 minister Eduard Stavytsky and natural resources minister Nikolay Zlochevsky – fled the country following the events of February 2014, much of their property was never seized by the state, and has been re-sold since, meaning that the money might have found its way to its original owner. With murky corporate structures, it is possible that swathes of Ukraine’s industry are still being run by its long list of fugitive politicians – and the parts that aren’t are still owned by oligarchs and politicians, who are almost universally tainted with the country’s legacy of decades-long economic misrule.
Ukraine's campaign against its eastern regions has also been hampered by pervasive corruption in the army. Local media stories have circulated of volunteers being rejected so that corrupt recruitment officials can extort money from draft-dodgers, while expensive equipment has also gone missing. Mid-level officials are currently being replaced – the latest in a series of reforms that have repeatedly failed to produce a transparent military.
Unsurprisingly, with the country’s internal conflict unresolved and GDP predicted to shrink by five percent this year, four in five Ukrainians said in a survey last month that they believed the amount of illegal financial activity had either increased or stayed the same since the toppling of the previous government.The Peace Foundation worked to realise the New Zealand Nuclear Free zone in 1987, and has since worked with the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) to inspire others to realise a nuclear-free world.
society and governments to make nuclear weapons history.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, one of 7000 'Mayors for Peace' around the world calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons, speaking at the June 11 event said it was “a time to reflect on the horror of war and to learn lessons from the past. New Zealand is proudly nuclear-free and we must continue to strive for a peaceful world free of nuclear arms.” Four New Zealanders from The Peace Foundation and Disarmament Security Centre travelled to the United Nations to participate in the Nuclear Ban Treaty and campaign with ICAN.
The Treaty was adopted by 122 countries at the United Nations in New York in July 2017 and opened for signature in September 2017. New Zealand as a peacemaker nation, was amongst the first to sign the new Treaty, and at the signing ceremony at the United Nations. Already 53 countries have signed it. ICAN was a driving force behind this treaty.
At a time when global tensions are high and two nuclear powers are sabre-rattling, alternative approaches such as the Nuclear Ban Treaty and global collaboration across borders are needed. The Peace Foundation will continue to collaborate with ICAN to put pressure on more countries to sign and ratify the Treaty, to have the Treaty enter into force as soon as possible across the globe.
The exhibition, “Growing Gills” is conceived by artists Joana Escoval (Portugal) and Gaia Fugazza (Italy), writer Agnieszka Gratza (UK/Poland), curator Daria Khan (Russia) and photographer Giovanna Silva (Italy).
"Growing Gills" attempts to reconsider our understanding of human descent and to imagine an aquatic future. It explores, among other things the use of psychedelic plants in Mediterranean witchcraft, alchemical experiments with transmutation of metals, fictional accounts of journeys to the underworld, and volcanic swimming as a species of meditation and a way of courting danger.
Mimosa House is an independent project space in the heart of Mayfair focused on working with emerging practitioners. Developed by curator Daria Khan, Mimosa House supports artistic process and exchange delivering a public programme including four group exhibitions annually. The programme address self-initiated artists’ projects and collaborations especially from female and queer artists.
I'm male, but as someone who has had Crohn's for about 20 years (you can see in my post history that I almost exclusively post in the Crohn's subreddit), and as someone who has been vegetarian for around 4 years, hopefully I can provide some insight. Ultimately, it's about not caring what others think, which I know is easier said than done, and shifting your mind set. The reality is, you don't actually need to justify what you choose to eat, or not eat.

You are a human being and, as a human being, you get to choose what you do, or do not, consume. That's all the justification you need, really. If someone were to offer you a cigarette or a joint, and you refuse, most people seem to understand that it's not okay to pressure you to consume it, or to ask for justification why you're not consuming it, or to get offended that you're not consuming it. However, when it comes to food, for reasons I never really understood, people seem to think they have a social license to do all the aforementioned. The reality is, they don't.  

Don't get me wrong, I understand how difficult it can be to navigate these situations. I have been to family dinners, or dinners with friends, where I have literally eaten nothing, or ordered a small appetizer. If I'm questioned why I'm not eating, my answers range from my most polite where I simply say "I'm not here for the food", or my most direct answer of "because I don't want to", which is really the only justification you should need to give. Or, if I'm questioned why I'm *only* eating this or that, I essentially say "because that's what I want/choose", which, again, is the only justification you need to give. I have also been in the situation where I'm at a dinner with friends or family, and someone sees I'm not eating, and takes the liberty of preparing me a plate of food. Whereas some people might take the plate of food and eat it so as not to be perceived as rude, I just stand my ground and remind them I'm an adult that knows how to serve themselves and if I wanted to eat, I would. To reuse my previous example, if someone took the liberty of rolling me a joint, or going out to buy me a pack of cigarettes without me asking, most people wouldn't find it rude if I refuse their offer. In fact, most people would probably perceive that as a mild form of peer pressure. But, again, when it comes to food people seem to think they have a social license. They don't. If any friend or family member takes issue/offense with what you are, or aren't eating, then they're simply not being a decent human being. Frankly, I would like to think it would be my friends or family that respect the boundary of what I choose to put in my mouth *the most*, and I'm not afraid to remind them of that. 

I understand that my advice is not the easiest to implement, but I think over the long term it's just better overall for your well-being to stick up for yourself. Finding excuses and attempting to justify your choices over the long term gets tiring. One of the few things this disease has taught me is to stick up for myself. Anyone that doesn't respect my boundaries, and that includes my boundaries with food, whether it's friends or family, is not really a person I want in my life. I have enough to deal with already, and I'm not going to waste my energy in justifying my food choices, because ultimately I don't/shouldn't have to.Develop locall with MAMP and EE.
I recently had a reader ask about the pop-up contact forms and lightbox scripts we’ve used on some of our client sites - were they built into ExpressionEngine and how did we get them to work?
Create simple registration forms anywhere in expression engine templates.
A bit more cumbersome than with ee 1.6. Watch passwords in database.php file and permissions on the index.php file.
Moving a site from development stages using MAMP to a live server is fairly straight forward, watch out for the permissions and resetting Weblog & Upload path preferences.
ExpressionEngine modules continue to grow in complexity and functionality, we are seeing more and more third party developers writing Add-Ons that extend Solspace’s own code.
Former Miami University QB Gus Ragland (Moeller) told @WCPO he joined @NDFootball as an offensive analyst. @MiamiRedHawks @LetsGoBigMoe— Mike Dyer (@MikeDyer) June 26, 2019Ragland joins a Notre Dame team that is coming off a 12-0 regular season that resulted in a trip to the College Football Playoff.The Irish were ultimately overwhelmed in the Cotton Bowl by eventual national champion Clemson, but are slated to bring in several strong recruiting classes in the years to come.Notre Dame has a much harder path to the College Football Playoff next year as well with huge games against Georgia and Michigan highlighting the schedule. SOUTH BEND, IN – SEPTEMBER 30: Gus Ragland #14 of the Miami (Oh) Redhawks fumbles the ball after being hit by Jerry Tillery #99 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium on Seotember 30, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)Notre Dame is adding an experienced quarterback to the football coaches’ room next year. Former quarterback Gus Ragland, fresh off a successful senior year in college, is slated to join Brian Kelly’s staff.According to Mike Dyer of WCPO, Ragland revealed that he will be joining the team as an offensive analyst this coming year. Ragland was a three-year starter at Miami University of Ohio, throwing for over 6,000 yards and 56 touchdowns to only 13