, we identify what environmental, political, economic, social, and personal vulnerabilities they face and work to figure out what the best ways are to bring about desired changes. In concert, we then decide on what physical and psychological capacities are required to address the identified vulnerabilities. Through AMMACHI Labs' cVET and Life Skills training courses, along with a dedicated field team and strategic deployment model, we help to strengthen those capacities, thereby increasing their coping abilities. Our approach helps to create and support communities of empowered women leaders.
The CWEGE defines empowerment as a process of development where a person's or group's capabilities expand, allowing for a person to achieve the life they want and for the overall community to improve. We measure empowerment broadly by four Indicators of Empowerment: The Women's Empowerment projects within The CWEGE are designed and deployed with these indicators in mind.
Through our extensive experience in villages across the country, we have come to learn several best practices which ensure a project's success and sustainability. One of these best practices is ensuring women have a capable voice in local governance, legal protection, and financial independence. We have made great strides in engaging village women with local governments, but have found that legal protection is lacking for much of this population.
This project builds on previous successes in women's empowerment initiatives, and expands on the legal and financial literacy aspects of village life. Women in rural areas experience proportionally higher cases of domestic violence, child sexual abuse, human trafficking, child marriage, and other social ills. Legal protection services are extremely rare in urban areas, and even more so in rural communities.
Over the past year, we have worked with legal experts to create a "Legal Awareness Training" package to address this problem. Special legal aid workshops were conducted in all of our adopted villages to help women access the legal services they need. Our research lab has created a range of specialized training content to promote awareness in these areas.
Financial literacy, especially for Self-help Groups (SHGs), to ensure that money earned is properly accounted for, saved, and good financial planning practices was found lacking in many communities. Expert consultants from Amrita helped the field team to create a special packet for our newly formed SHGs to help them gain these important skills. This packet was introduced in all of the villages and incorporated into the SHGs skill training.
Legal Activities conducted: Legal awareness in the villages helps to promote consciousness of the relevant laws that are meant to protect citizens, provide services to help those in need, and to take advantage of programs that can help communities emerge from poverty. The field team conducted many legal awareness sessions across India that proved very successful. The activities saw active participation from women and children, along with men, in the villages. Law graduate and field expert Ms. Seema Choudhary aided in creating a curriculum in this area, and then conducted workshops for villagers in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Chattisgarh, Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh.
The awareness sessions included information on various government acts such as the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, Free Legal Aid 1987, POCSO Act 2012, Right To Information Act 2005, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act, 2006, Labour Act, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Cybercrime, Police Act, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, CrPc 156(3),
Awareness was also given on relevant Government schemes that could be useful to the community. These included: Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Yojana, Teelu Rauteli Pension (for Uttrakhand), Rajya Vyadhi Nidhi (for Uttrakhand), Bharatiya Mahila Bank Schemes, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005(MGNREGA)
The following table summarizes the workshops and activities conducted in the villages:
Place Activity Participants
Gudipadu, Andhra Pradesh The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, Free Legal Aid 1987, POCSO Act 2012, Right To Information Act 2005, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act, 2006, Labour Act, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Cybercrime, Police Act, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, CrPc 156(3)
Government Schemes like Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Yojana, BMB Schemes, MGNREGA 2005 363
Kanti, Haryana The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, Free Legal Aid 1987, POCSO Act 2012, Right To Information Act 2005, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act, 2006, Labour Act, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Cybercrime, Police Act, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, CrPc 156(3)
Pandori, Jammu The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, Free Legal Aid 1987, POCSO Act 2012, Right To Information Act 2005, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act, 2006, Labour Act, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Cybercrime, Police Act, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, CrPc 156(3)
Byse, Karnataka The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, Free Legal Aid 1987, POCSO Act 2012, Right To Information Act 2005, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act, 2006, Labour Act, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Cybercrime, Police Act, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, CrPc 156(3)
Nala, Uttarakhand The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, Free Legal Aid 1987, POCSO Act 2012, Right To Information Act 2005, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act, 2006, Labour Act, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Cybercrime, Police Act, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, CrPc 156(3)
Government Schemes like Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Yojana, Teelu Rauteli Pension (for Uttrakhand), Rajya Vyadhi Nidhi (for Uttrakhand), BMB Schemes, MGNREGA 2005 300
Dunda, Uttarakhand The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, Free Legal Aid 1987, POCSO Act 2012, Right To Information Act 2005, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act, 2006, Labour Act, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Cybercrime, Police Act, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, CrPc 156(3)
Malgaon, Chhattisgarh The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, Free Legal Aid 1987, POCSO Act 2012, Right To Information Act 2005, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act, 2006, Labour Act, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Cybercrime, Police Act, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, CrPc 156(3)
Ukhimath: Premadidi, a woman leader and survivor of domestic violence by her alcoholic husband inspires even children to join a community meeting to close down a local liquor shop by filing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). Domestic & sexual abuse are often associated with alcohol abuse and by filing a community petition citizens can exercise their rights to public welfare and safety.
Nala: Our facilitator for the Nala village training center in Uttrakhand, faced many problems before joining Ammachi Labs. She had very little support from her husband and struggled to keep herself safe and her family healthy. She wanted desperately to care for her children, but was unable to find help from government programs or other organizations. She then decided to join a training program to learn how to use computers, hoping she could get a job with these skills. After a legal awareness workshop, she took the opportunity to become a Paralegal Volunteer (PLV) and received the training in October, 2017 at the District Legal Service Authority (DLSA) court. After her training, she immediately started conducting legal awareness program along with the District Judge. These programs gathered up to 300 people and gave awareness on domestic violence, dowry, cyber safety and child marriage. She also spread awareness in schools and Mela (festivals) where she speaks with people and distributes materials on legal topic.
From 2017 she has been actively helping the villagers especially women who have been victims of domestic violence to file case and seek legal protection against domestic violence.


It's cold but we don't care as we try to solve the worlds problems or talk about nothing at all. After more than thirty years we never run out of things to say. We shiver under our blankets and shift in our seats watching the cars as they move too quickly – always too quickly – down the darkened street.
"We won't talk all night this time" we tell each other as we make plans. Things are always hectic and our lives are not our own. Too much time passes between visits but rather than feeling resentful it makes us all that much more grateful for the times we have.
The acrid smell of burning cigarettes permeates the cold night air as we talk about our lives and our loved ones. We share stories and pictures and we share our ideals and our dreams knowing that we are safe here.
We sit in quiet reverie and comfortable silence listening to the sound of our breath and the breeze through the trees. A companionable silence, a solidarity, an island, a place of peace and love and acceptance.
We are sisters by choice, sharing our lives, the good and the bad, the happy and the sad, the worst and the best. We entrust each other with our deepest secrets and our innermost thoughts and feelings. Unconditional love, acceptance and a solid base – always a place to stop and breathe. We have created a family beyond blood.
We have a bond, a commitment to each other that transcends friendship and gives us a touch base in our hectic sometimes tumultuous lives.
We can be vulnerable, silly, serious. We can be honest and keep each other grounded. We can stop a spiral in its tracks and make each other accountable. We are better people for knowing each other. We have a rare and priceless bond forged over years of living and learning, stumbling and sometimes falling. Countless times of picking each other up and dusting each other off. Different in so many ways but the same in the ways that matter the most.
Breathing in the icy air and blowing on our frozen fingers, wiggling our stiff toes we sit in the moment. It's time to go, it's late after all.


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A beloved classic version of an ancient legend, The Selkie Girl, retold by Susan Cooper retells the story from the coasts and islands of Scotland and Ireland, bringing vivid life to the young crofter and his seal bride.
Published by Margaret K. McElderey (1986). Warwick Hutton (illustrator).
This is an ex-Library copy. Pages are all secure. Black marker on front endpaper and back pastedown page. Inside pages all mark-free. Slight water mark on front cover cloth board. Charming green cloth board has an image of three seals swimming. Condition: Fair. See all pictures posted in the comment thread to get the best idea of condition.


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Dozens dead, including 20 children, in one of the worst massacres in US history
Unidentified people react on December 14, 2012 at the aftermath of a school shooting at a Connecticut.(AFP Photo / Don Emmert) © AFP
More than two dozen people, including as many as 20 children, have been killed during a school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut outside of New York City early Friday.
Follow live updates here.The total death toll now stands at 28, police say. This includes 20 children and six adults killed at the school, the suspected attacker and his mother killed at the second scene.According to preliminary reports, a gunman opened fire inside of an office at Sandy Hook Elementary at around 9:40 a.m. Friday. Police have verified that the suspected shooter has been found dead on the scene.Three weapons have been recovered from the slain gunman, reportedly identified by law enforcement as 20-year-old, Adam Lanza. Police say the suspect was the son of Nancy Lanza, a kindergarten teacher at Sandy Hook, who was also among the dead. Her body was found in their residence in Newton, a law enforcement source told CNN. The suspect's older brother, Ryan, is being questioned by the authorities. There also have been reports that guns used in the rampage were legally purchased and registered to the suspected shooter's mother.Multiple media outlets are reporting that the school's principal and psychologist are also among the deceased.
Both state and local police are still on the scene at Sandy Hook and the superintendent has ordered all schools in the district, both public and private, to be placed on lockdown. Lt. J. Paul Vance of the state police department said that both on-duty and off-duty officers responded to the emergency. Sandy Hook, around 12 miles from the town of Danbury, CT, normally has around 600 students in grades kindergarten through four.Mark Boughton, mayor of Danbury, tells CNN three victims have been sent to a hospital in his city in "very serious" condition, though he declined to comment on their age or identity. Upon being appointed as principal of Sandy Hook in 2010, Dawn Hochsprung told the Newtown Bee, "I don't think you could find a more positive place to bring students to every day."
In an emotional statement on the shooting President Obama said the country's leaders must "take meaningful action" regardless of politics, in response to the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. The president had apparent difficulty speaking and used his index finger to wipe tears away from the corner of his eyes."The majority of those who died were children — beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old," Obama said. "They had their entire lives ahead of them — birthdays, graduations, wedding, kids of their own…"
World leaders have extended their condolences to the United States for what transpired in Newtown, Connecticut. "I would like to express my shock at the tragic shooting at the school in Connecticut today," European Union foreign chief Catherine Ashton said.In a message of condolence to President Obama, British Queen Elizabeth II said she was "deeply shocked and saddened" by the shootings.UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the targeting of children is "heinous and unthinkable," and extended his thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims and all others traumatized by the rampage.
New York cops shoot unarmed driver to death
Cop shoots 10-year-old boy with Taser for refusing to clean patrol car
Gun owners stock up on arms over fear of Obama re-election
Obama voters banned from Arizona gun shop
George Zimmerman sues NBC
California cop shoots unarmed man eleven times


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No, The Government Should Not Be Filing Tax Returns
Ross Marchand | Apr 26, 2019
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With Tax Day in the rearview mirror, any proposed legislation to reform the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is unlikely to attract much fanfare. But, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019, sponsored by Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Mike Kelley (R-Pa.), is no ordinary IRS reform bill. In addition to laudable reforms such as the creation of an Independent Office of Appeals to save taxpayers from litigation, the legislation enshrines an agreement that lets software companies take the lead in free filing programs for low-income taxpayers. In other words, the IRS won't be building out its own "free" tax-filing software anytime soon.
This legislative language caught the attention of Democratic members of Congress, including California Democrats Reps. Katie Hill and Katie Porter, who have urged the bill's sponsors to remove provisions related to free-filing software from the bill. But these lawmakers should be leading the fight to keep the IRS from entering the filing business, rather than the other way around. IRS filing would mean that low-income taxpayers would get the raw end of the deal as deductions are not-so-mysteriously minimized. Until the tax code is further simplified, lawmakers need to do everything in their power to keep government hands off of taxpayers' hard-earned paychecks.
Imagine giving the IRS the power to file millions of Americans' taxes every year. Not surprisingly, the agency prides itself in claiming as much cash as possible from vulnerable Americans, rule of law be damned. Even after the Supreme Court decided in 2010 that the government needs a warrant before forcing email providers to turn over messages, the IRS continues to insist that they can read emails that are older than 180 days without one in order to help carry out existing operations.
Agency officials are hardly going after large, questionable deductions that are the most easily fudgeable. In fact, according to University of Texas and Ekiti State University, so-called "tax expenditures [i.e. 401(k) contributions and charitable deductions] do not appear to prompt IRS enforcement activities…" But, a recent analysis shows that Americans residing in poor, rural counties are more likely to be audited than the well-to-do inhabitants of wealthy coastal counties. The most audited county, Humphreys County, Mississippi (where the median income is under $24,000) is hardly Beverly Hills. Whenever the IRS has increased resources or political discretion granted by Democrats in power, they audit more and target the Americans who don't have the time or legal resources to defend themselves.
Everyone remembers the more well-publicized instances of IRS overreach, such as when the agency selectively targeted conservative groups' tax-exempt statuses during the Obama administration. E-mails revealed the investigations were done for blatantly political reasons. And then there are the less-publicized cases that are no less scary, like when IRS agents stormed into a Dallas wedding boutique in 2015, abruptly shut down the business, and sold off the entire inventory (worth $615,000) due to an IRS claim that the couple owed less than $35,000 to the government.
With these skewed priorities and a tendency to focus on vulnerable Americans, one can only imagine the IRS taking liberties with the tax returns of hard-working taxpayers and "erring on the side of caution" (i.e. higher taxes) in taking the (now doubled) standard deduction. But, contrary to the claims of some lawmakers and reporters, the bill doesn't quite bar the IRS from creating their own service.
ProPublica reporter Justin Elliott argued in his April 9 "exposé" that the bill effectively bans the IRS from creating its own free-filing software, but the analysis missed some much-needed detail. Rep. Kelly hit back in an op-ed, pointing out that if the IRS wants to create their own system in the future, they just need to notify their private competitors and give them the ability to terminate existing agreements with the IRS. But no one would dispute that the bill keeps private companies in charge of free-filing software, a status-quo that leads companies such as TurboTax and Intuit to offer free services to low-income filers; an arrangement that has saved tax filers millions of dollars.
As the Taxpayer Advocate points out, this system of free privately-provided filing is not without its issues and the web interface guiding taxpayers to free service should be cleaned up. But at least private companies have an incentive to win consumers over (and upgrade to paid services) with features that minimize, not maximize, taxes paid. In an ideal system, taxes would be simple enough where payers wouldn't need to go through any middleman to file. Tax reform in 2017 simplified the code, and future reforms can build off of that success. But in the meantime, lawmakers should keep the government from preying on pocketbooks.
Ross Marchand is the director of policy for the Taxpayers Protection Alliance.


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Where "The Fabelmans" Currently Stands In The Best Picture Oscar Race
By Robert Dougherty
Now that "The Fabelmans" is out in theaters and the next stage of awards season looms, we will soon have a better idea if it is the heavy Best Picture favorite many assume it is. Because it has Steven Spielberg directing his own origin story and all its other presumed Oscar-friendly elements, it is easy to assume it will coast to a wire-to-wire win – the direct opposite of "CODA's" historic rally in the final stages of last season. But if "The Fabelmans" wins, it would be the second straight family drama about a teen torn between artistic dreams and their family to win Best Picture. And as much as many of us joke or rant about the Academy choosing the same kinds of winners over and over again, that kind of back-to-back type of Best Picture winner does not usually happen. In fact, it might be the best sign that "The Fabelmans" isn't as locked in as some might think.
Granted, "CODA" and "The Fabelmans" are two very different examples of the same basic premise. They are both about a family of outsiders, with "CODA's" mostly deaf modern-day family and "The Fabelmans'" Jewish family in 50s and 60s Americana. But of course, unlike "CODA," "The Fabelmans" is based on its director's true story, has a young lead character hoping to direct movies instead of sing songs, and has parents with a far more fractured and ultimately broken marriage.
Despite "CODA's" various voter-friendly elements, it was not seen as a typical contender or even one with a real serious chance most of last season until winning at SAG and the PGA. On the other hand, "The Fabelmans" was pegged as a likely Oscar winner from the minute it was greenlit, and very little has happened to change that since. As such, after a season where the Best Picture winner defied all stats and expectations, it might make logical sense for a more predictable season-long heavy favorite to follow suit – especially one in the same basic genre that worked for last year's winner. Yet historically, both in the preferential ballot era and beyond, the same type of movie – no matter how different they are – does not win twice in a row.
Before "CODA" won, the Best Picture winners of the past 10+ years were a road movie in "Nomadland," a Korean comedy/drama/thriller in "Parasite," a racial dramedy in "Green Book," a monster movie romance in "The Shape of Water," a coming of age film about a young gay African-American man in "Moonlight," a newspaper drama in "Spotlight," a one-take showbusiness satire in "Birdman," a slave drama in "12 Years a Slave," a true-life thriller in "Argo," a silent black and white film in "The Artist," a British royal drama in "The King's Speech," a war drama in "The Hurt Locker," and a film set in India in "Slumdog Millionaire."
While all or most of these movies have traditional archetypes, cliches, and plotlines the Academy usually embraces, none of them are truly similar – at least in terms of their genre or premise. In fact, the last time one could argue that movies with the same subject matter won two years in a row was in 2006 and 2007, when "The Departed" and "No Country for Old Men" won back-to-back. For all their vast differences in styles and action, they are both dark crime dramas with black comedy elements, helmed by directors who were vastly overdue to win at the time.
Before that, the last time there were consecutive winners in the same genre was back in the 90s, when three straight sweeping romantic dramas/tragedies prevailed from 1996 to 1998. Of course, "The English Patient" and "Titanic" were far more visually extravagant and tragic than the lighter "Shakespeare in Love," and all three of them worked within different subgenres. Nonetheless, they were all built on romance, forbidden love, historical backdrops, and various degrees of tragic endings, elements which the Academy fell for and cried over three years running.
Ever since, when it comes to Best Picture, the Academy has primarily chosen a different kind of movie every year – at least in terms of them having a different premise and genre every year. Therefore, if "The Fabelmans" wins a year after "CODA" did with the same general premise and genre, no matter how differently they are used, it would be a true back-to-back anomaly.
Last year alone proved how rare this is, and not just with "CODA" winning. For much of the year, it looked like a second straight movie with stunning American West landscapes and a female auteur who swept Best Director would win Best Picture instead. While "The Power of the Dog" had vastly different characters and time periods than "Nomadland," it still looked to be the second straight highly artsy, dramatic, and revisionist kind of Western winner until "CODA" caught it by the tail at the wire. Plus, "The Power of the Dog" was a favorite nearly from the start, just like "The Fabelmans" has been, proving how rare wire-to-wire winners are these days as well.
No matter how many people say "The Fabelmans" would be a very typical and predictable winner, it really wouldn't be in this particular context of Oscar history. In fact, such history suggests that the most likely winner would be the furthest thing from "CODA" or something somewhat more different than "The Fabelmans" is. And there is no shortage of contenders vastly different from both "The Fabelmans" and "CODA," like the multiversal epic "Everything Everywhere All At Once," the Irish black comedy "The Banshees of Inisherin" or the female-driven #MeToo parable "Women Talking."
"Everything Everywhere All At Once" might come closest to them since it is also a movie about a fractured family of outsiders at its core and the main character torn between family and literal other worlds. Nevertheless, "The Fabelmans" and "CODA" each stay in one world, have no fantasy or sci-fi detours and don't have universe-threatening stakes or action. While "Everything Everywhere All At Once" could well copy "CODA's" award season path and surge with a late passion vote to victory, it is still a vastly different kind of contender than "CODA" is – and one likely to do far better on nomination morning first.
Yet if we live in a time where something like "CODA" can win it all with so few traditional Oscar precursors, and where something as insane as "Everything Everywhere All At Once" can be a serious threat this year, maybe other unprecedented outcomes aren't so impossible. Perhaps the Academy will just stick with what they know and traditionally vote for, which they usually do as it is in many other ways and categories. And maybe since this is Spielberg delivering what could be his career-capping origin story, "The Fabelmans" could be far too formidable for any film to knock off after all.
Even so, as predictable and typical as it might sound to have "The Fabelmans" win, it would still look far more atypical for a film like it to win so soon after a movie like "CODA." As lazy as the Academy is often accused of being, even and especially when it comes to Best Picture, it doesn't generally repeat itself two years in a row like this. In fact, considering how the last several years have not just had unprecedented types of Best Picture winners but an almost whiplash-inducing difference between winners from year to year, it is unlikely to see the same type of winner two years running in this era. "The Fabelmans" and "CODA" are really not the same movie, but they are similar enough in the most basic ways to be two of a kind. As such, that makes "The Fabelmans" a far shakier favorite than perhaps many would consider it to be right now.
Of course, even if "The Banshees of Inisherin," "Women Talking," or recent Gotham Award winner "Everything Everywhere All At Once," surges ahead during critic awards season, most everyone will still expect industry voters to put "The Fabelmans" over the top in the end, because it's just what they presumably do for films like that – most of the time. Yet in Best Picture, they don't generally do that two years in a row, especially these days. If any recent Oscar history gives "The Fabelmans'" rivals hope to hold on, that would be it, no matter how much everyone expects the industry to rally around Spielberg. But if they do things as they've usually done in Best Picture for years, that would not give Spielberg or "The Fabelmans" the kind of advantage many would think it does.
Do you think "The Fabelmans" is still the frontrunner for Best Picture? What are you currently predicting at this time? Please let us know your thoughts in the comments section below or over on our Twitter account and be sure to check out our latest Oscar predictions here.
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Ferrero backs off bid to quash 'World Nutella Day'
The fan-created annual tribute has garnered 40,000 Facebook 'likes,' but the maker of Nutella took legal action to stop it. Then it reversed itself. Did the company turn great publicity into irreversible damage?
By Matt Wilson
A little more than six years ago, Sara Rosso, an American blogger who lives in Italy, started World Nutella Day, a tribute to the chocolate and hazelnut spread. It's turned into a popular event, with more than 40,000 "likes" on Facebook.
It seems Ferrero, the Italian company that makes Nutella, wasn't a big booster of the event, and last week attorneys from the company sent Rosso a cease-and-desist order.
Rosso didn't post the text of the order, but upon receiving the notice on May 16 she did post a now-deleted message stating that she would be shutting down the World Nutella Day website and all its associated social media presences by May 25.
"The cease-and-desist letter was a bit of a surprise and a disappointment, as over the years I've had contact and positive experiences with several employees of Ferrero, SpA., and with their public relations and brand strategy consultants, and I've always tried to collaborate and work together in the spirit and goodwill of a fan-run celebration of a spread I (to this day) still eat," she wrote.
World Nutella Day fans on Facebook were less diplomatic in their statements about the company.
"They're crazy," one commenter wrote. "Do they not know good publicity when they see it? Well — clearly not. Idiots."
That seemed to be the end of the story until news of Ferrero's order hit news sources such as Businessweek and Time on Tuesday. Seemingly in response to the publicity, Ferrero reached out to Rosso and released a statement, pretty clearly translated from Italian, stating that it would no longer oppose World Nutella Day.
"The case arose from a routine brand defense procedure that was activated as a result of some misuse of the Nutella brand on the fan page," the statement said. "Ferrero is pleased to announce that today, after contacting Sara Rosso and finding together the appropriate solutions, it immediately stopped the previous action."
Rosso quickly deleted her post about the possible end of World Nutella Day and replaced it with a post stating that the observance would continue in 2014. She even said she's not mad at Ferrero.
"I wish it hadn't happened in the first place, but I'm pleased at the speed of resolution and that the site and holiday will continue," she wrote.
Facebook commenters were mostly celebratory in regards to the turnaround, though some griped that the cease-and-desist order should have never gone out in the first place, and that Ferrero should have linked the World Nutella Day website in its statement.
The big lesson from all this, according to Jonathan Bernstein of Bernstein Crisis Management, is that corporate attorneys just shouldn't threaten private citizens without considering the PR outcomes. Robert Holland of Holland Communication Solutions adds that it's a sign of a changing media landscape.
"Ten years ago, World Nutella Day probably wouldn't have gained such traction and this matter wouldn't be news," he says.
Likewise, the story proves that relationships between customers and brands are changing, too, Holland says.
"The automatic legal response triggered by Rosso's use of the Nutella name and images just doesn't cut it today," he says. "If someone at Nutella had been aware of what Rosso was doing, this embarrassing situation for the brand probably would not have happened."
That said, Bernstein posits that Ferrero pulling back its order for the holiday to end will likely prevent the company's reputation from being hurt too badly.
"Nutella's amends-making message and action with Rosso were quite appropriate and I don't believe there will be any long-term damage to their brand," he says.
Matt Wilson is a staff writer for Ragan.com.
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Пасти́лла ( или ,  — «бастилла»,  или ) — традиционное блюдо андалусской и марокканской кухни, слоёный мясной пирог со сладко-солёным вкусом. По одной из версий, в Северную Африку пастиллу завезли мавры во время своего массового переселения из Испании в 16 веке.

Традиционно пастилла готовилось из сквоба (мяса молодых голубей). Сейчас в Алжире главный ингредиент блюда - мясо голубя или цыпленка; в Марокко выделяют две разновидности пастиллы - из мяса птицы и из морепродуктов. Пастилла нередко выступает в качестве закуски.

Пирог сочетает в себе одновременно сладкий и солёный вкус (у различных слоёв). В качестве дополнительных его ингредиентов выступают лук, петрушка, соус и различные специи (молотый миндаль, сахар, корица, кориандр и др.).

В кухне марокканских евреев-сефардов пастилла делается с добавлением оливкового масла или маргарина, чтобы избежать нарушения кашрута. При этом все более популярным становится версия, в которой вместо большого пирога на стол подают небольшие «индивидуальные» элементы выпечки.

Пастилла из мяса птицы
Пастилла из мяса птицы в настоящее время обычно делается из мяса цыплёнка. В блюде сочетаются соленый и сладкий вкус, хрустящие блинчики из тонкого теста филло и размельчённое мясо птицы, ранее обжаренное на сковороде, а потом отваренное в бульоне. Миндальные орехи обжариваются, размельчаются и соединяются с сахарной пудрой и корицей.

Пастилла из морепродуктов
Пастилла из морепродуктов обычно содержит рыбу и иные морепродукты, а также вермишель. В отличие от пастиллы из мяса птицы, эта разновидность блюда не имеет сладкого вкуса и при этом более острая. Соответственно, её посыпают не сахарной пудрой и корицей, а тёртым сыром и украшают ломтиками лимона. Эту версию пастиллы часто подают на свадьбах.

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Guwahati, Dec 17 (IANS) The authorities in Assam on Tuesday lifted the curfew here, for the first time in almost a week, and restored the broadband Internet services as the situation in the state that was on the boil over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, has improved, officials said.
After massive violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), curfew was imposed in Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Tinsukia and a few other cities of Assam on December 11 and the Army was deployed.
"The decision to lift the curfew in Guwahati was taken at a law and order review meeting presided over by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal late on Monday evening. In Dibrugarh, the curfew has been relaxed for 14 hours from 6 a.m. on Tuesday," an Assam Home Department official said.
"The situation would be further reviewed later in the evening."
He said that though the land phone-based broadband Internet services were restored, suspension of mobile Internet would continue till 9 a.m. on Wednesday.
According to a senior police official, government and private offices, banks and business establishments remain open.
Vehicles are also plying in Guwahati and all other major cities and towns.
However, schools will remain closed at a few places in Assam including Kamrup Metro till December 22.
The Chief Public Relations Officer of the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) Subhanan Chanda said that all efforts are on to fully normalise the train services in the state. He said that 11 local passenger and inter-city trains were running within Assam on Tuesday.
The Airport Authority of India's (AAI) Regional Executive Director Sanjeev Jindal said that since Sunday, flight services were fully operational in all the 10 airports in northeast India, including six in Assam and one each in Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram.
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We let them off the hook a little bit: Hazlewood
Centre-farmers' standoff will resolve through dialogues: Vice Prez
Delhi schools to reopen from Monday, parents still hesitant
Stars complain of food quality in Australian Open quarantine
15 more arrested for kidnapping three businessmen in Hyderabad
No Covid-related death in J&K again, 182 recover
K'taka has double engine with Modi, Yediyurappa: Shah
1st Test: England 36 runs away from win after frantic Day 4
NorthEast end seven-game winless run with 2-1 win over Jamshedpur
'Realty investment via fractional ownership increased amid pandemic'
Himachal sees 77% voting in phase 1 of panchayat polls
Cong's women wing to observe 'Mahila Kisan Diwas' on Monday


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The Evolution of the Penis
Last Updated on Tue, 16 Oct 2018 | Sexual Choice
Sexual reproduction does not really require many sex differences. Males must make sperm, and females must make eggs. But males do not have to grow penises, and females do not have to grow clitorises. Male frogs and birds do not have penises. Genitalia are products of sexual choice, not requirements for sexual reproduction. The traditional distinction between "primary" sexual traits (such as penises) and "secondary" sexual traits (such as beards) is misleading. Perhaps for reasons of Victorian propriety, Darwin wrote as if female choice applied only to the secondary sexual traits. But modern biologists view penises themselves as targets of sexual choice. Biologist William Eberhard has argued convincingly that male genitals in a wide range of species are shaped as much by female choice as by the demands of sperm delivery
Adult male humans have the longest, thickest, and most flexible penises of any living primate. The penises of gorillas and orangutans average less than two inches when fully erect, and those of chimpanzees average only 3 inches. By contrast, the average human penis is over 5 inches when erect. The longest medically verified human penis was about 13 inches when erect, more than twice the average length.
Even more unusual than the length of the human penis is its thickness. Other primate penises are pencil-thin, whereas the erect human penis averages over one inch in diameter. Also, most other primates have a penis bone called the "baculum," and achieve erections mostly through muscular control, like a winch raising a rigid strut. The penis bone is typical of most mammals. By contrast, the male human relies on an unusual system of vasocongestion. The penis fills with blood before copulation, like a blimp inflating before flight.
Although it is larger than any other primate's, the human penis has plenty of rivals in more distantly related animals. Blue whales and humpback whales have penises eight feet long and one foot in diameter. Bull elephants have penises around five feet long. Boars have 18-inch penises that ejaculate a pint of semen. Hermaphroditic snails have penises about as long as their entire bodies. Stallions, like men, use blood rather than muscular contraction to fill their much larger penises. Dolphins have voluntary control over the tips of their man-sized penises, which can swivel independently of the shaft. Male genitals are even stranger among the invertebrates, sporting a dizzying variety of sizes, flagella, lobes, bifurcations, and other ornaments, apparently designed to stimulate invertebrate female genitalia in as many different ways as there are species.
Didn't penises evolve just to deliver sperm? Sperm competition is certainly one of the most important forms of reproductive competition. If two males copulate with a female when she is fertile, their sperm are in competition. Only one, at best, will fertilize her egg. The male with the fastest, longest-lasting, most numerous sperm is more likely to pass on his good-sperm genes to his sons. Heritable differences in sperm quality and sperm delivery equipment will be under intense selection. Male humans show many adaptations for sperm competition, both physical and mental. For example, some studies have shown that when a woman returns home from a long trip, her partner tends to produce a much larger ejaculate than normal, as if to overwhelm any competitor's sperm that may have found its way into his unwatched partner's vagina.
However, comparisons of male testicles across species reveal that penises did not evolve purely for spermatic firepower. Among primates, the intensity of sperm competition correlates much more strongly with testicle size than with penis size. For example, male chimpanzees face much greater sperm competition than humans. When female chimps ovulate, they copulate up to fifty times a day with a dozen different males. In response, male chimps have evolved huge, 4-ounce testicles to produce sperm, but only small, thin penises to deliver it. At the other extreme, male silverback gorillas guard their harems vigilantly and violently, and tolerate no sperm competition, so they have evolved very small testicles. Humans have moderately sized testicles by primate standards, indicating that ancestral females copulated with more than one male in a month fairly often. Sequential fidelity to different men in different months would not produce any sperm competition, because each egg would be exposed only to one man's sperm. The fact that male human testicles are larger than those of gorillas is one of the strongest pieces of evidence that ancestral females were not strictly monogamous.
For sperm competition, sperm count and ejaculate volume are more important than penis length or thickness. A thick penis might tend to keep a competitor's sperm inside a female rather than allowing it to wash out. A long penis tends to overshoot the cervical opening rather than meet it accurately. Many species adapted for heavy sperm competition evolve penises with scoopers, scrapers, suckers, and flagella for removing rival sperm. If sperm competition were the driving force behind penis evolution, males might have evolved scary-looking flagellated genitals. Men would copulate by inserting their equipment, instantly flooding the cervix with half a pint of semen, and then lying on top of the woman for the next three days to make sure no rivals have the chance to introduce competing sperm. I understand that such behavior is quite rare.
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Many people would like to know what insurance coverage, if any, they might be able to access when seeing one of our Renewed Vitality providers. So here's the information that we explain to all of our patients.
If you have a PPO plan, very often insurance companies will reimburse you for much of your office visit costs. You will pay for the appointments at the time of service and we will provide you with the necessary papers to file for reimbursement with your insurance provider.
Regarding the lab work that will be required, many insurance plans have changed how they pay for lab-work. You may now have to meet your deductible before your insurance pays anything for labs. This could mean a significant increase in your cost for lab-work.
In order to better serve our patients at Renewed Vitality, we can now save you up to 85% off of Quest's list prices. Through Renewed Vitality, complex lab orders cost approximately $500, and less complex orders are closer to $300.
Until recently we have informed that if they have insurance, they have the option to pay for lab-work through their insurance provider. We have recommended the lab that was in network for your insurance so that coverage would be approved and you would have little to no payment for the lab-work. This was possible due to the majority of insurance providers considering lab-work to be a medical necessity, so they would either completely pay for the lab-work, regardless of your deductible, or ask you to pay a co-pay of 10% to 20% of the invoice.
However, over the last couple of years, we have noticed a shift of insurance policies that have moved away from that model. Now in many cases, insurance will not pay anything until your deductible is met. Even after your deductible is met, they may only pay 80-90% of the invoice and you will be billed for the rest. We have seen this multiple times during the past year. Because we don't know what your insurances rates are, we cannot predict how much your lab-work will cost. With many patients' deductibles currently above $3000 a year, this makes it very expensive for patients by having to pay 100% of the cost of their lab-work until their deductible is met.
With this information in hand, we then went directly to the lab companies with two goals in mind. First, we wanted to see if we could negotiate lower lab prices so that we could lower the costs for our patients. Second, with those lower costs, we could then predict the amount patients would pay for labs each year and that way we could better help you plan your medical expenses. Thankfully, we have been able to get better prices from the lab company for the tests that we repeatedly order and have been able to lower our cash prices for you!
This means more complex lab orders cost approximately $500 and smaller lab orders checking selected tests will cost approximately $300.
To find out what your insurance will cover I encourage you to call the customer service number on the back of your insurance card and ask a few basic questions. First of all tell them that you're going to see an out of network provider. This means someone that is not on the insurance list of doctors. That said most PPO plans understand that people would prefer to see a doctor that they researched or that comes highly recommended from a friend. Ask your insurance company what the deductible is and what percent they will reimburse for the office visit with an out of network doctor or nurse practitioner.
We only offer the 6 month interest free program.


Lara London is a full time Pilates instructor and certified teacher of Holistic Biomechanics. Throughout her past as a student of competitive gymnastics and swimming, Lara has always been inspired about the capacity of the human body in motion. In her current training with individuals and classes, Lara's goal is to educate her clients about functional movement, build strength from a structural perspective, and alleviate chronic pain. As the founder of Balance Point Pilates Studio in Eugene OR and a new practice in Providence, RI, Lara's perspective and capacity to work with individuals from post-rehab patients to serious athletes is a gift for all who know her. Now, get a unique chance to listen to her.


A doctor can present knee replacement surgery as a treatment option, but whether or not to have the surgery is up to the patient. Some patients choose to have knee replacement surgery as soon as their doctors suggest it. Others want to avoid surgery or postpone it as long as possible.
Knee replacement surgery is done to alleviate pain caused by moderate to severe knee arthritis.
People considering knee replacement are advised to consider 3 questions: How does knee pain affect lifestyle? Have other treatments been exhausted? and What are the risks related to not having surgery?
How Does Knee Pain Affect Lifestyle?
How pain is perceived and tolerated is unique to each individual. If knee pain affects working, socializing, sleeping, maintaining good hygiene, or other daily activities, then it may be time to consider knee replacement surgery.
People who live active lives may be more affected by knee pain and decide to have knee replacement surgery sooner. For example, a person whose regular activities include standing for work, babysitting grandchildren, and walking a pet dog may be more affected by arthritic knee pain than a person who lives a more sedentary life.
The decision to have knee replacement surgery should not be based solely on medical imaging (such as an x-ray or MRI) that shows severe knee degeneration. Rather, it should be based on moderate to severe knee arthritis symptoms that correlate with medical imaging.
For example, a person whose x-ray shows a severely degenerated knee but who experiences only mild pain is probably not a good candidate for knee replacement. In contrast, a person who has a moderately degenerated knee and experiences severe pain may be a good candidate for knee replacement.
Have Other Treatments Been Exhausted?
If 3 to 6 months of physical therapy and other nonsurgical remedies have been tried—in earnest—without a notable reduction in pain, then knee replacement surgery may be a good option.
What Are the Risks Related to Not Having Surgery?
Knee osteoarthritis can affect joint biomechanics and increase the risk for falling, bone damage at the knee, and other wear-and-tear injuries.
Falling can result in life-altering injuries, particularly as people age. If knee arthritis symptoms include a sensation that the affected knee may buckle, or if there are other risk factors for falling, knee replacement surgery may be advised.
Moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis can result in damaged bone. Bone damage can reduce the likelihood of a successful knee replacement surgery.
Knee arthritis is a progressive, degenerative condition, meaning the joint damage gets worse over time. As knee cartilage wears away, friction can occur between the bottom of the femur (thighbone) and top of the tibia (shinbone). Over time, the friction can lead to bone damage.
There is no surefire way to predict if and how fast bone tissue will become damaged. However, medical imaging can evaluate the current bone health of the knee joint.
Arthritic knee joint degeneration can cause changes to knee biomechanics, which in turn increases the risk of developing other joint problems. For example, when knee pain causes conscious or unconscious changes in gait, hip problems may develop over time.
A physician or physical therapist can evaluate the knee's biomechanics and help identify other existing or potential joint problems.
A physician can discuss a patient's unique life and health circumstances and help the patient make an informed choice about whether to have knee replacement surgery.
Some patients may decide they want to have knee replacement surgery, but at a later date.


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Lebanon Daily News Brief 12/16/2021
Miqati Reiterates Cabinet Won't Convene without Prior Agreement
Prime Minister Najib Miqati said, "it is true that the governmental work is continuing through the ministerial meetings we're holding, or through the competent ministries and administrations, but the absence of Cabinet meetings represents a gap that we're seeking to address calmly and patiently." He added that, "calling for a Cabinet session amid the current tense circumstances, and without securing the minimum level of understanding, would stoke the dispute and make things more complicated." [Naharnet]
Ministry of Interior Orders Deportation of Bahraini Opposition Members
Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi on Wednesday ordered the deportation of non-Lebanese members of al-Wefaq, Bahrain's dissolved opposition group, after some criticized the Bahraini government in a Beirut news conference. Bahrain's Interior Minister, Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, called his Lebanese counterpart on Wednesdayto tell him that events such as the al-Wefaq news conference, or Kordahi's comments, "harm Lebanon and its people." [Reuters]
Public Transport Drivers Strike Across Lebanon, Blocking Roads
Taxi and public transportation drivers on Thursday staged a strike, blocking several vital roads across Lebanon to press authorities on fulfilling promises of economic support. All roads were reopened around noon local time. [Naharnet]
Lebanon Continues To Leak Talent And Hope
Jean AbiNader
AbiNader writes, "What is different about the latest waves of emigration are the low levels of those wanting to leave who say they are not interested in returning. It will be illuminating to break down this data by sectarian affiliation as the number of Sunni wanting to leave is increasing which may ultimately change their demographic in Lebanon. According to the Gallup World Poll cited earlier, 'The desire to leave Lebanon cuts across major Lebanese communities. Notably, more Muslims than Christians in Lebanon tell Gallup they would like to leave the country (67% vs. 57%). The exodus of Middle Eastern Christians from the historical cradle of Christianity has accelerated in recent decades because of conflict and instability in countries that held significant Christian populations in the not-distant past."
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Between Aoun And Mikati, Has Paris Made Its Choice?
Salah Hijazi
Hijazi writes, "Mikati is obviously the main person to speak to about everything related to the enactment of reforms. French diplomat Pierre Duquesne, who is in charge of coordinating international support for Lebanon, abstained from meeting with the president yesterday, as he has done in previous visits. He did, however, head to the Grand Serail for an encounter with the prime minister. 'Mr. Duquesne is in charge of a humanitarian and technical dossier, not a political one. He does not have any reason to visit the president,' said Randa Takieddine, a France-based journalist who closely follows French policy on the Lebanese file. Theoretically, this is entirely logical. Yet, in the Lebanese context, sidelining the president on such an important matter can be seen as problematic. This is true particularly since the head of state has reiterated his willingness to assume a role in this dossier."
Al Arabiya English
US Watching Closely As Lebanese Military Court Tries Civilians
Joseph Haboush
Haboush writes, "Governments should protect the rights of all persons to voice their views without fear of intimidation, even in cases where we do not agree with those views,' a State Department official told Al Arabiya English. In Lebanon the Publications Court is where journalists are supposed to face any legal actions. The Military Court was formed to bring legal action against security personnel, but it has often been used against those accused of endangering national security or terrorism…'The use of courts, particularly military ones, to prosecute defamation cases against civilians undermines freedom of expression,' the State Department official said."
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these articles are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the American Task Force on Lebanon, a non-profit, nonpartisan leadership organization of Lebanese-Americans.


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Gregory Cochrane (born November 1, 1990) is an American former professional soccer player.

Career

Early career
Born in Babylon, New York, and moved to Holland, Pennsylvania, Cochrane attended Council Rock High School South in his hometown before attending Virginia Tech for which he played soccer for two seasons before joining the University of Louisville and playing for the Louisville Cardinals for two seasons as well.

Los Angeles Galaxy
Cochrane was selected in the second round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft by the LA Galaxy. He made his professional debut for the Galaxy against FC Dallas at FC Dallas Stadium on April 13.

Chicago Fire
In March 2014, he was traded to the Chicago Fire in exchange for a conditional draft pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft

San Antonio FC
After Chicago declined to exercise their contract option for the 2016 season, Cochrane signed with USL club San Antonio FC on February 25, 2016. On September 29, 2018, Cochrane became the first player in San Antonio FC history to reach 100 appearances in all competitions.

On November 8, 2018, Cochrane announced his retirement from professional soccer.

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1990 births
Living people
American soccer players
Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer players
Louisville Cardinals men's soccer players
Central Jersey Spartans players
Reading United A.C. players
LA Galaxy players
Chicago Fire FC players
Saint Louis FC players
San Antonio FC players
Association football defenders
Soccer players from Pennsylvania
Sportspeople from Bucks County, Pennsylvania
LA Galaxy draft picks
USL League Two players
Major League Soccer players
People from Babylon, New York
USL Championship players


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The Reynoldsburg Police Bike Unit was established almost twenty years ago with the addition of one mountain bike and one bicycle officer. Since then it has grown to its current size of five bikes and seven IPMBA trained bicycle officers. All officers must be selected after volunteering for the rigorous and challenging International Police Mountain Bike Course. Officers learn the basic techniques for safely utilizing a bicycle as a law enforcement tool. Bicycle officers are assigned as teams to target areas for both visibility and stealth depending on the missions. They are also deployed in strength to special events such as the Fourth of July Parade, the fireworks, the tomato festival, and the Mt. Carmel Fitness challenge. The unit is available for special events with prior requests and approval.
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About Reynoldsburg
Reynoldsburg is known as "The Birthplace of the Tomato". The tomato was 'born' in Reynoldsburg in the 19th century with the help of local favorite son Alexander W. Livingston. Livingston developed the 'Paragon Tomato', billed as the first ever tomato bred for commercial use. His legacy lives on in the Livingston House and Museum on Graham Road, which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Homes.
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Applying for monthly checks from Social Security Disability is complicated, but a lawyer from Bothwell & Hamill can help.
Home / Social Security Disability / Applying?
Your doctor said you shouldn't work because of your health problems — and you should file for Social Security Disability benefits.
But you've heard applying for benefits is hard. It takes a lot of work. It takes a long time. People get denied and have to appeal.
Remember this: You earned these benefits when you worked and paid into the Social Security system. You shouldn't let the system scare you away from getting all the financial help you can.
Monthly checks from Social Security Disability go a long way toward preserving your independence — and dignity — while you're dealing with serious health problems that stop you from doing everything you used to do.
So don't hesitate to apply. The sooner you start the process, the better.
If you can't work, let the attorneys at Bothwell & Hamill go to work to get you benefits.
When you're applying for benefits, you'll need to fill out a lot of forms. You'll need to provide medical records on the health conditions that keep you from working. You'll need to provide a work history.
Bothwell & Hamill has been helping people with all of this for years in Yakima, Kennewick, Sunnyside, Spokane, Richland, Ellensburg, Wenatchee, Walla Walla and across Central Washington.
You PAY NO ATTORNEY FEE until you win. And we don't charge anything for you to talk to us about your case.
Most people get denied when they first apply for Social Security Disability benefits. Social Security has thousands of rules, regulations and procedures.
Your doctor doesn't know the legal definition of a disability.
A Social Security employee fails to obtain medical records.
Social Security finds an error or inconsistency in your information.
Appeals give you a chance to correct these issues and win benefits.
Social Security's own numbers have shown that if you have a professional representative, you're more likely to win.
Tom Bothwell of Bothwell & Hamill has more experience in Social Security Disability than any other attorney in Central Washington.


Facebook users appreciate sending out messages, but often, blunders occur, and they erase their Data consisting of photos, videos as well as More. If you're one of those that wants to recover deleted Facebook messages, then, this tutorial will aid. But, bear in mind that we are going to recover the messages from your archived Data that Facebook stores on their servers. so right here are the overview How To Undelete Facebook Messages.
On the next page, you get basic details concerning your archive content. Facebook stores your photos, videos, messages, posts and far more. All you have to do is to click the switch saying "Start my Archive". They will certainly just compress your archive.
Generally, you will ask, how long does it take to Download a copy of your Facebook Data? Well, that depends upon your Facebook account size. But in general, it takes one min approximately. If you have actually big files stored in your account, and also you have lots of posts throughout years, you have to wait 30 minutes generally.
They will send out a verification email telling you about the archive immediately, and the various other one will be obtained later. Anyhow, Facebook will send you the download connect to your email that you have actually made use of to register for your account.
You will get the Facebook e-mail with the subject "Your Facebook download is ready", and it contains your download link. If you can not find the email, examine your spam folder in Gmail. It's named "Junk" in Yahoo or various other solutions.
Please bear in mind the link needs to be at the bottom of the email. When you click that web link, you get the listed below page as well as you simply need to begin the download, and also validate your password by entering it once again.
The downloaded archive file will remain in ZIP format. To open that file, you require the ideal software application, or Download WinRar if it's not yet set up. That compressed folder consists of all your Facebook Data, shared or personal info. You can open them by category, and also see them in your Internet browser.
Because folder, you could see, speak to details, events, Friends, messages, and all your Facebook archived Data. Click "messages" and also you will certainly see them in your web internet browser.
Now, you have actually successfully recouped all your erased messages in Facebook. That's good for you when you need to validate something. Yet remember that that's not good for those one billion people, that think that they are sharing exclusive details via Facebook. Nothing is safe there, and also you should manage and also use your account wisely.
Facebook follows the principle of 'off the internet' which suggests it conserves all those messages which you have sent out or gotten somewhere in your smart device's memory. This is how you could recover your Facebook messages which are removed from your mobile phone memory.
Action # 2. Install as well as open the ES file Explorer application on your Android phone and most likely to 'Storage/SD card' alternative.
Step # 5. Right here you will certainly locate numerous folders which are related to all the applications you are utilizing, find 'com.facebook.orca' a folder which is for the Facebook Messenger messages as well as tap on it.
Below you will locate all your Facebook Messenger messages. You can do this process even by connecting your smartphone to your PC as well as using Windows Explorer.
Note: Do not stress if your apple iphone's display goes empty throughout the scan as it is typical.
When the scan mores than you will certainly have the ability to select the Facebook messages you intend to recover from the total listing of deleted messages from your screen.
Action # 5. Discover the message or messages you wish to recover as well as pick it by checking package next to it.
I wish you have actually recouped the Deleted Facebook Messages. To get succeed in this process you should obtain the backup of your conversation frequently otherwise you could place the Back-up ON in the Messenger settings. This will help to recover the erased messages in simple actions.
If you have any more inquiries in this procedure, let me understand in remark section and share this write-up with others to obtain them assisted with this.