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Consumer trends show that UK shoppers are becoming more adventurous when it comes to food - a trend that is all apparent in the fresh produce sector where exotic fruit and vegetables are showing impressive growth.
According to TNS Worldpanel, the tropical fruit market is worth an estimated £303m a year and is growing at a rate of 12%, based on information for the 52 weeks ending January 1, 2006. Overall, tropical fruit makes up nearly 9% of all fruit sold, and in 2005 an estimated 268,000 tonnes of tropical fruit was sold.
Melons are the largest sector of the market with a 35% expenditure share but have had an indifferent performance in the past year, claims TNS. The major growth has come from fruits such as avocado, mango, pineapples, dates and Sharon fruit - all growing above 20% year on year.
According to the Mango Association, market penetration of mangoes is now about 24%, compared with 11.5% five years ago. Mango Association chairman Chris Abram says: “The key issue for convenience stores is to supply fruit in condition for immediate eating. Ripening techniques have improved immeasurably over the past few years and this should help. However, we have to accept that mango isn’t convenient to eat in the same way as bananas or apples are, but an increasing amount of mango is being consumed in prepared form (fresh fruit salads and so on) and this area grows ahead of the market.”
While the majority of growth in exotic fruit and vegetables is being driven by the multiples, the sector still presents a big opportunity for c-stores. Danny Grover, category manager for fresh produce at Musgrave Budgens Londis (MBL), says that exotics are doing well in Budgens stores with sales growing at a rate of 10% year on year. “There’s a call for exotics in c-stores now,” he says. “Consumers are a lot more aware of these products through increased travel and trying them abroad, and there’s also been a lot of activity in the multiples, so shoppers begin to expect to see them in c-stores.
“TV chefs have also helped raise awareness as they cook with different ingredients such as pak choi,” adds Grover. “And magazines on cookery help to make consumers more open-minded. Health concerns are also driving consumers to healthier diets and experimenting more with fruit and vegetables.”
Key product areas for Budgens c-stores are mangoes and kiwis. “Mangoes have really crept up and are almost a regular purchase - they now account for 30% of exotic produce sales,” says Grover. “Retailers are also sourcing and selling better varieties because consumers want a better eat, so you no longer get stringy mangoes.”
MBL has also seen good growth in passion fruit, figs and pomegranates. “Pomegranates are really picking up, partly down to their promoted health benefits,” says Grover.
But he adds that retailers must get the time of year right. “For example, Turkish figs are fantastic in September,” he says. “If consumers try them when they’re good, they’re more likely to purchase again. Retailers must provide a choice and have a comprehensive range of important products like mangoes, but also leave some room for niche ones and introduce those seasonally. They must also be aware of their own demographics - that’s really important. Many c-stores in regions with big ethnic communities need to make sure they supply their customers with the products they want.”
Nick Cooper of Hudson’s, which operates upmarket c-stores in Wandsworth, Bow and soon in Battersea, London, has been selling exotic produce for about two years. Regular lines are mangoes, kumquats and various types of melons, but the company also tries more unusual products. “When we can get them, we sell all sorts of different exotic fresh and dried fruits such as papayas and guavas, and they sell well,” says Nick.
Depending on what’s on offer, exotic produce makes up 5-10% of Hudson’s total fruit and veg sales which, in the Wandsworth store, for example, contributes about £1,100 on a good week. “We have a very cosmopolitan customer base so they are used to buying these products at home where they come from,” explains Nick. “Or people might buy them because they’re entertaining and want to impress their guests with a weird starter or dessert. Our customers also tend to be very health conscious and if they fancy a change, when they see an exotic product, they might just grab it.”
But while exotic produce reaps rewards in the right location, getting into exotic produce is easier said than done, as Nick can testify. “It took a while for us to find out where to get hold of unusual products,” he says. “We weren’t getting what we wanted from our wholesalers so we had to go and find the products ourselves. That’s when we discovered the markets. Now, we have a couple of suppliers who deliver regularly, but when we’re not getting what we want from them, we go to New Covent Garden or Spitalfields markets; we just have to get up very early in the morning.
“It is hard to get consistent supplies of unusual products because we can’t offer them the volume, and once you do find a supplier, it’s often a struggle to get the products when you want them and at the price you want,” adds Nick. “Products often come from a smaller supplier so they’re not geared up for providing a consistent supply or customer service. It requires a lot of effort but it gives us a differentiation - the chances are others haven’t put the effort in.”
Nick admits that wastage is higher on exotic produce but is philosophical about it. “We accept wastage as a fact of life,” he says. “The more exotic you go, the greater chance of wastage you have, but that’s why we make the gross margin higher, to cover us. If they sell, they are very profitable.”
A Mintel report on exotic fruit and vegetables published in May 2002 claims that wider trends in the food market have also had some impact on exotics. “The percentage of vegetarians in the UK has grown since the late 1990s and meat reducers also form an important part of the market,” says the report. “Exotic fruit and vegetables can offer a wider range of alternatives for these groups.
“Many ethnic cuisines such as Indian and Chinese feature a large number of vegetable-based dishes which use these types of ingredients. Prepared mixes such as stir-fry packs and fruit salads also increasingly utilise exotic components to render a more premium profile, and this is a useful point of entry.”
There are few food categories that demonstrate the sort of yearly growth that exotic fruit and vegetables is showing, so now could be the time to get involved.
MULTIPLE CHOICE FOR THE SMALL STORE SECTOR
What any retailer needs to drive sales of fresh foods is mass. The more sales you have, the less wastage and the less forlorn your fruit will appear as it won’t have hung around on the shelf for too many days. A quick turnaround is essential. The same goes for wholesale.
NisaChill has in recent months attained a critical mass that allows it to explore all sorts of lines that would previously have been prohibitive in a small store. The lines now available are extensive and include those items more normally confined to the biggest multiples, such as sweet potatoes, baby corn, English asparagus, pomegranates and blueberries. The distributor’s aim is to provide the small store retailer with the choice of a superstore, packaged and priced as acceptable to the convenience shopper.
Mass has also allowed NisaChill to get much closer to individual growers to ensure that when produce such as raspberries are in season, Nisa retailers get the pick of the crop. Leaflets to talk up seasonal goods are available for retailers to display in-store, backed by regular advice for the retailers themselves on storage, serving tips and the all-important display.
No longer does produce in the neighbourhood sector have to be confined to tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, cucumbers, bananas, potatoes and apples. Orders into NisaChill show that there is demand for chillies, fresh herbs and exotics, alongside ready-washed garden veg, including part-cooked chilled chips and mixed salad for today’s time-pressed consumers.
In doubt? Then take a trip to the nearest M&S Simply Foods outlet and see why this division is enjoying such growth. It’s not all due to its chocolate puddings.
There’s a big upside for those stores that do it well - a pack of fresh fruit with fork at £1.49 can turn a profit of 25% for the NisaChill customer.
With fresh and chilled sales up 25% year on year for NisaChill, it’s clear it has a good grasp on which fresh and chill categories are hot, and which are not.
At NisaChill prepacked fresh meat sales are up 50% year on year; quorn is up; and ‘healthy choice’ options are on the up, be they ‘good for you’ fats or ‘bio’ drinks. Sausages, particularly those at the premium end, are on the up, as are fresh soups; the pastry category as a whole is declining. Chilled juice business is 60% up, and crayfish and rocket sandwiches are not the only seafood-based product selling well - the total seafood category, including ready meals, is growing.
Also put a watch on organic and child-specific or ‘fun size’ chiller lines.
MANGO Dubbed the ‘fruit of the future’ by the Mango Association, mangoes are available in the UK in more than 20 varieties.
More than 20 million tonnes of mangoes are grown in the tropics and sub-tropics, and the top exporters are India, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Brazil, Israel, South Africa and Peru.
In the UK, mangoes outsell fresh pineapples on a weekly basis and the two most popular varieties are ‘Kent’, a green fruit with a red blush and a rich, sweet flavour; and ‘Keitt’, a green mango with a non-fibrous flesh and mild, sweet flavour.
A mango is ready to eat when the skin is brightly coloured, the flesh is soft and the aroma sweet. Mangoes should not be refrigerated during the ripening process, but fully ripe mangoes can be stored in the fridge for up to one week.
A mango stored at 55°F will last for up to two weeks unrefrigerated.
Source: The Mango Association
Cravendale has launched a half-pint version of its fresh filtered milk. Described as ‘milk on the hoof’, the semi-skimmed milk will target impulse buyers and is the company’s first venture into on-the-go soft drinks.
A rolling launch will also see the new size added to Cravendale’s ‘Hint Of…’ range from March. The wild strawberry and vanilla flavoured milks were first introduced in a 1ltr carton format in September 2005.
The company believes the launch will add further growth to the dairy sector of the soft drinks market, which experienced year-on-year growth of 41% in 2004 (Britvic category report 2005).
Cravendale senior brand manager Thryth Jarvis says: “Every great drink brand has a ready-to-drink format, so Cravendale should be no exception."
Jarvis says the product’s main target is adult milk drinkers but she also expects the format to appeal to teenagers as well as parents looking to provide children with a healthy drink or snack. Jarvis recommends retailers place the half-pints within the chilled sandwich or drinks fixture, adding: “Our research concluded that the product will be consumed as a snack or at lunchtime, so its location is absolutely key."
Cravendale 284ml has a rrp of 45p, while Hint Of... will retail at 69p.
Wyke Farms is introducing a mini butter product aimed at consumers who eat butter occasionally as a treat. Truly Scrumptious Mini Farmhouse Butter is a pack of 18x7g butter portions and has an introductory rrp of 99p. The rrp will eventually rise to £1.30.
Unilever is launching its Vie Shot range in single pack formats. Vie Shot Singles come in two varieties - apple, carrot & strawberry, and banana, pumpkin & kiwi - and have a rrp of 79p. The new range will benefit from a £10m marketing spend this year, which includes TV advertising and sampling.
Müllerlight yogurts have been revamped with a ‘Best Ever Even Fruitier’ range, plus a line of Smooth Style yogurts. All 15 flavours will be thicker and creamier with more fruit as well as added probiotics. The six-pack Smooth Style Müllerlight yogurts will be joined by two new flavours - apricot & rhubarb, and a limited-edition smooth banana & custard. The six-pack has a rrp of £1.49, and the two new single pack flavours retail at 39p.
Organic dairy brand yeo valley has launched its first range of ‘inner health’ products into the fastest growing sector of the yogurt market. Inner Balance yogurts claim to be rich in fibre, minerals and Omega vitamins, and are enriched with five types of seed and grains. There are three flavours: peach, vanilla and strawberry. A TV campaign will support the launch, followed by press ads and a sampling roadshow.
Primula is relaunching its range of dips with new recipes and an updated look. The range includes spicy salsa, roasted garlic, spring onion, sour cream & chive, and nacho cheese. Rrp is 99p.
MEET THE SUPPLIER
Supplier: Wyke Farms
Background: There has been cheesemaking and dairy farming in the Wyke Farms area for centuries. There were more than 3,500 cheese makers when farmer’s wife Ivy Clothier first made Cheddar from the family’s herd in the early 1900s. Ivy’s cheese and butter recipes soon became renowned for their rich, creamy flavours and texture, and Wyke Farms is now one of fewer than 20 farmhouse cheese makers in the Cheddar region. Ivy Clothier’s sons and grandchildren continue to carry on the family tradition of cheesemaking today.
This year the company is giving more newspaper and magazine advertising support to its flagship Wyke brand, which is the only national brand that has a farm-to-plate story. It is also poised to launch a new convenience-targeted mini butter product called Truly Scrumptious Mini Farmhouse Butter (see product news, p61).
Recent launches: Half-fat Leskol cheese; a Leskol snack pack which is about to be rolled out to convenience stores following a trial in Asda and which contains five 25g half-fat cheese portions; and really strong TNT Cheddar, shaped like a stick of dynamite.
Distribution area: National distribution through wholesalers, independents and multiples.
Retailer: Sunder Sandher, Londis, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Fresh strategy: The fresh and chilled category has become so important to Sunder Sandher that in June this year he will triple the size of his store and increase the amount of space dedicated to fresh from 6m to 15m.
But he hasn’t always been convinced by the category. “I used to be totally against it because I was scared of the wastage,” he says. “Londis persuaded me to give it a try and guaranteed that I would see an increase in sales.”
And Londis was right. “Londis tracked what people were purchasing through my epos and discovered that I was making a lot of mistakes. We had a whole bay dedicated to long-life juices and eggs that was taking up too much space so we took that out and put in new items, including fruit and salads,” says Sunder. “We immediately saw sales increase by 10-20%, and then, five months later, we’re up 50%, and grocery sales have increased as well as a result.”
Sunder says the key to a successful chilled category is to keep on top of it all the time. “We have a member of staff dedicated to the fresh section and checks on it every hour or so,” he explains. He also says that retailers must not be scared to try new items or let the wastage put them off.
“The wastage is compensated for by the extra revenue - there’s a good mark-up with fruit and vegetables. Retailers should start by stocking the basic items first, and if that is going well, slowly bring in more delicate items.”


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Sandals Grenada is also known as “the Spice Island." Sandals Grenada is located on the sands of the Pink Gin Beach. There are pools everywhere! This was the first Sandals resort to build infinity pools on the balconies of some of their suites. The quiet pool is an infinity pool overlooking the Caribbean with a living room complete with a fire pit, in its center. There are private plunge pools, meandering lagoon-style pools, and waterfall pools on the property. The resort is also characterized by 4 villages to choose from—Pink Gin, South Seas, Lover’s Hideaway, and Italian Village. Many of these rooms also come with the ever-popular tranquility soaking tub on the patio or balcony. Our personal favorite is the Pink Gin Walkout....right onto the beach.
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How to Apply Lawn Weed Killer
Broadleaf plants are often regarded as weeds in lawns and there are weed killers formulated to kill the broadleaf weeds without harm to the lawn grass.
- LawnPro Turfclean Ultra
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- LawnPro Turfclean & Green
- LawnPro Turfclean & Green Rapid+
- LawnPro All-in-1
- LawnPro Prickle and Hydrocotyle
These are some tips on how to get the best results when using such products:
- The lawn weed killers work best when the weeds are growing actively. This will generally be spring and autumn but will be dependent on where in New Zealand you are and the growing conditions.
- Apply in low wind conditions (less than 15 km per hour) and when rain is not expected in the next few hours.
- Apply when the lawn is dry; wet weeds will encourage spray weed killer to run off into the ground where it less effective.
- Do not apply to lawns under stress in hot weather or drought conditions.
- Do not apply to young lawns less than 6 months old unless the product gives specific instructions e.g. LawnPro Turfclean can be applied to lawns 2-6 months old at half rate (5 ml/L).
- Liquid products are best applied using a good garden sprayer or Lawnboy with a moderately coarse setting of the spray nozzles. You should aim for the largest droplet size that will give good coverage of all the weed leaf surface.
- Mark out the lawn so you can ensure spraying is evenly applied and no areas are missed.
- The addition of Dye & Stick to spray weed killer helps ensure even coverage, no waste, and no missed patches, plus improving the efficacy of the weed killers.
- Weeds are likely to take 2-3 weeks to die.
- Most lawn weed killers will specify a period before a further application can be made. If this is not stated on the label wait at least 1 month before re-application or application of another lawn weed killer.
- If the lawn needs to be mowed before applying lawn weed killers, do it 2-3 days before and raise the mower height so as not to take off the leaves of the weeds you want to get rid of.
- After application, try not to mow for 2 weeks. If the lawn needs to be mowed before then, raise the mower height a notch or two so that the treated foliage is still being acted on.
Note: We recommend disposing of the first clippings after spraying, then clippings can be composted, but must be composted for 6 months before use as mulch.
Whole Lawn or Spot Treatment
- If the weeds are sparse or limited to certain areas of the lawn it is not necessary to spray the whole lawn; you can spot spray the weeds or only spray the affected areas.
- Coarse grasses can also be a weed in fine turf lawns. The broadleaf weed killers will have little effect on these and spot treatment with Weed Weapon Invade Gel is the best option. Apply the gel to the central growing crowns of the coarse grass.
- Help your lawn recover after treatment by applying LawnPro Lawn Thickener. Do this after the weeds have died. It is best to wait 4 weeks after using weed killers to sow seed.
- Some weeds are indicators that the lawn needs some attention; e.g. moss and hydrocotyle grow in acidic soil, often where there is shade and poor drainage. In this case add lawn fertiliser like LawnPro Green & Grow or LawnPro Natural Boost to raise the pH and make the soil less acidic, fork or plug the area to improve drainage and cut back or thin any shading trees or shrubs to allow more light to the area.
- You should check the thatch (dead grass) layer under the grass that it is not too thick and in need of raking out (scarifying). See here for more information.
This should help you get the best results from LawnPro lawn weed killers.


Before the console came out in November, expectations were that it would be exceedingly difficult to buy a Nintendo Wii U in the lead up to Christmas and beyond. There were rumors that the European release of the Wii successor might have to be delayed due to supply constraints. The reality was quite a bit different than those expectations. Nintendo’s Wii U was readily available through retailers like GameStop, Best Buy and Walmart both at brick and mortar stores as well as online. So what happened? Did Nintendo’s Wii U manufacturing partners over deliver, helping the company prevent the low supply problems that plagued the Wii? Or did consumers simply not cotton to the new device?
Based on Nintendo president Satoru Iwata’s comments on the Wii U’s sales performance, it sounds like maybe both scenarios are true.
“At the end of the Christmas season, it wasn’t as though stores in the US had no Wii U left in stock, as it was when Wii was first sold in that popular boom,” Iwata told Reuters in a Monday interview, “But sales are not bad, and I feel it’s selling steadily.”
Part of what’s hampering the Wii U is Nintendo’s decision to release two different models of Wii U, the Wii U Basic Set and the Wii U Deluxe Set. The former is just $300 rather than $350, and it doesn’t come with a packed in copy of NintendoLand. It also has just 8GB of storage memory (which turns out to be much less after installing the console’s firmware.) Unsurprisingly, most consumers wanted to purchase the Deluxe Set since the price discrepancy was minimal.
“It was the first time Nintendo released two models of the game console at the same time… and I believe there was a challenge balancing this. Specifically, inventory levels for the premium, deluxe package was unbalances as many people wanted that version and couldn’t find it.”
Industry analysts don’t share Iwata’s perspective. Stern Agee’s Arvind Bhatia told Gamespot on Thursday that the Wii U has failed to meet expectations for the holiday season. “Our conclusion is the Nintendo Wii U launch has been slightly disappointing,” said Bhatia. He sighted not just the console’s availability at retailers as a problem, but disinterest in games as well, as the attach rate for the system (the number of games people buy alongside the console) is “low.”
Based on a number of reports, Nintendo’s sold well more than 1 million Wii Us. It sold 400,000 consoles in the US during the Wii U’s first week and nearly 639,000 consoles in Japan throughout December. That’s not including European totals, or the console’s US performance in December. Not a terrible start by any measure.
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- Pick up these 7 great Switch games before Nintendo’s big eShop sale ends
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Treatment Options For Depression, Such As Lifestyle Changes and Talk Therapy Can Help you Develop A More Positive Outlook On Life!
You May Experience Sadness and be unable to enjoy life if you have a depression of any kind. However, if you have atypical depression, also known as depression with atypical traits, your melancholy mood may sometimes improve in reaction to happy occasions. Additional significant signs include an increase in hunger, excessive napping, a sensation that your arms or legs are heavy, and a sense of rejection.
Atypical Depression is neither rare nor uncommon, despite its name. It may have an impact on your emotions, thoughts, and behaviours as well as cause behavioural and emotional issues. You can find it difficult to carry out your regular daily tasks, and you might sometimes think life isn’t worth living.
Therapies for Depression, including medication, talk therapy (psychotherapy), and lifestyle modifications are readily available to sufferers. Undoubtedly, changing your way of life is one of the best and more potent approaches to treat your depression. Making smarter decisions, evaluating your expectations, setting goals and adopting a balanced diet may significantly alter how you see the world and the people in it. Keep reading for more info on the signs, symptoms, causes and available treatments for depression.
Atypical depression may present with severe signs and symptoms for certain individuals, such as feeling suicidal or being unable to do everyday tasks. Atypical depression symptoms usually differ from person to person. It is important to watch out for the key warning signs that can mean the onset of a bout of depression. These can include the following:
Make an appointment to visit your doctor as soon as you can if you’re feeling sad. If atypical depression is not addressed, it might develop worse. Talk to a friend or loved one, a health care provider, a member of your church, or another someone you trust if you’re hesitant to get help.
What what causes atypical depression or why certain individuals have various symptoms of depression is unknown. Unlike other kinds of depression, atypical depression often manifests in adolescence and may progress more slowly over time (chronically).
Similar to other forms of depression, several causes may be at play. These consist mainly of the following 2 components with other hidden risk factors:
Neurotransmitters are bodily and naturally occurring substances in the brain that send messages to various regions of the body and the brain. Depression results from changes in the way that nerve systems and receptors work when these substances are aberrant or damaged.
People with biological relations who also suffer from depression are more likely to experience it.
Risk factors for atypical depression may include:
Your risk of atypical depression may also increase if you have:
Adhere to your treatment schedule.
Never miss a psychotherapy appointment or session. Do not skip taking your meds, even if you are feeling OK. If you quit, your depressive symptoms can return, and you might also feel like you’re withdrawing.
Study up on depression.
Learning more about your disease might give you confidence and inspire you to follow your treatment plan. To help them understand and support you, encourage your family members to learn about depression.
Observe the signals of danger.
Learn what can set off your depressive symptoms by seeing a doctor or therapist. Create a plan so you’ll be prepared if your symptoms worsen. If your symptoms or how you feel change, see your physician or therapist. Ask friends or family to keep an eye out for warning indicators.
Ensure your own well-being.
Eat well and exercise regularly. Think of going for a stroll, running, swimming, gardening, or engaging in another enjoyable activity. Maintaining a regular schedule may lift your spirits.
Avoid using recreational drugs and alcohol.
Although it may seem that alcohol or drugs relieve the symptoms of depression, in the long term, these substances usually make the condition harder to manage. If you need assistance with this condition, see your physician or therapist.

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Chris Forsyth is a Montréal-based architecture photographer who has been creating a photo archive of Montréal’s iconic metro system. The idea of capturing the artistry of the city’s underground architecture developed as Chris rode the metro each day. He realized that many people – especially Montrealers who commute on the subway every day – overlook the beauty of the stations’ design. The Montréal Metro Project is an ongoing photo series that aims to showcase the uniqueness of each station and to encourage Montrealers and visitors alike to see the metro in a new light. SHERBROOKE JEAN-TALON ASSOMPTION BERRI-UQAM CHARLEVOIX DE L’ÉGLISE DE LA SAVANE JARRY LAURIER LIONEL-GROULX To see more images from the project, visit chrismforsyth.com.
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December 20th, 2017 | By Kathy Casey
Winter is aglow with holiday celebrations and the drink of choice is always something bubbly.
Simple and elegant, you can’t beat this Rosemary Clementine Sparkle for holiday events. With citrus in season through the winter months, there is no better time than now to showcase their bright flavors highlighted with fresh rosemary in a sparkling Vodka cocktail. Pair this drink with a classic appetizer favorite given an upscale twist with my Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs with Sour Cream and Chives.
Celebrate in style. – Kathy
Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs with Sour Cream & Chives
Cold smoked salmon is ideal to add to these eggs. Try fine chopping in a food processor and mixing in the filling. A small rolled piece on top of each egg, adds a nice flair.
2 dozen hard-boiled eggs
6 tablespoons mayonnaise
6 tablespoons sour cream
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh chives
4 ounces (1/2 cup) minced smoked salmon
6 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh chives
6 tablespoons finely minced red onion
2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar (optional)
Halve the eggs lengthwise and transfer the yolks to a mixing bowl. Set the egg white halves on a platter, cover and refrigerate. With an electric mixer whip the egg yolks with the mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, garlic and salt until smooth. Mix in the chives and salmon until well incorporated. Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip; then pipe the mixture evenly into the egg white halves.
To make the topping, in a small bowl mix the chives, red onion and vinegar. Top each egg half with about 3/4 teaspoon of the mixture.
Recipe adapted from D’Lish Deviled Eggs by Kathy Casey
Rosemary Clementine Sparkle
For ease of service during the busy holidays or for special events, the Vodka and mixers can be pre-batched, then shaken to order and finished with bubbles.
Makes 1 cocktail
1/4 of a clementine or mandarin
1 sprig fresh rosemary
1 1/2 ounces TITO’S HANDMADE VODKA
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
3/4 ounce simple syrup
2 ounces DOMAINE STE MICHELLE BRUT Sparkling Wine, chilled
Garnish: small rosemary sprig
Squeeze and drop clementine into a cocktail shaker. Bend rosemary and add.
Measure in Vodka, lemon and simple syrup. Fill with ice, cap and shake.
Strain into a large martini glass. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with rosemary.
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Quantum dots (also know as “artifical atoms”) can be produced in a variety of material systems and geometries. This simple educational tool simulates the particle in a box problem for a variety of geometries such as boxes, cylinders, pyramids, and ellipsoids. A simple single band effective mass model is employed and the simulations run interactively. 3-D visualization depicts the 3-D confined wave functions. Optical transitions are computed and sorted into dark and light lines. Absorption curves are computed for different polarizations and orientations. Parameters such as incident light angle and polarization, Fermi level, or temperature can be scanned to analyze the effect of 3-D geometries on isotropic optical properties.
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A reformer is a professional piece of pilates equipment which is a raised platform with a moving carriage. Through the use of the attached pulleys and springs resistance can be added to the exercises to aid in the connection of the targeted muscles, aswell as increasing the intensity of certain movements if required.
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Stephen Fulton Confirms Naoya Inoue Fight Not Canceled Over Injury
Boxing fans are feeling the kick in the gut from the boxing gods as the mega-fight between unified super bantamweight champion Stephen “Cool Boy Steph” Fulton (21-0, 8KO) and Naoya “Monster” Inoue (24-0, 21KO) is postponed. Moreover, Fulton took to social media to cool down the panic from the fans stating the fight will happen on a new date.
3kingsboxing.com has confirmed the former undisputed bantamweight champion, Inoue, indeed suffered an injury. Furthermore, the fight set for May 7 has been postponed and not canceled.
Boxing fans were excited when the unified champion decided to forgo a rematch with Brandon Figueroa in pursuit of a showdown with Monster. One of his reasons for the change in direction was hearing boxing fans accusing him of ducking.
FULTON SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE FANS
On January 13, Inoue set social media on fire after vacating the title while announcing the intent to fight at super bantamweight. Furthermore, he was geared toward a showdown with the unified champion, after being elevated to super champion by the WBO. That move allowed him to skip the line to become the mandatory challenger.
No official date has been released as of the writing of this article. However, boxing fans can rest assured a fight of this magnitude will be rescheduled once Inoue is good to go. 3kingsboxing.com will continue to follow this story and provide any further updates.

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FOREWORD My great people of Kajiado County, it is my pleasure to present to you the 2023-2027 County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP), which is a successor of the 2018-2022 CIDP. This CIDP is the third to be prepared under the devolved system of Government and the second... [+]
Today, I had a productive meeting with the Oloolaiser Water and Sewerage Company Board of Management in Gataka, Kajiado North Sub-County. We delved into the strides taken to improve water service delivery, focusing on the Nairobi Satellite Towns Water and Sanitation Development P... [+]
Kajiado Health CEC Member Alex Kilowua hosted World Bank and Global Financing Facility (GFF) team who visited his office to discuss the documentation of the transforming health systems for universal care projects. The project aims to improve utilization and quality of primary ... [+]
In our continued effort to focus on transformative development agenda in my second term of my administration, we have today unveiled the third generation County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2023-2027. We have espoused it together with the county leadership, our developme... [+]
Kajiado County Investment Authority Strategic Planning Workshop. In attendance at the workshop; KCIA Secretariat, Board Members and the consulting firm PwC under Kenya Devolution Programme ( Timiza U...
The department of Gender and other stakeholders took this year's International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM)to Oloosuyian. The colourful ceremony gave an opportunity for s...
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Kajiado County was formed after the successful implementation of Kenya’s Constitutional Referendum of 2010 which yielded the 47 counties in the Country. The county covers an approximated area of 21,900.9 square kilometers and has a total population of 1,117,840, where female population account for 50.1 percent while the male population is 49.8 respectively (The Kenya Population and Housing Census of 2019). Read More
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5 GHz is here! I expected it to show up on a pole outside of my homes, and I’m sure it will eventually, but I learned that today, here and now, 5GHz is being piped right into our homes through our internet routers. I also learned that, for the time being anyway, it is possible to simply turn it off.
In the story below, I talk about how I noticed a drastic increase in the radiation coming from my modem. I was successful in mitigating it with some additional shielding. But since then, the readings increased even more over the coming weeks. So, I decided to disconnect WiFi completely until I could figure out what was going on. When I went into At&T’s control panel on the web, I was surprised to find an entirely new 5 GHz section on the WiFi page:
As you can see, I switched it “Off.” I left the original 2 GHz Wi-Fi Configuration “On.” (My modem is in a router guard See below). The result is that I still have Wi-Fi but the readings on my RF analyzer dropped back to where they were before (negligible).
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As a side note, for those of you who may not know: You do NOT need to have your phone WiFi ON all the time. It only needs to be connected to do updates on the device. I keep the WiFi on my phone turned OFF unless I need it.
There has been a marked change in the amount of radiation being emitted by my internet router.
OK, first off, the FCC’s established “safety” level for radiofrequency radiation (RF) is purely based on the heating effects (not its effects on human cells). Here are some examples of the effects of EMF waves on blood cells.
The “safety” figures are further complicated by the differences between wave strength, wave length, megahertz & terrahertz… (Just to give you an idea of how complicated it gets, here’s an informative article about Smart Meters that goes into all this). The average person just doesn’t have the time or patience to try and make sense of it all. But, bottom line, the US has the highest “safety” standard in the world, ten times higher than “safety” levels in most of Europe. I don’t know how it is in Europe, but here in the US, device measurements are also twisted to meet their already faulty safety standards.
This is the type of AT&T internet router I have.
It sits in a Router Guard like this one. (They run about $90 on Amazon)
The Router Guard originally worked exceptionally well. It brought RF levels coming off the router from over 2000 µW/m² to less than 20 µW/m².
Since around Christmas I’ve been experiencing headaches, dizziness & nausea. I thought I just had a mild case of the flu. It got better, and then yesterday I felt bad again.
After talking with someone about 5G being “turned on” sometime this month, (also see: links between 5G and flu-like symptoms), I thought to test my internet router (which is still inside the router guard).
This is the RF analyzer model I have:
When I tested the router, the analyzer Max’d out at 2000 µW/m², (meaning the actual level was higher than 2000 µW/m².) When you see the meter showing a “1” that indicates that it exceeds the maximum level the analyzer is able to read.
Please excuse the video quality (and kindly overlook my mess of wires). I unwrapped the router and filmed this in a hurry. But you can see how high the readings are even with the router sitting inside the router guard. Like I said, it did not used to be like this.
Whatever AT&T has done to amp up the radiation coming through the Router, the Router Guard is USELESS against it.
The analyzer also detected Smart Meter “clicks” coming from the Router, which is new. (My Smart Meter has a Guard on it too.)
SOMETHING has changed!
In an effort to bring the levels down, I wrapped the Router & Guard in 8 LAYERS THICK of aluminum foil. That brought levels way down and the WiFi STILL WORKS JUST FINE.
I immediately felt better once the router was wrapped. That was 3 days ago now. I have had no headache, no dizziness or nausea since I wrapped this thing up.
I’m in touch with an expert to try and figure out what is going on. Right off the top he said,
“It’s possible that AT&T is ramping up the output to test their system and that may be what you experienced.”
Test their system for what, 5G? I don’t know.
Please check your routers! Others are reporting similar symptoms and also nose bleeds since right around Christmas. If you are having any of these symptoms and don’t have an analyzer, you can try my messy fix (I’m sure you can improve on it.) Like I say, the relief was immediate.
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Comedian and design enthusiast Tim Ross has put the recent lockdown to good use by producing a new podcast about the Sydney Opera House’s tapestries.
“As a touring performer, everything sort of stopped. So pretty quickly, I thought about all the things I could do if I can’t get on the road,” he tells ADR.
“I had been fascinated by the tapestries for a while, so I emailed the Opera and said, ‘I reckon there’s a great podcast in this story.’ They agreed, and so here we are having this conversation.”
The first episode of House Stories: The Tapestries was released today to coincide with the anniversary of artist John Coburn’s birth.
In 1969, the abstractionist was commissioned to create two large scale tapestries as stage curtains for the Opera House.
Coburn spent three years in France creating the tapestries out of Australian Merino wool before they were sent to Hamburg to be turned into stage curtains.
Designed with vibrant colours and abstract shapes inspired by his hometown in tropical far north Queensland and by Spanish artist Joan Miró’s ceramic murals, the tapestries were used to heighten audience members’ sense of anticipation as they took their seats.
They were decommissioned in the early-’80s and moved permanently to storage following criticism from the theatres’ resident companies.
Not everyone was happy to see them go.
“People were upset because the idea of them, in particular, the Le Corbusier, was about this explosion of color that prepared you for the performance. It was incredibly appealing. Something they vividly remembered,” explains Ross.
While the first episodes of House Stories: The Tapestries touches on the scandal, it, in signature Ross style, zeroes in on the people who lived and experienced the works from commission to controversial removal.
“Coburn’s daughter, Kristin, speaks about the family’s experience of going to France when her dad was my age,” Ross says.
“In another story, she talks about helping her mum choose a dress to wear for the Opera House’s opening in 1973, and it splits as she’s curtsying to meet the Queen. It’s an incredibly evocative description of a moment in time.”
House Stories: The Tapestries explores all four of the Sydney Opera House’s tapestries.
Alongside Coburn’s the Curtain of the Sun and Curtain of the Moon are Le Corbusier’s Les Dés Sont Jetés (‘The Die Is Cast’) and Jørn Utzon’s Homage to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
In exploring the latter, Ross speaks to the architect Richard Johnson, who worked on the Utzon Tapestry Room at the Sydney icon.
“Coburn’s work represents the Australian landscape. And his tapestries helped give what was this international star of a building a very Australian flavour,” explains Ross.
“But he was also a very thoughtful man, and I think there’s a great story in this guy from Queensland who found the confidence off the back of serving in WWII to chase his dream of being an artist.”
For Ross, the podcast is also a timely reminder of how COVID-19 has affected the Australian art industry.
“The industry has just been decimated with no real support from the Federal Government. The Opera House is a very alive symbol of what happens when we do value the Arts,” he explains.
“We need to be reminded that no matter what your background is or where you’re from in this country, there’s an opportunity that some kid from Northern Queensland could end up with these artworks in the greatest building of the 20th century.
“But that only happens when we support the Arts.”
House Stories: The Tapestries is available to stream on the Sydney Opera House website.
To coincide with the podcast, the Opera House has also released a new digital exhibition on Google Arts & Culture exploring the story of these artworks and their place in Australia’s design history.
Lead photo of Tim Ross: Daniel Boud.

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An inaugural report on Australia's performance at the United Nations has given the federal government a fail mark.
Australia's efforts on the international stage were particularly poor on human rights and climate change, the 2007 Report Card by the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) says.
The document was written by academics, non-government organisations and UNAA officials.
It gives the government a D for climate change and the global movement of people and a C for human rights and foreign aid.
Australia fares better in the peacekeeping category with a B, but did not receive an A in any of the 10 areas examined.
The association said Australia's participation in the "illegal" invasion of Iraq, treatment of asylum seekers and Aborigines and failure to ratify the Kyoto Protocol had damaged its reputation abroad.
"I hope the government will see it as a constructive contribution to the need to improve Australia's role and standing in the UN," former UN ambassador Richard Woolcott said at a launch of the report in Canberra.
Mr Woolcott, who was ambassador from 1982-88, said in recent visits to New York he had heard opinions that Australia's style had changed since the Howard government took office in 1996.
"It's said that we tend to lecture more and listen less," he said.
"We're also seen as much more closely aligned with the United States Bush administration and a much less independent voice than we were, say in the early 90s."
Mr Woolcott challenged a recent article by Foreign Minister Alexander Downer that argued Australia was held in high regard around the world.
"If we are so well respected in the international community now, why have we been unable to secure election to the (UN) Security Council since 1984?"
Federal Labor international development spokesman Bob McMullan made it possible for the report to be launched in Parliament House in Canberra.
He said Australia's engagement as an international citizen was at a low ebb.
"I cannot think of a time in history when it's been worse," he told the function at Parliament House.
Mr McMullan said he was happy to be associated with the damning report, whose disarmament chapter calls for Australia to adopt a non-nuclear defence policy.
He said he did not agree with the entire document and backed Australia's defence alliance with the United States.
"It's quite possible to be an ally without being a puppet," Mr McMullan said.
UNAA president John Langmore said he did not think the report would be an embarrassment to Governor-General Michael Jeffery, who is patron of the association.
"The governor-general is a patron of many organisations, it would be very surprising if many of those organisations agreed with every element of government policy all the time," Mr Langmore said.
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The photos from Cairo’s Tahrir Square are brutal—women being beaten and stripped by the Egyptian military.
Fourteen people reportedly have been killed and hundreds injured. The Washington Times describes the scene that has angered us at IWF along with some many others around the world:
[The anger] reached its peak when newspapers published a picture of a young woman who was captured today. The woman is seen being brutally beaten by military forces (video included). The unconscious young woman is seen lying on her back, surrounded by baton-wielding soldiers with her torso and bra exposed.
The images show the woman stripped of her black abaya, a wide loose robe usually worn by veiled women, leaving her half naked as they drag her in the street. This brutally treated woman was not only beaten, but also humiliated by the soldiers who stripped her, possibly to insinuate that women who take part in street protests want to be groped.
This kind of treatment of women is the product of the prevalent attitude towards women in the Middle East, where the oppression of women is real,systemic, and violent; it is not just something studied in a gender stereotypes class.
We are horrified, saddened, and enraged by the violence against Egyptian women. But women have not been passive in the face of this brutality. Here how they reacted:
Thousands of women took to Cairo's streets yesterday to protest against attacks on them by security forces trying to quell unrest in the Egyptian capital.
Shouting slogans and surrounded by a protective ring of male protesters, the women's march came days after a brutal attack on a veiled female protester in Tahrir Square. Footage showing her being beaten senseless by military police and having her clothes ripped from her body has received worldwide coverage.
The Muslim Brotherhood, a radical organization (pace the administration’s previous description of them as “secular”) has won at the polls and we may see something far worse than the corrupt Mubarak regime in Egypt.
It is difficult at this point to know if the women who were so disgracefully attacked are on the side of positive change. But we do know that it is wrong to attack protestors in this fashion and that the brutalization of women in particular is symptomatic of a deeper pathology in the Middle East.
Let us hope that the brave response of these women presages change for the better in the Middle East.


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Do you want an office snack that tastes good, or do you want one that’s good for you? It’s a devil’s choice; fortunately, it’s also a false one.
A study of 10,000 snacking professionals found that their favorite office snacks — including yogurt, string cheese, dark chocolate, protein bars, and fruit — hit that delicious-yet-nutritious sweet spot. Although many top picks were higher in calories, they’re also packed with protein, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.
But the overlap between wholesome and toothsome isn’t limited to those 10 options. After designing and devouring — erm, testing — dozens of different office snacks, we think these 9 strike the best balance:
1. Sriracha Cashews
Who doesn’t love sweet heat with a crunch? A perennial favorite at our office, these spicy nuts are chock-full of healthy fats. Out of a total 12 grams of fat per serving, 9.5 grams are unsaturated. Plus, they’re a good source of protein, at 4 grams, and iron, at 8 percent of the recommended daily value. They’re also low in sugar, which not many glazed nuts can claim.
2. Blueberry Almond Quinoa Bites
Blueberry, almonds, and quinoa: Could you come up with three healthier ingredients that taste great together? The anthocyanin in blueberries is responsible not only for their deep purple color, but also for their antioxidant payload. Almonds, meanwhile, can lower cholesterol and control blood sugar. Quinoa, for its part, brings nutrients like magnesium, phosphorous, and folate to the table. To round out this healthy snack, we also add cashews, pumpkin seeds, and sesame seeds.
3. Plantain Chips Chip lovers, we’ve got your back with this office snack. Unlike many potato chips, though, our plantain chips contain no cholesterol or trans fats. Plus, plantains deliver a double-digit shot of vitamin A, which is critical for eye, skin, bone, and reproductive health. Although this healthy snack contains 17 grams of carbs, just two of those grams come from sugar — all of which occurs naturally in the plantains.
4. Salt and Pepper Pistachios Pistachios may take some time to eat, but we think they’re worth it. We add plenty of pepper and just a touch of sea salt to bring some zest to this healthy office snack. Even more so than almonds and cashews, their nutrient profile is dominated by unsaturated fats and protein, with no cholesterol or trans fats. As a result, they’re one of the best nuts out there for heart health and weight loss.
5. Blueberry, Apple, and Sunflower Seed Oatmeal
Why does it seem like morning snacks never get much love? If you’ve burned through your breakfast before noon, try one of these single-serve office snacks. Sweet but not overpoweringly so, this oatmeal’s dried apples and blueberries come to life with a little hot water. For long-lasting energy, we top it a sprinkle of sunflower seeds. Add it up, and you’ve got your bases covered with complex carbs, unsaturated fats, and lean protein.
6. Hickory Smoked Turkey Jerky
We get it: Sometimes, what you really want is a strip of meat. To build this healthy office snack, we smoke and season real turkey breast to perfection. Although it’s a little higher in sodium than the other healthy snacks on this list, our leanest jerky makes up for it with a whopping 10 grams of protein and only a single gram of fat per serving. At just 70 calories per serving, we promise it won’t ruin your supper.
Next time you’re tempted to reach for the emergency candy or chips, realize that tasty isn’t the enemy of healthy. To us, the office snacks above are proof of that. But if you’re still not convinced, well, talk to us again after you’ve tried them for yourself.


Hack 46. Get All Combinations of Data
Leaving the Join clause out of a SQL statement returns a number of records equal to the product of the number of records in the tables. Taking two tables, for example, as long as one field from either table is designated for output, the number of returned records in a Select query of this design is the product of the counts of the two tables.
Behind the scenes, the query is matching all combinations of the data. If each table has hundreds or thousands of records, the returned number of records can be in the millions. This can be disastrousthat is, unless returning records in this way is by design. Why would you do this? It makes sense to do it to explicitly return all the combinations. If you need such all-inclusive matching, you don't have to bother with any VBA code; just create a query that does it for you. Figure 5-28 shows a table with 12 people and another table with eight possible activities.
Figure 5-28. Two unrelated tables
Create a Select query with the two tables, and designate the single field from each table for output. Figure 5-29 shows the query design. Note that the lack of a relation line between the tables is intentional.
Figure 5-29. A Select query of unrelated tables
A little tip-tap on a calculator shows 96 combinations of person and activity. Running the query returns the 96 records, as shown in Figure 5-30.
Figure 5-30. Returning the combined records
The query results can be copied, exported, and so on. This is a fast and easy way to get all combinations of data. Going one step further, a third table is added to the query. This new table contains parts of the day, in two records: morning and afternoon. Running the query returns the expected 192 records, which is the product of 12 x 8 x 2. Figure 5-31 shows the result.
Figure 5-31. Returning combinations on three unrelated tables
Although it isn't efficient to handle data in this unrelated way, at least with regard to database work, a set of combinations such as this makes for useful reports, checklists, and so on.


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3 police officers shot dead by 17-year-old boy
Anadolu cited the Sanliurfa governor as saying the shooting was not terrorism-related. It was not clear when it occurred.
The attacker was a 17-year-old with psychological problems who was travelling with his family and who had taken his father's gun, Sanliurfa Governor Gungor Azim Tuna told reporters.
The youth opened fire on three police officers as they asked people at the bus station for their identify papers and then fled before opening fire on another group of police.
Three of the officers later died in hospital.
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Pornographers have long defended the products and practices of their extremely profitable industry as “free speech,” even as they sexualize male power and violence against women. Similarly, defenders of prostitution, which they strategically call “sex work,” frame the movement for its legalization and normalization as liberatory.
But these groups only support free speech and liberty insofar as it applies to their interests. Those who speak out against the sex industry are excluded from their version of “freedom.”
We saw evidence of this in March, when a number of prostitution lobby groups threatened to boycott a conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, that had secured the renowned journalist and Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges as a keynote speaker. Because Hedges had written an article calling prostitution “the quintessential expression of global capitalism,” these groups attempted to no-platform Hedges and would have succeeded in their efforts if not for an impassioned response from local women’s groups.
Smear campaigns against feminists and allies who dare to tell the truth about male power and violence are nothing new. In the 1990s, pornographers launched a campaign against professor Catharine MacKinnon and feminist writer Andrea Dworkin, comparing them to Nazis and accusing them of suppressing free speech when, in fact, the 1983 Minneapolis anti-pornography ordinance that they had written—defining pornography as a civil rights violation against women—was not an attempt to censor speech but instead to address the harm done to women by the pornography industry.
In order to appeal to well-meaning progressives, a “sex-worker rights” movement was invented to oppose those feminists who believed prostitution to be an extension and perpetuation of male power and violence. The prostitution lobby adopted the language of the labor movement in order to advocate for men’s rights to open brothels and buy sex from women, and it also adopted the language of the feminist movement to frame prostitution as a woman’s choice.
They have the media on their side, as well as the pimps and johns. The capitalist interests of mainstream media mean that pornography and prostitution are presented simply as business ventures, and their patriarchal foundations mean that the idea of women’s bodies as consumable objects is accepted as the norm.
In recent years, the sex industry has worked alongside the media to completely decontextualize the system of prostitution. This neoliberal approach is part of an ongoing effort to defang movements that challenge systems of power: If we are all simply individuals, working toward our own personal empowerment and therefore solely responsible for our own “successes” and “failures,” then there is no need for collective organizing. When Margaret Thatcher said there was no such thing as society, only individuals who must look after themselves first and foremost, this is what she meant.
By framing a system that funnels women—particularly marginalized women—into prostitution as not only a choice that women make but as a potentially liberatory one, these groups are able to disguise the way in which pornography props up male power, placing the onus for women’s subordination on women themselves. By framing the societal pressure to self-objectify as empowerment, society is permitted to ignore the reasons women learn to seek power through sexualization and the male gaze. By focusing on women’s agency, we ignore men’s behavior.
What is truly being defended by groups that claim to lobby for “sex-worker rights” is not, in fact, women’s human rights but the financial and sexual interests of men. This is why the discourse deliberately avoids addressing the harms caused by these men.
The campaign to frame the pro-prostitution lobby as a grass-roots effort to help marginalized women has been very successful. By ignoring the inherent power dynamic at hand when a man pays a woman for sexual acts, and instead forcing the conversation to be one about women’s choice, those who might consider themselves feminist are pushed into a corner: “Do I support women’s right to choose?” The obvious answer is yes. But that question is a misleading one. The real question is: “Do I support poor and marginalized women’s right to a better life than that offered to them by exploitative men?”
While manipulative language designed to appeal to the liberal masses is a huge part of advocacy to decriminalize pimps and johns, another key component is the smearing of feminists who challenge this discourse.
Industry advocates will stop at nothing to silence the voices of those who speak out against their interests. Labeled as prudes, religious conservatives, oppressors and bigots, the war against these feminists has recently culminated in widespread efforts to no-platform dissenters.
When the Swedish journalist Kajsa Ekis Ekman was scheduled to speak in London last year about her book “Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self,” the bookstore hosting the event was threatened with boycotts.
The current climate in “Anglo-Saxon feminism” is one that supports witch hunts, Ekman told me. Such a witch hunt begins with “smear campaigns, appears to be coming ‘from below,’ and calls famous feminists power-crazed, elitist, ‘cis-sexist,’ racist and ‘whorephobic,’ ” she said. “It then proceeds to full-blown silencing campaigns, boycott threats, petitions, isolation of anyone who sides with the feminist and guilt by association.”
In 2003, Melissa Farley, a clinical psychologist and the founder of the nonprofit group Prostitution Research and Education, conducted a study in New Zealand about violence and post-traumatic stress disorder experienced by prostituted people, and she later testified in Parliament there about the interviews conducted. A New Zealand prostitution advocate took issue with her research and filed a complaint against her with the American Psychological Association (APA). The complaint was ignored by the APA and not taken seriously by her colleagues but is continually framed by the prostitution lobby as legitimate and used as an excuse to pressure others to dismiss her extensive and illuminating research.
Julie Bindel, a feminist journalist who has reported on the global sex trade for years, has revealed that the International Union of Sex Workers in Britain was little more than a mouthpiece for pimps and brothel owners. She has also reported on the extensive failures of legalized prostitution in Amsterdam. But in March, after complaints from prostitution lobby groups, she was removed from a panel discussing an American film about prostitution.
Prostitution survivors face silencing tactics as well. Bridget Perrier, a First Nations educator and co-founder of the Toronto-based sex-trade survivors and abolition group Sextrade101, said the efforts of the pro-prostitution lobby are focused on invalidating the experiences of women who have left the industry. Their stories are often called into question.
Rachel Moran survived seven years in the sex trade in Ireland and has published a book about her experiences, addressing many of the myths and lies perpetuated by the sex-work lobby. For her crime—speaking the truth—she has been subjected to endless harassment, accused more than once of inventing her story.
“I have been defamed, slandered, threatened, physically confronted and screamed at,” Moran told me. “I’ve had my home address, bank details and personal email circulated amongst some of the most seemingly unhinged people, who have tweeted me portions of my home address in a clear we-know-where-to-find-you style threat.”
She added: “It is consistently contended that I was never in prostitution, although the records proving I was are held by the Irish social services and the Dublin District Children Court.”
The denial of truths that would hurt efforts to present a sanitized version of the sex industry aimed at selling prostitution as “simply a job like any other” is key to the campaign for its legalization.
Moran told me she was shocked at the lack of compassion exhibited toward her by sex-industry advocates who claim to have a vested interest in women’s safety. “They simply do not give a damn that they are constructing a deliberate and organized bullying campaign against a woman who was ritualistically sexually abused by adult males since she was 15 years old,” she said. “My truths do not suit them, so my truths must be silenced.”
In desperation, unable and unwilling to respond to basic feminist, socialist arguments against the sex industry—namely, that it exists on a foundation of male power and capitalism, perpetuating misogynist notions about male “needs” and women’s bodies as the things that exist to satisfy these socialized desires—these lobby groups resort to lies and slander.
These groups try to pass smear campaigns off as “critique,” but they are anything but, Ekman, the Swedish journalist, said. “What is going on now is not critique. Rather, it resembles a full-scale Maoist cultural revolution.”
“If you are a prominent feminist, you won’t escape this,” she continued. “If you haven’t been targeted yet, you either will be or you’re not dangerous enough.”
I have been writing about the sex industry and prostitution legislation in Canada for years now. The attacks on my character and work have been relentless. In recent weeks, a number of Canadian sex-industry lobby groups mounted a major smear campaign online, framing arguments against the objectification, exploitation and abuse of women as “bigotry” and willfully distorting my work and views beyond all recognition.
The nonsensical and baseless accusations hurled at me—“transphobic,” “whorephobic,” racist and so on—replicate those used against all women who challenge the status quo in this way. The intention is not justice, but to slander feminists so that their arguments can be ignored and dismissed and in order to bully others into doing the same. The one thing they always fail to mention is the truth.
Women in prostitution are 18 times more likely to be killed than the general population, and the men responsible are much less likely to be convicted when the victim is a prostituted woman. In Canada, indigenous women are overrepresented in prostitution and experience higher levels of violence than non-aboriginal women, in general. Legalization has proved not to be a solution to exploitation, violence and abuse.
These individuals and groups co-opt the struggles of marginalized people in order to defend a multibillion-dollar industry that takes the lives and humanity of thousands of women and girls across the globe every year. Rather than allow dissenters to threaten their interests with words and arguments, they engage in underhanded tactics to silence independent feminist writers and journalists. They frame our words as “violence” but do nothing to fight the perpetrators of actual violence. These groups have never engaged in a public campaign against an abusive man, never petitioned to end the employment of a violent john, never called those who force girls into brothels or onto the streets “bigots.” Their targets are not corporate capitalism or sex traffickers, nor are they porn kings or abusive brothel owners. No. Their targets are feminists.
In her essay “Liberalism and the Death of Feminism,” MacKinnon wrote that “once there was a feminist movement”—a movement that understood that criticizing practices like rape, incest, prostitution and abuse was not the same as criticizing the victims of these practices. “It was a movement that knew [that] when material conditions preclude 99 percent of your options, it is not meaningful to call the remaining one per cent—what you are doing—your choice.” She wrote these words 25 years ago, and we are still fighting the same battles. Now, to speak out against patriarchal systems means your livelihood will be threatened, as well as your credibility and your freedom to speak.
You cannot claim to be progressive but advocate against democracy. You cannot claim to be feminist but support the silencing of women. This new McCarthyism will not liberate us. It offers us up to those who work toward our demise.


The Zanu PF Masvingo provincial leadership has resolved to let the more than 15 000 settlers in the Save Valley Conservancy stay put, saying evicting them with general elections around the corner would be political suicide. TellZim
Provincial spokesperson, Ronald Ndava told TellZim News at the weekend that the government should, instead relocate wildlife from the conservancy to other habitats such as Gonarezhou National Park and Malilangwe Conservancy.
“Our primary concern is people, not animals. We heard that the provincial administrator (Fungai Mbetsa) was complaining that everything was happening behind his back and without his knowledge,” he said.
“We have better places to relocate those animals; such places as Gonarezhou and Malilangwe.
“We will never support the prioritisation of animals over people.
“It is [the] government that resettled those people and it won’t make sense to reverse that in favour of the European Union (EU) position.”
Ndava accused the EU, the biggest donor in conservation efforts in the Lowveld, of trying to use its money to stampede the government into toeing its line.
Save Valley Conservancy houses most of Southern Africa’s prime game species including “The Big Five” — elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino.
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The conservancy, located in the south-eastern Lowveld, bordering Save River to the east, is one of the biggest private game reserves in Africa.
It comprises 750 000 acres of diverse wildlife habitat, but was invaded by thousands of land-hungry people at the height of the land reform programme in the early 2000s.
The settlers have resisted calls for them to leave or to be relocated.
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) recently conducted a survey as part of plans to fence off the conservancy and relocate the people.
The process, however, came to a halt after provincial administrator, Mbetsa distanced himself from the process, reportedly due to pressure from Zanu PF, politicians who feared the settlers would defect to the opposition.


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Happy Veterans Day! Transit Sam salutes all of our courageous veterans. To honor the day, the Veterans Day Festival will close Broadway between Liberty St. and Battery Pl. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Expect West St. southbound to pick up the slack, but with government offices closed, traffic should move reasonably well.
The Veterans Day Parade in Midtown will close Fifth Ave. between 23rd and 53rd Sts., Broadway between 23rd and 25th Sts., 26th and 27th Sts. between Broadway and Park Ave., and 28th and 29th Sts. between Broadway and Madison Ave. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Veterans will start assembling an hour earlier, so please show respect and avoid driving in the area. Lower Manhattan will see impacts when drivers headed crosstown take 14th and Houston Sts. as they switch from the Lincoln Tunnel to the Holland Tunnel.
The Jets play the Jaguars at 1 p.m. Sunday at Metlife Stadium. Fan traffic to and from the game will clog up the Lincoln Tunnel, sending drivers down to the Holland. Expect slowdowns before and after the game.
All Manhattan-bound lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge will close 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. each weeknight this week.
The Stone Street Pedestrian Mall will close Stone St. between Broad St. and Hanover Sq., and Mill Ln. between William and Stone Sts. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day this week.
The National Kidney Foundation Walk will close Lafayette and Centre Sts. from Worth St. to the Brooklyn Bridge 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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We have two winners in Transit Sam’s Trivia question for the correct pronunciation of Vesey Street!
The winners are Steve B. and Maureen Vesey G. who write, “Vesey Street is named after the first Rector of Trinity Church, the Reverend William Vesey, who served from 1697 to 1746. Vesey is an English name of French derivation which according to MacLysaght, “The Surnames of Ireland,” has 28 variant forms in England. The surname Vesey is also found in County Mayo, Ireland. My father, Peter Vesey came from County Mayo and as long as I can remember, he and others always pronounced the name Vesey ‘Vee Zee.’ ”
Steve and Maureen will both receive signed copies of Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars.
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Moving man starts int he negative direction with a speed of 3m/s but is accelerating in the positive direction with acceleration of 2.75m/s^2. what is his velocity and displacement at the end of 5.00 seconds?
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Why we’re backing IPOB’s sit-at-home order – Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo says it is backing a sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for Ndigbo in the South-East geopolitical zone.
IPOB declared the sit-at-home to hold on October 1 supposedly to stop “wild killing” in the region.
The group said it got credible intelligence stating that terrorist groups planned to attack the people of the region, who would intend to celebrate the Independence Day.
In a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary on Wednesday, the group said “a complete and total lockdown of Biafraland and other terror-ravaged areas of the Middle Belt on the 1st of October 2020 was sacrosanct, irreversible, and non-negotiable”.
Speaking on the order, Ohanaeze’s National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Uche Achi Okpaga, explained that there was nothing wrong for people to sit at home provided they were not violating the laws of the land.
“If IPOB said so, we are supporting it. They are our children. We are supporting it since it is not against the law and so far as it is not a violent act. it is obtainable anywhere in the world. So, we are totally in support of it,” Vanguard quoted Okpaga to have said.
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Monty Python star Terry Jones, 71, enjoys a theatre date night with girlfriend who is 41 years his junior
It was recently announced that Terry Jones is set to direct the cast of Monty Python in new film Absolutely Anything.
But before he gets down to the hard graft, Terry Jones is clearly making the most of his free time.
The 71-year-old actor was spotted enjoying a date night on Thursday with his girlfriend Anna Söderström, who is 41 years his junior.
Date night: Terry Jones attended Great Expectations with his girlfriend Anna Söderström on Thursday evening
The couple, who have a daughter Siri together, made the most of their evening alone and attended the press night of Great Expectations at The Vaudeville Theatre.
Terry and Swedish born Anna looked loved up and happy as they mingled with guests at the after party held at The Waldorf Hotel.
The Monty Python star looked dapper in a tuxedo, which he wore with an overcoat and red scarf.
Dressed to impress: Terry wore a tuxedo while his partner who is 41 years his junior opted for a mac
Anna covered up in a beige mac which was belted at the waist, with a pair of knee-high boots.
Her long brown hair was worn half up and loose down her back.
It was reported in March 2012 that Terry had proposed to his student lover who was 29 at the time, despite the fact he admitted he was still in love with his wife of 42 years Alison Telfer, to whom he is still legally married.
Terry met Anna, who is studying modern languages at Oxford’s Hertford College, at a book signing.
Parents: The couple are parents to daughter Siri, who they welcomed into the world in September 2009
The writer, who has two other children in their mid-thirties, said of the split with his wife: 'It was very hard and I still love her.'
But he said of Anna: 'We're planning to get married.
'Fatherhood is wonderful. Siri is such a sweetie and she's full of fun,'
A year after the couple met Anna was photographed with a belly-dancing troupe at the Jericho Tavern in Oxford.
Reunited: While most of the Monty Python cast will return for the new film the late Graham Chapman (top right) will be missing from the line up, while Eric Idle (top left) is yet to sign but has previously shunned a reunion
She was said to have joined the Oxford University Middle Eastern Dance Society because millionaire comic Jones enjoys sex games and role play and wanted to spice up their love life.
Meanwhile Terry, who is originally from Wales, is set to direct some of the original Monty Python cast John Cleese, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin as they voice characters of a group of aliens who grant wishes to humans for laughs.
Speaking about the project Terry said : 'It's not a Monty Python picture, but it certainly has that sensibility.'
Press night: Terry is set to direct his Monty Python co-stars in an animated film Absolutely Anything
Terry has been working on the script over the last two decades with Gavin Scott and has confirmed Gilliam, Cleese and Palin's inclusion, while Black Swan's Mike Medavoy will co-produce with him.
Paula Wilcox stars as Miss Havisham in Graham McLaren’s production of Great Expectations at the Vaudeville Theatre.
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Intel has announced that Asus is to ‘take [the] Intel NUC systems product line forward’, selling and supporting existing 10th to 13th gen systems as well as developing new future NUC systems. Intriguingly, though, the Asus Intel NUC takeover is not an exclusive deal, despite Asus establishing a new business unit to support the arrangement, called Asus NUC BU.
Just last week, it was announced Intel closed its Intel NUC division, which had for many years developed a wide range of very small PCs, ranging from tiny embedded-style systems up to more powerful gaming-centric units such as its Intel NUC 9 Extreme. Seemingly the company hadn’t been able to find a sustained market for these systems and the time had come to move on.
However, it Asus has seen an opportunity to capitalize on its long-established expertise in creating small PCs (whether laptops, such as its innovative Eee PC, or its own line of PN mini PCs) and taken control of Intel NUC.
Whether that means we’ll see a whole new wave of exciting gaming-focused NUC Extreme models, we can only hope but certainly there will be some comfort for existing Intel NUC owners that their products may have more continued support.
In its announcement, Intel vice president and general manager of Intel Client Platform Solutions, Sam Gao, is quoted as saying. ‘Our NUC systems product team delivered unique products that spurred innovation in the ultra-small form factor market. As we pivot our strategy to enable ecosystem partners to continue NUC systems product innovation and growth, our priority is to ensure a smooth transition for our customers and partners. I am looking forward to ASUS continuing to deliver exceptional products and supporting our NUC systems customers.’
Meanwhile, Asus CEO, Joe Hsieh add, ‘Thank you, Intel, for your confidence in us to take the NUC systems product line forward. I am confident that this collaboration will enhance and accelerate our vision for the mini PC – greatly expanding our footprint in areas such as AI and AIoT […] We are committed to ensuring the excellent support and service that NUC systems customers expect.’
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Poison Ivy #14 (2023) : Back in Gotham City! As Poison Ivy investigates the inner workings of a strange new skyscraper in Gotham, she finds herself up to her neck in a surreal and slimy mystery. And at its center? A brand-new villain in the Poison Ivy pantheon of rogues! Plus…is Janet-from-HR cheating on Ivy?!
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We are fortunate to have a Pam Sinclair speak to us this month about Blueberries. Pam will present an overview of growing blueberries – how to select, grow (soils, pH, watering, fertilizing, pruning, etc.) and the common problems blueberry growers face.
Pam is a longtime nursery person, a certified professional horticulturist and garden educator. She has taught college level soil and plant ID classes, and does a series of basic gardening classes for Valley Nursery in Poulsbo each spring. She has also been published in several national gardening publications.
Pam has been operating a landscape design and consultation business for the past 25 years, GardenGal Designs. She was a longtime resident of the north Seattle area then moved to Kitsap about 10 years ago living in Indianola on the beach for most of that time. She moved to Bainbridge last year. Pam says, “I garden with the help of a loveable but clueless Cocker spaniel and a very helpful, hunting cat. Just wish he was big enough to keep the deer out of the garden!!” “I love talking about plants …any kind!”.
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