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England is by far the largest of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (together with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) - both in terms of surface area and population (about 50 million inhabitants out of about 60 million Britons).
Owing to its large size, the regions of England are several, diverse, and further sub-divided practically into a number of historic counties (as well as a patchwork of modern local administrative areas 1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_counties_of_England)). The main recognised regions are (roughly south to north from London):
England has a large number of cities, towns and villages. Those listed below are of greatest interest to the traveler:
England is part of the United Kingdom, which is a constitutional monarchy, with a Queen (or King) as the head of state, and a Prime Minister as the democratically elected head of government. The Prime Minister is not elected as an individual. Instead the leader of the largest party in Parliament is invited to form a government, of which the leader typically becomes the Prime Minister.
Avoid confusing the terms England, UK, Britain and British Isles. Great Britain is the collective name for England, Scotland and Wales.
The British Isles is the collective term for the islands that include Great Britain, Ireland and many other small adjacent islands.
The UK refers to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (but not, of course, the Republic of Ireland).
The government in London contains elected representatives from throughout the UK. Following recent devolution, Scotland and Wales have their own elected parliaments with some law-making and tax-setting powers. England has no national government though and is directly governed by the UK government.
England has numerous airports:
With so much coastline and so many ports, England has extensive shipping links with many countries worldwide. Major ports are Dover, Folkestone, Harwich, Hull, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Southampton, Liverpool, Ipswich and Newcastle.
England is well serviced by domestic air, land and sea routes.
There are taxi firms everywhere (many are by booking only - find the phone number of the local company and phone ahead), and every town has a bus service.
England has one of the highest densities of railway lines per square mile in the world...but much of it dates back to the early 20th century and as such there can be overcrowding, delays and cancellations. These costs are passed on to the customer - be prepared for expensive tickets. Plan your journey at the National Rail portal (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/).
The speed limit, unless otherwise stated, is 60 mph (approx 95 kmph) on single carriageways and 70 mph (approx. 110 kmph) on dual carriageways. The traditional British 'reserve' doesn't play well on the road, especially in the cities - keep your wits about you. Brown and white roadsigns indicate nearby tourist attractions, and the blue i sign denotes Tourist Information.
England has a huge and diverse range of attractions.
A number of 'umbrella' organisations are devoted to the preservation and public access of both natural and cultural heritage. Membership with them, even on a temporary basis, means priority free access to their properties thereafter - travellers to England seeking to see a large number of sights would do well to join one or more of them:
Although English food is much derided the world over, the country has produced some notable dishes, such as Beef Wellington and the sandwich (named after the Earl of Sandwich who invented the portable meal so he didn't have to leave the gambling table). Above all, the English are great adopters of other countries' cuisines, to the frequent exclusion of "native" options - as an example of this phenomenon, English opinion is currently divided as to whether the most popular dish is lasagna or chicken tikka masala (with the latter probably edging out the competition)....
Typical / traditional English food:
England is home to a huge variety of alcoholic drinks. As well as wines and spirits (mainly imported, but some local), there is lager (light and fizzy), bitter (darker and bitter-tasting), ale (somewhat dark and cloudy) and stout (thick and dark) - local or imported. Bitters and ales are the more "traditional" English drinks.
There are pubs and bars everywhere. You would be hard pressed to find even a village that does not have at least one pub.
Pubs generally close at 23:00, except on Sundays when they close at 22:30. However in most cities and many towns some pubs and bars have extended licences and can therefore stay open later. Also, at public holiday times, many pubs can extend their closing times - especially New Year's Eve.
Tea is widely drunk throughout the country, with milk and, depending on the individual's taste, sugar. There are many popular brands, including PG Tips and Tetley. In tea-rooms, less frequently seen these days, tea is traditionally accompanied by scones and jam or cake or biscuits.
England offers the usual Western assortment of sleeping options including
Currency is Pounds Sterling (GBP). Euros are sometimes accepted as well, but it is best to assume otherwise.
Cr cards are accepted in most shops and restaurants. Visa and Mastercard signs are the most widely accepted, though debit cards with the Maestro logo are also taken. American Express cards are taken in less establishments, but most restaurants will accept it.
England has many options for foreign students including language, history, and cultural programs as well as advanced degrees at such well-known universities as Cambridge and Oxford. Most cities have at least one institute of higher learning.
Options for short-term employment include bar tending and waiting tables as well as more specialized work such as in the high tech / computer industry. Visitors from Commonwealth or EU countries will have a much easier time getting a work permit, especially those under 30 as there are several programs.
England is generally a fairly safe place. Pickpockets operate in larger cities, muggings can occur after dark in certain areas, and car theft occurs all over - but if you use your common sense you will be highly unlikely to experience any of these. Violent Crime is a major problem in many cities in England, as is drunkenness and alcohol-fuelled crime.
The local emergency telephone number is 999, however the EU-wide 112 can also be used. For advice on non-emergency medical problems, you can ring the 24 hour NHS Direct service on 0845 4647.
Emergencies can be dealt with under the NHS (National Health Service) at any hospital with a Casualty or A & E (Accident & Emergency) department. At A&E be prepared for a wait of up to 4 hours to be seen to if the medical complaint is not serious.
For advice on minor ailments and non-prescription drugs, you can ask a pharmacist (there are many high-street chemists).
Unsurprisingly, most people in England speak English, though with a wide variety of regional accents. Few (indigenous) English people speak a second language, although there are many foreign languages spoken due to the multicultural nature of the country.
The English are in general a very polite and reserved people, and it is considered very bad manners not to say "please" or "thank you". The English say "please" and "thank you" (or "cheers") seemingly all the time. If in doubt, be polite. Unlike in many other European countries and in North America, a "thank you" will not often be greeted with a "you're welcome".
It is said that the English invented queueing, and they become very annoyed by anyone who pushes in front of them in a line (although, being so reserved, they will rarely do anything more than glare and mutter under their breath).
See Contact entry under United Kingdom for national information on telephone, internet and postal services.
See Contact entries under individual cities for local information.

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Justin Bieber has sent his fans into meltdown after reminding them he knows his way around the keys.
Bieber shared two clips with his 64.8 million Instagram followers performing his rendition of Drake’s Hotline Bling and Rihanna’s Work on a hotel lobby piano.
In the clip, the singer reworks Rihanna and Drake’s smash hits into a tear-jerking melodic tune.
“How much more perfect can he get,” one fan commented.
“U are our smile everyday,” another wrote.
It appears Bieber was attending American songwriter Jason Boyd’s wedding, having earlier congratulated the newlywed couple.
“Congrats Jason and Ashley Boyd.”
Bieber has previously collaborated with the songwriter and vocal producer in many of his hits including Where Are U Now, What Do You Mean? and All That Matters.


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Free software during COVID-19 – good spirit or clever business?
Businesses have been thrown into new ways of working – never before have entire industries together felt this kind of external disruption.
There’s no denying that many many companies were blindsided by a sudden shift in operating modes but, overall, businesses have queen quick to adapt to the situational demands, in a big part owed to their resolve and strength of their workforce, but in no small part thanks to the tools available to ‘go digital’.
Whether it’s e-commerce solutions or cloud MSPs, the market is exploding with vendors, all of which can help businesses regain a viable course now, and in the post-Covid economy. Of course, these digital solutions aren’t cheap, and given times of financial uncertainty, many firms aren’t in a position to stump up the costs.
That said, unprecedented circumstances lead to unprecedented responses; the current economic crisis has led to admirable acts as businesses look to lend to their support to others, and enterprise technology is no different.
COVID-19 has been a great leveller, and many businesses in a stronger position have chosen to show charity to support to members of the industry sectors they, in a better economy, are built on.
“Significance not success” is the unofficial motto of many businesses right now, who know that while business may temporarily be halted, they can support their user-base through the hard times, and keep relationships and their own brand perception strengthened for the longer term.
Many of these companies are offering collaborative tools, automation software, password managers and security solutions for free, with some allowing use of tools for as long as six months. Vendors are now showing that they can live up to their promise of being enterprise ‘partners’ when they need them most.
Companies like Google, Salesforce, and Atlassian are offering their collaborative and productivity cloud-based wares for enterprises looking to support their newly-remote workforce.
Maintaining productivity is the biggest challenge for SMEs within the time period. Enterprises need to make sure they have the right tools to communicate, share data, transfer files, and document work processes – in a secure manner at that.
“As more businesses adjust their work-from-home policies and adopt reduced travel plans in response to COVID-19, we’re helping to ensure that all globally-distributed teams can still reliably meet face to face, even if employees are not in the same location,” announced the company in a blog post.
Amid the controversies surrounding Zoom‘s information security system, other vendors have come forward to promote their teleconferencing application with better security features. Cisco‘s Webex, Google Hangouts Meet, Microsoft’s Teams and Intermedia’s AnyMeeting Pro are among some of the offerings available for grab in the markets.
1Password, Okta, Appian, and Ping Identity are offering enterprises interactive dashboards to help executives manage data access policies while working remotely and employees the accessibility to organize their passwords.
Some of these products also feature security solutions to help support remote working applications and provide some comfort to teams in the wake of increased cyberattacks. A few of these vendors have also designed their products to specifically address the needs of businesses that are weathering the operational challenges presented by the pandemic.
A chance to build new business relationships?
While the generosity and professionalism promoted by these vendors in times of crisis are worthy of recognition, there’s no denying that this growing trend of making critical digital tools free is a marketing strategy to help these vendors build new relationships now and in the longer term.
Although there’s no way of telling whether this would motivate purchasing decisions by businesses once they get back on their feet and end up boosting vendors’ sales, the effort will leave a positive lasting impression. That’s not to mention that there will be plenty of leads for vendors to follow up once business returns to a semblance of normality, particularly as users become accustomed to remote working and the tools that have helped them to do it.
Some applications are already seeing a spike in usage. According to deVere Group, there’s a 72 percent increase in the use of fintech apps across Europe alone, since the pandemic came into full swing.
In the meantime, businesses can use this time to reevaluate how digital tools can help augment efficiency and improve operational performance, and be grateful for the tools and software that has been made available during this period. It’s a two-way street that benefits both parties, that’s for sure.
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The present study focuses on the performance of precast concrete beam-column dowel connections subjected to cyclic loading by conducting experiments. In this study, one-third scale model of two types of precast and a monolithic beam-column connection were cast and tested under reverse cyclic loading. The precast connections considered for this study is a beam-column connection where beam is connected to column with corbel using (i) dowel bar and (ii) dowel bar with cleat angle. The experimental results of the precast specimens have been compared with that of the reference monolithic connection. The sub-assemblage specimens have been subjected to reverse cyclic displacement-controlled lateral loading applied at the end of the beam. The performance of the precast connections in terms of the ultimate load carrying capacity, post- elastic strength enhancement factor, load-displacement hysteresis behaviour, moment-rotation hysteresis behaviour, energy dissipation capacity, equivalent viscous damping ratio and ductility factor were compared with that of the monolithic beam-column connection. The monolithic specimen was found to perform better when compared to the precast specimens in terms of strength and energy dissipation. In terms of ductility, the precast specimen using dowel bar and cleat angle showed better behaviour when compared to the reference monolithic specimen.


Five years ago, airport lounges were full of people pecking away at laptops. Now we see commuters’ fingers gliding across tablet touchscreens. That trend isn’t set to change in a hurry, either. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) research firm, shipments of tablet computers are set to surpass total PC shipments by 2015.
“Total PC shipments” refers to combined shipments of laptops and desktop PCs. IDC’s forecast predicts that tablet shipments will grow 58.7% year-over-year in 2013, eventually reaching 229.3 million units. This number is up from 144.5 million units last year. The PC market, meanwhile, is “expected to see negative growth for the second consecutive year.”
IDC’s Program Manager for Mobility Trackers, Ryan Reith, believes the weak economy has benefitted the mobile market. “What started as a sign of tough economic times has quickly shifted to a change in the global computing paradigm with mobile being the primary benefactor,” he said in a press release distributed by IDC yesterday. “Tablets surpassing portables in 2013, and total PCs in 2015, marks a significant change in consumer attitudes about compute devices and the applications and ecosystems that power them.”
Reith also pointed out that laptops and desktop PCs are still going to hold an important place in homes and businesses, but “for many consumers, a tablet is a simple and elegant solution for core use cases that were previously addressed by the PC.”
The report also states that Apple’s iPad remains the most popular tablet, but low-cost Android devices are beginning to close the gap. In the same vein, customers are gravitating towards 7-inch tablet screens whereas 9.7-inch tablets used to be favored.


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United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
February 24, 2014
CORLIVEETHO McMILLIAN, Plaintiff,
WARDEN JEROME WALSH, et al., Defendants.
CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER, Chief District Judge.
AND NOW, this 24th day of February, 2014, upon consideration of the court's order (Doc. 153) adopting the report and recommendation of Chief Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson (Doc. 149), granting defendants' unopposed motion (Doc. 130) for summary judgment, and dismissing plaintiff's complaint (Doc. 1) for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41, see FED. R. CIV. P. 41(b), (permitting court to dismiss lawsuit if "the plaintiff fails to prosecute or to comply with these rules or a court order"), failure to oppose the motion, see LOCAL RULE OF COURT 7.6 ("Any party who fails [to timely file a brief in opposition to the movant's motion] shall be deemed not to oppose such motion."), and on the merits, and further upon consideration of the late-filed objections (Doc. 147) and the motion (Doc. 148) for appointment of counsel filed by plaintiff on today's date, and the court observing that nothing articulated in either document alters the court's conclusion that plaintiff's claim is barred by the doctrine of qualified immunity and subject to dismissal,  and the court thus concluding that the late-filed objections (Doc. 158) are meritless and affirming its order (Doc. 153) of January 28, 2014, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff's objections (Doc. 158) to the report and recommendation are overruled.
2. Plaintiff's motion (Doc. 158) for appointment of counsel is DENIED as moot.
3. This case remains CLOSED.

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Our FLOVID-20 team released a new research preprint showing that Rhesus Monkeys vaccinated with FLOVID-20 were free of pneumonia-like infiltrates characteristic of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection and presented with lower viral loads relative to controls. It is submitted for peer review and publication.
Background Persistent transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has given rise to a COVID-19 pandemic. Several vaccines, evoking protective spike antibody responses, conceived in 2020, are being deployed in mass public health vaccination programs. Recent data suggests, however, that as sequence variation in the spike genome accumulates, some vaccines may lose efficacy.
Methods Using a macaque model of SARS-CoV-2 infection, we tested the efficacy of a peptide-based vaccine targeting MHC Class I epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein. We administered biodegradable microspheres with synthetic peptides and adjuvants to rhesus macaques. Unvaccinated control and vaccinated macaques were challenged with 1 x 108 TCID50 units of SARS-CoV-2, followed by assessment of clinical symptoms, viral load, chest radiographs, sampling of peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid for downstream analysis.
Results Vaccinated animals were free of pneumonia-like infiltrates characteristic of SARS-CoV-2 infection and presented with lower viral loads relative to controls. Gene expression in cells collected from BAL samples of vaccinated macaques revealed a unique signature associated with enhanced development of adaptive immune responses relative to control macaques.
Conclusions We demonstrate that a room temperature stable peptide vaccine based on known immunogenic HLA Class I bound CTL epitopes from the nucleocapsid protein can provide protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in non-human primates.

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In this episode of Reality Check, Emma checks in with Temptation Island star Gillian Lieberman, and they get into all kinds of shenanigans discussing the recent episodes this season. You don't wanna miss this one!
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Until now, Comcast has had a monthly cap of 250 GB for all high-speed data customers. In a conference call with reporters today, Comcast Corp. Executive VP David Cohen said that the company is replacing that current cap with a new more flexible approach. Cohen says that anyone who was at risk of losing their service due to bumping up the cap is no longer at risk; he says the company is out of the cap business.
Cohen says the company will test several alternative approaches to giving customers more bandwidth. He says all of the choices are "significantly more pro-consumer."
- One approach, Cohen says, is to offer multi-tiered data usage plans, with data caps tied to a consumer's specific plan. The lowest tiered plan will get 300 GB of data; higher-cost plans will get more capacity. (The company already has tiered plans tied to transmission speeds.) All consumers under this approach will able to buy additional data, likely at $10 for each additional 50 GB.
- A second approach would set a 300 GB threshold for all tiers, again with an option to buy additional capacity at a rate expected to be $10 a month for each additional 50 GB.
- In other markets where neither approach is being tested, the 250 GB limit is being suspended, although Cohen says that the company will contact the small number of users who are using excessive amounts of bandwidth, in part to be sure they are not infected with malware or have an unsecured wireless router. That will be the approach in the majority of the company's markets, Cohen says.
The company so far has not said where it will pilot the various data plans; it also has not decided now long it will conduct the trials before deciding on a permanent approach.
Companies will get warnings as they approach the data thresholds, and will eventually get charged. Don't pay the bill, and they can turn off your service. Cohen says the "vast majority" of consumers do not come anywhere close to the 250 GB level, and will not be affected by the changes. The company says the median customer uses 8-10 GB a month. Cohen says there has not been a material increase in the number of people who have been reaching the cap.
Update: Note that the Xfinity app on Xbox does not count against the 300 GB threshold.
Cohen says the company is operating with some key principles:
- Customers have the right to manage their data usage.
- They can do that in a fair and non-discriminatory manner.
- Residential high speed data services are for consumers, not businesses.
- The company intends to be fair to all customers, with pricing that takes into account building, maintaining and operating the network.
- Comcast will be transparent with customers.
CMCSA is down 18 cents, or 0.6%, to $28.67.


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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Shares of China Eastern Airlines surged Monday as trading resumed after the airline said it will acquire rival carrier Shanghai Airlines through a share swap and additionally raise more than a billion dollars.
The deal, announced over the weekend, will make the financially-troubled carrier China's largest airline, and enhance its market share and pricing power in the Shanghai market that may be crucial to a turnaround, say analysts.
"The end of the pricing war between the two companies would immediately boost [China Eastern's] earnings by 1 billion yuan [$146 million] (or 3 billion yuan in an optimistic scenario), on our estimates," Citigroup analysts Ally Ma and Brian Lam wrote in a report.
They added that the acquisition would also "reap synergies through the integration of fleet, routes, distribution and maintenance/ground services," and lead to "new opportunities for state bailouts and strategic investments."
Shares of the dual-listed China Eastern CEA, +0.68% (670) jumped 7.5% to 1.87 Hong Kong dollars (24 cents) and 5.1% to 5.6 yuan (82 cents) in Shanghai. Trading in the airline's shares had been under suspension for more than a month. Shanghai Airlines shares soared 5.1% to 6.22 yuan in Shanghai trade.
Under the terms of the announced acquisition, Shanghai Airlines shareholders would get 1.3 China Eastern shares for every one they hold in Shanghai Airlines.
China Eastern added that it'll issue to a select group of investors -- including its parent CEA Holding -- 1.35 billion of the company's new Shanghai-listed shares and 490 million new Hong Kong-listed shares at a discount, to raise about $1.03 billion in total. The Shanghai tranche will be sold at a price not less than 4.75 yuan, while the Hong Kong issue will take place at a price not less than HK$1.40.
The jump came in a downbeat broader market, with the Hang Seng Index losing 2% to 17,363.47, while the Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.4% to 3,101.01. In wider regional trading, Japan's Nikkei dropped 1%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.7%, South Korea's Kospi lost 2.1%, Taiwan's Taiex tumbled 2.9% and Singapore's Straits Times Index gave up 1%.
Merrill Lynch, which previously didn't have a rating on China Eastern, recommended a buy on the stock, with a price objective of HK$2.60.
"These new funds, plus the integration of rival Shanghai Airlines, effectively relaunches the airline," the brokerage wrote in a report. "We believe excessive competition in Shanghai was key to China Eastern's recent steep losses. With the merger of its rival, pricing and profits should rise."
Still, analysts said completion of a deal may not guarantee a turnaround.
"Failure to cut headcount and aircraft means the combined entity is leaving major cost-cutting opportunities untouched," added Merrill Lynch analysts. "China Eastern struggled with its last merger in 2005 and other concerns include problems from split operations at Shanghai's two airports and the extreme leverage of the combined entity."
Citigroup analysts also said integration between the two airlines may not be easy.
"The breakthrough in the China Eastern-Shanghai Airlines merger was government-driven and came after reluctance from Shanghai Airlines management. Aside from difficulties in culture and management integration, investors should note that Shanghai Airlines has incurred losses for 3 years in a row and faces equity depletion," they wrote.
"Government support, strategic investors' capital and execution capabilities of China Eastern's new management are crucial," they added.

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Whether or not Khairuldeen Makhzoomi was treated unjustly, the effect of his charge of “Islamophobia” will be to intimidate people into thinking that they must not say anything when Muslims are behaving suspiciously on airplanes. The participation of Hamas-linked CAIR, which encourages Muslims not to cooperate with law enforcement, is further reason to be suspicious. Hamas-linked CAIR’s Zahra Billoo said: “For whatever reason, he was not allowed to fly on the airplane and yet he was cleared by law enforcement. We worry that they’re being overzealous.” And so for fear of being “overzealous” in the future, law enforcement officials may let Muslims who are genuine threats fly on airplanes. More non-Muslims will be murdered, but what do Islamic supremacists care about that?
“Iraqi seeks apology after being removed from Oakland-bound plane,” by Steve Rubenstein and Kimberly Veklerov, SFGate, April 16, 2016:
A UC Berkeley student who was removed from a Southwest Airlines plane after a fellow passenger heard him speaking in Arabic on his mobile phone is still waiting for an explanation and an apology from somebody.
Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, a 26-year-old Iraqi refugee and the son of a slain Iraqi diplomat, had just boarded his Oakland-bound flight at Los Angeles International Airport on April 6 when he called and spoke with an uncle on his mobile phone.
After the call ended, Makhzoomi said a female passenger looked at him, got up and left her seat. A short time later, an airport employee told Makhzoomi to get off the plane.
Makhzoomi said his phone conversation had been with an uncle in Baghdad. They had discussed a meeting of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council that Makhzoomi had attended.
After he was led from his seat, Makhzoomi said he was questioned in the aircraft jet way by a series of security and police officers. At one point, he told them he was a victim of discrimination.
“I told them, ‘This is what Islamophobia looks like,’” he said. “And that’s when they said I could not get on the plane, and they called the FBI.”
Makhzoomi, who is studying political science and near Eastern languages and literature at Berkeley, said he was interrogated at length, sniffed by police dogs and subjected to an intimate body search in front of passersby. FBI agents arrived and questioned him some more….
Southwest, in a statement, confirmed it had removed Makhzoomi from the plane because of what it called “potentially threatening comments made aboard our aircraft” and “further discussion.” The airline said it would not have acted “without a collaborative decision rooted in established procedure.” It declined to elaborate….
Islamic leaders said they were disappointed to learn of what happened to Makhzoomi and worried that racial profiling was involved in his being removed from the plane.
“We’re concerned that this is part of a trend of Muslims being profiled and their right to travel being impacted,” said Zahra Billoo, executive director of the San Francisco chapter of the [Hamas-linked] Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Billoo said the airline owed Makhzoomi and the public a clear explanation of the incident and a promise to review its procedures for handling similar incidents.
“For whatever reason, he was not allowed to fly on the airplane and yet he was cleared by law enforcement,” Billoo added. “We worry that they’re being overzealous.”
The incident in Los Angeles was followed by a similar removal of a Southwest passenger from a flight in Baltimore on Wednesday. That passenger, a woman wearing an Islamic scarf, was asked to leave the plane after she attempted to change seats during an intermediate stop on a flight from Washington, D.C., to Chicago. No other details about that incident were immediately known.
Makhzoomi, who said he has taken two dozen flights on Southwest in the past year or so and is a member of its frequent flier plan, said he was seeking nothing more from the airline than an apology.
“I don’t want money,” he said. “I don’t care about that. The message of Islam is forgiveness. That’s all I want.”

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EnergyNet received a strategic investment from MPK Equity Partners of Dallas, the Amarillo, Texas-based company said March 24. The amount of the funding wasn't disclosed.
EnergyNet said the new funding will support the company's efforts to further expand its leadership position in oil and gas A&D services and the online energy marketplace.
"Our entire management team and I view this partnership with MPK as a historic milestone in the evolution and growth of our company, and we are very excited to welcome them to the EnergyNet family," Bill Britain, EnergyNet's CEO and chairman, said in a statement.
EnergyNet's web-based platform offers an alternative to traditional auctions and investment bank-led sale processes and provides sellers the opportunity to reach nearly 20,000 unique bidders across the U.S., according to the release.
"Our competitive solution combines world-class technology with deep energy industry knowledge to create the most efficient and effective marketplace to buy and sell oil and gas assets," Britain said. "With the additional resources MPK provides, we are even better positioned to innovate and deliver superior results for our customers."
MPK Equity Partners is led by Patrick K. McGee and Douglas L. Kennealey, who were formerly with former Brazos Private Equity Partners, and H. Ross Perot Jr.
MHT Partners LP was exclusive adviser to EnergyNet for the investment.
2022-08-05 - The July 22 leak, the equivalent of enough gas to supply 40,000 U.S. homes for a day, originated from a gathering system near Ringgold, Louisiana, a report by Energy Transfer said. The pipeline has been shut until further notice.
2022-07-11 - The Deer Creek Volunteer Fire Department told people on July 9 to avoid major U.S. Highway 81 in the area “due to a major fire at the ONEOK plant,” posting an image of a large plume of dark smoke.
2022-06-09 - Canadian crude is being washed out by a surplus of American sour crude due to the U.S. opening its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to combat high fuel prices.


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TOKYO/ATHENS -- Japan and the Olympics movement decided on Tuesday to delay this year’s Tokyo Games into 2021 as the coronavirus crisis obliterated the world’s last major imminent sporting event.
THE PESO strengthened versus the dollar on Tuesday as the central bank cut banks’ reserve ratio anew and on the US Federal Reserve’s aggressive initiatives to lessen the economic impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
LOCAL SHARES gained some momentum yesterday as investors reacted to news of monetary easing measures in the Philippines and United States.
VEHICLE SALES in the Philippines are expected to be flat in 2020 as the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon shutters dealerships, Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research said in a downgrade of its previous estimate of 7.4% growth.
THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the government procurement policy board (GPPB) has authorized a simplified procurement process to expedite transactions during the state of calamity declared in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) has extended the cut-off date for the tax amnesty on delinquencies by another 30 days to May 23 as a form of relief to taxpayers affected by the COVID-19 lockdown.
AGRICULTURE Secretary William D. Dar has instructed various agencies of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to designate portions of their compounds as markets for agricultural products.
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is appealing to financing and lending companies to relax their requirements for borrowers while Luzon is under quarantine.
THE National Privacy Commission (NPC) is warning the public against a rise in online fraud during the COVID-19 outbreak.
THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) warned Tuesday of potential cyber-attacks against hospitals and health care facilities.
LAWMAKERS approved a bill giving President Rodrigo R. Duterte special powers to deal with a novel coronavirus pandemic that has sickened hundreds in the Philippines and threatens to bring the economy to a standstill.
HEALTH authorities reported 90 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday — a record daily increase — bringing the total to 552.
ST. LUKE’S Medical Center on Tuesday said it had stopped admitting COVID-19 patients for confinement after both its branches in Quezon City and Taguig exceeded their capacities.
THE FOUR persons arrested for selling overpriced thermal scanners and medical masks were presented for inquest Monday, an official of the Department of Justice said.
THE WORLD Health Organization’s (WHO) Philippine representative has called on the private sector to help in the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers, citing a global shortage problem as the new coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, continues to spread around the world.
Besieged by the COVID-19 pandemic and pushed into adversity, the current circumstance has stimulated a surge in patriotic and emphatic response from the private sector and civil society groups.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic and people around the globe are understandably very worried, if not in a state of panic. In the Philippines, in an effort to quell the upward surge in infections similar to what is happening in other countries, President Rodrigo R. Duterte initially ordered a “community quarantine” of the National Capital Region (NCR) effective March 15 until April 1. However, on March 16, the President put the entire island of Luzon on “enhanced community quarantine” (ECQ-Luzon), strictly imposing a home quarantine, among others, starting on March 17 until April 12.
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The coronavirus disease 2019/COVID-19 pandemic is just one more crisis, among the many, that the world has experienced in the 20th century and in the present millennium. Each crisis has been a test of leadership, underscoring the need for a great leader, someone who can rally the citizenry, inspire them and keep up their spirits in the face of discouraging odds. Someone on whose wisdom they can depend on, whose words they can believe, and in whom they can entrust their lives.
IN THE OSCAR’s best movie of 2019, Parasite, the poorer family, driven back to their now flooded home and herded into a relief center, is wondering what to do next. Their scheme to latch on to the household of their wealthy employers is unraveling. The son asks his father what they are to do next. The father replies, “the best plan is not to have a plan.” This reaction to catastrophe after all the scheming and planning the family did to displace the entrenched household help of the wealthy seems to be the only way to handle uncertainty. Well, the ending of this movie argues against the patriarch’s approach. (Okay, this is not a movie review. But for the record, it’s a must-see movie on the social classes of South Korea.)
THERE’S NOTHING GOOD about the coronavirus pandemic, but maybe there can be collateral benefits. For example, it’s already forcing people to use the technology that everybody should have embraced already.
TORONTO/TOKYO -- US Olympic organizers joined calls for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the International Olympic Committee, according to member Dick Pound, has decided to delay the event, likely for a year.
RECOGNIZING that in trying times like the ongoing threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) every support counts, stakeholders of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines have moved to do their part and lend a hand to those in need.
AMID the uncertain times the world is currently plunged in because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), adidas is moving on, finding creative ways to see its vision of changing lives by way of sports through.
Will the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan push through on its original scheduled date or not? That is the question the global sporting community is waiting to be answered amid the ongoing and serious concern over the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Considering the magnitude -- and the resources required for the staging -- of the 2020 Summer Games, it’s a wonder the International Olympic Committee continues to refrain from postponing the quadrennial spectacle due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The closest it has come to doing so is the announcement it made over the weekend, with president Thomas Bach acknowledging the possibility and noting that discussions will be held on the matter. The actual decision, he said, will be made anytime in the next four weeks. Meanwhile, all other sporting events of smaller scope have already been moved or scuttled altogether in compliance with community quarantine measures.
Charitable organization HelpThru is gathering medical supplies to donate to local healthcare frontliners through their ONE for ONE Project.
UP CAP is staging an online job and internship fair for university students and fresh graduates next week.
Signet Properties is making a name for itself in the Philippine real estate market with innovative proptech solutions such as the real estate crowdfunding platform Flint.
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will buy short-term securities from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) to support the government in lessening the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on the economy.
PHILIPPINE economic growth may slow to 4.3% if the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread and the Luzon-wide lockdown extends into the second semester, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia said on Monday.
PHILIPPINE economic growth may slow to 4.3% if the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread and the Luzon-wide lockdown extends into the second...
WHAT used to be a bustling street near the Centro Escolar University in Las Piñas City was now bare, except for a cart of sorbetes being pushed by Alex H. Reales, 55.
CONGRESS on Monday sought to approve a measure that will give President Rodrigo R. Duterte special powers to address the national crisis triggered by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
A SUPERMARKET association is calling for improved delivery of goods to retail outlets and organizations preparing relief goods amid the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.
THE Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC) is assuring its employees that they will not lose their jobs and their salaries while Luzon is under enhanced community quarantine.
GMA Network, Inc. is allocating P350 million for the salaries and benefits of its employees, talents and support personnel in light of the government-imposed quarantine period, the media network said on Monday.
SOME of the Philippines’ big businesses raised P1.5 billion to give out P1,000-worth of grocery vouchers to urban poor residents in Metro Manila amid the enhanced community quarantine.
ACTORS live and breathe the story of a play or musical. They memorize lines, blocking, and choreography for months prior to sending its message to an audience.
THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued a memorandum order allowing ABS-CBN Convergence, Inc., whose franchise had expired on March 17, 2020, and other telecommunications companies of the same status to continue to operate during the Luzon-wide quarantine period, ABS-CBN Corp. said.
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is asking capital markets institutions to fix employee requirements to be exempted from the Luzon-wide quarantine.
INDIE folk pop band Ben&Ben is holding an online performance on March 27, 7 p.m., on its Facebook page to raise funds to assist the frontliners of the COVID-10 pandemic in the Philippines.
DAVAO CITY -- Two local business families here have teamed up for a four-building condominium complex, called Legacy Leisure Residences, that is targeted for young families as well as buyers who intend to rent out their units to tourists and long-term occupants.
NIPPON ICHI Software America has released Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo, the second of two anthologies of classic shoot ‘em ups produced by Kyoto, Japan-based Psikyo, a videogame development company established in the early 1990s, and, not surprisingly, it winds up approximating the quality of its predecessor. As with Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha, the collection is made up of six shooters that preserve the look and feel of their arcade source material. And, as with Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha, it boasts of an overall gameplay experience that, with updated graphics and sounds, exceeds expectations.
LOPEZ-LED companies have been extending their help in various relief operations to aid those affected by the Luzon-wide lockdown.
DAVAO City-based Felcris Hotels and Resorts Corp. is planning to build a hotel and convention center with an estimated budget of P1.2 billion.
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Premier grilled on failure to 'save 150' mining jobs
THE Premier has been asked to explain why the Palaszczuk Government "has failed to save 150 regional jobs by failing to grant the necessary approvals" at the New Acland mine.
"Let's put some clarity in the debate," Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.
"There are a number of different interests up in that region.
"They involve community interests, they include mining interests and they also include farming interests."
Ms Palaszczuk said the Government was waiting for a decision from the Court of Appeal.
New Hope has waited 12 years for State Government approvals for its New Acland Stage 3 mine and has been tied up in a series of legal battles with Oakey Coal Action Alliance.
"There is currently … we are waiting for a decision of the Court of Appeal," the Premier said.
"It has been nearly six months waiting for that decision.
"I am told that decision could come down any day."
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LNP calls for immediate investigation
PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk says there's no reason to investigate a former staffer's setting up of a company that is now lobbying on behalf of a controversial New Acland mine.
The Opposition asked for an immediate investigation by the Integrity Commissioner into Evan Moorhead's co-founding of Anacta Strategies with political consultant David Nelson, who also has ties to Labor.
But Ms Palaszczuk said she understood Mr Moohead, her previous strategy chief, was not handling any lobbying on behalf of New Hope to the State Government, instead leaving it to his business partner.
"The person in question sought advice when he separated from my office … and he got that advice from ministerial services upon separation and he's also advised the director-general of any work he's doing," she said.
The New Hope coal mine has been awaiting for Government approvals for 12 years, and has now signaled job losses due to the hold-up.
A passage in the Integrity Act states that lobbyists are forbidden from "lobbying activities" on any matter that are related to their former representative duties as a government employee for two years.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Biden Administration has declared a public health emergency as the number of monkeypox cases have risen across the country.
It’s a move to help boost the federal response to the outbreak and free up federal funding for vaccines and other resources to fight the viral disease.
The Southern Nevada Health District said it has received about 3,000 more monkeypox vaccines. The 2-dose regimen is available for residents who are considered to be at a higher risk of exposure.
Nearly 7,000 Americans have been infected across the U.S. In southern Nevada, there have been 24 monkeypox cases reported in Clark County.
On Thursday, SNHD announced more vaccines against the viral disease have arrived but there are challenges to getting them into people’s arms. One man has spoken out about his experience.
“Monday of this week is when my scabs on my face fell off,” said Wesley Wallace, a monkeypox patient.
Wallace shared his rollercoaster journey after he said he contracted monkeypox during the Fourth of July weekend.
“I was out celebrating at the bars with my friends. If you know anything about the gay culture, we have a very touch-heavy culture. There is a lot of hugging and kissing,” Wallace said.
Wallace said he noticed blisters around his body and mouth days later, and his doctor confirmed the viral disease.
On Thursday the U.S. declared monkeypox a public health emergency to boost federal aid.
“We received an additional 2,956 monkeypox vaccine doses this week for people eligible for the vaccine,” said Dr. Cortland Lohff, the acting Chief Medical Officer of SNHD.
The outbreak, according to health officials, is primarily seen in the gay community, spreading through skin-to-skin contact and close contact with clothing or linen. Among the symptoms are blisters on the hands, feet, and face area.
“It’s very scary and I hope people don’t make the same mistake that many did back in the 80s with HIV.”
Gary Costa recently got his first of two vaccines and hopes others in his community do the same.
“I got my monkeypox shot in one arm and since I was there, I also got my COVID second booster,” said Costa.
More than 700 monkeypox vaccines have been given out according to health officials, which Wallace said he plans on getting after he recovers.
“I’ve got the antibodies now but a vaccine couldn’t hurt.”
The Southern Nevada Health District said walk-ins are the best way to get your monkeypox vaccine because their appointment website is currently down.
If you still have questions about monkeypox, the LGBTQ Center of Las Vegas is holding a town hall on August 18th at the center, off Maryland Parkway and Clark.
Public health experts will be there to answer your questions starting at 6 p.m. To RSVP, visit this link.


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CHENNAI: Demand for gold
in India has weakend in 2016, but October-December quarter has bucked the trend. In Q4, the demand for gold has risen by 3% at 244 tonnes compared to 194.8 tonnes in the same period of 2015, World Gold Council (WGC) figures showed. Demand in Q4 is the highest since 2012 (261.9 tonnes).
Wedding and festival season purchases, pent-up demand fuelled buying in Q4, while an improved monsoon also helped, said P R Somasundaram, MD, World Gold Council, India. “Prices softened in October, coinciding with the demand during Di waliDhanteras, which partially contributed to the increase in purchase. There was a spurt in buying until a week post-demonetisation, after which the cash crunch led to a reduction in purchases,“ he added.
Jewellers said that increase in Q4 demand
was main ly due to the Dhanteras season and buying was muted until December. “The October-December quarter, which traditionally sees demand during Diwali, wedding seasons and NRI purchases in December (margazhi), saw business as usual only in October. Overall, there was a 15% reduction,“ said N Ananthapadmanabhan, MD, NAC Jewellers
The quarter ended December was probably the only quarter which saw an increase in demand for gold.The full year demand, however, fell 21.4% to 675.5 tonnes compared to 857.2 tonnes in 2015. For jewellery
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Dr. Frederic Blum Visiting Professors
Duke Dermatology lost a great friend with the death of Dr. Fred Blum on October 17, 2008. Fred completed his residency in Dermatology at Duke in 1989 and practiced dermatology in Durham, most recently with Duke Dermatology graduates Drs. Lori Etter, Craig Heinly and Steve Higgins. Fred was committed to teaching and learning about dermatology. He was an active volunteer teacher at the Durham VA Medical Center and recruited other outstanding dermatologist to participate in our teaching program at the VA. Fred was also an enthusiastic participant in our monthly Duke/UNC Clinical Conferences, asking probing questions and relishing the camaraderie that is so typical of dermatology in our community.
In honor of Fred and his commitment to learning and dermatology we have established the Fred Blum Lectureship in Dermatology at Duke. Contributions to the Fred Blum Lectureship in Dermatology can be made by sending your tax deductible contributions to Duke Dermatology, Box 3135, Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC, 27710.
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|2009||Lisa Beck, MD|
|2010||Timothy Berger, MD|
|2011||Whitney High, MD|
|2012||Suephy Chen, MD, MS|
|2013||Roopal Kundu, MD|
|2014||Heidi Kong, MD, MHSc|
|2015||Dee Anna Glaser, MD|
|2016||Eric Simpson, MD, MCR|
|2017||Carrie Kovarik, MD|
|2018||Stavonnie Henderson-Patterson, MD|


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Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Need for Diagnostics and Dedicated Antimicrobial Stewardship Teams
By the bioMérieux Editors | Reading time: 3 min
PUBLICATION DATE: SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Sepsis, a life-threatening clinical condition, can develop in anyone; however, infants younger than one year are at higher risk of developing an infection that could lead to sepsis.
Neonatal sepsis occurs in infants less than 28 days old and continues to be a leading cause of sickness and mortality among babies. Premature neonates are at a higher risk for infections and sepsis than those born at term, mainly due to an immature immune system and the increased need for invasive devices, which increase the risk for infections.
There are two main presentations of sepsis in neonates: early-onset sepsis (EOS), typically defined as occurring at or before 72 hours of life, and late-onset sepsis (LOS), which occurs any time after 72 hours of life. EOS is generally caused by the transmission of pathogens from the mother to the fetus/newborn, such as Group B streptococcus (GBS), E. coli, and L. monocytogenes. LOS is usually brought on by transmission of pathogens from the surrounding environment after delivery, healthcare workers, or caregivers.
In addition to measures addressing symptoms and conditions associated with sepsis, the typical treatment for suspected neonatal sepsis is empiric antibiotic therapy, including ampicillin and aminoglycosides to cover the most common pathogens, with the goal of treating the underlying infection. This strategy can be initiated quickly (as soon as sepsis is suspected) and is often lifesaving for patients with bacterial sepsis. However, using antibiotics when they are unnecessary can have negative consequences, and appropriate prescribing in the Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be uniquely challenging.
Antibiotic Overuse in the NICU Can Have Negative Effects
When used for proven infections, antibiotics have dramatically improved survival in neonates. However, antimicrobial therapy use is high in NICUs, especially for potential sepsis. A global point prevalence survey found that on a given day, 26% of infants in NICUs received at least one antimicrobial, and the most frequent reason was for possible sepsis. The study also found that infants often received antimicrobial therapy based on clinical suspicion of infection or sepsis, rather than positive bacterial results—in fact, 49% of infants received prolonged therapy without any microbiological evidence of infection.
Antibiotic overuse has been associated with adverse outcomes, including LOS, invasive candidiasis (a type of serious fungal infection), and necrotizing enterocolitis (a type of serious intestinal infection), among others. A retrospective study found that among preterm, very low birth weight infants without major congenital anomalies or culture-proven sepsis, each day of antibiotic therapy provided in the first two weeks of age was associated with an increased risk of LOS or death.
In addition to adverse patient outcomes, overuse of antibiotics in NICUs can facilitate the emergence and spread of multi-drug resistant organisms, which can make treating infections in neonates more difficult. Neonatal infections from multi-drug resistant strains are associated with increased mortality, excessive cost, and prolonged hospitalization.
Reducing Antibiotic Overuse in the NICU
Given that Antimicrobials are the most frequently used medication in the NICU, antimicrobial stewardship efforts to minimize overuse and misuse of antibiotics in this setting are critical in the fight against AMR. The point prevalence survey found that hospitals that had a NICU-specific antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) had significantly lower rates of antibiotic utilization. “The importance of such a program cannot be over-emphasized as it ultimately may help to decrease antimicrobial resistance in NICUs worldwide,” said the authors.
Diagnostics are a crucial part of antimicrobial stewardship programs and their utilization can support antimicrobial stewardship initiatives and patient outcomes. The swift and appropriate use of laboratory tools and testing can help to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in neonates. For example, in diagnosis of neonatal sepsis, biomarkers including CRP, procalcitonin, jand interleukins 6 and 8 have been successfully used to help clinicians rule out infection. As a result, clinicians are able to safely refrain from prescribing antibiotics or discontinue antibiotic treatment, both of which reduce unnecessary antibiotic use.
Besides reducing unnecessary antibiotic use, antimicrobial stewardship efforts also focus on optimizing antibiotic use. For empiric antibiotics, “The choice of appropriate antimicrobial treatment is important and should be based on the epidemiological and microbiological data of each NICU.” Then, once identification and antibiotic susceptibility information are available, the results should be used to guide adjustments to antibiotic therapy.
As the authors of Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: An Update conclude, “Newborns are often administered prolonged antimicrobial treatments for suspected neonatal sepsis with severe short-term and long-term effects. The judicious use of antimicrobials in NICUs is vital for the protection of this vulnerable population.” Antimicrobial stewardship supported with diagnostic tools can help clinicians curb AMR while reducing the chances of adverse effects and further health complications in neonates.
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EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime will not be ordering a second season of The Protector, the freshman drama starring Ally Walker as single mother Gloria Shepherd, who juggles her demanding personal and professional lives raising two children while working as a Los Angeles Police Department homicide detective. The Protector got off to a soft start in June, drawing 1.9 million viewers for its premiere and holding onto 50% of its Army Wives lead-in. It never picked up steam. The Protector was one of two new drama series Lifetime launched this summer. The second, Against the Wall, is still airing its freshman season.
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Meister Eckhart - Selected writings - If you wish to discover and possess complete joy
Type of Spiritual Experience
Eckhart’s love was simply an appreciation of the qualities of the thing without any attempt to own it. It was the love of what somebody or something was, meaning that if it was lost, sadness may follow because it was the removal of something that was lovely from our lives, but it would not be the bitterness of the loss of a possession.
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Meister Eckhart selected writings – edited and translated by Oliver Davies
If you wish to discover and possess complete joy ………. you must ensure that you are free of all creatures and of all the consolation which they provide. Certainly, for as long as the creature can comfort you and does so, you will never find true consolation. But when nothing can console you except [your higher spirit] alone, then indeed he will console you and with him and in him all that gives delight. If you are comforted by what is not, you will find no consolation either in this life or the next. But if creatures do not give you comfort or pleasure, then you will find consolation both now and hereafter.

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Small animal veterinary case study – Dougie MN lhasa apso
Case provided by Yvonne McGrotty BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
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RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Internal Medicine
Dougie is a 3yr MN Lhasa Apso who presented with a recent history of abdominal distension and decreased appetite. Bloods revealed low albumin and low cholesterol and increased bile acids consistent with liver dysfunction.
Figure 1: Dougie
Figure 2: Ultrasound of abdomen showing free fluid separating the liver lobes
Figure 3: Free fluid highlighting the spleen
Figure 4: Laparoscopic image of the abnormal liver
Figure 5: A nodule on the surface of the liver
Figure 6: Biopsy forceps about to collect a liver biopsy
The fluid was aspirated and confirmed to be a transudate.
Laparascopic liver biopsies were obtained after checking Dougie’s clotting times were within range. Liver biopsies have confirmed that Dougie has chronic hepatitis with cirrhosis. He is currently doing fairly well on medical treatment and all the abdominal fluid has resolved.


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The Warriors announced that an MRI on Sunday revealed the extent of the injury, which the Warriors initially called a "probable right hip flexor strain" on Saturday. Lee underwent X-rays on Saturday, which were negative. CBSSports.com reported and USA Today Sports first reported the diagnosis.
Lee appeared to suffer the injury on a drive to the hoop that ended with him absorbing contact from JaVale McGee and falling awkwardly to the court early in the fourth quarter. After attempting his free throws, Lee doubled over in pain and immediately departed the court, favoring his right hip area. He finished with 10 points (on four-for-14 shooting) and 14 rebounds in 29 minutes.
Lee, 29, averaged 18.5 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this season, making him Golden State's second-leading scorer and leading rebounder. He was selected to his second All-Star Game this season. Saturday marked the first playoff game of his eight-year career.
The Nuggets went on to take Game 1 thanks to an Andre Miller game-winning lay-up.
Denver, the No. 3 seed, now holds a 1-0 series lead over Golden State, the No. 6 seed. The Warriors are making their first postseason appearance since 2007. Game 2 is set for Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center.Video via YouTube user OUOutreach | Hat tip: EyeOnBasketball


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A popular and brilliant actor, Vittorio De Sica proved himself an outstanding director as well. Unfortunately, his reputation as a filmmaker is defined almost exclusively via his famous neorealist classics. Big mistake. A note on the dynamics on film history.
Four years ago today, Jean Rollin died. He was the poète maudit among those obsessive filmmakers who straddled a thin line between porn, exploitation, and personal expression during the 70’s. This Frenchman occupies a special place in film history–and in my heart.
A post to inaugurate a new series on this blog, dedicated to the undervalued filmography of the most noble of animals.
The poetic finale of The Searchers is one of the most famous scenes in film history. The actual shooting was a bit more prosaic.
The story of an unmade German television film based on a Peter Handke novel that famously features John Ford.
On the occasion of the Film Museum’s current Gregory J. Markopoulos retrospective, we are proud to present an excerpt from Mark Webber’s recently published, beautiful anthology “Film as Film: The Collected Writings of Gregory J. Markopoulos”: Towards a New Narrative Film Form.
During Viennale, quite a few filmmakers showed up at the John Ford retrospective, including Abbas Kiarostami.
One person on this photo made a film that ended up on John Ford’s Top 10 list. Your guess is as good as mine…
The Fugitive, John Ford’s most religious melodrama, was shot in Mexico. Ford’s own behaviour on his frequent boat trips to the country was somehwat less saintly, if not without its blessed moments.


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The Marin County Office of Education announced the second-round winners in the 2018-19 “mathletes” competition.
The event was held Tuesday at San Jose Middle School in Novato. It included about 180 students from 15 schools.
In the seventh-grade competition, the Marin Country Day School team took first place, Kent Middle School took second and San Domenico School took third.
In the eighth-grade competition, Marin Country Day and Mill Valley Middle School took first place, Del Mar Middle School and Mark Day School took second and Miller Creek Middle School took third.
Nine students won certificates for perfect scores. The seventh-graders were Kiana Collins of Kent Middle School; Charlotte Dodson and Araddhya Tibrewall of Marin Country Day School; and Ty Galinski of Miller Creek Middle School. The eighth-graders were Eliza Gould of Davidson Middle School; Erika Zhang of Del Mar Middle School; Finn McKibbin of Mount Tamalpais School; Katharine Vari of San Domenico School; and Jessie Chi of Sinaloa Middle School.
The third round of the competition is scheduled for Feb. 12.
Piper Park project
on board’s agenda
Nick Stone, the city recreation supervisor, will provide an update on the Piper Park table and tree project during this week’s Parks and Recreation Commission meeting.
The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, in the council chambers at City Hall. The commission will also install its officers for 2019.
Former official cleared
in hit-and-run case
The district attorney’s office has dismissed charges against a former city councilman arrested on hit-and-run allegations.
The incident occurred in November 2017 on Seaver Drive, the site of a paving project. A worker on the project told police that a driver struck him with his car and drove away. The injuries were minor.
Police found the driver, identified him as Dick Swanson, 74, and booked him into jail on suspicion of felony hit-and-run.
Later, a witness told the prosecution that the accuser intentionally stuck his leg into traffic so he could sue and collect a settlement. The accuser allegedly offered the witness a share of the money for his supportive testimony.
The prosecution dropped the case as unprovable beyond a reasonable doubt. No charges were filed against the accuser.
Sewerage board set
to fund pump work
The Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin is poised to authorize $2.23 million for the Ricardo Road pump station construction project.
The funding will come from the $38 million bond sale proceeds for the agency’s capital improvement program.
The board meeting is set for 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, in the agency conference room at 450 Sycamore Ave. in Mill Valley.


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At 2020 Auto China, Ford has a sculpture that previews its future design language. The company calls the look “Progressive Energy In Strength.”
The sculpture depicts a vehicle in profile that tapers to a point at the back. The front end is muscular and wouldn’t appear too out of place on a new interpretation of the Mustang. The long hood flows back to a sleek, cockpit-like passenger compartment. Its teardrop shape creates the flowing line that creates the roof and leads to the rear.
A fascinating aspect is the fin-like shape along the rear flank. It somewhat evokes the styling of cars from the 1950s and early ’60s where big fins are a major styling element. Maybe Ford is looking to revive a little of this aesthetic.


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Happy young married couple Paige (McAdams) and Leo (Tatum) are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma.
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After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
02 November 2012
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely.
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When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency.
20 November 2012
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
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Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family.
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Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games.
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PROMO holds press conference addressing nine anti-LGBTQ+ bills filed in Missouri
PROMO, Missouri’s LGBTQ+ public policy and advocacy organization, will hold a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 3:30 p.m. to lobby against nine anti-LGBTQ+ bills that will be heard in Missouri House and Senate public committee hearings the same day. PROMO will bring speakers and public figures together in the First Floor Rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City to address the bills, which PROMO calls in a press release “a direct hate attack on the Missouri LGBTQ+ community.”
Speakers at the press conference include Katy Erker-Lynch, Executive Director of PROMO; Caitlin Ung, Policy & Campaigns Associate of ACLU Missouri; and State Senators and House Representatives in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
One-on-one interviews will be conducted with Erker-Lynch, Ung, State Senators, and Representatives, as well as drag performers Akasha Royale and Shawn Stokes. A group of LGBTQ+ Missourians will testify at the 4:30 p.m. House hearing, and a group of Missouri drag queens, in full drag attire, will appear in peaceful protest against the bills.
The nine anti-LGBTQ+ bills currently on the floor are Senate Bill 42, in which “school districts are prohibited from teaching about The 1619 Project or any successor theory or concept, critical race theory or any successor theory or concept, and any divisive concepts;” House Bill 170, which aims to keep trans kids from participating in school sports by stating “Before the beginning of each school year, a parent of a student who competes 18 on an athletic team of a public school or private school and is seventeen years of age or 19 younger shall sign an affidavit acknowledging the biological sex of such student at birth;” House Bill 183 and House Bill 337, which also concern trans kids participating in school sports; House Bill 419 and House Bill 463, which aim to limit access to gender reassignment surgeries or any form of medical assistance while transitioning; and House Bills 490, 494, and 498, which attempt to limit venues where drag performances would be legal.
Read previous Pitch coverage of House Bill 494, which would ban drag performances in public spaces, in this feature by Amanda Hadlock.
“In PROMO’s 36-year history of LGBTQ+ advocacy, we’ve never seen this many bills directly attacking LGBTQ+ Missourians scheduled for one day,” says Katy Erker-Lynch, Executive Director of PROMO. “With dozens of real, pressing issues, our elected officials, the civil servants we employ to represent every one of us and to make sure we all thrive, are instead targeting an already vulnerable population. These actions show that the state and our elected officials support this type of discrimination and are comfortable using LGBTQ+ youth and adults as political pawns to move their priorities forward.”
Since so much of the current legislation concerns dictating choices for children and/or restricting education or access to school activities, PROMO is especially concerned about how these bills may affect LGBTQ+ youth.
“Normalizing hate and fueling fear has violent and deadly consequences whether that means robbing young people of an inclusive education and educational environment or hindering transgender students’ ability to thrive by excluding them in team sports,” Erker-Lynch says. “As advocates, parents, and Missourians who value personal freedom and inclusion, we’ll continue to speak out against any attempt to erase and diminish marginalized and historically excluded students from the entire educational experience.”
If you would like to submit a personal testimony against any current legislation, you can do so on the PROMO website. You can also subscribe to updates on the bills’ status or make a direct monetary donation to support PROMO’s cause.


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Resources for Kids and Parents
There is a wide assortment of books that address separation and divorce. What follows is a list of books for children by age as well as a list for separating/ divorced parents. Whether a book is appropriate for any individual child should ultimately be decided by the parents based upon a number of factors, such as: age, maturity level and the specific circumstances of the family. The inclusion of these resources is for informational purposes only.Pre-School (Ages 6 and Under) It’s Not Your Fault, KoKo Bear, by Vicki Lansky and Jane Prince
This children's story and parenting guide is intended for families where both parents plan to stay active and involved in their child's life.
Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families by Laurie Krasny Brown, Marc Brown
“Dinosaurs Divorce” will help children understand divorce words and what they mean, why parents divorce, and what happens after the divorce.
Two Homes, by Claire Masurel
“Two Homes,” introduces children to the dichotomy of two separate homes, and what is gained rather than what is lost. It was designed to help children make the transition to life after divorce.
The Invisible String, by Patrice Karst
“Invisible String” was specifically written to address children's fear of being apart from the ones they love, with a message that though we may be separated from the ones we care for (whether by distance, divorce, and even death) love is the unending connection that binds us all.
A Tale of Two Seders, by Mindy Avra Portnoy And Valeria Cis
When her parents get divorced, a little girl is worried about many things, including how she will celebrate the Jewish holidays in two different households. The girl and her family work to adjust to this new world, creating happy new lives and new family traditions.
A Smart Girl’s Guide to Her Parents’ Divorce, by Nancy Holyoke
The changes that come with divorce can be difficult. In this book, letters about every aspect of divorce are answered, from the initial split-up to a parent's remarriage.
You Weren't With Me, by Chandra Ghosh Ippen
This story was designed to help parents and children talk about separation using characters that reconnect and find their way back to each other.
Why Do Families Change?: Our First Talk About Separation and Divorce, by Jillian Roberts
Separation and divorce are challenging for each member of the family. Young children may blame themselves or are unsure of their place in the family. Child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts designed the “Just Enough” series and “Why Do Families Change?: Our First Talk About Separation and Divorce” to empower parents to be able to start conversations with young children.
Divorce Is Not the End of the World: Zoe's and Evan's Coping Guide for Kids, by Zoe Stern
The authors of “Divorce Is Not the End of the World: Zoe's and Evan's Coping Guide for Kids” is a practical guide based on the authors’ firsthand experience of how it feels when parents divorce. With some help from their mom, Zoe and Evan write about topics like guilt, anger, fear, adjusting to different rules in different houses, dealing with special occasions like birthdays, adapting to stepparents and blended families, and other topics. The book also includes updates from Zoe and Evan 10 years later. The book aims to reassure children about life after divorce.
Mom's House, Dad's House for Kids: Feeling at Home in One Home or Two, by Isolina Ricci
“Mom’s House, Dad’s House for Kids” is a guide of practical tips, easy-to-use lists, reproducible worksheets, and things to try when words just won’t come out right. Kids will learn how to deal with parents living apart, schedules, and dueling house rules.Books for Parents
Mom's House, Dad's House: Making Two Homes For Your Child, by Isolina Ricci Ph.D.
“Mom’s House, Dad’s House” includes examples, self-tests, checklists, tools, and guidelines to help separated moms and dads with the legal, emotional, and financial issues they will encounter as they work to create a happy and stable home. This comprehensive guide looks anew at the needs of all family members with creative options and common-sense advice.
What Should We Tell the Children...? A Parent's Guide for Talking About Separation and Divorce, by Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D.
Putting Children First: Proven Parenting Strategies for Helping Children Thrive Through Divorce, by JoAnne Pedro-Carroll
The Optimist's Guide to Divorce: How to Get Through Your Breakup and Create a New Life You Love, by Suzanne Riss
The Truth about Children and Divorce: Dealing with the Emotions So You and Your Children Can Thrive, by Robert E. Emery

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China is stepping up purchases of soybeans from the U.S. as Brazilian sales start to wane and the Asian nation seeks to meet its pledges under the trade deal with Washington, according to people familiar with the matter.
State-run buyers have purchased more than 20 cargoes, or more than 1 million metric tons, of American soybeans in the past two weeks, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. The beans were bought using tariff waivers previously issued, the people said. Purchases of 136,000 tons reported by the U.S. government May 12 probably were made May 11.
Top trade negotiators from both nations spoke by phone last week and pledged to create favorable conditions for implementation of the bilateral trade deal and cooperate on the economy and public health, according to a statement from the Chinese ministry of commerce. President Donald Trump later said he’s struggling with Beijing in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic.
China pledged to buy $36.5 billion in American agricultural goods, but the pandemic that is thought to have originated in the city of Wuhan has delayed the pace of purchases. While the nation has picked up a wide range of commodities from sorghum to wheat to corn and pork, sales of soybeans, the poster child for the trade war, have started to accelerate.
Most of the purchases in the past two weeks were for loading at ports in the Gulf of Mexico, the people said. While some were for shipment from the current crop, others were for later in the fall when the new U.S. harvest starts. Calls to the Chinese customs department went unanswered.
After three days of gains, soybeans for delivery in July were down 0.3% to $8.5225 a bushel at 9:26 a.m. in Chicago.
Crop giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. said this month it was encouraged by China’s purchases so far. The Chicago-based company expects the Asian nation to buy 30 million to 35 million tons of American soybeans this year, Chief Financial Officer Ray Young said in a call with analysts April 30.
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Kawkayeik, May (30)
A man and his wife were killed by an artillery shell in Khaneim Mu new vicinity of No. 7 Ward, in Karwen State’s Kawkayeik Township, locals and the social rescue team told Than Lwin Times.
On the afternoon of May 28, U Phoe Kyar, 73, and Daw Khin Myat Htwe, 50, of Khaneim Mu new ward, were killed by a heavy weapon while returning home on a motorcycle.
U Phoe Kyar died from injuries to his head and left and right thighs, and his wife, Daw Khin Myat Htwe, died from shrapnel wounds to her neck, legs, and hands.
Locals said that in the afternoon of that day, an artillery shell fell into the Khaneim Mu ward and exploded when there was no fighting.
The social rescue team carried the bodies of the husband and wife who died in the accident to Kawkayeik Hospital.
On May 6, a shell exploded inside a brick-kiln outside Kawkayeik, killing one worker and injuring six others.
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Saute On - The ballet dancer jumping game
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Saute On - The ballet jumper game for the ballerina or ballerino or anyone who loves dancing!
You'll guide your ballerina higher and higher as she lands on beautiful platforms. Watch out for the bonuses! Little tiaras of varying color that super-boost your score!
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