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The "global gag rule" has been rescinded by every Democrat and reinstated by every Republican to occupy the Oval Office, reflecting the partisan nature of abortion. But studies show the rule may actually lead to increased abortions abroad.
The government of Zimbabwe shut down the internet last month to quell dissent. But the move cost the nation $5.7 million per day and set Zimbabwe's growing "technopreneur" business back during the blackout.
Tanzania was one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to embrace family planning. But current president John Magufuli made headlines when he said he does “not see any need for birth control," asserting that population growth is actually an economic boon to the East African nation.
Since Western nations sanctioned Russia for annexing Crimea in 2014, Moscow has signed 19 military cooperation deals in sub-Saharan Africa, including with Ethiopia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe, according to its foreign and defense ministries and state media.
Some women admit they would rather have HIV than heart disease because at least it wouldn't interfere with fertility and family planning. They often go through high-risk pregnancies and other health complications due to pressures from their communities to have children at all cost.
A good source of protein, and delicious fried. The trouble has been that the insects can only be had during certain months, but researchers are seeking to solve this problem and, in turn, reduce malnutrition across the country.
Yesterday was Pi Day, when nerds around the world celebrate the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. (Pi, of course, begins with 3.14, hence 3/14 is Pi Day.) On Wednesday, students at COSAT created posters to honor that most famous of non-repeating, irrational numbers.
Last year, Abongile Xeketwana and Monwabisi Dingane designed a chemistry experiment that was good — really good. It won the Cape Town city high school chemistry competition. Then it won the provincial competition. Then it won the national competition. That's right — two kids from Khayelitsha are, one could argue, the top young chemists in South Africa.
In Khayelitsha, police are often accused of not doing their job. Citizens say they are forced to take justice into their own hands. Alleged criminals are often put to death by mobs, in full view of children.
We have created a new Twitter account — @PRISchoolYear — and are handing over the keys to teachers around the world. Every week or so, a new teacher will share a bit about what things are like in his or her classroom.

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This blog is a collection of my poetry, song lyrics, and certain other written works. I will try to upload at least one new poem per week. My dream to be published started all the way in 2nd grade, so I'm here to just get some of my stuff out there. Enjoy! (: This is the P.O.V. Better yet, this is me.
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2015 Nissan Armada Price and Reviews
The new 2015 Nissan Armada is one of the largest SUVs, produced by company Nissan. It will be available in following trims: Armada SV, SL and Platinum.
The exterior of 2015 Nissan Armada looks very attractive with angular lines and rear cabin which is positioned a bit higher. It is made of lighter materials so it will lose on weight a little, which will improve fuel economy. It is also fabricated with high quality materials, and some chrome details will give it strong and sophisticated look. It is a four- door and large vehicle that despite its grand size, is easy to drive.
2015 Nissan Armada Interior and Features
The interior is quite spacious, it has three rows of seats with back support, where can be placed eight passengers. It is very comfortable and there is enough space for head and legroom. Perhaps, there is no much space for cargo when the cabin is fully occupied, but the third row can be fold down if needed for family trips. Although the interior is redesigned and modernized, with leather seats etc. there are still some outdated plastic details. Pedals and steering wheel are modifiable so it fits any driver’s body type. As for the technology features, the 2015 Nissan Armada will be equipped with Bluetooth, air climate control, rearview camera, a heated steering wheel, parking sensors, door locks, audio system and in Platinum trim DVD entertainment system with 8 –inch monitor for passengers in back.
Engine Types and Performances
2015 Nissan Armada engine will be 5.6-liter V-8 that will be able to produce 317 horsepower and 385 pound-feet of torque. It will be paired with 5-speed automatic transmission and there will be a choice of rear- and all-wheel drive. It will be powerful engine that could reach the acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in less than 7 seconds. The fuel economy for rear-wheel drive is estimated to be 13/19 mpg in city/highway drive and for all-wheel drive 12/18 mpg.
Release Date and Price
We can expect 2015 Nissan Armada to be on market by the end of this year. The base price will be around $37,000 and the most expensive model shouldn’t go higher than $50,000. Its main competitors will be Toyota Sequoia, Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Ford Expedition.


In breaking news, it now appears that the Treasury Department and the IRS, courtesy of everyone’s favorite IRS villain, Lois Lerner, were conspiring to limit the political speech of conservative groups “off book” in a way that wouldn’t be disclosed publicly. As reported today at the Daily Caller: The Treasury Department and Lerner started devising the new rules “off-plan,” meaning that their plans would not be published on the public schedule. They planned the new rules in 2012, while the IRS targeting of conservative groups was in full swing, and not after the scandal broke in order to clarify regulations as the administration has suggested. We shouldn’t forget that in a pre-Superbowl interview last weekend, the president did his best to stifle an allegedly active, ongoing investigation by the FBI into possible criminal activity at the IRS. Obama, in an interview with Bill O’Reilly of FoxNews, said that there was “not even a smidgen of corruption” at the IRS surrounding the never-ending scandal involving the targeting of conservative groups. Rewinding, in reference to the exploding IRS scandal, the president declared in a press conference in May 2013, “I have got no patience with it, I will not tolerate it, and we will make sure that we find out exactly what happened on this.” Since that time, the American people have had nothing but defiance and obfuscation from the president on down in response to get to the bottom of the scandal. Read the rest of my American Spectator article here.


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Smell: A Cat’s First Language
When we think of language, we think of words, chit chat.
But a cat’s first language isn’t vocal or even body language — it’s smell.
A cat’s dependence on his sense of smell begins at kittenhood. Even before a kitten can see, he relies on his nose and sense of touch to find his mother’s nipple — the same one for each feeding. Similarly, the mother cat recognizes her kittens by their smell and her smell on them.
While humans don’t necessarily think of smell as the most important sense (I’m sure many of us would rank sight, hearing and touch above it), the ability to smell things actually plays a large role in a cat’s survival. That’s because cats have about twice as many smell-sensitive cells in their noses, and their sense of smell is about 14 times stronger than ours.
As a result, it’s not a surprise that the sense of smell plays a big role in how cats communicate with one another.
Each cat has his own scent, and that scent comes from glands located on his chin, lip corners, temples and base of his tail. Any time the cat washes or rubs against something, he’s spreading his scent. So every time your cat greets you and rubs his head, side or tail against you, he’s marking you as his.
To create a communal smell, a cat will mark areas of your home, furniture and family members with his scent. Cats who live together will rub each other to share their scent.
Consequently, whenever you bring in the scent of another cat on your clothing or shoes, your cat may become curious or insecure — this “new cat” — or at least his scent — has invaded your cat’s home and territory.
Similarly, new feline family members may at first feel insecure in your home because it is marked with your cat’s scent. The new cat realizes he’s in another’s territory. This is why behaviorists suggest that you swap blankets or towels used by your cats so they get used to one another’s scent before they’re officially introduced to one another.
When cats really want to smell something closely, they’ll often do something called gapping or flehming. This is when your cat wrinkles his lips, opens his mouth a bit and let’s his tongue out — it almost looks like a grimace. As funny as this face may be, it’s actually very useful. Your cat has a scent organ called a vomeronasal (or Jacobson’s organ) on the roof of his mouth, and by making this face he’s actually able to smell more clearly.
By better understanding how important the sense of smell is to our cats, perhaps we can all better understand their behavior. Since they’re so sensitive to smells, we can make conscious decisions to make life a bit less stressful for them — whether that means putting their favorite blanket on a new piece of furniture so it doesn’t smell so foreign or remembering to change our clothes after volunteering at a local shelter.
Have you noticed how important the sense of smell is to your cat? Have you ever noticed your cat gapping or fleming? Please share in the comments!

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27 February 2023, 22:33
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 20-26, 2023
Persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, public activity of Ramzan Kadyrov, continuation of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, return of Tumso Abdurakhmanov, official data on the natives of Southern Russia perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 20-26, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
Persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia
On March 4, 2022, an article was included in the Code of Administrative Violations of Russia, which provided a fine for citizens for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The people who participate in pacifist actions, criticize the militaries, and post negative comments on social media are being brought to liability under the new article. Repeated violation within a year threatens criminal prosecution.
So, Irina Rezankova, a resident of Sochi, was fined for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces after she came to a fitness club wearing a T-shirt with a print in the colours of the Ukrainian flag and the inscription “Pray for Ukraine”. In Makhachkala, a court imposed a fine on Zaur Radjabov, considering his pacifist posts on the social media to be discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
The police detained Sergei Tkachyov, a resident of Volgograd, after he laid flowers at the urns of the hero cities of Kyiv and Odessa on Mamaev Kurgan. Law enforcers obliged the resident of Volgograd to come to a police station for a preventive conversation. On February 25, in Krasnodar, the police detained and released Alipat Sultanbegova without drawing up a protocol against her. A woman’s friend explained that on February 24, on the anniversary of the start of the special military operation, Alipat Sultanbegova laid flowers at the monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko.
In the Chegem District, law enforcers drew up protocols against Regina Kirts and Denis Trofimov under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The court returned the protocols as drawn up by unauthorized persons. A case against Stavropol resident Pavel Gladky, which the court did not have time to consider within three months due to violations committed by the police, was terminated due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. And in Nalchik, due to the expiration of the statute of limitations, the court stopped hearing the case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces against Svetlana Semyonova, who participated in protests against mobilization.
Public activity of Ramzan Kadyrov
Ramzan Kadyrov was awarded the title of Hero of the Chechen Republic. According to the decree, the title of Hero of Chechnya “is the highest title of Chechnya and is awarded for outstanding services to the republic and its people.” “The title of Hero of the Chechen Republic is awarded by the head of the republic,” states the decree published on the official website of the leader of Chechnya. Ramzan Kadyrov became the first person to be awarded the title of Hero of Chechnya.
Lachin Corridor blockade and Vardanyan’s resignation
The Lachin Corridor linking Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia and the outside world has been blocked by Azerbaijani activists since December 12, 2022. The activists demand from Russian peacekeepers to provide them with access to the “Gyzylbulag” and “Demirli” mining deposits. The unrecognized republic suffers from a shortage of food products and medicines, the gas supply is turned off regularly, and the republic’s authorities introduced a schedule for the supply of electricity. The road to Nagorno-Karabakh has been blocked for the 77th day already.
The protesters who block the Lachin Corridor let cars of peacekeepers and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) pass. ICRC employees take patients from Stepanakert to Armenia and deliver humanitarian cargo to Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the ICRC, as of February 24, 129 seriously ill patients have been transported from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia since the beginning of the blockade of the Lachin Corridor. On February 26, it became known that ICRC employees brought five more patients to Armenia and helped 14 residents return to Nagorno-Karabakh, who left for Armenia and could not return because of the blockade.
On February 23, Nagorno-Karabakh President Araik Arutyunyan dismissed Minister Ruben Vardanyan, who held the position for about four months. According to Azerbaijani analysts, Ruben Vardanyan was a conductor of the Moscow’s interests, and by achieved his resignation, Baku has ensured the possibility of resolving the Karabakh conflict on its own terms. The Ruben Vardanyan’s resignation was accelerated by the humanitarian crisis amid the blockade of the Lachin Corridor, but the main factor was the plans of Baku and Moscow for the mining deposits, which Ruben Vardanyan interfered with, Armenian analysts suggested.
On February 22, the International Court of Justice in The Hague took action on the complaint of Armenia and obliged Azerbaijan to ensure the passage of people and cars along the Lachin Corridor in both directions. At the same time, the court did not grant the claims of Armenia to Azerbaijan to restore the gas supply to Nagorno-Karabakh.
Return of blogger in Chechnya
On February 20, blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov, well-known for criticizing Ramzan Kadyrov, got in touch with human rights defenders. However, the blogger did not explain the reason for his long silence. Tumso Abdurakhmanov posted a video on his YouTube channel announcing the resumption of his activities. In their comments, social media users noted they were happy to see him return as they believed the reports about his death. At the same time, many users expressed the opinion that Tumso Abdurakhmanov used information about his death for a PR step.
Official data on natives of Southern Russia perished in Ukraine
Since the beginning of the special military operation, the information about at least 383 residents of Dagestan perished in Ukraine has been officially confirmed. In total, the authorities reported about at least 1470 residents of Southern Russia, perished in Ukraine, including 864 residents of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and 606 residents of the Southern Federal District (SFD).
In the Volgograd Region, the authorities reported on 234 local residents perished in Ukraine, in North Ossetia – on 154, in the Rostov Region – 144, in the Stavropol Territory – 119, in Kuban – 94, in the Astrakhan Region – 92, in Chechnya – 91, in Kabardino-Balkaria – 84, in Ingushetia – 31, in Adygea – 24, in Kalmykia – 18, and in Karachay-Cherkessia – 12.


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08 Aug 2010
Better late than never! This last, somewhat delayed interview from our big SB Nation takeover addresses the Miami Dolphins, with some surprising similarity scores for Brian Hartline.
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Ben Roethlisberger's ability to perform under a heavy pass rush remains critical to Pittsburgh's offensive success.


by Sam Wright
On January 11th 2010, Fairchild biologists Lisa Krueger, Jennifer Possley, and myself assisted ECISMA (Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area) with surveys for the North African rock python (Python sebae). In contrast to its Burmese cousin that now number over 150,000 in the Everglades, the North African rock python is considered to be a more recent introduction, confined to a much smaller area in West Miami-Dade. Information gathered from the surveys will assist the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in assessing the status of the rock python. These pythons and other non-native snakes found their way into the Everglades after being released by irresponsible pet owners that were not able to handle the size of their growing snakes. The snakes are now breeding and their increasing population threatens our native wildlife.
Miami experienced very cold weather the week of the surveys, in fact new record lows seemed to be broken every day. This was very apparent to me and my feet while waiting instruction and orientation the morning of our survey. Although my feet were not enjoying the chilly weather I found comfort in knowing that the possible 20-foot-long snakes that we could be encountering are cold-blooded and would be slow in their movement. In their native habitat, they are known to take down large prey such as gazelles, warthogs and crocodiles! I did not want to be added to the menu.
After a 20 minute briefing covering the background of the snake and how to handle one if encountered, we set out to our designated survey areas. Walking through thick vegetation never really bothered me but this time my heart was beating a little faster than usual with the anticipation of possibly running into a giant snake! After hours of hiking, we turned up nothing but got a phone call that one of the other groups found a 12 footer! The large python was brought back to the staging area for all to see during lunch hour. The snake was so large that its length spread over 1 ½ parking spots! Although appearing dead, the snake was very much alive but definitely showed the effects of the cold weather. It is amazing to see a snake of that size up close up. It’s too bad we had to leave after lunch because a 14 footer was found right after we left. It was definitely exciting to see these snakes in person but knowing that they are breeding and multiplying in the wild is a major concern.


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Wed., October 23, 2013 8:00am
Months after a high-profile fight to renew Georgia’s provider fee, the hospital industry is again concerned about the fee’s fate. This time, the source of the industry’s anxiety is not the state Capitol, but Washington. As the fiscal standoff intensified last month, the Republican House leadership at one point pushed repealing such Medicaid provider assessments, including those for nursing homes, according to hospital industry officials.
Tue., September 3, 2013 7:00am
A hospital emergency room in central Georgia will soon close its doors. Flint River Hospital in Montezuma plans to close its emergency department on Sunday. Some Macon County residents fear that closing the emergency room will mean longer ambulance trips for injured and ill patients to Perry or Americus.
Wed., January 16, 2013 6:19am
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker David Ralston say they'll support a plan to replace a hospital "bed tax" with assessments coming from a state agency. The legislative leaders made their endorsements at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce's annual "Eggs and Issues" breakfast. The meal is typically used by the Governor and leaders to announce parts of their agendas.
Mon., May 28, 2012 5:00am
Georgia’s hospitals contribute $38 billion to the state’s economy, according to a new analysis from the Georgia Hospital Association. The total includes jobs, direct spending and the ripple effects of that spending and employment.
Mon., January 16, 2012 10:00am
Hospitals in Georgia are suffering under the weight of the sluggish economy, and the financial strain is especially heavy for smaller, rural medical centers. Nearly half of the state’s rural hospitals are operating in the red, according to the latest hospital financial survey by the state Department of Community Health.
Wed., September 14, 2011 10:48am
A nationwide hospital accrediting agency is singling out 13 Georgia hospitals for an elite distinction. The hospitals are among about four-hundred nationwide earning top marks from the Joint Commission. That's the non-profit agency that deems hospitals worthy of Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement.
Mon., January 3, 2011 11:50am
Non-profit hospitals want Georgia lawmakers to keep their hands off their tax breaks. A panel of lawmakers will make recommendations public next week that could re-write or eliminate a slew of state tax exemptions. An alliance of non-profit hospitals just released a report detailing how much Georgia gets back from non-profit hospitals for the tax breaks.
Tue., September 14, 2010 11:03am
A statewide coalition of business and medical groups is launching television ads in support of a November ballot measure that would increase car tag fees. The ads push a state constitutional amendment that if passed, would raise car tag fees by $10 a year to pay for a statewide trauma care network.

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Director, Obstetrician & Gynecologist: Fumi Shimabukuro, M.D.
Pediatrician: Tadao Shimabukuro, M.D.
Yui Clinic was Established in November, 2011. Hi, I am Dr. Shimabukuro, the director of the clinic. Having experienced childbirth and breastfeeding to four children of our own, we’ve decided to provide a place where the parent-child relationship is treated as one of the top priorities, and a place where giving a birth can be done while the family feel at home. which a big hospital do not provide.
We believe that the mother who are giving a birth will have a better and secured feeling when she is taken good care of, and the delivery is done in a relaxing manner, and this environment provides different sense of security than the one that the big hospital gives.
Considering the new born babies’ feeling, we thought that we should support a delivery where both the mother and child would feel comfortable. We wanted to provide the environment where they’d think “Oh, it’s not like a hospital. It’s more like our home!” That’s why we opened this small clinic which has only 5 beds total.
This is what Yui Clinic is.
We want this place to be the one filled with happiness, and the one that can respond to their feeling that says “We want this bond for good.”
Also, we want this place to be the one that supports the delivery and postnatal care that gives women an opportunity to grow meaningfully through the delivery, and to realize how cute little babies are and how joyous childcare can be.
That’s our philosophy.
We closely hold the relationship with local community while communicating well with other neighboring hospitals. We will do the best we can to contribute to the mental and physical health of those who visit this clinic.


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Government Surveillance of Citizens Raises Civil Liberty Concerns
Two revelations about government programs designed to sift through the public’s phone calls and social media interaction have raised questions about what the government should be allowed to do in the name of public safety.
Last week the Guardian newspaper reported that the National Security Administration (NSA) has been secretly tracking the phone records of millions of Americans using data supplied by Verizon.
The administration defended the surveillance program, saying that it is lawful and is a “critical tool” to protect national security.
But civil liberties advocates say the program goes too far.
“I was astounded, first of all, to learn for the first time that the government thinks the law allows this, and even more astounded to learn that they were doing it,” Kate Martin of the Center for National Security Studies said on the NewsHour.
The person who leaked the information on the surveillance programs revealed himself as Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old employee of defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, who had once been assigned to work with the NSA. He says he felt compelled to speak out about what he calls wrongdoing.
“The more you talk about it, the more you are ignored, the more you’re told it’s not a problem,” he said in a video statement to The Guardian newspaper. “Until eventually you realize that these things need to be determined by the public, not by somebody who was simply hired by the government.”
Government sifts through Facebook and Google
Meanwhile, the Washington Post revealed that the NSA and FBI have two other spying programs that target American citizens, including one that uses the data of Facebook, Google and Apple, and one that uses information from major credit card companies.
Audio, video, photographs, e-mails, documents and connection logs “enable analysts to track a person’s movements and contacts over time,” the article explains. “They quite literally can watch your ideas form as you type,” an unnamed career intelligence officer told the Post.
The classified PRISM program was established in 2007 and become “the most prolific contributor to the President’s Daily Brief,” according to the report.
Tech companies have since defended their actions. In an interview with the NewsHour, Google’s chief legal officer David Drummond said,”the misimpression is that we’re doing some kind of large-scale — or participating in a program that does large-scale surveillance on our users. And that’s just not the case.”
Instead, he says, “only a tiny, very tiny fraction of [Google] users have ever been subject to one of these requests, national security requests.”
Executives at Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Yahoo have all asked the government to lower secrecy around the programs so that they can better explain their role in PRISM.
Spying legal under FISA, says administration
In order to spy on a phone line, the NSA, along with the FBI, CIA and other intelligence agencies, must file a warrant with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which reviews the lawfulness of the program. Then, according to Pete Williams of NBC News, the NSA, “goes to the phone companies and says: Every day, pump your data about phone calls into our big government tank — only phone numbers (not names), along with other data about the calls, such as where they came from, how long they lasted, what numbers were dialed, and so on.”
The judge who approved this warrant said it was legal because it tracked only the data around the calls, not necessarily the calls themselves. The administration backed this position, saying that the order, “does not allow the government to listen in on anyone’s telephone calls.”
The country’s most secretive court
The courts were set up by the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which was signed into law in 1978 in the wake of the Watergate scandal as a way to protect American citizens from government spying.
FISA operated mostly without controversy until September 11, 2001, when the Patriot Act expanded the number of judges on the court from seven to 11, and loosened the legal guidelines on who could be monitored.
When it was first reported in 2006 that the Bush administration was wiretapping e-mails and phone calls worldwide in the hunt for terror suspects, then-Senator Barack Obama said it was a — quote — “slippery slope.”
House Speaker Republican John Boehner said it’s now up to President Obama to explain how critical the program is.
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Semafone Named Finalist in 2018 PYMNTS Voice Challenge with Amazon Alexa
BOSTON and GUILDFORD, U.K. – March 26, 2018 – Semafone, a provider of data security and compliance solutions for contact centers, is a finalist in the 2018 PYMNTS Voice Challenge with Amazon Alexa, a global competition for developing and executing prototypes of innovative new solutions using Amazon’s flagship virtual assistant in payments and commerce.
The sole U.K.-based finalist, Semafone conceived of and developed the new “Phone Concierge” Alexa Skill with Voice Payment and Authenticate (ID&V) capabilities. Using voice tokens to create a security framework that augments phone calls with secure data services, Phone Concierge protects card-not-present (CNP) transactions, such as those performed in enterprise contact centers.
Phone Concierge works by creating a time-based, single-use voice token wrapped up neatly into “Three Little Words (3LW).” The 3LW are securely generated by Semafone’s back-end server and supplied across the voice channel, separating it from data channels and establishing a computer-telephony integration (CTI) connection. By asking a merchant to register a payment request, customers can quickly and easily authorize a secure payment by supplying a single-use 3LW voice token to authorize the transaction, using their registered card. As a result, the payment channel shifts from a phone-based CNP transaction to a lower-risk, e-commerce transaction.
“Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based voice assistants have the potential to completely transform contact centers and other sales channels by creating a frictionless customer experience,” said Ben Rafferty, global solutions director, Semafone. “But more importantly, they can also enable greater data security through the safe exchange of voice tokens between consumers and merchants. With nearly limitless use cases, our Phone Concierge prototype demonstrates these capabilities – which are crucial in today’s digital age when data breaches and fraud are at an all-time high.”
In addition, Semafone’s Phone Concierge Skill offers reciprocal caller authentication using 3LW. The skill validates a phone call between two entities, unknown to each other but known to Semafone’s back-end server. When a merchant or bank calls one of their customers, the customer says, “Alexa, ask Phone Concierge who is calling me.” Alexa provides 3LW to the customer, which the merchant submits for authentication through Semafone’s back-end services.
“With more scammers and spoofers posing as banks and merchants to get their hands on sensitive data, consumers are more inclined to ignore inbound calls from a legitimate source,” Rafferty added. “This could mean that the merchant loses a sale, or the customer misses receiving important information. Our Authenticate (ID&V) function solves this growing industry challenge by allowing both parties to verify one another’s identity and carry out the conversation knowing that their data is safe.”
PYMNTS 2018 Voice Challenge contest fielded several innovative teams throughout the event, all focused on developing and executing prototypes of new solutions using Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa. The solutions aim to solve problems, remove friction and add value to the payments and commerce ecosystem.
Voting is open to the public through March 30, and winners will be announced on April 3. To vote for Semafone in the “Most Disruptive” category, visit https://www.pymnts.com/2018-voice-challenge/.
Semafone provides software to contact centers so they can take personal data securely over the telephone. Semafone’s patented data capture method collects sensitive information such as payment card or bank details and social security numbers directly from the customer’s telephone keypad for processing. This prevents personal data from entering the contact center, which protects against the risk of fraud and the associated reputational damage, ensuring compliance with industry regulations such as PCI DSS.
The company was founded in 2009 and now supports customers in 25 countries on five continents. Semafone is vertically agnostic and its extensive customer base includes companies such as Aviva Canada, Amica Mutual Insurance, British Sky Broadcasting, Pethealth, Rogers Communications, Santander and TVG.
Major investors of Semafone include Octopus Investments and BGF (Business Growth Fund).
Semafone has achieved the four-leading security and payment accreditations: ISO 27001:2013, PA-DSS certification for Cardprotect its payment solution, PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider and is a registered Visa Level 1 Merchant Agent. To learn more, visit www.semafone.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

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Yandex and Google have published their traditional studies based on the results of 2019 about the most popular searches Russians made in their search engines. Among the Top 10 searched TV series, along with the Game of Thrones and HBO’s Chernobyl, there were five projects from Gazprom-Media Holding - the TV series Zhuki (Beetles), Tolya Robot (Tolya is a Robot), Polyarnyy (Polar Circle, on TNT), IP Pirogova (on Super TV channel), and Sultan Moego Serdtsa (Sultan of my Heart, made by KIT Film Studio).
In this way, Gazprom-Media Holding has become a leader among Russian media holdings in terms of the number of projects represented in the Yandex and Google rankings.
Among the Top 10 in both services were the projects IP Pirogov from Super TV channel, which won a TEFI award in 2019, as well as the series Sultan Moego Serdtsa, which KIT Film Studio made for Channel ONe together with the Turkish film company Global Connection International Media.
Zhuki finished the year as the most popular Russian TV series and was among the Top 3 leaders on the Yandex search. The 16-episode series aired on TNT channel on September 2, 2019. The second season’s release is scheduled for autumn 2020.
Another TNT project, the series Polyarnyy, also made it into the Top 10 TV shows in Yandex. It became the most popular television series with a 19.1% share among an audience aged 14-44.
Also among the Top 10 was the TNT series Tolya Robot. The series made waves when it premiered in May 2019, and its second season is scheduled to air next spring.
Among Yandex’s leaders in the film category were the projects T-34 and John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, which were distributed by Central Partnership film company.
The sports events that made it into Yandex’s Top 10 included the matches of the Russian Football League and the Champions League, which aired on Match TV. The qualifying match between Russia and Belgium for the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship also made it into the Top 10 of sports broadcasts - it was broadcast live on Match Premier TV.
The full Yandex rating for 2019 can be found on this link, and the Google rating here.

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Book, 130 x 195 mm, 408 pages, hardcover. Graphic design and cover illustration by My Hellsten.
Graphic design for the book »Allt gott ska komma dig till del« by Sefi Atta, Bokförlaget Tranan. The novel charts the fate of two African girls, one born of privilege and the other a lower class »half-caste«. The tale traces their unusual friendship into their adult lives, against the backdrop of tragedy, family strife, and a war-torn Nigeria. The cover image is a combination of black paper cut-outs and photography and is printed on varnished high gloss paper.


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Major General Eric Barton, who has died aged 87, was appointed Director of Military Survey in 1980 shortly before the outbreak of the Falklands War.
When the conflict started in 1982, Military Survey received a deluge of requests from the Task Force. The Army needed the equivalent of an Ordnance Survey (OS) map to navigate, plan and conduct operations. In particular, they needed to be able to call in fire support, mostly from ships, because so little artillery was deployed.
The Royal Navy needed up-to-date charts of an area which for decades had been a low priority for map-making purposes. The RAF required large-scale air charts for operations, and moving map display film-strips for their Harriers.
Not the least of the problems was the difficulty of reconciling the map projections between two grid zones and the sheer logistical task of producing several hundred thousand map sheets at the shortest of notice. Photogrammetry (the science of using photography for mapping) and the full exploitation of digital imagery and geodetic positioning for terrain analysis, visualisation, target identification and precise positioning were in their infancy. But because of the urgency of the situation, the technology had to take a huge step forward and Barton, with his excellent management and communication skills and first-rate intellect, was at the forefront. His leadership during this exacting period, in which his team was in constant touch with Northwood HQ, was greatly appreciated by all three services.
Eric Walter Barton was born on April 27 1928 and was educated at St Clement Danes School, London, before taking a degree in Engineering at the Royal Military College of Science.
Commissioned in 1948 into the Royal Engineers, his first three postings were to Libya, Egypt and the Arab Legion in Jordan. Having qualified in surveying, he was posted to the Directorate of Overseas Surveys in Kenya.
Back in Britain, he instructed at the School of Military Survey. Teaching air survey involves drawing geometric figures on the blackboard precisely so that circles intersect where they should and tangents touch at the right point. Barton’s pupils were struck by his ability to produce perfect diagrams, until forensic work on their part revealed the fact that the figures were drawn first in pencil invisible to the class and then traced over in chalk.
After qualifying in photogrammetry he was posted to the Joint Air Reconnaissance & Intelligence Centre, where his outstanding work was recognised by his appointment as MBE.
Command of 13 Field Survey Squadron in Aden came next. This was during the final phase of the British presence in the former Protectorate, and attacks by nationalist groups were a continual hazard. A spell at HQ Allied Forces Central Europe was followed, in 1977, by a move to OS as Director Surveys and Production.
It was during his time as Director that Military Survey was restructured following the lessons of the Falklands war. He was appointed CB in 1983 and retired from the Army the next year.
Barton was Colonel Commandant Corps of Royal Engineers from 1982 to 1987 and served on the governing bodies of the Royal Geographical Society, the British Schools Exploring Society, the Photogrammetric Society, and as chairman of what is now the Defence Surveyors’ Association.
He enjoyed sailing, water polo and competitive swimming among many other activities, and joined the Caravan Club as director of club sites for nine years.
Eric Barton is survived by his third wife, Pamela Frimann, whom he married in 1984 and who devotedly cared for him through the past decade; two sons by his second wife, and Pamela’s daughter by her previous marriage.
Major General Eric Barton, born April 27 1928, died March 11 2016

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Amina Sboui, the young Tunisian woman who was arrested and imprisonned for two months after publishing a topless photo of herself with the words ‘Fuck your morals’ written across her chest, has announced that she is quitting FEMEN, the Ukraine based group of feminist activists who demonstrate topless.
FEMEN’s actions, when they were protesting against Amina’s arrest last May raised much controversy. In particular, their protest gave rise to a movement of muslim women who accused FEMEN of Islamophobia and imperialism. One claim this group makes is that one does not have to show one’s breasts, on indeed one’s hair, to be a feminist, and that women are not oppressed just because they chose to cover their heads.
Interestingly, one of the reasons Amina gave for leaving FEMEN is their Islamophobia. But far from joining the group who believes that even feminists should cover up, she posted a topless photo of herself two weeks after her release from prison.
May this serve as a reminder that there are many ways of interpreting Islam (as indeed there are for any other religion), and that just as FEMEN do not own the copyright of what it is to be a feminist activist, not all Muslims think that women should cover up.


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First and foremost, I stand corrected by Lyn. (*grins) After checking, I realize that the purple yarn in my new stash is actually called Cotton Candy by Magic Garden. I'll bring one of each along our next meetup if you girls wanna have a look.
To my next subject....Recycling!
This was me, trying to figure out where the seams are to detach the panels of the sweater. This was where I started. I actually cut the seams out cause I couldn't 'pull' it out at all. I later found out, if you can't pull it out, try the other end. It works like magic everytime now.
The first one to go was the sleeve. I didn't think they'd seam the cast off ends too, couldn't get it started so I cut the selfridges out. Now I know better. Then, I unraveled from the wrong end and wondered why the last stitch at the sides is always 'locked' and doesn't unravel at all. Did a quick check on the internet and then tried the other end of the sleeve. The ripping went without a hitch after. Hooray!
And then I realized...oh no! I was so happily unraveling, I forgot to wind it up as I go along, so I got one big pile of mess. How big was the pile from one sleeve did you say? Take a look at my mobile next to it that I used as a gauge. :) *shakes head
Yup, this was me 2 days later, still trudging on with the untangling of the sleeve. It got so bad, I had to untangle from 2 different ends. The larger untangled threads are made into loops and clipped by my pink hair clip while the other end was rolled into a ball so it can squeeze thru the knots and tangles in the messy pile. Everytime SW walks by me, he shakes his head in disbelief. And everytime he does that, I have to laugh at him and at myself too. he he heh
I've completed the recycling of this sweater now. It was an interesting, comical and entertaining experience to me. I have 4 round white piles all tied up and waiting for their turn in the washing pail. Hope you had fun reading it.
I've started on the chenille jumper. I found another garment to recycle. A knitted black sleeveless shell. Will post pictures soon. Cheerios!


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Entertain Us: The Rise of Nirvana
Gillian G. Gaar
It’s probably not surprising that some of the best books about Nirvana have come from writers in Seattle. Charles R. Cross’s book on Kurt Cobain was largely definitive, and even Dave Thompson’s quick biography of Cobain, released within a month of the suicide, was well-researched and written. However, probably no-one’s written more about then band than Gillian Gaar (in the interests of full disclosure, she and I both used to write for Seattle publication The Rocket, as did Thompson, and it was owned by Cross).
It’s a book that’s full of detail and minutae, not a primer for anyone wanting to know the band’s career arc. She takes the tack – quite rightly – that the early years are the most interesting, and the interviews and research she’s undertaken to put everything together is impressive to the point of being terrifying. This isn’t a job, it’s just as much a labour of love, and she’s such a good, clear writer, that everything is laid out like a road for the reader. There’s plenty of depth about the Chad Channing years, as the band was getting into gear, and the comparisons of different versions of songs comes with the real knowledge of the music journalist and the devotion of a fan.
Every show the band played is documented, as is every recording session, radio session, festival, TV appearance. All through the focus is on the music and how, if not always why, it turned out the way it did. For most fans, Nevermind was the album that brought them to the band. By then Gaar was already a longtime fan, seeing them through the Sub Pop years, and she’s someone who sees the first album, Bleach, as seminal. In many ways she’s right. The ripples didn’t spread as wide as they did later, but it was a vital recording that signalled a shift in music, coming as it did in the same period that Mudhoney, Soundgarden and others to herald what became called grunge. But, as Gaar shows, Nirvana stood apart, and, as she shows further, did so throughout their existence and even into their strange afterlife.

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Although many believe there was no 2002 Cobra, there was a very small release. There were only about 100 vehicles built in total, and they were all shipped to Australia. Once in Australia they were converted to right-hand drive so they could be sold locally.
Other changes included additional set of fog lamps and side marker lamps being added to the front bumper. The car still got special Cobra 320hp, 281 cubic inch 4.6 liter, electronic fuel injected, double overhead cam, V8. Just as in 2001 the 2002 Cobra came in 8 of the standard 2001 Mustang colors (not green, silver, or white), sport seats, power equipment group, rear spoiler, polished wheels, and Cobra letters embossed on the rear bumper.


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Floorcote – Van Floor Protection System DIY
£105.00 Excl. VAT
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FLOORCOTE Van Floor Protection System – 1 x 4 Litre Tin
There are many non-slip paints on the market today, however none of them offer the unique combination of benefits of Protectakote. Protectakote is an extremely well established product and has, under the Durabak name, been around in the USA for over 15 years. Rather than just a non-slip (anti-slip) paint Protectakote is an advanced anti-slip Polyurethane coating incorporating rubber granules, so offers exceptional durability, flexibility and toughness. Despite its amazing anti-slip properties it is non-abrasive and extremely easy to apply, making it suitable for the trade and DIY enthusiasts alike.
One 4L can covers approximately 4-5 square metres.
– Customers in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will require a EORI Number to be provided.

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We love this Striped Rainbow Pattern on this Cotton Mistral dress. How perfect is this for the summer sun! The tiered cut and 3/4 sleeves are perfect for keeping you cool all summer.
Made of 100% cotton, wash at 30 degrees and air dry where possible
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Airwallex, the global payments and financial platform for businesses, has introduced ‘Airwallex for Startups’, an initiative tailored exclusively for Hong Kong entrepreneurs, aimed at bolstering their global expansion endeavours.
The campaign is a collaborative effort with Hong Kong flagship incubators as well as local business partners, reinforcing Airwallex’s commitment to Hong Kong’s economic growth and early-stage businesses’ international aspirations.
As part of the initiative, Airwallex will offer solutions to address common pain points faced by startups in Hong Kong. Collaborations with Bowtie, The Executive Centre and Xero also provides startups with access to offers that improve cost and operational efficiency, allowing them to focus on growth
Arnold Chan, general manager, Asia at Airwallex, expressed gratitude for the support from organisations like Cyberport and Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks (HKSTP) and local partners, which enables Hong Kong startups to unlock their full potential and elevate their businesses.
“Going global may at first seem daunting and out of reach, but the return on investment is massive – including multiple revenue streams, access to a broader customer and greater business resilience,” said Chan.
Additional activities such as webinars with Cyberport and networking opportunities within the HKSTP community will be extended to Airwallex customers in the coming months.
This initiative follows Airwallex’s previous SME Initiative and Go Global campaigns, which benefitted nearly 1,000 Hong Kong SMEs by providing a range of offerings to support their growth and expansion.
“While starting a business is an exciting endeavour, startups and SMEs tend to have limited resources,” said Chan. “From the challenges of time management, lack of marketing and sales campaigns, to managing expenses, we want to make things that much easier, and ultimately, provide guidance and offers that can help them succeed, and better streamline operations.”


There is a photo on the internet which has prompted wild speculation about season 6 of Game of Thrones.
In the image, Emilia Clarke, Natalie Dormer and Lena Headey who play Daenerys, Margaery and Cersei respectively are seen in full costume together in Spain.
Unfortunately, as some other sites claimed it to be, this is not a major spoiler meaning that there is no confirmation to if Daenerys has crossed the Narrow Sea and arrived in Westeros.
This image was taken from the photoshoot of the three stars, which recently happened in Alcazaba. Thanks to the good folks at Watchers on the Wall for busting this myth.


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GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT – CHARLES COUNTY
February 16 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Special GBBC events have been scheduled throughout Southern Maryland. Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count was the first online citizen-science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real time. Join us at any of the events listed below or count birds in your own backyard! For information about the GBBC see their website at birdcount.org. You can help out by counting birds for as little as 15 minutes.
Saturday, February 16, Nancy Megas home, Potomac Heights, Charles County 9 a.m. – Noon
Join Nancy for a true backyard bird count in her own backyard in Potomac Heights, Indian Head, MD. She will have snacks and hot and cold drinks. Beginner birders welcome!! Address: 3 Fairmont Place, Indian Head, MD 20640. Inquiries to email@example.com


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'Pick It Up Then'
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My work attempts to raise
awareness of the emotional
complexities a mother experiences
in her relationship with the child.
Although they are informed by
varying issues and debates
raised in feminist arguments
surrounding motherhood and
maternity, my main purpose is to
record simple events and
incidents within the daily life to
highlight some of the quirky
aspects of a mother and child relationship.

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A religious minister who uses stitching and dyeing as mindfulness and to connect with spirituality- where the “veil is thin” to the spiritual world. Gives class on stitch and indigo with a mindfulness focus.
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Viewed July 10 2019
Probably taking most inspiration from this painting called Mandora by Georges Braque
http://www.georgesbraque.org/images/gallery/mandora.jpg Viewed 2 June 2019
It shows the fragmenting and how I might be able to delineate the ukulele body with shading. It also has line which I plan to add over the top of the patches in stitch.I’m also thinking of adding labelling of ukulele parts. Sort of a nod to another modern art movement constructivism. And of course I am referencing cubism by making the quilt out of patches that are constituted of different views of the ukulele in cyanotype. So I’ll do photograms of different views and compile to make a larger than life ukulele. And the views are differing in another sense too in that they are photograms.
As we approach twenty days I’m a bit amazed that we are both sticking at it. Good news yesterday was that we can exhibit this work in a great space at Moonah Arts Centre. As Carolyn commented yesterday-it’s really happening.
Carolyn and I are doing a project we hope to exhibit later in the year. It’s about the calming effects of sewing and externalising and stitching down our multitude of anxieties. I had meant to document it earlier but I’ll do it now instead.
And that is the first ten days 😀
I’ve been struggling to push all the OCA stuff down now that I have dropped out of that and plan to continue to use my domain name to put in my own personal research and work plans.
I’ve completed my BFA last year and this year am just trying to enter a bunch of exhibitions, mostly quilting, but also others, with a view to having ongoing goals this year. Then next year I hope to do honours, because I really miss the place and the people and want to continue to pursue an art focus into my golden years 🙂
This weekend I attended a workshop run by Caroline Sharkey, who is an Australian textile artist. It was under the banner of the Tasmanian Quilting Guild but she does not consider herself a quilter but rather a Textile artist.
A small quilt of hers entered in the SAQA trunk show 2014. http://www.saqa.com/media/image/TrunkShow-2014/Trunk%20D/CarolineSharkey.JPG Viewed 8 Jan 2018
This workshop was concerned with a technique she has developed for making a new fabric to work with.
Fragments of fabric are applied to a stiffened background and then covered with a water soluble vilene and heavily sew down to keep the fragments in place. The water soluble is then washed out and the resultant fabric has new colour and texture.
The butterflies and sequins are included to play to a quilting audience I believe.
This fabric was then combined with other fabrics to create a final 2 D work
This is my work in progress at the end of the workshop. I have left the background carpet in the photo because it goes quite well. 🙂 Here I am using this technique as part of a background to try and showcase my hand and rust dyed fabrics.


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Ok can we just admit that a bowl of Spaghetti is exactly the same thing as a warm hug?!
Here is my rendition of VEGAN Spaghetti alla Bolognese! Second best to the flavor & acceptance you’ll receive from this bowl of pasta comes the fact that it’s high protein, low carb, low cholesterol, and low fat… which translates to; EAT 2 BOWLS!
1 package of whole wheat spaghetti (you can also use half zucchini noodles and BOOM you just won yourself an extra bowl of joy!)
1 jar of your favorite Marinara sauce (I know , I know all you real chef’s out there are thinking “marinara in a JAR? WTF?!”) Don’t worry! We’re gonna zest it up!
1 package of your favorite Meatless Meat (I like to use Trader Joe’s Beef-less Beef, but Lite-Life also makes a great vegan ground beef. Use whatever you can find/like)
Seasonings: (see I told you’d we’d zest it up!)
Fresh Basil to garnish…
Step 1: Boil your pasta in plenty of water, salt, and olive oil. This is the trick to making the most flavorful noodles. If you’re using whole wheat pasta you’ll have to cook it a bit longer so it’s a good idea to get this on the stove ASAP.
Step 2: Add your meatless meat to a sauté pan and break it up stirring frequently over medium heat for about 5 minutes) Meatless meat is usually packed in oil so you won’t need to add any to the pan. Especially, if it’s a nonstick pan which it always should be. Add tons of dry oregano to your taste. (this makes it Italian, lol)
Step 3: Drain pasta and return it to the pot. It’s okay if there is some pasta water left, this will give it a great texture. I usually leave 3 – 5 tablespoons.
Step 4: Add the jar of marinara, the meatless meat, and all the seasonings to taste.
Step 5: If you like happiness: Add a few more tablespoons of olive oil to coat the bottom of the pot. Place the lid to cover and simmer over medium low heat for about 10 – 15 minutes. This will create the most delicious crispy crust on the bottom of the pasta and this will be the part that everyone fights over. I promise!
Zucchini Noodles? If you decided to go with 50% zucchini noodles just spiralize your zucchini and toss in the pot with the sauce and meatless meat. The zucchini will heat through with everything else. Enjoy your 3rd bowl, lucky!!
Don’t forget to garnish with basil so you can feel good about yourself for keeping things green… oh and also for the fresh aromatic flavor!
RECIPE UPDATE: Last night I recreated my FAVORITE pasta recipe using Banza Chickpea Pasta and OH MY WOW! I had to reshare this with you. After following these steps using my new favorite noodles, I put it in a baking dish, covered it with Soy Shredded Cheese and baked it on High Broil in the oven for about 10 minutes. Simply put, it was PERFECTION!
I live for Green Juice and French Fries and knowing that a well-balanced life means having both and having them often.
I am a self-taught cook, caught in a not-so-secret love affair with vegetables. Inspired by vegan & vegetarian chefs, www.GreenJuiceandFrenchFries.com was born. A place where you can find recipes for delicious treats and healthy eats, all in one place… because who says you can’t have it all?

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. housing market is showing some early signs of a turnaround, but its too early to say if a full recovery is underway, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said on Wednesday.
“We do have some early signs I think that the market is stabilizing. Since January, what we’ve seen is both prices and sales volumes moving up and down around a relatively stable number,” Donovan said at the Reuters Global Financial Regulation Summit in Washington.
U.S. house prices tumbled nearly 19 percent in February. But for the first time in 16 months, the fall did not set a new record, according to data released on Tuesday by S&P Case-Shiller.
“I want to be clear, I think it’s too early to say that is a long term trend until we get a couple more months of data,” Donovan said on Wednesday.
Donovan made his comments as the Federal Reserve said the pace of deterioration in the U.S. economy appeared to be slowing but that it would continue to keep interest rates exceptionally low to ensure recovery.
The Fed has kept rates exceptionally low in part to bolster the housing market, considered critical to full economic recovery.
U.S. home loan applications fell last week to the lowest level since mid-March, driven by a big drop in refinancing demand even as mortgage rates clung to record lows, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association on Wednesday.
Still, Donovan expressed optimism the new Obama administration’s policies to help troubled homeowners would bolster the housing market.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced new measures to help embattled homeowners get lower payments on second mortgages that can be a big hurdle for those trying to avoid foreclosure.
The Treasury will tap a $50 billion housing rescue fund to help pay off mortgage investors and so cut monthly payments for potentially millions of borrowers.
“I think in particular when you get below the national level what you see is that in markets like California that were the hardest hit, that is where the signs (of recovery) are the strongest,” Donovan said.


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Many of us have heard that weight loss and maintenance is about a balance between calories in (those we eat) and calories out (those we burn by being active). So when we hear the term empty calorie, we may wonder what exactly does that mean?
Empty Calories are calories from solid fats and added sugars in foods and beverages. These two ingredients add to the total calories in an item, but provide little to no vitamins or minerals. Because of this, these calories are called empty.
To help us better identify solid fats, they are the fats that are solid at room temperature, like butter, beef fat and shortening. Some solid fats are found naturally in foods, but they can also be added when foods are processed by food companies or when they are prepared.
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WELL, little did I know at the time that Ken Kratz was a supporter of Van Hollen’s and that Van Hollen had the story for a year.
I join with the Capital Times in calling for an independent investigation on what JB knew and when he knew it.
Then we find out Kratz has a history of this behavior. The question is why would JB Van Hollen allow this man to continue on? did he prey on anymore women in the last year? Is winning the election that important to Van Hollen?


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A daughter has given people a glimpse into her mum's cupboard filled with two-year-old McDonald's, takeaway pizzas and pastries. TikTok user @elifgkandemir showed off her mother's grim culinary collection in a short video posted to the social media site, the Sun reports.
The footage shows more than 30 plastic boxes stacked neatly into a kitchen cupboard and filled with all manner of past their sell-by date foods. Among the stored snack haul are McDonald's cheeseburgers, donuts, liquorice, sweets and an assortment of pizza slices.
But despite the food being two years old, it looks surprisingly fresh considering its age. At a glance, each item shows few signs of decomposition - with a batch of shrivelled up fast food French fries seen in the clip arguably showing their age the most.
But the other items stored display very little discolouration with not a large patch of mould in sight. A voice over to the clip, written by @elifgkandemir, can be heard saying: "This is my mum's food cupboard full of foods that never go off.
"My mum is a nutritionist helping to tackle obesity. These foods shown here are ultra-processed foods that 80 per cent of the UK consume on a regular basis."
The video was viewed over 1 million times after it was posted and led to @elifgkandemir receiving a number of questions and observations. She posted a subsequent video giving users a closer look at the evergreen haul and explained more about the reason behind her mum's expired food store.
In that clip, she says: "Most of this food she's been collecting over the last two years, so most of it is one to two years old. 80 per cent of the UK are now eating this diet, probably without knowledge of what they are eating, a recent documentary by BBC One titled 'What Are We Feeding Our Kids' involved Dr Chris van Tulleken eating this kind of diet exclusively for a period of a month with devastating results.
"And though it is true, that you can have anything and everything in moderation, 80 per cent of a person's diet should not be made up of these foods. No food is off-limits, my mum is simply trying to encourage people to make better food decisions and live a happier, healthier lifestyle."


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The regional councillors representing Hastings are being called on to be transparent about the funders of their re-election campaigns.
To provide voters with transparency in the local body elections, Hawke's Bay Regional Council candidate Cynthia Bowers is calling for all candidates to disclose donations received, citing the 2013 election donations of her opponents for the Hastings ward.
In response, councillors Rick Barker, Tom Belford, and Rex Graham have blasted Ms Bowers for insulting their integrity.
Under the current legislation, post-election candidates must disclose any expenses incurred and donations received during their campaign. Ms Bowers is suggesting that "in the interests of transparency" this should be disclosed before constituents vote on October 8.
"In the 2013 local government elections we now know from public records that the three sitting Hastings regional councillors received donations of more than $22,000 in total from the horticulture sector," she said, adding for the most part voters had no idea what level of financial support the same three councillors have received in their current campaigns.
"In my view, the acceptance of campaign donations puts the elected member at risk of a perception of lack of independence," Ms Bowers said.
According to the regional council's return of electoral donations and expenses, fruit-growing groups were major contributors to the campaigns of the three Hastings councillors, and Ngaruroro councillor Peter Beaven.
All but Mr Barker declared contributions from Bostock Group, totalling $15,784. Apatu Farms donated a total $7868, and the Crasborn Group, a total $6747.
Ms Bowers said if the same people were funding the councillors in their re-election bids, it raised some serious questions.
"If you're getting significant funding from one group of people in successive elections, how can you possibly sit there and be truly independent? I'm not saying that they're not being independent, but I'm just saying that it raises a big question."
The three councillors have denied the contributions from the horticulture sector have, or could, influence them in their roles.
This election, Mr Belford said he had received around 18 contributions, two of whom were from growers.
"To say I am beholden to any part of the community is just ridiculous," he said. "If Cynthia or anyone else has the perception that Tom Belford is bought by the growers of Hawke's Bay for two $1500 contributions, well, they're welcome to that perception."
Although he had received $4257 in support from growers in the 2013 election, he said people would be stunned by the breadth of support, including financial, that he had in the community.
"It's ridiculous to try to pin something on me that I'm going to be influenced by where these contributions come from," he said. "I haven't had my nose in the public purse for 21 years like Cynthia to build up a campaign war chest, so I go out to the community and ask for that support. I'm proud of the support I receive."
"This is an attack on my integrity, that's the way I'm treating it. As I say the breadth of my support speaks for itself."
Mr Graham, who recorded donations of $16,455, said receiving contributions from the horticulture industry did not influence his thinking on it at all.
"Lots of people help me in my election," he said, "and I am very honoured that they do, that they think I'm worthy of their help whether it be financial or otherwise".
"I take them on when I think they're doing wrong," he said, "and I have been the strongest advocate for stopping burning fires in orchards."
He said Ms Bowers comments were "a slight on my integrity, and an insult to the people that do contribute".
"She's attacking us on transparency, she's deflecting from the fact that she was part of a council decision to give $50,000 to a water bottling plant in secret."
Although Mr Barker recorded a $1967 contribution from Apatu Farms on his return, he said this was not cash but what others had spent endorsing his candidacy. Assistance he received was from "horticulture growers who were grassed off" at how the regional council had handled water issues in their areas.
"They wanted regional councillors who would listen to the public, and go see them," he said. "It doesn't mean to say we would always agree with them."
He took exception to the notion that this meant he might not be seen as being independent.
"I'm bought by no one," he said.
Ms Bowers said although she had been offered financial assistance during her campaign, she had not accepted any donations.
"I made a campaign pledge right at the very outset that, firstly, I was going to run a positive campaign. That's getting increasingly difficult, but also that I was going to be independent and that I wouldn't be seeking funding," she said.
In an opinion piece in Hawke's Bay Today last week, Mr Belford accused Ms Bowers, currently the deputy mayor of Hastings District Council, of a flip-flop on her stance on water bottling now she was standing for the regional council.
In a letter to the editor, current Napier regional councillor Christine Scott cited this piece, and said maybe it was time Mr Belford was accountable.
"In the interest of transparency Mr Belford needs to come clean on who his funders are, why last election he spoke against maintaining minimum flows protecting aquatic ecosystems, and why after initially supporting the Water Conservation Order [WCO] on the Ngaruroro, lodged by Fish & Game, raising the minimum flows, he then voted for council to oppose the WCO," she said.
In response, Mr Belford said he did not understand what Ms Scott was talking about.
"From the first time [the WCO] was put forward I was very clear that I thought it was a legitimate use of [sponsors] right to force a set of issues about water quality in the Ngaruroro," he said.
He said he had worked to get all involved, sponsors and the heretaunga growers community, on the same page, and to help them understand the process.
"So I'm not sure what Councillor Scott is talking about in terms of, what did I vote for on day 3 versus day 15. I have no idea what those votes were, or when they occurred," he said.
Ms Scott, who is not standing for re-election, also disputed comments made by him in a Talking Point earlier this month that he, and councillors Beaven, Barker, and Graham, had voted against awarding the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme, only to be "again over-ruled by the Dam Five".
She said: "Mr Belford's comment is so misleading that it is ludicrous. But he was present and should know the results of the voting".
"The vote on proceeding with the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme subject to 4 conditions, was 6 to 3. The vote to approve all but the last condition was 7 to 2."


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There’s an interesting comment piece in the Boston Globe by Cathy Young, a Russian American writer whose books include Ceasefire!: Why Women and Men Must Join Forces to Achieve True Equality.
Young picks up the recent public debate on the need for a men’s movement and says what men and boys really need is a gender equality movement.
“To many, the very notion of “men’s issues” or men’s rights seems laughable” says Young but “men’s advocacy raises important and worthy issues that often draw unfair ridicule”.
“Unfortunately,” adds Young the men’s rights movement “is also prone to toxic rhetoric that subverts its valid points and alienates potential supporters.”
“Perhaps what the 21st century needs is not a women’s movement or a men’s movement, but a gender equality movement,” she concludes.
Here are ten of the key men’s issues Young thinks a gender equality movement would need to address:
- If women were dying in 90 percent of workplace fatalities and three out of four suicides, would we not see such numbers as troubling—and as legitimate women’s issues? Yet, reversed, the disparities go unnoticed
- Unlike racial profiling of minorities, the disproportionate targeting of males by law enforcement gets no attention
- Women account for more than a third of illegal drug use but fewer than 15 percent of arrests
- While men are often presumed dangerous to children, actual female molesters tend to get lenient treatment.
- There is virtually no recognition of ways in which current policies treat paternity as a public resource. Men coerced into unwilling fatherhood must still pay child support. On the flip side, divorced fathers often feel they are treated more as wallets than as parents.
- When imbalances that disadvantage men or boys — such as male academic underachievement — become the subject of concern, such concerns are often viewed with suspicion as potential attacks on women.
- With a few exceptions, feminists have balked at any pro-equality advocacy that would support men in male-female disputes, acknowledge that women can mistreat men, or undermine female advantage.
- While the push for gender-neutral laws in the 1970s helped dismantle the formal presumption of maternal custody, actual efforts by fathers to get sole or joint custody brought on a swift backlash from the women’s movement.
- When the campaign for tough domestic violence policies netted more female perpetrators, women’s groups pressed for anti-male double standards, promoting the myth that nearly all female violence is in self-defense.
- Laudable feminist efforts to secure justice for rape victims have often turned into calls for a presumption of male guilt.
To read more on the current debate on whether the world needs a men’s movement see the following articles:
- Cast your vote: what kind of men’s movement do we need?
- Does the world need a global men’s movement?
- What should a men’s movement look like?
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November 6, 2010
I can understand why Black people want more diversity, multiculturalism, and race mixing with Whites. More ultraliberalism; even socialism. And a more Negrified culture. It’s really pretty easy to see what’s in it for them:
Would make it still easier for the “Black presence” to be even more accepted in White society, which leads to more subsidies and wealth sharing; including still more and easier welfare hand-outs, food stamps, and other government freebies.
More and more job preferences (and other “affirmative action” opportunities as well) – especially cinchy, non-essential, non-mentally challenging, low-pressure, and high-paying civil-service and other government jobs.
More and easier access to White “wimmins.”
A more lenient and Negro-deferential criminal justice system, making their TNB (“typical n****r behavior”) and wilding and drug dealing and involvement in prostitution and everything else more tolerated (and less frequently and less severely prosecuted).
Greater access to more and more “elite” and high paying jobs in television, movies, modeling for print ads, musical entertainment, and athletics.
Increasingly dumbed-down schools which makes things easier for their children; makes them “feel better about themselves” (enhances their “self-esteem”).
More and more sponsored immigration of their Black tribal “brothers and sisters” from Africa.
Will eventually make it easier for them to snag big cash handouts via “slavery reparations.”
Vengeance – because so many of them hate Whites so much – will give them more and more opportunities to “take it out on,” “lord it over,” and punish Whitey.
I can understand why the Mexican and other mestizo immigrants (both quasi-legal and the illegal aliens) want an evermore tolerant, deracinated, and racially weakened White population. It’s not very difficult to see what’s in it for them:
Still easier and better access to more and more government subsidies such as welfare, health care, unemployment compensation, etc.
Easier access to more and more traditionally White jobs.
Enhanced feelings of self-worth and self-importance that go along with their successful “reconquista” of large parts of America – their being the conquerors; vanquishing their perceived White oppressors.
More control of “their” neighborhoods and areas, overriding the majority White legal-justice system – more absolute and unchallenged control of their crime-ridden barrios and of larger and larger sections of the country.
Will make it ever easier for an even greater flood of their kind to get into the country, and will make it easier for all the illegal-alien criminals that are already here to be granted amnesty (and eventually, citizenship).
Raw vengeance – they too have a tendency to hate and despise (and are envious of) White people.
And I can certainly understand why the Jews – working in the background and pulling the strings – want to see us Whites forced to become even more politically-correct, deracinated, and feminized. Why they work so hard for more diversity, multiculturalism, race-mixing, and liberal “softening.” Why they work to promote more and more mesmerization of young White men by minority-filled spectator sports (especially Negro worship in football and basketball, and mestizo worship in baseball). Why they push for more and more acceptance of homosexuality as an “alternative lifestyle,” and a trashed and Negrified popular culture. There’s no mystery as to what’s in it for them:
Further social, economic, and political weakening (dispossession) of White people in America means less unity and power for the one group that could stymie their plans for total control of our government and our society.
All the race mixing and dilution via non-White immigration will dramatically reduce the White population percentage to that of just another minority. And that steadily progressing genocide of our people will get rid of their greatest perceived threat – a unified, racially aware, and proud White majority.
The steady deterioration of movie and TV content (Negrification, gratuitous sex, filthy language and scatological humor, soft porn, homosexuality, etc.) will still further weaken the White majority by destroying our popular culture.
These continuing changes will give the Jews even more business/economic and political power and control over American society while, at the same time, will tend to make them and their anti-White activities less noticeable.
The general resulting “dumbing down” of Whites and all the lessening of White racial consciousness and pride will make us even weaker – will make it possible to even further brainwash, propagandize, and indoctrinate us and ultimately to control, manipulate, and dominate us.
That “dumbing-down” will also enable them to continue running their “holocaust” scam indefinitely.
The weakening and dumbing-down of White Americans will also help the Jews in their ongoing efforts to control and manipulate America’s foreign policy in the area of warmongering for the Jews’ (Israeli’s) purposes and benefit.
But what I absolutely cannot understand is why so many Whites seem to want all these same things as the Blacks, Mestizos, and Jews. It’s just plain suicidal. Just look at what’s in it for us (for America’s White citizens):
Disrupted families and a further reduced White birth rate, which means becoming a further reduced percentage of the population, which means we Whites will soon be reduced to a minority in our own country.
Of the children born to White women – there will be fewer and fewer blond, blue-eyed babies (forgive me for using the stereotypical example – just as importantly, there will be fewer and fewer of our wondrously “diverse” White babies with a variety of hair and eye colors). And at the same time, as a result of race mixing, our women will give birth to more and more babies that just don’t “look like us” and just “aren’t us” – babies with nappy hair, thick lips, brown skin coloration, potential DNA-related medical problems, and lower IQs.
More and more colored-on-White assaults, rapes, torture, and murder.
Even more dumbed-down schools that are evermore dangerous for our White children to attend, along with ever greater costs of public education (resulting in higher taxes for the relatively more productive remaining White population).
More and more White families – the entire middle class and eventually upper-class Whites as well – will be forced to live in and raise their children in a much more dangerous third-world society and a much more Negrified and Mexicanized (non-White, non-European) culture. (Many if not most of the lower class Whites have already been put in this terrible situation, of course.)
More and more third-world type slums, filth and squalor, disease, and crime; evermore (larger and rapidly spreading) high-crime areas (especially crimes committed against White people) – more “no-go” areas that will be off-limits for us Whites, the founders of this once-great nation.
Huge reduction in the chances of our progeny – your progeny, dear reader – having satisfying, challenging, and remunerative careers and comfortable, affluent, and secure lifestyles.
More and more taxes will be squeezed out of the still productive Whites to pay for the deteriorating, racially darkened, society and to maintain its infrastructure.
In the end (and in the not-very-distant future) – the virtually total social/political/economic dispossession of White Americans will result in the absolute loss of our country to the darker races (as run by the Jews, of course), which means loss of control and the severe deterioration of our living environment.
And eventually (but still in the not-very-distant future) we Whites will be completely extinguished as a subspecies of humanity (genocided out of existence). And along with that will be lost our great Western Civilization and our beautiful culture, which have provided so many artistic, scientific, medical, engineering, and other technical achievements that made life so much better for all the people on the planet (and which undoubtedly would have continued to do so in the future).
What do you think, White kinsmen – a “hell of a deal,” wouldn’t you say?