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The global bioanalytical testing services market is projected to reach USD 4.29 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 9.8%. Growing emphasis on the analytical testing of biologics and biosimilars, rising R&D spending in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical businesses and upsurge in intricacy and number of standards are some of the factors driving the growth of the global bioanalytical testing services market.
Adroit Market Research report on global bioanalytical testing services market gives a holistic view of the market from 2018 to 2028, which includes factors such as market drivers, restraints, opportunities and challenges. The market has been studied for historic years from 2018 to 2019, with the base year of estimation as 2020 and forecast from 2021 to 2028. The report covers the current status and future traits of the market at global as well as country level. In addition, the study also assesses the key players based on their product portfolio, geographic footprint, strategic initiatives and overall revenue. Prominent players operating in the global bioanalytical testing services market have been studied in detail.
Bioanalytical techniques are extensively used to quantitate drugs and their metabolites in plasma matrices and the procedures should be pragmatic to studies in spaces of human clinical and nonhuman study. Bioanalytical method engaged for the quantitative assessment of drugs and their metabolites in biological media and plays a significant role in assessment and elucidation of pharmacokinetic, bioequivalence, and toxicokinetic studies. The foremost bioanalytical role is method development, method validation, and sample examination.
The global bioanalytical testing services market is categorized based on molecule type, test type and end user. On the basis of molecule type, the market is segmented into small molecule and large molecule. The small molecule segment dominated the market in 2020. Majority of the generic and proprietary drug composites are of the small molecule group. Moreover, with the patent running out of several best seller drugs, generic producers are obligatory to conduct and give in to bioanalytical testing results.
North America dominated the market for bioanalytical testing services in 2020, while Asia Pacific is set to grow at a highest CAGR due to growth in the outsourcing services. Key players of the global bioanalytical testing services market include Particle Sciences, Toxikon, Inc., Sartorius Stedim BioOutsource Limited., Lotus Labs Pvt. Ltd., PPD, Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., ICON plc, LabCorp, Pace Analytical Services, LLC., Covance Inc., inVentiv Health among others.
Key segments of the global bioanalytical testing services market
Molecule Type Overview, 2018-2028 (USD Billion)
- Small Molecules
- Large Molecules
Test Type Overview, 2018-2028 (USD Billion)
- Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies
- Other Test Types
End User Overview, 2018-2028 (USD Billion)
- Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Companies
- Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations
- Contract Research Organizations
Regional Overview, 2018-2028 (USD Billion)
- North America
- United Kingdom
- Asia Pacific
- Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- South Africa


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3. Total Kidney and Liver Transplant Capacity
A State Secret
In 2015, Huang Jiefu, China’s former Deputy Minister of Health, admitted in a television interview that the number of transplant surgeries performed is a state secret:1
Huang Jiefu: The death penalty is a state secret, right?
Xu Gehui (reporter): But patients are not a secret. I’m sorry, I really don’t understand.
Huang: Your organs come from executed prisoners.
Xu: Okay, so the sources of the organs can be a secret, but is the waiting list [for transplants] also a secret?
Huang: You can deduce from the number of [executed prisoners] the number of [transplants] performed. Then don’t you know the state secret?
Xu: Then it should be smaller than this number [of executed prisoners]. Another reason is.
Huang: What you’re saying is too sensitive, so I can’t be too explicit with you. It will be clear to you as long as you think about it. Because your country doesn’t have a transparent system, you don’t know where the [organs] come from. How many [transplants] are done is also a secret, so in fact, many things are actually a mess, and the number isn’t clear to you.
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Due to the sensitive nature of organ sources and financial incentives, the number of transplants is falsified level-by-level, all the way down to individual hospitals and doctors. As a result, the true number of transplants performed in China may forever remain unknown.
The organ harvesting crimes are ongoing. Under the current conditions of secrecy and deception, we cannot offer a single absolute number for the annual volume of transplants or offer even a close approximation.
As a Chinese saying goes, “paper cannot wrap fire.” Such a long-lasting, nationwide massacre cannot be concealed forever. While we cannot directly observe the number of transplants these hospitals have performed, we can still make extrapolations based on capacity, growth, transplant types performed, hospital bed count and utilization rates, professional personnel, and so on. Moreover, regulations published by the government provide useful information in determining the scale of transplant centers nationwide.
Numbers & Classifications of Organ Transplant Centers
According to statistics from the Administration of Hospitals under the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) in July 2015,2 there were 20,918 hospitals in Mainland China.3 Among them were 1,151 Class 3 hospitals and 4,321 Class 2 hospitals.4
Class 3 hospitals are normally located in major cities. They are typically large-scale general or specialized hospitals with over 500 beds. Among them, 705 are Class 3 Grade A (“3A”) hospitals.5
Huang Jiefu, former Deputy Minister of Health, said in March 2006, “For a hospital to pass the evaluation to become a Class 3A hospital, it must have completed a fixed target of more than five organ transplants. Organ transplantation has become a resource for competition among hospitals to reach the standard and for their branding.”6
In April 2015, Wuhan University Professor Ye Qifa, Executive Chairman of the China Organ Transplant Alliance and a specialist in major organ transplantation, stated to People’s Daily Online that before the introduction of the “Human Organ Transplant Ordinance” in 2007 there were over 1,000 medical institutions in China performing organ transplants.7
The World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong completed a comprehensive investigation in December 2014 of both organ transplant hospitals and doctors and determined that 865 hospitals were involved in organ transplantation. The hospitals are found in 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four centrally administered municipalities, and 217 prefecture-level cities.8
Below are the qualifications and composition of the 712 hospitals that carry out liver and kidney transplants:
|Hospital Classification||Number of Hospitals Investigated||% of|
712 Hospitals Investigated
|(A)||(A) / Total (712)||(B)||(A) / (B)|
|Class 3 Grade A||551||77.4%||705||78.2%|
|Class 3 Grade B||54||7.6%||198||27.3%|
|Class 3 Grade C||1||0.1%||186||0.5%|
|Class 3 Other||62||0.0%|
|Class 3 Total||606||85.1%||1,151||52.6%|
|Class 2 Grade A||96||13.5%||2,073||4.6%|
|Class 2 Grade B||4||0.6%||754||0.5%|
|Class 2 Grade C||49||0.0%|
|Class 2 Other||1,445||0.0%|
|Class 2 Total||100||14.0%||4,321||2.3%|
|Class 1 Grade A||2||0.3%|
|Class 1 Other||4||0.6%|
On May 23, 2007, the Ministry of Health announced a list of 87 transplant hospitals9 approved by the Review Expert Team of the Human Organ Transplantation Skills Clinical Application Committee and authorized by the Ministry of Health. We refer to these as “national level” hospitals. Essentially, these were the most qualified and capable national level organ transplant centers at that time. Concurrently, the Ministry released a list of second-tier hospitals designated to perform organ transplants, issuing 18-month temporary permits to 77 transplant centers with weaker qualifications. We refer to these as “regional level” hospitals. In total, 164 hospitals were given permits in 2007 to conduct organ transplants.10
On August 8, 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (successor to the Ministry of Health) published a list of 165 hospitals approved to conduct organ transplants,11 including Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital Human Organ Transplant Center, which performs transplants from bodies with no cardiac activity. Four more hospitals were added to the list by the beginning of 2014, bringing the number of qualified hospitals to 169.12
This report focuses on the 164 hospitals that received approval from the Ministry of Health in 2007, so we can categorize their qualifications as either national or regional level. If we exclude the 18 heart and lung transplant centers, 146 transplant centers remain. Among the first approved group in 2007 were 26 national-level military and armed police hospitals, 52 national-level civilian hospitals and 68 designated hospitals.
Among the 566 transplant centers that did not receive approval from the Ministry of Health, 405 were based in large-scale 3A hospitals. These included 56 military and armed police organ transplant centers, 349 mostly-3A civilian hospitals, and 161 medium-sized hospitals (including 55 Class 3 Grade B and C hospitals and 106 mostly Class 2 hospitals).
Table: Classification of 712 hospitals conducting liver and/or kidney transplants
|Total liver and kidney transplant centers investigated||712|
|National-level military and civilian liver and kidney transplant centers approved by the Ministry of Health in 2007||78|
|Liver and kidney transplant centers designated by the Ministry of Health in 2007||68|
|Subtotal of transplant centers given permits||146|
|Large-scale (mainly Class 3A) transplant centers without permits||405|
|Medium-size (mainly Class 3C and Class 2) transplant centers without permits||161|
|Subtotal of transplant centers not given permits||566|
Volume Estimation Based on Minimum Requirements
We looked at the total possible transplant volumes that could be performed by these 712 liver and kidney transplant hospitals using the minimum capacity requirements issued by the Ministry of Health for permitted transplant centers.
146 Ministry Approved Liver and Kidney Hospitals
For hospitals approved to perform liver and/or kidney transplants, we calculated the minimum transplant capacity using the Ministry’s minimum bed requirements for maintenance of certification.
On June 27, 2006, the Ministry of Health published a “Notice Regarding the Management and Regulation of Liver, Kidney, Heart, and Lung Transplantation Capabilities,” which imposed the following requirements for medical institutions carrying out organ transplants:13
- Liver: 15 beds dedicated to liver transplants and no fewer than 10 ICU beds
- Kidney: 20 beds dedicated to kidney transplants and no fewer than 10 ICU beds
Based on an average one-month hospital stay, each bed could accommodate up to 12 transplant patients per year. In practice, kidney transplants generally require one to two weeks whereas liver transplants require three to four weeks of hospitalization. Since we are mixing kidney and liver transplants in our volume analysis, we use the maximum hospitalization duration of four weeks as the average length of stay for each transplant patient.
Our survey of 165 hospitals found widespread facility constraints, including transplant centers with bed utilization rates exceeding 100% and a long list of patients waiting for transplants. It is important to note that Huang Jiefu has publicly announced plans to expand the number of approved transplant hospitals from 169 to between 300 and 500 and to train 400 or 500 more young doctors. This suggests that the current system-wide capacity cannot keep up with demand.14 15 16 Thus, we are confident in assuming that the vast majority of the existing hospital capacity is being fully utilized to perform transplantation surgeries.
Given 100% bed utilization rates, our calculations indicate that all 146 hospitals combined could theoretically conduct 69,300 transplants per year.
After 2000, liver transplants gradually became a routine clinical procedure in China.17 Soon thereafter, kidney transplants also began to be carried out on a large scale with a few kidney transplant centers already exceeding 1,000 kidney transplants. Since many liver transplant centers also conduct kidney transplants, the rapid increase in the number of kidney transplants compensate for the relative delay in scaling up liver transplants.
We then multiplied annual figures for the approved hospitals by fifteen (years), excluding the year of 2000 as ramp-up time. Following this method, we estimate that the total transplant capacity in approved centers over the 15-year period between 2001 and 2015 is 1,039,500.
Table: A volume scenario of 146 hospitals permitted to conduct transplants, based on transplant bed count requirements by the Ministry of Health.
|Permit Type||Hospitals||Minimum Bed Count||Annual Transplants|
|Liver and Kidney||60||55||660||39,600||15||594,000|
566 Non-Approved Hospitals
Because only 164 of the more than 1,000 hospitals that applied under the Ministry of Health’s 2007 approval system received permits, in reality, there have been more than 566 non-approved hospitals performing transplants. Despite not being approved by the Ministry of Health, many of these facilities have not halted transplant activities with some of these non-approved institutions reporting significant transplant volumes
405 Large-Scale Non-Approved Military and Civilian Hospitals
All of the 3A institutions located in large cities are required to have over 500 inpatient beds.18 There are cases of centers in medium-sized cities performing 100 transplants within three months,19 which would equate to 400 surgeries per year, assuming a constant rate. All 405 hospitals in this category are 3A hospitals with larger capacities and greater demand. As there could be great variations in transplant volume from hospital to hospital, we set the baseline for each large-scale hospital at 100 transplants per year.
161 Medium-Size and “Alternative” Non-Approved Transplant Hospitals
This group includes 161 medium-size transplant institutions, 55 Class 3 Grade B hospitals, 106 Class 2 hospitals, and a few smaller ones that also conduct organ transplants. These hospitals usually perform more kidney transplants, which have lower technical requirements than liver transplants. Many of these hospitals have performed far more transplants than the minimum volume, with some performing hundreds per year.
Before the Ministry of Health released its list of 164 approved transplant centers in 2007, transplant centers across China had been qualified for transplantation by various assessment departments. For example, the minimum requirement for a qualified kidney transplant center in Guangdong Province in 2003 was to conduct at least 50 kidney transplants per year.20 Between September and December 2003, 30 hospitals qualified for kidney transplants and 17 for liver transplants. We assume 50 transplants per year for each medium non-approved transplant center.
Military hospital transplant centers were minimally affected by the introduction of transplant permits in 2007 and have continued to carry out transplantation surgeries. Many non-approved civilian centers also continued to conduct transplants after 2007, but their individual situations varied. We assumed that all non-approved hospitals stopped performing transplants after 2007 and therefore multiplied the annual volumes for non-approved hospitals only by 7 years (2001 to 2007).
Added together, the non-approved transplant centers could perform up to 48,550 transplants per year. Over a period of 7 years, the total could be 339,850 transplants.
Table: Estimated annual transplant volume of non-approved hospitals based on minimum requirements.
|Hospital Type||Hospitals||Annual Transplants|
|Annual Transplants of All Hospitals||Years||Total|
Sum of 712 Hospitals Based on Minimum Requirements
Adding the 1,039,500 transplants performed by approved hospitals and the 339,850 transplants performed by non-approved hospitals, we arrive at a figure of approximately 1,379,350 transplants, which translates into about 90,000 transplants performed per year in China.
Table: A transplant volume scenario based on Ministry of Health requirements for permitted hospitals and local regulations for non-permitted hospitals.
|Hospital Type||Number of Hospitals||Years||Total|
|~ 1.4 million|
This analysis is based on the published minimum bed counts under the Ministry of Health’s permit system in 2007. Even though the Ministry approved only 164 centers, most of which carry out far more transplants than minimum bed counts can produce, it is relevant that more than 1,000 hospitals applied for permits to conduct transplants under this system, logically implying that they were either close to or met these minimum requirements.21
This discussion is limited to liver and kidney transplants. We do not attempt to estimate a conclusive total at this stage; instead, we present only a minimum range of possibilities, which likely do not reflect the full scale of transplants performed in China. The true scale and magnitude of transplantation surgery in China is left for the reader to conjecture.
The reported transplant figures indicate that the total number of transplants performed before 2007 by the 80% of hospitals that have not received permits are comparable to that of the approved 20%. Thus, the number of transplants performed by approved transplant centers constitute only half of all transplants carried out in China.
Cross-Verification with Media Reports
Some doctors and hospitals unintentionally exposed clues of their transplant volumes when talking to the media. These numbers are far higher than the minimum requirements would suggest. Below are a few examples of such reports.
In November 2011, Sina Global News reported that Wuhan, a major city in central China, is said to be China’s largest organ transplant center. Among its hospitals, Tongji Hospital of Huazhong University of Science & Technology is the most well-known. It is also one of China’s first and most authoritative hospitals for living kidney transplants. It conducts thousands of kidney transplants each year and has China’s largest pool of kidney recipients.22
In September 2013, Zhu Jiye, director of the Organ Transplant Institute of Peking University and the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery of Peking University People’s Hospital told China Economic Weekly that “most of our nation’s organ transplants come from death-row prisoners. Our hospital conducted 4,000 liver and kidney transplant operations within a particular year. These organs all came from death-row prisoners.”23
On celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University in October of 2010, a report posted on the news website of Xinkuai Paper stated that tens of thousands of patients had accepted liver or kidney transplants at its organ transplant center.24
The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University News
When talking about the glorious history of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, we have to mention its organ transplant center, where tens of thousands of patients have received liver or kidney transplants …
On April 4, 2006, Asia Times published a report entitled “Japanese flock to China for organ transplants.” The report states that Mr. Suzuki, chairman of the Japan Transplant Recipients Organization, discovered that a hospital in a major city in China conducted 2,000 organ transplants in 2005 alone. Among the recipients, 30 to 40 were Japanese, and 200 were Korean.25
In China, everything in the media is subject to either censorship or self-censorship. A media story in China is also a statement that the Party wants published, has allowed to be published, or that the authors and media editors believe the Party would not mind having published.
What is true for the media is also, in a sense, true of hospital websites. Although the media is subject to the closest scrutiny, nothing gets posted or published by hospitals without the approval or implied consent of the Party.
Media stories about organ transplant volumes in China often inadvertently reveal damaging information when examined in the proper context. Seemingly isolated statistics about organ transplants can provide important evidence of higher transplant volumes than those formally acknowledged. Thoughtless admissions or concessions by the Party/State have revealed that the volume of transplants is substantially higher than the minimum number we determined earlier.
Therefore, the total volume of transplants carried out by the 712 liver and kidney transplant centers since 2000 is most likely staggering.
"Voluntary organ donation from citizens is the continuation of life under the sun Source: Phoenix Television March 16, 2015 14:28"
公民自愿器官捐献是阳光下的生命延续 来源：凤凰卫视 2015年03月16日 14:28
"Home Page of Chinese Hospitals Directory"
"There are 20918 hospitals in China in 2010 Source: Xinhua net 2011-08-17"
2010年全国共有各级各类医院20,918家 来源： 新华网 2011年08月17日
"Chinese Hospital Class Inquiry System"
"Chinese Hospital Class Inquiry System"
"The Difficulty of Legislation in Organ Transplantation Source: Life Week , 2006 Issue 13 / April 17, 2006; Author: Guo Na"
器官移植立法之难 来源：《三联生活周刊》 2006-04-17 作者：郭娜 2006年第13期
"Wuhan University Research Institute of Hepatobiliary Diseases: A Race against Time Source: www.people.com.cn – Hubei Channel May 21, 2015 Zhang Pei"
武大肝胆疾病研究院：器官移植与时间赛跑 来源：人民网-湖北频道 2015-05-21作者：张沛
"WOIPFG Releases List of 7371 Medical Personnel from 765 Non-Military Medical Institutions Suspected of Harvesting Organs from Living Falun Gong Practitioners, December, 2014"
WOIPFG Releases List of 2098 Medical Personnel in 100 People’s Libertion Armyand Armed Police Hospitals Suspected of Live Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/node/45100 《追查国际发布中共765家非军队系统医疗机构涉嫌活摘法轮功学员器官的7371名医务人员的追查名单》 《追查国际发布中共军队和武警系统100家医院涉嫌活摘法轮功学员器官的2098名医务人员的追查名单》
"Notice from Office of the Ministry of Health on Registration of Medical Departments for Human Organ Transplantation National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China NHFPC Publication  No. 87"
"164 hospitals in China passed examination and approval by the Ministry of Health to carry out organ transplants Source: China News Net August 18, 2007"
"List of Hospitals Approved to Carry Out Human Organ Transplantation National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China"
已批准开展人体器官移植项目的医院名单 , 中华人民共和国国家卫生和计划生育委员会, 2013-08
"List of Hospitals Approved to Carry Out Human Organ Transplantation National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China"
《已批准开展人体器官移植项目的医院名单》, 中华人民共和国国家卫生和计划生育委员会, 2014-01-07
"Notice from the Ministry of Health on the management issuance of the liver, kidney, heart, lung transplantation practices"
《卫生部关于印发肝脏, 肾脏, 心脏, 肺脏移植技术管理规范的通知》
"Organ source transformed, however the number of transplant rises up instead of falling downing Source: Beijing Youth Daily, October 15th, 2015"
黄洁夫：器官来源转型 移植数不降反升 来源：北京青年报 2015年10月15日
"“China to have more organ transplantation hospitals.” China Daily. Source: China Daily / Xinhua. May 15, 2016."
中国将有更多移植医院 来源：中国日报 2016-05-15
"Which hurdles organ donation in China needs to overcome People Daily Jan 2, 2017."
中国器官捐献尚需跨越哪些坎 人民日报 2017年01月02日
"Brief Introduction of the Oriental Organ Transplant Center"
"The shifting Chinese health system – World Health Organization Asia Pacific Observatory – 2015 Vol. 5 No. 7"
转型中的中国卫生体系 - 世界卫生组织亚太卫生体系和政策观察 - 2015年第五卷第七期
"China Claims It Would Crack Down on Illegal Organ Transplants Source: Radio Free Asia，Dated: August 18, 2014"
中国称将严打“非法器官移植” 来源： 自由亚洲电台 2014-08-18
"Notice of issuance of heart transplants and other medical technology projects access standards"
关于颁发心脏移植等医疗技术项目准入标准的通知 广东省卫生和计划生育委员会 粤卫〔2003〕67号
"Climbing the peak of transplantation, continue the wonderfulness of life Source: Dongfeng General Hospital Nov. 18, 2009"
攀登移植之巅 延续生命精彩 来源：东风医院 2009-11-18
"Kidney Harvesting Gang Runs Wild in Wuhan, Female University Student Killed and Dumped, Family Members of Victims Beaten While Appealing to College Source: SINA Global News November 30, 2011"
割肾党横行武汉 女大学生遇害弃尸 家属大学请愿被殴 来源：《新浪全球新闻》 2011年11月30日
"Sharing System Moves Chinese Organ Transplantation into the Public Welfare Era Source: China Economic Weekly, 2013, Issue 34 Liu, Yanqing"
共享系统推动中国器官移植进入公益化时代 来源：《中国经济周刊》 2013年第34期 刘砚青
"The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University celebrates its 100th Anniversary, Xinkuai Paper, October 9, 2010"
"Japanese Flock to China for Organ Transplants Asia Times – Greater China April 4, 2006 By David McNeill and Clifford Coonan (Republished with permission from Japan Focus)"

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Cold weather camping is a blast... unless you're freezing your butt off.
By using these easy tips on your cold weather camping adventure, you'll stay warm and toasty even when the mercury starts dropping. (Tips reviewed below the video if you missed one!).
Let's review the most important things to remember while cold weather camping so you'll be sure to remember them the next time you're in the woods in the middle of the night and your teeth start chattering.
- Use a Ground Cloth - Using a waterproof ground cloth beneath your sleeping pad will help keep snow and moisture of you and your gear. It also adds another (small) layer of insulation.
- Pack a Good Pad - While thin foam pads may be lighter, the weight you save will be the last thing on your mind when you are spending a cold night shivering in your sleeping bag.
- Lay on Your Layers - Cold weather camping usually means that you'll be packing a bunch of extra layers. Use them to augment your sleeping pad for more insulation between you and the ground.
- Use Enough Bag - Shooting for a sleeping bag that is rated for 15 degrees below the temperature you encounter is a good idea, but Mother Nature sometimes doesn't do what she's supposed to.
- Cover Your Head - In the video, Hayes mentions wearing a stocking cap to bed. For even more warmth, make it a balaclava.
- Layer Up - Don't throw all your layers on top of your sleeping pad. Wearing a base layer and possibly an insulating layer to bed can extend the temperature range of your bag.
- Get Fired Up - Lightweight portable wood stoves like those made by Seek Outside and Kifaru can help you take the chill off and dry your clothing after a wet day afield. Just don't count on them for an all night burn.
- From the Inside Out - Eating a hot dinner will warm you immediately and for hours after you've taken your last bite.
- Keep Your Stuff Dry - Evaporating surfaces lose heat at a much greater rate than dry surfaces. Therefore, you should strive to keep all your important gear as dry as possible on your next cold weather camping trip.
Don't let old man winter stop you from spending a night in the outdoors. Use these tips to stay toasty warm as you get out and enjoy a night under the wintertime sky.
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Israel OKs Plan for Norway to Hold Gaza Tax Funds
Jerusalem — Israel’s cabinet approved a plan for frozen tax funds earmarked for the Hamas-run Gaza Strip to be held by Norway instead of transferred to the Palestinian Authority (PA), officials said Sunday.
Under interim peace accords reached in the 1990s, Israel’s finance ministry collects tax on behalf of the Palestinians and makes monthly transfers to the Western-backed PA, which exercises limited self-rule in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
But there have been constant wrangles over the arrangement, including Israel’s demand that the funds do not reach Hamas, which it and most of the West deem a terrorist group.
Hamas seized control of Gaza from the Western-backed PA in 2007 after a brief civil war, and two years after Israel withdrew settlers and military forces. Despite the Hamas takeover, many PA public sector employees in Gaza kept their jobs and continued to be paid with transferred tax revenues.
Israel is now at war in Gaza to wipe out Hamas after a cross-border terror attack by militants of the Palestinian Islamist movement on Oct. 7.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the cabinet decision on the tax funds was supported by Norway and the United States, which will be a guarantor that the framework holds.
Netanyahu’s offices said the money, or any equivalent, will not be transferred “in any situation, except with the approval of the Israeli finance minister, and also not through a third party.”
The Palestine Liberation Organization said Sunday it wanted the money in full and would not accept conditions that prevent it from paying its staff, including in Gaza.
“Any deductions from our financial rights or any conditions imposed by Israel that prevent the PA from paying our people in the Gaza Strip are rejected by us,” Hussein Al-Sheikh, secretary-general of the executive committee of the PLO, said on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
A spokesperson for Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who heads a far-right, pro-settlement party, confirmed that Norway would hold the funds under the arrangement.
“Not one shekel will go to Gaza,” said Smotrich, who has long been opposed to transferring funds to the PA.

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I have the first item for the eventual winner of the Labtest Contest. While having coffee with yesterday’s NPR Song of the Day songstress, Lauren Hoffman, I asked if she’d donate a copy of her new album, Interplanetary Traveler, to the winner.
She said yes!
So the winner is in for a real treat. If you went to my coffee blog and wondered what the clue was, it was right there on the July 5 photo: a picture of one of the stars of Lauren’s music video for “Interplanetary Traveler” that I shot last fall. Here’s what I wrote on Decker’s Daily:
July 5, 2010 - At the coffee shop, I ran into one of the stars of the Interplanetary Traveler music video I shot for Lauren Hoffman. We discussed the video, shot last fall, and I gave him an update on what Lauren and his co-star, Evie, were up to these days. Then, to his surprise, they dropped by and had coffee with us! (Well, Evie had milk, which we call a “Bebecinno”) See the video at: http://forlauren.com it is and will always be one of my proudest artistic achievements.
Here’s the music video for your listening and viewing pleasure. For those who don’t know, Evie, referenced above, is Lauren’s daughter and Gwenn and I’s goddaughter. Evie makes a star turn in the video. Enjoy, and get those guesses in before midnight on Monday for your chance to win Lauren’s CD!

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So you want to apply an update on your device but the Odin tool isn’t working. It could be that you haven’t yet booted your Samsung device in download mode yet. You see, without the download mode working, the device won’t be in the correct mode for updating. That means whether you are installing firmware for an update, unbricking or rooting, the Odin tool won’t work. Once you have the download mode working, you can then connect to the computer and your device will connect with Odin and other flashing tools.
The most common reason people want to enter download mode on Samsung Galaxy J1 devices is to install software updates. A software update should only be installed over the air on locked devices and devices already running official stock software updates. What I mean by that is if your device is running stock Android 4.4.2 KitKat, you can accept an OTA update and update to Android 4.4.3 KitKat. However, if you are rooted on Android 4.4.2 KitKat, you should not apply that OTA notification coming in to your device. You can install updates on the device with root access, but it should be done manually and using a flashing tool like the Odin flashing tool.
BEFORE WE BEGIN
- If you are planning on reaching download mode on Samsung Galaxy J1 handsets, first you should backup the device. It doesn’t really matter what way you get that done; try installing third-party apps from the Google Play Store if you prefer apps, use the build-in backup options if you prefer sticking with what Samsung offers. Those of you with root access might prefer Titanium backup.
- You must have a computer along with the Samsung Galaxy J1 to make use of download mode.
HOW TO ENTER DOWNLOAD MODE ON SAMSUNG GALAXY J1
- Quickly press the Power key if your device is on. Now select the ‘Switch off’ option from the Samsung galaxy J1 display.
- Those of you with an unresponsive device can elect to long-press the Power button instead. By doing so you are turning the device off using the different method and working around the unresponsive display.
- Reboot the Samsung Galaxy J1 holding the Volume Down + Home + Power buttons.
- Keep pressing the Home + Power + Volume Down buttons until you can see the screen change. You should see a warning triangle and text on the screen.
- That text on the display reads ‘Press Up to enter download mode’. Do that now.
- Your Samsung Galaxy J1 is now in download mode.
Now that you have booted the Galaxy J1 in download mode, you can connect it the computer and start using the Odin flashing tool to update, unbrick or root your device. Any problems you face from this point are probably related to the USB Drivers. If you are sure the USB drivers are not the problem, double check that you have enabled the USB Debugging Mode.


text: You can't help but get a tingling in your spine when you hear a song with an overflowing amount of soul. And, that's exactly what LonTheBeat aka Landon Wix has done on his whole EP. Like many before him, he has taken classic soul songs and given them the proper hip-hop treatment but there's definitely something unique about this guy. He hails from Nashville and he just recently released his EP entitled Evolve. It contains some older unreleased instrumentals of his. You definitely have to check out this EP after you hear the sample track called "Hypnotizzzed". Check it out.


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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the hand
RA is a rare, but often, destructive disease of joints that frequently presents itself to the hand surgeon. It is a characterised by severe inflammation of the lining of the joints and tendon sheaths (synovium), and this can, if untreated lead to severe joint and tendon degeneration.
What hand problems can it cause?
It commonly affects the small joints of the hands, causing stiffness, pain, weakness and instability. It usually presents in a symmetrical fashion on both hands and wrists at the same time. The severity of the symptoms is dependent on the stage of the disease and the response to treatment. In severe, long standing cases the joints themselves can become severely arthritic. It can also present with pain and stiffness over the palmar surface of the fingers as a “tendinitis / tenosynovitis.” Rarely it can even present with rupture of the tendons themselves, with loss of movement of the affected finger.
The treatment of RA is complex, and should be overseen by an experienced rheumatologist (a physician specialising in joint diseases). Over the last 20 years there have been tremendous advances in the field of rheumatology with new classes of drugs to both inhibit the inflammation and reduce the risk of damage to bones, tendons and joints. For this reason, hand surgeons see less and less of end stage problems that RA can cause.
The specific surgical problems a hand surgeon would deal with would be:
End stage arthritis with severely painful joints – initially managed with splints, but often requiring joint replacement, or sometimes fusion
Acute severe synovitis (inflammation of tendon or joint lining) of the digits, that does not respond to drugs or steroid injection, requiring surgical excision of the inflamed tissues
Tendon ruptures – often requiring repair or reconstruction with a graft or tendon transfer (moving a well functioning strong tendon and muscle to restore the actions of a damaged one).
Carpal tunnel syndrome and tightness of finger flexion due to inflammation and synovitis of the tendons in the carpal tunnel. Generally treated with carpal tunnel decompression and removal of the synovial tissue.
RA and the wrist
Wrist degeneration is common with RA. It can present with differing patterns of arthritis with the wrist joint, as well as the distal radio ulnar joint (the articulation of the two forearm bones at the wrist) These problems sometimes require surgery for pain relief and restoration of function.

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|BUILDER – NINEX GROUP|
|PROJECT – RMG RESIDENCY|
|LOCATION – SECTOR 37C, GURUGRAM|
|UNIT TYPE – 1/2BHK|
|LAND AREA – 5 ACRES|
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So, Ninex RMG Residency is a Huda affordable housing Gurugram, Haryana in Sector 37 C Gurgaon. As well as, Ninex Sector 37C Gurgaon is under Huda Affordable Housing Policy(Scheme) 2013 Projects. Hence, By (Ninex Group) The Project ( Ninex Residency Gurgaon ) Will Launch on 1st Week OF January 2016.
Accordingly, Price List of Ninex Affordable Sector 37c Gurgaon Surprisingly,
Ninex RMG Residency current affordable housing projects in Gurgaon are under Huda. Also, an affordable housing project in sector 37c Gurgaon is an excellent opportunity for citizens of our country to be able to own a modest One/Two (1 BHK and 2 BHK) Bed-room apartment. Although, Ninex Affordable Housing Gurgaon Sector 37c Placed At the metropolitan city of Gurgaon Haryana. Ninex Affordable Sector 37c Gurgaon, of affordable housing Gurgaon, has good Connectivity. Close to New Delhi through NH8 & the Dwarka- Gurgaon Expressway (NPR). Also Nearby Upcoming Metro station and ISBT.


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ECE 362S ECE 362S. Development of a Solar-Powered Vehicle. 3 Hours.
Analyze, design, and construct a solar-powered car for national competitions involving other universities. Study electrical, mechanical, and aerodynamic systems. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Electrical and Computer Engineering 362S, Electrical Engineering 362S, Mechanical Engineering 362S. Prerequisite: One of the following with a grade of at least C-: Electrical and Computer Engineering 312 (or Electrical Engineering 312), 312H (or Electrical Engineering 312H), or 313 (or Electrical Engineering 313).
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By Jason Tanamor
Just recently, what everyone in America thought to be true, actually "came out," literally, to be true. That's right, Clay Aiken announced that he was gay. He did this on the cover of "People" magazine, a magazine that's infamous for outing people. Another victim of being outed on "People" magazine was N'Sync's dancer/back-up singer, Lance Bass. A soundbite from Bass, on the set of "Dancing with the stars," said, and I am paraphrasing here, "Clay is in for a long ride. It's a good ride though."
OK, my question is, why is it such a big deal for someone to come out of the closet?
It seems that when Rosie did, to which it really wasn't a surprise that she did, she became nuts. I mean, crazy nuts. Her hairstyle went from normal to crazy side-hawk lesbian style. And she appeared to become mean to anyone who wasn't gay, such as Kelly Ripa for supposedly being a homophobe.
When Ellen came out, she did so on her hit sitcom. And once she did, her sitcom ended. Is it that much of a stigma for celebrities to come out of the closet when most of America already believe they were gay anyway? I'm sorry, I love Ellen. I think she is one of the most talented comedians working today and you'll never catch her drunk or doped up or in a compromising position with her long time lover Portia de Rossi.
Her talk show isn't about sexuality, just like Clay Aiken's music isn't about being gay. Although I had an idea, a huge idea, (I mean, Richard Simmons has a better cover up) that Clay Aiken was gay, his sexual preference never made me think differently about him. I was never a big fan of his music, but it's not like I'm going to dislike him or his music any more.
So, for Bass to say that Aiken is in for a long ride, that's a shame. Because Aiken shouldn't be treated any differently for coming out, and the reason he did, according to the story in "People" was because he "cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things." Aiken went onto say he wasn't raised that way, and he was not going to raise a child to do that.
However, maybe Bass hit it on the head. Fans have been reacting in disbelief and shock about this news, according to an AP story. "Meanwhile, the Aiken fan site ClayManiacs was open for viewing. Response in a thread on the site's "ShoutBox" was generally supportive, though at least one fan was shaken by Aiken's public confession.
"This is really shocking news as I had no idea he was gay," read a comment posted by "Sheridansq." "And now I have to deal with this. I am not sure what to say to people who know I was a fan. I didn't go to work today and am not answering the telephone.""
If the fan who posted this couldn't read between the lines with Aiken, how would he react if say, Brett Favre or Shaquille O'Neal came out to say they were gay? Would he put his hands over his ears, close his eyes and go, "LA LA LA LA LA LA, I'M NOT LISTENING, LA LA LA LA LA?"
In my opinion, I think people should take things for what they are. Why care so much about a celebrity's sexuality, when you, the consumer, are buying into this person as an entertainer? I mean, if Shaq ever came out and said he liked men, it would explain a lot about why basketball players are always slapping each other on the ass.
So, in response to Bass's comment, in which Clay is in for a long ride, I would say, "When does the ride stop? I think I'm getting sick."
Jason Tanamor is the Editor of Zoiks! Online magazine. Visit it at: //zoiksmag.blogspot.com

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It is difficult to find people, especially among camera owners who do not like to travel. As a rule, with great pleasure they visit museums around the world and take interesting photographs to share images with all friends. It can be very curious to look at the world beyond your own vision.
There are three questions that usually come to you when you return from a trip: Where have you been? What have you eaten? Who did you talk to? A key component in any good travel photo story is portrait photography, which reflects any daily interaction of people. Astonishing is the variety we face. After all, this is what makes us interested in each other. Therefore, in this article we will focus on portraits.
Below are some tips and recommendations for you to capture meaningful portraits while traveling.
Ego doesn't matter To create the best portrait shots, stop being embarrassed. That is, never hesitate to ask questions, dance or seem like a complete fool, trying to create outstanding photos. Also in this case there is no place for the ego. If necessary, you will need to overcome doubt and indecision in order to talk to a person and ask his permission to shoot. A photographer who asks a person for a portrait will capture much more than the one who does not. In the end, all you can hear is “no,” but this is not fatal. Sometimes a positive response looks like an approving wave of the hand or a friendly smile, which means it's time to move on to action.
Context is important Portrait photography while traveling strongly depends on context. You do not want anyone to look at the image and think that you took it off right at your front door. You seek to show a portrait that tells the story and culture. What makes it unique and interesting for you and your audience? For a Tibetan resident, a portrait of one of his fellow villagers may not be anything special, but for a Western audience this is something incredibly unique. And this is all context. A portrait while traveling is more than just a shot. Regardless of the complexion of the object, the general rule is that it merges with the photographer, the camera and at the same time remains the subject of the photo. Capturing the environment is a great way to add context to an image. Look at the background that interests you, and wait until the right person appears. Or try to persuade the subject you are interested in to go with you and pose in a different location. You can diversify images not only with the help of different environments, but also using different poses, expressions and actions. For example, the mountaineer smokes his pipe, the chef carries a plate of food, a business man has a notepad in his hands, and a surfer launches a kite. Also use different types of lighting: front, side, backlit, color, etc. These are all components of your portrait.
Turn on the imagination Portraits tell stories. The question is, what story do you tell? Returning from a trip with a large number of portraits that convey a solid image, you will create a brighter impression than with a set of random frames. Think about what you want to convey. Are these happy, smiling faces in a warm and hospitable environment, or people who are heartbroken from the turmoil in the region? There is no answer to this question, what is right and what is wrong. It concerns your tastes and preferences, which images you like to capture. Going on a trip, plan the main character of the portraits, then you will return home with a set of photos that will make you and your viewers happy.

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Vernal Pools at Jockey’s Ridge
From the road, Jockey’s Ridge is a huge sand dune, its peaks on a bright day almost painful to look at in their reflected light. From a distance there is no evidence of life, the glistening sandy slopes give the impression of a sterile desert.
But the environment is not sterile – not at all – and this year with rain totals running 75% above normal at the park, a remarkable phenomenon is springing to life.
Directly across from the observation deck at the end of the boardwalk there is almost always standing water. Called a vernal pool, unlike pools or ponds that form after a hard rain, the source for a vernal pool is ground water being forced to the surface.
Vernal pools that are found in a dune system are very dependent on rain for their existence. When there is very little rain, the groundwater sinks farther below the surface and the pool will either disappear or become a damp spot in the sand.
When there are heavy rains, the pools will grow and expand, shrinking quickly, however as soon as a dry spell comes.
But over a three month period with constant rain and totals that almost double the normal amount of precipitation, something marvelous happens.
The pool itself has expanded. Where it was typically 10 yards across, it is now double that and even more is some places. Perhaps most remarkably, the pond has grown to a size only seen after hurricanes, but unlike the aftermath of a tropical system, the pond has not shrunk.
For anyone who has seen the water at the base of the dune, the sheer size of what we are witnessing now is astonishing. The pool has always been configured from north to south at the foot of a dune, but it now extends some 500 yards, then takes a 90 degree bend to the left at the base of a north facing fore dune to Jockey’s Ridge before ending about 100 yards from the Bypass.
For anyone who has been hang gliding, that north facing dune is regularly used when there is a north wind, and there is now three feet of water in the landing zone.
But the size and semi-permanence of the pond is not the only factor that makes this so fascinating. The vibrancy of life that it has triggered is astonishing.
There are grasses growing where bare sand existed last year. There are two possibilities to account for that. Certainly wind-borne seeds have found a home in this emerging ecosystem. Another possibility, and a fascinating one, is seeds have laid dormant for 10 or perhaps 15 years waiting for the right environmental factors to appear.
Areas that are typically damp, forming the banks of the pond, have always had a denser growth. This year, though, the grasses are thicker and heavier than ever, and it looks as though some woody plants are trying to take root.
On the north end of the pond, there is an emergent maritime forest. Sandwiched between a low dune to the east and a larger dune to the west, it is about a three acre plot of land and the process has been ongoing for some time. This year, however, with an abundant supply of water, the trees have lost the look of saplings, there is woody undergrowth and almost no grasses among the trees.
The water has a distinctive red tinge to it. There are a few theories about why that is, although without testing, there is no way to be sure.
Certainly a red algae could be in the water. Just to allay any fears, even if it is a red algae, it is not a red tide and it is very doubtful if it is toxic.
Another possibility is that there is some iron content in the sand that has been transferred to the water.
A option that a number of experts have pointed to is that the color of the water could be caused by tannins from ancient bogs that underly Jockey’s Ridge.
Much of the Outer Banks rests on a peat bog. At one time the area that is now the vernal pool marked the western edge of the Outer Bank and was a maritime forest. Constant overwash and blowing sand killed the forest and it became a bog. As the ground water is forced through the bog, it would pick up the tannins that remain in the decayed trees.
Animal life has also been abundant this year, although there have not been any new species spotted yet. However, Jockey’s Ridge Park Rangers have remarked on a bumper crop of frogs, noting that at times they have had to sweep frogs away from the doors just to get in the office.
How long will this last? No one knows, but while it exists, and what it has created is an extraordinary testament to the beauty and complexity of barrier island life.

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Said to be the largest collection of toy soldiers in the world, plus a few dinosaurs, cartoon characters, and the Beatles in several different guises, this museum is easily missed in the old heart of Valencia.
Whatever your interests, be it warfare through the ages, the modeling and painting of miniatures, or just wanting to see something unique, it’s worth visiting. The building itself, and the rooms, are nearly as stunning as the collection, as it is housed in a well-preserved Mediterranean Gothic-style palace. Inside, there are more than 95,000 pieces on display, some in highly-detailed dioramas.
Cabinet after cabinet is filled with inch-high models of battling men (and women) from prehistoric times (did man ever battle dinosaurs?) to World War II, although the Spanish Civil War seems to have been ignored. The first diorama portrays medieval knights on horseback jousting in front of a grandstand. Below it on a lower shelf, there is a random collection of 20th-century rock stars from the Small Faces to Prince, sadly the depiction of Peter Gabriel was spoilt by the fact that he had fallen over whilst playing a grand piano.
In other rooms we are treated to street scenes from India and China, the Ancient Greeks fill several cabinets as do the Romans. There’s a fair bit of nudity, one scene has naked ladies cavorting with half-men/half-stags. On a lighter note Asterix and his fellow Gauls fill a whole display as do a whole host of cowboys.
Possibly the grandest display is of the Battle of Almansa, which contains over 9,000 figures alone. This battle took place in Spain in 1707 and won’t mean much to you unless you are Spanish or have an interest in 18th-century history, but it’s an epic diorama all the same.
Yes, there are bigger attractions in Valencia, but if you want a change from religious iconography or 21st-century architecture, this is well worth a visit.

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SENOVA SYSTEMS, INC.
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|20150014164||ANALYTE SENSING DEVICE - Analyte sensing devices suitable for measuring pH or other analytes are provided in a variety of form factors, including a hand-held device.||01-15-2015|
|20130168609||ANALYTE SENSOR - Matrix materials, such as sol-gels and polymers derivatives to contain a redox active material can be used to form electrodes and probes suitable for use in pH meters and other analyte sensing devices.||07-04-2013|
|20120090995||DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE - Devices for detecting an analyte comprising a redox active analyte sensitive material on a working electrode and computer assisted signal acquisition and processing.||04-19-2012|
|20120067745||DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A MEANS FOR INTERNAL CALIBRATION IN AN ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR - Internally calibrated pH and other analyte sensors based on redox agents provide more accurate results when the redox active reference agent is in a constant chemical environment, yet separated from the solution being analyzed in such a way as to maintain electrical contact with the sample. Room temperature ionic liquids (RTIL) can be used to achieve these results when used as a salt bridge between the reference material and the sample being analyzed. The RTIL provides the constant chemical environment and ionic strength for the redox active material (RAM) and provides an electrolytic layer that limits or eliminates direct chemical interaction with the sample. A broad range of RAMs can be employed in a variety of configurations in such “Analyte Insensitive Electrode” devices.||03-22-2012|
|20120055791||DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE IN A FLOWABLE SAMPLE - A pH sensor device for continuously measuring pH in a flowable sample, the device including a housing having a channel and cavity for capturing and directing a sample aliquot to a pH sensor. The pH sensor device may further include a porous material placed adjacent to the pH sensor to attract a sample aliquot to the pH sensor via capillary force.||03-08-2012|
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What is MinisterFreeman.blog about?
MinisterFreeman.blog is the “Seinfeld” of the internet; there is no particular focus. However, every article and section contributes significantly to the unknown overarching theme. There is a little something for every taste here; politics, poetry, punditry, [alliteration], pornography, perspective, provisions [restaurant reviews], parables [short stories], and purpose. This site is sure to capture your attention at least once and offend you twice if you keep reading.
About site creator and main contributor:
Dann B. Freeman, known on official government documentation as Stephen R. Freshley, is this generation’s premiere, avant garde, wordsmith; bending words, meanings, and explanations to his will and liking; usually rubbing his readers the wrong way, at least.
His thought provoking topics and “in your face” approach polarizes most audiences. As an Atlanta, Ga native, his perspective has been described as bourgeois bohemian, a fresh mix of street wisdom and university education. With 3 published books, a thriving youtube channel, and a locally popular website under his belt, his only aspirations are to “do more of what he’s already doing…just bigger”. At 31, he has a long and promising career in an industry [Writing] that he continues to beat over the head with his version of the truth.

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An empty women's shelter built by the U.S. military in Kyrgyzstan; three-parent IVF is a possibility; Boehner hires a DOMA attorney; and Donald Trump doesn't see the relationship between a right to privacy and abortion.
Get yourself tested. Most STD’s show little or no symptoms, so it’s hard to tell if you or your partner has one unless you get tested. Getting tested can be a pretty scary scenario to think about, but in reality getting tested is safe, easy, and confidential.
Tennessee steps closer to a constitution that doesn't protect a right to abortion; Arizona has a new anti-abortion law; Filippino president risks ex-communication for reproductive health bill; and the reproductive health needs of women in prison.
A new short documentary from Al Jazeera English, Birthrights: The Risk of Choice, examines the prevalence and safety of cesarean sections in the United States, and the many players within the maternity care system.
Michelle Bruns makes fun of the inevitable giant preggobelly used to illustrate stories on abortion. The right makes its rhetorical move on sexual health services, both by lying about them and denying that there's any real need.


Upheaval in Nepal slows adoptions
Seattle Times, The (WA)
Area families waiting for kids to be released
Political turmoil results in touchy negotiations
Author: Nancy BartleySeattle Times staff reporter
Dateline: Lacey, Thurston County
LACEY, Thurston County — He climbs, he runs, he makes truck noises and for the first time in his life, Ashok Tanner is discovering what it's like to play outside in the grass.
After 14 months, Holly Tanner finally brought her adopted son home from Nepal in February, joining a number of families who had been waiting for the children they had been matched with to be released by the Nepalese government.
For months, Tanner and other parents awaiting word on their adopted children in Nepal faced frustration as upheaval in the country's government literally closed the door on adoptions. Finally, in January, many parents like Tanner were suddenly granted the OK to make a second trip to Nepal and pick up the children they had come to love.
Now adoptions are closed again and countless other abandoned children are filling Nepal's orphanages as the Maoist party, which came to power only weeks ago in the country's first democratic elections, decides how it will handle international adoptions, as well as writing its constitution.
In April 2007, the Maoists obtained seats in Nepal's Parliament but were a minority party. After being given control over the ministry of women and children, one of the first things they did was to stop international adoptions, citing allegations of children being given up for financial incentives and through false documentation.
Then Nepal had its first democratic election, putting an end to the monarchy and placing the Maoists, which had led a bloody insurgency in the mountains for 10 years, in control of the government.
Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world, is nestled between India and China. The U.S. considers the Maoist leaders to be terrorists and U.S. diplomats refuse to meet with them.
But in order to smooth the way for adoption, John Meske, executive director of the Tacoma-based Faith International, met with Maoist leader Prachanda — whose rebel nom du guerre means "the fierce one" — at his home.
Negotiations can be touchy when the U.S. continues to call the Maoists "a terrorist organization when they've won more than 50 percent of the vote" in an election that United Nations observers said went fairly well, Meske said.
Last week, he talked with Pampha Bhusal, the Maoist party member who controls the ministry of children, and was told adoptions would resume as early as May.
Meske is optimistic but said change is always possible. "This is Nepal," he said.
It's progress as far as many of the 20 or so waiting families are concerned.
Leif and Marlynn Haslund, of Tacoma, are waiting to be matched with a child even though they've long ago paid the money and had hoped to have brought a daughter home last year.
For the Haslunds, like many others, Nepali adoption was attractive because, unlike two-year-long adoptions in China, Nepali adoption took six months. Plus, it was possible to adopt an infant.
Leif, 40, has three children from a previous marriage. Marlynn, 45, can't have children. In 2007, they sent out a New Year's letter to family and friends telling them they expected to have a new baby that year. Then adoptions were halted.
The little red horse and the soft book they'd collected were reluctantly put away.
"These kids really need homes. It's just been so long," Marlynn said. "My parents are getting older and this needs to get going fast so [the girl they hope to adopt] can know them."
Typically, children who are placed in the 100 orphanages in the Katmandu region have been abandoned by their families.
Tanner's son, Ashok, was left at a police station as an infant. Little else is known about his life before he came to Nepal Children's Home.
Like Ashok, who is almost 2, Ajaya King, 15 months, also spent his earliest months in the orphanage until his mother, Margaret King, of Seattle, was able to bring him home.
King, a social worker, speaks about the radical change in her life since she brought Ajaya home in February after waiting a year.
Sometimes King and Tanner get their sons together to play. Both boys seem to love the outdoors and running through the grass, babbling toddler words in Hindi that their mothers don't understand but know will be part of the fading landscape of their children's past.
Nancy Bartley: 206-464-8522 or firstname.lastname@example.org
Thomas James Hurst / The Seattle Times : Ashok Tanner, recently adopted from Nepal, plays with his mother, Holly Tanner. Because of political turmoil, it took Hunter 14 months to bring Ashok here.
Thomas James Hurst / The Seattle Times : Ashok Tanner, nearly 2, in his Lacey home with mother Holly. Ashok was left at a police station as an infant; little else is known about his life before he arrived at Nepal Children's Home.


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SCOTUS Adopts Bright Line Rule on Bankruptcy Appeals
The Supreme Court adopted the rule used by many federal circuits regarding the window for appeals in bankruptcy cases this week, affirming a decision by the 6th Circuit.
Ordinarily, federal courts only hear appeals from "final decisions," where the case has been resolved. However, that doesn't make much sense for bankruptcy court. Bankruptcy proceedings centralize all matters relating to a debtor in one place, and the court is expected to resolve numerous individual controversies as the matter moves along.
How Final is "Final?"
The Court contemplated a similar issue in a 2015 case, where the justices held that an immediate appeal might be appropriate where an order "finally dispose[s] of discrete disputes" in the larger bankruptcy case. In Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC, the court was asked to decide the appropriate time for a creditor to appeal an order denying their motion to lift the stay of automatic efforts to collect.
Resolving The Issue
The unanimous ruling states that the order in Ritzen "constitutes a final, immediately appealable order" for the purposes of Section 158. Therefore, the Bankruptcy Code's 14-day window to appeal the denial of such a motion begins when the court rules on the motion - rather than when the reorganization plan is confirmed.
Most federal circuits already operate under this framework, but the decision by SCOTUS certainly helps to ensure consistency by making it the law of the land. It's unclear just how broadly the rule might be applied, although Justice Ginsburg pointed out that the orders at issue are those with "large practical consequences" - rather than disputes over "minor details about how a bankruptcy case will unfold."
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- Supreme Court Declines to Hear Boise Defend Policy of Prosecuting the Homeless (FindLaw's Supreme Court)
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Cat Lake First Nation Chief Russell Wesley says nearly 40 per cent of his community are part of a mental wellness program, but they need more help.
He says the health-care system is failing his First Nation, which he says is dealing with an increase in suicides and overdose deaths.
The Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority that serves 33 First Nations declared a state of emergency in September after analyzing data that shows an alarming rise in self harm.
New Democrat deputy leader Sol Mamakwa has tabled a motion in the Ontario legislature with the First Nations’ support asking the government to recognize colonialism as a social determinant of health.
Government House Leader Paul Calandra says the Doug Ford government will not be supporting Mamakwa’s motion.
Whitby Mental Health Advocate premieres documentary
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Formula Student 2021
University Of Nottingham Racing Team has best electric vehicle at Formula Student competition
Engineering students from the University of Nottingham Racing Team competed against over 100 other student teams from universities around the world at the Formula Student competition, which is run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers at Silverstone Race Circuit.
At this year’s race, in July 2021, the team and its car – Frankie – were ranked third overall. They were also the highest classified electric vehicle and came first in the Business Presentation competition. Frankie is a 2WD electric car, weighing in at just under 300kg and with a top speed of 80mph.
Formula Student is a competition for single-seat racing vehicles designed and built by students, with support from academics and industry sponsors. The competition returned in 2021 after a break last year due to the pandemic. A total of 35 teams participated with their cars, alongside a further 65 virtual concept entries.
The first achievement for the team was to pass scrutineering, showing that the car was fit to run and met all the stringent Formula Student rules. The team then went on to win the Business Plan event, where they presented their strategy for successfully moving from prototype production into an electric go-karting business. Frankie was then the only EV to complete the endurance event, which covered a total of 22km around the racing circuit. The car also came second in the fuel efficiency event.
Retiring from its stellar performance at Silverstone, the car will remain a crucial part of the team for testing and exhibition. The team is looking to the future with development projects focusing on a new, lightweight drive unit, custom inverters for 4WD, and upgrading to a carbon fibre chassis and suspension.
Project Lead, Prof Alasdair Cairns, summed up the University of Nottingham’s reaction to the success, “This year was an excellent achievement built upon a solid foundation. We are all extremely proud of the team and looking forward to the next year.”
The role of the students and their teamwork is highlighted by outgoing Team Principal, Chris Smout, who said, “This has been the culmination of 3 years very hard work […] and all the students involved over the past 3 years should take credit for what the team has been able to produce.”
The team is eager to build on the successes at Silverstone and are open to discussions with anyone interested in supporting our journey.
About UoN Racing Team
UoN Racing Team is a dynamic and driven group that focuses on electric vehicle development for the future. We have two projects: the Formula Student racing car and a new addition, the Solar Challenge car. Our aims are to provide students with opportunities to practise real-world interdisciplinary engineering, to build networks with industry and student racing teams from around the world, and to ultimately contribute to the next generation of sustainable transport.
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Surojit Sen, Team Principal

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The range of PFG05 rotary level indicators can be equipped with numerous customizations, some of which can also be applied to other product families. We have already talked about the numerous connections to process available, the different types of paddles and the different extensions whose length, model or construction material can be adjusted. Let’s move on to illustrate which CAMLogic electrical functions can be implemented on request.
This option allows to remotely check the correct power supply of the level indicator. We are well aware that in a plant a cable might be accidentally cut or there may be voltage drops that interrupt the power supply to the indicator, compromising its operation. Adding this electrical option means that when the power failure is recognized, the instrument sends a signal to the PLC to notify the operators, who can then proceed to restore the power.
The instrument sends to the PLC 8 pulses for every complete rotation of the shaft. If the rotation stops, the PLC will not receive any more pulses and it will then be possible to determine the problem, avoiding troublesome overload accidents in the silo or hopper.
Thanks to an additional variation, it is possible to implement the control of some system automatisms, such as a lamp or a siren for further signaling, or another machinery whose operation must be coordinated with the entire process.
The instrument is equipped with a gear motor that performs four full revolutions per minute, instead of one as per standard models. This allows for a reduction in the intervention times, since the paddle will meet the resistance of the material to be detected much more quickly.
Both the voltage control and the 8 pulses allow for an extra safety check, verifying that the instrument is operating optimally and thus avoiding overloads during the process, or lack of material that might cause interruptions.
It is extremely important for CAMLogic to provide high-quality and durable instruments, but it is equally important to offer the widest range of possible solutions that not only are suitable for different types of plants, but that also guarantee optimal operativity and a high degree of reliability. Contact us to know how to customize a model of the PFG05 line for your needs.
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US Stock Futures Drop Ahead Of Jobless Claims, Retail Sales Data
US stock futures fell in early pre-market trade, ahead of economic data. Data on weekly jobless claims, retail sales and import prices will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Data on business inventories for October will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 34 points to 15,802.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures fell 3.30 points to 1,777.50. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index dropped 5 points to 3,465.50.
A Peek Into Global Markets
European markets were lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index falling 0.59%, London's FTSE 100 index dropping 1.06% and STOXX Europe 600 Index declining 0.79%. German DAX 30 index dropped 0.71% and French CAC 40 Index fell 0.29%.
Asian markets ended lower today. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average declined 1.12%, China's Shanghai Composite dropped 0.06%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.51% and India's BSE Sensex tumbled 1.16%. Australian unemployment rate climbed to 5.8% in November versus 5.7% in October.
Analysts at Bank of America upgraded Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE: LUV) from “neutral” to “buy.” The target price for Southwest Airlines has been raised from $18 to $23.
Southwest Airlines' shares closed at $17.97 yesterday.
- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has acquired the assets of privately-held C3 of Madison, Wis. The acquisition will enable Trimble to provide unique soil information as well as decision recommendations to farmers' trusted advisors—such as agronomists, Trimble resellers or Ag retail suppliers. To read the full news, click here.
- Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ: ASTI) announced today distribution partnerships with Kyodo International Corp. and NARA Co Ltd. for the company's EnerPlex line of consumer products in Japan. Kyodo International Corp. based in Osaka, specializes in supporting the entry of consumer electronic goods into the Japanese marketplace. To read the full news, click here.
- Orion Marine Group (NYSE: ORN) today announced a contract award of approximately $14 million. To read the full news, click here.
- Krispy Kreme (NYSE: KKD) announced today that it plans to open its first store in Delhi on Saturday, December 14, 2013. To read the full news, click here.
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"Norwich's Maps of Africa an Illustrated and Annotated Carto-bibliography", Norwich, Oscar I.
Subject: Cartographic Reference
Period: 1997 (dated)
Publication: Terra Nova Press
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Second edition, revised and edited by Jeffrey C. Stone. Written by one of the leading collectors of the maps of Africa, the book comprises an in depth look at the continent from the “Age of Exploration” to modern times. 408 pages filled with illustrations, some colored, covering 345 maps. Hard bound in red cloth with dustjacket.

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Police on Friday raided the El Salvador offices of the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca, which is at the heart of the Panama Papers leak.
El Salvador has announced a probe into whether the Salvadoreans identified in the Panama Papers reports had broken any laws. Reports said 33 Salvadoreans were named.
The country's state prosecutor, Mr Douglas Melendez, visited the law firm's premises on Friday.
He told reporters that about 20 computers and some documents were confiscated, and seven employees questioned but not detained.


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GAINESVILLE — Once the day's improbable events were behind him, quarterback Tyler Murphy finally had a moment to put his break-out performance against Tennessee in perspective.
Then it hit him.
With Jeff Driskel out for the season with a broken leg, Murphy was stepping out of the shadows and into the spotlight after three seasons wondering if he ever would get a chance play college football.
"I was just kind of just thinking about how I would have to adapt to being the starter, taking on a new role," Murphy recalled Monday. "Just ways I could just really excel being a leader. Jeff was the main guy. I didn't want to interfere or step on toes because it was his team.
"Now that he's out, next guy in line."
When an offense struggles, the back-up quarterback is the team's most popular player, the saying goes.
Murphy showed why on Saturday. He stepped in for Driskel after he was injured throwing an interception returned for a touchdown and led the Gators to a 31-17 win with a combination of dynamic running and clutch passing.
But when Florida (2-1, 1-0) visits Kentucky (1-2) on Saturday night, Wildcats coach Mark Stoops will have his defense ready for Murphy.
Stoops said he does not expect Florida's offense to change noticeably.
"A little bit. Not a whole bunch," said Stoops, who previously was Florida State's defensive coordinator. "I think both guys can run the ball a little bit when they want to, and certainly Murphy showed some athleticism and some speed. I'm sure they'll want to use [that] from time to time."
The biggest difference: Murphy will be making his first college start.
"I'll be anxious," he said. "But, you know, I'll get out there and maybe complete my first pass. Once I get hit, I think I'll be fine.
"But I don't think it will be as bad as it was this [past] week."
Murphy will, however, be expected handle the moment better.
Against Tennessee, a shotgun snap bounced off his facemask for a fumble recovered by Tennessee. Murphy fumbled another snap Florida recovered.
"Sometimes, your first situation walking out there in that environment . . . you hate to say it's to be expected," coach Will Muschamp said Monday. "But you understand those are things you have to correct as we move on, especially on the road."
Murphy should be more comfortable under center this week. He will handle three of every four snaps with the first-team offense during practice. New back-up Skyler Mornhinweg will receive one of four snaps during practice.
But Murphy, who faced Tennessee after Florida's open week, will have a less time to prepare for a better defense.
The Vols allowed 59 points at Oregon on Sept. 14, one week before facing the Gators.
The same day Tennessee was overwhelmed by Oregon, Kentucky held Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater — a Hesiman candidate — to one touchdown pass for the first time in 10 games. The No. 7 Cardinals pulled away for a 27-13 win over the Wildcats Sept. 14, but Kentucky challenged Louisville.
"We had two weeks to prepare as a team for Tennessee, so I was able to really get a good grasp of the game plan," Murphy said. "Going in this week, it's going to be a little different. I'm really going to have to pay attention and focus on the little details and try to feel comfortable going into this game."
The defensive-minded Stoops will look to rattle Murphy. But Murphy will have his advantages, too, beginning with the nation's No. 2 defense.
"I'm just trying to manage, get the team in the right plays, take care of the ball, make the right throws," he said. "I'm not trying to go out there and be a hero."
Muschamp did not sound concerned.
"He might have a few more butterflies," Muschamp said. "But other than that he's a pretty calm, cool, collected guy as you saw on Saturday. He will handle it like a champion."


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Week 4 Theory: Social Penetration Theory
Social penetration theory is a theory that states as a relationship grows and builds, two people should become gradually more vulnerable to each other. This allows the two people the openness and ability to grow closer, as their walls are broken down and each other are let in. Their relationship should inherently start shallow and then grow deeper and more intimate. I feel as though I’ve experienced this theory with some of the Pickles, and not at all with others. It’s really interesting, too, because there are really only 6 of us, 7 including me.
I feel like I’ve become closest to two of my coworkers, found a fair amount of comfort with one, and then find a lack of comfort with the other two. This is not to say that my coworkers that I’m not as close with are mean, or bad in any way. They are perfectly fine people, but perhaps we just don’t vibe well together. Some are more closed off than others and also, I think it might just be hard for me to relate as someone who isn’t age wise too much younger than the others, but experience wise feels very different. One interesting factor is that most of my coworkers are from the east coast.
There’s a distinct difference in west coast culture and east coast culture. I feel as if east coasters are more aggressive go-getters, not in any negative way, but the culture seems to progress as people seek out, and sometimes demand what they want. They know what they want, and they go get it. They may be less friendly on the outside, but don’t mean any harm or discomfort. They respect boundaries and might prefer distance, whereas as a Californian, I know I am naturally louder, outgoing, and open to expressing how I feel. I actually think my fellow east coast coworkers don’t have any problem being expressive, but it’s a different kind of expression than mine for some reason.
As a naturally outgoing person, I find it difficult when relationships don’t naturally progress, when the natural social penetration of relationships doesn’t occur. I find it somewhat frustrating, but also don’t stress out about it at the same time. I know that if a relationship is meant to happen, it will. I don’t try to actively seek out people who aren’t open to it. It’s just interesting to have such “success” with this social penetration theory with most people, and then have it also fail in a lot of respects with others. Working only 2-3 days a week with LGP, I find it difficult sometimes to continue the pattern of growth in my relationships, seeing people so infrequently. The natural “how was your weekend” conversation doesn’t always occur, because I come in on Tuesdays and then wish everyone a good rest of the week mid-week. It’s an odd, and unusual situation to try and grow relationships, but I just keep on keeping on.

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I'm looking for a new scope for target shooting. I'm considering these three:
Bushnell Elite 6500 4.5-30X50 mm
Zeiss Conquest 6.5-20X50 mm
Leupold VX-III 8.5-25x50 mm
I'm particularly interested in hearing about the 6500. I'm confident that I can find a Leupold and a Zeiss in town.
I'm open to other suggestions, but the Zeiss is at the top of my budget.
From what I have read on the 6500, their main drawback is lack of range in windage/elevation adjustment. I think for the model you listed, you only get 40 or 50 moa, which isn't so hot unless you are shooting a really flat-shooting cartridge or at close ranges. I guess, you could hold over with the mildots, but who wants to do that?
Of the three, I would go with whichever has the most adjustment for windage/elevation, assuming all are competitively priced.


1996 Geo Tracker 4 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic 13000 miles
I am replacing my transmission in this vehicle but my husband took it apart and cant remember how it went back together. Now I cant get the torque converter or the flywheel to turn when I put it all back together and tighten it down. I think that the flywheel is backwards but I need to know which way the littler wheel faces. If you have a picture of how it is supposed to look that would be great. Thank you.
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The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Having a Skincare Routine
February 13, 2021
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Beauty is a far-reaching and ever-evolving industry, with new ingredients being discovered (or invented!) and added into skincare products every day. As beauty experts, we’ve seen our fair share of ingredients, which run the gamut from vitamins to natural extracts and more. But some of these strange additions to your skincare REALLY take the cake. Here are three of the weirdest ingredients we’ve seen in skincare products to date.
You mean there’s *whispers* marijuana in this serum?! Yep—and weed skincare is on the rise. According to Allure, the compounds in cannabis oil have a soothing effect. It’s also anti-inflammatory, making it great for calming the skin from dryness or discomfort. Because it’s a natural hydrator (it’s an oil, after all), it does its best work in serums and thick creams. Unfortunately, products like this won’t be seeing the light of day in the Philippines anytime soon.
Just because Korean skincare made snail mucin popular doesn’t mean it isn’t weird! “Simply put, it’s the excretion from a snail, which is why it’s also known and appears on ingredient labels as snail secretion filtrate, or SSF,” says Byrdie. So it’s basically that slimy trail that snails leave behind. We’re out here actively applying that on our faces. But it’s fantastic for moisturizing the skin and stimulating collagen production, which is why Dr. Vicki Belo insisted that it be in our bestselling Belo Illuminating Soap.. To this day, it’s her favorite soap from our lineup!
Purchase the Belo Illuminating Soap for P550 here.
Now, why in the heck would we expose ourselves to literal venom?! Refinery29 has your explanation: “Apitoxin causes skin inflammation through blood rising to the surface. This sends your skin into repair mode, generating collagen—which we all know is the key element of a plump, smooth and fresh visage. Thus stung skin goes into healing mode, which results in a glowing complexion.” The Belo AcnePro Pimple Gel contains purified bee venom, which is clinically proven to treat mild to moderate acne and reduce skin inflammation.
Purchase the Belo AcnePro Pimple Gel for P189.75 (buy one, take one while supplies last!) here.
Doesn’t matter how strange an ingredient is—as long as it works, we’ll slather it on ‘til we’re blue in the face. What weird ingredients have you encountered in your skincare journey? Tag us @belobeauty on IG and @belo_beauty on TikTok.
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Google reportedly fires employee who leaked raises memo
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Google, which handed out 10% raises to all of its employees to get them to stay put, has apparently let one of them go.
The Internet search giant terminated an employee who leaked a memo about the raises to a technology blog, according to a published report.
‘Within hours, Google notified its staff that it had terminated the leaker,’ CNNMoney reported.
‘We don’t comment on personnel matters,’ a Google spokesman said.
Loose lips couldn’t possibly sink this ship, but Google took swift action anyway, probably to send a very blunt message.
Google usually blacks out information from the media like a Jedi master. Think the launch of Chrome or its self-driving cars.
Lots of big companies cannot maintain that kind of forceful mind trick (yes, we are talking about you, Kara Swisher, who is instantly forwarded every memo Yahoo has ever written).
In fact, we think it’s pretty Obi-Wan Kenobi-like that Google told 23,300 people that they were getting 10% raises and only one leaked the memo.
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President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and an array of leaders conveyed warm wishes on the occasion of Onam, the traditional harvest festival in Kerala, celebrating the homecoming of King Mahabali. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan were among those extending their heartfelt greetings. President Murmu expressed gratitude to Mother Nature for its bounties and wished for prosperity and harmony.
PM Modi conveyed his hopes for health, joy, and prosperity in his Onam greeting. Chief Minister Stalin emphasized unity in his message, akin to King Mahabali’s all-inclusive approach. Onam, Kerala’s grand festival, stands as a secular tradition, highlighted by the traditional 26-dish ‘sadhya’ feast. The celebration includes the customary use of banana leaves and, in some cases, sitting on the floor for meals.
The festive spirit also includes alcohol consumption, evident from record-breaking liquor sales of Rs 116 crore on the first day of Onam this year. Meanwhile, Congress member Kodikunnil Suresh seized the day to protest for the aid of beleaguered farmers in crisis. Onam festivities traditionally lead to the temporary closure of the state, resuming normalcy the following Monday.


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When Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras decided to unilaterally abandon negotiations over Greece’s so-called ‘bailout programme’ and to propose a referendum on the latest offer that Greece had been made, he employed a tactic that is common in negotiations in the European Union (EU): using difficulties with domestic ratification of EU agreements to extract concessions. […]
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The following is a guest post by Ben O’Keeffe One ideological motif has run throughout this General Election campaign: Nationalism. From the rising force of the SNP and UKIP, to Labour and the Conservative’s pandering to calls for greater controls on immigration, an undercurrent of nationalism has made British identity a more prevalent election issue […]
It has been little over a week since its electoral victory and SYRIZA (Coalition of the Radical Left) has already begun to back down from some of its most radical positions. Prior to the election, SYRIZA claimed that they would negotiate the forgiveness of the better part of Greece’s debt. Now Greek Finance Minister Yanis […]
Less than a week after SYRIZA’s (Coalition of the Radical Left) electoral victory, uncertainty regarding the newly formed Greek government’s economic policy has increased. In a statement emailed to Bloomberg News, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said: ‘we need time to breathe and create our own medium-term recovery programme’. Mr. Tsipras’ statement followed his Finance […]
The fact that SYRIZA (Coalition of the Radical Left) won last Sunday’s national elections in Greece was not a surprise. It had been leading opinion polls for months. The fact that the radical left SYRIZA formed a coalition government with the right wing ANEL (Independent Greeks) within hours of its electoral victory was not particularly […]
How are Sino-European relations doing today? “Rather well, since you ask.” This could have been President Xi Jinping’s reply to a hypothetical question he could have been asked during his recent visit to Brussels. For slightly over ten years since the launch of the EU-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, links between the two giants are wider […]
Last weekend, the European Council (the heads of state or government of European Union [EU] member states) appointed Italian foreign minister, Federica Mogherini, as the next High Representative (HR) of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The holder of this post is responsible for ‘conducting the EU’s foreign policy. As was the case […]
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