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Thinking of visiting Torrance? This article highlights a number of things to do in Torrance, one of South Bay’s most cherished cities. We go over everything from shopping, food and activities to holiday-based events.
This beautifully put together intro for Breaking Bad was designed and animated by Martin Woutisseth. What started out as a tribute to the man himself, Walter White, quickly turned into an illustration stampede of all the other characters; Jesse Pickman, Gustavo, etc.

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Hereby we provide information – which according to the supervisory requirements – the covered bonds’ issuers should disclose to the investors. The cover pool information include i.a.:
- the value of the cover pool and outstanding covered bonds;
- the geographical distribution and type of cover assets, loan size, interest rate and currency risks;
- the maturity structure of cover assets and covered bonds; and
- the percentage of loans more than ninety days past due;
The above information is published every 6 months, separately for every issuer and in aggregated form – for the whole CB market.
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Park and recreation professionals offer vital public health services and programs to their communities. As trusted community anchors, park and recreation agencies can be great partners for local Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) offices. Agencies can conduct outreach and eligibility prescreening, provide referrals, offer program feedback, assist in program delivery and more. SNAP and WIC are critical programs that promote and maintain access to critical nutrition assistance for individuals and families. Given the direct impact these federal nutrition programs have on local community members, advocating for their sustainability and promoting their effectiveness is a simple, system-level approach for agencies to advance community health and well-being.
Advocacy broadly defined means speaking up and speaking out on an issue or cause that you care about. Everyone engages in advocacy — even you! Lobbying refers to a specific kind of advocacy meant to influence the outcome of specific legislation. You may not be able to lobby, but as an expert on food security — You can advocate! Advocacy can be one of the greatest tools we have to protect and strengthen SNAP and WIC. Here are a few ways you can advocate:
As a constituent of your Senators’ state and Representative’s district, it’s vital that you lift up stories of the impact of SNAP and WIC on your community. The more they hear about the positive impact of SNAP and WIC on their constituents, the more likely they are to support strengthening nutrition assistance programs. Sample advocacy actions you can take:
- Call or visit your federal representatives’ local offices based in your district. Foster a relationship with your official and their staff. Invite them to visit your programs when they are in the district (August is a great time for this invite!). For steps on how to contact your local representative, see NRPA’s Congressional Visit Toolkit.
While SNAP and WIC are federal programs, states administer these programs, including the application process. By telling your story, you can help state-level stakeholders understand and appreciate how these programs improve nutritional and health outcomes locally. Here are a sample of advocacy actions you can take:
- Educate state decision makers on your program by inviting them to tour your facility where SNAP or WIC services may be provided — remember, seeing is believing!
- Include SNAP and WIC in disaster planning, ensuring that vital food assistance reaches vulnerable households in the wake of disaster events.
Advocating for SNAP and WIC can help foster a community that supports the program and each other, improving the client experience, reducing stigma and improving participation rates. Here are sample advocacy actions you can take:
- Attend town hall meetings and participate in like-minded community coalitions, highlighting the benefits of SNAP and WIC. Partners and coalitions are essential in defending and amplifying these programs. Building consensus and community support behind your programs will help them remain sustainable.
- Educate local decision makers on the benefits of SNAP and WIC. Try inviting local legislators as well as departmental and agency officials to events that promote your programs.
Not sure what to say to advocate on behalf of SNAP and WIC? Use the following talking points to build the case with elected officials, partner organizations and members of the public.
General Key Messages
- Local park and recreation agencies serve as Community Wellness Hubs, connecting all members of the community to programs and services that advance health equity, improve health outcomes and enhance quality of life.
- The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) help millions of people make ends meet by providing food assistance and making needed health resources and health care accessible.
- Participants in SNAP can be adjunctively eligible for WIC. This is important because more people access benefits more easily.
- The process of applying for SNAP and/or WIC benefits can be intimidating, and lack of awareness of their eligibility, difficulty with the application process, and/or perceived social stigma can deter eligible people from applying. However, park and recreation agencies are helping ease this burden by providing education and support services.
- Every month, WIC serves roughly 7.3 million low-income mothers, babies and young children at nutritional risk.
- WIC participation contributes to healthier births, more nutritious diets, improved infant feeding practices, better health care for children, and, subsequently, higher academic achievement for students.
Park and recreation professionals are leaders in promoting vital services that advance physical, emotional and economic health for community members. With their social media platforms, park and recreation agencies can educate community members on how to access nutrition assistance programs, destigmatize SNAP and WIC programs, and advocate for sustainable SNAP and WIC funding.
General Social Media Guidance
Polish Your Language
- Use correct punctuation and spelling so that your messages will be easily understood. When posting on Twitter with character limits, try to rephrase your post versus just shortening and abbreviating words.
Be Consistent With Your Posts
- Decide how often you plan to post and try to be consistent. Maybe you plan to post one Instagram post a day and three Facebook posts a week. You can increase your postings over time, just try to avoid posting 20 times in one day and then disappearing for two weeks.
Be Inclusive, Be Diverse and Be Positive
- Use positive language and avoid any expressions that express or imply ideas that are sexist, racist or otherwise biased, prejudiced or discriminating to any particular group of people. Be respectful of those you take photos of. For guidance on inclusive language, use NRPA’s Equity Language Guide: nrpa.org/EquityLanguageGuide.
Use Photos and Videos
- Photos and videos catch people’s attention, but make sure you mix it up and post different types of photos, people, activities and events to keep your followers’ interest. Free web and mobile apps like Canva can help you create stylized photos/graphics that you can use.
Think of What You Want Your Audience to Do and Shape Your Message Around That
- A single tweet simply inviting people to your parks or recreation centers may not raise a lot of interest, but you can recommend specific things to do that shares the message why someone should visit. Instead of just saying, “Come to [X] park,” say, “Here are 5 things you and your family can do at [X] park.”
Relevant Hashtags: #SNAPMatters, #WICWorks, #CommunityWellnessHub
Little Rock, Arkansas
The City of Little Rock’s Be Mighty Campaign harnesses the power of libraries and recreation centers to reduce food insecurity through SNAP and WIC enrollment assistance. All library associates were trained as SNAP navigators by the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance to increase their understanding and capacity to support community members with applying for and managing their SNAP benefits. Staff conducted food security screenings of individuals to determine eligible resources, connecting them to those resources through a referral system. Screenings were conducted in person at a dozen sites and made available online for continuous screening and referral support. They advertised SNAP and WIC resources and Be Mighty enrollment services in local news, radio stations and through physical signage throughout the city, and found word of mouth to be their greatest resource. In addition to advertising SNAP office hours, each site distributed notecard sized “invitations” to invite community members to talk with SNAP navigators about eligibility. They have participated in outreach events throughout the local community, including local farmers markets, where they offer nutrition education and promote SNAP and WIC services. In just one year, the City of Little Rock and Central Arkansas Library System supported 7,495 families with SNAP/WIC enrollment assistance.

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Happy Birthday, America
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Bestselling author Mary Pope Osborne takes us through a lively celebration of the Fourth of July in small-town America. Three generations enjoy parades, popcorn, “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” and at the end of the day, lightning bugs and fireworks. “Then I blow out the stars, as if they were candles on a giant birthday cake”—a...

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Between the influx of immigrants and refugees and the rise of populism, Europe is facing many potential conflicts between religious and secular life. In a verdict delivered earlier this week, “the European Court of Justice, the top authority on European Union law, said that a Belgian company was free to bar Muslim women from wearing headscarves at the office.”
+ Meanwhile, Nike has a new product for Muslim women: The Pro Hijab.
+ The plan for a girls council to empower women in Saudi Arabia sounded like a great idea. But once the event actually happened, observers noticed “there was one problem: When the Qassim Girls Council met over the weekend for the first time, pictures showed 13 men on stage — and not a single woman.” They were in another room, linked only by video, because of rules against unrelated men and women mixing.

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I found this very moving and personal handwritten poem among some papers of my father, in a file along with other notes made by his Granny and great Granny. I assume it was written or copied out by one of them, or by someone else in the family.
The transcription is given below the photographs.
My Gathered Lily
My Gathered Lily
My lovely little Lily, thou wert gathered very soon,
In the fresh and dewy morning, not in the glare of noon;
The Saviour sent His angels, to bear thee hence, my own,
And they’ll plant thee in that garden, where decay is never known.
How peacefully, how sweetly, ebbed thy little life away,
Oh blessed for ever be the God, who heard thy mother pray;
She did not wish to keep thee in this world of sin and strife,
But she wished that thou without a pang might yield thy little life.
She watch thee, how she watched thee, thro’ that anxious night and day,
And only turned her eyes from thee, to look to heaven and pray!
“Deal gently with my darling!” Was still her fervent cry,
And–“Trust me with thy little one”, seemed still the Lord’s reply.
My Lily, Oh! My lily! I saw thee hour by hour,
Still drooping nearer to the earth, my pale and precious flower!
And as I marked the glazing eye and felt the cheek grow cold–
The mingled thoughts that filled my heart, they never can be told.
‘Twas in thy mother’s arms, my own, thou didst resign thy breath,
And she will bless her God for that, till she too smiles in death!
Oh! tenderly indeed, my babe the Saviour dealt with us,
When He in pitying love disarmed, the king of terrors thus.
One long drawn sigh thy mother heard, from thy unconscious breast,
And then she saw thy eyelids close, and knew thou wert at rest;
She pressed her lips upon thy cheek, how icy cold it felt!
And turning from thy chamber then, she went apart and knelt.
And often, often, ere it came, that last, sad, solemn day,
Beside thy cradle coffin she would sit, and gaze and pray;
And never, never from her heart, can thy sweet image fade,
So pure, so white, so still, so cold as if of marble made.
And when at length the day was come,-the solemn parting day,
That saw thee from thy earthly home, my loved one, borne away,
Still, still, my God was with me, and I was not seen to weep,
When they laid thee in the quiet tomb, where thy father’s kindred sleep.
And years have passed away since then, and many a joy and care,
Have filled by turns thy mother’s heart, in which thou had’st no share;
But still within that heart she keeps one sacred spot for thee,
And thine my Lily, thine alone, that spot shall ever be.
And often when I kneel in prayer, I thank my Saviour yet,
For all his tender love to thee which I can ne’er forget;
And when I pray for those I love, still left on earth with me,
I ask my God to deal with them as gently as with thee.

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My name is Mark Battle and I'm a Graphic Designer. I've always believed that in order to be a successful designer you need to be either partially or completely insane; complete insanity being ideal, which luckily, I am. When I'm not caught in the midst of an obessesive-compulsive design storm, I can often be found wandering up north in the White Mountains, playing a tune on my acoustic guitar, writing screenplays for my independent films, cooking something delicious or playing video games with my wife and 7 year old son, Kieran.
I have worked passionately on countless projects ranging from logo design, branding and packaging, web design, video production and digital photography to creating promotional materials for businesses. My professional experience combined with my intimate knowledge of Adobe CS3 on both Mac and PC platforms has allowed me to be a successful member of the design teams I have had the pleasure of working with. I enjoy working on high quality projects that utilize my sense of color, style and obsessive attention to detail, incorporating effectiveness, simplicity and elegance into each and every project that comes my way.
In 2008, I graduated from American International College and received my Masters Certificate in Digital Media, Graphics and Web Design. Shortly after, I was brought onboard as a design intern at 451 Marketing in Boston, Massachusetts under the talented tutelage of marketing director, Glen Hawkins. Three Months later, I was hired as a full time graphic designer for NSK & Associates in Boston, Massachusetts where I had the pleasure of working alongside friend and mentor, Peter Cepeda. Together we developed a plethora of visual communication projects, from websites, business cards, magazine ads, flash presentations, brochures and logos to tradeshow displays and software interface designs. Currently, I am serving as Web & Graphic designer for Trunity, an E-Learning/Social publishing platform based out of Newburyport, MA.
I am currently available for freelance projects! If you like what you see and are interested in discussing any upcoming projects, feel free to drop me a line!


How to generate early buzz…
ACT (a community theatre) often offers its members and the general public a venue for reading a play. We’ve held them in the back room of a pub, and around a table in the local volunteer centre, among other places. The people who attend take turns playing a role, and the moderator switches the readers and roles every so often to keep it interesting for everyone.
Early on, we decided to stage an open reading of Macbeth – seven (7) months before the show and six (6) weeks before auditions were planned. The Town of Stratford allowed us to use its largest meeting room, and we advertised the reading in social media and listed it in the local arts and entertainment newspaper, The Buzz www.buzzon.com/
About 35 people attended, many of whom would later audition – even though the reading was not an audition. Before the reading started, we took memberships in ACT (not a requirement of attending), collected names and emails, and handed out copies of the revised script. We set the room up into a huge circle of tables and chairs. To start the evening, the producer explained the timing and venue of the upcoming production (see the ABOUT page of this blog), the director introduced the changes he had made to the play to suit the outdoor venue, and two professors from the University of Prince Edward Island spoke about Macbeth and the reading of Shakespeare’s texts.
The reading allowed the director to gauge how long it would take to present the revised text, and it allowed the production team to get contact information, not just for auditions but for other volunteer tasks.
A great time was had by all, and folks willingly pitched in to reset the room as we had found it.
Selected photos from the reading by Deborah Mutch are viewable on ACT’s facebook page: ACT (a community theatre)


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He said Pinol and Linao caves were the most significant caves in Mindanao especially after radiocarbon tests showed that some of potsherds were even likely 3000 years old or from the New Stone Age
era while others were much newer, about 2,000 years old.
This object dates to the Neolithic or New Stone Age
period (about 4000 - 2500 BC) when farming was first introduced into the British Isles.
Plus, there are exhibits on the formidable Mirabel Topham, the T former Gaiety Girl who ran Aintree racecourse in the 1950s and '60s; Maghull resident Frank Hornby, the inventor of Meccano, Dinky toys and Hornby model trains; the Neolithic, or New Stone Age
, mother and child who made their way across Formby sands to gather food, leaving their footprints as an echo from the region's distant past, and the Bootle Blitz of 1941 which saw 90% of the town's houses destroyed or damaged.
The Paleolithic phase (Old Stone Age) entered into Neolithic phase (New Stone Age
) around 10, 000 B.C.
The axes of new stone age
(of 12000 B.C.) were also discovered in this region.
The earliest occupation of the site so far confirmed by archaeology (although far more is certain one day to be discovered; for some 6,000 years Castle Hill was an island in the post-Ice Age Lake Calderdale and as yet we know nothing for that period) is 2600 BC - which is at the end of the Neolithic or New Stone Age
and just before the arrival of the Bronze Age in Britain.
Soul brings a new Stone age
Looking For Sugar which was a hit for HONEY CONE 40 years ago.
Native The slivers of stone handed by Mr Hall to Roger provide an insight into the neolithic period, known as the New Stone Age
- a part of our history of which precious little is known.
The site represents a unique record of lithic technological change over the entire span of the Middle Stone Age in this part of Africa, and beyond into the New Stone Age
they say, and could serve as a reference for the entire region of north and east Africa and southwest Asia.
Third, the road to survival prep ain't a road; it's a network of shifting, changing trails, with crossing points at places like "Prolonged Power Outage" and "After the Earthquake" to "The New Stone Age
." The network has no terminus; it just keeps going and evolving.
Still within the Stone Age, in Balochistan, we find the remains of Stone Age man, who was succeeded through the Mesolithic Age by the people of the Neolithic (New Stone Age
I CANNOT stress how important Caerau hillfort is, not only as evidence of Roman but also of Iron Age and possible chalcolithic (Copper Age) and neolithic (New Stone Age

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JCC CenterStage presents: Mel Brook’s The Producers, May 7-22, 2011
Mel Brooks, creator of The Producers, has often said that he has made it his life-long goal to reduce Adolf Hitler to a joke. In a 2006 interview for Germany’s Der Spiegel, he said “It is impossible to take revenge for 6 million murdered Jews. But by using the medium of comedy, we…rob Hitler of his posthumous power.”
With that thought in mind, JCC CenterStage is boldly presenting the outrageous musical satire Mel Brooks’ The Producers, May 7-22, 2011 in the Jewish Community Center’s Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave, Rochester. It’s a splashy conclusion to the biggest season in the theatre’s 34 year history.
We had to think carefully about the choice. “At first glance, it’s a perfect for the JCC, but a chorus of dancing Nazis singing “Springtime for Hitler” is bound to raise a few eyebrows even with best intensions.
Based on 1968 movie of the same name, The Producers is the comedic story of down-on-his-luck Broadway producer Max Bialystock who enlists mousy accountant Leo Bloom in a scheme to get rich, by producing a sure-fire Broadway flop. Max and Leo look for the worst musical ever written and find it in a Neo-Nazi tribute piece called “Springtime for Hitler.” Brooks actually wanted to name the original movie “Springtime for Hitler” but the studio blocked the title. Like the “Springtime” musical within the musical, initial reactions to the film were often misinterpreted and it received mixed reviews. Now, it is considered a comedic masterpiece, even ranking #12 on AFI’s list of the top 100 Funniest Movies. The Broadway musical adaptation in 2001, won a record 12 Tony® Awards and ran for over 6 years, spawning productions around the world…as well as a musical movie version.
Playing the lead role of Broadway producer Max Bialystock is Steven Marsocci, who recently played another iconic Jewish character, “Tevye”, for the JCC CenterStage production of Fiddler on the Roof. Also featured in the show is Ed Popil, aka drag queen Kasha Davis, in the iconic role of flamboyant “Springtime” Director Roger De Bris.
A chorus of 20, play scores of characters and change costumes more than a dozen times during the show. Twelve back stage volunteers, help with the costume and scene changes, even moving furniture and set pieces to the loading dock during the show to make enough room for the cast back stage. Creating those iconic costumes is acclaimed Gail Argetsinger, who has a crew of seamstresses and volunteers working steadily since January to create the lavish look the show demands.
Hope to see you at the show.
Mel Brooks’ The Producers
Book, Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan
Directed by Danny Hoskins
Choreography by Meggins Kelley
Saturday, May 7 at 8 PM
Sunday, May 8 at 2 PM
Thursday, May 12, 7 PM
Saturday, May 14 at 8 PM
Sunday, May 15 at 2 PM
Thursday, May 19 at 7 PM
Saturday, May 21 at 8 PM
Sunday, May 22 at 2 PM
(585) 461-2000 ext 235 or online at www.JCCcenterstage.org


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EDOM Technology Announces Record Consolidated Revenue for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020
The company breaks NT$100 billion full-year barrier for the first ever time
EDOM Technology (TWSE: 3048), Asia’s best solutions provider, today reported the consolidated revenue for December 2020. Based on the internal fiscal report, the consolidated revenue reached NT$ 10.88 billion, with a MoM growth rate at -10.42% and YoY growth rate at 34.13%.
The consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 reached NT$ 33.59 billion, with a QoQ growth rate at 11.21% and YoY growth rate at 23.30%, and an all-time company record. EDOM has broken the NT$100 billion full-year barrier for the first ever time. The consolidated revenue from January to December 2020 reached new all-time high of NT$ 108.52 billion, with a YoY growth rate at 12.02%.


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Submitted to: American Society of Agronomy Meetings
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/26/2008
Publication Date: 10/8/2008
Citation: Codling, E.E. 2008. Industrial and Municipal Byproducts Effects on Leachable Arsenic From Phosphorus Amended Orchard Soil [abstract]. American Society of Agronomy Meetings. Interpretive Summary: .
Technical Abstract: There are concerns of arsenic leaching from orchard soils with a history of lead arsenate use when phosphorus is applied. Research has shown that reagent grade calcium and iron salts sequester arsenic. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of calcium, iron and organic byproducts on leachable arsenic from an orchard soil amended with phosphorus. One rate (17.5 g) of phosphorus as potassium phosphate and two rates of each byproduct (20 and 40 g) were mixed with 800 g of an orchard soil. Treatments were replicated three times and de-ionized water was added to achieve field capacity. The amended soil was incubated for four weeks. After four weeks, the amended soil was placed into 45×8 cm polypropylene tubes and leached three times at three weeks interval with 300 ml de-ionized water. Bed ash, byproducts and phosphorus application reduced pH and increased electrical conductivity in the leachate. At the low rate, calcium bed ash and iron water treatment residual were more effective in reducing arsenic in the leachate than the organic byproduct. At the higher rate, all three byproducts reduced arsenic in the leachate. Even though the arsenic concentrations were reduced with increased byproduct application rate, the arsenic concentrations in the third leachate (9 weeks) were much higher than the 10 µg L-1 recommended for drinking water.

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Australians in the NBA, Ben Simmons, ejection, foul trouble, Josh Giddey, improved defence, Dyson Daniels, Joe Ingles, Josh Green return, latest news
Ben Simmons has had a huge opportunity to step up for Brooklyn, while Josh Giddey is thriving like never before.
Meanwhile several more stars from Down Under have big roles to play for playoff teams, and others face key challenges.
Below foxsports.com.au looks at how all the Australians in the NBA have been tracking in recent weeks.
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BEN SIMMONS (Brooklyn Nets)
When Kevin Durant went down with an MCL injury earlier this month, there was a real opportunity for Simmons to step up and break out of his offensive funk, or at least try to.
But the Nets have looked vulnerable without Durant, going 2-3 and are clinging onto the East’s fourth seed after an epic surge where they won 12-straight games to climb into the top two.
And Simmons has, well, been the Simmons he’s been all season, still a ways off his previous All-Star heights.
The Aussie continues to lack aggression on the offensive end, with his scoring average of 7.5 points per game well down – half his career average of 15 – including just six points per game on as many shot attempts over his last five games without Durant.
Simmons did record his first ever triple-double for Brooklyn last week against the Spurs – and his first in two years – and still impacts games in a variety of ways including averaging 6.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists – albeit they too are career-lows – to go with 1.5 steals.
But if there’s one thing the Nets need more than anything with Durant out of the line-up, it’s scoring,
NBA pundits Stephen A. Smith and Jalen Rose were particularly brutal in their assessment of Simmons’ indifferent season, but one damning stat can’t be ignored.
He has more fouls (120) than field goal baskets (116) – the former which has been an issue for most of the season. Perhaps the strongest part of Simmons’ game is his defence – an area the Nets struggled earlier in the campaign – but he can’t have an impact at the end of the floor if he’s not on the court at all.
Nets coach Jacque Vaughn even declared the Nets need more out of the 26-year old after he got ejected with two technical fouls during the team’s loss to Phoenix following an argument with a referee.
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“We need him to be productive, and that is without the fouls. That is helping us rebound the basketball. That is playing with poise and composure. That is pushing the pace for us,” Vaughn said, per ESPN reporter Nick Friedell.
ESPN’s Frank Isola said of Simmons after his ejection on the YES Network: “You talk about the season he’s had, which has been a little up and down. But he’s (also) played really well, especially during the 12-game winning streak.
“(But) that was the worst moment for him, you cannot do that. Where is your head at in that situation when you know the team is shorthanded?”
JOSH GIDDEY (OKC Thunder)
Giddey’s recent surge has drawn ample praise from the NBA world as the sophomore arguably producing the best season from his draft class.
Heck, if Giddey had been playing this way all campaign, he might even be in All-Star discussions.
The 20-year old has averaged an impressive 18.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and seven assists from his last 10 games including shooting 51.9 per cent from the field and 92.3 per cent from the line.
However his three-point shot has dropped off in recent weeks, with just four made shots from beyond the arc in his last seven contests.
No matter, Giddey is impacting games in so many other ways including leading the Thunder in assists and rebounds.
He’s also racked up 18 double-doubles this season and total of 34 career double-doubles from 96 games – more than double any player has had by 21 years of age in OKC franchise history – a franchise that was once home to such names as the NBA’s all-time triple-doubles leader Russell Westbrook as well as Kevin Durant and James Harden.
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His play has been crucial to the 23-24 Thunder winning seven of their last nine games to sit on the brink of the play-in tournament – owning the same record as the 10th-placed Warriors.
“What you’re seeing from Josh Giddey is a pretty sizeable leap,” Locked On Thunder’s Rylan Stiles said.
“He’s able to score the ball more and he’s able to get to the rim with more aggression. It’s resulting in more points for him and everybody else involved.
“(It’s) Something (Thunder coach) Mark (Daigneault) talked about when he said the biggest thing for Giddey over this last stretch is he’s playing like he’s 6-foot-8.
“He’s using his body on both ends of the floor and getting lost in the defence – and that’s translating to his good offensive stretch.”
Indeed, while there’s plenty of commentary around his improved offence, his defence has also come a long way and isn’t earning enough plaudits.
Just like on the offensive end, Giddey is using his big 6-foot-8 frame to play more with more physicality on defence and utilising his length to contest and alter shots more effectively.
Giddey is also getting in better positions overall, exemplified when he tied up Denver Nuggets Aaron Gordon for a jump ball in Monday’s clash.
These are things we weren’t really seeing from Giddey in his rookie season.
“He continues to defend at a really high level. There’s a lot made of (OKC) starting Kenrich (Williams) at the five and how small that position is, but you can’t do that if you don’t get size and physicality from the other spots,” Daignault said.
“Him (Giddey), Shai (Gilgeous-Alexander), Dub (Jalen Williams) and Lu (Dort) and enabling us to do that and not be totally burnt by it.
“I sell that to say his defence has been huge and has been a huge contributor to the fact we’ve been able to throw some unconventional line-ups on the floor because he’s competing on defence and competing on the glass.”
DYSON DANIELS (New Orleans Pelicans)
Injuries have been an unfortunate ongoing theme in the Pelicans’ season, but it’s helped carve out a key role for Dyson Daniels.
With Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram both sidelined, the Pick 8 rookie has started in each of the team’s last six games, 6.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 28.3 minutes per contest.
It’s the defensive end where Daniels is really earning a reputation, adding Jimmy Butler to the list of superstars he’s been assigned to by guarding the Miami Heat gun twice in three days.
The Aussie spoke about the valuable experience he’s gained from his recent increased opportunities.
“I feel like just being out on the floor more, learning when to cut, when to hold,” he told reporters.
“ CJ (McCollum) has been getting blitzed the last few games so finding little gaps in the defence where I can help out, being a secondary playmaker.
“With the minutes I’ve been getting, just seeing the game more and learning different players and how they like to play gives you more time to get your rhythm in the game and find ways to make an impact.”
One thing you can always count on with the 19-year old is high energy and effort whenever he steps onto the floor.
It’s why New Orleans coach Willie Green has had so much trust in playing the rookie big minutes – with Daniels showing off his defensive IQ with a clutch steal against Miami directly after copping a brutal five-second violation.
Such plays are everything to a coach, and Green recently explained what makes Daniels unique.
“Dyson has been doing great for us. A young guy — 19 years old — I’m kind of throwing him in the fire, especially with guys being out but he is handling it well,” he said.
“We know he is an excellent defender, a high-IQ basketball player on the floor. He’ll make some mistakes and those are things we can correct and continue to get better but he brings a ton of confidence into games.
“He has great size for a wing. He can play four positions and guard four positions so that makes him unique. We’ll continue to work together with our whole group. We’re excited about Dyson and what he brings to our team.”
JOE INGLES (Milwaukee Bucks)
Speaking of teams depleted by injury, Ingles’ return from an ACL has been much needed for the undermanned Milwaukee Bucks.
Getting just seven of a possible 46 games from Khris Middelton has been less than ideal for a team with title aspirations, while Giannis Antetokounmpo has been dealing with his own knee injury.
And so Ingles has been pushed into a meaningful bench role near instantly upon returning to the court last month including a handful of big performances.
The 35-year old has really found his groove as of late including racking up 14 points, six rebounds and eight assists against the Raptors last week. Meanwhile, over his last seven contests, Ingles has averaged 9.1 points, 4.4 assists and is shooting 45.5 per cent from deep, while he ranks third among Bucks players who’ve played at least 10 games this season.
Of course, Ingles’ passing helps his teammates around him flourish, and we’re still yet to see the veteran line up alongside all three of Milwaukee’s big three of Antetokounmpo, Middleton and Jrue Holiday.
When that happens, he could well be the ideal complimentary piece to help this team’s championship tilt.
JOSH GREEN (Dallas Mavericks)
Green’s (finally) back!
An elbow injury ultimately sidelined the young gun for over 20 games in a brutal blow in an otherwise promising season.
Green has averaged nine points in 25 minutes across three games since returning last week, with the ramp up of minutes to 29 in Dallas’ last game against the Clippers encouraging and a showing of how highly he’s valued by coach Jason Kidd.
He even produced a highlight play, dropping Clipper Norman and burying step-back three right in front of LA’s bench.
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The 22-year old has a key role to play for a Mavericks team crying out for more support for Luka Doncic down the stretch of the season – regardless of whether or not it makes a trade by next month’s deadline – and beyond.
But for now, the Aussie told reporters it was simply “amazing” to be back on the court after such an extensive absence.
“I remember being in the locker room after the game and I was like ‘it’ll just be two games and I’ll be good,’ but obviously it wasn’t two games,” he said.
“It was more of just making sure I’m just ready to go whenever my time was going to happen. It’s one of those things where I’d rather it happen now than at the end of the season, so it is what it is. I’m moving forward now. I’m playing.”
JOCK LANDALE (Phoenix Suns)
It’s been tough goings for Landale’s Suns in recent times as widespread injuries have seen the team tumble from the top of the West down to the fringe of the play-in tournament.
But the big man has taken every opportunity that’s come his way including scoring in double figures in four of his last seven outings and tallying a double-double in a win over Indiana.
Landale’s per 36 numbers read really well, averaging 16.4 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks, while he’s shooting 51 per cent from the field and 83 per cent from the line.
The big man (averaging 14.7 minutes) is still however battling with Bismack Biyombo (14) for backup centre minutes – effectively splitting time on the court behind DeAndre Ayton in the rotation.
But with so much going wrong in Phoenix, could the team consider a big trade to re-jig its roster ahead of the deadline? And if so, could Ayton be the Suns’ most valuable trade chip among assets they’d be willing to part with?
If Ayton, who signed a four-year, $133 million maximum contract extension in the off-season, was dealt, and Phoenix didn’t get another notable big in a potential trade, it could open up opportunities for Landale in a meaningful way like never before.
It’s clearly very hypothetical thinking, but just something to keep in mind.
MATISE THYBULLE (Philadelphia 76ers)
It’s been the same story for Thybulle all season, struggling to crack consistent rotation minutes for Doc Rivers’ deep side.
The defensive stud has pushed ahead of Danuel House Jr in the pecking order, but the additions of James Harden and De’Anthony Melton and improvement from Georges Niang and Shake Milton have made it tough for Thybulle to get a proper look in.
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He’s averaged a more promising 13.9 minutes in January – his most time on the court of any month this season – but still doesn’t have a meaningful role.
After Thybulle didn’t reach a contract extension with the Sixers in the final season of his rookie-scale deal, it seems a split between the two parties could be on the cards – if he isn’t traded beforehand.
But he still has time to prove his worth, particularly in the playoffs – where players can really bump up their value – for a team with title aspirations.
PATTY MILLS (Brooklyn Nets)
Like Thybulle, Mills has also suffered from his team’s deepened rotation, only getting on the court three times in January after four appearances in December.
Kevin Durant’s knee injury and Brooklyn’s drop off could’ve opened up a role for Mills – in some shape or form – but he hasn’t played since January 18.
The veteran has however been in the NBA long enough to understand where he stands at age 34 playing for one of the top teams in the league, and he’s still a valuable mentor off the court, particularly for fellow Aussie Ben Simmons.
It comes after Mills signed a two-year $14.5 million extension with the Nets last off-season, and while he may be second guessing that decision, his current situation could still be better than having a bigger role on a lesser side.
MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA (Sacramento Kings)
The Aussie favourite was recently sidelined by an illness, but even before that – and since – he remains very much on the periphery of the Kings rotation.
Dellavedova hasn’t played since January 14, and the third-seeded Sacramento has no reason to change its formula, on track to break the franchise’s 17-year playoff drought – the longest in the NBA.
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No matter, he’s officially a part of Kings history now, hitting the team’s franchise record 23rd three-pointer in a January 10 game against the Orlando Magic in a testament of its offensive leap – rated second in the league.
And all it could take is an injury to De’Aaron Fox, Davion Mitchell or Malik Monk for Dellavedova to crack into the rotation, so he’ll need to stay prepared every game.
JACK WHITE (Denver Nuggets)
White has spent his first NBA season transferring between the Nuggets’ main roster and their G League affiliate Grand Rapids Gold.
The forward did score five points – his first points since December 5 – in five minutes of garbage time against Phoenix two weeks ago, but such situations are the only time he’s gotten onto the court for a Denver team with the second-best record in the NBA (33-14).
White over the weekend was sent back to the G League – where he’s averaged 18.6 points, 2.2 threes, 7.6 rebounds and one block in 31.2 minutes from five games – as he looks to spend proper time back on the hardwood.
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Lisa DiLilloâ€™s video and photographic work focuses on the peculiar interactions that take place between human constructs and other life forms. In her video piece This Call May be Monitored, a segment of a larger body of work entitled Encounters, a group of pigeons gather around a lost cell phone in an urban park. As they randomly peck at the keys, they inadvertently dial a corporation that employs a voice recognition system. This results in a series of misinterpretations and technological cul-de-sacs. The fleeting sense of triumph over a technology meant to convenience the corporation over the individual quickly dissipates as the viewer recognizes that the corporation itself is not affected by this encounter whatsoever.
Exquisitely crafted and making clear reference to post-minimalism, Simone Leigh questions the bourgeois strategy of that formalist movement, which favored materiality over cultural meaning. The titles of these works mirror this formal disconnect, referencing the “Cake Walk” dance that was adopted by white, southern society. The cake walk was actually created by slaves to mock the strut of their masters. But just as the slave masters did not care what the dance was meant to emulate, the essentialism of minimalist and post-minimalist masters did not take into account either the national origin of their raw materials or the ethnocentric grounding of many forms considered to be essential or aesthetically pure. By remaining conscious of the economic and social connotations of her sculptural forms, Leigh not only evokes an underlying history of colonialism, but she also reminds us of its presence in an art world that continues to coolly reject any reminders of the world outside of its self.


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'It's the stuff of nightmares': Shocking hidden camera footage reveals how stray dogs are rounded up, tortured and killed so YOU can enjoy an unspoiled holiday in Mauritius... and even the puppies are not spared
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- Footage shows the dogs being killed by lethal injection in squalid kennels
- Government claims the presence of stray dogs affects tourism industry
- Its catch-and-kill policy was scrapped in 2013 following a Daily Mail probe
- Video, apparently filmed by a worker, seems to show it's still alive and well
Terrified and whimpering, dogs unknowingly await their deaths inside filthy, faeces-encrusted cells - on the paradise island of Mauritius.
The resort in the Indian Ocean is a tropical destination with impossibly blue sea and immaculate sandy beaches. But according to campaigners it comes at a price.
Horrifying hidden camera footage which appears to have been shot inside a pound run by the Mauritian Society for Animal Welfare (MSAW) has been leaked online.
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Disposal: The dead animals appear to be thrown into an incinerator after being captured, tortured and killed
Terrified: The dogs, including tiny puppies, appear to have been kept in squalid conditions before their deaths
In 2013, the Mauritian government's catch-and-kill policy for stray dogs was scrapped, thanks to a campaign by the Daily Mail.
Our undercover investigation in 2012 brought the cruelty to light and ultimately quashed the practice. A new policy of mass sterilisation was introduced.
Then the hounds were seen being hurled into trucks from giant nets, many breaking their legs in the process, and kept in a concrete shelter in sweltering 40C temperatures for up to three days in case anyone claimed them.
The dogs died by their thousands with injections to their hearts. The negative media coverage forced the government to put a stop to this barbaric practice, but a new video suggests it is still alive and well.
In January this year, a statement published on the governments' website revealed it was going to 'implement a programme to minimise/eliminate the nuisances caused by stray dogs on public beaches'.
It said the MSAW - the government agency which deals with stray dogs, previously known as the Mauritian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - would capture strays.
It has previously been estimated there are between 60,000 to 80,000 strays, more than one for every 20 of the island's human inhabitants.
Tragic: They could be sleeping, but in fact these puppies lie dead inside the pound after being caught and killed
Lethal: A man restrains the howling dog with his foot before injecting it. The howls turn into a muffled whimper
Campaigners claim if the drug is not administered properly, their deaths can be slow and painful and they are sometimes still alive when they are thrown into the incinerator
Murdered: Dead dogs are piled on top of each other in a cell after being rounded up and killed by lethal injection
The shocking new video footage, which is believed to have been filmed by a member of MSAW staff and uploaded by a former worker who quit because of the cruelty he witnessed, appears to show how these so-called 'nuisances' are disposed of.
Sprayed with water to scare them out of the van, some are already injured before they find themselves on doggy death row.
Limp and screaming in agony, they are herded into overcrowded cells before a worker puts his foot on their necks and gives them lethal injections, their howls turning into quiet whimpers. Even puppies are not spared and they are shown lying beside their dead mothers.
If not injected correctly, their deaths can be painful and slow, and campaigners claim they can still be alive when they are thrown into an incinerator.
The video has been condemned by animal rights campaigners and the Mauritians themselves. It is believed MSAW has launched its own investigation.
One terrified dog is seen climbing on top of corpses to try and escape the clutches of a cruel worker who then beats it with a pole.
Shameerah Peerkhan-Ghoora, who lives in London but spent the first 18 years of her life on the island, has launched a campaign to put an end to the catch and kill policy.
Success: Our undercover investigation in 2012 brought the unspeakable cruelty to light and ultimately quashed the practice
Neglect: We found that the hounds were kept in a concrete shelter in sweltering 40C temperatures for up to three days
No change: An investigation in 2012 uncovered the treatment of these animals in the paradise holiday resort
She argues the real problem is a lack of education in Mauritius, where many pet owners do not have their dogs neutered and decide to abandon them when the novelty has worn off.
'I'm angry at the lack of education,' Mrs Peerkhan-Ghoora said. 'The lack of awareness.
'This video shocked me - when I saw this was in Mauritius I was appalled.
'People must stop fearing approaching the authorities, they have to be strong enough to be able to approach the relevant people and voice out for the voiceless.'
Lutchmeesingh Gurjoo, a student from Mauritius who is supporting Mrs Peerkhan-Ghoora's campaign, said: 'We have to find a way to explain to those who do not understand, and we the youngsters, have to fight for the animals.'
Apna Balgobin, who moved to Mauritius from the UK three years ago, added: 'Instead of euthanising stray dogs we should be sterilising and setting up more shelters.
'Mauritius relies on tourism and if potential tourists were voicing their displeasure at what is happening to these poor dogs, perhaps that is one way to get the government to listen.'
UK-based charity International Animal Rescue first raised the alarm about the torture and murder of innocent dogs on the island in 2012.
Barbaric: A wide-eyed, terrified dog climbs on top of corpses to escape from one of the pound's workers
A worker attacks the dog as it scrambles across the bodies of other hounds in the squalid cells in the pound
Chief executive Alan Knight today told MailOnline: 'The mass slaughter of stray dogs in Mauritius is absolutely sickening. No one in their right mind would condone killing an animal in this way.
'The sight and sound of helpless dogs and puppies being beaten, injected and slung into an incinerator is the stuff of nightmares.'
He added: 'This barbarity has to stop once and for all. It provides no solution to the size of the stray population which can only be managed by a long-term, comprehensive sterilisation programme.
'I sincerely hope the scale of the public outcry at this cruelty will bring it to an immediate end.'
Pan African Welfare Alliance spokeswoman, Meera Appadoo, told local station Radio Plus on Tuesday: 'There have been rumours about these treatment of dogs and cats from the MSAW. But this is confirmation, proof of everything we have heard.'
The local radio station reported that MSAW had launched an investigation into the footage.
Mauritian government environment minister Raj Dayal spoke about the video during a press conference to announce new government ecology projects.
According to Le Defi Media Group, he said: ‘There are different levels of cruelty. All human activities have unintended consequences.
'I urge those who point the finger about cruelty against stray dogs to come up with solutions.'
The government's statement in January said it wanted a 'safer, cleaner and greener Mauritius and stray dogs represent a threat to the Mauritian public and foreign visitors'.
It said they can pose 'serious health risks', and can bite and can kill people.
In 2014, more than a million tourists visited Mauritius, including 115,000 from the UK and 7,000 from the US. It earned the island around £730million.
'The tourism industry can suffer considerably if Mauritius is presented in overseas media as a country with the presence of stray dogs on public beaches,' it read.
Death row: The footage appears to have been shot inside a Mauritian Society for Animal Welfare pound
'The objective of the programme is to make our beaches conform to international norms and standards of comfort and to offer stress-free and nuisance-free environment.'
It said animal welfare groups are 'invited' to provide treatment to the stray dogs and offer them for adoption.
But the Mail's investigation in 2012 found that although many of the animals were strays, many more - up to 80 per cent - were much-loved pets that had been snatched from their doorsteps, with collars and security tags clearly marking their addresses.
A statement posted on the MSAW Facebook page today reads: 'The board of directors of the Mauritius Society For Animal Welfare met following the publication on social networks of a film clip considered defamatory to its reputation.
'A statement was given to the police. At the same time, an investigation was launched.
'The Mauritius Society For Animal Welfare reserves the right to take any legal action against people who want to harm its reputation (those responsible for the publication of the video).
'The Mauritius Society For Animal Welfare reassures the public that it acts in all circumstances for the well-being of animals.'
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The accusations arose when it was brought to Zuma’s attention that Tlhabi was making a movie titled “Raped by Power”, a titleevocative of Zuma’s rape allegation scandal in 2005. Zuma also accused former ministers Siphiwe Nyanda and Ngoako Ramathlodi of colluding with apartheid intelligence to assassinate his character.
Tlhabi has written to the state capture commission, chaired by deputy justice Raymond Zondo, notifying them of her intention to apply to cross-examine Zuma. This is according to Rule 3.3.6 of the Commission’s Rules, so she can give her side of the matter and test the authenticity of Zuma’s allegations.


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THE lunch menu at my son’s elementary school — Public School 29 in Brooklyn — looked very tempting recently: vegetarian chili, sofrito brown rice, confetti corn salad, pico de gallo, salad bar, milk. Making the menu even more appealing was the price: $1.50.
When a school lunch is nutritious and tasty, it’s one of the best health bargains around. Lunches provided through the National School Lunch Program, which is subsidized by the federal government, cost parents about $1.25 to $2, typically less than it would cost to make the meal at home. For lower-income families, the bill is less, or even free.
P.S. 29 students are lucky; their school participates in Wellness in the Schools, a nonprofit program that places culinary school graduates in New York City public schools to create appealing meals from wholesome ingredients. Across the country, many other school districts are beginning to make healthy food a priority by starting school gardens, using local produce and involving parents in the meal planning.
Still, at many schools, lunches are neither tasty nor nutritious. While more than 70 percent of schools serve lunches that meet the guidelines for nutrients like vitamins, minerals and protein, many serve meals that are high in fat, salt and sugar, according to a School Nutrition Dietary Assessment study.
Even cafeterias that serve up healthy choices like whole wheat pizza, salad and bean burritos may also offer nutritionally suspect items like chicken nuggets and fries that children can buy on their own. A study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2006 found that 23.5 percent of high schools offered fast food from places like Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.Continue reading the main story
School lunches must meet a minimum calorie limit set by the government, but it’s up to individual schools to decide how the calories are apportioned. If a meal has not reached the limit, the cook can toss on extra slices of bread to bring up the count.
“School lunches are based on an outdated idea — that hungry kids only need calories,” said Margo G. Wootan, director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a health advocacy group. “But what hungry kids need is healthy food.”
If the White House has its way, school lunches will become universally healthier. The first lady, Michelle Obama, and the secretary of agriculture, Tom Vilsack, have made child nutrition a priority for the current administration and worked with Congress to make changes to the Child Nutrition Act which was passed by the Senate and awaits approval by the House. The updated bill gives schools more money to spend per meal, and includes provisions to upgrade menus and ban junk food from vending machines and lunch lines.
School lunches may be inexpensive, but it’s hardly money well spent if your child learns a lifetime of poor eating habits and has an increased risk of obesity, diabetes and other chronic (not to mention expensive) ailments. If you’d like to make sure your child is getting nutritious, affordable food, consider the suggestions below.
BACK TO SCHOOL Go to your child’s school and see for yourself what is being served. Pick a day and eat lunch with your child, or offer to volunteer in the lunchroom.
“One of the first indications of a good lunch program is enthusiasm among the people serving the food,” said Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition and food studies at New York University and author of “What to Eat” (North Point Press, 2007). Are the people who are making the food and serving it to the children engaged? Do they know the children’s names?
“If they take pride in their work, it will show in how they interact with the kids,” said Ms. Nestle.
Look at the quality of what is being served. Pizza can come from a fast-food distributor, or it can be made on the premises with fresh ingredients. Are there alternatives to the main entree? If a child does not like the vegetarian chili being served, for instance, is a server willing to offer the child a healthy alternative?
If you want to know more details about the school’s approach to lunch, ask to see a copy of the wellness policy. Every school district is supposed to have a policy that addresses school food, nutrition education and physical activity, Ms. Wootan said.
“You can also ask for the nutrition content of the entrees the school is serving — about half of schools track these numbers,” she added.
COACH YOUR CHILD If the school offers wholesome entrees, encourage your child to try them. Though school lunches are uneven in quality, children who eat them are more likely to drink milk and eat fruit and vegetables than those who bring their own lunch, according to data from the S.N.D.A.
“Be an advocate for your child’s food experience,” said the restaurant owner Henry Rinehart, who serves on the board of the New York Coalition for Healthy School Food and volunteers in the kitchen of his son’s Manhattan public school. “Serve on the food committee, approach local chefs and ask them to help upgrade your school’s menu,” Mr. Rinehart suggested.
START PACKING If school lunches are not a nutritionally viable option where you live (or your child is a very picky eater), then combine good nutrition with economies of scale. Rather than buy prepackaged food items, which are expensive, wasteful and often not that healthy, invest in a lunchbox, a Thermos and plastic containers for sandwiches, leftovers and vegetables.
“Packaged kids meals help children maintain a taste for salt and fat,” Ms. Nestle pointed out. “They also make kids think that they should only eat ‘kid food.’ ” For example, Lunchables, the popular meals-in-a-box for children, contain highly processed ingredients and beverages like Kool-Aid.
Instead, make sandwiches on 100 percent whole wheat bread, which has more fiber, vitamins and minerals than plain wheat bread. (Check the ingredients: whole wheat should be the first one listed.) Fill the sandwiches with cheese and tomatoes or peanut butter and jelly. “Sandwiches are ideal — they are portable, have several ingredients and a decent amount of calories,” said Ms. Nestle.
If you have leftovers from last night’s dinner — pasta, say, or lean meats — warm them up and place them in an insulated container in your child’s lunch. Give your child low-fat milk or juice that is clearly labeled “100 percent juice.”
Don’t forget some fruit and vegetables, too. Make sure the offerings look and taste good so your child won’t just dump them in the trash. Put steamed broccoli or baby carrots in one container and a tasty dressing in another for dipping. Cut apple slices and sprinkle them with lemon juice to keep them from getting brown (the excuse my child uses to toss them out).
Find more healthy options for children at tinyurl.com/6nlxft, under the pull-down themes “Lunchbox Fixes” and “Kids Week.”
And if your child still cries for Lunchables or pizza? Keep offering healthy options, suggested Mr. Rinehart, owner of Henry’s on the Upper West Side. “The best way to create a diverse eater is to let kids get a little hungry.”Continue reading the main story

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This complete guide will teach you everything you need to know about the Close Grip Bench Press.
What is the Close Grip Bench Press?
The close grip bench press is a compound barbell exercise that works the chest, triceps and shoulders.
The close grip bench press also builds significant muscle and strength in the upper body.
- What is the Close Grip Bench Press?
- What Muscles Does the Close Grip Bench Press Work?
- What are the Benefits of the Close Grip Bench Press?
- Close Grip Bench Press Technique
- Close Grip Bench Press Common Mistakes
- Close Grip Bench Press Variations
- Close Grip Bench Press Alternatives
- Close Grip Bench Press Sets and Reps
- How Close Together Should My Hands be for the Close Grip Bench Press?
- What is the Best Close Grip Bench Press Grip to Use?
- How to Set Up Your Feet for the Close Grip Bench Press
- How to Lock Out the Close Grip Bench Press
- How Much Should I Arch my Back During the Close Grip Bench Press?
- How to Unrack the Close Grip without a Spotter
- How to Breathe During the Close Grip Bench Press
- Best Safety Tips for the Close Grip
- How Do you Make the Close Grip Easier?
- How Do you Make the Close Grip Harder?
- Who Should Do the Close Grip?
- Is Close Grip Suitable for Beginners?
- Can you Build Muscle with the Close Grip Barbell Bench Press?
- Can you Build Strength with the Close Grip Barbell Bench Press?
- Learn More
What Muscles Does the Close Grip Bench Press Work?
The close grip bench press works your triceps, chest, core, shoulders and forearms in addition to providing an intense workout for the entire upper body.
The close grip bench press targets several different muscle groups at once:
Your triceps are located on the back of your arm. They’re the muscles that extend (straighten) your elbow, and they also straighten your arm when it’s in front of you. The triceps are large muscles, requiring a lot of energy to use them because they produce high forces over short periods of time with little rest between movements.
The pectorals are a large muscle group, located on the front of your chest. They have several functions, including:
- Abduction: moving an arm out to the side away from your body
- Adduction: moving an arm across your body toward your chest
- Medial rotation: rotating the arm inward toward the midline of your body
The core muscles are the muscles that surround your spine and pelvis. These include:
- The abdominal muscles (rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis and obliques)
- The lower back muscles (erector spinae and quadratus lumborum)
- The hip flexors (iliacus, iliopsoas and psoas major)
Forearms are a very important part of the body. They’re used for gripping and pushing, pulling, stabilizing and balancing the body. Forearms provide power for athletes as well as everyday activities such as lifting heavy objects or getting out of bed in the morning.
The deltoid is a muscle in the shoulder, and it’s an external rotator of the shoulder joint. The deltoid functions as a powerful muscle that makes up much of your upper arm. The deltoid covers most of your shoulder joint, and it has three parts: anterior (front), lateral (side), and posterior (back).
The anterior part is triangular-shaped with its base attached to your collarbone on either side of your neck; its apex goes toward your outer upper arm bone; and its margins form the largest point of attachment for all three heads (anterior, lateral, posterior). It works with other muscles to lift objects or move them away from your body.
It is a small muscle that is located in the back of the shoulder and helps to rotate your arm outwards. It is considered one of the rotator cuff muscles, which work togethear to help you lift and rotate your arm.
The supraspinatus is one of four muscles that make up the rotator cuff, along with infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. These four muscles enable you to bend your elbow and perform many tasks such as reaching above your head or throwing a ball.
The supraspinatus muscle helps you rotate your arm outward toward your side (abduction). It also supports it while performing other movements such as lifting heavy objects or playing sports like tennis or golf where both arms must be active at once
The infraspinatus is a small muscle at the top of your shoulder joint. It’s part of your rotator cuff, which is a group of four muscles and tendons that keep your arm steady as you move it around. When you rotate or lift heavy objects with your arm bent, this muscle helps stabilize the joint so it doesn’t move too much and cause injury.
Infraspinatus is Latin for “below spine,” which describes its location on the side of your body just below where your spine ends at the neck.
The infraspinatus has long fibres that run down to connect with long tendons (tough bands) that attach to bones in both arms: one connects it to an upper arm bone called humerus while another connects it to a lower arm bone called ulna.
The teres minor is located in the upper arm. It works with the subscapularis to rotate the upper arm inward, and it is part of the rotator cuff. The teres minor helps with abduction of the arm, or moving your upper arm away from your body.
The subscapularis is a triangular muscle that lies beneath the shoulder blade. It originates from the lesser tubercle of the scapula, with its apex pointing toward the spine and its base attaching to the crest of this bone.
It acts to stabilize and rotate your shoulder joint during abduction (i.e., when you lift your arm away from your body). A common injury caused by this muscle is referred pain in the front of your shoulder. If you’re trying to strengthen it, remember: Go easy! Too much weight can cause serious damage.
What are the Benefits of the Close Grip Bench Press?
The close grip is a variation of the standard barbell bench press. It targets the pectorals, deltoids and triceps muscles, as well as the upper back.
This exercise can help you build strength in those areas and increase your overall upper body muscle mass size.
It also trains your body for other exercises like military presses and dips. It’s a great way to enhance these movements since it replicates their mechanics in a slightly different way while applying resistance through an alternative range of motion (ROM).
The close grip can be used by bodybuilders who want to add mass or powerlifters who want to increase their total without compromising form or technique.
It is great for everyone else that wants to get a stronger upper body and build muscle.
Close Grip Bench Press Technique
The close grip is a great way to build up your strength and power. This exercise will help you build massive chest muscles and increase endurance in the upper body.
Keep these tips in mind when doing this exercise:
- Keep your elbows tucked in.
- Keep your back straight.
- Keep your shoulder blades together.
- Keep your head in line with your back; don’t let it lurch forward or backward too much as you are lifting. This could cause injury to the neck area of the body if done incorrectly!
- Chest up, shoulder blades squeezed together at all times during movements where weight is being lifted
- Brace your core, glutes and grip at all times.
Close Grip Bench Press Common Mistakes
Are you making any of these erros?
Bouncing the Weights
The close grip requires a lot of strength, but it also requires a lot of technique.
When performing the close-grip bench press, you should not use momentum to help you lift the bar off of your chest.
Don’t bounce the weight off your chest. A short pause can be a great way to avoid this bad habit.
The pause makes the lift much harder, and therefore it will make you much stronger.
Not Using the Full Range of Motion
Always move the weight through the full range of motion unless you have a specific and justifiable reason to be training with partial reps.
Using too Much Weight
You should build up your strength gradually with this exercise.
If the weight is too heavy, lifters often unconsciously start to wider their grip in order to complete each rep. This makes the exercise pointless because the movement becomes a light barbell bench press for the chest, rather than a challenging close grip movement for the triceps.
Descending Too Quickly
Don’t let the weight crash back down onto your body. Explode the weight upwards and control the descent.
If hypertrophy is your goal, take up to 3 seconds for the descent in order to maximise the time under tension.
Close Grip Bench Press Variations
Try adding the following variations into your training for some new stimuli.
- Close grip with chains
- Close grip with bands
- Close grip with a barbell
- Close grip with a dumbbell
- Close grip with a barbell and chains
- Close grip with a barbell and bands
- Svend press
Close Grip Bench Press Alternatives
If you want alternatives to the close grip presses, there are a few alternatives you can try:
- Close Grip Barbell Rows – This exercise will help strengthen your back muscles, as well as your biceps.
- Close Grip Pull Ups – This is an excellent exercise for working out the back and shoulders. It’s also great for building arm strength and upper body endurance.
- Close Grip Cable Rows – These will work a lot of different muscles in your upper body at once—your lats, triceps, forearms—so they’re an excellent choice if you’re looking for a complete workout.
Close Grip Bench Press Sets and Reps
Go for 3 – 5 sets of 8 – 12 reps. Rest for 30 – 45 seconds between sets.
Aim for 3 – 5 sets of 3 – 6 reps. Use heavy weights and rest for 2 minutes or longer between sets.
How Close Together Should My Hands be for the Close Grip Bench Press?
The general rule is to place your hands under the bar so that they are shoulder-width apart.
Remember to tuck your elbows in close to your body at all times.
What is the Best Close Grip Bench Press Grip to Use?
It is possible to use an overhand (pronated), thumbless or underhand (supinated) grip in this type of press.
However, the thumbless grip is not recommended as it is not as safe as the full grip regular variation.
How to Set Up Your Feet for the Close Grip Bench Press
The first step to setting up your feet is to make sure they’re shoulder-width apart.
Your knees should be bent at 90 degrees and your feet should be flat on the floor. This helps you maintain a stable base for balance as you lift, as well as generate some serious power.
How to Lock Out the Close Grip Bench Press
There are many tips to help you lock out the close grip lift.
Use Your Legs
First, you can use your legs to push the bar up.
This method is tough because you need a lot of leg strength and coordination, but it’s effective for improving the overall power output from your body.
A good coaching cue is to imagine you are pushing the floor away from you.
Improve your Tricep Strength
The floor press, jerk, push press and dips are all great exercises to help you strengthen your triceps, as is the close grip press itself.
How Much Should I Arch my Back During the Close Grip Bench Press?
With this particular movement, I would say that somewhere between 20 and 30 degrees is acceptable.
Any more than that and it can lead to injury if you are new to weightlifting. Any less than this will also put unnecessary stress on your spine (especially if you have an existing back issue).
In general, with any strength training exercise you should be able to maintain a neutral spine position throughout all parts of the movement with no pain or discomfort whatsoever.
How to Unrack the Close Grip without a Spotter
If you don’t have a spotter, it’s important that you know how to unrack the close grip safely.
This will ensure that you don’t injure yourself or others while working out.
The best way to do this is by using a power rack, squat rack, or bench press with safety bars:
How to Breathe During the Close Grip Bench Press
When you are performing the exercise, inhale and brace your body before you lift.
Exhale when you finish the rep.
Best Safety Tips for the Close Grip
- Use a spotter
- Don’t do the close grip if you have shoulder problems
- Don’t do the close grip if you have elbow problems
- Don’t do the close grip if you have wrist problems
- Build up the weight gradually
How Do you Make the Close Grip Easier?
If you’re struggling with the close grip movement, here are some ways to make it easier:
Use a Lighter Weight
While this isn’t necessarily the best option for improving your strength, it can help lessen the stress on your shoulders if they’re giving out during the lift.
If your shoulders are feeling fine but other muscles are fatiguing too quickly, try using a lighter weight until your body gets used to handling heavier loads.
Change your Grip Width
A wider grip will reduce range of motion and decrease difficulty when compared with using a closer grip. However, make sure that you are still withing the “narrow grip” spectrum and don’t let the exercise turn into a regular bench press.
How Do you Make the Close Grip Harder?
There are a number of ways to make the close grip exercise harder.
Try a Different Barbell
One option is to switch from using an Olympic barbell to a fat bar, monkey bar or EZ-curl bar—also known as a “cambered” bar.
This will challenge your body in new ways.
Use More Weight
Simple and effective.
Do Pause Reps
Pause the bar on your chest for two seconds. This will significantly increase the difficulty of the exercise.
Who Should Do the Close Grip?
Close grip is a great exercise for building strength and muscle and is suitable for all lifters.
Is Close Grip Suitable for Beginners?
For beginners, we recommend that you get at least comfortable with the regular bench press first.
The close grip is a great way to build strength, muscle and power. It can also help you develop endurance as you train your muscles harder in the closed position. This will increase their ability to contract forcefully over time.
Can you Build Muscle with the Close Grip Barbell Bench Press?
Yes, you can build muscle with the close grip bench press.
The amount of weight you can lift is a good indicator of strength; however, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you will have increased muscle size (hypertrophy). To increase both strength and size, you need to progressively overload your muscles by increasing either weights or repetitions over time.
You can increase the amount of weight being lifted by focusing on your form and technique during each rep.
Drop sets, tempo lifts and pyramid sets are also useful tools for building muscle.
Can you Build Strength with the Close Grip Barbell Bench Press?
Yes, you can build strength with the close grip. How much strength you build depends on how much weight you lift and how many repetitions you perform.
Lower volume sets with heavy weights and longer rest periods are a good formula to start with.
Even if you’ve never done close grip before, you can see that there are many benefits to adding this exercise into your training routine.
You can use it to increase your compound strength on other lifts like the bench press, for example, or to improve muscular hypertrophy in the chest and triceps.
Additionally, it is suitable for any level of lifter, from beginner through to expert.
The only equipment required is a barbell, bench and weights.
In fact, we recommend every lifter includes at least one compound variation on their push day workout because it will help them progress faster overall in terms of strength, muscle mass gains and improved performance for many other exercises and sports performance in general.


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On September 1, 2020, the Supreme Court gave a 10-year window to the telecom companies in India to pay their dues of over Rs 1.56 lakh crore to the government. This is in response to DOT’s March month petition seeking a 20-year staggered payment cycle of the AGR dues, to save the already suffering telecom sector from potential bankruptcies.
AGR is an earnings—sharing mechanism adopted in 1999 as per which the telecom operators are required to share a portion of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) with the government, instead of the erstwhile fixed license fees method.
Thus arose a dispute between telecoms and the government on the very definition of AGR. As per DoT, the AGR should include all revenues, earned both from telecom as well as non-telecom services (like sale of assets, deposit interests, etc.). The operators however want to share only the revenue generated from their core telecommunication services.
As a result, both the parties dragged themselves in a decade long legal battle that ended with the October 2019 verdict by the apex court. On October 24, 2019, the Supreme Court agreed with the government’s view and order operators to include all their revenues in the AGR definition, except for termination fees and roaming charges. These dues, when added with spectrum usage charges, amounts to over Rs 1.56 lakh crore. In March 2020, the DoT requested the Supreme Court not to take tough action against the telecoms for non-payment of dues and instead requested a 20-year window for payment. The court has however agreed to provide a 10 year payment period.
So far the operators have paid approximately Rs 30,000 crore and the balance payment of Rs 1.26 lakh crore remains due. Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, and Tata Telecom when clubbed together, have been able to pay only 25% of their total dues so far. However, Mukesh Ambani’s Jio’s dues were the lowest at Rs 194.7 crore and have already been paid by the company.
The Supreme Court verdict came as a devastating blow to the country’s telecom sector which was suffering from the losses caused by Reliance Jio’s entry in October 2016. With its aggressive tariff strategies, Jio marked the beginning of a price war that shook the hitherto telecom giants -- Vodafone Idea, and Bharti Airtel, and deracinated Reliance Communications. Experts believe that Jio’s growth came at cost of the rest of the telecom sector.
‘Jio was at the forefront of aggressive pricing in the sector, resulting in the bankruptcy of weaker players and increasing financial stress for Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea,' says a research note from Axis Capital.
According to a TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) report, Vodafone Idea lost 4.95 million subscribers in August this year, while Bharti Airtel lost 0.56 million, which were absorbed by the fast-growing Jio.
In 2019, RIL announced an investment of Rs.1.08 lakh crore through a rights issue in a new wholly-owned digital arm. Earlier this year, Reliance industries sold equity stake of Jio to 12 global investors including Facebook, raising $15.2 billion in the fundraising spree which, along with its $7 billion rights issue, made RIL ‘net debt-free’, ahead of its March 2021 commitment. Analysts believe that Jio’s decision to separate its digital business to a new unit will help it in substantially reducing the fee payouts as per DoT’s AGR linked revenue sharing model. According to Sanjiv Bhasin, executive vice president (markets & corporate affairs) at IIFL Securities, “Moving Jio’s noncore digital businesses to a new unit would contain the telco’s AGR-linked license fee/SUC payouts in future and in turn insulate the company from potential financial shocks, ahead of a potential listing in about a year.”
Other telecom players are likely to follow Jio’s footsteps and move their non-core digital business activities to new units, thus limiting the adjusted revenue linked payments. The most impacted operator by this AGR verdict is Vodafone Idea, followed by Airtel. Both of them are required to pay 10% of their outstanding dues by March 2021.
Vodafone Idea is in a dire situation and before the grant of 10 year payment period by SC on September 1, Vodafone CEO Nick Read warned that the company hit by Rs 53,000 crore AGR demand might have to be liquidated if the government refuses to provide assistance. It is still fighting for survival as it needs to pay Rs 6,800 crore per year (after the initial payment) which is even more than its current operating profits of Rs 6,100 crore. It means that its revenues are simply not enough to cover the annual AGR payments.
According to a Jefferies Equity Research report dated September 1, “Vodafone Idea may need additional support from the government in the form of a further 2-year moratorium on deferred spectrum liabilities to remain solvent beyond FY23.”
On the other hand, Airtel is still in a better position as its estimated payment of Rs 3,500 crore (after the first instalment) per year is just 22% of its annual operating profits.
The telecom sector in India is going through turbulent times with cut-throat competition, growing needs of evolution and digitisation, and the AGR woes have simply added to their adversities. These unforeseeable shifts in government policies can put their wheels off-track, putting them out of business. The telecom companies are now contemplating a tariff rise to meet the AGR demands and only the time will tell if they can sustain themselves and find a mutual way out.