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Do you know the Ajap (Album of Young Architects and Landscape Designers), a French landscape contest which highlights the projects of architects and landscape designers under 35? This year, 5 landscape planning projects were selected by landscape designer Claire Gautier who won the french national landscape design Grand Prix in 2016. Her idea was “to turn the spotlight on the relationship established between a society and its territory”. A know-how to discover here and now!
The way into the village - Grégory and Florent Morisseau
Founders of the agency Chorème, these two engineers and landscape designers decided to promote the architectural heritage of the village of Marçay by landscaping the public areas. Their project integrates the creation of convivial green spaces and ideas for parking, inviting visitors to leave their cars to visit the village center on foot for a regenerating stroll.
Emerged lands - Elise and Martin Hennebicque
The agency set up by these two engineers and landscape designers specializes in landscape planning of heritage and historical sites. They particularly enjoy subtly breathing new life into spaces left fallow. Their project consists in extracting 200 cubic meters of silt blocking the canals and marshes of the town of Amiens. The aim of this project which looks like a gigantic sculpture is to carefully reorganize the landscape and let nature express itself.
Jardin de la Graciane - Hervé Der Sahakian
As a true craftsman of gardening, this landscape designer worked landscaping the Vence by-pass, in the town of Cassis. This project, which covers 1050sq.m. aims to improve the living conditions of the residents as this space over the town is much frequented but not developed. Herve Der Sahakian focused his work on making the sector pedestrian only, creating a pleasant, shaded walk. The choice of plants and materials reflect a Mediterranean landscape and the local creeks.
Place des érables - Mathieu Delmas and Léa Hommage
Creators of La Forme et l'Usage studio, these two landscape designers and town planners are at the origin of the revamping of this square located on the city of Nantes. What makes it different is that it is organized in a hollow around an old well, the ground of the city being elevated by 80 cm. This new landscape invites residents and students attending the nearby school of architecture to sit down and benefit from astonishing views over the river Loire.
The park of the maison Troisgros - François Hérisset and Damien Roger
Both these two landscape designers work at the Paludes agency. They landscaped the estate near Roanne of a famous family of restaurant owners. This rural project structured the space made up of a wide range of different kinds of ground including terraces, orchards and canals into a pleasant promenade highlighting the Troisgros family’s much prized local agricultural know-how.
Not to miss!: The creations of these young landscape designers are on show at a temporary exhibition in the City of Architecture and Heritage (Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine) in Paris from October 19th to December 10th, 2018. A dedicated catalog to this landscape contest was published for the event in October 2018.
Like the Carré des Jardiniers landscape contest, the Ajap is a great opportunity for the award-winners to promote their work and their vision of landscaping. If you too want to highlight your own talents, register for our professional landscape contest. Winners will create a whole garden at Paysalia 2019!
© Photo credit: La Forme et l'Usage - Ajap 2018


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Plaquenil, Flagyl, or Tindamax
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Updated November 5, 2013
By Nadin Abbott
November 2, 2013 (San Diego) Colorado has seen successful efforts to recall legislators who voted to regulate guns. Now an organizer of the Colorado effort has announced intent to launch recall efforts against eight California Democrats.
Free California founder Jennifer Kerns announced this recall effort in the Capitol on October 24. Among the legislators targeted are Senator Ben Hueso, who represents sections of the East County, and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzales from San Diego.
The group says it is targeting California legislators who actively supported 12 gun-control bills, including SB374, which would have added all semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines to the state's list of banned assault weapons, and AB711, which will ban lead ammunition in hunting by 2019.
On October 16, Free California's Facebook page included a photo showing East County Republican Assemblyman Brian Jones posing with a Free California flag and recall organizers with this message: "The Colorado Recall Team passing the torch to Free California. (from left to right): Erik Groves, Chief Legal Counsel for the Colorado Recalls; Tim Knight, Founder of the Recall Movement in Colorado; CA State Legislator and one of the good guys State Assemblyman Brian Jones; and Jennifer Kerns, Spokeswoman for the Colorado Recall & Founder of Free California." (See screenshot, right)
On October 26, the Washington Post also reported that East County's Republican Assemblyman Brian Jones is a backer of the effort to recall his colleagues. That story stated, "Republican Assembly members Tim Donnelly, Brian Jones and Shannon Grove will help spearhead the recall initiative."
But on November 6, Jones' staff contacted ECM to insist that his position had been misrepresented. The staffer directed us to an n an October 26 interview with the U-T San Diego, in which Jones denied backing the recall. "“I support the people’s opportunity to recall legislators,” Jones said. However, he added, “I never agreed to specific people. I never agreed to a specific game plan.” Asked directly whether he would support removing Hueso and Gonzalez, Jones said: “I’m not going to say they should or should not be recalled. It’s not up to me. It’s up to the people of the district.”
The measures were introduced to stem rising gun violence and to protect wildlife from lead poisoning.
Hueso’s office released this statement:
“I stand by my vote record which is consistent with the views of the majority of my constituents who support common-sense changes to gun laws that do not erode Second Amendment rights. My contributions in the Assembly and the Senate will provide reasonable protections for safer communities in California which will help curtail senseless gun violence in our state.”
In a letter to supporters, Gonzales, who represents the 80th district, wrote: "First, I support the Second Amendment rights of responsible gun-owners, but as a mother, I have supported reasonable efforts to curb gun violence in our communities. The gun lobby has long-opposed even the most common sense efforts to prevent the violence we unfortunately see all over my district and they will undoubtedly be instrumental in funding any recall against me.”
She also suggested an ulterior motive to oust minorities, noting that all of the candidates targeted are Latinos.
According to the Mercury News, those targeted for recall by the gun group includes: Senators Norma Torres, D-Chino, and Ben Hueso, D-Chula Vista; Assemblywomen Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, and Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton; and Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles. http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_24381934/california-gun-control-votes-trigger-recall-attempts
Among the people spearheading the effort is Assemblyman Jones of the 77th District representing Santee. Jones was against the legislation even when it was in committee. He also asked Governor Brown to veto legislation that would ban lead bullets.
Jones wrote to the Governor that this legislation was ““bad public policy for many reasons, one of the most significant being that it would place a de facto statewide ban on hunting, due to current federal impediments on the production and sale of alternative ammunition. What’s more, considerable concerns have been raised about the scientific information distributed by the proponents. Our own Fish and Game Commission considered data regarding the “lead” regulation as not conclusive.” http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/AD71/?p=pr
The effort is also instigated by Colorado activist Tim Knight, who led the successful recall efforts in Colorado. While Republicans and gun rights advocates are trying to flip control of the House in Colorado, in California, even if all eight recall efforts were successful, the Republican Party is far from achieving control.
Moreover , Californians overall agree with further controls and gun legislation. In a Field poll conducted back in February it was found that California voters strongly support several specific gun-control measures proposed by the state Legislature and Congress. An overwhelming 83 percent of voters support providing more money for efforts to take guns away from convicted felons; 75 percent support requiring anyone buying ammunition to first get a permit and undergo a background check, none of which is required now; and 61 percent support putting higher taxes on ammunition, with proceeds going to violence prevention programs.
Moreover, 61% of Californians polled said that they favor more gun controls, with only 34% were more concerned with Second Amendment rights to bear arms. http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_22666985/field-poll-california-voters-feel-new-gun-controls Thus the recall organizers have a tough road to hoe.


The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population said that there is no antibiotic that treats the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which is currently circulating among children of different ages.
The ministry explained that the reason is because RSV is a virus and not bacteria, and antibiotics are medicines to treat infections caused by bacteria or fungi.
On its official Facebook page the ministry added that there is no vaccine against RSV, due to the periodic change in the proteins of the virus.
There are however treatments given to children at a young age, it said, so a specialist doctor should be consulted when symptoms of the syncytial virus appear to decide the appropriate treatment.
Symptoms of the RSV for children
The Health Ministry announced the symptoms, which require the child to abide by the doctor’s instructions and refrain from mixing with other children.
- Difficulty in breathing.
- Sore throat.
- High temperature.
- Runny nose.
The Ministry of Health stressed the need for the child to visit a specialist doctor as soon as any symptoms of the virus appear, in order to receive appropriate care and treatment.
When antibiotics lose ability to treat?
In the context of emphasizing the ineffectiveness of antibiotics in the treatment of RSV, the Health Ministry clarified that this type of medication confronts disease-causing bacteria or fungi, which leads to recovery from them, but its excessive use leads to the emergence of resistance that affects the body and infects it with diseases.
Overuse of antibiotics may be counterproductive. Instead of eliminating disease-causing bacteria, overuse may lead to bacteria developing resistance over time, making infections more difficult to treat and leading to severe illness or death.
Causes of bacteria resistance to antibiotics
There are some factors that cause antibiotic resistance, and these factors, as announced by the Health Ministry, include:
- Misuse and overuse of antibiotics.
- Lack of commitment to personal hygiene and lack of infection prevention and control measures.
- Taking antibiotics without consulting a doctor.


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Tagiades trebellius martinus
Hesperiidae; Pyrginae; Tagiades trebellius martinus Plötz 1884. "(Pyrginae)...Spread-winged skippers bask with their wings held wide open. The wings are held closed when they are at rest. They are usually brown, black, or checkered, but some are brilliantly coloured. Some have long tailed hind wings...Males maintain territories and frequently perch on overhanging branches and tree trunks. They do not visit flowers for sustenance, but rather drink fluids from dung, carrion, and rotting fruit." Wikipedia.
Spotted basking in the morning sunshine on a pot plant in our front yard. In view of Wikipedia's notes on the rather gross nutritional habits of Pyrginae, I should mention that we have three pet dogs which occasionally "poop" in our front yard. This is, of course, cleaned up as soon as it is seen, but if the dogs do this during the night, it will not be dealt with until daybreak. This is very likely what attracted this butterfly to visit us.

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Most women who want to be surrogates need to fall into a specific range when it comes to their BMI (Body Mass Index). This range helps to determine whether or not a woman is of a “healthy” weight and while it isn’t always the most accurate measurement, it is one of the best things we have to determine whether or not a woman is at a healthy weight.
No matter what, weight matters when you are pregnant. There are many women who are overweight that have a straightforward pregnancy and birth. However, there is a risk of complications when a woman is overweight.
What is BMI?
BMI is your body mass index, which is a term that explains your weight in relation to your height. A healthy BMI is considered above an 18.5 and less than 25 on the BMI scale. Someone is considered to be overweight if their BMI is between 25 and 29.9. If someone has a BMI over 30, they are considered obese.
Almost one in five pregnant women will have a BMI over 30 at the start of their pregnancy – some will have complications and some will not.
What are the risks of a higher BMI during pregnancy?
Being overweight (with a BMI over 25) can be detrimental to pregnancy. In general, the higher the BMI, the more risks there are. Some of the risks of being pregnant with a higher BMI are:
- Thrombosis (getting a blood clot in your legs)
- Gestational Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Neural tube defects
- Complications during labor
For surrogates, most surrogacy agencies aren’t willing to put the surrogates in danger of any of these complications, nor are they willing to put the baby through the complications. In general, for women who are overweight and then become pregnant, they are also likely to experience more symptoms and problems that all women face, including morning sickness, hurting feet, back pain, and other complications.
How can BMI risks be reduced during surrogacy?
When you work with an agency to be a surrogate, they will help you to reduce some of the risks to becoming a surrogate – namely, they will give you resources and tips to get your BMI lower. They can help you to understand healthy eating and exercise.
While there is no singular BMI that people should have, and BMI doesn’t tell the whole story, we just use it as a way to gauge healthiness. For women who are a good fit for surrogacy, an agency can help them to get to a healthy BMI before starting the process, though they can not guarantee anything.
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If you have a BMI that fits within our range and you are interested in becoming a surrogate, there is no time like the present to get started. This is such a great experience and we can help you to stay healthy throughout the pregnancy – from helping you to find fitness classes to providing you with nutrition advice. You are not in this alone and we are here to help you.
Surrogacy is an extremely rewarding experience that will change your life forever. If you are ready to get started on the surrogacy process, make sure to contact us today.


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Episode Two - Body and Mind
Today we turn to sex, drugs and mental health. Worldwide, sexually-transmitted diseases are on the rise. Many cultures don’t discuss sex in public and debates are ongoing about teaching reproductive health. When it comes to giving birth, mothers find varying degrees of support during prenatal check-ins, and many receive no support at all once the baby has arrived.
Our world of prescription drug rapidly expands and so do their price tags. Illicit drugs are making a comeback for medicinal reasons, including addressing issues of depression and PTSD. How do we bring mental health out of the shadows? Who needs more support, and what is the best way to provide it?
We turn to the research and insights of the speakers of the Aspen Ideas Health conference for the answers. Aspen Ideas Health runs from June 20 - June 23, and is produced by the Aspen Institute.
Episode Two explores the conference tracks Mental Health: Out of the Shadows and Sex, Drugs and Rock-and-Roll and features Edinah Masiyiwa, Jennie Joseph, Crystal Hall, Nora McInerny, Nasha Fitter, Daniel Davis, Ali Raja, Donald Warne, Esther Choo, Dawn Laguens and Wendo Aszed.


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- Watson's exposition of the Westminster Shorter Catechism
- Part of the three-volume Body of Practical Divinity
This classic exposition on the Westminster Shorter Catechism by English Puritan pastor and author Thomas Watson was first published as part of his work entitled A Body of Practical Divinity in 1692. This may be the most readable and important exposition of the Westminster Shorter Catechism ever written, bringing out the meaning and application of each question and answer of Westminster Shorter Catechism with great depth and insight.
About the Author
Thomas Watson was born in England in 1620. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In 1646 he commenced a sixteen year pastorate at St. Stephen's, Walbrook. He showed strong Presbyterian views during the civil war, with, however, an attachment to the king, and in 1651 he was imprisoned briefly with some other ministers for his share in Christopher Love's plot to recall Charles II of England. He was released on 30 June 1652, and was formally reinstated as vicar of St. Stephen's Walbrook. He obtained great fame and popularity as a preacher until the Restoration, when he was ejected for nonconformity. Not withstanding the rigor of the acts against dissenters, Watson continued to exercise his ministry privately as he found opportunity. Upon the Declaration of Indulgence in 1672 he obtained a license to preach at the great hall in Crosby House. After preaching there for several years, his health gave way, and he retired to Barnston, Essex, where he died suddenly while praying in secret in 1686.
Thomas Watson's Body of Practical Divinity is one of the most precious of the peerless works of the Puritans; and those best acquainted with it prize it most. Watson was one of the most concise, racy, illustrative, and suggestive of those eminent divines who made the Puritan age the Augustan period of evangelical literature. There is a happy union of sound doctrine, heart-searching experience and practical wisdom throughout all his works, and his Body of Divinity is, beyond all the rest, useful to the student and the minister.

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[Note: the free full text of this study is available here. The researchers note that: 1) muscle cells have vitamin D receptors; 2) darker complected immigrants living in the relatively low-sun Netherlands are often vitamin D deficient; and 3) many of them, like the patients in this study, are prone to ‘unexplained’ muscle pain/weakness by comparison with lighter skinned residents.]
Purpose: Many non-Western immigrants [to the Netherlands] report musculoskeletal pains that are hard to treat. We studied the effect of high-dose vitamin D3 on nonspecific persistent musculoskeletal complaints in vitamin D-deficient non-Western immigrants and assessed correlation of pain patterns with benefit.
Methods: We conducted a semi-crossover randomized controlled trial between February 2008 and February 2010 in primary care in 84 non-Western immigrants [from the Middle East, Turkey, Northern Africa and Somalia] visiting their general practitioner for nonspecific musculoskeletal pain.
• At baseline, patients were randomized to placebo or vitamin D (150,000 IU vitamin D3 orally);
• At week 6, patients in the original vitamin D group were randomized a second time to receive vitamin D (again) or to switch to placebo,
• Whereas patients in the original placebo group were all switched to vitamin D. The main outcome was self-assessed change in pain after the first 6 weeks.
• Patients in the vitamin D group were significantly more likely than their counterparts in the placebo group to report pain relief 6 weeks after treatment (34.9% vs 19.5%, P = .04).
• The former [vitamin D group] were also more likely to report an improved ability to walk stairs (21.0% vs 8.4%, P = .008).
• Pain pattern was not correlated with the success of treatment.
• In a nonsignificant trend, patients receiving vitamin D over 12 weeks were more likely to have an improvement than patients receiving it over 6 weeks.
Conclusions: There is a small positive effect 6 weeks after high-dose vitamin D3 on persistent nonspecific musculoskeletal pain. Future research should focus on longer follow-up, higher supplementation doses, and mental health.
Source: Annals of Family Medicine, Nov-Dec 2012. Schreuder F, Bernsen RMD, van der Wouden JC. Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Community Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates. [Email: email@example.com]

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Please support Proposition B, the 2012 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond on this November’s ballot. Prop B will help the City tackle over $1 billion in infrastructure needs throughout our vast park and playground network.
Proposition B improves existing facilities that are worn out from years of use; provides urgently needed seismic improvements that will make recreation facilities and playground equipment safer; constructs new waterfront parks; and provides for shoreline restoration. The bond will also fix broken irrigation systems in several of our parks, failing playgrounds, and pools.
Prop B investments will contribute significantly toward the much needed funds for the renovation of the Mountain Lake Park Playground.
Mountain Lake will already be benefitting from the 2008 Park Bond when the bathrooms are renovated near the playground by spring 2013. Proposition B will help to beautify the playground area adjacent to the lake remediation project spearheaded by the Presidio Trust, and will enhance the park.
In keeping with City policy, this bond will be funded as existing bonds get paid off, resulting in NO increase to property tax rates.
Prop B is widely supported by Mayor Ed Lee, the entire Board of Supervisors and School Board, Senator Feinstein, Congresswoman Pelosi, Senator Leno, Assemblywoman Ma, neighborhood organizations and park and youth advocacy groups all over town. You can view a full list of endorsers and a list of projects at www.yesforparks.com.
Mountain Lake Park Playground Renovation Efforts Well Underway
Friends of Mountain Lake Park Playground (FMLPP) has been working closely with the City of San Francisco, San Francisco Parks Alliance and the architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson to help make the new playground a reality. In recent months, the group hosted two public design review meetings and received a lot of helpful feedback from the community. A steering committee consisting of members of FMLPP, SF Parks Alliance and SF Rec & Park is working to ensure the design reflects the community’s feedback as much as possible and that the project is managed and executed efficiently. Current designs can be found at www.fmlpp.org/renovation.html
FMLPP is excited to be included in this November’s Ballot Measure Proposition B. In the measure, funds have been specifically allocated toward the playground’s renovation. These dollars will be critical to playground’s funding.
Friends of Mountain Lake Park endorses Proposition B on upcoming November 2012 ballot.
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NHS must change after inquiry into Bristol heart baby deaths
Hospital trusts and medical staff could face more testing to ensure they are up to standard in the wake of an inquiry which said surgeons at the Bristol Royal Infirmary were "powerful but flawed".
James Wisheart, the surgeon who was struck off the medical register after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct over his part in the scandal, tonight welcomed the report. He reiterated his "deep regret" over the tragic events which unfolded at Bristol.
Families of the children who died after operations at the child heart unit broadly welcomed the report, as did medical professionals and health campaigners.
The inquiry team, led by Professor Ian Kennedy, found one-third of the hospital's patients received inadequate care.
They reported a "poisoned" atmosphere between management, surgeons and other staff at the Bristol Royal Infirmary meant people who raised concerns about the scandal were ignored and threatened.
Mr Wisheart and fellow surgeon Janardan Dhasmana were found guilty of serious professional misconduct by the General Medical Council in relation to 53 cases of child heart surgery, in which 29 patients died.
Mr Dhasmana was banned from operating on children for three years and the hospital's chief executive, Dr John Roylance, was also found guilty of serious professional misconduct for failing to respond to concerns and was struck off the medical register.
Mr Wisheart said in a statement tonight: "The Inquiry has been comprehensive, thorough and has received evidence from all sides. It has recognised the complexity of the issues.
"Although it has not yet been possible to study the whole report in detail, I accept the thrust of the report and its conclusions and particularly welcome the fact that it looks to the future.
"As a surgeon and a member of the clinical team, I accept that there were shortcomings in the structure and performance of the paediatric cardiac surgical service in Bristol.
"I accept my part in these failures and reiterate my deep regret that there were more deaths than expected and wish to apologise for the distress that those patients and their families have endured.
"I wish to make clear that my intention at all times was to promote the best interests of every child and adult patient being treated in Bristol and I am grateful for the acknowledgement of that fact within the report."
Health Secretary Alan Milburn said he would be appointing a new national director of children's healthcare services, Professor Al Aynsley-Green, to improve standards of children's services in hospitals.
In line with the report's recommendations, he also announced a new independent Office for Information on Healthcare Performance to coordinate the collection and publication of medical data.
Up to 35 babies under a year old died unnecessarily at the infirmary between 1991 and 1995 as a result of sub-standard care, inquiry chairman Professor Kennedy said.
His mammoth inquiry, the biggest investigation in the history of the NHS, has taken two-and-a-half years.
It was ordered by the then Health Secretary Frank Dobson in 1998 after the General Medical Council's ruling against the BRI surgeons.
Prof Kennedy looked at the cases of more than 2,000 patients between 1984 and 1995 and took evidence from hundreds of parents, doctors, nurses and expert witnesses.
Death rates rose at all hospitals as a new heart operation was introduced but while they levelled off in other areas, deaths at the BRI remained high.
Prof Kennedy said in his report that surgeons were able to cover up high death rates by claiming they were on a "learning curve" - and their powerful positions both on the wards and at management level meant no one was able to question them.
Parents were given "partial, confusing and unclear" information and were kept in the dark about major concerns about the heart unit at the hospital.
The report said: "This is an account of a hospital where there was a club culture, an imbalance of power, with too much control in the hands of a few individuals."
Mr Wisheart was the lead heart surgeon and the medical director of the United Bristol Healthcare Trust.
The GMC case in 1998 was sparked by the death of 18-month-old Joshua Loveday on the operating table during a heart operation performed by Mr Dhasmana in 1995.
Anaesthetist Stephen Bolsin was so concerned about death rates that he urged doctors not to go ahead with the operations.
A Department of Health official even phoned Dr Roylance urging him to stop the surgery. But the operation went ahead and Joshua died.
Mr Wisheart was one of the doctors who voted against Dr Bolsin's calls for the operation to be stopped.
Prof Kennedy recommended that in the future hospitals should be licensed and "revalidated" every five years by checking that success rates in operations and other standards were up to scratch.
The report also recommended staff should also face periodic revalidation, and that the public should be allowed to see information about trusts' performance.
It also recommended that the clinical negligence compensation system should be replaced with an alternative.
Speaking in Bristol, Steve Parker, chairman of the Bristol Heart Children Action Group, said of the report: "It paints a very very bleak picture of the hospital and the way it operated. It's very very critical of the management structures."
Mr Parker, whose partner Diana Hill lost a daughter Jessica after treatment at the hospital, was speaking at the Bristol Royal Marriott hotel following a live broadcast of the Minister's statement.
Also speaking in Bristol, Laurence Vick, a solicitor representing many of the families, said many parents were still seeking compensation for their loss.
He said a large number, perhaps almost 100, had already settled with the hospital on a "no liability" basis and received a standard sum of £20,000.
In only one case so far in which a child had died, had the hospital admitted liability, he said.
Not all the relatives of those whose operations went wrong were satisfied with the wide-ranging inquiry.
James Stewart, a former chartered accountant whose son Ian suffered brain damage at the BRI, described the inquiry as a "betrayal".
Mr Stewart, from Sidmouth, Devon, said the report failed to bring all the issues into the open and claimed important topics had been "swept under the carpet".
The British Medical Association pledged to support the implementation of Prof Kennedy's recommendations from the inquiry.
Dr Ian Bogle, chairman of the BMA Council, apologised to parents of the Bristol babies and said they had been "let down" by the profession.
Meanwhile, Kaye McIntosh, editor of Health Which? magazine, said she was particularly pleased with proposals to inform patients about the experience of their clinician.
But Martin Berry, chairman of the Bristol Surgeon's Support Group, insisted the report showed surgeons were "dedicated, very caring men".
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Game Development Reference
The Minimax Effect
The Minimax effect might be the Channel effect used most
often. From a technical aspect, the Minimax effect looks at each
pixel and forces it to become either the minimum- or maxi-
mum value of the pixels in a specifi ed radius. In layman's terms,
the Minimax effect is typically used to expand or contract the
edges of a layer. This can be helpful in polishing up keyed foot-
age, removing strokes, cleaning up noisy edges, and other such
Open the Minimax.aep project up from the Chapter 5 folder
of the exercise fi les. We'll start in the Creepy Stranger comp. This
contains a simple Illustrator graphic with a thin stroke around its
edges (Fig. 5.38).
Figure 5.38 The Creepy Stranger
comp in the Minimax.aep project.

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Why do some businesses fail in Nigeria? Do you think the government is to blame, or are entrepreneurs to blame? On this episode of #AnalyseThis , Honey Ogundeyi and Tunji Andrews discuss these issues, and talk about the various ways in which upcoming entrepreneurs can avoid failing in business. Watch!
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How to build a truly global portfolio with ETFs
Nowhere is the diversity of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) now available on the ASX, more evident than in the array of products which invest in international shares.
More than $66 billion was invested in global equity ETFs as at April 30, or close to half of the market capitalisation of all ETFs available on the exchange.
Market uncertainty has triggered periods of outflows over the past year as investors focused on defensive assets in the face of market uncertainty. Nonetheless, the total size of global equity ETFs listed on the ASX increased more than 5% over the past 12 months is an indication of investor appetite for offshore diversification.
A recognition that global markets provide exposure to sectors which are difficult to access in Australia’s resource and financial services-heavy market, has been a driver of this diversification. International shares have also generated superior returns to domestic equities since the global financial crisis, though in other periods have underperformed local shares.
Indeed, research by AMP Investments shows global shares outperformed domestic equities in the high inflation 1970s and 1980s, but marginally underperformed in the 1990s and dramatically underperformed in the resources boom of the 2000s. As the boom subsided, global equities again delivered better outcomes.1
The simplicity of building a global portfolio via managed investments is a key attraction for Australian advisers seeking diversification for clients as it negates the greater complexity of buying individual shares, including the currency conversion required for each transaction.
Unsurprisingly, the most popular global equity ETFs are those dedicated to the world’s very largest companies or sharemarket indices – mostly the US S&P500 Index, MSCI World Index or S&P Global 100 Index.
Outside these very large funds, sit a range of other ETFs of varying size which provide access to different geographies, investment strategies and thematics that could add an extra dimension to a portfolio. The VanEck MSCI International Quality ETF (ASX:QUAL), for example, aims to capture the performance of quality international companies in developed markets.
Elsewhere, Vanguard’s Global Value Equity Active ETF (ASX:VVLU) holds 905 companies ranging from small to large caps in developed markets. Its largest allocation is to US companies (65.3%), with the rest across European markets, Japan, Korea and Israel.
Then there’s vehicles which provide access to developing markets, such as Ishares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (ASX:IEM), and others which invest in specific areas such as health, technology and global small caps.
Sustainability-focused funds, of course, also exist. BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: ETHI), for example, tracks the performance of a portfolio of large global stocks identified as “climate leaders”, whereas the Nanuk New World Fund (ASX:NNUK) is a bottom-up fund based on the premise that global investment in sustainable products and services may benefit selected companies.
Outlook for global equity markets
The easy availability of global equity ETFs is just one factor to consider when constructing a portfolio. Another important consideration is the market outlook in an environment that remains characterised by economic and market uncertainty.
The MSCI World ex Australia Index ($US) generated a gross return of 3.88% in the year to April 28, while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index ($US) fell 6.09% in the same period.
Looking ahead, Russell Investments in its second quarter Global Market Outlook, argued there was limited upside for global equities while recession risk was on the horizon.
“Although non-US developed equities are cheaper than US equities, we have a neutral preference until the Fed becomes less hawkish and the US dollar weakens,” Russell noted.
In terms of emerging market equities, it said “a recovery seems likely only once the Fed has stopped tightening and the US dollar begins to decline. China’s reopening has helped Chinese stocks rebound, but there are question marks over the longer-term outlook given the headwinds from the property market. For now, a neutral stance is warranted.”
1 AMP Investments, January 30, 2023 “Oliver's insights - Australian v global shares”, https://www.amp.com.au/insights-hub/blog/investing/olivers-insights-australian-v-global-shares

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Britney Jean debut at #5 selling a little over 100,000 copies. This marks the lowest full studio album debut in Britney’s history.
TMZ is reporting Britney and Jason have ended their relationship.
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Since the summer of 1991 when talks started about re-introducing a German withholding tax on interest income, it is estimated that at least DM110bn ( pounds 46.4bn) has been hauled across the border to the Luxembourg safe haven. This amounts to about half annual new savings.
Last year some DM66bn was shifted into Luxembourg-based funds to escape the 1 January 1993 deadline when the 30 per cent withholding tax came into force. The number of German banks operating in the Grand Duchy jumped by a third last year to 63, as they sought to clamber aboard this gravy train. The familiar picture of sheepish-looking Germans with over-stuffed plastic bags wandering up and down the Boulevard Royal has stayed. Even stories in papers such as Bild-zeitung about German secret service agents sidling through Luxemburg's banking district noting down German car number plates have failed to dampen the spirit of the tax fugitives.
Another DM30bn poured into Luxembourg in the first three months of this year, with the result that funds managed in Luxembourg by German financial institutions, totalling DM125bn, have now exceeded their equivalents in Germany. Christian Humbert, director of the Munich-based Adig fund managers, has predicted the extinction of this type of fund in Germany, should the flood into Luxembourg continue.
In February the Bayerische Vereinsbank's subsidiary in Luxembourg was struggling to cope with 50 new clients a day. According to Deutsche Bank, average first-time deposits amounted to DM400,000. Smaller fry are passed on to 'friendly institutions', such is the force of the influx. Last year the number of clients with Deutsche Bank Luxembourg increased by 164 per cent and the funds managed by its investment arm there doubled to DM28bn.
The advent of the withholding tax also coincided with the virtual abolition of formal border controls, creating an unexpected boon for the plastic-bag brigade. In the midst of all this feverish activity, German banks and investment houses have had little to complain about. As conservatives, Germans have placed most of the funds in the Luxembourg branches of their banks at home, encouraged by full-page newspaper advertisements hinting 'Luxembourg is just around the corner', and 'Luxembourg, the holiday home for your money'. As the chairman of Dresdner Bank said this week: 'One should stop whining about capital flight and rejoice in the progress of European harmonisation'.
Joy does not abound in the Finance Ministry, however, for 'just around the corner' is just too far for its tax collectors. Already fighting a hard battle to make the unification sums add up, the ministry is desperate to pin down every wayward tax pfennig. Meanwhile the Bundesbank is jumpy for other reasons.
With the recession deepening by the day, the conduct of monetary policy, and particularly the maintenance of confidence in the mark, has become more delicate. On the one hand, inflation will probably remain too high this year, averaging about 4 per cent, while the government's efforts to plug the holes in public spending look increasingly unsatisfactory, especially given the prospect of continued sharply rising unemployment. On the other hand, the misery of manufacturing industry cries out for rapid and sharp reductions in interest rates. In judging the balance, the Bundesbank is constantly trying to gauge just how thin confidence in the mark might be. At present nearly all the funds that have left Germany for Luxembourg have been put back into mark equity and bond funds.
But there is something psychologically disconcerting for the Bundesbank about such massive mark amounts being played with over the border. The central bank would far prefer to have its potential speculators within arm's reach.
Greater pressure So the pressure from Germany on Luxembourg has increased. The aggressive advertising virtually dried up after Theo Waigel, the Finance Minister, leant heavily on the German banks. Jacques Santer, Luxembourg's Prime Minister, asked his banks to refrain from drawing excessive attention to the discretion and the high degree of security offered by the Grand Duchy. This has not stopped Luxembourg's Banque Continentale from recently starting a campaign along Germany's high- speed ICE rail routes so that business travellers stopping briefly at stations can see a large hoarding with the message: Luxembourg, 7.5 per cent.
Franz Klein, president of the Federal Finance Court, said yesterday that Luxembourg will soon be forced to introduce a withholding tax of its own because other countries, notably Germany and France, will not tolerate the status quo. Indeed, the Germans have said they will press the point when EC finance ministers meet in Denmark in May. This fervour comes from the same Theo Waigel whose first act upon becoming Finance Minister was to abolish withholding tax. He was later forced to re-introduce it, much to his chagrin, by a German constitutional court ruling based on tax equality.
Luxembourg, unsurprisingly, is not prepared to see this new business snatched away without a struggle. Harmonisation has become their buzzword too. 'We shall only support an EC withholding tax when it covers all of western Europe, including Austria, Switzerland and such exotic tax havens as the British Channel Islands,' said Jean Claude Juncker, Finance Minister.
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Our hands can tell us a lot about what’s going on with our health. Various sensations on our palms and in our fingers can be indicators of problems in other parts of the body and are warnings signs that shouldn’t be ignored. The following symptoms can be caused by specific illnesses or nutritional deficiencies…
1. Vitamin deficiency
When you feel a tingling sensation in your hands, it could mean that you aren’t getting enough vitamin B1, B6, B12, and/or vitamin E. The only way to tell if you’re really suffering from a vitamin deficiency is to get a blood test. If the test is positive, your doctor can prescribe an appropriate vitamin supplement.
2. Circulation problems
Numbness in the fingertips of the right hand can be the result of a pinched nerve, but can also be a sign of cardiovascular disease.


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NEW Limited Edition Falcon and The Winter Soldier Magic Band – PHOTOS
Fans of the Falcon and the Winter Soldier are going to love this new Limited Edition Magic Band available at Walt Disney World. This Falcon and the Winter Soldier magic band is limited edition with only 1,000 being produced.
Being such a rare find, you’ll want to get your hands on this one quick if you’re a fan of the show!
Falcon and the Winter Soldier Magic Band -$34.99
This limited edition Magic Band comes in a collector’s box, and features a magic band very representative of the show.
The base of the magic band is blue, and there are different designs on each side the band.
One side features the saying “who will wield the shield?”. The background image is Captain America’s shield, with the text overlaid.
The opposite side of the band features photos of the Winter Soldier and Falcon themselves.
Fans of the new Marvel Cinematic Universe show on Disney Plus are certainly going to want to snag this new Marvel magic band Magic band quick! With only 1,000 produced, they are going to go quickly.
Do you collect magic bands? Will you be adding this new Marvel magic band to your collection?
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This ad for the new Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio, is a photograph of a real event. The car above is actually a baker's dozen of women painted by a renowned body artist and carefully positioned to evoke the sexy Italian microcar. Even knowing what you're looking at, you need a triple-take to fully comprehend it. But does it make you want to buy a Fiat?
The body artist assigned the daunting task of painting a platoon of models into a Fiat 500 is Craig Tracy. Since the job required much flexibility, Tracy and team recruited circus performers, artists and contortionists, capable of bending and holding unfathomable poses. An additional 30 to 40 people worked behind the scenes mapping and organizing the women's positions prior to the shoot taking place.
It's a project that Dean Oram, art director at advertising firm The Richards Group, initially proposed to Fiat without fully knowing how to accomplish it. And when Fiat loved the idea, the reality of delivering on the promise proved daunting. With the help of a top photographer and a world-renowned body painter, however, the agency felt confident the ad would be a success. But even Tracy had his doubts: "Initially, the concept for this project blew my mind, and I knew how overwhelming the task could be."
The Richards Group is the same agency responsible for the sexy Fiat 500 Abarth ad, where a man becomes entranced by a seductive Italian women before she turns into an Abarth as he goes in for the kiss. Given strong sales of the Abarths, Fiat has hewed to the steamy approach for its new model, the 500L, where it reimagined Paul Revere's ride as a Harlequin-meets-Maxim fantasy of Italian invasion.
This ad will debut in print in the "Body Issue" of ESPN the Magazine, sporting the clever tagline "Made of pure muscle." And while it seems entirely unique, as Mashable points out the Government of South Australia once created a similar ad for a road safety campaign. Regardless, it's an ingenious concept — although one that works much better for Fiat than, say, Ram pickups.


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日本を代表するクリエイターやイノベーターの方々が一丸となって東京2020大会を盛り上げる「ONE TEAM PROJECT」
今回は歌舞伎役者、市川海老蔵さんが「東京 2020 三年前口上」をご披露いたします。
「ONE TEAM PROJECT」についてhttps://participation.tokyo2020.jp/jp/oneteam/
This is the first of many posts to come on Tokyo 2020’s “One Team Project”– an initiative to bring together Japan’s leading creators and innovators in a wide range of fields and have them share their own interpretation of the Tokyo 2020 Games’ vision.
KABUKI, a style of Japanese classical dance-drama loved by many, has a rich history dating back hundreds of years. At the forefront of the modern kabuki world is actor Ebizo Ichikawa, who plays a pivotal role in preserving this sophisticated and refined portrayal of traditional Japanese culture. With exactly 3 years to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Ebizo shared with us his thoughts on their meaning and purpose.
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ASTORIA — A flea market on the outdoor film lot at Kaufman Astoria Studios will be back this summer for three nights in July with vendors peddling food, clothing and vintage goods, according to organizers.
The Astoria Flea & Food — from the same team that hosts the weekly LIC Flea & Food on the Hunters Point waterfront — will take place July 16, 23 and 30 from 7 p.m. to midnight, and will also feature a beer garden serving only brews made in Queens.
Other vendors at the market will include Jessy's Pastries, which makes Peruvian empanadas and other treats, hand printed T-shirts and tanks from Dutch Kills Klotheing and Jae NYC Eats, a company in Far Rockaway that makes artisanal Twinkies.
This is the third year for the Astoria Flea, which kicked off in 2013.
It's held on the back lot at Kaufman Astoria Studios — the city's only functioning outdoor film lot — located on 36th Street between 34th and 35th avenues.
Editors Note: this story was updated July 7 to reflect changes Astoria Flea & Food made to its schedule. The market originally planned for July 9 is canceled due to weather forecasts.


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The following Obituary for Roy Whitton appeared in The Age on
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Pioneer played key role in attracting the world to ‘bula bula’ islands
ROY FREDERICK WHITTON OAM
TOURISM PIONEER, FIJI
9.3.1918 - 1.3.2009
By RHONDA WHITTON (niece of Roy Whitton)
Roy Whitton, a visionary expatriate who played a leading role in the development of tourism in Fiji and community health, has died at his home at Vuda, on the main island of Viti Levu. He was almost 91.
Roy, who moved to Fiji from Australia in 1965, was honoured by the governments of both countries for his efforts in community health and international relations, particularly as chairman of the Fiji orthopaedic training program now known as the Orthopaedic Outreach Fund.
Such was the esteem in which he was held that his funeral service was attended by the paramount chief of the Burebasaga Confederacy, Na Marama Tui Dreken, Ro Temumu Kepa, as well as the country’s former vice president, Ratu Ione Madraiwiwi.
The Australian government awarded Roy the Order of Australia in 1996 for his work at Lautoka Hospital.
Roy was born at Williamstown in Melbourne, one of six children. He left school early to help on the family farm near Geelong, but it was soon apparent that he was ambitious and had other plans for his life. He joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1939 and served throughout World War ll.
After the war he joined Qantas in Sydney as a traffic officer for the flying boats; later he was traffic manager at Sydney airport and was involved with the introduction of the airline’s worldwide central reservations system. In 1965 he was part of the Qantas team that took delivery of the airline’s first Boeing 707 aircraft.
Roy’s Qantas career culminated that year with his appointment as airport manager, Fiji. Soon after relocating to Nadi, Roy met and married Rose (Leikin Gock).
With Rose already working in the tourism industry, he saw the untapped potential for Fiji, and the dynamic husband-and-wife team set about offering tourists complete packages of accommodation, facilities, activities and entertainment.
Their vision for Fiji changed the face of that country’s tourism industry.
The Whittons introduced many firsts for Fiji: in 1967, they opened Fiji’s first restaurant/nightclub; three years later, he joined a partnership that developed the first international hotel. He also established the first drive-through bottle shop and free hotel shuttle bus from the airport.
Sightseeing tours, organised activities, road tours and rental cars all fuelled Whitton’s booming tourism empire. However, his biggest venture was supporting the company’s expansion into resort ownership and development. Roy was fond of saying, “Not bad for a lad who left school at 13”.
Roy died just eight days short of his 91st birthday. Coincidentally, his 92- year-old sister, Hazel Priestley, died 20 hours after her brother and they were buried on the same day - one in Fiji, one in Melbourne.
Whitton’s funeral service was traditionally Fijian, as was his burial at the nearby Balawa Cemetery.
The local church choir as well as a full gospel choir joined hundreds of mourners at the Lautoka Wesley Church and at the graveside.
From his first marriage, Roy is survived by his children Yvonne, Dianne, Rodney and Mark: he was also father to Tony and Rose.


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New York City, Dr. Richard Jacks is a creator of perfumes. He spends all of his days try to invent the next best thing in the industry. His girlfriend, Sarah, sometimes gets pushed to the ... See full summary »
Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson story: Doctor Henry Jekyll's enthusiasm for science and his selfless acts of service have made him a much-admired man. But as he visits Sir George Carew one evening, his host criticizes him for his reluctance to experience the more sensual side of life. Sir George goads Jekyll into visiting a music hall, where he watches the alluring dancer Gina. Jekyll becomes fascinated with the two contrasting sides of human nature, and he becomes obsessed with the idea of separating them. After extensive work in his laboratory, he devises a formula that does indeed allow him to alternate between two completely different personalities, his own and that of a brutish, lascivious person whom he names Hyde. It is not long before the personality of Hyde begins to dominate Jekyll's affairs. Written by
John Barrymore hauled many of his prized potted plants from his apartment to the set to appear in scenery in the movie. See more »
After the first transformation scene when Hyde attempts to change back into Jekyll, as he throws himself onto the floor, you can see one of his prosthetic fingers fly off. See more »
Sir George Carew:
In devoting yourself to others, Jekyll, aren't you neglecting the development of your own life?
Sir George Carew, Dr. Henry Jekyll:
Isn't it by serving others that one develops oneself, Sir George?
Sir George Carew:
Which self? A man has two two - as he has two hands. Because I use my right hand, Should I never use my left?
[Carew pointedly moves both hands indepemdently, making his point known to the whole table]
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Your really strong man fears nothing. It is the weak one that is afraid of - - experience.
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Except for John Barrymore whose name appears above the title, actors were not originally credited in this movie at the start or at the end. Instead, four additional actors and their character names are credited in the inter-titles right before they appear on-screen. See more »
Through countless adaptations, including movies, the gist of Robert Lewis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is familiar to those who have never even touched the novella. The doppelgänger, or doubles, theme of its battle between the good and evil within oneself are shared heritage, even though the Victorian age it was set in, the suspicions of invention and science and some of the psychological notions have since passed. This 1920 filmed version, the first highly regarded one, presents the story as it has been most commonly handed down: the narrative is simplified, removing the original mystery, and it takes the perspective of Dr. Jekyll, reducing the role of Mr. Utterson.
There are some interesting parts to this adaptation, especially when comparing it to the later 1931 and 1941 versions. The competing beliefs between Jekyll and Dr. Lanyon are well rendered, as are those between Jekyll and Sir George, who is, apparently, based in Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray". Additionally, the rationale behind Jekyll's experiment is altered more illogical by concerning it with one's soul, instead of the hypocrisy of the two-faced upper classmen who present themselves respectably for the public but also want to visit the prostitutes at night.
Anyhow, for better or worse, John Barrymore is restrained (considering the role and the film era). There's an odd giant spider nightmare in this one, too. The best aspect of this version, I think, is its horror atmosphere, with the studio sets of the fogy, lamp-lit London slums and even the detailed interior designs add something--production values that make this early entry stand out. Barrymore contributes to this, especially with the makeup to create his deformed Hyde that could rival Lon Chaney's creations.
To see a major point of difference between the three major Hollywood adaptations, as well as an indication of Hollywood's evolution and how this 1920 version stands out, compare Barrymore's horrific and grotesque Hyde with that of Fredric March and Spencer Tracy: notice how Hyde becomes easier on the eyes with each subsequent decade.
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The Supreme Court on Friday, May 6 termed the state of medical colleges in the country as “rotten,” while imposing a fine of Rs 5 crore on an Odisha -based private medical college for abruptly increasing the number of seats from 100 to 150 in an academic year and accusing it of “playing with the future of students”.
SC’s verdict on the medical college:
- “Costs of Rs 5 crores are imposed on Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) for playing with the future of its students and the mess that it has created for them. The amount will be deposited by KIMS in the Registry of this Court within six weeks from today, according to PTI.
- “The amount of Rs 5 crores so deposited towards costs shall not be recovered in any manner from any student or adjusted against the fees or provision of facilities for students of any present or subsequent batches,” a bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and N V Ramana said.
Apex court’s order regarding students who were admitted in the year 2015-16 in the courses run by the medical college administration:
- “The admission granted to the 50 students pursuant to the order of the High Court dated September 25, 2015 and the provisional permission granted by the central government only on September 28, 2015 shall not be disturbed.
- “How the students will complete their course of studies without putting undue pressure on them is entirely for MCI and KIMS and other concerned authorities to decide,” it said.
KIMS has been restrained by the court from increasing the intake of students from 100 to 150 for the MBBS course for the academic year 2016-17 and 2017-2018.
The order came on an appeal filed by Medical Council of India (MCI) challenging the Orissa High Court’s verdict, which had permitted KIMS to admit additional 50 students in academic year 2015-16.
The private medical college had moved the High Court, challenging MCI’s order disallowing admission in MBBS and BDS streams citing lack of adequate infrastructure.


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The Kentville Marlins are gearing up for provincials this weekend in Halifax. Many swimmers are ranked in the top 10 provincially. – Gary Manning photo
With many of the Marlins in the top 10 in the rankings, the Kentville swim team is hoping to move up the placings when they head to provincials this weekend.
Isaac Payne, 14, is one of the swimmers that head coach Shauna Manning is expecting might see the podium.
“Isaac is in some top three placings and could get even higher,” she said. “Many of the swimmers have been doing so well this season taking large amounts of time off of their times each time they swim. I am really excited to see what they can do.”
Provincials, she said, will be a different experience for most of the Marlins. The event will be held at the Dalhousie Athletics Complex, with an eight-lane pool.
“Summer swimmers are used to swimming outside, with the sun, and in a six-lane pool, so it will be a different but exciting experience,” she said.


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Providing high-quality food for your family year-round takes foresight and planning, plus healthy doses of commitment and follow-through. Whether you grow as much of your food as you can or you source it from local producers, the guidelines here will help you decide how much to produce or purchase. The charts linked to in “Plan How Much to Grow” later in this article will also help you estimate how much space you’ll need — both in your garden to grow the crops, and in your home and pantry or root cellar to store preserved foods. Here’s a step-by-step plan to help you make the best use of your garden space (or farmers markets) to move toward homestead food self-sufficiency.
1. Establish Your Goals
Make a list of the foods you and your family eat now — and note the quantities as well. The charts linked to in “Plan How Much to Grow” further along in this article assume a half-cup serving size for fruits, vegetables and legumes, and a 2-ounce serving for dry grains. If your servings differ from the charts, be sure to adjust your calculations accordingly.
Decide what you’d like to grow, noting the foods your family prefers and recognizing that not every crop will grow in every climate. Research different crop varieties: Some crops — such as melons — require long, hot days to mature, but certain varieties need fewer days to reach maturity, which allows them to be grown in areas with a shorter growing season.
Don’t be afraid to start small and build gradually toward food self-sufficiency. A good starting goal might be to produce all of a certain crop that you use. An early milestone for me was growing all of the green beans we needed for a year and all of the ingredients for the spaghetti sauce I canned. Maybe you’ll aim to eat at least one thing from your garden each day. Keep your goals in mind as you’re planning a garden.
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VANCOUVER, B.C. – In an interview with Alfred Lambremont Webre, Becky Big Canoe of Ontario, Canada describes becoming sustainable in food and housing with EnviroNative Training Initatives.
EnviroNative Training Initiatives, which Becky Big Canoe founded, is a not-for-profit organization set up to design and deliver training programs in food security, entrepreneur skills and natural building. Their target clientele is First Nations women and at risk youth.
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Val and Eli take us on a tour of their permagarden in Jacksonville FL. They have created a wonderful, natural space filled with self-sustaining fruits, vegetables, herbs, medicines, colors, water, fragrances, and wildlife…. at their fingertips.
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Thought I would share with you how to make a no dig potato bed. This type of bed is easily constructed and can save you so much time and effort as well as producing a brilliant crop.
Ten Minute Gardener
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Healthier more robust plants, better drainage, improved uptake of nutrients, preserves beneficial living organisms, more organic matter, more humus, better water infiltration, holds more water, break down and recycle soil nutrients.
Video by Dr. Milton Ganyard at HerbFest to benefit the Graham Johnson Cultural Arts Endowment, http://www.gjcae.org.
Fall in love with fall gardening
By Vicki Mattern
Mother Earth News
With tomatoes, peppers and melons now hitting their late summer stride, it’s easy to forget that autumn and early winter can be as abundant as spring and summer. Those who seize the opportunity for a second season of growth will find the planning and planting well worthwhile.
The steps to a bountiful fall garden are simple. Choose crops suited to fall growing conditions (see the list of crops and recommended varieties at the end of this article). Ensure your chosen site has organically enriched soil and adequate water. And start now. If you don’t have seeds on hand, use our online seed finder.
You can replace spring-planted lettuces, peas and brassicas (broccoli and its relatives) with new plantings that mature in fall. Seeds and transplants will take off quickly in the warm summer soil. They’ll appreciate cooler nights, too.
Look forward to peak flavor and performance for many crops that do not prosper in summer heat. Lower temperatures are ideal for producing crisp lettuces without the bitterness or bolting that can occur in hot weather. Frost-kissed kale, Brussels sprouts and cabbage have a special sweetness. Carrots, beets and turnips also thrive in the fall garden and, after harvest, can be kept in a pantry or root cellar so you can enjoy their goodness well into winter. Collards, mustard and other greens also like cool weather.
Favored Crops for Fall
When deciding what to plant now for fall harvest, gardeners throughout most of the country should think greens and root vegetables, advises John Navazio, a plant-breeding and seed specialist at Washington State University and senior scientist for the Organic Seed Alliance in Port Townsend, Wash., which conducts annual tests of crops and varieties to evaluate their cold hardiness.
Leafy greens (such as lettuces, spinach, arugula, chard and mâche) and root veggies (such as beets, carrots, turnips, radishes and rutabagas) as well as brassicas (including broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale and Chinese cabbage) and peas will all thrive in the cooler weather and shorter days of fall. In many regions, some of these cold-hardy crops will even survive the winter to produce a second harvest in spring. (See “Stretching the Season,” below.)
If you garden in the South or other areas with mild winters, you can grow all of those crops as well as heat-loving favorites. “Here, we can set out tomato transplants in late August,” says David Pitre, owner of Tecolote Farm, a certified organic farm near Austin, Texas. Pitre also plants okra, eggplant, peppers, winter squash, cucumbers and potatoes in August and September for winter harvest. Plant cool-season crops in the garden after temperatures cool — late September or later.
Fall is also prime garden season in the Pacific Northwest, where abundant rain and cool (but not frigid) temperatures are ideal for growing brassicas, root crops and leafy greens planted in mid- to late summer. The hardiest of these crops often hang on well into winter if given protection, such as row covers or cold frames.
(For full details on which crops to plant now in your region for fall and winter harvests, check out our What to Plant Now pages, or sign up for a free, 30-day trial of our online Vegetable Garden Planner — MOTHER)
Hardy Fall Varieties
After you’ve decided which crops to grow for fall harvest, zero in on specific varieties. “There are big differences in cold hardiness among varieties,” Navazio says. “Some are better able to photosynthesize at cooler temperatures.”
For the past several years, the Alliance has been conducting trials of as many as 170 varieties of 11 different crops for their quality and performance in fall and winter. Among them, kale, radicchio and Swiss chard have been tested extensively and confirmed cold hardy to 14 degrees Fahrenheit with no protection. Several varieties stood out for the Alliance and market gardeners.
Broccolis. Opt for varieties that produce plenty of side shoots, rather than a single large head. “‘Diplomat’ and ‘Marathon’ can survive the heat of late summer and thrive when cool weather arrives in fall, producing a second cutting as late as Thanksgiving,” says Elizabeth Keen, co-owner of Indian Line Farm, a 17-acre organic operation in Great Barrington, Mass. In Austin, Texas, Carol Ann Sayle, co-owner of Boggy Creek Farm, grows ‘Packman’ and ‘Diplomat’ for harvest by Thanksgiving and cuts ‘Marathon’ by Christmas.
Carrots. Consider storage ability when choosing carrots for your fall garden, says Thomas Case, owner of Arethusa Farm, a certified organic farm near Burlington, Vt. Both Keen and Case like ‘Bolero’ for fall growing and winter storage.
Lettuces. Whether you garden in the North or South, lettuces are a mainstay of the fall garden. Several European heirloom varieties are especially durable: ‘Rouge d’Hiver’ (a flavorful romaine whose leaves blush red in cool weather), ‘Marvel of Four Seasons’ (also called ‘Merveille de Quatre Saisons,’ a sweet and tender butterhead with red-edged outer leaves) and ‘Winter Density’ (also called ‘Craquerelle du Midi,’ a compact bibb type with deep green leaves) are good bets. Even in Zone 5, these lettuces will hang on into December and, with the protection of heavy mulch or a cold frame, will often return with renewed vigor in early spring.
When the lettuces go dormant in winter, you can count on mâche to fill your salad bowl. Mâche (or corn salad) is delicious and will survive and continue to grow in colder weather longer than any other salad green, says Eliot Coleman in his classic book Four-Season Harvest. In his Zone 5 Maine garden, Coleman seeds mâche inside a cold frame from September through early November for harvest until April, when overwintered lettuce resumes its growth.
Kale. Of the popular Lacinato-type kales, ‘Black Tuscan’ consistently rated best in the Alliance tests for cold hardiness, vigor, flavor and stature. The Alliance also recommends ‘Winterbor’ (a tall Dutch kale), ‘Red Russian’ and ‘White Russian’ (two tasty Siberian kales). It’s hard to go wrong with kale in fall, no matter the variety: All have superior flavor when temperatures drop into the 20s or below. “Sugar is the plant’s natural antifreeze, so as the temperature drops, more starches are converted to sugar, sweetening the flavor of kale and other brassicas,” Navazio says.
Radicchio. Still considered a specialty vegetable by many, radicchio thrives in the cool conditions of fall and offers a wealth of possibilities in the kitchen. Of the more than 20 varieties tested by the Alliance in the past two years, a few Italian open-pollinated varieties proved most cold-hardy. ‘Variegata di Luisa Tardiva’ and ‘Variegata di Castlefranco’ produce upright, variegated heads similar to romaine lettuce, with beautiful hearts and radicchio’s signature bitterness.
“Grown in cool weather, they are delightful, with a mild spicy flavor,” Navazio says. Although some of the plants’ outer leaves were “toasted” at 14 degrees in the Alliance trials, you can strip off any damaged leaves and enjoy the tasty interior.
Navazio suggests slicing the heads, then wilting the leaves in a pan with cipollini onions, as cooks do in Italy, or dressing the heads lightly with olive oil and roasting them on the grill or a campfire. For cold hardiness and flavor, Navazio also recommends ‘Rossa di Verona’ and ‘Grumolo Rossa.’
Published on May 20, 2013
Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne have been farming their yard in Los Angeles for over a decade. In addition to a mini orchard and extensive veggie garden, they have all the instruments of an urban homestead: chickens, bees, rainwater capture, DIY greywater, solar fruit preserver, humanure toilet, rocket stove, adobe oven. But they don’t like to talk about sustainability of self-sufficiency, instead they prefer the term self-reliance.
“I don’t like the goal of self-sufficiency, I think it’s a fool’s errand to chase that goal,” explains Knutzen. “I think we live in communities, human beings are meant to live, and trade and work together. I think self-reliance is okay, in other words, knowing how to do things.”
Knutzen and Coyne share their tinkering, DIY and small scale urban agriculture experiments on their blog Root Simple and in their books “The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City” and “Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post Consumer World”. They believe in the value of shop classes and old-school home economics (back when you learned how to make things, not shop for things).
For the couple, their true goal with all of this self-reliance is freedom to live as they please. By growing their own and canning, pickling, preserving, freezing and baking their own breads and beans, they live frugally. They also only own one car (plus a cargo bike), one cellphone and no tv. “I think a lot of it has to do with our overdriving ambition to be free,” explains Coyne, “makes being cheap fun, because it means you can be free”.
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Manage these vigorous self-seeders so you’ll never have to buy seeds again.
By Barbara Pleasant
ILLUSTRATION: ELAYNE SEARS
One of the characteristics of a truly sustainable garden is that it produces at least some of its own seed. This is most often done when gardeners select, harvest and store seeds until the proper time for planting the following year. But some self-seeding crops produce seeds so readily that as long as you give them time to flower and mature, and set seed, you will always have free plants growing in your garden. You can simply let the seeds fall where they are, or toss pieces of the seed heads into the corners of your garden, or whichever area you want them in — no harvesting, storing or replanting required. With most self-seeding vegetables, herbs and annual flowers, you’ll just need to learn to recognize the seedlings so you don’t hoe them down. Should seedlings require relocation, you can simply lift and move them — after all, they are sturdy field-grown seedlings.
In addition to getting all the free garden plants you need (and some to share with family and friends), nurturing self-seeders is also a great way to provide a diversity of flowers that supply pollen and nectar for beneficial insects. Self-seeding flowers, herbs and vegetables that show up in early spring include arugula, calendula, chamomile, cilantro, dill, breadseed poppies and brilliant red orach (mountain spinach). Nasturtiums, amaranth, New Zealand spinach, and even basil or zinnias appear later, after the soil has warmed.
Starting a new colony of any of these annuals is usually a simple matter of lopping off armloads of brittle, seedbearing stems in the fall, and dumping them where you want the plants to appear the next season. It’s that easy. Most of the seedlings will appear in the first year after you let seed-bearing plants drop their seeds, with lower numbers popping up in subsequent seasons.
Working with reseeding, or self-sowing, crops saves time and trouble and often gives excellent results, but a few special techniques and precautions are in order. Some plants that self-sow too freely — especially perennials such as garlic chives or horseradish — will cross the line into weediness if not handled with care.
Spring Seeds for Fall Crops
The first group of plants to try as self-sown crops — both because they’re the easiest and they’ll be ready the same year — are those that tend to bolt in late spring. If allowed to bloom and set seed, dill, radishes, arugula, cilantro, broccoli raab, turnips and any kind of mustard will produce ripe seeds in time for fall reseeding in most climates. Lettuce will take a little longer, but often gives good results in Zone 5 or warmer.
One way to encourage self-seeders is to select vigorous plants from a larger planting, and let these plants grow unharvested until they bloom and produce seeds. This will work well enough, but it’s often bothersome to have one lone turnip holding up the renovation of a planting bed. To get around this problem, use a Noah’s ark approach: Set aside a bed or row and transplant pairs of plants being grown for seed into the ark bed. As the weeks pass, weed, water and stake up seed-bearing branches to keep them clean, but don’t pick from the “seed ark” bed.
Published on Feb 25, 2013
Permaculture is a system of ecological design that strives to emulate natural ecosystems so that our gardens and farms become self-sustaining, healthy and bountiful. It seeks to create gardens and landscapes that arrange all the elements of the design in ways that maximize the synergy of the design while minimizing the need for human inputs such as labour, fertilizer and pesticides. Trees and idea of forest gardening play a big part. Increasingly the principles of permaculture are being adapted for homes, even in the cities and suburbs. Travis Philp, a trained environmental and eco management technician, is a resident of the Greenshire Eco Farm where he manages the permaculture garden beds and looks after crop planting, maintenance, harvest and the weekly filling of food boxes. He will show you how to incorporate the principles of permaculture around your home or farm.
(Hugelkultur images courtesy Paul Wheaton, http://richsoil.com/hugelkultur.)
- Permaculture – Hugelkulture (milumaca.wordpress.com)
- International Permaculture Day May 5th! (gatherandgrow.org)
- The No Dig, No Till Garden (permaculturecottage.wordpress.com)
- International Permaculture Day (stroudcommunityweb.com)
- Farming the Woods author Steve Gabriel on “The Permaculture Podcast” (farmingthewoods.com)
- Taking Permaculture to The Next Level (theurbanecovillage.wordpress.com)
- Permaculture: the link between sustainable living and environmental conservation – Part 2 (wordfromthesavanna.com)

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After the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab suspended the extradition treaty on Monday, China has warned Britain that they will “bear the consequences.”
A Chinese embassy spokesman to the UK, warned on Tuesday that the UK will “bear the consequences if it insists on going down the wrong road.”
He added, “Now the UK side has gone even further down the wrong road in disregard of China’s solemn position and repeated representations.
“It once again contravened international law and the basic norms governing international relations and blatantly interfered in China’s internal affairs in an attempt to disrupt the implementation of the National Security Law for Hong Kong SAR and undermine the city’s prosperity and stability.
“China urges the UK side to immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs, which are China’s internal affairs, in any form.
“The UK will bear the consequences if it insists on going down the wrong road.”
The Chinese ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming hit back on Monday morning, and said it would be “totally wrong” to impose these sanctions on officials.
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Texas Health Care Association Tells House Human Services Panel That Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Programs Are at Risk
CLEARLAKE, Texas, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In testimony before a field hearing of the House Human Services Committee today, the President of the Texas Health Care Association (THCA) said that in order to protect the Houston area's most vulnerable frail, elderly and disabled seniors, it will be essential in the year ahead to initiate a much-needed discussion about how to strengthen the Texas Medicaid program's reimbursement rate, which has dangerously slipped to 49th in the entire nation.
"Now more than ever, Mr. Chairman, we need to initiate a discussion about how to strengthen our Medicaid program - especially in Texas, where our Medicaid reimbursement rates have slipped to 49th in the entire nation, and which simply does not reflect the challenges faced daily by our state's most vulnerable seniors and the providers who care for them," testified Tim Graves, President of the THCA in Austin. "With Medicaid financing a joint state-federal responsibility, we will be strongly urging our Austin and Washington-based lawmakers to take a hard look at the fact that while the average national daily Medicaid rate per patient is $153.83, the Texas rate is just $106.59, according to independent data from the national accounting firm BDO Seidman, and other sources."
Graves said that even on a regional basis, Texas has fallen behind: New Mexico ranks 30th nationally, at $137.24; Oklahoma ranks 44th, at $116.84; Arkansas ranks 47th, at $111.76; and Louisiana ranks 45th, at $115.00. Besides the fact that the Texas Medicaid rate requires modification to reflect the realities of the health care marketplace, he said, we must also assess how the pending demographic tidal wave of retirees, a great many of whom will ultimately require long term care and services, will place further stress on an already over-burdened Medicaid financing structure. "No serious health care policy expert believes Medicaid can be sustained in its current form, and with the current financing structure," Graves warned.
Compounding Texas' Medicaid funding crisis are proposed federal cuts to Medicare and Medicaid contained in the Bush Administration's FY 2009 budget. "On top of Texas' already over-burdened state Medicaid program - federal Medicare cuts will create an even more problematic scenario for your most vulnerable elderly and disabled constituents," Graves told the lawmakers. "With upwards of 60 percent of nursing home operating expenses in Texas long term care facilities driven by labor costs, additional financial pressures placed on them by federal funding cuts will undermine patients' care, and further destabilize our direct care workforce."
To help protect and preserve access to high quality long term care throughout Texas, particularly in our rural areas where facilities are often the largest local employer, Graves said THCA is pleased that three members of the U.S. House delegation - Lloyd Doggett, E.B. Johnson and Solomon Ortiz - have signed a new congressional letter to House Budget Chairman John Spratt (D-SC) and Ranking Member Paul Ryan (R-WI) asking them to help stop the Medicare and Medicaid funding cuts proposed in the Bush Administration's budget blueprint.
THCA is urging more members of the Texas U.S. House delegation to sign this letter, which helps focus attention on the increasing interdependence between Medicaid and Medicare. States the letter:
"Approximately 80% of nursing home patients rely on either Medicare or Medicaid to pay for their long term care. Given that the fastest growing segment of our population are those 85 and older, our nation's need for long term care is likely to increase significantly. Providing adequate reimbursement for long term care under both Medicare and Medicaid will ensure that this growing population will continue to have access to long term care.
"Despite the growing demand for long term care, the existing financing mechanisms for Medicare and Medicaid are intertwined and increasingly dysfunctional. Medicare and Medicaid funding comprise the vast majority of all skilled nursing facility (SNF) payments. The Administration's proposed reductions to Medicare payments to SNFs are especially egregious when the drastic underfunding of Medicaid-financed SNF care is considered. For 2007, SNFs received $4.4 billion less than needed to cover the costs of providing care to Medicaid patients according to BDO Seidman. The Administration's FY 09 budget, however, ignores this perilous situation and calls for nearly $24 billion in cuts to Medicare SNF funding over five years.
"Recently, the long term care sector has experienced relative economic stability, allowing SNFs to enhance the quality of care and better meet the needs of its patients. These patients are experiencing more medically complex conditions than ever before and these unjustifiable cuts would therefore jeopardize this already underfunded system and further destabilize our nation's long term care infrastructure."
Stated Graves: "Mr. Chairman, I cannot emphasize more strongly that care quality in our nursing homes - and continued progress in quality improvement - is directly tied to funding stability in Washington and in Austin. I am proud to say that here in Texas, we are indeed making strides on the quality front, but those results are in jeopardy due the financial environment in which we operate."
The THCA President said his organization will continue to enthusiastically partner in government and profession-wide quality improvement programs, and concluded by stating, "Government has every right to insist upon quality care, but so too does government have an obligation to finance that care - particularly in terms of paying the actual cost of providing that care. We do not believe that is an unreasonable expectation."
For complete text of Graves' testimony before the House Human Services Committee, go to http://www.txhca.org.
Founded in 1950, the Texas Health Care Association (THCA) is the largest long term care association in Texas. THCA represents a broad spectrum of long term care providers and professionals offering long term, rehabilitative and specialized health care services. Member facilities, owned by both for-profit and non-profit entities, include nursing facilities, specialized rehabilitation facilities, and assisted living facilities.
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CFRP is a composite material comprising two primary components: carbon fibres and a polymer matrix. To understand how it’s made and why it’s environmentally friendly, let’s break down these components:
- Carbon Fibres: At the core of CFRP are ultra-thin, high-strength strands of carbon. These fibres are typically derived from precursor materials like polyacrylonitrile (PAN) or pitch-based substances. The production process involves subjecting these precursors to high temperatures, including carbonisation and graphitisation, resulting in carbon fibres with exceptional mechanical properties.
- Polymer Matrix: The carbon fibres are embedded within a polymer matrix, often epoxy resin. This matrix serves multiple crucial roles—it binds the carbon fibres, transfers loads to them, and provides protection against environmental factors such as moisture and chemicals. Importantly, the polymer matrix contributes to CFRP’s eco-friendliness.
The Environmentally Friendly Production Process:
The manufacturing process of CFRP, though energy-intensive, boasts several eco-friendly attributes:
- Energy Efficiency: Carbon fibre production uses less energy compared to some traditional materials like steel. Additionally, advancements in manufacturing techniques have reduced energy consumption in recent years.
- Durability and Longevity: CFRP structures, when used for structural strengthening and repairs, have extended lifespans. This longevity reduces the need for frequent replacements and minimises material waste.
- Reduced Carbon Emissions: The lightweight nature of CFRP reduces transportation energy consumption and associated carbon emissions during construction and maintenance.
- Recyclability: While CFRP itself is not easily recyclable due to its composite nature, research is ongoing to find sustainable ways to recycle or repurpose CFRP materials, reducing their environmental impact further.
The usefulness of CFRP and Its Environmental Impact
CFRP’s eco-friendly production process is complemented by its positive environmental impact when used in various applications:
- Reduced Material Usage: CFRP’s high strength-to-weight ratio allows for lighter and more efficient structures, resulting in lower material consumption.
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- Corrosion Resistance: CFRP’s resistance to corrosion reduces the need for toxic anti-corrosion coatings and maintenance, which can harm the environment.
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The Laboratory of Human Environmental Epigenetics investigates molecular mechanisms and biomarkers that reflect reprogramming of health and disease trajectories in response to environmental exposures.
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The laboratory’s resources and expertise are dedicated to the investigation of the epigenome and mitochondriome at different life stages ranging from fetal life to aging populations. Developing and applying novel molecular methods in human populations is a primary endeavor in the lab. Ongoing projects investigate effects from environmental exposures including endocrine disrupting chemicals, particulate air pollution, metals, flame retardants, pesticides, as well as common risk factors, such as psycho-social violence, second-hand smoking, and maternal diet and metabolic alterations. The laboratory has conducted studies in the U.S., as well as in highly-exposed groups or special conditions of exposure in China, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Israel, Poland, Thailand, Oman, Bulgaria, Russia, and other countries.
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