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A 51-year-old library aide at South Albany High School has turned herself in and is now facing charges of sex abuse involving three 17-year-old old male students. Heidi Hyre has worked for the school district for the last four years as an educational assistant in the library and the computer lab.
Police say they interviewed three students who sent and received sext messages and pictures via text messaging with the library aide. Hyre is also accused of a sexual encounter in her car with one of the boys.
The district superintendent has confirmed to the Albany Democrat Herald that Hyre is also under investigation in connection with prescription drug sales. She says the district is shocked and appalled that a trusted adult would allegedly be involved in this kind of behavior.


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Q.How to get rid of perennial peanut in lawn
My landscaper did not kill the perennial peanut that was my front yard before he laid out the El Toro sod and now the perennial peanut is growing up through my lawn. How do I get rid of the perennial peanut without harming my El Toro?
In my research the Zoysia will not likely over grow the Perennial Peanut.
You will have a yard of both grasses.
Before the Zoysia was installed the ground should have been cleared of all material and weeds.
I would consult a qualified landscaping company for the best way to proceed and to protect your investment.

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Coming into last night's game, the Sparks bragged an 8-4 record. All four of their losses came on the road to San Antonio, Phoenix, Minnesota, and Chicago. Despite their struggles on the road, home wins came easy. All eight wins this season came at home including a 30 point win over Minnesota, the runner-ups from last year's finals. So when the Sparks took the floor at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma last night, only one thing was on their mind: getting that first road win. And that's what they did.
In the early going, Kristi Toliver provided the offense for the Sparks. She hit 12 of her 25 points in the first quarter, giving the Sparks an early twelve point lead at the end of the quarter. She would cool off a bit in the second quarter, letting Candace Parker take over. Parker had 10 points in the second quarter and Toliver contributed 5. The Sparks went to the locker room with a 50-35 lead.
The second half went just as well as the first, with Parker and Toliver picking up from where they left off. Together, the pair scored 55 points, accounting for more than half of the Spark's points. The Sparks continued to dominate en route to a 94-78 win. Parker had 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists to lead all players while Toliver added an impressive stat line with 25 points and 4 assists. Parker and Toliver were the only two Sparks players in double figures with Jantel Lavender and Nneka Ogwumike coming close with 8 and 6 points respectively. Ogwumike added a game-high 4 steals to her 6 points.
"It's important to play well early," Parker commented. "We got in front early...we rebounded much better [tonight] and knocked down a lot of shots."
Knocking down shots is exactly what the Sparks needed. Without the dominate shooting of Toliver (10-14, 3-4 from the 3-point line), the Sparks may have been victims to another road loss. Second year coach Carol Ross had spoken to the fifth year pro before the game and gave her the green light. Ross was quoted as saying, "If you see daylight, shoot." Toliver took these words to heart and had one of her best shooting games of the season.
For the Shock, rookie sensation Skylar Diggins led the way with 19 points, breaking a shooting slump, and added 3 assists. Second year player Glory Johnson scored 11 points before leaving the game with a neck injury. She was taken back to the locker room to be evaluated, but came back to sit on the bench and watch with the rest of her team. No news was given about the injury.
The Sparks will play the second game of their two game road trip Sunday, July 14th at 3 PM. They will visit Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury (8-6). Another road win would surely boost confidence levels and help the Sparks gear up for their home game against the East leading Atlanta Dream (10-2) on Wednesday, July 17th.

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As naturopathic doctors, we love food. For us, food is medicine. It’s a tool to make your body stronger, more resilient. Food, it turns out, helps you feel better.
Of course, that’s more true of some foods than others. Whole foods beat highly processed ones. Home cooking beats restaurants. Vegetables beat sugar.
In short, a big part of our philosophy is that if you feed your body well, it will give you back better health in return.
The same is true of your mind. The things you watch, hear, read, and dwell on are the food of the mind. And as with the food you eat, some mental foods are better than others. When it comes to mental health, books beat newspapers. A great movie beats the news. A positive quote beats a fearful tweet.
Feed your mind properly, and it will give you a happier, healthier mind in return.
This is a big week for many. It’s back to school after a long absence. It’s a chance to pack healthy lunches for kids, and maybe revisit your own lunch. For many of us, back to school is a New Year of sorts. A new beginning that comes every September.
So while you’re working on feeding the body, why not give a little thought to how you feed your mind?
What’s one ingredient in your mental diet that you’d be better off without?
(And if all else fails, this video of a baby wolf howling is guaranteed to cleanse your mental palette…)

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SAN MATEO — The California Dental Association Foundation plans to hold a free dental clinic this weekend at the San Mateo Event Center.
Doors open at 5:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, and patients will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.
Over the two-day event, the foundation expects to provide services to about 2,000 people.
Services offered at the clinic will be limited to extractions, fillings, cleanings, some partials to replace teeth, limited root canals, dentures, oral health education and assistance in finding a source for future dental health care, according to the foundation.
Parking is free and no identification is required. Interpreters will be available to assist those who do not speak English.
The San Mateo Event Center is located 1346 Saratoga Drive in San Mateo. For more information, call 877-516-8854 or visit cdafoundation.org/sanmateo.


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The company was founded based on a realisation: There has been a need for more compact, efficient systems for handling sludge in aquaculture.
A need for systems made for the industry, as opposed to adapted from other industries. Compact systems with very low power signature and adjustable TS.
Our Bluehouse systems® concept is spesifically made for aquaculture.


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Profile and Area of Expertise
- Dr. Boleneni Naren graduated from the prestigious Guntur Medical College and then went to specialise in General Surgery from Andhra Medical College, Vishakhapatnam. He then joined the Basavatarakam Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, received his core specialty training in Surgical Oncology.
- He has been involved with various surgical procedures including 3-D Laparoscopy & Fluorescence imaging, Cytoreductive surgeries, HIPEC and musculo-skeletal oncological resections.
- He has also been involved with the smooth conduct of various national and international multi-institute research projects including UK MRC Initiated ADD-ASPIRIN Trial, VGSC trial, Proluton trial
- Dr. Naren believes in providing compassionate cancer care at affordable prices.
Areas of Expertise
- Dr. Naren has special interest in management of breast, gastrointestinal & gynaecological Malignancies.
Experience (Current Position & Previous Positions)
- Consultant Surgical oncology at CARE Hospitals, Hyderabad.
- Surgical Oncology Registrar: Basavatarakam Indoamerican cancer hospital and research institute, Hyderabad (March 2019 – October 2020)
- Consultant, Surgical Oncology: Basavatarakam Indoamerican cancer hospital and research institute, Hyderabad (November 2020)
- Surgical Registrar: Basavatarakam Indoamerican cancer hospital and research institute, Hyderabad (July 2014 – December 2014)
Education & Certificates
- MBBS: Guntur medical college, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh (2003 – 2009)
- MS General surgery: Andhra medical college, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (2011-2014)
- Dr NB Surgical oncology: Basavatarakam Indoamerican cancer hospital and research institute, Hyderabad (February 2016 – February 2019)
- Update Coming Soon.
Publications & Presentations
- Thammineedi SR, Saksena AR, Nusrath S, Iyer RR, Shukla S, Patnaik SC, Reddy RP, Boleneni N, Sharma RM, Smith L, Are C. Fluorescence‐guided cancer surgery—A new paradigm. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2021 Mar 25.
- Rao T S, Raju KV, Patnaik SC, Reddy P, Saksena AR, Rajappa S, Mallavarapu KM, Santa A, Gudipudi D, Boleneni N, Usofi Z. Influence of neoadjuvant therapy on outcomes in patients with resectable carcinoma of esophagus and gastro‐esophageal junction from a tertiary cancer care center in India. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2021 Jun;123(7):1547-57.
- Thammineedi SR, Iyer RR, Boleneni N. Laparoscopy-assisted excision of an ovarian fibroma in an 18-month-old toddler: a case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2021 Feb 1;42(1):161-4.
- Thammineedi SR, Patnaik SC, Reddy P, Saksena AR, Bollineni N, Nusrath S. The Emerging Role of ICG Fluorescence During Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2021 Jun 19:1-2.
- Nemade H, Bollineni N, Mortha S, Jonathan G, Kumar S, Rao LM, Rao S. Marginal Mandibulectomy Defect Reconstruction with Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous (PMMC) Flap in Cases of Carcinoma Buccal Mucosa: Experience from a Tertiary Cancer Institute. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2020 Sep;11(3):482-5.
- Gupta V, Rao TS, Raju K, Gsv R, Bollineni N. Fertility Preserving Surgery in Ovarian Cancer: Outcomes from a Tertiary Cancer Center. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2020 Feb 1;46(2):e110-1.
- Nusrath S, Saxena AR, Raju KV, Patnaik S, Rao TS, Bollineni N. The Value of Lymphadenectomy Post-Neoadjuvant Therapy in Carcinoma Esophagus: a Review. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2020 Aug 3:1-1.
- Hariharan N, Rao TS, Naidu CK, Raju KV, Rajappa S, Ayyagari S, Krishnamohan MV, Murthy S, Suryadevara A, Boleneni N. The Impact of Stage and Molecular Subtypes on Survival Outcomes in Young Women with Breast Cancer. Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology. 2019 Oct 1;8(5):628-34.
- Naren B (2018) Non-Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve-Still a Surprise. Int J Clin Med Imaging 5: 610. doi:10.4172/2376-0249.1000610
- Naren B. Omental caking – Carcinoma ovary. J Clin Images Open. 2019; 2(1): 1005.
- Update Coming Soon.
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Hail To The Thief Album Songbook – Radiohead Sheet Music
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"Hail to the Thief" is the name of Radiohead's sixth studio album, released on 9 June 2003. It is an alternative rock album, with several electronic and experimental elements. All of the songs were written by the band, who also co-produced the album with Nigel Godrich.


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In summary, the decision to opt for batch cleaning brings positive aspects for the customer - glad our team was able to assist the customer for a better decision.


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A producer with a genuine aptitude for both Hip-Hop and House music, Nick Wilson ( aka. Mr Beatnick ) is a man currently enjoying the unique position that this puts him in. Although he’s a fair few years in to his more than respectable career, 2013 has arguably seen something of a breakthrough for Wilson. A rapturously received performance at Sonar 2013 was the highlight of a year that saw him deliver a much loved FACT mix whilst also co-hosting an NTS show alongside Cherrystones and Bullion.
Next Monday finds Wilson dropping ‘The Synthetes Trilogy’, a collection of his well received ‘Synthetes’ records, on Don’t Be Afraid. A collection of constantly inventive and melodic electronica, it reflects Wilson’s exhaustive musical knowledge born from years of DJ’ing an record collecting.
In advance of the release of ‘The Synthetes Trilogy’ we decided to pick Wilson’s brain for nuggets of musical related Youtube gold, with the results as eclectic and entertaining as you’d expect. Read on for Furby sequencers, Cat Theremins, live Grime and more…
Ikonika – Mr Cake
I love this video, references Grand Theft Auto with a hint of Outrun, whilst the music is on some 130 BPM future-boogie-funk ish. I love to listen to this record whilst playing Vice City, the album “Aerotropolis” is one of my favourites of the year. Ikonika’s home on Line-play is easily one of the best virtual homes going, I visit her virtually sometimes, give her a heart and play on her pixellated SNES.
The Mind’s Eye – Short Circutz
Cheers to Jodelka for hipping me to this, one of a series of “Mind’s Eye” experiments, 3D rendered animations from the 90s. If you’re grey and balding like me this will teleport you back to the days of early MTV, old school rendered games by Infogrammes, Peter Molyneux’s Populous, parallax scrolling backdrops in RType.. Sit back and bask in the nostalgia for a moment. All about the bit with the chrome dinosaurs.
Ursula Dudziak – Space Lady
If you’ve ever listened to a Pete Rock, Buckwild or Large Pro hip hop record from the early 90s you might have heard a vocal sample that sounds like little bubbles rising.. like “blubblubblubblubdeeeeeeeeebaaaaa”.. It’s a vocal scat sound into a delay, and the voice of a certain polish jazz singer by the name of Ursula Dudziak, who was a force of nature in the third stream of polish jazz in the early 70s and 80s, penned many a jazz dance classic. This one is harder to find, from the 80s and pairs her scats with a nice deep, dubby 80s boogie groove. Precisely the sort of thing I look for when I’m digging in the crates, yo.
Cat plays Theremin
Out to Dobie on this selection, spent a week laughing at it. All about the cat at the end. One of days I want to have a house full of cats and Theremins and use them to make a feline-synth orchestral record. Name suggestions welcomed, if only it also worked with dogs, could have called it the Barkestra.
Mr Beatnick – Waning Moon
Gratuitous cheeky plug time, and yes I hear you sighing, but such is life so DEAL WITH IT. My latest video was put together by my favourite director, Nic Hamilton, who also did some amazing work for Actress, LViz and Lukid, so I was thrilled that he offered to make one for me. Lots of cruising over the surface of the moon, static and monochrome textures. I like to play this on my TV on loop, dress up in a Stetson and pretend I’m an intergalactic answer to Humphrey Bogart. If only that were remotely true.
Circuit bent mechanical furby synthesiser
The circuit bending craze of the mid noughties probably resulted in a lot of solder-burnt fingers, a huge increase in sales of switches and buttons on Thomann.de and several landfills of Casio SK1s and Yamaha VSS keyboards that were blown up as a result of tampering – I should know, I manage to burnt out my SK1 as a 14 year old after prizing the lid off. On the positive side, it did yield this footage of a truly strange creation, enslaved Furby toys chained together. If Abe’s Odyssey were a synthesiser basically, what a hideously demonic, wonderful invention.
Roger S – Deep
Anyone who describes their music – or their taste in music – as “deep house” should be forced to listen to this and watch an educational documentary on what the words actually mean, their context and where the music really came from. It doesn’t come much better than this for me, “deep” in name and nature, thunderous, beautiful and dance-floor-ready to the core. Tip!
Footsie & Trilla Woo Riddim freestyle, Just Jam TV
I’m no grime expert by any means, but I do love the Woo Riddim rather a lot, and have spent a long time watching every woo freestyle I can find on Youtube. I think this is my favourite, bars rattling relentlessly, punchlines agago. Moments like this are why I love grime, that raw unchecked energy that makes you want to go full Tempz on your parents crockery collection or your noise complainant neighbors windows with a sledgehammer.
C – Brand – Wired For Games
One of the first boogie records I fell in love with, this 1983 offering from C Brand on Spring records is futuristic to the core, anticipating the relationship between video games and music by several decades – love that pitched up voice that asks “wired for games, you wanna play?”. Perfect soundtrack to playing Neuromancer on the Amiga 500, my favourite adventure game ever. According to things I’ve read, it was a massive anthem in the arcades in the early 80s, many coins were pumped into Pac Man machines, spurred on by this relentless groove.
Sun Ra – Cry Of Jazz
Only one way to end, since it’s one of my lists we need the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end, Sun Ra of the mighty solar myth arkestra. Lots of people go on and on about Space Is The Place but Cry Of Jazz is much less well known – and perhaps much more beautiful, shot in 1959. Immerse yourself, the music and words speak more deeply to the soul than I ever could. Be well citizens, thanks for reading, and watching.

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- Ronda Rousey lands guest role on Blindspot - TMZ
- Selena Gomez is not opening for The Weeknd on his tour - Gossip Cop
- Lucy Hale debuts super short haircut - Just Jared Jr
- Jamie Lynn Spears' husband gives an update on stepdaughter Maddie's recovery - Wetpaint
- Idris Elba and Kate Winslet kiss on set of their new film - Lainey Gossip
- Demi Moore is heading to Empire - The Hollywood Reporter
Julianne Hough Dances Her Way to the Kaleidoscope Ball with Nikki Reed!
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I Haz Monkey Bread
Oh, and if this inspires you to make your own, add a tablespoon of vanilla to the melted butter. I know the recipe doesn't call for it, but trust me on it!
There's one less kid in the house to consume it. Think this pout last night was because he had an idea he'd miss some?
UPDATE-I was asked how you make Monkey Bread, so I'm posting a simple recipe here:
4 packages of refrigerated biscuits
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 stick butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla
Heat your oven to 350 degrees. Put the sugar and cinnamon into a food storage bag and blend. Cut the biscuits into fours, then toss several at a time in the sugar/cinnamon blend. Place into a well greased loaf or bundt pan. When all are done, spread the remaining sugar/cinnamon blend over the top. Melt the stick of butter and add the vanilla in, then pour over the top of the pan.
Bake for 45 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes, then serve. It'll feed four hungry vultures...

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Social Impacts of Development Plans on Treasure Island
Project Leaders: Sophia Zaleski, Lindsea Hayes
Sponsor: Professor Kurt Spreyer
Project Themes: Education, Outreach, and Behavior Change
This project is a documentary about the current development and gentrification of Treasure Island. Filming will document the impacts that the development plan has on current residents of the island, as well as businesses and organizations located there. This case is one of environmental injustice, as the low-income, underserved communities are going to be the first to face the repercussions of this gentrification. The making of the film will be a creative and collaborative process which aims to center the voices of the current residents on Treasure Island.
Document the different opinions of people involved such as current residents, developers, board members, and tourists to produce an engaging and informative product.


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Its May, here’s a snowstorm.
The last week has been plagued by poor weather with snow, rain, and fog all hampering the count along with northerly winds almost everyday.
Sunday did have great south winds and the day started clear, then fog moved in and dropped visibility to under 500yds. The fog eventually cleared a bit but with winds over 50mph and approaching rain there just wasn’t much moving.
Despite the winds the warblers have finally arrived with over 20 species seen in the last few days around Copper Harbor!
Hopefully things pick up, but until then here’s some pictures!


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Whether it’s finding a new recipe, converting teaspoons into tablespoons or defining a mystery ingredient, one thing is for sure: more and more people are turning to the web for their cooking needs. With Christmas just around the corner (meaning plenty of cooking, baking and eating in store) we thought we’d bring you some food related search tips from Google this month.
Since 2004, Google searches for recipes have been steadily on the rise in New Zealand, and popular topics can have huge spikes. For example, Google searches for cupcake recipes have increased exponentially since 2007. Television cooking shows are having a powerful influence on the type of recipe searches Kiwis are conducting, with tricky recipes like macaroons and pork belly on the fastest-rising searches list.
Google’s food-inspired search analysis also reveals Kiwis aren’t losing that sweet tooth. Sweet favourites dominate the top 10 recipe searches over savoury dishes. With only chicken and pasta representing the savouries in the top 10 searches over the last year, we are looking to master sweet staples like cake, icing and brownie, while the more intricate dishes are more slowly creeping into popularity.
Below are a few of our favourite Google search tips and tricks for foodies with the latest statistics on food searches.
Filter recipes by ingredient, cook time and calorie count.
Use Google’s Recipe View to search for any recipe you can imagine. You’ll see options to search for recipes based on an ingredient, cooking time and/or calorie count. Looking for a chicken pasta recipe with basil and that will take under 15 minutes to prepare? No problem!
Convert different units of measurement by entering your desired conversion into the search box. How many teaspoons in a tablespoon? Three to be exact.
Define an unfamiliar ingredient. If unusual foods like "sambal oelek” pop up in your recipe, define them with a simple search. Pop that mystery ingredient in the search box following ‘definition’ and find out what you’re cooking with.
Scope out similar dishes. Compare your recipe with others from around the web with Google Images. Go to images.google.com and type in your dish to see how it compares. Is tapioca pudding supposed to be lumpy? Turns out, it is.
Translate a recipe. Don’t let language barriers prevent you from cooking authentic international cuisine. You can either upload a complete foreign recipe or type it directly in translate.google.com, and Google will translate it from over 50 languages.
Find inspiration on YouTube. Sometimes, it’s easiest to learn something new by seeing it – not just reading it in a cookbook. Find inspiration in an online cooking show like Chef John’s Food Wishes, whose channel has gotten more than 35 million upload views, and Hetal & Anuja’s Show Me the Curry, which has gotten over 25 million upload views. Or try a local example: The familiar Food in a Minute is also available online, of course!
Top recipe searches over the last 12 months:
- chocolate cake
- banana cake
Fastest rising searches* over the last 12 months:
- annabel langbein
- playdough recipe nz
- macaroon recipe
- pork belly recipe
- pancake recipe nz
- vanilla cupcake recipe
- beef wellington recipe
- cheese scone recipe
- chicken fettuccine recipe
- creme brulee recipe


It’s been a while since I’ve done a post on the insanity which Copyright has become.
Over at YouTube, the copyright holders like Warner Music Group (WMG) are sending takedown notices for a super popular video called “The Fans Deserve Better” which has been allowed to operate since July 2014. In this takedown, WMG even blocked it, so nobody could watch it.
All the video shows is an 11 second clip of Iron Maiden’s “The Number Of The Beast” to demonstrate what a great vocalist is and then 11 seconds of an Asking Alexandria song to demonstrate how bad a vocalist can be.
In my own backyard of Australia, the music labels and movie studios pumped up the political parties with lots of cash to get legislation passed and site blocking is a real thing in the land of Oz.
This time around, the music labels Sony, Universal, and Warner, with assistance from Music Rights Australia and the Australasian Performing Right Association, are asking Australia’s Federal Court to approve their demand for the ISP’s to block stream-ripping sites.
So the ISP’s need to be the Copyright Police for the labels, because they haven’t been able to figure out the stream ripping market, and why people stream rip and what relationship to music these stream rippers have.
Do they attend concerts? Do they buy any recorded music? Do they just want to have content? What do they do with the content?
I know people who have terabytes of books, movies and music on hard drives which they’ve never listened too, watched nor read and they will never have the time to devote to all of that culture. But they want to say they have it. And it makes them feel good. There are articles stating the same about people who hoard digitally.
Is site blocking really needed as the labels and studios profit and loss statements are looking pretty healthy.
Did you know that recorded revenue earned by the labels keeps going up and up and up?
Four years straight.
And of course streaming revenue was the star of the show, which offset the decline in physical and download revenues.
Along the way to these increases in revenue, something magical happened.
The record labels for a long time complained about Latin And South America being a haven of piracy activity. In previous blog posts I’ve mentioned how metal and rock bands continually tour these areas to massive crowds and the bands haven’t sold any recorded product in these areas. Basically the people were starved of legal offerings and resorted to bootleg recordings and then piracy.
Finally Spotify is allowed to open their servers for the people of these countries to stream and these areas along with Australia (which the labels class as another haven for piracy and needs more court blocks) have been the fastest growing markets.
The labels didn’t create this new income stream, the techies did, but hey, the techies are the bad guys here. And isn’t it funny when people are given the choice to stream at a super low price, the majority would pay for that. So instead of focusing on 90% of the music fans who do the right thing, the labels and their lobby groups believe the 10% who obtain music illegally is worth spending money on and to increase the price the other 90% pay for legal options.
Speaking of the techies as the bad guys, you might have noticed headlines like “Spotify Sues Songwriters To Pay Less Royalties”. It’s all B.S. but with the way the internet spreads news and with people looking for someone to blame at their own failings in connecting with their fan base, these headlines spread like crazy.
What is happening is that Spotify and Amazon have taken issue with the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (which should never ever exist), raising the royalty rate amount that Spotify needs to pay to the Copyright Holders. So instead of paying 10% of their revenue, they need to pay 15% of their revenue.
Spotify is not suing songwriters at all. What they and other streaming services are proposing is a different payment model.
And then you have Apple, which went from an innovative leader to meh, coming out in support of these increases, because hey, since streaming is a small portion of their bottom line, it can only help them out if their competitors close shop.
And the solution to make users pay more, will get some people paying more, and the rest will return to torrents and stream ripping.
But, what everyone seems to forget is that the money in music is due to the relationship a customer has with the music and the artist. They determine the price they are willing to pay.
Here are a few articles on the Spotify vs The Royalty Board to form your own viewpoints on.
Rolling Stone article which summarises the facts without any bias.
Music Business Worldwide article that has Sony and Warner Music reps urging composes to fight Spotify’s royalty rate challenge.
A Vulture article which explains the facts even better than the Rolling Stone article.
Here is the rock and metal worlds response via Loudwire.
And let’s not forget the reapers hand hovering over “Blurred Lines”, the song written by Robin Thicke and Pharrel Williams, which had no infringing riffs or licks, but a funk feel similar to Marvin Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up”.
In this case, a homage to funk led to $5 million being paid to the heirs of Marvin Gaye plus 50% of all future earnings. And the worrisome part is, these kind of cases put the idea out there that Marvin Gaye was so original and free from influence and that his songs did not pay homage to any artist or style.
From a rock perspective it’s the same as Led Zep suing Greta Van Fleet over a song of theirs for having a rock feel similar to a Led Zep song.
Ed Sheeran is also going to court to defend “Thinking Out Loud,” from the heirs of Ed Townsend who co-wrote, Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.”
A few years before that, Ed Sheeran’s song “Photograph” had a few extra writers added to it (out of court) as well. In this case, the writers of a song called “Amazing” believed their song is so original and free from influence that other artists couldn’t resist copying it (that’s sarcasm by the way). The fact that Sheeran’s song went huge and their amazing song didn’t, meant a writ needed to be served.
In relation to “Thinking Out Loud”, it looks like another out of court settlement is on the cards and an extra songwriter who is dead, will be added to the credits of an Ed Sheeran song. Yep, Copyright was meant to expire when a person died, but not in this lifetime. They still get songwriting credits.
And these out of court settlements keep coming.
The most ridiculous one out of them all was where a person called Alisa Apps, took Universal Music Group and artist John Newman to court, because Newman’s song had the lyrics “I need to know now” in it, which is the same lyric line as her song.
Are you serious on this one?
Lucky the Justice system actually came to the party on this one and said you can’t copyright generic words or short phrases.
And finally, here is copyright as a shakedown tool, as collection agencies sue bars, nightclubs, restaurants and any place playing music over licensing fees.
In this case, the place in question is meant to owe BMI (a collection agency for 900K plus artists) $6,850. BMI alleges the organisation played music without a proper public license in place. I’m just curious for which songwriter is BMI collecting these monies for. Because when a collection agency sends employees to visit establishments and log the music they hear being played, it sure sounds like a shakedown than a warning or to educate business owners.
P.S. COPYRIGHT AS AN ENFORCEMENT TOOL
One last special Copyright case is how the RIAA, and the labels are suing an ISP for the fast speeds it offers because those high speeds foster piracy and it wouldn’t kick off the people responsible because it might damage their brand. I kid you not. I’m waiting for the day, when the makers of knives are sued because the sharpness of their knives foster greater damage to human organs when someone plunges it through skin in a fit of rage.
P.S.S. – COPYRIGHT AS AN ENFORCEMENT TOOL
People who create a tool that connects to the TV and internet and allows people to watch content they didn’t pay for are jailed for a total of 17 years. I’m waiting for the day when gun makers (a tool created by people) get jailed for 17 plus years, when their tools are used to take the life of people who didn’t want to die.
P.S.S.S – COPYRIGHT AS A MONOPOLY
And one of the outcomes of the Music Modernization Act was that a new music collective would be created for streaming royalties and suddenly we have groups fighting over who should be in it and lots of money going into different people’s hands to approve.
I thinks that’s all I have patience for. Till next time.


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Israel's GDP grew by only 2.4% on an annualized basis in the third quarter of 2021, according to the first estimate of the Central Bureau of Statistics. "Bloomberg" had predicted 3.8% growth in the third quarter.
The unexpectedly low third quarter growth figure is explained by the fall in car imports in the third quarter of 2021 compared with the second quarter and the fall in taxes on those cars. Without the influence of tax on imports, third quarter growth would have been 3.5% on an annualized basis.
The reopening of the economy and the return to routine after the Covid crisis have caused volatility in economic data like GDP growth figures. In the second quarter the economy grew by 13.7% on an annualized basis, after contracting 6.5% in the first quarter.
As a result of the sharp fall in car imports due to supply chain difficulties, private consumption in Israel only grew by 0.7%, on an annualized basis, in the third quarter. Without car imports, private consumption rose by 5.1% on an annualized basis in the third quarter.
Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on November 16, 2021.
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Daniel Siegel, M.D.
Daniel M. Siegel, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Dermatology and former Director of the Procedural Dermatology Fellowship at SUNY Downstate. He has served as president of the AAD (2012) and is a past member of both the Academy’s board of directors and Coding and Reimbursement Task Force. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Laser Surgery and is a fellow of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), the American College of Mohs Surgery and the American Society of Mohs Surgery. Dr. Siegel earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. He completed his residency in dermatology at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Dallas and his fellowship at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Dr. Siegel also earned a Master of Science degree in management and policy from Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y.
Laura Ferris, M.D., Ph.D.
Laura Korb Ferris, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Trials at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Dermatology. She is a member of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute melanoma program where directs the pigmented lesions clinic. Dr. Ferris has been an investigator on several clinical trials evaluating technologies and assays for melanoma early detection and predictors of outcome in patients with melanoma. Her research, which is primarily focused on melanoma epidemiology, screening, and early detection has been widely published in the peer-reviewed literature. Dr. Ferris received her PhD in immunology from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and her MD from The University of Maryland and she completed her residency in dermatology and fellowship in cutaneous oncology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Ronald Moy, M.D.
Ronald Moy, M.D. is a Board Certified Dermatologist and a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology. He is a leader in the field of dermatology as a past President of the American Academy of Dermatology, Pacific Dermatologic Association and American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and as Vice President of the Skin Cancer Foundation. Dr. Moy completed his dermatology residency training at UCLA and his Facial Cosmetic and Mohs Micrographic Surgery Fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Health Services. He is a former professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, former Co-Chief of the UCLA division of Dermatology and former Chief of Dermatologic Surgery. He has served as president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, Bay District and Editor-in-Chief of the Dermatologic Surgery Journal.
Darrel Rigel, M.D.
Darrel Rigel, MD is a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at New York University Medical Center. He received his BS and MBA from MIT and his MD degree from George Washington University. He attended Cornell University Medical Center for his Internship in Internal Medicine, and completed his training at NYU where he was Resident, Chief Resident, NIH Training Fellow and Dermatology Surgery Fellow. Dr. Rigel has served as President of the American Academy of Dermatology (1999) and for 9 years as a Director of the American Board of Dermatology. He is a Past President of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the American Dermatological Association. Dr. Rigel has also received numerous honors including the American Cancer Society’s National Honor Citation for Skin Cancer Programs and Presidential Citations from the American Academy of Dermatology and American Society for Dermatologic Surgery for public education programs in skin cancer.
Abby Van Voorhees, M.D.
Dr. Van Voorhees, M.D., is a Professor and Chair of Dermatology at East Virginia Medical School and a past Director of Psoriasis Services and Phototherapy Units at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Van Voorhees received her MD from Yale University and attended Temple University for her Internship. Her residency training was completed at Yale. Dr. Van Voorhees is the Medical Editor of Dermatology World, the official magazine of the American Academy of Dermatology and Chair of the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) medical board.
Stevan Knezevich, M.D., Ph.D.
Stevan Knezevich is Board Certified in Dermatopathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Clinical Pathology. He received his MD from the University of Toronto Medical School. Prior to this, he received his PhD in Pathology from the University of British Columbia and spent an additional year as a post-doctoral fellow in Lymphoma research. His Residency and Surgical Pathology Fellowship were completed at Washington University in St. Louis, MO and his Dermatopathology Fellowship at Stanford University. Dr. Knezevich worked at the VA Medical Center and served as Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Pedram Gerami, M.D.
Pedram Gerami, MD is an associate professor of dermatology and pediatrics at Northwestern University and the co-director of melanoma research at the Northwestern Skin Cancer Institute. Dr Gerami is interested in the clinical, histologic and molecular genetics of melanocytic neoplasms. As a clinical dermatologist he sees patients with a history of melanoma or dysplastic nevi and as a dermatopathologist he is focused in the histopathologic evaluation of melanocytic neoplasms. He has authored over 80 peer reviewed journal articles and numerous chapters in dermatologic textbooks. His research is primarily focused on the use of molecular diagnostics to improve diagnosis and prognostication of melanocytic neoplasms. Dr Gerami received his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School and received his residency at the University of Iowa Department of Dermatology followed by a fellowship in dermatopathology at the University of Chicago.

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A first ever trip to the giant city of London can be a daunting prospect for even the most seasoned traveller.
Thankfully, there are a few classic things to do here that everyone should be aware of and try to fit into their itinerary.
VISIT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Whatever your view is on the Royal Family, there is no doubt that Buckingham Palace is one of the city’s most iconic buildings. The fact that it is centrally located means that it easy to visit here by getting off the Underground at the likes of Green Park or Victoria Station.
From the outside, some people find the building inspiring while others are a little bit disappointed. However, what can’t be disputed is that there is always a great feeling of anticipation when a big crowd of tourists gather hoping for a glimpse of the Queen or Royal Family member.
As well as looking at the Palace from outside, you could also arrange to visit the State Rooms and gardens while you are here.
GO UP IN THE LONDON EYE
The spectacular London Eye offers a great way of seeing a dramatic view of the city from the comfort of a glass capsule. This is a relaxing way of seeing a lot of the city from a great vantage point.
The popularity of the London Eye means that it often has long queues of people waiting to get up in it. This means that it can be a good idea to book ahead and maybe even book a special package.
Tall buildings such as The Shard now offer more open views than the London Eye but there is no denying the special feeling of going up in one of these capsules.
TRAVEL ON THE UNDERGROUND
It is almost certain that you will travel on the Underground at some point, as this is the easiest way to get around in the capital. However, you should look to view it as more than just a mode of transport.
The Tube is a classic part of London and travelling on it will let you get a glimpse of day to day life in the city. As well as this, some of the stations are beautiful to look at and filled with history.
TAKE A RIVER CRUISE
The central position of the mighty Thames means that it has always played a huge part in the city’s progress and economy. Not all visitors realise that it also a great place to get a view of the city as well.
This is because a lovely Thames cruise can let you see all of the main sights from a fresh perspective. It really is an unbeatable feeling to sail down this famous river and watch the buildings pass you by.
You can take any one of a number of themed trips in this way, making it the perfect way to see the city in the way that best suits you. For instance, would you like to listen to a live jazz performance or maybe take a delightful London afternoon tea cruise instead?
GO THE THEATRE
London’s world class theatre district in the West End is a wonderful place to see some amazing shows. There are plenty of fine theatres dotted around here, showing some of the top shows around.
From old classics like Les Miserables and the Lion King to the latest new releases, there is something here for everyone. Quite simply, this is the kind of night out that you will remember for a long time.
A good idea is to book a dinner and theatre special package that turns the whole thing into an even more memorable experience. In this way you can relax and make the most of an entire evening out in the buzzing West End.
VISIT A MARKET
London is also chock full of brilliant markets too. Whether you want to check out food, clothes, bric a brac or anything else, you will find a perfect market here for your tastes.
Among the biggest and best markets in the city are classics such as Portobello Market, Camden Market, Borough Market and Brick Lane Market. These are all terrific places to spend a few hours browsing around.
Most of these markets have food stalls or restaurants nearby, so that you can easily make it a full day out.
Make your first ever trip to London a hugely memorable one by trying out these exciting things to do. If you do it right then you will be itching to come back here again as soon as you can.

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Campaign Update July 2013
The road proposal whose ecological damages CI highlighted in this campaign was unanimously and strongly rejected by all members of the MOEF constituted Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) on June 6th, 2013. The project was rejected on grounds that it was having a serious impact on the wildlife of the fragile Kutch region particularly the nesting site of flamingoes.
Stopping ‘Eco-Resorts’ In Their Tracks
May 30, 2012: Based on a complaint filed by wildlife conservation NGOs, the Deputy Commissioner of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka cancelled the permission given to Satori Eco Adventure Resorts Pvt Ltd. for constructing resorts on Chandradrona hill in the Western Ghats. This cancellation is a significant milestone in the persistent battle by local conservation groups, WildCAT C and Bhadra Wildlife Conservation Trust, to halt commercial resorts in this tiger corridor connecting Bhadra Tiger reserve with adjoining forests.
Importance of the … Read More
Lion-tailed Macaque with Ice Cream, Anamalai Hills
We came across some Lion-tailed Macaques (LTMs) at Pudhuthottam estate near Valparai. While some of the LTMs were feeding on fruits and shoots, this one was feeding on Ice Cream irresponsibly discarded by tourists. This species is in constant conflict, with some of the males even entering the main town of Valparai. Ice Cream should be the last thing this endangered species needs.
The Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus) is an endangered and endemic macaque found only in the … Read More
Eco-tourism in a Fragile Habitat
This was photographed near the Banasurasagar Dam, in Wayanad, Kerala. The Banasura Hills and Aralam Forest area shown in this picture are a catchment area for the Karamanathodu stream — a major tributary for the Kabini River. Latest developments in the name of eco-tourism have cut down a lot of trees in this fragile habitat. The Kerala government says this is an eco-friendly hydro electric project. This dam is the largest earthern dam in India and the second largest in … Read More
Buzzard and Earth Mover, Hesaraghatta
This image was made a few months back during the winter in Hesaraghatta, a lake on the outskirts of Bangalore city. The habitat is basically a grassland and semi shrub vegetation. During winter a large variety of birds such as kestrel, harriers (marsh, pied, montagu’s and pallid), common stonechat, steppe eagle, greater spotted eagle, zitting cisticola etc., migrate to this small area. Many months ago, the local development body had proposed to build a theme park this area – a … Read More
Morning Rush, Nagarahole
The Mysore-Mananthavadi road passes right through the Nagarahole National Park. This particular stretch of the road is quite smooth and most vehicles zip across, at good speeds. People who have visited this park have seen a lot of wildlife around this stretch and know how dangerous it is when so many vehicles drive past every day.
This image is the last elephant of a herd that crossed the road one evening inside Nagarahole National Park, as safari jeeps and regular … Read More
Eating away their grasslands
This image was taken in the short grasslands of Solapur in 2010, showing a ‘city’ construction project taking place near the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary. This picture depicts the unfortunate fate of a majority of dry, arid habitats in the country. Short grasslands in India are fast getting modified due to the expansion of agriculture and industry. Even though crop raiding species such as the Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) may seem to benefit slightly from agricultural expansion, such conversion … Read More
Lesser Floricans and Windmills
A few decades back, there was hardly any village in the state of Gujarat which didn’t fall in the distribution range of the Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indica). As the local name ‘Khadmor’ (Khad = Grass, Mor = Peacock) indicates, the Lesser Florican resembles the Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), and lives in grassland habitats. This bird is a keystone species of healthy grasslands. The bird’s wide spread distribution of the past has changed significantly now.
Its popularity … Read More
Flamingoes and Trucks – Birds at Lake Rajewadi, Satara District.
I made this image at Rajewadi Lake, Satara, Maharashtra where even in summer, huge flocks of birds are seen. Even ‘Reversed Migrants’ like Flamingos (Greater and Lesser) and Black-tailed Godwits were seen apart from the resident Spoonbills, Painted Storks, Herons & Egrets, Small Pratincoles, Great Thick-knees, etc during this week in June. This tells us that the lake has a preferable habitat for such birds and already holds good populations. The water level seemed to be quite low because of … Read More
Q: I would like to know what kind of rights for worship are provided to tribals and forest dwellers (villagers) inside PAs? We have been recording the temple festivals inside Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary over the last two years and the situation is one of absolute mayhem. Between 70,000 to 1,50,000 visitors, over 700 buses, trucks visit two temples deep inside the sanctuary. One temple, Karuvannarayar, is 18 kms from the Forest Checkpost and the Masi Temple is close to 45 kms deep inside the Moyar valley. Liquor flows freely, animal sacrifice is rampant, plastics, tree felling, open air cooking in dry scrubland is causing enormous stress. The land otherwise is a haven for wildlife with the highest density of tigers reported here. The Forest Department is a mute spectator. Kindly advice.
We requested Praveen Bhargav, Managing Trustee of Wildlife First, to field this question. Since many PAs are plagued by similar problems, we think that his answer has wide relevance and so we decided to publish a detailed answer in our articles section.… Read More
Painted Storks — Living with Trucks and JCBs, Pune
Pune Municipal Corporation has undertaken the work of “restoring” the Pashan Lake in Pune. Lots of digging; new additions to the habitat are being made. I hope the flora & fauna present in and around the lake, benefit after the changes take place. Detailed information of the project is not yet available to me. This image shows the ‘Near Threatened’ Painted Storks with a truck carrying rocks in the background.… Read More
Wildlife Gains 25 km Corridor in Kudremukh in Unique “Conservation Swap”
In a precedent-setting “conservation swap” initiated by the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), and the Karnataka Forest Department, a 25 km long wildlife corridor disrupted by a 220 KVA power transmission line in Kudremukh National Park has been restored. The line was originally supporting the now defunct Kudremukh Iron Ore Company (KIOCL)’s mining operations, shut down by the Supreme Court in response to litigation by local wildlife conservation groups.
The Karnataka government had … Read More
Unregulated Tourism at Kaas Plateau, Maharashtra.
Kaas flower plateau is Maharashtra’s valley of flowers. The plateau is located between 1200 – 1240 metres and is about 25km from Satara town. As the monsoon sets in (Sept / Oct), the plateau and the surrounding hillsides come alive with millions of blooming wild flowers. The carpet changes colour every passing day through the monsoon.
This spectacle attracts many tourists and photographers resulting in unregulated tourism causing vehicular traffic, air and noise pollution and pressure on the fragile habitat. … Read More
Magadi Tank — Reducing The Disturbance To Wintering Waterfowl
Madagi, a small village which is an hour’s drive from Hubli in North Karnataka. Every winter thousands (5000+) of Bar-headed Geese (Anser indicus) and other migratory species like common teal, comb ducks, etc. come to this tank from Central Asia and Europe. This year (2012), 50+ tagged Bar-headed Geese were recorded in the area.
The lake is not protected and is open from all sides. Villagers use this lake for washing clothes, vehicles and other activities.
The forest … Read More
A Lion-tailed Macaque By The Roadside, Anamalai Hills
How do you feel when you see this photo? Don’t you think that this is one of the ugliest and saddest sights to witness? The lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus is an endangered and endemic macaque found only in the tropical rainforests of the Western Ghats. Instead of living freely in the canopy of the rainforest, here is a male by a roadside, looking for food.
This individual has been forced into looking for food in passing vehicles. The habitat of … Read More


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February 20, 2020
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The Mojave Desert Land Trust applauds California 56th District Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia for introducing a bill which would focus on the protection and management of California’s desert resources, at a time when threats to the region are increasing.
AB 2839, introduced Thursday, would create the California Deserts Conservancy within the Natural Resources Agency. It would play a crucial role in acquiring, protecting and restoring conservation lands in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts.
Its responsibility would include protecting and restoring the deserts’ natural, cultural, archaeological, historical and physical resources, providing for climate change resilience, improving water and air quality, providing increased opportunities for tourism and recreation, supporting education, outreach and volunteer projects, and assisting the regional economy.
The conservancy would identify priority projects and initiatives, including the acquisition, restoration and management of unique and fragile desert lands and their plant and animal populations, to prevent catastrophic wildfire and the effects of climate change, and to advance the economic well-being of desert residents, as well as needed additions and improvements to recreational facilities to improve visitor access.
There is currently no state conservancy or state entity charged with protection of the Mojave Desert and the Eastern Colorado Desert, despite the region occupying 25% of the state of California.
Threats to the California deserts are increasing in both scope and intensity. Among the most significant threats are climate change presented as prolonged drought and increased average annual temperature with greater variation in precipitation; increased intensity and occurrence of wildfires; invasive species; proposed groundwater extraction projects; large scale resource extraction projects for targeted precious metals; expansive development projects; and insufficient resources to address the recent dramatic growth in tourism.
As threats have increased upon our desert lands, public interest in the California desert has simultaneously expanded locally, nationally, and internationally. The desert’s popularity has more than doubled within the past five years. Visitation to all three California desert national parks grew by 50% or more between 2013 and 2018. With national parks, national monuments, wilderness areas, state parks, and other large pristine areas for public use, the Mojave and Colorado Deserts are of global interest.
The California deserts are an important part of the state’s economy, with total regional direct travel spending estimated at $7.6 billion in 2018 and 73,000 jobs. The deserts also have high biological diversity and are home to iconic species such as the Joshua tree and the federally threatened desert tortoise. In the Mojave Desert alone, there are 1,500 plant taxa, with 210 of these being endemic in California. Undisturbed desert lands have also been found to sequester carbon and contribute to climate change resilience.
Around half of the state’s population lives in or within a one-hour drive of California’s deserts. Despite the proximity and popularity of the deserts, currently very little grant funding from the state is available to address conservation or visitor access needs. A new state conservancy would set the stage for that to change.
“The threats to the California deserts present a critical need for conservation at a time when the region is experiencing rapidly growing use and appreciation for its scenic beauty, geologic wonders, natural and cultural resources, dark night skies, and solitude,” said Geary Hund, Executive Director of the Mojave Desert Land Trust. “The creation of this new agency would provide a needed boost to its unique and irreplaceable resources, and many disadvantaged communities. We are very grateful for Assemblymember Garcia’s efforts to recognize and act on the need to provide greater state support for the resources and communities in our California deserts. This will be an important part of his and California’s legislative legacy.”
The Mojave Desert Land Trust (MDLT) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission to protect and care for lands with natural, scenic, and cultural value within the Mojave Desert. Since its founding in 2006 the land trust has conserved more than 80,000 acres, donating more tracts of land to the National Park Service in the last decade than any other organization. In addition to acquiring land, the land trust established a seed bank to ensure the preservation of native species. MDLT operates an onsite nursery at its Joshua Tree headquarters which propagates native species for ecosystem restoration. MDLT educates and advocates for the conservation of the desert, involving hundreds of volunteers in our work. For more information, visit mdlt.org.


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Justin returns to the road on the heels of the global #1 album Justice, his eighth album to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200. Bieber made history as the first male solo artist to debut at #1 on both the Billboard 200 album chart and Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with his certified-platinum smash hit “Peaches.” With over 75 billion career streams and over 70 million albums sold worldwide, Justin continues to reign as one of the biggest artists in the world. Bieber is the #1 artist on YouTube with over 60 million subscribers worldwide and is the #1 artist on Spotify global with over 75 million monthly listeners. Justice has garnered over four and a half billion streams worldwide since its release in March.
“We’re working hard to make this tour the best one yet,” said Justin Bieber. “I’m excited to get out there and engage with my fans again.”
Jaden is a multi-hyphenate musician, actor, entrepreneur, fashion designer and activist. The artist just released enhanced album CTV3: Day Tripper's Edition in August of 2021. The album features a new track list as well as spatial audio capabilities on select platforms. Consisting of 19 tracks, the album includes singles “Summer” and “BYE,” as well as focus track “Still In Love.” It also features Australian rock band Babe Rainbow on “Our Psychedelic Love Story” and artists Joey Bada$$ and Raury on “Endless Summer Remix.” His third full-length album project, CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3, which dropped in August of 2020, is a feel-good, summertime album more rooted in pop than the hip hop/rap sounds of his first two albums. The album has since reached over 250 million global streams to date, featuring Jaden’s singles “Cabin Fever” and “Rainbow Bap,” as well as “Falling For You” with Justin Bieber. Jaden released his second album “ERYS” in July of 2019. The album features collaborations with his sister, Willow Smith, as well as Tyler the Creator, Trinidad James, ASAP Rocky, Lido and Kid Cudi. In support of the album, Jaden opened for Tyler the Creator’s tour IGOR alongside Blood Orange and Goldlink in the fall of 2019. Jaden wrapped the Willow & Erys North American Tour that he co-headlined alongside Willow in December 2019. Smith announced his project ‘The Sunset Tapes’ and new single ‘GOKU’ in the fall of 2018. The Sunset Tapes: A Cool Tape Story was later released in November of 2018. In November 2017 Smith released his album “SYRE” via his own MSFTS Music/Roc Nation label through their Interscope Records partnership. The album debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Rap Chart Hip Hop / R&B Chart and as #23 on the Billboard 200. “SYRE” has surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify worldwide. Smith was named one of TIME’s Top 30 Influential Teens of 2017 and one of Pandora’s Artists to Watch of 2018. Smith dropped his album "Cool Tapes Vol. 2" in November 2014 exclusively on his app Jaden Experience. The app is the first to be released in a new platform that allows artists to distribute their music directly to their fans creating an album-like experience through a dedicated platform. His first mixtape “The Cool Café” was released in 2012. Smith has also hosted his own program on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio show.
Born in Atlanta, GA, Mateo Arias (¿Téo?) is the son of Colombian parents and younger brother actor Moises Arias (Five Feet Apart, Monos). Mateo was brought up bilingual and is fluent in Spanish and English. Mateo discovered his love for the arts at an early age and would produce and star in various independent and studio films. In addition to being in front of the camera as a young actor, he simultaneously explored his love of music and soon discovered his voice would lead his creative path in a musical direction, producing original content as young as ten years old. Mateo's admiration for his culture and international background profoundly influences his music and explains his transcendent career worldwide. Since his debut single "Uno Dos " (2017) featured longtime friend and collaborator Jaden Smith, ¿Téo? has garnered millions of listeners and has captured audiences during his concert tours and in theaters - appearing recently in Sony's feature film Blast Beat (out now in select theatres), with his brother Moises, Colombian American star Kali Uchis, and Diane Guerrero (Netflix's Orange is the New Black) which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. ¿Téo? has developed a genre that draws elements of Bossa-Nova, Hip Hop, and Alternative complemented by his very distinct and hypnotizing voice, a genre that he and his fans refer to as "Neo-American." ¿Téo? 's below-the-radar approach and mystique elements surrounding him have created a movement that follows him. His new album, Sol, represents ¿Téo? 's multi-faceted, all-encompassing approach to music and is highlighted by recent singles “Buzzed" (feat. Willow Smith), “What’s On Ur Mind" and “Suplicar," the latter of which has quickly garnered millions of independent streams.
About Eddie Benjamin:
Rotating between an arsenal of instruments and singing with spotlight-grabbing swagger, Eddie Benjamin brings a flourishing kaleidoscopic color to popular music. The 19-year-old Australia-born, Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer channels fresh fire through a classic approach. Playing in jazz clubs since he was in grade school with players more than twice his age, he later sparked a buzz online, sharing viral covers generating millions of views, these uploads soon caught the attention of fellow Australian native, Sia. Moving to Los Angeles shortly after, he found himself in the studio working on major releases behind-the-scenes. He has quietly become the ultimate “secret weapon” for some of the biggest superstars in the world as Sia, Meghan Trainor, Ryan Tedder, Labrinth, and even Earth, Wind & Fire have all called on him to collaborate, entrusting him as a creative voice. Over the past year, he turned heads with Justin Bieber, who dubbed him “the next generation” and the next up to “crush the world.” Justin also featured Eddie prominently in his documentary “Justin Bieber: Next Chapter.” Now with his first official project Emotional out in the world, which enlisted Sia as a feature on the alluring single “Diamond Eyes”, Eddie has his sights on releasing his debut album.
About Harry Hudson:
A creative soul and global citizen, Harry Hudson is a pop star with a distinct maturity, unwavering self-assurance and a refined worldliness most never achieve until far later in life. He’s channeled that roller coaster of an emotional experience into supremely visceral and boundary-shattering alternative/pop music and says he views the world around him with open eyes like never before. Harry is a multi-faceted visionary, who is fast becoming one of the music industry’s most intriguing voices. In 2018, he released his single “Yellow Lights,” which has been streamed more than 28 million times on Spotify and reached the Top 10 on the platform’s U.S. Viral Chart, off his critically acclaimed debut album, Yesterday’s Tomorrow Night. His new project, Hey, I’m Here For You, is a highly personal, soul-infused batch of pop music released via a joint partnership between Roc Nation and his close friends, Jaden and Willow Smith’s MSFTS Music.
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IRVINE – In the days after her 2007 sexual assault, Zabie Khorakiwala would feel sensations in her limbs as if her attacker’s hands were still on her body.
Talking to a therapist didn’t help her with the physical symptoms of trauma and other everyday challenges, she said. Eventually, she found the tools she needed for recovery within the four corners of a yoga mat.
“I finally felt in control,” she said. “I felt lighter. I felt more grounded. I felt more balanced.”
Now a violence prevention coordinator at UC Irvine’s Campus Assault Resources and Education office, Khorakiwala teaches yoga to other survivors of sexual violence from the university and around Orange County though a partnership with Community Service Programs. The nonprofit group recently honored her efforts to serve victims through the yoga classes, which Khorakiwala said have brought greater changes in her students than she first imagined.
“It started as this really small vision, and it just grew and grew,” she said.
Initially, Khorakiwala hoped the eight-week yoga course she created would help survivors by giving them basic tools to manage their anxiety and depression. After working with about 85 people, however, she said the results have been much more tangible. One student was able to report her assault to police, and another stopped cutting herself. Others spoke about their ability to be intimate with a partner again, and others said the classes helped them remain calm during experiences that triggered memories of their attacks. Yoga brought empowerment to students, she said, who then went on to seek the other resources they needed to heal.
“All these testimonials were coming in about how people’s lives were being completely changed,” she said.
“Gosh, we are on to something here. We’ve got to continue it.”
RECOVERING FROM TRAUMA
In 2007, Khorakiwala was an active senior on the UC Irvine campus – president of her sorority and a peer educator on sexual violence within CARE. After being sexually assaulted, she felt isolated and ashamed that such violence could have happened to her, she said.
“For a long time, I felt really broken,” she said. “I felt really damaged. I felt betrayed by my own body.”
At one point, she said, she felt like giving up on her future. But with the help of yoga and a support network, she persevered, graduating from UCI and going on to graduate school , training on sexual assault policy, prevention programs and to be a yoga teacher.
“Because of my experience, I knew I wanted to commit my career to providing resources to survivors and making sure that perpetrators were held accountable for these crimes,” she said.
A course on trauma-sensitive yoga – a relatively new specialty –gave her the tools to begin her program at UCI in 2011. After a steady stream of interest from others in the community, she partnered with CSP in 2012 to open the program to survivors of all ages of sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking.
Ronnetta Johnson, director of CSP’s Victim Assistance Programs, said the yoga program is one of the ways CSP aims to remain at the forefront of meeting victims’ needs. Khorakiwala has shown amazing initiative with the program, she said, and the results for victims, who often lose their sense of self-worth, have been transformative.
“They feel safe with her,” Johnson said. “They feel like they’re no longer ugly or damaged.”
YOGA AS HEALING
In each class, Khorakiwala said she strives to create an environment where survivors feel that they are safe and in control.
“If that’s the one thing that I’m providing them with, I’m doing my job,” she said.
That might mean asking the eight to 10 students in each class how they’d prefer the temperature or lighting in the room. As she leads the class, she asks students to breathe in ways that feel comfortable. Unlike more traditional yoga classes, she doesn’t place her hands on students to assist in postures, and she invites students to move at their own pace.
“Every single pose is an invitation,” she said. “It’s really empowering people to move in their own way through a personal exploration of the postures.”
Each class brings smiles and tears as students move together, she said.
“It’s a beautiful process to be a part of and be witness to, to see people and know they’re in their bodies,” she said.
Shannon Carey went through the program in 2012 after several months of one-on-one and group therapy. She had been raped at her 19th birthday party, when a friend of a friend followed her into her room and locked the door.
Talking about the experience – as well as another assault that happened when she was 14 – gave her some sense of stability. Still, she felt isolated and had trouble functioning in her everyday life.
“I was still overeating. It was hard being with my boyfriend,” she said. “My body wasn’t part of me.”
Joining a yoga class full of unfamiliar faces was intimidating, she said. Over the weeks, however, she built friendships with women who had had similar experiences. One week, Khorakiwala spoke to the class about forgiveness.
“I was able to forgive in that moment the guy who did it,” Carey said. “I realized I was holding on to this anger, hatred.”
By the end of the class, Carey said she no longer felt afraid in her own skin. She stopped binge eating and was determined to help other victims and to prevent further violence. Now 21, she is part of a campus program to share her story and educate others about issues of sexual violence. She also volunteers as a sexual assault crisis counselor and plans to become a nurse – possibly a forensic nurse, working with victims immediately after their attacks.
“I never thought I would be where I am today,” she said. “There is a light at the end of the tunnel.”
A GROWING PROGRAM
Given the results of students like Carey, Khorakiwala is working on sharing what she’s learned with others.
On Wednesday evenings, she teaches the broader community at Be the Change in Tustin, a donation-based yoga studio.
“Everyone is welcome no matter what you look like, what your experience with yoga is, what your background is,” she said.
She and a friend, a Boston-based prevention educator who has also trained in trauma-sensitive yoga, are working on a book for sexual assault survivors and yoga practitioners. In addition to her work at UCI, she recently received a fellowship to bring the yoga classes to the University of Southern California and surrounding community. Eventually, she said, she’d like to train other yoga teachers in trauma-sensitive techniques specific to sexual violence.
Ideally, she said, all survivors would have access to a broad range of services from psychotherapy to meditation. No recovery moves in a straight line, she said, and there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
“Everybody is going to heal in their own way, and we have to be able to meet people where they are,” she said.
“I never knew it would grow into this,” she said. “And I know this is just the beginning.”
Already, Khorakiwala said she’s learned lessons in resilience from the students she’s worked with. From her own experiences, she added, she’s learned recovering from a sexual assault doesn’t just mean surviving. She’s learned that she can thrive.
“You can be there for other people when you once felt you had nothing to give.”
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Citizens for Better Government
Blount County Tennessee
Mayor and Commission fail to explain millions
wasted in shady bond deals
Several months ago, Mayor Cunningham and the Commission, after denying that the County had a debt problem, decided to hire a consultant to help the County fix the debt problem. A thorough investigation into the millions of dollars that seem to have been wasted in the County’s highly questionable debt transactions is desperately needed. Unfortunately, the Mayor and Commission hired a consultant that is a defendant in a major lawsuit that describes many of the questionable municipal debt practices that have cost the County millions. Let’s review the facts we know.
Now let’s consider some answers the taxpayers deserve. For example:
· What was the effect of the conflicts of interests in these deals? Often, the person advising the Commission left the room, put on a different hat, and collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees resulting from the advice he had just given. Was it wise to permit this kind of arrangement? What did it cost the County taxpayers?
· Where did the millions of dollars in debt fees really end up? Who got the money? Were these fees competitive and reasonable? Did the County have adequate safeguards in place to prevent our taxpayer money from being ripped off?
· What exactly did this firm without a phone, or its own place of business, do for the County? How much money did they get paid? Who negotiated the contract with that AMAZING compensation clause? Who did the financial review? Who did the legal review? Who renewed it four times?
· Were the termination risks of the swaps disclosed? If they were, why weren’t these risks disclosed to the Commission and the public? Who knew of this $13 million expense, and when did they know it? If no one knew, was this failure to disclose a violation of the law? Should the County be seeking return of this money in the Courts?
· Why were all $93 million of our swap agreements renegotiated, twice, without any public discussion with the Commission? In 2006, major changes were made to the terms of these swaps. The swaps were again renegotiated last September. Other counties demanded, and received, detailed public information about the renegotiation of their swaps, but the Blount County Commission and our citizens were kept in the dark. Why?
· When ALL the costs are considered, would it have been cheaper, and far less risky, to have issued simple, low fee, fixed rate bonds in the first place?
The citizens of the County deserve answers to all these questions, before another dime of their money is spent on debt fees.
· The first step to getting these answers should be a forensic audit, by a major firm, of all our debt transactions. This audit should cover both the County and the PBA.
· With a quarter-billion dollars of taxpayer funds at stake, we cannot TRUST sales pitches. We must do extensive, detailed investigation to get all the facts and VERIFY information.
All this information was presented to the Commission at their March meeting. Incredibly, the Mayor and Commission decided to hire PFM, for a $100,000 fee. The PFM report, issued in April, verified what we have known for more than two years. The County has a serious debt problem.
Unfortunately, the PFM report did nothing to answer our questions about where the millions of dollars of taxpayer money paid in “fees” in these debt transactions, really went.


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F1 – When the leaders of the Formula One they established that they had to cut with the past by building a new technical regulation they had a clear goal in mind: make the cars less aerodynamically complex. A process that, according to them, would have flattened the performance differences between the teams and, at the same time, would have created cars less sensitive to contrails, such as to be able to follow better cornering without losing precious tenths of a second or overly stressing the tires.
If the objectives have been achieved we will know in some time. The first indications are encouraging even if some dependence on the DRS it continues to reveal itself. Only with the developments will we really know if the machines will not fall into the same problems they were plagued with in previous years. Certainly, in the months to come, F1 designs will become more similar to each other, tending to replicate that of those who place themselves in the tread position. Discrepancies in terms of downforce and drag will also be reduced.
When this happens, if it does, the difference between the motors will be felt more sensitively. It’s a logical question: by keeping the aerodynamics constant, it will be the propulsive thrust that marks the differences between the protagonists who battle it out on the track. Obviously this is a stretch because performance differences are the result of the various layout they will persist anyway. But they may be less incisive than they are today.
If the propulsion unit were to really start making a difference so drastically who has one in the heart of the machine power unit baked from the factory of Brixworth he may begin to tremble. At this time the V6 by Hywel Thomas it is offering performance that is not in line with expectations. Mercedes, McLaren, Aston Martin and Williams they are not doing well. All single-seaters sharing the Anglo-German turbo-hybrid V6. A case? For Toto Wolff Yes. We see.
According to the big boss of the Silver Arrows the engine represents at most a couple of tenths of the total deficit of the car. And things to put right there W13 it has several. We talked about it several times: the porpoising is the first real limit of the project to “zero sidepod“. To contain it, it is necessary to act on the set-up, generating an unstable car because it is too high from the ground and too rigid in the suspensions. Hence difficulties in braking, inability to unload power to the ground under acceleration and poor handling when changing direction at high speed. Conditions that a Jeddah they cost almost a second per lap.
To this certainly gloomy picture is added a heavy one aerodynamic drag which makes the W13 a slow car at speed trap. It causes? It is difficult to imagine that sidepod so narrow they can be the cause of the aerodynamic drag. The big suspect could be the beam wingthe wing placed above the diffuser.
There beam wing it is not a new element for the F1. This is something that was already present on machines in the period between 2009 and the 2013. Its function has remained virtually unchanged. Today, however, it plays a much more important role due to its position relative to the diffuser and rear wing. Before the hybrid era, this element was positioned exactly above the extractor.
Although it managed to generate some points of aerodynamic load, the flow that hit the element was scarce and not very clean. This is why being able to feed it in the most correct way was very important. The main function remained that of creating a depression on the ground that would lead to an increase in the extraction of flows from the bottom of the car.
Now, however, this component is housed on the trailing edge of the extractor. In this way it becomes almost a physical extension of the same and the effects are much more consistent. However, the method by which it works does not change, as it still produces a low pressure that extends below the diffuser and which helps to extract a greater flow of air. There beam wingtherefore, it should not be understood as a simple profile whose load must be added to that generated by the rear wing, but rather as a crucial component to help the bottom work better.
There W13apparently, it lacks efficiency precisely in this neuralgia area and its own in this area we understand that Mercedes has been working to make important corrections since the Australian GP. But that still doesn’t explain why customer teams also lose speed on the straights. The fact is that Wolff is refractory to consider the engine the cause of the ills of the motorized by the Three Pointed Star. Evidently the data collected in the first two GPs, correlated with the work in the factory, indicate to the engineers that the causes of the ills of the Silver Arrow are purely aerodynamic.
The Austrian manager, referring to the creature of the duo James Allison – Mike Elliottbelieves that one should not point fingers at individual sections of the project. The deficit is overall and does not concern only the engine, even if it recognizes that the supremacy of the past is a memory.
TO Brackley they know very well that the engine Mercedes it was one of the main weapons to win eight world championships in a row. Imagining that overnight they have lost the power that they showed unequivocally until last December is difficult. Despite biofuels E10 that some headaches to the staff directed by Thomas they might have given.
For Mercedes a crucial world stage opens. Between Australia, Imola and Barcelona a new aerodynamic package should become fully operational. Only then will we know whether the problems have been solved and whether the potential of the car can be fully extracted. Now it is difficult to identify a single responsible, which is why the engine is not considered the greatest handicap of an extreme and complicated project to manage. Also because the feeling is strong as well McLaren, Williams and Aston Martin have produced aerodynamically anything but effective single-seaters.
F1-Author: Diego Catalano – @ diegocat1977
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As the seasons change, there is a spring in the step of the Congress which suggests that a long and harsh summer in the political wilderness maybe ending. Rahul Gandhi is finally set to take over the party leadership, there is a buzz around the Congress’ aggressive social media strategy, new anti-BJP alliances are being cemented in poll-bound Gujarat, demonetisation and GST have become useful weapons to attack the government and open rebellion by senior BJP leaders like Yashwant Sinha has given further ammunition to the Opposition. But the truth is, while the Congress maybe scenting a comeback, in reality it is still a case of ‘Dilli dur ast’.
Let’s start with Rahul Gandhi’s much-delayed ‘coronation’ as Congress president. It’s now almost five years since he was made party vice president and warned that “power is poison”. That speech in Jaipur only seemed to confirm a widespread belief that Rahul was a reluctant politician. When after the party’s debacle in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he retreated into the background, even refusing to take up the challenge of Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha, it only further typecast him as a cocooned, risk averse dynast.
Now, the manner of his impending ‘election’ as Congress president has also been less than ideal. Rather than going through the farcical exercise of getting state Congress units to blindly endorse his name, the party should have thrown up a potential challenger. Sonia Gandhi’s mettle was tested, first when the likes of Sharad Pawar questioned her over foreign origins, and then, when Jitendra Prasada took her on in the party president elections. She earned the respect of the cadre because she showed a willingness to fight all her critics.
By contrast, a red carpet welcome has been laid out for Rahul with no one willing to take him on. Rahul would have still almost certainly won but a hard fought win would have earned him the respect that many Congress leaders in private are reluctant to give him and also enthuse the dispirited cadre. Instead, the soft landing offered to Rahul only reaffirms the sycophantic anti-democratic culture of the party of the freedom movement, one which is now ‘umbilically’ tied to a single family.
A competitive election for all posts in the party, including the Congress Working Committee, would help strengthen the party organisation which has been enfeebled by the ubiquitous high command culture of ‘nomination’. Here, Rahul cannot be entirely blamed. This is, after all, a legacy of the redoubtable Indira Gandhi, who systematically downsized regional Congress leaders and made the party apparatus subservient to her own larger than life image. To his credit, Rahul has often spoken about organisational restructuring as his prime goal, but the fact is, he has been unable to open up the party to new talents, leaving the same discredited coteries in charge.
When a patient is in an ICU and facing lingering death, band-aid will not do. The Congress needs a major surgery, one which must begin with overhauling its local units at the block level in districts and talukas. Importantly, the Congress needs to find a fresh narrative rather than simply wait it out and expect Narendra Modi to self-destruct. It is faintly amusing to find, for example, the Congress celebrate Sinha’s diatribe against the Modi government’s economic policies, almost as if an ageing soldier of the BJP can single-handedly stop the Modi juggernaut. Where is the Congress’ own recipe for revival that goes beyond catchy tweets and slogans? Yes, social media is now an important element of the media machine, but elections are not won or lost only by adding followers or increased likes and retweets on Twitter.
Which is why Rahul’s first task as Congress president should be to energise the party by giving it a hands on leadership that reconnects with a ‘new’ India where voters are impatient and aspirational. There must be a relentless desire to shape the agenda, communicate a vision, reach out to new constituencies, and, most importantly, always be battle-ready. It cannot be, as appears to be the case in Gujarat, that the party wakes up just months ahead of a big election and expects instant results. Politics in the age of Modi is a 24X7 ruthless exercise where only the fittest will survive. Is Rahul really up to the challenge?
Post script: At a book function a few months ago, former finance minister P Chidambaram was asked why Rahul wasn’t able to summon up the fighting spirit of an Indira after she was ousted from power in 1977? Pat came the reply: “Don’t forget Indira had to face Morarji Desai and the old socialists, we are confronted with Modi and the formidable RSS election machine!”