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Here's a surfboard I painted for Project 0's art auction to raise money for mangrove restoration in the Caribbean. You can bid here.
Unfortunately I had to pull out of the launch exhibition for the auction as I only found out last minute the show was sponsored by Sky TV.
I'm against all attempts at corporate greenwashing because it promotes the idea that consuming one brand over another can save the planet and that corporations care about these issues when they don't. But its the involvement of Sky in particular which is really galling as the company is part-owned (and soon to be fully-owned) by Rupert Murdoch, who uses his TV channels and newspapers to push climate-change denial and anti-renewable energy propaganda worldwide.
The fact that Sky says they're "committed" to removing single-use plastic forks from their canteen doesn't feel like a fair trade when their shareholders profit directly from the destruction of the ocean and the planet. The primary function of Sky Ocean Rescue is signing up more Sky TV subscribers, it's an advertising parasite stuck to the side of a genuinely important cause.
I hope charities and NGOs start to realise soon that these partnerships are inherently counter-productive and destructive to their causes.
All that said - the auction itself has no connection to Sky, so cancel your Sky subscription and use the money you save to bid on this board!
For more details and my statement about the work check the auction page: https://paddle8.com/work/darren-cullen/160077-discard-after-single-use/
Here's my statement behind the work:
Driven by the demands of the market, consumerism teaches us that nothing is fixable or reusable, only discardable. This is more than just an individual or social mind set, it is the structural foundation of our consumer economy. Following this philosophy to its conclusion, do we believe when the ocean is finally broken we can buy a new one?
There are limits to what money can buy and there are limits to what the Earth can take. The economic system we built to enrich us is impoverishing the natural wealth of the planet. To fix it will take more than simply changing our individual consumer habits, it requires a fundamental restructuring of our economy.
We need to abandon the idea of economic growth being the sole barometer of wealth and prosperity. What about the wealth of teeming oceans or vibrant forests? We have to understand, at last, that infinite growth is not possible on a finite planet. We need an economic model that moves beyond digging up resources from one hole and burying them in another. The Earth does not belong to one species or one generation, we have no right to destroy it for profit.
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Globalization phases
Globalization can be subdivided into four main stages, in which the capitalist system became aware of its gradual globalization.
The beginning of globalization, although there are disagreements, occurred throughout the 15th century, according to the majority of authors who approach this theme. Since then, this phenomenon of gradual integration of different areas of the planet has gone through several evolutionary processes until reaching its current stage. Thus, it is customary to historically periodize the phenomenon from its different phases, which can differ according to the approach or criterion used in its theoretical elaboration.
In the present text, we will point out the formation of the current world-system based on four phases of globalization, although there are also approaches that subdivide this phenomenon into three distinct periods.
The First Phase of Globalization (15th to 19th century)
We can say that the beginning of globalization occurred with the European maritime expansion, responsible for a gradual transformation of the social structure of the time. Previously, it could not be said that there was a globalization since the predominance was the isolation of societies in relatively autonomous economies and little or nothing integrated with each other.
Thus, during the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century, the advance of European navigations then consolidated an implosion in the current world-system, since the means of transport and communication experienced their first major advances towards full integration international markets.
Indeed, the search for new markets and, mainly, for raw materials, such as spices and precious metals, encouraged European navigators to seek new lands and also new routes to different markets. An example was the search by the Indies for new paths after the taking of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks.
In summary, the main characteristic of this period was the formation of European colonies in America and, later, in Africa and Asia, making the "old continent" as the great precursor and articulator of globalization and globalization of the capitalist system throughout the world. planet. In that period, then, the International Labor Division (DIT) was consolidated, in which Europe supplied goods and the other areas supplied raw materials and slave labor.
The Second Phase of Globalization (mid-19th and mid-20th century)
With the expansion of European colonial domination over territories in Asia and, mainly, Africa, in addition to the consolidation of the industrialization process on the European continent, Globalization then entered a new phase. During this period, there was the formation of what was called Industrial Capitalism, in addition to forming the bases for the establishment of Financial Capitalism.
With the advances promoted in the industry area and the resources raised by what was conventionally called the "developed world" from the exploration of its colonies or areas of economic domination, the transport and communication systems have expanded, with the creation and dissemination of railways, telegraphs, telephone systems, in addition to the use of automobiles, airplanes, among others. As a result, the world has become increasingly interconnected, although such interconnection obeys a hierarchy of domination and socioeconomic dependence.
In this phase of globalization, DIT has expanded. While developed countries produced and supplied industrialized products, colonies and underdeveloped countries were limited to the supply of primary products.
The Third Phase of Globalization (Cold War)
This phase of globalization extended from the end of World War II to the end of the Cold War and coincided with the period of the World Order marked by bipolarity. At that time, the world saw the formation of two large blocs of power: on the one hand, one led by the United States, the "capitalist bloc"; on the other, one led by the Soviet Union, called a "socialist bloc", although there was no de facto socialist system.
If, on the one hand, the Cold War generated a lot of panic in the world about an alleged nuclear war, on the other, this period was marked by great advances in the technological area, mainly due to the arms race and also the space race, which allowed an invaluable sum of scientific knowledge. Such knowledge was supported by the emergence of the Third Industrial Revolution, better known as the Technical-scientific Informational Revolution.
In this sense, advances were made in the area of information and also in transport, with the development of information technology, robotics, the internet, and also biotechnology. The previously existing instruments were perfected and new means of communication and displacement were created, thus promoting greater and broader global integration, although it remained at uneven levels of development around the world.
The Fourth Phase of Globalization (from 1989 to the present day)
With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the USSR, and the end of the Cold War, the world entered a New World Order, and Globalization also passed to a new stage. This was because there was an advance of the capitalist system for the whole world, including the countries of the so-called "second world", so-called socialists or planned capitalist economics.
What is seen as the main characteristic of this process, in addition to the total consolidation of the globalization system through the integral globalization of capitalism, is the shortening of distances and the acceleration of time. When we talk about "shortening", we are referring to the way that transport systems can reach great distances in a very short time. The acceleration of time refers to the speed with which new technologies emerge and are rapidly improved or replaced.
The financial system managed to advance even further through what sociologist Manuel Castells called Informational Capitalism or what geographer Milton Santos called Technical-scientific Information. At the political level, the economic and military power of the United States and the formation of "secondary" poles, such as the European Union, China, and Russia, were consolidated.
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Reggie Sullivan
Since forming in early 2012, The Reggie Sullivan Band has become one of the hottest bands in South Carolina. Their reputation as a wildly entertaining live act grew after the release of their CD Together in June of 2012. They work hard on building their fan base by playing shows throughout the Southeast and always offer top-notch musicianship and fresh twists on their arrangements. The band is building its reputation on a strong work ethic and has been a top draw at local festivals such as Viva La Vista, been featured on radio stations such as WXRY and 92.1 The Palm, and has won competitions such as Building The Band at The Tin Roof. With Reggie Sullivan on bass and vocals, Nick Brewer on keyboards, Zach Bingham on guitar, and Brendan Bull on drums the band is a winning combination.


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Being A Barber Saved This Zeta's Life (ProgressiveGreek.com)
Tanay Hudson February 16, 2016 February 16, 2016 Features, Uncategorized
Even with Hillary Clinton running for the presidential post in the White House, many aren't convinced that women can stomp with the big dogs. Females trying to enter male-dominated fields are still facing discrimination fueled by outdated, sexist views about gender determining one's level of skill. That didn't stop Phylicia Goins though. This 22-year-old Zeta soror took control of her clippers and launched her own barber business, She's the Barber, LLC.
Being outnumbered by the boys doesn't bother the Alexandria, VA native. Once she enrolled at The Barber College in Woodbridge, VA, she had to get used to being the lone female.
"I went to barber school with 40 other men and I'd be the only girl in there," she told me over the phone. "There were other women that would come in a few hours a week, but I was the only one there consistently for 11 months. I've held my ground."
Even though she's sick with the shears, she still gets the side-eye from customers because she's a woman.
"[Customers] would joke around with it sometimes like 'Oh, you cut hair?' out of disbelief. Some would say 'I'm not sure' and go to another barber. They try not to disrespect me in my face, but I know how they feel."
Her friend Colby Dawson says the customers weren't only ones dishing out discouragement when she started cutting hair.
"Her family had certain expectations of her," Dawson said. "[That] kind of helped with the discouragement in a way."
Goins fought off those feelings of dismay and used the doubt to build her confidence. "It helped me as an individual to grow a stronger self-esteem," she said. "
Even though you may not be accepted by others, as long as long as you're comfortable with yourself that's all that matters."
High school friend Christina Bonner says she wasn't surprised by Goins' diligence.
"Her ambition is out of this world," she said. "She is always looking to be the best."
Barbering isn't just a trade for her. When she entered barber school, she was overcoming a struggle with depression and substance abuse. Instead of seeking help from a therapist, Goins used her creativity to find comfort.
"[Being a barber] was something I really gravitated towards once I [became] depressed and it got me out of it. Barbering was like a safe haven for me to do something positive and not think about things in the outside world."
Still dealing with unresolved feelings from her childhood, Goins began to battle depression once she arrived at Norfolk State University in 2011. She indulged heavily in drugs and alcohol to suppress the pain.
It didn't help that she wasn't following her dreams either. Since high school, Goins wanted to be a barber but went to Norfolk State to please her parents instead.
Dawson says Goins also overwhelmed herself with student activities, which added salt to her wounds.
"Phylicia was a big people pleaser," she said. "She likes to be involved in a lot of things. She had a lot of things on her plate in college and that just weighed heavy on her because she felt like she needed to do those things."
Unhappy and unfulfilled, Goins found solace with drugs and alcohol.
"I used to get drunk to the point where I would black out," she said regarding her binges. "I had a schedule. I would leave class, go to the corner store, get my beer and my weed and I would lock myself in my room from 2:00 p.m in the afternoon 'till the next day."
Bonner said she supported Goins as much as she could, but could not be her crutch forever.
"I think people get themselves into situations that only them and God can get out of," Bonner said. "I would help her understand that she could not get through this by herself."
At one point, her addiction landed her in the hospital, and while her family was scared for her life, Goins wasn't phased by her downfall.
"When I was hospitalized, I was really rebellious. I didn't want to be helped. I had to help myself."
She reached a breaking point during the summer of 2014 when she was found in her car in a ditch at 6:00 a.m. Thankfully, a man from the Navy found her before the cops did. After he took her to the hospital, her father and cousin came to be by her side. They were fed up with her ways, and so was she. In July of 2014, she entered rehab for the fourth time, but that time was a charm.
Today she's a licensed professional barber and is focusing on her She's The Barber, LLC brand. With her barber kit in tow, she would bring her one-woman shop to your step.
"It was about my own personal growth," she said about being on her own boss. "This is what made me healthy. It was more about self-acceptance and it turned into a business."
Now, she is working out of M1 Innovations, stationed in Washington D.C. She's the first and only female barber in the shop.
"Now that [She's the Barber] is an LLC, I want to franchise it in the future. I want to put studios in major cities and oversee those. At that point, I would have my hair products in those studios. I am in the process of putting together my business plan for that."
In a matter of four years, this millennial has overcome addiction and depression and has become a self-made brand. Her journey has been poignant and she continues to persevere thanks to her sobriety and newfound faith.
"I didn't believe in [God] when I was in those troubles. This is what keeps my head straight because I know I have something to look forward to every day. It would be ridiculous to take those steps backward."
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Tanay Hudson is a journalist and licensed psychotherapist who hails from Queens, New York. When she isn't writing for MadameNoire, she is doing psychotherapy in the East Harlem community with at-risk children and families. She's a proud HBCU graduate who received her Bachelors in Sociology from Norfolk State University, her Master of Social Work degree from New York University and her Master of Journalism degree from Hofstra University. She's also an active member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.Phi Zeta Zeta chapter where she does community service in the Queens, NY community.	View all posts by Tanay Hudson


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FRANKLIN, Mass. — The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) softball team was defeated in both games of its Opening Day doubleheader in a non-conference date with the Lady Bulldogs of Dean College on Sunday, March 26.
SMCC jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in its first frame of the season, but the Lady Bulldogs responded with seven in the bottom half of the second—pushing at least one run across in every inning.
First-year Sarah Guimond (East Waterboro, Maine) earned the nod in game one tossing 2.0 innings, allowing eight earned runs over five hits. First-year Kristen Mackenzie (Seabrook, N.H.) came on in relief allowing a similar line— six earned runs over six hits and 2.0 innings. Guimond was taxed with the loss.
First-year Kaylah Abdul (South Berwick, Maine) collected three RBIs and two extra-base hits, one a two-run homerun in the top half of the fifth. Guimond also smashed her first career homerun in the same inning.
Angelina Taylor went the distance for Dean pitching five complete innings, striking out 10 to earn the win. The right-hander was also a perfect 3-3 with three homeruns from the plate.


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STS-29 was the 28th NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Discovery inserted a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) into Earth orbit. It was the third shuttle mission following the Challenger disaster in 1986, and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on March 13, 1989. STS-29R was the eighth flight of Discovery and the 28th Space Shuttle mission overall; its planned predecessor, STS-28, was delayed until August 1989.

The mission was technically designated STS-29R as the original STS-29 designator belonged to STS-61-A, the 22nd Space Shuttle mission. Official documentation and paperwork for that mission contained the designator STS-29 when it was allocated to Space Shuttle Columbia and later as STS-30 when allocated to Challenger. As STS-51-L was designated STS-33, future flights with the STS-26 through STS-33 designators would require the R in their documentation to avoid conflicts in tracking data from one mission to another.

Crew

Crew seating arrangements

Mission summary
Discovery lifted off from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, at 9:57:00 a.m. EST on March 13, 1989. The launch was originally scheduled for February 18, 1989, but was postponed to allow for the replacement of faulty liquid oxygen turbopumps on the three main engines. The amended target date of March 11, 1989, was postponed by 1 day, because of the failure of a master event controller (MEC); #2 when it was powered up during prelaunch checkout, as well as an additional day to replace a faulty fuel preburner oxidizer valve (FPOV). On the rescheduled launch day of March 13, 1989, the launch was delayed for nearly two hours because of ground fog and high upper winds. A waiver was approved for the orbiter's wing loads.

The primary payload was TDRS-D, the third and final component of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) constellation in geosynchronous orbit. The three on-orbit satellites were stationed over the equator at about  above Earth; two of them were positioned 130° apart, while the third was located between them as an on-orbit spare.

On Flight Day 1, one of three cryogenic hydrogen tanks which supplied shuttle's electricity-generating fuel cells exhibited erratic pressure fluctuations. It was deactivated while engineers studied the problem, and the crew was told to conserve electrical power. The tank was reactivated on Flight Day 3, March 15, 1989, and operated successfully thereafter.

Discovery landed on March 18, 1989, after orbit 80, one orbit earlier than planned, in order to avoid possible excessive wind buildup expected at the landing site. The shuttle touched down on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, at 9:35|51 a.m. EST. The total mission duration was 4 days, 23 hours, 38 minutes, and 52 seconds.

Payload and experiments

The mission's primary payload was TDRS-D, which became TDRS-4 after deployment, and its attached Inertial Upper Stage (IUS). The satellite was deployed from the shuttle's payload bay less than six hours after launch, at 3:12 a.m. EST. The first-stage orbit burn of the IUS took place an hour later, and the second burn to circularize the orbit occurred 12 hours and 30 minutes into the mission. The satellite was stationed at 41.0° West longitude.

Discovery also carried eight secondary payloads, including two Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSIP) experiments. One student experiment, using four live rats with tiny pieces of bone removed from their bodies, was to test whether the environmental effects of space flight inhibit bone healing. The other student experiment was to fly 32 chicken eggs to determine the effects of space flight on fertilized chicken embryos.

One experiment, mounted in the payload bay, was only termed "partially successful". The Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator Element (SHARE), a potential cooling system for the planned Space Station Freedom, operated continuously for less than 30 minutes under powered electrical loads. The failure was blamed on the faulty design of the equipment, especially the manifold section.

All other experiments operated successfully. Crystals were obtained from all the proteins in the Protein Crystal Growth (PCG) experiment. The Chromosomes and Plant Cell Division in Space (CHROMEX), a life sciences experiment, was designed to show the effects of microgravity on root development. An IMAX (70 mm) camera was used to film a variety of scenes for the 1990 IMAX film Blue Planet, including the effects of floods, hurricanes, wildfires and volcanic eruptions on Earth. A ground-based U.S. Air Force experiment used the orbiter as a calibration target for the Air Force Maui Optical Site (AMOS) in Hawaii.

Wake-up calls
NASA began a tradition of playing music to astronauts during the Project Gemini, and first used music to wake up a flight crew during Apollo 15. Each track is specially chosen, often by the astronauts' families, and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew, or is applicable to their daily activities.

Gallery

See also

 List of human spaceflights
 List of Space Shuttle missions

References

External links
 NASA mission summary
 STS-29 Video Highlights

Space Shuttle missions
Edwards Air Force Base
Spacecraft which reentered in 1989
Spacecraft launched in 1989
March 1989 events

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Organisations, businesses and individuals in the Borough are invited to a consultative meeting on the Council's budget, which will be held at 7.00 pm on the above date at the Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering. Matters raised will be taken into account before a final recommendation on the Council's Budget is made to full Council on Wednesday, 27th February 2019.
Please contact Anne Ireson, Democratic and Legal Services, Kettering Borough Council, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX (Tel: 01536 534398) if you would like to attend the meeting. You may also make representations via the Council's website at www.kettering.gov.uk or by emailing anneireson@kettering.gov.uk.


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Joint media stakeout by France, Germany and the United Kingdom on Iran and the JCPoA, 14 December
14.12.2021 - Press release
On 14 December 2021, the Permanent Representatives of France (Ambassador de Rivière), Germany (Ambassador Leendertse) and the United Kingdom (Ambassador Woodward) gave a joint statement to the media before the Security Council meeting on the implementation of resolution 2231. The French Representative delivered the statement.
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The Security Council is seized today of a grave issue. For two years now, Iran has been taking unprecedented steps, and recently accelerated the pace of most sensitive violations of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA). Iran has also curtailed monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), leaving the international community with less knowledge of the status the Iranian nuclear programme. Iran's nuclear programme has never been more advanced than it is today. This nuclear escalation is undermining international peace and security and the global non-proliferation system.
France, Germany and the United Kingdom remain committed to the full implementation of the JCPOA and UNSCR 2231. We are working tirelessly and in good faith with all partners in Vienna to deliver a deal to save and restore the JCPoA. Iran has walked back hard-fought compromises reached after many weeks of challenging negotiations, while at the same time presenting additional maximalist demands. We are nearing the point where Iran's escalation of its nuclear programme will have completely hollowed out the JCPoA.
The diplomatic door is firmly open for Iran to do a deal now. Iran has to choose between the collapse of the JCPoA and a fair and comprehensive deal, for the benefit of the Iranian people and nation. Iran's continued nuclear escalation means that we are rapidly reaching the end of the road.
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Monday roundup: Weekly awards, polls, new tip time
Whole bunch of news in Bloomington to start the week
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Indiana linebacker Micah McFadden talks with teammates on the sideline during IU's win at Rutgers on Oct. 31.
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Indiana football cleaned up in the Big Ten's weekly awards, the women's basketball team didn't fall too far in the latest Associated Press poll, and the men's team has a new tip time for Wednesday's game at Florida State.
Big Ten honors (and more) for Tom Allen's Hoosiers
So, who is your team defensive most valuable player at this point? If this blog had a vote, it would probably go to linebacker Micah McFadden (though corner Tiawan Mullen is right there, too).
McFadden has been excellent thus far, a credit to the development taking place behind the scenes of Allen's program. On Monday, he added to his running list of achievements this season, receiving the nod as the Big Ten's Defensive Player of Week.
The Tampa native led IU with nine tackles and a pair of sacks in Saturday's 14-6 win at Wisconsin, marking the second time in four weeks he has recorded multiple sacks. His second sack came with the Badgers facing a second-and-6 at the IU 17-yard line on their final drive. Two plays later Indiana, clinched the win.
McFadden leads the team with 52 stops (10th in the Big Ten), 39 solos (2nd), five sacks (T-2nd) and 8.5 tackles for loss (T-3rd) to go along with two interceptions (T-7th) and three quarterback hurries.
Haydon Whitehead joined McFadden on the league's list of honorees, earning co-Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week recognition. The IU punter dropped four of his five kicks inside the 20-yard line, including at the 1- and 8-yard lines, and did not allow a punt to be returned. His final punt traveled a game-high 51 yards and forced the Badgers to begin their final drive at the 8.
This is the seventh time in seven weeks a Hoosier has been recognized by the league: safety Jamar Johnson (Penn State), kicker Charles Campbell (Rutgers), receiver Ty Fryfogle (Michigan State, Ohio State) and running back Stevie Scott III (Maryland).
Not only did IU place players on the Big Ten weekly honor roll, the Hoosiers also saw three members of the program make the cut to semifinalist status for yearly national awards: Whitehead (Ray Guy), Fryfogle (Biletnikoff) and Michael Penix Jr. (Davey O'Brien).
IU women don't fall far
The final quarter of Sunday's loss at Kentucky was a real stinker, but it didn't cost the Indiana women's basketball team too much in the latest Associated Press Top 25.
The Hoosiers (2-1) dropped only two spots to No. 15 in this week's poll, where they're tied with 3-0 Oregon State. IU finds itself in a Big Ten logjam in the middle of the top 25, bunched alongside No. 14 Maryland, No. 17 Northwestern, No. 18 Ohio State and No. 19 Michigan.
This marks the 22nd straight week that IU has appeared inside the AP's top 25.
Hoosiers to tip at 7:15 on Wednesday
A mass shuffling of this week's ACC/Big Ten Challenge has pushed up Indiana's tipoff time at Florida State on Wednesday two hours to 7:15 p.m. Eastern.
Two games originally slated for Wednesday's 7:15 slot — Louisville-Wisconsin and Michigan-NC State — have been postponed due to COVID-19 issues.
Indiana's game will air on ESPN.
In other IU basketball news Monday, Trayce Jackson-Davis was named Big Ten Player of the Week for the first time in his career after averaging 20.0 points and 5.7 rebounds during Indiana's three-game run at the Maui Invitational.


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Q: VC++ UWP app OnNavigatedTo( NavigationEventArgs^ ) won't compile I'm writing a simple UWP app and get errors with a pretty basic (I think so) thing.
I want to pass some data between pages:
void BusStat::NewTripPage::CreateTrip_Click( Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::UI::Xaml::RoutedEventArgs^ e )
{
   this->Frame->Navigate( Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName( TripPage::typeid ), "sometext" );
}

Which is okay.
Problems occur on second page:
void TripPage::OnNavigatedTo( NavigationEventArgs^ e ) {}

That gives compiler error C2509: OnNavigatedTo': member function not declared in 'BusStat::TripPage'.
And when I declare the function:
void OnNavigatedTo( NavigationEventArgs^ e );

That gives compiler errors C2601 [syntax error] and C2511 ['void BusStat::TripPage::OnNavigatedTo(Windows::UI::Xaml::Navigation::NavigationEventArgs ^)': overloaded member function not found in 'BusStat::TripPage']
I must add that an example shown here: https://learn.microsoft.com/pl-pl/windows/uwp/design/basics/navigate-between-two-pages#3-pass-information-between-pages also won't compile for me because of the same reasons.
Any possible solutions?

A: In the header file, you should declare the method as follows:
protected:
virtual void OnNavigatedTo(Windows::UI::Xaml::Navigation::NavigationEventArgs^ e) override;

You can see this in the UWP Samples repository, for example here.

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Every now and then we are gloriously burdened with the dangling question, "What can I do to give back to my community?" We always hear how famous celebrities give back to their hometown by creating businesses, non-profits, scholarships, and educational programs, or by making huge donations to their charity or organization of choice. We may believe that we must have wads of cash to give back in certain ways. Yes, it takes monetary investment, but mainly what we need to invest is our talents. Based on whatever gift we may possess listed below, here's how you can impact the community for the better.
Whether you're gifted at singing, composing music, or playing music, there are several ways to give to the community. Teaching classes goes a long way. You can rent out recreational space and train the younger generation in playing instruments and how to exercise vocal talent. Try signing up as a performer at a local restaurant that has live music. Become a member of a music ministry at your church, whether you're in the band or choir. Better yet, you can create your own music ministry with a team of musicians and singers and spread the Gospel all throughout your community.
Are you into photography? Try dabbling with photojournalism—a way of covering current events by means of descriptive photos of the event or its aftermath. This will vividly inform readers of what's happening in the community. You can also try exploring your city and taking photos of the hidden beauties that very few natives know about. Use your photography to captivate everyday life in your community (very much like the "Humans of New York" photos!).
What about painting? You can become an art instructor at a local "paint and sip" studio. You can create storytelling artwork and see about having it featured in a local museum or publication. Again, teaching recreational art classes for the community will awaken creativity inside of anyone who's interested.
Writing is such a useful gift that it is easily overlooked, because we read something every day—whether it's a flyer, a text message, an e-mail, or even a Facebook update. But talented writers occupy an important place in the community! If writing is your gift, you can share it by blogging, becoming a tutor who helps students with writing academic papers, a journalist for a local newspaper, or a contributing writer for a local publication! You can also consider becoming a personal writing consultant and help locals with creating resumes, cover letters, invitations, or even books!
Documentaries are captivating for the community. If you're into directing and producing documentaries, you can seek out city natives who have compelling and poignant stories to tell. It gives the viewer an eye of what's going on around them and of the kind of people who live in their community. Documentaries can also leave the viewer with a chilling "call-to-action" kind of feeling. If it's a true-story film that evokes empathy from the public, there's a strong chance that more locals will get involved and try to alleviate any issues a given community may face.
Sewing and knitting are quite practical ways to deliver clothing, and therefore warmth, to people like the homeless and needy families. You can create stylish and basic clothing items and sell them, or donate them to homeless shelters or any local organization that gives to those who have less.
Leadership is a powerful gift to have in the community. No matter what shape a community is in, there is always a great need for more bold folks who will assert their role as leaders. Leadership manifests itself in numerous avenues, such as teaching, ministering, mentoring, and being a public speaker. Do you have an urge to be an educator? Educate youth on things that aren't taught in schools, such as starting a business or attaining and maintaining good credit. Do you want to preach the Gospel to lost souls in the city? Start a church or a Bible study, even if you have to meet in your own living room!


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Acrotrichis thoracica ist ein Käfer aus der Familie der Zwergkäfer (Ptiliidae).

Merkmale
Die Käfer erreichen eine Körperlänge von 0,65 bis 0,8 Millimetern. Ihr Körper ist schwarz gefärbt und hat keinen metallenen Glanz. Er ist kurz und breit gebaut und schwacher gewölbt als bei der ähnlichen Art Acrotrichis atomaria. Häufig sind die Seiten des Halsschildes rötlich braun durchscheinend. An den Seiten sind keine Tasterborsten ausgebildet. Der stark glänzende Halsschild ist an den Seiten dicht, ansonsten vereinzelt punktförmig strukturiert. Er ist deutlich breiter als die Deckflügel, die zum Hinterleibsende hin mehr oder weniger verjüngt sind. Die Art unterscheidet sich von Acrotrichis atomaria durch größere Facettenaugen mit etwa 30 Ommatidien. Die Deckflügel sind an ihrem Ende schräg abgestutzt. Die Fühler sind braun oder rostfarben, die Beine sind braungelb.

Vorkommen und Lebensweise
Die Art ist in Europa, einschließlich der Kanaren und Madeira, am Kaukasus und in Syrien verbreitet. Sie ist in Mitteleuropa weit verbreitet und nicht selten. Die Tiere leben unter faulendem Pflanzenmaterial, häufig in Gesellschaft mit Acrotrichis grandicollis und anderen Arten der Gattung Acrotrichis.

Quellen

Weblinks
 Fauna Europaea - Acrotrichis (Acrotrichis) thoracica

Literatur
 Adolf Horion: Faunistik der mitteleuropäischen Käfer Band II: Palpicornia - Staphylinoidea, Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 1949.
 Edmund Reitter: Fauna Germanica – Die Käfer des Deutschen Reiches. 5 Bände, Stuttgart K. G. Lutz 1908–1916, Digitale Bibliothek Band 134, Directmedia Publishing GmbH, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-898-53534-7.

Zwergkäfer
Ptiliidae


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Marion Cotillard upset about the accusations of involvement in the divorce, Jolie and pitt
French actress Marion Cotillard was "absolutely devastated" by the news from overseas about the fact that her partner on the film "Allies" Brad pitt is divorcing his wife Angelina Jolie, and even more – if you believe the rumors, she herself is accused of alienation of affection.
"Marion and Guillaume Canet are very happy. The shooting of the film completed, and they enjoy relaxing with their favorite boy, and accusations of involvement in the divorce, Jolie and pitt must be willing. Rumors about their Nonsense adultery literally devastated her. This story is all about it," said the insider close to the family of Marion and Guillaume.
From the moment Cotillard gave birth to her son Marcel (the boy is now five years old), she closed her private life from prying, and recently even stated that he wants to leave the cinema to do "normal peaceful life". Involvement in the divorce Joliette – not what she wanted, and this whole thing caused her shock.
This year she starred in four films and dreamed of a film career break in order to spend more time with family. And eyed the French reporters generally considered it "rounded tummy" during the recent premiere of the tape, and already had all bragged about the second pregnancy of Marion.
But at the same time, if Cotillard doesn't believe the gossip that Angelina was struck by a film crew last sliver of pitt's "Allies". Appearing on the set, Jolie completely ignored the partner of her husband.
"Angelina didn't even look in the direction of Marion, and when she tried to talk to her, just looked the other way.. Marion was very upset, she did nothing to deserve this attitude. She wanted to see this vaunted goodwill Ambassador and saw a jealous woman" — said an eyewitness.
Meanwhile, insiders insist that it is not necessary to look for a woman in divorce Jolie and pitt.
"Angelina desperately tried to save their marriage and feelings, but she just dropped his hands. The last time she was deeply unhappy in the marriage. They just went separate ways. Angie wanted more time to devote to humanitarian missions, while Brad is stuck in the Hollywood life and was going through some type of midlife crisis. The last thing she said to him before filing for a divorce: "I can't go on to live" — said the source.
Recall that Brad already commented on the decision of his wife to divorce him and said that he was now very hard and the main task of his and wife – to save the happiness of their six children.


Coffee is a ritual in Italy, and the shot of bitter black espresso is often hard to get used to. The tiny, hand painted ceramic coffee cups however are instantly endearing. Coffee in the homes of Italians is always served with great ceromony, with the coffee cups usually sat on a matching ceramic tray. There is always sugar in a bowl, but never milk, and biscuits or chocolate to have with the coffee. The little ceramic coffee cups are always roughly the same size but the shape varies. Sometimes the coffee cups have matching saucers but more often than not they come with a matching plate of a size to suit the number of coffees being served. A pair of hand painted Italian ceramic coffee cups on a tiny ceramic tray make the perfect souvenir or gift to bring back from Italy.


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The wonders of Nigeria
👤by Simon Kolawole  4 Comments
In February 1998, Gen Sani Abacha, Nigeria's military head of state, sent troops to Sierra Leone to restore democracy. Major General Johnny Paul Koroma had sacked the democratically elected president, Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who fled to exile in Guinea. Thankfully, the military junta was displaced by the ECOWAS troops, led by Nigeria, and Kabbah was restored to office a year later. I still remember a sarcastic line from The Economist of London on the intervention: "Democracy in West Africa now depends on the Nigerian military." To think that the same Nigerian military had annulled the country's own presidential election and clamped the winner, Chief MKO Abiola, into detention!
This is one of the wonders of Nigeria: restoring civil rule in a neighbouring country while urinating on democracy back home by incarcerating and assassinating pro-democracy activists. This wonder also coincided with when Nigeria entered the age of massive fuel importation as all our refineries went down. Nigeria, then the biggest producer of crude oil in Africa and the world's fifth biggest exporter of the black gold, started importing petroleum products — a culture that stands solidly till today. This prompted Chief Bola Ige to say: "Nigeria is a country that exports what it doesn't have (democracy) and imports what it has (petrol)!" It is a land of wonders.
There are times I pretend I am not a Nigerian just to imagine the kind of thoughts a foreigner would have towards this country. I pretend I am on the internet reading news from some random countries. So I see a headline like "Nigeria imports 60 million litres of petrol daily" and I try to make sense out of it. So Nigeria produces 2.2 million barrels of crude oil per day and needs probably 600,000 barrels to refine petrol for local consumption. But all the four refineries are either down or barely working. So the country sells crude oil abroad, makes millions of dollars and then sends away the revenue to import finished products. Wonderful.
What this means, without too much mathematical complication, is that if their heads were properly screwed to their necks in that their Nigeria, or whatever they call it, and they do things properly (remember I am pretending to be a foreigner today), the country would save itself the agony of depleting its foreign currency reserve with avoidable expenses. That would strengthen the naira, improve their balance of trade and current account positions, and help grow the local economy tremendously. The results could definitely be felt in improved inflow of investments. They would definitely save and create jobs, not to mention the macro-economic stability.
Okay, so Nigeria imports fuel because its refineries are not working. So the refineries did not work under Abacha, did not work under Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, did not work under President Olusegun Obasanjo, did not work under President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, did not work under President Goodluck Jonathan and are still not working under President Muhammadu Buhari — in like 30 years? So these funny Nigerians have been spending billions on turn-around maintenance since Abacha's days and are still not turning around anything? So they are now fasting and praying that Alhaji Aliko Dangote's refinery will save them from the fuel import scourge — more than 10 years after they revoked the sale of their refineries to him? Wonder! Wonder! Wonder!
Every day I read in the papers that the roads leading to Apapa ports in Lagos are congested because the trucks have no parking bay. So they use the main roads as parking lot, thereby disrupting the flow of traffic and bringing untold hardship and economic ruin on Lagos motorists. So the federal government issues one-week ultimatum to "decongest" the roads without providing a parking lot for the trucks. So the federal government sends a "decongestion task force" to Lagos and spends hundreds of millions of naira without providing a parking space still. With strong-arm tactics, the trailers disappear from the roads — and resurface a few days later. Wonderful country.
You see, when the colonial masters built the ports, they created enough parking spaces that could take up to one million trucks (that is an exaggeration, but you get the point). They did not create a port without parking. But Nigeria has sold the parking bay to private companies and the trucks now have no other place to park than on the roads. Did you know that the colonial masters built a rail line between the ports and Iddo railway terminal? The idea was to evacuate the cargos by rail! It has gone moribund. It could be revived with just $50 million but Nigeria would rather spend that amount on a monthly "decongestion" exercise, making a few people smile to the banks. Wonders.
Enough of ports now. I am told that when you want to travel out of Nigeria, two officials check your passport. One is from the Department of State Services (DSS) and the other from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). That is not my problem. If they like, they can add police, army and boys scout to the list. What I don't understand is that Nigeria spends billions yearly on foreign trips for its officials, who frequent several countries daily, sometimes looking for "foreign investors". So where else in the world do they see two officials checking one passport at the border? Why do Nigerian officials burn so much money on foreign trips without taking sense back home?
Is it true that customs officers check vehicle papers on Nigerian roads? You must be kidding me. What I was taught in my kindergarten days is that customs works at entry points to the country. I have travelled to many countries across many continents and it is time for me to confess that Nigeria is the only country where customs works inland. It is one of the wonders of Nigeria. They say it is to check smuggling of cars into the country. Wonderful. The smuggling is not checked at the border but it is checked on highways? The same customs that cannot check smuggling of fuel out of the country are now checking smuggling of cars into Nigeria? Wonder! Wonder! Wonder!
That country must be an interesting place. They import what they have and export what they don't have. This is a land flowing with milk and honey, literally, but they are spending like $1.3 billion importing milk every year. They have spent billions of dollars on the power sector for decades and keep generating megawatts of darkness. Their national assembly is filled with chronic debtors and politicians undergoing criminal investigation or trial. Some of the miscreants even get appointed as ministers. It is a country where recurrent expenditure, notably duty tour allowances, gets spent to the last kobo while there is no money to finance the capital projects that will benefit citizens.
I was told that in Nigeria, top government officials shamelessly celebrate the graduation of their children from foreign universities on social media when they can at least spare the details so that Nigerians do not become jealous and begin to moan. Someone told me that the shortest route to wealth in Nigeria is to get a government appointment or get elected into office. Suddenly you can afford all kinds of cars and build all kinds of houses and celebrate your first billion naira and first billion dollars with parties. Is it true? Tell me it is not true. Tell me what I am reading on the internet about that country is fabricated.
Finally, the sharing of ministerial portfolios by Buhari opened yet another window for the world to see the wonders of Nigeria. An educationist was not appointed minister of education; rather she was made minister of state for agriculture. An accountant was made minister of finance while the only economist in the cabinet was made minister of agriculture. The power sector has been deregulated and we have NERC to play the critical role of regulator. We do not really need a minister of power but Buhari has now appointed two ministers of power! A minister of energy would have combined petroleum and power: it is basically about driving policy. But is it not Nigeria? Wonderful!
AND FOUR OTHER THINGS…
ON ABBA KYARI
President Muhammadu Buhari said twice last week that all communication with him must go through the office of the chief of staff, Mallam Abba Kyari. Actually, it goes without saying. That is the brief of chiefs of staff anywhere in the world. They are basically the No. 1 aide. It does not make them more powerful than the president. The chief of staff is as powerful as the president wants him or her to be. I think Buhari deliberately emphasised the role of his chief of staff publicly to put to rest further agitations against Kyari, against whom some people were planning to organise #RevolutionNow protests. Buhari was saying in clear terms: I have Kyari's back. Unequivocal.
WADUME'S CONFESSION
Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume, the alleged Taraba kidnap kingpin whose arrest led to the cold-blood murder of three police officers and one civilian by soldiers, has told us something we suspected all along: that the security agencies are neck-deep in crime all over Nigeria. Wadume, in a short video, confessed that the soldiers took him to their barracks after killing the police officers, cuff off his handcuffs and set him free. Ironically, the police themselves are notorious for going rogue, indulging in criminal conspiracies and extra-judicial killings — but we thought soldiers were a little more sophisticated. Let's face the truth: we are in serious trouble in this country. Depressing.
THE FRAUDSTERS
The FBI has indicted 77 Nigerians for participating in a conspiracy to steal $46 million. This is coming about the same time a celebrated young entrepreneur, Obinwanne Okeke (Invictus Obi), was arrested by the FBI for conspiracy to commit fraud amounting to $12 million. The activities of these fraudsters are a shame to honest Nigerians working hard, day and night, to earn a living. Because of these criminals, genuine Nigerian entrepreneurs are stigmatised while innocent travellers are belittled at embassies and immigration points worldwide. We need extra efforts to clean up this mess and save honest Nigerians from further discomfort and humiliation. Urgent.
PREMIUM POWER
Recently, I experienced something for the first time in my life in Nigeria: uninterrupted power supply for seven days! It started on a Thursday and by the time I left the country, the lights had still not blinked for one second. I am told it still remains uninterrupted. I was worried, thinking we would be punished later, but I finally discovered the secret: our residents association has struck a deal with the DisCo to supply constant electricity in exchange for higher tariff. So we now pay N47 per kilowatt hour, which they say is cost-reflective, as against the N21.30k prior. Some residents are angry and have launched a media war. Me I know what to do: control what I consume. #PayAsYouGo.
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Negligence.
Don Oche August 29, 14:56
I don't read too many commentaries on paper or listen to much political analysis on radio or television reason being that we talk too much and Nigerian history has shown that when such people are given the chance they do same or much worse. But yours is an exception. Yours is balanced, educative,critically patriotic and paradoxically makes one still believe in the future of Nigeria; Since I say to myself Simon Kolawole is still here. Keep up the good work
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Discussion in 'Networking' started by Manix, Feb 9, 2005.
I use WinXP, I am in a network and between me and internet there is a Red Hat server with squid as proxy. I can go in internet through the proxy but also I can go directly by settings this option in IExplorer or Mozilla. The big question is: when I go directly bypassing the proxy, are the logs saved and can anybody see which sites do I visit? Is there any way in which the admin can see the requests if I go directly? If it's possible, how can I know this? I have access to the server, I can play around but I'm not root.
Even though you are not using the features of the squid proxy, anytime you are directed through a firewall or server, your actions can be logged. It all depends how much the admin of the server has decided to implement.
Most admins are not scouring over logs to see where you are surfing. We look for anomalies and areas of bandwidth saturation. I wouldn't worry too much about it, unless you are trying to hide something specific from the admin.
And use the proxy if possible, it helps the Internet in general and should speed your access anyways.
Thanks for your help. Usually I use the proxy but sometimes I prefer not to and I hope the admin will not know.


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Jod-stalgia
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Yesterday I went to Jodrell Bank for the second ever Jodcast Live event – a recording of The Jodcast in front of a live audience – to celebrate the podcast's 10th birthday. For those of you who aren't familiar with The Jodcast, it's a twice-monthly astronomy podcast run by astronomers at the University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics. I was involved with it as a PhD student from 2009 until I left Manchester in 2012, and in particular was the Executive Producer (responsible for the overall running of the show) in 2010-12.
The current set of Jodcast-ers, led by PhD students Benjamin Shaw and Charlie Walker, did a fantastic job with Jodcast Live 2016, and it was a much more slick and polished affair than when we held the first one in 2009! Several of us former Jodcast-ers were invited back, and others sent in video messages. Naturally, being in such an environment invoked much nostalgia and story-telling of Jodcast-past, and on the drive home I came up with my top five Jodcast memories:
I often describe my introduction to Jodcast-ing as a baptism of fire! In April 2009, six months into my PhD studies, I attended the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in Hatfield. The Jodcast is a regular presence at the NAM conferences but none of the core team were attending the 2009 meeting, so before the conference they emailed round the department to see if anyone else would be up for taking the kit down to do some recording.
Despite being a somewhat shy and socially-awkward person, I ended up taking charge of Jodcast-at-NAM, alongside fellow first-year PhD student Neil Young (dubbing ourselves the Jodcast Juniors). Suddenly I found myself able to approach random senior astronomers, safe in the knowledge that recording Jodcast interviews gave me a reason to do so. When we got back to Manchester, Neil and I were asked to also join in for the presenting (I don't think I really said anything!) and the rest is history!
2. Adventures with Dave
David Ault is one of the original Jodcast members, but had already left Jodrell Bank by the time the podcast started. This meant that for my first few Jodcast recordings, Dave was a mysterious voice at the other end of a Skype call. That all changed in June 2009 when we finally found ourselves in the same place at the same time…Milan train station! Dave and I ended up recording the presenting for the July 2009 edition sitting on a patch of grass at the side of the road, and getting some extremely funny looks in the process!
Dave and I continued our international Jodcast adventures the following year in the USA, meeting up while he was on his 'astrotour' of science centres, and I had finished up at the VLA summer school. I flew over to Washington DC where he was staying with his (and now my) wonderful friend M, and spent a fun few days recording the July 2010 edition on a bed (it was the best place for the acoustics), nerding out at the Air & Space Museums, and doing some stargazing with local astronomers.
3. Jodcast Live 2009
The first Jodcast Live was held in November 2009, where we recorded what ended up as the December 2009 and December 2009 Extra shows. If I'm honest, the day is a bit of a blur, but certain moments stick in my mind: meeting Chris Lintott for the first time and cramming him into my tiny car when we picked him up from the station, being slightly freaked out when we went up on stage and the audience started taking photos of us (it was the first time we realised that we were almost famous to a very small set of people!), and the feeling of achievement in the pub afterwards that we managed to pull it off!
4. Spring 1990
The Jodcast has a tradition of creating April Fool episodes, and my favourite has to be the 2010 one. For this episode, Stuart had the brilliant idea of recording the episode as if we were in Spring 1990. The level of detail that went into the planning was incredible, from adding in tape background noise (we did actually record on tape but the sound quality was horrendous!) to creating artwork for a cassette case. For my part, I made a 90s version of the theme music, and pretended I had just returned from an observing trip in the States where I had watched a new cartoon called The Simpsons…
One of the main reasons why I love this April Fool so much, is that everything in the episode is correct for the time. In my case, my PhD supervisor was genuinely involved with observations that were being done with the VLA at that time, so it was feasible that his PhD student would have been over there! In the April 2010 Extra edition, we brought everyone up to the present day and discussed how things had changed in 20 years.
5. The eMerlin Road Trip
The eMerlin road trip remains one of my favourite days of all time! One day in August 2010, we set off from the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics in Manchester on a mission to visit all seven telescopes in the eMerlin array in a day. Along the way we got horrendously lost trying to get to the Defford dish, joined in on our walkie talkies with some kids playing air traffic control, and I drank so much red bull that I had a headache for a week! It was absolutely exhausting but one of the most fun days I've ever had.
6. The Next Generation…
I know I said five, but this isn't really a memory so bear with me. As amazing as it was to help produce The Jodcast for three years (I presented 57 audio episodes, conducted 32 interviews, featured in three videos, and edited countless pieces of audio), I think what I'm most proud of is the fact that the show is still going. A lot of what I did in my time as Executive Producer was to start putting into place procedures that meant that The Jodcast could continue year after year. Whether that was formalising the roles, writing how-to guides, or just increasing the number of people who contributed to the show, I'm genuinely pleased that my departure didn't matter one bit.
I'm not exaggerating when I say that The Jodcast got me to where I am today. It was my first foray into astronomy outreach and communication, and transformed me from someone who hated giving presentations to someone who thrives on being on stage. I count my fellow Jodcast-ers as some of my closest friends, and I hope that the current and future generations get as much out of it as I did.
Jod on.


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Scotland to be the first country to make period products free
November 25, 2020 - Updated 01:06 pm IST | Mumbai, November 25
By Hemai Sheth
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Scotland is set to be the first country in the world to make period products such as tampons and pads free for those who need it.
Members of the Scottish Parliament MSPs unanimously approved the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday.
"The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill has been passed unanimously by MSPs this evening," the Scottish Parliament tweeted from its official account.
The Bill was introduced by Labour member Monica Lennon. It "proposes different ways to make period products (like sanitary pads and tampons) available for free to people who need them."
"Thank you to everyone who has campaigned for period dignity and to my MSP colleagues for backing the Bill tonight. A proud day for Scotland and a signal to the world that free universal access to period products can be achieved. #freeperiodproducts," tweeted Lennon.
The bill is aimed at reducing "Period Poverty" which means being unable to afford or access period products.
As per the financial memorandum accompanying the bill, the scheme could cost the government an estimated £8.7 million a year by 2022, depending on the number of women who access it.
As part of the legislation, the Scottish Government will set up a nationwide scheme to allow people who need period products to access them for free.
Period products will also be available in schools, colleges and universities across Scotland.
It will be the responsibility of the local authorities and education providers to ensure the products are available for free as per the new rules.
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