Pittsburgh Playhouse Previews Full Slate of Theater and Entertainment Offerings
The Pittsburgh Playhouse and Point Park University recently held an event at The Playhouse complex for subscribers and the media to announce a full year of over 30 multi-disciplinary arts and entertainment works from performers who will come from near and far for the 2022 – 2023 season.
The Playhouse’s Conservatory Theatre will be producing six theatrical productions over the season. Some are very well known and a few are lesser known, but of high quality. The featured offerings include Sondheim on Sondheim, Kentucky by Leah Nanako Winkler, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Disney’s Newsies, Men on Boats by Jacklyn Backhaus, Sense and Sensibility by Kate Hamill.
Sondheim on Sondheim (October 19 – 23, 2022) is an onstage revue and tribute to master music composer and lyric creator, Stephen Sondheim. Kentucky (November 16 – 20, 2022) revolves around two sisters, one is 30 years-old, estranged from her dysfunctional family in Kentucky and living in New York; and the other is a 22 year-old born-again Christian who is engaged to be married. The older sister tries to keep the marriage from happening so her sister can have a brighter future. And we all know the next production of the season, the story of Cinderella (December 7 – 11, 2022), but it’s always glorious to see it onstage and with the Rodgers + Hammerstein treatment. Disney’s Newsies (February 22 – 26, 2023) details the newsboys strike of 1899 in New York City and its demands for better pay and working conditions. Men on Boats (March 15 – 19, 2023) is a story based on mainly true events of a one-armed captain and his crazy, but loyal crew and their 1869 mission to explore the Colorado River. Closing out the season is the stage adaptation of writer Jane Austen’s much-loved novel, Sense and Sensibility (April 12 – 16, 2023), which follows the ups and downs of the Dashwood sisters.
Conservatory Dance offers six productions with the culmination being the season finale, the Spring Dance Concert with works by Camille Brown, Bob Fosse, Susan Stowe, and Twyla Tharp. Conservatory Dance begins its season on October 5. The playhouse will continue to offer National Theatre Live, a series of broadcasts live via satellite from the Royal National Theatre in London.
The Media Innovators Speaker Series features media changemakers and leaders in the field who are noted for their contributions to journalism, storytelling, and free expression. The events feature two speakers from National Geographic Live Speakers Series—Bryan Smith and Ami Vitale; Wall Street Journal opinion columnist, Jason Riley; and Vietnamese activist, and now Pittsburgh resident, Mai Khoi. Begins September 15.
The Playhouse Presents brings talented professional performing artists from around the world to Pittsburgh. Featured programs include: Urban Bush Women’s Hair and Other Stories, The Peking Acrobats, Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Holiday Jazz Concert, Machine de Cirque’s La Galerie, MALEVO—The South American Sensation, and Toshi Reagon’s Parable of the Sower, and Alicia Odewale—Greenwood: A Century of Resilience. Starts September 9.
Additionally this summer The Playhouse will be hosting its Inside/Outside Summer Concert series. Among those slated to perform are Hugo Cruz Latin Dance Party, Chatham Baroque, 1Hood Media, slowdanger, MCG Jazz with Lucas Ashby and Rose Morares, and The Pillow Project. The Concert series kicks off Saturday, June 18.
Tickets and subscriptions for all events are on sale now at the Pittsburgh Playhouse website or by calling (412) 392-8000.
Photos courtesy of the artists and the Pittsburgh Playhouse except Stephen Sondheim.
Rick Handler is the executive producer of Entertainment Central.


If you have ever been inside a restroom and then noticed that instead of having a toilet on the ground, the tank resting right above it, the tank is raised in the air, this is called a high tank toilet. If you are looking to add a touch of elegance, or perhaps enhance the image of the Victorian age, converting your current toilet to a high tank toilet is a rather simple job to do.
Step 1 – Shut Off Your Water Supply
This is a very important first step. If you don’t turn off the water supply, you are going to have a very large mess on your hands. So be sure to shut off the running water flowing to the toilet. You are now going to have to remove the pipe that connects the flow of water from the tank to the toilet.
Step 2 – Enforce Your Wall
In order to mount your toilet high to the wall, you are going to have to take the time to reinforce the wall by adding mounts to the wall that are going to be able to support the weight of the tank.
Step 3 – Add Your New Piping
Now that you have your tank mounted high to the wall, you are going to need to reattach the water pipe to connect it from the water supply to the tank itself. After this is secured into place, you simply must affix the flush lever and you will now have an elegant, and unique bathroom.


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Notes on Culture & Antique Art, Ethnic Decor & Vintage Fashion | Wovensouls Art Gallery
The Ahoms are a community found largely in Assam. This community consists of the descendants of ethnic Tai people who accompanied the Tai prince Sukaphaa who established the Ahom kingdom (1228-1826). Many of those who accompanied Sukaphaa were unaccompanied males who married into the local communities. Some ethnic communities, like the Tibeto-Burman speaking Borahi people, were completely subsumed into the Ahom community. The kingdom the Ahom people established gave Assam its name. *
Assam lies in the North Eastern part of India.
A few Ahom (or Assamese) textiles that are on display in the Assam State Museum at Guwahati.
Cotton textiles are presented first and royal garments and costumes follow in the second half.
The textiles were in glass cases and in a minimally lit hall. The photographs taken without a flash therefore do no justice to the articles.
But I hope that these inadequate images will be successful in providing the reader with a glimpse of the beauty inherent in these weavings.
The Guwahati Museum collections showcases other categories of articles as well …but it was a delight to discover that textiles are the primary focus of the museum.
The people who created this art, probably had no idea that their creations would delight people in the future. The weavers, were probably unsung heroes …creating beauty just out of passion for ‘svaanto sukhaaye’ reasons – not for glory or for money but simply for the joy of creation! It would be foolish to say that this showcase is a tribute to those weavers, because they are all dead and are past caring for any such tributes…
This is at best, just an attempt to remotely share the joy of beholding the legacy left by some beautiful simple passionate but unknown people – a legacy of love, a legacy of beauty that I stumbled upon a few hundred years after it was created!
Feb 17, 2011
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The UAW says a General Motors’ proposal that could have ended its 16-day strike against the company on Monday, Sept. 30, “came up short” in areas like health care, wages and temporary employees.
“This proposal that the company provided to us on day 15 of the strike did not satisfy your contract demands or needs ...,” UAW Vice President Terry Dittes wrote in a letter to union members on Tuesday, Oct. 1. “We have responded today with a counterproposal and are awaiting GM’s next proposal to the union.”
GM released a statement Tuesday, saying only, “We continue to negotiate and exchange proposals, and remain committed to reaching an agreement that builds a stronger future for our employees and our company.”
Tuesday’s update from Dittes came after a long night of negotiations Monday.
The union vice president said GM negotiators made the comprehensive proposal to the union at about 9:40 p.m., but it contained what he called "concessionary proposals.”
Dittes’ letter says “Regardless of what is publicized in print or social media ... there are still many important issues that remain unresolved" in the negotiations.
Talks aimed at reaching a new four-year contract for hourly GM workers have ramped up in recent days, something a source told MLive-The Flint Journal this week is a positive sign "that they are discussing solutions to complex issues.”
GM workers continued pickets Tuesday, a day after the first strike pay of $250 per week was distributed to some of the more than 49,000 union members who are on strike at GM facilities nationwide, including more than a dozen plants in Michigan, which have been shuttered.

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An announcement could come as soon as Thursday, so be ready for more updates as more is revealed.
It looks like Sony will not be putting out The Interview at all.
In a statement, the studio said:
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Sad news to report.
Film legend Richard Attenborough has passed away.
Best known to most for playing billionaire Richard Hammond in the original Jurassic Park, the veteran actor also starred in classic films Brighton Rock and The Great Escape.
Also an accomplished director, Sir Richard won two Oscars for directing 1982's Gandhi starring fellow knight Sir Ben Kingsley.
Sir Richard spent the last few years of his life in a nursing home with his wife. He was 90.
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Thirty-five years ago, Blanca Manzano Bosquet went for a swim in the ocean off Cuba and almost drowned. "I was 10 years old," she recalls, "and my friends were going to swim out to a raft near the shark nets off a Havana beach, so I decided I would, too. I knew how to swim, but I didn't know I didn't have the stamina for a long swim." Halfway to the raft the exhausted Blanca sank, came up, sank again. Blanca has told this story many times, but even now, as she tells it once again, her accent grows more pronounced, her "r"s begin to roll richly in the excitement of reliving that awful moment. "There was a kind of bridge that separated our beach club from the one next door," she says, "and I saw all these people walking around alive and happy, and I thought to myself, 'I'm not going to die.' I don't know where I got the strength, but I swam back to the beach all by myself. At that moment I decided that if I ever had kids, they were going to know how to swim."
Today, Blanca Manzano Bosquet Morales' only son, 20-year-old Stanford sophomore Pedro Pablo Morales Jr., not only knows how to swim, he's a former world-record holder in the 100-meter butterfly, a three-medal winner at the '84 Olympics in Los Angeles and, according to Swimming World magazine, "the next Mark Spitz." Though Morales' medal haul (gold in the medley relay, silvers in the 100-meter butterfly and 200 individual medley) from his first Olympics falls short of the seven golds Spitz won in 1972, in his second Games, U.S. Olympic coach Don Gambril says, "Pablo has just scratched the potential of his ability."
Next week at the NCAAs in Austin, Morales is favored to win three individual events—the 100- and 200-yard flies and the 200-yard IM—the maximum number a swimmer can enter. He'll also be competing in three relay events. "I feel he's got three American records coming in the NCAAs," says Mitch Ivey, Morales' club coach for eight years. "I think he'll go so fast in the 200 fly that he's not going to break the record, he's going to destroy it. What's the record—1:44? I think he's 1:42."
The similarities between Spitz and Morales are strictly physical. Both are dark and handsome, and both have lean bodies. That's it. It would be hard to imagine the soft-spoken, introspective Pablo wearing a cocky grin or throwing out his chest to display his medals on a poster designed to raise the temperature of every teenage girl in America. Morales is constantly trying to improve himself. He strives—no, he is driven—to lower his swimming times, to raise his grade-point average, to be a better person, to improve the world. He spends five hours a day training, another four studying, has done volunteer work at hospitals, gives speeches and pep talks at local swim clubs. Last year Morales' good deeds, in and out of the pool, were featured in a story in the San Jose Mercury News under the headline STUDY IN GOODNESS. Says Stanford coach Skip Kenney, "You'd just be a nicer person if you hung around him all the time. I know when I'm around him, I'm careful with my language."
"I guess I would describe myself as wanting to be a perfectionist," says Morales. "I think goals are always obtainable if you have the patience and the desire."
"I don't know how he got to be so mature," says Blanca, somewhat at a loss. "I only wanted him to learn to swim so he wouldn't drown."
Pedro Pablo Morales Sr. and Blanca Manzano Bosquet grew up together in the Havana suburb of Luyano, he the son of a policeman, she the daughter of a truck driver. In 1955, when Blanca was at Havana University, and Pablo Sr. was working as an auto mechanic, they decided to get married. That was four years before Fidel Castro came to power, a time of unrest and high unemployment in Cuba. Pablo Sr., a solid, quiet man, says, "Almost nobody had a job, and even if you did, you weren't making much money. I was making $5 a day, that was $30 a week, when I was working every day. But sometimes I only worked four days. Still, I was lucky because I had something to do."
Blanca, a 5'6 bundle of energy who laughingly describes herself as the "baby" of the family, says of those days in Havana, "If you didn't have money, you couldn't get married."
And so in the time-honored tradition, Pablo Sr. emigrated to the U.S. to seek his fortune. He arrived in Chicago in 1956 speaking very little English and went about looking for work, any kind of work. "I finally got a job unloading railroad cars for 60 cents an hour," he says. "I ate tuna fish and saltine crackers for three months, day after day after day, to save money."
In September of that year Blanca and Pablo were married in Havana, by proxy. Three months later Pablo returned to Cuba, collected his bride and brought her back to Chicago. Their first child, Helena, was born in 1962 and was followed almost three years later by Pablo Jr. True to the vow she had made to herself after her near-fatal encounter with the sea, Blanca enrolled her children for swimming lessons at the community pool. "Those kids were in the water before they were walking," she says.


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What is Thalassophobia?
Thalassobphobia is a persistent, abnormal and intense fear of large and deep bodies of water such as the ocean or a lake. People with thalassophobia often find it difficult to be near an ocean or lake, even pictures or thoughts of lage, deep bodies of water makes them uneasy, nervous and anxious.
The word thalassophobia stems from the Greek word thalassa means the sea and phobos means fear.
Signs and Impact:
Signs of thalassophobic people falls under the diagnostic criteria of “Specific Phobia: Natural Environment Type” but it isn’t recognized as a distinct disorder in the Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorder, fifth edition (DSM-5).
Thalassophobia aside from physical symptoms may also include a variety of psychological, identical to those of a panic attack.
Psychological symptoms of thalassophobia are:
- Insomnia (lack or disturbance of sleep)
- panic and fear of losing control
- intense and sudden fear or anxiety
- racing thoughts and overthinking
- feeling threatened and avoidance of the feared object or situation
The physical symptoms of thalassophobia includes:
- Rapid heart rate and rapid breathing
- confusion and dizziness
- Trembling, sweating and chills
- chest pain
- dry mouth
A person with thalassophobia experiences all these symptoms when they think about, see, or encounter a deep body or large body of water.
Root causes of Thalassophobia:
Thalassophobia can be caused by numerous reasons and like other phobias it is likely a combination of nature and nurture.
Although research on thalassophobia is lacking, there are various factors found that may contribute to the development of thalassophobia such as a variety of genetic, physiological, environmental and familial factors.
Some people may have a genetic predisposition to anxiety disorders or specific phobias.if there is a family history of anxiety disorders, it could increase the likelihood of developing phobias like thalassophobia.
Traumatic experiences or negative events related to water or the sea during childhood can contribute to the development of thalassophobia.
While not strictly biological, a person’s cognitive and emotional processes can influence the development and severity of thalassophobia. For example, a history of generalized anxiety or other phobias may make an individual more susceptible to developing thalassophobia.
Some researchers believe that thalassophobia might be linked to evolutionary survival instincts. Early humans who were cautious around large bodies of water might have had a better chance of survival, as these environments can be hazardous.
Fear is also known to be a learned emotion, so growing up in an anxious family can also develop phobias.
For instance, a child whose mother is very fearful of the ocean or has thalassophobia, may pick up on that anxiety and start to fear the ocean himself.
Overcoming with Thalassophobia:
Overcoming thalassophobia, the fear of large bodies of water, is possible with the right approach and support. Here are steps to help you or someone you know address and manage thalassophobia.
Acknowledge the fear:
Recognize and accept that you have thalassophobia. It is the first step towards overcoming your fear.
Understanding the sea and its elements can help demystify it. learning about how tides work, the creatures that inhabit the ocean, and the safety measures can reduce anxiety.
Exposure therapy is a common and effective approach for overcoming phobias. Start with gradual exposure to water-related stimuli that triggers fear. This might involve looking at pictures of the ocean, visiting a calm and shallow beach, or simply getting used to the sound of waves.
Bring a friend or family member along who can provide emotional support.
Seek professional help:
Consider consulting a mental health professional, such as a therapist or counselor, who specializes in treating phobias.
Deep breathing and Relaxation techniques:
Practice relaxation methods like deep breathing to manage anxiety while nea the water.
Use guided imagery to mentally prepare for encounters with water. imagine yourself in a safe and calm environment near the water.
Gradually increase exposure to large bodies of water, moving from smaller bodies to large ones over time. The key is to go at your own pace and not rush the process.
Group therapy sessions with individuals facing similar feas can provide a supportive envioment fo overcoming phobias.
In some cases, a healthcare professional may prescribe anti-anxiety medications to help manage the symptoms of thalassophobia. This should be considered unde professional guidance.
Set realistic and achievable goals:
Establish achievable goals for yourself as you work on overcoming thalassophobia. Celebrate your progress along the way.
Patience and Persistence:
Understanding that overcoming a phobia is a process that takes time and effort . Be patient with your progress along the way.
Remember that everyone’s journey to overcoming a phobia is unique, and it may take time. Seek professional help, be patient with yourself, and gradually face your fear while using relaxation techniques and positive visualization to help manage anxiety.
With time and effort, you can make significant progress in managing and eventually overcoming thalassophobia.
In conclusion, thalassophobia is a complex and deeply rooted fear of the sea or large bodies of water. This fear can manifest differently in individuals, ranging from mild discomfort to severe pain attacks. It can significantly impact a person’s quality of life, limiting their ability to enjoy activities nea water.
However, with the right support and treatment, many individuals can learn to manage and overcome thalassophobia, allowing them to lead more fulfilling lives and potentially enjoy water-related activities without overwhelming fear. It’s essential to seek help from mental health professionals if thalassophobia is causing significant distress or interference in daily life.

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How to Use Three-Note Voicings and Beyond to Improve Your Jazz Guitar Playing
Three-Note Voicings and Beyond is a book by Randy Vincent that teaches jazz guitarists how to use three-note chords and related topics to create beautiful harmonies, comping, chord melodies and improvisations. The book covers a wide range of topics, such as:
Three-note \"shell\" voicings and special derived comp voicings
Compete triad review including all close and open inversions on all strings
A section on developing \"walking\" guitar voicings, harmonized bass lines perfect for accompaniment in situations where no bass or keyboard is present
Sections on triad applications such as \"slash\" chords, Upper Structures, hexatonic triad-pairs and special \"hybrid\" voicings
Quartal and Secundal voicings perfect for modal comping and soloing
Drop-2 reductions perfect for melody harmonizations
A method to simulate lush \"Shearing\" style block chords on guitar
And much more!
The book is suitable for intermediate to advanced players who want to expand their harmonic vocabulary and improve their jazz guitar skills. The book contains hundreds of examples in both music notation and guitar grids, as well as endorsements from jazz legends such as Pat Metheny, Jim Hall, Mike Stern, Ben Monder and Mark Levine.
If you want to learn more about the book, you can visit the publisher's website[^1^] or download a sample PDF[^2^]. You can also watch a video of Randy Vincent demonstrating some of the concepts from the book on YouTube[^3^].
Three-Note Voicings and Beyond is a valuable resource for any jazz guitarist who wants to master the art of three-note harmony and beyond. It will help you develop a dynamic and versatile approach to playing jazz guitar that will enrich your musical expression.
In this article, we will explore some of the topics from the book in more detail and show you how to apply them to your jazz guitar playing. We will focus on three main areas: three-note \"shell\" voicings, triad pairs and quartal harmony.
Three-Note \"Shell\" Voicings
Three-note \"shell\" voicings are the simplest and most essential chords for jazz guitar. They consist of the root, the third and the seventh of a chord, omitting the fifth. For example, a Cmaj7 chord can be played as C-E-B on the 5th, 4th and 3rd strings. These voicings are easy to play and move around the fretboard, and they provide a clear and concise harmonic outline of the chord progression.
One of the advantages of using three-note \"shell\" voicings is that they leave space for adding other notes on top or below them. For example, you can add a melody note on the 2nd or 1st string, or a bass note on the 6th or 5th string. You can also modify the \"shell\" voicings by altering or substituting some of the notes. For example, you can play a Cm7 chord as C-Eb-Bb or C-Eb-B (with a major seventh) on the 5th, 4th and 3rd strings.
The book shows you how to use three-note \"shell\" voicings in various contexts, such as cycles, II-V-I progressions, turnarounds, blues and rhythm changes. It also shows you how to derive other comping voicings from them, such as rootless voicings, drop-2 voicings and inversions.
Triad pairs are another powerful tool for jazz guitar harmony and improvisation. They consist of two triads that share a common tone and form a hexatonic (six-note) scale. For example, C major and D major triads share the note E and form a C Lydian scale: C-D-E-F#-G-A. Triad pairs can be used to harmonize or solo over various modes and chords.
One of the benefits of using triad pairs is that they create a strong tonal contrast and avoid the avoid notes (the notes that clash with the chord). For example, over a Cmaj7 chord, you can use C major and D major triads to emphasize the Lydian sound and avoid the B note (the major seventh). Over a C7 chord, you can use C major and Bb major triads to emphasize the Mixolydian sound and avoid the B note (the minor seventh).
The book shows you how to use triad pairs in different situations, such as major modes, melodic minor modes, dominant chords, altered chords and tritone substitutions. It also shows you how to combine different types of triads, such as major, minor and diminished triads.
Quartal harmony is another interesting concept for jazz guitar harmony and improvisation. It is based on building chords and scales from fourth intervals instead of thirds. For example, a C quartal chord can be played as C-F-Bb-Eb on the 5th, 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings. Quartal harmony creates a more open and modern sound than traditional tertian harmony.
One of the advantages of using quartal harmony is that it is very versatile and adaptable to different modes and chords. For example, a C quartal chord can be used over a Cmaj7 chord (with a Lydian sound), a Cm7 chord (with a Dorian sound), a C7 chord (with a Mixolydian sound) or a Cm7b5 chord (with a Locrian sound). Quartal harmony also allows for more chromatic movement and voice leading than tertian harmony.
The book shows you how to use quartal harmony in various contexts, such as modal comping and soloing, drop-2 reductions, secundal harmony (based on seconds instead of fourths) and pentatonic scales.
Three-Note Voicings and Beyond is a comprehensive guide to jazz guitar harmony that will help you develop your harmonic vocabulary and improve your jazz guitar skills. The book covers many topics that are essential for aa16f39245


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Reverse Logistics in Pharmaceutical Industry
Reverse logistics is an area of supply chain, which is becoming popular only in recent years. Reverse logistics is the process of moving goods from the end customer to the source for purposes of proper disposal or capturing value. It involves collecting goods from the customers, sorting, disposal and retrieval of components at various levels in the supply chain and remanufacturing processes. Reverse logistics plays an important role in improving the value extraction from returned goods, hence improving the economics of the company.
Reverse Logistics in Pharmaceuticals
Reverse logistics in the pharmaceutical industry is extremely important, not only from the economic point of view, but also from the environmental as well as regulatory point of view. The pharmaceutical returns industry is worth $2.5 billion dollars. There is also an estimated reverse flow of goods worth $5 billion. Some of the common reasons for returns faced by the industry are expiry and damages, product returns due to wrong shipments, counterfeits, product recalls and trial recovery for clinical trials.
Some important considerations for the industry when it comes to reverse logistics are the security of the returned goods, keeping the costs low with the help of automation, traceability of the goods returned from the customer to the final stage of disposition.
Complexity of Reverse Logistics in Pharmaceuticals
Reverse logistics in the pharmaceuticals industry works differently from many other industries. Drugs or products returned in a pharmaceutical industry are seldom repaired or resold. Instead, they need to be destroyed and disposed properly. There are various considerations to be taken into account such as
- Need for accurate tracking and visibility
- Batches and Expiry control
- Cold Chain requirements
- Proper storage and disposal
- Pedigree reporting
- Anti-counterfeiting and so on.
Reverse logistics is considered a bullet in company’s profits and an expensive process most times. Yet, it is an imperative process in modern times due to various reasons such as government regulations, growing environmental concerns, growing consumerism, and competitive advantage. An important consideration for companies is to perform the operations in reverse logistics effectively so that it reduces the cost involved.
When it comes to legal complexities, especially in the Indian context, the regulation states that, goods once sold by the manufacturer can be brought back only through declaration to excise authorities and proper documentation. This process is cumbersome and takes time. Non-compliance also leads to legal actions.
Technological Advances in Handling Reverse Logistics
Product recalls are never easy for a company. It adds additional strain on warehouse management. There are several problems a warehouse encounters when products are returned, such as small or poorly laid out work area, poor tracking and visibility, etc. Warehouse management system and warehouse automation helps in reducing these problems.
Warehouse management systems (WMS) plays an important role in reducing many problems a warehouse faces during returns. Integrating returns processing modules with WMS can help in inventory allocation, real-time inventory control and efficient picking from returns storage area.
RFID technology helps in measuring and managing inventory levels, reducing costs and detecting thefts. Most importantly, RFID technology helps in achieving reverse visibility and traceability. You can attach passive RFID tags to pallets and bins. Using RFID readers, you can associate the pallet to a bin and hence determine the accurate warehouse location. It also makes sure that lesser time is spent in searching for a pallet.
Hologram in its simplest sense helps in avoiding the counterfeits that could pose potential harm. One of the major streams in which counterfeits enter the market is through distributors and contract manufacturers. Holograms do a good job in identifying the original from the counterfeit. Reverse logistics is where the counterfeit is first detected. Once the counterfeits are identified, they can be isolated to take further action.
Serialization and Databar
Many pharmaceutical companies are moving towards serialization. Companies can provide unique serial numbers to every drug or bottle and associate it to the way it is packaged, the batch it came from, the suppliers that delivered the ingredients etc. This information can be finally linked to the transportation and order data. Having this unique serial number and serialization helps in targeted recalls.
The Databar is an emerging technology that can make it easier to use serialization. It can carry more information than the normal bar code, such as lot numbers, serial numbers and expiration dates.
How PALMS can help in fast and accurate Returns Management
PALMS supports returns management process. Its advanced location management features help warehouse operators in automatically redirecting return shipments to separate storage areas, leading to improved efficiency with minimal errors. PALMS supports Batch number and Serial number tracking, which is crucial for tracking returns. It also supports bar-coding and RFID. PALMS has a unique functionality that helps to prevent short-expiry goods from being shipped to market. This considerably reduces returns management for expired goods.
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Novartis cuts jobs at Swiss plant as a UK facility sits in a holding pattern with 200 positions on the line — reports
Swiss drugmaker Novartis launched an ambitious workforce restructuring plan back in 2018 with plans to cut more than 2,000 jobs across the supply chain. Now the aftershocks of that decision are still being felt with one of the company’s facilities in its native country set to close.
Novartis will close its facility in Locarno, Switzerland, with around 50 positions set to be terminated, according to Reuters.
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By Tess Stynes
Nuance Communications Inc.'s (NUAN) swung to a fiscal first-quarter loss as higher costs for acquistion-related expenses and other items masked revenue growth at the speech-software company.
Shares fell 11% to $21.80 in after-hours trading as adjusted earnings and revenue missed expectations. Through the close, the stock is up 10% since the beginning of this year.
Nuance makes software that converts speech into text, a business that has yielded strong revenue growth. Its products are used across a broad spectrum of applications from portable navigation systems to health care.
The company has been expanding recently through acquisitions; including its December acquisition of Ditech Networks Inc. (DITC), which offers a voicemail-to-text service called PhoneTag. Nuance expects that the addition of PhoneTag will enhance its Dragon dictation software by adding new customers and complementary technologies.
Nuance reported a loss of $22.1 million, or seven cents a share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $9.3 million, or three cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding acquisition-related expenses and other items, adjusted earnings were higher at 35 cents from 34 cents. Revenue increased 28% to $462.3 million.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters most recently projected earnings of 36 cents on revenue of $492 million.
Gross margin fell to 60.5% from 62.6%. Overhead costs rose 43%, while research-and-development expenses climbed 32%, and sales and marketing outlays jumped 30%.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Home Depot (HD) reported 2016 third quarter financial results that beat expectations on both the top and bottom line. The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer posted earnings of $1.61 per share on revenue of $23.15 billion. Wall Street had projected earnings of $1.58 per share on revenue of $23.04 billion.
"Another very solid report from Home Depot," Oppenheimer managing director Brian Nagel said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" this morning.
The results from Home Depot indicated that the home improvement market is not struggling, as some may have previously suggested.
"Just a few weeks ago there were some weaker supply reports out there, which really caused the market to worry if the home improvement market was cracking. With these results, today, the answer is clearly no," Nagel stated.
He then commented on how investors should play this stock given the results of last week's Presidential election.
"If tax rates go lower that's a positive, it's going to put more money in the pocket of the consumer," Nagel noted.
Regarding his view on where the stock trades from here, Nagel currently has a $140 price target.
"I think it's a 20-multiple type stock. That really hasn't changed much in the last couple of weeks," Nagel said.
Shares of Home Depot opened lower on Tuesday.
Separately, TheStreet Ratings Team has a "Buy" rating with a score of A on Home Depot stock.
The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, revenue growth, notable return on equity, good cash flow from operations and increase in net income.
The team believes its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that were evaluated.
Recently, TheStreet Ratings objectively rated this stock according to its "risk-adjusted" total return prospect over a 12-month investment horizon. Not based on the news in any given day, the rating may differ from Jim Cramer's view or that of this articles's author.
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(Something should be made very clear, however: the Redskins are not a good football team. At all. And we've historically been killed by athletes like Vick; Brian Westbrook comes to mind. Let's wait until next week's Giants game before we crown his ass.)
Anywho... great job by the Skins for not signing him when we had the chance. I know there are roughly 31 other teams and fanbases who are probably thinking some form of the same thing, but it still hurts. Jason Campbell was obviously never getting a fair shot at success and there was no risk in bringing him in. And I WANTED VICK. Damn. But it's cool though. We got Donovan McNabb!
Lets be clear here. As much as I despise the Eagles, I've always been a fan of Donovan. He's a great player and he's good peoples. But he's been visibly declining for a couple years, finding new ways to put passes just out of receivers' hands each week. But I was OK with the trade. I wanted to keep Campbell and trade for Brandon Marshall, but hey, Mike Shanahan has Super Bowl rings (remember the last coach we had with rings? That turned out pretty swell).
*Fast forward to November 15th.*
The team is 4-4 coming off a bye week, and McNabb just got benched at the end of a tough loss to the LIONS for REX GROSSMAN because, essentially, he's too dumb and fat to be a better option than REX GROSSMAN. And he's is still finding new ways to put balls frustratingly out of reach of his targets, and we just passed on signing the only player in NFL history who might give McNabb trouble in his quest to overthrow and underthrow every single target he sees. So what's the best plan of action? GIVE THAT MAN A FIVE YEAR DEAL WORTH UPWARDS OF $90 MILLION.
Now look at this, taken from the link:
Brady is probably the best comparison for McNabb right now. Two months ago, Brady received a new five-year, $78.5 million contract with $48.5 million guaranteed. Brady is 33 years old and has 17 touchdowns and four interceptions this year, with a 64.5 percent completion percentage and a quarterback rating of 98.8, for a 7-2 team. McNabb is 34 years old and has seven touchdowns and eight interceptions this year, with a 57.4 percent completion percentage and a quarterback rating of 76, for a 4-4 team.However, I almost feel like Buster Douglas after finding out that we could cut or trade him at the end of the year and only be on the hook for $3.75 mil. Hopefully this was just a token apology for the Detroit benching and we let him go, and head into a draft with a few quality QB prospects.
Vick still hasn't gotten his extension either.


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Few issues have rocked Redcar as much as the future of the town's Coatham Enclosure.
In January 2003, Redcar and Cleveland Council and Persimmon revealed proposals for a multi-million pound housing/leisure mix on the site. Two and a half years on, opinion remains divided.
The council claims the plan will be an imaginative and vital revamp for a neglected part of town.
Opponents, driven by comedian Chris McGlade, say it is an unwanted development on land that should be used purely for leisure.
With the sides seemingly as far apart as ever, today we give both the chance to have their say - in their own words.
Councillor Vera Moody> - Redcar and Cleveland Council cabinet member for economic development
Our vision for Redcar's Coatham Links is aimed at revitalising the town and our borough - creating a sustainable future for thousands of people.
Back in 1990, a regeneration study of the town identified the need to re-establish Redcar as the main recreation and retailing centre for eastern Teesside and to upgrade the urban fabric of Redcar.
The 35-acre site was earmarked in the Council's Local Plan 1999 for 'a major leisure and linked housing development'.
The town's tourism appeal lies with the day visitor, drawn, of course, to the beach. But we want to expand and extend that appeal, encourage more spending and more investment.
Putting together the finance for comprehensive schemes is a complex jigsaw these days, with no easy answers.
We are asking the private sector to take upfront risk by paying for the land in full at the outset. The rest will be a mix of Council and Government agency support. That takes time to put in place.
Our scheme totals #55million, a mix of leisure and housing.
When a planning application is submitted, it will activate statutory consultation. That is now likely to be in the New Year. For the record we want:
* two pools, one for lane swimming, the other with flume, rapids, waterfall and shallow play
* a linked Leisure Centre with floodlit five-a-side pitches, badminton hall, tenpin bowling, fitness suite and gym
* an extreme sports centre, with skate park, BMX/cycle arena, wind/kite surfing, climbing wall and jet skis.
Also planned is a visitor and performance centre for dancing, theatre, cinema, circus, exhibitions, a viewing platform and cafe, a children's nursery, bingo hall, pub and local shops, cycling and pedestrian routes and a safe and child-friendly promenade and boating lake. There'll be a range of house types, including affordable housing, sheltered apartments, town houses, family houses and apartments.
We hope to create 200 new jobs directly and indirectly, attract seven new businesses and bring in training placements and adult training - an investment package for the town itself to increase visitors by 240,000 a year.
We believe in the scheme, we believe it will help transform Redcar and we are doing everything we can to convince everyone it's the right way forward. The only way forward.
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Chris Mcglade - Friends of Coatham Common>
I started our campaign over a year ago because I felt in my heart that it was right to do so.
Hundreds of people have helped, thousands have supported. People from barristers and teachers, to the unemployed, careworkers, even elected councillors. Men and women, young and old.
Honest, decent people who care passionately about Redcar.
I'm sorry Mr Daniel was embarrassed at our meeting, but surely both he and the council must have been aware of the frustration we feel at the way the full facts have failed to be given to the public.
For a year we've fought to raise the public's awareness of the facts surrounding this issue. The main fact is the council doesn't have any funding, nor are they likely to get any funding, for the leisure facilities they say will be built as a result of having 357, not 285 as frequently reported, homes built on our coastline and our common.
The lack of funding was confirmed by our MP in the Gazette last week, but not once has this council let that information be made public.
In their own cabinet briefing document from June 7, the council admits all of the key elements of this scheme are "high risk" and not guaranteed. The only thing guaranteed is 357 homes.
We brought the issue of the covenants that protect the land to light, too. The council didn't say anything about them until Charles Davis and I went to the archive in Northallerton and found them ourselves.
The covenants clearly state there is to be no building on that land and it is to be kept as an open stray.
When the council's own scrutiny commission recommended and the cabinet agreed in December that all the deeds and covenants be sent to a barrister for his opinion and for that opinion be made public, they were confident it would go in their favour.
However, if it had gone in their favour, why have they gone against their own cabinet decision to make it public?
Why are they keeping it secret, not only from us but from elected councillors and even our MP?
We want that area developing solely for leisure.
The council say we can't have leisure without houses, but that's not true.
They are going for a #21m Private Finance Initiative (PFI) to upgrade our street lights. If they are prepared to get a PFI to pay for street lights, then they could get a PFI for half that amount to pay for the leisure facilities we all want without having the houses that the majority don't want.
It's time this council gave the people what they want instead of imposing what they want on the people.
The story so far...>
January>: Plans announced for a new pool, leisure facilities and 250 homes on the 35 acre Coatham Enclosure site.
August>: Chris McGlade begins his campaign against the scheme, delivering the first of many newsletters across Redcar outlining his opposition.
September>: Fears the site contains mines are "unfounded" says the council. Mr McGlade holds his first two public meetings, first at O'Grady's, then at Redcar Bowl. Council says it is now a #55m scheme and will include around 285 homes (that figure is now 357 - 288 Persimmon houses, 57 sheltered apartments and 12 'affordable' homes.)
October 8>: Mr McGlade ejected from a scrutiny committee meeting for interrupting it. Resident Arnold Cooper, a barrister, tells the meeting he fears a "bleak war of attrition" over the scheme.
October 20>: Opponents hold their first seafront protest march. More follow in subsequent months.
October 25>: Council refutes claims that covenants could stop houses being built.
November 17>: Mr McGlade tells a public meeting he has compiled 8,000 names on a petition and will "fight this legally in the courts."
November 26>: Public notice formally announces the council's intention of developing the Coatham Enclosure site.
January 26>: Claims a pool could be built at a fraction of the #7.5m set aside are refuted by the council.
February 14>: Around 2,000 people attend a five day exhibition at Redcar Bowl featuring the revised masterplan and artist's impressions.
April 13>: Protesters lodge an application to turn part of the land into a village green.
April 16>: Mr McGlade begins a protest walk to Westminster to hand in a 9,000 name petition against the scheme.
May 5>: Mr McGlade polls 2,379 votes in the General Election.
June 7>: Cabinet approves revised masterplan. Protesters point out many of the scheme's key elements are classified "high risk" in the accompanying report, and losing the seafront caravan park is an option being considered by the council.
June 9>: Council brands the scheme 'Coatham Links'.
June 28>: Campaigners claim there is no cash for the scheme and launch a petition for an elected mayor.
August 19>: Council claims a barristers' report says the covenants issue should not stop development, but now says it will not be made public - to the fury of protesters.
August 30>: Redcar MP Vera Baird plans a public meeting, but the council declines an invitation to attend, calling it "political opportunism".
September 8>: Council PR man Paul Daniel told to leave a protest meeting. At the meeting, independent councillors back calls for the covenant report to be made public.


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What makes a good book a good movie? What makes a good book a bad movie? These are two questions that many people (especially those in the movie making industry) would probably like a clear and concise answer. Unfortunately, everyone knows that there is no clear, concise answer. In some ways, it’s a guess, a spin of the roulette, if you will. A gamble.
While this blog post doesn’t answer this question (how could it?), I will give my opinion on the subject, since everyone else does. Besides, I need to write about something. It might as well be this.
The movie, “A Wrinkle in Time,” which is a book I’ve read more than once, was recently released.
Now, I’m not going to delve into the reasons why this movie didn’t do well. Others have done it better than I could. I have also yet to watch the movie, so I can’t truly comment on it. This, however, brought up the question: why do some books make good movies and why do other books-as-movies fail?
I have a few ideas about why this happens. First, I’m going to look at a book that has done well as a movie (or three).
The Lord of the Rings – Peter Jackson and his team turned this book series into a rather successful series of movies. Though he couldn’t put every character and plot that was in the book into the movie (Tom Bombadil, where were you?), he did keep the spirit of the movie and characters. Not to mention, there were dramatic moments in the book that transferred well to cinema.
Now, to be honest, not everyone thought it was going to be successful. I remember reading one critic that said it was going to be the most expensive made-for-television movie ever made. Obviously, they were wrong.
But what made it successful?
I believe one of the most important things to do is to keep the spirit and theme of the book. When a director turns a beloved book into a movie, it is not for them to make it as they wish. Yes, they may have the right, but that is not what I’m talking about. Many directors have taken a book and put their own spin on the themes contained within. This was one of the most pointed arguments against “A Wrinkle in Time.” The themes and spirit of that book were abandoned. (Again, I can’t really form my own opinion as I have yet to watch the movie.)
This seems like commonsense. People who are fans of the book are more than likely going to watch the movie. You may or may not attract others. If you change the movie (not just the plot), you are going to make a lot of that fan base angry. If you can’t rely on fans of the book, then who can you rely on?
There is another book series that turned into a successful movie series.
The Harry Potter Movies – Again, when you read the books, the movies capture the same tone, spirit and themes of the original story. The Harry Potter in the book was the same Harry Potter in the movies, even if other elements were altered. So, when people went to see the movie, they were familiar with the characters.
In my opinion, it is rather disrespectful to change certain elements when creating a movie from a book. Now why do some directors do this? I have a few reasons. One, I think they are trying to capture an audience already in place. They are using the name of the book, but that’s about it. They don’t truly care about the source material. If they did, they wouldn’t make such drastic changes. Another reason may be less nefarious and more self-serving. They change the themes simply because they can. It is an arrogance. Another reason may be just to “put their stamp on it.” Now, I understand that some elements in a book don’t transfer well to cinema. Unfortunately, that is not why things typically change. It is also not the type of change I’m speaking about.
More than once, I’ve seen a movie diverge from the book and asked my wife, “Why did they change that?” If the reason isn’t obvious, then perhaps it should’ve been left in. That’s just my opinion. I’m sure directors have reasons, though not all reasons are legitimate.
Another reason (and the last one for this blog) why I think some books fail as movies is the lack of the visual, lack of the dramatic. This is true especially for the types of movies such as the ones mentioned above. Directors sometimes try to build those scenes into the adaptations of the book, but if they aren’t there in the original reading, it’s going to fall flat.
I think those types of stories, fantasies, need the climactic-worthy scene. Something that will evoke the emotion in the viewer. Some books don’t have that in their stories, and that’s fine. It doesn’t take away from the book. However, maybe it is not a movie-type of book, which is fine as well. In the end, some books lend themselves to be movies, while others aren’t. That doesn’t say anything about the quality of the book at all.
To quote a “popular” saying, “It is what it is.”

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In order to reduce the number of accidents, a law was passed in the 18th century that all traffic on London Bridge should be left-handed. The rule was adopted throughout the British Empire after it was incorporated into the Highway Act.
- Why does the UK drive on the left and the US on the right?
- Does India drive on the left?
- Why do Americans drive on the right?
- Why is Europe left hand drive?
- Why does India drive on the left?
- Does New Zealand drive on the same side as UK?
- Does Germany drive on the left?
- Does Ireland drive on the left?
- Does Australia drive on the left?
- Are stick shift cars less likely to be stolen?
- Why does Europe prefer manual?
- Why are manual cars dying?
- Which is better left or right hand drive?
- Does China drive on the left?
- Why did Sweden change to driving on the right?
- Which countries has no left-hand traffic?
Why does the UK drive on the left and the US on the right?
As part of their rapid colonization, the British and the French demanded that the countries they occupied drive on the same side of the road.
Does India drive on the left?
Many former British territories such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India still drive on the left because the driving styles of the two countries were exported.
Why do Americans drive on the right?
To find the drivers’ controls on the left side of the vehicle, American cars were designed. Many countries changed their rule of the road due to the mass production of reliable and economical cars in the US.
Why is Europe left hand drive?
It is thought that the practice began in ancient Rome. The Romans used the left hand to steer their carts and chariots so they could defend themselves against enemies. Measures to make left-hand traffic the law were passed by the British government.
Why does India drive on the left?
British railway engineers were the ones who decided to stick to driving on left-handed tracks when the country decided to build their national railway system. It was moved to the roads later on.
Does New Zealand drive on the same side as UK?
Correct, that’s right. New Zealand is similar to the UK, Australia and Japan in that it drives right-hand drive cars on the left side of the road.
Does Germany drive on the left?
What side of the road do they drive on? The right way to go about it. The right side of the road is where they drive in Germany.
Does Ireland drive on the left?
South Africa, Australia and New Zealand are some of the countries that drive to the left. Only four European countries drive on the left. The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Malta and Cyprus are included.
Does Australia drive on the left?
In Australia, left-hand traffic is standard, but it’s a trend that is very rare in other parts of the world. What happened that this happened? Roughly 25% of the world’s population drives on the left and the rest on the right.
Are stick shift cars less likely to be stolen?
According to CarBuzz, there is no proof that cars with stick shifts are less likely to be stolen. If you own a car that’s equipped with one, you can rest assured that it’s less likely to be stolen than any of the other cars around it.
Why does Europe prefer manual?
People in Norway pay an average of $7.84 for a gallon of gas, and Europeans prefer cars with manual transmissions because they use less fuel.
Why are manual cars dying?
Automatic transmissions have become more popular due to better performance and gear choices. The survival of manual transmissions is at risk of being compromised by comfort and convenience.
Which is better left or right hand drive?
The driver can easily spot incoming vehicles if they are left-hand driving. The left-hand driving system is used in four European countries.
Does China drive on the left?
The smooth movement of vehicles from one side to the other is possible thanks to the Hong Kong-mainland China cross border driving scheme. Hong Kong is a left-hand drive city whereas mainland China is a right-hand drive city.
Why did Sweden change to driving on the right?
The change to driving on the right side of the road was initiated by Sweden because its neighbors were already doing it. Many members of the Swedish parliament argued that left-hand vehicles caused too many head-on crashes.
Which countries has no left-hand traffic?
Australia, the Caribbean, India, and South Africa are some of the former British colonies that still drive on the left side of the road. The left is where Japan drives. Europe is on the right side of the road.

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Historical TV Series Filmed in Arizona Begins Tonight
April 12, 2015 at 12:05 am
A 10-week run of documentary-style TV programs that recount the history of some of the Wild West's most famous figures debuts tonight on Fox News Channel.
Legends and Lies: The Real West begins tonight with back-to-back episodes starting at 5 p.m. Arizona time. New episodes will air at the same time each week.
A spokeswoman for the network says the series, which looks at such figures as Doc Holliday and the Earp brothers (pictured), Jesse James and Kit Carson, was filmed primarily in Arizona.
Fox News Channel also says the series "will feature first-hand accounts from direct descendants and historians along with the support of archival photographs and special effects, giving viewers the chance to see the forensic science behind the historical analysis."
To learn more and see a sneak peek of the series, click here.
Photo courtesy of Fox News Channel

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Gonzales city officials propose new street to ease LA 30 congestion
GONZALES - There's a new street in the works in Ascension Parish. It's all part of ten projects for the city roads in Gonzales. The street named St. Francis Boulevard will run right behind the hospital and the city hopes it will funnel some of the cross traffic from Highway 30.
"It's very busy," Troy Victor said. "It is congested, it's very congested to drive especially whenever you are pulling a trailer and stuff like that—it's hard to get out," Victor said.
Victor and his yard crew are constantly on the highway for work, he says they're always stuck in traffic. The city is hoping to alleviate some of the congestion.
"We do occasionally hear about complaints about the traffic along Highway 30," said Scot Byrd, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Gonzales.
One way to fix the problem is by developing a new street called St. Francis Boulevard. The street runs from LA 44 parallel to LA 30, and connects to Darla Avenue.
Developers of Heritage Crossing will build part of the street that will run through the new community on one side. The city will build the rest of the corridor that will run behind the new hospital.
"It will help the hospital, and it will help the corridor, I think it will help economic growth by creating a new road that will provide access to the new hospital to the highway and get some of that traffic off Highway 30," Byrd said.
The project budget was introduced to the city council Monday night.
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Political correctness is not just harmless virtue-signaling navel-gazing by a bored “elite” first-world populace. It is both a weapon and a disease that kills.
On January 31, on a day when the entire national press corps was fully focused on unserious impeachment theater, President Trump declared a national health emergency and implemented a travel ban to and from China.
Apparently unhappy that Trump wasn’t curled up in the fetal position, all the usual suspects on the left screamed bloody murder, convinced he was trying to distract from their important issue. Only a couple countries followed suit, since most were afraid they would be labeled as xenophobic or branded with the dreaded scarlet R.
Joe Biden called it “hysterical xenophobia.” He’s still thundering about Trump’s xenophobic bans during his occasional lucid moments.

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Legislature expanded, but with stronger Beijing control . . .
On Tuesday, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress unanimously approved constitutional changes to overhaul the electoral system in Hong Kong. The new modifications expanded the Hong Kong legislature from 70 to 90 members. However, the proportion of legislators directly elected by the public was more than halved – from 35 of the 70 members to just 20 of the 90 under the new rules. Furthermore, the constitutional amendment empowers the Election Committee, composed of primarily pro-Beijing politicians and which already has the power to elect the city’s chief executive, to select 40 members in the new legislature. Under the new rules, all prospective legislators have to be vetted for their “patriotism.” Exiled pro-democratic activist Nathan Law said the changes mean that there will be “no opposition voice in the council hereafter.”
Beijing’s election scare . . .
Beijing’s latest move to revamp Hong Kong’s electoral system comes as pro-democratic parties were gaining steam following the anti-extradition bill protests in 2019. In the 2019 District Council election, which is distinct from the legislative election, the pro-democratic camp won a landslide victory, sweeping 392 of the 452 seats and taking control of 17 of the 18 district councils. While these councils do not craft legislation and only focus on local issues, the pro-democratic camp’s victory struck a nerve with the central government. With the 2021 legislative election scheduled for September, Beijing’s electoral amendment can be viewed as a preemptive move to crack down on any remaining pro-democratic candidates.
Impending migration wave to Canada?
As the central government continues its crackdown in Hong Kong, some have argued that we may see an immigration wave to Canada once travel restrictions are lifted. Some real estate firms and immigration consultancies have speculated that Canada will be a “booming market” for Hong Kong immigrants. FINTRAC, Canada’s anti-money-laundering agency, recently reported a 10 per cent increase of electronic fund transfers from Hong Kong – from C$40 billion in 2019 to C$44 billion last year. While it is unclear how many Hong Kong residents will choose to relocate to Canada, Asia Watch will continue to follow these developments.
- Hong Kong Free Press: Beijing unanimously approves Hong Kong election overhaul, reducing democratic representation
- Reuters: Canada calling? Hong Kong residents shift billions abroad after clampdown
- South China Morning Post: Hong Kong’s opposition swept the district councils in years of protests, but spotlight now on their history as Beijing shake-up looms


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Constantine the Great' Coin set in a Silver Pendant - Made in Israel
Caesar Constantine the Great Coin in a Silver Pendant.
Weight: 7 grams.
Authentic bronze coin of Constantine the Great - 330 A.D. discovered on an archaeological dig in Israel.
Set in a decorated 925 silver pendant.
Constantine the Great is most known for establishing Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire, and for moving the capital from Rome to Constantinople (modern day Istanbul).
Pendant handmade in Israel.
Comes with a certificate of authenticity from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and all required documents for export approval.
Shipped to you direct from Jerusalem.


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Applesauce smoothieSubmitted by: BARBARAWEBSTER
Introductionacquired taste Was trying to avoid adding banana so ended up adding more fruit than would have liked acquired taste Was trying to avoid adding banana so ended up adding more fruit than would have liked
1 cup low-fat soy milk
1/4 cup 100% concord grape juice
7 oz low-fat tofu
1/2 cup cold water
1 cup peaches
1/2 cup mango chunks
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
add apple sauce
blend on low till mixed
turn speed to high
Add frozen fruits through handle hole in lid while continue to blend at high speed. Do this one piece at a time and wait for grinding to end before adding another piece of fruit.
Pour and Enjoy!
Serving Size: makes 4 one cup servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BARBARAWEBSTER.

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The investment protection agreement that China and the European Union have been negotiating for seven years is “in the home stretch,” Beijing said on Friday, as the two sides have set themselves the goal of concluding this year.
A compromise between Chinese and Europeans would cement economic ties between the two powers just before Joe Biden’s arrival at the White House in a month.
Asked during a press briefing, Chinese diplomacy spokesman Wang Wenbin said the talks had made “significant progress” after 10 negotiating sessions in 2020.
“The negotiations have entered the home stretch,” he said, hoping that both sides “will manage to achieve the goals set by leaders on both sides.”
At a virtual China-EU summit last September, President Xi Jinping and his European partners agreed to conclude the talks before the end of the year.
Discussions are “intensive” and “progress has been made in a number of areas,” a European Commission spokesperson echoed.
“The European Union remains determined to conclude the negotiations at the end of the year as far as it is worth the trouble,” he added. “We will not prioritize speed at the expense of content.”
Asked by AFP, the president of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, Joerg Wuttke said that the negotiators had “apparently made great progress in terms of market access”.
While a meeting of ambassadors from the 27 EU member countries is scheduled for the day in Brussels, he said he hoped for an agreement “in the coming days” if the states decide to support the negotiations.
Launched in November 2013, the negotiations aim to mutually protect European investments in China and Chinese investments in the EU.
Europeans want their businesses to be treated the same in China as Chinese businesses in the EU. The 27 demand better respect for intellectual property, an end to technology transfers imposed on foreign firms in China and excessive subsidies to Chinese public enterprises.
These are also themes raised by the United States in the context of the trade war launched by the administration of outgoing President Donald Trump against China in 2018.


The 2014 Medicare Trustees Report shows an improved financial outlook for Medicare, including a four-year extension of the Medicare Part A Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund, due to implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other changes in the health care system. These changes include payment and delivery system reforms that emphasize coordinated care, especially for people with multiple chronic conditions, incentives that are reducing the rate of hospital readmissions and a slowdown in payments to hospitals and other providers. At the same time, millions of Medicare beneficiaries are receiving preventive screenings and wellness visits without making copayments and increased help with their prescription drug costs.
Despite the good news and the fact that Medicare spending per beneficiary stayed level in 2013, the Trustees Report points out the need to further reform our health care system. This is necessary so that Medicare’s long-term costs, which will grow due to the retirement of the baby boom generation and the increase in overall health spending, are affordable for both the federal government and beneficiaries.
In a change from previous reports, this year’s Medicare cost projections take into account the likelihood that Congress will act, as it has many times in the past, to prevent a nearly 21 percent reduction in physician fees on April 1, 2015, as required by the sustainable growth rate (SGR) in current law. The report continues to take into account the reductions in reimbursements to providers mandated by the Affordable Care Act but acknowledges that some question whether they will be sustained if they cause access problems for beneficiaries in the future.
Each year the Medicare Trustees release a report on the current status and projected condition of the funds over the next 75 years. The Trustees report on both of Medicare’s Trust Funds – the Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund and the Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Trust Fund. The HI Trust Fund finances Part A which covers inpatient hospital and related care. The SMI Trust Fund finances Part B physician and outpatient care, as well as Part D which pays for prescription drugs.
Medicare Part A (HI Trust Fund) is primarily financed by payroll taxes on earnings that are paid by employees, employers and the self-employed. Employees and employers each pay 1.45 percent in taxes on all earnings. The self-employed contribute 2.9 percent, the equivalent of the combined employer and employee tax rates.
Medicare Parts B and D (SMI Trust Fund) are financed by payments from federal general fund revenues (about 75 percent) and by monthly premiums charged to beneficiaries (about 25 percent). Because Medicare Part B and Part D are automatically financed through general revenues and beneficiary premiums to meet estimated program costs each year, the SMI Trust Fund is adequately financed in both the short and long term.
Financial Outlook of the Medicare Program
The Medicare Part A (HI) Trust Fund will be solvent until 2030, which is four years longer than was projected last year. In 2030, payroll taxes alone are estimated to be sufficient to cover 85 percent of HI costs.
Solvency has improved by 13 years from the date that was projected before enactment of the Affordable Care Act. This legislation improved Medicare’s financing by reducing the rate of increase in provider payments, phasing out overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans and increasing Medicare payroll taxes for high-income individuals and couples.
Medicare’s actuarial shortfall decreased from last year. The HI Trust Fund now has a projected 75-year actuarial deficit equal to 0.87 percent of payroll compared with last year’s estimate of 1.11 percent. This is much less than the 3.88 percent of payroll that the Trustees estimated before the Affordable Care Act became law. In other words, the HI Trust Fund’s fiscal imbalance could be solved by increasing payroll taxes by 0.87 percent, by reducing the program’s spending by a corresponding amount, or by some combination of the two.
Medicare spending decreased slightly as a share of the economy. The Trustees project that Medicare’s costs (for both the HI and SMI Trust Funds), which were 3.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013, down from 3.6 percent in 2012, will grow to 5.2 percent of GDP in 2035, down from last year’s estimate of 5.6 percent. This increase is because the number of people receiving benefits will grow as the baby boom generation retires. Thereafter, Medicare’s costs are projected to grow more slowly, to 6.9 percent of GDP in 2088. Again, these increases are lower than what was projected before enactment of health care reform when Medicare’s costs were projected to grow from 3.5 percent of GDP in 2009 to 11.3 percent of GDP in 2083.
Costs for Part B (SMI Trust Fund) are growing due to the aging population and rising health care costs. Part B spending, which was 1.5 percent of GDP in 2013, is projected to increase to 3.2 percent in 2088. Although costs are projected to rise, the increases are lower than those projected before enactment of the Affordable Care Act – i.e. that costs would rise to 4.5 percent of GDP in 75 years.
Medicare Part B Premium and Deductible
The standard Part B monthly premium for 2015 is projected to remain the same as the $104.90 premium amount in 2013 and 2014 because of a slowdown in the growth of Medicare spending due to reforms in the Affordable Care Act. Part B enrollees with incomes exceeding $85,000 for an individual and $170,000 for a couple must pay higher income-related monthly premiums, which are estimated to range from $146.90 to $335.70 in 2015 (the same as the 2013 and 2014 amounts). The annual deductible is projected to remain at $147.00 for the third year in a row.
Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D spending estimates are lower than projected last year. The projections are a result of lower-than-anticipated drug spending in 2013 due to a lower projected drug cost trend and higher drug rebates.
Part D expenditures as a percent of GDP are expected to increase from 0.44 percent in 2013 to 0.87 percent in 2035 and to 1.36 percent in 2085. The average Part D monthly premium is $32.42 in 2014, and is estimated to be $34.28 in 2015. In 2014, Part D enrollees with incomes exceeding the threshold of $85,000 for an individual and $170,000 for a couple are paying an income-related monthly adjustment amount in addition to their normal plan premium, ranging from $12.10 to $69.30 per month. The Part D annual deductible, which is $310 in 2014, is estimated to be $320 in 2015.e
Parts B and D Out-of-Pocket Costs
The Medicare Trustees project that by 2088, Parts B and D out-of-pocket costs – premiums and cost-sharing amounts – will consume 44 percent of the average Social Security check compared to 23 percent in 2014.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE POSITION
Medicare spending per beneficiary is projected to continue growing more slowly than private sector spending. However, Medicare faces a long-term financial challenge due to the large increase in the number of beneficiaries as baby boomers reach age 65 and overall health care inflation.
It is critical that we successfully implement reforms in the Affordable Care Act that are containing costs and promoting access to quality health care. This includes supporting coordinated care through Accountable Care Organizations, bundled payments, and reducing hospital readmissions and hospital-acquired infections, as well as efforts to further reduce spending due to waste, fraud and abuse. These provisions, along with requirements in the law to slow the rate of increase in provider payments and reduce overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans, are necessary to prevent Medicare costs from becoming unsustainable for both beneficiaries and the federal government.
The National Committee supports strengthening Medicare’s financing without shifting costs to beneficiaries by requiring Part D drug rebates and allowing the federal government to negotiate prescription drug prices. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated savings of $141 billion over 10 years if drug manufacturers were required to provide rebates for drugs used by low-income Medicare beneficiaries, as they were required to do before passage of the Medicare Modernization Act.
Government Relations and Policy, July 2014


His 112 points were the fifth-most in NLL history and his 80 assists were the second-most all-time.
In fact, those 80 assists were more than his previous career-high for points in a season. In 2012 for the Roughnecks and back in 2009 while playing for the Rochester Knighthawks, Evans had contributed 79 points and that was his high water mark until last year.
The question now becomes whether or not Evans can repeat his 2013 performance.
The obvious answer would be to say no, he won’t play at level again. In the seven years prior to his MVP season, Evans averaged 25 goals and 38.1 assists for 63.1 points. Based on those numbers—which Evans consistently produced—we could say the 2013 season was a single, exceptional year and that he’ll likely return to his previous norms in the future.
However, we also need to consider the fact that the scrappy righty entered what is generally considered to be an athlete’s prime last year, turning 27 years old at mid-season. He may have finally blossomed into the player that he was capable of becoming and could very well stay at this level for several more years to come.
If that is the case, and he remains surrounded with as much offensive talent as he has around him in Calgary, there’s no reason in the world to think that he can’t contend for the league’s top honor for the foreseeable future. He might even be capable of improving even more this year in that case.
The only thing standing in his way, then, is the competition for the MVP award. Garrett Billings of the Toronto Rock, Rhys Duch of the Vancouver Stealth, Mark Matthews of the Edmonton Rush, Ryan Benesch of the Buffalo Bandits, and even Evans’ teammates Curtis Dickson and Jeff Shattler all will be striving to take that MVP award for themselves.
Last year Evans showed he can be better than all of them. This year his challenge is to prove it all over again.


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Vicki has a huge chip on the shoulder for any woman that is married to a man that makes more money or what she thinks is "the" money. What a stupid horse race. I say bravo and hats off to those women! Income is income.
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Brianna (Vicki's daughter), if you should happen to read this review, I had a mother a lot like Vicki and believe me, whatever you do for her, it will never, ever be enough. You simply cannot love someone like Vicki as much as they believe they should loved... and you'll have to put your hopes and dreams on hold while you dance to their tune. I had always thought you had a good understanding of your mother's behaviour and that you seemed strong enough not to get involved in her emotional games.... then I watched the end of season 6 and was shocked to hear you'd moved back in. Brianna, I say this for you own good. RUN, run as fast as you can, I would say take Michael with you, but I fear he's a lost cause where your mother's narcissistic and passive-aggressive behaviour is concerned.
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Organic Culinary Garden Collection - 7 Variety
Includes 7 heirloom, organic and non-GMO vegetable varieties.
Perfect for window boxes, containers and of course garden beds!
Collections come in a craft Mylar re-sealable ziplock envelop, perfect for storing your seeds. And all seed packets are individually packaged.
- Organic Genovese Basil
- Organic Cilantro
- Organic Mammoth Dill
- Organic English Thyme
- Organic Italian Oregano
- Organic Chives
- Organic Italian Parsley

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Hall, a Democrat, is challenging first-term incumbent Republican Jim Hosfelt.
Democrat Jeff Hall has filed to run for the Second District Kent County Levy Court seat now held by Republican Jim Hosfelt Jr.
The election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.
Hall cites three points as the focus of his campaign: economic development, the county budget and developing a new comprehensive plan for the county.
For the past five years, Hall has been department chair for Engineering Technologies at Delaware Technical Community College, Terry Campus, in Dover. He is a graduate of Caesar Rodney High School and retired in 2012 from the US Coast Guard following an almost 31-year career in electronics. He lives with his family near Moore’s Lake.
For more information on Hall, visit jeffhallforlevycourt.com.


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Recycle your old scrap paper by making it into interesting, one-of-a-kind paper paper that will make nifty notepaper, unique wrapping paper, or will enhance paper crafts you might be inspired to make. You'll need scrap paper, a blender or food processor, a fairly deep tub or basin (six inches deep, minimum), a mold and deckle (see "Tips" for making these yourself), cloth on which to "couch" the wet paper pieces (you can use white felt, white cotton interfacing, towels, etc.), and a sponge.
1Tear up your scrap paper into small (about one-inch) pieces and place into a blender or food processor.
2Fill the blender or processor with warm water.
3Blend the paper bits until the pulp is smooth; start blending on a slow speed and increase the speed as the pulp becomes smoother.
4Prepare a tub or basin that is deep enough to completely submerge your mold and deckle (See "Tips" for instructions to make a mold and deckle, the framework for your sheets of paper). Fill the tub or basin about half-full of water.
5Pour your pulp mixture into your basin. You should make several blender-loads of pulp to put into your basin in order to make multiple sheets of paper.
6Place your deckle (the frame) over the screen-side of the mold (the thing with the mesh screen) so that the edges of both the mold and deckle are even.
7Dip your mold and deckle into the basin with the screen facing up. You should dip the mold and deckle from the front to the back of the basin so that the pulp in the basin can settle onto the screen. Swirl your mold and deckle around until an even layer of pulp has settled on the screen. Hold the deckle steady on the mold!
8Holding the mold and deckle parallel to the water, lift them out of the basin and hold them there to let the water drain through the mesh.
9When most of the water has drained, lift your deckle carefully off the mold.
10Gently flip your mold over onto your cloth, with the pulp-side facing the cloth. Use a rolling motion - placing one side of the mold down, then the middle, then finally the opposite side - to place your mold face-down on the cloth.
11Through the screening of your mold, which is face-down on your couching cloth, use a sponge to dab excess water from the pulp. Sponge through the mold's screening.
12When you have sponged all the water you can from the paper pulp, very gently lift your mold off the couched pulp, starting with the edges. Lift the mold slowly, or your wet paper might tear or come up with the mold. (Your aim is to leave a wet piece of paper on the couching cloth when you lift the mold.)
13Place another cloth on top of your freshly-pulled paper sheet, and press it. You can either press it by hand or by placing something heavy on it. You can press multiple pieces of paper by stacking several freshly-pulled sheets (with cloth between each) and pressing them all at once.
14Once your paper is pressed and somewhat dry (it may still be damp, but not as fragile), you can hang it on a clothesline to finish drying. Or you can leave it to dry on the couching cloth, or on a smooth surface like glass or a mirror. You may wish to iron it smooth, or you can leave it as it is for added texture and character.
- Gel or liquid inks will not hold to written lines on this sort of paper (the ink spreads like water on a paper towel) unless you treat the paper. Once it's completely dry, brush it all over with a solution of gelatin and water and let it dry again.
- You can use cardboard, newspaper, old books, tissue paper, magazines, junk mail, typing paper, construction paper, unused napkins, old toilet paper rolls, and just about any other kind of unwaxed paper for this project.
- Your paper will be in the size and shape of your mold and deckle. You can make a mold and deckle with two picture frames (without the glass and backing) and some window screening: staple window screening to the outside edge of one picture frame to make your mold. Make sure the screening is taut across the frame. Fiberglass (as opposed to metal) screening works best. Trim excess screening from edges of the frame. Use a frame of the same size as your mold for your deckle.
- The cloth you couch your wet paper sheets onto will affect the finished look of your paper. Colored cloth may bleed color into your paper; if you use a towel, one side of your paper will be textured like the towel.
- If you plan to write on your paper, you might want to add some liquid starch (two or three teaspoons) to your pulp mixture for sizing. You can also use white glue, if you don't have liquid starch.
- For extra interest, you can add small bits of unblended paper to your pulp; I've had success adding small torn-up bits of an old book to smooth pulp to make interesting envelopes out of my paper. You can also add other inclusions, like bits of string or flower petals, to your smooth pulp.
- You can buy a mold and deckle from a paper maker supplier, and from some craft stores.
- Newspaper, tissue paper, and some other types of paper (like magazines) may alter the color of your paper (i.e., newspaper will give your finished paper a grayish cast).
- You can cover up the damp paper with a cloth towel and iron the paper.
- You can also make a mold out of a can - coffee can, bean can, whatever. Stretch your screening across the mouth of the can to make your mold and tack or staple it to the side of the can. Embroidery hoops can also be used to make a mold and deckle, in the same manner as the picture frame mold and deckle.
- Most homes, these days, have a paper shredder. Using the shredded paper will save the step of tearing the paper into 1 inch (2.5 cm) squares.
- Any home shredder will probably have "window" envelopes in the mix. Your paper will have plastic pieces in it. Interesting as it may be, you may want to look out for that.
- Be cautious when using paper to keep from getting cut.


Proliferation NPT (1968) By then, France, UK and China also had joined nuclear club. In spite of NPT, the technology spread India and Pakistan never signed. Declared nuclear powers in 1970s. Israel never signed. It is undeclared nuclear power, but probably has a hundred warheads Iraq’s nuclear program was dismantled in 1990s.
North Korea Near war in ’94 over plutonium production Left NPT in ‘03 over uranium enrichment 6-8 nukes Diplomatic breakthrough?
Iran Signed NPT But enriching uranium For civilian or military purposes? Israel should be “wiped off the map…”
India’s Special Status 100 nukes? US cooperation Why not Pakistan?
Proliferation for Profit Pakistan –> Iran, Libya, North Korea China –> Iran Dr. A. Q. Khan
Testing CTBT (1996) Won’t take effect until signed and ratified by 44 states India and Pakistan refused to sign; conducted their own tests in late 1990s An attempt to divide world into “nuclear haves” and “nuclear have-nots?” U.S. Senate voted in 1999 against ratification Bush administration opposes it


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Weight Management - Healthy Eating
Know your body signals continued...
But as we grow older, and fast food, huge portions, and delicious snacks
are everywhere, many of us start to ignore our body signals. We eat for other
reasons—or sometimes without thinking at all.
You can ignore
those body signals for a while, but they are powerful. And if you ignore them
for a long time (by dieting, for example) you lose your ability to pay
attention to them. You get out of practice.
- Healthy Eating: Recognizing Your Hunger Signals
Know your eating triggers
Common triggers to eating when
you're not really hungry are:
Identify your eating triggers by keeping an
eating journal for a week or two. Write down
everything you eat, plus the time of day and what you were feeling right before
After you understand
why and how you eat, it's time to
look at what and how much you
Many people classify foods as "good" or "bad" based on their
calorie or fat content and, sometimes, on how nutritious they are. But a
healthy diet has room for all kinds of foods.
A healthy, balanced
diet means getting the right amounts of:
- Fat. Choose unsaturated fats like olive and canola
oil, nuts, and fish.
- Carbohydrate. Choose carbohydrate that
comes from whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and low-fat dairy
- Protein. Choose lean protein as often as you can, such
as all types of fish, poultry without skin, low-fat dairy products, and legumes
(peas, beans, and lentils).
- Fiber. Fiber
comes from plant foods, like whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and
Keep a food diary(What is a PDF document?), writing down everything you eat for a week or two. It will
help you see which foods you need to eat more of and which foods you're eating
too much of.
Tips for choosing your food sensibly


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Srinagar, May 8: A low- intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.1 on the Richter scale occurred on Monday afternoon Kashmir Valley, triggering panic among the people who rushed outside their homes and called their loved ones to enquire about their wellbeing.
Even though intensity was on lower side, the earthquake was felt more due to its epicenter in Baramulla.
According to local meteorological department, the earthquake with latitude 34.16 degrees North and longitude 74.56 degrees East and depth 10-km, occurred 14:28:15 IST. An official of the meteorological department here said that epicenter of the earthquake was Baramulla.
There was no immediate report of any damage in the earthquake which caused panic among the people who rushed out of their houses.