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|Laborfest: Book Reading: Song of The Stubborn One Thousand|
|Date||Thursday July 27|
|Time||7:00 PM - 9:00 PM|
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|Green Arcade Bookstore - 1680 Market St. at Gough, San Francisco. Civic Center BART, Van Ness Muni Metro.|
Song of The Stubborn One Thousand
The Watsonville Canning Strike, 1985 – 87
Book reading by Peter Shapiro
On September 9, 1985, one thousand mainly Mexican women workers in Watsonville, California, the “frozen food capital of the world,” were forced out on strike in an attempt by Watsonville Canning’s owner, Mort Console, to break their union. They returned to work eighteen months later. Not one had crossed the picket line. A moribund local union had been revitalized, and Watsonville’s Latino majority emerged as a major force in local politics.
At a time when organized labor was in headlong retreat, the Watsonville Canning strike was a dramatic show of the power of women workers, whose struggle became a rallying point for the Chicano movement.
Apart from its sheer drama, the strikers’ story illuminates the challenges facing a group of ordinary working people who waged a protracted and ultimately successful struggle against seemingly insurmountable odds.
See also: http://www.thegreenarcade.com/

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6:15. It’s time. My eyes peep open, and I can see the light blue of the morning sky through the window. I have to try harder today. I will. I will try harder than yesterday. I will do better.
Coffee warms my bones, and I begin to perk up. The morning still feels so daunting, despite the promise I made to myself when I got up. I go through the motions of dressing kids, signing papers for school, getting myself dressed but I want so badly to crawl back into that bed, turn out every light and sleep it all away.
Instead, I eagerly wash down the pills I always hope will magically take this from me, but instead they just take the edge off. At this point, I will take what I can get.
I’ve always been “a little sad.” There are things that I find exciting and things that I love to do, but for the most part, that list is relatively short. I have my own tell-tell signs that I am slipping into another one of my depression episodes: too many hot baths in one day, pulling away from people, extra likely to bite your head off if I feel the least bit attacked, finding pleasure in absolutely nothing and feeling like a complete failure to those that I love. The childhood traumas and adult complications have manifested themselves deep into my body. They loosen their hold from time to time but they never leave.
This is high-functioning depression.
While I was pregnant with my son in 2008, I began to see a counselor for what was called “baby blues” or prenatal depression. Sadness and wanting to just be alone were constant. Wasn’t I supposed to be happy? Every single photo I saw and update I read from other expecting mothers showed the complete opposite of what I was seeing in my own life. Nothing felt right. I was on edge all of the time, more than ever. I began to dread the morning. It meant I had to live through yesterday and all the days before it all over again.
Those feelings have never gone away.
Depression isn’t always staring off into space, crying or sleeping all day. My body doesn’t ache, and I don’t refuse food. I can be what appears to be someone who relatively has it together. I never stop, I work full time, I run a household, I have friends, I do things on the weekends. What is going on behind the scenes is a woman who feels completely undeserving of anything she has. It is a battle for me to do anything, including the most mundane task. I second-guess everything I do, every step I take. I am a walking thundercloud but I will never show you that.
We go through the same song and dance in the evenings that we do in the mornings, but in reverse. The highlight reel of my day would show me laughing and smiling. I have learned how to fake it pretty well but she’s still there: the person who feels inferior and hurt. I do not have to have a reason to feel this way everyday. It’s just there. How is it possible to appear happy and well all while feeling pain and darkness is something I will never know. But I am glad I have the ability to do it. If not for myself, for those that I live with.
My kids know when mom is sad. They have learned to tip-toe around me. Bless their hearts, they know the drill now. While they are asking me if I am okay, I want to ask them so badly “I love you so much but I do not understand why you love me. Why?” Everyday I want to do more. I want to turn this around. For them. Depression is a battle. You want to live so badly, but at the same time, feel like you are unworthy of anything good.
So tomorrow, like yesterday and the day before that and the day before that, I will try to pull myself from it. I will take my medications and read all of the books and go to therapy. I will make that promise to myself that when I wake up at 6:15 that I will try a little harder. There is a better version of myself just waiting to be discovered. I will never stop trying to find her.

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United, with Mata in the line-up, dropped two points against Stoke City in an odd game. Juan participated in some of the best chances for United that could have scored a few goals before the final 1-1.
Manchester United drew at home to Stoke City (1-1). A surprising result taking account of the many opportunities Juan and his team-mate had. The Spaniard started again playing behind the strikers and was the protagonist of the first half where the locals could have sentenced the game.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) 2 de octubre de 2016
The main reason to have ended the first half 0-0 was Lee Grant, Stoke’s keeper who made a string of good saves. Juan himself proved that inspiration as he tried to chipped the ball over the keeper, but Grant reacted with a fine save. Minutes earlier Mata had participated in one of the best chances but Pogba missed the target.
In the second half Stoke played better, but Martial netted the first for United after a stunning strike in the 69 minute. The game seemed to be under control but Joe Allen, in the 82 minute, scored the equaliser after an unfortunate action.


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BMSI are delighted to announce some positive news, February saw us pass the milestone of 100,000 man days worked since a RIDDOR reportable accident!
During the month of February there was only one reported minor incident that required minimal treatment. There were zero near misses reported.
As a responsible employer, BMSI employ innovative solutions to the lone worker problem to ensure that the safety of our employees is always at the forefront of our company ethos. As a result, the system that we now employ is at the technological forefront, ensuring staff safety across all of our sites.
BMSI Director, John Axten, is thrilled with BMSI’s HSE record:
“In the midst of these unprecedented times, it is uplifting for our team to be able to mark 100,000 days of being RIDDOR free. BMSI hold a strong belief in ensuring the safety of our employees, and our HSE solutions ensure they can be confident that there is always someone looking after them in an emergency.
Site inspections and Senior Management Tours are key to reinforcing a positive attitude to safety and help to ensure that we continue to receive a good volume of observations. This achievement is great for Senior Management but is also a massive boost for our staff who can work onsite knowing that they are being looked after 24/7.
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Taipei City Urban Redevelopment Office director Lin Chung-chieh (林崇傑) said the Wang family has filed 11 lawsuits against the city government over the stalled project. The city has won 10 so far.
The High Court is rehearing its lawsuit against the city’s approval of the urban renewal project.
The Wang family also filed a lawsuit against the project developer for damaging a container the family has erected on the construction site to hinder construction.
There could be a breakthrough for the stalled project if the court hands down a ruling in this case, he said.
Additional reporting by staff writer


Welcome to Start School Later
East Greenwich, RI!
Start School Later is thrilled to announce our 20th chapter, East Greenwich, RI.
Catherine Rodgers, a parent and former middle school teacher decided to launch SSL East Greenwich, along with fellow parent Rebecca Bliss, a mother of elementary age students. The pair has already worked with local parents to speak during the public testimony portion of local school committee meetings in April 2014.
Their story was featured in East Greenwich News.
To get involved, contact the chapter by filling out the contact form on this page.
Watch the YouTube video to the right to get a first-hand glimpse of the struggles students face to get the sleep they need.
“The high school kids come in like zombies in the morning, and most of them have a coffee in their hand. Felicia’s would go out of business if it wasn’t for the high school. They need it."
- Anonymous EGHS Teacher in East Greenwich News


Russia’s government unexpectedly resigned on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping constitutional changes that could allow him to extend his rule.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he was stepping down to give Putin room to carry out the changes, which, if implemented, would shift power to parliament and the prime minister – and might thus allow Putin, 67, to rule on in another capacity after his current term ends in 2024.
Medvedev, a long-time Putin ally and former president, announced his resignation on state TV sitting next to Putin, who thanked him for his work.
Putin said Medvedev would take on a new job as deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, which Putin chairs.
Attention now turns to who becomes the next prime minister. The array of possible candidates includes Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who is credited with breathing new life into the capital.
Wednesday’s changes will be seen by many as the start of Putin’s preparations for his own political future when he leaves the presidency in 2024.
Whoever he picks as prime minister will inevitably be viewed as a possible presidential successor – echoing the way that Putin stepped down from the presidency in 2008 to become prime minister under Medvedev, who then stepped aside four years later to allow Putin to resume the presidency.
In power in one of the two roles since 1999, Putin is due to step down in 2024, when his fourth presidential term ends.
He has not yet said what he plans to do when his term expires but, under the current constitution, which sets a maximum of two successive terms, Putin is barred from immediately running again.


Encoding information for storage or transmission is one of the fundamental tasks of information theory. For decades, the bit has been the fundamental unit for information science. However, advances in quantum computing have led to the development of quantum computers that use qubits(quantum bits) instead of bits. Qubits can be 0, 1, or in both of these two states at once(superposition). Empowered by superposition, quantum entanglement and interference quantum computers have capabilities to solve certain problems faster than conventional computers through various quantum algorithms.
One must load data for execution for any algorithm that processes input data. To load data, it must be encoded in qubits. Each algorithm expects that a certain data encoding is used, and then processes the data by performing calculations. Both the data itself and the chosen encoding influence the runtime of the loading process. In the worst case, loading requires exponential time. This is critical because quantum algorithms that promise a speed-up assume that loading data can be done faster, in logarithmic or linear time.
Encoding data in qubits is not trivial. Current devices contain a limited amount of qubits that are stable for a short amount of time. The number of operations to prepare the quantum state must be small as qubits decay fast and quantum gates are error-prone. To encode even a large number of data values efficiently, a logarithmic or linear runtime is ideal. Each encoding is essentially a trade-off between two major forces: (i) the number of required qubits and (ii) the runtime complexity for the loading process. Also, quantum encoding is notoriously difficult because the laws of quantum mechanics impose severe constraints — for example, a single quantum object cannot be copied, which hinders simple encoding schemes
One of the ways data is encoded is by using quantum embedding. Quantum embedding represents classical data as quantum states in a Hilbert space via a quantum feature map. The power of a quantum classifier translates into the ability to find embeddings that maximize the distance between data clusters in Hilbert space. Some of the embedding techniques used are basis embedding, amplitude embedding, and many more.
Basis encoding is primarily used when real numbers have to be mathematically manipulated in the course of quantum algorithms. Such an encoding represents real numbers as binary numbers and then transforms them into a quantum state in the computational basis. The embedded quantum state is the bit-wise translation of a binary string to the corresponding states of the quantum subsystems. Hence, one bit of classical information is represented by one quantum subsystem. Acting on binary features encoded as qubits gives us the most computational freedom to design quantum algorithms. In principle, each operation on bits that we can execute on a classical computer can be done on a quantum computer as well.
Example: Let us choose a binary fraction representation, where each number in the interval [0, 1) is represented by a τ -bit string according to .
To encode a vector x = (0.1, −0.7, 1.0) in basis encoding, we have to first translate it into a binary sequence, where we choose a binary fraction representation with precision τ = 4 and the first bit encoding the sign,
0.1 → 0 0001 …
−0.7 → 1 1011 …
1.0 → 0 1111 …
The vector corresponds to a binary sequence b = 00001 11011 01111 and can be represented by the quantum state .
In the amplitude-embedding technique, every quantum system is described by its wavefunction ψ which also defines the measurement probabilities. By expressing that the wavefunction is used to encode data, it is therefore implied that amplitudes of the quantum system are used to represent data values.
Amplitude encoding is required by many quantum machine learning algorithms. The main advantage of amplitude encoding is that we only need n=logNM qubits to encode a dataset of M inputs with N features each. If the quantum machine learning algorithm is polynomial in n (or qubit-efficient), it has a logarithmic runtime dependency on the data set size. Promises of exponential speedups from qubit-efficient quantum machine learning algorithms sound strange to machine learning practitioners because simply loading the NM features from the memory hardware takes time that is of course linear in NM. And indeed, the promises only hold if state preparation can also be done qubit-efficiently. This is in fact possible in some cases that exhibit a lot of structure. As a trivial example, if the goal is to produce a vector of uniform entries we simply need to apply n Hadamard gates – a qubit-efficient state preparation time. On the other hand, there are subspaces in a Hilbert space that cannot be reached from a given initial state with qubit-efficient algorithms. Therefore, it is an important and nontrivial open question which classes of relevant states for machine learning with amplitude encoding can be prepared qubit-efficiently.
In quantum machine learning, a lot of models use amplitude encoding, which means that a data vector is represented by the amplitudes of a quantum state. Especially when trying to reproduce neural network-like dynamics one would like to perform nonlinear transformations on the data. But while linear transformations are natural for quantum theory, nonlinearities are difficult to design in this context. A quantum feature map encodes classical inputs into quantum states, embedding the data in a high-dimensional Hilbert space. The feature map approach ‘outsources’ the nonlinearity into the procedure of encoding inputs into a quantum state and therefore offers an elegant solution to the problem of nonlinearities in amplitude encoding.
There are two main classes for amplitude encoding: coherent and incoherent encoding. The coherent encoding version of this is used, for example, in nearest neighbor classification algorithms and the incoherent version is more commonly used in quantum neural networks. PennyLane offers a loading routine for amplitude encoding.
Example: (let us encode the same vector from the above example)
In amplitude encoding, we first normalize it to unit length (rounding to three digits here) and pad it with zeros to a dimension of integer logarithm,
Now it can be represented by a quantum state of 2 qubits:
This state would at the same time encode the matrix as:
Qsample encoding has been introduced to associate a real amplitude vector with a classical discrete probability distribution . This is in a sense a hybrid case of basis and amplitude encoding since the information we are interested in is represented by amplitudes, but the N features are encoded in the qubits. An amplitude-efficient quantum algorithm is therefore exponential in the input dimension N, while a qubit-efficient algorithm is polynomial in the input.
Quantum Machine Learning aims to reduce the complexity in terms of either samples (sample complexity) or the number of operations needed to train the model, classify a test vector or generate a novel example of a concept. While considering QML applications where the input is manifestly quantum can provide, in some cases, exponential advantages over their classical analogs in either sample or time complexity. Various quantum encoding techniques like basis encoding, amplitude encoding, qsample encoding are used for converting classical data into quantum states. We conclude that there is no best encoding for quantum computation addressing different problems on current devices. If arithmetic computations shall be performed, a digital encoding (e.g., basis encoding ) may be preferred. To store as much data as possible in a small number of qubits, a compact encoding like amplitude encoding may be the best choice. However, it must also be taken into account that the state preparation for amplitude encoding is costly in terms of operations.


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Radar reports that known cougar Demi Moore is shacking up with known cub Nick Jonas on the DL at a friend’s downtown Los Angeles loft. That’s no way to treat Nick, Demi! He prefers to be out in the public, preferably shirtless and in a gay-baiting situation! But a source says she’s keeping it under wraps (until now) since Ashton Kutcher really put her through the ringer with their divorce:
“Demi doesn’t want any more public humiliations after getting dumped by Ashton.”
If rumors are true, the 50-year-old was set up with the 25-year-old via Rumer Willis, her 29-year-old daughter, per the source:
“Rumer knows Demi is attracted to younger guys, and she figured that since Nick is single and has experience with older women, he’d be up for a love connection. They hit it off — and now Demi and Nick are hooking up.”
Demi knows her way around a younger piece. She was married to Ashton, who was 16 years younger than her. After they divorced, she moved on with the 31-year-old rocker Sean Friday, 36-year-old Pink Taco owner Harry Morton, and 31-year-old art dealer Vito Schnabel. Harry got a few punches on his Moore family frequent boner card since he also dated Rumer. But out of all the young blood, apparently Nick’s is the manliest, says the snitch:
“Nick is Demi’s youngest man yet, but he’s one of the most mature guys she’s ever been with.”
I guess that means Nick doesn’t giggle at the phrase “pink taco” like Harry does!

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Roadrunners And Gulls Establish I-8 Border Trophy
By: Tucson Roadrunners
October 06, 2017 10:36 AM
TUCSON, AZ – The Tucson Roadrunners, proud American Hockey League affiliate of the Arizona Coyotes, in conjunction with the San Diego Gulls, announced the establishment of the “I-8 Border Trophy” on Friday.
The newly created cup will be awarded to the winner of the rivalry’s head-to-head series in 2017-18, which features the two sides battling a total of 12 times, beginning on Opening Night, October 7 at Tucson Arena.
After 12 clashes over the course of the previous season, the two organizations decided it was time to put more than just pride on the line for the upcoming campaign.
“It was great to build a rivalry with our closest opponent last season, the Gulls”, said Bob Hoffman, Roadrunners President. “We love the idea of building on and enhancing the rivalry more in our second season and for many years to come."
“It is exciting to enhance our rivalry on and off the ice with the Tucson Roadrunners,” said Matt Savant, Gulls President of Business Operations. “With the creation of the I-8 Border Trophy, our hockey club and passionate fans will look to take the rivalry to the next level with the added bonus of bragging rights this trophy brings
The I-8 Border Trophy is awarded by a points system, awarding two points to the victorious club in each matchup. In case of overtime or a shootout, the losing team will additionally be awarded a point.
Single game tickets for all six duels at Tucson Arena are on sale now, starting at just $15 per seat.
Roadrunners full and partial season ticket memberships are now on sale via the team office by calling 1-866-774-6253 and speaking with a member representative. Perks include exclusive member team events, an exclusive member gift, guaranteed lowest pricing, the Never Waste A Seat ticket exchange program and more, starting as low as just $10 per seat. Additional information can be found on the newly redesigned – TucsonRoadrunners.com.


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First off, the double-butted aluminum frame now sports activities a tapered head tube which permits it to be outfitted with a beefier carbon fork that can now match as a lot as 40c tires. The entrance axle is a 15mm QR and the rear is a 12mm thru-axle design. The bike foregoes the old mechanical disc brakes for full hydraulic Shimano disc brakes with 160mm rotors and Shimano STRS-785 STI hydraulic brake and shift levers. The old 2×10 is now a 2×11 system with Shimano a hundred and five derailleurs, FSA Gossamer 34/50T cranks and 11-32T 11-speed cassette. Lastly, the wheels now include tubeless compatible rims to offer the rider flexibility to attempt the most recent tire choices.
The Argus Expert steps up the spec from the common Argus by adding a Rockshox Bluto Solo Air RL 120mm fork, Shimano XT/SLX 2×10 mix with Deore shifters and an FSA Comet 24/38 crankset. Mongoose is, perhaps surprisingly for us North Americans, still making nicely spec’d, high quality alloy-framed bikes, but you won’t discover them in bike shops anymore. No, like many boutique and foreign brands, they’ve gone consumer direct.
You can upgrade all you need, but you’ll be able to’t change a frame dimension. You can do small adjustments like stem and saddle adjustments, but when the frame is really miss sized you cant do anything about it. I see some people using grossly miss sized bikes, however it does mongoose full suspension mountain bike not seem like much fun. I’ve intentionaly ridden a bike too small, however that was for special function, trials, I would not experience it for long fixed distances. I’m primarily a mountain bike however I do have an inexpensive Nashbar AL1 from again within the day.
The Shimano hydraulic brakes have been wonderful with nice modulation, good consistency, and nil upkeep throughout the test. They additionally spin rub- and squawk-free, which was a lot mongoose mountain bike appreciated. Whether commuting to work or bikepacking across the country, Mongoose has the bikes – Cargo or Gravel – to get you where you are going without sacrificing journey.
There is not any discernible flex within the bike, so we would grade effectivity as high. The FSA Gossamer cranks had been plenty stiff, and the double-butted aluminum body does the job. Some Mongoose bicycles are designed for flat terrain while others are produced for tough trails. When selecting a used Mongoose bike on eBay, decide when and the place you’ll be driving on your way of life fit. The body is giant, a mean or larger than common dimension man will fit this, though I did need to switch the stem with a longer one.
The finest gravel bikes under $500 have robust sufficient wheels to keep you in management off-road but are not as robust because the more expensive options in the marketplace. The best gravel bikes underneath $500 are a great introduction to biking that will permit you to explore some off-road trails. The brakes are mechanical disc brakes that deliver excellent stopping power, even in the wet. You will normally find brakes of this quality on costlier bikes. So, you wish to get started using a gravel bike, however not sure what to get? As you already know, gravel bikes are becoming more and more popular as a outcome of their versatility and the flexibility to journey them nearly anyplace.
Spokes are important to maintain up the tension and keep the wheels from buckling. If you propose to load up your gravel bike with panniers for an journey or anticipate spending time on extra technical rides, you should look for the next spoke depend. Although all the dearer gravel bikes come with disk brakes, v and cantilever brakes will nonetheless mongoose gravel bike do the job of serving to you to stop. However, remember that they do not perform as effectively in moist or muddy conditions. Royce Union Men’s’ Gravel Bike comes with some respectable features for the price. You get a lightweight aluminum body with a relaxed geometry.
The tires that come on the Royce Union Mens Gravel Bike are nice for off-roading. They are wider than these that include most gravel bikes, being 48mm extensive. I really have been getting lots of requests to do some critiques on gravel bikes, so I recently enlisted assist from Danny Donchev at Bikeberry.com.
Riding on rough terrains with a traditional road bike could be very uncomfortable and even harmful, and could be very more likely to damage the bicycle. We might be putting a sequence of two, possibly 3 articles together on gravel bikes costing $500, $1,000 and $2,000. To stretch out the wheelbase, the chainstays are vast and the pinnacle tube ratchets skyward as frame sizes increase. The distinctive high tube kink adds visible height to the tall entrance end as well. The high and down tubes are shaped to keep the tapered headtube stiff. Adventure begins the place the pavements ends, and the Guide is prepared to go wherever the experience might take you.
On the opposite, the highway feels easy, yet the bike steals your momentum. Mongoose errors on the stiff aspect, however with 40s on the entrance and rear , you hardly notice. Frame stiffness lets you positively hammer out of the saddle, and the FSA Gossamer cranks preserve their poise. Yes, you do feel a bit more fatigued on an especially long experience on the Mongoose, as the vibrations do catch up ultimately, however they have accomplished a superb job to maintain them down.


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Название:Obesity and Diabetes (Practical Diabetes)
Автор:Tony Barnett, Sudhesh Kumar
Type 2 diabetes, associated with obesity, is today the most common form of diabetes.В It is also associated with a number of other cardiovascular risk factors which constitute the metabolic syndrome.В Effective management of 'diabesity' is crucial to the reduction of morbidity and premature morbidity due to cardiovascular disease.
Part of the successful 'Diabetes in Practice' series, Obesity and Diabetes Second Edition focuses on the link between diabetes and obesity, two of the most pressing health problems in the developed world.В It covers topics ranging from the changing epidemiology of type 2 diabetes to an analysis of the principal causes of the metabolic syndrome.
Includes new chapters on obesity management in ethnic minorities and obesity issues in the workplace
Features many suggestions of practical value
Describes a contemporary approach to the clinical assessment of obesity and its management in both primary and secondary care settings
Covers emerging problems such as childhood "diabesity" and the impact of obesity on polycystic ovary syndrome
All chapters have been updated
Obesity and Diabetes Second Edition В addresses the management of obesity and diabetes in practical terms useful to clinicians with an interest in diabetes, both in primary and secondary care, general practitioners, paediatricians, endocrinologists and nutritionists, as well as to students and researchers interested in obesity.
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BC jumps on Florida State early, holds on for 81-75 win
Florida State's recent dominance over ACC rival Boston College came to an end Monday night -- and it did so despite a late rally by the visiting Seminoles.
After winning the last six games in the series, the Seminoles were roughed up early at BC and saw their late surge fall short, 81-75. The game that wasn't competitive until the final minutes, as the Eagles led by double-digits early and pushed their advantage to 16 points at halftime.
FSU (13-5, 2-4 ACC) eventually cut the deficit to seven points several times in the final minutes and then to five points with 49 seconds remaining, but the Seminoles could get no closer.
Boston College, which has been one of the most improved teams in the conference, improved to 13-6 overall and 3-3 in the ACC. The Eagles were led by guard Ky Bowman with 19 points and 13 rebounds, and guard Jerome Robinson with 19 points as well.
Florida State was led by guards Terance Mann (21 points), C.J. Walker (19), and Braian Angola (17).
The Seminoles' next game is slated for Saturday at Virginia Tech.

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Blackjack is an Easy Game to Play
Blackjack is probably the hottest casino games in NEVADA and online casinos across the Internet. Blackjack comes from the Spanish phrase “Bolero”, meaning wheel. Blackjack will be played using a deck of 52 cards, with each player getting seven cards to manage. In traditional blackjack games, there are four decks to have fun with with. In Online blackjack, the game can be played with a variety of decks.
Description: Blackjack, formerly called Vingt-Un and Black Jack, is the American version of the European card game called Twenty-One. In the blackjack release, the player bets, first, on blackjack and on the quantity of blackjack you have. If you win, the money rolled up into your wager is doubled. The even more you lose, the higher the amount of money that’ll be doubled. Once you reach 21, the dealer will reveal the blackjack cards, but before that, the ball player has to call blackjack with the amount of money rolled up into his bet.
The guidelines of blackjack can be easily explained using the pictures of ordinary handmade cards. A novice person of blackjack can grasp it after just a few lessons. The most common ways of playing include betting or folding. The ball player betting calls, asking for someone to call, to confirm if the bet was already made. The ball player folding places his bet and requests someone to fold, to confirm whether that bet has already been manufactured.
Another way to play blackjack is called counter-bet. Following the player that bets already folded, the one who has raised the wagers will now have an option to obtain some more bets within the next player’s turn. The bets of the latter could be increased or decreased as per the starting hand total. This is done so that both players find yourself losing a little bit of money.
In a casino game of blackjack referred to as rumbo, each player starts dealing the deck of cards left, so that the dealer will start dealing to the right. The dealer then deals the deck left once again, exactly the same way till the dealer gets to the “deal” symbol on the final card of the side. If the cards dealt aren’t matching up to the corresponding figures in the card values on the card table, the deal is deemed to be a complete failure. Hence this is actually the term “rumbo” used to describe the overall game.
While blackjack is really a game based on card counting, there are some casino game titles of blackjack which are completely predicated on luck. Such examples are TEXAS HOLD EM, No Limit Texas Holdem and Caribbean Stud Poker. There are a number of online casinos that offer Blackjack games, and the player does not have to actually be there at the casino to enjoy the game. The player can use his/her personal computer to participate in blackjack online, and there are many different variations of online blackjack game titles, such as Omaha, Five Cards Stud and Pull Poker. Blackjack has a reputation of being among the easiest games to play, as it uses basic counting rules to look for the hand results. Blackjack is a favorite with casino goers since it presents the opportunity for the casino owner to make a substantial earnings.
The variants of blackjack are: single-desk and multi-table. In single-desk blackjack, the player must play against dealers who do not know the game. As in a standard game of blackjack, the seller plays the cards dealt to the individuals, but he does not offer them 룰렛 사이트 out to the members. In multi-table blackjack, the supplier may offer the cards out to the individuals, but the hands dealt will vary.
Regardless of what variation of blackjack an individual chooses to play, the main game is definitely blackjack. A variation of the overall game that is played in a video tutorial poker game is called Caribbean stud, where competitors take turns laying down cards, and a supplier appears only when you guess the correct card in any of the twenty-five cards which are in the deck. That is another card game called blackjack, and it can be played at your local blackjack desk or online.

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Originally Published: April 29, 2005
Lions Gate has sent us a new clip for the upcoming High Tension. This thriller has bloody cult favorite, written all over it. BE WARNED: This clip is for true horror and gore fans…Like me.
High Tension is due to hit theaters on June 3, 2005. We have more scenes from High Tension, as well as photos, a synopsis and other trivia from the movie in the Film Library RIGHT HERE »
We also have an early review of this film coming from my boy Charles in L.A. who caught a screening at Lions Gate. I will post a link to it very soon.

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Hundreds of people outraged about the Police Brutality that is and has
been a plague upon this nation, and impassioned to fight for Social
Justice took to the streets in Seattle, like many other cities around
the United States.
(The intent of this video is to show what has been going on in Seattle, but because of requests about the music, I am putting the info into this post.)
The background music is titled “Weapon of Voice” by Renaissance the Poet
And the original track is available for both streaming and free download at:

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Des Moines man arrested on murder charge after gunshot victim dies at hospital
Police have charged a 21-year-old Des Moines man with murder in relation to a Sunday gunshot death.
The victim, identified Monday as 22-year-old Charles Lamont Russian Lovelady, arrived at a hospital Sunday evening with a gunshot injury and later died, Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek said in a written statement.
Russian Lovelady walked into Broadlawns Medical Center, on Hickman Rd. in Des Moines around 6:15 p.m., according to Parizek, and later died from the injury.
Investigators recovered two firearms at possible crime scene on the 1300-block of 12th Street in Des Moines and that one of those contained ammunition "consistent" with a fired shell casing recovered there, Parizek said.
On Monday, they arrested Darion Shawn Hermes and charged him with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and possession of a firearm as a felon, Parizek said.
According to Parizek, Hermes and second person were involved in a drug-related robbery plan that led to Russian Lovelady's death.
Parizek said witnesses, text messages and social media messages corroborated the robbery plan.
Police did not specify whether they are seeking an additional suspect, the details of the robbery plan or how it was connected to Russian Lovelady, but Parizek said the investigation is ongoing.
This is the city's 11th homicide of 2022.


Here is an amazing video of Delimart Plaza in Delmas 32, Route de Delmas during the protest over fuel price increase on July 7, 2018. Delimart was founded by Dr. Reginald Boulos in 2000. It is one of the biggest super market chain in Port-au-Prince. The address is Delmas 32, Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
Recently on July 6, 2018, when everybody was enjoying the world cup football quarterfinal matches, the Haitian Commerce and Economic Ministry issued a joint statement announcing an increase of 38%, 47% and 51% price for gasoline, diesel, and kerosene respectively. Major protests erupted on Friday in the country with demonstrators using burning tires and barricades to block major streets across the capital and in the northern city of Cap-Haitien. Dozens of shops were looted and burned. Cars were set ablaze. At least four people were killed.
Here is the most revealing video of the Oasis after fire was set on the ground. All the cars parked in the hotel were burned. The cars in Universal Motors were also burned
It has been reported that at least seven people have been killed in Haiti during the protest over a significant rise in gasoline prices. Demonstrators burned tires in the streets, looted several shops and set cars on fire.
With the announcement of the Haitian government to raise fuel price up by 38%, 47% and 51% for gasoline, diesel, and kerosene respectively on July 6, 2018, violent demonstrations broke out across the country. The crowd placed barricades that blocked the main routes and burned many vehicles. They did not spare the beautifully manicured tropical landscape as well as magnificent views of the city. Dense black smoke covered the city. So far, at least seven people killed and dozens of businesses were looted or vandalized. The mob set fire on the most elegant city hotel 'Hotel Royal Oasis' in Port-au-Prince. The hotel is located in the modern and safe neighbourhood of Petion-Ville near many embassies, government agencies and international corporate offices. All the cars parked in the hotel were burned.
In an address to the Nation on Sunday, March 13, 2016, President Jocelerme Privert described the current condition of the Petrocaribe contract with Venezuela as sick, almost dead. The contract has major problem, according to Privert.
One, We have not paid for the gas we purchased since August, 2015 (more than six months ago). As a result, the Haitian government owed several millions of dollars to Petro caribe.
Two, the Haitian government also owed the companies that received this particular fund from Petrocaribe to do several work projects in the country lots of money. At this time, most of these projects have stopped.
The quality of gasoline used in Haitian cars must be very special. While the price of gasoline around the world has plummeted to its lowest level in 12 years, Haitian drivers continue to pay premium cost for gas. Now, the Haitian government has decided to reduce gasoline cost in Haiti by just a fraction. The Minister of commerce Industry (MCI) and finance announced that starting today, January 13, 2016, the price of gasoline has decreased as follows: price of gasoline at the pump to be reduce by 6 gourdes, while the price for kerosene by 8 gourdes.
What do you think?
The next two days are not going to be easy for the Haitian population.
Protesters who have been demanding a reduction in the gas prices have scheduled to go on strike Monday and Tuesday in Haiti.
Many Schools and, businesses mostly in the Haitian capital is expected to be closed during these two days. Expect road blocks such as barricades and burning tire.
Kreyol Pale, Kreyol Kompran
You might think that the decision of the Haitian government to increase the prices for distributors and consumers of petroleum products today is the end of the story. Not at all. Beginning 2015, these prices will go even higher. Gasoline price is expected to increase to 228 gourdes by January and 243 gourdes by September 2015.
Reducing or eliminating fuel subsidies is a politically sensitive issue in Haiti, a country where the majority of the population lives below the poverty line
These increases will immediately be felt, affecting products of basic necessity such as food, transportation just to name a few. However, economists agree that phasing out the subsidies in Haiti is necessary if the government wants to continue with much needed infrastructure projects and other social programs.
The public is advised that effective Friday, October 10, 2014, there will be a significant increase in the price of petroleum products in Haiti. In a joint statement issued by Marie Carmelle Jean Marie, Minister of Economy and Finance and Wilson Laleau, Minister of Commerce and Industry, they want to inform the public that effective today, the prices for distributors and consumers of petroleum products will be set as follows:
Gazoline 95 : 215 Gourdes (+ 15 Gdes : 7.5%)
Gasoil : 177 Gourdes (+15 Gdes : 9.27%)
Kerosene : 171 Gourdes (+ 10 Gdes : 6.3%)
There has been an explosion at Montana Hotel in Port-au-Prince. The report indicated that the explosion caused at least four injuries. According to Radio Caraibes, the incident did not cause any lost of life.
The explosion at Hotel Montana took place Monday, May 20 while an outside company was in the process of supplying propane gas to the Hotel. Montana Hotel is located in Port-au-Prince, Route de Bourdon, Pétion-Ville.
Cause of the incident was attributed to a leak in the gas line during delivery
There wasn't supposed to be any activity on the streets in Haiti this Monday, march 28. Haitian unions called for a one day strike on Monday to protest the increase in fuel price by the Haitian government.
Based on the new rate, the gas prices were to increase as follows: The price of one gallon of one gallon is to be increased by 55 cents, or from $4.10 to $4.65, US. One gallon of diesel would jump to $1.00, or from 2.77 to 3.77. Finally
The strike called by Haitian Union was to start at 6:00am, on Monday and the goal was to force the Haitian government to bo back to their decision and continue to subsidize the fuel
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Pennsylvania education spending is at at all-time high and ranks near the top in dollars spent per student among the states. But all of that extra spending isn't helping kids succeed. In fact, SAT scores have declined while spending has soared. According to a new Cato Institute analysis, Pennsylvania ...


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Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Department of Medicine – Division of Infectious Disease, seeks a highly motivated Senior Care Coordination Specialist! This position will focus on coordinating services for transgender and high risk/high acuity patients with untreated mental, emotional or substance abuse problems. The Senior Care Coordination Specialist will work as the Licensed Social Work Medical Case Manager (LSWMCM) and contribute to the success of the program through the achievement of high quality care management delivery and positive clinical outcomes, while meeting the administrative and contractual performance targets, documentation standards, and billing requirements of the grant program(s). The LSWMCM is responsible for meeting the HRSA standards for medical case management that include (1) initial assessment of service needs; (2) development of a comprehensive, individualized service plan; (3) coordination of services required to implement the plan; (4) client monitoring to assess the efficacy of the plan; and (5) periodic re-evaluation and adaptation of the plan as necessary, as well as patient specific health education, monitoring, assessment, and deployment of techniques to assure the engagement and retention in care. The Senior Care Coordination Specialist is also responsible for advocacy, treatment adherence monitoring, coordination of services to access medically appropriate levels of mental health, substance abuse and other support services, and ensuring that HIV and other chronic illness outcome measures are addressed.
Assesses patients (with an emphasis on clinic patients presenting with gender dysphoria) and works collaboratively with the patients, their medical provider, designated family/significant others, and community support service providers to address the needs identified in the patient's health and psychosocial risk assessment and implement a plan of care based upon the needs identified.
Educates/counsels clients in individual and group sessions to assist them in dealing with substance abuse, mental and physical illness, poverty, unemployment, or physical abuse.
Facilitates the development and implementation of a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary plan of care for patients with complex mental health and/or substance abuse and socio-economic problems, in collaboration with the physician and other members of the healthcare team.
Develops a Plan of Care (POC) based upon the health and needs assessment at time of intake and to follow the service delivery guidelines for follow-up care and reassessments based upon the clients acuity scale.
Coordinates the activities of physicians, clinical staff, patients and families and other agencies to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Coordinates care planning, the identification of referral sources, provides referrals and follow-up, eligibility screening, and participates in activities that increase understanding of the communities.
Monitors and coordinates hospital, emergency room, medical sub-specialty treatment plan recommendations, outpatient and ancillary services, lab values in order to improve program effectiveness.
Collaborates with AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) and other community services in the Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA), including specialty care providers, as necessary to ensure appropriate access to services and follow- up on the results to such referrals.
Assists in the coordination and monitoring of the unit's buprenorphine program. Follows all guidelines and standards regarding record keeping and documentation.
Minimum Education and Experience:
Licensed Social Worker (LSW/LCSW) with a license to practice in the State of New Jersey.
Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) from a professional school accredited by the Council of Social work plus two (2) years post MSW experience.
Patient experience in the area of mental health and/or substance abuse required.
At least 2 years of clinical experience in the care of people with HIV/AIDS.
Minimum one year managed care and/or case management experience required.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Computer literacy with competence in Microsoft Office components.
Detail oriented with excellent organizational and communication skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills.
Previous experience working with the transgender community.
Knowledge of ICD10 coding is a plus.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
PHYSICALDEMANDS: Position requires standing to 1/3 of the time, walking to 2/3 of the time, requires sitting 1/2 of the time, talk or hear over 2/3 of the time. There are no special vision requirements.
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.


We have enough monstrous towers already
07 April, 2017
Too many towers
• WESTMINSTER City Council has not only got bad form on proposed towers like the Pole and its replacement the Cube in Paddington (Let’s have more tall buildings, March 31) but let us not forget those it’s already permitted to be built.
You only have to look at the blighted skyline across Paddington around the Marylebone flyover to see it very clearly.
Here we have, what we can call the four ugly tower sisters – Burne House on Bell Street, Capital House on Chapel Street, Paddington Green police station and finally Metropole Hotel, Edgware Road – which speak volumes for how the council has let developers get away with grim grey buildings.
This at the gateway into central London by road from the west. Would anyone trust the planners again with tower proposals after such monstrous ones have gone up already?
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Transfer news: Granada's Guilherme Siqueira joins Benfica on loan
Brazilian left-back Guilherme Siqueira has joined Benfica on a season-long loan deal from Granada.
Last Updated: 03/09/13 3:09pm
The 27-year-old was linked with a move to Carlo Ancelotti's side, as well as Premier League champions Manchester United, while Coentrao's future at the Bernabeu hung in the balance on transfer deadline day - but the Portuguese did not complete his rumoured move to Old Trafford.
Primeira Liga giants Benfica were therefore able to push through a loan deal for former Inter Milan, Lazio and Udinese defender Siqueira and confirmed the transfer on their official website.
A statement read: "Benfica have secured Guilherme Siqueira on a one-year loan deal for the 2013-14 season.
"The Brazilian left-back, 27, arrives from Granada, where has played since 2011.
"Before playing for Granada, Siqueira played for Avai, Ipatinga, Inter Milan, Lazio, Udinese and Ancona."
Siqueira originally joined Granada in a co-ownership arrangement with Udinese three years ago, helping the Andalusians win promotion to the Primera Division before signing a four-year permanent contract in June 2011.


Its mission will be “to provide federal support for existing or new municipal vaccination centers and mobile clinics across the country.”
The involvement of FEMA, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, is among the clearest signals that Biden intends to involve the federal government more directly in the administration of vaccines, instead of leaving the final step in the mass efforts of state and local authorities.
“FEMA … will mobilize thousands of clinical and non-clinical staff and practitioners to work hand in hand with the National Guard and state and local teams to support, increase and accelerate the spread and administration of coronavirus vaccines,”
If requested by states and other jurisdictions, the project notes that “the U.S. government will develop, equip, provide information management, and provide staff and manage the site.”
The shots fired at these locations are expected to benefit from the supply of vaccines provided to individual countries and territories, and some large cities instead of relying on a new federal flow for distribution. The lack of an abundance of vaccines will remain the most pressing problem, probably until March.
The Trump administration, which has seen rapid progress in developing half a dozen vaccine candidates, has faced criticism in recent days for not planning enough for ground-level barriers to immunization, from labor shortages to aging computer systems. Many countries have already set up mass vaccination clinics, but officials say help will be needed to ensure that as many people as possible are vaccinated.
Others opposed the Biden administration’s efforts, signaling that greater federal coordination was becoming politically charged. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (P), a close ally of Trump, ridiculed the plan this week, citing expected centers such as “FEMA camps.”
“I can tell you that’s not necessary in Florida,” he said.
But the plan was welcomed by FEMA officials across the country, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to take action.
One employee said he was moved to tears by the new sense of purpose. “It’s amazing what we can do when we take off our gloves,” the official said. Another recounted a regional planning conversation in which emergency managers discussed how to obtain additional information from states about gaps in their existing infrastructure. Biden administration officials have begun calling on state leaders to consult with them on how federal aid can increase their capacity, according to people familiar with the calls.
The project outlines four possible sizes for federally administered sites. The largest, called the Mega Model, could administer 6,000 doses per day, but requires a space of at least 15,000 square meters. The smallest will cover only 2,500 square meters and will be able to handle 250 doses per day.
At the same time, the planning document outlines the obstacles to the immediate involvement of FEMA staff in some aspects of immunization, especially in the administration of shots, due to licensing requirements. Biden’s strategy encourages states to strengthen their workforce, including by “expanding the scope of practical laws and waiving licensing requirements, if appropriate.” It also aims to enable state and local governments to receive greater reimbursement for the administration of vaccines through the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund.
The draft FEMA initiative notes that federal managers will need to review local regulations “when defining clinic staff and allocating roles and responsibilities.”
“Depending on the situation and permission from the state health commissioner, non-medical staff can be used for positions that usually require a medical license / certificate,” the draft states.
FEMA played a leading role in the Trump administration’s early efforts to find and deliver medical equipment to the front line of the pandemic, an initiative known as Project Airbridge. However, those efforts were scrapped last summer, and the agency’s role in responding to the pandemic became highly uneven, especially as the Trump administration insisted on delegating responsibility to states.
Biden covid-19 supply coordinator Tim Manning is a former FEMA employee. The president’s electorate that will lead the agency, Dean Criswell, is a commissioner for emergency management in New York. She will be the first woman to run the agency.


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Glorious God, we give thanks not merely for high and holy things, but for the common things of earth which thou hast created: Wake us to love and work, that Jesus, the Lord of life, may set our hearts ablaze and that we, like Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, may recognize thee in thy people and in thy creation, serving the holy and undivided Trinity; who liveth and reigneth throughout all ages of ages. Amen.
Glorious God, we give thanks not merely for high and holy things, but for the common things of earth which you have created: Wake us to love and work, that Jesus, the Lord of life, may set our hearts ablaze and that we, like Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, may recognize you in your people and in your creation, serving the holy and undivided Trinity; who lives and reigns throughout all ages of ages. Amen.
1 David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2He said:
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
3 my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold and my refuge,
my saviour; you save me from violence.
4 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies.
5 For the waves of death encompassed me,
the torrents of perdition assailed me;
6 the cords of Sheol entangled me,
the snares of death confronted me.
7 In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I called.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry came to his ears.
[8 Then the earth reeled and rocked;
the foundations of the heavens trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
9 Smoke went up from his nostrils,
and devouring fire from his mouth;
glowing coals flamed forth from him.
10 He bowed the heavens, and came down;
thick darkness was under his feet.
11 He rode on a cherub, and flew;
he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness around him a canopy,
thick clouds, a gathering of water.
13 Out of the brightness before him
coals of fire flamed forth.
14 The Lord thundered from heaven;
the Most High uttered his voice.
15 He sent out arrows, and scattered them
—lightning, and routed them.
16 Then the channels of the sea were seen,
the foundations of the world were laid bare
at the rebuke of the Lord,
at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.]
17 He reached from on high, he took me,
he drew me out of mighty waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
from those who hated me;
for they were too mighty for me.
19 They came upon me in the day of my calamity,
but the Lord was my stay.
15 “In your great mercy, O God, *
answer me with your unfailing help.
16 Save me from the mire; do not let me sink; *
let me be rescued from those who hate me
and out of the deep waters.
17 Let not the torrent of waters wash over me,
neither let the deep swallow me up; *
do not let the Pit shut its mouth upon me.
18 Answer me, O Lord, for your love is kind; *
in your great compassion, turn to me.’
19 “Hide not your face from your servant; *
be swift and answer me, for I am in distress.
20 Draw near to me and redeem me; *
because of my enemies deliver me.
50 What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51Listen, I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die, but we will all be changed, 52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53For this perishable body must put on imperishability, and this mortal body must put on immortality. 54When this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled:
‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.’
55 ‘Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?’
56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labour is not in vain.
25 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ 26He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ 27He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself.’ 28And he said to him, ‘You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.’
29 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’ 30Jesus replied, ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. 31Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan while travelling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, “Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.” 36Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?’ 37He said, ‘The one who showed him mercy.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do likewise.’


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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has restated that dialogue and not any form of violence would help resolve various conflicts in Africa.
Obasanjo stated this on Monday in Abeokuta at a Youth leadership symposium with the theme “Opportunities for Peace: Roles of The Youths in Conflict Prevention in Africa” .
He said that efforts to inculcate culture of peace and security in the youth must be intensified to spur them to be at the vanguard of promoting peace rather than being used to perpetrate violence in the continent.
The programme was put together by Centre for Human Security and Dialogue in collaboration with the Institute for African Culture and International Understanding, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
According to reports, the programme was part of activities lined up for the 87th birthday of the former President coming up on Tuesday, March 5.
Obasanjo explained that instead of pushing forward the narratives of hatred, negative attitudes which brew conflicts and then violence, it was important to embrace love, tolerance and see peace as not negotiable for economic growth and prosperity.
He said that the youths must stand firmly against conflicts in any part of Africa and be agents of peace rather than being lured or used as agent of destabilisation.
“We must begin to bring up our youths in the culture of peace and security. The chances are where we have culture of love, we will have peace.
“The first thing to do is to inculcate in the youths the ingredients of peace which is love and fellowship.
“Look at the attributes that God gave us to have life of stability, life of peace, they are as I mentioned, kindness, mercy and forgiveness.
“All of these attributes are professed by God and he shared same with us to make life pleasant for us. But when we build negative attitudes, pull him down, then there will be problem.
“The youth must be at the vanguard of pursuing peace, they must be able to persuade those who believe that gun and violence is the way out of conflicts to have a rethink, the way out is conversation and dialogue.
“We have had our issues here during civil war; we killed ourselves mercilessly, destroyed our best facilities but we still came back to the roundtable to get the challenge resolved.
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* Cut in corporate tax by 10% will help to revive the economy, the finance minister Nirmala Sitharam said. She said it will attract investments in the country.
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BASHO, China (AP) — Almost three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus has now spread across the vast country. Experts predict a difficult few months ahead for its 1.4 billion people.
China’s unwavering “zero COVID” approach, aimed at isolating all infected people, has spent years preparing for the disease.but a sudden restartIt was announced without warning on December 7 as a result of anti-lockdown protests.
Experts predict between one and two million people will die next year. Predicting death tolls has proven difficult throughout the pandemic as it is influenced by a variety of factors and presents a particularly complex case for China due to opaque information sharing.
It is not clear just how large the current outbreak is, as China has reduced testing and stopped reporting most mild cases. But the cities and towns around Baoding and Langfang in Hebei province were among the first to face an unidentified outbreak, and an Associated Press reporter said hospital intensive care units were overwhelmed with patients and ambulances were turned away. Across the country, widespread reports of staff missing work, running out of fever reducers and working overtime at crematoriums suggest the virus is spreading. increase.
China belongs to the small club that largely contained the virus domestically in 2020, but it was the last to end restrictions. Exit experiences vary. Singapore and New Zealand have achieved high vaccination coverage and strengthened health systems during restrictions and have reopened relatively smoothly. Hong Kong, where Omcron overcame defenses in a city where many older people are unvaccinated, was hit by her devastating COVID-19 wave in 2022. About 11,000 people died from the disease this year in a city of 7.4 million people, 95% of whom were over the age of 60. To the Ministry of Health, Hong Kong.data from the city Jin Dongyang, a virology expert at the University of Hong Kong, said the fatality rate was 15% for those over 80 who had not been vaccinated.
Vaccine coverage in China is higher than in Hong Kong at the time of the Omicron epidemic, but many people, especially the elderly, are susceptible.
The country has used exclusively domestically manufactured vaccines. It relies on technology that is older than mRNA vaccines used elsewhere and has shown the best protection against infection.
Research done in Hong KongBoth the mRNA vaccine and Sinovac’s CoronaVac were administered. The usual course of vaccine is two doses, with an optional booster later.
Most people vaccinated in China get either CoronaVac or a similar vaccine made by SinoPharm, but the country administers at least five other vaccines. , there is no comparable real data.
In China, 90% of the population is vaccinated, but only about 60% receive boosters. Older people are especially likely not to have had booster vaccines. According to China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, more than 9 million of her over the age of 80 have not received her third vaccine.
Vaccine coverage has increased more than 10-fold since the beginning of the month, with more than 1 million doses being administered per day. But Dr. Gagandeep Khan, who studies viruses at India’s Christian Medical College in Vellore, said prioritizing the elderly will be key. Unlike other countries, China is prioritizing vaccination of more mobile young people to prevent the spread of the virus, said Ray Yip, founder of the US CDC’s China office. A campaign targeting those over 60 was launched in his December, but the results are unknown.
They “didn’t pay enough attention to ensure that everyone had full vaccine protection,” Yip said. The ability to do that may determine some of the results.”
Around Baoding and Langfang, hospitals are running out of intensive care beds and staff as the number of critically ill patients surges. Patients lay on the floor while others drove from hospital to hospital on Wednesday looking for beds for relatives.
According to the National Health Commission, there were 4 beds per 100,000 people on November 22, and 10 beds per 100,000 people on December 9, for a total of 138,000 beds. Within 3 weeks. But the numbers “may be wrong,” said Yu Changping, a respiratory doctor at Wuhan University People’s Hospital. “There’s no way the numbers have skyrocketed in such a short period of time,” he said.
At face value, an increase in intensive care unit beds does not mean the health system is prepared for a surge in cases. This is because, as is the case worldwide, the pressure is often on the availability of specialized doctors and nurses who can treat patients in need. Intensive care, Chen said. China’s critical care facilities have only 80,050 doctors and 220,000 nurses, and another 177,700, according to the National Health Commission, which may work in these wards. have a nurse.
“When you look at the beds in the intensive care unit, China… is in a severe shortage,” he said.
Yu said the number of COVID-19 patients has increased in recent weeks, with almost all doctors in the department infected. “We are under pressure because we are taking in a large number of patients in a short period of time,” he said.
China has also not released a clear triage plan. This is a system by which hospitals give priority to critically ill patients to ration their limited resources. Moreover, China’s healthcare system is heavily focused on large hospitals, which usually treat even mild cases, Chen said.
The potential shortage will depend on how quickly cases grow, and could still be overwhelming if people with mild symptoms don’t stay home to ration the resources of the very ill hospitals. Mr Chen said there is.
“It could easily crash the system,” he said.
To protect its medical system, Beijing has renovated temporary hospitals and central quarantine facilities, increasing the number of fever clinics from 94 to 1,263. But the majority of his ICU beds in China are in urban areas, so rural areas can suffer.
The use of digital tools and telemedicine could offer hospitals a breather. Urban area conducted by LEK Consulting in Shanghai.
China approved Pfizer’s drug Paxlovid for COVID-19 earlier this year and approved two domestic treatments. A cocktail of antiviral drugs used for AIDS made by genuine biotech repurposed for COVID-19 and virus-blocking antibodies made by BrieBio. However, it is unclear how widely available these drugs will be.
How bad does it get?
Scientists aren’t sure because mortality rates depend on factors such as vaccination rates, people’s behavior, and efforts to strengthen hospitals.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle predicts that the death toll could reach 1 million by the end of 2023 if the virus spreads unchecked. But Ali Mokhdad, a professor of health metrics science at the institute, said the government could likely cut this toll with new social distancing measures.
Another study from the University of Hong Kong also predicted nearly 1 million deaths in a scenario where the virus spreads across the country and authorities are unable to provide vaccine boosters or antiviral treatments. Bill Hanage, co-director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, said at a news conference on Dec. 14 that he estimated the death toll to be 2 million.
“China is going to have a very difficult road in the coming months,” Hanage said. “But without vaccination, things will be much worse.”
Will the surge in China spill over to the rest of the world? Neighboring India asks state governments to stay vigilant, and don’t let the genome sequencing effort falter. Jeremy Louvain, of the University of Massachusetts Chang School of Medicine, said a spike in infections increases the likelihood of more dangerous mutations developing. We see “no particular reason to worry” about the alarming variant already boiling in China.
“The more we can control the infection rate in China, the better,” Ruban added.
Ghosal reported from New Delhi and W reported from Taipei, Taiwan. Associated Press journalist Carla K. Johnson (Seattle) and video her producer Olivia Cheung (Beijing) contributed to this report.
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Liam Hemsworth was reportedly left ‘heartbroken’ after pictures emerged of his wife Miley Cyrus kissing Kaitlynn Carter while on a girls’ trip to Italy.
The actor confirmed his split from the singer last weekend after the photos were splashed across national and international newspapers, as rumours circulated that the pair may have split as early as July.
The couple were forced to publicly confirm they had broken up after Miley was spotted snogging Brody Jenner’s ex while sailing around Lake Como.
Sources told Page Six: “He was heartbroken and blindsided by those photos”.
Since the photos emerged, 26-year-old Miley has been seen back in LA, with The Hills star Kaitlynn still by her side.
It is the first time that they have been seen back home, after their kiss was described by sources as two friends "just having fun," rather than the start of a serious relationship.
The pair’s break-up was announced by their reps via a statement, which read: "Liam and Miley have agreed to separate at this time.
"Ever-evolving, changing as partners and individuals, they have decided this is what’s best while they both focus on themselves and careers.
"They still remain dedicated parents to all of their animals they share while lovingly taking this time apart. Please respect their process and privacy.”
Both sides have blamed each other for their 8-month long marriage crumbling, with allegations of “substance abuse” and “immaturity” thrown both ways.
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