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"I would be lying if I said it didn't feel a little crazy, but I wanted to tell these stories," Dirty Projectors leader Dave Longstreth tells Rolling Stone of the prolific art-pop group's forthcoming self-titled LP. Due on February 24th, Dirty Projectors is a self-admitted breakup record that chronicles in vivid detail the entirety of his ultimately doomed relationship with former bandmate Amber Coffman. Ranging from new-love giddiness ("Little Bubble") to self-flagellation ("Winner Take Nothing") and eventually acceptance ("Cool Your Heart"), the album is a deep dive into the musician's life and heart.
After he and Coffman ended a multi-year romantic relationship following touring behind 2012's Swing Lo Magellan, and she subsequently left the band, Longstreth admits that he considered retreating from his own music. He dove into writing with other artists including Kanye West ("FourFiveSeconds"), Joanna Newsom and Solange. Eventually, that path led him back to Coffman herself: He recently co-wrote and produced her forthcoming solo debut, City of No Reply.
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When he eventually returned to writing for himself, Longstreth says he had something of a creative awakening. Rather than bury his emotions, he chose to channel the intense sadness he felt in the wake of his breakup into his most soul-baring, emotionally jarring songs yet. "There was a period of time, before I got around to accepting this was what I was going to do, where I tried to not make this album," Longstreth admits in a revealing conversation during which he discusses the decision to make himself vulnerable in song, how working on and listening to music with others has helped him immensely, and why in many ways his new album feels like a return to form. "But it's the record I had to make."
This new album is extremely personal and revealing. Was the intention always for these songs to be heard? Or did they start as a way for you to deal with life as it came at you?
You're right. That's exactly how they started. I didn't know what they were really good for but it just felt like it was my way of processing shit. If you had asked me at the time, I felt very uncertain about where to go with music. I didn't have answers for that. It was really helpful for me to work in a different kind of capacity than I ever had before. Working as a producer, an arranger and in some cases as a writer for some other people, gave me a super different perspective. But at that same time I was doing the Kanye stuff and working on the Solange album, I would go back to the music I was making. It was probably early sketches and versions of the music that became this record.
You've typically built your band around the songs you were writing at a particular time, but this album feels like a more solitary endeavor.
I think it's true. When I started the band back in '01 I always wanted it to be an amphibious vehicle. Something that could go with me wherever I needed to go. And that's always been my vision for it. Just like any songwriter, the songs come out of where I am in my life and what I'm doing and who I'm hanging out with and the kind of sounds I'm imagining. I always loved the idea of it evolving in the same way that life changes.
You've made no bones about this being a breakup album. Did you ever second-guess the decision to be so open and vulnerable?
I don't know if I'd call it second-guessing but yeah, definitely. A few things I've noticed about myself as a listener, and the music that I relate to and the music that's continued to mean something to me since I was a little kid or a teenager, is that they're songs that tell stories and songs that come from a place of experience.
After breaking up with Amber, did it feel like the future of Dirty Projectors was up in the air?
It's sort of just the way that it took shape and based on the way life was at that time, I guess. I made like five records as Dirty Projectors before I got out of college. And then I put a band together when I got interested in going on tour around that time. And so to me this album feels like in some ways a return to a place that I knew very well. I feel kind of good about it. I've been in touch with everybody from the most recent version of the live band and everyone is kind of with me. And also, how we put it together live, that's still developing.
You described an initial reluctance to record such autobiographical material. How did you finally come to the decision that this was the album you had to make?
It just felt like the natural thing to do. There was a bit of "the only way past is through." One thing I feel like I learned from spending a little bit of time in the room with Kanye is how important is to him to listen with people; you get that osmotic thing going on of being able to hear the music through somebody else's ears and get a sense of how they're responding to it. It's something I saw Kanye do a whole lot. That was actually the first thing we did when I got to his house. He sat me down and played me rough versions of songs that he and everybody that was there had been working on. And so I tried doing that more this time. And I loved doing it. I realized in some ways this music really wasn't so different from the body of songs that I've written so far. That was something that I got out of listening with my brother or listening to it with other friends and other musicians.
Did you ever read that book I Love Dick by Chris Kraus? It's a cool book. There was a profile of her in The New Yorker a couple months ago I was reading. Her book is kind of a similar thing [as my album]. It's sort of a garbled, kaleidoscopic-almost-fictionalized memoir. I think she was relaying to the author how someone in an interview had asked her a similar question about 'Do you feel uncomfortable sharing these personal details?' and she quoted Gilles Deleuze: "Life is not personal." I liked that. Because yes, this is all personal for me and heartbreaking and sad stuff and some of it kind of feels private. But in listening to the album with people like [Vampire Weekend's] Ezra [Koenig] and other musicians you come to realize everybody goes through this stuff.
So in a way this personal stuff is not very personal. For me that was a liberating realization. Also in listening to it, I was like, "I really do think for whatever reason this music is coming out of a difficult place but I'm happy with the things I'm getting out of it." So eventually I was like, "Maybe this is something I should show others."
It seems like working on music with Kanye, Joanna Newsom and Solange was liberating for you.
It was like hitting a reset that I really needed. I'd never been in that capacity working for somebody else musically. I'd never written music or worked on music for another artist before. And so it just gave me a whole different perspective. What Joanna and Solange and Kanye all had in common was a mental image of what the sound is supposed to be. As a collaborator my goal has to be to help them get toward that mental image. That was cool. Realizing that sound is an image allowed me in making my own album to stay focused on the emotional places that first inspired the song and not get carried away with the music that spun out from there.
Did you learn anything from any of them in particular?
Technically I actually learned a lot just being around [Kanye's producer] Mike Dean. He showed me a shitload of stuff about Pro Tools I didn't even know about. So that was sick. Working with Solange, again, I was in a place where I was like, "What do I even do?" I was feeling pretty down. I'm really grateful that she included me in the work on her album because just being there gave me confidence in a moment what I kind of needed it.
Let's talk a bit specifically about your voice on this album. On "Keep Your Name" you venture into a much lower register than we've heard from you before.
The song is in sort of a low register but it's bent way down. Or about a third or something. In the past with Dirty Projectors albums my own voice was the last thing that went on the record. It was always like we'd already been recording for a while and we're coming up against a deadline and I'm exhausted and I've spent a ton of time getting down the women's vocal parts. And compared to them I felt like a terrible singer. So it was always like, "Oh, yeah, I'll just do my thing and then we can move on to mixing." A melody is like a path and this time I gave myself the time to travel the path a bunch more before I recorded those parts. I got to learn my own voice a little better and process it all.
From both a lyrical and production standpoint, Dirty Projectors albums are extremely complex works. It doesn't sound like you had much help this time. Was that daunting?
I was talking to a journalist earlier and they were bringing up an article, maybe from around the time of Swing Lo Magellan or [2009's] Bitte Orca, talking about the long practices that we had as a band and how full-on those were. For me, this record was about taking that certain discipline, or rigor I've had as a bandleader and I've put the band through before, and putting myself through that. I had it coming [laughs].
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@satguru59 wrote: 46 mb is too less isnt it ?
Yes it is and thats the beauty of it. Less number of perfect lines.
Hello!!! What shell Support book oops.bin?
@danylo wrote: Hello!!! What shell Support book oops.bin?
1). Winboard is the best choice for BIN books. SCID is another option.
* Oops-02.bin is ready after i fixed my losses in BooksWar 10 tournament and will participate in SCCT Book ChampionShip II. Wish me good luck! After that tour, ready to prepare Oops-03.bin.
@Waldemar wrote: * Oops-02.bin is ready after i fixed my losses in BooksWar 10 tournament and will participate in SCCT Book ChampionShip II. Wish me good luck! After that tour, ready to prepare Oops-03.bin.
Good luck.. Keep creating new books and keep sharing them as well..
Can someone explain me how to use .bin books?
@Arkeus wrote: Can someone explain me how to use .bin books?
VocalTechnique wrote: There is also another alternative way to use bin books in a FRITZ environment.
The engine's runtime command will open. Physically drag the bin. book into the engine's runtime command.
If you did this correctly, you should see the directory where the book is located inside the engine's runtime command. Minimize.
UNCLICK the [Use book] option. This is will disable the GUI book.
You're welcome! Any special loss with the book just send me the game by PM.
ok...wal bro. I will send you the pgn files if any loss is suffered by the book. And all the best for the scct book championship. I believe your book will perform great.
We want more books from you. Great work and thanks for sharing.
I will also send losses to you Waldemar, MAD RESPECT.
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VocalTechnique wrote: I will also send losses to you Waldemar, MAD RESPECT.
Hi Vocal, how to do this playing with SF under ARENA?


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Q: Is there a good design pattern for checking permissions when running a method? I'm looking for a design pattern or a approach to tidy up my code. This is in the context of security and checking permissions for a given subject.
Here is a simplified example:
public Pizza bakePizza() throws UnauthorizedException{
if (subject.isPermitted("BAKE_PIZZA")){
        return new Pizza();
    } else {
        throw new UnauthorizedException();
    }
}

Is there a way to make this a bit more clean because this can get quite messy when I have a lot of different kinds of methods like this.

A: I think splitting security constraints and bussines logic by using something like the decorator pattern would be a good start.
How about something like this:
// an interface defines the operations
public interface PizzaService {
  Pizza bakePizza();
}

// standard implementation that contains the business logic
public class PizzaServiceImpl implements PizzaService {
  @Override
  public Pizza bakePizza() {
    // implementation ..
  }
}

// implementation with security constraints that delegates to the real implementation
public class SecurePizzaService implements PizzaService {
  private PizzaService service;
  public SecurePizzaService(PizzaService service) {
    this.service = service;
  }

  @Override
  public Pizza bakePizza() {
    if (!subject.isPermitted("BAKE_PIZZA")){
      throw new UnauthorizedException();
    }
    service.bakePizza()
  }
}

// usage
PizzaService pizzaService = new SecurePizzaService(new PizzaServiceImpl());
...
Pizza pizza = pizzaService.bakePizza();

This way you could change security constraints without touching business logic and vice versa.
If you have a lot of situations like this you should have a look at AOP frameworks like AspectJ

A: One approach is to move the check logic into a method that throws and thereby ends the program flow of the calling method early.
public Pizza bakePizza() throws UnauthorizedException{
    ensurePermission("BAKE_PIZZA");
    return new Pizza();
}

private void ensurePermission(String permission) throws UnauthorizedException {
    if (!subject.isPermitted(permission))
        throw new UnauthorizedException();
}

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V de V Sports is een van oorsprong Franse raceorganisatie die actief is in Europa. De baas van deze organisatie is de Belg Eric van de Vyver. V de V Sports organiseert in 2008 acht kampioenschappen voor tourwagens en Le Mans Prototypes.

Kampioenschappen

Historic Endurance

Historic Challenge
De Historic Challenge is een kampioenschap voor oude GT's en toerwagens. De auto's moeten in bezit zijn van het Historic Technical Passport, om er voor te garanderen dat de auto's veilig en authentiek zijn. Automerken zoals Porsche zijn goed vertegenwoordigt. Ook speciale raceautofabrikanten zoals Chevron en Lola zijn sterk aanwezig in dit kampioenschap. Er zijn verschillende klassen voor toerwagens en prototypes.

Totaal kampioenen

Historic French Championship
Dit kampioenschap volgt een andere kalender dan alle andere V de V kampioenschappen. Hier doen alleen tourwagens mee. De populairste auto in deze klasse is de Porsche 911, van de 22 deelnemers in 2007 reden er 15 in een Porsche 911. De anderen reden in een Austin Healey BN 2 of in een Alpine M 63 B.

Totaal kampioenen

Compobat Challenge
De Compobat Challenge is een kampioenschap speciaal voor de Porsche 911 GTS. De winnaar van het kampioenschap krijgt 5000€.

Totaal kampioenen

MOTUL Challenge
De MOTUL Challenge is een kampioenschap voor oude GT's. Elke auto heeft twee coureurs, de punten gaan naar de auto, niet de coureur. Er doen auto's mee zoals de Ford GT40, Ferrari Daytona 365 GTB/4, Porsche 911 en de Lotus Seven. De naamgevende sponsor is MOTUL, een smeerolie producent.

Totaal kampioenen

Modern Endurance

GT-Touring Challenge
Dit is een kampioenschap voor moderne sportwagens. Er zijn verschillende klassen: Grand Touring (onderverdeeld in: GT V1, GT V2, GT V3, GT V4) en Touring (onderverdeeld in: Silhouette, Groupe N, Groupe A, F2000). Er doen auto's mee zoals de Porsche 996, BMW Z3, Ferrari F430.

Totaal kampioenen

PROTO Challenge
De PROTO Challenge is een kampioenschap voor sportwagen prototypes, vergelijkbaar met de LMP2 klasse in de 24 uur van Le Mans. Er zijn drie klassen: CN, C3 en C2-1. C2-1 doet niet mee voor het kampioenschap. In de CN klasse doen alleen auto's mee met een motorinhoud van 2000cc, en in de C3 klasse doen alleen auto's mee met een motorinhoud van 1600cc.

De motoren van de CN auto's moeten gelimiteerd zijn op 8200 toeren per minuut. Tot een motor inhoud van 1000cm³ mag een auto 480kg wegen, tot 1300cm³ mag de auto 500kg, tot 1600cm³ mag de 520kg wegen, tot 2000 cm³ mag de auto 570kg wegen.

De C3 auto's mogen geen stuurbekrachtiging hebben. Verder moeten ze ook voldoen aan een bepaald gewicht. Tot een motor inhoud van 1000cm³ mag de auto 505kg wegen, tot 1300cm³ mag de auto 540 kg wegen, tot 1600 cm3 mag de auto 580 kg wegen. De auto's mogen zwaarder zijn omdat in deze auto's minder koolstofvezel in zit verwerkt.

Auto's in dit kampioenschap zijn bijvoorbeeld de Ligier SJ49, Norma M20, Juno SSE, Radical SR3 en de Merlin MP23.

Kampioenen

Sprint PROTO/Funyo

Sprint PROTO Challenge
Deze klasse rijdt ook met auto's die vergelijkbaar zijn met die uit de LMP2 klasse. Ook deze klasse heeft verschillende sub-klassen: CN (2000cc tot 3000cc) en C3 (1600cc tot 2000cc). Het maximum gewicht wordt bepaald door de motorinhoud net zoals bij de PROTO Challenge. Bekende merken in dit kampioenschap zijn: Ligier, Horma, Funyo, Radical, Merlin en Juno.

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De Funyo Challenge is een klasse voor het automerk Funyo. Er zijn twee klassen: RC en NC. De RC klasse heeft een open technisch reglement, de teams mogen veel veranderen aan de auto. In de NC klasse rijden ze met een nagenoeg standaard Funyo 4.

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Arts & Entertainment | August 24, 2017 9:00 am
The Fall Movie Guide
Quality is up this season. So is real-life heroism.
Hollywood had a terrible summer.
But fall is a season for change, and we've got 14 good reasons for you to head back to the local cinema this month.
The first is that unlimited-theater-ticket service MoviePass now costs just $10 a month.
The other 13 come in the form of our Fall Movie Preview, flush with the one movie you've gotta see each week from now until November.
Highlights: a Coen Brothers caper, killer clowns (and snowmen!) and a few real-life tales of heroism.
Rather stay home? Don't worry. We also offer 13 worthy alternatives you can watch, read or listen to from the comfort of your couch.
I Do … Until I Don't (Sep. 1)
The pitch: "Cheating, divorce, orgies … but with funny, attractive people."
The fine print: Lake Bell's charming indie comedy In a World … bodes well for her follow-up, a dissection of marriage in a modern world starring an A-level comedic cast (Ed Helms, Mary Steenburgen, Paul Reiser, Wyatt Cenac).
Or stay home and … Binge the third season of Narcos, which returns today to Netflix.
IT (Sep. 8)
The pitch: "It's like Stranger Things before Stranger Things. Also: There's a clown. "
The fine print: It's taken a while for Stephen King's tale of misfit kids who face an unspeakable evil (usually in the shape of a clown nicknamed Pennywise) to hit the big screen. True Detective's Cary Fukunaga was once behind the camera — now replaced by Mama's Andy Muschietti — and the film is now a two-parter, with the first half updated to take place in the '80s. Troubled beginnings aside, this looks legit scary.
Or stay home and … Read the scathing reviews for 9/11, the new drama about the Sept. 11th attacks starring Charlie Sheen and Whoopi Goldberg. That's gonna be a true horror show.
mother! (Sept. 15)
The pitch: "Home invasion with a twist. By the guy who did Black Swan."
The fine print: Darren Aronofsky's creepy new thriller centers on a happy couple (Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem) who see their idyllic life disrupted by uninvited guests. Cue blood on walls, angry mobs, plot twists galore.
Or stay home and … Uncover the secrets that lurk within Netflix's American Vandal, a spoof of Serial/Making a Murderer that asks, "Who drew all the penises on those cars?"
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (Sept. 22)
The pitch: "Young, hip James Bond comes to America."
The fine print: The 2014 spy caper that made 007 irrelevant heads to our shores, as the Kingsman agents meet their Stateside compatriots—who pose as good ol' boy bourbon distillers. Returning director Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, Layer Cake) should keep the action kinetic and waaaaaay over-the-top.
Or stay home and … Relive the genre classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind, celebrating its 40th anniversary with a new 4K Blu-ray containing three different versions of the film (theatrical, special edition, 1997 director's cut) and illuminated packaging that plays the movie's iconic five-note motif.
Battle of the Sexes (Sept. 22)
The pitch: "Oscar bait: Great actors, true story, goofy '70s haircuts."
The fine print: The real life tale of a 1973 gender wars tennis match between Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and willing chauvinist Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell). Perhaps you can find some modern-day parallels. Or just appreciate the glorious amount of mutton chops.
Or stay home and … Relive your youth with the new handheld Super NES (Sept. 29). Good luck finding one, however.
Stronger (Sept. 22)
The pitch: "It's the tough, ultimately feel-proud movie America needs."
The fine print: The inspiring story of Jeff Bauman (Jake Gyllenhal), a victim of 2013's Boston Marathon bombing. Directed by David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, Prince Avalanche).
Or stay home and… Rediscover heroism on the big networks. This week, NBC debuts a military procedural (The Brave, Sept. 25) while CBS goes with SEAL Team (Sept. 27)
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (Sept. 29)
The pitch: "Did we miss the summer? We need a surf film."
The fine print: Four decades of amazing action footage mixed with a deep dive into the personal side of the big-wave, larger-than-life surfer.
Or stay home and… Watch the season premieres of Hawaii Five-O, MacGyver and Marvel's The Inhumans, which together kind of replicates Laird's life.
Blade Runner 2049 (Oct. 6)
The pitch: "Let's do a sequel to the most visually influential film of the last 35 years….but not let the original guy anywhere near the director's chair."
The fine print: Replicants! Eerie synths! Harrison Ford! The tone and style of Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi dystopia seems intact, with the welcome addition of director Denis Villeneuve (Arrival) — and director subtraction of Scott, whose recent pillaging of his Alien franchise means his behind-the-scenes role is just fine.
Or stay home and … Realize we're living in a dystopian future already. Witness: Season 3 of Mr. Robot (Oct. 11).
Marshall (Oct. 13)
The pitch: "A tense legal drama that involves race, deception and history."
The fine print: A true story inspired by a case involving Thurgood Marshall, who later became the first African-American Supreme Court justice. Marshall's played by Chadwick Boseman, who's already inhabited the likes of Jackie Robinson and James Brown in recent biopics.
Or stay home and… Take stock of our modern history with Sarah Silverman's new weekly talk show I Love You, America (debuts Oct. 12 on Hulu), which examines "un-like-minded" people.
The Snowman (Oct. 20)
The pitch: "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. But in Norway, and with Fassbender."
The fine print: It's a cold case, literally. A serial killer with a snowman fetish returns to the bleak wintery streets of Oslo, as porn-named detective Harry Hole (Michael Fassbender) hunts for clues. Based on a best seller and directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).
Or stay home and… Rock out. You want blood? GWAR has a new album. Notes the band: "Just hearing these songs performed will result in an instant paroxysm of weeping, gnashing of teeth, and the uncontrollable voiding of your filthy bowels."
Suburbicon (Oct. 27)
The pitch: "It's a Coen Brothers movie…sort of. With Matt Damon!"
The fine print: Written by Joel and Ethan Coen but directed by some guy named George Clooney, this is a pitch black tale of a typical suburban family in 1959 that gets involved with loan sharks, murderers and assorted lowlifes. A juxtaposition echoed nicely in that trailer soundtracked by Run the Jewels.
Or stay home and… Beat up Nazis. It's OK because it's a video game (the much-anticipated Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus) and the plot is ridiculously far-fetched: Nazis have come to America!
Thor: Ragnarok (Nov. 3)
The pitch: "Thor goes full Gladiator with the Hulk."
The fine print: The Norse god, minus his hammer, tries to prevent the end of Asgard with help from a rogues gallery of heroes. Directed by New Zealander Taika Waititi (What We Do In the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople).
Or stay home and… Bone up on the movie's backstory. Some of the film's ideas were lifted from the seminal Planet Hulk comic book storyline, as yours truly/geekily will remind you ad nauseum.
Molly's Game (Nov. 22)
The pitch: "Beautiful Olympic skier runs illegal high-stakes poker game with Hollywood elite. True story!"
The fine print: Based off of Molly Bloom's real-life adventures, this legal drama marks screenwriting giant Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut. With Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Chris O'Dowd and Michael Cera. What's not to like?
Or stay home and … Get a different take. Our Creative Director's rant on the original book that became the film: "The fact that an absolute abomination like this got made into an Aaron Sorkin movie starring Jessica Chastain proves that Hollywood is flat out of ideas. Read this shit. It's drivel. Garbage. Criminally awful. Fuck Molly Bloom and the piece of shit ghostwriter she rode in on. And fuck talented filmmakers for wasting their talents on it."
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New tax could help Ann Arbor go solar, switch to electric vehicles
By Ryan Stanton | ryanstanton@mlive.com
ANN ARBOR, MI - A new countywide tax could help make Ann Arbor greener, including switching to electric vehicles for city employees and adding solar panels atop city buildings.
It also could fund other environmental initiatives, make pedestrian routes safer for children walking to and from schools, and help ensure affordable workforce housing is included in new developments.
Those are some of the many initiatives mentioned in a new memo from City Administrator Howard Lazarus, outlining how the city could use a partial rebate from a proposed countywide tax.
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Ann Arbor officials already made it clear they want to put a potential influx of new tax revenue in 2019 toward affordable housing, pedestrian safety and climate action. That was articulated in a City Council resolution last month.
Now the city is identifying what specifically in those three categories could be funded with the estimated $2.2 million to $2.5 million in new annual revenue the city could receive over eight years.
Washtenaw County commissioners voted last month to put a countywide tax proposal for mental health and public safety services on the November 2017 ballot. If approved by voters, the tax would be levied in December 2018 for use in 2019, as commissioners decided to delay the potential collection of the tax for a year.
It would be an eight-year, 1-mill tax that's estimated to raise more than $15.4 million in the first year, with funds divided this way:
38 percent for Washtenaw County Community Mental Health to address what county officials say is a mental health crisis due to losses in state funding, including services focused on stabilization and prevention, meeting mental health needs in an appropriate setting, reducing the burden on the county jail and improving care
38 percent for the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office to ensure continued operations and increased collaboration with the mental health community
24 percent for jurisdictions that maintain their own police force (currently Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Milan, Saline, Ypsilanti, Pittsfield Township and Northfield Township) in proportion to their respective 2016 populations
Per the City Council's resolution, the money coming to Ann Arbor if the tax is approved is expected to be allocated this way:
20 percent (potentially $500,000 per year) to improve pedestrian safety, including police traffic enforcement, crosswalk improvements, pedestrian-activated crosswalk signals known as rectangular rapid flashing beacons or RRFBs, and streetlights
40 percent (potentially $1 million per year) to help the city with its goal to significantly increase the availability of affordable housing in the city, including workforce housing for people with decent-paying jobs in addition to low-income housing
40 percent (potentially $1 million per year) to help the city advance the goals of its Climate Action Plan and reduce the community's greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change
Now that the tax proposal is officially on the November ballot, Lazarus said it's appropriate for the city's staff to provide more specific recommendations on how the money could be spent.
He said what's proposed in his Aug. 1 memo is still subject to change based on public input and council guidance.
For the funds intended for pedestrian safety, the city's staff recommends an emphasis on safe routes to school, Lazarus wrote in his memo, noting the city already has been working with Ann Arbor Public Schools to coordinate and prioritize projects.
"Components of these projects include street lighting, rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs), programmable electronic speed limit signs, pavement markings, and school zone signage," he wrote.
"We would also recommend incorporating neighborhood traffic-calming measures be included as we look at the routes to and from elementary schools. Where appropriate, we would also improve bicycle connections to schools using the returned funds."
Lazarus said the city's staff is working with the AAPS Transportation Safety Committee to put together a work program.
Lazarus said the city's staff proposes setting aside some funds to cover the cost of the city's water and sewer connection fees for new affordable housing developments.
He said the costs can be extensive, depending on the number of units included in a development.
"While these fees are appropriate and necessary to preserve the financial health of the utilities, they can also detract from the competitiveness of proposals for federal funds and tax credits," he wrote. "Staff recommends funding be set aside to provide for these connections for future projects."
Lazarus said some of the funds also could be used to help the city complete an affordable housing master plan.
"Staff recommends that funds be set aside and used to develop a detailed statement of work and then solicit proposals to prepare the document," he wrote.
Other funds could be used to ensure workforce housing is included in new developments.
"As part of new developments, the city looks for the inclusion of workforce housing," Lazarus wrote.
"Some funding may be set aside for the city to participate in providing units in the desired income range."
As for using some of the money to meet goals of the city's Climate Action Plan, Lazarus said the recommendations in this area are framed in the context of the Ann Arbor Climate Proposal.
Members of the city's Environmental Commission, Energy Commission and Ann Arbor Climate Partnership last year submitted a 16-page proposal to the city, outlining ways to make progress on the city's climate action goals by funding various programs.
With this year's budget, Lazarus noted, the council approved $100,000 to launch a new neighborhood partnership program.
He said the city's staff is incorporating a strong environmental component into the initiative, consistent with the "A2 Green Grants" concept outlined in the Climate Proposal.
The proposal suggested creating a pot of money so the city could accept applications and provide "green grants" for community-driven projects that enhance and strengthen neighborhoods, including community rain or food gardens, neighborhood emergency preparedness and revitalizing public spaces with native plants.
Lazarus said the city's staff recommends funding the program in future years using about $250,000 annually from the new countywide tax if it's approved. Other funds, Lazarus said, could go toward what's described in the Climate Proposal as "Charge Up Ann Arbor!"
"One of the goals under this initiative is the conversion of the city's fleet to include electric vehicles," Lazarus wrote, noting the City Council recently provided him a directive on that.
"Staff recommends that funding be set aside into a reserve account to provide for the necessary physical improvements to provide for the maintenance and repair of electric vehicles, cover the increased cost of purchase, and to provide for charging stations at city facilities."
Lazarus noted the Climate Proposal also included three other climate action programs known as Rain Ready Ann Arbor, Energy Smart Ann Arbor, and A2 Solar for All.
The Rain Ready proposal calls for "practical and affordable improvements to minimize flood losses for residential properties and neighborhoods."
The Energy Smart proposal calls for doing more to reduce energy consumption in residential and commercial buildings, including helping property owners with energy audits and advising them on tax credits and incentives available for energy-efficiency improvements.
The A2 Solar for All proposal includes two components: the group solar purchase program that the city already launched this year to help guide residents through the process of going solar, and creating a community solar program to offer residents, including renters, and businesses the chance to purchase affordable shares in third-party solar arrays for as little as $300.
"Funding for these initiatives could be provided from a single sinking fund with an initial investment of ~$650,000 over several years," Lazarus wrote in his memo, referring to Rain Ready, Energy Smart and A2 Solar for All. "The management approach for these programs would require additional development."
Lazarus said the city's staff also recommends setting aside funds for the city's hydroelectric facilities and dams that are in need of capital repair, as well as several city facilities, including city hall, that are or will be in need of capital replacement of heating and cooling systems.
Funds from the new tax, if approved, would enable the city to pursue more energy-efficient systems for city facilities, including the installation of solar systems, Lazarus said.
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Transparency of ownership and funding of media in South East Europe is more and more drawing the attention of institutions and member states in the European Union. This problem was brought up as a number one point in the special dialogue the European Commission launched with Macedonia, while waiting for the denouement of the name dispute with Greece, so that Skopje can start accession negotiations with the EU. In Sofia, there was a meeting on the initiative of a group of independent journalists, among which the journalists of this website, with Commissioner Neelie Kroes, who is responsible for digital agenda but also for media. Now it's Serbia's turn, which is called upon in a joint declaration from the meeting of representatives of the European Parliament with Serbia's Skupstina (the national assembly), to pay attention to media.
In the declaration of 18 points, under number 6 is the appeal the government to implement its Media Strategy by focusing especially on transparency of ownership and financing of the media sector, as well as to create "a climate conductive to media freedom and the safety of journalists". The issue is of great importance, as the example of Bulgaria shows, because full fledged reforms cannot be implemented without media participation, as was the message of Commissioner Kroes in Sofia - "Journalism is related to democracy because without journalism there is no democracy", she said then.
There is also a call the government to complete the national anti-corruption strategy and the relevant action plan by including in it clear indicators, timelines, responsible actors and required resources necessary for the implementation of the Strategy. Concern is expressed, though, of the repeated allegations of misuse of the penal provisions by prosecutors on economic crime offences, accompanied by freezes of company and private assets. The declaration is extremely specific, calling upon the authorities to make a swift repair of the Criminal Code to put an end to the bringing of charges of abuse of public office in private (and with majority private ownership) enterprises and to end the pending criminal proceedings, especially based on Article 359 of the Criminal Code. This article is very controversial and the demands for revision are present in almost all resolutions of the European Parliament on Serbia.
In the same context, it is called for ensuring public access to relevant privatisation documentation that would be of use when such cases are viewed.
The document expresses concern also in terms of the legal initiatives that led to one of the biggest scandals in Serbia after the election of the new Serbian government of Ivica Dacic and President Tomislav Nikolic - the change of the governor of the central bank. Under point 9 in the declaration it is written: "Were aware of concerns regarding the post-election legislative initiatives leading to personal changes in the state institutions and in the civil service, e.g. through adoption of the new law on the National Bank or through the provisions of the newly adopted Law on Ministries, which enables a minister to propose a dismissal of any appointed civil servant".
In the very beginning of the declaration it is pointed out that the government has a limited progress on the its European integration agenda as of March 2012 onwards when the country received a candidate status. The country is encouraged to adopt and implement important, EU related reforms, especially in the area of justice, anti-corruption policies, media freedom, equal defence of minorities, environment protection, sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity, structural reforms and improvement of business environment.
To some extent officially but not quite, Kosovo is brought up as a precondition for beginning of accession talks with Serbia, considered a key state for the European future of the region. How will the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade continue, will be a major test as for the Serbian authorities so for for the EU, in whose accession portfolio only difficult countries remained (excluding Iceland). In the joint declaration of the Europarliament and the Serbian national assembly, the problem is mentioned in point 14, which says that it welcomed "the reaffirmation by the new Serbian President and Prime Minister to continue the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina and to implement all agreements reached with Pristina so far".
The signals from Belgrade, however, are more than mixed and difficult to interpret. In the margins of the UN General Assembly last week, President Nikolic met with Baroness Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief, after which he denied the possibility the agreement for good neighbourly relations with Kosovo to be used as a foundation for a future high level dialogue with Pristina. "Ms Ashton knows that she cannot find in me an interlocutor for good relations with Kosovo as a state. She has in me an interlocutor for good life of Kosovo, for peace and security, for investments, but not that we can be one day good neighbours and I think that the citizens of Serbia know that very well and this is why they've elected me", Nikolic said for the national RTS TV from New York. So far, Serbia's position is clear.
But confusion begins from his answer to the question what do specifically mean direct negotiations with Pristina at the highest level. For Nikolic, high level means that the leadership of a country "cannot hide behind a treaty reached by civil servants". He said, however, that for him Hashim Thaçi, Kosovo's prime minister, was an unacceptable interlocutor and will remain such unless doubts are cleared about his direct involvement in "evil-doings against Serbs". In another interview he said that he would not take part in a high level dialogue with Thaçi but that he would talk to anyone pointed to by the parliament or the government of Serbia. In conclusion, Nikolic said that his country will not haste with the EU membership, although the Union remains a strategic goal of the country.
From Catherine Ashton's office a brief statement was issued of her spokesman after the meeting, in which it is said that Serbia has to undertake steps towards "a visible and sustainable improvement of relations with Kosovo, crucial for opening of accession negotiations and Serbia's EU perspective in general". According to Ashton's spokesman, she underscored the need Serbia to engage "boldly" with these talks and encouraged President Nikolic to be ready to take some "tough decisions".
Next week the European Commission will publish the progress reports of the candidate and aspiring countries. Serbia's report will probably contain in a much more detailed vein the recommendations in the declaration of the European Parliament and the Skupstina. How will this report be formulated and what message will it send, is crucial for what Serbia will undertake - to wait or to grasp reforms.
Amazing, serbs killed too many people in Kosovo and Bosnia and raped thousands of women and still want more trouble...Amazing! Evil is indeed great!
You write "Thaçi" correctly in Albanian, that's good, but still you wrote "Dacic" and "Nikolic" although " Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Dačić" and "Nikolić" would be correct. That's interesting.


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Breaking News: Paris Jackson Attempts Suicide
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Paris Jackson, who has been raised in a Witness family, has reportedly been taken to hospital following a suicide attempt
News is emerging that Paris Jackson, daughter of the late Michael Jackson, has been rushed to hospital on June 5th following a suicide attempt.
Emergency services responded to a call at her home at 1.27am local time and claim to have taken a single person to a local medical center. Multiple sources are reporting this person to be Paris.
While it is impossible to say at this stage what has prompted this development, the online Witness community will be concerned given that little more than a month ago the celebrity gossip pages were reporting that Paris, who has been raised as a Jehovah's Witness by her family, was refusing to go on the door-to-door ministry.
Her grandmother Katherine remains a staunch Jehovah's Witnesses, having confirmed her faith on the Oprah Winfrey show in 2010 where she revealed that she had just returned from the ministry when she heard that her son Michael had been hospitalized. According to the Sky News website, Paris and her siblings continue to live with their grandmother following the singer's death.
Below is a video, posted to YouTube a month ago, revealing the fact that Paris refused to take part in Witness field ministry…
According to TMZ.com, Paris reportedly "threw a fit" last night when she was told she couldn't go to a Marilyn Manson concert. The same source reports that there are signs of cutting on Paris' arms – indicating long-standing emotional problems.
Whatever the issues surrounding this disturbing news, whether this development is related to Paris' religious upbringing or not, at the center of this story is a very troubled young woman who urgently needs the help, support and understanding of those around her – including trained mental health professionals.
On behalf of all those involved with JWsurvey.org, I express my deepest concern for Paris and my sincerest hope that she will have a quick and speedy recovery.
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24 thoughts on "Breaking News: Paris Jackson Attempts Suicide"
I hope that Paris Jackson gets the professional help that she needs during this difficult time.
When teens are suicidal it is not a spiritual malady to be remedied through prayer, as the recent Awake! magazine tries to claim. These children need real help and attention from medical professionals!
KtotheRAD "Konrad"
Even though I was hoping so hard that this wasn't going to be the case, I anticipated something tragic along this line some time ago…Here you have a young lady floating around in a parental vaccuum and also under exponential pressure of worldwide public scrutiny and that tender age? With such a freakish family? Public speculation as to who her father even is? Now public charges of her father being a criminal again? Throw in the cult pressure element to confuse things with twisted life and death and abuse pressures that are non applicable and false, making a loving God look like an ogre rather than a friend? She already spoke of bullying and abuse at school when I had her on twitter so I was hoping against hope that nothing bad would transpire…
Magusknight1974
Nice Work. Great example of someone who chooses to not follow down the path they are given by their family. If she is hurting it is due to all the pressures around her and prayer as little impact in healing her woes. I believe once she finds her way through her problems she will be in a much better place. The cancer of forcing the youth to do what they are told is now manifesting itself with self mutilation and suicide. If Paris does read any of these comments then I tell you that your loved. We respect your choices as long as your happy but be careful not to be fooled by your family as they are manipulated by others too. Great Job Cedars, Save the Children is your mission of truth.
Hakizimana Jean de Dieu
Her grandmother needs professional help first for a long lasting solution. She must be psychologically disturbed by the cult teachings. This cult has the capacity to penetrate and destroy your life through family members. They BELIEVE that they are "The First Woe—Locusts" "The Locust Plague Today" "a plague of locusts that attack those 'who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.' that "authority was given them, the same authority as the scorpions of the earth have." (Revelation 9:2, 3) (Read Revelation Climax chapter 22)!!!
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JWsurvey's own Richard E. Kelly has been quoted in Charisma News on this link: http://www.charismanews.com/us/39785-did-cultish-religion-move-paris-jackson-to-commit-suicide
"There is a high incidence of suicide attempts and cutting among JW children," he says. "They're told to go to all the meetings; they're told Armageddon is coming; they're told they need to go door-to-door to hand out materials. Kids with minds of their own develop problems with these demands and act out in various ways. Suicide attempts are not uncommon."
Way to go Richard!
Dat, dat, dat… My thoughts and prayers are with Paris and family in working through this, but isn't this family built on being "independent" of following Mama Katherine's wishes? and, specifically, the wishes of the elders? Paris is true to her father's nature–a free-spirit with morals and ethics but unwilling to be confined to a box of conformity. Consider that for a celebrity (and Paris as a descendant of a superstar and having a paparazzi following qualifies) they would need to "tone-down" and "costume-up" to fulfill the door-to-door requirement to avoid attracting photographers and possibly harming the service group as they are trampled or run over. That is weird.
But, what really, really is ironic is that the origins–if we reach way, way, way back to the roots–of influence on Russell and the Watchtower publications, we find non-conformity and free-thinkers who refused to be confined to a box of conformity–a rebellion against standard Christian theology and forms of devotion.
I LOVE IT!!! A dose of their own medicine and a bitter pill to swallow!
Hang in there, Paris. TO borrow a phrase, "it gets better!"
JBob
It's often posited that a cult drives people to commit suicide. Naturally, any group disowns this infamy, but a group's dynamics can create fertile grounds which accelerate an individual's inclination toward suicidal tendencies. As we've seen from the "Letter to Elders" regarding India and the push for "exemplary JW families" and the constant measuring up to the "ideal Witness" model written in the Watchtower creates an atmosphere where perfectionism is rewarded and praised. To counter that Jehovah's organization realizes we are all humans with imperfections due to Adam's falling short, etc, etc is to dodge the issue on how the Watchtower literature has painted the ideal Witness character for men, women and families. It's akin to the similar suburban and urban ideals that were portrayed in family and advertisements during the 1950's and 1960's for an ideal family and home; families went through extraordinary means to hide their dysfunction to the point of self-harming and enabling those who were causing harm.
We see this repeated in the incessant denial of Witnesses that child abuse and pedophilia exists in the organization and that the Watchtower Society covers it up to avoid presenting the "less-than-perfect" reality and preserve its "a paradise away from the world" hype. We all heard that–you didn't want to leave a meeting or assembly because it was the ideal of how the "new world" would be–"the new system." It disguised the fact that someone in that audience may have been beating their child beyond disciplinary measures, a spouse being abused, or someone struggling with addictions.
So, being less-than-ideal and facing isolation — further isolation — a teen would have some serious issues to cope, and thus a need for secular / professional assistance in mapping out "who they are" versus everyone else, family, and religious community.
Ann a.k.a Gypsy Sam
Great comment. I've recently learned TTATT and what you stated is exactly the observation I've reached about JW world.
Slow down. Let's find out all the info like prescription drugs. Not to say this is tragic and our children need support (of which I have one).
Candyeye
I was once caught up with this 'cult'. People have to start educating themselves on this stupid cult and help those who are in need by showing them love and patience. Educate yourself on these dangerous cults who are greedy and do not care about your well being and who blame everything on their god. Swearing that it's gods law and we have to blindly follow it! That is not how free will works. Free will cannot be followed if there are wolves in sheeps clothing deceiving those, trapping those who are vulernable to it's attacks and persuasions. Don't drink the poison! Love yourself
(Please bear with my English, I am no native speaker)
While I have every sympathy with your website and cause against JW's, I really feel extremely uncomfortable seeing Paris' attempted suicide dragged in here for possible proof of how corrosive this cult may be.
You even say you "express your deepest concerns" but yet have not the decency to refrain exploiting her suicide attempt. Just because it may serve your cause. Please don't all jump on me, that's just how my first (and second) reaction was to this posted here.
Thanks for your observations Sandie. However the above article was worded extremely carefully so as to not make any assertions as to the causes of Paris' suicide attempt. i.e. "Whatever the issues surrounding this disturbing news, whether this development is related to Paris' religious upbringing or not, at the center of this story is a very troubled young woman who urgently needs the help, support and understanding of those around her – including trained mental health professionals."
Are you saying that young JW celebrities are somehow "off limits," and we in the Ex-JW community are not allowed to talk about well-publicized problems that may befall them?
Former Jehovah's Witnesses no longer have to go by the 'rules' of the Watchtower. We are part of the world now and there is absolutely nothing wrong with Cedars' article that addressed a possibility that crossed many of our minds. Why can't we talk about this? The answer is, we can!
So glad to be out
Sandie,
When you lose someone to a cult and you know that it has an extreme hold over them and you hear that they are sad and have attempted suicide, would you keep quiet? The most compassionate thing you could do is to tell the world about the cult, so that nobody else has to suffer. That is all Cedars is doing and I for one am very grateful. Do independent research and find out about what people have experienced, the loss of family members, the loss of years of their lives. Its not like being a Catholic, there are consequences for being associated with this cult. Many children had no option but to be fed these teachings, because its what their parents or grandparents wanted – Paris for example. For some the only escape that seemed possible was suicide. Others have walked away but bear the scars. Rather than attack the messenger, be part of the army that is stopping the abuse. Paris may one day thank you for that.
You are right, you didn't explicit said, that her religious upbringing was the cause of that. I read that too and have to honor you for this.
And yet, bringing it here in this possible context. It has something of "using" her case to try to imply something, while nobody but her knows what drove her to that point. It might be simply a boy (or girl) who broke her heart. It might well be something else. Nobody knows.
Of course her suicide attempt is well documented in the yellow press, full of speculation. I just somehow think, she's a desperate girl in great pain, don't try to prove a point with her, well documented or not.
I didn't want to start a fight here, and I understand also that you are all somehow at least emotionally abused from JWs, I just don't get it that you drag a teenager into this, who didn't volunteer for this article at all. That's all. Sorry.
Thanks Sandie. I take your observations on board. But since I was merely reporting on the news and reciting known information about Paris rather than "using" her, as you put it, there isn't a great deal I can do. In any case, thank you for visiting JWsurvey and I hope you find the information on this website useful.
So glad,
telling people from one's own first hand experience is something completely different than this. Nobody can claim to know this teenage girl from acquaintance, not me, not you, nobody.
I don't even take particular interest in her case, I am no person to hunt celebrities, I wasn't even fan of Michale Jackson, because I was and am really more of the Freddie Mercury fan.
I just think, you can do better than that. Bring people with first hand experience. If you have to refrain to uninvolved kids, then this is just mind boggling to me.
There are many thousands that will give you first hand experience, me included, I have a dead nephew, a sister and a more, because of this cult. Cedars reported what the press was reporting. I can see the links, to the experiences of many, not least because of my experience. I am glad he is exposing abuse of this cult and the effects it has upon young minds. It may be mind boggling to you, it is not to many thousands who know the facts. I can only say, do the research.
Whilst in the ladies room at the Kingdom Hall, I overheard two young teenage sisters saying that they didn't want to be there and they had failed to 'get out of it' that day. They were only really there to please their parents. The internal conflict resulted in the one young girl committing suicide about a year later. The other one married the first young man she could get, in order to leave home. She soon left her husband for a man 'in the world' and was of course disfellowshipped. What a sad state of affairs.
The teenage children of Jehovah's Witnesses are often in a state of mental distress, trying to please 'God' and yet wanting some sort of excitement in their lives. Balance and understanding are needed. Pressure to conform will never work.
As is the case with Paris, she needs love and more than the usual amount of care. She is in a very precarious position with media attention to cope with as well as a dominating grandmother. I do hope she comes through this and learns to enjoy her young life to the full without any more tragedy.
I have now left the Watchtower Society because of finding out that there is deceit in their teaching and the despicable cases of child abuse continue to rise.
SUZANNE RACINE
I'VE BEEN IN THAT CULT FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS, I REALLY DON'T AGREE ABOUT FORCING OUR CHILDREN TO BE SOMEONE THEY'RE NOT, JUST LIKE THEIR PARENTS, THEY BRAINWASH THE WAY THEY'RE BRAINWASHED. MY CHILDREN ALL LEFT ON THEIR OWN, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONALITY AND EDUCATION WHICH THE SOCIETY ISN'T TOO KEEN, BUT GOING FROM DOOR TO DOOR WON'T PAY YOUR BILLS. THE GUILT THEY PUT IN OUR MIND IS ABOUT THE HARDEST, BUT IT DOES PASS.YOUNG ONES BE WHO YOU WANT TO BE NO SHAME.
Art Fern
I feel so badly for MJ's children, the way he obtained them and his example to them could not have been anymore sick and twisted, a privileged we accord the wealthy and famous. I really want to corner Katherine and bluntly ask her: "How the Witnesses working out for the kids, your marriage"? If they is a more dysfunctional extended family on earth, I am not aware of them. The Tower certainly has not been the rock they could hold to give their kids a good foundation and enrich the parents marriage. It just makes for such a sad story of hurting and unproductive lives, (outside the very temporary success in the music biz). If you believe in the power of prayer, say one for the grandkids.
Wow …….same church it was in the early 70's.
Everyone into everyone else's business. That is why I left.
Why would ANY of you want to know the business of Jackson's daughter? Did you really expect ANY different? And where was the wonderful Katherine when Michael and all the brothers were being abused by their father? I am sure she was a JW back then. WAKE UP!!!!
I agree . I was told as a 17 year old in 1971 that the end would be within a year or two. Then I saw the true picture a few years later and left. NEVER to go back.
I wonder what the number of drop outs is now?
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The topic of the Emu Bay boat ramp upgrade was listed on Tuesday's KI Council meeting agenda as questions on notice. CEO Andrew Boardman prior to the meeting informed The Islander that ramp had specifically designed as a recreational boating facility for vessels up to 1 tonne. However, the larger 8m side of the ramp had the capability to be used by significantly larger commercial vessels under permit from the council. The council will assess each application on its merits.
There was also the issue of how rough seas will impact the ramp that currently was deemed a "fair-weather ramp". Mr Boardman said the two jetties extending out on either side of the new 8-metre and 4-metre wide ramps would feature wave attenuation boards that would minimize the impact of all waves coming in at an angle, except those coming in at 90 degrees to the ramp.
The council could use money saved to install a floating "swell-breaker" directly in front of the ramp to reduce the impact of swell, similar to those used at other ramps, including Port Lincoln. These devices consisted of large plastic pipes, some flooded, some empty, lashed together and moored to the seafloor, floating perpendicular to the shore and ramp. Deputy mayor and boating facilities committee member Larry Turner had checked out the use of these devices at two locations elsewhere in South Australia and had reported his views back to the committee.
Other matters discussed by councillors on Tuesday included an update on the ongoing pollution at Christmas Cove, Penneshaw. Mr Boardman informed the council that the EPA was reviewing a report by consultants that revealed there were hydrocarbons detected at each of the points drilled above the cove and in the town. The report will be released to the public with a recommendation for action.
The council on Tuesday also discussed the strategic plan for Penneshaw and how vital the ferry link to the mainland was. There has been discussion on upgrading the port facilities at both Cape Jervis and Penneshaw to increase ferry service, but this was still in its infancy.
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Can a long walk heal these veterans from their war demons?
This weekend, Americans will celebrate those who have served in our armed forces for Veterans Day. Sacrifices made by veterans come in many forms, but seemingly least known among them is the threat of "moral injury," a condition that affects over two million people struggling with the ethical ambiguities of war.
Produced by an individual's conscience and belief that they've transgressed their moral compass and beliefs, the psychological trauma comes to stark view in the upcoming film "Almost Sunrise," premiering on the PBS documentary series "POV."
In the film, we meet two veterans, Tom Voss, who was deployed to Iraq from 2004-2005, and Anthony Anderson, who completed two tours in Iraq. So transformed by the searing events of war, the two felt compelled to walk 2,700 miles across the country, from their hometown Milwaukee all the way to California, in an attempt to heal themselves.
"I needed to do something to help myself," Voss says in the film. "I needed to take a stand." Anderson, still coming to grips with his wartime experience, agrees to join.
Perhaps the most striking about the film is how it exposes the great dearth in psychological support for our returning soldiers. Tom and Anthony have few treatment options when they return from combat; there is simply no established system for helping veterans cope with their moral injuries.
Yet, as much as the film is a solemn and urgent request for greater mental health resources for our returning soldiers, it also paints an inspiring picture of two tireless veterans determined to confront their own demons. Along the way, they meet with various individuals who have therapeutic suggestions on how they can get better.
"Almost Sunrise" airs on PBS Monday, November 13 at 10 p.m. ET (check local listings). You can watch the full film on your local PBS station or online at pov.org/video.


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Can Yoga Help Ease Symptoms Of Depression?
By Britni de la Cretaz 08/10/17
A series of recently released studies provide strong evidence in favor of the popular mind-body practice.
Many people use yoga as a defense or treatment for mental health issues like depression, anxiety and PTSD. It is also a part of many people's recovery programs from drug and alcohol addiction. But until recently, not much research has existed to provide empirical evidence as to how effective the practice is for managing these concerns.
Last week at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C., six separate presentations featured studies which found that yoga could have positive effects for people with depression of differing severities, The Independent reports.
The studies looked at a wide range of ages, occupations and genders—one surveyed male veterans, another women ages 25-45. Researchers also looked at different types of yoga, like bikram. All the studies found a positive correlation between practicing yoga and a decrease of feelings of depression.
"Yoga has become increasingly popular in the West, and many new yoga practitioners cite stress-reduction and other mental health concerns as their primary reason for practicing," study author Dr. Lindsey Hopkins said at the conference. "But the empirical research on yoga lags behind its popularity as a first-line approach to mental health."
Earlier this year, a study out of Boston University was published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. It found that taking Iyengar yoga classes at least two times per week was beneficial to depressive symptoms.
Lead author Dr. Chris Streeter, associate professor of psychiatry and neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, told TIME that yoga has fewer side effects and potential drug interactions than mood-altering medications, and that it may be a good treatment for people who have not responded to traditional treatments like therapy or medications.
Author Tyler Hunt claims that, combined with a 12-step model, Ashtanga yoga helped heal his drug addiction. He wrote a memoir, A Way from Darkness, and started the Trini Foundation, a charity that sends free Ashtanga teachers to rehab centers. "I believe Ashtanga practice can make people better. It's a process of unraveling who we think we are on our yoga mat and becoming the person we're supposed to be," Hunt told The Fix earlier this year.
Something everyone agrees on, however, is that more research is needed, and that yoga is best used in tandem with other treatment methods. "We can only recommend yoga as a complementary approach, likely most effective in conjunction with standard approaches delivered by a licensed therapist," said Hopkins.
Britni de la Cretaz
Britni de la Cretaz is a freelance writer, baseball enthusiast, and recovered alcoholic living in Boston. Follow her on Twitter at @britnidlc.
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