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Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the January 2015 issue.
annette waller
https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/roar-of-the-crowd-6/
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Without fail, our annual Bum Steer of the Year cover draws ire from a fair number of readers, who are convinced that our choice offers indisputable proof that texas monthly is staffed by a bunch of communist dupes (or right-wing nutjobs) and carpetbagging Yankees (or hopelessly parochial hicks). This year, however, our choice of Wendy Davis—and especially our cover depiction of Davis stepping in a viscous pile of steer poop—brought a response that was unusual in its volume and intensity. The debate raged on Facebook and spilled into various other media outlets, and our in-boxes were filled with a large number of missives saturated with f-bombs. "F— you and the Austinite fake hippies you rode in on," read one particularly memorable email. Below, some more thoughts from readers who believe we were the ones who stepped in it.
Bum's the Word
I want to thank you for the inspired choice of Wendy Davis as the Bum Steer of 2015 and the wonderful cover accompanying it! Taking her out of the businesslike suit she wore during her infamous filibuster and putting her into a slinky, boob-and-butt-highlighting, bright-red party dress was brilliant; it really emphasizes the contrast between her gender and what she so brazenly attempted to achieve in her bid for governor.
One question for you: What does the crap she's stepping in represent?
I am sure many proud Texans would want to know. In particular, I am thinking of those venerable folks (well-known and otherwise) who gave their lives to fight for the ability of all Texans to be represented at all levels in their government, to be held to the same standards and judged by the same measures, and to be given the same degree of respect.
Does it represent the mire she dived into by openly and proudly fighting for access to a safe abortion for Texas women and girls? Her unbending support over the years for funding education, fighting to ensure that impoverished kids have options comparable to those of upper-class kids? Her insistence on treating all human beings, regardless of immigration or socioeconomic status, as, well, human beings?
Or is it for the simple fact that a Barbie doll had the effrontery to challenge the impenetrable male establishment that is Texas politics?
Innumerable brave, self-sacrificing, tenacious Texans have fought for equality within the Texas political system. For a certain segment, that fight was harder than anyone who has not experienced the world as a woman can imagine. These Texans—Angelina Eberly, Ann Richards, Barbara Jordan, Liz Carpenter, Molly Ivins, Oveta Culp Hobby, Susanna Dickinson, and so many more—must be gathering around that great barbecue pit in the sky, asking of one another, What does that crap represent? Which particular sins of Wendy Davis earned her the distinction of being named Bum Steer of 2015?
Gretchen McCord DeFlorio, Bastrop County
Your horrible, stupid January cover depicting a great Texan in such an ugly, misogynistic, inaccurate, and un-Texan manner is indefensible. I have been reading TM for almost forty years, and I have never seen anything so tasteless.
Les Brady, via email
Your caricature of Wendy Davis is outrageously offensive. I don't mind that you nominated her, but the way you went about mocking her was out of line. Punch up, not down.
Jack McCauley, via email
Shame on you. Shame On You. SHAME ON YOU.
Carol Anne Gordon, via email
Wendy Davis has more class on the bottom of her sneakers than all you yahoos put together.
Janet Leavesley, via email
What a group of hypocrites you texas monthly editors are. First you slobber all over Davis in the August 2013 issue and then, when she proves to be even more wacky and incompetent than many of us Republicans first thought, you honor her with your Bum Steer. Try next time to keep your bias in check when some liberal nutcase makes a futile run at responsible office.
Byron Spain, Spring Branch
Here I thought you were open-minded and fair! Wendy Davis needs to have our respect for the gumption she showed campaigning against a Republican "good ol' boy" network in a red state. She put up one hell of a fight, and I know that if she had run in any state but Texas, she would have won, and that state would be lucky to have such an intelligent, enthusiastic, hardworking governor.
Patricia Stewart, via email
Corrective Measures: And the Bum Steer of the Year Should Have Gone To . . .
The 75 percent of eligible voters who didn't vote.
Kristen Sheets, via email
Ted Cruz, who shut down the government for two weeks.
Yvonne Jocks, via email
GWB, for authorizing torture.
Paul Robert, via Twitter
Rick Perry, only the second sitting governor of Texas to be indicted.
R. T. Castleberry, Houston
Texas Monthly, for this cover!
Olga Pina, via Facebook
Fair, the Wells?
Having just read Skip Hollandsworth's "Tilting at Gas Wells," I think what has happened is that the people of Denton have been sold a false bill of goods, and they recognize it. Hence the recent referendum that bans fracking. While I feel this ban represents a Pyrrhic victory, my letter is one that asks more questions than provides answers: Is it really that quixotic to expect safety for one's family? Is the only way to fund the education of children in Denton, or many other municipalities, by putting them at harm? Do the oil and gas companies actually believe, by some sort of specious reasoning, that the financial burden of education would effectively go down if there were fewer children to educate? Possibly, but I don't think poisoning them is the responsible course of action. And, finally, isn't it possible to do business in a responsible, if less profitable, manner?
Miles Morris, via email
As a career municipal lawyer and land-use litigator, I must disagree with Mr. Hollandsworth's assertion that Denton's fracking regulation ordinance has "zero" chance to withstand review by conservative Texas courts. The opposite is true. Article XI, Section 5, of the Texas constitution provides home-rule cities full power of self-governance, absent clear and narrow preemption by valid statewide legislation. The statutes referenced in the article fall far, far short of providing that preemption. Denton prevails.
Mick McKamie, via texasmonthly.com
What if your family owned the mineral rights? Would you want the city telling you that you could not develop the minerals? This article gives no consideration for individual rights. The liberal slant is that it is about big oil and state versus city, when it is actually about city versus individual rights.
Glenn Burleson, via Facebook
Objection! Overruled!
I view your latest hurrah for Joe Jamail ("The Greatest Lawyer Who Ever Lived") as treasonable promotion of anarchy in the Texas civil and criminal courts. Once again you honor the so-called "greatest trial lawyer who ever lived" by giving him a bully pulpit to advance his agenda while denying same to his many detractors, of which I am one of long standing.
Ray E. Dittmar, Houston
Glorifying a lawyer as "the greatest" based on how much money he won is just sick. TM is guilty of pandering to the legal industry with this smarmy article. What an insult to your subscribers!
Harry L. Bowles, founder of HELP-Texas
#Bestof2014 "The Greatest Lawyer Who Ever Lived," by John Spong at texas monthly. So TEXAS it hurts.
Aboubacar Ndiaye, via Twitter
Origin Stories
I really enjoyed "Saddle Up," by Lonn Taylor, and plan to visit the Briscoe Western Art Museum next time I am in San Antonio. Like Enrique Guerra, I am also a descendant of the first Texas ranchers to settle along the Rio Grande, and my ancestors were documented in that area in an inventory of settlers taken in 1755. I am very proud of my deep Texas roots and try to get back to my origins as much as possible. I look forward to more articles from Mr. Taylor. It is important to know where we came from. Our family histories give us a sense of place.
Edna Campos Gravenhorst, St. Louis, Missouri
Can Chip Roy Hold Off the Democratic Shift in Suburban San Antonio and Austin? By Dan Solomon
Wendy Davis Is a Feminist Icon. Chip Roy Is a Ted Cruz Protégé. What's a Swing District to Do? By Emily McCullar
September 2020: Roar of the Crowd By Dan Goodgame
August 2020: Roar of the Crowd By Texas Monthly
Tags: Bum Steers, Politics, The Culture, Joe Jamail, Roar of the Crowd, Wendy Davis


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Kindex
A Kindred Index
Fleet Farming
Jenny Gottstein August 8, 2016
Fleet Farming is a 501c3 that empowers local food advocates & community organizers to convert lawns into monetized gardens. Property owners keep 5% of profits, volunteers deliver fresh produce to local restaurants via bikes, and water-wasting lawns become vibrant food systems. Launched a few years ago in Orlando and Oakland, now Fleet Farming is a creating a franchise model that has been adopted around the world.
Misfit Juicery
Misfit Juicery is working to reduce food waste by using only "ugly" produce (carrots with 3 legs, curly cucumbers, etc). Plus their founders are brilliant and they run their rad operation out of Mess Hall - a food incubator in DC.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
Braddock PA is an incredible example of a town destroyed by the decline of the steel industry, now being rebuilt brick-by-brick by people who are creative, loving, generous & gutsy. If you don't know the story of Mayor John Fetterman, get involved. Plus, his wife Gisele has launched some amazing initiatives including a shipping container free store that helps the community share food and clothes.
City Of Asylum
City Of Asylum - a non-profit that buys old row houses in Pittsburg and turns them into writer residencies for political exiles. As a bonus track, this org hosts literacy programs, neighborhood beautification projects and free concerts.
Conflict Kitchen
Conflict Kitchen - a food stand in Pittsburgh that serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict to inspire dialogue and foster mutual understanding.
Millennial Trains Project
Jenny Gottstein March 15, 2016
Millennial Trains Project is a non-profit that fills old trains with young people and sends them on a 10 day – 6 city cross-country bender. The idea was born a few years ago when founder Patrick Dowd went on a similar train trip in India, and had a 'WHY DON'T WE HAVE THIS IN THE U.S.' moment. He started MTP in 2010, and has been organizing these train trips ever since.
By day, participants hop off the train to explore cities, meet locals, and work on individual projects that tackle art, music, religion, poverty, renewable energy, education, immigration, and emerging tech. By night they bunk in a 1955 California Zephyr – a sleeper car outfitted with porter stools, shoe shine lockers and razor blade deposit boxes. MTP also invites mentors to board the train, travel with the group, share their work, support their projects, and generally hang out. Ever wanted to hear a National Geographic writer tell crazy stories about Siberian gangsters at 2am? Grill a member of the State Department while crossing the Cascades? Make music ON A TRAIN? Now's your chance. Come up with an idea for a project and apply!
Questions? Ideas? Be in touch! jenny@millennialtrain.co
Pie Lab
Founded in 2009 by a team of young designers, PieLab is a restaurant and design-for-good project incubator in Greensboro, Alabama. It's founded on the idea that pie can be used as a conversation starter and catalyst for innovative community projects.
Pogo Park
Pogo Park is a non-profit that is reclaiming broken and underutilized city parks and playgrounds in Richmond's Iron Triangle, and transforming them into vibrant hubs of community life. They create safe and magical places for children to play outside. Their parks provide vulnerable children with rich play environments that are designed to spark and foster healthy development.
What's their magical formula? They hired and trained a team of local residents – all parents! – to design, build, and now manage these parks themselves.
If you have any questions or would like to support their efforts, please contact ian@thegogame.com
The City Museum is a wonderland of steel and absurdity, a 5-story industrial playground complete with an aquarium, coffee bar, vintage store, skatepark, art vault, gigantic ball pit, cocktail bar, library, and working miniature train that clatters around with an honest-to-god conductor sitting inside. It's housed in a 775,000 square foot ex-shoe factory in the middle of St. Louis full of artifacts from all the industries in Missouri. The entire thing is climbable, slide-able, hang-able, & just go fucking nuts-able.
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/06/city-museum/
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/14615
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/city-museum
Jenny Gottstein October 11, 2015
The brainchild of Paolo Soleri who believed arcology* could be a radical alternative to urban sprawl. This architectural laboratory in the Arizona desert started in the 1970s, funded by the sale of Soleri's windchimes. Today, Arcosanti hosts tours, workshops, and events like global stiltwalking conventions.
Arcology is the fusion of architecture with ecology. The multi-use nature of arcology design would put living, working, and public spaces within easy reach of each other and walking would be the main form of transportation within the city. An arcology's direct proximity to uninhabited wilderness would provide the city dweller with constant immediate and low-impact access to rural space as well as allowing agriculture to be situated near the city, maximizing the efficiency of a local food distribution system. Arcology would use passive solar architectural techniques such as the apse effect, greenhouse architecture and garment architecture to reduce the energy usage of the city, especially in terms of heating, lighting and cooling. arcosanti.org
Only 5% of the master plan has been completed, so if you'd like to see a city of the future come to fruition, feel free to donate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/garden/an-early-eco-city-faces-the-future.html?_r=0
SS Columbia
Formerly docked in Detroit, the oldest US passenger steamer is undergoing a major renovation and re-locating to New York.
"The SS Columbia Project will reconnect New York City to the Hudson Valley, revitalizing waterfront cities and towns, while also creating a unique floating mobile museum and experiential educational resource that bring people together around issues of social justice, arts & culture, and sustainability."
http://untappedcities.com/2014/09/19/ss-columbia-oldest-us-passenger-steamer-moves-from-detroit-to-nyc-to-run-on-hudson-river/
https://sscolumbia.org/
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Happy New Year! Well, if we haven't spoken recently, I unfortunately was pretty much sick the entire 2 week break. BUT... I am back now and good thing cause I have a packed week ahead with what I assume are many resolutions for more sleep!
Have you perfected the one handed pee? I remember it well! Every time I tried to put my baby down, if he fell asleep in my arms, he would wake up! Sound familiar?
Well, when you have a baby, all of a sudden you might be looking for that opportunity to go to the bathroom - on your own!
This is true when you have a newborn and will be a thing for years to come. So, say goodbye to privacy. But, with your newborn, you actually still have a chance to catch a quick moment believe it or not. It's just about knowing when and your window of opportunity.
In this week's blog post I share tips to help you understand your newborn's different sleep patterns and why your little one is waking up and crying at different times - and more importantly, what you can do about it! ... and perhaps find that window and go to the bathroom in peace.
Also, coming up... I have more sleep talks at Beverly Hills Pediatrics with Q+As. In case you haven't heard, I'm the resident pediatric sleep consultant there. So, if you're local, I would love to see you there!
The next one is right around the corner on Friday, January 25. Spots are still available - so sign up now!


LapinkaRide the wind and collect dew drops with this forest sprite.
Avril Lavigne Dress UpDress Up Avril Lavigne just as you like.
Dress Up Tailor SuiftOne of the hottest new artist needs to be dress up properly.
Selena Gomez Inspired HairstylesHelp Selena Gomez to make super hairstyle.
Scooby Doo: Hide and Seek with Ghost Help Scooby Doo and Shaggy to get out of the castle.
Cute Skirts Dress UpGive Stephanie a cute skirt for the country.
Betty's BakeryBake yummy cakes and run your very own bakery!
ReboundFlip the mirrors to bounce the ball in the right direction!
Scout SkateboardingHelp the scout master skate safely.


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Scribe Enters CRISPR-Based Collaboration with Biogen
By Aydin H. Harston on October 7, 2020
On October 7, 2020, Scribe Therapeutics announced a collaboration with Biogen, to collaborate on CRISPR-based medicines for treating neurological diseases, and specifically Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. That deal is valued at $15 million in upfront commitments, with as much as $400 million or more in milestone payouts to follow, as well as royalties attached to any shipping therapeutics that result.
Scribe was founded by genome and molecular engineers Benjamin Oakes, Brett Staahl, David Savage, and Nobel-prize winner Jennifer Doudna to move beyond the issues of safety, delivery, poor editing outcomes, and an uncertain intellectual property landscape that limit current CRISPR technology. With an unmatched expertise and track record in CRISPR and protein engineering, the Scribe team is building and applying a suite of CRISPR technologies designed for therapeutic use, into a single continually evolving and expanding genetic modification platform.
Scribe is focused on engineering an advanced platform for CRISPR-based genetic medicine. On October 6, 2020, Scribe unveiled its vision for highly efficient and specific in vivo genome modification. Since launching out of UC Berkeley's Doudna Lab, Oakes Lab, and the Innovative Genomics Institute in late 2018, Scribe utilized an initial $20 million Series A round of funding from Andreessen Horowitz and additional investors to further develop a custom platform of gene editing and delivery technologies that will revolutionize genetic medicine.
See Techcrunch, Pharmaceutical Business Review, Scribe
Aydin Harston combines his love for science and technology with legal expertise to advocate for his clients in all matters necessary to grow, protect, and defend their businesses. With a Ph.D. in biochemistry and numerous scientific and legal publications, Aydin seeks to produce…
Aydin Harston combines his love for science and technology with legal expertise to advocate for his clients in all matters necessary to grow, protect, and defend their businesses. With a Ph.D. in biochemistry and numerous scientific and legal publications, Aydin seeks to produce creative and effective approaches to achieve his clients' goals as efficiently as possible.
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The role of NGS in myeloid leukaemia: Part 1
Myeloid malignancies are complex clonal diseases arising in haematopoietic stem or progenitor cells. These heterogenous disorders comprise many different subtypes such as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MDS/MPN) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
There is a growing need for molecular profiling of these blood and bone marrow disorders to provide better definition and classification to inform diagnosis, prognosis and the development of novel therapies.
Next generation sequencing (NGS) offers the promise of being able to detect rare and subclonal mutations, profiling the cancer genomics, enabling the high-throughput determination of DNA mutations, facilitating precision medicine and more.1 High-throughput, massively parallel sequencing makes it possible to detect somatic and germline mutations – even though these typically present at only a low level. NGS is different from traditional sequencing methodologies with respect to its precision and scale: case in point, NGS can detect multiple mutations in 19,000 genes – simultaneously.2
NGS: An abbreviated history
The story of NGS can be traced back to 1977 with the debut of the Sanger Sequencing method. Around a decade later, the $3B Human Genome Project began and the first draft sequence assembly was eventually published in 2001 as a result of a yeoman's effort by hundreds of scientists and terrific advances in sequencing technology. Along the way, George Church spurred the development of multi-plexing.3 Fast-forward to today and the exciting era of NGS-enabled $1K whole genome sequencing capabilities that can be executed by an individual in only one day.4
NGS provides coverage of up to 98% of the targeted sequence regions2 and hence has the enormous potential to accelerate the discovery of genetic disorders and pharmacogenetic markers for personalised medicine treatments. The application of NGS testing of clonal myeloid malignancies is expanding with broad utility across major clinical utility categories including diagnostics and prognostics. There are numerous factors to consider before deciding which NGS strategy will best meet your research and/or clinical diagnostic needs.
Variants have high utility across multiple applications
NGS provides clinicians with a powerful diagnostic tool when patients present with unusual clinical outcomes and/or complex phenotypes. Until recently, NGS was an expensive, time-consuming and daunting approach. The resultant data volumes alone were troublesome and spawned a whole new field of science – bioinformatics.
NGS was adopted quickly by the scientific community largely because of its highly parallel approach to sequencing. However, the adoption rate was also driven in part by its inherent synergy with more conventional molecular technologies such as qPCR. In balancing time-to-results, multi-target testing and standardization, both are complementary. Specifically, qPCR is highly standardised, offers fast results, is commonly utilised in all labs but is limited with respect to target-plexing. Comparatively, NGS has high target-plexing, the data interpretation is more complicated and standardisation is in progress but not yet fully defined. That said, NGS has forever altered how clinicians and researchers alike approach the discovery and application of new treatments. And, NGS could potentially relieve some of the healthcare deficit, protect millions of people from adverse drug reactions and identify health issues if applied in the screening of the five most common health disorders in the USA (cardiovascular, stroke, cancer, COPD and diabetes).3
There are multiple clonal disorders of haematopoietic stem cells including AML, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML), among others that can also be screened for using NGS. There is a growing need for molecular characterisation of these heterogenous blood and bone marrow disorders. The massively parallel nature of NGS affords clinical researchers with unprecedented insights into the genetic drivers of myeloid malignancies.
A number of key genes have been identified as oncogenic and many can now be readily detected and used to classify these disorders via NGS.5 For example, targeted gene sequencing with a focus on the most critical mutations (for example, SF3B1, TET2, SRSF2, ASXL1, DNMT3A, RUNX1, U2AF1, TP53, and EZH2) can detect gene abnormalities in nearly 90% of MDS patients. Numerous molecular markers have been identified which enable the stratification of AML patients which, in turn, informs treatment decisions through a prognostic utility.6 The WHO classification of myeloid neoplasms and acute leukaemia was heavily revised in 2016 in response to the multitude of biomarkers and other molecular markers that have been identified since the guidelines were first institutionalised in 2008.7 Diagnosis (which myeloid malignancy) and prognosis (risk ranges from low and favorable to high and adverse) are affected by which variants are expressed.
Therapeutic utility is also afforded via NGS and the identification of genes and/or groups of genes which have been targeted in the development of treatments. The target specificity of such treatments, which includes approved drugs as well as those currently involved in clinical trials, allows for a precision medicine approach where the therapeutic treatment is tailored to the genetic variant(s) identified.8 Despite the large number of variants, a well-designed NGS assay can effectively capture all the variants in a single experiment and an integrated data analytics solution can greatly aid interpretation.
https://www.nature.com/collections/jmgqdxpvsk/content/content
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/137/Supplement_1/S3
http://www.hematology.org/Thehematologist/Mini-Review/5496.aspx


The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) is a highly respected public foundation in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Among its international collaborations are those with the National Science Foundation in the United States, Agence Nationale de Recherche in France, and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) in Germany, and more than 90 prestigious international universities -- including the University of Cambridge and Peking University. This September, Emory joined that impressive group with the signing of a research collaboration agreement with FAPESP.


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Q: uuid as primary key and partition key for hash partitioning I'm setting up a partitioned by hash table in PostgreSQL 12 which will have 256 partitions. I'm using uuid as my primary key for the table. Is it acceptable to use the same uuid column as the hash key?

A: Not only acceptable, but required.
Per the docs, 11.6. Unique Indexes

"PostgreSQL automatically creates a unique index when a unique constraint or primary key is defined for a table. The index covers the columns that make up the primary key or unique constraint (a multicolumn index, if appropriate), and is the mechanism that enforces the constraint."

Also per the docs, 5.11.2.3. Limitations,
The following limitations apply to partitioned tables:

"Unique constraints on partitioned tables must include all the partition key columns. This limitation exists because PostgreSQL can only enforce uniqueness in each partition individually."

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Board chairman interview: Seychelles Fishing Authority should take hard decisions quickly
The Interview |Author: Salifa Magnan Edited by: Betymie Bonnelame | May 19, 2017, Friday @ 10:18| 5951 views
Nirmal Jivan Shah, chief executive of Nature Seychelles (Wanjohi Kabukuru, Seychelles News Agency)
(Seychelles News Agency) - With limited land resources, Seychelles is dependent on the ocean and for many years the fishery sector has been the 115-island archipelago's second-largest part of the economy, after tourism. As one of the key players in the sector, the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) plays an immense role in promoting sustainable and responsible fishing.
SNA met up with newly appointed chairperson of the Seychelles Fishing Authority's (SFA) board, Nirmal Jivan Shah, to see what plans he has for the authority.
Shah, who holds a bachelor's degree in business and economics, a master's in aquatic biology and a PhD in ecology, was appointed by President Danny Faure last month and took office on May 1.
SNA: How do you feel about being chosen to chair the SFA board?
NJS: It's a mammoth task but a great honour. The President has obviously taken a long and hard look at my career, my dedication to Seychelles as a patriot, and my personal and professional values and made this decision.
SNA: Fishing is the second top contributor to the country's economy and this makes SFA a key player. Are you up for the new challenge?
NJS: Only time will tell but I'm confident since I have a very extensive professional tool kit. I have 35 years of experience working in the parastatal, government, private and non-governmental organization (NGO) sectors as well as consulting for international organizations such as the World Bank, UNESCO, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
I worked for several years as the assistant director of research of SFA and as such led projects for the krab ziraf (giant crab), karang (jack fish), and other species as well as in mariculture. I've been on many fisheries and marine science expeditions and on artisanal fishing boats and even spent a month on a Purse Seiner. I can go on but suffice to say that I'm going to try my best.
Dr Nirmal Jivan Shah with US Oceans Special envoy, Dr Jane Lubchenco at Seychelles Victoria Market (Nirmal Jivan Shah) Photo License: CC-BY
SNA: Do you think the authority is discharging its role to the maximum?
NJS: I'm not an executive chair and thus I cannot get involved in the executive functioning of the SFA. We must trust the new chief executive [Ronny Renaud] to manage the authority properly. He and the staff must be empowered, and allowed, to do the job. Currently SFA seems to be unable to tackle some of its responsibilities. I have had personal experience of this recently and it has not been pleasant. This may be related to capacity as well as leadership but perhaps also an entrenched attitude among a few. These issues will be tackled urgently by the new CEO with the backing of the board. The CEO and I have also had a very fruitful meeting with the minister and his personal secretary and we have their full understanding and support.
SNA: What are your plans for the authority, now that Seychelles is facing challenges with the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission's (IOTC) decision to use 2014 as the reference year to reduce yellowfin tuna catch by 15 percent?
NJS: It's not only yellowfin that is at risk because now we have learnt from Alain Fonteneau, one of the world's top tuna scientists and a colleague I have known since the 1980s, that skipjack stocks could collapse. At the end of the day we need to ensure that the long term interests of Seychelles and its people are secured.
SNA: As the new chair, how will you promote sustainable and responsible fishing?
NJS: This must be the central strategy of SFA. When there was plentiful fish there were no conflicts. Now the situation is different. SFA's scientists have been raising red flags for several years about the diminishing stock of some key species. As these fish species diminish their prices go up. In turn, businessmen believe they can make money and invest more in boats and other parts of the fishing industry leading to what fisheries economists call "over-capitalization."
Our artisanal and semi industrial fishery are what is termed open-access, that is any Seychellois individual or company can enter it irrespective of their experience or quality of their vessels which is the current problem. There are various ways and means to tackle these problems with tried and tested measures and SFA has to take some very hard, and perhaps not very popular, decisions quickly.
Dr Nirmal Shah introducing Min for Environment Didier Dogley to Nature Seychelles Reef Rescuers team (Nirmal Jivan Shah) Photo License: CC-BY
SNA: The government is planning to start a pilot mariculture project, what is your stance on it?
NJS: The path chosen is high risk, high investment and possible high environmental costs. When I tried to meet with the foreign consultants conducting the Environment and Social Impact Assessment for this project they point blank refused to meet with me as an expert and as the representative of an organization that has the largest marine farm in Seychelles. It took SFA two weeks to get back to me despite many requests but by then I had been forced to resort to the public meetings to have my views heard. Even then, I was completely ignored. I consider this whole episode a personal humiliation! When an organization doesn't bring national stakeholders on board and get buy-in, especially in such a small country, the risks of conflicts and problems further down the line are intensified.
Seychelles is classified by international organisations as a Fish Dependent Country. The fisheries sector is a key economic pillar and we also depend on fish for our primary sources of protein. But more than this, fish is an essential part of the fabric of our society.
Way back in 1990 in one of my papers published by the UN, I said that fisheries contribute significantly to the socio-economic stability of Seychelles. I wrote that the sustainable management of fisheries, the conservation of fish stocks and the protection of fish habitats are central to the continued prosperity of Seychelles. That was 27 years ago and now it has become so urgent we could be on the brink of the precipice if we continue as if it's business-as-usual.
Tags: World Bank, UNESCO, United Nations Environment Programme, Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
8 of 13 Seychelles' tuna fishing vessels grounded until 2021 after reaching yearly quota
Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan eyes creation of new independent ocean authority
British supermarket Tesco threatens to stop buying Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna without improved management
La réserve de coco de mer de Fond Ferdinand à Praslin placée sous une direction de la « Seychelles Islands foundation »
Efforts underway in Seychelles' Praslin Island to restore wetland, loss of biodiversity
Facility for early childhood care in Seychelles to be completed by 2022


The IKEA Social Initiative partners with UNICEF to promote the rights of every child to a healthy, secure childhood and access to quality education.
For every SUNNAN solar-powered lamp sold in IKEA stores worldwide, another lamp is given to UNICEF to light up the lives of children who may not have access to electricity.
A total of 66,740 SUNNAN solar-powered lamps are being distributed to 6,494 schools and women's literacy groups in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP).
One hundred such solar-powered SUNNAN lamps, arrived last month at the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) residential school in UP.
Specially made for developing countries like India, these sturdy SUNNAN solar-powered lamps are designed to resist the wear and tear of difficult living situations and include a battery capable of withstanding high temperatures.
The KGBV residential school programme, was launched by the Government of India in 2004 for girls from scheduled castes, schedule tribes and other minority groups.
This school is in a rural area where electricity is often not available for two to four days at a time. Usually at night the girls just while away the time in the dark.
Now every student is getting her own lamp so she can manage her study time as she likes, says Juhi Kishore, the principal of KGBV.
Thirteen year old Anamika loves to study English and she wants to become a doctor one day. "The lights will be very useful so I can study more," says Anamika.
"There are lots of problems with electricity here. If we have lamps we can work at night. I will have more time to study," adds Anamika.


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Equity firm buys HMV's debt
A Canadian private equity firm has bought the debt of struggling music retailer HMV.
HMV sell stake in nightclub company
HMV administrators announced they have sold their majority shareholding in entertainment and music venue company, G-A-Y Group.
G-A-Y was the only remaining venue businesses owned by HMV, comprising the G-A-Y bars and Heaven nightclubs.
It was sold to Jeremy Joseph, founder, and other shareholder in the group. Mr Joseph said:
HMV made a strategic decision to sell certain businesses which included the sale of their shares in G-A-Y almost a year ago. I am delighted to have acquired 100% ownership of the business that I founded 20 years ago and to have secured the future of my 200 employees
Administrators 'hopeful of securing long-term future for HMV'
HMV's administrators Deloitte have issued an update on the state of the troubled retailer:
Following the news earlier today of Hilco's acquisition of HMV's secured debt, the Administrators will work closely with them, as secured lender, as we continue to seek a positive outcome for the business.
Stores continue to trade and at this time we remain hopeful of securing a long-term future for HMV as a going concern.
– Deloitte statement
HMV's gift to angry customers
Chris Choi Consumer Editor
Following outrage from customers, the administrators running HMV have announced they will honour gift vouchers for the high-street chain.
Administrators: HMV gift cards to be honoured
Joint Administrators to HMV have confirmed that gift cards can be redeemed in stores from Tuesday.
They also confirmed that proceeds raised by HMV through the sale of charity releases, including the Hillsborough Justice Collective single, will be paid in full as soon as possible.
Joint Administrator Nick Edwards added:
We recognise that both of these matters have caused concern for individuals and organisations affected and are pleased to have reached a positive outcome.
We will continue to assess the longer term options for the business whilst continuing to trade. I am hopeful this process will result in the business continuing as a going concern.
Music and film giants support HMV rescue deal
Entertainment powerhouses Universal Music, Warner Music and Sony are reportedly planning to woo would-be buyers to HMV with generous credit terms and cut-price CDs and DVDs.
The companies fear the collapse of the retailer will increase pressure on the entertainment industries as supermarkets and online firms such as Amazon compete to slash prices, The Sunday Times (£) reported.
Turnaround group Hilco - which owns HMV Canada - is thought to be among the favourites to rescue the 92-year-old retailer and is said to have been in talks with administrators Deloitte.
More than 4,120 jobs and 223 stores are currently at risk after the retailers called in administrators last week.
HMV administrator 'prioritising' Hillsborough single cash concerns
Financial services firm Deloitte, joint administrators to HMV, said they are looking into concerns that money made on a Hillsborough charity single is paid to the families.
It is the second full day of the Administration and we are working through hundreds of enquiries.
However, we understand why people feel very passionately about the Justice Collective single and have discussed this matter with people involved in the campaign.
We are looking into it as a priority and hope to provide an update very soon.
Earlier: MP Steve Rotherham asks HMV to ensure Hillsborough single cash gets to families
Inconsistency in failing firms redeeming gift vouchers
HMV is not honouring its gift vouchers, leading to an uncertainty that is threatening to change the way Britain gives its gifts.
MP asks HMV to ensure Hillsborough single cash gets to families
MP Steve Rotherham, centre, pictured at the December launch of the Hillsborough single at HMV in Liverpool. Credit: PA
An MP has contacted the HMV administrator to ask it to ensure that all money made on a charity single in aid of the Hillsborough families is paid to them.
Liverpool Walton MP Steve Rotheram has contacted Deloitte, the administrator brought in by HMV earlier this week, to ensure that all money made on the sale of the Justice Collective's Christmas single is paid to the families.
The proceeds of the sale of the single, which was Christmas number one, is for the families' continued fight for justice for the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.
Mr Rotheram said HMV was "first class" in the way it promoted and sold the single over the Christmas period and hosted the launch in its Liverpool store.
Deloitte: Private equity firms interested in buying HMV
Administrator Deloitte says there have been over 50 expressions of interest from potential buyers of HMV.
A large amount of that interest is from private equity funds.
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HMV Ireland goes into receivership
HMV Ireland has been put into receivership just days after administrators were brought in to help the British section of the music retailer.
Accountancy firm Deloitte has been appointed to take control of assets linked to 16 stores operated by the company in Ireland, which were closed today.
HMV's flagship store on Dublin's Grafton Street. Credit: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Deloitte said in a statement: "This follows a request from the directors of the company to the banks to appoint a receiver.
"The company's stores have been closed by its directors. The receiver will institute an assessment of the viability of the company and its cost structure, including property occupational costs. All efforts will be made by the receiver to secure a purchaser for the stores."
HMV employs 300 people in Ireland and about 4,000 in the UK.
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The came, they saw, they flirted, and now season six of Celebs Go Dating has come to a close. In the finale, we got to see the celebs live it up with their chosen dates in a fancy Tenerife hotel. Want to know what happened to the celebs and their dates after the cameras stopped rolling? Look no further…. Out of this lot, Megan McKenna revealed on Good Morning Britain in late February, after filming of Celebs Go Dating season six was done and dusted, that just two of the couples who made it to the finale were left standing. Again, there is no evidence to suggest they are on social media. Georgia might have gone as far as introducing her final date choice, Nathan from Manchester, to her parents. And last but not least, Kerry ended up taking herself on a date to Tenerife, and ended the show single. Follow Metro.
Netflix's Dark , an intriguing sci-fi series that's been labeled with an unfair comparison to Stranger Things , weaves a complex, time-traveling mystery throughout its episode first season. The show opens in and introduces a large group of characters, only to begin a series of flashbacks to two other time periods: and That means that while you're trying to solve the mystery of where when Mikkel Nielsen disappeared to, the pool of characters is only widening and getting more confusing.
In season two, things only get more complicated as the show adds two more time periods — and — and more iterations of some of the main characters. Then, in season three, nearly everything we know ish to be true is turned on its head when we learn that not only are there different time periods and loops to keep track of, but there are two realities — one in which Adam is the facilitator of the time loops, and a second world, a parallel reality controlled by a woman named Eva.
The celebs who went dating this year were TOWIE's Megan McKenna and Pete Wicks, Atomic Kitten's Kerry Katona, Hollyoaks actress Chelsee.
Matthew G. He is the son of Kelly Donovan and Peter Maxwell. He had an older sister Vicki Donovan , who was turned into a vampire, and was later killed because she was unable to control her blood lust. He was born and raised in the town of Mystic Falls. After the death of Elena's parents, Elena broke up with Matt because she lost interest in him.
Despite the way they broke up, Matt still cares about Elena deeply and they've managed to maintain a good friendship. At the beginning of the series, Matt struggles with his sister, Vicki, because she was a drug user, but then she tragically dies. Later on he begins dating Caroline Forbes , and encourages her to become a more caring, kind and selfless young woman.
However, Caroline soon breaks up with him after her transition into a vampire – in order to protect him.
By Anthony D'Alessandro. Amazon Studios at TCA today announced the first group of regulars set to star in their adaptation of J. Cameras roll next month. Table reads in New Zealand are already underway. Click on the photo above to launch a gallery of the LoTR cast, and read their brief bios below.
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We were given the first three episodes to sample before it dropped and it made quite the impression on us. The series follows best friends and high school cheerleaders Addy Hanlon and Beth Cassidy, whose relationship is threatened when new cheer coach Colette French arrives on the scene. Addy, widely known as Hanlon, is bewitched by Colette and the pair quickly find themselves keeping secrets for one another.
But their dynamic ramps up in intensity when Colette drags the teen into the death of Sarge Will, who was murdered in his apartment. At the end of season one, we discover that Colette and her husband Matt were involved, but we don't know what actually happened on the night of his death. Beth, who took an instant dislike to the new coach, as well as Hanlon's infatuation with her, is determined to prove Colette's involvement in Will's death.
But by following that lead, she also risks exposing her best friend. With numerous questions left unanswered at the end of season one, will it be back for more? The series kicked off in the US on December 29 and wrapped up on March 8 — so if season two does get the green light, we're probably looking at a December release across the pond, but don't hold us to that.
It might not quite have the hit rate of Strictly Come Dancing when it comes to matching couples or perhaps the show just keeps its secrets a little better , but there have been some high-profile love stories from the ice. When Wes Nelson first set foot on the rink in , he was still coupled up with his Love Island co-star Megan Barton-Hanson, but things quickly turned sour as the intimate skating routines began.
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Seeing ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Nashville singer-guitarist Tim Montana side by side, it's easy to think the bearded twosome are related.
"A lot of people assume that I'm Billy's son and we're not going to let the truth get in the way of a good story. He might have been traveling through Montana in the mid-Eighties, we're not sure," says Montana, a Nashville transplant from, yes, the Big Sky Country state.
The reality, however, is that Gibbons and Montana crossed paths when the ZZ Top blues-rocker was in Music City in between tour dates. A mutual friend introduced them and the pair hit it off. Together, they co-wrote the irreverent but on-the-nose rallying cry "This Beard Came Here to Party," which was used as the 2013 post-season anthem for the Boston Red Sox.
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"I really like what Tim Montana is doing. It's this whole new wave in Nashville," Gibbons tells Rolling Stone Country. "It's youth-driven, and it's shaking up what some people think is country."
Following the buzz of "This Beard Came Here to Party," Gibbons invited Montana and his band, the Shrednecks, to open for ZZ Top on their tour. At a show in Bozeman, Montana, Gibbons was struck by an audience sing-along of his opening act's song "Weed and Whiskey."
"I said, 'You don't have a record out, but the crowd is already singing along with it. How'd they know it?'" Gibbons recalls. "Tim said, 'They don't know it, but by the time we get to the third verse, they've picked it up.' It is kind of catchy. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out how to sing 'Weed and Whiskey.'"
After the tour, Gibbons suggested they cut the song, and volunteered his guitar services and vocals. Along with producer Marshall Altman (Frankie Ballard, Will Hoge), the duo went into the studio to record. (Listen to the song below, which is currently in rotation on SiriusXM's Outlaw Country station.)
"I feel like the music were making with Marshall and Billy is right on the money. It's just good energy," says Montana, who helped introduce Gibbons to some of Nashville's best songwriters, like Chris Stapleton and Rivers Rutherford.
"I spent two weeks with Tim, making tracks around Nashville, going from songwriter shop to songwriter shop. We came up with some really good material," says Gibbons, who, with ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill healed after fracturing his hip in a fall last August, will resume a national tour with the Texas trio in March.
Montana, meanwhile, is busy writing and touring with the Shrednecks, and is currently designing a custom guitar with Gibson to honor American Sniper inspiration Chris Kyle. The instrument will be auctioned off to benefit soldiers with PTSD during a May 1st performance by Montana in Fort Worth, Texas.
"I'm really taken aback by the great strides Nashville has made," Gibbons says, "by gaining sophistication, maintaining their leadership in the country field and not only that, but extending the boundaries and pushing those limits. It's really a remarkable environment to feel that energy."
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Trump impeachment: Here's how Colorado's Congressional delegation voted
Jacy Marmaduke
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump in a 232-197 vote Wednesday, setting the stage for a trial in the Senate.
Ten House Republicans joined the entire Democratic caucus in voting to impeach Trump.
Congress's second attempt to remove Trump from office comes a week after a violent pro-Trump mob overtook the Capitol on Jan. 6. Trump has not accepted culpability for the deadly riot, which breached the Capitol following the collapse of his effort to overturn the presidential election results.
It wasn't immediately clear on Wednesday afternoon when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment to the Senate or when the Senate will hold a trial. Senators are set to return to session Jan. 19, when the chamber will be split 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats (including the two Independents who caucus with Democrats). The trial could be held before then with bipartisan support in the Senate, but current Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell has said he doesn't plan to support the move, according to the Washington Post.
If the entire Democratic caucus supports conviction in the Senate as expected, 17 Republicans would need to vote to convict Trump to secure the required two-thirds majority. A simple majority vote in the Senate could then bar him from holding federal office in the future.
Colorado's congressional delegation split along party lines for Wednesday's impeachment vote regarding President Donald Trump.
Two Colorado representatives, Rep. Joe Neguse of the 2nd District that includes Fort Collins and Rep. Diana DeGette of the Denver-based 1st District, are among the nine Democrats who will serve as impeachment managers in the Senate. Impeachment managers, selected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will make the case for conviction in the Senate.
Colorado's two senators, Democrats Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, have publicly supported Trump's removal from office.
But Colorado's House delegation was split on the impeachment vote Wednesday, with Democrats supporting impeachment and Republicans voting against it.
Here's how each Colorado lawmaker voted on impeachment and how they justified their votes.
Rep. Lauren Boebert
Boebert voted against impeachment.
On the House floor Wednesday, she criticized "the hypocrisy of the Left" and drew comparisons between the Capitol riot and summer Black Lives Matter protests and looting that occurred during those demonstrations.
"Where's the accountability for the Left after encouraging and normalizing violence rather than actually helping American people?" Boebert said. "And this time, we start impeachments that further divide our country. I call bull crap when I hear the Democrats demanding unity. Sadly, they are only unified in hate."
Boebert also voted to contest election results from at least two states during House certification of the results last week. The Republican representative for Western Colorado's 3rd District attracted criticism this week for her tweets during the riot and a reported clash with Capitol security.
Boebert tweeted "We were locked in the House chambers" and "the Speaker has been removed from the chambers" from her personal account during the riot, which some interpreted as an attempt to share Pelosi's location with the mob. Her tweet from the morning of Jan. 6 — "Today is 1776" — also led critics to believe she supported the riot.
"I support peaceful protests and the rule of law, and denounce all acts of violence," she wrote later that day on her congressional account.
"#ResignLaurenBoebert" was trending on Twitter on Tuesday.
Rep. Ken Buck
Buck, a Republican representing eastern Colorado's 4th District, voted against impeachment.
In a statement, he called the riots at the Capitol "despicable and un-American" and said he disagreed with Trump's rhetoric at his speech that preceded the riot. But he called the impeachment process "rushed."
"If we are serious about acknowledging this violence, we must recognize the divisive political climate that leaders in this country have created," Buck said. "Republican and Democrat members of Congress alike must lead on the issue by toning down the divisive rhetoric and encouraging unity. This botched impeachment only fans the flames of an already out-of-control fire."
Buck was among a group of House Republicans who opposed the Republican effort to block certification of electoral votes last week.
Rep. Jason Crow
The Democratic representative of Colorado's 6th District voted in favor of impeachment.
"Our country and the world needs to see that the attack on January 6 has consequences," Crow tweeted on Monday after signing on as a cosponsor for articles of impeachment.
Rep. Diana DeGette
DeGette voted for impeachment. She first advocated for impeachment the night of the Jan. 6 riot but told the Coloradoan she would support any method of removal.
Those who argue that all sides are to blame for the riot "are forgetting the fact that there was one person, and that's the President of the United States, who stood down there and told the people to march up and take the Capitol," DeGette said last week. "This is directly in the lap of Donald Trump and his Republican enablers."
During her House floor remarks on Wednesday, DeGette recalled rioters pounding on the door of the chambers last week as she and others were trapped inside.
"They were an angry mob incited by the president, trying to stop certification of a legitimate election," DeGette said. "It's clear the president learned nothing in the last year. Yesterday the president said, again, that he did nothing wrong. This president is dangerous, he has defied the Constitution, he's incited sedition and he must be removed."
Rep. Doug Lamborn
Lamborn, a Republican representing the the 5th District that includes Colorado Springs, voted against impeachment. He also objected to certification of presidential election results in at least two states last week.
He wrote on Twitter on Tuesday night that the House vote imploring Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment "sets a dangerous precedent."
"It is clear that House Democrats and their liberal base hate @POTUS," Lamborn continued. "As we approach a peaceful transition of power next week, it is imperative that we unite the country and move past our political differences."
Rep. Joe Neguse
Neguse voted to impeach Trump. He was among the first wave of House Democrats who called for Trump's removal following the riot, initially saying he was open to invoking the 25th Amendment or impeachment.
"President Trump's actions — encouraging, inciting a mob that stormed the United States Capitol, for the sole purpose of stopping the constitutionally mandated counting of electoral votes — cannot go unanswered by this body," Neguse said on the House floor. "He must be impeached."
"If Congress does not act, if we shrink from our constitutional responsibilities to defend our republic, it will undoubtedly undermine the vision of America, as 'the last, best hope of Earth,' as Abraham Lincoln so eloquently said, so many years ago.
"So, to the millions of Americans watching today, I hope that you understand we are proceeding on this path out of love for our country. I will honor my oath today, I will vote for impeachment, and I pray that my colleagues will muster the courage to do the same."
Rep. Ed Perlmutter
"This is one of the most solemn weeks of my career as a member of Congress," Perlmutter said in a statement. "I couldn't imagine what would prompt me to pursue another impeachment of Donald Trump. And then a violent mob attacked one of the most sacred symbols of our democracy, the U.S. Capitol, intent on destruction and harm."
Jacy Marmaduke covers government accountability for the Coloradoan. Follow her on Twitter @jacymarmaduke. Support her work and that of other Coloradoan journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today.


St. Patty, a 14-month-old kitten, has brought many residents of a New Jersey town together.
This kitten was rescued by Jennifer Smith, a Furrever Friends Rescue and Volunteers foster mom, on St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patty had numerous health problems, including the fact that she had no eyelids. The fur around her eyes went into her corneas, causing her pain and discomfort.
Dr. James Schoster, a veterinarian for 30 years who specializes in veterinary opthalmology, saw St. Patty and said she has an unusual birth defect. This is the fourth time in his career that Dr. Schoster has seen something like this.
Initially, Dr. Schoster injected collagen above the eye where the eyelid should be to stretch the tissues and begin recreation of the eyelid.
Two weeks later, St. Patty underwent through surgery to remove a layer of hair that was rubbing her corneas.
Her surgeries have totaled around $1,000, but community donations have paid for all of St. Patty's health costs. Also the University of Pennsylvania discounted the surgery by 50 percent.
This little kitten has recovered from her surgery, but she still is sensitive to light and is afraid of opening her eyes too wide. And she has made friends with the other kittens in Smith's house.
"She doesn't see real well, but she gets around good," said Smith.
St. Patty has developed a form of glaucoma, so she needs expensive eye drops to help her. The drops have been donated by a pharmacy which has saved the rescue $300.
Some fur has grown back around St. Patty's eyes, which has caused more discomfort. Dr. Schoster will perform another surgery to remove the last pieces of fur.
Furrever Friends Rescue and Volunteers said they are lucky to have found St. Patty.
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I love happy endings. I'm glad she was rescued by this group and now has her own loving home.
I'm surprised her eyes were still intact! Awesome what vets can do these days!
Compassion ,never goes out of style.The rescurer,the mark of a quality person.My wish is the world would be fill with this type of person.Blessings to St Patty.
I recently adopted a cat that had been "dumped" in our neighborhood. It has no eyelids. When I first brought Sam into the house, I noted that his eyes were red-rimmed, but never looked closely into his eyes. He was very shy at that time. Recently, I started to notice tht his eyelashes, per se, were at the top of his eyes, and I couldn't remember him blinking, and suddenly realized that he had no eyelids! Being an indoor cat, he hasn't been exposed to a lot of direct sunlight, and the redness has gone. After reading the above, I am going to have his eyesight checked to see if there are any problems lurking.
One of my last cats, who had feline leukemia for 10 of his 15 years, went blind, but he was just as lovable sightless as he was when he was healthy.
I have recently taken on 2 gorgeous little kittens, i hoped would make good mousers at the stables & also noticed red rimmed, sore eyes, took him to the vets & she said he had no eyelids & is 95% blind - he is a very happy kitten & manages to play and chase things. He meant to be going for op soon but vet couldnt even guarantee he'll survive the anaesthetic, he very small for 9 wks. What to do??!!!!


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Homemade plane takes maiden flight
FedEx pilot celebrates 100th anniversary of Wright Brothers flight
By Toni Lepeska
Image By Dave Darnell
Dave Robinson taxis his Pitts model biplane at the
Olive Branch airport Wednesday. Robinson went
along for the ride as another pilot took the controls
for the maiden flight of the plane Robinson built
FedEx pilot Dave Robinson, in honor of the 100th anniversary of flight, flew from Olive Branch's airport Wednesday in a bright red and sunny yellow plane he built in his two-car garage. It took four years for Robinson, who played with model and radio-controlled airplanes as a child, to finish his first "Flyer," a term the Wright Brothers used in their account of the first flight. Two photo albums of pictures document 45-year-old Robinson's project. He made the pair of wings first, then constructed the fuselage. He painted the prop job "Corvette red, yellow and black."
"It's a big deal, building something in your own garage. That's the heart of aviation," said Robinson friend Skip Stewart, who piloted the two-seat plane in which Robinson was a passenger. "That's what the Wright Brothers did." Well, they didn't build their plane in a garage, but they did build it. Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright's first flights were Dec. 17, 1903, between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and noon at Kitty Hawk, N.C. It marked the beginning of the age of flight.
Robinson, a hard-core flight enthusiast who lives in Eads, Tenn., took off about noon from Olive Branch airport, where his boss has a hangar. It was a test flight and his plane's first flight, its maiden voyage. Robinson wasn't flying blind when he decided to make his own plane from a kit after seeing a photograph of a Pitts model in a magazine. Robinson had been a mechanic during his 21 years with the Air Force, but constructing a steel tube and fabric plane from screw to flew still wasn't an easy task. "Each phase had its own challenges," Robinson said. "There was not any one thing more difficult than the other." He'd heard stories of people who'd begun to build their plane and didn't finish. He finished by breaking up the project into pieces. "You can't look at the end. You have to look at each individual item as your project," Robinson said. "If you look at the end, you get overwhelmed." The Pittsburgh, Pa., native was determined. "There were times he did 24-hours straight," said Robinson's fiancee, Ellyn Basham. "He worked around the clock many nights."
Robinson, who is qualified to fly a 727 jet but didn't have necessary certification Wednesday to pilot the biplane, monitored the gauges and enjoyed the ride. "I was checking the wings to make sure they stayed on," Robinson said. "Apparently I did it right the first time. I was just really impressed." The plane, at 75 percent power, traveled 210 knots, approximately 230 mph. Basham, who does share her fiance's love of flight, had to stay on the ground for the test flight. "He's got to be just thrilled," she said. "Isn't it beautiful?"
Robinson plans to fly the single-engine plane to Kitty Hawk after he gets Federal Aviation Administration approval. That will be after the first of the year.
- Toni Lepeska


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Arwain Sir Benfro
Leader Funding
Leader Projects
Y Digwyddiad
Natural and cultural resources
Menter Iaith Pembrokeshire is a community organisation which promotes and facilitates the use of the Welsh language in every aspect of Pembrokeshire life by working with individuals, organisations and businesses in the community. Menter's primary objectives are to raise awareness of the value of the Welsh language and culture among Pembrokeshire's inhabitants and to promote, without exception, use of the language in every aspect of Pembrokeshire life. It is very important to us that the Welsh language develops widely across the county, particularly in those traditional heartland areas which, according to 2011 Census statistics, are deteriorating further and also in those areas where there is less Welsh used but where the importance of the language is gradually becoming apparent. Our task is to use the resources and local committees which have existed throughout the Urdd Eisteddfod in order to keep and maintain interest in moving the Welsh language forward within their communities.
Project Achievements:
We see our work as a way of extending the provision of the Welsh language in the county and improving the quality of life of the people who will be part of the project, not only linguistically but also in the community. The community ethos is fundamental to Menter's work, Menter Iaith Pembrokeshire exists to fulfil the needs of the local community. The difference made by the project will have long term effects, giving the community stability to continue with work and activities established by Menter in the first place.
Due to current factors some areas suffer economically and as a result some find it difficult to attend activities. By offering more to the community we feel we can become a viable part of that community, become better recognised and kindle a better relationship with local people, emphasising local ownership of every plan which nurtures a stronger feeling of community in the users.
A number of successful past projects in Menter's name demonstrate our experience, for example Ogam, Perci Penfro, Tafodiaith Sir Benfro were all successful and these projects drew great attention both locally and nationally. In order to develop 'The Happening' project we would be adapting our experience towards the specific objectives of this plan which are to develop the Welsh language within the county by working with young people in the field of modern music.
Menter services the entire community and fulfils the county's bilingual needs to the full extent of our ability. Resources and financial assistance are needed to accomplish this. Several areas within the county find it difficult to develop Welsh language use and regularly experience frustration. We are confident that through the activities of Menter we will be able to improve the quality of life of people who feel excluded, and by holding a series of community activities, varied trips and interesting sessions those people who might feel in the minority or on the fringes will feel that they are part of a living society and in the heart of the community.
Rhidian Evans
rhidian@mentersirbenfro.com
Total Project Cost:
EARFD (WG RC‐RDP Wales Contribution):
All Natural and cultural resources projects.
Inspirational Dragons
Poppit Path
Community Foundation Trust Fund for Pembrokeshire
Inspiring Pembrokeshire
Local Energy Action Force (LEAF)
The Pembrokeshire Remakery
Cultural Heritage & Digitisation
Postcards & Podcasts
Tourism & Hospitality Vocational Training Academy of Wales Study
Saundersfoot Bay Community Land Train
Pembrokeshire Flagship Heritage Attraction Study
Pembroke Dock Tourism Feasibility Study
Visitor Giving Feasibility Study
North Pembrokeshire Boutique Tours
Newport Medieval Pottery Kiln – Interpretation
Adders Are Amazing!
Innovative Heritage
Marine Litter/Clean Seas project
A Museum for the Community
Understanding Commoning in Pembrokeshire to Add Future Value
Henry VII Visitor Centre Feasibility Study
Medieval Pottery Kiln Community Project – Newport
Theme 1: Adding value to local identity and natural and cultural resources
The Old School,
Narberth,
Pembrokeshire,
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From Thursday, April 4 to Saturday, April 6 the Highlander Institute and the Learning Accelerator will showcase the best classroom, school, and district implementers from across the nation at our 2019 Blended & Personalized Learning Conference in Providence RI.
Unlike many conferences throughout the year, this event is a chance for educators and leaders to discuss blended learning as it exists today on the ground - both in terms of the day-to-day implementation in blended classrooms, and the strategies and systems that have effectively supported replication and scale across schools and districts.
"Thank you so much for another great conference. BLPC is a place I count on every year to reflect and get inspired as we go into strategic planning season! Your intention in planning the conference is appreciated."
"I'm really lucky to live in a place where we have a great organization like the Highlander Institute working to improve teaching practice and further the cause of blended learning....It is great to see what is possible by having teachers share what is working in their classrooms. Thank you for a great conference!"
Hosted by the Highlander Institute and the Learning Accelerator, the BPLC enjoys strong endorsements from the education community. Conference attendance has grown exponentially, with our past four events selling out.
Mission sponsors make it possible for the Highlander Institute to offer a number of special projects and events. Regardless of sponsorship, Highlander remains neutral with regard to educational technologies and applications.


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Merry Christmas! Today's freebie is a great DIY Folded Christmas Cards Template for you guys!
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Q: Check user availability in php without jQuery I'm a beginner in php and I want to know is it possible to do username availability check without using jQuery, I mean pure php/html? I've tried to use $_POST['username']=$username or using $_SESSION['username']=$username then $_POST['username']=$_SESSION['username'] to keep the username in the username input box from getting erased(after hit the Check Username button) and it failed. I know it's probably sounds silly of me but maybe there's another way around? Here's the first code:
    <!doctype html>

        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <title>New Member</title>

@------------ Create New Account ------------@

            <form method="post" name="form1">

                      Username
                      :

                      <input type="text" name="username">
                      <input type="submit" name="check" value="Check">

                      <?php
                        include('connection.php');
                        if(isset($_POST['check']))
                        {
                            $userchk=$_POST['username'];
                            $query="select username from login where username='$userchk'";
                            $check=mysqli_query($connection,$query);
                            if(mysqli_num_rows($check)==1)
                            {
                                echo "Username already in used";
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                $_POST['username']=$userchk;
                                echo "Username available";
                            }
                        }
                        ?>

             </form>
             <form method="post" name="form2" action="signup_process.php">

                      Email
                      :
                      <input type="text" name="email">

                        Sites
                      :
                        <input type="text" name="sites">

                        Password
                        :
                        <input type="text" name="password">

                      <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
                      <input type="reset" name="reset" value="Reset">

        </form>

The Second Code:
<!doctype html>

        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <title>New Member</title>

@------------ Create New Account ------------@

            <form method="post" name="form1">

                      Username
                      :

                      <input type="text" name="username">
                      <input type="submit" name="check" value="Check">

                      <?php
                        include('connection.php');
                        if(isset($_POST['check']))
                        {
                            $userchk=$_POST['username'];
                            $query="select username from login where username='$userchk'";
                            $check=mysqli_query($connection,$query);
                            if(mysqli_num_rows($check)==1)
                            {
                                echo "Username already in used.";
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                session_start();
                                $_SESSION['username']=$userchk;
                                $_POST['username']=$_SESSION['username'];
                                echo "Username available.";
                            }
                        }
                        ?>

             </form>
             <form method="post" name="form2" action="signup_process.php">

                      Email
                      :
                      <input type="text" name="email">

                        Sites
                      :
                        <input type="text" name="sites">

                        Password
                        :
                        <input type="text" name="password">

                      <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
                      <input type="reset" name="reset" value="Reset">

        </form>

Thank you.


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Q: Get Start and End of the day Epoch second in Java/Android I am facing issue to get Epoch second of start and end of the current day.
i.e 12 August 00:00:00 and 12 August 23.59.59.

A: Hope this will be helpful:
public long getStartOfDayInMillis() {
   Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
   calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
   calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
   calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
   calendar.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
   return calendar.getTimeInMillis();
 }

public long getEndOfDayInMillis() {
// Add one day's time to the beginning of the day.
// 24 hours * 60 minutes * 60 seconds * 1000 milliseconds = 1 day
return getStartOfDayInMillis() + (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
}

A: Below two functions used to return start of the day and end of the day EPOCH second.
 public static Long getStartOfDayEpochSecond() {
    long secondInaDay = 60 * 60 * 24;
    long currentMilliSecond = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000;
    long startOfTheDayEpoch = currentMilliSecond - (currentMilliSecond %secondInaDay);
   return startOfTheDayEpoch;
}

//subtract  endOfTheDayEpoch  with -1 because we use 23.59.59 as end of the day.
public static Long getEndOfDayEpochSecond() {
    long startOfTheDayEpoch = getStartOfDayEpochSecond();
    long secondInaDay = 60 * 60 * 24;
    long endOfTheDayEpoch = startOfTheDayEpoch + secondInaDay-1;
    return endOfTheDayEpoch;
}


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Screen Talks
Great films, Great Debates – University of Exeter at Exeter Picture House @ExeScreen_Talks #screentalks
About Screen Talks
What's On When…
Coming soon to Exeter Picturehouse…
Posted on 30th Aug, 2012 by Site Admin
Screen Talks – great films and great debates!
We're all really excited to begin our season of collaboration with the Exeter Picture House Cinema, and so the title of our first 'Page to Screen' feature is particularly appropriate. Great Expectations is one of the great Victorian novels, epitomising all the best features of Charles Dickens' literary flair, with unforgettable characters and a relentlessly gripping plot.
Dickens is perhaps one of the most frequently adapted writers – his stories have inspired countless film productions – and when you read those original novels, it's not hard to see why they lend themselves so vividly to the big screen. Indeed, Dickens even inspired visual adaptations before the invention of the modern cinema, as can be seen in this short film from the British Film Institution 'Dickens and the Magic Lantern' – the film features Exeter University's Dr. John Plunkett as well as Bill Douglas Centre curator Phil Wickham:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omuDMHj0TZY
Great Expectations itself has been repeatedly adapted for film and television – and a fresh reworking from director Mike Newell, with Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham is due for release in late November 2012. However, for countless cinema fans, it is this 1946 version, directed by David Lean, that is the definitive adaptation, by which all others must be compared.
However, while Great Expectations is an incredibly well-known classic, there are plenty of surprises in store – and with that in mind, we've rounded up some of the more unusual facts about the life and times of Charles Dickens…
One of Dickens' most enduring collaborations was with the artist Hablot Knight Browne, who was nicknamed 'Phiz' to complement Dickens' own nickname 'Boz'. Browne was responsible for illustrating the now canonical pages of David Copperfield, Bleak House, The Pickwick Papers, Nicholas Nickleby and The Old Curiosity Shop, and the two men worked together for twenty-four years. However, the relationship came to an acrimonious end in 1859 – ostensibly because Dickens was displeased with Browne's work for A Tale of Two Cities – but several biographers have suggested the split was provoked when Browne expressed his sympathy for Dickens' estranged wife, Catherine. They never worked together again.
Dickens kept a pet raven – 'Grip' – who features as a character in his 1841 mystery Barnaby Rudge. The story was reviewed by Edgar Allan Poe, who was particularly taken by the talking bird, and commented that the raven should have been given a bigger role within the plot. It has even been suggested that Grip inspired Poe's famous 'The Raven' poem, which was published in 1845.
Perhaps as a consequence of his impoverished childhood, Dickens found it almost impossible to refuse a professional engagement, and kept up a punishing schedule of writing and lectures. This took a direct toll on his health, and by the time of his final American lecture tour in 1868, he was physically exhausted and subsisting on a liquid diet, including a dish of rum and cream for breakfast, a pint of champagne at 3pm, and a concoction of eggs beaten in sherry before his evening performance.
Miss Havisham is one of Dickens' most striking and bizarre creations, but she might actually have had a real-life source of inspiration. The Australian heiress, Eliza Emily Donnithorne, was scandalously jilted on her wedding day in 1856. She allowed her wedding breakfast to decay on the dining table, and refused to leave her house, finding some solace in her books and pets. On her death in 1886, she left most of her estate to her housekeeper, but insisted on 'an annuity of £5 for each of my six animals and £5 for all my birds.'
Dickens continues to be a highly collectable author. A first edition of Great Expectations will set you back somewhere in the region of £80,000, and his writing desk was sold in 2008 for £433,250. Even a toothpick used by Dickens has fetched nearly £7,000 at auction in 2009.
If this has sparked your interest, then why not pay a visit to the Bill Douglas Centre? The BDC is a real treasure-trove of cinematic history, including some wonderful Dickens related curios, such as this novelisation of the Lean film:
http://billdouglas.ex.ac.uk/eve/results.asp?item=35474&keywords=dickens
You can find out more about the Bill Douglas Centre here:
http://www.billdouglas.org/
You might even find something that inspires an idea for a future 'Screen Talk' – if so, please do get in touch via this blog or our twitter account at @ExeScreen_Talks – we really look forward to hearing from you!
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