After applying SP2 to an Exchange 2003 server, users may have problems updating Distribution list membership and delegating permissions to specific users. This problem is occurring because of a chain of events that occurred after applying specific hotfixes to both the client and the Exchange server.
The first issue was introduced with the application of the Outlook Post SP2 hotfix package in 913696 on the Outlook clients. When this patch is applied, clients could no longer assign delegates, whereas, they used to prior to the hotfix. The user would receive the following error when attempting to add delegate permissions:
The Delegates settings were not saved correctly. Unable to activate send-on-behalf-of list. You do not have sufficient permission to perform this operation on this object.
To elaborate on this a little more, the hotfix package contains an update to address an issue when you attempt to add Delegate permissions for UserB to UserA’s mailbox, we now fail to add these delegate rights if we cannot assign the “Send on Behalf” of right so that the delegate can send mail on behalf of UserA. When assigning delegate permissions based on the above scenario, we actually do two things, we first update the publicDelegates attribute for UserA listing UserB and we then add a rule to UserA’s mailbox for UserB access. This publicDelegates attribute controls the ability to Send on Behalf of that user. The ability to update this attribute for that user requires that the SELF account have at least write access to “Write Personal Information” on the user account that is trying to add the delegate. Prior to this hotfix, if we failed to update publicDelegates, we still added the Delegate Rule in the mailbox to provide limited access to the mailbox. From the end user perspective, they were able to get in to the delegated folder and be able to manipulate items. This “appeared” to the end user that everything was working as expected. Now, if that user attempted to send mail on behalf of that user, they would receive the following error:
You do not have the permission to send this message on behalf of the specified user.
Data in Active Directory is stored in the domain partition and maintained on domain controllers. If you have the appropriate permissions, you can then successfully write to the domain partition. In order to facilitate a global directory, we have to provide that data globally; thus the need for global catalog (GC) servers. Global catalog servers are special domain controllers that hold a writeable copy of the domain partition for their domain, as well as read-only copies of certain data from all other domains within the Active Directory Forest.
In a multi-domain environment, the ability to update the publicDelegates attribute is controlled by whether you can access a writeable copy of the object. This means that we must connect to a GC that is from the same domain as the mailbox-enabled user object is stored, in order for the user to update this attribute. If Exchange referred us to a GC that was not where the user account lived, Outlook would fail to update that attribute and cause the aforementioned delegate error. This delegation error was one of the reasons that Microsoft made a change to the DSProxy referral mechanism in SP2 so that Exchange will now direct you to a domain where you user account lives instead of the domain where the Exchange servers live. This helped alleviate some of the pain points that other customers were seeing and this change helped address those issues. Starting with SP2, Exchange now uses a point system that uses a constraint algorithm to determine the best suitable domain controller that is sent back to the Outlook user. This new algorithm is discussed in http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b7f8fbf4-732c-4a87-a9d5-3c4c375e5948.aspx.
This unfortunately had a negative impact to update DL membership when the DL’s were housed in the Exchange domain, thus causing the inability to update DL membership from an Outlook client. This occurs because Exchange is now referring you to a domain where your user account lives instead of the Exchange domain. You basically had a 50/50 shot that this was going to work depending on what domain controller Exchange refers you to. Exchanges preference once SP2 is applied is a user domain GC instead of an Exchange domain GC.
Microsoft then came out with a Post SP2 hotfix (912584) that adds a new registry key of “RFR Prefer In-Site GCs” to help ensure that a GC in the same AD site as the Exchange Server will always be used. That doesn’t guarantee that it will be a GC from the same domain as the Exchange sever. UserGCs first, then any other GC sorted by point cost.. If you had Exchange and user domain GCs in the same Active Directory site, then this new registry change does not make any difference with the point system and will still refer you to a user domain GC as a first preference. To resolve this behavior so that the point system works, you would need to move the user domain GCs out of the Exchange Active Directory site, thus leaving only the Exchange GCs in site where Exchange lives. Once this is done, the point system will work in a way that we will now prefer Exchange domain GC’s instead of user domain GC’s. This mimics the behavior prior to SP2 of Exchange.
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Hello Kitty Themed Nintendo Wii
Looks like this Nintendo Wii console has been given a Hello Kitty makeover. The controllers weren’t spared either! Some pretty intricate details can be found both on the console and the Wiimotes.
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600 LIKES = ROSEN 3 (HAHA IT'S BECAUSE I'M TOO LAZY TO DO 3RD PART :D)
Tons of mails with questions 'where the fuck is ROSEN 2?'
Here you go! Finally done!
First of all, thanks to BANNED team and Bramker for helping me in cinis :)
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Sorry for the delay guys and for the ending, cuz I lost motivation at the end, how to finish it, etc.. I wanted to correct a lot of things while rendering the final file, but I was just too lazy to do it and I wanted so much to finish it asap. I hope you will enjoy and appreciate my work, cuz I've been fighting with my vegas, with myself and I had no motivation for long time. Finally recorded cinis yesterday and I'm proud to present you the sequel of well known and loved (HAHA RIGHT) mixclip called ROSEN :D
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Theartevangelist.com - Abstract Art Of Animals. Contemporary artwork paintings deal with broadly the years of submit Planet War II up to the current day. The varieties of painting in contemporary actions vary greatly from 1 to another. This post handles the major actions of contemporary artwork, and tries to elucidate how they hyperlink with one another.
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The Renaissance age teaches us of how art received excellent enlightenment, fame, and patronage. This was chiefly influenced by the Medici family's contribution and also the efforts of the excellent scholars that always liaised with the ruling class. It's intriguing to know how a ruling class also massively supported the research of art and the discovery of gifts. Powerful lessons could be gleaned by the whole-hearted support into the evolution of art from the Renaissance age- the art lighting and restricted period.


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These DIY fall leaf earrings are designed to be cut on your Cricut or other cutting machine using faux suede or leather. This fun accessory project comes together in less than 10 minutes!
The other day I shared a cute set of spider web earrings, cut using Cricut’s faux suede. That same day, I whipped up these leaf earrings! Similar project, but these are good year round, especially as we roll into these cooler months.
Think of them with a cute blanket scarf and boots! Adorable.
And I think you could also cut them in a bright green material and they’d be so cute with a little Hawaiian dress!
I used my trusty Cricut Maker to make these earrings, and they should also cut well on a Cricut Explore.
Leaf Earrings Supplies
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This is seriously one of the most simple projects to make. Cut out the downloaded file on your Cricut. I used brown faux suede and a purple strong grip mat and it worked really well. You could also try leather or even felt. I think a green mat would also work, provided it still has a nice grip to it.
Using your poker, make a small hole at the top of the leaf stem. It should be about 1/16″ from the top — pretty darn close to the edge!
Use your needle-nose pliers to work open the ring at the bottom of the fishhook earring. Slide the leaf onto the earring using the hole you just poked, and clamp the ring back in place.
Done! Like the spider webs, I think designing, cutting, and assembling these earrings took me about 10 minutes. And since I did the design work for you, you just have to cut and make! I can’t wait to come up with more jewelry designs for you. It’s something I haven’t really done a lot of but I’m really enjoying it!


This cable is used to join any equipment fitted with 3 pin male XLR output sockets where pin 3 in the XLR needs to be bonded to pin 1, to an amplifier fitted with a 5 pin DIN input socket.
Suitable Naim preamps include the :-
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Integrateds include the :- SuperNait, NAC 5i or XS
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Like all our Premiere cables, it features a damped DIN body and pins and so does not have a ring lock or latching DIN plug option. The DIN pin and body damping reduces possible interference from mechanical vibration effects. This cable can be fitted with a ring lock or latching DIN plug upon request, but the damping feature of this type of cable will be lost.
The normal split on the XLR end of this cable is 14cm approx. If the XLR sockets are widely spaced on your equipment, then a 25cm approx. split can be selected by choosing the 'Long Split' option below the 'Cable Length' dropdown.
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Alan S. Wernick Shares Insights from Munich Re's Cyber Insurance Risks and Trends 2023
Alan S. Wernick analyzes key outcomes from Munich Re’s Cyber Insurance Risks and Trends 2023 Report in the American Bar Association’s April Month-In-Brief: Internet Law & Cyber-Security.
In his article, Alan explains several noteworthy observations from the Report. The cyber insurance market reached a “record size” in 2022 with growth fueled by the increase in ransomware and supply chain attacks. At the same time, a cybersecurity workforce gap of 3.4 million people is also expected.
Alan also emphasizes the Report’s prediction that ransomware will be the primary loss driver in 2023 and very likely beyond. He writes that the Report reveals a “trend towards data destruction rather than encryption, the pretence of data theft as a new successful form of extortion, and a concentration of ransomware attacks on cloud infrastructure.”
Alan concludes with the role lawyers and their business clients can play in mitigating business risks related to cybersecurity threats. He stresses the importance of ongoing education and awareness about the ever-evolving threat landscape as a way to limit and handle cyberattacks.
Read the full article here.
Alan is a business transactions attorney and advocate, with a background in accounting and technology, who focuses on matters of information technology, privacy/cybersecurity and intellectual property law. His in-depth experience as a seasoned legal counselor and advocate, arbitrator and mediator and as a bridge builder among business, technology and intellectual property communities is well respected by individuals across professional industries.

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Hollywood star Owen Wilson was born in Texas on November 18, 1968. Owen is a Scorpio and is highly passionate and intense. He is a great actor with a good sense of humour. He is the kind of guy people love to hang out with and have a good time. Unfortunately, he has been embroiled in many controversies till date and has been constantly in the news for his on-off romance with the very beautiful Kate Hudson. The couple was dating each other for quite a few months until things went sour and they finally split up.
Wilson’s career hit an all time high with his 2000 comedy action hit Shanghai Noon, starring opposite Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan. The film grossed nearly US$100 million worldwide. Fans went crazy for him and he was considered a success! His fame continued to rise after starring alongside Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell in the 2001 film Zoolander where he played a dumb model to perfection. More successful movies followed for this charismatic movie star but his personal life had hit rock bottom. Problems in his personal life drove him to the extreme point of attempting to commit suicide.
Owen’s career and other aspects of his life are all influenced by the ruling planets in his birth chart, Uranus and Neptune. Other planets influencing his luck are the Sun and the Moon.


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20 September 2005, AMSTERDAM — Police in The Hague seized a large quantity of weapons and ammunition during searches in the area last month.
20 September 2005
AMSTERDAM — Police in The Hague seized a large quantity of weapons and ammunition during searches in the area last month.
The haul included dozens of machine guns and rifles and at least 10,000 rounds of ammunition.
The Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) confirmed a report about the find in Tuesday's edition of newspaper 'het Algemeen Dagblad'.
The weapons were intended for the international trade in illegal arms rather than for terrorist activity within the Netherlands. There were also some older weapons which were to be sold to collectors.
The find was made on 30 August. Two men, aged 40 and 49, from the Hague were arrested in the central Dutch town of Veenendaal while moving weapons. Three women and a man were detained during follow-up searches in The Hague, Pijnacker, De
Harskamp and Voorburg.
The case began when a huge haul of weapons and explosives was found in a house in Germany in March.
The occupant, 36, managed to escape but it was known he had connections with people in The Hague.
A special detective unit began an investigation into weapons dealing in the Hague region and the German suspect was arrested at 'Binckhorst' industrial estate in The Hague on 27 June.
The two men from the Hague were arrested in Veenendaal three days later while transporting a machine gun and seven machine pistols.
Detectives then raided homes in and around the Hague. Four people were arrested as police uncovered more weapons in one house and in a shed in Pijnacker.
The German suspect was extradited to Germany and three other people remain in custody in the Netherlands.
This haul is unconnected to the seizure of 65 hand grenades in Rotterdam last week, the police said.
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar & Wife Welcome Son
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar and his wife Catriona McGinn welcomed their very first child together around noon on Monday, September 30 in Los Angeles, People reports.
The new addition, named Dekker Edward Gosselaar, joins Ava Lorenn, 7, and Michael Charles, 9 -- Gosselaar's children from a previous marriage.
"We are overjoyed with the new addition to our family. We are madly in love with our little boy," the Franklin & Bash star, 39, told the magazine. "He is healthy and just perfect -- all we could ask for."
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The just-completed smart growth summit was the subject of the “Our Views” editorial Sunday in The Advocate.
From the schedule of events, it appears that the primary thrust of the summit was to use Baton Rouge as an example of “nonsmart” growth. Many speakers were from outside Louisiana, and they informed us of just how to conform to the New Urbanist manifesto.
The keynote speaker, in fact, was a former mayor of Pittsburgh, Tom Murphy. He said we should look even beyond the usual smart-growth mantras of proper arrangements of streets and sidewalks, beyond improving the efficiency of traffic or providing mass transit. He said what we also need is a social and intellectual infrastructure.
He also denounced critics who may think something is too expensive. He said then the question should be asked about those critics: “Do they set your agenda?”
My reply to him would have been, “Yes, we taxpayers do want to have a voice in how our money is spent. Either through our representatives or via tax/bond elections, we actually do expect to have that voice.”
Coincidentally, an article in another section that day reported that four people drowned Friday in flash floods in Pittsburgh. The aging sewer system was overwhelmed during clogged rush-hour traffic. Aging sewer system? Clogged rush-hour traffic? One wonders why former Mayor Murphy hadn’t taken care of his own infrastructure during his tenure, and why he apparently feels no embarrassment in telling us in Baton Rouge what to do about ours.
Another point brought up in the editorial was the proposed $19 million demolish-and-rebuild of the downtown library branch. It was termed a “flashpoint of political controversy instead of an opportunity to build a high-quality institution that serves the larger community, not just one neighborhood.”
Up until now, its proponents have lauded it as a library for those (approximately 1,400) people living downtown (as well as all those library-patronizing daytime state office workers). Suddenly it’s “serving the larger community.” Do they mean the city? The city-parish? Note that there are 13 libraries in the parish, including the Goodwood Main Library, which ALREADY serve the entire city-parish. Note also that the downtown branch is by far the least-used of all 13 — the very one they want to demolish and double in size!
The smart-growth speakers probably were blissfully unaware that, during the precise period of their summit, an apparent majority of our Metro Council members were speaking out against the new downtown library fiasco. It seems that the public had had enough and was indeed “setting an agenda,” but from the grass-roots level and not from a speaker’s podium.

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I don’t know what is going on in the Smith house, but whatever it is, it is working. Today we get a brand new video from the youngest Smith, Willow, for her new single “F Q-C #7.” The artsy and quirky visual was co-directed by Willow and stars herself in the form of her four Chakras. Each incarnation playing a different instrument, wearing a different colour and signifying a different aspect of her inner-self. Not bad for a 14-year-old. Watch above.
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Last week Harrisons hosted our annual end of year event for clients. During this event, we heard from two guest speakers: Claire Harrison (MD, Harrisons) and Christy Miller (Partner, Clayton Utz) on a number of hot topics in the workplace.
Fair Work Act Amendments
The Australian Government has passed the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022. This legislation amends the Fair Work Act to change a number of existing rules and introduces a range of new workplace laws.
The following changes started from 7 December 2022:
- Job security
- New workplace rights on disclosing pay and workplace conditions
- Prohibiting pay secrecy
- Gender equality measures
- New protected attributes in the Fair Work Act:
- Gender identity
- Intersex status
- New objects of the Fair Work Act, modern awards and minimum wages
- Equal remuneration principles and orders
- New protected attributes in the Fair Work Act:
- Enterprise agreements and enterprise bargaining
- Termination of enterprise agreements after their nominal expiry date
- Sunsetting of ‘zombie’ agreements
- Initiating bargaining
- Dealing with errors in enterprise agreements.
The following changes will come into effect at varying points throughout 2023:
- Changes to flexible work agreement obligations for employers
- Changes to prohibiting workplace sexual harassment for employers
- Changes to unpaid parental leave for employers.
Specifically, Harrisons can support by:
- Reviewing and/or creating employment contract templates and job ads to ensure compliance with pay secrecy updates and mandates.
- Reviewing and/or creating Anti-Discrimination policies to ensure that the new protected attributes are encompassed and compliant with legislation updates.
- Reviewing or creating sexual harassment policies to ensure that the encompass the updated changes in relation to prohibiting workplace sexual harassment.
- Delivering training to your leaders and employees on sexual harassment to ensure you are able to defend any employer/vicarious liability claims around this area.
- Reviewing or creating flexible work arrangement policies and procedures to ensure that new employer obligations are met.
- Providing advice on new fixed term and maximum term contract restrictions.
- Reviewing and/or creating Parental Leave policy to ensure that obligations under the updated legislation are complied with.
- Delivering training to your leadership and/or HR team on any or all of the above changes.
HR End of Year Wrap Up
The World Health Organization offers this burnout definition: “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.”
Research shows that reported employee burnout is increasing year on year and is the primary culprit for people leaving jobs and industries, and a significant cost to employers, society and the economy.
Burnout Prevention should be managed like any other risk:
- Identify the hazards
- Assess the risks
- Control the risks
- Review control measures
Claire spoke about steps that can be taken to address the three most common contributors to a burnout:
- Alignment of Values – communication, recruitment and rewards
- Meaningful (leader) communication
- Leader role modelling
- Build relationships/sense of belonging
- Review organisational structure to ensure adequate resourcing
- Develop Position Descriptions to ensure clear roles, responsibilities & expectations
- Check that deadlines/workload are realistic
- Policies, procedures and training to ensure equality and fairness
- Leader training and development to understand and prevent burnout
- Create independence in roles via system of expectations/development/feedback
- Provide support to leaders in their roles
- Review reward and recognition programs
Harrisons can support managing burnout by:
- Providing a tip sheet on burnout conversations (just ask us!)
- Completing a burnout assessment of your organisation
- Delivering a workshop for your leadership team on signs and prevention of burnout as well as assisting with the development of your own action plan
Finding Talent During a Shortage
Turnover hurts. Claire spoke about the direct and indirect costs of turnover as well as steps that can be taken to assist in attracting and retaining great talent:
- Develop you employee value proposition (EVP) around your “Why” (cue: Simon Sinek’s “The Golden Circle”). Your company’s “Why” not only applies to your customers, but also your people.
- Use your EVP to promote and embed your employer brand. With a workforce that are using decision making processes based almost exclusively on information found online – what does your digital marketing and social media say about you as an employer – how do you stand out?
- Short-game alternative sourcing strategies (just ask us!)
Harrisons is available to help with developing your talent acquisitions strategy – short term and long term.
Remote and Flexible Work Arrangements
Post-COVID, remote and flexible work is quickly becoming seen as a need-to-have, as opposed to a nice-to-have. Claire talked through the three remote working policy positions (discretionary model, entitlement model and requirement model) and what Harrisons recommends to its clients in order to optimise remote working results.
Claire also talked through working from home disputes and what to do when an employee challenges a refusal to a request to work from home.
Harrisons can support by reviewing or creating a flexible work and/or remote work policy for your business.
With 2023 around the corner, Harrisons looks forward to helping you make meaningful contributions and connections at work for your team to achieve organisational success.
Claire Harrison is the Founder and Managing Director of Harrisons, a flourishing HR consulting business that sprouted in 2009 from Claire’s passionate belief that inspiring leaders and superstar employees are the key success factor to any business. With over 20 years’ experience, Claire has worked as a HR Director of multi-national organisations, as a Non-Executive Board Director, and a small business owner. Claire’s corporate career includes working with companies such as BHP, Westpac, Fonterra and Mayne Nickless.


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In the early hours of Saturday, November 25, 2023, the death sentence of political prisoner Ali Saber Motlagh was secretly carried out in Lakan Prison of Rasht. Ali Saber Motlagh, son of Hossein, was 62 years old.
According to reports from a source close to the families of prisoners in Lakan Prison of Rasht, Ali Saber Motlagh was a political prisoner in the 1980s who had been detained on charges of supporting the Mojahedin organization (MEK). He had been released after several years, but he was arrested again in 2020 charged with being involved in the killing of an Iranian regime security official in 1981. Mr. Saber Motlagh had consistently denied this allegation.
According to reports received by Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM), Ali Saber Motlagh was subsequently subjected to prolonged torture and interrogation by intelligence agents, and ultimately sentenced to death. In February 2021, in protest against his arbitrary arrest by security forces, Mr. Saber Motlagh went on a hunger strike that lasted for over a month. His physical condition deteriorated severely considering his pre-existing liver and kidney conditions. Nevertheless, his interrogators did not let up putting pressure on him.
In May 2023, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) revealed a highly confidential list of political prisoners, which included the name of Geda-Ali Saber Motlagh, registered as a “special” prisoner by the Iranian judiciary. Ali’s name appeared in row 2084 of a list of 2,273 political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.
Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) condemns the execution of political prisoner Ali Saber Motlagh and calls on the international community and all human rights organizations to condemn this inhuman measure and take immediate action to halt the executions in Iran.


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Progress on LucasArts' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 has been "phenomenal," says CEO, Darrell Rodriguez.
Speaking in the latest issue of trade mag, MCV, Rodriguez said the follow-up currently "looks great and plays well".
He said: "The progress that our internal team has made from The Force Unleashed to its DLC, then to the Sith Edition which packaged it into one disc, and now TFU2 - well, it's phenomenal. It looks great and plays well.
"We sold over 7m copies of the first game. It has a big fanbase and we're confident they will come back. And we're still in a great relationship with [LEGO developer] TT Games."
Unleashed 2 is currently quite mysterious, having only reared its head once with a Christmas teaser trailer.
We quite enjoyed the first one - apart from that bloody Star Destroyer-pulling mini-game.


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How Rehabilitation Centers Help In Dependence Recovery
Alcohol addiction is an extreme condition. Not simply can it tear a family apart and cause monetary screw up, it can furthermore bring about the untimely end of the alcoholic. Therefore, it is crucial for an individual dealing with this disease to find help right away. Without help, it is almost impossible for an individual with alcoholism to recoup, along with, return to a normal, healthy and well balanced life.
* Choosing the Right Meth Rehab in Vidalia
A Drug rehabilitation facility is the best resource for a specific searching for assist with dependency recovery. As a result, it is needed to identify the type of rehabilitation facility best suited to the person’s needs. There are 2 types of assistance a person with an alcohol addiction might receive from a rehabilitation facility: inpatient as well as outpatient. With inpatient treatment, the client stays on the properties of the alcohol rehabilitation facility. Outpatient treatment, on the other hand, enables the specific to proceed with his/her typical life while still reporting to the rehabilitation facility for aid along with guidance. The majority of alcohol recovery facilities use both sorts of therapy.
* The Assistance of Methadone Rehabilitation Center
Regardless of the type of program the private with an alcohol addiction adheres to, the basics of alcohol rehab continuously coincide. In all instances, the addiction as well as other troubles the individual faces are kept private. The rehabilitation facility will certainly additionally contain 5 main components: a clinical analysis, an emotional examination, therapy, detox, as well as extended care.
* The Medical Analysis
The medical evaluation executed by the alcohol rehabilitation center is suggested in order to help the team recognize any kind of type of physical concerns the private with an alcoholism could have. Frequently, these physical troubles are set off by the alcoholism. Problems with the liver, for instance, might have developed as a result of the addiction. After professional issues have actually been identified, the workers of the rehab facility might seek making the client physically healthy and balanced one more time. Improving the customer’s physical wellness as well as health is a crucial component of dependency healing. This is since it takes an alternate approach to obtaining an addict when traveling towards healing. This consists of caring for the patient’s physical, emotional, and also mental health. Without this three-pronged technique, the person is more probable to quit working when reliance healing.
* The Mental Examination for Addiction in Vidalia LA
The psychological assessment additionally offers the employees of the rehabilitation facility with quantities of crucial details about the customer. The mental evaluation assists the group better understand the individual. Similarly, the group of specialists could establish whether the individual suffering from alcoholism is in addition having a tough time from specific emotional difficulties. It is usual for a person experiencing from alcohol addiction furthermore to experience from anxiety. If this holds true, the program developed to help the client will certainly furthermore contain a technique to address this problem.
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An alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility will definitely provide both group and particular therapy to its individuals. The group therapy is made to provide the individual with an alcoholism aid from others that are experiencing the same problems. Having the capability to share the fight with those that could absolutely identify generally makes the process less complex for a person to take care of. However, certain counseling is furthermore vital to dependency healing. Having the chance to function individually with a counselor aids the client to fix his/her personal disputes. Via specific treatment, the client could worry terms with his/her dependency along with resolve approaches to settle it by establishing individual goals.
* Detox Your Body
In addition the scientific in addition to physical assessments, people of alcohol rehab facilities typically carry out a 24-hour scientifically supervised detoxing and secession period. Throughout this duration, the individual is compelled to go without drugs and alcohol. For several customers taking care of alcoholism, this might be the lengthiest time they have do without alcohol in years. The cleansing period is difficult for the specific dealing with alcoholism since it is accompanied by extreme withdrawal signs and symptoms. These signs take their toll on the client both literally as well as mentally. As a result, an alcohol rehab center also provides close client monitoring and aid throughout this period.
* Expanded Therapy
Extended treatment, which is additionally in many cases described as aftercare, is essential to the success of reliance healing. Via a long term care program, the person, continues to be to receive assistance as well as help from the drugs rehab center after being launched from the extra extensive drugs rehabilitation program. Long term therapy programs are created to help in watching on the patient’s success in alcohol addiction healing. To do this appropriately, the program group check the customer to make sure they are taking advantage of the brand-new capabilities got throughout recovery. The prolonged treatment professional could work with the addict to ensure they is staying away from particular crowds of people that prompt alcohol intake. Or, the extensive therapy professional may check out to earn certain the individual is taking advantage of suitable resistance skills. Without a solid extensive treatment program, it is very easy for the person to surrender right into the cycle of misuse.


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While princesses only feature in 14 of Disney’s 61 theatrical animated films (and just one of Pixar’s 22), the Disney Princess label has become a worldwide marketing phenomenon, and princess movies often dominate the cultural conversation about Disney animation. That conversation is usually critical — historically, Disney princesses have been derided for everything from setting unrealistic body standards to highlighting uncreative facial design to having a total lack of agency. They’re often dismissed for being held up as a feminine ideal, while still being completely unsatisfying portrayals of women.
All of which makes us wonder: How well would Disney princesses survive if they got yanked into the real world, the way Princess Giselle does in Enchanted? The last 40 years of Disney movies have shifted us from helpless damsels in distress to princeless heroes who fight their own fights, but does that mean these princesses could thrive in contemporary society? The results are all over the map: Some Disney princesses might immediately become successful business magnates, while others would be dead on arrival. So without further ado, let’s find out how every Disney Princess would survive if they got yanked into our world.
(Officially, there are 13 characters in the Disney Princess franchise. But we’d be remiss not to include Frozen’s Anna and Elsa, who only got left off that label because they’re so incredibly popular that Frozen merchandise is its own separate world.)
Of all the princesses, we get to know Sleeping Beauty’s Aurora the least — no Disney princess has less screen time. She also has a mere sprinkling of dialogue in the film, which doesn’t exactly let us know what she’s capable of. Mostly, we see that she’s easy to manipulate, and is really good at sleeping. That isn’t exactly a peerless resume, and if it wasn’t for Prince Phillip (and far more significantly, the movie’s real heroes, the fairy godmothers), Aurora might have slept forever. The only promising career route I could see for her is to write her own version of My Year of Rest and Relaxation.
Look, I love The Little Mermaid. I also adore Ariel, even though she’s periodically annoying about her obsessions. (It’s part of her charm.) But when it comes to surviving harsh realities, she doesn’t stand a chance. The poor thing doesn’t even know what a fork is! In the real world, there wouldn’t be any magic, or any talking crustaceans to save her from certain doom. She seems driven at the beginning of her movie, but it’s hard to trust someone who takes roughly 0.2 seconds of convincing to give up her voice for some guy she’s seen for even less time. That might be manageable if she could read or write, but she can’t do those, either.
Oh, Anna. The energetic, spunky star of Frozen tugs at the heartstrings the moment she asks her sister if she wants to build a snowman. Anna does a lot on her adventures, but being isolated from the world most of her life has done her absolutely no favors. Her biggest flaw in Frozen is her staggering gullibility: Tell her something, and she’ll believe it. This nearly gets her sister and her entire kingdom destroyed. It’s easy to imagine Anna as a real queen, inadvertently selling her kingdom into slavery and winding up on the guillotine.
If it wasn’t for Frozen II, where Anna seems to finally figure out how she can be more independent and take matters into her own hands, she would be at the very bottom of this list. But the sequel suggests that Anna’s more capable than it seems, and getting steadily more capable of rising to a challenge on her own.
12) Snow White
Snow White seems too sheltered to do especially well in the real world — especially if someone gets jealous of her beauty and tries to off her, because she seems to fall hook, line, and sinker for any imaginable ploy. She’s quite good at getting people (and animals) to do her bidding, though, which is a plus. But most of that comes from her beauty and innocence, and both of those fade over time. I could see Snow White managing a successful cleaning business, but her complete obsession with finding a prince means she’d throw it all away for just about any chance at love. But at least she’d have a run-in with success, which is more than I could say for some of these princesses.
Sure, Jasmine’s “I don’t want to be a princess” attitude is an encouraging sign of rebellion, but sentiment seems to be as far as it goes. She’s a victim of overwhelming privilege: When she tries to blend in with her people, she has no idea how money works, and just takes whatever she wants. While her apparent passion for trickle-down economics would likely serve her on her quest for power, she doesn’t have the scruples to get to the top, or even the middle. Jasmine even admits she’s never done anything on her own, which isn’t exactly a promising sign. Without Aladdin, she would have lost her hand a few minutes into her movie.
It might seem like Elsa would have no trouble in the real world — but who is she without her ice powers and water horses? Still, she seems to be beloved while ruling as the queen of Arendelle, thanks to her poise and a knack for diplomacy that means she’d probably be better off than most of her royal sisters. She comes even further into her own in Frozen II, learning to embrace every part of herself and leave fear behind. That said, it seems like leadership is a natural fit for Elsa, so hopefully even in the real world, she could meet her dream prince (or, let’s be real, princess) and ascend the throne.
Belle was born from the era of princesses who yearn for independence, yet found the polar opposite. I don’t doubt that Belle has the skill set to be an award-winning author or a marketing whiz, but she has a fatal flaw: her kindness. Being kind is absolutely a noble virtue, but Belle is far too willing to completely sacrifice her own life for her father’s — and in a dog-eat-dog, capitalist world, that attitude would leave her destitute. The whole “falling in love with your captor” thing doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in her survival skills either.
There’s no doubt about it: Cinderella is the most underappreciated princess. She’s frequently thought of as a total pushover, but there’s a lot more to her than meets the eye. Granted, she might have never escaped a life of servitude without her literal fairy godmother, but even as a drudge, Cinderella has an impressive skill set. She can cook, clean, and sew, often all at once. And she’s so incredibly charming that animals are willing to go out of their way to help her. In the real world, the animal assistance would be irrelevant, but Cinderella would still have the charm and the vision to imagine a better life for herself. Even living under the ruthless heel of Lady Tremaine and her wicked stepsisters, she says, “They can’t order me to stop dreaming.” Her ability to soldier on under a constant wave of nagging and cruelty has her perfectly posed for a successful retail career.
On the surface, Pocahontas has everything necessary to be a self-sufficient, hard-working member of modern society. Her resourcefulness and understanding of nature could find her thriving as an environmental scientist. She isn’t a pushover either — she holds to her convictions when pressured by her society, a promising sign of success. Her one terrible flaw is her focus on fixing unworthy men. Some choices can be called honest mistakes, but the amount of effort she puts into perpetual snoozefest John Smith puts her judgment under serious scrutiny.
Anybody who can turn a kitchen appliance into a bonafide weapon is someone with boundless potential. Rapunzel survived a passive-aggressive, psychologically abusive, gaslighting mother, and became a confident and highly skilled woman. Though she may be a bit too gullible for her own good, Rapunzel emerged from her tower with surprising aptitude. Her readiness to try new things and face her fears with gusto is incredibly promising. Tangled even showed us what Rapunzel’s life would be like without her magical hair, and it was impressive to behold. If she can handle herself in a seedy pub (a real-world test if there ever was one), I have no doubt she’d be just fine in reality.
Merida stands out for a number of reasons: Not only is she the only Pixar character in the Disney Princess lineup, she’s crystal-clear about having no interest whatsoever in romance. Thankfully, Merida has a career set out for her, as an Olympic archer. She’d be thrilled to learn that her greatest talent is still relevant in contemporary society (albeit in a particularly niche way), and she could spend her years training at the things she’d love the most. Without any parental pressure trying to force a husband upon her, who knows what heights she could soar to? Merida would all but certainly win Olympic gold for her country — even if nobody could understand anything she was saying.
Like many of us, Moana battles demons of self-doubt, but her panache and determination more than makes up for that. She’s an adventurer at heart, capable of doing the one thing nobody else in her village dared to do: actually leave her island in search of something bigger. That attitude has Moana destined for success. She doesn’t have to sacrifice any part of who she is to follow her dream, either. Descended from voyagers, Moana harbors a deep connection to oceans, is an extremely capable sailor, and would be a valiant navigator and explorer. Failing that, she’s a natural-born athlete, and would join Merida in dominating at the Olympics, likely as a swimmer.
Raya and the Last Dragon’s namesake star has plenty of wisdom beyond her years. She’s headstrong and determined to perform a nearly impossible task, finding the mythical last dragon to bring her father back from death, and to bring harmony to the land of Kumandra. In the real world, Raya won’t have the assistance of a super-powerful dragon — but to be fair, she probably wouldn’t have to deal with Druun overrunning her land, either.
Raya is able to assemble and lead a group of very different people from different ways of life, bringing them together to achieve greatness. She’s also a capable fighter. I can easily see Raya adapting to the MMA scene, but her managerial and teamworking talents could also place her in positions of impressive power. If Raya can unite a kingdom, why not a boardroom?
Mulan is incredibly impressive. She infiltrated an army, disguising herself as a man, and eliminated the leader of the Huns, earning the praise of the Emperor of China himself. She’s a woman of unparalleled courage, and she earns the adoration of an entire nation, not by marrying a prince, but by kicking a whole lot of ass. Plus, Mulan doesn’t get much help from her sidekick — she has to physically force a fire-breathing dragon to ignite a cannon. What makes her real-world ready is how hard she’s willing to work for all her gifts, courtesy of an epic training montage and one of Disney’s best songs. Mulan is tough as nails, an impressive strategist, and has a robust moral code. Her powers of disguise, secrecy, and leadership make her an ideal fit to be director of the CIA.
The sky’s the limit for Tiana. She admittedly has an advantage over her fellow princesses — her life in The Princess and the Frog comes closest to a real-world setting of anything we’ve seen in a Disney princess movie. Tiana is the ultimate embodiment of the American dream, the mindset that with enough grit, hard work, and determination, you can overcome any circumstance on the pathway to success.
Most princesses sing of their hopes and dreams, but Tiana’s “Almost There” operates in a different register: It isn’t just a wish aimed at a generous higher power, or a hopeful manifestation for her future — it’s a guarantee that she’s going to get what she’s after. When Tiana sings “There ain’t nothing gonna stop me now,” I believe her. We already see her succeed in The Princess and the Frog, opening the restaurant of her dreams. After mastering being transformed into a frog, I can’t even fathom the heights she can climb to in a world where she’ll make her own magic.


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Inside Israel and the Palestinian Territories
Peace and love between all men – except journalists and security, of course
Pope Benedict has left the Holy Land bequeathing a message of peace, tolerance and love between all religions and peoples.
We hope that message also filters through to the eternally fractious relationship between journalists and security men – which gets even more strained when a high-profile visitor like the Pope is in town.
Months of elaborate preparation went in to ensuring the Pope’s visit was safe and successful and also to ensure journalists got controlled access to major events to tell the stories their readers and viewers want to see.
This planning process is hostage, however, to a simple dichotomy which pits journalists against bureaucrats and security officials.
In the eyes of the security men, journalists are bothersome, quarrelsome and disobedient and need to be coralled (even though that process is often like ‘herding cats’). Notions of a free press and unlimited access take a back seat to security concerns.
In the eyes of the journalists, security men are unthinking automatons with no common sense or an appreciation of the (self-)importance of journalists – and they need to be challenged and confronted whenever possible. The elaborate coverage restrictions, security sweeps, shuttle buses and byzantine pool regulations are, of course, both ridiculous and the main obstacle between the journalist and his/her exclusive, prize-winning story.
Perhaps its not unusual then that tempers occasionally overheat.
In the video below you will see what happens when very clear ‘pool’ rules are breached by a local photographer – who runs from a pre-ordained position towards the Pope and enters the inner core of accredited Vatican journalists who travel with Benedict wherever he goes.
The photographer in question had a different accreditation – only allowing limited access to the Pope’s itinerary.
To give you an idea of how seriously these breaches of protocol are taken – the gentleman ‘herding the cats’ in this case is the Director of the Government Press Office which oversees many aspects of the work of foreign journalists in Israel.
In this next video you will see what happens when people spend too much time waiting around in the sun wearing suit jackets and ties and getting…well, a little cranky.
The cameraman here was doing exactly what he was supposed to do on behalf of the Host Broadcaster pool which has been providing the bulk of the live pictures of the Pope’s visit to Israel. A TV Pool like this is set up to film on behalf of everyone so as to avoid a crush of journalists attending every event and making it even more unmanageable. Maybe someone should have explained that part a bit better to the security guy.
If things can get a little heated when diplomatic protocol and stringent preparations are in place, it can get even uglier when unofficial visitors attract even more attention than the leader of the world’s Roman Catholics….
Cue Leonardo diCaprio visiting Jerusalem two years ago with his Israeli girlfriend Bar Refaeli and a private security escort to keep the couple out of harm’s way….
Two of diCaprio’s security guards were arrested for their part in the scuffle.
Perhaps its only fitting to leave the last word to the Pope himself who said, as he left the Holy Land for Rome: “It remains only for me to express my heartfelt thanks to all who have contributed in so many ways to my visit. To the government, the organisers, the volunteers, the media…”
(PHOTO CREDIT: Pope Benedict during the Nazareth mass REUTERS/Tony Gentile)


A singing high schooler and an electronic music superstar will wave the Niagara Falls flag at the Juno Awards in March.
In nominations announced last Tuesday, Saint Paul high school student Milana Mascia of Toronto-based group Girl Pow-R nabbed a nomination for children's album of the year, while REZZ is nominated for the third straight year for electronic album of the year.
The 24-year-old DJ/producer - real name: Isabelle Rezazadeh - won the award in 2018 for her debut album "Mass Manipulation." She's back this year for her six-track EP "Beyond the Senses."
A prodigy of another electronic music icon from Niagara Falls, Deadmau5, REZZ has made a rapid impact in the industry over the past five years, headlining international festivals. She was the youngest member of the Niagara Falls Arts and Culture Hall of Fame when inducted in 2018.
She's up against Bob Moses' "Battle Lines," Electric Youth's "Memory Emotion," Jacques Greene's "Dawn Chorus" and Keys n Krates' "A Beat Tape for Your Friends."
Contacted Friday, 14-year-old Mascia said it is "very exciting" to see her group's hard work pay off at the Junos. Since forming in 2017, the energetic pop group has performed nearly 200 shows, including the Niagara Music Awards in 2018.
"When I was younger, I always watched the Junos," she said. "I was so excited because I'm finally going to be a part of it now."
With members from across the province, the all-girl group tailors its shows to build confidence and empowerment. People who assume they're just a kiddie band are quickly proven wrong, said Mascia.
"We have positive messages," she said. "Each (member) of the band has a social cause, and my social cause is mental health."
For the children's album award, they're up against Big Block Singsong's "Greatest Hits, Vol. 4," Diana Panton's "A Cheerful Little Earful," GForce's "It's GForce," and Sharon & Bram's "Sharon, Bram & Friends."
The Juno Awards will be presented March 15 in Saskatoon.
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I am very educated, yet at the same time, not too familiar with the prejudice that
takes place in the novel The Color Purple, by Alice Walker.
First of all, this book mainly focuses on prejudice toward black women in the early
1900's. Although blacks were free and women had a little more power than before, the
black woman of America were still looked down on as being servants to their black men.
Next, the prejudice in this book was mainly caused by history. In the past, blacks
were slaves and the women were used for reproducing and taking care of the family and
home and were often uneducated. The history of black woman hadn't changed much in the
eyes of many people in the early 1900's so a lot of the prejudice activity was still taking
part in the lives of many of these individuals.
In The Color Purple, a woman by the name of Ceile was a victim of this horrible
prejudice. She was and uneducated woman living in the rural American south. She had
been raped by her father, deprived of her children she bore him and was forced into
marriage with a brutal man whom she calls "Mister." Since her sister was taken from her,
Celie's only true companion was God whom she turns inward and shares her grief with.
The man Celie calls "Mister" gained a lot of power, strength, and almightiness by
playing the part of husband to her. He was always in control of the situation and always
had control over Celie.
Finally, the consequence of the prejudice in this novel were uplifting. The black
women finally take control of their own lives, mainly Celie, and show the other black men
that they can be just as strong and powerful and they are their own person.
In conclusion, the character in this novel, Celie, made me think about prejudice and
how to overcome it. Celie was such a strong, intelligent and beautiful woman who was
degraded and stepped on her whole life. She finally realized how to stand up and take her
life back which really moved me. Her power inspired me to be a little more independent
and to step back and take a familiar look at prejudice through her educated and
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Meetings focused on improving ties between US-Israel’s militaries; VP Biden to arrive in Israel next week
United States Joint Chief of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford arrived in Israel on Thursday, meeting with the IDF’s Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot and Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon.
His visit comes following the joint IDF and United States European Command “Juniper Cobra 16” military exercise held in Israel through last week and ahead of US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to the region this coming week.
The “Juniper Cobra 16” focused on improving coordination and cooperation between US EUCOM and the IDF. According to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, the exercises “provides an opportunity for both militaries for joint learning and training” and is an additional step “in strategic relations between Israel and the U.S., and it will greatly contribute to regional stability.”
Dunford’s visit was centered on talks for increasing ties between the IDF and U.S. military, as well as addressing Israel’s request and lobbying efforts to increase the United States military aid package to Israel starting next year.
U.S. European Command Head, Gen. Philip Breedlove was also present in the meeting between Dunford and Ya’alon.
Ya’alon stated following their meeting “Your visit here, which includes visiting the joint Juniper Cobra exercise, is another example of the extent of the relationship and cooperation between [the U.S and Israeli] militaries, intelligence systems, and defense establishments. We greatly value our relationship and see the U.S. as our great ally. Many challenges lie ahead, and we must face them together.”
A statement released on Dunford’s visit reads, “The visit reinforces the strong and enduring US-Israel defense relationship, and continues our unparalleled military cooperation with Israel.”


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March 2017 Solicitations
(W) Tim Daniel (A/CA) Patricio Delpeche
El Sueño, Texas is a town divided, split in two by a massive crack that appeared without warning. Only teenager Avery Lee Olmos knows that something hungry lurks within the fissure, devouring the town alive. Pregnant, frightened, alone, she must find a way to convince the remaining townsfolk to shine a light into the darkness.
In Shops: Mar 01, 2017
(W) Natasha Alterici (A) Natasha Alterici (CA) Tess Fowler
The viking warrior Aydis crosses hellfire to reach the Valkyrie Brynhild, only to discover that was the easy part. Actually setting Brynhild free from Odin’s curse is a whole other story. Meanwhile her talking horse Saga confronts the mystical wolves who will end the world.
In Shops: Mar 15, 2017
KARMA POLICE #1
(W) Chris Lewis (A) Jasen Smith (CA) Mike Spicer (A/CA) Tony Gregori
Jack Allen is a young woman who has been recognized as the reincarnation of a Tibetan monastery’s holiest monk. Trained as a compassionate assassin, Jack soon discovers an enchanted dagger from her previous incarnation’s bloody past. But she’ll have to resist its lure to stop the violence surrounding her in the present.
In Shops: Mar 29, 2017
(W) David M. Booher (A/CA) Nathan Gooden, Mike Spicer
Billy Bannister lives in a world without superheroes. Not because powers don’t exist. But because everyone has them. After the outbreak of PRV, a virus that rips away those abilities, Quarantine emerges to stop the spread. An elite agent, Billy is the last line of defense against contagion. But his loyalty is tested when the infection hits too close to home.
In Shops: Mar 08, 2017
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Street food is something we all love to indulge in, but one of the major factors to consider is quality and hygiene. There has been concern around how the food served at street-style stalls is prepared, stored, and served. Indore's residents had reason to cheer as Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has awarded two outlets in the city with the 'Clean Street Food Hub' tag. 'Sarafa Bazaar' and '56 Dukan' are the two popular places in Indore serving delightful street food to customers, and they have both been awarded the coveted title. They can now display the certification at their doorstep.
The 'Clean Street Food Hub' tag is valid for two years and is awarded to eateries that clear the standards on several counts, including demarcation of cooking and non-cooking areas, garbage disposal, pest control, and cleanliness. Workers must also maintain proper sanitation and hygiene at the street food stall. The audit for this is done by a third-party agency. FSSAI states that the street food joint must meet at least 80% of the specified criteria in order to be rewarded with the tag.
Indore's street food has become popular among food bloggers too. There are many eclectic and unique delights to be found within the walls of the city. Recently, we saw the video of a Kulfi seller from Indore's Sarafa Bazar, who dazzles customers with his heavy jewellery. Another eatery in Indore is serving a unique Fire Dosa which is prepared in a mesmerising way.
According to reports, Indore's street food stalls being awarded this tag means that it has joined the league of big cities like Mumbai and Ahmedabad. In September 2018, Ahmedabad's Kankaria Lake had also been declared a 'Clean Street Food Hub' by FSSAI. The popular market has about 66 vendors and was one of the first areas to be recognised by the title.
About Aditi AhujaAditi loves talking to and meeting like-minded foodies (especially the kind who like veg momos). Plus points if you get her bad jokes and sitcom references, or if you recommend a new place to eat at.

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Well, a whole lotta life has been going on, and very little knitting. That's the way it goes sometimes. Here's a bit of a re-cap of the highlights:
1. Took my students to a reading by J.K. Rowling at Carnegie Hall - she really is a lovely woman!
2. Went to Rhinebeck with the gals
3. Bought some lovelies at Rhinebeck, including some hand dyed merino from Brooks Farm Fiber and some lovely laceweight cashmere from Jojoland Cashmere
4. Met my gorgeous new nephew, Henry
5. Have been knitting very slowly and sporadically on my Juliet from Zephyr Style
6. Used my Superpowers and Superfriends to defend the world from non-standard English - Grammar Girl, Contraction Action, and the Punctuation Princess to the rescue!
There is a more exciting and current update pending!


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Food Marketing & Technology magazine, India is in the forefront of innovation meeting the ever changing demands of the industry with practical and usable content . FSSAI has actively been working on food safety regulations overtime. The Covid pandemic has compelled us to rethink on every aspects of food production. Thus Food Marketing & Technology Magazine together with Food Safety Helpline will address the industry’s day-to-day challenges.
Since 2013 the team at FoodSafetyHelpline.com has published more than 1500 articles and answered thousands of questions and we are now very pleased to further expand our reach and support to even more food businesses.
To help the food businesses achieve their goal of self-regulation and compliance we had established Food Safety Helpline in the year 2013 to disseminate the changes in a simple and easy to understand format and answer queries with the help of experts in the field.
The Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 has dramatically transformed the food regulatory system in India. Food safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has combined a labyrinth of complex laws into a much more simplified single law and has moved from an enforcement-based regulatory system to a self-regulatory system.
FSSAI has been actively working with various stakeholders including large and small food businesses, street food vendors, other regulators, consumer organizations and even international regulatory and standards bodies like ISO and FAO.
This has helped to rapidly evolve rules and regulation to ensure availability of safe and nutritious food for all, while keeping in mind the interests of all stakeholders and harmonization with global regulations.
The onus of providing safe and nutritious food has been shifted to the food business operators and they must keep themselves updated with the latest requirements and quickly adopt new requirements to ensure ongoing compliance.
This partnership will be in the form of a regular column wherein we will be answering questions from readers.
I am about to start a food business in different states and as it is just the beginning, and if the turnover would be less than 12 lacs for the first year then what certificates do I have to ensure before starting it?
If you are expecting that your annual turnover will not exceed Rs. 12 lacs then you can apply for the Registration Certificate. If in case, you are expecting your annual turnover to cross Rs. 12 lacs then you must apply for the license. If you intend to set up a processing unit then instead of annual turnover the production capacity will be taken into consideration. For a production capacity of Up to 100 Ltr/Kg per day, a registration certificate is required to be taken and if in case the production capacity is More than 100kg/Itr to 2 MT /day, a license will have to be acquired. You may also have to acquire a central license for Head Office if in case you have your business operations in more than one state.
I want to start a Dairy unit with 30 animals. Is it necessary to register this dairy unit with FSSAI?
As per FSS (Licensing & Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011:
You need to apply for the Registration Certificate if the production capacity of the dairy unit is Up to 500 litres of liquid milk per day.
State License – 501 to 50,000 litres of liquid milk per day or upto 2500 MT of milk solids per annum.
Central License – More than 50,000 liters of liquid milk/day or more than 2500 MT of milk solid per annum.
I want to start a spice/masala business, so how can I apply for the license with FSSAI. Do I have to get my produce tested at any lab?
You will have to first register your food business under the Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006. There is an online procedure for licensing/registration. Please check for more details here: https://foodlicensing.fssai.gov.in/index.aspx#
At the time of applying for a license, an analysis report (Chemical & Bacteriological) of water from a NABL accredited/FSSAI Notified lab laboratory needs to be submitted.
Also, as per one of the conditions of the license, the regulation states;
Ensure testing of relevant chemical and/or microbiological contaminants in food products in accordance with these regulations as frequently as required on the basis of historical data and risk assessment to ensure production and delivery of safe food through own or NABL accredited /FSSA notified labs at least once in six months.
If food is detected as unsafe by the laboratory and that food is purchased from wholesaler and sample of food is collected from the retail store, then who is responsible; the retailer or the wholesaler?
It depends upon the circumstances; if the sample has been taken in sealed & original condition by the FSO from the retailer and the cash memo/bill was handed over to the FSO at the time of sampling, then finally by the court or adjudicating officer, the retailer may be spared and the wholesaler/manufacturer may be held responsible.
When a food product is packaged by a manufacturer of food products for another brand (Manufactured and processed by us and packed for and marketed under another brand name). Is there a requirement to put the FSSAI number of the brand under which the product is marketed?
As per FSS (Packaging & Labelling) Regulation, 2011; the FSSAI logo with the license number of the Brand owner has to be mentioned on the label of the food product. And for Manufacturer & Distributor/Wholesaler etc. only the License number has to be mentioned on the label of the food product.
Our organization is the instant tea premix manufacturer which comes under proprietary food category, as per FSSAI rules please let us know which applicable Indian standard is available?
The definition for Proprietary Food is mentioned under FSSAI Regulations. You can go through the definition and the guidelines mentioned under clause 2.12 of Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011 where standards for Proprietary Food have been discussed. You can read/download the standard from the following link: https://www.fssai.gov.in/cms/food-safety-and-standards-regulations.php.
I have purchased a pack of 5 kg Atta, the date of packaging is 03/07/2020 best before 4 months. Is this packaging date is; 03 July 2020 or 07 March 2020?
In India, we mostly follow the DD/MM/YYYY format, so it will be 03 July 2020. Moreover, the labeling guidelines as per FSS (Packaging & Labelling) Regulation, 2011 have also discussed the same format for food product labels.
What kind of electronic instrumentation, test, and measurements are used or required by you to maintain the quality and safety of the foodstuff?
The answer to your question can literally run into hundreds of pages as a huge variety of instruments are used for testing the quality of products to ensure food safety. Nearly all the small and big equipment used in food testing are currently imported and very few are manufactured in India. We feel there is a huge scope for developing chromatographic equipment and manufacturing them locally. These might be very complex and difficult to develop and you can possibly look at starting with the easier and smaller equipment.


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At Cramond Residence we do everything we can to make sure that residents can live independent, interesting and fulfilling lives, enjoying all the things they want to do on their own terms. On a day-to-day basis our residents can take things at their own pace, socialising with friends, choosing to take part in our exciting programme of events and activities, and enjoying all the facilities in their own home and in the Residence as a whole.
Everything organised around you
Always something to do and enjoy
We ensure that there is always something for residents to see and do – whether it’s taking part in a class or other activity, going out on an excursion, being pampered in our luxury salon, or enjoying a film in the cinema.


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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking at partnering with Dollar General stores in an effort to get more vaccines into rural areas.
During a virtual business summit put on by Health Action Alliance on Tuesday, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said the CDC was in talks with the discount retail stores to serve as a vaccination site. While the stores don’t have pharmacies, they do have refrigeration and stores in rural areas.
As of August 2020, Dollar General had more than 16,720 stores in 46 states, according to Dollar General’s website. That’s nearly twice the number of stores as the next largest private retailer working on vaccine rollout. The company said that 75 percent of all Americans live within five miles of a Dollar General store, and that 75 percent of its stores serve communities with fewer than 20,000 people in them.
“In rural areas, residents often don’t have access to big-box stores. We’re exploring a promising collaboration with Dollar General stores, which have locations that include refrigeration capacity within 10 or 15 miles of our rural communities in all but four states,” Dr. Walensky said during the summit.
Currently, the CDC is working with Walmart pharmacies, Walgreens and CVS to provide vaccines. Already, Walensky said, more than 100 million vaccine shots had been given, equating to 58 million people who have received the initial dose, and 30 million people who had received both doses. That’s the equivalent of about 10 percent of the population, Walensky said.
When compared with big box stores, Dollar General’s size alone could provide more access. According to Statista.com, there are only 4,756 Walmart stores across the country. Walgreens and CVS have 9,277 and 9,967 stores respectively.
No details were provided by Walensky or Dollar General, but Dollar General was one of the first companies to provide incentives for its employees to get vaccinated, offering four hours of pay to hourly frontline workers who get the shots. Besides $173 million in employee appreciation bonuses tied to the pandemic, Dollar General said it also made investments in PPE and sick leave programs and changed health insurance policies to waive copays for employees taking advantage of telehealth programs.
On March 6, during a press conference, Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, head of Biden’s Health Equity Task Force, said that the administration would be increasing efforts to get vaccines into the hardest-hit areas, like rural communities.
“So, as we look to the next phase of this program, we will prioritize filling gaps in our coverage to the … hardest-hit, highest-risk communities, whether they be urban or rural,” she said. “And as we double down on the reach and impact of our federal programs, we’ll continue increasing our vaccine supply to the states.”
Walensky noted during the virtual summit that many people trust the brick and mortar stores in their communities, which could lead to a higher percentage of people getting the vaccine. Currently, the concern is that more rural residents are less likely to get the vaccine, which would only extend the pandemic.
In a January report, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that rural residents said they were more hesitant than the vaccine than the rest of the nation. The national survey found that 35% of rural respondents said they probably or definitely would not get the vaccine, compared to 27% in suburban areas and 26% in urban areas.

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