$10M in Upgrades Slated for Trumbull’s Golden Triangle
WARREN, Ohio – The industrial sector situated mostly in Howland Township and known as the “Golden Triangle” is poised for much needed infrastructure improvements that officials say are critical to expanding manufacturing interests there.
About $10 million in infrastructure projects have been identified for the northwestern part of the township and northeastern section of the city of Warren. When finished, these upgrades would greatly improve the prospects for business growth here, said Gary Shaffer, Trumbull County deputy engineer.
“These projects are vital to the expansion of those industries,” Shaffer said after delivering a presentation at the Good Morning Warren! breakfast at the Trumbull Country Club, hosted by the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber. “These were barriers that prevented them from hiring more individuals and expanding their businesses,” he said Thursday.
Mercy Health St. Joseph Hospital and Berk Enterprises sponsored the breakfast.
Shaffer said the project involves cooperation between private business, Trumbull County, Howland Township, the city of Warren, and the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments.
This year, Shaffer said, the goal is to acquire property so work can begin on storm water management along Dietz Road, then start work to extend water lines to industries along Mill Street and Supreme Street in need of the service for fire suppression.
Howland Township obtained a $368,000 grant in CleanOhio funds to buy 60 acres that would be set aside for storm water management, Shaffer said.
“We’re also widening those roads – Mill Street and Supreme Street – in addition to drainage improvements,” he noted. “Those will go to construction later this year.”
The Golden Triangle is generally defined as the industrial section encompassing 687 acres that stretches from the intersection of North Park Avenue and Forest Street in Warren and angles northeast to the properties that front the northern side of North River Road, just east of the Delphi manufacturing plant.
Among the businesses operating there are Wheatland Tube Co., Liberty Steel, Flex-Strut, Concord Steel, Schaefer Equipment, Ajax Tocco, Trumbull Industries, Primetals Technologies, ClarkDietrich Building Systems, RSL, Novelis, and A.D.S. Manufacturing.
Shaffer said his office has contacted these companies and wanted to learn their concerns and ideas on how to improve this section of the county. One priority is to cut an access road that would help alleviate truck traffic and congestion along Dietz Road.
“It’s all about the businesses,” he said. The access road would come from Larchmont Avenue with a connection to Dietz Road. This would allow truck traffic to roll directly into Wheatland Tube Co., a major manufacturer in the triangle. He said the company has committed to donating some land to make way for the new road.
Of the $10 million worth of projects identified, roughly $8 million to $9 million are priorities for the triangle, Shaffer said. So far, the project has received $1.3 million in funding. “We’re moving very quickly, and we’re continuing to identify new projects,” he reported, “and continue to have meetings with those industries.”
Those at the breakfast also heard from Mayor Doug Franklin, who highlighted some of the major accomplishments and development activities that have taken hold throughout the last several years.
“This is not a deteriorating city. This is not a Rust Belt city,” Franklin told a room filled with community and business leaders. “This is a city that is undergoing a rebirth.”
The mayor rattled off a laundry list of projects that have taken hold within the last decade or are under development, emphasizing the new investments downtown and at select industrial sites.
Among the most recent was Warren native Christopher Allen’s purchase of two buildings that formerly housed General Electric Corp.’s Ohio Lamp Plant. Allen plans to move the offices and manufacturing operations of his California-based company, Auto Parkit, to Warren.
And, sites that have sat vacant for years just off downtown could soon see a revival, Franklin said. “We are working with our partners, Howland and Warren townships, in forming a joint economic development district at the old RG Steel site,” the mayor said.
Meanwhile, Franklin said that an investor has expressed interest in vacant property west of downtown – known as The Peninsula – that has been on the market for years. “We now have a developer seeking an option on the property and we hope to have an announcement later this year,” he said.
He pointed to new facade improvements to downtown businesses, including a complete overhaul of the Mahoning Building, made possible because of investor Mark Marvin. The amphitheater, he added, would be expanding with more seating and improved access for the handicapped.
Other renovated landmark buildings downtown include a $2.5 million investment to convert a vacant building into offices for the Raymond J. Wean Foundation, the $3.5 million Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center, or TBEIC, and National Fire Repair’s $1 million renovation of a Civil War-era building downtown on Courthouse Square.
And the mayor pointed to some of the new small businesses downtown, such as Beautiful Whirl’d, a smoothie business, Nova Coffee, Tom Crowley’s Jewelry Shop, and a new brewpub, Modern Method Brewery, which is opening this year.
Warren City Schools have also witnessed an improvement over the past several years, noted Superintendent Steve Chiaro. He emphasized the success the district has enjoyed because of its social and emotional learning program.
“We need to teach students and adults how to function in an environment that is socially and emotionally safe so that they can be stronger and better learners,” he said.
Chiaro reported that out-of-school suspensions in grades K-2 have dropped substantially over the last five years, while expulsions have also decreased.
And, after two decades of decline, enrollment in Warren City Schools is rebounding, Chiaro noted. Over two decades, the superintendent said, Warren City Schools enrollment dropped by 2,500. This year, it increased by 72.
“This is the new Warren, Ohio,” Mayor Franklin said.
Copyright 2023 The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.


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“The challenges facing us are wide-ranging. The way the world produces and consumes food causes huge environmental impacts, and yet 3 billion people worldwide are unable to afford a healthy diet, and up to a third of the food we produce is wasted.
What’s more, hunger and micronutrient deficiencies are concentrated among the poorest and most vulnerable — often including those who produce the food we eat.
Meanwhile, the so-called double burden of malnutrition is on the rise: hunger and malnourishment coexisting with overweight and obesity, often in the same countries, communities or even individuals.”
- What concerns you about the current global food system when it comes to environmental sustainability and human health?
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Keep families together.
Honestly the most endearing thing about Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood in Coogan’s Bluff (1968) dir. Don Siegel
In The Gunslinger (originally published in 1982), King introduces his most enigmatic hero, Roland Deschain of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting, solitary figure at first, on a mysterious quest through a desolate world that eerily mirrors our own. Pursuing the man in black, an evil being who can bring the dead back to life, Roland is a good man who seems to leave nothing but death in his wake.
This new edition of The Gunslinger has been revised and expanded throughout by King, with new story material, in addition to a new introduction and foreword. It also includes four full-color illustrations in the hardcover and trade paperback formats.
In many ‘Spaghetti Western’ films, a broad sub-genre of American Western films that emerged during the 1960s in the midst of Sergio Leone’s film-making success, many of the vuglar roles Native Americans were hired to act in forced them into offensive portrayals with little attention paid to authenticity, with emphasis only placed on painting them as “simple savages.” As a result, many American filmmakers paid little attention to actually translating the indigenous languages for what they were saying on screen. As a result, many actors were able to say what they really felt.
Reel Injun, Documentary (2009)
it’s on netflix right now for anyone that wants to catch it
This is such a good documentary, guys. I try and convince all my students to watch it. It was made by Neil Diamond, a Cree filmmaker, and it’s an utterly fascinating look at portrayals of indigenous peoples in North American cinema.


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Dubai: The Government of Dubai has allocated a record Dh66.4 billion ($18.1 billion) for the 2020 budget compared Dh56.8 billion budgeted in 2019.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the 2020 budget along with a three-year Dh196 billion 3-year budget for the Government of Dubai, for the 2020-2022 period.
The total budget outlay for 2020 is higher by 16.9 per cent compared to the previous year. This comes as part of supporting the Dubai Plan 2021 and the Expo 2020 Dubai, as well as moving forward in support of the emirate’s economy.
While the 2020 Dubai budget seeks to stimulate the economy and support the organisation of the ‘Expo 2020 Dubai’, the spending plan supports social services, including health, education and housing, and working on developing the Social Benefits Fund and supporting families, as part of the objective of making Dubai one of the most liveable cities in the world, Dubai Media Office said in statement.
“We are capable of achieving an operating surplus of Dh1.96 billion due to the adoption of disciplined financial policies, which contributes to the development of infrastructure programmes for the emirate and affirms the financial sustainability policy pursued by the emirate, said Abdulrahman Saleh Al Saleh, Director General of the Government of Dubai’s Department of finance (DOF).
The Government of Dubai estimates public revenues to reach Dh64 billion, an increase of 25 per cent year-on-year. This increase comes despite the economic incentive measures adopted by the government that would reduce some fees and freeze the increase in fees for three years, and the decision to not impose any new fees without providing a new service.
The revenues are based on ongoing operations in the emirate and do not rely on oil revenues. Oil revenues account only for six per cent of total projected revenues for the fiscal year 2020.
Non-tax revenues account for 60 per cent of total expected revenue. Tax revenues account for 29 per cent, while revenues from government investment represent five per cent.
The 2020 budget, the largest in the Government of Dubai’s history, sends a clear message to the business community that Dubai is pursuing an expansionary fiscal policy.
Salary and wage allowances of the 2020 budget account for 30 per cent of total government spending, while the grant and support expenditure account for 24 per cent. The budget has also dedicated Dh8 billion to develop infrastructure projects and prepare for future commitments. Spending on construction projects reached 12 per cent of government expenditure, indicating the continued development of Expo 2020’s infrastructure.
Spending in the social development sector in the areas of health, education, housing, women and children’s care, as well as developments including reading, translation and coding initiatives, represents 30 per cent of total expenditure.
The government’s concern for security, justice and safety sees 19 per cent of total expenditure being allocated to support and enable this sector to perform professionally and proactively. This sector has become one that the emirate prides itself on in the global arena.
Dubai’s keenness to develop its economy, infrastructure & transportation has led to an allocation of 46 per cent of total spending to the sector. This reflects its commitment to dealing with future commitments, supporting entrepreneurship and creating an incubator environment for microenterprises.
For the first time ever, the government has announced a special reserve of three per cent of total expected expenditures, in accordance with the principle of hedging and preparing for the Expo 2020 period, as well as the objective of making the event the best in Expo’s history.
Dubai will maintain a debt service rate of no more than five per cent of its total expenditure in the fiscal year 2020. This comes as a result of adopting a disciplined financial policy that ensures the budget implementation faces no financial constraints.
Three-year budget seeks longer term planning
The Government of Dubai on Sunday adopted a three-year budget cycle from 2020 to 2022 with a total expenditure of Dh196 billion, with the objective of long-term planning for a stable economy.
The plan highlights the Government of Dubai’s keenness to provide the highest levels of economic stability and stimulus to the emirate’s business sectors. It also gives a clear picture of the government’s economic goals in the next three years, which supports the medium-term planning of the economic sectors and provides a clearer view of the private sector, the Dubai Media Office said in statement.
“To ‘have a plan’ is one of Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s 10 commandments of governance,” said Abdulrahman Saleh Al Saleh, Director General of the Government of Dubai’s Department of finance (DOF). “The Government of Dubai, represented by DOF, was inspired by this commandment in launching the 2020-2022 budget cycle, endorsing our endeavour to continuously develop the performance of the public budget in order to confirm financial sustainability and work to stimulate entrepreneurship and business sectors in the emirate by enhancing business incentives for the next three years.”


(This blog entry was originally published on Paul's old blog, Pulp Friction Australia, on June 6th, 2011, under the title 'Men of Influence'.)
WHO IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL DIRECTOR OF THE LAST 30 YEARS?
It's one of those topics film geeks, critics and academics like to throw around more than most, but I've seen precious few articles in books or on the internet making declarations on the subject. So, perhaps foolishly, I have decided to choose a side. To declare a winner.
Firstly, let's look at what we're asking: how do we define influence? For the purpose of this article, I will define influence on filmmaking in terms of physical aesthetics of Hollywood filmmaking, those who have been most prominent in guiding/shaping/popularising a common camera, editing and scoring style for popular big-budget moviemaking -- the most prominently watched cinema on Earth today (outside of India's local "Bollywood" industry). Due to its worldwide reach, what occurs in Hollywood cinema often influences local industries (yes, even Bollywood), so what is trendy in popular techniques in American popular cinema winds up trickling down into international popular cinema.
Perhaps I've not seen many articles/blogs on this subject because I read the wrong sites. Or, perhaps the reason is, everyone knows who the biggest directorial influence on Hollywood cinema of the last 30 years is. It's elementary, really. Everyone knows the biggest shadow in post-1980 popular cinema is cast by...
Of course it is, right? I mean, every filmmaker and their sister seems to be on record as saying "my life changed the day/night I saw STAR WARS". It spawned a renewed interest in big, bombastic, matinee science fiction adventure that endures to this day, and kicked off the craze of merchandising films to the hilt, a philosophy that worked charmingly in 1977-83 (c'mon, who didn't own STAR WARS figures?), but in the three decades since has been so all-pervading that Hollywood is now content to let the tail wag the dog, as it were, devising movies around toys and games instead of the other way around, as Lucas originally did.
But that's more of a studio business model, isn't it? Lucas pretty much invented the modern blockbuster as it stands today. One can draw a line straight from STAR WARS to IRON MAN 2 or even PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME. But again... this has nothing to do with aesthetics. Those three films look nothing alike. Well... the two modern ones share some visual similarity -- which is where I'm really going here -- and that visual style has precious little to do with STAR WARS.
Yes, George Lucas and STAR WARS, in a broad sense, invented the modern blockbuster -- a cinematic rollercoaster ride aimed at teenage boys, merchandised on everything from t-shirts to fast food drink cups, dealing in huge mythical concepts and grappling with clunky expository dialogue and the odd plot hole (I love the first STAR WARS as much as the next guy, but we are being honest here...). But that's a BUSINESS MODEL. He changed the way Hollywood executives looked at making movies. May have even influenced the scripting, as pretty much everything in the blockbuster canon is based on a hero's journey nowadays.
But how many films of the last 30 -- let's bring it into even more relief, last 20 -- years have looked like STAR WARS. Very few. Most sci-fi films of the 1990s and 2000s look more like 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY (or... two other films which I won't reveal right now) than STAR WARS. How many popular films use "wipes" any more? The look of the film is fairly bright, kind of blacks, whites and sandy landscapes. But none of it looks particularly shiny, the lighting is fairly bright but not gleaming, like the TV advertising look that--
Oops. I'm jumping ahead.
So, while Lucas has been undoubtedly the biggest influence on corporate Hollywood, and the kinds of films Hollywood makes... he's hasn't been the most influential director aesthetically.
So if George frickin' Lucas hasn't had the biggest influence on how films from 1980-2010 look, who the hell has? Well, if it's not him, then it must be...
Has to be him. Low angles, close-ups and POV shots, lens flares, lots of light and wonder, soft photography... we see that everywhere today. Or do we? Think about the films Hollywood makes today. The colour palette. The lighting style. If you draw a long bow, you could say they're Spielbergian... if you didn't really consider all the options. JAWS -- which grossed a heretofore unapproached amount of money two years before STAR WARS, thus possibly really inventing the summer blockbuster -- itself was as influenced by Hitchcock as anything else. And, while directors like Hitchcock, Kubrick, Welles and Leone also loom large over today's filmmakers, like Spielberg, directors today pick and choose from these great helmers' stylistic proclivities.
Just like filmmakers today pick and choose from Spielberg's. Look at Spielberg's films closely. Then look at every other Hollywood film of the last 30 years. Steven's pictures are unique to him; his visual signature is all over them. But does anyone else's flicks look like Spielberg's? Sure, some here or there do (most recently, Peter Jackson's LOVELY BONES springs to mind) but, for the most part, not really. Not for much longer than a shot or two, anyway.
So Spielberg's out. That's the big two down. You may protest this, saying I'm dismissing them out of hand, but I want you to look at everything you see these days, particularly from Hollywood, but also from around the world.
Orange and teal colour palettes.
Whacking great shafts of light.
Bright, stark lights on characters.
Searching, restless camerawork.
High speed shutter during action scenes.
Experiential action scenes.
Dark, dystopian city landscapes.
Complex production design.
Subtitles that move around the screen, change colour, emote.
Everything on screen looks 105 degrees fahrenheit in the shade.
Characters emerging from or surrounded by diffusion smoke.
Classical music or highly percussive scores.
Have you ever thought that every Hollywood film looks like an advertisement these days? You wouldn't be wrong. Movies really have taken a cue from ads these last 30 years. Apparently generation X and Y, raised on 30 second TV spots, music videos, video games and a constant stream of images via TV, Home Video/DVD and the Internet, don't have generous attention spans -- which may be true -- but this deluge of visual information has also made them more adept at reading stories through images.
So we needed filmmakers that understood this form of shooting and cutting. Filmmakers who could tell a story in thirty seconds. Not to mention, in a town of studios run by gigantic corporate entities, movies have taken a turn toward the aspirational, reflecting their capitalist financiers through product placement, gossip mag tie-in stories and, yes, merchandising. But this is business again, and I'm digressing.
Look at the roster of big-money big-time filmmakers today, and witness how many come from the fields of music videos and commercials. From uberhacks like Michael Bay and Brett Ratner to innovative artists like David Fincher and Michel Gondry... all have a background in shorter, flashier forms.
This all started in the late 1970s/early 1980s, of course, when studios and producers started to wrestle back control of Hollywood feature films from the visionary yet egomaniacal directors of the 1970s. They wanted to hire directors who would put the grimy 1970s behind them, who would slick up Hollywood product, no matter how sordid the subject matter, for modern audiences. They wanted directors with a modern visual style and, in those early stages, they found plenty of them...
Adrian Lyne, Alan Parker, Hugh Hudson and their like were the best and brightest advertising directors in the world, and were seemingly imported en masse to impose their innovative style upon Hollywood. With few exceptions (Parker's FAME being one), these filmmakers sought to distance 1980s studio product from the gritty realism of the 1970s, by bringing slick, sharp, smooth visual styles punctuated with very specific and intense light sources. And, eventually, this look began to dominate. But why did the Hollywood studios want these guys so bad? Someone must have led the way, set an example, right? Well, as it happens, two men did.
The men who all of these guys worked under.
The men who built a giant farm of gun advertising directors, before such a thing was even conceivable, let alone the norm, then branched into music video.
The men who brought advertising/music video aesthetics to modern Hollywood cinema.
THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FILMMAKERS OF 1980-2010 ARE...
RIDLEY AND TONY SCOTT.
(Wow, that was kind of a USUAL SUSPECTS reveal, hey? I felt like Chazz Palminteri there for a second. Except I wasn't yelling all my dialogue.)
The brothers started RSA (Ridley Scott Associates) in 1968, when they saw a burgeoning market opening up in the rapidly expanding world of television advertising. Quickly they developed a visual style all their own, which was then passed down to all the young filmmakers whom they recruited and further trained.
Now, as the company has Ridley's name on it, and Ridley made his Hollywood splash first with ALIEN, it's tempting to just lay it all on him, crown him #1. Except for the rise of action cinema. Look at TOP GUN, BEVERLY HILLS COP II and THE LAST BOY SCOUT, then look at every major action film of the 1990s, from SPEED to BAD BOYS to ARMAGEDDON. The tilted close-ups, the handheld "you are there" action scenes, the frenetic editing, the omniscient coverage, the use of diffusion smoke... it's all there in part or in whole. Jerry Bruckheimer (and, earlier, Don Simpson) seems to require every director who works for him, from Michael Bay to Simon West, to Dominic Sena to even a veteran like Joel Schumacher, to shoot and cut like Tony Scott, at least in their first or second efforts for the megaproducer. Without doubt, Tony Scott has been singularly the biggest influence on the visual style of action films in the modern era.
And it's Tony more than Ridley who has always pushed and evolved his style over the last decade, where it's arguable his older brother has flattened out somewhat. Such films as MATCHSTICK MEN, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN and BODY OF LIES have that Ridley Scott sheen and attention to detail, but don't look a million miles different to, say, THELMA AND LOUISE, 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE or BLACK RAIN. But Tony's MAN ON FIRE, DOMINO and excellent BMW short BEAT THE DEVIL are something of a visual quantum leap from TRUE ROMANCE, CRIMSON TIDE and ENEMY OF THE STATE. And, for better or worse, the somewhat berserk shooting/editing style of MAN ON FIRE has already had an influence on many modern action films. Ridley has even begun to ape Tony's style in films like G.I. JANE and BLACK HAWK DOWN, with HANNIBAL proving a curious mixture of both brothers' styles (the Florence stuff is all Ridley, with arched ceilings and darkly elegant surrounds, but the action scenes, like Clarice's FBI sting early in the film, are all Tony: colour bled out to a white/teal look, high speed shutters, close-in action).
But Ridley was the first to cross the pond, first with his underseen but utterly stunning to behold drama of oneupmanship, THE DUELLISTS, then making his real splash with the sci-fi horror hybrid ALIEN. I would argue that more modern sci-fi takes its cue from ALIEN than STAR WARS. From EVENT HORIZON to MIMIC to TV shows like FIREFLY to even the films of James Cameron (another candidate for this list, although I can't help but see his blue-tinged, techno-fetishistic style as very Scott Brothers-influenced as well), ALIEN is in there: the steam pouring out of god-knows-where, the mechanical innards that resemble metallic viscera, the crew grimy yet all wonderfully, perfectly lit, even when in total darkness.
Then came BLADE RUNNER. To deny this film's all-encompassing visual influence on Hollywood cinema is to deny breathing. BATMAN. THE CROW. THE MATRIX. Some of the biggest films of the last three decades have taken their visual cues straight from Ridley Scott's classic neo-noir epic. Between BLADE RUNNER and ALIEN, you've got the predominant look of every blockbuster sci-fi film from THE ABYSS to BLADE 2. Throw in LEGEND, BLACK RAIN, THELMA AND LOUISE, even 1492, and compare them to modern blockbusters today, and one can see, if not a facsimile, a direct evolution.
However, as stated earlier, much of their Keyser Soze-like influence (again with the USUAL SUSPECTS references!) has been indirect. Through those they've employed and mentored -- whether as part of RSA, which still exists today, or as filmmakers directing under the auspices of their prolific Scott Free production company -- or those who've simply evolved (some may say "devolved") from their established style as it became the norm. Michael Bay, directorially, is undeniably the bastard child of Tony Scott and John Woo. Bay's movies have turned everything the Scotts brought to the table up to 14: the stylish, gleaming visuals, the close-up experiential action, the shafts of light, percussive scores, etc. And a whole bunch of ad/musicvid directors are following the same path: Samuel Bayer, Marcus Nispel and their like. So now, it seems like Bay is the influence, when without Tony Scott (or John Woo) there would never have been a Michael Bay. (No, I'm not saying all this influence has been positive. But it's there.)
For the most part, I'm a fan of Tony Scott. I admire his drive to push his visual style in other directions over the decades, which is what, conversely, has turned me off Ridley Scott in the last decade: Ridley's refusal to change it up, push it further. Ridley seems pretty content to pump out mediocre scripts with grandiose attitudes in the house style. BLACK HAWK DOWN was the last Ridley film I loved, and that seemed more like Tony than he. While I'm not a GLADIATOR superfan, I do find it fun, and I also consider it the last time Ridley really pushed his visual boundaries on a film, and thus strongly imprinted on the visual and aural approach of every sword & sandal film that followed, from TROY to 300 to CLASH OF THE TITANS.
But Ridley's first three films put him in the Pantheon of Great Directors, and it's impossible to take that away from him. THE DUELLISTS, ALIEN and BLADE RUNNER are all largely unique visual experiences (sure, he himself utilises influences as diverse as BARRY LYNDON, METROPOLIS and the work of HR Giger, and has also been said -- as has Tony -- to take his cue from classical art styles, but the way they're combined and used is all Ridley) with equally compelling narratives.
The more I think about it, the more all-encompassing the Scott influence has been on Hollywood, and while Spielberg and Lucas changed the stories Hollywood told and the markets they targeted, the Scott brothers have undoubtedly changed the way we've seen them.
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A Reality Check
Members of the Boys and Girls Club of the Truckee Meadows gained real world knowledge at a Bite of Reality, a monetary budget stimulation sponsored by local credit unions.
60-year Sparks resident honored by Rotary Club
Lloyd Diedrichsen, known as ‘the Doc’ or ‘Dr. D’ by many Sparks natives, had a crowd of Sparks Rotary Club members laughing out loud Wednesday afternoon as the 89-year-old received the Honorary Rotarian Award for his 60-year service in the club.
Time to start thinking Halloween safety
Halloween is right around the corner and there are many Halloween trick-or-treating events in the Sparks area that can provide parents with fun alternatives to the traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating on public streets. There are also many things families can do to ensure a safe Halloween.

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The fears that the support at 1.0230/35 can push the pair up and that the consolidation in the sideways range between 1.0370 – 1.0240/30 will continue, confirmed. The pair continued its growth and is now at 1.0290, after testing the level of 1.0340. The indicators give no clear signals, which means that the price will remain in the formed price range. The inability of the bullish trend to break out of the short-term downtrend channel (the red dotted line) favors the continued bearish trend. Obviously, now the priority is left on continued downtrend to 1.0150/40, as noted above.
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Voices from the Abyss
Dedicated to the memory of the Bernstein Siblings, Their Spouses and Children, who Perished during World War II
Preface by Dr. Lucjan Dobroszycki
The Bernstein Family
Reproduction and Translation of 39 letters
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ELK POINT, S.D. (KCAU) – The high school football playoffs continue to roll on in all three of our states, with our newest SportsZone Player of the Week having a big game to kick off the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies’ title defense in Class 11B. This week’s winner is sponsored by Nelson Commercial Construction.
Elk Point-Jefferson junior quarterback Keaton Gale totaled 270 yards and four touchdowns in the Huskies’ 48-13 win over Groton Area in the first round of the Class 11B SDHSAA Playoffs.
Gale has paced a Huskies offense that’s averaged 35.4 points per game to go with the team’s 8-1 record.
For Gale and EP-J, they understand the increasing magnitude of the games as they move deeper into the playoffs. But, it’s about sticking to what works for the Huskies while adapting each game that they feel is going to help them be successful.
“The goal was to pass a little more, so I was pretty excited. We’re trying to get a little bit more balanced. We had fun out there. It was pretty nice knowing we have another home game coming up here. If you lose, you go home. We know what we’ve got to do, just take care of business one play at a time and we just have to trust each other.” Gale said.
Elk Point-Jefferson will take on Tri-Valley at home on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the second round of the Class 11B playoffs.


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Women's beauty - it is no less subtle than the east. And constantly annoying little things that are trying to spoil the overall picture. These are small things, and stretch marks on the breasts. But as you know, the beauty does not spoil. All the more so with stretch marks on his chest, you can try to fight. And if you do it right, the fight will end unconditional surrender. Stretch marks if not completely disappear, it will be virtually unnoticeable.
It is believed that stretch marks on the breasts appear exclusively in pregnant women. Imagine the surprise experienced by all the other women, sooner or later find yourself in the skin stretch marks? They ask a reasonable question - why? But do not be surprised - that there are understandable explanation. After all, what, in fact, are extensions? Microtrauma of the skin. There are those microtrauma in the case if the skin is exposed to too strong tension.
This may occur under the influence of a number of factors other than pregnancy. Let's look at the main reasons why this happens:
The rapid growth of the breast
In the event that extensions have appeared on the chest of a teenage girl, probably, the reason for their appearance has become too intensive growth of the mammary glands. This happens often enough, so wise to take preventive measures. They will be the same as the treatment of stretch marks, which we will tell you a little bit lower. And if you follow all the rules, then do not have to wonder why there were extensions.
Sudden loss or weight gain
In addition, the appearance of stretch marks can be triggered by a sharp change in body weight. It should gain or lose a couple of kilos, but quickly as there is the risk of stretch marks. By the way - this is one reason why doctors strongly against the drastic weight loss.
Much less, but still there are cases when the cause of stretch marks - is any violation of hormonal background of the organism. Such violations may result in endocrine disorders and diseases of the adrenal glands. That is why the appearance of stretch marks still need to see a doctor to confirm or refute that hormonal disturbances.
Stretch marks after childbirth
Stretch marks on the breast that occur after childbirth, occur most frequently. This is not surprising - because the woman's body after childbirth is undergoing significant change. Yes, and not only after childbirth - these changes begin even before birth. During pregnancy there are certain hormonal changes, increases in size not only tummy expectant mother, but also the chest. And muscles do not grow, and there are additional share of the mammary glands and fatty tissue.
And after the birth, when there is milk, the breast increases even more. And that is why in most cases stretching woman says after childbirth. And it is not immediately after birth, and a few months - usually at a time when a woman is breast-feed your baby finishes. In order to stretch marks after giving birth did not spoil your mood, begin prophylaxis during pregnancy.
Folk remedies to get rid of stretch marks
There were stretch marks on his chest? So, it is time to begin to deal with them. Of course, modern cosmetology long ago learned to deal with stretch marks - there are methods that help to eliminate them as soon as possible. However, these methods are not suitable for everyone. Firstly, they are quite expensive and not everyone can afford. And secondly, there are a number of medical contraindications - for example, the age of 18 years.
Therefore, we can try to get rid of stretch marks with the help of traditional medicine. We offer you some recipes that are very well established.
Take 7 drops of any cosmetic oils - jojoba, olive, almond, etc. add 1 drop of geranium oil and 1 drop of ylang-ylang. All components mix thoroughly and place in a glass container, which must be stored only in cool, dark place.
Every night before going to sleep, you need to take a warm shower and rub thoroughly with a sponge. Then pat the skin with a towel and let it dry naturally. Then apply the resulting product to the breast skin, avoiding the nipples. The duration of treatment should be not less than one month. After a week's break, the course must be repeated once more.
The broth chamomile
Another excellent way to both treatment and prevention of stretch marks can be a decoction of chamomile. And to be more precise - the ice cubes from a decoction of chamomile. Prepare the broth in a standard way. In an enamel saucepan, place five tablespoons of dry inflorescences pharmacy daisy, pour half a liter of water, bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Then wrap pan with a lid, leave for about two hours and strain using a gauze cloth. The resulting broth Pour into molds for ice and put in the freezer. Every morning, preferably before taking a shower, it is necessary to wipe the skin with ice chest. Get in the habit of doing it every day - and your skin will thank you perfect condition.
Honey and Aloe
Another great way to eliminate stretch marks on his chest - aloe and honey. You will need a three-leaf aloe and five tablespoons of any of honey. Aloe must be placed a week in the freezer. Thereafter, aloe miss through a meat grinder, mix with honey - you should get a homogeneous mass.
Put it in a glass container and store in the refrigerator. Every evening, after taking a shower must be thin uniform layer apply the mixture. Leave it for 15 minutes, then rinse with cool water and apply any moisturizer chest. The duration of treatment - not less than 60 days. Please note that the use of the funds is not allowed in cases where a woman has previously been observed allergic reactions to honey and other bee products.
Oatmeal and cream
If stretching very pronounced, you can help the following agent. Prepare two or three tablespoons of the most common oat flakes and any cream. Carefully grind flakes - can be used for this purpose grinder. At night, place the crushed corn flakes to any suitable container and pour a glass of cold water.
In the morning, drain the remaining water is absorbed and mix oatmeal with five tablespoons of sour cream and leave in the refrigerator until the evening. After showering, apply the resulting mixture on the skin of the breast with a thick layer, cover with plastic wrap and leave on for half an hour.
Then rinse the mixture under a warm shower, a cold douche ending his chest. Thoroughly rub the towel and apply any moisturizer. Such procedures should be carried out for two weeks, after which you need at least a five-day break. As a rule, after two - three such courses, even the most powerful extensions are virtually unnoticeable.
Prevention of stretch marks
As mentioned above, it is much wiser to prevent stretch marks than to fight them. To do this, there are some very simple rules that will allow you to preserve the beauty of the skin:
Cool water wonderful tones the breast skin, retains its beauty and resilience. Of course, we are not talking about the icy water - ideal temperature should be about 36 degrees. Finish each showering cool dousing his chest, lasting less than a minute.
Moisturize the breast skin
In no case can not forget the need to moisturize the skin breast. You can use special cosmetic tools that will help you pick a doctor. Self should not do it, because you can make a mistake with the choice. And in the best case just will not have any effect. And at worst - possible deterioration of the skin, and even general health.
The doctor will choose cosmetic drug, taking into account all your individual characteristics such as age and skin type. The secret of success lies in the proper selection of tools and systematic application. If you use the tools, prevents the appearance of stretch marks, but from time to time, no effect will. Just wasting time and money.
Equally effective preventive measure is to massage the problem areas. He is quite simple - you need a cotton mitten and some oil. For massage you can use either baby oil or any vegetable - ideally olive. Vegetable oil is ideally boil and pour into a clean glass container.
After taking a shower, the comfort of a bath, apply a small amount of oil on the mitten and circular movements massage your breasts for about 10 minutes. Make sure that your movements are smooth and soft - sharp movements can stretch the skin and cause the appearance of stretch marks. As a result, you get the opposite effect. Massage should be done at least twice a week, otherwise no good will not.
Carefully watch your diet. Try to include as many menu foods containing vitamin E and ascorbic acid. It is these vitamins are responsible for the production of collagen, prevents stretch marks. Yes, and the general condition of the skin depends precisely on these vitamins.
As a rule, most of them in fruits and vegetables. In addition, very useful fish and dairy products. You can also ask your doctor to help you find the multivitamin complexes containing large amounts of vitamin E. This is especially significant in the winter season.
In that case, if you carefully follow all the rules and recommendations is likely you will be able to avoid the appearance of stretch marks. Or, at least, reduce the scale "disasters". And let your beauty is not in danger!
We recommend that read: anti-stretch marks cream for pregnant women

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The Africa Center’s Senior Leaders Seminar continued its successful first week on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 with a session titled Political Trends and Challenges in Africa. Dr. Mathurin C. Houngnikpo, the Academic Chair of Civil-Military Relations at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, immediately stressed the study of African history in understanding and finding solutions for current challenges. For instance, through the study of history, one can find that Africans had a form of democracy in their tribal systems; the kings of many tribes had checks and balances as well as a need to ensure the legitimacy of their rule. He voiced optimism that Africa can continue to make strides towards democratic systems, since there were pre-colonial antecedents.
Dr. Houngnikpo cautioned, however, that “elections alone do not equal democracy.”
The second plenary session of the day was titled Economic Trends and Challenges. The presenter, Dr. Assis Malaquias, is the Chair of Defense Economics at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies. He immediately set about explaining the economy of Africa before and after the recent economic crisis. Unfortunately, the crisis interrupted the best decade for African economies since independence. Africa is recovering from the global economic crisis, but growth rates still remain too low to ensure that Africa will meet the Millennium Development Goals.
On Wednesday, June 8, Dr. Mathurin Houngnikpo presented a plenary session on Human Security and Democratic Governance of the Security Sector in Africa. Dr. Houngnikpo’s presentation was largely concerned with civil-military relations in Africa and the submission of national militaries to their civilian governments. Stating “the army is an extension of the state, not visa-versa,” Dr. Houngnikpo criticized contemporary abuses of power by African militaries contending that modern African armed forces are descendent from colonial era institutions that are ill suited to providing the necessary human security to civilians. Dr. Houngnikpo also highlighted the dangers that corruption, nepotism, and the privatization of the military pose to democracy, civil-military relations, and national security strategy. To meet the challenges of reforming and establishing democratic control of African security institutions, Dr. Houngnikpo proposed the use of constitutional, legislative, and budgetary mechanisms to restrain military independence. Dr. Houngnikpo finished his presentation emphasizing the need for civilian governments to craft a National Defense Strategy that comprehensively identifies the tools available to the state, evaluates security threats, and determines the national interests and goals of the people.
The series of thought provoking and insightful presentations continued Thursday morning, June 9, with panelists Dr. Robert H. Dorff and Dr. Medhane Tadesse presenting a discussion of Security Strategy Development and Security Sector Reform, respectively. The two parallel discussions transitioned well from Dr. Houngnikpo’s presentation the day before, with Dr. Dorff and Dr. Tadesse providing greater detail as to the objectives of National Security Strategy development and the principles and objectives of Security Sector Reform. Dr. Dorff, the General Douglas MacArthur Chair of Research at the Strategic Studies Institute, began the session by presenting strategy as the balancing of objectives (ends), concepts (ways), and resources (means). He continued by defining National Security Strategy as “the overarching strategy of a nation-state as it pursues its interests through the application of the instruments of power.” Dr. Dorff emphasized that a state’s security strategy must not be static, but a dynamic process that can adapt to shifting conditions in the strategic environment as well as react to strategic choices made by other actors in the system.
Dr. Tadesse, who is the Senior Security Sector Reform Advisor to the African Union, criticized the security concepts of the past and discussed the post-cold war paradigm shift that laid the foundation for modern security sector reform. Following World War II, the military served only to protect against external enemies, sedition, and civil unrest. The modern military, however, must provide for human security including the freedom from fear and want. To meet the growth of individual/human security, African security sectors must be reformed to address poverty, violence, and the state itself as threats to the individual. Security sector reform must be conducted at the citizen, community and government (national) level, yet Dr. Tadesse strongly emphasized the role regional cooperation plays in successful reform.
Thursday discussions concluded with an intriguing plenary session on Africa’s Peace and Security Architecture, presented by panelists Dr. Issaka Souaré, Senior Researcher for the African Conflict Prevention Programme at the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria, and Mr. Rashidali Beekun, a representative of the African Union. Dr. Souaré began by identifying the institutional structures that make up Africa’s Peace and Security Architecture, highlighting the role played by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union. The Council, established in 2003, is composed of fifteen members regularly rotated among African countries. Other pillars of the peace and security architecture are the African Standby Force, the Panel of the Wise, the Continental Early Warning System, and the Peace Fund. Dr. Souaré concluded with a warning that Africa’s Peace and Security Architecture was threatened by a lack of dedicated experts and military attachés to assist the Council as well as persisting financial issues. (To date the majority of funding comes from the European Union and other non-African sources.)
Mr. Beekun finished up the session with an informative presentation drawing on his experiences with the African Union’s peacekeeping forces in Darfur. Mr. Beekun stressed the need for African contributions of well-trained police officers, stating that his experiences in Darfur illustrated their utility in bringing about a comprehensive reduction in tensions.


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Are you ready, y'all? It's November, and I know you thought we ate a lot of pumpkin-flavored things once fall hit, but November is for real. November leads up to the best pumpkin dish there is on turkey day — pumpkin pie. And though I could definitely eat pumpkin pie for 26 days until Thanksgiving arrived, I kind of like to save that magical dish for the big day because I like putting things on pedestals and looking forward to them and eating them at the perfect time and that time only.
But, pumpkin everything else is a go. So far this month (yes, it's day three), I have eaten maple pecan pumpkin cornbread, a pumpkin cappuccino, this amazing bruléed maple bourbon pumpkin pie (OKAY I LIED, I ALREADY ATE PUMPKIN PIE, I COULDN'T WAIT) and these pumpkin raviolis.
I had never really considered pumpkin ravioli until I moved to Italy, but they're probably one of the best pumpkin dishes I've ever had. Known as zucca ravioli, we ate these babies at the pumpkin festival in Ghizzole Montegaldella last month and I was over the moon and suddenly became very bad at sharing.
The pumpkin festival we attended was one of the biggest and best festivals I've been to in Italy — and that's saying a lot. If you thought Americans loved food, just watch the Italians put them to shame. They have a festival or two every weekend throughout the spring, summer and fall (fireworks included – it can be a burden), highlighting whatever is being harvested or some sort of dish. It's quite awesome, if you like food, which of course I do. There was unfortunately no picking of your own pumpkin at said pumpkin festival, which bummed my flannel-clad self out, but stuffing my face made up for it.
I learned how to make this pumpkin ravioli where I learned all my other favorite fall recipes — in a cooking class with Lucas Migliorelli. Seriously, come to Italy and we'll go. He's a sweetheart. Because there's nothing worse than traveling and falling in love with a dish and discovering you'll never be able to eat it again — unless you learn how to make it yourself, and you can with him!

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After being away from racing action for two weeks, for what is effectively the 2020 MotoGP season’s ‘summer break’, the Repsol Honda Team has arrived fresh in Misano for back-to-back races. This is the third of five occasions in 2020 in which the MotoGP World Championship will race twice at the same circuit. The 4.3-kilometre-long circuit has produced some thrilling races, including the 2019 edition where Marc Marquez put on an incredible show to win on the last lap.
Two restarted races in Austria helped Rookie Alex Marquez to deepen his understanding of the MotoGP class and focus on his speed in the opening laps. But Alex is now hoping for a calmer weekend and is determined to return to the points after failing to score for the first time in the premier class.
This is not Alex’s first time riding an RC213V in Misano, having done a shakedown back in 2016. In 2019, Alex achieved one of his three career podiums in San Marino on route to the Moto2 World Championship title. As Marc Marquez continues to recover from injury, Stefan Bradl will again deputise the eight-time World Champion for the upcoming San Marino GP. The German returns to the Italian circuit having tested there just after the two races in Austria. It will be his first race outing at the circuit since 2018 when Stefan was a wildcard aboard the Honda RC213V. Bradl is again looking to close in on the points while working with HRC to continue the development of the Honda.
What Alex Marquez had to say
“It has been nice to return home, relax a little, see the family and keep training. Austria did not go exactly as I wanted it to, but I am determined to come back stronger this weekend. We had a good battle and result in Misano in the esport race earlier this year, hopefully, we can have a good race again! Misano is a circuit with a lot of variety, the tight opening section and the faster back section.”
What Stefan Bradl had to say
“I am happy to be back with the Repsol Honda Team for Misano. We made some good progress in the first three races and I have good experience around Misano. Like always, it’s going to be a busy weekend, but we are starting with more information and data than the previous rounds which will help us be stronger from the start. Let’s see what the weekend brings.”
Last MotoGP’s summary
Miguel Oliveira and Tech3 KTM took a shock victory in a 12-lap Styrian MotoGP sprint at the Red Bull Ring. Oliveira swept past both, the Ducati of Jack Miller and KTM of Espargaro as they fought at the final corner! Prior to that, the race was red-flagged by a huge crash involving Yamaha’s Maverick Viñales.
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At the restart, along with Jack Miller and Pol Espargaró, Oliveira aced the second start and hung on for 12 laps to emerge from third place. He powered by the battle between Miller and Espargaró with just a few hundred metres of the race remaining to win his and Red Bull KTM Tech3’s first premier class Grand Prix.


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The veterinary experts at The Ohio State University issued new guidance for halting the spread of a multitude of dog diseases.
Veterinarian Jason Stull said the advice, which appears in a user friendly guide, is intended to be a tool for those in charge of canine group settings and for dog owners. "When you have many dogs in a fairly confined space, the opportunities for disease transmission are everywhere," Stull said.
Stull and his co-authors want their work to lead to written infection prevention and control plans for settings where dogs congregate. "In veterinary medicine we're probably 30 years behind in our infection control efforts compared to human medicine. But a lot of the risks really can be managed with some simple steps," he said.
The recommendations include: Dogs with signs of infection should be kept out of group settings. People who touch dogs in group settings, such as handlers, staff and judges, should frequently wash their hands or use sanitizer. Community surfaces and items should be regularly disinfected and sharing of items such as leashes, toys and bowls should be avoided.
Efforts should be made to keep rodents and wildlife out of areas where dogs will be, and to keep dogs out of areas most likely to include ticks, fleas and other disease-carrying pests. Those in charge of group settings and those who participate should avail themselves of a new online risk calculator to help them determine the potential for disease spread.
Dogs should be kept clean and cleaned up after. Organizers of group events should avoid overcrowding of dogs. Care should be taken with puppies and other dogs with weaker immune systems. The benefits of socialization should be weighed against the risk of illness.
Every group setting should have on-site or off-site access to a veterinarian who can help with disease-prevention guidelines. In practice, following this advice could mean a judge uses hand sanitizer between groups of dogs when pulling up their jowls to look at their teeth. It could mean a parks and recreation department works to eliminate standing water in a dog park, and to stay on top of keeping the grass mowed short.
It could mean a doggie daycare operator assigns dogs to smaller play groups so that if disease spreads it will be limited. Vaccines are an excellent guard against disease spread but many of the threats to dog health aren't vaccine-preventable and require additional thoughtful prevention.
"It's going to be a bit of a culture change and we need everyone involved - from the dog owners to group organizers to large organizations such as the AKC. People who care about dogs are really invested and want to do what they can to protect their loved ones and that's what we're trying to do.
On top of that, a lot of these diseases can be transmitted to people," he said. The new infectious disease guidelines do not focus on animal shelters and rescues, which have other factors to consider and for which there are some existing established recommendations but rather on settings in which the dogs have owners.

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NEW YORK CITY (BP) — At the end of 2015, two human rights commissions — in New York City and Washington state — enacted new rules that could be precedent-setting for the gender battle across the nation, including giving people the right to use whichever locker rooms and bathrooms they choose.
The New York City Commission on Human Rights issued guidelines Dec. 21 to clarify what “constitutes gender identity and gender-expression discrimination” under the city’s 2002 Human Rights Law. The new policy addresses discrimination in the areas of employment, public accommodation and housing.
The guidelines offer several definitions that categorize people according to their self-defined sexual identity, including transgender, gender nonconforming and intersex.
The rules list examples of what the commission considers discriminatory such as repeated failure to use an individual’s preferred name or pronoun.
Employers also are forbidden from requiring different male and female dress codes and grooming standards. Companies with male and female uniforms must allow workers to pick which uniform they wear. In addition, companies’ health care benefits must now cover “transgender care” the commission considers “medically necessary” and “life-saving” such as hormone-replacement therapy, voice training and surgery.
Finally, because requiring proof of transgender status is illegal, the rules effectively authorize anyone to utilize any single-sex program or facility of his or her choice, from battered women’s shelters to public locker rooms.
Meanwhile, as of Dec. 26, a new rule created by the Washington State Human Rights Commission requires buildings open to the public to allow transgender people to use restrooms and locker rooms of the gender with which they identify.
In both Washington and New York City, concerns abound over bathroom safety and privacy in wake of the transgender policies enacted last month by unelected officials.
In Washington, lawmakers are already drafting bills to counter the new rules, accusing the state of overstepping its authority when it circumvented the legislature on such a major policy change.


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Ever since I saw the napkin decoupage project done by sweetpickins, I was so inspired to do one of my own. I found this beautiful curved dresser on facebook marketplace for 20$. I decided I was going to do the napkin decoupage on this one. Materials needed: Sander/Sand paper with high grit. Chalk Paint Your […]
I was always crazy about old Indian aged doors that we find in most of our villages. But I dint really want to spend thousands of dollars just to own one such unique piece. So why not try your own, ya this time I tried to make a modernized version of an antique aged door […]
Ever since our childhood, we always had a habit of sitting on the floor while eating which is also an ancient culture for many Asian countries like India, Japan, China, etc. This practice not only brings the family together but also has many health benefits since you are sitting in a yoga posture (Sukhasana). We […]
Found this beautiful crafted metal piece in goodwill. The moment I saw that I knew it would fit my decor. Just buffed some metallic antique brass paint over it and here it looks, like one traditional temple pillar.
I am not a great artist, but I am just trying a few hand painted things lately. I want to checkout my designs on a few jewelry boxes before I put them on furniture. So here I present my vignette with decoupaged Bapu’s painting. Bapu has a unique style of paintings. He is known for […]
Today’s project is pretty simple but its one of my favorite pieces. I got a small size coffee table from goodwill for like 10$, the moment I looked at it I knew what I wanted to do on it. I was looking for a piece to which I can add bells, and this was so […]
I have been asked by my viewers if I sell my repurposed furniture. I always wanted to make an impression with my piece of work and have my style of collection before I can product them. So here I am with the first piece from my Antique Mughal collection


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The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak has worried most of us, especially with the Chinese New Year period imminent. The Chinese New Year period is one where there’s a mass movement of individuals, not just in China, but in many countries.
In Malaysia, many of us use the opportunity of this holiday period to travel and move around. It is expected that the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak will grow significantly during this holiday period.
This is a discussion on commonly asked questions, a FAQ, with a hope to help us reduce transmission during this busy travel season.
Has this novel coronavirus (nCoV) that originated in Wuhan spread to Malaysia?
The best answer to this is the position adopted by the Singapore Health Minister who clearly indicated yesterday that “It is inevitable that we will see an imported case sooner or later”. So it is not an ‘if’ but a ‘when’ the virus will reach Malaysia, if it is not already here.
The high volume of travel, between countries in the region, makes such viruses easy to spread; especially with person to person spread confirmed. At present the Wuhan coronavirus has spread to various parts of China (571 confirmed cases from 25 provinces and municipalities), as well as cases reported in Thailand (4), Japan (1), Macau (1), South Korea (1), Taiwan (1), and the United States (1). It is estimated that the actual number infected is actually ten times as many as reported.
Will screening visitors from China prevent the entry and spread of the virus in Malaysia?
Temperature screening (fever scanners) at entry points into our country is useful but has limited value. There may be a five to seven-day gap between exposure to the virus and infection symptoms.
Infected individuals may be asymptomatic (show no signs of the infection as yet) or only be mildly ill and not show a fever (or fever may be suppressed by medication). Of course, any person with an acute respiratory infection or pneumonia returning from China should be notified to the medical authorities and be isolated.
How severe is the virus infection?
So far, 17 people are known to have died from it, all in China. At present we do not know what percentage of individuals who get infected will have a severe infection.
The virus infection may be mild, cause a pneumonia, or it could be life-threatening. From available information, 15 to 20 per cent of those hospitalised require oxygen or ventilation. The virus appears to start with a fever and then a cough develops. The person may then go on to develop a shortness of breath due to a lung infection.
How can we protect ourselves (reduce our risk of infection) as well protect others? How can we help reduce the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus?
It is important to act responsibly during this time. We cannot act like we live on an island isolated from others.
It would be good if we adopt, and continue to practice at all times, good infection control etiquette. The Japanese have a long history of having a good culture of not infecting others and we could adopt some good points from them.
Firstly, limit the spread of infection when you cough or sneeze. There is no way, when you cough or sneeze suddenly, that you can reach a tissue or handkerchief in time. So it is important to learn how to cough or sneeze into a flexed elbow or sleeve. You have to learn how to do this by practicing it and teaching it to your children and to others.
Employers should train employees on this method of limiting the spread of airborne viruses when we cough or sneeze. If you have time to use a tissue, that is also okay. Do not cough or sneeze into your hands or openly. That may encourage the virus you are infected with to spread to others.
Secondly, if you are unwell, with an acute respiratory infection, wear a mask. Although there is doubt if the common masks worn (three-ply surgical masks or cloth masks) can keep out airborne viruses (prevent you from getting infected), but there is some evidence to suggest that masks can help reduce transmissions.
Remember that the three-ply surgical masks or cloth masks are no longer effective once they are wet. They have to be changed frequently (at least hourly) and be worn correctly. Remember to dispose of them safely in a closed trash bin.
So it is best that, if you are unwell, to avoid other people, stay in your own room and use a mask when you have to meet others.
It would be the responsible thing not to travel if you are unwell, especially not in a closed environment like an aeroplane, or bus, or train.
An additional point is that it is important, if one person becomes unwell, others should not sleep with them (increases the virus load spread); there may be an exception for young children.
Thirdly, if you have just returned from China and have an acute respiratory infection or pneumonia, you should immediately notify the medical authorities.
Fourthly, consider carrying some spare masks and offer them to individuals who cough or sneeze. We need to help others learn to be responsible.
Fifthly, avoid contact with people showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing.
Sixthly, wash your hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based rub after coughing or sneezing or if you have come in contact with an ill person. Keep an alcohol-based rub handy with you when you travel. You may want to use it to clean your hands after touching door knobs, public tables, etc.
Remember to try and limit touching your face. Studies have shown that we touch our faces many times each hour and this increases our chances of getting infected.
We do not know at present how worried we should be about this new virus. But remember that there is currently no definitive treatment for the Wuhan coronavirus and no vaccine developed as yet (work on developing it is in progress).
The way we can contain this virus is to identify and isolate infected persons quickly, limit contact with infected individuals, reduce our travelling and have no unnecessary mass gatherings.
Dr Amar-Singh HSS is a senior consultant paediatrician.
- This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of CodeBlue.


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Paytm Money, One97 Communications Ltd’s wealth management arm, will allow users on its platform to invest and participate in upcoming initial public offerings (IPOs) in India, it said on Sunday.
Paytm Money will allow investors from their Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ID-linked bank accounts to apply for the new IPOs immediately and complete the application process in three-four days.
An interface will also be offered by the platform to help users alter, cancel, or reapply bids inside the IPO window. It will also aim to incorporate features that allow investors to monitor upcoming IPOs, display the history of the company, download the draught prospectus, and verify the performance of previous IPOs. Both the Paytm Money app and the website will have this service available.
The new service will bring wealth-building opportunities to retail investors as they will be able to apply and enter the rapidly growing businesses’ growth story, the company said.
The ecosystem of Indian startups has an increasing appetite to reach the capital market. Now with a public offering, more businesses want to collect money from a larger range of investors. Investors are increasingly able to diversify their holdings as well. This poses a huge opportunity and we intend to make the process more available. We intend to introduce IPO financing, derivatives trading, margin finance, and a host of other value-added features shortly to make investing smooth and convenient,” said Varun Sridhar, Paytm Money’s chief executive officer.
Competitor Zerodha of Paytm Money, which started the service in August 2019, is touted by the number of IPO applications to be one of the biggest digital brokers. Groww and Upstox are other digital wealth management platforms that enable users to participate in IPOs.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE raised a total of ~24,973 crores through 12 IPOs during March-November. SBI Cards, Mazagaon Dock, Rossari Biotech, Happiest Minds, and CAMS were some of the good IPOs. According to NSE’s results, Happiest Minds and Rossari Biotech were oversubscribed.
Paytm Money reported having 6.6 million subscribers in September, outperforming Zerodha’s 3 million.
70 percent of its users are first-time retail investors, Paytm Money said, while Zerodha said 65 percent of its users are new.
Zerodha also announced the launch of a new website earlier this month, enabling users to donate stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and gold bonds to others. The firm also said it would encourage mutual funds to be donated to minors.
Recently, Dilip Asbe, chief executive of India’s National Payments Corp. (NPCI), said that UPI has seen 10x growth in India and will expand at the same pace as new use cases, such as retail investment via UPI for IPOs and introducing features such as Autopay.


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The 198 brings you to Three Rivers at ease; just follow the signs to Sequoia National Park.
Scroll down for more information and tips about Three Rivers and both Parks!
Every visitor to our ‘neck of the woods’ goes to the Giant Forest! See why!
Be amazed at the General Sherman Tree!
TWO LINKS OF GIANT PARK IMPORTANCE
Check out the Three Rivers Weather Forecast
Check out also the Weather in the Park (differs because of the elevation)
Mark's Tip: The temperature drops for 3 degrees for every 1,000 ft you go up.
So this means that in the Giant Forest the air temperature will be 18 degrees less than in town.
MARK INVITES YOU TO LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS OF NATURE!
Check out the Soundscapes of Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
3R News This link offers you updated park and local info.
Three Rivers News WebCam for the Kaweah camera! Located in the heart of town overlooking Moro Rock and Alta Peak
(THREE RIVERS PHOTO GALLERY BELOW)
In the homes you will find a 'What is Where' map for the Park and Three Rivers. For now here is the breakdown of what you can expect to find in Three Rivers for 'Food and Beverage'!
The Village Market which is the grocery store just as you get into town.
Adjacent to it is Casa Mendoza Mexican food.
The Pizza Factory is two doors down.
A mile or so down 198 - you'll find the Buckaroo Restaurant, many guests tell me they like it. They also offer several vegetarian meals and have outdoor seating next to the river.
Next, another half block down is Sierra Subs. Good local owned food business, featuring great sandwiches, beverages, goodies and more!
The Shell gas station is right there. Next to the Shell is the Three Rivers Brewing Company, craft beer! Two blocks further down 198 is the Chevron.
About half a mile further you'll notice the River View Restaurant and Lounge on the left side (completely revamped by the new owners! Congratulations to Lisa and David!). Great full bar and good ol American style food, burgers, good pizza, steaks and such. Dining right on the river and more budget friendly than my next tip.
Just outside the Park entrance is the Gateway Restaurant. Very good, a bit pricey but food and the service are the best. It has a wonderful view overlooking the Kaweah River! Ask to sit on the back deck!
We have two ATMs in Three Rivers. One at the Credit Union and one at the Bank of the Sierra. Both accept also international Maestro cards.
The In Park Shuttle Service is great and it is free!
NOTE: The shuttle does not run in the Winter.
Mark's Tip: if you have kids or elderly, park at the Giant Forest lower parking lot, take the free shuttle to the top, and walk through the forest easy downhill back to your car.
Mark's tip: many people don't know about Crystal Cave. It is amazing! See it here: Crystal Cave
Tip 2: the 'Cave' books up well in advance, so make your reservation early!
IF IT''S SPRING, IT'S LIKELY WHITE WATER RAFTING SEASON!
For more information see at our certified local rafting cies;
The Park During the Winter is a great experience.
SNOW CHAINS ARE OFTEN REQUIRED Mark's tips:
If you like planning ahead and don't mind this volume of info then here ya go. This is message is lengthy, it took a pretty fair amount of time to assemble and I had fun with it, and just for my Guests! When you get to the house you'll find that I provide you a single sheet overview map of the Park and another that indicates places in Three Rivers. Both are yours to take. Those will help you get your bearings. I also put together 3 pages that show you half a dozen short day hikes with a map. Yours to take. Additionally, we have a Park road map and the Park newsletter on hand for you to look over inside the home. You will given new copies of these when you enter the Park. For those that really like 'advance planning' here are some great links! If you would like to see the various Park trails and know about guided tours you may find all that at: Guided Tours
For Crystal Cave! It is usually booked up so may I suggest you make reservations or just buy the tickets
Moro Rock Lookout is really something!
Information about Lake Kaweah can be found just by clicking it.
Lake Kaweah marina; boat rentals, fishing tackle, snack bar: http://www.kaweahmarina.com/
For our local paper, news, weather and more: http://www.kaweahcommonwealth.com/news
Mineral King webcam and 8 other low tech cameras:
Sierra Fire Lookout webcams:
For your information; also in our area the app 'Just Ahead' might be a functional tool. It can offer you guidance during your hikes and visits to the amenities of your choice. This app requires a paid subscription, and you can find all info about it on the app's website https://www.justahead.com/
We're happy to offer you information as up-to-date as possible about the ins and outs of the area, its amenities, the many third parties involved and what's available on the market. Although we're well informed and long-term part of the local community ourselves, changes, closings and service interruptions beyond our knowledge may occur. In case you might encounter any inconsistencies, inaccuracies or inconvenient experiences, please let us know. We can't be held liable for services and goods included, but we try to inform you based on experiences shared by other guests and first hand by ourselves.
Copyright © 2020 Three Rivers BnBs - All Rights Reserved.

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Here are 3 things you need to know about the RISE Act that’s in Congress now: 1. The Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act works to ensure Individuals with disabilities thrive in College. 2. 19% of undergraduate students report having a disability. 3. The RISE Act has three main focuses- Accommodations: The bill requires […]
With the temps warming up, be sure to stop by Twisted at The Wharf to enjoy the best pretzels, sandwiches, and lemonade in town Your patronize helps support our year-round joint partnership to provide internship and employment opportunities to individuals with IDD interested in the hospitality industry. You can find Twisted on Instagram at twisted_at_the_wharf!
In honor of #AutismAcceptanceMonth, The Arc of DC continues to emphasize the importance of our mission to promote the inclusion of autistic individuals in the workplace—and all aspects of society.
For this week’s #WorkforceWednesday we want to highlight the importance of employment for people with disabilities. Our employers and community partners play a crucial role in helping individuals with disabilities gain access to meaningful positions. Check out more here with the link: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/disabl.pdf
The Arc of DC Employment Services Team would like to introduce our new weekly #WorkforceWednesday. This week we want to highlight the disparity in workforce participation for individuals with disabilities. This is why it’s so important for the business sector and community as a whole to support our clients in their employment journey. To find […]
We are happy to introduce our newest staff member, Leticia! Leticia will help our clients obtain meaningful employment opportunities across the region. Please welcome her to the team!
Happy Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM). DDAM exists to bring awareness to the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities, as well as bringing awareness to the barriers that people with disabilities still face.


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Team Trial “Quaiffe Cup”
We fielded 2 teams, The Tenterden Tigers were made up from Joe Millen, Connor and Jack Beck and the 2nd team The Tenterden Todgers were Kev and Emma Morphett with Dave Luck.
This really is a great piece of land with around half of them in rocky streams. This year the sections were a little easier than last year, despite all the rain the previous week, but were still a good test for all abilities. We rode around together for the first lap and it was clear that the sections were going to get harder the second lap.
For Jack this was his first time riding this venue and this event. Over the past year he really has made huge leaps forward and was able to ride all sections well despite only riding for around 18 months. Despite some mistakes we all seemed to ride well for the first lap, soon after the sections did start to get much slipperier but this didn’t seem to faze Kev who has ridden really well all year and again at this trial. There was one impossible section on the second lap, section 14, we all dismounted and then proceeded to watch rider after rider get stuck in the muddy ditch. All the tigers attempted the section but all got beat. Kev then stuck the Gasser into 4 gear turned the bike straight, bounced the throttle off the stop and launched the bike over the ditch half way up the bank the other side, gripped and rode through the end cards for a clean. Not blowing smoke up his trousers but it was the ride of the day on a section which I didn’t even attempt.
Our scores on the second lap were too high to be contenders, tiredness and a hangover (Emma) all took over and we faded fast.
After watching our young Tigers it’s clear we have great potential in the club for the future with continued practice and commitment.

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19 Apr 2017
Andover Historic Mill District Design Guidelines
Gamble Associates is helping the Town of Andover to craft Design Guidelines for its Historic Mill District. The Historic Mill District (HMD) is an enviable collection of historic structures, natural features and transportation amenities – all in close proximity to a walkable, vibrant downtown. The Design Guidelines for the HMD will establish a common frame of reference for future redevelopment. The community engagement process will start with a public meeting on May 18, 2017.


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In 1998 Mark was asked to join Simply Red and he toured and recorded with the band for five years. In 2003 he embarked on a career as a producer, collaborating with Danny Saxon. Together they produced hits for Simply Red and Luciano Pavarotti and worked alongside legendary songwriter, Rod Temperton. Mark is also the guitarist of choice for smooth jazz artists such as Dave Koz, Brian Culbertson, Peter White, Rick Braun as well as many more.
Dave is a renowned and sought after guitarist who is currently playing and recording for Anastacia. In the past, he’s performed with the likes of Level 42, Craig David, Sugababes, Lewis Taylor, Liberty X, Tom Jones, MPeople , Bryan Ferry, Rick Astley, Mica Paris, Beverly Knight, Gary Barlow, Dina Carroll, Urban Species, Bobby Womack, Desree, Incognito and Light of the World.
London born Jack Pollitt has played for some of the biggest names in pop – international artists such as Beyonce Knowles, Pharrell Williams, Ed Sheeran, Beverly Knight, Nigel Godrich and many more. He has also toured the world with top ten albums and singles as a founding member of the band Mamas Gun, played on many film soundtracks and TV commercials, and has worked in a number of West End musicals.
Keyboard & Piano
Chris is one of the finest pianists of his generation. A regular at London’s Ronnie Scott’s he’s also been heard performing at the Royal Albert Hall, at the BBC Proms, he has appeared live on BBC radio and television and has performed with some of the country’s finest jazz musicians including Jean Toussaint (Art Blakey), Clark Tracey, Malcolm Earle-Smith and Bobby Wellins (Stan Tracey). He plays for the Syd Lawrence Orchestra and sings tenor with the London Vocal Project (LVP).
Double & Electric Bass
Loz spends the majority of his time playing bass for Jamie Cullum, which has seen him play all over the world including venues such as Madison Square Garden and headlining Montreal Jazz Festival. Alongside this he plays occasionally with Liane Carroll and features on her forthcoming album. He also plays on the West End show Wicked and is a keen educator having been involved in projects for the International Jazz Summer School and the National Youth Jazz Collective.


THE BUSINESS: SigmaQuest Inc. provides global manufacturers with a way to monitor and analyze their manufacturing and supply chain to ensure their product quality across oceans. Its Web-based software monitors the supply chain and manufacturing process, sending real-time alerts when products or processes go awry. The product is usable on all types of hardware and operating systems, allowing it to collect information across the supply chain and crunch terabytes of data for analysis. The product can be cloud-based or installed at the customer site.
HOW IT MAKES MONEY: Customers are billed according to the number of software modules they use, as well as by the number of users and sites from which they are collecting data.
BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY IT COULD DISRUPT: SigmaQuest said it helps companies that are dealing with short product life cycles where time-to-profitability and reduced costs are paramount. Many are skipping test procedures and have cut staffers that were overseeing supplier compliance. SigmaQuest says its product helps maintain quality needed to avoid warranty claims and to meet quality mandated by customers’ government contracts.
MANAGEMENT TEAM: Nader Fathi, CEO and co-founder, was previously vice president of worldwide sales and emerging markets at IKOS Systems Inc. Before that he worked at Xerox Corp. and Cadence Design Systems Inc. Co-founder Al Alaverdi, vice president of customer advocacy, was founder and president of CodeServ, a software consulting company for electronic systems manufacturing. Before that he worked at Amdahl Corp., Anritsu Corp. and Solectron Corp. Glenn Seidman, head of R&D, has more than 25 years of architecture and design experience at Oracle Corp., NetFish Technologies Inc. and I-many Inc. Seidman holds eight patents and has 15 pending.
BOARD OF ADVISERS: Mark Valentine, the former president of OPS Central, an operations outsourcing firm, and Judy Owen, who founded and was CEO of SiliconX Inc., a portal for the semiconductor design industry, as well as Wireless Access Inc.
MONEY BEING SOUGHT: $2.5 million.
PARTNERSHIPS: SigmaQuest has partnerships with test equipment manufacturers Agilent Technologies Inc., National Instruments Corp. and Teradyne Corp.; system integrators Keane Inc., OpsAlaCarte LLC and Symphony Consulting Group; and complementary technology providers MetricStream Inc., Arena Solutions Inc. and Oracle Corp.
POTENTIAL MARKET SIZE: $2 billion worldwide.
COMPETITORS: SigmaQuest says its biggest competition is internal software development initiatives that manufacturers have in place. Other competitors are Siemens AG’s Visiprise unit and test data management point solutions such as VI Technology Inc.’s Arendar.
CEO: Nader Fathi
Web site: www.sigmaquest.com


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Raw Silk Uncut Wood
A1 Raw Silk Uncut Wood (Cello – Oliver Coates) 10:00
A2 Mercury (Percussion – Eli Keszler) 3:57
A3 Quietude 2:32
B1 The Sick Mind 4:24
B2 Supine 1:28
B3 Nahbarkeit (Cello – Oliver Coates; Percussion – Eli Keszler)
Laurel Halo presents six instrumental pieces that form a meditative, cinematic listening experience. Inspired by recent film score work for Metahaven and Ursula Le Guin’s translation of the ‘Tao Te Ching’. Featuring cello work by Oliver Coates and percussion by Eli Keszler.
Working in abstraction leads to a deeper longing for touch and closeness. The tactile sensation of struck organ keys and bowed strings, wood and felt on drum heads. Smoke and dirt and stone. Febrile and tactile, hairy and hissy. A clover of highway onramps, a continuous flow, like old leaves melting on their way down a stream at the back of a house. Constant contradiction, the truth’s nowhere. [publisher's note]
Mastered at Dubplates & Mastering. Artwork by Jill Mulleady.