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Esther (Greek)
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Bel and the Snake
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Jacob prepares to meet Esau
1Jacob went on his way, and God's messengers approached him. 2When Jacob saw them, he said, "This is God's camp," and he named that sacred place Mahanaim.#32.2 Or two camps 3Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau, toward the land of Seir, the open country of Edom. 4He gave them these orders: "Say this to my master Esau. This is the message of your servant Jacob: 'I've lived as an immigrant with Laban, where I've stayed till now. 5I own cattle, donkeys, flocks, men servants, and women servants. I'm sending this message to my master now to ask that he#32.5 Or you be kind.'"
6The messengers returned to Jacob and said, "We went out to your brother Esau, and he's coming to meet you with four hundred men."
7Jacob was terrified and felt trapped, so he divided the people with him, and the flocks, cattle, and camels, into two camps. 8He thought, If Esau meets the first camp and attacks it, at least one camp will be left to escape.
9Jacob said, "LORD, God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, who said to me, 'Go back to your country and your relatives, and I'll make sure things go well for you,' 10I don't deserve how loyal and truthful you've been to your servant. I went away across the Jordan with just my staff, but now I've become two camps. 11Save me from my brother Esau! I'm afraid he will come and kill me, the mothers, and their children. 12You were the one who told me, 'I will make sure things go well for you, and I will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, so many you won't be able to count them.'"
13Jacob spent that night there. From what he had acquired, he set aside a gift for his brother Esau: 14two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, 15thirty nursing camels with their young, forty cows and ten bulls, and twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys. 16He separated these herds and gave them to his servants. He said to them, "Go ahead of me and put some distance between each of the herds." 17He ordered the first group, "When my brother Esau meets you and asks you, 'Who are you with? Where are you going? And whose herds are these in front of you?' 18say, 'They are your servant Jacob's, a gift sent to my master Esau. And Jacob is actually right behind us.'" 19He also ordered the second group, the third group, and everybody following the herds, "Say exactly the same thing to Esau when you find him. 20Say also, 'Your servant Jacob is right behind us.'" Jacob thought, I may be able to pacify Esau with the gift I'm sending ahead. When I meet him, perhaps he will be kind to me. 21So Jacob sent the gift ahead of him, but he spent that night in the camp.
Jacob wrestles with God
22Jacob got up during the night, took his two wives, his two women servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the Jabbok River's shallow water. 23He took them and everything that belonged to him, and he helped them cross the river. 24But Jacob stayed apart by himself, and a man wrestled with him until dawn broke. 25When the man saw that he couldn't defeat Jacob, he grabbed Jacob's thigh and tore a muscle in Jacob's thigh as he wrestled with him. 26The man said, "Let me go because the dawn is breaking."
But Jacob said, "I won't let you go until you bless me."
27He said to Jacob, "What's your name?" and he said, "Jacob." 28Then he said, "Your name won't be Jacob any longer, but Israel,#32.28 Or God struggles or one who struggles with God because you struggled with God and with men and won."
29Jacob also asked and said, "Tell me your name."
But he said, "Why do you ask for my name?" and he blessed Jacob there. 30Jacob named the place Peniel,#32.30 Or face of God "because I've seen God face-to-face, and my life has been saved." 31The sun rose as Jacob passed Penuel, limping because of his thigh. 32Therefore, Israelites don't eat the tendon attached to the thigh muscle to this day, because he grabbed Jacob's thigh muscle at the tendon.
2011 Common English Bible. All rights reserved.
1Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him; 2and when Jacob saw them he said, "This is God's camp!" So he called that place Mahanaim.#32.2 Here taken to mean Two camps
Jacob Sends Presents to Appease Esau
3Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom, 4instructing them, "Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: Thus says your servant Jacob, 'I have lived with Laban as an alien, and stayed until now; 5and I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male and female slaves; and I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may find favor in your sight.' "
6The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "We came to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him." 7Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two companies, 8thinking, "If Esau comes to the one company and destroys it, then the company that is left will escape."
9And Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Lord who said to me, 'Return to your country and to your kindred, and I will do you good,' 10I am not worthy of the least of all the steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan; and now I have become two companies. 11Deliver me, please, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I am afraid of him; he may come and kill us all, the mothers with the children. 12Yet you have said, 'I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted because of their number.' "
13So he spent that night there, and from what he had with him he took a present for his brother Esau, 14two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, 15thirty milch camels and their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys. 16These he delivered into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, "Pass on ahead of me, and put a space between drove and drove." 17He instructed the foremost, "When Esau my brother meets you, and asks you, 'To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And whose are these ahead of you?' 18then you shall say, 'They belong to your servant Jacob; they are a present sent to my lord Esau; and moreover he is behind us.' " 19He likewise instructed the second and the third and all who followed the droves, "You shall say the same thing to Esau when you meet him, 20and you shall say, 'Moreover your servant Jacob is behind us.' " For he thought, "I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterwards I shall see his face; perhaps he will accept me." 21So the present passed on ahead of him; and he himself spent that night in the camp.
Jacob Wrestles at Peniel
22The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23He took them and sent them across the stream, and likewise everything that he had. 24Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. 25When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 26Then he said, "Let me go, for the day is breaking." But Jacob said, "I will not let you go, unless you bless me." 27So he said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob." 28Then the man#32.28 Heb he said, "You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,#32.28 That is The one who strives with God or God strives for you have striven with God and with humans,#32.28 Or with divine and human beings and have prevailed." 29Then Jacob asked him, "Please tell me your name." But he said, "Why is it that you ask my name?" And there he blessed him. 30So Jacob called the place Peniel,#32.30 That is The face of God saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved." 31The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip. 32Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the thigh muscle that is on the hip socket, because he struck Jacob on the hip socket at the thigh muscle.
New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.


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Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area and Liberty County. The population was 7,675 at the 2010 census.
In 1854, a church and convent were built by Father Peter La Cour near the town's present site. The town began forming in 1878 when Charles Lander Cleveland, a local judge, donated 63.6 acres (257,000 m2) of land to the Houston East & West Texas Railway (now part of the Union Pacific Railroad) for use as a stop, requesting that the town be named for him. Since 1900 Cleveland has served as the junction of this line and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe (now the BNSF Railway). The town was not incorporated until 1935.
The forests around Cleveland, including Sam Houston National Forest, which is located just to its north, are a resort for many inhabitants of the Houston area, who come to camp, hike, hunt, and fish. Cleveland has several historic sites and public recreational facilities, including two parks. The Austin Memorial Library Center offers a wide range of services to the community, and the Texan Theater and the annual livestock show and rodeo, Dairy Days, provide entertainment. Commercially, Cleveland has been a shipping point for timber, lumber, and lumber byproducts since the 1870s. A large medical community, oil, gas, cattle, farm products, and sand and gravel are important to the town's economy. The general trend toward urbanization of the entire area is reflected by the fact that in 1965 Liberty County was added to the Houston Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Cleveland grew from 1,200 in 1930 to 7,605 according to the census of 2000.
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Coming Of Ace: Stephen Strasburg Earns Win, Strikes Out 14 in MLB Debut
by Lewie Pollis under MLB
"Remember where you are so you remember where you were."–Nationals radio announcer Charlie Slowes after Tuesday night's game
Wow. Just wow.
What more is there to say about Stephen Strasburg's debut?
The buzz surrounding the right-handed fireballer reached historic levels before he even signed a professional contract. He was the unquestioned No. 1 pick in the draft last year, jumping to the top of a prospect class that was far more talented than this year's.
The world watched as Strasburg dominated at Double-A and terrorized at Triple-A. Even his most fervent fans couldn't have predicted that he would post a pristine 1.30 ERA with a jaw-dropping 65:13 K:BB ratio in 55 minor league innings.
Expectations could not have been higher for this über-prospect's MLB debut. Nationals Park was sold out. Fans started lining up in the wee hours of the morning to buy tickets.
Strasburg was so good, it was said, he could strike out Chuck Norris—on two pitches.
Now that we've seen him pitch, I believe it.
With just 11 prior professional games under his belt, Strasburg breezed through seven innings on just 94 pitches. He earned a win in his MLB debut, giving up just two runs on five hits without issuing a single walk.
Oh, and he racked up 14 strikeouts.
That's right, 14 strikeouts. He averaged two an inning in his first ever Major League start.
Every batter who Strasburg faced struck out at least once. Five of them saw strike-three twice.
That, my friends, is dominance.
In the words of former Nats radio broadcaster Warner Wolf, "If you picked the season finale of Glee tonight, you lose!"
I wasn't ready to hand Strasburg an armful of Cy Youngs. I wasn't prepared to preemptively vote him into the Hall of Fame, or declare him the future best pitcher of all time. But now, that's changed.
Memo to Cooperstown: start casting Strasburg's plaque.
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Commission announces 12 new European Heritage Label sites
The European Commission awarded the European Heritage Label to 12 sites that have played a significant role in the history and culture of Europe and the building of the European Union.
From top left to bottom right: Historic Centre of Turaida, Sigulda (Latvia), Aleksandrovo Tomb, Haskovo (Bulgaria), Seminaarinmäki Campus, Jyväskylä (Finland), Ventotene (Italy), Palace of the European Commission of the Danube, Galați (Romania), The Oderbruch, Seelow (Germany)
Independent experts from across Europe recommended the 12 sites out of 21 sites pre-selected by participating Member States under the 2021 EU Selection.
Ten years after the launching of this EU initiative in 2011, this sixth selection year brings to 60 the total number of sites holding the European Heritage Label.
2021 European Heritage Label sites
In 2021, the European Heritage Label is awarded to
Vučedol Culture Museum and Archaeological Site, Vukovar (Croatia)
Archaeological Site of Nemea, Ancient Nemea (Greece)
Thracian Art in Eastern Rhodopes: Aleksandrovo Tomb, Haskovo (Bulgaria)
Almadén Mining Park, Almadén (Ciudad Real) (Spain)
Echternach Saint Willibrord Heritage, Ville d'Echternach (Luxembourg)
Historic Centre of Turaida, Sigulda (Latvia)
Medieval wall painting in Gemer and Malohont Regions, Rimavské Brezovo (Slovakia)
The Oderbruch, Seelow (Germany)
Palace of the European Commission of the Danube, Galați (Romania)
Seminaarinmäki Campus, Jyväskylä (Finland)
Ventotene Manifesto, Ventotene (Italy)
MigratieMuseumMigration (MMM), Brussels (Belgium)
Cultural heritage is Europe's soul. These beautiful sites embody our rich history, they are geographical manifestations of who we are. The European Heritage label sites are amongst the greatest gifts Europe has to offer and it is our duty to preserve them at all costs.
- Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
Read the 2021 Selection Report
Find out more about the selected sites in the 2021 European Heritage Label Selection Report.
Find also the Commission Decision on the adoption of these 12 sites.
About the European Heritage Label
The European Heritage Label aims to enhance people's, and especially young people's, understanding and appreciation of the European Union's shared and diverse heritage while contributing.
The European Heritage Label has proven its relevance in strengthening intercultural dialogue and sense of belonging to the European Union. Subsequently, this EU action is instrumental in increasing local cultural tourism, sustainable economic benefits and community building across Europe.
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Commission implementing decision on designating the sites awarded the European Heritage Label 2021
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Capita has been in the press this week for the 'wrong reasons', (see The Guardian and BBC), due to some high profile problems relating to its recent acquisition of translation services company Applied Language Solutions (ALS) (see here). ALS has a five-year contract with the Ministry of Justice to provide translation services for the courts from a network of '2,000 experienced and qualified linguists'. The accusations against the company are numerous and we won't air them again here. But Capita has told us that it is 'determined to get the service running at a level that meets the MoJ's requirements, provides transparency of opportunity for linguists and fully supports the police and court service.' It is also throwing 'extra management and operational resource' at the problem.
ALS offers its services through a hosted self-serve machine translation (MT) system called SmartMATE. This provides 'translation memory integration, glossary management and an online, multi-user editing environment, all combined in one online platform'. We suspect this is also where there will be opportunities for Capita to IT-enable and streamline the translation process.
What this issue shows to us is the risks attached to Capita's recent acquisition spree, and stretching itself that little bit too far away from its 'knitting' i.e. back office business process services. Translation services for the courts is always going to be a contentious and highly visible outsourced service. In pursuit of new growth opportunities Capita needs to make sure it doesn't steer itself off-piste.


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England v Australia ODIs - Men's
Aussies name huge 26-player group with eye on UK tour
Australia's selectors put together a preliminary list with an eye towards potential UK tour for limited-overs games
16 July 2020, 11:07 AM AEST
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Uncapped trio Daniel Sams, Riley Meredith and Josh Philippe are among a preliminary list of 26 players named today by national selectors as Australia's men's team looks towards a return to on-field action.
Australia's next assignment is yet to be confirmed, although Cricket Australia and the England & Wales Cricket Board are in discussions about a limited-overs series in the UK in September.
Aussies bound for international assignments
With that in mind, selectors have identified 26 players of interest, a large group that will help cover a range of contingencies for a possible England tour, which will likely be played in a bio-secure 'bubble', meaning replacement players won't be able to be drafted in.
A final squad will be named if and when the tour is confirmed.
Australia's preliminary squad: Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Michael Neser, Josh Philippe, Daniel Sams, D'Arcy Short, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
KFC BBL stars Sams, Meredith and Philippe have all been named, flagging them as players of interest leading into the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Other notable names on the list of 26 are Glenn Maxwell, who hasn't played for Australia since October, as well as batsmen Travis Head and Usman Khawaja, who have recently been out of favour in white-ball cricket.
Paceman Andrew Tye has also been named despite not being offered a state contract by Western Australia for this season.
Victoria's Peter Handscomb and veterans Shaun Marsh and Nathan Coulter-Nile, who were all part of Australia's World Cup campaign last year, were all overlooked while WA pace duo Jhye Richardson and Jason Behrendorff were not considered due to injury.
'Disappointed' NCN eyes state switch after WA axing
Other players of note to have not been named are Test quick James Pattinson, recent ODI and T20 squad member Ashton Turner and domestic stars like Cameron Green, Daniel Hughes, Nathan Ellis and Jono Wells.
Ben Oliver, CA's Executive General Manager of National Teams, said while officials are still working through the logistics of touring England, the announcement of a 26-man group of players gives everyone some much-needed clarity.
Finch turns his thoughts to 2023 World Cup planning
"The ECB are a long-standing and valued international cricket partner and we are doing all we can to give the tour the best possible chance of taking place," he said.
"We continue to work with the ECB and government agencies and a decision on the tour will be made in due course.
"In the meantime, the identification of a preliminary list will enable us to work with players and states more directly on the preparation for the tour in the hope it can proceed.
Australia 'a good chance' to tour England this year: Langer
"The health and wellbeing of players and staff, along with our commitment to public health within our communities, remain our utmost priority."
A short tour consisting of three ODIs and three T20s was originally scheduled for this month but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
If the tour goes ahead, it would likely require players and coaches to be quarantined in hubs during the series – like the England and West Indies players are currently – while members of the touring party may also need to quarantine when they return to Australia.
"This preliminary list covers the contingencies of playing One-Day Internationals and T20 Internationals in bio-secure hubs with the likely prospect of not being able to bring in replacements should the tour proceed," selector Trevor Hohns said.
England begin looking beyond Anderson-Broad era
"The preliminary list includes several exciting young players who have recently excelled at state level and in the BBL. These emerging players are those we would like to develop further as we believe they have a bright future in Australian cricket.
"The preliminary list also has a view towards the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup and in the longer term the 2023 ICC World Cup."


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The Madison County Historical Society proudly presents "Quilters of Madison County" Exhibit which will be on display at the History Center, 7 West 11th Street, Anderson, Indiana. The Exhibit Hall is open 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The exhibit will also be open on the Saturdays of December 3, 10, and 17, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mark your calendars and visit often. This is a museum quality exhibit!!! Don't miss this one.
This display is truly a collaboration of old and new. We bring to you an exhibit of antique quilts, quilts with stories, and new quilts with a little history of their own. The quilts on display are on loan from local quilters.
Included with this display of fine quilting artistry, are two special collections. Firstly, a collection representing 30 years of collecting by Society member, Marty Kettron. The collection is of half-doll pin cushions and all the different items they were used for. Secondly, a wonderful collection of children's sewing machines from the late 1800s to a Barbie machine. These are on loan from Barbara Snodgrass.
Our special "Thank You" to Melody Hull, Linda Jones, Linda Lupton, Peg Peters, Kendall Douglas, Arlene Emmert, Redbud Quilt Guild, and Bill Knepp for their work in organizing and displaying all these items. This exhibit will be on display until the end of day on January 9, 2017.
Thank you to our exhibitors: Sherry Boram, Corrina Chambers, Deena Chambers, Dawn Cornell, Carolyn Ehlers, Arlene Emmert, Sandra Fulk, Madonna Allen Gann, Stephanie Grissom, Suzanne Hagan, Eleanor Hickman, Melody Hull, Pat Hullinger family, Jean Hummer, Linda Jones, Marty Kettron, Lucretia Lawler, Christopher Leavitt, Linda Lupton, Judy McIntyre, Nancy Meuthing, Debbie Rundquist, Peggy Sanquennetti, Barbara Snodgrass, Judy Mercer Tescher, and Sharon Welborn.
The exhibit is free to everyone in the community. It is for you and your family; that's why we do it! For more information and/or questions, please call us at (765) 683-0052 during public hours. Thank you!
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Fell Cottage and Stablefell camping are set in acres of beautiful meadowland on the edge of the little hamlet of Marsett, at the very centre of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, (DL8 3DG).
Marsett itself has that true rustic country charm where in the summer months cattle and sheep roam freely and is located within the beautiful valley of Raydale in Wensleydale.
Only 1.5 miles from the glacial lake Semerwater, the largest of the only 2 natural lakes in Yorkshire, stocked with Bream, Roach, Perch Pike and wild Brown Trout.
3 miles from Bainbridge, (part of the 2014 Tour de France route), 4 miles from Askrigg & 5 miles from the bustling market town of Hawes, home of the famous Wensleydale Cheese Creamery.


Searing stomach pain, racing heart, hair loss, missed periods, flared psoriasis, burning fingers, constipation, confusion, frequent upper respiratory infections, and nine months of intractable insomnia.
No, this is not why Rachel went on Zoloft in the first place. No this is not a "relapse." She came to me at the end of her rope, hanging on for dear life, at a point of desperation that she had never known possible when she filled that prescription six years ago after a breakup left her heartbroken. Now four months from her last dose, Rachel could spend the rest of her days visiting specialists and garnering new diagnoses chasing the elusive thread that links them all: psychiatric medication withdrawal.
I was trained to tell patients like Rachel that this is evidence they should remain on medication. I was taught to tell her that the medication was long out of her system given its "half life" and that these symptoms were unrelated to the fact that she stopped taking her Zoloft; and her distress around her condition, evidence that she should restart it.
Ten years ago, the recent New York Times article entitled "Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Can't Quit" would have shocked me. I would have dismissed serious medication withdrawal as rare if I acknowledged it at all.
In the first systematized review of SSRI withdrawal, Fava et al. examined 23 studies and 38 case reports leading them to conclude that the euphemistic term "discontinuation syndrome" must be abandoned in lieu of a more accurate depiction of the habit-forming qualities of antidepressants — withdrawal. Yes, just like Xanax, Valium, alcohol, and heroin.
I have stated and will again, that psychiatric medications, and specifically antidepressants, are the most habit-forming chemicals on the planet. I've seen patients who have been disabled by a Celexa taper progressing at 0.001mg per month — I challenge you to find me comparable instances of crack cocaine, heroin, alcohol, or others meds that demand this level of care and caution to simply come off them.
As Dr. Joanna Moncrieff has stated, antidepressants create imbalances. One that the body then adapts to, and one that specifically recruits the stress response system, one possible explanation for how and why withdrawal from these medications sets off alarm bells that reveal every weakened link in your physiology.
Andrews et al have detailed the propensity of these medications to induce withdrawal, a phenomenon that relates not to the patient's clinical history, but to the chemical profile of the drug.
Unfortunately, we also know that it can take longer than 17 years for basic science research that challenges consensus practice to trickle into the hands of the average clinician.
Because medication is not a long-term solution. For some, it's not a solution at all, as evidenced by placebo-level efficacy attended by an extreme list of unintended effects ranging from gastrointestinal hemorrhage to impulsive homicide.
All of the long-term naturalistic data available cautions that those who are treated with psychiatric medication for longer than two months function more poorly than those who were never treated. In fact, it was the long-term data reviewed in Robert Whitaker's book, Anatomy of an Epidemic, that made me put down my prescription pad forever.
Since that time, I have been supporting patient transitions to medication-free living and have outcomes including those published in the peer-reviewed literature that defy the dogmatic presumptions around mental illness as a chronic medical condition.
They dare to ask WHY. Why were they symptomatic to begin with? What was really beneath their diagnosis, sometimes made after a ten-minute visit with a college health center doc. We move through a process of self-healing and personal reclamation that triages imbalances.
First we heal the physical body and address gut-brain inflammation, a well-recognized driver of psychiatric pathology. Through this process of a month-long lifestyle change protocol, we address many reversible drivers of symptoms ranging from panic attacks to fatigue to obsessive compulsions. These drivers include blood sugar imbalance, food-based autoimmunity, nutrient deficiencies, and medication-driven effects including from common meds like antibiotics and birth control pills.
Then we take an emotional inventory of the relationships and elements of one's life that are simply no longer working. With the renewed energy now reclaimed from the white noise of physical imbalances, these patients are ready to begin addressing what they may not have felt capable of turning toward in their life earlier — a toxic marriage, an oppressive job, a lack of community.
Invariably, there is an emergence of the deeper spiritual elements of healing that these med-free seekers encounter. They begin to explore the big questions: what am I here for? How can I give back? And the deeper why of their conditioned and patterned behavior — their childhood experiences and traumas.
Next articleMental Health Act Review: Will We See Meaningful Change?
Psychiatry is a pseudoscience, a drug racket, and a means of social control. It's 21st Century Phrenology with potent neuro-toxins. And Dr. Kelly Brogan, MD, is one of the rare exceptions which prove the rule. Even she admits that she no longer believes what she was taught in medical school, – that psych drugs "fix" something, and need to be taken for "LIFE". "Taken for life" is a LIE that was invented solely to $ELL DRUG$. My own personal journey from life-long psych sickness to whole healthy happiness includes read Dr. Peter Breggin's "Toxic Psychiatry" in the early 1990's. What Dr. Brogan says here has been confirmed in my life, and many others, too. "Third Path Psychiatry" is a darn sight more hopeful, human, and HEALING alternative than anything the American Psychiatric Association has to offer! KEEP UP the GOOD WORK, Kelly!
Very informative blog, thank you, Kelly.
Sadly, 99.9% of the commentators had similar (expected) disgusted reactions to the article.
Lately, there seems to be a proactive PR media push for NAMI-like awareness for "mental illness", from claiming 1 in 5 people will eventually be mentally ill in their lifetimes … to celebrities "coming out" and claiming their "mental illness." This month: Dwayne Johnson. Today: Mariah Carey.
America is digging its own grave. And no one's the wiser.
Which means you get prescribed triptans along with the SSRI which exacerbate the migraine with rebound migraines and then another prescription of beta blockers and the opioid painkiller tramadol. What a disgusting thing to do.
Bruxism can be treated with an NTI-tss mouth splint and migraine very effectively with magnesium taken long term. But it is a lot easier said than done.
I'm sorry, but there is NO way that antidepressants are more addictive than benzodiazepines and that antidepressants withdrawal is worse than coming off benzos. Some say it can be just as difficult in certain patients, but worse, and worse in general at that? Get out of here! Also, gut-brain inflammation is NOT a well-recognized driver of psychiatric pathology. Recognized by whom? I have not seen any evidence for that. Aren't you just reducing everything to biology again by blaming the body? Emotions and social problems are a much safer bet when looking for explanations for mental illness.
Have you taken both benzos and SSRIs Elsa?
I have not so I am asking. I went off much faster than they recommend on Surviving Antidepressants. I did not have a psychotic break despite dire prophecies.
My problem is not withdrawal but a demolished gut. Those poisons wiped out my digestive system. Glad I'm off–for me that ended my depression.
No such thing as mental illness either. There's the rub.
No such things as antidepressants for that matter.


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Q: Не получается запустить в Main2 код из класса Main ничего  не происходит а должна появится покупка
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public class main

    {
        public Map<String, SkuDetails> mSkuDetailsMap = new HashMap<>();
        public String mSkuId1 = "dima113xxx.testplaybillinglibrary";
        public String mSkuId2 = "dima113xxx.testplaybillinglibrary_2";
        public  BillingClient mBillingClient;

        public void mBillingClient(final Context context) {
            mBillingClient = BillingClient.newBuilder(context).setListener(new PurchasesUpdatedListener() {
                @Override
                public void onPurchasesUpdated(int responseCode, @Nullable List<Purchase> purchases) {
                    if (responseCode == BillingClient.BillingResponse.OK && purchases != null) {
                        //сюда мы попадем когда будет осуществлена покупка
                        querySkuDetails();

                        List<Purchase> purchasesList = queryPurchases();
                        for (int i = 0; i < purchasesList.size(); i++) {
                            String purchaseId = purchasesList.get(i).getSku();
                            if(TextUtils.equals(mSkuId1, purchaseId)) {
                                payComplete(null);
                            }

                            if(TextUtils.equals(mSkuId2, purchaseId)) {
                                payComplete2(null);
                            }}

                    }

                }
            }).build();
            mBillingClient.startConnection(new BillingClientStateListener() {
                @Override
                public void onBillingSetupFinished(@BillingClient.BillingResponse int billingResponseCode) {
                    if (billingResponseCode == BillingClient.BillingResponse.OK) {
                        //здесь мы можем запросить информацию о товарах и покупках
                        querySkuDetails();

                    }
                }

                @Override
                public void onBillingServiceDisconnected() {
                    //сюда мы попадем если что-то пойдет не так
                }
            });
        }

     public void querySkuDetails() {
            SkuDetailsParams.Builder skuDetailsParamsBuilder = SkuDetailsParams.newBuilder();
            List<String> skuList = new ArrayList<>();
            skuList.add(mSkuId1);
            skuList.add(mSkuId2);
            skuDetailsParamsBuilder.setSkusList(skuList).setType(BillingClient.SkuType.INAPP);
            mBillingClient.querySkuDetailsAsync(skuDetailsParamsBuilder.build(), new SkuDetailsResponseListener() {
                @Override
                public void onSkuDetailsResponse(int responseCode, List<SkuDetails> skuDetailsList) {
                    if (responseCode == 0) {
                        for (SkuDetails skuDetails : skuDetailsList) {
                            mSkuDetailsMap.put(skuDetails.getSku(), skuDetails);
                        }
                    }
                }
            });
        }

        public void payComplete(Context context) {

            SharedPreferences settings = context.getSharedPreferences("AppSettings", MODE_PRIVATE);
            SharedPreferences.Editor editor = settings.edit();
            editor.putBoolean( "loadUr1" , true);
            editor.apply();
        }

        public void payComplete2(Context context) {

            SharedPreferences settings = context.getSharedPreferences("AppSettings", MODE_PRIVATE);
            SharedPreferences.Editor editor = settings.edit();
            editor.putBoolean( "loadUr2" , true);
            editor.apply();
        }

       public List<Purchase> queryPurchases() {
            Purchase.PurchasesResult purchasesResult = mBillingClient.queryPurchases(BillingClient.SkuType.INAPP);
            return purchasesResult.getPurchasesList();
        }
    }

///
public class Main2Activity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main2);

    }

    public void Start(View view) {
        main a = new   main();
        a.mBillingClient(this);
        BillingFlowParams billingFlowParams = BillingFlowParams.newBuilder()
                .setSkuDetails(a.mSkuDetailsMap.get(a.mSkuId1))
                .build();
        a.mBillingClient.launchBillingFlow(this, billingFlowParams);
    }

    public void Start2(View view) {
        main a = new   main();
       a.mBillingClient(this);
        BillingFlowParams billingFlowParams = BillingFlowParams.newBuilder()
                .setSkuDetails(a.mSkuDetailsMap.get(a.mSkuId2))
                .build();
        a.mBillingClient.launchBillingFlow(this, billingFlowParams);
    }
}

A: Так работать не будет. Сначала нужно дождаться когда наш mBillingClient "соединится" в соотвествущем методе, а потом уже вызывать все остальное.
Лучше сделать в отдельной активности и внимательно читать руководство.

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1. To cause one to contract an ailment or disease. A person's name or pronoun can appear before "with." My classroom has been almost empty all week because one kid afflicted the others with chicken pox. When you have a child in preschool, you'll be afflicted with every illness.
2. To cause another person hardship or difficulty. When used in this sense, a noun or pronoun typically does not appear between "afflict" and "with." Once I finally recovered from my illness, I was afflicted with medical bills.
3. To force someone to spend time with an irritating person. A person's name or pronoun typically appears before "with." Please don't afflict me with your obnoxious brother this evening.
to burden someone with an annoying person. I was foolish enough to afflict myself with my young cousin for the weekend.
1. Lit. to cause someone to suffer from a disease or disability. The virus has afflicted everyone in the valley.
2. Fig. to burden someone with trouble. We were afflicted with all the worry that comes with raising a teenager.


This review represents the installation with seat belt but it can also be installed with the Base-fix Isofix.
GB Idan is generally a very safe and lightweight seat with its 4.9 kg, but you have to make sure of some basic things while using it, e.g. folding out the side impact protection – resulting in a bit increased incorrect usage.
A base is also available for easier installation and safer journey.
Additionally, you can buy a footmuff, rain and summer cover and insect net. Isofix base and guides matching with the gb Idan seat (if you choose to buy the seat with its base) are also available.
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Severe Service Ride Control products are engineered for emergency, municipal fleet and construction uses.
These gas-charged, extra-durable Monroe shock absorbers feature strengthened components for superior stability and control in the toughest applications.
Durable Severe Service shock absorbers have a larger bore for greater working capacity and arc-welded mounts for higher tensile strength. Some Severe Service units are Load Assist shocks for extra rear support, similar to Monroe's Load levelers. (note that this picture is a generic one and the actual part will differ slightly).


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Николай Тимофеевич Юрченко (; 19 декабря 1924 год, село Гирявые Исковцы — 18 мая 2010 год, село Гирявые Исковцы, Лохвицкий район, Полтавская область, Украина) — председатель колхоза «Победа коммунизма» Лохвицкого района Полтавской области. Герой Социалистического Труда (1965). Депутат Верховного Совета УССР 9 — 11 созывов.

Биография
Родился 19 декабря 1924 года в крестьянской семье в селе Гирявые Исковцы. После окончания в 1938 году семилетней школы начал трудиться в колхозе «Победа коммунизма» Лохвицкого района. С сентября 1941 по сентябрь 1943 год — рабочий в общественном дворе села Гирявые Искивцы. С сентября 1943 по 1944 год служил в Красной Армии. Участвовал в сражениях Великой Отечественной войны в составе 213-го стрелкового полка 56-й Пушкинской стрелковой дивизии Ленинградского фронта. После тяжёлого ранения демобилизован в 1944 году.

С декабря 1944 года учился на однолетних курсах агротехников в Гадяче Полтавской области.

С 1945 по 1948 год — агроном, и с декабря 1948 по августе 1952 — бригадир полеводческой бригады колхоза «Победа коммунизма» села Гирявые Исковцы Лохвицкого района.

В 1950 году вступил в КПСС.

С 1952 по 1991 год — председатель колхоза «Победа коммунизма» села Гирявые Исковцы Лохвицкого района Полтавской области.

В 1962 году получил среднее образование, закончив Червонозаводскую вечернюю среднюю школу Полтавской области.

В 1965 году колхоз собрал в среднем по 342 центнера сахарной свеклы с каждого гектара на участке площадью 300 гектаров. В этом же году был удостоен звания Героя Социалистического Труда «за успехи, достигнутые в повышении урожайности, увеличению производства и заготовок сахарной свеклы».

Избирался депутатом Верховного Совета УССР 9 — 11 созывов, делегатом XXIII съезда КПСС и XXIV съезда КПУ.

В октябре 1991 года вышел на пенсию.

С 2001 по 2004 год — председатель ЗАО «Чиста криниця» (Чистый колодец), председатель Координационного совета ООО «Победа» села Гирявые Исковцы Лохвицкого района Полтавской области.

Скончался 18 мая 2010 года в родном селе.

Награды
 Герой Социалистического Труда — указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 31 декабря 1965 года
 Орден Ленина — дважды
 Орден Октябрьской Революции (1958, 1973)
 Орден Трудового Красного Знамени — дважды
 Орден Отечественной войны 1 степени (1985)

Литература
 Депутати Верховної Ради УРСР. 9-е скликання — 1975 р.
 Юрченко М. Т. Підвищення культури землеробства. — Харків: Прапор, 1966;
 Юрченко М. Т. У колгоспі добре жити. — Харків: Прапор, 1965;
 Черевченко О. Микола Юрченко. — Харків: Прапор, 1966;
 Голубев Ю. Добрые перемены. Один колхоз от выборов до выборов // Труд. — 1980. — 24 февр.;
 Лазарев Д. Партійний квиток // КП. — 1973. — 9 січ. — № 4 (2294);
 Бровар Д. Свіжим оком, мудрим розумом // ЗП. — 1980. — 30 берез.;
 Хто є хто на Полтавщині. Довідково-біографічне видання. — К., 2004. — С. 141;
 Світлій пам'яті Миколи Тимофійовича Юрченка [Некролог] // ЗП. — 2010. — 20 трав.

Ссылки

 ЮРЧЕНКО Микола Тимофійович. Герой Соціалістичної Праці (1965)
 М. Н. Петренко, [leksika.com.ua/16451215/ure/yurchenko Юрченко], Українська Радянська Енциклопедія

Председатели колхозов
Депутаты Верховного Совета Украинской ССР 9-го созыва
Депутаты Верховного Совета Украинской ССР 10-го созыва
Депутаты Верховного Совета Украинской ССР 11-го созыва
Делегаты XXIII съезда КПСС
Делегаты съездов КП Украины
Делегаты XXVII съезда КПСС

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IKEA has been fined £100,000 after a worker lost part of two fingers while checking a faulty fan at the Bristol store.
The maintenance engineer who was carrying out the work had not had any health and safety training from the retailer.
An investigation by Bristol City Council also found nine fans on the roof were not guarded - and there was no adequate risk assessment in place for fault-finding or maintenance work of the sort that was carried out.
The home furnishings retailer pleaded guilty on Wednesday, October 3 to one offence under health and safety laws.
IKEA Ltd admitted breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the company was fined £100,000.
The retailer was also ordered to pay costs of £6,407 to the council.
Senior managers from IKEA were in court and a letter from a board member was read out which expressed remorse for the incident.
It said that "lessons taken from [the] case had been shared throughout their business".
During the investigation Bristol City Council's health and safety inspectors served an Improvement Notice requiring adequate safety precautions put in place to prevent injury from fans and other machinery.
These works have since been carried out.


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Home > AJTE > Vol. 38 (2013) > Iss. 5
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Carmel G. Roofe, University of Technology, JamaicaFollow
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"Miss, I Am Not Being Fully Prepared": Student - Teachers' Concerns About Their Preparation at a Teacher Training Institution in Jamaica
10.14221/ajte.2013v38n5.5
The issue of teacher preparation continues to occupy academic discourse relating to student outcomes and student achievement (Stronge, Ward & Grant, 2011). Research has supported the view that there is an inextricable connection between student outcomes, quality of teaching and teachers, and teacher preparation (Darling-Hammond 2005; Grover 2002). Similarly, theories about students' self efficacy beliefs (e.g. Bandura, 1977; Dweck, 2000) and Institutional Habitus (Bourdieu, 1977) have been advanced in relation to students' study experience, motivation and coping mechanisms. Using data from a focus group comprising 30 third year students enrolled in a four year teacher training pogramme in Jamaica, this paper discusses student-teachers' concerns about their training. The main findings from this small scale exploratory study indicated that student teachers' concerns were about the quality of teaching and teachers, curriculum organisation, content and delivery, and resources.
Roofe, C. G., & Miller, P. (2013). "Miss, I Am Not Being Fully Prepared": Student - Teachers' Concerns About Their Preparation at a Teacher Training Institution in Jamaica. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 38(5).
http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2013v38n5.5
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Raising kids can be a difficult task, and that too if you are a single parent then there is all possibility that you will find it exceedingly difficult to handle your life along with your kid's. Being a single father means that you are alone, means that between your horrible boss and your picking and dropping kids from school, you do not have a partner to fall back on, to lay your head to rest on her shoulder and forget all your worries. What if you plan to jump back into the dating world, to find a right girl? To seek a woman who would hold your hand for the rest of your life? Yes, you may want to go back to dating, but remember that you are a father now nd so you need to know certain ground rules.
There is no need to rush, if you are newly single then you need time to mourn over you loss. You need t re-shape your life, and most importantly think about your child. A single father may feel guilty about dating because he does not spend enough time with his children already, and then to begin dating means to spend even lesser time with kids. So we say that you need to give things some time and then go about it. Or just simply be open to dating, dont neccessarily be looking for someone, the right girl will come along.
Ask your kids, how would they like to have a female figure around them? How would they feel if they have a new mother by chance? Tell them that you will be dating around, meeting women, but ultimatelty your kids are your priority, you have to make sure that you make them understand this well. Tell your kids that you love to spend time with them and there is nothing more that gives you so much joy as to watching them grow.
You need to make sure that you have the right girl to date, because your situation is not very normal and the last thing you need is an inconsiderate girl friend. You could have an emergency at any time that would concern your children, and a girl who gets jealous because you have to attend to your children is not the right girl. So, make sure that you have the right person beside you, and not an unwanted baggage. Also find out if she has affection for kids.
Children do not understand adult relationships and this is why you should be careful before introducing your children to your date. She will come and make them feel nice, will go for walks in the park, will play with them and before you know it she is gone! That is not fair for them and they will feel disheartened.
It is very important that you do not get carried away on your date and spend the entire day out. This means that you cannot drop your kids off to someone's place and waltz off for two to three days at a stretch. You want your kids to remember you as a single father who cared, not someone who was not around when they needed him.
Even thought your children are small, you should know that they understand and therefore be careful about allowing a sleepover at your place. The fact is that even toddlers have this haunting memory of certain incidents from the past and you will leave a scar and therefore you should be in a serious relationship before allowing any sleepovers. Do not be bringing women every second day.
There is every possibilty that your former wife will want to make you look bad, especially if she is not in the dating scene yet. So, you need to explain to your kids that dating has nothing to do with your marriage ending, and that it does not effect your relationship in any way. They can always feel like you are betraying their mother, and so you have to handle matters with care.
Do not constantly talk about her to your children, and do not make it uncomfortable for them. They will meet her and judge for themselves. Also, they should not be forced to meet her, they would meet her if they wish to meet her and when they feel like it is the right time. Remember, it is all about your children!
The first impression is a lasting one, and you need to keep in mind that your children are comfortable when getting introduced to this new woman. Do not take them to her house, but instead bring her over to yours, or better still go out and have some fun time! This is a good opportunity for them to see her and know her and get a sense of her in every aspect. Do it right!
As a rule of thumb you need to make it clear to your date that you have children, and there are no two ways about this. At the very start it should be loud and clear that you are a single father and this is the situation at hand. It is only unfair for the woman to find out something as big as this later.
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About 76% of all Sikhs live in the north Indian State of Punjab, forming the majority (about two-thirds) of the population. The Punjab is considered the historic homeland of Sikhs and the majority, including myself, originate from there. Specific information affecting them, elicited from the census reports, will enable the central and local government, health authorities and many other organisations to target their resources more effectively and planning support to help those issues in the Sikh community in the national interest. SEE ALSO: British Sikhs may get ethnicity status in census – Report. "I think this campaign is divisive and counter-productive because there has been hardly any consultation and debate with Sikhs about it," Sunny Hundal, a Sikh journalist, tells i. So is there a solution? iStock Sikhs meet the criteria for representation in the US Census as a distinct ethnic group and have a distinct unified appearance, culture, language, food and history. "I will continue to tick Sikh just as my religion not my ethnicity. For many years there has been a campaign for an independent Sikh state. For me it doesn't satisfy what an ethnicity is," says Rosie Ginday, a patisserie chef whose mum is Sikh Punjabi. For instance, there is a "white" category, containing white British and Irish and other white ethnicities, followed by an Asian/Asian-British…, — RedTurbanRebellion (@TurbanRed) July 27, 2018. For example, over the past 80 years, the Bangladeshi ethnicity was originally Indian before the Indian independence and after that they became Pakistanis and are now Bangladeshis on the secession of the then East Pakistan. UNITED SIKHS today is proud to announce that the United States 2020 Census will include coding for Sikhs, which means that Sikh Americans will be counted as a separate ethnic group. Lord Indarjit Singh of Wimbledon, an active member of the Sikh community, says it is impossible to compare members of a religion with an ethnicity even for data-gathering purpose. At the time, the Race Relations Act only provided protection on grounds of race, nationality and ethnicity – not religion. An aggressive monitoring of this most distinguished ethnic minority justifies a separate category for them. But some within the religion's community feel strongly that these options are not enough. Worse, it gives the wrong impression of [Sikhism] to the wider public because you cannot change your ethnicity but you can adopt Sikh beliefs.". Sikhs number about 25 million worldwide, and approximately 83% of them live in India. In the last census, in 2011, more than 83,000 Sikhs refused to tick any of the ethnicity options. Khalistan would encompass the Punjab, which straddles eastern Pakistan and northern India. On the 2021 census, I'll write that my name is Serina Sandhu, that I was born in England and that my religion is Sikh. All rights reserved. This was "institutionalising discrimination against the Sikh community as a whole". Lord Singh also refutes the notion that the 1976 Race Relations Act protects Sikhs as an ethnic minority – another argument pushed by proponents of ethnic classification. But what if the campaign is successful? Before the British annexed the Sikh Empire in 1849, the Sikh ethnicity was glaringly Punjabi. Substantial communities of Sikhs live in the Indian states or union territories of Chandigarh where they form 13.11% of the population, Haryana (over 1.2 million), Rajasthan, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Jammu and Kashmir. The Sikh ethnicity must be looked at in that context and there should be no hesitation in affording a separate category for the Sikhs in line with Pakistanis and Bangladeshis. He rejected man-made labels such as caste, race, class hierarchy and by extension, today's debate on ethnicity.". It is not yet clear whether the 'Sikh' option, if adopted, would be a separate category under the ethnicity question or whether it would be an Asian sub-category. "It's an agenda being pushed by a few small but vocal groups. However, the concept of Sikh ethnicity is peculiar in itself since the law in this country recognises their legal identity as a race, religion and national group. Sikhs across the UK have been campaigning with concerted efforts to ensure that they are given ethnic status. "And I suspect most British Sikhs will do the same," he added. Lord Singh suggests it would be sensible to have a 'Punjabi' ethnic category rather than a 'Sikh' one, saying that people from the region have a shared history, language, culture and propensity to certain diseases. With growing number of adherents to the Sikh faith around the world, irrespective of their colour, race or nationality, the Sikh identity and ethnicity does not change because it is a cardinal principle of Sikhism that one should 'recognise the human race as one'- Guru Gobind Singh. Activists have been calling for Sikhs to have their own ethnic group in the next census and their comments have led the Office for National Statistics (ONS) – responsible for the census in England and Wales – to hold consultations with the public and stakeholders on the matter. Worse, it gives the wrong impression of [Sikhism] to the wider public because you cannot change your ethnicity but you can adopt Sikh beliefs," he adds. However, this data was considered inconclusive because so few households responded. But the complex issue of Sikhism and ethnic categorisation appears to be causing disagreement and hostility among some parts of the community. The former Race Relations Act 1976 recognised the Sikh together with the Jews as a separate race. London: Sikhs will not be recorded as an ethnic group in the 2021 UK census, as the community group has lost its long-drawn out battle in the London high court to challenge the ethnicity … The idea that a religion, which by definition is about beliefs, could be considered an ethnicity, which is usually about inherited characteristics people share, is seen as ludicrous by some. Among the most logical of the reasons in favour of ethnic classification is to ensure public service providers have the data they need for Sikhs, which make up the fourth largest religious population in Britain. How to reach us: Facebook message or WhatsApp +6017-335-1399. Sorry, there was a problem with your subscription. Some Sikhs were expelled from Pakistan after partition and so may not want to tick this option. The majority of Sikhs like myself get confused when they have to tick the ethnicity box and about 83,000 Sikhs ticked the 'other' category in the 2011 census as they could not identify the correct box to express their ethnicity. For Dr Jagbir Jhutti-Johal, senior lecturer in Sikh Studies at the University of Birmingham, the ONS's consultation feels premature. The writer is a retired High Court Judge in Uganda and Director of Gurbani Centre UK, a Sikh charity, British Sikhs may get ethnicity status in census – Report (Asia Samachar, 29 July 2018), US issues apology after Canadian minister told to take off turban at airport (Asia Samachar, 11 May 2018), Social Issues and Identity Threat of the Sikh Minority Community in Malaysia (Asia Samachar, 28 Dec 2015), [ASIA SAMACHAR is an online newspaper for Sikhs / Punjabis in Asia. "Have the views of the 346,658 Sikhs who presumably ticked one of the existing ethnic categories [in the 2011 census] been sought?" she asks.
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Hey Rocky, did you get the license number… of the truck that run over your face?
In a memorable scene from the 1976 movie, Rocky is talking with his loan shark friend Gazzo, when the latter's driver asks this question.
Sometimes, people are difficult simply because of who they are.
It might have nothing at all to do with you. So try not to take it personally — even if, as in the case above, the comment is directed at you. That person might be that way with everyone. Taking such comments personally only makes dealing with that person harder for you.
Difficult people often have strong opinions. Sometimes they're right, but other times they might be wrong. And when they're wrong, a more effective way to point this out is to ask questions rather than to make statements. By asking questions, you might be able to help the person recognize the issues in his or her own position, with less risk of a confrontation.
Are you in a meeting and trying to make a point but getting major resistance from someone? If so, have written documentation that supports your claims. You will have far more credibility if, for example, you can point to a Gartner Group study or TechRepublic whitepaper that supports your choice of a vendor than if you simply state reasons on your own.


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Big Wines, Big Hearts
Author: Stephen Ferry
January, 2015 Issue
"Local winegrowers have found an amazing array of ways to support local nonprofit organizations." —Tony Lombardi, Kosta Browne
The North Bay winegrowing community is very generous in its support of local nonprofits and other charitable entities. Philanthropic efforts range from young family members working with local schools to wine auctions generating tens of millions of dollars. The common thread is the commitment to community and the willingness to give help where it's needed.
"The more you look into the philanthropic activities of our local wineries, the more interesting it becomes," says Tony Lombardi, brand and public relations director for Kosta Browne Winery in Sebastopol. "Local winegrowers have found an amazing array of ways to support local nonprofit organizations [NPOs]."
Staglin Family Vineyard
"Our family vineyard motto is, 'Great Wine for Great Causes,' and we absolutely live that at Staglin Family Vineyard," says Garen Staglin, co-proprietor at Staglin Family Vineyard in Rutherford. "Our son, Brandon, was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 19. Since then, we've been at the forefront in finding the causes and cures for mental illness. Instead of running away from the issue, we chose to run toward it—and we've never looked back."
A small annual benefit concert in Napa Valley, started in 1995, has since bloomed into the Music Festival for Mental Health at Staglin Family Vineyard, which brings together renowned chefs and wineries, top-bill musicians and leading scientists to raise significant funds and awareness of mental illness issues. Over the years, performers have included Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Dwight Yoakam, Brian Wilson, Pointer Sisters, Pat Benatar and many more.
Says Staglin, "We're committed to continuing to seek ways to support mental health and reduce the burden of brain disease worldwide."
The Staglin family celebrated the 20th Annual Music Festival for Brain Health on September 13 and 14, 2014; the event raised nearly $3.5 million to benefit the IMHRO/One Mind Institute and One Mind. Over its 20 years, the festival has raised close to $210 million.
Flanagan Wines
Flanagan Wines in Sonoma County's Bennett Valley has partnered with Community Child Care Council (4Cs) of Sonoma County, a nonprofit agency that operates child development centers and preschools throughout the county.
In 2012, Riley Flanagan (daughter of winery founder Eric Flanagan), chose 4Cs for her eighth grade community service project. She visited with the children and organized a dinner that raised more than $15,000 for the organization. Since then, Flanagan Wines has done several events with proceeds benefiting 4Cs.
"4Cs is dedicated to supporting and providing quality, accessible and affordable preschool, child care and nutrition services for children, families and child care professionals through education, resources and direct services," explains Jenny Juhl, community relations director for the organization. "Our programs provide direct support to low-income families in need of child care and preschool, so parents can continue to work or attain vocational education. We serve more than 500 children in our 12 high-quality preschools throughout Sonoma County, as well as thousands of parents needing help to find and pay for child care. We also run several programs to increase the quality of all child care and preschool programs across Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties."
Riley, now 15, currently serves as an honorary board member and assists the board of directors in finding volunteers and donations for 4Cs' outreach events. Her father, Eric, has also donated more than 2,000 books to the children at 4Cs. Flanagan Wines recently donated the gross proceeds of its annual harvest and wine release party to 4Cs, contributing $5,000 to the organization.
Says Eric, "To me, helping kids get a good start in life is the best thing we can do to make our future better."
Vineyard 29
Chuck McMinn is founder of Covad (among other tech ventures) and proprietor of Vineyard 29 in St. Helena. In addition, he's founder and board chair of the Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition, a group driving the creation of a 47-mile hiking and biking trail that will eventually run from the Vallejo Ferry Terminal to Calistoga. Three million annual uses are projected for the trail when it's complete.
McMinn is also founder and board chair of NapaLearns, which provides forward-looking support, resources and funding to all five school districts in Napa County, supporting the implementation of 1:1 technology and project-based learning for all students. Specific forms of support are: tuition support for teachers to obtain masters degrees in educational technology (79 to date); training for teachers in 21st century teaching skills; payment for coordinators and substitutes so teachers can attend training; a loan program for parents to purchase digital devices; and funding for classroom digital devices and devices for foster youth.
He's devoted time to several other local NPOs, including the St. Helena Hospital Foundation, which provides funding for capital improvements to the hospital and support of charity care to the community. In the past, McMinn has served as committee chair of several Napa Valley Vintners and Auction Napa Valley committees. He's currently a committee member.
"For NapaLearns and Napa Valley Vine Trail, I saw the need to create these organizations to fill gaps in services in the county. For St. Helena Hospital Foundation and Napa Valley Vintners and Auction Napa Valley, I was asked to join their existing efforts," says McMinn.
"I'm proud of the contributions these NPOs have made to our community," he continues. "Vine Trail has raised $8.5 million through philanthropy and grants, and our next phase is to construct 12.5 miles, from south of Napa to Yountville, by the fall of 2015.
"NapaLearns has raised approximately $8 million since its inception in 2010, and is rolling out the project-based learning approach pioneered at Napa's New Technology High School to 10 of the 30 schools in Napa Valley, with more to come. We've provided loans to buy digital devices to more than 400 families. We've helped Calistoga become a California Distinguished School and a national Blue Ribbon School through the use of digital devices and curricula. And NVV/ANV is the most successful wine auction in the United States, with more than $130 million raised to support NPOs in the county."
You can help the Vine Trail by becoming a member, donate or volunteer at vinetrail.org. NapaLearns is grateful for donations or service as a community volunteer for classroom projects at napalearns.org. SHH accepts donations at foundation.sthelenahospitals.org. And of course, everyone is invited to attend Auction Napa Valley in June or bid on items in its e-auction online at auctionnapavalley.org.
Levensohn Vineyards
International business professional Pascal Levensohn and his wife, Melanie, a public policy and strategic communications expert, believe securing a successful future for local children begins with an investment in education. The couple, which owns and operates Levensohn Vineyards in St. Helena, have made the town their full-time home since their marriage in 2013. Pascal first supported the nonprofit BizWorld.org in 1996 to provide the organization's entrepreneurial training program to elementary school children. The BizWorld.org entrepreneurial education program prepares children to compete in a global economy. In September 2014, Levensohn Vineyards announced a gift of $10,000 to BizWorld.org to bring the entrepreneurial training program to Napa Valley.
"We feel strongly that we need to support the North Bay, and the Napa community, in particular," says Melanie. "We're active supporters of the St. Helena Hospital Foundation, on whose board of ambassadors Pascal serves and, as members of the Napa Valley Vintners, we raised $190,000 from the Levensohn Vineyards ANV 2014 Live Auction Lot to support Napa charities."
"As residents of St. Helena, supporting the Napa community is a priority for us," says Pascal. "As a finance professional for more than 34 years and an entrepreneur since 1994, I believe helping children understand the basics of business early in their formal education can build a lasting foundation and desire to succeed later in life. BizWorld.org's unique program provides kids not just with the basics of building a business, but also with crucial skills such as teamwork, leadership and financial management that will give them a competitive advantage to succeed in school and beyond."
Pascal is a technology entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Melanie's background includes international journalism and diplomacy, working with the World Health Organization and later the World Bank.
Kosta Browne Winery
"Part of what we do here at Kosta Browne Winery is donate wine to about 12 wine charity auctions around the country every year. Through our participation—with our wines and experiential lots we create—we raise about a half-million dollars for worhtwhile causes each year," says Lombardi.
Winery founders Dan Kosta, Michael Browne and Chris Costello focus much of their charitable giving on organizations that benefit and support children. "We believe the biggest impacts can be accomplished by helping children. It's investing in the future," says Lombardi.
In addition to 100 cases of large-format bottles that are produced exclusively for charity events, Kosta Browne also offers experiential auction lots, such as a lunch for six or dinner for 20 hosted at the winery in Sebastopol. "Dan and I were in Sun Valley for its Center of the Arts wine auction this past July, and we put together an auction lot that was a trip for 10 to Cabo San Lucas plus three large-format bottles—and it raised $80,000," says Lombardi.
The list of benefactors of Kosta Brown's generosity is long, and includes the Redwood Empire Food Bank, the Sonoma County Museum, Cystic Fibrosis and Cystinosis Research, Global Student Embassy, local schools and Northern California Make-A-Wish Foundation.
For 2015, Lombardi says, "In February, we participate in an event in Raleigh, N.C., that we've done for many years, called the Triangle Wine Experience. It benefits the Frankie Lemmon School that provides education, advocacy and support for young children with special needs. Each March, we participate in the High Museum Wine Auction in Atlanta, Ga., which benefits its local art center. And locally, also in March, we donate to the Pigs and Pinot charity event in Healdsburg, which benefits many charities in Sonoma County, including schools and children's organizations."
Jones Family Vineyard
"My wife, Elaine, and I are long-term supporters of a variety of nonprofits that support improved health care and services to children throughout Napa Valley," says Rick Jones, founder of Jones Family Vineyards in Calistoga. "These include the St. Helena Hospital, Clinic Ole, NapaLearns, The UpValley Family Centers and Auction Napa Valley."
"Elaine and I both believe that our support should include both financial aid as well as our own time and expertise," says Rick. "We've served on the boards of several of these organizations at one time or another. Currently, I'm vice chair of NapaLearns and treasurer of Clinic Ole, and Elaine is secretary of the St. Helena Hospital Foundation and vice-chair of the UpValley Family Centers. I'm a past president of the Napa Valley Vintners and Auction Napa Valley and currently serve on its grants review committee."
"When we moved to Napa Valley nearly 20 years ago, we recognized that the community had a great divide between those who have and those who don't, and we wanted to help bridge that gap," recalls Jones. "Over the years, we've tried to support organizations that serve everyone in Napa."
More Wine Country giving
There are many more examples of philanthropic activity by the local winegrowing community. A few—but by no means all—include:
In the early 2000s, John Shafer of Shafer Vineyards led the effort to build Clinic Ole, Napa's local medical clinic that serves one in six Napa County residents (more than 30,000 clients) annually. John celebrated his 90th birthday last October 11 and is still very much involved in the philanthropic efforts today.
Warren Winiarski, founder of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, is a major donor to Queen of the Valley Hospital and other local causes.
Craig and Kathryn Hall (founders of Hall and Walt wines) are supporters of the arts and our local humane society, among other charities. Kathryn was U.S. Ambassador to Austria under Bill Clinton.
Margrit Mondavi (and the late Robert Mondavi) have given millions to local arts projects and spearheaded the restoration of Napa's downtown Opera House (now City Winery). They were the founders and primary donors for Copia (which, sadly, no longer exists) and gave $35 million to UC Davis for various projects.
Jackson Family Wines, now led by Barbara Banke, is passionate about strengthening the local community. They're strong advocates for family and education, dedicating sizeable time and resources to enhance the quality of life for families in need. Among the many Northern California organizations the family supports are Red Cross, United Way, The Family Justice Center of Sonoma County, UC Davis Jess S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building, Boys & Girls Club, Redwood Empire Food Bank and both the Sonoma and Napa county vintner associations.
The Davies family of Schramsberg Vineyards established the Jack L. Davies Foundation in honor of the family's patriarch, who helped establish the Napa Valley Ag Preserve in 1968. The foundation helps to further the spirit of the Ag Preserve in Napa County.
The Duncan family of Silver Oak Cellars is a significant donor to St. Helena Hospital and Clinic Ole.
Bob and Elizabeth VanDyk started Napa Valley's Van Dyk Family Wines in 2012 with the goal of using the venture to promote caring for an aging population. Profits are donated to Alzheimers and other senior care organizations.
All proceeds from Ehlers Estate go to the Leducq Foundation to support international cardiovascular research.
Randy Dunn of Angwin's Dunn Vineyards spearheaded and made significant contributions to the Land Trust of Napa County to fund the more than $20 million acquisition of the Wildlake Ranch and Duff Ranch properties, the largest single acquisition of land for the local Land Trust (in excess of 4,000 acres).
Leslie Rudd, vintner and owner of Dean & DeLuca, has given significant sums of money to education in the Napa community, including the lead grant for the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena.
Ron and Teri Kuhn are top Auction Napa Valley bidders who've given tens of millions to the annual charity wine event since its inception in 1981.
Barry Schuler, former CEO of America Online and owner of Meteor Vineyard in Napa, is a philanthropic leader in education in Napa County.
According to Lombardi at Kosta Browne, charitable work has hidden benefits as well. "I feel very grateful to be in a position to help with a bottle of wine that raises much-needed funds for so many worthwhile organizations," he says. "As we organize and attend the various charity events arund the country and in our own backyard, the people we get to meet are really cool. What I've found over the years is that people who are involved in charity and philanthropy are exactly the kind of people you want to become friends with and nurture a relationship with over a long period of time."
In other words, through philanthropy, both giver and receiver benefit.
Auction Napa Valley
"Annually, we give support to approximately 25 local health care and youth education nonprofits," says Patsy McGaughy, communications director for Napa Valley Vintners. "We also make significant strategic donations, like our recent $10 million lead grant for earthquake relief, our $2.5 million donation to the Vine Trail, our $3 million seed money for Clinic Ole, our $1 million grant to establish the Children's Health Initiative to ensure every child in Napa County has access to health insurance and our recent multi-year, multi-million-dollar pledge to ensure every child in Napa County enters kindergarten ready to learn [to help close the academic achievement gap]."
The NVV philanthropy program was the vision of Robert and Margrit Mondavi and several other vintner leaders who founded Auction Napa Valley in 1981. That year, $140,000 was raised for the two local hospitals. They've been giving an average of $5 to $15 million per year for the past 10-plus years. The 2014 Auction Napa Valley fund-raiser generated $18.7 million and will benefit more than 25 different NPOs.
"Auction Napa Valley brings out the philanthropy of our vintner members, who donate wines, experiences and hospitality for the event, which, in turn, draw hundreds of donors, who give millions of dollars to the fund-raiser," says McGaughy.
Adds McGaughy, "To help, interested people can either attend our annual event and donate or participate in our global online auction and fund-a-need, which are open to any donor anywhere in the world the first week in June each year."
Sonoma Wine Country Weekend
Sonoma Wine Country Weekend is Sonoma County's signature charity event, bringing together more than 200 top winemakers and growers, along with a collection of the area's best chefs. Jointly produced by the Sonoma County Vintners and the Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation, all proceeds benefit local charities. Since its inception in 2008, Sonoma Wine Country Weekend has raised more than $12 million for charities that benefit students, children, farm workers and people in need in Sonoma County communities.
Among the many worthwhile charities supported by the Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction are the Fund the Future programs, which specifically support children's literacy. These include Schools of Hope (United Way of the Wine Country), Pasitos Playgroups (Community Action Partnership), AVANCE (Community Action Partnership), Accelerated English Program (Healdsburg Education Foundation), and Summer Reading and Writing Academy and Grade Level Proficiency Project (Sonoma Valley Education Foundation).
These programs were selected based on proven track records, strong metrics, geographic coverage, and with an eye to supporting a range of programs addressing both pre-reading preparation and teaching young children to read.
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Q: New windows not able to acess NWJS modules? If I create a window using window.open on my NWJS application, it seems that this window cannot acess any nodejs or nwjs module at all. How to I work around it?
I use document.write to write the content of the page, because it will be different according to the context in which the code is running.
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Is there a way to enable node/nwjs modules in that window? And if not, how do I open a new window in my application which has acess to node/nwjs modules and once open, execute code in it?

A: The only part of your opened window that isn't static is + text + ... so, you have an almost static HTML page
Here's something that will work. Create a static page like so:
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <title>JS Coder</title>
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Lets say it's called otherpage.html - it's in the same folder as your "main" page too
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The Lavit Gallery has much to offer this Christmas. With painting and sculpture in our Christmas show, we also have a wide selection of prints, ceramics, wood, and other craft.
We will be open 7 days a week in December.
Join us on Saturday, in Wandesford Quay, where we will be celebrating the beginning of Christmas. We will be providing the mince-pies and other refreshments, while you find the ideal gift for that special someone.
Art and Craft: The Lavit Gallery is home to a wide range of painting, sculpture, ceramic, glass, and wood craft, making it the ideal place to get a very special gift for someone you love this year.
Music: Liam McCarthy is a Cork born, classically trained singer who can sing in four languages. He was part of the North Cathedral Choir, sang as part of the chorus in the Collins musical society, the Gilbert & Sullivan musical and Cork Operatic society. He won the over 60's singing competition in the Cork City Hall in 2006.