From his office in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Attorney Steven F. Kessler has spent 30 years changing lives in his community for the better.
Most of his clients are the proud working people of the Monongahela Valley, Pennsylvania's industrial heartland. He has provided high-quality legal representation to individuals who have applied for Social Security Disability (SSD) insurance and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), but whose claims are often slow to come, have been denied outright, or have stalled on appeal for a year or more.
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On 3rd February 1959, Rock 'n' Roll - and the world - lost its brightest star.
The show stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK and was endorsed as Britain's most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One's Saturday night live programme, The One and Only, hosted by Graham Norton. Buddy Holly and The Cricketers has always presented Buddy in the style of show we feel he would perform today.


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Police arrest wanted man Michael Porter
He was due to appear at Bristol Magistrates Court
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Michael Porter has been arrested (Image: Avon and Somerset Police)
Police have arrested a wanted man.
A public appeal was issued by Avon and Somerset Police on April 4.
Michael Porter of Staple Hill was charged with breaching a non-molestation order and was due to appear at Bristol Magistrates Court on Saturday.
Bristol Live: Passenger dies in A38 crash plus more news, traffic and travel updates
Officers confirmed on Monday he has been arrested.
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: "We'd like to thank everyone who helped with our initial appeal."

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Wedding Dress Preservation | Preserve your Memories…and the Dress!
Your wedding. It was exactly as you imagined! You selected the perfect flowers, bridesmaid dresses, caterers and invitations. The ceremony was as you dreamed it would be. And the reception! Everyone had a wonderful time, food was amazing, and now…now it's time to start the next phase of your life. You selected a beautiful going-away ensemble, and turn to hand your stunning wedding dress to…who?
All that planning and effort goes into one of the biggest days of your life, and you want to preserve it in every way including videos, photographs, as well as your wedding dress. A bride's wedding dress is of paramount importance. You spent hours finding just the right one. This is probably the most expensive garment you will ever purchase. And now you are going to – hang it up and hope for the best? Hand it off and trust that it will be cared for?
Pick up at the wedding or reception location and delivery to your home (or chosen storage place for the dress).
Specialty service for cleaning wedding gowns, not something every dry cleaner can, or should, do.
Preserving the memories from your big day, including your dress, allow you to live it over and over experiencing the joy and happiness of the day. Don't trust your wedding dress to just anyone. Make sure to choose a premier dry cleaner who understands the emotional significance of your wedding gown.
Bibbentuckers is a premier dry cleaning service that specializes in cleaning and preserving wedding dresses. During the months of March through June, all our bridal customers who have their wedding dress cleaned with us will receive our custom heirlooming and preservation for free. That is a $100 value that ensures your dress will be carefully stored for the future. Plus, for a small upcharge, we will pick up at your requested venue and deliver the cleaned, preserved dress to your home.
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Special 'ring' turns arm into smartwatch touchpad
Scientists Have Developed A New Wearable Technology That May Be Able To Turn Your Entire Lower Arm Into A Touchpad For A Smartwatch.
Called SkinTrack and developed by researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University in the US, the new system allows for continuous touch tracking on the hands and arms.
It also can detect touches at discrete locations on the skin, enabling functionality similar to buttons or slider controls, researchers said.
Previous "skin to screen" approaches have employed flexible overlays, interactive textiles and projector/camera combinations that can be cumbersome.
SkinTrack, by contrast, requires only that the user wear a special ring, which propagates a low-energy, high-frequency signal through the skin when the finger touches or nears the skin surface, researchers said.
"The great thing about SkinTrack is that it is not obtrusive; watches and rings are items that people already wear every day," said Yang Zhang from Human-Computer Interaction Institute's Future Interfaces Group (HCII).
"A major problem with smartwatches and other digital jewelry is that their screens are so tiny," said Gierad Laput from HCII.
"Not only is the interaction area small, but your finger actually blocks much of the screen when you are using it. Input tends to be pretty basic, confined to a few buttons or some directional swipes," said Laput.
"SkinTrack makes it possible to move interactions from the screen onto the arm, providing much larger interface," said Chris Harrison from HCII.
The user wears a ring that produces a high-frequency electrical signal. When the finger gets near to the skin or touches the skin, that signal propagates through the skin, researchers said.
By using electrodes integrated into the watch's strap, it is possible to pinpoint the source of those electromagnetic waves because the phase of the waves will vary, they said.
Researchers found that they could determine when the finger was touching the skin with 99 per cent accuracy and they could resolve the location of the touches with a mean error of 7.6 millimetres.
That compares well with other on-body finger-tracking systems and approaches touchscreen-like accuracy.
Researchers showed that SkinTrack could be used as a game controller, to scroll through lists on the smartwatch, to zoom in and out of onscreen maps, and to draw.
A number pad application enabled users to use the back of the hand as a dial pad for the onscreen number pad; hovering a finger over the hand acts as a cursor, highlighting numbers on the screen to aid in targeting touch points, researchers said.
The technology is safe. No evidence suggests that the radio frequency signals used by SkinTrack have any health effects, they said.
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Q: How do I combine data from multiple sheets in excel, but create new rows from each sheet In Excel, I have multiple sheets, but the columns are standardized on each sheet. In other words, column A is always 'Name' on each of the sheets.
I want to consolidate the data in another sheet, but not concatenate the data, I want to create new rows for the rows on each sheet. So, if sheet 1 has 15 rows, then sheet 2 has 15 rows, then when I consolidate the data there would be 30 rows.

A: An easier way is to use a special Combine Sheets tool. It can merge data from several worksheets into a single Excel sheet based on column headers.
Select worksheets you want to merge. Decide which columns will be copied to a new table. Select to insert results to new worksheets or range. Multiple tables are combined into one according to their column headers.
This is a paid solution, but much faster and easier than Power Query. You can try the trial version for free.
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Proud Malditas have nothing to lose ahead of their sudden death tiff against SoKor
 Home  AFC Women's Asian Cup  FIFA Women's World Cup  football  Jessie Shugg  Malditas  Rabah Benlarbi  South Korea  Proud Malditas have nothing to lose ahead of their sudden death tiff against SoKor
For the proud Malditas, they will enjoy the memorable times in the AFC Women's Asian Cup as they play for the final Women's World Cup spot. Mia Montayre/Philippine Football Federation
MANILA--The Philippines had nothing to lose and everything to gain in their final match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup, as they are set to face South Korea in the fifth-place playoff Tuesday midnight (Philippine Time).
Everyone in the Malditas, from the manager to the players, are in a carefree mood in Amman as they will end their stint in the Hashemite Kingdom with the best showing regardless of the result.
Rabah Benlarbi was not in the mood for the results, but he was focused on the learning experience that they will bring when they come back home after the tournament, as they are miraculously 90 minutes away from making it happen..
"The Philippines have absolutely nothing to lose as nobody really expected us to be in the position that we find ourselves in," said the Frenchman, who masterminded the lone upset of the tournament on opening day against the host nation before ending the group stage with back-to-back defeats against China and Thailand.
Benlarbi wished to make the dream of coaching the Malditas in his home nation come true should they create the shocker against the side that are 56 ranks higher than them.
"We must give our all, as we have 90 minutes to reach the World Cup, it is potentially a once-in-a-lifetime moment for my players," he added .
He was then shocked that the Taeguk Nangja only end up in third in the Group of Death after putting solid defensive work against Japan and Australia and only went on attack mode by firing four past a hapless Vietnam side on the final day.
"I am a little surprised to be playing Korea Republic as they were one of the best teams in Group B and deserved, in my opinion, to go to the semi-finals and of course the World Cup."
Right-back Jessie Shugg does not mind the result as she expects everyone to go all out one last time.
"My motivation is my team," shared Shugg. "We've got nothing to lose and everything to gain. No matter what happens we're going to work our asses off until the final whistle."
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Gaza Strip Internal Unrest Miscellaneous News Report
Two Security Officers, Two Gunmen, Killed In Firefight In Gaza
The Palestinian Interior Ministry in the Gaza Strip has reported, on Thursday afternoon, that two Palestinian security officers, and two gunmen, including one believed to be behind the assassination attempt of Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, were killed, during gun clashes in the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
The Palestinian Interior Ministry identified the two security officers as Ziad al-Hawajri and Hammad Abu Sweih.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of security officers surrounded a home in the refugee camp, where the gunman Anas Abu Khousa, the man believed to be behind the assassination attempt of Rami Hamdallah, on March 13, barricaded himself, along with several other gunmen.
Abu Khousa and another gunman, in addition to two Palestinian security officers were killed in the gun clashes, and one gunman was arrested.
The Palestinian security forces also surrounded a home in Zawaida village, in central Gaza, and exchanged fire with several gunmen.
It is worth mentioning that the Interior Ministry in Gaza had announced a $5000 reward to any person who provides credible information about the location of Abu Khousa.
It said that its security forces managed to locate the hideout of Anas Abu Khousa, and initiated a campaign, on Thursday morning, west of the Nusseirat refugee camp, before surrounding several wanted gunmen, including Anas.
It added that after ordering the gunmen to surrender, they initiated gunfire at the security forces, killing the two officers.
The Ministry stated that Abu Khousa was killed when the security forces responded to the gunfire, while one of his close aides, identified as Abdul-Hadi al-Ashab, was seriously injured, and died from his wound at a local hospital.
The Ministry added that it will continue the investigations to reveal all aspects of the assassination attempt that targeted Hamdallah.
PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (15 – 21 March 2018)
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The Role of Stress in Depression, The Impact on Academic Functioning and Educational Progress
Children's success in their educational endeavors and their general socioemotional adjustment are influenced by a variety of personal characteristics and environmental experiences. One of the most powerful determinants of children's developmental course is the social context in which they live. In particular, experiencing a stable and supportive environment during childhood is likely to foster healthy cognitive, social, and emotional development, whereas experiencing a disruptive or stressful environment has been linked to a wide range of adverse mental health outcomes, including depression. Stress and the accompanying emotional distress may then interfere with some of the major tasks of childhood, such as academic achievement and fulfillment of educational goals.
The Role of Stress in Depression
Theory and empirical research have implicated stress as a critical risk factor for depression during childhood and adolescence. Stress may take the form of an accumulation of minor daily hassles, more severe chronic strains, or specific negative life events. Each of these types of stress has been linked to depression. Stress also may arise from normative developmental transitions, such as entrance into middle school or moving away from home for the first time. For example, research has shown that school transitions, which often are characterized by many social and academic stressors, have negative effects on academic motivation, performance, and school engagement, as well as on emotional well-being. In particular, Karen Rudolph and colleagues demonstrated in 2001 that the experience of school-related stress (such as poor academic performance, negative feedback from parents and teachers about school work, and daily hassles in the school environment) leads to increases in depression in the context of a transition into middle school.
An important question that has not yet been fully answered concerns how stressful life events and circumstances heighten vulnerability to depression. Stress may contribute to depression through many different pathways. Unpredictable or disruptive environments may undermine children's sense of control and mastery, leading to a sense of helplessness or hopelessness that acts as a precursor to depression. For example, Rudolph and colleagues demonstrated in 2001 that family disruption, as well as exposure to chronic stressful circumstances within the family, peer, and school settings, predicted decreases in perceptions of control and increases in helpless behavior in academic and social situations. These maladaptive beliefs and behavior were in turn associated with depression. Exposure to stress and failure also are likely to influence adversely children's perceptions of their competence. For instance, David Cole and colleagues suggested in 1991 that negative environmental feedback is internalized by children in the form of negative self-perceptions and low self-esteem, which then heighten depressive symptoms. Stress within the school environment may exert specific influences on children's academic-related beliefs, self-perceptions, and goals, and, consequently, on emotional well-being at school. As reviewed by Robert Roeser and Jacquelynne Eccles in 2000, classroom-level and school-level stressors involving instructional practices, emotional climate, and teachers' goals and behavior influence children's subjective perceptions of school, which then determine academic and emotional adjustment.
The Impact on Academic Functioning and Educational Progress
Stressful life experiences as well as acute or chronic periods of depression may interrupt the normative progression of developmental milestones. Given the prominent role that schools play in children's lives, the school setting represents a salient context for development and mental health. Stressful experiences and emotional difficulties are therefore likely to undermine a variety of school-related competencies, including academic motivation and school engagement, goal orientation, scholastic performance, and school conduct.
Educational Implications of Stress
Stressful life circumstances may influence school adjustment in many ways. First, dealing with stress in other areas of their lives may interfere directly with children's performance at school by depleting the amount of time, energy, and focused attention available for academic tasks and school involvement, such as completing homework or engaging in after-school activities. Second, exposure to high levels of stress may divert coping resources away from efforts to deal with the challenges of school. This lack of resources may lead adolescents to feel overwhelmed, and create a sense of helplessness that results in disengagement from school. Third, stressful circumstances outside of school may lead children to place less of a priority on educational goals, thereby undermining school investment. Finally, if stress originates within the family setting, it is likely that family members have less availability and lower levels of school involvement, which would diminish emotional and instrumental support necessary for educational success.
Educational Implications of Depression
Depression has been linked to a range of negative school-related outcomes, including poor grades, a lack of persistence in the face of academic challenges, and decreased classroom participation. These effects may range from short-term declines in academic performance to long-term problematic school outcomes. For example, depressive symptoms as early as first grade predict school difficulties many years later, including increased use of special education services, grade retention, and poor grades.
Less is known, however, about how and why depression interferes with school adjustment. The symptoms and accompanying features of depression themselves may have a negative impact on academic achievement and motivation. For example, concentration difficulties, a lack of interest and energy, and withdrawal are likely to undermine performance and engagement at school. Depressive behaviors also may elicit negative reactions from teachers and peers, leading to social isolation and alienation from the school setting. In fact, teachers may feel over-whelmed by the emotional difficulties of their students, leading to low levels of perceived self-efficacy and less than optimal teaching performance. Finally, depression may induce negative beliefs about one's competence and a sense of helplessness, leading to a lack of persistence in academic tasks. Indeed, Carol Dweck and colleagues described in 1988 a profile of "learned helplessness" in achievement contexts, characterized by an avoidance of challenge, lack of persistence in the face of failure, excessive concerns about competence, ineffective learning strategies, maladaptive attributions about failure, and negative emotions. Additional research is needed to determine if in fact this profile characterizes depressed children in the school context.
Remaining Issues
Whether it is most common for academic difficulties to precede depression or for depression to precede academic difficulties has not yet been clearly determined. It also is possible, of course, that the presence of significant academic difficulties in depressed children reflects a common third influence. For example, both depression and academic impairment are linked to behavior problems and attentional deficits. In fact, research has suggested that depression may be most strongly associated with academic stress, failure, and school conduct problems when it cooccurs with acting-out behavior or attentional deficits.
Another important question is why some children who experience high levels of stress or depression show resilience in their school adjustment: A subgroup of high-risk children does show academic success and educational investment in the face of adversity. Many factors may promote such resilience, including personal characteristics of children as well as positive school climates, but additional research is needed to examine this process in more depth.
School-Based Prevention and Intervention Programs
In light of theory and research linking stress and depression with school-related impairment, there has been a call for a new generation of school-based prevention and intervention programs that address the joint issues of academic difficulties and mental health problems. Such programs may range from child-level approaches implemented within the school setting to schoolwide or districtwide approaches directed at systems-level changes.
Several child-level programs have been created to address issues of stress and depression within the school setting. One representative program, developed by Martin Seligman and colleagues, was designed to prevent severe depression in at-risk children–that is, children with elevated levels of depressive symptoms and exposure to family stress–as well as to remediate performance deficits in these children, such as lowered academic achievement and behavior problems. The program emphasized teaching children strategies to cope with stressful events and negative emotions, enhancing children's sense of mastery and competence, and modifying distortions in the ways that children viewed themselves and their surroundings. An extensive evaluation revealed that the program successfully decreased children's level of depressive symptoms and behavior problems. Several similar programs have targeted coping with stress and depression in the school context. These programs tend to yield positive results in terms of decreasing levels of depression, although assessments have not always been conducted to determine why these improvements occur. Less commonly used have been systems-level school-based mental health programs. Such programs focus on promoting change in more distal environmental influences, such as the classroom climate or broader school ecology. Undoubtedly, effectively addressing the complex links among stress, depression, and school adjustment will require an integrated approach that considers both personal resources of children as well as the broader contexts in which they live.
See also: AFFECT AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING, SCHOOL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND CHILDREN.
CLARKE, GREGORY N.; HAWKINS, WESLEY; MURPHY, MARY; SHEEBER, LISA B.; LEWINSOHN, PETER M.; and SEELEY, JOHN R. 1995. "Targeted Prevention of Unipolar Depressive Disorder in an At-Risk Sample of High School Adolescents: A Randomized Trial of a Group Cognitive Intervention." Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 34:312–321.
COLE, DAVID A. 1991. "Preliminary Support for a Competency-Based Model of Depression in Children." Journal of Abnormal Psychology 100:181–190.
DWECK, CAROL S., and LEGGETT, ELLEN L. 1988. "A Social-Cognitive Approach to Motivation and Personality." Psychological Review 95:256–273.
ECCLES, JACQUELYNNE S.; WIGFIELD, ALLAN; and SCHIEFELE, ULRICH. 1998. "Motivation to Succeed." In Handbook of Child Psychology, Vol. 4, ed. Nancy Eisenberg. New York: Wiley.
GARBER, JUDY, and HILSMAN, RUTH. 1992. "Cognitions, Stress, and Depression in Children and Adolescents." In Child and Adolescent Clinics of North America, Vol. 1: Mood Disorders, ed. Dennis P. Cantwell. Philadelphia: Saunders.
IALONGO, NICHOLAS S.; EDELSOHN, GAIL; and KELLAM, SHEPPHARD G. 2001. "A Further Look at the Prognostic Power of Young Children's Reports of Depressed Mood and Feelings." Child Development 72:736–747.
JAYCOX, LISA H.; REIVICH, KAREN J.; GILLHAM, JANE; and SELIGMAN, MARTIN E. P. 1994. "Prevention of Depressive Symptoms in School Children." Behavior Research and Therapy 32:801–816.
REYNOLDS, WILLIAM M., and COATS, KEVIN I. 1986. "A Comparison of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Relaxation Training for the Treatment of Depression in Adolescents." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 54:653–660.
ROESER, ROBERT W., and ECCLES, JACQUELYNNE S. 2000. "Schooling and Mental Health." In Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology, ed. Arnold J. Sameroff, Michael Lewis, and Suzanne M. Miller. New York: Plenum.
ROSE, DONNA T., and ABRAMSON, LYN Y. 1992. "Developmental Predictors of Depressive Cognitive Style: Research and Theory." In Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychopathology, Vol. 4, ed. Dante Cicchetti and Sherre L. Toth. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press.
RUDOLPH, KAREN D.; HAMMEN, CONSTANCE; BURGE, DORLI; LINDBERG, NAGEL; HERZBERG, DAVID; and DALEY, SHANNON E. 2000. "Toward an Interpersonal Life-Stress Model of Depression: The Developmental Context of Stress Generation." Development and Psychopathology 12:215–234.
RUDOLPH, KAREN D.; KURLAKOWSKY, KATHRYN D.; and CONLEY, COLLEN S. 2001. "Developmental and Social-Contextual Origins of Depressive Control-Related Beliefs and Behavior." Cognitive Therapy and Research 25:447–475.
RUDOLPH, KAREN D.; LAMBERT, SHARON M.; CLARK, ALYSSA G.; and KURLAKOWSKY, KATHRYN D. 2001. "Negotiating the Transition to Middle School: The Role of Self-Regulatory Processes." Child Development 72:929–946.
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UPDATE (Friday, March 29): We attended Thursday's prayer vigil at Sand Point Community Methodist Church, and share a bit of it with you here.
Pastor Law says that Judy and Dennis Schulte's church back home is holding a vigil at this time as well.
The Schulte family, including the grandparents, Judy and Dennis, had started attending the church recently. The grandparents were able to celebrate the birth of their new grandchild with the congregation before they passed.
Sunset in the west from outside the church.
Many families with children at the service. Blank cards upon which messages to the family could be written were handed to everyone as they entered the church.
"Words of comfort from Holy Scripture" read by Pastor Cathlynn Law were Psalm 130, Isaiah 41:10, portions of Isaiah 43, and Romans 8:26.
Pastor Law closes in prayer, as a child laughs. Many families here tonight.
During the heart of the vigil, participants lined up to light candles "as a symbol of light and life and hope" for Karina and Baby Elias.
Candles lit for the family. Pastor Law can be seen at the pulpit in the background.
Exterior of the church, near the end of the service, which closed with the "releasing of the spirits of Dennis and Judy Schulte" and a blessing of those gathered.
Truffle is now Judy's Truffle. She and Lacia were the last neighbors to see the family before they attempted to cross 75th.
PREVIOUSLY: The Schultes' church family at Sand Point Community United Methodist Church (4710 NE 70th Street) is holding a prayer vigil for Karina and Baby Elias on Thursday, March 28, at 7 PM.
Notice about the prayer vigil posted at the memorial on NE 75th St. Photo courtesy Lacia Lynn Bailey.
Thursday is also Maundy Thursday, the fifth day of the Christian Holy Week when the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles is commemorated.
UPDATE (Thursday, March 28): Looks like a memorial vigil/walk is forming up to take place on Monday, April 1, starting at the Wedgwood Top Pot at 70th and 35th, and traveling to and from the memorial site at 75th and 33rd. 4-5 PM. Details here.


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This is really nice content in VSTS but i have some doubts in this which is listed below.
1. Where can we define ReleaseDefination Name?
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Book Birthday / Out and About
The one where I visited Steampuss Cat Lounge
September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 Jessica Redland Author2 Comments
I love cats but was never allowed pets as a child. When I was at senior school, I lived several miles from school but my best friend lived a short walk away so I'd go to her house at lunchtime. One summer's day, we found a litter of 4 kittens abandoned in a cardboard box in a cut-through by a main road. Who does that?! I dread to think what would have happened to the poor little things if they'd got out and ventured onto the road. My friend and I carried two each to her house. In a gesture of extreme gratitude for rescuing them, one of them peed down my white school shirt! Yummy! I wanted to keep one but wasn't surprised when I was told a resonating no. Fortunately my friend's mum found them all new homes.
It was many years later before I owned my first pets when, fourteen years ago, my husband and I adopted two RSPCA rescue kittens: Felix and Pixie. Sadly they've both crossed the rainbow bridge. We lost Pixie six years ago and Felix left us in January this year.
No longer having my own cats to fuss over, I was really keen to visit Steampuss Cat Lounge which had opened in Scarborough in 2019. Then Covid hit and that wasn't an option.
Last Tuesday was the one-year anniversary of The Secret to Happiness – my first release through Boldwood Books – and it was also the last day before my daughter, Ashleigh, returned to school so I booked us in to visit the cats as a special treat. What a lovely hour! In fact, some might say purrrr-fect!
The cafe is on Scarborough's Bar Street which provides partial inspiration for Castle Street which appears in many of my books. There's a ground floor room which, when we were there, had two tables and a lower ground room also with two tables. Booking is advisable to avoid disappointment as spaces are limited. This can be done via their website or Facebook page.
There are twelve cats who go home with the owners each day rather than living in the cafe but they're not all there every day. We were told that there were eight cats there during our visit and we saw seven of them. There's an area on the lower ground floor for staff and cats only so a cat may occasionally go in there for a complete break.
Ashleigh and I were thrilled to be allocated a ground floor table by the bay window because it's in the window where the cats tend to congregate. There's a large scratching post/sleeping tower in the middle and vintage suitcases either side which the cats were curled up in.
Most of the cats are named after characters in films/books and there's a lovely booklet on the table including pictures and giving detail about each cat from breed to age to who its best friends are. Awww! It's perfect for trying to identify the cats although a few of them have similar markings so we're not convinced we were accurate with our guesses!
The menu includes hot and cold drinks and cakes but there's a large choice within that and vegan/gluten-free choices too so it caters for all dietary needs. Ashleigh and I both had the most delicious milkshake we've ever tasted. Mine was caramel and vanilla and hers was white chocolate and vanilla. To eat, she chose chocolate cake and I had a Victoria sponge with passion fruit topping although her chocolate cake was enormous and she let me have the last bit. Nom nom!
Delicious as it was, a visit to Steampuss was not about the food for us. It was all about the experience of being there among the adorable cats. You're allowed to stroke them when they're asleep (which several were) but are asked not to try to wake them up and definitely not to lift them. Full guidance on getting the most out of your visit and treating the cats with care and respect is on the website.
When we first went in, the largest cat – Hagrid – was in the middle of the floor, staring at us. It was as if he was telling us it was his domain and checking us out. Loved that! Once he was satisfied we were friends rather than foes, he settled into one of the beds on the scratching post.
There were six cats including Hagrid spread out in the window area but then another appeared. Lots of shelves were built into the walls in a way that made an accessible climb for the cats so that one decided to hang out on one of the higher shelves.
Ashleigh absolutely loved the experience. She's 13 and I think children young and old and adults (as long as they like cats) will adore a visit. Actually, scrub that, even if they're not cat-people, it's such a lovely experience. Do it!
The cats are so soft and happy and lovely. A friend of Ashleigh's has visited and it sounds like they were more active during her visit. Having been a cat owner myself, I would imagine that there are times of the day when they might be prowling more than sleeping, either of which will be amazing.
It costs £5 for an adult and £4 for a child to have an hour in the Steampuss Cat Lounge and then, of course, you do pay for your food and drinks on top of that. There are also various gifts available.
We'll definitely be back in person but I hope to be back in my imagination too because, of course, the cogs are now whirring and I have a story forming. I would love to add a cat cafe to Castle Street. I think it would be perfect in Whitsborough Bay and not in competition to Tara's The Chocolate Pot because it's a very different experience to what Tara offers.
Because I was celebrating my book publication anniversary, I just happened to have a paperback with me for a photo shoot!
I highly recommend a visit to Steampuss Cat Lounge. You can find their website and all the details about the cats here. They're also on Facebook here. The Twitter and Instagram accounts are @Steampuss with Twitter not active since last year but Instagram full of regular picture updates for a gorgeous fix of beautiful cats.
Have you ever been to a cat cafe? I'd love to hear about your experiences.
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rambleygirl says:
As a self-confessed crazy cat lady I was desperate to visit a cat café and Ian and I surprised the girls with an afternoon tea experience at one in London a few years back. We loved it and in fact Kira now aspires to running her own! Can't wait to read about the cat café in Castle Street!
I will definitely have to get lots of info from Kira from her research if I do write this and find out from you all about the London experience xx


Chief Education Officer, Olato Sam, addresses the gathering of senior TVET officers yesterday.
"You have to be the change agents and leaders that this nation demands of you," said Chief Education Officer (CEO), Olato Sam, as he addressed a gathering of senior Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) staffers attached to the Ministry of Education.
Sam was at the time speaking at a leadership workshop/retreat for the TVET officials venued at the Church View Hotel in New Amsterdam, Berbice, yesterday.
Moreover, the five-day event which is being attended by a wide cross-section of TVET officers is one that is aimed at crafting strategies to enhance the delivery of TVET.
The workshop/retreat comes at a time when TVET is gaining immense attention in the education sector.
In his deliberation yesterday too, Sam lauded those who played an integral role in bringing the workshop/retreat to fruition even as he eagerly pointed out that it is relevant as it is critical. "It comes at a most appropriate time, in my estimation, in the evolution of TVET in Guyana," he observed as he went on to highlight that the education sector is at a point, where it has the largest ever numbers of its student population enrolled in TVET related pursuits.
According to Sam, the Secondary Competency Certificate Programme is currently offered in more than half of the secondary schools in the country and plans are apace to expand TVET offerings at this level. "An unprecedented number of those (TVET) students will be graduating in a few weeks and we continue to modernise our PICs (Practical Instruction Centres) and expand their offerings also," related Sam.
Moves to significantly expand competency based education have been recognised as priority, as Guyana gears to offer the Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQs).
"You are, though unheralded, leaders of the new wave of developments in this country and you need to regard yourself as such and that needs to be reflected in the way you conduct your quotidian practical engagements," Sam told the gathering of TVET officials.


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package com.gc.materialdesign.views;

import com.gc.materialdesign.R;
import com.gc.materialdesign.utils.Utils;
import com.nineoldandroids.animation.ObjectAnimator;
import com.nineoldandroids.view.ViewHelper;

import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
import android.graphics.PorterDuffXfermode;
import android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable;
import android.graphics.drawable.LayerDrawable;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.RelativeLayout;

public class Switch extends CustomView {

	int backgroundColor = Color.parseColor("#4CAF50");

	Ball ball;

	boolean check = false;
	boolean eventCheck = false;
	boolean press = false;

	OnCheckListener onCheckListener;

	public Switch(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
		super(context, attrs);
		setAttributes(attrs);
		setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

			@Override
			public void onClick(View arg0) {
				if (check)
					setChecked(false);
				else
					setChecked(true);
			}
		});
	}

	// Set atributtes of XML to View
	protected void setAttributes(AttributeSet attrs) {

		setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.background_transparent);

		// Set size of view
		setMinimumHeight(Utils.dpToPx(48, getResources()));
		setMinimumWidth(Utils.dpToPx(80, getResources()));

		// Set background Color
		// Color by resource
		int bacgroundColor = attrs.getAttributeResourceValue(ANDROIDXML,
				"background", -1);
		if (bacgroundColor != -1) {
			setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(bacgroundColor));
		} else {
			// Color by hexadecimal
			int background = attrs.getAttributeIntValue(ANDROIDXML, "background", -1);
			if (background != -1)
				setBackgroundColor(background);
		}

		check = attrs.getAttributeBooleanValue(MATERIALDESIGNXML, "check",
				false);
		eventCheck = check;
		ball = new Ball(getContext());
		RelativeLayout.LayoutParams params = new LayoutParams(Utils.dpToPx(20,
				getResources()), Utils.dpToPx(20, getResources()));
		params.addRule(RelativeLayout.CENTER_VERTICAL, RelativeLayout.TRUE);
		ball.setLayoutParams(params);
		addView(ball);

	}

	@Override
	public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
		if (isEnabled()) {
			isLastTouch = true;
			if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
				press = true;
			} else if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) {
				float x = event.getX();
				x = (x < ball.xIni) ? ball.xIni : x;
				x = (x > ball.xFin) ? ball.xFin : x;
				if (x > ball.xCen) {
					check = true;
				} else {
					check = false;
				}
				ViewHelper.setX(ball, x);
				ball.changeBackground();
				if ((event.getX() <= getWidth() && event.getX() >= 0)) {
					isLastTouch = false;
					press = false;
				}
			} else if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP ||
					event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL) {
				press = false;
				isLastTouch = false;
				if (eventCheck != check) {
					eventCheck = check;
					if (onCheckListener != null)
						onCheckListener.onCheck(check);
				}
				if ((event.getX() <= getWidth() && event.getX() >= 0)) {
					ball.animateCheck();
				}
			}
		}
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
		super.onDraw(canvas);
		if (!placedBall)
			placeBall();

		// Crop line to transparent effect
		Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(canvas.getWidth(),
				canvas.getHeight(), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
		Canvas temp = new Canvas(bitmap);
		Paint paint = new Paint();
		paint.setAntiAlias(true);
		paint.setColor((check) ? backgroundColor : Color.parseColor("#B0B0B0"));
		paint.setStrokeWidth(Utils.dpToPx(2, getResources()));
		temp.drawLine(getHeight() / 2, getHeight() / 2, getWidth()
				- getHeight() / 2, getHeight() / 2, paint);
		Paint transparentPaint = new Paint();
		transparentPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
		transparentPaint.setColor(getResources().getColor(
				android.R.color.transparent));
		transparentPaint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(
				PorterDuff.Mode.CLEAR));
		temp.drawCircle(ViewHelper.getX(ball) + ball.getWidth() / 2,
				ViewHelper.getY(ball) + ball.getHeight() / 2,
				ball.getWidth() / 2, transparentPaint);

		canvas.drawBitmap(bitmap, 0, 0, new Paint());

		if (press) {
			paint.setColor((check) ? makePressColor() : Color
					.parseColor("#446D6D6D"));
			canvas.drawCircle(ViewHelper.getX(ball) + ball.getWidth() / 2,
					getHeight() / 2, getHeight() / 2, paint);
		}
		invalidate();

	}

	/**
	 * Make a dark color to press effect
	 *
	 * @return
	 */
	protected int makePressColor() {
		int r = (this.backgroundColor >> 16) & 0xFF;
		int g = (this.backgroundColor >> 8) & 0xFF;
		int b = (this.backgroundColor >> 0) & 0xFF;
		r = (r - 30 < 0) ? 0 : r - 30;
		g = (g - 30 < 0) ? 0 : g - 30;
		b = (b - 30 < 0) ? 0 : b - 30;
		return Color.argb(70, r, g, b);
	}

	// Move ball to first position in view
	boolean placedBall = false;

	private void placeBall() {
		ViewHelper.setX(ball, getHeight() / 2 - ball.getWidth() / 2);
		ball.xIni = ViewHelper.getX(ball);
		ball.xFin = getWidth() - getHeight() / 2 - ball.getWidth() / 2;
		ball.xCen = getWidth() / 2 - ball.getWidth() / 2;
		placedBall = true;
		ball.animateCheck();
	}

	// SETTERS

	@Override
	public void setBackgroundColor(int color) {
		backgroundColor = color;
		if (isEnabled())
			beforeBackground = backgroundColor;

	}

	public void setChecked(boolean check) {
		invalidate();
		this.check = check;
        eventCheck = check;
		ball.animateCheck();
	}

	public boolean isCheck() {
		return check;
	}

	class Ball extends View {

		float xIni, xFin, xCen;

		public Ball(Context context) {
			super(context);
			setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.background_switch_ball_uncheck);
		}

		public void changeBackground() {
			if (check) {
				setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.background_checkbox);
				LayerDrawable layer = (LayerDrawable) getBackground();
				GradientDrawable shape = (GradientDrawable) layer
						.findDrawableByLayerId(R.id.shape_bacground);
				shape.setColor(backgroundColor);
			} else {
				setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.background_switch_ball_uncheck);
			}
		}

		public void animateCheck() {
			changeBackground();
			ObjectAnimator objectAnimator;
			if (check) {
				objectAnimator = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, "x", ball.xFin);

			} else {
				objectAnimator = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, "x", ball.xIni);
			}
			objectAnimator.setDuration(300);
			objectAnimator.start();
		}

	}

	public void setOncheckListener(OnCheckListener onCheckListener) {
		this.onCheckListener = onCheckListener;
	}

	public interface OnCheckListener {
		public void onCheck(boolean check);
	}

}


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'My Courtroom is as Hot as Oven'- Justice Kwofie laments.
By Tegah Hilda Sepenya
The trial judge on the case involving Ernest Thompson, a former Director-General of SSNIT, Justice Henry Anthony Kwofie, has lamented that the heat in the Criminal Court 5 room, is as hot as an oven.
Justice Kwofie who is a Justice of Court of Appeal with other responsibility as a High Court judge on the SSNIT Operational Business Suite (OBS) case.
Upon calling the Court to order, His lordship observed that the air-conditioning system went off and the temperature of the room started getting rather high every minute.
His lordship, halfway into the trial became visibily uncomfortable with the heat in the courtroom thereby summoned managers of the High Court Complex to explain the situation.
The officials in charge of the facility said that some components of the air-conditioning system had broken and could only be procured abroad.
They explained to the court that the said components had been bought from China and were on the seas to Ghana and were confident the situation would be addressed within a month.
Though, His lordship was not entirely impressed with the explanation therefore said that condition under which the court was forced to work is unfair and wondered why standing fans had not been purchased as a temporary measure.
He further told the court to submit copies of all the letters they had written on the matter, so he takes up with the Judicial Secretary.
Source:citinews


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Who Are We Going to Be?
Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images
Stan Van Gundy
We'd just had a really tough loss a couple of nights before the Capitol riot went down, so to tell you the truth, I was in a bad mood that week. But when I woke up the morning of January 6, the first thing I saw was the result from one of Georgia's runoff elections. Raphael Warnock had won, becoming the first Black senator from Georgia.
I thought, Hey, this is great. There's actually some good news today.
Then, by lunchtime, it'd all fallen apart.
After that morning's walkthrough, I came home to have lunch with my wife and son, who was visiting from Michigan. And they had CNN on.
I think if I could sum up my first thought it was something like, Look how broken this country is.
Our country's divides have become so deep, so extreme that it's actually radicalized people. I mean, really think about that. It's brought people to the point where they're out for blood.
When I looked at my TV, I saw a lot of craziness. But the one thing that really struck me was seeing a sign that said, "Take Back OUR Country!"
I think we gotta do some soul searching here and really ask ourselves who those people mean by "our," and who they want to take the country "back" from.
After the riot, I listened to a lot of political leaders say things like, "Yeah, this was really bad, but our democracy has survived before, and it will survive again."
I think that's naive. And that's the same kind of naivete that got us here in the first place.
That's why I wanted to write this.
Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images
I see people getting excited that there's a new President, and I think that's great. Really. But it's a little premature for a sigh of relief.
We can't waste an opportunity to actually reckon with the racism and hatred that's been building in this country, long before any individual president took office.
We have to ask ourselves some hard questions.
When people are carrying signs saying, "Take back OUR country," what do they really want? They want to go back to a time when they had certain privileges that others didn't.
And I don't know how to bridge that. I want unity too, but that's not something we can just "look past our differences" on.
We can't waste an opportunity to actually reckon with the racism and hatred that's been building in this country.
- Stan Van Gundy
Our country is entrenched in a battle where on one side, people are fighting for equality, and on the other side, people are fighting for the status and privilege they see slipping away. I think those people are in the minority. But as we all saw on our TV screens, that minority is fairly large and extremely intense.
We are truly in a fight for the essence of this country and who we're going to be, and we're nowhere near agreeing on that. And I don't think something magical is going to happen to fix it. I'm not trying to be an alarmist, but this really feels like the most serious risk this country's faced in my lifetime.
So, if you haven't said anything yet, it's time to ask yourself, where am I? That's what I've been asking myself.
And not just where am I now? Where was I 20, 30, 40 years ago? Because it's not like these problems didn't exist back then. It's time for this country to decide how much more of this we'll tolerate.
Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images
What happened at the Capitol isn't about one party, or even one president. I think we make a mistake when we think that Donald Trump is the only problem, and that when he goes away, the problem goes away.
There are millions and millions of people out there who look at our country a lot differently than the way I look at our country — and probably you, too, if you're reading this. Those people aren't going away, and they didn't come to those beliefs in the last four years.
There are people out there who really think they're being aggrieved, that they're being screwed. And to tell you the truth? On an individual level, some people have been. People in poor communities of every race have been forgotten and let down by politicians on both sides of the aisle. I'm not trying to discount anyone's individual experience.
But when white people start to believe that their jobs and their lives are under threat because of increased diversity or immigration, and our politicians play into that, it doesn't comfort people — it stokes fear. It plays to people's worst instincts. It plays into racism.
I know some people will be upset with me for saying this, but I don't care. Before we can move forward as a country, we've got to collectively understand some facts. This has always been a racist country. It's always been a sexist country. It's always been a homophobic country.
We've made some gains along the way in terms of racial justice, and women's issues, and LGBTQ issues, but this is sort of who we are.
My dad coached basketball for 40 years, first in high school, then in college. And for as long as I've been alive, he's been conservative on everything except probably racial justice issues.
Even though I went to primarily white schools, when you grow up around basketball, you're around people of color, you're around people from different backgrounds. And as I went from college to college coaching, and then into the NBA, that exposure just grew.
Carlos Osorio/AP Photo
I had the privilege of working with Bob McAdoo in Miami when I first came into the league. Bob's a little bit older than I am, but not by a lot. And Bob told me he had still gone to segregated schools when he was growing up in North Carolina.
Just hearing him talk about the difference in how, in his community, Black people had been treated as opposed to white people, both academically and athletically, and everything else … and to be around this guy who was this great person of high character, and knowing he hadn't been given the same opportunities as white people?
When your friends, and people you work with on a daily basis, and people you care about, tell you these horrible stories about their experiences, you're just like, "That's not right. This isn't O.K." Hearing those stories, it angers you.
Like, for example, I don't know a single Black adult who I've worked with, who as their kids become teenagers, particularly their sons, haven't had to sit down and have a talk about what to do if they get pulled over by the police so that they came home that night.
And I'm saying, "Wait a minute? That's unbelievable in this country." I have four kids, all in their 20s now — three of them girls, and one son. Never once had that talk. In my mind, if my kids got pulled over, they probably deserved to be pulled over, number one. And I never worried that anything was going to happen to them. I never had to have that conversation.
The fact that every, and I mean, every — without exception — Black parent that I know has had to have that conversation, that alone pisses me off. It's the fact that they HAVE to have it that pisses me off.
If you think that's just about how much money you make, you're wrong. It's not just about economics. There are NBA players all the time who are getting pulled over in their own neighborhood because they're living in pretty nice areas, driving pretty nice cars, and they're getting pulled over because some police officer doesn't think they belong there because of the color of their skin.
And I think what we do a lot of times with people like Bob McAdoo, or the athletes in our league, is we try to hold them up as proof that racism doesn't exist. Like, Look, they made it, nobody's holding anybody back, instead of dealing with the hard reality, which is that they're the exceptions.
What we do a lot of times with people like Bob McAdoo, or the athletes in our league, is we try to hold them up as proof that racism doesn't exist.
Back when I coached the Pistons, Marcus Morris and Tobias Harris came up to me around the time that Kaepernick started protesting, and they said, "Hey, we've got to do something." And we got them involved with Jocelyn Benson. She's now the secretary of state in Michigan, but at the time she was the CEO of RISE, the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality, which does work around race and sports. And she helped them organize a policing town hall.
A lot of activists and people from the community came, and to hear our players tell their own stories — tearfully in a lot of cases — about what they had gone through growing up, and how they had been treated in their communities, and how painful it clearly still was for them? That was really poignant for me, because I deeply respected and loved those guys. Tobias Harris, Marcus Morris, Reggie Jackson. And to really hear the depths of the pain? Yeah, that hurt.
I think the players in our league have been unbelievably inspiring to people like me. They make me want to do more to support them and work for the issues that they think are important.
I've been around NBA players for 25 years and have always been impressed with their character and commitment, as well as how they navigate the difficulties of trying to use their platforms for social good. I've always had great respect for players, and I've got even more now. I would love to support them any way I possibly can because they deserve it.
Sometimes for me, I turn on CNN and see stuff like the Capitol riot, and I go to a bad place where I see no hope for our country. Then I turn around and listen to our athletes and watch what the WNBA players did to help Raphael Warnock get elected. And you go, "You know what? Nah, we've got hope. Because these people are going to fight for what they think the country should be."
A lot of them are fighting for people in the communities that they grew up in. They know what this is all about. And then there are also players like Kyle Korver, who didn't grow up marginalized but have been around people who have and heard their stories and said, "That's not right. That's not what we're supposed to be in this country. And I'm going to stand up and say something."
Young people are always my hope, especially the WNBA, which doesn't get nearly enough credit.
The W is undoubtedly the most progressive sports league in the country. I mean, I'm proud of our NBA people, but nobody has spoken up, spoken out more as an organization than the WNBA.
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I just find all of those people really inspiring. If I have any kind of hope, that's where it comes from.
I promise I'm gonna shut up soon, but before I do, I want to use my platform to say one more thing.
I've been pretty outspoken over the years, and I know I kind of have a certain reputation for it. There are a lot of things I care about, like equality and racial justice, and I'm not gonna be quiet about them. I'm not gonna stay silent. I'm proud of that.
But I don't want any praise or recognition. I don't need a pat on the back for it. If I'm being honest, every time somebody praises me for speaking out, I actually feel guilty. I mean, I'm a white guy coaching an NBA team. And I know I've had way more opportunities and chances than a Black coach would in this position. I'm not taking some huge risk. I'm not really putting anything on the line.
The question people should be asking is, What took you so long, Stan?
A lot of people have said this, but the first time I heard it verbalized by someone in sports was by Steve Kerr: "Racism is a white person's problem." And it is. Black people suffer the consequences of racism, but it's our problem. And that's why we have to speak out when we see it.
But there are a lot of times that we need to step aside and let others talk. I've certainly been guilty of this, of taking advantage of my right and my platform to speak out, but not doing enough at times to elevate Black voices in the discussion.
I think it's important that we have white people speaking out, but we also need to point people to Lloyd Pierce and to Doc Rivers, and encourage people to listen to Anquan Boldin and Natasha Cloud and Nneka Ogwumike and George Hill and Renee Montgomery, to hear their stories. We need to make sure we're elevating them and not just speaking out ourselves.
We've got a long way to go.
But let's not let up.
Let's not get too comfortable.
We gotta make sure we keep this fight going.
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The tomb of Shah Nur-eddin Nematollah Vali, poet, sage, Sufi and founder of an order of dervishes, has twin minarets covered with turquoise tiles from the bottom up to the cupola. The mausoleum was built by Ahmad Shah Kani; the rest of the building was constructed during the reigns of Shah Abbas I, Mohammad Shah Qajar and Nasser-al-Din Shah. Shah Nematallah Vali spent many years wandering through central Asia perfecting his spiritual gifts before finally settling at Mahan, twenty miles south-east of Kerman, where he passed the last twenty five years of his life. He died in 1431, having founded a Darvish order which continues to be an active spiritual force today. The central domed burial vault at Mahan, completed in 1437 was erected by Ahmad Shah Bahmani, king of the Deccan, and one of Shah Nematallah's most devoted disciples.
Among the splendour, beautiful and most spectacular works we can pointed to Shah Nematollah Vali dome. This beautiful sites in the center of Mahan town. the Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine is a historical complex, which contains the mausoleum of Shah Nematollah Vali, the renowned Iranian mystic and poet. Shah Nematollah Vali died in 1431 aged over 100.
The Vakil-ol-Molk court-yard is opposite this mausoleum, and was constructed in the Qajar era. The structure displays a Mongol type of architecture (of the Eilkhani and pre-Safavid periods) and its porch pertains to the Esfahani mode of architecture, and is one of the wonderful pieces of art works in desert area of Iran.
The upper part of a large door which opened to tomb's yard has been decorated with beautiful painting which have been drawn on plaster, but unfortunately some parts of them are destroying, Passing through this door, one would reach to a large court yard which is called Shah Abassi court yard and it is founded by the order of great Shah Abass. Recently while it was restoring, it became clear that inside part of most of pillars has been made of mud brick.
Visitors who wish to stay at night close to Shahnematollah vali , can book a room in "Eyvan traditional hotel", to experience a night in a place with Iranian Architecture, and with a view to beautiful marinates of Shahnematolloh vali mausoleum.


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Interview: Dokken's George Lynch on the band's 'complicated' reunion
By Richard Bienstock ( Classic Rock ) published 21 September 16
Dokken are reforming for a series of Japanese shows. Guitarist George Lynch tells us how it happened, and reveals the chances of it happening again...
Dokken in 1985 (George Lynch right) (Image credit: Paul Natkin \/ Getty Images)
"It's like getting back together with an ex-spouse," George Lynch says about reuniting with Don Dokken for a clutch of Dokken shows next month. The dates, which comprise six October shows in Japan and one U.S. warm-up gig in South Dakota, will be the first time the four original members—singer Dokken, guitarist Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer Mick Brown—have played a full show together in roughly 20 years.
Relations were notoriously strained during the band's original run in the 80s and have continued to be ever since, in particular between Dokken, who still leads the band that bears his surname, and Lynch, currently fronting his own Lynch Mob. But the guitarist is optimistic—if cautiously so—that they will come together this time, if not exactly as friends, then certainly not as enemies. As for the possibility of continued Dokken work after the Japan gigs? "It's pretty much a tossup," Lynch admits.
The guitarist spoke to Classic Rock from his home in Southern California.
How do you feel about the Dokken reunion?
Well, um, it's a mixed bag. It's complicated. But the overarching feeling I have is I'm glad it's happening for the right reasons. One of which is money. But another of which is putting a nice bow and closure on an important part of our professional and artistic lives, and also for people who care about this kind of music. Because it was important to their lives. And with all the bad things going around it's nice to see that people can come together sometimes. I just think it makes people feel good. I know it's a drop in the bucket, but, you know, I'll take it.
Have the four of you gotten together to rehearse yet?
No. But actually, today we're getting together to work on a song that Jeff and I wrote. We put it together about three weeks ago, over a period of a few hours. I went over there for half a day and we started from scratch and we built this thing and it ended up feeling like we were working together back in the 80s. Except we didn't have cocaine this time. [laughs] Other than it was like a time machine. It was really fun. So we came up with this thing and sent it Don, and he dug it. We sent it to Mick, he dug it. And Don, Jeff and I are getting together today to come up with some ideas for vocals.
What can you tell us about the new song?
Well, the people I've played it for all love it and think it's what they imagine or hope that a new Dokken song would be. And that's that it's still true to the old style and sound while also being a little more contemporary. So instead of copying something we did 25, 30 years ago verbatim, it's obvious that it comes from the same people that wrote those songs, but at a different time. And it'll be included on the live album.
So these Japanese shows will be recorded?
Yeah. There will be a live album and a DVD as well.
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When it comes to the personalities in Dokken, people tend to focus on the dynamic between you and Don, which has over the years been rocky, to say the least. How is your relationship nowadays?
Well, you know, I'm trying to stay positive with all this so I don't really want to get into what could go wrong with things. I would just say that we pretty much don't have a relationship at this point. The only time we see each other is when we're on the road and maybe Lynch Mob is playing the same bill with Dokken. Otherwise, there was an hour-long meeting at a management office and a few emails. But beyond that there really hasn't been any communication. So there is no relationship.
When the idea to do these reunion shows came up, were you surprised? Did you feel that it was something that would happen again at some point, or was the possibility off your radar completely?
I had been campaigning for it, actually. I've been an advocate for some form of reunion for many years. And we've had a few failed attempts at it. So I'd pretty much given up on it happening until this came along, which came through a completely different avenue than anybody had expected. It was one of our ex-roadies, one of the very first drum techs we had, who has since risen up through the ranks in the music business and is really well connected. He put it together.
Assuming these shows go off without any problems, do you think we might see more activity from the original Dokken lineup in the future?
If I were betting I'd say there's probably a 50⁄50 chance. And I'd be advocating for that, too. But it gets more complicated when you're talking about more shows because of all our other commitments. Jeff is locked in very seriously with Foreigner. It's not easy for him to take a couple weeks off. That's probably our biggest restriction. But it definitely would be something that promoters and the fans would like to see. On a business level I'm sure it could be done very easily. So, you know, never say never.
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Barb Blanchard's love for gardening stemmed from picking bouquets of flowers from her grandmother's English flower garden when she was a little girl. Blanchard is the co-chair of the Rose Garden Board of Directors and has volunteered her time to the Rose Garden in Capaha Park since 1969, becoming one of its biggest advocates and keeping the City of Roses true to its former name.
Mrs. Thomas G. Harris and Mrs. Chris El Stiver proposed the idea for a Rose Test Garden in 1931. Until recently, the Rose Garden was a test garden for the All-America Rose Selections (AARS), and received roses to plant yearly to monitor their development in the southeast Missouri environment.
The Rose Garden was established after over two decades of planning in 1954. Since then, Blanchard said the Rose Garden has survived totally on contributions and volunteerism from the community, the City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, and the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center.
When Blanchard first started working with the Rose Garden, there were six garden clubs in Cape Girardeau. Now there are three, and volunteers are harder to come by, she said. Trends in the economy and the community caused the Rose Garden to struggle to in growth and development.
Another factor that hindered the development of the roses was the change in climate. Blanchard explained that due to the mild winter last year, the roses did not reach their full dormant period and bloomed early.
"Roses, they're just like people," Blanchard said, adding that the delicate flowers need the proper amount of food, water, and sleep to survive and thrive.
In April 2000, a five-year master plan was developed in the hopes of revamping the Rose Garden. A list of goals was developed, including installing an improved, automatic watering system, installing electricity throughout the garden and planting new roses, perennials, azaleas and trees, as needed. These goals, among others, have been reached.
Goals that are still incomplete include repairing frames to beds with metal supports and replacing the benches when needed. The project currently being tackled is developing the Walkway of Honor, a walkway paved with personalized stones in honor of, or in memory of individuals.
Nancy Bahn pitched the idea for the Walkway of Honor in 2011. A paving plan was constructed and finished in June 2011. 200 granite pavers have been sold to create the walkway. A specific start date on the project has not been decided, but will be discussed at the next Rose Garden Board of Directors meeting on June 12.
Suggestions for the future of the Rose Garden include making it a test garden for Cape Girardeau, specifically. This would mean and selecting and planting roses from the local community, as well as from other locations, and seeing how they grow in Southeast Missouri conditions. The idea for a junior garden club has also been mentioned.
Blanchard considers the Rose Garden a "postage stamp piece of property," as she describes visitors stopping by for lunch, pictures, and revisiting the past on their way through town.
Granite pavers may be purchased and dedicated in memory of or in honor of an individual or individuals. To purchase a granite paver or for more information, contact Barb Blanchard at bablanchard@yahoo.com.
What a delight it is to have a garden of beauty and remembrance right here in our own neighborhood of Ward 3. Thanks to all of the women and men who have made a contribution to sustain and maintain our part of EDEN in Cape Girardeau at Capaha Park. God bless you and your blooms!!


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May 13, 2021, 11:41 AM ET
Dwayne Johnson reveals Jungle Cruise will arrive in theaters and Disney+ on July 30
By Matthew Jackson
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Nearly two years after its original release date, we're finally just weeks away from getting to see Disney's Jungle Cruise. Dwayne Johnson, who stars in the theme park ride-themed film with Emily Blunt, revealed Thursday that the long-awaited period riverboat adventure will arrive at last in theaters and on Disney+ July 30.
The film will be in the "Premier Access" tier on Disney's streaming service, which means subscribers will have to pay an added fee to see it, much as they did with Disney releases like Mulan and Raya and the Last Dragon. The film was originally slated for a sole theatrical opening, though Disney has been taking advantage of the dual release strategy as the box office business continues to slowly ramp back up.
Johnson announced the dual release in an Instagram video posted from his "Iron Paradise" gym (where he's working up a sweat during the filming of Black Adam), and noted that while he's eager to see theaters fill up again, he's also eager for families to gather around their TVs at home to watch the film, noting "Audience first" in the post's caption.
"Jungle Cruise is a unique experience, and it gives us a unique opportunity to allow everyone around the world to watch the movie the way they want to watch the movie," Johnson said.
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Johnson then went on to tell a story, which you can watch in the video above, about seeing the first trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean back when he was just entering the film world with projects like The Scorpion King, and taking inspiration from that particular theme park-inspired movie experience. For him, he said, in that moment he realized that if Disney ever offered him "a movie based on one of their iconic rides," it would be a sign that he'd made it.
Jungle Cruise features Johnson as Frank, a riverboat captain who takes a scientist (Emily Blunt) and her brother (Jack Whitehall) deep into the jungle on a search for an ancient tree that could change the future of medicine. Of course, if they want to complete the journey, they'll have to deal with everything from Mother Nature to a rival expedition along the way.
Jungle Cruise was originally set to hit theaters in October of 2019 after a thrilling D23 Expo rollout, but the film was pushed to the summer of 2020 back in the days when we still thought we'd have a summer movie season in 2020. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic changed that, and now, a year later, we'll finally get to see Johnson's theme park movie dreams come true.
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Nov 21, 2016 | Birth Injuries, Obstetrics
Stillbirth is the death of a baby before or during a birth after 24 weeks of pregnancy. In one year, between five and six babies in every 1,000 are stillborn.
The most common causes of stillbirth are:
Congenital defects
Placenta coming away from the wall of the uterus
Reduced oxygen levels to the baby (either while in the uterus or during birth)
Sometimes, the cause of death is clear, and good information about the underlying condition is available. However, often there is no satisfactory explanation. Death can occur suddenly in otherwise apparently normal mature infants and, at present, about half of stillbirths remain unexplained.
Even if the cause of death is identified (such as lack of oxygen), it may not be possible to explain what started the chain of events that led to death.
Many obstetricians will routinely induce all mothers with even moderately raised blood pressure and those who are significantly past their due date in an attempt to reduce the number of stillbirths, but often there is no action that can be taken to avoid this type of tragedy. Many parents have to live with not ever knowing fully what happened.
Parents need to know that everything that might have been done to avoid the baby's death was done, and support and explanation to the parents in such circumstances is a basic requirement of good practice.
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