text: Liver X Receptor is a nuclear transcription element that regulates lipid rate of metabolism. with T0901317 mainly because evaluated by myeloperoxidase and histology assay. At molecular evaluation, treatment with T0901317 improved nuclear LXR DNA and manifestation binding while also inhibiting activation of NF-B, a pro-inflammatory transcription element, in the lung. buy TBB Therefore, our data claim that LXR can be an essential modulator of the inflammatory response and lung injury after severe hemorrhagic shock, likely through the inhibition of the NF-B pathway. published by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH Publication No. 85C23 revised 1996) and met approval of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Male Wistar rats (Charles River Laboratories, Wilmington MA) weighing between 240C310 grams were subjected to hemorrhagic shock. Each animal was anesthesized using intraperitoneal pentobarbital (80 mg/kg). Tracheostomy was then performed and the animal was ventilated at a respiratory rate of 60 breaths per minute, tidal volume of 7 mL/kg and FiO2 of 0.4 using a rodent ventilator (Harvard Apparatus, Holliston MA). Temperature was maintained at 37 C using a homeothermic blanket. The left carotid artery and right femoral artery were then cannulated with Polyethylene-50 tubing. For cardiac output measurement, polyethylene-10 tubing was inserted into the right internal jugular vein as well. Cardiac output (mL/min) was measured using a thermodilution technique (20). A thermistor was passed into the left carotid artery to the carotid arch. 0.15 mL of normal saline at room temperature was then rapidly injected into the right internal jugular buy TBB vein. Heart rate (HR), mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) and cardiac output were measured using a Maclab A/D Converter and cardiac output pod (AD Instruments, Milford MA). The cardiac index (CI, mL/min/100g), total peripheral resistance index (TPRI, mmHg/mL/min/100g) and stroke volume index (SVI, mL/100g) were then calculated from computed integral values of thermodilution curves using standard arithmetic formulae. Hemorrhagic shock model After completion of the surgical procedure, rats were dosed with intravenous heparin to facilitate hemorrhage (100 IU/kg). Hemorrhagic shock was then induced using a pressure-controlled model as previously described (21). Blood was steadily withdrawn from the femoral arterial Bmpr2 catheter until a MABP of 50 mmHg was obtained. This MABP was then maintained for a period of three hours by withdrawing or re-instilling small volumes of shed blood. After three hours of shock state, shed blood was rapidly re-infused over 5 minutes to resuscitate the animal. If re-transfusion of small volumes of blood were needed during the hypoperfusion period to maintain MABP at 50 mmHg, rapid resuscitation at the conclusion of hemorrhage was performed by transfusing the remaining shed blood supplemented with Ringer Lactate solution to a final volume of fluids equal to the initial total shed blood. Animals had been then randomly split into three organizations: 1) Rats in the automobile hemorrhagic surprise group received automobile (100% dimethyl sulfoxide) rather than T0901317 (N=18). 2) Rats in the procedure group received T0901317 at a 50 mg/kg dosage (N=16). 3) Sham operated pets served as control at period=0 and underwent the same medical procedure but weren’t bled (N=4). T0901317 and automobile had been shipped intraperitoneally (i.p.) like a bolus at the start of resuscitation (180 mins) and every hour thereafter for no more than three dosages. Rats had been sacrificed at 1, 2 and 3 hours post-resuscitation. Lung and Plasma examples were collected for histologic and biochemical research. Plasma lactate, foundation bicarbonate and deficit amounts Plasma degrees of lactate, foundation bicarbonate and deficit had been assessed sometimes 0, 3 and 6 hours utilizing a commercially obtainable i-Stat system (Abbott Point of Care, Princeton, NJ). Plasma levels of cytokines and chemokines Plasma levels of MIP-1, TNF, IL-6, interleukin ?10 (IL-10), KC, and MCP-1 were analyzed using a luminex multiplex system (Luminex Corporation, Austin TX) according to instructions from the manufacturer. Plasma Cholesterol Plasma levels of total cholesterol were measured by enzymatic procedures using a commercially available kit (Wako Diagnostics, Richmond VA). Histology Lung tissue was harvested and placed immediately in 10% neutral buffered formalin. The tissue was embedded in formalin, sectioned and stained with eosin and buy TBB hematoxylin. Light microscopy was used to judge cross-sections for tissues irritation and harm. Myeloperoxidase assay Myeloperoxidase was assessed as a sign of neutrophil infiltration in lung tissues following hemorrhagic surprise. Lung tissues was homogenized within a.

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Many leading exporters of the US, including big names like General Electric (NYSE:GE), Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL), and Boeing (NYSE:BA), formed a coalition in favor of House Republican strategy to impose tax on all imports, stating the plan would support products made in America and American jobs.
This ‘American Made Coalition’ also includes many other companies like Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), and Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY). Overall, there are 25 companies as a part of this coalition.
John Gentzel, a spokesperson representing the group said – “American workers and businesses are not competing today on a level playing field with foreign competitors because of an outdated and unfair tax system.”
The launch of this group highlights a segment in corporate America over this House Republican proposal, which would slash corporate income tax from 35-percent to 20-percent, excluding export revenue from the taxable income and imposing 20-percent import tax.
Foreign automakers, retailers, and oil refiners have been petitioning against huge import taxes, which according to them would badly affect their sales and gains, placing them at a disadvantage to competitors more dependent on products made in the US.
Donald Trump, the new President, has forwarded mixed views about border taxes. This proposal could experience challenges in the US Senate, where many Republicans interrogate if it would excessively increase the prices for US businesses and consumers.
According to firms that greatly depend on imports (companies like Best Buy and Target Corp), the border tax would offset the advantage of a corporate tax with lower headline. On the other hand, net exports, which are completely domestic, feel they would be at the benefiting end.
The present tax system is unjust at subsidizing imports of foreign products, according to the coalition.
Several companies, which are a part of the coalition, successfully created their own group in the year 2015 to save the government-backed loan program Export-Import Bank, which assists foreign purchasers buy American exports.
In the meantime, on Wednesday, a different coalition was launched by the Retail Industry Leaders Association, which represents over 120 companies and trade associations in an attempt to fight the proposal of the House Republican called ‘border adjustment’ tax.
The group’s President, Sandy Kennedy said – “The border adjustable tax is harmful, untested, and would put American retail jobs at risk and force consumers to pay as much as 20 percent more for family essentials.”
Best Buy has given the lawmakers a flyer that cites an analyst prediction that a 20% tax would erase the predicted annual net income of one billion dollars for the company and change it into a loss of two billion dollars.

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Speaker: Frederik Petre
Company/ Institute: Flanders Make
Event: 20th work meeting
Date: 8 December 2015
- This video demo will highlight the results achieved so far in the GPS positioning project, currently running at Flanders Make. Special attention will be given to the following low-cost developments:
- Conventional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning to provide global positions at regular timing intervals of maximum one second. This basic system is improved through the use of low–cost Precise Point Position (PPP). The PPP-GNSS is carefully designed using signal processing techniques to apply correction parameters that will reduce positioning errors into the order of dm.
- Visual beacons are used to further decrease absolute positioning errors.
- Visual odometry is used to maintain position estimates within a certain error interval in the absence of updates from the other positioning systems. Firstly, a forward looking stereo camera is used to reach an error drift within dm-range over an interval. Secondly, a ground facing camera is used to maintain a finer cm-range drift error over the interval.
- Dead reckoning using Inertial Measurement Units (IMU)s will be used to maintain the position drift within an acceptable meter-range error envelope in the absence of absolute positions.
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An evening of Fuji vibrations
Music lovers all over the world were excited on Thursday when King of Fuji music, Wasiu Ayinde, held his much-awaited Fuji Vibration in Lagos. The event, which was packaged by Fuji A Opera, the premier multi-dimensional entertainment platform, was staged at the Muri Okunola Park, one of Lagos’ most iconic venues.
The one-of-a-kind live music experience showcased 10 exceptional talents in fuji music, including Alhaji Sefiu Alao, KS1 Malaika, Taye Currency, King Saheed Osupa, crowning it up with the Mayegun of Yoruba land, K1 De Ultimate. Fuji lovers had the opportunity of not only watching their star musicians do their thing, they also saw emerging Fuji talents being paired with the veterans to create dynamic sounds.
Fuji: A Opera premiered in December 2020, at the Alliance Française de Lagos/Mike Adenuga Centre in Lagos. Over 20,000 people attended, ranging from schoolchildren to culture custodians, guests from corporate sector and socialites.

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The vast majority of the wrongfully convicted who are exonerated through DNA evidence are people of color. The numbers don't lie.
At a time when the killing of innocent black men by police is causing many to question the fundamentals of America's criminal justice system, we are reminded that black lives matter. However, we should also remember that the same flawed system that allows for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown or the choking death of Eric Garner also places innocent people behind bars and sends them to death row.
The Innocence Project and the NAACP have partnered to address the problem of wrongful convictions, and prevent them from occurring in the first place.
The Innocence Project has compiled data on the 324 people who have been exonerated through DNA evidence in the United States.
Of these wrongfully convicted individuals, 70 percent are people of color, and 63 percent are African-American. They spent an average of 13.5 years in prison, collectively a total of over 4,339 years. And 6 percent received a death sentence.
In 43 percent of the cases for which data are available, the underlying crimes involved cross-racial identification, where the witness--such as the victim--and the suspect are of different races. Eyewitness misidentification was a factor in about three-quarters of these exoneration cases, and studies have demonstrated that people are less able to identify people of a different race.
Believe it or not, in 31 percent of the wrongful convictions leading to DNA exonerations, the wrongfully convicted person confessed, admitted guilt and/or pled guilty. Jailhouse snitches and informants--an unreliable source of information, as the testimony typically is provided in exchange for leniency or some other type of deal-- had a hand in 15 percent of these convictions, while improper or unvalidated forensic science was used 48 percent of the time.
Henry Lee McCollum, 50, and Leon Brown, 46, are prime examples of the problem here. The half- brothers, both intellectually disabled, confessed to the rape and murder of an 11-year old girl in North Carolina in 1984. McCollum spent 30 years on death row, and Brown was serving life after his conviction was thrown out. The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission found that DNA at the crime scene belonged to another man, Roscoe Artis, who was sentenced to death for a similar crime. In half of cases involving DNA exonerations, the real perpetrator is identified. Moreover, in half of cases, the real perpetrator went on to commit other crimes after the exoneree was arrested and convicted. McCollum and Brown became free men this year.
Meanwhile, based on these troubling statistics, the NAACP adopted a resolution at its national convention in July, 2014 and ratified in October, to prevent wrongful convictions by improving access to DNA testing and accuracy in eyewitness interrogation techniques. The civil rights organization now advocates for states to "adopt core procedural reforms to improve the accuracy of eyewitness identification including blind administration of lineups, proper composition of lineups, proper instructions to the witness and taking statements in the witness' own words at the time of the identification." Further, the NAACP wants all states to electronically record all felony-related interrogations in their entirety, and remove all restrictions to post-conviction DNA testing. As for the federal government, the group advocates for the promotion of forensic science research and scientifically developed, uniform standards to ensure the scientific evidence is valid and so that true justice will be served.
As the unsavory and problematic aspects of America's "justice" system come to light--wrongful convictions, police and prosecutorial misconduct, racial injustice, sloppy lawyering and the like--two things are clear. First, communities of color do not trust the justice system because its institutions continue to betray, humiliate and brutalize them, and cripple their families and communities.
Second, white Americans--who have a markedly different perception of a system that generally has worked in their favor--believe the police treat everyone fairly. A recent NBC/Marist poll found that whites are four times more likely as blacks to trust the police, and believe law enforcement will treat blacks and whites equally. Further, while 21 percent of whites have more confidence in the legal system following the grand jury decisions not to indict police officers for killing black men in Ferguson, Missouri and Staten Island, New York, 70 percent of African Americans have lower confidence in the courts.
The wrongful convictions data coming from the Innocence Project provide all the proof we need that all things are not equal in the application of American justice. Justice is color coded, and truly a matter of black and white. Now is the time to change that.
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Problems That Led to the Wrongful Conviction of David Milgaard
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How to appropriately and fairly carry out criminal justice matters is something that every country struggles with. A major reason for this struggle is the fallibility of the justice system. It is acceptable to concede that the possibility of human error in every case and investigation may lead to a wrongful conviction. In the case of David Milgaard, however, Canada's Criminal Justice System not only erred, but failed grievously, resulting in millions of dollars wasted, in a loss of public confidence in the system, and most tragically, in the robbery of two decades of one man's life. Factors including, but not limited to, the social context at the time of the crime, the social perception of deviance, the influence of the media, and the…show more content…
As a result of these moral panics, it is extremely safe to label such individuals as those engaging in criminal activity.
Labeling played an important role in the initial arrest of David Milgaard. Police officers, as members of society, often use character discrimination in identifying suspects. Unfortunately, the police likely began the investigation with a particular image of the suspect in mind, an image established by the elite members of society whom essentially determine what a deviant is. Regrettably, David Milgaard happened to fit the mold. The stigma that Milgaard would carry for next twenty-seven years of his life would be that of a rapist and murderer. The issue with labeling is that Milgaard felt no one would ever look at him in any other way than as a criminal. This was affirmed by the rejection of his final appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. As a result, Milgaard attempted numerous times to escape prison and commit suicide; he felt as though society had given up on him. Ironically, his escape from prison was his only actual criminal act, but it led to an even greater public perception of his criminality. Even upon his release in April of 1992, he was not formally acquitted. (CBC/radio Canada) It was no until July, 1997, upon the discovery of new DNA evidence that cleared Milgaard's name, that he received an apology from the Saskatchewan government for his wrongful conviction and the label was removed (CBC/radio Canada). It was not until


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Double-lung transplant mum Natalie Kerr has been chosen to represent the hospital where she had transplant surgery at next year’s Transplant Games.
Natalie, 31, from Adlington, Chorley, will fly the flag for Team Wythenshawe at the Westfield Health British Transplant Games due to be held in Bolton next August.
The mum-of-two will take part in the games with her two children, 11-year-old Brandon and five-year-old Isabelle.
Natalie, a former Royal Bolton Hospital nurse, said it is “great” to have been chosen to take part in the games.
She said: “It’s not about the results it is about everyone coming together to celebrate the fact we are all alive after a transplant and have been given a second chance and to raise awareness of organ donation.
“There’s quite a lot of people involved. I want to raise awareness.
“There’s not enough transplants happening. People are dying while they are waiting. I am so thankful that I am alive.
“It could have been a very different story for me.”
She added: “I am hoping to do the 5k walk, but really Iwant to do as much as I can.”
Natalie was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension while in labour with Isabelle.
The condition causes high pressure in the arteries of her lungs, and eventually leads to heart failure.
She was warned she would only live for three more years and she was later told her only hope was the double-lung transplant
She was put on the waiting list and faced a nervous wait for the same size organ donor with the same blood and tissue type to be able to undergo treatment.
A match was eventually found in February 2012 and she underwent an eight-hour operation at Manchester’s Wythenshaw Hospital.
The British Transplant Games are organised by Charity Transplant Sport and are one of the largest annual multi-sports events in the United Kingdom.
The event will be hosted in the Bolton region over four days and nights in August 2014.
The games will bring more than 600 recipients of a life-saving organ transplant together.
To find out how to become an organ donor or a blood donor, call 0300 123 23 23.
Alternatively you can visit the site blood.co.uk or uktransplant.org.uk.

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The Real Thing's acclaimed director considers the celebrity-packed ensembles on Broadway this season.
Patricia Conolly and Darren Goldstein complete the cast of this The New Group production by Joel Drake Johnson.
The revival cast was joined by stars of the original production, including Christine Baranski and Peter Gallagher.
Cynthia Nixon, who also appeared in the original production, is featured here alongside Josh Hamilton.
The Tony-winning actress has learned a thing or two since her first teenage crack at Stoppard's play of love and betrayal.
The event will also feature appearances by Danny Burstein, Raúl Esparza, Boyd Gaines, and others.
Kenneth Lonergan's dark comedy, also starring Kieran Culkin, is directed by Anna D. Shapiro.
Sam Gold's production also stars Cynthia Nixon and Josh Hamilton.
Ronan Raftery joins the cast of the Tom Stoppard revival.

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Easter is a really big day for every Christian in the world, and it’s an honor for us to write an article about it. We know that it’s very important for every real homemaker to have a fantastic dinner table, full of delicious food and great desserts on this particular holiday that everyone loves, so we have decided to make a superb top 10 list with the best desserts, especially for Easter.
You may say that it’s a bit early for thinking about Easter and the recipes that you will cook to surprise your loved ones, but our opinion is that actually now’s the right time to take a quick look at our list and pick the best desserts for this year’s Easter…the sooner, the better!
Easter Bunny Cupcakes
The Easter bunny cupcakes recipe is the best for a great start to our countdown here. These cupcakes are really interesting for making together with your kids too. Have fun and enjoy!
Speckled Easter Egg Cake
We think that the speckled Easter egg cake is one of the greatest ideas that you can find, so, come on, take a quick look at the recipe, and you’ll see for yourself that we are telling the truth.
Easter Cupcakes Baked in Real Egg Shells
An amusing recipe that looks like a real egg and that everyone will be amazed by your cooking skills is for sure. The Easter cupcakes baked in real eggshells idea is an incredible one, and you have to try and make it sometimes.
White Chocolate Cakes
Something a little more simple, a recipe that it’s very easy to make and besides that, it will satisfy every taste. These white chocolate cakes are a sure thing, so that you can find the full recipe in the link below.
Deep Dish Fruit Pizza
Pizza is something that every one of us loves, but did you ever try a fruit pizza? A really original recipe for a dessert for this year’s Easter, we can assure you of that.
Hand-painted Cheesecake Easter Eggs
Some of us like to experiment a bit more on Easter day, so the hand-painted cheesecake Easter eggs are the real recipe for all the people with more creative hands. You can easily make these perfect eggs; you just have to follow the instructions step by step.
Easter Egg Puzzle Cookies
It is an incredible recipe for a dessert in many colors that will cheer you all up on this magical day. Try to make these Easter egg puzzle cookies, and you will not regret them; we are 100 % sure!
Easter Egg Cake Pops
The Easter egg cake pops are something that it’s super-delicious and unordinary at the same time, so we are sure that everyone on the dinner table will crave more pops.
Coconut Angel Food Cake
We always want to help you and show you something new, so we offer the coconut angel food cake recipe to you to try and make it on Easter because we think it’s an excellent idea that everybody will love.
Coconut Lemon Macaroon Nests
And as we have arrived at the very end of our beautiful list of Top 10 Most Creative Easter Desserts, we are giving you the whole recipe for the fantastic coconut lemon macaroon nests to try and make in your own kitchen for one of the biggest holidays of all. We are hoping that you will love our article and that you will try at least some of these desserts.

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“As a brother with a good heart…I say f**k you if you racist.”
That’s how Dame D.O.L.L.A opens his newest song “Blacklist”.
As you can tell by his first verse, this song covers D.O.L.L.A’s most intimate thoughts on racism, police brutality, and President Trump.
After the recent protests following George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s deaths, many celebrities and athletes are using art to express their frustrations. In “Blacklist” Dame holds nothing back. He references Muhammad Ali’s activist efforts in the ’60s as a fellow African American athlete. He says “Ali wasn’t the greatest just cause his hands worked. Frontline for his people this was a man’s work!”
Dame also expresses what it’s like being a wealthy black man in America and how no matter his status as a professional athlete he still feels the pain of the people in his community. “As a rich black man living in this country, it’s hard being comfy. When the hate your people get is coming from the ones amongst me.”
Dame left nothing unsaid on this one.
Check out the “Blacklist” below.


CREDIT: Carlow/Kilkenny Gardaí
Carlow Gardaí attended the scene of a single vehicle road traffic collision on the Burrin Road in Carlow on Monday.
A vehicle was discovered badly damaged and the driver sustained minor injuries.
Gardaí said: "Luckily no pedestrians or other vehicles were in area. Driver taken to St Luke’s Hospital, where a sample of blood was later obtained.
"No insurance or tax on the vehicle which was also seized.
"Never drive while under the influence of an intoxicant. Court to follow."
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Disney Princess Classic Mulan Fashion Doll has a shimmering ombre dress
Disney Princesses are classic and much loved characters from classic Disney Movies and fairytales. Mulan is a re-telling of a traditional Chinese fairytale, when Mulan learns her sick father is to be conscripted into the army she takes him place. As a girl is a man's army Mulan must impersonate a boy and accompanised by her dragon Mushu she manages to stop an invasion by the Huns.
- The Disney Princess Classic Mulan Fashion Doll has a new look with a gorgeous ombre shimmering gown.
- This Mulan doll is shown wearing a shimmering royal dress with movie inspired features.
- Mulan comes with a removable shoes and tiara, she has movie inspired features and her gown glitters in the light for even more fun.
Let your little girl play with the Disney Princess Classic Mulan Fashion Doll and together they can dream up their own fairytale adventures.


Viral sensation Oliver Anthony has spoken — or rather written — at length for the first time since his song “Rich Men North of Richmond” became a nearly overnight national phenomenon, going into his circumstances and background and saying he has no intention of rushing into any record deal.
“People in the music industry give me blank stares when I brush off 8 million dollar offers,” he wrote in a 730-word message posted to his Facebook account Thursday morning. “I don’t want 6 tour buses, 15 tractor trailers and a jet. I don’t want to play stadium shows, I don’t want to be in the spotlight.”
He continued, “I wrote the music I wrote because I was suffering with mental health and depression. These songs have connected with millions of people on such a deep level because they’re being sung by someone feeling the words in the very moment they were being sung. No editing, no agent, no bullshit. Just some idiot and his guitar. The style of music that we should have never gotten away from in the first place.”
Anthony, who confirmed in the post that his legal name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford (as previously indicated by official songwriting credits), struck a humble pose in assessing his own skills as a singer and musician, even as he alluded further to angry feelings about the state of America that have led the song to be embraced virtually wholesale by conservative politicians and commentators.
“There’s nothing special about me,” Anthony wrote in the Facebook post. “I’m not a good musician, I’m not a very good person. I’ve spent the last 5 years struggling with mental health and using alcohol to drown it. I am sad to see the world in the state it’s in, with everyone fighting with each other. I have spent many nights feeling hopeless, that the greatest country on Earth is quickly fading away.”
Anthony may not be understating the amount of interest in signing him to a record deal, and not just coming from the usual suspects anyone might expect to take interest in a country- or roots-based artists. On Wednesday night, no less likely a figure than rapper Gucci Mane posted Anthony’s photo to his Instagram account and captioned it with a desperate-sounding plea, writing: “Aye fam I need y’all help on this one. I’m trying sign these guys as my first country artists to 1017 [Mane’s label]!!! I need the info asap.”
To which the response might have been: get in line — just to get a direct contact for the out-of-nowhere upstart singer, let alone to make a deal. A few music industry figures already have a head start on Gucci Mane, like the politically provocative singer John Rich, who said he had lengthy conversations with Anthony and offered to produce and finance an album. (There has been no indication Anthony was likely to take him up on that offer.)
Thursday’s lengthy social media post followed a shorter one that Anthony put up on his Facebook page on Wednesday, in which he announced a free show this coming weekend and declared for the first time that he is in no hurry to sign any contracts.
“We are working on a full lineup of shows with bigger accommodations in the near future,” Anthony wrote on Wednesday, with a link pointing to a free show promised for Saturday at the Eagle Creek Golf Club and Grill in Moyock, North Carolina — a link that has been subsequently deleted, no doubt due to the influx of people likely to show up for the gig. Anthony also used that initial post to write, “Everyone in the ‘industry’ is rushing me into signing something, but we just want to take things slow right now. I appreciate your patience.”
In Thursday’s much more explanatory post, Anthony described himself as a high school dropout who has lived and worked in North Carolina and Virginia, working in industrial manufacturing for the last nine years and “getting to know tens of thousands of other blue collar workers on job sites and in factories. Ive spent all day, everyday, for the last 10 years hearing the same story. People are SO damn tired of being neglected, divided and manipulated.”
Perhaps in response to skeptics who have wondered how Anthony can now afford to own a large farm if he is the low-paid worker described in the song, the singer put a dollar figure on the property and his living quarters on it. “In 2019, I paid $97,500 for the property and still owe about $60,000 on it. I am living in a 27′ camper with a tarp on the roof that I got off of craigslist for $750.”
Writing about the response that has come in over the last week, Anthony wrote, “It’s been difficult as I browse through the 50,000+ messages and emails I’ve received in the last week. The stories that have been shared paint a brutally honest picture. Suicide, addiction, unemployment, anxiety and depression, hopelessness and the list goes on… I’m sitting in such a weird place in my life right now. I never wanted to be a full time musician, much less sit at the top of the iTunes charts. Draven from RadioWv and I filmed these tunes on my land with the hope that it may hit 300k views. I still don’t quite believe what has went on since we uploaded that. It’s just strange to me.”
If Anthony seemed ambivalent about his instant success, he seemed less unsure about the idea expressed in his hit song that America is going to hell in a handbasket. He did not add any specifics about political beliefs or theories, a la the condemnation of welfare queens or allusions to child sex trafficking that appear in the lyrics, nor did he directly refer to the polarized response to his music, which has seen “Richmond” embraced by figures like Kari Lake, Dan Bongino, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and others and decried by many music fans further to the left.
“I HATE the way the Internet has divided all of us,” he wrote. “The Internet is a parasite, that infects the minds of humans and has their way with them. Hours wasted, goals forgotten, loved ones sitting in houses with each other distracted all day by technology made by the hands of other poor souls in sweat shops in a foreign land. When is enough, enough? When are we going to fight for what is right again? MILLIONS have died protecting the liberties we have. Freedom of speech is such a precious gift. Never in world history has the world had the freedom it currently does. Don’t let them take it away from you.”
Wrapping up his report from the front lines of unexpected American phenomena, sounding more like a prophet than a guy on top of the world, Anthony concluded: “Just like those once wandering in the desert, we have lost our way from God and have let false idols distract us and divide us. It’s a damn shame.”
In being embraced so immediately and fervently by the right, “Rich Men North of Richmond” has drawn comparisons to country star Jason Aldean’s recent headline-making “Try That in a Small Town,” another cause celebre song among conservatives. But “Rich Men” could have longer legs. It’s a strong bet to make No. 1 on the next Hot 100, according to Billboard, even with almost no radio play. As of Thursday, it sits at No. 3 on the Spotify Top 50 for the U.S. — not too far behind Taylor Swift’s No. 1 “Cruel Summer” in daily streams — after reaching the top spot the day before. On YouTube, the original music video was up to 18 million views as of Thursday afternoon, after being out for eight days. At the iTunes store, Anthony’s songs continue to command four of the top 10 spots, including No. 1.


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Treasures from 500 years of choral music – Jan Schumacher
In Europe there are around 37 million active choral singers. They are sustained by people’s enthusiasm for singing together and the variety that the 500-year history of choral music has to offer us. An enthusiasm which the German choral music specialist Carus has now shared for 50 years.
From the beginning, the company published many first editions, in particular championing the works of Felix Mendelssohn. Through its highly acclaimed editions and recordings, Carus has spearheaded the long-overdue rediscovery of choral music by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, Gottfried August Homilius, Jan Dismas Zelenka, and Louis Spohr. Jan Schumacher, University Music Director at the Goethe University in Frankfurt-am-Main (and a long-standing friend of Carus), takes you on a journey through some of the special treasures of the Carus catalog, which would probably still be unknown today without their editorial achievements. You can look forward to a journey through 500 years of choral music – from Heinrich Schütz to Clytus Gottwald!


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Identity Crisis and The End of AfroDJMac: Music Production Podcast #114
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;" -Shakespeare
I've decided to drop the name AfroDJMac and move forward using my actual name, Brian Funk. I've wrestled with artist names for a while and decided to just drop it. The result has been surprisingly liberating.
In this episode, we talk about artist names, why we have, and if we even need them. I'll go over why I adopted one in the first place and why I've now let it go. I have some ideas about what makes a good artist name (none of which I have actually followed myself) and question the whole concept of even having artist names.


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Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, is a novel respiratory disease that has characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization.
On March 16, 2020, the FDA updated its Policy for Diagnostic Tests for Coronavirus Disease-2019 during the Public Health Emergency to included guidance for serology tests that identify antibodies (e.g., IgM, IgG) to SARS-CoV-2 from clinical specimens; allowing healthcare entities to perform testing at the point-of-care.
Rapid screening of individuals with this virus is vital in addressing this escalating public health issue. Recent studies suggest that a high percentage of patients show no clinical symptoms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, thus screening patients is vitally important.
BitCare Rapid IgM-IgG Combined Antibody Test for COVID-19 is used to qualitatively detect IgG and IgM antibodies of the novel coronavirus in human serum, plasma or whole blood in vitro.
The COVID-19 IgM/IgG Rapid Test is ideally suited for hospitals, clinics, care facilities, laboratories, and mobile clinics. The test can potentially be effectively deployed in schools, airports, seaports, businesses, community centers, senior living, nursing homes, care facilities, etc., giving it the potential to become a compelling force in the fight against this pandemic.
NOTE: Updated USFDA guidance issued on March 16, 2020, allows the distribution of this product for diagnostic use in laboratories or by healthcare workers at the point-of-care. The updated policy can be viewed by clicking here. Please see FAQ’s below for more detailed information.
There are two types of tests available for COVID-19 that can detect whether a person had it in the past (serology testing, which tests for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19), or whether they have it in the present (polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, which tests for active infection). This document is designed to explain the differences between PCR and serology testing, and when one test might be used over another.
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Cyrielle Shoorens, aka Cy, is a French abstract painter based in Cossonay, Switzerland. Working on large canvases, she lets herself be transported by the rhythm of music and the flow of her intuition. Acrylic paint, chosen for its quick drying time and versatility, is the perfect complement for the artist’s impulsive and ebullient temperament. Expressive palette knife applications form dynamic patterns that reflect her emotional fervor and forge compelling tactual pathways.
If music is her muse, nature is her nourishment. Daytime communion with the outdoors is essential for Cy, who takes long strolls by the lake or in the woods to replenish her creative well. When night falls, she revels in the silence and soft glow of the town, painting away till dawn. Her work is reflective of her love of nature and the nocturnal, particularly the water element, which translates into a palette dominated by navy blues and deep purples.
Pulsating to the cadence of melodies, nature, and her own heartbeat, Cy infiltrates people’s emotional realm, awakening powerful memories and associations.


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Local Blogger: Are the new Telford signs really necessary?
Let me introduce to you The Wrekin Giants Fart Fumes, and the first of their musings…
“So I thought it was about time to write a blog about the new “Welcome to Telford” signs dotted about the place. What do people really think of these signs? Did the Council make the right decision spending money on these or should the money have been spent on something more worthwhile instead?”
Read the full blog here: https://wrekingiantsff.home.blog/2019/04/04/are-the-new-welcome-to-telford-signs-really-necessary/


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MANSFIELD — Richard Joseph Lacey, 77, died Monday, May 16, 2011, in MedCentral Mansfield Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer.
Born July 23, 1933, the son of George and Golda (Perman) Lacey, Richard was raised in the Crestline area. He left school early to join the Army. Richard retired from Conrail.
Survived by his wife, Maria (Silva); sons, Joseph and Richard Lacey of Lexington; daughters, Zoraida McGrew, Michelle Snyder; nine grandchildren; brothers, George and Keith Lacey; sisters, Gloria Gall, Shirley Eckert, Linda Bosco; and numerous extended family.
Preceded in death by his grandchildren, Levi Lacey, Milan, Makayla Lacey; son-in-law, Steven Kopina; sisters, Beverly Guegold, Dixie Kimes.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. in the Lexington Avenue Snyder Funeral Home where his funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. Pastor Jeff Shaull will officiate; burial will follow.
Complete obituary and condolences at http://www.snyderfuneralhomes.com.


In a letter to The Times, Brigadier-General Abdulellah al-Basheer chief of staff of the supreme military council, the commanding body of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA), which opposes the Assad regime, said the "majority" of ISIL fighters were from the UK, with others from France, and Germany.
We, the Syrian people now experience beheadings, crucifixions, beatings, murders, outdated methods of treating women, an obsolete approach to governing society. Many who participate in these activities are British.
The general also called for the British government to send weapons to help deal with ISIL, warning that a failure to act would increase the threat of terrorism in Britain.
If ISIL is allowed to expand, these terrorists, having put their skills to the test in my country, will return to their homelands, perhaps to the UK, and continue on their pernicious path of destruction...
We are at a critical juncture in our fight against violent extremism and hope that the UK and US can shrug off their fear of supporting us.
A failure to actively support the FSA now will lead to ISIL's successes internationally.
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The al-Bakrs were devastated after Israeli airstrikes killed four boys in their family, they are now waiting for news from the boat tragedy.
Zalkalns was jailed in his native Latvia for eight years in 1988 after he admitted killing his wife with a piece of electrical equipment.
The family of a woman who died in a queue of ambulances outside hospital are demanding action so that this doesn't happen again.


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Custom In-House Graphic Facilitation Workshops
Since 2016, Sam Bradd has trained hundreds of people to think more visually and improve their skills through graphic facilitation workshops. Graphic facilitation combines listening and drawing, and is a set of tools that helps people in groups make connections, communicate clearly, and do their best work together.
Drawing Change’s custom in-house workshops aim to develop capacity within your staff to use graphic facilitation tools and graphic recording for personal and professional use. These skills integrate into workshops, meetings, internal planning, and public engagement, and beyond. The benefit of doing this in-house is that the skills will be shared more widely throughout your team, and you can focus on creating projects that are immediately useful and applicable to your organization.
We find the best results are when we work over 2 days, have a maximum of 15 people being trained at one time, and have robust supplies kits for each participant to keep and use after the workshop is done.
- To introduce a fun, visual set of tools to make meetings more engaging. We will emphasize introductory graphic recording skills: listening and drawing to connect ideas and create visual summaries. All activities will be interactive and hands-on.
- The second outcome is to build more skills in communicating ideas visually that are not about live drawing during meetings – such as using visuals to show processes, agile systems, team charts/brainstorming, infographics, journey maps, etc.
- The third outcome will also introduce other visual tools that can be used to facilitate visually, without drawing – such as photo cards, templates, etc.
- Sam will liaise with you and key people, to determine the most relevant objectives for this customized training.
- We will create a draft agenda for your review, as well as recommend different supplies that will facilitate our work together and advise on logistics.
Sam will design and coordinate a customized set of take-home materials to support ongoing learning. We’ll have great supplies, including a magazine of resources, and all of the supplies needed to get started. Kits to support this work are recommended to be $100 per person, and we will coordinate the ordering of supplies with delivery to your office.
Bonus free gifts: Sam is an ambassador for a leading graphic recording supply company called Neuland, and they also provide some nice free giveaways for my workshop participants.
We will need a suitable training venue with flat walls to work on for each person, and moveable desks/tables for group work.
Sam Bradd – Professional background:
Sam’s background combines facilitation and education, and you’ll find his passion for teaching is apparent. He approaches each new workshop as a unique opportunity to unlock potential in participants – the only qualifications required are an open mind, and a sense of humour. Absolutely no drawing skills are required, and all types of creativity are welcomed.
What makes Sam’s training sessions unique is the emphasis on supporting facilitators (and people who want to facilitate): he designs learning opportunities for people to discover knowledge, instead of delivering it to them. Together, you will create a foundation of drawing skills, and then apply it in a work context. You will also use 1:1 practice time, coaching, and teamwork to become better graphic facilitators together.
Cost of workshop:
Typically, our pricing for a two day workshop is $1000 per person ($500/day) when a suitable training room is provided. This is about half the cost of coming to our public workshop. There’s a minimum number of 8 participants required when we come to you. In some circumstances, we can negotiate a flat day rate after learning more about your organization/community needs and resources.
Previous custom trainings:
- Business developers and workshop trainers at a national Crown corporation
- To support community planning in Nunavut and the NWT
- Health authority coaches and managers
- Indigenous community members working on community development plans
Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.org for a basic outline for a 2-day workshop at your organization!


Moscow is anxious to begin negotiations with Trump based on the recent statements of Russian officials. The expressed mood in Russia is one of mild frustration at what they sense is a slow pace to normalizing relations with America.
So that these concerns may be smoothed over before a lack of initiative turns them into more significant obstacles we recommend Putin simply discuss diplomatic relations directly with Trump.
The important thing to keep in mind about Trump is that he often does not know details about and is not firmly wedded to specifics related to his broad policy outlines.
What this means for diplomacy with Russia is that Trump needs to be prompted before he will dive substantively into topics that are priorities to Russia but that are either not high priorities for Trump or that he is not aware of. In the absence of the nudge a direct discussion with Putin would provide it is possible that Trump will not feel compelled to further focus on Russian-American ties since they have not become worse since he took office and, therefore, from his perspective do not require greater attention.
If the Russians get the ball rolling with direct communications, Trump, as an experienced negotiator, can begin to consult with his team and return to the negotiating table with what concessions America would like to see Russia make in return for American concessions to Russia.
With both America and Russia holding numerous cards to trade, direct negotiations between Trump and Putin stand a good chance of becoming productive rapidly when actual offers are made. But before any card can be traded Trump must be reminded to take a seat at the table.


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Shoegazing doom-drone? Modern composition funeral doom? Idaho’s Wolvserpent (strangely not Goathamster or Dachshundraven) tickle that compound-tagging compulsion. Does it sound like Sunn O)))? Asva?
They indeed rise from the depths of those blackened swamps but, not unlike latter-day Sunn O))), offer a monolith that, when observed closely, is covered with beautiful, primordial-looking, cryptic ornaments, occasionally brushing Asva’s heart-wrenching crests. Perigaea… also shares a ritualistic affinity with the outer limits of tree-hugging BM, the sort you might find on the likes of Celestiial and Blood Of The Black Owl.
In its outmost abstract moments it reaches the farthest shores of the kind of stuff Finland’s Aural Hypnox releases. The press release boasts of Wolvserpent personnel possessing 20 years of classical training. Yet more than anything, this is drone/doom album as a gloomy yet multi-hued journey of the soul. It may not be superior to the aforementioned bands’ finest moments, but it’s pretty damn close.


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More than 120 vacant parcels in the six neighborhoods surrounding downtown Kalamazoo are available for gardens in the coming growing season.
"We have plenty to choose from," says Caitie Boring, community garden and beautification coordinator for the Kalamazoo County Land Bank
. The properties were once residential. Many have come to the Land Bank through foreclosures.
Applications are being accepted now through March 21 for those who want to be part of the Land Bank's Youth Garden Grant program. The idea is to clean, maintain and beautify property owned by the Land Bank.
Participants who obtain funding must agree to maintain at least two parcels. Funding is capped at $2,000 per project and participants are expected to raise further funds as necessary on their own.
Those who are approved for the program will be those who include youth in the experience, which is to be led by an adult with gardening expertise who can teach planting and growing methods to young people.
Participants will be expected to have their own tools or know where to obtain them, and have a plan for the garden they want to grow. Groups are encouraged to grow vegetables, although flowers, trees and low growing plants also are acceptable.
Participants also must be able to obtain liability insurance.
Using $15 million in federal neigbhorhood stabilization funds awarded to the City of Kalamazoo, the city and the Land Bank are working together to purchase tax and bank foreclosed properties with the objective of stabilizing communities and the housing market. Writer: Kathy Jennings
Source: Catie Boring, Kalamazoo County Land Bank
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Charlottesville is hosting the Virginia Festival of the Book through March 24. The festival brings together a variety of authors and literature lovers for programs that span many interests. A number of the events are free and spread across many venues in Charlottesville. Yesterday the Law School hosted “The Human Face of Modern Slavery – Sex Trafficking at Home and Abroad,” where Law alum Corban Addison ’04 discussed his novel, A Walk Across the Sun. The Law School’s own Molly Shadel discussed her book Finding Your Voice in Law School at the UVA Bookstore and received a glowing notice in the Daily Progress. Law Professor Chris Sprigman will speak about his book, The Knockoff Economy: How Imitation Sparks Innovation (co-authored with Kal Raustiala), for the program “The Global Economy: Innovations and Transformations” (Friday at 4pm; UVa Bookstore). Other programs on the schedule include “American Icons” at the Paramount with the Honorable John Lewis and Dr. John Carlos ($5 ticketed event on Saturday at 8pm), and “Big Blue Door: True Storytelling Jam” (tonight at 8pm; $5, The Bridge PAI).
Indulge your inner bibliophile and explore the festival!
– Leslie Ashbrook

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Providence, RI, September 09, 2015 --(PR.com
)-- Nicki Kris is proud to announce the release of her new single, 'Picture Yourself.' The recording is featured during closing credits in the award-winning short film 'Mother' by ASD Media & Entertainment.
'Picture Yourself' is a track that will surely move you. Nicki Kris has indeed matched the mood and the message of the film. The recording pulls at the heartstrings as the credits roll. Nicki has taken herself to a higher level and created a memorable song that will linger long after the scroll ends.
Says Nicki, "Due to its connection to the film, it was very important to me that 'Picture Yourself' be produced in a manner that would capture the essence of the film and the message of the lyrics. I decided that I needed to work with a more seasoned producer than myself so I gave Kevin McNoldy a call. Having worked with Kevin on my last EP from a mastering perspective, I felt very comfortable with him and his capabilities so it just made sense to have him drive the project from the beginning. I’m thrilled with the result and it has been a fantastic collaborative experience!"
With the release of Nicki's debut album 'I Come Alive' still generating quite a buzz in the music industry, including a two-song placement on the 56th Grammy Ballot for Best Pop Solo Performance as well as the inclusion of her track 'Beautiful' on Lifetime TV's highest-rated show 'Dance Moms,' she really raised the bar with her sophomoric effort in 2014, 'Dream Big.'
'Dream Big' is a blend of Pop-Americana Soul that caused a stir across genre boundary lines and also garnished several song and category placements on the Official Ballot for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards by The Recording Academy, including Song of the Year for 'Dream Big' and Best Pop Album.
From the first track, the instrumentation, unique song arrangements, and vocal performances truly encapsulate the listener. Nicki moves with ease between the storytelling of the title track, 'Dream Big' and soulful surprises, such as 'Fall Apart.' Her distinctive vocal tone and occasional light rasp instinctively capture the emotional essence of each heartfelt performance.
She is influenced by all genres of music including several of today's top artists plus top classic female rockers like Anne and Nancy Wilson, Natalie Merchant, and Pat Benatar. Nicki delivers a powerful sound that is organic. Nicki's musical compositions are filled with thoughtful lyrics, beautiful melodies, and powerful vocals that fully engage the listener from beginning to end.
Nicki is currently working on multiple projects and collaborations.
Official Website: http://www.nickikris.com


Apple on Saturday denied claims made on Chinese state media that its iPhone presents a security risk to customers by compromising location data.
“Apple does not track users’ locations – Apple has never done so and has no plans to ever do so,” Apple said on Saturday, the Financial Times reports.
A Friday report on CCTV, the widely influential Chinese state-owned broadcaster, warned that the iPhone could track users using its positioning technology, and “view the user’s home address, unit information and whereabouts.” The report also claimed that information could be passed to U.S. intelligence services.
In an explanation published on its homepage in China, Apple said it has “never worked with any government agency from any country to create a backdoor in any of our products or services,” the Financial Times reports.
Apple also said that users location services can only be accessed by the device’s owner when they enter their passcode.


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You need to control dear Nessie through weird objects - how many points can you make?What's new in this version:Added Pause!- Tap with two fingers to pause the game :)- The game will also pause if interrupted by a call, sms, etc. Watch Boo perform crazy high flying stunts in the air. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Works on all iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, Mini-iPad, iPod.
- Jump you way through the course as the obstacles increase in difficulty.
Look at four pictures and guess what's the word in common. What's new in this version:Bug fix Help elmer , the dead dinosaur, find his way back to the pre-historic era .
-"Simple but Extremely Addictive" Please show your support & mention Flip A Bird super mode in your FB posts. Just draw a line with your finger for the egg to bounce gently off of and to its destination. Egg Toast========Sometimes an Egg Toast sneaks in.
The purpose of this feature is to allow the user and/or kids for that matter to be able to play the game for an extended period of time without being hit by any in game obstacle.
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Math4Fun+ Free is a fun and educational single player game that can be played by both older kids and adults. The longer you survive the more Distance points you get.How to Play: Tap on screen to fly up. A big thank you shutout to Tiny Speck and their awesome Glitch graphics. Falcon X Free is an addicting Arcade Space Shooter with Runner features.
Heeeeeeelppp!!!Our baby bird is practicing to fly !Learn to fly with her through the beautiful mountain forest !Luxurious day/night cycle graphics for added viewing pleasure~Compete with friends to see who goest the farthest!

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Akron Beacon Journal
“KSU cup show grows in stature” by Dorothy Shinn, Mar 21, 2010
“...with the Pair of Cups she doesn't hide the cut. She's left it there for you to see, but she's fit it together so beautifully that the cut is there, but it's solid, and it's not thickened where the cut comes together, even though to close that seam she's overlapped the clay.”
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An initiative ensuring residents stay health and warm has been hailed a success.
North Tyneside Council’s safe and healthy homes team provides advice to help residents fix housing issues that affect their health.
One resident who has benefited is 72-year-old Mr Pagden, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease.
He was referred by a social worker who was concerned the lack of central heating and condition of electrics were making a respiratory problem worse.
The team arranged for an electrician to fix light fittings and replaced the boiler.
Mr Pagden said: “I am very happy now; I can continue living in my own home and I am quite independent. I feel a lot better and my house is lovely and warm. The safe and healthy homes team did a wonderful job.”
Coun John Stirling, cabinet member for environment, said: “I’m really pleased that we’re able to help our residents in such an important way, especially now the colder weather is setting in.”
“As well as training our staff to spot the signs of fuel poverty, a local partnership is also training frontline emergency service staff, too. Together, we are working really hard to improve the health of our residents.
“No one should be living in fuel poverty, and it’s extremely worrying that people’s health could be suffering.
“I would urge members of the public to contact the team via email, over the phone or call into a drop-in event if they need our help or know of someone who does.
The safe and healthy homes team will be at Whitley Bay Customer First Centre on November 17, from 10am to 2pm to talk to any residents.
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HallStar® EGDS is the product of the reaction of stearic acid with ethylene glycol. It is a mixture of mono- and di- esters, as reflected in its saponification value. Its effectiveness as an opacifier and pearlizing agent is due to its near insolubility in aqueous systems.
Utilized at a level of 1% to 2% in cream and lotion (O/W emulsion) products, HallStar® EGDS will contribute body, opacity and a soft velvety feel. Higher levels (up to 10%) can impart additional body, bringing the product towards a stiff paste consistency.
When incorporated at 0.5% to 2.5% in aqueous personal care cleansing products, brilliant pearlescence results. Consistent batch to batch pearlescent effects require formulation and manufacture under carefully controlled conditions. For optimal effect it is important to heat the batch to at least 75°C and to maintain this temperature until HallStar® EGDS is completely melted and finely dispersed. The batch is then cooled to room temperature (~30°C maximum) with continuous agitation. If used at too high a level, excessive opacity will diminish the pearlescent effect. If incorporated at too low a level, solubilization by surfactants can result in either no pearlescence or delayed and excessively temperature-sensitive pearlescence (resulting in product that is, or becomes, hazy or murky).
All components of HallStar® EGDS are listed in the following countries. Registration numbers for the active ingredients are included in parentheses: Europe (EINECS 211-014-3), Japan (ENCS 2-2492), Canada (DSL 627-83-8), Australia (AICS 627-83-8), United States (TSCA 627-83-8), Korea (ECL Serial No KE-26369), Philippines (PICCS 627-83-8) and China (EICS Part 1).
Features & Benefits:
- Bodying Agent
- Pearlizing Agent

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Author: Carrie Ryan
Publisher: Hachette Gollancz
Length: 320 pages
Mary lives in an isolated, unnamed village which is bound by a series of rules. Their community is fenced in and heavily patrolled by the Guards – in order to keep out the hordes of Unconsecrated (zombies!) who lurk on the other side and throughout the forest. Having grown up hearing stories about life prior to the zombie invasion, Mary dreams of the ocean and the possibilities that could lie beyond the two paths in the fenced-off forest.
Until one day the safety of her village is compromised by an attack of the Unconsecrated and the ordered life Mary knew is thrown into chaos. Mary and a small group of those who manage to escape the invasion (including her brother, her betrothed, her best friend and the boy she loves), together enter the forest and travel along the mysterious path into the unknown to try and ensure their survival.
This is hands-down, one of my favourite books. Though I deliberately picked it up because I knew it was about zombies, I think it’s an engaging and enjoyable read regardless of your personal interest in the undead. It was essentially my first experience with zombie-themed young adult literature and I was amazed with incredibly high quality of the work (because let’s be honest, zombies are not know for their sophisticated background and literary prowess). Ryan has crafted a sophisticated post-apocalyptic teen story which combines action and suspense with an emotional core and resonant, contemporary themes. Oh, and we certainly mustn’t forget, there is also quite a heart-wrenching romance plotline and a love quadrilateral.
If you pick any novel from Zombie Week to try reading for the first time, I can’t recommend The Forest of Hands and Teeth enough. Even if you aren’t a zombie fan, the well-developed cast of characters, gripping journey and forbidden romance will surely sustain you as a reader.
An incredibly writing debut by Carrie Ryan (and just to encourage aspiring writers, the first manuscript for this novel came out of Nanowrimo).

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The 2011 Oscars just ended, leaving a ‘Thank God’ exclamation for some, and a full of regret ‘Ohhhh…’ for others. Some say it was a bad Oscars this year, others were thrilled, while for others it was just O.K. The organizers seem to have taken a risk with Anne Hathaway and James Franco as presenters, since they were not so critically acclaimed, but anyway it was a fun show to watch, with funny/awkward moments, with an F-bomb dropper, with slight disappointments over the winners or losers, with happy moments, funny speeches… you name it!
And since we are talking about The Red Carpet event of the year, we can’t overlook the fashion, the glamor and the glitter of last night’s Oscars. Who was a fashion winner, who was your favorite and who could have done better? Let’s take a look at the beautiful ladies rocking (or not) the red carpet at the Oscars this year.
Red For The Red Carpet. Best & Worst Dresses
Quite a few ladies chose a look to die for in red last night (or so they thought). Anne Hathaway went vintage red in a Valentino gown, which I thought had a brilliant color… but that’s about it. I didn’t like the ruffled rose, nor was I crazy about how the dress fit her. Her makeup appeared to be too much. She has huge facial features so enhancing them was not such a good idea. Sandra Bullock, on the other hand, had the million dollar look last night! The perfect dress, the perfect color, perfect red lips, hair do, clutch and jewelry. The strapless Vera Wang dress turned heads and the actress looked elegant and beautiful in a classic but sexy red carpet gown. She’s my favorite!
And the red frenziee continues with a super hot Jennifer Lawrence wearing a Calvin Klein dress that reveals a body to kill for. Although she turned heads with this sexy look, the dress was just O.K., perhaps a bit too simple, tank top-like, swimsuit-like for the red carpet. But she’s a newbie so we’ll give her a pass this time. I loved her hair and her glowing makeup. Jennifer Hudson seemed to have been the happiest and most confident lady on the red carpet. She declared herself to be absolutely in love with her tangerine Versace halter gown, that she adored so much she wanted to sleep in. An A+ for her new body, for a beautiful makeup and hair and a lovely dress. Personally I thought it was a bit too in your face, too ruffled and not so flattering for her boobs. But she loved it and was all smiles in it, so that’s what counts eventually. Good for her! Penelope Cruz left us all in a shock at the sight of her perfect after-one-month-giving-birth-body! She looked beautiful, sexy, simple and happy in her red L’Wren Scott dress, next to her husband Javier Bardem.
Purple Elegance. Best & Worst Dresses
Natalie Portman was the lady of the night winning the Oscar for best actress for her role in ‘Black Swan’ and winning the title as one of the best dressed ladies of the night. Although a baby bum is hard to dress up for a red carpet event, she did a good job so far. She looks sweet and elegant in an off the shoulders plum Rodarte gown. Perhaps a bit too predictable, but she looks beautiful. Love the color! Her colleague from ‘Black Swan’, Mila Kunis is becoming a red carpet fashion expert. She usually goes for more daring, edgy looks, but last night she opted for a more feminine, romantic and natural look. And she gets my vote for best dressed at the Oscars. Her lace lavander Ellie Saab dress is so breathtaking and Mila compliments the look with simple makeup and side swept bangs. Stunning! Opinions went both ways for Scarlett Johanssen‘s Dolce & Gabbana lace plum open back dress. I thought she looked beautiful and happy with a dress that complimented her figure. Loved the makeup and the ring.
Nude-ish Tones. Best & Worst Dresses
Halle Berry was the queen of the red carpet last night. She had the perfect dress and her short pixie cut and gorgeus makeup complimented a stunning and beautiful Oscars look. She chose a crystal encrusted Marchesa gown and made us all feel relieved for her come-back to the old fashion best dressed habits. Loved it! I can’t say the same thing about Nicole Kidman, who seems to have a super annoying obsession for white gowns. And this event was no exception, so here she is in a very unflattering Asian inspired Dior couture gown. Her make up and hair looked good and even if she tried to put some color in there with her red pumps… it’s still a bummer. Nicole, get over the white phase ASAP!
Michelle Williams looked very clean, simple, pretty… boring. Nice pixie do, nice makeup, nice body, wonderful embelished Chanel dress, but it’s always nude with Michelle. For once we’d like to see her in something else. Step out of your comfort zone for once! Although only 14, Hailee Steinfeld was the princess of the red carpet. A future fashion icon. She looks adorable in her pale pink Marchesa gown, designed by herself, a one of a kind creation. Beautiful, age appropriate and complimented by a cute hairdo, natural makeup and nice clutch . Too bad for the shoes though. Mandy Moore chose a nude crystal encrusted Monique Lhuillier dress that fits her like a glove. Perhaps to some people it appears a bit too washed out, her makeup being somewhat natural as well, but she looks very sweet and elegant and her red lips are just the perfect touch of color. Nice!
Melissa Leo‘s F-bomb dropping was a right one if we take a look at her outfit (Marc Bouwer). Is that a dress or a long-sized-high-collar-lace shirt? Whatever. Maybe next time she’ll do better. Another pale bummer is Cate Blanchet‘s Givenchy dress. I am not crazy about the upper part of the dress, but I thought the lower part looked good (great texture and great length). She also rocked great jewelry and makeup. Too bad for the dress. Now don’t get me started on Florence Welch who seems to have a problem with comprehending the nature of the red carpet events. She should keep in mind that although they first celebrate the art in movies or music (see the Grammies), second of all they are a fashion event as well. We all know by now she has a soft spot for frumpy outfits, and this Valentino gown is no exception. Florence, enhance your beauty girl, don’t shove it under unflattering outfits!
Sparkles And Glitter. Best & Worst Dresses
A few day ago I saw some pictures of Gwyneth Paltrow rocking her bikini look on a beach somewhere, hence the glowing sun kissed skin and may I say that, although I absolutely love her shimmering Calvin Klein dress, it doen’t do her body much justice. She appears a bit too thin and shapeless, but other than that she is beautiful. Love the dress, the hair and the jewelry! Amy Adams is all sparkling in a form fitting blue L’Wren Scott gown. Nice combination of dress and jewelry and love the hair and makeup. Very elegant and red carpet appropriate.
Hilary Swank was one stunning lady this year at the Oscars. She wore an absolutely brilliant strapless Gucci gown. A combination of metal and feathers, an elegant pulled back up-do, natural makeup, lovely smile and there you have it… a look to die for! Love it! Anette Benning looked so elegant and quite edgy in her sparkling Art Duo gown made by Naeem Khan. Lovely jewelry and great attitude!
Black: A Red Carpet Must Do Or Not. Best & Worst Dresses
Reese Witherspoon opted this year for a very classic 60′s inspired look. She is wearing a Giorgio Armani Prive gown and a bouffant hair do. She does not look bad at all (in fact she resembles Julia Roberts a few years ago), if she wanted to look like a red carpet Barbie doll! She should take more risk with her fashion choices, she always seems to go for the simple safe look. Surprise us in a good way, next time Reese! O.K so Helena Bonham Carter came to celebrate the film event, or so she said. Is that suppose to be her excuse for horrible, crazy, unappropriate outfits? She makes no exception this time looking very HBC in a Colleen Artwood dress. Watch out Helena, you are starting to be very predictable!
I was very sorry to see Marisa Tomei looking sad and unflattering in a dark blue 1950′s vintage Charles James couture dress from Lily et Cie. The upper part of the dress is not that bad, but the lower part is a complete dissaster. Too bad Marisa, we know you can do better. Nice jewelry though! Sharon Stone left me speechless. I don’t know what was worse, her outfit or she thinking she rocked this looked. I can give her credit for a very sexy and confident attitude, but she went over the top with those feathers and that unbelivebly unflattering makeup. She looks older, Cruella-like and don’t get me started on that never-ending hair do. Too bad, because the one shoulder Christian Dior dress was not bad at all. In fact, it fitted her body beautifully, but she managed to screw up this one.
This is it for the red carpet fashion close up at the Oscars 2011. Feel free to share and comment with us your favorite and least favorite dresses and looks!


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Milan patron Silvio Berlusconi is "working" on bringing Paolo Maldini back to the club possibly as a director.
The legendary former defender retired in 2009 after devoting his entire 19-year career to the club in red and black.
Maldini has expressed an interest in working for Milan, even turning down the chance to join Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea as a Coach.
Speaking at a party to celebrate his 25 years as Milan's owner, Berlusconi was asked about his intentions for Maldini.
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A.R.E. Inc. released the K-Series fiberglass cap, featuring a high roof that rises 28.5" to 31" beyond the base rail and extends virtually to the front of the cab—instantly outfitting your pickup with up to 1,800 additional cubic inches of dry storage space. For improved visibility, tall double bay and side sliding windows are built into each side of the cap. The rear door features 39" to 45" of minimum clearance. On top of the standard features, A.R.E. offers optional skylight windows to lend the K-Series cap a more classic look. Owners also can choose to have side access doors installed for improved cargo accessibility. Additional appearance and utility options include sliding front and side windows, Nomadic roof rack, interior light, fabric headliner, clothes rod, sport wing, brake light and picture front window. (A.R.E., Massillon, Ohio)
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It was a much reduced Baselworld this year with so many absentees – but that meant it suddenly felt like a more civilised, less frenetic affair. As for the watches, there were some lovely things on offer for women – with updates, re-jigs and a few surprises. Here are my top 10.
Chanel Première Velours Diamonds
This Basel was all about the J12 and its re-vamp. But look carefully amongst the other cabinets and this little gem stood out for its perfect Lilliputian aesthetics. With a yellow gold case of only 19.7mm by 15.2mm somehow Chanel has managed to set 116 diamonds into that tiny postage stamp of a dial.
Gucci Grip Yellow Gold PVD
Inspired by the grip plate on a skateboard, this brand new collection from Gucci is what the cool kids will be wearing – for a start it doesn’t even look like a watch, with its three rotating discs that indicate hours, minutes and the date. Embrace its 1970s vibes by opting for the gold PVD case and bracelet in 35mm, stamped with customary interlocking ‘Gs’.
Bulgari Serpenti Seduttori Rose Gold
Bulgari’s latest reinterpretation of the iconic Serpenti line didn’t disappoint. Most dramatic was the re-imagining of the bracelet – gone are the ‘tubogas’ style stretchy coils, replaced with gorgeously supple scale-like links. Still present and instantly recognisable is the drop-shaped case based on the snake’s head.
Tudor Black Bay 32mm
Known for its tooled, sporty watches, this year saw Tudor add a hint of luxury to its Black Bay collection, mixing satin-brushed yellow gold to steel in an inviting bi-colour mix. Offered on a new five-link yellow gold and steel bracelet, this is a perfect everyday watch – robust and no-nonsense, yet with that all-important hint of glamour.
Graff Yellow Diamond watch
This watch was a tour-de-force in so many ways – not only for its extraordinary setting of over 59 carats of perfectly matched Fancy Vivid yellow diamonds, but also because the accumulated effect of those stones was like a beam of glowing sunshine around the wrist. Serious jewellery nerds only need apply.
Rolex DateJust 36mm
No major news from Rolex this year – just lots of updates and tweaks, including equipping the DateJust 36 with the new-generation calibre 3235 that was first introduced last year. This mother-of-pearl version with a diamond bezel is particularly timeless; the mother-of-pearl is also some of the finest and most iridescent you will see.
Zenith Defy Classic White Ceramic
Strictly speaking this was first shown in Geneva during SIHH, but it’s so good that Zenith rolled it out again at Basel. Available in black and blue, it’s the white version that particularly stands out – as the perfect hi-tech summer piece of kit for the watch cognoscenti. View the in-house Elite skeletonised movement through the open dial while admiring the monochrome colour palette.
Patek Philippe Twenty-4 Automatic High Jewellery
First launched in 1999, the Twenty-4 had a significant update last year with the launch, to great fanfare, of the Twenty-4 Automatic. This high jewellery 36mm version in rose gold is an astonishing light-show of diamonds with 3,238 set across the dial, bezel and bracelet – an extraordinary feat of gem-setting.
Hublot Classic Fusion
It wouldn’t have been thought possible a few years ago to mention Hublot in the same breath as everyday-wearable. But something has happened – and models are getting smaller and more quietly luxe. Particularly nice is the Classic Fusion in rose gold with diamonds on an integrated bracelet – a nice, funkier alternative to a gold Patek or Rolex.
Bell & Ross BR S Green Camo
Admittedly this probably isn't an everyday watch, but there is something very appealing about the mix of satin-brushed steel, diamonds and a camo dial from military/aviation obsessed Bell & Ross. Its 39mm case ensures it doesn't feel overly chunky while the quartz movement means you can sling it on and forget about it
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On the other hand, diesel buses’ MDBF totals of nearly 5,000 miles between breakdowns are an all-time high. Soot-belching diesel vehicles don’t fit the city’s chosen idiom — one of our insufferable high-tech sorts quoted in George Packer’s recent New Yorker piece on Silicon Valley and the city was taken aback that “some of the buses still run on diesel.” Not only do “some of the buses still run on diesel,” diesel is the backbone of the fleet. Motor coaches are traveling three times further between breakdowns since the late 1990s and nearly eight times further than the dawn of the Reagan administration. Diesel buses are making the runs Muni’s breakdown-prone light-rail vehicles, electric buses, historic trolleys, and even cable cars are missing…
… San Francisco’s breakdown totals are far, far worse than most any other major transit agency’s; Los Angeles’ light-rail vehicles travel more than four times as far as San Francisco’s between roadcalls.
Answering the natural next question — why? — is complicated. Other agencies carry fewer people in newer vehicles. They have a higher mechanic-to-vehicle ratio. They don’t grapple with hilly, stop-and-start conditions. And, especially in the case of light-rail vehicles and electric buses, they aren’t saddled with crappy, obsolete machinery.
Transit is difficult. Maintenance issues are a big reason why. So, as Muni gears up to ask voters for more money and as the agency touts its “investment in maintenance,” it warrants mentioning that “maintenance” isn’t a unified, undifferentiated area one can simply hurl money and manpower at in order to “solve.” And the portion of Muni’s fleet where maintenance is getting more and more optimal — and is serving a more and more vital purpose for the agency — is one image-conscious policymakers would like to distance themselves from.
Transit is difficult. The riders who’ll spend a communal 20 years trapped aboard it in any given month have plenty to think about… (more)
As we have been saying all along, Muni needs ALL the Muni funds. Stop spending Muni funds on everything else.
Each year, the American College of Sports Medicine ranks the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas in its American Fitness Index. San Francisco ranked fourth this year, behind Minneapolis-St. Paul, Washington, D.C., and Portland, Ore. The Greater Bay Area gets good marks for the fact that almost 15 percent of people take public transportation to work, but low marks for “percent of days when mental health was not good.”
These things may be related.
Supervisor Scott Wiener has made it his mission to find a way to improve our public-transportation system, holding hearing after hearing on the status of Muni and its budget. Those meetings can be very depressing…
Reiskin will be coming to the Board of Supervisors this year to ask for $120 million in revenue bonds to make a small dent in the $2.2 billion needed in transportation infrastructure improvements. Additionally, the voters will be considering a vehicle license fee (likely in November 2014) expected to bring in $70 million per year to the general fund, where it will promptly be spent on things San Franciscans do not use every day…
Wiener is considering putting a measure on the same ballot with the fee to force the use of the new income for updating the physical transit system. Wiener also is considering a surcharge on tickets to events for the same purpose. Either proposal would need the approval of voters.
At the recent hearing, Reiskin acknowledged that, to get additional money, “We need to earn the credibility to get that support.”
No kidding… (more)
Link to the Land Use Committee Meeting on Muni, May 28: http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=12&clip_id=17639&meta_id= 21 REGULAR AGENDA
130053 – Hearing and monthly report, directed to the Municipal Transportation Agency and the Controller, analyzing and disclosing the state of Municipal Transportation Agency service and maintenance, including month-on-month comparisons, and the loss of economic productivity in San Francisco resulting from Municipal Transportation Agency service disruptions.
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Primary data on small-scale maize systems in Bolgatanga and Bongo Districts, Upper East Region, Ghana, 2014/15 cropping season
These data were gathered for the purpose of research in Work Package 4.5 within the context of the BiomassWeb Project (https://biomassweb.org/). The data are on agricultural land use, resource management practices and production in small-scale maize systems in Bolgatanga and Bongo Districts, Upper East Region, Ghana. The data were collected by Francis Molua Mwambo, using semi-structured questionnaire to interview maize farmers in 2015. The data are based on the interviewees' estimate, which were collected as feedback to the questionnaire during a field survey in the study area.
The data was collected in three districts (Kersa, Omonada and Bako-Tibe) in Oromia regional state, Southwestern Ethiopia. The data was collected from 228 farmers during October-November 2015. The questionaire was developed after a series of focus group discussions and key informant interviews in the study area.
Land degradation in this dataset is defined as the persistent reduction or loss of land ecosystem services, notably the primary production service. The long-term trend of inter-annual mean Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), over the period 1982–2006, is used as a proxy for the persistent decline or improvement in the Net Primary Productivity (NPP) of land, thereby delineating land degradation hotspots. The Global Inventory Modelling and Mapping Studies (GIMMS) dataset of 64 km2-resolution of NDVI data employed has been corrected for rainfall variation effect and atmospheric fertilization effect in addition to the masking of ineligible pixels. The data is used to calculate the area of NDVI decline in km2 and in percentages for corresponding land covers. The dataset provided contains different files (GIS files, a table and a report). The report,"BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY-BASED MAPPING OF GLOBAL LAND DEGRADATION HOTSPOTS", contains a detailed description of how the global land degradation hotspots, based on biomass productivity, were identified. A summary of the “ground truthing” methods is also presented. The GIS files map the global land degradation hotspots versus main land cover/use types. In addition, the GIS files map the areas with above ground biomass improvement. The area (km2) of long-term (1982-2006) NDVI decline (with correction of RF and AF effects and masking of saturated NDVI zone) versus main land cover/use types counted for each country are then presented in the excel table.

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Color photo of filmmaker Michael Moore dressed as a woman with a sash that reads,"The Raining Int'l Cherry Queen." He participated in the 1997 Williams Brothers' entry, "London Fog," in the Cherry Festival Parade.
Two color photographs of the 1987 National Cherry Queen's float: one, with no one on it, parked at the Northwest Michigan Fairgrounds; the other, with the Queen and a chaperone onit, parked along a residential street.

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As two global fast fashion giants come to town, it's a good moment to spare a thought for the people who make your peasant blouses and hoodies.
Someone has to pay for fast fashion. Too often, it's still textile and clothing factory workers in Bangladesh, Pakistan and other developing economies. Despite international efforts to reform the industry, reports keep coming of fire-trap factories, 12-plus-hour days, and child labour.
One of the most pressing issues for international businesses is managing the quality and ethical standards of supply chain partners - from the cotton field to coat-hanger.
We're not suggesting H&M and Zara, Auckland's latest newcomers, have poorer records than local players. To the contrary, Zara shows it is possible to do fast fashion ethically. Its parent company shone in an Australian survey, commissioned by NGO Baptist World Aid, which gives companies a simple letter grade based on their policies, supply chain, monitoring and worker empowerment. In its 2016 report, Zara scored A, H&M scored B+ - more than local players Glassons (C+), and Karen Walker (C -showing price is no guide), while another recent arrival, Topshop, also scored C+.
As well as all fashion brands, governments and consumers have a role to play in improving working conditions and human rights for clothing workers.
After the 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza factory building in Bangladesh, which killed 1136 workers - mostly women and girls - and injured over 2500, western clothing companies vowed "never again". Western brands put together two agreements to build safety and human rights into their supply chains.
The Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety includes over 200 apparel companies, two global labour unions, several local unions, and NGOs. It legally binds companies to spend money to improve garment factory conditions. The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety requires the roughly 500 factories involved to be inspected, and provides financial contributions for renovations and training.
Real progress has been made, with more workers being paid a minimum wage. But there's a way to go yet, with fresh allegations by NGO watchdogs that many garment factory workers still endure dangerous conditions. And while most fashion companies now know their suppliers at the final stage of production, many remain unaware of their raw material suppliers.
Western brands must continue to step up to the mark and take action to ensure their supplier firms improve working conditions. Under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, businesses are responsible for ensuring due diligence of their supply chains.
Alongside the corporate-led model of reform, a case can be made that we also need stronger regulation by national and local government, and bodies such as the International Labour Organization.
Consumers can use their buying power and social media to keep up pressure on fashion companies, sending the message: "We support safety moves so far, but you must do better."
Already, consumers are choosing not to buy so much or to recycle. Many are cynical of corporate social responsibility (CSR), particularly when enacted by large multinationals. Some consumers see CSR efforts as a marketing ploy, while others are torn between wanting to do the right thing and not being sure whether their efforts will actually trickle down to workers or not. Greater transparency is vital: consumers want and need to know where their money goes and exactly how ethical programmes work.
On a brighter note, Auckland research has found that even though ethical fashion brands made in New Zealand are more expensive, the businesses can be financially sustainable and profitable in the long-run because of their loyal customer base, their eagerness to be transparent and their devotion to doing what's right.
Whether it's by shopping ethically-made or pressuring fast fashion giants, if we are going to save and improve the lives of low paid workers in developing countries, consumers and company shareholders are going to have to pay more for new clothing.
Dr Maureen Benson-Rea is a senior lecturer of Management and International Business
Christina Stringer is an associate professor of Management and International Business
Dr Mike Lee is a senior lecturer in Marketing
Miriam Seifert is a PhD candidate in Management and International Business, all at the University of Auckland Business School.

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World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit condemned the apparent arrest of Pastor George Chibubi, who was picked by the police in Ndola for organising a meeting with fellow pastors to discuss Zambia’s economic crisis.
Tveit joined other Zambian and international advocates urging President Edgar Lungu to release Chibubi as well as others who may be detained.
“We condemn the arrest, detention and harassment of pastors and other people attempting to meet as part of a civil society discussing, in a democratic fashion, ways to improve the lives of people in Zambia,” said Tveit. “The WCC stands in solidarity with the church leaders in Zambia as they attempt to communicate with the government and the people.”
Alleged evidence of police brutality in Zambia has alarmed the world, Tveit added. “Oppression and brutality have no place in creating a nation of peace that is sustainable for all,” he said.
Chibubi and other pastors had gathered to discuss the debt crisis when police were allegedly directed to arrest them. The meeting, convened by the Centre for Trade Policy and Development, drew more than 50 faith leaders. Leaders from that organization have been summoned by the police as well.