fabiochiu/medium-articles huggingface dataset:
The Daily Routine You Need: (especially students)
By: Noor Ul Iman
Tags: Trending Topic, Recommendations, Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Routine

From the name of ALLAH who is the most gracious and most merciful.

In this blog I am gonna talk about how you can you make your day impactful in a good way.

Successful people

Waking Up:

The best time to wake up is 4:00 am

Scientifically and religiously.

Many Rich, successful, great and powerful human beings wake up at 4:00 am. They start their routine by doing exercises or just simply jogging.

Then study for half or an hour. Scientist -s have shown studies that studying in the morning helps you remind and understand it easily because sleeping helps you in the cleansing of brain, and after you wake up your brain is fresh because it removes the unwanted memory like what clothes you wore a week ago etc. Then have a healthy breakfast like eggs, pancakes, tea and honey etc.

After you finish your day at school or college just relax for an hour or two. Then play video games like Puzzle, strategy or riddles and just an ice shooter like COD but games like COD(Call of Duty) Fortnite etc can be addictive so don’t play more. As we know in our country Pakistan is suffering a little from mobile online games like PUBG Mobile and Free Fire but we shouldn’t ignore the fact that it has a future so don’t be AntiGaming.

Afternoon:

Playing games like Football and Cricket or Tennis are very beneficial because it covers the 1 hour daily exercise that is needed for your body.(also drink at least 6 glasses of water daily)

After the after noon you can watch TV.

In TV you can watch science programs on Discovery or National Geographic etc. You can watch shows and sports channels.

After that eat your dinner early at 8:00 to 8:45. Then study for an hour or more but do not stay up for late. You should get asleep by 10:00 because you have to wake up early. Also staying up late at night for studying is not that beneficial and your home work can’t be revised easily and nor good for health.

.most important.

Pray 5 times a day if you’re a Muslim.

And recite the Holy Quran daily after Fajr or asr.

THANK YOU FOR READING❤️💖👌👌
Brain shutting down at night
By: Martin Gale
Tags: Adhd, Routine

Realizing that my brain is not good at much at all in the evenings. If it's not something fairly routine, chances are it's not being done. Or it's forgotten about. And this is the cause of much strife with my partner. And the cause of self-beating up as well.

I need to build better sleep hygiene. I need to get better, longer, more restful sleep, consistantly. That might help, somewhat.

The fact is, typically, around sunset, I begin to lose ability to do much beyond blobbing out, or doing the routine things that need to be done. I can do things like getting ready for bed, which includes walking the dog, brushing teeth, or making a cup of tea for my partner.

My partner often wants to discuss things in the evening. Things that matter. Things I actually care about. Things that I either find overwhelming to deal with in the evenings, or just forget by next morning. Which of course cause trouble because my partner believes I don't care about what we discussed. Or thinks that I don't care about *her* because I forget about what she's spoken about.

If there's a change in routine, say I decide I want a small bottle of water on my bedside cabinet for the night, there are two typical scenarios:

I grab the bottle of water, but get sidetracked with the rest of the routine, or I continue with my regular routine, but forget about the water.

This is but one example of the kind of shit that happens.

This is something I've only recently identified and verbalized to myself as happening.

Next steps:
Terraform: don’t use kubernetes provider with your cluster resource!
By: Pavel Tuzov
Tags: Azure Kubernetes Service, Infrastructure As Code, Kubernetes, Terraform, Azure

So you use terraform to create a kubernetes cluster. This is not at all uncommon to create some resources in the cluster as well. Like some namespaces, RBAC, network policies and maybe even deploy an ingress controller. You decided that it all belongs to the infrastructure and terraform is your IaC tool.

Thankfully, terraform has kubernetes provider that can do exactly this.

Let’s take the following minimalistic example. It creates an Azure Kubernetes Service Cluster and a namespace in it:

If you apply this script, the 3 resources will be created in the correct order and you will see the green result from terraform. So far so good.

And at this point you will probably continue adding infrastructure to the project and never look back.

But as soon as you make a change in the cluster configuration that leads to cluster recreate, you will be surprised what happens when you run terraform refresh .

You will start getting strange errors.

It can be something like this:

Error: Get “ http://localhost/api/v1/namespaces/demo ": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:80: connect: connection refused

Or I also saw something like this:

Error: Kubernetes cluster unreachable: invalid configuration: no configuration has been provided, try setting KUBERNETES_MASTER environment variable

Seems like the kubernetes provider configuration is somehow reset? But why at refresh?

And no, it doesn’t help setting explicit dependency between the resources. The graph looks pretty good:

As usually, only after playing around, scratching your had, searching the internet, you will finally read carefully through the official kubernetes provider documentation:

WARNING When using interpolation to pass credentials to the Kubernetes provider from other resources, these resources SHOULD NOT be created in the same Terraform module where Kubernetes provider resources are also used. This will lead to intermittent and unpredictable errors which are hard to debug and diagnose. The root issue lies with the order in which Terraform itself evaluates the provider blocks vs. actual resources. Please refer to this section of Terraform docs for further explanation.

Bold text is marked by me.

Hence the title of this post. You need to split cluster creation and creating resources in it into two different scripts. And preferably use terraform remote state data source to get required cluster information for the kubernetes provider.
Automated Drift Detection with env0
By: Tim Davis
Tags: Automation, Infrastructure As Code, DevOps, Terraform

Hello, env0 fans! It’s a huge day for Infrastructure as Code users all over the world. Today env0 is enabling the ability to automatically detect drift and make sure your real-world resources in the cloud provider are aligned with your Infrastructure as Code files. env0 will alert you once a drift has been detected and gives you the ability to view and fix the drift, which can help mitigate one of the main challenges when using Infrastructure as Code!

Why is this awesome?

To answer this question, we have to take a quick step back for anyone who isn’t up to speed. Drift is the name given to the situation where the resources that are actually deployed to the cloud, aren’t matching with what your infrastructure as code files in your repository says should be there. Your repository should be your “single source of truth” when it comes to your infrastructure. Usually, drift happens because someone circumvented the procedure and went into the cloud to manually make resource changes, instead of updating the Infrastructure as Code files and re-deploying properly. Now, we can set up an automated process that checks for these configuration drifts on your schedule and alerts you when it is detected.

In the past, 3rd party tools would have to be used, such as driftctl. For a while, you could set this kind of functionality up in env0, but you would end up with a queue of deployments unless you went in and hit cancel on the plan each time it ran that had 0 changes to the infrastructure. Now, we’re solving this issue simply by creating a Policy inside env0 to “Skip apply when plan has no changes.”

How do we do it?

This is the best part of the whole thing. It’s as easy as 2 checkboxes and copying and pasting a cron statement, pending your environment is configured to wait for approval, and you have notifications enabled on the project. If you haven’t done that yet, you can find the docs for notifications here. Approvals are set up at the project level, and when you deploy the environment.

Let’s start with the scheduling. This will be done for each of the individual environments you deploy. You will go into the Triggers tab on the environment and go to the Scheduling box. For my example, I set it to run every 5 minutes. If you need help generating your desired cron schedule, you can find a tool here. Once you do this, it will create a new deployment every X number of minutes, hours, days that will run up through the Plan phase.
Learning in the Time of Lockdown
By: Random Coffee Thoughts
Tags: Philippines, Lockdown, Covid 19, Education, Current Events

The pandemic crisis has dealt a huge blow to education as classes are canceled, leaving young Filipino minds in a more precarious situation than before. On March 16, 2020, the Philippine government placed the entire island of Luzon on lockdown to fight against the threat of COVID-19 a highly infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Effectively, all private and public establishments, schools included, have been closed as a deterrent for pathogenic spread.

Image source: Getty images

This does not bode well for Filipino education as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) ranked the Philippines the lowest in reading comprehension among 79 participating countries, the Philippines also ranked the second-lowest in Mathematics and Science. The fact that the country also had the highest percentage of students reporting “being bullied” at least a few times a month does not help with these odds.

Image source: Facebook

While it all seems bleak, the Department of Education (DepEd) under the leadership of Education Secretary Leonor Briones had taken measures to ensure that students are not left out. DepEd has been strengthening its ICT platforms for students and teachers in preparation for the possibility of a prolonged community quarantine among possible contingencies. Briones stated that the DepEd will have to rely on a robust ICT platform if the current situation does not improve.

The DepEd did acknowledge that tapping technology for virtual teaching and learning would pose a great challenge for the agency as only 48 percent of public schools currently have internet connectivity. Considering the current situation, the agency offers DepEd commons, an online educational resource that can be accessed from Computers, laptops and handheld devices.

Image source: DepEd.gov.p

Undersecretary Alain del Pascua stated, “We must start somewhere and work our way toward the ideal where all teachers and learners in the country can access such resources.”

Image Source: DepEd.gov.ph

Since its inception, DepEd Commons has gained support and praise from teachers as well as parents. According to the agency’s website, since its soft launch on March 14, 2020, over 151,000 teachers have joined the said online platform and a total of 3,904,102 users as of April 13.

Considering how accessible computers and cellphones are as well as the abundance of time during lockdown, is this exactly what the country needs to solve its educational crisis?
How neoliberalism taught us all to be insane people
Tags: Politics, Psychology, Philosophy, Democracy, Current Events

How neoliberalism taught us all to be insane people Vince Sep 7·2 min read

So I have noticed something with a lot of the responses I get from, well, saying things. People appear to mistake me for a president or a prime minister. When I write things here, it’s my view on matters. It’s pretty value neutral. If it informs you, or you find it interesting or entertaining, then that’s great. But all in all, it has no real purpose besides communicating my own thoughts on things.

So why is it then, that in so many dialogues, there is a kind of a priori notion that ideas, opinions, views and so on, are always interpreted in the absolute? As a kind of imperative that you must either combat, or somehow accept as an enactment of authority?

A lot of the time, the way people discuss my thoughts with me it’s as if they just scrambled out of a taxi, and interceded me on my way to sign a stack of legislature. As if I expect them to follow me, or adopt my ideas, nothing is ever just its own thing. Everyone has become both a subject and a ruler in the neoliberal consciousness. We behave as if we’re all rulers of a state, and that our thoughts have some kind of emergency. Like if someone thinks it, then it will come true. It’s bizarre.

Hate to say it, but they don’t. And thinking that’s the case makes people very prejudiced and intolerant, because it means that every dialogue, every distinction, every contrast is treated like a mortal conflict. As if you are pleading your way out of a firing squad’s crosshairs.

That’s not what reality is, and most people will disagree on things. It doesn’t actually matter. The powerful opinions we have are not those that divide us, but rather the ones that we have in common. Those are the only ones that can actually affect change.

And until we realise this, until we stop treating every streetcorner as if it was the house of commons, we will always be trapped in bickering, petty sectarianism and wedge issues that are manufactured by scheming politicians and their feckless media men.
The Dark Forest Theory
By: Souvik Ray Baruah
Tags: Space, Aliens, Outer Space, Mystery, Science

The Dark Forest Theory

We are dwellers in the dark. Source: Pixabay

Imagine you are walking back home through a dark, deserted road at night. It has been a long day for you, and the stars shining in the night sky comfort you through the eerie darkness. You suddenly come across an alien standing right in the middle of the road; a harmless looking creature staring at you with four innocent eyes. You are mystified by the strange yet endearing presence, and slowly approach it. But soon you realize that your curiosity has led you very close to it. You try backing away but your feet aren’t responding to you. The alien stares at you and slowly opens its cute little mouth… or is it cute anymore? It lets out a deafening scream that rips your ears apart and opens its mouth full of fangs!

Game over. Oh, do you think otherwise?

Rewind x 10. A harmless looking creature staring at you with four innocent eyes. You aren’t really sure what to do and decide against moving towards it.

What is the alternate option for you? You could move away. Probably make a run. Is it cowardly? Yes, but who cares as long as it assures you of a longer life. Surely, the chances of your survival are higher in this scenario compared to the first.

People don’t realize that they can do almost anything to survive. And it is only evident when we come across a life or death situation involving us or someone whom we dearly love. An example could be when a person without any prior experience in swimming frantically tries to stay afloat if they ever fall into a pool of water!

So consider a situation where aliens actually land on our planet and bring in their own civilization. Will you embrace them? Or will you stay clear? We have no idea who or what they are, and if we are smart enough, we would never get close to any alien civilization without proof of trust or any prior knowledge. How sure are we that aliens out there (if any) are seeking new friends and not conquering other planets in search of food… or… slaves?

This is what sci-fi writer Lu Cixin explains in his book, The Dark Forest.

The clasps of a dark forest. Source: Pixabay

Imagine a dark forest with no visible life except the enthralling trees. In this forest, there are innumerable hunters roaming around. These hunters don’t know what this forest has in store for them. As spooky as the forest appears with all its trees crawling out as an imposing threat to the hunter, the hunter also needs to be aware of the fact that he or she might not be the only one roaming through this forest. Every decibel of sound matters. Every step counts for survival. Someone might appear the next moment and eliminate the hunter, because that is the only option for assurance of further life. When the hunter is not certain whether to trust the other person or not, his only way for survival is to annihilate the potential threat. This logic will be the common base for every single hunter roaming in the dense forest. Hence in order to survive, the best option is to keep to oneself and avoid coming across any other living entity at all costs!
Diaz, Galiz highlight Dodgers’ international signings
By: Rowan Kavner
Tags: Transactions, Dodgers, International, Signings, MLB

by Rowan Kavner

The Dodgers agreed to terms with 22 international players, including top international prospects Wilman Diaz and Jesus Galiz.

Comprising the Dodgers’ international class of signings are 12 pitchers, three catchers, four infielders and three outfielders.

Wilman Diaz

Diaz, a shortstop from Maracay, Venezuela, is rated the №3 international prospect by MLB.com. The 17-year-old is a 60-grade hitter with “five-tool potential,” according to his scouting profile. He is the top teenager and shortstop of the 2020–21 class and comes from the same program as catcher Diego Cartaya, a 2018 international signee who is currently the Dodgers’ №5 overall prospect. This is the third straight year the Dodgers have signed the top prospect out of Venezuela after signing Cartaya in 2018 and outfielder Luis Rodriguez in 2019.

Galiz is the top catching prospect in the international signing class and is rated the №8 international prospect by MLB.com. The 17-year-old from Maracaibo, Venezuela, moved from middle infielder to catcher two years ago. His skills as an infielder have translated behind the plate, where he’s intrigued scouts with his soft hands, quick feet and release and strong arm.

Half of the Dodgers’ international signees come from Venezuela. Here’s the full list:
Episode27: How to Decide Major?
By: Mana Hashimoto
Tags: Major, United States, How To, University, International

Hello, welcome back to my blog!

“Take your time, you have two years to find what you really want to do.”

This quote is what I thought these two or three years. I am still wondering what I really want to do in the future. But, first two years in university, I had no idea what I want to do and study at the university. I want to tell you how I decided and found what I want to study at university.

If you decide your university with the reason because my brother/sister goes to that university, you might not have any idea what you want to study there. I was the one. I had no idea what I want to study not like others who have goals to achieve. I decided to apply for the university because of my brother and entered without deciding major. This is possible to start your university life without deciding major, so I did.

Two years. This is the time that you have to decide your major. So, first two years, you can switch your major if you do not like it or that is not what you expected. Even though you have two years, it is hard to decide what you are interested in. I started with undecided then, after the first semester is done, I decided to major in Business undecided. I studied basic business things for one and a half years but realized that I do not really enjoy and exciting to learn new things in this field of study. Then, I explored a lot. I went to talk to one of the design professors, talk to English teachers, friends, and family. And, I finally found a major that I feel good with.

I am still unsure of what I want to do in the future, but I do not regret what I am learning now.

So, if you are wondering what you want to do, it is totally fine. You have a full two years to consider if you go to university. None cares even you have not decided your major. But, keep thinking about what you are interested in! You will find the right answer.

I think talking to somebody is a good idea. I talked to two of my English teachers and one of them told the major I am taking right now. Do not think too much. Your advisors, professors, teachers, and staff at university know than you do. And, if you think you are interested in something, just make an appointment through email and talk to that person!

By deciding major late, I took freshman classes when I was junior. I think if you do what I did, this type of thing will probably happen to you too. But this is not that big thing because people there do not care about age. They really do not. And I did not care that much. One thing that makes me hard is that tough schedule. I think most of the students took most of the classes before senior year or last semester. So, they have only a few classes left to take, but for me, not. Maybe this is the only difference.

If you have not decided on your major, take your time! Use your two years effectively so that you will find the right way!

Thank you for coming and hope to see you in the next episode!
#4 Eight Steps to Help Take Your SMB Abroad
By: Steffen Bäuerle
Tags: International, Small Medium Business, Smb, Growth

Eight Steps to Help You Capitalize on International Markets

1. Be strategic about the international markets that you target. One of the worst things you can do is spray and pray. For as much as you want to conquer the world, adopting that strategy will lead to subpar results. Instead, invest time in doing some thorough market research and target nations that offer high demand for your product or service.

2. Create a clear sales structure. To actually succeed in foreign markets, you’ll need to create a clear sales structure within your organization. In all likelihood, you will need to reassign current staffers (or hire new staffers entirely) to fully focus on these markets. They need to be on the ground and work the phones, meeting prospects and delivering sales pitches.

3. Think about how your product or service will reach the customer. For as big an opportunity that a foreign market may provide, it is moot if those customers can’t access your product or service. Therefore, plan how you can get your product or service to the POS abroad in a cost-effective manner.

4. Mind your language. By this, I mean that you must break through any potential language barriers. Make sure that your marketing copy and sales pitches are extremely clear in the foreign language. Ignoring this step can lead to many lost sales.

5. Tap into the power of the Internet. The Internet can be one of your best tools here — both in terms of researching potential markets and marketing to potential customers. Feel free to rely on things like Facebook and Google Ads, as they offer sophisticated targeting options to reach your target audience.

6. Consult your lawyer. Entering a foreign market, there will be always legal requirements that will affect your business. Instead of rushing into the market and having to pay a fine or worse, have a meeting with your legal attorney. This can help you avoid significant mistakes.

7. Obtain the requisite buy-in. As with many things in business, you will need the full support of your team to take your business abroad. Therefore, establish regular strategy meetings with your team. Highlight the opportunity and address any questions or concerns.

8. Iterate & follow the inspect & adapt principle. Actually shipping your product or service into a foreign market isn’t the end of this process. Rather, it is the beginning. You’ll need to constantly monitor your progress and iterate step by step as necessary, whether it relates to your marketing, sales structure, service & maintenance ops or something else.

By following these tips and strategies, you will be well on your way to taking your SMB to new nations. Best of luck!

#30by50

Comments, thoughts?

You can find me on LinkedIn

and Twitter.
Cannes Rights Roundup 2021
By: Sydney Levine
Tags: Film, Cannes Film Festival, Movies, International, Film Industry

Unique! Only available through SydneysBuzz! A return of The Original FilmFinders Reports!

Stay ahead of the competition! The Cannes International Film Festival’s up-to-date sales activities, contacts, title links to IMDb, director, stars and synopses, country of origin and rights avails can now be yours to know and use. We are happy to announce that the Cannes International Film Festival’s Rights Roundup 2021 is now available for purchase. This report is an important part of strategic planning for film buyers, film sellers and film producers, as well as for festival programmers.

To know what is being sold, who is buying, what they are buying and from whom, is to gain power and knowledge over the international market — it is also useful for targeting your own local and regional markets.

The Cannes Rights Roundup is the only compendium available in one place. Our Report of sales made at the Cannes Film Festival this July. informs you about sales to all sixty territories including the U.S. The deals that are still pending and unreported sales are not included.

This only includes The Official Cannes Film Festival titles. You will see The Directors Fortnight, Critics Week, and ACID are still works in progress due to my computer crashing! However, when you buy this report we will also send you a Google spreadsheet which will be updated in real time. PLEASE NOTE the Marche titles are not included, only the Official Festival titles with International sales agent, language, country, director, stars, and synopsis.

Thank you for your support in this new endeavor which continues the excellent artisanal work made workd famous by FilmFinders in 1988, my company which was incorporated inti INDbPro in 2016.

See you in Cannes!

Sydney Levine

$59.99

Buy now
Five ways to improve your English
By: University Of Leeds
Tags: English Language, Student Life, International

Wing Yan Lui (Cheryl), Fashion Marketing (Industry) shares her tips for improving your English during your time at Leeds.

Being from Hong Kong, it was pretty hard to get used to using English for most conversations when I arrived in Leeds. But throughout my four years at university, I did discover some ways to improve my English, both listening and speaking, and I want to share my tips with you.

Everyday tasks like grocery shopping and watching English TV shows can help you build up your confidence.

#1. Listen more

The best way to improve your English is to get in touch with it more often. Whether you want to improve your listening or speaking, incorporating and using more English, especially in your daily life, can drastically improve your English language skills. There are many ways to do it. One example is using tools such as foreign dramas, YouTube, e-books and songs. — they’re great for helping you learn new vocabulary, idioms and slang — and I highly suggest you turn on the English subtitles when you’re watching TV! It is also an excellent way to learn the speaking tones and ways of saying things. It’s also more fun than relying on textbooks to learn.

Making friends who aren’t from your home country can really help you improve your English.

#2: Make foreign friends

The second way is to make friends with foreigners in classes and outside of studying. It is normal to make friends with people from your home country. However, if you want to improve your English, it would be great to be friends with those whose first language is English. This way you can practice more with daily conversations and get to know more people, which is the best of both worlds.

Taking part in volunteering can really help you practice your English speaking skills.

#3. Participate in events and volunteering

Getting involved with events and volunteering generally lets you socialise more with others. Joining events and taking part in volunteering can allow you to meet people who share similar interests to you. By meeting these people, you can easily find topics to talk about and increase your English speaking practice opportunities.

If you have time, a part time job can help with your English and give you a bit of extra money.

#4. Get a part-time job

This method is for the students who can manage their studies and have some free time to work. Many international students might not commonly use this method. But I mentioned it because it is the quickest way to help improve your English as it forces you to speak more English. It creates an opportunity for you to talk to more people, including colleagues and customers.

#5. Find methods that work for you

Last but not least, find a way that suits your learning style and lifestyle. There are many ways to help improve your English, and the methods I have used might not serve you. So be experimental and test them out. Take your time, and certainly, your English will improve.
Harmony’s 2021 on Cross-Chain Finance
By: Stephen Tse
Tags: Adoption, Roadmaps, News, Decentralization, Interoperability

In 2021 Harmony strives to be a top blockchain for cross-chain finance. Our main themes are:

Adoption — We are bringing utility to users through developers and partners. Hackathons with Gitcoin and workshops at Ethereum events will boost our reach. Interoperability — We are bridging with Bitcoin and Ethereum for broader assets. Our cross-shard and cross-chain transactions will enable new finance applications. Decentralization — We are growing our validator community and network features. External voting power and resharding will guarantee our long-term governance.

How to scale Ethereum applications in 2021? Harmony is a sharding protocol with a trustless Ethereum bridge. Our developers use Etherum tooling such as Solidity and Ether.js. Users use Metamask to store and they use our bridge to swap Harmony and Ethereum assets. We achieve 2-second finality for fast transactions and support 1000 delegating stakers for secure shards. A cross-chain Uniswap fork is already live on our mainnet. Similar to layer 2 protocols, Harmony is now fully interoperable with Ethereum ecosystem.

Below are the progress of our 2021 milestones. You may learn about our ecosystem growth in 2020.
The State of Oregon’s Adoption Assistance Program
By: Devon Berry
Tags: Adoption, Assistance Program

The recipient of a PhD in nursing from the University of Washington, Devon Berry is an experienced health care professional who most recently served as executive associate dean at Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Nursing. In addition to his professional interests, Devon Berry is a strong proponent of adoption.

The majority of the children waiting for adoption in Oregon are younger than 5 years old and are either part of a sibling group that needs to be adopted together; part of a racial, cultural, or ethnic minority; or have mental, developmental, physical, or emotional disabilities. Adopting a child that falls into any of these categories can present financial challenges for families, but the state of Oregon provides relief in this regard through its Adoption Assistance Program.

Families that adopt children in Oregon can qualify for adoption assistance via state funds or Title IV-E federal funds, as long as there has been a legal determination made that the child either should not or cannot be returned to the parents’ home. It must also be shown that there was a concerted effort to pair the child with an adoptive family that doesn’t require adoption assistance.

Oregon offers additional financial support through its vendor attorney program. Through this program, the Oregon Department of Human Services covers legal fees for families adopting children who fall into the aforementioned categories.
The Truth Behind Japan’s Animal Shelters
By: Elsda Yiu
Tags: Animals, Dogs, Help, Adoption

Dog Shelter rescues dogs that are scheduled to be put down. You will see a detailed description of how they were recruited, what type of personality they have, and their likes and dislikes! Here is the list for their rescues, and their green text means that a dog is under negotiation with a potential foster, possibly a screening to se if it is the right person for that dog. The green trial means that the foster parents will take them home and see if they are a good enough job to make them a forever family. The beautiful pink text is a sign that the doggie has a home and a new family! It translates to Thank you ♪ Family was made ♥, and nothing makes me happier to see that! Take some time to read their stores and maybe even find a potential new best friend!

JAWS stands for the Japan Animal Welfare Society, and they are one of the oldest running organizations that focuses on raising awareness and creating animal welfare projects that create lasting impacts all across Japan. This company started in 1956 and gets their funding entirely through membership donations. All details can be found here, which lists all of their accomplishments and the changes that they have made within the animal community.

NPO SALA Network located in Tokyo stands for Save Animals Love Animals. They aim to reduce the amount of homeless pets nationwide, by as much possible, with programs like the SALA Network that teach children how to develop an empathic and responsible awareness to the proper care-taking of pets. Another program that they are working on is called SALA Home, which aims to bring these animals who are doomed for disposal at the public shelters closer together to orphans, children with disabilities, sick elderly, and the elderly without family. Currently they hope to be able to establish the SALA Dog Home, which would be a space for those rescue dogs to be groomed, trained, and properly vaccinated. There is, however, quite a bit of controversy surrounding this organization, with allegations that they are so understaffed that there is no free time outside of the animal’s cages. Volunteers and homes are needed for than ever for animals in these living situations. If you are interested in adopting from them or simply would like to hear a little more about the company, visit their website here.
Amazing Single Dad Adopts 5th Disabled Child, Raising Them All By Himself
By: Review Daily
Tags: Disability, Adoption, Parenting, Fathers, America

Ben Carpenter, 35, has recently made his Father’s Day this year extra special by adopting a fifth special needs child.

The Shelpley, West Yorkshire resident had only planned on adopting one when he turned 21, stating that he always wanted to be a father and having a family was what he was meant to do.

However, his brood soon grew.

Savior to Special Needs Children

Children in the foster system with special needs are often very difficult to place since few families are willing or able to dedicate the time these children need. Carpenter has worked with special needs children and adults for a long time, making him uniquely qualified to help.

His children include Jack, 11, Ruby, 8, Lily, 6, Joseph, 3, and his most recent adoption Noah, just a young baby. All have special needs ranging from Down Syndrome to Autism and Pierre Robin syndrome.

He was taken by Noah while looking at pictures of children who were difficult to place and said the young boy has fit perfectly into his mixed family. He goes on to say that while his children may not share his blood, they are no less his family.

Carpenter says he has no plans for future adoptions but is not set against the idea.
Hope Remains, Despite SCOTUS Fulton v. Philadelphia Ruling
By: Rev. Jason Carson Wilson, M. Div.
Tags: Supreme Court, Adoption, Children, LGBTQ, Foster Care

Photo by Anna Sullivan on Unsplash

WASHINGTON, D.C. — All isn’t lost. The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous Fulton v. Philadelphia ruling for Catholic Social Service (CSS) today doesn’t give religious organizations freedom to discriminate against LGBTQIA+ people. Its decision only applies to Philadelphia’s CSS contract.

“Every Child Deserves A Family,” Rev. Jason Carson Wilson, M.Div., Bayard Rustin Liberation Initiative founding executive director, said. “Refusing to allow LGBTQIA+ people to foster or adopt shouldn’t be considered a religious practice.

Let’s be clear. Religion isn’t the problem. LGBTQIA+ people of faith exist and people from all walks of life support non-discrimination laws. Discrimination isn’t a sacrament or sacred ritual.

This narrow loss has a bright side. SCOTUS has rejected LGBTQIA+ equality opponents’ demands for a constitutional right to discriminate TWICE in four years. Consider it a bitter little pill with a sugar chaser.

Government-funded child service agencies must continue complying with non-discrimination laws. SCOTUS roundly rejected CSS’ claim that enforcing non-discrimination laws against those with religious objections was unconstitutional.

Photo by Gabe Pierce on Unsplash

The Fulton v. Philadelphia decision stressed governments can enforce non-discrimination laws. But, the justices said they must be enforced neutrally. Philadelphia’s contract with CSS provided individualized exemptions the faith-based child service agency didn’t receive.

Today’s decision highlights alternatives to SCOTUS affirming bits and pieces of LGBTQIA+ people’s humanity and rights. What are those alternatives? Passing the Equality Act and John Lewis Every Child Deserves A Family Act will mean #DecisionDays might nott continue leaving LGBTQIA+ people in fear or suspense.
Supreme Court Ruling in the Fulton Case: What You Need to Know
By: Movement Advancement Project
Tags: Supreme Court, Adoption, SCOTUS, LGBTQ, Foster Care

Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case we’ve been watching closely, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. The ruling allows governments to continue to enforce nondiscrimination laws so long as they do so consistently and neutrally. Although a single foster care agency has been granted a license to discriminate and turn away same-sex couples, the ruling does not create a broad new license to discriminate for other agencies.

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia centers on a religiously affiliated child welfare agency that sued the City of Philadelphia to receive taxpayer dollars for its child welfare services, despite the agency’s refusal to comply with the City’s nondiscrimination requirement. In today’s decision, the Court ruled that Philadelphia’s system of individualized exemptions for different agencies meant its policy was not applied neutrally to all foster care agencies, and therefore it must grant an exemption to the agency in question. The decision is narrow and still allows governments to have and enforce nondiscrimination laws, and it does not allow other agencies to discriminate.

We have laws governing child services agencies for a reason: to ensure the safety and wellbeing of more than 400,000 children in the child welfare system. The more than 1,200 agencies providing these government services on behalf of children with taxpayer dollars should be expected to follow those laws. Today’s decision is an important reminder that the primary responsibility of child services agencies should be to help ensure that kids can be in loving homes where they can thrive.

To be sure, freedom of religion is important; it’s one of our nation’s fundamental values. That’s why it’s already protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. But that freedom doesn’t give any of us the right to impose our beliefs on others, or to discriminate. In fact most people of faith, and well as people across the political spectrum, support nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people.

However, LGBTQ people in the United States still face discrimination in countless ways. It’s shocking that 29 states still do not have laws that explicitly protect LGBTQ people from being evicted from their home, kicked out of a business that’s open to the public, denied health care, or denied government services.

It’s time for our nation’s laws to reflect our values and protect all Americans from such unfair treatment. That’s why Congress should pass nationwide nondiscrimination protections like those in the Equality Act. Not only does the Equality Act protect LGBTQ people from discrimination, but it also expands important protections for women, people of color, and people of minority faiths. Because nobody should have to live in fear of discrimination simply because of who they are.
Small countries are punching above their weight in terms of Bitcoin gains
By: Omgfin Exchange
Tags: Adoption, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Vietnam

Small countries are punching above their weight in terms of Bitcoin gains Omgfin Exchange Jun 8·3 min read

Chainalysis tracked total U.S. dollar gains made by Bitcoin investors in 2020. The country comparison was drawn from an analysis of web traffic on various cryptocurrency exchanges

Emerging markets appear to be punching above their weight when it comes to Bitcoin (BTC) investment, offering further evidence of growing worldwide adoption, according to a new report from cryptocurrency analytics firm Chainalysis.

A geographic analysis of realized Bitcoin gains revealed that investors in the United States generated $4.1 billion in returns last year, which is more than three times higher than second-ranked China, Chainalysis said. Although economic stalwarts such as Japan, the United Kingdom and Germany were near the top of the list, several countries are investing a lot more in Bitcoin relative to traditional economic metrics like gross domestic product.

In other words, GDP doesn’t seem to be a strong indicator of who is generating higher return on investment in Bitcoin.

Smaller economies have a big representation in terms of realized Bitcoin gains. Source: Chainalysis

A standout case is Vietnam, a country that ranks 53rd in GDP but 13th when it comes to realized Bitcoin gains. The East Asian country’s sharp pivot from a centrally planned economy to one embracing market reforms has allowed it to slash its poverty rate from over 70% to below 6% since 2002, according to the World Bank.

Chainalysis also drew attention to the Czech Republic, Turkey and Spain, which rank 54th, 25th and 19th in GDP, respectively, but all fall within the top 20 in terms of realized Bitcoin gains.

The 2020–2021 Bitcoin bull market began in October of last year, as the price had increased from around $11,000 to over $29,000 by Dec. 31. Bitcoin’s price would eventually peak near $65,000 in April before undergoing a sharp correction.

Chainalysis was able to extrapolate country-specific data by analyzing location-based web traffic on various cryptocurrency exchanges. Cointelegraph asked the analytics firm how it was able to account for the potential presence of VPN usage by exchange users. While Chainalysis acknowledged the limitations, the company stood by its rigorous analysis of transaction data, stating:

“We acknowledge that there are clear limitations to using web traffic data, including the usage of VPNs and other products that can mask the geographic origin of web activity. However, the data that forms the trends we explore comprises millions of transactions, so this activity would need to be extremely widespread for it to meaningfully affect our data.”

The report echoes what many crypto enthusiasts have been saying all along — Bitcoin gives investors in emerging markets unfettered access to a high-performing asset. This is especially important in regions that are facing high inflation and stricter government controls over bank deposits and withdrawals.
Dealing with Adoption Issues
By: Ann Arbor Counseling Associates
Tags: Mental Health, Adoption

You went through so much to share your home and life with this child, but things aren’t going as you had hoped. You may be finding it hard to bond to the child, or maybe the child is not bonding to you or their new family.

Having the opportunity to bring an adopted or foster child into your home is a blessing. You have a lot of love and attention to give and that should be enough, right? Things might not be that simple. Despite all the love you have to share, the history the child brings along with him or her cannot be ignored. While plenty of support will usually help the child to adjust, chances are they might need some professional counseling so they can learn how to live in a healthy family environment and cope with the families and relationships they left behind.

You might be feeling like no one understands and you’re all alone to cope with the difficulties your family faces in trying to hold things together. There are so few people like you who have brought a child into their home, but that doesn’t mean you have to go through it by yourself.

Our counselors have years of experience in working with adoptive families and the unique challenges they face. We specialize in counseling children from foster care who were over the age of 3 at the time of adoption. You may also qualify for your counseling to be completely covered through state funding, including family counseling for the adoptive family. In addition to our ability to offer a caring and supportive atmosphere, we are also trained in play therapy to give children the ability to express themselves in their own language.

Some challenges that adoptive or foster families face include:

Difficulty bonding with the adoptive family.

Difficulty bonding with foster parent(s).

Behavioral issues.

Communication challenges.

Speech problems.

Defiance.

Difficulty trusting.

Acting out feelings.

Lack of community support for adoptive and foster families.

Academic difficulties.

Relationship difficulties with other children.

Boundary confusion.

You are not alone in this. With some support from our knowledgeable family counselors, you can provide a loving, nurturing environment for your whole family. We can help you help your child to cope with their unique challenges so that they can feel secure.
Chinese government agency issues blockchain development roadmap
By: Omgfin Exchange
Tags: China, Adoption, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Business

China’s “blockchain, not crypto” stance continues as one government agency publishes guidelines to accelerate the adoption of token less blockchain solutions.

China’s workplace of the Central computer network Affairs Commission and also the Ministry of trade and data Technology (MIIT) have known four essential application areas for blockchain adoption.

The MIIT’s five-point agenda for blockchain adoption is a component of a document issued on weekday particularization guiding opinions to accelerate the promotion of the rising technology for industrial development.

As antecedently according by Cointelegraph, China’s President Xi Jinping antecedently required rapid blockchain adoption back in October 2019.

Presenting its argument for blockchain adoption, the MIIT document describes the novel technology as “an necessary a part of the new generation of knowledge technology.” in line with the IT ministry, blockchain is among a raft of latest innovations like huge knowledge and computing that area unit vital to China’s continuing progress.

The MIIT document lists the economy, finance, industrial enterprise and public services because the main focus for blockchain development within the country.

According to the MIIT publication, traceability, knowledge sharing and provide chain management area unit a number of the utilization cases for blockchain that might have a considerably positive impact on the important economy.

In the space of finance, the MIIT publication needs the promotion of a larger intersection between blockchain and alternative rising technologies like cloud computing, computing and also the internet.

The MIIT’s proposal for blockchain adoption for public utilities conjointly includes ideas like sensible cities and also the utilization of the novel school in government services. The document leans heavily on the unchangeability of blockchain-based ledgers in rising proof assortment mechanisms in areas like judicial deposit, civil registries and jurisprudence social control activities.

As a part of its biological process goals, the MIIT needs the institution of a minimum of 3 backbone enterprises and blockchain industrial clusters. The document conjointly touches on international collaboration particularly below the aegis of the “Belt and Road” initiative.

The MIIT document, whereas leaning heavily on blockchain adoption, created no mention of crypto or tokens normally. capital of Red China continues to build up its cryptocurrency crushing, with Weibo reportedly banning the accounts of some “virtual currency influencers.”