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J&J's one-dose coronavirus vaccine just won a critical thumbs-up from an FDA panel, paving the way for US authorization
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Johnson & Johnson's experimental coronavirus vaccine just passed a critical hurdle, as a group of top doctors and scientists voted unanimously to endorse the shot.
The US Food and Drug Administration is now expected to authorize the vaccine to be given widely in the coming days. The FDA typically follows the panel's advice, but isn't required to do so. An emergency use authorization (EUA) would likely allow the shot to be given widely to people 18 and older.
FDA regulators released their own summary of J&J's data on Wednesday, finding the shot to be safe and effective.
The healthcare giant ran a study with about 40,000 volunteers, comparing its vaccine to a placebo. That trial found the shot was 66% effective at preventing moderate-to-severe COVID-19. The first two US-authorized vaccines demonstrated 94% and 95% efficacy at preventing symptomatic cases of COVID-19, though experts cautioned against comparing those figures directly.
A key challenge for J&J's shot will be explaining to the general public how it compares to the other vaccines, committee members said.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
Dear music lovers,
It is with great pleasure that I place in your hands my first recording with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. It is the beginning of a new album series from the Warsaw Philharmonic, in which we wish to present to our listeners a diverse repertoire – ranging from unjustly overlooked pieces by Polish composers to the opuses of world-renowned composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. The collection will include quite a number of recording premieres.
Composing and conducting are two very different arts, and yet they very often interpenetrate.
The album that you will hear in a moment clearly illustrates this fact as it offers an introduction to great Polish figures of 20th-century musical culture who were familiar with both professions.
The first part of the album features works that were written in the first half of the 20th century by two composers who were very unlike one other: Paul Kletzki, an artist who due to his complicated biography is known in the world more as a conductor then as a composer, and Jan Adam Maklakiewicz, who was director of the Warsaw Philharmonic in the years 1947–1948. These are truly outstanding pieces, and yet until recently were largely undiscovered – I sincerely hope that our recording will encourage Polish and foreign conductors to embrace these works.
The second part, in turn, includes adaptations of a number of world famous musical pieces (by Johannes Brahms, Anton Bruckner, and Gesualdo da Venosa) made – and marked with their signature features – by two great Polish conductors, Stanisław Skrowaczewski and Grzegorz Fitelberg, who were both very closely associated with the Warsaw Philharmonic and whose output as composers was also quite significant.
I regard the selection included in my first recording with the Warsaw Philharmonic to be particularly interesting and I hope that it will arouse your interest too, and that the performance will prove to be an exceptional experience for both you and for myself.
Artistic Director of the Warsaw Philharmonic


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Paid DLC revealed for the latest anime hit
This week’s issue of Weekly Jump magazine has revealed that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is going to get a round of paid DLC characters. These characters will be made available via packs, and the following lineup has been revealed so far.
- Tengen Uzui
- Nezuko Kamado (Awakened Form)
- Tanjiro Kamado (Entertainment District Arc)
- Zenitsu Agatsuma (Entertainment District Arc)
- Inosuke Hashibira (Entertainment District Arc)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is making its way to Switch in June 2022, and we’re not sure how/when this DLC will be implemented. It’s pretty much a definite that the DLC will be available, but we’ll have to wait a bit for the specifics.

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Toddler climbs pool's locked safety ladder in frightening viral video
ATTLEBORO, MA (WPRI/CNN) - A video of a 2-year-old boy climbing the outside of a locked pool ladder, able to nearly reach the top before his mom stops him, is making waves on the internet.
Young Cody's parents had thought the ladder was safe.
"As far as I'm concerned, no ladder is safe," said Cody's father Keith Wyman on Monday.
The ladder had a locked gate covering the steps, but Cody was able to grab onto the slits in the door and pull himself up. His dad said he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Cody climbed the closed ladder once before. When he tried a second time, his parents made a recording to send a message.
"You could do all these things, safety precautions, but your eyes, you have to keep them on them at all times," said Tonya Sostre, Cody's mom.
The family returned the ladder, but all the other designs were similar. They are reaching out to the manufacturer to push for a design change.
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BIM based Cyber-physical System for Bridge Assessment
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Development of a central system for rail freight transport based on a concentration of information, web applications and demands from different applications operated out of the portal, to serve users as the information source, guide and navigator.
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Shares of UnitedHealth Group jumped more than 5% in early trading Tuesday after the company reported third quarter results that beat expectations for profit and revenue while putting a focus on the company's expanding business running outpatient medical centers.
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DETROIT -- General Motors, in its negotiations with the UAW, has cost Ford a lot of money.
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UnitedHealthcare is facing enrollment restrictions next year in one of its Medicare Advantage health plan contracts, regulators say, because the insurer hasn't been spending a large enough share of revenue on the health care needs of enrollees.
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WASHINGTON -- As hundreds of people gathered for a recent Elizabeth Warren rally in Rock Hill, S.C., the heat built so much that one woman in the crowd passed out before the event started.
The 90-degree day did not appear to slow Warren: She bounded up the steps to the stage and gave a kinetic, full-body wave to the crowd.
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A colleague had been on an airplane -- and he felt a cold coming on. With watery eyes and a red nose, he asked, "Have you written about how to stay healthy on flights?"
It seems like it's time to do so again, especially because flu season is on the runway.
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DENVER -- Every day that Janet van der Laak drives between car dealerships in her sales job, she keeps size 12 shoes, some clothes and a packed lunch -- a PB&J sandwich, fruit and a granola bar -- beside her in case she sees her 27-year-old son on the streets.
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Hispanics who have trouble sleeping may be at a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease or other dementias, according to a new study.
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WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled plans to loosen two anti-corruption laws for doctors, in a bid to promote new ways of delivering coordinated health care while attempting to preserve the laws' core aim of combating fraud and abuse.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Health care providers and officials around Northern California said that PG&E's electrical grid shutdown, expected to trigger blackouts in 34 of 58 counties on Wednesday, will test on a grand scale whether residents and medical care facilities have done enough to planning for medical emergencies.
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If you've been diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes or heart disease, getting enough sleep at night is imperative, according to a new report.
Researchers from the Pennsylvania State College of Medicine recently conducted a study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, to explore the association between lack of sleep and ...Read more
When Paul Bagga was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer that soon spread to his brain, the nonsmoker was devastated and terrified.
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Dear Mayo Clinic: I have brown spots over the top half of my body, which my doctor says are seborrheic keratoses and are harmless. What causes them, and is there a way to prevent more from appearing?
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A new California law that reclassifies some independent contractors as employees, requiring they be offered a range of benefits and worker protections, will likely expand health insurance coverage in the state, health policy experts say.
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Len Meyer knows what it's like to fight a health insurance company for coverage.
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Testosterone has taken a beating lately. We all know that it's the hormone that makes guys, well, guys. It's also associated with ultra-macho, boorish behavior, excessive body hair, and other unwanted things. That said, it's still an essential hormone for men (and for women too, believe it or not), and if you don't have enough of it, you could ...Read more
Dear Healthy Men: How much do you think that masculinity could be hurting men?
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John and ...Read more
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He outlined the pillars of his health care vision, which included protecting vulnerable patients; ...Read more
Medicare's fall open enrollment, which runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, is an opportunity to review your benefits and make changes in time for 2020.
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- The roll-back of an Obama-era regulation could leave transgender patients at risk of health care discrimination.
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Life is a bit stressful and busy right now and not much blogging is being done but I must show a few new treasures in my collections. This beautiful Coronation 1937 cushion cover arrived today. I have framed it but it is still a cushion cover, the excess fabric is taped to the back of the frame. I think it will display much better on the wall. When I find space for it that is.
From the same seller this pretty apron. A bit like Bo Peep looking for her sheep.
Another lovely apron in striking colours, both aprons expertly embroidered.
This eBay apron advertised as 'quirky' and it is that. An old apron but someone at a later stage has edged it with black nylon lace. An interesting addition to my apron collection.
Went to my craft group today and found I had won this very pretty and warm rug crocheted by a clever member who produces a lot of these rugs for raffle prizes.
I had to move a display of 'royal' bears from this table so Charlotte could have her bed there on a day with no sun. The hot air from the air cond. comes right down on the spot where she is sitting.
Charlotte and I were admiring this rainbow from the back door and while we were arguing about which one of us us should go and pick up the pot of gold rumoured to be at the end of every rainbow it disappeared.
Your fault Charlotte.
Cat lover, collector of British Royalty memorabilia, Anglophile,avid reader and cross stitch addict. Keen op shop, market, collector fairs and ebay shopper. Mother of 2, Grandmother of 2 and now am very sad about the loss off my two Birman cats Charlotte and Emily.
Not very tall, not very slim and more bad hair days than good. Don't like cooking or gardening so recipes and gardening hints will never appear on my blog.
To sum me up, think minimalist, I am the opposite.

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Chef Kendall Curry
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Chef Kendall Curry is a trained certified fine dining chef. As the oldest of three boys raised by a single mother, he was responsible for cooking while his mother worked nights. At 17, he started working at Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club then moving to Sleepy Hollow. While working at Sleepy Hollow Curry met chef Nordeen Bennai. He followed chef Bennai to Pepperoni Grill where he worked for 5 years until moving with Bennai to Café 501 in Edmond. While working at Café 501, he could often be found helping on the line at Boulevard SteakHouse.
In 2000, he took a position at The Ranch SteakHouse as the broiler chef. Leaving in 2005, to help open Rococo Restaurant and Fine Wine, then returning in 2006. Shortly after returning Curry decided to attend culinary school. Upon graduation in 2008 he was promoted to sous chef. Eventually becoming executive chef of The Ranch.
In 2015, Chef Curry left The Ranch to pursue a short stint as executive chef at West. In December 2015, he decided to become self-employed, opening Chef Curry To Go Modern American Comfort Food which is located at 2525 NW Expressway, Suite 106, OKC, OK 73112. We offer catering, meal prep private dinners and event services. You can also find our family style meals at the Conscious Community Café and Co-op in Edmond, OK.

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These were the times and places where humans descended to a level lower than animals. Ravensbrück was one of those times and places where human dignity became an unimaginable luxury. This is a true story of prisoner 44667 and the routine horror that systematically denigrated and stripped 132,000 women of their humanity. It is the story of true love. The details are historically accurate. None of the characters are fictional.
Aline Virmoux and her husband were active members of the French Resistance. After three years of successful activities, they were caught in 1944 by the Gestapo. He was deported to Dachau. She was deported to the women’s concentration camp of Ravensbrück.
Aline’s last few days in Nazi Germany were nothing short of a breathtaking and unforgettable case of survival and bravery.

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Since mid December I have been crocheting the Attic24 Cosy blanket, its a vibrant blanket in true Lucy style. I love it. There's a pack for the stylecraft colours from UK based Wool Warehouse.
I am on row 46 and I made good progress over the Christmas break, but now I am back at work am slowing down (inevitable really). Here's some of the stripes.
It's an easy pattern and I am enjoying the process of making it.
What else for 2015?
Coffee making has undergone a transformation, I was given a Dualit Milk Frother for Christmas, it heats and 'froths' the milk (only takes a couple of minutes while the coffee is brewing). I had thought about getting one of the Dolch Gusto machines, but when I looked at the footprint they were a bit large and the pods seemed expensive, I also decided that it is just the frothy milk that I wanted so a milk frother seemed like a good alternative. I am looking for the ultimate coffee though and decided that I would make a note of my thoughts about the ground coffee that I try - and explore some different flavours. I have promptly lost my first two reviews scribbled on a bit of scrap paper, the first was Taylor's of Harrogate Guatamala and is much nicer than the second pack - which I can't remember what it actually is!
I have also started Bullet Journaling in an attempt to get organised - it is working well so far, but it is early days.
I would like to get to grips with lace knitting - will this be the year of lace I wonder? I am in awe at some of the wonderful Boo patterns on Ravelry and would love to try using some beads. Maybe I will actually manage something this year!


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Would you like to help people develop their personal styles?
It’s quite easy to create a nice picture. Styling men and women, for their personal and professional life requires professional knowledge, techniques and an expert approach. Dressing people for the various occasions in their lives, matching their lifestyle and taste, is a complex task. If you want to do that well, you need thorough preparation.
Personal Stylist Training: The basis of Image development
Do you have a natural sense of beauty? And would you love to develop yourself further in fashion trends or makeovers? Maybe you have a background in fashion or as a hairdresser, and you like the creative touch of working with people. Is personal styling a career that you would enjoy?
- You notice that you lack the knowledge to help people in a professional way
- You wonder if styling is really that important to turn it into your profession
- You feel the need for a good and flexible approach so that you can start making an impact.
Maybe it’s time to follow your heart and start your professional education in order to get the fundamentals to make a profound difference for people with your advice. Not just for a photoshoot but in real life, where it matters most.


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The Exchange is a documentary film that was a result of the Chicago–Kassel project.
“The Exchange,” a film following follows the five Passport Carriers from Chicago’s south side to Kassel, Germany in the summer of 2012. The film explores the origins of Passport Carriers, with the passports as tools for empowering inner city youth. Supported by artist Theaster Gates, the students attend the international art exhibition dOCUMENTA(13) and reflect on how the experience transforms their understanding of community and global citizenship.
The film has been widely praised and continued to receive multiple accolades including:
European Film Festival - Berlin, Germany (October 2015) - Best Feature Documentary
Forth Worth Texas Indie Film Showcase - Fort Worth, Texas (July 2015) - Best Short Documentary
Orlando Urban Film Festival - Orlando, Florida (November 2015) - Best Documentary
Greenpoint Film Festival - Brooklyn, New York (March 2016) - Best Documentary Feature
Directed by Cam Be. Produced by Keenan Allen, Yaw Agyeman and Vladimir Ladouceur.

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It’s a week late to be writing about Ronald Reagan, except controversy continues to swirl around the late president after the commemoration of his 100th birthday.
Political conservatives accuse liberals and Democrats of trying to hijack his legacy; some resent President Barack Obama for citing him as a leadership model. The other side says today’s political right is anathema to the pragmatic moderation that was Reaganism’s hallmark.
The Gipper would be bemused.
Some of those same liberals who today talk of Reagan’s virtues were contemptuous a quarter-century ago. The presidential adviser Clark Clifford’s characterization of him as an “amiable dunce” was widely accepted in Democratic circles.
It’s remembered that Reagan and House Speaker Tip O’Neill, a liberal Democrat, had a social relationship of sorts. That was after they fought, at times bitterly, over issues.
Anyone who doubts the 40th president’s devotion to conservative principles, after his early days as New Deal Democrat, should read his 1964 endorsement of the Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, a text that in Reagan circles is still referred to as “The Speech.” He railed against Medicare, called for a voluntary Social Security system and accused the Democrats of “appeasement” in dealing with Communists.
He genuinely believed taxes should be lower, government should spend and regulate less and the Soviet Union was an “evil empire” that should be defeated. Reagan loved to read and clip the periodical Human Events, a bible of the far right.
Yet conservatives today romanticize Reagan’s fervor. As governor and president he was a pragmatist. The critics of Obama’s citations today should remember Reagan often invoked the first president he voted for: Franklin D. Roosevelt. In “The Speech,” Reagan even borrowed a phrase from his Democratic predecessor, saying “you and I have a rendezvous with destiny.”
He thought tax rates were too high. He also increased taxes as governor of California and three times as president after his initial big tax cuts. He helped pass a sweeping overhaul of the tax code in 1986 that lowered rates and was paid for with a huge increase in corporate levies.
In Berlin, he demanded that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev “tear down this wall,” and engaged in massive defense spending to counter the Russians. In his second term, brushing aside conservative objections, he established a close relationship with Gorbachev.
Always a big delegator, he usually sided with pragmatists in selecting top advisers. To run his White House, he shunned a staunch conservative aide, Ed Meese, and relied instead on Jim Baker and Mike Deaver. Baker, the most effective chief of staff in the modern presidency, had been the campaign chairman for George H.W. Bush, Reagan’s main rival in 1980. On foreign policy he sided with Secretary of State George Shultz over his longtime California confidant, William Clark, a hardliner. After the 1986 Iran-Contra scandal, he turned to Howard Baker, the moderate former Senate Republican leader, to lead the White House out of its worst crisis.
There were some sad chapters in the Reagan era. Some of his policies were insensitive toward minorities, especially African Americans.
In an interview on Feb. 2, 1984, the president assailed Tip O’Neill’s call for a withdrawal of beleaguered U.S. Marines in Lebanon. The speaker “may be ready for surrender, but I’m not,” Reagan bragged. Five days later, he began withdrawing the Marines, who were gone by the end of the month.
Reaganites revel in the “economic miracle” they say his tax cuts produced. Actually, the economy under a successor, President Bill Clinton, who initiated a tax increase, grew a little faster and created more jobs. Federal spending as a percentage of the economy didn’t go down in the Reagan years.
Reagan certainly hastened the demise of the Soviet Union with his military buildup and tough posture. Yet conservatives are loath to credit Harry Truman, who devised the original policy of containment, or Dwight Eisenhower, or John F. Kennedy, who avoided a nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
There were impressive Reagan achievements, none greater than his success in inspiring a dispirited public with his can-do optimism, proving anew that government can work. When he assumed office, the U.S. political system was considered dysfunctional.
Model for Obama
He also showed the strength of a politician who is personally secure -- witness his choice of the Bakers. As Obama studies the Reagan leadership model, reading Lou Cannon’s marvelous biography, he should consider his own willingness to reach outside familiar circles.
I interviewed Reagan more than a dozen times. During the 1980 campaign, when I worked for the Wall Street Journal, the Washington bureau and editorial page, deeply suspicious of each other, landed a joint interview with the president. When the campaign scheduled it for early April we had to decline; I was getting married that weekend.
It was rescheduled. The night before, working on questions with the editorial-page writer, who didn’t know Reagan, I explained how he was different than most candidates who had a view on every traveling reporter; by contrast, Reagan really only knew Cannon and a few TV network correspondents. To my colleague’s surprise, I said Reagan had no idea who I was.
‘Just Got Married’
On a flight to Tennessee the next day, we were ushered up to the front section. “I’m not going to do this interview,” Reagan exclaimed. “Why?” I asked, incredulously. “Nancy and I were talking last night and looked at my schedule and saw an interview with Al Hunt. I said, ‘he just got married and he shouldn’t be out here running around; he should be home with Judy.’”
Everyone laughed, we did the interview and it ran as a long Q&A on the editorial page. A little later I was back covering Reagan and he approached some of us milling around an airport tarmac. I greeted him warmly. He thanked me for my support, assuming I was a local politician.
Bruised feelings aside, I initially thought this incident reflected negatively on the Gipper. Later, I realized it was just the opposite; he knew what he had to know, when he had to know it.
(Albert R. Hunt is the executive editor for Washington at Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are his own.)

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Dorothy Parker's Elbow: Tattoos on Writers, Writers on Tattoos (Paperback)
Tattoos on Writers, Writers on Tattoos
Warner Books (NY), 9780446679046, 288pp.
Publication Date: October 1, 2002
Previously considered the domain of bikers and a rite of passage in the services, tattoos have crawled from society's fringes and onto the ankles of starlets and the biceps of bankers. In this volume, stories from writers including Sylvia Plath and Ray Bradbury capture the tattoo experience.


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ERIC Number: ED448254
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1999
America's Children in the 21st Century. Putting Ideas to Work: A Progress Report from the Children's Partnership.
Children's Partnership, Santa Monica, CA.
This report describes The Children's Partnership, which investigates what children need most from their communities and how to provide it. The report presents a snapshot of children in America in 1900 and 2000, noting policy milestones that changed America and its families and discussing progress which has benefited most American children but has also bypassed millions of others. Today's challenges include: strengthening the economic well-being of families; reinforcing positive values; ensuring that children have the basics to succeed; strengthening citizen involvement; and dealing with the epidemic of violence. Programs at the Partnership help bring tangible benefits to children and families while creating momentum for solving problems in the future. The Partnership involves national advisors; public, private, and nonprofit collaboration; offices on both the east and west coast; and experienced founders. Partnership goals include: developing safe, high quality online media to benefit families and children; bringing the benefits of information technology to underserved youth; equipping parents as guides and advocates for children in the digital age; providing health insurance for all children; broadening the constituency advocating for healthy children; providing a research base that guides effective new child advocacy strategies; taking creative ideas to leaders for children; and connecting more Americans to this cause. (Contains 66 references.) (SM)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Health, Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Technology, Parent Participation
Children's Partnership, 1351 3rd Street Promenade, Suite 206, Santa Monica, CA 90401-1321. Tel: 310-260-1220; Fax: 310-260-1921; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.org; Web site: http://www.childrenspartnership.org.
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In the wake of another tragic shooting, the gun debate has once again been ignited in America. On the one hand, there is the gun control lobby that is pushing for restrictions on law-abiding citizens. The claim is that, if those who aren’t likely to murder, have a more difficult time purchasing a firearm, shootings will decline.
In an even more extreme stance, there is an element to the gun control lobby that is pushing for further expansion of gun free zones or even an outright ban on firearms.
The problem is, gun free zones have been a complete failure.
One statistic that gun control advocates like to point to actually reinforces this point. With the Oregon tragedy, the New York Times wasted no time taking advantage of the situation with a propaganda piece. This article made note that CDC and FBI statistics show that in 2013, an alarming number of preschoolers were killed by guns versus police officers in the line of duty.
This is inexcusable as a civilized society and a clear tragedy. Children should not be targets for violence, yet in 2013, 82 preschoolers died versus just 27 on-duty police officers.
Here’s the point the propaganda piece failed to make note of: preschools are gun free zones and on-duty police officers are properly armed to defend themselves.
According to Newsweek, the recent tragedy in Oregon was 142nd since Sandy Hook in 2009.
Let that sink in for a moment: 142 different shootings at a gun free zone where children are supposed to be safe.
Based on these statistics, it is clear that something has to change. The problem is the required change hasn’t been offered yet. Gun control organization Everytown claims at least 134 mass shootings have occurred since 2009, clearly showing a rising trend of violence in America.
So the solution is to complicate self-defense for law-abiding citizens?
Law-abiding Americans aren’t the ones shooting others, they’re the ones being shot. As gun control advocates continue to insist that regulations be increased, it only makes things more difficult for those who won’t break the law and would even be likely to defend others from murderers.
We could ban every single gun in America and it wouldn’t stop violence, because criminals could smuggle them across the border as easily as drug cartels do marijuana and other drugs. The result here would be a defenseless society at the mercy of terrible people.
To be clear, nobody is stating children should be armed or that educators should be required to carry a gun. But if an educator wants to keep a weapon safely tucked away in a locked desk, why stop them? A school shooting, as gun control advocates frequently note, is quickly becoming a constant reality and can no longer be considered an extreme possibility. It happens just far too much.
So why are these people insisting on leaving our children vulnerable?
It’s time that gun control advocates stop playing politics and putting their games before the lives of our children. Preschoolers are dying faster than those who are properly equipped to defend themselves, and this is because not a single person in a building full of children is equipped to defend them. Think about how easy it is for murderers right now. It’s scary.
If an evil individual has terror raging through their blood and decides they want to strike fear in the heart of society, all they have to do is set foot on school grounds. Those children are all there waiting to die, because gun control advocates are more concerned about having their way than seeking rational solutions to ensure the safety of others. This is inexcusably wrong.


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Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived… forever on the bestsellers list. Nearly 20 years after its first release, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (Scholastic Inc., 576 pp.), the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling’s children’s fantasy series, originally released in 2003, tops USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list as a special illustrated edition with art by Jim Kay with Neil Packer.
This comes a little over a month after Rowling’s “The Ink Black Heart” (Mulholland Books, 1,024 pp.), the latest installment of Rowling’s Cormoran Strike series written under the pen name Robert Galbraith, hit No. 3 on the list in its debut week.
Rowling’s bestsellers come in the midst of ongoing controversy for the author which began in the summer of 2020, when Rowling tweeted numerous opinions on the trans community that conflated sex with gender and defended ideas suggesting that changing one’s biological sex threatens her own gender identity.
It’s a big week in books for “Harry Potter” luminaries: Also out this week are “Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman,” by the late actor beloved for playing Severus Snape in the film adaptations; and “Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard,” by Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy and shares the harrowing details of his trip to rehab.
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Davido reveals he futured Tiwa Savage in his next Album and Tiwa Savage gave him a reply.
David Adedeji Adeleke who is better known as Davido is an American-born Nigeria singer, songwriter and record producer, Davido was born in Atlanta, U.S and raised in Lagos Nigeria.
His music debut as a member of the Music Group, KB International and he is also a CEO of one of the biggest Music group in Nigeria, which is “Davido Music Worldwide (DMW)”.
He has won many awards, including the “MTV music Europe Award for best Africa act”.
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Okay, Seattle Really Isn’t THAT BadBy: Ben | March 26th, 2011
The Sounder’s haven’t exactly started the season with a bang. They lost at home to LA in the MLS Firstkick, and then at New York the following weekend. They’ve let up three goals for every one that they’ve scored, and they’ve only scored once. It hasn’t been pretty.
But come on, it was LA and New York. In two games Seattle was up against Landon Donovan, David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Rafa Marquez, and Juan Agudelo, just to name a few of the stars of two of MLS’s most dominant teams. LA and New York each won their respective conferences in 2010, and are each strong contenders for a repeat. Seattle has still yet to repeat the glory of its opening season.
The point is, Seattle may now be 0-2-1, but thats only because they had an opening schedule from hell. They’re a stolid team overall: Freddy Montero is a monster up front, the midfield is solidly led by Steve Zakuani, and Kasey Keller is one of the top keepers in the league. Sure, they may not be shooting for a Supporters Shield, but Seattle is definitely a middle-to-front- of the pack team. They’re just a team that the scheduling gods hate.
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A Webster Lion Pride spring tea and market will give a nod to the past when the elementary school turns 70 next week.
Although the first day of class in the Warfield grade school was actually a week later in April, 1949 – two events on Thursday, April 18, are highlighting this milestone year for what is now, both a learning centre and community hub.
“Webster PAC is hosting a community tea and fundraising market next week,” says Rachel Jansen. “We are raising funds to support the purchase of re-usable classroom supplies such as scissors, rulers, and pencil boxes, to reduce overall costs for families at the start of each new school year,” she added.
“Webster is turning 70 this year, so there will be items from the past on display as well.”
The tea will run from noon until 2 p.m. and a market/silent auction fundraiser from 5:30-8 p.m. Both events will be set up in the school gym, with admission by donation. Proceeds will go to the “Supplying Our Pride” initiative.
To mark this special anniversary, earlier this month, the school hung a banner announcing the start of its septuagenarian years to the immediate community and to everyone who passes by the Schofield Highway locale.
On the banner is “Leo,” the official school mascot since 1978.
The creator of “Leo” was grade four student Julie Truant. These days she’s Julie Aitken, a well-known high school teacher, who lives and works locally.
“I clearly remember the contest,” Julie said. “Grades 4-7 were given the opportunity in class time to create and enter a logo. This makes me laugh whenever I see it: definitely created by a child: complete with youthful artistic imperfections!”
She doesn’t recall if there was a prize for Leo’s design, but Julie does remember being asked to go to the front of the gym during an assembly to receive a certificate of sorts.
“I seem to end up being given mugs, ball caps and t-shirts, with my logo on it, all the time,” Julie shared. “As enough locals know that I drew that little lion. (And) my grandgirls think it’s pretty cool.”
While there is not a plethora of history on schools in Warfield, the Kootenay Columbia Heritage Society has amassed some information on how Webster Elementary came to be.
The following excerpt is courtesy the Kootenay Columbia Heritage Society, a group of retired professionals dedicated to preserving the region’s educational legacy.
“The first record of a school in Annable, a residential area just west of Trail (now part of Warfield), was in 1912. It was a one room wooden structure located on Montcalm Road.
It had 18 pupils in its first year of classes. It operated at this location until 1934 when a new and larger school for the area’s children was built on land donated by Joe and Mary Shutek on the highway from Trail to Rossland near Bingay Road. This school had two rooms and was also named Annable School.
In April 1949, this school was replaced by the James L. Webster Elementary School on property next door.
The Annable School still stands and is used by School District No. 20 for its Trail area maintenance services. The James L. Webster Elementary School was named after a former member of the Provincial Legislature. This school remains in use and serves the communities of Warfield, Rivervale/Oasis, Genelle, Tadanac and West Trail.”


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There’s a saying that “it’s not the volts that kills you, it’s the amps” and while that’s true in a way, you can’t have amps without volts and skin resistance plays a big part too. This video explores all this, introducing voltage, current and resistance for those new to these things. Continue reading
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Rational Method Runoff Coefficients
One of the parameters in the Rational Method equation ( Q = CiA ) is the runoff coefficient, C. The other parameters are A, the area of a watershed; i, the design rainfall intensity for a storm of specified recurrence interval and duration equal to the watershed time of concentration; and Q, the peak storm water runoff rate due to a storm of intensity i, on a watershed of area, A, and with runoff coefficient, C.
The article, “Use of Excel Formulas for Design Rainfall Intensity Calculation,” contains information about design rainfall intensity, and a downloadable Excel spreadsheet for making the calculations. The other articles in this series also provide useful related information. This article provides information about watershed runoff coefficients, factors that affect their value, and tables that can be used to obtain values for runoff coefficients.
Factors Affecting Watershed Runoff Coefficients
The major factors affecting the rational method runoff coefficient value for a watershed are the land use, the soil type and the slope of the watershed. The physical interpretation of the runoff coefficient for a watershed is the fraction of rainfall on that watershed that becomes storm water runoff. Thus the runoff coefficient must have a value between zero and one.
Land Use: Surfaces that are relatively impervious like streets and parking lots have runoff coefficients approaching one. Surfaces with vegetation to intercept surface runoff and those that allow infiltration of rainfall have lower runoff coefficients.
Slope: All other things being equal, a watershed with a greater slope will have more storm water runoff and thus a higher runoff coefficient than a watershed with a lower slope.
Soil Type: Soils that have a high clay content don’t allow very much infiltration and thus have relatively high runoff coefficients, while soils with high sand content have higher infiltration rates and low runoff coefficients. The U.S. Soil Conservation Service (SCS) has four soil group identifications that provide information helpful in determining watershed runoff coefficients. The four soil groups are identified as A, B, C, and D. Classification of a given soil into one of these SCS groups can be on the basis of a description of the soil characteristics or on the basis of a measured minimum infiltration rate for the soil.
The descriptive characteristics of the four SCS soil groups are summarized in the following list:
- Group A: Deep sand; deep loess; aggregated soils
- Group B: Shallow loess; sandy loam
- Group C: Clay loams; shallow sandy loam; soils low in organic content; soils usually high in clay
- Group D: Soils that swell significantly when wet; heavy plastic clays; certain saline soils
Following are the minimum infiltration rates in inches/hr for each of the SCS soil groups:
- Group A…………..0.30 - 0.45 in/hr
- Group B…………..0.15 - 0.30 in/hr
- Group C…………..0.05 - 0.15 in/hr
- Group D……………..0 - 0.05 in/hr
Rational Method Runoff Coefficient Table
The images in this section show two rational method runoff
coefficient tables for a variety of land uses, watershed slopes, and SCS soil types. Part I of the table, which is on the left, gives information for SCS soil groups A and B. Part II of the table, which is on the right, gives information for SCS soil groups B and C. Land use and watershed slope are also factors in determining the runoff coefficient from these tables. The source for the information in the tables is the first reference below, the Knox County Tennessee Stormwater Management Manual. Similar rational method runoff coefficient tables are available in both of the other references.
References for further information:
1. Knox County Tennessee, Stormwater Management Manual, section on the Rational Method
2. McCuen, Richard H., Hydrologic Analysis and Design, 2nd Ed, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1998.
3. Bengtson, Harlan H., Hydraulic Design of Storm Sewers, Including the Use of Excel, an online, continuing education course for PDH credit.
This post is part of the series: The Rational Method for Calculating Peak Storm Water Runoff Rate
The Rational Method is widely used to calculate the peak storm water runoff rate for a variety of storm water management applications. The drainage area, runoff coefficient, and design rainfall intensity are needed for the storm water runoff calculation.
- Spreadsheets for Design Peak Storm Water Runoff Rate and Peak Rainfall
- Calculating Design Rainfall Intensity for Use in the Rational Method
- Runoff Coefficients for Use in Rational Method Calculations
- Calculating Watershed Time of Concentration
- The Rational Method for Calculation of Peak Storm Water Runoff Rate


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There are certain things in life that I love. A good movie. A good book. A good meal. A good shit.
Then there are certain things I hate. Tyranny. Death. Disasters both natural and man made. Star Trek: Voyager.
But the thing I hate most of all is tardiness.
When I decide something’s going to get done by a certain time, then goddamnit it’s going to be done by that time!
That’s me. That’s the way I am.
Sadly though, I’ve fallen behind on a project. The third chapter in the Tales of the Star Force series isn’t coming out this week.
When I first announced the series, the intention was for me to release two chapters in the six part short story series a week. I managed that for my first week. Both Stay of Execution and Dangerous have sold very well since their release. Especially Dangerous! People really love that one.
The next two chapters of Tales of the Star Force are titled Simon & Cymon and Dark Night of the Snowman.
For various reasons both stories have to be delayed by a week at the very minimum. The biggest reason though is that the editing isn’t complete on Simon & Cymon, nor is the cover art. Oddly enough both the editing and cover art is complete on Dark Night of the Snowman.
I’m siting on Snowman. Why? The reason is simple. All of my Tales takes place sequentially. Each story cuts ahead a few years so that we can see how the characters have grown and their situations have changed since the previous story. If I were to release Snowman first, we would meet a character named Cymon before his introduction in Simon & Cymon,
I can’t do that!
I’m realistic enough to realize that not everybody is going to buy all the Tales, and even if they do, they might not read them in my intended order.
Even still I’m sitting on Snowman. I’m not J.K. Rowling. At this point in my career I can miss a launch date and damn few are going to notice. For those of you who do notice and feel put out, I apologize.
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Millets are generally small-seeded cereal crops and are known for their high nutritional value. There are millet varieties worldwide with different colors such as pale yellow, white, gray, and red. They are superior, in terms of nutritional property, to some highly consumed cereals such as rice and wheat. Inclination of interest in reviving millet consumption across different countries favors this market's growth prospects in the last few years. There are several initiatives to improve the cultivation and consumption of millet to reduce the health risks caused by diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases. Millets play an important role in many countries in Africa and Asia as regards food security and economy. Because of their gluten-free and hypoglycemic properties, they are gaining popularity in Europe and North America.
COVID-19 Scenario Analysis:
The COVID-19 outbreak has caused a decline in the growth of the global industries creating a mass disruption for buyers as well as sellers. Markets and production units have been shutdown globally which has stopped the production, sale, and marketing of the product. This has also offered an opportunity for the companies to look after their supply chain relationship and business models for the future.
Top Impacting Factors: Market Scenario Analysis, Trends, Drivers And Impact Analysis
Increase in urban population, inclination toward healthy food in Asia-Pacific, coupled with rise in unsustainability of rice and wheat production, drive the product demand during the forecast period. Several diseases such as diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular problems such as heart attack, coronary artery disease have been caused by urban lifestyle choices and related food habits as millets have high protein and mineral content, such as calcium, and ironthat can help in preventing such diseases. Increasing public awareness of health benefits associated with millet consumption will, therefore, boost industry growth in the future.
Many developing nations and federal governments frame long-term policies to roll out nutrition programs to address malnutrition. Promoting government initiatives and including millets in various food and beverage products is likely to increase the size of its industry.
Millets have a limited shelf-life and this factor is estimated to adversely affect market growth. High product prices compared to largely consumed grains act as an impediment to urban food market penetration.
The Global Market Trend are as follows:
- The use of millets in infant food and nutrition products is increasing because it contains calcium, iron, and fibers that help fortify essential nutrients for children's healthy growth. Millet is rich in vitamins A and B, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and manganese and has more protein than rice.
- The gluten-free property is expected to offer lucrative possibilities for the production of food products which are gluten-free and low GI. Millets, buckwheat, and quinoa are widely used in the preparation of popular dishes such as waffles, pasta, pizza, and sandwiches. Changing outlook to low cholesterol and fat-free alternatives and increasing awareness of healthy diets can boost gluten-free demand for food.
- Increasing preference among consumers for healthy bakery preparations motivates producers to use naturally occurring and gluten-free ingredients. Gluten-free food products offer the same taste & consistency, without high saturated and trans-fat concentrations. Increasing inclination to adopt healthy food habits and shift to low-calorie alternatives can boost the market share of the millet market.
- Millet-based products such as flour, flakes, cookies, etc. are becoming more visible in the consumer market than ever before. These grains' high protein content makes them ideal for vegetarian and vegan populations. Breakfast cereals like flakes and local recipes have seen an upward trend in adoption by population. Millet based breakfast foods generated revenue and is likely to witness maximum gains due to increased fibrous and gluten-free food consumption patterns.
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- This study presents the analytical depiction of themillet Industry along with the current trends and future estimations to determine the imminent investment pockets.
- The report presents information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities along with detailed analysis of themillet market share.
- The current market is quantitatively analyzed to highlight the globalmillet market growth scenario.
- Porter’s five forces analysis illustrates the potency of buyers & suppliers in the market.
- The report provides a detailedmillet market analysis based on competitive intensity and how the competition will take shape in coming years.
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- What are the leading market players active in themillet market?
- What the current trends will influence the market in the next few years?
- What are the driving factors, restraints, and opportunities in the market?
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Key Market Players
Cargill, Inc., Brett-Young Seeds Limited, Roundstone Native Seed Company., Ernst Conservation Seeds, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Wise Seed Company, Inc., Bayer Crop Science AG, E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Company

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The Los Angeles Lakers will be without one of their most experienced players in their Saturday night primetime matchup against James Harden, Russell Westbrook and the Houston Rockets.
The Lakers announced on Saturday that Rajon Rondo would miss his third straight game since injuring the ring finger on his right hand, according to Kyle Goon of the Southern California News Group. While the Lakers received good news about fellow reserve guard Alex Caruso, it will be interesting to see what Rondo’s outlook will be for the remainder of the Lakers’ five-game road trip.
Rondo injured his finger during his best performance of the season, last Saturday’s 125-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, without either LeBron James or Anthony Davis.
Without Rondo, James will carry an even bigger load and the Lakers will have rely on their other guards deeper down the bench, including Quinn Cook and Troy Daniels. If Rondo is out for Monday’s game against his former team in the Boston Celtics, people will justifiably have questions about whether the finger injury is more severe than the Lakers and Rondo have led us to believe.