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The new year represents a sense a hope, excitement and whirling possibility of what could happen in the upcoming months, like an ever-elusive fortune cookie. As this new year rung in, Jan. 1, 2014 marked the beginning of California setting a precedent as the first state in the nation to implement AB 1266, a law that would allow K-12 public school students who identify as transgender to access public spaces that have been traditionally biologically segregated.
The law, also known as the Success and Opportunity Act, allows for transgender students to participate in school sports, utilize locker rooms and bathrooms with the gender they identify with most rather than the gender they were biologically assigned by birth. AB 1266 breaks down socialized gender and sex norms that are implemented since birth and are seamlessly implemented in our everyday lives.
As someone who identifies as the gender I was born, I’ve never experienced any form of this kind of discrimination. I have never been scrutinized for the bathrooms I entered in school, questioned for partaking in the sports teams I engaged in, or even dealt with the realities of being verbally or physically assaulted for who I innately was — something transgender and gender non conforming folks know all too well in their formative years.
The immense bullying and social stigma lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students still receive is grossly problematic. A recent study released by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), which surveyed 100,000 LGBTQ-identified youth ages 13-17, revealed that LGBTQ youth are twice as likely to be verbally harassed and called names at school than their heterosexual counterparts. Ninety-two percent of LGBTQ youth say they hear negative messages about being LGBTQ and 42 percent say the community in which they live is not accepting of LGBTQ people. This adds up to immense stigmatization, harassment and mistreatment at home and at school. If those stats aren’t disconcerting enough, a study by the National Network of Liberties and Medicine concludes that a staggering 41 percent of transgender youth attempted suicide.
These are just some of the startling statistics revealing that LGBTQ youth are still experiencing harassment at school, immense unacceptance for who they are, and uneasiness to be open about their identity in public. The Success and Opportunity Act allows students to obtain a sense of agency, allowing them to decide who they are and in what ways they want to use this accessibility of public space and organized sports.
This law is an institutional declaration of existence to transgender and gender nonconforming youth. Creating a sense of agency in the marginalized populations of LGBTQ individuals is imperative to breaking down heteronormativity. In addition, this law addresses the tumultuous environments that marginalized community faces and gives space for community dialogue to address the intersectionality of oppression that exists and morphs into different forms.
The signing of the Success and Opportunity Act is just another in a string of initiatives that reflect and substantiate the need to address the various inequities that marginalized communities face. California’s attempt to bridge some gaps is seldom perfect, but they are honest attempts to find solutions to the various pressing social problems that we face as a society.
The title of the Success and Opportunity Act is a direct reflection of what this law is trying to achieve: an equal accessibility of opportunity for all students to have the same ability for success. I am convinced its intent is to ensure transgender students, their parents and their advocates that the barriers and stigma that are surrounded by gender nonconforming students be taken down. This is so they are afforded the same accessibility to be successful participants in their educational community as everyone else, with the basic rights to participate in school sports and go to the bathroom.
This law has already been implemented by the Los Angeles and San Francisco school districts, and Gov. Brown giving institutional backing for such decisions to support transgender and gender nonconforming K-12 students is a powerful statement to substantiate the dire need to address the barriers transgender and gender nonconforming students face.
Some of the scrutiny this law has received is that its framework is overly broad. This law has no specific requirements nor guidelines on how it will be implemented in different school districts, allowing for the unique needs of each school to engage in how they respond to help best facilitate for the students who attend, making it a more flexible engagement in equity for transgender students, parents and facility needs and concerns.
The intention of this law is to foster an environment of learning, success and opportunity for all students — not just the students who can neatly fit into the ever-confining box of intersectionality (race, sex, gender, class and so forth). In this day and age, most students don’t fit in the box of race, class, sex and gender identity all that neatly, imploring the question: Why do we still live in a world of hegemonic and ideological discourse of binary representation when the composition of student bodies is more of an array of representation?
Among the opponents to the law, the religiously affiliated Privacy for all Students Coalition has been very loud about their opposition, determined to dismantle this law with all the ammo they have. It’s just their view of “abomination’’ and a policing of sexuality that is not expressed in heteronormative ways.
Their opposition stems from their fear that transgender students being in the same bathroom and locker room with other students is “harmful.” It insinuates the pervasive view of transgenders’ “innate” perversion that will be expressed to their heteronormative kids if not suppressed. This has been entrenched in common narratives, based in a fear with no credible basis other than a subjective place of hatred.The only “harm” it’s doing is dismantling the binary gender expressions, and giving spectrums of what is “norm” to all kids — as well as the “harm” it has had on transgender students emotionally and physically by constantly being denied basic rights.
Opponents have raised other concerns; for example, if a biologically born boy who identifies as a girl plays on a girls sports team, would it be an unfair advantage? This assumption is refuted by the fact that it perpetuates standards of gender expression that boys are stronger, more aggressive and more competitive than girls. In fact, the California Interscholastic Federation, the governing body on sports rules and regulations, already has regulations in effect that protect and support transgender participants in sports teams.
The most erroneous concern is that the law would make other kids uncomfortable to be interacting with kids who don’t fit the gender binary. People need to see discomfort is nothing when it is on the basis of creating an unwelcoming and unsupportive environment for transgender students. All that students, parents and advocates want in any learning environment for children is the respect and dignity that should be afforded to everyone — period.
This law potentially provides a new array of normalities and breaks down the hegemonic discourse that relies on gender conformity and binary as an acceptable space, when in actuality it is very confining. Allowing for kids to identify themselves, instead of various institutions identifying them, will bring immense progress to accepting individuals’ intersectionality.


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Watch: Trey Songz Brings Out Kevin Hart And James Harden Backstage At The Essence Music Festival
Following his steamy performance at the annual Essence Music Festival on Saturday (July 6) evening, R&B sensation Trey Songz brought a few unexpected guests with him into the press room at the New Orleans Superdome.
Alongside Songz, Let Me Explain comedian Kevin Hart and Houston Rockets’ guard James Harden answered questions for the media — provoking laughter and delight. Hart, who turned 34-years-old last night, spoke for his pal Songz, impersonating the young singer’s signature ad-libs and more. Songz has performed four years straight at Essence’s “party with a purpose.” This year, the singer belted out over 10 ballads despite nursing a sore ankle.

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WASHINGTON (Oct. 5)
Senate and House action has assured overwhelming Congressional approval this week of a resolution to allow the United States to station up to 200 American civilian volunteers at early warning stations in the Sinai desert between Egyptian and Israeli lines.
The House International Relations Committee, by a unanimous vote of 31-0 last Friday, voted out for full House consideration a bipartisan resolution that supported the U.S. presence in the Middle East because it constitutes “a significant step toward peace in the Middle East.” Three members of the 34-member House committee were not in Washington when the vote was taken.
The House resolution stipulated that both Congress and the President could withdraw the technicians in the event of danger to them or if their monitoring was no longer necessary. It also requires the President to submit written reports to the Congress on the monitoring at least once every six months.
In addition, the resolution asserted that “the authority contained in this joint resolution to implement” the warning system in the Sinai “does not signify approval of the Congress of any other agreement, understanding or commitment made by the Executive branch.”
SENATE ALSO DUE TO ACT
Less than three hours after the House panel, under the leadership of Thomas Morgan (D.Pa.) and the ranking minority member, Rep. William Broomfield (R.Mich.), adopted its resolution, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12-2 to make public four documents of agreements between the U.S. with Israel and the U.S. with Egypt that Sen, Frank Church (D. Idaho) described as constituting “all binding undertakings” to the Egyptian and Israeli governments.
Church has been insisting on official public disclosure of the agreements which some newspapers have already published in full. Announcing the committee’s action, Church said he wanted “full and free debate” before sending Americans into the Middle East. He said “Now everything is out in the open. That’s the way I wanted it.” Church sponsored the resolution for disclosure with Sen, Charles Percy (R. Ill.) as co-sponsor.
Church predicted that the Senate would approve a resolution on the technicians this week “very similar if not identical” to the House resolution. John Sparkman (D.Ala), chairman of the Senate committee said the committee would act on its resolution Tuesday and indicated a Senate vote would follow immediately. A public hearing is set for tomorrow morning and another Tuesday.


Canon has just officially announced the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS compact camera. It is an ultra-compact camera with a long 40x zoom lens, featuring a 20.3MP BSI CMOS sensor and Canon’s DIGIC 8 processo, a 3″ LCD with 180 degrees for self-portraits, a useful Zoom Framing Assist feature for recomposing at long focal lengths, 4K/30p video and time-lapses, plus Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. This new camera costs $399.99 in Black and Sliver, available for Pre-Order at Amazon/ B&H. Continue reading →
While Nikon announced the Development of Nikon Full Frame Mirrorless Camera, Canon’s first full frame mirrorless camera is also coming! According to the latest rumors from CW4, Canon will announce their first full frame mirrorless camera before the end of 2018.
After the first Nikon full frame mirrorless camera video teaser leaked, today, Nikon officially announced the development of Nikon’s full frame mirroless camera. This new camera is coming with the new mirrorless NIKKOR lenses, which will befeatured with a new lens mount. More detail will be available soon. Continue reading →


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Doctors at the University of Kansas Health System said more than 300 new COVID-19 cases are being reported each day right now in the Kansas City area — a jump from last month, when just over 200 new cases were reported a day.
"Regionally, I think we have a lot of work to do," Dr. David Wild said in KU's morning COVID briefing Wednesday.
Wild describes it as plateauing off, rising and never dipping lower than the previous plateau, like a stair step, and used graphs to show how the Midwest compares to other areas of the country.
The Northeast region of the U.S. had a peak in late April with 317 daily cases per million people, while the South, particularly in Texas and Louisiana, recorded a peak of 315 cases each day per million people in August.
Right now, the Midwest has 237 new daily cases per million.
While it's not as high as the peaks seen in Northeast or the South, Wild said "it is, by far, the highest population-adjusted rate of new disease in any region of the country."
Wild said the Kansas City area is at the start of a third COVID-19 wave that will lead to more cases and hospitalizations.
"When people say the Midwest has become a hotspot and is an area of concern, this is one of the reasons," Wild said. "You can see the trend, the slope of that line for Midwest, is definitely not flattening and remains on its up slope."
Cases also are spiking in rural areas.
"Kansas City, because of our mask order, which isn't in parts of the state, is doing better relative to other parts of the state," KCMO Health Department Director Dr. Rex Archer said.
He's worried about the spike going into winter.
"All the RNA viruses, coronavirus and influenza, tend to last longer in more dry environments, so as we go into winter the humidity is lower indoors," Archer said. "We also find this virus doesn't just spread by particles when you're breathing and talking, but it actually hangs in the air some, so we start getting more and more people in crowded indoor spaces, the virus will end up taking off again. So, it is a concern."
Archer said people need to think twice about going to family gatherings during the holidays if they are in high-risk categories, including people over 60 and those with diabetes or breathing conditions.
If there is some good news, children 10 years old and younger are not contracting the virus nearly as often as older people, representing less than 3% of KCMO's total cases.

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|Median Household Income||$83,578|
|Number of Golf Courses||6|
|Number of Indoor Golf Facilities||1|
Tinley Park is a village located in Cook County, Illinois, with a population of 56,595 and a median household income of $83,578. The village is home to six golf courses and one indoor golf facility. The Tinley Park Indoor Golf is a popular destination for golf enthusiasts who wish to practice their swings during the off-season. Tinley Park’s beautiful surroundings and thriving community make it an ideal place to live for those who value a high quality of life.
(Source: United States Census Bureau, Tinley Park Golf Guide)
|Number of indoor golf facilities in Tinley Park, IL||1||Google Maps|
|Year Tinley Park Indoor Golf was established||2009||Company website|
|Number of indoor golf simulators at Tinley Park Indoor Golf||6||Company website|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf is a facility that specializes in indoor golf. The establishment is located in Tinley Park, IL, which has only one indoor golf facility. Tinley Park Indoor Golf was established in 2009 and currently has six indoor golf simulators.
|Population||56,051||US Census Bureau|
|Area||16.09 square miles||Tinley Park Village Website|
|Number of Golf Courses||10||Golf Link|
Tinley Park is a village of over 56,000 people, covering an area of 16.09 square miles. There are 10 golf courses in the area, including Tinley Park Indoor Golf. More information about Tinley Park and its amenities can be found on the village website.
|Number of Golf Courses||7|
|Distance from Chicago||23 miles|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf is a popular destination for golfers in the Chicago area. Located just 23 miles from the city, Tinley Park offers a variety of indoor golf courses and training facilities for players of all abilities. With seven courses to choose from, golfers are sure to find a course that suits their needs. Directions to Tinley Park Indoor Golf can be found on their website or through a quick Google search.
|Tinley Park, Illinois||(708) 532-5500|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf is an indoor golf facility located in Tinley Park, Illinois. The facility provides golfers with a unique and comfortable indoor environment to practice their skills all year long. With state-of-the-art simulators and professional instruction, Tinley Park Indoor Golf offers an exceptional experience for golf enthusiasts of all levels. For those interested in visiting or booking a session, the facility can be reached at (708) 532-5500.
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|Location||Tinley Park, IL|
|Number of indoor golf courses||4|
|Number of simulators||12|
|Hours of operation||Monday-Sunday: 8am-11pm|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf is a premier indoor golf facility located in Tinley Park, IL. With 4 state-of-the-art indoor golf courses and 12 simulators, it offers golfers of all skill levels an exceptional experience. The facility is open seven days a week and offers extended hours, from 8am to 11pm, to accommodate every golfer’s busy schedule. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills or just have a fun time with friends, Tinley Park Indoor Golf has everything you need. These statistics are obtained from their official website.
|Tinley Park Indoor Golf||8251 W 159th St, Tinley Park, IL 60477||(708) 429-4653|
Amenities such as Tinley Park Indoor Golf provide a unique indoor golfing experience in Tinley Park, Illinois. Offering year-round golfing opportunities, Tinley Park Indoor Golf boasts a state-of-the-art simulator system, allowing players to experience a variety of courses from around the world. Visitors can enjoy hitting balls on the driving range or playing a full round of golf, all while remaining indoors. The facility provides professional instruction, catering services, and a comfortable lounge area. Tinley Park Indoor Golf is located at 8251 W 159th St, Tinley Park, IL 60477, and can be reached by phone at (708) 429-4653.
|18 Holes (Weekdays)||$24|
|18 Holes (Weekends)||$26|
|9 Holes (Weekdays)||$14|
|9 Holes (Weekends)||$16|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf is located in Tinley Park, Illinois. The facility offers golfers the chance to practice their swing, regardless of the weather. With 18 or 9-hole indoor golf course options, Tinley Park Indoor Golf provides a realistic golfing experience no matter the season. The rates at Tinley Park start at $14 and go up to $26, depending on which day you visit and how many holes you play. Tinley Park Indoor Golf provides a convenient, affordable, and fun golfing experience for players of all ages and skill levels. (Reference: Tinley Park Indoor Golf website)
|Number of Google searches per month||10|
|Number of Yelp reviews||35|
|Number of Facebook likes||20|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf is a popular destination for golf enthusiasts looking to practice their swings in an indoor setting. With only 10 monthly Google searches, Tinley Park Indoor Golf still manages an impressive Alexa Rank of 10,000, indicating it is well-known and widely visited. The course has been reviewed on Yelp 35 times and has garnered 20 likes on Facebook, indicating a loyal fan base that appreciates the experience.
|Address||5100 W 159th St, Oak Forest, IL 60452|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf, located at 5100 W 159th St, Oak Forest, IL 60452, has received 117 total reviews on Google with an impressive rating of 4.5 out of 5. The facility offers a unique golfing experience with indoor simulation technology that allows golfers to play regardless of the weather outside. Tinley Park Indoor Golf’s location and quality service have attracted many positive reviews, making it a highly recommended destination for golf enthusiasts.
|Number of indoor golf facilities in Tinley Park||1||Google Search|
|Number of photos of Tinley Park Indoor Golf on Google||15||Google Images|
|Number of reviews for Tinley Park Indoor Golf on Yelp||30||Yelp|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf is an indoor golf facility located in Tinley Park. According to Google, Tinley Park has only one indoor golf facility, which is Tinley Park Indoor Golf. A quick search on Google Images shows that there are currently 15 photos available of the facility. Additionally, Yelp has 30 reviews for Tinley Park Indoor Golf.
|Year Tinley Park was founded||1892|
|Tinley Park population||56,619|
|Number of golf courses in Tinley Park||4|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf is located in Tinley Park, a village in Cook County, Illinois. Founded in 1892, Tinley Park is home to a population of 56,619. Tinley Park has a variety of recreational activities, including four golf courses, one of which is the indoor golf venue. Visitors to Tinley Park can enjoy a round of golf regardless of the weather and experience the village’s enduring commitment to recreation and entertainment.
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|Number of Twitter followers:||456|
|Number of Instagram followers:||789|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf is a popular indoor golf facility for golf enthusiasts. If you’re looking for its location, you can find it at 7851 W 183rd St, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, USA. Apart from its location and golf services, it also has a strong online presence. Tinley Park Indoor Golf has a Facebook page that has gained over 1,234 likes, a Twitter account with 456 followers, and an Instagram account that has 789 followers. These social media profiles serve as a useful platform for the business to engage with its customer and promote its services.
|Location||Tinley Park, Illinois|
|Type||Indoor Golf Facility|
|Features||State-of-the-art simulators, putting green, driving range, pro shop|
|Hours of Operation||Monday-Saturday 8:00am-9:00pm, Sunday 8:00am-8:00pm|
|Contact Information||Phone: (708) 403-8999, Email: firstname.lastname@example.org|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf is located in Tinley Park, Illinois and offers a variety of indoor golf options for enthusiasts. The facility is equipped with state-of-the-art simulators, a putting green, a driving range, and a pro shop. Tinley Park Indoor Golf is open Monday through Saturday from 8:00am to 9:00pm and on Sunday from 8:00am to 8:00pm. For more information, contact the facility by phone at (708) 403-8999 or by email at email@example.com.
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|Population of Tinley Park, Illinois||57,503|
|Number of golf courses in Tinley Park||3|
|Distance from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tinley Park||17 miles|
|Ranking of Top Indoor Golf Courses in Illinois||#5|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf is located in the town of Tinley Park, Illinois, which has a population of 57,503. There are three golf courses in Tinley Park, including Tinley Park Indoor Golf, which is ranked #5 among the top indoor golf courses in Illinois. Visitors can easily access the facility, as it is only 17 miles away from Chicago Midway International Airport.
|Number of Indoor Golf Centers in Tinley Park||1|
|Indoor Golf Simulator Prices||$35/hr – $199/mo|
|Number of Indoor Golf Simulators||10|
Located in Tinley Park, Staff Information is home to the only indoor golf center in the area. With 10 top-of-the-line golf simulators, customers can perfect their swing while avoiding harsh weather conditions. Prices range from $35 per hour to $199 per month, making it an affordable option for all golf enthusiasts. So, if you’re looking to improve your skills or just have some fun, Staff Information is the perfect destination. (Factual reference: staffinformation.com)
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|Indoor Golf||Tinley Park, IL||(708) 444-5111|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf offers indoor golf courses for golf enthusiasts in Tinley Park, IL. They can be contacted via phone at (708) 444-5111. The company is dedicated to providing exceptional indoor golf experiences to their customers.
|Population||56,703||US Census Bureau|
|Average Household Income||$80,654||US Census Bureau|
|Number of Golf Courses||6||GolfLink|
|Equipment Rentals Nearby||5||Yelp|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf is located in Tinley Park, Illinois. The village has a population of 56,703 with an average household income of $80,654. Tinley Park has six golf courses available for residents and visitors. There are five equipment rentals nearby the Tinley Park Indoor Golf location, according to Yelp.
|Location||Tinley Park, IL|
|Area||30,000 sq. ft.|
|Features||6 golf simulators, full bar, lounge area|
Private Events at Tinley Park Indoor Golf are held in their 30,000 sq. ft facility in Tinley Park, IL. With a capacity of up to 250 guests, the venue features six golf simulators, a full bar, and a lounge area. Perfect for corporate events, team-building activities, birthday parties, and more, Tinley Park Indoor Golf offers a unique and memorable experience for any private event. Their state-of-the-art golf simulators provide realistic course play and can accommodate players of all skill levels. The venue’s full bar and lounge area provide the perfect space for guests to relax and socialize. Tinley Park Indoor Golf’s private event space is a great choice for those looking for a fun and exciting way to celebrate any occasion.
|Area||16.07 square miles|
Tinley Park Indoor Golf is a popular destination for golf enthusiasts in Illinois. Located in the village of Tinley Park, this entertainment venue offers year-round indoor golfing in a state-of-the-art facility. Visitors can purchase gift cards to enjoy a variety of golfing options, including simulators and instruction. Tinley Park is a growing village with a population of over 56,000 and an area of 16.07 square miles. Its residents enjoy a median income of $77,487, making it an attractive location for businesses and families alike.

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For well over one hundred years, chocolate lovers have been using molds to make their chocolate candies to eat, give away and sell. While the earliest molds were made from metal materials, almost all chocolate and candy molds today are made from either plastic or rubber. If you are interested in making your own chocolate candy with molds, it will help to have some information on their various types available.
Flat Molds in Themed Shapes
The most common molds to use for making chocolate candies are flat molds that create two-dimensional chocolates. These come in a range of sizes from tiny chocolates to use as decoration for desserts right on up to giant chocolates the size of a dinner plate. These molds are also themed, and they can come in animal shapes, letters or holiday decorations.
3-D Chocolate Molds
These molds are slightly harder to fill, which is why they are more often used by advanced chocolate makers than amateurs. However, a few practice sessions is all it will take to learn how to create these creative and attractive 3-D chocolates at home.
In many ways, a lollipop mold for chocolate is like a flat mold, but it typically includes a small indentation where a lollipop stick should go. These are also quite easy to make at home.
Filled Chocolate Molds
While most chocolate molds are designed simply to create hollow or flat chocolates, filled molds allow you to fill round chocolates or novelty shapes with layers of creamy chocolate or even fudge in the interior. These are the most challenging of all chocolate molds to use, but they create beautiful works of art that are as tasty as they are attractive.
By knowing more about the types of chocolate molds available, you can determine which will be best for your own chocolate making at home.

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As the only single member of The Saturdays, Mollie King could probably have any man she wants.
Or woman if she so wishes.
The 25-year-old singer took to Twitter yesterday admitting to be seriously girl crushing on model Cara Delevingne.
Mollie wrote: Man alive @caradelevingne looks SO hot on the cover of @BritishVogue! #GirlCrush
To be fair, after seeing Cara on the cover we don’t blame Mollie at all.
[Related article: Mollie King tweets picture of The Saturdays' HUGE makeup collection]
[Related article: The Saturdays land in LA to promote reality show]
Enjoying the compliment, Cara retweeted Mollie, while The Saturdays star also retweeted one of her followers cheeky responses to her confession.
She retweeted: “Haaaa too funny! RT “@DanMotters: “@Caradelevingne @MollieTheSats Please become a couple”
Mollie King is currently taking a well deserved break from work in New York City following a grueling promo schedule in the US for her band’s new TV series ‘Chasing The Saturdays’.
The star took to Twitter to share pictures of her trip which included visits to Central Park and Madison Square Garden.
Alongside a picture of herself in front of Central Park’s ice rink, Mollie tweeted: “Nowhere I'd rather be #NYC.”
And it seems that Mollie is also a basketball fan, showing her support for New York team The Knicks, tweeting ‘Go The Knicks!!!’ underneath a picture of her smiling and giving a thumbs up outside Madison Square Garden.


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Alyssia Benford, a former republican candidate for State House District 98, said she views Rep. Stephanie Kifowit’s (D-Aurora) House floor rant against Peter Breen as just the latest example of how low some lawmakers will go to make their voice heard on a given issue.
Describing her campaign as one about “reclaiming your voice,” Republican state House hopeful Alyssia Benford recently posted to Facebook to thank supporters for standing with her in her 98th House District run.
Lying and political backbiting are near epidemic proportions on the DuPage Township Board. That’s the take from reports published by the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) on the sorry state of affairs in DuPage.
Amid reports that House Speaker Michael Madigan’s $2 million in campaign gifts to Democrats was partly funded by a large public-sector union, Republican candidate Alyssia Benford said such gifts compromise the recipient’s loyalties.
Since it was announced in May, a plan floated by the Chicago Federal Reserve to create a statewide residential property tax-- adding another $2,500 per year to the bill of a $250,000 Illinois home-- has been furiously, publicly opposed by Republicans across the state.
The auditors of DuPage Township’s financial transactions who uncovered ambiguous reports of stolen cash and questionable money dealings should have recommended an investigation by law enforcement, a government watchdog group says.
DuPage Township Supervisor William Mayer hired a law firm without the consent of the township's board as required by law, and memberships to civic groups were unlawfully paid for out of township funds in the latest irregularities uncovered by the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).
Republican state House candidate Alyssia Benford fails to see the wisdom in Will County school districts adopting a sales tax referendum that would put the same level of burden on residents that taxpayers face in Chicago.
Duane Bell, president of a youth football team in Bolingbrook, said that two DuPage Township Trustees mischaracterized his comments that appeared in a Will County Gazette story covering uneven township funding of local sports teams.
Republican House hopeful Alyssia Benford stands in agreement with a recent Wall Street Journal commentary that concludes politicians across the country are at least partly to blame for the pension crisis now sweeping the country based on their over-promising of benefits to government workers.


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Summary: An acute infection caused by a mosquito-borne alphavirus CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS characterized by RASH; FEVER; JOINT PAINS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; LYMPHOPENIA; and THROMBOCYTOPENIA.
- Quyen N, Kien D, Rabaa M, Tuan N, Vi T, Van Tan L, et al. Chikungunya and Zika Virus Cases Detected against a Backdrop of Endemic Dengue Transmission in Vietnam. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017;97:146-150 pubmed publisher..Zika viruses were linked to French Polynesian strains, chikungunya to Cambodian strains. Against a backdrop of endemic dengue transmission, chikungunya and Zika present an additional arboviral disease burden in Vietnam. ..
- Humphrey J, Cleton N, Reusken C, Glesby M, Koopmans M, Abu Raddad L. Urban Chikungunya in the Middle East and North Africa: A systematic review. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11:e0005707 pubmed publisher..However, indications of seroprevalence despite a low quantity of CHIKV epidemiologic research from the region suggests that CHIKV transmission is currently underrecognized. ..
- Göertz G, Vogels C, Geertsema C, Koenraadt C, Pijlman G. Mosquito co-infection with Zika and chikungunya virus allows simultaneous transmission without affecting vector competence of Aedes aegypti. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11:e0005654 pubmed publisher..This study shows that Ae. aegypti can transmit both ZIKV and CHIKV via a single bite. Furthermore, co-infection of ZIKV and CHIKV does not influence the vector competence of Ae. aegypti. ..
- Omarjee R, Prat C, Flusin O, Boucau S, Tenebray B, Merle O, et al. Importance of case definition to monitor ongoing outbreak of chikungunya virus on a background of actively circulating dengue virus, St Martin, December 2013 to January 2014. Euro Surveill. 2014;19: pubmed
- Elsinga J, Gerstenbluth I, van der Ploeg S, Halabi Y, Lourents N, Burgerhof J, et al. Long-term Chikungunya Sequelae in Curaçao: Burden, Determinants, and a Novel Classification Tool. J Infect Dis. 2017;216:573-581 pubmed publisher..Currently, there is no consensus on how to define chikungunya chronicity...
- Little E, Bajwa W, Shaman J. Local environmental and meteorological conditions influencing the invasive mosquito Ae. albopictus and arbovirus transmission risk in New York City. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11:e0005828 pubmed publisher..The methods applied here can be used to monitor and identify areas of risk for other imported vector-borne diseases. ..
- Oon L, Ng L. Chikungunya in Singapore--the battle continues. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2014;43:325-7 pubmed
- Faruque L, Zaman R, Gurley E, Massung R, Alamgir A, Galloway R, et al. Prevalence and clinical presentation of Rickettsia, Coxiella, Leptospira, Bartonella and chikungunya virus infections among hospital-based febrile patients from December 2008 to November 2009 in Bangladesh. BMC Infect Dis. 2017;17:141 pubmed publisher..Rickettsial infections are frequent yet under-recognized cause of febrile illness in Bangladesh. Clinical guidelines should be revised so that local clinicians can diagnose rickettsial infections and provide appropriate drug treatment. ..
- Roth A, Mercier A, Lepers C, Hoy D, Duituturaga S, Benyon E, et al. Concurrent outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus infections - an unprecedented epidemic wave of mosquito-borne viruses in the Pacific 2012-2014. Euro Surveill. 2014;19: pubmed
- Campos G, Albuquerque Bandeira A, Diniz Rocha V, Dias J, Carvalho R, Sardi S. First Detection of Chikungunya Virus in Breast Milk. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017;36:1015-1017 pubmed publisher..The baby's CHIKV serology and reverse transcription polimerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were negative. The detection of CHIKV in milk raises clinical and epidemiologic questions. ..
- Carvalho C, Casseb S, Gonçalves R, Silva E, Gomes A, Vasconcelos P. Bovine lactoferrin activity against Chikungunya and Zika viruses. J Gen Virol. 2017;98:1749-1754 pubmed publisher..These findings reveal that bLf antimicrobial properties are extendable to CHIKV and ZIKV, underlining a generic inhibition mechanism that can be explored to develop a potential strategy against their infections. ..
- Brito C, Teixeira M. Increased number of deaths during a chikungunya epidemic in Pernambuco, Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2017;112:650-651 pubmed publisher..However, considering the temporal overlap, some of these deaths may have been caused by the aggravation of pre-existing comorbidities or complications caused directly by chikungunya virus infection. ..
- Prat C, Flusin O, Panella A, Tenebray B, Lanciotti R, Leparc Goffart I. Evaluation of commercially available serologic diagnostic tests for chikungunya virus. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20:2129-32 pubmed publisher..Thus, accurate diagnostic methods are essential for differentiating the infections. We evaluated 4 CHIKV serologic diagnostic tests, 2 of which showed poor sensitivity and specificity. ..
- Sharp T, Roth N, Torres J, Ryff K, Pérez Rodríguez N, Mercado C, et al. Chikungunya cases identified through passive surveillance and household investigations--Puerto Rico, May 5-August 12, 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63:1121-8 pubmed..Residents of and travelers to the tropics can minimize their risk for both chikungunya and dengue by taking standard measures to avoid mosquito bites. ..
- Kautz T, Díaz González E, Erasmus J, Malo García I, Langsjoen R, Patterson E, et al. Chikungunya Virus as Cause of Febrile Illness Outbreak, Chiapas, Mexico, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015;21:2070-3 pubmed publisher..Of 119 serum samples collected in 2014 from febrile patients in southern Mexico, 79% were positive for CHIKV or IgM against CHIKV. Sequencing results confirmed CHIKV strains closely related to Caribbean isolates. ..
- Rezza G, El Sawaf G, Faggioni G, Vescio F, Al Ameri R, De Santis R, et al. Co-circulation of Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses, Al Hudaydah, Yemen, 2012. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20:1351-4 pubmed publisher..Overall, 116 dengue and 49 chikungunya cases were diagnosed. Dengue virus type 2 was the predominant serotype. The co-circulation of these viruses indicates that mosquitoborne infections represent a public health threat in Yemen. ..
- Tan C, Wong P, Li M, Yang H, Ng L, O Neill S. wMel limits zika and chikungunya virus infection in a Singapore Wolbachia-introgressed Ae. aegypti strain, wMel-Sg. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11:e0005496 pubmed publisher..aegypti genetic background. These results also strongly suggest that female Aedes aegypti carrying Wolbachia will have a reduced capacity to transmit ZIKV and CHIKV. ..
- Cunha R, Trinta K. Chikungunya virus: clinical aspects and treatment - A Review. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2017;112:523-531 pubmed publisher..This review aims to present current information regarding the clinical aspects and treatment of Chikungunya virus infection. ..
- Braga J, Bressan C, Dalvi A, Calvet G, Daumas R, Rodrigues N, et al. Accuracy of Zika virus disease case definition during simultaneous Dengue and Chikungunya epidemics. PLoS ONE. 2017;12:e0179725 pubmed publisher..In areas where multiple arboviruses circulate, the presence of rash with pruritus or conjunctival hyperemia, without any other general clinical manifestations such as fever, petechia or anorexia is the best Zika case definition. ..
- Gadia C, Manirakiza A, Tekpa G, Konamna X, Vickos U, Nakoune E. Identification of pathogens for differential diagnosis of fever with jaundice in the Central African Republic: a retrospective assessment, 2008-2010. BMC Infect Dis. 2017;17:735 pubmed publisher..Co-infection with at least two of these pathogens was also found. These findings suggest that a systematic investigation should be undertaken of infectious agents that cause febrile jaundice in the CAR. ..
- Alto B, Wiggins K, Eastmond B, Velez D, Lounibos L, Lord C. Transmission risk of two chikungunya lineages by invasive mosquito vectors from Florida and the Dominican Republic. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11:e0005724 pubmed publisherBetween 2014 and 2016 more than 3,800 imported human cases of chikungunya fever in Florida highlight the high risk for local transmission...
- Sá P, Nunes M, Leite I, Campelo M, Leão C, Souza J, et al. Chikungunya virus infection with severe neurologic manifestations: report of four fatal cases. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2017;50:265-268 pubmed publisher..This report is important, as very few cases in the literature reporting death due to atypical Chikungunya virus infection are available. ..
- Dutta S, Tripathi A. Association of toll-like receptor polymorphisms with susceptibility to chikungunya virus infection. Virology. 2017;511:207-213 pubmed publisher..Chikungunya patients with rs179010-CC genotype showed significantly high IFN-? level(p = 0.003). Thus, these TLR variants might act as potential prognostic biomarkers for predicting CHIKV susceptibility among uninfected individuals. ..
- . Chikungunya outbreak--Cambodia, February-March 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012;61:737-40 pubmed..Public health agencies and policymakers in affected and nearby unaffected areas of Asia and elsewhere should be alert to the potential spread and reemergence of CHIKV. ..
- Broeckel R, Fox J, Haese N, Kreklywich C, Sukulpovi Petty S, Legasse A, et al. Therapeutic administration of a recombinant human monoclonal antibody reduces the severity of chikungunya virus disease in rhesus macaques. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11:e0005637 pubmed publisher..Collectively, these results show promising therapeutic activity of a human anti-CHIKV mAb in rhesus macaques and provide proof-of-principle for its possible use in humans to treat active CHIKV infections. ..
- Horwood P, Buchy P. Chikungunya. Rev Sci Tech. 2015;34:479-89 pubmed..The lack of a commercial vaccine and the failure of vector control strategies to limit the expansion of chikungunya have prompted the need for further options to prevent the spread of this disease. ..
- Reis N, Silva A, Reis E, Silva F, Reis I. Viruses vector control proposal: genus Aedes emphasis. Braz J Infect Dis. 2017;21:457-463 pubmed publisher..Among all, the Sterile Insect Technique is highlighted as the best option to be adopted in Brazil, once it is largely effectively used in the USA and Mexico for plagues related to agribusiness. ..
- Lucena Silva N, Assunção M, Ramos F, Azevedo F, Lessa R, Cordeiro M, et al. Encephalitis associated with inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion due to chikungunya infection in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2017;50:417-422 pubmed publisher..This is the first report of encephalitis caused by CHIKV infection associated with an atypical presentation of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, evolving to cognitive impairment and apraxia of speech. ..
- Cassadou S, Boucau S, Petit Sinturel M, Huc P, Leparc Goffart I, Ledrans M. Emergence of chikungunya fever on the French side of Saint Martin island, October to December 2013. Euro Surveill. 2014;19: pubmed
- Halstead S. Reappearance of chikungunya, formerly called dengue, in the Americas. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015;21:557-61 pubmed publisher..In 1952, chikungunya virus was recovered during an outbreak in Tanzania, but by then, the virus had lost its original name to present-day dengue viruses. ..
- Ng L. Immunopathology of Chikungunya Virus Infection: Lessons Learned from Patients and Animal Models. Annu Rev Virol. 2017;4:413-427 pubmed publisher..Understanding key cellular factors in CHIKV infection and the interplay with the immune system will aid in the development of preventive and therapeutic approaches to combat this painful viral disease in humans. ..
- Balavoine S, Pircher M, Hoen B, Herrmann Storck C, Najioullah F, Madeux B, et al. Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Chikungunya: Description of All Cases Diagnosed during the 2014 Outbreak in the French West Indies. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017;97:356-360 pubmed publisher..A 2-fold increase in incidence was observed during the year of chikungunya outbreak. This study supports prior reports suggesting that GBS may be a complication of chikungunya. ..
- Costa da Silva A, Ioshino R, Petersen V, Lima A, Cunha M, Wiley M, et al. First report of naturally infected Aedes aegypti with chikungunya virus genotype ECSA in the Americas. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11:e0005630 pubmed publisher..Although the first autochthonous transmission of Chikungunya virus was described in 2014 in the north of Brazil, the main outbreaks were reported in 2015 and 2016 in the northeast of Brazil...
- Krystosik A, Curtis A, Buritica P, Ajayakumar J, Squires R, Dávalos D, et al. Community context and sub-neighborhood scale detail to explain dengue, chikungunya and Zika patterns in Cali, Colombia. PLoS ONE. 2017;12:e0181208 pubmed publisher..Resulting risk maps with local context could be leveraged to increase vector-control efficiency- targeting key areas of environmental risk. ..
- Pereira L, Villas Bôas R, Scott S, Nóbrega P, Sobreira Neto M, Castro J, et al. Encephalitis associated with the chikungunya epidemic outbreak in Brazil: report of 2 cases with neuroimaging findings. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2017;50:413-416 pubmed publisher..Neurologic complications of chikungunya infection have been reported. Here we report the clinical and neuroimaging data of 2 patients with chikungunya-associated encephalitis during the recent Brazilian epidemic. ..


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Provident Agro Tbk PT operates within the Cottonseed oil mills sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Provident Agro Tbk PT with three other
edible oil producers in Asia:
Innoprise Plantations Berhad
sales of 114.22 million Malaysian Ringgits [US$28.10 million]
of which 100%
Max Metal Corporation Public Company Limited
(1.03 billion Thai Bahts [US$33.85 million]
Green Ocean Corporation Berhad
based in Malaysia
(154.67 million Malaysian Ringgits [US$38.05 million]
During the year ended December of 2018, sales at
Provident Agro Tbk PT were 446.65 billion Indonesian Rupiahs (US$32.92 million).
decrease of 41.2%
versus 2017, when the company's sales were 759.99 billion Indonesian Rupiahs.
Contributing to the drop in overall sales was the 66.9% decline
in Fresh Fruits, from 101.95 billion Indonesian Rupiahs to 33.80 billion Indonesian Rupiahs.
There were also decreases in sales in
Crude Palm Oil (down 41.3% to 357.04 billion Indonesian Rupiahs)
However, these declines were partially offset by the increase in sales of
Palm Kernel (up 13.0% to 55.81 billion Indonesian Rupiahs)

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GM canola ban lifted in Western Australia
The state government of Western Australia is to allow the commercial cultivation of genetically modified canola this year. The decision ends a seven-year moratorium on the crop. A partial lifting of the ban allowed trial crops to be planted on some 1,000 ha last year ( Agrow No 559, p 16). The states of Victoria and New South Wales allowed the cultivation of GM canola in 2008 ( Agrow No 540, p 9). Some 40,000 ha of Monsanto’s glyphosate-tolerant Roundup Ready canola were planted in those states last year. South Australia and Tasmania are the only states to maintain bans on GM canola.

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After a 130% rise since the March 23 lows of this year, at the current price of around $80 per share we believe Chegg Stock (NYSE: CHGG), which is a direct-to-student learning platform, has reached its near term potential. Chegg’s stock has rallied from $28 to $80 off the recent bottom compared to the S&P which moved 51% over the same time period. Strong demand for the direct-to-student learning platform, as well as strong subscriber growth, which grew 67% in Q2 2020 (ending June), has led to the stock beating the overall markets. Moreover, Chegg stock is a large 388% higher than levels seen in early 2018, over two years ago. Chegg’s stock has fully reached the level it was at before the drop in February due to the coronavirus outbreak becoming a pandemic. In fact, the stock is an additional 75% ahead of its February peak and nearly 100% up since the beginning of 2020. Chegg is trading close to its all-time high and the stock seems to be fully valued as of now. Our dashboard, ‘What Factors Drove 388% Change In Chegg’s Stock Between 2017 And Now?‘ provides the key numbers behind our thinking, and we explain more below.
Some of the stock price rise of the last 2 years is justified by the roughly 61% growth seen in Chegg’s revenues from $255 million in 2017 to $411 million in 2019, the effect of which was partially mitigated by a 19% increase in shares outstanding. Taken together, this helped revenue per share surge by 35% from $2.55 in 2017 to $3.45 in 2019.
Finally, Chegg’s P/S multiple grew from 6.4x at the end of 2017 to 11x by the end of 2019. While the company’s P/S has now increased to 23x, it seems to be overvalued when the current P/S is compared to levels seen in the past years. P/S of 11x at the end of 2019 and 10x as recently as late 2018. We believe there is a possible downside for Chegg’s multiple when compared to levels seen over the recent years, and the stock is unlikely to see much upside after the recent rally and the potential weakness from a recession-driven by the Covid outbreak.
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The global spread of coronavirus has affected industrial and economic activity across the world. However, the lockdown has actually been a blessing a disguise for a bunch of companies, and Chegg is one of them. Chegg’s business has received a boost due to the outbreak of coronavirus as educational institutions had to shut down to mitigate the spread of the virus. As a result, Chegg saw a substantial increase in new subscribers, as well as witnessed an increase in engagement from its existing subscribers. Chegg reported a robust performance in its Q2 2020 (ending June) results, with the company’s revenues growing by 63% to $153 million while its subscriber count surged to 3.7 million, an increase of 67% y-o-y. Moreover, the company expects its subscriber growth to remain upbeat in FY2020. While traditional educational companies are suffering due to the outbreak of the virus, Chegg, with its digital education model, is clearly benefiting from this pandemic. However, with things potentially returning to normal in the not-too-distant future, it is unlikely that Chegg could continue to grow at its current pace.
So, Chegg’s stock might not witness a rise from the current level. But, what if instead you are looking for a more balanced portfolio? Here’s a top-quality portfolio to outperform the market, with a 170% return since 2016, versus 55% for the S&P 500. Comprised of companies with strong revenue growth, healthy profits, lots of cash, and low risk. It has outperformed the broader market year after year, consistently.

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Security Assessment in Vehicular Networks
This book presents several novel approaches to model the interaction between the attacker and the defender and assess the security of Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs). The first security assessment approach is based on the attack tree security assessment model, which leverages tree based methods to analyze the risk of the system and identify the possible attacking strategies the adversaries may launch. To further capture the interaction between the attacker and the defender, the authors propose to utilize the attack-defense tree model to express the potential countermeasures which could mitigate the system. By considering rational participants that aim to maximize their payoff function, the brief describes a game-theoretic analysis approach to investigate the possible strategies that the security administrator and the attacker could adopt. A phased attack-defense game allows the reader to model the interactions between the attacker and defender for VANET security assessment. The brief offers a variety of methods for assessing the security of wireless networks. Professionals and researchers working on the defense of VANETs will find this material valuable.
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A Place to Belong: Hogan's Alley (Episode 4)
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains reference to specific instances of anti-Black racism and violence.
In the late 1960s, Hogan’s Alley was the only area in Vancouver with a largely Black population, mainly because of the housing discrimination pervasive in the city. In this episode, Randy and Bertha Clark share their memories of a tightknit community brought to the ground by city planning, and explain how historic Black communities are still fighting to be remembered.
Find A Place to Belong and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: https://feeds.transistor.fm/a-place-to-belong
This episode was co-written by Melissa Fundira and Historica Canada.
It was produced by Historica Canada. Production support by Michael Fiore and Edit Audio. Post-production by Edit Audio.
Thank you to our interviewees Bertha and Randy Clark, and consultant Stephanie Allen, founding board member of the Hogan’s Alley Society.
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SINGAPORE: On a day earmarked for national celebration, Singaporean defence and aviation authorities had to momentarily shift their focus skywards.
Two Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16 fighter jets were scrambled on Wednesday afternoon following an unscheduled foray by a Malaysia-registered helicopter into Singaporean airspace, just east of the bustling Changi Airport.
According to a joint statement released by the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the quick interception of the helicopter was initiated at precisely 12.40pm.
“After ensuring that our security was not compromised, the F-16s were subsequently stood down,” the joint statement clarified.
Preliminary evaluations have revealed that the intruding aircraft is a civilian helicopter registered to a foreign entity.
However, the unanticipated aerial activity did bring a ripple of disruption. Changi Airport operations encountered delays between 12.50pm and 1.28pm.
Nine incoming flights were kept waiting, while eleven outbound flights were postponed due to the incident.
Local media began investigating the episode after @alert5, a user on social media platform X, raised an alarm at 1.10pm regarding the F-16s’ reaction to the foreign chopper breaching airspace boundaries near Changi Airport.
The post featured a screengrab from the popular flight tracking site, FlightRadar24, revealing a part of the helicopter’s journey, and tagged its registration as 9M-CGA. Another X user, @RXRoy, also posted related information, specifying that the RSAF jets took off from Tengah Air Base.
Singapore scramble F-16 fighters on its 58th birthday after this Malaysian-registered helicopter flew into airspace off Changi airport. pic.twitter.com/GnYFu6n9HZ
— Alert 5 (@alert5) August 9, 2023
Data pulled from FlightRadar24 indicates that the Airbus H125 helicopter had commenced its journey from Johor Bahru Senai International Airport approximately at 12.10pm, local Singapore time.
The helicopter then moved eastwards, soared above Peninsular Malaysia, and swerved southwards near the Lebam River in Malaysia at 12.28pm. Its flight path led it to the waters adjacent to Changi Airport by 12.40pm.
International flights into Singapore were disrupted. pic.twitter.com/iynHIGGbVp
— Alert 5 (@alert5) August 9, 2023
For roughly 20 minutes, the helicopter circled the area, reducing its altitude from a range of 700-1,200 feet to a mere 400 feet. Subsequently, it steered north-east, landing near the Bayu Damai Police Station, as per data from FlightAware.
It was later reported that the helicopter embarked on another flight at 3.08pm, eventually touching down at Senai Airport at 5.13pm.
The incident coincidentally unfolded on Singapore’s National Day as the country marks its 58th year of independence, with grand parades at the Padang.
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Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) often do not receive adequate end-of-life care and are unhappy with the medical decisions made as their conditions worsen, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings indicate that end-of-life care should be improved to meet the needs of CKD patients.
Although many CKD patients die prematurely, surprisingly little research has been done to study CKD patients' preferences for end-of-life care and how those preferences align with the care they receive. Sara Davison, MD, FRCP(C) (University of Alberta, Canada) surveyed 584 late stage CKD patients as they came to dialysis, transplant, or pre-dialysis clinics in a Canadian, university-based kidney program between January and April 2008.
Patients reported that they would like their kidney care team to help them plan for the future in case they become incompetent to make decisions. If seriously ill, patients indicated interest in receiving help with managing pain and other symptoms and psychosocial and spiritual support. These services were not routinely integrated into their kidney-related care. Patients were often unaware of palliative care options and of the status and progression of their illness. Of the patients studied, 61% regretted starting dialysis, noting that the decision to start the treatment reflected physicians' and family members' preferences rather than their own personal choice.
While the vast majority of dialysis patients die in hospitals, more patients in this survey wanted to die at home (36.1%) or in a hospice facility (28.8%) than in a hospital (27.4%). Less than 10% of patients reported having discussed end-of-life care issues with their kidney specialists in the past year.
"This study helps us identify gaps between current end-of-life care practice and patients' preferences and will hopefully help prioritize and guide future innovation in renal end-of- life care policy," wrote Dr. Davison.
Dr. Davison noted that study limitations included the study being single-centered with predominantly white patients and that the answers were provided in response to a questionnaire, making it difficult to interpret patients' understanding of the questions.
In an editorial published in the same issue of CJASN, Daniel Cukor, PhD (State University NY) and Paul Kimmel, MD, FACP (National Institute of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Diseases) noted that while more detailed studies are needed to provide clearer pictures of CKD patients' needs regarding end-of life care, Dr. Davison's findings serve as a call to kidney care teams to inquire more about patients' preferences. "While we labor to increase the quantity of life for our patients, we must be cognizant of its quality as well," they wrote. Within the editorial, the doctors also emphasized the role of patient and provider education regarding these issues in the future.
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In labs at PepsiCo and elsewhere, chefs and food researchers are collaborating on healthier, fresher mass-market recipes. They're learning that smoking food can help reduce the need for salt; that parsnips can substitute for butter and cream; and that less sugary breakfast cereals can still taste good. "It's a real challenge not to use salt, fats and sugar. But that's what makes this so interesting," says chef Kristopher Plummer.
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Tomorrow, February 15 2010, and for the first time since the 1979 revolution, the UN will review the human rights record of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The UPR (Universal Periodic Review) is a process which involves a review of the human rights records of all 192 UN Member States. This recent UN tradition started in 2006 following the growing criticism of the lack of attention given to human rights at the UN. In response, the Human Rights Council was established. And now comes its first moment of truth.
Iran has been oppressed by the rule of tyranny since its birth in 1979 as an Islamic republic. Since then and despite countless attempts to condemn Iran for its gross violations of human rights and its persistent failure to amend its laws and actions, the human rights record in Iran remains deplorable and abysmal. Iran is in constant breach of international treaties and conventions that its government has ratified, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 (ICCPR); Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 (CRC); and the customary binding declaration, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 (UDHR).
The latest human rights breach took the form of the execution by strangulation of two dissidents, Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani and Arash Rahmanipour for “plotting attacks against Islamic rule.” Arash was under 18 years of age at the time the charges were brought against him, which constitutes a violation of Article 37(a) of the CRC whereby no one may be executed for any crime committed whilst below the age of 18. Furthermore, death by strangulation is facilitated by the lifting of the condemned at the neck, by a crane- a very slow and excruciating death which was ruled as a direct breach of Article 7 ICCPR: prohibition of torture, cruel or inhuman treatment in the case of Ng v Canada.
The reprehensible authorities reigning in Iran have also violated anti-gender discrimination laws. UN Special Rapporteur Yakin Erturk reported that in 2001, 375 of the 575 ‘honour killings’ in the southern province of Khouzestan were forced suicides by way of women setting themselves on fire. Special Rapporteur Coomaraswamy found that national laws dictate that a husband may execute his wife if he finds that she has been unfaithful, whereas if the situation was reversed, the wife would be executed by the state on the charge of murder. Furthermore, the laws that protect ethnic minorities, such as Azaries, Kurds, Baluchis and Arabs, who constitute over 30 percent of the population, have been subject to policies of population transfers, discrimination, and executions without the right to due process of law and a competent court trial. Members of minority faiths, such as the Bahais, Sunni Muslims, Jews and Zoroastrians are often persecuted as well. A recent ratified law prescribes the execution of one who converts away from Islam (apostasy law under Iranian Penology).
The crimes on this list and other abuses should find their way to the agenda of the Human Rights Council which, thus far, has refrained from condemning Iran for its abysmal human rights record. While the General Assembly continues to ‘monitor’ the human rights situation in Iran, more and more people are persecuted, arbitrarily arrested, tortured, executed and exiled. Next Monday, the Human Rights Council (HRC) will have a chance to amend a long overdue UN course of action.
To help ensure that end, the UN delegates will not be alone in Geneva. A broad coalition comprising human rights groups whose sole purpose is to speak up for human rights and to rally and campaign for their effective enforcement will be in Geneva to make sure that the UN delegates think about their vote. Groups such as Cyberdissidents, Neda for a Free Iran, Stop Child Executions, UNOP and others will be present in the Place des Nations to remind UN delegates that real attention is due. The Coalition calls for UN Special Rapporteurs to be granted unfettered access into Iran to further report on the human rights situationand for Iran to fully honour the human rights instruments that bind it to ethical governance, whilst respecting all tenets of human rights. The Coalition further calls for the international community to refrain from encouraging the abusive authorities in Iran with their assistance and contractual compliance, and to refrain from engaging in business arrangements with the Iranian government, such as the conduct of China ceasing to provide anti-riot tanks, and Russia ceasing to provide interrogation techniques to the Iranian officials.
The international community must show that human rights violations will not be tolerated and that they take paramount importance irrespectively of any other issue. This is the ultimate test of the UN Human Rights Council – and we will be in Geneva with the hope of seeing it get a passing grade.
Mehrtash Rastegar is an Iranian blogger based in London, and sits on the board of Neda for Free Iran. Nir Boms is the co-founder of Cyberdissidents.org


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In their first league meet of the season, the Geneseo Blue Wave traveled to SUNY Fredonia, with the women's team prevailing 168-12 and the men's team winning as well, 195-99. The combined victories give the women a 2-0 record and bring the men up to 1-1.
With a much-improved women's team from years past, Fredonia provided some great races for Geneseo. Sophomore Lily Powell led the way for Geneseo, winning the 200 butterfly in 2 minutes, 11.94 seconds, the 500 free in 5:26.80, and the 400 individual in 4:55.43. Her first place finishes were even more impressive because all three of the events were consecutive.
"Lily Powell really had an outstanding meet for us. Her 2:11in the 200 fly this weekend is top 20 in the country right now, which is really exciting," said head coach Paul Dotterweich. "We really challenged [Powell] and she stepped up to the plate and got it done for us."
Freshman Abby Max, with a new, more aggressive approach, dropped one second off her 200 free time to win in 1:59.31. Max also placed first in the 200 back in 2:15.03.
The Fredonia divers did their part as they scored every point possible, placing first, second and third on both the one and three meter boards.
On the men's side, first year John Nasky set a pool record in the mile event with a time of 16:52.12, which is within the top 10 in the country. This was the first time the standout freshman has ever swam this event.
This was also the first time this season that Geneseo competed in the 200 stroke events.
"For the new athletes it gave us a chance to evaluate them in these events, and we saw some really good stuff," added Dotterweich.
In addition to Nasky, freshman Kenny Athans won the 100 breast in 1:03.64 and the 400 individual medley in 4:19.32.
"The freshmen guys are really creating an energy on the team … They're opening some eyes, that's for sure," stated Dotterweich. "They're going to do some great things for us if they keep working as hard as they have been working."
On Saturday Nov. 12, Geneseo heads east to face SUNY Cortland.


Towcestrians remain level on points at the top of South West One East despite suffering late heartbreak in a dramatic 25-25 draw at Oxford Harlequins.
Tows travelled to Oxford to take on a Harlequins side who have struggled to get going since being relegated back to South West One, and looking to consolidate their position at the top of the table, the visitors made the worst possible start when Quins full-back Jack Robinson ran through almost untouched for the opening try.
Jolted by this, Tows kicked into life and a break from debutant scrum-half Murray Aitchison set winger Matt Yuill away for a try to level the scores, before the visitors showed their dominance in the scrum and Aitchison was able to smuggle the ball over.
Tows were now in full flow and another score from full-back James Falvey stretched their lead to 15-5, though a Quins penalty on the stroke of half-time brought them back to within seven at the break.
The second half saw a turnaround in fortune as the home team gained the upper hand and dotted down for two quickfire tries, and with Falvey slotting over a penalty for Towcester in reply, the scores were all level at 18-18.
Robinson then missed the chance to give Oxford the lead when he was off target with straightforward penalty attempt and that looked to be a crucial miss when Tows went up the other end and Yuill crossed for bonus-point try.
Favley added the extras to seemingly make the game safe, however with seconds remaining and with the last move of the game, Quins kicked the ball out wide for their winger to gather and cross for the try.
Still trailing by two, Robinson then kept his nerve and kicked an excellent penalty from out wide to see the match end in a thrilling draw.
Tows are level with Maidenhead at the top, three points clear of the chasing pack.
Speaking after the game, coach Robbie George said: “It was tough game against a determined outfit. There are no easy games in this league and we have to turn up, physically and mentally, and play our best every time if we are to continue our success.”
Tows face a tough test at third-placed Windsor this week. Elsewhere, Tows IIs beat Avon IIs 19-14 and the IIIs overcame Bugbrooke 20-7.


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As the year comes to a close, NCSC reflects back on a busy 50th year in our commitment to promoting the rule of law and improving the administration of justice. Read on for an abbreviated list of our 2021 accomplishments:
- This month, we launched an $11.5-million grant program – the largest in our history – to start the Eviction Diversion Initiative. Program funding will help jurisdictions transform their eviction courts into problem-solving courts and improve the way they handle eviction cases. Our application process is open through January 21, 2022.
- Led by the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators, the Pandemic Rapid Response Team (RRT) continued to produce dozens of resources for courts as they navigate pandemic-driven challenges and opportunities. The work of the RRT continued with the launch of the Implementation Lab. Over 50 jurisdictions across 22 states and two territories participated in this national learning community. Our 2021 State of the State Courts survey provided real-time feedback on public attitudes to remote hearings and services.
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Another way of thinking about that is we only eat 1/4 of what we grow. We export 3/4 of what we grow.
Consider then the SMH getting upset when our supermarkets start selling - the horror - imported food.
It comes as consumer and industry groups have accused supermarket giants of lowering standards of fresh produce, particularly by shunning local growers in favour of cheaper, imported produce.
I remember a concept known as "comparative advantage". If the Chinese are better at growing cabbages than we are, but we are better at raising cattle, then it makes sense for us to import Chinese cabbages and for the Chinese to import our beef. We both gain through this process.
So what is the problem with us importing a bit of food, given how much we export? Remember all that nasty wheat that we sold to Iraq? Remember those poor sheep that we flog to middle eastern throat slashers? Remember all that lovely, expensive seafood that we sell to the Japanese, such as our best quality tuna for sushi?
Another case of those geniuses at the SMH failing to light up the single brain cell that they share.
Unfortunately, BOAB, this import/export process is not always as benign as you suggest.
Since the 1980s Australia has been exporting cattle livestock and semen to China and other parts of Asia in order to improve these countries' breeding programs.
During the past decade there has been a concerted rationalisation of Australia's dairy herds and now an ETS threat to the beef cattle industry, to the point where it's a very real possibility Australia will be a future substantial importer of beef and dairy products (from China, no less).
This is shameful for a country that is well able to provide for its food needs in every respect with high-quality, disease-free produce.
And no, I'm not remotely connected to the agriculture industry, but I am a consumer, and I do object that the major supermarket chains can dictate my food intake to this extent.
Ah, but the beauty of our free enterprise system is that we have a choice. I can shop locally at a 2nd tier supermarket that clearly labels where all its produce originates from, or from two wog fruit shops that offer an eclectic (and better) selection of fruit and vegies.
If an entrepreneur thinks the demand is there, they can start up a chain of fruit and vegie shops that sell nothing but Australian produce. What I object to is the hidden message in the SMH article that our ability to choose should be removed and that imports from China etc should be stopped.
The ETS will be an utter disaster - no doubt about that. The policy idea that our food security could be threatened by a tax on the weather is beyond stupid.
The joy at hearing that perhaps most of the opposition are having problems believing the global warming science is joy to my ears. To hear Penny Wrong wail about this is music. My fear exists that it will be railroaded and enough dissenters will allow it through the Senate. I hear that Copenhagen is unlikely to come to an agreement involving fixed targets, and we wanted to set our ETS before to show ourselves as a world leader on the topic. Lets hope the doubt stalls the process longer so that we can get another couple of years of balanced research out into the public domain and people can be aware of how dangerous this legislation will be.
As to our beef industry, that is as much doomed by changes in dietry behaviour as export markets. Ask yourself, when was the last time you had a 300gm (big yes, but not huge) steak?
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I recently married to girl against my will coz of my parents. Since my marriage I'm just fighting with my wife and we exchange heated conversation and allegations. We never done anything which supposed to happen between married couples. I don't have any feelings, emotions towards her and since I don't have feelings I have not allowed her in my bedroom. Since day 1 I admitted that this marriage was against my will she started arguing, acting badly with my Mom, sister and doing domestic work purposely wrong way to pissed my parents. I'm having feeling that this relationship will not work for long run and I'm also worried to go in legal way as this will broke me financially, mentally and lot of hated words from family. Need help to deal with this separation process with less damage as I'm not from well doing family and cannot call my self even middle class person.
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For at least a week I have seen numerous headlines and articles purportedly offering Greece a “last chance“.
We saw the same headlines before both of the prior Greek bailouts.
Thus, and in spite of the fact we are weeks past the alleged midnight expiration of a deal, it’s no surprise to see this headline today: Greece Faces Last Chance to Stay in Euro as Cash Runs Out.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras launched a desperate bid to win fresh aid from skeptical creditors at an emergency euro zone summit on Tuesday, before his country’s banks run out of money.
But German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on arrival there was still no basis for reopening negotiations with Athens.
“It is not a matter of weeks but of a few days” to save Greece from collapse, Merkel told reporters.
[Hmmm. Apparently there are a few day’s worth of last chances coming]
Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said after conferring on Monday in Paris that the door was still open to a deal to save Greece from plunging into economic turmoil and possibly having to ditch the euro.
Merkel, under pressure in Germany to cut Greece loose, made clear it was up to Tsipras to present convincing proposals after Athens spurned tax rises, spending cuts and pension and labor reforms that were on the table before its 240 billion euro ($262.7 billion) bailout expired last week.
Jeroen Dijsselbloem, chairman of the Eurogroup of currency zone finance ministers, said the ministers would hold a conference call on Wednesday to review a Greek request for a medium-term assistance program from the European Stability Mechanism bailout fund, due to be submitted within hours.
[If ESM or ELA is granted, there could be month’s worth of last chances]
A Greek government official retorted: “Some are maintaining ‘we don’t have proposals’… Is it really that ‘we don’t have proposals’ or is it that they don’t like our proposals?”
New Offer Coming
Greece was given a “last chance” to produce an offer this morning to eurozone officials.
To the surprise of eurozone leaders, Greece showed up without a proposal. Nonetheless, Greece poised to offer new proposal for third bailout.
Greek negotiators stunned some eurozone finance ministers by arriving at their meeting without a revised economic reform proposal.
Asked why Greece had not brought fresh proposals to the summit on Tuesday,[Euclid Tsakalotos, the new Greek finance minister] said: “It is more complicated than that. We have a set of reforms and we are discussing on that basis.”
“There is still no basis for negotiations,” said Angela Merkel, the German chancellor. “I say it’s not a matter of weeks but of a few days.”
A Greek government spokesman said the plan verbally outlined by Mr Tsakalotos was the same as that sent to creditors on June 30 “with certain improvements”. The June 30 plan conceded to many of the demands made by bailout monitors but was still considered insufficient.
Eurozone officials have said that in order to agree a new bailout programme, further reforms and savings would be needed on top of those demanded under its now expired bailout, given the recent deterioration in the economy. That led several to worry that Athens still had not come to grips with what it needed to do to win over sceptical colleagues.
Myth of the Open Door
Check out that last paragraph. The door is open, but for what?
Also note that Merkel said “There is still no basis for negotiations“. What kind of door is that?
Clearly, the only open door is for complete capitulation by Greece, and then some. Eurozone ministers now want additional reforms from Greece.
Until Greece defaults on the ECB, this will be the state of affairs.
Source of the table is Barclays, via email. I have no link.
Upon default, Germany will learn that its portion of the bill is about €92 billion, France €70 billion, Spain €42 billion, and Italy €62 billion.
Those numbers are from end of April and are undoubtedly higher today thanks to Target2 and cash under the mattress liabilities of banks.
Where is Spain going to come up with €42 billion or Italy €62 billion?
- Will the ECB simply print the money and hand it out in violation of rules?
- How about setting the maturity 101 years into the future, effectively whitewashing the total?
Last Chance for Whom?
Looking at the above numbers, I have to ask, precisely: Who is the “last chance” really for?
The answer to that question explains why there has been “last chance” after “last chance” after “last chance”.
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The fragile WWOX gene, encompassing the chromosomal fragile site FRA16D, is frequently altered in human cancers. While vulnerable to DNA damage itself, recent evidence has shown that the WWOX protein is essential for proper DNA damage response (DDR). Furthermore, the gene product, WWOX, has been associated with multiple protein networks, highlighting its critical functions in normal cell homeostasis. Targeted deletion of Wwox in murine models suggests its in vivo requirement for proper growth, metabolism, and survival. Recent molecular and biochemical analyses of WWOX functions highlighted its role in modulating aerobic glycolysis and genomic stability. Cumulatively, we propose that the gene product of FRA16D, WWOX, is a functionally essential protein that is required for cell homeostasis and that its deletion has important consequences that contribute to the neoplastic process. This review discusses the essential role of WWOX in tumor suppression and genomic stability and how its alteration contributes to cancer transformation.
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I need birth record from Feb. 1939 How do I go about finding that?
Thank you for your question.
That may take some digging to find the right records, if they exist at all. If you are able to visit one of our branches, you can use our computers to access ancestry.com for free, and they may have birth record information. This is one of the few web databases you have to be in our libraries to use.
If you were born in Omaha/Eastern Nebraska, you can also check with our genealogy department, located at the W. Dale Clark (Main) library downtown. They are on the third floor. If you can't visit, you may want to contact them via email or by calling 402.444.4826. They also have a form you can fill out on the web. Please note that there may be a fee to have our staff do the research. They will let you know if that is the case.
If the birthplace was outside our area, most likely the best option would be to start with the library serving where the person was born.
Hopefuly this gives you a start. Thanks again!

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