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Jessica Alba Gets Honest
We bet you didn't know these 5 things about Jessica Alba.
ByElena Donovan Mauer
Image: Justin Coit / The Bump
When a popular baby detergent gave her a rash, Jessica Alba didn't ignore it. She got passionate about it — and started The Honest Company, a line of nontoxic, eco-friendly products. Now, the actress-turned-businesswoman has added a new credit to her résumé: author. Her book, The Honest Life, is packed full of Jessica's healthy and green secrets, from fashion and beauty to cleaning and planning baby's nursery. She's also got these surprises up her sleeve.
*_She sometimes struggles at things (yes, really!)
*_Doesn't it seem like everything would come easily to Jessica? Not so! "Writing a book for the first time was challenging—and it wasn't just because I was trying to juggle everything I'm doing," she says. "Because the book includes all the natural-living tips and tricks that I've learned over the years, I found it difficult to hone in on the most relevant content." Her savior? Her husband, Cash. He took over baby duty on those mornings she needed to sleep in after late nights spent writing.
*_She admits she's not perfect — and no one else is either
*_We asked Jessica for her best parenting advice. And no, it's not to be organic-food-obsessed or to own all the right products. It's to give yourself a break. "We all want to do the best we can for our families, but we can't be superheroes all the time while balancing everything we need to," she says.
*_She has good advice for momtrepreneurs
*_There are many women interested in starting their own business, and Jessica is passionate about offering advice to them. "Surround yourself with experts in your field and learn from them," she says. "Ask plenty of questions!"
Starting your own business takes self-awareness. "Be honest with yourself about your strengths and weaknesses, and build a team that complements your skill set," she says. "Stick to your guns. If someone can persuade you to depart from your idea, it's a sign the business might not be the right fit for you."
*_She's realistic about going green
*_Afraid Jessica's book is only applicable to rich celebs? Anyone can use her advice. "Natural living isn't about a huge lifestyle overhaul," she says. "It's about doing what you can and focusing on small, attainable steps that make the most sense for you and your family." For example, buy vintage items instead of new ones.
*_She practices what she preaches
*_Jessica says she and Cash don't just recycle and drink filtered tap water; they also make playtime into lessons about sustainability. "With my daughter, Honor, I love to do arts and crafts where we really focus on upcycling items and giving them new life."
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The Narcissus collection conveys the story of Narcissus(Narkissos) in greek mythology, who fell in love with his self-reflection on the water.
Through the immaginary mirror that is placed on top of the seat, the seat's very own repetivie reflections create tilted 'Persiana window' structure that contains its hidden functions.
The Narcissus library is based on the same concept of reflection. However this time unlike the chiar reflectiong its own seat, the idea was a big wall mirror reflection the corner of the room, containing a hidden unit for a surprise.
With two LED bars placed on top of each other and along with 5 simple wooden pieces create the two different directions of the light.


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Morning Buzz — April 22, 2010
By ResearchBuzz on April 22, 2010
A new one from the Department of Labor: a database that allows the user to search for enforcement actions against employers. There's an overview at http://compensation.blr.com/news.aspx?id=159495.
Hmm. WhiteHouse.gov releases open source code: http://www.whitehouse.gov/tech.
Having a rough day? Life looking a little gloomy? Keep saying this to yourself: ONLINE MUSEUM OF LEDERHOSEN. BONUS: Gallery of suspenders!
This doesn't have anything to do with anything; I'm just intrigued by the idea of World Labyrinth Day.
"[Kimberly] Christen has been awarded a Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities to create a prototype open-source software package to reconnect indigenous communities with cultural heritage materials housed in museums, archives and libraries." .
Wolfram|Alpha hooks together people and city data.
There's a new $100 bill in town — and Benjamin Franklin is rockin' a stripe. Good morning, Internet…
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The school believes that teachers who collaborate with their peers are more effective in the classroom and less likely to burn out from frustration. That is why ECCS wants all its teachers to come to the Learning Center and work together.
Teachers arrive every day to the Learning Center at 7:30 am. Their first scheduled live classroom session can start at 9:30 am. Most teachers have four to five live classroom sessions scheduled per day in a 6 period student schedule.
The live virtual classroom session focuses around helping students make connections to the asynchronous course work. Teacher use strategies such as answering questions, evaluating understanding, or remediating or enriching content in order to assist students to fully understand the lesson. Classes may hold discussions, review a video together, or perform other small group work together.
Planning and collaboration time occurs from 7:30 until 9:30 am daily and during any periods the teacher is not scheduled for a live classroom session. All staff is encouraged to eat together during the shared lunch. Teachers use this block of time to contact students or families, grade assignments, build lesson content, and attend professional development, training, and school meetings.
A teacher's day ends at 3:40 pm, but work is never done! Some teachers will communicate with students during the evenings, but that is not required.


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San José del Progreso (San José del Progreso, Oaxaca)
Maps, photos and statistics of San José del Progreso, a beautiful large village of 3,583 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of San José del Progreso is located in the Municipality of San José del Progreso (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 3,583 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #1 in terms of number of inhabitants. San José del Progreso is at 1,581 meters of altitude.
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Other towns in the Municipality of San José del Progreso
Data: In San José del Progreso, 89% of the inhabitants are catholic and 61% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Where is San José del Progreso? How to get there? Map
What is the route to get to San José del Progreso (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon
Need to locate a certain San José del Progreso building on a satellite photo? In this link we have an updated image, where you can see the streets and houses of the village..
The population of San José del Progreso (Oaxaca) is 3,583 inhabitants
Population data in San José del Progreso (San José del Progreso, Oaxaca)
Evolution of the population in San José del Progreso: Total Men Women
Other demographic data in San José del Progreso:
Fertility rate (children per woman): 2.4 6.15
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: 2.85% 1.06%
Illiterate population: 6.31% 8.97%
Illiterate population (men): 1.95% 6.15%
Illiterate population (women): 4.35% 11.58%
Schooling level: 7.18 5.59
Schooling level (men): 7.31 5.86
Schooling level (women): 7.05 5.35
Indigenous culture data in San José del Progreso:
Percentage of indigenous population: 3.18% 2.36%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: 1.03% 0.92%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: 0.00% 0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of San José del Progreso, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San José del Progreso (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in San José del Progreso:
Employed population over 12 years: 41.89% 28.34%
Employed population over 12 years (men): 55.79% 45.35%
Employed population over 12 years (women): 29.08% 12.53%
Number of inhabited private dwellings: 887 765
Homes with electricity: 98.76% 98.26%
Housing with piped water: 63.36% 5.95%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: 66.85% 89.99%
Dwellings with radio: 54.23% 74.75%
Housing with television: 78.13% 82.87%
Housing with refrigerator: 72.83% 54.28%
Housing with washing machine: 61.44% 38.75%
Housing with automobile: 27.85% 20.90%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: 12.85% 3.63%
Homes with landline telephone: 6.43% 19.74%
Dwellings with cellular phones: 83.54% 30.48%
Homes with Internet: 33.71% 0.29%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in San José del Progreso (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.
Satellite photo of San José del Progreso
With the satellite map of San José del Progreso will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of San José del Progreso. You can search free satellite map (2023) of San José del Progreso.
Population pyramid of San José del Progreso (Oaxaca)
In San José del Progreso there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of San José del Progreso, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.
Data of the age pyramid of the town San José del Progreso (inhabitants year 2020)
Number of women
Number of men
Infants (0-5 years) 226 225 451
Youth (6-14 years) 335 312 647
Adults (15-59 years) 1,112 1,025 2,137
Elderly (60+ years) 191 157 348
In order for you to enjoy nature around San José del Progreso, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of San José del Progreso, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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"Al Davis used to say, 'Just win, baby.' And I tell you that's what Americans do best. Once we wake up, once we're engaged, once we know that our culture is at risk, we come together and start communicating. Across-party lines, Democrats and Republicans start to talk, and we rise."
On November 23rd, Merion West's Henri Mattila was joined for an interview by Burgess Owens, who recently won election to the United States House of Representative for Utah's 4th District.
Congressman-elect Owens was a first-round draft pick of the New York Jets in 1970, where he played until 1979. He was a member of the Oakland Raiders team that won Super Bowl XV in 1981. In addition to his career in the NFL, Congressman-elect Owens has worked in business and as a non-profit executive. He is the author of a number of books, including Why I Stand: From Freedom to the Killing Fields of Socialism.
Throughout the conversation, Congressman-elect Owens explains what his top priorities will be when he enters Congress in January (such as addressing sex trafficking), as well as his views on the state of demographic changes within the Republican Party and why he is optimistic about the future of the country.
Editor's Note: This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.
Congressman-elect Owens, thank you for joining me here today.
Henri, thank you so much for the invite, and I look forward to chatting with you.
First off, you ran a very tight race in the purple 4th district of Utah against incumbent Representative Ben McAdams, and one week ago you were officially declared the winner. Please accept my sincere congratulations.
Thank you so much, and I just can't say enough how pleased I am to have the opportunity to serve this particular district. It's one that I think my message resonates with because I grew up in the same kind of environment back in Tallahassee in the '60s. All six of my kids and 15 grandkids are here in the district. So believe me, it's the most important district in the history of mankind in my view.
So we'll make it work, and I just appreciate the opportunity for those who voted for me. And those who didn't—I hope to earn your respect. We might not agree on everything, but we have the same end game. At the end of the day, we want to make sure our country moves forward. Our district continues to lead our country in so many different ways, and I just look forward to earning your respect and getting that done.
On that topic, January is fast-approaching when you will begin your freshman term in Congress. What are the main policies that you intend to pursue?
That's a good question. The tenets that I had highlighted as I went through the process—those things that defined me as a youth and that I'm fighting for now—are four very basic tenets. That is education, faith, the idea of capitalism and the free market, and an opportunity to go out and build our dreams in the family unit. Those are the tenets that promise anyone who comes to this country—no matter what we do, what kind of language we speak, how long we've been here—if we tie ourselves committed to those four tenets, we can become part of the middle class.
Now that being said, the area that I want to focus on first of all is education. It's very very important that we can make sure that our nation is one in which, like the old saying of Thomas Jefferson, "Ignorant free can never be." We need to be educated and engage people to know what our freedoms are, what they look like, and where they come from. In terms of the committees I'm looking at, I want to make sure I advocate for the small business owners. I'm a believer that, if you want to look at why our country's great, why we have such a great middle class, it's because those folks go out there and take the risk. We don't hear about them a lot. They envision themselves as moving forward and overcoming obstacles. They pick themselves back up, and I think they're the true unsung heroes of our nation because they give us the opportunity to build that dream.
Something else I'm very high on, I think our state of Utah can be the first traffic-free state in the Union. I want to make sure that we're educating ourselves in terms of this dark, dark thing that's going on in our country: this evil of trafficking of our kids, ladies, and young boys. It's something that we have to address, something we have to be aware of. My goal is to work with Tim Ballard, Operation Underground Railroad, with state legislators here and officials, and make sure that we educate our families in terms of the threat, and also make sure that we can come up with a model that makes sure those types of predators will never want to step foot in our state.
Those are the particular areas I'd like to look at. It's those four tenants I mentioned that I will continue to highlight, that bring us all together by the way, with Democrats, independents, or Republicans. We can all agree that those are very important tenants that we should strive to protect.
On the topic of trafficking: It's obviously tragic and everybody knows about it, but it's not really in the news. Certainly, I haven't heard about Congress raising the issue in any significant matter over the last few years. Is the problem of trafficking larger and more widespread than people make it out to be?
Henri, you just nailed it. And that's the problem: It's not that we're not engaged or educating ourselves to it. There are 50 million slaves around the world today—many more than we had during the days of slavery back in the old days. We also have over 10 million children being trafficked. And they traffic not only for sex but for organ harvesting and slave labor. It is hideous, it's evil, and it's time for us to really have this conversation.
In the 1800s, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin. That book opened the eyes of Americans across the country who had no idea what slavery looked like. They weren't around it, they didn't see it, and they had no idea until they read the book. It was a game-changer. It was what got our nation to open our hearts, to have empathy for what was going. The same thing is happening with those predators who are taking advantage of a free nation and the naivety of parents thinking that we're safe. We just had 50 children being rescued in Atlanta back in August, and yet it's not hitting the news. 50 children have been abducted and used, and yet we're not talking about it as if it's a big deal. It is time for us to wake up. Organizations like Operation Underground Railroad have been fighting this for the last 10 years, and I'm looking forward to not only parents here in this great state becoming aware of it, but learning how we can fight against this hideous trafficking, slavery that is now happening in our day.
I see. When we speak of the trafficking victims, do they come from overseas, from Latin America? Are they smuggled across the border, or are they American children who are being abducted?
All of the above. The reason why the wall is so important, and this is what President Trump talked about and what Tim Ballard talked about: We have these coyotes that bring these children and these women across the border, and they're selling them in places all across this country. In these at-risk environments, we have children that do not have parents that end up running away.
And once you run away, you're off the grid, and people don't know where you are and what's happening. Of course, we are one of the top consumers around the world. So you have people literally bringing people bringing these kids and women here to this country. Operation Underground Railroad is addressing this. If you go to my website, by the way, Burgess4Utah, we have a model set up in terms of what we plan on doing and how we're addressing this. I'm glad we're having this conversation.
I'll tell you my biggest concern: It is when we start talking about this, we have people who bring up things like QAnon. We start talking about things like trafficking and slavery, and all of a sudden the conversations change to something conspiratorial. We cannot allow that to happen. It bothers me to no end when we know there are kids and women and young boys that are going through misery, and then we turn it into conspiracy. If we talk about this evil that's attacking our society, attacking kids, and it switches to some conspiracy, ask the person who's talking about it, "Why are you doing that?"
Why not stay focused on this issue that we need to address and make sure that our children are safe no matter where they are, no matter day or night, and no matter what zip code they live in?
So you're saying there are at least elements on the left side of the political spectrum who think that your advocacy and work to rid the country of sex trafficking and child trafficking more broadly is a right-wing conspiracy theory and it's a non-issue? Because I wanted to ask some questions about opportunities for bipartisanship that you see possible for your first term, and I thought that this would be an easy win to get most Democrats and most Republicans on board to attack this issue if it truly is as widespread as you say.
I totally agree. This is one of the reasons that I want to do this. The issues that I'm focusing on right now are bipartisan. I truly believe we have in this country good people that are Democrats, independents, and Republicans. My family, 99 percent of them are Democrats. We love each other. We have the same end game. Child trafficking and small business ownership are things that we should be talking about on both sides of the aisle because no matter where we are in terms of our party, we all want to succeed. We want businesses to make it happen. So yes, this is bipartisan.
In case you find that people are not willing to have this conversation, please take note of who they are and ask them questions. "Why can't you have this conversation without trying to take it someplace else?" It's something that's very serious. Anywhere around the world and throughout this country, slavery is the worst evil we could talk about. We just finished it here in the United States 200 years ago. We still talk about it because we should. It's an evil. It's happening today. And that's the point I want to make. 50 million slaves around the world is something that many people have no idea is happening, and it's time for us to have this conversation. And I'm willing to bring it to light so we can have these conversations and make a bipartisan process here in Utah so that we can be the model for the rest of our country.
Yes, I think this definitely has an international component. As you said, there are 50 million children around the world or people around the world who are enslaved. I've heard similar figures. Especially in Africa, the Middle East, and in South Asia, there is still quite a bit of slavery. I think that in American foreign policy, liberals and conservatives have a history of wanting to help other countries move forward on human rights issues. I think combating slavery in every society in the world is an absolute must from the moral perspective of the United States.
You just nailed in the head. There's a moral component. 200 years ago, we sacrificed 600,000 American lives to take this blemish off our nation, and we've moved forward ever since. No nation that wants to move forward and has a moral fiber about them can stand to let this happen. I'm just thankful that we can now have these conversations and bring it to 2020. Why talk about what happened in 1865 or 1840 when we have 2020 to discuss, and make sure people that live today can have the opportunity of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness that we all hold dear and think is necessary for free people?
Absolutely, and I think this will require a very crucial component—no matter what, whoever is officially declared the winner of the presidency, we are going to have a divided government. In order to get anything meaningful done, we will have to work with the other side.
This brings to the second topic that I wanted to discuss with you today. Individual people can say what they want about President Donald Trump, but over the last few years, he has delivered some serious results despite substantial opposition from the left, and sometimes from within even his own party. However, he may have gotten even more done if he had managed to get broader approval for his policies outside of his base. So assuming Donald Trump will no longer be the head of the Republican party, do you think it would serve the Republicans well if they are able to find leadership that proactively works to widen their base of support? In other words, should the Republicans seek leaders who are more respected and liked by the other side than Donald Trump was?
There are a couple of nuances to that question. It's important to understand that the idea of success has been experienced by every single race that's come to this country. In the 1960s, there was a black community that led our country; in this segregated community I grew up in, I experienced this myself. They led our country to grow in the middle class. Men matriculating into college. Men committed to marriage, it was 70 percent. The percentage of entrepreneurs was over 40 percent. 50 to 60 percent of black Americans in the '50s and '60s were part of the middle class segregated communities. So when I talk about this, it is not hypothetical.
What I've seen over the years is our community and our nation being turned upside-down by an ideology that is so much against everything I just mentioned. They're against education, against God, against capitalism, against the family unit. What President Trump has done is he's a man of his word, he kept his promises. By keeping his promises to every American, particularly black Americans and those at risk, he has opened up this tent. He's shown America what really brings us together. It's not our diversity that we should focus on. It's not how where we came from, our color, our height, our gender. It's our dreams of being American, being proud of who we are. And he's done that better than anybody else that I've seen in my lifetime.
Forget all the words. I'm sick and tired of all these nice, nice words and being articulate and being presidential. At the end of the day, what he did is brought results: the lowest unemployment in the history of our country for blacks, Hispanics, Asians, women, and veterans. A 40 percent increase in black business ownership, which is enormous, because that's where the middle class is built. That's where the dreams are accomplished.
What are the results of that? We had an increase to 18 percent of black men that voted for President Trump, up from 12 percent. We had a doubling of black women to vote for President Trump, eight percent versus four percent. We had an unbelievable growth in the Hispanic community, over 30 percent. In the gay community, even in places like New York City and California, an increase of voters for President Trump. I'm not into the idea of having him be liked by everybody. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what President Trump's tweets were. What he gave was millions of people hope and opportunities. What bothers me is when we can have such success, yet people will vote for somebody else because he's "nice." Well what about, instead of being just nice, how about getting results?
I'm just excited to see that in this time in our country's history, so many folks are now gravitating to belief in our country, pride in who we are, and against the divisiveness that we've seen so far on the hard left. And for those Democrat friends of mine and independents and Republicans, when I talk about the hard left, understand we're talking about leadership.
There's an ideology of socialism and Marxism that destroyed my community. Literally destroyed my community. We have a community now in the state of California where 75 percent of black boys in the state of California cannot pass standard reading and writing tests. In 13 schools in the city of Baltimore, zero proficiency in math. You have 83 percent of black teen males during the Obama administration jobless, unemployed, soon to be unemployable. These are policies that have brought misery to my race. It will bring misery to our nation if we don't understand what we're up against.
So I'm all for a president who fights against the bullies, who might not do it the way traditional politicians have done it, but traditional politicians have done not very well for many of us. And I'm thankful to see a president who stood by his word, made things happen, and made a lot of enemies. Because when you shake up the old school, some people don't like it. And I'm okay with that. The key is this: Let's not worry about personalities; let's worry about results. If you care about other people, let's put on our empathy hat. Let's think about what other people feel when they get hope. And if you truly have empathy, you're into all the millions of people now that have jobs, have hopes of education, building their families again, and believing the American Dream is truly available to them. If you don't quite get that and you think the tweet is more important, I just hope you search your hearts a little bit.
Related to that subject, you mentioned how Donald Trump received surprisingly good support among black women, black men, Hispanics. Republicans were seen as forever being the white party, especially under the so-called populism of Donald Trump. But this last election more or less disproved that notion, that it's actually possible for Republicans to increase their share of the pie, even though they are often referred to as the party of the white man. Do you see this trend continuing in future elections, for more and more minorities coming over to the Republican side of the aisle?
Absolutely. This is why I'm so excited about what I'm seeing. What we're seeing today is black Americans, Hispanics, and gays leaving the plantation of an ideology, a Democratic Party that believes that we should think with our skin. We've been taught that 93 percent voting for one party is okay. We are not monolithic. We think different, we worship different, we have businesses, there's communists, and there's capitalists. We are such a diverse race and we should never be looked at as monolithic. For those who do that and to put us in this box, that's called racism. When people judge and think we should think in a certain way because of our skin color, it's called racism. We're breaking out of that, and I think that's the greatest threat to the hard left. That's the reason why they want to make sure we keep our walls down, so they can replace the black community that they've been addicted to for decades.
They need to have other people coming from different parts of the world that don't understand our country, don't love our nation, are not proud to be Americans, don't know anything about us or our history. Because once people come in and they're put into that dependency place, then they will vote Democrat. I can tell you that from my experience of watching my community, from that great community of the '60s to where we are now. We're coming back because many of us are saying "enough of this." We don't want to be dependent on any party, any politician. We want to vote our values and principles first. So yes, the trend is changing.
We have flipped 13 seats from Democrat to Republican. Women from Cuba, Ukraine, and blacks. Across the board, it is a diverse group. And the thing about this freshman team I want you guys to keep in mind: Yes we are different. We have different colors, different backgrounds, different races. But we have one thing in common—we love our country, are willing to stand up for it, articulate for it, and talk about how great we are and how great the concept of the American way is as opposed to socialism. That's what's called We the People, that it doesn't matter what our background is. It's who we are inside that makes it all work.
I understand that is a big part of your message, and always has been: It's not as much about the policies, but it's about this idea that America sure has its faults, but it's fundamentally a good place and we should all be proud of it no matter our immutable characteristics like skin color or gender.
Also to that point, yes, we are all imperfect, and we always will be. We continue to try to figure out how we can become a better person. That is what America is all about. It's a place that's built by imperfect people. Only people who don't quite understand that are the ones willing to look back and point to other people because of their imperfections. They see themselves as being a perfect being today. I don't know at what age that happened to them.
But they're the only ones that look back and point at everybody and the mistakes they've made, and not look at the great things we've done as We the People. We are the greatest country in the history of mankind because of the way we treat each other, because of the way we serve, because when we think outside the box and build our businesses to build our dreams. No one does it like we do. And in the process of doing that, meritocracy is at the greater core of what makes us attractive to other people. As we continue to create our value within, color, race, and gender will become so non-consequential. Let's get back to the meritocracy, looking at each other inside out instead of outside in, the way God does, and we'll be again a much better nation.
A number of politicians have recently given their own advice to President Trump on whether or not to concede the election to Joe Biden. Hypothetically, if he called you up today and said, "Burgess, should I concede or should I stay and fight?"
Do you have any advice that you would give to him?
President Trump's a fighter, he loves our country, and he understands the rule of law. At the end of the day, there are too many questions. 74 million people voted for President Trump. How is it that so many people can vote for President Trump, so many minorities can stand up—more than ever before—and yet we have Vice President Biden who supposedly, based on these numbers, has brought in more votes than President Obama his first time around? How does that work out when you see there was such energy for President Obama and such a lack of support for Biden? My suggestion is what he's doing already –legal options. Make sure that at the end of the day, that We the People feel comfortable that this was done right. By the way, I think Joe Biden should also take part in making sure that this was done right. Just like we did with Gore and Bush, I invite the Biden team to take part and make sure that we all feel this was legal and done correctly.
To conclude the interview, I'd like to end on a more optimistic note. There's so much negativity right now everywhere, all over the airwaves; everybody's down about something so I want to end on a more hopeful note. As you enter your freshman year in Washington in a couple of months, what are you most hopeful and optimistic about?
I know my history, Henri, and this is what gives me such cause to feel blessed. I know that every single generation, we get better at not only looking at each other and serving each other but understanding what our country is capable of. I'm very excited that We the People had so much engagement this time around. We made sure that the conversation of socialism and our American way of capitalism is now on the plate, and we voted to go in the way of American culture. The American people have always come through. We are a people of optimism. We dream, we think about our family, our businesses, our vacation, our memories, our retirement, and sometimes we forget that there's evil at the door. Until things happen like Pearl Harbor or 9/11 or this last year with so many businesses shut down. We couldn't go to church. Schools are still closed down. We're realizing now, as Americans are waking up, that it's something with which we can engage ourselves. We need to take time to make sure that our country's values and culture remain intact.
And I tell you, I'm so optimistic. When Americans wake up, we'll do something that I can summarize in three words. Al Davis used to say, "Just win, baby." And I tell you that's what Americans do best. Once we wake up, once we're engaged, once we know that our culture is at risk, we come together and start communicating. Across-party lines, Democrats and Republicans start to talk, and we rise. We're not each other's enemy. Yes, we do have an enemy called socialism and Marxism, but together We the People will come to work toward making sure our country continues to be the freest in the history of mankind. Just know we're now awake and sometimes it takes tough times for us to do that.
Go back to the comment that someone said when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor: "I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant." That's what the American people are. So get ready for the good times as we wake up, educate ourselves, and start communicating to make sure our country stays on track. I'm excited about being part of that process.
On that note, Congressman-elect Owens, this was a wonderful conversation. I personally learned a lot about your platform and your policies and hope to have you on again.
Let's do it again. This is how we educate ourselves, so take your platform, take your dreams. I'll add mine, and we'll make sure people get a chance to know another point of view, and I look forward to that.


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Information for students K-6 about seahorses and sea dragons including characteristics, life cycle and threats.
Seahorses are covered with bony plates, not scales.
A seahorse's head looks a bit like a horse's head.
A seahorse dad carries the eggs in a pocket on his belly.
Sea dragon dads carry the eggs on their tail.
Sea dragons look like floating seaweed.
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Seahorses and sea dragons are fish. Both seahorses and sea dragons are unusual and beautiful, and are vulnerable.
What are seahorses?
There are over 50 different kinds of seahorse, different species in different countries. New ones are still being discovered by divers.
Habitat and Distribution (where they are found)
Seahorses are found in the warmer waters of the world, generally in shallower waters near coastlines.
Body and Appearance
Labelled diagram of a seahorse body ©kidcyber
Seahorses are not covered in scales like other fish. Instead they have bony plates that help protect their bodies. As seahorses do not have ribs, the bony plates do the job.
A sea horse holds onto weeds with its prehensile tail. Getty Images
Some kinds of seahorse develop spiky bits that look like twigs sticking out, and these help with camouflage. Seahorses change colour to match their surroundings. They do this by expanding or contracting the pigment cells in their skin. They can appear in many colours from white to black, greens, bright oranges and reds.
The tail is prehensile, which means it can wrap around seaweed to anchor the seahorse, where its upright body looks rather like a part of the plant. Seahorses have a dorsal fin that moves them forwards. On their sides they have pectoral fins, which help them steer. Their eyes move independently of each other.
There are about 35 different kinds of seahorse as far as we know. They range in size from less than a centimetre in length to about 30 centimetres.
Seahorses feed on brine shrimp, tiny fish and plankton. A seahorse sucks in food through its long snout, and is continually feeding. Seahorses have no teeth and swallow live food whole.
Seahorse male with eggs in his brood pocket. ©Getty Images
The male seahorse has a pouch on his belly. During mating, the female lays as many as 2,000 eggs into his pouch. The eggs are fertilised inside the pouch, and supporting veins grow around the eggs to give nutrition to the developing babies. About 2-6 weeks later, tiny seahorses hatch and come out of the pouch. The male squeezes his body to push groups of hatched seahorses out of the pouch. This can take two days, and leaves him exhausted. A male and female seahorse may stay together for life. However, some scientists do not think this is so.
Watch a video of seahorses mating and giving birth
https://youtu.be/wILL_rDRkIA
Seahorse Conservation and Threats
Seahorses are classified as Vulnerable. People threaten the seahorse's survival. Polluted water and fishing pose dangers, but also they are hunted to be used for medicine, cooking or for souvenirs. Storms can cause seahorses to be torn away from where they are clinging and tossed ashore. Tossed around in stormy waters, seahorses can die of exhaustion if they are unable to grab hold of something with their tail. Seahorses' natural predators include crabs, rays and tuna.
What are sea dragons?
Leafy sea dragon. ©Getty Images
Sea dragons are fish. They are related to the seahorse. There are leafy sea dragons and the weedy sea dragons.
Habitat and Distribution (Where are they found?)
They are found in shallow seas around the southern and western shores of Australia.
Appearance and Behaviours
They grow flaps and extensions that look like leaves and weeds. As they swim about, they look like pieces of floating seaweed.
They are called leafy or weedy sea dragons because of this camouflage and because they resemble dragons.
Leafy sea dragons are about 35 cm long and have brownish yellow bodies, with greenish 'leaves'.
Weedy sea dragons are about 46 cm long and are reddish and yellow in colour, with less leafy looking extensions.
Weedy sea dragon. ©Getty Images
Sea dragons have small fins on the neck and back close to the tail. The fins are transparent, and move to and fro gently to move the sea dragons through the water. Sea dragons are not strong swimmers however. They do not have the sort of tail that can hold onto plants to keep them anchored in the same way as their relatives, the seahorses. This means they are often tossed onto shore in a storm.
Leafy sea dragon ©kidcyber
Sea dragons eat tiny crustaceans.
Females lay their eggs on a spongy part of the tail of the male sea dragon, where they are fertilised. The male protects the eggs until they hatch about four weeks later.
Sea Dragon Conservation Status and Threats
Sea dragons are endangered because of sea pollution, and also because divers capture them to keep them as pets. It is illegal to have these rare creatures as pets however. They are protected by the Australian Government.
Read more about seahorses:
http://www.onekind.org/be_inspired/animals_a_z/seahorse/
Read more about sea dragons:
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2012/06/the-mysterious-world-of-seadragons/
If you use any part of this in your own work, acknowledge this source in your bibliography like this:
Sydenham, Shirley. & Thomas, Ron. 2017. Seahorses and Sea Dragons [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au


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On Wednesday, Mark spoke to students at Fieldstone Middle School in Montvale, New Jersey. He, along with survivors of the Aurora movie theater shooting and 9/11, as well as many others, were at the school for "Three R's Day", respect, reflect, remember.
The speakers gave messages of resilience and ways to make positive changes in the world, even through times of intense grief. Mark told the students ways they can start making changes at school by sitting with or talking to students who may be isolated and by just being more kind.
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The healthy qualities of one of the greatest exports from Japan are hard to overstate. Matcha tea isn't a stranger to researchers. For years, studies have understood that Matcha is undoubtedly something special and something unique. Health conscious individuals have found that Matcha green tea extract is distinguishable from other teas. Actually, it's safe to mention that other green teas, as good as they might be, cannot complement the health benefits of matcha. Exported to Japan from China in 1191, Matcha tea has achieved iconic status in the Japanese society. It's today firmly woven into the fabric of Western tradition. Considering the notable and considerable health benefits of Matcha, it is easy to see why.
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Admittedly, it's been 9 years since I last listened to P.O.D and this was the first time I've seen them live, so when I got the chance to cover this concert, I went in to the gig pretty much blind. I had no idea what I was going to expect. HellYeah and Sacred Mother Tongue had successfully built up the atmosphere previously as support bands. The last time I listened to P.O.D was when Sonny Sandoval still had dreadlocks, as he came out on to the stage, he had a different image, but still the same face I remembered.
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The concert ended on a high , and as I swarmed past sweaty men who started mosh pits, it made me wonder why I stopped listening to P.O.D all those years ago, and the fact I never gave them a second chance to listen again. This concert showed that they still have that energy, and it made me determine that I will see them one day again.


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Anti-abortion group hires agency that pushed Brexit
London-based consultancy Kanto to run digital operation
Ellen Coyne, Senior Ireland Reporter | Patrick Maguire, Aaron Rogan
Thomas Borwick says Kanto will "out-organise, out-plan, out-leaflet, out-Twitter, out-work and out-vote all of its opponents"
An Irish anti-abortion campaign group has hired a political consultancy linked to controversial aspects of the Brexit Leave campaign to support its drive in this year's referendum on the Eighth Amendment.
Kanto, which was founded by Thomas Borwick, has been taken on to help to run a digital campaign to keep the constitutional ban on abortion.
The agency, which is based in Westminster, said last night that it had been contracted by anti-abortion campaigners in Ireland, but said the group had asked not to be identified to The Times.
Mr Borwick, 30, was technology chief for the official Vote Leave campaign in the EU referendum of 2016. Prominent Brexiteers have cited the campaign's use of data and online activity as being decisive in securing victory.…


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Donato Bramante, født ca. 1444 i Monte Asdrualdo ved Urbino, død 11. marts 1514 i Rom, var en italiensk arkitekt. Han var en af renæssancens betydeligste arkitekter.

Han tegnede den første grundplan til Peterskirken, som blev påbegyndt i 1506. Grundplanen var kendetegnet ved at have en fuldendt geometrisk form bestående af cirkler og kvadrater.

Bramante er desuden kendt for at have tegnet den lille antikinspirerede rundbygning Il Tempietto ("Det lille tempel") ved kirken San Pietro in Montorio i Rom (opført i 1502).

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Association of Pentecostal Churches of America var ett amerikanskt trossamfund, bildat i december 1895, genom samgående mellan tre församlingar med bakgrund i den wesleyanska helgelserörelsen:

 Utica Avenue Pentecostal Tabernacle
 Bedford Avenue Pentecostal Church
 Emmanuel Pentecostal Tabernacle

Den 12 november 1896 anslöt sig the Central Evangelical Holiness Association till samfundet.

Kända företrädare för det nya, gemensamma samfundet var Hiram F Reynolds, H B Hosley, C Howard Davis, William Howard Hoople och senare, E E Angell. Vissa av dessa var ursprungligen lekmannapredikanter som kom att avskiljas som pastorer av sina respektive församlingar.

Under missionssekreterare Reynolds ambitiösa ledarskap gjordes offensiva missionssatsningar på Kap Verde-öarna, i Indien och på andra platser. Officiellt organ för samfundet var tidningen The Beulah Christian.

Den 10 till 17 oktober 1907 samlades delegater från samfundet med representanter från Nazaréerkyrkan till en generalförsamling i Chicago. Man beslutade att gå samman och bilda ett nytt trossamfund, the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene. Phineas F Bresee och Hiram F Reynolds valdes till superintendenter.

Pingströrelsen i USA
Religiösa organisationer bildade 1895
Protestantiska samfund i USA


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Author info: The information provided in this article was taken from studies carried out by recognized researchers including Svensson, J., C. Ohlsson, J.-O. Jansson, G. Murphy, D. Wyss, D. Krupa, K. Cerchio, Nass, Ralf, Suzan S. Pezzoli, Mary Clancy Oliveri, James T. Patrie, Frank E. Harrell, Jody L. Clasey, Steven B. Heymsfield, Mark A. Bach, Mary Lee Vance, and Michael O. Thorner.
[i] Svensson, J., C. Ohlsson, J.-O. Jansson, G. Murphy, D. Wyss, D. Krupa, K. Cerchio, et al. "Treatment with the Oral Growth Hormone Secretagogue MK-677 Increases Markers of Bone Formation and Bone Resorption in Obese Young Males." Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 13, no. 7 (July 1, 1998): 1158–1166. doi:10.1359/jbmr.1998.13.7.1158.
[ii] Nass, Ralf, Suzan S. Pezzoli, Mary Clancy Oliveri, James T. Patrie, Frank E. Harrell, Jody L. Clasey, Steven B. Heymsfield, Mark A. Bach, Mary Lee Vance, and Michael O. Thorner. "Effects of an Oral Ghrelin Mimetic on Body Composition and Clinical Outcomes in Healthy Older mice." Annals of Internal Medicine 149, no. 9 (November 4, 2008): 601. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-9-200811040-00003.
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MONTREAL, April 3, 2018 – Replicor Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company targeting a cure for chronic hepatitis B and D patients, today announced that new additional follow-up data from its latest NAP-based combination trials in HBV infection (REP 401 study) and HBV / HDV co-infection (REP 301-LTF study) will be presented at the 2018 International Liver Conference (ILC) hosted by the European Society for the Study of the Liver (EASL) to be held April 11-15, 2018 in Paris, France.
The REP 401 study (NCT02565719) is a randomized, controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of Replicor's lead HBsAg release inhibitor, REP 2139-Mg and of a REP 2139 derivative with enhanced plasma and tissue clearance (REP 2165-Mg) in combination with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and pegylated interferon alpha 2a (peg-IFN) in 40 patients with chronic HBeAg negative HBV infection. Poster FRI-343 will feature further extended follow-up in patients in the experimental arm as well as new follow up data from patients in the adaptive control arm (who crossed over to experimental therapy in the absence of a HBsAg response during TDF and pegIFN).
The REP 301-LTF study (NCT02876419) provides a long term follow-up on patients with chronic HBV / HDV co-infection completing combination therapy with REP 2139-Ca and pegIFN in the REP 301 study (NCT02233075). Poster FRI-326 (also featured during the HDV oral e-poster session on Saturday) will include follow-up data now extended to 1.5-2 years.
Updated modelling of viral kinetics during REP 2139-Ca monotherapy in HBeAg+ chronic HBV infection in the REP 102 study (NCT02646189) will also be featured in Poster FRI-324.
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Come learn how to make stop animation a part of your students' learning. We'll learn the basics on how stop animation works, the best apps to use, and the different mediums used to create stop animations. This will be a fun and enjoyable session and something you can take back to your students who will love it!


Yayasan Rumah Energi (YRE) is a growing organization, leading renewable energy-domestic biogas sector promotion in Indonesia. Rumah Energi is implementing HIVOS program the Indonesia Domestic Biogas Programme (IDBP) since the last three years and continue with MCA- I fund Gathering and Dissemination of Information and Green Knowledge for a Sustainable Integrated Farming Workforce in Indonesia (GADING) Project also Investment in Renewable Energi for Rural, Remote Communities (TERANG) project, started in 2015 and 2016.
The organization aim is to contribute in promoting Resilient Society in Food and Energy by Engaging People towards Shared Renewable Energy Knowledge and Innovation. Currently more than 60 local partners are working together with the organization, to build domestic biogas sectors and built communities trust on renewable energy.
The Finance Assistant is responsible to help the Provincial Coordinator of BIRU West Java to organize the General office administrative and secretarial tasks for the Central Java YRE and BIRU Office to facilitate the smooth running of the office. The Finance Assistant will provide support the financial aspect of the office and programme activities.
To assist the Finance Divison in carrying out financial administration works in compliance with Rumah Energi Standard Operations Guideline and it's programme.
Prepare vouchers for all cash income and disbursement after checking the accuracy of the supporting documents.
Prepare vouchers for general journals as requested by Finance Manager.
Write cheques or transfer requests for payment that to be reviewed by Finance Manager and approved by Programme Manager and or Director.
Deposit all cash received to bank account.
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Execute secretarial works for communication to regional office concerning their financial reports.
Filing all financial documents in accordance with the Standard Operating Guidelines.
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Applicants should send their application and CV (including three references) in pdf file to:hrd@rumahenergi.org with position code as email subject. Applications are requested by 21 January 2017 at the latest; thereafter the position will remain open until filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.


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Lush to Reunite for First Gig in 20 Years, Announce Two Career-Spanning Reissues
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Lush have announced they will reunite for their first show in 20 years. The English rockers are set to play a concert at the London Roundhouse on May 6 with Elastica's Justin Welch on drums.
"The opportunities and practicalities of reforming Lush meant that for 20 years it was an impossible undertaking," guitarist Miki Berenyi said in a statement. "But we all loved what we did, and the time is finally right for us to do it again."
Tickets for the London show go on sale Wednesday (Sept. 30) at 9AM at this location.
Along with the show, the band has also announced two upcoming reissues via 4AD. They will release a best-of compilation dubbed Ciao! in November. Then, a limited-edition, five-LP box set titled Chorus will arrive in early December. That will comprise Lush's 1990 compilation, Gala, their three albums -- 1992's Spooky, 1994's Split and 1996's Lovelife -- and their 1996 collection of B-sides, Topolino, plus a series of rarities that spans previously unreleased tracks, radio sessions, remixes and demos. The box set will also feature a hardbound case designed by Chris Bigg; check out the artwork below:
Lush officially broke up in 1998, two years following Lovelife, their final performance and the death of drummer Chris Acland.
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Paedophile who took and shared thousands of indecent images of children jailed for two years
William James shared thousands of indecent images of children online
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William James was convicted of 9 child sex offences, including voyeurism and possessing extreme pornography
A 39-year-old man has been convicted of child sex offences, including voyeurism and possessing indecent images of children. Police found numerous pictures of children and extreme pornography on his devices during a search in 2020.
William James, also known as Stephen Umney, from Higham Ferrers, was first made known to Northamptonshire Police in January 2020. Intelligence revealed that James was in possession of indecent images of children.
A warrant was executed at his address the same month and a number of devices were seized.
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Officers discovered indecent images of children on the devices, many of them Category A – the most serious. Images classified as category A are described as any image showing a child involved in penetrative sexual activity, with either an adult or another child, according to gov.uk.
As a result of the investigation, James was charged with two counts of distributing indecent images of children, three counts of making indecent photographs of children and one count of possessing extreme pornography. James was also charged with two counts of voyeurism, and one count of possessing prohibited images of children.
James was convicted of the 9 offences earlier this month. Last Friday, August 12, he was sentenced to 2 years and 10 months in prison at Northampton Crown Court.
Detective Constable Jon Brawn, said: "William James is a dangerous individual who sourced and shared thousands of indecent images of children online. He has shown no remorse for his actions and I welcome this custodial sentence which will keep him locked away and children safe.
"The Online Child Abuse Investigation Unit is dedicated to catching offenders like William James and anyone who thinks they won't be caught – you will and you will be brought to justice."
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The fascination behind cult heroes in football
Syed Tamjid Tazwar
Thu Sep 22, 2022 06:00 AM Last update on: Thu Sep 22, 2022 06:00 AM
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Of all the tropes I have come to learn about in this short life of mine as a football fan, the concept of a cult hero is quite possibly the most baffling one.
Why anyone would put a seemingly incompetent athlete on a pedestal is beyond me. To miss tap-ins or fade into obscurity should evoke apprehension, not admiration. After all, why would you worship a footballer who is terrible at football?
The answer to that question transcends the statistical aspect of the game and emerges from a more sentimental place amongst fans.
Most cult heroes became celebrated after only one standout event in their careers. It may be remarkable or even downright terrible.
Lee Bowyer, for instance, was adored by Leeds fans for his performance but eventually became a cult figure for his on-pitch brawl with a teammate. Nicklas Bendtner, or Lord Bendtner as most people know him, is infamous for his off-pitch theatrics and will continue to occupy the minds of Arsenal fans for a long time. Divock Origi was in the middle of a pretty nondescript Liverpool career, until that one legendary match, followed by a few more.
On the other hand, you have Michu, who blew up everywhere after scoring twenty-two goals for Swansea in the 2012/13 season. He was possibly the best player I've witnessed in a Swansea shirt.
There are no clear guidelines as to how a player may achieve such a title. The reason cult heroes exist is out of love and passion from the fans. They decide who gets to write their name in the cult hero book. If you take a close look, one can see most of the cult heroes come from lower-end clubs; clubs that have very few things to celebrate.
Fans start glorifying lesser-known footballers with unique quirks and for different reasons other than athletic greatness. Building a community around someone for these reasons is actually wholesome and enjoyable, even for people who are not fans of that club. There's something beautiful about an average Joe going against all odds and achieving magnificence.
Cult heroes often represent brilliance in the ordinary. As a kid, watching Michu score 22 goals in a single season for Swansea and giving the great Robin Van Persie a run for his golden boot was inspiring. Yes, Michu disappeared into football obscurity the following season, but for that short moment in time, he managed to inspire millions and bring happiness to everybody watching him.
The concept of cult heroes might seem a little vague to anyone hearing of it for the first time. But it makes sense if you spend some time with it. The idea behind cult heroes is fascinating and fun, and they add something really unique to the sport we all love.
Syed Tamjid Tazwar is a contributor at Shout. Contact him at [email protected].
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Taking your message to Victoria
HSA REPORT, JUNE 2014
On May 1st, a group of 20 HSA members from around the province and from a range of professions spent the day in Victoria.
HSA RPNs address trauma at professional event
RPNS Nicole McIntosh and Genelle Sandberg were on hand to promote HSA's work.
HSA and its members played a big role in a recent event hosted by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC.
Care providers and family members share stories at HSA mental health forum
HSA president Val Avery listens to Ingrid Sochting, an HSA member and chief psychologist for Richmond mental health outpatient services.
HSA marked yesterday's expiry of the Canadian Health Accord with a public forum on mental health services.
March 31 National Day of Action for a New Health Accord
BC HEALTH COALITION
The current Health Accord expires March 31st, 2014 and the federal government is refusing to renegotiate it. Expiration of the accord will result in a $36 billion dollar cut to public health care, and an additional $16.5 billion dollar cut to health care equalization payments.
On March 31, people across the country will be holding rallies to sound the alarm and let their MP's know that it is time to step forward and ensure that our health care system has a future. Here in BC, 8 communities are holding rallies - see list below.
HSA Annual Report 2014 now available
International Women's Day events around BC
Come by the Vancouver Art Gallery, Robson Street side, wearing something that is white, purple and green, and show your support for the statement "Women's Rights are Human Rights". Presented by We Can BC, Amnesty International, Oxfam, VDLC, Maureen McGrath, and UFCW Local 247.
Celebrating International Women's Day - Inspiring Change
Thursday March 6 and Friday March 7, 2014
HSA Head office
HSA invites women in our union to join us for two days of sharing to celebrate International Women's Day. HSA is providing the opportunity for members to participate in a workshop that combines attending IWD events and in-house HSA training.
• the significance of International Women's Day
• women's struggles and achievement
• the history of women in politics and the labour movement
Join the telephone town hall on HSPBA agreement Thursday
HSA will hold a telephone town hall meeting on Thursday, December 5, to update members on the tentative agreement reached earlier this month.
The phone call is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. PST and will last an hour. You will have an opportunity to hear from your negotiators and ask and hear questions and answers about the contract.
It's easy. You just have to be at home at 7 p.m., and you will be connected to the call.
2014 Canadian Labour Congress WINTER SCHOOL
One of Canada's best labour schools, held at Harrison Hot Springs, in January and February 2014
The CLC Winter School offers a wide variety of week-long, quality labour oriented courses. To support HSA's ability to represent HSA members effectively and help build a stronger union, members can apply to take courses chosen to meet these objectives.
Help celebrate National Aboriginal Day
Ottawa (21 June 2011) - The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is pleased to encourage all members to join with Aboriginal Peoples and Canadians across the country in celebrating National Aboriginal Day on June 21.
National Aboriginal Day is marked each year on the same date to honour the achievements of Aboriginal Peoples in all areas, including the arts, language, reverence for the land and spirituality.


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PNP: Chatto not a drug lord
Gov Edgar Chatto is not a drug protector nor a drug lord as what is repeatedly echoed by his political detractors.
This was the categorical statement issued yesterday by Bohol PNP Prov'l Director Dennis Agustin who said it's "foul" to alleged such to the governor who is all out in his campaign against drugs.
"I never even have experienced the governor meddling in my job because the governor knows and respects my law enforcement mandate," the PNP chief said.
The number one Bohol police official said that if there is one who could be held accountable, it should be him.
The police command may have consultants, but Agustin asserted that the final order is his.
Agustin told The Chronicle the statement categorically clearing the governor of such allegation is something I personally know having worked with him closely in the relentless campaign against drugs. In fact, the performance of the local PNP command in the fight against drugs could never be achieved if the allegation of Chatto as a drug lord is true.
Former Gov. Victor de la Serna in his radio programs lambasts the governor with the serious allegation of being a drug protector in the province. He noted that the recent discovery of sachets of shabu at the ante room of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan could be the best proof of the drug protection ring at the Capitol.
Asked to comment on the allegation, the governor simply laughed off de la Serna's allegation saying the public could not be fooled with such accusation against him which he described as plain and simple "black propaganda" especially that election is fast approaching.
Meanwhile, Agustin said he will come up with the initial results of an on-going investigation regarding the discovery of three small packs of shabu last July 15, a day before a regular session of the provincial lawmakers. (Read: separate story)


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Ray Borg will not face Joseph Benavidez at UFC Fight Night 139. Borg has been ruled out of the fight due to medical issues, per MMA Fighting.
The news is the latest setback to Borg's career after being forced out of UFC 215 due to an illness and UFC 223 due to getting glass in his eye because of Conor McGregor's van attack during a now-infamous media day incident in Brooklyn. Benavidez will not have a new opponent for the card, which takes place on Saturday in Denver, Colorado.


In late 2015, Chef de Cuisine Angela Hernandez of Top Knot was searching for the perfect table wares to accompany the restaurant's playful Asian-inspired food. Through word of mouth, she discovered Felt+Fat, a Philadelphia-based collaborative design and manufacturing studio whose brand identity was inspired by Joseph Beuys. The company is headed by Nathaniel Mell and Wynn Bauer, and their focus, aside from creating unique custom designed pottery, is building strong relationships with the chefs they collaborate with.
Chef Angela, Nate, and Wynn worked together to create the perfect pieces for Top Knot. From custom color glazes, to hand drawn sake cups, they did it all. We sat down with Nate after his recent visit to the restaurant to hear more about his experience working with Top Knot.
Top Knot's wares resting in the kiln at Felt+Fat. Picture courtesy of Angela Hernandez.
Hai: Where did the name Felt+Fat come from?
NM: We wanted a name that would sort of speak to how we think about art and how we think about making… A big part of what we do is process driven. We design something around the material, and what the material wants to do and how it reacts. Our process is very specific, and so we were looking for a name that said that and wasn't too typical to ceramics. We also wanted to insert ourselves into an art historical context. There's this artist, Joseph Beuys, who was an installation artist, performer, theorist who was around in the middle of the last century, 40's-80's. He very iconically and famously, used very strange art materials like animal fat and felt. Among other things, but those were two he was very well known for. I think we were very interested in how his work and his theories spoke to materiality and to process. That's a big part of what we think is important in design. So, as an ode to Beuys, we named the company Felt+Fat.
Hai: On average, how long does each one of your pieces take?
NM: You know, we get the question a lot. Essentially each piece from start to finish if you have the mold and really rushed it, you could probably get something start to finish in like, five days? Everything happens in tandem with each other. You're doing your casting stuff, you're glazing stuff, you're loading kilns, you're unloading slip casts, you're making clay, you're making glazes… That's another big thing is that we make our own clay and we make our own glazes from raw materials.
Hai: That's so amazing, so next level, so personal. I feel that in the way that you describe your relationships with your chefs and how important that is with y'all and your process.
NM: Making the clay and making the glazes is something that I think is really important for us and kind of sets us apart from a lot of producers. There's not a lot but there are certainly other companies like us who are small ceramic producers around the world. From what I've seen though, they are primarily using commercial clay and commercial glazes. There's nothing wrong with that. They are focusing more on form, but there are limitations in that. Someone can approach us and the sky's the limit.
Hai: Moving on to your relationship with Top Knot, how did you become connected to our restaurant?
NM: Chef Angela found us through Kevin Fink of Emmer & Rye in Austin. Kevin had purchased some wares from us before the opening of Emmer & Rye. He found us through Chef Matt Lambert of The Musket Room in New York's Instagram. Once Angela saw the wares at Emmer & Rye, she contacted us because she had been looking for potential makers for Top Knot. We started talking and just really formed a great relationship, which is something we try to do with all of our clients. We formed a great rapport with Angela. We've worked with a lot of chefs, and she really stood out. Not only is she incredibly diligent, hard working and ridiculously talented in creating an amazing product, she's also gregarious and really friendly.
Sake cups created by Felt+Fat for Top Knot. Photo by Brigid.
Hai: What all did you end up creating for Top Knot?
NM: We did most of the tablewares for Top Knot. Aside from their basic share plates, which was everything from bowls to plates to sake cups… You name it, we made it. We developed some new colors specifically with Angela to go a long with that very fun, bright décor they have in there. We created this new really awesome, bright lemon yellow that right now is my personal favorite color that we do. We also did a really nice aqua and an orange color.
Hai: Sounds like you and Chef Angela worked pretty closely throughout the design process?
NM: Oh yeah. Top Knot is the largest client that we've done so far. I think we did something like 1,200 pieces for Top Knot. Choosing to buy and work with us, as opposed to buying something from China or wherever, created a job here, in the states, for somebody. Which, in my opinion, that's awesome. More than being able to make cool stuff and say we are in some cool restaurant, we are excited about producing here in America, in our city, in Philadelphia and giving jobs to young creatives.
Top Knot's brown butter beets resting in Felt+Fat wares. Photo courtesy of Hai Hospitality.
Hai: How did you feel about meeting the Top Knot staff?
NM: The whole staff was incredible. We really try as much as we can with the restaurants that we work with to meet the staff-front of house, back of house-so that we can put a face to the product. We want them to be able to see who makes the wares they are using that way they can have a higher respect for the materials they are using. We came in before opening while in town, met the whole staff, talked about our story, our process and then we invited anyone who wanted to join us for drinks after work to come out with us. We have a bunch of people come out and it was a lot of fun!
Hai: What's next for Felt+Fat?
NM: We're moving into our new studio as we speak. Going from 1,700 square feet to 5,500 square feet. We have a lot of new designs coming out this spring. We are doing a big design show in New York in May called Sight Unseen. Big things… More restaurants, more work.
Thanks for your time, Nate!
Follow Felt+Fat on Instagram to see where you might spot their wares next.


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Community Training Associates was founded in 2011 to teach the general public, work place responders, certified and non certified emergency responders CPR, First Aid, Safety and other emergency service training.
Community Training Associates has online courses with skill testing available.
Community Training Associates is a training site of LifeForce USA's bls multi-region community training of the American Heart Association.
Community Training Associates mission is to increase community awareness about heart attacks, strokes, and what to do for the potentially life-threatening illnesses. As families, businesses, construction and manufacturing industries, schools, emergency service agencies and healthcare providers (our community) learn to recognize signs and symptoms and what to do in an emergency we strengthen our our "Chain of Survival" and save lives.
THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION STRONGLY PROMOTES KNOWLEDGE AND PROFICIENCY IN BLS, ACLS, AND PALS AND HAS DEVELOPED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL FOR THIS PURPOSE. USE OF THESE MATERIALS IN AN EDUCATIONAL COURSE DOES NOT REPRESENT COURSE SPONSORSHIP BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. ANY FEES CHARGED FOR SUCH A COURSE, EXCEPT FOR A PORTION OF FEES NEEDED FOR AHA COURSE MATERIAL, DO NOT REPRESENT INCOME TO THE ASSOCIATION. COMMUNITY TRAINING ASSOCIATES IS A TRAINING SITE OF LIFEFORCE USA'S BLS MULTI-REGION COMMUNITY TRAINING CENTER OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.