Underlining Pakistan’s enhanced engagement with the Central Asian countries, Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave on a two-day visit to Tajikistan on Thursday
Underlining Pakistan’s enhanced engagement with the Central Asian countries, Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave on a two-day visit to Tajikistan on Thursday.
This will be Imran Khan’s third visit to the Central Asian region – which Pakistan considers crucial in terms of its ‘Vision Central Asia’ policy and connectivity projects under the Chinese-funded China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The CPEC is part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) - a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government in 2013 to invest in nearly 70 countries and international organizations.
Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said on Wednesday that the premier will be visiting the predominantly Muslim country at the invitation of its President Emomali Rahmon.
He will be accompanied by a high-level ministerial delegation.
During his visit, PM Imran will attend the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS) Summit in Dushanbe, he added.
"The premier has earlier participated in SCO-CHS held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic on 13-14 June 2019 and SCO-CHS hosted by Russia on 10 November 2020 through video-conference," Iftikhar said.
He further said that the PM will later have the bilateral segment of his visit in which he will hold meetings with other participating leaders.
"His talks with Tajik President will cover the entire gamut of bilateral relations, especially enhancing trade, economic and investment ties with a particular focus on regional connectivity. The two countries have earlier expressed strong commitment to enter into a formal strategic partnership," the FO stated.
He added that the PM will also inaugurate the first session of the Pakistan-Tajikistan Business Forum. According to the spokesperson, a delegation of Pakistani businessmen will also embark on a visit to the country's capital of Dushanbe.
"A meeting of Pakistan-Tajikistan Joint Business Council will also be held on the sidelines. Pakistan and Tajikistan enjoy close brotherly relations underpinned by the bonds of common faith, history and culture," he maintained.
"The Prime Minister’s visit is part of Pakistan’s deepened engagement with Central Asia through ‘Vision Central Asia’ policy, having revitalized focus in five key areas of political ties, trade and investment, energy and connectivity, security and defense, and people-to-people contacts," he said.


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The Executive’s Coronavirus public information campaign has won a prestigious industry award.
‘We all must do it to get through it’ campaign was recognised as the Best Marketing Campaign at the UK Agency Awards ceremony in London last week.
The campaign was launched in March 2020 after the Executive appointed Genesis to develop a high impact campaign to promote public health advice across a mix of media channels.
Different advertising creatives have been developed over the last 19 months to continue to deliver key public health advice to different audiences.
First Minister Paul Givan said:
“Our Covid-19 public information campaign has raised awareness of the threat of the virus and the actions people should take to keep themselves and others safe.
“It has been a vital element of our ongoing efforts to save lives and as we continue on our pathway out of restrictions, the campaign will be critical in reminding everyone of the behaviours they should adopt to protect themselves from the virus.”
Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill said:
“At the outset of this pandemic, the Executive recognised the importance of developing its own public information campaign as part of its ongoing efforts to keep people safe.
“This campaign has undoubtedly helped to save lives and whilst it has evolved over the course of the pandemic, the core messages have remained the same. People need to continue to follow the public health advice to keep themselves and others safe from Covid-19.”
Stephen Bogan, Managing Director at Genesis, added: “It’s been a genuine honour to work so collaboratively with The Executive Office and Government Advertising Unit teams to create the vitally important, insight-driven Covid information campaign.
“We know from tracking research just how effective the advertising has been in encouraging safer behaviours, and it’s great to now receive industry recognition for our collective efforts.”
Notes to editors:
- The Covid-19 campaign which ran over the last 18 months, comprised of a number of specific campaign strands including Stay at Home to Save Lives, StopCOVID NI app launch, Wear one for everyone face coverings, Don’t pass it on, Limit your contacts, Safe Shopping, Vaccination roll out and Keep following the public health advice.
- Independent research reported that the ‘We all must do it to get through it’ campaign line was cited as trusted, promoting vigilance and togetherness.
- Independent post campaign tracking reported on average 84% people in NI agreed that this advertising stood out and you would notice it.
- Independent post campaign tracking reported on average 8 of 10 people in NI agreed that the campaign would persuade them to take steps to protect themselves and others from coronavirus infection.
- Across the entire campaign period, the campaign reached nearly 100% of the NI adult population, with the social media campaigns reaching 1.1 million NI adults.
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Taylor Swift has removed her “Taylor’s Version” of her newly re-recorded Fearless album from being considered for a Grammy Award or a CMA Award.
Taylor’s record label told Billboard in a statement, “Taylor Swift will not be submitting Fearless (Taylor’s Version) in any category at this year’s upcoming Grammy and CMA Awards. Fearless has already won four Grammys including album of the year, as well as the CMA Award for album of the year in 2009/2010 and remains the most awarded country album of all time.”
The statement goes on to add that Swift’s ninth studio album, Evermore, released in December 2020, will be submitted to the Grammys for consideration in all eligible categories. Swift’s decision leaves room for voters to focus on Evermore, rather than potentially split their votes between the two projects.
The surprise album, which came out five months after Swift’s Grammy album of the year winner Folklore, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Evermore returned to No. 1 this June for a fourth non-consecutive week, making Swift the artist with the third-most weeks at No. 1 on the all-genre album chart behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Swift remade Fearless after Scooter Braun’s 2019 purchase of her former label, Big Machine Label Group, which includes the rights to her first six albums.


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Environment Canada updated its special weather statement Wednesday morning as freezing rain is expected for Peterborough, Peterborough County and throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes later in the day.
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The Year's Work in Medievalism 2009 includes papers delivered at the 23rd Annual Conference on Medievalism, organized by the International Society for Studies in Medievalism, and held at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia in October 2008. The topic of the conference was "Regional Medievalisms," a topic this volume conceives of broadly; the enclosed essays address medievalism in different genres and academic fields as well as geographic regions. The conference was organized by Amy S. Kaufman, who is the editor of this volume; the Director of Conferences and Series Editor of the Year's Work in Medievalism is Gwendolyn Morgan.
--Gwendolyn Morgan, Beowulf and the Middle Ages in Film
--Cory James Rushton, Canadian Grail
--Alexander Moffett, "Certain Fragments of Yellow Parchment": Remembering the Medieval in Virginia Woolf's "The Journal of Mistress Joan Martyn"
--Kathleen Coyne Kelly, Russ Meyer, Bricoleur: King Arthur, Wonder Woman, and Nazis in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
--Karl Fugeslo, Regional Medievalisms in Academia: Pictorial vs. Textual Responses to the Divine Comedy
--M.J. Toswell, Earle Birney: Medievalist Bard of British Columbia
--Cory Lowell Grewell, Vanquishing the Beast Within: Christianization of the Hero Ethos in Robert Zemeckis's Beowulf

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UPDATE: This game has been shutdown and is no longer available
9mm Online Overview
9mm Online is a fast-paced tactical MMOFPS game by Uforia. Choose from one of the game’s factions, level up, and customize your character. Unlike other MMOFPS games that are very linear and have limited character customization, 9mm Online has a great deal of emphasis on individual character growth – much like a traditional RPG. Players can increase their stats like speed, accuracy and health every time they level up. Gameplay-wise, 9mm Online doesn’t deviate from the norm, as it has many of the popular game modes of other titles and practically the same mechanics. The five game modes are:
Team Deathmatch – Two teams face-off and whichever team reaches the required number of ‘kills’ first wins. This is one of the most popular game modes in 9mm Online.
Plant the Bomb – This game mode is identical to Counter Strike, as one team wins by planting and detonating a bomb and the other wins by preventing the first team from ever planting the bomb or defusing it before it detonates. Nearly every MMOFPS has this exact same game mode.
Mercenary Team Deathmatch – This is exactly the same as ‘Team Deathmatch’, but has some AI controlled players on each team. It’s a great way to keep playing when few people are online. Win by reaching the set number of kills before the opposing team.
Destruction Race – This is by far the most ‘original’ game mode in 9mm Online. Each of the two teams have a number of destroyable targets on their side of the map. Whichever team eliminates the opposing side’s targets first wins.
Free For All – As the name implies, the ‘Free For All’ mode involves no teams and is by far the most chaotic mode. It’s every man for himself.
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9mm Online Review
By Omer Altay
9mm Online is Uforia’s entrance into the lucrative MMOFPS market. While Aeriagames has Wolfteam and Netgame has Operation 7, it seems like every MMO publisher these days has at least one shooter under their belt; so it only makes sense for Uforia to have one too. In case you didn’t already know – the guys at Uforia are pretty well known for publishing very ‘old’ titles. They’re the guys behind Red War, NosTale and Three Kingdoms: The Battle Begins. Hopefully, 9mm Online won’t be as much of a disappointment as Red War was.
9mm Online is a 3D MMOFPS game published by Uforia that went into open beta on December 22, 2009. The game has some background story to it, but that’s really only available on the 9mm Online official website, as none of it is mentioned in the actual game. The game currently has five playable game modes ranging from the popular Counter-Strike-style ‘Plant the Bomb’ to the more original ‘Destruction Race’ which has players racing to destroy the opposing team’s destroyable targets. Unfortunately though, some of these game modes can only be played on certain maps – for example, ‘Plant the Bomb’ cannot be played on the ‘Sweden’ or ‘Factory’ map. This really wouldn’t be an issue if the game had more maps, but as it stands the game has only a handful of playable maps at the moment. The game currently has fifteen or so primary weapons and only a handful of a secondary weapons, while competing games like Wolfteam have 35+.
Even though 9mm Online doesn’t have too much variety in terms of weapons, maps and game modes, the game does offer a detailed ranking system. There are over fifty total ranks in the game, from the lowly Recruit to the most prestigious five-star General of the Army. A player’s rank is shown to the left of their names in the lobby, and in-game while checking the score (Hitting tab). All players start off as a recruit with two starting primary weapons: the M4A1 assault rifle and the MP5K sub machine gun. Advancing to new ranks can take a long time, as experience gain in 9mm Online is extremely slow. Winning matches and defeating enemies is the only way to unlock new weapons and ranks.
Oh Boy – Here Comes The Disappointment
I hate to start reviews off on a bad note right away, but after logging into 9mm Online and hopping into a match, the game’s terribly awkward gameplay mechanics and poor graphics made me want to stop playing the game altogether. Playing the game even for five minutes felt a bit painful, as I couldn’t get over the fact that everything from movement to shooting just felt terribly unresponsive. My character would consntantly get stuck in seemingly random locations requiring me to mash all of movement keys to free myself. On top of all this, the latency issues and countless little bugs took away what little ‘fun’ the game offered. Perhaps I’m being a bit harsh, but after recently playing in-depth MMOFPS games like Alliance of Valiant Arms and Wolfteam, I just couldn’t stand playing 9mm Online.
Do we really need more MMOFPS games?
With so many free-to-play MMOFPS games currently available, do we really need more mediocre games like 9mm Online? Perhaps I was a bit harsh towards 9mm Online in my last paragraph, as the game is ‘functional’ and is one of the few MMOFPS games that’ll run smoothly on older PCs. I guess what I was trying to get at was that 9mm Online is ‘bad’ compared to all the great MMOFPS games already out there. Heck, there are already a good 10+ ‘Tactical’ MMOFPS games out there – most of which have the same basic premise as 9mm Online, except with better graphics and gameplay. I’m actually a bit tired of playing so-called ‘tactical’ MMOFPS games as they’re all virtually identical. I did like Wolfteam, though, because the whole ‘transform into a werewolf’ thing was awesomely unique. I also liked Alliance of Valiant Arms and K.O.S. Secret Operations because they both had gorgeous graphics. 9mm Online, on the other hand, seems to have the worst of both worlds – bad graphics and little innovation.
Okay seriously, enough negativity. 9mm Online isn’t the WORST game out there. It’s both functional and runs okay on older PCs. The game’s bugs are also temporary, as they’ll likely be fixed in future updates. Even though 9mm Online won’t appeal to everyone – gamers who have already been around the free ‘MMOFPS’ block and are looking for something new to try should be able to squeeze some enjoyment out of the game. The game isn’t all bad either – the ‘Mercenary’ feature, for example, is quite nice. Players are free to add ‘AI’ controlled enemies, called mercenaries, into their games with varying ‘difficulty levels’, ranging from the easy mode ‘Trainee’ to the tough ‘Hero’. Playing against a team of mercenaries with friends can be both fun and challenging. In addition, players can always square off against mercenaries when finding others to play with becomes difficult. The one downside of having AI enemies is that the game has no mechanism to prevent players from constantly playing against a team of stupid AI controlled enemies solely for fast experience gain and cash. Also on the positive side, the map designs in 9mm Online are pretty good. Each map supports up to sixteen players at once – and since maps are all fairly small – games are almost always chaotic, and in my book chaotic = fun.
Final Verdict – Poor
9mm Online is a run-of-the-mill 3D MMOFPS game. The graphics aren’t terrible, but they aren’t good either. The game is currently plagued with numerous bugs and glitchy gameplay. As is, there’s no reason to play 9mm Online over more established MMOFPS game like Alliance of Valiant Arms or Sudden Attack. Save your time and skip this one.
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9mm Online System Requirements
OS: Windows XP / Vista / 2000
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz
RAM: 512 MB
HDD: 2.0 GB Free
Graphics Card: GeForce5 Series GPU or ATI Equivalent
OS: Windows XP / Vista / 2000
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.5 Ghz
RAM: 1024 MB
HDD: 2.0 GB Free
Graphics Card: Geforce6 Series GPU or ATI Equivalent

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Innovation expert Nils Vesk and futurist Chris Riddell shared their insights on their predictions on the jobs that will emerge in Australia in their recent interview with the Daily Telegraph.
Futurist Chris Riddell said: “Being a specialist in one area now will narrow you into a much more siloed field than being a generalist.”
“(Choose something) part technology, part interpersonal skills, and focus on emotional intelligence and soft skills as well as functional skills.
“Ten years ago being a generalist was a bad career move but now it will serve you well. “Things are changing so quickly – a better plan is to have a broad set of skills you can use to pivot and adapt.”
Mr Vesk said the need for a stronger domestic supply chain was likely to create roles in logistics and systems analysis.
He predicted people would also not return to face-to-face retail at the same levels as before the pandemic, creating jobs in delivery and warehousing.
“People will think ‘Unless you can wow me with a physical experience, I am going back to (online shopping),” Mr Vesk said.
“Shipping costs are going to come down because there is that much more demand for it, so there will probably be an increase in warehousing and consignment.”
More predictions on different industries available in the interview here.
Nils Vesk has been applying, teaching, and researching innovation around the world for over 15 years. The key innovation problem he solves is that organisations have too few innovations and they are too far apart.
Nils’ research has identified that the major cause of this problem is that our biases get in the way of innovating. Simply put ‘what we see changes what we see’. This is human nature, except it often results in us filtering and making decisions we’re not even aware that we’ve made.
This is why Nils believes that every innovation expert you’ve ever heard speak, has been totally right yet totally wrong at the same time. Each expert (and everyone else) comes with a bias based on the professional roles they have had in their career.
Having spearheaded the science of diagnosing and prescribing critical innovation skills. Nils has reinvented the innovation process, through the use of innovation archetypes. By matching the right perception to a specific situation we can hatch the innovation.
Professionally trained as a designer Nils used ‘Design thinking’ as a key skill in becoming Australia’s pioneering ‘Innovation Architect’. Nils is simplifying innovation so that everyone, not just a select few, can create rapid commercial innovation that helps to create millions of dollars of additional revenue.
Nils is the author of the innovation book Innovation Archetypes: democratising innovation (2015), Ideas with Legs: how to generate and realise ideas (2011), Life’s little toolbox: tips for a happier healthier you (2003) and co-author of Ideas: original perspectives on life and business from leading thinkers (2006)
Nils‘ keynotes are:
- Ideas with Legs
- Instant Fix
- Prickly Business
Chris Riddell is one of Australia’s most sought after futurists, and award-winning industry recognized keynote speaker on digital. He is also a renowned strategist and global emerging trend spotter for businesses and leaders in today’s disrupted world.
Chris Riddell has worked with some of the largest and most successful companies and brands in our modern world in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Kuwait, China, New Zealand, and lately Australia. He was the first ever Chief Digital Officer (CDO) for MARS Incorporated in Australia and New Zealand, and was responsible for the corporate digital strategy behind brands such as Whiskas, Pedigree, Wrigley, Starburst, Masterfoods, Snickers, and Maltesers.
Aside from working with massive businesses, Chris is also frequently called on by the media to speak on consumer technology trends. He has appeared on Australian television, including Channel 7’s The Daily Edition and Morning Show, Nine’s A Current Affair, and recently The Project on Ten.
Chris believes that ‘being a futurist isn’t simply about putting your finger in the air, and saying what the future might be’ rather ‘authentically embedding yourself into the very space from where true innovation, and disruption is taking place, analyzing future and emerging trends, then distilling them into a clear and meaningful keynote message, for business to be able to take affirmative and decisive action on’.
As an engaging speaker, Chris Riddell‘s keynote clients include Telstra, Schneider Electric, Castrol, CeBIT, AMP Financial Services, Foodworks, Southern Cross Austero, Isuzu, Marketo, Gartner, Ashurst Law Firm, Travellers Choice, The Institute of Internal Auditors, Reed Exhibitions, and Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Chris’ keynotes are:
- Customers and Experience: What does the future customer look like, and how do organisations create incredible experiences for them?
- Data and Analytics: Business Intelligence (BI), and Big Data have transformed the world. What’s next in this, and how can organisations embrace BI to drive growth.
- Digital and Technology: How do you succeed in the world of digital, and what are some of the areas businesses need to focus on for the future?
- Disruption and Change: With so much change how can you future proof your business? What do jobs of the future look like and how can you embrace change?
- Leadership and Culture: What are the new skills that leaders need to have in today’s busy world and how do you create a culture that brings people together?
- Trends and Innovation: What are some of the big trends around the corner, and what are the big innovation stories of today.

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BREAKING: Lori Loughlin and husband get a sentencing deal, agree to plead guilty in college admission scam case
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Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to a plea deal in connection with their involvement in the so-called “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal.
The “Full House” actress will be sentenced to serve two months in prison, pay a $150,000 fine and two years of supervised release with 100 hours of community service, while her husband, a fashion designer, will be sentenced to serve five months in prison, a $250,000 fine and two years of supervised release with 250 hours of community service, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Massachusetts.
The article goes on to state the following:
They will enter their guilty pleas on conspiracy charges on Friday via video conference, according to the office. There is a provision in the plea agreement to wait at least 90 days after the judge imposes their sentence before they are sent to prison.
Lori Loughlin and husband agree to plea guilty in college admission scam case. The “Full House” actress will serve two months in prison, pay a $150,000 fine and have two years of supervised release with 100 hours of community service, while her husband. https://t.co/Om9qtzeVv8
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) May 21, 2020
Breaking: Actress Lori Loughlin, who maintained her innocence for 16 months, will plead guilty to fraud in the college admissions scandal, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court. https://t.co/5Jupy3mlqv
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 21, 2020
BREAKING: Court papers show Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, will plead guilty in college admissions bribery case. Under the plea agreement, Loughlin has agreed to serve two months in prison and Giannulli has agreed to serve five months. https://t.co/P7bXREdXXC
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 21, 2020
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FDA Mulls Cutting Salt in Processed Foods
Experts agree Americans eat too much sodium, but differ on need for regulation
THURSDAY, Nov. 29, 2007 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials opened a public debate Thursday on just how much salt is too much in the processed foods Americans eat.
The hearing was called in response to a request made in 2005 by the consumer advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), asking the agency to make changes to the regulatory status of salt, to require limits on salt levels in processed foods, and to require health messages related to salt and sodium on food labels.
"Very few people dispute that Americans get way too much salt from processed and restaurant foods, and that an excess promotes hypertension, stroke, heart attacks, kidney failure, and early death," CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson said in a statement. "While the FDA has historically declined to challenge companies to lower high sodium levels, it is increasingly hard for FDA officials to ignore the calls to action made in recent years by the medical community."
Testifying at the meeting, Dr. Stephen Havas, the American Medical Association's vice president for science, quality and public health, said that "the need for action is clear. The deaths attributed to excess salt consumption represents a huge toll - the equivalent of a jumbo jet with more than 400 passengers crashing every day of the year, year after year."
In a statement, Havas said that cutting the amount of salt in the American diet in half over the next decade could save 150,000 lives annually.
"Americans don't consume large amounts of salt because they request it," he said, "but often do so unknowingly because manufacturers and restaurants put it in food."
Not everyone agrees that regulation is the way to go, however.
"Americans consume too much salt," agreed Milton Stokes, a spokesman for the American Dietetic Association, which represents the nation's nutritionists. "But I don't think the idea of a sodium warning would be effective. People are confused enough. It makes people almost afraid to eat."
One food industry representative also opposes new regulation.
"The issue is really more about individual's dietary patterns and food choices," said Robert Earl, senior director of nutrition policy at the Food Products Association (FPA), a food industry lobbying group.
"We think an alternative to strict regulation of salt as a food additive [is] that you can achieve public health benefit by encouraging industry to continue its efforts to reduce salt in food products and at the same time encourage American consumers to eat according to [the federal government's] Dietary Guidelines for Americans," Earl said.
Currently, the FDA categorizes salt as "generally recognized as safe." So far, the agency has refused to change this categorization.
But at the hearing, the AMA called for the agency to revoke that status and develop regulatory measures to limit sodium in processed and restaurant foods.
The FDA is also looking for input on whether mandated product labeling is called for and whether that would, in fact, be effective.
Stokes does support limiting the amount of sodium in foods; however, he believes consumer pressure, not new FDA rules, is the most effective way to do so.
Consumers might not even notice the change, he said, especially if food companies very gradually lowered the amount of salt in their products. "It's a matter of cutting back slowly," he said.
Another expert believes things won't change until regulators take action.
"The evidence has been building up over the years about the effects of salt on blood pressure and cardiovascular disease," said Nancy Cook, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. "FDA action is probably the only way you can achieve a reduction in sodium."
Other countries, including Finland and the United Kingdom, have had success in reducing the amount of salt in processed foods, Cook pointed out. "Food manufacturers aren't going to do it on their own," she said.
Stokes said it's not too hard to improve the American diet. "You could start by adding one more serving of fruit or vegetable a day and take the salt shaker off the table," he said. "You can also rinse canned vegetables before using -- that removes up to 40 percent of the salt."
U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend that Americans limit their salt intake to 2,300 milligrams a day. But half the population -- blacks, middle-aged or elderly people, and those with high blood pressure -- are at special risk and are advised to use only 1,500 milligrams a day.
However, the average salt intake for most Americans is about 4,000 milligrams a day, according to the CSPI.
Only a little of that salt comes from the salt shaker or home cooking. About 77 percent comes from processed and restaurant foods, the group says. Many restaurant dishes have more than one or two days' worth of salt on a single plate, according to the CSPI.
But food industry spokesman Earl said consumers can choose low-sodium options, since many products are already labeled as "low salt" or "no added salt."
"There are a variety of tools to communicate salt content," he said. "There is also a lot of effort that has gone on over decades related to slow, incremental reductions in salt content."
But salt reduction is happening in other countries, the Associated Press reported. For example, McDonald's Chicken McNuggets in the United States has more than twice as much salt as the same product in the United Kingdom, and Kellogg's Special K in the United States has 58 percent more salt in than it does in the United Kingdom, CSPI noted.
Getting rid of just a few dashes of salt a day will boost Americans' health, another expert said.
"There is no doubt that most Americans consume too much salt, and no doubt sodium excess contributes to high blood pressure, stroke and the rate of premature death," said Dr. David Katz, director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine.
"I strongly favor reductions in the sodium content of processed foods, and labeling that makes it easier for all of us to gauge and control our sodium intake," Katz said.
Still, he has his reservations when it comes to regulatory intervention. "I am less enthusiastic about reclassifying a nutrient because of the failings of the food supply at large," Katz said.
For more information on cutting down on sodium, visit the American Heart Association.

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Cite this pageGünther, Linda-Marie (Munich), “Hasdrubal”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 19 January 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e503950>
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Bleeding After Hysterosalpingogram
Possibly pregnant: Most hysterosalpingograms (hsg) are done for infertility. The patient should be instructed to schedule the hsg before the 10th day of the menstrual cycle . To avoid the bleeding which may cause difficulty in performing and interpretation, the hsg is optimally done on day 5 through 10. The hsg could disrupt a fetus if an early pregnancy develops during the later more fertile dates of the cycle. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
It means a test to determine the countour of the uterine cavity and whether to tubes are open. It's part of an infertility work up, and also used to check for uterine polyps or fibroids. It's usually performed in a radiologists office wihout anesthesia. If the physician injects the dye slowly ...Read more
Can do hysterosalpingogram mor than one time and after what taime i can repeat it and is ther any other test i can do insted to see if my tuop is open?
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It is ok to do hysterosalpingogram agean after 4month and is there any chans to be pregnant naturaly even if my fallop toup is closed .Whithout ivf?
Probably not: The hsg is pretty accurate as long as the docs who did it don't think there was tubal spasm, which would make tube look blocked at the edge of the uterus. If both tubes are really blocked chance of natural pregnancy is low, and if you did get pregnant there is a high chance of ectopic pregnancy. You probably need ivf. ...Read more
I have been trying to conceive but I have irregular periods on aug 8th I had a hysterosalpingogram done then two days later my period came on the 14th I went to my gyn who prescribed Clomid 50mg to take for 5 days the week of the 23rd 31st I had sex with
Hysterosalpingogram: It means a test to determine the countour of the uterine cavity and whether to tubes are open. It's part of an infertility work up, and also used to check for uterine polyps or fibroids. It's usually performed in a radiologists office wihout anesthesia. If the physician injects the dye slowly it usually isn't painful. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Possible discomfort.: The hysterosalping is a test to evaluate the status of your fallopian tubes for patency, as well as evaluates the contour and shape of your uterine cavity. A speculum is placed in to the vagina and then a small metal instrument is passed through the cervical opening. This can cause some mild to moderate cramping. A small amount of dye is placed in to the uterus which can also cause discomfort. ...Read more
Simple: I perform them every week. I place a speculum in the vagina, clean the cervix, and inject some dye through the cervix. I would estimate 90% of my patients feel nothing and the remainder have minimal cramping. It is extremely rare for a patient to have pain. It makes a difference whether a radiologist or a fertility specialist performs the test. ...Read more
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During the February 21, 2019 report stage debate on Bill C-83, Jenny asked questions about solitary confinement, or as it is sometimes called, "administrative segregation", in correctional facilities. The bill still allows for up to 20 (instead of the current 22 to 23 hours) of isolation and segregation, but BC Supreme court and the Ontario Superior Court have both ruled that this kind of solitary confinement is not constitutional:
"Mr. Speaker, my colleague raises a very valid point about the lack of consultation, which we have heard from a number of stakeholders who raised concerns with respect to the bill and why they do not support it.
That was also indicative of the number of amendments that the Speaker read at the beginning of this debate, where he spent at least half an hour talking about them. I do not think, as a new member since 2015, that I have gone through a bill where the Speaker spent half an hour outlining the amendments to the bill we were debating. That is also indicative of the lack of foresight from the government side and the lack of homework with respect to the bill.
Having said that, one of the issues the government did not address, which is also central with respect to the bill, is the constitutionality of solitary confinement. The B.C. Supreme Court and the Ontario Superior Court have ruled that it is unconstitutional to have this kind of administrative segregation take place. Would the member agree with the court decision?"


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About the artist Valentina Kropivnitskaya, one of those who organized in 1974 the first free "Bulldozer Exhibition" of contemporary avant-garde artists, which was brutally dispersed by the authorities. Valentina, her husband, artist Oscar Rabin, their son Alexander Rabin, art critic Alexander Glezer and their fellow artists forever changed the situation with contemporary art in the USSR.
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After high drama on Sunday, NPP's Conrad Sangma was sworn in today as Meghalaya Chief Minister.
In Meghalaya, the National People's Party or NPP leader Conrad Sangma took oath this morning as the Meghalaya Chief Minister. The Congress under the leadership of Mukul Sangma on Sunday had said it is the single-largest party to get votes and that it should be invited to form government in Meghalaya. The Congress was 10 seats short of the halfway mark at 31. However, Conrad Sangma's NPP with 19 seats got support from its ally BJP and other regional parties.
In Tripura too, BJP with its ally IPFT is all set to form the government with Biplab Kumar Deb as the chief minister.
Here are the live updates of government formation in Nagaland and Meghalaya:
Violence In Tripura
Clashes between BJP and Left supporters were reported across Tripura over the last 48 hours
Three people have been arrested over the last 48 hours in Tripura, for what the police has described, as "post-poll' violence.
A Lenin statue, situated in the middle of Belonia town in south Tripura, was razed by bulldozers. Eyewitnesses claimed bulldozers, allegedly brought in by BJP workers, demolished the statue amid chants of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", according to reports. Read the full story here
Now, section 144 has been imposed in some violence-hit parts
Earlier this morning, Conrad Sangma, the 40-year-old chief of the National People's Party (NPP), took oath as the new chief minster of Meghalaya at the head of a five-party coalition. Eleven other ministers also took oath with him. Read here
Biplab Kumar Deb will be Tripura Chief Minister, says BJP. Jishnu Deb Burman will be his deputy. PM Narendra Modi is likely to attend the oath ceremony.
As Amit Shah entered the Rajya Sabha, of which he is a member, he took a Tangkhul Naga haora
muffler and draped it around his neck. BJP lawmakers and ministers in the upper house greeted him with loud cheers and thumping of desks.
Naga Scarves, Victory Signs; BJP Celebrates Big Northeast Win In Parliament
BJP lawmakers and ministers celebrated the party's latest election victory by wearing scarves in the colours of the Northeast in Parliament on Monday. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in parliament, BJP chief Amit Shah presented him with a traditional Naga scarf and then a large party contingent posed with beaming smiles and holding up the v sign for victory for photos near the PM's office.
Legislators of the BJP and the IPFT will meet in Agartala on March 6 to elect their leader, Tripura BJP president Biplab Kumar Deb said today. The BJP has 35 legislators and the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura has eight. Union minister Nitin Gadkari will be present at the meeting, Mr Deb said.
The newly elected legislators of the alliance partners NDPP, BJP and others will meet today to elect senior NDPP leader Neiphiu Rio as their leader. Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party secretary general Abu Metha said the coalition is proposed to be named the People's Democratic Alliance. "The first sitting of MLAs of the alliance partners would be held tomorrow (Monday) to officially elect Rio as the leader," Mr Metha said.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has resigned today, a day after the Congress failed to secure majority in the assembly election. The governor has accepted his resignation and asked Mr Sangma to be in charge till a new government is formed, a Raj Bhavan official said. "Since the whole election process is over, the chief minister has to submit his resignation and I did. Further course of action will follow as per convention," Mr Sangma told news agency PTI.
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the BJP's main strategist in the northeast who stitched up the brand-new coalition in Meghalaya, took a sharp dig at the Congress and its chief Rahul Gandhi for what he called was their immature handling of the job at hand. "I think they have faltered in their judgment," Mr Sarma told NDTV.
"The top-most priority is the Naga political issue. People want peace. And when peace comes, development will happen. You remember when I was CM, we fought the underground together. We have to give a push to the Naga issue. PM Narendra Modi had signed the Naga Framework Agreement... negotiations are going on. When people are united, the solution will come. The people support the BJP and also my party. I am grateful to the people. We are happy that we are going to have a strong and stable government to take up big issues and development agenda. I am inviting him (PM Modi) in the swearing in ceremony."
Neiphiu Rio, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), Nagaland
"Like-minded parties had a common interest. All parties came together to work under an alliance. It's not about help from BJP. They are part of the alliance. There is a large anti-incumbency against the last government. Most parties who fought the election was against the last government."
Conrad Sangma, National People's Party
The National People's Party met Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad and staked claim to form the next government in the state. The NPP, which secured 19 seats on its own, has the backing of six United Democratic Party (UDP) legislators, four People's Democratic Front (PDF) MLAs, two each from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) MLAs and an independents, taking the combined strength of the alliance to 34. This leaves the ruling Congress, despite retaining 21 seats, lagging in the numbers game.
Congress's Mukul Sangma later taunted the BJP for attempting to form the government with just two members. "They want to fire from the shoulder of other political parties," the outgoing chief minister told reporters after submitting his resignation from the post.
Conrad Sangma, who was earlier said to reluctant to be projected as his party's presumptive chief minister, said he agreed to assume the responsibility on the insistence of the coalition partners. He is the son of former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma who founded the NPP that is now run by the Sangma family.
"We don't have pre-poll alliance with anybody. Right from the time of campaigning we knew that BJP, NPP and UDP were together and it has been proved now. Mandate was actually given to Congress."
Vincent Pala, Congress working president, Meghalaya
"In Meghalaya, non-Congress government of NPP-UDP-BJP will take oath on 6 March. To be followed by Nagaland and Tripura on 7 and 8 March."
Ram Madhav, BJP
"Currently we have 34 members, NPP 19, BJP 2, UDP 6, HSPDP 2, PDF 4 and one independent. The number is likely to go up. Rahul Gandhi sent four senior leaders of the party to Shillong, without any calculations on government formation. I don't see maturity in him,"
Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP
"It's positive that regional parties got together to work for the region. It's people's decisions and we need to respect that."
Kiren Rijiju, BJP
"Happy to share that 34 newly-elected members belonging to NPP, UDP, PDF, HSPDP, BJP and one independent member are meeting the governor to stake claim to form government in Meghalya. Conrad Sangma will be the leader of this coalition."
Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP
"The next two-three days are very crucial because the assembly's term will end. The house expires on March 7. Before that, everything has to take place and by tomorrow everything will be clear."
Conrad Sangma, National People's Party, Meghalaya
"We will bring transparency. We are concerned about development and will focus on implementing central schemes. It's not about being the single-largest party; it's about having the majority."
Conrad Sangma, National People's Party, Meghalaya
National People's Party or NPP leader Conrad Sangma meets with Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad to stake claim to form government. Oath-taking on March 6: news agency ANI.
Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang, who heads the Naga People's Front or NPF that won 29 seats along with its ally in the assembly election, said he will not resign. Mr Zeliang said he would meet with BJP president Amit Shah in New Delhi to discuss government formation in Nagaland. NPF chairman Shurhozolie Liezietsu has written to Amit Shah, saying they were "still friends".
Congress submits letter to Meghalaya governor stating that Congress has named Mukul Sangma as the leader of the Meghalaya Congress legislature party: news agency ANI
Himanta Biswa Sarma and Donkupar Roy of the UDP are meeting inside Dr Roy's house.
BJP's Kiren Rijiju along with Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress's Mukul Sangma reaches United Democratic Party headquarters in Shillong.
Respect mandate of the people. I met Governor and I have indicated that I will come back with letters of support from like-minded people. BJP has only 2 MLAs how would they like to form the government? They want to fire from the shoulder of other political parties: Mukul Sangma in Shillong
Kiren Rijiju: BJP parliamentary board has sent me to communicate to the UDP that we are with them and will support the formation of a non-congress government in Meghalaya.
Senior BJP leaders meet leaders of regional party in Meghalaya. BJP leaders and union ministers Kiren Rijiju and KJ Alphons meet with leaders of UDP.
Kiren Rijiju tweets: Newly elected MLA Shri A.L. Hek is declared the Leader of BJP Legislature Party in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.
Independent lawmaker Samuel M Sangma meets Himanta Biswa Sarma at Assam Bhawan in Shillong.
A day after Holi,the results of Northeast elections again created an environment of festival. You must think why I am discussing it here. I'm not seeing it as victory and defeat of political parties, significant is that entire nation was involved in Northeast's celebrations:PM Narendra Modi.
Donkupar Roy, Former Chief Minister and head of the UDP to NDTV:
- We haven't decided who to support
- Biggest priority for us is a stable government
- If NPP has 19 MLAs, will they stick together?
- We ask the same question of the Congress
- Have been in touch with both sides
- Not correct to say we are inclined towards the BJP
The BJP's Himanta Biswa Sarma and Alphons Kannanthanam are likely to meet the governor at 1 pm today for a courtesy call.
Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath to NDTV:
We met the governor
Told him that we should be given the first shot at forming a govt
There are clear guidelines in place that say that the single largest party should be called first.
BJP's key strategist for the Northeast, Himanta Biswa Sarma, told NDTV that regional parties should join hands and form a "non-Congress" government in Meghalaya


CM meets Sonia, seeks one rank, one pension for ex-servicemen
Three days after the Delhi high court sought a status report from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on action taken on corruption allegations against chief minister Virbhadra Singh, he called on All-India Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi to apprise her about action taken by his government on the Congress chargesheet.punjab Updated: Nov 30, 2013 20:27 IST
Three days after the Delhi high court sought a status report from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on action taken on corruption allegations against chief minister Virbhadra Singh, he called on All-India Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi to apprise her about action taken by his government on the Congress chargesheet.
Virbhadra, who is campaigning in Delhi, met Sonia and apprised her about the latest developments in the state.
Singh briefed her about the action taken by the government on the corruption chargesheet submitted by the Congress to the President against the previous BJP government.
He said the state government had taken effective action on all points of chargesheet. “The state government had adopted zero tolerance against corruption in all spheres of governance,” he said in a release issued here.
Implementation of the Congress election manifesto also figured in the talks between the two leaders. Virbhadra Singh requested Sonia to direct the authorities concerned to expedite the implementation of one-rank-one-pension scheme for ex-servicemen for providing justice to them. He added that implementation of this scheme would benefit a majority of the ex-servicemen in the state and would give them additional economic security in old age.
The release said Sonia appreciated the steps taken by the chief minister in the past one year in the state and said it had strengthened the party at the grassroots level and also helped to enhance the image of the Congress at the national level.
Two days ago, Singh had called on finance minister P Chidambaram and law minister Kapil Sibal. Later in the day, Virbhadra Singh addressed election rallies in favour of Congress candidates for the Vidhan Sabha elections to be held in Delhi.
In the election meetings, Singh took a dig at the BJP and termed the tactics of BJP leaders as a step towards misguiding the people by their false promises of providing basic facilities such as cheap power and water.
He said the BJP had failed on all fronts and there was a proxy war going on within their top party leadership and they were alluring people by false propaganda of providing separate statehood status for Delhi.
Eulogising the efforts of Delhi chief minister Sheila Dixit, Singh said she had been instrumental in providing a separate identity to Delhi for the past 15 years. He said today Delhi had emerged as a role model of development and had been enlisted as one of the best cities of the world with all necessary infrastructure and facilities for the people.


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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) with reference to Figure A3.1 on page 148 of the Pensions Green Paper (Cm 5677), what the assumed number of people receiving contracted-out rebates is in(a) 2001–02, (b) 2011–12, (c) 2021–22, (d) 2031–32, (e) 2041–42 and (f) 2051–52;
(2) with reference to Figure A3.1 on page 148 of the Pensions Green Paper (Cm 5677), what the projected level of expenditure is (a) as a percentage of GDP and (b) in 2003 prices on contracted-out rebates in (i) 2001–02, (ii) 2011–12, (iii) 2021–22, (iv) 2031–32, (v) 2041–42 and (vi) 2051–52.
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The available information is in Tables 1–3.
Figure A3.1 on page 148 of Simplicity, Security and Choice (Cm 5677), shows projected future expenditure on state benefits to people over state pensions age, including state Second Pension. The tables set out assumptions on the levels of contracting-out over time which underpinned Figure A3.1.
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Table 1: Assumed number of people receiving contracted-out rebates GB-billion Number 2001–02 13.0 2011–12 12.0 2021–22 10.7 2031–32 9.2 2041–42 8.9 2051–52 8.8
Table 2: Assumed expenditure of providing contracted-out rebates GB-billion Number 2001–02 9.5 2011–12 11.4 2021–22 11.4 2031–32 10.4 2041–12 10.6 2051–52 11.6
Table 3: Assumed expenditure as a percentage of GDP GB Percentage 2001–02 0.9 2011–12 0.9 2021–22 0.7 2031–32 0.5 2041–12 0.4 2051–52 0.3
- (a) The figures shown in Table 1 were used as a basis for the Green Paper and are based only on the assumed number of people contracted out, and earning above the Lower Earnings Limit, and hence eligible for a rebate.
- (b) They show the average number of people contracted out at any point in the year, rather than the total number of people who have been contracted out some time during the year.
- (c) Figures are shown in constant 2002–03 price terms, except the figure for 2001–02 which has not been adjusted.
- (d) The projected rebate expenditure for 2011–12 reflects the sharp rise in the cost of rebates between the 2001–02 and 2002–03 tax years. This was due to the introduction of the State Second Pension which resulted in a large increase in the amount of rebates paid to Appropriate Personal Pensions.
- (e) The figures reflect the analysis of long term economic and demographic developments in the governments long term public finance report presented in November 2002.
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The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation was created in 1955 by Charles Glass Greenshields, Q.C., a distinguished Montreal lawyer and amateur artist, in memory of his mother, Elizabeth.
Mr. Greenshields firmly believed that discipline, hard work and serious training in the traditional means of artistic expression were fundamental to the growth and development of the artist. His determination to help dedicated young artists and students pursue the mastery of the traditional techniques and workmanship in painting and sculpture prompted him to establish and endow a foundation for this purpose.
Charles Greenshields personally directed the Foundation that he created for the first 13 years of its existence and remained active in its organization until his death, in 1974. His vision and his mission live on through the foundation that he so generously endowed.
Mr. Greenshields directed that the funds of the Foundation be used to help young artists acquire the necessary training, skills and competence in the traditional artistic methods, specifically excluding all grants to those “who show clearly a disposition to use the purely abstract or non-objective method in their work.”
The philosophy outlined by Mr. Greenshields in his endowment has informed the mission of the Foundation over the previous 60 years and it continues to do so to this day.
The Foundation provides financial assistance, by way of grants, to young artists who are pursuing their studies or are in the early or developmental stage of their career, are working in a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking, and demonstrate the determination and talent to pursue a lifetime career in their art practice.The Foundation does not provide funding for the pursuit of abstract or non-objective art.
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is one of the most prestigious grants available to emerging figurative artists, as well as one of the most substantial. It is one of the longest standing, with an illustrious history of recipients spanning more than half a century. It is also unique in its scope, in that it is available to students and artists around the world.
To date, the Foundation has provided financial assistance to some 1800 students and artists in 40 countries. Its grantees are renowned artists, both nationally and internationally, as well as highly respected art professors, teachers and mentors. The Foundation is extremely proud of its grantees and of their accomplishments. A selection of the works of some of the Foundation’s previous grantees can be found in the Gallery.
First grants are in the amount of CAD $15,000 each. Subsequent grants are in the amount of CAD $18,000 each. Grants are made directly to the beneficiaries, not to or through other organizations.
Grantees may not receive more than three grants in their lifetime.
Grants are awarded based solely on the information contained in the Application Form and the supporting documentation and material submitted with it. The Foundation does not conduct personal interviews. The decision of the Foundation is final and is not subject to review or appeal.
“The generous support of The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation has allowed me a year of focus, self-discipline, and creativity as I continue to explore my practice in the Masters of Fine Arts program at the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design. Your grant will allow me to continue to fund my artistic development in ways that would otherwise have been impossible.”— Elizabeth (Liz) Toohey-Wiese (2013 / 2014 Grantee)
“…The support I received from The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation was fundamental early in my career as a painter. I couldn't have got my early shows done without the financial assistance of the Foundation. I was able to concentrate 100% on my paintings rather than constantly worry about finding the money to be able to paint for the exhibitions I'd been offered.”— Jenny Saville (1993 / 1996 Grantee)
“…Can I take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude to The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. The award allowed me to paint solidly, intensely and without interruption for over two years after leaving Oxford. That period kick-started my career in a way that I have never forgotten.”— Sarah Gillespie (1985 Grantee)
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“I am deeply grateful for the support of The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and am overjoyed to report the tremendous impact it has had on my artistic career over the past year. I have met or exceeded all of the goals I set for myself during this funding period. I have created a large body of work that represents a new phase in my artistic output. This work has also garnered the type of attention that means that the audience for my work has grown substantially, and will continue to grow in the future.”— Kristy Gordon (2009 / 2013 / 2015 Grantee)
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The Foundation will only fund young artists who are pursuing their studies or are in the early or developmental stage of their career, are working in a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking, and demonstrate the determination and talent to pursue a lifetime career in their art practice.
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The judges for this year’s edition of The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize include Benjamin Sullivan (UK, 2003). The winner of the 2017 BP Portrait Prize, Benjamin is a member of both the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the New English Art Club – the youngest member ever to be elected to either.
Delphine Hennelly (Canada, 1999 / 2001 / 2017) is part of a two-person exhibition, History Lessons: Delphine Hennelly + Mimi Jung, at Carvahlo Park Gallery in Brooklyn, New York. The show runs from February 8 to March 17, 2019.
Flowers Contemporary III, an exhibition of important works by gallery artists held at Flowers Gallery New York, New York, from January 19 to March 23, 2019, features renown grantees Ishbel Myerscough (UK, 1991 / 1993 / 1999), Aleah Chapin (USA, 2012 / 2014 / 2018) and Ken Currie (UK, 1982).
Merle van Engelen (The Netherlands, 2016) is part of a group exhibition, Salon des artistes, being held from February 24 to April 30, 2019 at Gallery Wijnstraat in Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Charles Goering (USA, 2017) is having his debut solo exhibition, Without Definition (Attempts at Clarity), at Steven Amedee Gallery in New York, New York. The exhibition runs from January 24 to February 28, 2019.
Jelena Prljević (Serbia, 2017) will be having a solo exhibition of her works at Galerie Liusa Wang in Paris, France in June 2019.
Danica Lundy (Canada, 2015 / 2017 / 2019) is part of a group exhibition, Rewind, at Gallery C+N Canepaneri, in Milan, Italy from January 10 to February 15, 2019.
Flora Yukhnovich (UK, 2013 / 2016) will be having her first solo show at Parafin Gallery, in London, UK from February 8 to March 30, 2019. In addition, Flora’s work is currently included in two group exhibitions:Telescope, curated by Nigel Cooke, at the Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, UK which will run alongside his show Painter’s Beach Club, from January 19 to March 24, 2019; and Dialogues/ New paintings from London, curated by Ben Tufnell and Radka Zahradníková, at Gask Museum in Kutna Hora, Czech Republic, until February 3, 2019.
Erik Nieminen (Canada, 2011 / 2014) is the grand prize winner of the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series award. The Grand prize includes a collaboration with Artsy on a solo show in New York City in 2019 and US $10,000.
Meenakshi Sengupta (India, 2018) is exhibiting in #deathofcommonsense at Gallery White in Vadodara, India from January 12 to February 16, 2019.
Elizabeth Malaska (USA, 2018) has been awarded a Painters and Sculptors Grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation. The Painters and Sculptors Grant Program was established in 1993 to acknowledge painters and sculptors creating work of exceptional quality through unrestricted career support. Grants of US $25,000 are awarded annually to twenty-five artists selected by a jury panel from the nominations received. Artists, at any stage in their career, who are currently under-recognized for their creative achievements, and whose practice would significantly benefit from the grant, are eligible.
Peter Harris (Canada, 2005 / 2012) is part of a group exhibition, Preview 2019, at Mira Goddard Gallery in Toronto, from January 5 to January 26, 2019. He will also be having a solo exhibition at Mira Goddard, Machines for Living, from March 30 to April 20, 2019.
Sara Anstis (Canada, 2013 / 2016) is part a group exhibition, Works on Paper, being held at Beers London, from November 24, 2018 to January 12, 2019, as well as the End of Year Exhibition at the Royal Drawing School in London held from November 27, 2018 to January 16, 2019 and a group show, drawings, at 650mAh in Hove, UK from December 2, 2018 to January 26, 2019. Sara has been awarded a studio residency at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) for the Drawing Marathon winter course, from January 3 to February 5, 2019, and will also be the artist in residence at El Segundo Museum of Art (ESMoA) in California, from July 1 to September 30, 2019.
Sanket Viramgami (India, 2017 / 2018) is exhibiting in the Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking Exhibition presented by Vis a vis Art Foundation at Kochi, India during the kochi-muziris Biennale, 2018 which is being held from December 12, 2018 to March 29, 2019.
Angela Fraleigh (USA, 2017) is exhibiting Shadows Searching for Light at Edward Hopper House Museum and Study Center, in Nyack, New York from November 16, 2018 to February 17, 2019.
Nidhal Chamekh (Tunisia / France, 2012 / 2016) is participating in a group exhibition, Memory Matters, at Skissermas Museum in Lund, Sweden from October 4, 2018 to February 17, 2019.


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For these six friends, agreeing on something to watch on Netflix is a matter of life and death.
The funny people at Razmig bring us the trailer for Stream, in which a gaggle of friends must pick a movie to screen—or die. They’re picked off one by one while debating whether they should stream Jumanji or one of the service’s many Aziz Ansari specials. The hilarious spoof boasts all your classic horror tropes—like phone calls from the mysterious killer—while depicting the true-to-life struggle of having to let the bro in the room know that nobody wants to watch a movie about sports.
Those who have attempted to compromise on a flick with five other people know the horror is all too real.
Screenshot via Razmig/YouTube

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The more missiles North Korea shoots over Japan without blowing anything up, the more investors think the Federal Reserve is likely to be cautious about raising rates, and thus the more they invest in stock markets.
Absurd but there’s a logic to it.
As someone said earlier this morning as a joke, perhaps the North Korean dictator has a brokerage account or a hedge fund, and he’s doing his part to boost profits. We are only ten or twenty missiles away from Dow 30,000.
We should also consider the consequences if he’s not joking, merely insane. Read some reality here.

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"I would like to say a big thank you to the council , Cooinda and a special thank you to Jill.
I joined her art class on Tuesday mornings last year. I can’t express how deeply these classes have added to my quality of life. It has been the best thing for my well being and happiness since retiring four years ago.
I can’t believe how much I look forward to our Tuesday class. I love that Jill gives us detailed notes and this means that I continue to experiment and paint throughout the week.
The group are fun, interesting and so keen on their art work that this too is a great motivator.
Thank you so very much. I’d be lost now without this weekly challenge."
- Sandra Bernath
I just wanted to leave some feedback on the Art Therapy workshop run at the Sports and Community centre at Mitchel Park currently, Fridays.
Jill who runs the workshop is such a beautiful soul and puts so much effort into this workshop. It is very well planned organised and run. Jill is a very good teacher and very gentle. I have come across her workshops just recently and I truly feel I have found a real gem amongst the art teachers. I hope she will stay on and run many many more arty workshops for us community members at community centres. She is special, kind, inclusive and very encouraging to everyone participating."
- Katrin Lutz


WASHINGTON - With six months left in 2014, automakers already have recalled more vehicles in the United States than in any other year on record.
WASHINGTON ó With six months left in 2014, automakers already have recalled more vehicles in the United States than in any other year on record.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lists U.S. recalls for 37.5 million cars this year, topping the 30.8?million record set in 2004, according to the most recent preliminary data on the agencyís website. General Motors accounts for about two-thirds of the total.
The tally in the U.S. probably will rise soon, as Japanís three biggest automakers finish an evaluation of their worldwide fleets for faulty air-bag inflators made by Takata Corp. Through June, about 8.1 million new vehicles had been sold in the U.S.
Historically, recalls range from 10 million to 20 million U.S. vehicles each year, according to the NHTSA database. There were just less then 22 million last year and 16.4 million in 2012. Besides 2004, thereís been only one other year in which the tally passed 30 million, in 1981.
The official 2014 numbers from NHTSA wonít be released until next year.
This yearís record run largely began when Detroit-based GM began calling back 2.59 million small cars in February to fix a faulty ignition switch that has been linked to at least 13 deaths in crashes. Revelations that GM knew of switch failures for more than a decade before acting sparked congressional investigations, a $35?million civil fine and a Department of Justice criminal probe.
The controversy also spurred a comprehensive safety review by GM of all its cars, leading the largest U.S. automaker to recall 25.7 million U.S. vehicles in total this year for a variety of fixes ranging from ignitions to door wiring to seat-belt retractors.
GMís recalls eclipse Ford Motor Co.ís previous single-year record for a company of 23.3 million in 2001. With 64.6 million cars and trucks on U.S. roads, according to Experian, GM is calling back the equivalent of 40 percent of its vehicles.
And the recall numbers grew yesterday when Ford announced it is recalling 100,610 vehicles in North America for various safety defects.
The company announced the six separate recalls yesterday. No injuries related to the defects have been reported.
The largest recall, of 92,022 vehicles, affects the 2013 and 2014 Taurus, Lincoln MKS and Police Interceptor sedans, the Flex and Lincoln MKT crossovers, the 2012-2014 Edge and 2014 Lincoln MKX. Ford says the right-hand halfshaft, which is part of the axle, might disengage over time, making the vehicles inoperable.
Ford is recalling 5,264 2011-2014 F59 commercial stripped chassis because corrosion could lead to a fire risk. Itís also recalling 2,124 Escape SUVs from the 2014 model year because their panoramic glass roofs might leak or fall out. Owners will be contacted.
Information from the Associated Press was included in this story.


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LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (Reuters) - Chelsea Manning walked out of a U.S. military prison on Wednesday, seven years after being arrested for passing secrets to WikiLeaks in the largest breach of classified information in U.S. history.
Manning, 29, was released from the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, at about 2 a.m., the U.S. Army said in a brief statement.
“First steps of freedom!!” Manning wrote alongside a photograph of sneaker-clad feet that she published on social media.
Manning was convicted by court-martial in 2013 of espionage and other offenses for furnishing more than 700,000 documents, videos, diplomatic cables and battlefield accounts to WikiLeaks, an international organization that publishes such information from anonymous sources, while she was an intelligence analyst in Iraq.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a target of criminal investigations in Sweden and the United States, had promised to accept extradition if Manning was freed. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said that the arrest of Assange, who has been living in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012, was a priority.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama, in his final days in office, commuted the final 28 years of Manning’s 35-year sentence, effective four months later. That decision angered national security experts, who say Manning put American lives at risk, but it won praise from free-speech activists, critics of U.S. war policy and transgender advocates who have embraced her transition to a female gender identity.
Once known as Private First Class Bradley Manning, she is likely to become a high-profile proponent for the transgender community, said Chase Strangio, an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer who has represented her.
Manning announced her gender transition while the U.S. Army was keeping her in the men’s prison and forcing her to wear a male haircut. She twice tried to commit suicide and faced long stretches of solitary confinement as well as denial of proper healthcare, Strangio said.
Last year, the U.S. Defense Department lifted a long-standing ban against transgender men and women serving openly in the military. The Pentagon estimated it affected 7,000 active-duty and reserve personnel.
Although transgender people still complain of widespread discrimination in education, employment and medical care, awareness of the issue has exploded since Manning went to prison. Transgender celebrities such as Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox have become part of the mainstream.
“LOVE FOR MY COUNTRY”
In a statement to ABC News, Manning said she appreciated the support she had received from people all over the world.
“The past will always affect me, and I will keep that in mind while remembering that how it played out is only my starting point — not my final destination,” the statement said.
Manning said in 2014 that she disclosed the classified information to expose truths about the civil war in Iraq “out of a love for my country.”
In nearby Kansas City, Missouri, some 15 members of a local group called PeaceWorks demonstrated in support of Manning on Wednesday, crediting her with exposing war crimes.
“This is the kind of information we the people should have in order to make decisions about our leaders and who should be in office,” said Henry Stoever, 68, a retired lawyer and leader of the group.
Among the material Manning leaked was a 2007 gunsight video of a U.S. Apache helicopter firing at suspected insurgents in Iraq, killing a dozen people, including two Reuters news staffers.
WikiLeaks began revealing secrets from anonymous sources in 2007 and then burst onto the wider public consciousness with a series of releases throughout 2010.
More recently, WikiLeaks published Democratic National Committee emails in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election. U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded the email accounts were hacked by Russian intelligence as part of a campaign by Moscow to influence the election.
Additional reporting by Kevin Murphy in Kansas City and Daniel Trotta and Jonathan Allen in New York; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn, Bill Trott and Leslie Adler
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.


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By Siobhan Maloney, Boys Hope Girls Hope
As an AmeriCorps Member, my service at a non-profit in Southern California is sometimes a 24/7 situation. For nine months, I have been at Boys Hope Girls Hope; an organization that provides family-like homes to academically motivated and capable young people, along with scholarships to the most prestigious high schools in the area.
The scholars apply to our program and their families have to show a financial need. As a result, their circumstances are very different than the kids at their school. A handful of the children come from abusive homes while others are just from less than ideal situations. Some have been bounced from home to home, so needless to say, attempting to build a relationship with them was not the easiest task in the world.
They were apprehensive of adult authority, but by showing my loving nature and genuine interest, the walls were soon let down after a few weeks of being with them. In a way, we have been growing together, and although just children, they know that I was put into their lives – if only for a short time – for a reason.
As the Academic Support Coordinator, I am officially involved in their academics. But, as a live-in member of the home, I am involved in so much more. My experience of living in the community with the students is a unique opportunity, and one that I cherish as an AmeriCorps Member.
I have fallen into many different roles during my nine months at the program. During homework time, I am an AmeriCorps tutor. During meal time, I am a cook. After meals, I am a maid; although the boys can be very helpful when they want to be! Once in a while, we will cook together and talk about school and what’s going on in their lives. To me, that is one of my favorite parts of my position.
However, one of the hardest parts of my role is when I have to discipline the boys for bad behavior or not keeping up with their homework assignments. As one of the only parent roles for them in Santa Ana, I get to see the good, the bad and the ugly.
At 23-years-old, I never would have thought I would be responsible for the wellbeing of all these kids, but at the same time, it gives me so much respect for my own parents. Sure, I was provided with an ideal upbringing, but I owe them so much more for the little things that they had done for me; lending an ear, teaching me lessons without me realizing it and shaping me to be a woman who genuinely cares about others. Living with six boys aged 12 to 18 years old, in addition to two other staff members, is a unique situation where I learn every day.
Being part of AmeriCorps is like being part of a family. I feel that I always have someone to turn to and that makes this experience much more worthwhile. Sure, I can call up my friends or send an email, but at the end of the day, it really makes a difference when you chat with a fellow, or former, AmeriCorps member and it feels like they just “get” you. It’s an amazing feeling and helps me produce better results for the children and Boys Hope Girls Hope as a whole.
I am not only honored, but also blessed to be in the lives of these children; they needed a person to look out for them, to discipline them in a loving manner, and to just be there for them. I’ve found a place where I belong, but more importantly, so have the children.


text: Detailed data were collected on lifetime caffeine intake from 202 Vermont residents using a random-digit dial telephone survey. The sample appeared representative and test-retest reliability of caffeine intake was high (r = .95). Almost all participants (96%) had ever used and most (83%) presently used one or more caffeinated beverages weekly. The average caffeine intake was 186 mg/day. Many caffeine users (61%) used caffeinated beverages other than coffee. Current caffeine intake was a poor measure of lifetime intake. For example, among ever-users of caffeine, 41% had stopped at least 1 type of caffeinated beverage and 14% had stopped caffeine altogether. Cessation was mostly due to health concerns and unpleasant side effects. It was concluded that simply asking about "usual" coffee use is a poor and biased estimate of lifetime caffeine use. Thus, prior findings that caffeine is not associated with medical or behavioral disorders may represent false-negative results.

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Yoshi do! Yoshi do! These beautiful Yoshi earrings are made with sterling silver hooks and a stanless steel enamel charm. These earrings is a great way to add to any outfit or cosplay. Say OH YEAH! to these earrings!
To help keep the best quality of your Retro Fools jewelry, try to follow these tips:
Always try to avoid spraying any perfumes or hairsprays on your jewelry.
Remove your jewelry before showering, sleeping, swimming and exercise.
Try to keep your jewelry away from direct sunlight as well as water and humidity, and keep them stored in a dry place.


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Controlled fires in South Africa's Kruger National Park have not stopped the increasing encroachment of the savannah. This is what a team led by Brian van Wilgen from the South African Stellenbosch University writes in the journal "Journal of Applied Ecology". The researchers had studied how the vegetation had changed seven years after intentionally setting large fires. They found that the fires could not prevent shrubs and small trees from spreading. In the future there should be a change in strategy for the fires that have been set.
In times of climate change, the savannah is threatened as a grass and herb landscape with isolated trees. Among other things, bush-like trees and shrubs are taking up more and more space and are displacing grass areas. According to a statement by Stellenbosch University, this development gives cause for concern because animals would then have less grass available for food and habitat. The causes of the bush encroachment are varied and not yet entirely clear. In savannas, a decreasing number of fires and a higher CO₂ concentration in the air are likely to play a role.
After trials with fires of various intensities in Kruger Park in 2010 and 2013, it initially looked as if the bushes could have been pushed back. But a review in 2020 showed that the bushes have become widespread again, but the number of large trees has decreased significantly.
Since there are occasional fires in savannas due to lightning strikes, there have already been a number of scientific attempts across continents to prevent bush encroachment by setting savanna fires in a targeted manner.
In 2010, those responsible and scientists selected three areas in the Kruger National Park. In these, they made precise counts of shrubs and trees more than ten meters high in several 20 by 20 meter areas. Then they caused fires in two areas with an output of more than 4000 kilowatts per square meter in the fire line, in the third area the output was almost 2000 kilowatts per square meter.
Three years later, the scientists again let the savannah burn in these areas with graduated intensities, resulting in areas with high, medium and low fire intensity
A survey in 2014 - i.e. one year after the fires - showed that after two high-intensity fires, the ground cover by trees less than ten meters high had decreased by 60 to 70 percent (depending on the size class). However, taller trees were hardly affected. "Tall trees are usually able to withstand frequent savannah fires because of their thick bark," study co-author Tercia Strydom of South African National Parks in Skukuza is quoted as saying in the statement. In the medium-intensity fires, the decline in low shrubs was less, in those of low-intensity, bush cover had actually increased.
2020 showed a completely different picture: in all three areas, the ground cover by bushes and trees was around 55 percent of the area, while in 2010 it was still between 25 and 35 percent. However, the number of large trees had decreased by 65 percent in all three areas. The researchers believe that the main reason for this is that elephants nibble off the tree bark, which makes the trees less resistant to savannah fires and increases the rate of death. The study shows "how complex things can be and that there is no simple solution to bush encroachment," says van Wilgen, according to the release.
The people in charge of the Kruger National Park and the scientists have therefore decided on a change of strategy: previously, the savannah fires were set in the dry season, when the trees are in a resting phase and many important substances have been stored in their roots. "If a fire consumes the above-ground parts during this period, the plant still has plenty of underground resources from which it can sprout again if the conditions are right," explains Izak Smit of South African National Parks. Therefore, future fire tests should be undertaken in the spring, when the trees are already in leaf and are therefore more susceptible to fire damage.
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