Left wing Labour Councillor defects to the Green Party
A left wing Labour Councillor in Manchester has defected to the Green Party. Ekua Bayunu has been a Councillor for Hulme ward since 2021, and announced she has resigned from the Labour Party and joined the Greens in a letter to her constituents.
Bayunu’s defection sees the Green Party become the official opposition on Manchester City Council. The Greens now have three seats on the Council, one more than the Liberal Democrats.
Bayunu was known as being on the left of the Labour group, and stood as a left candidate for the leadership of the Council last year. She also served as co-vice chair of the Labour Party’s National Women’s Committee.
In her letter to residents, Cllr Bayunu said, “I have felt hampered in my ambition to serve you all to the best of my ability. I have felt constantly at odds with the culture of the Labour Party. To serve you better and to be able to do more for you I have made a big decision. I have found a new home, a new hope, a group committed to working with local people and that is the Green Party.”
Welcoming the move, Scott Robinson, Co-Chair of Manchester Green Party, said, “We are delighted to welcome Councillor Ekua Bayunu to Manchester Green Party, and we look forward to having her join our two other councillors in making Manchester a greener, fairer place to live. Cllr Bayunu’s move to join the Greens is another sign that the Labour Party is failing in its commitment to Manchester residents, and we will work alongside Cllr Bayunu to fight tirelessly for the residents of Hulme, alongside our work across the whole of Manchester to improve the lives of residents in the city-area.”
Carla Denyer, the Green Party’s co-leader visited Manchester to welcome Bayunu to the party. Speaking on the defection, Denyer said, “We are seeing a steady stream of councillors moving to the Greens from other parties as they discover where their hearts lie and see Green councillors working hard to make their communities greener and fairer.”
Bayunu will join the Green Party’s Woodhouse Park Councillors Rob Nunney, first elected in 2021, and Astrid Johnson who joined Rob in the chamber in 2022.
Bayunu’s defection is the latest in a long string of woes facing Labour in local government. Three Labour Councillors in Stroud – including the Council leader – recently left their party, following complaints regarding the selection process for Labour’s parliamentary candidate for the Stroud constituency. In December, a Labour Councillor in Hastings defected to the Green Party. Jo Bird – once a high profile figure on the Labour left, and a Councillor in the Wirral – joined the Green Party in March and recently wrote in Bright Green that the Labour Party “is no longer a vehicle for social nor environmental justice.”
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Sara Kelly Johns is a New York-based veteran advocate for school libraries. Johns currently works as a school librarian at a middle-high school and teaches for the School Library and Information Technologies program at Mansfield University. Johns previously served as the president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) from 2007-2008. She is the AASL Division Councilor for the ALA Council, is involved with the Act for School Libraries group, sits on the ALA Committee on Legislation Grassroots Advocacy Subcommittee and serves on the AASL Legislative Committee. Additionally, Johns is a member of the Board of Regents Advisory Council for Libraries. Today, Johns presents and writes on advocacy and leadership.
How did you get involved with library advocacy?
I have long been a member of the New York Library Association (NYLA), and a member of the NYLA Legislative Day advocacy team. Between 1993 and 1994, NYLA received a grant for public awareness, and they started focusing on formal approaches to marketing and advocacy. The NYLA had a New York City public relations firm train us and develop tools and techniques that could be adapted to library situations and library needs. After I went through the training, it became obvious to me that while I wasn’t trained on marketing, I knew that librarians needed to become aware of ways to market their school library. That was where I received my first media training, and that was the first time that I saw an organized approach to developing a marketing program using a model that was used extensively in the private sector, but had not been used extensively by libraries. The NYLA program later became the impetus for my ALA and AASL advocacy and marketing work.
“If you do one piece of program promotion a week, then you will have people behind you when you need support.”
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School librarians desperately need legislation that supports school library programs and those decision makers are different than public library decision makers. It’s very much a local marketing approach. Your local superintendent, school board, principals–those are the people that make decisions about your program. In a school library, teachers have to know why they should work with you, and the administration has to know why they should keep your position. They’re not going to know if you don’t take the time to be visible.
I took small steps at first to publicize my library’s program. I wrote newsletter articles about my library for the school district. I made it a goal that there would not be a district newsletter that went to the community that did not mention the school library. I also share photos of school library activities via Flickr. Later, one of the fun things that I did was create a library media day, where teachers, students and community members did exhibits on interests supported by libraries. They brought in everything from tarantulas in cages to putting a racecar outside the building. I firmly believe that if you do one piece of program promotion a week, then you will have people behind you when you need support. My personal “formula” is that “P + M=A,” Promotion + Marketing=Advocates.

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Imagine a man with a history of abuse against his partner is about to threaten her. His heart rate goes up, he starts to pace and shout. Suddenly his smart watch buzzes a warning and a message pops on the screen.
“Need time out? Maybe a walk will help clear your thoughts. Let’s go,” it says.
For some men, it might be all he needs to rethink his behaviour and take some time out. The watch will even prompt him with questions designed to encourage him to self reflect and seek the help of services, which over time could help to end the abuse altogether.
Far fetched? Not at all. University of Melbourne researchers are working on just such an intervention that would use an online tool and smart phone application named PEARL. It would aim to encourage men who use violence and abuse to confront their behaviour, recognise it for what it is, and assist them to seek help to end it.
PEARL takes the same approach as the University’s Department of General Practice’s ground-breaking online and smart phone tool I-DECIDE, which is designed to help women self-inform and self-reflect in order to to confront the reality that they are in an abusive relationship. The tool, which has been in the testing phase for just over 12 months as part of an Australian Research Council funded Discovery Project, empowers women to do something towards their and their children’s safety and well being using techniques successfully used in face-to-face interviewing such as motivational interviewing and non-directive problem solving. But PEARL seeks to tackle the problem at the source – the man who is abusing.
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“For women, it is their reaction that needs changing to encourage them to name the behaviours as abusive and assist them to take actions on a pathway to safety,” says Professor Kelsey Hegarty, a domestic violence expert and general practitioner at the Department of General Practice, who is leading the development of I-DECIDE and PEARL. “But the behaviour itself is coming from men so we need to try using the same tried and tested techniques that work for diabetes or smoking to tackle what is a chronic social problem.”
Professor Hegarty stresses that using interviewing techniques and extending them to the online space of itself isn’t a silver bullet for addressing domestic and sexual violence. And nor will it help all abusers to stop, such as those unwilling or unable to honestly confront their behaviours. But she says the success of face-to-face counselling and encouraging signs that similar online tools are working for women, means it’s something we need to try as an early intervention.
“We need a whole of community-based approach to tackling domestic abuse and this is just one small part of the solution,” says Professor Hegarty.
She says interviewing aimed at encouraging men to self-reflect and change their behaviour “clearly may not stop men who use severe violence or hold gender attitudes supportive of violence against women. But it could be an effective tool for men who may just need to be jolted out of a pattern of behaviour, who are ready for change.”
“It is probably for the group of men where abuse has just started and is becoming a pattern that they can’t easily stop,” she says.
According to the World Health Organisation, one-in-three women worldwide, and 1.5 million women in Australia, report physical or sexual abuse by a male partner.
Professor Hegarty and a team of researchers from the University of Melbourne, Johns Hopkins University in the US, University of College London, Deakin University, and La Trobe University, have developed I-DECIDE that uses prompts and questions to encourage women to recognise they are in an abusive relationship and help them to take action. It has been inspired by similar online tools in the US, New Zealand and Canada. But I-DECIDE takes it further by including face-to-face techniques such as motivational interviewing and non-directive problem solving. In the process it encourages women to confront their priorities and make a decision.
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Such face-to-face techniques have been shown to be effective by a previous research project led by Professor Hegarty that found a brief course of one-to-six face-to-face counselling sessions with a doctor appeared to alleviate depression among women suffering domestic violence.
Funded by the Australian Research Council, the I-DECIDE project has recruited 427 women as participants, all of whom have expressed concern about their relationships. They have been split into two groups. The first are exposed to a version of I-DECIDE that like many online tools is limited to largely providing information. The second group is exposed to the full online version including the interactive modules that tailor an action plan to their level of abuse and danger and their own individual priorities for their relationship.
The idea is to compare the two groups to see if there is a difference in the level of self-reported feelings of depression and empowerment. The project has been going for just over a year and the researchers are in the process of analysing the results, but the qualitative comments they have received from participants are encouraging.
“My experience of being in I-DECIDE has given me the knowledge to realise that this isn’t my fault and that I am strong enough to walk away and decide on a better future for me and my children,” wrote one participant.
“This has been good for me to let you know how I feel. I don’t like talking to others as you don’t understand unless you have been through the whole domestic violence thing. I know I’m not being judged,” wrote another.
Together both comments highlight the big challenge in encouraging women to name what is happening to them. Too often women simply don’t recognise abuse for what it is and instead feel it is their fault. It means that too many women aren’t coming forward and seeking help from front line services like health practitioners, the police and specialised domestic violence services.
Automating Interview techniques
“For many women it is hard to recognise domestic violence for what it is when they are in an environment of emotional abuse, with isolation and fear, as well as physical abuse that may be intermittent and include sometimes sexual abuse, which is the big hidden area,” says Professor Hegarty.
Non-directional interviewing involves avoiding leading questions and is deliberately non judgemental. Motivational interviewing poses questions that investigate people’s motivations and priorities to help understand their goals and how to get there. In I-DECIDE participants have to ask themselves what they like about their partner and what they don’t like. And they are asked what is most important to them or what they are most worried about, such as their children, finances or their own safety.
The automatically generated feedback provides people with a ‘mirror’ or reflection of what they really care about, and the severity of the threat posed by their partner. Based on this it recommends an action plan with clear self help strategies, such as what services are available to call.
For example, Professor Hegarty notes that in many instances women in face-to-face interviews will say that the positive side of their relationship is that at least their children have a father. But then when they are confronted by an extensive list of the negatives it jolts them into taking action for themselves.
While priority setting may seem obvious as a way to solving problems, women in abusive relationships are often so traumatised that their problem solving skills are impaired. As Professor Hegarty says: “Imagine if you have been told you are worthless for 20 years and you are anxious and fearful all the time – your problem solving ability is going to be reduced.”
While online interviewing isn’t a substitute for face-to-face interviewing, it’s big advantage is that it can bring in women who for whatever reason are reluctant or unable to seek out services. For these women the anonymity of an online tool can be useful. Similarly, an online approach is also expected to appeal to men who may be reluctant to admit to someone that they are perpetrating abuse.
Co-researcher Dr Laura Tarzia, deputy leader of the Researching Abuse and Violence program at the University of Melbourne, said that the message from focus groups of men who are abusive was that they were reluctant to engage health services but were attracted to the idea of online support. “The feedback was that an online process would allow them to ask a question without feeling that anyone was judging them,” Dr Tarzia says. “It was similar to what the women were saying – that they see technology as a non-judgemental and anonymous space.”
Behaviour interrupting Technology
The researchers are developing PEARL in partnership with Tigerspike, No to Violence and Nexus Health. They have already developed a PEARL prototype aimed at early intervention. For a proposed trial they plan to engage general practitioners, counsellors, sporting clubs and online sites to recruit men using abuse in their relationships.
Going beyond that and actually developing technology that could interrupt abusive or violent behaviour would be a big step, but initial consultation with technologists at the University of Melbourne suggests it is readily possible. For example computer engineers are confident that by comparing patterns such monitoring technology will be able to distinguish between anger and joy when monitoring things like pulse rates and shouting.
“The computer and information systems people really think they can develop something that would interrupt people when their voice was raised or their pulse was going up, or they were walking around quickly. So it is doable from a technology view point,” says Professor Kelsey.
The challenge now is to complete the research and trials that could show that such interventions as I-DECIDE and PEARL actually work and then secure funding to put them into practice. For I-DECIDE that point has almost been reached.
Banner Image: Amy Dianna/Flickr. White Ribbon is Australia’s campaign to prevent men’s violence against women.

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Democratic members are introducing a blatantly unconstitutional bill that would limit the tenure of U.S. Supreme Court justices to 18 years. In claiming to defend the Constitution, members like Rep. Ro Khanna (D., Cal.), Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D., Mass.), and Don Beyer (D., Va.) are offering a plan that is as illogical as it is unconstitutional. While the bill also includes a provision that I proposed decades ago for the expansion of the Court, the term limit would be dead on arrival at any court.
The new bill, seen by Reuters, would also allow every president to nominate two justices per four-year term. That is a part of a proposal that I made over 20 years ago for the expansion of the Court (here and here and here and here). Notably, such a bill would raise a severability problem for the courts. The term limits are clearly unconstitutional and the question would be whether the expansion provision could be preserved. The two provisions could be viewed as so closely related in the legislative scheme to require that the entire law be struck down.
Article III, Sec. 1 states: “The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.” There is no term limit imposed on such service and the only method for removal is through impeachment. Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 78 defended this “permanent tenure” as central to insulating judges from political pressures: “In a monarchy it is an excellent barrier to the despotism of the prince; in a republic it is a no less excellent barrier to the encroachments and oppressions of the representative body.” Thomas Jefferson was also an outspoken advocate for this element of Article III and the necessity that judges should “hold estates for life in their offices.” The Democrats appear to be adopting the failed arguments of anti-Federalists in pursuing this limitation, a curious position for the party.
If Democrats want to reargue the anti-Federalist arguments against life tenure, they need to seek the amendment of the Constitution. While they can expand the Supreme Court without such an amendment, they cannot rewrite the Constitution to achieve this unworthy purpose of packing the Court.


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Below please find our COVID-19 safety protocols as of May 12, 2023. Because the situation is ever-changing, this page may be updated without advance notice.
Yesterday marked the end of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency declaration. As a nation, we now find ourselves at a different point in the pandemic – with more tools and resources than ever before to better protect ourselves and our communities. Beth El is therefore revising our Covid protocols to reflect the improved state of the pandemic. Most notably, vaccination is no longer required to attend Beth El programs and services. We will continue to have a Mask Only section in our sanctuary and at large events to ensure the comfort of our members.
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In this op-ed, author Samantha Haran explores her appreciate of getting dressed, vogue as id, and switching her state of mind on use by a Taylor Swift song.
Outfits are incredibly personal. In a environment in which sort is commonly favored more than compound, who we are is inextricably caught up in how we present ourselves. Our potential to dress delivers a malleable contact zone among who we are and who we are found to be. I have usually adored outfits for how it allows us to specific ourselves without the need of words, in a way that transcends all possible boundaries. Immediately after all, dressing is an art variety as previous as time. But, as with most factors, there is a capture: While trend is wonderful in its essence, present day vogue industry is far from poetic. Capitalism has taken the human strategy of gown by the throat, swallowed it complete, and spit out the corporate fashion market, an exploitative world wide equipment that has produced an insatiable tradition of consumerism.
Nevertheless I still consider a improved version can exist, a model in which we can take pleasure in the art of dress in its simplicity, with out the want for businesses, mass production, or labor exploitation. The point about this edition, nevertheless, is that once you see it, you are unable to unsee it. So now I see it almost everywhere: glimmers of hope, traces of people today demanding the ideas and values of vogue. I see it even when it is not noticeable. Even when it can be not intentional. Even in the lyrics of a Taylor Swift music.
That’s what occurred the initially time I heard “Cardigan,” the direct single from Taylor Swift’s most up-to-date studio album, Folklore. In a literal feeling, the music is a enjoy story about misplaced romance and why young love is normally fastened so completely in just our reminiscences. But I have also uncovered that the lyrics to “Cardigan” can aid make the best framework for understanding the position apparel plays in our lives, and introduce a distinctive way of wondering about trend, a viewpoint that traces again to its sentimental benefit.
“Vintage tee, manufacturer-new phone, superior heels on cobblestones.”
The opening line of “Cardigan” introduces the characters in the track by describing article content of clothing they are donning. This partnership among style and identification is some thing Taylor Swift has constantly recognized. Each and every of her album eras has been noticeably described by its have color plan, dressing type, cultural references, and coordinated micro-details, down to the fonts. Recall, for example, the daring and colorful swing-costume style of Taylor’s Talk Now period the retro-fusion of 1989, entire with polka dots, bangs, and a ton of sequins the unanticipated all-black ensembles from Status the return to pastel-floral-fantasy in her Lover era.
Taylor’s Folklore period is no distinct. Its visuals so far, including the photoshoot and the “Cardigan” music online video, present that she has taken a change toward easy, neutral-toned don. It has been described by some as getting reminiscent of cottagecore, a style that evokes memory, nostalgia, and a good deal of introspection.
“When you are young, they believe you know nothing at all.”
This line of the music may possibly seem irrelevant given the proposed concept about garments, but listen to me out. Trend is all about making a fantasy: Children’s Halloween costumes, dress-up events, and haute couture are sensations that display style in its purest kind as the really sacred and human art of “dressing.” The uncomplicated pleasure of adorning the overall body with dresses is anything that we realized and understood intimately when we were young children.
As grown ups, we are conditioned to feel that obtaining joy in dressing oneself is frivolous. Fashion is frivolous. Capitalism tells us it is unproductive, and thus worthless. Over and above that, we also have an understanding of that making trend normally comes at an moral rate. All of this does not necessarily mean the artwork type no more time exists, we recognize manner is also an unavoidably political act, due to the fact the artwork of dress has become drenched in the poisonous lacquer of late-stage capitalism. When we invest in a piece of clothing, that is a reflection of our socioeconomic position, and it has an effects on the socio-financial realities of other individuals much too. We simply cannot be carefree and expressive with our options, because there are so many limitations, and so a great deal is at stake.
“Sequin smile, black lipstick, sensual politics.”
There is a recognizable pause in between the previous two words of this line. Sensual… politics. This summarizes the future stage, which is that manner is inherently political, but it is political in a sensual way due to the fact it issues the particular decision of what we set on our bodies. This would make manner a fantastic lens by which to examine the personal implications of our political issues. How has capitalism corroded vogue and our personalized connection with clothes? How has that afflicted just about every of us? Specified the existing COVID state of the world, there could not be a better time to check out these concerns.

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The Power Of A Poet - Poem by Arfa Karim
Connected to God, in tune with nature,
heartfelt passions spoken in a line.
What better place to find serenity
than in the prayer of a poet online.
Gathered in unity, divided in style;
souls searching for perfect peace
touching lives by a timely rhyme
giving solace and pain's release.
Seeking an emissary to heaven's throne?
To whisper entreaties to Angels there;
No better place to reach God's ear
than through the power of a poet's prayer.
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Still I Rise
The Road Not Taken
If You Forget Me
Edgar Allan Poe
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep
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The National Health Service (NHS) of England has come under fire lately amid plans to share patient data with researchers and private companies, and today's revelation will only pile on the privacy concerns. The Guardian reports that extensive patient information from its HES (hospital episode statistics) data has been uploaded to Google servers. Patients' stats -- including their addresses, hospital records and more -- was uploaded to Google's BigQuery analytics tool by management consulting firm PA Consulting.
The fact that sensitive patient data has been uploaded -- to Google servers outside of the European Union, no less -- may be a huge breach in and of itself, but members of Parliament and patient groups are also questioning exactly how much data has been shared. PA Consulting said it produced interactive maps of hospital data, which implies that location info from patients' files was disclosed. And according to The Independent, patient information has been used by marketers to "target ads on social media." Clearly, there are many unanswered questions here, though more details are likely to emerge as the UK's Health and Social Care Information Center (HSCIC) investigates.

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We combined footprint bunny with fork tulips to create this celebration of spring. Bunny's body is two paper plates and four footprints. Mommy painted the white ovals inside the footprints and my 2.5 year old did the painting and glittering. He glued on poms for eyes and nose and I glued the pipe cleaners and drew the mouth. He painted the grass with a texture brush and we both did flowers with a baby fork. I love the flowers with two colors!
Umbrella Counting & Color Sort - What a brilliant STEM idea for your toddler/preschooler to celebrate Umbrella Day. Use as Letter U craft, Spring craft or even when yu are holed up inside on a rainy day. This simple activity promotes fine-motor skills and


We present you Dead After Weekend
Dead After Weekend is a punk n roll band from Padua which is influenced by Scandinavian band like Backyard Babies, Gluecifer, Hellacopters, Turbonegro, but also by band like Social Distortion e Motörhead. The band has released two videos thanks to Kaiser Filmmaker, Krim Rock and the label SorryMom!.
You can watch below the videos of the songs titled “Troublemaker #1” and “Don’t Tread On Me”.
On May 1st the band will start a mini-tour in Poland and Czech Republic. Stay tuned!


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...all reflect a boom in the cookbook publishing business. A paperback reprint will lower the cost to the purchaser, and also give a publisher a chance to correct egregious errors or add a postscript. Some will reissue a book in paper covers with a new layout or photos. Others will rearrange existing material to present it as more informative text while keeping the focus tight. Some magazines will reissue popular or classic recipes in an "easy" format. Here are some recent "re-editions"...
18.PERFECTLY CREAMY FROZEN YOGURT (Storey Publishing, 2014, 2018, 176 pages, ISBN 978-1-61212-880-1 $19.95 USD paperbound) is by Nicole Weston, Los Angeles-based pastry chef and food writer. She has written a variety of frozen dessert books, including and earlier version of this book, "How to Make Frozen Yogurt" (2014). She's developed a Meringue Method with eggs, and coupled it with Greek-style yogurt into 56 flavours. She also has preps for pies, cakes, and other frozen desserts, Essentially, there are three styles: fruit based, sugar and spices (caramel), and chocolate and nuts. Plus of course, cookie and brownie sandwiches and sauces. For the adventuresome, there are popsicles, semifreddos, terrines and bombes – all using yogurt. Try the avocado frozen yogurt for a treat (p51). Preparations have their ingredients listed in avoirdupois measurements, but there are tables of metric equivalents. Quality/price rating: 87
19.SO FRENCH SO SWEET (Hardie Grant Publishing, 2012, 2017, 192 pages, ISBN 978-1-74379301-5 $19.99 USD hardbound) is by Gabriel Gate, who for more than 40 years was a French chef, teacher, writer and TV presenter, selling over 1 million books. This title was first published in 2012 as "100 Best Cakes & Desserts". He does a nifty job in presenting cakes, tarts, pies, mousses, cremes, fruits, sherbets, ice creams, hot desserts. The classics include flamed bananas with rum, Black Forest roulade, caramel Paris Brest with chocolate cake and raspberries, lemon cheesecake, tiramisu, and sponge finger biscuits. Preparations have their ingredients listed in both metric and avoirdupois measurements, but there is one small table of metric equivalents. Quality/price rating: 87.

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The amount of time we spend in front of a screen has exploded as we all get used to working from home, virtual meetings, and connecting with friends via video call.
Naturally, this is having a knock-on effect on our health in many ways, but specifically our eyes which are being put under increased strain through more screen time.
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LED screens emit blue light, which isn't the best for our eyes according to a new report by the French Agency for Food, Environment and Occupational Health and Safety who says it can cause damage to the eye's retina and also disturb natural sleep rhythms.
As a result, the sale of blue-light glasses has increased, with Revolve stating the sale of theirs had more than doubled during the lockdown’s early day. Blue light glasses are said to prevent the blue light from affecting our eyes by blocking it out with a yellow filter to make the screens appear duller.
If you are curious about wearing blue light glasses and want to know if they're actually worth the hype, optician Mairead O'Leary gave us an insight into when and why we use them.
Mairead explained that because people have fewer distractions at home and are working longer hours, they can be on their screens for 10 hours a day, which leads to more blue light exposure, but is this bad for us?
'There's only a small amount of blue light emitted from these screens, it's never been scientifically proven that blue light is dangerous to the eyes or causes any problems long term,' explained Mairead.
'But because people are on their screens for longer, this is the real issue where blue light comes in and people staring at screens can make their eyes drier, more conscious of glare. Staring at screens can mean also that your eye muscles get tired, so then people have gone online, looked at these blue light glasses and a lot of people do feel better wearing them.'
The optician explained that these blue light glasses have a yellow filter in them which blocks out the blue light and dulls everything down, which can give your eyes some release.
As well as this, Mairead recommends the 20x20x20 rule as she says: 'If you're looking at your screen all of the time your eyes are going to get tired so we then tell people about our 20x20x20 rule which is that if your 20 minutes on your screen, you need to look at something for 20 seconds that's 20 feet away.'
When it comes to blue light glasses, what do you need to look out for? 'We recommend that if somebody is having problems with their eyes to come in for an eye test, just to make sure nothing is wrong with the eyes or an imbalance.'
But for the glasses 'all they need to look out for is a pair with the CE mark on them so that they're European standard.'
So although it might not be scientifically proven that it makes a big difference, Mairead says that people definitely feel better while wearing blue light glasses and working at their computer.
Mairead also recommended other things that can help our eyes such as 'less screen time after work, as blue light stimulates us more before sleep. Eye drops can also help for dry eyes and of course lots of water and a good diet.'


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A very tasty but easy pizza, full of flavour thanks to Italian sausage. Using French loaves as the pizza base makes it super easy. Great for watching a match!
OH so yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I made my own crust rather than the bread idea. I used two small red onions; didn't use the olives. The combination of flavors was wonderful! Such a recipe to cherish - thanks oodles for sharing it with us! - 18 Mar 2005 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
I used spicy pork sausage, black olives, 1/4 of one onion sliced in half circles. Added seeded chunks of Super red chile and yellow bell pepper from the garden--baked for 15 minutes on Valentino's crust (kneeded for 7-8 minutes). Mouth-watering pizza. - 05 Sep 2003 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
I used pizza sauce for more flavor. Also good on homemade or store bought crusts. - 05 Apr 2001 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)


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In aquatic organisms, the immune function can be affected by exposure to environmental pollutants, including heavy metals. In vertebrate systems, different forms of Cr have been shown induce either immunostimulatory or immunosuppressive processes. Hexavalent Cr, Cr(VI), is an important contaminant released from both domestic and industrial effluents, and the predominant chemical form of the metal in aquatic ecosystems.
In this work, the in vitro and in vivo effects of Cr(VI) on immune parameters of the marine bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis were evaluated. Hemocyte incubation with different concentrations of Cr(VI) (0.1–1–10–100 μM) induced a dose-dependent decrease in lysosomal membrane stability (LMS). Decreases in extracellular lysozyme release and phagocytic activity were also observed, with stronger effects at lower metal concentrations. On the other hand, in these conditions, Cr(VI) stimulated extracellular superoxide production and nitrite accumulation.
The effects of Cr(VI) were also evaluated in mussels exposed to the metal (0.1–1–10 μg L−1, corresponding to nanomolar concentrations) for 96 h. Decreases in hemocyte LMS values and in serum lysozyme activity were observed with increasing metal concentrations. Decreased phagocytic activity and increased NO production were recorded, with stronger effects at lower concentrations. In these conditions, decreased Total Hemocyte Counts (THC), but no necrotic/apoptotic processes were observed. Moreover, Cr(VI) at both 0.1 and 1 μg L−1 seemed to induce significant changes in transcription of immune genes (lysozyme, Mytilin C, Myticin B, defensin, MgC1q), of the serotonin receptor (5-HTR) and of the stress protein HSP70, whereas that of the anti-apoptotic gene p53 was unaffected. Overall, the results indicate that exposure to non-toxic, environmentally relevant concentrations of Cr(VI) can modulate functional and molecular immune parameters in M. galloprovincialis.

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text: For Sale is a Full Page taken from "The Sketch," November 15th, 1893, showing the Following 4 Quarter Page Photographs for "Don Juan," at the Gaiety Theatre. a- Miss Millie Hylton (Don Juan). b- Miss Louise Montague (Isabella). c- Miss Cissy Loftus (Haidee). d- Miss Katie Seymour (Zoe Haidee's Maid).


Jimmy Page To Reissue “Lucifer Rising” Tomorrow
Page composed and recorded the music for the film, although it wasn’t actually used in the movie (perhaps as a consolation, Page did make a cameo).
On a message to fans on the website, Page says, “The title music, along with other musical pieces recorded at my home studio in the early Seventies, have been revisited, remixed and released for the first time. This is a musical diary of avant-garde compositions and experiments, one of which was to appear on the film Lucifer Rising. The collection has been exhumed and is now ready for public release.”
The soundtrack, which has been out of print for years, was Page’s first foray into film scoring. His second was Deathwish II – which is now available on his website as well.
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Before every person, there walks an angel announcing, ‘Behold the image of God.’Yiddish Proverb
Much can change in fifty minutes. When a stranger interrupts Sarah who is minding her own business on a city park bench-she finds that fifty minutes is more than enough time to look at the world with new eyes and be looked at anew by the world. Life can change. In fifty minutes. Sit back. Relax. Watch the action on stage… No, wait. This is something else…
In C-O-N-T-A-C-T, a Singapore Repertory Theatre production, the audience gets in on the action via an app on smartphones and headphones. “Not your usual drama experience”, you’re thinking. You’re right. This is something else-innovative, exciting, and mesmerizing. With Sarah, you discover that an ordinary day in the city, like most days, is anything but ordinary when your senses are attuned to the promise that hides in every moment.
Sarah, as we’ve seen, is there to mind her own business. When a headphones-bedecked young man sits down (rather close to her, we can sense her thoughts) her first reaction is to sidle on down the bench away from this intrusion into her very own thoughts. It doesn’t work. Along with the rest of the audience (20 in total), you and Sarah are in another place.
Because this stranger is stranger than you, Sarah or any of your companions could have imagined. Persistently, he pursues the business that Sarah thought was her own. He minds her business right along with her. Through the headphones, you are as much a part of the action as is your good friend (it didn’t take long), Sarah. Forget social distancing for these fifty minutes, the soundscape draws you into the action right along with Sarah and your small contingent of viewers.
Headphones on? Smartphone connected? Get ready for something brand new to the non-stage.
Once twenty of us were assembled near the Little Black Elephant statue at the Arts House, our attention turned to an attractive young woman in our midst who quietly sat by the fence – seemingly to commune with her own thoughts in the gathering dusk. She moved to a park bench. Wearing headphones, a young man sat down next to her. She sidled away. They exchanged a few words which we in the audience heard on our phones. Her body language expressed a growing discomfort.
Soon, she becomes disconcerted when she realizes he was talking to her without moving his lips. Telepathy? The situation was strange for us in the audience, too, as we looked to see who was talking right next to our ears. As we followed the woman and man around the sidewalks on the Empress Lawn, dusk and lightning gathering to the east, the odd sensations continued as did the realisation that we and the actors were involved in an evening of theatre unlike we had ever been immersed in.
Like us, Sarah is slowly drawn into the young man’s orbit. As she talks (or doesn’t talk) to him about her life and its traumas, it becomes clear that this man may well be more angel than human. A guardian angel who has appeared on the sidewalk to comfort Sarah and to share some of her burdens. This chance meeting (or have they met by chance?) becomes for Sarah, a catharsis, a release, a cleansing. You can see it in her face and body language.
As she stands up from the steps of the Dalhousie Obelisk and walks down the long path, we sense that this is a new Sarah. We and the Young Man watch her go …
… into a new life? For her? For us?
Tickets for C-O-N-T-A-C-T are available through Singapore Repertory Theatre:
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You don't want to be judged, gawked at, or hassled when working out at a fitness center. Everyone has different goals when they begin their fitness journey. What brings us together as a family is our common bond — we ALL want great results! Helping you look and feel great is our passion. If you think Bella Women's Fitness is just like any other fitness center, you'll need to stop in for a reality check! We would be glad to show you how the Bella Fitness experience can change your life.
One of the challenges in assessing progress in this area is the number of clinical studies that either do not report the gender of the subjects or lack the statistical power to detect gender differences. These were still issues in 2014, and further compounded by the fact that the majority of animal studies also exclude females or fail to account for differences in sex and gender. for instance despite the higher incidence of depression amongst women, less than half of the animal studies use female animals. Consequently, a number of funding agencies and scientific journals are asking researchers to explicitly address issues of sex and gender in their research.
For healthy bones and teeth, women need to eat a variety of calcium-rich foods every day. Calcium keeps bones strong and helps to reduce the risk for osteoporosis, a bone disease in which the bones become weak and break easily. Some calcium-rich foods include low-fat or fat-free milk, yogurt and cheese, sardines, tofu (if made with calcium sulfate) and calcium-fortified foods including juices and cereals. Adequate amounts of vitamin D also are important, and the need for both calcium and vitamin D increases as women get older. Good sources of vitamin D include fatty fish, such as salmon, eggs and fortified foods and beverages, such as some yogurts and juices.
Adult women, and particularly women with children, were the primary targets for empowerment interventions. Empowerment interventions were predominantly delivered through community-based programs, including home visits, community groups, and community centers (5, 161, 163). There was some evidence that empowerment interventions that included delivery platforms such as radio and television, as a complement to the community- and home-based delivery platforms (5), could have some impact on reaching a wider audience. Adolescent girls were largely not the target of empowerment interventions, except for those relating to reproductive health (158), and could potentially benefit from them.
By contrast, ovarian cancer, the leading cause of reproductive organ cancer deaths, and the fifth commonest cause of cancer deaths in women in the United States, lacks an effective screening programme, and is predominantly a disease of women in industrialised countries. Because it is largely asymptomatic in its earliest stages, more than 50% of women have stage III or higher cancer (spread beyond the ovaries) by the time they are diagnosed, with a consequent poor prognosis.
Rocking out to your fave playlist helps you power through a grueling workout, and now research shows singing, humming, or whistling may be just as beneficial. [Tweet this tip!] A German and Belgian study found that making music—and not just listening to it—could impact exercise performance. People who worked out on machines designed to create music based on their efforts exerted more energy (and didn't even know it) compared to others who used traditional equipment. Sweating to your own tune may help make physical activities less exhausting, researchers say.
In low- and middle-income countries, health care services often respond to acute health needs and many focus on maternal–child health (105, 106, 110, 112). The use of preventative care is limited, and there are concerns about the capacity of health systems to address noncommunicable diseases, such as diabetes, in low- and middle-income settings (108, 112). This has implications for the reach of integrated health care interventions across the life course. Maternal and reproductive health care is often sought by women when they are pregnant and in the early years of their children's lives (3, 113). Even so, many women visit health facilities late in their pregnancy or not at all (114–116). For adolescents and adult women, care is often not sought until they are sick (3, 117, 118). This is problematic for older women, in particular, as screening and treatment for age-related health issues, such as diabetes, cancer, and hypertension, require access to preventative health care services (3).
“Berries, and a lot of fruits, are an excellent source of antioxidants and water-soluble vitamins,” says Julia Hincman, MS, RD, LDN, a registered dietitian with Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. “They are important for the prevention of cancer and to maintain your weight.” They may also lower your risk of coronary heart disease. One of the many studies done on the benefits of berries looked at blueberries, a known powerhouse. Researchers found that all their benefits remained even after cooking. The serving size is one-half cup of fresh berries (or one-quarter cup if they are dried).
Equally challenging for women are the physiological and emotional changes associated with the cessation of menses (menopause or climacteric). While typically occurring gradually towards the end of the fifth decade in life marked by irregular bleeding the cessation of ovulation and menstruation is accompanied by marked changes in hormonal activity, both by the ovary itself (oestrogen and progesterone) and the pituitary gland (follicle stimulating hormone or FSH and luteinizing hormone or LH). These hormonal changes may be associated with both systemic sensations such as hot flashes and local changes to the reproductive tract such as reduced vaginal secretions and lubrication. While menopause may bring relief from symptoms of menstruation and fear of pregnancy it may also be accompanied by emotional and psychological changes associated with the symbolism of the loss of fertility and a reminder of aging and possible loss of desirability. While menopause generally occurs naturally as a physiological process it may occur earlier (premature menopause) as a result of disease or from medical or surgical intervention. When menopause occurs prematurely the adverse consequences may be more severe.
Consult your health care professional. Women of childbearing age may want to consider taking folic acid supplements to reduce the risk of having a pregnancy affected with neural tube defects. Many women and teenage girls don't get enough calcium or vitamin D, both of which are critical to healthy bones and avoiding osteoporosis. Some people with diabetes appear to benefit from chromium. Vegetarians, especially vegans, may want to consider supplements to obtain nutrients they aren't getting from animal products.


SWINDON Council has racked up nearly £100m worth of external debt in less than 10 years to spend on major projects – and the associated interest payments are cutting into funding for everyday services.
Statistics show that at the end of the March 2012, the authority had external debt totalling £92m, not including the £138m the council borrowed after council tenants rejected an idea to transfer the homes to a new housing association.
About £45m of this was investment in Wichelstowe’s roads and other infrastructure, and about £15m went towards the 850-space public car park being built on the old police station site as part of Union Square.
Some borrowed funds have also gone towards building new schools and improvements to leisure and cultural facilities, such as the new splash park at Coate Water and the renovating of the plant system at the ice rink in the Link Centre.
This debt produces debt charges that sap cash from the pressured revenue budget, which pays for everyday services. Debt management in 2012/13 is expected to cost the council £8.7m.
The Adver reported last week that Swindon Council plans to slash a further 70 posts to help plug an estimated £16m gap in the budget for 2013/14, which has been caused by reduced Government funding and increased demand for services.
Council leader Rod Bluh said the level of borrowing would have to reduce as the financial situation tightened.
He said: “Half of that is Wichelstowe. New schools cost money and we have to build them and therefore we don’t sometimes have the choice because if we haven’t got readily available resources, we sometimes have to borrow.
“It’s becoming an issue because the demand for schools is going up and the money for schools is going down. It’s one of the issues we’ll have to deal with.
“Sometimes you are investing in out of date facilities like the ice rink at the Link Centre.
“They’re income-producing assets and if you don’t maintain them you don’t get the income. Basically it’s to invest in the assets of the town.”
Swindon Council holds a £12m contingency fund to deal with the £1.7m interest repayments it is racking up each year. The cash was a severance payment from Taylor Wimpey to the council, in exchange for the council letting it out of a building contract.
But the £1.7m annual interest from the debt is gradually eating through it and if the market does not improve and the land is not sold off in the next several years to pay off the debt, the council may have to dip into other funds to finance the debt.
Of the £92m external debt, £35m was borrowed on the market and £75.8m is from the Public Works Loan Board, which is normally at a lower interest rate. The council’s long-term borrowing rate is currently 3.36 per cent.


Shipyard Name COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry(Guangzhou) Co.,Ltd EX COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co.,Ltd.
Address Dasheng Industrid Park.Machong.Dongguan,China Zip code: 523146
Shipyard Position 23°02N,113°31E
Port Name GUANGZHOU
Business Department 86-18038230909
Brief Introduction Cosco(Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd,a number of COSCO Shipyard Group CO..Ltd was established in 1970 and also the base for new builds and ship-repairs in southern China. In the year 2014, we were nominated for the first time into the list of regulated shipbuilding companies by China’ s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. COSCO(Guangdong) Shipyard through its persistence its business Strategy-Perfecting Marine Technology, and Solidifying Offshore Projects, carried out the 2nd phase of its strategy of having its bases as “Guangzhou Ship-Repairs" and “Dongguan Shipbuilding" . Through this strategy, COSCO(Guangdong)Shipyard made a breakthrough in the Offshore Industry in 2012. forming its three main core business products-Ship-Repairs. Specialized Shipbuilding and Offshore Rigs.
COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard delivers approximately 12-15 vessels in new buildings and offshore projects, and with an annual intake of approximately 170 vessels for ship-repairs and conversions, specializes in bulk carries, livestock vessels, platform supply vessels, tender rigs, semi lender rigs,etc. Among its specialties, the livestock new building projects meets the latest technological of AMSA MOS43 ISSUE6, has since garnered high appraisals from the vessel owners, has gained the advantage to start a serialized large scale production.


The international team of biologists conducted a long-term study of the ecological environment of the Mara River in Africa. For three years, scientists observed the situation and came to a disappointing conclusion: the deposits of hippopotamus affect the fish population.
Most of the day, hippopotamuses are held in the creeks and estuaries of rivers, where water accumulates. There they hide from the sun and cool. Often, these pools become a place for biological waste of animals. During their decomposition, water loses oxygen, but acquires chemicals such as ammonium and sulphide, which are dangerous for fish. During floods, toxic water spills, falls downstream and kills river inhabitants.
Scientists spent three years watching the 171 basin of hippos. During this time, they recorded 55 floods, 49 of which showed a low oxygen content. Thirteen cases caused the death of fish. Ecologist Emma Rosi (Emma Rosi) commented on the situation:
“All hippopotamuses of the Mara River together produce somewhere 8.5 tons of partially digested plant material per day. All he goes to the river. It became interesting to us how this mass affects the water environment and the lives of its inhabitants. ”
The dam and its effect on the oxygen content in the lower part of the channel / Nature
In the course of the study, scientists suggested that a change in the flow of the river or an artificial drainage of water could change the situation. They also noted that the mass mortality of fish may not be as bad a consequence as it seems. Dead carcasses serve as a food source for some species of birds and crocodiles.


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HMG Paints has further expanded its innovative Unit Lite mixing scheme with the addition of two brand new lead-free High Opacity Colourants. A high opacity Green Shade Yellow and Red Shade Yellow are now available for HMG’s diverse customer base and distributor network.
The two new colourants are replacements for lead containing colourants, and a host of new formulas have been added utilising the high opacity colourants. However, the change to lead free colourants doesn’t equal a drop-in performance as seen in many other systems on the market.
“Following an intense research and development project we were able to provide a lead-free replacement without compromising on quality.” Commented Steve Hutton, HMG Colour Manager. “These two new additions have high pigment loading that produces superior colour opacity and high lightfastness rating, meaning increased resistance to fading or colour change due to exposure to sunlight or an artificial light source.”
Even before pressure from legislation HMG has championed the use of lead free colourants, however the market has always been reluctant to change, especially in historically poor covering colours such as reds and yellows. These new colourants allow users to switch with confidence and further benefit from the over 250,000 colour formulations available via the Unit Lite mixing scheme and ColourBase formulation software, including BS, RAL and commercial vehicle shades.
The company’s UNIT LITE mixing scheme is a standalone tinting system, which offers HMG and its nationwide distributors a virtually unlimited colour palette for all order sizes, across an extensive range of high performance HMG base coatings.
Packed into 2.5 litre cans and ready for use on a standard mixing machine. Unit Lite comprises around twenty solid tinters, five aluminium tinters for metallic finishes, and five unique reduced-strength colourants, for more accurate tinting of pale and pastel shades.
Unit Lite is a highly flexible tinting system, covering topcoats, basecoats, undercoats and primers, as well as a variety of sheen levels, textures and finishes. The scheme is also used across a host of industries including Industrial, Commercial Vehicle, Agriculture and Construction Equipment, Rail and many more.

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October 19, 2006
Chipotle Mexican Grill, in the Barracks Road Shopping Center, opened its doors for the first time.
To celebrate the grand opening, Chipotle offered free burritos. The lunch time rush had people waiting in long lines out the door.
The manager said when the store is officially up and running it will be the biggest moneymaker for the mid-Atlantic. "We made a lot of burritos. We rolled out about 300 to 400 an hour and we did this for nine hours," said Barry Gahagan, the Marketing Manager.
The only way to avoid the long line is to fax in an order or order online.


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Oakland Raiders Terrelle Pryor is the future of this Raider franchise. That is clear at this point with the issues this season established to not be fixable in 2-3 seasons at least. Carson Palmer has been a bright spot for Raider Nation in a bleak season that is only going to get worse before it gets better, but it might be time to give Pryor the keys to the city now. As much as Raider fans want to blame offensive coordinator Greg Knapp for how badly he has mismanaged the offense and nurtured Darren McFadden. The defense would have still held back the Raiders in 2012 regardless.
Head Coach Dennis Allen and GM Reggie McKenzie did their best to shore the defensive issues in 2012, but it’s just not our year.… Read more
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What was becoming evident throughout the first half of the season is now patently obvious. As much as running back Darren McFadden was touted as the player whose success was most important to the team, it's clear the Raiders will rise or fall with quarterback Carson Palmer. Now that McFadden and backup Mike Goodson both have high ankle sprains, with their status for Sunday...
What a heartbreaking loss for the Raider Nation. The Oakland Raiders were able to score 22 points in the fourth quarter, including 15 unanswered, to be one field-goal away from tying the scoreboard on what would have been an incredible comeback. Unfortunately, the 35 points scored by the Buccaneers in the second half ended up being too much to overcome [...]
It was a painful week in many ways for Silver and Black Nation. It was bad enough that Bucs rookie running back Doug Martin made like Walter Payton against the Oakland defense. Add to that the twin high-ankle sprains for Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson, and the week could not have gone any worse. McFadden has not been ruled out [...]
Raiders second-year running back Taiwan Jones took first team reps during Wednesday’s practice, per Paul Gutierrez of CSNBayArea.com.
“He’s been a little up and down,” Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said of Jones, via Gutierrez. “A little injury-prone, or injury-plagued, and so it’s been kind of tough to evaluate because he’s missed some time. But we’ve got confidence...
Oakland Raiders running backs Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson were expected to sit out practice yesterday, but defensive lineman Richard
Seymour was also sidelined due to a hamstring issue, reports Paul Gutierrez of
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treatment Monday and Tuesday, we felt like holding (Seymour) out of practice
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Oakland/Tampa Bay was a crazy game for statistics. Everyone knows about Doug Martin’s 272 total yards and 4 total touchdowns, which was the 4th highest single game fantasy football total in history. However, we also had Carson Palmer throw for 414 yards and 4 touchdowns in a losing effort for just the 7th time in NFL history. Meanwhile, because of...
The Oakland Raiders will be without RB’s Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson for Sunday’s game against the Ravens.
Both players missed practice on Friday because of high-ankle sprains, so Taiwan Jones figures to see large workload with Marcel Reece being mixed in throughout the game. McFadden’s injury isn’t believed to be too severe, so there’s at least a chance that he...
Few people likely had the Oakland Raiders at the top of their Super Bowl contenders list before the start of the season.Those that did probably reluctantly admitted that this is a "rebuilding" year since Oakland is in a hole and looking up from a 3-5 record. As the Raiders face a stiff Baltimore Ravens defense this week, we make three bold predictions about the outcome...
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Did not participate: RB Mike Goodson (ankle), RB Darren McFadden (ankle), DT Richard Seymour (knee/hamstring) and CB Shawntae Spencer (foot)
Limited participation: OT Khalif Barnes (groin), TE Brandon Myers (shoulder), K Sebastian Janikowski (left groin) and S Matt Giordano (hamstring)
Full participation: T Willie Smith (knee), FB Marcel Reece (hamstring), LB Miles...
How did we do with last week's Super Chart? Head to the next page to find out!Predicting a moster day from Carson Palmer and a Steelers comeback win-- impressive. Predicting a Titans upset victory over the Bears-- not so much.Grade: B+ LIKE Super Chart on Facebook!


Ó Beaglaoich's late strike saves title-holders
Ruairí Ó Beaglaioch's late goal kept Corn Uí Mhuirí holders Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne in this year's competition as they edged past St Flannan's College at Killeedy yesterday.
With time almost up, the Ennis school led the quarter-final tie by 0-5 to 1-3, but Ó Beaglaioch was on hand to fire home in the 60th minute.
Darren O'Brien's goal helped the Ennis school to lead by 1-2 to 0-3 at half-time.
Cathal Ó Beaglaioch and Dylan Ó Géibheannaigh had PS Chorca Dhuibhne level in a low-scoring second half and though Kevin Keane put Flannan's ahead again, it wasn't enough.They will face St Francis College, Rochestown, in the semi-final after they were 3-8 to 1-10 winners over Coláiste Choilm in Ballygarvan.
Early goals from Adam Cantwell and Adam Hennessy had Rochestown in a strong position but Seán McCarthy's goal helped Ballincollig back within a point by half-time.
Cantwell got a second goal and Conor Russell was among the points in the second half as Rochestown extended the lead.
The other all-Cork clash was won by Clonakilty CC, who saw off Bandon's Hamilton High School by 1-7 to 0-5 in Newcestown.
Clonakilty led by 0-4 to 0-3 at half-time and though Billy Murphy and Fionn Herlihy soon had Bandon ahead, they didn't score again.
JP Eady and Brian White were on hand as Clonakilty pushed ahead and Ciarán O'Neill's late goal made sure of victory.
Killarney's St Brendan's College will oppose Clonakilty in the last four following a 2-17 to 3-9 win against Tralee CBS in Killarney.
Conor Hayes and Seán Quilter had early goals as Tralee led by 2-3 to 0-4 but Ryan Grady's green flag left Brendan's 1-9 to 2-5 ahead at half-time. Emmet O'Shea's goal on the three-quarter mark made it 2-15 to 2-8 and though Tralee sub Darragh Reen did get a late goal, Killarney weren't to be denied.


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“Temporary” is an inexact adjective, but the Fed has a different idea of temporary than most of the rest of us. From Wolf Richter at wolfstreet.com:
Inflation expectations are now totally unanchored.
Americans, as they struggle with the meaning of the Fed’s terms “transitory” and “temporary,” expect that inflation one year from now will rise to 5.7%, the 12th month in a row of relentless increases, the highest in the data going back to 2013, creating a beautiful record spike (red line), according to the New York Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations released today. And consumers expect inflation in three years to be at 4.2% (green line).
The Fed keeps saying in its FOMC statements that it wants “longer‑term inflation expectations” to remain “well anchored” at 2%. And they’re now totally unanchored and spiking to high heaven.
“Inflation expectations” is a key metric for the Fed, based on the theory that consumer price inflation is in part a psychological phenomenon – the inflationary mindset, as I call it.

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If you love the rich flavor of cherries, then you are in luck this month! February is National Cherry Month, the perfect excuse to indulge in your favorite cherry-flavored dessert. Our favorite choice? Here at Hilliards Chocolates we especially enjoy cherry cordials. Dipped in milk or dark chocolate, these juicy maraschino cherry delights are made by hand – a delicious surprise for Valentine’s Day or any other evening.
A fruit that has been enjoyed for thousands of years, cherries have been cultivated since 300 B.C. and were loved by the Ancient Egyptians, Romans and Greeks. The word “cherry” comes from the Greek word “kerasos”, meaning “of or for the birds”.
American colonists brought European cherries with them to plant in the New World, which already had varieties of its own growing, leading to the cross-breeding of the different strains. One of the most popular cherries to come from this experiment is the Bing cherry, a sweet cherry developed in Oregon during the late 1800s.
Nowadays, the United States is an obvious leader in commercial cherry production, accounting for 90 percent of crops.
Not only is the cherry delicious, but it is also an incredible super fruit. The bright red cherry is filled with antioxidants good for heart health and anthocyanins that help to reduce inflammation in the joints!
This month, add cherries into your regular diet to experience their health benefits and indulge in a gourmet snack every once in a while with cherry cordials from Hilliards Chocolates. Order online to send a sweet surprise to your loved one or stop into one of our three Massachusetts shops for tonight’s dessert. We will be featuring long stemmed cherry cordials in stores only, just for Valentine’s Day!


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Trials have demonstrated that that the heat use for Chrysanthemum can be considerably reduced if the right measures are taken. If these reduction can also be realised with lighting, then we are well on the way to climate-neutral Chrysanthemum cultivation.
In order to identify energy saving measures with lighting, Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture along with growers and DLV-Plant have calculated energy savings for the most promising measures. The most important measures also appear to entail a large investment, such as AR-coatings, diffused glass, LED lighting or a super-reflecting greenhouse structure. More accessible measures, such as soil reflection (for example, styromull), can also lead to a 5% lower electricity costs. In addition, there are many small measures that are expected to increase the energy efficiency. Examples are the stage-dependent lighting regime or an extended propagation. However, it is not yet known how large the effects of these measures are and if they are also economically viable. The final report of the inventory will soon be published.
The research was sponsored by Kas als Energiebron.


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The Grey Eminences
Spark visits with several of the Bay Area's most influential artists, elders who have been working in their art form for decades and are continuing to teach and work long past retirement age. First, make acquaintance with Pauline Oliveros, the internationally renowned pioneer in electronic and improvisational music, who continues to perform and teach her musical philosophy of deep listening. Next meet David Ireland, one of California's most important and critically acclaimed artists working in the challenging arena of conceptual and installation art. And finally, visit with Bella Feldman as she creates what she calls "anxious objects," metal and blown-glass sculptures inspired by the Gulf War and the current conflicts in the Middle East.
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Listen to Pauline Oliveros who continues to perform and teach her musical philosophy.
Celebrate a lifetime lived on the cutting edge of conceptual art with David Ireland.
Visit with Bella Feldman as she creates metal and blown-glass sculptures inspired by the current conflicts in the Middle East.
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So on my plate in the next few weeks are these beauties by way of Fabrique Nationale’s hipper new American subsidiary, FN USA. I met both of these hoglegs in prototype/first run format at SHOT Show/NRAAM earlier this year and finally got hooked up with production versions of them for T&E purposes.
The guns are the FN Five-seveN Mk3 MRD, the company’s third generation take on the 20+1 capacity 5.7x28mm pistol, and the new 17+1 9mm FN High Power, which looks a lot like Mr. Browning’s/M. Saive’s Hi-Power of old (notice the difference in spelling) but only looks that way.
Expect more on both very soon.