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Women's Health Clinic

Medicaid/Medicaid Managed Care will no longer be accepted at Texas Planned Parenthood centers after February 3, 2021. Go to https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-greater-texas/medicaid for more information.

About This Health Center

Operated by: Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, Inc.

Care No Matter What

Planned Parenthood is one of the nation’s leading providers of high-quality, affordable health care, and the nation’s largest provider of sex education. With or without insurance, you can always come to us for your health care.

Language & Interpreters

English; Spanish; Interpretation by telephone available for other languages.

Please let us know if you need an interpreter when scheduling your appointment.

If an interpreter has to be in the clinic at the time of the appointment, in order to make arrangements, we prefer a minimum three (3) days notice

Services Offered

Our expert care providers offer care in the following services. Learn more about what services are offered, what to expect, and pricing.

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Health Center Hours

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8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Please note that we'll be closed on these holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Walk-in Information

If you need emergency contraception (AKA the morning after pill), you can walk in anytime we’re open.

Limited services are available on a walk in basis.

More About This Health Center

You can privately and easily book your appointment online for select services 24/7. For the full set of services, you can call 817-536-4942 to book your appointment. Health center staff can also answer any questions you may have.

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Everyone deserves affordable health care. With or without insurance, you can always come to us for your health care.

I don’t have insurance or Medicaid

If you don't have insurance, you may qualify for a state-funded program or a lower fee scale. If you’re worried about cost, talk to us about how you can get health care that fits your budget.

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Our fees are based on your household income. Please bring either a pay stub or unemployment documentation if you have it. We’ll never turn you away from the care you need because of your inability to pay.

I have insurance or Medicaid

We take the following insurance:

  • Aetna PPO
  • Aetna Access
  • Ambetter
  • Blue Cross Blue Extra Value (BEV)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
  • Centene (Austin area)
  • Cigna PPO
  • Humana
  • Meritain
  • MultiPlan Third Party Administrator (TPA)United Healthcare
  • Meritain PPO
  • Oscar

We accept many private and public insurance plans. If you don't see your insurance listed, please call us at 817-536-4942.

Payment Options

Medicaid is accepted here.

Most health insurance plans now cover prescription birth control, annual wellness exams, and HIV and STD screenings with no copay, and many other services with some copay required. Contact your health insurance company directly to confirm that the services you need are covered and what, if any, out of pocket costs you are required to pay.

Additional Payment information

Payment plans are available for many services. Our helpful staff can answer questions you may have about coverage.

Payment is expected at time of service. We accept:

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Major Credit/Debit Cards
  • Money Orders

If you are uninsured, you may qualify for a state-funded program or a lower fee scale.

Please bring the following documents if you have them:

  • birth certificate
  • pay stub
  • photo ID
  • proof of residence

If you do not have health insurance, read about health insurance options to find out how to get more affordable coverage and what to consider when choosing a plan.

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More Appointment Information

We’re unable to provide childcare at our health center. For safety reasons children need to be accompanied by an adult when they’re in the waiting room. Only infants can accompany you to the exam room. Please bring a friend or family member to be with your children if you don’t have childcare at home.

You can fill your birth control prescriptions at our health center instead of the pharmacy. during regular business hours

Only infants and toddlers in a car seat or stroller are allowed in the exam room. Please make arrangements for childcare for any other children.

You can come to us for services that don’t require a medical exam. For example, birth control education and supplies; emergency contraception (AKA the morning after pill); pregnancy testing and counseling; STD testing, and testing and treatments for urinary tract infections.

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment to check in and complete paperwork.

Other Health Center Information

We offer referrals for abortion services.

Save time at your visit by filling out our secure EFORM medical questionnaire.
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Indiana Could Offer Online Lottery Games Starting In 2020

Posted on July 7, 2019 - Last Updated on January 3, 2020

Citizens in most of the states that neighbor the Hoosier State can buy lottery tickets online. The Indiana lottery may soon let Indiana residents join that fray.

The company that runs the lottery in Indiana has started a study of other states’ iLottery programs. The Hoosier Lottery Commission could pull the trigger if it likes the findings.

When might the Indiana Lottery go mobile?

IGT Indiana, which operates the state’s lottery, intends to present an action plan to the Hoosier Lottery Commission sometime in 2020. The action could move quickly from there.

The Hoosier Lottery Commission already has the power to begin online sales. The Indiana Legislature would not have to pass any new laws.

If IGT makes its presentation early in 2020 and the Hoosier Lottery Commission is on board, the rollout process could begin immediately. Indiana residents could be buying online lottery tickets by the end of next year.

The implementation process will take time, however. That’s why if findings are presented later in 2020, actual sales may not begin until sometime in 2021.

Before online sales, what must happen?

There are several factors the Hoosier Lottery Commission needs to take into account if it decides to go forward with online sales.

The commission needs to determine what details from customers it will require for registration. In other states, customers need to prove their:

  • Identity
  • Age
  • Residence

Which forms of payment the lottery will accept is another factor. Some states allow customers to use credit cards, but others do not.

Then, of course, there is which games to offer. Neighboring states limit online sales to Mega Millions and Powerball, while other states offer a wider array of games.

Limits in other facets of gaming are another concern for the commission.

Responsible gaming concerns for online sales

As was the case with the legalization of Indiana sports betting, a mobile component raises concerns about ease of access to deposit and withdraw options for individuals with gambling problems.

The argument against such activity from that perspective is that being able to access the platform from mobile devices is too much of a temptation for such individuals. Proponents argue exactly the opposite.

Supporters of online gambling argue such systems make installing safeguards easier for problem gamblers. The software allows customers to set unique limits they can’t surpass.

Those concerned with the welfare of problem gamblers aren’t the only possible objectors, however.

Brick and mortar lottery sales also a concern

Retail locations that sell physical lottery tickets could see a sales dip from online lottery sales and not just in that vertical alone.

Few customers who visit a retail location leave without making additional purchases. Lottery tickets are for them what betting on Indiana Fever games will eventually be to Indiana casinos. It’s a way to get foot traffic.

Other states have satisfied retail partners by running promotions on their mobile platforms that can only be redeemed in stores and offering customers the ability to cash out in stores.

If the lottery can maintain its retail sales while adding a strong mobile product, revenue for the state from the lottery could increase by millions of dollars. The possibility of buying a Powerball ticket on their phones is an exciting one for Indiana residents.

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Game designer Liam Liwanag Burke describes Dog Eat Dog as a “fun, compelling game about colonialism and assimilation in the Pacific Islands.” That’s right – Burke created a fun roleplaying game about the inequality inherent to colonialism and its consequences. One player acts as the Occupation (all of it – leaders, military, and touristsContinue Reading

At the end of November, Brooklyn-based indie game studio Sortasoft launched a Kickstarter to raise funds for Meriwether: An American Epic. Inspired by a trip taken along the Lewis and Clark National Historic trail, Meriwether allows players to command the Corps of Discovery as Meriwether Lewis and voyage across North America. While watchingContinue Reading


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Real-world museums and libraries often supplement formal education. They have classrooms, teaching resources, and educators. However, while some institutions play a growing role in their community, some are also losing staff and resources. This particularly true for rural libraries. The Stardew Valley Museum and Library can be seen as anContinue Reading

This is a guest post by Alvina Lai. Alvina holds an MS in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute, and a BFA in Photography and BA in Creative Writing from The New School. Their writing appears in The Mary Sue, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the NYT’s “Metropolitan Diary”; allContinue Reading

This is a mostly serious and occasionally tongue-in-cheek open response to Kevin Bacon’s (@fauxtoegrafik) thoughtful and honest blog post “Nameless Gameless.” I’m hoping it will spark some open dialogue between a variety of folks interested in cultural heritage and meaningful play (and of course, those tricky games). Bacon, the Digital Development OfficerContinue Reading

Thanks to the game Babylonian Twins, iPhone and Android users can explore creative renditions of monuments in and near ancient Babylon, including the legendary hanging gardens, the Ishtar gate and processional way, and the ziggurat some believe to be the Biblical Tower of Babel.  As players guide the twin princes Nasir andContinue Reading

Museums are increasingly turning toward alternate reality games (ARGs) as way to engage visitors and draw broader audiences to their collections. If you’re unfamiliar with the term ARG, Wikipedia’s entry provides an adequate working definition: “An alternate reality game (ARG) is an interactive narrative that uses the real world asContinue Reading


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A community has been left "disgusted" after a dedicated nature area has been set alight by vandals.

An area dedicated for bird tables, hides and a 'bug hotel' in Salt Mill Park in Saltash has been destroyed over the weekend.

Shaun Ingram, 53, who lives close to the park said that the 'bug hotel' has been left in a big pile of ash.

Mr Ingram said: "I had it pointed out to me by my neighbour and I went and took a look this morning.

"I think it was done some time before yesterday.

"Everybody is disgusted by it."

The bug hotel before it was torched

Mr Ingram added that the area is now covered in "graffiti tags".

The Saltash resident posted the photo on Facebook with the caption: "On my morning walk this morning I saw that someone has burnt down the Bug Hotel, why?"

Many residents responded expressing their disgust.

One woman responded: "Very worrying to think that people like that our wandering about in public places - if they’re capable of that they obviously have no respect or conscience so that makes them capable of other things much worse unfortunately!!!"

Another said: "No need for this sort of thing to happen where lots of children/family play and also love watching the birds and nature around them.

"Mindless hooligans with no social-life."

Many comments added that it was "absolutely disgusting".

Mr Ingram said that the wooden bug hotel had been installed around three years ago and it is a popular area for residents.

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"People enjoy going there" he said.

"It's a popular place for dog walkers and bird watchers.

"If you're brave enough to set fire to that, then where do you go from there?

"It is worrying. Everyone is a bit peeved by it."

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A new campaign has been launched in Plymouth to help tackle the issue of homelessness.

The Make a Change campaign gives people two simple ways to help those that have fallen on hard times and find themselves without a roof over their heads.

For a whole host of reasons, some people worry whether it is right to give money to those that are begging on the streets. Read more on homelessness in Plymouth here.

To help that concern, a number of contactless boxes have been installed across the city, from Plymouth Argyle's club shop to the Pavilions.

Those boxes allow people to make small donations and that money then goes towards helping the homeless and tackling the complex issues behind why people become homeless.

The other way somebody can help if they have concerns about someone they have seen sleeping rough, is by alerting local teams through an app.

StreetLink is a national organisation and their app can be downloaded through the App Store on mobile phones.

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The StreetLink app

Their aim is to try and end rough sleeping by providing the public with an easy way to inform local organisations of a homeless person, that can then offer to support them.

This campaign follows on from the commissioning of the Plymouth Alliance earlier this year, which has seen a number of organisations come together to help the most vulnerable people in the city.

Drug advice, mental health support, accommodation and housing support is all available, with Bournemouth Churches Housing Association, Harbour, Shekinah, the Zone, Plymouth Access to Housing (PATH), Livewell Southwest and Hamoaze heading up the Alliance.

Speaking about the campaign, Councillor Chris Penberthy said: "There is no one single answer to tackling homelessness. People don’t become homeless by choice. Behind each statistic there is a person and their story.

"We have set out to tackle some of the problems that can lead to people being in this position. They are not overnight answers.

The new contactless box at Plymouth Argyle's shop, an easy way to donate towards Plymouth's homeless
The new contactless box at Plymouth Argyle's shop, an easy way to donate towards Plymouth's homeless

"This campaign gives our residents the chance to help Make a Change in two ways. If they come across someone on the street they can direct the right support to them using the app.

"Now they can also donate money directly to homeless charities in the city, PATH, Plymouth Soup Run and Shekinah, and help to make important changes to the lives of those who most need it."

In the last six months 1,212 households have approached the Council for advice and support about their housing situation or homelessness.

Last month alone there were 27 Plymouth people seen sleeping rough in the city, which is 27 too many.

Where can the machines be found?

Contactless boxes can be found at Column Bakehouse at the Royal William Yard and Devonport Guildhall, Plymouth Argyle's shop, Plymouth Pavilions, The Haberdashery Store in Armada Way.

Plymouth Market, the Tourist Information Office, Santander in New George Street and the Original Pasty House will also have boxes going live.

Director of PATH, Mike Taylor, said: "The new contactless boxes are a great, modern way of donating.

"We see people all the time who are facing homelessness, for whom, a small amount of money can often make a significant difference, whether it’s to help with bills, pay for food or put towards gaining accommodation or essentials for living.

"We know there is a lot of goodwill in Plymouth and it’s great that people will now have the chance to help in this way."


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Thales Navigation, a leading global provider of GPS solutions including its Magellan consumer and Ashtech professional product lines, announced the Magellan SporTrak Pro, a new premium handheld GPS solution designed to meet consumer demand for advanced mapping and navigation in a compact size.

The Magellan SporTrak Pro delivers stylish, pocket-sized convenience without compromising superior performance and robust functionality. In addition to its versatile mix of street maps and marine information, the Magellan SporTrak Pro provides a built-in memory of 9 MB with expandability up to 23 MB so users can add even more maps and points of interest for easy access while traveling. No other GPS product in this price category offers this kind of expandability.

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Waterproof and rugged with a sporty, comfortable design, the 12-channel SporTrak includes built-in marine navigation aids that identify buoys, marinas, lighthouses, wrecks and obstructions for traveling offshore, fishing or boating. The user is not limited to the built-in information, however. The SporTrak Pro's 23 MB of memory capacity lets users download additional map detail, points of interest or topographic data from the Magellan MapSend software family.

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In the slant of the sun on the country-side,
Cattle and sheep trail home along the lane;
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Guardragon Elpy
Guardragon Elpy

Guardragon Elpy
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1 Level 4 or lower Dragon monster
You cannot Special Summon monsters, except Dragon monsters. During your Main Phase: You can Special Summon 1 Dragon monster from your hand or Deck to your zone that 2 or more Link Monsters point to. You can only use this effect of “Guardragon Elpy” once per turn. You can only Special Summon “Guardragon Elpy(s)” once per turn.

Date Reviewed:
May 28, 2019

Rating: 4.32

Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale. 1 is awful. 3 is average. 5 is excellent.

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Hello Pojo Fans,

Guardragon Elpy is one of three Guardragon monsters we’re reviewing this week that may end up getting REDMD banned in the TCG.

Easy to summon, requiring only a Level 4 or lower Dragon, almost any deck that has access to at least one of those can summon this. Locking you into Dragon-Type monsters is something that will keep all but the archetype and Dragon-Type users away though. A deck thin and Special Summon mixed into one makes this like a searcher, but it stays on the field, giving you material for link summons. Yes, you need a zone two or more Link Monsters points to, which is why you have Guardragon Pisty opposite it or something pointing from above or on an angle. You can pull ANY dragon from your deck, REDMD being the favorite for obvious combo and overpowering advantage reasons. Despite that, you can get any dragon, Blue-Eyes players can get their White Stone to Synchro, or Dragon Spirit of White for spell/trap destruction, etc. When you mix in cards like Eclipse Wyvern, Black Dragon, White Dragon, and Defrag Dragon the possibilities depending on your monster lineup expand even more.

Ridiculously easy to summon, ridiculously powerful with the right monster in your Main Deck, and at the very least will be a Link 2 when all said and done. It is stupid how this card can be part of a 1-card combo that can cripple your opponent.

Advanced-4/5     Art-4/5

Until Next Time

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Guardragon Elpy has a lot going for it. Mainly it’s the Guardragon that most decks can use for advantage. It’s a Link 1 Dark Dragon-type Link Monster with 1000 Atk and a Left Arrow. Stats don’t matter much except that it’s a dragon. While Elpy is on the field, you can only Special Summon Dragons, which is the whole point, but since Link monsters Link Climb, the restriction won’t matter. You can only Special Summon Elpy once per turn, but it’s still going to gain a lot of advantage. The purpose of Elpy is to Special Summon any Dragon from your hand or deck for free once per turn so long as it can go to a Main Monster Zone that two Link Monsters point to. Even if REDMD gets banned, the advantage potential is huge. Elpy brings old decks back to popularity, and it’s the easiest one plus with.

Score: 4.5/5     Art: 4/5

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Next up for Guardragons is the first of three Link Monsters they have (so probably no surprise to what is reviewed the rest of the week) and we’ll start with Guardragon Elpy.

Eply is a Link-1 DARK Dragon with 1000 ATK and an arrow pointing to the Left. I can’t ask for a lot of ATK on a Link-1 really unless the summoning requirement is some big monster, and that Left arrow might seem bad, but it helps with the effect, and I like it being a DARK Dragon. The summoning requirement is any 1 Level 4 or lower Dragon, which should never be a challenge in a Dragon deck really. You cannot Special Summon monsters, except Dragon monsters while you control this, which should be fine since you’re likely playing this with a ton of Dragons and you can Link this away into other Dragon Links like the Borrels, Saryuja, Triple Burst Dragon, or Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres to get rid of that restriction. During your Main Phase, you can Special Summon a Dragon monster from your hand or deck to a zone 2 or more Link Monsters point to. Sure you need 2 or more Link Monsters pointing to a zone, but that’s easy if you can summon Saryuja Skull Dread first or get Guardragon Elpy and his brother out at the same time in the Main Monster Zones. There are a ton of strong Dragons you can summon off this, since it isn’t restricted to Level, with some popular ones being Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon, Eclipse Wyvern, or Amorphage Golliath if you can’t make too many more plays, which you should be able to. Other options include Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Red-Eyes Black Dragon for those decks, so that can be nice, and it can get their stones out of the deck. That effect of Elpy is a hard once per turn because we know how good summoning from the deck is, and you can only summon Guardragon Elpy once per turn so you can’t just summon this, Link it away, and revive it to a zone that’s more convenient for his effect if you were thinking about that. Elpy has necessary restrictions, but at the same time it helps so many plays for Dragons that playing this in decks using a ton of Dragons that can produce a ton of monsters is highly recommended.

Advanced Rating: 4.5/5

Art: 4.5/5 Almost looks like a LIGHT monster, but I guess I can get it being DARK. Still great artwork either way.

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Guardragon Elpy is a very simple Link Monster.  This is a Dark, Dragon, only a Link 1 (requiring 1 Level 4 or lower Dragon Monster) with a solitary arrow pointing directly to the left and 1000 attack.  Small body on a small Monster, so it’s hard to be very upset about.  Dark and Dragon both add to the usefulness of this card though.  First off, note you’re excluded from Special Summoning non-Dragon type Monsters.

Not an issue, all that means is you won’t play Elpy outside of the Dragon theme.  For as simple as this Monster seems, the effect is rather powerful.  During your Main Phase, you’re able to Special Summon a Dragon from your Hand OR Deck (and we love to Special Summon from the Deck) to a Zone two or more Link Monsters point to.  That may seem like a hard stipulation/condition to adhere to but…

I think it’s not the most difficult of things, and it’s appropriate, given there’s no restriction to the Type or Level of the Dragon you can pull out.  So it’d make sense to throw out something powerful (BEWD for those who enjoy playing that, a REBD or anything in that line).  This card can definitely reward you for playing (more) higher Level Dragons.  This is obviously a once per turn effect (and Elpy itself can only be Special Summoned once per turn) to prevent broken-ness.

Rating:  4.25/5

Art:  4/5  So we have dark wings on a white body…such a bland white, even with gold (shouldn’t necessarily) mean Light, although I see how the picture could draw you that way.  This kind of reminds me of a Dark(er) Ancient Fairy Dragon.

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“It was amazing,” raved Ryan R.  “We got to do stuff we don’t usually do at camp.  I learned a lot about our local geographic area.”

The boat left port in Westport, NY and made it’s way to Basin Harbor, VT, exploring the lake, some islands, and the sites of several shipwrecks.  (Read a detailed account from the previous trip HERE and click the read more link for more on today’s trip).

“I didn’t know what a ROV was,” said Annie C, “until this trip.  It’s an underwater camera and15_maritime10 we saw it go down and take this picture of the ship wreck.”

The kids also spent time ashore, having a buffet lunch and exploring a museum.  Prisca was impressed.  “I learned that they also boat on the ice.  They have an ice boat and they are able to sail on Lake Champlain in the winter.”

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The chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) has reaffirmed his commitment to “getting a good deal for policing” ahead of the Chancellor’s Spending Review, due to be revealed later today (November 25).

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Ahead of his statement, the Chancellor has insisted he is not planning a return to “austerity” and would continue to support the economy as it sought to recover from the fall-out from the pandemic.

Unusually, because of the economic uncertainty caused by the virus, most government departments will receive only a one-year spending allocation rather than the usual multi-year settlement.

APCC chair Paddy Tipping, the police and crime commissioner for Nottinghamshire, said: “We’ve got to make the case. We’ve got to make sure that there are sufficient police officers, that numbers continue to grow, because we want to bring crime down. And that’s really important right now because we are living through exception times where Covid had affected everyone’s lives. So it’s about fighting crime and it’s about keeping our people safe in their communities.

“At the end of the day, you need the right finance to make that happen and I’m determined to get a good deal for policing.”

The Spending Review is expected to include a new round of public sector pay restraint – with wages for more than four million workers capped or frozen altogether, with only frontline NHS doctors and nurses expected to be exempt.

Figures released last week showed that public sector debt had passed the £2 trillion mark for the first time in UK history – taking it over 100 per cent of national income.

The moves have angered the Police Federation of England and Wales and other unions, which say public sector workers bore the brunt of austerity cuts after the global financial crash and that to freeze their pay when so many have been putting their lives at risk during the pandemic would be “a slap in the face”.

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Site C’s economic justifications unconvincing: It’s time we made decisions differently

Image: Premier John Horgan, with Ministers George Heyman (Environment and Climate Change) and Michelle Mungall (Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources), announces that the BC government will complete construction of the Site C hydroelectric dam. Source: Province of British Columbia / Flickr

There is no question that the new BC government’s decision to proceed with the Site C dam was a very difficult one. The previous government left them with a poison pill. With $2 billion already spent, the Horgan government faced a no-win choice, with substantial political and economic costs for either terminating or proceeding with what is one of the largest and most expensive capital projects in BC history. I don’t envy them.

But count me among those who believe the wrong decision was made.

In a difficult decision like this one, it matters who gets listened to, whose expertise wields authority and what considerations win the day. That’s why unpacking this decision matters—so we can consider how progressives might shake up the framework by which future decisions are made.

First things first, this decision does deep harm to the prospects for reconciliation with Indigenous people. It is fundamentally at odds with the government’s stated commitment—affirmed in the NDP-Green Agreement and in the mandate letters of each Minister—to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Fundamental to UNDRIP is the duty to secure consent before engaging in major projects that impact the land and title of First Nations people. Achieving that consent should be embedded in our decision-making process. And yet in this case it is absent.

For thousands of people who strongly oppose Site C for both environmental and Indigenous rights reasons, this decision feels like a political betrayal—and will for many years. And with every likely new announcement of a cost overrun in the years to come, more salt will be ground into the wound.

The CCPA’s Marc Lee, in his submission last summer to the BC Utilities Commission, outlined why he felt the electricity Site C will provide is not needed. Indeed, our contention for many years has been that what was truly driving the push for Site C was the natural gas industry’s demand for electricity—both for fracking operations and, down the road, to electrify the process of liquefying that gas. Meaning it was primarily about producing “clean” energy in service of dirty fossil fuels, and it still might be.

Unpacking this decision matters—so we can consider how progressives might shake up the framework by which future decisions are made.

In the final years of the Clark government, the push to take Site C “past the point of no return” was, I believe, driven by a different but related political imperative. Having failed to secure foreign investment for a new LNG industry (and the associated promise of thousands of jobs for BC’s northern regions), Premier Clark, ironically, beat a path back to the public sector and looked to BC Hydro to deliver those jobs through construction of the Site C dam.

Economic rationale doesn’t hold water

Notably, when Premier Horgan made the announcement that the government would proceed with Site C he appeared decidedly unenthusiastic. Make that downright miserable. He made clear that Site C was, at its outset, a wrong-headed policy choice, and not a project his government would have started. But with $2 billion spent and reclamation costs of termination pegged at $1–2 billion more (likely the low end), the Premier felt his government had “no choice” but to proceed.

Granted, the prospect of spending $3–4 billion and having nothing to show for it hurts.

But the government went further, stating that absorbing such a bill would put its progressive economic and social agenda at risk. Some ministers expressed the view that termination costs would threaten BC’s Triple-A credit rating and would consequently drive up our debt service costs. Minister Mungall, in an email sent to those who wrote to her about Site C, stated, “To do anything but move forward would require British Columbians to take on $4 billion in debt that would have to result in massive cuts to the services people count on us to deliver. After witnessing the legacy of BC Liberal cuts, I can’t allow that to happen again” (emphasis mine).

This line of argument may sound compelling. But on closer inspection, it is not at all convincing.

Had the costs of termination remained on BC Hydro’s books, this would indeed have resulted in an increase in Hydro rates, but not to the degree stated by the government. And proceeding with Site C will also result in increases in Hydro rates down the road (quite possibly more so).

Given that the decision to green-light Site C was politically driven by the previous government, my view is that the costs of terminating the project should not have been borne by BC Hydro, but rather by the provincial government as whole (as it seems the government considered). Some may say this makes no difference—taxpayers and ratepayers are one and the same after all. But it does make a difference. As the CCPA has noted in past research, Hydro rates are regressive—they impact lower-income households harder than upper-income ones. In contrast, provincial government debt is serviced from overall taxes, which are mildly progressive now that the new government has brought in an upper-income tax bracket and is phasing out MSP premiums. With further fair tax reform, the costs would be even more fairly distributed.

Relieving BC Hydro of the costs of termination could have been done by either transferring the Site C sunk costs and termination costs onto the provincial government’s debt or, if the government did not want to assume the $3–4 billion debt from BC Hydro, it could simply have agreed to annually transfer the interest costs of that debt to BC Hydro (as restitution for this politically imposed cost).

Four billion dollars in debt would result in additional interest costs of at most $150 million a year. That’s not insignificant. But neither is it enough to derail a government’s agenda: it is 0.3% of the province’s $50 billion annual budget.

Would taking on $3–4 billion in termination debt, with no asset to show for it, squeeze out the rest of the government’s agenda and potentially erode BC’s credit rating with the consequence of driving up debt interest costs? This seems highly unlikely.

At today’s interest rates, $4 billion in debt would result in additional interest costs of at most $150 million a year. That’s not insignificant. But neither is it enough to derail a government’s agenda. $150 million is less than the current surplus. And for context: it is 0.3% of the province’s $50 billion annual budget.

In contrast, consider that in the September 2017 Mini-Budget, the new government cut MSP premiums by 50% and chose not to replace those revenues with progressive tax increases (as the CCPA has previously recommended). In doing so, the government chose to walk away from $1.2 billion in annual revenues—a much more costly decision it did not feel put the rest of its agenda at risk.

Similarly, as Green Party leader Andrew Weaver has noted, the government chose to cancel tolls on the Port Mann Bridge and take on that debt at a price of $3.5 billion (and annual costs of replacing the toll revenues of about $150 million), but expressed little concern about the impact this would have on the affordability of BC’s debt.

The September Mini-Budget estimated that taking on the Port Mann Bridge debt would increase BC’s debt-to-GDP ratio (the size of the provincial debt compared to the size of the economy) by about 1.2 percentage points. The cost of terminating Site C would have been similar in debt-to-GDP terms—an impact that is entirely manageable in economic terms and well within BC’s recent debt levels.

Would taking on this debt have resulted in a downgrade to BC’s credit rating? Possibly, but not necessarily. BC’s fiscal situation would have remained enviable (with respect to both debt-to-GDP and debt service costs relative to other provinces). It is arguably also possible that credit rating agencies would have given kudos for termination, seeing it as an expression of fiscal caution that avoided further potential multi-billion dollar cost over-runs (as is common with such mega-projects), particularly given the fact the credit agencies and BC’s Auditor General have already expressed concerns about BC Hydro’s debt load.

Even with a downgrade (if it occurred), would BC face significantly higher interest costs? Again, while there is frequently fear-mongering about this outcome, this result should not be assumed—bond markets don’t respond slavishly to credit rating agency assessments. And if there was a credit market response to a downgrade, it would have been minimal. Canadian provincial credit ratings vary from BC’s Triple-A high to PEI’s Single-A low. But as economists Trevor Tombe and Blake Shaffer note, the practical significance of this difference is that long-term provincial bond interest varies from 3.1% in BC to 3.5% in the Atlantic provinces. They note further that, “On average, each notch on the S&P ratings scale is associated with 0.04 per cent higher yield on a 25-year bond.” In other words, not much.

Letting others call the tune

Numerous NDP MLAs have offered public explanations of the decision to proceed, all stating some variant of: we referred the BCUC’s report for further analysis to financial experts, and with great regret, were told that, while the actual costs of termination versus completion were similar, the accounting treatment of the choices would be very different.

Effectively, the government has said that accounting practices—as interpreted by finance ministry officials—trumped good policy and UNDRIP.

The problem, I fear, is that the full scope of options gets lost at the Cabinet table. If one’s deputy minister, for example, sounds the debt and/or credit rating alarm, few politicians feel comfortable pushing back. Or if the government is spooked by a credit rating agency warning—Finance Minister Carole James did go visit the rating agencies early in the new government’s mandate—there is political fear of a downgrade.

It is a curse of modern social democratic governments that, on economic matters especially, they are inclined to let others tell them what is and isn’t allowed. This dynamic plagues otherwise progressive people who lack confidence in economics, and it is heightened when senior civil servants remain in place after a change of government—the same people giving the same advice as always.

It is a curse of modern social democratic governments that, on economic matters especially, they are inclined to let others tell them what is and isn’t allowed.

Another way was possible. The government could and should have taken on the costs of termination (realistically a figure closer to $3 billion). It could have taken on other energy conservation and renewable electricity projects over the coming years (wind, solar, geothermal, etc.) as needed and in partnership with local First Nations and the building trades. In doing so, it could have created just as many jobs as Site C will provide, but more helpfully spread across the province and closer to where people actually live, rather than concentrated in one locale (which will mean having to import much of the labour). Indeed, this is exactly what the NDP proposed in its 2015 PowerBC plan. Sadly, that plan was short-lived. A lost opportunity to move forward with far less of a price and much more to gain.

What now?

In the end (and official explanations notwithstanding), Site C was clearly a political decision—not an economic one. Only time will tell if that political decision was strategically correct or a costly mistake.

The government made a calculation (affirmed by recent polls) that the majority of the public would support continuation. They likely worried about the reaction of mainstream media pundits and the corporate sector had they chosen termination.

But the economic and political costs of proceeding with Site C will haunt the government throughout its mandate and beyond.

It seems at this point that the prospects of an about-face are highly unlikely. So why bother rehashing the decision?

First, it is important that unconvincing economic justifications—and the fear-mongering of credit rating downgrades—be challenged, otherwise the precedent is set for more disheartening decisions down the road.

Second, understanding this decision matters so that the new government can be encouraged to approach future ones differently. Much progress is clearly still needed to truly implement and operationalize UNDRIP in BC policy-making. And this is an opportunity to change the frame, to shift whose expertise wields authority and to reconsider what priorities win out.

In the last election British Columbian voted for change. Rather than deferring to the same accountants and ministry officials, this still new-ish government can continue to bring in new voices, invite more creative solutions and engage more fully with civil society.

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Camila Cabello Opens Up About Meditation For Anxiety: "It’s Making Me a Better Human"

Sometimes a deep breath can do a lot more for your mental health than you might expect. In an Instagram post on Monday, Camila Cabello opened up about her personal struggles with anxiety and stress, citing mediation as a point of relief that better helps her to be at one with herself and the world around her. "Meditation has changed my life in the last few months," Cabello wrote. "I didn't share this with you guys at the time because honestly I was just trying to be okay, but I was experiencing severe anxiety. It was meditation — it was practicing every single day multiple times a day that has been healing me, and, more than just helping me manage strong emotions like anxiety and stress, it's making me a better human."

"May you be healthy. May you be safe. May you be free from illness. May you be well."

Cabello went on to point out the benefits of meditation, including that it makes her feel closer to nature and more in tune with her own emotions and those of people around her. "Not only does it help in times like this with stress and anxiety, meditation is the practice of strengthening habits like empathy, love, and compassion — making you feel more connected to not only everybody around you, but living beings in general like animals, plants, and the earth, which is a living being, itself."

Given the coronavirus outbreak, Cabello urged those suffering more stress and anxiety than usual to take into consideration their own well-being and that of those around them, particularly those highly susceptible to the virus. "In times like these, especially as young people, even if we are healthy, it's important to practice compassion and help others that could be suffering. We are in this together, let's not be indifferent to others [sic] risk. It's our responsibility to do whatever it takes to keep everyone safe. Empathy to others' reality and solidarity could make the difference in hard moments like this. We can't think that we will be unaffected because we feel young and healthy. We have parents, grandparents, friends, and neighbours, and we don't want to be a part of the problem when we could be part of the solution."

Cabello suggested her followers take the time to mediate by sitting up straight and feeling "gravity grounding your body to the earth's surface and supporting you." Next, she recommended taking three deep breaths and keeping track of each inhale and exhale until your mind has stilled. "Once your mind has stilled. Picture every human in the world right now, elders, people that have respiratory problems and are vulnerable, picture the people that are vulnerable, picture their families, and say 'May you be healthy. May you be safe. May you be free from illness. May you be well.' Repeat until you really feel it in your heart — love you guys, please stay safe!"

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Briana loves teaching science and has taught all over the world. She has a passion for all science disciplines and finds them all fascinating. She also enjoys dance and yoga for fun when she’s not teaching.


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Self-Love: The Greatest Love of All

February is a powerful month in the African-American psyche. It is Black History Month, and it includes Valentine’s Day. This is a time when we could focus both on loving and respecting ourselves and loving and appreciating our ancestry. We are a resilient people who have survived and thrived despite all efforts to extinguish us. There are forces at work which seek to degrade, humiliate and destroy us—and still, we persevere.

As Black psychologists, we are charged with helping our people achieve optimal mental health and wellness. How do we do that in a society wherein the powers that be have strategized to maintain their supremacy and our powerlessness? We must develop a love so strong that it cannot be overtaken by the opinions of those who would seek to defeat us.

During this month, we honor both our ancestors and those who are living who help to instill in us a sense of pride of being.

There are many notables who do this for us. Traditionally, we have honored Harriet Tubman, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X and so many others. Today, we look to President Obama, his Queen Michelle, Congressperson Barbara Lee and countless others. On a more personal level, our mothers, fathers, grandparents, and our children model for us and give us reasons for being.

As Black psychologists, we care for the individual, the family, and the community.  We do not need to follow traditions born of the dominant culture in order to cultivate our mental health. We must conceptualize our understandings of our mental health needs through principles that are steeped in our roots.

In ancient African beliefs, we come to love ourselves through our love of spirit, of other people, and of nature. Oshun, the Yoruba goddess of love, is proud of how we honor her by honoring one another. In African-Centered/Black Psychology and Spirituality, self is not defined as separate and individualized, but as an extension into others. We are part of the collective; we are interdependent and inescapably connected to each other.

Self-love is the love of being connected to and interlaced with the best in one another. Black self-love is an act of liberation from the hostile and negative influences of the culture in which we live. We express it through our art, music, dance, song, creativity, and storytelling. Historically, our music, dance, and songs have served as tools to remind us of what it means to be alive, to be spiritually aligned, and mentally well.

A demonstration is our beloved ancestor Whitney Houston’s anthem “The Greatest Love of All.” The lyrics of this classic rhythm and blues song are an expression of the importance of self-love:

“I believe the children are our future

Teach them well and let them lead the way

Show them all the beauty they possess inside

Give them a sense of pride to make it easier

Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be

I decided long ago never to walk in anyone’s shadow

If I fail, if I succeed at least I lived as I believe.

No matter what they take from me, they can’t take away my dignity

Because the greatest love of all is happening to me

I found the greatest love of all inside of me

Learning to love yourself…It is the greatest love of all.”

The singing, chanting, and understanding of this classic song reminds us that no one and no thing outside of ourselves can validate our worth. This is an inside job.

In America, we live in a culture that does not support our humanity, much less our self-worth. We have learned to cope in this society by relying on our deep inner sense of knowing and our willingness to express ourselves.

To be healthy, it is important that we remember that we are valuable and worthy of love, because we exist. Ancient African wisdom teaches us that we are spiritual people. We can decide to live a more joyful and Oshun-filled life by harnessing our spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional energies to assist us. There are everyday things, beyond Black History Month, that we can do for ourselves and our loved ones to support our understanding and knowing that we are worthy of love. Below you will find some strategies to support you.

Face each day with an attitude of gratitude. Focus on the good in you and in your life. Forgive your imperfections. Don’t give irrational ideas power. Example: “No one will ever love me.” Shift your attitude and self-talk. “I really love how well I get along with people.” Accept and appreciate yourself. Be gentle with your criticism. Assert yourself. Avoid taking on the burdens of others. Care, but do not carry. Embrace change. Cultivate a sense of mastery and control by setting goals and by working to attain them. Manage your time effectively. Take time to nurture yourself.

Engage in deep breathing. The single most relaxing thing you can do is deep relaxation. Visualize yourself in a peaceful place. Acupuncture and acupressure are helpful. Eat healthy foods. Exercise regularly and have a massage. Develop and use support systems: family, friends, coworkers. Give to others. It broadens your view and shifts your focus. Use support groups when facing challenging situations. Commune with the Universal Spirit with prayer and meditation. Live your higher beliefs. Connect with people who share your beliefs. Read inspirational materials. Worship with your spiritual (religious) systems.

During this month of love and remembrance, know that we are healthiest when we have a loving, giving spirit that connects similar spirits. Walk through life celebrating that our love of self through others is the Greatest Love of All.

This article is dedicated to the ambassador of Black love: Dr. Lige Dailey, Jr.

*The Association of Black Psychologists, Bay Area Chapter (ABPsi-Bay Area) is committed to providing the Post Newspaper readership with monthly discussions about critical issues in Black Mental Health. The ABPsi-Bay Area is a healing resource. We can be contacted at ( and readers are welcome to join with us at our monthly chapter and board meeting, every third Saturday at the West Oakland Youth Center from 10 a.m. – 12 noon.

East Oakland Organizer Needed

The East Oakland Stadium Alliance (EOSA) is seeking an Oakland-based grassroots organizer for a short-term engagement to help grow and mobilize our coalition! Comprised of local businesses, workers, labor organizations, and community members, we are deeply concerned about the Oakland A’s proposal to leave the Coliseum site in East Oakland and build a new stadium at the port. An ideal candidate has on-the-ground campaign field experience, a strong awareness of Oakland and Alameda County political figures, and deep ties to East and West Oakland communities. Being a local resident of Oakland is a plus.

Employment with EOSA is a part-time role and will last for a minimum of four months with an opportunity to extend longer. Transportation and cell phone use would be reimbursed and candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to Emily Penrod, For more info about EOSA, visit our website and check us out on Twitter @AllianceOakland.

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Posted on 4/10/2020
by Rene Stroud, Naturalist and Amy Campagna, Environmental Education Coordinator

Hello teachers, parents, and students! Since it appears that we are going to be home for a bit longer than we had anticipated, our Environmental Education team has put together a list of some easy-to-access resources for lots of fun and engaging nature activities, games, and online learning.

The Cornell Lab

Bird Academy Play Lab features a variety of games that explore flight, song, dance, feathers, and so much more.

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Cornell University

The Naturalist Outreach Program offers a collection of informative and fun videos are based on the presentations given by the Naturalist Outreach students.  Each of the videos has, or will have shortly, extra items like worksheets & study guides!

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The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Lab features a variety of youth curriculum for all grade levels, educational videos, virtual field trips, and more.

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The Home Outdoor Education Experience has some pretty awesome educational lessons with videos, activities, and fun quizzes for teachers and students to help make this time at home meaningful, fun, and with a healthy dose of the outdoors.

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Entomology Today

Learning at Home with Bugs is full of handy, insect-related activities for parents to keep their children active and learning.

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National Wildlife Federation

Ranger Rick is a name many of us know from our own childhood. Well, they are offering Free Access to all their fun educational games, videos, and activities through June!

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Nebraska Game & Parks

Online Education portal offers downloadable lesson plans provide fun and engaging learning activities on a variety of topics — from birds to prairies, animals to pollinators … and some just-for-fun activities, too!

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Project Learning Tree

Check out this full list of downloadable activities designed to connect the children in your life to the outdoors and nature from home.

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National Geographic

Learn at Home offers some great collections of activities that have been curated for educators, parents, and caregivers to implement with K–12 learners.

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Project Beak

Bird Education & Awareness for Kids is chock FULL of information, activities, videos, cool links,  fun quizzes to test your knowledge, nest cams, and more!

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Children & Nature Network

Offers a whole list of tools and resources from key partners and leaders from around the world including access to a continuously updated spreadsheet of user-generated resources for even more learning fun.

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World Forum Foundation

Check out their Family & Educator Tool Kits to find ideas and activities to inspire children’s love for the earth and help them become tomorrow’s generation of caring environmental stewards.

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National Science Teaching Association

NSTA is offering a FREE 30-day membership to their Daily Do programming which provides access to more than 12,000 digital professional learning resources and tools.

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Quarantine! the Islamic strategy saving lives

Written by Chiara Rambaldi

Where does the Quarantine practice come from?

It is hard to find historical records of self or mass isolations similar to today’s idea of quarantine. However, it is certain that the very first use of the quarantine practice emerged with “The Canon of Medicine,” a five-volume medical encyclopedia written by the Persian Muslim Ibn Sina (AD 980-1037), known to the rest of the world as “Avicenna”. Despite the scientific advancements throughout the centuries, history confirms that Ibn Sina’s medical encyclopedia “al-Qanun fi al-Tibb” (The Canon of Medicine), has been used as the standard model of medical textbook until the 17th century, and nowadays is still considered a fundamental resource for medical studies.

Ibn Sinan indeed was the first one to suspect that some diseases could be spread by microorganisms. He understood that the only effective way to prevent human-to-human contamination was a sanitary isolation. Therefore, he came up with the idea of isolating people for 40 days. He called this method “al-Arba’iniya” which in the Islamic world means “the forty”. Traders from Venice, one of the most prosperous trading points in the 15th century, heard of this successful method invented by Ibn Sinan, and then took this acquaintance back to the Italian peninsula. Italians called it “quarantena” which in Italian means “the forty”. This is where the word “quarantine” come from. The origin of the methods currently being used worldwide to fight pandemics such a Covid-19 have their origins in the Islamic world around the 15th century.

It follows that in the last years of the 19th century, a German physician and microbiologist Robert Koch, one of the main founders of modern bacteriology, identified the causes of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax, ancient pandemics to which he also contributed to scientific knowledge by giving experimental support in the field of infectious diseases. Specifically, in 1876, Robert Koch suggested that microorganisms were the cause of infections which could then develop in pandemics. This finding was possible through the observation that the blood of an infected animal that contained pathogenic bacteria, when transferred to a healthy animal, caused the receiver animal to become sick. However, despite the scientific research advanced exponentially in the last centuries, the quarantine practice remains fairly original to the one our ancestries used to practice when Ibn Sina imagined it, as the only way to effectively stop the contagious is avoiding human contacts.

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MontAd Teams Up with Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association to Help Promote AASA "Know Your Parts" Campaign

MontAd, the leading automotive aftermarket agency, is working with the Automotive Aftermarket Supplies Association (AASA), on a pro-bono basis to help promote their “Know Your Parts” campaign.

Wixom, MI, March 20, 2010 --( MontAd, one of the automotive aftermarket’s leading full-service advertising agencies, is working with the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) to help promote its “Know Your Parts” campaign to industry professionals and consumers. According to Al Haberstroh, president, MontAd, the firm is working with AASA on a pro-bono basis.

“MontAd has been working in the automotive aftermarket for more than 20 years and we proudly consider ourselves part of that community,” Haberstroh said. “As such, we regret the low-cost, generic parts that continue to flood the aftermarket at all levels, despite the fact that they may not meet acceptable safety standards. We all have a vested interest in a healthy aftermarket, and are pleased to be able to help AASA educate consumers on the quality parts and service available from their local retailers, distributors and dealers.”

MontAd’s work began with a video that was shown to uniformly positive reviews yesterday at the AASA Vision conference in Chicago. MontAd is also working with AASA to develop a range of online content.

“AASA will continue to support our members by helping consumers understand the difference between legitimate parts and the low quality parts they may be tempted to buy and install,” said Jack Cameron, vice president, Programs & Member Services, Member Satisfaction. “We are grateful for the exceptional work MontAd has done thus far on behalf of our members and look forward to continuing our partnership.”

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How to approach stage planning under match conditions with advice on making a reloading plan and the most critical maths in the process.

This film Looks at approaching a stage under match conditions.

This means there will be:

  • No entry to stage area before your squad briefing
  • Timed walkthrough, usually 3 or 5 minutes, the same for all squads
  • One last quick walkthrough as the shooter before you is being scored and the stage reset from his run

You might consider setting up stages for each other when you train and then approaching them under simulated match conditions. If you train in a group then stay away from the build in your turns and have one of the others put you through like a match RO would do it

If all else fails and you find you are still confused as your turn comes around (a variety of distractions, like gun trouble or a late night can cause this) then you only need these basics to survive:

  • Round count – Start Capacity = number of rounds to load. So in this example of a 28 round stage with a standard gun you need to add 19 rounds minimum
  • How many reloads is this using your method? If you use quads this is 5 grabs
  • Use the final walkthrough while the crew reset after the previous shooter to remind yourself of the shooting positions and decide where you will do the 5 quads
  • Try to relax, remember to breathe before the start signal and shoot at a pace that’s within your capabilities

Chances are you’ll get through and not blow the match on this one stage, there are 11 more (in a Level 3) to make it up again and you just need to forget the way the confusion felt before you move on to the next stage.

You will get lots of great advice from fellow IPSC shooters, their pearls of wisdom may include:
– Shoot fast and don’t miss
– Find all the targets before you start the stage
– Shoot at all the targets

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Freelander Service in CheshireWe offer an affordable Freelander service in Cheshire for all makes and models. As we are Land Rover specialists, we deal with all makes and models of Land Rover, Range Rover, Discovery and Freelander vehicles. We can offer you the same service with the same parts that you can have at a dealership but at almost half the price. Your vehicle’s service book can be updated and your warranty will remain valid. This mid-sized SUV is a wonderfully compact and yet robust vehicle. It can be driven on road and off and will cope with the most difficult terrain. This necessitates special tyres if it is something that is done regularly.  Speak to our friendly and helpful technicians who will advise you of the right tyre to fit.

We are acknowledged as one of the best Land Rover Garages in the area. In Cheshire, Freelander service work will be carried out by our highly qualified and experienced technicians. All our repairs and servicing is carried out in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations. We have gained a reputation over the years as an honest and trustworthy garage where your vehicle is efficiently serviced and repaired. Our diagnostic machine has the latest Land Rover software and we have access to all the wiring diagrams of vehicles in the Land Rover range. We believe that we have more technical equipment to service and repair Land Rovers than many of the dealerships. We also have the latest up to date service schedules.

If you need a Freelander service in Cheshire, take your vehicle to the experts. Contact Premier Garage Services today and book your vehicle in for a repair or service. We have nigh on 30 years of experience in the industry and have focused on service repair and maintenance of all Land Rover manufactured vehicles. Our technicians have extensive training in servicing these vehicles and our workshop has all the necessary tools and equipment suited to Land Rover products. We do not compromise on quality during a service or repair and take great care in helping you to maintain your British manufactured vehicle in its original condition. We are able to service your vehicle from new without compromising the warranty.