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One Mud Man Collector's Journey
As a small child, I became fascinated with these uniquely handmade mud figurines. In the 1940s, my father gifted four mud men to my mother, when she was a new bride. She treasured them for years and kept them on a display with other orientalia.
Nearly 25 years ago, my mom gave them on to me, much to my delight! So began my journey into the wonderful world of mud men! Throughout my travels, I scoured antique shops and flea markets from New York to Los Angeles, Key West to Seattle, Dallas to Chicago and all points in between. My passion grew as I discovered that few knew or understood what these finely crafted mud figurines were or their history. Little could be learned. There was virtually nothing written about them. Folks were thrilled to tell me the stories of how they came into possession of these treasured figures - most often they were passed on in the family or discovered in an old, dusty antique shop, a flea market or estate sale. Everyone always asked if I knew anything more about their origin. I always shared what I knew and this only fueled my desire to learn more.
Not one to be discouraged and being a persistent soul, I never gave up seeking more details and information about the history of mud men figures. As luck would have it, I discovered eBay in its infancy and also found other mud collectors in these bid wars. One of my bidding competitors, a gentlemen from North Carolina, was kind enough to share his knowledge with me. His father, who also had a personal interest in mud men and women, had owned an antique shop, which is unfortunately now closed, and he collected numerous mud figures over the years to sell in his shop.
Now, I'm sure you're thinking, "eBay?! I'll go to eBay and buy mud figures!" You could do that, but you won't find many, if any, vintage mud men and most of what is for sale have major chips or broken off hats, feet or hands. The opportunity has long since passed to find quality mudware on eBay. The majority you'll find on eBay are the newer Shiwan manufactured figures of little value being passed off as old mud men and aren't vintage mud figures at all. They have virtually no detail in their features, are generally expressionless and have very little color. These are manufactured from mass molds. Fair warning! Don't be fooled.
So, if you don't already know, I'll bet you're thinking, "How can I tell the 'real thing' from the fake?" Well, in reality none of them are "fake". The newer ones just have no value for the serious collector. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. First, let's learn a bit of history.
The Shekwan ceramics are commonly known as mudware, mud figures or figurines, mud people, mud men, mudd men, or mudmen.
Over 1000 years ago, Chinese artisans during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), were creating landscape bonsai, miniature landscapes in a tray, a practice known as Pen'Jing. To capture the realism of a favorite countryside or mountain scenic view, the artists added rocks and planted small trees in a large ceramic tray to simulate the panorama on a smaller scale. These were intended to invoke a harmonious feeling to the viewers.
In an effort to capture the illusion, the Chinese artisans used figurines of people, animals, huts and temples, which gave an appearance of great age and size to the miniature forests. Figurines have had a place in bonsai as a visual contribution. Penjing, nearly a lost art form, is experiencing a revival in modern day China and is once again popular with Chinese bonsai enthusiasts.
The prosperous Manchurian Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912) began declining at the end of the 18th century. The successful export market for fine china was impaired by excessive competition for the wares. Pottery and figurines dominated the Chinese export trade well into the next century. Mud figures thrived, as they were different from ordinary figurines. They were made individually by hand and involved nearly all members of the village. Mudmen were brightly glazed figurines of men, women, wise men and old sages, seated or standing, holding flutes, scrolls, pots, fish and other objects of mystical importance or sometimes fishing. After completion of the rice harvest and the dry season set in, villagers turned to figurine production to stimulate the economy.
For smaller ones, the artist just picked a small piece of mud and in no time made a figurine out of it by using their two fingers. For the average-sized figure, the 'mud' or clay for the figures was pressed into a mold by hand. Each part was individually molded and assembled by various crafters at the appropriate time -- thus, the varying degrees of quality in the pieces. Once the torso was removed from the mold, the extremities -- head, hands and legs or feet -- were added, along with the hair, hats, beards and other items. To add further detail, eyes, nose and ears would be pierced. Then the entire collection was fired in a kiln to cure the clay. Fingerprints can often still be seen, immortalized in the fired clay.
Each mudman was hand painted with a low temperature lead glass glaze in yellow, blue or green glaze with the occasional use of white or brown. The face, hands and feet were left unglazed to expose the natural color of the mud. The rocks, shoes or sandals were painted with a dark brown, almost black under-glaze, that was often used to paint hair and facial features as well. Occasionally the rocks were painted a red oxide or yellow ochre.
In the late 19th century to the mid 20th century, mud figures continued to be produced in South China, with the exception of the popular water carrier, which originated in Jiwah, near Hong Kong. The smallest figures were used as backdrops in fish tanks or bonsai, while the larger figures were used in planters. The exceptionally large muds were sometimes made into lamp bases.
The larger figures can be found at Stone Bay of Kwangtung. These figurines can cost thousands of dollars if they are made by the masters. Today, the antique mud man is a highly collectible item. Surviving examples were showcased in a large exhibition at the Hong Kong Fung Ping Shan Museum in 1979 and at the Chinese Culture Centre in San Francisco in 1994. Mud women are much rarer to find. I have been fortunate enough to collect several.
The following is a brief summation about the mud man mystery from a Mr. Ping:
"Most mud figures are manufactured in South China, in Kwangtung Province, in the town of Shekwan, which lies in one of the many waterways within the delta of the Pearl River, an area which long has been a centre of numerous Chinese crafts, ranging from paper-cutting to the manufacture of New Year lanterns.
The manufacture of ceramics is an ancient industry in Kwangtung Province of China; indeed, many of its archaeological sites actually contain kilns dating between the Neolithic Age (4200-3500 BC) and the Ming Dynasty (1368-1744). Late 7th- and 8th-century ceramists in northern China, working primarily at kilns at T'ung-ch'uan near Ch'ang-an and at Kung-hsien in Honan province, also developed "three-color" (san ts'ai) pottery wares and figurines that were slipped and covered with a low-fired lead glaze tinted with copper or ferrous oxide in green, yellow, brown, and sometimes blue; the bright colors were allowed to mix or run naturally over the robust contour of these vessels, which are among the finest in the history of Chinese pottery.
Some time between the Tang and Sung periods (960-1279), the town of Shekwan began to go commercial, undoubtedly the result of the opening of Canton to foreign traders. As time went on, enormous amounts of utilitarian pottery began to be produced: cooking utensils, dishes, and jars; and soon, to appease local demand, more decorative figures which later became known as Shekwan ware. It comes in a wide variety of glazes with many interesting names: among these are: sour carambola (mottled purple-red), raindrops on the wall (blue with white drippings), and sea mouse (pale blue and shiny green).
Today, the Shiwan Artistic Ceramic Factory (est. in 1952) carries on the figurine production established in the Ming Dynasty. Hundreds of people are employed, of whom two thirds are women. Employees work 8 hours a day, making an average of about $60 a month, although sculptors make more. Production of the factory today is composed largely of figurines of people and animals, with some miniatures and tableware. More than 2 million pieces are made each year, of which 60 percent are exported, mostly to the rest of Asia. Because the clay is so plastic, many of these figures can be modeled in incredible detail; hence, different kinds of figures have different expressions with which we can identify them. A god or a general is usually dignified; the drunken Tang Dynasty poet Li Po is usually depicted lifting a glass to the moon. Arms and legs are usually modeled quite powerfully to give an impression of quiet strength - you will notice these most particularly on the good-looking fishermen.
In the early 1950s, the Chinese export companies began a new era of mud man production that continues today. However, the newer figurines lack the expression and individuality that only a handmade item can convey, all of the experience and talent that went into the original, is lost in the mechanized world of capitalism, and for that matter, pales into comparison to the character and aesthetic beauty of the turn of the century mudman. Most of the newer figures are of the smaller size and are commonly used in bonsai or fish tanks.
There are also other mudware pieces that might interest you that would make a great addition to your collection to complement your mud figures, such as ducks or containers. Please be aware that there are many levels of quality available for these Chinese figurines or mudware.
If you already know what to look for, jut Go Shopping for Mud Men Figures.
Read on below to learn about authenticity . . .
Here's what to look for when examining potential vintage mudware:
details, size, chips, repairs, crazing, color, markings.
On a more obvious note, the greater detailed features, the more likely the mud figure has been made by a master artist, rather than a student. If you're just starting out your collection, take your time looking at the hair, face, limbs and the creasing in the clothing, as well as any object the mud man or woman might be holding. More details indicate a higher value.
As to the size, the larger the mudman figure, the more valuable it is. Simple as that. Occasionally, you may run across a mid-size mud man that is unusual because of what the figure is doing, which will make it more valuable. For example, you won't find as many mud men sitting on the "ground" as you will fisherman sitting on a stump. Even though the mud man sitting on the ground isn't as tall as another, depending on its condition, it may well be more valuable. Mudman figurines range from 2 inches to 18 inches, and sometimes larger. The most popular export sizes were from 4 inches to 7 inches, mainly due to the available retail shelving space.
Any chips or broken edges may not detract much from a mud figure's value, unless it's a large chip, broken off hat, hand or foot. These can be repaired by an expert, who are few and far between. If you have a mud figure that needs repair, it may well be worth the expense; however, if it isn't done properly, it will definitely reduce the value of the mud man. Poor repairs can be seen under a "black light". It's a good idea to carry a small black light with you when shopping for mud men out in the world. It's still not uncommon to find them in good condition with very little damage or no repairs, and sometimes in mint condition.
Crazing is a network of fine cracks. In modern day ceramics, crazing is considered a problem. It may be as a result of firing methods or body material and glaze combinations. If you are purchasing new mud men and find crazing, then poor workmanship is the cause. This is not the case when examining older mud figures. You can expect to find some crazing on the older Chinese Shekwan ware. It is simply due to age. Not all of the older mud figurines have crazing, however, and this should speak to the quality of the master artist's work. Also, the face and limbs should not be glazed, just the clothing and other items.
Common colors of mud figures are yellow, blue green, brown and sometimes white. Some of the browns look reddish. Color "runs" are not uncommon and this would occur if the bright colors were allowed to run over the contours of the figure's robe, for example. The differences in the mud color account more for the region than for the age of the piece. The darker muds were dug from the lower valleys where soil impurities and water runoff have tinted the clay. The mud color can range from a dark gray or brown to a buff or peach and even creamy white, used more often than not for the mud women.
The age of antique mud men can be verified by the markings, or lack of markings, incised on the bottom of the figures. It's unlikely that you will find anything older than from the late 1800s, unless you're dealing with upper-end collectors and museum quality work. That's okay, because the mud figures identified from around 1900 are very collectible and valuable. Always check the underside of a piece, if it is not attached to something. Attached to something? Yes, you will find mud men attached to bonsai settings, bookends or lamp parts.
Imports into the states had to have the point of origin plainly stamped, so the pottery stamps can actually date the piece. If a mud figure has an indentation or a black or red stamp with "CHINA" (sometimes the "N" is backwards) or "HONG KONG", then it is from c. 1890 - 1919. Those figurines stamped with "MADE IN CHINA" or "MADE IN HONG KONG" date from c. 1920 - 1944. Occasionally you'll find "MADE IN CHINA" or "CHINA" stamped in red ink, dating from the late 1940s. I believe those that only show the "CHINA" in red ink from the late 1940s should have been stamped "MADE IN CHINA" and are few in number and may simply be a result of improper stamping (only part of the stamp being placed against the edge). From 1952 on, the mud figures have a stamp and a number.
Occasionally you'll come across a mud man with no markings. Travelers or missionaries to the orient would purchase the mud figures at local markets and carry them home. These were not stamped, because they were not for importation. Also, you may find some pieces signed by the artist.
The absence of the original mud man figure from Chinese export markets after World War II have some collectors believing that the earliest molds, along with the kilns, were destroyed by bombing raids. It has also been suggested that the kilns used for pottery were converted to weapons manufacture to help counter the Japanese invasion prior to the war and were destroyed by enemy soldiers. The molds were lost as well, never to be recovered.
With the original molds lost, you can identify the newer mud figures (1952 forward) by a fairly smooth underside with a round hole. On the other hand, because this is not an "exact science", it is possible that an older piece may have the same appearance, depending on other factors. If the bottom is open all the way around and has a thinner edging, it has been handmade. This means it is a true antique mud man and did not come from the newer molds. Sometimes you'll find older mud figures that have been filled in, when they were used in bonsai arrangements and later removed.
As I said, this is not an exact science, and unless you were a fly on the wall, watching the master or student create the mud figure, you may never know the exact age of a piece without years of experience. If you can't determine the age and you really love the look of a mud man or woman, then it really doesn't matter. Just enjoy the exquisite beauty of the art, knowing that some master artist or student took pride in creating it.
If you, or someone you know, is knowledgeable about Chinese Shekwan mud figures and would like to share additional information here with our other passionate collectors, please feel free to contact me. I have been flooded with requests, so if you are interested in having me view pictures of your mud figures to determine their authenticity and potential value, a fee will be charged for this service. Refer to the Contact page. Only serious inquiries, please.
I have moved out to the country and will soon start sorting through my collection of mud figures. I will be putting some up for sale in the next few months. You might be wondering why I would ever part with my mud men collection. Well, I'm not . . . really, only part of it. I have many more than I can display and do justice to the beautiful mudware. I felt it was time to share some of these wonderful vintage mud man figures with the rest of the world, so that they may be displayed as they should be.


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Drug tested in lab studies halts cancer cells that are impervious to hormone therapy
DURHAM, N.C. – Hormone therapies for prostate cancer have greatly prolonged the lives of patients, but the drugs eventually become ineffective and the disease grows lethal.
Resistance occurs because a small percentage of prostate cancer cells are completely impervious to the therapies, and actually thrive when the drugs are used. Targeting this subset of virulent cancer cells is the focus of a study led by Duke Cancer Institute researchers.
The researchers, publishing online Dec. 4 in Science Translational Medicine, identified a cell surface receptor that is essential for the function and survival of resistant prostate cancer cells, and showed in laboratory studies that this receptor can be targeted to halt tumor growth. A clinical trial is underway using a drug originally intended for lung diseases.
“We noticed in prostate cancer there are two types of cells,” said senior author Jiaoti Huang, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Duke’s Department of Pathology. “The vast majority are luminal tumor cells, which are susceptible to hormone therapy. But a minor component of cells are neuroendocrine cells, and they are very important. They do not express the androgen receptor, so they will survive hormonal therapy.
“Our hypothesis was that this minor population, because they have the ability to survive, contribute to tumor recurrence,” Huang said. “And that’s exactly what we found.”
Huang and colleagues -- including corresponding author Qing Cheng, Ph.D., associate professor in Duke’s Department of Surgery -- isolated the neuroendocrine cells from fresh human prostate cancer tissue and studied them in the lab. In early-stage prostate cancer, they constitute no more than 1% of all tumor cells, but their numbers are much larger in late-stage and metastatic disease, and they make up almost all of a particularly lethal form of prostate cancer called small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma.
Current prostate cancer treatments exclusively target the majority population of luminal tumor cells, and they do that job well. But not only do hormone therapies leave neuroendocrine tumor cells untouched, the researchers found, they actually enrich the neuroendocrine cell population.
This occurs because tumor growth is driven by a receptor on the surface of neuroendocrine cells called CXCR2, which creates the optimal environment for prostate tumor cells to proliferate and spread. CXCR2 is also expressed by immune cells and involved in inflammation, and a drug that inhibits its function is being developed for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Huang’s research team tested the drug, navarixin, in laboratory and animal studies, demonstrating that it killed hormone-resistant tumors in combination with enzalutamide, where enzalutamide failed on its own.
“Because CXCR2 is ubiquitously expressed by neuroendocrine cells in prostate cancer of all stages, targeting CXCR2 may particularly benefit patients whose tumors are advanced, recurrent, and resistant to currently available therapies,” Huang said.
“The real implications of our findings need to be tested in clinical settings to determine whether patients with advanced prostate cancer benefit from CXCR2 inhibition, alone or in combination with a hormone inhibitor,” he said.
This study involved collaborations with other basic and translational researchers and physicians. In addition to Huang and Cheng, study authors include Yanjing Li, Yiping He, William Butler, Lingfan Xu, Yan Chang, Kefeng Lei, Hong Zhang, Yinglu Zhou, Allen C Gao, Qingfu Zhang, Daniel G. Taylor, Donghui Cheng, Suzette Farber-Katz, Rachid Karam, Tyler Landrith, Bing Li, Sitao Wu, Vickie Hsuan, Qing Yang, Hailiang Hu, Xufeng Chen, Melissa Flowers, Shannon J. McCall, John K. Lee, Bryan A. Smith, Jung Wook Park, Andrew S. Goldstein, Owen N. Witte, Qianben Wang, Matthew B. Rettig and Andrew J. Armstrong.
The study received funding from the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the National Institutes of Health (1R01CA205001).

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Her party won a majority, with 53 out of 87 seats in the Legislature.
Congratulations to Notley for her win and for inspiring more women to get involved in politics! We look forward to seeing more female Premiers in Canada’s future.
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Reigning Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya expectedly won the men's race of Delhi Half Marathon in a fast time but below the course record while Ethiopia's Worknesh Degefa clinched the women's title as thousands of people thronged the roads of the capital city on a Sunday morning in New Delhi on Sunday.
The 32-year-old Kipchoge, considered one of the greatest marathoners of all time, clocked 59 minute and 44 seconds to cover the 21.097km distance and win the race at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ahead of Ethiopia's Yigrem Demelash, who clocked his personal best of 59:48, in a close finish. Another Kenyan Augustine Choge was third in 60:01.
Kipchoge, running here in his first competitive race after winning Rio Olympics marathon gold in August, was clearly the pre-event favourite in men's elite race but many had thought he would lower the course record of 59:06 set by Guye Adola of Ethiopia in 2014.
But, neither he lowered the course record nor could do better his personal best of 59.25 in a course considered one of the fastest in the world.
The three podium finishers ran together as a leading pack along with two pace setters till the 14km mark before Choge dropped out around the 17m mark. Kipchoge and Demelash were together till the final kilometer before the eventual left behind his challenger with a burst to the finish line.
In the women's elite race, Degefa clocked one hour, seven minutes and 42 seconds to clinch the title ahead of fellow Ethiopian Ababel Yeshaneh (1:07:52) and Helah Kiprop (1:08:11) of Kenya. Reigning half marathon world champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya was fifth with a timing of 1:08:28. The women's course record was 1:06:54, set by Mary Keitany of Kenya in 2009.
Both the men's and women's elite champions pocketed USD 27,000 (Rs 1.84 million) for their victories while the Indian winners got Rs 3,00,000 each.
Among Indian men, G Lakshmanan, who has won the 2013 edition of Delhi Half Marathon and also TCS World 10K 2016, emerged the winner with a timing of one hour, 04 minutes and 34 seconds while Mohd. Yunus (1:04:38) and Man Singh (1:04:40) were second and third respectively.
It was a sensational finish in Indian elite women's race as Monika Athare made a dash to the finish line with a time of 1 hour 15 minutes and 34 second just one second ahead of half-marathon debutant Sanjeevani Jadhav (1:15:35).
In the third spot was pre-race favourite Swati Gadhave with a time of 1:17:43. All the three women clocked their personal best timing.
After winning the elite men's race, Kipchoge, a living legend in Kenya, said he had come to run in a "polluted city" to inspire the young people of India.
"The first reason that I came here is to run in a city that is polluted to inspire a whole generation and a country to take up sports. In this way, the Indians can train openly in the morning, afternoon and there is no harm," he said.
"I came here purely for running in a polluted city. For the past four days that I'm here I've been reading on twitter about the pollution scare but I told these people it's not an issue. One of them told me 'I don't allow my kids to run for more than an hour'. I showed them that its okay by running for an hour today," added the Kenyan who had won a silver in 5000m race in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.


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Case start date: 21 December 2013
History of Present Illness:
Patient arrived bearing a diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) (Homeopathy Treatment for Lupus Nephritis) and presents many of the common symptoms including intense fatigue, aching joints and skin rashes on face.
Patient has never been well since receiving a series of vaccinations before going to Honduras to participate in missionary work. She received hepatitis A & B, tetanus, influenza and the meningitis vaccinations together. Two months after the vaccinations, she became so ill that she had to cancel her trip to Honduras.
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She has experienced unexplained weight gain (40 pounds in one month), aching joints, severe body pain, vertigo with nausea, hot flashes, swelling in both legs (right worse than left) and intense fatigue that prevents her from getting out of bed. She is sleeping eighteen hours a day and still wakes feeling unrefreshed.
Mind/Mental Attitude: While in the past she always needed to be in control, she has “now turned to God and is trying to learn to let things go”. Even before her sickness, religion was a large part of her life. She is currently on anti-depressants, but has expressed a desire to come off them when she feels more stable.
Vertigo: Vertigo comes with nausea and appears completely random; it is debilitating to the point where she has to cancel everything for the rest of the day if she suffers an attack which occurs 2-3 times a week.
Body Pain: On a pain scale of 10, she says her pain is a 9; feels as though she has “been run over by a truck every single day”.
Hot Flashes: On a scale of 10, she is experiencing hot flashes of 9 which appear to come randomly and travel upwards. If she is unable to get outside to someplace cooler, she “will feel like I need to throw up”.
Extremities: She suffers with ingrown toenails on both big toes and claims to have had them for “as long as I can remember”. She displays swollen legs from the calves downwards; the right leg is noticeably worse than the left.
Stomach: If she does not eat around 11:00 a.m., she experiences slight nausea. She also looks for food between 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. every evening. She is very sensitive to wheat products; her stomach becomes hard and distended after eating.
Skin: The patient displayed lots of brown moles all over the skin. She cannot handle wearing wool as it makes her “incredibly itchy”. Since being sick, the patient will sometimes get a rash on her face – right side by her nose – from too much sun.
Body Temperature: She is constantly hot and will sleep with the windows open even in minus 30 degree weather; being in hot and humid climates will make her sick.
Thirst: The patient is very thirsty and always has a bottle of water around her which she finishes several times per day. She prefers to take big swallows, not sips.
Sleep/Fatigue: She is sleeping eighteen hours a day and does not wake feeling refreshed; she feels intense fatigue.
Generalities, heat, flushes of, upwards
Generalities, pain, pressing, load, as from
Generalities, vaccination, after
Vertigo, nausea, with
Mind, religious, affections
Additional – I also suspect that the patient may suffer with gluten intolerance. I have asked her to try removing gluten from her diet for the next three weeks as a test period to see if she feels better.
Silicea Terra – Covers most of the presenting symptoms nicely with the exception of the upward movement of her hot flashes. Silicea also tends to be a very chilly remedy; does not fit with the current case.
Arsenicum Album – Covers many of the presenting symptoms, though the thermals are wrong. In addition, the patient does not fit the mental picture of restlessness and fastidiousness so common with arsenicum patients.
Sulphur – Covers all of the presenting symptoms nicely, including the ill effects from the vaccinations and other general symptoms.
- Sulphur 200CH – dry dose, 2 pellets.
- Additional dose of Sulphur 200CH, dry dose, 2 pellets, one week following first dose.
Follow up #1
20 January 2014:
Overall: The patient is very happy with the remedy and its affect on her symptoms. She reports that she did feel an aggravation the first day after taking the remedy, but since we had discussed it, was able to deal with it. She also felt significant improvements in many of her symptoms, though she did notice that her symptoms started to return the last couple of days, although not as intense as before.
Mind/Mental Attitude: Monday was the one year anniversary of the patient’s father’s death, so it is a tough time. Despite this, she feels relatively good and did not realize until taking the remedy that she “felt like she was walking through a fog all of the time”. She has consulted with her doctor who has agreed to cut her dosage of anti-depressants.
Vertigo: The patient reported that the bouts of vertigo and nausea that used to hit around 11:00 a.m. have stopped since taking the remedy.
Body Pain: She is feeling much less pain, especially upon waking.
Hot Flashes: While she is no longer sweating, her skin still gets red. In addition, the patient noticed that now the hot flashes subside almost as soon as they begin; before they would last around five minutes.
Extremities: She has noticed a dramatic difference in her stiffness and her ankles are not as swollen; she can now “move her ankles properly as they are not so puffy”. The patient also reported that she no longer has any ingrown toenails.
Stomach: She had a “weird episode with a bit of gluten free toast, vomited it out and then felt fine”; no repeat occurrences.
Skin: She reports having a rash on her face that flared up for a week or so after taking the remedy and then it went away.
Body temperature: Similar to before, the patient is still hot; “the sun is still not my favorite thing”.
Thirst: Her thirst appears normal for her, she continues to drinks large quantities of water in gulps.
Sleep/fatigue: While the patient is still sleeping eighteen hours a day, she is waking up with less body pain and feeling more refreshed when waking. “I feel better upon waking. There is still pain, but not as intense. It doesn’t feel like I have been run over by a semi-truck, maybe just a little truck”.
Additional: She has stuck to a gluten free diet and wants to continue it for another month to see how she feels.
Based on the fact that the majority of the symptoms were reduced but had started to reappear in the last couple of days, I recommend a repeat of the previous remedy with a longer duration until the next follow-up.
- Sulphur, dry dose, 200CH, 2 pellets with a follow up in four to five weeks.
Follow up #2
27 February 2014
Mind/Mental: She continues to work with GP to reduce anti-depressants; her pharmacist was surprised that her dosage has been cut in half. Despite this, the patient has experienced no issues with decreased focus or feeling overwhelmed.
Vertigo: No issues.
Body Pain: The pain and stiffness in the patient has reduced and she has started walking three times a week with her husband, “only about a kilometer or two”. The patient has noticed a bit of stiffness in her ankles and hips after getting home from these walks.
Hot Flashes: In the first three weeks of taking the Sulphur, the patient only had one hot flash every three days; yesterday she had three. She has deduced that the nausea is linked to the hot flashes which the patient noticed when the Sulphur was not working as well and she experienced a prolonged hot flash.
Extremities: She reports that she no longer suffers from in-grown toenails. She “doesn’t know where they have gone… very unusual but great”. In addition, the swelling in her legs is better, though she has noticed that her hands are swelling and cramping.
Stomach: She has had no digestive issues. She has also noticed that since taking the remedy and going off gluten, she is not as hungry. She has been craving eggs.
Skin: The patient is currently displaying no skin issues.
Body Temperature: She tells me that she feels hot all of the time.
Thirst: She has been very thirsty recently and is drinking lots of water.
Sleep/Fatigue: She has been sleeping “amazing…I am now sleeping through the whole night and stopped taking afternoon naps about two weeks ago”.
Additional: She has stuck to a gluten free diet and says she has no intention of returning to eating gluten. She will be traveling back to Honduras to complete more missionary work in a couple of weeks and will be getting a vaccination for traveller’s diarrhea.
- Sulphur 200CH, dry dose, 2 pellets.
- Instructions to take additional dose while travelling:
- 15 April 2013 – Sulphur 200Ch, dry dose, 2 pellets (day after returning home from Honduras).
Follow up #3
16 June 2014
Mind/Mental: She returned from her trip and claimed it was “totally awesome”. She is still coming off all of the anti-depressants and has an appointment in May with the rheumatologist to have blood work done.
Vertigo: The patient reported no issues with vertigo.
Body Pain: She has been having “slight joint pain”; mostly felt if she has not stretched before walking.
Hot Flashes: The patient reported that her hot flashes are pretty severe now and in the last couple of weeks she is having up to 5-6 per day.
Extremities: During her time in Honduras, she was “very swollen”, though since returning, the swelling in her hands and feet has come down to the point that her “wedding ring flew off of her finger”. She continues to have no in-grown toenails.
Stomach: She had a couple of stomach issues while in Honduras including “some diarrhea with vomiting after eating some very rich creamy foods”. She is currently sick with the flu and has no appetite.
Skin: While in Honduras, the rash on her right side came back; she took the remedy upon returning and it went away.
Body Temperature: She is still hot; but had “no real issues” in Honduras “as long as she wore a hat”.
Thirst: Her thirst has remained unchanged.
Bowel Movements: The patient reported that she had “diarrhea from rich, creamy rich foods” while in Honduras.
Sleep/Fatigue: The patient reported that she has been incredibly fatigued and claims that she “will never do a trip like that again without taking the proper time to recover from the stress it puts on my body”. The patient is also sick with a cold/flu and is sleeping a lot again.
Additional: She has been suffering with a pretty serious cold/flu and displaying lots of post-nasal drip and green mucus. She was given a steroid nasal spray two weeks ago by her doctor and has been using it three times a day. The patient has remained gluten free.
- Sulphur 1M, dry dose, 2 pellets.
- To assist her system with her prolonged cold, I also recommended:
- Olive Leaf Extract, 2 tablets per day, 250mg per tablet, 7 days;
- Probiotics, total bifido/lacto cultures 50 billion, 1 pill daily, 15 days.
Follow up #4
14 May 2015
She has been doing really well and is back to working full-time. She is now sleeping normal hours; eight hours per day with no more body pain. While she is still having hot flashes, they are not debilitating. In November the patient had a breast cancer scare and since then everything has “gone downhill” as for two months, the doctors seemed unsure whether she had breast cancer or not. During this time, the patient was “very scared and stressed out” and she conveyed that the incident brought up many memories of her father’s death. Thankfully, the patient does not have cancer, though she has been suffering with uncontrollable weeping and anxiety attacks since the episode.
Mind/Mental: She is “weeping all of the time and cannot stop; even the slightest thing brings on tears”. When she is feeling sad, all she wants to do is “curl up in a little ball and stay there”. Claims that she feels better after weeping especially when her “husband comes and gives her a hug”. Suffering from anxiety; fear of upcoming events; unknown circumstances stress her out. Will suffer flashes of heat during anxiety attacks.
Eyes: The patient reports that her eyes are “constantly dry” and she is always putting drops in them.
Vertigo: She reports no issues with vertigo.
Body Pain: No body pain issues.
Hot Flashes: She is having two hot flashes per day which appears to coincide with her anxiety attacks.
Extremities: While on the airplane, her “ankles swell slightly”; otherwise she reports no issues. The patient continues to have no in-grown toenails.
Stomach: She reports that “anxiety and heat will bring on intense nausea in stomach”.
Skin: No skin issues.
Body Temperature: Her thermals have changed slightly. When the air conditioning is on, she now needs to wear a sweater at work, though she still cannot handle being overheated which will bring on anxiety. She prefers to be in the open air.
Thirst: The patient claims not to be as thirsty as before.
Bowel Movements: She will get diarrhea from “rich creamy foods”.
Sleep/Fatigue: She sleeps the whole night; eight hours. She is now waking up “on her own” in the morning, feeling that it is time to get up.
*Based on the emergence of new symptoms (mind/mental, stomach, eyes), a change in remedy recommendation was necessary.
Generalities, air, open, desire for
Mind, anxiety, flushes of heat, during
Mind, weeping, aloud
Lycopodium Clavatum – Covers most of the symptoms well with the exception of anxiety during hot flushes.
Sepia Officinalis – Covers many of the symptoms, though body temperature is wrong. Sepia patients have a tendency to be chilly and seek the heat; this patient suffers with heat.
Pulsatilla – Covers all symptoms and satisfies all other generals (body temperature, digestion, etc). Main mental symptoms (weeping and relief from weeping) were covered nicely by this remedy.
- Pulsatilla, 30CH, dry dose, 2 pellets with instructions to call in a week for a follow-up.
- Dose of Pulsatilla 30CH dry dose, 2 pellets: 21 May 21 2014.
- Dose of Pulsatilla 200CH, dry dose, 2 pellets: 12 June 2014
Follow Up #5
10 August 2015
She called to say that she is feeling much better. Her weepiness has lessened and she has enrolled in a healing seminar to deal with any emotions that may still be lingering from her father’s death. The hot flashes are no longer an issue and her anxiety attacks have lessened in number and severity; she is only experiencing perhaps one short anxiety attack every three weeks which she suspects will disappear when she is finished the healing seminar. Her sleep is good and she feels no fatigue as long as she works within her limits; she is able to comfortably handle a forty hour work week, though if she works any more, she will experience intense fatigue. She has started thinking about what she needs to do to lose a bit of weight.
Although a homeopathic cure for auto-immune conditions such as Lupus cannot yet be claimed, this case shows how considerable relief and a return to a functioning lifestyle can be achieved within the span of a year.


BNF’s Daewon Explains Why He Didn’t Debut As Member Of VIXX
Daewon of upcoming boy group BNF talked about his pre-debut days as a participant of “MyDOL,” a survival show that had formed VIXX.
During an interview and pictorial with International bnt, Daewon shared, “After passing an audition, I trained for about seven to eight years and was chosen as a potential member of VIXX. I even dormed [with the other members].”
“I appeared on an Mnet survival show called ‘MyDOL,’ so my debut was confirmed, but I ultimately decided to escape because the environment was so different from what I had expected. I couldn’t call my parents because I didn’t have a cell phone at the time, and I was exhausted from being a trainee for so long,” he expressed.
After leaving the show, Daewon enlisted in the military and realized that his trainee life wasn’t that difficult in comparison. During his time in the army, he watched VIXX promoting as a group. “To be honest, I was envious of them and a bit sad at the same time. But when I look back, I think we ended up in our own paths,” he commented.
BNF consists of three OFFROAD members, including Daewon, Harang, and Habin. They will release their first digital single album on April 20.


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PREVENTION OF DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A CASE OF GARISSA COUNTY, KENYA
Keywords:Drug, Drug and substance abuse, Guidance and counseling, School awareness campaigns.
This paper investigated the prevention of drug and substance abuse in secondary schools in Garissa County of North Eastern Province, Kenya. The research problem emanated from the concern that drug abuse has remained a serious habit in Kenyan schools despite efforts by various stakeholders such as the government, parents, teachers, and religious leaders to reduce it. While this habit continues to cause mayhem among students in secondary schools, studies on its preventive measures particularly in Garissa County remain sunk. Therefore, the study upon which this paper is developed was focused on finding out the existence of drug advisors against drug and substance abuse, examining actions taken by the school administration towards students who abuse drugs, and establishing ways of minimizing drug and substance abuse among students in Garissa County. All the available schools were included in the study sample which comprised of all the 13 head teachers, all the 104 teachers, and 780 students. The information was elicited by use of questionnaires, interviews and focused group discussions. Quantitative data was analyzed through descriptive statistics while qualitative data was presented according to themes. The findings showed that the advisors against drug and substance abuse included religious leaders, parents, teachers as well as guidance and counseling masters. Students were advised during sessions like prayer, opening and closing, assembly, guidance and counseling sessions as well as during the course of administering punishments to students. The existing measures taken in case a student was found abusing drugs and substances of abuse included seeking explanation from parents, administering corporal punishment, suspension from school, as well as taking student to the guidance and counselling master or teacher. Therefore, urgent measures should be put in place in order to save the students from the dangers of drug abuse. Therefore the study came up with measures to curb the vice that included creating awareness in the schools through campaigns against the vice of drug and substance abuse as well as strengthening the department of guidance and counselling in schools and the school administration being more strict in enforcing school rules and regulations. Otherwise students are likely to lose track of their educational careers if such measures are not put in place.
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CASA (2017). Malignant Neglect: Substance Abuse and America’s schools. Columbia University, USA.
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Unrilis is excited to welcome Fabiotek with a mind-blowing debut EP release called ‘’Generate’’.
The Montreal Techno DJ & Producer got behind the decks at an early age, Fabiotek’s creativity in performance is beyond imagination, he has the ability to adapt quickly in live performances and burst out of the crowd which lead him to create his own style of techno as he has many releases on Imprints like U.F.O Recordings, Hi Tek Records, Black Kat, Funk’n Deep Records, Reload Records, Gain Records and many more.
Fabiotek ‘’Generate EP is a dark hypnotic melodic and heavy EP, what inspired me to make these tracks is going away for a weekend out of the city and I distanced myself from social media and everything with the pandemic.’’
For his ‘’Generate’’ EP he has delivered three tracks, Injection opens up the release with slow paced rythms which makes you enter a state of hypnosis, Generate comes second with the bounced arps and groovy percussion. Closing the EP an intro track called Generate.

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November 1, 2018
Zeebrugge Grows 7.7% After Third Quarter
Port of Zeebrugge has reported a growth of 7.7% after the first three quarters of 2018 compared to the same period last year.
The ro-ro traffic grew 8.2% to a total of nearly 12 million tonnes. Growth is registered for the UK (+2.3%), Ireland (+7.8%) and Scandinavia (+1.7%)
Zeebrugge handled a total of 2,091,374 new vehicles (+0.4%).


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Jewish extremists marched Tuesday through an Israeli-Arab town to demand residents show loyalty to Israel, setting off stone-throwing protests by Arab youths that police dispersed with stun grenades and tear gas.
The clashes in the northern Israeli town of Umm el-Fahm came at a time of increasing tensions between Israel's Jewish majority and its Arab minority, and residents said the march was a provocation. The leader of the Israeli demonstrators, settler activist Baruch Marzel, has been involved in violent attacks against Palestinians.
No serious injuries were reported.
Dozens of Arab youths, their faces covered with checkered Palestinian scarves, heaved rocks at heavily armed black-clad police holding up shields, who responded by lobbing back tear gas. AP Television News footage showed a riot policeman firing a tear gas canister at a rooftop where a group of women were shouting pro-Palestinian slogans.
Some of the protesters carried large Palestinian flags, running and weaving between cars.
Police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said 16 policemen were lightly wounded and ten protesters were arrested. Another 15 protesters were lightly wounded, said the town's deputy mayor, Mustafa Suheil.
The violence erupted after police tried to push back protesters attempting to block a bus filled with the Israeli demonstrators, Suheil said.
Hardline Jews carrying large Israeli flags and flanked by security forces marched on the outskirts of the town, apparently targeted because it is one of Israel's largest Arab communities and is known for Arab nationalist sympathies and as a stronghold of the radical Islamic Movement.
"We came to say that the state of Israel is a Jewish state. We came in a show of loyalty and to say whoever is loyal, welcome. But people who flout the law should get out of here," said Itamar Ben-Gvir, a Jewish ultranationalist who helped lead the event.
The police stationed some 3,000 officers in town, fearing clashes.
Israel's one-fifth Arab minority is made up of ethnic Palestinians who enjoy equal rights under the law but suffer discrimination in government jobs and budgets and tend to be poorer and less educated than Israeli Jews.
Relations between Jews and Arabs have worsened in recent months following Israel's war in the Gaza Strip and a parliamentary election last month that saw Yisrael Beiteinu, a party with an anti-Arab platform, win 15 seats. The party called to revoke the citizenship of Arabs disloyal to the Jewish state.
The party's popularity reflects rising distrust of Arab citizens, perceived by many Israeli Jews as disloyal and potentially hostile.
Traditionally cool relations have periodically spilled over into violence. Thirteen Arabs were killed by Israeli police during rioting at the start of the second Palestinian uprising in 2000.


Elon Musk’s reign because the world’s richest individual was temporary.
Tesla Inc. shares slid 2.4% on Tuesday, erasing $4.6 billion from its chief govt officer’s fortune and knocking him from the highest spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index rating.
Jeff Bezos, who’d held the title for greater than three years till final month, reclaimed his No. 1 place with a web value of $191.2 billion, or $955 million greater than Musk.
Musk’s drop ends — for now — an virtually six-week stint as world’s richest person who noticed him entrance and middle in among the largest market occasions thus far this yr. He fanned the flames of the Reddit-driven GameStop Corp. rally and despatched the shares of Etsy Inc., Shopify Inc., CD Projekt SA and Sign Advance Inc. hovering with boosterish tweets.
Just lately he is roiled the worth of Bitcoin and even Dogecoin, a lesser-known cryptocurrency that Musk spiked with a tweeted meme earlier this month. Bitcoin in the meantime blew previous $50,000 days after Tesla revealed plans to carry $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency on its stability sheet. Nonetheless, regardless of Musk’s seemingly fixed social media presence, Tesla shares have slid virtually 10% from a Jan. 26 peak.
It has been an eventful stretch for Bezos as effectively. He resumes the mantle of world’s richest individual as he is about to cede a title of his personal. Amazon.com Inc. introduced this month that Bezos will down step as CEO of the e-commerce big within the third quarter to deal with different initiatives. Bezos owns area exploration firm Blue Origin in addition to the Washington Submit and has accelerated his philanthropic giving lately. Amazon shares have climbed 53% up to now 12 months.
It might not be lengthy although earlier than Musk leapfrogs Bezos as soon as once more.
Musk’s SpaceX, a rival to Bezos’s Blue Origin, has been in talks to lift funds that might considerably enhance its valuation. SpaceX accomplished the $850 million funding spherical final week at a $74 billion valuation, about 60% greater than its prior spherical, in response to UKTN, which cited individuals aware of the matter.
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Missing Irish tourists found : MUGLA – Rescue workers in Turkey have found two Irish tourists who were reported missing in the Turkish resort city of Fethiye.
MUGLA – Rescue workers in Turkey have found two Irish tourists who were reported missing in the Turkish resort city of Fethiye.
Video of rescue after missing tourists found in Fethiye.
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Members of Turkish rescue team AKUT, gendarmeries and Turkish villagers all were involved in the rescue work to the early morning hours of Tuesday after the news of the missing tourists spread.
AKUT members started rescue works after the son, Chris White, called the hotel they were staying at to ask for help.
It has been reported that the father, Stephan White, had short term memory loss due to dehydration after being found in a ditch in a mountain the pair had gone up to explore.
Rescue workers managed contact the pair through their mobile phones to get information about their whereabouts.
One rescue worker said “fortunately it was dark and as they (tourists) heard our voice they signaled to us via the flash of their camera they had on them,
“we were then able to pinpoint their location,
“The father had been suffering from severe dehydration and had memory loss.”
The father White, 54 and son Chris White, 29, were taken to the emergency services where they are recovering from their ordeal.
Chris White said “around 18:00 hours we started to walk on the Likya path (a path at a famous mount in Fethiye), after walking 3,5 kilometers we realized that we had gone off course and we were lost,
“My father started to fall ill and he lost his memory, our water was finished, I called our hotel and asked for help, the rescue workers found us. I am glad.”
Fethiye is a very popular destination for British, German and Russian tourists but officials warn that visitors should not wonder around in remote areas on their own and always carry reserve water.
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The Swan Inn is a beautiful Georgian building dating back to the 1850's that has recently undertaken a facelift inside, merging a new and contemporary style with the classic architectural features.
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The first and last pub off Brixham's famous Fish Quay is a traditional fisherman's pub which has just had a major refurbishment
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Back street local in the old quarter of Stonehouse offering real ales and ciders, both Sky and BT Sports, and occasional live music.
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Same station net revenues were up 9.1% in Q4 to $27 million at Beasley Broadcast Group. Station operating income (SOI), also on a same station basis, gained 24.5% to $10.4 million.
Beasley had quite a bit of adjustment for the same station results. On an as reported basis, net revenues were up only 3.1% and SOI shot up 34.2%.
Beasley cut a lot of expense from a year ago by the non-renewal of expensive sports rights in its Miami cluster.
“Fourth quarter 2010 same-station net revenue rose 9.1%, marking the strongest quarterly same-station top line growth we have generated since early 2005. Our fourth quarter same-station revenue growth reflects the improving industry environment and was driven by increases at many of our market clusters including Philadelphia, Miami, Las Vegas, Wilmington, Augusta and Fayetteville. With the Company’s streamlined operating and cost structure, we are generating significant flow through from revenue growth and reflecting that strong operating leverage, fourth quarter same-station SOI increased 24.5% to $10.4 million, the highest level of fourth quarter SOI that we’ve achieved since the fourth quarter of 2006, while SOI margins rose to 39%, up from 34% in the fourth quarter last year,” said founder and CEO George Beasley in the formal news release. He has lately been leaving the quarterly conference call with Wall Street analysts to the next generation of the Beasley family. Click here for those comments.


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Hispanic super PAC releases gun control ad
The country’s largest Hispanic-oriented super PAC on Thursday released a Spanish-language ad linking Republicans to gun violence.
The ad released by Nuestro PAC, a group that promotes increased outreach to Hispanic voters, will air exclusively in Spanish, with a six-figure investment by the PAC.
“The frustration in the community started with the local Uvalde community not even being able to get information about the shooting in Spanish,” said Chuck Rocha, the Democratic political consultant who started Nuestro PAC.
“It made me think that if they can’t even get information about who’s to blame and what happened — on the shortcomings — in Spanish, then they don’t even know that they should be blaming Republicans for the lack of action on curtailing assault rifles,” Rocha added.
Rocha’s hope is that the investment will serve both to educate Spanish-speaking voters and to attract donors interested in running the ad in key congressional districts.
Hispanic voters will play a key role in several competitive districts in 2022, a novelty for a community that’s traditionally held most of its political power in safe Democratic districts.
Among the potential targets for Nuestro PAC’s ad are the South Florida district where state Sen. Annette Taddeo (D) is challenging Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R); the California district where Democrat Rudy Salas is challenging Rep. David Valadao (R); the New Mexico district where Democrat Gabe Vasquez is challenging GOP Rep. Yvette Herrell; and the Texas district where Democrat Michelle Vallejo is facing off against Republican Monica De La Cruz.
“We bought a six figure National Digital buy to target Latino voters and donors, to see if we can raise enough money to run this into individual congressional districts that have large Latino populations,” said Rocha.
“For the first time in American history, there’s a whole bunch of [districts] that are actually marginal and have a ton of Latinos,” he added.
Many of those districts are relatively near to sites of mass killings that shook entire communities.
In the ad, the narrator asks, “How many more children do we need to bury?” while the names of Columbine, Colo.; Newtown, Conn.; Parkland, Fla., and Uvalde, Texas, are displayed on screen.
“All of this is very localized where the shootings have happened. There’s large constituencies of Latino voters, who a lot of them consume information in Spanish where they’re not hearing anything from Democrats,” said Rocha.
“Latinos who consume MSNBC, Latinos that consume Fox News, they’ve already picked a corner. They’re already going to be with one party or the other. Right? Because they’re getting information in English. There’s just not a lot of information getting to our community in Spanish,” he added.
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Sudbury: PlaySmelter returns to Sudbury May 11-14
Monday, May 9, 2022
For the first time in two years, PlaySmelter, Sudbury’s theatre festival, returns live next week May 11-14 at Place des Arts, N’Swakamok Friendship Centre and Sudbury Theatre Centre.
It is the festival’s 10th anniversary and its largest iteration yet, with performances, pop-ups and nightly roof-top presentations in several venues in downtown Sudbury.
PlaySmelter opens its 10th anniversary event in celebration of Northern Ontario storytellers with a Playwrights’ Cabaret at Place des Arts. Audiences will hear offerings from several new plays in development, all created by Northern Ontario playwrights.
The opening event is immediately followed by a concert and projections of visual art, all created by 10 Northern Ontario visual artists curated by the COVERT Collective, held on the roof-top of Sudbury Theatre Centre.
Both the concert and projections will run each night of the festival.
In honour of the anniversary, the festival will host 10 festival artists in residence.
These 10 have been chosen from dozens of applications received from throughout Northern Ontario and reflect a number of artistic disciplines: Tessa Balaz (Sudbury), Chandel Gambles (Temiskaming Shores), Annie King and Michael Burtch (Sault Ste. Marie), Suzanne McCrae (Sudbury), Emilio Portal (Sudbury), Elyse Portal (Sudbury), Garrett M. Ryan (North Bay), Gillian Schultze (Sudbury), Alex Tétreault (Sudbury), and Chloé Thériault (Sudbury). All ten artists will be creating new work while in residence.
Our festival artists in residences will also provide offerings to the public in the form of Pop-UP’s. These exciting events include: Interactive and immersive art installations, Closing the Gap: A presentation on women in music production, a public community clothing swap, and more. In addition, on-going during the Festival artist Emilio Portal will create multiple compositions based on field recordings of the festival itself – of conversations, noises, random soundscapes.
We honour our roots, and present an audience favourite - fresh, “first-look” readings of new theatrical works from Northern Ontario creators. We are delighted to feature Jesse Brady, Samantha Buttery, Eli Chilton, Kim Fahner and Matthew Heiti for our 10th Anniversary Festival. As always, there will be food, drink and lively discussion with the artists following each presentation.
May 12 a presentation of a very special installation and performance created by Sarah Gartshore and Zaagi’idiwin Collective. Grief Ties, will offer community members a space to reflect, send love and mark this moment as we make our way out of the trauma of the pandemic.
Visiting the festival for the second time will be publisher of Playwrights Canada Press, Annie Gibson.
Playwrights Canada Press is the preeminent publisher of Canadian plays and dramatic literature.
New titles and more will be available for viewing and sale.
Details on all events, including tickets and venues, is available at playsmelter.ca.


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The Justice Department has sued former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro for allegedly violating a record-keeping law, asking the latter to turn over private emails for while he was working for former President Donald Trump.
Filed on Aug. 3 in a federal court in Washington, the document alleged that Navarro used “at least one non-official email account” while working in the White House but failed to copy those emails or messages constituting Presidential records to his government email account within 20 days as required by the Presidential Records Act.
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was also supposed to receive them before or shortly after Trump left office but is yet to, according to prosecutors, who said between 200 and 250 of the emails on Navarro's private account should have been collected.
The department further accused Navarro of declining to turn in the retained records without a grant of immunity. Navarro's lawyers refuted such claims, arguing that their client “has never refused to provide records to the government.”
Reaching for TrumpThe latest case comes two months after a grand jury indicted Navarro on June 3 for refusing to give documents and testimony early this year to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol breach in 2021.
Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the Jan. 6 committee, rejected Navarro's claims, claiming that privilege belongs to the president but not a White House official, despite the emails involving the former president.
Navarro’s trial is set for Nov. 17.
Trump’s attorneys have previously argued that former White House officials shouldn’t comply with congressional subpoenas because the requested information is protected by Trump’s executive privilege.


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Quotes from KTTC's DMC town hall
KTTC's public meeting at Hill Theatre produced a lot of good quotes and trailheads for more questions about Destination Medical Center. Here are some of them:
The most striking one for me was Rep. Kim Norton'scharacterization of the "Plan B" funding mechanism for the $585 million in infrastructure. Mayo's plan was for the state to pick up just about all of that. The current Plan B in the House is for the state to cover about $338 million, with the city, county and whoever else covering the rest.
Norton said, "Plan B isn't significantly different in the structure" from Mayo's plan -- it calls for "a little more from the city and county, a little less from the state."
Well, yes, a little more...
Kevin Lund, who said he was speaking as a private citizen, not as an Olmsted County district judge -- a point I'll come back to: "I think it's a huge mistake to have a (DMC controlling) authority and not have" people from the community represented -- the current Senate bill calls for an authority composed of seven members not from Rochester.
Sen. Dave Senjem, on that point: The non-Rochester membership "was an attempt to create some balance" with the city and clinic interests. He referred to the "three-legged stool," with Rochester, Mayo and state interests all represented. "We can't lose sight of the state of Minnesota's involvement over the next 20 years."


Video of Ousted Florida Data Scientist Rebekah Jones’ Home Raided by Armed Police Watched Over 6 Million Times
A video showing Florida police officers raiding the home of an ousted state coronavirus data scientist has gone viral on social media, amassing almost six million views.
On Monday the Florida Department of Law Enforcement executed a search warrant at the Tallahassee home of Rebekah Jones, who was fired by the state’s Department of Health in May.
Jones posted a 30-second clip on Twitter, taken from a camera inside her home, that showed the tense moments after she opened the door to an officer at around 8.30 a.m.
She is seen with her hands up as an officer enters and orders her to go outside. She tells him her husband and children are still inside.
The officer draws his gun as he walks to the bottom of a staircase and says: “Mr. Jones, come down the stairs… now!”
Seconds later, more officers enter the property, also brandishing their weapons. “Police. Come down now!” one officer says.
From just outside the door, Jones can be heard shouting: “Do not point that gun at my children!” She then adds: “He just pointed a gun at my children!”
In a tweet, she added: “They pointed a gun in my face. They pointed guns at my kids.”
In an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Monday evening, Jones said the officer pointed his gun at her 2-year-old daughter, 11-year-old son and husband who she says were standing in the stairwell, although they could not be seen in the video she posted.
A spokesperson for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement told the network that agents had knocked on Jones’ door and called her “in an attempt to minimize disruption to the family.”
The spokesperson said Jones had refused to come to the door for 20 minutes and hung up on the agents who called her. In a statement, Rick Swearingen, the department’s commissioner, said at no time were weapons pointed at anyone in the home.
The agency has been contacted for additional comment.
The agency is investigating whether Jones improperly accessed a statewide government messaging system used for emergency alerts to send a message calling on employees to speak out about the number of COVID-19 deaths in the state, according to an affidavit.
“It’s time to speak up before another 17,000 people are dead,” said the message, sent in November. “You know this is wrong. You don’t have to be part of this. Be a hero. Speak out before it’s too late.”
Jones denied sending the message on CNN, saying: “I’m not a hacker.” She said she had lost access to government computer accounts when she was terminated.
In a series of tweets, Jones said all of her “hardware and tech” was taken, including the computer she uses every day to post coronavirus case numbers for Florida and the country.
She said the devices had contained “evidence of corruption at the state level.”
Jones has said she was fired from the department of health for refusing to manipulate COVID-19 data to disguise the severity of the state’s health crisis. State officials have denied the accusation.
After her dismissal, she launched a data portal to rival the state’s coronavirus dashboard.
Lawrence G. Walters, an attorney representing Jones, told Newsweek in a statement: “The actions of Florida law enforcement captured on my client’s video depicts unnecessarily reckless and aggressive behavior in the execution of a search warrant for computers.
“Our client was fully cooperative yet had guns pointed at her and her family. We are concerned that these actions may be retaliation in response to her whistleblower claim against the Department of Health and her criticism of the governor’s COVID 19 response.”
Walters added: “We will thoroughly investigate the alleged basis for this search which resulted in the forced disclosure of confidential communications with our adversary in litigation. We also intend to pursue all lawful avenues to seek return of our client’s property and vindicate her civil rights.”
On Twitter, Jones said the police raid was a bid to stop her work. “This is what happens to scientists who do their job honestly,” she said. “This is what happens to people who speak truth to power.”
But she added that she would not be intimidated by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“If Desantis thought pointing a gun in my face was a good way to get me to shut up, he’s about to learn just how wrong he was. I’ll have a new computer tomorrow. And then I’m going to get back to work.”
A GoFundMe page to raise funds to buy a new computer and pay her legal fees has collected more than $50,000 in donations in a matter of hours.
This article has been updated with a statement from an attorney representing Jones.


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The final show of New York Fashion Week proved to be a showstopper thanks to Marc Jacobs.
We learn a little bit more about the new Spring/Summer 2017 collection by Coach as it appeared on the runway at New York Fashion Week.
Fashion is driven by an insatiable desire for the new but is always teasing with new collections. Burberry says no more as its new collection goes on sale now.
We head to Milan for another fashion week full of designers.
We join L’Officiel Singapore as they bring us the livestream of Burberry’s Fall/Winter runway show.
We take a look at sustainable fashion and how brands are embracing the concept.
The Versace diffusion line brought a tough, sexy and cocky angle to proceedings at London Fashion Week, with Gareth Pugh and Jonathan Anderson shining.
We take a look a what makes Bottega Veneta’s Spring/Summer 2017 show so special.
Before we look forward to London Fashion Week, we take a look at New York Fashion Week’s finale.
We take a look at 13 pieces from Michael Kors ready-to-wear collection that has been made available for purchase.
We take a look at the new Kenzo campaign that features an Emmy award winner as they showcase the brand’s new fall/winter 2016 collection.
The revered fashion house will honor its Parisian roots within the opulent confines of the newly-renovated hotel for its annual fashion extravaganza.
Featuring the Fendi Faces bag, the brand presents its new video for fall/winter 2016.
New York Fashion Week is almost over but before the curtains fall tomorrow, Michael Kors invites us to catch the livestream as the designs hit the runway.
From a real time runway to instantly available fashion, designers are looking for new ways to meet the demands of customers.
By the time London steps into the spotlight, our collective notions about seasons and trends may have already been forever altered.
Whatever your social media of choice, chances are more than one of these 10 are going to catch your eye in the current Fashion Month.
Rihanna’s highly-anticipated streetwear collection for sportswear conglomerate Puma has landed in stores worldwide.
We present the livestream of Tom Ford’s fashion show in New York.
Passengers aboard Cunard’s Queen Mary II can expect a week-long fashion extravaganza as they set sail across the Atlantic.


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Donald Trump is not one to mince his words and he certainly goes in for hyperbole, so although it was quite a surprise that the President of the United States managed to agree a trade deal with Canada and Mexico, it wasn’t a surprise to see him hail it as the ‘biggest ever trade deal’. In a 90-minute press conference held in the Rose Garden of the White House, Trump repeatedly told reporters he didn’t drink alcohol, proudly used the word ‘loco’ (then explained that was an allusion to Mexico), and told a female reporter that she never thinks.
Still, the markets were buoyant following the news. The new deal is said to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which Trump has heavily criticised as being the worst deal in history. It now remains to be seen whether the agreement can get through Congress, but there have been reports that many states rely on trade with Canada, so there are unlikely to be too many hiccups.
Meanwhile, the Conservative Party conference kicked off, with chancellor Philip Hammond launching a scathing attack on Boris Johnson. He claimed the former foreign secretary’s legacy is Boris Bikes. For his own part, Johnson was filmed running through what appeared to be a field of wheat (although it actually turned out to be dried grass). Hammond promised to continue with Tory austerity and there appears to be a clear divided at the conference, with many hard Brexiters delivering their own, separate speeches.
The main economic data release from the UK was manufacturing PMI, which came in at 53.8 – better than the 52.5 economists had predicted. Some analysts attributed the faster growth to a weaker pound, as British manufacturers increased outputs to sell products overseas. Today we will see Nationwide housing prices for September, but the main focus will be on the Conservative party conference.
GBP: manufacturing PMI beats expectations
The headline economic data release from the UK yesterday was manufacturing PMI for September. From 53 in August, economists had expected a dip to 52.5, but it actually climbed to 53.8. Output and new orders grew strongly which is being at least partly attributed to a weaker pound.
The only major economic data release today is Nationwide housing prices for September. Prices are expected to fall a little from the month before, but the truth is that the headlines will be dominated by what is said at the Tory conference. The government appear to be divided at the moment and what could have proved an opportunity to find some common ground might actually prove to be the opposite.
EUR: unemployment holds steady at 8.1%
It was quite a busy start to the week for the eurozone, with manufacturing PMI for Germany and the eurozone on the schedule. In the eurozone, the figure for September was 53.2 (against an expectation of of 53.3), while in Germany the figure came in as expected at 53.7.
Retail sales in Germany for August also came in and on a monthly basis, surprisingly fell by 0.1% when an increase of 0.4% had been expected. Still, year-on-year, the figure came in at 1.6% from 0.9% the previous period and better than the 1.5% economists had predicted. The euro weakened against the dollar yesterday to continue what has been a miserable few days for the single currency against the greenback. Movements against sterling were fairly muted.
The unemployment rate in the eurozone for August came in at 8.1% which was in line with expectations and represented a drop from 8.2% the month before. There are no major economic data releases on the schedule for the eurozone, but tomorrow we will see a raft of other PMI data from Germany and the eurozone.
USD: biggest ever trade deal agreed apparently
The biggest ever trade deal was agreed between the US, Canada and Mexico yesterday. At least, that’s what Trump would have us believe. The markets reacted positively and the dollar made some gains against the euro. The trade deal still needs to go through several stages before it is official, but it is widely expected to pass.
Ism manufacturing PMI in September came in at 59.8 against an expectation of 60.1 which was quite a drop from 61.3 the previous month. However, the sector has been showing consistent strength for some time now and, given that any figure over 50.0 shows growth, the release is rather positive.
Today we can expect further reaction to Trump’s press conference yesterday (in which he inexplicably accused a female reporter of never thinking), while tomorrow we will see the unemployment change figures.
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Beta vulgaris, also known as Beetroot or Beets, is a highly nutritious root vegetable that can boost your immune system.
However, the problem with most human foods is that they are bad for guinea pigs. As such, guinea pig parents have to watch what their pets eat.
So, are beets bad for guinea pigs, or are they good for your cavy? To start our discussion, let’s find the answer to the main question.
Can Guinea Pigs Eat Beets?
Guinea pigs can eat beets but only in small portions. In fact, beetroot contains a lot of dietary fiber and essential minerals that can boost the health condition of your guinea pig. Beets are also packed with vitamins and potent antioxidants, which combat destructive free radicals, thereby preventing cellular damage.
Aside from hay, guinea pigs need vegetables since they play an essential role in their diet. According to guinea pig experts, 10-15% of a guinea pig’s diet should be made up of vegetables.
And since beetroots are some of the healthiest root vegetables, they can be an excellent addition to your furry friend’s diet.
Beets contain most of the vitamins that guinea pigs need to stay healthy, so you can feed them to your cavy without worrying about anything.
Nevertheless, beets should never replace hay or any other healthy vegetable in your guinea pig’s diet.
If served in the right portions, you will have yourself a healthy guinea pig that you can play with whenever you want. Still, you should know when to give your pet personal space.
Like most foods that we feed our guinea pigs, beets can cause health problems if cavies overfeed on them.
To avoid this, you should only serve your pet beetroot a few times a week. Failure to which, the vegetable may do your guinea pig more harm than good.
Health Consequences of Feeding Guinea Pigs Too Much Beets?
Beetroot can only benefit your guinea pig if you serve it in small portions. This is because it contains compounds that can potentially harm your cavy if consumed in large amounts.
For starters, some of the nutrients in beetroot can cause digestive problems that may result in abdominal discomfort.
This may cause server pain to your cavy, so ensure that you feed the pet a few slices of beetroot to avoid this.
Beetroots also contain natural sugars, which can cause diarrhea in cavies. Diarrhea is not good for your guinea pig because it can lead to weight loss or death.
As such, if you notice that your pet has diarrhea, you should take the guinea pig to the vet to avoid other problems.
Additionally, the cavy should be given a lot of water since persistent diarrhea can cause dehydration.
The other thing that you should worry about when feeding your guinea pig beets is bladder stones.
This is because beetroot is rich in calcium, phosphorus, and other mineral compounds that can easily clump together when exposed to certain conditions.
In some cases, the stones may form in the kidney, thus causing life-threatening urinary complications.
Now that you know the downside of beetroot, let us look at its benefits when the vegetable is served in the correct amount.
Benefits of Beets to Guinea Pigs
Beetroot is considered a superfood, so it can provide your cavy with so many nutrients. It contains different types of vitamin B, hence making it an ideal supplement for guinea pigs.
Besides, vitamin B is one of the building blocks that is needed by the body to grow and develop, so your guinea pig will stay healthy throughout.
To add to its list of benefits, beetroot is packed with vitamin C, vitamin E, and other antioxidants that will reinforce your guinea pig’s immune system.
As such, your guinea pigs won’t be easily affected by disease-causing microorganisms, and neither will they suffer from free radical damage.
Beetroot can also be an excellent supplement for obese guinea pigs since it contains low calories and fats.
Because it is rich in fiber, it can promote proper digestion in cavies, so your furry friends won’t have a difficult time processing or absorbing their food.
The vitamin A in beetroot can boost organ function and other biological processes in the guinea pig’s body. Also, it improves vision and strengthens the immune system as a whole.
As if that is not enough, beets also contain vitamin B-6, a potent water-soluble vitamin, which plays a critical role during metabolism.
It is also an essential ingredient in the formation of new blood cells and healthy tissue in cavies.
Beetroot will also provide your guinea pig with enough iron to make a sufficient amount of hemoglobin.
Can I Feed My Guinea Pig Beet Greens?
Beet greens are loaded with vitamins, so guinea pigs can eat them. Nevertheless, beet tops contain more phosphorus and calcium compared to the root vegetable itself.
With that said, you should feed them to your curvy in moderate amounts to avoid bladder stones. This should be done once in a while for the well-being of your pet.
How Should I Prepare Beets For My Guinea Pig?
After choosing the right beetroot, you should consider washing the vegetable because this will help you remove dirt and other contaminants that may have been in the soil.
You can slice the vegetable into smaller pieces, or you can as well grate it to give your guinea pig an easy time when eating.
Can Guinea Pigs Have Cooked Beets?
Guinea pigs should only be fed raw beets because they have sensitive digestive systems that cannot process cooked foods.
Moreover, cooking lowers the nutritional value of beets, so it should be avoided when feeding cavies.
Hay should take up the largest portion in a guinea pig’s diet, but that does not mean that your pet shouldn’t eat other foods.
By incorporating healthy vegetables like beets in your pets’ diet, you will be able to provide the guinea pigs with essential vitamins and minerals that will greatly boost their immune system.
However, beets should be served in moderation because they contain lots of calcium and phosphorus.
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Tourists leave an airport in Ibiza, Spain, on Thursday. Agence France-Presse
Amid strong efforts to boost tourism in Dubai after the resumption of activities and the adoption of the private sector of the UAE initiatives to revive the economy, Emirati entrepreneur Mohamed Al Marzouqi CEO of ‘RPM’ for rental car,
The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) hosted a virtual forum for stakeholders and partners to share its industry outlook ahead of the city’s reopening to international tourists on 7 July.
The Sultanate of Oman welcomed more than 3.5 million tourists in 2019, which reflected an 8.14 per cent increase as compared to the number of visits registered in 2018.
Dubai International Chamber, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, has successfully hosted a business event on the sidelines of Gulfood,
With the civil aviation industry almost fully recovered after the steepest fall in passenger numbers due to the 21st century’s second pandemic,
The Singapore Airshow kicked off on Tuesday with an array of aerial displays including some by China’s COMAC C919 narrow-body airliner,