Guinea Fowl Care: Housing and Winter Survival
Keeping Guinea Fowl Safe from Hungry Predators and Frigid Temps in Winter
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By Jeannette Ferguson, Guinea Fowl Breeders Association (GFBA) President
Photographs by members of the GFBA Guinea fowl that are trained to roost inside a shelter at night will outlive those that roost in trees. Guinea fowl have been reported to have lived to be 17 years or older, but unfortunately, more lose their lives to predators than to old age. In the winter, guinea fowl care is important to shield your flock from dangerous temperatures and hungry predators. Guineas are unable to see in the dark and are easy pickings as a nighttime snack for predators on the prowl. Being high up in a tree is no safer than being broody on an outdoor nest. Hawks, owls, and raccoons are common everywhere and once they find an easy meal, you can bet they will return nightly until their food source is gone.
If you live in an area where winter temperatures drop below freezing, guinea fowl can get frostbite and lose toes, or worse. Sure, some may manage to survive in the worst conditions and the most frigid of nights, but that does not mean that the birds were comfortable, that they were not stressed, and that they should be left outdoors to fend for themselves. Flock owners should be responsible and provide proper guinea fowl care via housing (just as they do for their dogs, barn cats, and other farm animals). Guineas are capable of being trained and should be trained to roost inside.
Guinea Fowl Care: Housing
When it comes to guinea fowl care, housing need not be elaborate. Housing can be anything from an old outhouse for a few guineas or a shed to a corner of the barn or garage or a converted trailer. What is important is that housing provides a place for guineas to roost in that is dry, draft-free and predator proof. Ventilation, roosting bars, adequate space for the number of birds kept and the type bedding used as well as keeping unfrozen water and feed available 24/7 are important factors to keeping your flock healthy and safe while confined.
While a guinea house may seem huge for the beginner with guinea keets kept in a small brooder or holding pen inside the adult guinea house, they grow up really fast and as adults need three to four sq. ft. of space per bird. Keep in mind that guineas in colder areas of the U.S. and abroad may very well need to be confined to the inside of their shelter for weeks at a time during the coldest days of winter, especially during ice storms, deep snows, and blizzards. Guinea fowl care tip: To prevent stress and pecking from boredom and to provide comfort for the birds enclosed, four sq. ft. per bird is best. When calculating space per bird, do take into consideration any space provided by nesting boxes, roosting bars, and shelving. A shelter such as a shed instead of a barn with a high roof will also hold in some body heat and the interior of the building will be much more comfortable than the frigid temperatures outdoors.
Roosting bars should be provided for guinea fowl. Guineas fluff their feathers to allow air in to help cool their bodies during the summer and to allow the warm air from their body heat to warm their legs and feet during the winter. If a guinea is forced to sleep on the cold ground or on litter, it cannot fluff up the feathers to cover the feet that can actually freeze in temperatures of 10F or less. Guineas roosting in trees are also subjected to strong winds that can ruffle their feathers, allowing body heat to escape rather than to keep them warm and cozy. Small tree branches, 2×4’s on edge or cut in half make good roosting bars. While it is not necessary to put up nesting boxes for guineas, when stuffed with loose straw to provide a wild-like hiding place, a guinea hen will often use or share a nesting box to lay eggs (during laying season) or to bed down overnight on a cold winter night.
Ventilation helps to allow moisture as well as fumes from ammonia and odors to escape through vents in the eaves or through exhaust fans installed in the roof or by windows that can be opened slightly—taking care that the air exchange does not create drafts in the roosting area. All openings should be covered securely with quarter inch welded wire fencing to keep rats, mice, mink, snakes and other small predators out. Double wood walls (without insulation) will help hold in some heat. Insulating an unheated building can actually hold moisture in. Dampness can cause respiratory problems and increase the risk of disease. Parasites can multiply rapidly in damp bedding. Remove any bedding that gets wet from water spills and keep the bedding as dry as possible.
While straw tends to hold in moisture and takes much longer to dry out, a bag or two of compressed wood shavings for animal bedding is really nice to use and clean up is a breeze. Loose bedding is not as likely to grow mold and mildew. Droppings from guinea fowl are much drier than those from chickens and ventilation is not as great a problem when guineas are housed alone.
Electricity inside the shelter makes life easier on both the owner and the flock. Being able to provide a 5-watt nightlight to help guineas see at night and a brighter light so we can see at night or to see to clean the coop or for our flock when confined on darker, gloomy winter days is one thing, but to be able to provide a water base heater that will keep their water from freezing in the winter is a real blessing. For the owner, this means fewer trips hauling water, no time spent breaking ice, and a continuous supply of water for our flock. Drinking water is actually more important than food. Guineas can survive longer without food than they can without water. Even ice cold water actually helps to maintain the body temperature in our guinea fowl during winter. Please do not assume the birds can eat snow in place of drinking water. It takes a lot of snow eating to be equivalent to drinking water.
Although the common helmeted guinea fowl originate from Africa, they are pretty tough birds and do not require a heated coop. Some owners do prefer to give their birds the option of getting under a heat lamp when temperatures drop to the single digits. If you choose to do the same, make absolutely certain that the light is securely fastened high off the bedding material and that both the light bulb and your guineas are protected by a shield. f the guinea house is large enough, it can be partitioned with a room for food storage and a brooder and with storage areas for bedding and hay or straw. The storage area can come in handy should the size of your flock increase and additional housing space be Yes, guinea fowl do like to get out for some exercise and fresh air even in the winter. On a snowy, but calm day when there are no weather warnings or hazardous conditions, let them out! Prepare to help first-timers back into the henhouse at night. Some may freak out at their first snow, but as you can see in the pictures, they will get used to it, walk on it, and enjoy finding many seeds and such along fence rows and on the undersides of grasses that protrude through the snow. An attached poultry yard can be covered in the winter and an occasional flake from a bale of alfalfa hay will provide needed. some greens and tiny insects to peck at while outdoors getting some fresh air and sunshine.
For details about training and raising guinea fowl from egg through adult, you can get your own copy of the book “Gardening with Guineas: A Step by Step Guide to Raising Guinea Fowl on a Small Scale.” For details about the Guinea Fowl Breeders Association, please visit the GFBA website.
Originally published in Backyard Poultry October / November 2007 and regularly vetted for accuracy.


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The Plywood Elephant, in particular, has attained legendary status among collectors. Designed in 1945, this piece requires complex fabrication methods. Only two prototypes were produced, both of which were subsequently displayed in an exhibition at the New York Museum of Modern Art. Today only one known model remains in the possession of the Eames Family. The 2007 Anniversary Edition of the Eames Plywood Elephant is strictly limited world-wide to 1000 pieces in each of two versions, natural maple and red stained maple. The serial number of each Plywood Elephant is engraved on a small aluminium plaque. More information can be found on the Vitra website.
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Cartoon from Punch December 1868 by Du Maurier. The legend to the cartoon notes that Louis Figuier (author of La Terre avant le Deluge" 1862 which had been recently translated to English) recommended that children be taught with real examples from history rather than fairytales from the past. The cartoon notes humorously that one child, so educated, had not had a good nights sleep since. The Victorians found the creatures geology was discovering were more terrifying than the monsters of folklore."
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by Barb Corbató - Viola
Here we have our second installment of Pets of GRSMA. Our animal loving musicians enjoy sharing their stories and pictures with you. Enjoy your daily dose of cute!
Daisy, 1 year old, is the dog of cellist Steve Van Ravenswaay. She is a pure bred mixed breed with bits of collie, terrier, and more. Her favorite pastimes are: watching geese out the patio doors and barking at squirrels. She also enjoys chasing her favorite purple ball, but will put in a good effort for just about any ball if you want to throw it!
Sterling Jenkins, violin, and Heather Storeng, viola, have a cat named Renneo, whose name is derived from the Spanish word "Renrenier" which means "purr." They waited for nearly two weeks to name him, wanting to choose something that reflected his nature. He purred ALL the time, which is how he got his name. He was adopted from a rescue organization that finds homes for feral kittens
Twelve year old Sparky, or Sparkle as he is nicknamed, is the dog of Principal Clarinet Suzy Bratton. In this picture he is with Suzy’s daughter, Fiona, then 5. Sparky was rescued at the intersection of Fuller and Fulton Roads two days before a very cold Christmas in 2004. He is a big snuggler and wonderful companion for Suzy’s family.
Violinist Collette Vandenberg recently adopted a 10 year old senior cat from the Humane Society. The personable cat has yet to pose for a picture, but Collette has this to say about her feline: “I will eventually name my kitty Naomi (nickname Mi Mi), but right now her name is ‘Stinkerbelle.’ Why, you might ask? Because, despite my having 3 scratching post/pad options, she still chooses to use my furniture. I have clipped her fingernails, and may add some sassy, sparkly pink nail covers - on a trial basis. She is an adorable brown tabby, with expressive, big green eyes. She's a loving sweetie, too.”
Eddy, age 4, is the Bishon-Shitzu/Poodle of violinist Caroline Freihofer. He is a teddy bear, who is Caroline’s shadow all day. He likes to listen to her students and herself playing the violin. Except for his explosive barking when he sees the neighbor's cat he is a sweetie.
Bass Trombone Bob Ward has a beautiful mix named Eddie. Eddie likes to be active with Bob, but also enjoys a good nap.

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The Apollonian and Dionysian is a philosophical and artistic idea, or polarity, in light of specific elements of old Greek mythology. Numerous Western philosophical and scholarly figures have conjured this division in basic and innovative works.
In Greek mythology, Apollo and Dionysus are both children of Zeus. Apollo is the lord of reason and the discerning, while Dionysus is the divine force of the nonsensical and mayhem. The Greeks did not view the two divine beings as contrary energies or opponents, albeit frequently the two gods were twisted together by nature. The Apollonian depends on reason and sensible considering. By differentiation, the Dionysian depends on confusion and requests to the feelings and impulses.
The conflicting ideologies of the Dionysian and Apollonian are focal subjects inside Nietzsche's first significant work, The Birth of Tragedy. His thought of such rival powers of nature are principally used to break down Greek culture generally and Greek craftsmanship specifically, expressing that its part in Greek tragedy puts these plays at Greece's social zenith. Be that as it may, his thoughts welcome further social and political consideration as to their reverberating ramifications.
The Apollonian drive originates from the idea of Apollo, the Greek god of light, who is frequently said to control over the domain of the unsure, and is in this way emphatically identified with the possibility of individuation, through …show more content…
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MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) --- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has activated the federal government's pharmacy distribution program for the Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, Dec. 14.
It is set to begin on Dec. 28 with skilled nursing facilities, involving the on-site vaccination of residents and staff of long-term care facilities.
"This announcement is another step forward toward ensuring our most vulnerable Wisconsinites get the vaccine quickly and safely," Gov. Evers said. "While hope is on the horizon, the best way Wisconsinites can help keep the folks living and working in our long-term care facilities healthy and safe is to continue to take every precaution to stop the spread by staying home, practicing physical distancing, and wearing a mask whenever out in public."
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On this monthly radio program, The Children’s Foundation President and CEO Larry Burns talks to community, government and business leaders about issues related to children’s health and wellness.
Guests for this discussion were Dr. Michele Leno, Founder & Owner, DML Psychological Services; Host of “Mind Matters” with Dr. Michele; Jessica Miller, Community Engagement Manager, Isabella County; Expert in Collegiate Recovery, Ten16 Recovery Network; and Dave Crysler, Operations Consultant, Crysler Club; Member, Entrepreneurs 4 Kids.
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“We have a growing and expanding blacklist,” Mr Hunt told the annual conference of the Irish Confederation of the Tourism Industry (Itic), which the bank sponsored. “If a company is serious about reducing its carbon emissions, we will support it. But we will not support companies that are not serious.
Mr Hunt, who was interviewed on stage on the topic of sustainability by conference host and journalist Dearbhail McDonald, said regulations requiring him to consider the carbon footprint of his customers would create a ” welcome burden” for AIB.
The bank’s chief executive said that when he goes to meet existing or potential institutional shareholders, the question of carbon targets is now an important question, whereas “three years ago it was a question to tick”.
He said companies that take climate change seriously will get an “advantage” in terms of funding in the future. He suggested companies that become known for not taking climate change seriously could face “penalties” and will find it “increasingly difficult to secure capital”. Even if they find bank financing, he suggested, they will find it more expensive.
When then asked to clarify Mr Hunt’s comments on an AIB ‘blacklist’, including the number of companies on the list and in which sectors, AIB replied that its chief executive was referring to its list of “excluded activities”. This list was compiled in July 2020 and can be viewed on the bank’s website.
The list of “excluded activities” does not name specific companies, but the bank says it applies to companies that have bank exposure above €300,000. The list “prohibits providing fresh money for term loans to companies, or any of their subsidiaries, engaged in” a range of activities. These include oil or coal exploration, nuclear power generation or nuclear waste transportation, gas fracking, animal fur processing, companies involved in “animal fighting for entertainment”, fish blasting, deforestation and also online pornography. The list is maintained as part of the bank’s credit risk policy.
Mr Hunt expanded on the theme of sustainability at the Itic event, suggesting that if big business does not “seriously tackle” the problem of climate change over the next three years, the chances of preventing a change catastrophic climate will be much lower.
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Click on the red button next to the circle until the arrow is facing right. Click on the sparkling frame on the left to trigger a puzzle. Climb the Ladder to reach the Roof. Date published: It will land next to the orange marble. Click on the hanging mannequin in the center cell; it will fall to the ground. Click on the right pew to trigger a Hidden Object Scene. Roof This is the wall outside the Castle, by the ladder. Chapter 5 Click on the dining room table to Mystery P.I.: The Vegas Heist a Hidden Object Scene. Perfect graphics and sound. I do have one word of warning This is Cursed Morphing Object 7. Click on the door in the back of the scene for a closer look.
Look at the image above the puzzle; then try to find the 2 items behind the curtains that are related to those images. Roof This is the wall outside the Castle, by the ladder. Top graphics, good storyline, challenging but reasonable mini-puzzles. It is worth it! Marble Puzzle Your goal is to move the balls into their matching colored slots. Other than that, it's a really great game. The birds you saw in the telescope are in the balcony. You will return to this area later. Click on a ball; arrows will appear to show you in how many directions that ball can travel. Click on the red button in the lower right. Click on the door to open it. Click on the Hidden Object Scene. OMG, it's been so long when it first out. It's fun and not frustrating and just a real time-killer! Move all the balls to the correct slots to win the game.
I love how the hidden object part isn't the only thing you do you also do puzzles, and those are a lot of fun too. Marble Mini Game Your goal is to move the balls into their matching colored slots. Whisper of a Rose Room Click on the glittering door Darm trigger a puzzle. For this last step, you can start with whichever marble you prefer. I love how there is an actual storyline, and I love the cutscenes.
Roof This is the wall outside the Castle, by the ladder. Go into the Chapel. Your goal is to match all the appropriate items in the scene. Classic yet difficult I think. This is Cursed Morphing Object 4. I loved it. Go back to the Main Gate by clicking downwards 4 times. Find all the fragmented pieces in the scene. Bell Tower Your goal is to start building the Statue of the Godmother on the podium located on the right. Place the arrow in the circle in the middle of the puzzle. Go up the ladder, through the door on left, and into the back room. Go back to the Chapel Entrance. Click on the door in the back of the scene for a closer look. Click on the dining room table to trigger a Hidden Object Scene. Search for the Shield and Sword behind the curtains.
Move the green marble down once and to the right. Move the green ball as shown in the second screenshot. Complete the image of the arrow by picking up the other 2 squares, marked in yellow in the screenshot, and placing them in the upper right slot. Rated 5 out of 5 by mdibella from I love the games from this developer As always with the Dark Parables games, this is wonderful. Return to the Bell Tower by going forward 3 times. The glass piece is dirty. Go through the door to access the Royal Bedroom. You can then proceed with any of the other marbles. This is Cursed Morphing Object 6. Click on the hole in the tree for a closer view. I love how there is an actual storyline, and I love the cutscenes. Click on the hanging mannequin in the center cell; it will fall to the ground. It's that good. Click on the Hidden Object Scene on the right. Bell Tower Your goal is to start building the Statue of the Godmother on the podium located on the right.
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DAMN! We are FEELING this!
Seriously! This rendition of the song is just as good as the original, if not better!
Cody had a little help from his friend Khari Mateen — and we totally approve!
We LOVE it! Excuse us as we listen to this all day!
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Johnny Reid Signs Agreement with ole
“It’s no secret that ole is one of the most successful publishing companies in the world and I’m very excited to be part of it,” says Reid. “I look forward to a successful and lucrative partnership with [CEO] Robert Ott and his entire team.”
Notable copyrights under the deal include Reid’s “Out of the Blue,” “A Woman Like You,” “Dance With Me,” “Old Flame,” “Today I’m Gonna Try and Change the World” and “Let’s Go Higher.”
“Fire It Up” is the first single and title track from Reid’s upcoming self-produced album due March 13, which follows the triple platinum, A Place Called Love. Reid will set out on a 28-date Canadian tour with Carolyn Dawn Johnson beginning April 10 in Victoria, B.C.
Parallel Music Adds Brian Maher
Parallel Music Nashville has signed songwriter Brian Maher to its publishing roster. Maher, is the son of Nashville producer/songwriter Brent Maher and perhaps best known for co-writing Justin Moore’s “Small Town USA” with Jeremy Stover. Maher joins recently signed Parallel writer Blake Chaffin on the roster.
“I was just constantly around the creative community as a part of my life,” explained Maher. “Writing and producing was just something I naturally absorbed. I am really excited about the additional opportunities the relationship with Parallel will bring.”
Maher has also had previous cuts with Taylor Swift (“Mary’s Song”), Lonestar, Emerson Drive and Randy Montana for which he received recognitions from ASCAP, NSAI and Billboard.
Parallel Music Publishing is a partnership between Tim Hunze and Parallel Music’s full-service talent management and production services out of Los Angeles founded by CEO J.P. Williams and C.T. Wyatt, who runs the Nashville office.
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By the Caribbean Journal staff
There’s a new place to dine on the beach in St Croix, thanks to the venerable Buccaneer hotel in St Croix.
The family-run resort has debuted its newest eatery, Bauregard’s on the Beach, a casual beach dining spot.
The thatched-roof restaurant has a mix of small bites, salads and sandwiches, from Spiny Lobster Salad to crispy mahi mahi fish bites. (And yes, there’s a kid’s menu, too).
And then there are the cocktails, from margaritas made from tamarind puree to the “Mutiny on Beauregard’s Bay,” a mix of local Mutiny vodka, freshly-squeezed lime juice, grapefruit juice and aperol.
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She's Back! Duchess Meghan Dazzles In Daring Black Mini Dress As She Returns To Work After Summer Break
August 30, 2018 13:49 By Fabiosa
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have just returned into the spotlight. The power couple was spotted at London's Victoria Palace Theatre, where they attended a special performance of the hit musical Hamilton.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are attending a gala performance of @HamiltonWestEnd – which will raise awareness and funds for @Sentebale's work with children and young people affected by HIV in southern Africa. pic.twitter.com/yHXe7ChklD— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) August 29, 2018
But the event was not just about enjoying the story of one of the US founding fathers. The proceeds from it will go to Setebale, the Prince Harry's charity that supports young people and children affected by HIV.
Without a doubt, Meghan Markle stole the show!
The 37-year-old stepped out in a daring little tuxedo-style black dress. Usually, the Duchess opts for something less racy, but this time, it looks like she wanted to accentuate her long, toned legs.
The long-sleeved number with a sexy neckline was perfectly tailored to highlight the American beauty’s skim figure. She completed her look with black heels and a shiny gold clutch bag.
So classy and elegant!
As for hairstyle and makeup, Meghan opted for her iconic messy bun and a dark smokey eye that made her deep brown eyes pop.
People are loving this look! What do you think about it?
Wonderful cause!! My favourite couple!! The Duke of Sussex looks dashing and our Duchess is perfection💜💜💜! May their love be renewed every day and they be abundantly blessed!!! 💜🙏🙏🙏💜— Skydancer319v (@Skydancer319v) August 30, 2018
The Duke and Duchess look amazing tonight.— liv Job (@Sky_Job5) August 29, 2018
Back at work and looking good.— Rachelleworld (@bachelleworld) August 29, 2018
I'm glad that the Duchess and the Duke of Sussex have the freedom to choose causes that are important to them. Our Duchess is an incredible asset. She's a woman so strong, so intelligent, so luminous ... this couple has an incredible future. May God protect them !!!— Miroir de l'Âme (@Miroirdelme) August 30, 2018
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Acetylated oxidized starch
|E1451||Acetylated oxidized starch||Miscellaneous, Food Additives|
|E1420||Acetylated starch||Miscellaneous, Food Additives|
|E1414||Acetylated distarch phosphate||Miscellaneous, Food Additives|
|E1422||Acetylated distarch adipate||Miscellaneous, Food Additives|
|TON||Total Oxidized Nitrogen||Academic & Science, Ocean Science|
|LEO||Loose Electrons Oxidized||Academic & Science, Chemistry|
|OFR||Oxidized Fibrinogen Reactivity||Miscellaneous, Unclassified|
|TOCN||TEMPO oxidized cellulose nanofibril||Miscellaneous, Unclassified|
|WSLF||Whole Starch Low Fat||Miscellaneous, Food & Nutrition|
|SLAX||St. Lawrence Starch||Regional, Railroads|
|NSP||Non Starch Polysaccharides||Miscellaneous, Unclassified|
|HES||hydroxyethyl starch||Medical, Prescription|
|NSP||Non-Starch Polysaccharide||Medical, Physiology|
|POS||Protein Oil Starch||Miscellaneous, Food & Nutrition|
|NSP||Non-Starch Polysacharides||Miscellaneous, Food & Nutrition|
|IVSD||In Vitro Starch Digestibility||Miscellaneous, Unclassified|
|IVSD||In Vitro Starch Disappearance||Miscellaneous, Unclassified|
|SBE-1||Starch branching enzyme-1||Academic & Science|
|CSE||Corn Starch Emitter||Miscellaneous, Food & Nutrition|
|HSH||Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysates||Miscellaneous, Unclassified|
|MSV||Meat, Starch, Vegetable||Miscellaneous, Food & Nutrition|
|CSTX||Canadian Starch (Casco)||Regional, Railroads|
|MFS||Modified Food Starch||Miscellaneous, Food & Nutrition|
|NLSX||National Starch and Chemical||Regional, Railroads|
|E1440||Hydroxy propyl starch||Miscellaneous, Food Additives|
|TTSA||Thai Tapioca Starch Association||Community, Associations|
|HACS||High Amylose Corn Starch||Miscellaneous, Unclassified|
|E1450||Starch sodium octenyl succinate||Miscellaneous, Food Additives|
|TSWW||Tapioca Starch Wash Wastewater||Miscellaneous, Unclassified|
|NLSX||National Starch and Chemical Company||Regional, Railroads|
|EASI||Easi Analysis Of Starch Information||Miscellaneous, Food & Nutrition|
|SGRS||Soluble Glutinous Rice Starch||Business, Products|
|NSFI||National Starch Food Innovation||Miscellaneous, Food & Nutrition|
|NLTX||National Starch and Chemical Company - Speciality Synthetic Polymers Division||Regional, Railroads|

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a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: donald trump says he may rewrite his travel ban to overcome the obstacles placed in its way by the courts. we will win the battle. but we also have a lot of other options. police in brazil have reached a deal to end a week long strike that has led to a wave of violence. a discredited government investigation into alleged abuses committed by british soldiers in iraq is being shut down. and a race against time — the battle to save over 400 whales that beached themselves on the coast of new zealand. donald trump has suggested he'll issue a new ruling to restrict
immigration next week. it's after an appeals court upheld a suspension of his ban on people entering the us from seven mainly muslim countries. it could mean that he won't have to go to the supreme court. his latest statement on the travel ban was made on board air force one. let's have a listen. reporters: hi. trump: everything good? yeah. press conference good 7 i think it was great. are you comfortable? can we talk about what you said in the press conference? sure. you talked about wanting to win this court battle against the immigration travel ban. you also talk about... the unfortunate part is it takes time statutorily. we'll win that battle. we also have a lot of other options, including just filing a brand—new order on monday. is that your plan? it may well be but i like to surprise you. we need speed for reasons of security, so it could very well be that we do.
what are some of the changes... very little. in honour of the decision, we will perhaps do that, we'll see but on monday, we'll see. you talked about new security measures, is that separate from potentially writing a new... we're going to have very, very strong vetting, i call it extreme vetting, and we're going to have very strong security in our country. we are going to have people coming into our country that want to be here for good reasons. our washington correspondent david willis explains what choices president trump has. lawyers for the us justice department will be burning the midnight oil. they are probably at work just behind me he, working out what they can do. what the chances are of success. they basically have three
options, they can take this to the supreme court which is currently locked at 4—4, with one position vacant. that is be filled by neil gorsuch, provided he gets confirmation from the senate. or, he could get a legislative order to go around some of the concerns the court has expressed, particularly that this potentially amounts to a ban on a single religion. that is something that is contrary to the us constitution. or they can also take it back to the appeals panel in san francisco and keep it around until such time as neil gorsuch is in position, and there is a chance that donald trump may win the day. he did say on his air force one today that time is of the essence with this, and he does seem to be losing patience with the court system. i think that he would be very reluctant to have to embrace the prospect of a new executive order, for the simple reason that it
would be a loss of face. that is one of his hallmark promises from the campaign, to tighten up the us immigration system and clamp down on people from countries on that list, to basically make the country safer. he returned to that theme in various comments made today that were along those lines. president trump is learning the hard way that running a business and running a country, especially one the size of the united states, they are completely different things. earlier, donald trump hosted japan's prime minister shinzo abe at the white house. from there, they travelled together to mr trump's estate mar—a—lago. president trump has said he is committed to the security of japan, and that their alliance is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the asia pacific region. mr abe said the two leaders
would also discuss the trans—pacific trade deal. you can get more on all our stories by going to the bbc news website, where there's in—depth coverage of the political battle over president trump's immigration ban. go to bbc.com/news. in other news: at least 17 people died after a crush at a football british police are investigating how 360 kilos of cocaine were washed up on beaches in eastern england. the estimated street value of the drugs is more than sixty million dollars. police said a member of the public had contacted officers in norfolk on thursday after seeing bags on a beach near the town of great yarmouth. police in brazil have reached a deal to end a week long strike that has led to a wave of violence in the espirito santo region. officers had been demanding higher pay and their absence from the streets led to an increase in assaults, robberies and shootings. greg dawson reports. this has become a familiar scene in brazil's espirito santo region: a community in silence as another body is carried away. translation: i want to move away from here, because i do not like this place.
it is very difficult. every day there are killings, shootings, every day i am scared. more than 100 people have died in the violence is the police strike began a week ago. officers have been demanding higher salaries after four years of frozen wages. but their absence has created a lawless vacuum, with dozens of shops looted and many businesses closed because of eilers. outside the police medical centre in the region's capital, vitoria, this woman waits for the body of her husband, shot dead in a robbery. translation: nobody is protecting the city. it is horrible. every day there are people who die or get robbed. when you leave home, you do not know if you will come home again. the police force must come back to patrol. in the absence of police, soldiers have been patrolling the streets in tanks. before this new deal was agreed, officials have been threatening the officers with criminal charges of rebellion.
translation: it will take time to recuperate the image of the police amongst the people, because this movement managed to throw the local society in the mud, and stabbed them in the back. with an agreement finally in place, it is hoped that officers will be back patrolling the streets this weekend, but security concerns remain. brazil is enduring its worst recession in decades, and with a 20—year cap on public spending in place, fighting crime has become an even bigger challenge. a controversial investigation costing millions of pounds into claims that british troops abused iraqi civilians, is to be shut down. it's after a scathing report described the iraq historic allegations team as an unmitigated failure. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has the story. it's almost 14 years since british troops invaded iraq and the legacy
of the war is still causing controversy. in the aftermath of the occupation, thousands of allegations of abuse were made against british soldiers. and a special team called ihat was set up to investigate them. the human rights lawyer phil shiner brought most of the claims, but last week he was struck off after he'd been found to be dishonest and to have paid agents to drum up business. now the ministry of defence is wrapping up the investigation early. this will be a huge relief to hundreds of british troops who've had these quite unfair allegations hanging over them. they're now being freed of that and we will put in place new measures now to ensure this never happens again, that there are proper safeguards to prevent completely malicious and unfounded allegations being made against our brave servicemen and women. the most serious allegations to be made were of murder and mutilation after this battle in 200a. the claims were false. a soldier who was there, decorated for his bravery, told us of the pain
he'd been put through. you're under so much pressure on operations as it is. and when you hold your values and standards at the highest regard, to then come back and have that questioned for your actions you did on the ground, which you thought were right under extreme pressure, in extreme circumstances, to come home, it's damaging for individuals and also for the regiment and the british army as a whole. there's no doubt that some abuses did happen in iraq, these were detainees being beaten in basra in 2003. and over the past few years the ministry of defence has paid out millions in compensation. but the iraq historic allegations team has been criticised for getting out of hand. it was set up seven years ago and it has had to examine more than 3,000 claims.
it's cost over £34 million. but no soldiers have been prosecuted as a result. ihat and its work has always been controversial in the military, but the downfall of phil shiner and mounting concern over the toll it was taking on former soldiers and their families has led the mod to act. i think this is something really important, it will make a big statement to the army and most importantly of all it shows that the government is foursquare behind supporting the army and providing it with the appropriate framework in which our soldiers can deal with those very difficult operational decisions that they have to deal with. of all the allegations made over the course of britain's long involvement in iraq, the ministry of defence now says that by the summer only about 20 will be left to be investigated. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: security concerns in poland after prime minister beata szydlo, was injured and taken to hospital after a car crash. there is nelson mandela.
mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories. head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news.
i'm ben bland. the latest headlines: a new plan from president trump for his proposed travel ban. he's contemplating changing the executive order to avoid more defeats in the court. police in brazil have reached a deal to end a week long strike that has led to a wave of violence in the espirito santo region. let's talk more now about president trump, he and his chinese counterpart, xijinping, have held their first telephone conversation. during the call, described as "cordial," mr trump agreed to honour the so—called one china policy, which he'd previously threatened to re—examine. it relates to the status of the island of taiwan, which has its own government but which beijing sees as a breakaway province. the one china policy acknowledges there is only one chinese government and that diplomatic relations must be with china, not taiwan. our china editor, carrie gracie, reports from the taiwanese capital
taipei. people in taiwan have more freedom of expression than people in china. after 70 years of governing itself, this noisy democracy has a mind of its own. taiwan even has political satire. in this animation studio, they are notjust mocking their own president but mr xi and mr trump as well. we have 1800 missiles pointed our way but at the same time in taiwan we have absolute freedom to do anything we want, so satire is one of the good things we need to push because it helps taiwan to get its name out there. beijing doesn't do satire. it's threatened to retake taiwan by force, and it sailed its aircraft carrier past the island last month to show that it means business. for beijing this, the island of taiwan, is the last piece in a jigsaw.
it's the piece they say will finally reunite a nation broken up and humiliated by colonial powers two centuries ago. to let taiwan float off towards independence, or even worse, to let it become part of an american—led alliance against china in these waters, well, that, to beijing, would be unthinkable. the taiwanese navy is no match for china's. it's the american fleet which protects taiwan. back in december, it looked as if donald trump would go further. he took a call from the taiwanese president and hinted at recognition for taiwan. now, president trump has backed down. in his phone call with president xi,
he returned to the so—called one china policy that beijing insists on. and many taiwanese reluctantly accept the status quo. translation: ideally, i would choose independence but in the real world independence is impossible. it would mean war with china. messages of peace for the year ahead at taipei's lantern festival. but their future is fragile — caught between an unpredictable america and an implacable china. their hopes and fears are low priority to both. romania's political system is still in deadlock as protesters continue their demonstrations, demanding further changes in government. it comes after the country's justice minister resigned on thursday after he was forced to abandon a decree which would have seen large
swathes of corruption amongst officials decriminalised. sophia tran—thomson has this report. triumphant, over the resignation of romania's justice minister. but these demonstrators are not taking to the streets entirely in celebration. for almost a fortnight, hundreds of thousands of romanians have been protesting across the country, fighting against a decree that would have effectively shielded government authorities of corruption if the amount of money involved was less than $47,000. it could have seen dozens of officials released from prison, and hundreds avoid trial. the protesters were heard, and last sunday the government rescinded the degree. many are still not satisfied. they are liars, all liars. politicians that are lying to us every single day. we will continue, until they will resign. it is absolutely mind—boggling. but i don't know what to make of it. it is like a different day
mentioned, different reality. but i am here, i will be here tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and we can only hope. although the government does have some support. the party advocates shouted for romania to wake up on friday, and accused the anticorruption protesters of being paid for by the president, who denounced the bill. with protests both for and against the government continuing, the country remains firmly divided. the foreign minister says the european union will be consulted, and a large—scale public debate will be held. it is not the end. they are doing some stuff to distract us, but the fight is not over. we need better results. until a resolution is found it seems romanians will not let this issue be forgotten, and the protests will continue.
the polish prime minister beata szydlo has been injured and taken to hospital after her official car hit a tree in the southern polish town of oswiecim. police say it was an accident but, as bill hayton reports, it's raised concerns about security. on the right, a tree, on the left, a fiat cinquecento, and in the middle, the official limousine of the polish prime minister. she was travelling through her home town of oswiecim in southern poland on friday evening with a police escort. translation: the fiat suddenly turned left while being overtaken with the car with the prime minister on board. the prime minister herself as well as the driver and security guard were injured due to the crash. the prime minister was wearing a seatbelt and suffered just minor injuries. she was treated in a local hospital, but flown to warsaw for further checks.
police said the fiat driver was a local young man who was sober. the crash has raised concerns about government security. just two weeks ago, the polish defence minister was involved in an eight—car pileup. and last march the president's car slewed off a motorway when its tyre burst at high speed. neither man was injured. the latest crash has prompted the interior minister to call an emergency meeting with the government protection service. menawhile, state prosecutors have opened an investigation into what happened. bill hayton, bbc news. we've heard about fake news — how about false publicity? well, that's exactly what the the head of lithuania's tourism department has done. using these pictures as part of a publicity campaign to promote the country. however, if you look closely none of the pictures are actually of lithuania — they're actually
of finland and slovakia. she's had to resign. here's what the prime minister had to say. when we try to promote our country, we used images that aren't from lithuania. it is very strange. we pay huge amounts of money, but it discredits the whole idea. the prime minister did show that he has a sense of humour by posting this picture on facebook, captioning it as the new little waning government headquarters. of course, if you look closely you will see the picture is of the eu building in brussels. more than 400 whales have beached on the coast of new zealand, one of the worst whale strandings ever seen there. around 300 have already died and time is running out for the rest.
fiona bruce has more. stranded, distressed and barely alive. volunteers have come from far and wide to save the whales beached in new zealand overnight. most of them were already dead. this is the third—largest mass stranding that we've recorded in our history and so it's a very large one, logistically it's a massive undertaking. the whales started stranding last night, round about ten o'clock last night. we were notified of that, and then this morning when they went out and checked on them, most of the whales were already dead. i've never experienced death like this before. you know, it's... for such a majestic animal it's really strange to see them doing this. there's a lot of death here, eh, which is a sad, sad thing, but, hey, if we can get some of them out it's got to be a good thing. scientists don't know exactly why whales beach themselves. it can be due to sickness or injury. anybody that doesn't have a sheet over the whale, make sure those sheets
are really nice and wet, not covering the blowhole... rescuers tried to re—float some of the whales at high tide, but some just turned straight back to shore. whale strandings in new zealand are common. just two years earlier 200 whales beached here. but this is one of the country's worst mass strandings. a new exhibition in new york is celebrating the city's rich history when it comes to modern tattooing. so we visited the new york historical society to have a look. jack london once said, show me a man with a tattoo and i'll show you a man with a story. behind every tattoo, there is meaning. this exhibition explores 300 years of history of tattooing in new york. native americans use them for ritualistic purposes. or to celebrate victories in battle. sailors used them for protection in the british navy and against drowning.
women found tattoos as symbols of symbols of expression. but it's here in new york city where the first tattoo shop opened in the 1800s. and it's here where the electric tattoo machine was made first. we like to take pride in that. tattoos stand as indelible marks of empowerment. in the past three decades, we have seen a promotion of this incredible art form. some of the most powerful examples i could find are the tattoos that breast cancer survivors get after surgeries. i think tattoos can play an important part when it comes to dealing with trauma or memories. the fact that tattooing is encountered on all walks of life,
it may surprise some of our viewers. even people such as theodore roosevelt and dorothy parker are alleged to have been tattooed. they are not figures that would think as having carried tattoos. tattooing has been seen as controversial and taboo, that is not the case any longer. this show celebrates tattooing as an art form. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @benmbland. plenty more news for you on the website as well. thanks for watching. hi there. we have seen a few snow showers over the last few hours, but it has been pretty dull and cloudy.
one place that saw some sunshine, some snow on the ground at aberdeen and some sun poking through the clouds. that's coming in from the north sea, showers working westwards. that will continue overnight. could be covering some places, icy temperatures dipping below freezing. and lows as low as —10 in the highlands of scotland. a freezing cold start but will be greeted with some sunny skies across the highlands and western isles. cloudy elsewhere in scotland with some showers still working in. also working across eastern towns of england, some significant snow across the tops of the pennines is possible. could get anywhere across north—east england. some places will miss out on heavy snow showers. further south, quite a bit of cloud. some flurries, now and then, perhaps some brightness towards the south—west england. and around western wales,
probably hanging onto a of sunshine. some snow flurries in the forecast. northern ireland starting on a cold note. a fairly widespread frost, should see some sunshine to start the day. now, through the morning, there will be a tendency for snow to transition back to rain at low levels. continuing to fall over the pennines. here over the next 24 hours, we could see as much as ten centimetres or more building up over the higher parts, above 300 metres elevation or so. to the north, a transition of snow turning back to rain on saturday. for the six nations rugby union, wales take on england. the cloud will be cold, and the chance of an odd shower. perhaps a bit wintry, but not causing any issues. now, going through saturday nighttime, again, snow showers continuing to feed in across the pennines. we may see some snow getting down to the lower levels as well through the night. temperatures in the towns and cities hovering close to freezing. where we have those clearer skies, we will see a frost and
could be quite sharp in northern scotland. another day of cold winds on sunday. again, plenty of showers coming in from the north sea. again, for most, dull and cloudy. quite a tendency for the snow showers to turn back to rain at lower elevations. the air getting slightly less cold, but still chilly under these grey skies. looking at the forecast for the next few days, temperatures rising. slowly, turning milder, but that will take a long time and it will be awhile before we see an end the cold easterly winds. the latest headlines from bbc news. i'm ben bland. president donald trump has suggested he'll issue a new ruling to restrict immigration next week. it's after an appeals court upheld a suspension of his ban on people entering the us from seven mainly muslim countries. he made the comments to reporters aboard air force one. police in brazil have reached a deal to end a week long strike that has led to a wave of violence in the espirito santo region.
officers had been demanding higher pay. the stoppage led to an increase in assaults, robberies and shootings that have left more than 120 people dead. a controversial investigation costing tens of millions of pounds, into claims that british troops abused iraqi civilians, is to be shut down. it follows a report by mps into the iraq historic allegations team which it described as an unmitigated failure. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says it's completely unacceptable that some patients in england are waiting up to 13 hours in a&e.


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George Robinson MLA
GEORGE Robinson MLA has questioned the Agriculture Minister regarding produce shortages.
He asked the Minister whether his Department has a timeline for the resolution of any problems that supermarkets are experiencing in importing goods.
Minister Poots: The problems for supermarkets have not yet taken full effect because they kick in on 1 April. The supermarkets have indicated to us that it is critical that they do not face a cliff edge on 31 March. We had a cliff edge on 31 December, but it will be much more significant on 31 March if there is no change to the current proposals. Last week, I outlined to some extent the consequences of our not having that change.
There is a further problem come six months' time, when chilled and processed foods kick in and the issues that will pertain to that. Both those things will lead to a loss of trade, service and supply in Northern Ireland and a far greater proportion of empty shelves should nothing more be done than is currently the case.
*Full story in this week's Constitution*


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PCP Car Finance
Hi , has anyone done PCP finance or currently using it for their car. I'm interested in it but would like some tips and advice as the car companies make it out to be amazing! Pros and cons?
I have done it in the past. The pros are that you don't have to pay your car in one go. The main issue I have with it is that it is sold as something great as you said. But at the end of the period, what they call the balloon payment is quite a substantial amount (they make sure it is quite substantial even if you have a high deposit at the start). To be able to own the car after the period, you need to be sure that you will be able to pay that balloon payment. Otherwise, you will be encouraged by the car company to buy another new car with another PCP and the exchange value of your old car... At the end of the day, that's what the majority of the people do as they can't offer the balloon payment. For me, it means that you actually never own the car. It also means that after say 3 years, your initial car has devaluated a lot (it is the first few months that the car lost its value the most quickly)and you are borrowing again. In addition, you have to make sure that the car you are handing back is worth the balloon payment (limited mileage, condition...). So to me, it is a way for a dealership to find initial customers as well as future customers. I find it encourages people to buy cars they would not be able to offer otherwise. I did it as I had a 0% interest offer at the time, but I could have bought the car without.
I am on my second run of this. First l bought my car paid deposit monthly payments etc. When the 3 years were up they were shocked at my mileage. It wasn't that high but l hadn't realised it was part of the deal. They offered me less for it than l expected in order to get another brand new car. So l paid the balloon payment and kept my car for a few years with no repayments which was great. And gave me a chance to save a bit.
This year l went back and started all over again.l sold my old car privately and used that money to pay a deposit on a new one. It suits me as l always have a good car which is important to me. But do check what they're expectations around mileage so you have no surprises at the end and that you have made provision for the balloon payment.
Thank you. I had read that the pcp can be done on a 2/3 year old car so thought that might be another option. I don't think i would feel right driving out in a brand new car. Suppose the garage have you by the balls with pcp!
I bought a new car on PCP 3 years ago and you do need to know what you’re getting into. Dealerships offer it because it gets people into a cycle of regularly upgrading instead of paying off a balloon payment.
The reason I did it was because PCP interest rates bare lower than a loan, and by regularly saving towards the balloon payment I was earning interest on the savings. Not much because savings rates are terrible but I earned something. Overall that meant that the cost of financing the car was less than if I’d gotten a car loan.
If you can commit to saving for the balloon payment PCP is fine but it does come with the temptation of another new car 3 years down the line. Once you know that and can resist the sales pitch at the end then it’s no harm.
I am in my second car with PCP. The thing with the mileage is you tell them what mileage you will be doing and they should factor that in to the value of the car at the end of the 3 years . Most garages have a set limit of 15000 per year. I do double that !! I upgraded after 2 years as my mileage was near its limit. The garage was fine about it. It suits me at the minute as I plan to swap to a electric car maybe next year and I have my ballon payment saved .
You are right in the fact it does make you think about upgrading ever 3 years but u have a good car under you and should have no maintains on it.
Im on my 2nd round of PCP now. You have 3(well really 4) options at the end.
1. You can hand the keys back and walk away with no car but not owing anything
2. You can trade the car in, your deposit will be the value of the car minus the GFV(this is the figure the garage give you as the lump sum payment at the end, plus anything you want to add from your own pocket.
3. You can pay back the lump sum at the end of the 3 years or refinance it through the garage if you do not have the cash to pay it but do not want to go into another PCP cycle.
As someone mentioned the milage is something to look out for. Mine have been for 60,000km, as far as I know this is the highest limit but i could be wrong, for every km you go over, in my case for my current Skoda it is 6c per km. If you choose to pay off the car and keep it at the end this fee not apply, it is only factored in if you decide to trade in the car and it would be taken off the value of the car I was told my the dealership.
I hope this helps.

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Should Hate Speech Be Protected?
Earlier in the year, the entire internet seemed to be asking “Can I punch a Nazi?” Vice asked an ethicist to answer that question (“No”). Even the New York Times got in on the Nazi-punching action. Overall, the tone on social media and news sites trended toward bemused. It’s a Nazi after all. Who or what is more punchable?
Unsurprisingly, the tone changed in August. Violence between protesters and counter-protesters erupted at a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., and a white supremacist drove a car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing one person and injuring many more.
In the United States, unless it crosses the line and becomes incitement, fighting words or a “true threat,” hate speech is protected by the First Amendment, a fact pointed out by several commentators in August, and probably by some people in your social media feeds as well.
Principle or prejudice?
So everyone who responds to these incidents with “Free speech!” are principled constitutionalists? Not so, according to a recent study by Mark H. White and Christian Crandall of the University of Kansas. They found that “explicit racial prejudice is a reliable predictor of the ‘free speech defense’ of racist expression.”
In other words, many of those who defend racist speech using the First Amendment do not do so on principle. Rather, they defend prejudiced speech because they feel that they themselves are under attack. In a roundabout way, prejudiced people fall back on the “free speech defense” in order to protect their own prejudices.
“We think of principles as ideas we use to guide behavior in our everyday lives,” White said in a news release about the research. “Our data show something different—that we tend to make up our mind on something based on our attitudes—in this case, racial attitudes—and then decide that the principle is relevant or irrelevant. People do whatever best fits their pre-existing attitudes.”
“For the prejudiced person,” the First Amendment applies “when it suits their needs but is absent when it does not,” Crandall said about the findings.
Thinkers like Ta-Nehasi Coates have been arguing this for years.
"Racism is not merely a simplistic hatred," Coates wrote in an article for The Atlantic. "It is, more often, broad sympathy toward some and broader skepticism toward others.”
If you give one group of people the benefit of the doubt, but hold another to a different standard, there’s undoubtedly some form of prejudice coming into play.
Free speech and the First Amendment
Speech is “freer” in the United States than virtually anywhere else in the world. Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once said that the freedom of speech does not protect someone “falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic.”
In the United States, changing any part of the phrase above means the speech would be covered by the First Amendment. If there really was a fire, the person would be a hero, right? If they whispered it, they probably wouldn't cause a panic. If the false announcement was blasted over the speaker but no one panicked and just sat there, then no harm, no foul.
The United States’ allies, on the other hand, might arrest the speaker in this scenario based on their intent, even if no one got hurt. Most of them also have laws restricting hate speech. Can the United States do this as well, at least without throwing the First Amendment out with the bathwater?
Can the United States restrict hate speech?
The answer is “probably...?” The United States' interpretation of “freedom of speech” is very broad. However, free expression is not the only right found in the U.S. Constitution and hate speech could easily fall into several of the categories of unprotected speech.
In the end, it probably depends on why the United States protects free speech in the first place. Unsurprisingly, the U.S. Supreme Court has never addressed this question, meaning that in order to determine why we have free speech, we may need to use–yes, you guessed it–our right to free speech.
'Freedom for the thought we hate'
As Justice Holmes said in a 1929 dissent, “the principle of free thought” is “not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate.” That means a principled defense of free speech must apply equally to those we agree with and those we disagree with. It is possible for people to defend racist speech on free speech principles, but as White and Crandall suggest, “we shouldn’t assume that the motives are purely based on an abstract democratic principle, either.”
So, even if you like the free speech message, it’s worth considering the messenger.

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Location of the Orbit Empire on a globe
|Capital||Central City, Capital District|
|Largest city||Oasis City, Desertlands|
|Currency||Orbit Empire Dollar (OED)|
|Time zone||CLT+0 to +2|
|ISO 3166 code||OE|
The Orbit Empire, also commonly known as Orbit, is a country primarily located on the main continent of the planet. It consists of 8 counties, a federal district, and some territories. The Orbit Empire borders the United Tribes of Laurentia to the west, Royaume du Lac to the east, the Arctic Circle to the north, and the Palencian Ocean and the United Nations of Palencia (an Orbit Empire territory) to the south.
Indigenous peoples and pre-settlement history
The Earliest History of the Region Dates Back to around 4,800 BCE, Where the native Aberdeen and Fullerton Tribes expanded into Modern Day Oakland and Eagles Nest County, with traces of Aberdeen settlement being found as far east as Northeastern Saint-Thomas County. these native peoples were relatively isolated from the outside world due to natural barriers such as the Arcadian Mountain Range in Laurentia, the Milano-Royaume Mountains in Royaume Du Lac and Milan, and the Gulf and Sea of Arcadia.
The earliest settlements of non-native people were done by the Santa-Marians, with the settlements of Santa Del Ray and Fortuna Duna around the late 1400s. though due to the revolts in Terra Artica and Tierra del Norte, these settlements would see little attention from the homeland, and would eventually be abandoned outright around 1520.
Lincoln Empire colonization
Around 1540, the Lincoln Empire was in its age of expansion, expeditions were being sent out to explore the islands of the Palencian Ocean, one of these expeditions, which was led by explorer William Arnolds, set off in a northwestern direction towards the main continent, to see what he would find, and sure enough, around 7 months later, William Arnold's ship had made a landing at what is now the coast of West Mesa Island, Vibe County. in 1594, a permanent settlement was made here, originally called, New Lincolnshire, further explorations resulted in the entire southwestern Emperia Baycoast becoming Officially, "The Outer Colonies of Orbitra" in 1612.
The region slowly developed over the century, and as the 1700s began, so did a yearning for independence, the settlers didn't want to be some colony to an empire, they wanted to be their own, sovereign nation. in 1719, Representatives of the Lincoln Empire Arrived in West Mesa City (at the time known as New Lincolnshire) to discuss possible separation and independence. this ended up not going very well, after one of the orbitran representatives and future first president William Charelstown threw a book at James Atkinson, one of the Lincoln Empire Representatives, and saying, "have you come to give us independence or to waste our time with ridiculous proposals?" when the news of this spread around the colony, riots and protests and boycotts erupted everywhere, and eventually, the lincoln empire decided it wasnt worth it to try and keep it , given the other issues they were dealing with at the time, and on October 18th 1721, the orbit empire was recognized as an independent nation, and a few weeks later, William Charelstown was Elected as the First President of the Orbit Empire.
around the same time, the National Government was finalized, and Vibe County officially was admitted to the Empire. the land outside of the defined borders of vibe were divided into 2 Territorial regions, Oakland Territory, and Emperia Territory, in 1722, the plans were laid out for a planned city to be the national capital, set on the border of the Emperia Territory and Vibe, the town was originally going to be called Charelstown, but President Charelstown voted against the idea, and suggesting to call it Central City, as it was meant to be seen as the center of the national government. Central City was Completed in 1730, and the city limits around it were seperated from Vibe County to become the Capital District. small land purchases continued in the eastern regions heading into the 1800s. in 1808, the Emperia Territory split and became the County of Emperia, and the Northern Emperia Territory. in 1830, Vibe Island was purchased from Royaume Du Lac (Lake Kingdom), and it was absorbed into Vibe County
The Great Civil War
in 1830, the national government passed a law that benefited industry development in vibe county, and negatively impacted a lot of rural areas in the Southern Emperia Region, this would be the beginning of a souring relationship between the Emperia County Government and the National Government, and in 1831, it reached a breaking point, with Emperia County declaring themselves independent, and declaring war on the orbit empire, this would become the Formation of the Confederate Provinces of Emperia, which included the Province of Emperia, and the South Ridge Province, in the upper mountain area near the Northern Emperia Territory Border, Northern Emperia would be absorbed into the CPOE shortly after its formation, at the Battle of South Ridge City, after this, Emperia pushed towards Central City, with their army being led by General Randall Hays, Hays would meet heavy resistance in the City of Empire, Northern Emperia, and be forced to Retreat to Fort Larson, NE (Northern Emperia), Meanwhile, Orbitran Millitary General Michael Adams was in the process of pushing Emperia Resistance out of Eastern South Ridge Province, and by 1833, the 2 Generals would meet at the Battle of Emperia City, the result of the battle is the surrender of the CPOE, and reunification of the Empire, apon reunificaion, the CPOE was divided into Emperia County, Newly formed South Ridge County, and Newly Formed Eagles Nest County.
The Desertlands Border War
Just After the End of the Civil War, the Orbit Empire began its expansions of territory and influence in the region, first, by Admitting Oakland as a County in 1836, and Charelstown (Now Called Desertlands) in 1840, the orbit empire began discussions with Royaume Du Lac in purchasing some land, the result being a large chunk of the Desertlands Peninsula, however, The Orbit empire claimed this included a square of land East of the Viejo Sol Canyon, whille the Royaume du lac Claim did not, Orbit would go on to estabilish a fort in this region, called Fort Saguaro, along with a small settlement nearby, all seemed to be well, untill one late september evening in 1852, when a wave of Royaume Du Lac Soldiers descended apon the area, which was not very well armed at the moment, as they were waiting for a shipment of ammunition from Jackson City, way out in the west, out of the 3500 Soldiers, and their families living in the small settlement next to the fort, only a handful of the soldiers made it out alive. when word reach the Capital in Central City, they declared war on Royaume du lac, by first marching troops to the canyon, and then fighting their way up to the Provincial Capital of this region of the Opposing nation, Ville-Brunswick, and , partially as an act of revenge, burned down 90% of the entire city, and raising the Orbit Flag atop the "Grand Bluff" along the Saint Marie River", by 1854, they were back in the remains of Fort Saguaro, at the end of this battle, Royaume Du Lac Surrendered, and in turn, lost all of its eastern claims , which all became the modern Counties of Terre De Prosperite, and Saint-Thomas.
Laurentian Alliance and Becoming a World Power
after beating Royaume Du Lac into Submission, The Orbit Empire wanted to seek out protection and and alliance with the neighboring naiton of the United Tribes of Laurentia, which was pretty easy, as the leaders from each got along well, and they both became nations around similar times, though Laurentia was the bigger global power with its industrial might and major port at Port Arthur. The Orbit Empire also began to heavily industrialize and develop their military and naval strength, and by 1900, they were one of the leading powers of the local area, only behind laurentia, The Orbit Empire became one of the Founding Members of the USN, United Soverign Nations, stationed in Corbel, New Lincoln, in 1930.
The 1953 "East Milan War"
in 1953, Eastern Milan declared independence from Western Milan, under the name Patria, this was not something a lot of global powers were too happy about, since they feared a possible breakdown of trade with the nation, since the eastern regions was where most of milans Oil Drilling was located, thus, The Orbit empire joined the East Milan war to aid West Milan, along with the Lincoln Empire, but the Patrians fought valiantly, and had better knowledge of the landscape, and drove out the opposing forces, Patria became independent, though unstable, and was officially recognized by the USN in 1964, though some nations didnt recognize them untill as late as 1983.
English is one of the country's official languages and is the language that most of the population speaks. French is the second official language and is most commonly spoken in Terre de Prospérité County. Both English and French are taught in the country's schools as a requirement.
Geography summary here.
Economical summary here.
Transport system summary here.

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Most people agree that a doughnut is a sugar laden unhealthy snack. Many people utilize protein bars for snacks, but most don’t check the contents. It seems that anything that has protein in the name is fair game as a snack, which is presumed healthy because it contains protein. Most protein bars are heavy in protein but also heavy in carbohydrates. Most of the protein bars I have reviewed have 20 grams of carbohydrates and often higher (mid-20’s to 30) A Doughnut has about 21 grams of carbs. Is that protein bar so healthy then?
You could argue that the protein bar has that additional healthy protein. The truth is that most Americans already get far more than enough protein. Average protein intake is over 100 grams daily, with needs for most around 50 grams. Granted if you are bodybuilding or performing heavy physical labor, more might be desirable, but most people don’t need more protein. Protein itself is not without risk. Higher intakes are correlated with some forms of cancer and higher cardiovascular risk, but not to the level of danger that you are getting from the hidden sugars in them.
The fat in doughnuts is also highly undesirable, so I am not recommending doughnuts, but cautioning you about protein bars as their excesses of sugar and protein could be deleterious. Find healthier snacks, nuts, fruit, hard boiled eggs, etc.


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In her new pamphlet, Mexica Mix, Marina Sánchez, one of the most distinctive poets from the UKs Latinx community, explores her experiences of living in Mexico, Spain and the UK.
Through the arc of Family, Icons and Earth, she writes a profound, rich and well-crafted sequence of poems grappling with displacement, bilingual identity and mixed heritage, challenging cultural icons and affirming her relationship with the planet, rooted in her Indigenous Mexican ancestry.
By turns lyrical, urgent, sensual and subversive, her powerful use of vivid imagery and language both voice the personal and engage the collective.
Place your hand on this book and you will feel the heartbeat of the poems inside.
Marina Sánchez’s poetry is charged with fervour and passion, and deep connection with her Indigenous Mexican and Spanish roots – Nahuatl (Aztec) and Spanish tongues entwine to tell their stories, reclaim lost knowledge and celebrate their existence.
‘What if language was a body of water…’ the poet asks. In these urgent and powerful poems Sanchez’s ancestral voices are in full flow, singing praise to life, the maternal, and the elemental. – Cheryl Moskowitz

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Health and wellbeing of women in midlife: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health
The Study’s 2022 report uses longitudinal data collected across the four cohorts of women in the ALSWH to focus on health and risk factors in midlife. The women in the 1973-78 cohort are just entering their middle years (now aged 43-48), and the 1946‑51 cohort are in their 70s, while the 1989-95 cohort are in their late 20s.
The report concentrates on changes for women in the 1946-51 cohort as they age from their 40s to their 70s. It also contrasts the experience of these women with those of the 1921-26 cohort (who may shed light on these women’s future health expectations) and those of the younger cohorts as they move into their middle years.
The report aims to improve understanding of midlife for women in Australia and the implications for health and wellbeing in midlife and beyond. Findings can help identify intervention points at earlier stages of women’s lives to reduce the risk of adverse outcomes and inform preventive health policy and targeted intervention strategies to improve women’s health and wellbeing over the medium and long term.
Health and wellbeing for women in midlife: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Mishra G, Barnes I, Byrnes E, Cavenagh D, Dobson A, Forder P, Hockey R, Loxton D, Townsend N & Byles J. Report prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health, May 2022.