I just read some interesting articles about how were close to getting cheap, fast Internet service anywhere from satellites.

Right now, existing satellite Internet service is notoriously slow and expensive.

But OneWeb, a satellite production facility led by Greg Wyler, is planning a fleet of 720 satellites that would form a global network in space-beaming broadband service down to Earth.

Its more than just an idea OneWeb has been testing a proof of concept since 2007, with a network of 12 satellites providing speeds of 1 gigabyte per second (GBps), about as fast as the highly regarded Google Fiber network.

And, last week, OneWeb was given FCC permission to use the broadcast spectrum needed to beam high-speed Internet access from space to Earth.

OneWeb has plans for a slow buildup to spaced-based Net service, with everything fully realized by the 2020s.

If you havent visited the Bismarck Public Librarys website in quite a while, you may want to stop by and check out the online options for accessing various digital media.

For example, you can borrow ebooks and digital audiobooks, access and download popular magazines or borrow digital movies to stream. Its like going to the library from the comfort of your chair and whatever digital device youre using.

Its perfect for when youre outside in the yard relaxing or on a trip or just hanging out at the park.

There is also a service called Tumblebooks, which makes available online books for young people from kindergarten through sixth grade.

Youll need a library card and Internet access to take full advantage of the online offerings. Go to http://bit.ly/2rLA5iq for more information.

If you havent had a chance yet to play around with the latest Google Doodle, do so before its gone from Googles main search page.

The doodle is in honor of Oskar Fischinger, a German-American abstract animator, who gave music a visual form and interpretation.

Music is not limited to the world of sound, Fischinger said in 1951. There exists a music of the visual world.

The Google Doodle is fairly sophisticated. You click on individual triangles in vertical rows to represent musical notes. The doodle then plays the notes from left to right.

There are four different instruments you can score, generating a small orchestra that repeatedly plays the music you create.

Each note and instrument generates a different visual animation. Create enough combinations of notes and instruments and you get a visual display that is as engaging (or distracting) as the sounds you hear.

Its a lot of fun to play and create new melodies. Google even offers a way to save your compositions.

Keith Darnay is the Tribune's online manager and has worked in the online world for more than two decades. His site is at http://www.darnay.com.

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Forest Swords sophomore LP is something special. Matthew Barnes, otherwise known as Forest Swords, is known for his experimental music influenced by genres such as dub and ambient. With Compassion, the English producer has set out to create electronic music that showsfeeling without speaking. There are no featured vocalists on this album, but the music is ableconvey a volume of emotion on its own. This project is definitely a success for Forest Swords, and fans of experimental music should be excited to have a meaty new album to dig into.

One of the first things one willnotice about Compassionis that each song has a personality and mood all to its own. Barnes works hard to give each piece this uniqueness. For example, thesong Vandalism starts out slow with drumbeats and bell clinks that begin to escalate almost like the planning before the act of vandalism itself. Then, the addition of guitars and claps later on imitates the thrill of actually taking part in the act. The song Panic is another impressive offering,making listeners feel as ifsomething isnt right. As the trackgoes on, light chimes give way to rumbling guitars and bongo beats that signify anxiety and panic. The song also features a great vocal sample that comes in halfway through the track; it all comes together to really drive home this theme of panic.

Borden Margin Barrier is another song that is able to exude a unique aura. The synths that fade in and out each time almost touching give the impression that there is a barrier just barely keeping them apart. Each song on this album has a similar amount of depth to it. Onecould dig through any one of them looking for a new meaning for a long time. That is one of the greatelements ofinstrumental music:onesimagination is able to run free, envisioning any meaning itwants from the sounds that are heard. It is surprising that Forest Swords wereable to weave together so many different elements into a cohesive whole onthis project. Not only does the album feature so much depth of interpretation, its also supremely listenable with great relaxing melodies on songs like Arms Out. All in all, Barnesshould really be proud of himself because this project is a winner.

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Today is a special day all about yoga, and if you havent tried it yet, then what are you waiting for?

Yoga is a form of exercise that promotes health, flexibility, well-being and the perfect opportunity to wear quite possibly the comfiest item of clothing ever invented aka yoga pants.

Its a great way to make new friends, tone up and more fun than endlessly running on a treadmill listening to the awful dance music in the gym.

Celebrate International Yoga Day by booking yourself in for a class, you wont regret it.

Why bother getting your heart beating really fast, when instead you could be using yoga as a means of relaxing yourself and winding down?

Do the childs pose once, and you will never want to get on the stair master ever again.

Not only is yoga great for toning your body, but it also helps to build your strength in ways you didnt think were possible.

Give it a few weeks and you will have perfected the crow pose, and left amazed at just how strong your body is.

Nothing like doing a fancy new pose in the park or on the beach to document how nicely your yoga skills are progressing.

#YogaGoals.

It doesnt matter if you cant get yourself down to the local yoga studio, because you can practise yoga anywhere.

As long as you have a mat you can put some relaxing music on, find a YouTube video and do as many seated twists as you like all from the comfort of your own living room.

Some people swear by starting the day off with yoga, and others prefer to wind down with a session in the evening.

Basically there is never a wrong time for yoga. Perfect for those with busy schedules.

MORE: We tried anti-gravity yoga and turns out we love to hang

It doesnt matter if you are 16, or 65, anyone of any age group can comfortably practise yoga.

What do Vanessa Hudgens, Colin Farrell, Julia Roberts and Madonna have in common? They all love yoga, and swear by the benefits of it.

Orange Is The New Black even has a character inspired by the yoga lifestyle (Yoga Jones), so why dont you join the yoga loving tribe as well?

Thanks to all of the concentration you have to put into yoga moves to ensure you are doing them correctly, and angling yourself properly, it is a great way of improving your coordination.

After an intense workout in the gym, you brace yourself for the feeling of soreness for the next few days as a punishment for pushing yourself too hard.

This doesnt happen with yoga, and instead it improves your flexibility, and doesnt leave you feeling bruised.

Due to the controlled breathing, challenging physical poses, and mediation involved it is perfect to clear your head and relieve the daily stress of life.

Why bother doing the worm or the robot at a party, when instead you can impress everyone with a wounded peacock pose that involves balancing entirely on one hand.

The average yoga session burns around 120 180 calories, and with a class like Bikram you can burn over 700 calories per class.

So not only does it improve flexibility, but it also burns a ton of calories, what is there not to love?

If you have difficulty sleeping, or suffer from insomnia then yoga could be your key to a deep relaxing sleep.

By practising yoga quietly and focusing on deep breathing to calm and relax your mind as well as relieve physical tension, it will help to ease you into a gentle sleep.

There are so many different varieties of yoga, that you will find it difficult to get bored.

If you are feeling adventurous you can go for Bikram yoga and practise poses in sauna like temperatures.

Or how about Jivamukti yoga which are themed classes with Sanskrit chanting or references to ancient scripture?

Once you shimmy your way into these stretchy pants you will never want to wear anything ever again.

Plus they make everyones bum look bloody amazing.

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Loss is a common experience, but it plays out differently for everyone. Off-Leash Area's "Dancing on the Belly of the Beast," which premiered Friday night at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis, offers a poignant meditation on the biggest emotional loss of all life, specifically the rite of passage accompanying the death of a parent.

Directed and choreographed by Jennifer Ilse in collaboration with a cast of 19 dancers, the work draws upon her own experience of "adult orphanhood." Faced with a complicated array of emotions, she explored the concept in workshops and found kindred spirits in her fellow artists.

Ilse approaches her topic by quietly affirming what we all learn about grief: The path to healing is cyclical, unpredictable, long and often difficult to follow. Thus, circles are central to "Dancing on the Belly of the Beast" the performers' journey onstage is comprised primarily of loops, slowly or quickly, leading to encounters defined by tender touch, a warm embrace, a brief meeting of the eyes.

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AUSTIN (KXAN) As stress levels rise, more companies and schools are incorporating meditation and mindfulness practices into the work flow.

According to the American Institute for Stress, the cost of stress in the American workplace is estimated at almost $300 billion annually due to absenteeism, lower productivity, turnover, and rising healthcare costs.

PeaceBox, Austins first pop-up mobile meditation center that opened in January, isexpanding with a second mobile unit to share stress-relieving tools and tips to improve overall wellness with local companies, schools and the community

The newest addition called PeaceBox On the Move made its debut Sunday at BookPeople where teachers offered free guided meditation and tours of the mobile studio.

I look forward to continuing to spread mindfulness practice across Austin-area organizations, said PeaceBox Owner and Founder Stacy Thrash.

Over the past few months, PeaceBox has sharedmindfulness practice to the students at Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders and held a workshop for employees at Whole Foods Market.

PeaceBox first mobile unit is centrally located at 1107 South 8th Street off South Lamar and Gibson Street, and the secondmobile unit will be at the Austin 360 Bridge.

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Phoenix is in the middle of a devastating heat wave. Temperatures nearing 120 degrees grounded flights on Tuesday, and physicians are warning of health risks associated with the heat.

But for some inmates in Maricopa County, there is no other option but sleeping outside, even during a heat wave.

In 1993, former Maricopa County Sheriff and controversial Donald Trump surrogate Joe Arpaio erected "Tent City," an outdoor jail complex where inmates were housed in Korean War-era tents and forced to endure the harsh desert weather as part of their sentence, the New York Times reported. Arpaio once referred to Tent City as a "concentration camp."

In April, Arpaio's newly elected successor, Sheriff Paul Penzone, announced that the Tent City complex would shut down after years of criticism from human rights advocates. But months later even after reports that Tent City had been dismantled there are still inmates forced to sleep outside in tents even as the temperatures soar.

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PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: An immigrant inmate rests on his bunk at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: Immigrant inmates are served milk at breakfast at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are the standard daily breakfast at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

One of the guard towers and the camoflauged fence is seen surrounding Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County 'tent city' on May 3, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona. This area of the tent city houses misdemeanor offenders. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: A Protestant minister greets immigrant inmates at church service at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. Striped uniforms and pink undergarments are standard issue at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: Immigrant inmates eat breakfast at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. The striped uniforms and pink undergarments are standard issue at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: An immigrant inmate prepares breakfast at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are the standard daily breakfast at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: Immigrant inmates walk for excercise at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. The striped uniforms and pink undergarments are standard issue at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: An immigrant inmate reads on his bunk at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: An immigrant inmate walks for excercise at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. The striped uniforms and pink undergarments are standard issue at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: An immigrant barber cuts a fellow inmate's hair at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. The striped uniforms and pink undergarments are standard issue at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: A Protestant minister greets immigrant inmates at church service at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. Striped uniforms and pink undergarments are standard issue at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: An immigrant inmate enters his tent at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. Striped uniforms and pink undergarments are standard issue at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: An immigrant inmate rests on his bunk at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: An immigrant inmate prepares breakfast at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are the standard daily breakfast at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: An immigrant inmate walks to the bathroom at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. The striped uniforms and pink undergarments are standard issue at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: Immigrant inmates line up for breakfast at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. The striped uniforms and pink undergarments are standard issue at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: An immigrant inmate walks for excercise at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. Striped uniforms and pink undergarments are standard issue at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: An immigrant inmate sits on his bunk at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. The striped uniforms and pink undergarments are standard issue at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: Immigrant inmates excercise at the Maricopa County Tent City jail on March 11, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. Striped uniforms and pink undergarments are standard issue at the facility. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county. Although many of immigrants have lived in the U.S for years, often with families, most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentences. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

An inmate held inside Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County 'tent city' walks in the housing area May 3, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona. This area of the tent city houses misdemeanor offenders. In August, 1993, Arpaio started the nation?s largest Tent City for convicted inmates. Two thousand convicted men and women serve their sentences in a canvas incarceration compound. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Detention Officer Rene Ansley holds up the uniform worn by 'unsentenced imates' inside Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County 'tent city' May 3, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona. In August, 1993, Arpaio started the nation?s largest Tent City for convicted inmates. Two thousand convicted men and women serve their sentences in a canvas incarceration compound. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Detention Officers escort female imates inside Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County 'tent city' May 3, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona. This area of the tent city houses misdemeanor offenders. In August, 1993, Arpaio started the nation?s largest Tent City for convicted inmates. Two thousand convicted men and women serve their sentences in a canvas incarceration compound. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

An unoccupied area of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County 'tent city' is seen behind a locked gate May 3, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona. This area of the tent city houses misdemeanor offenders. In August, 1993, Arpaio started the nation?s largest Tent City for convicted inmates. Two thousand convicted men and women serve their sentences in a canvas incarceration compound. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Inmate Christopher Lee, 32 jailed for drug possession works in the stables for abused horses inside Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County 'tent city' May 3, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona. In August, 1993, Arpaio started the nation?s largest Tent City for convicted inmates. Two thousand convicted men and women serve their sentences in a canvas incarceration compound. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

An inmate held inside Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County 'tent city' jail carries his laundry May 3, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona. This area of the tent city houses misdemeanor offenders. In August, 1993, Arpaio started the nation?s largest Tent City for convicted inmates. Two thousand convicted men and women serve their sentences in a canvas incarceration compound. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Maricopa Country Detention Officer Rene Ansley holds up one of the pink boxer style underware male inmates wear inside Sheriff Joe Arpaio's tent city jail May 3, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona. The inmates also have matching pink socks. This area of the tent city houses misdemeanor offenders. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

PHOENIX - APRIL 30: Undocumented immigrant Jose Hechavaria (R), 43, stands with fellow prisoners in the yard of the Maricopa County Tent City Jail on April 30, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. Hechavaria, a 13-year resident of Arizona, said he was arrested by sheriff's deputies on a DUI charge and then held because of his illegal immigration statues. Some 200 undocumented immigrants are currently serving time in the facility. The controversial jail is run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has been an outspoken critic of illegal immigration and a supporter of Arizona's new tough immigration law. Prisoners at the facility are fed twice a day, sleep in non-airconditioned tents and are issued striped prison uniforms and pink underwear and socks. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX - APRIL 30: Undocumented immigrants play cards in their tent at the Maricopa County Tent City Jail on April 30, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. Some 200 undocumented immigrants are currently serving time in the facility, and most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentence. The controversial jail is run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has been an outspoken critic of illegal immigration and a supporter of Arizona's new tough immigration law. Prisoners at the facility are fed twice a day, sleep in non-airconditioned tents and are issued striped prison uniforms and pink underwear and socks. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX - APRIL 30: Undocumented immigrants sleep in their tent at the Maricopa County Tent City Jail on April 30, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. Some 200 undocumented immigrants are currently serving time in the facility, and most will be deported to Mexico after serving their sentence. The controversial jail is run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has been an outspoken critic of illegal immigration and a supporter of Arizona's new tough immigration law. Prisoners at the facility are fed twice a day, sleep in non-airconditioned tents and are issued striped prison uniforms and pink underwear and socks. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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Joaquin Enriquez, a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, said in an email Tuesday that while the "last tent at Tent City did go down" and about 400 inmates were relocated to indoor facilities, there are still 380 inmates remaining in the "con-tents," a part of the outdoor jail complex that houses people on work furlough.

Those 380 inmates leave "to work at their regular jobs" during the day and come back to sleep in the tents at night, Enriquez said.

Plans are still on track to fully shut down the outdoor jail, including the "con-tents," within six months of Sheriff Penzone's April announcement. But for now, inmates are still sleeping in outdoor tents during a brutal heat wave.

"During times like these high heat warnings inmates and detention officers are given unlimited access to ice water," Enriquez said, adding that officers pay "close attention" to the condition of inmates.

"If an inmate develops a medical condition due to heat or any other factor, the individual is transferred to Correctional Health Services," Enriquez said.

For local prisoners' rights advocates, the fact that people are being kept outside in the heat is concerning.

"We have always opposed the tent facility, for a lot of reasons, including health reasons," Donna Leone Hamm, the director of Arizona prisoners' rights advocacy group Middle Ground Prison Reform, said in a phone call Tuesday.

"Even though most of these folks may be leaving during the day and coming back at night, it's still 95 degrees at night," Hamm said.

She raised concerns that the extreme heat could be dangerous for anyone with a medical condition that could be worsened by the weather. And even for "a healthy adult male who has no other medical problems, who is drinking and staying hydrated completely," the "oppressive" heat would still feel uncomfortable, she said.

Hamm said that despite the sheriff's office's assertion that inmates are given unlimited access to water, the county is "risking a lot of liability" by exposing so many people to the heat.

Her organization is hopeful that the last remaining tent facilities will shut down along the timeline that Penzone promised in April.

"When the new sheriff came into office, we were very pleased to see that he was immediately intending on getting rid of the tents," Hamm said.

"I wish they would have just wholesale closed them down, but we're willing to accept that he is moving forward to do that ... I would hope that this heat wave would be the incentive."

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Unlike drinking, exercise and home cooking, being vegetarian is seen as a black-and-white deal. You either are or you arent. Go meat free all year and youre a vegetarian; eat one chicken burger on New Years Eve and youve failed.

According to the Vegan Society, there were three and a half times as many vegans in 2016 as 10 years earlier. The NHS states that more than 1.2 million people in the UK are vegetarian. And a YouGov survey found that 25% of people in Britain have cut back how much meat they eat. Despite this, too many of us still hold on to the idea that to eat less meat means nothing unless you can manage to eat no meat at all.

The Vegan Societys formal definition may be that veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose, but what we hear is veganism is a way of life that ruthlessly excludes anyone who enjoys milk in their tea and will joylessly judge every element of your life until you give in and start wearing hemp.

The reason people eat less meat isnt for some public status, its because it has a meaningful impact on the world

But we know thats not true, says Brian Kateman, the co-founder of the Reducetarian movement, a group committed simply to eating less meat. We know we make choices about food every day. When a friend gave me a copy of The Ethics of What We Eat [by Peter Singer and Jim Mason], I was eating a hamburger at the time. But I read the book and I just couldnt believe that factory farming was responsible for climate change and biodiversity loss, the poor treatment of 70m land animals worldwide, as well as the increase in heart disease, cancer, heart disease and obesity. If people were to cut back by just 10% that would be a huge win in terms of all these issues.

Kateman is a self-described pragmatist. He grew up eating steaks and buffalo wings, but as a student decided to go vegetarian. When his sister called him out for eating a small piece of turkey at Thanksgiving, he explained his decision wasnt about being perfect; it was just about trying to eat as many foods as possible that were good for his body and good for the planet.

Im a utilitarian, he says. Im more interested in outcomes than processes. The reason people eat less meat isnt for some badge, some public status, its because it has a meaningful impact on the world.

Katemans philosophy certainly seems appealing. But can you really consider yourself a principled, ethical eater and still eat a piece of pork pie? The central premise of reducetarians is that vegans and vegetarians who have reduced their animal intake so successfully that theyre not eating any at all are part of the same spectrum as people who are dissatisfied with factory farming and so have decided to, say, only eat meat once in a while, says Kateman. Its about moderation for everyday omnivores. Every time we sit down to eat, we make a vote for the issues we care about.

As well as publishing a book, The Reducetarian Solution, the Reducetarian Foundation has hosted its own summit in New York. The website is full of videos, recipes and a place where fans can pledge to reduce how much meat they eat. Kateman has held his own Ted talk on the subject and they even have their own Reducetarian Lab where they conduct behavioural studies into how best to reduce meat consumption.

Since the rise in neo hippies with their Instagram-friendly vegan breakfast bowls, being vegetarian or vegan has become fashionable, rather than simply well-meaning. Theres a very small percentage of people who are loud and annoying, says Kateman. But most vegans and vegetarians are wonderful people who understand we should be pragmatic about this. Making meaningful changes to our diet seems to be the way to go. Part of what we do is explain that plant-based foods can be delicious, affordable and easy to find. We celebrate anyone who decides to reduce the number of animal products they eat and the motivation doesnt matter.

According to the reducetarians, to eat less meat is an accomplishment; but to eat meat occasionally isnt a failure. You cannot fail at trying to eat better; and youre not a hypocrite if you do your best. Are reducetarians just vegans without the willpower? Or, are they simply doing what they can do without the resolution-snapping burden of guilt? Let they who hath not buttered a crumpet cast the first stone.

For more information, go to reducetarian.org

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Pamela Anderson, who has been a longtime animal rights activist is opening a vegan restaurant in France, her new home and has invited France's new President Emmanuel Macron to dine there.

The announcement was buried in a letter about her rumored beau, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is residing inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

The former "Baywatch" actress has been trying to convince political leades to help free Assange.

"I am reaching out to Emmanuel Macron, and to his wife Brigitte Trogneux," she wrote. "As a resident of France, my adopted home, I would like to meet with you and discuss Julian's situation. I am opening a new vegan restaurant in France in July, and I would like to extend my invitation to the new President and his First Lady. Join me on the day I open the doors, and we will sit and eat good food and discuss what can be done for Julian. France could display its strength, and so could you, if you give Julian asylum."

Anderson is partnering with chef Christophe Leroy on the new restaruant which is dubbedLa Table du March, and is part of the country inn called Les Moulins de Ramatuelle, which is owned and operated by Leroy.

According to her website, La Table du March will open on July 4 for 50 nights only.

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During the week of June 12-20, the Virginia Fire Department was called for service 97 times: 21 transfers, 27 fire calls, and 49 911 calls.

This is weeks fire calls varied greatly from multiple public assists, eleven false alarms where we were dispatched and cancelled, four times dispatched to motor vehicle incidents, one cooking fire, tent fire, unauthorized burning, and a powerline down. The 21 transfers brought us to Cook Hospital, Essentia Health Northern Pines and Virginia these patients were transported to Miller Dwan, St. Lukes and Essentia Health St. Marys.

The 49 911 calls brought us to Britt, Eveleth, Gilbert, Mountain Iron, Tower, and Virginia. These patients were treated and transported to St. Lukes, Essentia Health St. Marys, Virginia, or to Air Medical.

During this week, Saturday was our busiest day, with falls being the top reason for dispatch. We performed 73 procedures and administered 43 medicines.

We treated more women (39) then men (31) with the average age being 60 years old.

The Fire Marshals Office responded to four fire calls, investigated a car fire, an illegal fire pit, and attended some in house leadership training as well as worked on fire prevention activities for upcoming events. The Fire Marshal and the Fire Explorers assisted the police and on duty fire crews with Land of the Loon and staffed a first aid station. Thank you again to all the area first responders that help us every day.

So now that winter is over and construction season is in full swing, please remember that the construction workers are not trying to inconvenience you. They are trying to improve the road ways and other infrastructure. Please be aware of emergency vehicles and personnel around fire and motor vehicle collision scenes. In the past we have had fire hoses run over and personnel almost struck by drivers who were not paying attention. Last week in Michigan, Comstock Fire Chief Ed Switalski, who was a friend and National Fire Academy classmate of mine and Hibbing Fire Captain Tony Sikich was struck by a pickup truck while on the scene of a motor vehicle collision. As Chief Switalski was putting his gear away in the back of his command vehicle he was struck by what some accounts describe as an out of control vehicle. His funeral was Wednesday.

With that being said here are a few tips that can help make your commute safer.

Do you regularly whiz through your morning routine in a whirlwind of chaos, trying to make up time while on the road? Do you allow just enough time to drive to an appointment? Then youre probably also more prone to a lead foot and a lost temper. If you add 10 minutes to your expected travel time, youll have time to stop for gas, safely navigate those snowy roads or detour around road construction. Also, try preparing clothing, briefcases, childrens school bags and lunches the night before to minimize your morning rush. Extra time equals calmer driving.

2. Your car is not a therapist.

Many of us love and identify with our cars, but sometimes you can take the car as extension of self idea too seriously. If your boss or your spouse left you steaming, take care not to use driving as a way to blow off steam. No matter how much power youve got under the hood, your vehicle is first and foremost a mode of transportation.

Without getting into the argument over aggressive music makes people aggressive, it makes sense that listening to relaxing music or even a comedy channel on satellite radio will make you less pumped up for action than a driving bass line. Try tuning in to classical or jazz to reduce stress. Or listen to an audiobook.

4. Loosen up, then breathe:

If you notice yourself clenching the steering wheel in a death grip, try flexing your fingers and loosening your hold youll find that you can control the car just as well. If your right foot is cramped, set the cruise control if traffic allows. If youre on a prolonged road trip, try not to exceed three hours of travel time without a break where you get out and stretch. Struggling to see through a dirty windshield is also an unnecessary stress factor, so fill up with washer fluid before you go. Periodically roll down the window and breathe deeply and slowly.

Perhaps another driver cut you off. Or the car in front of you is braking erratically. Before you assume the driver is getting off on your rising anger levels, realize that you, as an individual, are not the target. Perhaps the driver simply made a mistake or was just being oblivious. Maybe theres a screaming baby, a loose pet or a crazed bee in the car. Maybe he was on a cell phone. The point is, dont take things so personally.

6. Hostility is toxic. And risky.

People most prone to anger are almost three times more likely to have a heart attack than those with low anger, according to the American Psychological Association. Other health risks seen in those who display hostility include obesity, depression and stroke. Wow, who knew? Safe driving promotes healthy hearts! Not only will giving into anger not resolve an irritating situation, it can increase the risk of retaliation. Think to yourself, Is making my point worth endangering my life? If all else fails, do a mental 180 and try to laugh it off.

7. Use restaurant etiquette.

While its upsetting when a stranger is rude or cuts in line in a restaurant or store, most folks wouldnt lose their cool and become abusive as a result. It isnt only because they have good manners. Driving a car makes people feel more isolated and protected, allowing them to act in ways they would normally find embarrassing. So when another driver acts like a jerk, respond as though youre in a restaurant.

Try analyzing your driving. Do any of the following statements sound like you?

I regularly exceed the speed limit in order to get to work on time.

I tailgate other drivers, especially those who sit in the left lane.

I flash my lights and honk my horn to let drivers know when they annoy me.

I verbally abuse other drivers whether they can hear me or not.

I frequently weave in and out of traffic to get ahead.

I feel the need to set bad drivers straight.

If you answered yes to any of these questions, your driving may qualify as aggressive. The American Institute for Public Safety (AIPS) has a more detailed RoadRageous Test that determines if your driving habits fall under the aggressive zone, hostile zone or worse yet war zone.

Dr. Leon James, a.k.a. Dr. Driving and author of Road Rage and Aggressive Driving, says that remembering simple courtesies, like allowing someone to merge or apologizing when we make a mistake, can go a long way in making the driving experience positive for ourselves and others. His basic motto is the old do unto others rule: Treat fellow drivers how you would like to be treated. As additional incentive, reducing your aggressiveness on the road can also keep you out of serious trouble.

By planning ahead and keeping things in perspective, we can prevent our emotions from getting the best of us. Putting aggressive driving in park will help to ensure your own safety, as well as the safety of everyone around you.

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