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Financial assistance resources
The Lupus Foundation of America knows that it is difficult to live with lupus. The cost of living with this cruel disease can put a strain on your financial resources. Below we have put together a list of assistance programs for health care, transportation, and other needs to aid you in fighting lupus.
Every day thousands of people across the U.S. and Canada turn to 211 for information and support – whether financial, domestic, health or disaster related. 211 is a free, confidential referral and information service that connects people from all communities and of all ages to a specialist who will help you find local health and human services, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They can help find information about shelter and housing options, supplemental food and nutrition programs, and other social service programs.
Prescription Assistance Programs
Prescription assistance programs (PAPs) are created by pharmaceutical companies to provide free or discounted medicines to people who are unable to afford certain medications. Each program has its own eligibility rules and procedures.
The BENLYSTA Co-pay Program helps eligible approved patients with their out-of-pocket costs for BENLYSTA up to $15,000 for 12 months. Medicare-eligible patients and patients enrolled in government-funded programs are not eligible for the BENLYSTA Co-pay Program. Patients must submit a Service Request Form so their eligibility can be determined.
- 833-235-5237 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm ET, Mon-Fri)
If patients have commercial insurance and have been prescribed brand-name CellCept, they may be eligible to pay as little as $15 per monthly co-pay with the CellCept® Co-pay Card. Genentech Access to Care Foundation (GATCF), provides free medicine to eligible patients who are uninsured, rendered uninsured by payer denial, or underinsured. To qualify, patients must meet specific criteria. Genentech Access Solutions requires only the Statement of Medical Necessity (SMN) and Patient Notice of Request for Transmission of Health Information (PAN) to initiate services. Only the information requested on these forms is required.
Aurinia Alliance is a personalized support program from Aurinia, the company that makes LUPKYNIS, designed to help you better understand lupus nephritis, assist you in navigating insurance and LUPKYNIS funding options, and support you to help stay on track during your LUPKYNIS treatment journey. Once you enroll, you'll be connected with a dedicated Nurse Case Manager, who will be your direct contact throughout the duration of your LUPKYNIS treatment.
Myfortic (mycophenolic acid)
Novartis is committed to helping people learn about their treatment – and helping patients access the medications they need. You can learn useful information and about prescription savings offers for ZORTRESS® (everolimus) Tablets, myfortic® (mycophenolic acid) delayed-release tablets, Neoral® (cyclosporine capsules, USP) MODIFIED, and SANDIMMUNE® (cyclosporine capsules, USP).
- 844-275-2360 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm ET, Mon-Fri)
The AstraZeneca Access 360™ program provides you with personal support to help streamline access and reimbursement for select AstraZeneca medicines. Connect with Patient Access Navigators to get answers to your questions about insurance, affording your SAPHNELO medicine and out-of-pocket costs.
NeedyMeds is a national nonprofit information resource dedicated to helping people locate assistance programs to help them afford their medications and other healthcare costs.
Patient Access Network Foundation (PAN)
The Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation is an independent, national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping federally and commercially insured people living with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases with the out-of-pocket costs for their prescribed medications. Since its founding in 2004, PAN has provided more than 1 million underinsured patients with over $4 billion in financial assistance, through disease-specific programs.
The HealthWell Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to improving access to care for America’s underinsured. When health insurance is not enough, HealthWell fills the gap by assisting with copays, premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses. The foundation provides financial assistance to help with prescription copays, health insurance premiums, deductibles and coinsurance, pediatric treatment costs, and travel costs.
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF)
- 800-532-5274 (Case management services and MedCareLines)
- 866-512-3861 (Co-Pay Relief Program)
The PAF Co-Pay Relief Program, one of the self-contained divisions of PAF, provides direct financial assistance to insured patients who meet certain qualifications to help them pay for the prescriptions and/or treatments they need. This assistance helps patients afford the out-of-pocket costs for these items that their insurance companies require.
The Assistance Fund
The Assistance Fund is an independent charitable patient assistance foundation that helps patients and families facing high medical out-of-pocket costs by providing financial assistance for their copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, and other health-related expenses. We currently manage more than 70 disease programs—each of which covers the FDA-approved medications that treat a specific disease.
Good Days provides financial support by covering prohibitively costly co-pays for those with life-altering conditions, allowing them to receive treatment without destroying their finances. They even offer, in some cases, additional financial assistance for health insurance premiums and treatment-related travel expenses.
RxHope helps people obtain critical medications that they would normally have trouble affording. RxHope acts as an advocate in making the patient assistance program journey easier and faster by supplying information and help.
RxAssist is a nationally recognized, web-based medication assistance resource center. Established in 1999 with funding from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, RxAssist gives providers, advocates, consumers and caregivers comprehensive, up-to-date information in an easy to use format.
Medicine Assistance Tool
Helps connect uninsured and underinsured patients who struggle with affordable access to medicines to prescription assistance programs that offer medicines for free or nearly free.
Friends of Man
Friends of Man gives help to people who find themselves in a situation where they have nowhere else to turn. The kind of help given by Friends of Man depends on the need. Because Friends of Man is an all-volunteer organization, the application must be filled out by an agency on behalf of the applicant, such as social workers, patient advocate, counselor or medical professional.
Healthcare Assistance includes Dental
HRSA Health Centers
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the main Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable. This tool allows you to search for nearby HRSA facilities up to a 250-mile radius.
National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
Free and Charitable Clinics use volunteer staff to provide medical, dental, pharmacy, vision and/or behavioral health services to people without the funds to do so. You can locate a clinic in your area on their website.
Dental Lifeline Network
Dental Lifeline Network (DLN) provides access to dental care and education for people who cannot afford it, and who have a permanent disability, or who are elderly (age 65 or older), or who are medically fragile.
Dentistry From The Heart
Dentistry From The Heart (DFTH), based in New Port Richey, Florida, is a worldwide nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free dental care to those in need. Every year, thousands of individual dentists, hygienists, volunteers, and hundreds of practices across the world donate their time and resources to host their own DFTH events. In support of our dental organization's providers, DFTH acts to ensure that those in need are advised of the services available through regional press releases and customized YouTube videos that promote the practices involved.
My Patient Rights
My Patient Rights aids patients who have experienced difficulty affording health care from their health plans. If your health plan has denied any health care services or prescriptions – or if you have experienced any other barriers, My Patient Rights can help resolve these problems.
Online Therapy Directory
The Online Therapy Directory aids people who need mental health services find teletherapy services online.
Quest for Health Equity (Q4HE)
Quest Diagnostics launched the Quest for Health Equity task force to address social health disparities in underserved communities. The program offers free testing programs for communities in need, and ensures laboratory results are explained and define patients next steps.
Lapcorp offers payment options for patients and shows a chart that explains how the company bills your insurance.
Durable Medical Equipment (wheelchairs and other mobility aids)
List of Durable Medical Equipment Programs by State
Massachusetts Durable Medical Equipment Resources
The Wheelchair Foundation is a nonprofit organization with the goal of providing a free wheelchair to every child, teen, and adult worldwide who needs one but has no means to acquire one.
Alternatives in Motion
Alternatives in Motion is a nonprofit organization that helps provide wheelchairs for people who are uninsured.
American Mobility Outreach
The foundation welcomes donations of new or used power chairs or scooters and refurbishes them to later be given free to individuals in need.
Direct Relief International
Since its inception, Direct Relief has provided appropriate and specifically requested medical resources, including wheelchair donations, to community-based institutions and organizations in over 140 countries including the United States.
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC)
Providing wheelchairs and other medical disabilities to people in the metro Atlanta, Georgia area with disabilities.
The Kids Equipment Network
- 630-766-0505 ext. 8
Provides physically challenged children and youth with refurbished durable medical and adaptive equipment in circumstances when their families do not have the means to pay for mobility aids.
LifeNets – The Wheelchair Project
LifeNets matches donated wheelchairs with needy recipients who cannot afford or qualify for wheelchairs in the United States. The organization networks with medical missionary organizations and individuals to access and provide donated wheelchairs
MedShare – Donate Reusable Medical Equipment
MedShare is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the environment and healthcare through the efficient recovery and redistribution of surplus medical supplies and equipment to underserved healthcare facilities in developing countries.
Special Kids Fund
Special Kids Fund is an alliance of schools, hospitals, and social service organizations that provides for the special needs of children with disabilities and at-risk youth. Through the Special Kids Fund Vehicles for the Disabled Program, donated wheelchair vans and vehicles are given to physically disabled persons who are not able to afford them.
Hope Haven International
Refurbished mobility wheelchairs and manufactures pediatric wheelchairs to distribute to physically challenged people around the world through international sponsors.
Mobility International USA
Mobility International USA (MIUSA) is a nonprofit cross-disability organization serving those with cognitive, hearing, learning, mental health, physical, systemic, vision and other disabilities. MIUSA’s mission is to empower people with disabilities to achieve their human rights through international exchange and international development.
Steps of Faith
A nonprofit public charity providing prosthetic limbs to uninsured amputees.
Housing, Rent, Utilities
The site's core function is the eligibility prescreening questionnaire or "Benefit Finder." Answers to the questionnaire are used to evaluate a person's situation and compare it with eligibility criteria for more than 1,000 federally-funded benefit and assistance programs. The site also features a recommendation engine that customizes the user’s search for benefits based on their location or interest in a category.
Catholic Charities works to prevent homelessness by providing financial assistance and long-term support and strives to resolve issues that may lead to homelessness. Catholic Charities also provides help in the following areas: immigrant and refugee services, integrated health and nutrition, advocacy and social policy initiatives, disaster services and foundational services.
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD provides information about renting (including assistance programs), local public housing, homeownership, and more.
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
LIHEAP.org provided users with information and other resources that assist families with funds to help with energy costs.
National Energy Assistance Referral (NEAR)
The National Energy Assistance Referral hotline is available if you need additional help finding your local energy assistance office. This is a free service.
Community Action Partnership
The Community Action Partnership’s mission is to ensure all causes and conditions of poverty are effectively addressed and to strengthen, promote, represent, and serve the Community Action Network. They have various programs including energy partnerships.
The Salvation Army exists to meet human needs wherever, whenever and however they can help. They provide a variety of programs based on the needs of the community, you can use their website to search for programs in your area.
Healthcare Hospitality Network
Healthcare Hospitality Network (HHN) provides free or significantly reduced cost lodging to patients and their families while receiving medical care away from their home communities with Healthcare Hospitality Houses. These homes have shared kitchens, common living areas and private bedrooms. The houses help alleviate the financial burden often associated with medical crises and have shown to reduce stress on both the patient and family members.
Air Care Alliance
This site will introduce you to several groups whose volunteers perform public benefit flying for health care.
Mercy Medical Angels
Mercy Medical Angels (MMA) provides information about all forms of charitable, long distance medical transportation and provides referrals to all appropriate sources of help to patients who cannot afford travel for medical care.
Angel Flight Oklahoma was created by a group of pilots who believe in the benefit of volunteering. It is a nonprofit charitable organization of pilots, volunteers, and friends. This service is available to individuals and health care organizations. They will arrange transportation of those people who are financially distressed, or who are in a time-critical, non-emergency situation due to their medical condition. Angel Flight Oklahoma primarily serves patients needing transportation to or from the heartland region, including the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas.
Patient Access Network Foundation
The transportation program assists patients with funds to access affordable and reliable transportation for their health needs. Services covered include airfare, car rentals, lodging, public transit, and more.
Holiday Assistance (Christmas presents)
Toys for Tots
The Salvation Army
- 703-549-1390 / 800-549-1656
St. Vincent de Paul
There are local St. Vincent de Paul societies, it is recommended to look at the National Society listed as well as search for a local society to the constituent.
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Vatican City, Dec 17, 2016 / 07:02 am
Pope Francis kicked off his 80th birthday by having breakfast with a group of homeless from around St. Peter's and inviting them to Mass – but his giving didn't stop there.
Throughout the day birthday treats and a special Christmas gift will be given to the poor and needy in soup kitchens and shelters throughout Rome in the name of the Pope in honor of his special day.
Francis started his birthday by welcoming eight homeless people, two women and six men, to his residence in the Vatican's St. Martha guesthouse.
Accompanied by Papal Almoner Bishop Konrad Krajewski, the eight individuals come from different nationalities, and included four Italians, two Romanians, one Moldavian and one Peruvian. They had been in the area around St. Peter's Basilica and the showers under the colonnade when they were invited by Krajewski in the early morning to join the Pope for breakfast.

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All Cal Poly employees, including student employees, who want to be vaccinated can now sign up for the county’s new Vaccine Appointment Registry to get a first-dose appointment as early as March 15 at one of the county’s three vaccine clinics. Employees can sign up online at recoverslo.org or by calling the County Phone Assistance Center at 805-543-2444 or 805-781-4280 (seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). University employees will need to bring a recent pay stub and a photo ID with them to their appointment to confirm eligibility. If a pay stub is not available, employees can verify employment with a PolyCard that establishes your role at the university or Cal Poly badge specific to your job.
Getting vaccinated through San Luis Obispo County’s Public Health Department is free, it does not involve health insurance, and it does not require information about the recipient’s immigration status. Cal Poly employees are not currently required to be vaccinated.
This is really great news. As apparent over the past year, many of us face difficult challenges, but through it all, we continue to be there for each other. We will remain there for each other once again through this process.


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Evernote CEO Phil Libin put forward the argument for augmenting humanity with technology during a heated debate at the University of Oxford this weekend.
Speaking at the Oxford Union on Sunday, the Silicon Valley business leader said: "The upsides of making people better and making people smarter will far outweigh the downsides."
The term "augmented humanity" isn't new. Indeed, Google chairman Eric Schmidt was throwing it around in 2010, claiming that we were gripped by "the age of humanity."
Augmenting humans with technology encompasses everything from giving people bionic limbs that outperform their own to wearing augmented reality glasses like Google Glass. Many of the technologies that can be used to augment humans are likely to be underpinned by artificial intelligence, which could be dangerous, according to renowned scientists and entrepreneurs like Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk.
Those arguing against Libin said augmented humanity could prove disastrous for the human race, adding that it will almost certainly lead to greater inequality worldwide because only those with money will be able to afford it.
Libin acknowledged that some of the downsides will come true but said that humans should continue developing augmented technologies anyway.
"The downsides will come true," he said. "We have to work together to minimise them as much as possible.
"We are seeing technology that has every potential to make inequality worse. That's why we need to come together to use technology to make more equality and fight against the forces that would create a class of elites and a class have nots."
Libin, who has led Evernote since 2007, a service that stores notes, photos and other information, acknowledged that rapid technological change is scary but said it ultimately leads to a better world.
During his 10-minute speech in the 192-year-old Debating Chamber, he pointed to ancient technological developments in human history that have had a major impact on life as we known it today.
Fire and the written language were the two disruptive "technologies" he referred to, arguing that they've had a positive overall impact on humanity.
"Fire must have been terrifying to the first humans as it destroys everythingbut now it can be used to make a good curry," he joked.
Libin claimed that people spend too much time focusing on the negative impacts of technological developments.
"Sometimes it feels like discussion about the negatives takes up 98 percent of the conversation," he said. "Talking about the positive impact of technology requires an act of vision and an act of imagination. It requires using a totally different part of your brain.
"Any time any large question is debated about the future of technology, it's always much simpler to be saying: 'You know what, that could go badly. You know what, these are the risks. You know what, this is how things can go horribily.'
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[UPDATE | 3rd Dec, 1:10 PM] –
As expected, Redmi started teasing the Redmi K30 on Monday. It revealed both the front and rear panel design of the upcoming smartphone yesterday. But, the Chinese giant has today revealed that the Redmi K30 will be backed by the next-gen Qualcomm chipset (as per the translation from the poster attached below). It will likely be the long-rumored Snapdragon 735 chipset, with dual-mode 5G support (with both standalone and non-standalone network) in tow.
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Redmi’s first 5G phone, the Redmi K30, launches in about a week. The budget-focused Xiaomi spin-off company has already confirmed that Redmi K30 will have a punch-hole display, similar to the Galaxy S10 Plus, and dual-mode 5G support. However, we have gotten a look at the device’s unique design, thanks to alleged official posters that have surfaced online.
We had been waiting with bated breath to get a look at the Redmi K30’s design. And we have now got our first look at this unique design, seen in the poster attached below. The company seems to have taken inspiration from Huawei Mate 30 Pro and amalgamated it with the Redmi Note 8 Pro.
The poster reveals that Redmi K30 will sport a gradient rear panel with a vertical quad-camera system. But what should instantly catch your eye is the circular design around K30’s cameras, which has a concentric pattern inside. It will reflect light and help draw attention towards the cameras – but we will need to see the cases Redmi makes for its first-ever 5G phone. You can spot the 5G logo under the flash.
In addition, the poster also confirms that Redmi K30 will have a lavender (purple) color variant – in line with previous leaks. Another alleged official Redmi K30 poster has today given us a close look at the front of the device. It’s exactly similar to the leaked renders and boasts a dual-camera punch-hole at the top right. The bezels are pretty slim but we still need to wait for an official word on a 3D curved display – much like the Mi Note 10.
Looking past the design, Redmi K30 is rumored to feature a 6.66-inch Full-HD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 2400×1080 pixel resolution. It will most likely be powered by the unannounced Snapdragon 735 chipset, with 5G support, which could be unveiled tomorrow. But, the rumors mill is also chatting up the possibility of Redmi K30 being powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1000 5G chipset.
In the camera department, Redmi has already teased that Redmi K30 will feature the “world’s first high-resolution image sensor.” And it’s likely to be the Sony 60MP IMX686 image sensor that was teased a few weeks ago. We currently have no info on additional sensors onboard, but the official confirmation is not far away. Redmi will also unveil 4G variants of the Redmi K30 series, rumored to be powered by the Snapdragon 730G, for select international markets


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BMC Commissioner Iqbal Chahal (BMC commissioner Iqbal Chahal) says that vaccination (Vaccination) is quite effective. He told that according to the data available with him, 96 percent of the oxygen beds out of 1900 (Oxygen Beds) is needed by those patients who have received the vaccine (VaccineDidn’t even take the first dose. Meanwhile, BMC has decided that in the third wave, like the first and second wave, restrictions or lockdown will not be imposed on the basis of positivity rate.
This time the BMC will consider the rate of admission of patients and oxygen usage as the basis for imposing restrictions. Chahal said in the interview that 96 percent of the patients who have been admitted to the oxygen beds of 186 hospitals in Mumbai have not got the corona vaccine. We have also seen that the patients who got the vaccine are not reaching the ICU. We currently have a stock of 21 lakh vaccines. The biggest challenge at this time is to complete the vaccination of the entire adult population. The gap of 84 days between the two doses is also a big reason for this challenge.
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Chahal said that BMC has so far vaccinated more than one crore people. Out of this, the first dose of vaccine has been given to 90 lakh people. Chahal further said that restrictions will be imposed in the third wave till the use of hospitals and oxygen will increase. On the deaths due to Corona, Chahal said that in the last 16 days there have been 19 deaths, the situation is still under control. There are currently one lakh active cases in Mumbai but only 10 tonnes of oxygen is being used daily.
A huge increase was registered in Mumbai on Wednesday after a decrease in corona cases for four days. On Wednesday, 16,420 new cases were registered in the city. With this, the positivity rate increased from 18.7 percent on Tuesday to 24.3 percent on Wednesday. At the same time, new cases in Maharashtra have also increased by 35.7 percent. In Maharashtra where 34,424 new cases were registered. On Wednesday, 46,723 cases were registered in the state.


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Norplant Shipments Halted as Firm Addresses Shelf-Life Concerns
WebMD News Archive
Aug. 17, 2000 (Washington) -- The maker of the Norplant birth control device has halted all shipments of the contraceptive, and is urging doctors not to use implants shipped since last October while the company investigates possible problems with shelf life.
In a letter to health care providers, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories says that routine quality testing in lots of the product with an expiration date of 2004 -- which were distributed beginning Oct. 7, 1999 -- found problems with "shelf-life stability." The company had distributed less than 22,000 of the devices. Earlier lots of the product have no such problems, the firm said.
The company says that it doesn't believe women with the implants in question are at greater risk for pregnancy. "The product is still within specifications," spokeswoman Audrey Ashby tells WebMD. But the firm is conducting more tests, to be completed in a month or two. In the meantime, it says, "for patients in whom the avoidance of pregnancy is ofgreat importance, use of a ... barrier method [such as condoms or adiaphragm] can be considered."
Women who had Norplant implanted after Oct. 7, 1999, should talk to theirdoctors.
More than a million American women have used Norplant since it became available in 1991, although experts say its use is now relatively uncommon in this country.
Ashby says it is not yet clear what is behind the quality concern with the product. But Larry Sasich, a pharmacist with the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, tells WebMD that "any time there is a warning like this, there usually is a problem in the production or storage of the product."
Kate Thomsen, MD, medical director of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, tells WebMD, "This is a very precautionary measure. They have not confirmed that there is a shelf-life issue. As far as they've told us, all of the Norplants are safe and effective. No one is recommending that women have this implant removed."
Similarly, Judith DeSarno, president of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, tells WebMD, "Wyeth is erring on the side of caution. Women are probably very safe with regard to unintended pregnancy."
But other reproductive health advocates are more alarmed. "If you've gone through the trouble of having it implanted, it might be discomfiting to know it may not be effective," Amy Allina, program director for the National Women's Health Network, tells WebMD. "Removal is not a simple procedure for many women, who've had it thinking that it will last for five years."
Planned Parenthood affiliates perform about 9,000 Norplant implants a year, Thomsen says, but the federation doesn't yet know how many of its patients got implants from the questionable lots.
Thomsen says she is concerned that shipments have been suspended, since "long-term birth control methods are sorely needed." Other popular long-term, reversible methods include the intrauterine device (IUD) and the hormone injection Depo-Provera.


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Safe streets save lives
We want to hear your ideas on how streets in Bury could be made safer for walking and cycling.
About the Safe Streets Save Lives campaign
Walking and cycling rates have increased dramatically during the coronavirus lockdown - and now we want to support people to keep it that way.
Ideas that could help to make it safer include the following.
- Making pavements wider, to allow pedestrians the space to pass safely.
- Adding extra cycle lanes and more space for cyclists.
- Removing through traffic and preventing 'rat runs'.
- Removing items like pedestrian guard rails so people do not become crammed close together.
- Identifying areas where cars parked on pavements are causing problems for pedestrians.
- 20 mph speed limits in residential areas.
Making it safer and easier to walk and cycle will help our communities recover and get moving again. It's also important because:
- more space on pavements, outside shops and offices will allow us all to keep social distance;
- public transport capacity will be severely restricted for the foreseeable future;
- if people drive instead our streets and roads will become gridlocked and air quality will worsen; and
- cycling and walking is good for our general physical and mental health too.
How to get involved
It's really easy to get involved! Walk Ride Greater Manchester have come up with a brilliant interactive map - just drop a pin and leave a comment about how that location might be improved for people walking and cycling.
We look forward to hearing your ideas and views. Your comments will help us to shape our plans.
Closing date for comments: 12 June 2020.

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Ward 13 Toronto Centre covers the heart of Downtown Toronto. The ward contains areas such as Regent Park (Canada's first social housing development), St. James Town (a largely immigrant area and the most densely populated neighbourhood in Canada), Cabbagetown, Church and Wellesley (a historic LGBTQ2 neighbourhood), Ryerson University, The Toronto Eaton Centre and part of the city's financial district (the east side of Bay Street). At just under six square kilometers, it is the smallest ward in Toronto by area, with one of the highest population densities.
Toronto Centre is growing in population at over double the speed of the rest of Toronto, and our population is much younger than the average for the City of Toronto. Over 70% of our residents rent ( vs 47% avg in Toronto), and we have a much higher population of single/couples without children than the rest of Toronto. Residents in Toronto centre are poorer on average, You can learn more about the demographics of Ward 13 Toronto Centre here.

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BEIJING, May 11 (UPI) -- At least nine more people died Sunday from severe acute respiratory syndrome in Asia, though China reported 69 new cases, the lowest one-day increase in weeks.
The Chinese Health Ministry announced five new SARS-related deaths and said the total number of cases increased to 4,948; 240 people have died from the disease in the mainland while 1,652 have been discharged from hospital, it said.
In Hong Kong, health officials announced three more SARS deaths, and four new cases, the lowest one-day increase since it began keeping records of the disease in March.
Hong Kong's Department of Health also said it will challenge a travel advisory issued by the World Health Organization, which requires fewer than 60 people to be hospitalized with SARS for a region to be declared safe.
"We still have to negotiate and discuss with the WHO about the figure of 60 because that would be dependent on the treatment protocol and the way the patients are treated," said Health Director Margaret Chan. "On the safe side, in Hong Kong when a patient has recovered, they would keep the patient in hospital for another five days so that would have an impact on the figure of 60."
In Taiwan, the death toll rose to 20, according to government statistics released Sunday. A nurse from a Taipei hospital died from the disease Sunday. The official Central News Agency said her death was the 19th fatality in Taiwan.
A total of 1,099 SARS cases have been reported in Taiwan. The figure includes 184 probable cases and 239 suspected cases.
Taiwan also ordered all subway riders in Taipei to wear medical masks to prevent the spread of the flu-like disease that has killed more than 500 people worldwide.
Of the at least 536 fatalities thus far, mainland China has had 240, Hong Kong 215, Singapore 28, Canada 23, Vietnam 5 and the Philippines and Thailand two each.


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We are pleased to offer electric bikes as an option on selected tours. These are only bookable in advance and at a supplement which is outlined in the specific tour details. Electric bikes are a great way to make tours accessible if you have any concerns about your pedalling ability. A full briefing will be given when you pick up your electric bike (except for holidays in The Loire).
The electric bikes on our tours are powered by a lithium-ion battery which is easily removed for recharging. The battery delivers about 40-60 miles on mixed terrain, depending on a number of factors including the overall weight which the bike is carrying (passenger and panniers!), the amount of assistance which the battery is giving (how much pedalling is also being done) and the nature of the terrain itself.
Pedalling is always required, but this can be very gentle, with the battery offering up to 70% assistance.
With the convenient charging cable/transformer, the disconnected battery is easily recharged using regular sockets at your hotel. Generally, it takes about 4-6 hours to recharge the unit fully. On some of the dedicated long distance cycle paths (eg. The Mur Valley Cycle Path in Austria) some recharging points are in place along the route.


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BOCA RATON, Fla., July 11 (UPI) -- Boca Raton, Fla., residents were surprised to find a 7-foot alligator roaming the city's Country Park neighborhood, officials say.
Word about the gator spread fast, WPTV of West Palm Beach, Fla., reported Sunday. "Nobody can visit us," lamented 10-year-old Camillo Villegas.
When police arrived, they set up a perimeter, while Bryan Mudd, an alligator control agent with the Division of Fish and Wildlife, began to creep up behind the reptile.
"Once you get his mouth taped, he's pretty much safe," said Mudd, adding "You drag it you let it get tired so when it's tired it's easier to handle. I let it beat itself up."
Alligators that are over 5 feet long are processed for their meat and hide, and thus was the fate of this big guy.


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Tim Farron: David Cameron taking 'inhuman' approach to migration crisis
David Cameron has been accused by Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron of taking an "inhuman" approach to the European migration crisis.
In a strongly worded attack Mr Farron condemned the "dehumanising" language used by the Prime Minister and criticised the Government's response to the situation.
The Lib Dem leader said Mr Cameron's refusal to co-operate with European partners on a resettlement scheme was "turning our back" on our neighbours on the continent.
Speaking at a refugee art project in Poole, Mr Farron condemned the Government's plan to accept 20,000 refugees from Syria over the next five years.
He said: "It is certainly not right that over a period of five years we end up accepting as many people as Germany is taking in a weekend.
"Not only does that mean that we are showing an inhuman face to desperate people who deserve and need help, but we also show a completely uncollegiate face to the rest of Europe.
"If you look at what is happening in the Balkans now, that is an example and it's the outcome of the European Union not having a single approach to all of this."
Party members later agreed a policy motion insisting the Government should "significantly increase" the number of refugees resettled in the UK.
It said it should be easier for refugees to come to the UK if they already have family here and said Britain should be part of EU schemes to share the burden around the continent.
Home Affairs spokesman Alistair Carmichael told the conference: "This is a defining moment for our Prime Minister. Will he live up to the talk of British values? Or is the talk just exactly that?
"The history of the immigration and asylum debate in Britain has not always been a good one. Too often it has been inward looking and occasionally poisonous.
"This is a moment to rewrite the rules of that debate and this party must be at the front of leading that change."
During his visit to the refugee project, Mr Farron chatted to Sudanese doctor Amir Ali Bob, who fled the African country after attempts on his life.
After talking to the refugee and his wife Wegdan, Mr Farron said: "It is a reminder of what life is like for most of the desperate people who fill our television screens every night.
"So often we hear, from David Cameron and others, demeaning and dehumanising language which actually lessens all of us.
"I want to say, on behalf of what I think is most decent British people, that refugees are people we have a proud history of welcoming and Amir and his family are a perfect example of hard-working, decent people desperate to get away from tyranny and persecution."
The Lib Dem leader added: "These are not faceless people. Nobody clings to the bottom of a truck and risks their life without a jolly good reason. They certainly don't take these immensely difficult, painful, death-defying journeys to go and scrounge benefits off us."
Mr Farron, a devout Anglican, was asked whether there was a Christian duty to take in refugees. "I guess you believe everybody is of absolutely equal value and if you think that, you should want to do for others what you would want them to do for you in the same circumstances, then of course you should.
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We have genealogists who perform in-depth research in the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis, Maryland. The archives is the repository for Maryland records from the founding of the colony in 1634 to the present and includes a vast collection of original handwritten records. The archives contain the following record collections:
- Birth records for Maryland from May 1898. Birth records within 100 years are available if you supply a death certificate.
- Birth abstracts for Baltimore City from 1875 to 1941 (abstract index)
- Birth abstracts for Maryland Counties from 1898 to 1909 (index) and from 1910 to 1950 (index)
- Death records for Maryland from May 1898 (index for 1898-1969)
- Marriage records from 1640 to 2004 (index)
- Divorce records from 1992 to present for selected counties. Case number is required to access.
- Newspapers from 1700 to 2000 (list of newspapers available)
- Probate/colonial records from 1634 to 1777 (list of records available)
- Land records from 1634 to present
- Church records (list of records available)
- Maps (list of maps available)
- Private papers
- Family histories
The Archives has a great description of their holdings, so check it out to see if they have something you’re seeking.

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Are you currently wondering if weed is legal to use or not in the state of Illinois? If you are, then you’ve come to the right place.
In this guide, we are going to be taking a deep dive look into whether or not weed is legal in Illinois.
So, without further ado, just keep on reading to discover more about what Illinois’ current laws are surrounding marijuana. Scroll on!
Is Weed Legal In Illinois?
Yes, weed (as well as other marijuana products that contain THC) are legal to use and be in possession of in Illinois.
As of January 1 2020, a bill was passed that approved the legal use of weed (and many other marijuana products) for both recreational consumption and medical consumption.
This means that, due to this bill that was approved in 2020, anyone that is over the age of 21 will be able to legally possess, purchase and consume weed from licensed dispensaries.
Where Can You Purchase Weed In Illinois?
If you are interested in purchasing weed while you are in Illinois, then it is very important to keep in mind that you will only be able to legally purchase marijuana from a licensed dispensary.
This means that it is unlawful to purchase weed or other marijuana products from an alternative seller, such as another person.
That being said, if you were to attempt to purchase weed in Illinois from anywhere other than a licensed dispensary – then law enforcement would treat this as a misdemeanor and you would be required to pay a fine.
However, depending on the severity of the misdemeanor, you might even face a harsher consequence for trying to purchase weed from anywhere other than a licensed dispensary.
At the time of writing this guide, the current laws in Illinois allow each region within Illinois to decide via their own discretion whether or not to allow licensed dispensaries to operate within the area.
That being said, if you are currently thinking about visiting Illinois or you even just so happen to be a resident, you can click here to learn more about what licensed dispensaries are going to be closest to you.
Remember, in order to purchase weed (regardless of whether it is going to be for recreational or medicinal purposes) you are going to be required to provide some form of identification in order to prove that you are at least 21 years of age or older.
It is also important that you note that, in order to purchase from a licensed dispensary, you will need to bring cash as licensed dispensaries within Illinois do not accept any credit cards.
How Much Weed Can You Have In Illinois?
Now that we’ve learned that weed is legal in Illinois, it only makes sense that you might be wondering how much you can have on your person at any one time while in Illinois.
Currently, within the state of Illinois, you are allowed to have a maximum of:
- 30 grams of cannabis flower (aka, marijuana);
- 5 grams of cannabis concentrate;
- 500 milligrams of THC in edibles.
You can have all of the above on your person at any one time, however, it is very important that you ensure that you do not exceed the limits that we have listed above as this will be unlawful.
In addition to this, you should also note that this is only suitable for Illinois residents.
If you are not a resident of Illinois and you are considering paying a visit to Illinois, then please keep in mind that the possession limit for you is going to be half of what the limits are for those who are residents to the state of Illinois.
Where Can Weed Be Used In Illinois?
Even though weed is legal in Illinois for both recreational and medicinal use, it is very important to keep in mind that you are going to need to be aware of where you can and can’t use weed and other marijuana products.
Currently, you are allowed to smoke marijuana (as well as use other weed products, such as edibles) within the comfort of your own home.
However, if you are someone who currently rents a property, keep in mind that you are going to need to make sure that you have asked your landlord for permission beforehand.
In addition to being able to use weed and other marijuana products from your own home, it is also worth noting that you will also be able to smoke in both tobacco and marijuana dispensaries that have the appropriate license to allow it.
However, you cannot smoke in any venue or space that does not have the relevant license.
That being said, you will not be able to use marijuana in the following public spaces in Illinois:
- You cannot smoke or use marijuana products in any public space. This means any public space where you might be in public view of others.
- You cannot use marijuana in any motor vehicle, even if you own the vehicle. This is because it is still classified as a public space where other people might be able to observe you.
- Any area where smoking has been strictly prohibited. This includes places such as hospitals and schools.
- You also cannot smoke near anyone who is under the age of 21.
Just to recap on everything that we have talked about above – Illinois is legal for both recreational and medicinal use in the state of Illinois.
However, the amount of weed and other marijuana products that individuals can be in possession of will vary depending on whether they are a resident or a visitor to the state.
Thank you for taking the time to read through this guide, and we hope that this has been helpful to you. Bye for now!
Learn more about Midwest weed laws and legal status of cannabis in neighboring states.
- Is weed legal in Indiana?
- Is weed legal in Iowa?
- Is weed legal in Kentucky?
- Is weed legal in Missouri?
- Is weed legal in Wisconsin?
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PROPOSALS for a new medical centre in a Widnes neighbourhood are due to be given the green light.
Halton Council’s development control committee has been recommended to approve plans for the two-storey facility on land opposite Motherwell Close in Lanark Gardens in Upton Rocks.
The proposal said the site was just north of a My Local store, between an access road and a Morris Homes development.
It added that the planned centre was designed to accommodate the relocation of the present Appleton Village Surgery and that the application also included space for both a pharmacy and an area for extra healthcare facilities.
The planned centre would have nine GP consultation rooms, two nurses rooms, three training rooms and a treatment room and the pharmacy on its ground floor, the document said, with 33 members of staff working there.
The plan added that the facility’s first floor would have an administration and support office, a staff room, records storage, and a practice manager’s room, as well as an area for expansion.
Forty-six car parking spaces would be provided at the site while the nearest bus stop would be about 150m away on Queensbury Way with one bus service once an hour.
The report said: “It can therefore be expected that many patients and staff will use the car to get to the site, it is therefore important to ensure that sufficient car parking provision is provided.”
In its conclusion, the report said: “The site has the benefit of having been previously considered suitable for a health centre and housing, the principle of the development is therefore considered to be acceptable.
“Traffic levels generated by the development can be accommodated within existing highway capacity and the proposed level of on-site car parking is considered to be sufficient, as such it is not considered that the proposal would be detrimental to highway safety.”
It added that the new medical centre would ‘significantly contribute towards improved health provision in the borough’.
Councillors will decide the matter on Monday, February 8.


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Using a live dealer casino to play online is like visiting a real brick and mortar casino without the hassle of traveling or lugging around your own personal chips. Many online casinos offer a variety of live games, including blackjack, roulette, poker, and more.
A live casino will feature a professionally produced studio that can be streamed to your computer or mobile device. The game itself is broadcast through a live stream, and you’ll also be able to interact with a live dealer, placing bets and asking questions in real time.
Live casino games have been gaining popularity for several reasons, including the convenience of playing on your own schedule, and the thrill of playing in a live, remote environment. Live games feature human dealers, and you’ll even be able to interact with them via chat windows. Using a live casino is more fun than playing online games, and a number of live casinos offer some of the best games around.
Some casinos offer a free version of their live casino, and many offer a welcome bonus. While these aren’t as comprehensive as their full-blown counterparts, they will still let you take advantage of the best in class graphics and sound, as well as the best in class customer service.
In order to play live casino games online, you’ll need an updated device. A number of new devices are available, including those that feature high-end graphics, and entry level devices that will still render sharp images.

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Jan Philippe entered the NIP MS Physics program as a DOST-ASTHRDP scholar after graduating with highest honors from MSU-IIT. He completed the MS Physics program in 2017. Jan's results on correlation functions in quenched spin chains have been presented at several conferences with the support of the UPD OVCRD through Project No. 161614 PhDIA.
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The objective of the Stock Superstars Report is to educate readers on how to build a portfolio based on time-tested investment research and proven risk-reduction strategies.
The SSR Concept
When building a stock portfolio, the overall objective should be to choose a mix of stocks that will appreciate at a greater pace than the market, both absolutely and on a risk-adjusted basis. While, for many, this is easier said than done, there are a group of well-known investment “superstars” whose approaches have beaten the market over very long time periods. It was the work of these investors—such as Benjamin Graham, William O’Neil, Peter Lynch, John Neff, Martin Zweig, Warren Buffett, David Dreman, John Templeton, etc.—that became our starting point for the creation of the Stock Superstars Report concept.
While the approaches of these superstars have performed well over the long run, no approach is able to outperform the market all of the time. In fact, each superstar’s approach has had extensive periods of underperformance. Since they each have a specific approach, a portfolio based solely on one superstar’s work will have high correlation between the stocks, and thus higher risk. It is also true that these approaches often deal only with initial stock selection and not overall portfolio management—which can be more important than the individual stocks selected.
The approach of the Stock Superstars Report is to build on the work of these superstars to develop a complete portfolio management system. We don’t select the best single approach because market conditions may change rapidly and we don’t want an entire portfolio vulnerable to a change.
We constantly monitor the success of each of the SSR approaches, as well as those approaches not being used at present, to judge when a change in the approaches used should be made.
The Stock Superstars Report focuses on the portfolio concept of investing. Periods of market volatility have made us all cognizant of the need for risk control. The best way to reduce portfolio risk comes from effective diversification.
Diversification can be attempted on several levels:
Level One is completely naive diversification that counts on achieving effective diversification from having many stocks. While theoretically you reduce risk significantly by having a 16-stock portfolio, the theory assumes that the stocks are randomly selected across a broad range of industries. In fact, most portfolios are selected based on approaches that tend to end up with highly correlated stocks. For example, the S&P 500 index and mutual funds based on this index are inefficiently diversified and are much riskier than a large portfolio should be. Because the index is weighted by market capitalization (current stock price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding), where the stocks with the highest market cap make up the largest portion of the portfolio, the top 10 stocks of the S&P 500 may account for as much as 20% of the holdings. Furthermore, the stocks may be concentrated in the same or similar industries (i.e., tech stocks). The Stock Superstars Report approach avoids inefficient Level One diversification.
Level Two tries to obtain diversification by making sure that stocks are divided among categories to reduce correlation. This involves balancing stocks among industries, capitalization sizes, and national or regional boundaries. All of these approaches reduce correlations and improve diversification, but they don’t measure the actual correlations between the stocks in a portfolio.
Level Three looks at the actual correlations in a potential portfolio. This approach can be used to check for correlation after selecting stocks and making effective adjustments to the stocks or to the selection techniques. The Stock Superstars Report employs Level Three diversification at both the strategy and individual stock level.
AAII regularly tests a universe of over 60 stock investment strategies to find a select group of superstar approaches that have performed well during both bull and bear markets and have little correlation to one another. The correlations of potential SSR stocks based on our selection methodology are examined and only stocks with good prospects that also help to control overall portfolio risk are ultimately added to the SSR portfolio.
Deletions From Portfolio
The underlying philosophy of when to delete a stock from the SSR portfolio is to:
As well as being a time-tested approach, this philosophy is also very tax-wise. We are not trying to predict or time the market, but rather to use the feedback of the factors important for a given stock group as well as the market itself to develop the best selection approaches for current market conditions.
The SSR divides its portfolio into four distinct groups. These groups may change over time as performance and risk warrant. The following SSR groups are presented as examples. See the glossary on the SSR website for current group definitions, as the groups change over time.
Group 1: Profitability and Relative Strength
This group consists of companies with a proven record of earnings growth that also show strong relative price strength. Key elements sought when selecting these stocks include:
Group 2: Value & Financial Strength
This group consists of value-oriented companies that pay a dividend and exhibit positive historical and projected earnings growth. Key elements sought when selecting these stocks include:
Group 3: Growth at a Reasonable Price (GARP) Revisions
This group consists of companies with acceptable valuation levels relative to their expected earnings growth that have also experienced recent positive earnings surprises and upward revisions in consensus earnings estimates. Key elements sought when selecting these stocks include:
Group 4: Reasonably Priced Growth
This group consists of stocks with a combination of low price-earnings ratios and solid growth in earnings and sales. Key elements sought when selecting these stocks include:

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Cisco has bundled Webex online video conference, calling, messaging and other abilities into a single suite that the organization stated fees 40% much less than getting the products and services a la carte.
This 7 days, the organization released Webex Suite, pitching it as a important communication package for a workforce that is portion distant and portion in-office environment. Market observers stated Cisco’s pricing strategy is to get attention from corporations setting up on a hybrid place of work when places of work closed for the pandemic reopen.
“They are definitely seeking to concentrate on, ‘Hey, we have got a wonderful price listed here,'” Technalysis analyst Bob O’Donnell stated.
The new pricing could also appeal to organizations that see Webex as legacy technology trailing hugely productive relative newcomers like Zoom.
“Cisco’s major challenge is finding folks to try Webex once again,” stated Zeus Kerravala, founder of ZK Investigation.
Cisco executive Jeetu Patel stated the organization expects 98% of potential conferences to have at minimum a single distant participant, compared with only eight% ahead of the pandemic. For that reason, organizations want a tool suite to guarantee that they take care of distant employees equally with in-office environment staff.
Approaching Webex functions aimed at aiding distant staff in a hybrid place of work consist of technology that blocks background noise from spouse and children users and animals. Cisco designs to add the functionality, named My Voice Only, in August.
Also launching this year is a characteristic named People today Aim, which sites each and every conference participant in a separate online video frame, fairly than displaying in-office environment employees as a group. The use of personal frames helps make it less difficult for distant employees to browse their colleagues’ facial expressions and overall body language.
Cisco has aimed other functions coming shortly to Webex at users keeping digital occasions of as a lot of as 100,000 folks. This month, the organization will add viewers polling computer software from the current acquisition of Slido.
Eventually, Cisco will add event ticketing and registration functions from Socio Labs. Cisco declared the acquisition of the startup in Might and prepared to shut the offer this year.
Mike Gleason is a reporter masking unified communications and collaboration equipment. He previously coated communities in the MetroWest area of Massachusetts for the Milford Day by day News, Walpole Moments, Sharon Advocate and Medfield Press. He has also worked for newspapers in central Massachusetts and southwestern Vermont and served as a regional editor for Patch. He can be found on Twitter at @MGleason_TT.


Investigating IoT and Cloud Services (Azure) from a Microsoft Perspective
Created a new menu IoT (password protected)
It’s a work in progress … when completed I may release in the public space.
What is IoT ?
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In a role-reversal turnaround less than 12 hours from Hoda Kotb's appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen was now in the guest seat on her show, answering questions about the Presidential inauguration and all of the celeb-inspired moments to come from it on Today.
With his slick new glasses, Andy was clearly studious of yesterday's happenings, and he particularly loved how Beyonce played the part of queen B while also belting out the National Anthem. It also puzzled Andy a bit that Michelle Obama's new bangs were considered a major transformation, but Hoda and guest host Meredith Vieira were able to convince him that it's a major hair overhaul for a lady.
Watch Andy talk inauguration, as well as Leonardo DiCaprio taking a break from acting and more:
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Text Messaging and Robocalls
Keeping Allentown's citizens informed is essential, especially during emergencies and interruptions to daily life. Matt's administration will implement a text messaging and robocalling platform that will alert Allentonians to take necessary action in the event of snow emergencies, utility disruptions, downtown events that affect traffic, and other changes to regular city services.
It's important to see neighborhoods through the eyes of residents, who spend more time there than anyone else. Matt will convene staff from departments such as public works, parks, community and economic development, police and more to tour neighborhoods across the city in collaboration with neighborhood groups. The walks will present residents an opportunity to show the city what's great about their neighborhoods and what can use improvement.
Open Office Hours
Matt's committed to being the most available mayor that has ever served Allentown. Once a week, Matt will bring the office to the people, working from the lobby of City Hall and from spots around the city, including diners, parks, and other high-traffic places. People will have an opportunity to engage in direct dialogue with the mayor in a comfortable environment.
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Could Whoopi Goldberg be the next View host to call it quits?
The 60-year-old comedian has reportedly been acting "antagonistic" behind-the-scenes of the ABC talk show, which has left people wondering if she's trying get the network to pull her reported $5 million a year contract, according to Page Six.
"She's constantly at war with management," a source told the New York newspaper. "It's so bad that some execs think she's daring them to fire her so she can go off and do other things, particularly after her 'slave' outburst. She knows if they did fire her, they'd have to pay out her contract, and she'd be paid $5 million for doing nothing."
"Whoopi loves the money, but she doesn't want to work so hard anymore," the source added. "She doesn't come in prepared, she doesn't really engage with other panelists and guests. She gives some one-liners and moves on."
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Whoopi Goldberg attends Variety's Power of Women Luncheon at Cipriani Midtown on Friday, April 24, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 24: Honoree Whoopi Goldberg speaks onstage at Variety's Power of Women New York presented by Lifetime at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 24, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Variety)
Whoopi Goldberg arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: (L-R) Nicole Wallace, Stacy London and Whoopi Goldberg backstage at the the Marissa Webb fashion show with TRESemme during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2015 on February 12, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for TRESemme)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 13: Whoopi Goldberg prepares backstage at the August Getty fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2015 at The Salon at Lincoln Center on February 13, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Whoopi Goldberg speaks onstage at the 2015 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on February 11, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 01: Whoopi Goldberg arrives at 55th Annual CLIO Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on October 1, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 02: TV personality/actress Whoopi Goldberg speaks onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 22: Actress and director Whoopi Goldberg speaks during 'I Got Somethin' To Tell You' screening and Q+A with Director Whoopi Goldberg exclusively for American Express cardmembers at SVA Theatre 1 on April 22, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for American Express)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 19: Whoopi Goldberg attends the Tribeca Film Festival 2013 portrait studio on April 19, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR ADVERTISING WEEK - Actress Whoopi Goldberg speaks at the "Future of Film" seminar at Advertising Week on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision for Advertising Week/AP Images)
Whoopi Goldberg appears at the curtain call for the opening night performance of the Broadway musical "Sister Act" in New York, Wednesday, April 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
The Dalai Lama holds actress Whoopi Goldberg's hand during the World Peace event on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington Saturday, July 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
Whoopi Goldberg listens to a question as she takes part in a panel discussion entitled "Anne Frank's Diary - The Beauty that Remains" Tuesday April 6, 2010 at the 92nd Street Y in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
Whoopi Goldberg, the new face and voice of the Universal Studios tour, poses for a protrait after taking a guest turn as guide aboard one of the studio's trams at Universal City, Calif., Tuesday, July 18, 2006. While staff guides usually lead the tour, Goldberg appears on TV monitors aboard the trams, explaining some of the sights visitors are seeing. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Whoopi Goldberg jokes around as she reads to children inside the Scholastic Tent at the Tribeca Family Festival in New York Saturday May 8, 2004. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
Host Whoopi Goldberg gives her opening monologue at the 74th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 24, 2002, in Los Angeles. It is the fourth time the Oscar-winning actress has hosted the event. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Host Whoopi Goldberg laughs early in the show during the 71st Annual Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center, Sunday, March 21, 1999. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)
Comedian Whoopi Goldberg tugs on her braids as she entertains during HBO's "Comic Relief 8" Sunday, June 14, 1998 in New York. Goldberg, co-hosting the comedy extravaganza with Robin Williams and Billy Crystal, wears the flag of Puerto Rico in her hair to honor the Puerto Rican Day parade held earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett)
President Clinton listens to actress Whoopi Goldberg before speaking to supporters at the Armand Hammer Museum of Art Thursday Aug. 8, 1996 in Los Angeles. Clinton expected to raise some $1.2 million in campaign donations during his two-day visit to California. It was Clinton's 26th visit to the state. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette)
Actress and comedienne Whoopi Goldberg hosts the 1993 65th annual Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, Ca., on March 21, 1994. (AP Photo)
Actress-comedienne Whoopi Goldberg poses with the brass pudding pot awarded to her by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, honoring her as their 1993 Woman of the Year in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 17, 1993. (AP Photo/Lisa Bul)
Actress-comedienne Whoopi Goldberg is shown at New York's Lyceum Theater on Nov. 8, 1984. Goldberg is appearing in her one-woman show in which she portrays six different characters. (AP Photo/Marty Reichenthal)
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Goldberg is reportedly in the final year of a five-year contract and will be receiving "significantly less money" if she does decide to renew it.
It doesn't come as much of a surprise that the host would want out, considering all the strife The View has conjured up over the past year.
In September, controversial comments that were made about nurses in September that sparked outrage and cost the program two major advertisers.
Less than two months later, an online petition was launched asking to get Goldberg's co-host, Raven-Symone, fired from the daytime talk show after she defended the police officer who used extreme measure to remove a disruptive high school student in a story that went viral last fall.
The 30-year-old actress had already caused a stir just a couple of weeks before when she admitted to being "very discriminatory" against "ghetto"-sounding names.
ET has reached out to ABC for comment.
No matter what is going on off-camera, Goldberg hasn't remained quiet on-screen. Watch the video below to see how the host responded to the recent Oscars outrage.


A Visit to the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche Museums
By Ronak Shah
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Published on October 19, 2015
Last week I'd the chance to go to Stuttgart and visit both company's museums. Those who have been to Stuttgart will know that the city is not that big, and the two landmarks - the Mercedes-Benz museum and the Porsche museum - are located on the opposite ends of the city (though well connected via underground metro train). So it wasn't possible for me to do both on the same day. I started with the Mercedes-Benz museum.
I was lucky enough to stay in the heart of Stuttgart. The area is called Bosch, only because about hundred years ago Robert Bosch had set up one of its first manufacturing plant there, but now its a tourist place with several hotel options to stay. After walking about 1km to the underground station from the hotel we got a direct train to the station called Neckar Park. Once you get down you will spot at least 10, if not more, signboards to reach the Mercedes-Benz museum. Get the ticket of 8 euros and take the elevator all the way to the top, and do not forget the audio guide. The audio guide is available in English and is loud and clear.
The museum itself is well constructed and well planned. It covers the history of the Mercedes-Benz brand and the brands associated with it. Stuttgart is home to the Mercedes-Benz brand and the international headquarters of Daimler AG. With over 175 vehicles, there are many dating back to the very earliest of of the motor engine. For instance, I never knew that the first long-wheelbase model from Mercedes-Benz was developed in 1900. It's a fact that long wheel base offers better safety attributes and plays a crucial part in the design of the vehicle. Mercedes Simplex prestige models looked ahead to the wheelbase lengths in today's S-Class cars. Talking about S-class, also on display was the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3. First showcased at the 1968 Geneva Motor Show, it was the top-of-the-line model of the W108/108 luxury series, predecessor to today's S-Class. The equation back then was simple - to take the powerful 6.3 litre V8 Mercedes-Benz M100 engine from the luxurious 600 limousine, and fit it into the regular Mercedes-Benz W109 S-Class model which only had 6-cylinder engines at that time. The museum is also the home to all the motorsports cars the company has always been associated with. There are also real-time simulators and theater seating to watch movies about the company's motorsports history. So make sure you have enough time for all of these.
A day later, when I was convinced that I will not be able to make it to the Porsche museum, all of a sudden I found myself with roughly 3 hours to spare. A quick decision made sure that I reached one hour before the scheduled closing time (6pm). Porsche museum is not huge, but it is still as interesting as it can get. You are welcomed with one of the first four-seater sports car - Sascha. Though designed for Austro-Daimler, the car in-effect launched Porsche's great motorsport tradition at the Targa Florio road race in Sicily. The car won 43 races. Weighing at about 598Kg, the car's lightweight construction was one of the biggest reasons for its success. Also on display are the world's first-ever Carrerras. Limited edition of the 356 B Carrera 2 cabriolet and the coupe versions, and Porsche's racing legacy and that was just not related to cars. All the trophies Porsche has ever won in any motorsports including DTM racing and Formula 1 are also on display.
It was a good time spent understanding where the two-global giants come from; their history is well preserved and documented. There is a lot more to this. Remember that process of evolution in cars have also seen two-world wars so its interesting as how many cars couldn't make it to the production because of the world wars and politics behind it.
In the end, don't forget to visit the souvenir store to pamper yourself; you don't get the chance to experience the wheels taking you back in time every day.
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It's a cliché, to be sure, but a balanced diet is the key to good nutrition and good health. Following that diet, however, isn't always that easy. One challenge is that women often feel too busy to eat healthfully, and it's often easier to pick up fast food than to prepare a healthy meal at home. But fast food is usually high in fat and calories and low in other nutrients, which can seriously affect your health. At the other extreme, a multimillion dollar industry is focused on telling women that being fit means being thin and that dieting is part of good nutrition.
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On Thursday, during a live Committee hearing concerning President Donald Trump’s phone call with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) fabricated Trump quotes. Schiff pretended to read from a transcript of the Trump phone call with the president of the Ukraine and made up several false things.
Republicans are now taking action.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced a motion in the House to censure Schiff which he explains during an appearance on Fox News. Biggs also noted how another one of the Democrats’ claims, that the conversation shouldn’t have been put on a secure server, fails. There was classified information on the call since Trump was discussing other nations with the Ukrainian president. That type of information, Biggs observed, is always classified. That in itself would justify putting it on the secure server in addition to the justifiable concern that the Trump administration has had about leaks.
President Trump also called on Schiff to resign.
According to PJ Media, Trump said that Schiff had “made up & twisted words into my call with the Ukrainian President to make it look like I did something very wrong.”
The president tweeted, Schiff “then boldly read those words to Congress and millions of people, defaming & libeling me. He must resign from Congress!”
He literally made up quotes from a conversation President Trump had with the leader of another nation, thereby not only undermining the President’s position at home but abroad too. America’s position is now weakened because of a) the content of Schiff’s lies and b) the publication of the transcript of a supposedly confidential conversation between two heads-of-state — a transcript that had to be released because of Rep. Schiff’s lies. Other leaders will now think twice before telling the president anything important for fear it might be leaked by Democrats in Congress and their allies in the CIA.
While claiming to care about Trump’s actions, Schiff is actually the one who put our national security in greater peril.
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And of course, that’s not the only problem when it comes to Schiff in this matter. He claimed to Stephanopoulos that once he found out about the complaint he went public and called for its release. But he only went public in the past week. He’s known about the complaint and may have even seen it since at least August 12. What he told Stephanopoulos today about that was untrue.
So what did Adam Schiff know and when did he know it?
Schiff has a long history of falsehoods. It’s long past time that he be called on it.


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Poor itemization, lackluster compositions, sloppy misplays, and chaotic teamfights. Today’s best-of-three between the LCK’s APK Prince and KT Rolster resembled a game of League of Legends solo queue.
KT lost the bottom-of-the-table matchup in a swift 2-0, but the viewers were arguably the real losers.
Former Afreeca Freecs AD carry Kim “Aiming” Ha-ram and support Park “TusiN” Jong-ik were supposed to be the core of KT. When they joined the roster in December 2019, fans were hopeful for the future of the team. They were meant to be a stable and experienced bot lane duo that could go toe-to-toe with the best in Korea and bring KT back to its former glory.
But they were abysmal today against the young and mostly unproven Lee “HyBriD” Woo-jin and Park “Secret” Ki-sun. TusiN was a walking, talking, feeding machine, while Aiming, ironically, barely hit a target. Mid laner Lee “Kuro” Seo-haeng was one of the only redeeming factors of the team and even he left much to be desired.
APK, while clearly out of their depth in the LCK, rightly deserved the win today. KT now sit firmly at the bottom of the standings at 0-5. It doesn’t look like things are going to get better any time soon, either. At this rate, and for the second year running, KT may be in line for relegation.
APK match up against their toughest opponents of the split next when they face T1 on Saturday, Feb. 22.

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These charming little cookies have become a total dessert craze thanks to our French friends across the pond. Macarons are a sugary and delicious treat perfect for tea parties, bridal showers, and basically any festive occasion you can think of. Don't be intimidated by their seemingly difficult recipe requirements, because our guide to baking and assembling the basic French macaron is fool proof!
Sables, also known as a French Butter Cookie or Breton Biscuit, is a classic cookie originating in Normandy France. The name ‘Sables’ is French for “sand”, which refers to the sandy texture of this delicate and crumbly shortbread-like cookie. The traditional shape is round with fluted edges.The flavor of French Butter Cookies is dependent on the quality [Read More]


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