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Lung Transplant Outcomes: Institutional Review
Principal Investigator: Scott B. Johnson, MD
Under this umbrella protocol, we are teasing out few of the factors that may affect the outcomes after a lung transplant through a retrospective chart review.
Outcomes after re-do lung transplants
Contributors: Scott B. Johnson, MD, Daniel T. DeArmond MD, Nitin A Das, Charles Huynh MS-3, JinWen Sui MS-4
The purpose of this retrospective chart review is to evaluate the outcomes after second lung transplants in terms of survival, complications and incidence of rejections. This is an important question as it impacts judicious utilization of valuable resources.
VATS vs. open lobectomy: comparison of outcomes in high adoption rate hospitals
Contributors: Daniel T. DeArmond, MD, Nitin A. Das, Stewart R. Miller PhD, Sajed Mohammed PhD
Summary: This study utilizes the Texas Discharge Database to evaluate factors that affect outcomes after VATS (minimally invasive) lobectomy as compared to Open (thoracotomy) in terms of major morbidity and in-hospital mortality.
Interleukin – 18 in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Aortic Aneurysms and Heart Transplants
Contributors: A. J. Carpenter, MD, PhD in collaboration with Bysani Chandrasekar, DVM. Ph.D (Columbia University, Missouri)
Dr. Carpenter is collaborating with Dr. Chandra to elucidate relationship between interleukin-18 and various cardiac morbidities. Past studies have shown increase in graft stenosis associated with high levels of IL-18 which was blocked by IL-18 binding proteins in rodents. Future studies are focusing on finding association between LVH, aortic aneurysms and cardiac remodeling.
TRAF3-IP2 in Chronic Hyperglycemia
Contributors: A. J. Carpenter, MD, PhD, Nitin A. Das, Bysani Chandrasekar, DVM. Ph.D (Columbia University, Missouri)
Summary: Chronic hyperglycemia increases TRAF3IP2 expression in all layers of the vessel wall, contributing to heightened inflammation, excessive accumulation of SMCs, and luminal occlusion. Our goal is to target increased TRAF3IP2 expression by either genetic or interventional approach to block chronic hyperglycemia-mediated injury-induced vascular inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and intimal hyperplasia. If we are able to identify TRAF3IP2 as a master regulator of diabetes-induced neointima formation, we could develop inhibitors to target its expression and inhibit neointimal hyperplasia and extend the life of these CAB grafts.


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You can't expect to cross Lake Erie aboard the HMCS Ojibwa, but that doesn't mean the decommissioned Cold War-era submarine can't take you on a journey.
It's a journey of a more metaphorical sort – a voyage back in time to the days of spies, Soviets and the space race.
The submarine-turned-museum is opening its doors – or should we say hatches – to the public for its fourth summer at its Port Burwell perch. Though it's open on weekends through the winter, the craft is pushing full-steam ahead with full-time hours, seven days a week from Victoria Day weekend to the end of the summer.
“We're open, there's going to be some great tours. It's going to be a lot of fun,” said Melissa Raven, director of communications for the Elgin Military Museum, the group that oversees the HMCS Ojibwa.
After four years at the helm of the one-of-a-kind landmark, Raven said museum leadership has worked out some early operational snags and looking forward to its best summer yet.
“We're really getting the rhythm of it, what our busy times are, what our less busy times are,” she noted, adding the museum is working to attract more school groups, cadets and scout troops.
This year, HMCS Ojibwa staff want to make the museum more welcoming for young kids and their families, a move partly motivated by the TVO childrens' show Dino Dana, which filmed an episode aboard the vessel earlier this spring.
“We're planning to start a program ... on some Sunday mornings, where younger children can go aboard and the whole tour will be geared to them,” she explained, adding the guided activities will be shorter and more age-appropriate for kids under six.
“It will give families with younger children a new opportunity.”
On the August long weekend, the destination is hosting its second annual Flashback 65 celebration. The retrospective invites the public play spy games, take in Cold War presentations and take a special tour of the grounded submarine.
“We decided to go in that direction and really show people the world that HMCS Ojibwa was part of, that her crews were part of,” said Raven.
For more information about the HMCS Ojibwa or to purchase tickets, visit www.projectojibwa.ca.

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It has been well-documented that Catholic school enrollment has been in decline and many schools are closing. However, there are bright spots, including in Bridgeport. Specifically, Catholic Academy of Bridgeport, the four elementary schools in Bridgeport comprised of almost 900 students, is looking at enrollment gains of 18 percent vs. year ago, compared to national declines of 6.4 percent, higher in larger cities.
So what’s happening in Bridgeport? Yes, our Academy (the new model of one school, four campuses) had seen consistent declines in enrollment. Then the pandemic came and Catholic schools remained open. We have found that Bridgeport parents are seeking the “Something More” (our tagline) promise our Academy offers and not finding it at the Bridgeport public schools.


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Everyone knows the story of Polyphemus, the giant one-eyed Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus and his crew in a cave, then ate six of them before Odysseus devised a cunning plan to escape. (If not, you must read Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’.) But did you know that Polyphemus’ cave, supposedly on Sicily, is actually in the hills above and east of Sougia, along the coast from Paleohora?
The route to the cave , and on to Koustoyerako, is relatively recent, waymarked (in blue and white) presumably by the Chania Mountain Club (EOS Chania) in the late summer of 2009. The walk to the cave and back from Sougia takes around six hours, and will fit in with the ferry from Paleohora, whilst the continuation to Koustoyerako, returning via Livadas, is a full and strenuous day.
The E4 trail runs for over 8000 km (from Gibraltar) to Kato Zakros in SW Crete, and there’s a good chance that the hardest navigation in its entire length is finding your way out of Sougia. From the information board at the far eastern end of the seafront, walk inland on the road, left of the riverbed for 200m. Cross the river diagonally, and head for the single-story house beyond its far side. Keep left of the house fencing, to pick up a waymarked (red) trail uphill, which meets a bulldozed track. Stay on the track, passing through a wire gate and animal feeding troughs, until it ends at a small plateau and grazing area. Enjoy the ‘birds’ eye’ view down to Sougia, and along the coast towards Profitis Ilias, then head slightly downhill on the path, now waymarked in black/yellow with occasional cairns and E4 poles.
The next hour or so, along a footpath as scenic as any in Crete, is an olfactory and visual delight, walking under fragrant Aleppo pine trees and brushing through aromatic thyme bushes, with Homer’s “wine dark sea” below.
Eventually the path swings inland, heading up towards a col/saddle. The E4 continues east, to Profitis Ilias church and on to Agia Roumeli, as described in our book (see below), but the route to Polyphemus’ cave branches off sharply to the left, clearly indicated by blue/white waymarking.
Follow the path, such as it is, climbing by a short section of ‘kalderimi’ to reach a plateau, close to a memorial. The cross marks where a young Cretan, only 21, “was murdered here by the Germans.” A sad place indeed.
Onwards and upwards, over rough ground and many boulders, to reach the cave, signposted and slightly off left from the ascent route.
Initial disappointment at the cave’s small entrance is alleviated once you explore inside – it’s immense! You remembered to bring a torch, didn’t you? Even without, you can see many impressive limestone rock formations, and ample evidence of the flocks of sheep and herds of goats which the Cyclops once kept here …. maybe.
At a height of 300m, the grassy terrace outside the cave is a perfect picnic site, with particularly good views over to Gavdos, claimed to be ‘Calypso’s Isle’ where the nymph held Odysseus captive for seven years.
Return to Sougia by the same route in time for a swim and the late afternoon ferry back to Paleohora.
Alternatively, continue on to Koustoyerako. The path traverses into and out of a shallow gully, but then is intermittent or non-existent. Follow the waymarking carefully, via three isolated pine trees, and a final ascent to meet a track to the right (north) of radio/’phone masts. Turn right along the track for 3 km into Koustoyerako, pausing at the first bend to look (with care!) into an enormous crater.
More about Koustoyerako another time. From here it’s around two hours back to Sougia ; the top bends of the main road can be avoided by an old trail to Livadas, which begins left of the village cafenion. Below Livadas, leave the road for a track heading south, climbing slightly, then winding down into Sougia, and passing en route – of all things – a herd of fallow deer, possibly the only one on Crete.
‘More Walks from Paleohora’ available from ‘To Delfini’ bookshop, together with a few remaining copies of ‘Ten Walks from Paleohora’.

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The pandemic is spreading rapidly in the US, which is now following the rest of the West into self-isolation. Beware of leverage and expect dividend cuts, warns our chief investment officer Julian Chillingworth.
With dividends pressured, companies focus on financial strength
As global stock markets dive in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, charities may be wondering what they should be doing with their portfolios, if anything. No doubt, this has been a terrible economic jolt which has made many people ill with fear. Not just about their health and their financial security, but about the potential for the whole financial system to come apart at the seams.
The global economy has suffered a shock that is as ‘novel’ as the coronavirus. But the response has also been unprecedented, and should bolster the recovery when it comes.
Market volatility has been through the roof, with US stocks first falling rapidly and then shooting higher faster than at any time since the 1930s. Despite these jarring moves, financial markets are unlikely to close, argues our head of asset allocation research Ed Smith.
The Rathbones Folio Prize not only champions the finest contemporary writing, it nurtures new talent through the Rathbones Folio Prize Mentorships. Here we talk to teenage writer Henna Ravjibhai, who recently completed the programme, about the difference a year of mentoring has made.
One of the brightest young stars in world literature, Valeria Luiselli was named the winner of the £30,000 Rathbones Folio Prize on Monday 23 March, for her third novel, and her first to be written in English, Lost Children Archive.
The UK government has unveiled a phenomenal package of support to try to stem layoffs and backstop society. Now people have to lend their support to each other, argues our chief investment officer Julian Chillingworth.
The winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize will be announced this evening at a fully digital award ceremony.


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GHANA TALKS AGAIN OF SEPARATING OUT VOLTACOM FIBRE NETWORK
The Ghanaian Government is to separate VOLTACOM, a fibre optic communications facility owned by the Volta River Authority (VRA) from the latter to open up its services to the broader telecommunications industry in Ghana, according to a report on Ghana Web.
The transfer process, which is to be supervised by the Ministry of Communications and Technology and Ministry of Energy, would be completed soon to enable Ghana Telecom to reach as many people as quickly as possible. Dr Kwesi Ndoum, Minister of Energy and Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah, Minister of Communications and Technology said this during an interaction with the visiting President of Columbia University in New York City, Lee C. Bollinger.
Dr Nduom said the decision was to make the facility available to GT, which currently needed to provide greater access to its subscribers. "The idea is also to open up the northern half of the country to information communication and technology that would bring about increased development and technology transfer. "Some of these could be in the area of medicine, finance, building and any such subject that the nation’s institutions will find desirable.
"We are also looking at the possibility of extending the facility to Burkina Faso and Mali, our immediate northern neighbours. Dr Nduom said the facility when fully divorced from the VRA and operated separately would "also be opened to the private sector and I am sure that the current telecom operators in the country will find it useful". He intimated that the increased use of fibre optics, instead of cable would lead to increased access and lower the present high costs of communication.
Dr Nduom said the aim of the Government and Columbia University was to create a meaningful platform for exchange of ideas and creating of linkages between Ghana and the international finance world of the University.
It is unclear whether Voltacom would simply be operated as another parastal or privatised. The idea of using VRA’s fibre assets has been under discussion for at least three years and it remains to be seen whether the current Ministers will actually turn talk into action.


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Jiah Khan was a fighter and it is difficult to believe she took her own life, says her mother even as she struggles to come to terms with the loss… Read more
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- A lightweight jacket in military quilting with lambskin piping. The check-lined design features a stand collar and light wadding to fend off the cold, while a packaway hood is handy for light showers.
- Jacket length: 64cm/25.2in. This is based on a size UK 48 as proportions change slightly according to size.
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Gov’t to implement “vaccine plus” by still requiring observance of health protocols despite COVID-19 inoculation, official says
January 21, 2021
The government will enforce the "vaccine plus" by still requiring those who have been already vaccinated against coronavirus disease to follow the minimum health standards, an official said on Thursday.
"The vaccine plus means if we are vaccinated, the minimum health standard is still a plus," said National Task Force Against COVID-19 Chief Implementer and Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez Jr. in the "Laging Handa" public briefing when asked of the government's policy once immunization program starts.
He said those immunized should still observe social distancing, wear face mask and face shiled, and should take care of their immune system.
The COVID-19 vaccines are started to arrive in the country by next month.
Meanwhile, in the same public briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that all the passengers who have close contact with an indentified case with new variant of COVID-19 are required to undergo re-swabbing.
"The re-swabbing is really part of our protocol," she said.
As to when the appropriate timing of the test, she said this would be discussed in the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases meeting.
On the proposal of the Department of Trade and Industry to lower the age restrictions of those who could go out to 10 years old, Galvez said the Technical Working Group of the IATF was studying it.
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez had suggested to lower the age limit of those who could go out to at least 10 years old to boost consumption. Celerina Monte/DMS
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The hottest new poker room on the Internet is BandarQ. Started by the Malaysian-American Bruce Thorton, it is a place where virtually any player will find a niche. They even have a special section for online “mini” tournaments. While most tournaments offer varying degrees of play, this one has a play structure designed especially for beginners.
One of BandarQ’s most unique features is its use of what they call “the domino style”. In a nutshell, Bandarq applies the same basic poker mechanics of standard dominoes (no double action, etc.). However, it applies those mechanics in a more “choose your own adventure” poker game format. The result is a highly interactive experience where the players are given almost total freedom to choose their action. Generally, the lower the starting hand size, the more “free” the decisions are.
So how do you play bandage games? The first thing you need to know is that the “domino” rule applies here as well. In other words, each player starts with two cards face up and can either play a single card face up or two cards face down. Then, as the blinds increase, so does the number of card decks from two to four, five, six, seven, eight and nine. At this point, the player with the highest hand takes the first choice. Players who have no raises are at the mercy of what the opponents are playing, and if they make a raise, they lose the chance of playing a single card, three of their cards or a combination of their cards and the one they just hit.
There is also no restriction on the colour of cards used either. As long as the player has at least two, three or four of each in their hand, then they can play the game as and when they feel like it. For example, a player may have a two-card draw. If they have four of their cards in their hand, then they can either play a two-card draw or a four-card draw. This means that even though there are no more raises left, players need not worry about whether they have made the right decisions at the right time, and when they make a wrong move, they will regret it dearly.
The rules in Bandarq poker online differ from those in regular games of regular poker, but the basic principles are the same. Once you are in the free Texas holdem rooms, you can play against people from all over the world and against players of varying ranks. There is no maximum amount of money that you can bet or loose, and there are no special rules that govern when you can call the last bluff. After all, people have to learn how to play at all levels, and playing at the level where you are strongest will mean that you win more often than if you try and play to the highest possible limit in regular tables.
Playing in the free Texas holdem rooms will help develop the skills and strategies that players use in regular games. It will also help them hone their playing skills so that they are better able to adapt to whatever situations they find themselves in. At the same time, they will be able to enjoy playing in a totally free environment, which is something that they cannot do in a real casino!

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I know this is going to sound like a negative post, but I don’t think I can just skip over the subject as if it’s not happening.
Worries about European and American debt has caused the financial markets to sell off their shares in a manner not seen since the financial crisis 3 years ago. Markets are spooked by the fear that governments won’t be able to pay off their debts and that the measures they are taking to reduce their budget deficits aren’t far reaching enough.
The biggest European risks at the moment are Spain and Italy. Today the ECB announced that they would start buying up Spanish and Italian debt to try to ease the worries in the markets, but all Asian markets closed sharply down, and at the time of writing the FTSE 100 is down 1.5%. Last week alone the FTSE lost over $262 billion – that’s about the same as our whole budget deficit in sterling!
So what is the going to mean for the spending public? Well this crisis is different to the last one in the fact that governments are struggling with their debts and not the banks, so immediate liquidity problems shouldn’t be a problem. However, if a country was to default on it’s debts, banks with money locked into those government would then start to take hits. It’s then when we could start to see banks coming under the strain again.
The big worry from our point of view is how much media coverage this story is getting. The big headlines and 24 hour analysis isn’t going to inspire the public to go out and buy a house full of windows and doors. I know some of you are going to think I’m being hypocritical for writing this post, but as I’ve said before, this site gets nowhere near the coverage the news channels do, so won’t really cause that much harm.
There is a potential for this crisis to be as bad as the one in 2008. At the moment the markets are very volatile, full of knee-jerk reactions because of the potential unknowns. Those buying and selling just need to keep their heads. Over reactions could cause this situation to become unnecessarily worse, plunging the world into another recession.
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Another polio case surfaces in Karachi
July 6, 2020 01:49 PM
Another case of polio came to light in the country taking the national polio cases tally to 57 this year, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday.
The samples of the 5-year-old child were sent to the laboratory on June 20 and his results came back on Monday. The polio-infected child is from Karachi, the anti-polio campaign spokesman said.
In June, a polio case was reported from Balochistan, according to health officials. The victim of the virus was a three-month-old infant hailing from the Duki area of Balochistan.


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Inrix, a firm that analyses road traffic, recently reported average delays in London due to congestion in 2021 of 148 hours, twice the national average, but virtually the same as in 2019, before the pandemic. This prompted debate about the impact of the increase in cycle lanes put in place in London in response to Covid-19.
To make sense of what is happening, we need to recognise that our availability of time always constrains the amount we can travel. There are many activities that we need to fit into the 24 hours of the day, and on average we spend just an hour on the move. This limits the build-up of congestion.
Road traffic congestion arises in areas of high population density and high car ownership where is not enough road space for all the car trips that might be made. If traffic volumes grow for any reason, delays increase and some potential car users make other choices. We may change the timing or route of a car journey, or the travel mode where there are alternatives available, or a different destination such as an alternative shopping centre, or not to travel at all, for instance by shopping online.
So, if road space is taken away from cars in order to create cycle or bus lanes, then initially congestion will increase. But the additional delays will induce some car drivers to make alternative choices and congestion will revert to what it had been. The overall impact is to reduce the share of trips by car, which is what has been happening in London for many years as the population has grown and as there has been large investment in public transport, with less road space for cars: private transport use fell from 48% in 2000 to 37% in 2019, while public transport use grew from 27% to 36% over the same period. Cycling increased from 1.2% to 2.4% while walking held steady at 25%.
The London Mayor’s transport strategy ambitiously aims to cut private transport use to 20% of all trips by 2041. This would be expected to diminish the total amount of traffic congestion, although not necessarily its intensity at peak times in the busiest areas.
Creating cycles lanes reduces the space available for cars but in itself it does not get people out of their cars. Copenhagen is a city famous for cycling, with 28% of journeys made by bike. Yet car traffic is only slightly less than in London. Aside from cycling, the other big difference is that public transport accounts for only half the proportion of trips compared with London.
The experience of Copenhagen indicates that we can get people off buses onto bikes, which are cheaper, healthier, better for the environment and no slower in congested traffic. Yet buses are an efficient way of using road space to move people in urban areas, with diesel engines being replaced by electric or hydrogen propulsion to cut carbon emissions. We would like to get drivers out of their cars onto bicycles, yet this has proved difficult, even in Copenhagen, a small flat city with excellent cycling infrastructure and a strong cycling culture.
Looking across a range of European cities, we find very diverse patterns of journeys by the different travel modes, reflecting, history, geography, size and population density. But we do not find cities with high levels of both cycling and public transport. So, the prospects for a substantial increase in cycling in London are far from certain, given the relatively high level of past public transport use.
The pandemic has had a major impact on public transport use in London, with bus and Tube journeys currently at only 70-75% of pre-pandemic levels. The financial consequences have been severe. Transport for London may have to embark upon a ‘managed decline’ scenario unless more support from the government is forthcoming.
In such circumstances, further investment in new rail routes would not be possible and existing services would be reduced. Investment in cycling would then be the most attractive way of implementing the strategy of reducing car use in London, both by encouraging cycling as an alternative and by lessening the scope for people to drive.
The above blog post was the basis for an article in The Conversation on 9 December 2021.

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Hellmann’s invites kids to learn about their food
While urban kids are becoming increasingly connected, they are losing touch with nature. So Hellmann’s invited a group of them to a Blue Ribbon farm to learn more about where their food comes from.
Blue Ribbon family farm
Hellmann’s conducted research in Canada which found that the majority of kids living in urban areas are highly creative and curious, but increasingly disconnected from nature. So we wanted to find out exactly how much they and their parents know about what’s in the food they eat.
The results are captured in the video below.
The brand then arranged for the group to visit the Stockbrugger family’s canola farm in Saskatchewan on a trip with the renowned chef Chuck Hughes.
Earlier in the week, Hellmann’s awarded the farm with Blue Ribbon status. A Hellmann’s Blue Ribbon Farm supplies agricultural raw materials to the brand’s suppliers and processors. They are family farmers who regularly ‘bring out the best’ in everything they do by implementing the best sustainable agriculture practices, supplying high-quality ingredients and protecting the land.
No ordinary field trip
The urban kids went for a real hands-on experience with farmers. They learned about soil texturing, seed testing and planting; how crops are monitored for damage from insects or disease; and all about the equipment and technology used. The tour finished with the kids making mayonnaise by grinding canola seeds to extract oil, learning the process from ‘farm to fork’ and illustrating the simple ingredients in every jar of Hellmann’s mayonnaise.
“Almost half of Canadian adults say they are more likely to purchase food made with sustainably sourced ingredients, but around a third aren’t sure what sustainability even means,” says Carolina Riotto, Senior Global Brand Development Manager, Hellmann’s. “That’s why activations like this are so important. They open people’s eyes to how a farm operates and how much goes into managing the land and crops. And when we know more about our food, we choose better and eat better.”
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This is the latest example of how Hellmann’s is raising awareness of its sustainable, natural, real ingredients, not just by telling consumers about it, but by involving them.
18 months ago the brand opened the doors of one of its tomato suppliers in Latin America as part of its ‘Grow with Us’ campaign. This digital experience allowed consumers to interact with farmers in real-time while they worked and saw for themselves the journey of a ketchup tomato from ‘field to plate’.


Forever 21 Ordered by Court to Respond to DOL Subpoena, Regarding FLSA Violations
March 20, 2013
In a previous Santa Ana, California employment attorneys blog, wage and hour attorney Vincent Howard discussed a class action lawsuit against the popular Los Angeles-based retail store Forever 21, after a group of employees accused the company of forcing them to work off the clock hours, and skip meal and rest breaks--a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
The U.S. Department of Labor continues to fight against the widespread occurrence of FLSA violations in the California garment industry, which recently brought Forever 21 back into the news again, after a U.S. District Court Judge ordered that the retailer produce documents that were demanded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD).
The WHD reportedly issued the subpoena in August of last year, while investigating to see if Forever 21 had violated the FLSA's hot goods provision--which keeps employers from sending any items that were produced by violating the FLSA's overtime, minimum wage, or child labor provisions. The subpoena was originally issued after the WHD conducted a major investigation into the garment district of downtown Los Angeles in August, uncovering minimum wage and overtime violations in warehouse shops that produced goods for major clothing retailers. The WHD reportedly found garments that were produced in at least one of the shops, making clothes for Forever 21 stores. Forever 21 allegedly refused to comply with the subpoena.
According to the FLSA, if a company engages in these wage and hour violations, the secretary of labor can investigate and bring actions to the employer in federal court.
As Vincent Howard reported in a related Santa Ana Employment Lawyers blog, another recent WHD wage and hour investigation of a single building in the Los Angeles Fashion District uncovered extensive violations of federal and state minimum wage, overtime and record keeping laws by all of the ten garment contractors in the building. The WHD reportedly recovered over $326,000 in back wages for 185 low wage workers.
Over the past five years, the WHD has conducted over 1,500 wage and hour investigations of Southern California garment employers, finding violations in 93 percent of the wage and hour cases. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) employers are required to pay nonexempt employees covered by the act the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, with overtime compensation of one and one-half the employees' regular pay rates for any hours worked beyond a forty hour workweek.
In Costa Mesa, California, contact labor and employment attorney Vincent Howard at Howard Law, PC today.
Federal court orders Forever 21 to surrender supply chain information subpoenaed by US Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor Press Release, March 14, 2013
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Algerian court orders arrest of former defence minister Khaled Nezzar and son
The former minister was suspected of "conspiracy and breach of public order", the court in Blida, southwest of Algiers, said according to state TV.
Nezzar stood at the head of the army when in 1992 it cancelled the electoral process, denying Islamist groups a victory at the polls and plunging Algeria into a devestating, decade-long civil war.
The retired general has for weeks been in Spain, where he has been joined by his son, Algerian media reported.
While Nezzar claims to have travelled to Spain for therapeutic purposes, he said on Twitter late last month that he had learned the Algerian authorities were planning to arrest him, prompting him not to return.
"I was about to return to Algeria when I received credible information about an arbitrary and unfair detention project targeting me," he said.
Nezzar recently alleged that, as momentum grew in the protests against Bouteflika in April, the president's powerful brother had sought his advice on how to crush the protest movement.
Said Bouteflika had considered declaring a state of emergency and firing former army chief and vice Minister of Defence Ahmed Gaid Salah, Nezzar told the Algeria Patriotique news website, run by his son Lotfi Nezzar.
Despite being a regime mainstay, Salah eventually called for Bouteflika's resignation and now retains his powerful and influential role as Algeria's future evolves.
Nezzar later repeated those allegations in May when he appeared as a witness against Said Bouteflika, who was arrested along with two former intelligence chiefs on charges including "conspiring" against the state and "undermining the authority of the army".
While protesters welcome the arrests of high-profile figures from Bouteflika's regime, many fear such moves are little more than a high-level purge or power struggle between regime remnants rather than a genuine effort to bring about reform.
A Swiss court last year cleared the way for Nezzar to face war crimes charges after he was arrested in Switzerland.
A group of alleged victims accused him of torture and arbitrary arrests in a complaint filed by rights group TRIAL.
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China and the WHO’s chief: Hold them both accountable for pandemic
By Bradley Thayer and Lianchao Han – Originally posted in The Hill
The World Health Organization (WHO) last week finally declared the coronavirus from China that rapidly spread across the world a pandemic. Now, with more than 150,000 confirmed cases globally and more than 5,700 deaths, the question is why it took so long for the WHO to perceive what many health officials and governments had identified far earlier.
We believe the organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, like China’s Xi Jinping, should be held accountable for recklessly managing this deadly pandemic. Tedros apparently turned a blind eye to what happened in Wuhan and the rest of China and, after meeting with Xi in January, has helped China to play downthe severity, prevalence and scope of the COVID-19 outbreak.
From the outset, Tedros has defended China despite its gross mismanagement of the highly contagious disease. As the number of cases and the death toll soared, the WHO took months to declare the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, even though it had met the criteria of transmission between people, high fatality rates and worldwide spread.
When President Trump took a critical step to stop the coronavirus at U.S. borders by issuing a travel ban as early as Jan. 31, Tedros said widespread travel bans and restrictions were not needed to stop the outbreak and could “have the effect of increasing fear and stigma, with little public health benefit.” He warned that interfering with transportation and trade could harm efforts to address the crisis, and advised other countries not to follow the U.S. lead.


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Black Deer have announced a new wave of line-up additions for the 2022 instalment of the festival, taking place from June 17 - 19 2022 in Kent, England.
Festival crowd favourite James will join Van Morrison, Wilco and The Water Boys as headliners.
Grammy nominated Nashville artist Cam will also be heading over the pond for the weekend, alongside Hiss Golden Messenger and Israel Nash, ready to share the stage with the likes of Drive-By Truckers, Imelda May and Jake Bugg.
Other newly announced names include Orange Goblin, Ida Mae, Amy Helm, Noble Jacks, Blue Rose Code, Josh Okeefe, ASG, William Crighton, Madison Violet, Black Water County, The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, Kezia Gill, Powerhouse Gospel Choir, The Outlaw Orchestra, Josiah, The Jonny Halifax Invocation, Black Orchids, Hannah White, Willi Carlisle, Dylan Earl, Eddy Smith & the 507, Franky Perez, Bonnie Montgomery, Misty River, Chris Fox, My Fine Companions, Hayley Ross, The County Affair, Ruby Dew, Jessie Reid and Thomas Jay.
Commenting on the announcement, Hiss Golden Messenger said: “We are absolutely thrilled to play Black Deer this year.
After so many years away from the UK due to COVID, we can’t wait to return to a place that continues to be very special to us.”
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Igreja da Nossa Senhora de Neves
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Igreja da Nossa Senhora de Neves (The Church of Our Lady of Snows) is a church in the village of Rachol, on the banks of the river Zuari, in Goa, India. The church was built in the sixteenth century. It is located close to the famous Rachol Seminary.
The church was dedicated to Nossa Senhora de Neves (Our Lady of the Snows). Built alongside the fortress of Rachol, this church was considered to be the first at Salcette (Salcette was called " Ilha de Salcete do Sul " at that time). It has been referred to as the "Mother church" (Matriz) for the whole of South Goa and was named " Igreja da Nossa Senhora de Neves " . It was the Seat of the first Archbishop of Goa, Dom Gaspar Jorge de Leão Pereira who personally visited Margão and the surrounding areas to choose the location. Dom shot an arrow into the ground at Rachol and ordered the church to be built there. The Captain of the Rachol fortress (in Portuguese 'Capitão desta Fortaleza de Rachol') Diogo Rodrigues was appointed to carry out the work. It was constructed with a mud and thatched roof in sight of a Hindu temple and was completed in 1565.
Two historical burials took place at the altar. The first burial was for the captain of the Fort (Capitão desta Fortaleza) Diogo Rodrigues in 1577. The second was of the martyrs of Cuncolim, who were killed in the so-called Cuncolim Revolt in 1583.
On 25 July 1583, a massacre of Jesuit priests and civilians occurred in Cuncolim. The martyrs' bodies remained in the church until 1597, after which they were moved to Saint Paul's College, Goa and laid to rest in Old Goa at the Cathedral in 1862.


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On June 12, 1991, a mammoth cloud of ash and gas rose above Mount Pinatubo 55 miles north of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Three days later, the volcano erupted, spewing millions of tons of smoke and gas — sulfur dioxide — into the atmosphere.
The average temperature worldwide decreased by a few tenths of a degree. “If relatively small eruptions like Pinatubo can affect the climate,” said Australian researcher Fred Jourdan of Curtin University, “just imagine what a volcanic province with an area equivalent to the size of the state of Western Australia can do.”
That’s exactly the objective of a new study published in Geology that claims to have found the cause behind one of world’s oldest mysteries: What caused the Cambrian extinction 500 million years ago?
There has long been general consensus that climate change and a depletion of oxygen in the oceans killed off more than 50 percent of the world’s species — but no one had known what had triggered those changes. Jourdan said massive volcano explosions in Western Australia, which lacquered more than 2 million square kilometers with lava, was the catalyst.
“This was the very first [study] to look at this, and the reason of the extinction was unknown until now,” Jourdan told The Washington Post in a phone interview. “It changed the global climate. It changed also the temperature and the chemistry of the ocean. This was the first extinction of complex life.”
Volcanoes caused other extinctions as well. At the end of the Triassic period, a massive volcanic explosion big enough to cover the United States in 300 feet of lava triggered an extinction that consumed 50 percent of life on Earth.
Another extinction was the Great Dying, which may have been caused by a microbe. In a geologic “blink of an eye” — 60,000 years — it claimed more than 95 percent of the planet’s life, then mostly vertebrates and invertebrates.
Those extinctions were easier to study than the Earth’s first, which occurred 500 million years ago, and wiped out many trilobites, that era’s dominant species. “This extinction is very poorly studied because the rocks are so old,” Jourdan said. “When you look at rocks that are a billion years old, there’s so much decay and you don’t have traces of certain things anymore.”
Even with time hindering the analysis, Jourdan says he and his team of 10 researchers used radioactive dating techniques to discern that volcanic rock from the Kalkarindji volcanic province occurred at the same time as the first extinction.
For Jourdan, the findings weren’t much of a surprise. “I had suspected something like this and was testing a theory,” he said. “There had been a connection before with volcanic activity and a mass extinction.”
So how does a volcanic explosion wreck an entire planet? The answer: smoke and gas. Take Mount Pinatubo, Jourdan said. If such a small eruption can lower the Earth’s temperature, just imagine a truly massive explosion.
The study states it would result in “rapid climate changes and climate oscillations.”
Translation, Jourdan said: “Game over.”
“It was a yo-yo effect,” Jourdan says. “You had a long-term warming with the greenhouse gasses, but also a back-and-forth between warming and a cooling.”
One remaining mystery, however, is how long it took for species to die. Was it in a “blink of an eye” like the Great Dying? Or a slow-burn extinction?
Jourdan doesn’t know: “The rocks are just too old.”


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A balanced menu should include fish several times a week - this is not only healthy, but also very tasty.
A balanced menu should include fish several times a week - this is not only healthy, but also very tasty. We have prepared a selection of original recipes for fish dishes that can be served not only on weekdays, but also on special occasions. Enjoy!
Prepare a jellied shortbread pie with cold smoked fish, cream filling, tomatoes and cheese crust on top. Delicious, bright, unusual cake - a luxurious snack for everyday life and holidays.
180 g flour; 85 g butter; 3 art. l. water; a pinch of salt.
300 g of smoked fish (for example, cold-smoked pollock); 7 cherry tomatoes; a couple of sprigs of fresh dill or a few pinches of dried; 3 eggs; 150 ml cream (any fat content); 50 g of hard cheese; garlic clove.
Cooking dough. Cut cold butter into large pieces and combine with flour and salt. This is best done in a food processor, but you can grind it into crumbs with your hands. Add ice water, knead, collect the dough in a lump and refrigerate in cling film for 10 minutes. Turn on the oven to heat up to 200 degrees. Prepare the pie pan. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin (thickness 3 mm). Cover the form with dough, making the sides, cut off the excess. Pierce with a fork. Send the form with the dough to the hot oven for 12 minutes.
For the filling, clean the fish from bones, skin, break into pieces. Rinse the tomatoes, pat dry with paper towels and cut in half.
In a bowl, combine the cream, eggs, salt, pepper, garlic, passed through a press, beat with a whisk until smooth.
Remove the base from the oven and assemble the cake. Put the fish pieces on the dough first, then the tomatoes, cut down, carefully pour the cream mixture over the pie so that the ingredients do not move. Grate the cheese and mix with chopped dill, pour the pie on top.
Lower the temperature in the oven to 180 degrees, bake the cake for 30 minutes. Cool the finished fish pie, cut into slices and serve. Bon appetit!
Step-by-step recipe for making a smoked fish pie (photo) >>>
Oven-baked fish pancakes can be served hot with mashed potatoes, rice or vegetables, or cold as an appetizer with various sauces.
For fish pancakes you will need:
500 g fish fillet; 2 slices of white bread or a spoonful of breadcrumbs; 30 ml of warm boiled water or vegetable broth; egg; 1 st. l. flour; a small bunch of fresh parsley (or a spoonful of dried); a spoonful of lemon juice; salt, spices for fish to taste.
Yogurt Sauce Ingredients:
150 ml of natural yogurt; 1 st. l. olive oil; clove of garlic; salt, pepper to taste.
Make minced meat from fish fillet using a meat grinder or blender. You can finely chop the fish with a knife. Soak bread without crusts in water or broth. Mix crumb with minced meat. If you use crackers, then just add them to the minced meat and fill with water or broth. Add flour, egg, chopped herbs, spices, lemon juice, salt to the fish. Mix thoroughly.
Turn on the oven to 180 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the minced meat with your hand, forming pancakes. Bake for half an hour.
Mix all the ingredients for the sauce, grate the garlic on a fine grater or pass through a press.
Serve fish pancakes with sauce. Enjoy!
Step-by-step recipe for cooking fish pancakes with yogurt sauce >>>
This tender casserole needs red fish, potatoes, cream and dill. Cooking in the oven. Super combination!
Salmon Casserole Ingredients:
250 g salmon (fillet); 2 potatoes; 200 ml cream (any fat content); bulb; clove of garlic; 30 g butter; dill, salt, black pepper to taste; 1 tsp flour.
Clean the fish, rinse, cut into pieces. Cut the peeled potatoes into circles. Chop the onion into feathers, garlic into slices, fry in oil until soft. Combine fish, roast and potatoes in an ovenproof dish. Whisk the cream, flour, spices with a whisk, pour over the fish and potatoes. Bake for 30 minutes in the oven at 190 degrees.
Step-by-step recipe for making salmon casserole >>>
Crispy pie with tender and juicy filling. An unexpected ingredient here is white cabbage. A sumptuous dish both cold and hot.
See how to make trout pie:
300 g puff yeast-free dough; 300 g trout fillet; 300 g of white cabbage; hard boiled egg; a small bunch of greens; 1 tsp vegetable oil; salt, pepper to taste; yolk.
Finely chop the cabbage, warm it for a couple of minutes in the microwave, cool, squeeze out the juice. Salt, pepper, mix with chopped eggs and chopped herbs. Add vegetable oil and stir.
Defrost the dough, slightly roll it into a rectangle, put the cabbage filling in the center, fish fillet skin side up on it, salt and pepper beforehand. Cut the dough on the sides into strips at an angle of 45 degrees, alternately wrap the braid on the fish. Lubricate the cake with beaten yolk and put in the oven for 30 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.
Step by step recipe for trout and cabbage pie >>>
Crispy little pies with tender fish, juicy cherry tomatoes under a cheese crust. Incredible appetizer and treat!
200 g flour; 100 g butter; egg; 1 tsp Sahara; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp. l. water.
200 g salmon fillet; 4 tbsp. l. cooked couscous (or other cereals: buckwheat, rice, millet or quinoa); a couple of stalks of green onions or other greens; 8 cherry tomatoes.
2 eggs; 100 ml cream (any fat content); 100 g parmesan or dzhyugas; a pinch of thyme; pepper to taste.
Prepare the dough: beat all the ingredients with a blender, add the egg last. Gather the dough together, wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Then divide the dough into 4 parts, knead with your hands and put in molds, forming sides. Prick with a fork.
Put a layer of cereal on the bottom of each mold, it will not allow the baked dough to get wet. Then lay out the fish cut into pieces, chopped greens. For the filling, lightly beat the eggs, cream, half of the grated parmesan (50 g), thyme and pepper. Pour over the fish, top with sliced cherry tomatoes. Bake the quiches at 180 degrees for 15 minutes on the lower heat, then add another half of the cheese and bake for 10 minutes on the general heat. Turn off the oven, pour all the remaining cheese on the quiches, let it melt in the hot oven. Then serve immediately.
Recipe for making mini quiches with salmon (step by step photos) >>>
A very unusual recipe for a delicious dish: we will bake mackerel in the oven with apricot slices and yogurt.
You will need:
mackerel (2 fillets); 4 apricots (you can canned slices); 1 tsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp. l. yogurt; 2 pinches of spices for fish (thyme, rosemary); salt, pepper to taste.
Salt the fish fillet, pepper, sprinkle with lemon juice, leave to marinate for 15 minutes. Then put the fish on a parchment-lined baking sheet, pour over the yogurt. Spread sliced apricots on the fish, sprinkle with spices and put in the oven for 25 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees.
Recipe for mackerel with apricots (with step by step photos) >>>
Need something quick for a snack? Catch a simple recipe for a very beautiful treat!
8 toasts of white bread; 150 g lightly salted red fish; 100 g cream or processed cheese; 2 fresh cucumbers; half an onion; 2 tbsp. l. mayonnaise; 1 tsp lemon juice; black pepper.
Cut the crusts off the bread. Cut the washed cucumbers into thin slices with a vegetable peeler. Chop the fish and onion, mix with lemon juice, pepper, mayonnaise. Grease all the toasts on one side with cheese, lay the slices of cucumbers on the edge, cut off the ends. Turn half of the slices of bread with cucumbers over and spread with fish stuffing, cover with another slice. Wrap in cling film, refrigerate and serve. Bon appetit!
Learn how to make red fish sandwiches >>>
On the grill (grill pan) or even in the oven, you can quickly cook a beautiful, healthy and incredibly tasty barbecue. Lightly marinate the fish, and then bake with tomatoes.
Ingredients for barbecue:
500 g fish fillet; 16 cherry tomatoes; clove of garlic; salt, pepper to taste; 2 tbsp. l. olive oil; 1/2 tsp Provence herbs or other spices for fish.
Soak wooden skewers in water or dry white wine (30 minutes). Cut the fillet into pieces, equal in size to tomatoes. Salt the fish, pepper, sprinkle with herbs, sprinkle with a spoonful of oil. Thread fish and tomatoes onto skewers, alternating. Bake the skewers in the oven (15 minutes at 190 degrees) or grill until golden brown. Mix the remaining spoonful of oil with the garlic passed through the press, grease the prepared hot kebabs and serve.
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A very bright and incredibly tasty dish for dinner for the whole family - fragrant, juicy, healthy. Bake mackerel with carrots, onions, tomatoes and lemon, serve with rice or potatoes.
Ingredients for Baked Mackerel:
2 mackerels; 2 carrots; 2 onions; 2 cloves of garlic; 4 tomatoes; lemon; 2 tbsp. l. soy sauce; 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil; black pepper to taste.
Clean the fish, gut it, cut off the head, cut into 3 cm pieces. Peel the onion, cut into half rings. Grate carrots. Chop the garlic. Saute onion, carrot and garlic in oil until soft. Put the vegetables in a heat-resistant form covered with foil, pour over the soy sauce. Between the pieces of fish, place circles of tomatoes and lemon. Brush the fish with oil, sprinkle with pepper. Bake for 20 minutes in an oven preheated to 200 degrees.
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Prepare a very simple and budget salad of canned fish, peas, boiled egg and onions. Drizzle with mayonnaise and serve using a serving ring.
230 g or a jar of canned fish; 120 g canned green peas; bulb; 2 eggs; greens, mayonnaise, pepper to taste.
Hard boil the eggs, peel and cut into small cubes. Throw the peas into a colander. Mince the onion and scald it with boiling water, put it on a sieve. Canned food can also be thrown into a strainer to get rid of juice or oil. Mix everything in a bowl, season with pepper, mayonnaise, add chopped herbs. Serve in a bowl, on bread or with a ring.
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Philips Electronics (Thailand)’s "+’ Project by Philips" has entered its second stage in Thailand. Searching the best ideas to improve the health and well-being of Thais converted into real-life Philips-led projects, Philips takes the lead in addressing concrete challenges in health and well-being faced by people in Thailand by working together with the public and relevant to stakeholders to achieve maximum effect.
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Over the course of the past fifteen weeks, a total of 438 quality ideas were submitted across the three themes, where 95 ideas were put forward for Access to Healthcare; 195 ideas pitched for Livable Cities; and 148 ideas proposed for Healthy Living. As part of the initiative to strengthen innovation, ideas were crowd sourced throughout the entire country, online as well as offline, and weekly winners were selected by the Philips team.
A total of 21 individual winners have been selected across the three themes and from these a jury of experts comprising of Philips executives and external experts will select the three best ideas in a process involving public voting and a final decision. Public voting will contribute to 20 per cent of the final decision and winning ideas can be viewed and your vote submitted at www.philip.co.th/plus.
The winning ideas, to be announced at the end of June, will win a budget of up to US$50,000 each.
"I am very pleased to see that Thais care so deeply about health and well-being. The large number of submissions is a testament to that and we’re extremely happy to be an enabler in improving the health and well-being of people in Thailand through the implementation of innovative ideas from the Thai public." He added that the winning ideas would answer current challenges in society across Thailand, where health and well-being has been impeded by events such as flooding that affected the Central Plains and seasonal air pollution in the Northern regions," said Viroj Vithayaveroj, chairman and managing director of Philips Electronics, Thailand.
Thailand was the second country to launch The ‘+’ Project as the country is representative of developing Asia, where heavy urbanisation, changing disease and nutritional patterns have been factors affecting health and well-being. The ‘+’ Project was first launched in Indonesia in November 2011 and Philips is now in the process of implementing the overall winning ideas which included: an intent to reduce the carbon footprint of lights that power public parks and bus stops by fitting them with battery packs that derive energy from the sun; plans for preparing healthier school meals in a sanitized environment; and the installation of information and education centers on the subject of breast cancer to promote awareness of the disease.
The ‘+’ Project was launched in Thailand in February to improve the health and well-being of people and communities. As part of the initiative to strengthen innovation, ideas were crowd sourced throughout the entire country, where weekly winners were selected by the Philips team.
With more than 1,000 ideas from both Thailand and Indonesia, Philips plans to introduce the initiative in Singapore, before rolling out to several other Asia Pacific countries throughout 2012.


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Last week marked the consolidation for the most active assets of March 1-15 (which is oil and gold). But next week has a lot to show, be ready to take part!
GBP/USD: "Triple Bottom" led to new high
2019-11-11 • Updated
The price is consolidating under a resistance at 1.2522, so we’ve got a “Pennant”. Therefore, the pair is likely going to test the closest resistance at 1.2569 – 1.2581 in the short term. If a pullback from this area happens, there’ll be a chance to have a downward correction.
We’ve got a “Triple Bottom”, which has been confirmed by the last “Breakaway Gap”. In this case, the market is likely going to test the next resistance at 1.2569. Considering a possible pullback from this level, we should keep an eye on the closest support at 1.2506 – 1.2492 as an intraday bearish target.
GBP/USD has managed to rise for the third trading day in a row including today’s Asian session, while the daily technical indicators are moving higher gradually.
Discover the outlook for EUR/USD, EUR/GBP, and GBP/USD.
For those who may be unfamiliar with Price Action trading, the horizontal arrows represent areas where the market structure was broken. As you can see in the scenario above, price broke below the previous low at the two marked instances
Let's start off with a look at the Daily timeframe on Bitcoin. We currently see price reacting to the rally-base-rally demand zone between the 15,600 - 14,300 price area. Price also seems to have found support off the trendline support as marked in the image above. Interestingly, this means the overall bias on BTCUSD is Bullish.
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are virtual national money. The idea of creating such currencies came to the authorities after the success of cryptocurrencies, which also exist only in digital form.


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Taking a great picture sometimes proves to be only half the battle. While many photos today end up being displayed only in digital environments, some deserve more permanent and physical positioning.
When that turns out to be the case, finding the perfect picture frame for a photo can be just as important as framing and snapping the shot to begin with. When two or more images seem to want to be displayed together, there are excellent options to look into, as well.
A Better Way of Displaying Many Related Pictures
Even some relatively experienced photographers regularly overlook an important possibility: Instead of displaying pictures each in their own individual frame, it can make more sense to collect them together.
This basic idea is one that can be applied in many different circumstances, too. Pictures that are related in ways including the following will often benefit from being shown alongside others:
Location. A collection of photographs that were all taken in the same general place will often stand out even more if they are framed together and displayed that way. From a favorite local park to a beach where some especially satisfying vacation time was spent, a shared location regularly lends cohesiveness and deeper meaning to a number of photographs.
Theme. Sometimes it can pay to think a bit more abstractly, as well. When two or more photographs all illustrate the same basic theme, having them framed alongside one another can make excellent sense. A number of photographs that depict various important moments in a person’s education, career, or hobby, for example, might do a fine job of standing together.
People. Probably the single most common way to group photos, though, is according to the people that they depict. Whether a frame hosts a number of pictures of family members or of especially close friends, this literal sort of nearness can help convey a more personal kind, as well.
The Perfect Frame is Never Out of Reach
Fortunately, finding a multi picture frame that will suit any collection of pictures well never has to be difficult at all. Providers that make it easy to customize and order frames online can reduce what might formerly have been a challenging, expensive process to one that anyone can quickly make use of.

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I am ordering RP61276 temp control knob and RP61275 volume control knob. Do I also need to order the set screw separately??? (RP50465) or is that included?
Bigger picture: What I really have is faucet T17440. Case #4451718. I'm told the parts for that faucet are discontinued, but that I could use replacement parts for any of your T17 faucets. My first choice (T17097) has parts that are on back-order. How can I get parts this week that will work in my shower faucet?


My wife and I have been going through every Alien and every Predator movie in response to the challenge put to us by Prometheus, and what I’ve learned from all of this is that I really like the Alien series. Predator, eh, I can take it or leave it. I had prepared myself for a colossal mess when it came time to embark on the two “versus” movies, so I was pleasantly surprised when I actually found myself enjoying the first of the pair. Knowing that this was to be the last Alien movie I see (at least until Hollywood realizes what it needs to do), and having had my expectations up-ended by the previous installment, I actually went into Requiem with greater hopes.
Ah, but it doesn’t take long to realize that Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem is a film which underestimates its audience at every turn, trading in the complex social structure of the Predator civilization and the intelligent brutality of the aliens for mere monster movie mayhem. Yes, we get to see the Predator homeland for the first time here, and that is certainly exciting – I could throw out a long list of questions that this short glimpse raises in my mind – but it’s only in service of a one-note character, invented to be “cool” rather than sensible. The character in question is a Predator who travels to Earth (in a couple of hours, it seems) in order to clean up the mess left when the group of Predators from the previous film accidentally unleash a pack of aliens on a sleepy American town.
Almost immediately, the movie makes it clear that it thinks you are an idiot. A hunter is out in the woods with his young son when he sees the Predator ship crash and is soon afterward attacked by a face-hugger alien. In the struggle to free himself, a bit of the alien’s acidic blood drops on the man’s arm, easily burning through the flesh and severing the appendage. Cut to one of the movie’s primary characters, a police officer, as he investigates something creepy in a sewer tunnel. Could it be an alien preparing to jump out at him? No, it isn’t, and it never is despite how desperately the movie tries to sell its repeated false-alarm scenes. In fact, the creature in the sewer is but a gentle homeless man who has been asked in the past not to take residence there. The homeless man calls to his dog, the canine loping out of the darkness with an object in his mouth. What could it be, other than the severed arm of the hunter from before. But wait– how did–? Wasn’t the arm in the middle of the forest before? This is a movie that doesn’t just ask you to suspend your disbelief, it asks you to suspend your concept of chronology, spatial relationships and reason. Later in the movie, a group of teenagers breaks into their high school at night to go skinny-dipping in the pool, but get attacked by an alien. The Predator appears out of nowhere to save the day, though moments before he had been shown across town battling a different alien in a power-plant. There’s no use trying to understand how the character moved so quickly – it’s a simple matter of the filmmakers moving the players wherever the scene needs them to be, regardless of whether or not it is in any way comprehensible.
Much like its immediate predecessor, Requiem doesn’t know how to handle its human characters. When they aren’t behaving in broad, stereotypical ways, they simply lack charisma altogether. There is no “lead” here, no characters that we grow to like or empathize with, no entry point for identification with the humans whatsoever. Who lives and who dies is inconsequential, to the point that an entire town can be wiped off the face of the earth and it almost doesn’t matter at all. On a more positive note, this inability to develop human characters contributes to one of the funniest, most awkward lines of the film: “We’re not going to make it out of town without weapons, dickhead. You’re too stupid to talk, Dale, shut up.” If you suspect this line was spoken by a thirteen-year old, surprise! It’s spoken, with utmost seriousness, by an adult.
Of course, the movie doesn’t have any better idea of how to handle its alien characters either. When the two extraterrestrial races face off against one another, the action is almost always edited badly so that it’s difficult to make out what is going on, and the lighting is always dark – an effort made to obscure the CGI, I suspect, but which also obscures the action altogether. An interesting idea from the last film, a Predator-Alien hybrid (dubbed “Predalien” by the internet), is wasted entirely here. Rather than play up this creature’s attributes and set up a thrilling, climactic battle between the Predalien and the Predator, instead the movie is content to relax with generic battle sequences which do nothing to draw attention to this unique creature. Sure, there’s a moment where the real Predator is temporarily stunned and removes his mask (as the Predator is contractually obligated to do at least once in every Predator film), but it’s done with a heavy sense of obligation. When a character yells at another “Get to the chopper!”, it’s less a clever reference to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s famous line and more a lazy rip-off.
I ended my Alien vs. Predator review by submitting that though many think of Resurrection as the official ending to the Alien series, director Paul W.S. Anderson actually helmed a relatively respectful follow-up that deserves to be considered part of the canon. I cannot say the same for Requiem. Even though it tries to salvage some honor by tossing in a “for fans only” reference to the original films before the credits, it’s difficult to take seriously. The movie as a whole is difficult to take seriously. It doesn’t respect its human characters, it doesn’t respect the character of its aliens, and ultimately does what I was afraid the first “versus” film would: it treats the creatures as if they are just special effects and nothing more. Because of this mindset, Requiem is easily the worst of both creatures’ respective franchises.


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by KATIE ARRINGTON || Nearly sixty people were killed and more than 500 were wounded in the most horrific mass shooting in our nation’s history this week.
Why did it happen? Why did congressman Steve Scalise get shot a few months ago? Why did Sandy Hook happen in 2012?
They are all wrong.
These mass shootings and other acts of senseless violence stem from one thing – a plague that is consuming us all, a plague that neither sees nor cares about race, gender, or political affiliation. What plague am I referring to? The devaluing of human life.
Many people in this world – including the perpetrator of this senseless act of violence in Las Vegas – have no respect whatsoever for the dignity and sanctity of human life.
If motivated to commit such atrocities, evil people like this will attempt to kill others using whatever means are available to them – be it a gun, knife, car, bomb, etc.
Guns don’t kill people, knives don’t kill people, vehicles don’t kill people; people kill people.
And why do they kill people? Because they have forgotten – or they never knew – the sacredness of human life.
In addition to prayer, how can this problem be fixed? As a society, I believe we must re-educate (or, in some cases, educate for the first time) children and communities on the importance and value of human life.
In other words we must focus on the source of this plague, not the symptoms of it. The symptoms of this plague are mass shootings, domestic violence, abortions, drug overdoses, abuse of the elderly, and, sadly, a litany of other problems facing our nation and our world. The sad reality is that none of these are new problems; they have been building for decades and will require just as much positive energy to halt, and hopefully reverse.
To cure this plague, we need to teach all that every life is precious and relevant and that all lives matter.
This core belief is what drives me to serve the people of South Carolina as a member of the House of Representatives. It drives my thinking in every decision I make as a leader – and decisions made by many others in public service who are pro-life.
While I will continue to use my voice to promote and defend the sanctity of human life, it is not just the politicians’ responsibility to do so.
While politicians create law, they don’t create personal responsibility. Each and every citizen must speak up and speak out about the value of every human life.
It is up to each one of us as individual human beings to teach our children and grandchildren – and to remind others of our common morals and ethics.
We don’t have a gun control issue in this country, we have a moral crisis that is ripping apart the fundamental fabric of our Republic. Until we recognize the root of this crisis and respond accordingly, neither political rhetoric nor legislative edict will achieve our goal – which must be getting people to stop killing each other and start working together for our common liberty, prosperity and sustainability as a nation.
We must reassert the inherent indispensability and inviolability of life as our most essential American liberty – and we must do it now before more of our brothers and sisters are senselessly slaughtered.
Katie Arrington represents S.C. House District 94 in the Palmetto State’s General Assembly. She is a candidate for the GOP nomination for South Carolina’s first congressional district in 2018.
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy blasting off on its first flight – Source: Flickr / SpaceX
With much fanfare, SpaceX successfully conducted a test launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 3:45 p.m. EST (8:45 p.m. UTC) on February 6. Following launch, the Falcon Heavy successfully placed its payload, one of CEO Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadsters, into its intended orbit. Two of the three boosters also returned for a successful landing. The one small mark against the mission was the failure to land the core stage on SpaceX’s ocean barge. Continue reading →
International Launch Services (ILS) recently announced that it will introduce a new Proton launch vehicle variant with a larger payload fairing – a clear sign that flexibility is now a key differentiator in the launch vehicle market.[i]Continue reading →
PSLV-C37 with 104 payloads. Source: Indian Space Research Organisation
On the morning of February 15, 2017, ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (designated PSLV-C37) launched the 714-kilogram Cartosat-2 Series Satellite and 103 co-passenger satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch – which marked the 38th consecutively successful PSLV mission out of 39 flights – was one for the record books.
China has conducted a ground test of the Long March 5 (CZ-5) power system. The engines were fired for the final ground test before the first launch, expected next year. According to China’s State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry, the test was a success.[i] Specifically, China tested the YF-75D cryogenic engine, which will be used in the second stage of the Long March 5B variant.[ii]Continue reading →
The European Space Agency on August 12 signed contracts for the development of a new launch vehicle designated Ariane 6, its launch base, and an upgraded version of the Vega called the Vega C.
The contracts, signed at ESA’s Paris head office with Airbus Safran Launchers (ASL), France’s CNES space agency, and ELV, respectively, cover all development work on Ariane 6 and its launch base for a maiden flight in 2020, and on Vega C for its 2018 debut.[i]
The launch vehicle market continues to be dominated by a few select regions. Between 2011 and 2013, Russia, China, the United States, and Europe accounted for nearly 92 percent of all launch vehicles manufactured. Russia by far accounted for the largest proportion of launch vehicles built during the period, with 41.5 percent. Russia was followed by China with 21.6 percent, the U.S. with 20.8 percent, and Europe with 7.9 percent.


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The University of Minnesota Extension will be hosting three Barriers to Bushels events throughout west central Minnesota starting late February. This year’s locations include Willmar, Little Falls and Appleton.
Current, research-based information will be presented to control soybean and corn costs. UMN Extension Educators and specialists will discuss topics with proven fertilizer, pest, soil and weed management with the intent to ultimately increase a producer’s margins and to Take Control over resistant pests, weeds and diseases.
Program cost is $30 which includes a meal and handouts. Agendas, speakers, and topics will vary by site.
The Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council (MSR&PC) is a sponsor of Barriers to Bushels to provide soybean farmers updated research and information needed to increase profitability.
Click here for an updated agenda and schedule for each location.

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text: Astarte was the Goddess of Byblos, from which our word for "bible" originated. She was known as the Star, the Moon, the Heavenly Virgin, Queen of the Stars and the Queen of the Heaven. Some of her other names were Tanit, Ishtar ("the star"), Astroarche ("Queen of the Stars") and Attar-Samayin ("Morning Star of Heaven"). The Israelites burned incense, offered wine and baked cakes in her honor. Her great shrines were at Byblos and Aphaca (known today as Afka). King Solomon built a sanctuary to her in Jerusalem. Her priestesses were famous astrologers.

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The addition of a median strip at the entrance to the Echo Lake apartments and the YMCA from N 192 is creating a huge traffic jam. Eastbound traffic to the apartments and the Y are either driving in the oncoming lane or making a 3 point U turn to turn left. Traffic exiting the Y and the apartments is doing the same. Commercial traffic, moving vans, etc. are parking on 192nd and blocking.
Today I exited the Interurban Trail on my bike into this mess to return to my apartment on Echo Lake. Very dangerous!
The city of Shoreline is just begging for a lawsuit after the first accident here.
Please! Drop the idea of a blocking median on 192nd!
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On this West Virginia Week, residents celebrated the end of Ramadan and a solar eclipse, while state officials squabbled over state emergency funds related to last week's storms.Continue Reading Take Me to More News
On this West Virginia Morning, Matt Jackfert is known to many of our listeners as our beloved classical music and news host. But in his off time, the Charleston native is also an accomplished musician, composer and arranger. We talk with him about his new work on a classic seasonal tune, “I Saw Three Ships.”
Also, in this show, Gov. Jim Justice held his first COVID-19 press briefing since international news broke on the new variant omicron. We bring you the latest on the new COVID-19 variant.
Over the last year, coal production has rebounded in northern West Virginia, but it’s not made a similar recovery in the southern part of the state. We learn why.
And The Allegheny Front, based in Pittsburgh, shares their latest story about climate change and how it is connected to mental health issues.
West Virginia Morning is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting which is solely responsible for its content.
Support for our news bureaus comes from West Virginia University, Concord University, and Shepherd University.
Listen to West Virginia Morning weekdays at 7:43 a.m. on WVPB Radio or subscribe to the podcast and never miss an episode. #WVMorning


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Sport and Violence
Sport and Violence: A Critical Examination of Sport (2nd ed.) explores a global view of issues in sport and leisure and it provides an approach that allows for critical analysis and development of solutions to such problems. Each chapter contains not only textual content but also real-world examples of sports experiences from individuals.
The chapters also include much background information that can be further researched. The initial portion of the text contains an analysis of the key problems associated with sport and violence, its history, and its status. Later chapters more thoroughly represent societal factors and issues, and the final portion of the text discusses solutions and approaches that may provide a springboard for change.
The authors have taught at the higher education level. They have also served as player, official, supervisor, coach, and sport administrator and in administrative capacities in park and recreation departments.
This book is intended for use in upper division and graduate courses in sport management. This book can also assist an administrator to organize a safer and more civil sports experience.
Chapter 1: Our Violent Society: Nationally and Globally
Chapter 2: The Status of Sport and Violence
Chapter 3: Exploration of Societal Factors
Chapter 4: Causes of Sport Violence
Chapter 5: Fan–Sport Environment Interaction Disorder
Chapter 6: The Role of Exclusion and Inclusion
Chapter 7: Spillover Effects of Sport and Violence
Chapter 8: A History of Leisure, a History of Violence: Our Violent Society— A National and Global Historical Perspective
Chapter 9: Solutions to Mitigating Sport and Violence
Chapter 10: Solutions


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By The Canadian Press on March 20, 2024.
OTTAWA – Health Minister Mark Holland says it’s “extremely appropriate” that two scientists who lost their jobs due to dealings with China remain under investigation.
The National Microbiology Laboratory researchers were fired in early 2021 after their security clearances were revoked over questions about their loyalty and the potential for coercion by Beijing.
Records tabled in Parliament late last month say the scientists, Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, played down their collaborations with Chinese government agencies.
The RCMP said today a national security investigation into the matter that began in May 2019 remains underway.
The Mounties started the probe following a referral from the Public Health Agency of Canada.
The Globe and Mail reported today the two scientists have been using pseudonyms as they build a new life in China.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 20, 2024.