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Last year the Seventh Circuit Court ruled against Notre Dame in a case where the university objected to the contraception mandate in Obamacare. It appeared to be a bit of a side step at the time, not speaking directly to the constitutionality of the mandate, but rather arguing simultaneously that Notre Dame had failed to show sufficient burden or damages from the mandate and that the actual parties providing the services in question were not part of the suit.
Judge Richard Posner, author of the majority, wrote that since Notre Dame is not directly responsible for providing the preventive services they are burdened by the mandate.
“We imagine that what the university wants is an order forbidding Aetna and Meritain to provide any contraceptive coverage to Notre Dame staff or students pending final judgment in the district court,” wrote Judge Posner.
“But we can’t issue such an order; neither Aetna nor Meritain is a defendant (the university’s failure to join them as defendants puzzles us), so unless and until they are joined as defendants they can’t be ordered by the district court or by this court to do anything.”
Today, responding to an appeal of the ruling, the Supremes stepped into the fight and overturned their decision, sending the Seventh Circuit back to reconsider their call.
The justices asked the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision in favor of the Obama administration in light of the June 2014 Supreme Court ruling that allowed closely held corporations to seek exemptions from the provision.
The reference in their decision was, of course, to the Hobby Lobby ruling which has been written about here extensively. Once that one was in the books there were a number of lower court rulings which were bound to receive a fresh look or be changed entirely. That process already began in the fall when the Hitching Post case was essentially tossed down the memory hole without even fighting it in court, with the involved parties all citing Hobby Lobby in their decision.
This doesn’t end the case, of course, since the Seventh Circuit still has to actually comply with the order and go back to the drawing board. But given that the pressure here is from above them on the food chain rather than below, I’d expect a full retraction some time in the near future. Revise the scoreboard to read Notre Dame 2 – Obamacare 1.

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by Tanya Silverman
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Banks a Lot: The UK Banking Reform Finalises
Following final approval in the Commons on Monday 16th, Chancellor George Osborne’s Banking Reform Bill is set to be put into play in 2014 after it receives the stamp of the Queen which is expected this week. This is fantastic headways considering the cap on its implementation was initially January 2015. The Bill was introduced into the House of Lords for consideration February 4th this year after the 2012 Libor Affair and 2008 Financial Crisis. In February, Osborne stated that ‘2013 is the year when we reset our banking system.’ We’re finally witness to some of his motions. Following the scandal, the Cross-Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards was appointed to review suggestions from an Independent Banking Committee in accordance to Osborne’s suggestions to set up inquiries to inform the Bill. The commission’s role is to look into banking standards and culture and also attempt to avoid reverting reform ‘back to square one.’
In the development phase of the Bill, Osborne stated that the reform would protect the taxpayer. This was a key incentive behind the movement, especially as the financial crisis wiped 10% off UK wealth, and also for those who relied on the financial system ‘to have that trust reciprocated’ with better banking. I have already discussed some of the ins-and-outs of the financial crisis in my blog post on the US Government Shutdown. But what was the other catalyst behind this – the Libor Affair?
The Libor Affair, or scandal, was a series of falsified actions that were connected to the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor). Libor is an average interest rate that is calculated through submissions. The Wall Street Journal published a 2008 article and study that suggested some US banks may have understated the borrowing costs they had reported for Libor during the 2008 credit crunch. This was later confirmed by economists that furthered the study, and it was revealed through further investigations that UK banks were also falsely inflating their rates to profit from trades. This led to worldwide reaction as prior to the investigations it wasn’t even comprehensible that false claims on such magnitude could occur. This is where Osborne’s plans kick-started.
In the initial phases of reform-development Osborne warned against suggestions of a completely new approach to reform, highlighting the dangers. Some proposed laws were to see the retail sections of banks ring-fenced from their investment arms. A new legislation was witness to this. This is essentially a separation of these two functions of a bank which has been termed risky ‘casino-style’ investment and was in a bid to protect savers’ deposits, maintain the running of cash machines, and keep branches open. September was also witness to a newly introduced 7-day current account switching service, making it easier for people to switch their current accounts. This was following statistics that 75% of all current accounts were monopolised by just four companies. You’re likely to have noticed that Lloyds TSB became two separate banks and this is why – to increase competition (the downside being that I keep forgetting which bank I’m part of).
There have, however, been some criticisms of Osborne’s plans. City A.M’s editor, Allister Heath voiced some warranted concerns over the plans back in July. Heath, who stated that ‘banking lost the plot in the West when governments extended the welfare state to financial institutions,’ believes that the plans could wreak havoc. His concerns are that the reforms are likely to make banks relocate their Head Quarters overseas and avoid the new legislations. The new system may also risk criminalising failure. This could lead banks into a mentality of serious risk-avoidance, pushing them to avoid losing money at all costs. Whilst risk avoidance may initially sound like a good idea it would be detrimental as it could cut off credit to small businesses, homebuyers without large deposits, and property developers.
It is worth mentioning that whilst the UK undergoes its own structural changes to the banking sector, the US banking system is also witness to change following the Libor scandal and financial crisis. There is a key difference between the two reforms. Instead of operating the ‘ring-fence’ system of the UK the US is adopting the ‘Volckner Rule’ that will ban US banks from using their own funds for trading activities.
Whilst Osborne’s changes throughout the year have been a step in the right direction, they did not get to the heart of the nitty-gritty of the issue. However, in its final state the Banking Reform faced crucial changes on its Wednesday 11th amendments, prior to Monday’s final approval of the Bill. Lawmakers Mr Tyrie and Justin Welby won concessions from the government whilst they pushed to strengthen legislation. This included ensuring the implementation of an independent review of the ring-fence which can consider full structural separation if necessary, stricter oversight by senior management, and a review on proprietary trading by banks.
The final stage of Common’s discussions took place in the upper house when senior MPs agreed on the technical details thus far and of a regime to certify bankers’ bonuses. This is the introduction of new rules that will be put into place to ensure bankers’ bonuses are paid for over a longer term. This is also to aid the stamping out of excessive risk taking.
However, several of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standard’s recommendations failed to make it into the Bill. These included suggestions for reforms for the Bank of England’s governance and the mooted abolition of some UK financial institutions.
Regarding its criticisms and concerns, well, I suppose we’ll have to wait and see what happens. If concerns, such as Heath’s, come to be a reality then legislative implementation may slacken, calling for reforms and more mistrust in financial services. And that’s if the banks haven’t gone overseas – fingers crossed we won’t be waving them goodbye. Now, however, it is up to the banks to see the new legislation through and to make a difference.
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Contamination in Welding
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One of the many contributors to weld defects is contamination. Presence or introduction of contaminants disrupts the established welding process and produces discontinuities in the weld that could be categorized as defects. There are numerous sources of contamination which need to be carefully considered and monitored to maintain a robust process.
The most obvious source of contamination resides on the surface of parts to be welded. Such surface contamination can come from prior process steps, storage, and/or transportation which can lead to presence of dust, oil, and metal shavings adhering to the surface. Machining or stamping often leads to oil on the surface, which then attracts dust and metal shavings. While dust can be easily removed by wiping, presence of oil needs more careful washing and degreasing followed by proper drying and storage. Parts that are insert molded, as is common in many automotive applications, may also have mold release compounds and sometimes even plastic residue on the surface. An adhesive or epoxy application on an adjacent area may inadvertently smear the welding location. Pinching a tube to form a hermetic seal may be affected by the liquid that was passed through the tube, especially if using ultrasonic welding.
If the prior step includes any type of edge preparation of sheets such as shearing, the faying surfaces may be embedded with contaminants and could also affect the edge quality. If the edge is cut by a plasma torch, the edges will be oxidized and may require chemical or mechanical cleaning. Waterjet cutting also has issues as the cutting media (fine abrasive particles) can easily get embedded in soft metals such as aluminum and copper. Presence of media can interfere with soldering/brazing and will also affect fusion welding, potentially causing internal defects such as inclusions which can only be detected by x-ray. Laser cutting produces a fairly clean cut and can often be used directly without any additional preparation. If the edge does need to be locally cleaned up to remove burrs or roughness, it can be done with a dremel tool or a draw file, followed by wire brushing and wiping with a lint-free cloth and alcohol. It is always a good habit to keep a separate set of cleaning tools specifically for a particular metal, and in some cases for a specific alloy, to avoid any chances of cross-contamination. Wire brushes should be made of stainless steel bristles and brushing should be done manually; using powered wire brushes is not recommended as they can end up smearing the surface rather than cleaning it. If making an x-ray quality weld, it may be a good idea to avoid any cloth for wiping; just use clean air to blow away the dust after wire brushing. If clean dry air is not available (shop air should not be used as it often contains moisture and organics), you can use Argon from the cylinder to blow away the dirt. Surface contamination can also come from surprising sources such as residue from any clamping fixtures made of another alloy such as copper on a steel component. Even an inadvertent rubbing against a copper fixture can leave enough residue on a weld location that can lead to cracking in steel welds. Such a phenomenon actually has a name to it, and is referred to as Copper Contamination Cracking, or CCC! (Weld Nugget - Fall 2010).
Another common source of contamination is the shielding gas (Weld Nugget – Spring 2017) used in fusion processes such as arc and laser welding. One of the issues can be purity of the gas itself, which is offered in many grade levels and selection should be based on quality requirements. Oftentimes, the gas itself is clean but can pick up contamination on the way to work; quite common when the gas is stored in large tanks and is piped everywhere in the plant. The gas can pick-up moisture contamination in the last few meters of the delivery tube in plant where temperature and humidity fluctuations are quite severe. When the machine is not operating at night and it gets cold, moisture can condense inside the last few meters of the tubes; when production starts in the morning, the moisture is picked up by the shielding gas and delivered to the weld. Perhaps the most common source of contamination from shielding gas is from improper usage; too little, too much, or misdirected. It is ironic that too high gas flow from a small diameter nozzle can actually draw air into the weld! The best option is to use a diffuser and a gentle flow, typically no stronger than flow required to blow a candle. As always, checking weld quality is the best judge of flow rate – ultimately, the proof is in the pudding.
Some of the contamination can come from poor process controls. For TIG welding, the common issue is transfer of tungsten into the weld which can occur when the electrode accidently dips into the melt; tungsten will show up on x-ray. For arc and laser welding processes, spatter generated during seam welding can fall forward and can adversely affect weld quality. In resistance welding, contamination can come from the electrode tips which can transfer material to the weld surface – especially likely if the tip is not cooled or maintained properly.
The materials including parts to be welded as well as fillers can also be a source of contamination. Processes that are sensitive to hydrogen can ingest moisture from welding rods, welding wire, or moisture on part surfaces. Processes that are potentially at risk of hydrogen embrittlement (Weld Nugget – Winter 2009) require careful handling and storage of weld rod/wire in heated cabinets. Contamination can also come directly from the base materials themselves, if they are not properly specified or of sub-standard quality. Welds are quite sensitive to even minor levels of impurities which may be within spec but not suitable for a particular welding process. For example, Al 3003 can crack with pulsed laser welding if amount of Fe (0.7% max) and Si (0.6% max) is at the high end; needs to be less than half those amounts to prevent cracking. Stainless steels such as 304 and 316 also become more crack sensitive if the combined amount of P and S exceeds 0.015%. Another problem often encountered is inadvertently specifying or procuring the wrong type of alloy. Even though the part drawing may call for a regular grade of steel, a vendor may choose to replace it with a machinable grade to reduce machining cost, not realizing that those machinable grades are not suitable for welding.
Removing contaminants is critical in ensuring weld quality and the user should use appropriate level of cleanliness as required or specified on the drawing to have a robust process.

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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by linweseregon, May 28, 2014.
I agree! And - good to know that you are still alive!
great job! good to see you posting! any pics of your phone?
@spaceagent-9 I'll see what I can do Jim - I laminated the grill flip-cover so there might be glare off the camera flash...
All the scoring is done and I've cut the parts for all ten cruisers. I started edge colouring as well. I decided to have insets for the grill panels; no individual grill layers though - it would take forever and a day! lol
Thanks for all the +ve comments and likes - as always, they're very much appreciated
laminating the flip antenna grill,.......great idea! I never thought of that!!
You are virtually, a conduit shipyard, for virtual models to find their way into being!
@spaceagent-9 I remembered to take the photo of the phone:-
I just laminated a pic I found online and stuck it onto the flip cover. I tried using black paint for the rest, but it wore off the first time I put it in my pocket. After scraping off the remaining paint I used black insulating tape to cover the silver case, with cut-outs for the camera and side buttons - I wasn't bothered about the front screen so I left it covered with the 'grill'. My ringtone is the Amok Time fight music and the intercom whistle is my message alert.
Other than that, work is progressing slowly on the Jem Hadar cruisers. The wing undersides are starting to come together, with the most time-consuming area being the cutting and application of all the paper joining strips.
The phone looks REALLY GOOD!!!
looks pretty cool! much cooler than a regular flip phone.
Hey, that is a fantastic looking - Farnsworth..!
OK, GREAT COMMUNICATOR!!!!
Does it really flip open like the original?
Thanks guys . It's an old Motorola Razr that has the Star Trek style flip open cover - although the hinge is a bit stiff to do Kirk's wrist twist to open it - lol.
make it heavier, glue a bar to the underside, it will flip open then
The main body is now complete and the parts for the ventral 'pod' are being cut and edge-coloured:-
that's a lot of hard work! we are all rootin' fer ya!!!
(some words later on - I first have to start breathing again)
I'm into the home stretch on these now:-
I will be layering these pods - I just have to work out which parts to inset and which to project.
That is ALWAYS the fun part when it comes to making a model.


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The advocacy group The Praxis Project has filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola and the American Beverage Association (ABA) over claims of engaging in false and misleading marketing of sugar-sweetened beverages.
The suit, which was filed with the federal court of Oakland, California on Wednesday, asked for relief to stop Coke and ABA from making claims that sugary drinks do not promote type 2 diabetes, obesity, or heart disease and sought to require more warnings for the consumers.
The 40-page lawsuit also pointed out that Coke advertised to children despite pledging that it would not market sugary drinks to kids under 12 years old.
The complaint mentioned marketing campaigns and initiatives that it claims falsely and misleadingly gives consumers the idea that they could balance their consumption of sugary beverage with careful monitoring of calorie consumption and exercise.
Giving Financial Backings To Biased Research
The lawsuit also alleges that Coke secretly funded and publicly promoted biased research as well as ran false and misleading campaigns despite growing scientific evidence that links its products to preventable diseases.
Studies have found a link between sugary drinks such as soda and increased risk for heart attack, stroke, and diabetes. In a 2015 study, researchers found that consumption of just two high-sugar drinks everyday can raise risk for heart attack by up to 35 percent.
The lawsuit claims that the company pays medical professionals and researchers to contradict independent scientific evidence about the harmful health effects of drinking sugar-sweetened beverages.
In 2015, a study led by a professor from Bristol University suggested that diet drinks are better than water for weight loss. It was eventually revealed that the research was funded by industry groups including research Coca-Cola and PepsiCo.
A 2016 study, which was published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. revealed that of the studies on the health effects of consuming sugary drinks that were published between January 2001 and July 2016, those that found no link between poorer metabolic health and sugary drinks were likely underwritten by producers of these drinks or written by researchers with financial backings from the industry.
"Today the soda industry is engaged in its own campaign of disinformation to cast doubt on the science connecting sugar-sweetened beverages to obesity, and obesity-related diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular disease," said Center for Science in the Public Interest litigation director Maia Kats, who is one of the lawyers representing Praxis in court.
"Through this lawsuit, Praxis seeks to stop Coke and the ABA from deceiving the public on the science linking obesity and related diseases to regular consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages."
Meritless And Unfounded Accusations
Coca-Cola said in a statement that the lawsuit is legally and factually meritless and added that it does not advertise its products to children below 12 years old. ABA, on the other hand, said that the accusations are unfounded.
"We take our consumers and their health very seriously and have been on a journey to become a more credible and helpful partner in helping consumers manage their sugar consumption," Coke said.


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Monsignor Charles Scicluna is the Vatican official in charge of prosecuting priests alleged to have committed serious sexual crimes. Isn’t that swell? The Vatican is now going to do something about this problem.
But wait. The pope housed a serial child abuser for years and reassigned that same abuser to another church where he spent more years abusing kids? Say it ain’t so!
“It’s true that there has been no formal condemnation,” Monsignor Scicluna said, adding: “It must be made absolutely clear that in these cases, some of which are particularly sensational and have caught the attention of the media, no absolution has taken place.”
Well, no absolution really is the key point here.
He also addressed accusations that the Vatican was obstructing justice by hiding reports of abuse, saying that
“secrecy during the investigative phase served to protect the good name of all the people involved; first and foremost, the victims themselves, then the accused priests who have the right — as everyone does — to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty”.
But he said Church secrecy had
“never been understood as a ban on denouncing the crimes to the civil authorities”.
No indeed. No ban at all. The officially approved Vatican directive by Ratzinger for both victims and those accused to stay silent on pain of excommunication can hardly be considered a “ban,” now can it? The church simply has no problem whatsoever with senior people like the pope when he was cardinal of Munich and Grafing house a serial offender for two and half years for highly effective ‘therapy’ who was then appointed by this same cardinal who now just so happens to be pope to serve as a priest in Grafing for an additional three years abusing more kids! What’s the big deal? It’s not like it’s the pope directly aids and abets child rapists.
No, no no. Let’s be very clear: the real problem here is “those who have tried, with a certain aggressive persistence, in Regensburg and Munich, to look for elements to personally involve the Holy Father in the matter of abuses.” he said.
It is those who are asking hard questions (and finding evidence) – of collusion between the institution we call the Church, its executives, and its agents who committed sexual crimes against children – is the real problem here… not the crimes that were committed nor the parties that aided and abetted in the cover-up of those crimes. Got it.
But perhaps we should suspect that when the Vatican’s prosecuting official is the same person defending the Grand Pooh Bahs from responsibility from their executive decisions and actions, then we have a conflict of interest. Although I am sure that the Church and all its leadership is absolutely blameless in allowing centuries of historical child abuse and sexual crimes to be committed by thousands of its priests and deacons and sisters, it borders on the miraculous that there was so little the church could do to stop the abuse and bring these criminals to justice. This must be another one of those Great Mysteries used to explain how god works through the catholic church in our world.
So we should all be good little catholics and stop asking hard questions and let the Grand Pooh Bahs do what they do best: remain perfect and blameless in all things.

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From the red carpet to the glaring lights of the silver screen, celebrities are often considered the epitome of perfection. With exquisite gowns of shimmering jewels and tailored suits to the latest relationship and baby gossip: celebrities are forever immersed in the spotlight as their fans long for details about their wealth, their love, their interests, and yes even their health.
Of course, celebrities are not as perfect as the media portrays them to be and suffer much of the same health problems that so many of us face in our daily lives. From heart and skin conditions to diabetes and epilepsy: celebrities are not immune to severe illnesses despite their best attempts to hide their suffering from the paparazzi and their fans. No one wants a group of cameras photographing the worst moments of their lives, especially not when it comes to being ill.
Which celebrities have been able to overcome severe illnesses to become beacons of success in not only their industry, but in their health as well? There are quite a few more than you might imagine, but we have selected eight celebrities battling severe illnesses who are true inspirations for strength and courage. They face the realities of their illnesses on a daily basis: despite symptoms and side effects, they put forth their greatest effort.
Which celebrities have severe illnesses and what are they? Let’s start our list with America’s most decorated Olympian.1 | 2

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An MP who takes part in a debate about a motion raised by the Backbench Business Committee in accordance with an e-petition gaining one hundred thousand or more votes on the Governmental e-petition website must be free to vote with out undue pressure from another MP or party to ensure the voice of the people is debated properly and fairly.
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The Sylvania Board of Education Monday night unanimously passed the second of two resolutions necessary to place a 4.9-mill operating levy on the Nov. 2 ballot.
If approved by district voters, the tax is expected to boost the Sylvania City Schools' annual revenue by about $7.14 million, according to the resolution presented to the board.
The annual bill to the owner of a $100,000 house would be about $150, Superintendent of Schools Brad Rieger said.
Vicki Donovan-Lyle, who was absent from the July 1 meeting at which the school board requested the county auditor's certification for the proposal, said the current state budget situation leaves the local district no choice but to raise its own revenue to balance its budget.
"Regrettably, the state has put us in the position we find ourselves to be in," she said before joining the 5-0 vote.
The school board voted May 24 to eliminate the equivalent of 45 full-time jobs, including 23.5 teaching positions, to plug most of a $4.2 million gap in its 2010-11 budget. But administrators warned even then that a levy would need this fall to prevent even deeper cuts next year.


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UNIONS are seeking an urgent meeting with Mitie bosses after the outsourcing giant announced a major jobs cull yesterday.
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David Price’s Sloooooow Start Continues in Coors
David Price’s four-pitch strikeout of the Colorado Rockies’ Josh Rutledge in Denver Saturday night was different than what we’ve come to expect of last year’s Cy Young winner. The Tampa Bay Rays fireballer caught Rutledge looking on two curveballs, before getting him to miss a changeup for strike three. Equally different was the inning in which it occurred, a five-run seventh capped by Nolan Arenado’s grand slam that chased Price wearing nine earned runs and a 9-3 loss.
It didn’t take that game to bring notice to the discouraging start to Price’s 2013 campaign, the worst so far of his major league career. Saturday’s loss leaves him at 1-3. His 6.25 ERA and 1.48 WHIP after seven starts and more than 44 innings place him near the bottom of the American League. Opposing hitters are batting .302 against him, and no pitcher in the majors has allowed more than his 31 runs.
The velocity on Price’s fastball is down thus far this year, his four-seamer averaging 92.8 MPH compared with 95.5 MPH last year, according to PitchF/X. He’s relying less on the fastball too. In 2012, batters saw more than 61% fastballs from Price, compared with 52% this year. By contrast, he threw curveballs and changeups 22% of the time last year and 27% this year.
[quote]“We’re not used to that with David”[/quote] Rays Manager Joe Maddon said of his performance at Colorado. “If anything his velocity is down just a click, and with that, maybe the other pitches aren’t playing the same off that.” To be sure, even though he got Rutledge with his off speed stuff it was a curve that Arenado deposited in the centerfield seats.
While Rays fans certainly find it hard not to be disappointed – even alarmed – by Price’s slow start, there are some indications that it might just be a matter of a bit of extra rust to be shaken off. Among his seven appearances, Price made four quality starts and has gone into the 7th inning three times. His K/9 and BB/9 are in line with his career averages. His BABIP of .350 just begs for regression in front of a defensively minded Rays team.
The drop in Price’s velocity may also be less of a concern than it would appear. Justin Verlander, Felix Hernandez, Chris Sale, and CC Sabathia all have shown dips in their fastball this year. PitchF/X equipment gets recalibrated before the season, so it could be instrumentation-related. Or the colder Spring air could just be dragging down fastballs around the league.
Just a week before the start of this season, Price noted that he didn’t have it all together until the fourth game of the season last year. With his late start this Spring, the result of an offseason marked by Cy Young ceremonies and two trips to California for a Cartoon Networks award and appearances related to the MLB2K13 video game, the Rays’ ace may just be a bit behind schedule.
Although a bad night at Coors Field can’t be good for a pitcher trying to round into form, Price is hardly the first to experience one. The Rays and their fans certainly hope he can put it behind him and get his groove back soon.

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"[A] delightful series . . . Gay’s mixed-media scenes dance . . . Subtle and sweet, yet full of life and humor, [Stella's] world is a place kids will want to visit again and again." —School Library Journal, starred review
“The charming illustrations, rendered in watercolour, pastel and collage, depict red-headed Stella’s antics in great detail and from a variety of perspectives. Young readers will wish they could be just like Stella, or at least have a big sister like her. Stella is both wonderful and full of wonder purely glorious.” —Kirkus, starred review
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Hiking in the Cinque Terre from Manarola to Riomaggiore, Italy
Here’s something you should know about hiking in the Cinque Terre in 2016.
Once upon a time there was a trail that ran along the coastline all the way through all five towns of the Cinque Terre. It started in Monterosso al Mare and went through Vernazza, Corniglia, and Manarola, all the way to Riomaggiore. This trail is sometimes called the Blue Trail and sometimes called the #2 trail. Of the loads of hikes available to hike in the CInque Terre, this trail is by far the most popular (read: crowded) and you have to pay a daily fee per person to walk on it.
For two reasons, we never went on the Blue Trail (#2). One was the fee amounted to about 20 euros per day for my family and we are used to hiking for free. The other is that the portions between Corniglia and Manarola and Manarola and Riomaggiore are closed. So we considered doing the #2 one day between Corniglia and Vernazza and then on from Vernazza to Monterosso, but there were so many other free trails to do that we did not get around to it. Also the free trails tended to be more sparsely used which was nice, since lots of the paths on the hills in the Cinque Terre are rather narrow.
The last part of the #2 from Manarola to Riomaggiore is called the Via del Amore and it is the easiest walk in the Cinque Terre. However since it is closed, the other trail over the mountain, the rather steep #531, was a good bit more crowded than the other trails we walked. Most people were walking it in the opposite direction from us, so we had to step aside a lot to let people pass. I think we went up the steeper side though (from Manarola to the top of the hill) so I was glad to be going the direction we went.
I would always rather go up a steep section than down. (I’m looking back down towards Manarola in the above photo.)
The narrow stairs in the photos above and below kind of illustrate what I mean by steep.
But hello very lovely views of the vineyards.
And the sea.
All week in the Cinque Terre, we loved getting high above these villages and watching the towns become little colorful building blocks stacked in the distance.
And when you get higher, the other towns and hills of the region come into view.
But watch your step!
Remember that big wooden crucifix from our first hike. You can see it way in the distance now.
Hey MP, can you give me a hand!
So high up that you can see the road leaving Manarola and we’re now almost eye level with the hill top village of Volastra.
And the train tracks between the tunnels.
And then up top, we could finally see Riomaggiore on the other side.
Riomaggiore is a bigger town than Manarola. It seemed to be where lots of the folks who work in all the other towns live.
Ben literally hopped down these trails. It was insane.
I would love to be able to run down uneven rock stairs the way he does.
Down through the vineyards and lemon tree groves we went.
Across the cutest little stone bridge and into the town.
Steep hills and more lemon trees.
Turquoise doors on a shed. Yes please.
These are the stairs we came down to enter Riomaggiore.
And looking back at the bridge.
Into the town.
The trail along the #531 is only about 1 kilometer, but it’s a doozy!
Here’s the road leading to Manarola from Riomaggiore.
And from above, the tiny platform at Riomaggiore.
Actually the platform is a lot longer, it just goes inside the tunnels. They say if the platform at a station is really crowded, then just walk in the tunnel a little ways because when the train stops, part of it will be in the tunnel and you can get on a less crowded train car. Also, we didn’t go it (traveling with children) but there’s supposed to be a pretty fab spot for drinks just above this train station. If you go, let me know how you enjoy it! 🙂
This is my crew at the end of the up and down slog from Manarola to Riomaggiore. These faces are saying: When. Is. Lunch.
Just a minute kids. I have a few photos I want to take first.
Like of these wall murals.
And the walkway into town.
And of the town of Riomaggiore itself!
Whoops, the kids started to get way ahead of me.
But it’s sooooo pretty.
Oh wait, the middle of the road was all torn up. But it will probably be all fixed by summertime.
And still it was a great walkway lined with gelato and pizza and all things Cinque Terre.
We had our pizza from the first place we could find.
Ate it right on the street.
Then we hiked up part of the way to the chapel on the hill.
Always following the red and white striped markings.
Up, up, up and down, down, down.
Down through the town and to the little harbor.
It was a gorgeous day.
We made our way down to the rocks to sit in the sun for a while.
Then per our usual routine, we made our way to the train station.
We hopped on a train and rode the one stop back to Manarola.
PS Here’s a six second video of our day!
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(JAMAICA OBSERVER) – A Kingston baker accused of buggering an 11-year-old girl after sexually assaulting her two years ago has been granted bail in the sum of $250,000 in the Home Circuit Court.
The 46-year-old accused, who has been in custody since July 2016, was on Tuesday offered bail on charges of grievous sexual assault, buggery and sexual touching by Justice Andrea Pettigrew-Collins.
Allegations are that in July 2016, on three different days the accused performed oral sex on the complainant.
It is also alleged that he also molested the complainant and buggered her.
Attorney Russell Stewart, during a bail application for the accused, stated that while the allegations against his client are “disturbing and serious”, he was confident that his client will be vindicated when given his day at trial.
The lawyer further submitted that his client completely denied the allegations and = urged the court to consider the ‘admirable’ antecedents of the accused which includes no previous convictions. Russell also pointed out that prior to his client’s arrest, he was gainfully employed at a bakery, was not “being a menace to society, but in his own way was contributing to society and the community where he lives”.
Russell also urged the judge to be reasonable in the sum of the bail bond so that his client could take up the bail offer.
Justice Pettigrew-Collins, after listening to the application, offered bail to the accused on conditions and that he finds an alternative address which has no minors residing at the premises. An alternative address was previously provided which had been verified by the police.
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Poor middle classes: Osborne to reject calls for tax cuts in Budget
Andrew Grice has been Political Editor of The Independent since 1998. He was previously Political Editor of The Sunday Times, where he worked for 10 years, and he has been a Westminster-based journalist since 1982. His column, Inside Politics, appears in The Independent each Saturday.
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George Osborne will reject growing demands by Conservative MPs for significant tax cuts for the middle classes in his Budget next Wednesday.
The Chancellor will argue that it would be fairer to target any tax reductions on people on lower incomes. He is expected to announce that the personal tax allowance, which will already rise to £10,000 a year month, will increase to at least £10,500 in April next year.
His decision will disappoint Tory MPs, who are pressing for lower taxes for people who have been sucked into the 40p rate, which starts to bite on incomes of £41,866 a year from next month. Yesterday the backbenchers won the backing of two former Tory Chancellors, Lord (Nigel) Lawson and Lord (Norman) Lamont.
The starting rate has been frozen or reduced in recent years in order to fund the decision to take lower paid people out of the tax net. But this has drawn more taxpayers into the 40p band as their incomes rise. When Lord Lawson introduced it in 1988, about 1.35m people paid it. Today 4.4m are in it and the number is forecast to reach 5m before next year's general election.
David Cameron and Mr Osborne are to launch a drive to persuade Tory MPs that it would be wrong to spend scare resources on reducing taxes for people on middle rather than low incomes. They will warn that raising the 40p threshold would mean that people earning between £42,000 and £50,000 a year would enjoy tax cuts twice as big as those for someone paid £20,000.
Ministers will also repackage the increase in the personal allowance as a measure that helps all taxpayers earning up to £100,000 a year, not just low earners. One senior Tory MP said yesterday: "It does help the middle classes, but we haven't 'sold' it properly. We have presented it as helping those at the bottom of the income scale."
As part of the fightback, the Treasury will issue figures showing how people on the 40p rate have shared the benefits of the rise in the personal allowance because they pay tax on a smaller slice of their income. A typical 40p rate payer will pay £164 less income tax and national insurance (NI) in the 2013-14 financial year than in the previous year. In 2013-14, such a taxpayer's tax and NI bill would be £350.50 lower than in 2010-11, rising to £504 next month.
Treasury statistics also show that someone on £40,000 is £431 a year better off than he or she would have been under the tax and NI plans of the previous Labour Government. A person on £43,000 is £276 a year better off and someone on £44,000 is £176 better off.
Ministers fear that raising the 40p rate threshold could damage the Tories' electoral prospects by provoking Labour claims that Mr Osborne was pandering to his party's supporters rather than helping those most in need. Labour branded the Tories as the "party of the rich" after Mr Osborne cut the 50p top rate on income over £150,000 a year to 45p last year.
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Poor Walt Disney. He must be rolling over in his grave if he sees what the company he founded which bears his name has become.
This week, we saw Disney solidify their place in the realm of political correctness when they fired actress Gina Carano for what they claimed was a post that downplayed the Holocaust. We’ll let you decide.
Disney wasn’t so quick a couple of years ago when one of their producers suggested putting Trump supporting kids through a woodchipper. More on that shortly.
“Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors…even by children. Because history is edited, most people today don’t realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers cold easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbors hat them simply for being Jews. How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?”
The tweet was since deleted.
Nothing wrong with this. As I’ve been saying a lot lately, “Trope Antisemitism” is a villainous concept that is nearly always used against people who are actually not antisemitic and didn’t intend the offense. It’s “microagressions for Jews,” and it needs to stop. @ginacarano pic.twitter.com/kkVcDZ98ZK
— David Reaboi (@davereaboi) February 11, 2021
Among American companies, Disney has become probably one of the most “woke.” It isn’t surprising because 99% of Hollywood is far to the left of center. A majority of Hollywood, including Disney is also in the pocket of China.
In the live-action remake of the 1998 animated movie “Mulan,” Disney filmed the picture in Xinjiang province, which is the site where widespread human rights abuses have been alleged to be taking place against Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, according to The Guardian.
Mulan thanks Turpan Bureau of Public Security because it was filmed in Turpan in 2018, the peak of re-education campaign. How many thousands of Uyghur were put into camps by Turpan Bureau of Public Security when filming Mulan there? https://t.co/yX0xssPnKW
— Shawn Zhang (@shawnwzhang) September 7, 2020
In the film’s credits, Disney also offered “special thanks” to government entities in Xinjiang, including Turpan, a city in the eastern part of the province where several “re-education camps” have been documented.
Disney also faced criticism when the lead actress in the movie, Liu Yifei said she supported Hong Kong police in their violent crackdowns on pro-democracy supporters.
All of this of course leads back to the woodchipper story, which actually occurred two years ago. The sheer hypocrisy and selective outrage among Disney executives is mind-boggling.
In 2019, Disney producer Jack Morrissey, who produced the live action Disney film “Beauty and the Beast,” tweeted a picture with an image from “Fargo” in which a dead person’s blood flies forth from a woodchipper, writing:
“#MAGAkids go screaming, hats first, into the woodchipper.”
This tweet, since deleted was in reference to the incident at the Lincoln Memorial, where high school students from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky were accosted by a native American activist, Nathan Philips.
At the time, it was reported without evidence that the high school students had accosted Phillips, who was in Washington, DC for the Indigenous Peoples’ March. Numerous media outlets, without context reported that the teenagers were there to taunt him.
However, as evidence came forth, it was learned that it was Phillips, not the high school students who was the aggressor. One of the teenagers in the video, Nicholas Sandmann filed defamation lawsuits against numerous media outlets, including CNN and The Washington Post, both of whom ended up settling with the teenager for an unknown sum.
In addition, Sandmann’s attorneys filed lawsuits against Sen. Elizabeth Warren, along with media loudmouths Ana Navarro and Maggie Haberman, and failed “comedian” Kathy Griffin.
In the CNN case, Reza Aslan published a tweet with a picture of Sandmann, since deleted that asked rhetorically, “Have you ever seen a more punchable face than this kid’s?”
Morrissey said he deleted the tweet when he noticed negative reactions to it online. Really? A tweet suggesting kids that supported President Donald Trump should be put through a woodchipper? Negative reaction? Color us shocked.
“Yesterday, I tweeted an image based on FARGO which was meant to be satirical—as always—but I see now that it was in bad taste,” Morrissey said at the time.
“I offended many people—My sincerest apologies. I would never sincerely suggest violence against others, especially kids. Lesson learned.”
Lesson learned. After you get caught and find out your “satire” isn’t as funny as you think it is.
At the time, former vice presidential candidate and governor of Alaska Sarah Palin tweeted a screen grab of the tweet with the caption, “Don’t tell me this is THEE Jack Morrissey. ‘Famed’ Disney producer Morrissey? Dear Lord…”
Don’t tell me this is THEE Jack Morrissey. “Famed” Disney producer Morrissey?
– Sarah Palin pic.twitter.com/XxX28AxBpQ
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) January 21, 2019
Morrissey issued a further watered down apology:
“I have no issue whatsoever with taking responsibility but also completely apologizing that I clearly intended it to be seen as satire. That was clearly not recorded that way by many who saw it.”
So, in keeping itself consistent, Disney fired Morrissey, right? That would be a hard no. Morrissey is still employed by the producer of “children’s” content.
Besides Morrissey, Disney has a bit of a consistency problem. The fact they fired Carano, a female, for her political view kind of smacks a bit of misogyny, no?
Because aside from Morrissey, another star of the show “The Mandalorian” on Disney+ is a man named Pedro Pascal. Since we are all up in arms about comparisons to Nazis and downplaying the Holocaust, in 2018 Pascal posted a tweet comparing former President Trump to Nazis.
Pascal’s tweet, fomenting the lie that the Trump administration was putting migrant children in cages, is apparently ok.
This despite the fact that the tweet contained false information, portraying the fallacy that the kids in cages pictured were put there under Trump, when in fact the images were from when Obama was president.
Not only did Pedro Pascal, an actor on The Mandalorian, compare the United States and Nazi Germany, but he did so with a photo of “America in 2018” that is not actually from 2018 and also not actually from America. He still has his job. https://t.co/YrLdpU0HMh
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) February 11, 2021
Disney+ must immediately fire any actor who has made an overwrought Holocaust comparison pic.twitter.com/kPO81Qf38X
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 11, 2021
Pascal also posted an Instagram image which compared Trump supporters to Nazis. Pascal is still employed.
Finally, Disney fired, then rehired filmmaker James Gunn, who was fired in 2018 for posting so-called “jokes” about rape and pedophilia. So much for a company that promotes itself as a “family” oriented company.
Disney canceled Gina Carano apparently because of a social media post where she highlighted the dangers of dehumanizing others, but they rehired someone who made numerous disturbing remarks about rape and pedophilia.
Just so you know, this is where Disney stands on morality. pic.twitter.com/4PZ9pGUvAa
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) February 11, 2021
What did Gunn post exactly? The following was reported by Fox News:
“I like when little boys touch me in my silly place.”
“The best thing about being raped is when you’re done being raped and it’s like ‘whew, this feels great, not being raped!’”
“The Expendables was so manly I f*cked the sh*t out of the little pussy boy next to me! The boys ARE back in town!”
Sounds like a peach. According to Fox, Gunn explained away the tweets at the time, saying he was attempting to be “provocative” and “taboo” and claims he has expressed regret for them over the years.
After firing Gunn, they rehired him as Marvel films director in March 2019.
Disney, your hypocrisy is nauseating. Via – Law Enforcement Today


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The college's Centre for Translational Nutrition and Food Research is undertaking a project aiming to lead multi-national, multi-disciplinary initiatives to address undernutrition in low-middle income countries by improving gut function.
In a blog post to promote the college’s work, Dr Aaron Lett, a research and teaching fellow, and Professor Gary Frost, head Nutrition Research in the Department of Medicine, point out that current expert recommendations are only aimed at correcting nutrition as opposed to restoring and maintaining gut function.
Undernutrition and the gut: a crucial component
“We believe there are a number of critical unanswered questions regarding the role of the gut in undernutrition, which if answered could significantly improve the effective management and prevention of undernutrition,” they write.
"The intestine is crucial for digestion and absorption of foods and nutrients. However, in undernutrition the structure and function of the intestine becomes impaired.
"To make this worse, the gut’s ability to function properly is self-perpetuating, with impaired ability to digest food and absorb nutrients exacerbating the condition.
"The only way to fix this is to focus on restoring and maintaining gut function – however current expert recommendations are only aimed at correcting nutrition and not restoring and maintaining gut function."
The academic goes on to say that the answer to improving gut health is the increased consumption of fermentable carbohydrates and protein!
The academics point out that the gut microbiota of children with undernutrition is immature and lacks bacterial diversity. However, fermentable carbohydrates – fermented by the gut microbiota – can have a positive influence, resulting in improvements in gut and nutritional health.
The post continues: "Current undernutrition treatments which consist of ready-to-use therapeutic foods, do not address the gut’s need for fermentable carbohydrates."
"Protein, or more specifically amino acids, are needed for normal gut function and even more so to restore gut function. They are also critical for child growth and health. Unfortunately, dietary intake of essential amino acids is insufficient in children with undernutrition."
The group believes legumes are key to getting more of these nutrients into diets. He says they are rich in the fermentable carbohydrates, protein, minerals and phytochemicals in a food structure which delivers these nutrients to appropriate sites in the gut.
However, many interventions are required in order to boost legume consumption.
They write: “We need to empower consumers to create demand that will influence governmental policy on agricultural production. School and community based-feeding programmes should include a nutrition education component to further raise awareness of the value of legumes for a balanced diet.
"Creating appealing, convenient and affordable legume-based recipes and products is an essential step in maintaining levels of legume consumption and their associated health benefits.
“Farmers need incentives and improved legume value chains. Legume varieties can be optimised for better nutrition and climate resilience to accelerate progress towards global nutrition, health targets and as an investment in the human capital development of countries.”
Imperial's project is named 'Health outcomes in Undernutrition: the role of Nutrients, Gut dysfunction and the gut microbiome' (HUNGer).
Within the HUNGer consortium, field sites in India, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe and their local population expertise will be utilised to investigate a number of aspects, including:
- The effects of fermentable carbohydrates on gut health
- The effects of protein and amino acids on gut health
- The effects and how to increase legume intake through Nigeria’s National School Feeding programme
- Agricultural considerations
- How to maintain and improve legume food chains and promote investment in the human capital


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Tips & Tricks
Hi Jinks (Druk Hotel, Wogzin Lam, Clock Tower Square, Thimphu) — Druk Hotel’s on-site bar is a dimly-lit space that has a lot of character. Early arrivals might be able to score one of the incredibly inviting armchairs by the bar, and proceed to indulge in a drink a two (the drink list features a […]
Benez Bar (Jangchhub Lam, Thimphu) – located on the top floor of one of Thimphu’s modern buildings, the mature above-25 crowd comes here for the views, international food options, and drinks. Prominent locals have been known to frequent this bar.
The volcanic island of Fuerteventura (Spanish for “strong fortune”) is the second-largest of the Canary Islands (after Tenerife). Located about 100 km. off the North African coast, Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canary Islands – blessed with having the longest white sand beaches within that archipelago. The Spaniards first settled in Fuerteventura during […]
Club Ace (Phenday Lam, Thimphu) — if you love to dance at nightclubs than this is the best place for you to put your dancing shoes on my friend. Once known as the “Big Bang Club”, Club Ace is one of the most famous nightclubs in Thimphu which is full of energy along with a […]
The city of Miami is one of America’s younger metropolises. Located in the American state of Florida, that state (including the area now known as Miami) was originally settled by Spanish explorers in the 1560s. With that colonial power and Great Britain alternatively controlling it over the centuries, Spain ceded Florida to the U.S. in […]
Chichén Itzá (El Castillo pyramid)(Tulum, Yucatan – 179 km. west of Cancún) — some time before Columbus’ arrival in the Americas, this site was once a thriving Mayan city, considered one of the largest in existence. The pyramid that marks this location exhibits a multitude of architectural styles, reminiscent of styles seen in central […]


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Is Trip.com a Legitimate Travel Business?
Trip.com is a travel booking website that was founded in 1999 in Shanghai, China. Since then, it has expanded its operations to over 200 countries, with headquarters in Shanghai, China, and Singapore. The company offers a range of travel services, including flights, hotels, vacation packages, and activities/tours.
One of the major factors that determine the legitimacy of a travel business is its accreditation and certifications. In this regard, Trip.com has been accredited with several credible certifications, including:
- International Air Transport Association (IATA) accreditation: IATA is a global trade association representing airlines from around the world. Having IATA accreditation means that Trip.com can issue airline tickets directly.
- Travelife Gold Certification: Travelife is an international sustainability certification program for the travel industry. The Gold Certification is the highest level of certification that a company can achieve, demonstrating a strong commitment to sustainability practices.
- Best Online Travel Agency Award 2020 by World Travel Awards: World Travel Awards are considered to be the Oscars of the travel industry, and winning this award is a major endorsement of a travel business’s legitimacy.
In addition to these certifications, Trip.com has received positive reviews from its customers, both on its website and on review platforms such as TripAdvisor. This indicates that the company has a good track record of providing quality services and customer support.
However, like any other travel business, Trip.com has faced some criticism and negative reviews from customers. Some of the common complaints include refunds taking longer than expected, poor customer service, and issues with the booking process. However, it is worth noting that most of these complaints are common among travel businesses and do not necessarily indicate illegitimacy.

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