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It is with great pleasure that I provide this reference for Olivia Welch, a proactive, hard-working and invaluable member of our team. Olivia has worked at Brenda May Gallery on a combined permanent part-time and full-time basis from 2010 throughout her studies in Art Theory at the University of New South Wales College of Fine Arts. Her relationship with the Gallery began during her secondary school studies in 2007 when she completed a work study program, during which she proved to be a motivated and enthusiastic individual. Her professionalism and competency left such a strong impression that the director, Brenda May, sought Olivia out to employ her as a gallery assistant once she began her tertiary studies.
Throughout her time at Brenda May Gallery, Olivia has acquired extensive experience in all aspects of running a gallery. She curates, liaises with both artists and clients, handles artwork and assists the manager with administrative duties. Olivia has co-curated many of the group exhibitions held at Brenda May Gallery alongside the director and myself. Her input is sought out and valued and subsequently, Olivia has begun curating her own exhibitions, the first of which was ‘Mighty Small’ held in July 2013. The exhibition was met with positive reviews from the media and clients alike. As a result, Olivia will be curating another show in 2014 titled ‘In Tandem’ exploring creative partnerships between the gallery’s represented artists.
We anticipate great things from Olivia and we look forward to celebrating her many forthcoming achievements. Should you have any questions or would like further information please do not hesitate to contact me via email.
Brenda May Gallery
2 Danks St, Waterloo NSW 2017
Email : info [at] brendamaygallery [dot] com [dot] au
Ms. Megan Fizell
Brenda May Gallery
Dr. Diane Losche
University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts
School of Art History and Art Education
December 29, 2013
I have known Olivia throughout her undergraduate career in the Art History and Art Theory program at the College. She has taken several courses with me and I was her Honours supervisor, for which she received First Class Honours.
Olivia is an outstanding student, as her transcript attests, with an excellent ability to read artworks and exhibitions, good writing skills and sensitivity in applying theory to artworks.
She has pursued her undergraduate degree while working many hours a week as an assistant at a private art gallery in Sydney, a position she has held for her entire undergraduate degree. The position is a demanding one and has enabled her to acquire many of the practical skills needed to run an art gallery. Her longevity in her position attests to her ability and dedication. I know that this employer would never tolerate anything less than an excellent standard in her employees.
Olivia’s thesis, which explored the way in which a number of Australian Aboriginal artists have commented on the issue of Political Sovereignty, an extremely important topic in Australia, required an excellent grasp of political and legal theory as well as a sensitive reading of the art in question. Both her markers indicated how impressed they were with her analysis, as demonstrated in her very high marks.
Olivia’s background (an American musician father and Australian mother) has, in my opinion, given her a more cosmopolitan outlook than many other students and she seems at ease in many situations. I think this quality will stand her in good stead I what, I have no doubt, will be an outstanding curatorial career, one which she is passionately dedicated to pursuing.
I recommend Olivia to you most highly. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.
Dr Diane Losche
School of Art History and Theory
College of Fine Arts
University of New South Wales
Paddington NSW 2038
Email : d.losche[at]unsw [dot] edu [dot] au


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Apologies for the delay, would like to say a big thanks for all these people for posting thoughts on this very busy month for Steam;
Dr Dogg, More_Badass, Ozium, ANuclearError, jshackles, Divius, Uzzy, Hugstable and BinaryPork2737. Thread from now on will
take two posts due to recommendations of the month - so don't post yet
Farming Simulator 15 - BinaryPork2737
The newest entry in the Farming Simulator series, FS 15 features a Nordic setting with a brand new engine to really give the series a
new fresh look, along with better physics. New equipment is available in this entry, especially in regards to the new activity, logging.
Unlike other less notable sim games, this has actual brands of machinery to use, including New Holland and Lamborghini, . Plus there's
the online multiplayer mode and of course the coming mods that will eventually allow for even more variety, which is always good.
The Evil Within - Hugstable
The Evil Within: Being released in less than 2 weeks on October 14, 2014, just in time for Holloween, one of the great Survival Horror
game developers is unleashing his newest creation unto the world. The Evil Within has me hyped as it seems to be a return to the
classic Survival Horror style of having to conserve ammo and observe your current situations and the best way to go about getting
past the monsters. The game seems to build upon Mikami's past efforts and alot of the footage we've seen so far has alot of
interesting side stuff along with the shooting. It's going to be interesting to see how the game turns out since many of us have been
waiting for Shinji Mikami to return to a true Resident Evil style game.
Legend of Korra - Uzzy
The Legend of Korra is a character action game set in an Asian inspired fantasy/steampunk world, where the manipulation of the
elements of earth, fire, air and water are commonplace. You play as the Avatar Korra, who uniquely has the ability to control all four
of those elements. After an encounter with a villain with the ability to remove Korra's powers, Korra must fight her way through various
locations around the world in order to regain her powers and defeat the villains plans.
Given the fairly poor history of earlier titles in the Avatar series, normally a licensed game like this wouldn't get recommended by me.
But the big difference here is that it's being developed by Platinum Games, masters of the character action genre who are able to
craft some of the very finest combat mechanics around. Combat sees you swapping between each of your elemental powers to
unleash combos on your enemies, with each element offering unique light, heavy and special attacks, useful for different situations
and types of enemies. Finally, the game really looks and sounds faithful to the show, with the show's writers involved with the plot,
full voice acting from the original cast and an artstyle highly reminiscent of the show's animation. That, mixed with Platinum's mastery
of combat mechanics, should make the game a treat for fans of the show and of the character action genre.
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition - MRORANGE
For anyone who has still yet to experience this fan favorite better snatch this game as in entails the base game with the
extensive and comically clothing DLC and extra missions. The game focuses on Wei Shen, a undercover cop who has infiltrated
the triads. It is up to Wei Shen to take down these bosses while protecting his cover from being blown, but as Wei delves deeper into
the triad culture his loyaltiesare pushed to the limit and lines begin to blur between cop and gangster. Sleeping Dogs is a fantastic
game and gives a breath of fresh air in a genre dominated by sadnbox games based in US cities, SD manages to carve it's own unique
niche and gameplay while remaining true to it's roots in Hong Kong cinema and martial arts.
Ryse: Son of Rome - Dr Dogg
Reading through Ryse's plot has my head doing circles regards to the lack of historical accuracy but hey let's just roll with it because
Vidya Gaems! So Ryse is coming to PC after making its debut on Xbox One at launch last year. Coming with it are all the DLC packs
(4 in total, mainly multiplayer) but it leaves the microtransations behind. Being handled by Crytek themselves, the port promises to have
lots of options to scale across as broad range of hardware as well as take advantage of high end systems with up to 3840x2160
resolutions supported, various anti-aliasing options and more than I can list here.
Encounters seem to have a rhythm to them where you can't just mash on the attack button and have to not only time your strikes and
blocks well but also mix up your attacks to avoid the enemy blocking your onslaught. The Execution finisher system is deeper than first
thought as well. Once you have whittled down an enemy to a certain degree you can perform a finisher that while reward you the more
accurate your timing is. The rewards aren't just XP but can be selected by the user from either replenish Marius' health, amplify his
damage, refill the focus meter for special attack or gain additional XP. I haven't seen too much of the multiplayer but there were some
fans in the OT here. One thing is certain though and Ryse on PC looks set to be a graphical show stopper and will hopefully take
advantage of hardware today and into the future also.
Alien: Isolation - Divius
Over the years there have been quite a few games based on the popular Alien franchise, with its most recent addition - Aliens:
Colonial Marines - being a low point in the series that left fans with a bad taste in their mouth and put a damper on the franchise name.
Luckily Alien: Isolation is shaping up to wash away that bad taste and hopefully regain the trust of the fans. Where prior games mostly
seemed to pursue the more action-packed approach of the second movie, Alien: Isolation is focusing on the pure terror of the original
1979 movie. It's dark, atmospheric and, above all, scary as hell.
This time you don't have access to Pulse Rifles. You don't get to mow down hordes of aliens. There is just one Alien. One Xenomorph.
It is deadly. It is stronger than you are. It is faster than you are. And it is coming for you. Distant metallic clanks and moving shadows
play games with your senses as you explore the decommissioned trading station Sevastopol and the slightest alteration in the steady
beeping of your Motion Tracker will send your pulse racing. Fans of the series and survival horror can prepare to sit on the edge of
their seat with sweaty palms and an elevated heartbeat. And remember; In space no one can hear you scream.
Costume Quest 2 - jshackles
Costume Quest 2 is the sequel to Double Fine's beloved Halloween hit. The original was a casual RPG that was heavy on humor and
charm, and the sequel looks take things even further. The game revolves around two siblings who venture out on Halloween night to
find materials to make new costumes and collect Treat Cards in their neighborhood. This Halloween, Reynold and Wren must travel in
time to save everyone's favorite spooky holiday from the evil Dentist! Along the way you can expect to see new over-the-top costumes,
new moves and abilities, new allies, and even Creepier Treat Cards to collect. I think these games perfectly capture the spirit of
Halloween - everything seems surreal and larger than life (and a little bit scary) as you are tasked with going forth to collect as much
candy as possible. I know what I'm playing this year on Halloween night.
Borderlands The Pre Sequel - ANuclearError
Handsome Jack is back, and he's recruited a new badass fighting force (Don't ask me how Claptrap managed to sneak into somehow)
with which players will shoot and loot in the new entry to the series from 2K Australia & Gearbox. Pandora's moon is the setting of this
new adventure, and players will be taking advantage of lower gravity, ice & laser weapons and new powers while they try to rush for that
tank of oxygen before suffocating. The series will see the return of the colourful world and it's humour as we see Handsome Jack and his
rise for power.
Cilvization Beyond Earth - ANuclearError
A successor to the acclaimed Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri has been a desire for many Civilization fans, and while Beyond Earth does
not share the name, the spirit certainly will live on in Firaxis' latest entry to the franchise. Players will take their choice of faction and aim to
colonize a new world, facing foes of both human and alien form when exploring the new world. New features include a technology web
built upon three themes (Harmony, Purity, Supremacy) to base research on and the orbital layer where players will build satellite networks
for new directions to enhance economy, science and military. Civilization: Beyond Earth will not only be a new era for mankind, but a new
era of just one more turn.
Cosmochoria - Ozium
An action game set in space starring a little naked boy with a blaster, Cosmochoria sees players running fully around a little planetoid
while fighting off UFOs and other nasty critters. As you defend your planet you are able to plant seeds on it that will birth various exotic
forms of plants, eventually giving way to an atmosphere that helps boost your attacks and offers some defense. Use your jetpack to fly
to other planetoids on your quest to restore and protect the galaxy!
Metrocide - More_Badass
Inspired by GTA and Syndicate, Metrocide is a top-down stealth game set in a cyberpunk dystopia. You play as contract killer Trench,
armed with a variety of weapons and futuristic tools as you assassinate targets and contend with roaming police drones, cameras,
civilians, and other threats.
Final Fantasy XIII - Dr Dogg
Released in 2010 originally on PS3 and 360, Final Fantasy XIII was quite a looker in its day and despite its age this should hopefully
translate nicely to PC even today. Taking place in a futuristic setting where a crisis threatens the Utopian world of Cocoon as a group
of heroes attempt to save their home from chaos brought upon the floating city by something from the Primeval world of Pulse bellow.
The battle system was a big highlight for me. You are only in control of one party member with up to 2 more passive members who
carry out their own actions according to their role. It is a semi real time spin on the Active Time Battle system from previous games.
Summons are also a key part as you'd expect (dubbed Eidolons this time) and are similar to FFX where using the Summon removes
the other party members to team up with the party leader. But this time each charter eventually has their own unique summon.
There's also the Paradigm Shift system which allows you to dynamically switch roles of all party members whilst during battle which
offers quite a lot of tactical flexibility. All these elements really come together in the various Boss battles.
The soundtrack stood out for me as well and themes fit the mood of the various environments you visit. Speaking of environments,
even from the start there are some interesting designs in the various areas you visit along your travels and hopefully can really shine
on PC. This is the first of a trilogy and the other two games, XIII-2 and Lightning Returns, have been confirmed to be coming to PC,
with expected releases sometime in 2015.

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Ige Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former Mayor Anderson
As a mark of respect for the late former Mayor Eileen R. Anderson, Gov. David Ige has ordered that the flags of the United States and State of Hawai‘i shall be flown at half-staff at all state offices and agencies, as well as the Hawai´i National Guard, from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021.
Anderson was the first woman to serve as mayor of the City and County of Honolulu. She held the office from 1981 to 1985. Anderson was also the first woman to serve as director of the state’s Department of Budget and Finance under Gov. George Ariyoshi.
“Former Mayor Anderson was a trailblazer who was an inspiration to girls and young women who aspire to enter the political arena or become leaders in their chosen fields. Dawn and I express our deepest condolences to her family and loved ones,” Gov. Ige said.
Anderson died on Nov. 3, 2022, at the age of 93.

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Cortadillos de Cidra. Sobrina de las Trejas
Cortadillos are a traditional Andalusian dessert made of wheat flour, squash jam, cinnamon, pumpkin pulp, sugar, glucose and fructose syrup and lemon scent… Mouthwatering!
In every package, you will find 6 “cortadillos”
The company “Sobrina de las Tejas” is located in Medina Sidonia, a village in Southern Spain, Andalusia, Cadiz.

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Dr. Ning Lin has been practicing medicine for 32 years. Dr. Lin graduated from the Sun Yat Sen Univ of Med Sci, Guangzhou, China (242 21 Pr 1/71) in 1982. He practices medicine in Madera, CA and 1 other location and specializes in Ophthalmology. Dr. Lin is affiliated with VA Central California Healthcare System, Saint Agnes Medical Center, Madera Community Hospital and Childrens Hospital Central California. He speaks English and Spanish.
Years in Practice: 32 Years
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Medical School: Sun Yat Sen Univ of Med Sci, Guangzhou, China (242 21 Pr 1/71)
Graduation Date: 1982
*This physician has multiple office locations. See Appointments for details.

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Music Myths: KISS colors with their blood, Def Jams’ true founders, and Bundy abducts Blondie
Joel Freimark is a music encyclopedia and proprietor of The Daily Guru, a video series where he discusses all manner of music seven days a week. Every Thursday Joel dissects a few classic music myths in a column that we’ll be syndicating on Death and Taxes. Today’s Music Myths: Ted Bundy tried to abduct Debbie Harry? Who founded Def Jam? KISS used blood for their comics? Watch and learn.


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Tuesday, 27 June 2017
John works in his family's mortuary and has an obsession with serial killers. He wants to be a good person, but fears he is a sociopath, and for years he has suppressed his dark side through a strict system of rules designed to mimic 'normal' behavior.
Then a demon begins stalking his small town and killing people one by one, and John is forced to give in to his darker nature in order to save them. As he struggles to understand the demon and find a way to kill it, his own mind begins to unravel until he fears he may never regain control. Faced with the reality that he is, perhaps, more monstrous than the monster he is fighting, John must make a final stand against the horrors of both the demon and himself.
Tuesday, 6 June 2017
Like any pet and many people I know, rabbits love routine. Actually, let me rephrase that, they love the timely appearance of food. Should food be late, they turn into the best alarm clock known to bunny parents. And they're quite creative about the level of noise and annoyance they use in their endeavour.

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Kane Brown may be working on a full-blown country album, but he’s still got plenty of pop hits in the chamber, and one of them will be out later this month.
The singer hopped on social media this week to tease the new song called “Grand.” Video footage shows Kane dancing and singing along in the studio, followed by shots from what appears to be the music video shoot, complete with futuristic strobe lights and a lit-up green background.
“Ain’t life grand? / Only ones I keep around me is my fam / No coincidence, that’s always been the plan / And I always keep it truly with the fans,” he sings in the clip.
“July 22!” Kane wrote in the caption of his post, encouraging fans to pre-save the track.
Kane has always put out a wide array of different musical styles, and he frequently collaborates with artists both in and outside of the country genre. Recently, he was announced as one of the contributors to EDM star Steve Aoki’s upcoming duets project.
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As a part of our client experience, we offer a wide range of maternity outfits for your photoshoots. While in the studio, this bodysuit is one of our favorites as it photographs in such an elegant and modern way while showing off your baby bump!
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Tonight as President Obama fulfills his Constitutional obligation to report to the Congress on the State of the Union, COASTers will be quite pleased at what we don't see.
As Deirdre Shesgreen at the Enquirer reported, we won't see our Congressman waiting breathlessly to shake Obama's hand and get an autograph. More importantly, we will know that our Congressman didn't spend an entire day (10-12 hours) waiting at that aisle seat to guarantee a chance at a few seconds of television time and the aforementioned autograph.
No, our Congressman has made it clear that he will not become a "Aisle Hog," and that he will be attending to his duties as a Congressman today. Thank you Congressman Wenstrup for returning dignity to the Second District's Congressional Representation.
Be sure to check out this great piece by National Journal on the Curse of the Aisle Hogs.


On January 13, 2022, in a 5-4 decision in Biden
, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed 2 lower court decisions enjoining the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate. The mandate, now in effect, requires all facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid to ensure that their staff is vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) absent medical and religious exemptions.
The injunction that the Supreme Court dissolved would have blocked the enforcement of the mandate in a total of 24 states.
The Supreme Court made it plain that the CMS vaccine mandate is “consistent with the fundamental [Hippocratic] principle of the medical profession: first, do no harm.”
A White House statement issued in the wake of the Supreme Court decision captured the same spirit in stating that the mandate “will save lives: the lives of the patients who seek care in medical facilities, as well as the lives of doctors, nurses, and others who work there.”
We review the CMS vaccine mandate, discuss its legal journey to this point, and explore the Hippocratic dimension thereof.
On November 5, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an Interim Final Rule titled “Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination.” It is here that CMS specified the “COVID-19 vaccination requirements for staff at the included Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers.”
The providers and suppliers deemed subject to the CMS mandate ranged from “hospitals to hospices and rural health clinics to long-term care facilities (including skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, collectively known as nursing homes).”
The CMS mandate also included Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Home Health Agencies, Community Mental Health Centers, Home Infusion Therapy Suppliers, and End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities.
All told, the CMS vaccination mandate is estimated to apply to a total of 17 million health care workers at 76,000 health care facilities. Those to be vaccinated encompass not only medical personnel but also individuals who work in the facility on a regular (that is, at least once a week) basis.
Full vaccination status was defined by the CMS mandate as “having received a single-dose vaccine or all doses of a multi-dose vaccine.”
Additional doses or booster shots were not required.
Allowances were also made to accommodate “employees who request and receive exemption from vaccination because of a disability, medical condition, or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.”
The case made its way to the Supreme Court when the federal government sought a stay of the injunctions granted on November 29, 2021, by the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to 10 states (Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming). A similar injunction was issued on November 30, 2021, by the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana to 14 additional states (Louisiana, Montana, Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio).,
The five Supreme Court justices who stayed the injunctions and allowed the mandate to go forward in their per curiam (unsigned, joint) opinion, began by noting that the “most basic” and “core mission” of CMS is to “ensure that the healthcare providers who care for Medicare and Medicaid patients protect their patients’ health and safety.”
In support of that mission, the court recognized that Congress authorized the Secretary of the Department of HHS to promulgate (as a condition for Medicare and Medicaid participation) “requirements as [he] finds necessary in the interest of the health and safety of individuals who are furnished services in the institution.”
The Court characterized the mandate as a “straightforward and predictable example of the ‘health and safety’ regulations that Congress has authorized the Secretary to impose.”
Pointing to the Hippocratic imperative, the court concluded that “It would be the ‘very opposite of efficient and effective administration for a facility that is supposed to make people well to make them sick with COVID-19.’”
In a footnote, the court acknowledged that the statutory support was less clear for extending the mandate to nonhospital facilities where the relevant statute did not include the “health and safety” language. However, noting that “end-stage renal disease clinics and home infusion therapy suppliers—represent less than 3% of the workers covered by the rule,” the court declared that it will not “let the infusion-clinic tail wag the hospital dog.”
The court acknowledged that the Secretary of HHS did not follow the traditional notice-and-comment rulemaking period, but instead, issued an interim final rule that was effective immediately. The court, nevertheless, found this decision to satisfy the “good cause” standard in that the Secretary of HHS found that “further delay would endanger patient health and safety given the spread of the Delta variant and the upcoming winter season.”
There were two dissenting opinions, one authored by Justice Clarence Thomas and one authored by Justice Samuel Alito (each joined by the other as well as by Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett). Justice Thomas's dissent found the statutory authorization too vague to allow the agency to “force healthcare workers, by coercing their employers, to undergo a medical procedure they do not want and cannot undo.”
It was Justice Thomas's position that “if Congress had wanted to grant CMS authority to impose a nationwide vaccine mandate, and consequently alter the state-federal balance, it would have said so clearly. It did not.”
Justice Alito's opinion focused its criticism on the conclusion that the agency had “good cause to avoid notice-and-comment rulemaking” and chastised the majority for “shift[ing] the presumption against compliance with procedural strictures from the unelected agency to the people they regulate.”
In was in that context that Judge Alito wondered how an agency such as CMS can “regulate first and listen later, and then put more than 10 million healthcare workers to the choice of their jobs or an irreversible medical treatment.”
What is striking about the Supreme Court decision is that it was announced, and that the case was argued, alongside a related case challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) test-or-vaccinate mandate.
In that case, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the dissenters in the CMS case to grant a stay against the mandate based on the claim that it exceeded OSHA's statutory authority. The grant of authority to OSHA was, if anything, broader than that granted to CMS. Indeed, one can imagine a world where the results of these two cases were flipped. What made the difference? Plausibly, it was the Supreme Court's internalization of the Hippocratic imperative and the view that it was decidedly the province of HHS to adopt disease-control measures including vaccine mandates if it concluded that it would protect patient safety. Justice Elena Kagan, at oral arguments, captured this ethos bluntly when stating that “All the Secretary is doing here is to say to providers, you know what? Basically the one thing you can't do is to kill your patients. So you have to get vaccinated so that you're not transmitting the disease that can kill elderly medical—Medicare patients, that can kill sick Medicaid patients. I mean, that seems like a pretty basic infection prevention measure. You can't be the carrier of disease.”
To be sure, the Hippocratic imperative is hardly a binding legal doctrine. Moreover, this world outlook is unlikely to be in keeping with that espoused by the vaccine hesitancy movement wherein notions of state rights, liberty, and individual autonomy feature prominently. Others, however, may hold the view that the CMS vaccination mandate is sensible, beneficent, scientifically grounded, and intent on reducing harm. Seen in this light, having the Supreme Court on the side of Hippocratic beneficence is just what the doctor ordered.
Biden v. Missouri, 595 U.S. _ 2022. Available at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21a240_d18e.pdf. Accessed February 15, 2022.
White House. Statement by President Joe Biden On the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision on Vaccine Requirements. Available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/13/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-the-u-s-supreme-courts-decision-on-vaccine-requirements/. Accessed February 15, 2022.
Federal Register. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination. https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-23831. Accessed February 15, 2022.
CASETEXT. State of Missouri v. Biden, No. 4:21-cv-01329-MTS (E.D. Mo. Nov. 29, 2021). Available at: https://casetext.com/case/issouri-v-biden-1. Accessed February 15, 2022.
CASETEXT. State of Louisiana v. Becerra, No. 3:21-CV-03970 (W.D. La. Nov. 30, 2021). Available at: https://casetext.com/case/state-v-becerra-20. Accessed February 15, 2022.
National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 595 U.S. _ 2022. Available at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21a244_hgci.pdf. Accessed February 15, 2022.
U.S. Supreme Court. Transcript, Biden v. Missouri. Available at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21a240_l537.pdf. Accessed February 15, 2022.
Published online: April 22, 2022
Conflicts of Interest: EYA reports none. IGC serves as a bioethics consultant for Otsuka on the Abilify MyCite product, is a member of the Illumina ethics advisory board, is a member of the Bayer Bioethics Council, and serves as an ethics consultant for DawnLight.
Authorship: Both authors had access to the data and a role in writing this manuscript.
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Rare cancers: A growing focus of early-stage clinical trials
The proportion of early-stage drug trials tackling the biggest cancer killers has declined sharply since the early 1990s as less common tumour types receive increasing attention, according to new research to be presented during the International Congress on Targeted Anticancer Therapies (TAT) 2019, taking place from today to 27 February in Paris, France. The analysis highlights the changing treatment landscape, with doctors and pharmaceutical companies evaluating an expanding range of molecularly-targeted anticancer drugs and immunotherapy.
"Our study clearly shows the common cancer types are decreasing as a proportion of the patients in phase 1 studies and the uncommon types are increasing," said Dr. Jun Sato of the National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan, lead author of the latest research.
"The development of new treatment options means there are now multiple approaches to address an increasingly broad spectrum of different types of cancer."
Sato and his colleagues pooled results from 866 oncology phase 1 trials conducted worldwide for their analysis. These trials, published between 1991 and 2015, involved more than 29,000 patients enrolled to test novel medicines in the first stage of clinical testing.
They found that the proportion of phase 1 trials in which patients with either colorectal or lung cancer accounted for at least half of the enrolled group declined markedly over time, from 46.3% in 1991-95 to just 16.7% in 2011-15. The trend was consistent across North America, Europe and Asia.
Importantly, the absolute number of trials involving a majority of colorectal or lung cancer patients still rose over the period, from 31 to 41, but this was far less than the increase in trials focused on rarer cancer types.
Lung and colorectal cancer are the most common causes of cancer death globally, accounting for 2.6 million of an estimated 9.6 million cancer deaths in 2018, according to the World Health Organization.
The 1991-2015 timespan chosen for the analysis coincides with a revolution in cancer therapy, driven by the development of molecularly-targeted anticancer drugs and application of comprehensive molecular profiling techniques for patient selection in clinical trials. Initially, from 1990s to early 2000s, scientists used these advances to investigate large cancer populations with frequent genomic mutations, but over time, the focus of genomic-driven clinical trials has shifted to less common mutations and rarer tumour types.
"There has been a natural evolution to infrequent tumour types, such as biliary tract cancers, due to a better understanding of the genomic drivers and altered pathways in these malignancies. Besides, common cancers like lung adenocarcinomas are now classified into multiple rarer subtypes based on genomic markers," said Dr. Rodrigo Dienstmann of the Oncology Data Science unit at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
Still, the new study does not tell the full story, since it fails to fully reflect a second much more recent revolution in cancer medicine—the arrival of immunotherapy. Because the data analysed comes from trials published up to 2015, when immuno-oncology was in its infancy, it does not include the rapid growth in immunotherapy clinical trials over the last few years.
"This study won't have really captured the explosion in immunotherapy trials that we have seen," Dienstmann said.
Lung cancer is one notable field where new immunotherapy treatments like PD-(L)1 targeting checkpoint inhibitors have proven particularly promising. As a result, Dienstmann believes there has been a bounce back in the proportion of phase 1 trials addressing lung tumours since 2015.
Overall, the clinical trial landscape is increasingly biased towards immunotherapy, with more than 2,200 trials now evaluating PD-(L)1 inhibitors, according to the U.S.-based Cancer Research Institute.
Interestingly, both targeted therapies and immunotherapies have proven largely ineffective in colorectal cancer, except immune checkpoint inhibitors in microsatellite-unstable tumours.
"We get a lot of colorectal patients who have run through standard treatments and it is very difficult to put them into phase 1 trials because there are not many new options," said Dr. Markus Joerger, responsible for the phase 1 unit at the St Gallen Cancer Centre, Switzerland.
Despite such challenges, the latest analysis shows there is a vibrant field of clinical research into new approaches for tackling cancer, with the picture proving particularly positive for patients with rare tumour types that have typically received limited attention in the past.
"Across all cancer types, what we are seeing is more and more phase 1 trials, reflecting the latest waves of innovation," Joerger concluded.

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Using an aggressive ground game, No. 5 Warren De La Salle posted a 35-6 victory over Warren Mott in the Division 1 district championships on Friday. De La Salle now awaits the winner of Saturday’s game between Dearborn Fordson and Detroit Cass Tech.
A packed house at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore witnessed De La Salle running back Damorria Lilly run 16 times for 151 yards. Aiding Lilly on the ground was running back Mike Abiragi with 45 yards on ten carries.
“We came in with a run game plan,” DeLaSalle quarterback Shane Morris said. “We knew we could run against them because our line did good all week. We started running early and we just kept pounding the rock.”
Though Lilly and Abiragi did not contribute to the scoreboard, DeLaSalle used them and the rest of its runners at will, driving the down the center of the field and dominating in time of possession.
“We knew they had to throw the ball to have a chance,” De La Salle coach Paul Verska said. “We established the run when we did and we passed when we wanted to. We had a great offensive game plan and our defensive coaches did a great job.”
Morris took advantage of the remaining field as his first two completions were touchdown passes to wide receiver Connar Tava from 10 and 28 yards to give DeLaSalle a 14-0 lead with 5:25 left in the first half.
Morris also struck on a 10-yard touchdown pass to running back Josh Cox with 41 seconds to go in the second quarter and on 1-yard run with 4:19 left in the third quarter.
“We knew that by running the ball, it would open the play-action pass which all three of my touchdown passes came off of,” Morris said. “On that quarterback sneak, my line just got a great push.”
Morris finished 6-for-9 for 98 yards. Tava had three receptions for 60 yards. De La Salle had eight different rushers, gaining 242 yards on the ground over 41 attempts.
The Pilots iced the game with 8:14 remaining as Reed Carnagie took advantage of a punt kicked deep in the Mott end zone and returned the ball 30 yards for a touchdown.
The Pilots (9-2) won its fourth consecutive district title despite being moved from Division 2 to Division 1 this season.
Mott quarterback Lucas Ross went 14-for-27 for 195 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown throw to wide receiver Zack Burns late in the game.
While the Marauders’ season ended earlier than the players wished, Mott (7-4) finished the year as a far different team from the one that went 2-7 in 2010.
“De La Salle was the better football team today,” Mott coach Tom Milanov said. “They came up strong and stopped us every time. We couldn’t get anything going against them.
“It was a great season. I’m really proud of the boys.”


City takes third spot in crimes by juveniles; serious offences recorded
- Ojas Mehta
- 16-09-2021 06:00 AM
Records 62% rise in cases in a year; Delhi and Chennai take the first two positions with 2,436 and 773 cases, respectively, as per latest NCRB figures
Ahmedabad stands third in terms of juveniles in conflict with law in 2020 in metropolitan cities across India with 483 crimes by juveniles. It includes 12 cases of murder and 12 of attempt to murder.
Ahmedabad is topped by Delhi with 2,436 crimes by juveniles and Chennai with 773 crimes.
In Ahmedabad, the number of juveniles in conflict with law in 2018 were 352; the number fell to 298 in 2019 but swelled to 483 in 2020.
This is in stark contrast to Surat that has brought down its numbers considerably between 2019 and 2020. As against 409 juveniles in conflict with law in 2018 the numbers swelled to 516 in 2019 but have been brought down to 298 in 2020.
This is also in contrast to the national figures where Gujarat stands sixth with 1,812 cases of juveniles in conflict with law behind Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh.
The offences against juveniles in Ahmedabad include one for immoral trafficking, 26 for protection of children from sexual offences, one under Arms Act, three under IT Act, 12 under Prohibition Act, one under Motor Vehicles Act, and two special and local laws. It also includes seven cases of assault on women with bid to outrage modesty, one of kidnapping, one unnatural offence, 13 offences against public tranquility, 88 thefts, 18 of burglary, one of extortion and blackmail, 124 offences against property, four of cheating, forgery and fraud, 70 of disobedience of order promulgated by public servant, one of arson and 41 of criminal intimidation among others.


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WTA Elite Trophy: Ashleigh Barty beats home favourite Wang Qiang to win title; climbs to career-high 15 in world rankingAshleigh Barty overcame home favourite Wang Qiang 6-3, 6-4 in the Zhuhai final and climbed to 15th in the world singles rankings, the highest of her career.
Nov 02, 2018
WTA Elite Trophy: Garbine Muguruza saves three match points against Anastasija Sevastova to reach semi-finalsGarbine Muguruza had to overcome a scare in the tenth game of the deciding set as Anastasija Sevastova failed to capitalise on three match points.
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WTA Elite Trophy: Aryna Sabalenka starts campaign in style, cruises past Ashleigh Barty in straight setsBig-hitting Aryna Sabalenka was too strong for Ashleigh Barty in the opening singles clash of the WTA Elite Trophy in China on Tuesday, taking the match 6-4, 6-4.
Oct 14, 2018
Tianjin Open: Caroline Garcia puts disappointing year behind her with win over Karolina Pliskova in finalFrench tennis player Caroline Garcia showed signs of her potential after she won the Tianjin Open after beating Czech top-seed Karolina Pliskova in straight sets after suffering a difficult 2018 where she under-performed.
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China Open: Simona Halep worried after back injury forces her out; defending champion Caroline Garcia survives scareSimona Halep never looked comfortable against Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur, losing the opening set of their first-round match 6-1 before calling it quits.
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Wuhan Open: Simona Halep crumbles to first-round defeat to Dominika Cibulkova; Angelique Kerber, Caroline Wozniacki winSimona Halep was the biggest casualty on a day of upsets at the 2018 Wuhan Open, a $2.7-million tournament which features nine of the world's top 10.
Sep 21, 2018
Pan Pacific Open: Naomi Osaka through to semi-finals with win over Barbora Strycova, Karolina Pliskova labours into last-fourOsaka had too much firepower for Strycova in Tokyo, advancing to face Italy's Camila Giorgi, who beat former World No 1 Victoria Azarenka, in the last four.
Sep 02, 2018
US Open 2018: Maria Sharapova swats aside Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets, advances to fourth roundAfter some shaky moments in her first two matches, Sharapova charged through the opening set, aided by 27 unforced errors from 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko.
Aug 11, 2018
Canada Open: Simona Halep enters semi-finals after cruising past Caroline Garcia; Sloane Stephens beats Elise MertensWorld number one Simona Halep punched her ticket to the semi-finals of the WTA Canada tournament for the fourth straight year, cruising past France's Caroline Garcia 7-5, 6-1 on Friday.
Aug 04, 2018
Rogers Cup: Serena Williams, Angelique Kerber prepare for possible Wimbledon rematch, Simona Halep handed difficult drawSerena Williams will have a chance to play Angelique Kerber in the Rogers Cup in Montreal if she can beat Alize Cornet, who she has struggled against in the past.


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Homegrown hero Hozier is set to perform at the 57th Grammy Awards with gay icon, Annie Lennox.
This years Grammys, which take place on February 8, will see several more unique pairings including current nominees Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga; nominee Jessie J and GRAMMY winner Tom Jones; and GRAMMY winners Adam Levine (Maroon 5) and Gwen Stefani.
Grammys CEO Neil Portnow said in a statement, “Throughout the years, the Grammy Awards has paired musical icons with new, upcoming artists to give fans remarkable performances that can only be seen on our stage.
“This year is no different and once again promises to bring together unique musical worlds in innovative ways that blend genres and create new artistic boundaries,” he added.
Hozier’s breakout song Take Me To Church, which went viral for it’s pro-LGBT video message, is nominated in the Song of the Year category alongside Sia’s Chandelier, Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off, Meghan Trainor’s All About That Bass and Sam Smith’s Stay With Me.
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony takes place in Los Angeles’ Staples Centre on February 8.
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We won't blame you for reading this headline and thinking, "Oh great, another Toyota
recall." After all, the Japanese automaker dominated headlines in 2010 by recalling every single model in its then-current product portfolio, including the massive sticky pedal and unintended acceleration recalls that took place in the first half of last year.
Now, Toyota has issued a voluntary recall on about 245,000 Lexus
sedans here in the United States and an additional 1.5 million vehicles around the world. Here in the U.S., the 2006-2007 Lexus GS 300
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sedans are being recalled due to faulty installation of fuel pressure sensors. If this sensor has not been fastened tightly enough, fuel has the potential to leak between the gasket that connects it to the fuel delivery pipes. Including these North American vehicles, the fuel sensor recall affects 354,524 vehicles around the world, with Automotive News
citing that the Toyota Crown and Mark X sedans are being recalled in the automaker's home market.
Toyota's other global recall involves faulty fuel pipes and fuel check valves, though none of the 1.34 million vehicles affected by this one are in North America. In Japan, the RAV4
crossover, Voxy and Noah minivans are being recalled, as well as the Avensis sedan and wagon sold in Europe.
For full details on Toyota's recall here in the States, follow the jump
for the automaker's official press release.
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Shock for Aussie tennis fans as Ash Barty crashes out of the Australian Open despite earlier dominating her INJURED opponent - before controversial moment 'turns match on its head'
- Ash Barty's Australian Open over after shock loss against Karolína Muchová
- Won first set 6-1 before losing next two, first ones dropped during tournament
- Marred by controversy after Muchova took medical timeout after first set
- Chris O´Neil was last Australian to win the tournament as hoodoo continues
- Playing in empty arena before crowds return to Melbourne grand slam Thursday
Women's world number one Ash Barty has crashed out of the Australian Open in a shock quarter final upset that's been met with controversy after her opponent took an extended timeout.
The Australian golden girl was in full control early on against Czech world number 25 Karolína Muchová to win the first set 6-1 in just 24 minutes, before choking to lose the next two sets in Rod Laver Area.
Muchová took a nine minute medical timeout with Barty leading the second set 2-1 - before staging a comeback to gain full control to win the set 6-4, and clinch the decider 6-2.
It was the first two sets Barty has dropped during the tournament, which an Australian hasn't won at Melbourne Park since since Chris O´Neil became the first unseeded woman to win the Australian title in the open era in 1978.
Muchova's medical timeout turned out to be a game changer and has overshadowed her incredible victory, as it was questioned by shell-shocked Channel Nine match commentators Sam Smith and Casey Dellacqua.
The Barty party is over for another year after Ash Barty was knocked out of the Australian Open
A relieved Karolína Muchova (pictured) tries to cool down after staging a shock tournament upset against one of the title favourites Ash Barty
'It's taken us, Casey and I have been chatting, taken us a few minutes to try and process and think, really think about what actually happened there,' Smith said afterwards.
Dellacqua added: 'I think unfortunately we're going to be talking a lot more about the big break early on in that Barty was magnificent. We sat here a couple of hours ago and went 'Barty, Barty, Barty', she is going to win.
'We were all convinced she was on track to win the match.
Barty made 15 unforced errors after the timeout, compared to Muchova's four.
Dellacqua believes questions will be raised about Muchova's medical timeout, despite it being well within the rules.
'(It's) legally fine. I think she said she felt dizzy, but then came out and whatever they did for her really helped because she came out and she played some really good tennis, started getting her serve moving, started getting her serve moving, started to really use her forehand well, came forward a lot more,' she said.
'But I think a bit of disbelief for all of us in regards to this match.
'Ash is going to be so extremely disappointed with that loss.
'In complete control for a set and 2-1.'
Pictured: Ashleigh Barty of Australia talks to the media following her Women's Singles Quarterfinals match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic
Barty (pictured) told reporters after the game that the loss was heartbreaking, but she would not be deterred
But when speaking with reporters post-game, Barty refused to blame her opponent's mid-match medical time-out for her shock exit from the competition.
'I've played a lot of matches where there have been medical time-outs. I've taken medical time-outs myself before, so that shouldn't be a massive turning point in the match,' she said.
'I was disappointed that I let that become a turning point. I'm experienced enough now to be able to deal with that.'
With Barty the only grand slam champion left in her half of the draw, the 24-year-old had been a hot favourite to at least become the first home hope to make the women's Open final since Wendy Turnbull in 1980.
'Yeah, it's heartbreaking, of course,' the top seed said.
'But will it deter me? Will it ruin the fact we've had a really successful start to our season? Absolutely not.
'The sun will come up tomorrow. We go about our work again.'
The World No. 1 said the match was a learning curve and she would strive to do better next time.
'We take the positives out of it, without doubt, and don't let this particular match, this particular hour of tennis deter us from what we're trying to do.'
Czech world number 25 Karolina Muchova (pictured) struggled in the early stages of her quarter final clash against Australian Ash Barty before gaining full control to book a semi final berth
Muchova's incredible victory has been overshadowed by a controversial timeout called in the early stages of the second set.
Muchova admitted the timeout wasn't for a pre-existing abdominal injury when asked by Jim Courier after the match.
'No. It was more they just checked my pressure because, like I said, I was a bit lost. I was spinning,' the 2019 Wimbledon quarter-finalist said.
'So they cooled me down a bit with ice and it helped me.'
'I started feeling a bit lost by the end of the first set. Ash started very good. She played like no mistakes. It was very tough.'
The timeout has sparked tennis fans and commentators into a meltdown on social media.
'Medical time outs suck,' media personality Dave Hughes tweeted.
New York Times tennis correspondent Christopher Clarey posted: 'If a sport wants to allow players to take a break because they are a bit lost on the court, let's just allow them one timeout per match. Stop calling it a medical timeout.'
Karolina Muchova and Ash Barty (pictured at the end of the match) shake hands after the Australian's shock defeat
Karolina Muchova (pictured) gets her temperature checked while getting medical treatment during her Australian Open quarter final showdown against Aussie Ash Barty
There was no sign of trouble for Barty early on as the top seed dropped just seven points while charging to a 5-0 lead in the first set.
Muchova took 21 minutes to finally get on the board.
Not letting up, Barty broke Muchova for a third time in the opening game of the second set to continue her utter domination.
Then the quarter-final turned spectacularly.
Muchova called for the tournament doctor after holding serve to trail 2-1, then took her medical time-out after having her pulse and temperature checked.
She will now take on either US young gun Jessica Pegula or Jennifer Brady who will face off later on Wednesday.
Ash Barty played to an empty arena (pictured on Wednesday) with Australian Open crowds to return to Melbourne Park on Thursday
Crowds will return to Melbourne Park on Thursday after the Victoria government lifted its snap five day coronavirus lockdown which ends 11.59pm Wednesday.
World number three Naomi Osaka will take on US superstar Serena Williams in the first semi-final on Thursday to book the first spot in Saturday night's final.
Seven time tournament winner Williams is eyeing off a 24th grand slam title to level with Australian legend Margaret Court.
In other quarter final action on Wednesday, Andrey Rublev faces fellow Russian Daniil Medvedev while in the night session, world number two Rafael Nadal is up against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Ash Barty (pictured) was in full control early on before crashing out of the tournament

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The finance ministry revised its 2017 forecast for growth marginally upwards to 2.9 per cent and that of fiscal balance considerably upwards to a fiscal surplus of 0.2 per cent of the economy, the finance ministry said.
The economy is expected to expand at the same pace in 2018 with growth slowing down to 2.7 per cent over 2019 and 2020, the finance ministry said in its Stability Programme 2017-2020. In 2018 to 2020, the government expects to generate a fiscal deficit of 0.4 per cent of gross domestic product.
In the draft budgetary plan published in October, the finance ministry was forecasting a 2.8 per cent growth rate for this year accompanied by a fiscal deficit of 0.6 per cent of economic output. Last year, the government generated a fiscal surplus of 0.4 per cent against a forecast of 0.3 per cent
The finance ministry expects to see public debt, which rose to €19.3bn last year, drop as a percentage of economic output from 107.8 per cent in 2016 to 104 per cent this year and 99.7 per cent next year. In 2019 and 2020, debt is projected to decline to 94.6 per cent and 88.8 per cent respectively.
Less than two weeks ago, the International Monetary Fund said that it expected public debt to increase to 109.3 per cent this year and drop below the 100 per cent mark first in 2020.
The finance ministry expects the unemployment rate to drop this year to 11.5 per cent from 13 per cent last year and further to 10 per cent in 2018. In 2019, the jobless rate is expected to drop to 8.5 per cent and 7 per cent in 2019 and 2020 respectively, after remaining in the double-digit area since 2012.


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Time and time again, we’ve discussed how America’s millennial generation is burdened by debt, effectively precluded from home ownership and increasingly disgruntled and pessimistic about their future prospects for wealth and happiness.
In its latest Global Wealth Report, Credit Suisse said the millennial generation has faced “a run of bad luck”, much of which was centered around the financial crisis.
“The “Millennials” – people who came of age after the turn of the century – have had a run of bad luck, most clearly in developed markets. Capital losses in the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and high subsequent unemployment have dealt serious blows to young workers and savers. Add rising student debt in several developed countries, tighter mortgage rules after 2008, higher house prices, increased income inequality, less access to pensions and lower income mobility and you have a “perfect storm” holding back wealth accumulation by the Millennials in many countries.”
And maybe as a consequence of this “bad luck” (or perhaps because of their sense of entitlement and their unwillingness to seek challenging careers in the sciences or engineering fields), millennials also outrank previous generations in another area: The unprecedented number of people in their mid-to-late 20s (and some even later) who are still living with their parents, or relying on some form of financial help from their parents. Even some who have full time jobs.
To that end, CNBC recently pointed out a study showing that nearly a quarter of millennials who are fully employed report receiving help from their parents.
The survey, conducted by Instamonitor, involved 800 millennials, defined as those between the ages of 18 and 34.
The most common bills paid for by parents were cell phones – 54% – and car insurance – 31%.
“For some millennials, especially those just transitioning into adulthood, it can take some time to get to the point where they don’t need their parents’ help,” said certified financial planner Marguerita Cheng, CEO of Blue Ocean Global Wealth in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
“I’d never tell a parent not to help their kids, but they do need to set parameters,” Cheng said.
The more than 75.4 million millennials generally face financial challenges that their parents did not, CNBC concludes. And it’s not just that they’re carrying $1.4 trillion in student loan debt – their wages are lower than their parents’ wages were when they were in their 20s (when adjusted for inflation, of course).
A 2017 study of Federal Reserve data by advocacy group Young Invincibles showed that millennials earned an average of $40,581 in 2013. That’s 20 percent less than the inflation-adjusted $50,910 earned baby boomers in 1989.
As one might expect, a separate study conducted by CreditCards.com last year found that parents report higher rates of helping out their adult children – with as many as 74% of parents saying they provided some form of financial support.
Of course, as CNBC points out, for many millennials, accepting support from their parents comes with some uncomfortable strings, like allowing parents to monitor your spending to a certain degree.
Which is why it recommends that all adult children should have “an exit strategy” by having a pre-set date in mind for when they will take over paying whatever bill their parents hep them with.
But since many of the jobs being created by the US’s allegedly “tight” labor market are part-time gigs (and what’s worse, wage growth across industries has been stagnant) – and pretty much all high-paying career-track jobs requiring advanced degrees or some specialized skill like software programming – we wonder whether a growing number of millennials are coming to terms with the idea that they might need to rely on their parents forever.
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The Mayor of Hackney, Philip Glanville, will raise the inclusive rainbow flag over the town hall to mark the start of Pride Week, which runs from 28 June to 5 June.
For the first time, the Council will be flying the inclusive rainbow flag – which includes extra colours to represent queer people of colour and trans people – in recognition of the diversity and intersectionality of the borough’s large lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, plus (LGBTQIA+) community.
With this year’s Hackney Pride 365 events programme put on hold due to coronavirus, the Council will instead support Pride Inside, a nationwide, online series of events organised by Amnesty International, UK Black Pride, Stonewall and ParaPride featuring gigs, comedy shows, panel discussions, and arts-based events.
Highlights from Pride Inside, Hackney Pride 365 and the borough’s vital LGBTQIA+ venues and community groups will be posted across the Council and Pride365 social media channels throughout the week.
It will also be a time to reflect on the Hackney Pride 365 programme to date, which was developed in partnership with our LGBTQIA+ community, with groundbreaking results. These include welcoming UK Black Pride – Europe’s largest celebration for African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and Caribbean heritage LGBTQIA+ people – to the borough in 2019. And Faggamuffin Bloc Party, the first-ever carnival sound system, run by and for queer people of colour. After a successful debut at Hackney Carnival in 2018, the collective has secured £35,000 grant from Arts Council England to develop an online platform for queer black DJs, performers, artists and creatives in 2020.
A full rundown of highlights from previousHackney Pride 365 programmes can be found on a newly updated Council web page. Here you will find more information on Council initiatives to inspire inclusivity across the borough including gender-neutral toilets at London Fields Lido, rainbow crossings in prominent places, and partnering with leading LGBTQIA+ businesses and event organisers like Fringe! film festival, Too Black Too Queer, Queer Tours of London, The Glory, and vFd.
Hackney’s focus on our LGBTQIA+ community starts from the inside out. Taking this ‘downtime’ from event delivery during lockdown, the Council hopes to further develop its LGBTQIA+ staff forum to work with the community to develop the Hackney Pride 365 programme for 2021.
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The Mayor will raise the inclusive Pride rainbow flag over the Hackney Town Hall on Sunday 28 June at 10.30am. Image caption: Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville with Phyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah, founder of UK Black Pride.
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Image caption: Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville with Phyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah, founder of UK Black Pride.


Fotografiska New York has collaborated with the Tom of Finland Foundation to produce The Darkroom, a collection of the photographic portraits by Tom of Finland (born Touko Laaksonen), which served as the reference images for his later works.
The exhibit, in honor of the 101st anniversary of Tom's birth, contains works that were created during a far different era for the LGBTQ+ community, when being out meant being not just an outcast but also an outlaw.
Out recently spoke with the president and co-founder of the Tom of Finland Foundation, Durk Dehner, and S.R. Sharp, the foundation's vice president and curator. Dehner was formerly a model for Tom, and he spoke about the hostility against the LGBTQ+ community during the early days of Tom's work.
"It was dangerous," Dehner says frankly, adding "it was just as dangerous for them [the models] as it was for him. Because if he got caught, he would go to prison. That's just the way it was back at that time. And...the models would be classified as obscenity, that they were violating obscenity laws, and then they would, they would go to jail for that."
"My personal experience was that we did an exhibition of Tom's drawing," adds Sharp, telling the story of how "a model, a gentleman in his seventies probably at the time, came up to me and showed me a little, fuzzy picture of him in the corner of a Physique Pictorial. He said 'I worked for the LA Unified School District and if anybody found out, I would have lost my entire career. I would never have worked again.' And we forget how serious it was."
Rather than submit to the dictates of the fiercely heteronormative and homophobic sentiments of the era, Tom instead sought to create his own ideal world through his art. Dehner says the Tom of Finland Foundation has sought to "replicate the utopia that Tom created in his drawings in the form of friendship and openness" in The Darkroom exhibition now on display at Fotografiska New York.
We choose to emphasize the humanity that these were friends, these were colleagues," adds Sharp. "These were commissions of people who were lost to AIDS and wanted to be remembered by their lovers. Some of them have names that Tom gave them, some had their own names, but it's connecting the stories of the artists with what they have created. The exhibition, The Darkroom, is an extraordinary example and opportunity to understand the humanity behind what Tom of Finland was doing."
The Darkroom exhibition now celebrating the 101st anniversary of Tom of Finland's birth is on display at Fotografiska New York through August 19. You can learn more by visiting Fotografiska's website or the Tom of Finland Foundation.


Gov. Larry Hogan has directed Attorney General Brian Frosh to pursue litigation against Pennsylvania and the Environmental Protection Agency over Pennsylvania’s plan to clean up the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Hogan believes the EPA will not force Pennsylvania to meet its requirements under the state’s Watershed Improvement Plan.
“In an evaluation of the (Watershed Improvement Plan) released in December 2019, EPA made excuses for Pennsylvania’s alleged ‘unique challenges’ and suggested Pennsylvania could merely make some ‘potential enhancements’ in its final WIP,” Hogan wrote in a letter to Frosh Wednesday. “To make matters worse, EPA officials have made recent public statements downplaying the enforceability of (The Chesapeake Bay Total Daily Maximum Load). The EPA currently appears to have no intention of taking the necessary action to ensure Pennsylvania’s compliance with its commitments.”
Hogan and his administration have battled Pennsylvania over its efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay watershed for the past several years.
Last year, the members of the Chesapeake Executive Council – which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia – submitted their final Watershed Implementation Plans to the Environmental Protection Administration for review.
These plans detail how states will meet their goals of improving water quality in the bay by 2025.
In an August letter expressing “alarming concerns” with Pennsylvania’s plan, Hogan wrote that the state’s plan achieves just 73% of its nitrogen reduction goal and has a funding gap of more than $300 million a year.
Patrick McDonnell, Pennsylvania’s secretary of environmental protection, has suggested that models used in measuring pollution reduction efforts underrate Pennsylvania’s efforts. He said the state has taken significant steps to improve water quality.
“There are things not in the model that we are doing that include some wetland restoration, that include work on our wetlands, that frankly aren’t even on the radar in most of the other jurisdictions,” he told reporters last September at a meeting of the Chesapeake Executive Council. “So some of the work that we’re engaged in is making sure that we have a good accounting with those other practices and making sure that that’s getting credited within the context of the model.”
Hogan has been critical of Pennsylvania throughout his tenure as governor and repeatedly has called for the state to improve efforts to reduce pollution and sediment flowing into the Susquehanna River and its tributaries. Half of the Chesapeake Bay’s fresh water comes from the Susquehanna.
Hogan now believes the EPA will not hold Pennsylvania to higher standards because the agency’s bay program director said at a conference last week that the 2025 goals are “an aspiration” and not an enforceable deadline, according to The Capital.
“We have a generational responsibility to protect the Bay, and we simply cannot afford to fall short of these shared obligations,” Hogan wrote to Frosh. “Therefore, I ask that you commence litigation against the EPA and Pennsylvania, and in close coordination with the Maryland Department of the Environment.”
Frosh’s office said it had not seen the letter Wednesday, but that it aligns with Frosh’s intentions to “force the EPA to do its job.”


This was a rough week for public employees in Illinois as the state legislature narrowly passed pension “reform” measures that will take a lot of dollars away from public retirees. On Monday, the day before the legislative vote, the Daily Herald editorialized in favor of the pension package.
My friend and colleague Jim Weaver wrote a response to the Herald that I’m pleased to present here. (The Daily Herald allows comments on its editorials and articles, but all comments are automatically routed through Facebook, and they tend toward oversimplification and name-calling.)
Jim is a veteran teacher and coach with many family ties to Illinois public education. His voice is passionate, and the perspective he provides here is one I haven’t seen offered elsewhere. — GAWhere in the proposal (or ANY pension reform proposal) is the part where the politicians offer to cut or eliminate THEIR OWN pensions along with the teachers? We are only in this mess because the state of Illinois (per its politicians) have illegally skimmed money from the pension fund for years, while at the same time not meeting its legal obligation to pay into the pension fund. That is where the shortfall comes from.
During that time, teachers have continued to pay 9.4% of their annual salary into that pension fund, having done so in good faith since its inception, without ever being asked if they wanted to opt out. This while in their SAFE pensions, politicians can make up to 85% of their salaries (10% more than teachers can make in their pension) and only have to serve in office for 20 years to do so (15 years less than a teacher). Politicians argue that attaching similar changes to their own pensions would barely make a dent in the crisis, so why bother? You bother because you made this mess; not the teachers or other public workers who have been paying into that system for their entire careers in good faith that the state would legally and appropriately take care of the money it was entrusted to secure. Oh, but now, according to the brilliant editorial above, there will be a “FIRM requirement on the state to make its promised annual payments.” And the Editors of the Herald bought this? There has ALWAYS been a requirement that the state would make promised annual payments. But now that it’s a “FIRM Requirement,” then the state will REALLY follow through this time. It won’t be like last time. Promise…Yep…Feel better now!
As an analogy, speak up nice and loud if in your personal life with your own checkbook, you would let someone steal money from you for decades (as the state has taken money from the pension fund), and then when they are bankrupt from mismanaging the money they stole from you, you would be ok with handing over your retirement savings as well, to help them fix their financial problems, because, you know, there’s no other way to help them fix their issues.
Would the Daily Herald be OK with this if the state did this to their business? Yet they feel the deal “deserves approval?” Excrement! The state has no more right to the money in the pension fund than it does money from the Daily Herald‘s checkbook, or money from anyone else’s 401K for that matter. I don’t see the Herald stepping up and offering to write a check. Oh, that’s right, again with the “wouldn’t make a dent” excuse.
So here’s an idea. Hey politicians. Hey Governor Quinn. Come and put YOUR pensions into the proposal along with the public workers whose pensions you are threatening. The system DOES need fixing, now that YOU’VE busted it, so once you present a plan where your own pensions and futures are at risk, I will try to see this situation differently. Not before.


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During the second half of the month, from Feb 15 to 28, the number increased to 82 with an average of 6 cases per day
A doctor says Covid is now endemic. Representation pic
The number of Covid-19 cases in Mumbai has risen from a daily average of four patients in the first half of February, to 12 patients in March. Doctors said this is due to climatic changes.
Though there were waves of Covid in a few parts of the world, the country experienced the lowest number of cases in January. The number further decreased in February. In Mumbai, in the first half of February, from Feb 1 to 14, there were a total of 47 cases registered with an average of less than 4 cases daily. During the second half of the month, from Feb 15 to 28, the number increased to 82 with an average of 6 cases per day.
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In the first six days in March there were 75 cases registered with an average of 12 cases per day. However, no death was recorded in Mumbai in the past one and half month. “Covid-19 has now become endemic. There is a major difference in maximum and minimum temperatures now and this is the perfect ground for growth of viruses like the common flu or Swine Flu and even Covid. So the cases are increasing,” said Dr Pradip Awate, former state surveillance officer for epidemic diseases.
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Update! Update! Last month, we reported that Super Junior‘s Leeteuk confirmed that they are going to make a comeback and already begun recording for it. On June 15, the Sm Entertainment choreographer and Blackbeat member Shim Jaewon posted photos of the possible formation of the members of Super Junior as they are already paracticing the dance steps.
Also the choreographer Rino Nakasone, who is known to be the one who choreographed hits for SM groups such as SNSD, SHINee, TVXQ, and BoA, replied to Jaewon and Gregory Hwang, “Oh man, ya good luck with that formation………” to which Jaewon replied, “Rino u right… Hwang is stupid… Hahahaha.” and Gregory Hwang said, “We’re almost dying …….. :(”
There were also surfacing rumours about the comeback schedule of the group. According to it, the group will be going to film their music video on the 20th, and the teaser will be released on the 27th. The title song will be on the 1st of August, and the album’s release on the 3rd. Then a possible comeback stage on KBS’s Music Bank on August 5th.Â
Also, the album is expected to be release in three different versions: Version A (Regular), Version B (Repackaged w/ 2 new songs), and Version C (CD+DVD).


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Oklahoma Christian topped the fourth edition of the NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. The Eagles became the third team to own the No. 1 ranking during the 2011 campaign by collecting 15 first-place votes for 586 total points. It is the first time, dating back to 1999, that Oklahoma Christian has owned the top ranking.
The Eagles move to No. 1 comes on the heels of an eighth-place finish in a field that included 11 NCAA Division I teams and numerous NCAA Division II teams at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree on Oct. 1. Oklahoma Christian compiled 228 team points with a of trio runners placing among the top 50, to then-No. 1 Wayland Baptist's (Texas) 492 points and one top-50 finisher. The Pioneers' 18th-place finish dropped them to ninth in the poll.
The top five shuffled around, with Shorter (Ga.) moving to second with five first-place nods and 574 points and Concordia (Ore.) climbing two spots to third with 540 points. Cal State San Marcos also improved two spots, moving to fourth with a pair of first-place votes and 531 points. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) made one of the biggest jumps among the Top 25, checking in at No. 5 with 502 points after spending last week at 10th. It is the Warriors' first appearance in the top five since 2007.
All 25 teams remained intact from the previous poll, with 13 teams improving and nine others slipping. Bryan (Tenn.) made the most movement, going from No. 22 to 11, followed by five-spot moves by Lewis-Clark State and No. 17 Eastern Oregon. British Columbia checked in at No. 19 after previously owning the No. 4 spot on the poll.
Fourteen conferences/independents/unaffiliated groups are represented throughout the Top 25, with four conferences landing a trio of teams on the poll. The Cascade Collegiate Conference, Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, Golden State Athletic Conference and Sooner Athletic Conference each have three teams represented.
The Top 25 was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences/independents/unaffiliated groups. The next poll will be announced on Oct. 12.
Notes: (All information dates back to 1999) There have been 30 different teams that have spent at least one week on the poll ... The fourth poll marks the first time this season that all of the week's previously-ranked teams maintained a position among the Top 25 ... Oklahoma Christian's move to No. 1 marks the first time that the program has been on top ... The Eagles are the 15th team to own the No. 1 ranking ...Former NAIA member Malone (Ohio) owns the most No. 1-rankings all-time with 38 ... There has only been one program that has been able to maintain the No. 1 ranking for an entire season with Malone accomplishing the feat in 2007 and 08 ... Four teams have started the season ranked No. 1 and gone on to win the national championship: Malone - 2007, 08 and 09; Virginia Intermont - 2005 and 06; Minot State (N.D.) - 2002; Life (Ga.) - 1999 and 2000 ... A pair of programs have had an active Top-25 ranking streak surpass 100-consecutive weeks ... No. 12 Aquinas (Mich.) has been listed for 110-consecutive weeks dating back to the 2000 preseason poll and No. 15 Concordia (Neb.) is at 100-straight appearances dating back to Sept. 14, 2001.
|RANK||LAST WEEK||SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)||TOTAL POINTS|
|1||2||Oklahoma Christian (15)||586|
|2||3||Shorter (Ga.) (5)||574|
|4||6||Cal State San Marcos (1)||531|
|5||10||Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)||502|
|6||7||The Master's (Calif.)||495|
|8||9||Shawnee State (Ohio)||459|
|9||1||Wayland Baptist (Texas)||419|
|10||11||Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)||413|
|16||14||St. Francis (Ill.)||304|
|25||25||Trinity Christian (Ill.)||125|
Others receiving votes: College of Idaho 120; Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 113; Berea (Ky.) 71; Siena Heights (Mich.) 48; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 32; Morningside (Iowa) 28; Vanguard (Calif.) 26; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 15; Huntington (Ind.) 12; Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) 12; Cumberlands (Ky.) 12; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 11; Baker (Kan.) 6; Dordt (Iowa) 1; Park (Mo.) 1; Doane (Neb.) 1; Spring Arbor (Mich.) 1; Great Falls (Mont.) 1.


Former N.J. coach to enter Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
A former New Jersey high school and college basketball coach will be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in what she says is the “ultimate honor.”
Rose Marie Battaglia became the coach for St. Michael’s in Union City in the early 1950s. The school had just started a girls’ basketball team. The 89-year-old says that she just happened to be there when the priest made his decision.
“I [said], I’ll do it father. Never asked if I knew a thing about basketball. He [says] ‘You’re hired,’” Battaglia says. “Now they’re making six figures. I made $200.”
Battaglia coached for more than 40 years. She has 700 wins under her belt.
At the height of Battaglia’s success, she was coaching two teams at the time — Paramus Catholic and Bergen Community College.
“The nuns were very helpful. If I got on a bus for a game, there was my meal in front of me,” she says. “I loved it.”
Battaglia had quite the record, with back-to-back high school state titles and advancing to the Junior College Final Four.
But she says that she loved the relationships with her players most of all.
Around the time she learned she made the Hall of Fame, Battaglia had a health scare. She had to undergo radiation at Mount Sinai for lung cancer. She says that nothing will get in the way of her induction. She was first nominated 20 years ago. She says that it is the ultimate honor for a coach.
“I want to live long enough to go to the Hall of Fame,” she says. “Almost there, as I go, ‘Dear God let me live until June 9.”
The induction will be held June 9 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Simple Marinade and Rub for Fish is a dairy free marinade. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 197 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of olive oil, ground pepper, rosemary sprig, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes.