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Africa Integration Day Commemoration
In a world characterized by unprecedented upheavals, current as well as potential pandemics, climate change crisis, attempts to rewrite the principles on which the international economic relations are premised, the role of trade as a cornerstone of economic self-determination of the African people in the African continent and diaspora cannot be overemphasized. As the world tithers towards being a melting pot of crisis after crisis, the ramifications on trade, economic growth and development of the African continent will be significant. The AfCFTA in this context provides the African countries a lifeline to undo the decoupled economic regimes at national and regional levels and steer intra-Africa trade growth. The commemoration of the AfCFTA as mandated by the 12th Extraordinary Summit of AU Heads of States and Government is therefore a seminal event that marks the beginning of the fulfilment of the vision of the founding fathers of the African unity.
Navigating perilous global economic upheavals
The commemoration of the AfCFTA must inspire, energize and speed up efforts of the African countries towards realizing a long held vision of economic self-determination of the continent. Notably, the context within which AfCFTA was contemplated has drastically changed as underlined by efforts to redefine, redesign and rebalance the global economic relations. The affront against the onslaught of climate change, growing scepticism against free trade and an embrace of nationalist and inward- looking trade policies, fierce bids to shape global regulatory framework for 21st– century industries as well as the blurring of a line between national security and trade policy – all represent a new context in which the commemoration of African integration in the context of the AfCFTA has to be appreciated. The AfCFTA is therefore that sole spark of light that has a potential to hedge African countries against potentially rapturous outcomes from turbulent times of economic challenges facing the world.
Deconstructing fragmented regulatory architecture
There is no doubt that market size matters a lot when it comes to various African regional economic communities' ability to exercise their economic muscle at the global market place. Fragmented regulatory regimes across the Continent while legitimate in their own right, do not in the long haul facilitate the consolidation of these regimes into a sizeable market that can foster commercially meaningful participation of African countries in the global economy.
Commemoration of the AfCFTA is, therefore, recognition of the firm foundation this Agreement represents, particularly as a pathway to defragmentation of African regulatory regimes as well as an enabler of final achievement of the objectives of the Abuja Treaty. It sets the opportune conditions to reset the African trade patterns from being predominantly driven by the booms and busts of commodity markets of third countries. By deconstructing fragmented regulatory regimes, the AfCFTA holds significant potential to redraw Africa's economic map, rescind the Continent's overreliance on exports of primary commodities and broaden the export market base.
Moving from Theory to Practice
The commemoration of the AfCFTA represents a reminder that the African Continent is adopting "a business unusual" approach as the basic ethos through which aspirations of over a billion inhabitants of the Content will be realized. It further represents a reminder that the success of an effective trade regime is not only measured by trade statistics but also visible changes in the standards of living of scores of indigent people across the continent. The promise of the AfCFTA to foster regional value chains and foster inclusive trade entails a commitment to "a business unusual approach". While global partners are indispensable in their trade with the continent, there is no doubt that Africa's upgrading in global supply chains will be only as strong as its ability to upgrade its participation from the bottom of the value chain and supply chain ladder. The impending implementation of the AfCFTA, as well as on going negotiations represent a once in a lifetime opportunity to obliterate the economic fault lines that characterize the fragmented economic expanse of the continent.
The future of Africa lies in the fate of the AfCFTA and ultimate realisation of the objectives of the Abuja Treaty. As the Continent and the world microscopically set sights on Africa as the next frontier of economic take- off, the AfCFTA is the sole continent wide insurance policy that will ensure that the Africa shapes the terms of engagement with third parties and trade with the world in value added goods. It is further an insurance policy that will guarantee that Africa secures its fair share of global economic pie while also maximizing benefits that come with continental integration. The AfCFTA commemoration is a significant milestone in a long-held dream of the founders of African unity.
As we commemorate the AfCFTA it worth remembering Africans who fell prey to COVID-19. With the potential onslaught of pandemics in the future looming on the horizon and drawing from hefty economic losses resulting from the impact COVID – 19 on all African countries, there is no shadow of doubt that, while AfCFTA is not the panacea for all problems, dividends therefrom will position the continent to better deal with future challenges.
TRAPCA's contribution to the AfCFTA through building abiding trade and trade-related capacities of African countries through advanced training and research will ensure that as the Continent celebrates this important day, all hands will be on the deck to foster effective implementation and enforcement of the Agreement. AfCFTA represents "a business unusual" for the continent and all hands must be on deck to ensure that manifests as a step that leads to realising the objectives of the Abuja Treaty.
Written by Tsotetsi Makong
Tsotetsi Makong lectures in trapca's MSc in International Trade Policy and Law. He is a resident faculty member and a legal expert in the field of international trade. His expertise spans a number of subject matter including intellectual property and competition law, international trade negotiations, trade facilitation and regional integration and international economic law. He is a former chief negotiator of UNCTAD Based G77 and China and WTO based Africa Group. Makong contributed in the drafting and legal scrubbing of the AfCFTA. He is currently part of SADC-EU EPAs roster of arbitrators.
The Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (TRAPCA) is a Centre within the Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI), which is an intergovernmental institute that is ISO certified and recognized by UNECA as a Centre of Excellence.
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Virginia Child Support Modification Process Fairfax Lawyer
By SRIS Lawyers Group
The law in Virginia recognizes that things usually change in the years after the divorce. Exes find someone new to marry or move out of state. Children grow into teenagers and eventually reach adulthood. One ex might go back to school and enter into a lucrative new career, while the other suffers a disabling injury and can no longer work.
These are just examples of the myriad ways lives can go up or down as time goes by. Among the consequences of these events is that a noncustodial parent who has been ordered to pay juvenile maintenance may someday struggle to pay it, or gain the means to pay more to his or her kids.
If one or both parents believe the current juvenile maintenance is no longer appropriate, it is possible to request a review and adjustment.
The Virginia Department of Social Services provides a form for requesting such a review.
Generally, in Virginia at least three years must have passed since the juvenile maintenance order was made for a parent to request a review. If it has not been three years, the parent must cite a "special circumstance," such as:
A new child needs to be added to the order, due to birth or modification in custody.
A child is no longer eligible for support at the current level.
One parent's income has increased or decreased by at least 25 percent.
One parent is an in the National Guard or military reserves has been called to active duty and is experiencing a modification in income as a result.
Even if three years have passed, you must provide a reason for requesting the review on the request form.
If granted, the requested modification could make a significant difference in the children's lives.
When can child support orders be changed?
Child support orders cannot be changed on a whim or because a court thinks that "it is time." It must be based on evidence proving that there is good reason to make the modification. In general, requests to review juvenile maintenance may be filed after three years have passed since the original juvenile maintenance order was put in place. This usually requires that a person who wants to make the modification show a changed circumstance. You must show that the facts that existed when the last order was entered have changed. In the many years a juvenile maintenance order is in place, the parent's circumstances may modify many times. For example, in Virginia, if one parent's income has changed (either gone up or down) by at least 25%, this is considered a big enough modification to require a change in the support order. You can request a modification prior to the three years being up or for a lesser change in income, but you will have to show special circumstances to support the requested change and are not necessarily guaranteed a change in the support order.
Circumstances that Might Warrant a Change
You cannot request a juvenile maintenance modification just because you think the other party is not paying enough. There must be evidence and justification to warrant the change. Modifications can be made to either increase or decrease the amount of child support. Some reasons that might justify a change in juvenile maintenance include:
A child become disabled or ill and requires additional care.
The loss of a job or substantial loss of income by one parent.
A new job or substantial raise by one parent.
If you need a Virginia Child Support lawyer to help you with your Child Support case in Virginia, call us at 888-437-7747. Our Virginia Child Support attorneys can help you.
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Think about your cell phone.
You use it for almost everything in your daily life, and you get to know it extremely well. People love their phones, and the thought of switching to a new one—and having to learn the ropes all over again—is daunting to many people.
But cell phones don't last forever. These days, they become obsolete fairly quickly. The time eventually comes when you have to upgrade your cell phone to a newer model, one with more capabilities and better features.
As with cell phones—and with any technology for that matter—your facility's mechanical insulation system eventually needs to be upgraded. New innovations and standards continue to emerge in the insulation industry, and, before long, your current system simply may not cut it.
There are countless resources online describing the many ways that facilities can save energy. And with the ever-increasing emphasis on energy accountability in facilities management, that's no surprise. Decision-makers are investing more than ever in resources to help staff more carefully manage energy use and, ultimately, control budget. In fact, many cities and states are now making it mandatory to benchmark energy use, leading to the use of software such as Energy Star Portfolio Manager, an energy management tool for commercial buildings to track energy and water consumption as well as greenhouse gas emissions.
How Do Insulation Energy Audits Help with Budgeting for Facilities?
Maintaining a facility budget is a true balancing act. Between issues of cost, performance, environment, sustainability, repair costs and more, it can be difficult to determine how to make facility improvements without going significantly over budget. Plus, proposed facility improvements have other departments' budgets and priorities to contend with, meaning that recommended projects may not always be approved.
The key to creating an effective facilities budget is planning. Of course, budgets for maintaining the plant and/or facilities are often determined by the company's overall goals. Insulation energy audits are one way that facilities managers and other decision makers can take a realistic approach to budgeting for a facility upgrade that benefits the whole company by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and saving money on the bottom line.
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Instead of being a major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, the built environment industry can do more to reduce buildings' energy use and help generate clean energy.
Urbanists, engineers, architects, designers and developers—the built environment industries—know this. The industry created "green building" more than 30 years ago to prove that buildings can use less energy, store energy and even generate their own energy on-site. We know it can be done, but it needs policy, regulation and incentives in order for it to become business as usual.
To move ideas like this forward, Architecture2030.org, a U.S.-based non-governmental organisation, recently introduced the first national and international "Zero Code" building standard for new construction. It focuses on designing buildings with high energy efficiency that use no fossil fuels in their operation. The organisation is working in California and China to put the policy into practice.
Buildings are responsible for 40 per cent of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions worldwide.
Rebecca Holt is a senior sustainable building advisor and Meg Holden is professor and director of Urban Studies and Geography at Simon Fraser University. This article was originally published on The Conversation.


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Q: CSS Navigation Menu IPad and IPhone I have a css menu that works well in most desktop browsers, but I have had issues get my drop down menu to work on IPad and Iphone. Here is the site in question: http://bakersfield.kernhigh.org/
I am quite new to css and javascript, so any help would be great.
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A: Currently, iOS does not support :hover, so your navigation will not unfold in iOS as it does on a desktop.
Have you considered jQuery Mobile? I would only suggest that if you were developing a seperate mobile version, though.
Otherwise, you could use this jquery (you must also include jQuery then):
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This will add a class (hover) upon the touch, and remove it upon removal of the finger.
You will of course have to edit this for your needs. I only say this because you say you are new to javascript and I don;t want to confuse you.

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Money raised by the compilation will be divided between Black Lives Matters national chapter bail fund and San Francisco's St James Infirmary
Oakland, California label Ratskin Records have released a 12 hour benefit compilation designed as a "direct response to the rapidly worsening, violent, political and philosophical conditions in our current state". Released earlier this month, Rogue Pulse/Gravity Collapse, is available in digital and physical formats, and all proceeds will be split between Black Lives Matter national chapter bail fund and St James Infirmary in San Francisco.
In its physical format, Rogue Pulse/Gravity Collapse is a ten CD box set accompanied by a 16-page booklet of sleevenotes and writings, photograph and full colour limited edition print, plus download code. The digital version will include scans of all the media.
Taking part are an international selection of producers, sound artists and bands spanning the fields of noise, electro, trap, electronics, industrial, metal, musique concrete, field recordings and more. Further, the vast majority of tracks were produced specially for the release. On the set's Bandcamp page, Ratskin Records declare: "This document serves both as a vast (yet obviously incomplete) document of contemporary and modern artists pushing the limits of esoteric, political, radical and lucid strategies of sound, space and resistance, as well as strives to create a dialogue around creating an alternative nexus of artist and musician solidarity through models bridging the gap between artistic documents and radical modes of resistance, fundraising, networking and solidarity."
Among the artists making up its 184 track listing are Wolf Eyes, Negativland, Moor Mother, Black Spirituals, Clipping, Dj Spooky, Daniel Menche, Sun Araw Trio, Jim Haynes, Headboggle, Gerritt Wittmer, Kid606, Xiu Xiu, Drew Mcdowall, and many more.
Rogue Pulse/Gravity Collapse is limited to an edition of 300 signed and numbered physical copies. A set of preorder copies were also signed and numbered, and included extra content such as a 'self defense weapon', a pin set and five additional prints. The cover art is designed by Los Angeles based artist Lexx Valdez.
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Overwatch 2 Director Aaron Keller on The Battles For Balance and What Lies Ahead
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I'll be honest with you: I'm still trying to get my charm back," laughs Aaron Keller, game director of Blizzard's competitive Overwatch 2 shooter. He's referring to the horror he feels when Overwatch 2 distributes damage. – the role of DPS in his team, but you can find a small parallel with the game itself, which suffered from long delays before launching in October.
A few months later, Keller and Blizzard learned a lot about the game they created. However, even before the shooter could be played, the studio was faced with a difficult decision regarding the game campaign: the single-player mode was originally supposed to be launched together with the Overwatch 2 multiplayer mode, but was transferred to the update after launch a few months before the release of the game. came out.
Keller says that while the decision to split the game was "really difficult," it was "the right choice." "We found ourselves in a situation where we couldn't release all the content we were creating for Overwatch 2 until the campaign was completed," recalls Keller, who says that the development of the campaign "was slower than we wanted. .
"We couldn't release all the content we were creating for Overwatch 2 until the campaign was completed […] We found ourselves saying, "We will continue to hide content from our players so that we can release everything together with our original content." strategy—campaign—or we'll have to change the way we think about releasing the game."
As a result, the Overwatch 2 campaign will be released gradually starting later this year, and Blizzard is "still finalizing" how its content will be deployed. Being able to talk about Overwatch's "big overarching narrative" is something that particularly thrilled Keller, as he notes that it's "not something you can really do in the middle of a multiplayer game."
"We can delve not only into the characters of the universe, but also into all the big events that take place inside it — this is what the team is incredibly passionate about," says Keller, adding that Overwatch's "Bright, hopeful, inspiring Future" is a setting that the developer seeks to explore further.
In the meantime, Keller is busy with the segment of Overwatch that the players have — a competitive multiplayer mode. "It's hard for me to find ways to get enough time to play the game while at the same time trying to launch my game," laments the director, who says learning better time management has been one of his biggest takeaways over the past few months.
As for Blizzard, Keller says her lessons were more extensive. The director admits that the studio still has "a lot of work to do" to respond to feedback about the reward system and progression in the game, and recalls that Blizzard realized in the first season of Overwatch 2 that their initial plan was to release one major balance update per season. – it will be "not enough" to stay on top of the fast-paced meta shooter.
For players of any multiplayer game, balance can seem like an exhausting game of "kill the mole", since the same patch that throws back one super-powerful monster can just as easily raise two more in its place. Right now, the monster of Overwatch 2 is a Turboswine: an enhanced tank that can kill with a single shot, possessing a huge amount of health. Keller has bad news for the Turboswine network—his damage is on Blizzard's chopping board—but this muscular boy is a good example of how difficult balancing Overwatch can be. As Keller notes, Turboswin has never been modified to become so strong: he is superior to the other heroes because they were modified, which allowed him to "move to where he is now."
"It would be very easy for us to change him so much that he would become unplayable, or weaken him so much that people would think he was a throwback," he explains, referring to heroes that the community considers weak enough to guarantee defeat if they are matched. "We'd like to avoid that, so we're trying to be careful, but at the same time we want to make our changes meaningful enough to really have a real impact on him and on the game."
Keller adds that since the community will always try to find the strongest heroes to increase their chances of winning matches, Blizzard has to combine a "hands-on approach" to balance with allowing the community to form its own meta.
"A lot of nuances are balanced," explains Keller. "It may seem that there are certain heroes who are allowed to be strong or popular, and others, when they become really strong, cause quite a negative reaction from the community. I think it's very natural. One of the things we talked about inside is… what happens when heroes whose mechanics can be frustrating or difficult to play with become really powerful?"
The director notes that the same topic can be applied to the current discussions around Turboswine, which opponents may find suffocating because of his ability to kill more fragile heroes with one shot, but it is still difficult to kill him. "When such heroes become really powerful, the community can react quite strongly to this — while there are others, such as Orisa, who is also quite strong, [but] her set seems fairer or more stable," Keller notes. "I think the community will look at such a hero, and if he becomes the new dominant tank, he will be more accepted."
This is a discussion that Blizzard is "struggling" with at the moment. "We don't want all the heroes to feel the same, we don't want the pace of every fight in the game to be the same every month," says Keller, adding that while the team enjoys the variety of abilities and mechanics in Overwatch 2, they are "well aware that many of them can be pushed too far." far away — there is a sense and a lot of nuances in how we do it."
When he's not chasing naughty pigs, Keller looks ahead. He has a lot to unpack, and he feels dizzy discussing it: in addition to the campaign, according to the director, several heroes and "many" maps are planned for 2023, as well as "much more" events, such as the ongoing Battle for the Olympus Event in the game. Keller is also teasing several new and returning game modes, including a brand new one that he's "so excited" to announce, and a mysterious Season 3 skin that he thinks the community will go crazy over.
Keller says that in the near future, the team will focus on refining the list of Overwatch 2 support heroes, who, he admits, offer "the least choice" compared to tanks or damage-causing roles. "Right now we're really focused on support — the next two heroes we're going to release are support heroes," says Keller, teasing that "they bring some things to the game that we haven't seen before — some new mechanics and really exciting ways to interact with your own team."
Given all this, it's likely that Keller will test his newfound time management skills. "I could talk about the future all day," he smiles. Keller may still be finding his charm on the battlefield, but the picture he paints of the future of Overwatch 2 suggests that the game has found its own — and what awaits fans will be a busy year that will not be dominated by Turboswine. Sorry, Turboswine.
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CAPE CODDER
Long Nook closed to swimming 'until further notice'
TRURO-- Long Nook Beach in Truro is closed to swimming until further notice, the town announced late Friday, due to "continued shark activity."
The town-owned beach, which falls within the boundary of the Cape Cod National Seashore, was the scene of a shark bite Wednesday that sent a man to a Boston hospital with serious injuries.
The beach is unguarded.
The victim, William Lytton, 61, of Scarsdale, N.Y., is a State University professor who was vacationing on the Cape.
Lytton was in the water about 30 yards offshore when he was bitten in the leg and hip. Officials don't know yet what type of shark bit him.
"The patient was treated by town of Truro EMS, transported to the Marconi Site helispot in Wellfleet, and flown via helicopter to Tufts Medical Center in Boston," the Seashore said.
National Park Service rangers are investigating.
The waters off Truro are known to be major haul-out sites for seals, which are hunted by great whites.
In 2012, a 50-year-old man was bodysurfing with his son off Ballston Beach in Truro when he was bitten in the leg by a great white shark. He made a full recovery.
There had been several great white sightings reported earlier on Wednesday, along the back shore, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Shartivity app.
On Friday shark sightings caused temporary beach closures at Race Point, in Provincetown, and Coast Guard, in Eastham.
(See a gallery of summer 2018 great whites here.)


I've prepared a little picture story for you.
It documents the past weeks of my life when I was feeling a little under the weather.
The sickness arrived vigorously, it ate almost all my energy and left me chewed up, dumbstruck and confused. As a result, I was spending all my time lying in bed, staring at the ceiling or at the wall alternately. Just as I was considering to learn some voodoo to make my zombie life perfect, luckily, another idea came to my mind.
… and crocheted, and crocheted, and crocheted.
I had just enough energy to do that. That and watching stand-up comedians for hours on end.
And purses, and purses, and more purses.
Actually, I loved it so much that I bought this 'toy' called 'Ota'.
Me and my toy Ota are trying to make nice linings for the purses.
I'll show you the whole purses as soon as I make nice pictures of them.
And then there's another thing.
I also got this yarn.
This yarn, with a little help from above, should turn into cute, little teddy-bears.
Look, they are almost alive.
That's their little eyes and noses inside the box.
So, as you can see the story of my sick days wasn't that sad after all.
And, fortunately, I am starting to feel much better which means that I have enough energy to cook and will post a yummy recipe soon.
I hope you are doing fine, dear friends.
Last time I showed you these squares.
After I finished the squares (and stared at them lovingly for about three hours) I went on and crocheted them together to make two panels.
One panel has more yellow in it, the other one has more green tones.
AND, I've found out that by crocheting things together I can make the seams look so much neater.
The last thing I made was a long strip that I used to join the panels with.
And again, I connected the panels and the strip by crocheting them together.
That's a good thing to do.
There's one more 'last thing'.
The really last thing that I am considering to do with this bag is to line it with fabric.
And here's where I'd like to ask you, dear skillful crafters out there: Have you ever done that?
And have you ever done that by hand?
Is that and easy job to do?
Let me introduce my new addiction to you.
It's crocheted granny squares, everybody.
If you come somewhere these days and find about 20 squares like these lying around you will know I must have been there.
And they can be easily transformed into awesome things like coasters, rugs, or purses.
And in my world those things rule.
So far I've made a few coasters and plan to make a purse.
Actually, the purse is half-finished and I can't wait to show it to you.
But until then, here's a little picture tutorial showing how to make a very simple granny square.
You'll need 4 different colors of yarn and a hook.
1. With first color, CH 4 and join to first ch with a SL ST to form a ring.
2. CH 3 (counts as first double crochet now and throughout), 2 DC in ring, CH 1,*3 DC, CH 1 in ring three times. Join with a SL ST to the top of the first ch 3.
3. With a second color (I am using blue here) join yarn with a SL ST (or any way you prefer) to any ch 1 space.
4. CH 3, 2 DC in ring below, 1 TC, 3 DC, CH 1 in same space. *3 DC, 1 TC in ring below, 3 DC, CH 1* in each chain 1 space around. Join with a SL ST to top of first ch 3.
Repeat *…* two more times.
Skip next 3 dc, in ch 1 space 3 DC, CH 1. Join with a SL ST to top of first ch 3.
6. With the first color join with a SL ST to any corner ch 1 space. In same space CH 3, 2 DC, 1 TC, 3 DC, CH 1.
*Skip next 3 dc, in ch 1 space 3 DC, CH 1 two times. In corner ch 1 space 3 DC, 1 TC, 3 DC, CH 1. Repeat from * two more times. Skip next 3 dc and crochet 3 DC, CH 1 in two next chain 1 spaces. Join with a SL ST to the top of first ch 3.
7. With fourth yarn (I am using black here) join with a SL ST to corner tc stitch. In same stitch CH 3, 2 DC, CH 1, 3 DC, CH 1.
*Skip next 3 dc set, 3 DC, CH 1 in ch 1 space; repeat two more times. 3 DC, CH 1, 3 DC, CH 1 in corner tc stitch. Repeat from * two more times.
Skip next 3 dc set, 3 DC, CH 1 in ch 1 space; repeat two more times. Join with a SL ST to the top of first ch 3.
Here I've made a square using a slightly different color scheme.
Though I haven't strayed too far from the previous one.
I am sure that once you create your first granny square you won't be able to stop. Just like me.
It is such a relaxing and satisfying activity.
Next up – Granny Square Purse.
Days like the one I've had today are both great and terrible.
Great because I've found the most amazing and cute creatures in the whole wide universe.
And terrible… because I've found the most amazing and cute creatures in the whole wide universe… and I need them right now… and don't have them right now.
They are totally, completely, undoubtedly alive.
You are super, super, super cute.
These heart-melting babies are handmade and produced by the very talented Aintzi.
This amazingly crafty artist runs an Etsy shop called Knitting Dreams.
Don't you just love those guys?
I am seriously considering getting one of them into my life somehow.
Either I buy one, or I make one.
Hm, making one would definitely be a challenge, but so worth the effort.
But then, I really love to craft.
And I've happened to learn that the lovely fuzzy hair, the secret of those guys' look, is made of mohair.
We spent Christmas at my parents'.
There was snow. There was delicious food. There was laughter.
Precious, sweet eggnog, don't you ever leave my life!
Anyway, somewhere between my third and seventeenth glass, I noticed this cute heart.
What a gorgeous craft project, I thought.
My mom explained to me that the heart had been made by a dear friend of hers who is immensely crafty.
She's made the heart and she's also made this Christmas tree for my Mom.
When I think about it, making ornaments like these should be really easy. What we have here are just two exactly same pieces of felt fabric that are adorned with beads and colorful patches. They are then stuffed and sewn together by hand.
Now my head is full of felt projects. I plan to make felt Easter eggs and spring flowers and summer flowers and teddy bears and bugs and animals and funny creatures and fall fruit and snowmen and winter ornaments.
And I like all the things that have something to do with food.
A restaurant, for example, always wins my heart, if it serves their food with a napkin folded in some special, adorable way.
The thought that someone has put their effort into this playful activity of pure aesthetic character only to make me feel better about their place is just charming to me.
If this small piece of paper or fabric has such a perfect impact on me then it definitely has to make my guests feel fine and welcome when they visit.
The only thing I need now are some guests.
1. Sure, I'm going to show you how to make it. You know that I never keep things I've learned secret. Somehow I'm not capable of that. It could break my brain, I'm afraid.
First, lay the napkin face-down in front of you.
4. Then orient the napkin so the open corner is facing away and to the left.
… so that the open corner is now facing away and to the right.
This is a story of a girl who was trying to knit with four double-pointed needles for the first time in her whole life.
The story is going to be exciting yet scary.
She even considered wearing protective glasses to save her from having her eyes poked out.
She's no member of "The Quitters Club" and she's never going to be!
3. Take the left needle in your left hand and the right needle in your right hand. Bring the needles together to form a triangle with the middle needle. Pick up your fourth needle. With the triangle still in place (and the working yarn on the right needle), knit the stitches onto the left needle, pulling working yarn tightly to join.
Are you wondering what you are doing right now?
Well, I will tell you – you are now KNITTING IN THE ROUND!
4. Don't be afraid and knit 57 rounds.
5. And now the magic is going to happen.
In round 58, using scrap yarn as your working yarn, knit 7 stitches off the beginning of your next needle.
Do you have a clue what that could be good for?
At this point I started to doubt the sanity of the people who'd written the pattern.
And was utterly amazed (hint – it's got something to do with a thumb).
6. Now slip these stitches back onto the needle they came from.
7. With your main yarn, knit across the scrap-yarn stitches as well as the rest of the stitches on that needle.
8. Knit the rounds 59 through 83 with the main yarn.
10. And now we are going to make the thumb opening.
Remove the scrap yarn carefully.
11. See? A hole has formed. But don't be scared! That's how it's supposed to be – everything is just aaaaaall right.
There's a series of loops above and below the hole.
Pass 1 empty double pointed needle through the top 7 loops and another through the bottom 7 loops.
You just have to find seven up and down, there's no other way!
With a third needle and a new piece of yarn knit the 7 stitches on the bottom row, pick up and knit 2 loops at the end of the thumb opening. Now knit the 7 stitches on the top row, pick up and knit 2 loops at the opposite end of the thumb opening.
12. Divide the 18 stitches among 3 needles and knit 14 rows.
And of course don't you forget to make the second mitten too – that one might come in handy in case you are a proud owner of two hands (that's not a nice kind of humor; shame on me…).
To see where I've found the original pattern you can click this if you dare to lose the contact with my wonderful site for a while .


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Riders on the storm
Posted on March 14, 2010 by Exile on Pain Street
It was an awful moment that will stay with me forever. I almost lost her in a gust of wind.
Mrs. Wife was away for the weekend. She took a well-deserved trip down to the shore with some friends. They had spa treatments and slept in 'til ungodly hours of the morning. 8:00. 8:30. Such decadence.
That left me alone with The Daughters and a raging nor'easter heading up the coast. My plans to take them for a walk in the woods or to the boardwalk were dust. I hate to say this because it shows a complete lack of imagination, but I threw them in the car and, with the wind starting to howl and rain falling in sheets, headed to the mall.
Out trip didn't last. We got there as the storm intensified and after about an hour, the power went out in the entire complex. The storm grew much bigger than anyone had anticipated. Entire city grids were blown out. We watched the indoor carousel as it slowed to a halt. I made light of the events but as we walked through a darkened Nordstroms, I got the sense that we might be in serious danger. We were quite a ways from home.
We reached the exit out to the parking lot. The weather was fierce. The wind was howling and I've never seen rain fall in such quantities or with such force. I put their hoods up and tied them. I picked up 3-Year Old, held her under my umbrella and told her to put her arms around my neck. I put my other arm around 8-Year Old. I told her to stay with me and to not run ahead through the parking lot because people couldn't see three feet in front of them. We slowly made our way towards the car.
We reached the car. I opened the back door and 8-Year Old got in. While she was climbing in, I started to open the driver's door, still holding 3-Year Old and my umbrella. And then it hit us. A powerful, blast of wind that came up from hell. I've never felt anything like it. It caught the driver's door and flung it open. I thought it would be ripped off its hinges.
My umbrella was yanked out of my hand and shot straight up into the air. The clasp cut my finger. 3-Year Old's hood flew off and the wind and rain caught her square in the face. Her head snapped back and her hair was flying perpendicular to the ground. Her face was in a horrible grimace. We were both instantly soaked to the skin. In a panic, she started kicking me and was slipping down out of my arms. In one unbroken motion, I jammed her into the front passenger seat, dove into the driver's seat and slammed the door shut behind us. The interior of the car was drenched. The whole thing lasted less than 10 seconds but I will never, ever forget the look of abject horror on her little, 3-year old face.
The drive home was murder. The entire packed mall was emptying out all at once. Because the electricity grids had been knocked out, there were no traffic lights and no police had arrived to direct cars. It was pandemonium. While waiting in the long crawl to the exit, I could feel the wind buffeting and rocking the car. We sang Christmas carols. My hands started hurting and I suddenly realized that I was strangling the steering wheel.
I spent today cleaning the detritus of the storm out of my back yard. I've never lived through a storm season like this one. We were pounded with one blizzard after another. And now, this. It was reported that some wind gusts yesterday reached 75 mph.
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13 thoughts on "Riders on the storm"
Ponita in Real Life on March 14, 2010 at 11:34 pm said:
OMG! How terrifying! Poor her! Poor YOU!But at least, you are all safe. It'll make for lots of tales down the road.
nursemyra on March 15, 2010 at 3:56 am said:
Storms are terrifying aren't they? Glad you're all ok
Sally on March 15, 2010 at 5:45 am said:
I'm sure that was a moment that was not ideal for a parent, especially a dad, to experience – little girls are invincible when they're in their Daddy's arms, right? But the look on her face said otherwise and you caught it. Storm damage. Glad you all made it home in that mess.
The Unbearable Banishment on March 15, 2010 at 7:33 am said:
Ponita: I can't get it out of my head but 3-Year Old was fine within minutes. The entire incident seems forgotten already!Nurse: Storms are bigger than you are. I keep forgetting.Sally: In retrospect, Daddy is a bit of a dope. I never should have gone out in a storm that big. I should have put a DVD on and called it a day, but I thought that would be the easy, lazy way to fill their hours.
daisyfae on March 15, 2010 at 8:14 am said:
i was out running errands, oblivious, the day the remnants of hurricane ike blasted us with 75mph winds… almost got blown across the parking lot of a hardware store – and we didn't have the rain. scary stuff. stop beating yourself up and know that your girls will be telling the tale for years!
savannah on March 15, 2010 at 9:30 am said:
what daisy said, sugar! we've been there and done that with kids, remember? the girls will dine out on that story later, of course, y'all will come out like a dork, but the story will be good! just remember to laugh, honey! (talk to the MITM if y'all doubt me, having children keeps a man humble in his old age.) xoxox(the news film has been HORRIBLE!)
hereinfranklin on March 15, 2010 at 10:03 am said:
I was wondering about you this morning when they were describing the storm on the news. Y'all have certainly had your share of horrible weather the past few months. Here's hoping you get about six months of spring in return.
Anonymous on March 15, 2010 at 4:02 pm said:
So glad you are all safe and yes the girls will recover much sooner than you. Don't beat yourself up let it go…..MT
mapstew on March 15, 2010 at 7:46 pm said:
Frightening shit! And always worse when we have our little ones to protect. But ye made it home safe and that's what counts!
The Unbearable Banishment on March 15, 2010 at 9:06 pm said:
Daisy: I've seen plenty of film clips of 75 mph wind storms. They don't capture the helplessness you feel trying to navigate through one.Savannah: Thanks for your kind words. What feels worse than placing your own children in harm's way? Not much else.HIF: The blizzards have been fun but this past weekend was too frightening to have any entertainment value.MT: As you are well aware, beating myself up is one of the things I'm really, really good at. You don't expect me to give it up, do you?Map: Exactly right. If the girls haven't been with me, I probably would have chased after the umbrella. I still have no idea where it landed.
tomeoftheunknownblogger on March 15, 2010 at 10:13 pm said:
A word of advice ('cuz that's what I do) for next time:Wait it out. I would have stayed in the mall until the gusts died down and the other folks had worked themselves out and if they'd tried to kick me out, I'd have told them to stuff it.There's nothing like the raw power of mother nature to show us piddly humans our place in the order of things.
Happy Hour...Somewhere on March 15, 2010 at 11:02 pm said:
Scary…but it will make a great family story in the years to come. It will be interesting to see the story your daughter tells of this adventure~!
Rob: Now you tell me! There was no waiting the storm out. It went on well into the night. I had to get going while it was still light out.Hap: Welcome! I know it's going to be one of those "Guess what Dad did?" stories but that's fine with me. All parties were safely tucked in at the end of the day.


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Share Sandstone Falls
Sandstone Falls, the largest waterfall within the New River Gorge, spans the New River where it is 1,500 feet wide. Divided by a series of islands, the river drops 10 to 25 feet at this point. The ledge creating Sandstone Falls is made of Stony Gap sandstone of the Hinton Formation, deposited as sand during the Mississippian Period of geologic time. The falls were created as softer shale and conglomerate eroded beneath the harder sandstone, leaving the overlying stone to form a high ledge which breaks off in sections.
U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall, who was appointed by Virginia in 1812 to head a commission to investigate a water route through the mountains, observed the falls and found them to be the most serious obstacle to boat travel on New River. He wrote, ''A . . . formidable obstruction is the falls at Richmond's mill. These are designated in the neighborhood by the name of the 'Great Falls' of New River.'' Marshall and his fellow explorers prudently took their boat out of water and let it down by skids. Mary Draper Ingles, who was captured by the Shawnees in 1755, passed Sandstone Falls after her escape.
Sandstone Falls is located eight and a half miles below Hinton. On the east side of the gorge, an overlook on State Route 20 offers a view of the falls from 600 feet above the river. The falls, one of the most photographed spots in West Virginia, is a popular tourist attraction. On the west side of the river, County Route 26 carries visitors to the falls access point. A boardwalk crosses two bridges leading to islands and observation decks below the falls. The area is a favorite fishing spot for smallmouth bass and catfish.
This Article was written by Arnout Hyde Jr.
Last Revised on October 29, 2010
Hyde Jr., Arnout "Sandstone Falls." e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 29 October 2010. Web. 18 January 2022.


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Konstantin Adolfowitsch Semendjajew (, englische Transkription Konstantin Adolfovic Semendyaev; * 9. Dezember 1908 in Simferopol; † 15. November 1988) war ein russischer angewandter Mathematiker.

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Semendjajew studierte an der Lomonossow-Universität mit dem Abschluss 1929 und war danach an verschiedenen höheren Schulen. 1931 bis 1936 war er in der Fakultät für Mathematik und Mechanik an der Lomonossow-Universität. Er habilitierte sich 1940 (russischer Doktortitel). Ab 1936 leitete er die Abteilung Mathematische Instrumente der Akademie der Wissenschaften der UdSSR. Mit dem Institut war er im Zweiten Weltkrieg nach Kasan evakuiert. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg leitete er eine Abteilung für numerische Berechnungen am Steklow-Instituts in Moskau und als das Institut für Angewandte Mathematik am Steklow-Institut 1953 gegründet wurde, wurde aus seiner Gruppe die Abteilung Gasdynamik. 1961 wurde er stellvertretender Leiter des Instituts für Angewandte Mathematik. 1963 ging er an das Hydrometeorologische Zentrum der UdSSR, wo er die Programmierarbeit leitete. Er unterstützte auch die Lehre in Angewandter Mathematik an verschiedenen Moskauer Bildungseinrichtungen.

Bekannt ist er als Ko-Autor des in Deutschland und Russland weitverbreiteten Taschenbuchs der Mathematik (in Deutschland kurz Bronstein genannt) mit Ilja Nikolajewitsch Bronstein. Die erste Fassung wurde 1939/40 geschrieben, bei der Belagerung von Leningrad gingen die Druckplatten aber vorübergehend verloren und das Buch erschien 1945, nachdem diese wiedergefunden waren, eine erste deutsche Übersetzung der 6. Auflage 1958 bei Teubner. Während das Buch in Deutschland bis heute in Bearbeitung weiter erschien, endete das Erscheinen in Russland vorläufig 1967 mit der 11. Auflage bei Nauka, da man stattdessen eine Übersetzung eines amerikanischen Lehrbuchs veröffentlichte und der Inhalt des Bronstein nicht mehr den höheren Anforderungen entsprach.

Mit der gründlich überarbeiteten deutschen Neuauflage 1979 erschien auch im Russischen eine Neuausgabe, an der auch noch Semendjajew mitwirkte (Abschnitt über Rechenanlagen und numerische harmonische Analyse). 1986 erschien die 13. russische Auflage.

Er war seit seiner Gründung in der Redaktion der russischen Zeitschrift Journal für Numerische Mathematik und Mathematische Physik ().

Er erhielt den Leninorden, den Staatspreis der UdSSR und den Orden des Roten Banners der Arbeit.

Weblinks
 Mathnet.ru
 Hans-Joachim Girlich, Von Pascals Repetitorium zum Springer-Taschenbuch der Mathematik (PDF; 2,9 MB)

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Mathematiker (20. Jahrhundert)
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Träger des Staatspreises der UdSSR
Träger des Ordens des Roten Banners der Arbeit
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Scunthorpe United and Scunthorpe Scorpions form new partnership
James Moody News	2021-22, July 201, July 2021, Kickstart, Scunthorpe Scorpions
The Iron and Scunthorpe Scorpions are joining forces to form a new partnership which will involve aiding young people's access to sport.
The two professional sides will be working closely together in the coming weeks and months
Education Manager of the Community Sport and Education Trust, Gav Cooper, said: "We are delighted to be forming a partnership with the Scorpions, who provide another outlet to watching live professional sport within the town.
"We are looking forward to working with them on a number of different ventures, including within the local community via the Kickstart Scheme and to help give individuals in Scunthorpe and the surrounding areas access to sport."
The Scorpions' latest race meeting is on Friday, July 2nd when they host Berwick Bandits at the Eddie Wright Raceway, 7.30pm tapes up. Click here for ticket details.
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Hence one should ensure that the company they are hiring own their truck and tools that are advanced to enable them to extract and clean water. Confirming from the website of the company that the necessary tools like blowers,dry cleaner and deodorizers and instruments like gauges for measuring humidity are available.
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«Someone's Someone» — английский сингл южнокорейского хип-хоп бой-бэнда Monsta X с альбома All About Luv, вышедший 4 октября 2019 года на лейблах Epic Records и Sony Music Entertainment

Предыстория и выпуск
Впервые группа попробовала петь на английском языке с синглом «Shoot Out», который был изначально выпущен как корейский сингл. Во время второго мирового тура группы We Are Here World Tour вышел еще один сингл, спетый на английском «Who Do U Love?», далее вышел сингл «Love U».

«Someone's Someone» вышел 4 октября 2019 года на лейблах Sony Music Entertainment и Epic Records, а 16 октября экранизация в виде клипа.

Композиция
Жанром «Someone's Someone» является фьючепоп. Сингл более мягкий по звучанию с нежным вокалом и легким ритмом в среднем темпе, в отличие от других синглов группы. Как говорят участники группы, в композиции поётся о единстве, связи с кем-то и не одиночестве, они отметили, что им нравится такой посыл.

Видеоклип

Экранизация в виде клипа вышла 16 октября на официальном YouTube-канале Monsta X. Клип длится 2 минуты 22 секунды, в нём участники группы ходят по пирсу в рубашках, есть сцены, где они находятся в баре с неоновым освещением и стоят с зонтом под дождём.

Коммерческий успех

Награды и номинации

Попадание в списки

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Синглы Monsta X
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Stop the Stigma
Georgia Ann Cowell, dealing with bipolar and schizophrenia, bounces back from homelessness
Schizophrenia led Georgia Ann Cowell to homelessness. In the years since, she's been able to find good people to help her live independently.
Author: Jennifer Titus
Georgia Ann Cowell had her first medical episode when she was in her 20s. It's about this time most schizophrenia cases develop, between adolescence and age 30.
"I had episodes at my aunt's house," Cowell said. "My aunt was yelling real loud, and I was hiding in the closet. It was like she was after me."
That's when Cowell was "Baker Acted" for the first time.
Not knowing where to find help, Cowell found herself homeless. She was homeless for more than 10 years.
"I got homeless because there was nowhere else to go," she said. "I started sleeping on the cement. And I would yell at these voices coming at me. I would yell loud."
Schizophrenia affects approximately 2 million Americans today.
"My friends that I met who worked at a dental office near the woods I stayed in befriended me," Cowell said. "They convinced me to try and find a home to live in."
Cowell now lives independently in her own apartment, thanks to Gracepoint Wellness in Tampa.
The complex Cowell lives at allows her to have access to fully integrated medical and mental health care, substance treatment services, pharmacy and on-site social services -- all offered through Gracepoint.
"My life is better. I have friends," Cowell said. "I have a good place to live. I get my medication. I'm stabilized.
"You have to do your best to believe that someone will help you. I never thought I'd be adjusted and have my own place."
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