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Priyanka was born on July 18, 1982 in Jamshedpur (now in Jharkhand), Bihar, India.
She’s currently 35 years old.
Since her parents worked in Indian Army, her family had moved to several places in India. She briefly attended La Martiniere Girls’ School in Lucknow and St. Maria Goretti College in Bareilly before she moved to the United States.
Even in the US, She frequently relocated due to the nature of her aunt’s job with whom she stayed there. Priyanka was enrolled at the Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts and then to John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During her stay in Massachusetts, she attended several theatre productions and studied Western classical music, choral singing and Kathak dance. She was constantly bullied at school for being Indian.
Priyanka Chopra returned to India and finished her high school at the Army Public School in Bareilly. She was enrolled at the Jai Hind College in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and graduated with a degree.
Indian (Punjabi, Malayali, Bihari)
Father – Ashok Chopra (Physician in Indian Army) (Died on June 10, 2013)
Mother – Madhu Chopra (gynaecologist in Indian Army)
Siblings – Siddharth Chopra (Younger Brother)
Relatives – Parineeti Chopra (Cousin), Meera Chopra (Cousin), Barbie Handa (Cousin), Mannara Chopra (Cousin)
Aseem Merchant – Priyanka first dated model Aseem Merchant during her modeling days. She broke out with him to focus on her career.
Shahid Kapoor – She and actor Shahid Kapoor were said to be relationship in the past while filming for Kaminey movie in 2009. The couple had neither denied nor admitted their relationship publicly, however it was under the wraps for a while.
Harman Baweja – Priyanka started dating actor Harman Baweja in 2008. They first met at the sets of the film Love Story 2050 and were spotted together on several occasions. The couple eventually ended off their relationship after being together for five years.
Akshay Kumar – Priyanka had hooked up with Akshay Kumar in the past. But, Akshay’s wife Twinkle got aware of it and warned him not to work with her in movies.
Shah Rukh Khan – It was rumored that Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan were dated each other. Due to pressure from his wife who was then a close to Priyanka, SRK ended her relationship with her.
In feet – 5 feet 6½ inches
In centimeters – 169 cm
In meters – 1.69 m
In Pounds – 132 lbs
Measurements – 34-24-35
Bust – 34 inches
Waist – 24 inches
Hip – 35 inches
Bra Size – 32C
7.5 (US) / 38 (EU) / 5.5 (UK)
As a playback singer, she first crooned her voice for the song “Ullathai Killathe” in the Tamil film Thamizhan (2002).
Chopra has released a number of singles and music videos. She first signed with Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles and released her first single “In My City” on September 2012. The song received mixed reviews from critics, however, she received a handful of awards for the song. Her second and third singles were “Exotoc” and “I Can’t Make You Love Me”.
Priyanka made her first appearance in a Tamil movie, Thamizhan alongside Vijay in 2002. The Hindi film Mujhse Shaddi Karogi was her first commercial hit film.
Chopra made her debut in television industry as a host. She hosted the third season of India’s reality TV show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi X 3.
Priyanka Chopra has been associated with a number of brands like Garnier, Nokia Mobile Phone, Idea Spice Phone, Malik Law Chambers UK, Rajnigandha Silver Pearls – DS Group., etc.
She has also appeared in numerous TVCs and Print Ads.
She ranked first on UK Magazine Eastern Eye’s “World’s Sexiest Asian Woman” list for four times since 2006.
She was named “Hottest Girl of the Year” thrice by Maxim.
She was named “India’s Best-Dressed Woman of the Year” by People in 2011
In 2015, People magazine named her as the “Most Intriguing People of the Year”.
In 2015, Chopra appeared in The Huffington Post’s “100 Most Influential Women on Twitter” list.
In 2016, she ranked #4 on AskMen’s Top 99 Women.
In 2016, Forbes named her the World’s eight-highest-paid TV actress.
People magazine named her the “Most Beautiful Women in the World” in 2017.
Priyanka Chopra Net worth
Being one of the mots popular, most successful and most sought after actress in the entertainment industry, Priyanka Chopra has a net worth of $32 Million Dollars as of 2017. She charges an average of Rs 10 crore per film, Rs 2 crore for an episode in TV shows, Rs 5 crore per endorsement.
She was paid $3.7 million dollars for Quantico in 2015 which is incredibly popular amongst Americans. It is said that Priyanka charges a hefty amount for her role in Quantico next season.
Cars & Bikes
Chopra has quite and impressive collection of exotic cars, including Rolls Royce Ghost, Porsche Cayenne, Mercedes Benz E Class and BMW 7 Series. She is also a fan of riding bikes, who owns a Harley Davidson SuperLow.
Priyanka Chopra owns a plush flat in the posh Andheri in Mumbai. Apart from that, she also owns a couple of luxury houses in Mumbai and New York City.
Priyanka Chopra Favourites
Favourite Food – Risotto, Burgers, French fries, Chicken/Mutton Biryani, Fish curry, Sarson ka saag, Bourbon biscuits, Red velvet cake, and Lasanga.
Favourite Actor – Matthew Mcconaughey, Tom Hardy, Kishore Kumar, Mel Gibson, Shah Rukh Khan and Dharmendra
Favourite Actress – Rekha , Sushmita Sen
Favourite Movies – Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Jerry Maguire, Pretty Woman, Walk in the Clouds
Favourite Songs – Careless Whispers by George Micheal, I Will Always Love You By Sarah Washington
Favourite Books – Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Tell me your Dreams by Sidney Sheldon, Letters from a Father to His Daughter by Jawaharlal Nehru
Favourite Colour – Red
Favourite Perfume – Ralph Lauren Romance
Favourite Restaurant – Olive in Mumbai
Favourite Holiday Destination – Paris, Brazil and Mexico
Favourite Costume – Saree
Priyanka Chopra Beauty Staples
Skincare – MAC Green Tea face wash, Shiseido Instant Eye and Lip Makeup Remover, StriVectin eye cream, , , , StriVectin Eye Concentrate For Wrinkles and Diptyque L’Ombre Dans L’Eau Body Lotion
Hair – Oribe conditioner,
Makeup – Bio-Oil Multi Skincare Oil, SK-II Facial Treatment Mask, MAC Cosmetics Lipstick in Candy Yum-Yum, MAC Cosmetics Lipstick in Lady Danger, MAC Cosmetics Lipstick in Studded Kiss, Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz, Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush in Rose Ecrin
Fragrance – Dolce and Gabbana The One,
Social Media Portfolio
The Bollywood damsel is immensely popular on social media as well. Follow her on:
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Priyanka Chopra is a talented actress, performer and renowned face in Bollywood acquired international fame and popularity in since she was crowned Miss World 2000. The bussing actress started modeling at her teenage and subsequently contested in beauty pageants.


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Two scientists, Dr. Jean-Marc Sabatier and Prof. Jacques Fantini * help us to understand the paradoxical role of antibodies facilitating the infection of cells by the SARS-Cov2 virus. This phenomenon is known under the abbreviation ADE. Interview.
There are antibodies that neutralize the viruses and antibodies that facilitate infection. What about SARS-CoV-2?
After being infected with SARS-CoV-2, the body makes antibodies to the virus proteins, including the spike protein that is also the basis for the messenger RNA and adenovirus vaccines in use today.
These antibodies fall into three categories :
- antibodies that have no effect on the viral infection (neutral antibodies)
- antibodies that block viral infection (neutralizing antibodies)
- antibodies that facilitate viral infection (facilitating antibodies).
Immunity in an individual is therefore not only based on the ability to produce antibodies to the virus, but also on the neutralizing properties of these antibodies. In this context, the balance between neutralizing antibodies and facilitating antibodies must imperatively be in favor of the former, to the detriment of the latter.
By what mechanisms?
It is now known that individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 produce neutralizing antibodies, facilitating antibodies, and neutral antibodies. It is therefore legitimate to ask about the risks of ADE (antibody-dependent enhancement) in individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, whether or not they have been vaccinated.
In this mechanism, facilitating antibodies are present. These antibodies bind to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and facilitate the infection of cells by the virus. Indeed, phagocytic cells (monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells…) have a receptor (called FcgRIIa) capable of recognizing antibodies attached to the virus particle, which allows the infection of these cells by internalization of the virus-antibody complex.
ADE in respiratory infections is included in a broader category called ERD (“enhancement of respiratory diseases”) which also includes non-antibody based mechanisms (such as cytokine storms and cell-mediated immunopathology) that promote the infectious process and deleterious effects of the virus.
What about the risks of ADE with SARS-CoV-2?
In the past, the production of facilitating antibodies has been observed in many viral diseases and/or after vaccination (dengue virus, Zika, Ebola, HIV, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, measles, feline infectious peritonitis, etc). Anglo-Saxons call this phenomenon ADE.
The example of dengue fever is a perfect illustration of the ADE phenomenon. This virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, exists in 4 distinct forms called serotypes (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4). Infection with one of these serotypes induces protective immunity. This immunity is effective for the homologous serotype, but much less so for the other serotypes. Reinfection with a different serotype thus causes more severe symptoms. Why does this happen? Because the facilitating antibodies have taken over from the neutralizing antibodies. This is a classical ADE phenomenon. A similar mechanism has been observed in individuals vaccinated against dengue virus who subsequently developed more severe disease after infection than unvaccinated individuals.
With SARS-CoV-2, this ADE phenomenon has not yet been demonstrated in humans in vivo. With several billion people vaccinated, there is objective reason for optimism. However, recent results could call this analysis into question.
We have seen that in the case of dengue, ADE problems are related to the existence of virus serotypes. Today, the original SARS-CoV-2, the “Wuhan” strain, has been supplanted by different variants, the latest being the Delta variant. Is the Delta variant structurally different enough to shift the equilibrium to ADE upon infection or after vaccination?
A recent article published in the “Journal of Infection” gives us some answers (“Infection-enhancing anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies recognize both the original Wuhan/D614G strain and Delta variants. A potential risk for mass vaccination?” – Journal of Infection). In this article, the authors analyze a facilitating antibody directed against the NTD (N-terminal domain) of the spike protein (after Li et al. Cell 2021 184: 4203-4219). This monoclonal antibody, isolated from a patient, increases the infection rate of SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture models (in vitro), but not in vivo in animal models. At least when the virus tested is the homologous strain, i.e. the original “Wuhan” strain.
But what happens if the experiment is repeated not with the original strain, but with the Delta variant?
This experiment has not been done. However, molecular modeling approaches can be used to assess the ability of the facilitating anti-NTD antibody to recognize the Delta variant spike protein. This is precisely what N. Yahi et al. have done in their paper published in the “Journal of Infection”. The results obtained are very clear.
Indeed, the facilitating antibody perfectly recognizes the spike protein of the Delta variant.
What about neutralizing antibodies? In the case of the Delta variant, the neutralizing antibodies directed against the NTD domain are less well recognized compared to the original spike protein. In conclusion, for the Delta variant, the balance favors ADE over neutralization.
What is the significance of these results?
These results suggest that reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 of an individual previously exposed to a variant other than Delta could result in disease with worsened symptoms. Such individuals, despite their natural immunity acquired during primary infection, could be at greater risk than individuals who have never encountered SARS-CoV-2.
What about the vaccine?
As far as the vaccine is concerned, caution is warranted, as the Delta variant changes the context completely. To date, mass vaccination campaigns have not revealed a major ADE problem, despite the data acquired with many other viruses. With the emergence of the Delta variant, the possibility remains that ADE may occur during a vaccination/infection cycle, especially since it is now known that vaccines do not fully protect against viral infection. We therefore suggest to evaluate as soon as possible, in sera of vaccinated individuals, the neutralization/ADE balance on the Delta variant.
While waiting for the results of these studies, we cannot overemphasize the importance of maintaining effective barrier measures (hand washing, wearing a mask, respecting distances), for everyone (vaccinated or not).
*Jacques Fantini is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Aix-Marseille. He is an honorary member of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF)
*Jean-Marc Sabatier, Director of Research at the CNRS and Doctor in Cell Biology and Microbiology, affiliated with the Institute of NeuroPhysiopathology (INP), at the University of Aix-Marseille. Editor-in-Chief of the international scientific journals: “Coronaviruses” and “Infectious Disorders – Drug Targets” (DR)

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Even though he has two Olympic gold medals to his name from Sochi, it has been almost two years since Dario Cologna stood atop the podium in a World Cup. The Swiss star, a three-time Tour de Ski champion, broke that streak in grand fashion in Saturday’s 4.4-kilometer freestyle race in Oberstdorf, Germany, the prologue event to this week’s Tour de Ski.
Cologna won soundly in 9:54.2, besting Sweden’s Calle Halfvarsson by five seconds, with Norwegian superstar Petter Northug close behind Halfvarsson (+5.5). Ilia Chernousov of Russia and Marcus Hellner of Sweden were fourth and fifth, respectively.
Despite a strong end to the 2014 season, an injury early last year resulted in reduced racing. On Saturday, there was no sign he had ever been gone, as he posted the second-fastest splits through the first lap of the two-lap course behind Russian Andrey Larkov. In the end, Larkov couldn’t hold the pace and ultimately finishing seventh. Where Larkov floundered Cologna thrived, and by the 4 k mark, Cologna was in first — a spot he maintained to the finish.
Cologna’s sprinting has not been up to previous standards since last year’s ankle surgery for a torn ligament.
He even surprised himself with his prologue performance.
“I did not expect to be on the podium today,” he told FIS after the race. “I knew I was in better shape than before. I had a good training during the Christmas. I did not expect to win but I felt I was in good shape.”
Cologna was cautiously optimistic regarding the implications for more racing.
“Prologue is just the first competition but it is good to see everything is working well,” he said.
In second place, Halfvarsson earned his first World Cup podium of the season. He’s been here before, as two of his three career World Cup individual podiums are in the Tour de Ski prologue.
“Prologue fits me quite good,” Halfvarsson said to FIS. “The race itself was very good. I started slower in the first lap and skied harder in the second lap.”
Halfvarsson was not exaggerating. By the 1.8 k mark he had the 14th fastest split but advanced through the rankings steadily to the finish line to surpass 12 skiers. Halfvarsson has emerged as the surprise leader of the Swedish team this year. Out of 14 FIS starts this season, he has been in the top 10 in 11 of them.
Halfvarsson does not seem to be surprised by his own strong showing, however, favorably comparing himself to Norwegian Petter Northug in an interview with Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.
“I’m faster than Petter at the finish usually,” he said, according to a translation.
While Cologna and Halfvarsson were happy with their results, Northug was expecting better.
“I had hoped for a better second lap,” he said to FIS. “I am happy to be on the podium. My finish was ok but I hope I will be better as the season progresses.”
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The crowd is drunk and antsy for the show to start. Then, suddenly, a medium build man makes his way across the room and there's a noticeable drop in the rowdy volume. I know instantly this has to be Jack Passion and, with his lush orange beard tumbling gently to his waist, I now completely understand how he became the two-time world champion bearder in the full natural beard category.
Here in the Pacific Northwest, college students, soccer dads and grandpas are letting their manliness blossom in the form of facial hair. But while ordinary whiskers may be commonplace on the streets, they're nothing compared to the au natural, waxed or styled extravaganzas found at beard and moustache competitions scheduled regularly around the US and the world.
The Stumptown Stash and Beard Collective, Portland Oregon's beard and moustache chapter, started in June 2010. The interest however has been overwhelming. On January 24, 2011 the group hosted the first West Coast Beard and Moustache Championships drawing in competitors from around the state and as far away as Pennsylvania, Texas and California. The event, scheduled at the undesirable hour of 4pm on a Sunday by the folks at the Crystal Ballroom (who expected a poor turn out), saw people lining up around the block for up to two hours, causing the contest start an hour and a half late.
But this wasn't a problem for the competitors for whom beer and enjoying it with their fellow beardsmen is as important as showing up for the event.
Shawn Hasson, a young hopeful from Fresno in Scottish garb and endowed with a several-inch-long curled and waxed moustache tells me, "Really these shows are about meeting and hanging out with other bearded guys."
With a two-year-old moustache he's new to the scene and pays his own way to and from the shows but the fun, he says makes it worth the cost.
Around the ballroom beards are omni-present, from casual scruff and women in stick-on moustaches to the obvious stars with their long or flamboyantly styled facial hair. Many of the professional bearders are dressed in gimmicky costumes. Abe Lincoln is there as well as a garden gnome, several English gents with curled handlebar moustaches, some cowboys, a mafia looking fellow with a thick black moustache and dark glasses and a grey-haired guy in lederhosen and a beard down to his waist. They walk around happily getting their pictures snapped with their fans.
I talk with the mafia-looking guy, Steve Scarpa from Southern California who tells me his bearding career started in 2003 when he was "discovered" by Phil Olsen the president of Beard Team USA in the audience at a beard competition.
"Then there were 30 or 40 members," he tells me. "Now there are a couple hundred. It's exploding."
Scarpa introduces me to Brian Snoderly one of the founders of Stumptown Stash and Beard Collective who happens to be walking by. Snoderly has a manicured beard and moustache, a silver bar through his nose and the biggest "plug" earrings I've ever seen. It ends up Portland's bearding group was started by Crystal Ballroom employees, the venue of the night's contest, and the proceeds will go towards a scholarship fund at Portland State University. But Snoderly tells me, as everyone else has, that the shows are more about camaraderie and beer drinking than anything else.
"Steve Scarpa tattooed the Beard Team USA emblem on my calf last night do you want to see it?" he says pulling up his pant leg.
Just then another bearded man walks by and says "Showing everyone the tip of your penis again are you Brian?"
Much to my surprise, the star of this world, Jack Passion, who brought near-silence to a room of drunk people less than half an hour ago, stops to join our conversation, or possibly to get a glimpse of the end of Brian's penis. As you'd expect from a guy with a long ginger beard, Jack is easy-going and ready to talk with his fans, including me. He dispels the rumors I've heard that he's not competing this year to give other beards a chance and tells me, in what seems a forced breach of his humbleness, that he's "unbeatable." As for beards becoming more fashionable he says that "men love to be appreciated as men," and that from the night's turn-out, the Pacific Northwest has got to be a center of the facial hair fad in America.
But do chicks dig beards? Passion's Facial Hair Handbook website assures that "your beard or moustache will get you laid!" but at least at the West Coast Championships I notice that it does more than that: most competitors are accompanied by their undeniably attractive wives or girlfriends. Yes, there's something about a beard that gives a guy an honest, cuddly dad-vibe, and that's something many women would like to take home for more than the night.
The show starts with the natural beard and moustache competition and as the first contestant prances down the catwalk in a tight 70s shirt, kicking like a Vegas dancer, the crowd cheers as if Katy Perry just walked on stage. Next is a man's man kind-of-guy wearing a baseball cap and a button up blue shirt - he gets a cacophony of hoots from the crowd including a loud yell "Now that's sex!!!"
Once the twenty or so contestants have strutted their stuff the audience yells their favorites to the judges and I start to understand why I saw earplugs on sale by the bar. Following come the Partial Beard, Natural Moustache, Natural Full-Beard, Natural Full-Beard With Styled Moustache and lastly, the Freestyle Beard categories. Some of the contestants just walk the catwalk, perhaps caressing their facial locks, while others get in character by shooting fake guns, playing a toy electric guitar or ripping off their shirts exposing beer guts and tattoos.
The crowd never settles and every contestant gets catcalls and enthusiastic support. But even after the awards ceremony, I have to agree with the beardsmen I spoke to. This isn't an event about winning, it's about growing facial hair, getting appreciated for it and hanging out with other people who understand the pleasure that comes from tending a garden of whiskers. And then of course, there's the beer.


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The long running CBS crime procedural Criminal Minds is coming to an end with Season 15.
The show has been renewed for a 10 episode final season cementing it as one of the longest running scripted shows on Primetime TV. Amy Reisenbach EVP of CBS’ current programs released the following statement.
“It is the quintessential CBS hit. We are so proud to have aired it. It speaks to everything we do best, which is air quality television. It’s been successful not only on air but online, in syndication, internationally for ABC (Studios).”
The final season will be a serialised story and will see the team up against formidable villain and will be concluding the 10 episodes with a showdown with that person. The production of season 14 will continue directly into shooting for the final season.
Criminal Minds, which was created by Jeff Davis, has aired on Wednesday since its launch, spending 12 seasons in the 9 PM slot until sliding to 10 PM in fall 2017.

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LYFORD, Ind. (WTHI) – A new update is coming to a dangerous intersection in Parke County. The intersection at U.S. 41 and 163, also known as the Lyford Y, is set to change to a T intersection.
INDOT is planning to take bids in May of 2018.
Changes first started happening after 19-year-old Emily Herzog was killed in a crash in 2015.
INDOT began by installing flashing lights in the stop signs to prevent another deadly accident happening. The Clinton sign that sat in the middle of the Y intersection was also removed.
Now INDOT tells News 10 a potential T plan is set to begin next year.
Some neighbors say they are concerned the road would need to be expanded to create the T intersection.
Others say it would be a good change.


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Illinois taxpayers worked 118 days into 2014 to pay for taxes
April 28 marks Illinois’ Tax Freedom Day. This day commemorates the point in 2014 when Illinoisans have worked enough to cover the rising cost of federal, state and local government. From now through the rest of 2014, Illinoisans finally will be able to keep the money they earn. Illinois’ high-tax environment pushed the state’s Tax...
April 28 marks Illinois’ Tax Freedom Day.
This day commemorates the point in 2014 when Illinoisans have worked enough to cover the rising cost of federal, state and local government. From now through the rest of 2014, Illinoisans finally will be able to keep the money they earn.
Illinois’ high-tax environment pushed the state’s Tax Freedom Day far past its neighbors and the nation. For example, Iowans have been working for themselves, not government, since April 13.
If Illinois mirrored the rest of the nation’s Tax Freedom Day, Illinoisans would have an additional week’s worth of income in their pockets.
Or better yet, if Illinois kept up with its neighbors, such as Missouri or Kentucky, Illinoisans would have two-and-a-half to nearly three weeks’ worth of extra income in their pockets.
But the nation’s seventh-latest Tax Freedom Day isn’t enough for some politicians in Illinois. Special-interest groups and politicians across the state are teaming up to increase taxes yet again in Illinois. Their goal is to swap out the state’s constitutionally protected flat-rate income tax for a progressive income tax increase.
Under Illinois law, the individual income tax rate will be 3.75 percent in 2015. Under the progressive tax-hike plan introduced by state Sen. Don Harmon – and endorsed by A Better Illinois – a higher 4.9 percent would apply to income earned after $12,500.
Under Harmon’s proposal, anyone with a taxable income of more than $22,000 would see their overall state tax bill increase. That plan targets Illinois’ middle-class residents.
More income going to the growing price tag of government means less money left in the family budget. With the nation’s third-highest unemployment rate, Illinoisans are already struggling to make rent and pay for groceries, let alone have enough leftover at the end of the month to put away for retirement or afford to save for college.
The truth is there’s no room left in the family budget for another tax hike. Much of the family budget is already tied up in items that families need to stay afloat – such as mortgage payments, rent, car payments, groceries and health care.
The little money left over at the end of the month is spent on things like family movie nights, trips to grandma’s house and kids’ softball fees.
Illinois doesn’t need higher taxes. It needs a government that will put taxpayers first by balancing its budget, cutting spending and cutting taxes.

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A sheriff’s office in Florida used an algorithm to anticipate which people might commit crimes in the future. Instead of helping reduce crime, the high-tech solution has led to harassment of innocent people, according to a local publication.
According to a Tampa Bay Times survey, the algorithm was based on questionable data and made arbitrary decisions.
Based on the indications provided by the program, the law enforcement officers went to the homes of people who did nothing wrong and fined or detained them for reasons currently found or invented.
The artificial intelligence system is used by Pasco Sheriff’s Office. During the investigation, the publication found 21 people who were harassed by sheriff’s aides, although they did not commit crimes.
The sheriff defends the algorithm
In September 2019, law enforcement officers arrived at the door of the house where Rio Wojtecki, a 15-year-old teenager, lived at the time. The program showed that the boy was part of a top five of the people who were to commit crimes. Rio had been detained once after stealing bicycles. The teenager was under judicial control, but because of this algorithm, the police interrogated him 21 more times, although he did not commit any acts that violate the law.
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Wojtecki reportedly developed a severe form of anxiety due to frequent visits by sheriff’s men. At one point, the teenager collapsed and was rushed to hospital, according to his mother.
Pasco Sheriff’s Office said it was not the only department to use such technology. Moreover, the institution accused the Tampa Bay Times of describing basic procedures used by the police as forms of harassment.

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Over the last century as most of Hong Kong blossomed into a dependably concrete city, a small district called Wong Chuk Hang, anchored on the southernmost portion of the island, remained out of sight and out of reach. It was rural farmland for most of the last century, transitioning briefly into an.…
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In Hong Kong, the cool air of autumn also marks the start of hiking season. This city is known for its high-rise buildings and tightly packed business districts, but can be delightfully surprising once you cross the boundaries that distinguish the urban jungle and well, the real jungle. Today, we’ll explore the best kept secret in the saltiest side of Hong Kong: Mount Davis.
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The ancient kingdom of Ayutthaya, the previous capital of Thailand, is a day trip away from Bangkok and a soulful place to visit. If you’re planning to go, you may have already scoured through the millions of travel guides, Lonely Planet advice, and perhaps even Wiki-ed it, but let us show you what makes it so special.
While in Sydney last, we went fishing with Matt Rees of marine research group, ’Fish Thinkers’ to understand more about how we should be moving towards a foraged bait system when we go fishing. We fished for luderick that day using floats and some stinky weed bait, and you can learn how to do it yourself here too.


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A witness has told the Central Criminal Court that a Dublin man accused of the murder of Adel Essalhi bragged about the killing and claimed “not even people walking their dogs” would find the body.
Wayne Kinsella (aged 40) with an address at The Plaza, Tyrrelstown, but who is originally from Finglas, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Essalhi (aged 31) in the fields behind the Plaza in Tyrrelstown, Blanchardstown, on January 6, 2011.
Witness Jemma Deegan told counsel for the prosecution, Mr Alex Owens SC, that on January 6 last year she was living in her mother’s duplex apartment in Tyrrellstown Plaza, where the accused man Wayne Kinsella was also staying.
She said on that on the afternoon in question a number of people were drinking in the apartment, including her mother, Wayne Kinsella and a man who introduced himself as Ali.
Ms Deegan told Mr Owens that she was not drinking and had stayed in her room most of the afternoon and evening, but that she went upstairs to the living room after hearing her mother was about to leave the apartment to go to a party.
She described seeing Ali, who was “fast asleep” in a chair, being awoken and dressed in Wayne Kinsella’s white hoody by the accused man and his relative. Ms Deegan said that all three men then left the apartment sometime after midnight.
She told Mr Owens that when Wayne Kinsella and his relative returned an hour later, they bragged to her in the kitchen about “what they had done to Ali”.
Ms Deegan said that when she asked Wayne Kinsella where Ali was, he told her Ali was “brown bread” and “not even people walking their dogs will find him”.
She said Wayne Kinsella’s relative was mostly laughing and agreeing with what the accused man was saying, and that she noticed both men had blood on their jeans.
Ms Deegan said the two men began stripping their clothes off and that she remembered Wayne hanging a pair of jeans over a chair, while some clothes were thrown beside a washing machine.
She told Mr Owens that the next day she again talked with a “hyper” Wayne Kinsella in the kitchen of the apartment, where he bragged about cutting Ali’s throat and stabbing him “nearly 60 times”.
Ms Deegan said Wayne Kinsella then left the apartment and returned a short time later carrying a tightly wrapped black bag that smelled of petrol and was shaped like a petrol can.
She told Mr Owens that the accused man again left the apartment with his relative and when they later returned, the pair were greeted by two gardaí who had called to the premises on an unrelated matter.
Ms Deegan told the court that Wayne Kinsella remarked “that was close one” after the two gardaí had left the apartment.
She said that there was a further conversation between Wayne Kinsella, his relative and two other women in the kitchen, where the two men described what they had done to Ali and how they had made an unsuccessful attempt to burn his body.
Under cross examination by counsel for the defence, Mr Michael O’Higgins SC, Ms Deegan agreed that she was “not someone trusted to tell the truth”.
She told Mr O’Higgins that this was because in certain situations she felt she had “loyalties” to people.
Asked if she had told gardaí “lot of lies”, Ms Deegan said that she had told gardaí lies at the start of the investigation out of loyalty to Wayne Kinsella’s relative.
Put to her by Mr O’Higgins that the prosecution case was that Adel Essalhi, Wayne Kinsella and his relative left the apartment around 9:05pm on January 6, with the accused and his relative returning about 9:35pm, Ms Deegan said she was not sure of the time as it had been “a long day”.
She agreed that she was on methadone at the time but disagreed that she had taken “lots of tablets”.
In his opening address to the jury, Mr Owens said it was the prosecution case that Wayne Kinsella and a relative lured Mr Essalhi to a field behind the Plaza apartments and murdered him having “got it in to their heads” he was involved in the death of Wayne Kinsella’s brother Lee.
On Friday the court heard evidence from State Pathologist Professor Marie Cassidy, who said the deceased man was violently assaulted with a machete-type weapon and a knife, and died after suffering almost 60 chop, stab and slash wounds to his head, neck and trunk.
The jury also viewed extensive CCTV footage which gardaí testified showed the movements of Adel Essalhi and the accused man Wayne Kinsella on January 6, 2011.
Garda Pamela Lydon told Mr Owens that footage from a CCTV camera inside a pub on Parnell Street on the afternoon of January 6 showed a man who she believed to be Mr Essalhi passing two pints of beer to a man she identified as Wayne Kinsella, who was wearing a white striped top.
Gda Lydon said that footage from a CCTV camera in Tyrrelstown showed three individuals who she identified as Wayne Kinsella, Adel Essalhi and a woman entering the Plaza Apartment complex after arriving in a taxi shortly after 3pm on January 6.
The trial continues tomorrow in front of Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan and a jury of seven women and five men.
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A large share of maternal deaths in Guatemala are the results of the widespread apply of child marriage, ensuing from the systemic oppression of young women. 30% of marriages within the nation involve girls underneath the age of 18, one of many highest child marriage rates in Latin America. Very young girls are vulnerable to issues during childbirth and pregnancy as a result of they have not yet reached physical or psychological maturity. In fact, pregnancy-associated issues are a number one explanation for demise for ladies aged globally. Of note, we are following enrollees until 12 mo, so our retention numbers will doubtless change by that later time level.
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A mother of two, she was the secretary of international relations of the Guatemalan Labour Party, and dozens of its leaders were both assassinated or they disappeared. Economic Empowerment, this component continues help of the event of policies that will promote economic and labor rights of women. Support data creation on the share women deliver to the economy, evaluation of macroeconomic insurance policies and their influence on formal and informal labor markets, and provide input for nationwide policies.

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Seafood plays a critical role in global food security and protein intake. The global supply of seafood increasingly comes from aquaculture - the farming of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants. China is the dominant leader in this field, supplying about two-thirds of global aquaculture production. China also consumes an estimated one-third of global aquaculture output, a figure that is expected to increase as the country proceeds along its developmental trajectory.
This project builds on our recent field surveys in China (supported previously by the Packard Foundation), with two aims:
1) to finalize our analysis and publish peer-reviewed papers on China’s role in global aquaculture, seafood trade, and feed use; and
2) to convene researchers from around the world to advance the science around Chinese aquaculture from a food security perspective.
The anticipated output will be a set of unique and high profile papers on China’s rising role in this important area of global food production, trade, and food security. They would follow a prior set of papers by Naylor and colleagues on global aquaculture trends and impacts that have been published, for example, in Nature, Science, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Mallory Reed finished 79th to pace Franklin & Marshall to a 23rd place finish at the 2013 Women's Cross Country Mideast Regionals on Saturday. The race featured 358 runners from 52 institutions.
Reed completed the 6k course in 23:21 while Kelsey Patrick from Lebanon Valley took first in 21:00.
Julia Zielinski placed 109th in 23:44 while Kim Hilfrank (24:07) and Katie Lane (24:55) finished in the top half of the field in 127th and 162nd place respectively. Jessica Love ran 25:19 to round out the F&M squad.


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Storm Runners is a series of YA adventure novels by American author Roland Smith. “Storm Runners” refers to Chase Masters and his father, who race across the country chasing tornadoes, hurricanes and floods. Whenever bad weather strikes, they are in hot pursuit.
The Storm Runners series began in 2010 with the novel Storm Runners. Below is a list of Roland Smith’s Storm Runners books in order of when they were originally released:

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Growing up in New Jersey as a first generation Filipino-American, Patrick Rosal was accustomed to an eclectic mix of music, language, and his family's unspoken history, including his father leaving the Catholic priesthood to marry his mother. In this interview at the Kansas City Public Library as part of Park University's Ethnic Voices Poetry Series, Rosal describes his early impetus to capture the lives of break dancers, hip-hop artists, and, as he calls them, 'rough necks,' from his youth into poetry. Now teaching at Rutgers University-Camden and a co-editor of the online magazine, Some Call It Ballin', he discusses his own literary mentors and reads from his three acclaimed books, Uprock, Headspin, Scramble and Dive; My American Kundiman; and Boneshepherds.
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In line with the State of Georgia’s rollout plan, Peachtree Immediate Care (PIC) is now offering COVID-19 vaccines. Here is what you need to know about vaccine availability for yourself and your family members:
- PIC is partnering to vaccinate patients who meet the state’s criteria. We will communicate with patients who fit the state’s criteria as soon as appointments are available.
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John McCormack's salary will be reduced to €135,000 a year
The Health Minister Leo Varadkar says he is open to considering extra financial supports for organisations like the Irish Cancer Society.
It comes after the CEO of the Irish Cancer Society confirmed he will take a €10,000 pay cut.
John McCormack's salary will be reduced to €135,000 a year.
This follows strong backlash against the organisation this week after its partially reversed a decision to abolish its programme of supports for families with cancer.
Earlier this week the charity said it would have to stop paying the grants to patients because it no longer had the resources to do so.
But yesterday confirmed support for the families of children with cancer will continue.
The group says almost €200,000 will be needed this year to continue the fund.
Mr McCormack says they will find the money to retain the services for children and are making cuts elsewhere.
"It wasn't the only scheme that we targeted - we looked throughout the organisation for savings" he said.
"We made savings in our staff costs, for example, we're not replacing people who are on maternity leave, we're not replacing people who've left the organisation - and we have €750,000 of savings in staff costs" he added.
While Health Minister Leo Varadkar says the government already provides some support, but they will look at increasing it.


text: Anyone see or hear it?? He's pushing his raise the taxes on the rich message once again. He's asking all Americans to e-mail thier Congress critter to vote for his tax the rich ploy. Of course he doesn't tell anyone that it won't mean a thing. You could take every dime they have and it won't stimulate jack. It will however give the govt more money to waste. The usual bs from that fuck in the WH.


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We did not see this coming at all!
Chris apparently has a nine-month-old daughter with a 31-year-old model friend of his named Nia.
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Yikes! Can ANYBODY control this kid's behavior?!?!
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Looks like the Biebs better puff, puff, pass that cash over to the mansion!
Biebsy reportedly put a $20,000 deposit down on the 5-bedroom mansion he was staying at for $4,200 PER NIGHT and will only receive about $15,000 back because of the cleaning bill!
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text: The growth of [Facebook’s] user base and its ever-swelling page views mean an almost infinite inventory to sell. But the expanding supply, together with equivocal demand, results in ever-lowering prices. The math is sickeningly inevitable. Absent that earthshaking idea, Facebook will look forward to slowing or declining growth in a tapped-out market, and ever-falling ad rates, both on the Web and (especially) in mobile applications. Facebook isn’t Google; it’s Yahoo or AOL.


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Good morning, and happy almost-Friday!
On Chat About today, we’re having a couple folks from Bemidji Area Schools discuss Bemidji High School’s Career Academies, a really exciting opportunity to help students find their passions! That’s on Chat About, at about 12:15 p.m.
For McDonald’s Morning Trivia, I am continuing my series of civics questions.
What branch of the government is the only branch that can declare war? The answer is the legislative. Collectively named Congress–the House of Representatives (two year term for each representative) and the Senate (six year term for each senator)–whose members are responsible for making all laws, regulating interstate and foreign commerce, controlling taxing and spending policies, in addition to its ability to declare war against another nation. The executive branch, which includes the President, has the power to direct troops.
According to the War Powers Act, the President must consult with Congress before sending troops to “hostilities” without a declaration of war. President Bill Clinton called the War Powers Act constitutionally defective after he directed airstrikes, etc., in what used to be known as Yugoslavia. Just a few years later, President George W. Bush was given the authority by Congress to use any means necessary against those that committed the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Today, Jan. 16, 2020, marks 100 years after Prohibition was enacted in 1920. I remarked that this came shortly after women received the right to vote on Aug. 18, 1919 (exactly 100 years before my daughter Brigid was born), when many women in those days were tired of abusive and often drunk husbands, and with little means of leaving those situations, sought to make alcohol illegal.
Prohibition did not work, as it was repealed about a decade after it was ratified, and new federal health statistics show Americans drink more now than they did prior to Prohibition. Just before alcohol was banned in those days, teens and adults in America drank just under two gallons of alcohol each year. Today, that amount is 2.3 gallons each year, amounting to nine drinks a week. Public health experts agree that America has a drinking problem.

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Gaming firm PopCap is to release its first titles for Android devices via Amazon’s Appstore in the US. The firm announced this week it has signed a deal with Amazon to offer two exclusive versions of its gaming titles “during two different two-week periods.” ‘Chuzzle’ will be available beginning this week through to 30 May, and will be followed by ‘Plants vs. Zombies’ during a second exclusive offer later this month. The games will be free for the first day of their availability, after which they’ll be available for purchase and download for a list price of US$2.99 each.
“Our relationship with Amazon is pivotal to PopCap’s overall strategy in bringing a growing roster of mobile titles to the ever-widening base of smartphone users,” noted Giordano Bruno Contestabile, PopCap’s senior director of global product and business strategy for mobile. “By making these titles available on the Android platform, we’ll significantly extend the reach of our top franchises to legions of new mobile customers and gaming fans alike.”
PopCap claims to be the “the worldwide leader in casual games” and currently offers over 50 titles across numerous platforms such as the Xbox, PlayStation3, Nintendo DS, iPad, and Facebook, as well as mobile devices.
Amazon launched the Android-based Appstore in the US March as alternative to the platform’s default Android Market store.


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Canyon Concert Ballet is excited to announce that we will be featuring a 5-part #FlashbackFriday digital ballet series in honor of our 40th anniversary!
We will be featuring favorite CCB spring ballets from our past, premiering every Friday in May at 7pm mountain time on our YouTube channel. The performance will only be available for five days after it premieres, so make sure to watch it when it airs!
Kicking things off this Friday, May 1, is the release of our 2018 An Evening of Chopin and Ballet. The first act features Mikhail Fokine’s sublime 1909 Les Sylphides; while the second act features Etudes, from artistic director Alicia Laumann. Etudes takes the dancers on a historical journey from the ballet blanc of the 19th century Romantic era through the 21st century and asks the question, “What does a radically re-imagined ballet dancer look like today?”


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The democratic citizenship component of our programs encompasses a wide range of activities from different fields, such as: education, art, social inclusion, social responsibility through sustainable economy, active participation of various citizens groups (youth, women, minorities), promotion and respect of human rights.
Human rights education is both a transversal approach in all our activities as well as a main theme of some of our projects. IIT has a long-term collaboration with Council of Europe on this topic since 2002, when Compass – A Manual for Human Rights Education with Young People was published in Romanian. Some of our staff members are experts of the Council of Europe on human rights education and related topics.
IIT is an active member of DARE – Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe, a European network consisting mainly of NGOs, academic institutions and training providers devoted to promote active democratic citizenship and human rights through formal education, non-formal and informal education, and life-long learning.


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FUEL, EXHAUST AND EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS
- Check the speedometer, tachometer and coolant temperature gauge. If they're not working either, check the power and ground lines to the instrument cluster, referring to the wiring diagrams at the end of this manual.
- If the other gauges are working, make sure the ignition key is in the Off position, then remove the seat (see Chapter 8).
- Disconnect the wiring connector from the fuel level sender (see illustration). Turn the key to On. The low fuel light should come on and the fuel gauge needle should point to E.
- Turn the ignition key to Off. Connect a length of wire between the gray/black wire's terminal in the sender harness and ground (nearby bare metal).
The low fuel light should stay out and the fuel gauge needle should point to F.
- If, as this point, the low fuel light and the gauge indicate different fuel levels (for example, the low fuel light is on but the gauge needs point to F), remove the instrument cluster from the housing and replace it with a new cluster.
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Regardless of the segment in which we play, our “biz” is nothing short of magic! There’s nothing much better in the world than a great restaurant experience.
Adrenaline flows. We do research and development, undertake purchasing/ receiving and perishable inventory management. We do retail sales and production at hundreds of transactions a day (or hour) with an expectation of perfection and a 100% money back guarantee. We do accounting, cash flow management, marketing, hiring, training, HR management and community outreach. Let’s not forget repair and maintenance, or construction management. For most of the independent segment, all this is done under one roof. The generic list of performance is the same, regardless of segment or concept. The products may change some but the urgency and complexity is almost identical. Data keeps showing we have the highest mortality rate of any industry in the U.S., 50% in year one, 85% in year two. The global numbers aren’t better.
I believe two things make our industry such a challenge; one we talk about a little and one we really don’t at all.
#1. We run two businesses at once: a. We run the restaurant. b. We manage the business of the restaurant. Between the two, we end up with a really long day and little free time. #2. To be great, we need to perform in-balance with both right and left-brain disciplines every day.
Both #1 and #2 create pitfalls. The good news? The pitfalls are simple, not easy. Each can be avoided in both when we know what we’re looking for. That said, discipline is critical.
By the way, lack of money is not the biggest single issue it's a symptom of both.
So, what’s it take to do right things right? What makes some companies excel and others fail? After 30 plus years opening and building concepts without a failure, I have no faith in luck. And, there’s always risk. The goal? Mitigate the risk. Here’s my top 10 list: pitfalls to avoid.


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Hamilton Beach 7 Piece Wand, 4-in-1 Immersion Hand Blender with Handheld Blending Stick, Whisk, Mixing Cup, & Food Chopper with Variable Speed, Stainless Steel
$39.99 in stock
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- BLEND, MIX, WHIP, PUREE AND CHOP: This all-in-one tool is versatile to chop vegetables for salads, blend eggs for soufflé, mix batter for cake or whip up fresh cream for berries.
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Hamilton Beach Power Elite Blender with 40oz Glass Jar and 3-Cup Vegetable Chopper, 12 Functions for Puree, Ice Crush, Shakes and Smoothies, Black and Stainless Steel (58149)
6 used from $36.40
- Blender and chopper in 1 appliance
- 40oz BPA free glass pitcher and 3 Cup food chopper
- Revolutionary Wave Action system continuously pulls mixture down into the blades for smooth results every time
- Unique, no mess spout with hinged cap makes pouring easy
- 4 blending buttons with 12 blending functions to make milkshakes and crush ice to food preparation such as puree, device, chop and grate
Hamilton Beach Electric Vegetable Chopper & Mini Food Processor, 3-Cup, 350 Watts, for Dicing, Mincing, and Puree, Black (72850)
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- Simply stack and press to chop: The patented stack & press design makes it easy to assemble and use. Simply press the lid to chop and release to stop. Since all you do is stack the lid on top of the bowl, no difficult twist-locking is needed.
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- Easily chop, puree and emulsify with stainless steel blades: Durable stainless steel blades make easy work of a multitude of ingredients including onions, carrots and nuts. Oil dispenser on lid makes it easy to emulsify dressings, dips and sauces.
- Easy to clean: The bowl, lid and removable blades of the Hamilton Beach chopper are all dishwasher safe.
- Power through tough ingredients: This small food chopper has a 350 watt motor to provide all the power you need to prepare all types of food including onions, nuts, herbs, hummus, dressings and homemade baby food.
Hamilton Beach Blender and Food Processor Combo, Portable Blend-In Travel Cup, Shakes and Smoothies, 40oz Jar & 3-Cup Vegetable Chopper, Grey & Black (58163)
$66.99 in stock
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- Wave action system: 700-watt power blender continuously pulls mixture down into the blades for consistently smooth results without stirring.
- Personal blender: Power blender can blend individual-sized portions right in the 20 oz. BPA-free travel jar with leak-proof lid. Great for on the go
- Food Processor: Chop, shred, or slice foods from vegetables to cheese and nuts to spices with this multi-function blender. Food processing kit includes 3-cup bowl, chopping s-blade, and shredding/slicing disc.
Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap 4-Cup Mini Food Processor & Vegetable Chopper, 250 Watts, for Slicing, Shredding, and Puree, Black (70510)
1 used from $50.87
- VERSATILE & COMPACT 4 CUP FOOD PROCESSOR: Chop and puree food, blend smoothies, and slice or shred vegetables and cheese with this versatile Hamilton Beach food processor. Its compact design is perfect for small kitchens.
- PREVENT SPILLS WITH 4 CUP LEAK-PROOF BOWL: The leak-proof bowl holds 4 cups and has a pour spout that's great for serving smoothies and processing liquids without spills.
- SUPERIOR CHOPPING & BLENDING RESULTS: With a stainless steel quad blade and powerful motor, you'll get great results whether you're chopping or blending. The reversible disc is ideal for slicing and shredding vegetables and other foods.
- EASY STACK & SNAP ASSEMBLY. The unique design of this small chopper/food processor and smoothie blender requires no difficult twist locking. The bowl stacks easily on the base and intuitive clips secure the lid to the bowl.
- SAVE PREP TIME WITH LARGE FEED CHUTE: You'll save time and reduce the need for pre-cutting every time you process food with this vegetable chopper. The large feed chute fits a whole block of cheese.
Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap Food Processor and Vegetable Chopper, BPA Free, Stainless Steel Blades, 12 Cup Bowl, 2-Speed 450 Watt Motor, Black (70725A)
$59.99 in stock
5 used from $55.15
- Prep the freshest ingredients: A powerful 450 watt motor and 2 speeds plus pulse control save you time and money
- Simple to assemble and use: Stack and snap design requires no difficult twisting or locking; A simple function guide is printed on the food processor for ease of use
- 12 cup capacity: Sealed bowl helps prevent leaks when mixing liquids; Dimensions (inches) 16.25 H X 9.55 W X 8.76 D; BPA free in all food zones
- Stainless steel blades: S-blade and reversible slice & shred disc chop, slice, shred, mix and puree just about anything
- Large feed chute: Big mouth feed chute fits whole foods for quick, easy processing and less prep time
Hamilton Beach Food Processor & Vegetable Chopper for Slicing, Shredding, Mincing, and Puree, 8 Cup, Black
$41.24 in stock
2 used from $40.23
- SPEND LESS TIME ON PREP IN THE KITCHEN: Food processor makes quick, easy work of common kitchen prep work like shredding cheese, slicing veggies and pureeing pestos and dips.
- 8 CUP CAPACITY: The 8 cup bowl is large enough to handle most jobs but small enough for easy storage.
- LARGE FEED CHUTE: Can fit large foods like a whole block of cheese for quick, easy processing and less prep time.
- VERSATILITY OF A FOOD PROCESSOR, FOOD CHOPPER AND VEGETABLE CHOPPER: Reversible disc slices and shreds, while the stainless steel s-blade chops, mixes and purees.
- 2 SPEEDS PLUS PULSE AND 450 WATTS OF POWER: Food processor features low and high speeds plus pulse for the control you need for a variety of recipes.
Hamilton Beach Stay or Go Blender with 32-Oz Jar, 2 Potable 16-Oz Jars & 8-Oz Chopper (52400) (Renewed)
- A size for every job
- Complete 8 piece set
- Great for food and drinks
- 650 watt peak-power motor
- Pulse action for chopping control, All of the included containers are made of shatterproof Tritan that is crystal clear, lightweight, dishwasher safe, and BPA-free
Hamilton Beach 70725A 12-Cup Stack & Snap Food Processor and Vegetable Chopper, Black (Renewed)
- PREP THE FRESHEST INGREDIENTS. A powerful 450 watt motor and 2 speeds plus pulse control save you time and money.
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Today, the town of Oxford, Alabama voted 3-2 to repeal the infamous ordinance they passed last week making it a crime — punishable by a $500 fine or six months in jail — to use a bathroom not matching the gender on your birth certificate. The repeal comes just days after a town in Texas, Rockwall, rejected a similar ordinance that was brought before it.
“For all the attention Oxford received, we’ve seen a movement of Southern cities actually taking action in support of their transgender community members and passing resolutions condemning any legislation that would target transgender people,” said Kris Hayashi, executive director of Transgender Law Center. “It’s great to see that Oxford has reconsidered their initial discriminatory measure and realized that it’s wrong and illegal to single out members of the community for discrimination just because of who we are.”
Last month, Transgender Law Center wrote about the movement of Southern cities uniting in support of transgender people, including through resolutions condemning anti-trans legislation.


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Odessa Fire: What Western media doesn't tell -- Full documentary 02.05.2014
With English subtitles. Western media and governments don't want you to know this! Learn the shocking facts about what actually happened when at least 37 peo......
On May 4, Itar Tass headlined "West actually imposes information blockade on Ukraine tragic events - Russia ForMin." Russia's Foreign Ministry was clear and unequivocal saying: "While Ukrainian punitive squads are carrying out their...
The People's Voice 2014-05-05"West actually imposes information blockade on Ukraine tragic events - Russia ForMin."
Most of the unrest in Ukraine has been in the predominantly Russian-speaking eastern part of the country. But new disturbances in the last few days -- and a deadly fire...Voa News 2014-05-04
More than 30 pro-Russian demonstrators are dead in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa following a fire in a government building. The Ukrainian Interior Ministry says the...Mashable 2014-05-02
ABC US News | ABC Business News Copy Hundreds of pro-Russian demonstrators descended on the police headquarters in Odessa, Ukraine, and stormed the building today, two days...ABC News 2014-05-04
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Tense times: a man walks by a giant placard of a seaside scene in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, which is preparing to commemorate victory in World War II. Photo: AFP Odessa, Ukraine: On the eve of a milestone weekend in which another chunk of Ukraine’s east could vote to seek annexation by Russia, this Black Sea port will see one of its proudest boasts tested – a tradition...Canberra Times 2014-05-09
ODESSA, Ukraine — Ukraine sent an elite national guard unit to re-establish control over the southern port city of Odessa today and troops fought pitched battles with a pro-Russia militia that had seized an eastern city. The twin moves reflected an apparent escalation of efforts to bring both regions back under Kiev's control. The possible loss of Odessa in the southwest and...Richmond Times Dispatch 2014-05-05
Ukraine sent an elite national guard unit to re-establish control over the southern port city of Odessa on Monday and troops fought pitched gunbattles with a pro-Russia militia that had seized an eastern city. The twin moves reflected an apparent escalation of efforts to bring both regions back under Kiev's control. The possible loss of Odessa in the southwest and parts of...Seattle Post 2014-05-05
Odessa, Ukraine - Ukraine sent an elite national guard unit to re-establish control over the southern port city of Odessa on Monday and troops fought pitched gunbattles with a pro-Russia militia that had seized an eastern city. The twin moves reflected an apparent escalation of efforts to bring both regions back under Kiev's control. The possible loss of Odessa in the southwest...Independent online (SA) 2014-05-05
Thirty-eight people trapped after a fire on the third-floor of the stately, Soviet-era union building burned, suffocated or jumped to their deaths. How did the victims come to be in the building and who started the fire? The seed of the violence was a football match. Local side Chernomorets were playing Metalist Kharkiv. Hardline fans - known as "ultras" - of both sides agreed...BBC News 2014-05-04
Deadly assault ... A protester throws a petrol bomb at the trade union building in Odessa. Photo: Reuters Ukraine crisis Ukraine loses two choppers in assault More than 40 people were killed in Odessa on Friday, most caught in a building set on fire after pro-Russian activists and supporters of Ukrainian unity fought running battles across the southern port city. In the worst...Canberra Times 2014-05-02
Police in the Ukrainian city of Odessa say 31 people have died as the result of a building fire that broke out during a clash between pro-Russia demonstrators and supporters of the central government in Kiev. The statement said the fire broke out in a trade union building on Friday, but did not...U~T San Diego 2014-05-02
|title||2 May 2014 Odessa clashes|
|partof||the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine|
|date||2 May 2014|
|place||OdessaOdessa Oblast, Ukraine|
|causes||*Opposition and support for the Donbass insurgency Confrontation between supporters and opponents of the post-Maidan Ukrainian government|
|methods||*Running battles Demonstrations|
|result||*Trade Unions House burnt Pro-Russian protest camp burnt down by Ukrainian unity activists|
|side1||* Ukrainian unity demonstrators Right Sector militants|
|side2||* Pro-Russian militants & activists Odesskaya Druzhina People's Druzhina Claimed: Russian nationals from Transnistria Russian nationals|
|howmany1||2,000 football fans & pro-Unity activists|
|howmany2||300 Odesskaya Druzhina|
|casualties3||Total casualties: 48 dead, 247 injured (27 shot, 31 stabbed) and 99 hospitalised, Arrests: 123|
On 2 May 2014, as part of the rising unrest in Ukraine in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, clashes between pro-Ukrainian and pro-Russian groups broke out in multiple in the streets of Odessa. These clashes culminated in a large skirmish outside the Trade Unions House, an Odessa landmark located on Kulikovo Field in the city centre. That building then caught fire in unclear circumstances, resulting in the deaths of forty-two pro-Russian activists who had holed up in it. Six other people died during the clashes in the streets. The events were the bloodiest civil conflict in Odessa since 1918.
Attendees told journalists beforehand that they had found out through social media that "anti-Maidan supporters were calling for everyone to gather and crush the unification march." One of the pages called on their supporters in Odessa to "take after Donetsk," a reference to pro-Russian attacks that took place against pro-Ukrainian demonstrators in Donetsk days prior. A leaflet that said the pro-Russian groups would "defend Odessa from pogroms" was distributed across the city before the rally.
According to Ukrainian government reports, a bus of pro-Russian separatists was detained while trying to enter the city; the group aboard was immediately released into the city on the order of a high ranking police official.
Reports about the precise sequence of events that followed vary between different sources. While defending the building, militants on the roof tossed rocks and petrol bombs at the protesters below. A report by the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN) said that the pro-united Ukraine crowd began to throw petrol bombs into the building after having been fired upon by the pro-Russian group. BBC News said that the situation was unclear, with multiple sources indicating that both sides had been throwing petrol bombs at each other. One eyewitness told the BBC that the fire started on the third floor when a petrol bomb was thrown at a closed window from inside the building, and the Kyiv Post reported that several flaming bottles held by Ukrainian unity activists outside were thrown into the front entrance, and through the windows on the second and fourth floors. An official investigation conducted by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry stated that while no firearms were found inside the building, those on the roof were shooting at the crowd below, and accidentally set the building on fire whilst throwing petrol bombs from above. Russia Today, a television news network funded by the Russian state, disputed this report, saying that the fire was started intentionally by "pro-Kiev radicals", and that those who died were "anti-government activists." Regardless of who started the fire, it is known that it started on the second and third floors of the building, and quickly spread. Firefighters were slow to respond, arriving an hour after the fire began. Thirteen units of fire and rescue apparatus were sent to the scene, but were prevented from operating because of the large number of people gathered around the building. Fifty pro-Russian activists remained on the roof, barricading themselves in and refusing to leave, while others were seen attempting to jump out of the windows. Some of the of those who tried to escape the fire were set upon and beaten during their attempts to flee by some Ukrainian unity demonstrators, while other demonstrators saved several dozen people in rooms on the second and third floor. Some outside the building chanted "burn Colorado, burn," referring to a derogatory term for pro-Russian activists who wear the Ribbon of Saint George. Local pro-Ukrainian unity protesters said that no one in Odessa's pro-Ukrainian movement knew the people that were seen chanting such slogans outside the burning building.
A TSN correspondent reported that of those who died in the fire, fifteen were Russian citizens, and five were from Transnistria. Odessa City Council deputy Dmitry Spivak also said that some of the rioters were from Transnistria. The Interior Ministry stated that the identity of most of the victims had not been determined on 2 May, despite these reports. On the day after the clashes, the Odessa office of the Interior Ministry issued another statement saying that eight of those who died in the fire were identified, and that all of them were from Odessa. It was later determined that all of those who died in the fire were from Odessa.
Both pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian demonstrators gathered outside the burnt Trade Unions House on the day after the clashes. Roughly 2,000 pro-Russian protesters gathered outside, chanting: "Odessa is a Russian city." There was a heavy police presence, and some minor scuffles between protesters. In another outbreak of unrest, the Interior Ministry's headquarters in Odessa was attacked by several hundred pro-Russian activists on 4 May. Originally a protest, the events later turned violent when masked demonstrators with improvised weapons started breaking windows, and forcing gates open. In an attempt to pacify the protesters, the officials inside the building released between 30 and 67 of those arrested in the aftermath of the clashes. Elsewhere in the city, supporters of federalisation attacked a Ukrainian reporter for Channel 5 news. A rally of several hundred pro-Ukrainian activists marched to the site of the fire, raised the Ukrainian flag from the central flagpole, and observed a moment of silence for the victims.
In response to the conflict, Odessa governor Nemirovsky announced the formation of a 'territorial defence battalion' of the army and would be recruiting to quickly restore order in the region.
Amid the ingoing investigation, Ukraine's deputy Interior Minister and Chief Investigator Vitaliy Sakal told journalists on 19 May that traces of chloroform had been found in the building, and that thirty-two deaths in the building were attributed to the inhalation of an at yet unidentified substance. Sakal added that the mixture containing chloroform had been in the Trade Unions building for several days. Sakal said that an investigation to determine the substance's origin was ongoing, and that Ukrainian investigators have urged the Israeli Embassy to provide skilled professionals to assist Ukrainian specialists in this regard.
According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the clashes that took place involved the participation of 'illegal military groups' and mercenaries coordinated in Transnistria by subversive groups from Russia, and financed by former members of the Yanukovych government. Named were former Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov and former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Klymenko. "Subversion in the Ukrainian city of Odessa that was financed by former top officials targeted at disrupting stability in the south of Ukraine," said Kateryna Kosareva, SBU press spokeswoman. "Its organizers were planning that it would be the beginning of full scale instability in the rest of the southern regions of our country."
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS) announced that among the conflict organizers it had detained, at least three were citizens of the Russian Federation. Among them were named Evgeny Mefedov, from Yoshkar-Ola; Andrei Krasilnikov, from Nizhny Novgorod; and Alexander Zolotashko. The SBU then identified other Russian citizens arrested: Boris Demylov; Sergei Pavlov; Alexander Vdovin; Sergei Sidorenko; and Dmitri Bormotov, from Evenk Autonomous Okrug.
The leadership of the local police was then fired and may face criminal charges. "The police in Odessa acted outrageously, possibly in a criminal fashion," Interior Minister Avakov stated. "The 'honor of the uniform' will offer no cover." He then announced the formation of a new civilian-based special police force named "Kiev-1" to help police the city.
Arsen Avakov, the interior minister, blamed local politicians for the events. People suspected of complicity include city council members, elections workers, police, relatives of former police officers, and active anti-Maidan campaigners. Twelve people were arrested, but their names were not disclosed.
– Russia's Foreign Ministry said that the fire was "yet another manifestation of the criminal irresponsibility of the Kiev authorities who indulge insolent radical nationalists … which are engaging in a campaign of physical terror", against those wanting 'greater autonomy' living in Russian-speaking regions.
;Other countries – Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin condemned the Odessa clashes "in the strongest possible terms" and expressed condolences to the victims' families. He urged the Ukrainian government to "abide by its obligations to disarm paramilitaries...limit the influence of far-right groups" and all parties to refrain from further provocations.
– President Alexander Lukashenko said during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin "The developments in Odessa are simply unimaginable. I would like to have a frank discussion, behind the scenes, so to speak, about the situation in Ukraine and to coordinate our actions, because clearly, this crisis is not going to end tomorrow, and it has a direct impact on you and on us."
– President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said "Nevertheless, we are deeply concerned by the growth of violence in Ukraine, including the events in Odessa, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk and other regions. We cannot but worry about the current situation also because there are more than half a million Armenians living in Ukraine."
– US State Department: "The United States today mourns with all Ukrainians the heartbreaking loss of life in Odessa. Today the international community must stand together in support of the Ukrainian people as they cope with this tragedy".
– Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, said the latest incidents were "very deeply concerning" and accused President Vladimir Putin of starting a "slow-motion invasion" of Ukraine.
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