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Equality Fairtrade Sauvignon Blanc, from Chile’s Maule Valley, scooped the accolade of Best White of the competition, and the Co-op’s Fairtrade Chilean Carmenère from the Los Robles cooperative in Curicó was voted Best Red.
The awards were organised by the UK Fairtrade Wines Committee to raise awareness of the high standard of Fairtrade wines available in the UK.
Harriet Lamb, executive director of the Fairtrade Foundation, announced the winners at the second annual Fairtrade Wines Tasting at Vinopolis on Nov 1. “These wines are not only top quality for the consumers, but also open the door to improved quality of life for the farmers and workers. In a such a fast growing sector as wines, it is encouraging to see the wine community increasing awareness of Fairtrade and so bringing benefits to producers in the developing world,” Lamb said.
Wine writers Liz Morcom MW, Sally Easton MW and Julie Arkell, and Marks & Spencer buyer Jo Ahearne, were among the panel judging the competition, which featured 48 wines from the three countries where Fairtrade-accredited wines are produced.
The Chilean pair beat off four other winners to take the top prizes: Co-op Fairtrade Torrontés/Chardonnay from the La Riojana cooperative (Best Argentinian White); Origin Fairhills Mendoza Shiraz/Tempranillo (Best Argentinian Red); Co-op Fairtrade South African Reserve Sauvignon Blanc (Best South African White); and Isabelo Pinotage/Cabernet Sauvignon (Best South African Red).
Wine is one of the fastest-growing Fairtrade products in the UK, according to Emma Sundt, business development officer at the Fairtrade Foundation. “The UK is by far the biggest consumer of Fairtrade wine, with 2.5 million litres sold last year alone, representing a market value of £7 million. This amounts to around 1 per cent of the overall wine market in the UK,” Sundt said.

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I'm sure you have all heard the old saying, "never let facts get in the way of a good story", well Fox News has certainly done just that. During a report by Fox Five which is aired in New York, a reporter was telling the story of how lines were already forming outside of the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in anticipation of the iPhone 5 launch. Fox Five then inexplicably cut to a video showing an ultra-thin device which was actually a concept done way back in August 2011 and nothing like the iPhone 5 that we all saw announced last week. The report then goes on to explain some of the new features of the iPhone 5 and again they are all amazingly incorrect.
"Staring at $200, the iPhone 5 is sleeker, has a laser keyboard, holographic images and other cool new features."
The laser keyboard is again from the same concept video as the ultra thin iPhone and the holographic display ability just beggars belief. I really can't understand why a news network like Fox can't carry out some simple research on a product prior to reporting on it to a huge audience. All they had to do was read our fantastic iPhone 5 everything you need to know post and they wouldn't be looking quite so silly this morning!
You can see the news report from Fox in the video above, the misinformation starts to pour out around the 42 second mark, sit back, relax and laugh loudly!

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The 20-km bike path along the Passer river promises unforgettable moments with your family.
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The bike path starts right in St. Leonhard before the underpass of the ring road. After about 1 km, the path passes the MuseumPasseier – Andreas Hofer, which offers an outdoor museum area and a course called Heroes & Hofer on the ground floor. The ethnographic area is in the first floor and the outdoors is a typical local farm. The trail takes you past St. Martin, Quellenhof, Saltaus, and Riffian, ending in the old town of Meran.
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Sun Piaoyang stepped down as chairman of Hengrui Medicine
Beijing News On the evening of January 16, Hengrui Pharmaceutical announced that the first meeting of the eighth board of directors was held in Shanghai on January 16, 2020 as a live meeting. The meeting elected Mr. Zhou Yunshu as chairman of the eighth board of directors of the company. After the meeting, Sun Piaoyang served as a director and chairman of the strategy committee of the company and ceased to serve as chairman.
According to the company, Mr. Sun Piaoyang has led Hengrui for 30 years, leading Hengrui to achieve sustainable and healthy development. The company’s board of directors expresses its sincere gratitude to Mr. Sun Piaoyang for his outstanding contribution and hard work for Hengrui’s development and pays high respect.
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Welcome to my platform of martial arts and writing. Join me on my adventure that took me to the other side of the planet, to become a coach and fighter. I am studying, coaching and researching (hung kuen) kung fu, and transitioning into MMA fighting. Here, you can read about all of those quests. I made martial arts my daily bread, I breathe it, live it and love it. While you are here, feel free to fall for it, too.

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Preparation time: 10 mins, cooking time: 5 mins
2 ciabatta rolls, cut in half lengthways
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
8 slices parma ham
30g fresh parmesan, shaved
Salt and pepper to season
Preheat the grill to high.
Rub the cut side of the ciabatta with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and place onto a hot griddle pan until lightly toasted.
Spread 1 tbsp of Giovanni Rana Italian Indulgence Parmigiano Reggiano Sauce on the griddled side of each ciabatta half followed by 2 slices of Parma ham and then topped with 1 tbsp of Giovanni Rana Parmigiano Reggiano Sauce.
Top with fresh parmesan shavings and a grind of pepper and place under the grill for 3-5 mins until golden and bubbling.
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Very soon, POCO F4 will appear on the world market, but for now, official information about its characteristics has appeared.
POCO F4 has been certified by TRDA. This certification unit belongs to the United Arab Emirates. The model number of the smartphone (22021211RG), accompanied by the “G” nomenclature, has become known, which confirms its entry into the global market.
Thus, the emergence of a global “clone” of Redmi K40S, released just a few months ago in China, is confirmed again.
And that means Snapdragon 870. Taking into account that POCO F4 will be identical to Redmi K40S, we can say that it will not only have a Snapdragon 870, but also a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen with a frequency of 120 Hz and a maximum brightness of 1300 nits .
POCO F4 will be similar to Redmi K40S
In addition, we will see the big attraction of this new POCO F4 in its camera. Xiaomi has added a 48 MP sensor, accompanied by an optical stabilization system (OIS). It will undoubtedly provide a significant improvement in shooting compared to the POCO F3 camera.
In addition, POCO F4 will have a 4500mAh battery with 67W fast charging, up to 8GB LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 storage, dual speakers for surround sound, haptic vibration and of course NFC.


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In a supplement to his The American Language, H.L. Mencken encapsulated the early history of Kentucky: "What is now Kentucky was the first region beyond the mountains to be settled. Pioneers began to invade it before the Revolution, and by 1782 it had more than 30,000 population. It was originally a part of Virginia, and the effort to organize it as an independent state took a great deal of politicking."
Kentuckian and lawyer Harry M. Caudill grew up in the coal fields of Letcher County. His book Slender is the Thread reflects the history of a state whose citizens had to labor for their sustenance. Caudill's chapters reflect the mighty story of poor European immigrants struggling on primitive land and in wild mountains to survive, reproduce, and find sustenance for themselves and their households. Their frontier experience attuned the people to weak governments, self-help, quick wrath, and long memories, and revealed the influences that gave the state and its people their reputation for contented ignorance, colorful individualism, crankiness, self-reliance, contempt for court decisions, deadliness with gun and knife, and quirky and corrupt politics.
Spun from the experiences of his law office, Caudill was one of the great storytellers with a keen eye for the unexpected detail and ear for the unique turn of phrase. He denounced scoundrels, praised courage and justice wherever he found it, and celebrated the frailty of the human condition. Time goes on and stories of Kentucky and its people accumulate, and Caudill's stories help shape the thoughts and inspire the actions of the Kentuckians of tomorrow.
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Harry M. Caudill (1922-1990) grew up in the coal fields of Letcher County, Kentucky, with a zest for history and reading. After being seriously wounded in Italy during World War II, Caudill went to the University of Kentucky Law School and later practiced law in Whitesburg, in Letcher County. He held some local political offices, in addition to a seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Caudill's 1963 book, Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area was and is a very influential work on Eastern Kentucky, affecting local and national government through individuals ranging from President Kennedy to Kentucky governors and Appalachian writers such as Denise Giardina. After retiring from practicing law, Caudill wrote 6 more books, more than 80 articles, and many editorials in the local Whitesburg paper, The Mountain Eagle. He delivered frequent speeches on strip mining and other Eastern Kentucky issues.

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The Canadian Quaker Highlight series features the stories of Friends whose lives are part of the Canadian Quaker experience.
Anna (Engeltie, or ‘Angelica’) Solmes was born in Dutchess County, New York, in 1774. Anna immigrated to Upper Canada in the late 1790s after her marriage to Jacob Cronk. Jacob Cronk, alongside his father Abraham, had already spent a number of years in Upper Canada before his marriage to Anna. Historian Margaret McBurney recalls, “In order to finance a trip to the United States to bring back his bride, young Jacob had to sell part of his land and spend the winter working in Adolphustown cutting cordwood for four dollars a month plus board.”
Anna and Jacob quickly integrated themselves into their nearest Quaker meeting. Jacob was accepted by the Adolphustown Monthly meeting in 1798, and Anna a year later. The couple’s dedication to their faith was strong. Anna became an elder in 1804, and by 1807, Anna and Jacob began hosting an indulged meeting in their Sophiasburgh home. This meeting later became the Green Point Preparative Meeting in 1811. The couple also hosted a number of travelling Quaker ministers, including Rufus Hall in 1798, Elias Hicks in 1803, and Phoebe Roberts in 1821. During her travels, Roberts described the Cronk family as “valuable friends,” noting they were “very wealthy people and appeared to live in much harmony.”
Anna’s active involvement in the Upper Canadian meetings is evident throughout meeting minutes. Anna was a regular attendee of the Canada Half-Yearly Meeting from its inception in 1810 and was often chosen to attend the New York Yearly Meeting as a representative. Her presence is peppered throughout meeting minutes as part of numerous committees formed to look into schools, troubling issues, establishing new meetings, and visiting members.
Like many nineteenth-century women, Anna experienced significant heartbreak in her life. Anna and Jacob were vocal proponents of the Hicksite faction during the 1828 Orthodox-Hicksite schism that affected Quaker meetings across North America. The Orthodox West Lake Monthly Meeting minutes accused Anna of being “instrumental in setting up separate meetings in conformity with Elias Hicks,” and allegedly “pushing the half years meeting clerks, and afterwards denying it in the face of the monthly meeting.” Already in her mid-fifties, Anna suffered through the devastating separation of a community she had been actively involved in for over thirty years. A decade later, Anna’s only son Samuel died in 1841. Samuel left behind his wife Eliza and his own young son.
Anna’s Quaker faith remained a central tenet in her life. In the Hicksite West Lake Monthly Meeting, Anna continued on as an overseer and elder, even travelling on a religious visit with Margaret Brewer in 1836 to Friends in Philadelphia and New York. Anna was active in the West Lake meeting into her old age, and was last recorded as an elder in 1860, just three years before she died at the age of eighty-nine.
 Information on Anna Solmes and her family can be found in the Herbert Clarence Burleigh Fonds, folder 2324, box 12.2, file 5.
 Margaret McBurney, Homesteads: Early Buildings and Families from Kingston to Toronto (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1979), 52.
 Leslie R. Gray, ed. “Phoebe Roberts’ Diary of A Quaker Missionary Journey to Upper Canada.” Ontario History 42 (1950): 24.
 West Lake Monthly Meeting Women (Orthodox) 1828-1851 (C-4-1), 15 January 1829.
 West Lake Monthly Meeting Women (Hicksite) 1825-1851 (H-11-5) 18 May 1836.

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Posttraumatic stress disorder is something which happens when someone goes through terrible life changes such as fatal accidents, combat, and disasters. People in the forces have to face many challenges with their life at stake all the time. Sometimes the trauma causes more damage than expected. An individual who experienced the trauma gets flashbacks and recurrent memories of the event. It causes the veterans to lose focus on life and they are unable to live a happy and normal life.
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This worksheet will help you to understand the types of trauma a person can go through and their impact on individuals. This worksheet will provide you the information about the compensation veterans can get after getting diagnosed with PTSD.
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There are various resources where you can seek help.
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The Bond in Motion exhibition at the London Film Museum has unveiled a series of vehicles driven by Bond Girls from the film franchise – adding a healthy dose of girl power to its ongoing success.
Original vehicles driven by iconic female characters from the Bond film series are now on show at the exhibition, including the Land Rover Defender Double Cab driven by Naomie Harris’ incarnation of Eve Moneypenny in Skyfall.
Other cars added to the exhibition include the metallic gold Ka, driven by Olga Kurylenko’s Camille in Quantim of Solace and Jinx Johnson’s (Halle Berry) red Thunderbird from Die Another Day.
The new additions to the exhibition join countless other cars from the franchise alongside previously unseen costumes, props and storyboards.
Other highlights include Bond’s Aston Martin V8 from The Living Daylights, which is displayed alongside Bond girl Kara Milovy’s (Maryam d’Abo) cello case, which is used a makeshift snowboard in the film; and Die Another Day’s Aston Martin Vanquish and Bombardier MX Z-Rev snowmobile, which are both put through their paces in the film’s thrilling ice chase alongside Rosamund Pike’s Miranda Frost and Berry’s Jinx.
Bond in Motion is the largest official collection of James Bond vehicles in the world – so why not add a little girl power to your next family day out and check out the new additions.
Tickets for Bond in Motion are on sale now via Ticketmaster.co.uk.

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John and Catharine Myers Brumfiel - Connersville, IN - Fayette Co.
Photos of my gr-gr-gr-grandparents. John Brumfiel 4-6-1806 - 03-22-1874 married Catharine Myers 10-2-1812 - 4-23-1884 on 6-26-1831 in Dayton Ohio. Catharine was born in VA and John was born in Bracken Co., KY. He was a wagonmaker. They lived in Miamisburg OH and Fayette Co., IN.

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Summer is a time of opportunities for all kinds of learning! And just because kids aren't in school doesn't mean they can't learn a lot to build their emotional intelligence. We're joined this week by Sofia Dickens, host and founder of Q Wunder, as she talks us through some ways to weave learning into your nanny kids' day!
This week Kirk Osgood is back to tell us all about nannying for boys! With game ideas and methods for helping boys develop deeper emotional lives, this episode is full of wonderful advice for interacting with young men in a respectful and fun way!


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What is a prescription drug wholesale distributor surety bond?
It is a state license bond. The bond provides a financial guarantee to the state that the licensee will operate according to the laws and statutes applicable to the license. If you are getting licenced in multiple states then you will need a separate bond for each state license. States requiring these bonds in the past have included: Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Maryland, Mississippi, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Regulations may change so check with the state to see if a bond is required for your specific circumstances.
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Mayor steps in to save wedding that was missing officiant
July 16, 2020
MASHPEE, Mass. (AP) — A couple gathered with family for a Cape Cod wedding found themselves without an officiant minutes before being wed, until a Massachusetts mayor wrangled special permission to perform the ceremony.
Carlo DeMaria, the mayor of Everett, Massachusetts, was on vacation near the venue in West Yarmouth on Saturday, when the mother of the bride asked if he could help.
The minister who was supposed to perform the ceremony had canceled at the last minute because of an emergency.
DeMaria said he called Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito to request sp...


Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went on the offensive on Sunday, promising to cut middle-class taxes and slash cellphone costs if re-elected after polls showed he took a significant hit when photos emerged last week of him in blackface.
Trudeau has repeatedly apologized for the images, which jarred with his oft-stated position that he wants to improve the lot of minorities in Canada and prompted accusations of hypocrisy.
Trudeau announced the proposed cuts to taxes and cellphone bills in the Ontario city of Brampton, where 58% of the population is either South Asian or black. The Liberals took all five of Brampton’s seats in 2015 and need to retain them in their bid to win the Oct. 21 election.
“Canadians work hard, and they deserve to sleep easy at night,” he said. “By lowering taxes and cutting cellphone bills, our Liberal team will put more than $1,500 per year back in the pockets of hardworking Canadian families.”
Sunday’s announcements aimed at helping Canadians shoulder cost-of-living increases, a key campaign issue for all parties, underlined how Trudeau is still trying to get his campaign back on issue. On Friday, he pledged to ban military-style assault rifles and strengthen gun control.
Before the blackface scandal, public opinion surveys strongly suggested Trudeau’s Liberals would beat the opposition Conservatives led by Andrew Scheer.
But Trudeau’s campaign was shaken on Wednesday when Time magazine published a picture of him in brown makeup at a 2001 “Arabian Nights” party when he was a 29-year-old teacher. Two other images and a video of him in blackface later emerged.
The polls have now shifted and the Liberals are looking particularly vulnerable in Ontario, said pollster Frank Graves of EKOS Research, who said he would release his exact survey figures later this week.
The day before the pictures emerged, “the Liberals were at or very close to a majority” in the House of Commons, Graves said. “That’s completely turned around and maybe the Conservatives are in majority range now.”
“The Liberals’ Ontario lead appears to have evaporated almost overnight,” he added. At the end of August, the Liberals had a 15 percentage-point-lead over the Conservatives in Canada’s most populous province, according to an EKOS poll.
Conservatives would now win 35.5% of the national vote and the Liberals 32.9%, a Nanos Research poll released on Sunday said.
The Liberal cellphone bill plan would be phased in over four years. Reuters reported last month that the plan would be part of the Liberal campaign platform. A family of four would save up to C$976 ($735) each year once it is in place, Trudeau said.
Canadians would not have to pay taxes for income earned up to C$15,000, an increase from the current C$12,000 level, by 2022-2023, under the Trudeau plan. That would save an average middle-class family C$585 per year and an average Canadian C$292, Trudeau said.
Scheer, campaigning in the Atlantic province of Prince Edward Island on Sunday, pledged more support for military veterans, saying Trudeau’s government had not fulfilled the promises made to them four years ago.
“You have been betrayed. You deserve better,” Scheer said.


Some in Arizona who sought Joe Arpaio's support mum on possible pardon
As Arizona's 2014 Republican primaries took shape, the candidates for governor pursued what for years had been one of the most sought-after GOP endorsements: that of then-Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Even as his office battled the Justice Department over allegations of racial profiling, Arpaio's endorsement was still widely pursued by conservatives. And so it was for the would-be governors.
One candidate sent Arpaio a rum cake. Doug Ducey, a former ice cream company CEO, touted the lawman's innovation, tenacity and wisdom, and sent him ice cream.
Ducey got the endorsement, won the primary, and eventually the office.
Now, as the 85-year-old Arpaio awaits either sentencing for contempt of court or a presidential pardon that would keep him out of jail, many Republicans, including politicians who sought his backing, are less-than-eager to publicly endorse mercy for the former lawman.
Perhaps most notably, Ducey, who is prepping to run for re-election, has skirted questions about whether clemency is in order.
Of course, the relationship is more complicated now. Arpaio's critics argue a pardon would reflect a disregard for the criminal-justice system and rule of law. But supporters say it would vindicate a lawman trying to enforce the law.
Rank-and-file Republicans seem less conflicted. When President Donald Trump hinted Tuesday that a pardon might be forthcoming ("I’ll make a prediction. I think he’s going to be just fine.") during his downtown Phoenix rally, the crowd roared its approval.
Some decline to comment
Ducey praised Arpaio's efforts to fight illegal immigration as he was running for governor, even though a federal judge had found the sheriff violated the constitutional rights of thousands of Latinos during immigration sweeps.
"We have the world's best-known sheriff right here in Arizona. Few, if any, lawmen have deployed more innovative ways of fighting illegal immigration and other crime than Sheriff Joe," Ducey said in a statement at the time.
His spokesman, Daniel Scarpinato, did not respond this week to The Republic's request for comment about whether the governor supports a pardon.
Arpaio said Thursday the governor calls regularly to check on him and his wife.
U.S. Reps. Martha McSally and David Schweikert, both Republicans seen as eyeing higher office, declined to comment.
The silence likely reflects Arpaio's political fall from grace. A federal judge found Arpaio, whom voters ousted after 24 years in office, intentionally violated a judge's orders amid a long-running racial-profiling case.
Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan did not seek or receive an endorsement from the sheriff in 2014; her spokesman, Matt Roberts, did not respond to the newspaper's request to say whether she supported a pardon.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, whose 2014 primary opponent received Arpaio's endorsement, would not say how he feels about a pardon for the 85-year-old sheriff. Brnovich did not seek Arpaio's endorsement in 2014.
"Presidents and governors can’t tell me who to prosecute and I don’t get to tell them who to pardon," he said in an emailed statement.
State schools superintendent Diane Douglas did not respond to a request for comment.
Democrats oppose a pardon
Arpaio is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 5, and could face up to 6 months behind bars. That would suit Arizona Democrats fine.
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., said Arpaio should not be allowed to help Trump with his "most racist supporters."
“Joe Arpaio’s immigration policies were a racially-motivated breach of justice. He trampled on civil rights and encouraged his deputies to sweep communities and provoke fear among good, hardworking people — even after a federal judge ordered him to stop these unlawful and unconstitutional practices," Gallego said. "He shouldn’t be let off the hook for his crimes just to buy Donald Trump some bonus points with his most racist supporters.”
U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., said "former Sheriff Joe Arpaio hurt Arizonans and cost taxpayers a great amount of grief and money. He must be held accountable for his actions. No one is above the law.”
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., called it a "profound assault on our democracy" to even consider clemency for Arpaio. “For decades, communities across Maricopa County and Arizona were victimized by his racist practices," Grijalva said.
U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran, D-Ariz., holds one of the state's more competitive House seats. He said a pardon would undermine accountability.
“It is imperative for a society to hold elected leaders to the highest level of accountability, and when they are convicted of crimes and lose the trust of the public, they must face their punishment," O'Halleran said. "As a former law enforcement officer, Joe Arpaio’s abuse and exploitation of his power to target vulnerable communities is beyond egregious and tarnishes the sworn duty of our brave officers across Arizona. I urge President Trump to stand by his commitment to law and order and not pardon Joe Arpaio.”
Arpaio is not, however, without prominent GOP supporters. But they're generally officials who hold safely Republican seats.
U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., made media appearances ahead of the Trump rally in which he argued the prosecution of Arpaio had been politically motivated.
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., who received an endorsement from Arpaio in 2016, also attacked the motives for prosecuting Arpaio and said he deserves clemency for a career of public service.
In a statement, Biggs called Arpaio's conviction a "political witch hunt by the Obama administration to sideline and destroy a formidable opponent" who upheld laws that the federation government would not.
U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., also cast Arpaio as enforcing laws President Barack Obama would not.
"Joe was politically attacked by an Obama-era notion that it was illegal to uphold the rule of law. It was obviously a partisan move in the name of party lines. Enforcing the federal immigration law should be the gold standard in law enforcement, and that's exactly what Joe did. He held illegal immigrants accountable."
Republic Staff Writer Dan Nowicki contributed to this report.


The Cage - Edit
Released: 2 June 2020
“A talented Visionary, his poetry channels the fierceness I first heard in Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited, but with a prowess found in today’s best hip-hop” NPR
“Like Joni Mitchell and Neil Young at their most sublime” Fred Perry
Purveyor of rap, psychedelic folk, and sultry grooves, L.A. Salami has just revealed a new single and video ‘The Cage’ , taken from the up-coming album ‘The Cause of Doubt & a Reason to Have Faith,’ which is being released via Sunday Best Recordings on July 17th 2020.
Lookman’s new single ‘The Cage’ is a song about feeling like you’re going crazy, which for most of us is pretty relatable as we’ve been trapped inside our own houses for the past 8-weeks! The video for the new single which features Lookman was made in lockdown by producers, Stefano Ottaviano “I suppose this video represents my tearing up of old dead plans and re-establishing who I am and what I am and what the world means to me in lieu of what it really is to itself in the universe where we are simply organisms that reside on it. I fell in love with the Stefano’s work and instantly thought that the style would suit the single version of the song.”


Print your own ... rocket engine
The sky may be the limit for some users of 3D printers, but Nasa are trying to go beyond that. It has been testing rocket engine components that have been created using 3D printers.
They have produced a rocket fuel injector using lasers that melt a nickel-chromium allow powder to create the complex design, which had 28 elements for directing and mixing fuel.
Most injectors of this size have around 115 different parts, while the 3D printed injector had just two, meaning it required less assembly.
This could help save costs but also raises the tantalising prospect of being able to print replacement parts or even entire space rockets while in orbit.
Nasa has also been working on a 3D printer that works in low gravity and will send one to the International Space Station in June 2014.
Print your own … weapons
When Cody Wilson posted a video of him firing the first fully 3D printed gun, it created widespread wonder and anxiety.
The idea of hundreds of ordinary citizens being able to download blueprints and print off plastic weapons capable of firing real bullets at will horrified gun control experts.
The 3D printed gun known as the Liberator
Blueprints were downloaded at least 100,000 before the US government ordered campaign group Defence Distributed to remove them.
Two prototypes of the weapon, printed in London as Mr Wilson has been unable to get an export licence for the originals, have gone on display at the Victoria & Albert museum.
Although it looks more like a toy, such weapons could be lethal and virtually untraceable.
Others have also tried to create weapons such knives and arrow points using 3D printing technology.
Print your own ... drone
Fancy having your own robotic aircraft to keep an eye on the traffic ahead or to spy on your neighbours? Then use a 3D printer to create your own drone.
Among the designs available is a quadcopter, that uses four propellers to lift it into the air.
A prototype of the 3D printed quadcopter (CREDIT: swepet)
Engineering students at the University of Virginia created a drone aircraft with a 6.5 foot wingspan. When landing gear snapped off during testing, they were able to print off a spare part and repair it.
The only hitch may be getting permission to fly your newly printed drone from the authorities.
The University of Virginia team show off the frame of their 3D printed plane. (CREDIT: University of Virginia)
Print your own ... SLR camera
Tired of the limitations of standard disposable cameras? Then perhaps you should print your own.
Enthusiasts have produced the OpenReflex – a SLR film camera with a mirror viewfinder and a fixed 1/60s exposure. It took French design student Leo Marius 15 hour to print the whole thing from plastic.
Although it requires a few non-printable parts, such as the mirror itself, the lens mount can be customised to take whichever lenses you might have in your kit.
Taking the concept even further, one enterprising photographer also printed his own lens.
It used polished acrylic instead of glass, something that many disposable cameras already do.
Although the images it produced are not nearly as sharp as a normal lens, as a first attempt it provides some insight to the potential of the technology.
An example of a picture taken with the 3D printed lens (CREDIT: suzuki11)
Print your own ... musical instrument
The sound produced musical instruments is often a delicate combination of the material from which it is made and their shape.
With some of the richest sounds coming from wooden instruments, it would seem somewhat surprising to see people attempting to print them.
But already researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have produced a flute, which took 15 hours to print and sounds pretty close to the real thing.
Others have fabricated new designs for guitars, while a replica of a Stradivarius violin has also been printed by one group of engineers.
EOS International took a 3D scanned a Stradivarius before printing off a replica using a laser based printing system. The result is pretty impressive.
Perhaps the most exciting potential lies in musical instruments that come from deep within the imagination.
Researchers at MIT’s Media Lab are working on new designs that are not possible using traditional techniques, such as a multi-pipe trumpets.
A concept design of a multi-pipe trumpet (CREDIT: MIT)
Print your own ... unborn child
Japanese company Fasotec has developed a technique for using scans of the foetus while still in the womb using Magnetic Resonance Imaging and printing the image.
The result is a 3D printed paperweight in white plastic surrounded by a transparent "womb". It is a little bit freaky, but it definitely beats showing off grainy ultrasound pictures.
The company can also produce 3D models of the unborn baby's face.
One for the more competitive parents out there?
Print your own ... new face
Doctors printed a mould for a new facial prosthetic for restaurant manager Eric Moger after his face was destroyed by surgery to remove an aggressive tumour.
They also used 3D milling to create the titanium frame that holds it in place.
Eric Moger and his fiance Karen Hunger (CREDIT: Geoff Pugh)
The dental surgeon, andrew Dawood, behind the prosthesis, is now working on new technology to print off the mask itself using silicon.
Such technology could also be used to print of prosthetic masks, much like in the Mission Impossible films.
Print your own ... food
Nasa recently announced funding for a project to create food in space using a 3D printer.
The concept, which is being developed by Systems and Materials Research in a $125,000 grant from Nasa, will combine powders to produce food with the smell, texture and taste of traditional dishes.
Students at New York University have also designed a printer that is supposed to produce the fillings for a burrito, but it has yet to be seen working.
Print your own ... bird houses
No longer will the nation's gardens need to be filled with tiny wooden shelters created by high school students over the course of a term in technical design classes.
Instead intricate designs that feature awnings, neo-classical pillars, veranders or even copy world famous buildings such as the Taj Mahal can be printed off in a few hours.
A 3D printed birdhouse designed by Eirk Durwood II (CREDIT: American Craftsman/Thingiverse)
It may be bad news for Tech teachers, but for parents and grandparents who are given the lopsided creations that come from their classes, it may be a blessing.
For those that enjoy a bit of garish garden furtiniture, then there are also designs for garden gnomes.
Amsterdam based DUS Architects are also attempting to build the world's first full-sized 3D-printed house on one of the citie's canals.


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Fox Den Studios is excited to announce it's first community backed mobile gaming platform.....
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What is Mini-Gamez?
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are skilled enough… WIN amazing items. Mini-Gamez is the portal to everything competitive gaming. It allows players to not only enjoy quality games, but reward them for their time with one-of-a-kind collectables. Learn about new projects via our partnered events, compete in limited season passes and climb your way to the top of the leader boards. Are you prepared to win?
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Fox Den Studios provides its players with the world’s largest (and growing) catalog of miniature, competitive games known as "Mini-Gamez". Each bite-sized game brings a unique play style and challenge. Gamers around the world can find something they enjoy playing while looking forward to new games and changes in future updates. All games are tied to one central leader board which opens the opportunity for gamers to play games they truly enjoy while climbing the global rankings.
Players will be able to collect special NFT's (Non-fungible tokens) while playing our games. This will include Avatars, in-game wearables, Loot Eggs, as well as rare partner exclusive items. Each item is already backed on the blockchain via Enjin SDK as a ERC-1155 asset and comes with a limited supply. You can sell, buy and trade your items and collect from an ever-growing inventory that will help you advance in the game. To make things interesting, Avatars and in-game items level up with game play, bringing a special twist to earned items. Each time you play, you are earning the chance to increase your winnings and become the ultimate Mini-Gamez collector.
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Mini-Gamez is all about season game play. Our leader boards reset quarterly to encourage players to compete, level up and earn new prizes along the way. In addition, we will be holding special, limited time events with our partners. These events will give you the chance to win custom-made partner items only available on our platform. Furthermore, gain access to our season pass and you’ll receive an item EVERY time you level up. Reach level 100 in the season and receive a limited-edition Avatar! However, season passes are not required by the player to enjoy our games and win prizes. They simply offer a chance for those serious gamers to win cool loot while competing against your peers for top placements.
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Not only is our platform designed to bring the best gaming experience possible to mobile gaming, but it also gives us the opportunity to onboard partners into our gaming world. Partners receive several crucial marketing benefits that would otherwise be unobtainable. We are building a suite of tools to help projects with ZERO blockchain and gaming experience to create custom NFT's, hold events in game and connect with an eager audience. All of this through a fun, interactive experience. On our platform both players and partners are rewarded for using our game as it is equal parts gaming and partner interaction. We offer many ways to customize the experience for any event. From custom in-game items and Avatars, to partner controlled games and custom rooms/artwork. We are opening the flood gates of possibilities for our partners in 2020 and are eager to help walk you through the entire experience!
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Malaysia’s crypto-currency exchanges and blockchain-based companies are facing test times due to regulatory changes in the country. Since January 15, new regulations for cryptocurrencies have come into force in Malaysia. Link Below
The new regulation is reported to have classified cryptocurrencies, tokens, and crypto assets as securities, meaning that they now fall under the jurisdiction of the Malaysian Securities Commission.
In line with the change, any unauthorized exchange of Cryptocurrency or Initial Mint Offer (ICO) could result in a 10-year prison sentence and $ 2.4 million in fines.


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Among 18 analysts covering G4S PLC (LON:GFS), 9 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 8 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. G4S PLC had 140 analyst reports since July 27, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Neutral” rating by BNP Paribas on Thursday, September 17. Credit Suisse maintained G4S plc (LON:GFS) on Friday, November 20 with “Neutral” rating. The stock has “Outperform” rating by Credit Suisse on Wednesday, April 19. Jefferies maintained the stock with “Underperform” rating in Friday, April 1 report. The rating was maintained by Goldman Sachs on Thursday, September 8 with “Neutral”. BNP Paribas maintained G4S plc (LON:GFS) on Monday, July 4 with “Neutral” rating. On Thursday, March 10 the stock rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Underperform”. The firm earned “Overweight” rating on Wednesday, May 3 by Morgan Stanley. As per Monday, March 13, the company rating was maintained by BNP Paribas. Deutsche Bank maintained it with “Sell” rating and GBX 165 target in Thursday, August 11 report. See G4S plc (LON:GFS) latest ratings:
18/05/2018 Broker: Barclays Capital Rating: Equal Weight Old Target: GBX 290.00 Maintain
10/05/2018 Broker: JP Morgan Rating: Overweight Old Target: GBX 345.00 Maintain
27/04/2018 Broker: BNP Paribas Rating: Neutral Old Target: GBX 220.00 New Target: GBX 255.00 Maintain
13/04/2018 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Outperform Old Target: GBX 385.00 New Target: GBX 370.00 Maintain
28/03/2018 Broker: HSBC Rating: Reduce New Target: GBX 245.00 Maintain
12/03/2018 Broker: Credit Suisse Rating: Outperform Old Target: GBX 330.00 New Target: GBX 330.00 Maintain
12/03/2018 Broker: Jefferies Rating: Buy Old Target: GBX 330.00 New Target: GBX 315.00 Maintain
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The stock of Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOR) hit a new 52-week high and has $38.59 target or 5.00% above today’s $36.75 share price. The 8 months bullish chart indicates low risk for the $1.73 billion company. The 1-year high was reported on May, 19 by Barchart.com. If the $38.59 price target is reached, the company will be worth $86.35 million more. The stock increased 2.94% or $1.05 during the last trading session, reaching $36.75. About 453,058 shares traded or 18.44% up from the average. Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOR) has risen 36.26% since May 19, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 24.71% the S&P500.
Analysts await Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOR) to report earnings on July, 26. They expect $0.77 EPS, up 14.93% or $0.10 from last year’s $0.67 per share. BCOR’s profit will be $36.18 million for 11.93 P/E if the $0.77 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.20 actual EPS reported by Blucora, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -35.83% negative EPS growth.
Among 6 analysts covering Blucora (NASDAQ:BCOR), 6 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 0 Hold. Therefore 100% are positive. Blucora had 13 analyst reports since August 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOR) has “Outperform” rating given on Friday, February 12 by Wedbush. The firm has “Outperform” rating by Barrington Research given on Monday, May 2. Benchmark maintained the shares of BCOR in report on Monday, August 24 with “Buy” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating by Barrington given on Tuesday, May 15. The rating was maintained by Craig Hallum on Thursday, May 10 with “Buy”. The stock of Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOR) has “Buy” rating given on Saturday, August 22 by Benchmark. The stock of Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOR) earned “Outperform” rating by Barrington Research on Friday, October 28. The stock of Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOR) earned “Buy” rating by Benchmark on Tuesday, February 16. The firm has “Buy” rating by Craig Hallum given on Friday, April 29. Benchmark maintained Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOR) rating on Wednesday, July 26. Benchmark has “Buy” rating and $2300 target.
Blucora, Inc. provides technology-enabled financial solutions to consumers, small business owners, and tax professionals in the United States. The company has market cap of $1.73 billion. The firm operates through two divisions, Wealth Management and Tax Preparation. It has a 64.47 P/E ratio. The Wealth Management segment offers an integrated platform of brokerage, investment advisory, and insurance services to financial advisors.
More news for Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOR) were recently published by: Globenewswire.com, which released: “Blucora Announces First Quarter 2018 Results” on May 09, 2018. Seekingalpha.com‘s article titled: “Blucora, Inc. 2018 Q1 – Results – Earnings Call Slides” and published on May 09, 2018 is yet another important article.


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Shavina and her two young daughters put the focus on fun. In fact, these three are so committed to a having a good time, they even find the joy in doing household chores! Shavina strives to provide an upbeat and positive environment for her family. And for that, she credits the book Self Analysis.
Use the processes in Self Analysis for as little as half an hour a day for two weeks, and you can markedly raise yourself on the Emotional Tone Scale and pull yourself out of almost anything.

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text: There's so much stuff about the world we don't know and so much stuff going on in the world we do know. Session premise: To illustrate the value each individual holds as an integral part of community and the world at large. Many of our youth, and adults, are jaded, desensitized, and apathetic to what is going on in today's world. This year's programming will focus on understanding the power that each of them holds to make a difference in this world. Not to sit back and watch, but take action and do. Of course, the manner in which they do is part of their life's journey. However, I want these sessions to be a path that sets the course or a compass that points the way. It's about taking the world as a whole and finding your purpose in it.

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The Guardian has a good but infuriating documentary about the role of retired U.S. Colonel James Steele who Donald Rumsfeld brought into Iraq to assist with counterinsurgency efforts there in 2004. Steele ended up overseeing torture centers and organized the paramilitery Wolf Brigade, which became little more than a death squad.
It’s interesting that when a journalist is injured in Iraq he or she can garner literally hundreds of hours more coverage on the news than a soldier who is killed there.
On the same day Bob Woodruff and his cameraman were injured, a U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, but the media have so far not chosen to run round-the-clock coverage of that tragedy.
At least 129 journalist and other media workers were killed in 2004 — likely the largest number since the International Federation of Journalists kept keeping records of media killings in the 1980s. That number is expected to rise as more information about journalist deaths is collected.
According to the IJF’s annual report (emphasis added),
The IFJ casualty toll includes all employed staff, including freelance who work in all sections of the media industry. Our list includes all journalists and support staff as well as employees who are in the firing line and who are victims because their media have been targeted. We include personnel such as drivers, fixers and translators who died during newsgathering activities. We also include people who have been killed because of
accidental causes while on duty. We recognize that other organizations do not include some of the victims we have identified. We believe that by ensuring all media employees involved in the support and promotion of journalistic activity are covered by this report it is possible to give a fuller picture of the extent of casualties within the media workforce.
Iraq was, not surprisingly, the most dangerous place for media workers, with almost 50 reporters and other media workers killed in that country. Most of those killed were the victims of terrorist attacks that indiscriminately target civilians, but the IFJ also criticized the United States for failing to conduct thorough and open investigations of killings of media employees by its soldiers.
The next most dangerous place for journalists was the Philippines where 13 reporters were killed in 2004. Not a single person has been detained in the murders of journalists in that country according to the IFJ.
In the United States, the IFJ recorded just a single on-the-job death — a journalist who was killed in Texas when a mobile news van’s broadcast mast collided with powerlines and 23-year-old Matthew Moore was electrocuted.
‘Deadliest’ year for journalists. Chris Morris, The BBC, January 18, 2005.
Journalist and Staff Killed in 2004. International Federation of Journalists, 2005.
Personally, I think the answer to the question “Why did Bush invade Iraq?” is pretty clear — the administration clearly thought that Saddam Hussein had large stockpiles of chemical and/or biological weapons. Hell, Al Gore insisted in late 2002 that Hussein had stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons. Both at that time and today I think the administration made a major mistake (one of many involving Iraq) in focusing on WMDs so much and was clearly too insular in critically examining intelligence, but clearly the administration thought that going into the 2004 election it would be able to gloat that it had stopped a terrorist-supporting dictator from potentially turning over WMDs to terrorists.
A popular alternative answer, generally from supporters of the war, suggestion that WMDs were a cover for a broader administration initiative to change the status quo in the Middle East. Certainly this was an important secondary goal — and one that some in the administration probably thought as primary — but the case that this was the main reason for going to war appears to this observer as trying to explain away the intelligence failure over WMDs (which, by the way, has been overblown by administration critics — the lesson of 9/11 was that it is better safe to act on sketchy intelligence than to be sorry later for not having acted decisively and watch a tragedy unfold on national television).
Democrat Sen. Fritz Hollings has a different answer that sounds like it came from some anti-American Middle Eastern newspaper — Bush went to war to appease the Jews.
In an op-ed and then in a speech on the Senate Floor, Hollings asserted that the main reason the Bush administration went to war with Iraq was to try to enhance Israel’s security and to “please American Jews.” And, of course, this wouldn’t be complete without Hollings giving a list of Jews — including columnist Charles Krauthammer and deputy secretary of defense Paul Wolfowitz — both of whom have publicly supported the view that the United States needed to overthrow Hussein in order to establish democracy in Iraq and thereby hopefully spread it throughout the region.
As Jonah Goldberg noted in National Review, only one politician has gone on record as making the absurd claim that he supported the war against Iraq in order to promote the interests of Israel rather than the United States, and that politician is Hollings, who said in 2003,
The truth is, I thought, we were going in this time for our little friend Israel. Instead of them being blamed, we could finish up what Desert Storm had left undone; namely, getting rid of Saddam and getting rid of (his) nuclear (weapons) at the same time.
Of course Hollings wasn’t the first Democrat to suggest that the real reason for the war was to appease the Jews. Rep. Jim Moran told an anti-war forum in March 2003 that,
If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this. The leaders of the Jewish community are influential enough that they could change the direction of where this is going, and I think they should.
As Goldberg notes, this idea is just plain nuts. Nationally, Jews are only about 4 percent of the electorate and are disproportionately located in states, such as New York, that are solidly Democratic. As Goldberg writes,
. . . the notion that Bush and Karl Rove are pinning their reelection hopes on winning 10 percent or 20 percent of the Jewish vote by getting America embroiled in a risky, dangerous, and costly war is batty.
But not batty enough for Moran or Hollings.
The S.C. Senator & the Jews. Jonah Goldberg, National Review Online, May 27, 2004.
In April, Natasha Walter wrote an odd column for the Independent complaining essentially that women were not acting enough like women. Walter lead off her column by complaining that,
Where women appear in public life right now in the West, there seems to be nothing distinctively female about what they are doing.
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Does this mean that one of feminism’s old arguments, that more powerful women would make the world a better place, has stalled? After all, you might ask what the point is of going on agitating for women to get into public life — if they are indistinguishable from men once they get there.
Where do these people come up with this stuff? Walter writes as if men and women are completely different species — and to her that’s the feminist point of view. Talk about women as the other!
But not to worry. The only reason there was a war at all is because there is no true equality and men were calling all of the shots. Walter is certain that sexual equality in the United States is a myth, for example, because “just 13 percent of American politicians are women.” She is referring to Congress there, where 13.6 percent of House of Representative member are women and 14 percent of Senators are women. At the state level, women only 25.3 percent of all elective state positions nationwide and constitute 22.3 percent of state legislatures.
But, alas, even in the United Kingdom Walter is likely to be disappointed by women who are acting too much like men. Writing on April 3, Walter wrote of attitudes about the war against Iraq,
THe latest polls on the war show that women in the UK have not been won over by the supposed requirement to support our soldiers in action. A third of women, as opposed to a quarter of men, believe that this war is going badly. . . .
Given the kind of fighting that is now going on in Iraq, that means more and more women are being alienated from what is being done by our forces. Despite the fine words of the coalition leaders, we can see that this war is being fought by trigger-happy soldiers who cannot — or will not– distinguish military from civilian targets, and that the primary victims of this war are injured children and weeping parents.
You do not have to believe in any old-fashioned myths about women naturally being peace-loving to understand why more women than men might tell pollsters that they find this unacceptable. While the gap between the people who do caring work and the people who are powerful is still so great, politicians will go on taking decisions that will alienate more women than men.
Walter must have been sorely disappointed by follow-up polls after the swift conclusion of the war which was clearly fought to minimize casualties on both sides, Walter nonsense to the contrary notwithstanding.
An April 15 poll commissioned by The Guardian found that 60 percent of women polled supported the war — only 23 percent of women said they opposed the war.
Apparently the only serious alienating going on was the alienation of Walter from her stereotypical views of male and female behavior.
Would there have been this war if there was true equality for women? Natasha Walter, The Independent, April 3, 2003.
World Food Program Executive Director James Morris appeared before the United Nations Security Council in early April urging the world not to forget the 40 million Africans who are still in danger of starvation.
Morris told the Security Council,
Commitments to humanitarian aid are political choices and this council is the most important political forum in the world. There is so much each of you can do to focus the attention and resources on the food crises now engulfing much of sub-Saharan Africa.
Morris contrasted the situation in Iraq, where the $1.3 billion will be spent over the next six months although Iraq doesn’t have anywhere near the food problems that sub-Saharan Africa suffers from (and is likely to even with the disruption caused by war).
Morris suggested there was a racial double standard at work,
As much as I don’t like it, I cannot escape the thought that we have a double standard. How is it that we routinely accept a level of suffering and hopelessness in Africa we would never accept in any part of the world? We simply cannot let this stand.
The key word there, though, is “routine.” Spending $1 billion or so on Iraq once in the last 30 years is something the world community will step up to the plate over. Hearing that Ethiopia or some other African nation needs massive food aid year after year will obviously erode support for aid to such countries.
40 million Africans on brink of starvation, Security Council told. Press Release, United Nations, April 7, 2003.


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For those of you who may not know, there is an awesome story to my lovely Grand-daughter. 19 years ago, I faced divorce and lost custody to my youngest son. I went through the next 10 years with all kinds of difficulties in visitation, followed by the next 9 years of total estrangement. During that time, I found the Lord and devoted my life to Him. I'd always prayed to be reunited with my son, but there sure was a long dry spell. The last three years of the 9, I shifted my prayer and my hope. Instead of hoping in my son, I hoped in the Lord. It is through him, that nothing is impossible. I'd kept my land line for so many years, hoping that my son would be able to contact me by phone. Finally, due to telemarketers and frustration, I let it go. I remember telling my husband that I had to "let go" and trust God. We partnered in prayer, and began to pray for a Godly wife, the perfect laborer for the harvest of his soul, and for him to come home. My husband consistently prayed that he would have a lonesomeness in his heart for his mom. Well, last October I got an email saying, Mom... I've found Christ and I'm coming home! Those were the sweetest words I've ever read on a page! He found Jesus, and found me! That was one precious time, four days later that he came home! And with him came a Godly and beautiful wife, and my most beautiful grand-daughter, Natalie! I'm so proud of this little family. They are amazing in every single way. They love God and are serving Him. That is the most important thing of all! My God is amazing and so is his grace! He has restored all that the locust has eaten!


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Southwest has a rich tradition of supporting the United States Military, and in particular, the Employees who have served and continue to serve. It’s only fitting that one of our very own Pilots was acknowledged by the Air Force Reserves for his brave service to our country along with Southwest being recognized as a Company that supports service men and women.
Southwest Airlines First Officer Rob Sweet was recently awarded the 2012 Citizen Airman of the Year Award by the U.S. Air Force Reserves. Rob flew combat missions during Operation Desert Storm and was shot down and captured by Iraqi forces. He joined Southwest last year after retiring from active duty in the Air Force. A 1988 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Rob flies A-10s in the Reserves with the 476th Fighter Group at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia.
In addition to one of our own being honored by the Air Force Reserves, the Company also was presented an award: the 2012 Citizen Airman and Employer of the Year award in the officer category. Citizen Airmen nominate their employers for this award, which recognizes Reservists and honors their employers' support.
MCO Chief Pilot Captain John Fluhart accepted the award on behalf of Southwest. In his words: “It was an honor to be present to accept the award on behalf of the Company. As an active drilling Reservist, I fully appreciate what an incredible level of support the Company provides our men and women serving in the Reserves.”
Pictured above, from left to right: Sandy Schlitt, AFA Chairman of the Board: Lt. Col. Rob Sweet, MCO First Officer, winner of the Air Force Citizen Airman of the Year; MCO Chief Pilot Captain John Fluhart; and Lt. Gen. Jackson, Chief of the Air Force Reserve
Patriotism runs deep at Southwest Airlines, and we are proud of all those who serve, especially the nearly 5,800 Active Duty, Reservists, and Veterans who are part of the Southwest Family. In celebration of Military Heroes Month in November, you’ll hear about and read blogs about service, how we honor the military, the sacrifice these heroes make, and how we celebrate the brave who fight for our Freedoms. Who’s your hero? How do you appreciate the military? Share your story by commenting below.


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HE Speaker of the Shura Council Ahmed bin Abdulla bin Zaid Al Mahmoud welcomed the president and members of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) who met Thursday at the Sheraton Hotel in Doha, in preparation for the Assembly and related meetings of the IPU which will kick off on Saturday in Doha.
His Excellency said the Shura Council has taken all the necessary arrangements for the success of these events, to reach results that would favor the IPU's support and its path to strengthen democracy and sustainable development. HE the Shura Council Speaker said he is ready to cooperate with the committee and provide all the requirements to make the assembly and meetings successful. His Excellency said he wants to make it a milestone in the IPU history.
His Excellency expressed hope that the participants of the event have a chance to learn about the State of Qatar's heritage, the generosity of its people and to acquaint themselves with the renaissance witnessed by Qatar in all fields thanks to the wise policies of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. The meeting was attended by HE IPU President and Head of the Executive Committee Gabriela Cuevas Barron and HE IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong.


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SAN DIEGO – California has more than $20 million in tax refunds from last year that haven’t be given to the taxpayers.
The mix up is primarily blamed on taxpayers moving and not changing their address. The good thing is California is holding on to the checks and is looking to give it back.
The United States Postal Service returned nearly 47,500 income tax refunds this year, mostly because taxpayers moved after they filed their returns, but never provided new addresses, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The state Franchise Tax Board says it has more than $20 million in returned checks, ranging from $1 to $50,000.
Taxpayers should update their addresses on the Franchise Tax Board’s website. Outstanding refunds will be issued immediately following the update.
The agency also has a website for people to check their refund state.
California has issued more than 10.7 million refunds as of Nov. 24. The checks total $10.5 billion.


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Culture’s Harpal Khambay explains the controversy around Gone With the Wind, as well as other racist depictions of black people in popular culture, discussing whether it is right to remove these for good
Gone with the Wind’s removal from HBO Max prompted a streaming service culling, as many shows with racist undertones are being removed. This has caused a mixed reaction, with some saying these shows are no longer appropriate for a modern audience, and others arguing they are part of our culture and can’t be erased.
1939’s Gone with the Wind is based on Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 novel of the same name. The novel was popular upon its release, being America’s second favourite book in America behind the Bible. The novel, and film, came at a time following the Great Depression, and in the midst of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s implementation of his New Deal. These were a set of programs and reforms intended to help America out of the Great Depression, especially black Americans. Even at this time, white people in the South, where slavery had been previously advocated, spoke out against Roosevelt’s government spending.
The obvious reasons to criticise the film are for is its portrayal of slavery. The film follows the wealthy O’Hara family who live in Atlanta on their plantation, Tara. Tara, and the deep South, is heavily romanticised, and the slaves, such as black nurse Mammy (Hattie McDaniel) are shown to live happy, content lives. When the slaves are freed, by Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the slaves refuse to leave Tara. The disruption caused by the freeing of the slaves prompts characters to conclude that black people were better off as slaves.
This was reinforced in the film by the stereotypical portrayal of black characters, such as maid Prissy (Butterfly McQueen), who was squeamish and fickle. Malcolm X criticised this character particularly, saying he felt like ‘crawling under a rug’ whenever the character came on. This reinforced the characters, and the audience’s views, that life was better when black people were still under the control of the state. These sentiments echoed the real-life conflict caused by the New Deal, demonstrating that, like the film, racial equality was a fair distance away.
These criticisms are often overshadowed by the praise the film has been awarded since its release, especially for its technical achievements. The film was one of the first Hollywood films to be produced in Technicolour, a pioneering series of colour motion picture processes, a development which complimented Walter Plunkett’s vibrant costume design. The film also remains the highest grossing film of all time, when adjusted for inflation.
The film is also known for the personal achievements of the cast. The focus of the film is the love story between Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh) and Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), who both offer powerful performances in bringing to life two of America’s most beloved characters. Gable himself took up a personal fight against the segregation of facilities on set. He flatly told director Victor Fleming that if the desegregation signs did not come down, ‘you won’t get your Rhett Butler.’ The set was promptly desegregated. Gable also threatened to boycott the film’s segregated premiere in Atlanta, Georgia, upon hearing that McDaniel and McQueen could not attend. McDaniel persuaded him to go, however.
Leigh won an Oscar for her role as did McDaniel, making the latter the first black woman to be nominated for, and win, an Oscar at a segregated ceremony. HBO Max removed the film on McDaniel’s birthday, appearing to forget the magnitude and significance of her achievement. McDaniel herself, however, was not beyond criticism. Walter White, leader of the National Association of the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP), a civil rights organisation, took issue with her performance at the time. He accused McDaniel of portraying a simple, stereotypical black character, prompting her to reply that she would ‘rather make seven hundred dollars a week playing a maid than seven dollars being one.’ Should the role that she played be weighed against her achievement? If so, which one should have more significance?
The film should be celebrated for what it does well, particularly for McDaniel’s accomplishment. It also acts as a time capsule, due to the historic attitudes that it encapsulates and how it contributed to the wider development of cinema. Its racism should be recognised, but does this mean permanently removing the film? Should racist depictions be judged by the times in which they were created, or by today’s standard? It is a debate that is sure to continue.
How should more recent programs that have been pulled from streaming services, such as Little Britain be treated? It seems that racist depictions still dominate mainstream culture. The main issue here is the use of blackface, and although in the show it is used to satirise black people, historically it was used to mock black people through the perpetuation of black stereotypes. Even if the show did not intend to be racist, they still used, and associated, with a type of make-up that was conceived to be racist and derogatory. It has been argued that people shouldn’t take offence to the program, as it was intended to satirise Britain and depict all kinds of people. Britbox itself stated that ‘times have changed’ since the series aired, but is this not true of Gone with the Wind also?
The flip side of this are films like White Chicks, which some Caucasians have condemned as being racist to white people. This appears as more of a backlash to the removal of Little Britain, but poses the question as to where this will all stop. Fawlty Towers actor John Cleese was certainly unimpressed by the temporary removal of one of the show’s episodes, stating that one way to make fun of human behaviour is to ‘attack it directly.’ The latest show that came come under fire, but will remain on iPlayer, is Gavin and Stacey, which has been called out for being ‘misogynistic, racist, homophobic and guilty of fat shaming.’ I was surprised to see a program so beloved criticised like this.
Is it possible to enjoy something without agreeing to its portrayal of everything? It can’t be said that all people who enjoy Gone with the Wind, Little Britain or Fawlty Towers are racist. Popular culture does reflect ourselves and the past back to us, and sometimes satirises it also. It is definitely a positive step for offensive portrayals to be recognised and preceded by a warning, that such portrayals are no longer acceptable in today’s society.
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Homesteading is often associated with sprawling landscapes, livestock, and self-sufficiency. However, the essence of homesteading lies in a fundamental shift towards a simpler, more sustainable way of living. One of the most impactful ways to embark on this journey is by reimagining your relationship with food. Before we embarked on our journey to the countryside and secured a piece of land, we were city dwellers yearning for a simpler, more connected way of life. The allure of homesteading beckoned to us, promising a fulfilling path towards self-sufficiency and sustainability. Our initial steps on this transformative journey began not with acres of open space, but right in the heart of the bustling city. As we craved the essence of homesteading, we found ourselves embracing the power of cooking from scratch and choosing unprocessed, whole foods. The desire for a better life, one closely intertwined with the rhythms of nature, fueled our determination to reshape our relationship with food and set us on the path of mindful living.
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In our fast-paced world, convenience often leads us to rely on pre-packaged meals and processed ingredients. Homesteading encourages us to take a step back and rediscover the joy of cooking from scratch. Preparing meals using basic ingredients not only allows us to control what goes into our bodies but also fosters a deeper appreciation for the culinary arts.
3. Removing Processed Ingredients:
Processed foods often come with a laundry list of artificial additives, preservatives, and unhealthy fats. By eliminating these from your diet, you not only improve your health but also contribute to a more sustainable food system. Opting for whole, locally sourced ingredients reduces the carbon footprint associated with food production and distribution.
4. Buying Direct from Farmers:
Homesteading doesn’t require you to own vast acres of land. A key aspect is forging a connection with local farmers and producers. Purchasing directly from them not only supports your community but also reduces the environmental impact of food transportation. Farmers markets, community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs, and farm-to-table initiatives offer opportunities to access fresh, seasonal produce.
5. The Role of Gardening and Small-Scale Agriculture:
While you may not have acres of land, you can still embrace gardening and small-scale agriculture. Container gardening, vertical farming, and even herb pots on your windowsill can provide a sense of self-sufficiency. Growing your own herbs, vegetables, and fruits, no matter the scale, deepens your connection to the food you consume.
6. Mindful Eating and Food Preservation:
Homesteading encourages us to be mindful of our consumption habits. It’s not just about what you eat, but how you use and preserve your food. Learning to can, pickle, ferment, and freeze surplus produce allows you to enjoy the bounty of the seasons throughout the year.
Homesteading is a journey that begins with conscious choices, especially when it comes to food. By embracing a food-focused approach and rethinking how we eat, we can cultivate a more sustainable, intentional, and fulfilling lifestyle. Whether you have a sprawling piece of land or a cozy apartment, the principles of homesteading can be applied in your kitchen, making a positive impact on your health, the environment, and your community. Remember, the seeds of homesteading are sown at your dining table.
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EADS and its American aerospace rival Boeing are going head to head for a £40m contract to supply surveillance drones to the Royal Navy. Two other bidders, Britain’s Qinetiq and Lockheed Martin of the US, are now out of the competition to provide the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
The Ministry of Defence invited tenders in November to meet an urgent operational requirement. A preferred bidder is expected to be chosen in February. The winner will provide UAVs and support for reconnaissance missions until the end of May 2015.
The use of drones by the military is rising, and not just for traditional information gathering. The increased potency of attack UAVs means that they could replace fighter jets as the preferred offensive aircraft for western governments.


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Silver Lake, Kansas is a town with a population of 1,439 people (according to the 2010 Census). Thanks to the local library, there’s a whole lot of building going on in the community… and I’m not just talking about renovations and an expansion at the library. Youth in the community have been visiting the library to play Minecraft, a game that allows them to build almost anything they can imagine.
You may have heard of speed dating parties. They are popular matchmaking events during which single people have an opportunity to have quick conversations with lots of other single people. If someone meets a person they would like to get to know better during the event, they can arrange another date. Some innovative minds in the New Jersey library world have borrowed from this approach to create Technology Speed Dating, a training format that helped NJ librarians quickly get introduced to lots of new technologies.
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Thank you to Alexis Caudell, Director of the Mitchell Community Library (IN) for sharing her planning experiences and expertise during today's "Planning: A Small Library's Strategies for Tech Success" webinar! If you missed the webinar, but are interested in a thoughtful approach to technology planning, you'll definitely want to check out the recording and the resources.
In a previous article, I shared resources to help you find data to be used for community assessment as part of technology planning. After your community assessment activities have helped you identify the needs in your service area, and you have used tools and resources to plan technology-related services to meet those needs, it’s time to look at your library’s policies.
Nothing warms this librarian mama’s heart like my three year old son begging to go to the library and then jumping up and down with joy when I agree. My son refers to my issue of Public Libraries magazine (which lies next to his issue of Ranger Rick on our coffee table) as “Mommy Loves Libraries” magazine. A Pew Internet report released earlier this week confirms we are not the only library loving mother child team out there.


The Federal Reserve has announced that it will re-establish the temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap facilities with the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank (ECB), and the Swiss National Bank that it first implemented in the early part of the financial crisis.
Further details on these arrangements will be available shortly. It appears, though, that for all practical purposes, the Fed has agreed to bailout the world. Essentially, foreign central banks will print up any amount of money they want in their currency and the Fed will print up an equal amount of dollars that they will then loan to the foreign central banks (against the foreign banks newly printed money)who will then loan the funds to the banksters who will use as collateral the securities of the PIIGs, to gain the dollars.
Needless to say this is complete and utter madness. It is potentially extremely inflationary on a global scale.What's more, outside of banksters, no one in America will benefit from this move. Every one in America could suffer from the potential inflationary consequences.
The size of these swaps must be watched very closely. It does not appear that these funds will be stored as excess reserves. This means they will be out in the system. Every $100 billion added to the system in this manner (unless somehow sterilized by money drains elsewhere) will mean an immediate increase of 1.16% in M2 money supply. But this $100 billion would be high powered money. This means the final impact would be a multiple of the initial Fed money creation.
Given that the U.S. financial situation is delicate, and the Fed is likely to be called on to bailout the Treasury Department within a short-time, for the U.S. to be a major player in the bailout of Europe is sheer madness. It's the taller drunk holding up the shorter, eventually they will both collapse.
Bottom line: The Federal Reserve bank is on the edge of pushing the financial nuclear button, and print money in reckless abandon. Even if this were done for Americans it would be a terrible policy, but to do this for foreigners, where there would be little benefit for Americans reflects the extraordinary madness of the elite bankers.
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When the solvent is a solid and the solute is a gas, what will the state of the solution be?
What happens when pop the top off a bottle or a can of soda?
The soda, or fizzy drink, bubbles, sometimes furiously. The gas was in solution, in equilibrium with the gas above the solution under the stopper. Remove the stopper, and equilibrium must AGAIN be attained. How does this occur? By the bubbling of gas from the solution into the atmosphere.
And thus if you open a can or bottle of fizzy drink, or pop, or beer, or champagne, eventually the drink will go flat.........after all the gas comes out of the solution.

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