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Robson asks Doyle to include smoking ban in budget
Madison -- State Sen. Judy Robson (D-Beloit) said Gov. Jim Doyle should include the statewide smoking ban they both support -- one of the most controversial issues in the Capitol in the last two years -- in the state budget proposal the governor will give the Legislature in February.
Robson said adding the smoking ban to the next budget is the quickest way for it to become law, since the Legislature must fix a $346-million deficit in the current budget by June 30.
"The people of Wisconsin are ready for our state to join our neighbors in Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois, who have already enacted this kind of legislation," Robson said in a letter to the Democratic governor.
"The move to ban indoor smoking is part of a national trend," she added. "At this time, 25 states have laws requiring smoke-free workplaces, including bars and restaurants. The number of states with no smoking restrictions has dropped to less than 10."
Robson is a member of the 16-member Joint Finance Committee, which will review Doyle's proposed budget and recommend any changes to it to the full Legislature. Democrats will control both houses of the Legislature when it convenes in January.
A Robson aide said she will also introduce the smoking ban as a separate bill. In the 2007-'08 session, a compromise proposal was recommended by a Senate Committee but never debated by the Senate. A last-minute attempt to get it passed in the Assembly failed.
Last year, Doyle did not include the smoking ban in his proposed 2007-'09 budget . That budget did raise the cigarette tax by $1 per pack, from 77-cents to $1.77.
Doyle spokesman Lee Sensenbrenner said the smoking ban is still a top priority, but the governor has not yet decided what he will include in his next budget.
Government Accountability Board reports show that several organizations supported the smoking ban, while the most powerful opponent was the Tavern League of Wisconsin.
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The head of FIFA’s inspection team for the bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will appeal against a seven-year ban from football after it was revealed he asked for favours from Qatar.
Harold Mayne-Nicholls, 54, was in charge of the commission which assessed each bid and which rated Qatar, the winner of the vote to host the 2022 tournament, a high-risk option due to the searing summer heat.
A leaked email from FIFA’s chief ethics investigator Cornel Borbely said Mayne-Nicholls “repeatedly asked for personal favours – including special treatment for family members” from Qatar shortly before he produced the evaluation report.
A FIFA statement issued yesterday read: “The adjudicatory chamber of the independent ethics committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, has decided to ban Harold Mayne-Nicholls, former chairman of the Bid Evaluation Group for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups and former Chilean Football Association president, from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level for a period of seven years.
“The decision was taken following a hearing in the presence of the accused and the chairman of the investigatory chamber of the ethics committee, Dr Cornel Borbely.
“In accordance with article 36 of the FIFA code of ethics, more detailed information will be given after this final decision becomes effective.”
Mayne-Nicholls asked for places for his son and nephew at the Aspire academy in Qatar plus tennis coaching opportunities for his brother-in-law, according to investigators, but the Chilean insists he will fight the ban all the way to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
He also expressed surprise that FIFA had announced the sanction.
He said on his Twitter account: “I’m surprised FIFA have advertised a sanction that has pending appeals, and may be overridden by higher judicial bodies.
“I will appeal to the higher courts established in FIFA statutes and TAS/CAS.”
Russia were awarded the 2018 World Cup while Qatar were named as hosts for the 2022 event, with the voting process for both events being embroiled in controversy and criticism since then – the Swiss authorities are currently investigating the bidding process around the two tournaments.

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Outside Amazon’s first in-person clothing store in California, Diemmi Le, 22, summed up her experience: “You don’t have to talk to anybody.”
For years, Amazon tried – and ultimately failed – to translate its online book business into successful brick and mortar bookstores. Dozens of stores were shuttered this spring. Now, the online shopping giant is trying again, this time attempting to reinvent the mall clothing store.
During the pandemic, Amazon pushed past Walmart to become the number one clothing retailer in the US, analysts from Wells Fargo concluded last year. The company is billing its new store as an ambitious fusion of its online shopping algorithm with an in-person shopping experience.
The first Amazon Style store, which opened in Glendale, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, in May, allows customers to use a smartphone app to send clothes directly to their fitting rooms, rather than carrying them around, and offers additional clothing recommendations from the company’s algorithms.
Clad in company lanyards, employees at the front of the store greet customers and offer help navigating the smartphone app and the store’s free WiFi and phone chargers. And there are plenty of other Amazon employees at work behind the scenes, swiftly delivering new outfit picks to the “magic closet” in each dressing room.
But the store is designed to make many of its staff invisible: customers can use a dressing room touchscreen to summon a pair of pants in a different size, or a shirt in a different color, without having to see or speak to another human being.
“It’s something new, something you’ve never seen before. It’s an experience, rather than just a regular store,” said Marshall Sanders, 28.
‘Hi-tech’, but limited
In person, Amazon Style feels a bit like what someone in the 1990s might have imagined “hi-tech” shopping would look like in 2020.
The store features a mix of known and even high-end brands, such as Levi’s, Vince and Theory, with the more obscure brands and cheap in-house clothing lines that Amazon customers are used to finding on the website. There are racks of $200 or $300 blouses in a “premium” section, but more racks of cheaply made T-shirts in trendy prints and sack-like floral dresses.
Scan a summery floral Rebecca Taylor dress, which was offered for the discounted price of $276.50, and under “related items”, Amazon’s shopping app might recommend a floral dress in a similar color for $41.25.
Several customers shopping at the Glendale store said the retail store’s selection was limited, and didn’t live up to the experience of shopping on Amazon’s online marketplace.
Dana Roo and Diana Guerrero, both 25, had come from the west side of Los Angeles and San Diego specifically to check out the new Amazon store, but were disappointed by the lack of bargains they enjoy online. For them, Amazon was a place to find good “dupes” of higher-end clothes, like Ugg’s fuzzy lounge sets, Roo said. The brick-and-mortar store was offering only original sets.
The store’s clothing options are organized thematically, in sections with names such as “rustic grace”, “feminine strength”, “Y2k”, and, more pragmatically, “night out tops under $35”. The app sends an alert when the dressing room is ready, and the phone unlocks the dressing room door.
The dressing rooms are bright and clean, with a glowing lightstrip around the mirror and a message welcoming them by name on a touchscreen. Details about the customers’ selected clothes are on the screen, as well as a list of new clothing picks, including recommendations for matching tops, shoes and bags to “finish the look”.
Swiping through outfit options on a touch screen is an experience straight out of Clueless, though it remains to be seen whether Amazon’s algorithm will create Cher-inspired looks.
The main gimmick of Amazon Style is what one corporate director has called the “magic closet” in the fitting rooms. Close the door on the empty closet, press a few buttons on the touchscreen, and wait. A warning light will glow red, there will be some rustlings in the closet and then a sudden glow of light around the door: open it, and the clothes requested are there.
Amazon makes sure to keep the workers who fill its new magic closets out of sight: the “closet” door locks from the fitting room side when employees are at work in the closet, for shoppers’ privacy, according to a sign in the dressing room. The closet’s back door, to the employee side, is also locked from the inside.
Amazon touts that its quick clothing delivery is made possible through the “advanced technologies and processes used in Amazon fulfillment centers,” which have also made headlines for years for grueling working conditions and high injury rates. So far, Amazon has not let the public see what is happening in the rooms on the other side of its “magic closets”.
An Amazon press spokesperson declined a request for a behind-the-scenes tour. Asked about working conditions behind the scenes at Amazon Style, the company touted what it called its competitive pay and good benefits, and said that the store’s employees have the ability to try different roles throughout the store.
The human element
When Amazon announced its new clothing store concept in January, ahead of the store’s official launch, some critics saw it as an attempt to make human sales associates obsolete.
Many big box clothing stores are understaffed, and their employees stretched too thin to provide many personal recommendations, Rachel Kraus wrote in Mashable, which meant that Amazon’s algorithmic shopping could be a better option for some customers. At the same time, Kraus argued, “I’m not sure an app telling me I’d look great in this top would give me the confidence boost that’s all part of the fun of in-person shopping.”
In a statement, Amazon said that its front-of-store employees, who provide customers with human recommendations and assistance, were essential to the Amazon Style experience, and would continue to be part of the store’s operations, even as customers grew more accustomed to using the shopping app.
The Glendale store currently employs hundreds of people, many of them with previous experience in the clothing industry, Amazon said. Because employees at the front of the store did not have to spend time restocking sizes on the floor, it suggested, employees would have more time to interact with customers and provide recommendations.
Customers who had browsed inside the new California store this month praised the friendly front-of-store employees, though many were divided on whether they liked the overall concept: some said they found it “really cool” and innovative, others the experience was overwhelming, and some said the in-store clothing selection was underwhelming compared with what they could find online.
Sanders, the 28-year-old, had not been a huge Amazon shopper previously, but said he planned to encourage his friends to try the store.
Inside his fitting room, Amazon’s algorithm offered Sanders items similar to what he had already picked – “two expensive things and two cheaper things” – and he ended up purchasing one of them, he said, without even realizing he had done so.
Le said the “anti-social” aspect of the store appealed to her, but wasn’t a big fan of the quality of Amazon’s clothes. And she saw deeper problems: the store’s “cool concept” was also “classist” and “causes a lot of disparities”, since people without smartphones would not be able to shop.
An Amazon spokesperson said that people without smartphones are welcome to shop in the store, and that they would be assisted by a store employee throughout the shopping process.
This article was amended on 18 July to add comment from Amazon about the option to shop in the store without a smartphone.


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A nurse at a Strasbourg, Sask., long-term care home is pleading with the provincial government to fix the sweltering temperatures at the Last Mountain Pioneer Home that she says has lingered for years.
In an email to the premier and Ministry of Health, the nurse says she has gone through OH&S and “every other road you can imagine” to get the facility’s air conditioning fixed.
“I am going to be blunt, enough is enough,” she said. “Our staff and residents cannot continue to be subject to this brutality.”
The letter cites health concerns for seniors including dehydration, skin issues like rashes and mental health problems triggered by the heat.
Concerns were also raised over the seniors who can no longer speak but are experiencing the same conditions.
The facility has portable air conditioning units and fans blowing but they “are not nearly sufficient enough”, says the nurse.
The nurse — whose name was redacted from the email made public by the Saskatchewan NDP — says the sweltering heat has persisted for years.
“For many years the summer months have been quite brutal for lack of better terms,” the nurse wrote.
On Friday, the Minister Responsible for Rural and Remote Health, Warren Kaeding, brushed off the problem.
“We’ve even heard that our residents are concerned about the temperature being too cold for the facility, so we know it’s a very fine line to providing the very best temperature and air control in a facility like that,” Kaeding said.
“Our biggest concern is to make sure that if residents are concerned about temperatures they need to discuss (that) with the facility manager.”
The facility manager of the Last Mountain Pioneer home could not be reached.
However, according to a CEO tour report from the Saskatchewan Health Authority, air conditioning has been an issue at the facility since 2013, when improvements to the air conditioning infrastructure were requested.
The problem was not addressed in further tour reports, which seniors critic Danielle Chartier says is an example of how “these non-independent reports are not telling us the whole truth.
“The reality is those tour reports don’t reflect what is going on in our long-term care homes,” Chartier said during Friday’s Question Period.
“You just need to visit and talk to staff to see what’s written in those reports does not indicate what’s really going on, or is just a small fraction of the picture.”
The issue has renewed the NDP’s call for an independent investigation into Saskatchewan long-term care homes by the provincial government.
The Last Mountain Pioneer Home is over 50-years-old. The facility will receive upgrades this year, but Kaeding says infrastructure to manage temperature isn’t on the list.


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Is the creature dying in Michael’s garage a man, a bird, an angel or all three? But realize this, you are most certainly competing with older people and you are expected to be just as good, because no one is judging you by your age.) In this instance, I agree with Andy. Instead, he hides when his mischievous ways are found out about. Matt and Kate are likable heroes, the pirates vile and even the airship, Aurora, takes on a personality of its own. This is a brilliant introduction to the Bard, with beautiful watercolor illustrations that capture the cold nature of the setting.
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Tori Spelling is focusing on the good things in life as she celebrates her new project for a TV show. Meanwhile, Spelling is still reportedly struggling with her marriage with Dean McDermott.
Spelling is making a comeback to television. PEOPLE reported that the actress is working on a new show with a storyline that's related to her previous series, "Beverly Hills, 90210."
The "True Tori" star is working with her close friend Jennie Garth, who appeared as the lead cast in "Beverly Hills, 90210" as Kelly Taylor. Spelling and Garth are expected to portray themselves in a highly exaggerated way on the show.
The show is already in development in partnership with CBS. Spelling even shared a celebratory selfie on Instagram for having a "great creative day" with Garth in the CBS Studio Center.
Although Spelling is excited about her new project with her close pal, Garth, she has been reportedly still struggling with her marriage.
A source told Entertainment Tonight that the two have been working on their marriage under the advice of a therapist, but Spelling continues to deal with a lot of their issues.
"Tori and Dean's marriage is in shambles despite having a sit down last week to try to make it work. They made an attempt to use the tools given to them by their therapist to create a healthy environment for the kids but it isn't working," the source disclosed.
The source shared that one of the issues Spelling is stressing about is that Dean "isn't helping with the kids as much as she feels he should." Dean used to be more present around the house according to the source, but has begun "taking more time for himself."
Meanwhile, the source said that Dean is just trying to keep things in peace, by not raising his voice when they get into arguments.

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Best Bits of Lancashire
Thursday 12th August – Monday 16th August 2021
The Preston Leyland Hotel, Signature Collection by Best Western (Formerly Hallmark Preston Leyland) offers an ideal base for this tour. The hotel has many unique touches, such as art work by local artists and the modern Four Seasons restaurant has a great atmosphere. Hotel facilities include leisure club with indoor swimming pool. All bedrooms are en suite and include television, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities.
Depart from your home area travelling to Lancashire, arriving late afternoon at the Hallmark Preston Leyland. 4 nights stay – dinner, bed & breakfast. We enjoy a glass of wine with dinner this evening.
We begin our day with a visit to Gawthorpe Hall Gardens. A seventeenth century house with a terraced garden and woodland garden with rhododendrons and azaleas. Later, we make our way to Riley Green Marina to board our narrow boat for a cruise along the Leeds Liverpool Canal.
Our 3 hours round canal cruise passes through lovely countryside, where you can enjoy Lancashire’s nature, wildlife and have a relaxing afternoon. During our cruise, we enjoy a taste of ‘Lancashire Fare’ with our two-course lunch on our light, airy & spacious boat where each table has a panoramic view of the canal.
Today, we travel to Bury where we can browse the world famous Bury Market. Later on, we step back in time for a nostalgic trip on a steam train along the East Lancashire Railway through the beautiful Lancashire countryside from Bury to Rawtenstall.
Afterwards, we return to our hotel where we enjoy Cream Tea and time to relax before dinner this evening.
Today begins with a guided tour of the magnificent Samlesbury Hall, a half-timbered medieval house built in 1325 in the traditional black and white. Afterwards, we enjoy a scenic journey on our way to the famous Oswaldtwistle Mills shopping village.
The iconic former weaving mill has over 100 retailers under one roof, as well as restaurants, ice cream parlour, craft centre, and even a Textile and Heritage Museum. We enjoy a glass of wine with dinner this evening.
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• East Lancashire Railway journey (Rawtenstall – Bury)
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What Not-for-Profit Leaders Need to Know About the $2 Trillion Stimulus Package
The largest government stimulus package in history, the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, has been signed into law. What comes next for not-for-profit leaders and board members as our communities and country move forward from this disruptive and challenging pandemic?
Join Director Paula Hume and Senior Manager Lisa Benzinger as they break down what the bill means, and what you need to be prepared for. Key topics include:
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MANILA, Philippines, 08 April 2011 – Philippine businesses will soon experience the benefits of more powerful software applications for cloud computing as Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) recently partnered with global software giant Microsoft and Asia’s leading IT solutions company Datacraft, a subsidiary of Dimension Data of the NTT Group.
Cloud computing is network based computing, where software, data storage and other resources are provided over a shared network. It allows users to access their company’s business applications securely through the cloud.
PLDT and Microsoft have recently signed a Service Provider Licensing Agreement, allowing PLDT to distribute cloud-based Microsoft Software Services in the country whereas Datacraft will provide the necessary infrastructure and support for the project.
“This partnership allows us to really serve our customers better as this provides best-of-class, and high quality services and solutions that are available today,” said PLDT Senior Vice President Eric R. Alberto.
Through PLDT, Microsoft business applications are made even more accessible for local business use. Companies will be given the option to implement the cloud-based versions of the Microsoft applications within their businesses in a full or partially-private managed scheme, or via a fully-hosted cloud-delivered model.
Datacraft will ensure a best-of-breed cloud infrastructure and provide expert support to the clients. The applications will be made available through a monthly subscription arrangement instead of the traditional licensing model which entails significant upfront investments.
With such a set-up, local businesses are provided with a cost-efficient solution without having to worry about the underlying infrastructure and maintaining costly operations support.
“Our collaboration with these two companies is the next big step into really building up the application portfolio of our existing cloud computing brand, PLDT AppFarm,” said PLDT Vice President and Head of Corporate Business Group Jovy Hernandez.
“With cloud computing emerging as the operating platform in corporate business,” Hernandez said, “investments on bulky and costly physical infrastructure to support and access massive amounts of data and applications are now a thing of the past.”
Through this tie up, PLDT is set to strengthen its hold in providing leading technological advances in the country with its new ICT partners.
Microsoft Asia Pacific President Tracey Fellows said, “The two organizations can really help build the market, and even create a new market and great value for our customers.”
Microsoft’s renowned software portfolio expands PLDT AppFarm’s already well-established cloud computing services. It is seen as a huge step in accelerating local cloud computing adoption, beginning a symbiotic endeavor to meet the growing demand from an evolving market.
“We are happy for this newest development in our ongoing strategic partnership with PLDT. We’re confident that Microsoft’s dynamic cloud solutions will help bolster PLDT’s existing AppFarm platform,” said John Bessey, Microsoft Philippines Managing Director.
“We’re also very optimistic that it will solidify PLDT’s position as the telecommunications leader in this part of the region.”
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These are 10 of the best Indian restaurants and takeaways with good food hygiene ratings in Mansfield
When ordering an Indian meal in a restaurant or takeaway, the least a customer can expect is to know their food has been handled safely in a clean environment.
These requirements are all set out in law, and the Food Standards Agency operates a rating scheme in partnership with local authorities that carry out inspections of premises.
The score sheet runs from zero – meaning ‘urgent improvement is required’ – to five, denoting a place where hygiene standards are ‘very good’.
Ratings are a snapshot of the standards of food hygiene found at the time of inspection. The criteria include handling of food; how food is stored and prepared; cleanliness of facilities and how food safety is managed.

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Thursday, February 04
McAlister Field House
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Charleston, SC (Sports Network) - Austin Dahn scored 15 points to lead The Citadel Bulldogs to a 61-57 victory over the Samford Bulldogs in a Southern Conference clash.
Harrison DuPont tallied 13 points for The Citadel (11-12, 5-6 SoCon).
Josh Davis posted 24 points in defeat for Samford (9-14, 3-8), which received 16 points from Bryan Friday.
The Citadel led 26-23 at intermission after holding Samford to 33.3 percent shooting from the floor in the first half.
The Bulldogs sealed the narrow victory on the strength of a 5-of-9 performance from three-point range in the second half.
Clearly, the fact that The Citadel committed only nine turnovers helped the cause.
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Black Lives Madder, Some May Stay Home on Election Day
Democrats have caused Black Lives Matter (BLM) to become Black Lives Madder. Many activists in the domestic terror group are so angry at the Democratic Party for not addressing what they see as their most pressing issues, that they are threatening to stay home on Election Day in November.
Why so angry?
Hawk Newsome, a BLM activist, is furious that neither political party has done anything to bring about positive change, in his opinion, in the criminal justice system. He is starting a campaign called “I Ain’t Voting,” in which he hopes to inspire others to go against the conventional wisdom of past civil rights leaders, and withhold their votes.
Newsome explains his position this way:
“Neither party has stepped to the front and made Black Lives Matter a priority,” he says. “Hillary Clinton has the votes of millions of African-Americans in her hands. But she’s promoting herself. And the problem is that we are settling for that!
Black Americans have a chance right now collectively to say to the Democrats: ‘Hey, if you don’t give us criminal justice reform, we’ll give the country to Donald Trump.’ That’ll send the Democrats into a frenzy. Black lives will matter then, I guarantee you.”
Of course, Hawk’s mindset is based on the false narrative that police officers are constantly hunting black men they can shoot. Simply by virtue of his membership in BLM, many would question his judgment. But, for once, there may be something to like about BLM.
Something to like about BLM?
For decades, African-Americans have blindly voted for the Democratic Party – the Party of slavery, Jim Crow, and the KKK – with little to show for it. It’s not surprising there are many black lives madder than they were before.
If his campaign catches fire within the movement, Newsome, and many of his racist brothers and sisters, will be sleeping in on Election Day this November. So, for all the negative elements of the BLM movement, not voting could very well be their greatest contribution to our country.
It’s this simple: As sacred as the right to vote is, some unstable people shouldn’t necessarily exercise their right to do so.

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Michael Hill International, the jewellery chain that bears its founder's name, increased sales 6.8 percent last year as it opened more stores in what the company said was a "challenging environment".
Sales climbed to $541.5 million in the 12 months ended June 30, from $507.3 million a year earlier when they rose at a 4.6 percent pace, the Brisbane-based retailer says in a statement.
Sales at stores open more than 12 months edged up 0.4 percent to $492.7 million, compared to a 0.3 percent decline the year earlier.
Shares in Michael Hill have slipped 0.8 percent the past three months, lagging a 2.2 percent gain in the benchmark index.
Sales in the three months ended June were "difficult" for the jeweller with flat sales growth in its largest market of Australia and declining sales in its other three markets, chairman Sir Michael Hill says.
"The directors are satisfied with the performance over the past 12 months, especially given the ongoing challenging environment."
The shares last traded at $1.33 and are rated "buy" based on two recommendations compiled by Reuters, with a price target of $1.53.
In Australia, which accounts for two-thirds of sales, total revenue rose 7.3 percent to $355.1 million from the year earlier.
In the company's second-largest market of New Zealand, sales rose 1.3 percent to $110.5 million, while revenue climbed 15.4 percent to $63.6 million in Canada and inched up 2.8 percent to $12.3 million in the US.
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FHA Mortgage Limits Welcome to the FHA Mortgage Limits page. This page allows you to look up the FHA or GSE mortgage limits for one or more areas, and list them by state, county, or Metropolitan Statistical Area. The results page will also include a Median Sale Price value for each jurisdiction.
The "4000.1" PDF document below contains most of the guidelines for the FHA loan program. In addition to the main handbook, you'll also find links to the most.
FHA loan requirements you may not know about If you have a bankruptcy, short sale, or foreclosure in your not-too-distant past, you may still be eligible for an FHA-backed home loan. Recently FHA regulations changed, allowing some home buyers in these situations to apply for loans after just one year, instead of waiting two or three years (depending on the credit issue) as was previously the case.
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FHA property requirements In addition to borrower qualifications, the property itself must meet certain requirements before you can qualify for an FHA mortgage. The loan must be for a principal.
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Fha Loan Down Payment Different Fha Loans First let’s start with the main difference between the FHA and conventional loan programs. fha : This is a government-backed program that requires a 3.5% down payment. fha loans are best for borrowers who have lower credit than it takes to qualify for a conventional loan.If you're a veteran or active military, a VA-guaranteed home loan might be ideal since it requires no down payment. The same is true for certain.


Pakistan will observe October 27 as ”Black Day” at the national and international level to express solidarity with the people of Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
The call for observance of the day has been given by All Parties Hurriyat Conference. Hurriyat forum led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and other pro-freedom organizations.
On October 27, 1947, the sufferings of Kashmiri people commenced with the landing of Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir which has been increased manifold after New Delhi suspended the special status of IIOJK through revoking Articles 370 and 35-A of Indian Constitution on August 5.
The federal government has chalked out a comprehensive programme to observe the black day in a befitting manner.


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OTTAWA – For the second time the federal government is appealing a court decision requiring it to fully consult with Treaty One First Nations in Manitoba before selling the Kapyong Barracks site.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Defence said the government filed its appeal late Friday afternoon.
"The main grounds for appeal are that the Federal Court Judge made errors in law with respect to what he ordered and his analysis of the Duty to Consult," said Kathleen Guillot.
This will indefinitely extend the legal battle over the 160 acres of prime real estate at Kenaston Boulevard and Grant Avenue which has now lasted more than five years.
In 2004, the Princess Patricia Light Infantry Unit abandoned the barracks to move west to Shilo, Man. Three years later, the federal government declared the barracks land surplus and moved to sell it to the Canada Lands Company for $8.6 million. CLC, a Crown corporation that redevelops surplus federal land, planned a mix of homes and businesses on the site.
But the seven Treaty One First Nations argue a 1997 agreement gave them the right of first refusal when surplus federal land become available, to fulfill outstanding land entitlements from the 1871 Treaty One. They went to court to challenge Ottawa’s decision to sell it without consulting or offering to sell to the First Nations first.
The land in question is only the 160 acres of the barracks themselves, and does not include the military homes surrounding the barracks. That parcel was to be dealt with separately.
In 2009, a federal court judge ordered Ottawa to freeze any sale of the land until consultations were undertaken with the bands. That decision was rescinded on appeal in 2011 and the case was returned to the lower court for another hearing. A second federal judge last month again ordered Ottawa to consult with the First Nations, this time four of the seven.
Ottawa is now appealing that second decision.
Since 2005, taxpayers have spent $14.7 million on the empty barracks, including for utilities, operations and maintenance, property taxes, site security and site management. Several hundred thousand dollars have also been spent by Ottawa on legal fees.
Treaty One First Nations want to develop the site to generate income for their bands, and have said they would be open to ideas that work for both the city and the First Nations.
In December, a high-placed Conservative government source told the Free Press the government was open to selling the land to the First Nations but only on the condition the land not to be turned into an urban reserve.
No date is yet set to argue the appeal.
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It is beginning to seem as though no moment in life is too minor – or too sacred – for a selfie.
And even if we aren’t photographing ourselves having breakfast or sitting in church at our mother’s funeral, we are highly likely to be talking or writing about other people doing it.
The word ‘selfie’ has become so common that it has been crowned the international word of the year by the Oxford Dictionaries.
Usage has increased by 17,000 per cent in the last 12 months, surpassing even ‘twerk’ (that’s Miley Cyrus’s favourite dance move, for all you cave-dwelling hermits out there).
The term became much more popular after breaking out of the online world where it was coined, said the dictionaries’ editorial director Judy Pearsall.
‘The hashtag #selfie was appearing on Flickr as early as 2004,’ she said. ‘But usage wasn’t widespread until around 2012, when selfie was being used commonly in mainstream media sources.’
Selfie spin-offs include belfie (a bottom shot) and welfie (workout selfie).
But the first to use the original term was a drunken Australian, according to internet records.
A message posted in 2002 said: ‘Um, drunk at a mates 21st, I tripped ofer and landed on a set of steps. I had a hole right through my bottom lip. Sorry about the focus, it was a selfie.’


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Palyo has worked at various psychiatric hospitals in Pittsburgh, Birmingham and Houston with responsibility for program development, quality assurance, house supervision and more. Throughout her career, her peers have recognized her contributions to nursing excellence with various honors and awards. In addition, she has been involved in nursing research and presentations at state and national conferences.
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On Tuesday a judge in the Northern District of California delivered a crushing blow to the nation’s beekeepers and imperiled honey bees. The judge ruled against the beekeepers and public interest advocates in a lawsuit seeking to protect honey bees and the broader environment from unregulated harms caused by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) lax policies for seeds coated with certain insecticides known to cause massive die-offs of honey bees.
“It is astounding that a judge, EPA or anyone with any common sense would not regulate this type of toxic pesticide use, especially when the seed-coatings are so broadly applied and there is so much at risk. Study after study has shown that seeds coated with these chemicals are a major culprit in catastrophic bee-kills. Now more than ever our country’s beekeepers, environment and food system deserve protection from agrichemical interests, and it is EPA’s job to deliver it,” said Andrew Kimbrell, Director of Center for Food Safety.
The seed-coatings in question are the bee-killing neonicotinoids, or “neonics”, which are strongly linked to the record-high colony mortality suffered by commercial beekeepers, as well as to water pollution and risks to birds and other beneficial species. Corn and soybean seeds, in particular, coated with these chemicals are planted across nearly 150 million acres of the United States, in what is by far the most extensive type of insecticide application in the nation.
EPA has exempted the seeds from regulation or mandatory labeling, despite their known toxicity. This exemption was the basis of the lawsuit filed by Center for Food Safety (CFS) in the public interest and on behalf of several impacted beekeepers.
“The broader implications of this decision drive the nails in the bee industry’s coffin. Of course as a beekeeper I am concerned about my livelihood, but the public at large should also be alarmed. More than one-third of the average person’s diet is generated by pollinators that I help manage,” said Jeff Anderson, a California and Minnesota-based commercial beekeeper and honey producer, who was the lead plaintiff in the case.
The judge dismissed the case on an administrative procedure basis, not on the fundamental question of whether the exempted seeds are harming honey bees. In fact, the judge stated in his conclusion, “the Court is most sympathetic to the plight of our bee population and beekeepers. Perhaps the EPA should have done more to protect them, but such policy decisions are for the agency to make.”
CFS is representing the plaintiffs in the case and says the group is considering all options.
Impacts to bees from neonics are well-documented, as are impacts to the nation’s beekeepers. For example, in 2015, one plaintiff in the case, Bret Adee, co-owner of the nation’s largest commercial beekeeping operation, suffered approximately $800,000 in damages in just one bee-kill incident from toxic neonicotinoid-laced dust during planting of corn fields near his hives. Due to EPA’s exemption for the coated seeds and their dust, Mr. Adee could obtain no enforcement action to protect his bees. In effect, the nation’s beekeepers have been told to fend for themselves as EPA will not enforce any mandatory requirements from the federal pesticide law to protect their bees. Neonics also negatively impact soil health by harming beneficial insects, and can have dire effects on other non-target species, like birds.
Efforts by the attorneys from CFS to obtain relevant public documents were blocked by EPA. EPA gave CFS attorneys only 200 of 5,000 pages of documents relevant to EPA’s 2013 statements regarding the exemption for these pesticide-coated seeds. When CFS moved to get the full record, the Court ordered EPA to produce the rest of the documents to the Court only, which the Court itself reviewed, without allowing the plaintiffs to see them.
The plaintiffs in the case were beekeepers Jeff Anderson, Bret Adee, and David Hackenberg; farmers Lucas Criswell and Gail Fuller; and the Pollinator Stewardship Council, American Bird Conservancy, Pesticide Action Network of North America (PANNA), and the Center for Food Safety. The Judge’s Order was issued on Nov. 21 in the case of Anderson et al. v. McCarthy, No. 3:16-cv-00068-WHA (N.D. Cal.).
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In a crushing defeat for the beekeepers and their bees, United States District Judge William Alsup has found in favor of the EPA, in the suit filed last January over seeds coated with neonicotinoid pesticides.
While Judge Alsup sympathized with beekeepers, his decision was based on legal technicalities. Essentially he ruled that it was the responsibility of the EPA to make these policy decisions, not the courts. I’m not a lawyer, so that’s my layman’s understanding of the decision.
AT issue was the revolutionary group of neonicotinoid insecticides.
First introduced in 1994, they soon became the most widely used pesticides in the world.
They were touted as “safer” since they targeted neural connections which insects have many of , but mammals few.
For bees, insects and lower life-forms they are the most deadly pesticides ever created.
Using DDT as a reference point of 1, the neonics are 5,000 to 10,000 times more toxic to lower level life forms.
They are mainly applied as seed-coatings on corn, wheat, canola, soybeans, and many other crops.
They protect the seed and the entire plant from pests; they are water soluble and penetrate the entire plant, roots, stem, leaves, flowers, pollen and nectar. Their bee-killing poison persists for the entire growing season, and in the soil and groundwater for years.
These toxic seed treatments are marketed as long term pest control products, not just to protect the seed, but the plant as well.
But only 10% of the pesticide on the treated seed is absorbed into the plant; while 90% goes into the soil and groundwater where it can persist for years.
Given the danger these pesticides pose to bees, you would think the EPA would monitor and regulate them closely. But you would be wrong; the EPA has set out to conceal the massive scale of their use.
Here is the back story. In 1959, the year of maximum use for DDT, 80 million pounds were applied in the U.S. The EPA reports annual use of neonicotinoids at about 3.5 million pounds. However, by the most conservative estimate, neonics are 5,000 times more poisonous to bees than DDT, so that 3.5 million lbs. of neonic poison is the toxic equivalent of about 17.5 BILLION pounds of DDT. Remember though, that is just 10% of the actual neonics used – the other 90% goes into the soil and water.
America’s annual pesticide load of neonicotinoids is the toxic equivalent of 400 to 600 billion pounds of DDT, every year, year after year.
For honey bees, solitary bees, butterflies, earthworms, soil organisms, bats, insectivorous birds. – this is the most massive poisoning of the earth in human history.
So what did the EPA do, in terms of regulating neonics?
They deliberateley excluded 90% of the neonicotinods from oversight and regulation, by defining them as ’treated items’ – rather than pesticides.
They ruled that a ‘pesticide coated seed’ was not a ‘pesticide use’ – but a ‘treated item’ – exempt from pesticide regulations, despite their use on over 200 million acres of crops and the carnage that has ensued.The EPA has subverted Federal Law through administrative fiat; this willful corruption of the spirit of the law is nothing less than criminal. And while Judge Alsup’s decision may conform to the letter of the law, it ignores the spirit and intent of our pesticide laws and is a miscarriage of justice nevertheless.
For years beekeepers have appealed for help to their representatives, the regulators, and now the courts, with no help or support from any of them. Beekeeping is a small industry and apparently the only remaining power we have is in the Court of Public Opinion. While there has been a rising wave of public awareness, it isn’t nearly enough. Rather than own up to its manipulation of the law and its failed decision making, the EPA chooses instead to use your tax dollars to defend its conduct in court. The only reason neonics are so profitable is because billions of dollars in environmental damages go unaccounted for. All of us are paying the price, not just beekeepers, but the wider public, whose environment is being destroyed.
We must have the support of the American public, or we are done for, along with a wide sweep of the environment. As beekeepers we are on the ropes and we need your help. The pesticide-coated seeds issue is fundamental to beekeeping. Lead plaintiff Jeff Anderson told me:
“In my opinion this decision opens the door to any pesticide technology that can be hung on a seed.”
This court decision is even more sinister than it appears, the EPA has betrayed its most basic responsibility: To protect the health of the American people and their environment.
This has to end.

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The significance of the park landscape lighting design is also to express the volume, space and texture through the projection, emphasis, contrast, light and dark contrast of light, real or virtual, emphasizing the effect of softening the space and enhancing the rhythm and rhythm of the park. Rhythm mobilizes people’s physical and mental participation in the sensory experience, brings vitality to the environmental space, and creates an environmental atmosphere. Let’s talk about the common methods and precautions for the lighting design of park landscape lighting, especially the lighting design of green spaces, trees, water features, flower beds, etc. in parks and squares.
First, the lighting design of park trees
- For the lighting of trees, you should carefully choose appropriate lighting methods and lighting equipment settings, try to avoid excessively long lighting and lighting equipment settings have corresponding effects on movements and plant growth, and should not deal with precious trees such as ancient trees. Mingmu performs close lighting
- When lighting, the leaf shape, characteristics and color of deciduous trees, the influence of evergreen trees and seasonal change factors on tree lighting must be considered, the illumination level of the tree must be determined, and the color table of the lighting source must be selected
- Try to avoid causing light pollution to pedestrian viewing angle glare and environment.
Second, the waterscape lighting design of the park
- Lighting sources, lighting appliances and their electrical accessories must meet the protection and safety requirements for use in water as specified in Appendix c of this code, and it is easy to maintain and manage
- Waterscape lighting should be concealed according to the requirements of the landscape, and protective measures should be taken when there is no water and when it freezes in winter.
- The illuminance of fountain lighting should consider the environmental brightness and the shape and height of the spray water
- Functional lighting needs to be set around the waterscape to prevent tourists from accidentally falling into the water
- According to the shape of the waterscape and the reflection of the water surface, choose the appropriate bright method.
Third, the lighting design of park flower beds, green spaces, trails, entrances, etc.
- The flowerbed should adopt a top-down lighting design method, emphasizing the flower itself
- Lighting lamps should be considered as a landscape element, and the setting of lighting lamps should not affect the viewability of the landscape
- The lawn lighting should consider the impact on the activities of the people in the park, and the light should be irradiated from top to bottom to avoid light pollution of the environment and people caused by astigmatism
- The minimum illuminance of the ornamental green space lighting in the park shall not be less than 20lx
- Try to avoid the influence of astigmatism on the viewing of the landscape and the surrounding environment.
- The stairs, ramps and height differences of the park walkway should be equipped with lighting facilities.
- Public facilities, entrances and signs in the park should be equipped with functional lighting and sign lighting.
In general, parks and squares are important places for people to live and relax. The lighting design determines the lighting level of the park and chooses the appropriate lighting method according to the function type of the park, the surrounding landscape environment, the theme style and the use of night lighting lamps; The landscape lighting of green spaces and trees should be human-centered, avoid glare and environmental pollution, and create a warm and bright atmosphere for the improvement of citizens’ nightlife.


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Summer in Japan is very hot. However, there are still traditional summer festivals and large fireworks festivals in Japan. If you go further north to Hokkaido or to the mountains of Honshu, you will be greeted with wonderful meadows full of flowers. Surprisingly beautiful beaches are also attractive areas to visit in this season. On this page, I will explain how you can enjoy the summer in Japan.
Photos: Major summer festivals in Japan!
From July to August, Japan is extremely hot except for Hokkaido and some mountainous areas. So basically, I can't really recommend summer trips to Japan except Hokkaido and so on. But if you like festivals, then it might be fun to come to Japan in the summer. There are many amazing ...
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I gathered articles for each month of the Japanese summer. If you want to know more details, please use the slider below and click the month you are planning to visit. If you want to know what kind of clothes the people of Japan are wearing in summer, I also wrote articles on this topic for your enjoyment.
In Japan, it rains a lot in June. June is the transition period from spring to summer. For that reason, I do not recommend June as a time for travelling. However, on rainy days, both temples and shrines are quiet and very calm. In June, hydrangeas will bloom at temples and shrines. If you go to such spots in June, you will surely calm your mind. Table of ContentsInformation of Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido in JuneI recommend visiting quiet temples and shrines.The mountains also unexpectedly have beautiful scenery Information of Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido in June If you plan on going to Tokyo, Osaka or Hokkaido in June, please click an image on the slider below for more information. I recommend visiting quiet temples and shrines. JIzo with blue bib in Meigetsuin temple Kanagawa,Japan = shutterstock I recommend Kamakura temples as tourist attractions in June. Kamakura is about an hour away by train from the city center of Tokyo. Meigetsuin temple and Hasedera temple are especially recommended. A myriad of hydrangeas bloom in June every year at these temples. The top photo on this page was taken at Meigetsuin. If you want to see hydrangeas at temples in Kyoto, I recommend that you go to Mimurotoji temple. Mimurotoji is famous for its beautiful hydrangea garden. The garden opens every year from the beginning of June until around the beginning of July. Below is a video featuring the garden of Mimurotoji. Hydrangeas bloom in the main cities of Honshu from the middle of June to the beginning ...
The climate anywhere in Japan during the month of July is hot! After mid-July, the maximum emperature during the day often exceeds 35 degrees Celsius. If you are planning to travel in Japan during July, please be careful not overexert yourself while outdoors because you could be at risk for heat stroke. On this page, I will provide useful information for your trip to Japan in July. Table of ContentsInformation of Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido in JulyPlease be aware of the outdoor heat and indoor coldPlease beware of typhoon attackHokkaido and highlands of Honshu are recommended Information of Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido in July If you plan on going to Tokyo, Osaka or Hokkaido in July, please click an image on the slider below for more information. Please be aware of the outdoor heat and indoor cold In Japan, the first half of July is relatively rainy. The rainy season from June often continues into the following month. But in late July the weather will improve and during the day it will be clear and sunny. The maximum temperature during the day is over 30 degrees every day and even at night it does not fall below 25. On the other hand, the air is very cold inside air- conditioned buildings. For this reason, some people may feel unwell due to drastic temperature changes. If you get cold easily, I recommend that you bring a cardigan or similar clothing items to wear indoors so this does not happen to you. During the day, please drink water ...
The climate of August in Japan, like July, is very hot. In addition to that, typhoons often attack. If you plan to travel in Japan in August, I recommend that you do not go on too much itinerary. On this page, I will introduce useful information when traveling Japan in August. Table of ContentsInformation of Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido in AugustLet's keep in mind that it may be hot and a typhoon may comeLet's book hotels and trains as soon as possible after deciding on a trip Information of Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido in August If you plan on going to Tokyo, Osaka or Hokkaido in August, please click the image of the slider below and go to see more information. Let's keep in mind that it may be hot and a typhoon may come When traveling Japan in the summer it is necessary to be careful enough about the climate like the tropics. I summarized this point in an article about July. So, if you like, please also read the article. The points summarized in the July article are the following two. First of all, The maximum temperature during the day often exceeds 35 degrees, so to avoid heat stroke, it is important to drink water frequently. At the same time, since the air conditioner works well in the building's interior, I recommend that you bring a cardigan so that the body does not get cold. Secondly, typhoon often attacks Japan. So, before you go to Japan, please be careful about the weather forecast. If ...
If you were going to visit Japan in the summer, what kind of clothes should you wear? Summer in Japan is as hot as tropical regions. Humidity is also high. So for summer you may want to prepare a cool short sleeve clothing that is easy to escape the heat. However, since the air conditioning is effective in the building, please do not forget a thin coat such as cardigan. On this page, I will also refer to the Japanese summer photos and introduce what kind of clothes you should prepare. Table of ContentsIn summer I recommend bringing a hat or a parasolExamples of clothes to wear in summerWould you like to wear a yukata? In summer I recommend bringing a hat or a parasol Summer in Japan is really hot and humid except Hokkaido and highlands in Honshu. Sometimes it is cold in June as you want a thin jacket. However, in July and August it is generally hot and temperatures during the day are often over 35 degrees Celsius. You should prepare cool clothes like tropical provinces. Even if you visit Japan on business, you probably do not have much opportunity to wear a jacket in July or August, except when going to a fine restaurant or party. Recently, Japanese people do not wear jackets too much in business. For men, most people can not wear a tie. Because the sun is strong, it is often sweaty, so handkerchiefs are indispensable. When you go outdoors for a long time, please also wear a ...
From here on, I will introduce the tourist spots I can recommend when traveling Japan in summer. I added many photos and videos on this page to give you an idea of the summer atmosphere of Japan.
Enjoy the summer festivals in Japan
This video shows the fireworks festival held in Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture every August. There are many festivals in Japan during the summer. In these festivals, some people will wear traditional kimono. You can see performances or events that have been held over a long history. You will be able to see scenery unique to Japanese festivals.
In the summer, firework festivals are held in various places. At those events, many Japanese people will wear traditional kimono, especially young men and women. Why not attend a firework festival and enjoy this Japanese summer atmosphere for yourself?
representative Japanese summer festivals
The following festivals are representative summer festivals of Japan.
· Gion Festival (Kyoto City)
· Aomori Nebuta Festival (Aomori Prefecture Aomori City)
· Hirosaki Neputa Festival (Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture)
· Sendai Tanabata Festival (Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture)
· Akita Fall Light Festival (Akita City, Akita Prefecture)
· Awa Odori (Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture)
Representative Japanese fireworks festivals
Representative Japanese fireworks festivals are held in the following places. I will focus on the famous fireworks display to be held in the summer.
· Tokyo (along the Sumida River)
· Nagaoka city, Niigata Prefecture
· Ise city Mie prefecture
· Daisen city, Akita prefecture
Relaxing in Hokkaido or Honshu Plateau
The sightseeing spots I would like to recommend to you for the summer are Hokkaido and highland areas of Honshu such as Nagano prefecture. These areas are relatively cool in the summer and feature beautiful flowers for your enjoyment.
In Hokkaido, you can spend your time comfortably in summer almost anywhere. The highlands of Honshu that I want to recommend to you are the following.
· Hakuba village, Nagano prefecture
· Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture
· Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture
Spend time at the beautiful beaches of Okinawa
Finally, the last area I would like to recommend to you is Okinawa. Okinawa is located in southern Japan. However, because it is a small island compared to mainland Japan, the sea breeze blows cool air making it a comfortable place to spend your time. There are many beautiful beaches found in Okinawa known worldwide. In addition to the main island of Okinawa, there are also solitary islands such as Ishigakijima and Miyakojima. You will be able to fully enjoy beautiful nature in peace on such remote islands.
Things to watch out for when visiting Japan in the summer
If you visit Japan during the summer, there are two things you want to be aware of. Take caution from extreme weather conditions such as heatwaves and typhoons.
Japanese summers are as hot as tropical summers. When travelling, you must be careful to avoid heat stroke. When outdoors, please remember to stay hydrated.
In summer, you should be ready for quick changes in weather. It rains a lot in Japan during the summer and can sometimes rain very heavy. There are times when a typhoon will hit Japan. At these times, trains and airplanes will often experience delays or cancellations.
When traveling Japan in summer, please pay attention to the weather forecast. If a typhoon is coming, do not put yourself in danger by going outside. Spend your time indoors in places such as your hotel.
I appreciate you reading to the end.
What to do in case of a typhoon or earthquake in Japan
Even in Japan, damage from typhoons and heavy rains is increasing due to global warming. In addition, earthquakes often occur in Japan. What should you do if a typhoon or earthquake occurs while you are traveling in Japan? Of course, you are unlikely to encounter such a case. However, it is ...
Bon KUROSAWA I have long worked as a senior editor for Nihon Keizai Shimbun (NIKKEI) and currently work as an independent web writer. At NIKKEI, I was the editor-in-chief of the media on Japanese culture. Let me introduce a lot of fun and interesting things about Japan. Please refer to this article for more details.

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Role of National Police Service during Public Health Emergencies: Case of Covid 19 Pandemic in Mombasa County, Kenya
Khalil, Dhulkifly Hemed
Musili, Phelista Marura
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The National Police Service is in charge of keeping the public secure and the community free from criminal activity. In some cases, their harsh tactics used to deter crime have recognized the police, including beating and gassing members of the public. The National Police Services are enlisted in times of public health emergencies like the Covid-19 outbreak. Although very important, their involvement in such health risks is still not fully understood. With reference to the Covid-19 outbreak in Mombasa County, Kenya, this study was conducted to precisely explore the role that the National Police Service performs during public health emergencies with a focus on the Covid-19 pandemic in Mombasa County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific goals: to examine the National Police Service's roles during the Covid-19 pandemic, to identify the difficulties the police encountered in performing their duties, and to determine the most effective strategies for reducing those difficulties in Mombasa County. Contingency theory, the complexity of problem theory, and social disorganization theory were used in the study. The study used a descriptive survey with 530 police officers as the target population, and a sample size of 228 officers was determined using stratified random sampling and Yamane's formulas. To gather primary data for the study, structured questionnaires and key informant interviews been employed. With the help of SPSS version 24, descriptive statistics were utilized in analyzing the data. Descriptive statistics were expressed in terms of frequencies, means, and standard deviation. Throughout the research process, ethical consideration was taken into account. The results of this study will help National policy makers, particularly the Ministry of Health, understand how to work with local police during pandemic outbreaks like Covid-19. According to the study findings the police officers were involved in enforcing containment measures such as wearing of masks, enforcing public health regulation and curfews which were also widely used to curb the Covid-19. However, the study findings revealed that police faced a lot of challenges which included lack of important protective gears such as PPE, disposable gloves, particle respirators, and disposable coveralls and gowns, hostility from the community, lack of motivation and even becoming victims which in some case led to death. The study therefore recommends that police should be properly equipped with the right gear, properly trained to handle emergencies, be counseled, participate in community awareness and be motivated to enable them observe basic human rights during their duties to reduce hostility with the community.


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If you are working in an office, be it a PSU or in the private sector, what are the chances that you will not get fired with immediate effect if you were responsible for getting no work done over one issue or the other? You just go to work, rake up one petty controversy or the other; the main objective is to ensure that no work gets done. No debate, no sensible talking, just pure arguments for the sake of creating trouble only. Will anyone tolerate this attitude? What are the chances of ever finding a respectable employment opportunity? Next to zilch unless of course you decide to become a politician! You just need to show your ‘track record’ of disrupting work to the Opposition and it is sure to be so impressive, you are bound to get on board, with immediate effect!
That unfortunately is the current scenario. Leadership abilities no longer pertains to leading the country to a better future or team building to reach the common objective. No way! Today’s leadership is all about each on his/her own, damn the country and its people! Objective is to only score a political point, who cares about common objective. Really, the true leaders of India, like Gandhiji, Bhagat Singh, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Vallabhai Patel and even iconic business leaders like JRD, Aditya Birla would be crying tears of pain in heaven. What have we as a nation come to today? Any television channel and all we hear is this constant drone of controversies, all together sounding like a hound of dogs barking, baying for blood. Who let these dogs out?
The objective of the Opposition, an able and right minded one, is to rightfully question the ruling party to ensure that the people do not get short changed. Their objective is to keep the Govt on its toes. But here, the toes are trampled upon and the biggest losers are indeed us, we the people. The Opposition is fighting for us but do we need it? Have they bothered to ask us if we want what they are proposing? The Opposition has issues, one after the other – it began with Chidambaram, Telangana, then price rise, then black money, corruption and now FDI in retail. So where does this opposition end? Or rather when does the Opposition do some constructive opposition? Without a debate, can there be a solution? Merely causing a ruckus everyday and ensuring that the Parliament does not function at all does not solve anything. These politicians are available on all TV news channels, debating over the very same issues. So why not in the Parliament?
It is not as though the ruling Govt is pure as the sunshine. Far from it. The UPA is smeared with scams and taints which is unprecedented in the history of India. And work? They believe in sitting on issues, allowing it to either simmer and come to a boil, when they might react or else, just ignore it and allow it to fizzle out. The Prime Minister is well known for being quiet, always. The entire UPA is today looked upon as a legion of policy ditherers.
We, the people of India deserve better governance and yes, a better opposition too. The very people for whom they are fighting for, allowing now work to happen, are the same people who are unfortunately paying for this loss of work. Opposition to everything and anything; no action of anything by the UPA; don’t we deserve better? The question which comes to mind when we see the adjournment day in and day out is – can’t we the people do anything about these politicians? Why is it that we don’t have the power to throw this bunch of people out, lock, stock and barrel! The UPA is a today a symbol of complete poor governance and the Opposition is only compounding things further. We are the very same people who re-elected the UPA so it would be easy for many to say that we deserve what we are getting today? But did we have a better alternative? If the Opposition was more responsible, at least there was a choice. Today, between the devil and the deep sea, it would be better to just drown and die! Because that is precisely what UPA and the Opposition are doing – slowly killing India and Indians.
Liberalisation alone will not solve fiscal problems. World class shopping experience and more food subsidy for the poor in the Food Bill, all seem knee jerk and populist vote catching moves. If this is the way in which we continue, the rest of the world will soon recover and we might teeter on the brink of deep ravine. Or are we already in the ravine?

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Arizona Cardinals Patrick Peterson announced as NFC Pro Bowler
A nice achievement for a rookie, he said he hoped to one day make it back because of his skills covering wide receivers.
Peterson's done exactly that.
It was announced Wednesday that the second-year pro was selected to represent the NFC in the 2013 Pro Bowl.
With one game left to play, Peterson has tallied seven interceptions to go along with 53 tackles. He's been consistently matched up with some of the NFL's best receivers, and at one point had picked off a pass in four consecutive games.
An excited Peterson tweeted his reaction to the news on Wednesday night.
Peterson is the only Arizona player to be selected to the Pro Bowl, while both linebacker Daryl Washington and receiver Larry Fitzgerald have been selected as alternates.
The entirety of the Pro Bowl rosters can be seen here.
- Rookie QB Logan Thomas largely ineffective in Cardinals preseason finale
- Cardinals WRs Brown, Golden and Powell fail to make case in final preseason game
- NFL.com predicts a couple of Arizona Cardinals will win awards
- Report: Arizona Cardinals negotiating contract with James Harrison
- Cardinals vs. Chargers preview: Final chance to make an impression
- Bickley Blast - Thursday August 28Which Valley football team will win more games this season, the Cardinals or the Sun Devils?
- Kirk Gibson, D-backs manager - Tuesday August 26D-backs manager Kirk Gibson discusses possible changes to a six-man rotation.
- Dave Pasch - Cardinals commentator - Tuesday August 26Dave Pasch thinks Michael Floyd is a number one receiving target.
- Mike Sando, ESPN NFL Insider - Tuesday August 26Mike Sando takes us inside the NFL headlines.
- Who impressed/Who depressed - Monday August 25Vince praises Arizona's newest football dynasty.


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The group Bodom After Midnight was launched as the successor to Laiho’s pioneering melodic death metal band, Children of Bodom, which broke up in December 2019. Sadly, Laiho recently passed away from unspecified “long-term health issues” at the young age of 41, never seeing the release of the upcoming EP.
The three songs on Paint the Sky with Blood would appear to be Laiho’s final studio recordings. They were tracked in Finland in 2020, and as the press release states, were supposed to be “the beginning of an exciting new chapter.”
The 14-minute EP includes two originals — the opening title track and “Payback’s a Bitch” — as well as a cover of “Where Dead Angels Lie”, the classic opus by Swedish black metallers Dissection. In addition to Laiho, Bodom After Midnight’s lineup is rounded out by guitarist Daniel Freyberg, drummer Waltteri Väyrynen (Paradise Lost), bassist Mitja Toivonen (ex-Santa Cruz), and live keyboardist Vili Itäpelto.
“Like ourselves, Alexi was beyond stoked about these songs and anxious to get these out so we are happy that we can fulfill his wish,” the remaining Bodom After Midnight members commented in a press statement. “Needless to say that we are honored and proud to be a part of his very last creative work and unleash it the way he wanted it to. It’s time to let the beast out of the cage one more time as a celebration of Alexi’s music, legacy, and the man himself.”
No single has been released from the EP, so stay tuned to Heavy Consequence for further updates. You can pre-order the EP via Napalm Records and check out the artwork and tracklist below.
Paint the Sky with Blood EP Artwork:
Paint the Sky with Blood EP Tracklist:
01. Paint the Sky with Blood
02. Payback’s a Bitch
03. Where Dead Angels Lie (Dissection Cover)


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– Market share of biopharmaceuticals in Germany reaches peak value – Number of employees is growing significantly – Germany far behind the USA and China in gene, cell and tissue therapies – but with catch-up potential
Frankfurt am Main (vfa bio). Biopharmaceuticals, i.e. drugs from genetic engineering, set new records in the German market in 2019: with sales of 12,7 billion euros (2018: 11,2 billion euros) and a market share of 29% (2018: 27%). The number of employees in the biopharmaceutical companies grew by 6% to 42.300 employees. These are the results of the industry report "Medical Biotechnology in Germany 2020" published today. It was developed for vfa bio by the strategy consultants Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
“Biopharmaceuticals are commercially successful because they meet a medical need. That's why doctors use them more often than before - established means as well as the numerous new approvals of previous years," explained Dr. Frank Mathias, Chairman of vfa bio and CEO of Rentschler Biopharma SE today at the presentation of the report in Frankfurt am Main
"Germany as a location plays an important role in this group of popular products, both in terms of development and production," says Dr. Mathias further. “Germany can play off strengths in technology and qualifications here compared to countries with lower wage levels! If politicians want more medicines to be produced in Germany in the future, then it should be high-tech products such as biopharmaceuticals.”
Relevant market factor biosimilars
Sales of biosimilars, i.e. replicas of original biopharmaceuticals after their patent has expired, exceeded the billion mark (2019 billion euros) for the first time in 1,5 - an increase of a good 60% compared to the previous year. In competition with their reference original products, they achieve market shares of up to 60% in the first year. This shows that biosimilars have become a relevant market factor on their own and do not require any political support measures. But the original manufacturers are still represented with their products in the supply because they make competitive offers to the health insurance companies.
ATMP: Novel and special
The current report goes into the field of gene, cell and tissue therapeutics in depth, collectively known as Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP). These are characterized by the fact that patients often experience a long-lasting improvement in their disease with a single treatment - for example, when a congenital genetic defect can be corrected or severely damaged tissue can be regenerated.
This product segment is still small, with ten drugs currently approved. However, more than 1.000 studies for further ATMPs are now taking place worldwide.
Around 47% of these studies take place in the US, with China in second place at 39%. Only 4,4% of ATMP studies are carried out in this country. “Germany lags behind as a study location. This is due, for example, to the slow translation of new therapeutic approaches from research into clinical testing or a lack of production capacities," says study author Dr. Jürgen Lücke, Senior Partner at BCG.
“Germany has to decide whether it wants to play a key role in these promising technologies and generate added value here at the location. This opportunity should be used now,” said Lücke.
For this Dr. Mathias: “There is a hard core of ATMP competence and dedicated companies as well as academic research groups. What is needed, however, is a large-scale plan.”
BCG and vfa bio have developed proposals for this. They recommend:
This would not only be beneficial for the site, but also for society and the patients waiting for new treatment options.
The Biotech Report 2020
The report analyzes the activities of all companies in medical biotechnology in Germany. He can under www.vfa-bio.de/publikationen can be downloaded as a pdf or ordered free of charge.
vfa bio represents biotechnology in the vfa, which is committed to the interests of its 44 leading manufacturers worldwide in health, research and economic policy. vfa bio is committed to using the medical and economic potential of biotechnology and making Germany the leading biotechnology location in Europe. vfa bio currently belong to 28 companies.
On May 20, 2020, the junior research group Astacinproteinases at the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI started its work. Led by Dr. Daniel Ramsbeck, the group is primarily concerned with the design and further development of meprin inhibitors and the development of inhibitors of ovastacin. The research group will be funded for almost two years by the investment bank Saxony-Anhalt with funds from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Children born prematurely often suffer from life-threatening breathing pauses because the lungs and respiratory center are not yet fully developed. The breathing pauses can occur 15 to 20 times an hour and must be treated immediately so that the premature baby does not suffer from a lack of oxygen. To prevent this, the haptics laboratory at the Paul Flechsig Institute for Brain Research at the University of Leipzig wants to develop a foot cuff that will help premature babies to breathe independently. For this research project called "Neo-Takt", the head of the haptics laboratory, Prof. Dr. Martin Grunwald 108.000 euros in prize money from the Ferry Porsche Challenge.

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We — the league and the DUB — work on solutions here and are willing to give Alfred Gílson more exercise time with his team, said HBL President We Schwinger in an interview with the journal Handball Week (Tuesday). Recently, there was a coach call with all Bundesliga coaches. Planned before Christmas is a short course for the national team. However, the Bundesliga coaches would insist that the parked actors are back to the clubs two days before a league game. In addition, a reform of the DUB pokey is also planned. Swivel: We want to abolish here round. All this has the goal of creating more dates and opportunities for the DUB selection.


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One of my biggest challenges in college was the amount of work — it was a big change from high school, and standards were much higher. Finding the right work-school-life balance was tough and I wish I knew about these free student tools when I started my academic career; they helped me save a lot of time, money, and headaches.
There are many great free student apps and student resources available online. Some of my favorite picks for school work include: Notion, a “block” based workspace with inline word processing, spreadsheets, and more. Google Drive, a free cloud storage that comes with other apps you can access from any device such as a) Docs — word processor, b) Sheets — spreadsheets, and c) Presentations. Through Evernote, you can search public notes for your classes to fix any blindspots in your own notes.
There are many great databases and journals to do research for student projects. College and university libraries often provide premium databases and journals to their students through a .edu email. These are typically available through your university library portal.
Books can be expensive. As an undergraduate, I took classes at Cornell University, Colorado University, and George Washington University. Each of these schools had outrageous book prices each semester.
By putting in a little more time to find student books for free, I saved between $1000–2000 per semester. I loved Project Gutenberg, and Library Genesis which helped me save thousands of dollars with thousands of free ebooks.
Looking for used textbooks is another alternative to save money as a student, and more than once, the savings from using free books and used textbooks gave me flexibility: I could afford a night out with friends and I even had an emergency fund so I could even afford to fix a flat tire.
Good student finances are one of the best criteria to predict graduation. Mint is an amazing tool that will automatically give you a breakdown of your budget. Mint does this by tagging your spending into gas, food, utility, and other categories. This can help you adjust your spending to match your goals and you can even set notifications as you are approaching your desired spending limits.
According to the 2020 Census, 1/3 university and college students who qualified for federal student aid, didn’t apply for it. Federal student aid programs, scholarships, and student loans can all help fix any gaps in your student budget.
Graphing calculators are expensive and out of date. These days, laptops and cellphones are way more powerful. You can use online graphing calculators and math solvers to save money and even check your work.
If you don’t understand a math problem, math solvers can even help you find the right answers. Plug in a formula into its search bar, and the math solver will act like your own personal math tutor with step by step instructions.
Never stop learning. There are hundreds of free university level classes. Check in with the registrar at your institution to understand how you can get credit towards your degree with some of these free online courses.
If they qualify for credits, you can use these classes as free credit hours towards your major or minor. This can help university students save a lot of money!
Staying organized in school was tough. All my professors used different tools for their classes. Some professors used the student portal, others used, canvass, and lastly some used their emails to give us updates.
Project managers can help you stay on top of the moving parts to succeed in a semester when you use them as a student planner. Pair a good project manager with more student tools to go above and beyond.
KnowledgeOS is a bookmark manager and a tab manager rolled into one. This lets you create awesome dashboards for projects, classes, and more. These social dashboards can be used to find and share bookmarks, links, and resources. With KnowledgeOS share, export, and bookmark the links and resources you needed regardless of which app your professors and classmates use.
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