Days after Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin appeared at a Washington shelter with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to praise and applaud President Donald Trump’s promise to house all homeless vets, the agency turned around and announced that it was pulling resources out of a major housing program. Now the VA appears to be backtracking on that plan to reallocate nearly half-billion dollars from the housing program, after experiencing significant anger and blowback from lawmakers and advocacy groups.
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Shulkin, nominated by Trump and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on February 13, 2017, said recently that his agency was ending what has been considered a successful $460 million program that dramatically reduced homelessness among chronically sick and vulnerable veterans. The money would then instead be reallocated to local VA hospitals to use as they see fit, as long as they demonstrate that they deal with homelessness in some capacity.
Anger exploded over the decision from all sides. Advocates for veterans, state officials, and even officials from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which co-sponsors the program, attacked the decision.
“I don’t understand why you are pulling the rug out,” Elisha Harig-Blaine, a National League of Cities housing official, said in an interview, via Politico. “You’re putting at risk the lives of men and women who’ve served this country.”
Harig-Blaine also spoke with the Washington Post:
It’s just unconscionable to take this action without consulting HUD or the many mayors who have been working so hard on this. The former troops who used these vouchers are the most likely to die on American streets.
“The VA is taking its foot off the pedal,” said Leon Winston, an executive at Swords to Plowshares, which helps homeless vets in San Francisco. He said the VA decision is already having an impact there. HUD recently put up 100 housing vouchers for veterans in the program, but the local VA hospital said it could only provide support for 50. In other words, the VA hospital cut support for the homeless in half.
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On Wednesday, December 17, 2003, at approximately 10:15 am, Jovani Jefferson was shot at the corner of 51st and Call Place, SE and later died. When the shooting occurred, a 6-year-old female was hit by a stray bullet while she was walking with her family. She is currently fighting for her life, in critical condition, at an area hospital. This senseless shooting has already led to one death and the hospitalization of an innocent 6-year-old from the neighborhood. The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the community’s help in identifying the shooter and gathering information regarding this crime.
The case is under investigation by members of the Department’s Violent Crimes Branch. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Detective Todd Williams at 202 645-7297or 301 717-1730 or the Metropolitan Police Department’s Synchronized Operations Command Center (SOCC) at 202 727-9099.

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Friday, December 2, 2016
Will the Met coal price spike save Mongolia?
Over 60 kilometers, they line up: truck after truck, after truck. Nearly every one of them is laden with coal.
The world’s longest tailback has been building for months and has varying drivers: first, China’s drought prompted Beijing to slash water-intensive coal production; last, President-elect Donald Trump fanned revival for the least loved of commodities by casting doubt on the world’s commitment to outmode coal.
In the background, a newly installed government in Ulaanbaatar was quietly negotiating its way out of the economic crisis it inherited.
Last week, those negotiations came out into the open. Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi, the state-owned miner of the world’s largest undeveloped coal deposit, announced it had negotiated an 85% price jump in its average selling price to $50 a ton from December, rising to $60 for 2017. Mongolia had been selling its coal at only $32 as part of a settlement for debt owed to the Aluminum Corporation of China, or Chalco. In another part of Tavan Tolgoi, Mongolia Mining Corp. had already struck a deal to sell its premium washed variety of coal at $107.
So what’s the big deal? Right now, Mongolia is pleading poverty. Mounting debt has driven the government into talks with the International Monetary Fund. It’s been whacked with two credit rating downgrades in as many weeks.
Yet, sales of coal – coupled with rising earnings from the country’s other main resources, namely copper, gold and iron ore – appear destined to rescue this nation of 3 million people, with or without foreign handouts.
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Gordon Campbell: On The Wage Hike For MPs (and Paul Robeson)
Hard to tell what is more infuriating. Is it the 5.3% increase on the already bloated salaries of MPs, or their pantomime of outrage at being gifted with such a wonderful back-dated bonanza?
As usual, Prime Minister John Key has busily tried to distance himself from the political fallout, even though he happens to be the main beneficiary of the Remuneration Authority’s generosity. Finance Minister Bill English says with a straight face that it would actually be very hard to give the money back...
Even if it were true, it would actually be very easy for English and any other guilty colleagues, to give the extra money away. There are any number of food banks or homeless shelters who would be able to put the money to good use. More>>

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Do you know how much your local government invests in the arts? Would you commit to advocating for an increase in that cultural investment for arts, culture, and heritage in your community, within the capacity of your elected body?
Yes, and I am in support of investing in the initiatives that would help to build a vibrant and diverse cultural community in our City.
If elected, will you take an active role on behalf of your local government in championing the growth of arts, culture and heritage in your community? Why?
Yes, each citizen in our City benefits from a community that is engaged with arts and culture - this also fits well with our robust approach to engaging youth in positive activities that keep them actively engaged with their time, instead of turning towards or being vulnerable to involvements in crime. It is also part of a balanced life, and a way to concretely promote good health, and the teaching of a balance in this respect to our youth as well so they may grow to view their life in our City as highly satisfying. The positive activities that encourage a sense of happiness for our citizens would benefit from support at the City level.
Students with an education rich in the arts have better grade point averages and are three times more likely to get a degree. Will you commit to making the arts a critical component of every child’s education? If so, how?
Yes, for the points mentioned above. I am in full support of bolstering every child's ability to be successful, happy, secure, and resilient as they are raised in our City. These activities contribute to a child's sense of balance, their satisfaction with life, and develop their cognitive processes in ways that also impact other outcomes, such as engagement in and completion of post-secondary education. They develop ways of thinking and being that spill over into benefitting all parts of their life as they grow to become leaders in our City.
How will your local government maintain or grow its investment in cultural programs in your community?
I support the fostering of programs in our community that contribute to the active engagement of youth. Council will look at its investment in cultural programs to see where there is a need for growth and invest accordingly to help provide our citizens with the benefits of a City with cultural programs that attract them.
Will you work to ensure access to affordable, sustainable cultural spaces for artists and arts organizations? If so, how?
Yes, a City as diverse as ours could only benefit from providing space for the development of arts and culture. Council would engage in due diligence in ensuring adequate process measures are in place to ensure access to appropriate spaces for the development of arts and culture in our City.
How do you propose to improve cultural tourism in your community?
Providing support to arts and culture in our City would contribute to a robust cultural community with events and activities happening throughout our City. This would naturally be a draw for tourists to come to a City that is alive, engaging, and infused with vitality - making it attractive for tourists to come to our City.
How do you propose to attract or retain artists and cultural workers in your community?
I support the creation of a cultural milieu in our community that is seen to be a robust arts and culture scene with events and activities in a City richly composed of diverse cultural groups. This would naturally be attracting to those in arts and culture.
What do you feel is the single most important issue relating to arts, culture, and heritage in your community, and what action will you take to address it?
The most important issue relating to arts, culture, and heritage would be the promotion of arts and culture from the vast diversity represented in our City, preserving the heritage in the arts of these communities. I would support the development of an arts and culture corridor for civic engagement.
How do you personally engage in the cultural life of the community? (e.g. involvement on committees, attending arts and culture events, etc.)
I support arts and culture wherever I am able to do so, attending events and supporting groups who are keeping the cultural life of our community alive.


Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Chancellor Cindy L. Miles is stepping down after 10 years.
Miles, 64, announced Thursday that she will be retiring at the end of the year, long enough to allow time for a successor to be selected. Miles said her primary goal has been to clear the way for the college and district communities to “make amazing things happen for students.”
As chancellor, Miles has been chief executive officer of the two-college district, reporting to a five-member elected board and two student trustees. In 2017, her annual salary, including benefits, was nearly $310,000.
“I’m a believer in listening to the rhythm of one’s soul and, after 30 years of teaching and leading in community colleges, there’s a calling impossible to ignore that’s pulling me in a new direction,” Miles said.
During her tenure leading Grossmont and Cuyamaca Colleges, the district passed a $398 million bond measure to modernize facilities.
More than 5,500 degrees and certificates were awarded at Grossmont and Cuyamaca Colleges in 2018, a 140 percent increase from 10 years ago.
The district has been nationally recognized in recent years for removing barriers to student success and ending equity gaps that have impeded students of color in their college pursuits.
Governing Board trustee Bill Garrett praised Miles for innovations such as the East County Education Alliance, a partnership since 2014 with the Grossmont Union High School District that creates smoother paths for students between high school, college and career.
During Miles’ tenure, Grossmont was recognized as a Champion of Higher Education in 2018 for its work to significantly increase the number of students earning an Associate Degree for Transfer, an associate degree that guarantees transfer to the California State University institution.
Miles joined Grossmont-Cuyamaca in March 2009. Before arriving at the district, she was the founding president of the Hialeah campus at Miami Dade College.
Miles received her doctorate in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin; a master’s degree in secondary and higher education from Texas A&M University-Commerce; and a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Texas at Austin.


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The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed a new standard that would capture valuable safety-related data in the seconds before and during a motor vehicle crash. The proposed rule would require automakers to install event data recorders (EDRs)—devices that collect specific safety-related data (i.e., “black boxes”)in all light passenger vehicles beginning 1 September 2014.
NHTSA estimates that approximately 96% of model year 2013 passenger cars and light-duty vehicles are already equipped with EDR capability. These devices are located in the vehicle and require special hardware and software to copy the information. A crash or air bag deployment typically triggers the EDR, which collects data in the seconds before and during a crash.
The data collected by EDRs can be used to improve highway safety by ensuring NHTSA, other crash investigators and automotive manufacturers understand the dynamics involved in a crash and the performance of safety systems.
Examples of some of the information recorded include:
- vehicle speed;
- whether the brake was activated in the moments before a crash;
- crash forces at the moment of impact;
- information about the state of the engine throttle;
- air bag deployment timing and air bag readiness prior to the crash; and
- whether the vehicle occupant’s seat belt was buckled.
EDRs do not collect any personal identifying information or record conversations and do not run continuously.
The new safety regulation proposed would require EDRs as mandatory equipment in passenger vehicles that weigh less than 8,500 pounds. The proposal includes the same standardized data collection requirements established by NHTSA in 2006 for EDRs that are voluntarily installed by automakers (49 CFR Part 563) and mandates that automakers provide a commercially available tool for copying the data. In keeping with NHTSA’s current policies on EDR data, the EDR data would be treated by NHTSA as the property of the vehicle owner and would not be used or accessed by the agency without owner consent.
Members of the public are encouraged to provide comment on NHTSA’s EDR proposal and will have 60 days to do so once the proposal is published in the Federal Register.


Emerging UK producer goddard. reveals the music video for his high-octane remix of Cat Burns’ Top 5 hit single, ‘Go’.
The video for the goddard. remix exhibits the sober morning thoughts after the messy night before. It follows the male lead as he reflects and expresses himself through dance, the visual also includes flashbacks of a house rave with goddard. on the decks as well as a cameo appearance from Cat. goddard.’s remix of ‘Go’ has surpassed 7 million Spotify streams and has hit #2 on the Soundcloud UK Charts with over 1.34 million streams.
An artist with an impressively varied sonic palette, goddard. has cut his teeth across house, techno, and ambient genres, crafting an expressive and enriching sound. Citing influences from artists like Maribou State, Caribou, and Chase & Status, the UK producer combines his past experiences and love for drum ‘n’ bass to create freestanding electronic music – not defined by genre or concept.
Breaking into the Official Charts for the first time in her career with ‘Go’, Cat’s single is now #3 of the Official Singles Chart. The breakup anthem has now garnered over 40 million Spotify streams, is a fixture on BBC Radio 1’s A-List and dominating playlists across Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music worldwide.
Having recently supported Mae Muller on her UK Tour, Cat will make her mark on the live music circuit this year. She’s making her debut appearance at The Great Escape in Brighton next month alongside supporting Years & Years on their UK arena tour. The South London singer/songwriter will be headlining three sold-out shows at London’s Omeara and The Deaf Institute in Manchester in late May.
Cat Burns – Upcoming Live Dates 2022
Thursday 12th May – The Great Escape, Brighton
Thursday 19th May – Brighton Centre, Brighton [supporting Years & Years]
Friday 20th May – Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth [supporting Years & Years]
Saturday 21st May – Birmingham Resorts World Arena, Birmingham [supporting Years & Years]
Tuesday 24th May – Omeara, London [SOLD OUT]
Wednesday 25th May – Omeara, London [SOLD OUT]
Thursday 26th May – The OVO, Wembley, London [supporting Years & Years]
Saturday 28th May – AO Arena, Manchester [supporting Years & Years]
Sunday 29th May – Neck of The Woods Festival, Norwich
Tuesday 31st May – The Deaf Institute, Manchester [SOLD OUT]
Friday 24th June – The National Museum of Ireland – Pride Opening Party, Dublin
Friday 12th August – Boardmasters, Newquay


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A senior government official and a law enforcement official who have been briefed on the case told the Mail & Guardian the elite police unit is “ready to charge” Malema; and that warrants have been issued for the controversial former ANC Youth League leader’s arrest.
“It will happen before long – at least in the coming weeks,” one of the sources, who requested anonymity, told the M&G.
The sources said Malema would be arrested on allegations of fraud and corruption connected to the issuing of tenders in Limpopo, and possibly for outstanding tax liabilities with the South African Revenue Service (Sars), which has taken a keen interest in his rapid accumulation of assets.
The fraud and tax evasion allegations are also understood to be directly linked to On-Point engineering – part owned by Malema’s Ratanang family trust – which held a contract to administer part of a multibillion-rand Limpopo roads budget. On-Point allegedly owes up to R15-million in unpaid taxes to Sars.
Though allegations of tender fraud date back to 2010, an arrest now would likely spark claims of political or executive interference. But analysts say that would have been the case regardless of the timing.
“When it happens is not important. Either way questions will be asked of the ANC’s role in the matter – especially President Jacob Zuma,” said Aubrey Matshiqi, political analyst at the Helen Suzman Foundation.
“He [Zuma] will immediately be accused of the exact same thing Thabo Mbeki was accused of – using state organs to settle political scores.”
“Marikana was taken over and hijacked. Out of it came counter-revolutionaries to undermine our movement,” ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe told a Young Communist League public lecture in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni last week.
He strongly criticised those he said were using the strike to further their own political careers.
“It is always dangerous to ride on the corpses of our people.”
Mantashe’s comments were followed up by a stern warning from tripartite alliance member, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, which warned it would “deal with” Malema.
“For the first time Cosatu is issuing a direct warning to Malema to stop using the Lonmin mine tragedy for his personal agenda,” Sipho Dlamini, the labour federation’s president told the same gathering.
In a further dismissal of Malema’s engagement with the Marikana miners, head of the ANC economic transformation unit Enoch Godongwana told a meeting with overseas investors, organised by Merril Lynch, the young firebrand’s political career was over.
“Outside the ANC he is finished. The ANC towers over the individual. The ANC has had its fair share of mavericks over the year and Malema is no different,” Godongwana was quoted as saying in the Sowetan.
Malema, whose expulsion from the ANC was ratified by the party’s disciplinary appeals committee, addressed Marikana residents shortly after the gunning down of 34 workers by police at Lonmin platinum mine in mid-August.
He laid the blame for the tragedy squarely at the government’s door, and used the occasion to call for Zuma’s resignation.
Along with seven survivors of the shooting, he proceeded to lay charges of murder against the South African Police Service and government.
Malema also transformed a memorial held for the dead miners into a political rally, decrying government’s role in the tragedy and calling on South Africans to rise up against the state.
“The democratic government has turned on its people,” Malema told the memorial.
Malema also visited Grootvlei gold mine on the East Rand last week, where he addressed mine workers who haven’t been paid in nearly two years, since the mine was taken over by Aurora Empowerment Systems – a company partly owned by Zuma’s nephew Khulubuse Zuma and Nelson Mandela’s grandson Zondwa Mandela.
“Our leaders have lost their way and have been co-opted by mine owners and fed profits. They don’t care about you,” Malema told workers. His chants of “Phansi, Zuma, Phansi [down with Zuma]” were met with enthusiastic replies from the workers, who relayed to him their anger with government and the ruling ANC.
While Malema still hopes to be readmitted to the ruling party at its elective conference in Mangaung, the anger he has stoked among ANC leaders in the wake of the Marikana tragedy may have undermined his campaign. And should he be arrested and charged, his return to the fold will likely be made more difficult yet.
Malema ally, suspended ANC Youth League spokesperson Floyd Shivambu, reacted with shock when quizzed by the M&G on the supposed arrest, but vowed they would continue on their quest to bring economic liberation to all South Africans.
“I don’t know anything about that, but it’s intimidation – we won’t be deterred,” Shivambu said.

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When working out with a pregnant client, it is generally safe to maintain a high intensity as long as the client’s heart rate does not remain at or over 85 percent of her maximum heart rate for an extended period of time. Remember that she shouldn’t ever get to the point where she can’t catch her breath or when she’s completely exhausted.
Exercise during pregnancy: is it safe to do so?
- properly warm up and cool down.
- Before, during, and after exercise, drink enough water.
- Don’t let your rib cage be restricted by your clothing.
- Regular and consistent exercise.
- Be realistic with your goals; pregnancy is not the time to strive for personal bests.
- Strengthen yourself, but do so gradually.
What dangers are associated with exercising while pregnant?
There are a number of potential risks related with exercising while pregnant.
These issues include placenta hypoxia and fetal bradycardia, as well as a low birth weight, early birth, and the chance of miscarriage (B, Artal, Barakat, Brown, Dooley, et al., 2016).
What exercises should a pregnant woman avoid?
Any type of physical activity that has even a remote possibility of causing abdominal trauma, such as activities that include jarring movements or sudden changes in direction. Movements such as leaping, hopping, skipping, or bouncing that are performed repeatedly in a given activity. Full sit-ups, deep knee bends, double leg lifts, and toe touches with straight legs are some of the exercises you should be doing. While simultaneously stretching, bouncing.
Which postures are to be avoided while pregnant?
It is advisable to avoid resting on your back when pregnant, particularly in the later stages of the pregnancy when the weight of the hefty uterus might push on the main blood veins in the belly. When you are lying on your side, make sure to maintain your body straight, with your knees bent ever-so-slightly, and try not to twist.
What are the top three relative reasons to avoid working out while pregnant?
ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing & Prescription: Contraindications for Exercising during Pregnancy
- Relative. acute anemia. maternal cardiac dysrhythmia without evaluation. recurrent bronchitis
- Absolute. heart disease that has an impact on hemodynamics. Chronic lung disease. inadequate cervical tissue.
What types of exercises are contraindicated during the first trimester?
- high-impact workouts
- contact sports
- Gymnastic or aerial sports are examples of exercises with a high risk of falling.
- high-intensity exercises that make it difficult to speak because they raise heart and breathing rates so high.
- Exercises like horseback riding that apply jarring pressure to the pelvis and torso.
Is it safe to exercise while expecting?
It is advised that expectant mothers engage in physical activity of at least 150 minutes per week at a moderate level. It is generally safe to exercise during pregnancy if you are in good health and your pregnancy is progressing normally. Women who were already jogging frequently before to becoming pregnant are able to maintain their running routines while they are pregnant, according to medical professionals.
Why shouldn’t pregnant women cross their legs?
Having said that, it is not uncommon to have muscle strains, backaches, and cramps while one is pregnant. Although sitting with your legs crossed will not harm your unborn child, it might increase the risk of developing leg cramps or ankle edema. If you get leg cramps or swollen ankles, try sitting with both feet on the floor or elevating one foot on a stool.
What makes exercising while pregnant a contraindication?
Canada, Japan, Norway, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (US ACOG) came to an agreement on several medical conditions that should not be combined with physical activity. These conditions include anemia, persistent bleeding, cardiovascular disease, cerclage or an incompetent cervix, multiple gestation, preeclampsia or pregnancy-induced hypertension, premature contractions or labor,…
What are the recommendations for exercising while pregnant?
Walking at a brisk pace is an example of an aerobic physical activity that pregnant and postpartum women should engage in on a weekly basis for a total of at least 150 minutes. This equates to 30 minutes, five days a week, for the whole duration of their pregnancy. It is advisable to break up this activity into smaller chunks and do it throughout the week.
What is a complete disallowance of exercise?
Recent myocardial infarction or changes in electrocardiography, complete heart block, acute congestive heart failure, unstable angina, and uncontrolled severe hypertension (blood pressure lower than 180/110 mm Hg) are all absolute contraindications to participating in aerobic and resistance training programs.
Can a pregnant woman do jumping jacks?
“Even those women who are experienced in these forms of exercise can be surprisingly affected by the physical changes,” says Ross. “Any exercise that can affect your balance, including jumping jacks and other jump-heavy exercises, would not be recommended beyond 20 weeks for fit and experienced exercise enthusiasts.”
Lifting weights while expecting is it safe?
It is safe to engage in resistance training during pregnancy, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), which includes activities like lifting weights. 1 The majority of medical professionals are in agreement, with the stipulation that you should first discuss this possibility with your primary care physician and that you should not be experiencing any health concerns that are connected to pregnancy.
Can a pregnant woman squat?
Squats are an effective resistance exercise that may be done during pregnancy to maintain strength in the hips, glutes, core, and pelvic floor muscles as well as range of motion in those muscles. Squats, when performed correctly, have the ability to enhance one’s posture, and they may also be of assistance throughout the labor and delivery process.
What is a pregnant client’s absolute contraindication?
Absolute contraindications are medical conditions in which it is strongly advised that women do not participate in any moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), whereas relative contraindications require a discussion between the pregnant woman and her obstetric healthcare professional about the potential risks and benefits of prenatal exercise.
What are the risks associated with exercise for clients who are pregnant or nursing?
Warning Signs to Discontinue Exercise While Pregnant
- uterine bleeding
- abdominal discomfort
- regular, uncomfortable contractions
- Leakage of amniotic fluid.
- Before exertion, dyspnea.
- chest pain
Which of the following is a strict no-no for pregnant women exercising aerobically?
Hypertension caused by pregnancy is an absolute contraindication, which indicates that the individual in question should not engage in physical activity.
Why should we stay away from exercise contraindications?
Workouts that provide a higher danger to joint structure, soft tissue, or any other risk should be avoided. These exercises are known as contraindicated exercises. The majority of people should not participate in these types of workouts since the potential drawbacks often exceed the advantages.
What are the three absolute rebukes to exercising?
- within two days, an acute myocardial infarction (MI).
- continual, unstable angina
- hemodynamically compromised cardiac arrhythmia that is uncontrolled.
- inflamed endocardium.
- severe aortic stenosis with symptoms.
- heart failure that isn’t compensated.
- Deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary infarction, or acute pulmonary embolism.
What are some relative restrictions on exercise?
Relative indications for not doing an exercise electrocardiogram
Severe hypertension (systolic blood pressure >200 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >110 mmHg). a narrowing of the left major coronary artery Severe electrolyte imbalance. Extreme cases of hyperthyroidism Aortic stenosis ranging from moderate to severe.
Can a pregnant woman perform leg presses?
You can also use the leg press machine in the gym, provided that you have access to the facility. Squats, particularly those performed with one’s own bodyweight, are safe to perform during a whole pregnancy.
When did you stop working out while you were pregnant?
It is possible that your doctor would advise you to put your fitness plans on hold until after you have given birth if you are at a high risk for issues during your pregnancy. Alternately, they could recommend that you reduce the amount of exercise you do between the ages of 20 and 24 weeks. Consult your primary care provider about the unique dangers and issues you face before beginning any kind of workout routine.
Can a pregnant woman bench press?
Our research has shown that the vast majority of women are able to maintain a comfortable bench press throughout, but a few cannot. Again, tune into what your body is telling you. If you get dizzy or lightheaded when you get up from a bench, you should probably stop the activity you’re doing since it’s a warning indication. Because of the increased risk of diastasis recti, sit-ups should be avoided at all costs.
Why do exercise suggestions for pregnant clients change every trimester?
Throughout your pregnancy, your body will go through a lot of changes. Some of them will make it difficult for you to exercise or will require you to make adjustments to your current program, including the following: Ligaments become more loose as a result of hormones like relaxin, which can make you more susceptible to joint problems (such as sprains).
Why is it important to think about safety measures before exercising?
Exercises that are performed in a safe manner assist to maximize the positive effects that a fitness regimen has on one’s health. When formulating a plan for an exercise routine, it is essential to take into account a variety of aspects, including a person’s age, health history, personal strength, and stamina.
What does the term “contraindication” mean?
Pay attention to how words are spoken. (kon-trah-IN-dee-kay’-shun) Anything (including a symptom or medical condition) that is a reason for a person to not get a certain therapy or procedure because it may be hazardous to them.
What can a person do to ensure their safety while exercising?
What is one thing that a person ought to take to ensure that they remain safe when they are working out? When you are in need of support, look for it. Michael is under the impression that a piece of exercise machinery he recently purchased would immediately shape the muscles in his abdominal region.
Which of the following does exercise testing not allow for?
Answer. Absolute contraindications include unstable angina, aortic stenosis, uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled asthma, hypoxemia (SaO285% at rest), and feverish sickness. Other absolute contraindications include aortic stenosis and uncontrolled hypertension. The conditions of hypertension, heart illness, epilepsy, and locomotor disorder are examples of relative contraindications (inability to exercise).
Which of the following should not be done before an exercise test?
The exercise test must be postponed in case of the following contraindications:
- acute illness (coughing, rhinitis, viruses and infections, fever);
- an acute illness-related episode;
- serious cardiovascular conditions;
- elevated blood pressure
- Anemia is pronounced;
Which of the subsequent precludes the use of an exercise stress test?
Absolute contraindications to cardiac stress testing include acute myocardial infarction (including the presence of new left bundle branch block [LBBB]), high-risk unstable angina, symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, uncontrolled arrhythmia causing symptoms or haemodynamic instability, unstable heart failure, acute heart failure, and unstable heart failure….
Which of the following absolutely rules out exercising while pregnant? Check all that apply.
Box 1 Absolute contraindications to aerobic exercise during pregnancy (with permission from ACOG1)
- heart disease with a significant hemodynamic impact.
- Chronic lung disease.
- inadequate cervical tissue.
- Premature labor is a risk in multiple gestations.
- persistent bleeding in the second or third trimester.
What three categories of contraindications are there?
There are three categories of typical contraindications: complete, local, and medical. Each of these categories would prevent or restrict your customers from obtaining therapy. You need to do an individual assessment on each patient in order to recognize and treat any potential contraindications in a manner that is proportional to the severity of the condition.
What are the warnings and restrictions?
Contraindications are circumstances that raise the likelihood of a major adverse response in vaccination recipients, therefore the vaccine should not be given when a contraindication is present since it increases the risk of a serious reaction. It is important to assess the precautions in light of the potential dangers and advantages for the receiver of the vaccination.

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Hearts of Oak prolific attacker, Patrick Razak has completed his move to Guinean side FC Horoya.
Razak, 28, penned a two – year deal today October 9, 2018 at the clubs Secretariat in Guinea.
Known by his fans as PR7, the winger was accompanied by the CEO and Deputy CEO of Joy Industries Limited, Dr. Manfred Takyi and Dr. Harrison Tetteh, who are his managers.
The completion of his move to the Guinean giant means he (Razak) has beat CAF’s transfer deadline day on Wednesday October 10, 2018.
Razak joined the Phobians from then Division One side Tamale Utrecht, and has spent three years with Hearts of Oak. The contract details remains confidential to his management.
Horoya FC beat competition from St Georges from Ethiopia and one Albanian club.
Patrick Razak bagged four goals in the first round of the Ghana Premier League for Hearts of Oak.
FC Horoya has become heaven for Ghanaian players following the move of Razak after joining compatriot Sebe Baffour, Mensah Brefo, Godfred Asante and Mandela Ocansey.
Source: Sammy Heywood Okine


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Along with fats and carbohydrates, protein is a key macronutrient important for numerous functions in the body such as repairing and building our body’s tissues. However, unlike fats and carbohydrates the body does not store protein, and therefore has no pool to draw on when it needs a supply. Protein is also used to make enzymes, hormones, along with the building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood. If you need to supplement protein to reach your goals that’s perfectly fine, however you can get your protein requirements from whole foods.
Why Should You Include Protein In Your Meals & Snacks?
It’s crucial to include protein in your meals and more particularly your snacks to keep you satiated between meals. Many snacks foods are high in refined in carbs and sugar which can leave you feeling unsatisfied and craving more food. Protein promotes fullness because it signals the release of appetite supressing hormones, slows digestion, and stabilizes your blood sugar levels (Elliott, 2020).
Sources of Protein
Legumes: lentils, beans (adzuki, black, fava, chickpeas/garbanzo, kidney, lima, mung, pinto etc.), peas (green, snow, snap, split, etc.), edamame/soybeans (and products made from soy: tofu, tempeh, etc.), peanuts.
Nuts and Seeds: almonds, pistachios, cashews, walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, hemp seeds, squash and pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, sesame seeds, chia seeds.
Whole Grains: wheat, quinoa, rice, wild rice, millet, oats, buckwheat.
Other: broccoli, asparagus, brussels sprouts, artichokes.
Poultry: chicken, turkey, duck, eggs
Seafood: salmon, tuna, shrimp, halibut, haddock, scallops, yellow tail
Dairy: yogurt, milk, cheese
Should You Go On A High Protein Diet?
High protein diets are thought to lead to weight loss because when people eat protein (and few carbohydrates) their metabolism changes into a state called ketosis. Ketosis is when the body converts from burning carbs for fuel to burning its own fat; small bits of carbon called ketones are released into the bloodstream as a source of energy. Diets such as Atkins or Keto may display short term benefits negating the long term consequences.
Some of the risks include:
The body produces ammonia when it breaks down protein and the long-term risks of high levels of ammonia in the body are still unknown.
There is evidence to suggest people who eat high-protein diets excrete excess calcium in their urine, this in the long run can lead to osteoporosis.
Those on a high protein diet are more likely to shun carbohydrates which include fruits and vegetable all which are excellent sources of vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants.
Animal foods (high in protein) are also high in saturated fats which increasing the changes for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes
Protein is a very important macronutrient for our body and well-being, but like all macro and micro nutrients everything in moderation is key. Eliminating any food group puts your body at risk for a number of nutritional deficiencies which is why you should include all foods in your diet.
Elliott, B. (2020, April 02). 30 High Protein Snacks That Are Healthy and Portable. Retrieved August 12, 2020, from https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/healthy-high-protein-snacks
Osterweil, N. (n.d.). The Benefits of Protein. Retrieved August 12, 2020, from https://www.webmd.com/men/features/benefits-protein

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Written by Jill Nossa: email@example.com Friday, 06 April 2012 00:00
Last week’s Glen Cove City Council meeting began with a presentation that had members of the audience, as well as the council, moving and grooving to footage of a rock concert. In honor of Women’s History Month, the City of Glen Cove and Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton recognized members of the all-female rock band Antigone Rising for their recent work in Israel and the West Bank as cultural arts envoys.
The founding members of the band, sisters Cathy and Kristen Henderson, are both graduates of Glen Cove High School. Antigone Rising performed earlier this year in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Ramallah and other regional towns and cities as part of a cultural initiative sponsored by the U.S. State Department. Besides performing concerts, the band also led workshops and made music with Israeli and Palestinian musicians of all ages and genders.
Mayor Ralph V. Suozzi said that Women’s History Month is about women’s education and women’s empowerment and joked that rock and roll was once seen as the demise of our society, but “it may end up being what saves us.”
DeRiggi-Whitton spoke about the universal appeal of music and how it can bring people together. “Here’s to women communicating this way.”
Two video presentations were shown, highlighting the experience of the band members, showing interviews with local people and concert footage.
The Henderson sisters both mentioned what an eye-opening and life-changing experience it was.
“At the end of the day, we’re all people. We all want peace, love and happiness,” Cathy said.
“The stereotypes we have are so far off the mark,” said Kristen. “We shattered their image of Americans, and we saw they are not all violent terrorists.” She also said that after meeting people in that part of the world, it changed her perspective on how Americans are perceived by other cultures.
A number of resolutions were passed, including one declaring the city as lead agency under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) regarding the construction of a new well. According to the resolution, the council caused a review for the need of a new supply well in the city’s system, and the consulting engineer recommended expansion of construction of the new well. No potential adverse environmental impacts of the proposed action were identified during the review, and the project will not produce any significant impacts on the environment, according to the terms of the regulations.
Councilman Anthony Gallo, Jr. said he wanted to see the needs analysis first and made a motion to table the vote on the city becoming the lead agency on this matter, which was seconded by Councilman Reginald Spinello. The rest of the council members voted his motion down; Councilman Timothy Tenke noted that it was “standard procedure” to act as lead agency and Councilman Nicholas DiLeo said that while he appreciates the concerns, the application for the process needs to be filed soon and “time is of the essence.”
Mayor Suozzi said there is no expense in filing the application, and it is better to put it in sooner rather than later; he noted that they have already had substantial analysis by consulting engineers and the water department, but if a problem comes to light, they will not go ahead with construction. The mayor and the four Democratic councilmen voted to pass the resolution; Gallo and Spinello both voted no.
“Waiting a week or two to file won’t matter,” said Spinello.

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My son recently had a carbon fiber forearm put on his DPMS 24" SS AR-10 Bull Panther. The smith who installed the forearm put the sling swivel stud on the gas block. With a bi-pod attached to the swivel under the gas block and shooting prone, how much effect do you think it will have on accuracy. I haven't shot it yet but my thoughts tell me it's going to play heck with the accuracy. Any thoughts?


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The Sixers will be without one of their top defenders for Thursday night’s game in Toronto.
On Wednesday, 76ers forward Matisse Thybulle was listed as “ineligible to play” on the NBA’s injury report likely due to his vaccination status and Canada’s COVID-19 protocols.
Sixers reporter Noah Levick was one of the first to report the news.
Matisse Thybulle is listed on NBA injury report as “ineligible to play” tomorrow in Toronto.
— Noah Levick (@NoahLevick) April 6, 2022
Since arriving in the NBA, Thybulle has established himself as one of the top wing defenders in the league. And has been key to the identity Philly has built over the past couple seasons.
That said, head coach Doc Rivers had admitted that it’s “hard” to play Thybulle at times. Because if he isn’t dynamic defensively every night, it’s hard for him to be on the floor since he doesn’t contribute much on the other side of the ball.
A couple seasons ago, Thybulle was a pretty reliable 3-and-D player; but since his percentages have dipped, most of his value to the Sixers is on the defensive end.
Matisse Thybulle is ineligible to play in Sixers game in Toronto tomorrow night
So that answers that question. Sixers would be without him for road games in the playoffs if they faced the Raptors
Sixers right now would face Toronto in the playoffs pic.twitter.com/sD9zt68f6F
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) April 6, 2022
Philadelphia currently sits in a three-way tie for second in the Eastern Conference. As the Celtics, Bucks and 76ers all own 49-30 records. With the Toronto Raptors not too far behind.
After Thursday night, the Sixers finish with the Pacers and Pistons before the start of the postseason. Which Thybulle may miss half of should the team face the Raptors in a series.
The post Sixers Player Officially “Ineligible To Play” In Toronto appeared first on The Spun.


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Explore the note book pages of local naturalist David Green in this latest archive blog by Project Archivist Kris McKie.
The sketch above was made by David Green on a cold, sunny day in April 1998, while out on a walk from Middridge, County Durham to nearby Aycliffe Nature Park. A native of neighbouring Darlington, David had a deep and intimate knowledge of the landscape in front of him. In between trips for work as a freelance illustrator and regular visits to India, he spent most of his time outdoors crossing the landscapes of the North East on foot and by bus.
As a young man, David’s love of animals had taken him to Whipsnade Zoo where he worked as a keeper. Later returning to the North East, he forged a career as a freelance illustrator, working for organisations including the Natural History Society of Northumbria and the Hancock Museum. One of his most high-profile jobs was to illustrate naturalist and presenter David Bellamy’s book, Backyard Safari (1981). With a wide ranging and rich knowledge of all things natural, David developed a particular expertise in reptiles and amphibians, especially the Great Crested Newt.
David’s notebooks offer a window into the life and fascinations of someone with an insatiable thirst for nature and for being outdoors. The pages of closely packed notes and sketches suggest a desire to consume and capture every detail of the landscapes and environments of the North East, from the beautiful and inspiring to the everyday. Intricate botanical drawings and detailed geological diagrams sit alongside hurried sketches of an unearthed deer skull, a broken toy doll found on a footpath, or a a patch of Danish Scurvy Grass spotted outside a McDonald’s.
David Green’s notebooks are part of NHSN’s North East Nature Archive – a rich and unique collection of papers, images and artwork that document the natural environment of the North East of England, and people’s connections to it, over the last 200 years. Held at Great North Museum: Hancock, the North East Nature Archive is testament to the joy, meaning and reflection that people have found in the natural environment of the region.
Nature’s Cure in Times of Need aims to grow this incredible archive by collecting and preserving the connections that people and communities across the North East have with nature today. We’re working to build a new collection of stories, pictures and recordings, that can help us explore the meaning, memory and feeling we attach to the natural world around us.
Whatever your story of your connection with nature and however you want to tell it, share it with us at nhsn.org.uk/share-your-story. Your story will be preserved for future generations and could inspire others to connect with and help protect nature in the North East.

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Welcome all! We’ve just opened our official website!
We ‘ve just opened our official website!!
From now on, we will introduce various stories and information of “Farm of Africa” on our website.
About our vanilla and cocoa farmers and how they are processed. We will transmit various contents related to cocoa and vanilla, such as the staff, seasonal information, our products, products of our clients, the situation of our own farm, etc.
How do cocoa and vanilla grow, who is processing them, and how are the products made? What kind of country is Uganda?
We hope that the countries where chocolate and sweets are manufactured and consumed and the countries that produce those ingredients are connected as much as possible to help a deeper understanding.
Everything you have in your hands and everything you eat is something that someone in this vast world has grown and carefully processed. Please take a look at how you got to you. There may be an unimaginable world out there.
We started Instagram a while ago, so please check it out too!!
Farm of Africa Instagram

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Starbucks will close five local stores as part of a downsizing effort announced earlier this month.
Among those is a westside store owned by former professional basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson.
Starbucks announced July 1 that it will close about 600 stores over the next six to nine months. The locations were disclosed July 17.
The store closings will affect about 12,000 employees nationwide.
Only 10 stores in North Carolina will close. Local stores closing by March are:
3220 Wilkinson Blvd.: Johnson owns this store, which opened in July 2006 and was part of his company's effort to bring more economic development to economically at-risk areas of big cities.
Piedmont Town Center (SouthPark).
University area: 1520 Overland Park Road. Steve Lyttle


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A US startup claims it can convert CO2 into nutrients, leading to air-based “meat”. Developed by Air Protein, the technology is based on an idea conceived by Nasa in the 1960s as a possible way to feed astronauts in space. Given most meat-free meats are based on soy or other plant proteins, which have their own land-use footprint, this technology would have the environmental advantage of being made inside fermenting units. With a growing demand for meat alternatives there will no doubt be increasing interest to see whether innovations such as this could effectively contribute to a sustainable food future.
Source: The Guardian


A former fact TV display contestant lied about proudly owning a Harley-Davidson motorbike and having a number of financial institution accounts to stay gathering hundreds of bucks price of meals stamps, officers in Maine say.
Jodi Theriault, 42, from Grey, a the city 25 miles north of Portland, stole greater than $10,000 in Supplemental Vitamin Help Program advantages for just about a decade, courtroom paperwork display. Decrease-income households can obtain those advantages to “acquire wholesome meals and transfer against self-sufficiency,” in keeping with the U.S. Division of Agriculture.
Theriault is a health instructor who was once a contestant on two fact TV presentations, together with a sequence at the Historical past Channel, in keeping with the Portland Press Usher in. The opening first reported at the case.
Prosecutors say Theriault was once additionally untruthful about gaining access to much more cash — particularly the daddy of her kids’s cash — as she persisted to assemble advantages from 2009 thru 2016, an indictment from Oct. 6 states.
This, in addition to proudly owning a Harley and having a couple of financial institution accounts, are property that might have disqualified her from getting meals stamps, in keeping with an indictment.
Theriault does now not have an lawyer as of Oct. 13, a spokesperson from the Maine Legal professional Common’s workplace advised McClatchy Information in a commentary.
She was once charged with robbery via deception (magnificence B), which is a criminal in Maine, in keeping with the indictment.
Theriault is a mom of 3 kids and was once a contestant on “The Variety: Particular Operations Experiment,” which aired at the Historical past Channel in 2016, in keeping with the channel’s website online. The truth display had contestants go through “intense bodily and psychological” demanding situations led via army veterans.
That very same yr, Theriault was once additionally a contestant on Steve Austin’s “Damaged Cranium Problem,” the Portland Press Usher in reported. At the display, 8 athletes competed in opposition to each and every different as contestants.
Any other courtroom date for Theriault has now not been scheduled as of Oct. 13, the lawyer basic’s workplace spokesperson stated.


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Perfect for larger breed dogs (25 lbs+) as well as multi dog households.
What Makes it XL?
A larger grind size results in bigger chunks of meat, bone, fruit and vegetables. It’s also available in our biggest box size yet – 24 lbs! The box dimensions are the same size as our Grab N Go 18, and contains a main protein in 6 x 4 lb tubs.
Like our popular Dinner Recipes, these are complete meals formulated to NRC standards by our in-house Nutritionist suitable for all life stages of your dog.
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Product Code: XLB24
INGEDIENTS XL Beef:Beef, Beef Heart, Beef Bones, Pork Liver, Pork Spleen, Green Beans, Spinach, Blueberries, Calcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Kelp, Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Vitamin E

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France ready to provide Algeria Revolution
War archival records to historians by next 2012
El Khabar, 3 may 2008
By next 2012, both Algerian and French historians will have access to the archival records related to the Algerian Revolution, while the period allowed to them has been reduced to 50 years, rather than 60 years. In this regard, the French Government has submitted a bill to Parliament, seeking reducing the limited period allowing historians to have access to archive records concerning the Revolution War, held by the French authorities. According to a statement by the French embassy, the documents related to the defence, classified as “secret” will be included in the bill, which will be discussed by the French Parliament, aiming at providing both French, and Algerian historians valorous documents related to the War of Revolution, and even documents backing to before1948. Such a step came in the aftermath of the French Parliament approval of the draft bill which will be shrunken to 50 years rather than 60, as it is stipulated in the current jurisdiction. But the French Senate has not given its opinion concerning the reducing of the limited duration. Moreover, the statement added that some newspapers concerns arisen recently are not justified, while the bill submitted to the Parliament, has not been yet approved.
04-05-2008 By N.S / Translation Section

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Meal and meal-kit delivery companies introduce omnivores to plant-based eating.
Confectionery, restaurant and grocery retail news hit a high note with SmartBrief’s food and beverage readers this week.
Food and beverage operations is one area in which hotels must stay on top of changing guest preferences throughout the year, but it is far from the only way hotels adjust to the changing seasons.
As more traffic moves off-premise, offering beer and wine delivery can give restaurants an opportunity to add high-margin alcohol sales to delivery orders.
News of new CPG launches struck a chord with readers this week, as did stories about the year's hottest menu trends and the grocers that consumers rank highest.
As the competition only grows in the airline and cruise line industries, both are upping their foodservice game to stand out.
A look at a few of the global ingredients and dishes that experts predict we’ll see more of this year, and ideas for how to integrate global flavor into a range of restaurant concepts.
Cell-based or cultured meat startups continue product development and push for a regulatory framework.
The reorganization of TreeHouse Foods' snack unit, Chobani's new plant-based yogurt line and Chipotle's roll-out of bowls based on popular diets were among the week's top read stories.
Eating and drinking just for the health of it. A cultural shift from a focus on heart health to the gut has begun.
Beverage producers are boosting investments in the cannabis industry -- find out what's ahead.
P&G, McDonald's, Whole Foods made food and beverage news this week
Which trends are paving the way for hotel foodservice success in the new year?
US craft beer sales grew 5% in 2018
From CEO changes at two big CPG companies to McDonald's apple pies and Dark Chocolate Oreos, find out what the 10 most-read stories of the week in Food & Beverage were.


HELLENIC NAVY BUYS NAVAL ESM SYSTEMS
- Hellenic Navy Orders Systems For New Fast Attack Craft. // Defense Daily;3/27/2009, Vol. 241 Issue 56, p6
The article reports that BVT Surface Fleet International and Thales Nederland have signed a contract for the delivery of systems to be installed on two Roussen-class Fast Attack Craft that will be built by Elefsis Shipbuilding & Industrial Enterprises in Greece for the Hellenic Navy. As stated,...
- Commissioning of 1st Pakistan Navy Fast Attack Craft (Missile). // Hilal;2012, Vol. 48 Issue 11, p37
The article reports that the First Fast Attack Craft Missile PNS AZMAT was commissioned at Xingang Shipyard China.
- Egypt to Buy Used Ships From Serbia-Montenegro. // Sea Power;Jul2004, Vol. 47 Issue 7, p44
Reports on the Egyptian Navy's plan to purchase two Koni-class corvettes and five Osa-I class fast-attack craft from Serbia-Montenegro. Overhauling of a Koni unit prior to transfer; Description of the Serbia-Montenegro Koni corvette variant; Egypt's search for used vessels in light of its...
- FAST PATROL BOATS -- AND ENDANGERED SPECIES? // Naval Forces;2003, Vol. 24 Issue 6, p100
Assesses the utility and future life of Fast Patrol Boats (FPB) in the U.S. Criteria for categorizing FPB including tonnage and speed; Missions being accomplished in out-of-area littorals that present a problem to traditional FPB; Reason for Navies to operate FPB; Refionally-grouped Navies...
- Naval showdown with Iran in the Gulf increasingly likely. // Geo-Strategy Direct;5/7/2008, p7
This article reports on the move of a U.S. Navy ship to fire toward Iranian fast attack craft in the Persian Gulf in April 2008. The Navy said two Islamic Republic Guard Corps vessels confronted a cargo ship contracted by the U.S. Military Sealift Command. U.S. officials claimed that the...
- "DÃ©jÃ Vu All Over Again"/ "A Gunboat Navy for the 21st Century". Claymore, Peter G. // U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings;Oct2005, Vol. 131 Issue 10, p64
This article focuses on the gunboat navy. The gunboats of the early 19th century, today's littoral combat ship is a descendent of another failed system: the Civil War monitor vessels. These were relatively cheap and easy to produce and were successful in coastal and riverine warfare. They were...
- Egypt Relaunches FAC Programme. // Military Technology;Aug2004, Vol. 28 Issue 8, p27
Reports on the relaunch of the Egyptian government and the U.S. administration's plan for a series of three Fast Attack Craft to be built in U.S. yards for the Egyptian Navy. Use of military assistance funding; Development of the original plans in the 1990s.
- Finland Orders Additional Hamina-Class Fast Attack Craft. // Sea Power;Feb2004, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p43
Focuses on the contract signed by Finnish Navy with Aker Finnyards Oy for the construction of the third Hamina-class fast attack craft. Worth of the contract; Terms of the contract; Completion of the Hamina-class program.
- Fighting into the Littoral. Annati, Massimo // Military Technology;Mar2005, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p49
Focuses on the new naval vessels that are capable to operate into the littoral environment. Factors to consider for naval vessels to effectively perform littoral missions close to home waters or deployment missions in faraway areas; Design and construction of several naval vessels by various...


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1:03 am, December 8th, 2013
Taran Killam played harsh 1860s newspaper critic Jebediah Atkinson on “SNL,” and hilariously critiqued a number of Christmas specials, including “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” and “Frosty The Snowman.”
Among his barbs included, “Charlie Brown, there’s a pube on your forehead.” And of watching “Frosty The Snowman,” he said, “I was rooting of the sun.”
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“Soup, soap and salvation” is the motto of the Salvation Army, and that motto has been a part of life in The Dalles for 125 years.
It’s all part of the ministry’s primary mission of preaching the Gospel, said Major Tammy Ray, who is joined by husband Kevin in leading the local mission.
“Basically the original purpose was to preach the Gospel, share that with people who had never had access to it,” Ray explained. “When the Salvation Army was first established, the church of the day wasn’t generally available to the poor, only those with money.”
Yet money itself wasn’t the only barrier between the very poor and salvation: Without adequate food, shelter, clothing and cleanliness, salvation was impossible, leaders believed.
Working with the poor was a challenge, and social services were undertaken to provide room for the message of salvation at the core of the Salvation Army’s mission. “You feed them, you clean them up, so they can hear the Gospel,” Ray explained.
The Salvation Army was established in The Dalles in 1889, only a couple years after the Portland ministry was established, 24 years after the international organization was founded by Gen. William Booth.
Methods and facilities have changed over the years, but the mission has remained the same, with a mix of programs to serve the spiritual and physical needs of those who come in.
In the 1980s “The Loft” was established to serve area youth, and for a time it was the “happening place.”
Later in the same decade, the ministry was asked to help assist the homeless brought into the area by the Rajneesh. Their work was recognized at the time by former Oregon Gov. Vic Atiyeh. Details of the ministry prior to 1970 are thin, and anyone with information about years prior is encouraged to contact the Salvation Army to provide details.
Current programs include a worship service Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m., a JAM-N-The Loft youth-oriented worship service, Sunbeams and Adventure Corps, The Loft after school homework club for middle and high school students Monday through Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m., and a Women’s Home League Family Services, which includes a food pantry, clothing, household items and a Christmas Tree Angel program.
They also operate a thrift store, with proceeds benefitting the community.
The work of the local Army has been great, said Ray, who estimates over 480,000 individuals have been served in The Dalles over the past 125 years. Estimates of other services provided since the establishment of the ministry are equally astonishing:
Over 163,000 food boxes and one million articles of clothing have been distributed. Over 4,000 have attended worship services.
Four Salvation Army officers (ordained pastors of the Salvation Army Church) are from The Dalles and are still serving in the region, including Majors William and Laurie (Schmoker) Heiselman, Major Laura (Webb) Sullivan and Major Mike Zielinski.
Eighty-three officers have served in The Dalles since it was established.
In the early years of the ministry, officers were moved frequently from place to place, sometimes staying only a month or two.
Two generations ago, officers served as long as a year. In the last generation, officers served an average of two or three years in one location.
Today, Majors Tammy and Kevin Ray have been serving in The Dalles for five years.
“Any time after five years is a gift for us,” Tammy said. She doesn’t know when she might be called away.
“We don’t know until about six weeks before we have to move. People get moved depending on the needs. It’s very militaristic in how it is structured.”
Although Tammy has only served a handful of years in The Dalles, her ties to the ministry are deep. She had an uncle serve as an officer here in the 1970s, and her family has served for six generations on her mother’s side, five on her father’s.
“I believe that our family, through the generations, have been called to do this,” she explained. “It’s a tough job, but we feel we have been called to do it. It becomes something we know and love. I don’t know what else we would do.”
“I’m very proud of my heritage,” she added. “A lot of lives have been changed through the Salvation Army, and because of my family before me.” The Rays have three children, Joshua, 23, Sara, 19 and Caleb, 17. Her daughter Sara plans to continue the family tradition, and will be attending the Salvation Army training college next year, a two year program. She plans to become an officer as well.


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What do you get when you mix opportunity with Montreal, Regina and a dog named Hank?
THE SMOKE CLEARS AND STARS ALIGN
Hank’s started with disaster. Francois Pilon’s restaurant Driftwood in Ucluelet, BC burned down from an electrical fire the evening of Friday the 13th, April 2012. At the same time, Clark Deutscher was wrapping up a another restaurant project.
“We decided to come together with a shared vision both believing strongly in making food accessible to everyone, without pretension,” commented Clark, co-owner of Hank’s. “[We bring] the best ingredients and support the local farming community on Vancouver Island. Ironically we now cook everything over fire…”
After overwhelming success in Ucluelet after opening in March 15, 2013 in a little blue house on Imperial Lane, Hank’s opened up shop in Victoria on November 3, 2013.
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This little 14-seat restaurant on Douglas Street has a goal to bring the best possible local products to everyone at an affordable price range, while staying as far away from fine dining as they can. At Hank’s, every part of every dish hits the smoker. This is where the “untraditional” comes in.
“We may not have baby back ribs in barbecue sauce, but at the same time, we DO have a custom-cut short loin rib with an IPA glaze or a pork belly rib with corn pancakes,” commented Clark. “We try to be inspired from cuisines around the world as almost every nationality cooks something over fire. We make everything from scratch with fresh island products including ketchup, mayonnaise, biscuits and fermenting kimchi and sauerkraut. As well, we try to change our menu every couple months to keep fresh seasonal options for our regular customers!”
Victoria is filled with different opportunities and inspiration, and Hank’s has a few businesses they choose to look up to and some they work with.
Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub (first brew pub in Canada), Trigo Foods (bringing fresh local products to restaurants every day), Gian Linuzzi from Two Rivers Meats (providing Hank’s with Island meats and specialty cuts), Prima Strada (for all of the community events they take part in), and great little restaurants like Fish Hook, The Cozy Place and the Korean Sushi Market.
Francois was born in Montreal and has cooked in some of the top restaurants on the West Coast. He has been cooking since he was in high school and has experience in many different types of food. Clark was born in Regina. He’s been competing in the BBQ competition scene for years and has been fortunate enough to have won a few awards in both Canada and the US. Hank is Clark’s dog, he was born in Winnipeg and he is a Cocker Spaniel crossed with a Pekingese. “He sleeps a lot nowadays.”
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Hank’s doesn’t advertise. Instead, they count on the lingering smells wafting through downtown, the reliable word of mouth and cooking up their best at local events.
“Our favorite event of the year is Brewery and the Beast,” reflected Clark. “We had a great time and served many hundred our Puffed Pork Skins with Smoked Duck and Ale Pâté topped with house-cured Lamb Bacon and Maple Syrup. If you haven’t been, go. It’s a great event with wicked restaurants serving creative dishes and Phillips brews.”
This year Hank’s will be participating in the upcoming Car Free Day in Victoria on June 21, Category 12’s tasting room event on May 30 and a pop-up event at the Drake Eatery on Father’s Day with Four Winds and Category 12 breweries.


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from the pre-criming-billions dept
Law enforcement has been doing pre-crime for years, but China’s version is amped up and all-consuming. “Guilty until forever” is the guideline in China, where massive amounts of data from surveillance dragnets allow the government to assume things about people. It also allows them to convert normal activities into crime predicates by assuming the worst about its own citizens. This New York Times report shows just how far off the pre-crime deep end China has gone. Everything is on the table because, well, everything is available to a government that immerses its citizens in always-on surveillance.
The latest generation of technology digs through the vast amounts of data collected on their daily activities to find patterns and aberrations, promising to predict crimes or protests before they happen. They target potential troublemakers in the eyes of the Chinese government — not only those with a criminal past but also vulnerable groups, including ethnic minorities, migrant workers and those with a history of mental illness.
They can warn the police if a victim of a fraud tries to travel to Beijing to petition the government for payment or a drug user makes too many calls to the same number. They can signal officers each time a person with a history of mental illness gets near a school.
The only way to opt-out (so to speak) is to get off the surveillance grid. The Times report details the efforts taken by 74-year-old Zhang Yuqiao, who has been petitioning the government regularly for years. To avoid being caught in China’s surveillance net (and punished for bothering his government too often), Zhang turns off his phone, uses cash, and buys multiple rail tickets to destinations he’s never going to travel to.
That sort of effort may pay off in the short run. But it’s only a matter of time before the Chinese government decides a dearth of generated data is itself indicative of criminal plans or activities. After all, even the US government tends to believe these same things (the carrying of cash, tickets purchased at the last minute or for one-way trips) are things only criminals do.
And, much like every other government in the world, the Chinese government trumpets the successes of this pre-crime program that affects billions by pointing out the rounding error’s-worth of wins the system has provided. The wins, though, are underwhelming. Two cases highlighted by the Chinese government involved a fake migration permit and the apprehension of someone involved in a pyramid scheme. Not exactly the sort serious crime/national security threat one would assume an expensive, expansive system would be used for.
To accomplish this, the Chinese government is recruiting local tech companies. One is Megvii, an AI startup that has, for the past five years, created a “search engine for crime” that “digs out ordinary people who seem innocent” to help the government punish people for things like spending too much time at a train station.
Another is Hikvision, which supplies cameras to many of the Chinese government internment camps. The end goal of this collaboration is to shield the government from controversy and criticism.
In 2022, the police in Tianjin bought software made by a Megvii competitor, Hikvision, that aims to predict protests. The system collects data on legions of Chinese petitioners, a general term in China that describes people who try to file complaints about local officials with higher authorities.
It then scores petitioners on the likelihood that they will travel to Beijing. In the future, the data will be used to train machine-learning models, according to a procurement document.
Local officials want to prevent such trips to avoid political embarrassment or exposure of wrongdoing. And the central government doesn’t want groups of disgruntled citizens gathering in the capital.
Authorities are invited to fill in the blanks as to perceived temperament of those listed as problematic petitioners, often using loaded terms like “paranoid” or “short tempered.” This tracks directly with other efforts uncovered by the New York Times using leaked or otherwise obtained documents detailing Chinese surveillance — ones that include increased surveillance of “key persons” targeted by the government: people with mental illnesses, migrant workers, “idle” teenagers, ethnic minorities, and people suffering from HIV.
As for staying off the grid, like Zhang Yuqiao has tried to do? Well, as he found out when he started dodging the government’s surveillance, the grid comes to you. Photos in article show several cameras set up near Zhang’s home. According to Zhang, there are no other cameras in the village. When he has tried to dodge surveillance by turning off his phone, officers show up at his house to make sure he isn’t off on another trip to Beijing to again demand compensation for the torture of his family during the Cultural Revolution.
That’s how pre-crime works. The surveillance net is deployed. Data and recordings are fed to algorithms. The government adds its own bias. And out pops the sort of thing we’re seeing here: the unending persecution of someone who just wants the government to be held accountable for its actions. That’s the sort of threat the Chinese government really fears. Regular criminal activity is a nuisance. But government criticism is dangerous.


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While the mention of Russia in the news headlines seems to be linked to one political allegation or another of late, here’s something a little more straightforward. Two recording studios in the country – SmartAudio and #thewritingroom – have each chalked up a first for ordering console and monitor technology, respectively.
In Kirov, some 900km east of Moscow, Artem Suntsov (top pic) has ordered the country’s first large-format ASP8024 Heritage console from Audient. “It’s the perfect combination of price and quality,” says Suntsov, co-owner and sound engineer of SmartAudio, due to open at the beginning of 2018.
He originally discovered Audient while on a trip to Nashville for an internship. “One of the sound engineers uses the original version of ASP8024 with 48 channels, patchbay and producer’s desk. I worked with the console over a month and really enjoyed it,” he says. “In particular, I’m happy with the transformers added to the master section and ‘bass expand in the compressor. There wasn’t any room for doubt after that.”
The desk was supplied by Russian distributor StudiTech.
On the monitor front, Robin Axford (right) has recently installed the Unity Audio Boulder/BABE main monitoring system into his Moscow-based studio. It’s the first system to be sold into the country.
Axford started his career as a music producer working out of London’s Soho Studios where he was able to produce and develop projects with artists and labels including The Streets, Kathy Brown, and Pixie Lott.
For the past six years, Axford has been based in Moscow where he is, to Unity Audio’s knowledge, the only established British music producer. In the past 18 months, every cinema trailer issued by the Russian Cinema Fund has been additionally sound designed and mixed in 5.1 by Robin.
This year he opened his own studio #thewritingroom in Moscow’s chic creative hub, Flacon Design Factory, and chose to base it around Unity’s flagship Boulder/BABE system.
“I had heard a lot of great things about the Boulder/BABE system but was blown away when I finally heard the system for the first time in the Moscow studio.
The depth and clarity in the mid-range is super-focused and each bass hit is like a thunderbolt – it’s so tight and accurate. After a couple of weeks of running them in, this clarity and depth has only improved.
“What I love the most is that I can run them at really low volume and still hear all the benefits,” he continues. “They can also be crazy loud and, when they are, they’re crazy clean and sound effortless – great for the client ‘wow’ factor!”


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New Delhi: Baahubali actor Rana Daggubati, who plays the role of antagonist Bhallala Deva, said that the film series has increased his 'market value' and now he can try doing different types of films as filmmaker s will have faith in his work. "My approach to cinema is very different. I am sure the film has increased my market value. If not Baahubali first part, it would have been tough for me to bring something like a submarine war film (The Ghazi Attack) alive in India. Now, I can do a lot of alternative things and tell different stories in different languages as that's what interests me. I can now get a lot of films green-lit. It was hard to do that earlier. People now have confidence in me. There will be more and more studios and makers interested in doing the work I believe in," he told news agency PTI.
- Rana Daggubati says after Baahubali he can experiment with roles
- People now have confidence in me, says Rana Daggubati
- Rana Daggubati played antagonist Bhallala Deva in the series
Rana Daggubati plays Bhallala Deva, ruler of Mahishmathi, who plots to get his cousin Mahendra Baahubali killed because of his popularity among the subjects. In the end, Bhallala Deva battles his nephew Mahendra Baahubali, who is avenging his father's death.
Of being a part of S S Rajamouli's magnum opus, Rana Daggubati said: "By working with such an amazing team you learn a lot. From Rajamouli to Prabhas, everyone is a veteran in their space. It has been five years with them. I have learnt a lot from them. The experience of working on the movie will have a reflection in whatever I will do in the future," he said.
Baahubali 2 received an overwhelming response with the film making above Rs 100 crore on the opening day. Rana Daggubati said that Baahbali 2 may change the way films are made in India. "We went over-budget in the first part but that never stopped us. The producers, the actors and the filmmaker, everyone just stayed in. It took us five years and finally it is out. It is overwhelming. To see what we made is even bigger than what we imagined is surreal. It is beyond being a regional film; it is a national film. I believe it is truly the first franchise film India has ever had," he told PTI.
Baahubali 2 also stars Anushka Shetty, Sathyaraj, Ramya Krishnan and Sathyaraj.
Rana Daggubati will be next seen in a Telugu political thriller film, for which he will soon start shooting. He has also signed up for a romantic film set in 1945.
(With PTI inputs)


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I’m back. I really didn’t mean to take nearly two weeks off from my blog, but soon after coming back from our trip in Copenhagen, I had to leave again to go and work. Also, with it being the Easter holidays for the boys, I have really taken the time to be with them and really encourage their creativity.
I find when Oliver has a break from school it takes him a couple of days to get back in the swing of things. So in the holidays I am trying to find a way for him to be confident in his own ideas. A great way to do this is to build a story together, starting a story and take turns building on it. When Oliver would maybe get stuck I would try and use what if questions to get his imagination flowing again. I love seeing his imagination go off in a completely different direction and he draws pictures to back up what he has written. Actually, Oliver’s favourite thing to do is make his own books, when he is older he wants to become an illustrator. He loves drawing and is also very good. It’s funny as a small child I would always encourage him to draw, paint colour and he would have no interest and then when he turned four he hasn’t stopped, I have a drawer full of drawings. Nowadays I am constantly having to stock in art supplies from Artifolk to feed his interest.
I have hardly been online, so I am away to find out what I have missed and get planning for the week!
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