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Contents of Article
- Why is maturation important for youth athletes?
- What is bio-banding?
- Why is bio-banding important?
- How do you bio-band athletes?
- Are there any issues with bio-banding?
- Is future research needed with bio-banding?
- About the Author
“Bio-banding is the process of grouping athletes based on attributes associated with growth and maturation, rather than chronological age (e.g. under-15s)” (1). Advocates of bio-banding state that restricting the differences associated with maturity variance (e.g. size, strength, and skill) will result in greater equality in training and competition, and could potentially help reduce the risk of injury among young athletes (2).
Children of the same chronological age vary considerably in biological maturation, where we can see that some individuals reach maturity before or after their counterparts. Because the timing of individual maturation can have great implications for training, competition, and talent identification, it is important to develop an effective method of assessing young athletes in which they are not subject to a maturity bias (1).
Why is maturation important for youth athletes?
The search for talent is widespread and prevalent in youth sports, where selection or exclusion in many sports follows a maturity-related grade, especially during puberty when youngsters reach peak height velocity. If you wish to read more about how age and maturity influence talent selection, then you should read our article on the relative age effect.
The goal of many sporting institutions and clubs is to develop those who have the potential for success at elite levels of competition (3). In many cases, however, the effectiveness of talent identification and development programmes often depends on the efficient allocation of available resources (human and economic) to the most talented youths (4). Unfortunately, in many sports, this maturity-associated selection has contributed to promoting the relative age effect. The relative age effect has been related to the participation and long-term achievement in sports, in part, as a result of the physical differences in athletes of the same chronological age (e.g. height, size, and strength), as well as the selection practices in annual-based age-grouped cohorts (5).
Maturation is a well-documented predictor of player fitness, performance, and selection in many youth sports such as soccer, baseball, ice hockey, and tennis (5, 6, 7). Athletes who are more biologically mature have been found to perform better in strength, power, and skills tests (6, 7). Moreover, during soccer games, early-maturing boys cover greater distances at high speed and perform more high-intensity actions than less mature boys (9). These performances create a false environment where early-maturing athletes are more likely to be successful and are thus perceived by coaches and scouts as more talented.
Consequently, early-maturing boys are more likely to be attracted toward, and selected, into sports where greater size, strength, and power are desirable attributes; for example, ice hockey, volleyball, soccer, Australian football, cricket, and rugby (4, 5). However, height differences among youth athletes are unnoticeable in late adolescence and early adulthood, therefore, the differences in performance become non-existent, or at least substantially reduced towards the end of adolescence (10).
Despite large maturity-related differences in children at an identical chronological age (e.g. 12 years old) (11), the standard and most accepted classification in youth sports settings remain by chronological age (i.e. age based on the calendar date on which they were born) (12). While this may be for practical reasons, it is important to know that many factors are involved in successful athletic performance in youth sports. In this sense, the physical characteristics determined by growth and maturation are an important part of a complex matrix, where children and adolescents are influenced by physical, psychological, cultural, and social factors (13, 14).
- Biological age – refers to the biological status or maturity of the athlete depending on whether they are a pre-adolescent, adolescent, or an adult.
- Chronological age – how long an individual has lived in years, months, and days.
- Maturation – refers to the progress toward the adult or mature state and can be defined in terms of status, timing, and tempo.
- Growth – changes in body size, shape, and composition.
- Youth – the period between childhood and adulthood.
- Relative age effect – refers to the immediate participation and long-term attainment in sports.
What is bio-banding?
Proposals to match athletes based on physical attributes and maturity rather than chronological age have been attempted in several sports (2, 15). Based on early research by Baxter-Jones (1995) (16), this strategy is currently labelled as “bio-banding” and involves grouping and evaluating young athletes based on size and maturity status, rather than on chronological age (e.g. under-13s) (1).
Athletes of the same chronological age can have a different biological age, thus, their differences in physical qualities (e.g. strength and speed) can be tremendous. Moreover, in some age group cohorts, the differences between some young athletes can be as large as several years of difference in biological age. This, in turn, is likely to affect the athletes’ development and performance (3).
Bio-banding tries to create an optimal environment where both earlier- and later-maturing athletes can thrive. By diversifying the learning environment through the creation of new and affordable challenges in the form of new settings (e.g. playing with younger/older peers), the process of bio-banding can, in theory, benefit both early- and late-maturing athletes (2).
For example, in a bio-banded environment where early-maturing athletes are competing against others of similar physical prowess, they will no longer be able to rely on their physical prevalence, and therefore, would be encouraged to use and develop their technical and tactical skills. It would also prepare them for future challenges where they may have to compete against equally, or more, mature players. This equalising approach would also benefit the late-maturing athlete, who would have a greater opportunity to demonstrate their physical and technical attributes (1).
Why is bio-banding important?
As children experience maturational events (puberty) at different ages, their physical, social, and psychological differences are likely to be extremely varied, even amongst children of the same chronological age (1). In addition, the timing of maturation has important implications for training, competition, and talent identification. As a result, bio-banding could be a suitable way of addressing the issues in each of the following categories.
- Talent identification
Because physical attributes observed in youth athletes are considered to be poor predictors of success at the adult level (18), emerging evidence suggests that bio-banding as a complement to age-group competition, can benefit both early- and late-maturing athletes in academy football (soccer) (1). In terms of youth training, all fitness attributes are responsive to training stimuli at all ages, although some physical qualities (e.g. speed) may be more sensitive to adaptation at particular times of maturation (e.g. pre-peak height velocity) (19).
It is important to manage and supervise each athlete’s training programme according to their maturation status and current skill level. Moreover, the growth spurt is a period of elevated risk for overuse injuries, particularly Osgood-Schlatter disease. Therefore, the training load and the athlete’s health need to be closely monitored during the growth spurt to avoid overuse injuries (20, 21). Furthermore, as childhood and adolescence are periods in which motor skills are developed in abundance, it is therefore important for young athletes to focus their attention on their technical and tactical skills at this stage; both for their learning and for their future performance (22).
Competition is an integral component of youth sports programmes, where individual differences in growth and maturation have been shown to impact player performance and the development of young athletes (1). In this sense, young athletes who mature in advance (i.e. early-maturers) may experience a competitive advantage in some sports because of their physical size and athleticism, thus being perceived as better (23). For example, imagine an under-14 male rugby match in which one team’s average height and weight were 160cm and 50kg (i.e. early-maturers), whilst the other teams were 153cm and 44kg (i.e. late-maturers), respectively. This scenario may encourage the early developers to use their physical advantage and neglect their technical and tactical skills (3).
This temporary advantage and success will also, in many cases, carry less challenging experiences, which in turn may stagnate the young athlete’s development. It is for this reason that the early-developing athlete may often be badly prepared for future competition against physically-matched opponents (1).
It is also important to acknowledge the tremendous effect that maturation has on the identification and selection processes in sports. For example, late-developers have been shown to be 10 times less likely to be retained by elite football (soccer) academies (e.g. Manchester United Football Club and the Aspire Academy) (9).
In this context, some evidence suggests that bio-banding may provide a useful solution for such a problem by decreasing the impact of the relative age effect (24). This would, therefore, help institutions and clubs to retain talented athletes that may otherwise ‘slip through the net’. Finally, the current selection strategies that favour athletes based on attributes that are not fully developed until adulthood (e.g. size and strength), may have negative long-term effects on the athlete’s psycho-social development, in addition to their sporting success.
How do you bio-band athletes?
Recently, researchers and practitioners have begun to explore the potential benefits of grouping players by maturity status (bio-banding), rather than chronological age. This has, of course, raised the question of what is the best way to assess biological maturity (25). Due to the invasiveness and impracticality of assessing an athlete’s maturity status with some methods (e.g. via secondary sex characteristics) (26), alternative solutions have been utilised (1). At present, two non-invasive and low-cost anthropometric methods for estimating maturation have been used with young athletes:
- The percentage of predicted adult stature/height (PAH)
- The maturity offset.
The PAH is an estimation of maturity status and is calculated using the Khamis-Roche model (27). The maturity offset is an estimate of how far the child is from, or past, peak height velocity. Using the PAH at the time of observation, it is possible to group athletes into maturity categories (1).
These arbitrary maturity categories are:
- Pre-pubertal (<85% of PAH)
- Early pubertal (>85-90% of PAH)
- Mid-pubertal (90-95% of PAH)
- Late pubertal (>95% of PAH)
On the other hand, the maturity offset (i.e. the time away from peak height velocity) uses age, height, seated height, and weight to predict age from, and at, peak height velocity (28). This method is based on the logic that young athletes who are advanced or late in maturation, will experience peak height velocity earlier or later than expected. Although predicted maturity offset was suggested as a categorical variable, that is, as an indicator of maturity status (pre-, circa- or post-peak height velocity), it is often used as an indicator of maturity timing instead (1). In other words, how far the athlete is from peak height velocity.
Are there any issues with bio-banding?
Although bio-banding places athletes into groups based on physical characteristics, it does take into consideration the psychological and technical skills of the athletes. For example, an early-maturing athlete may be discouraged from participating in competition with older players if they lack the technical skills or the psychological maturity to handle the challenge.
Similarly, a late-maturing girl who is already thriving within her age group is unlikely to benefit from competing against others who are younger, but of similar maturity status. As a result, both psychological and technical attributes should be taken into consideration when grouping athletes based on maturation for training and competition (1).
Moreover, as a critical part of youth development, bio-banding also addresses the importance of the learning environment. It has been pointed out how factors such as social, psychological, and physical development are fundamental to the healthy development of children and adolescents (29, 30, 31). Addressing one, or several, of these factors will certainly contribute to the better development of young athletes.
Is future research needed with bio-banding?
Bio-banding is not a common practice as there are still many questions regarding its efficacy. However, a number of positive benefits in important areas such as training, competition, and talent identification have been identified. While more research is required to replicate the initial findings and evaluate to which extent the results can be generalised, it has become necessary and imperative to determine its effectiveness and ultimately tries to understand its limitations in more detail. Some of the questions that may present themselves in the future are:
- From what age, or maturity development, do we start to bio-band athletes?
- How often do we need to bio-band in order to get the most benefit for the athletes?
- What criteria do we use to make exceptions for individual athletes’ participation in a certain band?
- Are the current measurement methods for maturity status optimal?
- How do we account for mental maturity, and how do we measure it in order to categorise the athletes?
Youth participation, development, and in many cases, success, is an important task for sports institutions around the world. As growth and maturity have been identified to play an important role in the development of young athletes as well as their performance in any sport, new methods of accounting for the maturity bias are needed. In this sense, it seems that bio-banding may have an important part to play in the future if it continues to demonstrate positive outcomes.
While more research is required to firmly state that bio-banding is an optimal method for long-term youth development, it may have the potential to become a trustworthy method of assessing the development of young athletes. Ultimately, this would help sporting institutions and clubs improve their talent identification and selection processes, minimising the rejection and release of talented and prospective athletes.
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Bel's personal history was - like the zeitgeist itself perhaps - shot through with ambiguity. She wrote harrowingly of her mother's anguished death from secondary smoking and her father's murder at the hands of a racist. But on another occasion she mentioned in withering terms "a mum and dad still living a typically bourgeois existence dividing their time between Cromer and a timeshare in Provence."
It was held in media circles that her true father was the vociferous Sun journalist Richard Littlejohn, while her mother was that 60s writer Bel Mooney. Wallace Arnold, veteran opinion-former on the Independent on Sunday sometimes claimed: "I taught her everything she knows." But it was generally agreed that the most profound influence on the development of Bel's own imitable prose style was that of her godfather, the parodist Craig Brown.
At the time of her death, Bel was living in north London with her man and her two children, Marley and Bella. She had formerly held the post of youth and spiritual adviser to the new Millennium Dome (an episode of public service about which she was typically reticent in later months, although it was she in fact, who coined the innovative term Millennium Dome Experience in the project's early days).
She was visiting professor of media studies at the University of Oxbridge (formerly Thameside Polytechnic), where her course on Diana studies was mould-breaking. Her intimacy with the Princess of Wales also provided inspiration for the visual artist in Bel. Her installations - also mould-breaking - included the notorious Death of A Princess, (naked in an oxygen mask, and beside her a surgeon giving a stark, despairing thumbs-down). In her own words: "Shocking, yes. But death is shocking." She was twice shortlisted for the Turner Prize for her exhibitions, I Want To Die Now, Alone and Mouldy, Hating Everyone, Always And Forever (1993) and I Wish I Could Disappear Now And Forever Into The Ground, Buried And Forgotten (1996).
Bel also published her mould-breaking Weep No More, Brave Llama, (Bodyshop Press, £17.95) in early 1995. In some ways, that book must be seen as her homage to the artless vegetarian days of the 60s, for she subsequently omitted the title from her Who's Who entry, and in her first Guardian column demonstrated a new maturity:
"Along with Tony and Gordon," she wrote, "I want the workers in industry to realise that the way ahead is an economy which rightly cherishes enterprise and initiative not through the hopelessly outdated and irrelevant clause four, but through fruitful cooperation with management. What were once but the dreams of yesteryear are now, with Tony and Gordon and me and hundreds of ordinary people, soon to become glorious reality. Oz lives!"
She was a true professional. Only twice in more than 300 weekly columns did her copy prove unusable: once when she developed something of a crush on Jonathan Aitken and accused the Guardian, her employers, of "persecuting the poor, dear, misunderstood man", and once, towards the end, when she pitched into fellow columnist Polly Toynbee, dedicated enemy of the late Auberon Waugh. What lay behind this unsisterly spat was suspected by some to be a covetous wish on Bel's own part to inherit 'Bron's' vacant column at the Daily Telegraph. Yes, faults, she had a few. But death was unhappily to deprive her of the fruits of her late-flowering ambition.
Bel Littlejohn, columnist and zeitgeistist, born May 3 1995; died March 8 2001

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Elk Lake algae could kill pets
Feb 16 2012
A dog chases a ball at Elk Lake, which has been partly tainted by a toxic algae bloom.Photograph by: Lyle Stafford, Victoria Times Colonist, Feb. 15, 2012
The brightly coloured gunk clogging parts of Elk Lake is potentially a pet-killer, the Capital Regional District confirmed Wednesday.
Water quality tests, conducted by the CRD after the aquamarine soup was reported Saturday, found it was caused by a blue-green algae bloom, said Janette Loveys, park operations services manager.
"There are several varieties of blue-green algae and they are not all toxic, but this is a form that is toxic," she said.
Any dog that drinks the water is likely to become ill and it could be fatal, Loveys said.
"If your pet does drink it, take it to the vet right away," she said.
The algae bloom is also toxic for people and no one should swim in parts of the lake where the algae can be seen, but it is unlikely to kill them, Loveys said. The algae can produce everything from skin rashes to stomach cramps and fever, according to the B.C. Environment Ministry website.
It is not known whether the algae is producing neurotoxins, which can kill animals rapidly, or hepato-toxins, which affect the liver and can cause a slower death.
"Either stay away from the area if pets like to run free, or keep them on a leash, particularly near the Elk Lake water," Loveys said.
Warning signs went up at Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park Wednesday morning and dog owners are taking them seriously.
"I saw the scum on Sunday. It's disgusting and I wondered what it was," said Judy Cumming, who owns two Jack Russell terriers that usually run free at the lake.
"It will be leashes only and I won't be letting them swim," she said.
The algae bloom seems to be concentrated near the Victoria Rowing Society boathouse and the Pat Bay Highway, but does not appear to have spread to Beaver Lake, Loveys said.
Algae blooms have occurred previously in Elk Lake and it is likely to disappear naturally within a couple of weeks, she said.
"The blooms are fairly shortlived. We do know that, in other areas, blooms have died within one or two weeks," she said.
Dorothy Chambers, who reported the weird-coloured water Saturday, is a Colquitz Creek volunteer and hopes the bloom does not affect the creek, which was hit recently with a spill of home heating oil. "[The lake] was such an unnatural aquamarine blue and it is the headwaters for Colquitz Creek," she said.
Loveys said blooms have never previously affected Colquitz, possibly because the algae do not flourish in running water.
Park visitors should watch out for other blooms in areas such as Durrance or Matheson lakes and report them to the CRD, she said.
Diana Varela, associate professor of biology at the University of Victoria's school of earth and ocean sciences, said blooms occur when there is sufficient light and nutrients.
Daylight is getting longer and nutrients can come from many sources, such as goose droppings, agricultural runoff, fertilizer or manure, she said.
In oceans and lakes worldwide, there is a growing problem with blooms caused by agricultural runoff, Varela said.

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Currently the country’s real estate industry is surfing through a rough. On the other hand, Pune has been sailing smoothly. Thanks to the ever-booming IT, automobile and manufacturing industry. Not scarce of space and bestowed with a good climate, Pune is shining through the days.
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The game changers:
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ABU DHABI 21 June 2020: The UAE and the Arab region will today witness a partial solar eclipse for around three hours while Sudan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Oman will witness an annular eclipse.
The eclipse is projected to start just after 8 am.
Mohammed Shawkat Awda, Representative of the Abu Dhabi-based International Astronomical Center, earlier pointed out that an annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is located between the Earth and the Sun, and its apparent diameter is slightly smaller than the apparent diameter of the Sun, said Wam.
Shawkat stated that the centre will conduct a live broadcast of the eclipse in Abu Dhabi from 8:00 to 11:00 UAE time, and can be followed on the centre’s social media channels.
The centre is warning people against looking directly into the sun during the eclipse without using special sunglasses with special filters.
Perform eclipse prayer at home
The General Authority of Islamic Affairs & Endowments has urged Muslims to perform the eclipse prayer at home in compliance with the preventive and precautionary measures taken in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The solar- and lunar- eclipse prayer is an emphasised sunnah,(supererogatory act of worship following the manner of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him). It is obligatory for every mukallaf (sane mature person),” said the Authority in a statement today, explaining that the prayer begins and ends with the eclipse, namely when the sun is at a spear’s height above the horizon and continues until noon.
“Man can perform it at home or wherever he is singly or accompanied by his family; women can likewise perform it at home singly,” said the Authority, affirming that it’s not permissible under the current circumstances to congregate and perform the prayer collectively in jama’ah at home, mosques or workplaces or anywhere else.
“Muslims are strongly advised to perform their prayers and acts of worship in a way that doesn’t pose a threat to the safety or health of themselves or others,” added the statement.


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More scrutiny for Tiger.
On Wednesday, the troubled golfer, 34, was spotted for the first time since his sex scandal exploded last November, jogging in Orlando, Fla. And people can't stop buzzing over his figure.
The New York Post called him "Tubby Tiger" on its over Thursday.
NBC Sports blogger Rick Chandler remarked: "I'm not saying that Tiger is in any danger of getting booted off of an airplane and his seat given to Kevin Smith [the director who was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight because he was deemed too fat]. It's just that it's clear there was no lock on the fridge at Gentle Path [where Woods reportedly was treated for sex addiction]."
Sniped one Faded Youth Blog commenter: "He really looks fat. Hope that trainer helps him get into shape." Added another: "He looks pear shaped."
Even Jaimee Grubbs – who first spoke to Us Weekly about her fling with the golfer – weighed in.
"He looks bigger," she told Inside Edition in an interview airing Thursday.
Woods — who has said he works out three hours as many as six days a week — has previously talked about his weight struggles.
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Yet, I think Bon Iver came up with the signature moment for Coachella 2017 for me when there was a surprise appearance by Bruce Hornsby and Jenny Lewis. They performed together on Hornsby hit, “The End of the Innocence.”
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I picked up inexpensive plastic skulls at the local Dollar store. I liked that they are flexible and pretty good scale. ‘And you know I’m always looking for easy molds… Look for pretty thin and good details as the inside is what matters.
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Each skull can have different edges and be more or less complete. Some may have more skull top or even no bottom of the jaw. These are so forgiving to make.
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Yes, there’s a crazy burial site in my backyard… but no one was harmed in the making.


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Chrishell Stause was the belle of the ball when she attended the LA Family Housing Awards in West Hollywood, Calif., on Thursday, April 21.
The Selling Sunset star looked like a million bucks on the purple carpet.
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The reality starlet wore her hair down as she waved to the cameras. "Such a moving night supporting @lafamilyhousing! They raised over 2M👏👏 giving people actual resources to get off the streets and into a place to call home. Thank you SO much for what you do 🙌," she captioned some shots via Instagram.
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In May, M.I.A. said that unspecified forces had stopped her from releasing a video with a dancer from Ivory Coast -- presumably the one in "Warriors" -- due to concerns over "cultural appropriation."
M.I.A. -- whose father was a Tamil Tiger activist -- won critical acclaim for her 2005 debut album "Arular," which brought a punk edge, reggaeton and developing-world politics to dance music.
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These Florida Republicans demanded funding for Hurricane Ian after opposing disaster relief
A handful of Florida lawmakers have called for emergency funding in the wake of Hurricane Ian, but last month opposed legislation providing billions of dollars in disaster relief.
Twelve Florida House legislators drafted a letter to Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Kay Granger (R-Texas), chair and senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, asking Tuesday for their support in prioritizing an emergency supplementary program for the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian, which tore through the Sunshine State last week.
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“The Continuing Resolution (CR), where Pelosi shrewdly placed disaster relief aid, was full of reckless spending that usually had nothing to do with funding the congressman’s district and other areas. disaster victims in need,” the spokesperson added.
The continuing resolution, which Congress passed and President Biden signed into law, included $2 billion in disaster relief and $18.8 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund. (FEMA) for its response to current and future disasters.
FEMA’s provision is language that allows the agency’s Disaster Relief Fund to use the full year of funds allocated in advance. According to a fact sheet of the Appropriations Committee, these funds could be used to respond to declared disasters, including Hurricane Ian.
The interim bill, however, did not include direct funding for Hurricane Ian.
Ten Republican House members supported the continuing resolution, none of whom represent Florida districts.
Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm last week, leaving death and destruction in its path. More than 100 deaths have been reported in the state.
“We call on the House Committee on Appropriations to work urgently with the Florida delegation to draft an emergency supplemental appropriations package as we accumulate damage assessments,” the group wrote in Tuesday’s letter. “We ask that you focus exclusively on recent hurricane disasters in this package, and free yourself from any language not directly related to hurricane relief and recovery efforts.”
The Hill reached out to all 12 lawmakers to find out why they opposed the continuing resolution despite it containing disaster relief.
These 12 Floridians aren’t the only ones asking for emergency funding for their state despite the pending vote against the resolution.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) last weekend asked for help from Congress after the hurricane.
“Dear Congress: On behalf of my fellow Florida Man who is in dire need of assistance…. Just send us half of what you sent to Ukraine. Signed, your fellow Americans,” wrote Gaetz, who voted against the continuing resolution, on Twitter.
Gaetz commented on the resolution continued on his podcast last week, outlining the timing of the measure – it lasts until mid-December – and other provisions, including financial aid to Ukraine.
“Everyone expects the Democrats to lose the House in November. And so after losing the House, Nancy Pelosi still wants the ability to dictate the budget terms in a potential Republican check, and some Republicans were so stupid that they accepted that,” Gaetz said on his podcast.
Across the Capitol, Florida Sen. Rick Scott (right), who previously served as Governor of the Sunshine State, is also pushing for a Hurricane Ian relief package. He went so far as to ask the Senate to reconvene to retake the measure.
The senators are not expected to return to Washington until next month. Scott was among 25 Republicans who opposed pursuing the resolution in the upper house.
“Once we have the information we need from FEMA and our state and local authorities, we cannot delay action on a clean aid program. If that means reconvening the Senate, then that’s what we need to do,” Scott wrote in a statement Wednesday.
Last week, he and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) wrote a letter to the senses. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) — top lawmakers on the appropriations committee — asking for help crafting a disaster supplement “to provide much-needed aid to Florida.”
“A strong and timely federal response, including through additional programs and funding, will be needed to ensure that sufficient resources are provided to rebuild critical infrastructure and public service capacity, and to help our fellow Floridians rebuild their lives,” the duo wrote in the letter, dated September 30. “These provisions must be prioritized and reviewed as soon as possible.”
Rubio was not present during the vote on the continuing resolution last month. According to the Washington Post, he was in Florida examining the damage caused by the hurricane.
Contacted for comment, Scott’s office referred The Hill to a statement the senator released last week in response to a report by The Washington Post who underlined his opposition to the continuing resolution.
Scott called the report “misleading” and argued that the interim bill did not include any funding for Hurricane Ian. He also noted his support for the disaster relief provision.
“Prior to Ian’s development, I made it clear that I fully supported the proposed disaster funding for other states and urged Senator Schumer to put it to a standalone vote. He refused and delayed this relief so he could use it as a political weapon to stick to a CR that will eventually fuel billions for the Democrats’ radical agenda just before they lose power” , wrote Scott in a statement.
“This RC failed to fund the federal government until the new Congress begins in 2023, and that’s why I couldn’t support it,” he added.
But despite those defenses, some Democrats pounce on Republicans in Florida who are asking for emergency aid despite their opposition to the resolution’s continuation last month.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida) said Republicans in her state had failed to “put the interests of those who suffer tragedy above their political fortunes.”
“Today the Republicans in the United States House of Florida let down all the families still reeling from our state who will soon need the full strength and resources of the federal government to rebuild and recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Ian,” she wrote in a statement. statement Last week.
Rep. Val Demings (R-Fla.), who is embroiled in a contentious Senate race against Rubio, knocked down her opponent for the missed vote.
“In the United States Senate, I will never put partisan politics above providing relief to Floridians,” she wrote on Twitter.
The Florida senator hit out at his opponent on Friday for not voting for Hurricane Irma and Maria relief – as reported The Miami Herald — accusing him of hypocrisy.
“The hypocrisy here runs deep, doesn’t it? She voted against bills that provided hurricane relief in the past, including relief for Puerto Rico and Florida, because she didn’t like other elements of the bill either,” Rubio said. during an interview on the “Guy Benson Show.”
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Throughout the Indian community they do not call ghee “liquid gold” for nothing. From parathas to Biryani and from rotis to dals; Desi ghee or clarified butter is one of the most famous cooking medium in India, which is loved for its best taste and pure health value.
Ghee a type of clarified butter has been used in Indian cooking and Ayurvedic healing for thousands of years. But as a helpful cooking fat, it has only recently achieved widespread attention.
Clarified Butter is a sophisticated word for pure butterfat if you’re not even acquainted with it. Although it has identical properties to standard butter, ghee is like an improved product that has a better flavour, higher smoke level, darker colour and more nutrients.
What is A2 Ghee?
There are several types of casein in milk. Beta-casein is the second most prevalent and exists in at least 13 different forms.
The two most common forms are:
A1 beta-casein: Milk from breeds of cows that originated in northern Europe is generally high in A1 beta-casein. These breeds include Holstein, Friesian, Ayrshire, and British Shorthorn.
A2 beta-casein: Milk that is high in A2 beta-casein is mainly found in breeds that originated in the Channel Islands and southern France. These include Guernsey, Jersey, Charolais, and Limousin cows.
A2 refers to the proteins present in milk as beta-casein. Depending on the genetic make-up of a cow, it can produce either A1 beta-casein altogether, a combination of both or A2 beta-casein entirely.
The two protein alleles are almost similar, although there are minor differences, and although there is no clear empirical study, observational data indicate that milk comprising only the A2 protein is simpler to digest for certain individuals.
We have compiled a list of Best A2 Ghee Brand In India available in Market in 2020 :
Anveshan meaning discovery or research is a lifetime effort to create food full of life. Food which is organic, pure, and which has the meaning of traditional Indian wisdom and respected Ayurveda.
In Process of making Anvesha Ghee, 30 litres of Harlikar cows’ A2 milk gives 1 litre of Anveshan ghee. It is made by the Vedic process as described in Ayurveda to retain all the nutrients.
The fresh A2 milk is collected from the desi Harlikar cows. The cows are given natural food, and are left in the woods to graze easily. The milk is allowed to curd and simmer. Which raises the amount of CLA in the ghee. Instead, the curd is gradually bidirectionally churned to produce makkhan. This step ensures that all the nutrients are retained. The makkhan is heated on a low flame to yield golden ghee. This is the best value for money product.
Shree Radhey is 100 percent fresh and pure ghee produced from Gir Cows, a local Indian breed with pure bred A2 milk. The Gir cow, renowned for its good and nutritious milk containing the A2 protein, is one of the most respected by Desi cows.
A superfood lactose-free addition to normal butter and cooking oils. They feed natural herbs like Ashwagandha , Giloi , Shatavri along with a diet of churi, Farm Fresh Greens, Chana, Cotton Seeds, Dalia and Mustard oil ,besides the seasonal vegetables grown at the farm to their cows.
Process use by Shree Radhey to make 1 litre of A2 Ghee : In a clay pot unprocessed, fresh and raw milk is boiled and converted into curd. Hand-churned process is used with a wooden churner, also known as “Bilona” in Indian language. After that they obtain the butter in this process then separate it. Separated butter (makkhan) is then boiled in an iron vessel on sim fire.
Mr. Dairy Ghee has an excellent nutrient profile which makes it a superior replacement for cooking oils and butter. They render ghee from the grass-fed Sahiwal cows A2 cow’s milk.
Mr. Dairy Ghee contains no unhealthy cholesterol within it. Instead, it’s filled with important minerals such as fatty acids Omega-3 and Omega-6, fat-soluble vitamins A, E and K2.
Ghee has antibacterial effects, and is a rich antioxidant source. Ghee has anti-inflammatory effects and is a suitable option for those with allergies to the meat.
Process of making Mr. Dairy ghee from milk produced by Sahiwal Cows, the A2 ghee is a delectable ingredient to cook with. It is churned using traditional practices, making sure that each ounce of the ghee is bagged with nutrients, taste, and purity. So, bid farewell to those cooking oils and opt for healthy cooking with A2 Ghee.
Amorearth goods are genuinely precious-crafted attentively, intentionally with sustainability-based solutions such as waste management and elimination of the effects of unconsidered interference and unconscious / over-consumption on the world.
To most people with lactose or casein allergy, AMOREARTH Desi Gir Cow A2 Cultured Ghee is gluten free, simple to digest, and clean. AMOREARTH Desi Cow Ghee has a smooth , creamy texture and a rich, nutty flavor that can replace butter, olive oil and coconut oil.
Procees of AMOREARTH Ghee: Ayurvedic AMOREARTH ghee is made of fermented butter churned out of yogurt or curd / Cultured Ghee. The Ghee was checked for both nutritional details except for contaminants except preservatives by a German laboratory TuV Nord and found to be fully free of chemicals and preservatives.
Vedic Ghee (Pure A2 Gir Cow Ghee) is made of milk obtained from desi gir grass-fed cows. Grazing over therapeutic grasses in pastures allows a nectar of desi gir cows ‘ milk. Now the nectar is offering us the finest of vedic ghee A2.
100% Pure Grass fed A2 Gir Cow churned hand Ghee is usually prepared by cooking butter, which is churned from cultivated curd (traditionally rendered dahi), skimming all the milk solids from the top, then pouring and maintaining the transparent liquid vedic ghee while discarding the solid residue which has settled down to the floor.
Our Vedic ghee makes any dish in your home satiating and tasty, with its good fragrance and taste. Safe from pesticides and additives, we ensure that your family is taught only the purest Vedic ghee.
The block’s new natural superfood, gir cow ghee, is teeming with health benefits. Ghee has a peculiar position in the Ayurvedic culture, predating the usage of daily cooking oils. Ghee has various different uses and advantages along with its smooth buttery flavor, strength and even color.
It is understood that uncooked ghee includes healthier forms of saturated fat, unsaturated fats and cholesterol that are potentially safe for your safety. High in vitamin K12, unlike other dairy items such as butter, it supports the cardiovascular function thus improving digestive system. Our ghee comes from the high-breed cow Gir, renowned for supplying the highly esteemed A2 milk.
DIVYA KAMDHENU A2 Desi Gir Cow Ghee Vedic Bilona Method Grass Feed Natural Organic
Divya kamdhenu Ghee handmade with bilona method. It is 100% natural and organic. It is made with A2 gir cow milk which is rich in protein. Kamdhenu ghee is a Source of Omega 3 & 9 with vitamins A, D, E and K, . It is also rich in anti-oxidants, cla and is lactose free.
Process of Making Divya Kamdhenu Ghee:
Made with Traditional Vedic Bilona Method Curd and Hand (Machine) Churned with Using International Hygiene Standard Purest And 100% Grass feed Natural Organic Indian Desi Gir Cow a2 Ghee No Additives No Preservatives No Flavours or Essence No Pesticides.
Vanalaya Organic A2 Desi Gir Cow ghee from A2 Milk Prepared by Traditional Bilona Method
Vanalaya promotes bio-product uses. Their best product, cow ghee desi Gir is made from A2 milk which comes from Indian cow breeds. The milk is heated to extract ghee gradually on low flame, so that the substance preserves optimum nutrition, granular texture and fresh fragrance. Vanalaya ensures that small batches of ghee are produced so as to achieve the best ghee quality. They ‘re not sacrificing on their Bilona Ghee Preparation Process, no matter what.
This conventional way of making ghee manufacturing brings Vanalaya ‘s customers close to Ghee ‘s freshness and authenticity. The final product obtained is rich in fat-soluble vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, butyric acid; all of which together enhance consumer well-being. The ghee prepared by Bilona method which maintains healthy heart, strong bones and good digestive system.
Isha Vasyam A2 Ghee Desi Gir Cow’s Vedic Traditional Grassfed Ghee
Ishavasyam means Ishwar Ka Vaas, that is to tell that God lives, it comes from the first phrase of the Isha Upanishad’s first verse, that is. And Ishavasyam. Ishavasyam’s goal is to develop safe, organic, chemical-free goods that are exempt from any preservations and that are made without adulteration.
Ishavasyam Goods strives to offer the highest standard of packaged food items in the most natural form imaginable. Their goal is to incorporate conventional methodologies in Vedic organics. Vedic A2 Ghee is for the time being their flagship drug.
Why A2 Ghee?
A2 Ghee (Pure A2 Gir Cow Ghee) is produced from A2 milk obtained from desi gir cows raised in pasture. Grazing over therapeutic grasses in pastures allows a nectar of desi gir cows ‘ milk. Such cows are grass-fed and not farmed by the mill, and are free of cross-breeding, which gives our Ghee its unique, natural qualities.
A2 gir cow ghee is delicious, safe, pure and unadulterated ghee with a2 protein made of a2 native cow’s milk. Unlike other ghee products which claim to be organic and lactose-free, our ghee butter is 100% natural and organic, manufactured from Indian grass-fed cow milk.
How A2 Ghee is Made?
A2 Ghee is made from traditional “Bilona Method”. Bilona is an Ayurvedic process suggested by Indian literature. This Vedic approach is the most suitable procedure for preparing Desi-Ghee. In the market, ghee is made from machines and chemicals from milk butter and has no medicinal properties.
Gir Cow A2 Cultured Ghee is gluten-free, simple to absorb, and healthy for most people with lactose or casein allergy A2 ghee is extracted from the high quality Gir cow, renowned for the highly regarded A2 milk production. Unlike ordinary milk, A2 milk produces just A2 protein and is better and stronger than A1.
A2 Ghee Benefits
Indian A2 Cow ghee has amino acids which facilitate the digestion of its proteins. A2 Ghee is one of the strongest known source of antioxidants and a rich source of vitamin B2, B3 which helps to develop immunity, reducing cholesterol in the serum. This is high in Omega 3 and Omega 9 too.
A2 Cow ghee contains nutrients like vitamins, minerals, phosphorus, iron and calcium. Simple desi A2 ghee’s nutritional value exceeds the advantages of any other ghee, which is equally beneficial to those that are intolerant of casein which lactose.
A2 cow ghee is also beneficial in preventing and treating:
- Heart Blockages
- Treating Broken Bones
- Curing gastric problems
- Curing headaches and stomach aches
- Treating Asthma
- Lowering Cholesterol
How to check purity of ghee?
There are 5 Methods through which you can check purity of Ghee.
METHOD 1: One of the simplest methods you can use to find the impurity of ghee is by heating a teaspoon of ghee in a vessel. If ghee melts immediately and turns dark brownish in colour, then it is pure ghee. And If Ghee takes time to melt and turns into light yellow in colour, then Ghee is adulterated.
METHOD 2: To check the adulteration with coconut oil, melt some ghee in a glass jar using the double-boiler method and pour into the glass jar, put this jar in the fridge. If ghee and the coconut oil will solidify in separate layers, then the ghee is adulterated else the ghee you are using is pure.
METHOD 3: Heat a tablespoon of ghee in a test tube, and add an equal amount of concentrated HCl with a pinch of sugar. Shake well to mix the ingredients. The appearance of pink or red colour in the lower layer shows the ghee is adulterated with rancid ghee like hydrogenated oils/ vanaspati ghee.
METHOD 4: Pour a teaspoon of ghee in your palm, if it starts to melt by itself than it is pure else the ghee you are using is adulterated.
METHOD 5: Here is another experimental testing of the purity of ghee. Just add iodine solution in a small quality of melted ghee. If the iodine solution, which is brown in colour, turns purple in colour then the ghee is adulterated with starch.
I hope this article will help you in choosing the Best A2 Gir Cow Desi Ghee.

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I welcome the Federal Government’s Coronavirus Economic Response Package. Today I voted in favour of it in Parliament.
What began as a health crisis has now become an economic crisis. Today, we needed a significant economic stimulus package to protect Australian businesses, keep people in work, and ensure that the vulnerable can survive the difficult months before us.
In the past 24 hours I have analysed the economic response package legislation put forward by the Government to see if it will achieve these things for our Indi communities and for Australia. I believe this package goes a long way towards meeting the urgent and immense needs of the nation.
I fully welcome the temporary increase to the Jobseeker payment (formerly Newstart), the two direct cash payments to households of $750, support for small businesses, and apprentices and trainees.
But I am concerned that this package, while urgent and overwhelmingly well-designed, does not go far enough.
This moment calls on all parliamentarians to work constructively to develop solutions to the urgent challenges our nation faces. There are five ways in which the Government’s response to the pandemic crisis could be improved in the coming days and weeks.
First, we must do more to ensure people can keep work, and find work. The payments to small businesses announced today by the Government will be a lifeline for so many. But there is currently no guarantee that businesses will use the additional money to retain their staff. Keeping people in jobs should be the overwhelming focus right now.
Second, we need to find ways to get the money out the door faster. The $550 coronavirus supplement won’t begin until April 27. The small business cashflow boost won’t begin until April 28. Pensioners won’t see any boost in income because of deeming rate changes until May 1.
This means millions of people must survive the next five or six weeks, most of them in circumstances of a complete shut-down, with no support. In Indi, many people affected by bushfires are already at breaking point. Many affected business and people have had almost zero income since January. The end of April, the start of May – this is too long to wait. We must move faster.
Third, the next stimulus package must contain support for renters. Many people will struggle to make rent payments over the next few months. Yet evicting people, causing them to move in with friends or family, or even sleep rough, would be to add to our public health crisis as well as being as a humanitarian failure. The next stimulus must ensure that no person should be evicted over the coming months.
Fourth, the next stimulus package should involve a drastic acceleration of bushfire relief payments. It has been clear for months now that the Government’s bushfire relief response has been bogged down in bureaucracy and the money is not getting out the door to where it is needed.
Today the government introduced bills for unconditional cash transfers to all small businesses in Australia, with no paperwork. Let’s contrast this with the requirements for obtaining bushfire support. These people and businesses are starting well behind scratch in this COVID-19 crisis. The burden of paperwork and difficult eligibility criteria for our bushfire-affected communities must stop.
Fifth, the Commonwealth should clarify exemptions on any potential cross-border movement restrictions applying to border communities like Albury-Wodonga, and ensure that business can continue as much as is safe to do so.
As the States announce restrictions on the movement of people across borders, both State and Commonwealth levels of Government must collaborate to ensure that movements necessary for health and critical services can continue to occur.
Finally, I implore the National Cabinet to continue to speak with a united and co-ordinated voice. This moment is rife with uncertainty and the National Cabinet has been a reassuring voice in recent days.
When Parliament rises this week, we do not know when we will return. For the foreseeable future, the National Cabinet will have to provide the national leadership that we need. It must fulfil that duty.
Australian Government – Treasury
Economic response to coronavirus
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Harry Stradling, Sr. (1901-1970) was nominated for a total of 14 Academy Awards for Best Cinematography between 1944 and 1970, winning twice for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) and My Fair Lady (1964). In a career lasting half a century, he showed his mastery for his craft in many films, including in the three examples below.
Suspicion (1941, dir. Alfred Hitchcock) – When Cary Grant opens the door to bring milk upstairs to wife Joan Fontaine, the interplay of light and shadow is an example of Stradling’s consummate abilities. (I apologize for the weird, though brief, moment with a Russian voiceover. It doesn’t really interfere with the scene anyway.)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951, dir. Elia Kazan) – One of the most powerful scenes in American film history is that of Marlon Brando screaming “Stella!” in this 1950s classic. With the way that the light hits Brando and Kim Hunter, you really feel like you’re in the midst of that hot New Orleans summer night.
Funny Girl (1968, dir. William Wyler) – Barbra Streisand became a Hollywood star with her Oscar-winning turn in this musical. “Don’t Rain on My Parade” is, in my eyes, the undisputed highlight of the film, even greater than the “My Man” finale. The camerawork is quite extraordinary, given the uses of transportation (train, boat). Only a really talented director of photography could have accomplished what Stradling did.


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The Midwest-based Culver's Restaurant chain known for its Butterburgers and fresh frozen custard opened its 470th restaurant on November 5. It's the chain's first venture to the East Coast and the 20th state of operation. A second restaurant is planned for Fort Mills, South Carolina, in 2013.
Industry News | November 5, 2012
Culver's Opens Shop for 470th Time
Jim and Heather Clark have been Greenville residents for 11 years are the proud owners of the restaurant. "I'm a native Midwesterner and am excited to bring Culver's great tasting food and hospitality to Greenville," says Jim Clark.
Culver's, which was founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1984, is on track to open four more restaurants before the end of the year, bringing the total number of 2012 openings to 29.


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My Zoom Faux Pas
I learned of a troubling Zoom feature during a recent “networking” conference with more than 50 participants. Apparently, the personal chat feature – which allows you to send a private message to other participants – sends the message to EVERYONE when the person you message leaves the conference. This left me red-faced when I accidentally…Read More
TV Cops Are Great At Hide and Seek
I have watched a lot of TV Cop shows during quarantine. One of my favorite parts of each show is how the police enter a bad guy’s home or hideout, split up and go from room to room with their guns pointed, shouting to each other…. “Clear” to report that there is no danger in…Read More
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Tex-Mex butternut squash soup is a comforting bowl of flavor! With sweet potatoes, butternut squash, a touch of spice from habanero, and delicious southwest spices.
Today’s post is short and sweet, because I want you to get out and enjoy the FIRST DAY OF SPRING!! Can you tell I’m extremely excited?! It’s cause I am.
I’m ready to say goodbye to winter, and this Tex-Mex butternut squash soup is the farewell.
It may just be the last comforting, warm soup recipe you’ll see on the blog for a while. I’m ready for cold soups, salads, sandwiches, and lobster rolls! I’m ready for feeling gritty sand between my toes and the warm sunshine on my face. So, are you ready to say goodbye to winter with me?
This soup layers sweet potatoes and earthy squash, bringing heat from dried habaneros, and a great mirepoix. You can use homemade stock or store bought, whichever you have on hand.
Why Tex-Mex? I have no clue. What makes a dish Texan-Mexican? Is it because I added hot peppers, corn chips, and hot sauce? It might not be real Tex-Mex, but it’s close enough for me!
Please let me know what you think about this Tex-Mex butternut squash soup recipe!
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and chopped
- 2 small carrots, peeled and chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 liters stock (chicken, beef, or vegetable)
- 1 dried habanero pepper
- 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and chopped
- 1 small sweet potato, peeled and chopped
- salt & peppers to taste
- Garnishes: Cheese, Blue Corn Chips, Hot Sauce
- In a medium sauce pot, heat olive oil and add onions, carrots, and celery. Make sure they are consistent in size, but shape does not matter, as everything will be pureed.
- Cook until onions are translucent.
- Add stock and dried whole habanero pepper (you can omit this for less heat). Simmer for 10 minutes, until it comes up to a slow boil.
- Add squash and sweet potato. Cook for 20-30 minutes, until tender. Season with salt and pepper. Taste! Remove the dried habanero. If not, it will get pureed and be overwhelming in the soup.
- Using an immersion blender or regular blender, puree the soup while hot. Transfer back to pot and slowly simmer until ready to serve. Re-season if needed.
- To serve: Serve in deep bowls and top with your favorite cheese, blue corn chips for color and hot sauce for another layer of flavorful heat.
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text: When Jake Devlin, a mellow, laid-back beach bum, begins writing a controversial novel about Gordon Donne, a reclusive, iconoclastic billionaire who buys the United States and sets out to fix all of its problems on behalf of "We, The People," he knows that Donne's autocratic but well-thought-out and common-sense policies will rub corrupt politicians, lobbyists, businessmen, televangelists, speculators, union and mob bosses and hundreds of other greedy power players the wrong way ... dangerously so. But when Jake is confronted on the beach in Bonita Springs, Florida, about his background and motives for writing the book, little does he know that his relaxed lifestyle will inexorably be driven into confusion,chaos, paranoia (for good reasons) and a few unbelievably exotic interludes. A black helicopter, assassination plots, death threats, betrayals, extortion, bribery, ditzy beach bunnies and scrumptious brownies complicate his life and embroil him in a complex web of intrigue with a beautiful woman who may or may not be haunted by a deep, dark and painful secret. But is Jake carrying his own deep and possibly dark secret? Begin your journey through this absurdist blend of fiction and reality (and some obligatory gratuitous eroticism) and see for yourself.


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