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ACLU set to announce lawsuit over state not recognizing same-sex marriages
Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — The ACLU of Utah is set Tuesday to announce a lawsuit against the state over the decision not to recognize marriages of same-sex couples performed before a stay was issued in the Amendment 3 case.
The civil liberties organization started looking for plaintiffs on Jan. 8, the same day Gov. Gary Herbert's office issued a directive putting state recognition of gay and lesbian newlyweds "on hold," based on counsel from Attorney General Sean Reyes.
The U.S. Supreme Court had issued a stay two days earlier of U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby's Dec. 20 ruling that struck down Utah's voter-approved constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
Reyes said his office was not making a determination of the validity of more than 1,000 marriages performed between the ruling and the stay but concluded the language of Amendment 3 did not allow state recognition of the marriages.
On Thursday, the Utah State Tax Commission said same-sex couples married in Utah or any other state before Dec. 31 are able to file their 2013 returns as married.
— Lisa Riley Roche
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In today’s fast-paced world, where technology plays a significant role in our daily lives, many of us struggle with maintaining healthy sleep patterns. The constant exposure to screens, late-night scrolling through social media feeds, and the increasing demands of work can all contribute to disrupted sleep. However, as technology continues to advance, there is a growing interest in whether it can be used to improve our sleep quality. Can tech help us achieve better sleep patterns? Let’s explore the possibilities.
Understanding the Sleep Cycle
Before delving into how technology can aid in improving sleep patterns, it is essential to understand the basics of the sleep cycle. The sleep cycle consists of several stages, including light sleep, deep sleep, and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Each stage plays a crucial role in the body’s restorative processes, such as memory consolidation, hormone regulation, and cellular repair. Disruptions in this cycle can lead to fatigue, mood swings, and long-term health issues.
Blue Light and Sleep Disruption
One of the primary ways in which technology impacts our sleep is through exposure to blue light emitted by screens. Blue light suppresses the production of melatonin, the hormone responsible for regulating the sleep-wake cycle. Prolonged exposure to screens before bedtime can delay the onset of sleep and reduce overall sleep quality. To combat this issue, tech companies have introduced features such as night mode settings and blue light filters to reduce the impact of blue light on sleep.
Smart Sleep Tracking Devices
The rise of wearable technology has paved the way for the development of smart sleep tracking devices. These devices, such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, use sensors to monitor various aspects of sleep, including duration, quality, and patterns. By analyzing this data, users can gain insights into their sleep habits and make informed decisions to improve their sleep hygiene. Some devices even offer personalized recommendations based on individual sleep data.
Sleep Sound Machines and White Noise Apps
For individuals who struggle with falling asleep in a noisy environment, sleep sound machines and white noise apps can be a game-changer. These devices produce soothing sounds, such as raindrops or ocean waves, to mask disruptive noises and create a calming environment conducive to sleep. White noise has been shown to improve sleep quality by drowning out background distractions and promoting relaxation. With the convenience of smartphone apps, white noise therapy is now more accessible than ever.
Sleep Meditation Apps and Relaxation Techniques
Incorporating mindfulness practices into your bedtime routine can also help improve sleep patterns. Sleep meditation apps offer guided meditation sessions specifically designed to promote relaxation and prepare the mind for sleep. These apps often include breathing exercises, body scans, and visualization techniques to help users unwind and quiet their thoughts. By practicing relaxation techniques before bed, individuals can reduce stress levels and create a conducive environment for restful sleep.
Smart Lighting Solutions for Sleep
Light plays a crucial role in regulating the body’s internal clock, or circadian rhythm. Smart lighting solutions, such as smart bulbs and light therapy devices, can mimic natural light patterns to support healthy sleep-wake cycles. By adjusting the color temperature and intensity of light throughout the day, users can signal to their bodies when it’s time to wake up and wind down. This can help improve sleep quality and overall well-being.
Creating a Tech-Free Sleep Sanctuary
While technology can offer valuable tools to enhance sleep quality, it is essential to strike a balance and create a tech-free sleep sanctuary. Establishing a bedtime routine that limits screen time before sleep, optimizing your sleep environment for comfort and relaxation, and prioritizing consistent sleep schedules are key factors in achieving restorative sleep. By combining the benefits of technology with mindful sleep practices, individuals can take proactive steps towards improving their sleep patterns and overall health.
In conclusion, technology has the potential to be a valuable ally in improving sleep patterns. From smart sleep tracking devices to sleep sound machines and relaxation apps, there are numerous tech-driven solutions available to support healthy sleep habits. By harnessing the power of technology mindfully and integrating it into a holistic approach to sleep hygiene, individuals can pave the way for restful nights and energized days. Embracing the possibilities that technology offers while respecting the body’s natural sleep rhythms can lead to a more fulfilling and rejuvenating sleep experience.


Timeline: From North Korean missiles in Ukraine to ROK becoming enemy ‘No. 1’
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from Jan. 1 to Jan. 31, 2024
Russia is using North Korean short-range ballistic missiles to strike Ukrainian cities, the U.S. and nearly 50 other countries said in a Jan. 9 statement, as Pyongyang’s support for Moscow’s invasion continues unabated.
DPRK armed forces staged four missile test events in January, including the country’s first-ever solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile launch and three cruise missile launches in less than a week, with Kim Jong Un attending at least one of these launches.
The North Korean leader ordered a constitutional change that codifies North and South Korea as separate countries, after Kim called
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Jeep Compass to get a new 1.3-litre turbo petrol engine
Jeep Compass is expected to get a petrol engine once again within the next 18-24 months. Earlier this year, Jeep discontinued the petrol engine option in India due to BS6 Phase 2 emission norms but now the company is planning to bring back a 1.3-litre, 4-cylinder turbo petrol unit for the Compass.
The decision to discontinue the petrol engine had impacted Compass sales, as it contributed to nearly half of the total sales. The SUV market in India is shifting towards petrol due to uncertainties around diesel engines, specially in regions with strict 10 year regulations like Delhi-NCR. About 80 percent of Compass sales in Delhi-NCR were from its petrol variants.
The absence of an immediate replacement for the discontinued petrol engine was seen as a result of poor product planning. To correct this, Jeep has approved a new 1.3-litre turbo petrol engine for launch in India, but it will take around 18-24 months for calibration, validation and homologation to meet Indian requirements and emissions norms. Thus, the new engine is expected to be available no sooner than 2025.
The 1.3-litre turbo petrol engine, which made its debut with the Jeep Renegade in 2018, comes in two variants – 130 HP with a 6-speed manual gearbox and 150 HP with a 6-speed DCT automatic gearbox.
All other markets where the Compass is sold already switched to this new efficient turbo petrol engine in 2020. Jeep India is yet to confirm whether the engine will be offered for the current model or introduced with the next generation Compass expected in 2026.
This move could also benefit the Jeep Meridian, which might receive the same engine as well. The Meridian too is struggling to get good numbers in the Indian market having a diesel-only variant lineup and stiff competition in the market at that price point.


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Like so many things about babyhood – sweet gummy grins, delicious chubby feet, the inability to sleep longer than 20 minutes – the time to wear onesies is fleeting. For those of you with winter babies, we’ve found our knock-us-down favourite, divinely cosy onesies for under twos.
Because we love to support our local designers on their way to taking over the kids fashion world – and also because they’re brilliant – we’ve kept this round-up strictly Australian.
Purebaby’s knit Growsuit ($64.95) riffs on the classic cable knit jumper with its single row of cable detailing down the centre and sleeves of the garment. It comes in a pretty sky blue or pale grey, and is made from 80 per cent organic cotton, and 20 per cent wool for warmth. It’s the perfect slightly dressed-up basic piece, and we’d expect nothing less from the masters of classic childrenswear.
Wilson & Frenchy’s footed jumpsuit ($39.95) is simplicity made special with the gold foil acorn printed on the chest. Made of cosy cotton, this is suit is perfect for transitional weather that can’t decide if it wants to be hot or cold, and makes a good foundation layer for colder days.
If basic isn’t your thing, Rock Your Baby is your designer. The Midnight Garden Playsuit ($44.95) is covered in a riot of colourful flowers, and in case that isn’t enough, it’s got bold shoulder ruffles that are one part pretty, one part super hero.
Not that we want to encourage monstrous behaviour, but sometimes the clothes need to fit the temperament. Minti’s monster jumpsuit ($59.95) is perfect for babies in stormy moods.
We’re on a monster roll. Next is Mini Munster’s Fangs Grey Marle Romper ($59.95) that honours the many-toothed creature that lurks in the sea. It’s made from super soft brushed fleece and the print is fierce and fun.
We already know Atelier Child’s gorgeous heirloom quality knitwear is cosy perfection, but leopard print for babies? Yes, a thousand times, yes! Bonus: a leopard print onesie ($85) for bubba calls for matching leopard print ballet flats for mama.
Hubble & Duke has solved the age old problem of crawling babies wearing through the knees of their rompers. The solution of which we speak is cognac leather knee patches. Stitched on the knees of a warm grey terry romper ($45), babies look slightly hipster, and ready to go exploring.
Monochromatic is the style of the season, but we don’t think it’ll ever get old. Huxbaby is a monochromatic master, taking black and white and injecting life with graphic prints of bears, crosses and leopard spots. We love the Falling Bears Romper ($49.95), which like all Huxbaby’s garments, is made from GOTS certified organic cotton.
For colour lovers, Broken Tricycle has a done a lovely job of applying a classic turquoise or yellow Breton stripe to its Stripe Coverall ($29). It has special details like a Henley style button placket and skinny stripe pocket, and it’s made from soft organic cotton.
We’re unabashed adorers of Eeni Meeni Miini Moh for its gorgeous quality, exuberantly colourful kids clothes. The baby onesies from its winter collection aren’t just brightly coloured, they come with matching hats, and you guys, the matching hats have floppy ears. In case you weren’t overloaded by cuteness, this magenta marle and flamingo onesie ($59.95) has ruffles on the bottom.
We started this list with a simple piece, and we’ll end it that way too. Naturebaby’s Pointelle Kimono ($39.95) is a beautiful front wrap onesie. The pointelle cotton gives it an old fashioned feel that will never date. The kimono style means you never have to pull it over a wiggly baby’s head, and the double front layer guards tiny chests against the cold.

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This is vindication for the parents who were vilified in the media and by the National School Board Association (NSBA) as “domestic terrorists.” They’re now demanding an apology.
After a heated June 22 Loudoun County School Board meeting addressing the transgender policy in schools, Scott Smith was unfairly maligned as a “domestic terrorist” by the National School Board Association and as a bigoted “transphobe” the media before it was reported that his daughter had been raped in a high school bathroom by a “boy in a skirt.”
Smith was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors, disorderly conduct and obstruction/resistance without force. He found guilty, and sentenced to 10 days in jail, all of it suspended contingent on a year of good behavior. Smith has appealed the decision and filed a motion to change the venue of the trial and another to have Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Buta Biberaj, barred from prosecuting the case directly. Biberaj had recommended the release with an ankle monitor of the “boy in the skirt” who raped Smith’s daughter and, while prosecuting the case, had shockingly suggested that there “were two sides” to the assault. Biberaj said, “[W]e know what sometimes is reported initially is not then what the end result of all the facts are.”
The National School Board Association (NSBA) made Smith the poster boy for “domestic terrorism” by parents who are opposed to what is happening in public schools.
Just a few weeks ago, the Daily Wire broke the story that Smith’s daughter had been raped in the bathroom by a “boy in a skirt” and the family had stayed quiet pending the October court date, but refused to stay silent after the teen assailant was accused of a second sexual assault in another school.
On Monday, Loudoun County juvenile court judge found the allegedly “gender fluid” 15-year old “boy in a skirt” guilty of sexually assaulting Smith’s daughter in the girl’s bathroom at Stone Bridge High School on May 28.
On Monday, juvenile court judge Pamela Brooks agreed with the charges – forcible sodomy and forcible fellatio – which is the juvenile court equivalent of a conviction.
The boy, who has not been named because he is a minor, will return to court on November 15 for sentencing. He has also been charged with sexually assaulting another girl at a different school in the same Virginia school district in October.
Loudoun County Schools hasn’t commented on the verdict.
The details that were released are disturbing and confusing and it appears that all of the focus that educators place on “consent” isn’t being heard by some students.
The “boy in the skirt” says that because the pair knew each other and had “fooled around” before, he assumed his victim consented to the forcible bathroom rape on May 28.
The boy’s account also gets very confusing where he says that he “stopped” because he “knew he was hurting her” but also that the rape only occurred because the skirt he was wearing got caught on his watch.
The juvenile court trial heard how the girl and boy were friends and had previously ‘hooked up’ with her consent, but that on May 28, he attacked her.
He also told detectives in some of his early statements that he ‘stopped’ because he knew he was ‘hurting the girl’, but also claimed the sexual assault only happened when his ‘knee length skirt got caught on his watch’.
The pair chatted daily on an app called Discord, according to the boy’s attorney, and regularly discussed sex. They had met up in the girl’s bathroom at Stone Bridge High School before, he said, to fool around.
The boy’s attorney, William Mann, argued that because they’d had consensual sex before – in the bathrooms – he was reasonable in assuming consent on May 28.
The judge disagreed. The boy is also facing another sexual battery charge on a different girl at a different school in the district. That case has not been resolved yet, and he will return to court on November 15 for sentencing.
The case became the searing tip of a raging debate in Loudoun County over transgender students’ rights and parents’ freedom of speech. The row culminated in the June 22 meeting when Smith was dragged out out of the room by cops.
He was ridiculed by the left and made to seem like a bigoted transphobe when it was unknown in the public record at the time that his daughter had been assaulted.
Source: Daily Mail
The Smiths are “relieved” but also demanding an apology from the NSBA for being labeled “domestic terrorists” for coming forward at the school board meeting in June to make other parents aware that their ninth grade daughter was raped in the bathroom by a “boy in a skirt”.
In a September 29 letter, the NSBA urged the President to sic a veritable alphabet soup of federal agencies on parents protesting at school board meetings and to seek “appropriate enforceable actions” under several provisions including the post-9/11 PATRIOT Act.
The arrest of Scott Smith at the June 22 Loudoun County School Board meeting was referenced in the footnotes of the letter.
It was so outrageous — especially after it was revealed that Scott’s daughter had been raped — that the NSBA had to walk it back even though the DOJ had taken on the task to go after parents.
The Smiths are currently pursuing civil action against the Loudoun County School District under Title IX for covering up the rape.
Smith is now demanding an apology from the NSBA or he will file a lawsuit for defamation.
A statement from Smith issued after the NSBA’s disavowal of the letter says, “I am a father who cares deeply for his daughter, who would go to the ends of the earth to protect both her and other students who attend public school in Loudoun County from suffering what she has suffered due to the misguided social policies adopted by the school board. I am not a ‘domestic terrorist’. The NSBA defamed me, impugning my reputation and that of other concerned parents who dared challenge our local school board. I am owed an apology and I deserve one. I demand the NSBA retract its statement that I am a ‘domestic terrorist’, or I will have no choice but to seek a court to do it for them.”
Scott Smith should milk the Loudoun County School Board and the National School Board Association for all their worth.


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The Challenge: I was trolling through my Google Reader one day when I stumbled upon a reference for a fabric tape tutorial by annekata. I clicked over and found this super cute idea for turning packing tape into fabric tape. I loved the look of it but rather than fabric glued to the back of packing tape I wanted it to be actual fabric tape. To me this meant strips of fabric with an adhesive directly applied to the fabric. So I took this as a challenge and did a little reworking and researching and found a different approach to making fabric tape that I hope you enjoy!
The Process: I began by searching for a cheap readily available double- sided adhesive and although there are many on the market; few have the width that I was looking for. I was also looking for a tape that would adhere well to a variety of surfaces. It had to be paper backed so that I wasn’t dealing with a sticky adhesive while storing the tape, and of course, I’d like it to be inexpensive. The Res Q Tape works great on a variety of media and has the added bonus of fabric being its intended surface. It also comes in 2 widths, one of which is the wider 1 1/2" I was looking for. It is paper backed, so no problem storing it, and at a buck a yard, it was the least expensive of the adhesives I found. Additionally, if you time your purchase with a notions sale or use a 40% off coupon than it becomes pretty inexpensive. I am still combing the hardware and office supply stores for an alternative that is just plain cheap but in the meantime I’m really happy with this product. The paper backing is fairly thick so rolling it as an option for storing didn’t work very well but I’m fine storing it as a strip. So take a look and then give it a try!
Fabric Tape Tutorial- Remix
Tools and Materials:
Fabric wider than 1 3/4" and any length desired.
Res Q Tape by Dritz (in 1 1/2" width)
Step One: Lay out your fabric of choice on a flat surface wrong side up, and then using your hand to apply pressure, adhere sticky side of tape to fabric. Do not remove the paper backing on the tape.
Step Two: Trim your tape at the bottom of your fabric piece. Flip over fabric and tape and smooth out fabric again applying slight pressure with your hand to ensure complete adhesion.
Step Three: Flip your fabric over again so that the tape is visible (wrong side up) and using the paper backing of your tape as a guide, trim away the excess fabric on both sides of the tape.
Step Four: Store your fabric tape in strips with the paper backing in place until ready to use. When ready to use cut to desired length, pull off backing fabric and use as desired.
Here are a couple more projects I did with my fabric tape. One shows the tape cut in half width wise and the other shows the tape cut into triangles to make photo corners. If you hop over to annekata’s site you’ll see some super cute packages she made up with her fabric tape as well as some ideas for its use. And if you can think of way of improving on this tape OR create some of your own, I’d love to hear from you and see some pics of your tape and projects. And if you should feel so inclined please post them to my Facebook fan page so we can all see and drool over your coolness. Thanks again and Happy Crafting!

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If you have a Cash App account, you can use it to send money from your phone to anyone else who has an account. It’s also possible to get a physical Cash App card that you can use to make purchases in stores and online. You can also deposit cash directly into your Cash App balance for a fee. Cash App is a popular peer-to-peer payment platform that recently overtook Venmo in downloads. It offers a variety of features, including the ability to get paychecks directly deposited, to purchase crypto and to receive tips from others. However, there are limits on how much you can send and receive each week and each month, and a Cash App card must be ordered separately.
When you sign up for a Cash App account, you’ll be given an account number and a routing number that function much like those of a traditional bank. You can connect your bank account for direct deposits, and you can even get a debit card that you can use at ATMs.
You can also check your Cash App balance from within the app, or you can use the mobile website. You can also view your monthly statement, which includes starting and ending balances for the month, fees, transaction history, and your account and routing numbers. You can also download your full transaction history and access the Cash App Investing feature.
While there are many reasons to love Cash App, it’s important to be aware of potential scams. Only link your account to a trusted bank or credit card, and avoid sharing your account sign-in details with people you don’t know well. This will reduce the risk of fraud and protect your personal information.

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Prevalence and harm of sexual violence
Cost of sexual violence
Harm to victims
2.40It is well-recognised by the literature that victims bear direct physical and psychological consequences of sexual violence. For example, the 2009 NZCASS reported physical injury occurring in 43 per cent of incidents of sexual violence, although most injuries were described as not serious in nature. This reflects the experience of Doctors for Sexual Abuse Care, who state that most sexual violence incidents do not result in physical injury, except perhaps minor scratches and bruises. Approximately 20 females and two males are hospitalised annually for sexual violence, with an average stay of 23 days, with the length of the stay implying that serious physical injury has occurred as a result of the sexual violence.
2.41Acute physical effects that must be managed can include injuries, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy. In the longer term, the impact on the immune system of the severe stress incurred as a result of sexual violence can lead to somatically-induced effects including back pain, tension headaches, skin disorders and other health effects.
2.42The psychological and emotional effect on victims is also severe. Dr Linda Beckett (whose research was an evaluation of services/interventions and whether these had the capacity to meet the support and service needs created by sexualised violence without causing secondary victimisation) mentioned well-documented immediate effects such as feelings of shock, hysteria, disbelief, disgust, fear, guilt, confusion and feelings of powerlessness. Common experiences in the slightly longer term were also outlined by Beckett in her later work with victims, including sadness, suicidal thoughts, not going out, difficulty sleeping, non-enjoyment of relationships and intrusive thoughts. Victims may self-harm or abuse alcohol or drugs in order to displace intrusive thinking.
2.43A number of submitters on our Issues Paper commented on the long-term nature of the harm to victims resulting from sexual violence. These include depression, decreased functioning, sleep disturbances, mood swings, denial, sexual dysfunction, difficulty forming relationships, phobias, pre-occupation with the event and fear of solitude or withdrawal/social isolation.
2.44Victims of sexual violence are also at a high risk of future sexual victimisation. A 2012 report by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs found that victims of child sexual abuse are at least twice as likely to be sexually assaulted later in life. The same study also concluded that at least 50 per cent of girls and women who are sexually assaulted are likely to be victimised again.
2.45As recognised by Kelly and Lovett, victims have different degrees of resilience and cope with sexual violence in different ways. As such, and as Beckett has noted, it would be inaccurate to suggest “that sexual violence has deterministic outcomes” – rather, it is accurate to say that “all victims cope and react differently and this depends on the circumstances of the rape and others’ reactions”. It is the phrase “others’ reactions” that is at the heart of this Report, referring as it does to secondary victimisation and the risk that the response to victims (in this case, the criminal justice response) further harms rather than helps victims.
Harm to families/whānauTop
2.46Sexual violence also causes harm and trauma to families and whānau. Figures from the Ministry of Women’s Affairs state that, in 59 per cent of cases, sexual violence is perpetrated by a family/whānau member or current or ex-partner, which causes deep mistrust and pain within family and whānau groups.
2.47Families/whānau can be placed under severe strain as a result of sexual violence, for example, when supporters side with either the victim or the perpetrator. A recent case in the Gisborne District Court highlighted this, when two relatives of a victim of family/whānau sexual violence were jailed for attempting to pervert the course of justice by forcing the victim to retract the claims made against her uncle.
2.48Even if it is not intra-familial, sexual violence can leave the family/whānau and friends of the victim feeling powerless. In one alleged assault case, a mother said that she felt she had failed her 13-year-old daughter, “like I wasn’t there to protect her”.
2.49One submitter who was a nurse also noted the potential impact of sexual violence on social relationships, parenting and on the victims’ children. Children who grow up with family/whānau dysfunction, such as that stemming from sexual violence occurring in their household, are at an increased risk of sexual victimisation or sexual violence perpetration in future.
Wider social and economic consequencesTop
2.50Sexual violence is not generally considered an economic crime, but an understanding of the significant financial costs of sexual violence has begun to emerge over the last few decades. These costs are incurred not only by the victim but also the perpetrator, their family and society. Direct individual costs include legal fees and loss of income and costs incurred in accessing medical and welfare services to help with the physical and psychological effects of the abuse.
2.51There are costs on society, as it is charged with policing, providing a criminal justice system, court services, detainment, and providing welfare and compensation provisions for victims. In 2012/13, ACC costs for sensitive claims clients were $33.6 million.
2.52A New Zealand Treasury working paper entitled Estimating the Costs of Crime in New Zealand included the cost of prevention and dealing with the consequences of sexual violence in its calculation, and concluded sexual violence is the most costly sub-category of crime, costing $72,130 per incident (compared with, for example, robbery which is costed at $23,100 per criminal act, and violent offences which are costed at $8,910 per criminal act). This is around 13 per cent of the total cost of crime, despite sexual offences constituting only one per cent of reported crime. Only 18 per cent of this cost was met directly by government (including Police, courts, corrections and health services), leaving the rest of the cost to be borne by private individuals, households and businesses. Treasury estimates that the private sector (including households and individuals) bears a significant proportion of the cost of sexual violence through the intangible costs of psychological effects, pain and suffering.
2.53The tangible costs identified in the Treasury paper related to policy, prevention, health and “private sector” victim impacts, detection, resolution and redress. In terms of identifying the intangible loss borne by the private sector (including individuals), the study identifies a lack of New Zealand data and instead relies on data from the United Kingdom converted into New Zealand dollars using the OECD’s purchasing power parity for GDP for 2004. On that basis, the total cost of sexual violence was estimated by Treasury to cost $1.8 billion per annum across both the public and private sector. The community-based sexual violence sector was not included in this Treasury paper, although we know that in 2012/13 government agencies funded $29.07 million to the sector.
2.54These figures fail to take into account spending that can be indirectly attributed to the consequences of sexual violence. For example, sexual violence may lead to increased alcohol and drug dependence issues, but because the sexual violence is undeclared, the link is not made and resulting costs of sexual violence are not fully identified.
2.55These figures also fail to adequately recognise the extent of economic harm that is a consequence of sexual violence. Examples include the assumption of debt by a victim if their partner was the perpetrator and was imprisoned, the loss of a job if a victim needed to relocate, for example, into a shelter or refuge, or the need for a victim to assume full responsibility for the household and children if their partner was the perpetrator and imprisoned (including increased childcare costs or decreased work time to avoid childcare costs).
2.56Neither do these figures capture the scenario, for example, where a victim cannot meet the household bills because they could not work due to the trauma, power is cut off by the electricity provider and the victim is too ashamed to ask for help from that provider. The lack of electricity contributes to health problems which in turn leads to increased use of health system resources.
2.57These figures do not foresee the economic cost to New Zealand of victims who face such financial hardship as they are unable to plan for superannuation.
2.58It is clear that the economic costs that arise as a consequence of sexual violence can be significant, are currently unquantifiable and result in an economic burden for both the victim and the wider community. The extent to which that burden can be linked to sexual violence is further complicated because sexual violence may occur at the same time as family violence, and differentiating the downstream economic consequences of the sexual violence distinct from the family violence is extremely difficult.
2.59Even preventing sexual violence through education has costs. High-profile media campaigns are estimated to cost $4 million per annum, and even smaller-scale community-based action without television and radio coverage can cost around $1 million per annum.
2.60Of course, should the recommendations presented in this Report be adopted, there will inevitably be significant costs involved. If the numbers of victims who report sexual violence and enter the criminal justice system or use the alternative justice process increase – indeed even if the numbers of victims accessing improved support services increase – the cost will be large. We consider, however, that the cost of the interventions and improvements proposed in this Report will mitigate and avoid many of the long-term and unquantifiable costs cited above.

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U of T's Prabhat Jha, head of India's Million Death Study, on how public funds make his research possible
After working as a senior scientist at the World Health Organization on efforts to control malaria, HIV/AIDS and tobacco-related diseases, Dr. Prabhat Jha was contemplating a return to academia –the University of Cambridge, perhaps, or Harvard University.
For guidance, he turned to his former supervisor David Naylor, then the dean of University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine. Naylor told him that if he came back to Toronto, he could focus on his research.
What Jha wanted was to explore how to improve the way the world collects death statistics or mortality data, because more accurate numbers could help shape global health policy on fighting curable diseases like malaria.
U of T and St. Michael’s Hospital helped Jha, who did his PhD at the University of Oxford under a Rhodes Scholarship, find the funding needed to set up the Centre for Global Health Research and establish the Million Death Study in India.
“Without funding, we would not have been able to start the Million Death Study,” says Jha. “In my own case, a Canada Research Chair and early support from Canadian Institute for Health Research, along with U of T and St. Michael's Hospital, were crucial to start my centre and establish the Million Death Study in India.”
The study, which began in 2002, involves hundreds of specially trained non-medical staff knocking on doors across India to gather first-hand accounts of the symptoms and circumstances behind recent deaths. The results of those “verbal autopsies” are then sent to two of 400 physicians working online to establish a probable cause of death.
It is considered one of the largest studies of premature deaths in the world and in a country like India, where many deaths occur at home and go unrecorded, has become an important tool to improve public health. The mortality study, which has now reached 3.5 million homes and more than 23 million people, costs less than a dollar per household per year in India, but the impact has been tremendous. Data have revealed that global estimates for adult malaria and snake bite deaths were too low, leading WHO to put the latter on its list of neglected tropical diseases. The organization is also re-examining global malaria numbers.
Mortality data also showed that one million more children are alive today because of simple, affordable prenatal care and reductions in specific diseases since 2005. The tobacco-related findings have enabled a global treaty signed by over 180 countries to help reduce deaths worldwide.
“We are well on the way to changing how the world counts its dead and describes causes, and in so doing are providing a GPS for global health,” says Jha, a professor of global health and epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
“This has now spurred others to take an interest in similar studies. We’re working with the Gates Foundation and the Canadian government to introduce systems like this in Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Ethiopia.”
But Jha says that the research and the results would not have been possible without money and leadership, two things recommended by the Naylor report. The 35 recommendations made by Canada’s Fundamental Science review, which was led by Naylor, U of T's President Emeritus, called for sweeping changes on how research is overseen and a $1.3-billion increase in federal research funding over the next four years.
Interested in publicly funded research in Canada? Learn more at U of T’s #supportthereport advocacy campaign
“The Canada Research Chair has been a successful model to attract researchers back to Canada, and I’m one of them,” he says.
The funding has helped him to focus solely on research, unlike scientists in other parts of the world.
“Without core support for my salary, I would’ve been in a bind which many U.S. researchers find themselves – where they’re actually trying to raise money to cover their salary rather than focusing on research and building research programs,” he says.
Jha’s Centre for Global Health Research also conducts risk factor epidemiology globally – not just in India – on tobacco hazards, alcohol, vegetarianism, exposure to particulate matter and other risk factors.
Research is the key reason for the 20-year gain in global life expectancy over the last few decades, he says.
“Why is that? When you look carefully, as we have done, that’s not because the world grew richer or we became more educated. It’s because of research,” Jha says. “Research led to huge fundamental discoveries that have transformed human health – vaccines that became available, the discovery of smoking as a big risk factor for cancer and other diseases, low-cost antibiotics – almost all of that knowledge has been driven by publicly funded research.”
And much of the funding for that research has been through sustained public dollars, he says.
“Since about 1980, we’ve somehow been thinking that the private sector will come in, and it’ll fund research. Well, it’s just not really true. Fundamental achievements in public health – if you take anything, any big success – and trace its roots back, it all comes back to government funding for research that is slow and deliberate and usually goes through universities.”
Jha, who was born in India and grew up in Winnipeg, received his medical degree from the University of Manitoba. At Oxford, he worked under the renowned epidemiologist Sir Richard Peto and developed a passion for digging into how seemingly preventable factors like tobacco contribute to diseases in developing countries.
He came to U of T for his post-doctoral research, working under Naylor, and then went on to the World Bank and then the WHO, where he studied the health of the global poor. It was while he was at the WHO that he says it became obvious to him that better mortality data would help inform how to best control the major diseases and also the degree to which smoking kills people.
Colleagues say Jha’s epidemiological approach has changed global health policy.
"Not only has his Million Death Study contributed to our understanding of premature death in India, China and beyond, he is also instrumental in training maternal and child health researchers across the globe who will continue to have a far-reaching impact in decades to come," says Erica Di Ruggiero, an assistant professor and director of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health's office of global public health education and training.
Jha’s next steps with the Million Death Study will include leading an interdisciplinary team to expand the collection of mortality statistics and develop innovative new tools to analyze the data for patterns.
“Prabhat’s research in tobacco control and premature mortality has influenced health policy globally and is saving lives,” says Adalsteinn Brown, interim dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Dalla Lana Chair in Public Health Policy. “By using innovative approaches to population health data, he demonstrates the need for evidence-based change – such as tobacco tax increases – to national and institutional leaders, ultimately helping global populations live longer, healthier lives.”
He says for Canadian researchers like him, the Naylor report has been a reminder of how Canada can excel and what its potential could be for the future.
“[Naylor] reminded us that if there is a single way Canada can punch above its weight globally it could be to become the research powerhouse,” says Jha. “The report is spot on to recognize the enormous social and economic returns possible if Canada significantly upped its game in research funding and leadership.”


The Wheeling Farmers’ Market opened today in St. Michael’s parking lot. The market attracted a large crowd this morning and two of the vendors sold out of produce.
The Wheeling Farmers Market is officially open for locals to come and grab their favorite fruits and vegetables but this year, things do look a bit different. Due to COVID-19, every vendor working at the market will be wearing a face mask. And vendors are following CDC guidelines to keep their customers safe.
We’re trying to clean our tables every hour, there will be no reusable bag. We will hand you a clean bag.Bill Bertram, President of the Wheeling Farmers Market
The market is asking people limit traffic to one family at each vendor in order to follow the rules of social distancing. There is also one entrance and exit to the market. Despite the differences this year, customers are happy to be back.
I love to come to the farmers market, I love that sour dough bread I hope they’ll have that next week and got some fresh berries, cooked by those young ladies over there, and they made some nice berry things that are really looking good, whole wheat flour, I love whole wheat flour.Chuck Wiley, Glen Dale
And in the midst of a pandemic, the local famers certainly appreciate the business.
Supporting a local farmer, you’re going to get a healthier product because the food doesn’t have preservatives, because like our lettuce was picked just this morning about 7 o clock, we don’t have to spray it with anything. Smaller farmers it takes more time to manage but you get a higher quality product. Beautiful day just glad to be back at the farmers market and having funERIC BLEND, OWNER OF THE BLENDED HOMESTEAD
The weekly farmers’ market will be held on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon and will stay opened through October.


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USA TODAY teamed up with Facebook to find out which restaurants get the most recommendations in each state.
If we're talking purely by the total number of recommendations, then it should come as no surprise that Tennessee's most populous city is home to the most recommended restaurant in the state.
We'd argue that any number of restaurants in East Tennessee are deserving of the title, but you have to hand it to Nashville for having so many iconic joints.
The most recommended restaurant in Tennessee is a little honky-tonk bar named Tootsies Orchid Lounge. They serve up burgers and pub food, drinks and lots of live music.
For the a list of the most recommended restaurants from all 50 states, check out the full gallery on USA TODAY.

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BrumHour saw It’ll Be Alt-Right on the Night with thanks to The Old Joint Stock.
By Eleanor Lawson twitter.com/elle_lawson
It’ll Be Alt-Right on the Night at
Old Joint Stock
Directed by Jonny Kelly, written and performed by Matthew Greenhough
Greenhough narrates us through the lives of two friends: Greeny and Steevo have been at each other’s side since they were children in Sheffield, falling in love with punk together, the two of them against the world.
The two drift apart when Greeny becomes a student and moves to the land of the liberal elite – London, while Steevo is stranded, mopping up bodily fluids as a janitor at the local hospital. Greeny is enraged at the injustices of the world, becoming a self-proclaimed social justice warrior, though he never goes on any marches. Steevo watches alt-right Youtubers and seethes at the fact he feels as if he’s at the back of the queue in his own country. Tensions simmer until they explode.
The schism that lies between the left and the right is evident to everyone, both in the show and the audience. When the show concludes, the left-wing character’s admission that maybe he is as reprehensible as the friend whose politics he despises, a woman in the audience vocally agreed with him. Even after a play about the difficulties of navigating different political worldviews, it’s a thought too raw for many in the audience.
It is, after all, a fight many of us face on a day to day basis. Matthew Greenhough makes us question what we do when we love someone whose politics we hate.
Music propels the play forward: it’s a story of music and friendship. When you walk into the small, intimate room, you have to climb over seven inch LPs to get to your seat and stare at them reverently as you wait for the show to start. Each vignette is broken up by Greenhough pulling out a new record and placing it on the record player. But Greenhough is not so precious with the records, crushing them as he paces the room, and the friendship between Greeny and Steevo with them.
Greenhough is a talented performer, a nervous bundle of energy as the equally sensitive and outraged Greeny, increasingly furious as the disempowered Steevo. His body moves alarmingly as he dances to the records, jerking along to the tracks of the two friend’s adolescence until things spiral out of control and his movements are frenetic. He holds you in the palm of his hand for an hour, and invests you in this broken relationship with just his words.
But it’s the writing that makes the production so brilliant. It’s a script so poetic in its comedy that I kept feeling the urge to pull the sentences right from his mouth onto the pages of a notebook. From dyspraxic octopuses to the cultural representations of sadness being Eeyore and Morrisey, each word is unmissable.
There was a time when your politics could be invisible. Today, it’s not really possible. Greenhough’s play reaches out to the dilemma that each of us faces when we’re so convinced that we’re right, and the people we love are wrong.
It’ll Be Alt-Right on the Night is at the Old Joint Stock until 12th October. Book tickets here: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/itll-be-alt-right-on-the-night
Discover more about Wound Up Theatre here: wounduptheatre.com
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Eleanor Lawson produces Interval Theatre Tuesdays at 3pm on Brum Radio.


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Emission and Performance Evaluation of a 25 cc Stratified Scavenging Two-Stroke Engine
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
Published September 16, 2003 by SAE International in United States
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Environmental concerns demand more stringent emission legislations concerning new power sources for handheld equipment, like chainsaws and trimmers. Today the most common power source is the well-known two-stroke engine. This type of engine has been the natural choice due to low cost and high power density. The two-stroke engine, as we know it today is not able to comply with future emission demands due to its massive hydrocarbon pollutant.
To challenge the future engine manufactures must come up with new cost efficient engine technologies that still deliver the same or improved performance for customer satisfaction.
Manufactures of handheld equipment are players on a very competitive market, where the cost is the main concern in choosing a feasible technology.
This paper describes the development of a sequentially stratified scavenging 25cc trimmer engine. To minimize the hydrocarbon contents in the scavenging losses, known to be in the order of one third of total fuel consumption for a simple two-stroke engine, scavenging is conducted sequentially. The first part contains pure air, thus not compromising emissions, the second part contains air fuel mixture to be retained inside the combustion chamber. An engine like this must have a dual feed system, one ordinary for air fuel and a second one that delivers pure air to the upper part of the scavenging channels. A concept concerning geometrical dimensions derived during theoretical studies gives the basis. Specifications and targets for performance and emissions are stated, and an engine prototype is developed.
The paper will guide the reader through the stages of engine development. Important parameters like the ratio of scavenging air contra air/fuel mixture as well as performance and emissions for each different part of the development stages.
In conclusion, reductions of hydrocarbon emissions in the order of 60% compared to a simple two-stroke engine are within reach without deteriorating engine performance. Unfortunately this is not enough to meet the more stringent emission legislation for this specific engine.
CitationBergman, M., Gustafsson, R., and Jonsson, B., "Emission and Performance Evaluation of a 25 cc Stratified Scavenging Two-Stroke Engine," SAE Technical Paper 2003-32-0047, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-32-0047.
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This time, you and I will be in the role of defender, bodyguard, guard, knight. In general, choose which character you like best, because, you need to save a little girl from hedgehogs who are trying to harm her. This is a logical game, the purpose of which is to draw various figures of rhombus, triangle, square. You can draw any figure just to save the girl, this is a very interesting and exciting game that develops thinking and logic since, you have to use geometric abilities.
Draw Defense level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Walkthrough

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Toys R Us Inc. has opened three of its temporary express stores in the Twin Cities for the 2010 holiday shopping season.
The express stores that are already open include on at the Mall of America in Bloomington, at Albertville Premium Outlets in Albertville and at The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove.
Last year Toys R Us had Express stores in the Mall of America and Southdale Center in Edina.
The company said it plans to open additional pop-up stores in the Twin Cities in the coming weeks.
The Wayne, N.J.-based retailer said it plans to open 600 Toys R Us Express stores in malls and shopping centers, in addition to its 590 full-size Toys R Us stores in the United States.
The number of express stores is roughly double what the retailer opened nationally in 2009.
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Introduced for 2001, the European-designed Focus quickly displaced the Escort as Ford’s top-selling passenger car. It quickly ranked second in company sales behind the midsize Taurus. The front-wheel-drive compact comes as a four-door sedan, a two-door ZX3 or a four-door ZX5 hatchback, and a four-door wagon. A high-performance SVT Focus debuted for 2002.
A new 145-horsepower, 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine was introduced in 2003 for selected states, and it’s now available nationwide. For 2004, the ZX3 edition is offered with leather seats.
Standard models use a 110-hp, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. The sportier Focus editions carry either a 130-hp, 2.0-liter Zetec four-cylinder or the new 145-hp engine.
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At 168.1 inches long overall, Focus sedans and hatchbacks are 6.5 inches shorter than the Honda Civic and a foot shorter than the Toyota Corolla. At 56.3 inches to its rooftop, the Focus is almost as tall as the four-door Civic.
Ford calls the Focus’ distinctive styling “new edge.” Its design is marked by prominent creases and dramatically designed headlamps that sweep back into the hood and fenders.
The seats are relatively high - part of a long, tall interior that’s designed to accommodate taller and older people, despite the car’s emphasis on a youth-oriented crowd. The large doorways make entry and exit easier. Big, clearly labeled controls are convenient to reach and easy to see.
Ford claims that the Focus is not only capable of comfortably seating five people, but it is also roomier than key rivals. The backseat folds down to expand cargo capacity. Focus sedans have a 14-cubic-foot trunk, and the hatchback models promise 19 cubic feet of space when the seats are up and 28 cubic feet with the seats down. The wagon offers a maximum cargo capacity of 73 cubic feet with the rear seats folded down.
A silver-colored instrument cluster and color-keyed trim go on premium models. A CD/MP3 player is standard in upper-end models.
Under the Hood
The base LX engine is a 110-hp, 2.0-liter four-cylinder. The SE, ZX3 and ZX5 are equipped with a 130-hp, 2.0-liter four-cylinder. A 145-hp four-cylinder goes into the ZTS and is optional in other models. The SVT Focus uses a 170-hp engine. All engines team with a standard five-speed-manual or optional four-speed-automatic transmission except the SVT Focus, which uses a six-speed-manual transmission.
Antilock brakes and side-impact airbags are optional.
The European heritage of the Focus reveals itself mainly in the car’s crisp cornering ability and its roomy, upright, ergonomically oriented interior. The hatchback models look sharper than the sedans and are practical for carrying cargo. The ZX3 equipped with the manual shift is frisky on the road. It accelerates eagerly from a standstill and is quite spirited for passing and merging. The hatchbacks are highly maneuverable and fun to drive. Smooth clutch action and a gearbox that works fairly easily contribute to driving enjoyment. Ride comfort is firm but above par, and the suspension deals competently with urban bumps. Despite the vehicle’s thick pillars, long side glass helps visibility in the hatchback. Front-seat headroom is huge. A ZTS sedan equipped with the automatic transmission comes across as uninspiring. All Focus models represent good value when compared to such rivals as the Civic and Volkswagen’s Golf and Jetta.
Related Model: Focus Wagon
At 178.2 inches long overall, the Focus Wagon is a foot longer than the other Focus body styles. The wagon has 73 cubic feet of cargo capacity when the seats are folded down and 35 cubic feet with rear seats up. The 130-hp four-cylinder engine is standard. Back to top
Related Model: SVT Focus
Developed by Ford’s Special Vehicle Team, the high-performance SVT Focus uses a 170-hp engine and a Getrag six-speed-manual gearbox. An entrant into the “hot hatch segment,” the SVT Focus is supposed to attract nontraditional buyers who may otherwise gravitate toward imports. Its main rival is the Honda Civic Si.
Two- and four-door hatchbacks are available in the SVT Focus lineup. Both body styles have unique front and rear fascias with honeycomb grilles, special rocker panel moldings and a small spoiler atop the hatch. Cobra R-inspired five-spoke wheels hold 17-inch tires. A handling package includes revised spring rates and larger anti-roll bars to improve stability.
The seats are trimmed in black leather with cloth inserts and offer extra bolster padding for increased lateral support. Many interior components, including the leather-wrapped steering wheel and gearshift lever, are upgraded. Auxiliary radio controls sit in a pod to the left of the steering wheel, which follows the European style. The instrument panel features an electroluminescent gauge cluster. An optional Audiophile stereo system includes an 8-inch subwoofer and an in-dash six-CD changer. A power sunroof is also optional. Antilock brakes and side-impact airbags are standard. Back to top


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Former Reps. Claudine Schneider (R-RI) and Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH) among over 70 Faith, Small Business, Law Enforcement, Local Leaders Pushing for Bi-Partisan Tax and Transparency Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the recent exposé dubbed the “Panama Papers,” a bi-partisan grouping of more than 70 faith leaders, small business owners, local leaders, and public interest advocates from 25 states will be on Capitol Hill this week to urge lawmakers to support tax and transparency legislation that benefits small businesses, taxpayers, and vulnerable communities.
Advocating for legislation to make it harder to set up anonymous shell companies in the U.S. and to prevent offshore tax haven abuse, the event is organized by the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition, a non-partisan coalition of over 100 small business, faith-based, anti-corruption, government watchdog, human rights, investor, labor, public-interest, and global development organizations.
“Whether you’re a terrorist, a drug lord, or a corrupt foreign dictator, anonymous companies are one of the primary tools for laundering dirty money to escape the eyes of law enforcement, yet the U.S. is the second easiest place on Earth for a criminal to set up an anonymous shell company that can be used to launder money,” said Gary Kalman, Executive Director of the FACT Coalition. “At the same time, tax haven abuse costs American taxpayers $150 billion per year in lost revenue. It is time for Congress to own up to these problems and take action to protect the nation’s tax base while also defending U.S. citizens from terrorists, drug cartels, and arms dealers.”
These issues are front-and-center after the massive “Panama Papers” leaks—a trove of more than 11 million documents from a Panamanian law firm obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The investigation exposed the devastating toll that anonymous companies and offshore tax havens take on the world, highlighting the need for U.S. action.
The delegation participating in FACT’s Bi-Partisan Tax and Transparency Fly-In Days includes former Rep. Claudine Schneider (R-RI) and former Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH) along with several ministers, rabbis, small business owners, law enforcement officials, and local leaders.
“The American people are tired of a system where the wealthy and powerful have one set of rules and everyone else must abide by another” said former Rep. Claudine Schneider (R-RI). “We can pull illicit activities that are currently hidden behind shell companies out of the darkness and end tax haven abuse with basic sunshine rules that conservatives and liberals will support.”
“If there is one thing everyone can agree on it’s that our tax system is truly broken,” said former Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH). “With hundreds of billions of dollars stashed away in tax havens, and shell companies ripping off the American people and facilitating corruption in the poorest places on earth, something has got to give. Congress should heed the calls of our moral leaders and the warnings of law enforcement and pass common sense fixes to crack down on secret shell companies and tax haven abuse.”
Nathan R. Catura, the National President of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), added: “For too long, our government has allowed tax loopholes to grow—depriving the American people and our Federal law enforcement officers the financial and practical tools to combat this form of money laundering—via offshore tax shelters. Anonymous shell companies have long been exploited by terrorist and other nefarious organizations and individuals. FLEOA feels the time has come for those that have used these loopholes to be brought to justice and give back to the American people all that they have hidden and taken”
Attendees will meet with their Senators and Representatives about the importance of the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (H.R.4450, S. 2489) and the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (H.R. 297, S. 174)—two pieces of legislation that would crack down on the abuses exposed in the Panama Papers stories.
Attendees will also attend a workshop and reception featuring speeches by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), former Rep. Claudine Schneider (R-RI), and Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), in addition to former Treasury Special Agent John Cassara, Tim Richardson of the Fraternal Order of Police, Rabbi Menachem Creditor, and small business owner Crystal Mario.
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In practice, diaphragms are mostly designed as rigid elements. While this holds valid for heavy type concrete slabs, the experimental and numerical investigations available in the literature are not adequate to conclusively state the same for light weight flooring systems. In addition, standards are silent on the rigidity of light weight floors. This can potentially lead to failure of structures at extreme load events. As the flexibility of a diaphragm alters fundamental frequency, dynamic properties, and the response of a structure during loading, it is of paramount importance to assess the real performance of this prevalent structural flooring system. The aim of this research is to develop a proper understanding of the diaphragm rigidity, its interaction with vertical resisting elements, and the load distribution which is essential to design buildings possessing such flooring systems with confidence.
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In 2020, among the 26 EU Member States for which data is available, there were 168 000 more deaths during weeks 10-26 (March – June) than the average number of deaths during the same period over the four years 2016
This data include all deaths, irrespective of their causes, but can be useful for assessing the direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the European population. The peak of 36 000 additional deaths compared to the four year average was in week 14 (end March – beginning
April). As from week 19 (beginning of May), there were under 5 000 additional deaths each week compared with the four year average. In week 25 (just after mid-June), 2 200 fewer deaths were recorded in 2020.
Spain and Italy – worst hit countries
Among the EU Member States, for which data are available, the highest number of additional deaths in 2020 during weeks 10-26 compared to the four year average 2016 to 2019 was recorded in Spain (48 000) followed closely by Italy (46 000), France (30 000), Germany and the Netherlands (each around 10 000). The remaining 21 Member States accounted together for 25 000 additional deaths in the same period.
Compared to the average number of deaths for years 2016-2019 more than double the number of deaths were recorded in Spain during weeks 13-15 followed by Belgium in week 15. More than 40% additional deaths were
recorded in Italy over weeks 11-15, Spain in weeks 12 and 16, in Belgium weeks 13-14 and 16-17, in the Netherlands weeks 13-17, in France weeks 14-15, in Luxembourg week 15, in Sweden weeks 15-16 and in Cyprus weeks 20-21.
During weeks 10 to 26 in 2020, in the 26 Member States with available data, those aged 70 years and over accounted for 161 000 or 96% of the 168 000 additional deaths recorded compared to the four year average 2016-2019.During the same period, this age group represented 76% of all deaths in the population in 2016-2019 and 78% of all deaths in 2020.

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Objective: Mesalazine, 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA), is an anti-inflammatory drug that is most widely used for the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Despite extensive clinical use, the exact pharmacological mechanism underlying the anti-colitic effects of 5-ASA has not yet been elucidated. A potential molecular mechanism underlying 5-ASA-mediated anti-colitic activity was investigated.
Methods: An anti-inflammatory pharmacology of 5-ASA was scrutinized in human colon carcinoma cells and murine macrophages and in a TNBS-induced rat colitis model.
Results: 5-ASA induced phosphorylation of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and its substrate acetyl-CoA carboxylase in cells. 5-ASA activation of AMPK occurred regardless of the presence of the pro-inflammatory mediators, Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-α) and lipopolysaccharide. 5-ASA inhibits TNF-α-dependent Nuclear Factor-Kappa B (NF-κB) activation, which was dampened by AMPK inhibition. Oral gavage of sulfasalazine (a colon-specific prodrug of 5- ASA) or rectal administration of 5-ASA ameliorated 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)- induced rat colitis and activated AMPK in the inflamed colonic tissues while markedly diminishing the levels of NF-κB-regulated pro-inflammatory mediators cyclooxygenase-2, inducible nitric oxide synthase, and cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-3, elevated by the induction of inflammation. Rectal co-administration of 5-ASA and an AMPK inhibitor undermined 5-ASA-mediated activation of AMPK and its anti-colitic effects.
Conclusion: These findings suggest that the activation of AMPK is involved in 5-ASA-mediated anticolitic effects at least partly via interference with pro-inflammatory NF-κB signaling.
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Given the rude health Liverpool’s music scene is in at the present time and the explosion in new music in the city, it seems only right we should have some new venues to enjoy it in. Step forward then, The Kazimier, The Static Gallery, Mello Mello and the most recent addition, The Shipping Forecast. Opened in May this year, the ‘Forecast is the only music venue in the city that can claim to serve Sunday lunch as well as put on gigs. BIDO LITO dug the waterproofs out of the locker, spliced the mainbrace and set sail for number 15 Slater St to chat to co-manager and co-founder Lewis Boardman about what the club’s prospective patrons can expect.
Created and managed by Lewis and Rich McGinnis, the duo behind the wildly successful Chibuku, the success the night has brought them over the past ten years inspired them to set up The Shipping Forecast. A radically different proposition, existing as a live music venue and club as opposed to an event, the club is part of the 580 network of venues across the UK.
“The 580 have now got 12 bars that can host live music so DJs and bands playing at The Shipping Forecast can go on to play all of them” explains Lewis. New Young Pony Club are one of the acts who have recently done this. The circuit includes the splendidly named Spanky Van Dykes, the ultra-hip Camden Lock Tavern, Sheffield’s Bungalows and Bears, and the especially memorable A Nation of Shopkeepers (Napoleon’s description of the English race), in Leeds.
On the subject of the club’s decidedly different names the origin of The Shipping Forecasts’ moniker is a matter of some dispute. “Er, I can’t remember who came up with the name actually”, states Lewis, looking momentarily perplexed, “I told my parents what it was and they’re reaction was ‘That’s so stupid’, and I thought ‘Yeah, but it’s so stupid it’ll work’.’’
The name gave the Liverpool based arts collective Mercy, the creative talent behind the venture plenty of scope for the décor and overall theme of the venue. Given the ability to create a space that chimes in with the venues’ name you do wonder what the interior of Spanky Van Dykes could look like. The nautical feel of the club including the fixtures and fittings, even down to the menus and flyers give the venue a uniformed sea-faring look.
Given the (hopefully temporary) loss of Korova, The Shipping Forecast has stepped into that venue’s shoes to some extent, albeit with a greater emphasis on live music. As Lewis says, “Hopefully we’re filling the gap where Korova was, breaking new bands and new DJs.” In addition to music, the venue also has affiliations with other organisations in the city. “In terms of art we’re working closely with Bluecoat Chambers, and we’re also working with FACT. We’re going to have artists come in once every three months to do installations that will constantly changing throughout the year.” In view of the artwork that is displayed in the venue, The Shipping Forecast is hoping to establish itself as a creative hub, promoting the talent the city has to offer.
Lewis states regarding the interiors of the club, “The vibe of the venue was to keep it pretty raw, we’ve been working bars and clubs over the past ten years with Chibuku and Circus.” The design of the venue was partly drawn up by the same team who oversaw the re-design of the Magnet. The club’s opening night featured a DJ set by Gilles Peterson, a long-standing friend of Rich McGinnis who gave the club his seal of approval. On the live music side the club hosted a brace of gigs for this year’s Sound City, an event Lewis hopes will return to the venue next year.
The focal point of the ‘Forecast is The Hold. A cool subterranean basement reminiscent of The Cavern (the original one that is). The stage lies level with the dancefloor, bringing the band and the patrons eyeball to eyeball. The room also harks back to the late 1980s and the era of warehouse parties when the likes of The Stone Roses began to play venues markedly different to theatres and Academies. Originally a “dirty, stinking cellar”, according to Lewis, the low ceilings and the Function One Sound System make the noise from the PA inescapable. This combined with sweat running down the walls, (‘the sign of a good club’ reckons Lewis), makes The Hold a memorable location.
In terms of a grass-roots aesthetic the club will welcome new and independent promoters to host events there. As Lewis states, “If we can agree on the direction of where they’re going, the music, the artwork, the clientele they’re going for, then we’re all for independent promoters in the venue.” He goes on, “There’s a lot of good local promoters in Liverpool at the minute. Breaking new bands, supporting new bands is definitely important for us, as well as DJs.”
The combination of dancefloor and mosh pit within the same venue also physically demonstrates how the gulf between dance and rock, once seemingly insurmountable is now just a short hop. A journey that began in the mid 1980s when a bunch of rock fans attended some club in Manchester called the Hacienda in search of cheap beer, the sight of bands performing DJ sets is now totally commonplace. Bands such as LCD Soundsystem on DFA, cited as a favourite by Lewis further prove how this synergy is alive and well.
As for the clientele the venue is hoping to attract Lewis says, “The door policy’s pretty strict; we’re here for the arty kids, and the music kids, but it’s a place where everyone can feel comfortable.” Further to this he is at pains to emphasise the importance of the ‘back door’ entrance to the venue that opens out onto Fleet St, used of a weekend. :The key thing when we started this was to have a secret door.” Lewis nods, “Thursday through to Saturday, as soon as the sun goes down we close the whole front of the venue. The doors, the blinds the windows are all shut, from the outside you can’t even see in, it’s a total blackout. If you didn’t know you’d just walk past it, you wouldn’t even know what it was.”
He continues, “The kids who are in the know come straight in, it’s like a New York loft, Speakeasy-type secret bar. The back door idea was a good touch, having the secret door on the same street as the FACT and round the corner from The Peacock, people’s perception of the place changes.” A feature that was included in the architects’ plans for the re-design of the club when they originally acquired the building, it ensures that everyone who attends the Shipping Forecast feels comfortable. The chances of a Hen Night staggering in through the door at 1AM are highly unlikely!
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MUMBAI (Reuters) - Gold buying in India remained subdued, with negligible stocks of the yellow metal bought before the tax hike, while consumers waited for a price correction below support levels.
* Weddings and festive season have started in India, the world's biggest buyer of the metal, but the government plans to restrict gold buying by announcing more measures in addition to a 50 percent hike in import duty to keep a lid on its bloating current account deficit.
* Traders had accumulated stocks, when the finance minister hinted of a duty hike on January 2, and later raised the duty on January 21.
* "Activity is happening, but not in a huge way after yesterday's rebound. Prices are holding the 30,000 rupees level and the market is expecting a correction below the support level, triggered by shift from gold to currencies and equities," said a dealer with a private bullion importing bank in Mumbai.
* The actively traded gold contract for April delivery on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) was 0.03 percent lower 30,771 rupees per 10 grams.
* A slightly stronger rupee weighed on prices of the yellow metal. The rupee plays an important role in determining the landed cost of the dollar-quoted yellow metal.
* Silver contract for March delivery on the MCX was 0.21 percent higher at 58,543 rupees per kg.
(Reporting by Siddesh Mayenkar; Editing by Anand Basu)
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