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The Supreme Court’s decision to review its Sabarimala Verdict has stirred considerable controversy and triggered widespread debates about gender equality and religious freedom. The contentious point revolves around the court’s previous ruling, which nullified an age-old tradition and allowed women of all age groups to enter the Sabarimala temple. This decision was met with vehement opposition from certain factions of the society. The review has brought the issue back into the spotlight, igniting renewed discussions surrounding the intersectionality of religion, law, and women’s rights in India.
Various Petitions and Arguments –
The National Association of Ayyappa Devotees, the Nair Service Society, and 17 other organizations have put forth a united front, filing petitions challenging the Supreme Court’s Sabarimala Verdict. Their arguments primarily revolve around three major themes – tradition, religious beliefs, and the character of the deity. They stress that the age-old customs of the temple are an intrinsic part of their spiritual practice and that the court’s verdict disrupts these traditions. They argue that the deity Lord Ayyappa is a ‘Naistika Brahmachari’ or a celibate; thus, the presence of menstruating women could disturb the deity’s penance. The petitioners have also expressed concerns that the court’s involvement in religious matters sets a precedent that could potentially infringe upon the religious rights of individuals, thereby asserting that issues of faith and religious beliefs should remain within the purview of the religious community and not be subject to judicial scrutiny.
Political Involvement and Public Reaction.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has played a significant role in the current scenario, launching a rally from North Kerala’s Kasaragod to “protect” the traditions and rituals of the hill shrine. The rally, known as Rath Yatra, concluded in Pathanamthitta, drawing thousands of supporters. The party’s stance has been clear, advocating for the preservation of age-old traditions and opposing the Supreme Court’s verdict.
The public reaction to this issue has been diverse. While a substantial portion of society, including several women devotees, supports the preservation of temple traditions, there’s also a vocal segment advocating for change. These advocates for change, who support the Supreme Court’s decision, argue for gender equality and women’s right to worship. This group insists that traditions must evolve over time and that religious practices should not infringe upon an individual’s rights.
The ongoing controversy has sparked a nationwide debate, highlighting India’s complex and often controversial intersection of religion, tradition, and law. As the court hears the review petitions, the nation watches on, divided yet hopeful, as this historic case unfolds.
Court’s Stance on Women’s Entry – The Supreme Court, in a landmark decision in 2018, held that the prohibition of women in the age group of 10 to 50 from entering the Sabarimala temple was unconstitutional and discriminatory. Framing the issue as one of gender equality, the court, by a majority verdict of 4:1, nullified the age-old tradition, asserting that it violated the fundamental rights of women under Articles 14 and 25 of the Indian Constitution. The court opined that religion is a way of life meant to improve an individual’s well-being, and any practice that restricts the entry of women to a place of worship due to biological characteristics is not an essential religious practice. The court’s ruling, thus, set a significant precedent in expanding women’s rights to worship and marking a milestone in the struggle for gender equality in India.
The verdict and its subsequent review could redefine the landscape of religious practices and societal norms in India. If the initial judgment holds, it could set a precedent for challenging other religious customs and traditions perceived as discriminatory, prompting a reformative wave across other religious institutions. Societal beliefs, deeply entrenched in centuries-old traditions, could undergo significant evolution as the verdict could stimulate introspective conversations about equality and individual rights. As for the upcoming generation, this could mean growing up in an environment that is more conscious of gender equality and willing to question age-old practices. However, this evolution may also open up a Pandora’s box of conflicts between traditionalists and reformists, potentially leading to social unrest. Ultimately, the Sabarimala case serves as a lens to view the more significant issues of religious freedom, gender equality, and societal change—shaping the future discourse on these matters in India.


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Monrovia – When Liberia joined the African continent in commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Day of the African Child, a strong call for access to the “child-friendly justice” system in Africa was highlighted.
There were also concerns about the abuse of children during the lockdown period caused by the novel Coronavirus.
This year’s event should have been celebrated in a grand style with a large number of children in attendance but the pandemic has created a new normal – having meetings and events online.
Just 12 persons were in the entire room with several other participants online phoning via Zoom online meeting.
Speaking at the start of the program, Ambassador ‘Tunde O. Ajisomo, the ECOWAS Special Representative to Liberia, commended the government’s efforts in capturing the rights of a child in the Pro-poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD).
Despite the government’s efforts, Ambassador Ajisomo stressed that a lot has to be done as the problems affecting Liberian children are still enormous and require urgent attention.
According to the ECOWAS Ambassador, the rights of the African child have been neglected by parents or guardians whom, he said, have abandoned their responsibility to their children.
He also mentioned that the country’s justice system has not paid adequate attention and commitment to promoting “child-friendly justice system.
“Permit me to add that to promote access to child-friendly justice, this must be seen in the context of promoting and protecting the rights of the child under applicable extant National, Regional and International Laws,” Ambassador Ajisomo said.
The ECOWAS Ambassador also praised Liberia for ratifying the African Charter on the rights and welfare of the child in 1992 and the Convention on the rights of the child on the 4th of June, 1993, and domesticated both under the Children Law of Liberia 2012.
“What we need now is timely enforcement of all these rights that would enhance the welfare and the total wellbeing of the children of Liberia and, by extension, the ECOWAS region and Africa,” he added.
“For our children that have been abused during the COVID-19 lockdown period, including those that are currently being abused, our hearts and prayers go out to you and your families as we hope that this commemoration would serve as the beginning of a turning point that would change your lives,” he said.
Also speaking, UNICEF Representative to Liberia Laila O. Gad said as the pandemic takes center stage in the world, the older populations are at risk in America and Europe while the youthful population in Liberia and many parts of Africa are facing the impact of the virus.
“As the evidence in Liberia is indicating, it is the children that are the most deeply affected by the indirect impact of COVID-19 which is far greater now than the actual deaths from the virus itself,” UNICEF Representative said.
According to her, although Liberia is trying to catch up with the losses of the Ebola virus outbreak, the impact of the COVID-19 will reverse the gains made.
She added: “UNICEF in Liberia is looking forward to utilizing the momentum created by the day of the African Child to invite partners and stakeholders to work together on prioritizing the child rights agenda in Liberia.”
Adding up, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gbehzohngar Milton Findley, said the government is doing all in its power to seek the wellbeing of the children in the country.
“Africa must take its responsibility by providing for our children not only the justice system but we must invest in our children,” Minister Finley said, adding that the young population is a precious jewel of the African Continent.
Speaking via the internet, Minister of Gender Child and Social Protection, Williametta Piso Saydee-Tarr said the government will continue to make gains in the restoration of basic social services and improvements in the lives of children
“As Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, my team and I have been working tirelessly with support from our many development partners to tackle the many issues affecting children,” Minister Tarr said.


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Maybe it is the impending arrival of Easter, however the death and resurrection of Shane Watson in the last week has been one of truly miraculous proportions.
Watson is currently on his way back to India and unless the Australian physio has magic in his fingers, there’s a strong likelihood that Watson will captain the Australian side in the fourth Test starting next week.
To say this is a significant turnaround would be like saying Kerry Packer fancied a flutter on the nags.
Whilst the facts of Watson’s suspension and reaction are well documented, it is worth mentioning a couple of points:
He has actively and publically campaigned to replace one of his teammates in the opener’s position.
He has not performed with the bat over a significant period of time and cannot offer himself as a bowling alternative to his captain.
He has failed to show the leadership his captain requires of all players, let alone his vice-captain.
He has rejected the authority of the coach to manage the direction of the team.
He has shown complete disregard for the man his employers have bought in and trusted to plot the long term growth and success of the team.
He has proven to be everything the Argus report said was wrong with Australian cricket, in relation to communication, ego, ability and teamwork.
So this is a man we are considering captain the Australian Cricket side, a job that until recently we felt was on par with the highest role in the land, not just within the sporting arena.
That Watson is being considered for selection in the team at all shows the paucity of our stocks due to form and injury, especially amongst the batsmen. That he is a potential captain exposes not just our dearth of leadership options but a willingness to forgive and forget that frankly beggars belief.
The captaincy of the Australian test team is a privilege and honour, and outside of those who have held the role for significant periods, the names of the people who have filled in due to injury or unavailability include Gilchrist, Harvey and Lindwall.
I accept that Clarke has inherited a team with enormous challenges and that the glory days of world domination are well behind us. Over the last few months in losing Ponting and Hussey, he and the team have lost not just close on 250 Test appearances, nearly 20,000 Test runs and over 800 collective appearances for Australia across the three forms, but also silent and tacit leadership and wisdom that came from their commitment and experience.
More importantly, he lost two players for whom team was a mantra and support was never questioned.
There are no easy solutions should Clarke not play in the fourth Test. Haddin may not play if Wade is fit, Wade has not had captaincy experience (neither I note has Watson), Cowan did well leading Australia A but needs to focus on crease occupation and there has been a strange unwillingness to have a bowler manage the team (probably due to a fear he may actually want to bowl himself too much)
Watson is, provisionally, Vice-Captain and by rights should seamlessly move up if Clarke can’t play.
If he does though, the mockery that is the distribution of the Baggy Green that makes the dishing out of lolly bags at the end of a kid’s party look orderly, will fade compared to the insult to captains past and present when a player who barely holds his spot on form, has shown disloyalty to teammates, and arrogant disregard to coaches and employers, leads out our national team.
There are plenty of jokes around about Shane Watson at present. If he is appointed captain, the joke is on us.

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According to an analysis published in the journal Neurology, people with high-stress jobs are significantly increasing their risk of stroke.
Researchers from the Southern Medical University in Guangzhou looked at studies of 140,000 people, and found that those with high-stress jobs were 22 per cent more likely to have a stroke than those with low-stress jobs. For ischemic strokes (the most common type) the risk rises to 58 per cent.
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The study’s author, Dr Yuli Huang, said: ‘These results revealed that being exposed to high-stress jobs was associated with an increased risk of stroke, especially for ischemic stroke.
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Electronically produced music has come of age. A whole new world of sound and music can
now be produced by entirely electronic means. With a variety of electronic musical
instruments, sounds never before heard can be invented, providing the composer with an
entirely new dimension of expression. The COPPER PLATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT uses this new
vocabulary of sound to perform a number of pop tunes, some well known, some original, but
all arranged for the new medium of electronic music. One important element is retained,
however; the human element. This is music which is performed by humans on electronic
instruments with keyboards. The human feeling and interpretation which is so essential in
the expressive arts is retained.
Ultimately, man must decide and the machine must remain the servant. The COPPER PLATED
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT combines the ideas and expression of man with the virtuosity which is
made possible by the new electronic instruments.
With the advent of the electronic age, the contemporary composer was given an entirely new
palette of instrumental sounds with which to work. This extension beyond sounds produced
by the human voice and instruments, plucked, bowed, blown or struck, has opened a
challenging new horizon to the artist. The spectrum has only begun to be surveyed and this
album should hold great appeal to those interested in the application of these new
techniques to contemporary pop music.
Great variety can be obtained by electronically creating the appropriate sound to fit the
mood and intent of the composition. No attempt has been made in this album to imitate the
sound of conventional instruments; rather, new sounds and sound textures have been used
within the conventional framework of pop music.
The electronic music studio in which this album was created consists of a number of
electronic musical instruments. The primary instrument is the MOOG SYNTHESIZER, which
consists of a number of sound-generating and sound-treating devices. This as well as all
of the other instruments used, is controlled by keyboards. This is not computer music; it
is performed live at a keyboard. The human element is the most important factor in any art
and performance is still the key factor in electronic music.
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sounds and, in effect, devise new instruments for each element of his compositions. These
new instruments must be pre-conceived since the equipment must be programmed for the type
of sound desired. It is therefore essential to have a knowledge of both electronic
instruments and the acoustical principles of sound to materialize the musical ideas. This
knowledge is embodied in the COPPER PLATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, the name we have given to a
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only the soundboard for live and creative musicianship.
A wealth of new musical material is available to those with the imagination to make use of
the new electronic resources. And vast musical enjoyment is waiting for the listener with
an interest in the contemporary pop sound. We present in this album a number of pop tunes,
some well known and some original. Some are done with a conventional approach to pop
orchestration, others deliberately display the virtuosity of the new dimension in sound.
All are done with the hope of creating a unique and exciting listening experience.
#1 Integrated Circuit 2:55
This is an up-beat combination of three melodies, each of which becomes the setting for
the next tune, with a harmonic interlude between sections. The lines themselves
chance as the texture becomes more complex.
#2 Jazz Waltz Circuit 1:35
The jazz waltz is a not too frequently used form, but it is one of the my favorites.
A strong bass line gives rhythmic impetus to the Waltz.
#3 Where's Prince Brilliant? 2:40
This is an original composition by a long time musical friend and colleague, Dick Lieb. It
is a rock tune conceived in-terms of the electronic sounds which it embodies.
#4 Circuit Breaker 2:50
The introduction to this piece is pure electronic sound building to a climax and finally
to the melody itself. Various pitched and non-pitched percussive sounds are used in
combination, becoming ever faster and more complex in texture as it progresses. A long
"swoosh" wipes out these sounds and a second "swoosh" brings on the
#5 Hey Jude 3:40
The popular Beatle [sic] tune offers the possibilities for interesting electronic .
treatment because of the repeated last-four-bars of the melody. The repeats ' become
progressively more and more complex.
#1 Resonant Circuit 2:45
A strong beat is used for a melody which changes subtly in sound quality as it progresses.
#2 Love Child 2:20
Dick Lieb has arranged "LOVE CHILD" for a number of electronic instruments in
traditional rock style. It is always a challenge to translate from one medium to another.
Besides the vocal to instrumental translation, that of conventional instruments to
electronic instruments creates many interesting possibilities.
#3 Relay Circuit 2:45
This is a bluesy tune with a simple setting for a simple melody.
#4 Feedback Circuit 4:00
Two melodic elements are used which continue to 'feedback' until they superimpose on each
#5 Revolution and Where Have All The Flowers Gone 5:00
The only attempt to synthesize live sound is used in the battle-scene introduction to the
Beatle's [sic] "REVOLUTION". An electronic
interpretation leads into a very simple setting of "WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS
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St Anselm's Parish
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What many musicians don’t realise is that it’s not enough just to be able to play your instrument; you have to know how to be in a band – it’s an altogether different skill. While spending tons of hours at home practicing is important, it’s also vital that we get together with some other musicians and make some good noise together. When you first get together as a band, the noise may not be so good, but as you develop your ability to play together, it will slowly get better.
There are a number of skills that you need in order to play effectively in a band.
1. Knowing what to play
First start by knowing what key the song is in; when I play in a worship band I often have a list of all the songs and the keys the worship leader wants to do them in. If you know the key, and the scales that go with it, you’ll make far fewer mistakes.
Preparation for playing live music is a 4-stage process: 1. practice, 2. rehearsal, 3. sound check, 4. performance. We might miss these out when we try to practice during the rehearsal, and sound check during the performance.
2. Listening to each other
The simplest way to do this is to think about the sound a band makes in terms of a bass, a midrange and a treble. The bass is covered by the bass guitar and the kick drum and floor/rack toms. The midrange comes from a rhythm guitar, keys and vocals, which treble comes from the cymbals and perhaps keys, lead guitar and female vocals. Worship bands often have more instruments, like brass, strings, an organ etc. which can sometimes mess things up a bit, especially if everyone is trying to play in the midrange or treble. When you’re improvising, think about which bases are already well-covered, and play elsewhere.
Also, make sure you’re all tuned up, and all tuned to the same note. If you’re playing with a piano, you’ll have to tune to the piano, not to a tuner. Whatever you tune to, make sure everyone is the same.
3. Knowing when to play, and when not to play
Some musicians feel that they have to play all the time. The best musicians are the ones who know when not to play. What we don’t play is just as important as what we do play (rests are just as important as notes!). Sometimes space needs to be filled, sometimes it needs to be left as space. Knowing when to play or not is not an exact science…be brave, try different things. Sometimes I won’t play at all in a verse and come in with strong power chords in a chorus…this can give the song a big lift going into the chorus. Try things for yourself.
4. Understanding the song
When playing in worship bands we need not only to understand the musical theory behind a song, we also need to understand message in the song . Worship songs represent our expression to the Creator, and what we play needs to tie in with what a song is putting across. Before you start playing, read the lyrics and make sure you understand them. I love the haunting intro to ‘Inside Out’ on Mighty to Save and United We Stand as I think it really fits with what the song is saying. Think about other examples where a guitar part really fits in with what the song is saying, both Christian and non-Christian. Also, think about when a song really doesn’t want a guitar-intro – some songs work so much better when introduced with keys or synth. We need to have the humility to say ‘Actually, I think that would really work with a piano intro’.


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Is Ovarian Cancer Racist?
It's not news that there are many diseases that show racial
differences in incidence, treatment success, and survival rates. Ovarian cancer,
however, shows one of the most glaring examples of racial disparity in medicine.
Ovarian cancer remains a lethal diagnosis for many women.
But between 1960 and 1992, the ovarian cancer survival rate increased 14% for
white women and only 8% for African American women. Ironically, national statistics
show that African American women have a much lower incidence of ovarian cancer
than white or Hispanic women, but they have much higher death rates from ovarian
cancer than either of these two groups. In addition, African American women
are less likely than white women to survive five years after being diagnosed
with ovarian cancer, regardless of their stage of illness. African American
women are also more commonly diagnosed with more widespread and therefore more
advanced stage ovarian cancer than are white women.
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Eaten in a fast food restaurant lately? If so, maybe you’ve noticed some changes in the big, colorful signs behind the counters. Many have begun promoting a few “healthier” selections (like salads and grilled items) and giving a more extensive listing of nutritional information. But there’s one thing you might not have noticed on those displays: a listing for soda among the beverage choices in the kiddie meal packages. That’s because they are no longer there.
Recently, Burger King quietly removed sugary fountain drinks from the in-store and online menu boards that show what you get with kids’ meals. They were following the lead of McDonalds and Wendy’s, both of which made similar moves in prior months. You can still get a soda with your kiddie burger if you specifically ask for one, but we’re hoping you won’t; here’s why.
For one thing, youth obesity has nearly tripled in the past three decades. As the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has noted, it’s now an epidemic affecting more than one in six children and adolescents. Many of the extra calories kids get are blamed on sugary drinks: According to a study by the Harvard School of Public Health, children’s daily calorie intake from these beverages rose by 60 percent in recent years. Obesity makes kids more likely to get many diseases, and can lead to problems in psychological and social adjustment.
But that’s not all. As dentists, we’re concerned about the potential for soda to cause tooth decay, which is still the number one chronic disease in children around the world. The association between sugary drinks and cavities is clear. So is the fact that tooth decay causes pain, countless hours of missed school and work, and expense that’s largely unnecessary, because it’s a disease that is almost 100 percent preventable.
While the new signage at fast food restaurants won’t make soda disappear, it does tend to make it less of an automatic choice. Anything that discourages children from routinely consuming soda is bound to help — and let’s point out that the same thing goes for other sweet and acidic beverages including so-called “sports” and “energy” drinks. It’s best to try and eliminate these from your child’s diet; but if you do allow them, at least limit them to mealtimes, and give your mouth a break from sweets between meals. That gives the saliva enough time to do its work as a natural buffer and acid-neutralizer.
What else can you do to help keep your child’s oral hygiene in tip-top shape? Be sure they brush their teeth twice and floss once every day, and bring them in for regular checkups and cleanings. But if you do suspect tooth decay, don’t delay treatment: Left alone, decay bacteria can infect the inner pulp of the tooth, resulting in severe pain, inflammation, and possibly the need for root canal treatment.
If you would like more information about children’s oral health, please contact us or schedule an appointment. You can learn more by reading the Dear Doctor magazine articles “How to Help Your Child Develop the Best Habits for Oral Health” and “Top 10 Oral Health Tips For Children.”
There are plenty of good reasons to quit smoking. Here's one more if you're considering replacing a missing tooth with a dental implant: smoking increases your risk of implant failure.
By and large, dental implants are the most reliable and durable tooth replacement option, with more than a 95% success rate after ten years. But that still leaves a small percentage that fail — and twice as many of those failures are in smokers than in non-smokers.
To understand why, we need to look at how smoking affects oral health. Besides burning and thickening the surface skin cells inside the mouth, inhaled smoke can also damage salivary glands and lead to dry mouth. Reduced saliva creates an environment friendly to bacteria, which increases the risk of infection and disease.
The nicotine in tobacco also restricts the myriad of blood vessels that course through the teeth and gums. The resulting reduced blood flow deprives teeth and gums not only of nutrients but disease-fighting antibodies. The mouth takes longer to heal and can't fight infection as well.
The key to an implant's success lies with its titanium post imbedded in the jaw bone to take the place of the tooth root. Titanium attracts bone cells, which grow and adhere to the post over a period of time and create a stronger hold. But the health effects of smoking inhibit this process. Furthermore, slower healing caused by smoking increases the risk of infection, the number one cause of early implant loss.
If you want to improve your chances for a successful implant — not to mention improve your overall health — you should quit smoking. The prospect of a dental implant could be a useful incentive to enroll in a smoking cessation program.
At the very least we suggest you stop smoking a week before implant surgery and then for at least two weeks after to help promote good healing. And you should pay close attention to your daily oral hygiene — brushing and flossing at least once — and regular, semi-annual dental visits for cleanings and checkups.
Smoking can harm your health. If you're considering an implant, it could also harm your chances of a successful outcome.
If you would like more information on dental implants, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation. You can also learn more about this topic by reading the Dear Doctor magazine article “Dental Implants & Smoking.”


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Ahmed Ezz and Karim Abdel Aziz in one of the epic scenes of Kira & El Gin.
Since its early screenings, “Kira & El Gin” by Marwan Hamed, managed to catch the audience’s attention and generate high revenues.
In addition to that, it is set to break records as the highest grossing film.
One of the reasons behind such success is Ahmed Al Morsy’s great cinematography and excellent image quality, which is evident in a slew of scenes in the film.
Such clever and challenging scenes place Al Morsy on the list of the most prominent D.O.Ps in Egypt and the Arab world.
1-What Happend at the Camp?
“The explosion of the British camp” scene was one of the most challenging scenes for any D.O.P. However, Ahmed Al Morsy managed to make the scene look smooth to the audience.
The first challenge was the lighting in an open camp at night in a way that doesn’t seem fake or unrealistic.
The second challenge was the camera movement that chased the actors amidst the fight and gun fire, then choosing the right angle to shoot horses running in the camp; in addition to the numerous side fights happening in the same scene, and revealing their different styles. This was all captured skillfully by Al Morsy, who managed to maintain a foggy atmosphere in the whole scene.
2-Romance inside Cinema theater ?!
Cinemas during the period in which the film revolves around don't look like cinemas nowadays. So How did cinemas look back then? And How could we watch Karim Abdel Aziz and Razane Jammal clearly in a romantic scene inside a dark cinema while making it sound realistic? This was the most romantic scene in the film and one of the reasons behind its success was for the way it was shot by Al Morsy. We saw the same place twice with two different techniques. A technique for shooting the place while the two were having dinner and another while the two were watching a movie for Charlie Chaplin. Though they were two different techniques, the scenes appeared romantic and light in an atmosphere of battles and resistance.
3-Down with the Occupation!
One of the biggest challenges that faces any D.O.P is shooting an action scene, full of battles, gun fire and plenty of main actors and supporting one, with two sides of war ( Egyptian revolutionists and British Military Soldiers). In this case, how could a D.O.P maintain the same degree of day light and transfer the emotions in the scene through close shots and long shots? However, he did it! He did it while considering the continuing movement of actors (plenty of them), the intense battles and the necessity of coordination with the rest of the crew to accomplish such different tasks. And though the scene was not filmed in only one place, according to Al Morsy’s statements, he managed to maintain the unity of image of a long and vibrant scene in the film.
4-Let’s Meet the Characters!
One of the most important main scenes in Kira & El Gin is the scene through which we recognize the main characters in the film. It might seem easy shooting this scene, but there was a challenge here: the main characters were all gathered in a narrow basement; hence, this hampers the movement of the camera, which is better off moving seamlessly from one character to another. But this was an easy task for Al Morsy! On a further note, in this historical period, there were limited sources of light. So the challenge here was to illuminate the basement in a way that doesn’t seem artificial? To overcome this, Al Morsi used some tricks to make it seem as realistic as it was in the scene.
5-Chasing El Gin
Identifying characters in a narrow place can seem difficult, but what if the chase is happening in a narrow and dark place? The scene, in which El Gin (Ahmed Ezz) is chased, was in the middle of narrow houses where more than one technique was used (the fast camera movement while running and the slow and steady one while hiding and tricking). In addition to that, another technique was used to make the camera look like it falls from an upper floor to the ground, in parallel with the actors. All this added great realism and vibrancy to the scene.
Kira & El Gin is a film inspired by real events dating back more than 100 years, mainly during the 1919 revolution, when Egyptians, led by Saad Zaghlul, were resisting the English occupation. The resistance included two characters Kira (Karim Abdel Aziz) and Abdelqader El Gin (Ahmed Ezzz). The film also offers a close look at Egyptian society at that time.
In addition to Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Ezz, Kira & El Gin features a wide array of stars, including Hend Sabry, Sayed Ragab, Ahmed Malek, Huda El Mufti, Razane Jammal, Lara Scandar, Aly Kassem and Mohamed Abdel Azim.
For more than 20 years, DOP/Director Ahmad Al Morsy has been working in the filmmaking industry making more than 50 films and over 2000 TV ads as a DOP, and recently as a director. Throughout his career, Al Morsy won 23 national and international awards for his work. Currently, Al Morsy is a member of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC), in addition to the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) that granted him a total of 9 awards, since joining it in 2018.
His latest works as a DOP also include Kira & El Gin by Marwan Hamed, which has been released in Egypt and the Arab world and is one of Egypt’s biggest budget films ever. Prior to that, he took part in Action film Al Aref: Awdat Younis that dominated the Egyptian box office in 2021, and for which Al Morsy received a fair share of critical acclaim for introducing unprecedented forms of actions to the Egyptian film industry. For his work in the hit film, Al Morsy won Best Cinematography Award at Cairo Film Society Festival in 2022.
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Day touts Rockland deficit reduction ahead of Election DayPosted: Updated:
Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced Monday that the $138 million deficit he inherited after taking office in January of 2014 is now down to $4 million.
The announcement comes one day before Election Day.
“We project by the end of 2017 the deficit fund balance will be completely eliminated,” he says.
The numbers and projections came from a just-released audit commissioned by the county Legislature.
According to Day, who is seeking his second term in office, the once cash-strapped county's improving financial outlook means a better bond rating, which translates to huge savings for county taxpayers.
"It means that 3-5 percent property tax increase will not happen…because we are saving that amount of money," he says.
Maureen Porette, Day’s Democratic rival in the race for county executive, says he's taking undue credit for reducing the deficit.
The Stony Point lawyer wasn't available for an on-camera interview, but in a recent News 12 debate said the deficit went down because of actions taken by the county Legislature.
"I would like to personally thank our Rockland County Legislature for reducing municipal deficit through procuring municipal deficit reduction bond on Jan. 13, 2013, prior to Mr. Day coming into office,” she said.
According to Day, if it weren't for that bond issue - which he voted against - the county would now be offering the people of Rockland an 11 percent property tax cut.
Day says his latest budget has set aside $4 million to help cover outstanding municipal contracts. He's also asking the Legislature for help in securing more funds.


The fastest son of Frankel. Winner of the prestigious Gr.1 St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
The mare Waldlerche notched a notable double on today’s card at Saint-Cloud with her first two foals gaining Group success; Waldgeist won the Gr.1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and Waldlied landed the Gr.2 Prix de Malleret.
Both are bred by Newsells Park Stud and owned in partnership with Gestut Ammerland, with Waldgeist recording his second win in Gr.1 company after landing the 1m2f Criterium de Saint-Cloud as a juvenile two years ago.
Trained by Andre Fabre this four-year-old Galileo colt has been extremely consistent from two to four, and only narrowly finished second in last year’s Gr.1 Prix du Jockey Club.
“He has been getting stronger and stronger and when he ran in the Prix du Jockey Club he was still short of experience,” said Dietrich von Boetticher of Gestut Ammerland. “It was close that day and today, he always makes it exciting.”
Dietrich von Boetticher added about Waldlied’s success: “I think she still has some filling out to do. It’s wonderful to see her running on at the end like that, I like to see that.”
Waldlerche is a Gr.3-winning daughter of Monsun whose half-siblings include the Newsells bred Gr.1 St Leger winner Masked Marvel and Listed-winning miler Waldnah, and hails from Gestut Ravensberg’s brilliant middle-distance ‘W’ family.
Her dam, Waldmark, was bred by Ravensberg and raced by Newsells Park, finishing second in the 2003 Falmouth Stakes. Waldmark is a half-sister to the 2011 Deutsches Derby winner Waldpark, and Waldvogel, who won a German Derby trial.
Their dam was the German St Leger scorer Wurftaube, one of nine winners from as many runners out of the winning Frontal mare Wurfbahn.


Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Chamber Music Sedona for a special encore of “Itzhak” in celebration of the Chamber Music Season on Friday, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life; “praying with the violin,” says renowned Tel Aviv violinmaker Amnon Weinstein.
Alison Chernick’s enchanting documentary “Itzhak” looks beyond the sublime musician, to see the polio survivor whose parents emigrated from Poland to Israel, the young man who struggled to be taken seriously as a music student when schools saw only his disability.
As charming and entrancing as the famous violinist himself, “Itzhak” is a portrait of musical virtuosity seamlessly enclosed in warmth, humor, and above all, love.
“A love story on so many levels – Perlman’s love of music, of the violin, of life itself!” – Ray Rogers, The Hollywood Reporter
“A musical masterpiece. Captures, the life, work and heritage of world-famous violinist Itzhak Perlman.” – Vicki Leopold, Atlanta Jewish Times
This special screening of “Itzhak” will be preceded by an encore showing of the short film “Thin Walls” by Chamber Music Sedona’s Artistic Director Nick Canellakis. His film debuted at the Sedona International Film Festival to rave reviews. In “Thin Walls” an aspiring novelist moves into a new apartment, only to find her next-door neighbor is an obsessive cellist who practices all day long.
Canellakis will be on hand to host the films and take us behind the scenes of his short film.
This screening and collaboration between Chamber Music Sedona and the Sedona International Film Festival is made possible by a grant from the City of Sedona.
For more information about the Chamber Music Sedona season, please visit www.chambermusicsedona.org.
“Itzhak” (preceded by “Thin Walls”) will show at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Friday, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.


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A young mum who tried to smuggle a haul of drugs and phones into a prison has been spared an immediate jail term in “extremely exceptional circumstances”.
Shanice O’Shea-Galbraith was a teenager when the contraband was discovered as a serving prisoner at Parc Prison in Bridgend was spotted trying to remove a package from under her jacket during a visit on June 6, 2017.
The parcel contained 31.2g of spice, 12.5g of cannabis resin, another 20.7g of cannabis resin separately, and two mobile phones, a court heard.
O’Shea-Galbraith, now 21 and mother of a two-month-old child, sobbed during a sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday after she admitted trying to take the items into the jail without authorisation.
Prosecutor Alison O’Shea said: “Her cousin was serving a sentence in the prison. She attended for a visit. He said the parcel was steroids – she also said it was steroids.”
Ms O’Shea said the items had a higher value in prison than on the streets and estimated their total value at around £1,500.
Ms O’Shea said the package was given to the defendant to deliver and she had not appeared to have opened it.
“They were found in exactly the same wrapping,” she said. “She hadn’t looked inside.
“It may be that the person was using the fact that she was young and of good character.
“She said she felt she had been put under pressure. She didn’t ask for anyone for help.”
Adam Sharp , mitigating, told the court O’Shea-Galbraith was expecting to receive a prison sentence.
“I think you can see just how remorseful she is by the way she is presented in court today and all she’s done in the last two years or so,” he said.
Judge Nicola Jones said she was taking an “exceptional” course of action by suspending O’Shea-Galbraith’s jail sentence.
“You were 19 at the time and you are very vulnerable,” she told the defendant.
“You have your good character, your vulnerability, and there has been a delay of two years and two months which has given you time to turn your life around.
“You have a two-month-old child so I have to bear in mind the sentence on that child. These are extremely exceptional circumstances.
“Spice, which is rife in prison, is a danger to members of staff in prison and inmates themselves.
“This is an exceptional step. Normally you would go straight to prison.”
O’Shea-Galbraith, of Cowbridge West, Ely , Cardiff, was handed a 12-month jail sentence which was suspended for 18 months.
She was also ordered to pay £340 in costs and a victim surchage.


The Origins of Jukendo: Bayonet Combat in Japan
Jukendo, the Japanese art of bayonet combat has its origins in western countries. Therefore, the history of jukendo is very different from kendo, judo, kyudo and so on. Shuhan TAKASHIMA (1798–1866) introduced bayonet combat to Japan for the first time after he had studied western gunnery through Dutch books and learned from Dutchmen in Dejima, Nagasaki at the end of Edo period.
The purpose of this study is to clarify how bayonet combat was practiced and how it was changed before the Meiji Restoration.
Ⅱ Shuhan TAKASHIMA and Takashima Ryu Hojutsu, The Takashima School of Gunnery
Russia plundered Etrofu island in 1768. As a result, the Tokugawa shogunate built 7 new gun batteries in Nagasaki and let local officials guard them. One of the local officials was the father of Shuhan TAKASHIMA.
Shuhan TAKASHIMA studied western gunnery through Dutch books and learned from Dutchmen in Dejima, Nagasaki. He imported guns and canons from Netherlands and founded Takashima ryu hojutsu, the Takashima School of Gunnery in 1835. When the Opium War broke out in 1839, he advised the Shogunate on the defense of the Western gunnery. Tadakuni MIZUNO, roju (senior councilor of the Tokugawa shogunate) decided to observe the western gunnery. Shuhan TAKASHIMA lead the training in Tokumarugahara. In that training, the use of the bayonet was carried out publicly for the first time in Japan.
Ⅲ Development of Takashima Ryu Hojutsu and Bayonet Combat
Shuhan Takashima had disciples before the practice in Tokumarugahara. Keita IKEBE of the Higo feudal clan, Juzaemon NABESHIMA of the Saga feudal clan and Heihichi Torii of the Satsuma feudal clan were his students. They developed Takashima ryu hojutsu in each of their feudal clans. Additionally, after the training in Tokumarugahara, Takashima ryu hojutsu was taught to two of the shogun’s retainers, Tarozaemon EGAWA and Kinzaburo SHIMOSONE. The practice of western gunnery advanced based on the study of a Dutch book on military tactics.
Tarozaemon Egawa changed Dutch command words into Japanese commands called Eiongourei. Hence the new Japanese bayonet combat started the use of Japanese command words. Commands such as “TUKE”, “ MIGIWO FUSEGW” and “ HIDARIWO FUSEGE” were made in those days and used after the Meiji Restoration. The practice of bayonet combat was done individually by these commands. It was like solo kata training.
Ⅳ Japanization of Bayonet Combat
Shinsaku TAKAUGI (1839 – 1867) of Choshu domain wrote down in his Heihoumondouho about the bayonet combat in 1860. He said “The quality of western bayonets are bad, so we should use Japanese spearhead for bayonets instead. The western techniques of the bayonet combat are poor, so we should use Japanese techniques of spearmanship instead. That would make bayonet combat more effective.”
Shuhan TAKASHIMA introduced bayonet combat to Japan. The origins of jukendo were from the Edo period and Japanese commands were created at the end of Edo period. Ideas for Japanese modifications were also born in Edo period. However, the Japanese modifications to jukendo only began in the Meiji era.


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There is a difference between the Human Spirit and Spirit of Human. When I think of the Human Spirit, I think of individuals, heroic or every day inspiring stories that remind you what we can do, what we can be-either when we are alone, or lifted up by a group.
When studying indigenous wisdom, we learn that the ancient teachers illuminate Spirit of Eagle, Spirit of Horse or Spirit of Skunk and in the plant kingdom they talk of Spirit of Rose or Motherwort. They are not talking about an individual Eagle, Horse or Skunk, or an individual Rose bush; but the underlying vibration that those animals and plants are tapped into, their instincts, their motivation and desires. They are an archetype of an aspect of the divine.
Though there are individual animals with their own personalities, overall they have a common drive and operating system, a common lineage. Their vibration is fed into and whirls around on this earth as one of many threads that make her a whole organism.
When we study ancient ways, we call on the Spirit of Eagle to guide us and the Spirit of Horse to carry us through difficult times; we realize the need to let play in our life when we the Spirit of Skunk is brought to our awareness and even request help from the Spirit of Rose when tempers need to be calmed with strength.
Humans who are trying to heal are taught to look to nature, but at what point do we look at Spirit of Human? When do we look to improve Spirit of Human that also is connected to this planet and so desperately needs healing?
It seems that every group, no matter how enlightened, aware, or how much change for good they are trying to bring to the world, is attacking each other from within. Social media every day is full of someone pointing the finger at people who thought they were on the same side for one reason or another. Eventually we will be become so fractured as a spirit there will be no connection or common direction.
If you focus your energy on the faults of someone that is trying to make the world a better place, then you are also part of the problem. Making fun of people who march, or space keepers that do not, is not going to turn this world around from the problems that we humans have caused.
Yes I understand no matter what movement you are in, right now your feet are on fire and you are pissed that everyone isn’t pissed and that people are taking selfies in silly hats at rallies. But ultimately the only thing that is going to put out that fire is making a conscious effort to teach with compassion those who are ignorant to our sliver of a situation. Some march, some hold space, some use their energy to create a new paradigm, some teach, some feed others and care for the sick, and some pray to raise the vibration of the Spirit of Human, be aware there is a need for all.
Something I learned a long time ago was, making fun of people or scaring people will not motivate them to change or help. The only thing that will, is teaching without judgement and your own good example. If your words are causing separation and not unity, you are not part of the solution, no matter what side you are on. Yes your feet are on fire, yes you are angry, but yelling at and making fun of people that CAN NOT see the fire, isn’t going to remove your pain anymore quickly.
Ultimately more than just your feet are on fire. The whole world is on fire and we lit it (< listen to this song about the virus of insanity). At this point the planet would be better off without us, what can we do to change that? How much of our time do we spend on thoughts about how unfair things are, how angry we are about our current political system, and who is at fault? Ultimately we are all at fault. There are very few hands without blood on them, especially if you live in this country. Just open your pantry, drive a car or read this blog post on your phone or computer.
The insanity of man is great, we are all infected, we all fall short and we are all horribly broken. The task of healing Spirit of Human so that she can become a healthy strand in Spirit of Earth is a massive undertaking. It will take generations for it to happen, but please let our generation change the direction of the ship. We are going the wrong way and no matter our differences, if we want the course to change, we need all hands on deck. This is not the time for in-fighting, pointing fingers, being better than or even focusing on our own personal distractions. It is the time for not worrying about petty differences within our own groups and reaching across and finding common ground with every group you can. People of all belief systems, gardeners, ranchers, teachers, and stay-at home parents want a healthy planet, isn't that a place to start?
Let’s use our time in good thought, good deeds, good food, good work, good movement, good communication, good sleep, and good moods. This is time for good sharing of ideas and commodities that this fractal edge of our blood line has justly or unjustly accumulated based on our personal random circumstances and decisions, inheritances or ancestral privileges that landed us at this space and time.
Right now it seems everyone is a little depressed or angry. Social media is the pulse of our culture and right now it has a fever. Cool down, step back, regroup, rejuvenate and build your emotional and physical health back up. Instead of being busy, I've decided I want my time to be sufficiently filled. I want to give my role as one of the billions of contributors to Sprint of Human a serious effort and think cooling thoughts.
I want to balance my waking hours in satisfying hard work that I’m grateful for, prepare space, learn to be human, work on my practices of growing plants and meditation, use my time and money wisely with the consideration of all of humanity and not just myself. I want to sit with the sun on my eyelids and long bones, and practice trying to see humanity as sane--what does that look and feel like for this planet.
I want to balance my sleeping hours with restorative and powerful creative dream time. This is where the real power for change lies. To do this, for me, means health in diet, thoughts, movement and how I occupy my time when awake.
Kneel with me a moment, mindfully in raggedy brown robes on broken pews and let the others swarm in their necessary business. Lets forgive each other our differences, faults and injuries and find some common ground we can all stand on. We can not move as a Spirit on this planet in different directions. We have to pick a direction and blow that one way, together like a flock of birds, or the winds of change won’t come. Hate divides us into smaller and smaller groups with no power.
Just as an example of what we can do when we work together, thanks to Jillsa and Grace who helped me find the world slavery image above in about 2 minutes!
I saw this video today and thought I’d post here. Don’t like who got elected, don’t like the course this country, this planet, this species is taking? Good! Turn this into an opportunity to regroup, get better, cool down and find a common path.


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n French Studies in Southern Africa - Ethnoscape et écriture migrante : vers une réévaluation du paradigme identitaire dans Pelourinho de Tierno Monénembo ?
|Article Title||Ethnoscape et écriture migrante : vers une réévaluation du paradigme identitaire dans Pelourinho de Tierno Monénembo ?|
|© Publisher:||Association for French Studies in Southern Africa (AFSSA)|
|Journal||French Studies in Southern Africa|
|Publication Date||Jan 2009|
|Pages||1 - 24|
|Keyword(s)||Deconstruction, Ethnoscape, Fluidity, Identit, Identity, Imaginaire, Imaginary, Migrant, Migration, Mobilite, Transfer and Transfert|
Pelourinho by Tierno Monenembo describes an innovative approach to identity formation in the African novel, a sort of migration of Brazilian imaginings of Pelourinho (a historical suburb of Salvador de Bahia) to Africa, the ancestral land. This reading is offered through the prism of the anthropological concept of Arjun Appadurai's ethnoscape which recalls the features of a migrant literature or migritude, to use Jacques Chevrier's term. In this case, the sense of belonging is relativized, the identities are constantly shifting and the imaginary migrant demythologizes the founding myths; this creative literature draws heavily on the fluidity of imaginary identity as well as transculture. As a result, the technicality of writing springs from the postmodernist literary sources, making the act of writing an oscillation of textual weaving and unweaving, of construction and identity deconstruction which are specific features of contemporary discourse on identity. This stratified, archeologized identity is a shifting identity resulting from transfer and hybridization.
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I recorded this conversation just before I launched Nutritious Conversations and it’s one I’m really stoked to now bring to life on the podcast. Danni is my sister and one of the most incredible Sol’s I know. She has such a passion for life and this permeates into all facets of her beautiful presence. Danni’s partner Charles encapsulates such a healthy expression of the Sacred Masculine. His ability to hold space, not just in their relationship, but in his absolute passion for the land, flora and fauna of this beautiful earth is humbling. I love these two Sol’s immensely and am honoured to be their kin.
This conversation is one that will present a deeper enquiry of how do we be the best stewards of supporting Mother Nature? There are some challenging insight brought forward around how human’s have facilitated the damaging of the land over tens of thousands of years.
Danni and Charles live on the south coast of NSW. Their three hundred and sixty acre farm was right in the middle of the path of the fire storm that hit there several years ago. The decimation of native species from one burning event, eludes to asking the question, “Is fire the best way to manage earths environment?”. Couple this with, the pillaging farming practices and the hijacking and perversion of words such as sustainable, natural and organic, we are now at a unique crossroads in the trajectory of our land.
This is a great conversation to sit and listen to with an openness, that invites you to question popular narratives around the future of land management.
The intent for these recordings is to be unhomogenised and unpasteurised conversations that aligns with real life. The falling over words, the poise and challenge in moments to understand how to verbalise what’s wanting to come forward, is part of the realness of nutrient dense conversations. So, with that, I have to say I’m embracing and enjoying watching my own clunkiness as I explore my expression through this space. I hope you too hold space for yourself, friends, family, strangers yet to know and myself as we navigate enriched conversations on this journey.
Give me a rating, drop a comment, and share these nutrient dense conversations if they land with you.
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|Tom Vilsack, U.S. agriculture Secretary.|
The Global Food Security Act of 2016 was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 6 and by the U.S. Senate by voice vote on April 20.
The bill ensures the continuation of President Obama’s Feed the Future Initiative, which was launched in 2010 to assist selected developing countries to increase their food production and security and improve nutrition for vulnerable populations.
Specifically, the bill authorizes Congress to appropriate to the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for Interational Development a total of $1 billion for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018 for the initiative.
"Agriculture's vital role in our economic success and national security is a bond that we share with other nations all over the world,” said Tom Vilsack, U.S. agriculture secretary. “With agricultural development as a core component of his strategy, President Obama's Feed the Future initiative has achieved impressive results in combating poverty and hunger, reaching millions of small farmers with tools and technologies and delivering critical nutrition to millions of children. In effect, Feed the Future represents the best of our American values-compassion, innovation, collaboration, and progress toward a world free of hunger and inequality.”
The bill sets forth requirements for the strategy and requires the president or a designee to coordinate the efforts of relevant federal departments and agencies in implementing it.
“As the world and our climate continue to change, we know that our work must continue,” Vilsack said. “With the signing of the Global Food Security Act by the President today (July 20), we can be assured that this important work will carry on long past this administration. USDA has been committed to ensuring that our contributions – through research and innovation, capacity building, technical assistance to build agricultural productivity, and school feeding programs– produced meaningful results. I am grateful that with the enactment of this legislation, the United States will continue to play a leading role in helping create a more food secure world and, therefore, a more secure United States of America."

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Scott Grannis at Calafia Beach Pundit notes that the Case Shiller Home Price Index continues to show strength or at least stability in housing prices:
The Case Shiller Home Price Index for 20 major metropolitan markets hit bottom in the second quarter of last year and has been rising gradually ever since. Given the lags used in constructing the index, this means that prices likely hit bottom around March of last year. Even after adjusting for inflation, as this chart shows, home prices are up at a 3% annualized rate over the past 8 months.
Yep, you read it right. The S.F. Chronicle:
A total of 3,582 existing single-family homes changed hands in the nine-county region in February, down 8.5 percent from the same time last year, according to the DataQuick report. Their median price was $370,000, a 24.8 percent increase from February 2009.
And then there’s this: “California’s median home sale price jumps 11.2% in February.”
RockTenn (RKT), a manufacturer of paperboard, containerboard and consumer and corrugated packaging, has been busy this year with its price increases. RKT began the year by increasing the price of uncoated recycled paperboard by $50/ton. Since then, RKT has implement FOUR additional price hikes:
Jan 28: corrugated box prices increased by 10% and corrugated sheets by 12%.
Mar 02: prices on all grades of containerboard increased by $60/ton.
Mar 05: price increases for Classic NewsTM, AngelCote(R) and MillMask(R) coated recycled paperboard products equaling $45/ton.
Mar 09: prices on all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard increased by $60/ton.
Certainly, business continues to improve for the suppliers of paper-based products and packaging!
Traders are betting that the real estate recovery is for real. Higher commercial and residential rents may be coming sooner than most people think.
Florida’s freezing temperatures sent orange juice futures to two-year highs in January. The impact on the price of breakfast is upon us.
“The 64-ounce container of orange juice drop to 59 ounces. The suggested retail price remains at $3.59.
The price of Tropicana’s gallon container of pure premium orange juice will rise between 5 percent and 8 percent. Right now it costs $6.49.”
The tagline for Inflation Watch is “Watching for potential inflation here, there and everywhere.” We borrowed this from money manager Bill Fleckenstein.
Apparently, there is at least one other person forecasting a time when inflation is “everywhere.” CNBC interviewed Arun Motianey, director of fixed income strategy at Roubini’s RBG Capital and a protege of economic professor Nouriel Roubini:
“We’re heading into a world of inflation because we are highly indebted and we are indebted here in the US economy in the household sector and in the financial sector…It’s going to be inflation everywhere and it’s going to happen really through the weakness of the US dollar…Then inflation in those other parts of the world that are expecting appreciating currencies, they’re going to inflate as well because that’s the way you ultimately correct this [economic slowdown].”
Motianey asserts that this inflation is required to avoid the apparently worse alternative of deflation.
After a correction earlier this year, copper has rallied and is now approaching its 52-week high. It appears that fears about a slowdown in the global economy have receded.


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By Tim Jones, Managing Editor
As we told Email Extra subscribers in a bulletin
issued on May 1, the wait for an "official" ruling is over. According to a press release
issued on Friday, April 26 by Quebec Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks Yves-François Blanchet, Quebec has set its caribou rules for the next two years.
In a nutshell, the press release announced that the two-caribou-per-hunter limit will remain in place for the 2013/14 season, but for 2014/15, the limit will be reduced to only one caribou per hunter. In Zone 23 West, which is the zone hunted by outfitters based in Kuujjuaq and Lac Pau, and therefore of most interest to trophy hunters targeting the Leaf River herd, the season will begin on August 17 and end on October 7, in both 2013 and 2014. A total of 804 two-caribou licenses will be available through outfitters for the 2013 season. "In light of new biological analyses, including those conducted in 2012, the [Leaf River] herd appears to be fairly stable," states the press release....


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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Trade Commission has approved the acquisition by MGM Mirage of Mandalay Resort Group, the companies said Wednesday.
The deal removes a critical hurdle for the $8 billion deal, but it still needs to be cleared by various state regulators.
Company officials said in a press release that the deal should close by the end of the quarter.
MGM ended Wednesday's session off 34 cents to $77.80. Mandalay dipped by a penny to $70.62.

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Women is not "nice" guy's sex charity, and they will punish bad game from these guys. Some guys look like a man but does not show in the way they behave that they have a "penis". Like admitting to his true intentions with the women his is approaching and being able to read signals to escalate. To have a man to women relationship, instead of disguising that as friendship, and bribe sex with nice gestures of kindness, and gets bitter when these gestures are not reciprocated in sex or of the kind of affection they are secretly after.
1) Just wondering, how quickly can a women tell when interacting with a potential male that he is shit, or the shit? How early in the interaction do you throw shit tests on these potential men?
2) Some guys would keep conversations and behaviours very platonic. Not that they don't want to bed you, but they are afraid of PDA and public judgement of having desires, by default this puts pressure on women to be the "slut" to initiate, and most would walk away from this situation and put the potential suitor in perpetual "friend zone". What are the signals that women subtly give to these potential men that it is OK to touch you appropriately in public, and be good to escalate?
I'd be interested to see the variety of inputs from your contributions.
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To answer your first question... pretty damn fast.
If a guy approaches me and within the first few minutes, spends more time ogling my cleavage and even mentions to me how amazing he thinks my boobs are, I'm going to blacklist him asap. It doesn't take a genius to realize that men who use an approach like that want not much more than some pussy.
For your second question... there are no 'subtle signals' that I give that it's okay to touch me in public unless we're dating and I don't pull away or flat out tell you to stop if you try.1


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Subj: Bob & Dixie's Chili
I just made a chili recipe from the New York Times Living section, that is low fat and
took only about 30 minutes to assemble. I LOVE beef chili so I was surprised that
this one had very good flavor although made with chicken.
Here's the recipe:
1 2/3 c chopped onion
2 lg cloves garlic chopped
1 tsp canola (or other) oil
8 oz skinless boneless chicken breasts, wash, dry and cube
15 or 16 oz can of white kidney beans, drained
1/2 jalapeno, chopped
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
14 oz. crushed tomatoes
1 c frozen corn kernels
Toppings: chopped red onion, chopped fresh coriander, nonfat yoghurt
Saute onion and garlic in oil till begins to brown. Add chicken and brown. Add beans,
jalapeno, ground coriander, ground cumin, tomatoes, corn, and juice of 1/2 lime.
Simmer about 5-10 mins. or till reaches desired consistency. Serve w/ yogurt, lime
wedges, onion and coriander as accompaniaments if you wish
Note: I adjusted it somewhat, increasing the cumin, adding chili powder and cayenne to
taste because I like stuff really hot and I thought the orig recipe was a bit bland. Tastes
better day 2 and freezes well. Enjoy!

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The electric finale with which My Morning Jacket sealed Smokin' From Shootin' last month at Memorial Coliseum was both a career culmination and a new beginning for Ben Sollee.
In terms of a zenith, it was a glimpse of rock 'n' roll heaven. As the tune wound down, the Lexington cellist was on his feet with his instrument held high — almost at chest level — tapping out a coda to complement the Louisville band's sonic squall.
But the song — one of three instances when My Morning Jacket called Sollee onstage to collaborate — also capped off what was, in essence, a new career chapter. Earlier in the evening, he opened the show with a trio set of his own and remarked on the differences between playing to the 2,500 fans on hand and the handfuls of patrons who showed up to hear him at area coffeehouses just a few years ago.
In short, it was a celebration of how far the classically trained Sollee, 27, has taken the cello in a popular music context as well as the distance his indie fan base has been willing to follow his sounds and songs.
"It was a fun experiment," Sollee said a few days later by phone from Frankfort. "It was also really good to do it not with some anonymous big band that you have to be an opener for, but with friends and fellow Kentuckians.
"It was an opportunity to dive in, fill up the space and try something new. I had a great time.
Sollee was trying out a lot that was new during the show at Memorial Coliseum. He was giving Central Kentucky its first live listen to songs from his forthcoming album Inclusions and to a new band that included Austin, Texas, violinist/vocalist/bassist Phoebe Hunt, formerly of the Lone Star swing/pop ensemble The Belleville Outfit, and Frankfort drummer Jordon Ellis, who figures prominently in the textured sounds that dominate Inclusions.
"We did a little tour with these songs in February to test everything out," Sollee said. "There was already a great band spirit. There was this air amongst us that whenever we took this music to the stage, we were just going to let it live. That's an important thing to me because there is no one way to perform these songs. Yet they exist on their own terms depending on who I'm playing with."
The 11 songs comprising Inclusions were born out of collaborations with a very different trio, one that placed Sollee in the company of two nationally recognized DJs.
"DJ 2ndNature and DL Jones helped present me with the idea of a sound collage," Sollee said. "As a classically trained player, everything I knew about music was based solely in creating a sound from scratch. With DJs, it's about taking existing sounds and rearranging them. So you're using people's basic mixes and changing them up so the music is your own. That was a real eye-opener for me."
Their recorded collaborations didn't surface on the final version of Inclusions, but Sollee generously thanked the DJs atop a list of album credits for helping him "crack the code" in the recording's overall sound.
You hear some of that layered effect in songs like Electrified, a highlight of the Memorial Coliseum set, and in the crisscrossing brass on Introduction that leads into the bright processional Close to You. The emotive outlines, however, continue the upbeat story lines expressed on Sollee's 2008 breakthrough album, Learning to Bend. Similarly, the foundation of each tune, no matter how pop-friendly or soulfully rockish, is rooted in one of Sollee's first musical loves: folk.
"I have this admittedly rose-colored, optimistic view that pretty much everything is folk music — the music of the people. But I've found when it comes time to market an album, you get people tossing labels at you like 'orchestral pop' or 'pop cello,' which, to me, don't make any sense.
"I feel like Inclusions is a folk record. When we had conversations with publicists and managers, they kept saying, 'But we want to relate you to what else is out there.' I just wanted to show, through the prism of the cello and growing up in Kentucky, that this is what modern folk music feels like. It sounds like the people and places in my life. And I love it for that reason."
Another distinguishing trait of Sollee's music is the sense of community it strives to embody. Such a spirit was expressed vividly during a 2010 tour with fellow Kentuckian Daniel Martin Moore and My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James — using his side-project alias Yim Yames — that spotlighted the blight of mountaintop-removal coal mining. That topic also triggered the Sollee/Moore album Dear Companion.
The community sensibility will surface again at Sollee's concert Thursday at The Kentucky Theatre. Some of the proceeds will go to Broke Spoke Community Bike Shop. An avid bicyclist, Sollee has used pedaling as an exclusive means of transportation on some tours.
He attributes much of that community awareness to his time as a teen on WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour, where he played regularly as part of the house band.
"I practically grew up in the stage band, watching all these musicians come through," he said. "Some were tired and haggard and griped a lot about the industry. Some were at very successful points in their career. Some were just starting out.
"When I started to tour a lot and couldn't do WoodSongs anymore, people kept telling me, 'Don't turn your back on this experience. Don't ever forget about it.'
"That's something that stays with me a lot."


Over the Labor Day weekend, I ran into an old buddy who had recently acquired a mid-eighties vintage 36 ft. trawler. His question brings up a fairly common problem on a lot of boats both power and sail.
How come the stainless steel rails on my trawler keep rusting? I didn’t think stainless steel was supposed to rust. Is there anything I can do about this? It looks awful.
Stainless steel relies on a process known as “passivation” to prevent it from rusting. Passivation is achieved by an oxide coating that forms on the surface of the metal and seals it so that further degradation won’t occur. Above the waterline this process occurs naturally because as the name oxide implies, oxygen plays a part here, and the atmosphere certainly has plenty of that!
However, it’s important to realize that this protective oxide coating is quite thin and can wear off. Further, in the case where rails are rusting only in close proximity to welded joints, we have another problem called intergranular corrosion.
Intergranular corrosion occurs due to a change in the metal’s chemistry during welding. Stainless steel is an alloy and one of the constituent metals is chromium, which is one of the components in the metal that helps the passivation process. During welding, the area near the weld joint gets converted into chromium carbide due to the excess heat. This heat-generated alteration of the metal’s chemical make-up creates a galvanic couple with the well protected metal nearby which leads to corrosion of the metal near the welds.
Really high-end boat builders go to great lengths to clean, polish and pacify all of their stainless hardware and railing before boats leave the shop. Some of the Taiwan built trawlers during the eighties did not, and the rust my buddy is seeing is all too common on those boats.
Here’s the fix:
When stainless steel gets passified at a boat builder, the metal actually gets washed in a heated phosphate solution as a final treatment. This wash cleans microscopic particulates out of the metal and leaves a perfect surface for the above mentioned oxide layer to form, mitigating the rust my friend is seeing on his boat.
Wichinox is a paste that contains phosphoric acid that will as closely as you can get in the field, duplicate this process. Just paint some on the affected area and let it sit for 15 or 20 minutes. Wash it off with a liberal dose of fresh water. In extreme cases you may need several applications to get things back to shiny metal. Also Wichard has recently introduced a new, biodegradable stainless steel and aluminum cleaner called “GreenOX” which I have not tried yet, but if used after a Wichinox treatment, it is supposed to extend even further the protection of the stainless hardware from rusting; probably worth a try.
Wichinox is available at all the major online vendors and most marine chandleries that sell sailboat hardware also carry it. In the United States, a tube cost about $20.


SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Jefferson City Lady Jays posted a pair of shutout victories Saturday in the Kickapoo Soccer Tournament.
Jefferson City defeated Glendale 1-0. Morgan Jordan scored in the first half for the Lady Jays, assisted by Daelynn Scheulen.
The Lady Jays then defeated Willard 3-0.
Jefferson City scored twice in the first half on goals by Kenzie Gourley and Sasha Campbell. Bailey Dey and Scheulen had assists.
In the second half, Gourley picked up her second goal of the game. It was assisted by Greta Haarmann.
Megan Duffield was in goal for both shutouts for the Lady Jays.
Jefferson City (5-6) is back in action Tuesday at Hickman before hosting a shootout Friday and Saturday at the 179 Soccer Park.


Federal Court Dismisses Workers’ Rights Suit against Smithfield Foods Inc.
A federal court has dismissed a suit brought by Rural Community Workers Alliance, alleging unsafe working conditions due to COVID-19 for workers at a Smithfield pork processing plant in Missouri.
The judge cited in part the Trump administration’s April 28 executive order that requires meat processing plants to continue operating during the pandemic and noted that the federal government (i.e., the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other agencies) has responsibility for ensuring worker safety, rather than the courts.
After the suit had been filed in April and as reported on this blog, federal agencies took action to respond to the outbreaks at meat processing plants, and Smithfield implemented changes in its plant, including screening workers for symptoms and installing barriers between workers. It remains to be seen whether the Missouri decision will chill future actions from being brought for worker safety concerns at food processing plants.