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Day UNO: When New Orleans went to college
The morning of Sept. 5, 1958, brought Louisiana’s political glitterati — including Gov. Earl Long, who made a surprise appearance — to the New Orleans lakefront to officially christen the city’s first publicly funded institution of higher learning. With roughly 2,000 people in attendance inside a former airplane hangar, local and state officials welcomed 1,460 incoming freshmen to the inaugural term of Louisiana State University-New Orleans — LSUNO, for short — in what was hailed as a landmark day for education in the state and, in particular, the city of New Orleans. Created by the State Legislature in 1956, LSUNO filled a crucial gap in the city’s higher-education scene, offering low-cost, commuter-based schooling in Louisiana’s largest city for the first time. But it was even more: LSUNO opened as the first racially integrated public university in the South, with 55 African-American students among the school’s first enrollees.
Nearly six decades later, the modern University of New Orleans — renamed from LSUNO in 1974 — has awarded more than 70,000 degrees, launched more than a dozen NCAA Division I sports teams and has officially been classified as a research university by the Carnegie Foundation. Housed on a sprawling, 195-campus in the Gentilly neighborhood and featuring nearly 500 full-time faculty members, UNO routinely is rated by U.S. News & World Report and other publications as one of the best higher-education bargains in the country, an institution that welcomes working-class students into well-regarded bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs.
- Before the founding of LSUNO, the school’s campus on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain was the site of a U.S. Naval air station. While the new campus covered 178 acres, that land was often muddy and bereft of landscaping — or academic buildings, for that matter.
- “It’s hard to underestimate the pluck of the Louisiana State University in New Orleans freshman class of 1958,” Times-Picayune staffer Dave Walker wrote in 2008. “They attended classes in un-air-conditioned military barracks, parked on an old landing strip and did lab experiments on tables made of repurposed doors.”
- According to local lore — which may or may not be apocryphal, but which is too good not to repeat — students in those early years were said to have occasionally found themselves waving off airplane pilots who, using old charts that still showed an airstrip on the site, mistakenly tried to land there.
- Among UNO’s most noted former faculty members was historian Stephen Ambrose, who founded the Eisenhower Center, a scholarship center, at the school.
- For a time, a filing cabinet at the Eisenhower Center housed Ambrose’s personal collection of World War II artifacts. Those artifacts would be the seeds for Ambrose’s most lasting legacy: the founding of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
- UNO’s athletic teams play as the Privateers, a nod to the pirate Jean Lafitte, who played an instrumental role in the defeat of the British at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
- A particularly memorable moment in UNO’s history came in September 1987, when Pope John Paul II celebrated an outdoor Mass for an estimated 130,000 people on the school’s campus.
- The primary impetus behind the establishment of UNO was the late Theodore Hickey, a long-time New Orleans city councilman and Louisiana state legislator who in 1956 introduced the act that created the institution. In 2014, UNO named the ballroom in its University Center after Hickey, who died in 1993 at 83.
- The other driving force in LSUNO’s early days was its first chancellor, Homer Hit, who had previously served as associate dean of the LSU graduate school. Over the 22 years of his chancellorship, Hitt “laid the groundwork for the modern UNO, helping mold it from a small urban offshoot of Louisiana State University to a major university in its own right,” wrote The Times-Picayune upon Hitt’s death in January 2008.
- Initially, the new college functioned as the New Orleans branch of the main LSU campus in Baton Rouge. That branch status ended in 1962, and in 1974 the state university board of trustees voted 8-2 to rename the school as the University of New Orleans, a move that is said to have greatly assisted the school’s development as an independent institution.
- After suffering significant damage during 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, UNO gradually rebuilt and continues to grow. In 2011 it officially became part of the University of Louisiana system.
- From the beginning, LSUNO was intended to be equal to any other state university in Louisiana. Stated then-LSU board of supervisors member Tom Dutton at the opening ceremony: “It was a matter of simple logic that the largest metropolitan area in Louisiana should have a state-supported college. … The people of New Orleans wanted such an institution and wanted it as part and parcel of their state university.”
Although LSUNO opened as a landmark, racially integrated institution, it didn’t happen without a fight. As the university began accepting student applications, roughly 80 black aspiring students applied and were rejected, prompting local civil rights attorney and NAACP leader A.P. Tureaud to file for an injunction in federal district court on behalf of 10 applicants to stop LSU from turning away students based on race. The case was volleyed back and forth until Sept. 8, 1958, when federal judge Herbert Christenberry granted the injunction, clearing the way for 55 African-American students to enroll at the new university. Even a last-ditch appeal by assistant state Attorney General George Ponder failed when an appeals court upheld the injunction days later. In September 2012, when UNO hosted a reunion celebration for the trailblazing 55 back students, one of those first African-American alumni, Janice Coleman-Sawyer, said, “It always takes somebody to turn something around … turn that anger inside out.”


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The campus and community music traditions at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County will continue as both the Concert Band and choir programs welcome new leadership.
Griffin James, band director at Baraboo High School and a longtime player and occasional guest conductor of the campus’ Concert Band, will formally take over as the group’s leader and instructor this fall. Dan Krunnfusz, who has led choral programs around Wisconsin and the world, will take over the Campus and Community Choir. Both programs provide a credit option for students to play and sing, as well as a place for community members to participate in rehearsals and performances throughout the year.
“Music and the arts are a traditional cornerstone of what Boo-U brings to Baraboo and Sauk County,” said Dr. Steve Swallen, UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County campus director. “I’m very pleased Griffin and Dan have agreed to join the campus staff and lead these groups.”
James has been a band director in the Baraboo School District for 12 years – four years at Jack Young Middle School and eight years at Baraboo High School – and has deep connections in the local music scene, through school groups, a polka band he leads, and his service as the current president of the Baraboo Theatre Guild. He plans to continue having the Concert Band perform a wide-ranging concert at the end of each semester and is also hoping for other opportunities for the group to perform, while seeking broad inspirations to focus the band’s repertoire.
“I like to find music that tells a story and that shows intention when you choose to learn it and play it – not just music that sounds cool. Although that’s essential, too,” James said.
Krunnfusz directed the Madison Boy Choir for 14 years and has directed both school and community choirs around the country for more than three decades. He’s been a member of the Campus and Community Choir at Baraboo Sauk County, and is eager to take on leadership of the group.
“I think there’s a lot of great music the choir is ready for, and that I’ll be excited to bring forward,” said Krunnfusz, who said he hopes to grow the choir’s membership, including getting more students and new singers to participate.
Susan Lappin, who is the group’s primary accompanist and rehearsal pianist, will be continuing with the choir, and rehearsals will remain on campus one evening each week. Krunnfusz also hopes to continue expanding the selections to include other instrumentations, such as brass, percussion, guitar and more.
“There are so many talented musicians in the area, and we hope to bring them together to explore even more music,” said Krunnfusz.
The Concert Band will continue to rehearse on campus on Monday nights from 6:30-8:30 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters. The Campus and Community Choir will also meet at the campus on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 p.m.

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I’ve been craving for wonton since the beginning of week, and so decided to make those boiled dumplings over the weekend before heading out for my Christmas vacation the next day. It is getting colder in Hanoi, and when wonton came up in my mind it didnt really leave, imagine sipping over a hot bowl of boiled wonton in steamy chicken soup, biting on the mild flavorful softness of the wonton, I didn’t want the idea to slip away!
There are many variations of Chinese wonton fillings, here I used minced pork and shrimp along with cabbage and carrot, and to enhance the flavor for the dish you need some really good quality mushroom, because when you bite open the wonton, the combination of the mushroom smell mixed with the sweetness of pork and shrimp hit you quite impressively with the chicken broth in the mouth, that was when you know you nailed the dish. That was when I know I was right to follow my stomach! A happy kid! And ready to head outta town!
For this dish basically you just mix all the minced and diced ingredients together, add some salt and pepper, some green onions for coloring, and begin wrapping the wonton by placing a teaspoon of the filling in the middle of the wrapper, wet the wrapper edges and fold them in a triangle shape, press the edges firmly so they seal before you bring the two longer ends of the triangle together so they overlap each other for a nicer looking shape.
When the wonton is fully wrapped you can start boiling the chicken broth for the soup. When the broth is boiled, put the wonton in and wait until the broth starts to boil up again, then you pour in some more chicken broth to reduce the heat, let it boil up again and do that 2 more times and the wonton is fully cooked. I just read that is to make sure the wonton is cooked properly, no exact timing needed and seriously my wontons were just right, nice and soft, beautiful from inside out and the whole making and eating experience was very satisfying and worthwhile for the crave.
Here are some pictures from the process and I proudly present you my from-now-on-signature-dish, so easy to make and so delicious and juicy! Exactly what I need for a cold night in!
Hope you have a happy holiday everyone!

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Are you worried about your drinking? Latest research shows that if people drink more than 7 standard drinks a week and they are 45 years old and over they have a 10times more risk of developing cancer from alcohol.
The statistics in general are not really good about alcohol and it’s really imporant that we make a choice, an informed choice about how much we drink.
Drinking and binge drinking in excess causes anxiety, it causes depression and it can cause relationship issues and it can cause people to not be able to concentrate. Theres also a myth that people wrongly grab hold of saying “i’m going to have a few drinks because i want to go to sleep, it makes me tired” but in fact sure the person may fall asleep initially but research shows people wake up around 3am. The reason for this is because the alcohol interrupts our circadian rhythms and we don’t go right down to those deep waves in which all the repairs happen to the body.
Normally a good nights sleep is 4-6 circadian rhythms of 40minutes each. But with alcohol we certainly don’t go through those cycles that are needed.
There’s a lot of negative effects of alcohol and drinking and i do concede that when people drink they get a euphoric effect and as their blood alcohol increases they feel really good. The trouble starts when the blood alcohol concentrate drops and thats where the anxiety/depression comes in.
So if you think you’ve got a problem with drinking or you’re worried about your drinking or worried about a friend that’s drinking or a family member. Please feel free to give me a call on 0418 720 176 and i’m quite happy to have a confidential, obligation free chat with you.
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USU's Quinney College of Natural Resources and the QCNR Student Council invite all Aggies and the…
Registration for Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter’s 2015 Summer Camp season opens March 2!…
An art exhibit featuring work by USU MFA student Katie Marchant.
James MacMahon has been a mentor to more than 60 graduate students
Grad student Nate Mouzon, mentor Sarah Null study Nevada's Walker River
Engineering students from across the West will gather in Logan
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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw announced she will leave her position amid a year marked by homicides and gun violence.
Outlaw will vacate her office on Sept. 22 in order to take over as the deputy chief security officer of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
“Commissioner Outlaw has worked relentlessly for three and a half years during an unprecedented era in our city and a number of crisis situations, and she deserves praise for her commitment to bring long-overdue reform to the Department after years of racism and gender discrimination prior to her appointment,” said Mayor Jim Kenney in a statement reported by Fox News. “We wish her success in her new position and thank Commissioner Outlaw for her dedication to serve the residents of Philadelphia.”
“As weak gun laws in Pennsylvania continue to allow illegal and legal guns to infiltrate our city, the Commissioner and her team have stayed focused on new approaches to manage the gun violence crisis,” he added.
A California native, Outlaw became the city’s police commissioner on Feb. 10, 2020.
According to Philadelphia Magazine:
She started her job with much fanfare, arriving from Portland, Oregon, to become the first Black woman to lead Philly’s force. She was tasked with cleaning up in the wake of numerous departmental scandals, from the mishandled sexual harassment claim that toppled the former chief, department lifer Richard Ross, to the 300-some officers found to be posting racist content on social media.
But not long after Outlaw, 45, started, she found herself in a crucible of COVID, fury over her department’s violent response to protests, and anguish over the police killing of a civilian. In the span of a few months, she went from being the subject of adoring think-pieces about her hairstyle and fingernails to having major media outlets call for her resignation. Before she got to set her agenda — before we got to know who she is as a cop, as a person — the world fell apart, and we all retreated to our bunkers.
As violent crime increased, doubt about Outlaw’s future with the city grew.
Outlaw and Kenney have been criticized for authorizing the use of tear gas during protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death in 2020.
“The city eventually settled more than $9 million in lawsuits brought by hundreds of protestors,” reports Axios.
By Sept of 2023, more than 290 homicides had been recorded in Philadelphia and gun violence was a much debated topic ahead of the city’s mayoral and council races.
The Philadelphia controller’s office noted that the majority of the homicide victims were Black men and approximately 47% were between the ages of 18 and 30. There have been 980 nonfatal shootings this year.
First Deputy John Stanford will serve as the interim police commissioner in Philadelphia until Outlaw’s replacement is selected.

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Audili develops remote soil analysis based on spectral satellite imagery with an initial focus on soil organic carbon before expanding to additional parameters and offering the analysis as an API. Based on this technology, and in combination with existing certified soil analysis methods, Audili is creating a platform that offers local CO2 offsets, which actually remove CO2 from the atmosphere by rewarding farmers for carbon sequestration in agriculture. The key objective is to drive the adoption of regenerative agriculture.
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If the pink slime and the duck-feather-laced apple pies of Mickey D’s aren’t enough to keep you away from the fast-food chain for good, this just might do it: McDonald’s is poised to use genetically modified potatoes in their french fries, and you can bet it won’t be mentioned on the menu.
Anti-GMO groups are still fighting USDA approval, but agriculture giant J.R. Simplot — which has supplied McDonald’s potatoes since 1967 — is pushing to market five new GM potato varieties this year. These biotech potatoes are resistant to bruising, which could save farmers a pile of cash because they lose about 5 percent of their crops to bruises each year (and buyers like McDonald’s won’t accept potatoes with dark spots).
The potatoes also contain less of an amino acid called asparagine, which reacts with sugars at high heat to form a carcinogenic substance. So if these potatoes do pass USDA muster, prepare for expensive campaigns touting their health benefits.
But as with other GM foods, there’s simply no way of knowing the potential health or environmental risks of the biotech spuds, branded as “Innate” potatoes. With Big Agriculture sprinting to get their latest inventions on the market ASAP, there’s just no such thing as rigorous research in this industry. And that’s pretty scary for a product headed for billions of consumers.
That’s why Bill Freese of the Center for Food Safety told HuffPo,”The biotech approach is to change the food on a genetic level in quite frankly risky ways with inadequate regulation to adapt a crop to an industrial food system that’s really unhealthy in so many ways.”
Agreed. And there’s a petition out right now from Food & Water Watch to urge the USDA not to approve Innate potatoes. You can sign it here if you want to help keep GM potatoes out of restaurants and off of the shelves.


£22,00 raised by Scenic after huge fund-raiser
Charity fund-raising can sometimes be a hit and miss affair but the Scenic Inn near Armoy has perfected the art of doing it in style!
Recently, staff and patrons of this very popular establishment came together to put on a weekend spectacular which, so far, has raised £22,000 for two charities – Macmillan Cancer Support and Friends of The Cancer Centre.
Shirley McKinlay, who runs the Scenic, along with her daughter, Pamela and her husband Stephen McFetridge, were prepared to put their reputations on the line by saying they would raise thousands for an event that was held in memory of a former work colleague, Geraldine Linton who lost her battle with cancer several weeks ago.
The campaign got off to a flying start – literally – when 30 volunteers did a parachute jump. That set the scene for a real hive of activity at The Scenic.
A huge marquee was put up at the premises and the patrons rolled in by the score. The Saturday night entertainment was provided by an Abba Tribute band and Saturday Night Fever.
Support on the night heightened expectations of an even bigger crowd on the Sunday and the response prompted Shirley to state: “ Oh my God, it was unbelievable. The place was packed and everyone had a brilliant night.”
An auction contributed substantially to the total and when the final total is known, the proceeds will be divided equally between the two recipients.
The Scenic Inn is renowned for its charity giving and management, staff and customers have come up trumps yet again with an amount that will bring a huge smile to all concerned.
It will also be a fitting tribute to Geraldine Linton, a dear friend of all at the Scenic is sorely missed by a large number of friends.
Shirley and her staff would like to place on record their sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to a memorable event.


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The liver filters everything ingested by the body and converts any toxins into water-soluble chemicals that are expelled in urine, bile, or stool. This generally occurs in a two-phase process.
For example, imagine a clean sponge that represents your body and a bowl of pure, clean water that represent the nutrients and vitamins your body needs. If you first submerge the sponge in a bowl of muddy water (toxins) and then extract the “toxin-filled” sponge and place it into a bowl of pure, clean water, how much of the pure, clean water (nutrients) do you think it will be able to absorb? Not much, right? However, if you first thoroughly wring out the muddy water and clean it completely (detoxification through the liver) then submerge it into the clean water, you will obviously get much better results absorbing the nutrients your body needs.
That is the effect glutathione has on our liver and its ability to act as a detoxifier. With glutathione taking a central role in our daily detoxification program our liver has the means to extract the toxins from our cells. They are then more readily available to absorb nutrients and perform necessary functions that promote better health.
Everywhere in the body where free radicals are found causing you to get old or sick
Gluiathione mops them up and removes them. It is hightly concentrated in the lens of your eyes and protects them from damaging UV rays. Another example is the heart.
The enzyme gluiathion perioxidase detoxes the lipids that accumulate in the veins.
It can also be found detoxing the lungs from inhaled enviormental chemical
such as the ones found from Japan.
1. Koch D., “How to promote phase two liver detoxification.”
2. “Liver Detoxification Phase II Support.” http://www.diagnose-me.com/treat/T355489.html#G523

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The Aviation Ministry has revealed that a whopping $193 million would be needed for the start-up of a national carrier.
This amount, according to the Deputy minister of the sector, Mr. Kwabena Darko-Mensah, will not be sourced from government’s coffers but from the pockets of private investors.
“As a facilitator, we are not looking at using government’s money and even if we would do so, we are looking at it as a start-up that will be withdrawn back.
“Our whole idea is to get the private sector interested and involved in this process. A lot of private investors have shown interest,” he said on TV3’s morning show, yesterday.
Parliament had somewhere in 2017, given approval for the establishment of a national carrier intended to boost Ghana’s Aviation Industry.
Though the country has already seen two defeated phases of a state-owned airline― Ghana Airways and Ghana International Airlines, it is confident that the new airline will come to stay.
“We’ve gone far, we have registered the company and we have gotten a name, we have met stakeholders…we gave ourselves two years staring from May and we would work around that framework,” Mr. Darko-Mensah said.
For history not to repeat itself, the minister said the carrier would be solely managed by private sector after its setup by government.
He said; “The Ghana Airways problem was not an aircraft problem, it was a management problem, the indiscipline issues and these are the issues we want to get out of.”
Mr. Darko-Mensah said the government had a big agenda for the aviation sector since its importance to national development cannot be overemphasised
For this to happen, the minister said government is considering setting up an air cargo village in Tamale to improve agricultural export to other countries.
“We are also planning to do a new international airport in Takoradi because it serves the oil and gas industry and it is the number one contributor of national GDP,” he revealed.
All these, the minister said will be achieved by the NPP government by 2020.
“You can take this as a promise from me, we will do, we are in a hurry to do it,” he assured.
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Severe soft tissue infection (necrotizing fasciitis) is life threatening, is associated with prolonged hospital stay and carries high risk of long-term loss of function. Routine treatment consists of immediate surgical removal of infected tissue and administration of antibiotics. Use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or HBOT, in addition to surgery and antibiotics has been suggested as a way to minimize tissue loss, decrease the number of limb amputations and reduce death. The aim of HBOT is to increase the supply of oxygen to the site. This approach may be toxic to bacteria, may improve the effectiveness of antibiotics and can improve healing.
We searched the databases to September 2014. This Cochrane review found no high-quality trials to support or refute the use of HBOT in the treatment of individuals with necrotizing fasciitis. It should be noted that HBOT may very rarely result in serious adverse effects. Further studies are required to address the effectiveness of HBOT because currently it is provided as routine practice in some centres.
This systematic review failed to locate relevant clinical evidence to support or refute the effectiveness of HBOT in the management of necrotizing fasciitis. Good quality clinical trials are needed to define the role, if any, of HBOT in the treatment of individuals with necrotizing fasciitis.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves the therapeutic administration of 100% oxygen in a pressure chamber at pressures above one atmosphere absolute. This therapy has been used as an adjunct to surgery and antibiotics in the treatment of patients with necrotizing fasciitis with the aim of reducing morbidity and mortality.
To review the evidence concerning the use of HBOT as an adjunctive treatment for patients with necrotizing fasciitis (NF). Specifically, we wish to address the following questions.
1. Does administration of HBOT reduce mortality or morbidity associated with NF?
2. What adverse effects are associated with use of HBOT in the treatment of individuals with NF?
We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL); MEDLINE Ovid (1966 to September 2014); the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) Ovid (1982 to September 2014); EMBASE Ovid (1980 to September 2014); and the Database of Randomised Controlled Trials in Hyperbaric Medicine (DORCTHIM, M Bennett) (from inception to September 2014). In addition, we performed a systematic search of specific hyperbaric literature sources. This included handsearching of relevant hyperbaric textbooks; hyperbaric journals (Hyperbaric Medicine Review, South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal, European Journal of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine Journal); and conference proceedings of the major hyperbaric societies (Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society, European Underwater and Baromedical Society, International Congress of Hyperbaric Medicine).
We included all randomized and pseudo-randomized trials (trials in which an attempt at randomization has been made but the method was inappropriate, for example, alternate allocation) that compared the effects of HBOT with the effects of no HBOT (no treatment or sham) in the treatment of children and adults with necrotizing fasciitis.
We planned independent data collection by two review authors using standardized forms.
We found no trials that met the inclusion criteria.

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It was a devastating loss but the New England Patriots are clearly #notdone, according to Julian Edelman.
The wide receiver broke his post-Super Bowl silence on Wednesday to relay a message of hope for Patriots Nation via Instagram:
“Incredibly proud of this team,” Edelman said. “I’ve seen how much hard work these guys put in day in and day out. The chips didn’t fall our way this time, but the preparation and training for the 2018 season starts now. We’ll be back.”
Edelman was not on the field for Sunday’s devastating loss, as he continues to recover from an ACL injury that sidelined him for the season. His return to action next season is something Patriots fans can all get excited about.


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The first nest of endangered Kemp’s ridley turtle eggs rescued from Florida and Alabama Gulf Coast beaches threatened by the BP oil spill makes its way to the Kennedy Space Center. After incubation is complete, 22 baby turtles are released into the Atlantic Ocean off Kennedy. Among This Week’s other stories: the last external tank built for the Space Shuttle Program arrives in Florida from New Orleans; a Star Trek legend visits the Johnson Space Center; and the world’s first space partnership between the U.S. and the Soviet Union is remembered 30 years later.
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Governor Cuomo: "Give us the alternatives, but don't say to the people of this state, 'Either it's my way or the highway. Either it's my way or I turn off your gas.' I'm not going to allow New Yorkers to be extorted, Kristen. I was Attorney General of this state. My job is to protect consumers, protect the citizens of this state. National Grid's job is to protect its shareholders. I get it, but I'm not going to let the people of New York be bullied and exploited. I'm not going to do that. Not as long as I'm in this seat."
Earlier today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo was a guest on NY1 with Kristen Shaughnessy to discuss the letter issued to National Grid CEO John Pettigrew and President John Bruckner giving 14 days' notice of New York State's intent to revoke National Grid's certificate to operate its downstate gas franchise.
AUDIO of the interview is available here.
A rush transcript of the Governor's interview is available below:
Kristen Shaughnessy: Governor Andrew Cuomo joins us now by the phone. Governor thank you so much for joining us.
Governor Cuomo: Thank you for having me Kristen.
Kristen Shaughnessy: Let's talk first about the National Grid. The National Grid was refusing gas services or hooks ups to businesses and residents in Queens, Brooklyn, and on parts of Long Island as well. There was this fight over the Williams Pipeline which would connect New York to gas reserves in Pennsylvania. You have sent a letter this morning kind of lighting a fire under the executives at the National Grid. Tell us about that.
Governor Cuomo: The bottom line here is National Grid is a franchisee. They are licensed by the stat to provide service to the consumers of the state. What they have said is if they do not get this new pipeline approved, which as you said is a pipeline that goes from Pennsylvania to New York, which means New Jersey has to approve it and it has to be built. If they do not get this new gas pipeline then they cannot provide any new gas service and they enacted what they call a moratorium. And it has disastrous consequences, literally people who had turned off their gas for a short period of time to remodel their home cannot get their gas. There can't be any new development. I do not accept the premise that if there is no pipeline there is no gas. Their job was to provide a plan for future supply. That is one of their essential responsibilities. To say, well, we were hoping to get this pipeline and we really want a pipeline. And even though it could be stopped by other states and it could take a long time to build, that was our only plan. I think that was irresponsible and reckless. And there have to be alternatives to bring gas to New York City and Long Island. You can truck gas, you can barge gas, you can go to alternative energy supplies. So that is their job to do that and if they cannot do their job then we should get someone else.
Kristen Shaughnessy: Now critics are saying that this is a problem that you created by blocking the pipeline. National Grid saying the supply is less than the demand. The demands are exceeding the supply to bring natural gas here to New York. So why reject the pipeline if there is this clear supply problem?
Governor Cuomo: They want a pipeline. They want a 15 year contract to have a pipeline. Why? Because they're in the gas business, so the pipeline would secure their business - that's my opinion. We're moving to renewables - we're doing wind power, solar power, et cetera. They want to stay in the gas business, and what they're basically saying is, "If I don't get my pipeline, I'm turning off the gas." Now, even if we approve the pipeline, by the way, New Jersey has to approve the pipeline, it has to be built, there have to be no lawsuits - so it's very speculative at best. And there have to be alternatives to the pipeline, and then present those alternatives to New Yorkers. Say, "Look, either we build the pipeline, which a lot of environmentalists oppose, or we have to bring in trucks, we have to bring in barges, we have to build a new liquefied natural gas facility." Give us the alternatives, but don't say to the people of this state, "Either it's my way or the highway. Either it's my way or I turn off your gas." I'm not going to allow New Yorkers to be extorted, Kristen. I was Attorney General of this state. My job is to protect consumers, protect the citizens of this state. National Grid's job is to protect its shareholders. I get it, but I'm not going to let the people of New York be bullied and exploited. I'm not going to do that. Not as long as I'm in this seat.
Kristen Shaughnessy: The Public Service Commission regulates utilities like National Grid. Where is the status of that investigation?
Governor Cuomo: That is ongoing, and National Grid and all these utilities - you know they talk about too big to fail in corporations. This is the epitome of it. These utilities believe they have a license granted by God. They don't. They have a license granted by the people of the State of New York. And the people of the State of New York can revoke that license. And that's where we are.
Kristen Shaughnessy: PSC Chairman John Rhodes has that seat until 2021. Are you happy with the job he's doing? Do you want him to stay in that job?
Governor Cuomo: The PSC is conducting an investigation, and I'll let that go on, but my job as governor is to protect the people of New York, and I take that very seriously, and protect the consumers of New York. And I think National Grid has either failed to do its job by planning for future demands or they are playing a game with New Yorkers where they're trying to extort New Yorkers to get their pipeline built and this is not going to be a matter of extortion. Give New Yorkers the choice. We need a pipeline or we do this. But turning off the gas we're not going to allow that to happen. And if they can't come up with a plan to provide future gas supply, we'll find a utility who can. They're not the only utility in the world and a lot of companies would like to have this franchise, so they have 14 days to explain to the people of this state what the alternatives are and there can't be a moratorium. We're not going to stop building until they have it their way. That's not going to happen.
Kristen Shaughnessy: All right. Let's move on to other topics here. You want to add hundreds of transit officers to the subway stations to patrol those. Is that what New Yorkers want?
Governor Cuomo: Of course. You know we need a little common sense in the New York City discussion. What does a human body need? Oxygen or water. But you know, that's not really the choice, right? We need both. We need to be safe. We need public safety. We're a city and nation of laws and they have to be enforced and people need to be safe on the subways. We've invested a lot of money. The performance is getting better through the subway action plan but people have to feel safe. You have assaults on transit workers, you had more assaults over the weekend, you have these viral videos of people being assaulted, robberies are up. People have to be safe. Also, individual rights have to be respected. And that I think is the issue, Kristen. The relationship between the police and the community must be one of mutual respect and trust and that relationship is frayed and that's what's really going on.
Kristen Shaughnessy: What is the timeframe to add those officers and is there going to be additional training that takes place?
Governor Cuomo: Well, we talked about the MTA adding additional officers last year. This is not new. It's just the environment now, you've had these incidents with police and now people are saying we don't need anymore police. We need public safety. What they're really saying is we think the relationship between the police and the community is stressed and frayed. And that is true. And this new police commissioner coming in, that, I think, should be the new police commissioner's top priority, because it's not a choice of 'do you want to be safe?' or 'have more police.' Those of us who are old enough, fortunately or unfortunately, remember when this city was unsafe. And it starts in the subways, Kristen, that's where it starts, that's the canary in the coalmine. And New Yorkers need to be safe. People have to follow laws. If you want to change the law, change the law. But it can't be an individual decision whether or not you like the law and whether or not you're going to follow it. The real issue is the relationship between the police and the community, and that's what has to be fixed here.
Kristen Shaughnessy: We have about two minutes left, so let me get to two other topics. President Trump is in town today, he'll head back to Washington later. Your thoughts?
Governor Cuomo: If the President is in New York, I'd like him to speak to helping New Yorkers. During his administration, he hasn't done anything of note that has helped New York. He passed the SALT tax increase, he raised our taxes when I was lowering them. He hasn't helped us on the Gateway Tunnel, which connects the trains from New York to New Jersey. We needed help on LaGuardia Airport, we need help on the Second Avenue Subway. The President's pique at New York is because he got sued to release his taxes by the Attorney General and by the Manhattan District Attorney - that's what he's upset about. And he's lost both cases in court. That's a matter of law, that's not politics. And I'd like to see the President, rather than speak about his own personal animus, because he's offended that he got sued for not following the law, I'd like to see him actually talk about helping New Yorkers for a change rather than just what he feels.
Kristen Shaughnessy: We have about 10 seconds left, we just need to know your thoughts on Mayor Michael Bloomberg, he's filing today in Arkansas. Your thoughts on him running for president.
Governor Cuomo: I've worked with Mike, I like Mike. Democracy - anybody can run and then we'll see what happens. Some people think he's going to win, some people think that he is a destructive force. In the democratic primary, time will tell. Time will tell. Voters will tell. I have no crystal ball.
Kristen Shaughnessy: Governor Cuomo, we appreciate your time.
Governor Cuomo: Thank you, Kristen.


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Hotel Name: Art Hotel Hua Lamphong
Address: 428-430 Rong Mueang Road, Bangkok, Thailand.
I stayed at the Art Hotel Hua Lamphong in Bangkok. I booked it mainly for its proximity to Hua Lamphong, the main railway station of Bangkok. I had an evening train to catch and I wanted to have a room in the day time before the trip. I got a private room with shared bathroom for the rate of 450 THB ($13.17 USD), which is a good deal for Bangkok.
When I booked the location seemed familiar to me, and it turns out that I have stayed here before when it was the Train Guesthouse. The hotel/guesthouse was still in the process of transitioning and renovating when I visited.
My single room had a double bed and it was comfortable. a window view, air conditioning, and a sink.
The room was spacious enough and it had a cupboard to store items. There was only one power outlet though, so having a travel power strip is useful in this situation. There is free wifi at the hotel and I had a good connection during my stay.
The shared bathroom was small and cramped. The toilet doors are right up against the seat, and there is a little space between the shower and the wall. I noticed that one of the womens bathrooms was being completely renovated, so hopefully they are going to renovate the mens as well.
A free drinking water supply is something every hotel should do instead of having bottles.
And as the name of the hotel suggests, there is artwork all throughout the hotel.
There is no breakfast service here, but there are plenty of traveller cafes nearby.
Overall this was a good place to stay if you are looking for a budget room in Bangkok. Even if you aren’t getting the train this is one of my recommended neighbourhoods to stay in Bangkok. It’s close to the MRT Blue Line, putting you within 10 minutes of Sukhumvit Road, and you can walk to the Chinatown/Old City area from here.

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MAKING IT UP BOOK by Nicole Thompson
Taking a ‘fly on the wall’ approach, seeing how a photoshoot happened and the people behind the magic.
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Acclaimed makeup artist and global brand ambassador for M·A·C , Nicole Thompson, takes you on a visually creative journey to enhance your own beauty and inspire you to break the rules to be the most beautiful you, you can be.
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September 8th, 2017 by Puget Sound Zen Center
Actor and director Michael Barker stops by to discuss the connections between improv theater and Zen, and to play some improv games with Koshin.


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I made this lovely septum ring entirely from sterling silver. I used electricity to plate it with yellow gold.
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The Scottish IMechE Engineering Craft Competition is an annual event that brings together the best mechanical and electrical engineering apprentices in Scotland.
This year’s event - held on Thursday, June 18, and hosted by Peterhead Engineers Development Limited (PEDL) in Aberdeenshire - was no exception; with 20 of the top engineering trainees from 12 colleges and apprentice training centres throughout Scotland battling it out to win one of two coveted titles.
The competition, sponsored by Score Group plc and independent engineering society The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has been running for over 25 years and is open to every EAL (Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited, the awarding organisation for the engineering, manufacturing and building sectors) approved training centre in the country.
Each entrant is specially selected by their college or training centre to take part in the competition which tests the knowledge and skills that are gained during completion of the PEO (Performing Engineering Operations) Level 2 qualification.
At a pre-competition dinner entrants were told by Conrad Ritchie, managing director of Score (Europe) Limited, part of the Group funding the contest :“You are already winners having been selected to be here, you are all role models and you should be very proud of your achievements to date.”
This year saw competitors travelling from as far afield as DSRL Dounreay (Thurso) in the north and Border Engineering Training Association (Melrose) in the south.
Trainees completed a series of on-the-day practical and written tests, each opting to specialise in two chosen disciplines; vertical or CNC milling, centre lathe turning, bench fitting, electrical wiring or electronics.
All tests will now be marked and independently verified to determine which trainees will be awarded the esteemed first and second placed prizes for both the Mechanical and Electrical categories. Score Group plc will host an awards ceremony for the winners and representatives of their employers/training centres later on this year.
Caroline Milne, Operations Director at PEDL said: “PEDL embraced the opportunity to host such an exceptional competition, showcasing the very best of Scotland’s young engineering faculty.
“The level of craft skill and knowledge demonstrated by the apprentices was testimony to the excellent training that is being delivered by the respective training providers.
“Modern Apprenticeships delivered in partnership between Skills Development Scotland (SDS), employers and training providers are a clear demonstration of the commitment to growing and supporting young talent in all areas of the United Kingdom.”
The competition remains the toughest title in Scotland for first year engineering apprentices to win.


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Jeremy recently photographed friends of Jim Walrod wearing vintage Helmut Lang for the new issue of FAT Magazine. View Jeremy’s full portfolio here.
Richard recently photographed this wonderful story for Elle Decor at the Double RL Ranch celebrating Ralph Lauren and his 50 years of work in the fashion industry. Read the story here and check out more of Richard’s photography here.
View Tommaso’s full portfolio here.
Christopher recently photographed Saint-Louis crystal in the French village of Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche for the new issue of Hole & Corner. View Christopher’s full portfolio here.
Matthew recently photographed filmmaker Gary Hustwitt for the new issue of Disegno Magazine. View Matthew’s full portfolio here.
Photographer Pieter Estersohn will be talking with Margaret Russell to celebrate the publication of LIFE ALONG THE HUDSON: The Historic Country Estates of the Livingston Family on September 27th at the Rizzoli Bookstore in NYC beginning at 6:15pm with a book signing to follow. View Pieter’s full portfolio here.
Christopher recently photographed the Connecticut family retreat of designer Alexandra Champalimaud and her husband Bruce Schnitzer for T Magazine. View Christopher’s full portfolio here and check out the article over at the NY Times.


The inauguration of new enlightenment of the Basilica is going to accur at 7:30 pm.
A Saturday rich of events thanks to Assisi Pax Mundi. The Franciscan Sacred Music International Festival goes on with a series of musical events and much more. The concert for pipe organ by Massimiliano Raschietti is going to occur at midday in the Santa Maria sopra Minerva Church. The “Maria SS Consolatrice” Chorus together with the young artists of “Aurora” Chorus will perform themselves at 4:30 pm in San Pietro Church.
Don’t miss the great inauguration of new eco-save enlightenment of the Basilica of Saint Francesco at 7:30 pm.
After this last moment, it will be the turn of the big final concert (free as all events of the festival): it will occur at 8:30 pm in the Upper Church of San Francesco. All eleven chorus that participated to the festival are going to attend. A very exciting appointment.


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It started off with a tour of the production building. Trainer Andreas Kusche explained the production of progressive cavity pumps to the schoolgirls at the individual workstations. After the tour through the pump assembly and a short introduction by the SEEPEX trainees, the schoolgirls had to take matters into their own hands in the training workshop. Pump joints were assembled, filed, grained and measured.
"Days like Girls' Day are a good opportunity to introduce pupils to SEEPEX as a potential employer and to promote technical education. In order to also get girls interested in technical careers, we are happy to accept such opportunities," says Melanie Frank, Human Resources at SEEPEX.


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A 'Romeo and Juliet' to die for / Stuttgart Ballet production a soaring match for Prokofiev score
Published 4:00 am, Saturday, March 29, 2003
Sergei Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" is by far the most satisfying ballet score of the 20th century, and its interpretive possibilities for dance are vast. If John Cranko's version is not perfect, it comes close.
Cranko created it for La Scala in 1958 and refined it for his own Stuttgart Ballet in 1962, conquering Germany and the rest of the world with what would become one of the more splendid staples of classical ballet. Four decades on, the late Cranko's masterpiece remains a thrilling spectacle. His company, under the direction of Cranko's muse Reid Anderson, is one of the treasures of the dance world.
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The Stuttgart Ballet returned to the Bay Area on Thursday night for a rare visit to Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley. Even on Zellerbach's cramped stage, which more than once occasioned a near train wreck for dancers, the revelations were many: not just of the eternal freshness of this "Romeo and Juliet" but also of the dramatic charms of the new generation of Stuttgart dancers.
The familiar story's warring households, "both alike in dignity," were finely edged in gestures and steps. The lithe Sue Jin Kang, for many the only familiar face among the principals, offered a lovely transition from gawky teen to young woman transformed by love: in her bearing, her placement, her smile. The handsome Filip Barankiewicz's Romeo was the embodiment of bliss from the moment he first touched Juliet's hands to his face. If their dancing together seemed not quite ideal, their individual performances were touching and the Balcony Scene -- the most effective of any version since Leonid Lavrovsky's original -- was ravishing.
Thomas Lempertz's Mercutio was a clown more over the top than most -- think Roberto Benigni with a perfect pirouette -- all of which made his death at Tybalt's hand a devastating shock. But the real find was Ibrahim Onal as the darkest and most electrifying Tybalt in my experience. Cruel and almost insolently sexy, his line impeccably pure, Onal, who also is learning the title role of Cranko's
"Onegin," owned the stage with the sort of star power that can't be taught.
The ballet boasts a noble history. The original 1938 choreography of "Romeo and Juliet" by Ivo Vana Psota for the Brno Ballet has been lost, but Lavrovsky's 1940 production for the Kirov and later the Bolshoi Ballet was preserved on film with his original doomed lovers, Galina Ulanova and Konstantin Sergeyev. Lovingly restored to the Bolshoi repertory in 2000, it is the finest ballet of the Soviet era and one of the greatest works for the stage of the 20th century.
The New World's first production came in 1953 with Alberto Alonso's defiantly neoclassical version for his sister-in-law, Alicia Alonso. Prokofiev's masterpiece reached the United States in 1956 in a touring production of Sir Frederick Ashton's very British staging. Since the 1970s, when American audiences first enjoyed Cranko's Stuttgart version with the incomparable Marcia Haydee and Richard Cragun, many other productions have captivated audiences: Kenneth MacMillan's for the Royal Ballet and later for the American Ballet Theater, Ashton's version for the Royal Danish Ballet restaged by Peter Schaufuss for the English National Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev's striking staging for several companies and even a surrealistic version by Oscar Araiz that boasted twin Juliets.
Yuri Grigorovich replaced the Lavrovsky version with his own athletic "Romeo and Juliet" during the last years of the Soviet empire. The Joffrey Ballet retired the Araiz production and then became the first American company to have Cranko's version. The Bay Area has seen a glut on the "Romeo and Juliet" front: productions by Michael Smuin, Dennis Nahat, Ronn Guidi and Helgi Tomasson for the various local companies. Certainly the most fascinating "Romeo and Juliet" seen here so far has been Angelin Preljocaj's devastating political deconstruction for the Opera de Lyon, presented by Cal Performances.
The Lavrovsky version stands apart, at once timeless and so much of its age,
perhaps the perfect match of music and movement in retelling Shakespeare's tale. None other has rivaled it until Cranko's, which kept Lavrovsky's unsettling Pillow Dance and other Soviet touches but clarified the action through Cranko's sublime fusion of gesture and movement. Seeing today's Stuttgart Ballet in Cranko's version is a pleasure. Not for the first time, this "Romeo and Juliet" seems to be the freshest and the youngest, perhaps the truest to the Shakespearean spirit. This is a great ballet.
Stuttgart Ballet: Dancing John Cranko's "Romeo and Juliet" accompanied by members of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Tuggle. 8 tonight in Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley. Tickets: $36-$56. (510) 642-9988, www.calperfs.berkeley.edu .


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Mustafizur best debutant of 2015
Three years ago Mustafizur Rahman, like any other aspiring fast bowler, arrived in Dhaka and constantly hunted for opportunities to play professional cricket. He approached coaches and clubs until he was noticed.
Three years on and he has been voted the debutant of the year 2015 by ESPNCricinfo, the world's most sought-after cricketing website.
The transitions in the left-hander's career have been quick. With every match he played, his responsibility grew and the beauty about it all was that he managed to shoulder that responsibility.
From being a mere youngster thrown into the side against the mighty Pakistanis in 2015, he has gone on to become the go-to bowler in the national team. And his rise has been noticed by the entire world.
With the entire Bangladesh team displaying an attacking brand of cricket, there are plenty of aspects that opponents these days tend to focus on while playing against them, but the most prominent among them has been the Mustafizur factor.
It's something that India and Sri Lanka pondered about during the Asia Cup and it's something that every side in the World Cup will have a special plan for.
The numbers he recorded in 2015 were phenomenal and that was the main reason why he was voted the best newcomer.
He played nine ODIs, scalped 26 wickets and finished with an average of 12.34. When it comes to bowlers having bowled at least 70 overs in 2015, his bowling average remains the best. These numbers were recorded against the likes of Pakistan, India and South Africa.
Mustafizur has begun his career with a bang. However, the best part about the calm-headed pacer is that he is continuing the good run. Bangladeshi players are often guilty of fading away from international cricket after a short period of fame, but with the case of Mustafizur, at least for now, the scenario seems completely different.
The one thing that seems certain is that he never seems content. Just being able to bowl the odd cutter did not seem enough for him. And so he went on to learn another version of the slower delivery, the one that he uses frequently against left-handers.
To add to that, he has improved quite a bit in terms of swinging the ball and is also able to fire in yorkers when required. He is a skilled bowler who seems to understand the game well.
With a long road ahead, one only hopes that the left-hander's hunger to yearn for more remains.
Mustafizur wasn't the only one to be acknowledged. Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar were awarded the batting pair of the year under the openers category in ODIs. In 10 partnerships, Sarkar and Tamim put together 540 runs with three century stands at an average of 54. The impact that their partnership had on the team was the highest amongst all. In terms of numbers their partnership factor was 51.12 which was far better than the second highest pair of Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill, who averaged 39.94.


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The magnitude 7.7 earthquake with its epicenter in an area of southeastern Turkey near the border with Syria, which caused more than 1,500 deaths and 7,000 injuries on Monday, is the most serious registered in Turkey so far in the 21st century.
But also, with
ten affected provinces
, from the Adana plains on the Mediterranean coast to 2,500-meter peaks in Malatya, this earthquake is not only one of the strongest but also one
of the most extensive in many decades.
The epicenter was located in Pazarcik, in the province of Kahramanmaras, according to the Turkish emergency service Afad, although the Kandilli seismic observatory locates it in Sofalici, in the neighboring province of Gaziantep, about 40 kilometers further south.
The city of Gaziantep, capital of one of the two most affected provinces, which with two million inhabitants is the ninth largest city in the country, is one of the main centers of commerce in southern Anatolia, located on a plateau 800 meters high. altitude north of the Syrian border.
Rescuers search for survivors under the rubble in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Monday.
It hosts a third of the
1.5 million Syrian refugees
residing in the provinces affected by the quake and is the main crossing point for trade with Syria.
Adana, the country's seventh-largest city and one of its main industrial hubs, located 170 kilometers to the west on the Mediterranean coastal plain, has also suffered damage, when a 14-story building collapsed.
More serious were the consequences in the mountainous province of Kahramanmaras, with a million inhabitants, and in Malatya, located at an altitude of 1,000 meters at the foot of a mountain range that reaches 2,500 meters.
Difficult rescues under the snow
The heavy snowfall in this area, with temperatures below zero, complicate the rescue and aggravate the situation of the survivors.
Even in Diyarbakir, considered the "capital" of Kurdish-populated regions in southeastern Anatolia, several buildings collapsed, although the city of more than a million is 250 kilometers east of the epicenter.
But through here runs
the eastern Anatolian fault line,
which separates the tectonic plates of the Anatolian highlands from the Arabian plains and extends to Adana in the Mediterranean.
Along this fault, many dozens of earthquakes of up to 6 degrees of magnitude have been recorded during the last century, and seven of between 6 and 7 degrees, but none of the destructive force that Monday's had.
Turkey's largest earthquakes have been on the Bitlis-Zagros fault, which runs from the eastern end of Anatolia into the mountains of Iran, and on the northern Anatolian fault, which runs along the Black Sea coast and reaches to the Sea of Marmara, south of Istanbul.
The first is responsible for the 7.2-magnitude Van earthquake that left more than 600 dead in 2011, and the second was the cause of the 7.6-magnitude Izmit earthquake, which in 1999 devastated this city located 80 kilometers east of Istanbul and caused more than 17,000 deaths.
The deadliest, in 1999
The deadliest earthquake in the last 50 years in Turkey, measuring 7.4, occurred on August 17, 1999 with an epicenter in Izmir, in the northwest of the country, and left some
500,000 homeless, and 45,000 injured. and 15 million affected.
This Monday is also
the second strongest earthquake in 100 years
, after the one that shook Erzincan, in eastern Turkey, on December 26, 1939, measuring 7.8.
That earthquake left
more than 32,000 dead
and caused a tsunami in the Black Sea, located about 160 kilometers from the epicenter.
During the last 50 years there are no precedents in Syria for an earthquake that has caused as many victims and damage as the one registered this Monday.
Russia-Ukraine war: the sanctions of the European Union on the import of Russian oil began to apply
Strong warning from the Pope: "There are wars everywhere that cause the self-destruction of the world"


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text: For isolation, enumeration and differentiation of members of Enterobacteriaceae. EMB AGAR or EOSIN METHYLENE BLUE AGAR, LEVINE is used for isolation, enumeration and differentiation of Enterobacteriaceae. This dehydrated medium is irradiated with dosage **25 kGy – 68kGy which is sufficient and adequate to eliminate sterility assurance level (SAL) of 10-6 (10-12). Whereas, a minimum dose of 25 kGy is desired for microbial control or sterilization10. First EMB was introduced by Holt - Harris and Teague in 1916 to differentiate Escherichia spp. and Aerobacterspp. Later, modified by Levine in 1918 who has increased the Lactose content by removing Sucrose from the formula. The medium contains Peptic digest of animal tissue source of carbon and nitrogen for the growth of microorganisms. Lactose is the fermentable carbohydrates. Differentiation of enteric bacteria is possible due to the presence of the sugars lactose in the EMB agar and the ability of certain bacteria to ferment lactose in the medium. Lactose-fermenting gram-negative bacteria (generally enteric) acidify the medium, and under acidic conditions the dyes produce a dark purple complex which is usually associated with a green metallic sheen. Dipotassium phosphate is the buffer. Eosin Y and Methylene blue are dyes that combine to form a complex at an acid pH. Small amounts of this dye effectively inhibit the growth of most gram-positive bacteria. Eosin is a dye that responds to changes in pH, going from colorless to black under acidic conditions. At a sufficiently low pH, strong lactose fermenters such as Escherichia coliproduce colonies with a green metallic sheen. This metallic green sheen is an indicator of vigorous lactose fermentation ability typical of fecal coliforms. A smaller amount of acid production, which is a result of slow fermentation (by slow lactose-fermenting organisms), gives a brown-pink coloration of growth. Colonies of non-lactose fermenters appear as translucent or pink. Agar is the solidifying agent.


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- Popular Nigerian comedian and Buhari-lookalike, MC Tagwaye, and his identical twin brother recently had fans drooling
- The handsome duo were spotted dancing together in a heartwarming video as they competed against each other
- Both brothers wanted to know which of them was the better dancer but many fans were more surprised that the comedian had a twin
Popular Nigerian comedian, MC Tagwaye, had fans leaving interesting comments over his recent video with his identical twin brother.
Taking to his official Instagram page, the Buhari-lookalike comedian posted a clip of himself and his identical twin brother dancing.
Both brothers moved to popular TikTok sound, Bad Man Looking Good in Dior by Ekene as they competed against each other.
MC Tagwaye and his brother looked very sharp in nice native outfits as they showed off their dance steps and let fans decide who the better dancer was.
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In his caption, MC Tagwaye wrote:
“Who won? Choose your dance tutor today wisely.”
See the heartwarming video below:
Internet users react
Not long after the video was posted online, it went viral and internet users had a lot to say about it.
Many people were very surprised to discover that MC Tagwaye is a twin while others gushed over how good they looked beside each other.
Read some of their comments below:
“Rich people dance.”
“Tagwaye means TWIN in hausa.”
“Can't imagine the mother's joy o. This is beautiful to watch talk more of owning them .”
“The fact that he Ibo trips me.”
“2 buhari I love his comedy sha.”
“It's the softness of the dance for .”
“Softest dance ever.”
“I LOVE identical twins ❤❤.”
“There’s two of him.”
MC Tagwaye shows off beautiful baby
Nigerian comedian, MC Tagwaye, has been ushered into the club of fathers as he recently welcomed a beautiful baby girl with his wife.
The comedian dropped an adorable video on his page where he unveiled his daughter's face as well as the process leading up to her birth.
The video showed some of the family members who came to celebrate with the new parents as well as adorable baby moments.

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Nrityavarsha Dance Academy students had their very own production - Navarasa which was a total hit
Nrityavarsha Dance Students were a part of Ramlila theatrical musical in Nov 2023
Nrityavarsha Dance Students were invited to perform at various Elementary schools in RRISD and AISD during Spring 2023
Students of Nrityvarsha Dance Academy performed Tarana at India Dance Fest May 2023
Students of NrityaVarsha dance academy were invited to perform by Austin Civic Orchestra for Orchestra Sings! The dance to live orchestra music (Composition “RAAM TORI MAYA” by renowned composer Reena Esmail) was performed in front of 400+ students of Austin ISD at the AISD Performing Arts centre.
NrityaVarsha Dance Academy students performed at KalaSewa 2022 classical dance performances.
NrityaVarsha Dance Academy students performed at KalaSewa 2020 classical dance performances.
Nrityavarsha students performing classical and non-classical at the Austin Nautanki Charity event April 2019
Curated and Directed Jhankaar 2017 - a fundraising concert for CRY America
Kathak Dance Performance for the Austin Spurs Basketball game February 2017 at the H-E-B Center, Cedar Park.
Choreographed Kathak on the song Aruni Kirani for the South Asian New Year Festival at Zilker Park April 2016.
Danced and Choreographed Lavani show and directed/choreographed a musical in Kathak for AMM's Roupyavishkaar August 2015
Curated and Directed "Jhankaar - Kathak Recital 2014" - first Kathak concert of Nrityavarsha Dance Academy in Austin.
Choreographed Kathak fusion on Natrang from film Natrang.
Choreographed and performed a Rajasthani and Bollywood medley for the AMM Diwali event.
Choreographed and performed a Kathak group dance at the South Asian Festival, Zilker Park, Austin with all my students.
Won first prize for Manmohini dance at AMM tak dhina dhin Dance festival.
Choreographed Dheem Ta Dare for Austin Marathi Mandal Ganesh Festival 2011
Choreographed and performed for Asian Festival at Zilker Park and Pohela Boisakh, Austin, Texas 2011
Choreographed and performed for Taste of India 2010, at Texas Christian Association, Austin
Choreographed and won the IRCC Indian Idol Dance trophy, 1st place, Florida 2009 at the IRCC Idol Talent Show in Cooper City, Florida.
Choreographed and co-ordinated dance: “Aika Dajiba” for Ekal Vidyalaya, Hollywood, Florida.
Performed various dance segments at the Jazz Yatra on March 22nd 2008, for the Sahara organization for distressed women.
Choreographed a Kathak medley for my students, “Aja Nachle” at the Sindhi Association Florida.
Choreographed “Dholi Taaro Dhol Baaje” for a group of 6 students at the IRCC Diwali Show.
Performed a Bollywood medley for Maharashtra Mandal 2006.
Performed in a Naatak (theatrical play) in Marathi called, “Navra vikane aahe”.
Performed in a professional Gujrathi theatrical play called, “Kaana e’ maari aankh” in Pigeon Forge, Atlanta and Tennessee, Florida (2006).
Choreographed and performed a remix Bollywood dance at Florida Atlantic University, Annual Festival of 2006. Choreographed and performed a Goa dance, “Me hai koli”, at the Association of Americans in India, South Florida Chapter (AIA), Independence Day Festival 2006.
Choreographed and performed a remix Bollywood song at the Bangladesh Festival 2006.
Choreographed and participated in a Fashion Show at the 2005, Maharashtra Mandal, South Florida. Performed series of dances in the fashion show.
Performed a kathak dance, “Kahe Chhed mohe” in the year 2005 at the Maharashtra Mandal of South Florida, 2005.
Choreographed and performed a series of dances for 20 students at the Indian Festival of the Association of Americans in India, South Florida Chapter (AIA).
Performed various dance segments including Kathak, Lawni, Rajasthani as well as Bollywood at the Asian Cultural and Food Fair 2006, Delray Beach, Florida.
Performed Rajasthani, Lawni, Kathak, etc at the West Palm Beach, Florida, India Fest for the following years 2006, 2005 and 2004 respectively.
Performed at the Inauguration Festival of Pune Festival, India in the years 2000 and 1999. In the year 2000, I teamed up with Sharwari Jamenis and performed “Lawani Kathak Jugalbandi”, choreographed by Nikita Moghe and in 1999; I performed a Lawani, “Kunya gaavacha aala paakharu” again choreographed by Nikita Moghe.
Performed at the Nashik Festival, India in the year 2001.
Performed a series of dances at the Indian Independence Day Festival called as “Bharat Maajha mahaan” in Pune, India for Pune Festival organization in the year 2000.
Hosted a program in English broadcasted on Sun TV, India in the year 1998. Played a small role in “Sant Rohidaas”, a regularly broadcasted televised soap on Doordarshan Television in the year 1997


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This was a tough one to say who the inspiration was from because Melissa Phillips did the video but she did it for Papertrey Ink. The girls on the design team take turns doing the Make it Monday video's. If you are like me and you learn easiest buy watching this is something you may want to check out every Monday, and papertrey ink has great stamps and dies too :)
Here is a link to the video that gave me the inspiration for this card.
I did do things a little different from how Melissa did them. First I did not have a triangle die, I suggest you get one, I used a ray die from Taylored Expression that I already had and it didn't match up right because the rays aren't exact triangles. I also didn't leave my background plain which I think might be better so it doesn't take away from my flowers. and I didn't use any dimensional tape to keep it more mailable.
I used a brayer with ink over the backside of the embossing folder, so that the embossed leaves would have the color instead of the background. I hand stitched the felt flowers to the center for the flowers.
Spellbinders -- Blossom (Big cutouts) and Cherry blossom(for the little flower centers cut with felt) dies
Cuttlebug -- Leafy Branch
David Tutera -- Celebrate sentiments
Taylored expressions -- Ray of Sunshine die
We have had a bit cooler weather lately, but next week will be warming up again, it is nice not to go from winter right to HOT summer like past years, like to enjoy a little bit of spring in there. Hope you all are having a good week.
Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and for leaving your comments, I really appreciate that.

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First off, I totally adore the awkwardness of this video. The hesitant facial expressions, the dorky dance moves.. all of it. It makes them so human. And it was shot at Jean Paul Gaultier's house. He looks like a sly cheshire cat at the beginning. Oh sorry, did I mention Dragonette was Canadian? Yea, she is kick ass.
I am totally impressed with a few etsy shops I have come across. I saw a thread on the TFS and decided to waste some time clicking links. This shop is pretty amazing: reddoll. I can post more of my favourite shops if you would like. I have 6 saved on my bookmark bar.
And I'm aware this is tres late, but here are a few of my favourite shots of the Chanel Couture Collection. My friend H told me to take a look at it, so I actually spent a couple days getting back into my girly side in order to appreciate it to my full capacity. The collection makes me think of Harajuku girls sent to study in France, during the early 1900's. I totally dig that.
images taken from absolutely oblivious
Tis all for now my lovelies! Thank you for all the sweet comments. TTYS


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I am a sucker for a good creamsicle orange. I broke my no-buy to bring Sinful Colors Orange Cream home with me from Walgreen's the other day. I stopped in to get milk (and not-so-secretly hope they had SC's new Sugar Rush Collection on display) and I just could not resist this one. At only two bucks, I'm gonna cheat and say it doesn't count!
I didn't really see it in the bottle, but on the nail, Orange Cream has a pretty, subtle shimmer to it. It's nice to have a polish with surprise shimmer for once, instead of the dreaded vanishing shimmer that can be so common with these lighter shades. The formula is on the streaky side, but still workable. I used three coats here.
This is a lovely polish, especially for spring. It's got that very appealing pastel softness that is so perfect for the season. I am so ready to be done with all this snow! I can't wait to wear all my bright polishes, strappy sandals and spring dresses.


Mann v. City of Chicago, Nos. 15 CV 9197, 13 CV 4531, 2017 WL 3970592 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 8, 2017)
Plaintiffs sued the City of Chicago and the Chicago police alleging that they had been wrongfully arrested, detained and prosecuted and that they were abused at “off the books” detention centers without access to counsel. Although the parties agreed on search terms and the majority of custodians, they “reached an impasse” as to which custodians in the Mayor’s Office should be searched, including the Mayor himself. Because the court found the information sought would be relevant and because Defendant did not establish the alleged burden of the request—failing to provide even an estimate—the court granted in part Plaintiffs’ motion to compel, including their request to add the Mayor. In so deciding, the court also noted several proportionality factors, including the importance of the issues at stake and the plaintiffs’ lack of access to the requested information.
In these consolidated cases, Plaintiffs sought to establish the City’s liability for their alleged wrongful detention at an undisclosed facilities and thus sought to include custodians from the Mayor’s Office in the search for responsive materials in the course of Monell discovery (related to establishing municipal liability). The City proposed to search the emails of the two members of the Mayor’s staff “responsible for liasoning” with the police department and to “leave ‘the door open’” for additional custodians, but otherwise resisted Plaintiffs’ request claiming undue burden and Plaintiffs’ failure to “provide any grounds to believe that the proposed custodians” were involved with the police department’s policies and practices.
Summarizing broadly, the court concluded that in addition to agreed-upon staff liaisons, the Mayor and his “upper level staff” may also have responsive information justifying a search of their email. Addressing the alleged burden of the search, the court reasoned that the City did not “offer any specifics or even a rough estimate about the burden” and was unconvinced by the City’s argument that “it is impossible to determine how many emails there may be ‘unless the City actually runs the searches and collects the material.’” Rather, the court reasoned that the City should have provided “an estimate of the burden” and that “other Rule 26 factors—the importance of the issues and of the discovery in resolving the issues, and the parties’ relative access to information and their resources—weigh[ed] in favor of allowing discovery of more than just the two custodians proposed by the City.” However, the court declined to compel the search of four proposed custodians based on their “short tenure” or the “time during which the person held the position,” concluding the requested searches were “not proportional to the needs of the case.”
A full copy of the court’s opinion and order is available here.


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Monday, March 9, 2015
Nazi Flags With the Ukrainian Army
There are an increasing amount of Nazi flags and Nazi-ism connected to the Ukrainian Army. People keep saying it's Opelchenzi(separatists)that are Nazis and I thought it would be good to have them connected all in one place so that people could see that this is pretty widespread. I keep running across these photos all the time. I will post more when I find them.

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This handsome hunk is Knuckles!!
Knuckles is a 55lb. 3-year-old male Black-Tri Australian Shepherd with a fabulous tail.Two words to describe him the best......Beautiful and Loving!The smile and the loves are contagious!
I love to run and be outdoors, play with my toys (the squeaker the better) and the harder the toy (I like to hear it bang on the floor) the better! Oh boy the antlers to chew, fetch is fun but it’s 50/50 if I bring the ball back (hehe). Friends! I love my friends but I play hard and fast so they need my silly energy to keep up.
Foster Mom says if I get too silly (bad doggie behavior) she will pull out the whistle. I know what that means…. settle down Knuckles. I am a great listener and also respectful and mindful of other dogs personal space when they don’t want to play with me.
I love being with my people. I am housebroken and I won’t chew up your belongings!I will sleep in a kennel all night but I like to be in your bedroom please.I love to learn and my foster mom uses positive reinforcement which works the best for me. I get a lot of love and patience because I want to please.
I know sit, stay, come and I’m working hard on off, down and my recall is good too.When I came into rescue I had some terrible itching but since being on a grain free diet it has stopped! Right now, I am eating Taste of the Wild.
I will need a fenced yard please. I live with a kitty and when he runs I run too. Foster mom says that is a no-no. So, no kitty’s for me.I have not been around small children but I am quite the handful of energy and I’m afraid I may accidentally knock them down.
I am neutered, up to date on my Rabies, Distemper, Bordetella, Fecal tested and treated. I am micro-chipped and take my monthly preventatives of Heartgard and Frontline.I am being fostered in the Columbia, Missouri area.
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On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron promised his support for Ukraine’s campaign to join the EU. His support came during a visit to the country with the leaders of Germany, Romania and Italy.
“We support all four statuses as immediate candidates for accession,” Macron told a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his country’s armed forces into Ukraine on February 24, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has asked EU leaders for a swift entry into the 27-nation political and trade bloc.
His wishes have been discussed at EU meetings, but several governments have expressed their reservations and warned against joining the group too quickly.
But even if Ukraine’s candidate status were to be approved, it is expected to take place under strict conditions.
“This status will be accompanied by a roadmap and will also take into account the situation in the Balkans and the neighboring area, in particular Moldova,” said Macron, whose national powers will be examined this weekend in the second round of parliamentary elections.
The French president took the lead when he responded to the media after talks with Zelensky due to France’s role as the EU’s interim leadership nation.
“We are ready to work for our state to become a full member of the EU,” Zelensky said. “Ukrainians have already earned the right to go this route and get this candidate status.”
The run-up to next week’s EU summit in Brussels is likely to be marked by broad pages from the Kremlin over EU expansion in the wake of Finland and Sweden renouncing decades of neutrality and seeking membership in NATO’s military alliance.
In another gesture of defiance against Russia, Macron said his country would supply another six Caesar long-range self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine to bring the total number to 18.
Scholz said Germany would also continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine.
“We support Ukraine with arms deliveries,” he said in response to criticism that his country had pulled the trigger over arms shipments. We will keep deliveries going for as long as needed. “
Draghi praised EU unity during the conflict.
“We are at a turning point in our history,” he said. “Every day, the Ukrainian people are defending the values of democracy and freedom that underpin the European project, our project.
“We can not hesitate, delaying this process. We must create a community of peace, prosperity and rights that unites Kyiv with Rome, Paris, Berlin and all the other countries that share this project.”
“The most important message for our visit is that Italy wants Ukraine to join the EU.”


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A MAN has appeared before magistrates facing charges of attempted burglary and handling stolen goods.
Daniel Paul, 23, is alleged to have attempted to enter a property on St Peter’s Crescent in Kirkheaton with intent to steal.
He faces another charge of dishonestly receiving stolen goods, a Blackberry mobile worth £200.
Finally Paul, of New Laithe Close in Lowerhouses, is alleged to have breached a non-molestation order.
He will be tried on the attempted burglary and handing stolen goods matters at the crown court.
The alleged breach of the none-molestation order will stay in the magistrates’ court for trial.
Magistrates were told that the order was taken out on March 16 by Paul’s ex-partner Charlotte Hutchinson.
Vanessa Schofield, prosecuting, said that one of the conditions of the order was that Paul stayed away from her.
But on January 3, police attended Miss Hutchinson’s home and found him hiding in the drawer of a child’s divan bed.
At the time Paul was subject to court bail, charged with breaching the order on a previous occasion and assaulting his ex.
Magistrates remanded Paul in custody until February 9 when he will appear by prison video link.