A fresh crisis is looming in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as some of its aspirants for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly, last night, rejected the party’s consensus candidates for positions of the Senate President, Deputy Senate President, Speaker, and Deputy Speaker.
APC National Working Committee (NWC) had yesterday endorsed former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio and Tajudeen Abass (Kaduna), as its preferred choice for the seats of Senate President and Speaker, House of Representatives.
The party also ratified the candidature of Senator Barau Jibrin from Kano State (Northwest) as Deputy Senate President, while Ben Kalu from Abia State (Southeast), was endorsed for the office of Deputy Speaker. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, confirmed the development at the end of the NWC meeting held at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.
Morka explained that the decision was arrived at after consultations and meetings held with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, other party leaders and stakeholders on zoning arrangement for the 10th National Assembly leadership positions.
The party canvassed the support of stakeholders of the party to ensure the victory of its preferred candidates for the leadership of the National Assembly. In a bid to calm frayed nerves over the zoning arrangement, the President-elect is said to have expressed his preference for the North Central to present the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
Sources told our reporter that the decision was in line with his resolve to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of offices in the country. The source said: “You will agree with me that this is another powerful position. As I speak to you, the President-elect will appoint somebody from the North Central zone after he is sworn into office by the end of the month.”
But in a swift reaction last night, the current House of Reps Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Idris Wase, and current Majority Leader, Alhasan Ado Doguwa, rejected the consensus arrangement announced by the party.
Speaking at a press conference, Wase and Doguwa said they would not allow the 10th National Assembly to be “hijacked.” They also vowed to proceed with their separate bids for the speakership position.
Also, in defiance of the APC zoning arrangement, a leading aspirant for Speaker, Aliyu Betara, yesterday, declared his intention to occupy the exalted seat in the lower legislative chamber.
Betara, who is under pressure to drop his bid for the Speakership, insisted that he remains the most experienced and prepared to lead the House. He declared his bid for the seat shortly after APC revealed its preferred aspirants to occupy the leadership positions of the 10th NASS. The event held at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja was attended by scores of lawmakers and his supporters from across the country.
Furthermore, stakeholders of the party from the North Central, led by Salihu Ibrahim, have faulted the zoning arrangement, noting that the zone has been marginalised. The group called on the party leadership to reverse the decision and zone the speakership seat to the zone. He said: “We are being marginalised as regards the sharing formulas of offices of the 10th National Assembly. The party has not taken the North Central into consideration and it is outrageous.
“We are not happy right from the emergence of the APC. We the North Central have contributed largely to the development of the APC and up till date we are still on it.
Piqued by the APC’s decision to anoint Abass as the Speaker, the Minority Caucus of the House has vowed to render the decision an exercise in futility.
The caucus, led by Nicholas Mutu, argued that they have the “Greater Majority,” with a combined members-elect tally of 183, as against the APC’s total of 177, to pick from among themselves the next Speaker of the House.
The caucus contended that its position is further buoyed by their dominant numerical strength, which by parliamentary ethos, precedent and the 1999 Constitution, as amended, allows them to contest the presiding officers position.
To achieve their objective, the caucus has put together an 11-man committee, charged with the task of shortlisting, screening and making eventual recommendation of aspirants for the Speakership and Deputy Speaker positions. Afam Victor Ogene is appointed as Secretary of the Committee with the mandate to turn in its report in one-week time.
Members of the committee, drawn majorly from the different minority parties, include Abdulmumini Jibrin, Deputy Chairman (NNPP); Oluwole Oke (PDP), Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi (SDP), Beni Lar (PDP), Dr. Ali Isa JC (PDP), Kabiru Alhassan Rurum (NNPP), Donatus Mathew Kuzali (LP), Yusuf Salisu Majigirir (PDP), Nnabuife Chinwe Clara (YPP), Gwacham Maureen Chinwe (APGA), and Idris Salman (PDP).
In a related development, some Senators-elect at the 10th National Assembly induction programme held in Abuja, yesterday, expressed their divergent views on the decision of the party to anoint some members for NASS leadership position.
Senate President aspirant, Sani Musa, said his colleagues would decide his fate notwithstanding the decision of APC to settle for Akpabio and Jibrin as its choice of Senate President and Deputy Senate President.
Speaking during the start of the retreat, he noted: “I am a senator and we have 109 senators. Whatever decision any other organ will give is going to be advisory. And once you give us an advisory note, we will look at it, consider it and we will act in the best interest of Nigeria.
“Everywhere around the world where there are true democracies, parties make inputs but decisions are left with those elected. I am not aware of that yet. Until when it is officially put before us, then I will comment.”
Nevertheless, Akpabio, who expressed satisfaction with the zoning arrangement of the party, said he remains unperturbed with the purported plan by senators to revolt against the APC decision. He said: “I believe that justice will be done in terms of balancing the political equation in the country, to ensure peace and a very peaceful tenure for the incoming president. I am not worried. It is a normal thing for aspirants to form alliances.
“I always describe politics as a game of concentric circles of conspiracies. So, I am not worried about anything. I strongly believe that the will of God will be done.”
On his chances of emerging victorious, he said: “It is in the hands of my colleagues, senators-elect. They will take the decision. The lawmakers are going to be the ones choosing the next Senate President. When you talk about the fact that there should be independence, I believe that there should be cooperation between the parties and the lawmakers.
Abdulraham Kawu Samaila (NNPP Kano) said they will follow the constitution in electing leadership of the NASS. He said: “There is a clear and express provision in the Constitution, which allows members of the National Assembly to choose their presiding officers among themselves, irrespective of party affiliation, religious or ethnic considerations.
“Each of us has the qualification to lead the chambers as presiding officers. It is not a just cause that the Senate Presidency should go to the South because of religion. It is against the constitution and morally wrong. It is against the character of democracy.
“We are practicing constitutional democracy and the presidential system of government, which provides for the National Assembly, Executive and Judiciary. “The parliament is an independent arm of government. The executive is detached from the parliament and judiciary. Therefore, we are canvassing a situation where we will have true separation of power. Let the executive led by Mr President, exercise its power to balance its positions.
Senator-elect Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District on the platform of the PDP said: “The defining issue for us is to have an independent National Assembly. We must be independent of the executive. As a third arm of government, we must hit the ground running.
“We should not have leaders that are imposed on us by the executive. In this case, the issue of the South East must be taken into account. The overwhelming majority of the senators-elect are of the opinion that we must be independent. That is the only way we can take the executive to account.
“The parliament is not meant to be pocketed by the executive. There are some of us that are already well established before we came here. So, we are not pushovers. We are very independent minded.
Senator Osita Izunaso, on his part, pointed out that the most natural thing for the APC to do is to zone the office of the Senate President to the South East, because it is long due. He said: “If you are ever contemplating zoning to the South, it is a natural thing that it should go to the South-East. The zone has been part of the process. South East voted for the APC. If you tell me that the South East did not vote for the APC, I will tell you that you are not telling the truth.
“Despite the pressure on the South East regarding Peter Obi’s candidature, we were able to deliver six Senate seats and two governors. The Labour Party has six senators while the PDP has two. APC members in the South East have done exceedingly well. South East Senators-elect met yesterday and we are categorical that the office of the Senate President should be zoned to our zone in the spirit of justice, equity and balance.
“If we must achieve oneness and unity of Nigeria, the Senate President must be zoned to the South East. That is our standpoint and personally, I am not ready to step down for anybody. I’m running for the position of Senate President.
“On the moves by some aggrieved APC aspirants to form alliance with opposition political parties, Akpabio said he was not worried about it because it remained a normal legislative practice. He said, “I am not worried at all. It is a normal thing. I always described politics as a game of concentric circles of conspiracy. I am not worried about anything. I believe strongly that the will of God will be done.
“My colleagues would decide my fate on the floor during the inauguration. The Senators-elect would take a decision. The lawmakers would elect the next Senate President. I believe that there should be cooperation between the parties and the lawmakers.
“Once the leadership is put in place, there should be collaboration between the leadership and the Parliament to ensure a smooth administration and we are all mutually dependent on one another while at the same time, exercising our legislative duties and independence. On the whole I believe that we can only get better as our democracy matures.”
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has disclosed that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, urged him to step down for Godswill Akpabio in the race for the 10th Senate’s presidency. Umahi made the disclosure on Monday at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Onueke while fielding questions from newsmen on arrival to the state from Abuja.
The governor said: “I discussed the issue with him when he was in Paris and on return to the country, he invited me. It was an honour to be invited by the President-elect and he told me that he had made commitments.
“It is his right as the President-elect to make commitments and anyone running for such office makes promises. I did not want to be a clog in the wheel of his progress so I accepted,” he said. Umahi said that his withdrawal from the race was in the interest of the Southeast, as it could no longer continue to be in the opposition.
“We cannot continue opposing everything as politics is all about dialogue, give and take. What could have happened if I said no and considering our efforts to promote the APC in the zone, we will get a tangible position,” he said.
The governor said that he was not aware of any resolution of Southeast senators to support former Abia governor, Senator Orji Kalu, for the position. “I am the chairman of the Akpabio campaign council and can tell you that we have more APC senators on our side,” he said. He said that he would never lobby to be appointed a minister in the incoming administration but leave the decision to destiny, Tinubu and the party.
“I will accept whatever God wills for me but as a person, I will prefer to be in the senate to rest. I will however, have no choice if it is the sacrifice to make in the interest of the party, Southeast and to help the president-elect,” he said.


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To this day one of the greatest examples of what black people can accomplish when they support each other economically and as a community is the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma in the early 1900’s.
While Tulsa, Oklahoma doesn’t seem like a likely place for black prosperity, it was actually one of the brightest shining examples, at a time when blacks did not have much on their side when it comes to laws and rights. In a way, it was because blacks could not depend on whites for support, that the community, like so many others across the country in those days of intense segregation, banded together to create businesses and solve their own problems. The area was growing due to oil bringing in people and work but regardless of that due to strict racial segregation laws blacks knew they had to establish their own zone that catered to their needs, whether it was for shopping, health, business, you name it. And they did it in this one neighborhood of Greenwood that became so prosperous, so successful, it became known as ‘Black Wall Street.”
Greenwood had black-owned retail stores, theaters, schools, health clinics, even banks and is reported to have had about 10,000 largely upper and middle-class African-American residents in those days. Many of the houses in the Greenwood neighborhood had indoor plumbing before those in the white areas did. One street contained a number of expensive houses belonging to black doctors, lawyers and successful business owners. In fact one doctor who lived and practiced in Greenwood was Dr. A.C. Jackson, who was considered to be one of the best “negro” neurosurgeons in the U.S. by one of the Mayo brothers. Black Wall Street of course also had dozens of black churches and many prominent ministers. Examples of the wealth of the community were everywhere. In a time when the entire state of Oklahoma had only two airports, six Black families owned their own planes.It was, in all ways, a thriving community and one that was testament to the human spirit and what people can do even in the face of the worst discrimination imaginable.
But such success did not sit well some of the whites, most of whom did not live in as nice a community as Greenwood. So when a white woman accused a black man of attempted sexual assault, a charge that was not proven, it was all the excuse angry and jealous whites needed to bring Black Wall Street down. Linda Christenson wrote this account:
The term “race riot” does not adequately describe the events of May 31—June 1, 1921 in Greenwood… In fact, the term itself implies that both blacks and whites might be equally to blame for the lawlessness and violence. The historical record documents a sustained and murderous assault on black lives and property. This assault was met by a brave but unsuccessful armed defense of their community by some black World War I veterans and others.
During the night and day of the riot, deputized whites killed more than 300 African Americans. They looted and burned to the ground 40 square blocks of 1,265 African American homes, including hospitals, schools, and churches, and destroyed 150 businesses. White deputies and members of the National Guard arrested and detained 6,000 black Tulsans who were released only upon being vouched for by a white employer or other white citizen. Nine thousand African Americans were left homeless and lived in tents well into the winter of 1921.”
Black Wall Street would never recover from those two fateful and hate-filled nights and to this day, the murderous rampage and burning of Greenwood goes down as one of the ugliest and worst incidents of racism in American history. It is still a chapter of American history few know about. By the way, Dr. A.C. Jackson, was shot and killed leaving his home on the first night of the rampage.
But while Black Wall Street was destroyed physically, and so many were murdered, what can never be erased is the example they set for what black people could accomplish even against the worst odds. Within years of emancipation those citizens in Greenwood created one of the richest, most educated, most successful, most self-sufficient communities anywhere. Their economic self-sufficiency and their economic clout proved that black people supporting one another and spending their dollars within their own community were a powerful force that could compete with whites who did not even have the other restraints the residents of Greenwood had.
Black Wall Street can be remembered for the tragedy that happened there. And it certainly should be. But it also must be remembered for the success and example that it was.

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Prabhu Solomon directorial movie, starring Dhanush and Keerthy Suresh in the lead, is now out in theaters. Continue reading to know, whether the film is worth a watch.
The entire film is set in a train plying from Delhi to Chennai Central. Poochiappan (Dhanush) a pantry worker in that train, instantly falls in love with Saroja(Keerthy Suresh) at the first sight.
Then a series of events, ends up the train run at its top speed without any supervision.The media makes everyone believe that the train was hijacked by terrorists, and Keerthy was termed as the leader of the gang.
What happened to those 800 people and a Central minister travelling in that train? Watch the film in big screens to know.
As usual, Dhanush has perfected again in the role of a pantry worker, without any exaggeration or mass scenes. Keerthy Suresh, has a major part to play, in the thrilling plot and she has done it so well. Her expressions at the sad moments deserves a special mention.
What's hot and What is not?
The film has several unconvincing scenes which may really annoy the viewers. How can a man who is on the verge of death, over the top of a speeding train at 140 km/hr, dances in happiness.
Too much of Malayalam dialogues in the first half, makes everyone think whether it is a Tamil or Malayalam movie.
Except 'Pona usuru' song, none of the other songs stays in our mind, while the background score was just convincing.
Bose Venkat, Chinni Jayanth, Dhanush, Ganesh Venkatraman, Harish Uthaman, Imman Annachi, Karunakaran, Keerthy Suresh, Pooja Jhaveri, Radha Ravi, Thambi RamaiahDirection:Prabhu SolomonMusic:D.Imman
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- 38 Fruits and vegetables
- 39 Processed foods
- 40 Food allergies
- 41 Hand washing
- 42 Food contamination
- 43 Artificial ingredients
- 44 Nutritional information
- 45 Food advertising
- 46 Safe food preparation materials
- 47 Serving sizes
- 48 Special diets
- 49 Responsible food production
- 50 Food storage
- 51 Food production
- 52 Mindful eating
- P1 Food environment
- P7 Strategic Dining Design
To reduce unintended overconsumption and encourage portion control.
If a project does not sell or provide food and beverages on a daily basis, it is considered in compliance with the Nourishment precondition features 38-40 (and 43-44 when designated as preconditions) and is considered not having achieved optimization features 47 and 49 (and 43-44 when designated as optimizations). To demonstrate compliance, projects should simply add a note to explain their lack of daily food and beverage offerings within the 'Notes' column of the project checklist.
Note that all Nourishment optimizations will still appear on the project scorecard and contribute to the denominator when calculating scoring.
Yes, foods and beverages are considered to be provided on a daily basis if they are available to occupants each day. This is irrespective of the frequency of delivery.
All meals, if present, provided by the owner must meet the requirements. Food and beverage providers leasing space as a tenant of the building are excluded from these requirements. Commercial kitchens are not applicable.
All dishware provided by the owner must meet the requirements - at a minimum, this must be available to all building staff in order to pursue this Feature. Food and beverage providers leasing space as a tenant of the building are excluded from these requirements. Commercial kitchens are not applicable.
If a project provides meals that are self-serve (e.g., buffet) but no food made to order, and it complies with the requirements Part 2, it can pursue this feature. If it provides dishware but does not provide meals at all, then it is not eligible.
No, Feature 47 Part 1 and Part 2 are only applicable if food is sold or provided on a daily basis on the premises by (or under contract with) the project owner. Also note that Part 2 is applicable only where food is self-serve.
No, the 507 cm² plate area should be acceptable for a wide range of cuisine types. Furthermore, occupants are not limited to a single plate/bowl. Hence a lunch tray which provides space for a large plate and smaller bowls is acceptable.
The definition of a main dish, or entrée, will change based on the local conditions of the project. The intent of this feature is to provide employees the choice to select lower calorie meals.
This includes all foods and beverages supplied by the project owner, or by a vendor under contract with the owner, including items sold or provided in the cafeteria, in vending machines, at a coffee bar and items available to occupants in the kitchen/pantry area.
Yes, if the food served in the eating area is provided daily under the direction of the owner, all of the Nourishment preconditions need to be met by the project regardless of where the food is prepared.
If no food is sold or served within the eating area or break area, most of the Nourishment precondition features would be considered out of scope. However, features 41 and 45 may still be applicable to the project.
No, the Nourishment requirements are only applicable to food provided by the project owner or provided by a vendor who is under contract with the project owner, which for a Core and Shell project the project owner is the building developer. Tenants within the building do not need to meet these requirements.
If the tenant decided to pursue the New and Existing Interiors or the Retail Pilot certification, then the Nourishment feature requirements would be applicable.
IWBI recognizes the various cultural differences in meal practices and therefore recommends the project to submit an Alternative Adherence Path (AAP) to confirm the project meets the feature intent for the Nourishment concept. In addition, please review the already accepted AAP's for each nourishment feature.

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Real Mums of Sunshine
The Real Mums of Sunshine began as a Dialogue Theatre project to provide a platform for South Sudanese mothers to engage with their younger generation. It brought together the Sudanese Mother's Coalition in Victoria, Free Theatre as facilitator and director, Adongwot Manyoul as producer, with the support of Brimbank Council and VicHealth and the participation of dozens of community participants. After a series of powerful intergeneration workshops, the project was disrupted by Covid lockdowns and community challenges, resulting in the need to transition the work into a docu-drama film. The reality stage show becomes the tapes for a reality TV show, bringing the stories and the struggles of the mums into focus before the young people engage with the mums in a sincere, sometimes confronting dialogue.

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US oil production tops net imports
WASHINGTON – For the first month in nearly two decades, the U.S. in October extracted more oil from the ground than it imported from abroad, marking an important milestone for a nation seeking to wean itself off foreign oil.
A promising sign for a still-slugging economy, the shift could foreshadow future opportunities to boost jobs in the U.S., lower the trade deficit and insulate the economy from foreign crises that can send oil prices rising. But it also speaks to deeper, underlying changes in the way Americans use oil, as price-conscious consumers seek to limit what they pay at the pump.
Not since 1995 has the U.S produced more crude oil than it imported. For several years now, domestic production has been on the rise while net imports have been declining. But data released Wednesday by the Energy Information Administration, the statistical wing of the Energy Department, show the trend lines have finally crossed, with crude oil production topping 7.7 million barrels per day.
Obama administration officials said President Barack Obama’s efforts to boost fuel efficiency for cars have been a driving factor, helping to reduce U.S. demand for gas and, in turn, lessening the need to import foreign oil.
Officials said requiring auto companies to make cars that run on less gas has gone a long way toward realizing Obama’s goal of curbing global warming. They also credited the president with promoting drilling on federal lands and offshore as part of his strategy to encourage more U.S. energy production.
“Taken together, these factors not only reduce our dependence on foreign oil, but work to reduce overall carbon pollution in our communities,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney.
But on the production side, energy experts and the oil industry say the higher volumes of oil coming out of the ground come despite Obama’s policies, not because of them. They say Obama has made it harder, not easier, to produce oil on government land. After all, the U.S. still imports far more oil-based products like gas and diesel than it exports. As the world’s biggest oil consumer by far, the U.S. is still a long way from being energy-independent.

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Sometimes, flipping a coin is the best way to make a quick decision — but usually not a decision that will affect the next few years of your life.
But that’s exactly what four-star running back Chris Warren appears to do in the video above — if you fast-forward to the 4:40 mark, Warren flips a coin, and announces he’s committing to Texas.
However, Warren’s high school coach, Rodney Webb, told The Dallas Morning News the flip wasn’t the real deciding factor.
“No, that was just for show,” Webb said of the coin flip. “He knew where he was going to go. … No, he had his mind made up. That was just a little drama.”
Well, no matter what, Texas head coach Charlie Strong is happy about the result.
(Thanks to CBS Sports for bringing this to our attention.)


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The Numbers Are In On 2018 Chains
Location, location, location? No—it’s likely too many of those and market saturation that has foot traffic suffering. Instead, it’s prices, prices, prices that continued to boost sales throughout the industry, according to the Technomic Chain Restaurant Index.
The monthly index reports industry sales rose 1.3% and just about every sector saw sales improve. But most of that improvement came from customers paying more for their food, either by menu price increases or larger orders, and increasingly by takeout, delivery and mobile ordering that dampens the frequency of onsite visits. Traffic for the industry declined 3.2%, while transaction size increased by the same percentage.
Just about every sector reported positive sales and negative traffic. Only family-dining chains saw an uptick in traffic.
QSRs saw a 1.9% increase in sales, but a 2.4% decline in traffic—thanks to a 5% increase in transaction size. Fast-casual restaurants similarly saw sales rise 1.3% and traffic fall 3.6%.
Sales fell 1% for casual- and fine-dining restaurants, and traffic declined 5.5%. Among limited-service chains, chicken and Mexican restaurants remain strongest, while sandwich chains performed weakest.
Throughout the industry, traffic actually worsened in December. The 2.8% decline in traffic was slower than the quarter as a whole—traffic fell 2.5% in the last three months of 2018—and the year, when customer count fell by 2.2%.
The index compiles information from Technomic Transaction Insights, which collects data from 3 million customers and nearly 20 million monthly restaurant visits. It is based on sales at the 200 largest restaurants, as measured by the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. The report measures total sales and traffic, rather than comparable store data.

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Witty, blunt, irascible face of New York City served for three terms
Ed Koch in 2011 striking a familiar pose — all smiles before cameras and microphones on another successful Election Night. The irrepressible Koch, who served three terms, died early Friday morning at age 88.
Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan, where the service for Mayor Ed Koch was held on Monday.
An NYPD honor guard carries the casket of former Mayor Ed Koch out of Temple Emanu-El on Monday.
Mayor Bloomberg, front, and former mayors Rudy Giuliani and David Dinkins departing the temple.
Former President Bill Clinton greets the crowd outside Temple Emanu-El after the service.
Nayibe Nunez-Berger, left, and Aida Gonzales-Jarrin of the Latin-American Cultural Center of Queens, with the event’s official program.
Bocce is back at Juniper Valley Park. The ribbon was cut on the new $850,000 bocce courts i…
Diehard Mets fans pitched tents and unrolled sleeping bags last Saturday to take part in the…
For a few hours on Saturday morning, Citi Field was transformed into a field of dreams for 1…

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What’s in the collection? Think shirt-dresses, kimono sleeves and carefully tailored jackets in a pared-back palette of sand and white—perfect for working into your existing wardrobe.
The collection is in stores now.
If you haven’t had a chance to check out the Sydney or Melbourne COS stores yet, make it a priority. The brand’s high-quality wardrobe staples are where timeless style meets modern cool, so it’s no wonder the Swedish label has gone from strength-to-strength since its 2007 launch.
And this year, to celebrate its 10-year anniversary, COS has created a 10-piece capsule collection for women, men and children. Staying true to the brand’s considered philosophy, to limit any excess, all 10 garments are made from one width of fabric, each shape a jigsaw piece that decides another. “As we look to the future, we will continue to focus on the efficient use of fabrics and forward-thinking techniques.” COS Creative Director Karin Gustafsson said of the collection.


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...as a lifelong student of the Brontes and their works, I have always dreaded yet another film adaptation of one of their novels. Whilst 'Jane Eyre' ( Charlotte Bronte ) should be a fairly easy book to adapt to the screen, and Anne's 'Tennant of Wildfell Hall' lends itself to the occasional TV presentation with little trouble, 'Wuthering Heights' was not and I would suggest cannot be anything than a tale told between the covers of a book. Many have tried, all, as far as I can judge, have failed, some more miserably than others. It is very easy to criticise any film based on a classic English novel, but to tear it to shreds having never bothered to read that novel strikes me as risible.
'Wuthering Heights' is not an 'easy' read. It can take many years and a lot of false starts to actually get 'into' it, and a lot of people give up, finding themselves lost within the convolutions of the plotlines and the multiplicity of characters with the same, or similar names, not to mention the two narrators ( Lockwood and Dean )batting back and forth, and the fact that the book opens with it's eventual ending. Confused? If you've not read it, you will be.
For years I have been banging on about Heathcliff possibly being of Afro-Carribean descent, and what this would have actually meant to an open-mouthed world when the novel was published in 1848, and what Emily Bronte may have been trying to say about Victorian racism and the impossibilities of any close relationship between two people of different cultures, so I was keen to see what the director made of this by casting black actors as the young and the older Heathcliff. She seems to have created something of a divide. The people who know and can appreciate the novel seem more able to accept her adaptation as bringing very genuine echoes of the book to the screen; whereas those who have never read it are more inclined to walk out of the cinema and demand their money back. Pity. May I refer them back to the text? Read it, and then think again. This may not be the 'definitive' 'Wuthering Heights' - I doubt if any director will ever manage that feat - but it is one more to add to the collection of 'almost but not quite's'.
What was completely lacking in this film, for me, was the poetry of the novel, those great, powerful, towering speeches that take the breath away and brighten the overcast gloom; but they would have seemed out of place amid all the rain and mud and dankness. And yes, in the novel, Hareton does hang a whole litter of puppies from a chairback, just as Heathcliff hangs Isabella's dog, Flossie, from a hook to prevent it from following her as they elope into the night. For those of a sensitive nature, Floss is saved by Nellie Dean, the housekeeper. The book is brutal, and more than full of such unacceptable-to-us-today images; but it is real and it is gritty and thought provoking in the extreme. It wasn't written with a care for the finer feelings of the 'dear reader'; Emily Bronte didn't give a tinker's cuss for her audience. I suspect that she might actually approve of certain aspects of this adaptation, though not, perhaps, the fact that the film ends half way through the book, and that the relationship of young Hareton and Cathy's daughter Catherine is not allowed to conclude the film as it does the novel, thus bringing back to source the name of her Mother, Catherine Earnshaw, who became Catherine Linton, had a daughter, Catherine, who will go on to marry Hareton Earnshaw...and thus the wheel turns.
I'd give my last Rolo to anyone who could create a film that was genuinely true on all fronts to the novel, from beginning to end, with no omissions, no adaptions and no compromises. As it is, I think my last Rolo will be safe for a very long time indeed.
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Initial post: 2 Apr 2012 08:49:49 BDT
P. G. Harris says:
I freely admit I made an error in my review about the ha nging of the dogs, that has been pointed out. However, that was not my major criticism. I have two huge problems with this film.
a) Even though it is 30 years ago, I still remember the thrill of reading Wuthering Heights. Deeply moving, wonderfully exciting, it is a gothic masterpiece. This film is just dull. I'm sorry but repeating the same images over and over and over is tedious.
2) The imagery is brutal. Not brutal in what it protrays but brutal in its sledgehammer-like lack of subtlety. I mentioned the bird metaphor in my review. To give another example, how many times do I need to be battered round the head with a baseball bat bearing the words "It rains in Yorkshire"?
So, what do you think, I suggest this film is dull and unsubtle ?
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kermit 333 says:
thank you so much for a thoughtful and considered review......
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Hello. P.G. Thank you for commenting. I see where you're coming from on the brutality front, but is is a brutal, uncompromising novel. Dull? No, I don't find it dull, I find it heartbreaking. I don't think it is anywhere near a definitive attempt at filming this great novel, but i do believe it adds to the corpus of previous works and gives yet another slant on the complexities of the book.
But P.G., it DOES rain in Yorkshire, and boy! that IS dull! I'm joking...I'm joking....
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Thank you Kermit, much appreciated.
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AFRICANGLOBE – A new report shows Wisconsin is dead last when it comes to the well-being of African-American children and young adults.
The Race for Results report, compiled by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, shows the state is in the top ten for the well-being of White children and young adults, but 46th out of 46 states when it comes to their Black counterparts.
Those overall rankings are based on twelve different categories. Wisconsin was dead last in four of them for Black youths and in the bottom quarter in all but three.
The biggest issues for African-Americans are the high rates of teen pregnancy and single-parent families, and the low rates of young adults who have jobs, are in school or hold some sort of post-high school degree.
“People are report-fatigued and I think folks are looking for an action plan and that’s the direction we have to go in,” said Michael Johnson, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County.
Johnson says that action plan has to then be followed up with adequate resources.
“I would recommend city, county, United Way, non-profit leaders, faith-based organizations get together and say ‘here’s what it’s going to cost to address each one of these issues,'” said Johnson.
“Madison is a rich place. It has resources,” said Will Green, who runs Mentoring Positives, which helps kids that have a history of trouble in their home, school or community.
Green says people need to reexamine the way resources are being distributed.
“There’s been money shipped to functions for over 20 years,” said Green. “And where’s the accountability of the outcomes and what’s happening with those resources, that we could have potentially supported other entities?”
MADISON (AP) — A new report says the overall well-being of Black children in Wisconsin is generally bleak.
An analysis by the Wisconsin Council on Children & Families puts the Badger State last in the country in the well-being of African-American children based on 12 measurements, including poverty, school performance and parental support.
Four of five Black children in Wisconsin live in poor households compared to two of three Latino children and three of 10 White youngsters. Seven of every 10 African-American children live in single-parent families, compared with fewer than four of 10 Latino children and two of 10 White youngsters.
Council spokesman Ken Taylor tells the Journal Sentinel one of the biggest challenges to the findings is indifference.
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Senator Marco Rubio of Florida says he will question executives from Facebook at an upcoming hearing about the social media site’s impact on children and teenagers.
He is one of four Republican senators who wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg earlier this year requesting more information about how minors are using the site.
The committee and Facebook agreed that hearings would be held in September on ways Facebook deals with its uses of children and adolescents.
In April, the senators wrote to Mr. Zuckerberg, citing a recent Kaiser Family Foundation report about how many people under 18 were accessing the social network’s site, and asking if Facebook is keeping track of that data. They also asked whether Facebook had measures in place to help minors understand the risks of using the site and what it would do if it discovers children are using the site that are not its official partners.
“Too many children are being exposed to advertising, the products of potentially shady businesses and the bad news that we’ve talked about again and again on Facebook,” Mr. Rubio, a member of the committee, said at a news conference Friday. “In America, it’s a direct assault on our system of life.”
Mr. Rubio said during the news conference that Facebook had been able to find 78 percent of children under the age of 16 who are using Facebook.
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Blackstone and BDO pitch to value B&B compensation
Sunday 12 April 2009
Blackstone, the US financial services giant, and BDO Stoy Hayward, the UK accountancy, are believed to be in the running to value Bradford & Bingley, the nationalised bank.
The Treasury has accepted pitches for the job, which will determine how much shareholders should be compensated and will interview the shortlist next month. An appointment is expected in the summer.
The job is a lucrative one: BDO has been paid about £4.5m to value Northern Rock, and B&B is thought to be a much more complicated task.
It is understood that BDO was not ruled out of the running, despite some speculation that it could have a conflict of interest by working on another nationalised bank valuation. KPMG, one of the big four accountants, was ruled out, as it was B&B's auditor.
Bankers said that they were frustrated by how long the appointment process has taken since B&B was nationalised last September.
The job's scale has also put off some prospective bidders. "We're quite wary of this kind of work," said a financial services source who decided against a pitch. "You do get good short-term fees, but it really is quite a lot of work."
Almost one million investors will have to be contacted for the sensitive information needed to determine the compensation for the nationalisation, which wiped out shareholders' stakes.
The selection will be made by a four-strong panel chaired by Michael Izza, the chief executive of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Anthony Fry, senior managing director at boutique investment bank Evercore Partnership, is also on the panel.
When B&B was nationalised, its profitable savings business was sold to Abbey, owned by the Spanish group Santander. The Government has ruled out turning B&B into a "bad bank" into which the nationalised banks would have poured all their worst assets.
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Finding your talents and making them your life’s work can take many years as the puzzle pieces fit together over time. The first step is to ask the Universe for signs into what your mission in life is. If you ask, you will receive an answer, but remember you must be patient. You must grow into your purpose over time and you will almost never get the whole picture at once.
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That first step is to make a list of all the things you love to do. What are your talents, strengths, and abilities? You will find you are better than most in certain areas and these things combined equal your mission in life. No one else can create what you can. You are unique and special.
When you write, your list make sure you are in a calm and balanced mood. If you are tense and stressed the answers will not come. Once you have your list completed choose something that you can do that will increase your creative output.
For instance, if you love painting, you may not be able to turn that into your life’s work immediately, but you must start painting because this will expand your creative body. As you continue to paint you will increase your creativity and as that happens you will get even more inspiration and ideas of how to turn this into your life’s work.
Nothing happens overnight. You take the first step and as you continue this, you become proficient at your craft. When you look at the whole picture all at once you may become frozen with inaction. So, try and make it fun, let go of the pressure. Creativity blossoms when you have a lighthearted attitude about it.
As you continue to use your inner gifts they will expand beyond your wildest dreams and that is when you can begin turning your passions into your life’s work.
Techniques for Healing Your Creative Body
Practice- Try and do something creative 3-4 times per week. This will increase your creativity and you will find this continues to expand infinitely. You can excel in any area if you practice regularly. Set aside time in your schedule for this. At the appointed time just start creating.
Become Inspired- Take an inventory of your life to specify times when you felt most inspired. What did you do to attain that inner state? Relaxing into the moment is key to inspiration. Do whatever makes your heart sing. Find the ways you get motivated and write them down so you know what to do when you are feeling low.
Daydream- Daydreaming is a wonderful way to get your creativity flowing. Get yourself into a relaxed state and dream of what your life could be like if you were doing what you loved. Picture yourself doing these things and conjure up the feelings of excitement about your new dreams. This will help you move into a creative space energetically and will motivate you to take the first step.
Move Locations- You may have luck with going somewhere new to practice your creativity. If you are a write you may write better in nature, or in a busy coffee shop. Try out different locations and find the best place for your best work to flow. This will depend on your personality of course. Some people become inspired when there are many people around, others need complete silence.
Music- Listening to your favorite music will help you feel inspired and will get your creative juices flowing. Soft instrumental music can be played as you are creating, or you can play your favorite songs before you start creating as it will get you pumped up.
Laughter- Creativity increases when you are at ease and happy. Find things that make you laugh to help you relax into a creative state. You can watch funny YouTube videos or hang out with friends who have a light approach to life. If you become too serious your creative body will not function properly.
Vision Board- Make a vision board and add images that inspire you. You can make many of these boards and put them in a space that will be used as your creative studio. Vision boards are fun to make and will get your creative energy working again if it hasn’t been used in a while.
Let Go- Letting go of thoughts will heal your creative body. The mind can create a block to your creative nature. If you over think things you will become stuck. Let go of the mind while allowing your creativity to flow.
Sexuality- Sexual energy is creative energy. This energy can be transmuted into artistic creations. People often use this energy in the incorrect way which zaps creativity. Learn to channel your sexual energy properly and you will become more creative.
Be Courageous- You will get people who may criticize your work and that is OK, do not take it personally. There will be even more people who will love what you do so you must not allow other's opinions to affect you. If you are successful in allowing your creative energy to be expressed in the world you will most definitely run into this at some point.
As you use these techniques your creative output will increase exponentially. Your life will become more joyful. You will also find your purpose and mission in life as creativity is the foundation for your life’s work.


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On 18 May 2023, the Land Soil Crop Information Services (LSC Hubs) project team presented a session at the ASARECA (Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa) Agriculture Ministerial Conference in Uganda.
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On 18 May 2023, the Land Soil Crop Information Services (LSC Hubs) project team presented a session at the ASARECA (Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa) Agriculture Ministerial Conference in Uganda. The team’s session was about Land Soil and Crop Information Services for Climate-Resilient Food Systems sharing lessons learned from building an information services hub in Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda. The project also had an exhibition booth. Through the session and the booth, LSC Hubs team members shared about the project concept to Ministries of Agriculture present at the conference from the 15 ASARECA member countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Somalia.
Access the presentation slides here: LSC Hubs Presentation ASARECA Conference.pdf
View the full session presented by the project at the conference:At the project's exhibition booth, team members made many useful connections with people across East and Central Africa who are working on innovating in the agricultural sector, particularly organisations and stakeholders who are working on climate-smart decision making support for farmers and land managers. LSC Hubs connected with people from Global Green Growth Initiative (GGGI), Digital Earth Africa, Uganda's National Agriculture Research Organisation (NARO), Sasakawa Africa Association and many others including Ministries of Agriculture from several ASARECA countries which could provide the opportunity for upscaling LSC Hubs.
View the presentation of the exhibition booth to the conference below:
Team members at the conference included:
- Thaïsa van der Woude, ISRIC
- Eric Nsabimana, RAB
- John Recha, ILRI
- Michael Okoti, KALRO
- Kennedy Were, KALRO
- Girma Mamo, EIAR
- Dejene Abera, EIAR
- Blaise Amony, ASARECA
- Genevive Apio, ASARECA
- Jules Rutebuka, IUCN
- Ermias Betemariam, ICRAF
- Emily Toner, ISRIC
Check out the project’s social media highlights from the conference


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Eight years ago, Alan Sparhawk of Low spotted twenty-year-old Haley Bonar performing at an open mic and invited her and her drummer on tour with his band. Since then, Bonar’s been busy: she’s put out five solo studio albums and started a punk side project called Gramma’s Boyfriend, which we hear involves performing in eighties figure skating outfits. Bringing anxious bass lines together with elegant vocal harmony, Bonar brings a songwriting style to each of her albums that’s appealing and complex, with a way of cloaking grisly lyrics in catchy hooks.
“No Sensitive Man” opens with a rousing drum line and dreamy, smeared vocals that seem draped over the music. “Shut your eyes and play me something good,” Bonar sings, sounding exasperated. “I don’t wanna talk. We can get away with anything these days.” It’s a flat, unsentimental meditation with a choppy bass line that sprawls over the track. This is Bonar at her most disaffected– “No Sensitive Man” bristles in a way that’s new for Bonar’s solo material, and though it’s exciting to see her snarl, the self-isolation of the vocals on this track ultimately sound lazy, and disengaged from the rest of the music. In the absence of the sweet, story-telling style that have made her albums so good up to this point, the flat disappointment and dismissiveness that colors this track feels kind of unengaging, especially since the instrumental lines don’t fill out to take over the spotlight from Bonar’s narrative persona. While I like the idea of Bonar taking the thematic bleakness her music has always had and drawing it into the music’s aesthetic a bit more, “No Sensitive Man” lacked focus without Bonar’s vocals front and center.
Bonar’s new album, Last War, will be in stores May 20th via Graveface. Until then, check out “No Sensitive Man” below and let us know what you think!


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Ryanair defeats passenger rebellion after four-hour sit-in
Thursday 18 November 2010
No-one, it appears, warned the French of the airline's uncompromising reputation.
More than 100 passengers staged a sit-in in one of the company's airliners on Tuesday night after their flight, which had been destined for Beauvais in northern France, was diverted to Belgium. The angry customers, mostly French tourists on their way home from holidays in Morocco, refused to leave the aircraft after it landed in Liege at 11.30pm and spent four hours in their seats in protest.
The flight had been rerouted from Beauvais because the airport there was closed due to fog, leaving the passengers with the prospect of a 225-mile coach journey to complete their journey. Having already been agitated at taking off in Fez three hours late, the passengers on flight FR5222 were not in the most understanding of moods and demanded to be flown the rest of the way.
It was only at 3.30am yesterday morning that they were eventually persuaded to leave by police and made their way out on to the tarmac to be driven home.
One of the rebels, Mylene Netange, told Agence France-Presse: "The plane did not land in Beauvais but in Liege without warning. Consequently, we refused to leave the plane."
The pilots and cabin crew stayed onboard the jet for an hour, trying to convince the frustrated band of men, women and children to disembark. The airport authorities also offered the passengers food and drink in a departures lounge, and it was made clear to them that the coach journey would be free.
But realising they were not making any progress, the crew eventually decided to leave the airliner themselves – and, according to the passenger Reda Yahiyaoui, locked the lavatories as they went.
Travelling with his wife, three-year-old daughter and two-month old baby, Mr Yahiyaoui said: "We were all tired after a long journey and angry at being dumped 200 miles away in Belgium. We just wanted to get back home, so we sat on the plane asking to be flown to France.
"But they just parked the plane then turned off the lights and locked the toilets and left us with no food or water. The pilot also got off and even left the cockpit door open."
A spokesman for Ryanair said that the crew had only left after the passengers became "disruptive". Christian Delcourt, a spokesman for the Liege airport, said that some of them were "very aggressive, very rude," adding: "It was a very tense situation."
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Common type of medical expenses include prescription medications, rehabilitation, hospital stays, diagnostic tests and insurance, according to Greg Monforton and Partners. More expenses include surgery and therapy. It is important to keep track of such expenses for a variety of reasons, including when seeking reimbursement through a personal injury claim.Continue Reading
To calculate medical expenses when seeking reimbursement, it is important to keep proper documentation, advises Greg Monforton and Partners. The evidence to prove the medical expenses accumulated from a personal injury may be acquired from a variety of resources, including hospital bills, charges for ambulatory services, copies of prescribed medication receipts and any other medical records. The loss of wages may also be indirectly considered a medical expense in such cases if such loss is due to the injury in question.
A list of common medical expenses may also be necessary for tax deduction purposes, because many such expenses may be tax deductible, reports Intuit. Such expenses may include hospital care, substance abuse treatment, medical aids, preventive care, nursing home expenses, medication and artificial teeth. As of 2014, such expenses are only deductible to the extent that they exceed 10 percent of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income. There is a temporary exemption of the 10-percent threshold for taxpayers age 65 and older and their spouses until December 31, 2016. For these taxpayers, the threshold for non-deductible medical expenses is 7.5 percent of the AGI until that deadline.Learn more about Health Insurance

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I have been having problems with playback buffering since the 2.2.2 firmware update. Previous to that the 8 Mbps setting worked fine. After opening a ticket Tablo support said the logs look like a network issue. I found that odd since it worked prior to the update and all other devices on the network are working fine. I did some tests and was finally able to pinpoint the source of the issue.
Here’s my setup. Tablo wired into a GB switch inches away from it. Roku 3 wired into the same switch with about an 8’ wire run. ASUS RT-AC87 wireless router also wired into the same GB switch.
Test #1, check the switch throughput.
At the switch I moved the connection for my file server to the same port that the Tablo was using. I then disconnected the cable from my Roku and plugged it into my laptop. I then copied a 1.5GB file from the server to the laptop. The transfer rate was a consistent 108 MBps, which equals 864 Mbps. That should be more than enough to support 10 Mbps. So that rules out an issue with the switch or the ports and the wiring.
Test #2, Roku wireless
Tablo support suggested trying the Roku in wireless. This would make the path Tablo to switch to router, and then via WiFi to Roku. So most of the connection is the same. Interestingly enough the buffering problem went away and I am able to run full 10 Mpbs Tablo record setting. Odd since the Roku 3 only supports N speed WiFi which is much slower than GB wired speed.
There is a flaw in the Roku 3’s wired NIC that cannot handle faster transfer speed (or at least my Roku 3). so if you are having buffering issues and are completely wired, try running your Roku 3 in wireless mode.
Strange. I have two Roku 3 boxes, one wired and one wireless in the room next door. I have my Tablo set to the full 10 Mpbs.
My wired Roku 3 has no issues at all. My wireless Roku 3 will occasionally have a “loading please wait” message for a few seconds, and then resume. I see it once or twice a day.
Just from reading posts both here and the Roku forums, it appears that there is a significant amount of difference in Roku 3 hardware from device to device. It could be a quality control issue, or they might actually have a couple different component versions and or suppliers.
I guess the advice would be if there is buffering issues on a Roku 3, try whatever connection type you are not currently using.
I too have Roku 3 (2015) and have the “Loading… Please wait” issue on wired Gb ethernet during playback. Tried your suggestion to switch to wireless (for Roku) and haven’t seen the issue for the past 30 minutes. Thanks for your suggestion and I’ll keep this work around for now. I hope this is a driver issue that Roku can fix soon. (Curious to know whether the upcoming v7 Roku firmware will fix the ethernet port issue.)
I actually noticed something like this yesterday. Previously I had the issue with my hardwired roku 3 on the 1080P 10Mbps setting and “fixed” it by using the 720P 5 Mbpssetting. This weekend I replaced my hardwired roku 3 with a roku 4 and upped the setting back to the max 1080P 10Mbps setting and the problem was back. I thought for sure the roku 4 would have the processing power to handle it. Instead of running another wire to the old roku 3 I just connected wirelessly. There were still occasional loading, please wait messages but they were much less frequent than I was getting with the hardwired setup. I wanted to watch football so I didn’t experiment much beyond that.
Unlikely. I was on the 7.0 beta for Roku and am running the release candidate and have the buffing on wired.
That’s bad news, but thanks for confirming
Update: I had a couple minor buffering during playback of a couple shows last night. So having the Roku on WiFi does not completely eliminate the issue, but it makes it a lot more infrequent.
Ultimately I still think that something was introduced in firmware 2.2.2 that the Roku does not like.
I am on 2.2.6. The buffering issue started the day 2.2.2 was installed and still occurs in 2.2.6.
Now the LPW has started showing up occasionally even in the 5Mbps record setting. I’m going back to wired on the Roku again as I prefer to keep anything wired that can be.


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A report released Wednesday examining prison growth in 17 key political battleground states found that prison spending grew five times as fast as higher education spending there between 1985 and 2002. Nearly two million adults in the 17 states are ineligible to vote due to felony disenfranchisement laws in those states. Both trends disproportionately affect the African American population in those 17 states, according to the report, “Swing States: Crime, Prisons and the Future of the Nation,” released by the non-profit Justice Policy Institute.
“Prisons are growing, education is suffering and the African American community hit hardest is increasingly shut out of the debate,” states Vincent Schiraldi, executive director of the institute and report co-author. States highlighted in the report include Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington and West Virginia. Click on the link to access the report. The Justice Policy Institute, based in Washington, D.C., describes itself as “a non-profit research and a public policy organization dedicated to ending society's reliance on incarceration and promoting effective and just solutions to social problems.”

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Sara Schwerin moved to Bozeman with her husband and two children in June 2015. Prior to that, Sara lived in New York City and worked in the banking industry for approximately 20 years, principally in Mergers & Acquisitions at Citi. Over the course of her career, she has advised corporate clients and boards on transactions with an aggregate deal value in excess of $120 billion in a variety of industries. Sara currently serves as the President of the Board of Big Sky Youth Empowerment, President of the Board of Congregation Beth Shalom, and Vice President of the National Advisory Board of Montana State University’s Leadership Institute.
She enjoys flying in the mountains (instrument-rated private pilot), trail running, hiking, skiing, scuba diving and painting. Sara holds a BA in Economics from Dickinson College and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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A series of troughs moving across the Great Basin, combined with high pressure to our south and east will continue to direct dry southwesterly wind across Arizona this week, keeping monsoon moisture at bay and keeping skies sunny to mostly sunny in general. The weather will continue to be dry this week, but expect breezy conditions much of the week as pressure contrasts increase across Arizona. Temperatures will also remain above normal for this time of year.
Later in the month, we could still see a return to monsoon moisture…but this will remain to be seen.
Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane along the coast of North or South Carolina on Thursday – Friday. They are expecting maximum sustained winds about 120 mph, storm surge could be 6-12 feet in some places, 15 to 20 inches of rain with local areas up to 30 inches. Looks like it will be a high-impact event.
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Bogotá’s live music scene is just not comparable to those of major cities in Europe or the US: local bands prefer to focus on covers and genre exercises, and international acts rarely consider that two or three gigs here and in Medellín will cover their costs.
When they do their sums and take the plunge, the ticket prices are inevitably high. So when a handful of international bands arrive at the same time, it’s hardly surprising that Estereo Picnic tickets reflect that same short-supply, high-demand dynamic.
At the time of writing there are plenty of day-tickets left for between $210,000 COP and $290,000 COP each – well out of the price-range of most normal Bogotanos.
But if you’ve been earning Australian coal-mine money, Norwegian oil money or banking money, well, anywhere, here’s what to see if you get those dirty hands on a boleta.
Thursday’s lineup is the sparsest (reflected in the ticket price), but does boast Strokes’ singer Julian Casablancas, who might preview to lucky punters songs from his new jazz-punk protest project The Voidz. The always-entertaining Trent Reznor will also be there with the latest incarnation of Nine Inch Nails to promote well-received new album Hesitation Marks, and French power-pop veterans Phoenix will plug the Killers-shaped hole in the line-up with their superior synth-drenched anthems about nonsense.
Babasónicos might also be worth a look: formerly one of Argentina’s best-loved experimental rock bands, a turn to the mainstream lost them cred but gained them many more fans. With more than 20 years of material to draw on, their set should be an interesting mix.
For followers of international indie, rock and indie-rock, Friday seems to be the most promising day, with many fans surely in head-spinning excitement at the prospect of seeing foundational 80s alt-rockers Pixies.
“Vamos” and “Isla de Encanta” will surely be sung along to in gleeful Spanish, and they’re sure to try out some new songs from their upcoming new record Indie Cindy too.
Vampire Weekend endured hype and backlash in equal measures from indie fans upon their arrival in 2008, but three fantastic records later the early backlash appears to have been purely reactionary. They’re now chart-topping and Grammy-winning superstars.
But perhaps the dark horse for Friday could be Savages, whose debut album last year Silence Yourself was a thrilling reminder of post-punk’s potential to agitate.
Saturday is a day for practicing your Spanish listening chops while discovering Colombian and other Latinoamerican bands, with only The Wailers and Gogol Bordello likely to utter an English word throughout the day.
Local rappers LosPetitFellas have a well-deserved reputation for exciting live shows, though you might need help following the lyrics, while everyone is sure to go loco when Bomba Estereo drop “Fuego” and somewhat less loco for their similar and similarly great other songs. The peak of the night will surely be the 10.30pm until 2am double-bill of Argentine ska legends Los Fabulosos Cadillacs followed by local salsa heroes La 33.
What better way to end a festival than with a stomping live run-through of “Pantera Mambo”? There is none, so don’t even think about choosing Tiesto instead.
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By Ally Brown


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Beaconsfield Hotel Newquay
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Daftar masuk: 14:00
Daftar keluar: 12:00
Built in 1905, the charming hotel was fully renovated in 2003 and offers comfortable accommodation spread over 3 floors. This family-friendly villa comprises 12 bedrooms and 3 suites, a lobby and a breakfast room. One room also includes facilities for wheelchair users. Car parking spaces are available in front of the hotel. The hotel has a strict no-smoking policy and is therefore completely non-smoking.

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DurhamWorks is a partnership solution to youth unemployment in County Durham led by Durham County Council working with employers to create opportunities for unemployed 16 to 24-year-olds.
The project’s Learning Working Earning grant funding helps businesses with salaries and other costs associated with employing staff, up to a maximum of £3,000.
Since launching in April 2016 the project has engaged with over 900 businesses helping them realise the benefits of employing young people.
Up to 70 per cent of six months’ salary can be funded once all other funding has been taken into consideration, with employers contributing a minimum of £500 towards the creation of a 12-month role.
To find out how your business can benefit from support from DurhamWorks call 03000 262 930.


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The Plainview Diner is welcoming all residents to enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12, this year, where co-owners John Papavasilopoulos and Nicholas Kalamaras have operated the neighborhood favorite since 1972.
The diner will have a special Mother’s Day dinner menu, which will feature up to seven items, including steak and fish entrees. Their regular breakfast menu will be served, as well as daily discounts.
“Mother’s Day is the biggest day of the year, right after Christmas,” Kalamaras said, who recalled his youth in Greece, where his mother cooked “delicious Greek food that I’ll never forget.”
Kalamaras and his wife, Irene, have been married for 45 years, and he said his wife continues to make Greek food for family gatherings.
Papavasilopoulos, who first came to the U.S. in 1972, said numerous dishes on the menu have been inspired by his mother, Pam’s, cooking — including their spinach pie and Greek chicken, which is only available on Thursdays.
“She lives in Greece and comes to visit when she can,” Papavasilopoulos said. “It’s a great feeling to see families come in and enjoy Mother’s Day; it’s a very special day.”
Papavasilopoulos said he expects an estimated 1,000 customers to come through their doors on Mother’s Day. He will be joined by his wife, Anna, of 29 years, and son, who works at the restaurant to welcome all customers in Plainview, or those passing through from other towns.
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The wife of a Plainview man traveled all the way from Uganda to Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola to give birth the way she wished.
Chanda Ginsberg, whose Plainview native husband works for the United Nations and is currently posted in Uganda, was determined to have a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). And when the time came, she and her husband chose Winthrop. While researching labor and delivery options, the couple was uncomfortable with the medical providers in Uganda and regional hospitals in East Africa. Her husband’s family lives in Melville with connections to Winthrop; his mother is a nurse practitioner who has worked with Winthrop, and his brother’s children were born at the Hospital as well. She also had her first child there three years ago, when they were back in the U.S. between posts.
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Evel Knievel twitched his nose, wiggled his tattooed ear and winked at the Palamino bunny. Too Hot to Trot flipped over and was judged according to the American Rabbit Breeders Standard of Perfection.
The haybarn in the Old Bethpage Village Restoration recently played host to 40 exhibitors with their assortment of bunnies ranging from Dutch Satins, Angoras, English Lop, and the Lionshead at the annual Spring Long Island Rabbit Show put on by the Long Island Rabbit Breeders Association. After viewing these animals, one quickly realizes that not all rabbits are white with pink noses.


Skopje, 20 April 2016/Independent Balkan News Agency
By Naser Pajaziti
The Central Election Commission in FYROM declared today that it is preparing the June 5 early elections. After approving the decision that all the conditions to hold the elections on this date have been met, CEC has also accepted the list of the Ministry of Interior relating to the completion of the voters’ list, which has been sent by the deputy Minister of Interior, Mitko Cavkov.
According to the list sent by Cavkov, another 5 thousand voters have been added to the list of voters. But this report which has been delivered by the deputy minister has not been approved by the Minister of Interior, Oliver Spasovski.
These clashes are taking place as this ministry is being led by a minister belonging to the largest opposition party SDSM, while deputy minister Mitko Cavkov comes from the ranks of VMRO-DPMNE.
As a result of these clashes, the Electoral Commission has not accepted the data report from the verification of the voters’ list, but it has approved the budget for the elections which will be 7,5 million euros. /balkaneu.com/


A Quick Comparison
Knitting and crocheting are both non-loom weaving. Crocheting uses one hook, knitting uses between two and seven different needles for various projects. Both are enhanced by a measuring gauge and stitch markers. End caps for knitting needles is handy for knitting projects, especially those that use double-pointed needles.
Crocheting has the shorter initial learning curve. It can even be done without any equipment at all, using a technique called finger crocheting. Advanced crocheting, however, involves some added equipment, such broomstick lace which requires a “broomstick” or hairpin lace, which requires a U-shaped form.
Knitting is harder to learn initially because it involves using two needles or more, and all of the loops are kept on one or the other of the needles until the project is finished and “bound off.” Managing those needles and all those loops can lead to dropped stitches and other complications. Knitting also has a lacy form, but once the basic stitches, knit and purl, are mastered and the knitter has learned how to increase and decrease, it is mostly a matter of reading patterns after that. Advanced knitting might include cable stitches, double knit, and turning a heel on a sock.
The Afghan stitch is a sort of hybrid between knitting and crocheting. A row of stitches is crocheted onto the Afghan needle, which looks like a long knitting needle with a crochet hook on the end. But then every stitch is crocheted off of the needle, and the process begins again. The challenge with the Afghan stitch is keeping the squares (the projects are always made in squares) uniform. Maintaining good uniformity in stitches and number of stitches in each row is paramount in creating good Afghan squares.
Quality of Results
Unless you are willing to make your project entirely of single crochet stitches, has a naturally lacy appearance. It is excellent for making shawls, over-sweaters, vests, lace doilies, and fast lace edging. It can even be used to make fiber art jewelry and wall hangings.
Commonly produces a smoother, more closed pattern, making it good for warm sweaters, stockings, and gloves. It can be used to make lace, however, and in that application is good for shawls and over sweaters. You can make some cute vests, and even dresses using the knitting technique.
It is used to make squares. The most usual application is to make afghan throws, but you can also make slippers, chair covers, sweater vests (if used with crochet to fasten the squares together.)
Which is Best
“Best” depends upon the crafter’s experience and the purpose of the project. It is kind to teach young crafters crocheting first. There is less to think about, and it gets them used to managing a tool to pull loops of yarn through other loops. For speed and large pieces, my money is on knitting that uses a basic knit/purl pattern. For density and durability, you can’t beat the good, old afghan stitch. But the craft that “speaks” to you is the best one for you to use. Happy creating!


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PlayStation Vita’s Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Resistance: Burning Skies will both feature multiplayer components.
Uncharted‘s multiplayer was described to Destructoid as “something different.” A developer said an official announcement should arrive soon.
Reistance is trying to recreate the console experience with its online mode. Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, and Chain Reaction are all set to return in this handheld spinoff.
Uncharted: Golden Abyss is due for PlayStation Vita on February 22. Resistance: Burning Skies comes to the portable this summer.

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