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The element for spring is wood, the only element among the five that is a living organism. This reflects the fact that all living creatures are very prosperous and come alive during the spring season. |
The rains are typically very mild—even misty—during this time. One can see this as heaven’s tender love to gently awaken the plants with sprinkles of rain, rather than downpours, as large drops would surely crush the baby sprouts. |
Not surprisingly, there is a lot of humidity in the air, and that is good for the skin but bad for the bones and organs. |
In the theory of five elements, the organ associated with the element of wood is the liver, so spring is the best season to adjust any imbalances associated with the liver. |
It is better for the elderly to avoid direct contact with cold water and to eat more sweet flavors. The sour flavor is not recommended for this period of the time, as it damages the liver, and increases the water retention in our bodies. |
To promote a healthy liver function, avoid alcohol, and heavy or oily foods. It is also important to keep a calm mind, as the Chinese believe anger damages one’s liver. |
At this time of year, hormones and enzymes are very active, and with minimal effort, we can get rid of retained fluids inside our bodies, and extra fat stored over the winter. You may be surprised by how quickly your body can shape up if you exercise regularly and sleep and wake early. |
Spring weight loss resolutions are very common. This is, in fact, the best opportunity of the year to achieve results! |
To take the best advantage of this season, eat plenty of freshly sprouted spring greens. New sprouts are filled with enzymes and minerals to help our bodies recharge, refresh, and awaken in accordance with spring energies. |
In addition to anything that is local and freshly sprouted, try herbal teas made with dandelion, lemon balm, rosemary, and orange. Season your food with thyme, basil, ginger, and garlic. |
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be the first German head of state to visit the concentration camp memorial at Dachau. |
Merkel will deliver a speech at the annual public festival in the city of Dachau on Aug. 20, and is making it a point to visit the memorial there, according to her spokesperson Steffen Seibert. |
The German media have noted that her political mentor, the former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, did not visit the memorial when he addressed the 1990 town festival, which is held in a large beer tent. |
Merkel, who is campaigning for her the reelection of her party, the Christian Democratic Union, in September, will be speaking to some 3,800 guests after her visit to the memorial, according to the German news agency dpa. |
Dachau, which was established in March 1933, was the first regular concentration camp established by the National Socialist government, according to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. |
Of the more than 188,000 prisoners incarcerated there and in its subcamps between 1933 and 1945, at least 28,000 died. Historians say the exact number of deaths may never be known. |
This story "Angela Merkel Will Visit Memorial at Dachau" was written by JTA. |
In all probability, Slovakia will not be invited to join NATO at the July 7-9 summit of alliance countries in Madrid. It is a historic moment in Europe, but not a very well defined one. Many Slovak citizens are confused about what NATO membership would do for their country. Slovakia is not unique in their confusion as ... |
Slovakia certainly could have used time to boost its democratic credentials in the eyes of the West. But now the consequences of Slovakia being omitted draws another awkward line in Europe with Slovaks split from Czechs with whom just four years ago they shared a nation, split from the Visegrad 4 - Poland and Hungary a... |
Slovak citizens were asked to vote in a referendum May 23-24, whether or not they agreed to join NATO. It was the first time people of a state from the former Warsaw Pact were asked if they wanted to join an alliance that just 10 years ago they were against. |
The public campaign on television, radio, and in newspapers that was supposed to inform citizens on the pros and cons of NATO membership failed. This can be seen from the results from the referendum in which only 10 percent of eligible voters participated, firstly, because of the confusion surrounding the ballots with ... |
Because it was not clear what NATO membership means, people instead associate NATO with the West and what their brief experiences have shown them. As citizens of a new, democratic country trying to stake out its national identity, people ask: Do we want to run west when drugs and crime and economic uncertainty have des... |
The theory behind NATO expansion is to provide a collective security umbrella over a democratic Europe so that nations can concentrate on improving their way of life economically. This umbrella is provided by the United States, whose military and economic power can do this. It is in NATO's interest for peace in Europe ... |
Democracy suffers in Slovakia because of the bitter power struggle between the prime minister and president. The prime minister's actions have shown that he will go to great lengths to defeat the president. Untransparent privatization, where companies are given to political allies of the coalition for less than market ... |
But the Slovak government gets criticized for suppressing freedom of speech and persecuting minorities. In truth, freedom of speech is alive and well. There are more than 10 dailies with a wide range of political views, independent radio stations, and an independent television station. The large Hungarian minority, ove... |
Still these facts will not get Slovakia into the alliance. Time is what Slovakia needed, to understand what was being asked, and to make democracy work. The Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland could have used time as well. Slovakia will view itself as a "have-not," in Europe. It will be suspicious of a NATO with Hungar... |
Freshman Shea Bottenhoue had two goals and two assists, Jessica Carneiro had a goal and three assists and Stephanie Burnell, Heather Demers, Kayla Lyons and Tiajiah Mojica each chipped in a goal to lead the Beavers (6-2-1, 4-0-1 CAL) past the Vikings (0-9, 0-7). Noelle Trail had four saves in her second consecutive shu... |
Updated: Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, 9:38 p.m. |
Buy Sunday Encounters: Michael Morpurgo 75th Anniversary Tour tickets at City A.M. |
Michael Morpurgo began writing stories in the early ‘70s, inspired by the children he taught in his primary school class in Kent. He has written over 130 books, including The Butterfly Lion,Kensuke’s Kingdom, Private Peaceful and War Horse, which was adapted for a hugely successful stage production by the National Thea... |
But what about the real-life story of Michael Morpurgo? How did a boy supremely uninterested in books, who dreamed of becoming an army officer, become a bestselling author and Children’s Laureate? What stories in Michael’s own life motivated him to write more than a hundred books for children? |
Now celebrating his 75th birthday, join one of the UK’s best-loved authors as he shares his gift for magical storytelling and reveals the secrets nearly 50 years of writing has taught him. |
The FBI has three Ukrainian nationals in custody who are leaders of an “international crime supergroup” called FIN7, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. |
The group allegedly hacked the servers of Chipotle, Arby’s, Chili’s, and nearly 100 other United States companies in order to access consumer data and sell it on the dark web. |
“In the United States alone, FIN7 successfully breached the computer networks of companies in 47 states and the District of Columbia,” federal authorities said. The group allegedly stole more than 15 million customer credit card records in the breaches. |
Authorities say that the hackers posed as a security firm called Combi Security to recruit members in Israel and Eastern Europe. They launched their attacks by sending emails to employees of the companies that they were targeting. The emails were apparently so legitimate-looking that the recipients subsequently downloa... |
The defendants -- Dmytro Fedorov, 44; Fedir Hladyr, 33; and Andrii Kolpakov, 30 -- were arrested by foreign authorities. They now face 26 felony counts in a U.S. District Court in Seattle. |
Yale University is offering one free year of identity theft monitoring, corporate America’s favorite way to apologize for a data breach, after university officials discovered that hackers stole 119,000 records affecting alumni, faculty, and staff nearly a decade ago. |
“I am writing, with regret, to inform you that, between April 2008 and January 2009, intruders gained electronic access to a Yale database and extracted names and Social Security numbers, including yours,” says a letter that the University recently sent out to affected people. |
As Yale News reports, the prestigious university has repeatedly fallen victim to hackers. Even their computer science department is not immune. A 2012 data breach in the department was blamed on a former employee with a weak password. |
Reddit said Wednesday that a hacker stole some users’ email addresses, as well as a 2007 database containing encrypted passwords. |
The “security incident,” as Reddit describes it, occurred between June 14 and 18. |
“Although this was a serious attack, the attacker did not gain write access to Reddit systems; they gained read-only access to some systems that contained backup data, source code and other logs,” the company said. |
Nearly all Africa kontri presidents tanda for Beijing on Monday where China dash dem $60,000,000,000 to take do project but di question na why. |
Chinese president Xi Jinping make di announcement for di beginning of di two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. |
Di new $60 billion wey include $15 billion aid and loans wey dem no go pay interest amongst odas na part di goodies wey dey come out from dis padi padi forum. |
E no end dia, president Jinping also cancel di moni wey some of di poorer Africa kontris dey owe am. |
Tori be say for some time now, African kontris don dey rush to do business wit China wey for many pipo eye be di new world power. |
Merkel, May & Macron visit fit epp Nigeria? |
In fact, China don zoom past World Bank and di European commission as di single kontri wey dey fund infrastructure pass for Africa. |
According to Larry Madowo wey be di BBC Africa business editor, na say China na di single kontri wey dey fund infrastructure pass for Africa be di reason why Africa kontris except Swaziland rush go China for di China-Africa summit. |
Madowo tok say even though African kontris like to collect loans from China, some experts dey worry say di continent dey gada plenti debt. |
Cobus Van Staden wey be big oga for Witts University believe say "China dey invest for Africa to make money and na wetin Africa want too," but wia wahala dey na "if dem fit sustain am". |
Uganda for example, don collect $3bn Chinese loan wey dem use build train lines and infrastructure and China still even promise more. |
Even though fear dey say all dis projects and plenti money dey come from China, di kontri presido Xi Jinping don comeout tok say di money no be for "vanity projects" and dem no get plan to put hand inside Africa internal affairs. |
Im tok say di $60billion wey dem dey give Africa na China cooperation wit Africa and "dem dey target development and to create opportunities for young pipo." |
China sign 8 agreement to improve Ghana economy. |
Di agreement na to join hand togeda for aviation, nuclear energy, maternal and health project, plus sports and other tins for money wey pass $2 billion. |
President Muhammadu Buhari collect loan of $328 million from China to take improve di kontri telecommunication and IT infrastructure. |
Nigeria partnership wit China through di Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) don reach over $5 billion on to important infrastructure projects across di kontri country in side di last three years, Buhari tok. |
Dis one add to di plenti money Nigeria don collect on top railway projects since 2015. |
Presido Cyril Ramaphosa and some of im representatives sign agreement wit China to give dem economic growth and education opportunity for money wey pass $1 billion. |
For Presido Paul Biya, wetin dem want na make China reduce di way dem go pay back di $5 million (3 billion CFA) wey dem dey owe. |
Wetin China leader Xi Jinping dey think? |
To get you in a patriotic mood to celebrate the Nation’s birth, one of America’s finest and busiest brass ensembles opens the twenty-ninth season of the Wildflower Music Festival on Saturday, July 2 at 6 pm with a program packed with America’s music. The program is slated to include music by Sousa, Irving Berlin, Duke ... |
Founded in 1995, Bay Street Brassworks plays music ranging from classical to blues and jazz. They have written original compositions and arranged countless others. The six performers, based in Baltimore, Maryland and Indianapolis, Indiana, consists of Glen Johnson, trumpet, Stuart Smith, trumpet, David Smith, horn, Bri... |
In addition to its extensive concert activities, Bay Street Brassworks released their first CD in 2002, entitled “Fresh Off The Boat—Folk Music From Around The World,” and their second CD “American Escapades,” in 2006. These recordings have expanded the reach of the ensemble into homes and schools from Florida to Color... |
Among its numerous awards, the Bay Street Brassworks received the Grand Prize at the New York Brass Conference International Brass Quintet Competition in 2003, and two Career Development grants from the Peabody Conservatory. |
See more information about Bay Street Brassworks online at: www.baystreetbrassworks.com. |
This Wildflower performance is sponsored by The Dime Bank. |
General admission tickets are $22, students 6 to 18 years are $11. There is no charge for children under six. |
Upcoming concerts in the Wildflower concert series include: Ed Wise and His New Orleans Jazz Band, Anna Maria Mendieta, the Wildflower Steppingstones Young Artist Concert with Penn State University graduate students (no admission charge), Girl Singers of the Hit Parade, Oh, What a Night (special $32 ticket), Rhonda Vin... |
The general admission performance begins at 6:00 pm at the Wildflower Amphitheater on the grounds of the beautiful Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary in White Mills, between Hawley and Honesdale, PA. Guests are invited to bring lawn chairs and pack a picnic to enjoy the pristine setting. Light beverages will be for s... |
In the event of inclement weather, the performance will be held at the air-conditioned auditorium at the Wallenpaupack Area High School. |
All performers and programs are subject to change. Tickets can be purchased at the gate the evening of the performance and in advance at www.wildflowermusic.org or by phone, 570-253-5500. For additional information and directions, call (570) 253-5500 (Monday through Friday, 10 to 4, Saturday 10 to 5:30), email music01@... |
CIA interrogators waterboarded al-Qaeda's Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 183 times and another terrorist suspect, Abu Zubaydah, 83 times, according to reports. |
Citing a 2005 Justice Department legal memorandum, the New York Times said the agency used the simulated drowning technique on the two al-Qaeda operatives far more than had been previously reported. |
The report recalls that in 2007, former CIA officer John Kiriakou told media organizations that Abu Zubaydah had undergone waterboarding for only 35 seconds before agreeing to tell everything he knew. |
Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, was captured in Pakistan in March 2003. Zubaydah was caught in 2002. |
Last year, Mohammed was charged with war crimes and murder by a US military commission and faces the death penalty if convicted. |
The Times said the release of the numbers is likely to become part of the debate about the morality and efficacy of interrogation methods that the Justice Department under the administration of former president George W. Bush declared legal. |
President Barack Obama plans to visit Central Intelligence Agency headquarters on Monday and talk to employees. |
Last week, Mr Obama granted immunity to CIA officers involved in tough terror interrogations as he released graphic memos detailing harsh methods approved by ex-president George W. Bush. |
In the documents, Bush-era legal officials argued that such tactics that Mr Obama has since disowned such as simulated drowning, facial slapping, the use of insects to scare prisoners and sleep deprivation did not amount to torture. |
WDC earnings call for the period ending September 28, 2018. |
Good afternoon, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Western Digital's First Quarter Fiscal 2019 Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct the question-and-answer session. As a reminder, this call is being recorded. |
Now, I will turn the call over to Mr. Peter Andrew. You may begin. |
Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. |
During the Q&A, we ask that you limit yourselves to one question. |
Before I pass the line to Steve, I want to alert everyone that, in an effort to provide investors greater transparency into our business and make our earnings-related information easier to find, we've made a number of significant changes to the information in the earnings-related materials posted on our website. All of... |
With that, I will now turn the call over to Steve Milligan, our CEO. |
Thank you, Peter, and good afternoon, everyone. With me today are Mike Cordano, President and Chief Operating Officer; and Mark Long, Chief Financial Officer. After my opening remarks, Mike will provide a summary of recent business highlights and Mark will cover the fiscal first quarter financials and wrap up with our ... |
For the first quarter of fiscal 2019, we reported revenue of $5 billion and non-GAAP gross margin of 38%. Non-GAAP operating expenses were at the year-ago level and, with the help of a capital structure that has significantly reduced interest expense, we delivered $3.04 in non-GAAP earnings per share and over $700 mill... |
Current geopolitical and industry dynamics are creating a more challenging global business environment. For example, trade tensions with China, changes in monetary policy, foreign exchange volatility and the corresponding economic impacts are causing our customers to be more conservative resulting in a demand slowdown ... |
This softening demand, in combination with increased flash supply, has led to a market imbalance resulting in a deteriorating near-term flash pricing environment. In response to these conditions, we are making an immediate reduction to wafer starts and delaying deployment of capital equipment. These actions will reduce... |
Longer term, we remain focused on technology leadership, the broadening of our product portfolio and continued operational improvements. Highlights of our recent successes in these areas include: leadership in bringing the highest capacity and lowest total cost of ownership solutions to cloud customers with our recentl... |
We remain well positioned to capitalize on the long-term opportunities associated with the rapid growth in the volume and value of data. I want to thank the Western Digital team and our partners for their ongoing support. We look forward to hosting our 2018 Investor Day on December 4 to provide further insight about ou... |
With that, I will now ask Mike to share our business highlights. |
Thank you, Steve, and good afternoon, everyone. |
As Steve mentioned, we are taking aggressive actions to align our supply of flash to current end market demand. I'd like to provide some additional insight into our actions announced today. Our immediate reduction in wafer starts and delayed deployment of capital equipment is a reflection of the adjustment to bit suppl... |
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