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KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO - TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022, 19:58
Investigators from the Investigation Committee of the Russian Federation are to interrogate the Ukrainian soldiers who were at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.
Source: Investigation Committee of Russia on Telegram
Quote: "As part of an investigation into crimes committed by the Ukrainian regime against the civilian population of Donbas, investigators from the Investigation Committee of Russia will interrogate the fighters who had been hiding at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol and surrendered."
Details: The Investigation Committee said that the investigators would establish the identities of the "nationalists" and check whether they had been involved in crimes against civilians, and the information obtained during the interrogations would be compared against other data in Russian criminal case files.
Previously: On Wednesday the State Duma of the Russian Federation will consider a draft resolution banning the exchange of so-called "Nazi criminals", and on 26 May the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation will consider whether Ukraine’s Azov regiment should be deemed a terrorist organisation.
- On 16 May, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that the Mariupol garrison had fulfilled its combat mission, and unit commanders had been ordered to save the lives of personnel.
- 53 severely wounded servicemen from Azovstal were taken to a medical facility in Novoazovsk (in temporarily occupied Donbas territory). "Another 211 defenders were evacuated to Olenivka through a humanitarian corridor and subsequently returned to Ukrainian-controlled territory through an exchange procedure", the General Staff said.
- On 17 May, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk also said that when the condition of the seriously wounded Ukrainian servicemen from Azovstal had stabilised, they would be exchanged for Russian prisoners of war.
- The Defence Ministry stressed that there could be no other way of saving Azovstal's Ukrainian defenders than the one currently in use.

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Koffee with Karan season 6 will be all about uncomfortable questions. Watch promo video
Sep 18, 2018 14:36
The season 6 of popular chat show Koffee with Karan will premiere on October 21. The promo, which was shared on social media, said it will ask all the uncomfortable questions.
Karan Johar tries (and fails) to teach son Yash table manners in adorable new pic
Sep 16, 2018 10:20
Karan Johar on Saturday tried and failed to teach son Yash some table manners in an adorable new pic he shared on Instagram.
Shilpa Shetty promotes her new show on Karan Johar’s radio programme. See pics
Sep 15, 2018 17:48
Looks like chat shows, on radio or as podcasts, are a hit in Bollywood. After Neha Dhupia, Karan Johar and Kareena Kapoor and even Shilpa Shetty have jumped into it.
First look of Kareena Kapoor Khan as an RJ, here’s what her show is all about
Sep 15, 2018 10:05
Kareena Kapoor Khan will soon on air (starting December) taking calls from listeners as she is all set to host her own radio chat show. Here’s the first look.
Karan Johar shares review of Manmarziyaan and Taapsee Pannu has the best reaction to it
Sep 13, 2018 16:03
Karan Johar’s Twitter timeline features non-stop praise for Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyaan, which stars Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal. Here’s how Taapsee reacted to it.
Kareena Kapoor to host a radio chat show, follow in Karan Johar footsteps
Sep 13, 2018 13:52
Kareena Kapoor Khan will soon host a radio show, much like a her good friend, Karan Johar.
Janhvi Kapoor to play an air force pilot in Karan Johar’s next?
Sep 13, 2018 12:07
Janhvi Kapoor has reportedly begun preparing for the role and has met Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena, on whom the film is based.
Shweta Bachchan’s debut novel Paradise Towers’ first look out. Karan Johar has reviewed it too
Sep 11, 2018 21:11
Shweta Bachchan’s debut novel’s first book was revealed on Twitter by her.
Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar’s 2.0 makes history, made on a Rs 500 crore budget
Sep 12, 2018 13:10
Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar’s 2.0 took 3000 technicians to complete the project.
John Abraham on doing Sarfarosh 2: Aamir is someone I am deeply fond of, I’m a big fan
Sep 11, 2018 17:40
Actor John Abraham talks about doing the sequel to Sarfarosh 2, and why he doesn’t want to work in a biopic film at this point of time.
Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor are Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 2’s dream cast, says Karan Johar
Sep 11, 2018 11:14
Instead of Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor will play Rahul in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai if Karan Johar makes a sequel. Alia Bhatt and Janhvi Kapoor will play the leading ladies.
Akshay Kumar has asked Twinkle Khanna to never do two things. Here’s what they are
Sep 11, 2018 09:25
Akshay Kumar has very clear instructions for his wife Twinkle Khanna about not doing two things. Here is what they are.
Malavika’s Mumbaistan: Ganpati Bappa
Sep 10, 2018 01:24
Goyal, said to be one of the city’s best ‘exports’ to Delhi, after all, is the quintessential Mumbai boy, scion of a well-heeled business family.
Humans beware! Akshay Kumar unveils scary new poster for Rajinikanth’s 2.0 on his birthday
Sep 09, 2018 17:33
On his 51st birthday, Akshay Kumar gave his fans a special return gift: A brand new poster for his character from Rajinikanth’s hotly anticipated 2.0.
Karan Johar can barely steady himself as Ranveer Singh plants a kiss on his cheek in new Simmba pic
Sep 09, 2018 12:18
Simmba is an upcoming film, a remake of Telugu hit Temper, starring Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan. It’s a Karan Johar production and is being directed by Rohit Shetty.

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- 27 April 1887
North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- 13 December 1966
South Australia, Australia
Joyce Waterhouse was an amateur Pictorialist landscape photographer. She travelled widely, taking photographs in India, Indonesia, New Zealand and North Africa, as well as of locations throughout Australia. She enlarged and printed her own photographs and was able to support herself financially with the sale of her travel photography. She exhibited her work in South Australia and Victoria.

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IF A DESIGNER HAD A BRAND BOOK...
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A visual journey through her design education and experience to help grow brands with beauty and purpose.
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To me branding is more than just creating a logo, it's giving business owners something to be proud of that can [externally] inspire the community and [internally] inspire their employees. I've always enjoyed working with local, small businesses because it gives them the edge to compete with larger corporations with something they feel proud of.
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A new technology for removal and recovery of coagulants from water clarifier sludge has been optimized at laboratory scale pilot plant level. The process is based on the use fibrous exchangers showing good kinetic and thermodynamic performance toward coagulant species (Al, Fe) present in the acidic leachate (pH 3.5) from water clarifier sludge. The innovation allows for the solution of the environmental problem related to clarifier sludge disposal (residual solids after metals leaching are safely applied to land), and quantitative recovery of coagulants to the water potabilisation operations. Process optimisation, by using real clarifier sludge from the Sinni River Water Works (Apulian Water Authority, S.E. Italy), was carried-out and results are illustrated in the paper. A commercial weak cation fibrous exchanger (Fiban K4) with carboxylate functionality, selectively removed aluminium and ferric species in "moving bed" unit operations with the resin re-circulating through the stationary exhaustion and regeneration baths. Resin regeneration was efficiently carried-out by the use of 0.4M NaOH solution for quantitative recovery of almost pure coagulants, ready for reuse. Together with process optimisation, the paper also reports some mechanistic indications on the fibrous resin performance toward polyvalent metal species retention at the resin functional groups.
|Titolo:||Selective recovery of coagulants from water clarifier sludge by the use of fibrous ion exchangers|
|Data di pubblicazione:||1999|
|Digital Object Identifier (DOI):||10.1080/07366299908934667|
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I love the colors in this line. They are so much fun. I have to say this line is four times better in person than it is showing online. I just can't get over the details and colors. These pictures of my girls in their 'princess capes' as they call them fit perfect with this line. Now that I have all this chalk paper to play with I need to get a white pen so I can add my journaling to all the amazing tags that come with this line. However, I am one step ahead of the game this time. I have already taken a minute to write out my journaling for the tag, so I am ready to go once I get that pen.
Here is what I have written for that. "O my sweet girls, you make me laugh so much. Just an ordinary day in our house with princess capes your Nonna made you. I always know what is coming next when you ask to wear them. Dance party time. You ask for princess music so you can dance and the two of you twirl around the room together. Of course, it doesn't take mom long to pull her camera out and start snapping pictures of the event. This day the two of you were really hamming it up for the camera. Love you masses, my girls."
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Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

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그림 1.13. “직접 연결된 스토리지를 사용하는 GFS 및 GNBD”
shows how Linux client applications can take advantage of an existing Ethernet topology to gain shared access to all block storage devices. Client data files and file systems can be shared with GFS on each client. Application failover can be fully automated with Red Hat Cluster Suite.


EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE — NASA, most prominent for its many Florida-launched exploits into space, showcased an early version of its first all-electric experimental aircraft, the X-57 “Maxwell,” on Friday at its lesser-known aeronautics lab in the California desert.
Adapted from a Italian-made Tecnam P2006T twin-engine propeller plane, the X-57 has been under development since 2015 and remains at least a year away from its first test flight in the skies over Edward Air Force Base.
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But after attaching the two largest of 14 electric motors that will ultimately propel the plane – powered by specially designed lithium ion batteries – NASA deemed the Maxwell ready for its first public preview.
NASA also showed off a newly built simulator that allows engineers, and pilots, to get the feel of what it will be like to maneuver the finished version of the X-57 in flight, even as the plane remains under development.


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Beautiful private dining room located just above the restaurant can seat up to 44 for family style dinners or 70 for cocktail parties. The entire restaurant and garden is also available for buyouts and can accommodate large groups.View Private Dining Details
We made a last minute reservation, got a great corner time. Our server was friendly and knowledgeable.
Wine was delicious and very reasonable, clams were amazing,and entree was delicious.
This is our third time there, and excellent every time
Delicious food served by friendly staff. We had a relaxed and yummy dinner. We will be back.
I really like the Firehouse. Great place for a date, it’s got a wonderful patio. A varied menu, great wood Fire Pizza.
Best meal I have had at this restaurant. This is probably my seventh or eighth time there. They do not have a good cocktail program and the wine list is small, but if those two things do not bother you, this is a great place for dinner. I used to think of this as an Italian joint, but last night we ate only small plates and they were all good.
I love it when a group of friends can get together to share a meal it's even better when sharing plates can add to the fun. Artisan pizza with a few small plates and your table will be in heaven. The Prawns are a must have and a great pairing with the steamers. Not just any steamers, these babies are sitting on-top of a major hunk of crusty house bread soaking up the wonderful sauce. The prawns have an touch of natural smoke flavor, a perfect match to the wood fire pizza.
A hit with friends, always a good meal.
My boyfriend and I were celebrating our two year anniversary and wanted to do something special and different. I LOVE using the scissors to cut your own slices.
My only complaint would be that the crust on the pizza was a little burnt.
Other than that, we had a great time laughing, eating, and drinking on the outdoor patio. It felt intimate even with a table of four (including two children) sitting next to us.
The Firehouse is a neighborhood restaurant for us and it never disappoints. The wood-fired food is great. Pizzas are delicious. Happy hour is short but good. House wines are a deal. A great place to go with friends!
Highly recommend the bandini (European sea bass) entree....lots of bones but absolutely delicious. The chocolate pot de creme is also a winner!
Wonderful food and nice atmosphere. Also nice outside seating area. Will definitely come back.
I love this place! And so do all my friends. Go there!
Excellent evening meal on the patio. Attentive staff. Efficient service, but not rushed. World class meatballs. Even the pizza scissors were classy.
Great food, they have awesome pizza, and very genuine and kind staff. Fun cocktails, good wine selection. Not a ton of beer selections but all they have are good. Wonderful place to go if it is nice out and you can get an outdoor table!
I figured Firehouse would be good, but I was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. We sat outside on a warm night and it was really nice. The greeting was genuinely warm and the service was great. We started with a salami pizza and it 'blew me away', it was hands down the best pizza I've ever had ('crack pie'), followed with probably the best pork chop ever! I had brought a bottle of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, which matched perfectly. I would give my highest recommendation to this restaurant, and I will return often.
My friend and I ate family style, sharing the cauliflower, romaine salad, meatballs, and a ragu pasta dish. It was all delicious and the service was attentive, but not overbearing. We'll be going back!
Been here multiple times for the Hanger steak which is normally amazing beyond belief. This time it was incredibly tough and hard to eat. Staff is almost always incredibly friendly. Once in a while, there's always that kitchen guy who likes to look at the ladies a little too long but that's a kitchen guy for you lol.
the food and service was very good. The menu changes with the seasons.
Went with my kids. They loved the food, even thought it wasn’t “kid food,” which made me really happy. I loved the flavorful vegetarian options. Will definitely be back!!
I can ALWAYS count on having a memorable, spectacular meal. But remember to call for reservations, so you won't have to wait or be disappointed!
really good ambience and easy to talk. clams were delicious and all the food was good. i'll be back
The food was very good but the seating was tight. Sure, I was looking for an intimate destination, but I was not intending it to be with the strangers next to me.
This was our 2nd visit. Had a nice conversation with the couple at the next table. We each ordered one of the March Restaurant specials offered - which worked because we always eat 'family style' and tried everything that came with each of the 3 course meals. WOW! Very nice cocktails as well. Good pictures on the wall of the history of the building. The wait staff were in the groove.
Thanks for a great dinner!
We stopped in before a concert. They accommodated a quick service with great food, I wish it were more convenient for us to return, I would definitely make it a regular for me.
We arrived in time to have a variety of happy hour items. I think we probably ordered all of the items on the menu and they competed to be most delicious!
Great food and dining experience for a Birthday celebration with friends.
An old standby for me and the Mrs. Great ambience, authentic & reliable dishes, and wonderful craft cocktails. I'm not a wine drinker most of the time, but I'm sure I'd be even more enthusiastic if I were. Thanks again, guys, for a great dining experience!
Very informed and courteous wait staff. Loved the food - tasted authentic Italian. Will not hesitate to dine at Firehouse again.
Had hanger steak and beef brisket pasta. Both very good. The faux Caesar Salad is great. Space between tables is lacking. No privacy.
The food came so fast that we were served and done with the bill in under 40 mins.. which was a little short for our date night.. but was nice
We didn’t get our open table points for this restaurant.
Beautiful location in the old Dekum St. Firehouse. Décor was cozy and fun and the food was delicious! Meatballs were the best we've had and the wood fired margherita pizza was excellent! Wish we lived closer so we could dine there more often!
We tried The Firehouse Restaurant for the first time with the Portland Dining Month special menu/pricing. We were also able to take advantage of the happy hour drink pricing between 5 and 6. Every morsel of food was divine, and the service was wonderful. The special menu allowed for two choices for the entree and appetizer, which not many do. Both the cavatelli pasta dish and the pizza were outstanding. The Italian olive oil cake was so good. We added the steamed clam appetizer, which was also to die for, though we didn't need all that food! The restaurant is about 20 minutes north of us, with lots of options we like closer, but we will definitely make the trip to eat here again and again. Can't wait to try the patio in the summer!
As delicious as always. The new pot de creme was disappointing...we so enjoyed the previous version with caramel, nuts and whip cream. Everything else was SO GOOD!
The Firehouse is in my neighborhood, but I hadn't been in years. We requested to sit at the bar which only has 4 chairs and we were gladly saved two spot. Bartender and staff we're warm and friendly. Since it's an open kitchen, we enjoyed seeing the dishes prepared. And even though our food was delicious, we were salivating at the beautiful and plentiful dishes assembled. Everything about our dinner at Firehouse was exceptional.
First time here and I ordered from the Portland dining menu. I really enjoyed The bruschetta and cavatelli. We also ordered wood-oven baked meatballs and a pepperoni pizza. Everything was very delicious. Would definitely come back!
We went because it was close to a concert venue, and sounded interesting. What a treat. Our food was incredible, from the roasted cauliflower, to the really great salad, to a phenomenal pasta and a perfect pizza. Our server, Luna, was sweet, efficient, and had a wicked sense of humor. We loved her!
We will be back very soon.
One of my favorite restaurants! The server was so well versed in recommending vegan and gluten free options, and very professional yet easy going and genuine. The food is always fabulous! Two of us ordered the wood fired pizza, delicious blend of flavors and perfectly browned crust. My swordfish was cooked to perfection. The Coat and Tails cocktail is fabulous!
Hostess had attitude when being seated regarding asking for a different table. She said the table we asked for was going to turn into a 4 person table, while we there it remained a two person table.
Portions were extremely small for the size of an entree and very $$.food was just okay...
First visit and it was wonderful. Our server was awesome and the food was delicious! We took our server's suggestion and ordered family style, which was perfect. With definitely be back.
The selection was fresh but with some of the good stand bys they have always had. Food was excellent and the staff was helpful and friendly.
I love coming here. The menu seems to slowly evolve, favorites lingering, new things popping up. I'm never disappointed. And the wait staff is always great. Love the pizzas. Love the chicken. The cauliflower! The ambiance. Solid.

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"Like Less Than Human"Adriana Torres-Flores, a longtime undocumented alien, was locked up in a courthouse jail for four days without food and water, apparently forgotten:
“Everybody is backing away from it as fast as they can,” [Torres-Flores's immigration lawyer] Mr. Petty said. “Frankly, that’s how they treat Hispanics down here. They treat Hispanics like cattle, like less than human.”The deputy may not have intentionally left her there, but it takes a high level of indifference to forget about a human being potentially dying of thirst and hunger for four days.
Undocumented aliens being subjected to inhumane treatment aren't new. Even the most violent criminals in our penal system are treated better than this.
Yet nothing is being done to comprehensively correct this outrage and more importantly, the mindset that leads to it even happening at all.
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Today I welcome Travis Ludvigson and his character Ogier the Dane
*Who are you? Ogier the Dane
Why are you embarking on this quest? To support my commander and friend, Roland (and because the emperor Charlemagne has commanded it).
Where are you from? (Tell us about it) I hail from the land of the Danes, a place filled with mighty warriors, skilled craftsman and breathtaking fjords. I left my lands to seek out adventure and riches in foreign lands.
*Tell us about dragons in your world Dragons are a very serious threat. The dragon Nidhhog lives beneath the world tree, Ygdrassil, constantly gnawing at the roots, while Jorgumander, the world serpent, lurks in the depths of the sea, waiting for Ragnarok, when it will be free to do battle with the gods. Dragons are powerful creatures covered in armour-like scales and wielding wickedly sharp claws and teeth.
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In recent years athletes who’ve enjoyed success on the basketball court have made the transition to the National Football League, with the tight end position being home to three of the game’s best. Tony Gonzalez (Cal) and Antonio Gates (Kent State) will wind up in Canton when they decide to hang up the cleats, and Jimmy Graham (Miami) has established himself as one of the best tight ends in pro football.
However despite the success of those three, making the move with limited (or no) high-level football experience is a tough process. Such was the case for Demetrius Harris, who after playing four seasons of college basketball (two Mineral Area CC and two at Milwaukee) was invited to work out for the Kansas City Chiefs in early April.
After earning a training camp spot as an undrafted free agent Harris has taken the next step in his career despite the long odds, earning a spot on the team’s practice squad.
Chiefs G.M. John Dorsey saw the 6-foot-7, 230-pound Harris play basketball at Wisconsin-Milwaukee and thought he had the perfect athletic makeup to be an NFL tight end, and so after Harris finished his college basketball season, the Chiefs signed Harris as an undrafted free agent. Harris didn’t play college football at all, so he has a lot of learning to do, but the Chiefs like his long-term potential.
Harris played football in high school, earning all-state honors in Arkansas as a senior, and he had a scholarship offer to play the sport at Arkansas State before low test scores nixed that possibility. After spending four years away from the game, having the chance to work with the Chiefs coaching staff will be a positive for Harris.
Will Harris eventually become a player capable of contributing not just during the week but on Sundays? We shall see.
GAME OF THE DAY: No. 3 Michigan State vs. Providence, 9:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Two Player of the Year candidates lock horns on Sunday night as Michigan State senior Denzel Valentine battles Providence’s Kris Dunn. Both players are strong threats to record a triple-double each time they take the floor and both are key reasons why their teams are 6-0. The Friars could probably use this game a bit more than Michigan State since they enter this game unranked and could use another confidence-boosting win for a team filled with newer players. As for the Spartans, winning the Wooden Legacy would mean another great accomplishment before December even started for a team that has national title aspirations.
THIS ONE’S GOOD TOO: No. 23 Xavier vs. Dayton, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
These two 6-0 teams from Ohio will meet in Orlando in the championship game of the AdvoCare Invitational. The Musketeers have six different players averaging at least 9.7 points per game this season as they’ve received great balance on the offensive end. As for Dayton, Charles Cooke as emerged as a go-to player early this season while guard Scoochie Smith has also been outstanding. This will be the first time these two schools have played since Feb. 16, 2013.
SIX THINGS TO WATCH FOR
- One of the fun teams to watch this week has been Monmouth and their amusing end-of-bench antics. On the floor, the Hawks knocked off Notre Dame and gave Dayton a scare and they’ll face USC for the second time this season to close out the AdvoCare Invitational. The Trojans won the first one 101-90, but this is a 12:30 p.m. EST tip, so that could benefit Monmouth the second time around.
- Wisconsin visiting No. 7 Oklahoma is an intriguing Sunday matchup. The Badgers could certainly use a true road win here as they’re off to a 4-2 start. The Sooners get more of a real test after only playing Memphis as a notable opponent their first three games.
- Also going on in the AdvoCare Invitational is No. 20 Wichita State facing Iowa and No. 17 Notre Dame battling Alabama. The Shockers are going without senior starters Fred Van Vleet and Anton Grady as they try to escape Orlando with a win. Notre Dame is hoping to close out the event strong after its surprising upset to Monmouth.
- Action also continues in Anaheim at the Wooden Legacy as No. 11 Arizona will take on Boise State, while Boston College plays Santa Clara and UC Irvine faces Evansville. Arizona will look to get back on the right track after the close loss to Providence in the semifinals.
- No. 6 Duke gets an afternoon tilt with Utah State at home before they face Indiana during the week. It’ll be interesting to see if Blue Devil freshman wing Brandon Ingram keeps his strong play going from earlier in the week.
- UCLA returns home and could badly use a win against Cal State Northridge. The Bruins went a disappointing 1-2 in the Maui Invitational and need to get back on the right track before the face No. 1 Kentucky next week.
TOP 25 GAMES
- Brown vs. No. 25 SMU, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3)
OTHER NOTABLE GAMES
- Jackson State at Marquette, 12:30 p.m.
- Rider at Rhode Island, 1:00 p.m.
- Savannah State at South Florida, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN3)
- South Carolina State at Kansas State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Northern Colorado at Colorado, 2:00 p.m. (PAC12)
- UC Santa Barbara at Arizona State, 4:00 p.m. (PAC12)
Not only is Wyoming senior guard Josh Adams the lone returning starter from a team that won the Mountain West tournament last season, but he’s also one of college basketball’s best dunkers. And if anyone may have forgotten about his jumping ability, Adams put it on display Saturday during the Cowboys’ win over Montana State.
After splitting two Montana State players at the top of the key Adams attacked the basket, dunking with two hands over a late-arriving help-side defender. If you’re going to rotate over, have to do it quicker than that.
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The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed how inflation has pushed up prices of food items in June.
The information was obtained from the NBS website. A detailed review of the inflation report by NBS revealed that the food items driving the current inflationary pressure in the country include rice, beans, yam tuber, bread, groundnut oil, tomatoes, bead amongst others.
The NBS disclosed that at the state level, Ebonyi recorded the highest average price of beans at N899.52, while the lowest was reported in Bauchi at N295.25.
The highest average price of Yam tuber 1kg was recorded in Akwa-Ibom with N806.71, while the lowest was recorded in Taraba at N139.64. In addition, Rivers recorded the highest price of 1kg rice at N613.5, while Jigawa recorded the lowest at N374.24.
Analysis by zone showed that the South-East recorded the highest average price of Beans at N848.60, followed by the South-South at N668.07, while the North-East recorded the least at N355.17.
Similarly, the South-West recorded the highest average price of yam tuber at N543.48, followed by the South-South with N541.09, while the lowest was recorded in the North-East at N160.85.
The NBS also added that the average price of 1kg rice was higher in the South-South and the South-West with N532.52 and N511.60 respectively, while the lowest was recorded in the North-East at N404.03.
Selected Food Price See for the month of June shows that the average price of 1kg of beans rose on a year-on-year basis by 24.17 percent from N431.79 in June 2021 to N536.17 in June 2022.
Also, on a month-on-month basis, this increased by 2.19 percent from N524.70 in May 2022.

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Afghanistan is looking back to a long and winding history. 2,600 years ago, the philosopher and moral teacher Zoroaster lived and taught in the Hindu Kush. Today's Mazar e-Sharif was at the beginning of our era a hub of the Silk Road. For a long time, Afghanistan was subject to the Persian Empire. In 1747, the Pashtun, Ahmad Shah Durrani, founded the sovereign Pashtun Kingdom which is considered a predecessor of the modern Afghan nation. The name Afghanistan was established in 1919 as the official designation of the state.
After the expulsion of the British colonialists, the 20th century was dominated by tensions and conflicts between traditionalists and forces of renewal, as well as by divergent purposes of tribal leaders and ethnic groups. Resistance against the communist revolution in the country provoked in 1979 the invasion of the Soviet Union. After the USSR had retreated in defeat, a civil war began of such chaos that at times no one could tell any more from the outside who was fighting whom for what.
In the second half of the 1990's, the Taliban installed a certain calm in the country. The toll was tremendous: Afghanistan now suffered from Islamic fundamentalism. After the attack on the Twin Towers in New York, American forces occupied the country with the aim to eliminate the terrorist training camps of Al Qaeda.
These days the country is again facing a Decision of Paris. Will the country achieve national unity and peace, against the selfish interests of powerful warlords? All the different currents of traditionalists and advocates of modern development - can they be bridged? Or will the country remain drowned in turmoil, in peril of another civil war?
As one source for the history of Afghanistan we recommend this book by Conrad Schetter: "Kleine Geschichte Afghanistans", Verlag C.H. Beck (in German).
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"Imagine a huge stinking tollroad in this park."
March 15, 2007
NBC Channel 5 (Dallas/Fort Worth)
DALLAS -- A petition about a new voter referendum on the controversial Trinity River plan is circling Dallas.
Critics said the latest toll road plan cuts into the park, which voters approved nine years ago.
They want a new vote on moving the road in November.
"Imagine a huge stinking tollroad in this park, that's the visual alternative, or imagine taking it out. It's pretty simple,” Dallas councilmember Angela Hunt said.
"And I think you're giving some bad information and it's a shame that people are being misled by what you are saying," plan supporter Bill Ceverha said.
Supporters said that there has been enough debate and it's time to build.
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The 2016 New Designers annual exhibition of work by the best, newly graduated design talent, held at the Business Design Centre in north London, is a must attend. And one of the most anticipated sections of the show is always ‘One Year On’, which showcases designs by those in their first year of business. These are our top three talents for 2016…
Kate Colin This Glasgow-based designer plays with colour and geometric forms in her handmade, bespoke paper lights. As well as intricately folding the paper, she also scores the lines and uses stitching to hold it together; when illuminated, each angle becomes beautifully exaggerated.
Studio Haran Husband-and-wife design team Joel and Helena Haran create sustainable furniture and lighting from their farm courtyard workshop in Cornwall. Their debut ‘Elemental’ range is made from London Plane and English Ash hardwoods and includes bar stools, coffee tables and floor lights.
Emma-Jane Rule Contemporary silversmith and winner of the Goldsmiths Craft & Design Award 2016, Rule uses folding techniques to create her intriguingly named ‘Prickle Pods’ vessels. Available in silver and copper, they are refreshingly sculptural and modern.


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Adams Water District Forced to Upgrade System
iBerkshires.com reports the state Department of Environmental protection has mandated that the Adams Water District make nearly $1 million in upgrades to the system.
Water District Superintendent John Barrett told the Board of Health on Wednesday that DEP has ordered the district to install chlorine injection systems at all their pumps and said it is unlikely they will meet the Dec 31 deadline.
He said DEP asked the district over a year ago to install a "crude" temporary chlorine injection system only at one pump but after the boil-water order earlier this year, the district was told to install a permanent system at all three of the pumps.
The project was originally slated to cost $750,000 and was already at 70 percent design. Now it has to go back to the drawing board for a $950,000 project.
The Water District is a separate governmental body that operates the town's water system and infrastructure and supports the Fire Department.
Barrett said there is a lengthy permitting process to go through and it would be impossible to get everything ready for Dec. 31.
The district asked for an extension and DEP did allow it to focus on one pump at this time, however, Barrett said he did not want to spend money on engineering just to do it all over again.
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Wow, what a stinker! Here I am referring to the November jobs report, which the White House, along with the media lackeys, is attempting to put on a positive spin. Here is the sad reality. The initial November jobs report lists a gain for non-farm employment of 80,000 jobs. This miserly gain is over 35% below the 125,000 average monthly gain of the past 12 months. Since the Obama team took over, America has lost nearly three million jobs. At year-end 2008, non-farm payrolls totaled 134,383,000 jobs. The most recent report showed 131,516,000 non-farm payroll jobs, along with a startling 9% unemployment rate.
Yup, nearly 14 million Americans are on the well-understated unemployment roster. The unemployment rate for blacks is 15.1%, for Hispanics 11.4%, and for Asians 7.3%. At the feeble 80,000 jobs gain rate logged in October, it would take 37 months, or over three years, for non-farm payrolls to get back to the level witnessed as President Obama moved into the White House. These truly dismal numbers come on the heels of massive government spending, money creation, and senseless bailouts. The Federal Reserve, as usual, is deserving of some of the blame. The Federal Reserve is bound (mistakenly) by a dual mandate, which includes the effort to promote full employment. The Fed should not be in the employment business. Now we have Ben Bernanke telling Americans his team has failed to carry out the full employment mandate and really does not plan to do anything about it.
President Obama would tell you that his jobs bill is the answer and that Congress should pass his bill. Apparently there are few takers in Congress for the president’s mishmash of a jobs bill. It was dead on arrival, as the president knew full well. The Republicans may now be labeled obstructionists, which of course was the Obama team’s goal from the start, all of which has been predictable. American’s should not find the ongoing charade surprising. America’s political process has become nothing but a football for the entrenched politicians of both parties. Individual Americans are out in the cold. Given the collapse of integrity of the Obama administration, it should be an easy job to flush out the White House in 2012. A hard look, however, at the Electoral College map and the associated state headcount allows concern. The Tea Party movement is going to have to find a way to bring Pennsylvania into the fold, never mind Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia. A single loss would no doubt doom the Tea Party effort. In the 2008 presidential election, nearly 129 million votes were cast. A swing of less than 4% of the votes would have altered the outcome. I think such a swing is low hanging fruit in 2012, but the Electoral College math is a much tougher nut to crack.
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Since his professional debut at just 16, Romelu Lukaku has scored goals. This is what he does better than most other footballers in the world.
Left foot, right foot, headers, tap ins, whatever. He’s Belgium’s all-time top scorer with over 100 Premier League goals to his name, but who does he terrorize the most with his goals?
With well over 200 club goals in his career so far, let’s take a look at who Big Rom’s favorite opponents are.
A 16-year-old Lukaku broke into Belgium with Anderlecht and scored three goals against Mechelen during his time with them, never losing a game.
Romelu scored a brace in his first appearance against Napoli after signing for Inter.
Just like against Mechelen, Lukaku has scored goals in three separate games against Lokeren and has never lost in five games against them.
Imagine stealing the show in the last game of the career of one of the greatest managers of all time. Well that’s what the tall Rom did when he landed a hat-trick to help West Brom come back from behind to draw 5-5 in Sir Alex’s last game.
Lukaku stung the Hornets three times during his time in England, each of his goals being at Vicarage Road.
Chelsea have always been his dream club, but when it didn’t work out for him at Stamford Bridge, Lukaku punished them with that solo goal after securing a permanent move to Everton.
Lukaku’s record against Arsenal isn’t the best, but that didn’t stop him from scoring this beauty in 2014 in his first season on loan at Goodison Park.
Lukaku has played for Gladbach twice, in the Champions League group stages this season, and scored a brace in both matches to continue his strong record in Europe.
The 27-year-old has scored in every game he played against Bologna, including a brace in his first game against them in 2019.
His pace is often underestimated when discussing his best attributes, but Lukaku showed it by running along the pitch late to seal three points in the game above.
Lukaku scored against Reading for West Brom and Manchester United, including this most recent effort in his last season at Old Trafford.
Four goals in six appearances for Lukaku against Genk, as he scored in four separate games against the four-time champions of Belgium.
Another club that Lukaku scored regularly against, he was the hunter whenever he ran into the Tigers.
Teenager Lukaku scored a brace in his last appearance against Gent, a 4-1 playoff win in 2011.
Four goals and two assists in eight games against Burnley was capped by a brace in his final season at Man Utd in a 2-0 win.
His time in Italy was littered with goals, but Genoa felt the anger more than any other with two suspenders and another for good measure in three games.
Five goals in two games against Young Boys have all come in the Europa League for Everton, with a hat-trick and a brace for the big Rom.
He wore the Baggies’ blue and white stripes for a year, but that didn’t stop him putting them to the sword for Everton with two goals and an assist in a 3-2 comeback victory in 2015.
Lukaku once again showed that insane pace with this goal against Leicester in 2016 as he passed Wes Morgan with ease.
Lukaku are part of the 100 club in the Premier League and he became the fifth youngest player to reach the milestone with the goal against Swansea in 2018.
Although he played for Manchester United for two years, he never scored in a Manchester derby (the International Champions Cup doesn’t count!). He scored all four of his goals against City for Everton, including this one in a 4-0 win.
The former Everton man scored twice in his very first Merseyside derby, but even before that he scored this beauty for West Brom in a win at Hawthorns.
Lukaku didn’t score in his first three games against Villa, but went on to score six points in his next five, including a brace in a 4-0 win in 2015.
Both home and away goals have seen Lukaku score in his two games against Stoke for Man Utd, while also scoring four times for Everton against them.
He has scored against Newcastle for three different clubs, including this strike for Manchester United just 40 seconds after being a substitute.
An 11-minute hat trick. 11 minutes. 11. It’s crazy Jeremy.
Aside from his first season with Everton, Lukaku has scored at least once per season against Crystal Palace, including the equalizer in that famous return to Selhurst Park.
One goal in all but two matches he has played against Bournemouth, the Belgian scored four in a crazy 6-3 victory in 2017.
Goals for three clubs against the Saints in the Premier League, Lukaku scored twice to help the Reds three-pointers in his last season at Old Trafford.
Lukaku has developed a habit of scoring goals against West Ham, scoring nine straight games against them during his time at Everton before a brace on his Manchester United debut.

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|The Cowboy’s Christmas Courtship
by Brenda Minton
About the book~
With her mortgaged farm, rebellious brother and two jobs, Layla Silver is struggling to keep afloat for the holidays. But does she need Gage Cooper riding to her rescue? Back in high school, Gage was nobody’s hero. Now he’s an injured bull rider home for Christmas to make amends for his checkered past. And something about the stubborn, beautiful Layla has him wanting more than forgiveness. Can a wandering cowboy turn a Christmas courtship into an everlasting love?
Meet the Characters~
“When a guy looked death in the face, in the form of a one-ton bull, it made him think about how he’d treated the people in his life.”
Injured bullrider Gage Cooper headed back home to Dawson, Oklahoma, to recover. While he was recuperating, he intended to make things right with a few people, starting with Layla Silver. But, with his large family and a granny intent on marrying him off, he didn’t plan to stay home long. Besides, he couldn’t look at his blind brother without being angry at God.
“She was not a good judge of character. She was the person who kicked the dog out of the house for chewing up the shoes and then let him back in, thinking he wouldn’t do it again.”
Layla Silver had learned from a young age not to allow people to get too close. Her mother always hid her black eyes, and Layla assumed that’s what people did: hid behind closed doors. So when her parents were killed in a car accident, she gave up dreams of college and a family of her own and assumed responsibility for her eight-year-old brother. Now he was a rebellious fifteen-year-old and she was worn out from working two jobs and feeling incredibly alone, but that didn’t mean she could allow herself to fall for Gage just because he flashed that dazzling smile at her. She knew he hid a lot of anger behind that cocky grin. And besides, he never stuck around long.
“Layla was the kind of woman a man married. He made a habit of staying away from the marrying kind.”
Sharing my thoughts~
What an intense opening scene between Layla and Gage. You know there’s a history between them, but the author doesn’t offer many details and that’s just the way I like opening scenes. Gage stops to help Layla, and sees her like he hadn’t before: strong, quiet, and never accepting help. Initially, he wants to help her because he feels he owes her, but somewhere along the way, his motivation changes into something deeper, something longer lasting.
What a love story! I enjoyed the progression, from Layla’s high school crush and Gage’s feeling that he had to right a wrong into something powerful and beautiful. Gage does such sweet things for Layla, and she can’t help but fall in love with the changed man.
“…he wondered why all of a sudden, his life no longer fit. It felt like a favorite pair of boots that were suddenly too small.”
I always like it when a romance runs deeper and treads into serious territory, and this one didn’t disappoint. Gage found himself asking tough questions, like why his brother was blinded and Layla could never catch a break while he skipped through life with hardly a care.
Although this book has a holiday setting and title, I’d recommend The Cowboy’s Christmas Courtship as a great read for anytime of the year!
Disclaimer: Sending a big thank you to Harlequin Love Inspired and NetGalley for providing me with an advance review copy of The Cowboy’s Christmas Courtship. The opinions expressed in this review are my own, and I received no monetary compensation.
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- According to Down Detector, the issues started at around 11:24 GMT
- Three UK has acknowledged the outage, and says it is ‘working hard to fix it’
It’s one of the most popular providers in the UK, but it appears that Three UK is suffering yet another outage this afternoon.
According to Down Detector, the issues started at around 11:24 GMT, and are affecting customers across the UK.
Three UK has acknowledged the outage, and says it is ‘working hard to fix it’.
‘Some customers may be experiencing issues with our network this morning. Our engineers are working hard to fix it. This issue is also impacting customer service, so please check back here for the latest updates,’ it posted on X (formerly Twitter).
‘We’re very sorry for the issues with service over the past few days and sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.’
Network provider Three UK has gone down, leaving their customers with no service unable to receive messages and calls
So far, more than 12,000 issues have been logged on Down Detector, with most coming in from London, Edinburgh, Leeds and Manchester.
Of those who reported issues, 36 per cent said it was with their mobile internet, while 34 per cent said they had no signal.
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Originally scheduled for August, the ballot initiative that could make Alaska the third U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana has been pushed back until November 2014’s general election.
The reschedule is due to a constitutional provision that requires initiatives to be placed on the first statewide ballot 120 days following the end of the legislative session. The state legislature failed to adjourn its session on time this past week and the initiative was automatically moved to the November ballot.
As it stands now, the date of the election does not seem to be an issue for the campaign because Alaska voters support regulating marijuana like alcohol by a wide margin. The change also provides extra time to organize volunteers, register voters, and spread the word.
Passage of the marijuana initiative would permit adults 21 and older to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana for private personal use and to grow as many as six cannabis plants for their own consumption. The initiative would also regulate marijuana similarly to alcohol.
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Persimmon Homes - Haven Point,
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Your perfect home in the ‘Ocean City'
Haven Point is a delightful development set in Barry's major new waterside regeneration project. Its collection of one and two bed apartments are ideal for first time buyers and those looking for a modern apartment in a sought-after waterfront location.
- Choice of 1 & 2 bedroom apartments
- Located on Barry waterfront
- Barry train station a short distance away
- Excellent road links
- Good range of schools for children of all ages
Haven Point is situated alongside the waterfront of Barry with views over the channel, Sully Island, Flat Holm and Steep Holm Islands. The development has easy access to Barry town centre with its range of shops and amenities. Nearby Penarth offers many shops, cafes, parks and a newly-developed pier for fun days out. Further afield Cardiff offers a wide range of entertainment, leisure activities, shops, restaurants and parks.
Choice of outdoor activities all year round
Near Haven Point there's a range of activities including Porthkerry Country Park offering acres of woodland, nature trails and an area to relax and enjoy picnics and barbecues. Barry town itself, has well-kept town gardens plus links to Wales Coastal Path which covers miles of the rugged Welsh coastline. To the south there's Barry Island with its popular sandy beach, amusements and pleasure park for all ages to enjoy. There's also a selection of cafés and fish bars.
The development is ideally located just over a mile from Barry train station which heads west to Barry Island and east to Cardiff Central which then links to an array of destinations including Newport, Bridgend and London. Cardiff airport is only 4.2 miles from South Haven with a selection of direct flights to popular holiday locations.
With a selection of modern apartments, Haven Point is in an excellent location. To keep up to date with this exciting development get in touch.
Within Barry there's a selection of primary schools, the catchment schools are Holton Primary School (1.7 miles) and High Street for English medium and Ysgol St Baruc (1.1 miles) for Welsh medium. For denominational schools there is All Saints Church In Wales (CIW) Primary School (1.3 miles) and St Helens Catholic Primary School (1.4 miles). There are other primary schools in the area, which include Romilly Primary School (1.5 miles), Barry Island Primary School (0.5 miles) for English medium. For Welsh medium there is Ysgol St Curig (1.2 miles).
For Secondary education English medium there is Whitmore High School (2.7 miles) and Pencoedtre, St Richard Gwyn RC for denominational and Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg (1.8 miles) for Welsh medium. For older students there is Cardiff and Vale College (8.5 miles).
There's a range of easily accessible universities in the area including: Cardiff Metropolitan University (9.6 miles), Cardiff University (10 miles), University of South Wales (9.2 miles) and Swansea, University of Wales (45.1 miles).
Haven Point has superstores within walking distance, with Asda (0.1 mile) and Morrisons (0.9 mile) being the closest. Barry town centre is just 1.3 miles away and only a 17-minute walk, and has a range of high street shops including New Look, Boots, The Works, a Post Office and banks. Cardiff is 9 miles away or a 29-minute drive - here you will be spoilt for choice with the city's Royal Arcade and Queens Arcade, St David's shopping area, The Capitol shopping centre and Cardiff market for local produce.
You'll be well connected…
Haven Point is ideally located a mile from Barry train station which heads west to Barry Island and east to Cardiff Central which has many links to Newport, Bridgend and London, plus many local links. Cardiff airport is only 3.6 miles with a selection of direct files to popular holiday locations. There are many connections on the roads with the A4050 and A4226 close-by.
- Barry Island train station: 0.4 mile
- Barry train station: 1 mile
- Cardiff Central train station: 8.6 miles
- Cardiff Airport: 4.5 miles
- M4 Junction 33: 9.9miles
Images depict typical Persimmon Homes house type. All room dimensions are subject to +/- 50mm tolerance. This information is for guidance only and does not form any part of any contract or constitute a warranty. All information correct at time of publication and is subject to change. Please check specification by contacting the development directly.

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Sedentary behaviours include sitting time at work, at home, while commuting and during leisure time. During the last few decades, the rapid uptake of technology, high reliance on electronic communication, highly automated jobs and extensive international travels that came with globalisation along with an increase in the availability and use of televisions, computers, internet, social media, other online activities and games has led to an overall decrease in physical activity because individuals are spending more time in sedentary activities.
World Health Organisation (WHO) reported in 2014 that globally 1 in 4 adults do not meet the recommended levels of physical activity. If the global population were more active, up to 5 million deaths a year could be avoided -- a WHO approximate. People who are not adequately active have a 20-30 per cent elevated risk of death in contrast to people who are sufficiently active. More worryingly, WHO reported that greater than 80 per cent of the world's young population is now not adequately physically active.
Physical activity is defined as "any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscle and resulting in energy expenditure" and is commonly categorised as leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and non-leisure time physical activity (non-LTPA) by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). LTPA is defined as physical activity performed during recreational time or at any other time not associated with one's occupation, housework, or transportation while non-LTPA are work related, household chores, and transportation related activities. The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans by CDC indicated that regular physical activity improves health.
Physical activity varies with the type of job or occupation. Time at work typically represents a significant portion of a working age adult's daily activity and varies by the type of job and employment sector: about one third to one half of a day an adult may stay at work. Both LTPA and non-LTPA combined have a significant effect on a person's regular total caloric expenditure. However, one research study argued that the time spent in LTPA represents only a small portion of an individual's total activity time and indicated that non-LTPA has a greater impact on caloric expenditure.
Physical activity protects against gaining excess weight and developing its correlated disease conditions such as heart disease, diabetes mellitus (DM), breast and colon cancers etc. Obesity is acknowledged as a public health epidemic in many high-income countries and is a recognised as a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus (DM), depression, and cancer. These health conditions come with great human, social and economic costs. Obesity has been estimated to account for up to 3 per cent of a country's total health-care costs and medical costs of obese individuals are approximated as 30 per cent higher than individuals with normal weight.
Diabetes prevalence is known to vary by country as well as by region within a country-- a phenomenon partly credited to geographic differences in overweight and obesity prevalence, burden, and trends. The research literature indicates that physical inactivity, overweight, and obesity are modifiable risk factors for diabetes type 2 (DMT2) and regular physical activity leads to weight loss, increased insulin sensitivity, and improved glycemic control. The contribution of physical activity in DMT2 risk reduction is attributed to an improvement in insulin sensitivity and thus, a decrease in insulin resistance. It is believed that physical activity is the most important modifiable risk factor for improving the world's population health.
The Physical Activity Guidelines advised Americans to engage in at least 150 minutes/week of modest force aerobic exercise or 75 minutes of forceful activity / week in addition to the regular activities of daily living, such as grocery shopping, casual walking, or self-care to improve one's health. Research indicated that only 1 in 5 adults met the recommended physical activity guidelines in the U.S., and another study pointed out that only 1 in 3 of those trying to lose weight met the National Institutes of Health (NIH) exercise standards of 300 minutes a week. Alarmingly, physical inactivity has been identified by WHO as the fourth leading risk factor of worldwide mortality.
Additionally, research revealed that energy expenditure in occupation or job for both men and women has reduced by more than 100 calories/day, and this attribute to a considerable portion of the weight gain observed in the working age population in many countries. During the past few decades, physical activity realm has followed these general trends in the developed economies: 1) an increase in sedentary activity, 2) horizontal or slightly increased LTPA, 3) a decrease in household activity, transportation activity, work-related activity and 4) total physical activity. Things are not that different in Bangladesh particularly among its urban population and its white-collar workers.
During the last several decades several changes have been apparent in other countries: 1) high activity jobs have decreased, 2) low activity jobs have increased, 3) considerable decrease in housework activity has happened among women, 4) the average household has more vehicles than adult family members, and 5) a decline in walking and use of mass transit as a mean of transportation has occurred. Residents in Dhaka and other major cities may find some commonality with these patterns.
In terms of work-related activities, research confirmed that individuals in low status occupations and homemakers were less likely to participate in LTPA forceful enough to boost cardio-respiratory fitness. Likewise, studies in Australia and Finland found that blue-collar workers participate in less LTPA than white-collar workers. In terms of gender, women in blue-collar jobs were engaged in less physical activity than those in professional jobs.
In addition to the challenges posed by current technological developments, a growing body of research has confirmed the importance of the socio-environmental factors in the ability of a person to engage in physical activity. The obesity and chronic disease epidemics are closely knotted to changes in peoples' living and working environments and their sedentary lifestyle. Several other sources showed that in the US, obesity excessively affects minority population groups, in particular women and low socio-economic status people. Contrasted to wealthy neighbourhoods, low socio-economic status communities have fewer recreational amenities and physical facilities available, and when available they are found to be in a state of unusable or poor condition. To satisfactorily respond to the challenges posed by the low levels of physical activity, it is critical to comprehend the individual, social and environment level factors influencing that behaviour.
Physical inactivity has become an important cause of morbidity and mortality in high income countries, and its prevalence is also rapidly increasing in most low and middle income (LMIC) countries including Bangladesh particularly among its big city and upper socio-economic status population. The escalating prevalence of overweight and obesity in Bangladesh will place a high burden not only on its health care delivery system but also on its macro-economy.
Hasnat M Alamgir is Professor, Department of Pharmacy, East West University,

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Our dreams are perhaps one of the biggest mysteries. While science has taken us great strides through many ‘unsolved’ mysteries of the human psyche, there remains much to be learned. Meredith Lugiai has spent the past twenty years researching dreams from various standpoints to include the philosophies of Jung and Freud. Meredith’s discoveries, through her own experiences and those of others, have led her down a road yet to be paved into the wild nature of our dreams. In fact, Meredith is the first researcher to introduce the name of this new concept of dreaming.Para-dreaming.
Crammed full of insightful and interesting theories that will engender much reflection, Para-Dreaming makes a welcome change to the complex and often contrary texts that have dominated the interpretation of dreams over many decades. Undeniably, the influences of Jung and Freud are present, but Lugiai is a far more accessible writer and has the ability to communicate her thoughts, experiences and observations in a way that makes them much easier to dwell upon.
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Sting comes to Tanglewood, no lutes attached
The Last Bandoleros are a Tex-Mex flavored group, fueled by the younger Sumner's guitar work. And, as an added treat, Sting often joins the kids for the encore.
Meanwhile, Sting is touring in support of his latest album, "57th and 9th," a disc that critics have been touting as a return to the former Police bassist's rock and roll roots.
The album's title refers to the intersection in New York City that Sting crossed every day on the way to the studio to record the album.
Sting, of course, is a little defensive when critics declare that his 12th solo album is a "return" to rock.
"The thrust of it is rock and roll, but all my [musical] DNA is in there," he told a reporter from the London Telegram. "There's some folk music, some thoughtful, quiet moments. But the main thing is, 'let's have some energy.' It's not a lute album."
This is a reference to one of Sting's recent projects, "Sounds From the Labyrinth," which featured him playing, among other instruments, a lute. It was clearly a departure from the work of a typical rock/pop singer and Sting got a bit of grief from his fellow musicians. In a recent interview with The Eagle, Who founder Pete Townsend, upon hearing Sting's show will precede his in Lenox by a few days, said, "Sting will be there with his lute, I expect."
But "57th and 9th" is not a pop-punk disc in the classic style of Sting's first band, the Police, either. Instead of songs about Roxane, Sting sings about aging and the challenges it brings, in his life and the lives of some of his fellow rock icons..
"I'm deaf," he said to an interviewer. "I'm not as deaf as [AC/DC singer] Brian [Johnson], bu I'm not sure what to do about it. I need glasses to read. Hey, I'm 65."
But with no thoughts of slowing down. He expects to be on the road for most of this year, and, in fact, has calculated that he will be playing his 3,000th gig at some point.
"I'm a traveling musician," he said. "I'll probably die up there [on stage].
"There's something about walking on stage which does kind of revitalize you. People are pleased to see you and it definitely gives you a shot in the arm."
That road theme, he said to the Associated Press, is another storyline that permeates "57th and 9th."
"It's about searching," he said. "It's about traveling. It's about the road. It's about the pull of the unknown."
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A few weeks ago, we caught the delivery of a Bugatti Chiron in Monaco. It appears that the same people delivered a similar, if not the exact same Chiron to Vienna for the International Vienna Motor Symposium. This time out the driver of the car makes multiple cold starts and revs the engine of the car quite nicely.
The Chiron sounds fantastic, even if I prefer the sound of a Ferrari. What I do love is the sound of a big engine mated with serious turbo whine. I can’t wait until we finally see a Chiron being driven at speed.
The video of the unloading and revving is almost six and a half minutes and is worth a watch. I am pretty sure this is the same car from Monaco. The best sound is the deep bass note around 5:20 as the car goes back into the truck.
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This hotel is the most disgusting place I have ever stayed
Beds are broken ,sheets are dirty so much so I slept on the floor! (What sleep I got due to screaming baby upstairs)
I had a visitor of the furry kind at 3am (mouse). The whole room was dirty and had mould in the bathroom and on the tea tray!
Breakfast was foul. I was surrposed to stay 4 nights but handed the keys in , staff were not surprised and just said you do know we have a no refund policy.
This hotel has a lot of benifit claiments living there who come and go at all hours. And some very strang stuff was going on in the car park!
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Tea pickers at work in Kericho. PHOTO/COURTESY
By ABDULHAKIM SHERMAN
Farmers are losing billions of shillings through a racket in which the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTD) is selling tea outside the auction, a report compiled by the Tea Board of Kenya reveals.
The Tea Industry Status Report seen by this reporter shows that the post-auction sale referred to as private sale of withdrawn tea from the Mombasa auction is emerging as a big issue at KTDA.
The report says that tea buyers are now avoiding to buy tea at the Mombasa tea auction and wait it to be withdrawn by KTDA before they can buy it on the cheap later from the agency.
Related story: KTDA to face investigations over allegations of monopolistic tendencies
“Most actors do not participate during the action but wait for post auction private sales to buy cheap tea. The auction is on Tuesdays, but some organized prior private arrangements are made to buy high quality tea at below auction prices,” the report reveals.
KTDA chairman Peter Tirus Kanyago. He is on the spot over massive irregularities at KTDA. PHOTO/COURTESY
It adds that this creates a huge price differential making an impression that there is excess tea in the market.
The reports notes that some of the tea at the Mombasa auction is sold to KTDA’s subsidiary Chai Trading Ltd where the tea’s destination is not made clear.
Related story: Revealed: How KTDA is fleecing tea farmers billions through deceptive schemes http://www.reporter.co.ke/2018/10/16/revealed-how-ktda-is-fleecing-tea-farmers-billions-through-deceptive-schemes/
“The rest of the sales which are later sold as private sales, are bought at far lower prices than the auction price hence end up being cheap source of tea which compete in the same market as the auction tea,” it adds.
The Tea Industry Status Report notes that the cheap tea sold out of the tea auction is then exported to markets like United Arab Emirates (UAE) or Pakistan where other buyers from the auction have value addition interests.
“This denies the country income, employment and largely foreign exchange. Other companies also blend these teas with low quality tea of other origins and then re-export it as Kenyan tea,” the report adds.
Related story: Radical changes proposed for the tea industry by President Kenyatta’s task force http://www.reporter.co.ke/2018/07/18/radical-changes-proposed-for-the-tea-industry-by-president-kenyattas-task-force/
Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo who has taken a Bill in Parliament aimed at reforming the tea sector. PHOTO/FILE
The report also reveals that KTDA subsidiary Chai Trading Company Ltd is also buying tea directly from factories at lower prices that the auction prices, imports low quality tea from Asia, blends it with Kenyan tea and re-exports the same.
It adds that tea farmers are only paid from earnings accruing from the tea auction in Mombasa and does not benefit from other earnings by KTDA subsidiaries.
“KTDA holdings keeps the farmers money for close to one year in banks where some directors of KTDA are said to have interest and the interest earned is never disclosed to the farmer,” the report observes.
Tea farmers from across the country want President Uhuru Kenyatta to sack Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Mwangi Kiunjuri, over the mismanagement of the sector by KTDA.
Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri is under pressure to deal with cartels exploiting tea farmers. PHOTO/COURTESY
The tea farmers from Mt Kenya Region, Rift Valley Nyanza and Western regions say Mr Kiunjuri has failed to live up to their expectations of addressing problems facing the tea sector and want him sacked and replaced by an agriculture technocrat.
Related story: Sack CS Agriculture: Tea farmers tell President Uhuru Kenyatta
In the recent past, President Kenyatta has expressed his reservations at the way the Agriculture CS is handling the agriculture docket.
During the Nairobi Agriculture Show of Kenya the president warned the CS that he risked being sacked if he did not address the problems facing maize farmers in Rift Valley after more than Sh 2.5billion set aside to pay them was misappropriated.
And during the Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kakamega County, President Kenyatta reiterated his warning to the Agriculture CS that unless he dealt with cartels exploiting sugar farmers in western and the country at large he risked being prosecuted as well.
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Our Open House was a great success. Thanks to all the families that came out to our first open house. Congrats to the parent winners for the raffles to be able to choose their seats first for the recital in June. The winners are:
1. Cyndi Wood
2. Alissa Hodgson
3. Kendra Tuazon
Also, Congratulations to all of our dancers who won prizes. Look for details for our next open house, next fall!!
- June 9-12 Make-up Dance Classes
- June 15 – Summer Dance Classes and Camp Begin
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According to the proposed bill, rabbinical courts will be obliged to place restrictions on spouses who refuse to grant a divorce ('get') and increase pressure on them until they agree to a divorce.
The approved bill reduces the religious judges' (dayanim) say with regards to imposing sanctions on husbands who fail to fulfill court divorce rulings. The law also determines that hearings on the matter will occur after a short period of time fixed in the court ruling for each case.
The law states that a date will now be fixed for a "divorce arrangement" within 45 days of the ruling. If a divorce is not granted at that time, a hearing will then be held to decide on the imposing of sanctions against the refusing party within another 45 days.
The court will also hold a follow-up hearing within 90 days where the sanctions will be reviewed – until the divorce ruling is fulfilled and granted.
Moreover, the law states that if an appeal is filed against the sanctions, their implementation will not be postponed unless thus declared in the ruling in individual cases.
Discussing the bill MK Schneller said: "The meaning of refusing to grant a divorce is the imprisonment of women and the loss of the ability to start a family again. An enlightened and democratic society must free men and women from divorce refusals. Now that it has once again been proven that humanism, democracy and equality do not contradict Jewish halacha."
Director of Mavoi Satum, attorney Batya Kahane-Dror who was involved in formulating the law noted: "The amendment is an important landmark in the battle for the rights of women in Israel and bringing about equality between the sexes on matters of marriage and divorce.
"It could decrease and even prevent the abuse and ongoing extortion of women and put an end to the rabbinical courts practice of dragging their feet in divorce proceedings."

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(Pictured: the Staple Singers.)
The standard narrative of pop music in the 1970s is that it was escapist, shallow, goofy, and not as all as serious as the pop music of the 1960s had been. That’s halfway accurate, but the shallow, goofy escapism doesn’t arrive in earnest until after we cross a certain dividing line in the middle of the 1970s.
The sociopolitical dividing line starts to draw itself with the oil shock of late 1973, through the unraveling of Watergate in 1974 and the deepening recession in 1975. In pop culture, TV turns away from relevance (All in the Family) to escapism (Happy Days), and the formula for a hit movie changes from literary storytelling (Chinatown, The Godfather Part 2) to spectacle (Jaws). In pop music, the gritty realities of soul music are replaced by the dance-don’t-think ethos of disco.
These are all generalizations, and therefore prone to being wrong. And it’s true that there were continuities from one half of the 70s and the other (the enduring popularity of classic rock, for example). But it’s nevertheless striking just how different pop culture and especially pop music became in the last half of the 70s compared to the first half.
I thought about this while listening to the American Top 40 show from November 20, 1971, about which I wrote a bit last week. The ratio of serious to silly is far greater than what we sometimes perceive the 70s norm to be. Top to bottom, it’s one of the strongest shows I’ve ever heard.
The quantity of great soul music is astounding. In the previous installment, I singled out Denise LaSalle, the 8th Day, the Temptations, and Donnie Elbert. But from the last two hours, you can add the Staple Singers (“Respect Yourself”), Lou Rawls (“A Natural Man”), Al Green (“Tired of Being Alone”), Aretha Franklin (“Rock Steady”), Marvin Gaye (“Inner City Blues”), Sly and the Family Stone (“Family Affair,” the hottest record in the nation at that moment), Michael Jackson (“Got to Be There”), the Chi-Lites (“Have You Seen Her”), and Isaac Hayes (whose “Theme from ‘Shaft'” was the new #1 song). In addition, several artists not strictly considered soul acts wear their influences proudly: Dennis Coffey, Van Morrison, and Delaney and Bonnie from the first hour, plus Lee Michaels (“Do You Know What I Mean”), Santana (“Everybody’s Everything”), and even the Osmonds (“Yo Yo”).
(“Everybody’s Everything,” from the week’s #1 album, Santana III, is a wonder, rockin’ with such wild abandon it feels like it’s going to fly apart into a million pieces, but it never does.)
A handful of classic-rock staples were among that week’s top hits: “Imagine,” “Maggie May,” “Questions 67 & 68,” “I’d Love to Change the World.” Neither the Five Man Electrical Band’s “Absolutely Right” nor “One Fine Morning” by Lighthouse entered the classic-rock canon, but both would be frequently anthologized come the CD era, which is a different type of eternal life. Future oldies-radio hits are many as well: “Old Fashioned Love Song,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “One Tin Soldier,” “Two Divided by Love,” “Baby I’m-a Want You,” “Gypsies Tramps and Thieves.”
Any given week of the 1970s has its share of amber-trapped moments, songs destined to disappear from history after being dropped from the current rotation. This week they are remarkably few: “Desiderata” and “Easy Loving,” the David Cassidy cover of “Cherish” and the Fifth Dimension cover of “Never My Love,” plus the theme from Summer of ’42.
Not all of the songs on the radio during that Thanksgiving week—when D. B. Cooper jumped out of the airplane, war threatened between India and Pakistan, and Nebraska and Oklahoma played one of college football’s most famous games—remained part of the pantheon for years to come. Nevertheless it’s striking just how great they were, all at once.
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Carlos could have sat out “Everybody’s Everything.” Vocals by Gregg Rolie, horns by Tower of Power, awesome solo by Neal Schon. At least Carlos came up with the idea of stealing the song “Karate” by the Emperors and “repurposing” it into this.
And I’ve never really gotten over the fact that Catskills comic Sandy Baron (Jack Klompus on Seinfeld) co-wrote the awesome “Natural Man” by Lou Rawls. With Bobby “Sunny” Hebb.
I still don’t understand why the Fifth Dimension disappeared.