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Cooking with children is a great way to keep them entertained and also a wonderful way to encourage their social-emotional development, cognitive development, fine motor and eye-hand coordination skills.
Plus, who doesn’t love a Spitzbueb?! Ok, these biscuits are a little different (the dough is actually a shortbread, so they’re melt-in-the-mouth crumbly), but they are so yummy and simple to make. Best of all, they’re completely vegan! You can make a classic ‘Spitzbueb’ shape with round cookie cutters, or get creative with whichever shaped cutters have in the drawer (you’ll need a large and small version of the same shape).
Cooking with children is made fun for everyone with this super simple recipe.
- 125g dairy-free margarine
- 60g caster sugar (plus a little extra for sprinkling)
- 70g rice flour
- 125g plain flour
- cherry jam
- pinch of salt
1. Preheat the oven to 160°C / 320°F.
2. Beat together the margarine and sugar until fluffy (for at least a minute), then add the rice flour and salt, and beat again.
3. Add the plain flour, and mix slowly until just combined into a crumbly dough. (It won’t really hold together at this stage, but don’t panic!).
4. Cover two baking trays with baking parchment or greaseproof paper. Roll out the dough to around 1cm thick. Use a biscuit cutter to cut out as many biscuits as you can, placing them on the baking trays. Then roll the off-cuts together and re-roll and cut again. Continue until all the dough has been used up. Then use a smaller shaped cutter to cut ‘windows’ out of half the biscuits, and carefully remove the centres.
5. Sprinkle a little caster sugar over the ‘window’ biscuits, and press it gently into the dough. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes, with the bigger biscuits on the upper shelf and the ‘window’ biscuits on the lower shelf. Don’t let them brown – they should stay fairly pale. Remove and place on a cooling rack.
6. When the biscuits are completely cool, spoon around 1 tsp jam onto each of the whole biscuits and spread near to the edges with a knife. Place one of the window (smaller) biscuits on top and dust with a little icing sugar if you wish.
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Julie & Julia
Thanks to Hachette Book Group, Joy of desserts is having another giveaway! Hachette is offering five copies of Julie Powell’s paperback movie tie-in edition of her memoir. It’s just in time for the August release of the movie “Julie & Julia. Head on over to Joy’s blog, Joy of Desserts for details.

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The Book of Miracles
a gripping and poetic novel about the biggest of all quests: the search for ourselves.
Penny and Tom are siblings, but quite different. Penny trusts in life and believes in miracles, whereas Tom always needs scientific explanations for everything. But as more and more unexplainable things happen, he has to develop his own sense of truth. He realizes that the membrane between visible and invisible world has become permeable.
Twelve years later: Tom is successfully working in an advertising agency, when suddenly strange events occur: An old police file is reopened, a mysterious girl knows a lot more than she should, and someone seems to follow Tom. It's in this situation when Tom remembers "The book of miracles", his sister's legacy, which which sends him on a journey on which nothing is sure - and Tom has to face his true self.
224 pages (40.000 words)
German edition out on March 1st, 2017
Born 31/01/1967 in Münster, lives in Hamburg, Germany. He worked as a copywriter, photographer and journalist. He is an award winning novelist who published, among others: „Kometen“ (Kiepenheuer und Witsch), „Die Nacht der Könige“ (Piper), „Meeres Stille“ (Piper), „Alles was du siehst“ (C. H. Beck). He was poet in residence at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. His novels »Kometen« and »Meeres Stille« have been made into films and received international awards.

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*Note: the coming weeks will bring a number of posts about my lack of blogging over the past year, why it has happened, and how I intend to return to this rhythm of life that was once so important to me. I thought I would begin this return to blogging, however, with a post that has been a long-time-coming about why I see blogging as so important.
We at Mars Hill Graduate School quickly develop a new language in our brief time at the school. Within months of enrollment we are all constantly spouting off new words from our new-found vocabulary, one of these words being 'hermeneutics.' Hermeneutics is simply a way of seeing. Traditionally this word has mainly been used to talk about our way of seeing the Bible, often with hard and fast rules about proper biblical interpretation. At MHGS, though, we are less interested in developing prescribed rules for seeing the Bible, and more interested in having our vision crafted in a way where we see everything differently, including the Bible, our community, and the world.
One way that this vision-crafting has happen is through my process of blogging. I began blogging a few years ago with some sort of idea that I had something to offer to the world (which I still believe). I had no idea, though, how much I would be shaped through this writing process. I assumed I would be the one doing the shaping through my insightful thoughts and witty rhetoric, but I quickly realized that I was being transformed far more than I was transforming others. I was being changed.
Blogging has developed within me a heightened sense of awareness to the world around me. When I am consistent and regular in my writing, the world becomes a potential post. In some ways this could compare to a sort of spider-sense (borrowing from the comic world), as I am increasingly and acutely more alert to my surroundings. Each encounter on the bus has potential to teach. Each conversation with a friend is an opportunity for transformation. Each movie I watch or song I hear has potential for deeper understanding. Blogging has helped craft my eyes to better see the world around me. It has altered my hermeneutic. It has changed me forever.


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The World Bank said trillions of dollars wasted on subsidies for agriculture, fishing and fossil fuels could have been used to address climate change, which harms people and the planet.
A new report, “Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies”, noted that spendings on the three sectors by governments reached $1.25trillion a year.
To subsidize fuel consumption, countries spend about six times what they pledged to mobilize annually under the Paris Agreement for renewable energies and low-carbon development.
World Bank Senior Managing Director, Axel van Trotsenburg said though people think there isn’t money for climate change, there is but just “in the wrong places”.
“If we could repurpose the trillions of dollars being spent on wasteful subsidies and put these to better, greener uses, we could together address many of the planet’s most pressing challenges,” Trotsenburg added.
Government subsidies of $577billion in 2021 to lower the price of polluting fuels such as oil, gas, and coal, exacerbate climate change and cause toxic air pollution, inequality, inefficiency and debt burdens, the report notes.
It assesses the impact of implicit subsidies, about $6trillion annually, representing the costs on people and the planet from pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, road congestion, and the destruction of nature.
The World Bank says direct subsidies for agriculture – more than $635 billion a year – are driving the excessive use of fertilizers that degrade soil and water and harm human health.
Furthermore, subsidies for products such as soybeans, palm oil, and beef cause farmers to push into the forest frontier and are responsible for 14 percent of forest loss every year.
The institution is displeased about how the burning of oil, gas, and coal causes 7 million premature deaths a year around the world through the bad air that people must breathe.
The Sustainable Development Practice Group’s Chief Economist, Richard Damania, said with planning, repurposing subsidies can provide more resources to give people a better quality of life and to ensure a better future.
“Much is already known about best practices for subsidy reform, but implementing these practices is no easy feat due to entrenched interests, challenging political dynamics, and other barriers,” Damania stressed.

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Workers’ Comp: Maximum Medical Improvement
Workers’ compensation costs would skyrocket in Connecticut under a legislative proposal requiring employers and insurers to provide unlimited medical treatment and expenses.
In the Labor Committee, SB 319 bars employees and insurers from denying medical and surgical aid, or hospital and nursing service, to an employee who has suffered an injury for which workers’ compensation is provided under current Connecticut rules, and has attained maximum medical improvement /treatment.
CBIA is urging the committee to reject SB 319 because of its untold potential costs.
Problems Not Solved
SB 319 does not solve the treatment problem faced by employers or insurers faces when an injured employee needs palliative care, or curative treatment. It also doesn’t allow patients to receive a decision and the security of future palliative or curative treatments as the current system allows for.
Despite claims by trial attorneys, Connecticut’s maximum medical improvement (MMI) workers’ compensation resolution system has been functioning well for many years. Both case law in the state, and the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission’s professional guidelines on MMI have worked well.
Current case law in Connecticut requires that medical care be curative with designated treatments. MMI does not mean that all treatment will or should be terminated at a given point. Rather, the commission’s guidelines are clear that the termination of medical care has to be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Public Sector Also Opposes SB 319
As the Connecticut Council of Municipalities noted, SB 319 “would create a new unfunded mandate for towns and cities that would disrupt the workers’ compensation system and increase workers’ compensation costs.”
Agreeing is the Council of Small Towns (COST), which said that a new unfunded mandate “would prevent municipalities from concluding medical and surgical aid of hospital and nursing services to employees that have been compensated.” Local city and towns budgets are already severely strained, no need cripple local tax dollars with the indecision SB 319 presents.
Well Healed Decisions of CT Workers’ Comp Commission
CBIA recommends that the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission make the determination on continued post Maximum Medical Improvements when disputes arise.
The Commission’s Guidelines have been revised in 2004, 2005, and 2008 to reflect changes in health care needs. When hearings are required to make a decision about MMI, the commission is available to everyone.
The cost of implementing SB 319 has not been analyzed by the state’s Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA), but it is sure to show significant increases in workers’ compensation costs to both private and public sector employees in CT.
For more information, email Faith Gavin Kuhn.
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City dwellers and suburbanites have flown the coop, so to speak. A growing interest in raising chickens has enabled coops and nesting birds to spring up in neighborhoods one would not typically associate with chickens.
Sometimes dubbed “urban homesteading” or “urban farming,” these homegrown operations enable people to enjoy fresh eggs from the comfort of home. Henhouses are just another extension of methods to reap the benefits of fresh, local and nonfactory-produced foods.
Although advocates insist that raising chickens on a small scale makes the birds less likely to carry disease than factory-farmed chickens, anyone raising chickens needs to be aware of the potential for disease – particularly salmonella. Also, it’s important to care for chickens in a manner that is humane and in line with local laws.
What is salmonella?
Salmonella is a common bacteria that lives in the intestinal tract of humans, other mammals and some birds, including chickens. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 1.2 million illnesses and 450 deaths are attributed to salmonella annually in the United States. The illness causes diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps between 12 and 72 hours after infection and can last between four and seven days. Salmonella can cause death when not properly treated with antibiotics.
Although humans cannot catch salmonella from chickens the way one would contract a cold, they can catch it through handling or consuming eggs of infected birds. The rural newsletter and farming resource Grit says salmonella can then be transmitted to humans who eat improperly cooked meat or eggs from infected birds or from putting their hands in your mouths after touching chickens or eggs that have come in contact with contaminated rodent or chicken feces.
The elderly, people with weakened immune systems and young children are at the highest risk for salmonella infection than others. Children who help gather eggs and do not thoroughly wash their hands afterward can be at increased risk.
Maintaining clean conditions and routinely inspecting chickens for good health can help lower the risk of salmonella infection. Chicks and adult chickens that have salmonella may produce loose yellow or green droppings; have a drop in egg production, increased thirst and decreased feed consumption; and show signs of weight loss. Look for rodents in the henhouse, as infected mice or other small rodents may transmit salmonella as well.
Chickens also need safe, roomy clean conditions to remain healthy and content. According to the resource MyPetChicken, a diet of whole grains and seeds also may be associated with decreased salmonella colonies.
Some experts warn against washing eggs as a preventative method. According to a report written by Diane Schivera, an organic livestock specialist for the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, thoroughly cleaning egg shells can remove a protective “bloom” that prevents bacteria from entering eggs. Eggs shouldn’t be scrubbed, but some suggest a warm water rinse that will push dirt away from the shell’s pores.
Old eggs are more susceptible to bacteria penetration. Storing eggs at room temperature may cause them to degrade faster. Once eggs are gathered, individuals should wash their hands and make sure the eggs are chilled.
Salmonella can be prevented in backyard chicken coops. Plus, it’s important to note that risk of infection is very small. The American Egg Board’s Egg Safety reference says an average consumer might encounter a contaminated egg once every 84 years.

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Nuware Cutlery Soak
Oxygenated Powder for soaking and stain removal on crockery and plastic.
Nuware restores the like new sparkle to Stainless Tableware, positively lifts soils and stains from China, Plasticware and Stainless Steel.
Biodegradable and safe on all metals for use in all water conditions.

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Latin America is a region defined by language as much as geography. This module will investigate the powers of South America, the conflicts and rivalries that dominate the region.
You will engage with relations between the region’s powers and with the United States, Mexico, and the other nations with interests in Central and South America. To do this, you will investigate how these powers relate to each other and the United States using the themes of diplomacy and power as crosscutting investigatory tools and addressing discourse around natural resources, migration and demographics, society and state.
- Colonial Legacies: Anglo and Latin influence
- Brazil and Argentina
- The Caribbean
- Central America
- Regional Organizations: Organization of American States
By the end of this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate an in-depth critical understanding of the nature of South America's diplomacy and politics.
- demonstrate a sound grounding in both theoretical and empirical approaches and tools to debates in South America's diplomacy and politics.
- demonstrate detailed knowledge of issues in South America's diplomacy and politics in historical and contemporary contexts with implications for global policy and governance developments.
- show a clear understanding of the diplomatic and political landscape in South America, by showing a command of the reading in both formative and summative assessments.
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- E-tivity 2 – Library Information retrieval 5%
- E-tivity 3 – Literature critique (directed) 5%
- E-tivity 4 – Essay Proposal 15%
- E-tivity 5 – Literature critique (bespoke) 5%
- E-tivity 6 – An essay to be electronically submitted as final assessment 70%

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The BNB price GBP is of the markets most widely traded pairs. Binance is currently the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, with around $26,721,795,985 in assets traded in an average 24 hours period. Binance’s rise to the top has been swift. Since its launch in July of 2017, Binance has grown at a rapid rate.
The Binance Coin (BNB)
BNB is an ERC20 token built on Ethereum. The total supply is limited to 200 million BNB, after which no more coins will be created. BNB was created by Binance in 2017 as its utility token for discounted trading fees. BNB has since become the native token of the main Binance Chain blockchain. BNB can also be used to pay for travel expenses (such as hotels and flights booking), to buy virtual gifts, to shop using a credit card, and more. What additional utility does BNB have Store/Hold BNB Many traders and investors store their BNB with the mindset of the Token increasing in value over time. You can store your BNB safely on your Binance account or on a 3rd party cold storage device that supports the BNB token. Trade BNB You can trade BNB for 150+ cryptocurrencies on Binance’s industry-leading, fast, and secure trading platform. Binance offers several trading pairs for BNB to meet your needs. Send BNB Payments for products and services all over the world, the token can be sent to an appropriate destination very fast with block confirmation making 1 second to complete. Spend BNB Aside from using BNB for your trading fees on Binance, you can also use BNB in more than 100 ways, most of which for buying anything from meals to houses. Staking and passive income On the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, it is possible to utilise the BNB token to earn staking rewards on their launchpad. It’s very easy to utilise the launch pool to stake, earn and passively generate income
HOW TO TRADE BNB PRICE GBP
BNB price GBP, despite maturing since its launch in 2017, is regarded as a highly volatile cryptocurrency. The number of whales holding between 10,000 and 100,000 BNB coins ($1,300,000 and $13,000,000) has increased by 10 in the past week. Similarly, smaller holders with 1,000 to 10,000 BNB have also been joining the network in the past week from 656 on February 3 to 667 currently. It is interesting to realize that as Binance Coin’s value soars, some whales are offloading. This shows that all of the Binance Coin holders are perhaps in profit, and therefore, it makes sense to sell.
GBP AND BNB – MAIN DIFFERENCES
Many factors drive crypto’s price direction, and they are much different from those that influence fiat currencies like GBP. Traders looking to trade BNB Price GBP currency must understand these differences and factors to trade profitably. Even though it differs (in nature) from Bitcoin and Etherereum pricing direction, like any other cryptocurrency, is directly correlated to Bitcoin. Another thing that must be kept in mind is that all digital currencies, including that of Bitcoin, are mostly influenced by increased public sentiment related to the adoption of digital currencies in the future. Thus, news about developments that further impact cryptocurrencies’ traction drives the prices of cryptocurrencies, upwards. Especially in the case of BNB, the growing number of Binance exchange users getting exposure to the exchange is a major driving force behind the adoption of BNB. More recently the Launchpad and the DEFi solutions surround the blockchain have been seen to improve and increase the utility of the token, that correlating the high gas Fees on Ethereum the DEFi space has been a very nice and positive addition to the BNB token and overall ecosystem.

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Robotic Surgery At palm Beach Digital Surgery Institute
Throughout the years, surgery has evolved from large incisions to minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Today physicians can surgically treat patients through tiny surgical openings, often reducing infection, recovery time and scars. This is made possible through the use of robotic instruments.
If you’re looking for an experienced robotic surgeon, look no further than Eduardo Parra-Davila MD, FACS. Dr. Parra has performed more than 2,000 robotic surgeries, and educated surgeons worldwide. Prior to joining Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group, Dr. Parra served as the Director of Minimally Invasive and Colorectal Surgery and the Director of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction at Florida Hospital Celebration Health in Orlando, FL. Previously, he also served as the Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Program at a Hospital in Boca Raton and as the Chief of General Surgery at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Miami.
Dr. Parra reassures his patients he is in full control throughout their operation. “Robotic” refers to the instruments he uses. Dr. Parra can control the instruments via the da Vinci ® surgical system, allowing for a level of precision and range of motion not possible with the human hand.
This chanced precision and range of motion is particularly important for bariatric surgeries. A morbidly obese patient can present a unique challenge for physicians performing the surgery without the benefit of the robotic instruments. “Due to the patient’s thick abdominal wall, the physical effort required by the surgeon to overcome the density of tissue needed for execution of the surgery can be limited,” explains Dr. Parra. “The robotic platform allows for a greater range of motion, and facilitates the procedure with steady movement and dexterity throughout the operation.”
For more information or to make an appointment, call the Palm Beach Digital Surgery Institute at (561) 227-9238.

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Viral hemorrhagic fevers
Viral hemorrhagic fevers
Viral hemorrhagic (hem-uh-RAJ-ik) fevers are infectious diseases that interfere with the blood's ability to clot. These diseases can also damage the walls of tiny blood vessels, making them leaky. The internal bleeding that results can range from relatively minor to life-threatening.
Some viral hemorrhagic fevers include:
These diseases most commonly occur in tropical areas of the world. When viral hemorrhagic fevers occur in the United States, they're usually found in people who've recently traveled internationally.
Viral hemorrhagic fevers are spread by contact with infected animals, people or insects. No current treatment can cure viral hemorrhagic fevers, and immunizations exist for only a few types. Until additional vaccines are developed, the best approach is prevention.
Signs and symptoms of viral hemorrhagic fevers vary by disease. In general, initial symptoms may include:
Symptoms can become life-threatening
Other signs and symptoms of severe infections can include:
When to see a doctor
If you develop signs and symptoms once you return home, consult a doctor, preferably one who focuses on international medicine or infectious diseases. A specialist may be able to recognize and treat your illness faster. Be sure to let your doctor know what areas you've visited.
The viruses that cause viral hemorrhagic fevers live naturally in a variety of animal and insect hosts — most commonly mosquitoes, ticks, rodents or bats.
Each of these hosts typically lives in a specific geographic area, so each particular disease usually occurs only where that virus's host normally lives. Some viral hemorrhagic fevers also can be transmitted from person to person.
How is it transmitted?
If you travel to an area where a particular hemorrhagic fever is common, you may become infected there and then develop symptoms after you return home. It can take up to 21 days for symptoms to develop.
Simply living in or traveling to an area where a particular viral hemorrhagic fever is common will increase your risk of becoming infected with that particular virus. Several other factors can increase your risk even more, including:
Viral hemorrhagic fevers can damage your:
In some cases, the damage is severe enough to cause death.
Tests and diagnosis
Diagnosing specific viral hemorrhagic fevers in the first few days of illness can be difficult because the initial signs and symptoms — high fever, muscle aches, headaches and extreme fatigue — are common to many other diseases.
To help with diagnosis, your doctor is likely to ask about your medical and travel history and any exposure to rodents or mosquitoes. Be sure to describe international trips in detail, including the countries you visited and the dates, as well as any contact you may have had with possible sources of infection.
Laboratory tests, usually using a sample of your blood, are needed to confirm a diagnosis. Because viral hemorrhagic fevers are particularly virulent and contagious, these tests are usually performed in specially designated laboratories using strict precautions.
Treatments and drugs
Surgical and other procedures
Preventing viral hemorrhagic fevers, especially in developing nations, presents enormous challenges. Many of the social, economic and ecological factors that contribute to the sudden appearance and spread of infectious diseases — war, displacement, destruction of habitat, lack of sanitation and proper medical care — are problems that have no easy solutions.
If you live in or travel to areas where viral hemorrhagic fevers are common, take precautions to protect yourself from infection.
Avoid mosquitoes and ticks
Guard against rodents
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We’re still not entirely sure what to call the new female-fronted Ocean’s Eleven movie, but whatever it is, it’s assembling some seriously great talent. In addition to Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Lawrence has been reportedly considering joining the lineup, while the latest name eyeing the sorta-sequel / Ocean’s-adjacent project is none other than the great Cate Blanchett — a name that would take this project from a curiosity to a must-see.
That ol’ grain of salt goes without saying (seriously, we need a better phrase) for the latest report regarding the female-centric Ocean’s 11 sequel / reboot. Jennifer Lawrence may be reuniting with Hunger Games director Gary Ross for the upcoming project, which is being produced by original Ocean’s trilogy director Steven Soderbergh.
Flagship Entertainment, the new joint Asian-production venture from Warner Bros. and China Media Capital, has now pinpointed a can’t-fail strategy for total domination on the battleground of the Chinese cineplex: Adam goddamn Sandler.
If the Oscars are like the electoral college, selecting the cream of the crop through an arcane and confusing process available only to an older, white, male elite population, then that makes the People’s Choice Awards the popular vote. It may not...
Riding the crest of this new wave of female-led studio vehicles comes a reboot/remake/reimagining/rework/revision of Ocean’s 11 with an all-lady cast of charismatic robbers.
When Vice President Joe Biden appeared on The Late Show last week, Stephen Colbert’s first question was about authenticity. “You’re not a politician who’s created some sort of facade to get something out of us,” Colbert said. “We see the real you. How did you maintain your soul in a city that is so filled with people who are trying to lie to us?”
Boy, Billy Bob Thornton with no hair really looks like James Carville, huh?
Second bananas should not become first bananas — even if they enjoy eating bananas and saying “Banana!” and kind of look like bananas. That is the lesson of Minions, which takes the lovably inept sidekicks from the Despicable Me series and thrusts them into the spotlight to punishing effect. In the right context, the Minions can be amusing. But the right context is definitely not a rambling 90-minute feature.
A ‘Minions’ movie shouldn't work. They were undoubtedly the best part of the ‘Despicable Me’ movies, and a very large part of why those films were successful. But, could they actually support their own movie? That would be like giving Kramer his own ‘Seinfeld’ spinoff. Yet, watching this new ‘Minions’ trailer has us totally hooked. This could actually work.
The massive success of the ‘Despicable Me’ films have created a monster. Monsters, actually. Well, cute, yellow, strange little monsters that countless children (and some adults) all over the world have fallen in love with. Yeah, ‘Minions’ is going to be huge and it’s all going to be thanks to those little guys. However, the presence of a major star like Sandra Bullock can’t hurt and Universal has released the first images of her supervillain character, Scarlet Overkill.


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Going to the hospital is stressful for so many reasons. Adults understand the realities behind their visit, whereas children are often more naive and may not know how or what to do when visiting
1. Talk to your child calmly about why you are going and explain to them that a visit is necessary. Offer them some kind of target, so that they behave calmly in the hospital. This might be an ice cream afterwards or some time together watching their favourite TV show.
2. Tell your child to observe things that are good about the hospital and be positive about the experience. Perhaps they have a really nice doctor or receive a colourful sticker when they visit?
3. Ask your child to tell themselves a positive statement. ‚”I am brave‚”, ‚” am wonderful‚” and “I am unique‚” are a few good ones, to inspire optimism.
4. If a child is nervous, you might like to try a breathing exercise to try and slow down the pace of their breath. Ask children to imagine that when they breathe into their tummy, it creates a glow, see if they can power this glow with steady breathing.
5. To relax the body before an operation, they might like to tense their whole body, including their facial muscles and then let go and feel themselves sinking into the bed.
6. If they are frightened of an injection, they might like to close their eyes and imagine they are breathing in and out calmness into the room.
7. Perhaps you might like to read a visualisation from one of our books, to help keep them calm whilst listening to the reassuring sound of a familiar voice?


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With its rich cultural history and numerous archaeological sights, Peru has many quality museums displaying thousands of artifacts. From the pre-Columbian societies to the the Incas and the Spanish Inquisition, these stories are all on display in the country’s fascinating museums. Here’s our pick of the best.
Learning about the Incas is a must for anyone visiting Cusco, considered “the belly button of world” by the native people. While there are other museums about the Incas in Cusco, this one is possibly the best, with a central location close to Plaza de Armas. Go back in time and experience the life of the Incas.
Museo Inka, Ataud 154, Cusco, Peru +51 084 237380
This museum has Lima’s largest collection of photography, paintings, pottery, decorations and artifacts. In addition to pre-Columbian and Colonial art, MALI also has a large collection of contemporary Peruvian art. With multiple areas to experience, plan to spend more than a couple of hours exploring the entirety of this museum.
This museum is based around the frozen mummy Juanita, a 12-year-old Inca girl sacrificed to the gods. You’ll be given a tour that begins with a video and will then be taken through the museum, looking at various Incan artifacts. The climax of the tour is seeing the Juanita, the frozen mummy.
Museo Santuarios Andions, La Merced 110, Arequipa, Peru +51 921 228 949
The best museum in the north of Peru, Museo Huacas de Moche houses the findings from one of Peru’s most fruitful archaeological sites: the tomb of the Lord of Sipán. He was an important leader in the Moche civilization, buried with ornaments, art and other treasures – so much that they had to open a museum to house it all. It is a fascinating place that is a must-visit when traveling through the area.
MATE is Barranco’s art gallery dedicated to the great Peruvian photographer Mario Testino, who hails from Lima. The gallery is the largest collection of his work with seven rooms dedicated to his intimate photographs of celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Kate Moss, Orlando Bloom and many more. A room dedicated to Testino’s photographs of Peruvians has recently been added, alongside a space dedicated to guest artists.
MATE, Av. Pedro de Osma 409, Barranco 15063, Lima, Peru +51 1 2005400


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Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. This thumb-shaped state borders Nepal in the west, the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China to the north and the east and Bhutan in the southeast. The Indian state of West Bengal borders Sikkim to its south.
Gangtok is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Sikkim. Gangtok is located in the Shivalik Hills of the eastern Himalayan range, at an altitude of 1,437 metres (4,715 ft). The town, with a population of thirty thousand belonging to different ethnicities such as Nepalis, Lepchas and Bhutia, is administered by various departments of the Government of Sikkim. Nestled within higher peaks of the Himalaya and enjoying a year-round mild temperate climate, Gangtok is at the centre of Sikkim’s tourism industry.
Gangtok rose to prominence as a popular Buddhist pilgrimage site after the construction of the Enchey Monastery in 1840. In 1894, the ruling Sikkimese Chogyal, Thutob Namgyal, transferred the capital to Gangtok. In the early 20th century, Gangtok became a major stopover on the trade route between Lhasa in Tibet and cities such as Kolkata (then Calcutta) in British India. After India won its independence from Britain in 1947, Sikkim chose to remain an independent monarchy, with Gangtok as its capital. In 1975, after the integration with the union of India, Gangtok was made India's twenty-second state capital.
The precise meaning of the name Gangtok is unclear, though the most popular meaning is "hill top". Today, Gangtok is a centre of Tibetan Buddhist culture and learning, with the presence of several monasteries, religious educational institutions, and centres for Tibetology.
Rumtek also called the Dharmachakra Centre, is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located in the Indian state of Sikkim near the capital Gangtok. It is a focal point for the sectarian tensions that characterize the Karmapa Controversy.
Originally built by the 9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje in 16th century, Rumtek served as the main seat of the Karma Kagyu lineage in Sikkim for some time. But when the 16th Karmapa arrived in Sikkim in 1959, after fleeing Tibet, the monastery was in ruins. Despite being offered other sites, the Karmapa decided to rebuild Rumtek. To him, the site possessed many auspicious qualities and was surrounded by the most favorable attributes. For example, flowing streams, mountains behind, a snow range in front, and a river below. With the generosity and help of the Sikkim royal family and the Indian government, it has been built by the 16th Karmapa as his main seat in exile.
Tsongmo Lake or Changu Lake is a glacial lake in the East Sikkim, India, some 40 kilometres (25 mi) away from Gangtok at altitude of 3,780 m (12,400 ft).The road to Nathu La passes the lake on north side. The Chinese border crossing is only some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east-northeast in a straight line, but some 18 kilometres (11 mi) by road.Indian Postal Service released a commemorative stamp on the lake on 6 November 2006.
Pelling is a town in the district of West Sikkim, India. Pelling is nestled at an altitude of 2,150 m (7,200 feet). The town is located at a distance of 10 km from the district headquarters of Geyzing. A regular bus service connects the two towns. However with the influx of tourists, the region is undergoing a metamorphosis, with the roads being repaired and hotels being set up.
The mighty Himalayas and the Kanchenjanga may be viewed at close quarters from Pelling. Pelling also forms the base from where trekkers and other peripatetic adventurers undertake the strenuous and arduous treks in West Sikkim. The land around Pelling is still a virgin territory and is bathed with alpine vegetation, with numerous waterfalls lining the hillside. In the months of winter, Pelling is sometimes covered with a blanket of snow.Pelling is 115 km from the state capital Gangtok and about 135 km from Siliguri, the nearest railhead and airport. Regular jeeps connect Pelling to the towns of Jorethang, Kalimpong and Namchi. The nearest airport is Bagdogra airport.Most of the people of Pelling are Buddhists and speak the Sikkimese language. The other languages spoken are Nepali, Hindi, and English.Pelling is famous for the majestic view of the magnificent Mount Kanchenjangha. It also affords a panoramic view of other snow-capped Himalayan peaks.
With just briefly over 500,000 permanent residents, Sikkim is the least populous state in India and the second-smallest state after Goa. Despite its small area of 7,096 km2 (2,740 sq mi), Sikkim is geographically diverse due to its location in the Himalayas. The climate ranges from subtropical to high alpine. Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak, is located on the border of Sikkim with Nepal. Sikkim is a popular tourist destination owing to its culture, scenic beauty and biodiversity.
Legend has it that the Buddhist saint Guru Rinpoche visited Sikkim in the 9th century, introduced Buddhism and foretold the era of the monarchy. Indeed, the Namgyal dynasty was established in 1642. Over the next 150 years, the kingdom witnessed frequent raids and territorial losses to Nepalese invaders. It allied itself with the British rulers of India but was soon annexed by them. Later, Sikkim became a British protectorate and merged with India following a referendum in 1975.
Sikkim has 11 official languages: Nepali (lingua franca), Bhutia, Lepcha (since 1977), Limbu (since 1981), Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang (since 1995) and Sunwar (since 1996). English is taught at schools and used in government documents. It is the only state in India with an ethnic Nepalese majority. The predominant religions are Hinduism and Vajrayana Buddhism. Gangtok is the capital and the largest town. Sikkim has a booming economy dependent on agriculture and tourism, and has the only open border between India and China.
The thumb-shaped state is characterized by wholly mountainous terrain. Almost the entire state is hilly, with an elevation ranging from 280 metres (920 ft) to 8,585 metres (28,000 ft). The summit of the Kangchenjunga is the highest point which falls on the border between Sikkim and Nepal. For the most part, the land is unfit for agriculture because of the precipitous and rocky slopes. However, certain hill slopes have been converted into farm lands using terrace farming techniques. Numerous snow-fed streams in Sikkim have carved out river valleys in the west and south of the state. These streams combine into the Teesta and its tributary, the Rangeet. The Teesta, described as the "lifeline of Sikkim", flows through the state from north to south. About a third of the land is heavily forested.
The Himalayan ranges surround the northern, eastern and western borders of Sikkim in a crescent. The Lower Himalayas in the southern reaches of the state are the most densely populated. The state has 28 mountain peaks, more than 80 glaciers, 227 high-altitude lakes including the Tsongmo Lake, Gurudongmar and Khecheopalri Lake, 5 hot springs, and more than 100 rivers and streams. Eight mountain passes connect the state to Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal.
The Sikkimese celebrate all major Hindu festivals such as Diwali and Dussera. Nepali festivals like Tihar and Bhimsen Puja are common. Losar, Loosong, Saga Dawa, Lhabab Duechen, Drupka Teshi and Bhumchu are Buddhist festivals. During the Losar (Tibetan New Year) most offices and educational institutions are closed for a week. Muslims celebrate Id-ul-fitr and Muharram. Christmas has also been promoted in Gangtok to attract tourists during the off-season.
Western rock music and Hindi songs have gained wide acceptance among the Sikkimese. Indigenous Nepali rock and Lepcha music are also popular. Common sports in Sikkim are Football and cricket. Hang gliding and river rafting have also been introduced in order to promote tourism.
Noodle-based dishes such as the thukpa, chowmein, thanthuk, fakthu, gyathuk and wonton are common in Sikkim. Momos, steamed dumplings filled with vegetable, buff (buffalo meat) or pork and served with a soup, are a popular snack. Beer, whiskey, rum and brandy are widely consumed. Sikkim has the third highest per capita alcoholism rate amongst all Indian states, behind Punjab and Haryana.
Literacy in Sikkim is 69.68%, which breaks down into 76.73% for males and 61.46% for females. There are a total of 1157 schools, including 765 schools run by the State government, 7 central government schools and 385 private schools. Twelve colleges and other institutions in Sikkim offer higher education. The largest institution is the Sikkim Manipal University of Technological Sciences, which offers higher education in engineering, medicine and management. It also runs a host of distance education programs in diverse fields. There are two state-run polytechnical schools, Advanced Technical Training Centre (ATTC) and Centre for Computers and Communication Technology (CCCT) in Sikkim which offer diploma courses in various branches of engineering. ATTC is situated at Bardang, Singtam and CCCT at Chisopani, Namchi. Sikkim University a central university, began operating in 2008 at Yangang, which is situated about 28 km from Singtam. Many students, however, migrate to Siliguri, Kolkata, Bangalore and other Indian cities for their higher education.

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Neuroplasticity refers to the brain’s ability to remodel in response to new information. When a baby’s brain is damaged – due to stroke or a genetic mutation, for example – it can cause a wide range of neurological problems. But scientists like Stephanie DeLuca at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute are finding new ways to help infants and children with cerebral palsy and other movement disorders overcome their impairments. DeLuca, an associate professor and co-director of the Neuromotor Research Clinic, will describe how a new approach to rehabilitation – now in Phase III clinical trials – is yielding life-changing, positive results.
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You have a dilemma: a family member or guest doesn?t like his or her venison ?pink? – it has to be well done. So how do you get around this? The Scots, in my opinion, produce the world?s finest raspberries; the later summer means more maturity and ripening, and it is to their wonderful produce that I turn for an answer – well-done venison, made to look pink, yet still beautifully tender.
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4. Take the cooked raspberries and, through a kitchen sieve, squeeze out the juices into a pan, leaving the pips behind. Add to your wine juices and a clove of unpeeled, crushed garlic, then reduce over a medium heat.
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SYDNEY: Australia's new prime minister joined more than 50 Commonwealth leaders in paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth amid celebrations of her 70 years on the throne but added that the relationship had matured, fuelling debate about becoming a republic.
Anthony Albanese, whose centre-left Labor party ended nearly a decade of conservative government in a May 21 election, praised the queen as "an enduring, inspiring, growing presence of calm, decency and strength" in the capital, Canberra, where he lit a beacon to mark the Platinum Jubilee.
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The minister, Matt Thistlethwaite, later told media he would wait until Labor's second term to advocate for a republic but that as Queen Elizabeth approached "the end of her reign, Australians are naturally beginning to ask themselves, well, what comes next?"
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"It's unheard of to have a minister of the Crown whose sole purpose is to remove the Crown," the Australian Financial Review quoted monarchist league chairman Philip Benwell as saying.
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In 1999, a referendum held by conservative prime minister John Howard, a monarchist, went in favour of maintaining the status quo, 55% to 45%.
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I had the opportunity of sitting down with filmmaker Joshua Criss to discuss his 2012 found footage creep-fest, Leaving D.C. The film chronicles the adventures of Mark (played by Criss), a man who makes video diaries of his move from Washington, D.C. to the isolated woods of Virginia, where he unexpectedly encounters a pesky, ghostly neighbor.
Criss, along with his playful cat, informs me of the pros and cons of filmmaking (especially with his newest project, the horror-comedy The Caretaker, which he also stars, along with his mother), his love for The Blair Witch Project, and how much he would like to be eyewitness to a real paranormal event.
I had the opportunity to participate in this year’s virtual Sundance Film Festival, and naturally I selected most of the titles out of the horror section. In doing so I watched several good new horror films that will hopefully find larger audiences later this year.
My favorite pick out of the five movies I watched over the weekend is easily Eight for Silver, Sean Ellis’s (Anthropoid) brooding, exciting take on the werewolf story. The film stars Boyd Holbrook (Logan, Gone Girl) as a pathologist in late-1800s England who’s sent to a remote town where a mysterious animal attack has taken place against the son of the land’s owner (Alistair Petrie). Also written by Ellis, the movie cleverly mixes old school atmospherics with modern storytelling, creating a film that feels fresh while at the same time manages to hit you with several good scares.
Impressing me, as well as the critics, was British filmmaker Prado Bailey-Bond’s full-length directorial debut,Censor. The movie is set in 1985 London at the height of the “video nasties” panic as film censor, Enid (Niamh Algar, Raised by Wolves), begins to unravel when she believes an actress in one of the newest horror flicks she’s reviewing is her long lost sister. Fiction and reality begin to blur, sending Enid down a rabbit hole of obsession and violence. Bailey-Bond does a great job mirroring the real life hypocrisy of the time as well as both poking fun at the gory B-movie horrors of the early ’80s and embracing them.
Knocking is Swedish director Frida Kempff’s first fictional feature-length movie and based on a short story. The film stars Cecilia Milocco as Molly, a woman released from a hospital and dealing with the recent death of a loved one. In classic Polaski fashion, Molly begins to hear strange noises in her small apartment that may or may not be real. Much like Censor, Knocking questions reality and brings us into its central character’s psyche, and although Knocking doesn’t go as far as it could, it’s a solid little movie with a wonderful performance by Milocco.
One of the bigger disappointments is the New Zealand shocker, Coming Home in the Dark. Written by James Ashcroft and Eli Kent, and directed by Ashcroft, this centers on a school teacher (Erik Thomson) who, along with his family, is taken hostage and terrorized by two men who may have something to do with the teacher’s past. Made in the same visceral way as Last House of the Left and Wolf Creek, Dark isn’t shy about presenting its violence up close and personal. But, unlike those films, Dark doesn’t understand that it’s not the brutality of those classics that make the story work; it’s the suspense that it could happen.
Anyone familiar with director Ben Wheatley (Kill List) will expect a unique, crazy movie experience, and the filmmaker’s newest, In the Earth, is no exception. Filmed last year during the pandemic, the film is about the aftermath of a devastating virus and a scientist (Joel Fry) who, along with the help of a forest park ranger (Ellora Torhia), must trek on foot to reach a colleague doing research in the woods. They get in over their head when they encounter an unstable man living in the woods.
As with Kill List, the less you know about In the Earth the better. The film unravels like a psychedelic nightmare, and at times it’s not clear what is and isn’t real. Although its plot is murky at times and character motivations are unclear, the movie does offer several shock-worthy moments, including one that could rivals the hobbling scene from Misery.
Although this year’s Sundance didn’t offer the next Blair Witch Project or Hereditary, it did feature some wonderful little flicks that deserve wider audiences, and will hopefully be available on a streaming platform sometime soon!
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When on February 19, 2018 the dreaded Boko Haram sect staged the kidnap of 110 students of Government Girls Science School. Dapchi, Yobe State, nobody expected that the heroine of the whole thing will be the then 15 year old Leah Sharibu. Even as the government of President Muhammadu Buhari negotiated the back channel release of the girls, there was no part reserved for Leah to play, but she finally took the scene by storm, and is today the preferred major character of the entire ‘script’.
On Tuesday, March 22, the terrorist ‘brought back’ 104 abducted schoolgirls with two others according to the presidency. Reports also claimed that five of the girls were dead and one, only one girl was not released. Her only crime was that she was a Christian, and had refused to be converted to Islam or wear the hijab.
This singular action brought a different twist to the well woven plot as not only Nigerian Christians reacted, but the world at large, making an emphatic demand for the unconditional release of the girl who has been described as spirited.
While lamenting his daughter’s continued stay as a captive in Boko Haram’s domain, Leah’s father praised her for refusing to denounce her faith, emphasizing how proud he is to be her father. The Christian world, on their part, has applauded her actions, saying it is only a true child of God that can call Boko Haram’s bluff right in their domain. The young girl chose to die rather than denying her Lord Jesus Christ – that was a feat not many so called acclaimed men of God and tongue talking brothers and sisters may be able to achieve. It is often said that it is in time of serious crisis where life is at stake that the real child of God could be known: Leah proved that she is a real child of God.
Her action has elicited a promise from the President that he will do everything possible to see that the lass returned home unhurt while the Christian sect are holding prayers on end for her safe return. Whatever happens at the end of the day, Leah has practically performed the whole duty of man which is encapsulated in ‘fear God’; she has paid her dues and shamed her detractors; she has stolen the show to the glory of God. It will not be forgotten also that she has affected a lot of lives, non-Christians too with her stern expression of belief even in an environment where she had no power to enforce anything. And many will begin to understand that there is more to living a pious life than meets the eye.
The world is waiting for her to return to be showered with encomiums and honour as that girl who was drafted for a ‘waka pass’ role but ended up becoming the lead character, the unexpected heroine of the whole Dapchi story.
But with the killing of two aide workers attached to the Red Cross society by the Boko Haram sect months after they were kidnapped at an IDP camp in Borno, fears have been raised as to her safety and safe return.
Consequently, the government of President Muhammadu Buhari must put every mechanism in motion to ensure she not returns, but return without scratches of any kind. As the government has promised, so must they do, at least for credibility sake. The world is watching!
In the same vein, even as President Buhari has constantly assured that the girl, who recently clocked 16 in the terrorists’ camp, will be returned, Nigerians, and of course the international community continue to ask: when would Leah Sharibu return?
Time, of course, is running out!
Just In: Man City Free to Participate in Champions League, Says CAS
Manchester City will be free to play Champions League football next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport lifted a two-season ban from European competitions imposed by UEFA on Monday
An initial fine of 30 million euros ($34 million, £27 million) was also reduced to 10 million euros on appeal.
City were accused of deliberately inflating the value of income from sponsors with links to the Abu Dhabi United Group, also owned by City owner Sheikh Mansour, to avoid falling foul of financial fair play regulations between 2012 and 2016.
The case against City was reopened when German magazine Der Spiegel published a series of leaked emails in 2018.
However, CAS found that “most of the alleged breaches reported by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the CFCB (UEFA Club Financial Control Body) were either not established or time-barred”.
City welcomed the decision that will have huge ramifications on the club’s finances and potentially the future of manager Pep Guardiola and star players such as Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling.
“Whilst Manchester City and its legal advisors are yet to review the full ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the club welcomes the implications of today’s ruling as a validation of the club’s position and the body of evidence that it was able to present,” City said in a statement.
“The club wishes to thank the panel members for their diligence and the due process that they administered.”
Since Sheikh Mansour’s takeover 12 years ago, City’s fortunes have been transformed from perennially living in the shadow of local rivals Manchester United to winning four Premier League titles in the past eight years among 11 major trophies.
On Saturday, they secured qualification for the Champions League for a 10th consecutive season with a 5-0 win at Brighton.
More silverware could come before the end of the season as Guardiola’s side face Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday before restarting their Champions League campaign in August, holding a 2-1 lead over Real Madrid from the first leg of their last 16 tie.
City’s victory in court will raise fresh questions over how effectively UEFA can police FFP.
But European football’s governing body said it remained committed to the system which limits clubs to not losing more than 30 million euros, with exceptions for some costs such as youth development and women’s teams, over a three-year period.
“UEFA notes that the CAS panel found that there was insufficient conclusive evidence to uphold all of the CFCB’s conclusions in this specific case and that many of the alleged breaches were time-barred due to the five-year time period foreseen in the UEFA regulations,” UEFA said in a statement.
“Over the last few years, Financial Fair Play has played a significant role in protecting clubs and helping them become financially sustainable and UEFA and ECA remain committed to its principles.”
Buhari Approves Suspension of Ex-EFCC Acting Chairman, Magu
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the boss of the country’s anti-graft agency, Ibrahim Magu days after he appeared at an investigative panel.
The Nigerian Government said Magu’s suspension is to “allow for unhindered inquiry” by the panel investigating allegations of corruption against the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
“EFCC Director of Operations, Mohammed Umar, should take charge and oversee the activities of the Commission pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigation and further directives in that regards,” Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations in the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, said in a statement on Friday.
COVID-19: Fresh Lockdown Likely After Two Weeks – PTF
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday lamented the increasing rate of COVID-19 cases among people in government, saying it was directly impacting on governance and security in the country.
The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who stated this at the task force press briefing in Abuja, also said the possibility of ordering a fresh total lockdown to curtail further spread of the virus could not be ruled out.
The SGF, who advised prominent Nigerians to take COVID-19 protocols seriously, said the virus does not respect status.
Mustapha’s warning came amid rising cases of COVID-19 among state governors and other prominent Nigerians. Recently state governors, including David Umahi of Ebonyi, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and their Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, contracted the virus.
Warning people in authority, the SGF said, “Of recent, we have witnessed a high rate of positive cases especially among people in authority. This has a direct impact on governance and security of our nation. We urge that vigilance and care should be exhibited by all Nigerians, irrespective of status. This virus does not discriminate and the PTF shall keep sustaining its sensitisation messaging.”
When asked if the task force would be considering a fresh lockdown in the face of what it observed as disregard for guidelines, Mustapha said events of coming weeks would determine the next line of action.
He said, “We will not speculate on what will happen in future but we will protect the lives of Nigerians.
“To achieve that, if it means to lock down again, we will not shy away from that responsibility. We will recommend to the President who will look at the report and take a decision on our recommendation. What happens in the next two three weeks will determine what we will do.”


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24th-26th May ‘ 24, Cumbria Yoga, Hiking & Dipping.Deposit only
24th - 26th May 2024 (Friday - Sunday)
Join us on a 3 day retreat in beautiful Cumbria. Rest, relax and recharge, as well as getting energetic on our guided hikes.
What is included?
- 3 guided walks lead by qualified sports coaches, in stunning Cumbrian countryside with a picnic stop on the long hike day.
- Yoga sessions with our expert instructors in the comfort of the private studio at the house, equipment provided.
- An opportunity to experience fresh water dipping in the beautiful rivers around Sedbergh, supervised by qualified lifeguards.
The accommodation is in Cautley, a short distance from Sedbergh. A spacious and beautiful house with an amazing garden.
The bedrooms, each with countryside views, are as follows - 4 twin en suite rooms, 1 double en suite (for single occupancy) and 2 double rooms, each for single occupancy with a shared bathroom.
Thoughtful touches & beautifully decorated throughout - you will feel at home as well as spoilt during your stay.
Meals and other details...
We will feed you hearty and healthy meals to fuel you for the days ahead. Special dietary requirements can be catered for - just ask.
The Howgill Fells and surrounding area are a simply beautiful part of Cumbria. Rugged and undisturbed, the scenery on our hikes is stunning. The terrain can be challenging, with hills and rough ground, so a certain level of good fitness is required. You can enjoy a relax in a hammock back at the house as a reward afterwards!
The wild swimming will take place in local rivers. Safety is always our main priority, so a judgement will be made on water levels, speed of the flow etc, before each dip.
The yoga, in the calm and tranquil studio at the house, is split usually into two groups, so that your level of yoga experience can be taken into account and the classes tailored accordingly.
***Please read the following room options and let us know your selection in the notes***
Twin ensuite room shared. Price per person £380
Small double for single use £380
Twin ensuite for sole occupancy (£200 supplement included) £580
Our adventures are great fun with friends, but we equally welcome solo travellers! We have three rooms that are for sole occupancy or we will gladly pair you with another Pretty Gritty lady in a twin room!
Please note, the large twin en suite rooms incur a sole occupancy charge if you wish to stay in one of these alone.
Booking/ T and Cs/ Insurance
Deposit & balance payment
Your deposit is payable upon booking with the remainder being due 8 weeks before your camp.
The deposit is £100 which is non-refundable.
You will be sent a reminder when the balance is due. 50% of the balance is refundable until 6 weeks prior to departure after which time it becomes nonrefundable, unless the cancellation is by us.
Cancellation by us
If the trip is not able to go ahead in 2024 due to Government rules/guidelines or for any other reason outside of our control, We would move the trip forward by one year to the same dates or as close as possible. If you have already paid the full balance at the time that the trip had to be cancelled, we will return the balance to you. The non-refundable deposit will secure your space on the camp in 2025. Please bear in mind that the initial deposit is non-refundable if you decide to cancel.
It is a condition of the trip that you are covered by a medical and personal accident insurance policy that includes cover for sports activities. It is advisable to also check the policy covers you for cancellation, for example if you are unable to join us on the camp due to illness. Please provide us with your emergency contact details prior to our departure & inform us of any health conditions that may affect your ability to participate in any activities on the camp.

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Potential Biden Supreme Court pick joins fray over Trump Jan. 6 subpoena
Ketanji Brown Jackson, seen by Democrats as a top contender for a future Supreme Court vacancy, is one of three judges assigned the weighty task of reviewing former President Trump’s bid to block a congressional subpoena for records related to the Jan. 6 attack.
For Jackson, who has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit for just six months, her vote in the potentially landmark constitutional case would likely figure as the most distinguishing feature of her judicial record if she ultimately runs the gauntlet of a polarized Supreme Court confirmation process.
“Judge Jackson’s role in the executive privilege fight will no doubt play a prominent spot in a nomination hearing if, as anticipated, she is ultimately selected as the next nominee for the Supreme Court by President Biden,” said Bradley Moss, a national security law expert and partner in the law firm of Mark S. Zaid.
Jackson is widely considered a leading prospect to replace Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, should he choose to retire during Biden’s presidency. On the 2020 campaign trail, Biden vowed to nominate the first Black female Supreme Court justice, and many court watchers see Jackson, a former Breyer clerk, as a fitting successor to the court’s oldest justice.
If Jackson, 51, were ultimately seated on the Supreme Court, she would be the youngest member of the minority three-justice liberal wing alongside Justices Sonia Sotomayor, 67, and Elena Kagan, 61.
Court watchers who spoke to The Hill said the battle lines over her potential nomination would likely reflect her handling of the clash over Trump administration records.
The upcoming dispute that will be heard by Jackson and two other appellate judges is freighted with political significance: The first-of-its-kind court fight pits congressional Jan. 6 investigators against Trump, a former president and the de facto leader of the Republican Party, and could create a key precedent for delineating the political branches of government.
The dispute arose from a subpoena, issued by the House select committee probing the attack on the Capitol, for records related to Trump’s time in office, including telephone records and visitor logs.
Earlier this month, Trump’s bid to block the request was rebuffed by a federal judge in Washington, D.C. Among the former president’s arguments was a claim of executive privilege over the records — an assertion that was seriously weakened by Biden’s refusal to endorse it.
Trump promptly appealed to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. His case, Trump v. Thompson, was then randomly assigned to Jackson and two other Democratic-appointed judges, Patricia Millett and Robert Wilkins.
The case, which the court will hear Tuesday, has enormous implications both legally and politically.
“If the courts allow Trump to undermine that investigation, they will have sharply curtailed congressional authority to investigate an effort to thwart one of the most important functions in our constitutional system, and, in that way, they will have effectively put the presidency above and outside the Constitution itself,” said Steven D. Schwinn, a professor at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
It’s not the first time Jackson has been handed a stick of political dynamite.
As a federal district judge in D.C., she presided over a dispute concerning a congressional subpoena to compel the testimony of Trump’s former White House counsel, Don McGahn.
In what was the most consequential opinion of her career up to that point, then-U.S. District Judge Jackson sided with the Democratic-led House committee pursuing McGahn, ruling that Trump could not bar his testimony on the basis of absolute testimonial immunity.
In a blistering 120-page ruling that rejected Trump’s claim, Jackson held that McGahn must cooperate with congressional investigators who were looking into whether Trump had obstructed justice by pressuring McGahn to fire former special counsel Robert Mueller as he investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election.
“Stated simply, the primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded American history is that Presidents are not kings,” Jackson wrote in her November 2019 ruling in a circuitous case that would eventually lead to McGahn testifying last June.
But while the two biggest cases of her judicial career share some similarities, the Jan. 6 subpoena is far weightier, legal experts said.
“Trump’s sweeping claims in both cases — as to executive privilege and congressional authority to investigate — threaten to fundamentally reshape the balance of powers between the White House and Congress, and threaten core tenets of our constitutional system,” Schwinn said. “Although the McGahn case was — and is — quite significant, the case involving congressional efforts to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection overshadow it.”
During her confirmation hearings to the D.C. circuit last spring, Jackson faced a grilling from Senate Republicans, some of whom trained their fire on her decision in the McGahn case. The Trump case could play an even bigger role if she eventually faces a Supreme Court nomination.
Court watchers who spoke to The Hill emphasized that Jackson has a reputation as a fair, balanced and serious judge and that the case’s political dimensions would not sway her one way or the other.
Still, if Jackson votes against Trump in the pending case, they said, it’s a near certainty that Republicans would use it against her if she is eventually tapped for the high court.
“The chance is 100 percent that Republicans will use her vote against her,” said Mark Tushnet, a law professor at Harvard. “The only interesting question is how they would spin a vote for Trump against her — probably to say that it shows that she casts her votes with an eye to how it’s going to benefit her.”
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Egyptian Seated Scribe Statue Reproduction
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This is a historically accurate, professionally case Egyptian seated scribe statue reproduction of the scribe Amenemhat. He was a royal scribe to the Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut (Dynasty 18th, 1479-1458 B.C.). This is a professional reproduction from the University of Pennsylvania Museum collection.
The scribe is shown wearing a traditional knee-length kilt and a shoulder length wig, typical of an Egyptian courtier. This scribe sits cross-legged with one knee raised, and the position and the hieroglyphs along his arm identify him by title and name. Scribes held an important place in ancient Egyptian society, as it is estimated that less than 5% of the population could read and write.
Amenemhat probably learned his skills in a royal temple school, and his abilities placed him in an elite sector of the population. Additional texts carved on the statue base and across the lap of his kilt request offerings from the god Amun and Horus, lord of Buhen. In the text, some of Amenemhat's occupations or duties are mentioned. He was a "sturdy manager of the king," a "vigilant manager of the god's wife." Statues such as this one were often placed in a temple or a shrine near the cult image of a god. While appearing completely Egyptianized, Amenemhat was in fact a native Nubian. He was the son of a man named Lesaw, who was a Nubian chieftain. During Dynasty 18 many Nubians were acculturated to the Egyptian way of life as Egypt's empire expanded southward into Nubia.
The original statue was found in the temple of Horus, at Buhen, and was carved out of diorite. This is a reduced scale size seated scribe.
This statue includes the original Museum card about the seated scribe statue reproduction and tag. Size: about 6" H X 4" W X 4" D, weight: 2 lb.
Excellent for home decor, office or as a cultural centerpiece.


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Today I spent an hours or so leaning /experimenting with my new extension tubes and a bouquet of flowers from Costco. I guess the best way to learn is to just keep on experimenting with settings and menu items until I see what it all does. Today for the first time I actually had my camera on the tripod and took these pictures.
I was using the 55-250 mm lens and the 13mm and 31mm extension tubes, and was using only the available light coming thru the window. the flowers were staged on two high gloss white tiles from Lowe’s one on the table and the other propped up acting as a background.
The last three pictures were taken when the daylight through the window faded to a point that I had to turn on the overhead light in the room which has twisty bulbs in and this added a warm white glow to the flowers.


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Skinny Chicken Alfredo! Skinny Chicken Alfredo is a rich, creamy & delicious pasta lightened up! Perfect with leftover baked or grilled chicken! We love to add our favorite veggies too; broccoli or mushrooms are perfect with this dish!
'I will post the most tummy-tastic, lumpy bumpy, thunder-thigh pictures I can': 5st anorexic who nearly died now shares bikini pictures of herself online to help others. Megan Jayne, 22, from Colchester, Essex, was hospitalised with anorexia and fed through a tube. Since recovering, she now shares body positive bikini photos on Instagram and has 39,000 fans.