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Chairman Gray and members of the committee, good morning and thank you for the opportunity to speak today. My name is Ed Lazere, and I am the Executive Director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. DCFPI is a non-profit organization that promotes budget choices to reduce economic and racial inequality and build widespread prosperity in the District of Columbia through independent research and thoughtful policy recommendations.
I am here today to join others to share my concern about the closure of Providence Hospital and its potential adverse impact on access to health care in the District and especially its community in Ward 5 and eastern DC. I share the view, expressed by others today, that the hospital should not be allowed to close without a thorough analysis of its impact on the community, and without meaningful public input.
As you know, hospitals must seek approval from the District to expand health services to ensure that there is a need for such services. This is important to managing the District’s health system in an efficient way.
For the same reason, there should be a careful approval process, with meaningful public input, when a hospital seeks to scale back services, or close entirely. Any proposed reduction of acute care hospital services should be studied carefully to assess how it will affect access to health care in the District, and especially its impact on particular populations, such as low-income residents, residents of color, and older residents. According to the D.C. Department of Health, 50 percent of the patients who receive care at Providence are insured through Medicaid, while another 30 percent receive Medicare. Three quarters of patients accessing care at Providence are DC residents, primarily from Wards 5, 7, and 8. The District faces unacceptably high rates of infant mortality and maternal mortality, and Black DC residents face very high rates of conditions like diabetes and cancer.
Any review of proposed hospital closure or scaling back of services also should include meaningful public input as an important part of the effort to gauge the possible impact.
This kind of review would help residents and policymakers take steps to address the impact on the loss of services. Those steps could include having the District work with the hospital to maintain services, with possible support from the District. It also could include working with community organizations and other hospitals to ensure that residents have easy access to needed health care. DCFPI supports the proposed emergency legislation to mitigate the impacts of hospital closures.
Thank you for the opportunity to testify.

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Here’s something that we’ve all wanted to install in our homes. Now we know how to do it. I’m talking Star Trek doors baby! Instructables has posted a step-by-step guide on installing these sliding doors which are powered by an air compressor.
Of course they are super cool. It requires some work, but the results will have you strolling around your home like it’s a starship. The doors are controlled by a panel switch and have a key which can lock them open or shut.


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NEW YORK: Precision Strategies, a communications firm led by Obama for America campaign aides, has hired Tom Reno as its first chief operating officer.
Based in New York, Reno reports to partners and cofounders Stephanie Cutter, Jen O’Malley Dillon, and Teddy Goff. He joined the firm on October 29.
"Personally, I love working with high-growth companies and that’s exactly what Precision is," Reno said. "But it’s more than just growth, it’s about why they’re growing. I love working with disruptive agencies and people that think differently. It’s very rewarding."
Cutter, O’Malley Dillon, and Goff launched Precision in 2013 following their time serving on both of President Barack Obama’s elections in 2008 and 2012. Five years later, the firm has 60 staffers across offices in New York and Washington, DC.
Reaching that "inflection point" made it necessary to hire Reno to focus on operations full-time so Precision Strategies could sustain its growth, O’Malley Dillon said. Reno’s responsibilities include IT support, infrastructure, talent management, identifying new opportunities, and enhancing the way the firm uses its products, such as data analytics tool Arrow.
"We needed someone of [Reno’s] caliber that could take us to that next level," O’Malley Dillon said.
Precision has not yet acquired an agency or taken outside funding. Goff said the agency doesn’t have any plans for M&A.
Some recent political clients Precision has worked with include the March for Our Lives alliance, Colorado Governor-elect Jared Polis (D), Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D), and the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. Corporate clients include Gilead Sciences and GE.
Reno joins Precision from Burson Cohn & Wolfe where he was worldwide COO. A BCW representative said CEO Donna Imperato is assuming operational duties and the agency has no immediate plans to replace him.
Cohn & Wolfe hired Reno in 2017 prior to its merger with fellow WPP agency Burson-Marsteller in February.
Before joining Cohn & Wolfe, Reno was COO and CFO for entertainment firm 42West for eight years. Dolphin Entertainment acquired 42West for $28 million last year.
Reno was CEO and managing partner of strategic consultancy Solebury Communications. He’s also had stints at Ogilvy PR as EVP and corporate practice leader and Hill+Knowlton Strategies, where he was EVP and GM of New York.

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- A comprehensive TMJ screening (jaw joints and history of headaches).
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- Investigation for fractured teeth that may or may not be symptomatic (this can lead to loss of a tooth).
- Inquiring about tooth sensitivity.
- Inspection for improperly aligned teeth that may cause fracture, excessive wear, loose teeth, and/or TMJ pain (and subsequent loss of a tooth or multiple teeth).
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- Exploration for proper chewing and swallowing function.
- Inspection for improper bite that could lead to symptoms such as headaches and sinus conditions.
- Checking for areas of food impaction which can cause sever tooth decay and gum disease.
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– Gentle probing of all areas of the gums around the teeth to determine periodontal health.
– Analyzing for blood and pus and other signs of infection in the mouth.
- Measurement of electrical charges coming off your metal fillings, crowns, fixed retainers, or partial dentures with a special instrument.
- Chinese tongue evaluation to determine potential long term health issues such as organ dysfunction and digestive issues.
- Chinese pulse evaluation to determine potential real time health issues and weak acupuncture meridians.
- Salivary pH measurement to determine the buffering capacity of your mouth in preventing decay, gum disease and other pathologies in your mouth.
A comprehensive x-ray survey* of all teeth and surrounding structure will allow us to be able to determine:
- Health of any teeth that have had a root canal.
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*If you have recently had x-rays performed, it may be necessary to take only a few cavity detection x-rays, or maybe none at all.
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A virtual tour of your mouth with our intraoral camera will show us and you:
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- Other clinical discoveries that may be of concern.
Impressions or molds of your teeth help us to determine:
- Proper or improper alignment of the teeth and jaw.
- Premature contacts of your teeth that could cause fractured teeth or headaches.
- Proper relationships of your teeth to the rest of your head.
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There will then be a follow-up, no charge consultation where we will:
- Explain our findings.
- Present a treatment plan that you help co-develop that represents the finest affordable treatment available.
- Co-develop a financial plan that is comfortable for you.

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Burmese delight in books after censorship relaxed
Burma is holding its first literature festival of recent times, following the country's relaxation of censorship rules.
More than 100 authors are attending the Irrawaddy Literary Festival, including Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader who was previously held under house arrest
Jonathan Head reports.
02 Feb 2013
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Three North Korean companies have received U.S. sanctions for engaging in missile transactions and proliferating weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. State Department in its Federal Register Monday.
The move is the Obama administrations first official action against the communist country since its inauguration.
The departments bureau of international security and nonproliferation said (North) Korea Mining and Development Corp., Mokong Trading Corp. and Sino-Ki were included on the U.S. sanctions list for violating the Arms Export Control Act that bans missile technology transfers.
The three companies were also penalized for taking part in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. It is unclear, however, whether Mokong and Moksong are the same company.
The companies will be barred from bidding for U.S. procurement contracts, get existing contracts canceled, and be prohibited from exporting their goods, technology and services to the U.S. market. The sanctions took effect Monday and will remain valid for two years.
North Korea is not a market economy so penalties apply to all of the North Korean governments activities related to missiles and weapons of mass destruction, the State Department said.
This is the eighth time for the mining company, which has been closely watched by Washington as an exporter of Pyongyangs ballistic missiles and conventional weapons, to get U.S. sanctions.
The company was slapped with sanctions in 1992, 1998, 2000, 2003, January and August in 2007, and August last year.
In a related move, the Defense Department and the State Department called the Norths alleged preparation to test-fire a long-range Taepodong-2 missile a violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 on sanctions against North Korea and provocative.


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PRSA Capital Region NY Chapter Announces 2013 Board of Directors
(ALBANY, NY – January 7, 2013) The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Capital Region NY today announced its 2013 Board of Directors, as elected by chapter membership. The board manages and controls the business affairs of the chapter.
The 16-member board, led by President Mike Lesczinski, public relations manager and an adjunct instructor at Excelsior College, is comprised of a diverse group of talented Capital Region professionals working within local public relations agencies, businesses, non-profits, and institutes of higher education.
The 2011 PRSA Capital Region NY Chapter Board of Directors includes:
- President – Mike Lesczinski, public relations manager, Excelsior College
- Vice President – Jennifer Miller, director of communications, Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities
- Past President – Rob Puglisi, director of marketing and communications, Community Hospice
- Treasurer – Josh Poupore, assistant executive director, New York State Dental Association
- Accreditation Chair – Siobhan Kent, APR, communications manager, Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
- Programming Co-Chair – Gil Chorbajian, executive director of marketing and communications, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health
- Programming Co-Chair – David Alexander, assistant athletic director/sports information director, The College of St. Rose
- Communications Co-Chair – Matt Cannon, director of integrated media, Gramercy Communications
- Communications Co-Chair – Matt Van Pelt, social media communications specialist, Ellis Medicine
- Membership Chair – Alicia Jacobs, communications manager, Excelsior College
- Assembly Delegate – Paul Larrabee, executive vice president and managing director, Corning Place Communications
- Secretary – Sarah Child, public relations assistant, Rueckert Advertising
- PRSSA Chapter Liaison – Joslyn McArdle, community director, March of Dimes
- Empire Awards Chair – Paul Hook, vice president of marketing and business development, Overit Media
- Director at Large – Claudette Thornton, vice president, Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Director at Large – Diane O’Connor, director of public relations, Mohawk
PRSA Capital Region NY is an association of public relations and communications professionals throughout Tech Valley in Upstate New York. PRSA Capital Region embraces the mission of the national organization of 21,000 members by offering networking and professional development opportunities while advocating standards of excellence and adherence to a code of ethics.
The general duties and responsibilities of the board of directors include leading the chapter by anticipating and assessing market and member needs and developing services and educational programs that further the professional development of Capital Region public relations practitioners. In addition, the board establishes chapter objectives, formulates chapter policy to meet these objectives and ensures that the business and affairs of the chapter are conducted in accordance with chapter and national bylaws and in the best interest of the members.
PRSA Capital Region will host public relations workshops and events throughout 2013 on the third Wednesday of each month, in addition to several larger-scale special events, beginning with the Annual Meeting and Empire Awards on January 29.
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Running exhibits of the UMMC Museum Complex were involved in the reconstruction of the battle of the famous Jassy-Kishinev operation of the Great Patriotic War. The reconstruction was carried out the day before as part of the demonstration program of the military-technical forum "Army-2021", organized by the forces of the Central Military District. To play a tactical episode, two tanks - T-34 and T-70, as well as a motorcycle M-72 - all this is the running technique of the exhibition center "Parade Roster". It contains exhibits of the UMMC Museum Complex, annually, on Victory Day, taking part in the festive procession of the mechanized column. This time, the historical equipment was sent to a demonstration battle. The Yassy-Kishinev operation (August 20 - 29, 1944) is one of the most successful Soviet strategic operations of the USSR Armed Forces, one of the “ten Stalinist strikes”. It ended with the victory of the Red Army troops, the liberation of the Moldavian SSR and the complete defeat of the southern wing of the German front. The tactical episode of this large operation began with the passage of a motorcycle. It was controlled by a participant in the reconstruction, dressed in the uniform of a scout. The M-72 was produced in a large series since 1941 and was actively used in the intelligence units of the Red Army. Following the reconnaissance, two rare tanks entered the tactical field. They were equipped with means of imitation of firing from cannons and machine guns. According to the drawing scenario, one of the tanks was knocked out by an enemy saboteur, but the Red Army reinforcements that came up not only recaptured the immobilized vehicle from the German soldiers, but also went on the offensive. A red flag was hoisted over the enemy fortifications. The light tank T-70 and post-war artillery that came to the Sverdlovsky training ground were demonstrated as part of the static display of the Army-2021 military-technical forum. Upon its completion, the equipment returned to its permanent exhibition places in the UMMC Museum Complex.
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With just a couple weeks left before the election (thank GOD), here are the questions you’ve been asking and the answers you’ve been seeking when it comes to Livingston County politics.
First question, please!
What’s your overall feeling on how exciting this election is?
On a state and national level, this is probably the most nerve-wracking and compelling election we’ve ever seen. But in Livingston County, this is probably the most boring election we’ve ever seen.
Because there’s almost no suspense in terms of the local elections. Because we’re a Republican-heavy county, most of our drama usually comes in August, during the primary, but in past years, we’ve at least seen some intrigue in the general election.
Over the past few cycles, we’ve had some fascinating judicial races that came down to the wire in November. Two years ago, the Democrats put up the most impressive slate of candidates they’ve ever had, so a lot of people were thinking this might finally be the year the Democrats win something. They ended up getting slaughtered across the board.
But this year? Nothing. No judicial races. The Democrats have local candidates up and down the board, but they aren’t putting up anything close to the fight they put up in 2018.
There’s maybe one county commission race that could be interesting (District 8, Hamburg Township), but aside from that, the Republicans are going to sweep to victory across the board.
But wait. We keep hearing that the Democrats are making inroads in Livingston County. You don’t think we’re trending blue here?
No. Not even a little. If you look at the election results from 2018 compared to 2008, you’ll see that we’re actually becoming more Republican.
There might be some pockets in Livingston County that are getting a little less red – precincts in the City of Brighton, City of Howell, Hamburg Township and Green Oak Township – but on the whole, this is still a very, very, very Republican county.
Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton by 30 points in 2016. Even Gretchen Whitmer lost by 17 points in 2018, and that was a Democratic “wave” year.
So Joe Biden has no chance of beating Donald Trump in Livingston County?
And Gary Peters has no chance of beating John James in Livingston County?
Less than none.
What about Elissa Slotkin and Paul Junge in the 8th Congressional District?
Ah! Now you have a question!
Wait, you think Slotkin – the Democratic incumbent – actually has a shot of beating Republican Junge in Livingston County?
Well, I’ll say this: It’s the only semi-compelling local election we’ll be looking at. I think that Slotkin is going to win the overall race pretty easily, but it’s going to be interesting to see how she does in Livingston County.
Why do you say that? She might actually win here?
Well, here’s the situation. Elissa Slotkin is by far the strongest candidate the Democrats have ever fielded in the 8th Congressional District – much stronger than even Debbie Stabenow was when she was our Congresswoman for four years in the late 1990s.
She’s raised a gazillion dollars, she’s concentrated on a lot of bipartisan issues (although her impeachment vote won’t help her at all), and most importantly, she’s been all over Livingston County from day one. Even if you hate her politics, you can’t deny that she’s worked very hard to make connections here.
She showed up at a town hall in Hartland just a week after the impeachment vote. Even though the crowd was mostly brutal, you have to give her credit for showing up.
Slotkin didn’t just write off Livingston County, like most Democrats have in the past. And that’s going to help her.
And what about the Republican?
Well, on the other side, you have Paul Junge, who is by far the weakest candidate the Republicans have ever fielded in the 8th Congressional District. And by that, I don’t mean he’s weak on the issues or because of how hard he’s working. He’s a solid conservative, very appealing, and from what I can tell, he’s working his tail off.
What makes him weak, though, is simply the fact that he’s not from here. He only moved to Brighton last year and doesn’t have the passionate well of support that other candidates have enjoyed.
I mean, look at the Republicans we’ve had in the 8th Congressional District over the past 30 years. Dick Chrysler, born and bred, a local icon. Mike Rogers, born and bred, the most popular Livingston County politician ever. Mike Bishop, not born and bred here, but in Rochester, where he knew every single person.
It’s no fault of his own, but Paul Junge just can’t measure up to that.
When you add it all together, you have the strongest Democrat ever facing off against the weakest Republican ever.
OK, then. Moment of truth. Is Elissa Slotkin going to carry Livingston County?
That was fast.
Well, she lost by 19 points and almost 20,000 votes in Livingston County two years ago, in a blue wave year. She’s probably going to make up a lot of that ground, but not enough to win.
And what if she does?
The local Democrats will be dancing in the streets. I don’t believe a Democratic congressional candidate has ever carried Livingston County – and least not in our lifetimes – so it will be a truly historical moment if it happens now. I don’t think it’ll happen, but it will at least give us something local to watch.


Acron Group launched a new nitric acid unit at its site in Veliky Novgorod. The capacity of the facility reaches 135 thousand tons per year.
The updated investment programme of the group involves the construction of two nitric acid units at the site of PJSC Acron.
“With the commissioning of the new unit, the production capacity of nitric acid will be 1.65 million tons per year. After the second unit is commissioned, which is scheduled to start in mid-2019, the total capacity of all units will be 1.8 million tons per year, which will allow in the future to increase the output of the main products – ammonium nitrate, CAS and NPK “, – commented the Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC Akron Alexander Popov.
The General Designer is LLC Novgorod GIAP (group enterprise). Investments exceed 2 billion roubles.
With the launch of the new unit, PJSC Acron will reach the best performance on ammonia consumption in the CIS countries. It is noted that the use of a highly efficient gas turbine unit GTU-8 will save more than 4.3 million cubic meters of natural gas per year. In addition, the replacement of expensive catalyst grids will be made twice as rare – only once a year.
The first production of nitric acid, which is used to obtain mineral fertilizers, in Veliky Novgorod were launched in the 70s of the last century.
Acron Group includes PJSC Acron (Veliky Novgorod), PJSC Dorogobuzh (Smolensk Region), JSC North-Western Phosphoric Company (GOK Oleniy Ruchey in the Murmansk Region) and CJSC Verkhnekamsk Potash Company (company implements a project to build a potash mine in the Perm region, with Akron – 60.1%).
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Bridezilla Brittany proves that beauty is sometimes only skin deep. Meanwhile, Bridezilla Liza is questioning if she should walk down the aisle, while her bridesmaids rebel against her ‘Zilla ways.
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Bridezilla Brittany proves that beauty is sometimes only skin deep. This bride wants her day to be fabulous, and her aptly named alter ego surfaces when she wants to get her way. But when this ’Zilla points blame at a vendor, tears are shed and an even darker side of Brittany appears. Will this ruthless Bridezilla's sympathy-less ways push her closest friends and family away from her during such an important time?
Meanwhile, Bridezilla Liza is coming apart at the seams and is questioning if she should walk down the aisle. But it should be her fiancé, Jason, questioning if he’s ready to marry a crazy person. Screaming and breaking the occasional glass are just some of the tactics this ‘Zilla uses to get her way. Will this bride have the under-the-sea, princess dream wedding she hoped? Will she make it through the day without any casualties? Or is all of her bridesmaids going to leave her alone with her crazy antics?? Tune in at 10|9c on Sunday, July 22nd to find out!
A jealous SisterZilla faces off with the bride, Amanda. SecretZilla Elaine keeps a huge secret from her family & plans epic wedding surprise but her sister-in-law threatens to reveal all. SecretZilla's stunned by a wild bachelorette party.
ViralZilla Lessika demands her wedding dance make her famous but will a rage-fueled chase after her groom turn her dream wedding into a sham? SisterZilla threatens Amanda's wedding when cops are called.
HerRoyalZilla Lamesha's rehearsal turns left when an epic family fight breaks out & threatens the wedding. ViralZilla Lessika schemes an exit strategy but when she demands too much, her bridesmaid breaks down & they battle it out.
JerseyZilla Holly stuns groom with a prenup then jealousy strikes when a bar brawl breaks out with her old flame & sister-wife. DIYZilla Sparkela is furious when she finds out her groom invited his ex-wife to the wedding.
CelebZilla Shannon's "celebrity wedding" may be a fail when the bridesmaid dresses cause this Bad Girl to have a major meltdown. HangryZilla Jasyln loses it at her wild bachelorette when the stripper Lethal, hooks up with a bridesmaid!
Meet current Bridezilla and former Bad Girls Club star, Natalie Nunn. How does she describe her Bridezilla experience? Let's see... "Over the top... dramatic...Natalie being bad ..World War 3..." Uhhhh... We can't wait!

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The Associated Press
Ige appoints former prosecutor to be new attorney general
HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. David Ige is appointing Honolulu attorney and former federal prosecutor Clare Connors to be his new attorney general.
Ige said Thursday that Connors’ extensive experience brings new insight and terrific understanding of the law to his administration.
The appointment is subject to confirmation by the state Senate.
The governor says Connors will primarily address legal issues in Hawaii. But he also expects she will take on the Trump administration when it takes positions that “aren’t consistent” with state values.
Former Ige attorney general Doug Chin led Hawaii in challenging Trump’s travel ban on citizens of several Muslim-majority countries.
Connors served as a federal prosecutor in Honolulu. Since 2011, she has worked at the Honolulu law firm Davis Levin Livingston.
She graduated from Yale College and Harvard Law School.
Honolulu police sergeant to plead guilty in Kealoha case
HONOLULU — A Honolulu police sergeant charged in a corruption-related investigation targeting the department’s former chief and his former prosecutor wife is pleading guilty.
Court records show Sgt. Daniel Sellers is scheduled to change his plea next week. He previously pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to a federal grand jury and the FBI. It’s not clear what charges he’s pleading guilty to. Defense attorney Richard Sing declined to comment.
Sellers is one of several current and former officers charged in a federal investigation that accuses retired Chief Louis Kealoha and his wife Katherine Kealoha of orchestrating the framing of her uncle for the theft of the couple’s home mailbox.
U.S. prosecutors say the Kealohas wanted to discredit the uncle in a family financial dispute.
The Kealohas have pleaded not guilty.
Police arrest 7 in sweep of Big Island neighborhood
HILO, Hawaii — Police have arrested seven people following a sweep targeting squatters occupying residences in a Big Island neighborhood hit by lava flows during the Kilauea volcano eruption.
Police Capt. Kenneth Quiocho tells the Hawaii Tribune-Herald that the seven were arrested for trespassing last week in Leilani Estates, but officers found several had active warrants, including one person who was wanted for robbery.
He says police checked houses in the neighborhood after residents reported people possibly squatting. Squatters have been a problem in the area after residents were forced to evacuate in May. Residents were allowed to return in September.


Latin American Disease Spreads to U.S.
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A disease originally from Latin America is now moving into the United States. It's called Chagas. It's carried by an insect known as the kissing bug, and it can lead to gastrointestinal conditions and even heart failure.
Today, at a meeting of the American Association of Blood Banks, a Red Cross official presented evidence that Chagas is spreading northward.
NPR's Brenda Wilson has more.
BRENDA WILSON: People with Chagas disease often show no symptoms for decades. But because the infection can be transmitted through transfusions and organ transplants, blood banks in the U.S. began testing for the disease this year.
Dr. Susan Stramer, the executive scientific officer of the American Red Cross, says 250 cases in blood donors have so far been confirmed.
Dr. SUSAN STRAMER (Executive Scientific Officer, American Red Cross): Until now, we had no idea about the prevalence or the frequency of infected individuals in the United States. So this is the first survey or analysis of how many individuals who live in the United States may be infected and may harbor the parasite.
WILSON: Stramer estimates that about 10,000 people in the U.S. are infected with Chagas. But the numbers of infections are far greater when you consider that the vast majority of the donors who carried the antibodies came from outside the U.S. and are underrepresented as blood donors.
Eradication programs in many countries such as Brazil, Argentina and Chile have cut the number of new cases in Latin America by half. But the parasite isn't standing still. It's been found as far north as Maryland and Northern California.
Dr. STRAMER: They're called reduviid bugs or assassin bugs or kissing bugs. Twenty-seven states harbor this insect. So the insect that supports the parasite is present here in the United States as well as mammals such as possums, skunks. When humans go into rural areas where both the animals are that are infected and the insects, it's possible that humans may be get bitten.
WILSON: At least 20 of the blood donors appear to have acquired the infection in the U.S., and they share certain characteristics.
Dr. STRAMER: We have seen camping, but these are going to be very non-specific. It doesn't mean if you go camping, you're going to get infected. Some of our donors who were infected in the U.S. only are hunters so they may handle what they've hunted. And so if they have contact with the blood after they've killed the animal, that's one potential exposure of. And also because they're outside when they're hunting, they may be exposed to the insects.
WILSON: The insect bites and droppings deposit waste that carries the parasite, which in 10 to 30 percent of the people exposed finds its way to the gut or to heart muscle.
Dr. JAMES MAGUIRE (Director, International Health Division, University of Maryland): I've unfortunately seen many patients who've have chronic Chagas disease.
WILSON: Dr. James Maguire is the director of the International Health Division at the University of Maryland. He worked in a rural area in Bolivia where at one time Chagas had been detected in 45 percent of the people.
He describes it as a disease of the poor, whose mud and stick homes with patched roofs provide a place for the insects to hide. Children bitten that might often don't experience symptoms until decades later as adults.
Dr. MAGUIRE: People become short of breath. They develop edema in the lower extremities. They become weak. And the average survival after the first signs of congestive heart failure without intervention is very short. A couple of years in over half of the people will have died from congestive heart failure.
WILSON: It is treatable if diagnosed before chronic conditions develop.
Mr. RAUL FLORES (Resident, Washington, D.C.): (Through translator) No. I've never heard of it. I didn't know anything about this disease.
WILSON: Raul Flores has never heard of Chagas disease nor had any of the other patients of La Clinica Del Pueblo in Washington, D.C., which serves thousands of Latin American immigrants.
Clinical director Dr. Meredith Josephs says she's seen one patient who'd already been diagnosed by the time she began treating him for congestive heart failure. She says her patients are worried just as much about how they will be perceived.
Dr. MEREDITH JOSEPHS (Medical Director, La Clinica Del Pueblo, Washington, D.C.): I think it would be important to recognize that this parasite is not transmitted from person=to-person contact. So that other persons that do carry this parasite are not putting other people at risk of the disease. I would hate to see for there to be widespread fear with this new information coming out.
WILSON: Some experts say that people who believe they've been exposed to the parasite may want to be tested for Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. But neither the World Health Organization nor the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention recommend widespread screening for the disease.
Brenda Wilson, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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If 2020 was the year of disruption, 2021 has been a year of some integration. Things are starting to take the form of a new normal. I donâ€™t think we collectively have words yet for all the ways we have been changed. The change isnâ€™t over either.
Reading othersâ€™ words helps me name my experience and think about how to be in this moment. This is a list of my recent reads that have been meaningful to me. Maybe something will help you articulate a thought that has been tickling your mind, or strengthen your heart and imagination for the year to come.
What has been one of the most significant books for you this past year? Iâ€™d love to hear from you.
Emilyâ€™s Top 2021 Reads
Wolf Girl: Finding Myself in the Wild
I borrowed this book for my daughter from the library on a whim and ended up being completely engrossed in it. As a rebellious teenager the author ended up in a Wilderness Awareness School. She becomes an animal tracker and ends up being a holistic rancher. Her fantastic adventure stories inspire me to strengthen my skills for connecting with the wilderness. The book really expanded my imagination for what is possible with regenerative agriculture. Her story is so compelling that for a week I daydreamed about becoming a rancher. Then I started asking myself what young person would appreciate this book. This book is the young adult edition of Dawn Again: Tracking the Wisdom of the Wild.
Watershed: Attending to Body and Earth in Distress
Ranae Lenor Hanson
This memoir is such healing medicine. Renae Lenor Hanson explores the intimate connections between the health of the body and the health of the ecosystem. I love her intimate descriptions of living in the Minnesota Northwoods as well as the Twin Cities landscape. I love how her story is interwoven with those of the students with whom she built relationships while teaching at Minneapolis College. Through her own health crises, she had to learn new approaches to attending and caring that support her body and the world. This book is her gift to the future. I really appreciate some of her suggestions and have been developing some rich, soul strengthening relationships with the trees around me as a result.
The Legend of Auntie Po
Shing Yin Khor
I want to include some fiction on this post and I guess I didnâ€™t read much of it. This book reimagines the myth of Paul Bunyon from the point of view of Thirteen-year-old Mei working in a Sierra Nevada logging camp in 1885. Iâ€™m grateful to learn more about California history from the perspective of a queer Chinese heroine.
Blades of Freedom (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #10): A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase
The Haitian revolution is a remarkable story and is essential for understanding the history of the Louisiana Purchase. I live where people speak English, not French, because of the largest uprising of enslaved people in history. This is an incredibly complicated story and I find the graphic novel an accessible format for understanding it. My entire family is a big fan of the Nathan Haleâ€™s Hazardous Tales series in general and this is an exceptional installment.
Ninja Izhichige Nibi Onji / I Will Do It For The Water
Sharon M Day, Lead Editor
This is the story of Indigenous women who had prayed deeply in response to the question â€œWhat will you do for the water?â€ For the past ten years Indigenous-led water walks have crossed Turtle Island, praying for the water and through the water all of life. This book tells the story of the walks and of how they have rippled into the lives of walkers. This book is one of my most significant books of the year because I helped edit it. It was a massive integration project! Yes, this is a little bit of promotion for buying this special book. : )
The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary
Clark Strand and Perdita Finn
What happens when a former Zen Buddhist monk and his feminist wife experience an apparition of the Virgin Mary? They had given up on institutional religion. Their main spiritual concerns were about the fate of the planet and the future of their children and grandchildren in an age of ecological collapse. This book recounts how visitations from â€œOur Ladyâ€ led them to the rosary, their discoveries about the eco-feminist wisdom at the heart of this ancient devotion, and the life-changing revelations of the Lady herself. I resonate with how deeply the authors quest to find a spiritual response to this age (the bibliography at the end is amazing). I came to this book after reading Clark Strandâ€™s earlier (out of print) book Waking Up to the Dark. Raised Protestant myself, I did not expect to enthusiastically read a book about the rosary but life is full of surprises. Hands down this was the most personally significant book Iâ€™ve read this year.
My Favorite Read on the Year to Come
Every year my teacher Master Chunyi Lin gives a free talk about the energy of the coming year. I have found his guidance immensely accurate and useful. You can learn more under “Free Qi Talk” at Spring Forest Qigong.
Bring 2021 to a Close and Bless the New Year
Join me for the December 16 Winter Solstice Celebration and let the music and dance carry you through our longest night. On January 6, start the New Year with a beautiful candlelit blessing for the Mississippi River, and all the waters that support the life to come.

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The causes and mechanisms of the fall of the western roman empire are a historical theme that was introduced by historian edward gibbon in his 1776 book the history of the decline and fall of the roman empirehe started an ongoing historiographical discussion about what caused the fall of the western roman empire, and the reduced power of the remaining eastern empire, in the 4th–5th centuries. This graph shows the average monthly arctic sea ice extent each september since 1979, derived from satellite observations the animated time series below shows the annual arctic sea ice minimum since 1979, based on satellite observations the 2012 sea ice extent is the lowest in the satellite record. The arctic ocean once froze reliably every year those days are over arctic sea ice extent has been measured by satellites since the 1970s and scientists can sample ice cores, permafrost records.
That decline was also seen in every calendar month, with the largest decline — of about 26,000 square miles per year — not surprisingly in september, when the arctic hits its annual summer minimum. Megan shore 13rg to what extent was the scientific revolution the cause of the decline of witch-hunts in western europe in the period 1560-1700.
The sea ice extent at the end of the melt season is on a decline and not only is the ice extent getting smaller, but the ice is also thinning at an alarming rate in fact, some computer models project we are on track to see an ice-free summer within 20 years. To what extent was the decline of the staple industries the most significant development affecting the people of wales and england 1880 – 1929 the decline of the staple industries was a very significant development in people’s lives.
This graph shows the average monthly arctic sea ice extent each september since 1979, derived from satellite observations the animated time series below shows the annual arctic sea ice minimum since 1979, based on satellite observations. The issue during the decline and modernization of the ottoman empire (1828–1908) was to create a military (a security apparatus) that could win wars and bring security to its subjects that goal took multiple sultans with multiple reorganizations during this period. She used satellite records of the extent of sea ice at both poles and combined them to get the global trend, which mirrors the decline of the arctic the overall sea ice loss for the planet is about 13,500 square miles per year from 1979 to 2013 trends in sea ice extent, or area, in the arctic, antarctic and globally click image to enlarge.
She used satellite records of the extent of sea ice at both poles and combined them to get the global trend, which mirrors the decline of the arctic the overall sea ice loss for the planet is. Our understanding of the extent and underlying causes of this decline is based on the abundance of single species or taxonomic groups only, rather than changes in insect biomass which is more relevant for ecological functioning. The decline and fall of the american empire domestic and global trends suggest that in 2025, just 15 years from now, the american century could all be over except for the shouting. This is 187 million square kilometers below the 1981 to 2010 average extent this chart shows the disturbing trend over the last thirty years the sea ice extent at the end of the melt season is on a decline and not only is the ice extent getting smaller, but the ice is also thinning at an alarming rate.
To what extent can the decline of great zimbabwe civilization be attributed to ecological factors in the area april 3, 2017 witnessnemahwe great zimbabwe conical tower. Great zimbabwe conical tower key terms to what extent-how far decline-downfall or collapse great zimbabwe civilization-the state of great zimbabwe which had its centre in masvingo. Arctic sea ice decline is the sea ice loss observed in recent decades in the arctic ocean the intergovernmental panel on climate change (ipcc) fourth assessment report states that greenhouse gas forcing is largely, but not wholly, responsible for the decline in arctic sea ice extent.


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BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia holds a meeting with leaders of the 18-party opposition alliance in BNP's Gulshan office in the capital yesterday. Photo: BNP
The BNP-led 18 party alliance last night gave the government until March to reinstate the caretaker government system. They warned of a tougher agitation if the demand is not met by this time.
The ultimatum came from a meeting of the alliance at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office.
The alliance did not declare any schedule for the agitation, as the Secondary School Certificate examination is starting from next month. During the time, they would observe some soft programmes, said People's Party Chairman Shakayot Hossain.
However, BNP coordinator Tariqul Islam told reporters that they would declare the programme schedule in two days.
Liberal Democratic Party President Oli Ahmed, Bangladesh Jatiya Party President Andaleeve Rahman Partho, working council member of Jamaat, Mowlana Abdul Halim were present in the meeting, among others.

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The best quality part of the pork is, of course, the pork loin.
It is juicy and beautifully lean.
Anyone who has tasted it knows that it is excellent.
Do you already have a fancy recipe? Or are you still looking for inspiration on how to prepare this delicacy?
Pork tenderloin with honey-mustard sauce
Since the doll is minute meat, it is completely impossible to get a large amount of juice from it. In this recipe we will show you a simple sauce.
- approx. 500 g of pork tenderloin
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon of mustard
- 100 ml of water or broth
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 30 g of butter
- Wash and dry the pork tenderloin.
- Mix honey with sugar, apple cider vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper and brush the doll with this mixture (keep some of the marinade aside).
- Mix the rest of the marinade with stock or water and use this mixture as a sauce.
- Bake at 200°C for about 24-28 minutes, basting a few times during this time (the doll must reach 65°C).
- Remove from the oven and leave for another five minutes (it will still run during this time).
- Pour the juice into a saucepan and soften with butter.
Grilled pork tenderloin in bacon
You can also enjoy a summer barbecue with this pork tenderloin recipe. Thanks to its wrapping in a bacon jacket, we get meat full of juice.
- 2 pork tenderloins
- English bacon
- barbecue spices
- barbecue sauce
- Remove the membrane from the pork tenderloin, sprinkle with barbecue seasoning, wrap in bacon and sprinkle with seasoning again.
- Place on a hot grill and grill for about 50 minutes until the temperature of the meat rises to 65°C.
- Brush with barbecue sauce during the grilling process.
- After baking, leave for another 5-7 minutes.
In this video you can learn how to:
Baked doll with vegetables
Are you craving a juicy piece of meat with vegetables?
- 2 pork tenderloins
- 2 medium sized onions
- 5 medium carrots
- 4 medium potatoes
- 2 eggplants
- 10 mushrooms
- 4 tablespoons of oil
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 1 tablespoon of oregano
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- Cut the vegetables into smaller pieces, mix with a few drops of oil and bake at 200 °C.
- Bake for about 30 minutes until the vegetables begin to soften.
- Clean the doll from the membrane, and rub it with salt mixed with pepper, paprika, and crushed garlic.
- Then add it to the vegetables and bake for another 25 minutes.
- Check the temperature of the meat, when it reaches 65°C, it is done.
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Baked Pork Wellington
Favorite pork doll. The recipe is not only very well-known, but also very tasty.
- olive oil
- 2 large pork tenderloins (approx. 800 g)
- 1 shallot
- 50 g of butter
- 150 g of mushrooms
- a handful of sage
- a handful of parsley
- a handful of chives
- 100 g of spinach
- 10 slices of prosciutto or bacon
- 50 g of chicken liver pate
For the dough:
- 500 g puff pastry
- 2 egg yolks mixed with a teaspoon of water
- Clean the doll and cut off the ends.
- Salt, pepper and fry on all sides in hot oil. Fry each doll for no more than 2 minutes.
- Fry finely chopped shallots in butter, then add sliced mushrooms, simmer gently, add chopped herbs before the end.
- Meanwhile, wilt the spinach in a little oil, then squeeze out the excess juice and chop it.
- Prepare two large pieces of food foil in which the doll will be wrapped.
- Arrange two (perhaps more depending on the length of the slices) rows of bacon or prosciutto next to each other on the foil.
- Spread the pate on them, then put the dolls on it, put the mushrooms and spinach between the dolls.
- Then wrap everything thoroughly in bacon or ham and form a neat loaf, secure with foil and put in the fridge for now.
- Roll out the puff pastry and then put the prepared doll in it.
- Brush the edges of the dough with egg yolks and water, wrap and brush the rest of the dough as well.
- Bake at 200°C for about 35-40 minutes (depending on the temperature of the meat, which should reach 65°C).
- After baking, let it stand for another 10 minutes.
Stuffed pork doll with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach
And here we have a recipe for a roll-style pork roll.
- approx. 1200 g of pork tenderloin
- 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning
- ⅓ cup sun-dried tomatoes
- ½ package frozen spinach
- ¾ cup grated mozzarella
- 1 and ½ spoons of olive oil
- 450 g of smaller tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- Cut the doll in half (not completely) to make one large sheet.
- Knock it out through the food foil with a meat mallet.
- Sprinkle with Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and spread.
- Spread the wilted and drained spinach, cheese and sun-dried tomatoes on top.
- Roll up the doll and fasten it in several places with string so that the filling does not leak out during baking.
- Sprinkle it with salt and spices and spread it.
- Cut the potatoes into cubes, add the tomatoes, salt and pepper everything, add chopped parsley and mix with oil.
- Put it together with the doll in the oven and bake at 200 °C for about 30 minutes.
- Measure the temperature of the meat continuously. It should reach 65 °C for medium, 70 °C for medium.
- After baking, let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
Pork medallions on mushrooms
They would go great with American potatoes.
- 700 g pork tenderloin
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter (ghee)
- 250 g of mushrooms
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon corn (tapioca) starch
- 1 tablespoon of water
- Cut the doll into slices, salt and pepper.
- Fry them in butter for 4 minutes on each side until golden.
- Put it aside and pour the baking into a bowl.
- Sauté the sliced mushrooms in a little butter.
- Sauté for about 5 minutes until golden, then add the thyme and pour over the stock.
- Mix the starch in a little water and thicken the sauce.
- Cook until thickened.
- Then add medallions with baked goods to the sauce, turn off the flame and let sit for another 5 minutes.
Tip: Do you like mushrooms and would appreciate more recipes? Taste baked mushrooms in the tastiest forms .
When preparing the pork doll, we must be careful that it does not dry out. Therefore, it is very important to use a meat thermometer during its preparation. We finish the medium rare variant (gently cooked) at a meat temperature of 65°C, if we want it medium (medium cooked), then up to 70°C. Medium rare is still a quarter raw, but safe to eat, medium is slightly more cooked, the meat is still beautifully pink inside.
Before preparation, it is also necessary to clean it of its silver blank, otherwise it would be stiff and would twist during frying. You will save the most work if you choose a doll that is not so overgrown. It is enough to stick a pointed and sharp knife just below this blank and pull to the edges.
Since we don’t get too much juice from virgin sirloin, we can make the sauce separately or from its baking. Potatoes in various preparations or vegetables prepared by blanching are an absolutely ideal side dish.
So do you already know which of the recipes you will try?
Write in the comments how you did it!


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Egypt Revolts: Day Five
Saturday, 29th of January, 2011
What I have seen.
I was on the streets of Cairo at 7:30 am today trying to make my way from Mohandeseen to Heliopolis through the ring road! I passed by Habib El Adly’s residence in Mohandeseen, there is always at least two police cars there, but today there was not even one policeman by his house. Neither were they guarding the banks, or any other thing. I have only seen five policemen on my way, they were all guarding Police buildings. The police has completely disappeared from the streets of Cairo!
The ring road had burned tires, burned cars, a burned bus, even part of the fence was burned. Carrefour was broken into, looters are stealing everything they could find there as we passed by it. A bus had stopped there to let looters go in and steal whatever they can. It was later vandalized and burned.
Military cars and tanks were waiting by el Nasb El Teskary in Nasr City. The Nasr City police department is CLOSED, yes closed. Policemen are inside, but no one is allowed in.
What I have heard.
Yesterday looters did not only break in police departments and the NDP building, but they also broke into BANKS. There was news from a woman living in Gameat El Dowal Street in Mohandeseen that looters driving “toktoks” broke into CIB and Saudi Airlines, they took the safe outside and were trying to break it. After they’ve stolen everything starting from laptops to chairs and lamps, they’ve put Saudi Airlines on fire and turned to other shops on the street. The woman tried to call the fire department, but there was no answer! She called a friend who works in the ministry of interior; he told her that they had high orders to completely leave the streets. It’s been said that other looters tried to break into HOUSES! When people tried to call the police, they’ve told them that they won’t do anything, saying that this has happened because of the protesters and it’s them who should protect the country!
Many police departments were set on fire and all the prisoners were set free. It’s been said that these people are doing most of the vandalizing. The police are giving them the chance to steal whatever they want, probably to scare the protesters away.
The military is asking the protesters to go home today before the curfew to give them the chance to collect the thugs and looters. The NDP building is still on fire and the fire department won’t do anything to stop it. There’s still a chance that the fire can reach the buildings around it, including the EGYPTIAN MUSEUM!
Everyone is wondering what Mubark’s plan is, are they planning to let the thugs and looters move freely in the streets to have a reason to open fire on the protesters, or at least to scare them away? The real question is, is what we’re seeing, feeling, and sharing stoppable at this point? I think, and hope, not.
Protesters are still happy to see the military tanks and soldiers everywhere. No violence at all is used, I hope it stays that way. Protesters showed the bullets that the police fired yesterday with “made in USA” written on them. They said how come they’re saying that they’re on our side when they gave the police the bullets to kill us? They showed expired tear gas bombs, some were expired in 2003!
Protesters look different today; today people from all around the country are protesting. People from all types, all social levels, both religions and both sexes, but are still very organized and disciplined. There were protesters everywhere; in Cairo (in Tahrir square, where protesters spent the night), in Alexandria, in Suez, in Ismaeleya, Aswan, Qena, Nagea Hammady, Mansoura, Damietta and many other cities.
Apparently, a lot of people died yesterday (more than a hundred). Hospitals don’t even have a place to put the corpses in their refrigerators. They were killed by the police using sticks, rubber bullets and live bullets. There was also news that businessman and drug dealer, Ibrahim Farag, killed people in a funeral with the help of the police. This man’s shop and office were burned yesterday. In Egyptian Rafah, the state security was bombed, one died and some were injured.
A lot of looting and vandalizing took place today all over the country. Shops, including Carrefour Alexandria, Radio Shack, were looted. The Children’s Cancer Hospital and other hospitals, Galaa’ Supreme Court, police departments everywhere were also vandalized and burned. Some people were able to save some of the documents and went to hand them to government officials, but couldn’t find any. ATMs all around the country are broken and the money is stolen. Some looters even tried to break into the printing house of the central bank, but luckily, they were arrested by the army.
It’s been said that some looters are even getting into homes, people are in a state of panic. The police are still nowhere to be found. The army is only protecting government buildings and museums and have promised to bring more troops to guard the whole country, but still haven’t. They’ve asked the people to help them with guarding the country. So now, everyone is having people’s committees protecting their neighborhoods. They took whatever they could find at home, from shotguns to canes to golf and baseball sticks, and went to the streets to guard the neighborhood. They search cars getting into the neighborhood and people are treating them very nicely. I personally feel very happy to see my neighbors in the streets protecting us, and I feel a lot safer with their protection than with the police. The people’s committees are even arranging the traffic after the traffic police ran away along with the rest of the ministry of the interior.
Many committees have arrested thugs in their neighborhoods and yesterday others were arrested while trying to loot the Egyptian Museum. Most of them were police who went home, changed their clothes and came back as thugs. Others were prisoners that were set free when the police departments were burned. They used police cars, ambulance cars, and normal ones. The thugs and looters were also found trying to steal shops and homes in very poor neighborhoods, like Mansheyet Naser. This made everyone even more sure that these thugs are the government’s and are there to scare people and keep them busy trying to protect their homes.
The new curfew starts at 4:00 pm and ends at 8:00 am. They’re trying to lock us at home, but the whole country defies the curfew anyway. The military says that whoever’s out in the streets after the curfew will put himself in danger. Hundreds of thousands of protesters are still in the streets of Cairo and other cities though. The military told people to stay at home to try to arrest the looters after the curfew, but of course no one listened to them.
There’s an unconfirmed piece of news: there is a dispute between Samy Anan head of the military, who came back from the USA yesterday after the demonstrations increased, and the government on how to treat the protesters. Apparently, he refused to open fire on the protesters, looks like the military is on our side. And again, there is another unconfirmed news that Mubarak was going to resign yesterday when the national TV said that Fathy Soroor, head of the parliament, is giving a speech, and then some deal was done with the USA and he decided not resign!
It’s impossible to know rumors from real news with no internet connection, which is still cut-off completely. Mobile phones are back, but SMS and BBM aren’t. I also think that international calls from mobile phones are blocked.
There was gunfire heard in many prisons all over the country and many of the prisoners were set free and are now walking free in the streets. Of course, that was expected, the police have disappeared! They have given them the chance to run away, that is if they’re not the ones who opened the doors for them.
NDP headquarters and the building next to it are still on fire. This is very scary, let’s hope the fire doesn’t reach the Egyptian Museum. The army tried to fight the fire, but their cars weren’t strong enough to stop it (the building is huge). The fire fighting department is still nowhere to be found!
Looks like Egypt will be closed tomorrow; the stock market will be closed, banks will be closed, all types of works are closed tomorrow, even the dorms are being confiscated. I don’t think there will be any shops open, we’re lucky enough to have saved food before January 25th.
There’s was news today and yesterday about some protesters striking around the headquarters of the ministry interior in downtown Cairo and snipers are killing them! A journalist called Al Jazeera and said that she saw seven being killed by snipers. Nobody knows why the army isn’t stopping this.
On the government side, Ahmed Ezz resigned from the secretariat of the NDP, but is still a member of the party. Omar Soliman, the head of the intelligence office, is our very long awaited vice president. I’m hoping he’s worth the 30 years of waiting, but I doubt it. There were days when people liked Omar Soliman and saw him as a good candidate for presidency, but later everyone knew that he was Israel’s best friend. Not only this, there were many rumors about him doing the CIA’s dirty work of torturing prisoners. He also knew about the Gaza barricade and supported it. But I believe we would’ve still accepted him now as president, but not Mubarak’s vice president. He’s proven to everyone that he’s part of the regime and will always support it. And of course, people demand the removal of the regime, that’s what tens of thousands are still chanting in Tahrir. Unlike Egyptians, the Obama administration is very happy to know that Omar Soliman is now the vice president.
The new prime minister is Ahmed Shafiq, the former minister of civil aviation in Nazif’s cabinet. What good is he? He built the airport’s terminal three, which is as good as a terminal in any European airport. This man is also known for his rudeness; he has sent an SMS to 6th of April Youth Movement (that they put on their website) with the worst swear words anyone could think of. And last, but not least, he’s part of the regime, and always will be. He was never accused of corruption, but simply, if someone is clean, he will not want to work with Mubarak’s regime. Shafiq is the type of person who’s very good in acting; he can make anyone like him and accept his point of view. I wonder if he’ll be able to do so in his new position. The U.S. didn’t like this step though, they said that Mubarak can’t say he’s changing the government then bring someone from the same party. It is also worth mentioning that both Soliman and Shafiq are military generals and are Mubarak’s friends. Is this some kind of bribe for the military? What about the people? These two generals were liked once by the people, but of course are not today. Protesters started chanting against Omar Soliman.