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The Positive Revolution Gains Momentum + an Exciting Online Summit
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By Dr. Will Tuttle: Educator & Author
"The spiritual connection between animals and humans grows out of understanding that we are all expressions of eternal benevolent consciousness, and as we acknowledge this interconnection and live in harmony with it, our lives become prayers of compassion and healing." – The World Peace Diet
In its spring 2013 newsletter, California-based health care provider Kaiser Permanente informed their 17,000 physicians about the healthiest way to eat: "Healthy eating may be best achieved with a plant-based diet, which we define as a regimen that encourages whole, plant-based foods and discourages meats, dairy products, and eggs as well as all refined and processed foods."
That one of the largest health-care organizations in the U.S. is mandating its physicians and its hundreds of thousands of nurses, workers, and patients to emphasize a whole-foods vegan diet as the health baseline is remarkable in its implications. In many ways it is explainable due to the fact that unlike most hospitals and conventional medical organizations whose profits increase as their client base becomes sicker and buys more drugs and surgeries, Kaiser is more profitable when its member patients are healthier and costing them less. It's quite obvious that as we institute economic incentives that reward good health, we'll see corresponding increases in vegan education, and vegan living will be increasingly embraced by mainstream populations and institutions.
In fact, the vegan movement continues to gather momentum on a daily basis. We see an explosion of interest on the internet in plant-based recipes and foods, compassion for animals, and sustainable living. And of course, there's also the corresponding increase in pushback! To the most deeply-rooted and reactionary forces in our culture—what I refer to as the military-industrial-meat-medical-pharmaceutical-media complex—veganism is seen as threatening. Ag-gag laws, "happy meat," paleo fad diets, soy-bashing, aggressive dairy advertising, government collusion with animal agribusiness, and other phenomena are rampant, and both predictable and indicative of the increasing success of the vegan movement on every front.
The vegan movement is radical in the healthy and original sense of the word in that it questions the roots of our cultural programming. The greatest danger the movement faces is being co-opted and hijacked by wealthy and powerful mainstream forces and thus losing its revolutionary and transformational edge. As we are increasingly understanding, going vegan is far more than exchanging a few foods and so-called foods. It is questioning and rejecting basic principles of our culture's official story, and embodying principles that are radically more healthy, equitable, and life affirming.
The story runs deep, and for some of us its grip is loosened by realizing that the heart disease, diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, or obesity that "runs in the family" is actually the direct result of eating the culturally mandated meals. For others, it's a spiritual and moral awakening: suddenly or gradually recognizing the life and subjectivity of the nonhuman animals imprisoned and killed by our food choices. And for still others, it's making the connection between animal agriculture and world hunger, or deforestation, or global climate breakdown, or environmental pollution, or wildlife extinction, that awakens us from the cultural trance.
Going vegan is probably the most exciting, liberating, and empowering thing that can happen to a person in our culture today. It's still rare enough that it's viewed with suspicion bordering on hostility by the shrinking majority trapped in the official stories of animal inferiority, human superiority, protein, calcium, and all the rest. But there's no denying the fact that the tempo of awakening is increasing. James Cameron is the latest in an ever-lengthening list of celebrities who've gone vegan in a public way, and that's because the changes are happening at a deeper level in the cultural subconscious, to countless numbers of the less visible multitudes as well. Our work at the grass-roots level prepares the cultural field of consciousness for the inevitable harvest of positive transformation.
As each of us awakens in this night of humanity's colossal violence toward animals, we are profoundly challenged to respond to what is happening. Do we continue to contribute to and eat this violence, or do we conscientiously refuse to do so? The latter is the path of the vegan, and the path is becoming a well-traveled highway as more of us abandon the practice of supporting and causing death and misery, and, like leaving an unseen prison, head into a more conscious world that we are working together to bring into being.
An upcoming manifestation of all this is Veganpalooza 2013. My co-host Steve Prussack and I have been working on this for quite a few weeks, and indirectly, for years, even decades. Everything I love and stand for can be summed in Veganpalooza: it is communicating the understanding that is bringing the positive evolution of compassion and health that is critical in our culture today.
Working with over thirty of the most committed, visible, and hard-working vegans on the planet, sharing their wisdom and experience, is inspiring, informative, and rewarding. We are honored to have with us in Veganpalooza this year the famed vegan activist and actor James Cromwell, recipient of the Celebrity Activist of the Year Award, who has been risking arrest for years on behalf of animals following his awakening while shooting the movie Babe.
It's a blessing to be able to imbibe the distilled wisdom of James and the other remarkable vegan pioneers who have a platform on Veganpalooza to help humanity launch into the next phase of our collective evolution—people like Drs. Michael Klaper, Alan Goldhamer, Michael Greger, Richard Oppenlander, Melanie Joy, Karen Davis, and Marc Bekoff, as well as Heather Mills, John Salley, Scott Jurek, Dennis and Elizabeth Kucinich, Jenny Brown, John Pierre, Robert Cheeke, Lauren Ornelas, and many more, as we explore, expound, and expand the vegan message of kindness, health, sustainability, and freedom into our communities and into our world.
I thank these vegan pioneers, and I thank all of you for making the most significant effort we can make in our lives today: the effort to remove the toxic food program, question the violence on our plates and its reverberations throughout our world, awaken to our potential, and encourage others to do the same. Together, we are creating the more conscious and compassionate world that is always possible on this abundant and beautiful Earth.
See you soon at Veganpalooza!


Sweden's Ericsson AB will start U.S. manufacturing this year, a production shift that gets the wireless network supplier closer to customers and also may mitigate the impacts of President Donald Trump's global trade disputes.
Chief Executive Officer Borje Ekholm said Jabil Inc. will produce Ericsson's mobile network gear in the final quarter of 2018, when the Swedish company will also decide whether to build its own U.S. production capacity or continue relying on the St. Petersburg, Florida-based manufacturing services company.
Ericsson will also step up research investments in the U.S., hiring about 400 engineers to strengthen product development, it said in a statement Friday.
Ericsson currently makes network equipment in Estonia, Mexico, India and China, and having local production in the U.S. will increase the flexibility of its global supply chain, Ekholm said. The company decided to close the last of its major Swedish production sites two years ago.
Among U.S. manufacturers, Caterpillar Inc. and General Motors Co. have said tariffs on steel are cutting into their profits and forcing them to raise prices.
Under Ekholm, Ericsson has cut operating costs and invested in research, a strategy designed to address a collapse in profitability under his predecessors. After a rocky start, Ekholm appears to have gained momentum in recent quarters, helped by increasing sales in North America, and shares in the company have gained 32 percent this year. The stock declined 0.5 percent to 71.46 kronor at 1:27 p.m. in Stockholm.
In the U.S. market, Ericsson is facing fierce competition from Nokia Oyj, which recently denied claims it's losing market shares to its Swedish rival. With Huawei Technologies Co. blocked from selling equipment due to security concerns, Nokia and Ericsson are the only major suppliers of cellular network infrastructure that are allowed to freely sell their gear in the U.S.
The Finnish company, which hopes its broader product portfolio will give it an edge in that rivalry, last week announced its largest 5G contract to date, a $3.5 billion deal with T-Mobile US.


Leather is very elegant and stylish material. Anything made from genuine leather is an indicator of quality. A man wearing a leather bracelet is one who appreciates quality workmanship and natural fabrics. Leather bracelets are extremely versatile and go pretty much with every kind of outfit. They can be dyed or natural, so make sure that the color of your bracelet is found at least more time again your look.


The 2017 results of the biannual survey found that 23 percent of middle school students and 29 percent of high school students were so sad or hopeless for the better part of two weeks that they stopped their typical activities, and 14 percent of high school students said they had made a suicide plan in the last year.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Mirroring national trends, more Rhode Island high school students report feeling sad or hopeless, and the percentage of those who have considered suicide is on the rise.
The biennial Youth Risk Behavior Survey, administered by the Rhode Island Department of Health and two other state agencies, in 2017 conducted an anonymous survey of more than 3,700 middle and high school students on a variety of topics, from smoking to sexual activity.
Although there were several positive trends, including declines in smoking and drinking and a drop in sexual activity, the study identified several disturbing changes, including increases in the use of e-cigarettes and marijuana.
One of the most troubling shifts involved mental health. The survey found that 23 percent of middle school students and 29 percent of high school students were so sad or hopeless for the better part of two weeks that they stopped their typical activities.
In 2017, 14 percent of high school students said they had made a suicide plan in the last year. The percent of high school students who reported attempting suicides in their lifetimes increased from 9 percent in 2007 to 11 percent in 2017.
Even more worrisome, students who identify as gay or bisexual are two to four times more likely to report feeling sad or considering suicide, the survey said.
Youth officials have no good answers as to why youth are feeling more despair.
Nicole Saunders, associate director of young adult programs at The Providence Center, said social media has contributed to a rise in bullying, which in turn undermines a teenager's feelings of self-worth.
An article in The Atlantic magazine by Jean Twenge contends that smartphones and social media have disconnected teenagers from the real world. According to a study by Monitoring the Future, students are dating a lot less often than they did 10 years ago.
Leaders of the state Department of Public Health, the Department of Education and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals discussed some of these issues Wednesday with teenagers from Youth Pride, a gay rights organization in Providence.
"We focused today on gender expansive youth," said heath director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, calling the survey an invaluable tool to help state leaders understand the issues youth face.
Most importantly, she said, the survey is an opportunity for youth to express their views to the adults who make decisions that affect their lives.
The state is taking mental-health issues among teenagers seriously, the department heads said.
The Department of Health is training school employees to recognize the warning signs of suicide, connect students with local mental health resources and follow up with their families.
The General Assembly just passed a bill that ensures that mental-health visits are treated the same way by health insurance plans as primary-care visits. This would make mental-health treatment more affordable by lowering co-pays and deductibles.


Glad you like the video! How can we improve the audio? Volume? Timing?
I think the volume is fine, but there seems to be some clipping in Amanda's pieces when Ss and other parts close in db range are said. Additionally in Amanda's pieces, there is a bit of white noise that comes through. Some audio programs include a "noise cancellation" feature that helps with this problem. Finally, and this might just be my preference, I would play around with the equalization in your pieces so that they wouldn't sound so "tinny."
Otherwise, I think it's a great promo. Furthermore, I think you and Amanda are really smart for creating INFLUX. As libraries continue to move towards the "3rd place" model, user-centric design will play an even role in shaping these community spaces. UX is a powerful tool to gauge libraries' physical & virtual effectiveness.


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A Louisiana National Guardsman assigned to the 225th Engineer Brigade hooks a 3-by-3 foot sack filled with up to 4,000 pounds of sand to an excavator bucket to temporarily repair levee breaches in Grand Isle, Louisiana, Sept 24, 2021. The 225th has emplaced more than 1,100 sacks of sand along the coastline levees in Grand Isle.
NEWS | Sept. 29, 2021
Louisiana Guard shoring up levee damaged by Hurricane Ida
By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard's 225th Engineer Brigade is working nonstop to fill a breached levee in Grand Isle.
Grand Isle is Louisiana's only inhabited barrier island, with a little more than 1,000 occupants. The people there are used to the damaging effects of hurricanes. On average, the town is impacted by tropical storms and hurricanes every 2.68 years and is directly hit, on average, every 7.88 years.
Hurricane Ida's eastern eyewall hit Grand Isle Aug. 29, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, destroying 40% to 50% of homes on the island.
"I've never seen it look like this," said Bryan Adams, the director of Jefferson Parish Fire Services. "It's decimated."
Tidal surge pushed water over the island's southern levee and breached it in a dozen locations, contributing to the catastrophic damage the island sustained.
In the wake of the destruction, the town council and mayor decided to close the island.
"The decision to close the island was a difficult one," said Mayor David Camardelle, "but it is in everyone's best interest."
Grand Isle's levee was built in 2010 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. At a cost of $52 million, the levee is 7.7 miles long, 13 feet high and 80 feet wide. The levee contains 760,000 cubic yards of sand taken from the Gulf floor. The levee was damaged in several previous storms, most recently by Tropical Storm Cristobal and Hurricane Zeta in 2020.
The LANG's 225th Engineer Brigade has been working nonstop to repair the breached areas in the levee by filling those gaps with large 3-by-3-foot sacks filled with up to 4,000 pounds of sand each. It's a temporary fix to buy the people of Grand Isle more time to repair their island until hurricane season is over.
Members of the 225th have emplaced more than 1,100 sacks of sand, and they project placing around 400 more before finishing the work.
"If weather permits, we will complete [our mission] within the next couple of days," said Col. Greg St. Romain, commander of the 225th.
The mayor of Grand Isle says the town is intent on rebuilding.
"As long as there is one grain of sand on Grand Isle, we are going to plant the American flag," Carmardelle said. "We are not going anywhere."
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Monrovia, 29 oktober 1938) is een Liberiaanse politica, die tussen 2006 en 2018 de eerste vrouwelijke president was van Liberia. Ze is tevens de eerste vrouw in de geschiedenis die verkozen werd tot staatshoofd van een Afrikaans land. In 2011 werd ze samen met Leymah Gbowee en Tawakkul Karman onderscheiden met de Nobelprijs voor de Vrede.

Johnson Sirleaf werd bij de Liberiaanse presidentsverkiezingen van 2005 verkozen tot president, ten koste van haar opponent George Weah. In 1997 verloor zij nog de verkiezingen van Charles Taylor.

Sirleaf studeerde van 1964 tot 1971 accountancy en economie in de Verenigde Staten. Sinds 1972 vervulde zij al verschillende ambten voor haar land en voor de Verenigde Naties.

Familieachtergrond
Ellen Johnson werd geboren in Monrovia, de hoofdstad van Liberia in een familie van Americo-Liberians (voormalige Afrikaanse slaven uit Amerika, die bij terugkomst in Liberia zelf de lokale mensen tot slaven maakten). Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ontkent echter dat zij tot de elite behoorde: 'Als zo'n klasse zou bestaan, is hij de laatste jaren vervaagd door huwelijken en sociale integratie'.<ref name= 'africanhistory'>Bobby-Evans, A., Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady''', http://africanhistory.about.com/od/liberia/p/Sirleaf.htm, (bekeken 5 oktober 2011)</ref>

Haar etnische achtergrond is ½ Gola van de kant van haar vader en ¼ Duits (grootvader) en ¼ Kru (grootmoeder) van moederskant.

Opleiding
Van 1948 tot 1955 studeerde Ellen Johnson boekhoudkunde en economie in het College of West Africa in Monrovia. Ze trouwde op haar 17e met James Sirleaf en reisde in 1961 naar de Verenigde Staten waar ze haar diploma haalde aan de Universiteit van Colorado. Van 1969 tot 1971 studeerde ze verder aan Harvard, waar ze haar masterdiploma Public Administration behaalde. Toen keerde ze terug naar Liberia en begon met werken voor William Tolberts overheid.<ref name= 'CBC'>CBC News Online (2006), Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf: Liberia's 'Iron Lady', http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/liberia/sirleaf.html, (bekeken 1 oktober 2011)</ref>

Start politieke loopbaan
Sirleaf was assistent-minister van financiën (1972-73) onder het bewind van William Tolbert en minister van financiën (1980-85) tijdens Samuel Does militaire regime. Ze had aanvaringen met beide staatshoofden: tijdens Does bewind belandde ze tweemaal in de gevangenis en ontsnapte ze maar net aan de doodstraf. Tijdens de nationale verkiezingen van 1985 bekritiseerde ze openlijk de regering en werd veroordeeld tot tien jaar gevangenisstraf.
Na korte tijd werd ze vrijgelaten en vluchtte ze naar Kenia. De volgende twaalf jaar leefde en werkte ze in Kenia en de Verenigde Staten waar ze een invloedrijk econoom werd bij de Wereldbank, Citibank en andere financiële instituties. Van 1992 tot 1997 was ze directeur van het departement "Afrika" voor het VN-Ontwikkelingsprogramma.

Vervolg politieke loopbaan
Tijdens haar ballingschap was Liberia verwikkeld in een constante burgeroorlog. President Samuel Doe werd vermoord en verschillende rebellengroepen vochten voor controle over het land. De belangrijkste werd geleid door Charles Taylor.
In het begin steunde Sirleaf Taylors rebellengroep door hem te helpen fondsen te werven.
Later echter keerde ze zich tegen hem. In 1996 maakten Afrikaanse vredesmilitairen een einde aan de oorlog en Sirleaf keerde terug naar Liberia om campagne te voeren tegen Taylor voor de presidentsverkiezingen. Ze eindigde als tweede en moest wederom in ballingschap gaan toen ze werd aangeklaagd voor verraad.

In 1999 was Liberia weer verwikkeld in een burgeroorlog en waren er aantijgingen dat Taylor zich inliet met wapenhandel en dat hij betrokken was bij de oorlog in buurland Sierra Leone. Hij werd aangeklaagd voor oorlogsmisdaden door de Verenigde Naties en in 2003 bezweek hij onder de druk en vluchtte naar Nigeria. Hierna keerde Sirleaf terug om de 'Commission on Good Governance' te leiden, die de voorbereidingen voor democratische verkiezingen in de gaten hield.

In 2005 stelde ze zich weer verkiesbaar als president met als belangrijkste campagnepunten: het eindigen van conflict en corruptie, eenheid creëren en het herstellen van de infrastructuur. Haar rivaal was de bekende ex-voetballer George Weah van wie ze met 59% van de stemmen won. Op 23 november 2005 werd bekendgemaakt dat ze de verkiezingen had gewonnen en ze werd op 16 januari geïnaugureerd als president van Liberia en Afrika's eerste vrouwelijke staatshoofd.

Sirleafs uitdagingen waren immens. Liberia's publieke voorzieningen waren minimaal, de wegen, scholen en medische voorzieningen functioneerden nauwelijks en er was veel wantrouwen onder de bevolking als gevolg van de burgeroorlogen. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf investeerde veel in onderwijs, onder andere omdat ze het als een manier zag om normen en waarden over te brengen. Op de vraag of er nog oorlog zou zijn als alle wereldleiders vrouwen waren, zei ze: 'Nee, het zou een betere, veiligere en meer productieve wereld zijn. Een vrouw zou een extra dimensie aan die taak geven, namelijk een gevoeligheid voor de mensheid. Dat komt vanwege het moeder zijn.' In maart 2012 werd Ellen Johnson Sirleaf door een journaliste van The Guardian aangesproken op haar weigering de strafbaarheid van homoseksuele handelingen op te heffen. Actieve homoseksuelen kunnen in Liberia met één jaar gevangenisstraf worden bestraft, maar volgens Sirleaf is de wet niet recent toegepast. Dat in Liberia homoseksuelen vervolgd kunnen worden is volgens de Nobelprijswinnares een traditionele opvatting die het verdient om in stand te worden gehouden.

Na een presidentschap van twaalf jaar werd ze in januari 2018 opgevolgd door George Weah.

Onderscheidingen
1988: Four Freedoms Award voor de vrijheid van meningsuiting

2012: eredoctoraat van de Universiteit van Tilburg.

Bibliografie
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: This child will be great, Memoir of a remarkable life by Africa's first woman president''. New York, NY : Harper, 2009. ISBN 9780061353475

Noten

President van Liberia
Winnaar van de Nobelprijs voor de Vrede

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This the first ever digitalization of this psychedelic/art nouveau typeface, that was called "Dreamline" and appeared in 60's-70's Mecanorma catalogs, the creator is unknown, also the year of release is unknown, it seems to be inspired by Alfred Roller's late 1890's-early 1900's lettering.
"Dreamline" was used extensively in records in the late 60's and early 70's, especially the ones that were made in Europe, i think that it was used as a response to the Wes Wilson lettering.
In the new update, i added the original numerals and the original "Q".
P.S. If you want to use it for a logo or something commercial, you don't need to ask me, i do not charge nothing, you're free to use it.


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This Arkansas Mom Just Bought Out A Whole Payless Shoesource To Help Kids And Parents In Need
She ended up with 1,500 pairs of shoes.
By Emily Shiffer
A mom of three from Arkansas, Carrie Jernigan, bought out an entire Payless Shoesource to help kids in need.
After Payless filed for bankruptcy, all stores had going-out-of-business sales.
Jernigan was shopping during one of those sales and ended up with 1,500 pairs of shoes, ranging in size from infant to a men's 13.
In May 2019, Carrie Jernigan, a mom of three from Arkansas, took her kids to the mall to buy shoes. They hit up Payless Shoesource, which has filed for bankruptcy and was having a going-out-of-business sale.
When her oldest daughter saw a pair of Avengers sneakers, she told Jernigan that a boy in her class loved The Avengers, and she knew that his current pair of shoes were too small. The daughter wanted to buy him the shoes, but they weren't sure what size he would need.
Still, that moment sparked an idea in Jernigan.
"As I was checking out, I just said, 'How much for the rest of the shoes in the store?' almost joking," Jernigan said, according to ABC News. "And I could see the clerk—her face, her wheels start to turn—and she finished checking me out. She said, 'Can I have your number?'"
7 Celebrity Moms Share Their Best Parenting Hacks
Later that day, Jernigan received a call from the Payless district manager. Since the store was already in liquidation due to the bankruptcy, she was able to buy the whole store.
Though it's unclear how much she ended up paying, she came away from the experience with 1,500 pairs of shoes. They ranged in size from infant to a men's 13, she told NBC News.
Now, what are they going to do with 'em all? Well, the family said they plan to throw a "back to school" party, so every child will have a new pair of shoes for the new school year.
"In the grand scheme of things in this country, this is a tiny blip," Jernigan said. "But if it continues to grow and... it makes you do one little thing for that student fixing to go back to school, then it matters to that one kid."
Emily Shiffer Emily Shiffer is a former digital web producer for Men's Health and Prevention, and is currently a freelancer writer specializing in health, weight loss, and fitness.
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During the last week of term girls in Years 5 and 6 took part in an exciting 'alternative curriculum' week.
In a fictional scenario the girls were trapped in school, in lockdown, with no teachers and faced with the reality of looking after themselves with no adult intervention and no communication with the outside world.
Portsmouth High School girls are not daunted by difficult situations and, in true PHS-style, the excited girls thought carefully about how they were going to respond to their plight and get through the week. Activities spanned the curriculum and a highlight of the week was learning how to build a crystal radio receiver and finding the best location for the 40 foot copper wire aerial to get a good signal for four AM stations.
Menu planning and cooking with limited ingredients, creating games for entertainment, expressing reactions to the situation in drama, sorting out sleeping arrangements, keeping personal diaries in French or Mandarin were other highlights of a hugely enjoyable week.
Phoebe in Year 6 said 'My favourite part was learning how to put a crystal radio together. We learned what the components were called and what their job in the circuit was. We were very surprised when we picked up some local radio stations'.
Headmaster of the Prep School Mr Marshallsay said 'The project has been very successful and certainly different from a normal week in school. The girls have learned lots of new things and become real explorers in the way they have reacted'.


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Roadworks alert flood and toad fears
CONCERNS that roadworks on Chobham's Pennypot Lane could present a flood risk and threaten the area's migratory toad population were raised this week.
The positioning of curbs around a triangular stretch of common land at the junction of Pennypot lane and Scotts Grove Road began last week. The county's local transportation service expects the work to finish next week.
On Tuesday, the Environ-
ment Agency visited the site to assess the flood risk the work posed. The agency was contacted by the transportation service after Pennypot Lane resident Edmond Bain got in touch with the service.
Mr Bain told the News and Mail he thought the work, which is costing £7,000, was a "dreadful waste of money" that could compromise safety on the road.
He said: "It seems to me the highways people are messing with nature.
"I have it on good authority from the contractors that they have imported 10 tonnes of topsoil on to the flood plain here."
Mr Bain fears flooding could lead to speeding cars aquaplaning in wet weather while parents pushing prams would be obstructed by the curbs if they had to get out of the road quickly.
Mr Bain's neighbour Judi Trow agreed. She said: "I hope we don't have anyone ending up in the Bourne because cars come along there very quickly and not having the land flat without curbs means it has been a kind of escape route."
Both residents are also concerned about the possible impact on the local toad population, which migrates to ponds on Pennypot Lane each year.
Ralph Wycherley of the Surrey Amphibian and Reptile Group (SARG) said the laying of curbs on the migratory path would definitely obstruct the toads' annual migration.
He said: "We have a good relationship with Surrey County Council. It is interesting they have not contacted us."
Peter Sheppard, maintenance engineer for Northwest Surrey, said he was not aware of SARG and believed the toads' migratory route to be further up the road where signs notify motorists of the crossing amphibians.
He said he did not believe the work posed a flood risk.
He said: "The work is being done because people are driving over the edge of the island and breaking away the edge.
"We are putting the curbing in to stop people driving over it and to preserve the island."


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/*  Title:      Pure/Thy/present.scala
    Author:     Makarius

Theory presentation: HTML.
*/

package isabelle

import java.io.{File => JFile}

import scala.collection.immutable.SortedMap

object Present
{
  /* maintain chapter index -- NOT thread-safe */

  private val sessions_path = Path.basic(".sessions")

  private def read_sessions(dir: Path): List[(String, String)] =
  {
    val path = dir + sessions_path
    if (path.is_file) {
      import XML.Decode._
      list(pair(string, string))(Symbol.decode_yxml(File.read(path)))
    }
    else Nil
  }

  private def write_sessions(dir: Path, sessions: List[(String, String)])
  {
    import XML.Encode._
    File.write(dir + sessions_path, YXML.string_of_body(list(pair(string, string))(sessions)))
  }

  def update_chapter_index(browser_info: Path, chapter: String, new_sessions: List[(String, String)])
  {
    val dir = browser_info + Path.basic(chapter)
    Isabelle_System.mkdirs(dir)

    val sessions0 =
      try { read_sessions(dir) }
      catch { case _: XML.Error => Nil }

    val sessions = (SortedMap.empty[String, String] ++ sessions0 ++ new_sessions).toList
    write_sessions(dir, sessions)

    val title = "Isabelle/" + chapter + " sessions"
    HTML.write_document(dir, "index.html",
      List(HTML.title(title + " (" + Distribution.version + ")")),
      HTML.chapter(title) ::
       (if (sessions.isEmpty) Nil
        else
          List(HTML.div("sessions",
            List(HTML.description(
              sessions.map({ case (name, description) =>
                val descr = Symbol.trim_blank_lines(description)
                (List(HTML.link(name + "/index.html", HTML.text(name))),
                  if (descr == "") Nil
                  else HTML.break ::: List(HTML.pre(HTML.text(descr)))) })))))))
  }

  def make_global_index(browser_info: Path)
  {
    if (!(browser_info + Path.explode("index.html")).is_file) {
      Isabelle_System.mkdirs(browser_info)
      File.copy(Path.explode("~~/lib/logo/isabelle.gif"),
        browser_info + Path.explode("isabelle.gif"))
      File.write(browser_info + Path.explode("index.html"),
        File.read(Path.explode("~~/lib/html/library_index_header.template")) +
        File.read(Path.explode("~~/lib/html/library_index_content.template")) +
        File.read(Path.explode("~~/lib/html/library_index_footer.template")))
    }
  }

  /* finish session */

  def finish(
    progress: Progress,
    browser_info: Path,
    graph_file: JFile,
    info: Sessions.Info,
    name: String)
  {
    val session_prefix = browser_info + Path.basic(info.chapter) + Path.basic(name)
    val session_fonts = session_prefix + Path.explode("fonts")

    if (info.options.bool("browser_info")) {
      Isabelle_System.mkdirs(session_fonts)

      val session_graph = session_prefix + Path.basic("session_graph.pdf")
      File.copy(graph_file, session_graph.file)
      Isabelle_System.bash("chmod a+r " + File.bash_path(session_graph))

      HTML.write_isabelle_css(session_prefix)

      for (entry <- Isabelle_Fonts.fonts(hidden = true))
        File.copy(entry.path, session_fonts)
    }
  }

  /** preview **/

  sealed case class Preview(title: String, content: String)

  def preview(
    resources: Resources,
    snapshot: Document.Snapshot,
    plain_text: Boolean = false,
    fonts_url: String => String = HTML.fonts_url()): Preview =
  {
    require(!snapshot.is_outdated)

    def output_document(title: String, body: XML.Body): String =
      HTML.output_document(
        List(
          HTML.style(HTML.fonts_css(fonts_url) + "\n\n" + File.read(HTML.isabelle_css)),
          HTML.title(title)),
        List(HTML.source(body)), css = "", structural = false)

    val name = snapshot.node_name

    if (plain_text) {
      val title = "File " + quote(name.path.file_name)
      val content = output_document(title, HTML.text(snapshot.node.source))
      Preview(title, content)
    }
    else {
      resources.make_preview(snapshot) match {
        case Some(preview) => preview
        case None =>
          val title =
            if (name.is_theory) "Theory " + quote(name.theory_base_name)
            else "File " + quote(name.path.file_name)
          val content = output_document(title, pide_document(snapshot))
          Preview(title, content)
      }
    }
  }

  /* PIDE document */

  private val document_elements =
    Rendering.foreground_elements ++ Rendering.text_color_elements ++ Rendering.markdown_elements +
    Markup.NUMERAL + Markup.COMMENT + Markup.LANGUAGE

  private val div_elements =
    Set(HTML.div.name, HTML.pre.name, HTML.par.name, HTML.list.name, HTML.enum.name,
      HTML.descr.name)

  private def html_div(html: XML.Body): Boolean =
    html exists {
      case XML.Elem(markup, body) => div_elements.contains(markup.name) || html_div(body)
      case XML.Text(_) => false
    }

  private def html_class(c: String, html: XML.Body): XML.Tree =
    if (html.forall(_ == HTML.no_text)) HTML.no_text
    else if (html_div(html)) HTML.div(c, html)
    else HTML.span(c, html)

  private def make_html(xml: XML.Body): XML.Body =
    xml map {
      case XML.Elem(Markup(Markup.LANGUAGE, Markup.Name(Markup.Language.DOCUMENT)), body) =>
        html_class(Markup.Language.DOCUMENT, make_html(body))
      case XML.Elem(Markup(Markup.MARKDOWN_PARAGRAPH, _), body) => HTML.par(make_html(body))
      case XML.Elem(Markup(Markup.MARKDOWN_ITEM, _), body) => HTML.item(make_html(body))
      case XML.Elem(Markup(Markup.Markdown_Bullet.name, _), _) => HTML.no_text
      case XML.Elem(Markup.Markdown_List(kind), body) =>
        if (kind == Markup.ENUMERATE) HTML.enum(make_html(body)) else HTML.list(make_html(body))
      case XML.Elem(markup, body) =>
        val name = markup.name
        val html =
          markup.properties match {
            case Markup.Kind(kind) if kind == Markup.COMMAND || kind == Markup.KEYWORD =>
              List(html_class(kind, make_html(body)))
            case _ =>
              make_html(body)
          }
        Rendering.foreground.get(name) orElse Rendering.text_color.get(name) match {
          case Some(c) => html_class(c.toString, html)
          case None => html_class(name, html)
        }
      case XML.Text(text) =>
        XML.Text(Symbol.decode(text))
    }

  def pide_document(snapshot: Document.Snapshot): XML.Body =
    make_html(snapshot.markup_to_XML(Text.Range.full, document_elements))

  /** build document **/

  val default_document_name = "document"
  val default_document_format = "pdf"
  val document_formats = List("pdf", "dvi")
  def default_document_dir(name: String): Path = Path.explode("output") + Path.basic(name)

  def document_tags(tags: List[String]): String =
  {
    cat_lines(
      tags.map(tag =>
        tag.toList match {
          case '/' :: cs => "\\isafoldtag{" + cs.mkString + "}"
          case '-' :: cs => "\\isadroptag{" + cs.mkString + "}"
          case '+' :: cs => "\\isakeeptag{" + cs.mkString + "}"
          case cs => "\\isakeeptag{" + cs.mkString + "}"
        })) + "\n"
  }

  def build_document(
    document_name: String = default_document_name,
    document_format: String = default_document_format,
    document_dir: Option[Path] = None,
    tags: List[String] = Nil)
  {
    val document_target = Path.parent + Path.explode(document_name).ext(document_format)

    if (!document_formats.contains(document_format))
      error("Bad document output format: " + quote(document_format))

    val dir = document_dir getOrElse default_document_dir(document_name)
    if (!dir.is_dir) error("Bad document output directory " + dir)

    val root_name =
    {
      val root1 = "root_" + document_name
      if ((dir + Path.explode(root1).ext("tex")).is_file) root1 else "root"
    }

    /* bash scripts */

    def root_bash(ext: String): String = Bash.string(root_name + "." + ext)

    def latex_bash(fmt: String, ext: String = "tex"): String =
      "isabelle latex -o " + Bash.string(fmt) + " " + Bash.string(root_name + "." + ext)

    def bash(script: String): Process_Result =
      Isabelle_System.bash(script, cwd = dir.file)

    /* prepare document */

    File.write(dir + Path.explode("isabelletags.sty"), document_tags(tags))

    List("log", "blg").foreach(ext => (dir + Path.explode(root_name).ext(ext)).file.delete)

    val result =
      if ((dir + Path.explode("build")).is_file) {
        bash("./build " + Bash.string(document_format) + " " + Bash.string(document_name))
      }
      else {
        bash(
          List(
            latex_bash("sty"),
            latex_bash(document_format),
            "{ [ ! -f " + root_bash("bib") + " ] || " + latex_bash("bbl") + "; }",
            "{ [ ! -f " + root_bash("idx") + " ] || " + latex_bash("idx") + "; }",
            latex_bash(document_format),
            latex_bash(document_format)).mkString(" && "))
      }

    /* result */

    if (!result.ok) {
      cat_error(
        Library.trim_line(result.err),
        cat_lines(Latex.latex_errors(dir, root_name) ::: Bibtex.bibtex_errors(dir, root_name)),
        "Failed to build document in " + File.path(dir.absolute_file))
    }

    bash("if [ -f " + root_bash(document_format) + " ]; then cp -f " +
      root_bash(document_format) + " " + File.bash_path(document_target) + "; fi").check
  }

  /* Isabelle tool wrapper */

  val isabelle_tool =
    Isabelle_Tool("document", "prepare theory session document", args =>
  {
    var document_dir: Option[Path] = None
    var document_name = default_document_name
    var document_format = default_document_format
    var tags: List[String] = Nil

    val getopts = Getopts("""
Usage: isabelle document [OPTIONS]

  Options are:
    -d DIR       document output directory (default """ +
      default_document_dir(default_document_name) + """)
    -n NAME      document name (default """ + quote(default_document_name) + """)
    -o FORMAT    document format: """ +
      commas(document_formats.map(fmt =>
        fmt + (if (fmt == default_document_format) " (default)" else ""))) + """
    -t TAGS      markup for tagged regions

  Prepare the theory session document in document directory, producing the
  specified output format.
""",
      "d:" -> (arg => document_dir = Some(Path.explode(arg))),
      "n:" -> (arg => document_name = arg),
      "o:" -> (arg => document_format = arg),
      "t:" -> (arg => tags = space_explode(',', arg)))

    val more_args = getopts(args)
    if (more_args.nonEmpty) getopts.usage()

    try {
      build_document(document_dir = document_dir, document_name = document_name,
        document_format = document_format, tags = tags)
    }
    catch { case ERROR(msg) => Output.writeln(msg); sys.exit(2) }
  })
}

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Sarah Jane Smith est un personnage de l'univers de la série télévisée britannique de science-fiction Doctor Who, interprété à l'écran par Elisabeth Sladen.

Elle accompagne les troisième et quatrième incarnations du Docteur durant quatre saisons, soit dix-huit sérials découpés en plusieurs épisodes, puis redevient une compagne aux côtés du dixième Docteur le temps de deux épisodes en 2008. Elle est l'un des personnages qui apparaît le plus dans Doctor Who et ses licences associées, et également l'un des compagnons les plus populaires de l'histoire de la série. Du fait de sa popularité, Sarah Jane est devenue le personnage central de deux séries dérivées de la série, K-9 and Company et The Sarah Jane Adventures.

L'interprète de Sarah Jane, Elisabeth Sladen, meurt le  avant d'avoir achevé la saison 5 de The Sarah Jane Adventures. Elle reste un personnage dont les premières et dernières apparitions sont espacées de 38 ans : apparue pour la première fois en 1973 dans Doctor Who (épisode The Time Warrior), et pour la dernière fois en 2011 dans l'ultime épisode de The Sarah Jane Adventures (sa dernière apparition dans Doctor Who était dans La Prophétie de Noël, en 2009).

Sarah Jane Smith apparaît dans 22 sérials et 84 épisodes de la série Doctor Who.

Histoire dans Doctor Who

Série "classique" (1963-1996)

Saison 11 (1973-1974)
Sarah Jane Smith apparaît pour la première fois en 1973 dans l'épisode de la onzième saison « The Time Warrior. » Se présentant comme journaliste, elle enquête en même temps que le troisième Docteur joué par Jon Pertwee sur une affaire concernant la disparition de savants, et est placée sous la protection d'UNIT. Elle s'introduit dans le TARDIS au moment où le Docteur constate qu'ils sont enlevés par un Sontarien échoué au Moyen Âge, et doit collaborer avec le Docteur. Elle ne devient l'assistante du Docteur qu'à la fin de l'épisode suivant, « Invasion of the Dinosaurs » dans lequel ils reviennent dans un Londres dévasté par des dinosaures.

Saison 12 (1974-1975)
Après la régénération du Docteur, elle continue de le suivre dans ses aventures avec un autre compagnon, un médecin de UNIT Harry Sullivan durant une saison.

Saison 13 (1975-1976)

Saison 14 (1976-1977)
Puis, elle le suit seule jusqu'au deuxième épisode de la saison quatorze « The Hand of Fear » où il la laisse sur Terre après avoir entendu un message des Seigneurs du Temps, l'invitant à revenir sur Gallifrey.

Saison 20 (1983)
Elle réapparaît néanmoins dans l'épisode The Five Doctors pour le vingtième anniversaire de la série aux côtés de Peter Davison le cinquième Docteur, puis dans le pilote de la série K-9 and Company. Elle fait une brève apparition dans « Dimensions in Time » en 1993 pour les trente ans de la série.

Série "moderne" (à partir de 2005)

Saison 2 (2006)
Plus tard, elle revient dans la deuxième série aux côtés de David Tennant, le dixième Docteur. Dans l'épisode « L'École des retrouvailles » dans la saison 2, ils se retrouvent alors qu'ils enquêtent tous les deux sur une école bizarre où les enfants sont surdoués. Accompagnés de la nouvelle compagne du Docteur Rose Tyler et de son petit-ami Mickey Smith, ils découvrent que cette école est l'œuvre des Krilitanes, une race d'extra-terrestres qui copie l'apparence d'autres espèces pour les envahir. Les Krilitanes tentent, à l'aide des enfants qu'ils empoisonnent avec leur huile, de percer le mystère du « Skasis Paradigm », la théorie du tout qui leur permettrait de contrôler l'Univers. Grâce à l'aide de K-9, que Sarah gardait en souvenir de ses voyages, et que le Docteur répare, ils réussissent à les détruire. Sarah Jane semble avoir développé une plus forte personnalité.

Saison 4 (2008)
Peu après, elle revient dans le double-épisode clôturant la saison 4,  pour aider le dixième Docteur et Donna Noble à sauver la planète Terre, enlevée par les Daleks qui veulent détruire la réalité.

La Prophétie de Noël (nouvel an 2010)
Sa toute dernière apparition est dans l'épisode spécial de Noël, La Prophétie de Noël, en 2010, épisode concluant l'ère David Tennant, laissant place au onzième Docteur joué par Matt Smith.

The Sarah Jane Adventures
Le succès de L'École des Retrouvailles pousse la production d'une série totalement centrée autour de Sarah Jane. The Sarah Jane Adventures se situe plusieurs années après ce dernier épisode, où Sarah Jane continue son travail de journaliste et décide de se battre pour défendre la Terre. Elle fait maintenant équipe avec deux jeunes adolescents de son quartier (Maria Jackson et Clyde Langer) pour enquêter sur tout ce qui lui paraît étrange. Elle peut aussi compter sur le soutien de Mr Smith, un ordinateur ultra performant, le chien K-9 apparaissant assez rarement pour des raisons contractuelles (son créateur, Bob Baker souhaitant qu'il serve pour la série K-9).

Dans le premier épisode, Sarah Jane découvre un jeune enfant créé artificiellement par des extra-terrestres Banes pour devenir une sorte d'archétype des êtres humains. Elle décide d'adopter ce garçon qu'elle nomme Luke Smith. D'abord assez froide quant à l'idée de partager son dangereux univers avec des adolescents, sa relation naissante avec son fils adoptif et ses amis lui apprennent à lier des amitiés et à se former une famille. Elle gagne beaucoup de confiance en elle, passant de l'assistante effrontée du Docteur à une femme forte et investigatrice.

Il est fait de nombreuses fois références dans cette série au Docteur, ainsi qu'à son ancienne appartenance aux services de UNIT. Le Docteur revient par deux fois, une fois sous la forme du  Docteur (joué par David Tennant]) et une fois sous la forme du  (joué par Matt Smith) et Sarah y croise quelques anciens personnages de la série comme le Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart ou Jo Grant. On peut les voir affronter de nombreux ennemis récurrents comme le Trickster, les Slitheens, les Judoons ou les Sontariens.

Saison 1 (2007)

Saison 2 (2008)

Saison 3 (2009)

Saison 4 (2010)

Saison 5 (2011)

K-9 and Company
K-9 And Company est le premier spin-off dérivé de Doctor Who en 1981. N'ayant jamais abouti, la série ne compte qu'un unique épisode, A Girl's Best Friend, considéré comme un épisode spécial de Noël car il est diffusé le  de la même année.
Cette série devait raconter les aventures de Sarah Jane Smith, la compagne du troisième puis quatrième Docteur qui l'a abandonnée sur Terre.

Casting et réception

Casting
À l'origine, le personnage devait être interprété par l'actrice April Walker, mais l'acteur qui jouait le troisième Docteur, Jon Pertwee et le producteur Barry Letts s'aperçurent que celle-ci n'avait pas vraiment d'alchimie avec l'acteur principal. Ils engagèrent Elisabeth Sladen qui leur avait été conseillé par le producteur de Z-Cars Bill Slater.

Réception
Sarah Jane reste constamment l'un des compagnons les plus populaires de la série Doctor Who,. Elisabeth Sladen jugeait que sa popularité allait avec celle de Jon Pertwee et Tom Baker qui étaient des Docteurs populaires. On la retrouve en tête de nombreuses listes des meilleurs compagnons de la série, comme celle de Daniel Martin du Guardian en 2007 qui saluait sa "nature joyeuse" ou celle de Gavin Fuller du Daily Telegraph qui trouvait qu'elle restait constante dans sa "détermination et sa bravoure".

En 2012, le scénariste Toby Whithouse, qui a écrit l'épisode L'École des retrouvailles déclare qu'elle est son compagnon préféré de la série classique.
Concernant l'impact du personnage, il dit :
"Parce que c'était un compagnon comique, je pense qu'elle a redéfini le rôle du compagnon, mieux que n'importe qui après elle. Il y a des éléments de Sarah Jane Smith dans chaque compagnon du Docteur après elle jusqu'à Amy. Elle a changé le compagnon du Docteur qui était un personnage peureux et hystérique en quelqu'un de courageux, sûr de lui, et assez fort pour être l'égal du Docteur. Et à l'époque, c'était quelque chose d'assez extraordinaire, ça n'était pas comme ça que le compagnon, ou que les femmes, étaient censés être joués. Vous deviez être là pour être une victime, vous deviez être là pour faire partie de la décoration. Je pense que Lis Sladen a fait quelque chose d'extraordinaire avec le personnage. Nous avons oublié à quel point c'était révolutionnaire à l'époque."

Liste des apparitions

Doctor Who (1973-2010)
 1973-1974 : Saison 11 de Doctor Who
 1974-1975 : Saison 12 de Doctor Who
 1975-1976 : Saison 13 de Doctor Who
 1976 : The Masque of Mandragora
 1976 : The Hand of Fear
 1983 : The Five Doctors
 1993 : Dimensions in Time
 2006 : L'École des retrouvailles
 2008 : La Terre Volée
 2008 : La Fin du Voyage
 2010 : La Prophétie de Noël,  partie

K-9 and Company (1981)
 A Girl's Best Friend

The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007-2011)
 2007 : Invasion of the Bane
 2007 : Saison 1 de The Sarah Jane Adventures
 2008 : Saison 2 de The Sarah Jane Adventures
 2009 : From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love
 2009 : Saison 3 de The Sarah Jane Adventures
 2010 : Saison 4 de The Sarah Jane Adventures
 2011 : Saison 5 de The Sarah Jane Adventures (incomplète)

Notes et références

Personnage de Doctor Who
Personnage de The Sarah Jane Adventures
Orphelin de fiction


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Add Marshmallow Cream and cook over low heat.
Stir constantly until marshmallow cream and butter are well combined.
Add Rice Krispie Cereal and stir until well coated with mixture.
How long does Rice Crispy Treats Stay Fresh?
Rice Krispy Treats are best consumed in 2 days.
To keep fresh for longer see freezing instructions below.
Can You Freeze Rice Crispy Treats?
Place Rice Krispy treats in a single layer inside a resealable/ziploc freezer bag.
Squeeze all the air from the bag and place it in the freezer for up to six weeks.
Let Rice Krispy treats thaw to room temperature before serving.
To keep treats from sticking together inside the bag, you can layer each rows or wrap each individual treat in wax paper.
Freezing Rice Crispy Treats immediately after cooling lets you lock in freshness.
How Do I Make Rice Crispy Treats In The Microwave?
Add butter and marshmallows to a large microwave safe bowl.
Heat on HIGH for 2-3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes.
If the mixture is not fully melted, microwave in 1 minute increments until melted.
Add Rice Krispies cereal. Stir until coated.
Press mixture into 13 x 9 inch pan coated with cooking spray or lined with parchment paper.
How Do You Make Square Bars?
Make Rice Krispy treats per the microwave or stove instructions.
Add the Jumbo marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
Stir in Miniature marshmallows and remove from heat when the miniature marshmallows are not yet fully melted.
Add the Rice Krispies cereal and stir until well coated.
Divide mixture into 3 large bowls.
Add about 6 drops of blue gel food coloring to one bowl, and using a spatula mix into the rice kripsy treats mixture until fully combined and blue.
Using a buttered spatula, press the blue rice krispy mixture in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray or layered with parchment paper. Layered with parchment paper is better, as it makes removal from pan much easier.
Press the uncolored bowl of rice krispy mixture on top of the blue layer.
Add about 6 drops of red gel food coloring to the remaining bowl, and using a spatula mix into the rice kripsy treats mixture until fully combined and red. If mixture starts to harden and is hard to work with, microwave for 1-2 minutes.
Press the red bowl of rice krispy mixture on top of the white layer.
Melt the red and blue candy melts in separate bowls per package instructions.
Drizzle on top of the rice krispy treats.
Top with white chocolate chips and start sprinkles.
These are so festive! I'm in love!
I just LOVE the layers in these krispy treats, and I love the colors, too! So patriotic and fun for next week!
What a festive and fun treat! I am always looking for recipes that my kiddos can enjoy making with me. This is a winner!
So festive and so much fun for the patriotic season!!
What a fun idea for the 4th! And I love the Q&A format of this post – lots of good info.
This is so cute and patriotic! What a fun twist on a common dessert – so perfect for a 4th of July picnic!


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When was the last time you updated your site? Not just one page – but the entire site?
At the start of the New Year we are all being pulled in different directions. Some people focus on short-lived resolutions and that attention may be misdirected. Word counts, queries, literary journal submissions are important. What about the long-term performance of your author website?
Writers in different fields have varied goals for users that come to their website. Do you want users to buy books, register for classes, hire you for grant writing, send you a magazine article assignment? Think about the goals of your user and objectively look at your site to see if it satisfies those needs.
No need to login or have a LinkedIn account to view the link. While you're there, if you are on LinkedIn – feel free to send an invite!
Thanks for the good info. My site is overdue for an audit.


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Yemeni female prisoners featured in documentary
Team committee discuss the documentary film challenges in the live of female prisoners
A documentary film, "Prisoners on the Edge of Loss," created by a number of students at Sana'a University, was premiered last week in Sana'a. The film discussed the suffering of female prisoners inside Yemeni prisons and how they are dealt with both by prison guards and society at large.
Shawqi Al-Qadi, Chairman of the Rights and Freedom Committee, called on the Yemeni people to work together to solve society's problems, including those involving female prisoners. He also called on media outlets to seriously focus on the issue.
Ramzia Al-Iriani, head of the Yemeni Women's Union, said the National Committee for Women – with the help of lawyers in different governorates – had defended a number of prisoners in Yemeni jails.
For his part, the manager of Sana'a's Central Prison said the prison administration attempts to follow human rights laws and facilitates all visits by media outlets.
ICRC to raise budget in Yemen to $35 million
80,000 internally displaced people return home to southern Yemen
Socialists bloc: the American decision is part of the aggression against Yemen
YMU condemns US decision to classify Ansarullah terrorist organization
Parliament stresses importance of strategic planning in preparing visions
Yemeni children suffer from acute malnutrition
75 military leaders sentenced to death for treason


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Once again, there are too many new shows debuting in a given day for me to have time/space to write about them all, so some extremely quick thoughts on "Mercy" & "Eastwick" coming up after the jump...
Fienberg does an excellent job of cataloging the many, many, many ways that "Mercy" (8 p.m., NBC) is similar to "Nurse Jackie" and "Hawthorne," so I won't rehash that here. I want to like the show, because it's both set and shot in Jersey (with Paterson standing in for Jersey City), and because I think the lead (the almost entirely unknown Taylor Schilling) has interesting screen presence. But "Mercy" isn't just derivative; it's stridently, obnoxiously derivative. And the producers' refusal to acknowledge that there's not an original moment in the pilot suggests it's not going to improve anytime soon. Pass.
"Eastwick" (10 p.m., ABC), meanwhile, is a remake of 1987's "The Witches of Eastwick" (which was itself adapted from the John Updike book), only we've downgraded from Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon to Paul Gross (who I usually love, but who's woefully miscast as Satan), Rebecca Romijn, Jamie Ray Newman and Lindsay Price (who puts on glasses so she can play The Plain One). That's a pretty steep talent drop, and the show (which is shot on the old Stars Hollow set from "Gilmore Girls") seems like a WB show circa 2002 - not one of the good ones, but a copy of a copy of a copy of one of the good ones. And where I might check back in on "Mercy" in a month or two (assuming it's still on) just because I like some of the actors and want to see if they're being used better, there's nothing here that interests me enough for a return visit.
Feel free to use this post to discuss one or both of these shows after they air tonight.
I'm confused about Mercy. Is it a comedy? Because the advertising campaign NBC is running right now is trying to make it seem like the new Scrubs, but one with really, really unfunny jokes.
Mercy is a drama with occasional (attempted) moments of comedy.
Mo Ryan said...
Oh, I dunno, Mercy made me laugh until I cried. And then I threw up.
So, you know, we all define comedy differently.
But seriously, the first few minutes of the pilot were so awful that my jaw was on the floor. The rest I just considered unintentional comedy gold.
Get a few friends together, get some beer, watch it MST3K style -- who knows, it could be the laugh riot of the week.
Though they did remove the most hilarious line in their new and not-improved revised version of the pilot. The one where the nurse tells the idiot doctor, "I want you to be... better!"
I've been quoting that line all summer. Few people get it, but I laugh. So there's that.
Casting Constable Benton Fraser as Satan is just so many different kinds of wrong that I've lost track of them all.
T. AKA Ricky Raw said...
Really, really unfunny jokes? How is that any different than the regular Scrubs show?
All NBC shows are bad and cliche ridden, the commercial for their new trauma unit show with Derek Luke seems even worse.
SnotBoogie said...
Instead of "Eastwick" I'd like to recommend "The Witches of Breastwick" which you can sometimes catch on Showtime late at night.
Okay wait... was Mercy on last night or is it on tonight? Because I really meant to watch it, if only for the line "I want you to be...better." Much like Mo, that line cracked me up everytime they showed the preview.
Of course, it sounds like they took it out so meh... guess I wasn't missing anything afterall.
Also, am I the only one who thinks the star of the show looks a little like Dooce?
I'm heartbroken that Eastwick is so bad, because I've just been SO EXCITED that Paul Gross was going to be on my tv again. (Those 3 brief seasons of Slings & Arrows were such a tease!)
Nice new blog banner, Alan. But how's it possible that no one from Deadwood made the 'stache cut? That show was hairier than a gorilla convention.
I am also disappointed to see how horrible Eastwick looks just in the previews... Paul Gross is a really good actor, but always seems to be cast in tripe when he takes roles south of the border (Aspen Extreme being another example).
But how's it possible that no one from Deadwood made the 'stache cut?
I couldn't leave out Selleck, obviously. Nor Franz (and since I'd already done Sipowicz in the Bald Cops logo, I had to find a Buntz picture). I always admired La Salle's 'stache, and that show was a monster hit. Plus I always strive for gender and/or ethnic diversity in the logos when I can, hence Silverman.
Swidgin and his 'stache were in the Badasses You Don't Mess With (male division) logo a while back. I'm more disappointed that I couldn't find a picture of anybody from Generation Kill with one, since the whole "Po-lice that moo-stash!" subplot inspired my current mustache love
ecrunner said...
Not sure about Mercy, given that it has to follow after Hawthorne and Nurse Jackie. How "different" could a "nurse show" be from another one. It seems that there will always be the drama, the attempt at comedy, and the failure to put a new twist on the show (credits for Jackie for making unrealistic attempts).
I wish the Eastwick producers had the balls to just hire Ray Wise as Satan.
Paul Gross! I think he should use his new powers as Satan to bring back Due South
Why did you mention Stars Hollow? Now I have to watch it to compare.
-EmeraldLiz
"Eastwick"? What's the motiviation for turning a bad, 22-year-old movie into a TV show?
Wondering if Eastwick is a rip off of Charmed. That was my impression when I first saw the commercial. I loved Charmed at first, but it got to be the same ole same ole after a few seasons.
Xander Bennett said...
Wait, is it seriously the Gilmore Girls set? Because I jokingly said that 2 months ago when I saw the pilot at Comic Con.
But... for real?
Eldritch said...
From Monday's night's "Castle:"
Castle's Mom:
Has Hollywood run completely out of imagination?
Castle:
I just heard they've licensed the game "Asteroids" for a movie. So, Yes.
That's a standing set on the Warner Bros. studio lot that has been used in other movies and TV shows in the past. Sarah Connor Chronicles used it last season, and Fienberg thinks (but isn't sure) that it was the set for the center of town in "Back to the Future."
Wow. Well, they must have hired the same art department too, because all through the opening scene of Eastwick I was waiting for Lauren Graham to wander into the shot.
Oh, and for your mustache banner, I know he's basically modeled after Dennis Franz, but Carl from Aqua Teen would have been a hilarious choice.
Some the exterior scenes are actually shot in downtown Jersey City.
I;m off topic but my DVR is screaming for space.
Do you know whether Hawthorne, Mental, or Royal Pains will get a second season?
I haven't watched RP yet. I'd toss Hawthorne off my DVR if it was canceled for sure, Mental... I actually *liked* some of the eps
last week I finally deleted Life on Mars, half unwatched.
I hate to delete things i might eventually like a lot. (remember Big Bang?)
As anonymous said, they have been shooting a whole lot of Mercy in JC. Also Paterson and Newark, but there are several scenes in the pilot that are definitly downtown JC, and they've come back and filmed a whole lot more recently.
The Back to the Future set was on the Universal lot and burned down in the fire they had there in 2008. (The clocktower and all that.)
Oh and Jamie Ray Newman is adorable, so I shall be watching Eastwick at least once.
WWWeaves said...
I adore Paul Gross, so Eastwick will get played in the background while I work on tomorrow's lecture on Sexually Transmitted Infections. (Ironic?)
I did not see the promo, so I do not know the context or the delivery, but during my traning, there were certainly times when I wanted the doctors I worked with the be better. Better doctors, better human beings...
The opening scene in the cafe and the exterior of the bar the ladies drink at are shot in Jersey City:
http://www.newyorkssixth.com/2009/09/lucky-7-basic-cafe-star-in-nbc-drama.html
mackenzi said...
Eastwick is going on my viewing rotation. Not because it's good, it's cute, but not earth shattering. Fact is, I'm shallow and anything that allows Paul Gross to appear on my TV is good by me.
what is the deal with all the young nurses who "didn't think it was going to be like this!!"
they went to nursing school, right? they had experience on the floor? didn't they at least watch ER?
there's no way you can graduate that innocent. it was just the same on Hawthorne. Meantime, Iraq nurse needs to go to med school. (or at least PA school)
Matt S. said...
Pamela Jayne----Hawthorne and Royal Pains were both renewed for
2nd Seasons for next summer. Royal Pains apparantly has picked up a nice sized following over the summer---my friend seemed to like it a good deal for whatever that's worth---i actually never saw it although i'll try and catch the reruns (or at least a daylong marathon that'll surely air the day the 2nd season starts)
Hawthorne i'd say you can delete because while it was watchable--i didn't think there was really anything there you havn't seen before--although it might be easy to say it was better then Mercy (which i didn't catch) but there were some plusses to it--- it was well acted enough, the ongoing sotry lines weren't bad, it got annoying to see jada pinkett be right all the time---but if you like hospital shows it wasn't half bad. (i honestly only watched it because i was a fan of Saving Grace so i would end up taping hawthorne so as not to miss Grace)
I would however recommend at least watching the last 2 or 3 eps of Mental if you did like it. I too enjoyed it here and there throughout the summer---and while its completely and totally dead----the last 2 that aired (they aired back to back in one two hour block) were both solid and def serve as a finale of sorts. I don't really know what else to say except if you find yourself with some time this weekend give the last couple eps of Mental a shot.
I never realized before how much Paul Gross looks like a cross between Chris Noth and John Barrowman. Is that just me?
Honestly, Eastwick is total cheese but I might watch it one more time. I can't explain it.
Is Matt Dallas a regular on "Eastwick"? Because I might watch it just for that (Paul Gross is a bonus).
I am rooting against Eastwick so that Jaime can become a regular on Eureka. Her character was a great love interest for Carter.
Jennifer, it is not just you, I kept thinking Barrowman. And wouldn't Barrowman have been yummy, too. It was so much better than I expected. If it can keep the light tone and have very pretty people flirting with each other, I will continue to watch.
Rebecca Romjin surprised me, she comes accross as very comfortable in her skin. And getting Newman OFF Eureka is one reason I hope this show goes.
I also PAINFULLY watched Mercy! I could barely get through it! I am so upet with NBC for not coming up with a better ER replacement!
After having been insulted for years watching physicians on TV hold patients' hands, hang IVs and participate in other activities which are actually performed by nurses, I enjoyed watching Mercy, which from my personal experience as a nurse for over a decade, is the most "real" of the three tv series written about nurses. Granted, this is only the pilot, but many of the character flaws and strengths, rang true, and I liked seeing the tough nurse acting as a advocate for the obnoxious patient and then quietly going in to check on her later. I found it poignant and could easily see myself or many of my colleagues doing the same thing. I hope that this series is given a chance. I have only seen two episodes of Nurse Jackie, and the same of HawthoRNe, but I found this to be the best of the three by far. The others I wouldn't waste time on.
lois@loisbernardlcsw.com said...
Didn't watch Mercy but Eastwick to torment myself. What a travesty which ruined my memory of one of my favorite movies of all time. Please networks just how idiotic do you think we are?
Hmm, I must be missing a taste gene, but I love New England and Updike... And I enjoyed Eastwick a lot. It was a nice distraction. It may not win awards but it is FUN! Nothing wrong with it. If you want a good plot, just go to HBO.


This past week, the world celebrated one of my more stunning achievements. Liz and I celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary. I put this one in the "win" column because, while we started dating when I was 14-years-old, she turned me down the first time I asked her out.
Anyway, I'm thinking that I can declare a victory now that we've been married 29 years. Besides, I'm obviously over the fact that she turned me down for the first date.
This summer also marks the second anniversary of Code Red, a landmark assessment of health care in Texas. An update of Code Red was released last month. As I said in 2006 when the first one appeared, it's worth reading.
There are several notable things about the report. One is the smart, renowned group of authors and sponsors – including folks from major medical schools in the state, key hospitals, and companies such as H-E-B. Another is the urgent tone pleading for improvements in the way Texas provides health care.
But the most significant thing about Code Red, I think, is how perfectly sensible its findings and recommendations are – and how hard it seems to be to get the state's political leadership to act on them in a way that supports the health-related assets and investments we've built up over generations.
About a quarter of us have no health insurance, the highest percentage in the nation (and almost 10 points higher than the national average).
80% of the uninsured have at least one working family member.
Texas can't handle the continuing increases in Medicaid, state, and county healthcare spending – and current trends in how we treat the injured and sick will actually make today's problems worse.
There's a significant shortage of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals across the state, a shortage that only pushes up healthcare costs.
Texas "must increase its investment in the health of various populations" through health programs and disease prevention.
The state should continue efforts to obtain additional federal funds for health care and prevention.
The public and private sectors should work to make health insurance and benefits affordable for small businesses and their employees.
The state must continue increasing its investment in training doctors and nurses.
"Texas should adopt the principle that all individuals living in Texas should have access to adequate levels of health care.
This is an admirable, essential goal. It speaks to basic stewardship and compassion in our state, and it builds on the giant investments of the past that have made Texas a leader in health care for those who can afford coverage. It also underpins one of our great economic hopes for the new century – if our people are healthy, our economy will be too.
But unfortunately, it's not a driving principle for those in leadership at the Capitol. They have continued to ignore solutions and reject investments for even incremental improvements in our healthcare system, shrugging off Texas' standing as the place where children and all people are least likely to have health insurance.
But there is a lot of hope – as demonstrated by Code Red and the dedicated public servants who continue to find answers to the questions it raises.
More and more people, ranging from business leaders to health advocates to small business owners to ordinary Texans, are demanding solutions to our healthcare challenges. They're electing folks who will take on these issues and invest in our future.
Such investments have already richly benefited my generation. Just last week, I wrote about the inspiring facilities in Houston and Galveston that are fighting to cure cancer, stop infectious diseases, and save premature babies and severely burned folks from all over the state and continent.
I think it's past time for our own generation to make that kind of investment – one that our children and grandchildren will marvel at generations from now – that pays off by extending and enriching our lives as well as theirs.
It's clear that Texans are ready for that effort. There's plenty of proof, including a ballot initiative last year in which we voted overwhelmingly to spend $3 billion fighting cancer. It's a great commitment, but it's only a start. Code Red lays out a path to do more in a smart, ambitious way.


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If you are a Home Buyer in Dallas, and want to get a Commission Rebate when you buy your next home, call Lee Thurburn, President of NetOffer.com, at 214-772-6854 with any questions about this wonderful way to save big money on the purchase of your next home.
Lester, the site says that it has helped over 2000 people since 2004. However, it doesn't say whether they've actually made a profit. I don't know the market in the DFW area, but it seems that 2% is a lot to rebate.
I find it interesting that they give choices but say that they will charge the greater of the three options which tells me that it's not really the consumer's choice. Wouldn't it be better to instead to develop choices such that it doesn't matter what the consumer chooses?
My big take-away is that as we continue to see services like this proliferate, how can the traditionals continue to bury their heads in the sand saying that the consumer is happy with the status-quo? How the change settles out is still a question but change is coming!
It appears if you read through the information that he offers a number of choices. It is quite complicated to figure out but it is 1% of a minimum amount or $150 per hour OR etc.
There are a number of flat fee brokers in my area who have been doing listings for a long time. Not sure that they handle any buyers. They have listings by the 100's. They seem to be profitable as they work on volume & not on quality of listings.
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Home News Politics Ghana is 4th Happiest Country Because of Nana's Policies – Nana Boakye
Ghana is 4th Happiest Country Because of Nana's Policies – Nana Boakye
Mr Dennis Amfo-Sefah, the Tema West Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has touted the positive impact of the Akufo-Addo government saying Ghana's current rank as the fourth happiest country in West Africa is testimony to that effect.
Speaking in an interview with journalists in Accra, Mr Amfo- Sefah, who is popularly called Nana Boakye, said the improvement in the mood of the country was not surprising because the various policy ingredients that President Akufo-Addo was implementing were meant to achieve that single purpose.
"As the saying goes, leadership is cause, everything else is effect. If we are the fourth happiest country in Sub-Saharan Africa, it is because we have a leader who is implementing policies that are making the country a happy place to live in."
Nana Boakye touted President Akufo-Addo's Free Senior High School programme, which had removed fees as impediment against enrolment into High schools and a host of other on-going programmes, as direct contributors to the upliftment in the mood of Ghanaians.
"There is of course, also the NABCO programme, which has provided temporal jobs for unemployed University graduates, Planting for Food and Jobs, which has resulted in a bumper harvest this year and the decrease in taxation which made it easier to start businesses in Ghana," Nana Boakye said.
He said the President's conflict fighting policies, were giving people hope, citing the resolution of the protracted Dagbon conflict as an example. "Now Northern Ghana has become significantly peaceful because of the ending of the Dagbon crisis,".
Also, he said, the commencement of the programmes such as "One Village, One Dam," "One District, One Factory," and "Youth in Afforestation" which has replanted some 10million trees in Ghana's depleted forest cover have become sources of re-assurance to people that the future is bright.
"If today, Ghana is the fourth happiest country in West Africa, it is because our leader is meeting and even exceeding the expectations of citizens," Nana Boakye said.
Ghana has been ranked the fourth happiest country in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The ranking contained in the World Happiness Report released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations on March 20, saw Ghana improve her ranking to 99 from 108 (2018) in the global ranking of 156 countries.
In the Sub-Saharan African ranking, Ghana placed fourth behind Mauritius (57), Nigeria (85) and Cameroon (96) in the top five which was completed by neighbouring Ivory Coast (99).
The ranking was computed based on an average of three years of surveys taken by Gallup between 2016 and 2018 and included factors such as gross domestic product, social support from friends and family, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, perceived corruption and recent emotions of citizens — both happy and sad.
With the ranking coming from highly respected independent survey entity, Mr Amfo-Sefah said the ranking rubbished impressions that the opposition had been creating to the effect that the country has become harder.
"A Prophet is not appreciated in his own home, but those who observe from afar never fail to marvel at his miracles," Nana Boakye said.
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Unfortunately, Home Cooked by Anya Fernald came into my life at a time full of chaos. I didn't have a chance to actually cook anything from it. But am so excited to add it to my collection. As a homesteader, this is going to be a great book to help me once we start raising our own meat. This book had everything from making your own broths and pasta to fresh tomato risotto.
But the recipe that I got the most excited about was rendering lard. Just days before this book arrived, I was saying how I wanted to make my own lard that I can use to season my cast iron. My family hates the smell of the store-bought stuff. So this is the recipe I will be trying as soon as possible. Along with the homemade pasta, just another thing I've been dying to learn.
Hi, My name is Jeanette and I have a cookbook obsession.
I am constantly buying cookbooks. Most of the time I stick with the ones I know and trust. But this one spoke to me on so many levels. I mean the title alone is basically my life.
Francine Bryson does a wonderful job including all the redneck favorites Chicken and Dumplings like Mama Made it to Granny Style Macaroni and Cheese. These recipes really do remind me of good old southern comfort food.
It took me a while to narrow down what recipes I wanted to try first. I was all for the Squirrel Pot Pie, but 2 of my kids vetoed that one. City slickers!
So we first tried the Cheese Grits. Now I have a tried and true Cheese Grits recipe. It's really detailed and a lot of work. This recipe tasted better and was easier. In fact, I've made it twice in the last week! It was that good. So good, I bought 15lbs of grits from BJ's and then realized I was a crazy lunatic, but that's how I roll around here.
Next, I tried Schoolyard Peanut Butter Bars. These were delicious. But probably would have been better if I had the right size pan. Mine came out more like a brownie instead of bar. It was user error; not recipe error. My kids and Hubby never noticed and really enjoyed this sweet treat. But believe me, I am on the hunt for the right size pan now.
I really enjoyed this cookbook. I can't wait to try more recipes and am looking forward to receiving the first cookbook from Francine Bryson.


Johnny Neill's interest and passion for gin started when he discovered the family collection of bottles sitting under the stairs at his grandmother's house.
Johnny's inquisitive nature led him to become fascinated with gin; which is of no surprise as he comes from a long line of gin experts. Under the expert guidance of his grandmother, Johnny was able to learn all about the complex distillation process and how simply infusing the crisp sharpness of Juniper berries with a variety of other flavours could change the taste of the gin dramatically.
Johnny had become intrigued by Africa over the years; his wife who is from Africa often told him evocative tales of the country which led to his fascination. She spoke fondly of the African baobab tree, which is known as the tree of life due to its capability to store water in its wide trunk.
Johnny distilled the tart fruit pulp of the Baobab which released a flavour quite unlike any other. It plays a big part in the gins flavour profile and is at the heart of each bottle of Whitley Neill.


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For a Meatless Monday, Creamy Potato Leek Soup. It is hard to believe it's Monday again and time to share another "Meatless Alternative" for Meatless Monday. Today's recipe choice is another seasonal favorite…a comfort food for Spring, a creamy, hearty dish that is really light and healthy. My version of this recipe is made without heavy cream or butter, if you like, feel free add butter or cream to your Creamy Potato Leek Soup, Let's Cook!
– When the leeks start wilting and get slightly golden, add the potatoes, the broth, salt, pepper and the thyme bring these ingredients to a boil. Turn heat down and cook until the potatoes are very soft, between 30-45 minutes.