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Balanced attack takes Illinois past Purdue
By Terry Towery
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu scored 12 and No. 15 Illinois beat Purdue 66-58 on Saturday.
Da'Monte Williams added 12 points for the Fighting Illini (8-3, 4-1 Big Ten) in their seventh consecutive conference home win dating to last season. Andre Curbelo, who leads the league in assists, had six.
"I was pleased to see some balanced scoring on our part," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. "It's always good to see that, particularly in conference games."
Brandon Newman scored 14 points and big man Trevion Williams had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Boilermakers.
Purdue (7-5, 2-3) is one of the best rebounding teams in the nation, but Illinois topped the Boilermakers 39-33 on the boards. Illinois shot 48% (25 of 52) from the field, while Purdue was 22 of 56 for 39%.
Purdue turned the ball over 14 times to Illinois' 12.
"We weren't giving ourselves as many cracks at it because we kept turning the ball over," Boilermakers coach Matt Painter said. "We had good stretches in the game, then we had bad stretches. We need to replace the bad stretches with average stretches."
The Boilermakers started the second half with a 16-0 run to take a 39-33 lead before Illinois found its range from behind the 3-point line. Long shots by Williams and Trent Frazier helped the Illini take the lead for good.
"I take my shots in practice and before the game and when I get the chance, I take them in the game," Williams said. "And I try to knock them in."
Purdue jumped out to a 7-2 lead before Illinois slowly began to control the tempo. Fueled by acrobatic passes from Curbelo, both Cockburn and Dosunmu took over early for the Illini. Cockburn had six points and seven rebounds, and Dosunmu scored 12 in the opening period.
Illinois led 33-23 at halftime.
"We just don't have the offensive flow yet," Painter said. "When you have inconsistent play, you always want the coach to have the answer. You have to earn the right to win those games. You have to play better."
Curbelo, a true freshman from Puerto Rico, has shown flashes of brilliance with his passing skills during the young season. Three of his six assists were perfect alley-oops to Cockburn for dunks.
"You should see him practice," Underwood said of Curbelo. "It's pretty cool. Passes between the defender's legs — he does it all. On the court during the game, he is finding his balance. He's out there probing things and figuring it out."
Asked why Curbelo doesn't start but usually enters the game after the 4-minute mark during the first media timeout, Underwood laughed and said: "The floor just opens up out there when he comes in. He changes the game, and tonight he did it on both ends of the court."
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Ultra HD Premium explained: everything you need to know
How the TV tech for the future works and why you want it
By David Nield 2016-07-25T09:00:00.206Z
There's a new TV standard in town: Ultra HD Premium. Like Ultra HD (4K), but... better. If you're still trying to wrap your head around what 4K is in the first place then an extra format on top might be too much to take in, but we're here to explain everything simply.
You can't explain Ultra HD Premium without explaining Ultra HD (also known as 4K), because the two specifications have a lot in common, so we'll start there. If you need more background on Ultra HD, 4K and Ultra HD Blu-ray then load up our comprehensive guide.
In time the Ultra HD Premium logo should become ubiquitous - most of the industry is behind it - but for the foreseeable future you'll come across hardware and services with and without the UHD Premium seal of approval, and here's what you need to know.
1. The Ultra HD/4K basics
While the 4K label is used in professional broadcasting to refer to a slightly different format, in consumer tech land when we talk about both 4K and Ultra HD (UHD) we mean video with a typical frame size of 3840 x 2160 pixels (four times that of 1080p Full HD).
Pushing all of those pixels obviously takes a lot of bandwidth, whether the stream is coming through your router or through your satellite dish, but the technology is slowly appearing to make 4K possible: some Netflix shows are now available in 4K, for instance.
When you see the UHD/4K label on a YouTube video or on a TV in a store, that's what it's referring to. There are some extra bells and whistles available on top of that, including HDR (High Dynamic Range), which balances out the contrast and colours in a picture.
2. The Ultra HD Premium difference
Which brings us on to Ultra HD Premium. The resolution doesn't change - still 3840 x 2160, or 8 million pixels - but the "Premium" refers to a certain agreed standard of audio and video quality. It's like another official stamp of approval on top of the viewing experience.
This agreed standard has been put together by the major players in the industry under the umbrella of the UHD Alliance - its list of current members includes a lot of hardware makers, movie studios, internet companies and software developers you'll have heard of.
The Ultra HD Premium standard was unveiled at CES 2016 in January, covering everything from content development to streaming specifications. and if manufacturers come up to scratch then they get to slap a shiny Ultra HD Premium logo on their products.
3. The Ultra HD Premium specifications
When it comes down to the nitty gritty of what Ultra HD Premium actually means, it varies depending on whether you're talking about a TV or a streaming service - it covers resolution, high dynamic range (HDR), peak luminance, black levels and wide color gamut.
In the case of a television, for example, it needs to have both that 3840 x 2160 resolution and 10-bit colour depth, and other standards relating to colour palette, colour spectrum and colour representation too, though they won't mean all that much to the average user.
Of course that's not to say the average user won't be able to tell the difference between UHD and UHD Premium: contrast should be better, colours should be richer, and there are recommendations about how immersive surround sound audio needs to be as well.
4. Should you be buying Ultra HD Premium kit?
As with any emerging next-gen standard, there's no clear answer on this one - you'll definitely get a better TV picture if it's Ultra HD Premium, but if you want to save some money then sticking with a plain old UHD set isn't going to be a complete disaster.
Essentially, you should think of Ultra HD Premium as a seal of approval that tells you that the manufacturer (or content creator or distributor) involved hasn't cut corners in terms of the 4K video you're watching, and is adhering to the high standards of the UHD Alliance.
Bear in mind though that some devices will be as good as Ultra HD Premium ones without quite meeting the exact spec required - and Sony has muddied the waters by going with its own alternative "4K HDR" label rather than following the rules set by the UHD Alliance.
Ultra HD/4K and Ultra HD Blu-ray explained: everything you need to know
Tissot T-Touch Connect Solar review: Swatch's first Apple Watch rival is here
T3 reviews the Swiss-Made hybrid smartwatch from Tissot, which boasts an infinite battery life and activity tracking
By Spencer Hart • 2021-01-14T23:44:32Z
Cheap laptop deal at Newegg saves $400 on Gigabyte's Aorus 5 RTX 2060 gaming laptop
Newegg's cheap laptop deal cuts 30% off Gigiabyte's Aorus 5 gaming rig – now just $1,099 for a limited time
By Troy Fleming • 2021-01-14T23:42:22Z
MicroLED explained: The best TV technology you might never own
MicroLED TVs are the future! Well hopefully. Here's why it's so good, but why you might not own one for a long time
By John Archer • 2021-01-14T17:51:36Z
The LG A1 is a new cheap OLED TV: here's what we know so far
LG is being quite mysterious, but we know enough to get excited
By Matthew Bolton • 2021-01-14T17:50:06Z
LG C1 OLED and QNED Mini-LED TVs are official: here's what you need to know
2021's TVs include smarter AI processing and a new size of OLED
CES 2021's top new TVs – 4K, 8K, next-gen OLED, Mini-LED and MicroLED lead the pack
CES 2021's best TVs bring some of the biggest upgrades in TV quality we've seen in years
Sony's 'Ready for PlayStation 5' 4K TV HDMI 2.1 update delayed (again)
X900H and XH90 owners will have to wait a bit longer for VRR and ALLM features to arrive
By Louise Blain • 2021-01-14T17:41:46Z
Samsung's OLED-killing MicroLED 4K TVs revealed in multiple sizes
Self-lit pixels without the burn-in – but you'd better have deep pockets
Sony 'Crystal LED' MicroLED displays are gunning for OLED TVs
It might just be a while until we can get Sony's new screen tech in affordable home TVs
Sony unveils 2021 Bravia XR 4K and 8K TVs with with 'Cognitive Intelligence'
Sony's new range can read your mind with focal point AI
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A man has been charged with four counts of manslaughter over the Melbourne freeway crash that killed four Victorian police officers. The 49-year-old from Frankston was arrested in Lyndhurst in Melbourne's southeast on Saturday morning and later charged, Victoria Police say. The man is expected to appear before an out of sessions hearing in Melbourne tonight, police said, and the charges follow a three-month investigation. The man is understood to be an employee of the trucking company involved in the fatal accident, that has been penalised for safety breaches including truck defects and using fatigued drivers. The four officers - Lynette Taylor, Kevin King, Glen Humphris and Joshua Prestney - were killed on duty while impounding a Porsche on the Eastern Freeway at Kew on April 22. Police allege Porsche driver Richard Pusey, 41, was clocked doing 149km/h while under the influence of methamphetamine and cannabis, prompting police to impound his car. The officers were hit while they were dealing with Pusey, who then allegedly filmed the crash site and verbally abused Senior Constable Taylor before running away. Pusey, of Fitzroy, was charged with nine offences including driving at a dangerous speed, reckless conduct endangering life, failing to render assistance and drug possession. The four constables were farewelled at private funerals and tributes flowed for them across the state. Australian Associated Press
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August 1 2020 - 8:06PM
Manslaughter charges for Vic police deaths
Andi Yu
A man has been charged with manslaughter in relation to the crash that killed four Victorian police.
A man has been charged with four counts of manslaughter over the Melbourne freeway crash that killed four Victorian police officers.
The 49-year-old from Frankston was arrested in Lyndhurst in Melbourne's southeast on Saturday morning and later charged, Victoria Police say.
The man is expected to appear before an out of sessions hearing in Melbourne tonight, police said, and the charges follow a three-month investigation.
The man is understood to be an employee of the trucking company involved in the fatal accident, that has been penalised for safety breaches including truck defects and using fatigued drivers.
The four officers - Lynette Taylor, Kevin King, Glen Humphris and Joshua Prestney - were killed on duty while impounding a Porsche on the Eastern Freeway at Kew on April 22.
Police allege Porsche driver Richard Pusey, 41, was clocked doing 149km/h while under the influence of methamphetamine and cannabis, prompting police to impound his car.
The officers were hit while they were dealing with Pusey, who then allegedly filmed the crash site and verbally abused Senior Constable Taylor before running away.
Pusey, of Fitzroy, was charged with nine offences including driving at a dangerous speed, reckless conduct endangering life, failing to render assistance and drug possession.
The four constables were farewelled at private funerals and tributes flowed for them across the state.
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Ashtead Strengthens Aberdeen NDT Team
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Subsea equipment specialist Ashtead Technology has announced the appointment of Scott Stephen as its new Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) sales manager.
Based at the company’s headquarters in Aberdeen, Scott will be responsible for business development and general sales and rental of NDT equipment and accessories, including phased array, ultrasonic flaw detection, corrosion mapping, eddy current flaw detection, hardness testing, composite inspection and thickness management.
Scott joins Ashtead from RSL NDT where he held the role of UK manager and was previously with Euro NDT as general manager, both based in Aberdeen.
The move comes as the independent firm, which has facilities in Aberdeen, London, Abu Dhabi, Houston and Singapore, recently gained certification from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for the calibration of NDT equipment and has expanded its NDT equipment rental fleet.
Allan Pirie, chief executive of Ashtead Technology, said: "At the beginning of 2017 we mapped out growth plans for our NDT department and Scott is very much part of that strategy. We’re delighted to welcome him into the team and look forward to pushing forward with our plans, particularly having also recently secured further UKAS accreditation.
"We continue to strengthen our team and our collaborative network of suppliers in order to offer the most reliable, innovative and cost effective equipment solutions to our customers.”
Having previously gained UKAS accreditation for the calibration of survey, positioning and oceanographic sensors, this most recent approval also covers the delivery of calibration services for ultrasonic testing equipment used by NDT inspection companies.
From its state-of-the-art laboratory in Aberdeen, Ashtead provides calibration services to the internationally recognised UKAS standard 17025. All calibrations are carried out by qualified, trained engineers in accordance with all major equipment manufacturer specifications.
Founded in 1985, Ashtead is the world-leading, independent subsea equipment solutions specialist providing rental and sale of survey, ROV and NDT equipment, engineered measurement solutions, offshore personnel, training, calibration, repair and maintenance and equipment management solutions. Positioned at the forefront of technology and innovative solutions, Ashtead strives to provide a one-stop-shop for cost effective solutions to maximise performance with high quality service and delivery.
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Pinay denies indecent assault on local man
Eastern Court.
In an unusual case, a Filipina domestic helper is set to be tried on charges of indecently assaulting a local Chinese man, right inside her employer’s flat.
Ivy Rebustillo appeared before Magistrate Peter Law in Eastern Court on Sept 6 to face one count of “common assault” and another count of “indecent assault”.
Rebustillo, who is out on bail, denied both charges, and will now have to stand trial on Oct. 6.
The prosecution said the offenses allegedly took place in a residential flat along King’s Road, North Point on June 30 this year. No other details of the alleged incident were mentioned in court.
Prosecution also said they had taken a statement, a video recorded interview with the alleged victim referred to only as “Mister X,” lasting one hour and 17 minutes. They also have a 30-minute CCTV footage showing the alleged offenses.
The duty lawyer handling Rebustillo’s defense said he he would challenge the video recorded interview during the trial. - Virgilio B. Lumicao
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Conjugated Linoleic Acid CLA Review
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is found naturally in food, although the total CLA content varies.
1995 CLA is a modified isomer of linoleic acid that was introduced to the supplement market in late 1995 as one of the newer supplements available to enhance muscular development.
Chemically, linoleic acid is an 18-carbon unsaturated fatty acid with two double bonds in positions 9 and 12, respectively.
Both of these bonds lie in the cis configuration, thus giving it its own unique chemical name-c9, c12-octadecadienoic acid.
CLA differs only modestly in confirmation in that the two double bonds in CLA are in one of three positions along the carbon chain: 9 and 11, 10 and 12, or 11 and 13.
These small changes not only give CLA a unique chemical name. Because of the varied position of the double bonds, CLA also can take 2 different geometric positions.
Therefore, CLA can take a cis or trans configuration. Although this may seem chemically insignificant, physiologically it is quite profound and gives CLA the chemical nomenclature of a conjugated diene that is a mixture of positional and geometric isomers of conjugated dienoic derivatives of linoleic acid.
With a few exceptions, the c9, t11-isomer is the predominant form CLA is found especially in foods high in saturated fat such as meat and dairy products.
In addition, meat from ruminants (animals with four-chambered stomachs) contains more Conjugated Linoleic Acid than meat from nonruminants.
Because of foods typically high in CLA also contain high amounts of saturated fats. Increasing CLA intake via food consumption may put individuals at risk for developing coronary artery disease.
Nevertheless, there are intriguing data that demonstrate positive effects after CLA administration.
During processing, various factors may contribute to the formation of CLA.
Factors that increase Conjugated Linoleic Acid food content include…
higher temperatures
the addition of whey protein concentrate or sodium caseinate, and…
the presence of a hydrogen donor such as butylated hydroxytoluene, propyl gallate, or ascorbic acid.
Although some reports suggest that grilling ground beef may increase CLA content in beef fat by about four-fold, other studies suggest that cooking has no effect on CLA concentrations.
Owing to this unique molecular structure, CLA is believed to have unique mammalian tissue physiological effects compared with other fats.
Scientists have theorized, from observations in various animal studies, that CLA enhances lean body mass, although the mechanism for action is unknown.
Some scientists believe that CLA amplifies cell responsiveness to certain growth factors, hormones, and cellular messengers.
It may also possess anticatabolic effects Therefore, CLA consumption by humans could theoretically increase muscular strength and lean body mass. Whether supplementation is advised is still a matter of debate.
CLA has been suggested to also be anticarcinogenic. The incidence of various forms of cancer is high in the United States and other countries.
Saturated fat has been correlated with the occurrence of cancer in several tissue sites Certain unsaturated fatty acids may affect carcinogenic factors.
For example, linoleic acid has been implicated in the acceleration of mammary cancer development in rodents. However, it is also clear that some fatty acids will inhibit carcinogenesis.
In this regard, eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, which are representative of the w-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids found in fish oil. It has long been purported to have anticarcinogenic effects. acid, CLA appears to have reproducible effects on various cancer indices.
To date, the specific sites of action include breast. colon kidney and skin tissue. The reason Conjugated Linoleic Acid has these effects may lie in how it is deposited in tissues.
One interesting finding is that the c9, t11-isomer appears to be found in the phospholipid layer, whereas other CLA isomers appear in triglycerides.
The reason why this relationship is important is not completely clear. However, the ingestion of CLA likely leads to an accumulation in triglyceride, which is stored as a fat depot in adipocytes.
Because CLA has an antioxidant potential and because adipocytes are a major constituent of the mammary gland, the increased concentration of CLA in triglyceride may help protect certain cells against oxidant stress.
Although the exact mechanism of action has yet to be confirmed, use of CLA as a therapeutic intervention shows promise.
For example, Ip has shown that, although fish oil is a class of lipid that inhibits both chemically induced and transplantable tumors, the amount of fish oil needed to elicit this response usually exceeds 10% of total dietary fat.
However, as little as 0.1% Conjugated Linoleic Acid in the diet is sufficient to produce a significant reduction in mammary tumor yield.
Although CLA appears to play a role in the inhibition of carcinogenesis, it also appears to have insulin-sensitizing effects as well.
In this regard, CLA activates PPAR alpha in the liver and shares functional similarities to ligands of PPAR gamma and thiazolidinediones, which are potent insulin sensitizers.
Early evidence for the effect of CLA on insulin sensitivity was provided by Houseknecht et al. who reported that CLA was able to normalize impaired glucose tolerance and improve hyperinsulinemia in prediabetic rats.
Additionally, dietary CLA in this trial also appeared to increase steady-state levels of aP2 (activator protein 2) mRNA in adipose tissue, which is consistent with the actions of PPAR gamma.
The authors of this study proposed that the insulin-sensitizing effects of CLA are caused, at least in part, by activation of PPAR gamma because increasing levels of CLA induced a dosedependent transactivation (stimulation of transcription by a transcription factor binding to DNA and activating adjacent proteins) of PPAR gamma.
In vitro data on human erythrocytes have also been presented by Inouye et al These investigators suggest that glycation reactions and antioxidant activity are enhanced by elevated glucose concentrations.
Because it is unclear whether the diabetic state, perse, also induces an increase in the generation of oxygen-derived free radicals, there is some evidence that glycation itself may induce the formation of oxygen-derived free radicals.
In this regard, oxygenderived free radicals could cause oxidative damage to endogenous molecules.
During this trial, investigators evaluated the connection between the amounts of lipid peroxidation and glycated hemoglobin Ale from the erythrocytes of both suffering from diabetes and also healthy targets.
Lipid peroxidation had been tested in erythrocyte membrane lipids by tracking the CLA peak height ratios, among the products of lipid peroxidation, to LA (linoleic acid).
The CLA peak height ratio to LA applied for a lipid peroxidation biomarker and glycated hemoglobin Ale, the index of glycemic stress.
The results of this trial showed a significant increase in the ratios of CLA to LA in diabetic erythrocytes compared with that of control erythrocytes.
In addition, ratios of CLA to LA were also significantly correlated with glycated hemoglobin Ale values.
These findings attest to the antioxidant qualities of CLA and report that glycation through chronic hyperglycemia links lipid peroxidation from the erythrocytes of both suffering from diabetes or healthful subjects. (Hemoglobin Ale is the substance of red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells and sometimes joins with glucose.)
Although it has been shown that CLA may have anticarcinogenic effects and the ability to modulate diabetic and immune system responses, less is certain about its effect on body mass.
Animal studies have shown that Conjugated Linoleic Acid can increase lean body mass and decrease fat.
Studies in animals also show that CLA improves feed efficiency, which means that animals are given CLA gain weight without receiving more food.
If validated in human studies, these results could have interesting applications in athletics as well as medicine.
Recent investigations have demonstrated that animals receiving a diet rich in Conjugated Linoleic Acid have a reduction in adipose tissue.
One such study fed mice a diet of 5.5% corn oil or a CLA-supplemented diet consisting of 5.0% corn oil plus 0.5% CLA.
Mice receiving the supplement exhibited 57% to 60% reduce excess fat and 5% to 14% improved lean body mass in contrast to controls.
Total carnitine palmitoyltransferase activity, an enzyme used in the oxidation of fatty acids, was increased in fat pad and skeletal muscle sites of the experimental animals.
Cell culture experiments used adipocytes were also conducted and showed that CLA treatment greatly minimized about -66% heparin-releasable lipoprotein lipase process and also the intracellular concentrations of triglycerides -8% and -15% for glycerol.
However, Conjugated Linoleic Acid significantly increased free glycerol in the culture medium compared with the control.
Researchers concluded that the results of CLA on body system seem like a lead to the portion of lessening fat deposit and improved lipolysis in adipocytes, as well as improved fatty acid oxidation on myocytes and adipocytes.
Another interesting observation was the increase in the percentage of whole body protein and carcass water in mice receiving CLA supplementation.
Unfortunately, because of the small sample size, it was not possible to conclude from these data alone that CLA induced a significant increase in protein accretion.
However, these investigators also mention data combined from 10 other CLA studies, which indicate that CLA-fed mice do in fact exhibit increased whole-body protein relative to control animals.
Their findings have led to further research examining alterations in lean body mass induced by the supplementation of CLA.
Park et al recently published a two-part experiment. In the first part, 8-week-old mice were fed a control diet or a diet supplemented with 0.5% CLA.
Results from each feeding showed parallel, but significantly distinct responses for both absolute and relative changes in body fat mass, which was decreased in the CLA-fed mice.
In addition, relative alterations in whole body protein and whole body water were both increased in the experimental group.
In the second part of the experiment, weanling mice were fed a control diet or a diet with added CLA (0.5% CLA) for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks, all mice were fed the control diet (no CLA).
The experimental group exhibited significantly reduced body fat and significantly enhanced whole-body water relative to controls at the time of the shift in food composition.
Time movements for that alteration in relative body structure have been identified as the CLA-fed group shown reduced fat deposits. However, there were much more protein, water, and ash compared to controls.
Tissue analyses of the animals revealed that the CLA isomer t-10, c-12 was cleared significantly faster than was the c-9, t-11 isomer.
These findings confirm data showing that CLA given to mice can increase whole body protein and whole body water, and decrease fat mass.
Changes in body composition were still visible 8 weeks after the cessation of supplementation.
This indicates CLA can induce effects on muscle mass and adipose tissue for at least some time after the clearance of the compound.
Particularly interesting in these studies are the different effects of the various isomers.
Currently, CLA available on the market today contains several different isomers and scientists are attempting to isolate the isomer responsible for the beneficial effects of CLA supplementation.
In an investigation conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the trans-10, cis-12 isomer of CLA was found responsible for inducing body composition changes.
Lessen body fat, improved body water, improved body protein, and better body ash were related to supplying the trans-10 cis-12 CLA isomer.
In cell culture experiments, adipocytes had decreased lipoprotein lipase process, intracellular triglyceride, and also glycerol. It can improve the glycerol distribution in the medium resulting from the trans-10, cis-12 isomer.
The cis-9, trans-11 and trans-9, trans-11 CLA isomers did not affect the biochemical markers that were tested.
Thus, body composition changes are mediated by the trans-10, cis-12 CLA isomer-and it alone appears to be responsible for many of the biochemical effects of CLA.
Human Studies for Conjugated Linoleic Acid
Human data on Conjugated Linoleic Acid is at present limited. In one of the few trials available, Lowery et al. examined the effects of CLA in novice bodybuilders.
Twenty-four men ingested 7.2 g/day of Conjugated Linoleic Acid or placebo (vegetable oil) while completing 6 weeks of bodybuilding exercise.
After the trial was completed, gains in arm girth (corrected for skinfolds, body mass, and leg press strength were greater in the CLA-supplemented group than in the placebo group.
However, no differences were noted for subcutaneous fat (skinfolds), total body fat or body water distribution in either the intracellular or extracellular compartments.
Further analysis of a subset of subjects revealed no difference in serum glucose, lipids, BUN, creatinine, LDH, SGOT, and SGPT enzymes.
In another trial, Kreider et al. further examined the effects of CLA supplementation and resistance training on bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), and markers of immune stress.
In a double-blind and randomized trial, 23 experienced resistance-trained males were matched according to total body weight and training volume.
Subjects were given supplements containing either 9 g/day of olive oil (placebo) or 6 g/day of CLA with 3.2 g/day of fatty acids for 28 days.
Leukocytes from fasting whole blood were typed, and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) determined whole body (excluding cranium) BMC and BMD on days a and 28 of supplementation.
The results of this trial revealed a trend towards an increase in BMC in the CLA group.
Some evidence suggested that Conjugated Linoleic Acid reduced the NeLy ratio suggesting less immune stress.
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Smith and Wesson Classics: Model 40 Revolver – Back In Production!
by Ammoland October 01, 2008
Superb Concealed Carry Revolver – One of Two S and W “Centennial Models”
Smith and Wesson® Classics: Model 40 Hand Gun
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 1,- 2008) In 1952, when Smith and Wesson® debuted a pair of safety hammerless hand gun revolvers, it only made sense that they be called “Centennial Models” since they were introduced during the legendary gun maker's centennial year. Now, the Model 40 – or Lemon Squeezer as it is often referred to for its grip safety – returns to production as part of the new Smith & Wesson Classics line.
This five-shot revolver chambered in .38 S&W Special +P is made of carbon steel and weighs an estimated 20.4 ounces. With an integral front sight and a fixed rear sight on a 1-7/8-inch barrel, the handgun has an overall length of 6-5/16 inches. Its small size, lightweight and hammerless configuration make it well-suited for concealed carry. Available in three finishes (nickel, blue and color case), the double-action-only Model 40 Revolver features the old-style thumbpiece, Altamont® Service Walnut grips and a grip safety.
The safety hammerless design that makes the Model 40 revolver so recognizable made its debut in 1887, but enjoyed its greatest popularity with the original Model 40s from 1952-1974. The new Smith & Wesson Classics Model 40 Revolver features the same round-butt frame and stays true to the original design while delivering performance and reliability that the modern shooter demands. The Smith & Wesson lifetime service policy is standard with each revolver.
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10 curses of the analytical thinker
by Alan Norton in 10 Things , in Data Centers on May 4, 2011, 11:56 PM PST
Being a left-brain thinker can be an asset in the IT field. But as Alan Norton observes, it's not without its shortcomings.
The average person may envision IT as the home of the geek. I prefer to think of IT as the kingdom of the analytical thinker. Analytical thinkers, or left-brain thinkers, are straight-line thinkers. Logic, not emotion, rules in the land of the analytical. The very traits that make an analytical person poor with people make them good with computers. And that is perhaps why IT is loaded with socially inept information junkies who would prefer to hang out by themselves instead of attending a party.
I am a highly analytical person myself. This has served me well in my analyst/programmer jobs over the years. But I have also experienced the many downsides of being analytical. Perhaps you have experienced one or more of these curses of the analytical thinker yourself.
Note: This article is also available as a PDF download.
1: Information addict
Analytical thinkers just can't get enough information. They devour Web pages about everything from the weather to the latest high tech gadget. They are gluttons for online discussions, but they're more often lurkers than participants. They have voracious appetites for facts and figures of any kind. They head straight for the specs page when shopping for anything more technologically sophisticated than an alarm clock. The siren call of the Internet cries out, "Step right up to the buffet -- all the information you can eat for one low price".
I can understand how this behavior might be really annoying to a family member. Please understand it is natural for humans to seek after information -- just not as compulsively as the analytical thinker seeks it. Come to think of it, this propensity for information binging might explain the swelled heads of a few IT personnel I have encountered over the years.
2: Vacillatory
Most people see only one side of a controversial issue. Not the analytical thinker. To him, every issue has pros and cons. To him, the glass can be both half full and half empty at the same time. The analytical will inevitably be known as Dr. Doom to some and the eternal optimist to others. Being both a pessimist and an optimist gives the impression to friends that the analytical is wishy-washy, assuming he has any friends.
3: Indecisive
Because the analytical likes to gather as many facts as possible before making an informed decision, he may be perceived by others as being indecisive. The phrase "lead or get off the pot" could apply to the analytical manager who is so busy gathering information that he often overlooks the value of a quick, definitive decision.
4: Insensitive
I was once explaining parts of a client/server system to Mark, one of our mainframe guys. I pointed to the screen and said something like, "As you can see right here..." There was only one problem with that gesture and statement: Mark was totally blind. I was so embarrassed that I froze and said nothing. Had Mark been able to see he would have seen a flushed face with perspiration beginning to form at the hairline. This kind of "foot in mouth" behavior isn't that unusual for an analytical. I now realize that I should have had the courtesy to acknowledge my gaffe and apologize, but words failed me at the time. It may be more than 15 years late, but Mark please accept this apology for my insensitivity.
5: Habitual
"You want me to do what-- skip lunch? Are you kidding?" Missing lunch to complete some inane pet project for my manager was physically upsetting. My blood pressure rose. My stress hormones rose. Yes, I was angry. Stand well clear of a hypoglycemic logician when sustenance has been withheld!
It can be hard to for analyticals to break their habits. They prefer the predictable, daily routine and are resistant to change. A left-brain thinker may lack motivation when starting a new project, but once started, they are like a persistent bulldog working to complete the project. It's not that they can't accept change; analyticals would just prefer it not intrude upon their comfort zone
6: Socially inept
I once told a young lady who I was friends with that she was overweight. Well, she did ask. I never got a chance to tell her that it, the weight, was in all the right places. Analyticals take matters literally -- too literally. It is not the intention of the analytical to be critical but rather to provide an honest assessment, although it is almost always perceived as criticism. Unfortunately for the well-intentioned analytical, people don't like an "honest assessment" of their looks, behavior, general hygiene, or body fat index. The irony is that these socially oblivious, albeit honest assessors usually don't take criticism well themselves.
7: Skeptical
"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time." Abraham Lincoln is supposed to have said this. Politicians, of all people, know that it's hard to fool a logical thinker. If you want to sell anything to left-brain thinkers, you'd better explain why they need it. An analytical needs facts, not feelings or persuasive platitudes.
If you are a manager trying to convince a team of programmers that a project can be completed two months ahead of schedule, you'd better come armed with facts to support how such a miracle can be achieved. The pushback you are almost certain to receive is a predictable response from the cynical analytical.
8: Poor marketers
The very thing that makes analyticals good product reviewers is what makes them poor at the sales pitch. They thoroughly and accurately note both the positive and negative attributes of the product they are reviewing. One of the important skills needed to land a job is self promotion. While others may exaggerate their positive traits, the analytical person does not. Stating that you prefer working with computers rather than people may be an honest and unbiased analysis but is perceived as a black mark by the interviewer. I know I am weak at promoting myself. I have worked at improving my marketing skills. But if I could get away with it, I would hire a marketing specialist for my next job interview!
9: Politically incorrect
When I write I try to address the very real possibility that there might actually be personages of the female persuasion reading my musings. I try to throw in at least one" he or she" in recognition of this. The truth is that I put readability ahead of political correctness. Right or wrong, I believe that including references to both genders is tedious for the patient reader. So ladies, please forgive my political incorrectness. I am indeed honored to have you as a guest.
10: Loners
We analyticals would rather spend time alone with a good book or movie than with people. It's not that we dislike people, per se. We just find them boring, uninspiring, and mundane. To the all seeing and all knowing analytical, the average person is like the emperor in the story "The Emperor's New Clothes"-- there's nothing there. I mean, really, when was the last time you found someone who wanted to discuss the theory of relativity or the law of diminishing marginal returns?
Sure, the analytical thinker can appear to be cold, insensitive, and logical, somewhat akin to the personality of Mr. Spock, but the world needs these attributes. After all, it would take only one analytical lemming to save the others from mythological disaster by telling his friends, "Hey guys, I don't think this cliff diving idea is so good after all."
Every curse is a blessing in disguise. Because analytical thinkers like information in tabular format, I give you the 10 blessings for the aforementioned curses:
Each curse can be viewed as a blessing.
Give your favorite analytical person a break the next time you want to scream at him. The characteristics you find so annoying do have positive benefits to society.
Author's Note: While these traits may apply in part or in whole to me and other analytical people, we are all complex creatures. It is not my intention to imply that such a simplistic view applies to all analytical thinkers.
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Our aggressive PR campaign to promote Taxware's products gained immediate coverage in various trade publications. But the real success of this campaign resulted from our issue campaign around the highly charged debate on Internet taxation. We put the focus squarely on the CEO and positioned him as an industry expert. In doing so, we secured hundreds of clips allowing the CEO to air his position as a respected observer of the Internet taxation issue. Our efforts also helped get the CEO on the panel at two high-profile Internet taxation forums in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. which included the CEOs of several Fortune 500 companies and various high-level government officials.
With full-blown exposure in publications like Business Week and broadcast coverage on shows like C-SPAN and Moneyline, Taxware received hundreds of inquiries from people looking to partner with the company, speak at its events, and purchase its products. Even more, the company significantly outdistanced its main competitor for coverage and market position.
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Images created by Facebook’s AI robot look real 40% of the time to humans
Do you think face recognition technology is scary? Whatever your thoughts on it, one thing is clear that tech companies across the globe are persisting in putting money in building improved imaging intelligence.
Starting from Microsoft’s How Old Bot to Facebook’s newest app that scans your phone’s gallery for pictures of your friends and IKEA’s catalog of computer-generated images, tech in the photography field is getting sharp than ever. With the latest development by Facebook, it looks like it is going to get much difficult to differentiate which photos are real and which one is fake.
A study was released yesterday by the Facebook’s Research team that focuses its artificial intelligence robot that can produce photographs by viewing pictures of different things and gaining knowledge about its appearances. It’s very much alike to how humans learn to understand objects. For instance, one can recognize airplanes very easily after you have seen it for the first time.
Facebook’s AI robot in the experiment was able to auto-generate 64 x 64 pixel photos that exhibited a scene which was life-like enough that persuaded nearly half of the volunteers that they were real.
“Around 40 percent of the samples generated by our class conditional LAPGAN model are realistic enough to fool a human into thinking they are real images,” the research states.
The AI robot works in two parts: Based on a random sector, one neural network generates an image, while a second network examines the generated photo for realism. The team over a period of time plan to allow bot create bigger images with higher accuracy.
A similar system is also being built by Google, however, until now the results make a mistake on the trippy side.
No details have been provided by Facebook how they plan to use such technology. It won’t come as a surprise to see Facebook implement this in its future products, given that its present focus is on photo-related apps and video.
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In the world of games, Valve Corporation has newly developed into one of the biggest and most reliable game publishers and game developers in the world. Nowadays, everyone should play online games on their smartphones. Since it is more attractive and gives many rewards. Dota 2 is the valve’s newest game, and it is recently launched from closed beta and now accessible for all players. Matchmaking rating Dota 2 (MMR) is a system designed for determining the talent rating of every player. The primary purpose of MMR is to find and pair equal opponents and finished for fair play. The system is designed so as not to allow more knowledgeable players team up or rise alongside players of a lower skill level. you may want more information about Dota 2 calibration, just visit https://dota2boosting.com/calibration website.
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This helps new Dota 2 players learn the in-game techniques better and know about how to play various heroes with all their distinctive abilities and playing styles.
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When titled matches are already unlocked, the system lets a player play 10 matches to regulate his / her account. After the calibration, the player is awarded a medal and his or her MMR is determined. https://dota2boosting.com/calibration provides excellent information about Dota 2 calibration. Here are some tips for players before getting calibrated.
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Winning a match is a very essential factor for obtaining a high MMR value. So follow your teammate’s lead as efficient teamwork is important to success in Dota 2.
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There’s still an almost-deafening silence in mainstream media when it comes to the serious acknowledgement of and discussion on the issues and concerns of the LGBTQIA+ community. Even in society, there’s a gap between the queer and non-queer communities, and it remains so despite continuous effort by activists.
A unique arts movement in the Indian queer scene, The Queer Arts Movement, India or QAM(I), aims at bringing forth the voices in the queer community and providing a platform to queer artists to showcase their art.
Romal Laisram, co-founder and director of QAM(I)
“Art tells stories and stories is what we need to address certain questions. I feel that there’s no better way to sensitize the non-queer community towards the issues and concerns of the queer community than art festivals. I have witnessed so many straight people shedding their homophobia during our festivals when they realise that queer love stories are just human love stories. Art helps people to connect on a human level,” says Romal Laisram, human rights activist, and co-founder and director of The Queer Arts Movement, India.
QAM(I) is crowdfund-driven and works on a zero-profit budget model, where all funds collected are used for funding other social initiatives. QAM(I) organised its first event, The Festival of Free Love, in collaboration with The Humming Tree in Bangalore in 2013. Ever since, QAM(I) has organised four Festivals of Free Love that celebrate free love, without restrictions, across several venues in Bangalore.
The revenue generated through the festivals is usually diverted to fund other social causes and events like The Bangalore Queer Film Festival (BQFF), Sukhibhava and the Ejipura Working Group.
Also read: Are same-sex marriages in India legal or not? Well, let’s say it’s complicated.
QAM(I) is also partnering with unreleased queer-themed films and their teams for private screenings across different venues in South India, like India’s first film on corrective rape, Satyavati, and Naan Avanalla, Avalu, a Kannada feature film based on the life of a transwoman.
“I marched the first Pride in Bangalore as a media person and was overwhelmed by what I saw. I immediately involved myself in all community activities and began working with the Pride committee. Around five years ago, we were discussing ways to liaison between the LGBTQIA+ community and the general ‘mainstream’ and an art festival struck us as the most effective way. And it has proven to be so,” recalls Romal.
Through QAM(I), there has been a conscious effort to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community.
Belly dancer Alex Victor performing at the Festival of Free Love
These festivals help in removing the shame associated with the identity within the community, as well as make the non-queer community realise that although each one is unique in their sexual identity, we all share the same life experiences.
The festival has given and continues to give voice to many queer artists like Mayamma, Lexi, Navin, Swar, Krithika, Raghavendran, as well as non-queer Indian women artists like Mithu Sen and Manjari Chakravarthy, whose works reflect gender fluidity.
Also read: Sridhar Rangayan Discusses a Lifetime of Fighting for LGBTQ Films to Gain Acceptance in India
QAM(I) is currently running a fundraising campaign for its next event on Milaap. To contribute to the cause, click here. To know more about QAM(I), visit its Facebook page here.
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Manifestos in Scale
by Richard Gillette
Sneden’s Landing (New York) – 1988
Driving through the bucolic hamlet with its rustic-looking residences, for a moment the Hudson River was visible through the trees and then it disappeared. As we pulled into the driveway, I saw a very large unattractive brown house and suddenly my heart sank. Stephen Shadley, my business partner at the time, explained that we would pick up a key and then look at the place to the right, next door. Relieved, we approached a white clapboard splitlevel house from the 1940s. When we got inside, it was very difficult to look past the existing dark wood everywhere and the sad furnishings.
A few days before, we visited the client’s apartment in Manhattan to talk about working on the house and to see some of her possessions. Her apartment had been painted the brightest white I had ever seen and this was on every surface. She had a few homes. This one seemed to be more of an art gallery. There was very little furniture, but there was a large, striking collection of photography including black-and-white prints by Herb Ritts and stills in washed-out colors from obscure Hollywood films. The owner had taken some of the most beautiful photographs herself. The subject matter reminded me of movies where art by Salvador Dalí was sometimes commissioned—films like Lady in the Dark or Spellbound where the subconscious dreams that occur in deep states of sleep are evoked.
That visit was invaluable to get a sense of the client on many levels. Drastic measures were necessary to transform the murky rooms into a spacious, bright stage set—somewhere you could shoot a 1940s-type movie as seen through the eye of a Surrealist poet.
From the moment the front door is opened, the picturesque hamlet out of doors is left behind. Asymmetrical squares of painted wood graining also appear as pools of water. The glass of the round window was replaced in blue representing planet Earth. The wood chair is a study designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Like the client, the house had a few surprises to its character. From the front entrance one would never imagine that down the spiral stairs was a mammoth room with high ceilings in wood forming an A-frame with huge beams running across. On the south wall, the fireplace had a simple mantel attached to a flue that ran from floor to ceiling. Knowing that white would suit her, we still had some concern with painting over everything since it was all solid mahogany wood. We were given the go-ahead and before too long each and every room, including that mahogany living room, was gleaming white.
Sometimes trying something daring works, and other times it doesn’t. When we were ready to strip and stain the floors from dark to light, the color of oxidized copper was suggested. The large room received the color first. As it went down, we agreed that it was “interesting,” but when completed it was frightening. The room looked like the pool at the YMCA. As soon as it dried, the sander removed the copper-gone-green and translucent white went down throughout.
Undeterred by the floor-color incident, we still wanted something more exciting and offbeat in the entrance over the white floors. A black, blue, and white random checkerboard pattern was painted with stylized wood graining. This did the trick. It also gave us an excuse to get down and do some whimsical painting—a trademark design stamp which is always enjoyable. The wood grain technique was so effective that some of the beams surrounding the dining area and the fireplace flue were also done in this finish. It added to the fantastic hallucinatory effect with its pronounced undulating veins. The term surreal has become a catchphrase for the odd, but we weren’t looking for things with that quality alone. What we were looking for was offbeat, large-scale items, and luckily we had one Paul Frankl club chair to use as a starting point. We went to resources in a number of cities in search of chunky furniture to use as sculptural objects—as in a de Chirico landscape throwing off any consistent sense of scale.
Multiple sputnik light fixtures hang above the staircase while every other baluster on the balustrade is painted white or black leading the way to the dining area below.
While going through the storage warehouse in one of the more interesting shops in Manhattan, a half-sphere in brass with multiple arms was spotted on the top of tall industrial shelving. It looked like a porcupine that had been in an accident. The store owner said that it was just half of a complete sphere and that there was also a second one. They were light fixtures that had previously hung in a commercial space. The size was phenomenal and they would be pivotal in establishing the bigness we were after. An auto mechanic restored the dented domes of the chandelier, straightened the 140 spokes on each, and then sprayed them with a white car finish. Once they were hung from the high ceiling, it was deceiving that they were over four feet in circumference.
On one of the shopping trips that brought us to Philadelphia, the twin to the existing Frankl chair was found, then shortly after a sofa. Although tremendous, they also fooled you into thinking that the size was average until you sat in them. Two cork tables, also by designer Paul Frankl, were brought together from different states and painted white. The pair appeared like shoe soles.
To give the main room some detailing and to avoid hammering into the wood walls to hang art, a long continuous shelf was installed around the perimeter of the room. This was where some of the photography collection could be displayed as an ever-changing exhibit. Vintage Eames chairs, restored and ebonized, kept coming in like ants at a picnic—one more reminder of the Surrealists. Things continued with petrified driftwood floor lamps, table lamps, and other unidentifiable creations like the organic formations in the paintings by Yves Tanguy. Running with this, a number of pieces of driftwood were brought back from the beach in Long Island and used as handles on the long low custom bedroom dressers. The wood was placed over the drawers and cut at each seam. There were countless innovative approaches and once the trust was established, we were off to the races and no stone was left unturned.
Similar to a movie, once the action took place it was time to strike the set. Unfortunately, the client moved on shortly after completion leaving me with uncertainty as to whether this all took place or had been a strange but fantastic dream.
Piazza d’Italia, Giorgio de Chirico (1970). Assembling the art, the objects, and the furnishings in the house along the Palisades resulted in an environment reminiscent of a de Chirico landscape. The sense of scale and perspective questions the viewer’s eye.
Biomorphism has connections to Surrealism, using slight characteristics to remind us of natural forms. In this room, an undulating figure as tall as a child with an equally high inverted shade appears as big as a table lamp next to the generously proportioned Frankl sofa. The two tables found miles apart nestle together as one. On the shelf that surrounds the perimeter of the room, ever-changing exhibits are displayed.
From the sunken main room, hand-painted support beams frame the dining area. The top was added to the chunky twentieth-century vintage table. The insect-like vintage Eames chairs are ebonized. From the kitchen pass-through, a kidney-shaped counter juts out covered in linoleum from the 1940s. The black cast stone vase stands three feet high on the bleached wood floor. The flying saucer light fixture hovers beyond the sputnik in the foreground.
The glazier cut the kidney bean–shaped mirror for the powder room. Vintage linoleum was used to laminate the cabinet supporting a porcelain sink from the 1940s.
Playing off the twisted trees outside of the bedroom windows, the freeform driftwood lamps and handles of the credenza seem to move and sway. The Marco Zanuso armchairs are a sculptural version of a traditional wingback. For additional clothing, an upholstered wall was erected. It serves as a headboard and on the back side as a wardrobe. The stitching at its edges was hand-painted, bringing to mind a flattened baseball.
Boulevardier Richard Gillette‘s book, The Art of the Interior was included by publisher Rizzoli on their list of Best Design Books of 2011. Richard is currently happy to be back working for loyal clients on a Boulevardier Richard Gillette‘s book, The Art of the Interior was included by publisher Rizzoli on their list of Best Design Books of 2011. Richard is currently happy to be back working for loyal clients on aremarkable house in Gloucestershire, England.
All Images by: Michael Mundy, photographer, more from Michael via his online publication,
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Campaigners claim victory after controversial arms fair is ‘chased out’ of another town
Fréa Lockley
Activists have forced an arms fair to move location for a second time. The Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) arms fair has been forced out of Birmingham’s NEC Centre after continued pressure from anti-arms trade campaigners.
Local campaign
The arms fair was due to take place in Birmingham, on 28 March 2019. But it’s now moved to the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre. A press release from Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) stated, “this follows a vibrant local campaign against the event”.
DPRTE is a major event in the arms industry calendar. It brings together all parts of the arms industry to:
provide buyers and suppliers of all sizes, engaged throughout the defence acquisition supply chain, with an invaluable opportunity to enhance knowledge, collaborate, share best practice and showcase innovation.
It has support from the UK Ministry of Defence and the Department of International Trade. Both are listed as event ‘partners’ but also attend as prospective buyers alongside the US Defence Department.
Exhibitors include BAE Systems, which produces many of the fighter jets being used by Saudi-led forces in the ongoing bombardment of Yemen.
“The arms industry is not welcome here”
The decision to hold the arms fair in Birmingham was announced in November 2018. The event was originally scheduled to take place in Cardiff. But it moved following protests and objections from local people.
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Birmingham Stop the Arms Fair planned a day of “creative actions” against the fair. An “active and vibrant local campaign from a diverse range of local activists” highlighted key concerns about the event.
The Canary has seen an email to campaigners which claimed that the decision to move was made following consideration of “the impact of all events on all our guests”. Organisers said it was “more appropriate for DPRTE to be hosted at a more self-contained venue”.
Hugh Douglas from Birmingham Stop the Arms Fair said:
This move is a response to the people of Birmingham and of Solihull making it clear that the arms industry is not welcome here. The DPRTE was already chased out of Cardiff, and now Birmingham. The government might be willing to ignore the death and destruction caused by the arms industry, but local people are not.
“Human rights abusing regimes”
The event will now go ahead in Farnborough. Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre also holds an air show that hosts a number of other arms companies such as Raytheon and Leonardo.
Kat Hobbs of CAAT said:
We are very glad that this event has been moved, but the Birmingham NEC should never have agreed to host it in the first place. The NEC should not allow its facilities to be used to support companies that profit from arming and supporting human rights abusing regimes around the world.
Featured image via CAAT/Flickr
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How many jobs will be lost, and the employees become supported by your taxes if the desire for nations to defend themselves is frustrated by people who don’t seem to realize that a balance of terror is preferable to being subject to the imposition of the dictates of nations who are armed.
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Saratoga County Sheriff honors life-savers
Wendy Liberatore
Saratoga County Sheriff Michael Zurlo (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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BALLSTON SPA — Three members of the Saratoga County sheriff's communications unit were honored by Sheriff Michael Zurlo for their effort to help save the life of a dispatcher who was suffering a heart attack.
Sgt. Kurt Haas, desk Officer Thomas Lundquist and Director Steven Gordon were granted the award for their teamwork in saving the person's life on Sept. 17. They administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation until a paramedic from Community EMS took over.
In addition, six members of the division were awarded certificates of merit for their efforts during the medical emergency which occurred within the 911 center. The awardees are: Sgts. Leah Kane and Timothy Johnston, and officers George Downs, Niklas Kaplan, Joshua Otten and William Cody Marshall.
"The calmness demonstrated by these members during this event is amazing," Zurlo said. "To have an event as tragic as this have happen in a working high volume 911 center is a testament to their professionalism and dedication.”
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University of Georgia fraternity self-suspends after racist messages surface
Arianna Mbunwe, who was the target of some of the racist comments, is dissatisfied with the Lambda Chi Alpha chapter's self-suspension of operations.
Park Hall on the University of Georgia campus in Athens.John Greim / LightRocket via Getty Images
Sept. 22, 2020, 12:16 AM UTC / Source: NBC News
By Janelle Griffith
A University of Georgia fraternity self-suspended its operations over the weekend after racist messages from a chapter group messaging app were posted to Twitter.
Screenshots of the offensive messages pulled from a private GroupMe for the school's Lambda Chi Alpha chapter were posted Saturday evening by an African American student at the university who said some of the comments were directed at her.
The student, Arianna Mbunwe, has posted photos and videos on Twitter of students appearing to flout social distancing guidelines and gathering without masks since Aug. 23. She has also has been critical of the university's response to the coronavirus pandemic. The university did not immediately return a request for information about the number of confirmed coronavirus cases at the school.
Mbunwe, 20, a junior who is majoring in political science, said she received the screenshots from a friend after a rally she had organized Saturday demanding that the university take further action to slow the spread of Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
"They were targeting me because my account has become very popular for exposing the people who are contributing to the rise in cases," she said in an interview Monday.
In a Sept. 5 tweet, Mbunwe criticized a member of a sorority at the university who was alleged to have broken social distancing guidelines. The same person, she said, had posted a black square on her Instagram account June 2 in solidarity with the #BlackoutTuesday social media campaign calling for racial justice.
"Posts a black square but then goes downtown to party when this virus is disproportionately affecting Black people? @ugaalphaphi this yall?" Mbunwe tweeted Sept. 5 at the university's Alpha Phi sorority. The sorority did not immediately return a request for comment Monday.
In a GroupMe chat room titled "Sex Drugs and Darby House," Lambda Chi Alpha members responded to Mbunwe's tweet criticizing the sorority.
"Lord give me the strength to not call that woman a racial slur," a GroupMe member wrote. Another GroupMe member with the username "Ghost of Aunt Jemima" wrote: "I guarantee you she ... just sits in her room saying how white people are racist because she's mad she didn't get a bid lmao."
And another member with a vulgar username wrote: "Coronavirus: Sees white girl, flees cause she has privilege" and "Also Coronavirus: Sees black person, assumes they are probably poor and lack health insurance, attacks."
The university's Interfraternity Council president, Brennan Cox, said in a statement Sunday that the council was "aware of the racist, sexist and otherwise discriminatory comments made within a GroupMe" for the Lambda Chi Alpha chapter, which had suspended itself indefinitely.
Cox confirmed Monday that the screenshots tweeted Saturday night by Mbunwe prompted the council's statement. He declined to comment further citing an ongoing investigation.
Cox said in the statement that the council had notified the university's Equal Opportunity Office of the messages for review in light of the university's Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy.
Lambda Chi Alpha's national organization denounced the chapter members' comments in a statement Monday, saying it was "disgusted by the senseless, reprehensible actions and messages of these men."
"We sincerely apologize to everyone disparaged by members of the UGA chapter, particularly those who were identified by name," the statement said.
"On behalf of the leadership and brotherhood of Lambda Chi Alpha, we unequivocally condemn any acts of homophobia, misogyny and racism," the statement said. "These actions are a direct violation of our mission of leading an ethical life of growth, service and leadership. We will neither tolerate nor promulgate such behavior that corrupts the moral fibers of our fraternity."
The national organization also said that it was investigating the issue and coordinating with local authorities and that it "will take all appropriate steps to restore decency, dignity and integrity to our Lambda Chi family."
Mbunwe said that she has not been contacted by the council or Lambda Chi Alpha and that she is dissatisfied with the fraternity's self-suspending its operations.
"That whole move is to remove responsibility from the university," Mbunwe said. "I want the chapter revoked and the members expelled from campus."
Janelle Griffith
Janelle Griffith is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
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Hilarious photo proves there are 2 types of kids on the first day of school
Aug. 22, 2016, 6:08 PM UTC / Source: TODAY
By Rheana Murray
Remember what it was like to head back to school after a long summer?
If you're a parent of school-aged children, you definitely do. And now a viral photo from Reddit is giving us all a good laugh as moms and dads across the country prepare to send their kids back to the classroom.
Mom Traci Willis told TODAY her children's uncle posted the photo online, and the family had no idea it would be such a hit — her initial reaction was fear that her son and daughter's photo was circulating the internet, but she also sees the humor in the snapshot, calling it "cute and funny."
The post, cleverly titled, "There's two types of kids on the first day of school...", shows two children: the first, a girl with a big smile, clearly excited but perhaps equally anxious, ready to go with her bright pink backpack. But in the background is another kid, this one curled on the floor, his face stricken.
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One's ready to go, while the other isn't — sounds about right, doesn't it?
And that's pretty much what happened on the first day of school, Willis said. Her daughter was excited to start kindergarten, but her younger son was "very nervous" about heading to preschool. And when it was time to take a photo that morning, he panicked.
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"He was not having that," Willis said in an email. "That is when he just decided to lay down on the floor and cry."
But the story ends well: Willis said her son was fine once they got to school.
"He told us he was 'feeling better about school now,'" she said.
Whether your kid resembles one or the other, or falls somewhere in between, it's a hilarious reminder of what it feels like to put on a new outfit and a backpack filled with notebooks and No. 2 pencils and start another school year.
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Academy Awards to take 'historic action' to improve film diversity
Jan. 22, 2016, 11:26 PM UTC / Source: TODAY
By Chris Serico
Likely responding to Hollywood heavyweights who called for a boycott of the Academy Awards ceremony and additional critics who say Oscar nominees lack diversity, the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vowed to take "historic action."
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 22: A general view of Oscar Statuettes backstage during the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 22, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)Getty Images file
The AMPAS Board of Governors issued a press release Friday afternoon to announce the addition of new governor seats on the board, the restructuring of committees and plans to "double the number of women and diverse members of the Academy by 2020."
In a statement, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs said AMPAS is "going to lead and not wait for the industry to catch up," adding the initiatives "will have an immediate impact and begin the process of significantly changing our membership composition."
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After this year's Oscar nominations were announced, some criticized the picks for their homogeneity, prompting the trending hashtag #OscarsSoWhite along the way.
The Academy announced that, starting later this year, each new member's voting status will last a decade and will be renewed if she/he has remained "active in motion pictures." Members will receive lifetime voting rights for three 10-year terms or if they've won or been nominated for an Oscar. The Academy also will extend these standards "retroactively to current members."
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In addition, the Academy is adding three new governor seats as part of its "ambitious, global campaign to identify and recruit qualified new members who represent greater diversity," according to the press release.
The changes, however, will "not affect voting for this year's Oscars," whose ceremony is scheduled for Feb. 28.
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Kogi poll : INEC distributes sensitive materials
The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) has distributed sensitive materials that would be used in Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State.
The materials were escorted out to various destinations amidst tight security. It was also observed that the distribution of the materials was done in the presence of the representatives of the Peoples Democratic Party, All Progressives Congress and other parties contesting the election.
Th state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Halilu Pai, who supervised the distribution, said that the materials included ballot papers and result sheets. Pai said that the materials would be taken to the INEC offices in the 21 local government areas of the state from where they would later in the day be shared among the 239 wards.
According to him, the INEC is ready and committed to conduct a free, fair, credible and acceptable election.
He urged political parties, security agents and other stakeholders to play their roles according to the rules.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner also gave assurances that the fuel scarcity currently being experienced in the state would not in anyway impact negatively on the process and outcome of the election.
He said that the commission had made arrangements with some filling stations that would sell fuel to all vehicles on election duty , and that the stations had been prevailed upon to operate on 24-hour basis beginning from Friday.
Source: Vanguard
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All Who Wander Are Not Lost
Kerala- Land of Premam
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A state that is known for so many things that the human brain can not assimilate and is just a lot for the naked eye to respond. Situated on the Southwest Malabar coast of India, the beautiful and luscious flora and almost everything about the state is so amazing that it is called the “God’s own country”. The fertile land is used to grow the finest spices, tea, and coffee and the environment is so rich that it supports huge varied species of wildlife. Kerala is best known for the backwaters and hence also called the Venice of India. Puttu and kadala curry which not only defines a new dimension of taste but also induces one to become a fan of it.
1. Alleppey
Officially known as Alappuzha. It is called the backwater capital of India because of the most scenic and rustic backwaters. Situated on the Laccadive Sea, having a network of canals and lagoons. Houseboat cruises are synonymous to Alleppey. Fresh from the water seafood, amazing and authentic ayurvedic therapies, walk in the village on the banks of the river are the major highlights of the place. Most importantly sleeping in the houseboat that is afloat on the spectacular backwater and surrounded by coconut palms is just a million-dollar experience. Alappuzha is a splendid beauty having canals and rivers on one side and the Arabian Sea on the other which is the Allepey Beach.
2. Munnar
It is a hill station located 1600 meters above sea level. Famous for the shades of green canopied land of tea plantations. The location used to be the summer resort of the British rulers. Munnar has exotic species of wildlife and flora. Tourists can collect various spices like cardamom, pepper, cinnamon, coffee, clove, etc. Last but never least one can not miss out on the homemade dark chocolates and white chocolates. Eravikulam National Park is a habitat for the endangered mountain goat, Nilgiri Tahr. There is a famous hiking trail of 2695 meters which leads to Anamudi Peak, it is the highest peak in the Western Ghats.
3. Guruvayur
The pilgrimage town is located 93 Km away from Kochi. Red-roofed, ancient temple is known for offering the pilgrimage offer. The offerings range from fruits to gold and silver and the most important part is that the offering is usually made equivalent to the weight of the person. Temple is dedicated to Indian Lord Krishna and is referred to as Bhooloka Vaikuntam which translates to the holy abode of Vishnu on Earth. There is a strict dress code that has to be followed. For Men, it is compulsory to wear Dhoti and no shirt and for Women saree or churidar is allowed and no western wear is permitted. The timing of the temple is from 3:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. and 4:00 P.M.-9:15 P.M.
4. Vagamon
Adventure sports destination of Kerala. Soaring the sky while para-diving, camping, off-roading, trekking, zip-line are the bunch of outdoor activities that can be performed here. Most of the visitors never get to know about this place and miss out to visit Vagamon. In the unruffled state like Kerala Vagamon is an escapade destination.
5. Wayanad
Again Wayanad is known for the wildlife and the spices produced here. Wayanad wildlife reserve is an integral part of the Nilgiri biosphere reserve located amidst the serene hills of Western Ghats. Asian elephants, tigers, leopards, bears, etc are found in natural habitat in the reserve.
6. Athirapally Waterfalls
The largest waterfall in Kerala. The waterfall can be viewed from above and also from downward as well. To have a better and closer experience of the waterfall a separate path has been built by which visitors can trek down to the waterfall. the fall is 80 feet tall. The fall looks majestic during the rainy season. The waterfall hence becomes one of the must-visits in the Kerala trip.
7. Kumarakom
Kumarakom is a cluster of Islands on the Vembanad Lake. It has been a very famous attraction in Kerala because of the spectacular bird sanctuary. The sanctuary is spread for about 14 acres and houses various migratory birds like cuckoos and Siberian storks. Thazhathangady Juma Masjid is one of the heritage zones of Kerala. It is around 1000 years old and the architecture of the mosque is still so rich and the wood carvings are so beautiful.
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Lynn Yaeger: Derek Lam’s Winning Dresses Give the Power to the People
By Lynn Yaeger
The roving reporters who wander around the Lincoln Center venue, shoving microphones in your face and asking questions like, “Which designers should sleep with each other?” and “Who’s the last person you saw topless?” have also taken to soliciting opinions on the tendency to mount smaller, more intimate shows, a new notion of old-fashioned exclusivity promulgated by Tom Ford last season.
Though lots of people in the fashion industry seem to think this is a fine idea (especially the ones who make it on to the limited guest lists), I have never been a fan of this sort of thing. If Twitter and Facebook can foster a revolution in the Middle East, shouldn’t those same phenomena be universally embraced by people who sell clothes for a living?
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Johnny Depp: Found Guilty of Beating Amber Heard In Court?
by Tyler Johnson at November 3, 2020 1:43 pm . Updated at November 3, 2020 1:55 pm .
As we reported on Monday, Johnny Depp lost his $50 million lawsuit against UK tabloid the Sun this week.
The case involved claims made by the paper about events that occurred during Depp's brief marriage to Amber Heard.
Depp claimed that the Sun committed libel when it referred to him as a "wife beater" in an article published in 2018.
A judge saw otherwise, and ruled that the “wife beater” label was “substantially true,” based on evidence provided in court.
The way this development has been reported in the press, you might have thought that Depp was found guilty in a criminal trial.
That's not the case -- in fact, his civil case wasn't even against Heard, though the actress did testify during the trial.
What it was, instead, was a colossal PR disaster for Depp that he ironically brought on himself as part of an effort to clear his name.
The trial yielded enormously embarrassing revelations for both sides, but obviously, Depp's reputation suffered the greatest damage.
Depp admitted to struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, but he insisted that his substance abuse issues never led him to become violent with Heard.
Heard's lawyers provided evidence not only of the severity of Depp's drug use but also of the appalling descriptions he used when discussing Heard with friends.
Texts read aloud in court reveal that Depp referred to his then-wife as a "malicious, evil, and vindictive c---” who was “desperate for success and fame."
“I just cannot live like this... She is as full of shit as a Christmas Goose!!! I’m done. NO MORE...!!!” he wrote to friend and fellow actor Paul Bettany.
Depp also threatened to have Heard killed and joked that he would “f--k her burnt corpse afterwards to make sure she’s dead.”
Lawyers for Depp argued the messages were mot meant be taken seriously “however dark and extravagant the language.”
Depp's lawyers were consistent in their messaging throughout the trial -- it was Amber who abused Johnny, they claimed, not the other way around.
They provided medical reports and eyewitness accounts supporting Depp's claim that Heard nearly cut his finger off when she hurled a vodka bottle at him during a particularly vicious fight.
They played an audiotape in which Heard admitted to hitting Depp and mocked him for calling her actions abusive.
They also alleged that she took embarrassing photos of the actor intoxicated or passed out (such as the one seen above) as an "insurance policy" in case the marriage failed.
The pics may not have aided Heard in that capacity, but they certainly helped support the Sun's claims that Depp is a man whose memory and testimony cannot be relied upon.
In the end, the Sun avoided a very costly lawsuit, and Heard received indirect support for some of her claims about Depp.
Bur both actors will likely suffer career setbacks as a result of one of the most bizarre court cases in Hollywood history.
At this point, it's difficult to imagine Johnny Depp or Amber Heard anchoring a family-friendly franchise anytime in the near future.
Then again ... stranger things have happened.
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Making cities work...
Tony Venables
Professor of Economics
Published on: 14 Dec 2015
Countries: Asia, Bangladesh
Research themes: Cities, Inclusive Growth
Making cities work for development: Perspectives from South Asia
Cities can be productive and liveable places but poor public services, weak infrastructure, and institutional and legal obstacles to private investment have in many cases undermined prosperity.
More than half the world’s population live in towns and cities. The urban population of South Asia grew by an estimated 130 million from 2000 to 2011, and is projected to grow by another 250 million by 2030.
Effective and liveable cities are intrinsic to the economic growth and prosperity of countries. The economic advantage of cities derives from benefits to scale and agglomeration that emerge in dense clusters of people and businesses. However, South Asia has still not fully reaped the benefits of urbanisation. Gaps in urban infrastructure and public service delivery have constrained the potential for South Asia to join the ranks of more developed countries. Improving urban environments will require greater public and private sector investments and a high level of policy engagement.
For cities that fail to generate sufficient investment, the consequences are plainly visible. In South Asia, 130 million urban residents live in slums without access to basic infrastructure and public services. Getting urbanisation right requires smart, joined-up policy across urban agendas. Effective planning should address barriers to efficient markets and public finance that can manage congestion and fill gaps in housing, transport, and infrastructure to make cities liveable.
Urban skyline in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Source: Ali Wassi
Cities can be both productive and liveable places
The fundamental advantage of cities comes from scale and density. Studies show that higher density increases prosperity; doubling a city’s size increases average productivity by 5–7 percent. Cities also incubate innovation and entrepreneurship. Enterprise clusters not only raise the productivity of existing activities (through competition), but also allow new activities to take root.
Cities thrive on agglomeration economies to drive higher productivity. High population density ensures that firms can readily access large pools of buyers and suppliers. Well-managed density cultivates a mutually beneficial virtuous cycle between agents. In Bangladesh, to date, economic growth is closely correlated with urbanisation – urban dwellers constitute about 28 percent of the total population of the country, but their contribution to GDP is more than 45 percent (Bangladesh 7th Five year Plan). Thus sustainable urbanisation is a potential driver of economic growth.
Clusters of specialisation are increasingly emerging in developing countries. Bangalore is now recognised as a technology hub, Dhaka as a hub for garment manufacturing, and Sialkot for football manufacturing. Market integration relies on high population density in small geographic areas to accelerate the frequency of economic transactions.
Cities thrive on agglomeration economies to drive higher productivity.
Effective cities can power growth
Despite the ability of cities to power economic growth, the considerable downsides of density cannot be ignored. Challenges to infrastructure, housing, transport, and basic service provision continue to undermine the productivity of cities like Dhaka.
To fully realise the potential of cities, South Asia must address critical gaps in urban infrastructure and basic services. An equally important policy objective will be for governments to improve the efficiency of urban markets. Better regulation can prevent market failures to reduce socially damaging outcomes.
Traffic congestion in Dhaka, Bangaldesh. Source: Arttu Manninen
Urban development activities in Bangladesh are dominated by national sectoral agencies and the absence of proper institutional and legal frameworks to guide and control physical development in urban areas. Urban development in most cases has been haphazard. The involvement of multiple organisations in the urban development process results in uncoordinated and overlapping activities.
Infrastructure and public services
South Asian cities continue to be characterised by high levels of poverty and inadequate or overly expensive housing stock. Insufficient housing supplies reduce the liveability of cities and further depreciates environmental and health outcomes. Over-congestion makes it harder to keep up with infrastructure demands for water and sanitation. Waste generation in Dhaka is estimated to be 3,000 to 4,000 tonnes a day, almost 60 percent of which is uncollected. Despite being a megacity of 14 million residents, Dhaka does not have Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), in any form, to move large numbers of people at high frequency.
The number of urban dwellers in South Asia living below the national poverty line ranges from 13-25 percent. Public investments can support poverty reduction. Transport investments help connect ideas, people and goods, making them particularly high-impact. It follows from this that infrastructure investments should lead, not lag, development.
Infrastructure represents an enormous public finance burden. Successful cities leverage the economic prosperity of their city as a local tax base. In line with this, targeting urban land values offers an ethical and efficient mechanism for raising tax revenues for city authorities.
Land markets and residential investments
Bangladesh, like many of its neighbours, faces an acute shortage of affordable housing. Over a third of Bangladeshis are expected to be living in cities by the end of this year, a number growing at an average of 4 percent, annually. Meanwhile the housing deficit in urban areas grew from 1.13 million units in 2001 to 4.6 million units in 2010 (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics). The deficit is projected to reach 8.5 million units in 2021 if investment in the housing sector does not keep pace with projected population growth.
Insufficient housing supplies reduce the liveability of cities and further depreciates environmental and health outcomes.
Housing affordability is further eroded by poor land administration policies which make urban housing prohibitive for low-income groups. The quality of existing housing stock is also very poor; squalid conditions and low-levels of residential investment are pervasive because there is a lack of clarity and security in land rights across South Asia. These factors deter investment and encourage low quality, insecure housing structures, accommodating lower population densities (low-rises).
Achieving appropriate levels of residential investment also require markets to function effectively. Capital markets and financial intermediation are needed to provide ways of saving, borrowing and lending for both commercial and residential construction. Informality and limited financial information reduce the functionality of capital markets. Policy must be joined-up across financial regulation, macroeconomic policy, and urban planning and management.
Business investment and jobs
A city’s success depends, ultimately, on its ability to create jobs. This requires a good business environment. Costly cities – those that fail to economise land use, build affordable housing, infrastructure, and public services – will attract fewer new jobs.
Without good infrastructure and services, cities become trapped in low-value economic activities. A city built around low value activities is ill-suited to the requirements of modern manufacturing and service sectors. Low productivity filters into incomes and tax revenues making it difficult to finance the investments required for greater productivity.
The implication for South Asia is that policymakers must act soon to realise the full potential of urban growth in the region. Regardless of policy, urbanisation will continue. Making it all the more important that it is done right to harness the advantages of cities to generate growth. Government coordination is paramount to prevent the negative externalities of uncontrolled congestion.
Costly cities – those that fail to economise land use, build affordable housing, infrastructure, and public services – will attract fewer new jobs
Improving avenues for financing will be important to attract public and private investments. Legal and regulatory structures similarly work to improve the way markets function and to improve the clarity and security of land rights. Overcoming these barriers will be essential for paving the way forward for South Asia’s urban development.
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Coronavirus: Trump orders meatpacking plants to stay open
US President Donald Trump has ordered meat processing plants to stay open to protect the nation's food supply amid the coronavirus pandemic.
He invoked a Korean War-era law to mandate that the plants continue to function, amid industry warnings of strain on the supply chain.
An estimated 3,300 US meatpacking workers have been diagnosed with coronavirus and 20 have died.
The UN last month warned the emergency threatened global food supply chains.
Twenty-two US meatpacking plants across the American Midwest have closed during the outbreak.
They include slaughterhouses owned by the nation's biggest poultry, pork and beef producers, such as Smithfield Foods, Tyson Foods, Cargill and JBS USA.
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What does the White House say?
"Such closures threaten the continued functioning of the national meat and poultry supply chain, undermining critical infrastructure during the national emergency," says Tuesday evening's executive order, invoking the 1950 Defense Production Act.
"Given the high volume of meat and poultry processed by many facilities, any unnecessary closures can quickly have a large effect on the food supply chain."
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The order designates the meatpacking plants as part of critical infrastructure in the US.
A White House official told US media it will work with the Department of Labor to issue guidance for vulnerable workers, such as over-65s and those with chronic health conditions, to stay at home.
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Analysis by Jessica Lussenhop, BBC News
The leadership of large meatpacking companies have faced tough questions over whether they did enough to prepare for the pandemic and protect workers.
On top of the fact that production lines necessitate that workers stand very close together, most are low-income, hourly workers.
Many are immigrants living paycheque to paycheque, like the ones at a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, pork plant who told the BBC that despite the risk, they have no choice but to go to work if plants are open.
Without strict adherence to safety guidelines - which are not currently being deemed "mandatory" by OSHA - it's not hard to picture new outbreaks at factories, or resurgences of the virus in factories that shuttered but reopen prematurely.
All of this could leave these employees trapped in the same impossible choice they were in when the virus first began spreading in factories in late March: risk my health or lose my job.
What does the meat industry say?
John Tyson, chairman of Tyson Foods took out full-page ads on Sunday in the Washington Post and New York Times to warn "the nation's food supply is breaking".
"As pork, beef and chicken plants are being forced to close, even for short periods of time, millions of pounds of meat will disappear from the supply chain," he wrote.
"As a result, there will be limited supply of our products available in grocery stores until we are able to reopen our facilities that are currently closed."
He said millions of cattle, pigs and chickens will be euthanised because of slaughterhouse closures, limiting supplies at supermarkets.
Pork production has borne the brunt, with daily output slashed by at least a quarter.
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Tyson - which employs some 100,000 workers nationwide - has suspended operations at its pork plant in Waterloo, Iowa.
Smithfield Foods shut down production at its plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after an outbreak infected hundreds of employees.
What do the unions say?
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), the largest US meatpacking union, demanded the Trump administration compel meat companies to provide proper protective equipment and ensure daily coronavirus testing for slaughterhouse workers.
"While we share the concern over the food supply, today's executive order to force meatpacking plants to stay open must put the safety of our country's meatpacking workers first," said the union.
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Richard Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO union, said: "Using executive power to force people back on the job without proper protections is wrong and dangerous."
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Jewel in the Desert
The dining experience at Agave is worth the drive down Interstate 19.
By Jimmy Boegle
Where: Desert Diamond Casino, Pima Mine Road and I-19
Info: 393-2720, www.desertdiamondcasino.com
Pluses: Delightful décor, service, Agave salad
Minuses: Lack of veggie options, overwhelming remoulade
All casino restaurants start off with one strike against them because, well, they're located in casinos.
Sometimes, you just aren't in the mood for the pinging and the jingles and the smoke and the neon, and you don't want to walk through all that chaos just to get a bite to eat. And in many cases--even at some of Las Vegas' world-class restaurants--you can't even escape this chaos inside the restaurants, because they're located directly off the casino floor. From a casino standpoint, this makes sense--it's all about keeping people around the slots and the tables, baby--but from a dining standpoint, it's annoying.
Having said that, in the traditional sense, Agave is not a quote-unquote "casino restaurant." And thank God for that; it helps make Agave quite a little gem.
The folks who put together the Desert Diamond at Pima Mine Road and Interstate 19 placed Agave off to the side of the courtyard between the main casino and the Diamond Center, the entertainment venue at the Tohono O'odham's flagship casino. This isolates the restaurant from the casino chaos; it also made it hard for Irene Messina and me to find on our recent visit, as we wandered into the main casino area expecting to find it there.
Once we found Agave, we were instantly impressed with how it looked. It's a nice place; floor-to-ceiling windows stand in place of a wall on the side facing the courtyard, and outdoor patio seating is abundant. Earth tones dominate the décor, with wooden chairs and tables, tan and textured walls and carpeting that looks a like a muted leopard print, with browns and subtle orange highlights. Real plants, including aloe, are situated around the main dining room, and jazz plays in the background. The only hints that you're at a casino complex come from the small white lights that go around the restaurant where the wall meets the ceiling, and from the heavily older demographic of its clientele. (This is not surprising, seeing as Green Valley is just down the road.)
It took a bit longer than usual for our server to come by and give us our menus; when she did, she apologized and explained that because of some renovations in the kitchen, things were taking a bit longer than normal. I appreciated the heads-up; as it turned out, our server ended up being thoroughly delightful. She was knowledgeable, informative and friendly--another feather in Agave's cap.
The menu, at least to me, looked fantastic. Three appetizers--Maryland crab cakes ($8.95), coconut shrimp ($8.50) and a three-cheese and roasted green chile quesadilla with chicken, beef or rock shrimp ($5.95)--were available, as were the signature tortilla soup ($4.50) and six salads. A dozen entrées were also there ($5.95-$14.95), including several pastas, steak, salmon, baby back pork ribs and six sandwiches. I struggled to decide what to order; I eventually decided on the soup, the crab cakes and the penne pasta with pan-roasted rock shrimp ($9.25).
Meanwhile, Irene was struggling in a different way: There was almost nothing on the menu she could eat. Vegetarians, take note: Do not eat here. Every appetizer and entrée salad, and all but one of the main courses, include some variant of meat or seafood. (On the dinner menu, there are two vegetarian appetizers--foccacia pizza rustica, $5.25 and a beefsteak tomato and grilled asparagus plate, $7.50--and ZERO vegetarian entrées.) Thus, Irene had to make do with the one veggie lunch entrée, Mediterranean grilled vegetables on pita bread ($5.75)--even though she's currently doing the Atkins thing, meaning she couldn't eat the pita--and a side Agave salad ($2.50 with meal).
Irene was also tortured by the carb-intensive, piping-hot rolls delivered to our table. They smelled phenomenal; I ate one, and it had a fairly standard taste. I don't think Irene believed me when I told her it was only OK.
In no time at all, our server delivered the appetizer, soup and salad. The thing that caught our attention was the bowl the soup came in. It was shaped like someone cut a round, ceramic globe in half, warped it a little and flattened part of it so it could be used as a bowl. Presentation was a priority here, as tortilla chips stuck out of the soup in a pattern along the sides. Thankfully, taste was a priority as well; although it was nowhere near authentic, the soup was flavorful. Lots of chicken chunks mixed with the avocado, queso fresco, salsa fresca, cilantro and lime to give it a peppy taste, dominated by the tomato and the lime.
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Irene was also happy with her salad. Containing a variety of lettuces, corn, black beans, tomatoes and jicama, and topped with the sweet-tasting house vinaigrette, it was a wonderful salad. I was thrilled that Irene was able to eat at least one thing at the restaurant.
My crab cakes were great, except for one major flaw: The accompanying dill pickle remoulade was way, way too much. Served with a bevy of marinated artichoke hearts, the yellow-colored cakes tasted fresh and delicious. But it took some sleuthing to find this out: Each of the cakes sat on a dollop of the dill remoulade that was so strong, it destroyed all the other tastes. The remoulade needs to be toned down by at least half, or the volume of it needs to be cut drastically.
Soon after we finished our appetizers, our server brought our entrées. They weren't tardy, as our server warned they'd be. And they were both fine. Irene's pita bread looked more like a tortilla than pita bread, although it indeed tasted pita-like. The grilled vegetables--sprouts, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, eggplant, onions and zucchini--were fresh, Irene said, and the Greek dressing was sweet and mellow, enhancing the flavor of the vegetables nicely. She also liked her accompanying coleslaw, although it had a less-pungent flavor than your usual slaw.
I enjoyed my pasta, too. They didn't skimp on the shrimp, and the morsels were well-distributed in the pasta, along with spinach, artichoke hearts, dried tomatoes and cheese. The basil pesto sauce has a nice, buttery flavor, although it was more watery than I would have liked. (This helped lead to a mess in transit after I got the uneaten portion to-go.) All in all, it was a successful dish; it was something I'd order again.
It was a wonderful dining experience. I look forward to returning to Agave for dinner one day soon, so I can try one of their certified-Angus steaks. I am also happy I won't have to deal with the casino chaos while dining--although I will have to find another dining partner, someone who can eat meat.
Jimmy Boegle
1100 W. Pima Mine Road., Desert Diamond Casino South Tucson
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“At a time when the world faces a global pandemic and other formidable threats, we must join forces across borders and generations to work together for a better common future. This photo exhibition can help to inspire us for this collective task.”
– UN Secretary-General, António Guterres
On the United Nations 75th anniversary, we asked people around the world to share their vision of #TheWorldWeWant
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres launched a global conversation on the world’s future, inviting everyone, everywhere to participate, to commemorate the United Nations 75th anniversary.
75 years ago, in the aftermath of the horrors of WWII, the United Nations Charter articulated an audacious hope issued by “We the Peoples of the United Nations” to protect, value and promote human rights, dignity, justice and peace for all.
Today, the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic—arguably the greatest test humanity has experienced since WWII—has exposed the existing fault lines of inequality, injustice, fear and misinformation, underscored by the climate crisis and an unparalleled extinction of species on our planet. In this moment of reckoning, the voices of “We the Peoples” could not be more critical in charting a course forward for humanity on our shared planet.
#TheWorldWeWant exhibit is a special collection of 75 photos, curated from more than 50,000 images crowdsourced from over 130 countries. It is a creative response to the Secretary-General’s call to hear directly from the peoples of the world about their hopes and dreams for the future.
The photos express a stunning array of diverse and compelling perspectives capturing humanity’s resilience and undaunted hope for a brighter future; a profound awareness of our interconnectedness; a deep aspiration for equality, justice and inclusion; and a sense of awe for nature’s beauty and its power to sustain all life.
Together, the 75 images form a visual manifesto illustrating a collective drive to protect, heal and regenerate our world, and demonstrate that there is much more that unites us than divides us. The photos highlight the urgent need for the international community to come together in common purpose to manifest a new reality where all people can thrive in peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet.
The exhibit is endorsed by the Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Commemoration of the United Nations 75th Anniversary.
This exhibit features 75 winning images from #TheWorldWeWant, a global photo contest hosted and organized by mobile app Agora in support of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.
Georgios Kossieris, Greece, photo taken in the Netherlands
"The world I want is moving towards safe, clean and renewable energy sources as a sign of respect to our surrounding natural environment. Actionable change on sustainable energy will help us minimize our impact on wildlife, land and water."
Joe Shelly, United Kingdom, photo taken in Uganda
"The mindset that the natural world is ours to destroy and profit from needs to change. With deforestation encroaching on many important habitats around the world, we need to ask ourselves if our consumption is worth more than these animals' existence. The natural world has been pushed aside by expanding agricultural and urban areas, leaving barely any room for wildlife. Protecting small areas is no longer enough - we need to rewild and give land back to nature."
Nur'Din Musa, Nigeria
"The world I would want my unborn children to exist in has been built on a foundation called love, where the pasture is green and fertile."
Andika Oky Arisandi, Indonesia
"I want the world to be full of happiness."
Dennis Onyango, Kenya
"We want a world where our girls can go to school freely, without fearing their menstrual cycle. We need to advocate for free sanitary towels for children in school."
Emmanuel Obuobi, Ghana
"This photo is about the simplest, purest and most basic type of love that can break every type of barrier, be it gender, religion, language, status, location. I want us to live in a world where we care for each other, because we have become people who love half-heartedly and often are afraid of taking risks for love."
Farzad Ariannejad, Netherlands
"I want a world full of love in which people help each other to achieve their goals."
Col Huson, South Africa
"The rate of extinction in wildlife is accelerating. It is important for us to protect our wildlife for future generations."
Katharina Imhof, Germany
"I want a world where people protect the beauty of nature and treat mountains with due respect."
Rangga Aditya Saputra, Indonesia, photo taken in New Zealand
Victorino García Calderón, Spain
"I want a world where education empowers girls and women and ends sexist behavior and practices. In this photo, children are seen playing football, while a girl is left alone to play on the other side of the pitch. I see this as the beginning of marginalization that may have unintended and lasting consequences."
Latoya Fitoor, United Kingdom
"I want a world where mental health is taken as seriously as physical health. I portrayed the way I desire young people to slow down and take care of their mental health, to simply breathe. I believe young people can’t do this properly until they are educated and equipped with practical steps on how to deal with anxiety."
Berénice Min, Spain
"The world that we want is the one that we create from love, respect and solidarity. I want a world full of love and joy, where I can enjoy some unforgettable sunsets with my girl."
Nicolas Pregre, France, photo taken in United States of America
"To me, this picture is the perfect example of what I want for the future generations: a world where prejudices do not exist."
Md Ismail, Bangladesh
Paula Aranoa, Argentina
"I want a world where doctors get the recognition they deserve for their hard work and deep commitment. They become heroes from the moment they choose their profession, risking their lives on the battlefield like gladiators."
Mahady Hasan Riad, Bangladesh
"My wish is to make travelling more accessible in order to experience other cultures around the world and make memories that will last a lifetime. We need to preserve the multiplicity of humanity's culture to continue learning from one another."
Aminath Muna, Maldives
"I want all humans to experience freedom just like these two rays swimming in the Indian Ocean."
Alazar Kassa Gebreyohannes, Ethiopia
"I want a world where women and girls feel safe, protected and empowered to speak up for themselves."
Aivi Eller, Estonia
"I see a world of beauty here and beyond the horizon. We all just need to open our eyes and appreciate it."
Asim Ijaz, Pakistan
"Our environment is increasingly threatened day by day, making for an alarming situation for future generations. Every child has a right to health care, clean water and education. The world I want makes sure that they are never denied these basic rights."
Kyle Livingstone, Canada
"Our generation wants a future free of racial injustices, bringing justice to those who break the law and treat others of different ethnicities with disrespect."
Lou Jiménez, Ecuador
"I want a world full of smiles that brighten up our days, without suffering from mistreatment or discrimination. A world full of happiness and love to boost our desire to live and thrive."
Kyunghwa Lee, Republic of Korea, photo taken in China
"I was deeply impressed by the sight of this fisherman rowing a small fishing boat during sunset, in perfect harmony with nature. I want our children to live in a clean and unspoiled place and pass this legacy on to their children too."
Jay Juwan Vicencio, Philippines
"Spending quality time with the family is the most precious thing in the world."
Kreative Kwame, Cameroon
"The world has no place for racism, colorism or discrimination of any kind."
Tajrina Begum, Bangladesh
"I believe in female empowerment and gender equality. I want a world where men and women have the opportunity to work side by side."
Shumaila Bhatti, Pakistan, photo taken in United States of America
"I wish to see a world where we truly work together to fight global warming. I want a world where the natural resources we are carelessly abusing are protected so others may have the chance to admire the beauty we have been blessed to witness. I want this image to highlight the climate emergency we are in and must act fast against by holding everyone accountable in order to stop or reduce this impending disaster."
Rossella Porta, Italy
"The world I want is a world where every mother is free to convey her deep values, emotions and passions to her children. One minute before taking this photo, I saw my son stroking that horse and talking to him in a low voice. I was overwhelmed to find this boundless respect and love for nature in him."
Edward Aning Poakwah, Ghana
"I want a world where determination can turn education into success. As I wandered through this community, I realized that even if education was accessible for all, only few could access quality education. Despite lacking proper school material to study these children were more determined to succeed than ever."
Hikari Otsuka, Japan
"I want a world where we can live in peace as human beings. Although everyone has a different culture, country, gender, language, skin tone, or background, we must work together to bring humanity peace."
Ling Ling, Myanmar
"I want a world where a smile is the best communication tool."
Kate Omely, Russian Federation
"I want a world where all people commit themselves to take care of our planet and treat nature, which surrounds and sustains us, with love. It is important to preserve our natural heritage for future generations."
Rosana Albuquerque, Brazil, photo taken in Mozambique
"The world I want is a place where each person can treat others as they'd like to be treated, as equals, beyond frontiers."
Md Sabbir, Bangladesh
"I imagine a world without any wars or violence. Every child growing up on this planet deserves a happy and free childhood."
Sabina Akter, Bangladesh, photo taken in Myanmar
"The world I want gives you the freedom to enjoy life, wherever you may be."
Rui Farinha, Portugal
"Our mission is to save planet Earth and leave it better than we found it."
Svetlana Razumovskaya, Russian Federation
"I want a world of kindness, where people share their warmth and love for each other and all species."
Tarek Herichi, Tunisia
Lety Liza, Indonesia
"We need to make the world a better place to keep children safe in the places where they live, learn and play."
Fredrik Stenmark, Sweden, photo taken in Malaysia
"I want a world without deforestation. Did you know that Borneo is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth - with over 15,000 plant species and 400 different species of animals such as birds, mammals and reptiles? Many of them can only be found here and nowhere else. It’s so important to protect places like this in the world and make sure that they still exist for generations to come."
María Azpiroz de Achaval, Argentina
"I want a peaceful and safe world for our children, where they can look forward to their future with great expectation and joy regardless of their colour or nationality."
Kevin Ochieng, Kenya
"I want a world where we embrace each other and turn our flaws into strengths."
Jeffrey Kieffer, Sweden, photo taken in Iceland
"This unique ice cave formation brings me bittersweet memories: a tour of the area will no doubt leave you in awe, but the unprecedented rate at which this glacier has been receding is staggering. I want a world where future generations can still have the chance to see and enjoy this beauty, let’s work together to stop climate change!"
Darya Skala, Belarus
"We need to build a future free of social frames for a borderless world."
Nelson Gbeve, United States of America
"This image has become a solid voice for the #BlackLivesMatter movement calling for justice. I want a world where a person's skin color does not dictate how they are treated, where our individual differences do not divide us but unite us in love, a world where we stand together."
Demet Özer Yakut, Turkey
"I want a world where we can live peacefully, in full harmony with nature. While rural populations living far from the hustle of cities may not have access to technology and luxury, they have a deeper connection with the environment surrounding them."
Joseph Rouse, United States of America
Santi Nieto, Spain, photo taken in Kenya
"I want a world where our society acknowledges the feelings of all living beings because we are all interconnected to each other, sharing the same home: planet Earth."
Maxime Pontoire, France
"I want a world sustained by green energy that generates the lowest impact possible on the environment."
Omar Rosette, Mexico
Antonio Herrera, Colombia
"Despite progress to end national conflict, Colombian children continue to be the victims of war and inequality in the country. I want to live in a world where all children can smile, play and be educated; a world where violence and misery cannot destroy their dreams."
Basil Nuella, Nigeria
"In the world I want, you can hear laughter all around. The diversity of language doesn't affect friendship and the practice of sports brings humanity together."
Maria A Mitrano, Argentina
"My photo represents the fight of indigenous people protesting for their human rights. I want a world where we can all be socially equal, but humanly different. I want a world where the rights of indigenous people are respected."
Graham Gall, Australia
"I want a world that protects the loving co-existence of people regardless of their skin colour."
Erika Hernandez, Mexico
"Everybody should be free to fly, explore and live their lives to the fullest."
Jhon Rayme, Peru
"I want a world where all our dreams can come true."
Jovanne Amolat, Philippines, photo taken in Singapore
"I want a world filled with joy and laughter, where love, mutual understanding, acceptance and positivity defeat hatred."
Kiran Paramesh, India
"The world I want builds bridges instead of borders and provides equal access to quality education for children in remote areas."
Maria Kourmpeti, Greece
"The world as I dream it, is a world where people live in peace. Too many kids currently lack proper access to education, having to choose between books and guns. I believe our best weapon to build a better world is to listen to our children and follow their innocence. We must identify with them. We need to be like children and young people. As a teacher, I will keep educating my students towards this path of life, giving them good reasons to fight for peace and love."
Mohammad Moheimani, Islamic Republic of Iran
"Every human has the right to access healthcare. I want a world where poverty belongs to the past and where economic equality is recognized as the key to our future."
Minerva Sadek, Lebanon
“The empowerment of women and farmers is a key pillar in the sustainable, inclusive, equal and healthy world that we all want."
Md. Nafiul Hasan Nasim, Bangladesh
"I want a world where freedom of movement allows the next generations to live healthy and joyful lives."
Karessey, China
Photo taken prior to onset of COVID pandemic.
Jevgenijs Scolokovs, Latvia
"All our actions on Earth have consequences. We should leave a better world for our children to thrive and fulfill their dreams."
Richard Kerby Cadiz Jr., Philippines
"I want a world where grown-ups protect the youngest ones in our society by providing for their basic physical needs like food, shelter, clothing, education and medical care. Every child must be given emotional support such as trust, respect, self-esteem, independence and most importantly, love. I want a world where happiness for all is not impossible."
Tran Hong Thai, Viet Nam
Tadiwa Nashe, Zimbabwe
"The world I want for future generations is bold and portrays a sense of peace and liberation. I want freedom and contentment within oneself and within the world, condemning any form of racial or identity discrimination. As long as we are under the same sun, we all belong to the same world and we should all be free."
Muhammad Aslam Gujjar, Pakistan
"I want a world full of festivities and colors where we all celebrate the wonders of life."
Andy Lam, Viet Nam
"Even though our lives are getting busier, we still need to make time to take care of our elders. Small gestures like playing games, or eating together, can help in fighting loneliness and improving their overall physical and mental health."
Rennan Peixe, Brazil
"I want a world where tomorrow is not feared, a world where African descendants can live in peace."
Allan Agüero Calvo, Costa Rica
"We need to be aware of our size and place in the world."
Fernanda Contreras, Chile
"Even if the light of hope is small, it is our duty to keep the flame alight until our last breath. When you least expect it, you may meet others who seek to create a better world just like you."
Nataliya Sevriukova, Ukraine
"I want a world that preserves the beauty and diversity of wildlife where my children can discover wild animals in their natural habitats and not only in pictures. We can contribute to the future of our planet by changing our daily habits and educating our children about the environment."
Zulqarnain Tiwana, Pakistan
"I want a world where children can grow with light in their eyes and hope in their hearts."
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Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
By Bruce Wilkinson with David Kopp
Read by Bruce Wilkinson
Bruce Wilkinson Mission Audio 9781590524756
Simple Prayer, Dramatic Life-ChangeIt’s a timeless prayer that produces timely results! Bruce Wilkinson takes readers to 1 Chronicles 4:10 to discover how they can release God’s miraculous power and experience the blessings God longs to give each of us. The life of Jabez, one of the Bible’s most overlooked heroes of the faith, bursts from unbroken pages of genealogies in an audacious, fourpart prayer that brings him an extraordinary measure of divine favor, anointing, and protection. Readers who commit to offering the same prayer on a regular basis will find themselves extravagantly blessed by God, and agents of His miraculous power, in everyday life.Do you want to be extravagantly blessed by God?Are you ready to reach for the extraordinary? To ask God for the abundant blessings He longs to give you? Join Bruce Wilkinson to discover how the remarkable prayer of a little-known Bible hero can release God’s favor, power, and protection. You’ll see how one daily prayer can help you leave the past behind—and break through to the life you were meant to live.Story Behind the BookWhen The Prayer of Jabez first released in 2000 and sold nine million copies in two years, Bruce Wilkinson’s mailbox was flooded with countless personal stories of answered prayer. God’s mighty hand was using the prayer to change lives in both small and dramatic ways. Such undeniable testimonies make it impossible to ignore God’s presence, active and alive today! This repack meets the demand that continues to ask for the original bestseller—now with a stunning new look!
A #1 USA Today bestseller
Author Bio: Bruce Wilkinson
Bruce Wilkinson is best known as the author of The Prayer of Jabez, A Life God Rewards, Secrets of the Vine, and The Dream Giver. Over the past three decades, he has founded numerous global initiatives. He has developed a Bible-teaching faculty of more than 32,000 in eighty-three nations, led a movement of 87 organizations that recruited and trained 7,000 Americans to serve the former Soviet Union, published 10 different monthly magazines, developed numerous courses that were taught in more than 10,000 seminars, and led 3,600 Americans to address hunger, orphan care, AIDS education, and poverty in Africa.
Author Bio: David Kopp
Publisher: Mission Audio
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Antietam Eye Associates combats 'the fog'
By John Irwinjirwin@therecordherald.com
WAYNESBORO— To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Tom Wolf mandated the wearing of face masks in public places, and while the masks are to protect public health, they do pose a problem for those who wear eyeglasses and sunglasses.
"With the mask and glasses on, they fog up quickly and with the microscopes and other lenses we use in the office it is virtually impossible to see with the fog," explained Jerzy Kornilow, O.D. with Antietam Eye Associates in Waynesboro.
Kornilow and Dr. Alison Ridenour O.D., have seen and dealt with the fogging problem first-hand.
"Fogging on the lenses occurs because the vapor from our breath reaches the glass surface that is a different temperature," Kornilow said. "This can become a safety problem because approximately two out of three people wear some sort of eye-ware and it can be a safety hazard when you are walking or carrying heavy items or caring for patients as first responders and cannot see through the glasses."
To fix the foggy problem, Kornilow said that the key is to decrease the surface tension of the lens. "Many lenses today have a anti reflective coating that helps with glare and computer screens, however, that coating increases the surface tension of the lens and promotes fogging. Lenses that have an anti reflective coating may be damaged by some products that inhibit fogging," Kornilow explained. "We have been adding a surfactant, a substance which tends to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved, to some of the anti-fog solution, Clarity Defog It, a product used by the military."
Kornilow said the solution isn't the only fix.
"If COVID-19 is going to stay around for a while then this is something that people should know is available to them. There are other products available, such as, Fog Tech-Dx and Opti Fog, which is a coating that is applied to the lenses at the factory, as well as, some home made remedies including shaving cream and potatoes. The problem with the latter two is for these products to be effective, there has to be a film left on the surface of the lens which will inhibit clear vision."
In addition to the anti-fog solution, Kornilow offers a few tips to assist in limiting fogging on your glasses.
"Place the mask high up on the bridge of your nose and bend the metal band if the face mask has it to fit around your nose to seal the mask. You can also put a little strip of athletic tape around the top edges to help create a better seal," he said.
In the spirit of giving back to those on the frontline, Kornilow and his team at Antietam Eye Associates are donating bottles of the solution to healthcare workers and law enforcement personnel. "We will either meet you at the door or provide curbside delivery," he said. "We're excited to get this out to the healthcare community and the community at large."
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Anchor's murder: Police make first arrest
A month after anchor Arpita Tiwari's 'mystery death' after a fall from a suburban skyscraper, the Mumbai Police arrested one person and charged him with murder here on Monday.
The police nabbed Amit Kumar Hazra, a friend of Arpita's boyfriend Pankaj Jadhav and in whose (Hazra's) rented home a party was on at the time of the incident on December 11.
In what was earlier suspected to be a suicide case, Arpita fell from the 15th floor flat when both Hazra and Jadhav, besides a male domestic help, were present on the premises.
Hazra was produced before a Mumbai court and remanded to police custody till January 20, said Senior Police Inspector Deepak S. Phatangre.
According to Phatangre, the investigators were alerted after a polygraphy (lie detector) test of Hazra when he made several statements contradicting his earlier version. He was arrested based on circumstantial evidence.
However, he added that the police probe was still on and Jadhav (Arpita's boyfriend) had not been given a clean chit yet.
Hazra, who had rented the flat in the posh residential tower, regularly invited his friends for partying. On December 10, the night before the tragedy, both Arpita and Jadhav visited his home.
Arpita was a known anchor, hostess, model and glamour personality and her family had insisted from day one that they suspected foul play in her death.
According to Hazra's statements with the police, Arpita had allegedly locked herself inside the bathroom. When she didn't come out for long, Jadhav unlocked the door, found the bathroom window open and her body in the duct area on the second floor below.
The autopsy concluded that injuries to her body were consistent with a fall from a great height but it was unclear whether she jumped, fell accidentally or was pushed.
Phatangre did not rule out further arrests in the case. - IANS
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McDonald’s launches ‘Dosa Masala’ burger in its NE restaurants
McDonald’s has introduced ‘Dosa Masala’ burger to its menu across restaurants in north and east of India. Priced at Rs 59, the new burger will be available across all restaurants in north and east of India, said a press release from McDonald’s.
The new Dosa Masala burger is made with a spicy grilled vegetable patty flavored with a mix of Indian spices, exclusively crafted by McDonald’s for its Indian customers to deliver the iconic taste customers know and love.
The patty is topped with a tangy rasam sauce to give a burst of authentic regional flavors, and all that packed in a whole wheat bun topped with black and white sesame seeds.
“We are excited to bring Dosa Masala burger to our customers in north and east of India. We have a proud legacy of bringing authentic local flavors to our customers. McAloo Tikki is one such menu item that is very popular among our consumers here. With Dosa Masala, we are providing more options in the vegetarian menu, staying close to the Indian taste palate. At McDonald’s, we remain committed to develop products as per the tastes and preferences of our customers,” says, Ajita Saxena, Director – Marketing, McDonald’s, North and East India.
McDonald’s recently launched its popular breakfast menu in north and east of India. The menu offers a choice of breakfast options such as Veg McMuffin, Egg & Cheese McMuffin, Sausage McMuffin, Egg & Sausage McMuffin, Hot cakes, Hash brown along with coffee and available beverages.
As a limited time offer, McDonald’s is offering the choice of a complimentary beverage with Veg McMuffin or Egg & Cheese McMuffin*. Additionally, dine-in customers can enjoy unlimited coffee refills during breakfast hours, the press release added. – TWL Bureau
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If You’re Happy and You Know It | Nursery Rhymes Farmees | Kids Song | Baby Rhymes | Children Video
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In the land of Farmees we have a treasure trove of nursery rhymes, and we’re compiling all of your favorites kids songs to give you several minutes of pure, uninterrupted fun learning with your favorite farm friends, the Farmees!
Come on kids! Sing with your friends from the Farmees the if you’re happy and you know it nursery rhyme! The lyrics to this fun nursery rhyme are as follows:
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In this nursery rhyme collection you toddlers will find all the baby songs and children’s rhyme the Farmees have ever sung and danced to. But if we’ve missed anything, it’s only because we’re busy convincing the Farmees to prepare more preschool compilations of the best English rhymes and kid songs they have to offer.
Animated children’s rhymes, kids songs and rhymes for children all aim at improving a toddler’s comprehensive and cognitive skills. By repeating a rhyme more than once it helps develop their memory, and we’ve added lyrics to the song, which only boosts the learning process. By watching their toddler friends in the rhyme songs, children develop listening skills, and the ability to follow instructions and develop social harmony at a very young age. 2D and 3D rhymes are a great way to teach kids new things without having to go through the struggle of forcing them. Every baby song and kiddies rhyme is approached with a new concept and idea that inculcate some very important values in the growing stages of a preschooler.
The Farmees rhymes for kids mainly focuses on logical reasoning, social skills, shapes, colors, numbers, alphabets, morals and much more, which you’ll know once you hit play on this very wonderful nursery rhyme compilation. Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more awesome childrens songs and videos by your Farmees friends. And if your favorite rhymes don’t feature in our list of most popular kids songs, leave us a comment and we’ll have it up in no time!
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Jan 7, 2021; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Kellie Harper during the first half against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Thompson-Boling Arena. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
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Tennessee set to face off with LSU
Barrett Walker, Staff Writer
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The University of Tennessee women’s basketball team will compete against LSU this weekend. The Lady Vols will look to continue their success as they are currently 7-1 on the season and 1-0 in the SEC. LSU hopes to reach the .500 mark for the season. The Tigers are 4-5 during the 2020-21 campaign and 2-1 in conference play.
Tennessee is coming off of an 88-73 victory over No. 13 Arkansas. Rennia Davis and Rae Burrell both scored 26 in their match against the Razorbacks. Davis finished with 11 rebounds, which helped capture her 33rd double-double in her career.
"I think they're both very dynamic,” Tennessee head coach Kellie Harper said. “What makes them hard to guard is that a lot of people don't have enough big, athletic defenders to guard both of them. If they do, then a lot of times you have Jordan Horston as well. I think that initially helps them. They both play really aggressively. It looks different, but they play aggressively, and that's really good. You've got to account for both of them. They can shoot. They do a nice job in the paint. I think their styles are coming at you very differently, but because of their aggressiveness and their explosiveness, guarding both of them when they're playing like this is really hard."
The Lady Vols saw contributions from their bench, too. Senior big Kasiyahna Kushkituah finished with 11 points and six rebounds. Jordan Walker made an impact on every aspect of the game. She tallied seven points, five rebounds and three assists.
Despite the big numbers, Tennessee handed Arkansas one of its worst offensive performances of the season. The Razorbacks average 88.9 points per game, however, their 73-point total was their second-lowest of the season. Arkansas shot just 31.9% from the field, marking the seventh time this season that Tennessee has held its opponent to 32% shooting or lower.
LSU just saw their three-game winning streak end at the hands of Alabama. The Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers 67-59 on Thursday.
Khayla Pointer was the focal point for LSU. She scored a season-high 25 points while recording five assists and three steals. Faustine Aifuwa finished the game with a double-double. The center tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds.
LSU lost many key battles throughout the game. The Tigers committed 25 turnovers to Alabama’s 10. They were also out-rebounded and out-scored in the paint, 44-27, and 32-26, respectively.
"What we're seeing is our inability to score, so when you look at missing over 20 shots in the first half, they're going to probably get half of those,” LSU head coach Nikki Fargas said. “We're getting more field goal attempts, and we're not scoring it. When we're looking at that stat, every time we're plus 10, plus 11 in field goal attempts and we're not scoring at a high enough percentage, then our opponent is out-rebounding us a minimum of plus 10. Our offensive execution, our inability to rebound the basketball from multiple positions offensively, and giving ourselves more offensive rebounds. If we're going to miss 35 shots, we can't just come up with seven rebounds on the offensive end.”
Tennessee and LSU will meet for the 68th time, with the Lady Vols leading 51-16 in the series. Tennessee has won 14 of the last 19 matchups but has lost the last three in Baton Rouge.
Tip-off is at 2:02 p.m. on Sunday at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Police: Baltimore City Reaches 300 Homicides This Year
Anne Kramer and Kimi Robinette, WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5
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Detective Donny Moses, with the Baltimore Police Department, has confirmed that as of Thursday morning, Baltimore City has reached 300 homicides so far this year.
Moses confirmed with WBAL News Radio 1090 and FM 101.5's Anne Kramer that the latest victims were a man and woman shot and killed at McHenry and Monroe streets in Southwest Baltimore. That happened around 3 a.m. Thursday.
Another man was killed on Wednesday night in the city on McElderry Street.
On Wednesday, a 17-year-old boy was shot in the head along the 2800 block of West Lanvale Street around 1:30 p.m. He died at Shock Trauma.
"Every homicide is a tragedy, no matter what number is assigned to it. My goal is zero homicides. The men and women of the Baltimore Police Department are doing everything they can to make Baltimore the city we all know it can be," said Police Commissioner Michael Harrison.
"But, as I made clear in my crime plan, we cannot do it alone, so I would once again ask my fellow Baltimore residents to help us in the fight against crime."
For all of 2018, there were 309 homicides and 342 in 2017.
Join Bryan Nehman and WBAL’s talk personalities for an hour special focusing on the violence in the city: ‘Baltimore-State of Emergency’ Friday morning at 11am on WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5.
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Franchot: Taxpayers Who Owe State Can Work With His Office
Tyler Waldman, WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5
April 15 is arriving a few months late.
For both Maryland and the federal government, taxpayers were given a three-month extension on filing and paying their 2019 tax returns. That extension ends Wednesday.
State Comptroller Peter Franchot told Bryan Nehman on Tuesday his office is waiting on around 700,000 filers. He said his office is willing to work with taxpayers who can't pay all the money they owe right away as long as those filers reach out to his office.
"We will have someone contact you but the key is to communicate," Franchot said. "If you don't communicate and think we won't notice, that doesn't happen, unfortunately."
The Board of Public Works, on which Franchot sits, made hundreds of millions of dollars in state budget cuts earlier this month. Franchot said more cuts are coming and said state and local governments have a critical need for federal aid.
"Well, it's the difference between life and death for a lot of these state budget items," Franchot said. "We want to have a crew cut. We don't want to have a complete shave of our head."
He worries the fiscal picture will be direr in the next fiscal year as many jobs lost during the coronavirus outbreak don't come back. He advised against lawmakers approving any changes, either hikes or cuts, to state taxes.
Franchot earlier this year became the first Democrat to declare his candidacy in the 2022 gubernatorial primary.
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"COVID-19 is still very much present": Knox Co. works to curb continued record coronavirus spikes
Mayor Jacobs said he's thankful no new deaths have been reported since April, but said they are working to mitigate the damage from the virus after new cases spiked.
Author: Tom Barclay
Published: 4:41 PM EDT June 26, 2020
Updated: 5:16 PM EDT June 26, 2020
The Knox County Health Department is keeping a careful eye on the COVID-19 situation after the county saw multiple days of record-high increases in the number of active and new cases this week.
On Friday, Knox County's number of active cases came close to 200 -- nearly twice the number of active cases at this time last week.
The number of hospitalizations also continued to rise to new highs with a total of 12 COVID-19 patients from Knox County needing treatment.
Despite the large increase in cases, the number of deaths has remained at five since the last-reported death in late-April. Health experts have said there is sometimes a week or more of lag in the pattern of when a case is detected and the timeframe when serious and life-threatening complications emerge in some patients. Most patients who've contracted COVID-19 only saw minor symptoms or were asymptomatic.
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs said he's thankful no new deaths have been reported in some time, but continued to urge people to take personal responsibility to help protect the most vulnerable populations by washing their hands, keeping distance from themselves and others, staying home if sick, and wearing a mask when needed -- which health experts recommend is anytime anyone goes out in public.
"We have seen a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Knox County and hospitalization numbers have gone up a bit, but we knew this was likely as we began to re-open, and people began moving around more," he said.
KCHD Director Dr. Martha Buchanan said the trend has raised red flags in a few areas for reopening, including 5-day growth in new cases and testing rates. Buchanan also said most new patients reported not knowing how they became infected -- so they believe community spread is happening with people becoming infected in public unknowingly by strangers. She also said most people reported recently were not following social distancing guidelines properly and weren't wearing masks.
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“This is a concerning trend and further reiterates the virus is still very present in Knox County," she said. "We know we are going to see new cases every day. It’s unrealistic to not see growth."
Mayor Jacobs echoed that sentiment Friday.
“It is unrealistic, at this time, to believe COVID-19 could be stamped out completely so the goal must be to mitigate the damage the virus causes as it spread," he said.
Buchanan and Jacobs said they were both aware Texas and Florida announced rolling back some of their reopening measures on Friday, such as closing bars and limiting customers again, after both states continued to see drastic record rises in the number of new coronavirus cases this week. They said any changes to the way Knox County's reopening is happening will need to be decided through the Knox County Board of Health, which opted recently to follow along with Gov. Bill Lee's Tennessee Pledge reopening process for the time being.
Buchanan said the board has the power to roll back reopening decisions if needed, as Gov. Lee's order allows for them and other metropolitan areas to issue their own guidance when needed.
The board meets weekly and is scheduled to meet again on Wednesday, July 1.
On the topic of testing rates, Buchanan said Knox County's testing levels have fallen off in past weeks despite the increased number of new positive cases according to results provided by the state. However, she said that is believed to be partially due to a delay in negative results being reported from labs. She said positive COVID-19 results were not affected by the delay and were arriving swiftly.
Anecdotally, she said she believes the county remains in good shape with adequate testing levels, but cannot verify that officially due to the known delays. The volume of people also wanting to be tested at the health department has seen a notable increase in the past few days, according to Buchanan.
Knox County's rise in cases appears to be in line with spikes happening in parts of Tennessee and the U.S. On Friday, the Tennessee Dept. of Health reported a record-high daily increase of 1,410 new confirmed and probable cases across the state. The U.S. at large also reached new records for daily confirmed cases.
TDH Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey said the rise in cases appears to be concentrated in the state's larger metro areas.
“The number of positives today shows the continued trend of metropolitan areas having a higher concentration of the state’s cases. Hospital capacity continues to remain stable statewide. We remind Tennesseans that COVID-19 is still very much present in our state, and we strongly encourage them to be vigilant in maintaining social distancing, frequent handwashing and utilizing face coverings,” she said.
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People Power to Transform Europe
WeMove Europe Vision, Mission and Strategy 2020-2022
What does WeMove Europe do?
At the center of what we do are two key beliefs: that people hold the power to drive change, and that the Europe we live in today needs real, deep-rooted transformation so that its politics reflect the needs of people and planet rather than corporations and profit.
We run campaigns that give people across Europe the chance to be part of this change by signing petitions online or talking directly to their European representatives, or donating small amounts to make our campaigns a huge success. These individual acts, when put together, create something bigger than we can ever achieve alone, and that is when our leaders really start listening to us, dogmas fall, and a Europe that puts people and planet first becomes reality.
What is different about WeMove Europe?
When we ask this question to our partner organisations, this is what they reflect back to us: we are the only politically independent campaigning organisation in Europe that explicitly works on mobilising people to take action on Europe (we work beyond just the member states that make up the EU).
We are political -- we take sides - with people seeking justice, with the planet , and we have a clear vision for the Europe we do and don't want. We know our own limitations and explicitly seek to work with partner NGOs and movements to achieve our goals. We also know our strength: 30% of digital magic tricks and 70% of people power. We know that people power is pan-European, multilingual and has so much potential to change things.
What is your vision for Europe?
But for us it is not about giving up on Europe. On the contrary, Europe is the only way forward. But it is about looking at where these problems originate, and tackling those. We don’t want to put plasters on problems, no one does. We want to go to the core of what is wrong and fix that -- we want change to the system and the goals of the very system that, for example, are telling us economic growth should come at any cost.
We have plenty of ideas on the Europe we want to be seeing more of. But in short -- we are not trying to reinvent the wheel. The solutions we seek are already there, scattered across the continent --- from a well-being index to replace GDP to community gardens, from divestment campaigns to establishing pesticide free regions, from fearless cities to zero homelessness in Finland. The alternatives are already there.
How do you select your campaigns?
We have multiple criteria according to which we select our campaigns. They are listed below. The reality is that no single campaign will meet all the criteria we have. The best ones however will meet as many of the below as possible.
The campaign addresses the heart of what is causing the problems we see and offers clear opportunities for change there, i.e. long and systemic change
The campaign and its narrative do not uphold the existing problematic systems
The campaign can deliver smaller changes and wins along the road to a bigger vision of change
It is clear that there is a value add for the WeMove Europe community to be involved in this campaign
People can connect with the campaign and want to take part in it
The campaign offers potential for European transnational solidarity
How do you plan to achieve the deep-rooted change you are after?
The way we work is that we engage people on things that matter to their everyday lives – climate change, human rights, clean water, wildlife protection and much more. Through campaigns on these issues, we tell the stories of that specific issue, but also how that issue sits within a wider story of Europe, of power, of what it is that needs changing, and shifting so that the Europe we are fighting for can become reality.
So it’s about taking people on a journey to expose just how connected our daily struggles are to some deep-rooted problems, and to show why shifting power back to people is so central to winning on all fronts.
If enough people are persistently “loud” over time and connected to others who make the case for change, decision makers will be forced to hear them.
We will continue to reach out to those who share our values and want to take action, but we will also seek to speak to people who sit on the fence and can be persuaded to fight towards justice on different fronts. Equally, we will not focus on trying to convince those who are clearly not going to be convinced to join us any time soon.
Who is part of the WeMove Europe community?
WeMove Europe's strength is in its community, made up of people who take action because they want to be an active driving force of change in Europe. The community is made up of people from all walks of life who call Europe their home – whether they were born in Europe or elsewhere.
How do you work with others?
We actively seek to work with partner NGOs and movements, to achieve our goals because together we are stronger and partners offer complementary strengths. This means identifying those strengths and combining them towards more people power and more campaign wins. Some partners like us because we have particular skills in moving people through online campaigning which they don't have. Others like us because they are working on the local to national level, but have a gap at the European level. They see the potential for Europe to make or break people's lives and that of the planet. They want to work with us because we can influence things in Europe.
How are you funded?
Our financial and political independence is our guiding light. We do not allow the pursuit of financial stability to get in the way of our independence. We will not take funding from corporations, governments or state institutions to ensure we can continue to direct campaigns on issues related to corporations and remain politically independent. We work with donors who do not impose political conditions that restrict our mission or limit our independence. Our funding comes from individual members across Europe who support our work (80%), progressive foundations (15%), and partners (5%).
As a digital organisation, what is your stance on privacy and technology?
Without the use of online tools we would not be able to connect people at the scale and speed which we need to be successful. With that comes great responsibility in how we use technology and data. We manage data using open-source software and hosting on servers protected under EU legislation. We never share individual data or information about our member’s interests with companies.
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Location London, 13 Sep 2014
London, 13 September 2014
Julien Macdonald Spring/Summer 2015 Ready-To-Wear collection
THE baying crowd comprising most of the cast of Strictly Come Dancing - past and present - waiting outside The Royal Opera House this lunchtime was testament not only to the figure <a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/brand/julien-macdonald">Julien Macdonald cuts on the dance floor, but also the style of clothes he cuts for the catwalk.
His signature high-wattage glamour and glitz commenced today with skin-tight, floral-appliquéd pencil dresses slashed to the navel with transparent tulle inserts and cobweb-knit panels that were as sexy as could be, before printed skater silhouettes, ruffled swimsuits, baby-doll shifts and the most decadent of veiled bridal gowns played out.
Mirror mosaics, feathers and thousands of tiny crystals featured heavily - sometimes all in one look- showing that <a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/person/julien-macdonald">Macdonald has no intention of abandoning his more-is-more mantra any time soon. But then why would he? It's what we, and all his professional red-carpet friends, queued to see.
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Smiling and laughter in babies
By Dr. Julie Coultas
Social play is often accompanied by smiling and laughter. It is a magic moment when a baby first smiles, and parents experience overwhelming feelings of love and delight when they observe their babies smiling.
Babies begin preparing for the social world from the minute they are born, and smile within the first few weeks of life. While there may be some disagreement about whether the first smile is caused by something physical, e.g. wind (internal stimulation), or by social factors such as parents cooing and smiling at their babies (external stimulation), what cannot be denied is that smiling and laughter play a key role in the development of babies’ social skills.
Research on smiling among babies has garnered some interesting results. For instance, babies will smile while asleep, which helps develop the use of facial muscles, thus helping prepare them for the social world. It has also been identified that, even at a very early age, there are different smiles. A smile accompanied by the raising of the cheeks (Duchenne smile), for example, is a genuine sign of a baby’s positive feelings and is produced mainly in response to the smiles of parents or caregivers, while an open-mouthed smile is a play smile and is often present during interactions between parents and infant. Babies in all cultures show pleasure and playfulness through smiles and laughter.
Smiling is a key way for parents to communicate with their babies long before verbal language skills develop. Babies’ faces can show a range of emotions, from fear to excitement, when first presented with an unfamiliar toy, but parents can influence how their baby responds to such an object by smiling at their infant and encouraging them to respond to the novel plaything. Indeed, a parent’s smile of approval and encouragement has been shown to help a young child understand that the world is not a scary place and that new toys can be exciting.
Another form of communication between parent and baby is laughter. But why do babies laugh? It seems that laughter in infants often occurs when they don’t quite understand what is going on. If babies witness a novel event and are not nervous or frightened, then it is highly likely that they will smile and laugh. Babies tend to laugh at surprising and incongruous actions. I’ll never forget the first time I heard my eldest son really chortle and laugh; I was up a ladder, hammering some nails into a piece of wood, while my son lay watching from his pram. After a while, and all of a sudden, I could hear giggling and laughing with each hit of the hammer. On reflection, it’s clear that this isn’t an everyday occurrence for a young baby, hence the laughter.
A baby’s laughter is a wonderful sound, and this is reflected by the popularity of YouTube videos showing babies in all states of hysteria. Many videos show parents eliciting chortles and giggles through a gentle tickle. This physical form of play is something that babies respond to from a very early age, and is a universal form of communication between parent and baby. Research has found that laughter is thirty times more frequent in social than solitary situations and that the main stimulus for laughter is other people.
Remember that babies watch their parents a lot of the time; parents make their babies smile and laugh through physical contact, such as tickling, or even by just clowning about.
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Design | 10 Sep 2019 | By Giovanna Dunmall
What is an original? A new Bauhaus exhibition investigates
Exhibition view ‘Original Bauhaus’, installation by Renate Buser. Photography: Catrin Schmitt
In a year of seemingly never-ending Bauhaus-related events marking the school’s 100-year- anniversary, ‘Original Bauhaus’, a new exhibition at the Berlinische Galerie in Berlin manages not only to hold its own but stand out for its refreshing approach.
Instead of being organised chronologically or historically, it revolves around 14 case studies (one for each year of the movement’s short existence in Germany between 1919 and 1933) and explores them through heretofore unseen materials, both originals and reproductions, as well as new artworks by the likes of Thomas Ruff and Thomas Demand.
‘Reproductions, re-issues and remakes have made the Bauhaus the 20th century’s most influential school of architecture, design and art,’ explains exhibition curator Nina Wiedemeyer. By combining all of these together, the exhibition cleverly begs the question: what is an original?
Junggesellenschrank by hand (detail), by Sigurd Larsen, 2019, ‘Original Bauhaus’ © Sigurd Larsen
Accordingly, one of the case studies is Marianne Braun’s geometric tea infuser, a piece created as a prototype and intended for mass production but that ultimately always remained a one-off and was only ever made by hand. Seven of the (eight existing) original teapots are displayed together for the first time and it’s intriguing to see the small differences in each one.
Another looks at László Moholy-Nagy’s 1922 text Production – Reproduction and his experimentation, together with Lucia Moholy, with camera-less photography and projecting images directly on to photo paper. Moholy wasn’t interested in the original but rather the the reproduction of the original created through repro-photography, or what he called ‘photograms’.
Tea infuser (MT 49), by Marianne Brandt, 1924 Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin, Photography: Gunter Lepkowski © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn
Perhaps most striking is the section devoted to the famous Bauhaus Stairway painting by Oskar Schlemmer, which depicts several women standing in artful positions on the staircase of the Bauhaus school in Dessau. Here we see what looks like the original but is in fact an almost identical copy painted by Carl Schlemmer (Oskar’s brother) in 1958 some 26 years after the original was painted and 15 years Oskar’s death. Wiedemeyer explains that because the original had become a part of MoMA’s permanent collection in the 1940s, the family presumably missed having the painting and so asked Carl to paint another one. ‘If you looked at it and didn’t know it was a copy you would say you were looking at the real thing.’
Another beguiling element of the show is the focus on the Bauhaus’ rightly admired ‘preliminary course’. So many Bauhaus exhibitions focus on the furniture and the objects, the big hero figures and names, but here we get to see the more anonymous results of the exercises carried out by the students as part of the famous six-month course.
Bauhaus Stairway, by Carl (Casca) Schlemmer, 1958, oil on hardboard, true-to-original copy of Oskar Schlemmer’s Bauhaus Stairway, private property. Photography: Markus Hawlik
On view are the results of the ‘colour circle’ exercise carried out under Wassily Kandinsky, or the outcome of the ‘material study’ exercise set by Johannes Itten and László Moholy-Nagy, where students explored textures and material by drawing them and assembling them into sculptures and collages.
One wall in the space lists the exercises that made up the course and they include poetic tasks such as ‘ice-skating on paper’ and ‘emotion shorthand’, as well as the more practical ‘tangible reproduction of model’ and ‘draw spatial situation’. ‘At a time when art education is always being reduced or even got rid of, we wanted to show how current and relevant these assignments still seem today,’ says Wiedemeyer.
Exercise Colour Circle from Wassily Kandinsky‘s class, by Lothar Lang, Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin. Photography: Markus Hawli
The final element that makes this show different is the interactivity. While many exhibitions claim to do this, few do it properly in practice. Here the curatorial team invited Berlin-based artists’ collective Syntop to create several digital stations where you can work on some of the Bauhaus’ preliminary course exercises.
You can draw an animal, create a collage, copy an image or produce a photogram, among other things. If you like what you make you can save it and the image is then projected on to a wall. It’s a straightforward but rewarding part of the exhibition that goes some way in showing just how comprehensive and pioneering the preliminary course was.
Without being deferential, ‘Original Bauhaus’ manages the rare task of breathing new insights and experiences into a movement that is at times too referenced for its own good. §
Bachelor’s wardrobe on castors, by Josef Pohl, 1930, Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin / Fotostudio Bartsch
Exhibition view ‘Original Bauhaus.’ In the background: Ursula Mayer, After Bauhaus Archive: Unknown Student in Marcel Breuer Chair, 2006. Pphotography: Catrin Schmitt
’Original Bauhaus’ was organised by the Bauhaus Archive Berlin and is on view at the Berlinische Galerie until 27 January 2020. bauhaus.de
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White House Releases Coronavirus Testing Blueprint
By Ayesha Rascoe • Apr 27, 2020
Reporters listen to President Trump as he speaks during a news conference on the novel coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House Monday.
Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images
Originally published on April 27, 2020 8:32 pm
The White House released a blueprint for states on coronavirus testing on Monday at a daily news conference it spiked and then revived.
The document presents "key strategic considerations" for states, including their roles, the roles of the federal government and local governments, the private sector and monitoring systems, officials said.
President Trump ultimately presided over what has become a now-familiar briefing in the Rose Garden after a debate within the administration about whether to continue or modify the news conferences.
Earlier on Monday, the White House had scrapped its planned early evening press briefing. That followed a weekend without news conferences, during which the president complained about reporters' questions at the appearances.
While Trump has boasted that the briefings receive high TV ratings, on Saturday he tweeted that they are "Not worth the time & effort," citing reporters' "hostile questions."
The daily briefings have become a mainstay of the administration's public response to the pandemic, but they have also been a lightning rod for controversy.
Trump has faced criticism from opponents about the way he has handled these briefings — spending much of his time sparring with reporters and often contradicting his own medical experts.
Even some of the president's supporters have complained that the briefings detract from the administration's message.
Trump ran into controversy during Thursday's briefing when he asked medical officials to look into using disinfectants or ultraviolet light in humans to fight off the coronavirus.
The president later said he was being sarcastic, but the remarks prompted warnings from disinfectant manufacturers and some government agencies against ingesting dangerous disinfectants.
On Monday, Trump was asked about the cases around the United States in which people have become sick because they ingested household cleaners following his comments last week; "I can't imagine," the president said.
Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany had told Fox News on Monday morning that the sessions may "have a different look" moving forward.
She denied that the administration is cutting back on the news conferences, which often last for more than two hours.
"We're looking at different ways to showcase this president leading. The briefing is a key component of that," she said.
Monday's briefing ultimately proved to be another standard outing for the president and his guests.
Assurances on testing
Trump invited a number of Big Business leaders to address the news conference on Monday to tout the progress they said they were making on COVID-19 testing, which is seen as crucial to normalization but also a major bottleneck.
Public health authorities, including one top doctor advising Trump, have said the United States must scale up its capacity to test by many orders of magnitude in order to permit millions of Americans to reemerge from social isolation without the risk of a big boomerang spike in infections.
Trump, the CEOs and Vice President Mike Pence said the United States is doing more testing than any other nation but it still isn't clear precisely when the throughput needed for big states or big metro areas may be available.
Pence said on Monday that he thinks there's enough testing throughput today for the small number of states with comparatively small infected populations to be able to proceed through the "gates" recommended in the administration's guidelines.
In many of the examples cited in Monday's briefing, however, the end states described as the current goals for the companies might not arrive until the end of next month.
The federal social distancing guidelines issued by Trump that counsel people to stay home, avoid large groups and take other precautions are set to expire on Friday, but Trump hasn't ruled out the need to extend them.
Tamara Keith contributed to this report.
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What Trump Did Today
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EARLY VOTING IS NOW UNDERWAY IN THESE STATES:
Arizona, California, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, and Wyoming
What did Donald Trump do today?
He called COVID-19 a "blessing from God."
In a five-minute video released today, Trump called his serious bout with COVID-19 a "blessing from God." He also proclaimed himself "cured."
It's possible Trump's condition will continue to improve without any further setbacks, but at this stage—no more than a week into the infection, if his own timeline is to be believed—he is contagious, not cured. Over the objections of his own staff, Trump broke quarantine and made his way into the Oval Office this afternoon for a short time. He then immediately alerted the media that he had done so.
Occasionally breathless and heavily made up, Trump claimed credit for the idea of administering an antibody cocktail in early clinical trials to himself. He also promised the treatment—which won't be available for widespread use for years, if it proves safe and effective—would be free, although needless to say he provided no details.
Specifically, Trump said, "I want everyone to be given the same treatment as your president." Trump receives free taxpayer-funded health care, including the home nursing care and physician visits he's gotten since returning from the hospital. But where other people are concerned, he's generally opposed to socialized medicine.
More than 216,000 Americans are known to have died from the "blessing" that hospitalized Trump.
Even by Trump's standards, this was a bizarre thing to say.
Health care is a fundamental right that presidents should be working to bring to all Americans even if it's for illnesses they haven't personally contracted.
Trying this hard to look "strong" has the opposite effect.
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Books by Kim Gamble
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Monsters (Hardback)
By Fienberg, Anna; Illustrated by Gamble, Kim; Axelsen, Stephen
Tildy knew there were monsters. They sailed in from outside and hid behind the curtains. Moonlight brought them in. Tildy hated moonlight. Mum and Dad said there were no such things. Her aunt and uncle couldn't see them, and when Tildy wrote to her twenty-three cousins about mons...ters, only one wrote back saying she shouldn't eat spicy food before bedtime. Then a new boy came to school. Hendrik drew pages and pages of monsters when the class was writing numbers. He had a way of dealing with his monsters. When Tildy dares to stay over at Hendrik's house, she panics when the moon rises... but together they make the night safe, and Tildy can watch the moon sail through the starry sky.
The Book of Giant Adventures: Tashi Collection 1 (Paperback)
Illustrated by Fienberg, Anna; By Gamble, Kim; Fienberg, Barbara
Tashi always has daring adventures. Like the time he meets Chintu, the giant as big as a mountain, or the time that Chintu's Only Brother wants to eat everything in the village, or the time when the demons sneak onto the new bus and kidnap the driver's son. But clever Tashi alway...s knows what to do: stay calm, think hard and move fast! Explore the wonderful world of Tashi in these eight surprising stories collected into one volume for the first time. ACCLAIM FOR TASHI First published in 1995 and has now achieved classic status with sales of over one million copies. 'All children should meet Tashi. He can be their mentor on the road to reading, feeding their imaginations with fantastic stories. The Tashi stories have the evergreen qualities of classics.' Magpies 'The Tashi stories are some of my all-time favourites: a world within a world and a magical place for children to lose themselves in.' Sally Rippin, bestselling author of Polly and Buster and Billie B. Brown 'I read my kids Tashi - it's this story that they love.' Angelina Jolie
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The Book of Magnificent Monsters: Tashi Collection 2 (Paperback)
By Fienberg, Barbara; Fienberg, Anna; Illustrated by Gamble, Kim
Tashi is full of incredible tales. Like the one about a hideous monster that burst out of the garden workshop, or the one about slippery demons who tried to make Tashi talk, or the one about a house on chicken legs and a witch who eats children. Good thing Tashi is always ready f...or anything, with a clever idea and something useful in his pocket! Explore the wonderful world of Tashi in these eight astonishing stories collected into one volume for the first time. ACCLAIM FOR TASHI First published in 1995 and has now achieved classic status with sales of over one million copies. 'All children should meet Tashi. He can be their mentor on the road to reading, feeding their imaginations with fantastic stories. The Tashi stories have the evergreen qualities of classics.' Magpies 'The Tashi stories are some of my all-time favourites: a world within a world and a magical place for children to lose themselves in.' Sally Rippin, bestselling author of Polly and Buster and Billie B. Brown 'I read my kids Tashi - it's this story that they love.' Angelina Jolie
First Day (Paperback)
By Wild, Margaret; Gamble, Kim
An endearing picture book about six young children from diverse backgrounds on their first day at school.
Tashi 25th Anniversary Edition (Hardback)
By Fienberg, Anna; Illustrated by Gamble, Kim; By Fienberg, Barbara
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! For twenty-five years Tashi has been telling fabulous stories. He escaped from a war lord in a faraway place and flew to this country on the back of a swan. And he wished he would find a friend just like Jack. In this first book of his daring adventu...res, Tashi tells Jack about the time he tricked the last dragon of all. Now, a whole generation of readers will know that when Tashi says, 'Well, it was like this ...' an exciting new adventure is about to begin. This special anniversary edition includes the stories 'Tashi and the Silver Cup' and 'Kidnapped!' together for the first time. 'The Tashi stories are some of my all-time favourites: a world within a world and a magical place for children to lose themselves in.' Sally Rippin, bestselling author of Polly and Buster and Billie B. Brown 'All children should meet Tashi. He can be their mentor on the road to reading, feeding their imaginations with fantastic stories. The Tashi stories have the evergreen qualities of classics.' Magpies 'I read my kids Tashi - it's this story that they love.' Angelina Jolie
Tashi and the Golem (Paperback)
By Fienberg, Anna; Fienberg, Barbara; Gamble, Kim
The sixteenth book of Tashi's adventure, in which Tashi and his friends create a Golem, using clay and magic, to stand up to a big bully called Bang Bang. Ages 5-8 years.
Minton Goes!: The Complete Adventures of Minton and Turtle (Paperback)
By Fienberg, Anna; Illustrated by Gamble, Kim
One big book with all the Minton Goes! adventures, plus the story of Minton and the Hottest Boy who ever lived. Minton the spotty salamander loves things that move - and he finds just what he needs to make them. He's always keen for adventure, but his friend Turtle always worries... that it will end in disaster.
Once Tashi Met a Dragon (Hardback)
In this fabulous full-colour picture book, Tashi rides on a white tiger to the top of the mountain to see why the dragon is not sending the rains to his village.
The Book of Spells and Secrets: Tashi Collection 4 (Paperback)
Where there's mystery and action, there's Tashi! He's brave enough to explore the ancient burial site discovered in the village and he's clever enough to complete three impossible tasks. But is he fast enough to beat two mysterious strangers in a race around the village? And what... will happen if he loses? When the going gets tough, it's all up to Tashi! Explore the wonderful world of Tashi in these eight marvellous stories collected into one volume for the first time. ACCLAIM FOR TASHI First published in 1995 and has now achieved classic status with sales of over one million copies. 'All children should meet Tashi. He can be their mentor on the road to reading, feeding their imaginations with fantastic stories. The Tashi stories have the evergreen qualities of classics.' Magpies 'The Tashi stories are some of my all-time favourites: a world within a world and a magical place for children to lose themselves in.' Sally Rippin, bestselling author of Polly and Buster and Billie B. Brown 'I read my kids Tashi - it's this story that they love.' Angelina Jolie
The Book of Magical Mysteries: Tashi Collection 3 (Paperback)
No one in the village is as brave as Tashi. Only he could scare the ghost monsters out of the forest, or travel all the way along the dark underground passage to the Mountain of White Tigers. Tashi always has a cunning plan, whether he is facing a ferocious war lord, outwitting a... sly genie or confronting Bang Bang, the trouble-making bully. There's no stopping Tashi! Explore the wonderful world of Tashi in these eight extraordinary stories collected into one volume for the first time. ACCLAIM FOR TASHI First published in 1995 and has now achieved classic status with sales of over one million copies. 'All children should meet Tashi. He can be their mentor on the road to reading, feeding their imaginations with fantastic stories. The Tashi stories have the evergreen qualities of classics.' Magpies 'The Tashi stories are some of my all-time favourites: a world within a world and a magical place for children to lose themselves in.' Sally Rippin, bestselling author of Polly and Buster and Billie B. Brown 'I read my kids Tashi - it's this story that they love.' Angelina Jolie
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No One Knows Why Jack in the Box Sells 554 Million Tacos Each Year
Wide Open Eats Staff Writer
Jack in the Box can incite a shudder or a look of excitement, depending on who you're talking to. Regardless, there's one thing everyone can agree on: people love to hate Jack in the Box tacos. And by love, they really love it since, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, around 1,000 times per minute, someone eats a Jack in the Box taco.
It's not traditionally a taco joint - it's a burger place, but there's something about the tacos that the public can't get enough of. About 554 million Jack in the Box tacos are eaten per year by Americans, but it's such a puzzling statistic seeing as fans tend to call the item both "vile and delicious." Perhaps they're appealing since you get two tacos for just 99 cents - a real steal, especially by Taco Bell standards.
Everything I do, I do it for you. #jackintheboxtacos
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There's not even shredded cheese on these babies, it's a slice of American that melts and coats the inside. The deep fried tortilla offsets the general ickiness of the soggy inside in what can only be described as a texture bomb. The tacos are born, unsurprisingly, at facilities in Texas and Kansas where they're then shrink-wrapped and frozen, shipped off to Jack in the Boxes across the country.
Celebrities themselves have championed Jack in the Box tacos, where everyone from Chrissy Teigen to Selena Gomez have praised the delectably delicious tacos, even if you could get better quality tacos elsewhere.
My cake was... Jack n the box tacos... Yes.
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Saturday, April 18: Gulfstream Park Late Pick 4 Ticket
It’s hard to find an absolute standout in the Pick 4 Saturday at Gulfstream Park, which is good news for price shoppers. Each of the races from 9 through 12 can yield medium-sized payoffs and ultimately a healthy Pick 4 payoff.
You don’t need to have a handful of $20 winners to get to a big Pick 4 score. With four races that have favorites that should be of the “non odds-on” variety, it could be a worthwhile investment and experience, even if the favorites win.
Favorites appear on this suggested ticket, but there are several others that have a chance are included. Here’s a look at the Pick 4:
Race 9:
Always Shopping makes her 1st appearance since May 17, when she ran 6th in the G2 Black Eyed Susan. She won the G2 Gazelle prior to that effort and has worked very well. The biggest challenge is the surface as she makes her initial turf appearance.
High Road comes in off a front-running turf win and her running lines have been very tough on the Gulfstream turf. If she can back up the pace at all, she’ll be tough to the end.
Zarina is another that’s usable, as she’s had some good performances locally – most notably a win in the Martha Washington and a runner-u in the Miss Gracie two back. Mintd won her only U.S. start (at Tampa) and was competitive in Ireland prior to her move her. Her Tampa win marked her first two-turn attempt.
Race 10:
Perfect Revenge is back to Gulfstream after an unsuccessful run in the G2 Risen Star. He was claimed three back by Saffie Joseph, Jr., and followed with a 2nd at the same price. He’s back to that level and probably will return to good form.
Blood Moon gets Luis Saez, who likely will have design on getting the lead. He’s been lethal in that scenario and will give it a go from the inside. Dynadrive is worth a shot as he was 3rd vs. similar two back and 2nd in his latest. He was claimed by Mike Maker two back and is going from an off-the-turf race to a regularly scheduled dirt race.
Miss Auramet, Lady Grace and Kitten’s Covergirl are among those ready to throw down going five furlongs on grass. Miss Auramet’s last two resulted in easy win, and while she takes a step up, she’s getting nothing but better and will force the issue every stride. Lady Grace also goes for her third straight win and takes a similar step up as Miss Auramet. If many are on the front end, Lady Grace would benefit as she has a good closing move. Kitten’s Covergirl is talented enough to be in the mix and like Lady Grace will likely have to succeed by following the leaders early on.
The sequence ends with a bottom maiden-claiming race and Honest Gal could be the shortest price of the four races, but two droppers has legit chances at an upset.
Rye Street was claimed for $50,000 in her debut and runs for $12,500 in her second off that barn change. She has not been close in either of her races but has never seen anything close to this level. Major improvement can be expected.
Party Dress was claimed last time and takes a slight class drop. She pressed the pace last time and if she runs back to that effort could be difficult to catch.
Here’s a suggested play for the late Pick 4 Saturday at Gulfstream Park:
Race 9) #1 High Road, #3 Zarina, #5 Always Shopping, #7 Mintd.
Race 10) #2 Blood Moon, #5 Dynadrive, #8 Perfect Revenge.
Race 11) #2 Miss Auramet, #7 Lady Grace, #9 Kitten’s Covergirl.
Race 12) #4 Rye Street, #8 Party Dress, #10 Honest Gal.
Total Ticket Cost) 1,3,5,7/2,5,8/2,7,9/4,8,10 = $54 for $0.50
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Business Resilience, Industry Insights
6 Things Brands Should Do When the Future Feels Especially Unpredictable
Lauren Cuthbert May 11, 2020 Share
Unless you’re LVMH and are able to convert Christian Dior, Givenchy, or Guerlain perfume manufacturing factories to pump out hand sanitizer, or a 1,000-year-old mill in England dusting itself off and returning to bread-making after 50 years as a tourist attraction, you may be feeling a bit lost as to how to promote — or even talk about — your brand in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chances are, you have neither the resources of LVMH nor access to an ancient but serviceable flour mill. More likely, you’re hunched over a laptop at your dining room table juggling kids or a Zoom-bombing cat while mulling over how to create ads or other communications that, as the Washington Post put it, don’t come off as “insensitive or as if they’re from a different time, when people took beach vacations, ate in restaurants, and wore shoes.”
TIME Magazine points to research from Advertiser Perceptions, showing that close to half of advertisers surveyed had either yanked or delayed a campaign because of the pandemic. Understandable, but don’t jump on that bandwagon just yet. The article goes on to note Nielsen data showing that when people shelter in place, they watch some 60% more content than usual. Smart brands are taking note and creating campaigns and communications that encompass coronavirus-centered content.
The timetable for reopening businesses following COVID-19 remains a moving target, and even more unknowns surround how people will be willing (or even able) to spend money in a recession. The future feels unpredictable for all of us right now. But there are several key actions your brand can take to manage that uncertainty today — while preparing for what comes next.
1. Don’t sell aggressively
If you’ve got a credible COVID-19 treatment ready to go, by all means sell away. Otherwise, take to heart Vanity Fair’s observation in late April that “the brands getting the most attention as the pandemic drags on are doing something different: They’re selling nothing.” The article points to ads offering emotive music and images “of empty cities, hands touching hands through plates of glass, and/or essential workers wearing masks, before the spots end with words of support. Walmart: ‘Here for you.’ Facebook: ‘We’re never lost if we can find each other.’ Uber: ‘Stay home for everyone who can’t.’ Actual products are nowhere to be seen.”
That being said, don’t overdo it. At some point, reassuring platitudes will begin to sound shopworn, so keep your eye carefully trained on the line between “duly earnest” and “nauseatingly sentimental” — and definitely don’t go anywhere near “taking advantage of collective feelings of vulnerability”.
2. Stay true to your brand
This next one has no expiration date — you should always be doing this. The trick is to not make the mistake of thinking that extraordinary circumstances call for fundamental positioning or branding pivots. Don’t become someone else because conditions change; just weather the conditions as your brand’s truest self.
To be clear, just because you’re not pushing a specific product or service, doesn’t mean you’re not selling your brand and the value it offers. AdAge points to Apple’s “Creativity goes on” campaign, which features “scenes of people both famous and unknown making stuff — really good and interesting stuff — as they’re in lockdown.” To illustrate: John Kransinski producing an episode of his YouTube hit “Some Good News” on his Mac.
HuffPost offers up other examples of companies pivoting their message but staying true to brand — Hotels.com’s Captain Obvious declaring the obvious: Just stay home; Hershey’s advising people to spread love from a distance; Ikea encouraging us to embrace our abodes. “Marketing pretense and fabrication will be sniffed out in seconds,” Jason Bagley, an executive creative director at ad agency Wieden+Kennedy Portland, told the publication. “But if brands know who they are, then all they have to do is respond authentically and courageously to whatever is currently happening, and it will connect. That’s a brand’s best insurance.”
3. Listen to your customers
Staying true to your brand also means staying true to your customers and understanding what they need in a moment when they’re searching online for answers more often than ever.
We’re all facing a “new normal”. (Is anyone else getting tired of that expression already?) The questions your customers are asking right now might be about things you don’t expect. Maybe you’re used to communicating key business information, like store hours and product offerings, on your website, but you’re not set up to answer questions related to cleaning protocols.
It doesn’t matter that you’re getting new questions. What matters is how you listen and how you respond, which makes the need for comprehensive search management more important than ever. Yext Answers allows you to see what questions customers are asking as soon as they’re asked, so you can make sure your website is up to date with the most accurate information and relevant answers for the moment. (Have we mentioned that you can try Answers for free right now? Just saying.)
When the future feels uncertain, it’s more important than ever to listen to what your customers are asking you online. It’s the only way you’ll be able to hear their concerns and meet their evolving needs. That helps you create a better customer experience and win their loyalty in the long run.
TIME writes that “Americans, particularly younger ones, have increasingly been looking to companies to be moral leaders that reflect their values. That sentiment appears to be, if anything, amplified during the outbreak.” LVMH switching operations from perfume to hand sanitizer fits the bill, as do grocery stores reserving the first hour of the day for older shoppers, banks waiving overdraft fees, and Ford stepping up as the first carmaker to run ads offering financial relief programs to customers affected by the pandemic.
Indeed, a recent Edelman study revealed that 71% of those surveyed reported that if “they perceive that a brand is putting profit over people, they will lose trust in that brand forever.” Especially important, then, is not appearing as if you’re trying to profit at the expense of others. Elon Musk didn’t do his image any favors by insisting that Tesla’s Fremont factory should remain open and at full capacity for nonessential work, even as the rest of the California region shut down. Similarly, Charter Communications took heat for demanding that workers show up at offices after many tested positive for COVID-19.
As Patrick Strother, founder of Minneapolis-based communications firm SCG, told TIME, “overwhelmed, stressed-out consumers may have a long memory for how those companies make them feel in this moment… Brands are really going to be judged for a long time by how they behave through this.”
5. Invest in high-ROI sources, like search
None of us have a crystal ball to see how the next year (and beyond, if our stressed-out minds will allow us to think that far ahead) will unfold. But we do know that in times of macroeconomic uncertainty in general, marketing budgets are often slashed first, frequently by as much as 10–30%. Brands are always looking to maximize ROI, but past trends show us that doing so matters now more than ever.
When the future is unpredictable, it makes sense to invest in proven high-ROI sources. This means that as brands feel the economic ripple effects of COVID-19, we’ll see many of them shifting ad spend from low-ROI sources, like display or TV, to high-ROI sources, like organic search.
This refocusing of marketing spend can help your brand weather the financial crisis in the short term, but it will also set you up for future success. Prioritizing your search experience helps you meet your customers in the moments when they already need you, and optimizing your search performance now will help illuminate what strategy you should be employing all the time.
6. Look to the future — even when it seems scary
With COVID-19 related restrictions yet to be lifted in much of the United States, many people are — understandably — still in complete hunker-down mode. That said, research indicates that consumers are shifting to a future-focused mindset. Brands need to do the same — or risk getting caught in the wrong phase.
As reported by Adweek, data from Pinterest suggests that “future optimism” search and discovery is on the rebound. This means that consumers are doing things like looking for future travel inspiration, doing long-term event planning, and returning to searches about summer activities, weddings, and more. Consumers are making it clear: they’re down but certainly not out.
While your brand must address present concerns and deliver crisis-related communications when necessary, the fact that the future is unpredictable hasn’t completely dampened the consumer spirit. So don’t get stuck solely in the day-to-day. Make sure you’re looking to the future and giving your customers content and inspiration where possible — without being tone deaf to the current circumstances of your audience.
We may not know all of what’s coming, but we do know that brands have the opportunity to be a light in uncertain times.
“Your audience is starting to get restless, bored, or lonely,” Andrea Mallard writes for Adweek. “People are escaping the present by turning to the future. It might surprise you to realize that we think much of the U.S. is already here, joining users in some European and Asian countries who’ve been in this stage for longer. Shift messages from support to inspiration and give people something to look forward to tomorrow, like future travel and ideas related to postponed life events.”
Make sure your brand keeps up with what your customers are asking for right now, whether that’s practical questions or this new type of dreamy inspiration. That way, you’ll be as prepared as possible to meet their needs in the next phase of consumer life — no matter what the future holds.
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Changes to workers’ compensation laws
Information for Albertans
The Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020 amends the Workers’ Compensation Act to restore balance and fairness to the workers’ compensation system to meet the needs of workers and job creators now and into the future. The system will be affordable, sustainable and efficient for workers who become ill or injured on the job. Proposed changes
What is changing, What it means, Effective date
A shorter appeals commission reconsideration process
If a person with a direct interest disagrees with a decision of the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation, they can request that the appeals commission reconsider that decision.
Specific steps and requirements for the reconsideration process will be removed from legislation.
Steps and requirements will be outlined in a guideline document.
This will reduce time and costs for parties involved with a reconsideration request.
Benefit of the doubt favouring workers
Benefit of the doubt provisions favour workers in situations where the balance of evidence is approximately equal.
Benefit of the doubt will be removed for medical panel responses to medical dispute questions.
Benefit of the doubt will remain for claim eligibility and appeal decisions.
Revising the cost of living adjustment calculation
The Workers ’ Compensation Board (WCB) will calculate cost of living adjustments for compensation benefits as needed, rather than being adjusted automatically based only on the Alberta consumer price index.
This will save the workers’ compensation system an estimated $240 million in future liabilities.
Transitioning Fair Practices Office services
The core services of the Fair Practices Office will be delivered by other organizations beginning April 1, 2021.
Fairness review services will continue to be available free of charge to injured workers and employers. A fairness review officer reporting directly to the WCB will provide these services.
Appeals advisory services will continue to be available free of charge to injured workers and employers through the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation.
These changes will save the workers’ compensation system an estimated $1.8 million per year.
Reinstating a maximum insurable earnings cap
A maximum insurable earnings cap will be reinstated.
Injured workers will be compensated at 90 per cent of their pre-injury net earnings up to a maximum earnings cap.
The WCB will set the earnings cap as required.
This will save the workers’ compensation system an estimated $33 million in 2021.
Limiting presumptive coverage for psychological injuries
Presumptive coverage for psychological injuries will be limited to firefighters, police officers, paramedics, peace officers, correctional officers and emergency dispatchers.
Coverage for work-related psychological injuries will remain for other types of workers, but will be accessed through the regular claim process.
WCB will still help all workers diagnosed with a work-related psychological injury get the treatment and supports they need.
This change will save the workers’ compensation system an estimated $230 million over the next three years.
Reducing the time limit to appeal a WCB decision
Injured workers and employers will have one year to appeal a WCB decision to the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation.
The current time limit is two years.
This will allow appeals to be resolved more quickly.
Review of the funding target range for the Accident Fund
The Minister will advise the WCB to do a review of its funding policy in light of the current fiscal and business context.
The WCB will continue to set the funding target range for the Accident Fund through operational policy.
Distributing Accident Fund surpluses
The WCB will continue to set the threshold for distributing surpluses to employers through policy as required.
Continuation of wage replacement benefits after a worker is terminated for egregious conduct
If an injured worker is terminated from modified work due to egregious conduct, the WCB will be able to reduce or cease wage replacement benefits.
WCB health benefits and return to work services will still be available to injured workers terminated from modified work due to an egregious act.
Requirement for employers to contribute to health benefit plans
Employers will no longer have to contribute to health benefit plans for injured workers who are off work.
Employers may voluntarily choose to continue contributing to the plans.
An injured worker will receive WCB medical and rehabilitation benefits related to their injury while off work.
Non-WCB benefits are outside the scope of workers’ compensation legislation.
Employer obligation to reinstate injured workers and accommodate disabled workers.
Employers will not be legally obligated to reinstate an injured worker.
Employers may voluntarily reinstate an injured worker and more than 90 per cent of injured workers were reinstated
voluntarily before it became a legal requirement.
Employers have a duty to accommodate disabled workers through human rights legislation.
Employers will have a duty to cooperate in an injured worker’s early and safe return to work.
Injured workers will have a duty to cooperate with rehabilitation plans.
Transitioning services from the Medical Panels Office
The core services delivered by the Medical Panels Office will transition to the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation by April 1, 2021.
Medical panels are used to resolve differences in medical opinions related to an injured worker’s claim.
This will save the workers’ compensation system an estimated $400,000 per year.
Physician choice for independent medical exams
Injured workers retain the right to choose a physician to conduct an independent medical exam if an exam is requested by the WCB.
Injured workers may choose the physician from a list maintained by the WCB.
The physician list was maintained by the Medical Panels Office, which will close by April 1, 2021.
Optional case conferencing for medical disputes
Optional case conferencing may be used to resolve medical disputes in workers’ compensation claims prior to having the matter reviewed by a medical panel. Case conferencing will be removed from the Workers’ Compensation Act, but continues to be an option when required.
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From staycation inspiration, to living out BMX dreams in the World Championship, bagging award nominations and half term Halloween fun – it’s been another busy seven days at Working Word. Here’s five peeks behind our week…
1. Getting staycation inspo in Gower
What better way to get over the clocks changing and this cold spell than planning your next staycation? That was our thinking when we set up a blogger trip in collaboration with our client Visit Swansea Bay to Gower, the UK’s first ever Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Following her weekend in Gower, blogger Faraway Lucy posted a glowing review of her trip on her blog, sharing with thousands of followers on her social channels too. Giving some real staycation inspo, Lucy told her followers about how she had one of the best five meals she’s ever eaten in her life in Gower and how her accommodation was a “dream come true”’. Read the blog here.
2. BMX racer lives out his World Championship dream
On behalf of our client Five Rivers Child Care, we shared the story of Seamus Doherty, one of the UK’s best young BMX racers who made it through to the 2019 BMX World Championship in Belgium to represent Great Britain. In order to fund the cost of international travel, independent fostering agency Five Rivers stepped in to sponsor ten-year-old Seamus for the second time, enabling him to achieve his dream of competing in a second World Championship. We secured coverage of Seamus’ story in the Totnes Times, Kingsbridge and Salcombe Gazette, as well as the Herald Express in Brixham, Newton Abbot and Torquay.
3. Bagging award nominations for the Homeless World Cup
The Homeless World Cup was certainly one of the highlights of our year and it’s been amazing to find out that the tournament has been recently shortlisted for two big awards!
First up HWC Cardiff 2019 has been shortlisted in the Great Sport Story category at the Wales Sport Awards, which is taking place at the Celtic Manor on December 10th. And secondly, we have also been shortlisted for the Best Cause-Led Campaign at the Online Influence Awards 2019. The ceremony is taking place in London on November 22nd, so we’re currently dusting off our gladrags in preparation.
Photo credit: Daniel Lipinski.
4. Half-term Halloween fun at Oakwood
With the half term in full swing, many of you have probably been looking for fun things to do with the family over the Halloween period... and you’re not alone. Luckily, popular Welsh mummy blogger, Cardiff Mummy Says, has been putting together a comprehensive list of activities to enjoy with the kids this half term and we’ve been working with her to include Oakwood Theme Park within the round. So, if you’re struggling for things to do this weekend, why not take a trip to Oakwood for the final two days of their Halloween Spooktacular?!
5. Making savings in the public sector
We love championing energy efficiency at Working Word and this week, we shared the story of Buckinghamshire Council who is set to save thousands of pounds a year after upgrading its street lights to energy efficient models with the help of funding from our client Salix Finance. You can read more about the story here.
We’ve been working with Welsh alternative rock band, The Joy Formidable, to announce the release of a very special edition of their acclaimed debut EP ‘A Balloon Called Moaning’. To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their debut release, the trio have created a double album which includes the original 2009 EP, as well as a newly recorded acoustic Welsh language version titled ‘Y Falŵn Drom’. The album was released today and you can get your hands on a copy here, or download on Spotify and Apple Music.
The band have also organised their own mini-festival, titled Formidable Fest / Gŵyl Aruthrol, to celebrate some of the best Welsh musicians and artists, as well as some of their favourite music acts from across the UK. You can get your tickets here.
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The second annual Africa Arts Forum this year was held on 7th November 2015 at the Safaricom Michael Joseph Centre. Guests started streaming in at 10 am and by the end of the day we had more than 200 participants and 40 artists. The Forum, themed Art and Dignity was brought out well throughout the day in the artist’s paintings, photographs, poems, songs, spoken word pieces and the short films.
The event focused on giving artists of all genres a free space to enable them to showcase their art and their talent for the world to see, wonderfully guided by the theme. There was harmony in combining all the different art genres. The ambience was full of jubilation, wonder, love, hope and dignity this was seen and expressed in the way that everyone interacted with each other.
There were performances that set the mood for the day artists such as Jean, Jeremy Mwambu, Sahili Family and August the Band to name a few. These gave life to the early morning event.
The Forum was graced with Patrick Mukabi, an influential figure in Kenya Visual Artistry, as the Guest of Honour. Patrick gave an inspiring presentation on the topic ‘Trust Your Struggle’ giving hope to all the artists not to give up on their artistry. He amazed all by starting with ‘I don’t know how to come up here and inspire you but I hope my story will’. His story truly did inspire.
Patrick was followed by a deep and introspective phase as we listened to pianist Tagusi. There after was a film screening co-ordinated by Re-Tuning Cinema in Africa(RECA). The theme of the films was ‘What Beauty is to Me’ we were able to see all the diverse outlooks of beauty by young filmmakers, in a strikingly simple and deep way, as they captured events in ordinary life.
The event was full of interesting activities with a space for freelance artists, to place anything on canvas too in a ‘Freedom of Expression Art Corner’. People were able to paint, colour and draw literally anything that came to mind in line with the Art and Dignity theme. There were interactive spaces where the artists and participants could share their ‘Dream for Art in Africa’. Everyone made beautiful art that day all together on beautiful canvases.
We hope that next year will be even bigger and better. Let us keep creating art that reflects the truth about who we are.
We sincerely thank the Safaricom Michael Joseph Centre for sponsoring the event space, RECA for partnership, and all participants who attended. Kudos to the masters of ceremony for the day: Charlene, Arthur and Anthony; all the team at WYA Africa. Thanks to everyone who attended the Forum. We especially thank all the artists who participated in the 2015 Africa Arts Forum. You are all incredibly talented. We wish you the very best as you all enjoy the adventure of celebrating art that reflects the truths in our world. We now eagerly look forward to next year’s Africa Arts Forum. Asante ni sana.
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Tin dynamic: the responsibility of the packaging industry - — Anti-counterfeiting | tin can customize | metal products
by：Changda 2020-06-21
Tin dynamic: the responsibility of the packaging industry & ndash; — Anti-counterfeiting white rabbit creamy candy, is part of the memory of childhood, many people its unique packaging, white with blue flowers, and in the middle of the rabbit pattern is almost a household name. Recently, some netizens on weibo posted a picture of a ice cream, named & other; Classic white rabbit Popsicle & throughout; , the outer packing looks almost as well as the white rabbit creamy candy. This picture touched netizen nostalgia & other; Feelings & throughout; , many people forward and delighted to say: big white rabbit went out the ice cream? Also have envy of Shanghai netizen & ndash; — White rabbit creamy candy is in Shanghai, why & other; White rabbit ice cream & throughout; Shanghai not sell? However, white rabbit creamy candy maker Shanghai crown garden responded: white rabbit is the national famous trademark, only candy, hard candy and peanut nougat three categories, never produce cold drinks. This response is also unveiled why white rabbit & other; Home & throughout; But you can't buy the cause of the white rabbit ice cream. So, these fake & other White rabbit ice cream & throughout; What is come from? Reporter finally found the answer: in & other; White rabbit ice cream & throughout; Wrapping paper, according to the information on the manufacturer is anshan city in liaoning province taian county yellow tuo town, four seasons soda fountain, as of the time, the line and failed to get through. Crown raw garden DaJiaBan staff: we don't have authorized him to use white rabbit's trademark. The rampant fakes it many times packaging industry in China have responsibility, some bad packaging business interests in order to accept some legal person's request, in the absence of authorization to produce some of the well-known trademark, metal products co. , LTD. Of the salesman said he also received such inquiry, such as some merchants without authorization, hope company help to customize a number of well-known trademark packaging, these are ruthlessly refused. As a manufacturer of tin can for many years, the company showed a high degree of professionalism, in the face of some outlaw's request, again big profits can not accept, otherwise it is a biggest accomplice of fake goods market, once the law shall be investigated for, must escape sanctions. Company called for here: the market a piece of the sky is real, it is each of the packaging industry will unshirkable responsibility.
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J. Glenn Songer , Hien T. Trinh, George E. Killgore, Angela D. Thompson, L. Clifford McDonald, and Brandi M. Limbago
Author affiliations: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA (J.G. Songer, H.T. Trinh); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (G.E. Killgore, A.D. Thompson, L.C. McDonald, B.M. Limbago)
To determine the presence of Clostridium difficile, we sampled cooked and uncooked meat products sold in Tucson, Arizona. Forty-two percent contained toxigenic C. difficile strains (either ribotype 078/toxinotype V [73%] or 027/toxinotype III [NAP1 or NAP1-related; 27%]). These findings indicate that food products may play a role in interspecies C. difficile transmission.
The incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) are increasing in North America (1), probably because of emergence of an epidemic strain (NAP1/BI/027, toxinotype [TT] III) (2,3). C. difficile transmission occurs primarily in healthcare facilities, but community-associated CDI (CA-CDI) appears to be increasing and may now account for 20%–45% of positive diagnostic assay results (4,5). Up to 35% of patients with CA-CDI report no antimicrobial agent use within 3 months before disease onset (4,5), although nonantimicrobial drugs (e.g., proton pump inhibitors, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents) are also implicated as risk factors (4). Sources of C. difficile acquisition in community settings are unknown.
CDI is increasingly important in food animals (6). Infection rates of >95% have been documented among neonatal pigs in farrowing facilities, resulting in diarrhea and typhlocolitis (6). Toxigenic C. difficile is also implicated as a cause of diarrhea in calves (7). C. difficile was identified in raw meat intended for pet consumption (8) and in ≈20% of retail ground beef in Canada (9). We report the isolation of C. difficile from uncooked and ready-to-eat meats in retail markets in a US metropolitan area.
Packaged meats were purchased from 3 national-chain grocery stores in the Tucson, Arizona, area on 3 occasions at 1-month intervals from January to April 2007. Products sampled were both uncooked (ground beef, ground pork, ground turkey, pork sausage, and pork chorizo) and ready to eat (beef summer sausage, pork braunschweiger) (Table). Pork chorizo was produced and distributed locally; all other samples were national brands. Products with different sell-by dates (a surrogate for production date) were sampled for each meat type. Samples were not representative of all meat products in each grocery store.
For each sample, 1 g of meat was added to two 10-mL tubes of prereduced brain heart infusion (BD, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA), which had been supplemented with 0.5% yeast extract (BD), 0.05% DL-cysteine (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA), and 0.1% taurocholate (MP Biomedicals, Solon, OH, USA). One tube was heat shocked (80°C, 10 min), and both were then incubated anaerobically at 37°C for 72 h. Aliquots were subcultured onto taurocholate cycloserine cefoxitin fructose agar (TCCFA) (10) and incubated anaerobically for 24–72 h at 37°C. Colonies were subcultured onto anaerobic blood agar, TCCFA (with or without antimicrobial agents), and confirmed as C. difficile by p-cresol odor, yellow-green fluorescence under UV illumination, a positive L-proline aminopeptidase reaction, and negative indole reaction.
Isolates were characterized by PCR ribotyping (11), toxinotyping (3), and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) (12). Presence of tcdA, tcdB, cdtB (binary toxin), and deletions in tcdC was determined by PCR (2).
MICs were determined by Etest (AB Biodisk, Solna, Sweden) on Brucella blood agar with vitamin K and hemin (Remel, Lenexa, KS, USA) that was incubated anaerobically at 35°C. Reference interpretive criteria for C. difficile susceptibility to clindamycin and moxifloxacin were used; MICs for levofloxacin and gatifloxacin were interpreted by using criteria for moxifloxacin (13). Bacteroides fragilis ATCC 25285, B. thetaiotaomicron ATCC 29741, C. difficile ATCC 700057, and Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 were included as controls.
Proportions were compared by χ2 or Fisher exact test. Thirty-seven (42.0%) of 88 retail meats yielded C. difficile, including 42.4% of beef, 41.3% of pork, and 44.4% of turkey products (Table). Ready-to-eat products were more commonly culture positive (11/23; 47.8%) than were uncooked meats (26/65; 40.0%), although the difference was not significant (p = 0.34). The highest percentages of C. difficile isolates were recovered from pork braunschweiger (62.5%) and ground beef (50.0%). Culture-positive results came from both heat-shocked and non–heat-shocked cultures, whereas culture-negative specimens were negative in both types of culture, and no specimen was positive by both methods (not shown). No association was found with the meat processor, the sell-by date, the store, or the month sampled (not shown). Multiple independent cultures from 2 braunschweiger samples yielded indistinguishable isolates in the same meat sample (10/10 from 1 package and 12/12 from another; not shown), which suggests that a single strain may predominate when C. difficile is present. Our percentage of recovery of C. difficile from retail meat products is higher than that reported (20%) in a similar study of Canadian ground beef (9), possibly because of differences in culture methods, the meats sampled, or national or geographic variation.
Figure. Origin, NAP types, and relatedness of strains from foods and humans, Arizona, USA, 2007. All strains were positive by PCR for binary toxin. Scale bar indicates genetic relatedness. Tox, toxinotype; Ref,...
Isolates were grouped into ribotype 078/TT V (27/37, 73.0%) and ribotype 027/TT III (10/37, 27.0%). Strain types were not specific to meat type, store, or sampling month (Table). All isolates were PCR positive for binary toxin (cdtB), tcdA, and tcdB. Characteristic 18-bp and 39-bp deletions in tcdC were present in 027/TT III and 078/TT V isolates, respectively (2,12). PFGE divided 027/ TT III isolates into NAP1 (>80% related to human NAP1) and NAP1-related (78% related to human NAP1) groups and 078/TT V isolates into NAP7 and NAP8 groups (Figure).
Ribotype 027 isolates are described almost exclusively in context of the current human epidemic strain, NAP1/027/TT III (2). In this study, we also found 027/TT III isolates that were only 78% similar to NAP1 (i.e., NAP1-related). Ribotype 078 strains were previously uncommon causes of healthcare-associated CDI in humans (12), but now they are emerging in pigs and calves with diarrhea ( 7; J.S. Weese, pers. comm.) and in persons with CDI (12). Two epidemiologically unrelated 078/TT V isolates from human CDI patients are indistinguishable by PFGE from pig isolates (12).
The 078/TT V isolates were uniformly susceptible to levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and gatifloxacin. Like human TT V isolates (12), most 078/TT V meat isolates were nonsusceptible to clindamycin (56% resistant, 41% intermediate). This may not be surprising given the widespread use of tylosin, erythromycin, virginiamycin, and lincomycin in food animals and the potential for selection of macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin resistance (14).
NAP1 isolates have demonstrated high-level resistance to levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, gatifloxacin (>32 μg/mL), and clindamycin (>256 μg/mL), consistent with current human strains (2). NAP1-related isolates were susceptible to levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and gatifloxacin but resistant to clindamycin, similar to the pattern of historic NAP1 strains (2).
Fluoroquinolones are widely used in human therapy, and the current epidemic strain may have emerged because of its resistance to these agents. Fluoroquinolone use is limited in food animal production (14), with the exception of enrofloxacin for treatment of bovine respiratory disease (now approved for use in swine).
The source of C. difficile in retail meats may involve antemortem deposition of spores in the animal’s muscle or other tissues, fecal or environmental contamination of carcasses, or contamination during processing. Spores could persist in packing plants, resulting in contamination of carcasses or food products during processing. Contamination may also occur in retail meat markets.
Direct or indirect human-to-human transmission is responsible for most healthcare-related CDIs (15) and most likely contributes to CA-CDI. Therefore, stopping such transmission remains the critical control point for preventing most human CDIs. Nonetheless, our findings highlight the potential both for selection of virulent or resistant strains in animals and interspecies transmission through the food supply. Our data do not prove transmission of C. difficile from foods to humans but highlight the need for studies to characterize risks posed by this organism in the human food supply.
Dr Songer is professor of Veterinary Science and Microbiology at the University of Arizona. His research interests focus on bacterial diseases of food animals, mainly those affecting the gastrointestinal tract.
The study was partially supported by grant 2003-35204-13786 from the US Department of Agriculture–Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service–National Research Initiative.
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Indoor Waterparks:
Located at Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort, the Wild West Waterpark spans 70,000 sq. ft. and features:
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9 cave-themed private cabanas available for rent.
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Interactive multi-level aquatic kids play structure complete with play and spray features as well as two smaller body slides that are perfect for introducing toddlers and young children to waterparks.
Indoor/outdoor hot spas
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Located at Glacier Canyon Lodge on the Wilderness Territory, Lost World Waterpark, spans 3.2 acres and features:
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15 private cabanas available for rent
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Lil’ Chutes: Two body slides
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Prospector's Creek lazy river
Gold Rush Tube Slide
Timber Falls Body Slide
Bear Foot Island Sprayground
Toddler's Cove, zero-depth play area Two activity pools
Margarita’s adults only, indoor/outdoor swim-up bar
Over an acre of deck space with lounge chairs and tables so you can relax while the kids play
Located at Wilderness on the Lake on the Wilderness Territory, Cubby's Cove Waterpark spans 15,000 square feet and features:
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The Watering Hole, a small zero-depth play and spray area
Scenic views of Lake Delton
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Timberland Play Park
Northern Lights Indoor Ropes Course*
OK Corral Lazer Tag*
Marshall Training Lazer Maze*
Room Escapes by D.O.A. -Three Escape Options to Choose From*
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Polka Dot Pots Paint Your Own Pottery*
Wild Abyss Indoor Mini Golf*
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Wilderwoods Indoor and Lost World Outdoor Go-Karts*
The Woods 9-hole Executive Golf Course*
WildKids Club
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides
Wilderland Park
Nature and Strolling Path
Take Flight Wilderness Aerial Adventure Ride
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2014-03-19 We went to Wilderness for spring break with our daughter a couple of years ago. She loved it! There is so much to do besides the waterparks and slides. The dining options are great, too. The rooms were very clean and the staff was very helpful. The lifeguards were great as well. My daughter slipped and scraped her leg at one of the pools. The lifeguard saw her, went right over and cleaned the cut and put on a band-aid the walked her over to us. We are going back this year. My husband and I are almost excited as she is. This a great place to go. It is indoors and warm even during the coldest days of a Wisconsin winter.
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Chula Vista Resort
Perched on the bluffs towering above the Wisconsin River, this resort has undergone a magical transformation over the past few years. New condos, golf course villas, an upscale steakhouse and an incredibly themed indoor water park -- Lost Rios. Inside this 80,000 square-foot Aztec paradise, you can race each other on the Matador Mat Racers or hang out in Mount Montezuma's giant rain forest. Not to be missed is the Flyan Myan Zip Coaster, the world's fastest and longest indoor water roller coaster.
Great Wolf Lodge combines the rustic charm of a Northwoods lodge with the amenities you'd expect at a top-notch resort, with loads of dryland activities geared toward younger children too. Head to the resort's indoor water parks -- there are three of them, measuring a mammoth 100,000 square feet -- and there you'll find a range of rides that are family-pleasing. For the older kids and daredevil adults, the Howlin Tornado, a six-story high extreme tube ride, is the centerpiece. For the young ones, a four-story treehouse waterfort is irresistible.
Kalahari Waterpark Resort Convention Center
This resort is distinguished by its authentic African art, a live animal exhibit with tiger cubs and baby kangaroos, and some of the largest freestanding condominiums in the area that include five bedrooms, four bathrooms, billiard room and theater room. But it's the indoor surf machine known as the FlowRider® that has made this place famous. Stand-up surf or boogie board on this ride, with 50,000 gallons of water flowing under you each minute to create a five-foot ocean-like wave. A close second in talk value is their Master Blaster uphill water roller coaster. This indoor water park comes in at a whopping 125,000 square feet.
Bigger is better here, no doubt about it. The Wilderness Resort is America's largest indoor/outdoor combination water park resort, with three massive indoor water parks totaling 250,000 square feet and another three outdoor to match. Guests tan year-round in the Wild WaterDome with its see-through roof, when they're not in family-raft racing rides or bobbing in the country's largest indoor wave pool that is. Klondike Kavern is famous for its lazy river and Hurricane water raft ride. Wild West Waterpark is fun for all ages and features the Fantastic Voyage family raft ride.
Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Parks
While this hotel and theme park complex has a decidedly Greek theme going, the indoor water park draws on an eclectic mix of imagery to get the fun started. Towering tube slides named for killer snakes like Cobra, Diamondback, Anaconda and Boa; a Mayan raging river; a pirate ship complete with tattered sails, tunnels and water slides for the little ones; and a jungle water walk are the most popular attractions here.
Of course, these handful of water parks are just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. The nice thing about Wisconsin Dells is that, if you prefer cozier surroundings in a water park, they've got that too. So you choose - big, small, something in between, or all of the above.
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Ride a DUCK
See the Dells in amusing style. The banter of the drivers is good clean comedy, and the scenery on land and water is a sight to behold, up close and personal.
Eat fudge
Let Dells homemade fudge melt in your mouth. Buy a caramel apple, dipped multiple times for good measure, for midnight snacking.
See the Tommy Bartlett Show
Honestly, the Tommy Bartlett Show is synonymous with Wisconsin Dells and is one of the most fun Wisconsin Dells attractions. Remember, don't try all those tricks at home. Leave it to the professionals.
Take up mini-golfing and go-karting in the Dells
In addition to being the "The Waterpark Capital of the World!®", the Dells is also considered the country's mini-golf and go-kart capital.
Jump in the water
Could be at one of the many Wisconsin Dells water parks, a lake, a motel or a campground. Just make certain to get wet before you leave.
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Here are six sweet Wisconsin Dells waterparks that set the gold standard:
Noah's Ark Waterpark
This is the undisputed granddaddy of them all. At 70 acres, Noah's Ark is America's largest outdoor water park. The park is known for launching waterslide innovations, like the country’s first looping waterslide, Scorpion’s Tail. Their Black Anaconda watercoaster – a combo waterslide and roller coaster - is a full quarter-mile long.
Kalahari Resort Waterparks
The Kalahari made its mark in the water park world when it debuted its indoor surf ride, the "Flowrider®," which uses 50,000 gallons of water per minute to create a five-foot ocean-like wave. They also introduced the country’s first indoor water roller coaster, the Master Blaster. The Kalahari, with its authentic African theme, is Wisconsin’s largest indoor water park.
This is the country's largest indoor/outdoor water park combination, with four indoor and four outdoor water parks that total nearly 500,000 square feet or the equivalent of more than 12 football fields. One of their indoor water parks is under a high-tech dome that allows tropical plants to thrive and people to tan even in the winter.
There's no such thing as too much water at Chula Vista Resort. Look one direction, and there's the meandering Wisconsin River. Look the other way, and there's an outdoor wave pool with sand beach, a full outdoor water park, and a multi-level indoor water park that houses the country’s fastest indoor water coaster, the Flyan Myan.
A multi-story indoor water park complement by an outdoor water park complex easily put this resort in our list of Top Six. Much of Great Wolf Lodge has an "ultimate kids' camp" feel to it with lots of water rides and activities for the younger set. For the more adventurous, the Howlin’ Tornado funnel ride is a must try.
An outdoor surf pool with nine-foot waves and sandy beach…need we say more?! No, but we will. Mt. Olympus has some rad racing slides too - six side-by-side racers that are 350-feet in length. Indoors, the tube slides are towering and the endless river raging.
From Logging Town To Steamboat Tour Central To “The Waterpark Capital of the World!®” 2010-07-01Today’s toddlers, tweens and teenagers think of Wisconsin Dells as a shiny, new vacation spot. Little do they know that the Dells is over 150 years old!Read More
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Today’s toddlers, tweens and teenagers think of Wisconsin Dells as a shiny, new vacation spot. Little do they know that the Dells is over 150 years old! It was back in 1856 that Wisconsin Dells, then known as Kilbourn City in honor of the railroad’s president, was incorporated.
500 Million Years Ago
You'll be amazed at how we can effectively condense 500 million years of history into a paragraph or two. But this is important because you have to look that far back to understand how the Dells came to be what it is today. During the Cambrian Period, this community was the sandy shore of an ancient sea. Over time, the sand was compacted, and percolating groundwater cemented the sand into rock. That rock went virtually untouched for millions of years. Are your eyes glazing over yet? No? O.K., good, let's continue.
Fast forward, way forward, to 19,000 years ago, when a glacier extended to within four miles east of the area, never touching the Dells. That glacier melted about 15,000 years ago and formed Glacial Lake Wisconsin, a lake about the size of Utah's Great Salt Lake and as deep as 150 feet. The last ice that held back the waters of Glacial Lake Wisconsin began to melt. The failed ice dam unleashed a catastrophic flood; the lake's depth dropped to 50 feet. The meltwaters cut deep, narrow gorges and unusual rock formations into the sandstone and formed the steep-sided canyons and bluffs you see today lining the Wisconsin River. The flood most likely cut the gorges in the Dells in a matter of days or weeks as the swift water eroded away the soft sandstone.
Native American History Worthy of Its Own Book
An entire book could be devoted to the history of the Native American culture in Wisconsin Dells. The Dells area has been inhabited by native people for 2,000 years, and probably longer. You see their spirit in petroglyphs and pictographs carved and painted into local rock formations, and in ceremonial and burial mounds. While nearly all of the mounds have been destroyed by farming and floods, you can still find some examples of this ancient culture known as the "Effigy Mound Builders." One treasure is at the Kingsley Bend Wayside on Highway 16 where there are a group of some 20 burial and effigy mounds, including two 100-foot long bears, a panther with a tail as long as a football field, and an eagle with a 200-foot wingspan.
The history of the Ho-Chunk, the largest Native American Nation in Wisconsin Dells, once called Winnebago by the French fur traders, includes immense hardship and tremendous rebuilding. In 1832, the U.S. Government began its infamous removal policy, stating that all Indians must be moved west of the Mississippi River. A series of deadly conflicts deeply scarred the culture. The Ho-Chunk were forced to leave their land and head to northwestern Iowa and south-central Minnesota. They were again moved in 1863 to a desolate reservation in South Dakota. It wasn’t until 1873, when the removal policy was reversed, that the Ho-Chunk could file claims to land in the Dells area. By then, Wisconsin Dells had already become a site for Ho-Chunk pow-wows and dancing, with tourists coming to enjoy the festivals, appreciate the culture and visit Wisconsin Dells attractions.
Today, the 4,900 members of the Ho-Chunk Sovereign Nation hold title to 2,000 acres of land, continuing anew their dedication to preserve the Ho-Chunk culture.
The Birth of the Dells
In 1856, the town was incorporated as Kilbourn City, in honor of the railroad's president. The name did not stick. In 1931, it was officially changed to Wisconsin Dells, the name the locals and tourists had always used, with "Wisconsin" derived from the Native American word meaning "dark rushing waters," and "Dells" mimicking the French word "dalles" that means "layers of flat rock" to describe the bluff rock formations.
The then local newspaper, the Wisconsin Mirror, offered a most accurate prophecy of the future of Wisconsin Dells tourism when it concluded in 1856 that "the wild, romantic scenery of the 'Dells' will always make them a place of resort for seekers of pleasure."
Log Rolling
The community was also a busy logging route in Wisconsin, with pines from the north being moved to larger cities in the south. It was dangerous work, given the rapids and primitively designed dams. In fact, at one point, the whole volume of the Wisconsin River was squeezed into a fifty foot wide rocky, narrow gulch. The area's first bridge, built in the 1850s, turned logging into Wisconsin Dells tourism. About that time, the first railroad bridge was built as well. By the end of the century, a new dam, still in place today, was constructed and the successful destiny of the community was sealed.
The Most Recognizable Picture Still Looks Scary
He's known as "the man who made Wisconsin Dells famous." Lest you think it was an owner of Wisconsin Dells water parks, or ski show entrepreneur, let's reveal right here and now that it is Henry Hamilton Bennett. Never heard of him? He’s considered one of the top 10, maybe even the top three landscape photographers of the 19th century. Still not ringing a bell? Perhaps his photos will jog your memory. Surely you've seen the picture of a young man leaping from one rock ledge to another. It's titled "Leaping the Chasm" and is one of Bennett's most famous. The photo captures Bennett's son Ashley frozen in mid-air. At the time, many people thought the photograph was faked since stop-motion had not been invented. Until Bennett helped change photography forever with his use of a stop-action shutter he called the "snapper". The story goes that Bennett had Ashley repeat the jump multiple times to get just the right shot, a story that would make any mother cringe. His life and photos are superbly chronicled at one of the most historic Wisconsin Dells attractions, the H.H. Bennett Studio which was the photographer's original studio that still stands on Broadway in downtown Dells. There's even an exhibit devoted to the famous photo, with markers on the floor to test your own leaping ability.
Bennett was born in 1843. A carpenter by trade, he turned to photography after a Civil War injury to his hand made carpentry work impossible. He opened his studio in the Dells, then known as Kilbourn City, in 1875. We strolled the gallery-style museum and original darkroom with Bennett's granddaughter, Jean Reese. She lovingly pointed out photos of her mother as a little girl sporting a cute straw hat with ribbons down the back. According to Reese, her mother admitted to being an impatient subject, very much disliking having to sit still while her father, ever the perfectionist, posed every shot just so.
Along with photos of his family, it's the mystical photos of the towering bluffs and swirling Wisconsin River that drew the first tourists to the area, and ultimately sparked Wisconsin Dells tourism.
According to the museum's director, David Rambow, the studio may just be the longest running business on a main street in the country. Once you step inside and take in the incredible photographic portraits of the native Ho-Chunk people, the landscapes of the unusual sandstone bluffs, and Bennett's family photos, you'll have a new appreciation for how the Dells came to be.
Prints of Bennett's most famous photos are available for purchase. The museum at 215 Broadway is open from May to October and those interested outside those dates may look online, call 608.253.3523, or email for information.
A Summer Evening in Wisconsin Dells
During the 1930's and '40's, it wasn't unusual to see tourists and Native Americans line up to watch folks descend on the steamboats for a trip to the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial. In 1946, Mel Flath brought the first WWII land-to-water vehicles known as Ducks to Wisconsin Dells and set up a tour company. In the 1950's, crowds were first treated to the famous Tommy Bartlett ski show. Wisconsin Dells attractions like Storybook Gardens and Fort Dells entertained thousands in the following decades, the precursor to the Dells as we know it today. In 1994, Stan Anderson, the owner of the Polynesian Resort Hotel, decided to put a roof over a water attraction at this property, and the first indoor water park in the country was christened. One year later, both the Wilderness Resort and Treasure Island water parks opened. A few years after that, Great Wolf Lodge expanded its offerings. In 2000, the Kalahari Resort opened and then quickly expanded its indoor water park. The rest, they say, is history.
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Additional 40 million USD for Vietnamese bank to aid SMEs amid COVID-19
August 6, 2020 by en.vietnamplus.vn
Hanoi (VNA) – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World Bank Group – has signed an agreement to provide another 40 million USD for the Orient Commercial Bank (OCB) to help it with the support of COVID-hit clients, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises. The one-year renewable senior loan offers OCB additional liquidity to continue lending to businesses as the bank is offering payment relief to its borrowers at the same time. OCB will prioritise clients working in sectors facing direct impact of COVID-19 like tourism and production as well as those related to disease response activities. Nguyen Dinh Tung, CEO of OCB, said COVID-19 impacts are projected to continue for a long period of time, thus difficulties facing the business community, particularly small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), remain tremendous. … [Read more...] about Additional 40 million USD for Vietnamese bank to aid SMEs amid COVID-19
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Red Cross Society hopes to present 1.5 million Tet gifts to the needy
Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) targets mobilising the necessary financial resources to provide at least 1.5 million gifts to poor and near-poor households, victims of Agent Orange (AO), victims of natural disasters and COVID-19 in 2020, and other vulnerable people ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday. It forms part of the annual “Tet for the poor and AO victims” campaign held under the “Humanitarian Power 2020” programme, which aims to call on support from all to help the impoverished, AO victims, and other disadvantaged people nationwide enjoy a warm Tet. The VNRC said the programme will be broadcast live on the National Assembly Television Channel on January 16 night. A SMS campaign has been launched to mobilise funding for “Tet for the poor and AO victims”. Each text message with the word “TET” sent to 1409 before February 28 will contribute 20,000 VND (0.90 USD) to the fund. The VNRC and its chapters … [Read more...] about Red Cross Society hopes to present 1.5 million Tet gifts to the needy
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SCIC reports $286 million in pre-tax profit for 2020
January 16, 2021 by bizhub.vn
The divestment of State capital in the SCIC’s enterprises was implemented in line with legal regulations, ensuring publicity and transparency, achieving high efficiency, and preserving and developing State capital, Thanh said. … [Read more...] about SCIC reports $286 million in pre-tax profit for 2020
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HCMC starts to build US$80 million general hospital in Cu Chi outlying district
January 16, 2021 by sggpnews.org.vn
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On my first day in this job, Angela Danadjieva was in my office. I didn’t know who she was or how she got in my office, situated in a far corner of ASLA’s top floor—I had barely located the restrooms at this point—but she was wearing dark glasses and talking excitedly as she unrolled drawings on my floor and told me about her collaborations with Lawrence Halprin. Dan Jost, ASLA, who at the time was a staff writer, seemed in semi-awe at Danadjieva’s presence, whereas I was merely annoyed at her suddenly interrupting the train of anxiety I was busy driving upon my arrival. It was the start of many surprises to come in this office, many of them pleasant, which is how I eventually came to think back on…
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CLARION LEDGER – Governor attack ads: Reeves portrayed as a child. Waller likened to Democrat, socialist
After last week’s primary, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves swiftly launched a new campaign offensive against his GOP runoff opponent Bill Waller Jr., labeling the former state Supreme Court justice as something less than a real conservative.
“While I respect Justice Waller, he is a good man, he is not a conservative. He says we need a progressive approach, much like what the Democrats say,” Reeves said at a news conference the day after the primary. The Reeves campaign followed up with a television ad over the weekend, characterizing Waller as akin to the Democratic nominee, Attorney General Jim Hood.
On Tuesday, two weeks before the runoff, Waller released his rebuttal. The TV ad portrays Reeves as an out-of-control child at a birthday party, and Waller as the adult who can lead the state into the future. It’s titled, “Conservative Solutions or Politics as Usual?”
“You’ve probably noticed, Tate Reeves is swinging at Bill Waller,” the narrator says, as a boy — Reeves — makes a mess swinging at a piñata. “It’s getting reckless. Really, it’s out of control. Maybe it’s time for the adults to step in.”
Tired of politics as usual? Maybe it’s time for the adults to step in… pic.twitter.com/uC7xf31OC5
— Bill Waller (@BillWallerMS) August 14, 2019
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WDAM – Candidates Lynn Fitch, Dane Maxwell speak at Jones GOP Women meeting
State Treasurer and candidate for attorney general Lynn Fitch made a campaign stop in Laurel Wednesday.
She spoke to Jones County Republican Women at The Gables.
Fitch is in the Republican runoff in a couple of weeks against Andy Taggert, who two days ago, got an endorsement from former GOP attorney general candidate Mark Baker…
…Dane Maxwell is the mayor of Pascagoula and says he’ll strengthen laws against robo calls and will work to increase infrastructure funding for economic development projects.
“I think now more than ever, it’s about having a conservative Republican in that spot and that conservative Republican understanding everything about the commission,” Maxwell said.
WLOX – Dixie Newman declared winner after election results certified
The results have officially been certified; Dixie Newman was declared the winner of the Senate District 50 election on Wednesday.
“I’m incredibly thankful to everyone who believed in me enough to vote for me in the primary,” Newman told WLOX. “It shows that District 50 wants a change and their voice heard in Jackson. What an incredible and humbling feeling with such a tight race.”
As of last week’s count, only one vote separated Newman from her opponent Scott DeLano. He has announced plans to contest the results of the election. He said Wednesday he was in the process of serving the official paperwork.
WCBI – Mississippi has its own version of the Electoral College for electing its Governor
WLOX – Driver’s license stations in Mississippi to reopen Thursday for regular hours
After a system outage closed all driver’s license stations throughout the Magnolia State Wednesday, the Department of Public Safety announced the reopening just before 4 p.m.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety first announced the closure Wednesday at 9 a.m. The Department of Information Technology Services worked to fix the problem, said the DPS announcement. While they apologized for the inconvenience, for people that were in line before the doors opened this morning – the apology wasn’t enough.
DAILY JOURNAL – Two more electric power co-ops announce plans to offer broadband internet
Another electric power association has confirmed plans to form internet broadband service, while another has made a step in that direction.
Prentiss County Electric Power Association Manager Ronny Rowland and Commissioner Brandon Presley confirmed that the Prentiss County EPA board has already voted unanimously to begin offering internet service to its members. The announcement is the third to come from northeast Mississippi: Tallahatchie Valley EPA announced its service Friday and the Tombigbee EPA announced its Saturday. Presley said Prentiss County EPA is already making progress by having internet fiber already ordered.
“They’re working with their contractors in place and already have equipment ordered,” Presley said.
WJTV – DHS official calls for paper ballots to help secure 2020 election, Mississippi has a paper trail
NEWSMS – Mississippi gets $2 million to modernize 911 systems
Mississippi will get nearly $2 million as part of a grant program to modernize and improve 911 systems across the state.
Announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Transportation, the funds will help 911 call centers upgrade to Next Generation 911 (NG911) capabilities.
“Advances in public safety technology will allow critical information to flow seamlessly from the public, through the 911 networks and on to first responders,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “These 911 grant awards are a significant step toward a faster, more resilient emergency system.”
Thompson, Guest to host Rural Healthcare Summit
There are a lot of challenges with Mississippi’s rural healthcare. Let’s have a conversation. pic.twitter.com/kQQVqb7ISK
— Bennie G. Thompson (@BennieGThompson) August 14, 2019
WAPT – Mississippi sheriff under fire over racist text message
A Mississippi sheriff said in a text message to another white elected official that a Hispanic state lawmaker “is worse than a black person.”
According to public records, Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson exchanged messages in 2017 with Lee County Supervisor Phil Morgan about building a new jail. Both men complained about state Rep. Shane Aguirre. A screenshot of the exchange shows Johnson wrote: “He’s worse than a black person, your not going to please him.”
According to Johnson, he was “aggravated” but should not have mentioned race.
CLARION LEDGER – Sid Salter: ICE raids at Mississippi’s poultry plants demonstrate disconnect on immigration policy
There is a disconnect between what some Americans and some Mississippians say they want in terms of immigration policy and what their behavior indicates they want.
In political discourse, many speak passionately of their desire for secure borders, the rule of law, the need for immigrants to our nation following the rules, and an orderly, sane immigration policy that reflects traditional American values.
Specifically, most Americans claim that they want us to actually live the rhetoric from Emma Lazarus’ sonnet, New Colossus, written on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” But do they?
NEWSMS – Online auction underway for 301 tax-forfeited properties in Harrison County
An online auction of 301 tax-forfeited properties in Harrison County valued at $2,134,625 is now open.
“Buying tax-forfeited property returns these parcels to the tax rolls and in turn, generates revenue for county, cities, and schools,” said Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, who launched online auctions in July 2016. “We encourage all interested buyers to go online today and place a bid.”
Bids may be submitted through the Secretary of State’s online auction portal until 11:59 p.m. CST on Wednesday, September 4. To place a bid, a user is required to register online. Users may view property details such as parcel location and an auction map. Other information, such as auction dates, bid notices, and market values of property are also available online. Successful bidders will be notified by e-mail as soon as possible once bids are placed, and payment of the bid amount must be paid within 5 to 7 days of notification.
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LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh assembly speaker Hriday Narayan Dikshit on Sunday said a three-day session of the state legislative assembly will begin on August 20 with MLAs occupying alternate seats and also using the visitors’ gallery to maintain social distancing amid the C0vid-19 pandemic.
As per Article 174 of the Constitution, an assembly must convene a session in less than six months.
At an all-party meeting a few days ago, the Speaker had sought the support of all political parties to ensure compliance of Covid-19 protocol during the upcoming session.
“We have to ensure that during the session, scheduled to be held soon because of Constitutional obligations, Covid-19 protocol was strictly followed,” he had said.
Elaborating about the seating plan of the assembly, Dikshit on Sunday said the members will be seated leaving a seat between them vacant.
Some of them will be seated in the lobby and the visitors’ gallery, he said.
“The MLAs will be thermally scanned before they enter the House. I am sure that members will come here wearing a mask. If they do not come wearing a mask, we will give them one,” he said.
Dikshit said the air conditioner of the legislature building will work as per the standards set by the central government.
“I have requested the ex-MLAs that they should not come to the Vidhan Bhavan during the session of the House,” the Speaker added.
The UP assembly earlier on December 31, 2019, had held a day-long session
“Governor Anandiben Patel has summoned the session of 17th Vidhan Sabha at 11 am on August 20. This will be the second session of the year,” UP Vidhan Sabha’s Principal Secretary Pradeep Dubey had recently said.
At present, there are 306 BJP MLAs in the UP Legislative Assembly, followed by 48 from the Samajwadi Party. The BSP has 18 MLAs, while Apna Dal (Sonelal), an ally of the BJP has nine MLAs.
The Congress has seven MLAs in the House, while the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party has four MLAs. There are three independent MLAs in the House. Rashtriya Lok Dal and Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Apna Dal has one MLA each in the UP Assembly.
In the UP legislative assembly, there are 403 elected members.
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