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In an effort to provide our membership, and our advertising community with timely Governmental legislation, which directly or indirectly affects our industry, AAF-Houston is proud to pass along this AAF Government Report by Clark Rector Jr., Executive Vice President – Government Affairs.
May 11, 2012
Clark Rector Jr., Executive Vice President – Government Affairs
IOM Report Targets Advertising
The Institute of Medicine recently released a report titled Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention – Solving the Weight of the Nation. The 462-page report is very comprehensive and covers virtually all aspects of the obesity problem. Not surprisingly, advertising and marketing are addressed.
The report calls upon the food, beverage, restaurant, and media industries to take broad, common and urgent voluntary action to make substantial improvements in marketing and advertising. All foods and beverages marketed to children and adolescents aged 2-17 “should support a diet that accords with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans . . . If such marketing standards have not been adopted within 2 years by a substantial majority of food, beverage, restaurant, and media companies . . . policy makers at the local, state, and federal levels should consider setting mandatory nutritional standards for marketing to this age group to ensure that such standards are implemented.”
The report references the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI), but makes minimal acknowledgement of the substantial changes to advertising and marketing that have occurred since its adoption.
While it contemplates possible new marketing standards, the report makes no reference to the reality that similar “voluntary” standards proposed by the Interagency Working Group have been the subject of intense debate in recent years. In December, Congress stopped the funding for the implementation of the standards until the Federal Trade Commission conducted a cost benefit analysis as required for more traditional federal regulations. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz has since publicly stated “it’s probably time to move on” from efforts to limit food advertising to children and said that he does not support Congressional action in that area.
The IWG report was a subject of discussion on a recent CDC Weight of the Nation panel on “Food Marketing: Impact and Effect on Children’s Dietary Preference.” Panelists included Dr. William Dietz, Director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity in the Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the CDC; Mary Engle, head of the Division of Advertising in the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Elaine Kolish, the vice president and Director for the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative at the Council of Better Business Bureaus.
The two government speakers expressed disappointment over the Congressional action requiring the cost benefit analysis. Dr. Dietz in particular reiterated his support for the IWG process and guidelines. He did have positive things to say about improvements to the CFBAI and the extent to which they approach the IWG guidelines.
FCC Requires Documents be Posted Online
In a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee, Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W. Va., reiterated his support for online privacy legislation and questioned whether industry self-regulation could adequately safeguard consumers.
"I have learned over many years that self-regulation is inherently one-sided," Rockefeller said, "Sometimes industries' self-regulatory efforts do not end up protecting consumers. In my experience, corporations are unlikely to regulate themselves out of profits."
As a member of the governing bodies of the Digital Advertising Alliance and Advertising Self-Regulatory Council, AAF believes that the advertising industry has a long and successful history of vigorously enforcing self-regulatory codes. Participating companies recognize that self-regulatory programs enhance consumer trust and confidence, which ultimately leads to greater profits.
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, a witness at the hearing, praised the DAA’s efforts saying it had made “meaningful progress” towards implementing the agency’s recommendations, including a universal, easy to use do-not-track mechanism.
Senator Rockefeller, has introduced do-not-track legislation (S. 913), but has also acknowledged that there is little consensus about the numerous privacy bills that have been introduced in Congress.
FDA User Fee Bill Advances
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted unanimously to send Food and Drug Administration User Fee Legislation to the full House of Representatives with no amendments. This is significant to the advertising industry because in past years, opponents of direct-to-consumer advertising of pharmaceuticals have considered using similar legislation as vehicles for amendments to restrict DTC ads. Similar legislation has passed the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
AAF Government Report is available to all members of the AAF. If you are interested in receiving an e-mailed copy, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org.
If you are interested in receiving AAF SmartBrief, an opt-in news service, please visit www.smartbrief.com/aaf. AAF SmartBrief condenses advertising industry news from dozens of media sources into a succinct, easy to read e-mail.

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Co-operative movement calls on leaders at Davos to make sure new social enterprises think people first, not profit first
Nations are experiencing negative and devastating effects of austerity policies on services of general interest, including health and social services. World governments have been under double the amount of pressure to serve -with declining revenues from taxes – more people. The reinvention of community services is creating an opportunity to recognise the significance of existing and the potential for the development of social care co-operatives.
The financial strain on nations in general and on health and social services in particular trigger measures that will have a negative effect on public health and employment.
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2014 deliberate focus on Social Entrepreneurship indicates that nations understand this.
The Co-operative Movement demonstrates, every single working day, that it can provide a part of the solution. Co-ops provide a platform for citizens to unite as business people, to safeguard their jobs, and to drive social reform.
Charles Gould, Director General, International Co-operative Alliance said:
“Reform is in crisis worldwide, but the real danger is to let complacency set in. We can feel the pace of vital institutional reforms slowing. Co-operatives are appreciative of the WEF’s government participants’ interest in social entrepreneurship. We see this as a sign that states recognize the power of the citizen and his desire to take action for his own good and improve his autonomy. States which understand this, welcome co-operative enterprise and will put in place dedicated, favourable legal provisions for co-operatives. Co-ops let citizens act in co-operation with state, the co-operative movement and investor owned enterprises to provide the services that they need and love.
“Social entrepreneurship is about values – acting in the interest of community. Co-operatives have this responsibility to society laid down in their statutes – which investor owned enterprise has not. Co-operatives therefore are the enterprise model of choice for social services. When needed but also loved facilities, hospitals, schools, parks are threatened, communities can save them by forming a co-operative. We call on state leaders to make this part of their program, if it isn’t already. Co-operatives today make a significant contribution towards alleviating pressing global problems like hunger and social inequality. With more government support, understanding and recognition, we could contribute much more and be relevant to states who want quality public services for citizens.”
Rodrigo Gouveia, Director of Policy, International Co-operative Alliance said:
“We want states to keep up public service to the best they can, and ensure quality of life, security, and employment. At the same time, states need to recognize co-operatives as a complementary, balancing force in society – a third way, between state and investor business. Co-ops’ merit is that they engage citizens in an active way. They are a sustainable solution, where Keynesian policy measures to stimulate economic growth, are temporary. Co-ops provide a platform for this sense of ownership to take root and grow. Co-operative enterprise provides diversity to states’ business ecosystem and provide an instrument to set up and conduct social business in a trusted, value-based way.”
How can governments foster co-op growth in social enterprise?
• Through innovative new forms of finance, of which the community shares scheme in the UK is an example. Community shares provide local residents with the option to own their neighbourhood services;
• Provide communities and local administration with advice and practical support for starting a co-operative through an advice line or website;
• Letting co-operative business register as Assets of Community Value, and benefit from ensuing tax advantages;
• Rise the ceiling limit for investment into co-operatives.
• Ensure access to appropriate financing for entrepreneurial projects by cooperatives by creating specific public funds, or loan guarantees or covenants for the access to financial resources.
• Define specific legal provisions regulating the fiscal regime and the self-managed organisation of worker co-operatives that can enable and promote their development.
Don’t be surprised – A co-operative runs the WEF forum
Davos Destinations Organisation, the organization behind the WE Forum is a co-operative under Swiss law. Again, a co-operative is selected to let people associate and deliver a quality service of social interest.
Learn more – attend the co-operative summit!
At the International Summit of Co-operatives – a biennial event- leaders of co-operative and mutualist enterprises get together with policy specialists and non-state actors to discuss plans for current and future business and societal challenges they share.

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The News Minute | June 9, 2014 | 06:56 pm IST Chennai: DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Monday urged the central government to find a permanent solution to the problem of the Sri Lankan Navy attacking Indian fishermen. In a statement issued here, Karunanidhi said the arrest of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy is a continuing story. Citing the recent arrest of 82 Indian fishermen by the neighbouring nation's navy, Karunanidhi said it was expected the attacks and arrests would stop once the BJP-led government assumed office at the centre but these continue. He said the central government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi should find a permanent solution to the fishermen's problem. With IANS
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“Buongiorno Giuseppe. Posso entrare?” (Italian for Good morning Joseph. May I come in?). All 600 pounds of him stands at the gate each morning. He doesn’t budge until I’ve hand fed him three cubes. Then, after I’ve paid the toll, he allows me to open the gate and drive through with the feed buckets. The oldest, and largest, of this year’s weaning calves; Giuseppe quickly assumed his role as the dominant steer in this pasture. His extroverted nature led him to be the first calf to let me pet and feed him by hand. In the pasture outside my den’s window, I watch all the other calves follow his leading throughout the day.
Like the troll in the Norwegian children’s story, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Giuseppe stands firm on the other side of the fence. He bellows loud and long until he hears me start the UTV each morning. Almost always beating me to the gate, he refuses to move until I’ve paid my entrance fee. After a few cubes fed through the gate, a pat on his head and a rub of his chin, he’ll back up and allow me to drive inside the pasture.
He never tries to escape, but stands at the end of the open gate until I stop. When I get out to close the gate behind me, he walks around and moos his request. One more morsel and I can close the gate. It’s always funny to see all the other calves standing there licking their faces, some drooling; but they all stand a few paces behind Giuseppe. Sometimes, I’ll extend my hand to offer one of them a treat, but they always back away as the big guy moves in to steal it away.
A natural leader, whenever I look in on them he’s the one standing guard; and wherever he goes, the others follow. With only a month gone by since weaning, he still stands at the fence and calls for his mama now and then. As she’s nearing the last trimester with her next calf, she no longer comes running when he calls. This morning, the words of Nehemiah 12:47 came to mind as I drove up to the gate.
“In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah all Israel gave the portions for the singers and the gatekeepers, a portion for each day. They also consecrated holy things for the Levites, and the Levites consecrated them for the children of Aaron.” (NKJV)
In his role as Gatekeeper, Giuseppe feels he should receive his version of a first fruits offering. As Bubba the chocolate lab and I drive across the pasture towards the bunk feeder, I call, “Vieni qui miei vitellini. Vieni a mangiare bambini.” (Come here my little calves. Come eat babies.). As they run toward the feeder, I can’t help but smile. When time permits, I’ll sit on the opposite side of the feeder and talk with each one. There’s something special about how they look up at you when you speak their name. Some allow me to pet them, while others still back away. Not wanting to pressure them, I’ll take my leave and move on to feed the other livestock after a brief visit with each one.
Exiting the pasture this morning, the need to better understand why that verse came to mind overwhelmed me. Opening my Bible when I got back in the house, I read the surrounding passages and understood what God was teaching me. As a more mature Christian, I must stand as a Gatekeeper at God’s temple (His church, the body of Christ). I must accept the responsibility of this role, understanding that I will receive my reward in glory. My next task was to comprehend what it means to be one of God’s gatekeepers.
My first step was learning who the gatekeepers of the restored temple were in Nehemiah’s days. Coming from the tribe of Levi, gatekeepers were Levite priests who protected the Lord’s house (the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem.) As gatekeepers, they had three primary responsibilities:
- Protect the Lord’s house. Their job was to ensure nothing unholy entered the temple. Guarding and controlling the gates to the temple accomplished this task. Other responsibilities included protecting and caring for all the items of worship and the temple’s treasury.
- Watch for the Lord’s return. They did this by serving as watchmen on the walls of the temple. They were also responsible for selecting, training, and assigning others to serve as watchmen. With a deep faith, they were ever watchful for the Lord’s return and exhorted others to always be ready.
- Help those who stray from God. Much like a shepherd or sheepdog, the gatekeeper helped any of God’s followers who strayed from God to find their way back to the right path. This responsibility required them to call out anyone who was not worshipping and serving in the right way. Bold speakers of truth, they weren’t afraid of ridicule or rebuke, wanting only to save that person from hell.
With no temple in Jerusalem (yet) to guard, what can we gatekeepers do today to honor this role and serve God? One way we can “protect the Lord’s house” is to guard the church. More than being part of the church’s security team—sadly, a much needed role in today’s world—it is being a staunch defender of the truth of God’s word. As gatekeepers, we ensure that no unholy acts (false teaching, misleading, misappropriations of any kind, or other acts) take place within our church. We must stand up to apostasy or anything/anyone else who attempts to alter God’s word; including those who do not teach the full word.
As the gatekeepers in Nehemiah’s time, we must be “watchmen on the wall”, keeping watch for Christ’s return. As watchmen, our job is to encourage others to be ready. In like fashion, we must also be sheepdogs and shepherds to help those who are struggling in their faith. We must help those who are unsaved or have fallen back into their old carnal ways without repentance. To do this, we must speak boldly, pray vigorously, and be on constant guard for both others and ourselves.
As one of God’s gatekeepers, like an elder or deacon in the church as Paul wrote in his letter to Titus, we must search ourselves to ensure our worthiness. Leadership in your local church will require great sacrifice, but with that sacrifice comes great reward from God. Be strong, vigilant, humble, righteous, and gracious; but above all be God’s.
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At the conclusion of nearly five hours of emotional testimony, Senate Health and Welfare Committee Chairman David Heitmeier read the names of those weighing in on Senator Ben Nevers’ bill. The proposal would have put a constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act before voters in Louisiana.
“You’ve got a lot of support here, Sen. Nevers," Heitmeier said.
But Nevers didn’t have the support of the committee. His bill was stopped on a 6 to 2 vote that fell along party lines.
Marlene Wilkerson, who struggles to mange her MS without insurance, was among those who had voiced support.
“With access to health insurance, I could focus on finishing my degree and getting a full-time job… I don’t want to be a burden," said Wilkerson.
Proponents say adding as many as 240,000 Louisianians to the Medicaid rolls would be a net benefit for the state. With the coverage, they’d be more likely to get preventive care and avoid costly emergency room visits.
Opponents, like Dept. of Health and Hospitals Secretary Kathy Kliebert, disagree.
“Giving an individual a Medicaid card does not mean it will be used. Nor does it mean that health outcomes will improve," Kliebert said.
Kliebert pointed to Louisiana’s public-private hospital partnerships as a more economical approach.
Nevers choked up as he made his final remarks on his failed attempt to help the working poor get health care.
“I did my best," said Nevers. "But sometimes your best is not good enough.”
The senator says he will try again with a substitute bill asking DHH to pilot ‘"America Next", an alternative to Obamacare that Gov. Jindal unveiled during a recent trip to Washington.


The days of singer/rapper Zach Zoya being a well-kept Montreal secret are about to be over. This kid is a real one and he’s going places.
Government employees using people’s chosen pronouns is a slippery slope (which is also Jeff’s third favourite name for his penis).
The Prime Minister explained the importance of sharing our country’s trademark emotion with the American people.
Canadians celebrate the Senate’s decision to replace outdated lyrics with a blistering three thousand word call to arms.
The PM gets coquettish in Quebec City.
An interview with the director of the (More) Propositions for the AIDS Museum theatre experience.
Indigenous communities and environmentalists are disappointed in the PM’s latest move away from campaign promises.
Environmentalists and natives are let down by a new natural gas project, but the deal itself is on shaky ground.
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify factors that resulted in severe pressure ulcers in a community-based sample of 23 persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Design: A correlational design was used.
Subjects: Twenty men and three women, 57% with tetraplegia and 43% with paraplegia, participated. Adult participants with an ulcer of 12 weeks' duration or less were recruited from the plastic surgery clinic of a regional SCI center.
Measures: A structured survey assessed demographic, SCI and ulcer characteristics; detection method; immediacy and appropriateness of action; time from detection to clinic visit; number of prior ulcers; and knowledge and practice of ulcer prevention techniques. Ulcer characteristics (ie, location, size, and stage) were assessed by examination and compared with participants' descriptions of their ulcers.
Results: Severe ulcers and ulcers that progressed in severity after initial detection were less accurately described by participants. Individuals who waited longer to come to the clinic presented with more severe ulcers. Taking immediate or appropriate action when an ulcer was detected was related to reported performance of more preventive behaviors. Contrary to expectation, immediacy and appropriateness of action, and knowledge and practice of preventive behaviors were unrelated to severity, progression of severity, and time from detection to the clinic visit. The findings suggest that educational programs should emphasize more strongly immediate visits to a physician upon detection of an ulcer. Furthermore, such educational models should be assessed for their effectiveness in reducing ulcers and preventing progression in severity once persons with SCI return to the community.

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SmarTone, the fourth-largest mobile operator in Hong Kong, announced it is conducting separate 5G field trials on the 3.5GHz and 28GHz bands to study the different radio characteristics and fine tune network planning for an upcoming deployment.
Using commercial 5G radio equipment supplied by Ericsson, the tests use 100MHz on the 3.5GHz band and 800MHz on the 28GHz band to achieve peak speeds of 1.5Gb/s and 5.8Gb/s respectively.
The company is targeting launching 5G services sometime in 2020, in line with government plans to release 3.5GHz spectrum, but wouldn’t be more specific on timing, noting it depends on the overall ecosystem, most notably handset availability.
In terms of the release of 5G spectrum, SmarTone CEO Anna Yip said during a press conference the company is okay with the government’s timing, but is concerned about the reserve price of the 3.5GHz band, which will be auctioned in Q3 2020.
“It’s extraordinarily expensive, and we urge the government to review…We have many other things to invest in beside spectrum,” she said.
Stephen Chau, CTO of SmarTone, estimates 5G coverage of at least 30 per cent at launch, with the next-generation network only matching its 4G footprint after two- to three-years.
He said the tests show 28GHz signals are sensitive to obstacles similar to Wi-Fi access points and significantly affected by environmental conditions such as rain.
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AIDS Group Told to End Classes
Four months after assuring a controversial San Francisco group that its HIV-prevention strategies were acceptable, federal health officials reversed themselves on Friday, saying its workshops appear to illegally promote sexual activity.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told the nonprofit Stop AIDS Project in a letter Friday to stop holding such workshops as “In our prime: Men for hire,” which offers seven guidelines for “safe and friendly relations with escorts.” The CDC also raised objections to a class that offers “ways to improve” anal sex.
If Stop AIDS does not drop these and similar workshops, CDC officials have threatened to cut off funding to the group. Stop AIDS, among the most prominent HIV-prevention groups in the country, relies on federal money for about a third of its $1.8-million annual budget.
In a separate letter, the CDC asked the San Francisco Department of Public Health to do a better job of monitoring HIV-prevention programs and rejecting those whose titles and descriptions “directly promote or encourage sexual activity.”
Stop AIDS officials said they believe the CDC’s missives came in response to political pressure from some congressional Republicans and the Bush administration.
“It seems that it’s about politics, not about public health,” said Shana Krochmal, a spokeswoman for the group, who called the ongoing attention “harassment.”
She said all of the Stop AIDS programs were designed with input from local residents, and all were approved by a panel appointed by the health department.
CDC spokesman Tom Skinner declined to address whether agency director Dr. Julie Gerberding faced political pressure to take a tough stance against Stop AIDS.
The letters sent Friday “are pretty clear and they speak for themselves,” he said. “What this is all about is developing programs that are effective but that are in accordance with the law.”
Stop AIDS originally drew the scrutiny of the federal government about 20 months ago, when an initial audit found that the group appeared to directly promote sexual activity.
That audit was conducted by Janet Rehnquist, then the inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Rehnquist is the daughter of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist.
In response to Rehnquist’s report, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson promised more widespread audits of HIV-prevention grants nationwide.
In February, Gerberding seemingly cleared Stop AIDS, concluding that “the design and delivery of Stop AIDS prevention activities was based on current and accepted behavioral science theories in the area of health promotion.”
But Friday’s action brings federal health authorities back to where they started, causing consternation among AIDS-prevention groups and San Francisco health officials.
Dr. Mitchell Katz, the city’s health director, said he supports Stop AIDS and would use city money to pay for effective workshops if federal funds cannot be used.
“We in San Francisco believe that to reach the men who have sex with men who are at highest risk of HIV transmission, we need to speak the same language they do, and we need to have workshops that draw them in,” Katz said.
The CDC’s latest review of Stop AIDS came after a request from a legislative panel headed by Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.), who has questioned the content, and especially the effectiveness, of certain programs.
In a letter sent to Souder on Friday, Gerberding said her agency plans to notify all HIV-prevention groups of their obligation not to promote sexual activity, whether heterosexual or homosexual. It will also “intensify oversight” to determine whether such groups are complying. Souder has received encouragement from an unlikely source, San Francisco activist Michael Petrelis, who is HIV-positive and faces criminal charges of harassing and stalking public health officials. Petrelis, who denies the charges, said he finds some of the Stop AIDS programs offensive, and he asks for concrete proof that they work.
Some HIV-prevention advocates nationally voiced outrage at the CDC’s new stance.
Terje Anderson, executive director of the National Assn. of People with AIDS, wrote to Gerberding on Friday: “While the obsession with Stop AIDS programs that some have can probably best be characterized as prurient, the chilling impact it has on community-based prevention efforts across the country is frightening and unacceptable.”


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Many struggle to find affordable housing in Central Florida
Charlene Testa, her fiance, and her son live in a rented apartment in Daytona Beach.
She is trying to move her family to Ormond Beach, but it has been difficult.
According to Zillow, the Orlando metro area saw rent prices go up by 5.6% from last year, but it's much higher in coastal communities. The Melbourne market saw a hike of 9.8%. In Daytona, 10.6%.
These numbers compare April of this year to April of 2020.
In the Melbourne metro area, ZIP codes 32927, 32901 and 32937 saw the biggest rent hikes between 12 and 15%.
Further north in Daytona Beach metro, the biggest rent hikes were between 16-17%. Those hit 32169, 32119, and 32118.
The Melbourne area saw movement into town go up by 28% when you compare the rates for 2019 and 2020.
Daytona showed an increase of 11%.
So, in either metro, could long-term residents eventually get priced out, if the rent prices keep climbing?
WESH 2 News spoke to an economic data analyst, who said it is a possibility.
Orange, Brevard and Volusia counties all have emergency rental assistance programs in place, with millions of federal dollars available to help residents struggling to stay in their homes.
At this point, Testa and her family have turned their attention to buying.


Sara Jane Olson, the Symbionese Liberation Army fugitive turned housewife, is selling recipes to raise money for her legal defense fund. The cover of her new cookbook pictures the former Kathleen Ann Soliah as a target holding handcuffs and a spatula. "We just thought it would be fun," said the Minnesota housewife at a book signing over the weekend. "We can't all be morose all the time." If convicted of conspiracy and attempted murder, Olson could face life in prison. For now, she's free on US$1 million bail.


text: The Clinton Presidential Center, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center and the Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail are all important cultural sites found in the state. Perhaps the most well-known sites are directly tied to the ripples of discontent that began with the Brown v. Board of Education case and rapidly grew into a wave of resistance within the community of Little Rock. Nine African American students found themselves in the midst of the turmoil as they enrolled in the formerly all-white Little Rock Central High School. Today, their bravery and perseverance is immortalized through the Little Rock Nine Memorial at the State Capitol. Visitors can also walk the halls of the still-operating school on tours guided by National Park Service rangers, or explore the Old State House Museum housed in the original Capitol of Arkansas.

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Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday levelled serious allegations against the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and demanded an inquiry by a Supreme Court judge into the Mundra Port heroin seizure, saying that he has no trust in the NIA.
Speaking to the media at the Congress state headquarters, Digvijaya Singh said, “All accused in Ajmer Dargah blast, Mecca Masjid case, Samjhauta blast, Malegaon blast were acquitted. That’s why we don’t trust the NIA. While the aim of the investigating agency is to send criminals to jail, the Modi-Shah government has acquitted all those who were involved in terrorist activities,” he added.
Singh said that the investigation of heroin traced from Mundra port should be done by a Supreme Court judge, instead of the NIA and this judge should be appointed by a committee consisting of the Leader of Opposition and Chief Justice.
He also commented on the media and said that If 300-400 gram ganja (a drug) was seized from Bollywood actors, it would make big news, but even after a huge stock of heroin was seized at Mundra Port, there is silence.
Singh however remained silent when asked about cabinet expansion in Rajasthan, the G-23 group in the Congress and other national issues of the party.
“I neither have any AICC portfolio nor am I a Rajasthan Congress spokesperson,” he said.
He charged that the ED and IT department are raiding opposition figures under Modi’s rule. Terming demonetisation as the biggest scam, he said, “Demonetisation was introduced to end fake currency and terrorism. If demonetisation was done to stop black money, then how did the currency in the country increase from 17 lakh crores to 26.7 lakh crores. The maximum number of new currency notes went to the Cooperative Bank of Gujarat, which comes under Amit Shah. The Special Investigation Team report in the matter is pending till date,” he added.


Despite the fact that the Volkswagen Passat is the best-selling VW in history, greater even than the Beetle, it still ranks third in midsize competition, behind the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. After a light refresh for 2016, it hasn’t changed in 2017. It’s assembled in the United States.
It’s a conservative and straightforward car, while still being a fine and handsome one. It’s big for a midsize car, nearly 192 inches long with a 110-inch wheelbase. That enables 117.9 cubic feet of interior space, a bit less than Subaru Legacy’s 119.6 cubic feet.
The Passat does very little wrong. It’s powered by a fairly peppy turbocharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine making 170 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque, mated to a smooth 6-speed automatic, with front-wheel drive. All-wheel drive isn’t available, nor is a diesel, because of the whole emissions cheating scandal.
The more powerful engine is a V6 making 280 hp and 258 lb-ft, mated to a 6-speed twin-clutch direct-shift gearbox, or DSG.
The 1.8-liter engine gets 23/34/27 miles per gallon City/Highway/Combined, EPA-rated. That’s fairly efficient for a four-cylinder turbo, but far behind hybrids from Chevy and Toyota. And still behind non-hybrids like the Hyundai Sonata (31 Combined), Chevrolet Malibu (30 Combined), and all-wheel-drive Subaru Legacy (29 Combined).
The V6 gets 20/28/23 mpg, which is closer to V6 competitors.
Premium fuel is recommended, but Regular works. You just get a bit less power and fuel mileage. Those EPA numbers always come from Premium fuel when recommended by the manufacturer.
The NHTSA gives the Passat five stars overall in safety, with four stars in front and rollover crash protection. The IIHS gives the Passat its top Good scores in all of its tests, including the small-overlap front crash test. When equipped with optional active safety features such as forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking and blind-spot monitors, the Passat is an IIHS Top Safety Pick. A Poor rating for headlamps keep it from Top Safety Pick +.
A rearview camera system is standard, as is a post-collision braking system that helps lessen the severity of secondary collisions.
The 2017 Passat 1.8-liter comes in S ($22,440), SE ($25,495), and SEL ($30,995) models. Also available is the V6 and DSG in SE ($29,295) and SEL ($33,995). There’s also a sporty Passat R-Line ($23,975).
Unlike many base models, the S is well equipped with 16-inch alloy wheels, VW’s newest infotainment with a 5.0-inch display, Bluetooth, a USB port, six-speakers sound system, fabric upholstery, split-folding rear seat. Options include LED headlamps, taillights, fog lamps, and running lamps.
The SE adds rear climate control vents, keyless ignition, leather trim, heated washer nozzles and side mirrors, additional leather and leatherette trim, leatherette upholstery, forward collision warning, adaptive cruise control, satellite radio, voice control, and an upgraded MIB II infotainment system with 6.3-inch screen VW Car-Net App-Connect.
SEL adds 18-inch alloy wheels, stainless steel pedals, Fender premium audio, power front seats with memory settings, sport seats, and a rear armrest with a pass-through to the trunk.
Upper trim levels of the Passat can include adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitors, and a new parking assistant.
Last year the Passat got some rough edges smoothed out, including a new grille that’s finely drawn, and domed hood. It’s not all swoopy and edgy or wedgy like other midsize cars are trying to be. It’s not boxy, although the roof is more upright. The surfaces are clean and the lines spare. It’s consistent with the new Golf family.
We like the instrument panel because it’s so simple and clean. Informative and functional, period. Intuitive. Easy to operate. Buttons, switches, and big readable gauges, right where they should be. Wood or metal trims the broad dash.
Big cupholders hide under a flip-up lid next to the handbrake, and a bin ahead of the shift lever is sized to items like hold cell phones and key fobs.
The infotainment system is the latest, called MIB II, with touch controls and proximity sensing. It features telematics, connected via VW Car-Net, and integrated apps for smartphones, including Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and MirrorLink.
The front seats aren’t as plush as those in other more upscale VWs, but they offer excellent adjustability, good thigh bolstering and plenty of rearward travel. There’s god legroom in the rear, and even better headroom and ease of entry, thanks to the upright roof. In fact, there’s more space than many full-size sedans.
In the SE model, the seats are faux leather; it’s supple and smooth vinyl. The SEL gets leather and grippy faux suede inserts.
The trunk is spacious, nearly the largest in the class at 15.9 cubic feet. That beats the Accord by 1 cubic foot, but is still half a cubic foot smaller than the Hyundai Sonata. When you compare it to full size cars, it’s almost 3 cubic feet smaller than the Chevy Impala. You can open it by waving your foot under the bumper.
The rear seat drops from the trunk, using levers on the back of the seat. All cars should be so smart.
Visibility is excellent. With lots of glass, folding rear headrests, and slim roof pillars, there’s a broad and open view of the world around the car. A good plus for safety.
With the 170-hp four-cylinder turbo, power comes on early and stays there for most of the rev range. The engine feels quicker than it is, about 8.0 seconds to get from zero to sixty, and it isn’t ever taxed during daily driving. The 6-speed automatic shifts smoothly.
Even with 110 more horsepower on paper, and a strong 258 pound-feet of torque, the V6 (called VR6) doesn’t always feel that much faster than the turbo four. It’s strong and confident, but its acceleration of 6.5 seconds from zero to sixty might not be worth the lower fuel mileage by four miles per gallon, plus the need for Premium fuel.
The V6 is mated to a dual-clutch 6-speed automatic manual transmission, with different gearing than the regular 6-speed automatic in the four cylinder.
The Passat is extremely pleasant to drive, with steering that’s light, accurate and nicely weighted, some of the best steering in the midsize class. The suspension is relatively taut for good control, yet the ride is comfortable.
It’s generally very quiet inside.
The Passat is a strong value, especially with the base four-cylinder engine. Great powertrains, super clean and functional instrumentation. The only thing it might lack is excitement, but it doesn’t lack class. and for sure it doesn’t lack excellent engineering. And if you get excited by everything working, you’ll be happy.
Sam Moses contributed to this report.


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Last time out, we looked at the first few months of the calendar year of 1978 from a footballing and social viewpoint. We saw how Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest upstarts secured both the league title and League Cup, pipping Liverpool in both, and so forcing the Anfield men to ‘settle’ for merely defending their European Cup in response.
As we signed off, preparations were well underway for the 1978 World Cup to be held that summer in Argentina. The only British representatives were Scotland, managed by the ever-optimistic Ally McLeod, whose statements in the press regarding Scotland’s chances were to come back and gleefully bite him.
All of that was to come, however, when the end-of-season British Home Championships got underway. Played between 1884 and 1984, the Home Championships were a four-way annual tournament played between the four home nations. Since the early 1970s, the tournament had been played at the end of the season in the space of eight days, with the England V Scotland clash being the last match.
In 1977, Scotland had won the tournament so were looking to defend their title and so go off to Argentina in good spirits. The first round of games saw England win 3-1 against Wales at Cardiff City’s Ninian Park ground, while Scotland were grinding out a rather uninspiring 1-1 draw at Hampden against Northern Ireland.
Next up, England met and defeated the Irish at Wembley Stadium in the midweek by the only goal of the game (your author’s first-ever visit to the old stadium, courtesy of a school trip), while Scotland once again could do no better than scramble a 1-1 draw at Hampden, this time against Wales.
When Wales defeated Northern Ireland 1-0 at Wrexham, the situation was clear going into the last game of the competition between Scotland and England at Hampden. England needed just a point to be sure of winning the tournament, while Scotland needed to win by two goals to take the title.
Another dour affair ensued, with the deadlock only broken seven minutes from time by Manchester United’s Steve Coppell popping in the winning goal for England. Thus Scotland departed for South America having failed to win any of their three home games of the tournament, but at least with the consolation of having not one, but two, pop records in the charts.
First up was the ‘official’ Scotland WC song in conjunction with professional Scotsman, the north-London born and bred Rod Stewart, and a ditty entitled Ole Ola. Peaking at number four in the charts it found itself in competition with a ‘bootleg’ Scottish WC song called “Ally’s Army”, performed by Andy Cameron. Released earlier than Rod’s effort, Cameron’s catchy little number peaked two places lower.
Moving on to the football itself, I think. Scotland were fancied to progress from the group they found themselves in, for as well as being drawn alongside Holland, the previous tournament’s runners-up, “only” unfancied Peru and Iran stood in their way.
Hopes were high then of at least reaching the second group stage, and when Scotland took the lead in their opening game against Peru, these hopes looked to be well-founded. Unfortunately, a disaster then ensued in front of Ally McLeod’s eyes as the Peruvians ran in three unanswered goals. To amplify Scotland’s woe, winger, Willie Johnstone, then failed a post-match drug test and was sent home in ignominy.
Worse was to follow in the second game when only a comical Iranian own goal secured a point for Scotland who were now practically out of the tournament. Needing to beat the Dutch in the last game by a three-goal margin to qualify, Scotland at least restored a modicum of pride with a 3-2 victory.
As Scotland flew home, the tournament continued and after Clive Thomas had made a name for himself by disallowing a last-second Brazil winner in a group game against Sweden, Argentina finally won the competition by defeating Holland 3-1 after extra time in the final.
A long and not particularly hot summer then ensued with the monotony broken by Bjorn Borg winning his third successive Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship and the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Evita, opening in the West End.
When football resumed after its summer hiatus, it did so back at Wembley for the annual curtain-raising Charity Shield match between League Champions, Nottingham Forest, and FA Cup winners, Ipswich Town.
A rather one-sided affair was played out in front of a healthy 68,000-plus crowd, as Forest took advantage of an injury-depleted Ipswich side to run out 5-0 victors.
The following week, the league season kicked off with champions Forest entertaining newly-promoted Tottenham Hotspur at the City Ground. In the Spurs’ ranks were a couple of unlikely signings.
Somehow, manager Keith Burkinshaw had persuaded Argentine World Cup stars, Ricardo Villa and Osvaldo Ardiles, to sign for the North London club and both made their debuts in a 1-1 draw.
Ipswich Town and Bobby Robson would soon follow Spurs and Burkinshaw in signing high-profile foreign players when the Dutch pair, Arnold Muhren and Frans Thijssen, were added to the Suffolk side’s midfield, but it was the Merseyside pair of Liverpool and Everton that made the early running in the 1978-79 league season.
When the sides met at Goodison Park on the last Saturday of October 1978, they did so with both still unbeaten and placed top and second in the table. Liverpool had won ten and drawn one of their opening eleven games, while the hosts for the day had drawn five times from the same number of matches. Liverpool had managed to remain unbeaten against Everton for the past seven seasons and went into the game as slight favourites, despite ceding home advantage to their city rivals.
On 58 minutes, Everton striker, Andy King, wrote himself into Toffee folklore by hitting a 25-yard screamer for the only goal of the game to pull Everton to within two points of Liverpool at the top.
By this time, Liverpool had already suffered the ignominy of being bounced out of the European Cup at the first hurdle, despite having won the trophy the past two years. The fact that it was their old chums at Nottingham Forest that had done the dumping only exacerbated the pain felt at the time.
A 2-0 deficit that occurred in the first leg at the City Ground was always going to be a big obstacle to overcome, and so it proved when Liverpool could do better than grind out a goalless draw in the Anfield return. Before the end of the year, Forest would safely negotiate the second round and so book a place in the quarter-finals to be played in early 1979.
England, under the management of Ron Greenwood, began a new era and in doing so started to try and put the misery of the Don Revie years behind them. Drawn in a European Championships qualifying group alongside Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Bulgaria and Denmark, Greenwood’s men embarked on their campaign to reach the finals in Italy in 1980 with two away games.
A hard-fought 4-3 victory in Copenhagen was followed by a 1-1 draw in Dublin, but it was the Northern Irish that were the early pacesetters in the group with two wins and a draw before Christmas.
In a friendly game against Czechoslovakia, Nottingham Forest’s Viv Anderson became the first recognised black player to appear for the full England side.
In the autumn of 1978, Britain lost one of rock’s great showmen when – to nobody’s real surprise, unfortunately – Keith Moon, of The Who, was found dead following a drugs overdose.
Unemployment continued to rise throughout the country as Labour leader, James Callaghan, just about clung onto power, surviving a vote of no confidence in the House of Commons, but with Maggie and Her Gang waiting ominously in the wings, it was just a matter of time.
Everton remained unbeaten in the league until suffering a 3-2 defeat at Coventry City two days before Christmas. By then the Toffees were the only unbeaten side in the land, for as well as Liverpool losing three times by this point, Nottingham Forest’s magnificent unbeaten run of 42 league games had also come to an end. Ironically, it was Liverpool who put an end to Cloughie’s fun with a 2-0 Anfield victory.
The Christmas leaders in the table were thus Liverpool who led Everton by a solitary point, with the Goodison side having played a game less. Coming up in third place, and looking very strong with an exciting young team, was Ron Atkinson’s West Bromwich Albion side.
As the so-called ‘Winter of Discontent’ trudged on with industrial action becoming the norm in many facets of society, Boney M attempted to cheer us up with their seasonal chart-topper, ‘Mary’s Boy Child,’ holding off the wonderful Village People’s entreaty for people to take in the wonders a visit to the YMCA has to offer.
Bob Paisley, Gordon Lee, Ron Atkinson and, invariably, Brian Clough all, no doubt, looked forward to 1979 with hope and anticipation.
It was to prove quite a year!


Here is Noodles in his eco-friendly hemp suit! I made these out of hemp shoe bags from ecolution! 😀
These suits are patterned with an open back (I’ll get a pic up soon). I designed this suit; my mother designed a suit which covers his back, and is nicer for chilly weather, though they are fine in warm weather, if made of cool, thin, cotton.
These came out WAY too big! They look like nightgowns ;). Ideally, I should cut them down to lighten them for him. He’s pretty strong, though, and it may be good for his bones :). If they look uncomfortable or confining, as far as I know my Noodles, they are not. He finds them a relief when the urge to pick arises. (And just to reiterate: The purpose of creating these arose from the desire — the desperate need, actually — to find some relief for Noodles. Feather picking is a horrendous condition. He wears these suits only as needed; and he is used to them.)
This orange one is my favorite; it brings out the orange on his face :D.
This bright green was made out of some scrap material; not too heavy, very soft, comfy, and nice for spring. This one is a bit short! :
I ordered some organic hemp and cotton material from NearSea Naturals to make him some more suits (He’s got tons already, but…)
I have never ordered hemp (or any material without seeing/feeling it first) online and they were very kind enough to allow me to order three types of fabric in one-yard measurements! I also ordered some of their organic cotton thread — what a find!! I ordered some extra material to make myself some strainers (for nutmilks, juices, etc.)
I was getting sucked in by their lovely yarns too! Yikes! I had to stop myself from ordering; the price is really steep! I’ve been really wanting to do some of my crocheting in organic threads — like bamboo, cotton, hemp, and maybe some vegan “silk.” Vegan “silks” come in various forms, such as Peace Silk, from worms (not vegan; technically, vegetarian); then there are tons of soysilks available; and other natural fiber silks, such as banana yarn, bamboo, and corn, etc.
And then there’s recycled silk…I wonder if that is ethical? Haven’t thought about it…I believe it’s real silk…recycled…?? Hmmm, well, that’s for another post another day!
I wonder if I could pull off a crocheted suit?! Probably not. I’m actually a very poor crocheter! I’m a one-two-stitch kinda woman :(. I do mostly blankets. Oh, well…
Just a note – Personally, as a vegan, I do not approve of anthropomorphizing animals to the extent of clothing and treating them to the extreme “like humans.” Their nature’s should be respected…as far as possible anyway. It’s quite a dilemma being a vegan and living with animal companions. If I could, I’d let him fly away… Well, I could go on and on here…
Back to Noodles, his current wardrobe is that of old scrap material. I’d like to keep as ‘clean’ materials on him as possible, though. Bird skin is VERY thin. I don’t want him absorbing anything even remotely bad. That’s all he needs is ‘stuff’ irritating his skin! The fabric of his suits is not good-quality.
So I’m looking forward to sewing these new clean, eco-friendly suits! The hemp was very easy to sew. It looks like it is harsh material, but it’s not. It’s quite soft and more loose and flimsy than one would think. It’s not stiff AT ALL. I’m hoping I ordered okay! Not sure — like I said — what it’s going to be like. Of course, the purchase won’t be a waste: I can always use it for aprons, pillow cases, dish towels, etc. :).
Only thing I will miss is having a variety of color…I have to search for some naturally-dyed hemp fabrics…


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This is Chainsaw Felling Wedge is used to prevent the tree from pinching the saw or leaning back on the saw whilemaking a back cut, an essential for forestry and logging
Easy to use and practical, it makes the felling easier and prolong the service life of saw. This wedges help the treefall in the direction of the notch cut. Not made to split wood, Withstands extreme weather and temperatures


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Fantastic!! Enjoy those moments, I desperately wish my mom would still ride with me though I have no doubt she'd whoop me in any event we chose to compete against one another in lol! She had some injuries many years ago and hasn't gotten back in the saddle, very disappointing for me because she really, really knows her stuff and I would love to see her put it to use instead of picking her brain via conversation :(
Enjoy Mom! You have no idea how lucky you are. My mother is terrified of horses so it was always an uphill battle when I was a kid. My 19 yr old daughter is a timid rider so that leaves this mom always riding out alone.

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11 reasons why the Hong Kong protesters are very polite, charming people
The landmark Hong Kong protests are still growing strong with more supporters turning up on China's National Day, a public holiday.
In fact, photos have appeared on social media depicting Hong Kongers as utterly charming and civic-minded.
Here are seven reasons why:
1) The students at the protests make sure to devote some time to completing their homework.
2) First aid takes priority over luxury.
3) Protesting can take a toll on your personal hygiene. But don't worry, some people have got you covered.
4) Arts and crafts at a protest? Yes, these kids are making the yellow ribbons, the symbol of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong that many locals have adopted.
5) Another word for protest? "Public meeting."
6) They even apologise for the way they are fighting for democracy.
7) People are picking up after themselves - and others.
8) This might be one of the most important protests that they will ever participate in - but that doesn't leave recycling out of the equation.
9) They are very creative. Just look at how they have been projecting international voices of support.
10) They even have celebrity endorsement (kind of).
11) Let's just have another look at their recycling efforts.
Source: BBC, Quartz


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Google Hangouts has become the chat standard for many of us. Long gone are the days of Aol Instant Messenger or MSN Messenger. If I want to chat with a friend, family member or coworker, I choose Google's service. It's not necessarily better than any other, but its value is in its ubiquity.
Today, Google expands the availability of access to the platform with the all-new Hangouts Button. This button allows one-click access to your desired chat buddy.
"Whether you’re a sales rep working in a CRM app or an engineer in a project management tool, it only takes one click to launch a Hangout and your team will automatically be invited. You can even improve customer service with the ability to quickly launch into a video Hangout with a client to resolve an issue", says Stephen Cho, Head of Google Apps and Hangouts Technology Partnerships.
Cho further explains, "With this new Hangouts button, apps everywhere will let colleagues, partners, and customers meet face-to-face anytime, anywhere, and work more effectively together with just one click. A number of our early partners have already enriched their applications with Hangouts".
While Hangouts is great for its ubiquity, the Hangouts Button's value is in its simplicity. Google has made it so easy to start a chat, be it video, text or voice, that its partners are already successfully using it.
A great example is a company using it for job interviews. Imagine it - an HR manager launching a face to face job interview with the click of a button. This not only allows applicants to easily interview from far distances, but it retains safety by keeping strangers off the premises.
Of course, it also allows easier access to employee collaboration and discussion. Let's face it, more and more companies have fragmented satellite offices nowadays and video chat is the most cost effective method for projects that demand a synergistic approach.
Could you see a benefit to this button in your personal or business life? Tell me in the comments.


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Maine says it’s reduced welfare penalties to $1.8 million
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine has largely avoided $28 million in federal penalties by making sure enough welfare recipients are working, according to a Sept. 25 letter obtained by The Associated Press from Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration to lawmakers.
Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration told lawmakers last week that Maine now only faces $1.8 million in fines for not meeting federal standards over the last decade. Department of Health and Human Services Acting Commissioner Bethany Hamm told the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee that federal penalties for the fiscal years ending in 2012 through 2015 have been eliminated while federal regulators have “drastically reduced” penalties for the 2008 through 2010 fiscal years.
Maine and other states have struggled to meet the federal work participation rate of at least 90 percent of two-parent households receiving federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF. Maine has for years met another requirement to show that 50 percent of those receiving federal cash benefits are working.
“By successfully correcting failed attempts of the past, the significant improvement in TANF’s work participation rates highlights this administration’s continued commitment to supporting Mainers in their path to becoming self-sufficient,” said Acting DHHS Commissioner Bethany Hamm in a recent press release.
Federal regulators allow states to dispute the penalties or reduce them through corrective action plans. The penalties would end up in reduced future federal funding.
Maine Equal Justice Partners senior policy analyst Joby Thoyalil said Maine is meeting federal standards by providing a $15 monthly cash benefit to working families who receive food assistance. Maine is among many states that have had to resort to such legal tactics to meet federal standards, according to Thoyalil, who noted that both the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute and the liberal-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities have called for reform.
“The rates themselves that are required under federal TANF law are widely regarded as unmeetable because they’re so stringent,” Thoyalil said.
LePage’s administration cited the looming federal fines when Maine moved to privatize its welfare-to-work program in 2016. The administration says it’s working with the vendor Fedcap, to meet federal work participation rates without including families receiving the monthly cash benefit.
Congress is considering a bill to move away from the federal work participate rate and hold states accountable for meeting specific outcomes, like how many former recipients are employed months after leaving the program.


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PANAMA CITY BEACH-- Panama City Beach police are investigating a traffic crash that sent one man to the hospital.
It happened near the intersection of Back Beach Road and Christopher Road in the Lullwater area of the beach.
Police say a station wagon pulled into the path of a truck.
The driver of the station wagon was thrown from the vehicle. Police found him lying in the road.
He was transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
The crash is still under investigation.


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Forescout Technologies has released the Forescout eXtended detection and response (XDR) solution to help MSSPs and other organizations "better detect, investigate and respond to the broadest range of advanced threats," according to the company.
The solution has a multi-tenant architecture and supports local data storage, Forescout said. It lets organizations ingest data from over 170 security, infrastructure, application, cloud and SaaS and enrichment sources, Forescout indicated. The solution also provides over 70 sources of threat intelligence and 1,500 verified detection rules and models.
How Forescout XDR Works
Forescout XDR provides end-users with an aggregated global view of cyber threats and insights into their organization's security operations center (SOC) performance, the company said. It is vendor agnostic and allows users to leverage data from its endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution and other security tools to identify, assess and address cyberattacks.
In addition, Forescout XDR works in conjunction with Forescout's network access control solution, the company stated. An organization can use both solutions to reduce its attack surface and automate its incident response workflows.
Forescout Appoints New CEO
The Forescout XDR launch comes after Forescout in January 2023 appointed Barry Mainz as its CEO. Mainz replaces Wael Mohamed, who announced plans to leave Forescout in October 2022 in the midst of an undisclosed number of layoffs. At this time, Mohamed said he would join Forescout's board of directors.
Mainz is Forescout's fifth CEO dating back to fall 2020. He has more than 25 years of executive leadership experience. Prior to joining Forescout, Mainz has held leadership roles at MobileIron, Malwarebytes and other cybersecurity companies.
A Closer Look at Forescout
Forescout delivers automated cybersecurity IT, cloud and other digital environments. It offers a platform that provides organizations with visibility into their assets and helps them comply with data security mandates and establish zero trust architecture.
Also, Forescout offers a partner ecosystem for MSSPs, MSPs and other technology providers. The company helps technology providers integrate its products and solutions into their security services and develop and deploy security integrations.


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Civil servants deleted a clause banning teachers from pushing their political views from an official document, The Telegraph can disclose.
The Department for Education (DfE) temporarily removed a ban on “political indoctrination” in schools from the Government’s model academy funding agreement in 2020.
The contracts between schools and the DfE are used to set out the framework in which academies and free schools can operate.
The removal of the clause meant some academies, according to their funding agreements, could be interpreted to be exempt from the political balance requirements of the Education Act 1966, according to legal experts.
The clause was reinstated in early 2021 after political advisers to Gavin Williamson, the then education secretary, were alerted to its removal.
Bryn Harris, the chief legal counsel at the Free Speech Union, said: “Academy funding agreements are where schools go to understand what their obligations are.
“There’s a real risk that absent a clear employment agreement, academy schools may actually not know their legal obligation regarding impartiality. It’s not just that it leaves the academy not knowing what their duties are, it may also complicate enforcing those duties with the relevant regulator.”
Analysis of 14 academy school funding agreements by the Free Speech Union in 2021 found that seven did not have “anti-indoctrination” clauses.
Legally required to be politically impartial
It comes as schools have been accused of breaching impartiality rules by teaching critical race theory and radical gender ideology.
A report by Don’t Divide Us, a campaign group challenging the idea that Britain is systemically racist, claimed earlier this year that pupils in England are being taught contested political beliefs related to controversial racial ideology as fact.
Of 49 third-party organisations providing teacher training or resources for schools, 48 were promoting contested political beliefs around race theory as fact, the research found.
Arabella Skinner, of the parents’ campaign group UsforThem said: “It is deeply worrying that this important clause about political impartiality was removed from the funding agreement.
“Whatever the reason, lack of attention to detail or deliberate exclusion, neither look good for the DfE. It is essential that all our children are taught an education free from political bias, that parents have access to that teaching and that headteachers have clarity and support on their responsibilities.”
A government spokesman said: “All schools, regardless of type or funding agreement, are legally required to be politically impartial in their teaching. As an additional layer of reassurance, political impartiality clauses are included in academy funding agreements.
“An administrative error for a brief period led to the model funding agreement missing this clause, but no schools operated without the impartiality clause in place, and the error was corrected as soon as it was discovered.”


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UW-CTRI Research Specialist Marika Rosenblum has had her first manuscript accepted for publication, the capstone on six years of total service at UW-CTRI, the Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I), and the VA as she heads to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to conduct her graduate work.
The paper, “Motives for Smoking in Those With PTSD, Depression, and No Psychiatric Disorder,” will be published in the Journal of Dual Diagnosis. Results suggest that both Primary Dependence Motives (such as automatic smoking, loss of control, craving, or tolerance) and Secondary Dependence Motives (such as smoking to improve mood, or when exposed to smoking-related cues) play a meaningful role in motivation to use tobacco in smokers with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Smoking dependence in those with major depressive disorder may be primarily influenced by Secondary Dependence Motives.
Rosenblum became curious about why smokers with mental illness smoke at a higher rate and have a harder time quitting while working in Dr. Jess Cook’s VA research laboratory. Rosenblum examined smoking motives among Veterans with PTSD and with major depression disorder. She found that smokers with PTSD were especially likely to report elevations in scales that reflect a pattern of smoking that is heavy, automatic, and that is characterized by frequent urges to smoke.
Cook said that Rosenblum’s paper suggests that smokers with PSTD or major depression disorder could benefit from smoking treatment that teaches them to regulate their distressing mood states.
Rosenblum worked in Cook’s lab for three years before being hired as a research specialist at UW-CTRI, contributing to C3I, housed at UW and working with oncology centers across the nation to help patients quit tobacco use.
“It has been a true privilege to mentor Marika during her time in my VA laboratory and as a Research Specialist at UW-CTRI,” Cook said. “It is also a joy to watch her transition to her next phase of training as a graduate student in clinical psychology. While we will all miss her at UW-CTRI, she is absolutely ready for this next phase of her training.”
Rosenblum matriculate to UIC in the fall, working with revered mentor Dr. Robin Mermelstein, a long-time collaborator on many UW-CTRI studies.
“I’m looking forward to working with Marika as a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology program at UIC,” Mermelstein said. “Her enthusiasm and natural curiosity bode well for her success as a graduate student. I’m fortunate, too, to have this additional bridge and connection with the UW-CTRI team and for us to continue our collaborations!”
“Marika’s ability to translate theory and prior research into a meaningful research question speaks to her promise as a graduate student and as a clinical researcher,” Cook said. “For someone at this early stage of her research training, she thinks with exceptional logic and clarity about research questions and issues.”
“I am so grateful to all of the researchers at UW-CTRI who have shared their knowledge and experience with me throughout my time here,” Rosenblum said. “I especially want to thank Jessica Cook for her years of mentorship and support. I am so fortunate to have started my career at UW-CTRI, and I can’t wait for the next phase of my training at UIC!”


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Albion man, 34, pleads guilty to sex with 14-year-old girl
ALBION – An Albion man, currently in Genesee County Jail, faces 2 to 7 seven years in state prison after he pleaded guilty today to second-degree rape.
Scott D. Stanley allegedly had sex with a 14-year-old girl in his apartment at 220 East State St. between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28, 2011. He will be sentenced at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 28. Judge James Punch said the sentence will be between 2 to 7 years in state prison, plus 3 to 10 years of post release supervision. Stanley will also be registered as a sex offender and could face civil confinement when his prison time is over.
Stanley is already a Level 3 sex offender, the most serious. He admitted in court today to having sex with the underage girl.
Stanley in February was indicted in Genesee County Court and charged with first-degree rape, second-degree rape and two counts of third-degree rape. He allegedly raped a girl under age 13 while in Pembroke in 2010 and 2011.


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This is a stunning antique French louis XV RevivalVernisMartindisplay cabinet, circa 1880 in date.
The cabinet feature a shaped top with impressive ornate ormolu mounts, the body is serpentine shaped with a glazed ormolu mounted door that features a fantastic Vernis Martin hand painted panel of a courting couple, with the two side panels depicting country scenes.
The interior is lined with the rich original pink fabric which beautifully complements the cabinet.
Complete with original working lock and key.
It is very rare to find such an exquisite cabinet and it is sure to attract a lot of attention from your guests.
In really excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 170 x Width 85 x Depth 43
Dimensions in inches:
Height 5 foot, 7 inches x Width 2 foot, 9 inches x Depth 1 foot, 5 inches
Our reference: A2184a
is a lustrous lacquer substitute widely used in the 18th century to decorate furniture and such personal articles as brisé fans, snuffboxes and clocks. The process of adding bronze or gold powder to green varnish was perfected by the French brothers Guillaume and Etienne-Simon Martin, hence its name “Vernis Martin”, as Vernis is French for varnish.
It is said to have been made by heating oil, copal and amber and then adding Venetian turpentine and the Martin brothers perfected the process with inclusions in the varnish, sprinkling spangles of silver plated copper wire into the wet varnish ground. Highly praised by Voltaire, it was developed to imitate East Asian lacquerware which was being imported into France during the Louis XV period. Vernis Martin was made in several colours, green, black and a golden red being the most characteristic.
Ormolu(from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-caratgoldin amercuryamalgamto an object ofbronze.The mercury is driven off in akilnleaving behind a gold-coloured veneerknown as'gilt bronze'.
The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding orfire-gilding, in which a solution ofnitrate of mercuryis applied to a piece ofcopper,brass, or bronze, followed by the application of anamalgamof gold and mercury. The item was then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury burned off and the gold remained, adhered to the metal object.
No true ormolu was produced in France after around 1830 because legislation had outlawed the use of mercury. Therefore, other techniques were used instead but nothing surpasses the original mercury-firing ormolu method for sheer beauty and richness of colour.Electroplatingis the most common modern technique. Ormolu techniques are essentially the same as those used onsilver, to producesilver-gilt(also known asvermeil).
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The safety of Nigerians and their properties is once again at risk in fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa. According to multiple reports, Nigerian owned businesses were burnt down in recent attacks carried out on Tuesday in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. It is learnt that about eight Nigerians were abducted by South Africans in Evander, north-west […]
Gen. Tukur Buratai, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff has blamed the worsening insecurity challenges in the country to poor funding of the Army and other security agencies. He said this while addressing lawmakers in Abuja yesterday, April 3 during the 2019 budget defense engagement with the House Committee on Army. According to him, the Army had budgetted […]
The Lagos State Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana, during an interview with BBC has said that young people wearing dreadlocks and tattoo on their body have a high chance of getting arrested because it is believed that body art is connected to cultism. Echoing this thought, he added that even though cultist sometimes carry dreadlocks […]
Ayodele Fayose, the immediate past Governor of Ekiti state, has reacted to Nyesom Wike’s re-election for a second term as Governor of Rivers State. Fayose made his reaction known in a tweet on his Twitter page. Mocking the opposition, Fayose described Wike’s victory as a historic one and said it showed that Nigerians were capable […]
A sex worker has narrated how she jumped from 2-storey building to escape from alleged Yahoo Boys who were trying to use her for ritual. According to the sex worker, she and some other friends left a club to pass the night with the boys without knowing they had such antics and intentions. She said: […]
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The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the compulsory retirement of embattled CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen. According to reports, the NJC made the recommendation based on “incontrovertible” findings on him by EFCC. The unanimous decision was reportedly made by members of the NJC on Wednesday stating that Onnoghen has lost the moral authority to continue as CJN […]
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The Presidency has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to sign the new N30,000 minimum wage bill. This is coming after reports had it last week that the president had signed the National Minimum Wage Bill just passed by the National Assembly into law. The Senate had on March 19 passed the bill, approving […]
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has been declared the winner of the gubernatorial election held in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Wike who contested under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 886,264 votes to win the polls 2019 governorship election in the state. The final collation of the […]
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The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has come under fire from Nigerians for releasing the names of five Nigerians arrested for alleged robbery in Dubai, UAE, with the intention of “stereotyping an ethnic group.” She released the names of the Nigerians who were accused of robbing a […]
The post “Let’s Get The Names of Those Involved toNname And Shame Them” – Outrage As Buhari’s Aide Names 5 Nigerians Accused of Robbery in Dubai appeared first on LATEST NIGERIAN NEWS BREAKING HEADLINES NEWSPAPERS.
Governor Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC as the winner of the Rivers Governorship Election. Wike polled 886,264 votes to defeat other candidates in the Rivers governorship election. INEC had, on March 10, suspended the collation of the results of the election in […]
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CAMILLA. MINA MINA. Long godet slip dress.
Crafted in a romantic maxi slip, the Mina Mina Long Godet Slip dress is part of CAMILLA’s 15 year anniversary collection, boasting a flattering V-neck front and back on a sultry black canvas with energetic pink and purple tones in a charming day to night dress. Featuring adjustable straps and button up side detailing, this elegant slip dress reveals contrast sheer printed silk with flecks of Metallic silver Lurex when worn unfastened.
– Maxi Dress
– Slim Fit
– Printed Silk
– V-neck Front and Back
– Button Up Sides
– Invisible Zip on side of Garment
– Adjustable Straps
– Contrast Godet with Silver Lurex Detailing
– Crystal Embellishments
FABRICATION: 100% SILK

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Washington, D.C (PRWEB) May 10, 2017 -- Ipas and DKT International are pleased to announce an exclusive partnership in which the Ipas Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) technology will be licensed to DKT for global distribution, furthering their joint mission of providing safe and high-quality family planning and abortion care for the estimated 56 million women worldwide who choose to have an abortion each year. Formerly, distribution of the Ipas MVA technology was overseen by WomanCare Global.
“We look forward to expanding on the great work of Ipas and WomanCare Global, which have provided over 1 million reusable MVA kits and served more than 32 million women since 2009,” says Christopher Purdy, President and CEO of DKT International. “While DKT will handle all manufacturing, distribution, marketing, and regulatory oversight of MVA kits, Ipas will retain the training and education programs for providers and the public, creating an environment conducive to administering the technology to the women who need it most.”
“Ipas is proud to partner with DKT in an effort to expand global access to safe abortion care,” says John Hetherington, Ipas CEO and President. “This partnership will leverage our respective strengths and expand access for women in low- and middle-income countries.”
The Ipas MVA kit is used in over 100 countries, including the U.S. and is the world’s most utilized, safe, and effective surgical abortion technology. DKT is one of the largest providers of family planning services in the developing world with programming in more than 35 countries that contain approximately 65% of the world’s people. DKT expands access to abortion care by ensuring abortion-related products and technologies are widely available, and implementing education and outreach campaigns that reach women, especially in poor and rural areas.
“We know that through DKT’s innovative social marketing efforts, many more women will have access to MVA and therefore safe abortion,” says Hetherington.
Founded in 1973, Ipas is a global non-governmental organization dedicated to ending preventable deaths and disabilities from unsafe abortion. Ipas works globally so that women and girls have improved sexual and reproductive health and rights through enhanced access to and use of safe abortion and contraceptive care.
Since 1989, DKT International’s core mission has been to provide safe and affordable options for family planning and HIV prevention through social marketing. Today, DKT designs and implements social marketing programs in 35 populous countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia encompassing almost 65% of the world’s population. DKT is one of the largest private providers of contraceptives and family planning services in the developing world.
Jaimie Weiner, Global Communication Works, +1 (646) 964-4446, [email protected]

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Erector by Meccano Geared Machines
Give young inventors all they need to create with Erector by Meccano's Geared Machines! Experiment with mechanical design to bring creations to life! Use the Maker Tool, with built-in hole punch, edge guide, and screw gauge to turn any material into parts for an all-new creation! Part of the S.T.E.A.M. learning system, this kit demonstrates science, technology, engineering, arts and math principles.
: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
- Brand: Toysmith.
- Item Number: 78233.
- Manufacturer Number: 8497.
- UPC: 778988559437.
- Recommended for ages : 10 to 13+.
- Measures approximately: 7.00 x 11.00 x 2.40 inches..
- Weighs approximately: 1.33 pounds.
- Gender: Both.


Speed Reducer developed and produced by our company can be widely used in various industries and professional fields.Guided by the actual needs of customers, Zhenyu provides comprehensive, perfect and quality solutions based on the benefit of customers.
1. Zhenyu gear reduction box speed reducer is made of safe materials to ensure safe use.
2. The product has perfectly shiny & smooth finishes. For optimum surface finishes, the gel coat would be applied to the mold surface prior to molding.
3. This product achieves great softness. The chemical softener is used to absorb on the surface of fibers, making the surface become smooth meanwhile enhancing the force between fibers.
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Our goal is to provide food for families in need in Gjoa Haven such as country food (frozen, dried, ground meat, ribs and filleted), caribou Meat, musk-ox meat and fish (char/trout) and other food items – dry goods, canned, frozen etc.
Housing crisis: overcrowded homes, homelessness, cost of living, unemployment, etc. Lack of funds to support collaboration due to other communities requesting for similar funds.
Country Foods Program
Hunter’s and Trapper’s Organization provides country food when available.
Anniumapkainiq Food Bank Committee
Roman Catholic Church
Community Wellness Centre (breakfast program)
Elders Lunch program
Moms and Tots program for prenatal and young mothers
Cash or food donations from some provincial areas.
Prizes/donations Government of Nunavut's Department of Economic Development and Transportation: Country Food Program

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