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Want to be ‘Vajazzled’?
Women in the recent years have become more beauty conscious than they were some decades ago. Grooming has become one of the top priorities for the women of today and the latest techniques like Brazilian waxing and ‘vajazzles’ have thus become famous in the recent years.
Sprucing and beautifying the intimate parts of their bodies has also become a daily ritual. Naturally, a lot of injuries are caused to the intimate parts of women. It has increased almost five times, according to a recent report.
Although, 70 percent of the hospital admissions in the US are men, injuries on women are on an all time high, largely due to practices like Brazilian waxing and ‘vajazzles’ . ‘Vajazzles’ are -crystal ‘tattoos’ or stamps that are stuck onto the skin near the personal parts of the body.
Women usually face cuts and infections due to shaving or grooming pubic hair whereas men endure many different levels of genital injuries, according to lead researcher Dr Benjamin Breyer , as reported by Daily Mail.
“The last few years have seen a dramatic increase in these types of injuries in women, and a second study that was recently published by the same UCSF group found that these types of injuries increased five-fold between 2002 and 2010,” he said.
A survey was done by the doctors at the University of California, San Francisco , that showed that around 16,000 people from across US ended up in emergency rooms due to injuries to their private parts. The data was collected from the period of 2002 to 2010.
Brazilian waxing and vajazzles sales in UK have gone up by many folds after it was made famous by the TV show called ‘The Only Way Is Essex.’ Dr Breyer believes that women should firstly be taught to safely groom themselves before ‘beautifying’ themselves, as reported by Daily Mail.
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CHICAGO (CBS) — Cheers early to the weekend on Friday morning (and all day) with some coffee deals in honor of National Coffee Day – Sept. 29!
Whether you drink your coffee black or with cream and sugar, hot or iced, or you get your caffeine boost from expresso, Friday is the day for you.
Here are some places celebrating the glory of the coffee bean:
– Dunkin’ Donuts is offering buy one, get one free coffees. To celebrate National Coffee Day the chain is giving away a free medium cup of hot coffee, with every purchase of a medium or large hot coffee.
– McDonald’s is offering $2 any medium McCafe coffee drink. They are also running an app-exclusive offer. Customers can receive a free McCafe drink with any purchase made through the McDonald’s app.
– Krispy Kreme is celebrating National Coffee Day all weekend long by offering a free hot or iced coffee from Sept. 29 until Oct. 1.
– Peet’s Coffee is throwing a sale in honor of the caffeine holiday. Customers will receive 25 percent off all coffee bean purchases. Plus, with every coffee bean purchase guests will receive a free cup of coffee.
– The holiday is so sweet that even Cinnabon is participating. The chain best known for its cinnamon rolls is offering free 12-ounce coffees on Friday.
– 7-Eleven is also celebrating all weekend long with a free any-size cup of coffee if you join their 7Rewards program from Sept. 29 until Oct. 1
– Caribou Coffee is giving back on National Coffee Day. Ten percent of sales on Friday and throughout the month of October will be donated to the nonprofit Cancer Care.
– Illy is offering 5 coffees for the price of 4 and other deals found on their website.
– Coffee Beanery an online coffee bean retailer is offering free shipping until midnight on all orders with promo code BESTCOFFEE17.
– Keurig is giving a special discount to customers who purchase pods and bagged coffee through their website. If you use the coupon code CELEBRATE, you can get 20 percent off. There’s also free shipping with purchases of $39 or more.
– High Brew and Lyft: In honor of National Coffee Day, Lyft has partnered with High Brew Cold Brew Coffee. Riders can receive a free coffee during their Lyft ride in the following cities: Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, and Philadelphia. The coffee company is offering up a sweet variety of flavors, including its signature Mexican Vanilla and Double Espresso flavors.
The two companies are also holding a giveaway for an office-wide coffee break and $50 Lyft credit when customers use the hashtag #LyftwithHighBrew.


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ABC News published this video item, entitled “Supreme Court deals setback to Biden climate agenda” – below is their description.
The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to the Biden administration’s climate agenda. Dr. Cedric Rutland of the American Lung Association breaks down the decision.ABC News YouTube Channel
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Nyadanu D, Lowor ST, Akpertey A, Tchokponhoué DA, Pobee P, Dogbatse JA, Okyere D, Amon-Armah F, Brako-Marfo M. Genetic variability of bioactive compounds and selection for nutraceutical quality in kola [Cola nitida (Vent) Schott. and Endl.]. PloS one. 15(12):e0242972
Cola nitida known as Kola serves as flavouring ingredient in the food industry and is also of great importance during traditional rites in Africa. Despite the well-known pharmaceutical values of the species, efforts to develop improved varieties with enhanced nutraceutical quality is limited due to unavailability of information on variation of genotypes in bioactive compounds in the nuts. The objectives of this research were to evaluate 25 genotypes of kola for bioactive contents, determine relationship between nutritional and phenolic traits and to identify kola genotypes with good nutraceutical quality for use in developing improved varieties. The kola genotypes were established in the field using a randomized complete block design with three replicates. Nuts harvested from the blocks, were bulked and used to quantify soluble and insoluble sugars, total protein, moisture, ash, fats, pH, polyphenols, tannins and flavonoids using completely randomized design with three replicates in the laboratory. Data were analysed by combining Analysis of Variance, Kruskal-Wallis test, correlation test and multivariate analysis. Significant variations (P < 0.05) were observed among the kola genotypes for the bioactive traits evaluated. Phenolic traits were more heritable than nutritional traits. Although not significant (P > 0.05), correlation between nutritional and phenolic traits was negative, whereas correlations among nutritional traits were weak. On the contrary, significant, and positive correlations (P < 0.05) were observed among phenolic traits. The hierarchical clustering analysis based on the traits evaluated grouped the 25 genotypes of kola evaluated into four clusters. Genotypes A12, JB4, JB19, JB36, P2-1b, and P2-1c were identified as potential parental lines for phenolic traits selection in kola whereas genotypes A10, Club, Atta1 and JB10 can be considered for soluble and insoluble sugar-rich variety development. These findings represent an important step towards improving nutritional and nutraceutical quality of kola nuts.

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Once it was said, with pride, that a Brazilian politician had not made the grade until he had been savaged by the country's iconoclastic cartoonists.
So it is rather ironic - and a sore point - that the pages of Brazil's prestigious newspapers and magazines have been dominated by characters like Charlie Brown, Little Orphan Annie, and Blondie.
Starting this week, however, Rio's respected Jornal do Brasil is correcting this anomaly. It is ''nationalizing'' its funny pages. In its Sunday edition, the Jornal made a splashy announcement, heralding the debut of a legion of home-grown cartoonists.
The paper's official explanation for the move is that foreign, mostly American, comics just don't take here. But it also appears to be an attempt to appease local artists who are miffed at the ''near monopoly of the foreigners, for decidedly economic reasons,'' as Luiz Fernando Verissimo, the Gary Trudeau of Brazil, gripes.
As Brazil's November elections approach, and candidates move into their final frenzied campaign stretch, the Jornal's action should prove to be one Latin American revolution that offers comic relief.


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December 1, 2014
Twelve Common Mistakes Found in Fiction Manuscripts
Mistake Number Nine: Redundancy
This is the ninth blog discussing some common mistakes found in fiction manuscripts from early readers and chapter books to adult novels of various subgenres. Several weeks ago, we started this list and will continue until we’ve done all of what I believe are the most important common mistakes. Today we’ll look at “Redundancy,” one of the easiest fiction writing traps into which we authors can fall.
Too much description and narration
Switching viewpoints in the same scene
A negative tone throughout the story
Infallible or underdeveloped characters
Stilted or unnatural dialogue
No significant conflict
Weak transitions between paragraphs
Passive verbs instead of active verbs
Lack of sensory detail
Lack of emotion or action
Baker’s Dozen: (Telling instead of showing)
Let’s define redundancy. Encarta’s Dictionary in my WORD processing program tells us it’s “the use of a word or words whose meaning is already conveyed elsewhere in a passage, without a rhetorical purpose.” In other words, it means using the same words or thoughts repeatedly when not necessary. (I just gave you an example of redundancy.)
This fiction flaw is one of the easiest for an author, including myself, to abuse and not even realize it. Therefore, it behooves us to constantly edit our work, to look for redundant words or phrases, and to rewrite those sore spots in the manuscript.
As per my style, the best way to tell you about Fiction Mistake Number Nine is to show you what not to write and how to fix the problem. (Remember “Show not Tell”?) So let’s review six examples of lousy writing with redundancy to the hilt and how to rewrite each properly:
Example One: At twelve p.m. noon, Jerry left on his trip.
Fixed : At noon, Jerry left on his trip. (Yes, twelve p.m. and noon are the same time.)
Believe it or not, one of these redundant phrases slipped through in one of my published books!
Example Two: Rob is a person who is honest and makes it a practice never to lie.
Fixed: Rob is an honest person. /OR/ Rob makes it a practice never to lie. (If Rob’s honest, he’s not a liar.)
Example Three: Marcy rode her horse in a circle around the show ring.
Fixed: Marcy rode her horse in a circle in the show ring. (“Circle” and “around” indicate the same action.)
Example Four: Sadly, Third World countries often have many uneducated citizens, who’ve never attended school.
Fixed: Sadly, Third World countries often have many uneducated citizens. /OR/ Sadly, Third World countries often have many citizens who’ve never attended school. (If they’re uneducated, they haven’t been to school.)
Example Five: Jerry insisted that he saw the accident with his own eyes!
Fixed: Jerry insisted that he saw the accident! (Could he have seen it with his ears?)
Example Six: Billy’s mother watched as her little toddler counted a total of ten pennies.
Fixed: Billy’s mother watched her toddler count ten pennies. (Let’s get rid of “as” first. Then ask yourself the question, “How many toddlers do you know who are big?” Delete “little.” And last, we don’t need “total of”.)
Now, we could go on and on, and on and on, and make a list a mile long of common redundant, reused words and errors, but by now, you’ve probably gotten the point. (Did you see any redundancy in my last sentence?) Yes, it’s quite easy to fill your manuscript with redundant words and phrases without blinking an eye. But once you get a handle on how tricky redundancy is, you’ll be able to rewrite your work and find that publisher who wants it much faster.
Next time, we’ll look at my Pet Peeve of all the errors—Mistake Number Ten: Passive Verbs instead of Active Verbs.

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Tuning Your Social Security Benefit
When should you take your Social Security benefit?
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Here are five facts about Social Security that might surprise you.
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by Brad Nelson 12/20/15
I RedBoxed this one last night. It’s the 4th? 5th in the series? I forget which slot this is in the franchise, and that is telling. It’s forgettable but watchable. If you’re a Terminator fan, you’ll want to see this.
And I’m not sure that there can be any spoiler alerts. This first half of this movie, at least, is as if you took the first three Terminator movies, cut the films into short segments, and then spliced them together again at random. There isn’t anything new here. Also, the sci-fi wears very thin because of the time-travel schtick. Therefore this movie is ultimately little more than a vehicle for chases, gunplay, and explosions with a few Schwarzeneggerianisms thrown in.
Arnold is fine in this. They even smartly mention that the reason he looks older is that the skin that surrounds his mechanical parts ages like normal human skin. He plays his role fine. But then this is a unique role that belongs to him, so there is no one else to compare him to. But this isn’t a walk-thru, pick-up-the-check-on-the-way-out, effort by Schwarzenegger.
The main problem with this movie, other than the dull leads, is the time travel device. The first couple of films had enough novelty going on in them that you weren’t bogged down with the time travel aspect. But in this movie it is central. And it is so central that you can’t get much satisfaction in thinking that anything that is happening matters in any way. Skynet can never be wiped out because they can just keep sending back Terminators. And the humans can just keep sending back Kyle Reeses. Ad infinitum.
So be prepared to enjoy the chases, the gunplay, the explosions, and the few Schwarzeneggerianisms, because there really isn’t a movie here to speak of. And surely part of the reason the time-travel doesn’t spoil the first two movies is that Michael Biehn (Reese) and Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor) give such strong performances of characters that are very well fleshed-out by the writers.
What was striking about this movie was how dopey in comparison Genisys’ Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) and Sarah Conner (Emilia Clarke) were. And “dopey” is the best and only word I can think of. At best, these are daytime soap opera stars. Next to Biehn and Hamilton they are lightweights, almost comically so. But looking at the big picture, no doubt this is the sign of the times. The generally dopier movie-goer may not see much amiss here.
Unlike one of the previous Terminator movies (3?), although there is nothing new here (and there was nothing new there either), the pacing, timing, and novelty of the chases, car crashes, explosions, and hails of bullets is a little more interesting. But even then, by the end of this movie the cliches are weighing down heavily. Again…nothing new here.
Ironically, the best touches to this film are the small human touches provided by the good Terminator T-800 unit played by Schwarzenegger. He is “pops” to Emilia Clarke’s Sarah Conner. And Emilia gives an often cringe-worthy performance. But the dialogue and acting from Schwarzenegger are good enough to give this movie the only emotional impact it has. There is none (unless you are of the dopey generation) coming from the relationship between this movie’s Kyle Reese and Sarah Conner.
There’s a younger version of Kyle Reese who makes an appearance toward the latter part of the film and threatens to inject something on the human-scale. But he has few lines and it is too little, too late. You’ll have to be satisfied with the explosions. And if the culture has successfully made you a dope, you’ll enjoy that and never miss the bits that made the first two movies so compelling.
Oh, and Jason Clarke as John Conner is another thoroughly forgettable actor. Like me, while watching this movie, you may be trying to decide who is worse: Jason Clarke as John Conner or Jai Courtney as Kyle Reese. I give the edge to Jai, but it’s a close call.
As a movie within a movie, there is almost a good storyline that is never realized. J.K. Simmons plays a man who understands there is something alien going on (possibly with time travel involved) and he has made it his life’s work to solve this mystery. He has a few good lines, but his storyline is completely pointless and has no bearing on the overall story, such as it is. But you can see how this could have worked out had they spent a dime more on the script, perhaps stealing a few thousand from the special effects budget, if even that.
Still, despite the complete unoriginality of the first half of the movie, and the slavish devotion to time travel as a device, a story does eventually break out. And if you can watch this with a smirk — not expecting too much (or much at all) — you’ll enjoy seeing where they’ve taken the Terminator franchise…which seems to be to a dead end. With time travel, if you don’t like your result, just try again.
And the same with the franchise. Maybe the next one will hire real actors and real script writers. And try again.
Brad is editor and chief disorganizer of StubbornThings.
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10/04/2023 General, Modern & Contemporary Art
NEW YORK, NY -- The American Art Gallery, later known as the Court Gallery, was a fixture in a popular arts and shopping district in Copenhagen. Beginning in the 1950s, they staged countless exhibitions of modern artists hailing from Europe, the UK and the US. Owned and operated by Sam Kaner, the American Art Gallery provided an exhibition space for CoBrA artists such as Karel Appel and Anton Rooskens, as well as American Abstract Expressionist Paul Jenkins, the great English sculptor Lynn Chadwick, Hans Hofmann, Sam Francis and countless others.
A painter and printmaker from Brooklyn, Sam Kaner (1924-1990) studied at Stanley William Hayter’s fabled Atelier 17 in New York before moving to Paris. Kaner befriended Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, who would teach the young artist a new process of color printing. Moving on to London, Kaner quickly became quite successful, exhibiting globally, including an exhibition at the Venice Guggenheim. Returning to Copenhagen, Kaner established the American Art Gallery, and its forward-thinking program that showcased many of the most exciting young artists of the day. Maintaining relationships with several of the world’s most renowned galleries -- Jan Krugier in Geneva, Gimpel Fils in London, Martha Jackson in New York, as well as Peggy Guggenheim -- Kaner was able to curate a cutting-edge contemporary space with a global outlook on new art.
Having assisted David Margolis in building his landmark collection, Sam Kaner further collaborated with Mr. Margolis in a special exhibition in Boston. Margolis and Kaner later worked together in 1965 and 1966 to create a unique salon, International Art: 1965-1966, in the Margolis’ Boston home, a special public exhibition for which they produced editioned prints, as well as a full printed catalog. In these exhibitions, Kaner and Margolis showcased many of the key figures of Kaner’s gallery: Paul Jenkins, Lynn Chadwick, the CoBra artists Appel, Alechinsky and Jorn, as well as Jean Dubuffet, Paul Klee, Wifred Lam, Lucio Fontana and many others. Though it may not have been apparent at the time, Kaner and Margolis built a monumental exhibition that introduced Boston to the global contemporary art world.
Within the sprawling Margolis collection is a trove of rare paintings by Kaner. Combining the gesture and motion of Abstract Expressionism with the color and form of the CoBrA Group, Kaner created clever, bright abstract paintings that hold their own with many of his gallery’s roster.
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Always consider freeing up more space on your computer. On Windows 10 devices, it’s almost inevitable that storage will quickly run low as the total file size of photos, videos, and music continues to increase. Still, there are easy ways to maximize your disk space so you don’t have to purchase a new drive unless truly needed.
Earlier this month, the World Wide Web Consortium, announced plans to begin allowing users to log into online accounts with fingerprints, facial scans, and voice recognition. This will not only boost security, but also make account management much simpler.
Windows updates are notorious for taking too long to install and providing few tangible benefits. But Microsoft aims to make amends with the forthcoming Spring Creators Update, which takes half as long to set up and introduces several new features. Brush up on what’s coming so you can take full advantage of the update on Day 1.
Replacing the Task Viewer icon that sits along the Windows taskbar, Timeline lets users view their desktop’s activity history.
If you feel like Windows 10 should improve its accessibility features, you’re in luck. Microsoft is introducing major upgrades on its OS’s display and audio features with significant tweaks on its Ease of Access, Narrator, and related settings.
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Some users rarely tinker with their computer’s accessibility settings because they’re difficult to locate and adjust.
With fast performance, regular updates, and a helpful digital assistant, Windows 10 is a must-have operating system (OS) for both individual consumers and entire businesses. But before you purchase it, you’ll have to decide between Windows 10 Home, Pro, and 10 S. So which one is right for you?
Windows 10 Home
This version, as you may have guessed, is designed for home and personal use.
With Cortana following you around — from spamming helpful suggestions based on what you’re typing to displaying extremely precise and personalized ads based on your online search — Windows 10 can often feel intrusive. Here are a few tips you can follow to leave Microsoft’s watchful eye behind.
Bloatware, junkware, trialware, third-party apps — whatever you call it. There’s now yet another reason to get rid of these annoying pre-installed programs and plugins indefinitely: security threats. Learn more about the other risk that might do more than slow down your computer.
Facial recognition technology has been around for some time, but its underdeveloped capabilities meant it could be fooled by masks, photographs, or even painted faces. However, the technology has come a long way since its inception and companies like Microsoft are including it in consumer products like Windows 10.
Say hello to fingerprint, iris, and facial scans
Windows Hello is an advanced biometric identity and access control feature in Windows 10. With it, there’s no need to enter a password; all it needs is your fingerprint, eye scan, or just your face.
We truly comprehend the meaning of scarcity when our local disk is running out of space. Trying to sort out which files to keep and which to delete takes time and doesn’t guarantee a desirable outcome. But with OneDrive’s new feature, you can just move them to the cloud and get your storage space back — in just a few clicks.
PC users might soon get an extra pair of hands when navigating Windows 10, thanks to a new feature called ‘Follow Me.’ It will significantly enhance the capabilities of Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant (VA) — from answering questions about the weather to being a considerably more capable Windows guide.


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London, Sep 11 (PTI) An Indian-origin man in the UK has been jailed for 20 months for the supply and sale of a huge quantity of unlicensed medication for treating impotency.
Gurinder Bharaj, from Southall in west London, was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court in the cityon Fridayon eight counts of possession and supply of significant quantities of unauthorised and unlicensed medication.
Investigators from UKs Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) raided a property belonging to Bharaj in Ealing, west London, where more than 100,000 individual doses of unlicensed erectile dysfunction medicines worth more than 30,000 pounds were uncovered and seized.
A smaller quantity of prescription medication was also seized.
"Selling unlicensed medicines is illegal and can pose a serious risk to health. The fact that a medicine is unauthorised means that it has not been subjected to the regulatory scrutiny and quality assurances required to get a license," said Alastair Jeffrey, Head of Enforcement at MHRA.
"These products can be dangerous as their contents are unknown and untested and the consequences for your health can be devastating. MHRAwill continue to track down and prosecute those who put the publics health at risk," he said.
Following an initial hearing, Bharaj pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment with immediate effect and also ordered to pay 75 pounds as victim surcharge.
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ATLANTA—Lessons learned during a national initiative to improve coordination and collaboration among the health and social services sectors in the U.S. are encompassed in a new book published by the Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC), Aligning Systems for Health: Two Years of Learning.
The book advances understanding of how people and organizations across health care, public health and social services can work together in new and sustainable ways to improve health and well-being. It features findings made during the Aligning Systems for Health: Health Care + Public Health + Social Services initiative supported by the Robert Would Johnson Foundation and based at the GHPC in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University.
“To create sustainable positive change that has lasting impacts, systems providing health care must put aside the silo mentality and align to be authentically successful,” said Donyel Barber, community-centered health director at Kintegra Health. “This book is the roadmap for health care providers seeking to create positive change that leads to generational impacts.”
Insights and evidence-informed approaches gleaned from research and practice can help diverse partners align around a common goal of improving health, equity and well-being. Key learnings include:
- The core components—shared purpose, finance, data and governance—are central to the success of health-oriented, cross-sector collaboration.
- Equity and community voice are integral at all points of aligning—not just as an endpoint.
- Changes in mindsets, practices and policies that support distal goals should be measured and evaluated along the way.
“This book offers a timely assessment of what we know and still need to learn about aligning health and social systems,” said Professor Glen Mays, chair of the Colorado School of Public Health’s Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy. “It goes far beyond platitudes about why sectors should work together by carefully examining the theories and complex realities of multisector work. As such, it is a must-read for leaders in the practice community as well as health and social sciences researchers.”
Download the eBook or request a free copy of Aligning Systems for Health: Two Years of Learning at https://ghpc.gsu.edu/aligning-systems-for-health-book/.


Heidelberg physicists render usable method for detecting extremely rare inert gas isotopes for water dating
In the earth and environmental sciences, radioactive isotopes, atom variants that decay over time, play a major role in age determination. A radioactive isotope of the inert gas argon (39Ar), for example, is used to determine the age of water or ice. Such isotopes are extremely rare, however – only a single 39Ar isotope occurs in a thousand trillion argon atoms.
Hence researchers’ attempts to isolate and detect such atoms remain the proverbial search for the needle in a haystack. Physicists at Heidelberg University have now succeeded in rendering usable an experimental method developed in basic research for ground water dating using 39Ar. According to the researchers, these results open up new perspectives in investigating glacial ice and deep-water circulation in the ocean. The results of the research were published in the journal “Geophysical Research Letters”.
The most well-known example of age determination using radioactive isotopes is radiocarbon dating, which is used for dating organic material in the environment as well as for archaeological finds. Similarly, the abundance of radioactive isotopes of the inert gases argon and krypton can be used to determine when groundwater, deep ocean water or glacial ice formed.
To detect and isolate the rare atoms from water, innovative experimental methods are used that were developed and perfected in the course of basic research on quantum mechanical systems. Scientists at the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics and the Institute of Environmental Physics at Heidelberg University were now able for the first time to use the method known as Atom Trap Trace Analysis (ATTA) to date groundwater using 39Ar.
Members of the environmental physics working group headed by Prof. Dr. Werner Aeschbach-Hertig first isolated pure argon from over 1,000 litres of groundwater. Using a specially developed ATTA apparatus, the team of Prof. Dr. Markus Oberthaler at the Kirchhoff Institute “trapped” the 39Ar atoms and detected each one.
The scientists underscore that this achievement, which culminates years of joint development work, now opens the door to a multitude of new applications for 39Ar dating. “The project is an outstanding example of how methods developed in basic research of quantum mechanical properties can open up new application horizons,” explains Prof. Oberthaler.
The study’s primary author, Dr. Florian Ritterbusch, is convinced that the measurement method can be made even better: “In principle, a litre of water should be enough for a measurement.” These advances should soon make possible the first measurements of 39Ar in glacial ice in the Alps. The researchers also believe that 39Ar has the greatest potential in the study of deep water circulation in the ocean. “To do that we have to be able to take sufficiently accurate measurements from samples of less than ten litres of water,” says Prof. Aeschbach-Hertig.
The pioneers of the new method from the Argonne National Laboratory in the U.S. organised a special ATTA workshop in Chicago in 2012 to discuss possible applications of krypton isotopes in the earth and environmental sciences. The Heidelberg ATTA collaboration is organising another such gathering to be held in March 2015. The progress made in Heidelberg in working with 39Ar once again considerably broadened the range of applications, as the researchers emphasise.
“The new method also represents an innovative expansion of the strong competence in isotope and dating methods that is present in Heidelberg and concentrated at the Heidelberg Center for the Environment,” says Prof. Aeschbach-Hertig.
Markus Oberthaler directs the Synthetic Quantum Systems working group at the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics. Werner Aeschbach-Hertig is the head of the Aquatic Systems working group at the Institute of Environmental Physics as well as director of the Heidelberg Center for the Environment (HCE).
F. Ritterbusch, S. Ebser, J. Welte, T. Reichel, A. Kersting, R. Purtschert, W. Aeschbach-Hertig, M.K. Oberthaler (2014). Groundwater dating with Atom Trap Trace Analysis of 39Ar. Geophysical Research Letters 41, doi: 10.1002/2014GL061120
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Some exciting news from the Policy team to share. The Canadian Institute of Health Research announced grants for 13 groundbreaking research projects focusing on brain health. You can read the full announcement here: announcement link.
Among them is a 3-year initiative hosted by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto – Promoting brain health: A national capacity building project for aging adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, family caregivers and service providers.
Inclusion NB, along with Inclusion Canada, will be collaborating on this national project.
As we know, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities have been historically excluded from research and also encounter unique challenges as they age, as do their family caregivers. These adults are at increased risk for a number of mental and physical health conditions including dementia. There is an urgent need to develop strategies to build capacity to support their brain health.
Our contribution will be focused on recruiting participants for the virtual courses and participating in capacity building activities. We look forward to sharing the progress of this project with you.

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A verbal attack on a TTC bus driver that brought up slavery is now being viewed as a possible hate crime by Toronto police.
“The Hate Crimes Unit is aware of the incident and the investigation is ongoing,” Toronto Police spokesperson Const. Victor Kwong.
It’s a shocking video that has Toronto police already laying three criminal charges. In it, a man claiming to be from Europe is seen calling a black female TTC bus driver an “ex-slave whore” while banging on the window of her bus, which she didn’t want to open the door to let him in .
Who could blame her? What happened there is disturbing.
The head of the drivers’ union, ATU Local 113 President Marvin Alfred, calls it a “racist” attack on his member that is worth investigating as a hate crime.
It was disgusting! It was as hateful as can be.
This rude, rude idiot said the bus driver behind the wheel would lose her job because she wouldn’t let him get on. Ironically, it turns out he has now been arrested and charged by Toronto police and is due to appear in court on Wednesday. Alfred called it a verbal attack with “racist and misogynistic language” and said his driver was “traumatized” by the horrific interaction.
If you think your job is difficult, try driving a TTC bus for a shift. The only difference this time is that the outrageous, profane and degrading attack was caught on camera – filmed by the defendant himself and posted on social media. It shows a man berating a driver for half an hour because he wasn’t allowed to let him on the bus.
According to Toronto Police, this happened on Drewry Ave at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, September 6th. and Bathurst St. Police allege the driver was “attempting to reposition the bus before allowing passengers to board” when “a man ran across the intersection.” and started hitting the bus and yelling and cursing at the driver to open the doors.”
While other passengers tried to reason with the defendant, he was relentless with his antics and insults, which included alluding to slavery, using the terms “whore” and “slut” and saying she was one “Welfare recipient” while he described himself as a “taxpayer” for 25 years.
At one point in the video the man made it onto the bus, where he said the driver was a “gangster” who would later “count some drug money.”
Six days after the incident, Toronto police on Tuesday charged Paul Sampalean, 38, of Toronto, arresting him and charging him with “mischief, intimidation and causing a disturbance.” The allegations against him have not yet been tested in court. But this defendant was previously introduced to Sun readers in a 2016 article by reporter Maryam Shah about how he received “a series of stitches” to his forehead in a Cuban hospital after being in committed an assault and robbery at his hotel.
There are also other video rants circulating on social media. If there are mitigating medical factors in his background, these should be taken into account by the system, but there is no denying that this video shows behavior in which a minority woman who was just going about her job was allegedly harassed and terrorized . Toronto police are correct to continue to investigate this as a possible hate-motivated incident.
No one should be subjected to what this woman was subjected to.
“Like everyone, we are shocked by what this video shows,” said TTC spokesman Stuart Green. “Local TTC operators provide an important public service. So it is appalling to see anyone subjected to this kind of vile abuse.”
He’s right. It’s more than just deplorable. And because there have been so many stabbings on the TTC this year, it’s also been particularly horrific for those involved.
“The operator was offered all available peer and advisory resources,” and in response to Alfred’s complaint that neither TTC security nor Toronto Police did not arrive on the scene quickly enough, Green added: “We are also reviewing our response after she contacted our transit control center.”
This is currently a major problem for law enforcement. Whether TTC or police. They are few and far between and don’t always have the number of shift officers needed in a city where many things are happening at once. They are all working hard on it now and taking it very seriously. There are few bigger targets these days than TTC riders, who face a lot of trouble even behind protective safety shields.
If someone were to take on the role of a bus driver for a day, it would definitely be an eye opener and a test of patience, temperament and determination. In this case, the bus driver not only gets an A+, but also sets the standard for how not to lose one’s temper in the face of horrific abuse.
https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-a-hateful-racial-tirade-against-a-black-female-ttc-driver-has-man-on-charges A man is facing charges for a racist tirade against a black female TTC driver

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Article by Ivy Jensen courtesy of the Riverine Herald
PYRAMID Hill community health providers have benefited from a cash donation from a local gold explorer.
The Four Eagles Joint Venture comprises Catalyst Metals and Hancock Prospecting as equal joint venture partners exploring for gold in Pyramid Hill, Mitiamo, Dingee and Boort.
It recently donated $8000 to Pyramid Hill and District Community Emergency Response Team and Ambulance Victoria.
“The funds will enable a much-needed upgrade of training equipment for Pyramid Hill’s Emergency Response Team and through Ambulance Victoria, allow the installation of a publicly accessible defibrillator in Pyramid Hill,” committee president Meg Stewart said.
The response team is comprised of trained community-based volunteer first responders who provide advanced first aid and support to patients while awaiting the arrival of assisting paramedics.
Paramedic community support co-ordinator Mitchell Pitt said the publicly accessible defibrillator would have a real impact in the community and save lives.
“Minutes matter in cardiac arrest and the sooner a person receives CPR and the application of a defibrillator, the better their chances of survival,” Mr Pitt said.
“Bystanders are the critical first link in the chain of survival and can keep patients alive before highly-trained paramedics arrive.”
Dingee Bush Nursing Centre was the main beneficiary, receiving $100,000 from the venture.
“This significant injection of funds will enable the upgrade of the centre’s vehicle and enhance our capacity to deliver services around the district,” centre manager Kylie Smith said.
“The vehicle upgrade will broaden the scope of nursing services throughout the district by increasing patient and equipment carrying capacity.”
Catalyst Metals technical director Bruce Kay said exploration activities had progressively increased over the last two years as the joint venture had grown its appreciation for the prospectivity for gold of central Victoria.
Mr Kay said as well as forging relationships with landholders upon whose lands they explored, the joint venture partners and personnel were continually seeking to integrate with their host communities.
“Even though we are still at the exploration stage, the Four Eagles Joint Venture partners recognise the importance of building strong relationships with the communities where we explore,” he said.
“These donations recognise the valuable community services that the Dingee Bush Nursing Centre, the Pyramid Hill Community Emergency Response Team and Ambulance Victoria provide, and will further enhance the health and welfare of these communities.”
Exploration activities are co-ordinated from the Catalyst Metals office in Bendigo, with annual expenditure across the region of more than $10million.
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Secret Lives Tour 2012: Brooklyn Heights: High and Low
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Presents: Secret Lives Tour 2012
A series of tours highlighting some of the most original and rarely seen spaces in New York. The Secret Lives Tours take attendees inside unique and spectacular landmarked spaces in the city, both big and small, to learn about their history and preservation.
Brooklyn Heights: High and Low – St. George Hotel, Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims and Brooklyn Historical Society
Brooklyn Heights is home to a wealth of rich history. For this tour, attendees will gain access to three lesser-seen spaces. First, guests will get to visit the rooftop of the famed St. George Hotel, once the largest hotel in New York and originally famous for its entertaining spaces and celebrities who stayed here. The rooftop terrace once housed the nightspot called the “Egyptian Club”, which featured hand painted murals of exotic dessert images. Other architectural details of the terrace included terra-cotta piers of a whimsical design. Architect Daniel Allen of Cutsogeorge Tooman & Allen will discuss the recent process of restoring these piers while guests take in the stunning views of the city from this perspective.
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims is famed for its abolitionist ties as well as for its and extensive and historic campus. We will visit the main sanctuary as well as view the magnificent stained glass Tiffany windows located within the Church. Guests will also have the option to view several other exhibits on display within the Arcade of the Church, an award winning restoration project that faces the beautiful Beecher Garden.
The program concludes with an optional tour of the Brooklyn Historical Society. The Society’s home was designed by architect George B. Post in the Renaissance Revival style and includes busts of famed historians as well as the original name of the society, the Long Island Historical Society. Visitors will also get to see the Victorian-era wood-paneled library, generally not open to the public.

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Psychiatrists charges have gradually increased over the years, as have those of other medical specialists, many of whom have increased even more. There is a degree of control over this, too, keeping them broadly in line. Doctors costs have gone up a lot, too. And have you tried hiring a plumber or long-distance taxi driver, or electrician lately ?
Government institutions can be rather hit and miss, but the psych facilities are not bad in this area, so far as I hear.
Its likely that the Tara Eating Disorders clinic can get overwhelmed if they tried to admit people self-diagnosed, so maybe they require a prior expert assessment and proper diagnosis by a psychiatrist at a state institution ( and I doubt they'd refuse one from a private specialist psychiatrist ).
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Sanganer a town founded by a Kacchawala prince Sangaji in the early 16 century. By the beginning of 18th century the town was know as the printing centre. Sir George Watt wrote un his monumental work Indian art at Delhi in 1902-03; “The Sanganer town of Jaipur state must, however, be regarded as the very metropolis of the Calico-printing craft of India so far as art conceptions and techniques are concerned.”
In Sanger, just 10 mils away from South of Jaipur, the art of hand block printing and design is found. It has blossomed into one of India’s busiest artisan centres. The block printing is usually done by Hindu Chippa families while most of the Muslim families make handmade paper. The Sanganer block printing has been renowned in the industry since the span of 250 years and more.
The block makers are among the most innovative and creative of the royal craftmen. They understood how to produce texture on cloth and how to enhance the richness of the base cotton fabric.
The genius of their print designs lay in their understanding of patterning fabric surfaces and the use of space. The traditional Jaipur boti, usually a floral or animal motif, was carved on to a small square wooden block. The carved block was pressed on to a piece of padded fabric dipped into vegetable dye and the motif was then printed on to the cloth carefully measuring the intervals.
The process of transferring the design on to the cloth also requires skills. A piece of fabric is spread over a low bench which is covered with a thich pad made of several layers of heavy cloth.
Gold and silver effects were also introduced. In the older pieces one can see floral petal works with gold and silver wires. As far as aesthetic imagination and technique is concerned Sanganer can be considered as ‘THE CAPITAL OF ART OF TEXTILE PRINTING IN INDIA’. This is still true today.
Sanganer has earned a name not only in Rajasthan but also in Europe, America and Japan.


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Coral reefs build their structures by both producing and accumulating calcium carbonate, and this is essential for the maintenance and continued vertical growth capacity of reefs. An international research team has discovered that the amount of new carbonate being added by Caribbean coral reefs is now significantly below rates measured over recent geological timescales, and in some habitats is as much as 70% lower.
Coral reefs form some of the planet's most biologically diverse ecosystems, and provide valuable services to humans and wildlife. However, their ability to maintain their structures and continue to grow depends on the balance between the addition of new carbonate, which is mostly produced by corals themselves, set against the loss of carbonate through various erosional processes. Scientists have long known that reef ecosystems are in decline and that the amount of live coral on reefs is dwindling. But the paper, published in Nature Communications, is the first evidence that these ecological changes are now also impacting on the growth potential of reefs themselves.
Professor Chris Perry of the University of Exeter, who led the research, said: "Our estimates of current rates of reef growth in the Caribbean are extremely alarming. Our study goes beyond only examining how much coral there is, to also look at the delicate balance of biological factors which determine whether coral reefs will continue to grow or will erode. Our findings clearly show that recent ecological declines are now suppressing the growth potential of reefs in the region, and that this will have major implications for their ability to respond positively to future sea level rises.
"It is most concerning that many coral reefs across the Caribbean have seemingly lost their capacity to produce enough carbonate to continue growing vertically, whilst others are already at a threshold where they may start to erode. At the moment there is limited evidence of large-scale erosion or loss of actual reef structure, but clearly if these trends continue, reef erosion looks far more likely. Urgent action to improve management of reef habitats and to limit global temperature increases is likely to be critical to reduce further deterioration of reef habitat."
The team was funded by the Leverhulme Trust (UK), through an International Network Grant. It included scientists from James Cook University and The University of Queensland in Australia, from The University of Auckland in New Zealand, Memorial University in Canada, and the University of Maine in the USA. They examined rates of carbonate production across 19 reefs in the four Caribbean countries of the Bahamas, Belize, Bonaire and Grand Cayman.
They discovered that declines in rates of carbonate production were especially evident in shallow water habitats, where many fast growing branching coral species have been lost. The study compared modern day rates with those measured in the region over approximately the last 7,000 years. In key habitats around the Caribbean, the findings suggested that in waters of around five metres in depth, reef growth rates are now reduced by 60-70% compared to the regional averages taken from historical records. In waters of around 10 metres in depth, the rates are reduced by 25%.
The study also suggests that these key habitats must have a minimum of around 10% living coral cover to maintain their current structures. The amount of cover varies between sites, but some are already below this threshold and are therefore at risk of starting to erode. Given that previous studies have shown that coral cover on reefs in the Caribbean has declined by an average of 80 per cent since the 1970s, this raises alarm bells for the future state of reefs in the region. These changes have been driven by human disturbance, disease and rising sea temperatures, and are only expected to intensify as a result of future climate change.
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After a severe brain injury, some people remain in a vegetative or minimally conscious state, unable to speak or move intentionally, and apparently unaware of the world around them. But in recent years, neuroscientists have found signs that some of these patients may still be conscious, at least to a degree. Now researchers have used a branch of mathematics called graph theory to search for neural signatures of consciousness.
Few parasitoids are more bizarre or disturbing than the wasps of the genus Glyptapanteles, whose females inject their eggs into living caterpillars. Once inside, the larvae mature, feeding on the caterpillar’s body fluids before gnawing through its skin en masse and emerging into the light of day. And despite the trauma, not only does the caterpillar survive---initially at least---but the larvae proceed to mind-control it, turning their host into a bodyguard that protects them as they spin their cocoons and finish maturing. Then, finally, the caterpillar starves to death, but only after the tiny wasps emerge from their cocoons and fly away.
From their new book A History of Life in 100 Fossils, Paul Taylor and Aaron O'Dea share the story of 10 incredible fossils
We love origin stories. When we see successful groups of animals and plants, we wonder where they came …
First research of its kind shows that tasers could impair a person's memory and thought process
Sometimes the most fascinating animals are the ones that are no longer with us. The oddly named sthenurine is no exception.
Australian banded stilts use mysterious cues to know when to head toward ephemeral lakes in the country’s otherwise dry interior
The intriguing story of how whale evolution was unpicked is told in The Walking Whales, revealing what it's like to be a globe-trotting palaeontologist
Cells derived from embryos appear to have improved vision in more than half of the 18 patients who had become legally blind because of two progressive, currently incurable eye diseases.
Oil rigs are rarely lauded by conservationists, but fish seem to love them – they have more fish living around them than natural rocky reefs do


Vaccine passport programs continue to engender debates across the world and especially here in the United States. Right now, Democrats are openly embracing and endorsing these programs; Republicans, by contrast, are speaking out against vaccine passports and acting to stop them from becoming the “new normal.”
At this point, countless GOP leaders and big names have condemned vaccine passports as anti-American and not something that should come into fruition. Days ago, former first son Donald Trump Jr. stated that Republicans have a responsibility to come out against vaccine passport programs and all the danger they’d bring to American freedoms.
Yesterday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy joined the growing list of Republicans who have balked at the notion of vaccine passports, according to Breitbart News.
The GOP Leader on Vaccine Passports in the United States
Like many other Republicans, McCarthy has lauded the Operation Warp Speed Program; he’s also noted the benefits of so many Americans receiving their vaccinations against COVID-19. However, unlike the Democrats, the House Minority Leader is not supportive of a program involving vaccine passports in America.
Thanks to the safe vaccines from Operation Warp Speed, we will defeat the virus. But forcing Americans to carry a "vaccine passport" to go about daily life is unacceptable in a free society.
That's something you'd expect in Communist China. Not in the United States of America.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) April 7, 2021
On Wednesday afternoon, Leader McCarthy sounded off against vaccine passports via Twitter. The top GOP congressional representative explained that vaccine passports are not in keeping with a “free society.”
McCarthy then pointed out that demanding citizens to carry and show vaccine passports is something that would happen in the communist nation of China, not in America.
Surging Calls for Republican Governors to Ban Vaccine Passports
Thus far, Florida, Texas, and Idaho are the only three states in America to officially ban vaccine passports. At this time, the Florida state legislature is also in the process of codifying Governor DeSantis’ ban of vaccine passports in the state.
Several other Republican governors are facing calls to ban vaccine passports in the state via executive order. Conservatives firmly believe that such programs would seriously erode freedoms and essentially make citizens the puppets of corporate entities and big government.
BREAKING: Idaho Governor Brad Little signs executive order banning vaccine passports.
— Cassandra (@CassyWearsHeels) April 7, 2021
Time will tell whether or not more Republican governors across America ban vaccine passports. Vaccine passports are a hot button issue that will impact not only the 2022 midterm races but also several state gubernatorial elections that are coming up next year.
Do you agree with Leader McCarthy’s criticisms of vaccine passports? Would you like to see more Republican governors ban vaccine passports in their states? Let us know down below in the comments area.


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Investors can speak at Gearhart’s trial
May 29, 2015
Victims of the financial fraud of former North County developer Kelly Gearhart will have a chance to speak at his sentencing hearing on June 1 in Los Angeles.
Gearhart and James Miller, the former president of Hurst Financial, defrauded more than 1,200 investors of more than $100 million in an alleged Ponzi scheme. Gearhart bilked investors who put money into Central Coast real estate projects and then siphoned off the monies for other purposes.
Even though Gearhart defrauded hundreds of victims , the government based its case on several frauds including Gearhart’s largest, his Vista Del Hombre project in Paso Robles. As such, any investor in the Vista Del Hombre project will be permitted to address the court on Monday.
Gearhart recently requested a continuance for an evidentiary hearing. During an evidentiary hearing, the government would prove certain facts in support of the 135 months sentence it seeks and Gearhart would introduce evidence in support of the 57 months’ imprisonment sentence he seeks.
On Monday, federal prosecutors will argue over the number of Gearhart’s victims. Prosecutors contend Gearhart had over 250 victims while the probation department says there were only 17 victims. The probation department considered only investors Gearhart spoke directly with as victims.
The Court intends to proceed with the sentencing as scheduled on June 1 at 11 a.m. in courtroom 11 at the United States Courthouse at 312 N. Spring Street in Los Angeles. Then, the Court will decide whether to hold an evidentiary hearing, which would occur on June 29 at 1:30 p.m.
So, it is unclear whether the sentence will be pronounced on June 1 or June 29, though victims will be permitted to speak on June 1.


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I was using Comcast onDemand. They have a variety of excersices...yoga was my fave!!

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OBJECTIVES: To review the literature on surgical treatment of peri-implantitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A search of PubMed and as well as a hand search of articles were conducted. Publications and articles accepted for publication up to November 2007 were included. RESULTS: A total of 43 studies were selected for the review. Only 13 of these were studies in humans and only one study directly addressed disease resolution. Thus the available evidence for surgical treatment of peri-implantitis is extremely limited. ANIMAL STUDIES: Re-osseointegration can occur on previously contaminated surfaces. The surface characteristics are decisive for regeneration and re-osseointegration. No single surface decontamination method appears to be distinctly superior. Open debridement with surface decontamination can achieve resolution. HUMAN STUDIES: Access surgery has been investigated in one study demonstrating that resolution occurred in 58% of the lesions. No single method of surface decontamination (chemical agents, air abrasives and lasers) was found to be superior. The use of regenerative procedures such as bone graft techniques with or without the use of barrier membranes has been reported with various degrees of success. However, it must be stressed that such techniques do not address disease resolution but rather merely attempt to fill the osseous defect.
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CHICAGO — A special Illinois legislative committee tasked with breaking a logjam on pension reform pushed back against Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn Monday for pressuring the group to complete its work as he threatened lawmakers with unspecified "consequences" if they fail to meet his Tuesday deadline.
The 10-member conference committee which convened for its third public hearing late Monday afternoon was appointed last month after it became clear that a legislative impasse over two rival pension packages could not be bridged ahead of a special session called by Quinn.
Lawmakers' failure to solve the state's pension crisis before adjourning their regular session at the end of May drove two rating downgrades. All three rating agencies assign a low single A rating to the state's general obligation debt and a negative outlook. The state is grappling with $95 billion of unfunded pension liabilities in a system just 40% funded.
Quinn imposed a July 9th deadline on the group, but members warned last week it could not complete its work by then given the need to seek actuarial analysis of various proposals and craft a plan that can meet the varying interests of the House and Senate.
"They have had one excuse after another for the last two years. It's time for them to do their job. If they don't do their job by tomorrow, there will be consequences," Quinn said during a public appearance Monday ahead of the Tuesday special session.
The governor has not signed pieces of the fiscal 2014 budget and some have speculated that he could act to stall lawmakers' pay. While no action is anticipated on pensions, lawmakers are expected to vote to override Quinn's amendatory veto on concealed carry weapons legislation.
Committee members pushed back against Quinn during the Monday hearing, chastising the governor for imposing what they considered an unrealistic deadline, threatening "consequences," and failing to attend the hearing. Committee members were also frustrated by their failed attempts to pin Quinn's administration down on specific savings he wants achieved in the package.
The administration voiced its own frustration with what it considers the committee's slow pace.
"We have a fiscal emergency," acting budget director Jerry Stermer told the committee. "Our bond ratings have been lowered by the rating agencies. That bond rating lowering impact spills over to public universities, units of local government."
Stermer underscored the two-year-old effort to reach consensus on reforms and the governor's expectation that sufficient actuarial work had been done on past proposals for the committee to meet the July 9th deadline. He also reiterated Quinn's support for a framework that erases the unfunded liabilities, stabilizes the system, and ends rising contributions that are squeezing the state's general fund. The fiscal 2014 contribution rises by nearly $1 billion from a year ago to $6 billion.
While saying the committee shared the governor's sense of urgency, state Sen. Kwame Raoul, D-Chicago, who chairs the committee, said: "It's important for all to fully understand what it takes to solve this problem and to really cast the politics aside and allow this conference committee to do the work."
"It takes work to break from that [stalemate over previous plans] and chart a new path," he told Stermer after his presentation. "It hurts the work of the committee" when the governor's representatives are saying that the committee "in essence is not working at a good enough pace."
Raoul said the committee was awaiting actuarial scoring on various proposals members have discussed for possible inclusion in a reform package in addition to proposals laid out by Quinn's office. The group is also expected to seek actuarial work on a plan endorsed by public university presidents that ties cost-of-living adjustments to inflation and shifts a portion of the contribution burden from the state to universities.
Raoul and other committee members questioned why Quinn had not accepted their invitation to appear at the hearing and repeatedly failed to pin Stermer down on how much savings Quinn was seeking the plan they put forth. Stermer said he was appearing in Quinn's stead.
Stermer did not offer up specifics on what "consequences" lawmakers face, except to say they would have to answer to taxpayers. The state has said the pension burden grows by $5 million daily.
In addition to Stermer's appearance, the committee heard Monday from representatives of several of the state's five retirement systems and from a state representative who has offered up his own reform plan.
The downgrades and negative headlines of pension inaction drove up the state's already steep penalties to borrow when it sold $1.3 billion of general obligation bonds late last month. The spread on the deal's 10-year uninsured bond to the Municipal Market Data benchmark scale rose to 164 basis points from 141 on a sale in June.
The most recent gridlock is over two plans, one sponsored by Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago that asks employees and retirees to accept cuts in exchange for preserving their retiree healthcare subsidies. House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, sponsored a separate plan that imposes direct cuts and offers double the savings.


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Interactive Map: 2016 Census Data for Michigan Counties
The U.S. Census Bureau has released its 2016 population estimates for U.S. counties and metro areas. Michigan was, again, notable for high decline in one place: Wayne County.
When considering raw numbers, Wayne County saw the second-largest population decline of any county in the nation at 7,696 people (Illinois’ Cook County saw the biggest decline). This is the second year that Wayne County has held the second-place title. It was first in the nation for population decline for a full eight years before that.
Kent County added 6,078 people to its population last year, the most in the state. Grand Rapids continued to grow more than any other metro area, with 8,762 new residents.
How does Michigan compare to other states?
- Births: Michigan saw 11.4 births per 1,000 residents. That puts our birth rate at 40th in the nation. Utah’s is 1st, at 17 per 1,000.
- Deaths: We rank 15th in the nation for death rate, at 9.5 per 1,000. West Virginia’s is number one, at 12.2 per 1,000.
- Domestic Migration: More people left Michigan for other states than arrived from them – our domestic net migration rate is -2.8 per 1,000. Oregon leads the nation here, with a net influx of 12.3 per 1,000.
- International Migration: Our net international migration rate, at 2.3 per 1,000, is 21st in the nation. The District of Columbia’s is the highest, at 6.1 per 1,000.
Mapping Population Changes in Michigan
The interactive map below shows population change by county per 1,000 residents. Click on a county to see total population changes, as well as birth, death and migration rates over the last year (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016).

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The Air Force needs to do a better job of promoting itself, said the Air National Guard’s Command CMSgt. Chris Muncy. “The vast majority of the public doesn’t focus on the war front,” said Muncy during a command chiefs forum at AFA’s Air & Space Conference Monday. Less than one percent of the public serve in the military, so it makes sense that it would be more concerned about rising gas prices and the unemployment rate. However, “that affects our airmen,” he said. It’s the Air Force’s job to educate employers about what airmen do. “It stresses our folks out, so we need to tell our Air Force story. The American public needs to know we are there, because they don’t know it now,” said Muncy.
A Chinese fighter jet conducted an “unnecessarily aggressive” maneuver in front of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 last week, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command announced May 30, releasing footage of the incident. The intercept, which took place May 26, happened over the South China Sea in international airspace.


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Since it feels like summer outside, we wanted to give you a head start on your summer planning. The 2017 Welch Calendar has been posted. You can also download and print it.
Important scheduling notes:
- A meeting for parents and swimmers will be held on Sunday, May 7th at the Our Lady of Victory Activity Center (820 Westerly Parkway) from 2:00-4:00pm.
- The first team practice is on Saturday, June 3rd. The Black and Gold Sprint Meet will be on Saturday, June 17th.