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In China the police have issued innovative helmets, due to which it is possible to measure the temperature of people from them on distance to 2 metres, in a fully automatic mode. The device was created by specialists of the world’s leading technology companies Wearable KC involved, as stated, the development and promotion of a series of mining equipment with artificial intelligence to help society to approach the future.
Specified, helmets, equipped with a contactless temperature sensors of the human body, has a relatively long history of using the police from the UAE. This technology has interested a number of European countries. The basis of these head of speculoos from the company KC Wearable cameras, the maximum range of two meters. Innovative helmet models KC N901 operates on the processor of the ARM family. By equipping the display for augmented reality significantly simplifies the use of the device. In addition to the infrared camera, it has the usual.
Hats used by police in China for the measurement of body temperature in humans in the crowd. The process is carried out in automatic mode, allows the guards to get information with precision to 0.3 °C, which is stored in the memory device. The Chinese authorities have given police the helmets, in order to make it possible to conduct effective monitoring on the streets to contain the spread of coronavirus infection.


Today...Mostly sunny east. Partly to mostly cloudy and breezy west...With a chance of thunderstorms far west. Highs in the 80s east and north...To lower to mid 90s southwest.
Tonight...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms west. Mostly clear east...With increasing clouds late. Lows from around 60 far east...To near 70 central and far southwest.
Wednesday...Mostly cloudy and windy. A chance of thunderstorms... Mainly west and central during the day...And statewide at night. Highs from the lower 80s far east...To 90 to 95 southwest.
Thursday and friday...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the 60s. Highs 85 to 95.
Saturday...Clear to partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms west. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Highs from the lower 80s far northeast to the lower 90s southwest.
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Bottlenecks expected as more Canadian oil meets tight pipe space
By Catherine Ngai
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Deeply-discounted prices for heavy crude from the heart of Alberta's oil sands look set to sink further, thanks to hundreds of thousands of barrels of new supply that will have difficulty finding space in crowded pipelines, traders say.
It would be another hit for Canada's ailing oil sands producers, who have slashed millions in capital expenditures and been forced to lay off thousands of workers over the two-year downturn in oil prices.
Until recently, pipeline space in Alberta has not been an issue as May wildfires took about half of the oil sands' production capacity offline. But most of that production is now back, and more bitumen is set to come online in late 2016 and early 2017, without additional infrastructure to move it.
Traders are already starting to sell off foward prices for Western Canadian Select, the heavy crude benchmark. On Friday, it settled at $15 a barrel below the U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude benchmark, according to Shorcan Energy brokers. A month ago, it was trading at a $14.72 discount.
Traders say it could fall another $2 to $3 in coming weeks as U.S. refiners move into heavy fall maintenance.
Current in situ bitumen supply is estimated at between 1.3 to 1.4 million bpd; non-upgraded bitumen supply is expected to rise by 200,000 bpd in 2016 and by another 110,000 bpd in 2017, RBC Capital Markets said earlier this year. Canadian producers have some of the highest cost structures among those in North America, so limited pipeline space to deliver that crude will hurt profits.
"There's a fair amount of juggling that pipeline companies can do with crude oil, and they haven't been running up against those limitations for the past several months because of the wildfires," said Sandy Fielden, director of commodities and energy research at Morningstar.
"If production expands, though, we'll see congestion in the system. Heavy crude will get discounted further against WTI and price spreads will then blow out," he added. Continued...


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Top five scenic spots in Hokkaido for an autumn break
There is nothing quite like the feeling of wandering around and discovering something worthwhile during a holiday. Hokkaido in Japan is famous for its snow, skiing spots and seafood. But during the summer, the northernmost prefecture in Japan is the perfect getaway for scenic views.
And the best part? These spots are easily accessible via convenient trains rides and buses. All you have to do is plan your journey carefully and get ready to be amazed by the destination you’ve picked. Here are some notable ones.
Lavender fields of dreams in Furano
Purple power is evident in the town of Furano. When you arrive at the Furano JR station via a two-hour train journey from Hokkaido’s main city Sapporo, follow the painted purple trail on the road and make your way towards Tomita Farm. Entrance to the farm is free.
Once you’ve made it (if you don’t get lost easily like me, it should just be a 20-minute walk), there is a sprawling gorgeous lavender field waiting to be explored. Soak in the view and take your time to breath in the heavenly scent of lavender as well.
As the place will be filled with tourists during peak season (July to August), you have to get creative with photo-taking opportunities. Venture further into the farm and you’ll find parts of the field that is less crowded. There are also benches for you to relax and just be in the moment.
If you can’t enough of lavender, then get yourself a purple soft serve infused with the farm’s famous produce. Want folks at home to to get a feel of your lavender field trip? Then take home a small bouquet for just 400 yen (HKD28) or a divine lavender-scented sachet for 150 yen (HKD10) from the gift shop.
Hear the ocean at Cape Tachimachi
Now Hakodate - a city three hours away by train from Sapporo - is known for its fresh seafood offerings and nature-related activities. Most would end up exploring Mount Hakodate to get an aerial view of the city but on a foggy day, it seemed like a futile exercise.
A quick Google search later and I find myself on a 12-minute tram journey towards Yachigashira. From there, all I had to do walk following the signboards and 15 minutes later, I should be at Cape Tachimachi. If only I had known that it would take a lot of perseverance to get there in the recommended time. The uphill walk to Cape Tachimachi is no joke. Plus, you have to walk past a Japanese cemetery as you make your way there. During my many breaks while walking to Cape Tachimachi, I asked myself is this view worth it?
The sound of the ocean hitting the shore will compel you to keep walking and as it gets louder, you know that it’s close. When I finally arrive at Cape Tachimachi, I can say that the picturesque cliffside view with the great blue ocean staring back at you is priceless. You can also see the city of Hakodate in all its seaside glory.
Get yourself a quick snack and a drink from a nearby hut as a reward for making it to Cape Tachimachi. Normally, I would say take your time to enjoy the view but do remember that the journey back includes a not-so-brief walk past a cemetery. So maybe try to leave before it gets dark?
Marvel at the view in Mount Asahidake
Summer is one of the best times to take a leisurely hike at Mount Asahidake, the tallest mountain in Hokkaido. There’s plenty of natural wonders to see and of course, the travel guide had me at alpine flowers. There is an easy hiking trail to follow for visitors and along the way, look out for the pristine mountain ponds.
It actually takes four hours to get to the peak, 2290 meters above ground. But if you have the fitness level of a regular Netflix binge-water or just don’t have the time, then take the 10-minute ropeway ride and get to a base that is 1600 meters above ground. You get the chance to see a stunning aerial view of the mountain before reaching the base.
Then, it’s a two-hour hike to the peak. Needless to say, I did not make it to the peak because I’ve reached my goal of 10,000 steps for the day. End of story.
Before you go, do check out the official Asahidake Ropeway site (http://asahidake.hokkaido.jp/en/) for weather conditions.
Oh, and look out for bears. On the day I hiked Mount Asahidake, there is a warning sign that indicated bears have been spotted near the hiking ground.
Apparently, a way to scare off bears is to equip yourself with a device called bear bell. I didn’t have any as I believed that playing some Rick Astley music is enough to compel the bears to stay away from me. Well, it’s a good thing I didn’t run into any.
Take a romantic stroll down Otaru Canal
Or if you’re travelling solo, then a confident solitary walk should suffice. The best time to visit the Otaru Canal is at night. This is when historical port comes alive with lights illuminating the canal. Look out for the quaint gas lamps along the canal which makes the place feels like it’s frozen in time.
Then around the canal, there are plenty of shopping areas and dining spots to keep you from leaving town. In Otaru, there is something that will catch your eye in every corner.
Gaze at the sunflower field in Hokuryu
“And it was all yellow…”
I saved the best for last. The wonders of summer in Hokkaido is evident at the Hokuryu Sunflower Field (himawari no sato in Japanese). This part of town is covered in over 1.3 million sunflowers during July to August. Start you way from the ground then make your way on to the hill to stare at the sunflower field. While the place may be filled with visitors during peak season, there is plenty of space to get away from everyone else. Find yourself a secluded spot for a picnic. Bring along a pair of portable speakers to listen to some music while you enjoy a fairy tale view.
The Hokuryu Sunflower Field is also good spot for people watching. On the day I visited, some visitors brought their pet dogs along. There is also a dining hall and souvenir shop at the field. So if you have a craving for savoury sunflower seeds, don’t worry as this place got it covered. You can even get them for free when you make a small donation at the entrance.
Now how is that for a little ray of sunshine to take home?
Cover Credit: Ken Shono / Unsplash

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As humanity’s capacity for developing new ways to extract and use resources proliferates, so does its use of ocean space and demand for ocean resources by an ever-growing pool of users. Anticipating disputes from this growth, Washington State initiated the process of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) to protect existing uses by minimizing conflicts between current and future uses – most notably renewable energy – along Washington’s coastline. As part of this process, Washington State is currently assessing conflicts between existing and future marine uses, yet no baseline study has assessed the intensity of the current level of spatial and temporal use conflict between current marine users. This paper uses spatial, temporal, and use-intensity data for 27 major marine uses to quantify potential conflict and highlight high- and low-intensity areas within Washington’s MSP study area. A novel Marine Conflict Index (MCI), calculated by combining the degree of spatial and temporal overlap between pairs of uses and accounting for their intensities, is used to evaluate pairwise potential conflicts between uses. The spatial extent of uses varies widely throughout the designated MSP study area. 38 pairs of uses, about 10% of the total, did not overlap spatially and therefore are likely compatible with one another. Temporally the number of uses peaks in July and August and falls to a low during January and February. The MCI identified three important user groups with a substantial degree of potential conflict: commercial fishing with commercial fishing, commercial fishing with Tribal usual and accustomed fishing areas, and commercial fishing with shipping. A cumulative intensity analysis found that medium- to high-intensity use characterized much of the MSP study area, whereas low-intensity use characterized Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay, and the Northwestern corner of the MSP study area. By ground truthing results with external evidence of actual conflict, three cases highlight how MCI scores can represent potential conflict to understand compatibilities and actual conflict for marine managers. This report is the first representative use analysis on Washington’s existing marine uses that includes spatial, temporal, and intensity factors, providing a crucial first look at ongoing and potential conflicts between marine uses. These results are intended to inform the Washington MSP process to meet one of its core goals of protecting and preserving existing uses while planning for future uses. Beyond Washington, this study provides a template for examining potential use conflicts that incorporates space, time, and intensity and is applicable for any marine planning process.
lthough the literature surrounding the development of decision support tools (DSTs) has rapidly expanded in recent years, their use in marine spatial planning (MSP) processes remains limited. Tradeoff analysis is considered essential to the MSP process by most implementation guides, but the use of DSTs to conduct tradeoff analysis is rare. Here I identify the barriers to widespread use of DSTs for tradeoff analysis. To inform this objective, I conduct an independent assessment of three DSTs that have been used in MSP in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each. Based on this analysis, I identify weaknesses that may contribute to infrequent use in tradeoff analysis and MSP development. Ultimately, three major barriers are detected: 1) significant data requirements impede institutional capacity to use DSTs; 2) lack of sufficient documentation and information available to practitioners; and 3) outputs that can be difficult to interpret for stakeholders and decision-makers. Because of the barriers identified, practitioners may benefit from using simpler tools as part of a broader stakeholder process.
Environmental managers and planners have become increasingly enthusiastic about the potential of decision support tools (DSTs) to improve environmental decision-making processes as information technology transforms many aspects of daily life. Discussions about DSTs, however, rarely recognize the range of ways software can influence users’ negotiation, problem-solving, or decision-making strategies and incentives, in part because there are few empirical studies of completed processes that used technology. This mixed-methods study—which draws on data from approximately 60 semi-structured interviews and an online survey—examines how one geospatial DST influenced participants’ experiences during a multi-year marine planning process in California. Results suggest that DSTs can facilitate communication by creating a common language, help users understand the geography and scientific criteria in play during the process, aid stakeholders in identifying shared or diverging interests, and facilitate joint problem solving. The same design features that enabled the tool to aid in decision making, however, also presented surprising challenges in certain circumstances by, for example, making it difficult for participants to discuss information that was not spatially represented on the map-based interface. The study also highlights the importance of the social context in which software is developed and implemented, suggesting that the relationship between the software development team and other participants may be as important as technical software design in shaping how DSTs add value. The paper concludes with considerations to inform the future use of DSTs in environmental decision-making processes.
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are widely considered as useful tools to achieve both conservation and resource management goals. They have the potential to produce a wide array of positive socio-ecological effects. Their effectiveness, however, varies dramatically. The sources of this variability are numerous and, in some cases, quite well studied. Yet, a significant portion of the variability in MPAs effectiveness still remains unexplained. MPAs, due to a number of intrinsic features, can be considered “organizational systems”, a definition recognizing the fact that 1) their effectiveness can be influenced by their own organizational dimensions and 2) they could be analyzed employing the typical tools provided by ‘Organization Science’ (hereafter OS). Here we analyze the available literature on MPAs on a worldwide scale to explore whether and how the principles of OS have been used as a scientific basis for the evaluation of MPA effectiveness. We found that no study explicitly used a comprehensive OS framework for evaluating effectiveness in the context of MPAs. Just 20 studies considered some organizational dimensions in their analysis (e.g. professionalism of the organization members, vision, goals, strategy and networking), but not in a comprehensive manner. The outputs of our review stress the limited use of the OS methodologies and principles in the context of MPAs so far. We posit that there is a significant potential for new insights in MPA science thanks to a more integrated implementation of an OS framework for the interpretation and improvement of MPA socio-ecological effectiveness.
Simple non-cooperative and cooperative game theory is used to explore the crisis involving the European Union (EU), Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands regarding the size and relative allocation of total allowable catches (TACs) in the mackerel fishery in the Northeast Atlantic. The analysis of the mackerel crisis is based on a statistical estimation of relevant functional relations, and the behavior of the players is explained using a fully specified empirical model. Simple, non-cooperative game theory shows that all players have an incentive to act non-cooperatively, a result that is robust to changes in basic assumptions regarding demand and cost functions. Thus, using the estimated parameters and functions, simple, non-cooperative game theory cannot explain the cooperative behavior of EU and Norway during the mackerel crisis. Simple cooperative game theory shows that no player has an incentive to enter a bargaining agreement by forming coalitions, a prediction that is consistent with the actual behavior of the EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands between 2010 and 2014 when no bargaining solution was reached. Therefore, the fact that the EU and Norway entered a bilateral agreement in 2010 and that the EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands reached a bargaining solution in 2014 cannot be explained by simple cooperative game theory. However, actual behavior during the mackerel crisis can be explained by opportunity costs, including alternative fishing possibilities and regulations, rather than actual harvest costs, but we do not have information about the opportunity costs of harvesting mackerel.
We apply an integrated and interdisciplinary conceptual framework to assess the potential for uptake of bycatch reduction measures by small-scale fisheries along the Andaman coast and eastern Gulf of Thailand, and in Sabah, Malaysia. Specifically, we characterize the current governance, socio-economic, ecological, and scientific context for marine megafauna bycatch, and identify the enabling and limiting factors to bycatch reduction at each location. Enabling factors are those that motivate or facilitate conservation actions among resource users, managers, and other stakeholders, while limiting factors are those that act as barriers to conservation. We conduct a comparative analysis of the strength of enabling and limiting factors at the two study locations by using a qualitative scoring system. Overall, conditions in Thailand appear to be relatively more supportive of bycatch reduction than Sabah. Many enabling factors, such as community based marine management and positive attitudes towards conservation, occur at the local scale, suggesting potential marine megafauna bycatch reduction approaches can be implemented successfully from the bottom-up. We show that intervention points for reducing marine megafauna bycatch lie within a much broader realm than conventionally considered in bycatch reduction schemes. Effective policies for reducing marine megafauna bycatch thus have to address multifaceted drivers of small-scale fishing behaviour in addition to ecological considerations.
Human-induced changes to land cover and associated strong influence such changes have on sediment delivery to coastal waters are a well-recognized threat to nearshore marine habitats worldwide. Land cover has been commonly used as a proxy to document human alterations on sediment discharges. In the present study, changes in sediment delivery to coastal waters along the coastline of the Ligurian Sea (northwestern Mediterranean Sea) were estimated on the basis of land cover data. This area includes benthic habitats-areas that are very sensitive to water turbidity and sedimentation increase -and warrant protection demonstrated by the establishment of five marine Sites of Community Importance and a Marine Protected Area (Portofino MPA). The principal objectives of the study were to identify changes in soil erosion in multiple basins and estimate the strength of the change over a defined period of time in sediment delivery at the outflow. A combination of Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model and sediment delivery ratio (SDR) was applied. The strongest changes happened individually in two different basins in the periods 1990–2000 and 2006–2012 meanwhile the period 2000–2006 showed several changes in several basins with less estimated change. This assessment can help to make better coastal-land management decisions for managing or restoring coastal marine ecosystems.
Large brown seaweeds (kelps) form forests in temperate and boreal marine systems that serve as foundations to the structure and dynamics of communities. Mapping the distributions of these species is important to understanding the ecology of coastal environments, managing marine ecosystems (e.g., spatial planning), predicting consequences of climate change and the potential for carbon production. We demonstrate how combining seafloor mapping technologies (LiDAR and multibeam bathymetry) and models of wave energy to map the distribution and relative abundance of seaweed forests of Ecklonia radiata can provide complete coverage over hundreds of square kilometers. Using generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs), we associated observations of E. radiata abundance from video transects with environmental variables. These relationships were then used to predict the distribution of E. radiata across our 756.1 km2 study area off the coast of Victoria, Australia. A reserved dataset was used to test the accuracy of these predictions. We found that the abundance distribution of E. radiata is strongly associated with depth, presence of rocky reef, curvature of the reef topography, and wave exposure. In addition, the GLMM methodology allowed us to adequately account for spatial autocorrelation in our sampling methods. The predictive distribution map created from the best GLMM predicted the abundance of E. radiata with an accuracy of 72%. The combination of LiDAR and multibeam bathymetry allowed us to model and predict E. radiata abundance distribution across its entire depth range for this study area. Using methods like those presented in this study, we can map the distribution of macroalgae species, which will give insight into ecological communities, biodiversity distribution, carbon uptake, and potential sequestration.
Despite the fact that Sustainable Fisheries Management (SFM) has long been proposed internationally, it remains controversial. Practical and successful applications are scarce, especially in developing countries with a recent history of massive overfishing, such as Mexico. Although SFM has been adopted at the highest level of the Mexican legal framework during the last two decades, its successful implementation still faces a series of complex challenges. At present, important changes in the Mexican political regime are at a breaking point, motivating the academic discussion about the national implications of adopting SFM approaches. Through the analysis of a series of deep interviews of key actors, combined with published material, the article illustrates how the fast-track adoption of SFM approaches has fared in a national fisheries context, the current situation being largely dysfunctional with regard to the challenges of SFM. A complicated mixture between unbeaten management and academic vestiges caused the present circumstances of an enhanced but limited fisheries system. The article proposes academic initiatives required to improve the implementation of SFM in Mexico based on an enhanced understanding of domestic historic conditions and challenges.
Concern about the visibility of large infrastructure development often drives public opposition to these projects. However, insufficient analytical tools to assess visibility across a large number of alternate sites prior to siting typically results in the omission of visibility in multi-criteria siting processes, leading to inferior site selection and often costly litigation. This paper presents an approach for deriving visibility maps based on the location and duration of viewing by residents and visitors and demonstrates its use in illuminating tradeoffs by comparing these maps to wind energy value maps in the context of offshore wind energy development in the Northeastern United States.


text: First off I have to say that I don't really stay up-to-date on the boards so a lot of the news is actually news to me. Like I find things out as I watch the show, as I buy the toys ect. But I just bought Lockdown AND HIS EMP BLASTER ATTACHES TO RATCHET JUST LIKE IN THE SHOW! I know it's probably old news to you guys who are "in the know." But when I put the two figures together I was just blown away at the connections between story points in the show and in the toy line. Well done CN and Hasbro!

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Otero was named for Miguel A. Otero, Territorial Representative to Congress from 1856 to 1861. Alamogordo, the county seat, in addition to being an important rocket and missile-testing site, is next door neighbor to Holloman Air Force Base. White Sands Missile Range, White Sands National Monument, the mountain resort village Cloudcroft, and the Mescalero Apache Reservation are in Otero County. Alamogordo is the home of the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped and the International Space Hall of Fame and Space Center.
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text: The cardiotoxicity induced by the anti-cancer doxorubicin involves increased oxidative stress, disruption of calcium homeostasis and activation of cardiomyocyte death. Nevertheless, antioxidants and caspase inhibitors often show little efficacy in preventing cell death. We hypothesize that a caspase-independent cell death mechanism with the release of the apoptosis-inducing factor from mitochondria is involved in doxorubicin toxicity. To test the hypothesis, H9c2 cardiomyoblasts were used as model for cardiac cells. Our results demonstrate that z-VAD-fmk, a pan-caspase inhibitor, does not prevent doxorubicin toxicity in this cell line. Doxorubicin treatment results in AIF translocation to the nuclei, as confirmed by Western Blotting of cell fractions and confocal microscopy. Also, doxorubicin treatment of H9c2 cardiomyoblasts resulted in the appearance of 50kbp DNA fragments, a hallmark of apoptosis-inducing factor nuclear effects. Apoptosis-inducing factor knockdown using a small-interfering RNA approach in H9c2 cells resulted in a reduction of doxorubicin toxicity, including decreased p53 activation and poly-ADP-ribose-polymerase cleavage. Among the proteases that could be responsible for apoptosis-inducing factor cleavage, doxorubicin decreased calpain activity but increased cathepsin B activation, with inhibition of the latter partly decreasing doxorubicin toxicity. Altogether, the results support that apoptosis-inducing factor release is involved in doxorubicin-induced H9c2 cell death, which explains the limited ability of caspase inhibitors to prevent toxicity.

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At age 17, Chloe Sevigny was spotted on an East Village street by Andrea Linett, a fashion editor of Sassy…Read on
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At age 17, Chloe Sevigny was spotted on an East Village street by Andrea Linett, a fashion editor of Sassy magazine, who was so impressed by her style that she asked her to model for the magazine.
She was later made an intern. When recounting the event, Sevigny recalled that Linnett ”just liked the hat I was wearing.”
Chloe Sevigny later modeled in the magazine as well as for X-girl, the subsidiary fashion label of the Beastie Boys’ ”X-Large”, designed by Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, which then led to an appearance in the music video for Sonic Youth’s ”Sugar Kane”.
I’ve done it in everyday life. Everybody’s done it, or had it done to them. It was tough, the toughest thing I’ve ever done, but Vincent was very sensitized to my needs, very gentle. It was one take. It was funny and awkward—we both laughed quite a bit. And we’d been intimate in the past, so it wasn’t so weird. If you’re not challenging yourself and taking risks, then what’s the point of being an artist?
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These secrets need to be shared with us
No secrets mate, Here is what I have done to my bike for power:
- Procircuit Ti4 GP lowboy full system
- JD Jetting
kit spot on (lots of plug chops!)
- CR8EIX iridium spark plug gapped correctly
- Cut holes in right side of airbox where Yamaha
kindly molded in where to cut
- Wire mesh removed from airfilter cage
- Twin air
- Re-routed the cam breather tube down the left side to the ground, just like the WR250F (emissions crap again)
* Australian WR's don't have long throttle stop, AIS, snorkle (both of mine didn't anyway).
The only thing really different to anyone elses here is the exhast system and ignition. A free flowing aftermarket MX exhaust
will produce a ton of power gain on the WR's, compared to "quiet" pipes and stock pipe, modded or standard. They are even better than a YZ muffler. I got the ignition to make the most of the pipe change, as recommended by any professional. It makes more power than the grey wire mod, the bike runs way cleaner, the power is way smoother, the power curve
is adjustable, and it is Australian made!
* One thing I am doing today as we speak (taking a break) is disabling ACV circuit. This mucks around with jetting heaps, and causes run on as I believe. I will be sure to let everyone know my findings.

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A MAN told a jury he was abused by a priest when he was five-years-old - recalling the priest wanted to 'put God inside him'.
The man, now aged 46, claimed that Father Francis Moore kissed and then sexually abused him on various occasions between January 1977 and August 1978.
He was giving evidence at the trial on Tuesday of Moore, 82, from Largs, who denies abusing three boys and a student priest.
The witness, who can't be named for legal reasons, told jurors that the abuse took place for the first time after he was sent to Father Moore by teachers for religious education after 'offending God' by drawing a picture of Jesus Christ with nipples.
He said: "I was described as having offended God. Father Moore told me 'you have offended God like the Prods do'."
The court was told he was crying and that Father Moore then embraced and sexually abused him.
He continued: "He said I was a lovely boy and he would make it okay. Time sort of froze. He had his hands running up and down my back. He kept saying I was a nice boy.
"I just wanted to get it over. I just wanted to get home to my mum."
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The witness told the court how he was abused on 'four or five months' over a six-month period, including one occasion where the abuse took place after the priest had taken Mass and was in his vestments.
He added: "He said I was a good boy and he wanted to help me. He wanted to put God inside me."
The man claims he told his mother what he alleged had happened but says she hit him and put him to bed without tea as he had embarrassed her.
Father Moore is charged with abusing one of the boys at St Mark's Primary School in Irvine, another at the Magnum Leisure Centre and the third at Irvine Beach 40 years ago.
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He is also accused of indecently assaulting a student priest at a house in Prestwick numerous times between August 1, 1995 and July 31, 1996.
And he faces charges of committing a breach of the peace at Prestwick swimming baths on various occasions between August 1, 1995, and July 31, 1996 by repeatedly staring at the bodies and private parts of young boys and others in the pool.
Moore denies all charges against him.
The trial before judge Lady Rae continues.
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People can tell more about you from your smile and eyes. The smile can also reveal a lot about your personality and your mood. Therefore, it is essential to maintain the perfect smile with a beautiful set of sparkly teeth underneath.
Besides the smile, you cannot undermine the importance of your dental health. Your teeth need proper dental care to keep them healthy.
The severity of the consequences of poor dental health is high. You should, therefore, strictly consider your dental hygiene by following the dentist’s instructions. However, be keen to identify common myths and misconceptions about dental hygiene that may misguide you. Research on the approved dental techniques and religiously follow the practices.
Sugar Is To Blame for Your Cavities
It is a common misconception that people tend to blame sugary foods for their cavity problems. Though they are partially correct, the concept is wrong. It is the bacterium that ‘eats up’ the remnants of sugary foods that cause cavities.
It is therefore considered a catalyzing factor in cavity formation. To curb the sugar problem, ensure you brush your teeth and keenly observe your diet.
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You Can Substitute Brushing With Chewing Gum
Though candy-free chewing gum will refresh your breath, and some can even clean your teeth, it does not substitute for brushing. It would be best if you also were keen not to use candied chewing gum as a method of brushing your teeth.
You will serve yourself a plate of double trouble as you will increase the sugar content in your diet, and you will not achieve your cleaning target. Observe proper brushing techniques using the correct toothbrush for good dental hygiene.
Once You Brush, You Need Not Floss or Use a Mouthwash
These three activities complement each other in ensuring that you maintain good oral hygiene. Each has its role to play. Brushing ensures the general elimination of bacteria and plaques in and around the teeth and tongue.
Proper flossing techniques work on plaque deposit removal that may accumulate and cause cavities in between the teeth. The mouthwash gets to the hard-to-reach areas in the mouth. One gurgle swoops the entire mouth region, leaving no stone unturned.
Kids’ Dental Hygiene Is Not As Necessary
Many parents tend to ignore toddler’s dental hygiene, especially in their early years when the teeth are still growing. You must observe proper dental hygiene from birth by carefully cleaning their tongue and the teeth as they continue growing.
Try as much as possible to buy appropriate toothbrushes and toothpaste as per their age that will encourage them to master the dental practices. Teach them proper methods of dental procedures that will help them maintain good oral hygiene.
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Does what you want matter to God or does God just do whatever he’s planned no matter what? If you believe your prayers are of no consequence to God then you probably won’t pray much. On the other hand, the more convinced you become that you have influence with the LORD of all things, the more you’ll exercise that influence. And the more you exercise your influence the bigger a difference your life will make.
In the world’s system we often feel like we’re miles away from the power brokers; so far away that we can’t do much to change things. Not many of us can sit down for dinner with the President of the United States or the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, our favorite Hollywood star or professional athlete. Getting the ear of these kinds of powerful people seems a long way off to most of us. We can conclude that what we want will never get heard by those who can change history. That may be true in the world’s system but it would be an erroneous conclusion to make in the Kingdom of God. Any of us, who care to do so, can develop a relationship with the God of Creation and exercise influence with him to change things for the better.
Contrasting Two Kingdoms
God’s Kingdom is very different from the kingdoms of men. Each human being from youngest to oldest, from richest to poorest, from least to most intelligent, has equal access to the Most Powerful One of All power brokers. Do we care to utilize our potential influence? He’s right here at hand, and he’s listening because he places a high value on you and me. Do we believe it? Attending to all of us simultaneously does not even begin to put a strain on his vast capabilities. He delights in us. Our prayers matter to him. He listens. He even changes his plans based on our intimate conversations with him.
Believe it! The most powerful, most loving being of all time and beyond time, can become your closest friend and he will often help you with what you request, even when it wasn’t on his mind before you brought it up. The Lord will consider what you want if you’ll just let him know what that is! He’ll choose to add your requests onto his agenda when you are One with Him and even sometimes if you’re not. He’s already given us examples of how this has been true in history. He is no respecter of persons. What he does for one believer he will do for another. Stretch out your faith for more from him.
Examples from the Old Testament
Abraham and Moses
Let’s look at some examples from the Old Testament. Abraham approached God to negotiate with him on behalf of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. God welcomed this dialogue with Abraham. Check it out here. Do you see how God agreed to adjust his plans as both Abraham and his nephew Lot suggested? That’s kind of amazing isn’t it? Moses did something similar, negotiating with God on more than one occasion. He negotiated with God on the details of this job of delivering the Israelites out of Egypt. Much later, Moses also pleaded with God about having mercy on the Israelites when God was upset with them and wanted to start all over with Moses’ descendants.
Then there’s what happened in Nineveh. Nineveh was the capital city of a nation of people at odds with God’s people, Israel. Yet God was concerned for them. God sent Jonah to tell them that they were headed for trouble. The prophet Jonah knew that if those enemies of Israel repented God would probably have mercy on them and relent. He wanted the Ninevehites to get smacked, so he tried running in the opposite direction to avoid delivering God’s warning to those people. God was adamant that Jonah deliver his message, so through circumstances he persuaded Jonah to quit running and go deliver God’s message. When the people of Nineveh listened and turned away from their wickedness, sure enough, God changed his mind too.
The Lord went to great lengths to communicate with these idol-worshiping people who fought with his own covenant people. When they believed his prophet and quit doing the wrong thing, God had mercy on them even though they were enemies of his beloved people. That’s amazing! Look up the book of Jonah in the Old Testament and read the story for yourself. And as you read other books of the Bible I am sure you can find more examples of God changing his mind, not that he always did. Some things are non-negotiable. God may say no; that’s his right. He is God. I’ll tell you, though, you’ll get a lot more of what you’re hoping for if you’ll ask him than you will if you don’t ask. And our focus here is on the many ways history can turn on your prayers and mine. He gives us astonishing influence with him, influence we can utilize and exercise more effectively.
An Example from the New Testament
Trouble at a Wedding
Now let’s look at an example from the New Testament. Here’s the story about a wedding in Cana that almost became a social disaster. Jesus and his disciples were attending this wedding when the wine ran out. Weddings were multi-day affairs in the Jewish culture of that day. Running out of wine in the middle of the party would have been a disgrace for the host. Jesus’ mother was there and she decided she wanted Jesus to save the family from humiliation. As we read the story, it becomes evident that Jesus had not heard Father God tell him to do wedding rescue miracle that day. We know this because he asks his mother, “What does this have to do with me?” Clearly he doesn’t have solving this particular problem on his list of daily agenda items.
Jesus’ Mother Asks
Jesus’ mother is asking Jesus for a favor. She’s asking him to do something off the grid. Will Father God lead him to help her out or ignore her? We discover Jesus goes ahead and helps the family out. Why did he do that? He could have left the situation alone. He could have just walked away. Jesus does not have boundary setting problems. He knows how to say no. Yet here he amends his plans to add this new item. Why? This is what I suggest: making water into wine for a wedding had not been on Jesus’ agenda for the day, but it was within the parameters of God’s permissive will. So when Mary asked Jesus for this favor, Jesus consulted the Father and God gave the go-ahead.
Tragedy Turned to Triumph
Jesus helped out because it was OK with the Father and because she asked him to help. If she hadn’t asked do you think he would have helped? I don’t. The party probably would have ended early, the wedding host would likely have felt humiliated and for years to come the bridal couple would probably have remembered their wedding as ‘The Day the Wine Ran Out.’ Rather than their big day becoming a big embarrassment their big day became, ‘The Day of Jesus Did His First Miracle.’ Why? Tragedy turned to triumph because somebody who had influence with God and who loved this family thought to ask for Jesus’ help with their need. Today that somebody could be you.
Use Your Potential Influence
You Know Him
You have special influence with God if, like Mary, you know God’s Son Jesus and you know enough to stop and ask for help through him. Are there people around you with needs and problems they can’t solve? Do you have needs and concerns in your own life that you haven’t discussed with God? Do you have friends and family who don’t know the Lord and aren’t thinking about asking him for help?
Scripture tells us that we have not because we ask not. We are encouraged to ask. Your unique position as a beloved child of God gives you access to the ear of God, access others don’t have because they lack the relationship and they lack faith. Even if your friends know God and know how to pray, with more people asking for something in faith comes more prayer power pointed at any particular target. That can help when our requests are big, aimed at large scale or difficult problems. You have influence with the King of all kings. Grab hold of that influence and be sure to use it! Ask. He invites you to do so. Let’s become prayer warriors who engage in prayer and love people enough to intercede for them when they’re in over their heads and divine intervention is needed. Let’s pray!
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All right, I probably should have written a post about our first day here, but I was relaxing, detoxing from a rather stressful school year. But here we are, on slip A-12 for the time being (yes, somebody took our old slip, but they’re really cool, so it’s OK). We can stay here free of charge for up to 2 weeks, but we’ll leave before that. We had originally planned to leave tomorrow, but we might wait until Tuesday. We’ll see.
The first excitement we had was Beanie’s birthday party yesterday. I’ve been a mother for 5 years now! That’s hard to believe. We wanted to have a simple party, with her 4 best friends (well, she has another friend who would fit into that category, but we’ll be seeing him on Beaver Island later this summer). She shares a birthday with one of those friends, and that girl’s mother didn’t want to do a big party either. So this was a party for both of them. Rob’s dad donated 4 tiaras and I bought 4 princess wands and cupcakes. We played around at the marina, while the dads were occupied with something else.
Remember the friends who met up with us in Tawas? Well, they got their homemade boat, the Proteus, ready and launched it in the river. The marina manager said they could have a free slip for the weekend, so they’re parked right next to us. This obviously meant that we should go out sailing together. I told the other people on the dock that they should place their bets. I would have placed my bet on the catamaran, but I really don’t know Moonraker well enough (keep in mind that our previous boat was horribly underpowered, and I’m still thinking of that).
Well, catamarans draw a LOT less water (they only need inches) than a monohull, even with a full keel (we take at least 6 feet). So our friends played around along the shoreline, while we went out the second marker. We were flying our main and running the motor still, when the wind blew us out of the channel, to the right. We weren’t worried, because we’d left the channel before. There are sandbars, but the worst of the is to the left of the channel, before the second marker. I kept feeling that sickening rumble, but that happens at the trough of waves, regardless. Then we stopped. I told Rob to get us out of there, and when we turned, our boat tipped, freakishly, because our keel was sitting on the sandbar. At that point I shamelessly flipped out, remembering Thunder Bay last summer. There was no way we could be done before we started this year!
My friend, Rosie, who doesn’t have a boat, brought me back down and Rob got us off the sandbar, using the sail to tilt our keel up. He lectured me about panicking, but I caught him checking the bilge, in the place that the water came in last year.
We turned out of the channel after the second marker, and I took the helm while Rob used the bathroom. I was happy that I could feel the tiller, in all the wind, and Rosie and I were chatting. Then we slowed down. A lot. Something was definitely wrong, as the wind had now decreased. Rob couldn’t come out soon enough. There was no sand bar to worry about after the second marker, but the troughs of the waves were bringing us close enough to the bottom to get stuck. When there are waves, we’ll have to be careful with the depth. Usually, there is 100+ feet of water below us, but in bays, it is significantly less. I knew by now that sand was less of a problem than rocks, and Rob used the same method as before to bring us about and get us off the sandbar.
We sailed into the river on a very comfortable beam reach, and the Proteus met up with us (we tried contacting them by radio, but they were having technical difficulties). On the river, they raised their jib, which we found to be odd. Then we realized what they were doing, and we raised ours as well. Unfortunately, it was our working jib and not our genoa, which does better in light wind (which is what we had in the river). Proteus was able to go in the shallow water, which allowed them to keep going past the wind-blocking power plant, but we have a very long boom, which allows us to have more sail area. We would be a close match in an actual race, which would be fun to do. Here are the results from yesterday:
Well, we didn’t exactly expect to overtake a catamaran, and I’m sure there will be a rematch later on this summer. But it was a definite reminder, that Moonraker is more than meets the eye…

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You inform yourself it’s no big deal; it’s a small worth to pay to be with them and present them they can belief you. send them right into a rage, and it’s your fault for urgent them. You wish you could be a greater girlfriend/boyfriend, however you keep messing up, giving them a purpose to blow up.
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Any of these feelings could make individuals do unusual issues. He was upset when you spent time with someone else, but he’s not going to confess it. He would not want to reveal that you’ve such a robust influence on his happiness. If he had anticipated to have your organization on the celebration, he may be retaliating towards your selection to hang around with other folks. Jealousy enters this equation because he is worried that you’re going to turn to someone else for assist.
Some individuals are troubled by the truth that their associate was once deeply in love and committed to a different individual. Some retroactive jealousy sufferers are troubled by the fact that their companion went via a “promiscuous part” involving multiple lovers. “I think we show that some forms of jealousies could be resolved and a few belongings you simply need to communicate about it. But then sometimes, it simply goes up to now and you don’t really feel protected in a relationship or you ashley madison alternative don’t really feel like your needs are being met or that you just’re trusted,” says Fluker. This week, the Changing Lives Youth Theatre Ensemble will begin touring “Showmance,” an unique play they wrote to discover the subject of jealousy in relationships. This program provides you every thing you have to stop your jealous conduct now before it sabotages your relationship completely and also you lose your companion and the love you actually need. There’s additionally a section for what to do in a “Jealousy Emergency” if you’re overwhelmed by these jealous emotions.
Jealousy Isnt Necessarily An Issue, Nevertheless It May Be An Indication Of A Problem Within Certainly One Of Your Relationships
First, many guys expect their girlfriend to be excellent. If a guy really likes the girl he is with, he wants everything in that relationship to be excellent, which in his mind means – every little thing has to be his method as a result of he is aware of greatest. If you’re jealous about another person, then you definitely clearly want something that they’ve — or one thing that you suppose they may have.

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Greater number of scientists say that during the mid-Holocene around 7,000 years ago, our planet was heavily ‘bombarded’ by the intense flux of intense cosmic rays because the sun experienced a mysterious magnetic solar event.
Based on a new analysis of ancient tree in California, scientists discovered that abnormal solar even happened in around 5480 B.C. as experts measured the percent carbon 14th level in the tree of rings.
Although the exact cause of this mystery remains an enigma for scientists, there are those who believe that it can be activated by magnetic activity of our sun.
The team of scientists led by the University of Nagoya, analyze that carbon is 14th level long-lived pine forest in California.
It is known that these trees can live for thousands of years, which means that they are excellent guardians of solar events that directly affect our planet throughout history.
According to experts, the weakening of the activity of the sun, carbon-14 increases in the atmosphere. These “cosmic” change is registered by the trees, and found evidence that the trees are able to absorb carbon in the air.
According to AJ Timothy Jull of the University of Arizona:
“We measured the levels of carbon-14C in the sample of pine in three different laboratories in Japan, the US and Switzerland to ensure the accuracy of our results. We found a change in the 14C, which was more than any found previously, except for cosmic rays occurred in AD 775 and AD 994, and our use of annual data instead of data for each decade allow us to pinpoint exactly when it happened. ”
For a better understanding of the situation, the scientists compared the data with other events that have occurred in the last several thousand years.
Their results show that the sun may face “unknown phase of large solar minimum,” when solar activity will be VERY weak.
Another possibility is that the sun may have experienced strong solar bursts and fluctuations in solar magnetic activity.
However, scientists have yet to pin-point the exact cause. Experts hope that telescope observations of flares from other sun-like stars may help them understand what occurred with our sun thousands of years ago.
Fusa Miyake of Nagoya University said:
“Although this newly discovered event is more dramatic than others found to date, comparisons of the 14C data among them can help us to work out what happened to the sun at this time. We think that a change in the magnetic activity of the sun along with a series of strong solar bursts, or a very weak sun, may have caused the unusual tree ring data.”


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In January of this year, twenty-two lifeguards filed suit against their union, known as the California State Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA), and the State of California, for forcing them to stay in the union and requiring them to continue to paying dues after the expressly demanded to be let out.
These cool dudes were trapped in an organization they didn’t support, subsidizing beliefs they don’t hold and paid dues every month for the privilege. Not to mention that such forced association and subsidization is unconstitutional under U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, which classified mandatory union membership and dues for public employees as forced political speech — a violation of their constitutional rights.
As this case has progressed through the Courts, CSLEA has put up every legal roadblock it could in an attempt to deny justice to public sector employees. One of these roadblocks was a Motion to Stay, filed by the union in February. This type of legal motion allows the Court to temporarily prevent a case from moving forward until other similar cases have been decided.
The Freedom Foundation, representing the lifeguards, argued that this case is very unique. Unlike other cases, the lifeguard were not only required to pay dues after they demanded out of the union, they were required to stay in the union itself – violating their First Amendment right to freedom of association.
Moreover, the Freedom Foundation argued that the lifeguards were forced to stay in the union for four years – with three more years remaining to date. This ridiculous and egregious violation of constitutional rights should certainly trump any inconvenience to the union.
Judge Dana Sabraw, of the Southern District of California agreed. In his concise, but striking opinion, Judge Sabraw held that the union “failed to prove either it will suffer hardship in the absence of a stay or that (the) plaintiffs will not suffer prejudice if a stay is imposed.”
This is a significant victory for the Freedom Foundation and its clients, the lifeguards. The case will move forward and the Freedom Foundation will continue to fight for the constitutional rights of public employees.
The Freedom Foundation, which has offices in five U.S. states, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy organization specializing in exposing abuses of power by the nation’s government employee unions.
If the lifeguards prevail in their case, it will send a strong message to the unions and empower millions of public employees nationwide to just say no to union bullying. And with the Freedom Foundation at their side, the lifeguards are safe swimming with the sharks.

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Description: The Fred Harvey era refers to Native Jewelry items made in the early 1950s back to around the turn of the last century. This is a better kind of bracelet than the normal "tourist" ones, this one was made from silver ingots as is evident in the slight porousness/grainy silver look on the back side and the h. This great old bracelet features hand stamp work. Made, but there is no maker's mark (as was most Native jewelry from this era). Approx Age: Vintage (Circa 1930s - 1950's). Size: Inside circumference measures 5 1/2 inches plus there is a 1 1/8 inch gap making it fit an approx. It is 1 inch across at it's widest point. Condition: Vintage, good for it's age, normal wear expected. Please look closely at the pictures as they are an important part of our description. Western Trading Post is family owned and operated. Located in Arizona just north of the Tohono O'odham (Papago), just south of the Akimel O'odham (Pima), just east of the Ak-Chin O'odham (branch of Pima) and only a short driving distance from the Apache (N'dee), Navajo (Dine'), Zuni, Hopi, Yavapai, Mojave, and Hualapai. We specialize in Native American Indian and Cowboy items. THANK YOU for your business. We also have monthly auctions at our store.
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For as popular as the iPhone already is, Apple’s iconic smartphone will take things to the next level once the iPhone 8 is released later this year. Said to feature a sleek new redesign with an edge-to-edge display, the iPhone 8 will likely spur the largest and most significant upgrade cycle Apple has seen yet. After all, seeing as how the iPhone form factor has more or less remained unchanged since the 2014 release of the iPhone 6, current iPhone owners have been pining for something fresh and different for years now. And for anyone curious about the iPhone 8 form factor, we recently posted exclusive photos of what the final iPhone 8 design will likely look like.
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When a child dies, families mourn and begin the long and difficult grief journey. The many different emotions experienced by bereaved families may include shock, disbelief, loneliness, depression, fear, anger, hopelessness, guilt and regret. These feelings are all a normal and natural part of the emotional reaction called “grief”. Feelings of grief may be overwhelmingly intense and each family member may process them differently. Some tend to keep feelings inside, while others are able to express their grief easily and openly.
The Compassionate Friends
The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a self-help support organization whose mission is to assist bereaved families as they walk the grief journey following the death of a child of any age and any cause, and to provide information to help others be supportive to those who are grieving.
The concept of The Compassionate Friends is simple: those further along in their grief and the newly bereaved share their stories, their pain, their sadness and their hope with each other, which in turn brings a measure of healing.
The Compassionate Friends is open to all families that have experienced the death of a child from any cause, at any age, from pre-birth through adulthood. The term “member” is used loosely by TCF – there are no individual membership dues or fees of any kind.
The Compassionate Friends is funded through donations by individuals, businesses, philanthropic organizations, and annual Chapter contributions. Additional support is provided by the TCF Foundation, established to accept larger donations in support of TCF, Inc. TCF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; all donations are tax-deductible.
The National Organization
Much of the work of The Compassionate Friends national organization takes place in the Oak Brook, Illinois National Office where a small administrative staff supports the Chief Operating Officer and the Executive Director.
In addition to providing assistance in the formation of new Chapters, TCF’s National Office offers numerous support services for existing Chapters. A complete leadership website is maintained by the national organization to support the volunteers involved with local Chapters, as well as a network of Regional Coordinators who work with the Chapters. The national organization also provides Chapter leadership training programs around the country. TCF holds a national conference each year that attracts as many as 1,500 bereaved families and includes additional leadership training for Chapter volunteers and Regional Coordinators.
The Compassionate Friend’s national website is a source not only of comfort for bereaved families, but also of information for both the public and TCF members. The website includes the Online Support Community program with volunteer-trained moderators designed to provide a safe and nonjudgmental online support atmosphere for those wishing to talk about their grief. The Online Support Community is an example of how volunteers within TCF play an important role nationally as well as locally. TCF also offers a variety of closed Facebook groups covering many specific areas of grief. These pages may not be accessed unless the moderators of a given page approve a request to join, thereby making them virtually private. These pages were established to encourage connection and sharing among parents, grandparents and siblings.
More than 30 TCF-created brochures are available through the National Office. Available from the website by subscription (without charge) is The Compassionate Friend’s e-newsletter, which provides information on current activities going on within the organization, as well as the twice-yearly TCF national magazine, We Need Not Walk Alone. However, the most important activity in the office is that of responding to the thousands of calls, letters and e-mails received each year from bereaved families or their friends and professionals seeking solace and guidance. Each one is answered individually by a staff member.
In 1997, The Compassionate Friends initiated an annual Worldwide Candle Lighting and has made it a gift to the bereavement community. TCF welcomes other organizations and individuals all around the globe to join hearts in this meaningful event that is held each year on the second Sunday in December, by lighting candles at 7 P.M. in their local time zone to honor all children who have died “ . . . that their light may always shine.”
An annual Walk to Remember is sponsored and held annually on the final day of each national conference, where up to 1,500 family members and friends walk in remembrance of all children gone too soon.
The Local Chapter
The Compassionate Friends reaches individuals through more than 600 local Chapters, each made up of parents and other family members who have been bereaved for various lengths of time. The more seasoned Chapter members volunteer in leadership roles, helping and comforting the newly bereaved members.
Chapters are found in small towns and in large cities. Monthly Chapter meetings range in size from just a few people to more than a hundred; Chapter meetings with larger attendance break up into smaller sharing groups. Chapters regularly publish newsletters, maintain lending libraries, provide telephone support, and conduct remembrance programs and other activities at no charge to members.
In conjunction with the Worldwide Candle Lighting, a large number of Chapters hold remembrance programs. Many Chapters also sponsor concurrent walks on the same day as the national Walk to Remember. A number of Chapters also sponsor teams in the Friends Asking Friends virtual walk, a fundraising program that supports TCF programs on a national as well as a local level.
The Chapter Meeting
Sharing with others is the very heart of TCF Chapter meetings. Chapter meetings are havens where members feel free to talk about their children who have died, the painful and sometimes thoughtless comments that may have been made to them, their roller-coaster ride of emotions and other subjects that many others may find difficult to hear. They discuss the progress they are making and ways of coping that have been helpful to them. Because of these connections with other bereaved families, they will come to find hope for the future and the ability to reinvest in life again, in their own time.
The Compassionate Friends is not a therapy group nor are Chapter meetings “therapy” sessions. Chapter meetings are led by peers where members learn they are not alone in facing this terrible tragedy – others attending the meetings have also faced the isolation and desperation the loss of a child can bring. Chapter meetings are beneficial to those who are coping effectively with their loss as well as those who may feel discouraged by a lack of progress. While there are no instant solutions, no easy answers and no timetable for grieving, TCF provides comfort and a sense of direction through the cumulative knowledge, understanding and grief experience of its members. By sharing their story and their journey, bereaved families are able to find hope, healing and the will to survive.
Origin and Growth
The Compassionate Friends was founded in England in 1969 by Reverend Simon Stephens, a newly ordained assistant chaplain, at the Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital. Through the deaths of two young boys at the hospital, their parents met and a meaningful friendship developed.
Reverend Stephens saw the special way these parents were able to help one another. Concluding that they were better support to one another than he could ever be, Simon Stephens worked with them to form an organization that would offer support and understanding to other bereaved parents throughout the United Kingdom.
The first TCF Chapter in the United States was organized in Miami, Florida in 1972. Incorporated in 1978 as a nonprofit organization, The Compassionate Friends has grown to include Chapters in more than 600 communities throughout the country with chapters in all 50 United States plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam. The Compassionate Friends has a presence in approximately 30 countries around the world, making it the largest self-help bereavement organization in existence today.
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© 2018 The Compassionate Friends, USA
Use the chapter locator to find out information about chapters in your area. Locate a Chapter by selecting your state and zip code.

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When we moved into our house three years ago, there was no screen door. So, as soon as I got around to it, I had one installed. But it was really tight. It threatened to slam fingers or bottoms that didn’t clear it quickly enough as it shut. I thought we just had to live with it.
In parenting there seem to be so many things we have to do. So many rules to enforce. So many things to say, “no,” to. It often makes me hold so tight.
No, we can’t watch more than an hour of tv (even that is too much!!)!
No, dear three year old, you should put yourself to sleep.
No, sweet 10 month old, you shouldn’t need me 3-4 times at night.
We must have more veggies.
We need to play outside more.
And on, and on.
I put so much pressure on myself to do things “as they should be.” I hold so tight to the rules.
My neighbor came by. She is one of the most capable humans I know. She landscapes and woodworks and raises chickens and gardens with ease. She seems to parent with ease, too, though I’m not naive enough to think that parenting is easy for anyone. She offered to fix our screen door the other day.
I’ve been looking for a fix for the holding tight in my parenting life. I realized I can’t change my babes. The three year wants me to be next to her as she falls asleep. The 10 month old will wake up as often as she pleases thankyouverymuch.
But I’ve found some kind of magic space lately, some release. I’m leaning into the things my children want. I’m releasing my tight hold. Taking slow, deep breathes. Enjoying the close snuggle of children as they pass from wakefulness to sleep. Recognizing the temporary beauty of this time. Just letting it be what it is.
My neighbor came over with a phillips head screw driver and after no more than 8 minutes, she loosened our screen door. It swings slowly now, let’s you get by with a little more space, without so much stress and hurry.
It’s what I’m feeling in parenting lately, too. A little more space. A tiny bit less stress and hurry.

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The Royal College of Psychiatrists, where I had the honor of being one of the eight individuals awarded the Presidential Medal for contributions to mental health last week, stands as a testament to the dedication of mental health professionals across the country. However, the sweetness of this recognition was overshadowed by the government's recent abandonment of much-needed reforms to the Mental Health Act, promises it had championed in the 2017 and 2019 elections. Despite commitments in the Conservative manifesto to grant patients with mental disorders greater control over their treatment, the government's recent inaction has left around 50,000 people annually without the rights to care for themselves or their loved ones.
Reform is urgently needed, as the current Mental Health Act, in place for over 40 years, is as precarious as my knees and disproportionately affects individuals from Black communities. Despite bipartisan support for a reform bill and recommendations for change published earlier this year, it will now be delayed until after the next elections, leaving countless desperate individuals at the mercy of a system that falls short of its purpose.
A Buddhist saying comes to mind: to understand someone's thoughts, listen to their words; to know their hearts, observe their actions. In this case, it is evident that the current government is indifferent to the nation's mental health. The recent priorities outlined by the king in his speech, including licensing rickshaws, creating a regulatory body for football fans, and establishing a legal basis for automated vehicles, highlight the government's misplaced focus.
Mark Winsten, the executive director of Rethink Mental Illness, labeled the government's inaction as a "deep betrayal," and Dr. Sarah Hughes, the executive director of Mind, stated that it is "yet another example of how little attention the current UK government pays to mental health." At a time when revelations about the dangers of psychiatric care are surfacing, rejecting this bill is a particularly egregious move.
Last month, Mind released previously unpublished data revealing a crisis in psychiatric care, with 17,340 serious incidents reported by staff in the past year, including patient injuries resulting in long-term sensory, motor, or brain damage, shortened lifespans, and injuries requiring treatment to prevent death. The majority of these incidents occurred in private healthcare facilities due to a lack of resources in the National Health Service, where many patients turn for help.
"People seek psychiatric help to recover, not to endure harm," Dr. Hughes emphasized, highlighting the burden on mental health services and the plight of those detained for treatment. Policies must not stand by while individuals suffer within a broken system; they owe a debt to every family picking up the pieces of a shattered mental health care system.


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Sinn Fein’s West Tyrone MP - who insists she is reaching out the hand of reconciliation - has slapped down “faux outrage” from unionists after choosing an IRA commemoration as her first engagement.
Orfhlaith Begley was elected on May 4, saying she wanted to extend the hand of friendship to unionists in her constituency. She replaced her party colleague Barry McElduff, who was forced from office after posting a video of himself balancing a loaf of Kingsmills bread on his head - on the anniversary of the Kingsmills Massacre.
However the day after her election Ms Begley addressed an event marking the 37th anniversary of the death of IRA man Bobby Sands in Co Tyrone. In her speech she described the hunger strikers - who were serving time for terrorist offences - as an inspiration and “the people who set the moral compass for the rest of us to aspire to today”.
Unionists expressed anger towards her actions, but she unapologetically defended her stance in Tuesday’s Belfast Telegraph.
“The latest example of unionist faux outrage at a republican doing something republican betrays a failure to grasp what reconciliation really needs to be about,” she said.
DUP East Antrim MLA Gordon Lyons said her words about reconciliation were to be welcomed.
However he added that the fact that she “glibly dismisses criticism of her actions as ‘unionist faux outrage’ encapsulates Sinn Fein’s difficulties with reconciliation”.
Sinn Fein must realise that offence is caused through “continual glorification of the IRA” he added.