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The discussion centered around school drinking water and in front of lawmakers, support flowed for a proposed new lawthat would require K-12 public schools in Florida do more to protect students from lead-laced drinking water on campus.
Medical experts say the metal toxin can pose a threat to children's health.
"There is no controversy over this legislation," said Dr. Ron Saff, a Tallahassee allergist, immunologist and environmental activist. "Nobody has ever said, no, we need more lead in drinking water." Saff has been advocating for the state to do more to protect the public from lead exposure, especially children.
If approved, the bill would require public schools built before 1986 track and monitor water fountains and sinks used by students. The bill would also require these schools install approved water filters to filter out lead particles from corroded pipes.
It's a short-term fix following months of lead-making headlines around the state. Across the country and around the state, lead-contaminated drinking water has put schools in the spotlight and under the microscope. Last fall, the Hillsborough County school district made headlines when 54 of its schools tested above 15 parts per billion, the federal standard for action. In November, our statewide investigation found 68% of Florida school districts do not test for lead in drinking water on campus or only partially test.
But the bill, filed by Tampa Senator Janet Cruz, could bring added costs to school districts already strapped..
"This is a no brainer. We should pass this bill but it's not fair to our young people to say, well let's just leave it up to school districts to do this," said Florida Senator Bill Montford, a Democrat who represents the Tallahassee region.
In Pasco County, 34 schools would require water filters under the bill and early estimates puts its costs at $400,000 not including annual upkeep. Wayne Bertsch of Pasco County schools expressed his concerns to lawmakers during an education committee meeting on Tuesday.
"We're already scratching to keep money together for teacher increases as well as meeting the new security needs from last year's security bill," he told lawmakers.
But Jennifer Rubiello, Director of Environment Florida, is hopeful the state will fund the filters. In 2017, the group gave Florida an "F" for its lack of consistent policies on testing for lead contamination. It published all its findings in a report the group named, "Get Out the Lead."
"This is when we have to work together. You can't put a dollar amount on children's health."
The Florida Superintendents Association supports efforts to reduce lead in schools but is also concerned about costs on districts. A spokesperson for the Florida Association of School Administrators told us "Florida’s public school administrative leaders support statutory provisions that allow schools to educate our students in safe classrooms led by high quality teachers."
The bill needs to pass a number of other committees before it reaches the floor for a final vote.

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50 Walks and Hikes in Banff National Park
By : Brian Patton and Bart Robinson1st edition
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- Tunnel Mountain
- Sulphur Mountain
- Johnston Canyon
- Sunshine Meadows
- Bourgeau Lake
- Lake Louise Shoreline
- Lake Agnes
- Larch Valley
- Parker Ridge
Johnston Canyon Trail
LENGTH: 2.7 km (1.7 mi) one way
ELEVATION GAIN: 135 m (440 ft)
WALKING TIME: 50 minutes one way
STARTING POINT: Johnston Canyon Resort, 17.5 km (11 mi) northwest along the Bow Valley Parkway from the Trans-Canada Hwy.
ORIGIN OF THE NAME: a prospector who came to the area in the 1880s
Walking to the two main waterfalls of Johnston Canyon has been fashionable since the first road to Lake Louise was completed in 1921. The canyon’s popularity led to the construction of canyon-clinging catwalks and cliff-mounting staircases, which improved safety and enhanced the visitor experience. Today, the trail to Lower and Upper Falls is busier than ever, and you’ll have to arrive in the evening or early morning to avoid the crowds.
The trail through Johnston Canyon passes many waterfalls.
Beginning from behind the restaurant and gift shop at Johnston Canyon Resort, the trail begins as a wide paved path climbing gently through the forest. It then descends and stays close to Johnston Creek all the way to Lower Falls. Along the way you pass over sturdy iron catwalks attached beneath overhanging canyon walls, where the turbulent waters of the creek flow beneath your feet. LOWER FALLS is reached after 1.1 kilometres (0.7 miles). A bridge across the creek serves as the main viewpoint for the thundering cataract, but a short tunnel through the canyon bedrock allows passage to an even more intimate vantage point (albeit a wet one). Back on the main trail, you continue up the canyon via more catwalks and broad, well-graded trail. There are many viewpoints overlooking the canyon and a small waterfall. Along this section of trail, solitary, slate-grey birds called dippers, or water ouzels, are often seen bouncing up and down on streamside rocks and diving into the rushing water to feed.
At the 30-metre-high (100-foot) UPPER FALLS, there are two viewpoints: the bottom of the falls is reached by a metal catwalk leading to a viewing platform while a short, steep climb on the main trail takes you to a cantilevered platform overlooking the top of the falls. Rock slabs near the brink of the falls are fenced, people still clamber through to be near the creek. Always take care on this trail, especially with children, and never cross fences for a closer view.
Beyond Johnston Canyon are the Ink Pots.
OPTIONS: Only a small percentage of those who reach the Upper Falls continue a further three kilometres (1.9 miles) to the INK POTS. Above Upper Falls, this trail climbs out of the canyon and at the two-kilometre (1.2-mile) mark crests a ridge before descending to open meadows and the seven cold mineral springs. While the springs are unique (they have a constant temperature of 4ºC/39ºF and their basins are composed of quicksand), many hikers find the extended journey above the canyon a bit of a disappointment. Hopefully open views of the Johnston Creek Valley from the log benches set around the ponds offer some consolation. Allow just under one hour to reach the Ink Pots from the Upper Falls.
This text is from 50 Walks and Hikes in Banff National Park.

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Three men charged with squatting have appeared at Brighton Magistrates' Court today. Dirk
Duputell, 29, Alistair Cannell, 22 and Tobias Sedgwick, 22 all of no fixed address and unemployed were charged with squatting in a residential building, abstracting electricity and obstructing a police officer.
They were arrested at a building in London Road, Brighton. They pleaded not guilty to the charges and were released on bail.
The next hearing will be on 30 October to commit the case to crown court.
More top news
Essex Police say pictures of boys undressing have been discovered in the home of a teacher who's been found dead.
Organisations are calling for the release of Chinese sky lanterns to be banned due to the risk they pose to wildlife and habitats.
Two kittens are looking for a new home after being dumped in a Hampshire car park.

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Los Cristianos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 28.048906, -16.711597.
Los Cristianos is a small town situated to the south of Santa Cruz de Tenerife island, which is a part of Spain. It is a very popular tourist destination, famous with its beaches like Las Vistas Beach, Playa de Los Cristianos, and others. There are plenty of excellent luxury and cheaper affordable hotels, plenty of restaurants, cafes and bars, various entertainment facilities, especially for children and young people including great and modern water sports equipment.
Map of Los Cristianos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Los Cristianos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Lat Long Coordinates Info
The latitude of Los Cristianos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain is 28.048906, and the longitude is -16.711597. Los Cristianos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain is located at Spain country in the Towns place category with the gps coordinates of 28° 2' 56.0616'' N and 16° 42' 41.7492'' W.
Los Cristianos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Geographic Information
|DMS Lat||28° 2' 56.0616'' N|
|DMS Long||16° 42' 41.7492'' W|
Coordinates of Los Cristianos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain is given above in both decimal degrees and DMS (degrees, minutes and seconds) format. The country code given is in the ISO2 format.
Towns in Spain
Also check out these related Towns.
- Manlleu, Catalonia, Spain (42.000000, 2.283611)
- Blanes, Catalonia, Spain (41.675999, 2.793000)
- Los Realejos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (28.350000, -16.600000)
- Marin, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain (42.393333, -8.700000)
- Narón, Galicia, Spain (43.549999, -8.150000)
- Martos, Andalusia, Spain (37.716667, -3.966667)
- Algeciras–La Línea, Andalusia, Spain (36.168056, -5.348611)
- Xàtiva, Valencia, Spain (38.990276, -0.521111)
- Ibiza Town, Balearic Islands, Spain (38.906986, 1.421416)
- Torroella de Montgrí, Girona, Spain (42.041912, 3.126532)


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My Nintendo in Japan gets these cool Link’s Awakening themed goods
My Nintendo in Japan is pretty cool, unlike everywhere else you can exchange coins for physical goods much like you could with Club Nintendo in the past.
Today’s items are really going to make you wish we had it here. To celebrate the release Link’s Awakening on Switch, My Nintendo has a number of real-life items to redeem. These include a Hyrule Shield phone stand/ring and an actual Magic Powder bag. There’s also some magnets.
There’s also a couple of new Switch game cases, but they’re certainly less interesting than the Zelda themed goods.
Hopefully one day our My Nintendo can start getting more of these types of things!

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The Best Features to Look for In Your Used Car Purchase
Cars have come a long way since their inception. They are now smarter, more reliable, safer, and advanced in technology. There is always something new when it comes to features that make driving more comfortable, more enjoyable, and less stressful. In this blog post, we are going to explore some of the newest features in cars that improve the driving experience.
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
(ADAS)Advanced Driver Assistance Systems is modern technology that allows cars to “see” their surroundings via machine vision, radar, and other sensors. This technology is instrumental in preventing accidents by providing the driver with real-time information about what is happening around them. The Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system, for instance, uses sensors to detect the distance from the car ahead and adjusts the car’s speed accordingly.
2. Wireless Device Charging Wireless Device
Charging is a game-changer for people who are always on the go. It is a technology that enables drivers to charge their phones wirelessly while driving. Wireless charging in cars usually involves a special charging pad where the driver can place their phone and let it charge without the need for wires.
3. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are two features that have taken the car world by storm. They essentially allow the driver to connect their phone to the car’s infotainment system through a USB port. Once connected, drivers can use their phone’s features like maps, music, calls, and messaging, and even voice command, via the car’s display system.
4. Blind-Spot Monitoring
Blind-spot monitoring is a safety feature that utilizes sensors to detect the presence of other vehicles in a driver’s blind spot. It provides an audible warning or visual indication to the driver whenever it detects a vehicle in those blind spots. Blind-spot monitoring is particularly helpful for preventing accidents during lane-changing maneuvers.
5. Self-Parking Technology
Self-parking technology is a game-changer for people who find parking stressful. This technology uses sensors to detect a suitable parking space, maneuvers the car into the spot, and, in some cases, even gets the car out of the parking spot when the driver is ready to leave. Self-parking technology is a new feature that is now being used in high-end cars and is gradually becoming more widely available.
These are just some of the advanced features that modern cars offer. With technology constantly advancing, we can expect even more innovative features to be added in the near future. Features like augmented reality heads-up displays, advanced driver-assist systems, and even fully autonomous driving are on the horizon. The intersection of technology and automobiles is an exciting space to watch as it evolves and transforms the way we drive. So buckle up, because the future of cars is only getting smarter and more connected.


Ohio Republicans are poised to pass a new round of restrictive voting laws this week. Taken together, the measures could limit access to the ballot in this year’s midterms and the 2016 presidential race, and revive the obscenely long lines at the polls that plagued the Buckeye State a decade ago. No Republican has ever won the White House without winning Ohio, and it remains the single most pivotal state in presidential elections. That status is giving an added intensity to the battle over voting rights there. The Ohio House could vote as soon as Wednesday on two GOP-backed bills. One would cut early voting from 35 to 28 or 29 days. More importantly, it would end the so-called “Golden Week” period when Ohioans can register and vote on the same day—a key way to bring new voters into the process.
Articles about voting issues in Ohio.
Ohio: Are Libertarians becoming a third key player in Ohio’s statewide elections? Party again filed a full slate of candidates | Cleveland Plain Dealer
Elections in Ohio are traditionally two-party affairs, with the alternative parties putting up candidates for a smattering of races. But has Ohio moved toward having three regular participants in its statewide contests? Two political scientists told Northeast Ohio Media Group this week that the the Libertarian Party of Ohio might become a credible third party because of divisions among Republicans. Libertarians this week filed a full slate of candidates for the partisan statewide contests that are up for election in November. Charlie Earl, a former Republican state representative, and Sherry Clark topped that ticket as candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. The party also put up candidates for auditor of state, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer.
Ohio: Voters Bill of Rights aims to end partisan interference with voting rights | Cleveland Plain Dealer
If proponents can gather the required 385,247 voter signatures, Ohioans this fall may be asked to add an Ohio Voters Bill of Rights to the state constitution. The amendment’s centerpiece is a declaration that voting is a fundamental right in Ohio. Legalese aside, that statement would make it much tougher for Statehouse partisans to try to mess with voting rights, especially the voting rights of black Ohioans, something some (not all) General Assembly Republicans have repeatedly tried to do. Procedurally, the wording of the proposal is now awaiting clearance from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. Then, after state Ballot Board review, the official committee calling for the measure, which includes two Greater Clevelanders, the Rev. Otis Moss Jr. and Rep. Vernon Sykes, an Akron Democrat, can begin seeking petition signatures from Ohio voters.
Ohio: Election history will repeat itself in Ohio districts drawn to favor one party or the other | Cleveland Plain Dealer
Any way you define “suspense,” the word doesn’t apply to Ohio’s November election, at least as to General Assembly and congressional contests. Districts drawn by Republicans favor Republicans, and so the legislature will continue to be Republican-run, and even though Ohio twice voted for Barack Obama, most of Ohio’s U.S. House members will be Republican. Yes, history proves that Ohio Democrats, when they could, drew tilted districts, though that was a while ago. Yes also, when Democrats last ran the Ohio House, they cold-shouldered a reasonable plan to at least try to make Ohio General Assembly and congressional districts less one-sided. Drawing tilted maps is called “gerrymandering,” named for a Massachusetts governor, Gerry (rhymes with “Gary”), who signed a slanted remap in the Bay State in 1812. So, if Democrats somehow run the Ohio General Assembly in 2021, after 2020’s census, they’ll draw Ohio’s congressional districts to suit Democrats. If Republicans run things, they’ll do the same for the GOP.
With the Hamilton County Board of Elections members in a 2-2 political deadlock over a proposal to move its headquarters to the former Mercy Hospital in Mt. Airy in the College Hill area. Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted may be the one to cast the deciding vote. The stalemate came at the Jan. 27 Board of Elections meeting following a public hearing on the issue, during which Republicans and Democrats expressed the pros and cons of it. Speakers on the Republican side said the move would be a sound financial decision in that it saves the county $700,000 in annual rental now paid for the Downtown office on Broadway, and Democrats opposed it as another move to suppress and disenfranchise voters. The Mt. Airy site is offered at no cost to the County. Cincinnati City Council members are unanimously against the move, following a vote on the issue.
A plan to accept Mercy Health-Mount Airy Hospital as a gift and convert it into the Hamilton County crime lab is in limbo after a tie vote by the county’s Board of Elections, which under a county plan would move there, too. Republicans want to move the Board of Elections to Mount Airy, saying it would be more efficient than the current operation, is closer to more county voters and has better parking. Democrats want at the least to keep early voting Downtown, near the public transportation hub. In the 2012 presidential election, more than 24,000 people voted early, in-person, at the Downtown location. The four-member board Monday twice voted 2-2 along party lines, first on whether to move board offices and early voting to the former hospital in Mount Airy, the second time to move the office but keep early voting Downtown. Ohio law calls for Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted to break the tie – if he wants to. Husted, who is running for re-election in November, could determine the issue is local and stay out of it. A spokesman said Husted is encouraging the board to “take another look at it.”
Ahead of the November election, it may get more difficult to vote in Ohio, the quintessential swing state. The GOP-dominated General Assembly is pushing a collection of bills that sponsors – most from Southwest Ohio – say will make voting more fair, secure and efficient. Civil rights leaders and Democrats, however, say the provisions discriminate against the poor and harken back to post-Civil War laws intended to keep African-Americans from voting. Some of the changes would take away conveniences in Ohio’s voting system – for instance, eliminating the chance for someone to register to vote and cast a ballot on the same day. To state Sen. Bill Coley, R-Liberty Township, the potential extra trouble is worth the gains: “Uniformity across the state, cleaning up that process to make it crystal clear as to what everyone’s responsibilities are.”
Black legislative leaders, clergy and civil rights advocates today announced a statewide effort to amend the Ohio Constitution to ensure protections for Ohio voters. The Voter Bill of Rights will prevent the erosion of voting rights, supporters said, by placing them in state constitution. “We come to represent constituents, memberships, average citizens who have been crying out to protect voting rights,” Rep. Alicia Reece, a Cincinnati Democrat and president of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, told supporters at a lunchtime rally at Trinity Baptist Church on Columbus’ near east side. “These are the same citizens who have had to be targeted by voter intimidation billboards.
Ohio’s election chief has set the hours and days that residents can vote early for the May primary election, saying it was necessary because the Legislature has failed to put uniform times into law. Voters can cast an absentee ballot early by mail or in person without giving any reason. The 2012 presidential election cycle in Ohio was marked by several disputes over early voting rules, including a lawsuit brought by President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. Secretary of State Jon Husted said Wednesday that he’s repeatedly asked the General Assembly to write the hours into law, but members have not acted.
The state of Ohio agreed to a settlement Monday with voting awareness groups Judicial Watch and True the Vote, effectively ending a lawsuit that lasted almost a year and a half. The case dates to August 2012, when the groups claimed Secretary of State Jon Husted hadn’t taken reasonable steps to keep ineligible voters out of polling places. Monday’s settlement, which involves no money, established nine criteria for Husted’s office to follow, ensuring compliance with the National Voter Registration Act, known widely as the “Motor Voter” Act.


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SECOND INTERIM REPORT OF THE SEVENTEENTH STATEWIDE GRAND JURY
Case No: SC 02-2645
In our last report we detailed how corrupt drug wholesalers were marketing adulterated pharmaceutical products in Florida and throughout the United States. We noted there that the wholesalers had a variety of illicit sources but did not delve into great detail. Instead we focused on the illegal distribution of the drugs by wholesalers and what we felt were lax laws and oversight that allowed the wholesalers to thrive. Today, we turn our attention to one of the ways that illegal wholesalers acquire adulterated products - the diversion of tens of millions of dollars worth of drugs by large numbers of recipients of the Medicaid program.
Over the last year, the Grand Jury has heard from investigators and regulators from the Bureau of Pharmacy Services, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, Medicaid Program Integrity and the Department of Health. We have also taken testimony from representatives of private industry, and from the Federal government. Finally, we took testimony from some Medicaid recipients who were directly involved in this fraud.
We have found that there are few, if any, consequences to Medicaid recipients who sell their expensive medications to wholesalers. One reason is that Florida has a patchwork of agencies, each with limited authority to address issues concerning fraud by recipients. We found that where there is authority, there appears to be a reluctance to aggressively pursue the issue of recipient eligibility. Efforts to deal with the problem of recipient fraud have been hampered by a lack of effective state statutes, federal limitations that restrict Florida’s attempts to control this fraud, and a lack of awareness by some state and federal officials of the extent of the problem of recipient fraud. The result is the waste of hundreds of millions of dollars, exploitation of Medicaid recipients, and the tainting of our supply of critical lifesaving medication. While Florida has taken some positive steps recently, our efforts pale compared to what other states are doing and, in some cases, have been doing for a long time.


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OPKO Health Supports National Prostate Cancer Council Legislation
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OPKO Health, Inc. (NYSE: OPK) is pleased to lend its support to the legislation introduced in the United States Senate on September 16, 2014 by Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) legislating the formation of the National Prostate Cancer Council (NPCC). The Boxer-Sessions legislation directs formation of the NPCC to develop and implement a national strategic plan to accelerate the innovation of diagnostic tools to improve prostate cancer screening and early detection, while also helping to reduce unnecessary treatment.
In her press release, Senator Boxer stated: “Prostate cancer is one of the leading threats to the health and lives of the men of this country. We owe it to our families to do all we can to fight this deadly disease.”
In his announcement, Senator Sessions said: “I am pleased to join Senator Boxer in this effort to address improved screening tools for prostate cancer. Testing and early detection are the keys to combat this disease. When identified early, the survival rate for prostate cancer is very high. We need to ensure that we have the most advanced screening tools available and this legislation is a step in the right direction.”
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men and is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in men. In 2014, it is predicted that 233,000 new prostate cancer cases will be diagnosed, and more than 29,400 men will die from the disease.
Screening with PSA, while effective in identifying some prostate cancers, results in numerous false-positives, which can lead to painful, costly and unnecessary procedures. Conversely, false-negatives with PSA can also occur, leaving many men to wrongly believe they are cancer-free.
“Early detection is essential for obtaining better outcomes with prostate cancer, but we now know this can only be achieved with better diagnostic tests built on stronger biomarkers than PSA alone,” said David Okrongly, President of OPKO Diagnostics. “The 4Kscore™ test, recently launched by OPKO Health, addresses this challenge. The 4Kscore is a non-invasive blood test that accurately identifies risk for aggressive prostate cancer while helping patients and healthcare payers avoid unnecessary procedures.”
About OPKO Health
OPKO Health, Inc. is a multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company that seeks to establish industry leading positions in large, rapidly growing markets by leveraging its discovery, development and commercialization expertise and novel and proprietary technologies. Our prostate cancer test, the 4Kscore™ test, is the only blood test that accurately identifies risk for aggressive prostate cancer. The 4Kscore test provides an individualized risk score for the presence of aggressive prostate cancer and adds new information to the shared decision making discussion between a Urologist and patient. For more information, visit http://www.opko.com.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA), which statements may be identified by words such as "expects," "plans," "projects," "will," "may," "anticipates," "believes," "should," "intends," "estimates," and other words of similar meaning, including statements regarding expected benefits of the 4Kscore Test, that the 4Kscore will accurately identify risk for aggressive prostate cancer, whether the test will bring exceptional value to European healthcare by allowing clinicians to accurately identify risk for aggressive prostate cancer, whether the test will bring great benefit to patients and the healthcare system by helping avoid the cost of unnecessary, sometimes harmful procedures, whether the 4KscoreTest can make a significant contribution in Europe to help target the right patients for aggressive treatment and avoid the harms that accompany over detection and over treatment of indolent prostate cancer, expected growth in use of the test in the U.S. and Europe and whether OPKO Health will launch the test in Latin America, whether the test will accurately predict high-grade cancers, whether OPKO Health will successfully commercialize the 4Kscore, the market for and expected sales of 4Kscore, whether the test will be an important benefit for Urologists and their patients and will lead to lower overall healthcare costs, as well as other non-historical statements about our expectations, beliefs or intentions regarding our business, technologies and products, financial condition, strategies or prospects. Many factors could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking statements. These factors include those described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the risks inherent in funding, developing and obtaining regulatory approvals of new, commercially-viable and competitive products and treatments. In addition, forward-looking statements may also be adversely affected by general market factors, competitive product development, product availability, federal and state regulations and legislation, the regulatory process for new products and indications, manufacturing issues that may arise, patent positions and litigation, among other factors. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date the statements were made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements. We intend that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the PSLRA.
David Okrongly, 305-575-4133
Source: OPKO Health
Released September 29, 2014

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What Is Kombu + Why You Should Be Eating It
Kombu (pronounced KOM-boo) is an edible sea vegetable. Hailing from Japan, it's most historically used as one of the three main ingredients in 'dashi' noodle broth as a flavor enhancer (and can pretty much be used in most broths for the same benefit). It can be found dried (which is how it's used in broths), pickled in vinegar or eaten fresh.
The other common use for kombu is to help make food, especially beans, more easily digestible.
Kombu is increasingly recognized in Western culture for its health and culinary benefits, with companies like Eden Foods using it in their canned beans instead of adding salt.
How To Cook With Kombu
A Tuscan White Bean soup is delicious, nutritious and reminiscent of Tuscany in the spring. In this version, kombu is added for a helpful aid to the beans, helping them cook quicker and digest easier. As you'll see below, a piece of dried kombu is added to the broth along with the beans and vegetables to simmer away.
Kale is another addition to this traditional Italian soup, adding superfood benefits like higher energy and brighter moods. This soup makes for the perfect soothing winter meal.
Tuscan White Bean + Kale Soup
- 2 15-oz cans of cannellini beans (BPA free-brand recommended)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 8 cups chicken stock
- 1 bunch of kale, de-ribbed and cut into 1 inch ribbons
- 1 (28oz) jar of diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 1-inch piece of dried kombu
- sea salt + pepper to taste
- fresh sage leaf to garnish
1. In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil and sauté the onion at medium heat until almost fully translucent. Add the minced garlic and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Add the kale, tomatoes, beans, kombu, salt and pepper.
2. Reduce the heat to low, cover partially, and allow to simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the kombu and garnish with fresh sage before serving.
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Free eBooks at Planet eBook - 80+ Classic Novels and Literature Granta Magazine Detailed book reviews How to change your view of Africa Chimurenga, a pan-African English-language journal, depicts the continent’s horrors, sometimes from very close... I once had coffee in Cape Town with a Cameroonian named Ntone Edjabe. He ran an English-language journal called Chimurenga, but what I remembered from our chat were his vignettes of Lagos (where he’d studied) and Johannesburg (where he went next). In Lagos, he said, you’d be driving down the highway and suddenly see a guy selling cars on the highway. Lagos was crazy, and yet it felt entirely safe. Whereas Johannesburg seemed sane, but never felt safe. I sent Edjabe some articles, but otherwise forgot about Chimurenga until a recent issue arrived in the mail. It’s also more surprising: I love well-off media types from New York or London, but by now we do tend to know how they think. Edjabe arrived in South Africa in 1993, instantly had his passport and money stolen, but stayed. His idea was to get Africans to write about Africa as they saw it. Chimurenga is rising.
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New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Finance Ministry started the pre-budget consultation on Wednesday. The first consultation was held with the representatives of the agriculture and agro-processing industry.
Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Minister of State for New & Renewable Energy, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Bhagwanth Khuba jointly held the consultation through video conferencing. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was unable to attend the meeting due to her engagement in Parliament.
Ramesh Chand, Member, Niti Aayog, Ajay Vir Jhakar, Chairman, Krushak Samaj, and other representatives from Agriculture and Agro-processing industry gave their valuable suggestions for the Union Budget 2022-23.
Jakhar said the Government needs to design a robust pre-budget consultation process and system to have beneficiaries assess programmes to enable departments to tweak and reset their own programmes for more positive outcomes.
He said the Green Revolution ensured India's food security in its most difficult decades. "It's now time for the central Government to fund a transition in green revolution states to ensure India's nutrition security. Do note, states are in no condition to share the cost of the transition."
According to Jakhar, the government designs agri-policy, food policy, environment policy, health policy, etc. But now need Food Systems policy which considers the health of people and planet as one. "The Government lacks the capacity to design such policy. Need funds to build the capacity of Government and farmer organisations to lead change," he said.
Finance Secretary & Secretary Expenditure T.V. Somanathan; Secretary, DEA, Ajay Seth; Secretary, Revenue, Tarun Bajaj and Secretary MCA Rajesh Verma, besides other senior officials, were also present in the meeting. (ANI)


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In a statement to The Guardian, Blackman's family said she passed away at her home in Sussex of natural causes unrelated to the coronavirus.
"As well as being a much-adored mother and grandmother, Honor was an actor of hugely prolific creative talent," her family said. "With an extraordinary combination of beauty, brains, and physical prowess, along with her unique voice and a dedicated work ethic, she achieved an unparalleled iconic status in the world of film and entertainment and with absolute commitment to her craft and total professionalism in all her endeavors she contributed to some of the great films and theatre productions of our times."
Blackman, born in the London town of Plaistow, was an accomplished figure of both stage and screen who began her acting training when she was only 15 years old. She appeared in a number of films at the start of her career, including Quartet, So Long at the Fair, A Night to Remember, and The Square Peg, but it was her role as Cathy Gale in the '60s British spy show The Avengers that brought her into prominence.
"When I started, men were still of the opinion that women would always be seen as the weaker sex due to their lack of strength," Blackman said of her time on the show. "I was the first woman to be seen defending herself and so illustrated that this was no longer the case. Despite being glamorous and witty, Cathy was also Steed's intellectual equal. I think her character gave heart to many women at the time."
Her work in The Avengers made her a natural fit for one of James Bond's most famous female counterparts, Pussy Galore, starring opposite Sean Connery in Goldfinger, which brought her to the attention of international audiences. Blackman, who was 38 at the time, remains one of the oldest actresses to portray a Bond girl.
Blackman's film career was wide and varied, appearing in Westerns like Shalako and Something Big, fantasies like Jason and the Argonauts, and comedies like Bridget Jones's Diary and Cockneys vs. Zombies. Her versatility also shined in her TV roles, appearing on the British soap opera Coronation Street, Doctor Who, Casualty, and The Upper Hand. About her part as The Upper Hand's glamorous grandmother Laura West, Blackman said, "As Cathy Gale I got fan mail from fellas, obviously, thanks to the black leather and everything, but playing Laura I got lots more mail from women. That role made women who'd just retired and felt they'd been put on the back burner realize they had a lot of life left to live."
A prominent thespian, her stage credits include the 1981 London revival of The Sound of Music and the 1987 West End production of Nunsense. She returned to the stage in the 2000s for productions of My Fair Lady and Cabaret. Blackman's own one-woman show, Word of Honor, which looked back at her life and career, premiered in 2006.
In her later years, Blackman was an outspoken advocate for older women in the entertainment industry. "It's extraordinary how men with big beer bellies who look like hell still go on working — no one tells them they look like the back of a cab," she remarked. "But once a woman gets past 40 everyone gets twitchy about them."


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Photo Gallery: San Marino vs. South Pasadena
SOUTH PASADENA – The South Pasadena girls soccer team quietly is climbing back into the Rio Hondo League race.
The Tigers stretched their unbeaten streak to six on Wednesday with a 2-1 victory over visiting San Marino to stay within striking distance of league leaders La Ca?ada and Monrovia.
La Ca ada (11-4-3, 5-0-2, 12 points) and Monrovia (9-4-4, 4-0-3, 11 points) are first and second, respectively, but the Tigers (8-6-7, 4-1-2, 10 points) are within a game of first with a match against La Ca ada next week. La Ca ada and Monrovia still have to play each other in the league finale.
“This was a huge win we had to have against our rival,” Tigers coach Terry Cassidy said. “San Marino has been hit with the injury bug, but they always play us tough and you know you have to earn goals when you’re going against (Titans goalkeeper) Sarah Morgan.”
Morgan, the Titans’ Michigan-bound goalkeeper, made the Tigers earn both of their goals.
The Tigers took a 1-0 lead on a beautiful combination that started from Erin Eastwood along the side. Eastwood slid a ball in front to Aubree Gorman, who one-touched it to Aubrey Thurman. That gave Morgan little time to react as Thurman punched it home in the 18th minute for her seventh league goal.
The Tigers doubled their lead in the 50th minute when sweeper Ashley McKenzie found a loose ball rolling directly toward her.
McKenzie didn’t waste any time and quickly re-directed a beautiful right-footed shot to the upper corner of the net for a 2-0 lead. It was her first goal of the season.
It was the difference-maker because Alison Chang answered for San Marino (4-8-4, 1-4-2) in the 51st minute to cut the Tigers’ lead to 2-1.
“It’s always nice to score in your last game against San Marino,” the Navy-bound McKenzie said. “It was a big win for us. We started (the year) slow because we have so many new players, but our chemistry is getting better.”
In a league filled with solid defensive teams, Cassidy said McKenzie has been their rock.
“I’ll put her on anyone’s best player and she’ll shut them down,” Cassidy said. “To get a goal from her is a plus, but without the things she does on defense, we wouldn’t be in the position we are now.”
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Jay Taylor is currently teaching music at a secondry school in Birmingham and also offers private tuition for students to learn guitar, drums or voice control.
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The Berg Dining Hall, located on the third floor of the administration building, provides the perfect combination of delicious kosher food and beautiful view.
Each meal is prepared specially by the Food Service Staff.
The goal of the Food Service Department is to provide high quality tasty food and the meals are widely regarded as some of the best kosher food in the Los Angeles area. The Food Service Staff always values your ideas and recipes to improve the Berg menu.
All food served at the American Jewish University's Familian Campus is prepared according to Conservative Judaism’s standard of Kashrut.
One of the characteristics of traditional Jewish communities is the observance of a series of dietary laws called Kashrut, commonly referred to as a custom of "keeping kosher." The two primary features of Kashrut involve the permissibility of certain food items and the combination of other items. Kosher food is usually like any other food, except that certain foods like pork, shellfish, certain animal products and certain chemicals, which are derived from animal products, are not permitted. In addition, Kashrut does not permit the mixture of milk and meat products. When a meat meal is served in the cafeteria, milk and cheese are not available. Similarly, when a dairy meal is served, meat products will not be served. The only time this pattern changes is during the eight-day holiday of Passover when bread and other grain products such as pasta and rice are not served.
For some of you, these customs are rather new. The Food Service Staff will be happy to answer any questions you may have.


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NHS staff will be delivering life-saving COVID jabs at a network of more than 1,400 vaccinations sites when dozens more open their doors today.
The milestone has been hit just seven weeks after Maggie Keenan, 91, became the first person in the world to be vaccinated against the virus outside of a trial at Coventry hospital.
An Asda supermarket in West Bromwich, an Islamic education centre in Derby and Bolton Wanderers Football Club are among the new sites operating this week.
They are among 1,438 vaccinations sites ranging from GP and pharmacy-led services to hospitals and large-scale Vaccination Centres that are now operating across the country.
NHS staff are also visiting those who cannot go to their local service or travel to a Vaccination Centre.
Professor Stephen Powis, national medical director for the NHS in England, said: “The NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in health service history, has got off to a strong start.
“NHS staff have worked hard with businesses, community and faith groups to set up an extensive network of vaccination sites that offer a range of options for people in all areas to receive their injection.
“We want to protect as many people as swiftly as possible and this latest milestone, with more than 1,400 sites up and running, means that we can continue to expand delivery as more vaccine supplies come on stream.”
The vaccination programme began with just 50 hospitals hubs on December 8.
There are now more than 250 hospitals delivering the jabs along with 1,000 GP-led services.
High Street pharmacies are now vaccinating at 117 sites and there are also 47 large-scale Vaccination Centres, capable of jabbing thousands of people each week.
Iconic sites include an IKEA store, the Crick Institute, the London and Sunderland Nightingales, Salisbury and Blackburn Cathedrals and the Black Country Museum, where BBC gangland drama Peaky Blinders is filmed.
NHS staff are also making use of a mosque in Birmingham and a Sikh Gurdwara in Bedford.
Millions of people in the top four priority groups including people aged 70 years old and over and those who are deemed to be clinically extremely vulnerable, are being invited to arrange a vaccination site through the national booking service.
Those who cannot or do not want to travel can wait to be invited to their local GP service or hospital.
The country’s leading doctors and nurses have urged people only to come to a vaccination centre when invited to do so, to help ensure that priority groups are served first and to maintain safe social distancing at every venue.
The NHS made history when Maggie Keenan received the Pfizer vaccine at Coventry Hospital on the 8 December 2020.
The NHS was also the first health system to deliver the new Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine when Brian Pinker, 82, was jabbed on 4 January 2021.
Research carried out in the NHS also identified the world’s first treatment for COVID, the steroid Dexamethasone.
Chair of the National Pharmacy Association Andrew Lane, said: “Pharmacies are becoming part of the COVID-19 vaccination infrastructure in more and more parts of England. It is great that many independent pharmacies are rising to the challenge, alongside the national chains, GPs, hospitals and others, in this vital combined effort.
“We are confident that pharmacies will become increasingly core to the success of the vaccination programme as it rolls out. They can reach into communities across the land, to vaccinate, advise and care.”
Faisal Tuddy, Asda Superintendent Pharmacist, said: “We are incredibly proud to be the first supermarket pharmacy to administer the vaccine and to play our part in helping the NHS roll out its vaccination programme. Many of the people who will attend the store today have been shielding at home for months and we hope receiving the vaccine is the first step towards a return to normality for them”.
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Vicarious Liability and the Emergence of Chatbots
In the age of digital transformation, the proliferation of chatbots has revolutionized the way businesses interact with customers. These AI-driven assistants are not just confined to customer service; they’re increasingly being deployed across various sectors for a range of functions. However, this technological advancement raises significant legal questions, particularly regarding vicarious liability. Should businesses be held vicariously liable for the actions or missteps of their chatbots? This blog post delves into this complex issue, examining the implications of imposing such liability and its potential impact on innovation and business operations.
Understanding Vicarious Liability
Vicarious liability is a legal principle where one party is held responsible for the actions of another. Traditionally, this concept applies to employer-employee relationships. However, the unique nature of chatbots – operating independently through programmed algorithms and AI – challenges traditional legal frameworks. They are not employees, yet they act on behalf of the organization.
The Case for Vicarious Liability in Chatbots
Accountability and Consumer Protection: As chatbots become more sophisticated, they’re increasingly making decisions that can significantly affect consumers. Holding businesses liable for their chatbots’ actions ensures a level of accountability and protects consumers from potential harms caused by erroneous or unethical chatbot behavior.
Encouraging Responsible Implementation: Vicarious liability could incentivize businesses to implement robust oversight and ethical programming in their chatbots. Knowing they might be held responsible for their chatbot’s actions, companies might invest more in ensuring these systems are reliable, fair, and transparent.
Legal Consistency: Applying vicarious liability to chatbots could align with existing legal principles that hold businesses responsible for their tools and systems. Just as a company is liable for a faulty product, so too could it be for a malfunctioning chatbot.
Arguments Against Vicarious Liability for Chatbots
Stifling Innovation: One of the biggest concerns is that imposing vicarious liability on chatbots could stifle technological innovation. Businesses might become overly cautious in deploying these tools, slowing down the advancement and potential benefits of AI.
Complexity in Attribution: Determining liability for chatbot actions can be complex. Unlike human actions, a chatbot’s behavior is a product of its programming, algorithms, and potentially, machine learning processes. This complexity makes it challenging to pinpoint where the ‘fault’ lies – is it with the developer, the algorithm, or the business using the chatbot?
Evolving Nature of AI: Chatbots and AI systems are continuously evolving. They learn and adapt over time, which can lead to unpredictable behaviors not originally intended by their programmers. This raises the question of whether it’s fair to hold businesses liable for actions beyond their foresight and control.
Balancing Act: Finding a Middle Ground
Given the complexities, a nuanced approach might be necessary. One potential solution is a tiered liability system, where the extent of liability depends on the level of autonomy and sophistication of the chatbot. For basic chatbots with limited functions, traditional vicarious liability could apply. However, for more advanced AI-driven chatbots, especially those capable of learning and evolving, a different standard may be needed.
Another approach could involve mandatory insurance policies for businesses using chatbots, similar to malpractice insurance in the medical field. This could provide a safety net for both consumers and businesses.
The question of imposing vicarious liability for chatbots opens up a Pandora’s box of legal, ethical, and practical considerations. As AI continues to evolve, so too must our legal frameworks. Businesses, lawmakers, and legal experts need to collaborate to develop standards that balance consumer protection, accountability, and the encouragement of innovation. The journey to finding this balance is complex but necessary in navigating the future landscape where AI is an integral part of business operations.
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The question of whether there should be vicarious liability for chatbots is a complex one. On the one hand, chatbots are increasingly being used to provide customer service and other essential services. As such, it is important to ensure that chatbots are used in a responsible and compliant manner. Vicarious liability could help to deter companies from using chatbots in a way that could harm customers.
On the other hand, chatbots are not human beings. They are machines that are programmed to perform certain tasks. As such, it is not clear whether it is fair to hold companies liable for the actions of their chatbots. Additionally, vicarious liability could discourage companies from developing and using chatbots, which could have a negative impact on the economy.
Ultimately, the question of whether there should be vicarious liability for chatbots is a matter of public policy. It is a decision that will need to be made by lawmakers and courts.
This brings us to the question as to whether there is, under the current AI scenario, room for vicarious liability for Chatbots?
Yes, there can be vicarious liability for chatbots. Vicarious liability is a legal doctrine that holds a person or entity liable for the actions of another person or entity, even if they did not directly cause the harm. In the context of chatbots, vicarious liability could be used to hold a company liable for the actions of its chatbot, even if the company did not directly cause the harm.
For example, if a chatbot provides inaccurate or incomplete information to a customer, and the customer makes a decision based on that information that results in financial or other losses, the company that owns the chatbot could be held liable for those losses. This is because the company is considered to be vicariously liable for the actions of its chatbot.
There are a few factors that courts will consider when determining whether to impose vicarious liability on a company for the actions of its chatbot. These factors include:
- The degree of control that the company has over the chatbot.
- The level of knowledge that the company has about the chatbot’s actions.
- The foreseeability of harm.
If a court finds that a company has a high degree of control over its chatbot, has knowledge of the chatbot’s actions, and could have foreseen that the chatbot’s actions could cause harm, then the court is more likely to impose vicarious liability on the company.
To avoid vicarious liability, companies should take steps to ensure that their chatbots are used in a responsible and compliant manner. This includes training the chatbots on accurate and complete information, testing the chatbots to ensure that they can identify and respond to customer needs effectively, and developing policies and procedures for the use of chatbots. Companies should also monitor their chatbots to ensure that they are operating as intended and that they are not violating any laws or regulations.
By taking these steps, companies can help to mitigate the risk of being held vicariously liable for the actions of their chatbots.


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A commercially viable methane to lactic acid conversion technology would be revolutionary.
A new $1 million 8,300 square-foot laboratory at NatureWorks world headquarters is the latest milestone in the companys multi-year program to commercialize a fermentation process for transforming methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into lactic acid, the building block of Ingeo biopolymer. The methane to lactic acid research project began in 2013 as a joint effort between NatureWorks and Calysta Energy, Menlo Park, Calif., to develop a fermentation biocatalyst. In 2014, laboratory-scale fermentation of lactic acid from methane utilizing a new biocatalyst was proven, and the United States Department of Energy awarded $2.5 million to the project.
In 2016, the opening of the new laboratory at NatureWorks (@natureworks ) headquarters marks another major advancement in the journey from proof of concept to commercialization. Six scientists will be hired to staff the new facility.
A commercially viable methane to lactic acid conversion technology would be revolutionary, said Bill Suehr, NatureWorks Chief Operating Officer. It diversifies NatureWorks away from the current reliance on agricultural feedstocks, and with methane as feedstock, it could structurally lower the cost of producing Ingeo. It is exciting to envision a future where greenhouse gas is transformed into Ingeo-based compostable food serviceware, personal care items such as wipes and diapers, durable products such as computer cases and toys, films for wrapping fresh produce, filament for 3D printers, deli packaging, and more.
Based on the research collaboration between NatureWorks and Calysta, NatureWorks hopes to subsequently develop a 25,000 square-foot pilot plant in Minnesota by 2018 and hire an additional 15 employees. Within the next six years the company is looking at the possible construction of a $50 million demonstration project.
NatureWorks is jointly owned by Thailands largest chemical producer, PTT Global Chemical, and Cargill, which provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world.
Its conceivable that within the next decade NatureWorks will bring online the first global-scale methane to lactic acid fermentation facility.
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Oxfam has issued its traditional demand for a handout. Their wealth report this year informs us that a mere eight people have more wealth than the bottom 50 per cent of the world’s population. This is entirely true of course. But Oxfam’s solution is that we should take it from the rich and give it to the poor. Which is entirely wrong.
Our essential economic problem is that there are not enough rich people. Nor is their extreme wealth a problem. Our problem is poverty, not inequality.
Oxfam’s redistribution argument has been tried before and found wanting. It was the subject of the world’s largest economic experiment: the 20th century. Anyone surveying the rubble of central Europe from the Brandenburg Gate in 1989 knows that the taking and giving solution does not work. What is needed is the wealth creation strategy that we’ve been using in the period of free-market globalisation ever since.
The result of which is this:
They bloody well spend HOW MUCH on make up at TVNZ?
Making Simon Dallow and Wendy Petrie look beautiful on your TV screens every night does not come cheap.
TVNZ spent nearly $130,000 in 2016 on presenter clothes and an additional $48,000 on hair and makeup for presenters, reporters and guests.
But the state broadcaster says deliberate cost cutting and a change in the number and mix of presenters is saving it money.
TVNZ is a visual medium with a lot of talent to look after. And guests. But credit where it is due, every time I’ve seen Martyn on TV, he’s looked like the same low-cost low-maintenance mess. So for once he’s not a hypocrite.
Surely Martyn wouldn’t pay the minimum wage to the stylists and make-up artists, so $48k for a number of people to do hair and make-up is pretty cheap. I’m presuming that’s not a full-time job. Because Martyn and his Et Tu union mates wouldn’t stand for TVNZ paying people minimum wage for something that demanding. Read more »
Here we go again. Is this the new normal for politics? I guess it is. This time round instead of hacking Whaleoil, Rawshark 2.0 has gone directly after the National Government. No doubt emboldened by the fact that Rawshark has never been brought to justice they have allegedly stolen 2 terabytes of information. The only difference this time round is that the journalist (who once again is linked to Kim Dotcom) is not writing a book with the stolen information but is allegedly running away to Russia to claim asylum while the stolen information apparently is destined for Wikileaks.
Is this a Martyn Bradbury drug induced fantasy? Is the journalist in question really that afraid or even a journalist? Suzie Dawson? Never heard of her. Our sources say she was a member of Occupy and a prolific tweeter during Dirty Politics. Even Martyn Bradbury calls her a blogger rather than a journalist. At one stage she took up a friendship with fraudster Ben Rachinger who December last year pleaded guilty to obtaining by deception and who is now awaiting sentencing. Ben Rachinger you may remember is the young man who approached Whaleoil offering to help us catch Rawshark after we were hacked.We were so taken in by him that we asked him to assist the New Zealand Police with their enquiries.
My attention was drawn to this comment on Martyn Martin Bradbury’s hate speech blog, where Bradbury gets schooled on issues regarding hate speech and its pernicious effects.
Bradbury had been mansplaining about how it was OK for Muslim hate-speech preacher Shaykh Dr Mohammad Anwar Sahib was really just a silly old man rather than the nasty antisemite and misogynist he actually is.
This has got to be one of the silliest posts to have turned up on the Kiwi blogosphere for some time, with a fair number of suspects competing for that dismal accolade.
Maybe the most disconcerting thing here, Martyn, is your blitheness about the stress that hate speech causes real people: members of vulnerable minorities; especially young people, and children not least of all. “What’s so controversial about claiming Jews and Christians are the enemies of Muslims?” What’s the matter with you, Bomber? How do you imagine that hate speech, or the wholesale denigration of an entire minority actually works?
A boy of four wearing a yarmulke, assaulted in Mt. Eden last year – because Jews are portrayed by some fanatics as the enemies of Islam and as members of a race trying to take over the world. That’s how hate speech works. A Muslim kindergarten child in the US harassed verbally – and physically – by his TEACHER – because all Muslims are supposed to be terrorists. And one day that child is supposed to grow up to become one. That’s how hate speech works.
You bring up Gaza. Did the Islamic Women’s Council of NZ, who are a thousand-fold more qualified to talk about Gaza then you are, raise Gaza? Of course not. They rebuked Sahib unequivocally and expressed nothing toward the Jewish community but magnanimity and solidarity. Not much sexy contrarianism there, Martyn. But I’m guessing that they know all too well the thing that you’ve completely managed to miss: that children or young people of any minority are not in the least bit responsible for Gaza, for Isis, for anything else – but they’re always the first victims of the radical evil that hate speech is. Read more »
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If positions were reversed and this below photo and headline had appeared first on Whaleoil, it would have been all Lefties to the pumps to pour petrol on the fire.
This photo of three well known female politicians was mocked in an offensive way as the professional women were compared to monkeys.The headline read..Hear no poverty, see no poverty, speak no poverty: We have lost what it means to be a Kiwi.
This headline is a clear reference to the three monkeys and the saying hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.
The left-wing is seeing hope in the Roy Morgan poll, despite Labour scoring their second lowest result since October 2014 when they polled 22.4%.
They are busily leaking internal poll results to bloggers like Martyn Bradbury who is treating Rob Salmond’s numbers as gospel. They are also leaking to unionists who are busily shilling details on Twitter.
The problem with these leaks is that I conduct my own polling via INCITE: Politics and Curia polling. The reason I use Curia is because they, and David Farrar, are simply the best pollsters in New Zealand.
Our poll results measuring favourability don’t show that at all. In fact they show that Andrew Little’s favourables are tanking and John Key’s rose a little.
Martyn Bradbury meanwhile is spinning up Labour’s own internal polling, which if they still used UMR might be believable, but since they stopped paying their bills anything coming from Labour is going to be rubbish. Read more »
Martyn Bradbury is the most wrong person in New Zealand politics.
He’s been so wrong so many times I suggested he change his name to Wrongly Wrongson.
On Friday he wrote:
I don’t think this latest evidence of abuse of political power by Key will be so easily shrugged off.
It’s not because it’s the most compelling evidence of his abuses of power. The mass surveillance lies, the Dirty Politics scandal, the ramming through of Parliament laws he wants all of these and so many more are stronger evidence, but this people can grasp.
People loved their flag, and knowing Key met to secretly fund a campaign to get rid of it even in the last dying moments of the campaign will insult many and nothing moves polls like a voter scorned.
Last month I announced on this blog that we would no longer be taking part in the public blog stats that Open Parachute operates.
After dominating the stats for years and being constantly accused of lying about my stats I decided to no longer take part. Ken does a great job at Open Parachute and although we don’t see eye to eye on politics and climate change he is running a good service, so my leaving the stats is no reflection on his ranking service.
We signalled this a month in advance, and I notified Ken at Open Parachute as well so he wouldn’t think his code that sucks up all the stats was broken.
This morning Martyn Martin Bradbury aka Wrongly Wrongson lied about all that, claiming that my stats were “removed” because of technical errors. That was a lie, and one which Ken from Open Parachute called him out on. Read more »
Chris Trotter gently chides Martyn Martin Bradbury’s hate speech in his new, and likely short-lived, “TV” show.
NO, NO, NO, BOMBER! This ageism has got to stop – now. You wouldn’t permit anyone writing for The Daily Blog to discriminate against people on the grounds of race, gender or sexuality. So what, in the name of Progressive Politics, are you hoping to achieve by blaming everyone born between 1946 and 1965 for Auckland’s housing crisis?
The Baby Boom generation didn’t choose their parents, Comrade! Any more than a black man chooses his ethnicity, or a woman chooses to be born female. Scapegoating people on the basis of their date-of-birth makes no more sense than scapegoating them because of their genetic make-up, or because their sex chromosomes are XX and not XY.
I’m genuinely affronted by all this Baby-Boomer-bashing, old friend. And if you want to know why, then I’d invite you to sit down and watch Episode 2 of Waatea Fifth Estate, and every time the word “Baby-Boomer” or “Boomer” is used, to mentally over-dub the word “Jew”. Read more »
Unionists are taking to Twitter to promote a new form of union bullying…publishing the phone numbers of people they disagree with so their supporters can attack them via txt or phone calls.
So this unionist is using Twitter to call on people to attack a store owner because she doesn’t agree with his stance in pay negotiations. Read more »


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A Wider Bridge is proud to present: Our 3rd annual LGBT trip to Israel. Join us from October 30 – November 9, 2013 (10 nights) to see Israel as you’ve never seen her before– through a Jewish LGBT lens. A unique journey through Israel!
Co-Sponsors: Keshet, Nehirim, The JCC in Manhattan, Congregation Beth Chayim Chadashim, Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, and Congregation Kol Ami.
Summary of Itinerary
October 30 Arrival — Participants arrive at Ben Gurion airport by noon. We will drive south to the Negev where we will begin our experience of Israel in the desert. We will hike, swim in the Dead Sea, and use the time to get to know each other and begin to build community together. Accommodations (1 night): K’far Hanokdim
October 31 – November 4 Tel Aviv. Our first urban stop is the modern city of Tel Aviv, now becoming known as one of the “LGBT capitals” of the world. We will meet with leaders, political figures, activists and artists at the city’s dynamic LGBT center. We will explore the city’s history from an LGBTQ perspective and we will sample its culture and nightlife. We will have our first Shabbat here, together with members of the city’s LGBT religious community. Accommodations (4 nights): Art Plus Hotel
November 4 – 6 Galilee and Golan We will travel north from Tel Aviv to the Golan, with stops along the way to explore the Galilee region, including a visit to the remarkable ruins of Bet She’an. .We will experience the Golan, and learn about life on the kibbutz. We will take time to explore the beautiful and spiritual city of Safed.
Accommodations (2 nights): Merom Golan Kibbutz
November 6 – 9 Jerusalem. Our trip concludes in the holy city of Jerusalem. Our time here will include a tour of the Old City and the Kotel (Western Wall), a visit to Yad Vashem, and meetings with the many leaders and organizations, both LGBTQ and others, that are working for change in this amazing and challenging city. We will have last Shabbat together in Jerusalem.
Accommodations (3 nights): Arthur Hotel Jerusalem
Our journey together will end on Saturday evening November 9.
HIGHLIGHTS OF LAST YEAR’S TRIP
What a trip it was! A lot has been said about A Wider Bridge’s latest LGBT trip to Israel. You’ve probably seen the photos on Facebook, or read it in Israeli media, but a picture worth a thousand words, so the CLASS OF 2012 have collected photographs from their 10 unforgettable days in the Land of Milk and Humus and we have packaged them in a nice gallery.
During last year’s trip, the members of our group kept the photos and updates flowing, some of these updates have actually turned into stories on our website. “The old city of Jerusalem is simply breath-taking,” wrote Erica from Jerusalem. “Visiting Yad Vashem was deeply affecting and unforgettable. I have loved experiencing the food, the sights, the people, and the electricity of Jerusalem.
One of the best stories from last year, was the praying-at-the-Kotel emotional post from Shana, who credited A Wider Bridge’s trip for her latest engagement to her girlfriend! Read all about it here.


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- James French, Director of Technical Cooperation, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
- Daniel Gustafson, Director, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Liaison Office for North America
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- Patrick Webb, Dean for Academic Affairs, Friedman School of Nutrition Science, Tufts University (Moderator)
A December 1 panel hosted by AS/COA explored the growing importance of food security in Latin America. Organized with the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, the panel provided an overview on the current food and nutrition security situation in the region, the impact of high and volatile food prices on the poor, the role of political commitment to ending hunger, and the challenges and opportunities for income growth in the agriculture sector, among other topics.
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“Food security is an issue that has leapt to the head of the policy agenda,” said Tufts University’s Patrick Webb at the beginning of the conversation. He explained that the volatility of food prices has sparked a number of issues for producers and consumers. Speakers agreed that one of the main challenges is the economic, cultural, and political diversity across the region. These differences have a direct impact on policy responses to the world food, fuel, and financial crises that have taken place.
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Here’s Al Gore, fresh from a face peel, talking to a sympathetic interviewer about the prospect of civilization shutting itself down within the next century under the crippling weight of manmade global warming – if we don’t do something to un-hack our “democracy” and take carbon production out of the hands of evil corporate special […]
All the money and effort that went into the creation of propagandist signs informing visitors to the Statue of Liberty, Grand Canyon, D.C. monuments and other Federal properties that the big, bad government shutdown has crippled the U.S. Parks Service thankfully won’t go to waste. President Barack Obama quickly rejected a proposal by House Republicans […]
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Many studies indicate that being married does good things for men’s health. Married men may live longer and healthier lives. But that begs the question: What happens to the longevity and well-being of men who get divorced?
The Middle East Media Research Institute has made public a translation of a recent al-Qaida broadcast in which a militant Pakistani cleric uses scripture and hadiths to cement the point that Muslims have no business associating with infidels, and that they should wage jihad against anything that isn’t Islamic to its very core until the world is populated only by Muslims.
Today marks the White House’s announced opening of the Obamacare insurance exchanges. The White House and Democrats continue to assert that this is a good day for America, but polling data indicate that the majority of Americans disagree.
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