The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot and wounded in the capital, Addis Ababa, officials say.
He was shot trying to prevent a coup attempt against the administration in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, PM Abiy Ahmed said on state TV.
In that unrest in the north, he added, several officials were killed in Amhara’s regional capital, Bahir Dar.
Ethnic violence has hit Amhara and other regions in recent years.
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Since his election last year, Mr Ahmed has moved to end political repression by releasing political prisoners, removing bans on political parties and prosecuting officials accused of human rights abuses.
The US state department has warned its staff in Addis Ababa to stay inside, saying it is aware of reports of gunfire in the city on Saturday.
What do we know about the attacks?
Information is scanty, with reports that internet has been down, but Prime Minister Ahmed, dressed in military fatigues, went on TV to make his announcement.
He said the chief of staff had been attacked by “mercenaries” but gave no details about his condition.
Officials of the Amhara state government were killed by their own colleagues during a meeting, he added.
A statement from the prime minister’s office added: “The coup attempt in Amhara regional state is against the constitution and is intended to scupper the hard-won peace of the region.
“This illegal attempt should be condemned by all Ethiopians and the federal government has full capacity to overpower this armed group.”
Earlier, the government said coup plotters had attempted to oust the head of the Amhara regional government, Ambachew Mekonnen, and efforts were under way to apprehend them.
Residents in Bahir Dar have reported hearing heavy gunfire.
The ruling party in Amhara has accused a former security chief, who was released from jail after Mr Abiy came to power, of being behind the violence.
Ethiopia army chief injured in ‘coup attempt’


Cyrus Poonawalla news
Mumbai city collector A Shaila told TOI that her office had received a letter from the Centre, directing it not to transfer the property
A month after Lincoln House was bought by the Pune-based industrialist, the buzz over what he intends to do with the property has not subsided.
Birla, Poonawalla, Godrej and others are paying stratospheric prices for these iconic properties are buying them for private use.
The sprawling three-storey house is being sold at about Rs 750 crore to Cyrus Poonawalla, chairman of Poonawalla Group, that includes biotech company Serum Institute of India


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Makes 24 large muffins.
I guess I’ve been on a bit of a baking spree this week, including some deep fried Oreos and rum balls, and this was the last little baking project for the week as I just can’t have more treats in the house right now. Anyways, I had forgotten to cut up and freeze 8 bananas a few days ago, so I threw them in the freezer intact to make banana bread. I realize some people just let the banana ripen on the counter then smash it up to make banana bread, but I prefer freeze and thaw them as they turn to an almost liquid state when thawed out that makes it so incredibly easy to mix into the batter.
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 very ripe bananas
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups flour
- butter or pam spray to grease pans
Let’s Get Baking
- Preheat oven to 350 F
- Mix all wet ingredients together until smooth.
- Gradually mix in all dry ingredients.
- Grease each muffin hole with butter or pam then fill 3/4 full with batter for large muffins, or 1/2 full for small muffins (like in the pictures on this page).
- Bake for 15 – 20 minutes depending on size. Remove from oven when a toothpick inserted comes out clean or once golden brown.
- Best served warm with butter. Can be frozen. Should be kept in an air tight container after cooling.
I thought it would be nice to talk about cooking and baking for a second here. All the recipes I post on this blog are things I’ve made. I often find very bland recipes for great foods that just need a little more kick or that are using too few essentials. For example, the recipe in my old cookbook for banana bread required a whole cup of sugar, 2 eggs and no cinnamon. By playing around and making the recipe my own I find we get better results. I can also say, any amount of sugar required in a recipe (aside from doughs) can be cut down to reduce calories.
I love trying new recipes, and I love throwing things in a pan that I think will taste good together and if you have any suggestions or recommendations for recipes to try and enjoy I would absolutely love to hear them!
Also, because we have been eating so badly we have decided to do a healthy week where we are allowed to cheats at all to get back on track with our usual diets and health goals. Summer is fun because we go out a lot more and attend a lot more events, but even tonight we had burgers, chips and hot dogs for dinner because we were out at a family event. And I would be lying if I said there wasn’t dessert.
I’ll be telling you guys how our health week goes, I have concerns that now that I’ve been snacking on sugary treats, pop and fried foods that it will be difficult to go back to my salad and chicken tomorrow.

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- Single Action
A method of fire in some revolvers and shoulder arms in which the hammer must be cocked by hand, in contrast to double action inwhich a single pull of the trigger both cocks and fires the weapon. In revolvers, any gun whose hammer must be manually cocked for each shot. In semi-automatic pistols, any pistol where the hammer or striker must be manually cocked before the first shot can be fired.
Single Action Revolver, Ruger
1873 single action Rifle and Revolver


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The debut EP of the collab between Radial Gaze and Pyrame. The result of what had to happen when the two friends finally met in person earlier this year. read more
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‘Revving’ is Desinformant’s first full length EP release on Rotterdam label Feed The Void. It sees a merging of Braga’s Electro, Bass and Ghettotech influences. read more
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Following-up ‘Trust, Process, Control’ – their last joint release on HIFI/LOFI Records – Bonnie Spacey and Franz Matthews are back at it again. read more
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‚Musica E Computer‘ is a momentous release from Slow Motion label head Fabrizio Mammarella and Rodion recorded in the legendary Marche Synth Museum. read more
The new EP Silent „Cure – Natural Punk“, released on Tronik Youth’s label NEIN Records, is one of those high-energy releases! read more
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Long Beac,h CA, August 7, 2015 -- /EPR NETWORK/ -- The rap artist known internationally as Wydeframe has released his latest hip-hop single, “Live Young, Die Rich.” The globally distributed live track has been edited for radio and becomes available Aug. 10, 2015. It has been proudly published on the Relentless Hustler Entertainment, Inc. independent music label. Fast-paced, hard-pounding and marked by one of the most striking performances in live hip hop, “Live Young, Die Rich” stands as proof that Wydeframe is a serious contender in the hip-hop underground today.
Wydeframe cites as main artistic influences such legends of the mic as Pimp C., the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Scarface, and Bun B. His own style draws from both the East Coast and Dirty South hip-hop scenes, but with his own, cutting-edge style. This style is aggressive, rolling, and characterized by unusually sharp articulation, marked by turns of phrase that cut corners on two wheels. His arresting performance on “Live Young, Die Rich” is further bolstered by the razor-sharp production style which is indicative of the high quality that has made Relentless Hustler Ent. a name to watch in recent years.
Asked to comment on his new single, Wydeframe states, “'Live Young, Die Rich' shares with my listeners a Relentless Hustler's ambition to enjoy life now, stay young, and work hard to die rich.”
Wydeframe was born 1987 as Christopher Kesee in Vernon, Texas. In addition to hip hop he has a background in country and pop music. He released his debut mixtape, “Dollaz Over All,” in 2014 to widespread critical and fan acclaim. He is the author and performer of other such popular hip-hop singles as “Reprezent,” “Focused,” “Straight Heat,” and “Loud Pack,” all of which have been published under the Relentless Hustler umbrella.
He has performed in groups such as CrossTown and Texas Strife, and appeared in contests such as Klassic Cypher, in which he placed in their top 24, and YouTube's Problamo contest, which crowned him their winner.
Wydeframe lives and performs in the Atlanta, GA area.
“Live Young, Die Rich” is available online worldwide beginning Aug. 10, 2015.
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Google now has over 400 cities included in its transit service. That means each of those organization provides a feed so that the search giant can give accurate routing, schedules and fares. So, why isn't it easier for the average developer to access this data?
POEditor's goal is simple: "A simple way to translate your software." POEditor accomplishes this task through a global community of translators who can work on needed translations or launch projects of their own. POEditor developed as a browser-based software localization tool. However, developers can now leverage the platform within existing sites and apps with the POEditor API. The API calls project related data and allows developers to track progress and users to work on projects.
Riders on New York City subways are subject to all sorts of sights. For several months, that has included prominent advertisements for the MTA API, the developer program of New York City's transit company. The ad (pictured below) includes the headline, "Our apps are whiz kid certified."
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City reviewing need to limit house size
Aspen governmental leaders are pondering new laws to limit the sizes of homes built in town.
The new regulations are being considered as the latest strategy for preserving the character and scale of the neighborhoods in town, which has long been a goal of city government.
But, stressed Mayor Rachel Richards, a meeting today is not the prelude to a building moratorium of the kind that was recently imposed by the Pitkin County commissioners.
“There has been absolutely no discussion of that whatsoever,” said Richards on Monday.
Richards emphasized that the City Council is merely looking into possible modifications to existing city codes governing design standards and the “floor-area ratio,” or FAR, of new homes.
The FAR is a computation that governs the maximum size of a home in relation to the size of the lot on which it is to be built. Many of the luxury homes in Aspen, which are the main object of the city’s concern, tend to be in the 3,000- to 6,500-square-foot range, though Richards said she knows of one that is 8,500 square feet in size.
Today, the City Council, along with the Historic Preservation Commission and Planing and Zoning Commission, will tour the
city to look at various new homes and get an idea of how well the city’s current development codes mesh with the council’s feelings about the size, scale and massing of new houses.
Following the tour, which starts at 4 p.m., the three boards will meet at City Hall to talk about what they have seen and whether they feel the city is meeting its goals.
“We’ve been living with these guidelines for some time,” Richards said. “It has far more to do with community character, and the size of the houses in relation to the neighborhood” than with the absolute sizes of new homes.
She pointed out that the city has no absolute cap on the sizes of homes, but that the maximum allowable size of a house is determined by the size of the lot and a host of other factors. This includes what are known as “FAR bonuses,” under which developers or property owners are allowed to exceed the limits in return for certain considerations.
The genesis of the meeting today, Richards said, dates back several years to the time when the City Council passed Ordinance 30, which lays out design review standards for new construction.
The ordinance, she said, created a special design review board to study a development proposal and determine the proposal’s level of compliance with the standards.
If a developer or property owner proposes to build a house that uses up only 80 percent of its allowable FAR, the project does not have to go before the design review board. But if the proposal is to use up to 100 percent of the allowable FAR, it must be submitted to the board for review.
Richards said the City Council decided to stay away from restricting the size of homes, in favor of trying to encourage designs that cut down on construction of “monster homes” that are viewed as too big for the lot or out of character with the surrounding neighborhood.
“The question of FAR was never addressed” when the City Council was debating Ordinance 30, she said. She recalled that she and Councilman Terry Paulson had suggested the council cut house sizes by 15 percent across the board as a way to guarantee homes would not be built as “big boxes” or be out of scale for their neighborhood.
But the council majority preferred to take the design-standards approach.
About a year and a half ago, Richards said, the council started to review the performance of Ordinance 30.
“We were, as a council, disappointed,” she recalled. So the council instructed city planners to begin looking into the FAR question, and the meeting today will give the policy makers a chance to hear what the planners have come up with.
The overall question, she said, has arisen after a number of well-publicized land-use debacles around town, including the demolition of the historic Paepcke House and the construction of what she called “your classic `bustle’ additions, overwhelming the original, historic house.”
She said she has heard rumblings of concern from the development community, which is worried that the city may be about to follow the county commissioners in declaring a moratorium, but denied that this is the plan.
“There’s no preconceived outcome with this,” she said, “no agenda.”
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World’s longest covered bridge, Hartland, NB. I spent part of my childhood living a few minutes from this bridge, but I’ll never move back there now
I’m having a really, really hard time wrapping my head around this entire situation, but I’m going to give it a go.
Back in June of 2010, the Province of New Brunswick, Canada, passed sweeping new legislation that it refers to as its “Pet Establishment Regulations“. The new regulations define anyone who breeds, sells or shows dogs as a “kennel”, and requires them to obtain a kennel license.
Administration of this law has been left in the hands of the New Brunswick Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NBSPCA). NBSPCA should take in about $50,000 annually from administering the Pet Establishment Regulations.
The NBSPCA does not operate any shelters or do any form of hands on animal welfare, other than investigating cruelty cases. Instead, they contract out shelter care to smaller regional shelters, doling out funds as required for the shelter’s operations. What funds they choose to disburse come with some pretty disturbing strings attached, as this article in the New Brunswick Telegraph Journal makes clear:
“We had an agreement that for each dog that these agents brought to us and released to us we would get a $60 disposal fee which would cover their vaccines, de-worming, checking for fleas and basic introduction needs.
“This year in the contract, the NBSPCA changed that from each dog released to the shelter to every euthanized dog we would receive $60 … That was unacceptable.
I had to read that a few times to get it to sink in, but the intent seems pretty clear cut – NBSPCA will pay shelters only if they kill the dogs the dogs they take in.
In other words, a non kill or even low kill shelter, who does its best to rehab dogs and get them placed into new homes, gets zero dollars from the NBSPCA kitty – and a pretty big kitty it is, since the NBSPCA also has the contracts for cruelty investigations in most municipalities, along with the fees charged through the Pet Establishment Regulations.
Refuse to play ball their way – the killing way – and it’s no contract for you, small town independent shelter.
I can’t help but wonder about the ramifications of a program that is essentially pay-for-killing. Does it become easier to ignore a mandatory 48 hour hold for strays, when every minute that ticks by is a minute you aren’t getting paid? Is killing owner surrenders almost as soon as they are done intake almost mandatory, if the money for that dead dog is what’s going to keep your shelter doors open? Why waste time with dog runs at all – why not just needle them as soon as they come in the door?
If shelters truly adopt a pay-per-kill protocol, are they still even allowed to call themselves “shelters”? Aren’t they simply, at that point in time, kill facilities? The ethical dilemmas that this sort of protocol opens up are myriad – I can only imagine the shiny faced new recruit who signs up for a ‘shelter’ job thinking it will let them work with animals, only to find out all too soon that their only real job is an endless stream of pink needle injections and corpse disposals. I must be particularly obtuse, because I simply find it hard to understand how a Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals can be, in essence, paying a bounty for the killing of them. The New Brunswick SPCA has a page where you can apparently report cruelty to animals – maybe we should give them a heads up that in 2011, the wholesale killing of otherwise healthy pets is pretty much what defines the word ‘cruel’.
The Bathurst Animal Shelter turned down the NBSPCA contract, since it can’t abide by the NBSPCA’s insistence on ‘pay for killing’. Meanwhile, as the NBSPCA sits on $50,000 of municipal money, the Bathurst Shelter has almost 50 dogs in its care, 20 of which are puppies. Good for you, Bathurst Animal Shelter – but I hope that you can offset the economic impact this must be having on you. Over on their website, they have a long but modest wish list of things that they’d like for their shelter. If you’re in their area, maybe you could drop in and bring them a few things. I’m making May Bathurst Animal Shelter Month on this Blog – 100% of any Amazon sales profits will go to purchasing treats and supplies for the shelter, which we’ll have shipped to them.
On another note, if you’re a raw feeder in New Brunswick, don’t expect to get a kennel license for your dogs from the NBSPCA. The Pet Establishment Regulations adhere to the CVMA’s Code of Practice for Canadian Kennels, which is not so happy about the idea of you feeding a home made diet, let alone a raw one.
Here’s what they have to say about raw:
Some dog owners support the feeding of a raw meat-based diet known as BARF (Bones and Raw Food, or Biologically Appropriate Raw Foods). However, a diet high in raw meat and bones is likely to be deficient in essential vitamins and minerals and almost certainly will have an imbalanced calcium to phosphorus ratio, which, over time, can lead to weakened bones and fractures. The fat and protein in these diets is commonly higher than required, which can cause other problems. Feeding raw meat diets has health risks for the owner as well. E.coli, Salmonella and other bacteria are frequent contaminants of uncooked chicken, a common source of raw meat in BARF diets.
I guess all those kibble style pet foods that get recalled every other month for salmonella contamination are just figments of our over active, raw feeding imaginations.
hat tip to Arlene for her comments on the Yarmouth article, which led me to this one

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Dubrovnik, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is also known as the pearl of the Adriatic, which is truly a fitting description. Its name means “oak tree forest” and the history of its walls go back to the 7th century. This elegant fortified city, surrounded by the ocean, has served as shelter to vast empires. The light shines a blue shimmer upon the houses and the monuments, and, as you pass through its streets, you feel like being in an open-air museum. The Dalmatian coast spreads out from here in its splendour and incredible beaches, some still liberated from the touristic masses. Here history and modern life blends in perfection. Enter the city through the majestic Pile Portal, which impressive architecture was used for the scenery for the famous TV show, Game of Thrones. Dubrovnik is an ode to culture and must not be missed.
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Softball season starts
Published: Thursday, February 9, 2012
Updated: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 22:11
The era of new head coach Natalie Poole begins today as the University of Memphis softball team opens up their season on the road with a doubleheader against No. 2/3 Alabama and South Alabama in the Mardi Gras Invitational in Mobile, Ala.
For Poole, opening the season against a team as highly ranked as the Crimson Tide can set the tone and establish expectations for the rest of the season.
"You're facing a team (Alabama) that you're going to see in the postseason," Poole said. "You're facing a team that's basically going to create every scenario that you need to be in before you get into conference play"
Memphis is 0-2 all-time against the Crimson Tide with the last meeting in the first round of the 2011 NCAA Tuscaloosa regional tournament in which The U of M fell 7-1.
The Tigers will take on tournament host South Alabama in the second game of the doubleheader, the first of two times the teams will meet during the tournament. The U of M will continue the weekend with games against Jacksonville State and Mississippi State.
All four teams that Memphis will face are in the top 70 of the RPI. Poole said her team recognizes the challenge that comes with opening the season on the road against top-level teams.
"They understand what it's going to take, and they understand that all those teams we're facing here in the beginning are all teams in the end that we want to see," Poole said. "If we can't compete with that then we're going to struggle when we get to post-season."
After finishing up in Mobile, the Tigers head to Las Vegas, Nev. for the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic and an opening match up with UNLV. The weeklong tournament will also include games against Hawaii, BYU and Indiana.
"It's going to be a tough couple of weeks on the road," Poole said. "We're going to play 11 games in two weeks"
The Tigers were picked to finish fourth in Conference USA's preseason poll, the highest the team has been placed in the program's six-year history. Poole said the team has their sight set on another postseason appearance.
"Because they've made it, they know what it takes to get back," she said. "We've set our goals based on what they've accomplished and taking them a step further."
Memphis' home opener is Feb. 21 against Mississippi Valley State, and they will host the Blues City Classic tournament beginning against Miami (Ohio) on Feb. 24.

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4 North Pinellas cities merge recreation resources
NORTH PINELLAS - Safety Harbor, Oldsmar, Tarpon Springs and Dunedin have entered into a merger that they envision could turn north Pinellas County into a "recreational destination."
Under the agreement, the four cities will honor one another's resident rates for certain recreational facilities and classes. That means residents need only to flash the recreation ID card purchased in their respective cities for access to skate parks, dance classes, youth athletics and other activities. Camps and golf and boat slip facilities are excluded.
Officials say the partnership means added options, convenience and savings for taxpayers, who would otherwise pay anywhere from $55 to over $240 for an annual pass to a neighboring city's facilities. Resident rates range from free to $15 for a family.
The new arrangement expands on the partnership adopted by Safety Harbor and Oldsmar in 2008. City officials in Dunedin, the last city to join the merger via a unanimous City Commission vote last week, said they will regularly monitor foot traffic and revenue numbers in coming months to ensure that Dunedin residents' access to city facilities isn't limited by the new arrangement. They will also assess the partnership's crossover appeal.
--Keyonna Summers, Times staff writer


Friends who have purchased access control system gates know that if you buy a complete set of wing gate access control system gates, if you want to maintain your own independent installation of wing gate access control system gates, just spend ten minutes reading After completing the following installation steps of the gate gate of the wing gate access control system, this is not only a process of imitation, but also in the installation process to find out if there is any loss, adjust it immediately, let's share it with you: first choose Raw materials: choose communication cable, it is best to use eight-core network cable; choose embedded pipe, 6-point galvanized steel pipe is the best (two and three directions when buying adapters); choose power cord plug, the national industry standard cable is the best. it is good.
First of all, the relative path of wiring, the installation position of the surface, and other areas that must be paid attention to are all considered.
Secondly, deal with the line trenches of the foundation pit line according to the first wing gate access control system gate machine installation plan, and there is no need to dig it here as much as possible. Then, carry out line treatment and bury the embedded pipe according to the second treatment line trench. Here, the next step will be carried out after the concrete is dry.
In addition, wiring processing should be done according to the wiring requirements of the installation plan for the gate of the wing gate access control system and the plug of the power cord, and the underground wiring should be tight to prevent the cables from being corroded. In addition, the installation position is fixed. The position of the gate machine is fixed according to the installation plan of the gate gate of the wing gate access control system.
Do you remember to add weathering glue to the outside of the turnstile after the installation process? Finally finished: check whether there are loopholes in all lines, check whether all the gates are fixed without difficulty, and check whether there is no problem after the power check is carried out.


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Which Dog Breed Is Right for Your Family?
You want a dog, but which one? Whether it's a friendly retriever that doesn't mind the pokes and prods of a toddler, a patient collie that allows a preschooler to "do" her hair, or an active mountain breed that's a grade-schooler's most loyal sidekick, a dog is often one of a child's first and favorite playmates.
As a general rule, the younger your child, the larger the dog should be. The reason: If a toddler falls on a big dog, it won't hurt the dog -- he'll just walk away. If a toddler falls on a small dog, the dog is likely to react aggressively to protect himself. Small breeds are best with kids older than 6. Select a dog with a calm temperament, raised by a reputable breeder (visit the American Kennel Club's website for tips). And always supervise your child with any dog.
The following are the best dog breed picks for families, according to experts.
1. Bernese Mountain Dog
Why It's a Winner: Berners are known to be easygoing and very devoted. They form a strong bond with a family but often attach themselves to one person in particular. The perfect winter playmate for an only child, this breed thrives in cold weather and loves snow.
Special Care: Berners typically have a shorter lifespan than smaller breeds, usually living for eight to 10 years. This can be tough for a child who gets attached to his dog at a young age.
Word of Caution: Be sure to select a calm, even-tempered dog. As with any breed, some Berners are shy and others can be aggressive—not a good quality in a large dog. Finding a good breeder is key.
2. Bichon Frise and Havanese
Why It's a Winner: Playful and loving, these small breeds are good for city dwellers. They're also great for kids with allergies or asthma because they have hair instead of fur. Both breeds like to perch on the back of a couch or chair so they can peer out the window at passersby.
Special Care: These breeds don't shed much, but they do require professional grooming every month to keep their coats from matting.
Word of Caution: Since these breeds are sensitive to pain, they aren't fond of being tugged on by an overzealous toddler. They do best with children over 3 years old.
Why It's a Winner: A good size for a toddler and small enough for a child to walk with supervision, gentle Cavalier spaniels are a terrific fit for most families.
Special Care: Cavaliers don't require a lot of grooming, but they thrive on attention. This breed could be the perfect choice for an only child looking for a constant companion.
Word of Caution: Cavaliers are very high-energy dogs, which makes them good for rural or suburban life-but not life in the city. They're such great family dogs that their popularity could lead to inferior breeding. Choose a confident, happy puppy from an outgoing mother.
Why It's a Winner: Collies are herders by nature. That means if a collie views a child as his "herd" or pack, then the child's got a loyal, fun-loving companion for life.
Special Care: "Rough-coated" collies require frequent brushing, making them ideal for attentive kids who want to "style" their hair. Also, collies can be jumpers, so you will need a high fence to contain them.
Word of Caution: Don't confuse this breed with the Border collie, whose shyness, sensitivity to sound, and extremely high activity level can make it a challenging dog for families or for novice dog owners.
5. Golden Retriever and Labrador Retriever
Why It's a Winner: So many people gravitate to these friendly dogs that the American Kennel Club ranks them as the two most popular breeds. They can be great for infants because they're soft-mouthed and gentle. Plus, they're usually not bothered by noise or crying.
Special Care: These breeds need plenty of space to play and lots of exercise, making them an excellent match for athletic families.
Word of Caution: Retrievers love to chew on objects, although early training usually prevents that problem. The high demand for these breeds can make it tough to find a healthy retriever with a good temperament.
Why It's a Winner: Newfs are good-natured and laid back. They love to swim, take daily walks, pull carts, and carry backpacks (the last two come from the breed's history as a working dog). This outdoorsy breed could be the motivation a sedentary child needs to get more exercise.
Special Care: Newfs drool a lot and shed a ton, especially if you don't brush them regularly.
Word of Caution: These playful giants (they generally grow to be between 110 and 150 pounds) are best suited to suburban and country living.
7. Standard Poodle
Why It's a Winner: Often perfect for children with allergies or asthma since they have hair instead of fur, poodles are smart, energetic, and highly trainable.
Special Care: They require professional grooming every six to eight weeks, plus at-home brushing and bathing between appointments. Getting plenty of outdoor exercise keeps poodles calm when they're indoors.
Word of Caution: The poodle's popularity means that there are many out there, some with better temperaments than others. Choose carefully.
Copyright © Kristen Finello. Reprinted with permission from Child magazine.


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The Lawyer's Function
IN the Congressional Library at Washington, above the statue of Law, appear the words, “Of Law there can be no less acknowledged than that her voice is the harmony of the world.” In many recent publications have appeared casual references to lawyers as a class of parasites feeding upon the labor, the disagreements, and the unhappiness of others.
The conflict between these two sentiments, of which perhaps the latter has the more general acceptation, would seem to make it worth while for a lawyer to examine into his conduct, and the conduct of his professional brethren, to see whether he and his kind are harmonizers of society, spreading peace and fostering unity, or parasites, welcoming discord, and living from the sores and afflictions of their fellow men.
At the outset, it may well be admitted that what is here written down may contain neither new ideas nor even old thoughts in modern tailoring; but now and then it need not involve a waste of time to go down into the cellar of the past and look upon the foundation stones, or even perhaps to strip away the interior decorations of our establishment, and see of what sort of material our house of labor is built.
The first query which naturally presents itself is whether the present vast and complex administration of the law is a necessity. Incidental to this query there is, of course, the consideration as to whether or not rules of conduct for society as a whole, and the individuals therein, are essential. But for the purposes of this article, perhaps we may assume, without argument, that society as a whole recognizes and always will recognize that there must be fundamental and accepted guides for conduct in business and social relations, and that there must be a machinery for enforcing the individual compliance with such principles for the common benefit.
In an elementary social state but few laws would be necessary; but it must be obvious that, as population increases and the occupations of men show augmenting variance, the applications of fundamental laws will increase in complexity and refinement until the time inevitably comes when it is necessary, not only to have judges of conduct and tribunals for the settlement of disputes, but also to have in the community certain members devoting themselves wholly to the study of the growth, development, and application of legal principles, in order that the judge, to whom new and complicated situations are presented for decision with such frequency as to allow scant time for consideration, may be enlightened as to all the elements of the problem on behalf of each litigant. Furthermore, in the search for truth, as distinguished from that which appears to be true, or which may be true, it is inevitable that the rules for making such distinguishment will become as important as the rules for the ultimate decision of the controversy. Professional advocates would therefore appear indispensable, granting acceptance of present social conditions.
Perhaps, then, the assumption may be fairly made that the function of the lawyer as a harmonizer is plain and valuable; and we may enter with this premise upon the intended consideration of this article.
When is a lawyer a harmonizer and when a parasite ? The suggestion that a lawyer is ever a parasite will probably meet with such ready acceptation from all grades of society that no argument will be necessary thereon. It is the present intention to show that there are certain plain lines of distinction between the function of harmonizer and that of parasite, which can be borne in mind by every practicing lawyer to the advancement of his own self-respect and for the promotion of society’s esteem for the profession.
A lawyer’s activities may be divided into three classes: Advice, Litigation, and Law-making.
In the realm of advice a lawyer may choose between counseling his client how to uphold the rights secured to him by the justice of his cause, and how to obtain benefits from the application of technicalities and the use of the weaknesses of the particular statute or precedents under consideration, whereby he may attain advantages inconsistent with fair play between man and man. Every time a lawyer encourages such an application of the law as, resulting in injustice, casts disrepute upon the law, or its administration, he is plainly promoting discord either in the present or in the future. Every time a lawyer counsels controversy for the establishment of a right as recognized by existing law, or for the promulgation of new law beneficial to the majority of society, he is exercising his true function, and the charge which he lays upon his individual client and, through him, upon industry and progress in the mass, if reasonable in amount, is well earned and should be cheerfully paid. When, however, a lawyer gives the other kind of advice, the expense, perhaps cheerfully borne by the client who profits personally therefrom, must be finally laid upon society as a whole, which is thereby paying for its own injury, and naturally resents the charge.
Let it be understood that there is no assumption in this article that men are unwilling to be known as parasites, or to reap the rewards thereof. It should, however, be noted that in the long run humanity manages to exterminate the parasite, and the survival of the legal profession, and the perpetuation of honest pride in this occupation, must be entirely dependent on what lawyers give to society in excess of that which they take away.
The activities of a lawyer in litigation even more characteristically exhibit these two functions. The lawyer who endeavors by every means to present fully and completely all the elements of his client’s cause, and to point out, with all the directness consistent with courtesy and calm, the defects in his opponent’s presentation, is fully meeting his responsibility to give a conscientious judge all the information obtainable bearing upon the question at issue. He is therefore promoting speedy as well as just settlement. On the other hand, the lawyer who, by every artifice at his command, endeavors to cloud the strength of his opponent’s cause, not striving to show the real weaknesses of testimony, but, by befuddling witnesses, attempting to create false weaknesses; who endeavors, in his own case, not so much to bring out all of the strength of his actual position, as to build up a situation mixed of truth and supposition which may give his client an advantage — this lawyer is not only breeding distrust of the law in the minds of every one within the court-room, but is making for ultimate injustice for both his client and his adversary.
In the third division of a lawyer’s activities perhaps there is more of the parasite and less of the harmonizer than in either of the other two. A mass of lawmaking, in fact, one might almost say the mass of law-making to-day, is devoted to the promotion of special interests, regardless of whether the common good is served or not. The lawyers who devise such schemes, and the lawyers in the legislature who allow such bills to become laws, are remarkably plain examples of the parasitical class. Yet in the province of law-making is one of the broadest and most splendid opportunities for the true harmonizer. Here, lawyers, finding through the practice of their profession the defects in the present law, may serve the community in a most effective manner through drafting and agitating for laws which their experience has shown to be desirable.
Allied to the possibilities of law-making is the opportunity constantly before a lawyer for the unmaking of laws, largely through the application of so-called constitutional principles. Here, again, is a plain line of demarcation, depending not so much upon whether or not a lawyer believes a law to be for the good of the majority, but rather upon whether he approaches the problem presented to him, of the possibility of overthrowing a statutory enactment, with the attitude of determining his course of action from a consideration of the essential merit of the law, as shown by a fair construction of the Constitution, or takes up his problem with the simple desire to find out if, by any possible construction of Constitution or statute, he may be enabled to overthrow the law, entirely regardless of its value to the community.
Among many objections to the foregoing reasoning, two may appeal to most lawyers. First: that it is exceedingly difficult to classify every activity as either harmonizing or parasitical. Second: that, were it possible to make such a classification with fair accuracy, the results attained would be hardly worth while, and distinctly impracticable in a business epoch. The conclusion from these objections would seem to be that the only proper standard for a lawyer to take is to work with all honorable means for the attainment of his client’s purposes, and rest the ethics of the situation upon the shoulders of his employer. The word “ employer ” is used because such an attitude necessarily results in making a lawyer a mere hireling. If, however, the law is to be esteemed a profession, there must remain with a lawyer the right and duty, not only to determine what shall be honorable means to an end, but whether that end itself is advantageous to, or subversive of the interests of, wellordered society. If a lawyer is to be a counselor, an officer of court, and hence a quasi-public official, he has a public trust to lend his efforts to the advancement of the common good and the promotion of social harmony. If a lawyer is a mere business man, employed to do a certain task for a certain wage, then he should, for the sake of honest manhood, strip away the cant, the deceitful pomp and circumstance which attend upon professional pride, and take the inevitably resultant position of a parasite, not necessarily harmful in all his activities, perhaps often feeding from malignant growths and hence benefiting his fellow men, but on the whole reaping or gleaning from what others have sown.
It does, however, appear from the trend of the times that future decades will show an increasing ethical communal responsibility among all classes of society, and among all reputable occupations. In this advance it would seem reasonable to expect that lawyers, as those who face daily the problems of the fulfillment and breach of obligation, and hence are keenly observant of the moral growth of a community, will strive to better thenworks in even greater degree than their fellows. The position of counselor is indeed difficult to fulfill for one who does not feel that he possesses a keener, deeper insight into the complex questions of right and wrong than is within the comprehension of the one who comes to him for advice.
There are certain branches of the profession which to-day have fallen into some disrepute from the well-recognized impracticability of obtaining an income therefrom without the sacrifice of considerable self-respect and the regard of one’s friends and neighbors. Perhaps therefore, gradually, the lawyers who are harmonizers and who refuse to become parasites may be differentiated from those who wish to be harmonizers but allow themselves to become parasites, even as these are to-day differentiated from those who wish to be parasites and now and then incidentally are surprised to find themselves harmonizers. If such a distinction should ever obtain general acceptation, the eventual disappearance of the parasitical lawyer will be inevitable. Let it once be known that the majority of the profession refuse to promote discord and only lend effort to aid in peace and security, and the success of a plainly unjust cause will be well-nigh impossible, since the appearance of the parasitical lawyer in court will condemn the case ab initio, and the judge who will rule in favor of such a one will be required to satisfy a suspicious public of the purity of his motives before expecting further confidence to be bestowed upon him by the voter or the appointive power.
It may be that this writing has begun too far in the “ shadowy past,” and gone too far into the “ misty future,” to permit of its being of any avail in the “ living present; ” but when one realizes that the past holds all our guides to conduct, and the future all our reason for being, the demands of the present diminish considerably in importance. At least, it may be said that those members of the Bar who realize that there is an ethical problem constantly confronting them and adopt some standard for its daily solution, are storing up comfort against a future day of doubts. When they, warmly clad, well fed, and comfortably housed, see the bread line forming in the city square, when they pass the careworn, anxious crowds waiting outside the newspaper offices for the first edition of “ want-ads,” when they observe from house to office twenty shapes of wretchedness to one appearance of happiness, they may examine into their conduct of life with calm scrutiny, knowing that, whatever be the wrongs responsible for these miseries, that which they have taken from the world has been in exchange for full value received, and their bread and cake have not been bought at the expense of such as these.

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Hailee Steinfeld’s effort to become a bona fide music superstar will receive support from a very powerful program.
During Tuesday’s iHeartMedia Music Summit, news emerged that Steinfeld’s debut single “Love Myself” has been selected as the next iHeartRadio “On the Verge” song.
The program, which assisted in the launch of smash pop hits like Tove Lo’s “Habits” and Nick Jonas’ “Jealous,” provides guaranteed airplay on the iHeartMedia network of stations.
While it has not always been successful in creating lasting hits — songs like Katy Tiz’ “The Big Bang” and Nate Ruess’ “Nothing Without Love” effectively died once the program ended — “On the Verge” provides songs with a coveted opportunity to connect.
“Love Myself” officially impacts the pop format on August 11. The “On the Verge” start date has yet to be announced.


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Communication from President Hamilton about the Creation of the NYU Long Island School of Medicine
We are pleased to announce that New York University (NYU) and NYU Winthrop Hospital have joined together to launch a new medical school: NYU Long Island School of Medicine.
NYU’s second medical school, NYU Long Island School of Medicine will serve a special role: fulfilling the pressing need for the creation of the next generation of medical leaders in the field of primary care medicine.
Born of a shared commitment to academic and clinical excellence, NYU Long Island School of Medicine will be the only accelerated three-year MD program in New York State focused on primary care, including internal and community medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, and surgery. NYU will now have a bi-modal medical school model, with a new primary care-focused medical school in Long Island complementing the more specialty-focused NYU School of Medicine in Manhattan.
Upon matriculation, NYU Long Island School of Medicine students will be offered conditional acceptance to an NYU Winthrop residency through the National Resident Matching Program. Additionally, full-tuition scholarships will be offered to all students in its MD degree program, regardless of need or merit, just as they are to students at the NYU School of Medicine in Manhattan.
NYU recently received preliminary accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME®)–the accrediting body for educational programs at schools of medicine in the United States and Canada–to create the three-year medical school on NYU Winthrop’s campus in Mineola. The LCME’s approval signifies the committee’s confidence in NYU’s plans and paves the way for recruiting the first class of 24 students, who will begin in July. The proposal is pending final approval by the New York State Education Department, which is expected in the early spring.
We are confident that the school will attract the very finest talent, who will immerse themselves in a rigorous learning environment founded on the principles of translational science, outstanding clinical science, population health, a commitment to primary care, and the application of health systems science.
NYU Long Island School of Medicine fulfills a vision shared by many NYU and NYU Winthrop faculty and administrative leaders, and is enthusiastically supported by NYU Langone Health as a unique program that will facilitate earlier entry to clinical practice.
We know we speak for all our colleagues in expressing our excitement on the announcement of this truly innovative development in our University’s approach to medical education, an endeavor that will, without question, prepare the next generation of physicians to become leaders of both our community’s and nation’s healthcare system.
Andrew D. Hamilton
President, New York University
Katherine E. Fleming
Provost, New York University
Steven Shelov, MD
Founding Dean, NYU Long Island School of Medicine
John F. Collins
President and CEO, NYU Winthrop Hospital
Robert I. Grossman, MD
Dean and CEO, NYU Langone Health

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First up we have Kool & The Gang with Fresh. A real bop and the music video is great. It’s inspired by Cinderella and it’s just so storytelling. The outfits are just so sparkly and fun too.
Next we have Poland’s entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Here is Krystian Ochman with River. I love the song and the music video is really emotive. Goes very well with the song.
Next we have Drag Race season 14’s June Jambalaya with her music video inspired by Amber Riley’s Ride. Very storytelling. A great music video. June and everyone in the video tells the story of the song very well and all that choreography on the beach is excellent.
Next up is some health advice from NYU Otologist Erich Voigt on the Business Insider YouTube page about the best way to clean your ears. Erich advises us not to use Q-Tips inside our ears and from experience this is great advice! 🙂
Finally here is an eyebrow appointment from Peace and Saraity ASMR. Really relaxing. A chilled, calm roleplay session.
First up is Emeli Sandé with There Isn’t Much. A really great song and music video. The choreography is really well put together in the music video. The lyrics are just so heartfelt and the music accompanies the lyrics so beautifully. I adore this song and music video.
Next up we have Lizzo with About Damn Time. This music video is so storytelling. I love the message in it. The song is so catchy. A really great song to dance to.
Next up we have Todrick Hall with Pre-Madonna. The whole 80s vibe of this music video is really cool. A really creative music video with great choreography and a really catchy song with a great beat.
Next up is the Spring/Summer 2019 show from Valentino. Such stunning outfits, superb modelling and a beautiful setting. I especially adore though Pat McGrath’s feather eyelash creations. This looks so effortless but no, from experience (yes I tried to recreate the feather eyelashes! :-)) it really isn’t! 🙂 Excellent show.
Finally here is LatreceASMR with a very relaxing scalp check and dandruff scratching roleplay. Really, really calming and I think the hair been on top of the microphone creates a lot of lot of very cool and relaxing sounds.
First up we have episode 34 in Crash Course’s brilliant Black American History series. In this episode Clint Smith talks about the tragic murder of Emmett Till.
Next up we have episode 35 in Crash Course’s Black American History series. In this episode Clint Smith talks about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin. Really interesting with a lot of extra information not always told in regards to this part of history.
Next up we have episode 36 in Crash Course’s Black American History series. In this episode Clint Smith talks about Martin Luther King Jr. and the SCLC. This is a really interesting video with a lot more information about Martin Luther King Jr. than is often put across. You will certainly learn a lot more about the man and his personality and more about what motivated him in this video.
Next we have episode 37 in Crash Course’s Black American History series. In this episode Clint Smith talks about the Student Civil Rights Activism movement. He discusses three groups in particular in the video Little Rock Nine, the Greensboro Four and the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Commitee. He also speaks about Daisy Gatson Bates, Ella Baker, the Freedom Riders and the countless students who worked tirelessly for justice. A very interesting episode with a great message that everybody has a part to play in creating change and that their contribution is incredibly valuable.
Finally for today we have a video from Kat Blaque about the life and work of Bayard Rustin. Really interesting, informative watch.


After more than ten years, the legendary airship Goodyear back to fly over the European skies, thanks to the renewal plan of theGoodyear’s business in Europewhich includes the return to European motorsport and the introduction of new tires like theEfficientGrip Performance 2 and the Vector 4Seasons Gen-3.
On the weekend from 10 July 2022 it also flies over the skies of Milan And Monza during the races of the 6 Hours of Monza valid for World WEC 2022.
Goodyear airship flies to Milan and Monza
After flying over the 24 Hours of Le Mans on the weekend of 10 July the Goodyear airship, the largest in the world, flies in the Italian skies of Milan And Monzaafter more than 10 years of absence.
In fact, after returning to the European skies in 2020, the iconic Goodyear Blimp has arrived at Milanto fly over the symbolic places of the city: Piazza del Duomo, Navigli, the fashion district and Porta Nuova.
After Milan flies on Monza ParkSunday 10 July, on the occasion of the 6 Hours of Monzaone of the stages of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC)the championship where Goodyear is the exclusive partner of tires in the prototype category.
Goodyear’s new Zeppelin NT airship
The Goodyear airship which returns to operation in Europe is the new model Zeppelin NT (signed N4A), characterized by a livery entirely dedicated to the winged foot brand and moved by the German company Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH of Friedrichshafen (Germany), the same that built the aircraft, thus confirming the almost centennial collaboration between Goodyear and Zeppelin.
The semi-rigid Zeppelin NT airship it measures over 75m in length, nearly three-quarters of a football pitch, and nearly 18m high. It is same model used by the three new Goodyear airships already operational in the United States since 2014. With internal rigid upper or lower frame and a pressurized enclosure which, to date, is the plargest of its kind in the world.
Elected as brand ambassador for Goodyear in Europeprovides exceptional aerial coverage of major sporting events, such as major European competitions in mortorsport calendarit also carries out tourist flights in Germany being stationed at the Friedrichshafen base.
Thanks to this airship, Goodyear wants to give a strong e significant boost to Goodyear’s return to international competitions. In fact, the company is Official tire supplier for the LMP2 class of WECof the European Le Mans Seriesof the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) and through a new media partner, the European sports broadcaster Eurosportof the FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) and the Pure ETCRthe first category reserved for fully electric multi-brand touring cars.
The Goodyear company
Goodyear is a US company founded in 1898, one of the main ones tire manufacturers of the world. The name derives from that of Charles Goodyear inventor of vulcanized rubber. Today the tire company employs around 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 47 factories spread over 21 countries around the world. There are two Innovation Centers, the first in historic headquarters of Akron, in Ohio (USA), and the other in Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg. From here the technicians optimize the products and implement cutting-edge services, which are the basis for the research of better performance and technologies.
For more information on Goodyear and its products, you can visit the site www.goodyear.eu.
- THE actual airshipsin other words the floppy models (called Blimp) without rigid structure, rely solely on the internal pressure of the lifting gas to maintain the shape of the enclosure. The only solid parts of the structure are the gondola and the “tail fins” that is the rudders. They all belong to this category the previous Goodyear airships operational until 2017.
- THE semi-rigid airships they usually have one rigid lower keel and a pressurized bladder above it. The keel can attach directly to the enclosure or hang under it. Among the most famous we mention the Norge designed by eng. and General Umberto Nobile, the first to reach the North Pole, and the Astra-Torres models used during the First World War by the French and British armies. Even all four new Goodyear Zeppelin NT airships are of this type.
- THE rigid airships they have internal frames. This rigid structure, traditionally an aluminum alloy, maintains the shape of the airship inside which there are numerous cells filled with gas (first hydrogen and then helium). In general, rigid airships are only efficient if they are longer than 110 meters. This is because airships need low weight / volume ratios.
For small airships, a solid frame is simply too heavy. Typical of this category are Zeppelins (first prototype LZ 1 from 1900) from the early 1900s including the tragically famous Hindenburg that put an end to these aircraft with the accident during the landing phase. We also mention the first Goodyear-Zeppelins built for the US Navy or theAkron and the Macon both were destroyed in an ocean storm.
Goodyear airship construction video
Zeppelin NT airship technical sheet
• Crew: 1-2 pilots (approved to operate with a single pilot)
• Capacity: 15 passengers
• Enclosure volume: 8,425 m3
• Gas: helium
• Length: 75.10 m
• Maximum width: 19.75 m
• Maximum envelope width: 17.20 m
• Overall height: 17.55 m
• Heavyweight: 8.972 kg
• Engines: 3 Textron-Lycoming IO-360-C1G6 (200 HP) 4-cylinder petrol engine
• Propellers: 3 Hoffmann vectors 2.7 m three-bladed; 1 Hoffmann 2.2 m three-blade for lateral thrust
• Fuel: 835 kg (302.5 kg for each left and right tank, 230 kg tank)
• Full speed: 125.5 Km / h
• Autonomy: 24 hours
• Buoyancy: 1333.5 kg
• Maximum dynamic thrust force: 500 kg
• Maximum ballast, landing / take-off: 400 kg
• Maximum ballast, in flight: 500 kg
• Useful load: 2,350 kg
• Maximum flight altitude: 10,000 feet (3,048 m)
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I donít thinking raising the age of ownership to 21 is the right thing to do. Itís going to solve very little, while taking rights away from millions of people. There are many, many teenagers who hunt responsibly. Iíve got cousins who have hunted under adult supervision since they were 8 or 9. Theyíre no threat, nor are the overwhelming majority of gun owners between 18 and 20 years old.
It seems ultra hypocritical that young adults can carry a gun for their country, but canít own one at their homes.
I agree with this as well. There are so many more feasible ways to cut down on gun violence that don't trample on the rights of a specific age group.
I think the raised age is probably a good idea as one measure in a host of measures. I'm not seeing how Roy's cousins lives are deeply impacted. The US military is about as highly structured and supervised as anything could possibly be - and the guns aren't owned by the soldiers, just operated by them just as Roy's cousins operated their family's guns at 9 years of age..
If civilian young men/women were scrutinized, trained and supervised to the extent they are in the military (as Roy's 9 year old cousins were) I don't see why they should be denied the opportunity to operate a firearm. But to freely purchase and own - I am fine with acknowledging (as we do with alcohol) that the 18-20 year old brain - in too high a prrcentage of cases - is still too "adolescent". This helps only if part of a larger package of gun control measures. And I'm betting this will have no influence at all on 18 year olds participating in family traditions of hunting and target shooting.
You canít just take Constitutional rights away from adults based upon age. Itís discriminatory. Should we also take gun rights away from [insert race here] because they disproportionately murder people? Why not? Equal protection? Well, that applies to age, too.
And, the biggest age group in terms of gun murders is 20 to 24. Why stop at 21? Thatís an arbitrary age. Why not 25? 30?
I think you can take rights away based on age (license to drive; alcohol, pot, vote...), but I don't dispute your point that there is something arbitrary about the number. I could also take your argument in the other direction. Why 18? Why not 15? Why not allow 12 year olds the right to drive or to drink?
With some support from brain science, we do know that the 16 year old brain is less developed, especially in the pre-frontal cortex (which regulates emotional responses among other things), than the 25 year old brain will be. So we do make decisions that may seem arbitrary or even discriminatory, but that actually have some basis in science. Hopefully we only make decisions that withhold "rights" based on youth when it is truly an issue that impacts the general welfare and the right of Americans to pursue life, liberty and happiness. Unbridled gun ownership impacts rights for owners and non-owners.
Again, I doubt age increase is of much good on its own, but I definitely wouldn't take it off the table without a good look at what it could do in conjunction with other measures.
Edit: I do get that there is a difference between a right and a privilege. And I understand the argument that the 2nd amendment speaks to a "right". I suppose the realization I am coming to is that I do think gun ownership should be considered more of a privilege than a right.
Regardless of whether it *should* be a right, it is one. Itís embodied in the Bill Of Rights. Possessing guns is given the same protection as the right to Due Process, free speech, free exercise of religion, etc. Itís subject to some reasonable regulation, but completely barring adults from a Constitutional right is not really an appropriate regulation.
Thatís the key difference between gun ownership and drinking, driving, buying cigarettes, etc.
Now, overall the Supreme Court has been very passive regarding gun regulations (read Clarence Thomasí dissent this week), but thereís no principled or Constitutional reason for such bans to be valid.
Well, it's not really that black and white. The right to bear arms is protected and the courts have held that, despite the vagueness (and multiple versions of) the "well regulated militia being necessary" part, that the provision refers to individual rights.
But the SCOTUS has on multiple occasions made it clear that the right does not extend to possession of any
arms and that Congress and the States have legitimate authority to regulate that right. Just as they have authority to place curbs on other rights protected by the Constitution.
The National Fire Arms act of 1934, which imposed numerous restrictions, taxes and regulations on guns (including bans on certain types of guns), was enacted in response to all the gangland killings during prohibition. It was challenged (based on the 2nd amendment) and supported by the SCOTUS in 1938.
This has established strong precedence that the government _can_ tightly regulate guns in a variety of ways in this country and is the model for prior and existing legislation that has controlled gun ownership at both the Fed and State level.
The current free-for-all, basically un-controlled access to guns that we've had over recent years is not really the product of the 2nd Amendment. It is the product of the dramatic gutting of prior (Constitutionally allowed) Federal gun control laws. In particular the 2003 Tiahrt amendment (which prohibited law enforcement from publicly releasing data showing where criminals bought their firearms), the failure of Congress to renew the assault weapons ban when it expired in 2004 and then the 2005 Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which granted gun manufacturers immunity from civil lawsuits.
Those three acts by a GOP Congress under a GOP President are what have enabled the current waive of massive gun availability in this country. Not the 2nd Amendment.
Those acts are fully subject to repeal and modification, should a future Congress and President decide to do so.
The 1994 ban on assault weapons could be re-instated permanently, should a future Congress and President decide to do so.


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With so much available to eat, it’s a bit hard to determine which foods are bad for you. While studies have come out about certain items, many people tend to ignore them. Doing so, however, can lead to some unwanted effects. These foods should be avoided whenever it’s possible.
No Fries, Guys
There’s nothing like a harmful order of French fries when we’re out looking for a quick bite. Many people don’t seem to realize that they’re one of the biggest distributors of trans fat in the market. Eating enough over time can lead to heart attacks and diabetes.
Whole Lotta Love
The debate on which kind of milk is unhealthy has been going on for years. We don’t expect it to stop any time soon, but we do know which one to avoid. Whole milk has more fat content, which means you’ll be clogging your arteries in no time.
Guaranteed To Pop
A bag of microwavable popcorn might not seem so harmful while you’re binging films. Unfortunately, there’s plenty of elements to make this an extremely unhealthy choice. One of the reasons involves the bag itself, which is known to feature the cancer-increasing chemical, PFOA. Aside from cancer, PFOA can cause tumors.
Let’s Break Bread
It’s hard to imagine that any kind of bread is bad for you. It’s one of the most simple things you’ll find in the kitchen. Unfortunately, white bread is public enemy number one in this scenario. This bread doesn’t have any vitamin B, which is obviously bad for your daily intake.
Cookie Monster Approves
We’re all guilty of having some cookies or donuts on occasion. Often seen as a prize for a job well done or a quick snack, baked goods can cause your body severe problems. With its high calorie and sugar offering, you’ll find yourself unintentionally packing on the pounds over time.


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SAR Analysis for the identification of selective inhibitors of the transient receptor potential cation channel C4 (TRPC4) in TRPC6 expressing cells: MPD Assay CRC
Assay Implementation: Melissa Miller, Shunyou Long M.S., David Meyers Ph.D., Meng Wu Ph.D., Owen McManus Ph.D. ..more
BioActive Compounds: 16
Data Source: Johns Hopkins Ion Channel Center (JHICC)
BioAssay Type: Confirmatory, Concentration-Response Relationship Observed
Source (MLPCN Center Name): Johns Hopkins Ion Channel Center (JHICC)
Center Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Screening Center PI: Min Li, Ph.D.
Assay Provider: Mike Zhu Ph.D., Ohio State University
Network: Molecular Libraries Probe Production Centers Network (MLPCN)
Grant Proposal Number: 1 R21 NS056942-01
Grant Proposal PI: Mike Zhu Ph.D.
Assay Implementation: Melissa Miller, Shunyou Long M.S., David Meyers Ph.D., Meng Wu Ph.D., Owen McManus Ph.D.
Name: SAR Analysis for the identification of selective inhibitors of the transient receptor potential cation channel C4 (TRPC4) in TRPC6 expressing cells: MPD Assay CRC
See the related assay (PubChem AID: 2247)
The purpose of this assay is to assess the specificity of compounds identified as inhibitors of the transient receptor potential cation channel C4 (TRPC4). This specificity screen is to eliminate any compounds that interact with the TRPC6 channel, rather than TRPC4 mu-opioid receptor expressing HEK293 cells. The protocol as in AID 2553 is used for this assay except each compound is tested at 10 concentrations. Compound inhibition of TRPC6 was tested in at least duplicate using a membrane potential sensitive dye.
1. Cell culture: Cells are routinely cultured in DMEM/high glucose medium, supplemented with 10% Heat Inactivated Fetal Bovine Serum (HiFBS), 50 IU/ml penicillin, 50 ug/mL streptomycin, and 400 ug/mL G418
2. Cell plating: Add 50 ul/well of 300,000 cells/ml re-suspended in DMEM/high glucose medium with 10% HiFBS, 50 IU/ml penicillin, and 50 ug/mL streptomycin
3. Incubate overnight at 37C and 5% CO2
4. Remove medium and add 20 ul/well of Membrane Potential Dye
5. Incubate 45 minutes at room temperature (RT) in the dark
6. Prepare 7.5X compound plates and control plates on Cybi-Well system: test compounds are prepared using assay buffer; controls are assay buffer (EC0), ECmax of Acetylcholine
7. Load cell plates to Hamamatsu FDSS 6000 kinetic imaging plate reader
8. Measure fluorescence for 5 seconds at 1Hz to establish baseline
9. Add 4ul of 7.5x compound stock into the cell plates.
10. Incubate plates for 110 seconds
11. Add 6ul maximally activating concentration of Acetylcholine (Acetylcholine ECmax) and read for another 110 seconds.
12. Calculate ratio readout as F(max-min)/F0 and integrated ratio readout
13. Calculate the average and standard deviation for negative and positive controls in each plate, as well as Z' factors
14. IC50 and Hill Constant calculation from replicates was generated using Microcol Origin 6.0
15. Outcome assignment: If the test compound causes a maximum inhibition of TRPC6 greater than 30% in any concentration tested and a dose response curve is generated the compound is considered to be active (outcome=2). If the test compound does not cause inhibition of TRPC6 at any concentration tested or a dose response is not generated, the compound is designated as inactive (outcome=1).
16. Score assignment: Compounds with an IC50 less than 1uM are given a score of 100, 1uM-5uM a score of 75, 5uM-10uM a score of 50, 10uM-20uM a score of 25 and any compound with an IC50 greater than 20uM or those that are designated inactive in the outcome are given a score of 0
List of reagents
1. TRPC6-expressing HEK293 Cells (provided by Assay Provider Michael Zhu, Ohio State University)
2. Medium: Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (D-MEM) (1X), liquid (high glucose) w/L-Glut (Sigma, Cat# D5796-500ML)
3. Heat Inactivated Fetal Bovine Serum (Sigma, Cat# F2442)
4. 100x Penicillin-Streptomycin (Mediatech, Cat# 30-001-CI)
5. CellStripper (Mediatech, Cat# 25-056-Cl)
6. G418: (Invitrogen, Cat# 11811-031)
7. HEPES (Sigma, Cat# H4034)
8. 10XHBSS (#Invitrogen Cat# 14065056)
9. Acetylcholine chloride (Sigma, Cat# A6625)
10. 2-APB (Sigma, Cat# D9754)
11. Membrane Potential Assay Kit, Blue (Molecular Devices, Cat# R8034)
12. Triple-layer flask (VWR, Cat# 62407-082)
13. BD Biocoat 384-well plates (BD, Cat# (35)4663 and Lot# 8281903)
Possible artifacts of this assay can include, but are not limited to: non-intended chemicals, dust in or on wells of the microtiter plate, or compounds that quench or emit light or fluorescence within the well. All test compound concentrations reported are nominal; the specific concentration for a particular test compound may vary based upon the actual sample provided by the MLSMR.
Categorized Comment - additional comments and annotations
Assay Cell Type: HEK293
Assay Format: Cell-based
Assay Type: Functional
* Activity Concentration. ** Test Concentration.
Data Table (Concise)

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Every state has its own state structure, and its constitution usually specifies its state structure. Similarly, Constitution of Malaysia also specifies state structure of Malaysia. In the Malaysian state structure, the executive consists of the King Conference of Rulers, Prime Minister, cabinet and public services. Each part of the executive has its own role to play.
(2) Powers & Functions Of Malaysian Executive
According to the Malaysian Constitution, powers and functions of the Malaysian ‘executive can be explained in the following words:
- (i) The King
- (ii) Conference of Rulers
- (iii) Prime Minister
- (iv) Cabinet
- (v) Public services
(i) The King
The King is the Supreme Head of the Federation. In fact, he is the constitutional monarch of Malaysia. Followings are his powers and functions:
- (a) Obligatory Powers & Functions
- (b) Advisory powers & functions
- (c) Discretionary powers & functions
Obligatory powers & functions
Article 153 describes his obligatory power and function; it is the responsibility of the King to safeguard the special position of the Malays and natives of any of the states of Sabah and Sarawak and the legitimate interests of other communities.
(b) Advisory Powers & Functions
There are some advisory powers and functions of the King. In some matters, he is to act on the advice of the Malaysian Prime Minister and cabinet:
- (b-i) Appointment of judges
- (b-ii) Appointment & dismissal of ministers
- (b-iii) Proclamation of emergency
- (b-iv) Summoning or adjournment of session of House of Representative
(b-i) Appointment Of Judges
He is to act on the advice of the Prime Minister to appoint judges of High Courts, Court of Appeal and Federal Court.
(b-ii) Appointment & Dismissal Of Ministers
He is to act on the advice of the Prime Minister to appoint and dismiss the ministers.
(b-iii) Proclamation Of Emergency
He is to act on the advice of the cabinet to proclaim emergency.
(b-iv) Summoning Or Adjournment Of Session Of House Of Representative
He is to act on the advice of the Prime Minister to summon or adjourn the session of the House of Representative.
(c) Discretionary Powers & Functions.
Followings are the discretionary powers and functions of the King:
- (c-i) Appointment of Prime Minister
- (c-ii) Dissolution of Parliament
- (c-iii) Meeting of Conference of Rulers
(c-i) Appointment Of Prime Minister
He has discretion to appoint Prime Minister. However, he is to appoint a member of the House of Representative, who has the confidence of the majority of the members of the House of epresentatives.
(c-ii) Dissolution Of Parliament
He has discretion to withhold the consent to a request to dissolve Parliament.
(c-iii) Meeting Of Conference Of Rulers
It is his discretion to call a meeting of the Conference of Rulers that is solely concerned with the privileges, position, honors and dignities of Their Royal Highnesses.
(ii) Conference Of Rulers
Followings are the powers and functions of the Conference of Rulers:
- (a) Election & removal of Malaysian King
- (b) Election of King’s deputy
- (c) Islamic ceremonies
- (d) Consultation before federal appointments
- (e) Appointment of two members of Special Court
- (f) Deliberation on national policy & any other matter
- (g) Consent for legislation
(a) Election Of & Removal Malaysian King
It elects and can remove the King.
(b) Election Of King’s Deputy
It also elects the King’s deputy.
(c) Islamic Ceremonies
It has control over Islamic ceremonies in Malaysia.
(d) Consultation Before Federal Appointments
Its consultation is required before some federal appointments. For instance, it is consulted before the appointment of the Chief Justice of the Federal Court, President of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Judges of the High Courts, other judges of the superior courts, the Auditor-General and members of the Election Commission.
(e) Appointment Of Two Members Of Special Court
It appoints two out of five members of the Special Court; this court is established for proceedings by or against the King or the Ruler of a State.
(f) Deliberation On National Policy & Any Other Matter
It can deliberate on questions of national policy and any there matter that it thinks fit.
(g) Consent For Legislation
Its consent is needed for some legislation:
- (g-i) Law affecting privileges, position, honours dignities of Rulers
- (g-ii) Law altering boundaries of state
- (g-iii) Constitutional amendment relating to matters in Article 159
- (g-iv) Amendment of Article 152
(g-i) Law Affecting Privileges, Position, Honours Or Dignities Of Rulers
Its consent is essential for the law that affects the privileges, position, honours or dignities of the Rulers.
(g-ii) Law Altering Boundaries Of State
A law, which alters the boundaries of a state, must not be passed without the consent of that state and of the Conference of Rulers.
(g-iii) Constitutional Amendment Relating To Matters In Article 159
Constitutional amendment, which relates to the matters in Article 159, must not be passed without the consent of the Conference of Rulers.
(g-iv) Amendment Of Article 152
Its consent is necessary for amendment of Article 152, which declares Malay language as national language.
(iii) Prime Minister
The Malaysian Prime Minister is head of the federal government, and he gives advice to the King regarding different matters:
- (a) Appointment of senators
- (b) Summoning & adjournment of session of House of Representatives
- (c) Appointment of judges
- (d) Appointment of Attorney General & Auditor General Different appointments
- (e) Appointment of Governors of Malacca, Penang, Sabah & Sarawak
(a) Appointment Of Senators
He gives advice to the King for the appointment of 44 out of 70 Senators.
(b) Summoning & Adjournment Of Session Of House Of Representatives
He gives advice to the King for the summoning and adjournment of session of the House of Representatives.
(c) Appointment Of Judges
He gives advice to the King for the appointment of judges of the High Courts, the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court.
(d) Appointment Of Attorney General & Auditor General
He gives advice to the King for the appointment of the Attorney General and the Auditor General.
(e) Different Appointments
He gives advice to the King for the appointment of the chairmen and members of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, Election Commission, Police Force commission, Education Service Commission, National Finance Council and Armed Forces Council.
(f) Appointment Of Governors Of Malacca, Penang,
Sabah & Sarawak He gives advice to the King for the appointment of the Governors of Malacca, Penang, Sabah and Sarawak.
The Cabinet consists of all ministers and is the highest policymaking body in the Federation. These ministers run and control the functions of the various ministries that govern the country.
(v) Public Services
The public services of Malaysia include the armed forces the judicial and legal service, the general public service of the Federation, the police force, the joint public services, the public service of each state and the education service. The members of the public service are responsible for the day-to-day running of the ministries and government departments.
It can be finally stated that the Malaysian executive is gaining more and more powers with the passage of time. Even it has been granted extensive legislative power by the Parliament; it possesses power to make subsidiary legislation. For example, the executive can make laws to punish someone by way of a fine or by a jail term. This situation is not good for system of balance of powers among the three branches of the Malaysian government.


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Study says one in four Americans identify as religious 'nones'
To quote an R.E.M., one could say Americans are losing their religion.
Over the course of a week last summer, the Pew Research Center conducted a study of Americans' religious affiliations.
The report reveals more than one in four Americans identifies as “non-religious,” “atheist,” or “agnostic.”
They now identify as religious “nones,” meaning they were raised in Christian households, but now have no religious affiliation.
This also comes at a time when church congregations have dwindled and parishes are closing.
The church was once a strong part of communities across the U.S. and a powerful voting block.
Over the next hour we’ll look at the rise of Americans identifying as religious "nones" and whether it’s habit forming.
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Keep Austin Weird is a slogan adopted the Texas' Capitol City of Austin. This whimsical digital composition of signs, places, color, and culture encompasses Austin's adopted slogan. Composition by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.
Design is custom made for Legends' General Store and cannot be found anywhere else. High quality prints on semi-glossy, 48 lb paper and measures 11" x 17".
Made right here in Missouri, USA!

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Majestic Angkor and Striving Tonle Sap March 22nd 2007 CAMBODIA: PART 1 OF 3
It always amazes me to visit new countries and experience unique cultures. Travelling to Cambodia introduced me to a culture which has experienced unbearable suffering, but yet has overcome their anguish and continued on as a nation of friendly and generous people. Arriving at the airport late on the night of March 21st I was immediately reminded of South America, ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it solely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." -Mark Twain
Hey everyone! I have started this journal in order to keep you informed of my adventures in Japan, as well as my travels throughout Asia.
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Even in a beta, constant and major changes can signal issues with a game’s development. And while MMO Shooter Firefall has been in a closed beta since last September and has undergone some extreme updates, it all appears to be for the best. In my hour walkthrough with a developer on the game, I explored many aspects of what is making this free to play title stand out from the pack. From the art style to the environment, many choices help to differentiate the game, but for me, I found the game’s class system to be one of the more exciting opportunities.
Developer Red 5 Studios arguably made one of the most monumental changes to the type of characters players choose to build. While the team began with a more traditional system, the team scrapped this idea for a more complex frame and tier system. Instead of forcing players to stay with one class for their entire playtime, players can shift from frame to frame whenever they prefer and attempt to level up whatever they prefer.
Though I primarily saw an assaulter in action, I did glimpse the engineer, but by sticking primarily with one I received a positive feel for how intricate these roles can become. Each frame includes tiers that unlock as players improve their character and upgrade abilities. There are plans to add even more tiers to each frame, but what is in the game already should allow for dozens of hours of gameplay. Abilities and these upgrades are focused on a skill-based system rather than having characters level up. Red 5 wants to erase luck in the combat quotient and have battles come down to how adept the player is with his or her frame.
To demonstrate this, I saw an upgrade for the assaulter’s weapon that increased damage the longer a player held the line of fire on the enemy. This weapon in a previous form had a heat-seeking missile, but as this gave players an advantage not based on their skill, it was removed. Red 5 appears to be focused on rewarding players for their dedication, and this should be an appealing aspect for those who remain addicted to the game’s wealth of content.
In addition to the frames, which allow for players to take characters down multiple specializations (my movement-oriented assaulter possessed improved jumping and hovering powers), the game’s resource system is perhaps just as dynamic. Resources for the game’s crafting system are randomly generated but also reward players for further exploration. Mining for resources close to a city will yield fewer and less rare resources, but are easy to obtain. For the more adventurous, exploring the ends of the world will likely yield more valuable items, but the enemies that appear while mining are far more powerful.
These mining excursions are an important aspect of the game, as players will call down devices called thumpers to dive into the earth and produce resources. The thumpers must be protected while they search for valuables, and players simply passing by can choose to aid a fellow player if they wish. In fact, most of the game’s battles and dynamic events can be avoided or joined at any moment.
Aside from thumping challenges, other randomly generated events will pop up, including tornadoes swarming with monsters to defeat. Multiple players will most likely be required to actually defeat these storms, but never expect an easy challenge no matter your party size. While playing alone, I found myself heading straight for a calamitous storm, and in my attempts to avoid it I stumbled upon another almost right next to it. Though I would have proved no match, it was an impressive sight to see such destruction randomly appear.
I had the opportunity to play by myself and in the game’s standard deathmatch, but even in my hour I only scratched the surface of what the game has to offer. For players willing to devote the time, Firefall offers more than enough content to keep them busy for possibly hundreds of hours. Having not even touched on the story, which puts players in a unique South American locale on an Earth facing total annihilation, there is an entire aspect to the world of which I only witnessed enticing hints.
With warring factions, varied locations including jungles and futuristic, anime-inspired cities, Firefall should keep players engaged by constantly offering new and unique content. For those looking for a deep, third-person shooter, look no further than Firefall. Just don’t expect to have much time for that whole living thing.

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Sitting on a royal blue velvet bench under a gold marble ceiling glittering in the afternoon sun was the perfect setting in which to watch talented Japanese chefs attentively apply knife strokes with finesse.
Fusing Asian and Eastern traditions into edible works of art for a true gastronomic experience is the essence of Fujisaki.
Situated in the tranquil harbour precinct of Barangaroo in Sydney, Australia, is the picture-perfect Japanese restaurant that’s encouraging you to leave your desk for a long lunch and takes your tastebuds on a tantalising adventure.
With ink-black chopsticks at the ready, we tucked into the decadent two-hour course of luscious seafood and whimsical creations crafted for The Art of Lunch , which exceeded expectations.
Elegant slices of scallop and tuna were simply paired with precisely cut lemon wedges. A dainty mint leaf and a dab of wasabi complemented the fresh seafood but allowed it to shine on the charcoal slate dish. This set the tone of what was to follow.
A made-to-order tamagoyaki (omelette) eight-piece sushi roll was refreshing but was easily outstaged by the ebi (prawn) eight-piece sushi roll. Each ebi roll incorporated fried squid ink, creating a speckled appearance on the white rice, while magnificent prawn tails stood out from two of the rolls. The warm sensation of freshly fried crustacean was unexpected, but a delightful surprise upon the first bite.
The quaint timber table for two was quickly flooded with small plates and bites, which included kakiage (king prawn fritter with kewpie and hot sauce), octopus skewers with guanciale and chilli, kobujime (lightly cured kingfish with beer ponzu and prawn anglaise), and Japanese fried chicken – all perfect for sharing.
But the star of the show was the steak tartare. Served in a navy-blue bowl, the MSA9-grade Wagyu beef shone with a raw marinated egg nestled in the centre and puffed rice sprinkled on top as cos lettuce cups gently stood to the side. As recommended, the dish was enjoyed best with the soft, creamy yolk mixed into the beef before scooping it into each lettuce cup – and eating with hands was a must.
Inspired by German, French, Australian and Japanese cuisines, the steak tartare was a prime example of Fujisaki’s divine execution of cultural fusion. And it was far from stopping there.
A rich pork jowl roasted with crackling served on top of kimuchi was next out the kitchen, accompanied by kipfler potatoes twice cooked with furikake and spring greens, which aren’t nearly as simple as you would first think.
Standing elegantly in a sea of goma (sesame seed) dressing were three round tubes filled with green beans and rainbow chard stalks held together by the vegetable’s leaves, looking much like spinach. Breaking into a roll causes an explosion of colour to burst onto the plate. The best way to appreciate the nutty edge of the not-so-humble spring greens is to delve straight in and make a mess – or so the waiter suggested.
Giving the steak tartare a run for its money was Fujisaki’s signature dish, salmon baked in cedar with wood ear mushroom. The glazed baked fish is presented on a bed of wheat and cedar wood that is then set on fire right before serving to create a unique smoky flavour and decadent aroma – it’s a dish you smell long before, and after, you feast your eyes on it. The rubbery texture of the wood ear mushroom was an unusual but delectable addition.
If you manage to have some room left over, the multi-course meal is topped off nicely with a light, and aptly sized, coral and moss matcha parfait. Sitting on a bed of chocolate, roast vanilla bean crumb and roasted pineapple, the striking green cube was effortlessly devoured in a few spoonfuls.
The delightful gastromic experience was a fine example of what future lunches should capture – an event rather than something rushed in front of a computer screen. The Japanese restaurant, owned by Lotus Dining, wants to teach Australians the Art of Lunch , a cultural practice designed to keep people healthy both physically and mentally.
While thousands of office workers nibble on an al deskco lunch, Fujisaki is on a mission to encourage everyone to eat lunch with friends for a ‘brain break’ for an hour every day.
In Western countries, more than 40% of workers skimp on their lunch break. In Japan, however, nourishing the body with real meals and moving away from screens is a priority. It’s no wonder the nation has one of the longest life expectancies in the world.
Now, if the elegant meal created by the talented chefs is anything to go by, enjoying the Art of Lunch is definitely something to get on board with. Today.


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Nuusita Ashipala Ongwediva-Business persons at Adolf location in Ondangwa Rural Constituency have been waiting in vain for the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority to allocate them a piece of land to dump refuse collected daily at the location. The business community has been waiting for at least eight months now for an answer. Currently, business owners dump refuse in the Omaalala stream, which poses a health threat to people and animals likely to drink the water. People living along the stream have complained of an unbearable smell from the water and that it poses a health risk. Stinking discarded pelts are among the rubbish dumped in the stream, of livestock slaughtered at Adolf for the popular kapana. Constituency Councillor for Ondangwa Rural Abraham Kaushiweni concurred with the community. He said meetings with the traditional authority as well as officials from primary health care were held at the location to address the problem. As a result the issuing of liquor licences were put on hold to enable the community to clean their surroundings. “We provided a tractor and the place was cleaned. And this we did to promote the welfare of our people,” said Kaushiweni. Kaushiweni said that although dumping rubbish in the stream is a health hazard, he reckons the community needs an accessible dumping site. “We are concerned about the rubbish, but at the same time we also need land,” said Kaushiweni. Meanwhile, recyclers frequent the site to reduce the rubbish entering the stream. Senior head of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority Amon Shipanga said the authority has no objection to grant the community land should it be available. “The headmen in the villages are in a better position to know if land is available and they are the ones who can allocate land,” said Shipanga.
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