Nah, don't bother. Because if you're breathing I know you have the same problem I do. You are unfaithful. So am I.
I often like to do what I want more than I like to do what I ought.
I don't keep my vows.
This morning while reading Hosea I see too much of myself and his Harlot bride. The Mirror of the Word reflects back to me a willful and undisciplined child, who hears the instruction of the Father yet thinks she can disobey with no consequences. Fool. There are always consequences.
Thank you, Father. Thank you that you are always calling me back to you, cleaning me up, and re-extending to me the promise of Hope contained in your love for me.
Good morning friends! As you have probably noticed, I've not been keeping up with my Monday afternoon release date for the last several weeks. Monday-Friday I'm a small business owner (OK, it's more like Monday-Saturday, since I'm self employed and wear all hats all the time) and my weekends have been slammed …. mostly in good and exciting ways … like playing with grandkids, and going on hikes, and lets not forget about groceries and laundry and paying bills. 🙂 All the every-day stuff of life that gets crammed into weekends.
This past weekend I attended a Captivate 2018, a women's conference put on my church. It was actually at Captivate 2014 that the Lord spoke to me, leading me to quit my day job (without having another job lined up) and step out onto the deep waters of faith with Him. Before my two weeks notice was up, He had given me a dream and opened up the doors of opportunity for me to go into business for myself. I write more about that here.
Anyways – I'm now working on the post that was supposed to be published on Monday. And since this has already happened more than a few times, I'm going to move the release date for my blog posts from MONDAY afternoon to THURSDAY afternoon.
Whew! I feel much better now!
How precious is Your word to me oh Lord, how unfathomable Your ways.
By Your word I receive instruction for the ways I should go.
In Your word I find hope and refreshment for my soul.
When trouble gathers near, it is in Your word that I take shelter, on Your word that I firmly stand.
And while the winds roar, my footing is secure.
Through Your word I obtain victory for every trial.
Out of my mouth I shall declare what You have said; my words for Your words, Your words as my words.
And the walls collapse, victims set free, and the glory is Yours alone.
This morning I am reminded of a saying I've had posted in my office for the last two years. The more I meditate on it, the deeper and richer it becomes.
I've got a lot to do today with some pretty high expectations for what will be the outcome of today's actions. But is it in my To Do List that I will find success? Actions are important, of course. But I am reminded that true success comes from reliance upon the Word of God.
I love that image of God "fervently remembering" His word to me. For when trouble comes (pressure to perform, too many demands and not enough time, inconvenient disruptions, failures and set backs) I surely do need to be reminded of His word and His plans for me.
When I delight myself in His word and promises (by thinking of them, speaking them over myself and my circumstances, holding tightly onto them), hope for their fulfillment rises up in me and know that regardless of the experience of the moment, He will bring me into the prosperous life promised for His children.


I completely slept in. Completely. I must have plugged my phone in at the end of the bed and proceeded to sleep through my alarm. Anyone that knows me well knows that I set at least four alarms every night , simply so I never sleep in. This time however – I was got. I was therefore woken up with a bang – literally. Camillo was thumping on my door and shouting through the wall that the bus was leaving in two minutes and they would leave without me!
My room was a mess – my stuff was everywhere. I clambered over everything, threw all my belongings into my suitcase and rushed down to reception only to be greeted by Camillo and [x] our guide looking at me strangely.
Embarrassed, I left my suitcase with reception and ran onto the bus apologising to everyone for making them wait for me. Turns out I had forgotten one main thing for the day…shoes. SHOES MAIRI.
Luckily Aziz had a spare pair of flipflops in his bag which he lent me…. Safe to say not a fantastic start for me – well it can only get better hey!
If a photo could paint a 1000 words, this photo would paint 2000. Think I look like I have just awoken dramatically?? Ha!
Drama over, we hit the road and made it towards the Brazilian/Argentine border. We had to go through customs again, which meant another stamp in my passport – honestly my passport was half full of Argentinian stamps at this moment in time.
We soon made it to the visitor centre at the Argentine side of the falls – the Iguazu Falls National Park. Having picked up our tickets we loaded onto the little train which took us deep inside the reserve.
The first thing we did, having got into the park proper was to run and pick up coffee provisions and empanadas – priorities right? Energised however, we set out on walk of the 'Lower Circuit' (Circuito Inferior) trail; one of two designated walks this side of the falls.
The Lower Circuit offers the best views of the waterfalls via eight designated lookouts, including the Dos Hermanos (Two Brothers) and Tres Mosqueteros (Three Musketeers) falls. (write more about this).
Having spent some time on the walk it was time to get wet and wild and properly immerse ourselves Iguazu – right in the falls that is. The tour started with us all clambering onto a four by four and being driven through a winding jungle track whilst our tour told us about the many different types of flora and fauna which could be found in this natural environment. We were all trying desperately to see the resident monkeys, the toucans; even the pumas – however luck wasn't on our side! We did however catch a glimpse of the palm heart– the (rarest palm tree in the world). Ok it's no Puma, but interesting none the less.
After the short drive we were dropped off and made our way down to the water's edge where we were fully kitted out with life jackets and given waterproof bags for our belongings.
As we loaded onto the boat we spotted a little caiman sunning itself on a nearby rock which was pretty cool.
The boat ride frantically twists and turns you against the current and rapids of the river, swishing you from side to side before dunking you right in the middle of one of the falls. Visiting a waterfall (or set of waterfalls) the size of Iguazu was incredible enough but actually getting down to water level beneath the roaring cascades was like nothing I've ever experienced.
When large amounts of water fall long distances, the forces involved are enormous. Considering a litre of water weighs a kilogram, being under such a volume of water falling from such a height is pretty intimidating!
It honestly was so much fun and we were all so pleased we decided to embark on the boat – even if we could all pretty much ring the water from our clothes once we hopped back on dry land…!
Having made our way back to the central area of the park, again via the 4×4 jungle ride, we decided it was well and truly time to stop for lunch. In a similar way to the Brazilian side of the falls, the food options definitely aren't great. We did therefore all just go pretty plane with chips and sandwiches, however filled up on the most delicious ice cream from Cremolatti which had been highly recommended to us. I opted for my favourite, mint choc chip, which was absolutely delicious.
One thing to be careful of whilst you're in the national park, in both the Brazilian and the Argentinian side, particularly when you have food – take care around the coatimundi; often referred to as a coati. The Coati is a medium-sized mammal that belongs to the raccoon family. There are 4 species of coati that are native to North, Central and South America. Depending on the species, coati can be found in the tropical rainforests, dense forests, mountains, grasslands or deserts. Coatis are faced with accelerated habitat loss (as a result of deforestation) and they are often a target of hunters. Despite these factors, global population of coati is still large – particularly here at Iguazu – they are everywhere!
Although these little critters look relatively safe with their cute faces and elongated nose, don't be fooled by their apparently 'friendliness' – there have been many instances of tourists, particularly children being attacked. Let's just say their bite is definitely better than their bark.
Full and having (slightly) dried off, we headed off to check out the second walking trail the 'upper circuit' (Circuito Superior) which consists of trails and bridges that run along the top of the falls. The views here are literally incredible. You are able to look down over many of the largest falls including the San Martin falls and San Martin Island.
This circuit is a bit less than ½ a mile and has six lookouts and viewing areas. The catwalks present spectacular views of the 'Devil's Throat, the premier collection of fourteen of the highest, most powerful of the falls in the park. Honestly I cant describe how incredible the views are from here so I will just let the photos do the talking.
Towards the end of the walk, Grace and I decided that we wanted all of the interesting facts about the falls and proceeded to start an impromptu question time against our tour guide Eduardo who probably hated us by the end of it. We were insistent in asking about everything from suicides, to poisonous snakes, dangerous flowers and even cannibals. So interesting!


No data for in the wild; approximately up to 17 years in captivity.
Ranges from arid, dense thorn scrub to thickets and open woodland, riverine woodlands, and open plains.
This species remains widespread throughout much of its historical distribution. Kirk's dik-diks occur in two separate regions: East Africa, from southern Somalia to central Tanzania and in Southern Africa from northern Namibia and parts of southwestern Angola. They tend to live in habitats with good cover but without tall herbage. They move to different ranges when grass grows too high and obstructs their view.
Kirk's dik-diks are tiny antelopes that vary in color depending on their habitat but are typically yellowish-gray to reddish-brown on its back and grayish-white on their belly. Males have horns that are ringed and stout at the base, which are often concealed by a tuft of hair on their forehead. These antelopes have beautiful, large, dark eyes surrounded by a white ring. And while their eyes are stunning, they provide more than just sight. Preorbital glands appear as a black spot below the inside corner of each eye. These glands produce a dark, sticky secretion used to scent-mark their territories.
The most distinguishing feature is their elongated snout, which is also an evolved cooling mechanism that stops them from overheating, even in extreme temperatures of up to 40°C (104°F). This also helps minimize their need for water.
This antelope is shy and elusive, concealing themselves in brush most of the time. They have well-developed sight, scent, and hearing. When dik-diks feel they're in danger or hear the alarm calls from other animals, they hide instead of fleeing from predators. And when frightened or disturbed, they make a whistling sound through their nose that sounds like "zik-zik," and this is probably how they got their name.
These antelopes mate for life and live together in low bush areas along dry, rocky stream beds. They are rarely seen apart from their partners. Mostly nocturnal, they avoid the heat of the day; this also helps them prevent unnecessary water loss.
Thanks to an evolved cooling mechanism, dik-diks are water-independent.
Because of their body's evolved cooling ability, they are water-independent, getting water from the vegetation they eat — such as foliage, shoots, fruit, and berries. This small antelope's metabolic requirement per kilogram is so high that it must consume more food per kilogram of its body weight than their larger hoofed mammal cousins.
Dik-diks don't deserve to end up as jewelry or gloves.
People are the biggest threat to this species and have long hunted them, setting snares along their paths. Small bones from their legs and feet are used in traditional jewelry. Their skins are often made into suede for gloves. One hide is equivalent to one glove.
Expansion of agricultural settlement forces dik-diks to exist in unconventional conditions.
There are an estimated 971,000 or more individuals. The population trend is stable over large parts of their range but is decreasing in some densely settled areas. While there aren't many obvious major threats to this species, the expansion of agricultural settlements and human populations affect their populations. However, their populations have become resilient to the vegetation changes that have accompanied human growth and can exist in scrub and in over-grazed areas.
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Home / Culture and Society / Community / Paris Attacks: Give Peace a Chance
The killings in Paris are part of a cycle based on erroneous beliefs and assumptions. Now is a time when we can pause and start a new cycle – a cycle of waking up to our oneness with each other, with our Mother Earth and indeed the entire universe.
Paris Attacks: Give Peace a Chance
Lynette Yetter November 18, 2015	3 Comments 198 Views
It's terrible what happened in Paris. I mourn in deepest sympathy.
Yet I do not hate and saber-rattle, calling for war. Why? As Buddhist leader Daisaku Ikeda wrote, "Nothing is more barbarous than war. Nothing is more cruel…Nothing is more pitiful than a nation being swept along by fools."
Tokyo after Allied bombing raid (March 1945) Photo: daisakuikeda.org
Ikeda, who grew up in war-torn Japan, has dedicated his life to ending war and spreading peace through a process called 'human revolution.' In the first volume of his series of novels The New Human Revolution, Ikeda cites the great pacifist, Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhi led India to independence through the nonviolent methods of civil disobedience. Photo: Wikimedia
Gandhi proclaimed that the 'power of the spirit' is stronger than any…bomb. To transform this century of war into a century of peace, we must cultivate the limitless inherent power of human life. This is the 'human revolution'…
Ikeda bases the concept of 'human revolution' on the writings of 13th-century Japanese Buddhist reformer Nichiren Daishonin. Based on deep study of the teachings (sutras) of the Buddha, Nichiren criticized the people in power in his country for their beliefs and assumptions, for they were causing harm to the people.
These erroneous beliefs and assumptions, he argued, were the causes of the civil unrest, attacks from foreign countries, extreme weather, and epidemics that left bodies piled up like cordwood in his island home of Japan.
What were these erroneous beliefs and assumptions? Are they still around, causing misery in today's world? And what correct beliefs and assumptions did Nichiren advocate would cause peace and happiness?
The erroneous beliefs and assumptions in general were that humanity was a hierarchy where those at the top had the right to manipulate everyone else in order to maintain their own privileged position of power, no matter how much suffering they caused.
Are these beliefs and assumptions still around today, causing misery? The answer is obvious: Yes.
What beliefs and assumptions did Nichiren say were correct, for causing peace and happiness? He cited the Lotus Sutra, claiming that all humans are equal. We are all interconnected with everything, down to the minutest particle of dust, in the great and sacred mystery called 'Life.'
Interestingly, these beliefs and assumptions are shared by all the indigenous cultures I am aware of, especially hunter-gatherer cultures who have lived sustainably on this planet for thousands of years.
Some people distil these correct beliefs and assumptions into the phrase "We are One."
Awake to this reality of our interconnection, of our oneness, our equality, we are called Buddhas – awakened ones. If we are awake to our Buddha attributes of limitless courage, compassion and wisdom, Nichiren claimed we can transform our lives, countries and world into a place of 'eternally tranquil light.'
Violence only begets violence. The cycle must stop.
World Peace. Art: LynetteYetter.com
Ancestral teachings of many cultures advocate this.
Nichiren taught that we can speed up our awakening, our human revolution, with the practice of chanting the mantra "nam-myoho-renge-kyo" to stir up our Buddha-wisdom. Based on that wisdom we take action to make positive change for our own happiness and the happiness of all our relations.
May the poison of the killings in Paris be transformed into the medicine of world peace.
As we say in Bolivia, Jallalla. It's an Aymara term imbued with hope and determination to work intensely to make our dreams become reality.
And as my Lakota teacher, Peji, taught me — Ho. "Come on! Let's do it now!"
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About Lynette Yetter
Lynette Yetter is the author of the books "72 Money Saving Tips for the 99%" and "Lucy Plays Panpipes for Peace, a novel." Lynette is a permanent resident of Bolivia and a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program at Reed College.
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The goal for humankind right now is peaceful coexistence in search of a sustainable societal and economic paradigm that will preserve the earth and indeed neighboring planets for future generations. In just a few short years, governments and privately sponsored expeditions will be traveling to Mars to explore its poles, caves, green areas and mountainous terrain in the hopes of warming the planet so that it may be an inhabitable extension of earth.
Over the next half century, we should be bridging the gaps that divide so many of the cultures on this earth in order to make the planet more livable for everyone. Looking back over 100 years, we've experienced two world wars, the Cold War, the War on Terror and many smaller conflicts between and among nations. The costs for these wars have taken a huge toll on the poor in virtually every nation on earth. At some point in time, there will be a collective realization that there is a better way. Hopefully, that time will come sooner rather than later.
Lynette Yetter, author
Thank you for your thoughtful comments, Dr. Joseph S. Maresca. I agree wholeheartedly with your words, "At some point in time, there will be a collective realization that there is a better way. Hopefully, that time will come sooner rather than later."
What actions can we take today to to create, to advance the time of our collective realization?
Vaclav Havel, in his essay "The Power of the Powerless" advocates that we each cast off fear and conformity and say and do what is actually in our hearts — following our conscience. He calls this "Living in Truth." He says that when enough people Live in Truth, then the societal lies are exposed and whither. This is what happened in the Second Prague Spring in 1989.
We can do it again and again and again. Perserverance. Never giving up. Where there is life, there is hope.
What can we each do today, right now, that is Living in Truth? Living our truth? Speaking our truth?
P.S. "At some point in time, there will be a collective realization that
there is a better way. Hopefully, that time will come sooner rather than
later." Your words also bring to mind the work of Riane Eisler. She is a structural scientist. She has observed that human society has used two different structures throughout our 400,000 years on this planet — domination structure or partnership structure. These past 5,000 years have been marked by violent domination structure — of hierarchy, of power-over. But our first 395,000 years here we lived in far more peaceful partnership-structured societies — egalitarian, of power-with. And many indigenous societies have continued living in partnership structured societies.
One of Riane Eisler's many books looks at ways to relearn this "better way" of living in partnership. It's called "The Power of Partnership; Seven Relationships that will Change Your Life."
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Partnership-Seven-Relationships-Change/dp/1577314085/
She even has webinars on http://www.partnershipway.org/learn-more
Keep shining your light and illuminating humanity!
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Detroit's new schools chief will be Jacksonville, Florida, superintendent Nikolai Vitti
By Erin Einhorn Apr 18, 2017, 7:40pm EDT
Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of Detroit schools, speaks in a video in Jacksonville, Fla., where he was superintendent before coming to Detroit.
Detroit schools will soon have a new leader: Florida superintendent Nikolai Vitti.
Vitti was selected Tuesday night by a united school board that voted unanimously to hire the Dearborn Heights native in hopes that his experience running the 130,000-student Duval County Public Schools in Jacksonville, Florida, will help him end Detroit's enrollment decline and rock-bottom test scores and lead the district toward a better future.
The vote to begin contract negotiations with Vitti — the first major decision by the city's newly elected school board — was almost not unanimous. Member LaMar Lemmons initially voted against Vitti before switching his choice in the interest of allowing the new superintendent to know he has the full support of the board.
"I believe that both candidates are highly qualified. They both could lead our district," Lemmons said of Vitti and the other finalist, River Rouge Superintendent Derrick Coleman.
But he noted that Vitti sometimes struggled in his current job in Duval County because some school board members did not support him — and Lemmons said he didn't want that to happen in Detroit.
"Whoever my initial pick is, if it's not the will of the majority, I want it known that I'm changing my vote to be with the majority," Lemmons said. "I think we need to move with consensus so the new superintendent has the entire support of this body."
In the vote Tuesday night in the auditorium of the Douglass Academy for Young Men, Vitti beat out Coleman, a Detroit native and Detroit Public Schools graduate. He'll take over the district officially on July 1, but the board discussed asking him to start sooner to ensure a smooth transition.
Vitti will be taking the reins from Interim Superintendent Alycia Meriweather.
Meriweather had applied for the permanent position and enjoyed strong community and educator support but was eliminated from consideration last month by board members who decided they wanted a superintendent with at least three years of experience leading a school district.
The city teachers union issued a statement Tuesday night urging Vitti to keep Meriweather involved.
"It is our hope that Meriweather remain an important member of the new superintendent's executive team," the union said in a statement.
The search process has been controversial from the start and the vote won't end the controversy. Activist Robert Davis, whose court motion last week forced the board to cancel an earlier meeting to discuss the candidates due to a violation of the state Open Meetings Act, said he planned to file a motion as early as Wednesday to challenge the legitimacy of Vitti's selection. He said there were numerous violations of the Open Meeting Act and other rules during the search process.
Member Angelique Peterson-Mayberry, who led the board's search committee, said the process has been difficult.
"It has been very, very strenuous, very time-consuming," she said of a process that involved daylong interviews with two finalists, visits to their districts, and heightened emotions in a politically charged environment. "It is not an easy decision. We have two good candidates and I think the consensus is not that one is better than the other. The question is: Which one is the best for our district at this time to get to where we said we want to be?"
Vitti, who said he is "likely" to enroll his four children in public schools in Detroit, currently runs a district much larger than the 97-school, 40,000-student Detroit Public Schools Community District. He's also worked in Miami, New York City, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Board members who visited his district said they were impressed with several of the schools they visited in Duval County including a school that had dramatically improved student performance after years of receiving F grades from the state of Florida. They also noted a school that specialized in visual arts, one that served children with dyslexia, and a school for overaged students.
The board praised Vitti's track record as someone who has turned around schools without shutting them down. Members highlighted his work engaging parents and heralded his personal story of overcoming a learning disability to eventually earn graduate degrees from Harvard University.
Vitti will be introducing himself to Detroiters over the next few months. To get to know him, check out our list of 10 things to know about him as well as the pros and cons that were working for and against him as he applied for the job.


The City of Crystal Lake has long been known for its beautiful natural setting. The old growth oak/hickory forests and other wooded areas lend Crystal Lake its natural character. Crystal Lake's Tree Preservation Ordinance was established in 2002 by the Mayor and City Council for the purpose of preserving and protecting this precious resource.
Trees provide the following benefits to Crystal Lake's urban environment.
Various City departments are committed to preserving and promoting the aesthetics of our community. The purpose of the City's Tree Preservation Ordinance is to preserve trees and, in the event that tree removal is necessary, to ensure that appropriate replacement trees are planted.
The ordinance is also intended to minimize erosion and storm water runoff, provide buffers between neighboring properties, minimize the visual and environmental impacts of paved surfaces and buildings, and ensure landscaping in conjunction with new development and redevelopment in a manner that preserves native vegetation.
The Tree Preservation Ordinance requires that a tree removal permit be acquired prior to removal of a protected tree in the City. A tree removal permit must be obtained from the Building Division. There are properties that are exempt from the ordinance requirements.
Single family residential-zoned parcels that are smaller than 3 acres that were created before 2002.
Properties for which a landscaping or tree preservation plan was approved.
There are penalties for not obtaining a tree removal permit, if required. Please call first and ask before removing a tree. The ordinance is intended to balance the property rights of individual property owners with the overall health, safety, and welfare interests of the community.
You can access the City's Tree Preservation Ordinance Article 3 in the Unified Development Ordinance.
Select a site that is in full sun. Dig the hole twice as wide as the root ball (container), and no deeper than the height of the root ball. The soil that you dig out of the hole is what you use to backfill around the root ball. No soil amendments are recommended when planting a tree; therefore, no compost, peat moss, or shredded pine bark should be added to the backfill.
After planting the tree, build a 4-inch tall berm around the edge of the hole. Fill the berm with a mulch (i.e. shredded bark, compost). The mulch and berm make it easier to water the tree and reduce weed competition.
For most trees, staking is not recommended; however, if the tree trunk is not sturdy enough, use two stakes, one on either side of the tree, and give the trunk support for the first year only. Below are diagrams of a typical tree planting.
Right after planting, water the tree in by filling the bermed basin with water. This will settle the existing soil around the root ball. For the first week after planting, lightly water the tree every day (about one pint of water each day). The second week, water every other day with about one quart of water. During week three, water every third day with two quarts of water. Week four and beyond, water once a week if needed. The goal is to wean the tree slowly off of supplemental irrigation, and get the root system large enough for the tree to thrive on natural rainfall.
Remember, these are just guidelines. Use your index finger to check the soil moisture under the mulch. If the soil is cool to the touch, do not water. If it is warm and dry, then water. More plants are killed by over-watering than by under-watering.


Exercising the deep abdominal muscles, pelvic floor muscles and general movement is very important during pregnancy.
In our Pregnancy Conditioning class, you will strengthen and stretch specific muscle groups that may be weakened and tight from the postural changes and stresses that occur during pregnancy. It is also low impact, without placing stress on the body's joints.
The Body Refinery's Pregnancy class is taken by a Women's Health Physiotherapist and suitable for pregnant women.
Our Pregnancy Conditioning session is a 45-minute group class and with a maximum of 6 participants. You can as well attend any of our Clinical Rehab classes if you want to keep moving during your pregnancy.
These classes require an initial consultation with a physiotherapist if you are new to our Brisbane studio.
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First schooled in Portland Maine, "Bud" Luckern later became a student at Portsmouth (NH) High School. He often told the story of PHS's first and only hockey game back then which was a fight-filled affair and led to the season promptly being cancelled. "Bud" later began working high-rise construction throughout New England. In 1960, he arrived in the Capital City area, first living in Suncook, then later planting his roots in Concord. Once Everett Arena opened in 1965, it became "Bud's" second home.
In the mid 1960s, "Bud" began coaching in the Concord Youth Hockey house league. In the winter of 1967-68, he and "Tarzan" Healy jointly began working with the first Mite travel team.
Later, "Bud" became Head Coach at Bishop Brady High School, serving two hitches over 13 years. His tenures were: 1974-75 through 1980-81; and 1985-86 through 1990-91. Craig Lawrence served as "Bud's" Assistant Coach for all 13 years. In addition, during "Bud's" second tenure, his middle son Tom served as an Assistant Coach.
Although Bishop Brady, year after year, had the lowest student enrollment in Division I, "Bud" was always able to get the most out of the few players who formed his teams. For that ability, he was widely known and acclaimed. Bishop Brady went to two State finals, losing in 1979 to cross-town rival Concord, 6-1; and the following year losing to Manchester Central by that identical score. Bishop Brady also played in two division semi-finals, and two quarterfinals.
"Bud's" overall Bishop Brady record is 181 wins, 120 losses and 1 tie.
Please welcome Cecil Luckern, accepting for his late father.


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The devices by PSI are used all over as well as beyond the planet Earth
1. January. 0001
Photon Systems Instruments from a small village in #brnoregion has been developing and producing devices for research of plants for over twenty years now.
Even though the company has been doing great by producing unique scientific devices, its owner Martin Trtílek would like to focus on devices designed for a wider range of options as well.
The one who refused NASA
Even though an astronaut at the ISS may be right now holding a small device named FluorPen made in the Czech Republic to measure photosynthesis, its journey to the orbit wasn't exactly straightforward.
Martin Trtílek, founder of Photon Systems Instruments (PSI), created his first device already in the 1990s during his studies of microelectronics at the university. It was a fluorometer, a device to measure the level of fluorescence in chlorophyll, created at the request of Ladislav Nedbal, a biologist from the Czech Academy of Sciences. And several years later, in 1994, Martin Trtílek established PSI.
Not long after that he was contacted by NASA which asked him to design a device for its project dedicated to finding life on Mars. However, it was necessary to develop the device first and the company would have to spend three years working for NASA for free, as such research and production for three years," remembers Martin Trtílek.
However, the contact was made and the company found is place on the market in the years to come. Today, FluorPen made in the Czech Republic is used on the orbit to explore the influence of zero gravity on the growth of plants. Using FluorPen, the astronauts explore the efficiency of photosynthesis through non-invasive measuring of the fluorescence level of chlorophyll. To that end, the device uses light to monitor the processes taking place in the plants without them being aware of it.
Did you know that there are two versions of FluorPen, the device measuring photosynthesis? Working on the Earth's orbit is quite demanding, so the space version of FluorPen has to withstand harsher conditions than its basic version, such as cosmic radiation, G-force or vibrations.
"Thanks to the cooperation with NASA, our FluorPen has made it to the global media. I'm pleased because it's our contribution to the popularization of sciences," says Martin Trtílek, author of the hand-held device to measure photosynthesis.
A device for accelerated plant breeding
However, FluorPen is not the only device to help the scientists reveal the mysteries of the plant kingdom, as PSI has been developing and producing hundreds of devices for plant research. Also, the company has been investing up to 40% of its revenues into the development and Martin Trtílek has so many ideas for new devices that the company's current capacity is no longer sufficient.
One of the strengths of his company is the fact that it can not only create a device but also understands everything it can be used for because Martin Trtílek studied microelectronics as well as educated himself in biology. "Usually, these two are incompatible languages, but if you manage to translate one into the other, it's a huge advantage," says the director of PSI.
One of the biggest devices ever constructed by the company is a phenotyping system. Various plants are placed on a conveyor belt which carries them through a big greenhouse, They get scanned by various analytical devices and their properties are assessed based on the requirements assigned. Then, the plants are left to grow for some time before the process is repeated. This way, the devices find out how the plants are doing even before the consequences of stress or infections emerge on the flowers or crops. It makes it easier for the plant breeders to find resistant plants that very well adjust to and flourish in such conditions.
"This has been done here for 10 thousand years. Slow plant breeding – the farmers sowed, reaped, chose the best from the harvest and sowed again, then reaped… We can do this within days or months," says Trtílek, describing the practical use of the system.
The phenotyping system is now produced by PSI also for Oak Ridge National Laboratory from the USA, which is a government facility where scientists make key experiments in the interests of the country. However, the basic research is done also by PSI on its fields and the results are published in prestigious impact magazines.
Specialized devices for science as well as simpler instruments for everybody
Among other ideas by PSI is the final stage of purification of waste water that the company is trying out with the local sewage treatment plant. Some of the water from the plant flows through the company's greenhouse over concrete slabs covered with a layer of seaweed. The seaweed works as a bio-filter and absorbs the agents that the bacteria in the sewage treatment plant cannot decompose, such as heavy metals, hormones or remnants of drugs. Regular sewage treatment plants only mechanically remove sediments while the bacteria decompose them into simpler molecules.
Up to 90% of its instruments are designed for science and research, while the remaining ones are used in production even by regular farmers, such as WinePen used by wine-makers to measure the sugar content in grapes.
Even though the company has been doing great thanks to its production of unique scientific instruments, Trtílek would like to focus on simpler devices for the general public as well, as in them he can clearly see the results of his work: "We only rarely learn about what scientists discover thanks to our devices," explains Trtílek.
A spectrometer may be a commonly used instrument; unlike light meters, it measures not only the intensity of light but also its spectrum. Such instrument is an obligatory piece of equipment for plant research, but future biological laboratories will not be the only places where it will be used. You can for example use it to find out whether you have the right type of light in your office in order to avoid damage to your eyes, so it will be a practical device for any company which cares about the well-being of its employees.
Another example of a device designed for just anybody to use could be a Growth Capsule, a navy container modified for cultivation of plants and urban farming. This mobile container has been transformed into a special growth chamber and may be equipped with the phenotyping system. Being adjustable and mobile, it can be used to grow bananas or pineapples on its roof, i.e. the crops not commonly grown in the Czech Republic. Currently, PSI is working on several containers of this kind for two investors from Canada, so we are curious to see whether the containers or any other devices made by this company will be massively used either in #brnoregion or elsewhere.


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WV Sports Betting Bill Progress to Senate
The WV sports betting and online gaming/poker bill has progressed out of the House.
West Virginia's most advanced sports betting bill, H 2934, has successfully passed the scrutiny of lawmakers in the House. With a few more tests left, WV is on its way to fully legalize the industry in no time.
H 2934 in West Virginia Continues Despite DOJ
At the beginning of this year, many speculated that 2019 will see a rapid expansion of legal sports betting across the United States. They were right. Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Kentucky, and many more have all launched themselves into exploring the possibility of legalizing the sports betting segment on their home turf.
West Virginia has been one of the strongest supporters of the post-PASPA order and the passing of the H 2934 that would potentially legalize sports betting as well as online poker and iGaming products is the living proof.
The building of the West Virginia Lottery.
Following a successful vote in the house the bill, officially labelled West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act is on its way to the Senate where a number of committees will look into it.
Should the Senate clear the legislation, then it would be up to Governor Jim Justice to sign the bill into law or sent it back for last-minute patching up if he finds anything off with the document.
The Bill Is Worth It
West Virginia's sports betting bill is quite the comprehensive document indeed. It doesn't focus solely on sports betting, but tries to push the whole bundle of iGaming and poker products along with it.
This is an important distinction from many other states which, so far, have been trying to feed their lawmakers to a gradual adoption of sports betting and iGaming. West Virginia would rather not waste time.
West Virginia H 2934 bill front page.
With 15% in tax and $250,000 per license, there's sufficient incentive for the state to act on all of these activities in the short-term and reap the benefits in the long-term. Not only is West Virginia no its way to push out casinos and sportsbooks, but it could also join New Jersey, Nevada, Delaware and Pennsylvania as the fifth state to legalize online poker.
With Pennsylvania a little late to the party, and now concerned about the Wire Act, things have been moving along nevertheless.
The Wire Act is now threatening to undo much of the progress many states have hoped to achieve, but West Virginia is not daunted by the possible suspension of all inter-state online gambling.
Opposition Grows Against DOJ's Wire Act
One of the reasons why West Virginia is pushing ahead is because several states have already challenged what many describes as the Department of Justice's frivolous re-interpretation of the Wire Act.
In fact, New Hampshire has launched a lawsuit challenging the ruling. New Jersey and Pennsylvania have openly said that they suspected the reasoning behind the new Opinion and that would seek to formally challenge it in court, though New Hampshire definitely didn't mince words and jumped straight into action instead.
It's in this context that West Virginia is pushing ahead with its betting legislation. Given the strong support in the House, it's very likely that the Senate's committees would prove no problem.
The WV House of Representatives has approved the bill legalizing sports betting, online poker and iGaming. Now, the Senate's Committees have to vote in favor.
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The Middle Years : News U Can Use: "Young Men Turning to FortNite for Mental Health Help?"
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The only thing that made Joshua happy during this time was the video game Fortnite, the smash-hit online first-person shooter. "I would take [an anti-nausea medication] in the morning, and then I'd play all day until probably 11, 12 at night," he says. Fortnite sated Joshua's need for a distraction from his constant sickness. He calls it his only outlet. "When you play video games, you're forced to think about other stuff"
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On 19 February 2016, we launched our 6th issue of Unravel with a special feature on Polyglotism with writers, editors, designers, and readers from all around the globe (except Antartica, as we like to say). As a magazine for language lovers, we hope to spread knowledge, tips, and also experiences in reflecting upon language use in society. Such a reflection came in the form of an article for our language-acquisition column Ausländer titled Dissecting the whole foreign language thing (and some tips), written by Demas Koh who is now based in London. Since then, Demas has translated his article into 华文 (Chinese) and Français (French)!
Part of the initial aims of Unravel is to raise awareness about the field of linguistics—and also how Anglocentric it is. Thus, we're always excited to receive publications in languages other than English! Since our inception in November 2014, we've been accepting articles in 10 other languages apart from English: Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, 日本語, Kiswahili, Português, Русский язык, Türkçe, and 华文.
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Q: Tried attaching the particle effect named Fall_Particleeffect_Leaves_01 to a slider script that changes the emission, but I struggle with it So the original idea was to attach the particle effect emission to the SeasonIntensitySlider, so that when the slider value is changed, the emission value is changed.
I wasn't able to get that done, so now I tried using the same input that changes the slider value to also change the emission value at the same time - which didn't work either (and was a band-aid fix as well). And I think I still got the wrong code for what I'm trying in the first place.
I attached the code below. Can anyone tell me how I can link them?
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class SeasonIntensity : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Slider SeasonIntensitySlider;

    public void Start()
    {
        SeasonIntensitySlider.onValueChanged.AddListener(delegate { ValueChangeCheck(); }); //Adds a listener to the main slider and invokes a method when the value changes.
    }

    public void ValueChangeCheck()
    {
        Debug.Log(SeasonIntensitySlider.value); // Invoked when the value of the slider changes.
    }

    public void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetAxis("Mouse ScrollWheel") > 0f) //Foward
        {
            SeasonIntensitySlider.value += 0.1f;
        }

        if (Input.GetAxis("Mouse ScrollWheel") < 0f) //Backwards
        {
            SeasonIntensitySlider.value -= 0.1f;
        }

        if (Input.GetAxis("Mouse ScrollWheel") > 0f) //Foward
        {
            ParticleSystem ps = GetComponent<ParticleSystem>();
            var em = ps.emission;
            em.enabled = true;

            em.rateOverTime += 5f;
        }

        if (Input.GetAxis("Mouse ScrollWheel") < 0f) //Backwards
        {
            ParticleSystem ps = GetComponent<ParticleSystem>();
            var em = ps.emission;
            em.enabled = true;

            em.rateOverTime -= 5f;
        }
    }
}

A: First, i recommend to you to clean up a little your code. Put the particle system reference on top. Then assign it all from start. You have not to declare so many variables (because it's in update and every frame new unnecessary variable is created. It consumes fps). Then make only 2 if statements instead of 4, you can fit this in only 2 if's.
And for the problem, maybe check if you've assigned the slider variable and i know different method of adding listener. AddListener(() => ValueChangeCheck());
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class SeasonIntensity : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Slider SeasonIntensitySlider;
    private var em;

    public void Start()
    {
        SeasonIntensitySlider.onValueChanged.AddListener(() => ValueChangeCheck()); //Adds a listener to the main slider and invokes a method when the value changes.

        em = GetComponnent<ParticleEffect>().emission;
    }

    public void ValueChangeCheck()
    {
         Debug.Log(SeasonIntensitySlider.value); // Invoked when the value of the slider changes.
    }
    public void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetAxis("Mouse ScrollWheel") > 0f) //Foward
        {
            SeasonIntensitySlider.value += 0.1f;

            em.enabled = true;
            em.rateOverTime += 5;
        }

        if (Input.GetAxis("Mouse ScrollWheel") < 0f) //Backwards
        {
            SeasonIntensitySlider.value -= 0.1f;

            em.enabled = true;
            em.rateOverTime -= 5;
        }
    }
}

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Islamabad (Agencies): Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on Tuesday informed the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs that the United States (US) had assured Pakistan that no group, including Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), would be allowed to launch attacks on Pakistani soil from across the western border.
Participants of the Senate meeting, which was chaired by Nuzhat Sadiq, were also briefed by Janjua on Pakistan-US ties in general, local media reported.
The foreign secretary informed lawmakers that US officials had been briefed on RAW's activities in Afghanistan, as well as on the turbulent socio-political situation in Kashmir. She also stated that the US had been offered a mediatory role for better ties between between Pakistan and India.
Janjua also told senators that said Pakistan had rejected US objections to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, after which US officials had "recognised" that their objections to development projects in "controversial areas" were incorrect.
The foreign secretary also said Islamabad had informed Washington that all areas of its territory had been cleared of terrorists. However, if the US provided actionable intelligence regarding the presence of terrorists in Pakistan, Islamabad would take immediate action, she said.


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Many Mac users have addressed this very topic over and over again because they seem to have a problem while installing this particular printer driver on their Mac computer. Although the process isn't complicated to carry out, many people lack the basic knowledge of common installation procedures. So if you want to know how you can install an HP printer driver on your Mac, you can follow the instructions below or you can also visit the HP Printer Customer Care Number 1-844-762-3952.
The first you need to do is to download the driver file. For that, you must go to the HP printer Drivers for OS download page and click on the blue 'download' button.
Save this file to a location or folder on your Mac and make sure that the printer is powered on and connected to the computer through the USB cable.
After this, on your Mac computer, go to 'system preferences' and under this option, click on 'printers and scanners'.
Besides this option, you will see a plus sign, click on it and select the name of the printer.
Now choose the driver or the printer model and then click on 'printer software'.
You will be shown a window with a list of installed drivers. Type in the printer's model name to find the driver and click 'ok'.
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The report referenced by the story was prepared by the Lakota People's Law Project, a private advocacy organization, and is not the the result of a government inquiry of any type. According to the story, the report finds that "South Dakota willfully has violated federal law by removing too many American Indian children from their homes and placing them in foster care with non-Indian families." This position has been advanced by the Lakota People's Law Project for quite some time now. The "Indian Child Welfare Act directors" who approved the report are tribal employees who do not work for the State of South Dakota. I suspect they include the people listed on this DSS website. A petition urging the ICWA Directors to send the report to Congress was advanced by the Lakota People's Law Project, and is linked here and in PDF format here ->. 2012.11.30 ICWA Directors Petition I Lakota People's Law Project. I called the Lakota People's Law Project and was told that the report will be posted to their website later today, and will add a link to it once I notice it is up.
Also of note from the story, the BIA had said in late 2011 that it was going to hold a summit in the summer of 2012 to address the concerns raised by the NPR stories. That summit never happened. It should have, and it appears to me that fault lies with the BIA for not getting it done. I will personally be writing to our congressional delegation to ask them to make it happen.
Another interesting tidbit I came across while researching for this post is that it appears likely NPR will air a report on Lakota foster care in December. This story indicates that one of the reasons for the timing of this report is to attempt to get some coverage of it from NPR. [Update: the original link no longer works. Here is Google's cached version of the story from the "Indian Country Today Media Network"] I do not know if the upcoming NPR story is related to the previous series in any way, but rather hope so given the over year-long wait for a response by NPR.
**December 2nd Update** An "Executive Summary" of the report is available on the website of the Lakota People's Law Project. It says relatively little. The full version still does not appear to be publicly available.


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'Below Deck Med' 6.02 Review: It's Not Easy Being Green
Chef Mathew's medical emergency underscores the tenuous balance Captains like Sandy must maintain in not-quite-post-pandemic charter life.
By Todd Gilchrist
(Image: © Bravo)
What to Watch Verdict
The producers milk Mathew's departure for more drama than the actual events sustain as the rest of the charter is mostly business-as-usual chaos.
⛴ Captain Sandy's deft handling of the aftermath of Mathew's injury showcases her leadership and shrewd decision-making.
⛴ Mathew's disclosure of previous anxiety-induced job departures is a slightly unsurprising but rich detail in his journey on the show.
⛴ While the guests drink an alarming volume of booze, nothing they subject the crew to rises to a level that necessitates a three-episode charter.
This post contains spoilers for Below Deck Mediterranean.
Check out our last review here.
Even adjusting for a pandemic that looms large in the rearview mirror, the Lady Michelle is getting off to a rocky start in Below Deck Mediterranean Season 6: Chef Mathew left the boat before the first charter guests arrived in order to get an MRI for his knee after injuring it putting away the preposterously huge provisions order he requested. Consequently, Captain Sandy and the crew was forced to improvise dinner with the help of an interim sous chef who proved to be little help, resulting in somewhat justifiably perturbed guests. At the beginning of "It's Not Easy Being Green," Sandy remains uncertain whether Mathew will return — and if he doesn't, she can't replace him immediately since Covid protocols require crew members to quarantine for seven days.
Thankfully, Mathew's injury turns out to be "nothing serious," and he returns to the boat in time for breakfast, with a new attitude and a few not-so-minor revelations. As he scrambles eggs and scrambles to recover his reputation, he mentions that he suffers from anxiety, and in fact quit two past jobs before he started them because of it. Still, he attempts to make amends with Sandy by jumping headfirst into the galley, though he requests to "outsource" crew meals and a wedding cake in order to give him enough space to settle into a groove. The rest of the crew pitches in to make their own food while he successfully delivers a few meals in a row that, thankfully, the guests absolutely love.
Indeed, most of Episode 2 focuses on whether Mathew can rebound from his "injury," which Bosun Malia and a few other crew members astutely observe doesn't seem quite as bad as when he was begging for an MRI. But the problem that continues to develop is the bad-vibes start that put everyone on the back foot from (literal) Day One, as Katie and her team find themselves chasing the guests all day long to satisfy their libation needs, and Malia and the deck crew must prepare for separate bachelor and bachelorette parties as wind and intermittent rain threaten to put a damper on what's supposed to be a good time.
Mzi commits a "greenie" error when he fails to properly tie up a jet ski and it floats off, but Malia gives him a pass, but he's left more frustrated when aggressive winds repeatedly turn over the massive inflatable unicorn that's meant to serve as a home base for the female guests' bachelorette celebration. Elsewhere, David takes the male guests out for a fishing excursion, and when they fail to catch anything but a sea cucumber, he recruits Mathew to deliver a cleaned fish to the dock upon their return so there's still a prize to photograph.
Sandy's decision to give Mathew extra latitude before making requests of him — like obligatory responsibilities such as cooking crew food — pays off, and he goes into dinner full of confidence. Unfortunately, the weather takes a nasty turn, and despite Katie's plan to carefully coordinate plating and serving, everyone's forced once again to scramble to move the service inside, threatening for Mathew's feast to get cold before the guests can eat. But those aren't the only winds that turned bitter; after a day of drinking, Clint and Karry, the couple set to get married the following day, get embroiled in a drunken fight, and Clint storms out of their cabin, leaving Karry in tears "the night before their wedding." Strictly speaking, this was already their second attempt at a ceremony after the pandemic forced them to delay, but the episode ends on a cliffhanger with the fate of their wedding — and of course of the impending gratuity for the crew of the Lady Michelle — hanging in the balance.
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist is a Los Angeles-based film critic and entertainment journalist with more than 20 years' experience for dozens of print and online outlets, including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly and Fangoria. An obsessive soundtrack collector, sneaker aficionado and member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Todd currently lives in Silverlake, California with his amazing wife Julie, two cats Beatrix and Biscuit, and several thousand books, vinyl records and Blu-rays.


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Stanford King Center on Global Development
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Professor, by courtesy, of Economics
PhD, History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1985
MA, History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1981
BA, International Affairs, The George Washington University, 1979
Stephen Haber is the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the A.A. and Jeanne Welch Milligan Professor of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. In addition, he is a professor of political science, professor of history, and professor of economics (by courtesy), and a senior fellow of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
Haber has also held a number of research leadership positions at Stanford. He served as associate dean for the social sciences and director of graduate studies of the School of Humanities and Sciences from 1995 to 1998, as the founding director of the Social Science History Institute from 1997 to 2011, and as the founding director of the Hoover Institution Working Group on Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Prosperity from 2013 to 2019.
Haber's current research focuses in two areas. The first is the law and economics of intellectual property and antitrust, where he has shown in a series of papers that the theory underlying government intervention in IP markets—patent holdup and royalty stacking—is internally inconsistent, logically incomplete, and contradicted by the evidence. The second area is the origins of variance in levels of economic development and political democracy. By using geo-spatial methods, historical datasets that he has built by hand, and machine learning tools, Haber is demonstrating that the idea that underdevelopment and autocracy are the results of conscious policy "choices"—such that any society can easily generate a high income democracy—is misguided. Rather the "choices" that societies have made over the past two centuries have been conditioned by their geographic and climatologic circumstances. The result is an explanation of why high income democracies, and low income autocracies, cluster in different world regions.
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Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Justina Lee Brown struggled to survive as a child living in the ghetto of Ajegunle and Kirikiri. As heartbreaking as her childhood may be, to this day it makes her the daring and creative women she is. Justina did not let her past slow her down, on the contrary, it inspired and encouraged her to succeed.
Singing started off as a way to kill time on the street as a child while helping her mother sell "ice water" in the Udo market in Lagos. People rapidly started to notice her and gave out tips to encourage Justina to continue. Knowing her voice brought happiness to passing strangers filled her with joy. A sense of purpose appeared in Justina, she saw an escape out of her misery into a new and alluring world. Through thick and thin, music kept her company whether it was a small melody playing in her head or her emotions taking control of the lyrics like ink flowing on paper. When admiring her ascension onto stage from Nigeria to Europe, you may ask yourself what the key to her success is. The answer from Justina herself: "Honesty, Truthfulness and Kindness are the food every human soul needs.". These inspiring words show not only the kind hearted person she is, but they are also to be taken as advice to follow your dreams through selflessness and creativity.
Inspired by every genre, Justina Lee Brown's work takes us on a musical trip down a road of jazz and pop to afro high life music and funky soul blues. Along these various stops her gospel roots often emerge.
With six albums to her name, the latest being "Black and White Feeling" which presents the emotional blend of her journeys and experiences. Her powerful and dynamic voice accompanied by her moving and uplifting shows is the reason Justina and her band were nominated for the finale of The European Blues Challenge while representing Switzerland. This new step is quite an impressing achievement, especially considering the fact that it will be the first time an African Nigerian Women is representing Switzerland for this challenge. In 2019, Justina won the "Women in entertainment Award" in London for "Best African Female Voice". She and her band then decided to take their music to a deeper international setting by going on tour in 2020 in the USA where they were a big hit.
As a child Justina felt lost and without a real home, today she is proud to state that music is her new home. Through a musical mixture of love, life and emotion, emerges Justina Lee Brown.


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Contemporary Girls Studies
Reflections on the Inaugural International Girls Studies Association Conference
Victoria Cann, Sarah Godfrey, and Helen Warner
As we move towards the second International Girls Studies Association Conference, to be held at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, in February 2019, we reflect on the work of the scholars and practitioners who presented at our first conference
In Girlhood Studies
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Nordic Girls' Studies
Current Themes and Theoretical Approaches
Claudia Mitchell and Jacqueline Reid-Walsh
This special issue of Girlhood Studies is the first one to have been devoted to the study of girls living in a specific geographical region. Here we focus on girls in the Nordic countries. What makes this set of essays particularly fascinating is that they address issues concerning girls who are located in countries whose advanced social services and democratic beliefs and practices are admired around the world. The rest of the world believes that the Nordic countries, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Denmark, have achieved much of what girls in other countries in both the Global North and Global South are still working and fighting for. Interestingly, in their call for papers the guest editors Bodil Formark and Annelie Bränström Öhman, both located at Umeå University in Sweden, cite Finish sociologist Elina Oinas (2011) who queries whether Nordic girls do in fact belong to that exclusive group of "girls who won the lottery." In the articles in this issue, the contributors interrogate some of the assumptions the rest of the world makes about the lives of girls living in Nordic countries, and the different notions of freedom that have an impact on them.
Situating Nordic Girls' Studies
Bodil Formark and Annelie Bränström Öhman
While we have been working on this themed issue the political talk about The Girl has entered a new phase in a global shift manifested both by the establishment of the International Day of the Girl and through the launching of various campaigns on themes such as: Give Girls an Education and Eradicate World Poverty. The necessity for such initiatives was cruelly illustrated by the violent attack on Pakistani girls' rights activist Malala Yousafzai on her way home from school on 9 October 2012. Such blatant discrimination makes it difficult for us not to feel that we live in a privileged part of the world. The five Nordic nation states—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden—are indeed often perceived by outsiders, too, as progressive countries that have come very far in achieving gender equality. However, although Nordic girlhood may appear in stark contrast to that of the millions of disadvantaged girls in the world, there are complexities and ambivalences beneath the surface of Nordic progressiveness that a reductive, comparative, and linear, framework fails to take into account.
Girls and Young Women Negotiate Wellbeing during COVID-19 in Quebec
Jennifer A. Thompson, Sarah L. Fraser, Rocio Macabena Perez, Charlotte Paquette, and Katherine L. Frohlich
In this article, we feature photographs and cellphilms produced by 13 girls and young women (aged 13 to 19) from urban, rural, and Indigenous areas of Quebec, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Framed within girls' studies, we present girls' and young women's creations and co-analysis about wellbeing during a period of lockdown. We explore how girls and young women restructured their routines at home as well as negotiated motivation and the pressure to be productive. We note that girls had more time than usual for creative activities and self-discovery and that they engaged with the politics of the pandemic and advocated for collective forms of wellbeing. Importantly, girls reported that participating in this research improved their wellbeing during this lockdown.
International Collaboration and the Spread of Girlhood Studies
Claudia Mitchell
This first issue of Girlhood Studies in 2015 heralds the beginning of our move from two to three issues a year. This change acknowledges the burgeoning interest in Girlhood Studies as an academic area, and the increase in submissions from contributors. It also acknowledges the global context for work on girlhood. Indeed, as part of this exciting time, we bring to the Girlhood Studies community the second in a series of themed issues focusing on girlhood in different geographic and political contexts. Thus, following "Nordic Girls' Studies: Current Themes and Theoretical Approaches" (Girlhood Studies 6:1), and in collaboration with the guest editors of that issue, we present this special issue on "Girlhood Studies in Post-Socialist Times." The mock-up in Figure 1 offers a transliteration of the logo on the cover of Girlhood Studies into Russian; it was created for the first Russian Girlhood Studies conference, "Girlhood Studies: Prospects and Setting an Agenda" held in Moscow on 7 December 2012 at the Gorbachev-Foundation. This conference was a momentous event, attended by Mr. Gorbachev himself, that brought together scholars from various Russian universities and institutions to consider what Girlhood Studies as an interdisciplinary area of feminist scholarship could look like. Many of the presentations at that conference are now articles in this themed issue.
Girlhood Studies in (and with) a History
This Special Issue of Girlhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal highlights a unique moment in history in two ways. First, it offers a collection of articles based on presentations made at the inaugural International Girls Studies Association
Creativity and Black Girlhood
Crystal Leigh Endsley
to action is urgent. The call situates Black Girls' studies as actionable space and emphasizes working from a place of love. In order to insist on this ethic of love, Brown also insists that we read her work in a way that "invite[s] a Black
Locating Tween Girls
Melanie Kennedy and Natalie Coulter
contemporary social anxieties and debates about vulnerable group members' uses and navigations of new media (newer at least than the platforms and technologies girls studies scholars such as Harris were writing about over a decade ago) get projected. It seems
More Than Just a Simple Refrain?
The Figure of the Girl in International Cinema
Elspeth Mitchell
Handyside and Kate Taylor-Jones, is a welcome and important contribution at the intersection of girls studies and feminist film theory. As the editors suggest in their introduction, the girl is a figure that enables debate; in this volume we find a worthy
Exploring Collective Biography as a Feminist Method
Dayna Prest
Susanne Gannon, is an exciting contribution to conversations in girl studies, memory studies, and feminist methodologies. Drawing on post structuralist theories of Deleuze (1998) and Butler (1990 , 2009 ), the chapters of this book explore the production


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Bad Boys for Life: Maybe we've not seen enough
by Ayobami Adebayo 2 months ago in comedy
This intriguing and Box Office movie full of action seems not to end soon
Bad Boys for Life is a 2020 American action comedy film that is the sequel to Bad Boys II (2003) and the third installment in the Bad Boys trilogy. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprise their starring roles in the film, which is directed by Adil & Bilall and written by Chris Bremner, Peter Craig and Joe Carnahan. The film's cast also includes Paola Núñez, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Kate del Castillo, Nicky Jam, and Joe Pantoliano. It was produced by Smith, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Doug Belgrad. In Bad Boys for Life, Miami detectives, Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett investigate a string of murders tied to Lowrey's troubled past.
Interestingly, a third Bad Boys film was discussed after the success of the second, with Michael Bay stating he would be interested in returning to direct, but budgetary constraints made going ahead difficult. The film went through several attempts to enter production over the course of a decade, with a variety of writers and directors attached. The project was eventually finalized and green-lit in October 2018, and filming began the following year, lasting from January to June 2019. Principal photography took place in Atlanta, Miami, and Mexico City.
Bad Boys for Life was theatrically released in the United States on January 17, 2020, by Sony Pictures Releasing through Columbia Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed $426.5 million worldwide, making it the third highest-grossing film of 2020. It is also the highest-grossing installment of the series and the biggest January release of all-time.
Bad Boys For Life is like a less self-aware Hot Fuzz, a movie about how much of a pain in the ass it is to be cops who work with wannabe action heroes. Lowrey in particular is hotheaded in a way that would be troubling if he were played by anyone other than Will Smith: bloodthirsty, reckless, and self-interested to the point where he's almost entirely unlikable. Smith's excessive and undeniable charm is the only reason Lowrey works at all, and even then it's barely enough because Will Smith, like Mike Lowrey, isn't the firebrand he used to be. Current slang doesn't roll off his tongue as naturally, and these days the lusty reckless cop act suits him poorly. Martin Lawrence, though? He's perfect, and when the two of them find a groove — like an extended bit where the two merely sit on a plane and razz each other for several minutes — it's still fun to watch but maybe we've not seen enough.
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Hottest Video Game Girls
Patricia Sarkar
As video game companies continue to work to bring gamers the latest in enhanced virtual reality, including the realiest virtual breasts, it's a good time to reflect on all of the hottest video game girls that have been part of many epic gaming experiences. Although there has been controversy surrounding the portrayal of women in video games for years, they still continue to kick ass. Games starring female protagonists that are both resourceful players and absurdly attractive are hitting the shelves with more frequency. Some are femme fatales while others are resourceful companions or explorers, but all of these hottest video game girls are united in their undeniable ability to make gamers tick.
Jessica Nigri Cosplay Queen
Cosplay isn't something that everyone in geek culture partakes in, but geek culture loves admiring good cosplay. In fact, over the past several years fandoms have arisen among certain cosplayers due to their popular images. Few cosplayers have been quite as prolific as Jessica Nigri. You've almost certainly seen her around, even if you don't know you have, and a quick cursory Google search will return hordes of images that tow the line of "not safe for work." But how did Jessica Nigri become so prolific? How does one even become a professional cosplayer? And how has she managed to stay relevant against the odds of an increasingly vapid internet community?
Political Walk of Shame
Let's be honest, nobody wants to see our politicians forced to walk through the streets naked. That would be more of a punishment for everyone else than it would be for the over-inflated egos that stalk the halls of Congress and lurk in state government. But sometimes I can't help but wish we could drag most of the people currently making a mockery of themselves in the presidential election through the streets and announce their crimes to the world. Just some guy with a cowbell shouting to an angry crowd—without the typical political media circus. I feel like it might promote some honesty in our election if our candidates had to risk a more visceral form of public shaming rather than just shrug off a few limp-wrested punches from the 24-hour election cycle.
History of Movie Publicity Stunts
The biggest publicity stunt in movie history was probably Mike Todd's million-dollar send-off for Around the World in Eighty Days. That would be $8,700,000 adjusted for inflation today. The 1956 film was adapted from the novel of the same name by Jules Verne. As a technicolor action adventure comedy, it follows the journey of Phileas Fogg, a Victorian Englishman who bets he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days with the new steamships and railways. To celebrate the production and release of the book turned movie, Mike Todd hired the old Madison Square champagne supper for 18,000, offering prominently among other hors d'oeuvres, his wife Elizabeth Taylor on a pink elephant.
Winter's Bone Review
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Title: Winter's BoneMPAA Rating: RDirector: Debra GranikStarring: Jennifer Lawrence, John HawkesRuntime: 1 hour 40 minutes
Movie Review: 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'
Christopher Rigby
Plot Summary: After her daughter is murdered, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) decides to get the search for her daughter's killer back into the public eye. Posting three billboards criticising the Ebbing police department, Mildred's defiant act divides her small town and pits her against the local police department.


Abstract The strain rate effect on the tensile behaviors of a high specific strength steel (HSSS) with dual-phase microstructure has been investigated. The yield strength, the ultimate strength and the tensile toughness were all observed to increase with increasing strain rates at the range of 0.0006 to 56/s, rendering this HSSS as an excellent candidate for an energy absorber in the automobile industry, since vehicle crushing often happens at intermediate strain rates. Back stress hardening has been found to play an important role for this HSSS due to load transfer and strain partitioning between two phases, and a higher strain rate could cause even higher strain partitioning in the softer austenite grains, delaying the deformation instability. Deformation twins are observed in the austenite grains at all strain rates to facilitate the uniform tensile deformation. The B2 phase (FeAl intermetallic compound) is less deformable at higher strain rates, resulting in easier brittle fracture in B2 particles, smaller dimple size and a higher density of phase interfaces in final fracture surfaces. Thus, more energy need be consumed during the final fracture for the experiments conducted at higher strain rates, resulting in better tensile toughness.
GB/T 7714 Wang W,Ma Y,Yang MX,et al. Strain Rate Effect on Tensile Behavior for a High Specific Strength Steel: From Quasi-Static to Intermediate Strain Rates[J]. METALS,2018,8(1):11.
APA 王雯,马彦,杨沐鑫,姜萍,袁福平,&武晓雷.(2018).Strain Rate Effect on Tensile Behavior for a High Specific Strength Steel: From Quasi-Static to Intermediate Strain Rates.METALS,8(1),11.
MLA 王雯,et al."Strain Rate Effect on Tensile Behavior for a High Specific Strength Steel: From Quasi-Static to Intermediate Strain Rates".METALS 8.1(2018):11.