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If you are looking for a woman who became the first female to receive a medical degree in south america, there are many to choose from. Some of the names include Vivian Pinn, Mary de Sousa and Jane Elizabeth Waterston. Each of these women is a wonderful person and is a role model for a young girl.
Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler is credited as the first African American female doctor to receive a medical degree in the U.S. She also helped to create the first Black academic textbook.
A graduate of the New England Female Medical College, she was born in Christiana, Delaware, in 1831. She was raised by her aunt in Pennsylvania. After completing her studies, she practiced medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, and eventually returned to her home town.
Despite intense sexism, she continued to work in the field. Her efforts made it possible for more Black women to become doctors. In addition, she worked to make health care accessible to Black communities.
When the Civil War ended in 1865, she moved to Richmond, Virginia to practice medicine. There she met fellow Black physicians. They formed a group, which eventually merged with the Boston University School of Medicine.
Crumpler’s work was appreciated by patients in the post-war South. However, she was also subjected to sexism from her peers and the administration. Many male doctors would not approve her prescriptions and druggists balked at filling them.
Rebecca Crumpler died in 1895. During her lifetime, she had an insatiable desire to help others. As a result, she lived a long, dedicated life in service to others.
Her commitment to human rights and her tireless efforts to provide healthcare for formerly enslaved Black people made her a pioneer in the medical world. She wrote a book describing her experiences as a doctor.
The book is now held at the Countway Medical Library at Harvard University. It is regarded as a forerunner to What to Expect When You Expect.
A recent study reveals that only about 2 percent of all physicians in the United States are African Americans. Systemic racism and lack of representation continue to affect the lives of patients and doctors throughout the nation.
Marie Josefina Mathilde Durocher was a midwife who graduated from the medical school of Rio de Janeiro in 1834. She was the first female to receive a medical degree from a university in South America.
Mme Durocher was born in Paris, France, in 1809 and grew up in Rio de Janeiro. After she completed her medical education, she was the only woman in the Academia Nacional de Medicina for fifty years.
In her lifetime, she practiced medicine for sixty years. Her writings, which are available in the digital archives at the Brazilian National Library, are a rich source for research.
Her writings provide insight into the social dynamics inside the delivery room. She described a case where the uterus congestion caused an abortion. Similarly, her text discusses the resuscitation of a newborn baby.
Throughout her career, she helped to care for more than 5,000 babies. In addition to her work as a doctor, she was also an active member of the Imperial Academy of Medicine. She was the first woman invited to become a member of the academy.
Durocher was a pioneer in the field of obstetrics. She published the most comprehensive study on childbirth assistance in the nineteenth century.
Although she was the first female physician to earn a medical degree in the Americas, there are still debates over her legacy. Some historians believe that she wasn’t qualified to be a doctor because of her sex. However, others believe that she was the first woman to qualify as a physician in Brazil.
As a result of her work, women in other areas of the world were able to seek medical care. For example, she gave post-natal care to mothers and rape victims for court cases.
Dr. Jane Elizabeth Waterston
Until Jane Elizabeth Waterston came to South Africa, there were no female doctors in the African region. But she did help to bring about an increase in female physicians in the country. Then she devoted her career to the poor communities of South Africa.
In 1867, Waterston traveled to South Africa with Dr. James Stewart, the director of a missionary institution in Lovedale. She also helped to establish the Girls’ Institution, a school for girls to become doctors.
Waterston had a clear goal in mind. She did not want to be a school teacher, but wanted to work as a physician in the interior of Africa.
When she was only 23 years old, she approached the Foreign Missions Committee of the Free Church of Scotland. She was accepted into the school and started training to become a doctor. Her goals included creating a safe and welcoming environment for women and girls. During her time at the institution, she also trained midwives.
As a young woman, Waterston was also influenced by the works of David Livingstone. He believed that women should be educated in the field of medicine, and encouraged other girls to do the same. Eventually, she would study medicine in England.
After graduation, Waterston became the first woman to receive a medical license in southern Africa. In 1925, she was named a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Waterston was born in Inverness, Scotland. Her parents were unemployed after the failure of the Caledonian Bank. However, she had a desire to become a missionary. She had already been inspired by David Livingstone’s work in Africa.
Waterston moved to Cape Town, where she lived and worked as a socialite. She was dissatisfied with the treatment of Africans at the mission. Eventually, she left the mission and returned to England to attend medical school.
Dr. Mary de Sousa
Mary de Sousa is a former Indian-Kenyan doctor. She is now based in Paris. Her daughter, Katerina, is suffering from a rare neurological disorder called Chiari syndrome.
The condition occurs when the brain is compressed. It can cause headaches and eye rolling. In addition, bowel and bladder problems can be aggravated by surgery. When the de Sousas sought a second opinion, they were advised by a University of Chicago neurosurgeon to get an MRI. This would reveal a tethered cord that could damage the surrounding nerves.
Before she received her medical degree, Dr. Mary de Sousa studied medicine in Kenya. Later she moved to Spain, and then to Cyprus and now Paris.
She began working as a medical superintendant at St. Helens Hospital for more than 30 years. Now she oversees educational programs, customer relations, and human resources. Also, she holds a CPA license in Maryland.
Her daughter, Katerina, was born with congenital defects. She had severe breathing difficulties and choking spells when she ate. She had a belly that seemed to swell, and she couldn’t stand loud noises. She also complained of bees in her ears.
When de Sousa’s daughter was four years old, she was taken to Children’s Hospital in Boston. Her doctors there thought that her symptoms were a sign of Chiari. They suggested that she undergo surgery. But the de Sousas couldn’t afford to pay for an elective operation in Boston.
De Sousa brought her daughter home from the hospital. While at home, she took weekly classes in pottery and drama.
The Children’s Aid Society investigated the case. Their investigators concluded that Katerina had congenital problems. That she was insatiable and needed more attention than her parents were willing to give her.
Dr. Vivian Pinn
Vivian Winona Pinn is a physician-scientist who focuses on research, health and wellness. She is a board certified pathologist and practices at Bethesda, Maryland. A lifelong advocate for women’s health, she is also a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
When she was young, Vivian Pinn knew that she wanted to become a doctor. Originally, she planned to study pediatrics. However, after completing her internship at Massachusetts General Hospital, she switched to research.
Pinn’s focus on women’s health led to the development of research agendas that encompassed all facets of women’s health. She has been instrumental in advocating for the rights of women in the medical profession and for promoting women in leadership roles.
In 2010, the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia named an advisory college in her honor. The school also instituted the Pinn Scholarship Program to support mid-level faculty who are conducting innovative research.
Pinn has received a number of awards and honors, including a fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In addition, she was the first African American woman to chair a department of pathology in the United States. Throughout her career, she has been a pioneer in advocating for women’s rights and has expanded the admission of Black and minority students into medical schools.
For her achievements, Pinn was honored with the Vivian W. Pinn Award for Outstanding Research in Women’s Health. She is also a recipient of the Elizabeth Blackwell Award from the American Medical Women’s Association. During her tenure as director of the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women’s Health, Pinn became the first female director of an NIH office.
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That which militants in Gaza are doing, i.e., launching rockets into Israel, is utter stupidity and must be harshly condemned. That which the Israeli military is doing, i.e., taking an approach of collective punishment by bombing the people in Gaza is equally stupid and also ought to be summarily condemned. The murder of the three Israeli boys was horrendous, and so also was the murder of the Palestinian boy who was burned alive by his kidnapper. No mother should have to bury a child, and no one can imagine the pain and anguish of the Palestinian and Israeli parents of those boys? This culture of hate and violence that have evolved between Israelis and Palestinians must be brought to an end, and quickly, for the inevitable result will be their mutual destruction. Attributing blame to one or the other side will avail nothing, for that will go back and forth ad infinitum. More than anything, both sides must recognize that hate, violence, retaliation, and revenge killing will continue in an endless cycle and not do either side any good.
Those of us outside the conflict can help by speaking out against the violence (whether initiated or retaliatory) of both sides. Under no circumstance can violence be justified. Since the recent exchange of violence, I have seen several images circulating, one with the Statue of Liberty and rockets raining down around it, with the question, "What would you do?" The image seems to be implying that the appropriate response would be to retaliate, and I suppose justifying Israel's response to the rockets being fired into its territory. If the principle here is: "If you or one of yours is attacked then you ought to retaliate", then I beg to differ. I was faced with a similar situation at age 19 when my own father was burned alive by another man. I was filled with hate and anger, and I had the training, the means, and the opportunity to take revenge. Good sense prevailed, and I forgave my father's killer. Israel and the Palestinians must be held equally accountable for the hate, violence, and revenge killing that pervade their relationship. Taking sides with one or the other of them merely provides them with justification that does the resolution of the conflict no good. Condemning the actions of one and not the other does not help. Condemning them both equally and severely will help them get the message.
This cycle of hate and violence, if unabated, will eventually spread beyond the two people and will pull others into the conflict. Thus, this inveterate hate will become like a black hole devouring all in its event horizon. Once it grows and grows, there is no stopping it. Further, this hate will so consume Israelis and Palestinians alike, with the result that neither will any longer have moral ground to stand on, as hate will corrode the moral fabric of both societies. We are already seeing this occurring as both sides have exhibited a total disregard for human life. For its part, the United States (as the self-proclaimed world leader) must desist from its unconditional support of one belligerent, and the toothless United Nations must do more than just call for a cease-fire. CALL THE ISRAELI LEADERSHIP AND THEIR MILITARY ON THEIR SHIT! AND CALL THE PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIP AND THEIR MILITANTS ON THEIR SHIT!

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Only one 8th District aldermanic seat will be filled this month, Mayor Jill Dider said.
On Monday, an aldermanic selection committee appointed by the mayor will interview seven candidates to fill the seat left vacant when Tom Treis died in December. The second alderman for the district, Craig Maher, resigned this week and said he hoped two appointments to the council would be made from Monday night's interviews.
That will not be the case, Didier said. Instead, the city will follow the established procedure of advertising for applicants, creating a separate selection committee and conducting separate interviews.
"Those not selected for former Alderman Treis' seat are welcome to resubmit their information for the next selection committee," she said in an e-mail.
Because Maher had been appointed to the aldermanic selection committee for Treis, Dider has named Jill Organ - the last person appointed to the council - to serve on the panel.
Didier also has named the council members who will make up the selection committee to determine former Alderman Atis Purins' replacement: Aldermen James Krol, Linda Nikcevich, Michael Walsh, Brian Ewerdt and Donald Birschel.
The selection process is expected to begin after Treis' replacement is chosen by the council March 17.
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
I'm jealous of anyone that is eating one of these muffins when I'm not.
I know that Australians get pretty uneasy about pumpkin being used in sweet treats. You're all about roasting pumpkins or pureeing them into a soup. But I'm all about the pumpkin pie, pumpkin cake, pumpkin cookies, and best of all- pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.
I just realised what a cute word "pumpkin" is. It sounds like the name of a little creature. Maybe the adult of the species is called a "pump" and the babies are "pumpkins." I bet that if a pumpkin scurries across your path, it would mean good luck for infinity.
I got this recipe from JoyofBaking.com. I mostly stuck to it-- the only changes were margarine instead of butter, a little extra vanilla, dark chocolate instead of semisweet, and fresh pureed pumpkin instead of canned. These muffins are sweet, but very wholesome and aromatic (thanks to the nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and cinnamon). I used dark chocolate chips, and in my opinion that's the right thing to do. Milk chocolate would be tasty enough, but I think the richness of the dark offsets the pumpkin rather nicely.
Oh, and, the fee for reading this blog entry is one muffin. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip, please.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg (so you're supposed to get a packet of whole nutmeg pods and grate one... but if it's impossible or too much effort, just use the pre-ground stuff)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature (I used margarine)
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup pumpkin puree (I used the Kent variety and it was fantastic. Cut the rind off the pumpkin, steam it, then mash it. Alternatively, use canned pumpkin)
1 cup chocolate chips (do the right thing...)
1. Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C), grease 12 muffin cups and put them in muffin tray
2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, ground spices, and salt
3. In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar (better to use an electric mixer, but I did it by hand)
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well
5. Beat in vanilla
6. Alternate adding 1/3 of the flour mixture and 1/3 of the pumpkin puree, mixing after each addition
7. Add chocolate chips
8. Distribute evenly in muffin tin, ready with greased muffin cups
9. Bake for 18-20 minutes

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The armed men arrived at the two-story factory in Haiti’s rural Artibonite Valley, wielding AK-47s, followed by a hungry mob of hundreds.
After scaring off the two security guards, they forced their way in and put a knife to the throat of a Catholic nun, who until that moment had helped to run the solar-powered sewing factory and had been feeding nearly 1,000 hungry school children a day through her school.
Barking orders, the armed men demanded the keys to the upstairs where the solar panels, valued at over $400,000, were installed on the roof.
Over the next hour or so, they ripped out the panels, grabbed the 10 large batteries along with inverters, doors, an electronic computer-driven clock and anything else of value before letting the crowd in to pillage the rest: button making and sewing machines, tables and the food pantry.
“My first reaction was hungry people are going to take a lot of food, and I thought they were going to get the pantry,” said Jim Weber, the owner of the factory that was attacked last month, Pravi Apparel in Praville, a rural hamlet in the city of Gonaïves. “I didn’t think it was mob driven.”
Weber soon learned of more attacks and looting in Haiti’s rice-growing valley, just north of Port-au-Prince: more than a dozen government and parochial schools, markets, a United Nations World Food Program warehouse, another Catholic Church affiliated entity, the Caritas charity.
In a country where millions are already on the verge of starvation, the looting and pillaging of food warehouses belonging to the Haitian government, the United Nations, charity groups, supermarkets, schools and businesses during the recent and often violent anti-government protests, risk plunging Haiti deeper into despair.
Following the attacks, which began mid-September and have continued, some people, like Weber, have decided they are done and are leaving Haiti.
“I’m out not because I don’t love the people,“ Weber said. “I’m out because I cannot be effective… I can’t cough up that kind of cash every day. Even if I have crazy investors.”
Basic food ingredients hard to find
For Haiti, where 45% of the population was already nearing starvation in March, the looting is exacerbating the deepening hunger crisis. Food warehouses are empty. Supermarket shelves are bare. And since Sept. 12, no containers have been been unloaded at the seaports, leading shippers to temporarily pause all delivery of cargo, including food.
With a powerful gang alliance, known as the G-9, tightening its grip by barricading roads to the seaport and the capital’s main fuel terminal, Varreux, gasoline stations are empty, generators inoperable and hospitals and businesses are closed.
The effects are being felt everywhere. Just east of Port-au-Prince, through the territories of two violent gangs, a malnutrition center is reporting difficulty finding food to feed 1,000 kids daily and provide clean water. Children are now dying at an increasing rate, said Mickie West, a missionary with But God Ministries in the Ganthier community.
“We can’t get food for our schools, and people in the village are starving because they have no access to food or clean water,” she said.
From Jacmel in the south to Port-de-Paix in the far northwest, basic commodities are becoming increasingly hard to find, or afford when available.
“You can’t even find potable water to drink,” said Honorine Jean, 42, a teacher caring for two teenage nieces in the city of Gonaïves. “Day by day, the population is becoming worse off.”
In Gonaïves, the main city in Haiti’s agricultural breadbasket, prices have been skyrocketing for months, residents say. A can of rice, which once sold for $3.30, has now doubled; cooking oil and other provisions have increased by 40% and more.
“On most days you can’t find food to buy on the market,” Jean said. To make her point, she brings up making eggplant stew, the Haitian delicacy known as legume, as an example. The recipe requires a number of ingredients, including Haitian seasonings, tomato paste, vegetable oil, eggplant, carrot, spinach, cabbage, chayote, string beans and meat or conch.
“You may find half of the ingredients, but not all of them. All of the roads are barricaded and farmers aren’t going to leave their areas to come to the market in town. And if they have the products, you can’t afford it because the banks are closed and you can’t get cash to pay,” she said.
Jean’s hopes were further dashed when one of her nieces was recently denied a U.S. visa to attend college in Florida, despite an acceptance letter.
Jean used to supplement her teaching income, she said, with a side business selling Gatorade, pharmaceutical products from Canada and other items by the caseload.
But with a weak Haitian currency, record high inflation of 31%, a rise in the price of food imports and the inability of local suppliers to guarantee timely delivery of stock due to gang attacks, Jean said business has been on a downturn.
Since Aug. 22, residents of Gonaïves venture out of their homes only for emergencies, or on weekends. Jean said she understands the desperation—things have never been this bad.
“When all the looting is done, nothing has changed,” Jean said. “The population is still dying of hunger.”
It’s likely to get worse. Attacks like the one on the Pravi factory is fanning fears of an onslaught of business departures from Haiti, where companies flocked to in the past decade because of its cheap labor. The Caracol Industrial Park, which employs 12,500 factory workers in northeast Haiti, temporarily closed because it had no fuel to run generators.
More than half of Haitians facing severe hunger
In March, the U.N. estimated that a third of the 2 million people living in the Artibonite Valley were at risk of hunger, while 13% faced severe hunger.
A recent “Hunger Hotspots” report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. and the World Food Program estimates that hunger will grow worse before year’s end.
“We suspect there will be a serious deterioration of food security for people, adding to and compounding the difficulties people are facing every day if not every hour,” said Ulrika Richardson, the U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator in Port-au-Prince.
Sister Margaret Michael and her fellow nuns with the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition said the order was feeding about 1,000 children daily between their school in Gonaïves, a nutrition program and a supplemental feeding program for orphans and abandoned children.
But after the nuns, who are from India, were forced to flee the convent with only the clothes on their backs, no one is getting fed. Michael said her order, which has been in Haiti since 1983 and is now in hiding, is now contemplating leaving, Michael said.
“We thank the Lord that we have the gift of life because they could have shot us. Our fear is, we don’t know what the future is for all of these children,” said Michael. The order’s convent is in the same complex as the Pravi factory and was also looted.
“We worry about the poor who are depending on us,” she said.
The World Food Program has said it had to put its school feeding program on hold because nearly 2,100 metric tons of food, valued at $5 million, was looted from two of the agency’s warehouses. The food collectively would have fed 200,000 school children and vulnerable adults until the end of the year.
“For me it’s just very hard to justify looting food that is intended for very vulnerable populations,” Jean-Martin Bauer, the program’s country director, told the Miami Herald. “This looting has affected many, many institutions in the country.”
After 1,400 metric tons of food for 100,000 schoolchildren was stolen from the program’s warehouse in Gonaïves, a second warehouse in the city of Les Cayes, storing 700 metric tons of pre-positioned food for hurricanes or earthquakes, was also pillaged.
“People forced their way in and looted the warehouse,” Bauer said.
‘The people are living in misery. They need food.’
The attacks on food depots and charities are taking place throughout the country. In Jeremie in the Grand’Anse region, the French humanitarian non-profit ACTED was looted. In Port-de-Paix, another Caritas warehouse, which receives food donations from the Coconut Creek based charity Food for the Poor, was also looted.
“They pillaged, they vandalized, they destroyed,” said Father Pheschner Julmisse, a Catholic priest who serves as director for Caritas in the northwest city. “They left with everything Caritas had.”
Julmisse wasn’t at the facility when the crowd came, but he was told they were armed with guns, machetes and sticks to break the doors down.
Julmisse doesn’t fully blame the population.
“The people are living in misery. They need food. Life has become expensive,” he said. “There is no fuel and all of their basic food needs have skyrocketed in price. And they don’t have jobs. They are rebelling to see how this government will address their needs so that their lives can change.”
The latest rounds of protests were ignited by a Sept. 11 announcement by interim Prime Minister Ariel Henry that the government was raising the price of fuel to reduce $400 million in subsidies it can no longer afford. But the anger had been at a boil for weeks.
It started to flare up soon after Henry, under pressure by the international community to clean up customs enforcement, replaced the head of Haitian customs amid a corruption investigation into allegations that he was implicated in the illegal trafficking of arms and had had his U.S. visa revoked.
The naming of a new customs director in July coincided with a crackdown at the seaports to collect an estimated $600 million in undeclared duties, mostly from wealthy, powerful businessmen, and to stop the trafficking of illegal arms and ammunition.
The government told the U.N. Security Council last month that the reform efforts led to a 40% increase in customs revenue in August. But progress has come at a steep price. Foreign diplomats say the violent protests have been fueled by entrenched economic interests who are angry about the reductions in fuel subsidies and the customs crackdown. Human rights activists have criticized the fuel increase, saying it undermines the suffering of the Haitian people, who are now being asked to pay as much as 128% more for gas and 91% more for diesel.
“There is no life here at all,” said Riveaux Mondesir, 63, whose Gonaïves home is located off a well-traveled road where bicycles have now replaced automobiles. “Life is extremely difficulty. Everything is expensive.
“The state doesn’t really help the people and this government has not done anything for the population. We all are suffering; those who are in gangs, and those of us who are not.”
A father of five whose children range in age between 21 and 35, Mondesir works in agriculture. He recalls the days the rice-growing Artibonite Valley fed Haiti. But drought, natural disaster, bad governance and now rising costs have made those days a distant memory.
“We used to produce enough rice to export abroad,” he said. “Now, everything has been destroyed…. All of Haiti is destroyed.”
Like others in the rural community, Mondesir followed news about the lootings. He said he can’t blame people like Weber for closing shop even it if it means scores of Haitians will go hungry.
Weber, who is Catholic, said his factory was more of an economic mission than a profit venture. He had a general manager but ran it with the help of nuns in hopes of transforming an area with no running water, no electricity and no jobs into an economic hub.
“That whole area of Praville was slowly but steadily coming out of unemployment. I was talking to other Fortune 500 companies about putting factories on that land,” he said.
Workers made polo shirts for Subway stores and school uniforms, and the weekly payroll was about $8,000. Weber also assisted the nuns with their feeding program.
“I’m not going to lay this on the people,” Weber said. “It was gone. They said, ‘Hey, do you want staff to feed your family? Do you want stuff to eat? Go get it. You can make money off this stuff.’ ”
Still, he believes he was targeted, like other Catholic-affiliated charities, parochial schools and religious orders that came under attack in Gonaïves and Port-de-Paix. Now the biggest losers are his 104 employees and those benefiting from having a reliable income, he said.
“Every Friday was payday and every Friday the guy who sells rice sold more rice; the lady that sells mangoes sold more mangoes… the guy who sold kids’ shoes sold more kids’ shoes,” Weber said. “I could stand on top of my factory and I could literally see the houses that didn’t have roofs were getting more roofs at a crazy pace. I couldn’t believe what $8,000 a week did within a two-, three mile radius of my factory.”
That multiplier effect is now over—at least for him.
“The overarching purpose of my life is to make a difference with love and joy,” Weber said. “I can’t make a difference in Haiti, let alone with love and joy. So I’m out.”
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Provenance: Given by Spencer to Charles Mahoney
Mahoney and Spencer were both on the staff of the Royal College of Art and served together in Ambleside, during the Second World War, when, in 1940, the RCA was evacuated to the safety of The Lake District. The School of Paintings was run by Gilbert Spencer, and Charles Mahoney, together with Charles Mahoney.

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There are ten asteroids that the space organisation NASA said this month have been classified as "potentially hazardous" based on their size and their orbits in our Solar system.
This observation from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show it is late summer in the Southern hemisphere, so the Sun is low in the sky and subtle topography is accentuated in orbital images.
A colossal aircraft capable of launching satellite-toting rockets into space is closer to testing, having been rolled out of a hangar in the desert, its creators said on Wednesday.
Japan successfully launched a satellite Thursday as part of a broader effort to build a homegrown geolocation system that boosts the accuracy of car navigation systems and smartphone maps to mere centimetres.
SpaceX is poised to blast off its next delivery of food, supplies and science experiments to the astronauts living at the International Space Station on Thursday.
Scientists using data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, have identified bright areas in craters near the moon's south pole that are cold enough to have frost present on the surface.
On Oct. 13, 2014 something very strange happened to the camera aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), which normally produces beautifully clear images of the lunar ...
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The inquiry into the crash-landing of the ExoMars Schiaparelli module has concluded that conflicting information in the onboard computer caused the descent sequence to end prematurely.


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- 3 tbsps sunflower oil
- 2 pcs eggs, beaten
- 3 cloves garlic, pounded & finely minced
- 1 large minced native onion
- 1 pc coarsely chopped Chinese chorizo
- 1 pc finger chili, seeded & chopped
- 1/2 pc red bell pepper
- 7 cups cold cooked rice, mash to separate cooked grains
- 1/2 tbsp iodized coarse salt
- 1 tbsp liquid seasoning
- a handful of chopped onion leeks
In a large wok, over medium-high fire, heat moderately. Put 1/3 of oil. Pour the beaten eggs. Fry until almost done. Remove from pan. Chop, then put on top of the mashed cooked rice.
Back to the wok, add the rest of oil and garlic. Saute until rich golden brown. Follow with onion and chorizo. Saute for a minute. Add the chilis. Saute for 25 seconds.
Dump in the rice, chopped scrambled eggs, salt and liquid seasoning. Mix and toss well, using two wooden spatulas. Cover. Cook until rice is fluffy, stirring often. Remove from fire.
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Co-author: Surajeet Dutta
As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 crisis, pharmaceutical research laboratories have become the center of attention. Companies, including startups, are leaving no stones unturned to harness advanced technologies to arrest the crisis.
With no dearth of data, the ability to integrate data from multiple sources is critical. Laboratories need the tools that can make the best use of data to assist in decision-making and informed and uninformed searches on data repositories.
For this, artificial intelligence (AI), which is the foundation for building any intelligent system that uses cognitive computing, is the key. It recognizes patterns and presents trends that can help us make decisions in real time.
Synergy between AI and Lab Informatics
Laboratory information systems have to move beyond traditional data storage given the limitations of relational database management systems (RDBMSs). With exponentially increasing data volumes, complex search or retrieval queries using Structured Query Language (SQL) are getting cumbersome.
With lockdown enforced all around the globe and people restricted to their homes, a solution has to be in place for continuing routine business operations remotely. To address such a situation there will be a rise in demand for voice-controlled tasks, image processing for identification of sample tags, and character identification in medical orders, making suggestions based on the history of a particular patient, and the like. Most of the laboratories store precise data but need to retrieve information based on imprecise criteria. All such new requirements can be solved by leveraging the many applications of AI.
Real-time, Data-Driven Decision Making
Recent developments in AI and machine learning (ML) have shown a ray of hope to scientists. They can now use digital analytics and tools to scan through huge volumes of multi-sourced data and select the appropriate one. Solutions leveraging these technologies accumulate theoretical data from experimental workflows and render it as usable information when required by scientists. As a result, because of digital analytics, scientists are no longer confined only to their labs and can connect and share tools with their peers both within and outside the premises.
AI in Digital Pathology
Digital pathology is a new way for scientists and physicians to interact with pathological data. Clinical laboratories are now digitizing by converting glass slides to e-slides and digital slides. This means that samples in the form of glass slides are now converted into pixels in high throughput. As a result, laboratories now have access to a significantly larger pool of data attached to metadata, such as a pathology report that provides information about the diagnosis and patient outcome. These images have been used to begin to train algorithms. Alongside, two important things occurred in the field of computer science:
- Immense improvement in computing capabilities as well as the proliferation of cloud
- A shift from ML to newer deep learning technologies within the AI umbrella
Unlike the traditional applications of AI and ML, which require an expert pathologist to annotate images and train the algorithm, larger datasets allow laboratories to use convolutional neural networks to distinguish the important features required for an accurate diagnosis.
Auto-diagnosis is Now a Possibility
Digital pathology uses computerized and auto diagnosis. The virtual microscopy generates multiple images of the same tissue for parallel analysis. With a multitude of annotated images from different tissue samples, AI can recognize the regular and abnormal features in tissues and identify a pattern that may point to a type of disease. This is a huge stride toward auto diagnosis personalized medication as we can integrate radiology with genomics, proteomics, and demographics for more accurate prognoses.
Scientists and bioengineers have already started working on a similar area where they have merged AI with standard microscopy and infrared light for assembling digital biopsies for the identification of vital molecular characteristics of cancer samples without using dyes and labels. Standard biopsies reveal cellular details using staining methods, which take a relatively long time. Besides, any diagnosis by manually studying the shape and size of the cells can lead to errors as the observation may vary from pathologist to pathologist.
ML-enabled computer programs combine white light and infrared signals that bounce off the biopsy sample when viewed under a virtual microscope. AI can gather details that cannot be seen by human eyes.
Going Beyond Boundaries for Early Detection
Due to ethical reasons and accessibility limitations, the study of human placenta in situ was never possible. With the advancement in technology, scientists are now bringing engineering technologies like AI, IoT, and ML into microbiology to develop a unique 3D model for studying complicated processes. The model is powered by a microfluidic sensing chip, which helps physicians and scientists to study placenta-related medical conditions and detect anomalies before they mature.
According to 2018 data, 228 million cases of malaria were reported worldwide, becoming the most severe public health problem (prior to COVID-19).
Malaria does not transmit from a pregnant woman to the fetus in utero. However, the infected red blood cells (RBC) flowing through the blood vessels in the placenta can affect both the woman and the fetus. This phenomenon results in resulting in about 10,000 maternal and 200,000 newborn deaths annually. The developing and subtropical countries are the worst hit, especially sub-Saharan Africa. This can be a major breakthrough in the area of placenta study.
Scientists have been researching on the reproducibility crisis for long. Next-generation laboratories can help in expediting the research by integrating data access and collection with the scientists’ workflows. Uninterrupted access to information enables scientists to make data-driven decisions in real time. Digital assistants and devices automatically capture and analyze data for the accuracy of the records as per the standardized, validated protocols and for generating reproducible results. As the reliability of the findings will increase, so will accelerate the scientific advances and the launch of new products in the market. With the advent of new technologies, growing competition, and changing dynamics, AI has become essential. The emergency of AI-enabled next-generation laboratories is not a distant-future dream but the current-age imperative.


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Deron Williams scored 10 of Utah’s final 15 points and Paul Millsap had 22 points and 10 rebounds as the host Jazz defeated the stubborn Memphis Grizzlies 98-92 on Saturday night.
Williams’ jumper with five minutes left gave Utah the lead for good at 85-83. He finished with 19 points and matched a season-low with five assists.
The Jazz (23-11) moved into first place in the Northwest Division, one-half game ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Zach Randolph had 27 points and 16 rebounds for the Grizzlies (14-19). He has averaged 27.3 points and 14.3 rebounds in his last four games, well above his season averages of 18.8 and 12.7.
Rudy Gay, Memphis’ leading scorer at 20.7 points per game, did not play because of a stomach virus.
Memphis (14-19) trailed by as many as 13 in the third quarter before O.J. Mayo’s 3-pointer to start the fourth quarter gave the Grizzlies a 72-71 lead. Mayo finished with 18 points and six rebounds.
Randolph scored 10 points in the third quarter, and kept the Grizzlies in the game early with 11 points and six rebounds in the first quarter.
Utah center Francisco Elson was ejected in the second quarter after receiving his second technical foul.

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March 10, 2016
PART 2 : WHY WE DREAM
God's ultimate desire is that we know & believe His love for us. Our "callings," "dreams," & "desires" all point to the HOPE of this love that wakes us up each day & keep us moving. Our dreams are the imprint of His love playing out through our mind-connecting us to His divine nature. God uses our dreams to awaken His imprint of love, & to remind us that He is complete control of our life.

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I have seen these at lot on Pinterest and other clever bloggers pages. I really wanted my own so I thought I would have a go. All I used was 2 things and I was surprised how easy it was!
I lined up the seams on the PVC so that the corners turned like a 'phone' shape. Then I wrapped it with duct ape until it felt very firm.
And there it was - a neat little whisper phone.
Why not try it yourself?
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When the Hard Rock Cafe in Waikiki wanted something special for their bar, something that would set it apart and enhance their customer’s experience, they came to Entech Innovative Engineering. What they got not only gives their customers a great experience, it meets their needs, too.
The “Wave” is a custom multimedia artistic element. Programmable, the multimedia lights show can be changed frequently and the rainbow of colors available offers many options. The theme oriented wall was designed specifically for the space and installed seamlessly.


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When Willy asks to sign up for a camping trip with Quincy and Alissa, Rock and Crystal decide it would be a great opportunity to spend quality time with their son if they organized a trip for Willy and his pals instead. Willy is less than thrilled, but the Serenity, who opts to stay home, her parents' weekend trip with Willy provides just the chance she's been looking for to spend some time alone. However, Rock's reliance on hi-tech gizmos, and Crystal's reliance on flakey New Age gets them into trouble out in the great outdoors.
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To those who think that ignorance and big words will bring change, you are right, it will, just not the change you want.
It will bring the concept of humanity, decency and common sense to its knees; it will wipe out the progress the people of the world have been fighting for since the dawn of history.
The poison hearts have trumped logic and have poisoned the world with their destructive thoughts that have no compassion or love.
They have given us the hatred that has been haunting us, and made them alive again to roam our mind and world.
There is a chance to change, but only if you use your mind to see what is right, what is fair, what is best.
To go back in time with discriminatory views is an insult and an embarrassment to the peaceful world that people are trying to make. We have worked for this! All of it! Every day you have woken up not fearing the end of times, not hiding because you will be violated is because of the things our ancestors have fought for!
To ignore the privilege that you possess is a slap in the face to those who do not have it. There are some who cannot live as we do.
Yes, our world isn’t perfect, yes there are problems but we are working to fix it! The human race wants to live, to protect their children, their families and their homes.
One cannot simply dismiss how far we have come to knock us back.
Because humanity remembers, and it will do anything to keep its present and protect its future.


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A young Manchester United fan has begged Edinson Cavani not to leave Manchester United, with the veteran Uruguayan striker among those heading towards free agency.
At 35 years of age, and having been restricted to just 18 appearances across all competitions this season, one of the finest finishers in world football will be bidding farewell to Old Trafford over the summer.
His departure, after hitting 17 goals last season, will sting for some, with one particular Red Devils follower gutted to see her idol heading for the exits.
Man Utd fan begs Cavani not to leave
The supporter in question, who is called Lola, was thrilled to meet up with her sporting hero following United’s 3-0 Premier League victory over Brentford – with Cavani seeing 15 minutes off the bench in that contest as he said his goodbyes to the Old Trafford faithful.
The South American was happy to interact with a young fan as he made his way out of the ground and even went as far as donning a “Miss Kick” head band that Lola was desperate for him to have a picture taken with.
Proving that he remains a class act on and off the field, Cavani was branded a “legend” for making the dreams of a passionate follower come true.
Why is Cavani leaving Man Utd?
The former Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain frontman made a move to Manchester as a free agent in October 2020 after a number of other clubs passed up the opportunity to snap him up.
United’s show of faith was rewarded with an impressive haul of goals in his debut campaign, with Cavani finishing the season as the Red Devils’ third-top marksman behind Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford.
He agreed to extend his spell in England for a further 12 months, but he has struggled for a spark this term alongside a number of underperforming colleagues.
A lack of regular minutes has done Cavani’s cause few favours, with only six Premier League starts taken in as he sits behind returning hero Cristiano Ronaldo in the attacking pecking order.
With limited game time taken into account, a man with over 370 club goals to his name – and a further 54 for his country – has decided that he will be taking on a new challenge in 2022-23.
There has been talk of interest being shown from La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, while a return to his native South American at Argentine giants Boca Juniors has also been speculated on for some time.


How rich is Paul McCartney of the Beatles?
Sir Paul McCartney is indisputably one of the richest musicians in the world. In addition, he is one of the wealthiest people on earth. Hardly anyone has such a large fortune as he. With an estimated balance and others Total assets of 910 million euros the ex-Beatle even competes with Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates. McCartney was not only able to make hundreds of millions as a singer. Rather, he is also considered to be one of the most successful songwriters of all. Many of the Beatles hits come from his pen. Paul used to write new songs together with John Lennon, whose death hit all the Beatles hard.
Together with the Beatles, Paul released more than 60 albums that were later awarded gold. The sale of 100 million singles also made McCartney go down in pop history forever. John Lennon had known Paul McCartney since he was 15, so the mutual success story began very early on. Although the band only existed from 1960 to 1970, they should catapult James Paul McCartney into absolute pop Olympus. Paul also played a leading role as co-songwriter on the Beatles hit “Yesterday”, one of the most frequently covered songs of all time. In the USA alone, the song has been played over 7 million times on TV and radio to date.
The musician Paul McCartney
There is apparently nothing that Paul McCartney does not succeed in musically. After all, the musician has already taken home several Grammys in the past. Next to John Lennon he is probably the one most famous Beatle at all. In addition, Paul’s talent is so great that he has already enjoyed numerous successes as a solo artist. Most band musicians, however, were not granted this luck at the end of their band days. In the meantime Paul was part of the band Wings together with his wife Linda, who was the mother of some of his children and has unfortunately passed away in the meantime.
Since the 1980s, however, the singer has mainly started solo. Nowadays he is also known for being extraordinary charitable commitment known. In the meantime, Paul is musically rioting all along the line and, for example, also competes with classical music or music with techno influences. While he avoided the Beatles’ songs for a long time, the ex-Beatle now plays some of them again at his concerts. Of course, that makes the hearts of die-hard fans beat faster.
Success as a solo artist
Also in the future we can expect new musical experiments from Sir Paul. Because he likes to test the limits of what is possible. In September 2008 McCartney was finally able to give a concert in Israel. 45,000 spectators appeared, so that this performance became the largest pop concert in the country. Before that, the musician had not been allowed to perform in Israel for almost 45 years, what his Concert in Tel Aviv made it an absolute specialty. Incidentally, Paul McCartney was able to celebrate almost as many successes with his solo albums as he did with the Beatles. You have already secured top ten positions in the charts several times in the following countries:
• Twelve times in Germany
• 19 times in the United States of America
• 27 times in Paul’s home country, Great Britain
Paul McCartney is involved in charities
Meanwhile, the former Beatle has also become one Kind of political figure which is mainly due to his social commitment. Together with his current wife, one of the most famous artists of all time is campaigning for animal welfare. Paul has even been a vegetarian since the 1970s. When it comes to musical charity projects, McCartney doesn’t allow himself to be asked twice. The ex-Beatle has already played a role in the following charity events:
• 1979 – Concerts for the people of Kampuchea in London
• Band Aid
• Band Aid 20
• 1989 – Proceeds from the song “Ferry Cross the Mersey” were donated to victims of the Hillsborough disaster
• 2005 – Live 8 in Hyde Park, London
• 2009 – Performance at the charity concert Change Begins Within the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace (Radio City Music Hall, New York, USA)
• 2010 – Benefit concert for the London music club 100 Club (to save it from closing)
• 2012 – Benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Sandy
Awards for Sir Paul McCartney
Not only is there hardly a musician who is as rich as Paul McCartney. Rather, there is hardly a singer who is allowed to adorn himself with as many awards as the Briton. In fact, he’s the only person in the world who’ll ever die Rhodium record as an award from the Guinness Book of Records. However, the following honors and awards for the musician are at least as impressive.
• 1965 – Order Member of the Order of the British Empire
• 1980 – Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
• 1992 – Polar Music Prize
• 1997 – Appointed Knight by Queen Queen II as Knight Bachelor (henceforth Sir Paul McCartney)
• 2001 – World Award
• 2003 – Honorary Doctorate, University of Sussex
• 2008 – Honorary Doctorate, Yale University
• 2010 – Kennedy Center Award
• 2011 – 2011 Grammy Awards, Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
• 2012 – Hollywood Walk of Fame star (as the last member of the band The Beatles)
• 2013 & 2014 – Grammy
Paul McCartney studio albums
Also take a look at that List of studio albums, which Paul McCartney published partly alone and partly together with the Beatles, reveals that this musician has really achieved great things. The following albums alone were all created after his time with the Beatles.
• Wild life
• Red Rose Speedway
• Band on the run
• Venus and Mars
• Wings at the speed of sound
• London Town
• Back to the Egg
• McCartney II
• Tug of War
• Pipes of Peace
• Give My Regards to Broad Street
• Press to play
• Снова в СССР
• Flowers in the Dirt
• Off the ground
• Flaming Pie
• Run Devil Run
• Driving rain
• Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
• Memory Almost Full
• Kisses on the bottom
An impressive musician and person. Paul McCartney has already made many hearts beat faster and can look back on a large fan base. Above all, his social and charitable commitment is highly credited to the Beatle. Many rich celebrities can learn something from this.
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Utah State's Brian McKenna places 63rd at NCAA Cross Country Championships
Utah State cross country senior captain Brian McKenna capped off his Aggie cross country career by placing 63rd out of 252 runners at the 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., on Monday. McKenna improved his season-best 10,000-meter time by nearly 14 seconds as he crossed the finish line in 30:29.6.
McKenna is a two-time Western Athletic Conference individual champion, winning the title in 2009 and 2011. He also earned first-team all-WAC honors twice and was named Male Athlete of the Year in 2009 and again in 2011.
This was McKenna’s second time competing at nationals as he also qualified in 2009, finishing 69th out of 250 runners. Additionally, McKenna is only the fifth USU cross country runner to make it to the championships since 2000, joining Trevor Ball (2005), Tiffany Strickland (2005), Mike Nielson (2003) and Ashley Johnson (2003), and is the first two-time selection during that span.
McKenna received an at-large invitation to compete in the championships after finishing in 10th place with a time of 30:43.3 at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships on Nov. 12 in Provo. He also earned all-Region honors for the second time in his career.
Highlights from the championships will be included as part of the CBS NCAA Fall Seasonal Show scheduled to air on Dec. 18 from 11 a.m. to noon on CBS HD.
UTAH STATE RESULTS
Terre Haute, Ind.
Men's Individual Results:
63. Brian McKenna, 30:29.6
Doug Hoffman is the assistant athletic director for Utah State University.
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Bank of America is installing onsite solar at more than 60 locations across the country, including financial centers, ATMs, and offices. The investment bank and financial services company expects that their onsite solar initiative will generate more than 25 megawatts of electricity.
Six financial centers located in California, Florida, and Pennsylvania as well as and two office locations in Nevada and North Carolina already have onsite solar installations. In 2019, the bank plans to install solar panels at 15 financial centers and on 10 ATMs. Over the next three years, the company says it expects to add more than 60 solar installations across their operations.
“The onsite solar initiative is a critical component that will directly offset the bank’s energy use and lower energy costs, resulting in an estimated savings of $50 million over 25 years,” says Tom Scrivener, global real estate and enterprise initiatives executive at Bank of America.
In 2018, the company says its total sourcing of renewable electricity was 1.8 million megawatt hours, amounting to 91% of its global energy use. Last November, the bank formed a partnership with Juhl Energy to support a solar hybrid project in Minnesota.
This year, the bank’s onsite solar initiative is focusing on installing panels at locations in these states: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Texas, and Virginia. In 2020 and 2021, Bank of America plans to install panels on select administrative offices in Arizona, Delaware, Florida, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Texas.
Bank of America, which is a member of RE100, indicated that increased onsite solar should help the company meet its broader operations commitment to carbon neutrality and purchasing 100% renewable electricity by the end of 2020, plus reducing location-based GHG emissions by 50% and energy use by 40% during the same time-frame.
“Having solar energy onsite to power our facilities is part of our responsible growth strategy and reduces our operational impact on the environment,” said Andrew Plepler, Bank of America’s global head of ESG.

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Happy new year from the East St. John Wildcats. The spring semester at ESJ begins Jan. 14. The revised schedule will take effect. Students will say goodbye to split schedules at the old Leon Godchaux High School, where the students were forced to move after Hurricane Isaac devastated the school. We will have extended hours to make up for time lost due to Isaac. The new school hours will be from 7 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
New year resolutions
With the start of the new year, some students shared resolutions. Seniors Lee Scott and She’Kayla have already set goals for 2013. Scott said that his resolution is “to improve more academically.” Smith said, “I want to stop procrastinating.” Junior Joseph Williams said his goal is “making sure my peers and I take care of ESJ’s new building.” Upperclassmen will be back on the original ESJ campus for the 2013-2014 school year.Congratulations to Senior Darren Davis who was named ESJ’s student of the year.
Basketball team wins
The boys basketball team dominated Jesuit on Jan. 13 and was victorious.
Thanks to Louisiana Restaurant Association
ESJ would like to give a long overdue thanks to the Greater New Orleans Chapter of the Louisiana Restaurant Association. ESJ received more than $5,500 worth of commercial kitchen equipment, teaching resources and ProStart textbooks. The products are being used by students and teachers working in the culinary arts.
“We are very grateful for the generosity of the Louisiana Restaurant Association,” said St. John the Baptist Parish School Superintendent Hebert Smith. “This donation will allow our ProStart students to resume learning important culinary career skills by engaging in more hands-on learning,”
Chef Duke LoCicero, owner of Café Giovanni in New Orleans, said, “The chapter, of course, was familiar with the daunting task of replacing items lost to a flood, and it was especially upsetting to hear that East St. John High School’s ProStart program was in jeopardy. We wanted to help in any way we could.”


It’s hard to escape the overwhelming amount of “fitspo” messages surrounding us today. Whether it be on social media, on TV, in fashion and advertising, or even in our local neighborhoods. While the aspiration to live our healthiest lives and stay fit is certainly a noble one, the line between that goal and the pressure to do this for external purposes often gets blurred.
Thankfully there is a very powerful body-positivity movement disrupting mainstream messages giving people permission to love their bodies and celebrate who they are wherever they are on their personal health journey, and place emphasis on values that matter far above and beyond just physical appearances.
A fitness festival based out of London which is primarily aimed at women seeks to do just this, and its founders were intention about its purpose, according to an interview with Metro.co.uk. Chelsea Cox and Rachel Chatham are the creators of Be:FIT and have just completed a summer UK tour, providing free workshops, fitness classes, advice sessions with trainers, and information about healthy eating. They are already advertising for their next event in May 2018.
According to the World Health Organization, there are rising obesity rates across Europe, and going by current rates, health experts expect to see three-quarters of men and two-thirds of women overweight in 15 years. While they recommend governments look into regulatory standards in the food industry, fitness is a huge part of this equation. The impact of messages from fashion, advertising and media can play a major role in deterring people from knowing how to strive for their best, especially when given such narrow and unrealistic ideals to aspire toward.
Sport England commissioned a study a couple of years ago which found low self-esteem was a major factor in preventing especially women and girls from participating in a regular form of exercise. It is one of the reasons they launched their now-famous ‘This Girl Can’ campaign which has gone viral around the world for its inspiring and empowering videos.
Chelsea and Rachel of Be:FIT want to be part of changing the status quo and believe their core message is key to achieving this.
“With all the conflicting information out there, we wanted to create one safe, comfortable place where visitors could break down the barriers that had prevented them from focusing on their health and fitness previously,” Rachel told Metro’s Miranda Larbi.
She added that they want the festival to be about female empowerment, reflecting the shift toward this over the past couple of years. And although it is aimed at women, men are certainly allowed to join.
“At the time that Be:FIT launched, there was very little in the fitness industry specifically for women, and many health products and fitness classes seemed to be aimed more at the male market. That has changed dramatically in the past few years and we are now part of a really exciting movement in women’s fitness and female empowerment,” she said.
They aim to inspire women about health and fitness in a whole new way, that doesn’t play into the same old tired standards that have had a negative effect on women’s self-esteem over the years.
“From yoyo dieting and desperation to fit into a size 4, we have now entered a really exciting time where the female body is being celebrated in all shapes and sizes. Fitness has become focused much more around what your body can do rather than how it looks, and this is encouraging a really positive outlook that we are starting to see more and more in young people,” she said.
Rachel believes greater support for one another, including social media groups and events like the Be:FIT Festival are a great way to push back against harmful messages, and encourage greater body positivity.
“There is definitely still work to be done, and certainly more that the media can do to support and encourage positive body image – particularly for young women,” she said.
Mentorship and building community support is a great way to help young women navigate the social pressures that bombard them about their bodies from a young age, which can carry well into adulthood. The Be:FIT team understand this support key to instilling confidence and they want to lead by example with the festival.
“It’s also important to bring the focus away from how you look in a pair of leggings and talk much more about how good nutrition and exercise makes you feel internally. Anyone working in the fitness industry today has a responsibility to promote this message and help their clients to prioritize good health and physical benefits of exercise over a desire to change the way they look,” said Rachel.
In a blog post on the Be:FIT website titled “Changing Perceptions” where one of their team members shared her own personal journey feeling ostracized by the beauty standards she grew up witnessing until more recently when diverse media representations (such as curvy model Ashley Graham and Indian-American actress/writer/creator Mindy Kaling) started to become a regular feature, the organization says they are thrilled to be an active part of the changing tide in health and fitness.
“We are truly proud to be living in a world where there is increasingly, a larger and more diverse group of women being celebrated in the media. It’s amazing to see women of different ages, ethnicities, shapes and sizes celebrated for who they are and we feel that this is a huge step forward in females personal acceptance of their bodies,” they said.
To find out more about Be:FIT and their pop-up events, be sure to visit their website by clicking here.


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Batman, Spider-Man, Captain America, Superman, the X-Men, the Justice League, and the Avengers. For me these are not just characters on a page, they are all an important part of my life since I was young. In fact, comic books have been in my life for nearly 30 or my 39 years.
I was reading comic books before people thought the characters were cool, and my hobby got me bullied for a few years at school. But no matter what people said, it never stopped me from enjoying the latest issue of X-Men or Amazing Spider-Man. Nor did Mrs. Smith, my 7th grade English teacher who didn’t mince words when she told me comic books were a waste of my time and not suitable reading material for school.
I didn’t like Mrs. Smith very much, so I continued to buy comic books, and over the following years my comic collection grew to over 26,000 issues. Sadly, I had to sell most of my comics during the last decade to pay the bills. But I’m slowly building it back up one comic at a time. Now, as I’m days away from turning 40, I’ve decided to look back at the Top 10 Favorite Comics I’ve ever owned, and here they are:
10. Superstar as Seen on TV #1
Written by: Kurt Busiek/Art by: Stuart Immonen
SUPERSTAR is the celebrity’s celebrity. A hero so beloved by his fans that they are willing to empower him with their very life-force! In other words: the more popular Superstar is, the more powerful he is.
With the public behind him, he can work miracles — but without them, he’s nothing. Superstar’s made a deal with his father, an international media tycoon, to promote him and keep him powerful enough to save the world. But now he walks a fine line — between staying famous enough to do the most good, and becoming just another “property” in his father’s portfolio.
I have always loved the concept of Superstar, and this one-shot was amazing in every way possible. But sadly, this was it. Image never published any more Superstar comics, which baffles me. But at least I got to meet Stuart Immonen at a con many years ago, and he kindly signed my copy of this book.
9. Hawkman #1
Written by: John Ostrander/Art by: Jan Duursema
In 1993’s Hawkman #1, Hawkman returned with a new costume, new weapons, new powers. With this series Hawkman become a true bird of prey…a hard-edged urban hero whose extreme measures won’t long escape the notice of the Justice League. Hawkman #1 was packed with shocking revelations and new twists. And it was all wrapped in a beautiful Gold foil-embossed cover by Jan Duursema.
I still remember buying Hawkman #1 at New England Comics in Quincy Ma. During the same visit I had picked up issue #2, but couldn’t find #1. But as I browsed through Marvel bins, something shiny caught my eye. Somebody had shoves a copy of Hawman #1 between some Darevil back issues. I don’t know if someone left it there for later or what, but it didn’t matter. This bad boy was mine!
I ended up collecting this entire series, and although the quality went downhill after the first 12 or so issues, I’ve remained a Hawkman fan to this day. And for my money, I think Jan Duursema is the most underrated Hawkman artist ever.
8. X-Men #8
Written by: Jim Lee (Plot) and Scott Lobdell/Art by: Jim Lee
In X-Men #8, Bishop is introduced to the rest of the X-Men. But it isn’t long before he has it out with Gambit over something that hasn’t happened yet. Meanwhile, the X-Men enjoy a nice afternoon picnic when Gambit’s wife shows up to crash the party.
This is another comic that I remember the day I bought it and where I got it. It was on Patriot’s Day 1992,at a Tedeschi’s convenience store in Weymouth Ma. I was with my bets buddy Laneit, and we each grabbed a copy of X-Men #8. My favorite moment is the pie scene between Rogue, Gambit, and Bishop. Laneit’s favorite moment was of course when Psylocke emerges from the lake.
And can I just say Jim Lees draws the best Psylocke?
7. Incredible Hulk #417
Written by: Peter David/Art by: Gary Frank
In “Party Animals!” All of Rick Jones’ super-hero friends show up to celebrate Rick’s last night as a single man. But when they sit down to watch the traditional stag film, everyone thinks the female lead in the movie looks awfully familiar, especially to Rick.
I still can’t believe they got so many characters in this comic. Incredible Hulk #417 guest-starred Captain America, Iron Man, Hercules, Crystal, She-Hulk, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, Thing, Silver Surfer, Doc Samson, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Quicksilver, Impossible Man, and the Teen Brigade.
It was the first time I’d seen these characters get together for something other than a crisis. And while it’s cool to see them all interact and have fun, my favorite moment is when Captain America thinks he’s hired a magician to entertain them, but when in fact Nick Fury tricked him into hiring a stripper.
6. The New Adventures of Superboy #21
Written by Cary Bates and Bob Rozakis/Art by: Kurt Schaffenberger and Dave Hunt
In The New Adventures of Superboy #21, a promoter named Huey McKay tries to gain the rights to market Superboy in “Day Superboy Sold Out.” Then, in a second story, visits an alien world with strange creatures and a red sun.
The first story in Superboy #21 is what caught my attention when I bought this comics at a flea market in the 1990’s. The simple life in Smallville looked so welcoming and peaceful, that it made me wish it was a real place. Plus I got to see Clark Kent being just good old Clark while working at the Kent general store.
5. Justice League Quarterly #3
Written by: Keith Giffen and Gerard Jones/Art by: Mike McKone
In Justice League Quarterly #3, Kilowog and Mitch Wacky travel back through time and other dimensions to prevent the Extremists from ever coming into existence and destroying Wacky’s world.
When other JLI members try to follow them, they find themselves only 6″ high…and then, in trying to return home, they travel back to the wrong time where they run into the original Justice League of America.
This 84 page comic was my introduction to the BWAHAHAHA Justice League era. At the time, Justice League Quarterly #3 was the most expensive comic I’d ever bought of the spinner rack, but I definitely got my money’s worth! That summer I read this comic over and over, to the point where one of the staples got loose, but I still enjoyed the heck out this comic book.
4. Superman Annual #3
Written by: Dan Jurgens/Art by: Dusty Abell
The tale of ARMAGEDDON 2001 continues in this annual, as Waverider searches for the hero who will become the evil Monarch of 2001. This issue looks into one of Superman’s possible futures, where we see Superman married Lana Lang after Metropolis is nuked. But the loss of so many loved ones sets the Man of Steel spinning out of control and it ends with him being pursued by Batman.
Superman Annual #3 was my first annual of any kind, and it was the first time I saw Batman battle it our with Superman. But one of the coolest things about this issue was seeing what the heroes were up to in 2001. Like Tim Drake being a senator, and commissioner Gordon as Mayor of Gotham. There are a lot of great little moments in this comic that I still enjoy almost 30 years later.
3. Moon Shot The Flight of Apollo 12 #1
Written by: D.C. Agle/Art by: Alfredo Alcala
Published by Pepper Pike Graphix, Inc. in 1994, Moon Shot The Flight of Apollo 12 #1 was written by D.C. Agle with art by Alfredo Alcala. It tells the true story of the 1969 Apollo 12 lunar landing mission.
What made this comic even more appealing to me was the fact that the Apollo 12 crew of Charles “Pete” Conrad, Richard Gordon, and Alan Bean all contributed to the creation of this very fine space history comic book.
I learned about this comic thanks to an 1994 article in Wizard Magazine, and being a space buff tried hard to find a copy at the time. I never did find a copy of Moon Shot The Flight of Apollo 12 #1, in fact it took me almost 12 years to track down a copy. Maybe that’s why I treasure it so much now.
2. Deadpool #11
Written by: Joe Kelly, Al Milgrom, and Joe Sinnot/Art by: Pete Woods and John Romita
Deadpool #11 never gets the credit it deserves. This is one of the funniest comics I’ve ever read. In the issue, Weasel and the Great Lakes Avengers try to figure out how to bring Deadpool and Al back through time.
While In the past, Deadpool uses his image inducer to impersonate Peter Parker (Al gets to play a very grumpy Aunt May) and try to convince a young and nerdy Weasel to fix his teleporter so they can get back to the future. But things get more complicated when Kraven the Hunter and a swinging party with Peter’s pals get in the way.
The best part of Deadpool #11 is seeing Deadpool’s reactions to the people in Peter Parker’s life. He can’t keep his eyes off Harry Osbourne’s hair, or from Mary Jane. All the while, Blind Al has to deal with MJ’s obnoxious aunt. This comic is loaded with laughs, and will cheer you up no matter what kind of day you’re having.
1. Avengers #1
Written by: Kurt Busiek/Art by: George Perez
After the events of Onslaught, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have returned from the pocket universe of the Heroes Reborn just in time for an adventure that it will take the greatest assemblage of Avengers ever put together. Every hero who has ever been a member of the team must unite to face a force so dangerous that it threatens the very fabric of reality.
Now this was an awesome #1 issue.
This comic features a ton of characters and they all get a moment in the spotlight. There are some great scenes too, like the Avengers meeting in the living room while Jarvis serves tea. Another good scene happens when Spider-Man excuses himself, and the swordman goes off on him. It was just so cool to see the Avengers in their classic HQ and in their old costumes again.
Avengers #1 remains one the gems in my collection. This is the comic that made me a fan of George Perez, and the book that kept me reading the Avengers books until 2005. No other Avenger title has been able to match what Busiek and Perez accomplished with this run. This is what an Avengers book desperately needs to be again.


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The head of the National Rifle Association mocked President Obama’s Rose Garden “tantrum” after losing the gun control fight in the Senate, charging Thursday that Obama suffered the worst defeat of his presidency because “he bit off more than he could chew.”
David Keene told Secrets that the president and his team misplayed their hand because they don’t have a sense of the public’s attitude toward gun control. “They just can’t gauge the public reaction to what they do because they don’t have any sense that the public has feelings different than they do,” said Keene.
“He thought and his folks thought that Newtown changed everything. Newtown was a tragedy but that doesn’t change people’s basic values and feelings,” added the NRA president.
Fact is, people are opposed to it. The culture of the nation is opposed to having the government chip, chip, chip away at our rights. This is the Country Class telling the Ruling Class “no”.
The loss devastated the president, who ranted about the NRA’s power during his Rose Garden address after Wednesday’s vote.
Keene, however, saw it differently. “It was the biggest legislative defeat he suffered but that does not justify the unseemly picture of a president of the United States throwing a public tantrum.”
Keene is spot-on here. Obama was mad and ranting, calling the NRA and the pro-rights lobby “liars”. Mind you, this is the same president who had the ATF send guns to Mexican narcoterrorist cartels and then claim executive privilege to hush it up.
Keene said that many lawmakers who voted against the background check expansion felt that if it passed, gun control advocates would simply return to the issue to chip away more at the Second Amendment, so they decided to “just stop it now.”
All you have to do is listen to what the Democrat anti-rights activists say:
They do not stop. They will not be happy until everyone is disarmed and doing exactly as they say.
Keene had a good way of handling the leftists who want to “compromise” by sticking in just the tip, baby:
In a way, Keene signaled that to the sponsors of the Senate compromise, Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey and West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin. Keene recalled that he took a day off last week to fish for trout on the Missouri River in Montana. “Unfortunately, I took my cellphone with me and my cellphone rings in the midst of my float and it’s Joe Manchin, who’s talking about how reasonable his idea is. And finally I said, ‘Look, I’m in the middle of the Missouri River, I’ve got a trout on the line. I don’t agree, you will have to make your own decisions, and I hung up. You have to keep your priorities straight.”
There is no compromise, and there’s no use in talking to someone who just wants to stick in the tip a little bit, baby. No means no.
May as well go fishing.