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Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy, who also hold the finance portfolio, presented the maiden budget of the JDS-Congress government since its formation in 2018. On expected lines, the state budget envisaged comprehensive sops and new programmes in the agriculture and irrigation sector. On the back of the prevailing drought situation in the state, the government expects the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) to grow a tad bit slower than last year. GSDP is expected to grow at 9.6 per cent this fiscal against 10.4 per cent in 2017-18. However, the industrial sector is expected to grow to 7.4 per cent from 4.7 per cent last year. Services sector is expected to remain flat at 12.3 per cent, the same as last fiscal.
To tackle the twin problem of productivity and pricing, the state government in its budget announced a slew of measures. Earlier in the day, taking on Prime Minister Modi, Kumaraswamy urged the opposition parties to unite in calling out 'lies' with respect to the remarks made by prime minister Narendra Modi on farm loan waiver scheme in Karnataka. Laying out the complete details of farm loan waiver in the budget, the government said that as announced in July 2018 budget, out of the provisioning of Rs 6,500 crore made in 2018-19 for commercial banks, so far only Rs 2,850 crore has been released to 6 lakh beneficiaries . For the cooperative banks, the entire budget provision of Rs 2,600 crore, meant for crop loan waiver scheme, has already been released reaching 5.97 lakh farmers. Under the current budget, a provisioning of Rs 6,500 crore for commercial bank crop loans and Rs 6,150 crore for co-operative bank crop loans has been made to meet the entire loan waiver target. The government also expects the co-operative loan waiver process to be completed by June 2019 and commercial bank loan waiver by fiscal year 2019-20. Chief minister also stated that a representation had already been made to the Central government to provide Rs 2,434 crore package for Kharif crop, but only Rs 950 crore has been sanctioned. The government has again sought Rs 2,065 crore for the Rabi crop in the wake of the drought in several districts of the states.
Other sops to the agriculture sector include:
- Rs 250 crore subsidy for Krushi Bhagya Scheme for construction of farm ponds to provide conserved water to dry land farmers.
- Rs 40 crore allocated to continue Zero budget farming.
- Rs 35 crore for encouraging organic farming.
- Rs 145 crore for Israel model of micro irrigation system to grow crops profitably by utilizing less water.
- New "Raitha Siri" scheme encourage growing minor millets with assistance of Rs 10,000 per hectare via DBT
- Assistance of Rs 7,500 per hectare to motivate farmers to cultivate paddy under the scheme called "Karavali package" with Rs 5 crore grant.
- Special package of Rs 150 crore to improve the economic condition of grapes and pomegranate growers.

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Candace Helaine Cameron born on 6 April 1976 in Panorama City. She is a citizen of United States of America. Candace Cameron Bure was educated at Chatsworth High School.
She is an American actress, producer, author, and talk show panelist.
Candace Cameron Bure has had one spouse: Valeri Bure. She has one sibling Kirk Cameron.
Candace Cameron Bure has worked as an actor, film producer, writer, television actor, film actor, voice actor and child actor.
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text: We are super-excited for this premiere because YT NOIZ is an artist you should definetly look out for in 2019. Manchester based artist YT NOIZ is making us all feel nostalgic with his debut release on Freaktone Records, “Those Days”, written by YT NOIZ. The debut three-track EP is packed with great production, groovy vibes and feels that can move any danceloor. The EP has Soulshaker Club Mix, Soulshaker Dub Mix and the orginal. Make sure you follow Freaktone Records below to stay updated on news, events and more!

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Rap group Dopeadelicz is on cloud none right now. And why won’t they be? They have landed a gig in Megastar Rajinikanth’s upcoming film Kaala. The rap group, consisting of Tony Sebastian, Rajesh Radhakrishnan, Abhishek Kurme and Akhilesh Sutar, has worked on several songs like Legalize It, D Rise and many more.
“Ranjith sir (director) was doing a lot of research for Kaala when he heard about us and wanted us to be part of the movie. We play a hip-hop gang in the movie and have also done a track for it. We started singing in 2010 and by 2011 had released our tracks. By 2013, we had participated in a few television shows and had started giving live performances. We are a team that performs in five languages,” said an excited Tony Sebastian.
About their meeting with Rajinikanth, Tony added, “We met him for the first time and didn’t know what to speak. We were surprised and kept staring at him. This is our first time in Tamil movies and we always wanted to work in the industry. We have always had this feeling of staying far away from where we belong. So, when we got this opportunity, we grabbed it.”


World War II is rarely associated with motorcycles. The first associations the average European has with WWII are aviation or navy. Nothing could be further from the truth
Both Allied and Axis armies were heavily equipped with all sorts of motorcycles – from the German BMW to the Soviet IZ to the iconic and universally praised American Harley Davidson. However, as one would expect, it was not Harley that led on the frontlines
This motorcycle was produced in the USSR during World War II. The history of its production began exactly after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. In exchange for the supply of raw materials from the USSR, the Nazis pledged technological support to the Soviet armed forces. Given this fact, the Soviet M-72 was an improved copy of the German BMW R-71 motorcycle
The M-72 was a high-capacity motorcycle, which did a great job considering the span of the Soviet Union itself, not to mention the number of miles traveled across the frontlines of Europe. Production began in 1941, and one could make the theory that the motorcycle ceased to be built when World War II ended, but nothing could be further from the truth
Production ended in 1961, 20 years after the start of production, which shows how sought after the M-72 was. These motorcycles had a carbureted, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder engine with a capacity of 746 cm³. M-72 motorcycles could reach the speed of 110 km/h, but the examples with sidecar reached slightly less, 90 km/h. It is worth remembering, however, that these motorcycles were used not only by the Red Army, but also by the People’s Army of Poland supported by the USSR. Between 1945 and 1947, small quantities of this model found their way into use by the LWP, with larger quantities not arriving until the late 1940s and early 1950s
The pioneering motorcycle of the Nazis was the BMW R75 Sahara. It was the most famous motorcycle produced by the BMW concern with its distinctive sidecar. The R75s were used for reconnaissance, liaison, transport and laying telephone cables. They were found on all fronts of World War II, of course as the chief motorcycles of the Wermacht. The R75 was an improved version of the BMW R71 and R12 motorcycles, which were initially intended to serve the Wermacht military as reliable single-trackers
However, after a few years, in 1941 to be exact, the R75 started its production. This model had a ground clearance of 150 mm. The fender clearance made it possible to install snow chains on the wheels. The maximum speed of this motorcycle was 90 km/h. The motorcycle was designed to carry 3 soldiers with full equipment. It was also equipped with a yoke, thanks to which it was possible to mount a MG34 machine gun. The fixed marching speed corresponded to that of infantry and was 3-4 km/h. The motorcycle was also equipped with a gearbox having 4 road gears, 3 off-road gears and a reverse gear.
Although there is a common statement that the ideal is not improved, the designers of the R75 had a different opinion, and as a result, the R75 was constantly modernized. The first improvement was the foot brake lever, which was strengthened. Next, the differential lock was upgraded. The often-breaking transmission spring and front suspension were also improved. In turn, the position light was mounted on the bogie
The BSA M20 was manufactured by the British armament company Birmingham Small Arms Company. The BSA group is known today by another name, Triumph. Although Triumph motorcycles began in 1902, they only became famous after BSA purchased the Triumph company, turning it into the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world
But back to the BSA M20, production of the motorcycle began in 1937. These motorcycles are known for the longest service in the ranks of British motorized vehicles, as well as the largest number of resulting motorcycles produced during World War II. The first examples of the M20 were civilian models, but this changed with the outbreak of World War II, which resulted in the modification of the M20. The motorcycle was equipped with a 496cc single-cylinder engine, and a 4-speed gearbox. It powered the British, South African and Swedish armies.


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The Snow app is especially well-received 30 million downloads and counting since its launch last fall because it lets K-pop and K-drama fans see a more relaxed and goofy side to their favorite Hallyu idols from the most adored boy band members to top names in the film industry. Favorite Idols Everyday Story Receive a special everyday message from the artist who calls your name. Not only do they keep their social networks completely well-managed but their photo editing is on point right down to the coolest of filters.
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Molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in African children from rural and urban communities with atopic dermatitis
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Staphylococcus aureus has been associated with the exacerbation and severity of atopic dermatitis (AD). Studies have not investigated the colonisation dynamics of S. aureus lineages in African toddlers with AD. We determined the prevalence and population structure of S. aureus in toddlers with and without AD from rural and urban South African settings.

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Labor expected to win Victoria Legislative Assembly election today
A total of 3,781,696 voters are expected to vote at 1,784 polling stations today in the elections for the 88 seats in the Victoria state Legislative Assembly and 40 seats in the Legislative Council. Voting is compulsory.
In the 2010 election the Liberal/National Coalition won 45 seats and Labor won 43 seats. This time Labor is doing much better with around 52% of the vote and is expected to triumph across this south-eastern state. Many people are saying that it is a vote against the federal Prime Minister and Liberal/National coalition leader Tony Abbott.
The ruling centre-right Liberal/National Coalition minority government is led by Premier Denis Napthine and the centre-left opposition Australian Labor Party is led by Daniel Andrews.
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According to reports from The Daily Mail, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are monitoring Lewes prodigy Ben El-Mhanni.
The young forward is famed for his silky skills – earning him the moniker ‘the non-league Riyad Mahrez’ – and has even featured in Nike television commercials alongside Barcelona star Neymar. His Youtube videos have also proved incredibly popular – racking up around 100,000 hits.
The 20-year-old has impressed for Ryman Premier League side Lewes this season, attracting scouts from a number of top-flight and Championship sides, and is currently on trial at Crystal Palace.
But according to The Daily Mail, Champions League chasers Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are also monitoring the prodigious attacker – who can play on either wing or as a No.10.
El-Mhanni started his career in the youth teams at Barnet and Aldershot before moving onto Farnborough and eventually Lewes in English football’s seventh tier, and has recently spent time training with West Bromwich Albion.


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U.S. scientists have identified a new class of meteorite that fell to Earth and likely originated from the crust of the Red Planet.
The meteorite Northwest Africa 7034 (NWA 7034 for short), nearly 11 ounces (320 grams) in weight, was found in the Saharan Desert in Marocco in 2011.
Now the team led by Dr Carl Agee of the University of New Mexico’s Institute of Meteoritics in Albuquerque has determined that the meteorite formed 2.1 billion years ago, the early era of the most recent geologic epoch on Mars called the Amazonian.
NWA 7034 was found to contain an order of magnitude more water than any other Martian meteorite. The findings appear in the January 3, 2013 issue of the Science Express.
“This meteorite is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before,” Dr Agee said. “It’s a completely new type of Martian meteorite. It has everything in its composition that you’d want in order to further our understanding of the Red Planet. This unique Martian meteorite tells us what volcanism was like 2 billion years ago, but it also gives us a glimpse of ancient surface and environmental conditions on Mars that no other meteorite has offered.”
“This meteorite, made of brecciated volcanic rock, is consistent with the composition of surface rocks on Mars analyzed by Martian rovers and orbiters,” Dr Agee explained. “But, our analysis of the oxygen isotopes, oxygen atoms with different numbers of neutrons, shows that NWA 7034 is not like any other meteorites or planetary samples. The chemistry is consistent with surface rocks that have interacted with the Martian atmosphere, an idea that had been hypothesized by earlier studies. The abundance of water, some 6,000 parts per million, suggests that the meteorite interacted with Martian surface- or ground-water 2.1 billion years ago.”
The unique meteorite has some similarities to, but is very different from other Martian meteorites known as SNC (for three members of the group: Shergotty, Nakhla and Chassigny). SNC meteorites currently number 110. So far, they are the only meteoritic samples from Mars that scientists have been able to study in Earth-based laboratories. However, their point of origin on the Red Planet is uncertain. In fact, recent data from lander and orbiter missions suggest that they are a mismatch for the Martian crust.
“The texture of the NWA meteorite is not like any of the SNC meteorites,” explained co-author Dr Andrew Steele of the Carnegie Institution’s Geophysical Laboratory.
“It is made of cemented fragments of basalt, rock that forms from rapidly cooled lava, dominated with feldspar and pyroxene, most likely from volcanic activity. This composition is common for lunar samples, but not from other Martian meteorites.”
“Perhaps most exciting, is that the high water content could mean there was an interaction of the rocks with surface water either from volcanic magma, or from fluids from impacting comets during that time,” Dr Steele said. “It is the richest Martian meteorite geochemically and further analyses are bound to unleash more surprises.”
Bibliographic information: Agee CB et al. Unique Meteorite from Early Amazonian Mars: Water-Rich Basaltic Breccia Northwest Africa 7034. Science, published online January 3, 2013; doi: 10.1126/science.1228858


WINNIPEG, Manitoba — For the Devils, it was another night to forget.
Evander Kane scored a pair of goals to lead the Jets over the Devils 4-2 last night. It was the Devils’ fourth consecutive defeat.
Kane scored Winnipeg’s first goal and added an empty-netter with 32 seconds left, Alexander Burmistrov and Mark Stuart also scored, and Bryan Little had a pair of assists.
Adam Henrique and Patrik Elias scored, and Johan Hedberg made 16 saves for the Devils. Ondrej Pavelec, making his 23rd start of the season, turned aside 23 shots for the Jets, who won their second straight.
“Right now when we give up opportunities, we’re giving up real, real quality opportunities,” said Devils forward Zach Parise, who assisted on Elias’ goal. “Throughout the course of the game we’re not giving them much, but when we are it’s breakaways or real Grade A chances so that’s hurting us.”
Kane scored his team-leading 13th goal of the season when a shot from defenseman Dustin Byfuglien deflected off his stick past Hedberg at 1:42 of the first period.
“I’m executing better and playing smarter and burying my chances,” said Kane. “When I do that things happen for me.”
The Devils answered four minutes later with a low shot from Henrique that beat Pavelec on the glove side. The teams each had six shots on goal in a tight-checking first period.
The Devils went ahead 2-1 with less than three minutes left in the second when Elias scored his ninth goal of the season on a two-man advantage. The Jets quickly tied it 2-2 on a short-handed goal by Burmistrov just over a minute later.
Kane put in his empty-netter unassisted with 32 seconds left.


How many English teams will play in 2019-20 Champions League?
A Spurs Liverpool final won’t affect number of places on offer
The 2019 Champions League final will be held at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid. Photograph: Rodrigo Jimenez/EPA
The Premier League will retain its four Champions League places for next season, with a fifth only on offer if Arsenal win the Europa League.
However, with Liverpool assured of a top four spot and Tottenham’s all but confirmed, neither side will need to avail of the Champions League place reserved for the competition’s winners.
Spurs are currently fourth in the Premier League table, three points clear of Arsenal and with a superior goal difference by eight.
If, as expected, they secure a top four place this weekend then the extra automatic Champions League place will go to the winners of the Dutch Eredivisie - which, ironically, is likely to be Ajax.
Arsenal and Chelsea both hold the upperhand in their Europa League semi-finals against Valencia and Eintracht Frankfurt respectively, ahead of another potential all English final in Baku on May 29th.
Should Arsenal lift the trophy in Azerbaijan they would qualify for next year’s Champions League as the Premier League’s fifth competitor.
Chelsea have already secured their place in the top four, meaning should they win the Europa League there will be four English sides in next year’s European Cup.
The only other European place to be decided is in next year’s Europa League. If Watford beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final, they will compete in Europe next season.
If, as expected, City win at Wembley, the Europa League spot will go to seventh-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers.


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Antemortem tau positron emission tomography imaging suggests elevated tau pathology in autosomal dominant versus late-onset Alzheimer's disease at equivalent clinical stages, but does not implicate the specific tau pathologies responsible. Here we made stereological measurements of tau neurofibrillary tangles, neuritic plaques, and neuropil threads and found compared to late-onset Alzheimer's disease, autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease showed even greater tangle and thread burdens. Regional tau burden resembled that observed in tau imaging of a separate cohort at earlier clinical stages. Finally, our results suggest tau imaging measures total tau burden in Alzheimer's disease, composed predominantly of tangle and thread pathology.
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Helsinki Times - Nine soldiers and four building specialists gathered around the laptop of Colonel Kalle Seppälä at the Helsinki Airport on Monday evening, as Seppälä showed them images from the Central African Republic. After months of preparations and delays, Finland is finally set to send its troops to the conflict-ridden country to participate in an EU crisis management operation.
“We're indeed finally going,” Seppälä smiled, as the prattle of the men filled the departure lounge.
Meanwhile in Turku, the supplies of the unit were being loaded into a cargo aircraft.
“At this point, we'll have three cars, and food and water for 30 days. In addition, we have ammunition and explosives for clearance projects,” Seppälä told.
And a sauna, of course.
“It's become a bit of a joke, but of course Finns always have a sauna with them. It's a container sauna, with meeting facilities and showers. We have our own generators and pumps, and if we can find water somewhere we'll also get the showers working.”
With respect to weapons, the operation has faced notable bureaucratic headwinds. “Air France is traditionally reluctant to transport weapons. It's strange that officials leave to keep the peace but aren't allowed to take their tools with them,” bemoaned Seppälä.
The crisis management operation in the Central African Republic is one of the most demanding operations of the European Union. Over the past few months, the country has been torn by horrible violence, and visitors are hardly welcomed.
“They look askance and make hand signals. Children do wave their hands merrily,” Seppälä described.
Altogether, a maximum of 30 Finnish troops are set to participate in the crisis management operation. Staff officers have already been deployed to the operational headquarters in Larissa, Greece.
“Heat and humidity,” Seppälä replied to a question about his first impressions of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
The Finnish units consist of sappers for defusing and disposing of explosives and so-called CIMIC troops for maintaining channels of communication with the civilian population.
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YANGON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed with 12 others injured in Tuesday night's clashes between demonstrators and the police in Mrauk U , Myanmar's western Rakhine state, said a release of the Information Ministry Wednesday.
The incident was sparked by a ban of holding literary talks show to mark the 233rd anniversary of the fall of ethnic Arakan Kingdom and its loss of sovereignty.
Expressing dissatisfaction over the ban, an estimation of over 1,000 demonstrators, slanting slogans, gathered around the local administration office building at about 7 p.m. local time to lodge protest and clashes occurred with the police, the release said.
Despite prohibition by the police, the situation became worse forcing the police to fire warning shots to disperse the crowd.
Stoned by the protestors, about 20 police force members were injured with some motor cars and cycles, office rooms and windows of the local administration office being destroyed.
The local authorities are taking measures for restoring peace and stability in the region, the release added.


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Eric did not come empty-handed when he pulled his full-sized pickup truck into my driveway late last spring. As I approached the driver’s side door, he abruptly floored the accelerator, causing the big V-8 to thunder in neutral, what I would only begin to understand much later was a frustrated fist-shake at the world.
Grinding the bare stub of a cigarette into the floorboard with shaking hands, he brushed my outstretched palm aside as he gave me a big hug. I hugged him back, after all, we had seen a lot, shared a lot, together more than a quarter century earlier, when we were both charged with the electric stupidity of youth that passes for fearlessness. Eric and I had flown together during our first six-month deployment on the USS Ranger to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. He filled my arms with gifts, and we walked into the house.
Unshaven, with stubble encircling an otherwise bald head, Eric’s eyes darted furtively behind wire glasses. Eric looked like shit, I thought, as I slowly made sense of the jumbled bits and pieces of our phone conversations over the past several days. Eric was either nearing a nervous breakdown, or experiencing some sort of manic episode, I couldn’t tell what exactly, but he was in bad shape.
And then, abruptly, he wasn’t, and it was steady as she goes, and my old bombardier/navigator was back: confident, razor sharp, intently asking, “how are you doing, Petey,” the awkward nickname he would use to try and get a rise out of me. For the next four hours, we visited as he transited the disconnected states of his tormented life, a topic to which I am not wholly unfamiliar. Alternating tales started in fact that slowly began to stray from reality, and hysterical references to “pilot candy” and various close ones on the aircraft carrier that I knew to be true, it became clear that the same old Eric was in there, especially when he spoke of his love for his children. We shared more than a few laughs, hugs, and tears before it was time for him to leave.
It was only as Eric was getting ready to leave that I took stock of his gifts. Six Asian specialty beers, a mini toy fishing pole, three packs of Starbursts (“pilot candy” to give me a boost of energy to land the jet safely after a long night of flying). A beautiful photo of a Hawaiian sunset ready to be framed was also there, several small American flags, the kind waved at parades, and finally one huge, ship-sized orange life ring, much too big to use on my boat. After a final hug and “I love you, brother” uttered by both of us, I told him to come visit anytime.
He never did.
Last Sunday evening, Eric took his own life. I won’t pretend to understand the why, other than the obvious: the relentless attacks by demons of who knows what origin became too much for him to bear. What I do know, however, is that Eric—adoring father, caring friend, and life observer of uncommon insight and wisdom was in there, dealing as best he could with a terribly cruel and uncaring world. I will remember Eric as always kind.
May you find peace at last, old friend.

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Hop in our time machine for our preview of Atlanta’s game against the Sacramento Kings. Our preview focuses on DeMarcus Cousins and what little talent the Kings have surrounded him with. Despite their struggles, the Kings have shown an ability to knock off teams that are better than them. On the other hand, the Hawks have shown an ability to lose to teams that are beneath them. That makes for a match-up where anything can happen.
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Thabo Sefolosha has now missed seven consecutive games with a groin injury. Mike Budenholzer seems to think he would return before the All-Star break, but that may be wishful thinking. Atlanta’s defense has struggled without Sefolosha’s presence on the perimeter. They need him back soon if they’re going to continue to climb the Eastern Conference standings.
Hawks Around The Web 2/10/17
The latest episode of Locked on Hawks sees Brad Rowland discussing a variety of Hawks related topics with Zach Harper of FanRag Sports. The two talk about Dennis Schroder, Dwight Howard, two wings that have been playing well lately, and much more.
Chris Vivlamore at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports on Kent Bazemore‘s recent stretch of good play. Bazemore is finally healthy and living up to his large contract. Bazemore never let the frustrations of not playing well get him down. He continued to work hard and trust that his talent would eventually get him back on track.
At Hawks Hoop, Graham Chapple talks about Lamar Patterson‘s second 10-day contract, Thabo Sefolosha’s injury, trades, and much more. He also answers some questions from Twitter users.
At Peachtree Hoops, Kris Willis previews Atlanta’s match-up with the Sacramento Kings. It’s the first game of a three-game road trip for the Hawks.
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On our sixth day on Crete, our rental car “Sleepy Gonzales” had to work those hills again.
DAG 6 (31 JULI 2018)
Me, my boyfriend and his brother wanted to get out of the charter bubble for a while so we got up before sunrise to go on a road trip and explore the island beyond the tourist streets surrounding our hotel. We witnessed the sun rise above the hills as we drove by and stopped in the middle of nowhere where there was a sign that said “breakfast” by the side of the road. I have tried to retrace our steps to find where it was without success but they had goats and chicken in the yard and served us a great breakfast package with feta- and olive sandwiches.
Our first (and pretty much only) planned stop of the day was the beach Elafonissi on the west side of the island which is famous for its pink sand. The beach is usually crammed with humans but since we arrived before all tourist buses we had a really nice experience of the beach, that actually was way pinker than I had hoped it was. We stayed for about an hour before the crowds started to arrive and that was when we decided to hit the road again.
The biggest problem with Elafonissi? Everyone who gets there has to drive on the same small road which meant that as we were driving up the hills again we were meeting everyone who was going down the hills to the beach – this included big tourist buses in every hairpin turn. I’ve never been much into religion, but at that point, I was praying to all Gods in every religion since I was pretty much panicking when we were just inches from the side of the road with no shield what so ever between us and a long fall down a cliff. We somehow survived that “adventure” and continued our road trip through cute little villages.
We had some loose thoughts about hiking the famous Samaria gorge this day but thought that it was way too hot and instead turned to google where I found a blog post that referred to a town on the south side of the island as “The most genuine town on Crete” so that’s where we went – to Paleochora. I would have loved if the town didn’t have any hotels and if the locals didn’t even speak English, but it wasn’t THAT genuine, but it still had such a different vibe from the town Rethymnon where we were staying. I liked it a lot and we strolled around for a while and discovered an old fortress with an amazing view over the town before we pretty much drowned in our own sweat and decided to go for a swim in the ocean.
I had had some huge problems finding vegetarian food in the restaurants surrounding our hotel which mostly served the same things and got so happy when I saw that Paleochora had a completely vegetarian restaurant so that’s where we went for lunch. The food was really great and the manager was super welcoming and friendly and made us leave the town with such a great feeling.
We drove back to our hotel after lunch and hanged out with the rest of our travel party for the whole afternoon. We went to another restaurant in the area for dinner and I was pleased to find that they had a vegetarian alternative to the famous Greek dish moussaka.
We spent the last hours of the day at the beach and went for a midnight swim in the ocean where everyone tried to scare each other in the pitch black water. You know, the “something touched my foot”-thing is way scarier when it’s dark, haha.
Resedagböcker från Kreta 2018
Del 1: Charterresa till Kreta Del 2: Den hemliga stranden Preveli – Del 3: Solnedgång över Rethymnon – Del 4: Lyxresort och volontärarbete på Kreta – Del 5: Den rosa stranden Elafonissi – Del 6: Arkadi Monastery på Kreta

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On Thursday 26 September 2019, the new bridge in the Laan to Parijsch in Culemborg was festively opened by Councilor Collin Stolwijk. All this followed shortly after the placement of two striking light columns on the bridge, with which it will form the iconic image carrier and entrance of the new Parisian residential area.
The lighting is a special detail of the light columns; every evening at 9.55 p.m., when the bell sounds in the city center, the light color in the columns changes from white to red. The porridge clock used to be a signal that the city gates were closing and a call for residents to come inside the gates of the fortified city of Culemborg, eat another plate of porridge and then go to bed.
The bridge in the Laan to Parijsch is part of a family of bridges and connects in terms of design to the New Dutch Waterline. Important starting points for the design are contextual. The bridge, for example, offers an underpass through which pedestrians can follow the adventurous walk through the neighborhood and pass the avenue at the water level.
The light columns form special accents on the bridge due to their design and detailing. They are materialized in corten steel, fitting with the cultural-historical context, and have a meaning as functional and aesthetic lighting elements; the LED light falls out via lasered cut outs that run in width and can be adjusted in color.
In February 2016, MTD landscape architects was commissioned by the CV Parijsch (municipality of Culemborg and Mourik Groot-Ammers BV) to prepare a main plan structure for the Parijsch Zuid district in Culemborg. starting points have always been sought in the wider context and the resulting "final image" of the residential area. In the first instance, this concerns the cohesion of the new residential area and the adjacent, unique landscape southwest of Culemborg. The new housing development of approximately 1350 homes on the west side of Culemborg forms the connecting link between the urban area of Culemborg and the adjacent landscape. Aspects that play a role in this include recreational routes, the experience of nature and cultural history (New Dutch Water Line) and bringing in greenery and water. The structure carriers are clearly defined in the plan; the North - South structures, which are directly related to the original structure of polders, quays and waterworks and the East - West oriented structures, which form a new layer of time. They offer optimum opportunities for use and experience. The ambition is to develop a solid and sustainable green structure. Structural elements that play a role here include the natural banks with high ecological values and the natural and easy-to-manage verges and robust avenues of trees. They determine the landscape character of Parijsch; Viewpoints, bridges, archeology and orchards add an experience or "adventure component" within the urban design, which makes Paris a particularly attractive residential location.


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4. And we thought that was it for Joffrey until he came to tell his mother, Cersei aka Lena Headey, that he might be in trouble.
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Mack Trucks, Lehigh Valley, Pa., has announced a restructuring plan that includes moving its corporate headquarters along with its product development and purchasing operations to Greensboro, N.C.
“Through hard work and substantial investment over the last seven years, Mack now has a completely revitalized vehicle line-up, an entirely new engine range, and a dealer network that's stronger than ever,” said Dennis Slagle, president and CEO of Mack, in a press release.
Additionally, the company will move its highway-vehicle assembly operations to facilities in Macungie, Pa., where its construction and refuse vehicles are assembled. Facilities in Baltimore, Chicago, Jacksonville, Fla., and Memphis, Tenn., will be downsized. Warehouses in Columbus, Ohio, and Dallas will be closed, and a new Volvo Group North America warehouse will be built in a location to be determined.


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On Tuesday, April 28, hundreds of New Yorkers will be making their way to the state capital, Albany, to demand LGBT Equality & Justice. In this, what promises to be a pivotal year in the fight for marriage equality in the state, the Empire State Pride Agenda hopes to show strength in numbers by topping last year's attendance of 1,100 participants. The registration deadline is near so please register now! They even provide busing for folk who register but don't have transportation so please consider attending.
Although the lobby-day focuses on much more than marriage equality, advocacy on marriage rights have gained a certain immediacy with reports yesterday that Governor David Paterson intends to re-introduce legislation to legalize marriage rights for same-sex couples.
As with Prop. 8 in California and Jointheimpact.com, it's great to see independent initiatives rise-up in support. The "One Day Equals" campaign, which is not affiliated with Pride Agenda, simply came from a desire by three individuals to pool their resources, time and effort to raise awareness about this year's LGBT Equality & Justice Day.
As Joe Liebman writes to me:
The campaign is called One Day Equals. Drawing parallels between the march on Albany and historical events like the Storming of the Bastille, the Boston Tea Party and the Fall of the Berlin Wall, ads all end with the same message: ONE DAY CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY. One day equals us all one day becoming equals. OneDayEquals.com
The Pride Agenda, in the meantime, also has it's own video out:
So, if you have the time, please consider donating one day of your life for LGBT equal rights by registering now.


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The southern African country is currently generating less than half of its 1,700MW power demand, due to the underperformance of its ageing coal-fired plants and low water levels which impact generation from its 1,050MW hydropower plant at Kariba.
Floating solar power stations are becoming an increasingly attractive option as developers seek to avoid using up large spaces and competing land-use interests.
China Energy's proposal, made to the state-owned Zimbabwe Power Company and a private consortium of the country's industrial power consumers, would see about 1.8 million solar panels installed at a cost of $987m, the documents seen by Reuters show.
"The work scope of the project includes the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of a 1,000MW AC floating solar farm and 330kV/33kV booster station," the document says. It would also include a transmission line from the booster station to a substation in Kariba.
China Energy has recently completed two floating solar projects in China's Shandong Province and Thailand, according to the documents.
Zimbabwe last week started generating power from the first of its two new China-funded 300MW coal-fired plants in Hwange but plans to shift to renewable energy sources for its long-term electricity supply.
Last December, the government unveiled incentives meant to help bring 1,100MW solar projects on stream by 2025.
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OC WOMEN: Rangers heed coach's scolding, rally back to overcome Yakima
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LONGVIEW Dave Sturgeon's getting his voice ready for the rest of the season.
"I screamed at them more tonight than I have at any team I've coached in 10 years,'' said Sturgeon after reporting Olympic College's 72-62 victory over Yakima in the first-round of the Lower Columbia Invitational women's basketball tournament here Wednesday.
"I didn't want to yell at them,'' said Sturgeon, who came unglued after three straight turnovers at the end of the first half enabled Yakima to cut a seven-point lead to one at halftime. "But, hey, if that's what it takes.''
Sturgeon scolded the Rangers at halftime and kept on their case throughout the second half.
"The players were kind of laughing about it after the game,'' he said, "so maybe they like it.''
The win, which evens OC's record at 5-5, was the Rangers' best of the season said Sturgeon. Yakima (7-3) is a quality team, owning two wins over talented Skagit Valley, he said.
"And we didn't play above our heads,'' said Sturgeon. "We just played solid and consistent for about 35 minutes and our defense looked like it did last year.''
OC,which got 27 points and 14 rebounds from Jodi Coker, made 18 of 27 foul shots to 4 of 13 for Yakima. The Rangers also won the rebounding battle 56-48 with Shannon Scott grabbing 13.
"We've been losing because we've been fouling the daylights out of people, but tonight we turned the tables,'' said Sturgeon. "I think the girls learned a lesson. They really played hard and smart.''
Ashley Scholz contributed 15 points and seven assists to the victory.
OC takes on Mount Hood, a 49-46 winner over Lower Columbia, tonight at 8 p.m. in the semifinals. Finals in the eight-team tourney are Friday at 4:30 p.m.


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Members of the Glen County Garden Club Council on Tuesday unveiled the main building at the Hoffwill-Broadfield Plant for the Golden Island Festival.
Priscilla Jordahl, a member of the Brunswick Magolia Garden Club, recalls that the State of the Clubs Club had been in the historic dentist for some time. About 35 years or more. For the past several years, the Magnolia Club and the Sea Oats Club in Glenn have been involved.
Dozens of ladies from both clubs were banned in the morning from live and imitation plants – due to the confusion caused by certain growths such as berry or pine needles – and repaired around the once-owned historic house. Dental family.
“We have all started greening,” says Jordan. “It makes everything more fun.”
She says that all live plant life comes from club members’ backyards, and there are many varieties, from flowering plants to greenery.
Members of the community are welcome to visit the historic home on Friday and Saturday to enjoy the fruits of their labors. Tours will be held both nights from 6-9 p.m.
After dark, a light-filled street under centuries-old live oak trees leads visitors to the Antebell House to hear from gardeners about the history of the garden – if they are dressed up. Near the house, local reporters report on soldiers celebrating Christmas and firing cannons.
Other seasonal attractions, such as Santa Claus – offers a shop next to a cozy fireplace and listens to the questions of good boys and girls – and a spicy Christmas vampire at a two-night event.


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Salt mill Rimini 18 cm fucsia lacquered with ceramic grinder.
Its shape reminds us of an ancient classical hourglass but the finishes and colours speak a modern language. This is the sensation of pleasing contrast that is felt on seeing the Rimini Line grinders: utensils in wood, with grinders in stainless steel (for the pepper) and in ceramics (for the salt), available in all the colours of the rainbow.
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Spring is here, and it's the perfect time to take advantage of the warmer weather and spend some quality time with your kids outdoors. There are many activities you can do with your children that are not only fun but also offer you some much-needed peace. Here are three outdoor activities that you can try:
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Four 'illegal migrants' die as boat capsizes off Miami
Four suspected illegal migrants died and 11 others were rescued after a boat capsized in waters 11km (7 miles) off Miami, the US Coastguard says.
Coast Guard crews found the survivors clinging to the hull of their vessel, after responding to a distress call.
Most of those rescued were reported to be Haitian and Jamaican nationals.
One survivor was evacuated for medical attention, while the others were taken into custody on suspicion that they were part of a trafficking operation.
The Coast Guard says it does not believe there are any other survivors, and has suspended its search in waters off Miami.
Coast Guard crew members said they found the survivors clinging to the hull of a white vessel after getting a distress call at about 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT) from a 911 emergency dispatch centre in Miami.
"One of the people on board the boat made the call," petty officer Sabrina Laberdesque told the BBC.
Eleven people were found clinging to the hull of the white power boat, the console of which was missing.
"Ten of them are in Coast Guard custody", on board a vessel off South Florida, said PO Laberdesque.
One of the survivors was taken by boat to Miami Beach for treatment.
It is common for illegal migrants from Caribbean countries such as Haiti and Cuba to take to unseaworthy vessels to make the dangerous voyage to the Florida coast, in order to enter the United States.
"People take to the sea all the time," said PO Laberdesque, adding that the Coast Guard had picked up 1,357 Cubans and 508 Haitians at sea in the year up to 30 September.


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Veronica (Stroup) Holz began her swimming career in Pennsylvania before attending the University of Georgia. The women’s swimming program at UGA was established in 1974 when a group of women, Holz included, pioneered the efforts to establish the team. Holz was the only individual female to qualify for the AIAW National Championships during the program’s first year. Eventually, Holz became the first Lady Bulldog to earn All-American honors in swimming. She competed in both the 1968 and 1972 United States Olympic Trials.
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- First female to win All-American honors for UGA’s swimming team

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Oprah interviews the youngest inaugural poet in US history on turning challenges into strengths, and celebrating the women who uplift her, in this thought-provoking Women’s History Month conversation
On Friday, March 26, Oprah Winfrey sits down with Amanda Gorman — the inspirational 23-year-old inaugural poet, author, and activist — on “The Oprah Conversation,” exclusively on Apple TV+.
“Amanda Gorman is a young woman who stepped into a moment in history with enormous grace and dignity,” said Oprah Winfrey.
“I was enthralled by her youthful spirit from the first moment we met, and very much looked forward to hearing her unpack all that has happened to her the past few months.”
Named the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, the youngest inaugural poet in US history, and one of the most influential voices of her generation, Gorman discusses “The Hill We Climb,” the moving poem she delivered at the historic inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
In this remarkable new interview, Gorman joins Oprah for a heartfelt conversation that celebrates the legendary literary heroes who inspire her work, and introduces viewers to her mother and the other important women in her life who have encouraged her pursuit of poetry.
Gorman also reveals her process for crafting the poem that captivated the world and catapulted her to fame, and shares personal stories from her upbringing that led her to this moment. As she reflects on the impact of her work, she looks ahead to share her hopes for the future, both personally and for the nation.
“The Oprah Conversation” is a timely Apple Original series that features Oprah leading intimate discussions with today’s foremost newsmakers, thought leaders, and masters of their craft, exclusively on Apple TV+. Filmed remotely, Oprah hosts conversations that aim to bring truth and perspective to a range of topics shaping our world, revealing gripping stories of human connection.
The series explores impactful and relevant topics with fascinating thought leaders from all over the world, and also offers poignant conversations between Oprah and change makers such as Emmanuel Acho, host of the provocative web series “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man” in a two-part episode; Professor Ibram X. Kendi, bestselling author of “How to Be an Antiracist”; Bryan Stevenson, Equal Justice Initiative founder and bestselling author of the memoir that inspired the acclaimed film “Just Mercy”; global music icon Mariah Carey; Oscar-winning actor and humanitarian Matthew McConaughey; legendary Grammy Award winner Stevie Wonder; quintessential songwriter and storyteller Dolly Parton; and the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.

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Gulf states fight "gray" market
Efforts by Gulf States to root out "gray" markets have failed indicating that more measures and stronger enforcement is needed.
The biggest violation is in the car sales market. A high number of cars are imported from neighboring countries or from Asia, usually during low sales season when prices are low. Legal dealerships estimate that 20 percent of the car sales market goes to the "gray" market. For some markets, that's a large chuck.
In Dubai, the government intervened and prevented the registration of any new car that was not imported through an official local agent.
Customs on cars imported from Asia are much lower than customs paid on cars coming from the country of origin. Saudi Arabia puts a maximum 20 percent tax on cars imported from the area in the United Arab Emirates the tax is four percent.
Though there are no accurate statistics on the number of cars imported without the knowledge of the official dealer, some assessments say it is no less than 1000 cars per month. Not only is this a threat to the dealerships, it poses a safety and economic threat to the consumer. Some of the imported cars may be stolen vehicles or vehicles that have major safety dysfunctions.
Government officials say there are three laws that deal with "gray" market activity. But these laws can, in some cases be manipulated. For example, the law that considers cheating a crime can be evaded, if the product one is selling is not marketed as the original product but an imitation of the original then that person will not be committing a crime. Label protection laws are designed to protect the label holder and not the consumer who is tricked into buy a product that is not the product of the label company it carries. The third law, the agency protection law severs the interest of both the agent and the consumer.
A senior Emirates economist, speaking on condition of anonymity said the laws have proved effective in the UAE and that government would continue to its fight to rid the UAE from the phenomena. – (Albawaba-MEBG)
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- GULF ONE INVESTMENT BANK CEO SIGNS AN MoU WITH THE LAW FIRM OF DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY
- Mutual investment opportunities in Gulf States and City of London to be discussed in June
- A consensus to fight over market share: OPEC heads towards no ouput cut
- Iraqi Kurdistan seeks investor funds amidst independence 'grey area'

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EghtesadOnline: State-run housing projects in Iran are usually theatrics staged by governments, despite millions of dollars of spending that usually lead to the squandering and misappropriation of public funds, Mohammad Reza Zohrehvandi, the chairman of Industries Commission of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, says.
What follows is a translation of his write-up published on the chamber’s website:
Mass production of housing by governments has a long history in Iran; the so-called “National Housing Initiative” is not the first.
Mehr Housing Plan of the previous administration has by far been the most important of such projects over the past decade, the economic consequences of which need to be thoroughly evaluated for future reference.
It was clear from the outset that the Mehr Housing Plan was an ill-considered project conceived against the backdrop of copious revenues the country gained from the then-high oil prices. The implementation of the project was delegated to state-run and semi-governmental organizations, which were utterly bereft of expertise.
Those companies handed down the work to their subsidiaries and other companies and left them without adequate supervision.
The construction of homes was not put in safe hands, such that the one whose job was to install cabinets also assumed the responsibility of installing elevators without taking into consideration the needed standards, procedures to secure permits and assessment of the costs of the job. As a result, subpar imported elevators were installed in buildings.
State-run projects in our county are usually theatrics staged by governments; they carry heavy price tags and squander national revenues. The non-optimal locations where these homes were built are deemed too remote to live in. Residential units of the Mehr Housing Plan were constructed too hastily in areas that did not appeal to people because of their lack of infrastructural facilities and social amenities such as schools and greenery.
Now the government [of President Hassan Rouhani] talks of the National Housing Initiative, though its coffers are all but empty compared with the time Mehr Housing Plan was launched. The government might enter into barter deals with some organizations.
Semi-governmental organizations have a bigger chance of being selected by the government, thanks to their economically better conditions. One of the options for generating revenues is for the government to sell its properties; the government must have introduced this project to make income.
Several speculations are floating about the National Housing Initiative. I hope to see this project become a huge success but without a comprehensive plan, but I can’t be optimistic.
Mehr Project, National Initiative in Review
The so-called Mehr project is a large-scale construction program initiated in 2007 by the previous administration to provide 2.2 million low-income people with housing units through free land and cheap credits.
According to Ahmad Asghari Mehrabadi, deputy minister of roads and urban development, a total of 200,000 Mehr housing units have been delivered and 125,000 are ready to be delivered to their owners throughout the tenure of Roads and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami.
“Tehran Province accounts for the highest number of Mehr housing units with 335,000, of which 301,000 have been completed and 33,000 remain unfinished,” Mehrabadi said.
Parand New Town in Robat Karim County hosts the lion’s share of Tehran’s Mehr housing units with 96,000, of which 82,000 are completed and 13,600 are planned to be finished by Sept. 21, he was quoted as saying by Hibna.
Meanwhile, registration for the National Housing Initiative, aimed at supplying a total of 400,000 affordable homes to people, started in November.
“However, out of 29,000 people who registered for the government-sponsored plan to be partly implemented by the Islamic Revolution Housing Foundation, only 12,000 have completed their registrations,” Abazar Jaberi, an official with the foundation, said last month.
Despite notifications sent by the Housing Foundation to people the month before, only 44% of those who initially registered for the initiative uploaded their documents on the website, he added.
“The foundation’s share of the registrations was 65,680 applications, that of Road and Urban Development Ministry’s general offices 73,200 and the share of New Towns Development Company was 95,370 applicants, indicating that applications for homes in new towns were by far higher than others, thanks to their proximity to big cities.”
Nearly 20,000 of 400,000 homes will be constructed in new towns, including 7,134 in Fooladshahr in Isfahan Province, 4,448 in Parand in Tehran Province, 2,762 in Golbahar in Khorasan Razavi, 1,547 in Sahand in East Azarbaijan Province, 1,497 in Sadra in Fars Province, 800 in Amirkabir in Markazi Province, 520 in Hashtgerd in Alborz Province and 150 in Tehran’s Pardis.
Jaberi noted that under the National Housing Initiative, the foundation is the designated body in charge of carrying out the project in cities with a population of under 100,000 with the exception of some cities like Qom.
“Increasing the capacity of registrations is conditioned on government providing the land. Thus far, land needed for the construction of 36,000 homes has been provided,” he said.
“Out of 65,680 applicants of homes to be constructed by the foundation in the first round, the qualification of 33,000 were approved; about 4,000 of these people will only receive the loans since they will provide the land themselves.”
Jaberi told the Persian-language daily Iran that in the second round of registration, started in February, a total of 1,362,000 have registered, whose qualifications need to be assessed.
“Of the total 234,250 who have applied for National Housing Initiative, the eligibility of 119,000 has been approved,” he said.
Being married, having no record of using governmental financial facilities for purchasing a house and having lived in the city where applications for the affordable housing program are being submitted are three eligibility requirements for the National Housing Initiative.


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The crackdown on sugar continues. The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition in the UK has recommended that people reduce their daily consumption of added sugar so that it makes up around 5% of the average dietary energy intake, reports Matthew Limb. As Ian Macdonald, professor of metabolic physiology at Nottingham University and the advisory group’s chairman, points out, a typical adult would reach the 5% sugar threshold by drinking one average size fizzy drink of 330 mL.
The report echoes recent advice from WHO, issued in their draft guidance on sugar intake in adults and children, which also called for people to halve their daily sugar consumption. As evidence mounts about the association between sugar intake and the risk of obesity and related illnesses, advice to cut down on sugar has become more common. Policymakers are increasingly taking steps beyond education alone to ensure we curb our intake. These include proposals to tax sugar sweetened beverages, calls for fizzy drinks to come with an obesity warning, and plans to revamp food labels so that nutritional information is clearer.
A poll carried out on bmj.com in 2010 asked readers if they thought a tax on high sugar foods would reduce obesity. Readers then were evenly split on whether this would make a difference, but as the war on sugar becomes more hostile, perhaps an updated poll would have a different result.
But then again, maybe the jury is still out. We’re still working out where sugar fits in to the big picture of tackling obesity. As The BMJ‘s Trevor Jackson wrote in a blog last week: “While the case against sugar is mounting (clearly added sugar provides nothing but empty calories) can we really lay the blame for the obesity epidemic so squarely on one macronutrient?” We can’t, but it is clear that sugar is an important part of the puzzle. While salt and saturated fat have had their time at the top of the nutritional no-no list, it’s now sugar’s turn to be public (health) enemy number one.
Navjoyt Ladher is a clinical editor, The BMJ.


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Howard, I agree with much of what you post.
However, I take issue with the characterization that the problem is in finding “a law firm that has the ability and desire to tackle this huge issue.”
Law firms would love to take on Smith Nephew for your problem, if the status of the laws and FDA regulations were otherwise. The US Supreme Court, in RIEGEL v. MEDTRONIC, INC. has had the last word on this issue.
So what you really should be pushing for is “the victims of the BHR device band together and find” legislators that have “the ability and desire to tackle this huge issue.”
Lawyers are not dodging this job. It is not a job lawyers can accomplish.
Rather, the job that now needs to be done is legislative, given the Supreme Court’s holding in Riegel. We need a change in the law and that will require congressional action and changes to FDA regulations.
Dear Sir: My apologies for assuming you were ‘one of us’, so to speak, with my question as to what MOM you had implanted (I reference here my reply to your comment left for Mr. Howard Sadwin below his “Howards Lament” post). I must admit that your citing of a specific SCOTUS case, RIEGEL v. MEDTRONIC, INC, did tip your hand somewhat. And in the newer light of your legal link,
I am not at all surprised by your carefully constructed commentary.
What strikes me now as hypocritical is your contention that “Lawyers are not dodging this job. It is not a job lawyers can accomplish.” Yet when one follows the link you’ve provided here on Earl’s View, we are taken to the site of ‘Anapol Schwartz of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, [who are] DePuy Hip Implant Lawyers – DePuy Hip Implant Recall Attorneys – [and] NuvaRing Lawyer[s]. So truth be told, counselor, you are currently representing Depuy MOM victims (what one might appropriately label “low-hanging fruit”, if you will).
Legal firms seem to have no problem taking ‘Huge’ legal cases on. But only once the MOM (or other harmful medical device in question) has been recalled, is the sailing smooth enough to justify the risk of the firm’s time (money).
I’m fairly confident that when Smith and Nephew recall their touted BHR products, one might suddenly find that company’s name added to the list of those represented on your web page.
hbs924Howard Sadwin said:
My apology, you are correct, I spoke before I thought. I am still discussing my case with the original attorney. She said the same thing to me. I respect her, she talks the talk and walks the walk, she is an active activast. She is an expert in these matters.
However, the recent recall of a ” plastic part ” by a medical device that was pma approved may open a door, as I asked of an attorney what happens when the MOM hips are taken off the market for failing and causing harm to folks. What about accountability from the manufacturer and our Government? How will the preemption laws be delt with.
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Patient harm and medical and legal purgatory are assured by poor federal legislation. Congress gave FDA powers to “approve” devices without clinical testing and Supreme Court gave further entitlement to the medical device industry in Riegel v. Medtronic which gives them pre-emption(no accountability). An act of Congress could overturn SCOTUS decision and Congress could change the charter of the FDA, but aggre$$ive lobbying by the medical device indu$try has repeatedly blocked these legislators from ‘doing the right thing’. Warn the public: their citizen/consumer rights and health have been sold. Waiting for class action lawsuits means that thousands of people have been harmed and financial compensation will go to armies of lawyers.
While it is true that Mrs. Riegel lost, the courts decision was predicated on the ‘rigorous testing procedure'(Pre-market Approval) the FDA employed for our safety with the new and substantially different BHR. So, yes, it doers appear the PMA hurts those whose installed (or now revised) product came to market under that criteria, and I have acknowledged that before as have many others here. My point to Micheal above — and I should have been more specific — was that the BHR THA is a different animal that was rushed through the FDA via the slipshod 510k process. As a result of that distinction, my S&N product is not bound to the SCOTUS decision, and therefore their ruling(in my case) is not “the last word on this issue”.
My point therefore still stands, and there are others who frequent this site that have implants that were 510k’d through and concur. So I can only assume in those cases — that are not ‘slammed shut’ before they can even open due to PMA — that lawyers are in fact dodging a tough job: representing those in the 510k class whose products have demonstrably (and are on hospital THA revision records) poisoned us via metal toxicity necrosis, etc. Those of us who are kindly afforded the privilege of paying again for their metalosis, for the failure of a device that was never placed in a human’s body during their repetitions on a ‘hip simulator’ (where, I might add, S&N remarks that due to the hardness of their oxidized coating, exercising their wonder-product showed LESS metal debris than those with CO-Chrome surfaces. Fantastic)! The reason is as you stated, people are forced to wait for class action lawsuits that become ‘slam dunks’ for lawyers, hence my allusion to low-;lying fruit.
No excuses for dismissal if no PMA, counselors. Let us be honest here: It simply costs your firms too much to climb after fruit not easily obtained. And admittedly, that is understandable, because in this Orwellian world we live in, it’s all about the dollars and has nothing to do with seeking justice for the oppressed. A company as large and powerful as S&N would no doubt bleed the opposing law firm dry, and it’s really a simple — and understandably wise decision — not to risk losing money.
I have another scenario that might avoid the ‘mass tort’ or ‘class action’ lawsuit that seems plausible and would seem a safe bet for contingency cases under existing laws: that of hospital negligence, where no discussion occurred between surgeon and patient, yet the records obtained by the patient show a degree of duplicity, in that through a attempt to cover their a@ses, these records show :”The patient was warned of the dangers of metal ion and with full understanding elected to have the surgery and signed the pre-op consent form allowing Surgeon Joe to proceed”. Yet buried in those records is said consent form, upon which no mention of metal ion release was provided. In fact, the composition of the MoM THA was not even discussed with the patient. Would this not allow a case to proceed locally, where the victim gets his ‘foot in the door’ and thereby ‘ties’ his injuries to the failure and toxicity of a device placed in his or her body by a local hospital and surgeon who aren’t being honest? The exposure to the attorney would seem minimal, and even if the only damages he recovered were for the negligence of the hospital and surgeon in their failure to fully advise the patient of the inherent risks involved in the THA, wouldn’t said local attorney at least be guaranteed of covering his costs? What if the counselor is I provided a required retainer and simply paid his $$ as the case proceeds? Any attorneys out there interested? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
And wouldn’t such a hearing help bring light to the entire nightmare MoM THA victims are enduring, losing their jobs, savings and sanity (Wait, maybe you can’t mention any adverse mental reactions to the fiasco, as then the crazy hip guy loses all credibility)! Would it not shed light on the dark dealing of the Smith and Nephews of the world, and increase the speed of the already rolling ball? Ah, this approach assumes altruism on the part of the attorney, and he and his partners are only interested in the big awards where the ROI is guaranteed.
Oh, that I would have studied law instead of engineering. I know I would take my case, if for no other reason to get this hidden disaster on the local TV news, or at least the town’s newspaper. But I know nothing of law, I merely speculate logically.
I write here because I feel violated, left without a voice. And I have called and written my congressman and sent a letter with my hospital records to the FDA for the upcoming Medical Device Panel meeting.
But take heart all. I feel it an inevitability that all MoM THA’s will be recalled, so eventually we will see justice meted. The truth will out!
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