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The hang glider pilot who was involved in a tragic accident in which a woman fell to her death was held in jail until a camera memory chip he swallowed passed through his system.
The pilot, 50-year-old William Orders, was arrested last Saturday after the accident. Video was also seized from the boyfriend of Lenami Godinez-Avila, who fell from her harness during the tandem flight and was seen trying to hold on to Orders before falling from the aircraft during a flight in Canada. Orders was charged with obstructing justice and withholding evidence.
The Globe and Mail newspaper reports that officials said Thursday that the chip was "no longer in his system." He was scheduled for a bail hearing Friday afternoon.
Mr. Orders' attorney said that his client was cooperating fully with investigators, who monitored the passage of the chip through his digestive tract with a series of X-rays.
It is unclear what kind of condition the chip would be in after passing through his system. Orders is described by the paper as a fully-certified hang-gliding pilot and instructor. He has been participating in the sport around the world for 16 years.
A member of the Hang-Gliders and Para-Gliders association of Canada told the paper he had spoken with Orders just after the accident occurred. Jason Warner said Orders had said he knew there were problems almost immediately after takeoff, and that he had "desperately" tried to hang on the the woman. She eventually lost her grip on Orders' legs, taking one of his shoes with him as she fell.
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Fox News Channel, which reshuffled its primetime lineup last month, was rewarded with boffo ratings from Megyn Kelly, whose new show The Kelly File finished as the second highest rated show on Fox News and all of cable news for October.
Kelly’s show averaged 2.23 million total viewers and 383,000 in the key demo, trailing only longtime cable news champ The O’Reilly Factor, which clocked in with 2.84 million total viewers, and 458,000 in the demo.
These are significantly better numbers than those of her predecessor Sean Hannity. He was moved to the 10 p.m. timeslot and was averaging just under 2 million total viewers, and 300,000 in the demo.
In less than four week, Kelly has beaten O’Reilly twice in the demo, which is unheard of. She apparently poses a serious threat to O’Reilly’s longtime dominance in cable news.
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The newest member of the Model 3 fleet, the Model 3 sedan, is going to be launched by the automobile company, based out of California. The Model 3 sedan, which is expected to enter production around year-end, is actually a sporty vehicle. It features a sleek design, high performance, and all the elements one would find in a modern electric car. This electric car will feature an all-electric drive system. It will also sport a long-line nose and sharp, modern headlights.
There have been some Model S sedan models over the past few years that featured some great features, but this is the first car in the series to feature an all-electric drive system. As with most auto engineering innovations, it will be interesting to see the full range of possibilities that can be achieved with this new concept. One of the greatest speculations is whether or not the car will be able to double as a airplane.
It is also possible that the Model 3 will use the same charging system as the Model S sedan. That would make this an extremely convenient vehicle for a wide variety of commutes, depending upon the level of legroom that you have in your kitchen. For instance, if you are a frequent commuter, you may want to use the Model S sedan to commute back and forth to work on a daily basis. If you own your home in the suburbs, or even in the city, you could connect your car to a USB port and use the Model 3 as a portable air conditioner, thus saving money on both ways.
An impressive aspect of the Model S sedan is that it utilizes a very high field of force driving performance that utilizes no energy at all. The car is said to use only its electric motors and batteries for acceleration. No gasoline is used, and the car is not optimized for sports, like the Model S. However, enthusiasts are excited to know that this car will allow them to travel faster, since it will be lighter and have more aerodynamic efficiency.
The second section of the Tesla Model 3 spec and review concerns its battery architecture. The car is built around the high performance battery that was used in the company’s first production car, the Roadsters. Although the battery is smaller in size, it is expected that the battery will be manufactured using the latest manufacturing technologies. The company also did not reveal how much power will be delivered from the batteries to the motor, but it was clear that it will be substantially higher than the battery packs that are currently used in the Model S. The extra power will give the Model 3 sedan an incredible amount of acceleration.
Finally, there were no plans to release a rear-view camera on the Model 3. This is a unique feature that some car companies have chosen not to add, in order to maintain the safety and privacy of the driver. However, the Tesla Model 3 spec and review does note that this is something that will most likely be added to the vehicle as time progresses. If you are interested in a brand new car, you should definitely take a look at the impressive features that are featured on the Tesla Model 3.

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Here are my top five observations from USC’s 45-42 victory over Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl on Saturday night at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego:
1. Hail to the victors
Although it was stressful to watch and write about with a 10 p.m. deadline, the ending was absolutely fitting for this USC team: a Hail Mary attempt … that the Trojans successfully defended. The biggest difference between USC’s success against Nebraska and its failure against Arizona State is that the coaches had time to set up the defense – thanks to the officials reviewing the previous play and putting one second back on the clock – and a clear plan of attack. They inserted receivers JuJu Smith and Nelson Agholor, who formed two-thirds of the back line, and it was Agholor who ended up swatting the ball halfway to Pacific Beach. Frittering away most of an 18-point lead felt like Same Old Trojans; I had ASU flashbacks when Josh Shaw and Gerald Bowman allowed Jordan Westerkamp to break free for a 65-yard, comeback-igniting touchdown. But finding a way to put the game away showed that the Trojans learned something, coaching staff included.
2. Less than special
Just when you thought – or at least I thought – USC had ironed out its special-teams issues, the Trojans looked as if they never had covered a kick before. Or protected a punter. Did Nebraska’s Kieron Williams get a piece of the ball before plowing into Kris Albarado in the first quarter? Doesn’t matter; the Trojans let Williams have a free run. Amazingly, the same thing happened in the third quarter, when Nebraska’s Lane Hovey got all ball and Williams recovered. How does that happen twice in a game? Meanwhile, USC’s kickoff coverage was spotty, contributing to a 10-yard advantage in starting field position for the Cornhuskers. The Trojans spent a ton of time working on special teams leading up to the Holiday Bowl, but it isn’t as big an emphasis as it was under Lane Kiffin, who hired John Baxter specifically for that job. Steve Sarkisian and his staff need to find a happy medium.
3. Coming back
Cody Kessler delivered the good news after the game: He’s returning for another year. This obviously is a boon for the Trojans, who won’t have to train a new quarterback in their quest to improve upon this season’s 9-4 record. This was definitely Kessler’s best performance against a ranked opponent. He again showed excellent feel for moving within and outside the pocket, resetting and delivering the ball. His deep-ball accuracy was a little off, and I’d like to see him throw those passes with more conviction. But he did find Smith over the middle in the third quarter and generally made good decisions and throws against one of the nation’s best pass defenses. Kessler’s entire offensive line also returns, including freshman guard Damien Mama, who revealed after the game that he’s postponing his Mormon mission. Even if Buck Allen and Agholor leave, Kessler and the offense should be even better next season with plenty of talent coming back and a full year in Sarkisian’s system.
Neither Allen nor Agholor had made up his mind about entering the draft when asked about it after the game. Leonard Williams came close to say he’s leaving, telling a reporter that Saturday “most likely” was his last game as a Trojan. As I’ve written previously, I believe Williams will turn pro. As a projected top-five pick, he’d be foolish not to. I also think Allen will leave, if for no other reason than he’s already 23 years old. Agholor? I have no idea. He doesn’t seem to love USC the way Williams does. Agholor does love football and working at his craft. The question is how much it matters to him to get paid to do so. If Agholor does leave, it’ll be really interesting to see how Kessler adjusts. He was incredibly reliant on Agholor this season, especially in third-down situations. Will Kessler develop that same trust with Smith? Or will someone else emerge as the go-to move-the-sticks option?
5. The future
As I wrote Saturday night, USC’s future looks bright. The standout freshmen from this season should only get better. The offensive line should go from a question mark to a strength. And it’s hard to imagine any team in the country having a better pair of young playmakers than Smith and Adoree’ Jackson. Sarkisian mentioned after the game that he’d like to use Jackson more on offense. It’s understandable given how special Jackson is with the ball in his hands. We can debate all offseason whether this was a successful first season for Sarkisian. I don’t agree with him that it was a “total success.” Nor do I think it was a failure. But this much is certain: He and his staff did a great job developing the freshmen, who will form the nucleus of teams that could be really good in 2015 and beyond.

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Which countries speak Spanish unofficially?
Although it’s not an official language, Spanish is commonly spoken in the United States, Belize, Andorra and Gibraltar.
Here is the official list :
- Costa Rica.
- Dominican Republic.
What South American countries dont speak Spanish?
Guyana, French Guiana (one of the overseas territories of France), and Suriname, which are found the northern part of South America and known together as the Guianas, are the only places in South America that do not speak Spanish or Portuguese. Some African languages are also spoken in Latin America.
What is the smallest Spanish speaking country?
Largest and smallest Spanish-speaking countries in the world
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Which language is most spoken in the world?
The most spoken languages in the world
- English (1.132 million speakers) Native speakers: 379 million. …
- Mandarin (1.117 million speakers) …
- Hindi (615 million speakers) …
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- French (280 million speakers) …
- Arabic (274 million speakers) …
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The presenter was leading a segment on airbrushed school photos when she revealed her picture, which was then airbrushed to demonstrate the differences photoshop makes.
Susanna's snap, before and and after airbrushing
Her co-host Charlotte Hawkins also shared one of her pics, as Susanna explained: “We used our own school photographs.
“Here am I... I was 17-years-old, we're going to see what the retouching adds in a moment."
Commenting on her photoshopped picture, Susanna said: "My eyebrows have been plucked and my lips and eyes are enhanced and for some reason they've given me a wig.”
Susanna and her fellow presenters often enjoy a giggle or two on the show, but last week, we saw a different side to the team, when they posed for a James Bond-inspired photoshoot.
Susanna, Charlotte and Ben Shephard were all given 007 makeovers, to celebrate the upcoming ‘Spectre’ film.
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This medieval game of chess has turned into an all-out battle! It's the Lion knights vs. the Dragon knights.
The lion knights are taking the upper hand!
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A lion knight gets a direct hit!
Never mess with a wizard!
The battle rages on! Looks like that guy is still happy!
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KATHMANDU, Sept 17: President of Nepali Congress (NC), Sher Bahadur Deuba is staying isolated at his residence in Budhanilkantha after a staff member of his secretariat was diagnosed with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
According to Deuba’s personal secretary Bhanu Deuba, other members of the secretariat, however, tested negative during lab tests. President Deuba’s throat swab samples will be collected later on Friday.
As Deuba has gone into home-isolation, a meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the main opposition party NC scheduled for Thursday afternoon has been deferred. The meeting was to discuss the appointment of vacant seats at various constitutional bodies including the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) .
Meanwhile, the health condition of NC General Secretary, Shashank Koirala, who is undergoing treatment at Om Hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19 on September 9, is gradually improving. Koirala, through Facebook live earlier today, shared that he will stay for three more days at the hospital.


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IBO champ feels he can't slip up against Ferguson
Kevin Lerena back in action
IBO cruiserweight boxing champion Kevin “Two Guns” Lerena, whose consistency has earned him recognition from the ratings committees of the WBC, WBA and IBF, says he is at a stage in his career where he cannot afford to make mistakes.
Lerena is rated No 5 by the WBC, second by the WBA and third by the IBF.
Lerena will face American Patrick Ferguson in a non-title fight at Emperors Palace on December 19. Ferguson, 29, has been around since 2016. He is yet to get recognition from sanctioning bodies, having failed in two attempts to win the WBO Africa title from Ghanaian Ibrahim Tabul. Ferguson has 17 wins and a draw.
Lerena – who has defended his title six times – said each fight is as important as the next.
“There is no time to slip up now,” Lerena told fight publicist Brian Mitchell. “This is a keep-busy fight, as people say, but for me this is a big fight that will prepare me for 2021. I am glad for the opportunity, more so because it is here in SA, especially during this tough pandemic; no-one knows what’s happening. I am just fortunate to be in a position to get this opportunity so that I can stay active while preparing for 2021, which I believe will be a big year for me.”
Lerena added that he was keeping as motivated as he was for his last title fight. “Now and ever I need to be more focused,” he said. “Patrick has got amateur pedigree and a decent record and if he beats Kevin Lerena he’s kind of made, like on a world stage and I can’t let that happen.”
Lerena said his trainer Peter Smith works him hard to beat anybody put in front of him.
Smith said: “We are excited to get this fight. As you know 2020 has been a terrible year. This guy [Ferguson] is coming to take Kevin’s crown. Even when it is a non-title fight it just means a win is a crown for him.
“We need to do some serious business. We've both been getting our minds around how we will destroy this guy and go about this fight. Kevin is so well-known now, they are watching every opportunity to see any slip or weakness. But Kevin has shown such powerful wins. So this is a world title fight for us.”
Credit should go to IBO president Edward Levine, who has consistently looked after SA boxers. The likes of Nkosinathi Joyi and Hekkie Budler shot to prominence through Levine’s sanctioning body and later won IBF and WBA Super belts, respectively.
The same applies to the WBF, which has been very kind to SA fighters, especially females. Noni Tenge, whose firmness in defending its welterweight title eventually convinced the IBF to allow her to challenge Daniella Smith and she won the fight.
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Travel Agenda: The Peace Bridge; York Art Gallery's exhibition; Cornwall's summer Food Festival; Titanic exhibition; Nolitan hotel; Vietnam Airlines
Saturday 25 June 2011
Today: The Peace Bridge opens in Derry (derryvisitor.com). York Art Gallery's exhibition celebrating local hero William Etty opens (yorkartgallery.org.uk). And the summer Food Festival in the Cornish village of Stoke Climsland begins (cornwallfoodanddrink.co.uk).
This week: On Friday, the Historic Dockyard Chatham hosts "Titanic Honour & Glory" in No 1 Smithery, to 30 September. The exhibition includes passengers' letters, the ship's silverware and some of the crew's possessions (thedockyard.co.uk)
Also on Friday, the first guests will check in at the Nolitan hotel in New York, adding to the city's luxury hotel scene (nolitanhotel.com).
In the diary: Vietnam Airlines launches the first direct links between the UK and Vietnam this winter. Non-stop flights from Gatwick to Hanoi launch on 9 December, with Ho Chi Minh City, available from the following day (vietnamair.co.uk). From Heathrow, BMI launches a new route to the holy Indian city of Amritsar via Almaty in Kazakhstan, starting on 13 October (flybmi.com).
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DRC – International development organizations, USAID, TechnoServe, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and Asili, have partnered with leading food industry players Nespresso and Olam Food Ingredients to launch the Gorilla Coffee Alliance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The five-year initiative is aimed to breathe new life into the region’s coffee industries and communities, in a bid to foster vital economic growth in the coffee sector while preserving local ecosystems in Kivu.
One of its main focuses is to reduce the threat facing the region’s endemic and critically endangered Grauer’s gorilla and put at bay deforestation around Kahuzi-Biega National Park in DRC’s South Kivu province.
The Kahuzi-Biega National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the few remaining habitats of the world’s 6,800 estimated remaining eastern lowland or Grauer’s gorillas.
But, political unrest, population growth, and the absence of sustainable economic opportunities in the area have put the national park and the wildlife it protects at risk from illegal logging, poaching, and mining.
The Gorilla Coffee Alliance aims to address this challenge by helping local families to establish environmentally sustainable ways to earn income, improving access to essential health services, and working with community institutions to become advocates for conserving the national park.
“The greatest force for conservation is a local community that is invested in protecting its natural resources,” said TechnoServe CEO and President William Warshauer.
“We are excited to join these extraordinary partners and apply TechnoServe’s long experience supporting coffee-growing communities to help the people of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park area create healthy communities, sustainable economies, and a flourishing ecosystem.”
The Alliance will improve total farm productivity to support farmer revenues and protect long-term soil health, biodiversity, and the vital ecological function of one of the world’s largest forests.
This will be achieved through training of farmers in regenerative agriculture and help local entrepreneurs and farmers set up nurseries that provide high-quality coffee and shade-tree seedlings.
It will also work with coffee washing stations to enable them to access finance and technical assistance that will improve their capacity to process coffee at quality levels demanded by Nespresso and other specialty markets. Participating washing stations are expected to double their output by 2026.
“Through our Reviving Origins program, we have been working to successfully revitalize production in several challenged coffee producing regions around the world since 2019, and we’re excited about the important projects underway in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
“We strongly believe that coffee can be a force for good, because it can help to shape communities and preserve landscapes, leaving a positive impact on the lives of people and nature,” Guillaume Le Cunff, CEO of Nespresso, said.
Through the Asili platform, the Alliance will improve access to health clinics and clean water points. Lastly, it will help to mobilize existing community governance structures to support conservation and combat poaching, logging, and mining.
“With the help of our partners, we will bring innovation to local farming systems, helping to improve lives and livelihoods, regenerate soils, and protect precious biodiversity in the world’s second-largest tropical forest.
“And using the sustainability insights platform, AtSource, we will be able to monitor the progress we are making towards the desired social and environmental impact,” Vivek Verma, Managing Director and CEO of the OFI coffee business, said.
Nespresso and Olam are key players in the initiative as both have investments in the coffee industry.
Nestlé Nespresso SA is the pioneer and reference for highest-quality portioned coffee while, OFI’s coffee business is one of the largest green coffee origin exporters in the world.
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- Free WiFi
- Outside Seating Area
- Families and Children Welcome
About Origins @ Marine
Origins have crafted a menu that offers relaxed social dining in the comfortable surrounds of a modern kitchen-focused restaurant. Whether it is tapas, natural wines and craft beer or a full sit-down dining experience you're after, you'll find it at Origins.
At Origins Small Plates pays tribute to the social act of sharing. Shoots, Stems & Leaves takes inspiration from the earth; local, seasonal produce delivered as complex, delicious salads. Our mains and sides are Hunted and Gathered; each ingredient reflecting our surroundings. Desserts with local flavour bring The Sweetness, and artisanal Cheeses of the Region round out the menu.
Our ‘Chef's Blackboard' will introduce at least 3 new daily dishes to reflect the season, and allow us to champion the exciting fresh produce we find.
Great evening. 1st class service.
Thank you to Origins and Tronelle for a fabulous prize evening! It was a true treat!! We have been raving about the food to all our friends... wonderful mixes of flavour and textures and delightfully presented...my foodie son had no complaints! The staff were all very friendly yet professional and the venue very chic but comfortable. Thank you!
This is an excellent restaurant preparing interesting and well thought out meals. The wine list is a little expensive due to the considerable mark up on some wines, but the choice is good. Service was generally attentive and competent.
It was an experience out of this world one I will cherish for ever. From start to finish everything was just perfect 5 star service. Thank you.
Beautiful singing by the staff. Food good.
On my way back home in the car I had a phone call from the Marine accusing me of having short paid my bill by R100.00.That was not true. I never expected an insult like that from the Marine.
Great location. Good service.
Enjoyed two dinners at Origins. Excellent menu, food beautifully prepared and presented. Mussel starter and tempura prawns for main both particularly good. Lovely restaurant with good service. Would recommend, we certainly hope to return.
Very enjoyable. Nice atmosphere & food & service top notch.
More options for wine by the glass. The food was excellent and your staff works hard! Your bookings are spaced well apart, presumably to allow your chefs adequate time per table, but this means the early eaters are pretty lonely! Service was very friendly and good but the coffee took a long time to come. Overall, an excellent evening. Thank you.
Food was very Nice and service excellent in very beautiful surroundings
Everything was superb! We cannot wait to go again.
This is a very special place and the service and food are amazing. Tronette is a treasure!
A lovely experience and a very good meal. My only complaint is that the menu has remained the same for some time -some changes/new additions would be welcome.
There were not any specials available and our waiter left halfway through the meal. The wine selection is not great, the atmosphere is not very warm and inviting and on the whole the experience was a bit mediocre.
The evening was pleasant
We had a lovely evening - delicious food & great service. I mentioned the dinner was for my mother-in-law's 60th birthday and it was a very special touch to have the chef send out an extra little platter of sweets with "Happy birthday" on the plate. We will most definitely be back next time we visit Hermanus. Also a lovely lounge for a sundowner cocktail!
We had a superb experience for restaurant week hosted at Origins. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and the service was excellent. The best fish cakes we've ever had. Thank you
Delicious food and drinks. Fabulous staff. Loved the open kitchen. Worth a visit or two!
Absolutely amazing. Cant wait to return for more. Thank you
We've done a few restaurants during restaurant week, and thus far the food of Origins surpassed all of our other experiences. The portions were generous, the ingredients outstanding and nothing could be faulted. Everybody was exceptionally friendly. The seating was in an isle, but perhaps to give us a view of the ocean, with other tables in close proximity. This was the only downside in terms of atmosphere.
A superb dining experience, beyond expectation.
Too many light, no ambience
This was our third visit to Origins in last few months and we have never been disappointed. The service is good and the food is consistently great.

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QUAN 13Directed by Hieu Gray
This film is only available to viewers in Southern California (excluding San Diego County) from October 1, 2020 at 12pm PT to October 31, 2020 at 11:59pm PT. Click here to watch the film on Eventive.
Paris is home to one of the largest and oldest Vietnamese communities in the world; however, little has been documented about it. QUAN 13, which refers to the Vietnamese name for Paris’ 13th arrondissment or district, is about the Vietnamese diaspora in Paris told through the lens of food.
Director, Producer: Hieu Gray
Director of Photography: David Woo
Composer: Bao Vo
Sound Designer: Stephen Warner
Editor: Richard Van
Dumplings. Sausage. Ice cream. Food is a universal language shared amongst cultures and generations. Join us as we venture through these stories of community, heartbreak, nostalgia, and conflict between people – all with food on the table. Come hungry and leave with hearts full. — Kevin J. Nguyen


The morning meal of the day is often referred to as the best meal of the day. However, an in-depth look into the matter shows that research on this is mixed. Some research concludes that breakfast is, indeed, the healthiest among all other meals and should be taken. But, other studies don’t see how the meal is any different than other meals.
What’s known though is that having breakfast lands you on the right energy note, which is great to get started and lead a productive day. Moreover, it shifts your metabolism into its active phase from early on in the day, which can chip in weight loss as well. A recent study adds to this list of benefits as it learns that breakfast slashes your risk of developing diabetes type II.
Does Having Breakfast Save You from Developing Diabetes?
A study published in the Journal of Nutrition from the American Society for Nutrition has learned that having breakfast helps to cut down the risk of diabetes type II. Missing your breakfast just once in a week may amp up your risk of diabetes type II by 6%.
Missing this meal for 4 or 5 days a week goes on to swell the risk of the diseases by 55%. This data was learned from a participant pool of 90,000 people from six different observational studies. Of these, 4,935 people developed type II diabetes.
The investigators observed that there was a diabetes risk that arose each day if a person skipped his morning meal. The risk increased every day of the week until on the fifth day, it plateaued and their chance of diabetes rose by 32% in contrast with those who didn’t miss their breakfast at all.
The Diabetes Risk Tends To Increase Despite One’s Weight
The researchers of this review also learned that BMI or body mass index has only some link with higher diabetes in case of people who missed their morning meal. BMI is a unit that is used to measure body fat as per height and weight.
A BMI measure of over 30 is obese as per CDC. So, as per the findings of this study, even after considering BMI, the risk of diabetes continued to grow as participants missed their breakfast.
The results show that all and sundry, regardless of their weight, increased their odds of developing type II diabetes by not having the first meal of the day. Despite these findings, it is clear that lots of people miss breakfast. A survey from NPD highlighted that 1 in 10 Americans don’t have breakfast. This increases their risk of diabetes.
In sum, breakfast is an important meal. It can help you slash your risk of diabetes, assist in balancing blood sugar levels, as well as work to speed up your metabolism. This is helpful for several reasons including an energy-packed morning and improved weight loss. Plus, skipping your morning meal can also encourage you to eat more calories. This can lead to increased weight gain.


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This AP photo of Khrushchev belly-hugging Castro on 9/20/1960 was reprinted today in newspapers around the world following Castro’s death. My father, Ed Koterba, was a Scripps-Howard reporter who covered the 1960 UN General Assembly in New York City. His description of that hug may be the most detailed account ever reported. His column appeared the next day. Following is a reprint of that article, also included in “The Essential Ed Koterba” (pages 411-12).
Hammy, but Effective (September 21, 1960)
(The reader is also referred to the articles on Fidel Castro in this chapter.)
NEW YORK—It looked ludicrous from this perch—the way Nikita Khrushchev belly-hugged Fidel Castro, and the pirouetting duet that followed on the floor of the assembly hall. The clammy chill that slipped up my spine came not from the cold draft of this aerial booth. It came from the realization that the frightful hands across the sea had, indeed, been fused in the flesh for the whole world to see. Until this very moment—this instant of infamy—the ominous love affair between Khrushchev and Castro was still a thing of distance and vagueness. No longer. The Soviet premier planned this UN drama with the precision that comes only from intuition. Hammy, yes. But effective.
For thirty-five minutes, as delegates poured onto the arena, Khrushchev marked time at his aisle seat, the ninth row back, the far-left section. Then, just moments before the fifteenth session of the General Assembly was gaveled to order—when the hall was good and full, and television cameras now hot—he rose. A Cuban accompanied him, and he bobbed briskly the one hundred paces to the front of the hall, up the stairs carpeted in velvet green, out behind the podium, and then directly to Castro, in the far-right front row of the vast hall, directly below me. In his wake, herds of photographers almost leaped over each other in a frenzy to be there first. They knew where he was headed.
The Kremlinite pulled the hairy, towering Cuban toward him, then turned him—to make sure all the cameramen in this frenzied arc got a clean shot of their embrace. Khrushchev seemed to be saying, haughtily—“If anyone had doubt about the Moscow-Havana axis before, you won’t have it now.” No question about it, this illicit love affair is now official.
Premier Castro, though, was nervous in the minutes preceding this display. Extremely nervous. After his entrance to the hall, six minutes behind Khrushchev, Castro was unable to control his tenseness. First he tumbled a Cuban box of wax matches, over and over and over. Then he picked up a long yellow pencil, twirled it, rolled it on the green baize of his desk. As if aware that his nervousness was betraying him, Castro tried to hide it. Finally, he slipped his hands under the table, but I could see him tensely crossing and uncrossing his forefingers.
As one witnessed this “spontaneous” expression of togetherness, there remained no doubt that this dictator duo had set the UN one for the weeks to come.

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Ben Barnett is a nationally-recognized and widely-respected eDiscovery attorney having led discovery or disclosure projects in significant litigation and government investigations for more than 15 years. Mr. Barnett has served as the lead discovery attorney in a number of high-profile matters, including the Takata Airbag litigation and litigation and investigations involving a broad range of pharmaceutical products including Vioxx, Vytorin, Baycol, and Seroquel, where he was retained as substitute lead discovery counsel after entry of a sanctions ruling.
Chambers Global and Chambers USA rank him as a leading eDiscovery lawyer and praise his “sophisticated practice” and "excellent work." The Legal 500 United States describes him as “an absolute expert on discovery.”
Mr. Barnett has briefed, argued, and won key discovery disputes in dozens of federal and state courts, defended IT executives in hearings and depositions, worked effectively with multiple discovery special masters, and successfully resolved hundreds of complex discovery issues through negotiations with government and opposing counsel. In many instances, his work was done in the context of virtual law firms working to collectively defend companies facing simultaneous civil litigation and criminal investigations. Mr. Barnett has also served as trial counsel for companies facing discovery sanctions and as a strategic advisor to clients dissatisfied with the performance of their existing eDiscovery team.
Recently, Ben has been retained by clients to develop strategies and manage teams responding to government investigations. Increasingly, these investigations involve multiple jurisdictions, which creates a broad range of legal and technical challenges, including multiple languages, data transfer restrictions, and navigating potentially conflicting privacy regulations that may impact the ability to collect, review, and produce data. Through this client work, Ben has expanded his expertise in privacy and cybersecurity issues.
In keeping with his long-standing commitment to public service, Mr. Barnett also maintains an active pro bono trial and appellate practice. Watson v. Rozum, No. 13-3510 (3rd Circuit 2016) (won reversal after briefing and oral argument); Barnett v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, No. 1697 (Commonwealth Court 2013) (won on brief); Beaton v. Tennis, et al., No. 10-3325 (3rd Circuit 2012) (lost following oral argument and denial of petition for rehearing); Cerome v. Moshannon Valley Correctional Center, et al., No. 09-2070 (3rd Circuit 2010) (won reversal following briefing as court-appointed amicus counsel).
Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Barnett served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. He also worked on Capitol Hill for five years prior to and during law school.

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New Delhi: Over the past 12 weeks, record-breaking rainfall in India has caused unprecedented flooding in several parts, while eastern states have been reporting deficits by a big margin.
The result: Bihar, West Bengal and east Uttar Pradesh, the eastern region with the highest intensity of paddy cultivation, have been highly deficit rains despite an active monsoon current in July and August.
The reason: Ineffective low-pressure systems over the Bay of Bengal and a southward shift of the east-west monsoon trough.
Agricultural experts told IANS one of the notable impacts of changes in track of monsoon systems can be seen on kharif crops, particularly the rice growing eastern region, where the rice is grown on the basins of Ganga and Mahanadi rivers.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data on the monsoon performance in major rice-producing states, Uttar Pradesh’s rainfall deficiency from June 1 to August 30 was as high as 44 per cent.
Against the normal cumulative rainfall of 588.1 mm, the actual cumulative rainfall in Uttar Pradesh during this period was 330.9 mm.
The IMD says only 11 of the 75 Uttar Pradesh districts have received normal rainfall.
🌂Uttar Pradesh, parts of Bihar and Jharkhand are going through their worst Southwest monsoon on record. Read on👇
— Weather & Radar India (@WeatherRadar_IN) August 28, 2022
While in Bihar the rainfall deficiency from June 1 to August 30 was 39 per cent, it was minus 27 per cent in Jharkhand and minus 18 per cent in West Bengal.
‘Arrival of the monsoon and whether onset would be strong or weak will always continue to dodge us. However, changes in track of the system would have a more deadly impact on the crop which would be in the growing stage at the moment. Due to southward movement of all main monsoon low pressure areas and depressions, rice producing states like West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and East Uttar Pradesh have been deficit by large margins. This would have an impact on the quantity as well as the quality of the crop,’ said Skymet Weather Vice President (Meteorology and Climate Change) Mahesh Palawat.
The uneven distribution rains along with increasing temperatures and humidity give rise to pest attacks and diseases. This will in turn impact the quality of the grain as well as the nutrition value may vary, say experts.
Researches indicate the monsoon rainfall became less frequent but more intense in India during the latter half of the 20th century.
An increase of either severe floods or droughts can cause rice production loss, but the drought effect on rice production is more prominent.
India is the world’s second largest producer of rice, of which a substantial amount is grown under rainfed conditions during the kharif season.
Any detrimental impacts of climate would have major consequences for food security from local to global levels.
Moreover, the majority of farmers cultivating rainfed rice are smallholders, whose local livelihoods are highly vulnerable to climate changes and since 1980, the number of smallholder farmers in India increased by 77 per cent to almost 66 million in 2010-11.
In addition, the agricultural sector employs almost half of the labour force of the country, so any changes in rice cultivation are likely to have considerable social impacts.
Saying the entire South Asia has been reporting a series of extreme weather events in the past six months, Anjal Prakash, Research Director, Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business and IPCC Lead Author, said while Bangladesh, Pakistan and India have battled severe floods, China is reeling under massive drought conditions.
— Zhang Heqing张和清 (@zhang_heqing) August 31, 2022
‘All these events call for climate justice as climate change is not the creation of people of South Asian countries. Some of these countries are either carbon neutral or carbon negative. Our carbon footprint is 1.9 tonnes, one of the lowest as compared to the global average which is four tonnes.
‘South Asian countries must come up with coordinated voices and make the climate noise for funds which is not happening right now. As a result, the region will continue to face the wrath of extreme weather events. All these problems bring focus back on loss and damage that is not supported politically and shoved off as per the convenience.’
In India, states like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and parts of Maharashtra have been recording excess rainfall this season.
Most of these regions are not used to heavy rainfall as in a normal scenario. Monsoon systems move across Northwest India giving rains over the region.
In fact, places Marathwada and Vidarbha are prone to deficit rainfall.
Skymet Weather President (Meteorology and Climate Change) G.P. Sharma sees climate change behind these changes and calls for more research on the changes in the behavioural pattern of the systems.
The IMD says this monsoon has seen the second highest ‘extreme’ rainfall events since 1901.
While incidents of floods and droughts have increased, there is more evidence to show how global warming has been impacting the Indian monsoon.
Meteorologists are citing concerns over changes in the track of monsoon weather systems across the country.
The trend has become more and more visible in the last four-five years, with the 2022 season being the latest one.
In fact, Pakistan floods have also been a result of this change.
Hard to comprehend the scale of the flood disaster in Pakistan, the 5th most populated nation in the world.
Nearly 1400 dead, 1 million houses damaged or destroyed, and 50,000,000 people displaced.
1/3 of the country is underwater.pic.twitter.com/NFd15q3g7I
— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) August 30, 2022
A seasoned journalist with over two decades of experience, Vishal writes on a wide range of subjects which include biodiversity, climate change and links between environment & development. He also covers politics and other developments in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. He lives in Chandigarh & Shimla.

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Trending for 2016
The layering of prints and textures continue to be wildly popular in both fashion and interior design. Tribal prints, tropical motifs, and exotic textures are among the top trending designs for 2016. The beauty of picking and choosing from different design styles is in ending with a space that is uniquely you. This year we will see an eclectic array of trends so embrace and explore your personal style by mixing influences, colorways and forms. Have fun with the details including bold patterns, whimsical accents, and lavish textures.
Exotic Animal Textures and Prints
French Heritage Pierre Sofa
This classic French sofa features a hand-carved woodframe detailed for a dramatic statement in any finish.
French Heritage Rouen Arm Chair
Formal meets fauna with hand-painted leopard hide in a classic upholstered Louis arm chair with the unexpected croc finish.
Tribal and Ethnic Patterns
French Heritage Louis XVI Upholstered Loveseat
This classic settee featuring hand-carved detailing in a hand-rubbed finish gets a chic update for todays lifestyles.
French Heritage Auteuil Sofa
The Auteuil Sofa is gorgeous in silhouette and fabrication. The 19th Century form with dramatic fabrication and classic finish is the epitome of glamour.
French Heritage Auteuil Chair
The Auteuil Chair is well bred in form and fabrication. Its exposed frame features delicate carvings.
French Heritage Trocadero Arm Chair
A contemporary version of a barrel chair, it features a beautiful clean lined silhouette and an exposed-wood frame in the finish of your choice.
French Heritage Marceau Chair
Bench-made upholstery at its best, the Marceau Chair features the fabric of your choosing. Classic lines and a streamlined style unite for a chic look that works anywhere.
French Heritage Moselle Side Chair
East meets west when Chippendale goes bamboo. Sidechair is crafted of carved wood to look like bamboo. Makes a knockout accent item as well. Available as an arm chair also.


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Dip your toes into a holiday fondue party
Fondue is the ultimate throwback food. Popular in the 1960s, this, too, has come back in vogue with chain restaurants like The Melting Pot. But the at home-fondue party has yet to come back into fashion — which is exactly the reason why I decided to host one.
What’s not to love about dipping fresh bread into cheese or poundcake into thick, creamy hot chocolate? Plus it brings people together like no other dish could.
A fondue book called “Great Party Fondues” by Peggy Fallon (Wiley, 2008, $16.95) served as my inspiration. There are fondues in this cookbook for every course, ranging from the expected, like classic Swiss fondue, to the more outlandish, like chipotle sweet potato fondue.
For my event, I decided on a Gouda and cheddar fondue to start the night. A bit of apple cider and lemon juice gave it some sweetness, but it was still very rich and cheesy.
For dippers, I assembled an assortment of broccoli, cauliflower and sweet peppers as well as cubed Hawaiian sweet rolls and multigrain pita chips.
The trick with this fondue is not letting it get too hot. If your fondue pot is turned up too high, it will burn the cheese to the bottom of the pan.
For the main course, I served a decadent tomato-vodka sauce with heavy cream and Parmesan cheese. This served as the perfect sauce for fried ravioli (which I found at Glorioso’s) and a smattering of roasted veggies (eggplant, mushrooms and zucchini). I felt as if this course made the meal really substantial — no host wants his/her guests to leave hungry.
I actually started this fondue first because it takes an hour to simmer on the stove. During this time, I started my other two fondues and prepped all of my dippers.
For the finale, nothing but a chocolate fondue would be sufficient. As a twist, I found a recipe for a Black Forest fondue that includes cherry preserves and maraschino cherry juice. Because I already had the jar of maraschino cherries on hand, I also used the cherries in my dipping assortment.
To the cherries I added more traditional sides such as poundcake, sliced bananas and marshmallows. Because I had only two serving vessels — a fondue pot and a little dipper from Crock-Pot — I just placed my chocolate fondue in a microwave-safe bowl and microwaved as necessary.
What I love about this menu is that it gives your guests more flexibility over what they’re eating because they can nosh on the sides they like. If you’d like to get ahead of the game, you can make the tomato-vodka and chocolate fondues the day before to save some time. But I can't guarantee that you’ll have enough willpower to resist them, so plan accordingly.
- need to add bullets Although it’s tempting, one should never eat off the fondue fork. It can get way too hot being submerged in hot liquid, and guests can burn themselves. Instead, make sure you give everyone a dining fork to move the food from the fondue fork to guests’ plates (this method is also more sanitary).
- With cheese fondue, swirl your dipper in a figure eight motion to stir the dip simultaneously. With any type of fondue, you want to end the process with a short, slow twirl so the excess goes back into the pot and not on your tablecloth.
- Don’t monopolize the fondue pot — let everyone take a turn.
- Add serving spoons to each pot so guests who don’t want to dip each individual bite can get some sauce on their plates.
Fondue Night Menu
- Gouda and Cheddar Fondue
- Assorted dippers (such as cubes of bread, crudités and pita chips)
- Tomato-Vodka Fondue
- Assorted dippers (such as fried ravioli and roasted eggplant, mushrooms and zucchini)
- Black Forest Fondue
- Assorted dippers (such as maraschino cherries, sliced bananas, cubes of poundcake and marshmallows)
Alysha Witwicki is a retail copywriter and food writer living in Whitefish Bay. Contact her at email@example.com.


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What We Offer You
Mental Illness affects us all
BY THE NUMBERS
Of families and 59% of individuals with a mental illness want their church to talk about it.
Of adults in the U.S. who had at least one major depressive episode in the past year (16 mils)
Of adults in the U.S. who live with bipolar disorder (5.7 mils)
Of Church attendees (family or individual) are dealing with mental illness any given Sunday.
Of pastors rarely or never talk about mental illness from the pulpit

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Overview of Novato School District Climate Action Resolution Campaign
From Email to Passed Resolution in 1 Month
4 Short Statements by 2 Student Leaders at 2 School Board Meetings
5 Easy Steps:
Dear Ms. Butler, (School Board President):
My name is Lucy L., and I am a junior at Novato High School. I am the president of Earth Club at my school, and have recently become involved in Schools for Climate Action.
As I become aware of my actions towards protecting the earth, I notice the vast room for improvement in the sustainable practices and education of Novato schools.
Climate Change is the most pressing issue of my future, and the future of my fellow students. Your job, as an elected official of the Novato School Board, is to protect your students in every way you can. Acknowledging that Climate Change is a generational justice
issue and adopting a resolution to take action against it is one of the most important, simple steps you can take to care for your children. I would greatly encourage you to consider passing a resolution of climate action, similar to those passed by the Sonoma County Office of Education, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District, and the Sebastopol Union School District.
Below are PDFs of the resolutions passed by the Sonoma County Office of Education and the Sebastopol Union School District. There is also a model template for the type of resolution we are looking for, as well as the link to the Schools for Climate Action Website.
Thank you very much for your time.
Note: Every month, every school board has an open comment period at which anyone can give a short statement on any topic. This is a quick, easy, powerful second step (after emailing) to advance a climate action resolution campaign at a school district.
Example of School Board Statement: Lucy L.
Hi Ms.Butler, (School Board President),
Thank you for listening to us today, and for considering this resolution. I am looking forward to hearing your response after you look over the sample and model I sent you. Let me know if you’d like any other resources or more information. We would also be happy to meet with you or another board member to develop a resolution.
Thank you for protecting your students. We are very grateful for your hard work and open mindedness.
Immediate response from school board president:
Hi Ms. L.,
Thanks so much for reaching out to me. Let me take a look at everything and I will get back to you by the end of the week.
Debbie (School Board President)
I'm going to bring this up in our agenda planning meeting this next week. Let's hold for now and I will again circle back around with you after I discuss it in agenda planning. Agenda planning is where the board president and vice president along with the superintendent work on future agendas and topics for our board meetings.
We should be able to get the resolution on our April 3rd Board Meeting. After reviewing what you sent me and looking at other districts, we are leaning toward using the Sonoma County of Ed resolution and changing it slightly so it speaks to NUSD and what we are doing. For example, I think we need to add our solar installation at 10 campuses. Also, in May 2015 the Board approved moving from PG&E to Marin Clean Energy (MCE). Almost all our schools do the Walk and Roll to School Program and all schools do recycling. With our new bond which is allowing us improve facilities and add new ones, we are working to make them efficient as much as possible.
I'm asking other staff members at the district office to review and make necessary changes. It would be great if you came back on the 3rd and spoke again about the resolution.
I hope this works for you and thank you for bringing this to our attention.


Budget Crisis Threatens the Arboretum
Over the past two years, the University of Washington has lost more than $132 million in state funding, or roughly 30 percent of its state appropriation. And sadly, more cuts are on the way! If the Governor’s proposed budget for 2011-13 passes through the legislature, the UW will have lost more than 50 percent of its state appropriation in just three years.
In February 2011, UW Interim President Phyllis Wise sent a letter to the state legislature addressing the issue and listing potential budget cuts at the university to meet the state’s targeted funding reduction. One of her proposed cuts is to “reduce or eliminate funding for the Washington Park Arboretum.”
“This would be a tremendous blow to the Arboretum,” says Foundation Executive Director Paige Miller. Currently, the state provides about $300,000 per year in funds for the maintenance and care of the plant collections in the Arboretum—roughly the same amount that the Foundation now provides for maintenance, as well as for the children’s environmental education program.
“We are endeavoring to learn how deep the proposed cuts actually will be and how we can minimize them,” continues Paige. “We will let you know through our website and email as soon as we have better information.”
In the meantime, the Foundation is mobilizing in several ways. Recently, the Foundation Board sent a letter to Phyllis Wise urging her to maintain funding for the Arboretum. We are also working to raise more funds to support the care of the plant collections, and working on the creation of a new Unit of volunteers to care for the Pacific Connections Garden. This new unit, together with existing units and volunteers—as well as the Day of Caring corporate volunteers, the Qwest Pioneers, and the Wells Fargo Green Team—will play a vital role in the collective effort needed to sustain the Arboretum. Please help us in our mission by volunteering your time, becoming a member of the Foundation, or making a donation.


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While visiting Cutchogue East Elementary School with their children late this summer, parents Rebecca Nolan and Tonya Witzcak noticed an abundance of produce remaining in the school garden.
They hated the thought that produce the students had worked so hard to grow might go to waste. So they began brainstorming ways get the unharvested veggies into the children’s hands — and stomachs.
“The students are the ones who planted [the vegetables] so they should get to enjoy them,” Ms. Witzcak said.
That’s how they came up with Fresh Food Fridays.
They joined with other parents to get permission from Cutchogue East principal Kathleen Devine for their program, which involved picking the vegetables from the garden and boxing them for freshness. Then, for the first few Fridays of the school year, boxes of fresh produce — including tomatoes, kale and carrots — were delivered to each classroom for the kids to snack on.
“It’s no pressure, nobody is forced to try something,” Ms. Witzcak said. “Hopefully it’s sort of a positive peer pressure thing. If a friend tries something new, you might try it and learn you like it. It’s a teachable moment.”
Eventually, the school garden was picked clean. But having gotten positive reviews from both students and teachers, Ms. Nolan and Ms. Witzcak sought to continue Fresh Food Fridays by offering food from local farms.
That’s where they ran into a problem.
Ms. Witzcak explained that because the produce distributed during those first few weeks was grown at the school it could be given to the students. But outside food — even if it’s grown locally — can’t be given out on school property without administrative and legal approvals.
School district lawyers, she said, told her they “wouldn’t entertain the idea until they had a significant amount of parents interested in it.” But they gave no specifics about what number might be considered “significant.”
So Ms. Witzcak and Ms. Nolan created a petition to gauge the level of community support. Since Oct. 14, their paper and online petitions have garnered around 75 signatures.
Any parent interested in supporting the program can click here or visit change.org and search for Fresh Food Fridays to sign the petition.
“We, being the community and the students, live in an agricultural environment,” Ms. Nolan said. “It’s so important for the students to have awareness of where their food is coming from … they get to experience the benefits that come from hard work.”
Ms. Nolan said the PTA, of which she’s a member, and the district’s wellness committee are also working on getting fresher food options into the school cafeteria.
As the school garden continues to expand with the spring season, she hopes the school can incorporate that produce into the cafeteria as well. She noted that the Southold School District accomplished this by creating a salad bar in its cafeteria.
“We’re trying to bring up the standards of food that is available,” Ms. Nolan said, “and hoping to continue to bring better health awareness to the school.”


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