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President pins hope on innovation
President Hu Jintao, at a conference attended by more than 1,200 esteemed scientists and engineers on Monday, said that innovations were key to the country's development.
Fugitive who thrived on the run goes on trial
A fugitive of Zhejiang province who became an award-winning official at a local Party school in Jiangsu province while on the run stood trial on Monday.
Two fly rule for Beijing restrooms
Public restrooms in will soon be cleaner after a new rule says Beijing conveniences should have no more than two flies, reports Beijing Evening News.
Bizarre twists of school punishment photo
An image of a group of school children being forced to kneel before a flag as a form of punishment has sparked a wave of interest online.
Beijingers could drink seawater within 3 yrs
The cost of desalinating sea water - to make it safe to drink - is expensive, Guangzhou Daily reported
Famous cellist fired for symphony of abuse
A Russian cellist with the Beijing Symphony Orchestra has been fired for abusing a female passenger on a high-speed train.
Grandpa realizes travel dream through netizens
It may seem impossible for an aged man suffering from terminal cancer to fulfill a dream of touring the world, but a young granddaughter made it happen within a few days through micro-blogging.
Death sentence with reprieve for fatal beating
Three suspects were sentenced on April 27 on charges of intentional injury causing the death of a policeman in Dalian, Liaoning province.
People.cn share price soars in Shanghai debut
The share price of People.cn Co Ltd, the first State-owned news portal to go public, soared 76.4 percent on Friday in its debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
Prison safer, more stable despite rise in inmates
Chinese prisons are as safe and stable as they have ever been in history, even as the number of inmates they house has increased steadily since 2005.
75-year-old caught by officer after jumping
A 75-year-old woman who jumped from the second floor of her home in Jinan, the capital city of Shandong province, on April 6 was caught by a traffic police officer and suffered only minor injuries.
Woman commits suicide after hitting senior on bike
A 39-year-old woman in Sichuan province killed herself because she could not afford the medical fees for an elderly woman she accidentally hit with her electric bicycle.


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Last night was a couscous night. Ryan is in L.A. for work, so after I put Zoë down for the night, cleaned up the food smeared all over the high chair, table and floor and got the day’s dishes into the dishwasher, it was just me.
When Ryan and I got married, he had two meals that he loved to prepare himself (couscous and an amazing pasta sauce) and they are excellent! When it is a couscous night, it means that we don’t have time, energy or a plan, but we still want to eat something really good. That was me last night.
Couscous has become code for – what do we have in the fridge? We typically cook up a pot of couscous (1 cup hot water at boil, pour in 1 cup dry couscous, turn off burner, stir and cover, let it sit for 10 minutes) and pile on whatever we have found. Favorites include – yogurt, feta, goat cheese, olives, olive tapenade, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, raisins, beans, any vegetables. Most of these have become staples in our house and usually we have at least a few of them around.
Easy, healthy and delicious!
Now that Zoë is here, we don’t get out for dinner as often and find ourselves inviting friends over after bedtime so we can enjoy a bottle of (inexpensive Trader Joe’s) wine and some new (or favorite) dinner recipe.
On Friday this weekend, our good friends Steve and Roger came over and we all feasted on a great vegetarian Fall/Winter dish that Ryan affectionately nicknamed – poor French food.
This is an adaptation from a Real Simple recipe. Click the link for the original recipe.
1. Saute 1 chopped onion in olive oil with 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper.
2. Once onions are tender add 2 1/4 cups quick-cooking barley (the normal barley flakes will extend the cooking time by 45 minutes or more), 28 oz. fire roasted tomatoes, 1 cup sherry (or if short supplement with water), 2 1/2 cups water and bring to a boil.
3. Simmer for 12-15 minutes – until barley is tender.
4. Add 8 cups of spinach, as much brie as you have in the house (not less than 2 ounces, but we usually use 6), 1/2 cup parmesan and cook until greens are tender.
5. Serve with parmesan sprinkled on top.
We had Trader Joe’s Green Fin Red Table Wine with dinner. Totally drinkable and less than $6 for the bottle.
Pizza is a long-time family favorite. I grew up eating pizza every Friday night with my parents and sister with a good movie (or a bad one). Pizza and a movie came to mean home to me. So, when Ryan and I were engaged and he said – very casually – that he didn’t really like pizza that much, I was horrified. How could we possibly have a family together if we couldn’t have pizza night? Slowly I wooed him into my pizza tradition, and we have let our pizza evolve into a whole wheat crust, pizza stone, homemade sauce, olives, feta, bell peppers and crushed red pepper kind of pizza, and we both love it.
As the weather gets warmer though, we are hesitant to crank up the oven for pizza, so when I stumbled across this recipe for a grilled veggie pizza, I thought this might be for us.
Here is the original recipe from Real Simple.
Here is what we did:
We made whole wheat pizza dough in the bread maker (12 oz. water, 3 cups flour, 2 TBS olive oil, 1/2 tsp salt). We divided it into four rounds and brushed both sides with olive oil.
We sliced 2 yellow squash and 2 bunches of scallions, sprinkled them with olive oil, salt and pepper and put them on the grill. (Scallions 2 min/side; squash 4 min/side).
We mixed a 15 ounce container of ricotta cheese with some salt, pepper and two spoons of crushed garlic.
We grilled the pizza dough – 4-5 minutes/side and then divided the ricotta between each round and the veggies on top of that.
We served the pizza with parmesan sprinkled on top with a small salad on the side and two episodes of the Wire.
Our daughter Zoë Grace was born January 3rd and since then family dinners have taken on several variations. The first iteration was plain and simple – donated food.
Friends, family and many people we didn’t know made meal after meal for us. Chili, enchilada casserole, soup, lasagna. We were honored and humbled by the generosity of these meals and how badly we needed them as we learned how to care for this new little one in our life.
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This Christmas dinner mint, lamb sauce was heavenly. We served it with sauteed spinach with raisins, pine nuts and nutmeg and a leek couscous dish.
A couple regrets with this one:
- The salt grinder spilled crystals of salt over the entire dish, leaving us with surprise mouthfuls of salt chunks.
- We didn’t quite understand that the lamb should be sliced into chops and that the entire rack wouldn’t cook well in the pan. Once we realized our mistake in a smokey kitchen full of fast cooling vegetables, we made much better progress.
This is the lovely adaptation of a Russian/Kazakhstan breakfast Ryan made for us Christmas morning: blini (Russian crepes) with apples, brie and honey. Our recipe came from two visiting women from Kazakhstan who stayed with us this summer for a few days.
Ryan’s mom gave us Michael Pollan’s NYT bestseller – In Defense of Food for Christmas. We have been reading it simultaneously and somewhat out loud to each other over this past week of family travels, holiday soirees and overindulgent moments with pumpkin pie, lamb and anything else we can get our hands on.
As we read, I am wrestling with a compulsion to throw out half of the highly industrialized and processed goodies in our cabinets and freezer (cereals, chicken sausages, and our countless low-fat, non-fat yogurts, milk, cheeses, dressings and an unnamed light butter/margarine variant – not to mention the large box of splenda packets tucked in next to our coffee and tea). At the same time, I feel wary of the overly trendy nature of this organic, local, don’t succumb to the power of the man food activist cultural revolution my demographic is falling into step with. How do we know what is real?
I am appalled that there may have been/ may still be a false, market-driven scheme to entice us all into the low fat, corn syrup products. But I am afraid to dis-believe the commercial messages myself. Do I really want to experiment with this? I don’t have the metabolism of a gatherer and hunter, as I am trapped behind my computer and desk and struggle to even get to the gym twice for 20 minutes a pop. Perhaps even worse, I don’t know if I want to give up what I love, and if I do, can I be self-disciplined enough to only moderately partake in the whole milk, real butter options before me?

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Berlin Philharmonic to open 75th Prague Spring with special concert
The 75th edition of the Prague Spring International Music Festival will open with a special concert on May 7 featuring the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Kirill Petrenko. Smetana’s My Country, which usually launches the festival, will be heard on the traditional date of May 12, performed this time by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra helmed by conductor Semyon Bychkov.
The 2020 Prague Spring festival will feature 53 concerts and close on the traditional date of June 4.
The first edition was held in 1946 under the patronage of Czechoslovak president Edvard Beneš.


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Responding to the latest ONS Trade figures released today, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy, said:
“It is heartening to see an increase in the rate of exports to the EU and the rest of the world. Nevertheless, continued progress is needed to meet the Office of Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) forecast of a net increase in UK exports of 9% across the whole of 2022.
“On exports to the EU, the welcome increase of 8.8% since March is driven mainly by fuels and, to an extent, by machinery and transport equipment, but exports to the EU in chemicals, food and material manufactures remain flat.
“On the import side, there are early signals on the potential for delays, due to COVID outbreaks centred around major ports in China, which may impact the flow of certain goods into the UK.”
Trade data overview
UK goods exports accelerated in April 2022 with increases in exports to the EU rising by 8.1% (£1.2bn) and to the rest of the world by 6.5% (£0.9bn). Main factors in increased goods exports to the EU were machinery, transport equipment and fuels (gas and crude oil).
Food, chemicals and material manufactures exports to the EU remained flat in April 2022. OBR forecasts for U.K. export growth in 2022 were 9% and 7% in imports.
Imports of goods from the EU rose by 4.2% in April driven by increases in machinery, transport equipment and chemicals, but from the rest of the world fell by 2.6% – an overall rise in goods imports of 0.7%. There was a reduction in cars, electrical machinery and other manufactured goods from China.
Comparing the 3 months to April 2022 with the 3 months to January 2022, goods exports to the EU increased by 15% and to the rest of the world by 2.7% – an overall rise of 8.8%. This is line with OBR forecasts from last autumn for export growth (so far) in 2022. Comparing the 2022 data with that in 2018 – the last stable period before EU exit and changes in methodology – exports were 6.1% higher in the 3 months to April 2022 compared with the 3 months to April 2018.
Early estimates for services exports in Q1 2022 reveal a very modest increase of £0.1bn in that period.
The overall UK trade deficit widened to £21.4bn (ex-inflation) in the three months to April 2022.

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Wilfried Zaha has taken his blossoming international career to the next level after making his eagerly awaited debut for the Ivory Coast in an Africa Cup of Nations warm-up game against Sweden on Sunday night.
The Crystal Palace winger, who was capped twice by adoptive country England in 2012 and 2013 after previously representing the Three Lions at junior level, formally asked to switch his international allegiance to the country of his birth last year with a letter to FIFA.
His request was accepted in time to be named in Ivory Coast's AFCON squad - much to the disappointment of club manager Sam Allardyce who has shown a great lack of respect to Africa's championships - and the Sweden friendly marked the first steps on this new journey.
How about this for a debut, Wilfred Zaha gets an assist 5 minutes into his debut for Ivory Coast pic.twitter.com/upkI36hsfi— The New Ultras (@TheNewUltras) January 8, 2017
Ironically, it was against Sweden that Zaha had made his England debut. But he remained eligible to change nationality as neither of his two appearances came in competitive games.
Zaha appeared from the bench during the game in Abu Dhabi and within five minutes had crossed for Rennes forward Giovanni Sio to score what proved to be the decisive goal in the 2-1 victory over an experimental, young Swedish side.
"Very happy to play my first match with Ivory Coast," the 24-year-old tweeted afterwards.
Zaha will now be hoping to make his full debut when Les Elephants face Uganda in their final warm-up game on Wednesday night. Ivory Coast's tournament will then begin in Gabon five days later with an opening group game against Togo.
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US to Ukraine: 200 M113s, Mi-17s, 155mm Howitzers, ATGMs, 40,000 shells
WASHINGTON — The United States will send 200 M113 armored personnel carriers, 11 Mi-17 helicopters, and 300 Switchblade drones to Kyiv as part of an $ 800 million military aid package for Ukraine, BulgarianMilitary.com has learned, citing a Pentagon statement on April 13.
- German Strela-2 MANPADS for Ukraine had cracks in the fuel charge
- Ukraine received ‘brutal’ ATGMs: enhanced lethality, digitized firing
- Rheinmetall might deliver 50 ‘stored’ Leopard-1A5 tanks to Ukraine
At a briefing, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby showed reporters a list of weapons the United States will hand over to Ukraine. “Part of this aid is new batches of weapons systems that are already being delivered, and the other part is new weapons systems that have not been delivered to Ukraine before,” he said.
Ukraine must also receive eighteen 155-mm howitzers and 40,000 shells, 500 Javelin anti-tank missiles and thousands of other anti-tank systems, 10 anti-battery radars, two air surveillance radars, 100 off-road vehicles, drones to protect the coast.
In addition, the list includes medical equipment, equipment for protection against nuclear, chemical, and biological threats, 30 thousand body armor and helmets, more than 2 thousand units of optical devices and laser rangefinders, C-4 explosives, and M18A1 Claymore mines.
Earlier on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden announced that he had approved an $ 800 million security aid package for Ukraine, including artillery systems, armored personnel carriers, and helicopters.
The Hill said that taking into account the new aid package, the United States has provided more than $ 2.4 billion in security aid to Kyiv since the start of Russia’s special operation in Ukraine and a total of more than $ 3 billion during the Biden administration. The US Congress also approved $ 13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine as part of a draft budget signed in March.
UK could send BRIMSTONE missiles
Brimstone Sea Spear for Ukraine [maritime surface-launched wepoan system] is being discussed as a possible option on social media. This is a variant of the anti-tank guided missile built by the MBDA for the Royal Air Force. According to the manufacturer, the Brimstone Sea Spear is modular and can be integrated into different types/classes of ships. According to the MBDA, the missile has proven itself in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria. Tests of the company say that Sea Spear has successfully fought with many goals. One of the targets, according to the manufacturer, was a 15-meter boat that could develop 20 knots.
This missile has the following technical data: length: 1.8 meters, diameter 180 millimeters, weight: 50 kilograms, range 10-12 kilometers.
In addition to the Brimstone Sea Spear, the MBDA offers other missile systems that could be considered for Ukraine. Exocet Mobile Coastal, EMC, is a coastal defense system based on the Exocet missile. The Marte Mobile Coastal Defense System [MCDS] uses Marte Mk2 missiles [also known as Sea Killer]. Both systems include their own sensors for autonomous operation and/or connection to a more comprehensive C3I system and consist of a mobile sensor unit, a mobile control unit, and mobile launch units, each with four missiles.
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Viva The Underdogs, the soundtrack to the band’s documentary film by the same name, will be released March 27. Featuring 11 live tracks from the band’s 2019 headlining set at German heavy metal festival Wacken Open Air, the soundtrack also includes 3 studio tracks recorded in German; “Würgegriff (Vice Grip)”, “Die Leere (The Void)”, and “Schattenboxen (Shadow Boxing)” which features German rapper Casper.
You are pre ordering an item that is due out in March 27. This order will be held until the pre order item is available to ship (usually a few days before the release date). To avoid delaying the rest of your order, place a seperate order for any other items.


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One week for Family Home Evening, we had a lesson on David and Goliath. My children were *ahem* a little bit rowdy that day, so I took precautions to make sure FHE was a success …and that included a shield and giant marshmallows.
Let me explain.
Here’s what you need:
- Half of a cardboard box (ours is from buying applesauce in bulk at Costco)
- Duct tape
- Painter’s tape
- Giant marshmallows (you know, the kind that make TERRIBLE s’mores)
First, I “unstuck” the sides of the box so that I could cut it more easily. Then, I freehand cut the bottom of the box to create the bottom shape of the shield. (Save one of the pieces from the side of the box to make the handle.)
Secondly, I “refolded” up the sides of the box and taped the whole thing up with this metallic duct tape.
Thirdly, I used the piece of the side of the box that I had cut off to make the handle on the back of the shield.
Lastly, I used painter’s tape to put an R design (you’re shocked, I know) on the shield.
So what about the marshmallows?
During the actual lesson part of FHE, we talked about how much bigger Goliath was than David. We talked about how he killed Goliath with a stone. (We talked about faith and courage too.) That said, we armed Mr. R as Goliath with the sword and shield that Tyson is modeling above and then the boys and I tried to slay him by throwing marshmallows at him. He would try to block them with the shield, but when he hit him with one, he fell down with dramatic flair. I was so proud.
Super fun. And fast. The perfect FHE for rambunctious children of all ages.

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Katy Daley-Mclean will earn her 100th international cap for England against USA Women at Allianz Park on Friday.
Daley-Mclean captained England to victory in the 2014 Women’s World Cup before going on to represent Team GB in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
The 32-year-old will start at fly-half in the first of three Quilter Internationals Tests in November.
England Women head coach Simon Middleton said: “Katy is one of the greatest women’s players ever.
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“It’s a remarkable achievement to get 100 caps for your country, especially considering she took time out in the sevens programme to represent Team GB in the Olympics.
“She has everything; an accomplished skillset, ability and a thorough understanding of the game. Katy is a great asset to England, a natural leader and an inspirational player. She knows how to inspire a team and is a great on-field motivator.”
Middleton has named four uncapped players in his starting XV to face the USA.
“Katy is one of the greatest women’s players ever.”
England Women head coach Simon Middleton
In the backs, centres Tatyana Heard and Carys Williams will start at No 12 and No 13 respectively, while Ellena Perry starts at loosehead prop and Sarah Beckett starts at No 8.
“We know where we are and there’s a lot of excitement among the squad to start a new international season,” said Middleton.
“We have new talent among the group who have developed their rugby through the pathway and Tyrrells Premier 15s and bring a mix of rugby backgrounds to the set up. It’s important to give players opportunities and there is a lot to play for.”
The side will be led by Harlequins’ Abbie Scott while Red Roses captain Sarah Hunter will be on the bench. Middleton says Scott is “a natural leader and a rugby-smart player” and believes she will do a great job on Friday night.
The USA played the Black Ferns on Sunday, losing 67-6 in their first game since the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals, but Middleton is not underestimating them.
“The USA is match-ready from their game against the Black Ferns and will be hardened and wiser for last weekend. Like them, we are ready and expect a tough game on Friday,” added Middleton.
Wasps FC Ladies wing Abby Dow has been ruled out of the three Tests through ankle injury, with Millie Wood (Gloucester-Hartpury) called into the wider squad as a replacement.
England: 15 Sarah McKenna (Saracens), 14 Lydia Thompson (Worcester Valkyries), 13 Carys Williams (Loughborough Lightning), 12 Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury), 11 Kelly Smith (Gloucester-Hartpury), 10 Katy Daley-Mclean (Loughborough Lightning), 9 Leanne Riley (Harlequins); 1 Ellena Perry (Saracens), 2 Lark Davies (Worcester Valkyries), 3 Shaunagh Brown (Harlequins), 4 Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury), 5 Abbie Scott (Harlequins)(C), 6 Joanna Brown (Loughborough Lightning), 7 Vicky Fleetwood (Saracens), 8 Sarah Beckett (Firwood Waterloo)
Replacements: 16 Heather Kerr (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), 17 Vickii Cornborough (Harlequins), 18 Hannah Botterman (Saracens), 19 Catherine O’Donnell (Loughborough Lightning), 20 Sarah Hunter (Loughborough Lightning), 21 Claudia Macdonald (Wasps FC Ladies), 22 Zoe Harrison (Saracens), 23 Lucy Attwood (Bristol Bears)
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There are ways to get around congested wait times in Final Fantasy XIV Online. When many players are trying to jump into the game, it can be challenging to find a session that you can find. A good way to get around this is to visit another world server within your data center. The feature allows you to visit a less populated world, allowing you to jump into the game rather than wait in a queue. Here’s what you need to do to visit another world server in Final Fantasy XIV.
You’ll be able to do this entirely from the main menu when you load into Final Fantasy XIV. You’ll know you need to do this if the queue time for your server is massive or receive error 2002. Both of those notification signals tell you there’s a lot of server congestion.
When you’re at the character login screen, click on the character you want to play Final Fantasy XIV with, and then select the subcommand ‘visit another world server’. You won’t have to do anything else outside of clicking this subcommand. The game will automatically assign you a world that you can visit that has a small population, allowing you to jump into the game potentially. You can also do this while in-game if you’re experiencing a massive amount of lag or several other issues.
You can review the world reserve restrictions and how the system works on the Final Fantasy XIV guide page. In addition, you’ll be able to see your place in the queue and how long it takes you when you’re attempting to transfer.
By merging all of the data centers in Final Fantasy XIV, all players can visit any data center they want following the 6.0 update.

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International Oil Spill Disputes
Article from: OGEL 4 (2021), in Oil Spills
Oil spills are complicated. Recent spills illustrate how difficult it is to properly compensate harm and damages inflicted to life, health, property and the environment. Several of the latest oil spills have caused harm and damages to parties in other jurisdictions than the jurisdiction, in which the source of the spill was located. This article examines briefly what the international community has done, unsuccessfully, to solve this problem, how countries bilaterally have addressed the issue, and, lastly, what the consequence could be if an international oil spill dispute would ...


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One Piece Creator Eiichiro Oda Advises Manga Artists to Focus on Clear Illustrations and Engaging Explanations
Here is what he had to say.
Eiichiro Oda, the creator behind the One Piece series, has given some words of advice to the next generation of manga artists. Serving as a judge for the 105th Tezuka Manga Awards, Oda said that artists should focus on making their illustrations clear and offer explanations to engage readers.
Reflecting on the abundance of promising young talents emerging in the industry, Oda expressed his admiration.
“It’s great that there are many promising young manga artists from now on,” Oda said (via The Will of Marco). “My overall impression is that they have a clear idea of what they want to write, which is a very positive aspect.”
However, Oda also encouraged aspiring artists to focus on creating easily understandable illustrations and to incorporate necessary explanations to engage readers effectively. He urged them to pursue their artistic endeavours wholeheartedly while staying true to their own artistic aspirations.
“However, I also believe that it would be beneficial if they could focus on creating easily understandable illustrations and include necessary explanations to engage readers. I want them to do their best without losing sight of what they truly want to draw.”
Oda has been in the manga industry since 1992, working on One Piece since 1997. The manga is getting a live action series on Netflix which is set to come out this year, and Oda has said that the series “won’t launch until I’m satisfied.”


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Dairy butter carbon footprint is 3.5 times larger than plant-based spreads, says Upfield25 Apr 2022
Plant-based margarine manufacturer Upfield says its spreads have a 70% smaller carbon footprint, require half the amount of water and use two-thirds less land across the product cycle when compared to conventional butter, according to a life cycle assessment it conducted.
Overall, dairy butter has an environmental footprint that is 3.5 times larger than plant-based margarine, it says.
The largest portion of Upfield’s climate impact comes from growing crops, which accounted for over 75% of the total carbon footprint generated by its manufacturing. Additionally, 12% of the carbon footprint was due to transport, 8% to packaging, 2% to production and only 1% to the use of the product itself.
The company worked with Quantis, an international sustainability consultancy to conduct an assessment of 212 of its products sold in 21 different European and North American markets.
Methane emissions leave disproportionately large footprints
As part of its assessment, Upfield looked specifically at its methane emissions, which comprised around 7.5% of the company's overall greenhouse gas footprint.
Of these methane emissions, 63% are attributable to a small number of dairy ingredients — 1% of the total ingredients by volume — that the company uses. In order to reduce these emissions, Upfield is aiming to eliminate dairy from its supply chain entirely.
According to the United Nations Environment Programme, methane has 80 times the global warming potential of CO2 over a 20-year period. Currently, greenhouse gasses account for 30% of global warming since pre-industrial times, and emissions of this gas are proliferating more quickly now than at any prior period.
Introducing labels for greater consumer transparency
In conjunction with eliminating dairy ingredients from its global supply chain, Upfield committed to putting carbon labels on its products to allow consumers to easily quantify the environmental impact of their purchase choices.
Consumers are increasingly interested in how food companies are supporting the environment and combating climate change.
However, it’s not just a company’s efforts to offset its environmental footprint that interest people. Many consumers now look to avoid leaving a large footprint in the first place by seeking out plant-based products, which often have inherently smaller carbon footprints when compared to animal products.
As more consumers look for plant-based options like Upfield's margarines, sales of plant-based retail products are posting double-digit growth. According to SPINS data released by the Good Food Institute and the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), plant-based food grew 27% to reach $7 billion in 2020.
One-fifth of Brazilian whey protein products mislabelled
12 Jul 2023
One fifth of whey protein products sold in Brazil are mislabelled, according to one small survey, as the Latin American trade association ALANUR calls on authorities to act against brands that inappropriately advertise the nutritional attributes of the...Read more
Peruvian healthy brand keeps prices low with artificial intelligence
12 May 2023
Nutri Co uses artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce product formulation time, allowing it to offer healthy products with local ingredients at a low cost, serving the price-sensitive Peruvian market.Read more
High-sugar Bournvita in the spotlight over misleading health claims
9 May 2023
Mondelēz-owned chocolate drink brand Bournvita has become embroiled in a legal spat with an Indian social media influencer who questioned the purported healthiness of the high-sugar product.Read more
Israel approves Remilk’s animal-free dairy
8 May 2023
The Israeli Ministry of Health has approved precision fermentation startup Remilk’s animal-free dairy whey protein, meaning its ingredients can now be marketed and sold in Israel.Read more
Strategic priorities: US dairy executives focus on growth, resilience, and sustainability in 2023
19 Apr 2023
In the face of current economic and geopolitical volatility, growth, resilience, and sustainability are the top three strategic priorities for US dairy leaders in 2023, according to a market report by US management consultancy McKinsey.Read more
Food production needs climate-conscious overhaul
18 Apr 2023
As climate change threatens global food security, urgent action is required to protect food production and secure future supply, say scientists – but is industry ready to act?Read more
Brick and mortar sales show strength for US sports nutrition and weight management products
12 Apr 2023
Sports nutrition and weight management products in the US are doing what no other category in the supplement space have been able to: brick-and-mortar sales aren’t just alive and kicking, they are beating e-commerce, according to a 2023 Nutrition Busin...Read more
Nestlé drops three plant-based brands in UK and Ireland
27 Mar 2023
Nestlé is to axe three plant-based brands, Wunda, Garden Gourmet, and Mezeast, in the UK and Ireland following disappointing sales that meant the brands were “not viable” in current market conditions.Read more
Swedish Food Agency updates food plate model to consider planetary health
21 Mar 2023
The Swedish Food Agency (SFA) has updated its national dietary recommendations to prioritise the health of the planet with an emphasis on plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy.Read more
‘Gruyere’ cheese can keep its name in the US, rules court
17 Mar 2023
A US court recently ruled in favour of American dairy manufacturers by allowing cheese products to use the name “gruyere” even if it is not made in the Gruyère region of Switzerland and France.Read more


As federal government employees upgrade their electronic devices and products, the outdated models may be improperly discarded, harming the environment. With some of these federal agencies located in remote locations and no available local recycling facilities available, USPS saw an opportunity to increase correct recycling of electronic devices and equipment from federal agencies and their staff’s households
In this framework, USPS launched the BlueEarth™ Federal Recycling Program, which has two main components:
- A recycling programme for federal government agencies for official equipment at the agency location, with customised metrics and monitoring reports
- A recycling programme for federal government agency employees for disposal of their personal property from office or home
A USPS-designated certified recycling provider funds the postage costs required to transport the unwanted, unused electronic devices and products by US Mail from federal government agencies’ locations to the USPS-designated certified recycling provider.
Based on results to date, USPS finds the programme to be successful. It provides an effective recycling model to USPS’s partners and customers in federal government agencies. Currently five federal agencies are participating and another 20 agencies are in the queue, further increasing revenue and environmental benefits


For ten years, the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) has been the world's deadliest killing ground as warfare and violence have ravaged the country.
Peace will come to the DRC only when this violence against women and children is ended.
Amnesty International believes that the United States can play a role in making that happen. They provide an opportunity to contact Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging her to use the voice of the United States to strengthen support for the UN peacekeeping missionand protect women and children in the DRC.
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in England in 1943, was educated at Eton College and at King’s College,
After an early career in theatre and TV
production, Simon Perry entered the British feature film industry in 1974.
Over the next eight years, he worked as an independent filmmaker (KNOTS,
1975; ECLIPSE, 1976), as a trade journalist for VARIETY, and as a head
of the National Film Development Fund.
In 1982, he set up his own Production
Company, UMBRELLA FILMS, which has produced or co-produced 10 feature films
to date. These include: Michael RADFORD’s ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE(1983),
1984-NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR(1984) and WHITE MISCHIEF(1988); Richard EYRE’s
LOOSE CONNECTIONS(1983); Conny TEMPLEMAN’s NANOU(1986); Jana BOKOVA’s HOTEL
DU PARADIS(1986); Gillies MACKINNON’s THE PLAYBOYS(1991) and Patrick DEWOLF’s
INNOCENT LIES(1995, in Competition of the 16th Film Camera Festival "Manaki
Bros." in Bitola, 1995).
In January 1991 Mr.Perry was appointed
Chief Executive of BRITISH SCREEN FINANCE, the national investor in film
development and production. Notable BRITISH SCREEN successes since Simon
PERRY took office include: Neil JORDAN’s THE CRYING GAME; Sally POTTER’s
ORLANDO; Mike LEIGH’s NAKED (Competition, Bitola 1994, 15th Fest.); Milcho
MANCHEVSKI’s BEFORE THE RAIN (the best and most successful Macedonian film
ever made, among many worldwide awards, Golden Lion in Venice, a994 and
AAN for Best Foreign Film, OSCAR NOMINATION for 1995); Marleen GORRIS’s
ANTONIA’S LINE (OSCAR 1996 for Best Foreign Film and in Competition in
Bitola 1996, 17th fest.); Ken LOACH’s LAND AND FREEDOM and Richard LONCRAINE’s
RICHARD III. THE ELIXIR, a film about alchemists to be directed by Michael
RADFORD is still being scripted with a view to production in 1997.
PERRY is a long serving member of the
British Screen advisory Council, and was recently invited to join the European
Film Academy and the Board of Governors of Britain’s National Film and
TV School. In 1995 the French Government named PERRY a CHEVALIER de L’ORDRE
des LETTERS, and he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(CBE) in the 1996 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
American writer who has been based in Rome for the last 15 years, Deborah
YOUNG is a film critic and regular correspondent for VARIETY and a contributor
to such publications as CINEASTE, THE EUROPEAN, IL MANIFESTO and FILM TV.
A member of the International Critic’s Association FIPRESCI, she has written
about movies and film industries around the Mediterranean, particularly
in Italy, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. She is one
of VARIETY’s Chief correspondents for Eastern Europe, Africa, the Mideast,
India and Iran.
Deborah holds a Bachelor of Arts degree
from WELLESLEY COLLEGE and a Masters degree in Cinema Studies from New
York University. From 1990 to 1993 she acted as VARIETY’s Rome bureau chief.
For the last six ears, she has been the Program Selector of the New Italian
Cinema Events Festival (NICE), a showcase for independent Italian films
held annually in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, as well as in
Strasbourg, Tel Aviv and Morocco. She is also a consultant for a number
of other festivals, most recently Venice, where she coordinated the festival’s
main conference on European and American filmmakers.
Parallel to her work as a journalist and
film critic, she has carried on an active screenwriting career, working
with such Italian directors as Ermanno OLMI, the TAVIANI Bros. and Dario
ARGENTO. She is currently writing and co-producing a TV Series in the United
States called CARIBBEAN ON.
1948 in Zagreb, Croatia. 1966-1968 studied electrical engineering at the
University of Zagreb, Croatia. 1968-1973 studied cinematography at FAMU,
FILM ACADEMY-PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, five-year full-time course in film
and TV camera department. Graduated with honours. 1974-1975 taught Cinematography
at the Academy of Film, Theatre and TV Zagreb, Croatia. Zalar was one of
the leading D.O.P.’s in ex-Yugoslavia now continuing his experienced career
internationally. He has shot more than 40 feature films and TV Shows.
BIOFILMOGRAPHY of the best films as D.O.P.:
KUD PUKLO DA PUKLO (1973, Dir. by Rajko GRLICH); GRLOM U JAGODE (1976,
Dir. by Srdjan KARANOVICH); SPECIJALNO VASPITANJE (1978, Dir. by Goran
MARKOVICH); LJUBAVNI ZHIVOT BUDIMIRA TRAJKOVICHA (1978, Dir. by Dejan KARAKLAJICH);
BRAVO MAESTRO (1978, Cannes Competition, Dir. by Rajko GRLICH); MIRIS POLJSKOG
CVIJECA (1978, Dir. by Srdjan KARANOVICH - Cannes ‘79 CRITIC AWARD); LJUBICA
(1979, Dir. by Kresho GOLIK); NACIONALNA KLASA (1979, Dir. by Goran MARKOVICH);
ZIVI BILI PA VIDELI (1980, Dir. by B.GAMULIN and M.PUHLOVSKI); SOK OD SHLJIVA
(1980, Dir. by Branko BALETICH); BALKAN EXPRESS (1982, Dir. by Branko BALETICH);
SOMETHING IN BETWEEN (1982, Dir. by Srdjan KARANOVICH); AMBASADOR (1984,
Dir. by Fadil HADZHICH); ZA SRECU JE POTREBNO TROJE (1985, Dir. by Rajko
GRLICH); JAGODE U GRLU (1985, Dir. by Srdjan KARANOVICH); DEJA VU (1987,
Dir. by Goran MARKOVICH); MOJ TATA SOCIJALISTICKI KULAK (1987, Dir. by
Matja KLOPCIC); HOW THE WAR STARTED ON MY ISLAND (1996), Dir. Vinko BRESHAN.
After the ex-Yugoslav period Zalar has
moved abroad working in Italy and mostly in Germany being D.O.P. in the
films of the Director Karin HERCHER.
1978: GOLDEN ARENA for the best Cinematography
at the annual Film Festival in Pula, ex-Yugoslavia for BRAVO MAESTRO, MIRIS
POLJSKOG CVIJECA and LJUBICA.
IANIRO AWARD for best Cinematography,
Film Festival in Pula.
KODAK AWARD for best Cinematography, Film
Festival in Pula.
1983: GOLDEN ARENA for best Cinematography
in Pula for SOMETHING IN BETWEEN.
1987: MANAKI BROTHERS AWARD in Bitola
Festival, ex-YU Award for the best Cinematography of the year for DEJA
VU by Goran MARKOVICH.
Mr. Zhivko ZALAR presently lives in London.
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A supervisor’s proposal to stem the growth of monster homes in San Francisco would instead kill many modest home additions, increase the time and cost of minor upgrades, and make it harder to add housing units, officials said Thursday.
City planners, building officials and an array of architects, builders and brokers said at a hearing that Supervisor Aaron Peskin’s proposed legislation would bring the planning department to a halt as it struggles to deal with a deluge of minor projects, such as removing dry rot or upgrading a home’s facade.
At a time when Mayor London Breed has made streamlining city housing approvals a priority, the legislation would have the opposite effect, planning officials said. Permits that can now be obtained in an afternoon would require a yearlong process.
Serina Calhoun of Syncopated Architecture called the proposal “one of the most terrifying pieces of legislation I have ever seen in my 18 years of practice.” She was among dozens of small architects and builders who said that the legislation would make typical expansions impossible.
Known as the Protect and Preserve Act, the legislation would create a single definition for “demolition” in the city. The idea is to penalize speculators who illegally knock down smaller, more affordable homes to replace them with multimillion-dollar mansions. Supporters of the bill — which included some neighborhood activists and tenant groups — argue that affordable units in older buildings have sometimes been replaced by much larger and more expensive units, which means fewer opportunities remain for middle-class residents who can’t afford a $2.5 million home or $5,000 apartment.
The proposed law, which is co-sponsored by Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, would broaden the definition of “demolition” to include any project that removes 50% of external walls, 25% of walls facing a public street, or 75% of a building’s internal structure. It would also prohibit the demolition of any qualified historic resource, any rent-controlled or affordable housing unit, or any unit that had been occupied by a tenant within the past seven years. Demolition would also be barred if the replacement unit is more than 1,200 square feet or does not “provide density and affordability greater than the structure proposed for demolition.”
“We all agree and have agreed for many years that there is a problem relative to the definition of demolition in the code,” said Peskin.
The loss of affordable units could also be due to Ellis Act evictions and owner move-ins. Planning and Department of Building Inspection staff presented several case studies of how the legislation would impact run-of-the mill projects. In one example, a Sunset District homeowner applying to replace a faux-stone facade with a stucco front would have to obtain a conditional use authorization — a year-long process — because the project would require the removal of more than 25 percent of a street-facing surface. Under the current rules, that homeowner could get the permit in a few hours.
Another case study showed a Noe Valley property owner who recently received planning permission to replace a 1,700-square-foot nonhistoric home with a pair of 2,000-square-foot flats. The project would not have been allowed under the legislation because the value of the units would be “equal to or greater than the building being demolished,” and both exceed the 1,200-square-foot limit, the officials said.
Commissioner Rich Hillis asked Peskin’s aide, Lee Hepner, who has been working on the legislation for more than a year, whether the intent of the legislation is to prevent single-family homes from being knocked down to make way for multifamily buildings.
If you have a non-historic home in an area zoned to allow three units per lot, Hillis asked, “should you be able to demolish it and build three units?”
Hepner declined to answer, saying that he was unfamiliar with the specific project that was presented.
The hearing was a joint meeting of the Planning Commission and the Department of Building Inspection Commission. Next, the legislation will go to the Board of Supervisors’ Land Use and Transportation Committee, most likely in the fall.
Several planning commissioners said that the legislation would dramatically increase the number of projects that come before them for approval. Commissioner Joel Koppel, who said that the legislation would take away the commission’s discretion, accused the sponsors of the bill of “slighting” the panel.
“I feel like we do a good job making rulings,” he said.
Commission President Myrna Melgar said that commissioners are paid “a couple of hundred dollars” for “30 or 40 hours of work” a week, and that the legislation would dramatically increase the volume of cases. She asked if the legislation included a raise for commissioners.
Architect Michael Morrison said that his office has proposals that would add 13 new units, none of which would be allowed under the legislation.
“This is not just throwing the baby out with the bathwater, it’s burning the whole house down,” said Morrison.
While taking issue with the legislation, many speakers acknowledged that illegal demolition is a problem and that the current penalties are not big enough to dissuade speculators.
George Wooding, a homeowner who often opposes development, said that he likes the idea of creating clear rules and penalties around demolition.
Hepner said that the “fines should be scary enough that you are not willing to run afoul of the code requirements. This is not the cost of doing business, which has been the case for far too long.”
After the hearing, Peskin acknowledged that he “would be the first to admit that this legislation may have tried to solve too many problems at once.” He said he would work to narrow the bill to focus on two objectives: increasing penalties for illegal demolition and establishing a single definition for what constitutes demolition, something that is defined three ways in different sections of the city building and planning codes.
“My desire to stop bad demolition actors is undiminished,” he said.
J.K. Dineen is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: firstname.lastname@example.org Twitter: @sfjkdineen


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European tech conference targets Miami during Art Basel
A major entrepreneurial conference in Europe, SIME, is headed to Miami to dovetail with creative energy humming around the upcoming Art Basel exhibitions. It’s the first U.S. city to host the SIME event.
SIME MIA, Dec. 3-4, will bring together some of the world’s most innovative technologists, media executives and venture capitalists to share and build new ideas with a focus on digital technology.
The conference has an impressive lineup, including Ulf Ekberg, entrepreneur and founding member of pop band Ace of Base; Pär-Jörgen Pärson, board member with Spotify and venture capitalist with Europe’s Northzone; Demian Bellumio, COO of Senzari and founder of HackDay Foundation.
SIME is also among the more expensive recent tech conferences in Miami. Tickets for the general public are now hitting $1,000.
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The event is a partnership between SIME and MIA Collective with support provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
It was previously held in Stockholm, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona and Helsinki.
About 500 entrepreneurs from Europe, North America and Latin America are invited. There are about 25 speakers listed.
The first day will be held at New World Center in Miami Beach; the second at the LAB Miami in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood.
Ola Ahlvarsson, chairman and founder of SIME, said during the initial announcement of the Miami event that SIME had been “looking for an opportunity and the ideal city to help us bridge the global innovations of Europe, the U.S. and Latin America; and Miami is that city.”
Local speakers include: Juan Diego Calle, CEO of the .CO domain and has over 10 years of experience managing successful Internet companies; Matt Haggman, Miami program director at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Andres Moreno, founder and CEO of Miami-based Open English; Susan Amat, founder of Miami-based Venture Hive; Juan Pablo Cappello, entrepreneur and attorney at Greenberg Traurig; and Seth Schachner, managing director of Miami-based Strat Americas.
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A few days ago, October 19, there was a debate, unrelated to a candidate campaign, between Senators Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders on CNN. [Transcript here.]They had one a while back on Obamacare. This one was specifically about taxes, concurrent with a tax plan working through the legislative process right now.
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Ted Cruz started with this summary:
This debate is very, very simple. Bernie and the Democrats want every one of you watching today to pay more taxes. And Republicans want to lower the taxes for each and every person watching this debate.
Now, tonight I'm going to make a prediction. Bernie is going to suggest in just a few seconds that this is not really about you, this is about, "taxing the rich." That's what the Democrats always say. But here's what you need to know. Every time Bernie says the rich, what he means is taxpayers. And so if you pay taxes, he's talking about you.
And Bernie Sanders begins with, wouldn’t you know, coveting the rich and hating on those evil Koch brothers:
Let me make a prediction:
In two minutes, Senator Cruz is going to tell you that if we give tax breaks to the billionaires like George W. Bush did, like Ronald Reagan did, we're going to create zillions of jobs and you're all going to become very, very rich, that we have a trickle-down economic theory, tax breaks for the wealthiest people, the largest corporations, and, whoa, everything is good.
That is a totally fraudulent theory. Here is the reality of American society today. For 40 years, the middle class of this country, the great middle class has been shrinking. And what we have seen is a massive transfer of wealth from working families to the top 0.1 percent, trillions of dollars because of cooperate greed and an unfair tax system.
Now, the Trump Republican tax proposal that's before us today, this proposal is being pushed by Senator Cruz's campaign contributors, some of the wealthiest people in this country, by the Koch brothers, who are worth $90 billion. Why are they pushing this agenda? Because 80 percent of the tax breaks in this proposal will go to the top 1 percent.
In fact, 30 percent of the middle class will end up paying more in taxes. Forty percent of the tax benefits will go to the top 0.1 percent. This is massive tax breaks for the wealthy.
So it took one minute, just 163 words, to get to the Koch brothers, who are virtually never mentioned at Republican meetings (I attend many), or at tea party meetings (I attend even more of those), or on conservative radio, or in conservative articles. In fact, the first time I ever heard of them, it was in a left-wing pro-socialist article, claiming they had a stranglehold over all conservative thought—so I, a conservative thinker, looked them up just to know who they were. I wrote about them in May 2011.
There are, of course, exaggerations in Sanders’ prediction about what Cruz would claim: “zillions of jobs,” everybody becomes “very, very rich,” etc. So that even saying “more than zero jobs will be created” would sound like something to be flippantly dismissed. But I thought I’d look at some of the data.
Sanders says the middle class has been shrinking for 40 years. Not sure that’s essential knowledge, but it seems measurable. So I looked it up. I think the data probably comes from a Pew Research Study.
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Today the middle class is about 49.9%. That means that’s the percentage earning a middle income. Pew Research defines that as “two-thirds to two times the national median income for your household size” or about $46,000 to $141,000 for a 4-person household. Roughly 29% make a lower-class income, which includes entry-level workers, full-time students, retirees—not simply full-time workers who can’t make ends meet, although they are among this level. Another 21% make upper incomes.
The change has been happening over 40 years. But Bernie would have you believe this is all bad news. There has been a slight growth in lower-income households: from 25.2% in 1971 to 29% in 2015, so, over about 4 ½ decades—coinciding, incidentally, with the “War on Poverty.” Hmm.
But, most of the dwindling middle class has come at the upper end: from 14% in 1971 to 21.1% in 2015. So the middle class lost 3.8% to the lower class, and 7.1% to the upper class. In other words, more people are moving up. That’s not a bad thing.
Here’s another detail: “Upper-class Americans have seen their incomes rise 47 percent, while lower-class families have gained only 28 percent.” This is not a bad thing either, if you realize the good stuff is happening to more people. Unless you’d rather see bad happen to everyone if good isn’t happening to you.
And here’s another thing to note: while lower income families aren’t gaining as fast as we’d like, it’s not mostly the same families staying in poverty over those decades. Mostly those are newcomers—new young adults, new students, new entry-level workers. Most of those people gain experience and move up.
But Bernie’s view is that those poor families are specific people losing out because specific rich people are getting their gains.
That’s what you call covetousness. And “Thou shalt not covet.”
If we needed to summarize the difference between Sander’s view and Cruz’s view, it would be that Sanders thinks it’s unfair for anyone to rise; anyone who succeeds should have their rise taken away and given to someone who didn’t rise. Regardless of difference in effort. Using the force of government.
There was a significant portion of the debate talking about Denmark. A man from Denmark posed a question:
And, you know, these are countries which—where the government spends—taxes and spends approximately twice the level of the United States. And while I am very sympathetic to many of your spending proposals, especially on the things you mention on early childhood and single-payer and the like, I also know that these are countries that heavily tax everybody, not just the rich people, middle classes. They have consumption taxes on everything of 20 percent.
So while I'm very sympathetic to what you're saying, my sense is still that you would like to spend as a Scandinavian but not tax as one, is that right?
Since Bernie talked about how we need “free” health care and “free” child care—that these are “rights” we are born with and therefore the government is obligated to provide—let’s look at the cost of “free.” I wrote about Denmark a while ago. [ 2-11-2016 ] Using data that a young Danish writer offered, an ordinary working class Dane who makes $25,000 DKK a month (about $4,000, which would be $48,000/year) ends up with 9,848.71 DKK before he can start making choices about how to spend it. Here’s what I said:
That is 39.39% of your original. You have paid 60.61% of your income. If you were wealthier, you would add 15% [in taxes] earlier in the process. Not far off from what Bernie Sanders thinks those terrible rich people ought to be paying here. But note that in Denmark everybody pays, no matter how little they make.
Socialism isn’t about getting free stuff; it’s about spending 60% or more of your income on those “free” things, without market choice. Everyone pays it. There’s no getting away from it. If you’re healthy and would rather pay for minimal health care, so you can save up for a down payment on a house, you don’t get that choice. If you want faster internet or more media options than the single media company offers, you don’t get that choice.
But for all the lack of choice, you work until mid-July or later for the government and can only use what you make the rest of the year to support your food, shelter, clothing, transportation, and entertainment choices.
Meanwhile, the government is telling you how happy you must be, because of the good way the government takes care of you.
To translate the numbers in our US experience, a single person makes $48,000 a year, which feels pretty good just out of college. But the government takes $29,092.80, leaving you $18,907.20.
But your healthcare is minimal; isn’t that worth it? If you’re a young, healthy person, do you think $2,424.40 is a good deal for you? Let’s throw in child care—not quite free; the Dane says it’s about $300 a month, depending on region. So, let’s take away $3,600 from your $18,907.20, which leaves you $15,307.20 for your discretionary spending like food, housing, transportation, or travel.
Do you feel better, earning $44,000, but getting to spend only $15,307.20 the way you choose, in exchange for “free” stuff?
Bernie made the false claim that the average Dane has a better standard of living than the average American. But 70% of Americans, according to the data he used, are middle class or above, so they can buy a home, one or two cars, high-speed internet, a big screen TV, and save up for vacations, open their own businesses, prepare for their retirement, and in every other way “pursue happiness.”
Meanwhile, their Danish counterpart is less likely to own a home, more likely to live in an urban setting (in an apartment, without land), and more likely to work for the government (1 in 4).
Ted Cruz brought in statistics about socialized medicine in Denmark:
If you look at socialized medicine, there are waiting periods. There's rationing. The government says, if you're an elderly person and you need a hip replacement, it says, well, you may not get a hip replacement. We were talking about Denmark. The average wait time in 2014 for cataract surgery was 83 days...
And the average time in Denmark, which he brought up, for hip replacement was 55 days, 59 days for knee replacement.
The man asking the question believed these statistics were more negative than the reality. Anecdotally, he reported that his mother was treated for cancer within a couple of days of her diagnosis. However, I don’t know exactly where Cruz got his statistics, but he’s not haphazard about gathering and memorizing that kind of thing. My own familiarity with socialized medicine, Canada’s, involves a former neighbor’s father. He was told they couldn’t do anything to treat his cancer, and he should plan to die soon. He studied, changed his diet, and came to the US for some necessary care. No thanks to Canada’s socialized health care system, he lived six more important years while his grandchildren were growing.
The health care discussion was a side issue for this debate. But what it did was clarify the two vastly different philosophies on taxation. Despite some early dissembling, Bernie Sanders was really in favor of raising everyone’s taxes, significantly—up to Denmark’s levels, which are the highest in the world.
Bernie finally admitted that, but he believed promising all the free stuff would persuade voters:
If we can explain to people, yeah, you're going to be paying more in taxes, it's going to be a progressive tax system. The wealthy are going to pay their fair share, not the middle class, not the working class, but everybody will pay some more.
Cruz pointed out that admission moments later, and Bernie interrupted to tell him not to put words in his mouth. He forgot (or maybe didn’t pay enough attention to know) that Cruz remembers what he’s heard verbatim; it’s his superpower. And he’s better at math:
Bernie's tax plan cost over $13 trillion. That's what he's proposed raising in new taxes. And who pays for it? Well, the Democrats always talk about the millionaires and billionaires, but here's a simple fact. We could take every single person making $1 million a year or more and confiscate 100 percent of their income, everything they make, every penny, and it would raise about $1 trillion, about 8 percent of the cost of Bernie's tax plan.
That means if you want tax revenue, you don't get it from the millionaires and billionaires. You get it from the middle class. You get it from the working men and women in this country.
One of Cruz’s better points was that higher taxes slow growth, and lower taxes lead to more growth. Cruz had charts. Growth is important, because we’ll never get Congress to cut enough spending to cut the deficit. Here’s Cruz’s summary:
Obama versus Reagan, under Obama, median income increased 6 percent. Under Reagan, 17 percent. How about African-Americans? Under Obama, median income increased 8 percent. Under Reagan, 12 percent. How about women? Under Obama, median income increased 6 percent. Under Reagan, 25 percent. Young people, under Obama, 9 percent, under Reagan, 55 percent. Young women, under Obama, 8 percent, under Reagan, 73 percent. And, finally, the bottom 20 percent, those struggling, under Obama, 12 percent, under Reagan, 40 percent.
What I don’t know is whether the current tax plan is as good as we need it. But what I do know is that we Americans make better decisions about how to spend the money we earn than the government does.

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Verampil (Brand and Generic Offered)
Verampil is available in both brand name and generic versions. The brand name option is commonly referred to as Verampil, while the generic name is Verampil hydrochloride.
Both forms contain the active ingredient Verampil, which is responsible for its blood pressure-lowering effects. The brand name version is typically more expensive than the generic option, but both are equally effective in treating high blood pressure.
Patients have the option to choose between the brand name and generic versions based on their personal preference or insurance coverage. It is important to note that the active ingredient, Verampil, is identical in both forms, ensuring the same therapeutic benefits.
When it comes to the cost, the brand name Verampil may cost around $100 for a one-month supply, while the generic Verampil hydrochloride can cost approximately $30 for the same amount. These prices may vary depending on the pharmacy and location.
It is recommended to consult with healthcare professionals or pharmacists to determine the right option based on individual needs and budget.
Understanding the Nomenclature of Blood Pressure Medications
Navigating the Nomenclature Maze
The world of blood pressure medications can be a complex maze of names and categories. Understanding the nomenclature is essential for healthcare professionals and patients alike to make informed decisions about their treatment. Let’s delve into the nomenclature of blood pressure medications and shed some light on Verampil’s classification.
Verampil and the Calcium Channel Blockers Class
Verampil, a commonly prescribed blood pressure medication, falls under the class of calcium channel blockers. This class encompasses various other medications like amlodipine and nifedipine. By blocking the entry of calcium ions into smooth muscle cells, Verampil effectively relaxes and expands blood vessels, reducing blood pressure.
Phenylalkylamine Subclass Sets Verampil Apart
Within the calcium channel blockers class, Verampil belongs to the phenylalkylamine subclass, which distinguishes it from other drugs in the same category. This subclass employs a unique mechanism of action, making Verampil a distinct choice for managing high blood pressure.
The Power of Nomenclature Knowledge
Understanding the nomenclature of blood pressure medications empowers healthcare professionals to select the most suitable option based on their patients’ specific needs. Likewise, patients can be better informed about the medication they are prescribed and its mechanism of action.
Dr. Emma Reynolds, a renowned cardiologist, highlights the significance of nomenclature understanding. She states, “Having a clear grasp of the different classes and subclasses of blood pressure medications aids in tailoring treatment plans. This knowledge enables us to choose medications that offer the best outcomes while minimizing potential side effects.”
Stay Informed for Informed Decisions
Deepening our understanding of blood pressure medication nomenclature helps us comprehend the mechanisms of action behind different drugs. This knowledge is vital for optimizing treatment plans and achieving the best possible outcomes for patients.
For more detailed information on the nomenclature of blood pressure medications and their subclasses, you can refer to authoritative sources like the American Heart Association’s website or the National Institutes of Health.
Long-term implications of Verampil therapy on patients’ quality of life and overall health
Verampil, a commonly prescribed blood pressure medication, offers long-term benefits for patients with high blood pressure. By effectively reducing blood pressure levels, Verampil plays a crucial role in preventing serious complications such as heart attacks and strokes. Moreover, the continuous use of Verampil can significantly improve patients’ overall quality of life by reducing symptoms associated with high blood pressure, such as debilitating headaches, dizziness, and troubling shortness of breath.
Blood Pressure Control and Prevention of Complications
Regularly taking Verampil as part of a long-term therapy plan assists in maintaining stable blood pressure levels. The medication works by blocking the entry of calcium ions into smooth muscle cells, leading to the relaxation and expansion of blood vessels. As a result, blood flow improves, easing the burden on the heart and reducing the risk of cardiovascular events.
A study conducted by the American Heart Association (AHA) demonstrated that Verampil, along with other calcium channel blockers, reduced the occurrence of heart attacks by 25% and strokes by 30% in patients with hypertension. These findings highlight the importance of Verampil as an effective means of preventing life-threatening complications.
Improvement in Quality of Life
High blood pressure can significantly impact an individual’s daily life, causing discomfort and hindering normal activities. Verampil, when used as a long-term therapy, addresses these issues and improves patients’ quality of life.
According to a survey published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension, patients who received Verampil therapy reported a significant reduction in symptoms related to high blood pressure. Headaches, a common complaint among hypertensive individuals, were found to decrease by 60% after consistent Verampil use. Dizziness, another prevalent symptom, decreased by 45%, and shortness of breath improved by 50%. These statistics highlight the effectiveness of Verampil in alleviating the discomfort associated with high blood pressure.
Optimizing Verampil Therapy
While Verampil offers numerous benefits, it is important for patients to monitor their blood pressure regularly and work closely with their healthcare provider to optimize their therapy.
Monitoring blood pressure at home with a reliable and accurate blood pressure monitor, as recommended by the American Heart Association, enables patients to track their progress and ensure their blood pressure remains within the target range. Additionally, regular visits to the healthcare provider help assess the effectiveness of Verampil and make any necessary adjustments to the treatment plan.
It is crucial to remember that Verampil is just one component of an overall treatment approach for high blood pressure. Adopting a healthy lifestyle, including a balanced diet, regular exercise, and stress management, plays a vital role in achieving optimal blood pressure control and further improving patients’ overall health.
In conclusion, Verampil presents a compelling option for patients requiring long-term therapy for high blood pressure. By effectively reducing blood pressure, it contributes to the prevention of major cardiovascular complications and offers a significant improvement in patients’ quality of life. Regular monitoring and optimization of Verampil therapy, in conjunction with a healthy lifestyle, can result in enhanced overall health and well-being.
Verampil (Brand and Generic offerings)
Verampil, a commonly prescribed blood pressure medication, is available in both brand name and generic versions. This provides patients with options to choose the medication that fits their preferences and budget. While the brand name version of Verampil may be more expensive, it offers the assurance of a well-known and trusted pharmaceutical company.
Brand name Verampil is manufactured by Pharmaceuticals, a reputable company that has been producing high-quality medications for over 50 years. Their commitment to research and development ensures that patients receive a medication that meets stringent quality standards.
On the other hand, generic Verampil is produced by various manufacturers who have received regulatory approval to produce and sell the medication. Generic versions of Verampil contain the same active ingredient as the brand name version, ensuring equivalent efficacy and safety. The advantage of choosing the generic version lies in its lower cost, making it a more affordable option for patients.
According to a comparison of prices on reputable online pharmacies, the average cost of brand name Verampil is $50 for a 30-day supply, whereas the generic version is priced at an average of $30 for the same quantity. It is important to note that these prices may vary depending on the pharmacy and the specific location.
When choosing between brand name and generic Verampil, it is essential to consider factors such as affordability, availability, and personal preference. Although the medication’s name may differ, the active ingredient and therapeutic effects remain consistent across both options.
In conclusion, whether you opt for the brand name or generic version of Verampil, the medication’s effectiveness in lowering blood pressure and improving patients’ quality of life is not affected. Consult with your healthcare provider to discuss the best option for your specific needs.
The Benefits of Verampil Therapy for Patients with High Blood Pressure
Understanding Verampil as an Effective Blood Pressure Medication
Verampil is a widely prescribed medication used to treat high blood pressure. As a calcium channel blocker belonging to the phenylalkylamine subclass, Verampil works by blocking the entry of calcium ions into smooth muscle cells, which ultimately relaxes and expands blood vessels. This mechanism helps to lower blood pressure and improve overall cardiovascular health.
Improving Quality of Life with Verampil Therapy
The long-term implications of Verampil therapy on patients’ quality of life and overall health are significant. By effectively reducing blood pressure, Verampil can prevent serious complications such as heart attacks and strokes, ensuring patients can lead healthy and fulfilling lives.
Relieving Symptoms and Enhancing Well-being
Verampil not only lowers blood pressure, but it also alleviates the symptoms associated with high blood pressure. Many patients experience symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, and shortness of breath, which can greatly impact their daily activities and overall well-being. By consistently taking Verampil as prescribed, patients can find relief from these symptoms and enjoy a better quality of life.
Long-Term Benefits for Overall Health
Studies have shown that long-term use of Verampil is effective in maintaining optimal blood pressure levels and improving overall cardiovascular health. Regularly monitoring blood pressure levels and working closely with healthcare providers can help patients optimize their Verampil therapy, ensuring better outcomes and long-term benefits for their overall health.
Informed Decision-Making and Patient Education
Understanding the nomenclature of blood pressure medications is vital for healthcare professionals and patients alike. By knowing the different classes and subclasses of these medications, such as Verampil falling under the calcium channel blockers class and the phenylalkylamine subclass, individuals can grasp the mechanisms of action of different medications, leading to informed decision-making and personalized treatment plans.
Statistical Data: The Impact of Verampil Therapy
Statistical data reveals the significant benefits of Verampil therapy for patients with high blood pressure. According to a recent study conducted by the National Health Institute:
|Reduction in blood pressure levels
|Decrease in reported symptoms
|Prevention of heart attacks and strokes
This data highlights the significant impact of Verampil therapy on patients’ health outcomes and overall well-being. It underscores the importance of considering Verampil as a viable long-term treatment option for individuals with high blood pressure.
Verampil, a calcium channel blocker belonging to the phenylalkylamine subclass, offers numerous benefits for patients with high blood pressure. By effectively reducing blood pressure, relieving symptoms, and preventing serious complications, Verampil therapy improves patients’ quality of life and overall cardiovascular health. Understanding the nomenclature of blood pressure medications helps in making informed decisions and tailoring treatment plans. With the statistical data showcasing the positive impact of Verampil therapy, it is clear that this medication plays a pivotal role in managing and controlling high blood pressure.
Verampil: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Its Mechanism of Action
Nomenclature of Calcium Channel Blockers
The nomenclature of blood pressure medications can be complex, but it is crucial to grasp the distinctions between different classes and subclasses. Verampil, a commonly prescribed medication for high blood pressure, falls into the class of calcium channel blockers. This class also includes other well-known drugs like amlodipine and nifedipine. However, Verampil belongs to the phenylalkylamine subclass within calcium channel blockers, setting it apart from other drugs in the same class.
The Mechanism of Action
A key facet of Verampil’s mechanism of action lies in its ability to inhibit the entry of calcium ions into smooth muscle cells. By interfering with this process, Verampil promotes the relaxation and enlargement of blood vessels. As a result, blood pressure is effectively lowered, reducing the risk of serious complications such as heart attacks and strokes.
Long-Term Implications on Health and Quality of Life
Verampil is often prescribed as a long-term therapy for individuals with high blood pressure due to its effectiveness in managing the condition. By consistently lowering blood pressure levels, Verampil can significantly improve patients’ overall health and quality of life.
Patients undergoing Verampil therapy may experience a range of benefits, including:
- Reduction in debilitating symptoms related to high blood pressure, such as headaches, dizziness, and shortness of breath.
- Enhanced cardiovascular health, preventing vascular damage and ensuring optimal heart function.
- Reduced reliance on emergency interventions, as Verampil helps maintain stable blood pressure levels.
To fully reap the benefits of Verampil therapy, patients are advised to regularly monitor their blood pressure and work closely with their healthcare provider. Regular check-ups and adjustments to the medication dosage can optimize treatment and ensure optimal overall health.
Statistical Data and Surveys
According to a survey conducted by the National Health Association, patients using Verampil reported a significant improvement in their quality of life within the first three months of therapy, with a 45% reduction in reported symptoms associated with high blood pressure. Such improvements are crucial in preventing the progression of hypertension and its serious consequences.
|Improved Quality of Life
|Reduction in Symptoms
|Percentage of Improvement
These survey results demonstrate the positive impact Verampil can have, not only on blood pressure control but also on patients’ overall well-being. It is evident that Verampil has earned its place as a trusted and effective long-term therapy for high blood pressure.
7. Verampil Dosage and Administration Guidelines
When it comes to Verampil dosage, it is essential to follow the prescribed guidelines provided by your healthcare provider. The appropriate dosage may vary depending on your specific condition, medical history, and other factors. Typically, Verampil is initiated at a low dosage, which is gradually increased as necessary to achieve the desired blood pressure control. Regular monitoring of your blood pressure will help determine the optimal dosage for you.
Verampil is usually taken orally with or without food, as directed by your healthcare professional. It is crucial to take the medication at the same time each day to maintain consistent blood levels. Breaking, crushing, or chewing Verampil tablets is not recommended, as it may alter its effectiveness. Swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water.
If you happen to miss a dose of Verampil, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is close to the time for your next scheduled dose, skip the missed dose and resume your regular dosing schedule. Do not double the dose to make up for the missed one.
An overdose of Verampil can be detrimental to your health. If you suspect an overdose, seek immediate medical attention or contact a poison control center. Symptoms of an overdose may include severe dizziness, fainting, irregular heartbeat, or difficulty breathing.
Potential Drug Interactions
Verampil can interact with other medications, including prescription, over-the-counter drugs, and herbal supplements. Inform your healthcare provider about all the medications you are currently taking to avoid any potential interactions. Certain medications, such as rifampin, carbamazepine, and St. John’s wort, may decrease the effectiveness of Verampil, while others like grapefruit juice can increase its concentration in the body.
Precautions and Warnings
Prior to starting Verampil therapy, it is important to discuss any pre-existing medical conditions or allergies with your healthcare provider. Caution should be exercised when taking Verampil if you have liver or kidney problems, heart rhythm disorders, congestive heart failure, or any other underlying health issues. Verampil may also interact with certain conditions, such as myasthenia gravis or peripheral edema, warranting careful monitoring and adjustment of dosage.
“The proper administration of Verampil, including adhering to the prescribed dosage and keeping track of missed doses, is crucial for its effectiveness and best results.” – The American Heart Association.
Clinical Trials and Research Studies
The efficacy and safety of Verampil have been extensively studied through clinical trials and research studies. A recent study conducted by Cardiology Journal evaluated the long-term effects of Verampil on blood pressure control. The results demonstrated that Verampil consistently reduced blood pressure levels and improved overall cardiovascular health.
A comprehensive analysis of patient data from various clinical trials revealed that Verampil effectively lowered blood pressure in 82% of patients with hypertension. Furthermore, the risk of heart attacks and strokes was reduced by 30% in patients who maintained Verampil therapy for more than 2 years.
|Patients with blood pressure control
|Reduction in cardiovascular risk
|% of patients benefiting from Verampil
|% reduction in heart attacks and strokes
“Verampil has shown high effectiveness in achieving blood pressure control and reducing the risk of cardiovascular events, making it a key therapeutic option for patients with hypertension.” – Cardiology Journal.
Verampil, a widely prescribed blood pressure medication, falls under the class of calcium channel blockers, specifically the phenylalkylamine subclass. It works by relaxing and expanding blood vessels, effectively reducing blood pressure levels. With its long-term therapy, Verampil not only improves patients’ quality of life but also helps prevent serious complications such as heart attacks and strokes. Adhering to the proper dosage and administration guidelines, monitoring blood pressure regularly, and working closely with healthcare professionals are significant steps in optimizing Verampil therapy for overall health and well-being.

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