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Jerusalem: The newer Omicron sub variants of SARS-CoV-2 substantially escape neutralising antibodies induced by both vaccination and previous infection, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study provides the immunologic context for current surges among populations with high rates of vaccinations and previous infection, the researchers said.
Since the initial highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant -- known as BA.1 -- of COVID-19 emerged last year, its new subvariants continue to evolve.
The researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Israel evaluated antibody response to multiple SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants in 27 vaccinated and boosted individuals and 27 individuals who had previously contracted COVID-19.
They found that the three Omicron subvariants BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5 substantially escape neutralising antibodies induced by both vaccination and previous infection.
Neutralising antibody responses to BA.4 and BA.5 were approximately 20-fold lower than to the original WA1/2020 strain and were 3-fold lower than to the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants.
"Our findings suggest that the Omicron variants have continued to evolve," said study senior author Dan H Barouch, director of the Center for Vaccine and Virology Research at BIDMC.
"This has important public health implications and provides the immunologic context for current surges among populations with high rates of vaccinations and previous infection," Barouch said.
The researchers noted that new variants that emerge may be more transmissible and may more effectively bypass the immune protection from prior infection or vaccination.
It is illegal to buy and sell blood in India, blood banks charge a processing fee to prepare and run various blood product checks. The most common offence observed across banks was overcharging for grouping and cross-matching of blood —the official rate, if grouping/cross-matching is done through automation is Rs 280, and semi-automation is Rs 120. Yet, banks charged anywhere between Rs 300 and Rs 1,400; many hospitals charged based on the category of the room the patient was admitted in.
The acquisition marks the entry of the group in the state of Haryana. The upcoming integrated healthcare complex located on the Golf Course Road at Gurugram would be commissioned in a span of 24 months.

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The Tunisian trade union center UGTT can breathe a sigh of relief. The government agrees to his demand for higher wages for public servants.
as reported from Tunis, Amira Souilem
After weeks of cold weather between the Tunisian government and the UGTT federation, the two sides finally reached an agreement on Thursday 15 September. The collective agreement: +5% wage increase for public employees. An increase spread over three years, which almost 700,000 Tunisians will be able to benefit from.
While Tunisia is undergoing a acute economic crisis and inflation reached 8.6% last month, the UGTT called on the CEO to make a gesture for Tunisian households that are seeing their purchasing power drop month-on-month.
The trade union center did not hesitate to raise the threat of strikes; the Tunisian government called on citizens to understand the economic difficulties the country is going through.
An agreement, which will not please the FMICet agreement with UGTT, was announced on the day of the new school year. If met by the unions and public servants, however, it is likely to displease the IMF. that International Monetary Fund urges the Tunisian authorities to reduce their expenditure if they wish to access a new loan.
An extremely difficult balance to find. Legislative elections in December next year are looming, and Tunis appears to be in favor of “social peace”. This expression came up many times in the mouths of the signatories of both parties at the time of the conclusion of the agreement.

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Last month, Tabor?s Class of 2010 went down in history as the first to receive their diplomas in Joel Wiens Stadium.
Organizers met last week to discuss what they learned, lost and gained with the change. Moving the 100th commencement outdoors involved hund?reds of hours of planning, effort and labor.
In retrospect, they said, it was well worth the investment.
?I think if indeed people felt it was a fun experience in a nice, outdoor setting, that really makes it worth the extra effort,? said Douglas Graber, director of maintenance at the college.
At commencement, the wind posed a particular challenge.
?We learned we can do it in a 30 mph-plus wind,? Graber said. ?Initially, we didn?t think it would be possible. We thought (the wind) would destroy (the event). We thought we needed to call it and go somewhere else.?
For the ceremony itself, Graber and his crew bore the brunt of the work as they moved equipment and set up the stage and chairs.
He estimated it took some 60 worker hours just to set up and tear down.
?That may be reduced when we once have the flow,? he said.
Volunteers put in hours, too, including Don and Marion Graumann, who painted plywood?120 sheets purchased for $4,000?used to protect the field.
?They must have put in more than 80 hours painting the plywood green,? Graber said.
The sheets were considered a facility purchase, said President Jules Glanzer, to be used for future events.
Asked about the genesis for the change in venue, Glanzer said that while the stadium was being built, he was often asked whether graduation would be there. He would respond, ?Well, we don?t know, but it sure would be a nice place.?
Once the stadium was completed, he asked Roxanne Stauffer, senior class president, what the students would want.
?She came back and she said, ?Oh, we would love to do that,?? he said. ?Then (organizers) got together and started thinking about it.?
Two concerns loomed.
?The issues were warranty on the facility and the track, and we were going to take care of that with plywood,? he said. ?Then second thing was weather.?
After the commencement committee met, the consensus was to go ahead with the plans to move commencement outdoors.
?It was not an easy sell,? Glanzer said. ?I had a lot of reservations. It was one of the risks I often wished I had not taken until we did it. And then it really turned out great.?
In the past, the ceremony has been in the college gymnasium, which seats 2,100, Glanzer said. Moving the ceremony outside allowed for a record attendance of more than 2,600.
?Some who usually don?t come said, ?Great, I can come now,?? he said.
At the President?s Party for seniors and their families the night before, Glanzer said people expressed appreciation to him for moving the graduation outside.
?I lost count of how many people came up and said, ?Thank you,? and then they referred to the gym as ?the sweatbox,?? he said. ?It?s like they dreaded going to graduation because of how hot it was and how uncomfortable the seats were.?
Organizers asked graduate participants to avoid wearing high-heeled shoes on the track and field because of the pressure per square inch on the surface.
While the track is vulnerable, the greater concern is the field.
?(A spiked heel) might make a hole in the track, but on the turf there?s only about (2 inches) of rubber in there. (The heels) can literally puncture the membrane, which controls all of the drainage,? Glanzer said. ?It?s a very sophisticated field.?
Even though no damage was done, the potential is there.
?People also didn?t listen to us,? he said. ?We will probably go buy about three dozen flip flops and simply say ?You have to take your shoes off. They?ll be right here for you afterwards, and you have to wear these.?
A change in location also affected some of the traditions that have followed the ceremony in the past.
?So here?s something we lost?the clarion and the big circle singing the (Tabor) song,? Glanzer said. ?We?re trying to figure out how to bring that back. That?s a tradition we want to keep.?
DJ Freeman, executive assistant to the president, headed the planning, which included decorations and music performed by the band and choir.
?We knew it was going to be windy, but we didn?t know how windy,? she said. ?Then you have to think of things such as clothespins and bricks?none of them worked.?
But going through the experience once makes it easier the next time, Freeman added.
For some, the sound quality at the ceremony was a welcomed surprise.
Initially, Brad Vogel, professor of choral music, had questioned the impact being outdoors would have on the concert choir?s performance.
?We have to be careful what we sing?something strong, full and forceful,? he said about choosing an appropriate song.
Vogel conducted the choir, which sang ?My God is a Rock? a cappella, and the audience feedback he received was positive.
?They could hear the text and everything,? he said.
Credit for the sound quality goes Tabor?s technology director, Chris Glanzer, and his company, Glanzer Pro Audio, which has been contracted for sound at Bethel College?s commencement, Wichita RiverFest and other outdoor events.
?I actually was surprised how things worked,? Chris Glanzer said, referring to 25 to 27 mph winds with gusts as high as 35 mph. ?This definitely was a test.?
Because of stadium logistics and policies, he said it took about six hours to get the equipment manually pushed to the stage and installed. At Bethel, he can complete instillation in less than two hours because he is able to drive a vehicle onto the field itself.
According to President Jules Glanzer, he and others agreed with Vogel?s succinct summation of the first graduation at the Joel Wiens Stadium.
?Commencement wasn?t as serious as it?s been?it was ungodly hot and windy but strangely fun.?


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One of our more popular blog posts was a DIY Tutorial from 2011: EASY PEASY WALL ART. We shared and demonstrated how to attach fabric to an old or used canvas, as shown below.
This past week we shared our crafting knowledge, skills and tools with two young roommates furnishing their first college apartment.
Their fabric choice: "In Crowd" by Alexander Henry. Quite "hip", isn't it!
Using a canvas they purchased for $3, they got right to work with the staple gun and scissors.
Picking Daisies was quite a center of activity and creation that day...
And Voila! Easy Peasy! Here they are, showing off their finished product, though there was some attempt to upstage the faces on the fabric.
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The world’s newest nation is both drying up and drowning
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Scott McWhinnie, CNN Photographs by Brent Swails, CNN
Many of the main roads running through Unity State are now completely submerged, yet the traffic remains. There are no cars, just people, some of whom swim, others wade, pushing their way through the heavy silt-laden water. The more fortunate glide by on canoes with their livestock and whatever possessions they could salvage from the floods.
In this traffic, between the cities of Bentiu and Ding Ding, is a group of women, pushing to dislodge their makeshift raft that has become stuck in mud, weighed down by six children. The men in the family went back north to keep their cattle safe, and the women were left to push for four days in the hope of reaching higher ground. Along the way, their food ran out, said one of the women, named Nereka. Her 5-month-old baby wails as she talks.
“Of course, I’m worried about my children,” she said. “That’s why we keep moving.”
Ravaged by years of conflict, there has barely been enough peacetime in the world’s newest nation to begin building. Only 200 kilometers of its roads are paved. Now, South Sudan is dealing with biblical floods that began as early as June and were made worse by the climate crisis, which it had little hand in creating.
This deluge, which is the worst in 60 years according to the UN, has swallowed not only the very roads that people here need to escape, but also their farms, homes and markets.
For years, South Sudan has been experiencing wetter-than-normal wet seasons, while its dry seasons are becoming even drier. The rainy season has ended, yet the water that has accumulated over months has yet to recede.
South Sudan is one of many places in the world struggling with this twin problem of drought followed by extreme rainfall, which together create prime conditions for devastating floods.
More than 850,000 people have been impacted by the floods, the UN agency coordinating the relief effort there told CNN, and some 35,000 of them have been displaced.
Remote towns like Ding Ding now sit largely abandoned. The traditional straw roofs of many homes here peak above the waterline, their walls still submerged.
Some people searching for food here have resorted to eating the lilies that have started to sprout on the floodwater’s surface, as an entirely new ecosystem begins to form in this radically changed landscape.
It’s a grim picture for a country that is only 10 years old. After gaining independence from Sudan in 2011, just two and a half years later, South Sudan descended into a brutal civil war that only ended last year. Deadly, inter-communal violence continues to be common as people fight over increasingly scarce grazing land.
Competing for resources
South Sudan is no stranger to seasonal flooding, but officials in Unity State say they haven’t seen anything on this scale since the early 1960s. Ninety percent of the state’s land has been affected by the flooding, and the next rainy season is only five months away. Officials in Bentiu say they are worried the situation will only get worse.
“We are told the water behind me will not go now, it will not recede or dry up. It’s going to take a while because it’s deep water,” said Minister Lam Tungwar Kueigwong, the state’s minister of land, housing and public utilities.
Scientists are now able to calculate how much the climate crisis may have played a role in most extreme weather events. But in this part of the world, it is notoriously difficult to measure with certainty because it has such huge variations in its natural climate to begin with.
Making projections for drought is particularly hard here, but what scientists do know is that the more the Earth warms, the more the Horn of Africa and its surrounding countries will experience extreme rainfall, making it more susceptible to flooding. That’s largely because a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, which triggers more rain.
The world is already 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than it was before it began industrializing, and Africa overall is seeing higher rises in temperature than the global average.
To those dealing with this problem in South Sudan, the climate crisis is clearly here already and offers the rest of the world a glimpse of what complications it could bring.
“We are feeling climate change. We are feeling it,” said John Payai Manyok, the country’s Deputy Director for Climate Change.
“We are feeling droughts, we are feeling floods. And this is becoming a crisis. It’s leading to food insecurity, it’s leading to more conflict within the area because people are competing for the little resources that are available.”
While droughts and floods may seem like polar opposites, they have more of a relationship than is obvious.
“After you’ve had a long period of drought, soil may be hardened, may be very dry, and so you’re going to get more (rainwater) runoff, and that will exacerbate the risk of flooding,” said Caroline Wainwright, a climate scientist at the University of Reading, who studies the East African region.
“And all this potentially aids bigger storms too, and more intense rainfall. That’s something we might expect to see more of — periods of drying and these really intense storms.”
The question now is not only how to clean up the mess, but how to adapt to better withstand these extreme weather disasters.
Like many nations suffering the worst impacts of the climate crisis, South Sudan accounts for 0.004% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The US, by contrast, accounts for more than 15%. But much of the suffering here comes from a lack of tools and systems to prevent an extreme weather event turning into a humanitarian disaster.
Still, the industrialized world, which played the biggest role in the climate crisis, is still failing to deliver on a $100 billion a year it promised the developing world to help it cut emissions and adapt to the enormous changes. A UN report released last month found that adaptation costs in the developing world are already five to 10 times greater than current funding. By mid-century, it is expected to reach $500 billion dollars.
While its neighboring countries move ahead building dams and more permanent dikes, South Sudan has failed to adapt and remains at the mercy of its rivers, Manyok said. Human activity is also worsening the health of rivers and their capacity to hold water in during heavy rainfall.
Manyok said the country desperately needs to adapt.
“We must introduce technologies which are water friendly and efficient, and along the Nile, we must construct dams and remove the siltation,” Manyok said.
Siltation is usually caused by sediment or soil erosion, and can build up in rivers and block the natural flow of water, exacerbating flooding.
A school destroyed
Swaths of Rubkona, a market town next to Unity State’s capital Bentiu, have been abandoned. The markets and homes here sit ghostlike, submerged under water that continues to rise at a slow, tortuous pace.
Nearby, Pakistani engineers from the UN mission are using the few heavy machines available to repair and strengthen a hastily constructed mud dike that has kept the airport and a camp of nearly 120,000 displaced people on dry ground. UN officials say a breach here would be catastrophic.
The battle is constant as each day water continues to crawl up the dike’s wall. It seeps across the red clay road toward the runway and the camp’s gates.
The vast majority of the IDP’s arrived years ago, having fled South Sudan’s brutal civil war. They are now sharing space and increasingly limited resources with the new arrivals.
A Doctors Without Borders hospital inside the camp is over capacity. Staff are treating a massive spike in the number of malnourished babies since the flooding began.
“We had 130 cases in the past month. Previously, we might have 30-40 in a month,” Managing Director Kie John Kuol said.
Back in Ding Ding, the town’s school, which was rebuilt in 2017 after it burned down during the civil war, is also partially submerged in the water — progress is once again suspended. According to UNICEF, the flooding has destroyed, closed, or impeded access to more than 500 schools in South Sudan.
As teacher Kuol Gany tours his classroom, the water reaches his knees. Behind him is a chalkboard scrawled with equations and English-language definitions for words.
“Relief is the assistance given to the people during disaster,” one definition reads.
Gany only had a few years of teaching in this new building before the floods hit. He worries he’ll have to abandon it, and even his town, for good.
“It’s still increasing, the water,” he said. “There are diseases and there are snakebites. And we are drinking this water too.”.
James Ling, a resident of Ding Ding, said he returned briefly to see what he could salvage from his home of eight years. He waded through the water to reach his home, only to find nothing left, except for his children’s drawings on the walls.
“Since the conflict erupted, we have never had a rest,” he said. “We have been constantly running, displaced. Our children have had no relief from the dangers.”
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A sprouting wall beside a sheaf of time
has greater claim to cinders of a trope
on days when speech and sleep erupt as rime
in wary corners of suspended hope.
Enchanting like a cave adorned with trees,
the iris smile has cast away its salt
toward the vineyard’s power in the lees
brought to candescence in a vital vault.
As features of an artless lover’s poise,
perfections of canary trills and chance
are line and light borne out of night and noise –
the moment’s worth is frozen in a glance.
The sea consumes its turf in wave and storm
that greet us as slight clauses of a norm.
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Cryptocurrencies are often criticized for failing to replicate some of the basic functions of fiat money. Governments are always ready to warn you that you can’t spend, or save, or trade, or make digital coins. This state of mind, however, is slowly but surely changing, as more benefits become apparent. Paying, saving, investing – bitcoin can serve all these purposes, and sometimes that happens with approval from authorities.
Failing to Be Fiat, Proving to be Money
Policy makers and central bankers often claim that cryptos are unable to perform basic functions of fiat money – means of payment, medium of exchange, store of value, and unit of account. Many times, however, they acknowledge one or more of these characteristics, especially when that serves their priorities. Filling the coffers is one such priority, if not the main one, for just about any government. Taxes are the major source of budget revenues for most countries with open market economies. Last year’s record highs have put cryptocurrencies in the spotlight of this year’s tax campaign.
But how do they tax something they pretend does not exist, or exists without permission?
Authorities had very little time to solve the dilemma. Only several months separate the bull run that pushed bitcoin to almost $20,000 in December and Tax Day, which in many countries comes in April. That’s probably why we see some unexpected concessions in regards to cryptocurrencies.
“There is no plan to increase the use of private cryptocurrencies” – that’s what Latvia told Coppay, when the company inquired about crypto payments last year. “We consider them unable to fulfill money functions and a high risk means of payment,” the country’s central bank said in November. Latvijas Banka also “invited financial institutions and citizens to avoid engagement in crypto activities”. In April of this year, however, authorities in Riga decided that cryptocurrencies are “taxable”. They plan to collect 20% on gains from crypto deals now when the Finance Ministry recognizes them as a “medium of exchange”.
If Latvia is not big enough to be a major precedent, how about Germany? Authorities there decided not to tax bitcoin when exchanged with euros, but VAT is imposed on sales in bitcoin. Sounds like they are talking about a currency. Gains from long-term crypto holdings won’t be taxed. Isn’t that an acknowledgment that bitcoin can store value? By the way, crypto payments are doing well in the Federal Republik. Last summer the country’s largest online food delivery portal started accepting bitcoin (now both in BTC and BCH). In March, Germany’s Tourism Board announced it’s also taking cryptos for its services…


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Plans to build a new high-quality storage facility were approved by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council planning committee Thursday 5 January 2023.
The proposed new landmark building will regenerate an empty gateway site to Bolton town centre and be operated by leading national self storage operator Lok’nStore Group Plc.
The facility will provide access to much needed storage space catering for residential customers and businesses including SMEs across the borough.
The site is being brought to market by Future Bolton, the property partnership between PSP and Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council established in 2012 to help maximise the value of surplus land and assets owned by the Council.
Bolton Council Leader, Cllr Martyn Cox, said: “The re-development at Westbrook Gateway will rejuvenate a brown-field site and deliver benefits to the borough for the long term.
“The building of a new Lok’nStore facility will complement the many other developments and regeneration projects already happening in the town centre.
“This type of self-storage is used by small businesses needing extra space to grow, and will also support the proposed residential neighbourhoods in the town centre, making Bolton town centre living even more convenient and attractive.”
Tom Lampard, Director of Acquisitions, Lok’nStore Group Plc said: “Lok’nStore is delighted to be developing a new facility in a strategic location with Bolton town centre to provide a much-needed service to the borough and residents.
“This modern form of self-storage will support the local authorities aspirations for the future of Bolton town centre which involves relatively high density developments, which generally requires storage. We look forward to welcoming our first customers in early 2024.”
Leena Gillespie, Director, PSP said: “By unlocking sites in strategic locations, we can help local authorities like Bolton Council to maximise the value and benefit of their land and property holdings.
“The agility and flexibility of our Future Bolton partnership with the Council allows us to respond to the specific needs of a community and to bring forward projects that truly support and promote local people and places. As a partner of local authorities, we passionately believe land and property can be used to help local communities and economies and further enhance the potential of the borough.”
Selling agent Nick Swift, Director, Lamb & Swift said: “It’s fantastic to see Lok’nStore choose Bolton town centre as part of their expansion plans. The building will create a new landmark corner building and support the local economy and community.
“The bidding process was very competitive with a number of private sector parties interested in the site which provides confidence in Bolton being a place of interest for companies across the UK. It has been a pleasure working with the team at Lok’nStore throughout the transaction process.”
Building works for the new Lok’nStore scheme is expected to start in 2023 and the project is scheduled to be completed in early 2024. On completion, the project will provide more than 5,000 m2 of storage space ranging in sizes from 1 m2 to 100 m2+ and lead to job creation of 5 new full and part time roles.


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Radiation therapy has been used in the treatment of cancer for several decades. Often used in tandem with other cancer therapies, including surgery and chemotherapy, radiation is the least invasive cancer treatment, causing significantly less side effects than chemotherapy. Radiation is commonly suggested for the treatment of mesothelioma to lessen the severity of symptoms and to make the patient more comfortable. Radiation therapy does not cure mesothelioma.
How Does Radiation Work?
There are three forms of radiation that can be used to treat patients with cancer, but not all are suitable for mesothelioma patients. The three types of radiation include:
- External Beam Radiation – This is the most common form of the treatment and the one that was developed first. With external beam radiation, the patient sits or lies down and an external source of radiation is aimed directly at the affected area. The radiation is meant to kill cancer cells and stop their growth. Unfortunately, this treatment is rarely completely effective in the fight against mesothelioma and is generally offered as a multi-modal therapy in conjunction with chemotherapy or surgery. In addition, it can also destroy the healthy tissue around the affected site, resulting in skin irritation or pain.
- Brachytherapy – This type of radiation therapy allows a highly-concentrated dose of radiation to be delivered directly to the affected area of the body. It involves the implantation of tiny rods of radioactive material directly into or near the tumor, pinpointing the cancerous cells and causing little damage to healthy cells. In some cases, the rods are implanted for a short time and then removed. In other instances, they are left in place, but eventually stop emitting radiation.
- Unsealed Source Radiation – This type of radiation is only used for particular forms of cancer and is administered orally or through injection. The person who receives this kind of radiation is considered radioactive for the duration of the treatment and a short time afterwards. This is generally not used to treat mesothelioma of any kind.
Side Effects of Mesothelioma Radiation
Radiation is a localized treatment and side effects are generally limited to the area being treated. Side effects from radiation can show up a few days after treatment and can last for several weeks or months. Some side effects actually appear years later. Common side effects of radiation therapy include:
- Fatigue – This is the most common complaint of those undergoing radiation and many people report an extreme level of fatigue that is hard to conquer. Some individuals note that the fatigue lasts for months or years after the therapy is complete.
- Skin Damage or Changes – Radiation therapy has improved significantly over the years and skin damage is not as severe as years prior. However, redness, dryness and peeling may occur in addition to darkening of the skin. Patients should stay out of the sun and avoid using any lotions or other topical products that are not approved by their doctor.
- Mouth Problems – This includes inflammation or extreme dry mouth. Taste bud damage can also occur. These mouth concerns may cause weight loss because eating and swallowing can be difficult.
Other side effects of radiation can include:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Hair loss in the treatment area
- Urinary and bladder changes
- Sexual changes
An oncologist can suggest the best way to battle the effects of radiation. Patients should inform their doctor of all side effects even if they are listed as common in order to avoid any life-threatening situations.

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Happy November! If you need a recipe for a grey day, look no further. I must admit this cake was the result of a happy accident. I was attempting to make whoopie pies, but noticed they baked more like a cake than a whoopie pie. I put the rest of the batter in a cake pan and topped it off with some cinnamon and sugar and the cake became what it needed to be. This cake pairs well with a hot beverage and a lazy Sunday. This cake is both dense and light and the cinnamon sugar topping gives it a satisfying crunch and a punch of cinnamon.
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
½ tsp salt
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup buttermilk
for the topping
1/4 cup sugar
1 TBSP cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease the bottom of a springform pan and set aside. You can also use two round cake pans and bake for a shorter time, about 25-27 minutes.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until the texture is nice and fluffy. Add in the vanilla and beat in the eggs one at a time until the mixture is just combined. You don’t want to overmix this one. Slowly add in the dry ingredients and alternate with the buttermilk and mix until you get a smooth and light texture.
In your prepared cake pan(s), plop the batter right in the middle and smooth it out to the edges. In a small bowl, stir together the cinnamon and sugar topping. Sprinkle a layer over top and give the cake a generous coating. Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes if you’re using one 9 inch springform pan and 25-27 minutes if you’re using two pans.
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I made this right after I read it. SO easy and SO delicious! It really does taste like a Snickerdoodle..only better. This would be a great go to cake for visitors, with coffee, anytime!
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One of the greatest myths surrounding organic agriculture is that it cannot possibly feed the world, and certainly not a world set to reach 9.7bn by 2050. According to Michaël Wilde, sustainability and communications manager at Dutch organics specialist Eosta, this myth is based on the fact that studies have shown that organic production is, on average, around 18 per cent less productive than conventional.
“However, remove your 2019-tinted glasses, look ahead to the future, and you’ll find that by 2030 organic production has surpassed conventional in terms of productivity,” says Wilde. “That is because organics feed and protect the soil, while the artificial fertilisers used in conventional farming affect the living environment in the soil, killing the bacteria.”
Protecting the planet
As time goes by, Wilde says, the soil in conventional agriculture becomes less and less productive. “We must stop killing the soil, which contains around 9bn microorganisms,” he says. “I’m not advising everyone to switch to organic production, but I do want everyone to start protecting the soil. At the moment, we are losing 30 soccer fields of fertile soil every minute, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation.”
Wilde says that the principal reason for which organics are attacked, their supposed inability to feed a rapidly rising global population, is simply inaccurate. “The fact is, right now we produce enough food for a population of 9bn,” he says. “Given that the current population is just 7.5bn, the real issue appears to be distribution and waste. However, we first need to look at what we’re growing on the available land. In the US, for example, around three-quarters of the world’s farmed land is in fact used to produce animal feed or fuel. There is a huge issue here.”
At the same time, Wilde is keen to avoid playing organics off against conventional produce. “We want to get away from the idea of conventional versus organic, and encourage people to eat more fresh produce of all kinds in order to improve their health and the health of the planet, and we want to persuade farmers to collaborate more in order to improve practices together,” he says. “At Eosta, we are focused on sustainability rather than just organics. It’s about step-by-step sustainable approaches. Every company and individual needs to look at how they can become more sustainable, and organics are definitely a part of this.”
According to Wilde, the latest UN climate report, which alarmingly gives us around 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, has motivated everyone at Eosta. “We need smart agriculture,” he says. “In South Africa, our organic grape growers survived the drought far better than conventional farmers in the same areas. They were even supplying water to their conventional neighbours. What’s more, in flood conditions, the water drains better on organic farms and therefore doesn’t flood the crops. So we can see that sustainable farming practices are also climate-smart.”
The environmental benefits of organic agriculture are at the forefront of Eosta’s marketing, yet many consumers choose organic for reasons of personal health. The fact is, according to Wilde, if you ask a consumer which is healthier out of conventional and organic, they will say organic. “That is already the perception,” he says, “even though in the scientific community there is still some discussion on the subject. So we choose to focus our attention on the impact on soil, biodiversity and climate.”
Non-profit organisation Pesticide Action Network has estimated that the number of people affected annually by short- and long-term pesticide exposure is between 1m and 41m, while studies in developed countries have also shown that annual acute pesticide poisoning affects nearly 1 in every 5,000 agricultural workers. Stories like these have been a major influence on the purchasing decisions of well-informed consumers and have assisted the rise of organics.
For over a decade, demand for organics has been growing steadily, according to Wilde. “This is what you want,” he says, “as steady growth can be met in a controlled manner. The UK saw a decline following the economic crisis, but this was mainly a result of retailers removing organic products from their shelves, while in Scandinavia we have seen a flattening out after a period of immense growth. However, in general the growth has been gradual. Millennials and Generation X are buying more organic products than previous generations, and the expectation is that they will pass these attitudes on to their own children.”
For Eosta, Europe is the main market, and Wilde still sees potential in places like France, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Scandinavia. “We do a bit in North America, as well as in Singapore and Hong Kong, but we don’t really want to fly our products around the world, and nor do our consumers,” he says. “They are aware of the issue of food miles, and 90 per cent of organic consumers will choose a local Spanish avocado over a Peruvian, for example.”
The company’s interest in Asia is rather as a source of various products, not least Chinese ginger. “There is some scepticism regarding China, but they have a green agriculture programme out there,” says Wilde. “There are people who are just as committed to the environment and health as we are. It’s been enjoyable to visit China and find all these things that connect us, certainly more than that which separates us. We have met so many people who are striving for a cleaner planet, just as we are. They’re taking small gradual steps in China, but around half of all vegetables are grown there, so the impact of these efforts is huge. They have had a lot of food crises and have had to respond.”
According to Wilde, sales of products that are considered superfoods, including ginger and turmeric, are currently doing extremely well. Eosta promotes these through its Dr Goodfood campaign, which is fronted by Anna Kruyswijk, doctor and author of several books on food, health and lifestyle, and aims to encourage consumers to see certain healthy foods as akin to medicine.
“Health comes from good, wholesome food that nature provides us with,” says Kruyswijk. “Food with no human tampering or industrial processing. Organic food. Because studies show that organic food holds up to 40 per cent more active ingredients that benefit our health. Becoming Dr Goodfood is an effective new way for me to help Nature & More promote the medical benefits of food. And hopefully inspire people to choose pears and peppers over pills."
Making healthy affordable
The priority now is to make healthy food relatively more affordable compared with the cheap stuff, adds Wilde, who believes things are heading in the right direction.
“The supermarkets will continue to see the benefits of having a strong organic segment, as consumers are willing to pay more for healthy, sustainable food that protects the environment,” he says. “But they no longer see organics as a cash cow, and the gap between organic and conventional prices has narrowed considerably as a result.”
The idea of True Cost Accounting, taking into account all the hidden costs of a product, including its impact on the environment and health, will also be an important step for the future, Wilde believes, as it would make many organics cheaper than their conventional counterparts.
“We currently see the Dutch government looking at new taxation models, the UK has introduced a sugar tax, the French have increased taxes on herbicides and there is growing talk of a meat tax,” he says. “Meanwhile, subsidies are being offered to young farmers who produce sustainably. So we’re seeing a combination of the carrot and the stick being used by governments, and we think True Cost Accounting research can help them in making such crucial decisions in the future.”


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The Toulouse Road
The history, legends, development and infrastructure of the stations along the French Toulouse Road or Via Tolosana through Arles, Saint Gilles-du-Gard,Toulouse and Oloron-Sainte-Marie to the shrine of Saint James at Compostela
The Road of Toulouse or Via Tolosana was the most southerly French route, leading from Provence to the Pyrenean pass of the Somport.
The Alyscans is the Provencal name for the Elysean Fields. This was the name given to the ancient burial ground on the edge of the city of Arles, which became the starting point of the Toulouse Road to Santiago de Compostela.
The History of Charlemagne and Roland tells us that the Alyscans necropolis at Arles was the burial site for ten thousand Frankish warriors killed at Roncevaux.
The saintly relics of Arles were numerous and celebrated. The Provençal city is generally considered the first substantial station on the Toulouse Road and tradition has it that pilgrims congregated beyond its city walls at the ancient necropolis of the Alyscans.
The River Rhône was an artery of the ancient world connecting the Mediterranean with the North. Where trade went, myths and religious traditions followed.
From the summit of the Alpilles hills of Provence, one can survey the broad delta of the Rhone river extending below. Just as one reaches level ground, one finds the chapel of Saint Gabriel de Tarascon,
Les Saintes Maries de la Mer is situated amid the sandy plain of the Camargue region of the Rhône delta. It was here that Mary Magdalene came ashore
The abbey of Saint-Pons was a hugely influential and powerful monastic centre heading its own federation of dependent monasteries, many of them beyond the Pyrenees in Spain.
Emerging from the lagoons of the Camargue and facing the broad expanse of the open sea stands the tall imposing edifice of the fortified cathedral of Saint-Pierre de Maguelone.
In the middle ages, Montpellier was celebrated for a cult centered on a miraculous Black Madonna at the church known as Notre-Dame-des-Tables.
In the mountainous region of the Languedoc, the road to Compostela passed through the intersection of two ancient Celtic routes at Saint-Pierre de Rhèdes.
After Saint Thibéry, pilgrims to Compostela travelling along the old Domitian highway reached the Roman bridge across the Orb river where the city of Béziers on the Toulouse Road was perched on the heights above.
The great abbey of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard was located at the frontier between Provence and Languedoc, close by the old Roman road known as the Via Domitia. It was a major station on the road to Compostela and also, itself a pilgrimage destination of the highest order
Saint Guilhem le Désert, orginally known as the abbey of Gellone was an important stop for pilgrims to Compostela traveling the Via Tolosana even though it required them abandoning the most direct way and instead heading up into the rugged hill region of the Languedoc.
Situated on the French side of the Pyrenees, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, a cathedral town since the sixth century was a major pilgrimage station on the way to Compostela because of its strategic position at the bottom of the Aspe river valley which led up to to the 1,600 metre high Somport Pass.
The ascent to the Somport Pass was a forbidding prospect. The Pyrenees represented a symbolic barrier to twelfth century pilgrims, as well as a physical one. To cross the mountains was to enter Spanish territory, the land of Holy War.

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Grilling and smoking season is upon us. And that means it’s time to assess some machines so that you can find the perfect grill, smoker, or combo for your family.
To help in the process, we thought we’d take a look at a specific grill: The Masterbuilt 30 Electric Smoker.
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Before we get into those reviews, though, let’s take a look at what smoking meat is, and how to do it with an electric smoker. Knowledge is one of the most important aspects of deciding on the right type of smoker or grill.
Smoking meat is a process of flavoring and preserving meat by exposing is to smoke for a prolonged period of time. Exposing meat, or cheese or vegetables, to smoke adds layers of flavors that other cooking methods do not.
Smoking meat is a process that has been used throughout history to preserve meat and use it much later than unpreserved meat could survive without spoiling. Smoking meat dates back to prehistoric times when people first realized slow cooking with meat could preserve their food.
A major advancement in meat preservation was a device called the Torry Kiln. The Torry Kiln was invented in Scotland in 1939.
The Torry Kiln was used to allow for a uniform mass smoking process and is considered to the prototype for which all modern large scale commercial smokers follow. With the rise of modern transportation, however, it became easier for food to be transported long distances.
This advancement in transport reduced the need for smoked meats.
In recent years smoking meat has become more of a way to add flavor to the food rather than just preserve the food. As time has gone, on there have been further refinements in the techniques and technologies used in smoking.
Even though the process for smoking meat has become much easier, the basic steps have remained the same as they have been for hundreds of years.
There are four kinds of smoking methods used: cold smoking, warm smoking, hot smoking and by the use of applying of liquid smoke.
There is a process for using an electric smoker that sets it apart from other types of smokers.
There are two primary types of electric smokers to choose from: vertical water electric smokers and electric cabinet smokers.
A vertical water electric smoker tends to be mostly inexpensive smokers. These types of smokers operate best in warmer weathers and may have trouble in cold weather.
When cold weather hits the vertical water smokers, the machines have trouble maintaining the core temperature.
Due to this limitation, you should determine when you will be using it for smoking. If you decide that you will mostly be smoking meat during this summer than this may be the smoker for you, whatever your climate.
The other main type of electric cabinet smoker is designed and insulated like refrigerators. Most of the smokers with this kind of design feature a temperature gauge for keeping more precise control of the temperature.
Temperature control is a great feature because of how important it is to keep exact control of the smoking process. If the temperature is not closely controlled, there’s a chance the meat will either not get smoked well enough or could be over-smoked.
Once you have purchased your electric smoker, you’ll need to carefully read all of the instructions included with your smoker. Each make and model has its own unique operating directions which need to be closely followed for optimum use of your smoker.
If you don’t take the time to learn the ins and outs of the smoker, you may find yourself with meat that’s not up to the standard or quality that you want.
The next important step is determining which kinds of wood chips you’ll use for your smoker.
There are a wide variety of woods available for use. Some of these woods include:
Each one of these woods offer a different flavor that will affect the taste of your meat. Certain woods will pair better with certain meats.
Wood chips can be purchased at a variety of places, such as at a grocery store, hardware store, or online.
When purchasing the wood chips for you smoker it’s important to remember that you will need approximately 4 cups of wood chips for approximately every three to five hours of use of your electric smoker.
Next, you’re going to need to prepare your smoker by seasoning the grates, if required, or cleaning. Never use grates straight out of the box. Manufacturing oils and residues may still be on the grates.
If you need to season the racks or grates, you’ll need to gently wash them in warm or hot water and soap. Use a rag to dry them completely.
Then, with vegetable oil, or vegetable shortening on a paper towel, you’ll need to coat the grates or racks.
Now, turn on the smoker, and run it for about two hours.
After the smoker has run for two hours, turn it off, and let it cool completely before cooking anything.
Now comes the fun part. You’ll need to choose the marinade and meal recipes you’ll be using for your meat.
Choose a recipe designed specifically for meat to be smoked. These will take into consideration dry rubs, marinades, and other key factors for getting the most out of your smoked meat. Just follow the instructions in your recipes.
Once your meat or cheese is ready to smoke, often the next day after the rub and marinade have been applied, you’re ready to crank up your smoker.
Make sure to fill the water receptacle if you’ve got a vertical water electric smoker.
Before you put your meat in, make sure that the temperature of the smoker reaches the pre-heat temperature recommended on your recipe.
Throughout the process of smoking the meat, you’ll need to keep a close eye on the internal temperature of the smoker. Smokers will include an internal gauge you can use to do this.
The Masterbuilt 30 electric smoker is a digital electronic smokehouse that’s full of useful bells and whistles.
The Masterbuilt 30 is a thermostatically controlled smoker that can reach smoking temperatures from 100 to 275 degrees. This means that it is geared more toward slow smoking, rather barbecuing at higher temperatures. You’ll need to gear your recipe choices towards this method of smoking.
The Masterbuilt 30 includes an internal monitor for keeping track of the meat with a probe. The smoker also features internal lights for monitoring the meat.
These electronic features can be tracked and controlled with a radio frequency, or RF, remote.
The Masterbuilt 30 also includes a side door for feeding wood easily and safely into the fire compartment. This means you won’t disrupt the smoking process when you add in more wood.
One of the key features of this electric smoker, as well as all other electric smokers, is that you don’t have to monitor the machine nearly as frequently as charcoal or propane smokers.
If you tend to be busy, even when at home, you should definitely strongly consider an electric smoker over the others.
A more complete list of features include:
The cooking area of the grill is 730 square inches.
The full dimensions of the grill are 20.3 inches long by 19.7 inches wide, by 32.1 inches height.
The weight of the grill is 54.37 pounds.
A major feature is the digital control panel which has a vivid blue LED display.
The Panel features a control on/off switch, time, light, and temperature.
The smoker features a monitor for keeping track of the internal meat temperature.
The radio frequency remote controller comes with the smoker for easy adjustments and monitoring.
There are 4 chrome coated racks for smoking meat.
The smoker features easily convert to become a 6-shelf smoker with a sold separate rack accessory kit.
The smoker has a side loading system in which chips can be added to the grill without having to open the smoking door.
For consistent temperature during the smoking process, there is an 800-watt heating element.
The smoker includes an integrated thermostat temperature control.
There’s an easy-to-remove wood chip tray for disposal of the ash.
There’s an easy-to-remove drip pan for easy clean up.
The smoker features a full view window for viewing the smoking process in progress.
There’s an air damp control that’ adjustable for smoke levels.
The body of the smoker itself is fully insulated to help maintain consistent temperatures during the smoking process.
The interior LED lights are high-output to clearly see the meat being smoked.
For ease of use, the smoker has a rear mounted handle.
Positive Masterbuilt 820 electric smoker reviews praise many aspects of the machine.
One veteran of a using a variety of types of grills and methods said that they would recommend this particular model to any grill enthusiast, regardless of their experience, whether they’re brand new to smoking food, or pretty much an expert.
Other Masterbuilt 30 electric smoker reviews praise the smoker for how well-made and put-together the machine is.
A professional chef said that the grill was comparable to the tools that he used in the kitchen on a daily basis. Because the smoker has such consistent temperatures and can heat quickly enough, the chef was able to make restaurant quality food with ease using his own at home.
Another buyer, a first-time meat smoker, praised the Masterbuilt 30 for how easy it is to both set up and use. The instructions included with the smoker are easy to follow. Newbies can have their smokers set up, seasoned, and running in no time.
Criticism of the grill seems to only include a few limited things.
One of the mentioned flaws for the Masterbuilt 30 is that the wheels on the legs are not of greatest quality. This can sometimes mean the user has to use additional effort to move the grill about on more difficult surfaces, such as gravel or grass.
One user mentioned replacing the wheels with better ones and recommends other users may wish to consider doing the same.
Another minor complaint was that the racks included in the grill cannot hold a full rack of ribs at once. One user said that he they had to cut the racks in half to be able to fit them onto the smoker grates. If you make ribs a lot, that could definitely be a drawback for the Masterbuilt 30.
One user complained about the size of the tray that holds the smoke pellets. For the use of the meat that was being smoked, the user felt that the tray was far too small for the task at hand. The user eventually ended up modifying the grill to accommodate the need for more chips to help with smoking.
We think that this is a great grill that is worth investing in. While size is definitely a factor, if you’re not planning to smoke ribs often, then you’re looking at a really great option in the Masterbuilt 30.


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Since I published photos of my friend Nancy Ellison’s weaving of pastors and sheep, I have had requests for drafts and help from others who
Every time Wynne Mattila teaches a rug weaving course at the Weavers Guild of Minnesota, the slots are gone in a blink. She is an
One of the series of krokbragd pieces that I wove after translating an article about a traditional pattern in Gudbrandsdal is available through the annual
The Osterøy museum sold a fabulous krokbragd book, Åklebragder fra Jondal og kring Folgefonna by Kristi Skintveit. It’s a fabulous combination of textile history, weaving
Of the many interesting stops on the Vesterheim 2017 Textile Tour, none had a particular focus on krokbragd, a popular type of Norwegian weave structure.
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Some times some customers will consult me on the network 5cm thick iron plate need to use what CNC equipment, the market cutting metal said over a lot of machinery, there are plasma cutting machine, laser cutting machine, waterjet cutting machine, CNC drilling machine and other equipment. The variety is very large. Now this article will give you an introduction to the cutting iron plate using machinery.
The thickness of iron plate is 5CM, so plasma cutting, laser cutting equipment can not be used;
Second, because you require a large cutting volume, fast, so the EDM wire cutting equipment is too low efficiency;
Then, because you require a flat surface, flame cutting (such as oxyacetylene cutting) is definitely not compatible;
So down to meet your requirements of the equipment only CNC sawing and waterjet cutting.
And CNC sawing machine in view of its own body size, can not be a large area of material cutting, cutting surface flat is only relative to the flame cutting, so if your requirements are high, this is also not very suitable.
CNC water cutting, with high cutting efficiency and smooth cross-section, undoubtedly meets your requirements best.
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GSMA Announces First Speakers for Mobile 360 Series – Middle East and North Africa
The GSMA today announced the first speakers for its Mobile 360 Series – Middle East and North Africa (MENA) conference taking place 9-10 October in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The two-day event, which is now in its fifth year, will bring together senior-level delegates from across the region to debate and discuss the key opportunities and challenges facing the mobile industry. The programme includes topics such as the Internet of Things, 5G, digital identity, artificial intelligence and more.
“Through long-term investment, mobile technology is radically transforming the lives of businesses and citizens across this diverse region and having a significant economic and social impact,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “This year’s Mobile 360 – MENA event has an amazing line-up of high-profile speakers who will address the key issues shaping mobile in the region, now and in the immediate future. We look forward to welcoming attendees to this year’s show.”
The first speakers confirmed for the event include:
- Ulugbek Yuldashev, Founder, Awok.com
- Daddy Mukadi, Chief Regulatory Officer, Bharti Airtel Africa
- Faisal Al Bannai, Founder and CEO, DarkMatter
- Osman Sultan, CEO, Du
- Matias Silanpaa, EMEA Director of Growth and Operator Partnerships, Facebook
- Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA
- Nasser Kettani, CTO Middle East and Africa, Microsoft
- Dr. Atef Helmy, Senior Advisor, Board of Directors, Orange Middle East and Africa
- Abdulrahman Tarabzouni, CEO and MD, STV
- Nazar Arabi, CSO, Sudatel Group
- Firat Yaman Er, CSO, Turk Telekom
- Ziad Shatara, CEO, Umniah
- Mikkel Vinter, Founder and CEO, Virgin Mobile Middle East
- Fadi Ghandour, Chairman, Wamda Group
- Diana Baddar, Head of Partnerships MENA and Turkey, YouTube
- Scott Gegenheimer, CEO of Operations, Zain Group
Mobile 360 – MENA includes a mix of keynote presentations, panel discussions, workshops and in-depth case studies aimed at senior-level decision makers across the region. The event, which regularly attracts senior-level leaders from mobile network operators, network infrastructure vendors, governments and regulatory bodies, and content providers, provides delegates the opportunity to hear insights from senior leaders across the industry. This year’s agenda includes perspectives from across the ecosystem, with sessions such as ‘Smart Cities and Connected Cars,’ ‘The Case for Dynamic Governance and Regulatory Modernisation’ and ‘Financial Inclusion and E-Commerce’. This year, the event also includes a dedicated session on North Africa and a new Start-ups Showcase.
Mobile 360 – MENA will be co-located once more with GITEX at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai. The event will be held in the new Za'abeel Hall 6, close to Gulfcomms, within the Dubai World Trade Centre. Industry leaders supporting the event include Etisalat (Host Sponsor), Bank of Khartoum (Gold Sponsor), Huawei (Global Industry Supporter Sponsor), Global Certification Forum (Showcase Sponsor) and Mobile Arts (Supporting Sponsor).
For further information on Mobile 360 – MENA, including sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.mobile360series.com/mena/. Follow developments and updates on Mobile 360 – MENA (#M360MENA) on Twitter @GSMA, on Facebook www.facebook.com/Mobile360Series and LinkedIn on www.linkedin.com/company/gsma-mobile-360-series. Download the event app for further information: www.mobile360series.com/app/.
About the GSMA
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with more than 300 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress Shanghai, Mobile World Congress Americas and the Mobile 360 Series of conferences.
For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at www.gsma.com. Follow the GSMA on Twitter: @GSMA.
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Mueller Investigating Gulf State Influence, Too
Americans actings as agents for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been working hard to manipulate the President.
A story so big the NYT posted it twice under two different headlines: “How a Witness for Mueller and a Republican Donor Influenced the White House for Gulf Rulers” and “How 2 Gulf Monarchies Sought to Influence the White House.”
A cooperating witness in the special counsel investigation worked for more than a year to turn a top Trump fund-raiser into an instrument of influence at the White House for the rulers of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to interviews and previously undisclosed documents.
Hundreds of pages of correspondence between the two men reveal an active effort to cultivate President Trump on behalf of the two oil-rich Arab monarchies, both close American allies.
High on the agenda of the two men — George Nader, a political adviser to the de facto ruler of the U.A.E., and Elliott Broidy, the deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee — was pushing the White House to remove Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, backing confrontational approaches to Iran and Qatar and repeatedly pressing the president to meet privately outside the White House with the leader of the U.A.E.
Mr. Tillerson was fired last week, and the president has adopted tough approaches toward both Iran and Qatar.
So far, rather ho-hum. That this President has an unusual number of top officials and advisors who have been agents of foreign governments is problematic, to be sure, but that’s a known known. Tillerson was an incompetent manager who not only didn’t get along with the President but got caught calling him a “moron.” Trump denounced the Iran deal throughout the campaign. Qatar is more interesting, I suppose, but could be explained by things other than the fact that lobbyists lobbied.
This is more problematic:
Mr. Nader tempted the fund-raiser, Mr. Broidy, with the prospect of more than $1 billion in contracts for his private security company, Circinus, and he helped deliver deals worth more than $200 million with the United Arab Emirates. He also flattered Mr. Broidy about “how well you handle Chairman,” a reference to Mr. Trump, and repeated to his well-connected friend that he told the effective rulers of both Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. about “the Pivotal Indispensable Magical Role you are playing to help them.”
Mr. Nader’s cultivation of Mr. Broidy, laid out in documents provided to The New York Times, provides a case study in the way two Persian Gulf monarchies have sought to gain influence inside the Trump White House. Mr. Nader has been granted immunity in a deal for his cooperation with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to people familiar with the matter, and his relationship with Mr. Broidy may also offer clues to the direction of that inquiry.
Mr. Nader has now been called back from abroad to provide additional testimony, one person familiar with the matter said this week. Mr. Mueller’s investigators have already asked witnesses about Mr. Nader’s contacts with top Trump administration officials and about his possible role in funneling Emirati money to Mr. Trump’s political efforts, a sign that the investigation has broadened to examine the role of foreign money in the Trump administration.
That oil-rich Middle Eastern states are trying to influence US policy is hardly surprising. But accepting foreign campaign funding is illegal.
The documents contain evidence not previously reported that Mr. Nader also held himself out as intermediary for Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who met with Mr. Trump on Tuesday in the Oval Office at the beginning of a tour of the United States to meet with political and business leaders.
A lawyer for Mr. Nader declined to comment. Two people close to Mr. Broidy said he has not been contacted by the special counsel’s investigators. In a statement, Mr. Broidy said that his efforts “aimed to strengthen the national security of the United States, in full coordination with the U.S. government.” He added, “I have always believed strongly in countering both Iran and Islamic extremism, and in working closely with our friends in the Arab world in order to do so.”
And, if he has to line his own pockets to make that happen, it’s a sacrifice he’s willing to make in the service of his country.
A spokesman for Mr. Broidy has said he believes the documents were stolen by hackers working for Qatar in retaliation for his work critical of the country — a regional nemesis of the Saudis and Emiratis.
“We now possess irrefutable evidence tying Qatar to this unlawful attack on, and espionage directed against, a prominent United States citizen within the territory of the United States,” Lee S. Wolosky, a lawyer for Mr. Broidy, wrote this week in a letter to the Qatari ambassador in Washington. If Qatar was not responsible, “we expect your government to hold accountable the rogue actors in Qatar who have caused Mr. Broidy substantial damages.”
The two men first met during the crush of parties and other events surrounding Mr. Trump’s inauguration. Mr. Broidy, 60, a longtime Republican donor and a vice chairman of the inaugural fund-raising committee, got his start in business as an accountant and then as an investment manager for Glen Bell, the founder of Taco Bell.
Mr. Nader, 58, a United States citizen born in Lebanon, previously ran a Washington-based journal called Middle East Insight, acted as an informal emissary to Syria under the Clinton administration, and, according to a short biography in the emails, later worked for Vice President Dick Cheney.
The two became fast friends, and by February, they were exchanging emails about potential contracts for Circinus with both the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia, and also about Saudi and Emirati objectives in Washington, such as persuading the United States government to take action against the Muslim Brotherhood or put pressure on its regional ally, Qatar.
Early in the Trump administration, the two men also noted with approval a successful effort to block a top Pentagon position for Anne Patterson, a former ambassador to Cairo whom the Emiratis and Saudis have long criticized as too sympathetic to the deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood during his one year in office.
Emphasis mine above. Nader definitely gets around.
On March 25, Mr. Broidy emailed Mr. Nader a spreadsheet outlining a proposed Washington lobbying and public relations campaign against both Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood. The proposed campaign’s total cost was $12.7 million.
The two people close to Mr. Broidy said the plan was drafted by a third party for circulation to like-minded American donors, and that only some of its provisions were carried out.
Mr. Nader did, however, provide a $2.7 million payment to Mr. Broidy for “consulting, marketing and other advisory services rendered,” apparently to help pay for the cost of conferences at two Washington think tanks, the Hudson Institute and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, that featured heavy criticism of Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Hudson Institute policies prohibit donations from foreign governments that are not democracies, and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies bars donations from all foreign governments, so Mr. Nader’s role as an adviser to the U.A.E. may have raised concerns had he donated directly.
Both Hudson and FDD are very right-leaning, neither considered a top-drawer shop. Hudson was founded in 1961 by Herman Kahn, a physicist who became a leading proponent of the notion of a winnable nuclear war. Scooter Libby is a vice president there. FDD is a neocon shop, but one with some well-respected experts. As I’ve written about many times before, there’s a huge problem in the think tank world with funding. It’s hard to say No to big money from autocratic governments and plutocrats—and that money almost always comes with strings.
Months later, as Mr. Broidy was preparing for an Oval Office meeting with Mr. Trump, Mr. Nader pressed him to try to line up a private meeting outside the White House between Mr. Trump and the leader of the United Arab Emirates, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, whom he referred to as “Friend.”
“Tell him that Friend would like to come ASAP to meet you SOONEST out of official site, in New Jersey” or Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, Mr. Nader wrote to Mr. Broidy on Oct. 1.
“Again, Again and Again, please try to be the ONE to fix a date for Friend while you are there if at all possible,” he added.
Six days later, Mr. Broidy did just that, repeatedly pressing Mr. Trump to meet with the crown prince in a “quiet” setting outside the White House — perhaps in New York or New Jersey — according to a detailed report on the meeting that Mr. Broidy sent to Mr. Nader shortly after. Mr. Trump’s national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, blocked the request, Mr. Broidy reported.
In a memorandum to Mr. Nader about the Oval Office meeting on Oct. 6, Mr. Broidy reported that he personally urged Mr. Trump to fire Mr. Tillerson, whom the Saudis and Emiratis saw as insufficiently tough on Iran and Qatar.
Again, this doesn’t necessarily implicate Trump or his team. It doesn’t strike me at all unusual that the President would meet with a top RNC fundraiser. (Although I was under the impression that doing that in the White House is a violation of campaign finance laws.) Obviously, it’s highly problematic that Broidy was working for a foreign government at the same time but there’s no reason the White House should have known that unless he’s registered as a foreign agent under FARA. One presumes he was not.
Later in the fall, Mr. Nader complained that the Secret Service had stopped him from getting his picture taken with Mr. Trump at a fund-raiser. Although the reasons he was kept at bay from the president are unclear, Mr. Nader pleaded guilty in 1991 to a federal child pornography charge and served six months at a halfway house after videotapes were found in his luggage when he arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport from a trip to Germany, according to court records released last week. In 2003, he received a one-year prison sentence in the Czech Republic after he was convicted there of 10 cases of sexually abusing minors, The Associated Press reported, citing a court spokeswoman.
Mr. Broidy was puzzled by the Secret Service’s objections. Mr. Nader, in his capacity as an adviser to the ruler of United Arab Emirates, had met several times with senior administration officials in the White House during Mr. Trump’s first weeks in office.
Mr. Broidy was apparently able to deliver: On Dec. 14, he emailed Mr. Nader his photograph grinning next to Mr. Trump.
Again, not good. And it makes even more interesting the earlier news that Nadar was an “unofficial representative” during the Clinton administration, so soon after the child pornography conviction.
Despite the close relations between the White House and the two gulf nations, there have been occasional hiccups, and in January, Mr. Nader twice emailed his friend with another delicate request: The leader of the U.A.E. asked that Mr. Trump call the crown prince of Saudi Arabia to try to smooth over potential bad feelings created by the book “Fire and Fury,” by Michael Wolff. It portrayed the president’s views of the Saudi prince in an unflattering light, Mr. Nader wrote.
“See what you can trigger and do and we can discuss more in person,” Mr. Nader wrote, reiterating once again the “genuine desire” of the ruler of the United Arab Emirates to meet alone with Mr. Trump.
Days later, Mr. Nader wrote to his friend that he was looking forward to an upcoming trip to the United States. Mr. Broidy was arranging for him to attend a gala dinner at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s Florida estate, to celebrate the anniversary of Mr. Trump’s inauguration, and the two men were considering a trip Saudi Arabia to try to sell the kingdom’s young and powerful crown prince on a $650 million contract with Mr. Broidy’s security company.
But those grand plans were interrupted. It was on that trip to the United States that, as he touched down at Dulles Airport, Mr. Nader was greeted by F.B.I. agents working for Mr. Mueller.
Also interesting is a related report from The Intercept under the bold headline “SAUDI CROWN PRINCE BOASTED THAT JARED KUSHNER WAS ‘IN HIS POCKET.’”
UNTIL HE WAS stripped of his top-secret security clearance in February, presidential adviser Jared Kushner was known around the White House as one of the most voracious readers of the President’s Daily Brief, a highly classified rundown of the latest intelligence intended only for the president and his closest advisers.
Kushner, who had been tasked with bringing about a deal between Israel and Palestine, was particularly engaged by information about the Middle East, according to a former White House official and a former U.S. intelligence professional.
In June, Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman ousted his cousin, then-Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, and took his place as next in line to the throne, upending the established line of succession. In the months that followed, the President’s Daily Brief contained information on Saudi Arabia’s evolving political situation, including a handful of names of royal family members opposed to the crown prince’s power grab, according to the former White House official and two U.S. government officials with knowledge of the report. Like many others interviewed for this story, they declined to be identified because they were not authorized to speak about sensitive matters to the press.
In late October, Jared Kushner made an unannounced trip to Riyadh, catching some intelligence officials off guard. “The two princes are said to have stayed up until nearly 4 a.m. several nights, swapping stories and planning strategy,” the Washington Post’s David Ignatius reported at the time.
What exactly Kushner and the Saudi royal talked about in Riyadh may be known only to them, but after the meeting, Crown Prince Mohammed told confidants that Kushner had discussed the names of Saudis disloyal to the crown prince, according to three sources who have been in contact with members of the Saudi and Emirati royal families since the crackdown. Kushner, through his attorney’s spokesperson, denies having done so.
“Some questions by the media are so obviously false and ridiculous that they merit no response. This is one. The Intercept should know better,” said Peter Mirijanian, a spokesperson for Kushner’s lawyer Abbe Lowell.
On November 4, a week after Kushner returned to the U.S., the crown prince, known in official Washington by his initials MBS, launched what he called an anti-corruption crackdown. The Saudi government arrested dozens of members of the Saudi royal family and imprisoned them in the Ritz-Carlton Riyadh, which was first reported in English by The Intercept. The Saudi figures named in the President’s Daily Brief were among those rounded up; at least one was reportedly tortured.
Granting that the publication has an agenda, the report comports with others from the Times, WaPo, and other more neutral sources.


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Are your expenditures for your children “average?” Be careful to make sure that all of your children’s expenses are included in child support. Most parents going through the divorce process are aware that New Jersey has guidelines to assist courts in determining support for children. But many do not know what exactly the guidelines are supposed to cover and whether their particular situation warrants a deviation.
Judges are required to calculate the child support guidelines in all cases. In cases where the combined net income of both parents is $187,200 or under, the amount under the guidelines will be applied. In cases in which the combined income is in excess of $187,200 net per year, the court is to use the guideline amount and then supplement that amount, based on a variety of factors. The guideline amount is a rebuttable presumption which means that the amount that is calculated is deemed to be the appropriate amount of child support unless a party can demonstrate that the amount is not. The Guidelines specifically tell us that the awards are based on an average of the percentage of income spent on children by a large number of families in a variety of socioeconomic situations.…
Earlier today I posted ablog entry on the unreported Appellate Division decision in Holden v, Holden decided on October 28, 2010. In that piece, I discussed how the court based support on the father’s gross income because of his history of not paying taxes. The case was interesting for other reasons, as well.
In this case, the parties net income exceeded the maximum net incomes under the Child Support Guidelines. The trial court entered a somewhat arbitrary award with regard to past and prospective child support which did not take into account the children’s actual needs. This, in part, was brought on by the fact that the parties did not present all of the relevant information regarding the children’s needs (each had custody of one child). The father appealed on this ground.
In reversing, the Appellate Division agreed with the father, restating the law as follows:
It is undisputed that where family income exceeds the maximum amount under the guidelines, the court has discretion to calculate child support using the maximum support under the guidelines and "combin[e] that preliminary figure with a
supplemental award subject to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23a . . . ." Pascale v. Pascale, 140 N.J. 583, 595 (l995).
On April 13, 2009, the Appellate Division issued a decision in the case of Cadavid v. Nieto which dealt in large part with the issue of child support in high income cases. To view the full text of the case, click here.
In the Cadivad matter, the father appealed an Order requiring him to pay almost $9000 per month in child support. Both parties were immigrants from Colombia. The father is the successful founder and president of eight schools that teach English as a second language located in New Jersey, New York, Florida, and Canada. He also owns interests in several commercial properties in New Jersey and Florida as well as 4 homes. In a June 2007 loan application, the father valued his various business interests at $8 million and the fair market value of his real estate holdings at $5.2 million. The trial judge calculated the father’s annual income for purposes of child support at approximately $2 million annually.
On the other hand, the mother was a full time homemaker but had an associates degree from Bergen County Community College.
The parties had 3 children under age 10 at the time of the proceedings.…
On December 31, 2008, the Appellate Division released the opinion in the case of Cardell v. Kirby. In this case, child support over the guidelines was limited to a…
In high-income cases, determining the appropriate level of child support is a difficult – and critical task for the courts. Part science, part art, most judges rely on both detailed financial disclosures adn a qualitative assessment of what is truly in the child’s best interests. In the vast majority of low- and middle-income cases, judges follow the advice of the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines, which define child support based on the family’s net income. In 2006, the Guidelines were revised include more high-income situations. Many feel this formulaic approach was more hindrance than help because discretionary spending patterns can vary widely.
The New Jersey Supreme Court’s revised the Child Support Guidelines effective September 1, 2007 – specify only a minimum support level (with no guidance on an upper limit) for families with net incomes exceeding $187,000. Previously, the Guidelines defined both the support level for families with net incomes exceeding $229,840. When the new Guidelines are in effect, a large number of cases will no longer be subject to guidelines on the maximum level of support, which should result in awards that are more in keeping with the parties’ lifestyles.
Approximately 10 years ago, the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines were overhauled to include more families. Prior to those changes, only cases in which the combined net income (i.e., the net after-tax income of both parents) was under $52,000 per year fell within the Guidelines. The changes significantly raised the upper limit of the Guidelines to include families whose combined net income was as much as $150,800 per year ($2,900 per week). The Guidelines were not changed again until 2006, when the upper limit was raised to cover families up to $229,840 ($4,420 per week). The goal was to make the Guidelines more inclusive.
However, the changes had unintended consequences. While there were some modest increases in child support awards at lower-income levels, support actually decreased at the upper levels – which prompted an immediate outcry from the Family Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association. Others argued that strict Guideline calculations did not make sense in higher-income situations where discretionary spending patterns would not necessarily be captured in the economic data on which the Guidelines were based.
The Supreme Court took note and accepted the recommendation of its Family Practice Committee to set the top of the guidelines at $187,000 per year ($3,600 per week) in combined net income. The Court expects that the new limits will cover 90 percent of the state’s child-support cases.

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Source: American Academy of Pediatrics
Date Published: 2018
This policy statement reviews relevant concepts and challenges and provides suggestions for pediatric providers that are focused on promoting the health and positive development of youth that identify as Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) while eliminating discrimination and stigma.
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