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As you know, I'm allergic to eggs and vanilla, making cookie baking a challenge. Today we made eggless, Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies. Basically we replaced the vanilla with almond extract, and the eggs with a Xanthum Gum/water mix.
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup baking sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon Xanthum Gum
1/2 cup water
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (Dark are great too and then you can get away with less of them)
PREHEAT oven to 375° F.
Make Egg Replacement:
Put 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 teaspoon of xanthum gum in a small Tupperware container and shake.
COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar and almond extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add egg replacement, beating well. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
BAKE for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
* May be stored in refrigerator for up to 1 week or in freezer for up to 8 weeks.
If you want the cookies to be thinner and crispier, heat the dough slightly before cooking i.e. leave the cookie tray on top of the stove for a minute after scooping out the cookie dough and before cooking
These are NOT vegan, they are made with butter however if you use a butter replacement and dark chocolate, you should be good to go for yummy vegan cookies.
These would also be good with nuts added, but we prefer the texture without, and the almond extract still gives you a delicious nutty flavor! I will take pictures and add them to the post tomorrow.
You may ask how does eating chocolate chip cookies help you be healthier? Well honestly if I didn't eat the eggless ones we make occasionally at home I would "cheat" and eat the kind others serve. But knowing that I can make my own and not get hives, I am not tempted to eat them elsewhere. I still have to limit how many I eat or I will regain that weight I've lost. Tonight we did over indulge. Once in a while, that is fine. Tomorrow we'll eat a nice big salad and balance things out a little ;)
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For Milo's Vegan Flake Pizza Crust recipe go here: http://keepingvegan.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/milos-vegan-flake-pizza-crust/
And here's the slightly altered recipe I made for whole wheat vegan pizza crust:
3 teaspoons of Xanthum Gum (or Guar Gum) 6 Tablespoons of water and 2 tablespoons pear sauce (place in airtight container and shake until fluffy/gummy this is my version of an egg replacer)
1/4 cup of oil
1/2 cup of soy, nut, or rice milk
2 cups of whole wheat flour
1/4 cup of rice flour
2 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of oregano (optional)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
1. In a small bowl mix together egg replacer mix, milk, and oil till it's the consistency of lightly whipped eggs.
2. In a larger bowl mix flours, baking powder, and salt (oregano and garlic too if wanted).
3. Add wet mix to dry mix. Knead for a bit then stretch out unto and oiled baking sheet.
4. Poke holes in crust with fork. Spread sauce or oil. Add toppings.
5. Bake at 450 for 12-15 minutes.
Now I haven't quite figured out how to make that first light and fluffy coffee cake I made, because unfortunately it was the first thing I baked after recovering a bit from my last surgery and I was so tired out after making it that I didn't feel up to eating it let alone recording the recipe. The next time I made it, I did the best I could from memory and the resulting recipe can be found in my sparkpeople recipe box here: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1523101 which is also delicious and is inspired by a delicious low fat blueberry coffee cake recipe I found. I made some changes. Used whole wheat flour and switched up the sweetener, but it's pretty good. I think next time I make it I may use 1/2 the guar gum and use pear sauce (blended canned pears and pear juice) instead of the agave nectar.
I also tweaked Chef Meg's Orange Oatmeal Cookies a bit and got this recipe for citrus whole wheat oatmeal cookies which was pretty good, and REALLY good with semi dark chocolate chips!
It's tricky cooking breads without yeast. It won't raise, so how do you get it light and fluffy? I'm finding the right combination of baking soda, baking powder, and guar or xanthum gum in the mix seems to help. And pear sauce adds moistness like applesauce or banana would when used as egg replacement. Since I have a food intolerance to apples and bananas those don't work. It's a matter of playing around with each recipe to get the mixtures just right tho. When I get each recipe perfected I'll say so here. And let me know if you find a better way of mixing things up than I do in the mean time!

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After Henry Kissinger received the Nobel Prize in 1973, a famous satirist remarked that "it was at that moment that satire died." Whatever life satire might have had left was finally extinguished yesterday, when the government announced plans to crack down on improper short-selling.
And who are the delicate flowers in need of government protection? Why, shrinking violets like Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) , Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) , Citigroup (NYSE: C ) , Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH ) , and UBS (NYSE: UBS ) ! Are things really so bad that the wolves need protection from ... the other wolves?
To be fair, Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM ) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE ) are also covered by the SEC order. Fannie and Freddie are both government-sponsored institutions, so it's perhaps understandable that the SEC would want to take some action to support those companies during the current crisis. And SEC Chairman Christopher Cox has said that he doesn't oppose legitimate short selling, only "unlawful manipulation through 'naked' short selling that threatens the stability of financial institutions."
So Cox seems to be saying that he is taking action to outlaw something that is, um, already outlawed. Do the likes of Goldman Sachs and Bank of America really need extraordinary protections provided by the federal government? No wonder a blogger for The Wall Street Journal referred to this as "Operation Stocks Go Up Always."
The story of the Feds lending a helping hand to some of Wall Street's most powerful firms is something the Motley Fool might run on April Fool's Day. Of course, such a story would have only been possible in the days before satire died.
Any thoughts on this issue? Weigh in with a comment below.

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|The new Profiles panel in Lightroom CC. Credit: Adobe|
Earlier today, Adobe launched a major update to Camera Profiles (now known as just “Profiles”) in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR), Lightroom Classic CC, Lightroom CC, and both versions of Lightroom Mobile. The update brings six new Adobe RAW profiles, over 40 new Creative profiles, a new profile browser, and a bunch of new features and feature enhancements across both mobile and desktop.
The most significant update here is obviously Profiles.
Camera Profiles has now been renamed “Profiles”, and the whole panel has been moved so it’s easier to find. In Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom Classic CC, Profiles have been moved from the Camera Calibration panel into the Basics panel; in Lightroom CC, they’ve been added to the top of the edit panel.
But this update isn’t just about adding Profiles to Lightroom CC and moving them around a bit. There are now six new Adobe RAW profiles to work with.
Six New Adobe RAW Profiles
|In addition to the tried and true Adobe Standard, you now have Adobe Color, Adobe Monochrome, Adobe Landscape, Adobe Neutral, Adobe Portrait, and Adobe Vivid. Credit: Adobe|
Previously, the only Adobe RAW profile you had at your disposal was Adobe Standard. Now, you’ve got six more to choose from:
- Adobe Color: designed to improve the look and rendering of warm tones, improve the transition between certain color ranges, and slightly increase the starting contrast of your photos. As the new default, it was designed to work with the widest range of photos.
- Adobe Monochrome: Tuned to be “a great starting point” for any black & white photo. Results in better tonal separation and contrast than Adobe Standard converted to B&W.
- Adobe Landscape: Produces more vibrant skies and foliage tones.
- Adobe Neutral: → continue…

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From Route 128 (Exit 9), take Route 127 north (Eastern Avenue) toward Rockport 3 mi. At 5-way intersection, turn left onto Railroad Avenue (remains Route 127) and follow for 2.4 mi. Turn right onto Gott Avenue. Entrance is opposite the state park’s parking lot. To avoid traffic in Rockport Center (during summer), pick up Route 127 north at Gloucester Rotary (Exit 11) and follow through village of Lanesville. After crossing into Rockport, pass Folly Cove and look for “State Park” sign leading to Gott Avenue on your left.
- Map of Halibut Point State Park (MA State Parks)
- Map #2 of Halibut Point State Park (.pdf file, trustees of Reservations)
Why We Like It:
Team Gloucester doesn’t do any group runs from Halibut point–at only 12 acres it’s too small for a regular training run. However, it deserves mention as an ideal spot to run repeats– there are plenty of stretches that would lend themselves well to intervals, and the view can’t be topped.
That said, if you’re coming here for repeats you’re better off trying it in the offseason (or winter if you’re impervious to icy winds). If you attempt it in the summer, you’re better off doing so early before the crowds hit, as this place gets packed. In the summer parking is $2/car and the lot doesn’t open until 8:00.

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Experimental and theoretical determination of the distribution of primary and secondary air pollutants in order to understand and predict their chemical transformation and their transport over europe.
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The mission of "euroagri+" is to assist the application of innovation and technologies within the agriculture, food and feed sectors in order to strengthen european competitiveness.
To strengthen the competitiveness of the european agri-food sector through facilitating the development of new innovative products and processes as well as supporting technologies.

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Citrus-Glazed Polenta Cake
This is the second recipe I’ve tried from Gina DePalma’s book “Dolce Italiano,” and so far (please don’t throw stones) I’m not enthralled with her recipes. I know that’s almost heretical to say, since she’s won awards and kudos from many people much more culinarily qualified than I, so I’ve concluded that I’m doing something wrong. Gina worked in the pastry kitchen at the Gramercy Tavern and was pastry chef of The Club Room before Mario Batali hired her at Babbo restaurant. She’s also this year’s winner of the prestigious James Beard award for outstanding pastry chef. Unfortunately, she’s also struggling with ovarian cancer right now and I wish her nothing but the best. I’m also hopeful about this cookbook, even though I’ve had less than stellar results so far. It’s loaded with recipes and photos that really speak to me since they are reminiscent of many of the simpler desserts I’ve eaten in Italy and with my Italian friends here. That includes single-layer cakes like this one, rather than the multi-tiered layer cakes so commonly served in the U.S. (not that I don’t love them too). I still want to try many of her other recipes, including a luscious-looking mocha-cinnamon bonet and those darling chocolate-kisses cookies, but so far the first two desserts I’ve made have left me wondering what all the fuss is about. The first recipe I made from this book was the ricotta pound cake, which has been rhapsodized by so many bloggers. On my first attempt at the recipe, the flavor was good, but the cake sank in the middle and had a slightly rubbery crumb. I figured I must have done something wrong – maybe I didn’t follow the recipe exactly or maybe I should have left it in the oven longer. So I baked it again, being meticulously exact in measuring the ingredients. I left the cake in the oven a bit longer to avoid what happened the first time and still, it cratered slightly in the middle and had a rubbery texture. Yesterday I tried my hand at the citrus-glazed polenta cake. I used all the proper ingredients, including the fine polenta called for in the recipe. Before baking it, I searched the web for photos and comments by other bloggers who had made the recipe. So many of them showed photos of a cake with a sunken middle, similar to my pound cake experience. Several of them said it wasn’t cooked enough for the time given in the recipe. I baked it according to directions, but at the end of the required 30 minutes, it looked nowhere near done. I knew if I pulled it from the oven, it wouldn’t be completely cooked and would sink in the middle, similar to those other bloggers’ reports. So I left it in another 10 or 15 minutes. By now it had attained a pale golden color and had risen properly. It looked perfect. I glazed the cake as directed and cut into it in the morning. I was underwhelmed. It looked pretty, it was cooked through, but it was dry. The flavor could have used a little sparkle too. Without the citrus glaze, it would have been really dull, even though I had used plenty of zest from the citrus fruits. If I were to make this again, I would soak the cake after it came out of the oven in a syrup made from water, sugar and citrus juices, or maybe some Limoncello. Or serve it with ice cream. Everything tastes better with ice cream. If any of you reading this has ever made either of these desserts and has a clue on what I did wrong, I’d love to hear your suggestions. Citrus-Glazed Polenta Cake
(torta di polenta con agrumi)
From Dolce Italiano: Desserts from the Babbo Kitchen
Yields one 9″ cake
1 1/2 cups flour, plus 1 T., plus more for dusting the pan
3/4 cup instant or fine polenta
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
4 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease and flour a 9″ spring form pan. Grate the zest from the lemon, lime, and orange and set aside. Reserve the fruit for the glaze.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, polenta, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs and granulated sugar on medium-high speed until they are pale yellow and have tripled in volume, about 3-4 minutes. Beat in the reserved citrus zests.
Add the flour mixture to the eggs in three additions, alternating with the oil and beginning and ending with the flour, beating just until each addition is incorporated. Pour the batter into the pan, smooth the top with a spatula, and bake until the cake pulls away from the pan and springs back lightly when touched, about 25-30 minutes. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes and then remove the sides to allow the cake to cool completely.
While the cake is cooling, make the glaze: squeeze 1 tablespoon of juice from each of the reserved fruits into a bowl. Gradually whisk in the confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake and allow it to set until it is completely dry.
the only thing I can help you with is eating – I am not the biggest baker in the world but I have been trying- if its any consolation it does look good!
Linda, I have had good and bad results from baking with Dolce Italiano, like many bloggers.
I still love the book and recipes.
The Venetian apple cake was very good, as was the zucchini cake, however, this cake was my favorite and your looks BEAUTIFUL!
Sorry it wasn’t totally perfect as far as taste, but it looks gorgeous!
Looks great! I get around the sinking in the middle by cooking in a ring (donut) type tin. And if they put lemon in it I always tend to go overboard on the quantity. I love a citrus zing.
Sorry they disappointed you. But they do look dang pretty 😉
You know, I don’t think you’re doing anything wrong! I’ve gotten renouned cookbooks and totally failed witht heir recipes. I don’t know what it is, but certainly award-winning chefs don’t necessarily translate to great books. It looks pretty, though 🙂
Wow Linda, the glaze look amazing. And the cake look really tempting Linda.
I’ve heard similar reviews of that book, and that’s why I haven’t bought it. I did make her ricotta pound cake though and liked it. Your cake looks delicious at any rate!
Oh I agree, soaked in limoncello would be fantastic! Sorry it didn’t quite work out as hoped but you presented it beautifully!
Linda, I’m sorry to hear you are not very happy with the two recipes you’ve made so far from Gina’s book. I’ve actually made both of them and several others and have loved them all. I do agree that her baking times are slightly off and I tend to have to leave everything in the oven longer than called for. Also, I did make the cinnamon espresso gelato with the citrus cake and it made a difference. Oh and my ricotta cake always sinks in the middle too. I cover it with strawberries and you can’t even tell 🙂
Would you mind sending me a piece of your Citrus-Glazed Polenta Cake? (KIDDING) The cake looks delicious!! And, amazing photos. Thanks for sharing.
I wonder if the ricotta cake sinks because the ricotta was too wet? Did you try drying it by letting it drip through a cheesecloth covered strainer overnight? Perhaps she uses a home made ricotta? Or maybe the eggs she uses are larger? It’s a shame when a recipe doesn’t translate well to the regular kitchen.
This cake looks amazing! Perhaps it is supposed to be dry so it can be eaten by being dipped into a cup of espresso, like a biscotti? That’s our cure for anything dry..lol
Hope you enjoy the next recipe you try for her book. Her diagnosis is a shame.
Linda I’ve made the ricotta pound cake at least 10 times, I have to say we love it! BUT, you are right about the cooking time, I always have to cook it longer and I think it does have to do with draining the ricotta. If it’s too wet it will take longer to cook. Sorry this cake didn’t turn out for you, your presentation was beautiful!
lol, ditto what doggybloggy said 🙂 The cake/loaf we keep on making over and over is stacey snacks’ date and walnut loaf. I’m addicted.
Linda, Your photo of the cake is so beautiful that I was surprised it wasn’t as good as it looks.
I have had the same experience with other cookbooks, but I haven’t tried this one.
On the other hand, your rhubarb cakes looks yummy! Love the rhubarb.
WOW! looks so tempting!
This cake is beautiful! For some reason I’m really drawn to the perfect, bulbous shape. Another one to bookmark 🙂
Oh wait, I hadn’t read properly that you were underwhelmed by the finished product. Hmm, so maybe not one to bookmark.
I agree with you on this post, her recipes are good but often missing that YES factor. And this cake needs wine! I have a cake much like this on my blog, but the wine helps give it the depth it needs.
I like the sound of a polenta cake!
Linda, that's my kinda' cake….good for coffee, as a dessert or just a wedge for a snack.
It looks and sounds marvelous although I’m sorry the reality of it wasn’t quite up to snuff. Your ideas about soaking it in syrup and Limoncello may just be the thing. I’m curious about ‘fine’ polenta – I’ll have to keep an eye out for it.
I love this blog! There are many recipes I will try out.
For a better Polenta cake, try this (my own recipe):
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
Zest and juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup coarse polenta
3 Tablespoons Turbinado sugar
Rub zest into sugar with fingertips to bring out flavor.
Cream sugar with the butter, then add eggs, one at a time.
Slowly stir in sifted flour and baking powder, then juice, then polenta.
Pour into parchment paper-lined, greased and floured rectangular cake pan, spread out flat and douse generously with cane sugar.
Bake at 350º F for about 50 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
Un-mold and let steam off on wire rack.
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Test Cricket is perhaps the only major sport that has well planned meal breaks: one for lunch and another for tea. And for years, people have wondered why and what around them.
During the initial years, tea and snacks were brought out to the players on the field. But slowly, players started leaving the field for refreshments.
The tea break is one of the most revered traditions in Test Cricket, with some players even suggesting increasing the duration of the interval. Just like lunch break, tea break gives cricketers time to have some rest and replenish their bodies with nutrients. In terms of serving, a Tea break comprises of the usual tea and other beverages, but is called a ‘tea break’. For snacking, there are sandwiches or salads or anything of the cricketers’ choice .
But this is all technical stuff. Tea breaks in modern competitive game are also synonymous with making and changing game strategies. While most teams use the crucial 20 minutes to re-strategize their game plans, it often puts a break in the momentum for the batting side with many wickets falling immediately after tea-breaks.
At least now we know why there’s always so much clamouring to extend the duration of the tea-break. Well played, boys and girls!


While Arrogate and Winx are ripping up the racing world as the world #1’s, let’s take a step back and look at the next generations of future stars. Also, who doesn’t want to see adorable foals?
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It wouldn’t be right to not include a baby picture of current Kentucky Derby contender Malagacy…
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While the track is still a couple years away for most of these guys, when that time comes, the new generation might just rip up the racing world as Arrogate, Winx, and American Pharoah before them.


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I like the beat and all, but what game is this!? (I guess I should just hand in my gamer's license now, right?) But seriously, what game is this from? I like this beat a lot, much like a fight against a high level boss or something.
It's from Sonic '06. Glad you like it! Check out the V2 mix as well :D
thats what i call a true techno remix, you nailed it man
i couldn't stop listening to it
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Pitch, Tweet, or Engage on the Street
How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication
Pitch, Tweet, or Engage on the Street offers a modern guide for how to practice public relations and strategic communication around the globe. Drawing upon interviews with public relations professionals in over 30 countries as well as the author’s own experience as a global public relations practitioner in the United Nations and in U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration, this book explains how to adapt public relations strategies, messages, and tactics for countries and cultures around the globe. The book begins by explaining key cultural differences which require practitioners to adapt their approaches, before discussing how to build and manage a global public relations team and how to practice global public relations on behalf of corporations, non-profit organizations, and governments. Then, the book takes readers on a tour of the world, explaining how to adapt their campaigns for Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Along the way, readers are introduced to practitioners around the globe and case studies of particularly successful campaigns – from a public relations "siege" that successfully ended an epidemic of violence in Kenya to the remarkable P.R. strategy adopted by Bordeaux wineries in China that led to a staggering 26,900 percent increase in sales.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Global and Local Approaches to International Public Relations
Chapter 2: Culture is the Key
Chapter 3: Building, Managing, and Evaluating Your Global Public Relations Team
Chapter 4: Global Public Relations for Corporations
Chapter 5: Public Relations on Global Issues
Chapter 6: Global Public Relations for Governments
Chapter 7: The Global Media and Social Networks
Chapter 8: Public Relations in Asia and the Pacific
Chapter 9: Public Relations in Europe
Chapter 10: Public Relations in the Middle East and North Africa
Chapter 11: Public Relations in North and Latin America
Chapter 12: Public Relations in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kara Alaimo, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Public Relations at Hofstra University. A former communicator in the Obama administration and the United Nations, she now consults on global communication campaigns and designs customized employee training programs for companies on how to adapt messages and strategies for different global markets.
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October is National Cyber Security Month. Whether an individual or a business, cybercrime does not discriminate.
When it comes to businesses, according to Traveler’s Insurance, 47% of people interviewed believe the business environment is becoming riskier. And despite the fact, only 55% of businesses carry cyber insurance policy.
With COVID, businesses have been challenged in many ways. Roughly 40% of Americans are working from home which brings another avenue for cyberattacks. Business owners now have to worry about the protection of information on individuals’ computers at home.
When considering a shared network for employees to use while working from home, it is important that you use a VPN or virtual private network.
Here are a few tips:
- A VPN is a network accessed via WiFi that allows for the encryption of data. This adds a level of protection for information including passwords, credit card numbers, and other private information.
- Employees should never let unauthorized users on company resources (e.g., laptops, mobile devices), including family members.
- Keep all of your personal information protected at an individual level.
- Many account providers now use multi-factor authorization. Before you conduct business on their site, if offered, take advantage of it.
All of these tips will help protect you from an emerging trend in cybersecurity known as ransomware. Ransomware cyberattacks are a big business, so big in fact, that research anticipates costs from these attacks will hit around $20 billion by 2021.
What is ransomware?
Ransomware is a type of malware that threatens to publish the victim’s data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid.
Ransomware attacks made up 41% of cyber claims filed over the first six months of 2020, according to a report published by Coalition, a cyber-insurance vendor.
Typical attacks usually ask for $100 to $200. Other attacks seek much more, especially if the attacker knows the data being held hostage would be can cause a significant direct financial loss to a company. As a result, cybercriminals who set up these scams can make big sums of money.
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12 December 2014, 12:54 | Updated: 12 December 2014, 12:57
Criminals involved in human trafficking could face life imprisonment under new legislation introduced by the Scottish Government.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said there could be as many as 1,000 cases of such crimes in Scotland, as he revealed details of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Bill.
The Bill will create a specific offence of human trafficking for the first time as well as increase the maximum penalty for offenders to life imprisonment.
Mr Matheson's predecessor, Kenny MacAskill, announced in March that the legislation would be introduced to build on work by Labour MSP Jenny Marra, who had proposed her own Bill.
In September, the National Crime Agency said it had identified 55 potential victims of human trafficking in Scotland last year.
Mr Matheson said: "We suspect this is just the tip of the iceberg.
"There are estimates from the Home Office that there could be something between 10,000-13,000 people within the UK who are the subject of human trafficking and exploitation and if we take Scotland's pro rata share of that, that would indicate that there could be around 1,000 cases in Scotland.''
He added: "There's increasing evidence to show that the level of human trafficking and exploitation is increasing and we need to make sure that we've got robust measures in place in order to tackle this issue.
"On average just now you could face up to 14 years imprisonment so we're now sending out a very clear signal to those who may be involved in this type of crime that we are taking it extremely seriously.''
The Bill seeks to give adult victims of trafficking the same access to support and help as children and provide guidance to prosecutors dealing with cases where such people have been forced into committing crime.
It will also provide for a Scottish Anti-Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy aimed at increasing public awareness, providing training for front-line staff and engaging with businesses to help spot the signs of potential trafficking and exploitation.
Speaking as the Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament, Mr Matheson added: "Victims can face horrendous suffering and there is no place for it in modern society.
"There is no doubt in my mind that introducing this new legislation is the right thing to do. While the focus of this Bill is very much on the needs of victims, under these proposals those who seek to peddle human misery will also face the toughest possible penalties.''
Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham said: "This is a positive measure, empowering officers to perform their duties under specific, simplified powers.
"We particularly welcome the enhanced focus on the needs of victims and the additional support the Bill presents.
"The measures proposed, together with the duty to develop an Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy, will ensure that victims are offered far better protection and make Scotland a truly hostile environment for traffickers.''
Fishing and agriculture have been identified as industries that could be vulnerable to a small number of criminal employers who exploit workers, the Scottish Government said.
David Dickens, chief executive of the Fishermen's Mission, said: "We see and deal with the results of poor practices and are pleased to see that the issues are being addressed in Scotland.''
Robert McCrea, chief executive of Migrant Help, a charity which helps victims of human trafficking, said: "The Scottish Government's approach has always been focused on support of victims and their integration or reintegration post care.
"We believe this should be a vital part of the overarching strategy as it places victims at the heart of the fight against human trafficking and modern slavery and also plays a significant role in reducing the risk of re-trafficking.


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Last night the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution (5-4) opposing Amendment One. While several cities and towns have passed resolutions against this amendment, I believe Mecklenburg is the first to pass this at the county level (maybe Orange County but not sure)
The county resolution reads, in part, “since North Carolina law already defines marriage as between a man and a woman, the proposed amendment would only serve to express hostility against a minority group.”
The vote went along party lines with the lone unaffliated commissioner Chair Harold Cogdell, voting with the majority.
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PS. Why hasn't the Charlotte City Council voted on this yet? Dems hold a 9-2 majority.


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This novella, not that I’m certain what that word even means, is in Cormac McCarthy / William Faulkner territory, in terms of style and content, though Johnson’s story is one of the American West. Johnson recounts the life of one Robert Granier in ways both funny and heartbreaking. He has a way of rendering scenes in so few words but with a great deal of power – the death of Kootenai Bob, the dog who shoots Peterson, the fire, Eddie’s marriage proposal, the dream about his wife, Gladys.
Having only read Johnson’s Jesus’ Son before this (I’m not counting an ill-fated attempt to listen to Tree of Smoke in the car), I’m amazed at Johnson’s versatility. This is a great American story. All of the elements are present – trains, the West, progress, relationship with the land, anti-immigrant sentiment (see memorable opening scene), religion, etc..
Appropriate for school? Probably. Though I don’t envy having to deal with sophomore boys who want to snigger at a few moments about a cow as well as the probably modern perception of the line, “No beating around the bush.”
A quick and memorable read. The moment when Gladys drops the Bible. . . Absolutely amazing.


Part of the busywork of being an author-about-to-launch is writing essays for book blogs about a variety of things. This weekend I received a request to write about either a) something I’m reading right now, or b) who I’d envision in the movie version of my book. Since b isn’t even something I can wrap my mind around, I wrote this, and wanted to share it since I’m often asked to recommend books.
I’m reading WILD by Cheryl Strayed and every night my heart is like a crime scene. The memoir recounts a journey in Strayed’s mid 20s when, after her mother died and her marriage disintegrated, she went hiking the Pacific Crest Trail alone for three months. The goal was to reawaken her soul, which for a long time she’d numbed with all the unhealthy substitutes we find for love.
Though the expedition was made out of desperation, it wasn’t carried through that way. Yes, she was physically unprepared and poorly packed — the things she carried in Monster (her massive backpack) would have brought a team of oxen to their knees. Poorly fitting boots made her toenails turn black and fall off. But there’s calm wisdom in her raw unsentimental drive to conquer the trail. It’s as if a remote corner of her unanaesthetized brain was sending out morse code and she had no choice but to listen: You must do something. You must do something to save yourself.
This is living like you have nothing to lose, only to gain. It’s not about courage, though of course there’s that, so much as it’s about necessity. And to look at the beautiful place Strayed has arrived in her life — marriage, child, and writing that makes me weep — is testament to the importance of listening to the morse code.
It also speaks to the interpretive power of journals over time; she relied upon hers to create this memoir, decades after the trip. This speaks to me too because found journals are a centerpiece of my novel. Appreciating the level of Strayed’s detail here, brought up from notes and memory so many years later, requires a reader to believe in the strength of a person’s need to document and examine their lives as they’re living it. It might be a difficult leap for someone who has trouble imagining doing this. But not for me.


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The Trump administration has backtracked on its decision to order the Palestinians' office in Washington to close, instead saying it would merely impose limitations on the office that it expected would be lifted after 90 days.Last week, U.S. officials said the Palestine Liberation Organization mission couldn't stay open because the Palestinians had violated a provision in U.S. law requiring the office to close if the Palestinians try to get the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israelis. Officials had said then that, one way or another, the office had to close because Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in a U.N. speech in September, had called on the ICC to investigate and prosecute Israelis.The requirement about the mission closing stems from a little-noticed provision in U.S. law that says the U.S. cannot allow the Palestinians to have a Washington office if they back the international court's move to investigate or prosecute Israeli nationals for alleged crimes against Palestinians.Although the U.S. does not recognize Palestinian statehood, the PLO maintains a "general delegation" office in Washington that facilitates Palestinian officials' interactions with the U.S. government.
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It is a new year and a first win for Arsenal under Mikel Arteta after the Gunners defeated Manchester United 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal produced a dominant display against the Red Devils, with goals from Nicolas Pepe and Sokratis scoring in the first half as the Gunners claimed a much-needed victory.
The win, which was the first for the Gunners since Arteta took charge last month, lifted Arsenal back into the top half of the Premier League table, and to within three points of north London rivals Tottenham, and four of United in fifth.
The Gunners' performance earned them praise from BT Sport pundits Rio Ferdinand and Robin van Persie, with the duo outlining what Arteta has already changed in his short time at the club.
Arsenal's players were full of smiles at the full time whistle after the win, and the fans were in good spirits as the Emirates Stadium was alive with noise at the end of the game.
And former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas summed up what many supporters are likely to be thinking after watching the victory, which was only the Gunners' sixth in the league this season.
Taking to social media close to the full time whistle, he said: "Best @Arsenal game in a long time. Really enjoyed it. "
And many Arsenal fans will be hoping this is a sign of things to come for the Gunners under Arteta, with Arsenal facing Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Chelsea later this month in the Premier League.
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Wednesday's letters: Ignoring disorder in Chinatown a form of racism?
Two recent deaths in Chinatown were sadly predictable. For decades, Edmonton has enjoyed a vibrant and reasonably safe downtown core. Today, it is a dangerous place to inhabit. One only has to look at the crime statistics to get a sense of just how dangerous the city has become. Unfortunately, those statistics tell only a fraction of the tale. I know many residents are not reporting incidents of crime as they have given up on law enforcement’s ability to solve or prosecute criminal activity. Having worked downtown for several years, now living, volunteering and operating a business in the city centre, I daily bear firsthand witness to the rapid decline in social order.


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Indore: With Indore reporting 87 more coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours, the tally of such patients in the district mounted to 3,431, an official said on Saturday.
As three more persons succumbed to the infection in the district, the number of victims rose to 129, the official said.
Indore is one of the worst-affected districts in the country in terms of the coronavirus outbreak.
Indore’s Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Praveen Jadia said that 87 people tested coronavirus positive in the last 24 hours, due to which the number of patients grew to 3,431 from 3,344.
Three COVID-19 patients, including a 54-year-old woman, died during treatment at different hospitals here, he said.
“These fatalities took the number of dead due to the infection to 129 in the district,” he said.
Of them, a 50-year-old man had died at a private hospital in the city on April 19, but the information about his death was mentioned in the medical department’s bulletin issued late on Friday, officials said.
Thus, it came to light 40 days after the death.
When asked about this delay, Jadia said, “We got information about the 50-year-old COVID-19 patient’s death from the private hospital on Friday. We will issue a notice to the hospital seeking reply as to why there was a delay in giving the information.”
Questions are being raised about the delay in the disclosure of the details of COVID-19 patients’ deaths in the district with some NGOs accusing the department of revealing information “as per its convenience”.

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Adjustable Camera Pan/Tilt/Zoom: One of the most annoying things that can happen when you're using a baby monitor is closing the door and then turning on the video monitor only to realize that your camera isn't aimed at the baby at all, and you can't see a thing. Most of the baby monitor systems would require you to go back into your baby's room and manually adjust the camera. Some of the systems we review below have remotely adjustable camera angles, so you can pan side-to-side, tilt the camera angle upward/downward, and zoom in or out, without having to go back into your baby's room. Super convenient, and a critical feature to stay at the top of our best baby monitor list. It's also nice to have a relatively wide-view camera, like the Summer Infant wide baby monitor, so that even if you don't have wireless camera panning and tilting, the odds of still seeing your baby are pretty high if you have a wide-angle camera.
We don’t think most people would be happiest with a Wi-Fi–enabled baby monitor. The benefits—primarily, being able to view the camera footage remotely, on multiple phones, without keeping track of a separate monitor—do not make up for the disadvantages Wi-Fi monitors have as a category. Security is probably the first thing on most people’s minds. The likelihood of someone hacking into your baby monitor is remote, but it’s possible, said Mark Stanislav, director of application security at Duo Security, in an interview with The Wirecutter. You’re relying on the security of your own home network and also the ability of the manufacturer to secure all its devices. “Once you get into an Internet-connected device, and it really depends on what kind of device it is, but these devices very often bypass your home’s router and firewall. Basically, once you’re connected to this device, you are inside the home’s network. So, it’s possible to use these devices to access other devices in a home,” Stanislav said. (Stanislav was also involved in Rapid7’s research into the vulnerabilities of Wi-Fi–enabled monitors.)
Security: Whether you’re skeptical of people hacking baby monitors or deeply concerned about it (and there are stories!), the bottom line is that some monitors are at more risk than others. A Wired story from 2015 refers to security firm Rapid7’s findings that Wi-Fi–enabled monitors were particularly vulnerable. We figured people would prefer the not-hackable type, and we talked to a security expert about how to protect your privacy.
It really depends on what you feel most comfortable with. There are audio monitors that allow you to listen to any noise coming from the nursery, vital monitors that track sleep and breathing and video monitors that add sight to sound. Babylist parents overwhelmingly choose video monitors. The security of seeing what your child is up to—like if they’ve gotten tangled in their swaddle, pulled their diaper off or climbed out of the crib—can be worth the extra cost of a video monitor.


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Theater Review: “Heartland” — Pointing the Finger at Us
By David Greenham
Heartland proffers a rare combination — it is a prescient history lesson that also works as compelling drama.
Heartland by Gabriel Jason Dean. Directed by Bridget Kathleen O’Leary. Staged by the New Repertory Theatre as a part of the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere project. Staged in the blackbox theater at Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA, through February 9.
Before Gabriel Jason Dean’s new drama Heartland reveals its secrets, we are given a retired University of Nebraska professor named Harold (a brilliantly scruffy Ken Baltin) in his boxers and a stained t-shirt. He is reciting a class lecture into a battered cassette recorder, attempting to compare the works of two literary exiles, writer and filmmaker Atiq Rahimi and Ernest Hemingway. Harold is struggling for the words, but triumphs when he concludes that the quality that ties the writers together lies in the details they don’t share: “It is the space between the words where the ache lies!” he concludes, adding, “Hot damn Harold, you still got it!”
Dean’s play, produced as part of the National New Play Network‘s Rolling World Premiere project, examines the ache that sits between the words. Harold yearns for his adopted daughter, Getee (Caitlin Nasema Cassidy). He came upon her, an orphaned Afghan child refugee, in a displaced persons camp in Pakistan. “Harold’s the only family I’ve got,” the young woman confesses at one point.
Getee, we learn, has been teaching English and literature to young girls in Blue Sky, an Afghan school where her adopted father once taught. She was adopted at a very young age, so she returns to Afghanistan as an American woman who was raised in the heartland. Her connections to her homeland are more emotional and spiritual than practical. She struggles with the language and traditions, but her big heart and love for her students fills in the gaps. But, most importantly, she aches, deeply, when she discovers a terrible secret about her father: he helped create anti-Soviet propaganda books for Afghan school children.
Getee’s teaching efforts are interrupted by the arrival of Nazrullah (Shawn K. Jain), a charming Afghan student from Kabul who has been recruited as a math instructor. Nazrullah speaks English well and is charismatic. He quickly sweeps Getee off her feet. Despite all the obstacles, the young couple fall in love and they make plans to return to Getee’s father in Omaha. Because Heartland plays around with time and space, we first meet Nazrullah when he arrives at Harold’s messy home. Nazrullah has arrived alone — to care for Harold and to fulfill a promise that he made to Getee.
Heartland proffers a rare combination — it is a prescient history lesson that also works as compelling drama. The program notes that Dean’s “obsession with Afghanistan” was sparked in 2006 when his brother-in-law’s girlfriend died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on the way to visit her father, a civilian contractor. During his research, he learned that the US funded the making of anti-Soviet, pro-mujahideen textbooks during the ’80s. The Taliban used these textbooks to spread their anti-imperialist message, which by the 2000s had a new “imperial” nation to target — the US. “It’s difficult to point the finger at ourselves,” the playwright notes.
The damage done ‘between the lines’ of our foreign policy over the last three or four decades should be a matter of major public discussion — or might be some day if debate in our mainstream ever beings to deal with uncomfortable facts rather than conflicts between brands. In Heartland, Dean avoids the trap of facile political point-scoring; his characters are real, and he trusts them to convey history’s ache.
As Harold, Baltin gives us a portrait of a man who is deteriorating from inside out. His professor is funny, weird, and spellbound by the past — yet he tries to live each moment in the present as fully as he can. What bores him are the normal tasks: dressing, shaving, eating, cleaning, etc. In many ways he is a tragic figure, trying to redeem himself by moving forward, despite his sorrow.
As his adopted daughter Getee, Caitlin Nasema Cassidy conveys an infectious energy that exudes hope, optimism, and considerable naiveté. The figure seems adrift, in the way that many twenty-somethings are. Yet, despite this fuzziness, she is accomplished and focused. Heartland revolves around Getee (the real heart of the play), yet Dean is agile enough as a playwright to make the character a means to set up powerful moments between Harold and Nazrullah. Shawn K. Jain’s performance as Nazrullah is nearly perfect. Jain’s stranger in both “worlds” is charming, funny, and empathetic. We don’t learn a tremendous amount about Nazrullah (a flaw on Dean’s part), but the character is convincingly unflappable, determined to understand and win over both Harold and Getee.
Director Bridget Kathleen O’Leary keeps the proceedings moving seamlessly between Harold’s home in Omaha and the school in Afghanistan. The narrative rarely feels frenetic or obvious, through a couple of pillow fights, attempts to underline a metaphor about a feather, come off as forced.
Afsoon Pajoufar’s set is a plywood shell that contains an upstage platform and couple of steps that run the length of the stage. It is meant to capture, I suspect, the makeshift nature of the school. But it also feels a little like a box within the space’s blackbox. Harold’s house is more or less a chair and small table. The books scattered about him could be in either part of the set. The only other acting area is a small table with rugs, which is used sparingly. The sparse, utilitarianism set-up seems to have led O’Leary to decide to place (too often) the actors at the center of the steps. It is an uninteresting choice. If the set has been designed to be shifted about, it might have enhanced the play’s sensitivity to the passage of time, especially for the flashback scenes at Harold’s home.
Becca Jewett’s costumes are always appropriate. Cassidy looks appealing through a number of costume changes, and Jain’s core costume — layers of what looks like ‘found’ pieces of clothing from various locations — provide plenty of quiet fun. But best of all might be Harold’s costumes – or at least his garb for his first appearance. It’s rare that you see an actor wearing clothes (dirty tee shirt and boxers) that look unwashed — not just “distressed.”
Christopher Brusberg’s lighting is nimbly effective. Lee Schuna’s haunting sound design (the recordings of a young Getee are particularly well done) plays a vital part in putting across what turns out to be a welcome departure from realistic drama — Heartland is more of a dream play.
Congratulations to Artistic Director Jim Petosa and New Rep for programming the efforts of the National New Play Network’s Rolling World Premiere project. It is a wonderful program, dedicated to celebrating and staging new plays across the country. For many years there has been talk (and more talk) in the theater world about the need for an American National Theater. National New Play Network may have rendered decades of gum-flapping mute: our National Theater might just be the coordinated efforts of a whole bunch of stages all over the country. They’ve now reached 85 new plays and counting!
David Greenham is an adjunct professor of Drama at the University of Maine at Augusta, and is the Program Director for the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine. He spent 14 years leading the Theater at Monmouth, and has been a theater artist and arts administrator in Maine for more than 25 years.


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(Rockwall) July 24, 2012 – The Rockwall Family YMCA will host a Special Member Appreciation Event on Wednesday, Aug. 15, which will feature a musical performance by Erin Kinsey.
The event will include food demos by My Fit Foods. Bring a healthy potluck item to share.
Sign up at the Welcome Center– first come, first serve basis.
This is a free event but tips are appreciated for the young artist.
Erin Kinsey is an 11-year-old musician and singer from Heath. She attends school in Rockwall and will be entering sixth grade this fall. Erin started piano lessons when she was four, and picked up a guitar for the first time a year ago.
In January 2012, Erin decided she wanted to sing and play the guitar in the Rockwall’s Got Talent competition. She worked hard to learn her first two guitar songs for the competition and the judges awarded her with third place. Over the past six months, Erin has performed in a variety of DFW venues including the Rodeo City Music Hall in Mesquite, the Wylie Opry, Cline’s Corner in Canton, The Farr Best Theater in Mansfield, McFadden’s in Addison, The Palladium Ballroom at Gilley’s in Dallas, and Pizza Getti in Rockwall.
Erin’s impressive vocal range and power is complimented by her rapid growth as a skilled musician. She plays the 6-string acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, electric guitar, and piano – and is currently learning the banjo. Erin recently began writing original songs. Her favorite genre is country and her musical influences include Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood, among many others.
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Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi is the latest act announced for this year's Bestival line-up.
With his parent group on hiatus, the Icelandic singer will be playing material from his upcoming solo album 'Go', due for release in April.
Speaking about the booking, organiser Rob da Bank said: "As a massive supporter of Sigur Ros and just as big a fan of Jonsi's solo album 'Go' this is going to be a very special concert. Jonsi's voice is so incredible – get in the queue for the Big Top Saturday night now!"
Heaven 17 have also been added to the bill. They will play as part of 'Back To The Phuture' night on the Thursday (9 September) in the Big Top.
The night of entertainment is being put on by Wall Of Sound chief Mark Jones, which is set to connect classic dancefloor smashing synth-pop to today's all-conquering electro sounds.
Speaking about the night, Jones said:"We're delighted to be working together with Rob on a dedicated "Back To The Phuture" night at Bestival . Together we will be Joining The Dots on electronic music and are all set on making this an unmissable experience."
He joins headliners dance legends The Prodigy as well as British rapper Dizzee Rascal, and American experimental rockers The Flaming Lips.
Also set to perform are Roxy Music, Hot Chip, The xx, The Temper Trap and many more.
Click here to see the latest Bestival line-up.
Tickets are available at £150 for an Adult Weekend pass, £140 for a Student Weekend pass, £75 for 13 to 15 year-olds. Children aged twelve and under are allowed in for free.
Click here to buy Bestival tickets.
Bestival 2010 takes place at Robin Hill Country Park, Newport on the Isle Of Wight from 9-12 September.


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The HUUM DROP 6KW Bundle with WiFi is an elegantly designed electric sauna heater that combines modern technology with the natural inspiration of a water drop. This award-winning heater is not only a testament to aesthetic beauty but also to functional excellence, making it a perfect centerpiece for any sauna room.
Key Features and Specifications:
- Design Inspiration: The DROP's design is inspired by the simplicity and purity of a water drop, adding a sculptural element to the sauna's interior.
- Power and Capacity: With a 6.0 kW rating, it is suitable for sauna rooms ranging from 177 to 353 cubic feet, ensuring efficient heating for a comfortable sauna experience.
- Electrical Requirements: The heater operates on 240V/1PH, requiring a 30 Amp circuit breaker and 10 Gauge wire for installation.
- Stone Capacity: It can hold up to 122 pounds of sauna stones, ensuring prolonged and consistent heat. The package includes 4 boxes of stones, enhancing the sauna's heat retention and steam generation capabilities.
- Construction: Made of stainless steel with industrial quality heating elements, ensuring durability and longevity.
- WiFi Control: The bundle comes with UKU WiFi control, allowing for preheating the sauna remotely for ultimate convenience. The control supports multiple languages and can connect to lights and ventilation, among other features.
- Dimensions: The wall-mounted heater measures 15.4 inches in width, 13.2 inches in depth, and 23.3 inches in height, making it a compact yet powerful heating solution.
- Warranty: HUUM offers a limited 5-year warranty for the heater, emphasizing the product's quality and customer satisfaction.
This package not only stands out for its unique design and efficient heating but also for its integration of smart technology, allowing users to control their sauna experience remotely via WiFi. The HUUM DROP 6KW Bundle is an excellent choice for those looking to blend the traditional sauna experience with modern convenience and style.

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Advanced Fiber Studio (Highlights)
I make work that does not explicitly comment on Catholicism, but allows the viewer to project their own beliefs onto the work. These beliefs are informed by the viewers own customs, practices and intergenerational differences. I am navigating a space between explicit commentary and neutral position. This is a conceptual device that came as a result of me not wanting to offend my family and religious community while still being able to express my feelings that are critical of Catholicism.
My work operates through the use of declarative text, word play, subversive humor and domestic representation. The materials I use in my practice reference my home and its role as an intermediary vessel between me, my family, and the church. The home that I was born and raised in serves as a place for discourse that manifests itself through discussion, ritual and coexistence. The wooden chairs I grew up sitting on at the dinner table represent my deceased Mexican grandmother, my living mother, and my own body. The brightly colored felt used in my “Jesus Christ!” banners reference the banners I made as I prepared to make my First Holy communion. I make art as a way to better understand my relationship with Catholicism and its deeply rooted history within my family and community.


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14 May Race, Religion and the Right in Immigrant America
Janelle Wong (American Studies, University of Maryland)
Thursday, May 14 / 4:00 PM
Lane Room, 3824 Ellison Hall
Scholars and pundits point to remarkable support among Asian Americans and Latinos for Democratic candidates in recent Presidential elections. Many attribute this support to differences in how the two parties position themselves in terms of race and immigration-related issues. This presentation looks beyond these issues to better understand the political orientations of these two fast-growing groups. In addition, this talk highlights how religion, race, and immigration are shaping Asian American and Latino politics in unexpected ways.
Sponsored by the IHC’s Identity Studies RFG, the Dept. of Asian American Studies, and the Dept. of Political Science.

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Quantum Switch Tamasuk to develop data centres in Saudi Arabia
Quantum Switch Tamasuk (QST) has inked an agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to build new data centres with a total capacity of 300MW by 2026.
QST, a data centre developer, already has significant investments in the Kingdom with two data centre campuses currently under construction.
Under the terms of the agreement with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), each new facility will represent significant and incremental data centre capacity as the Kingdom aims to position itself digitalisation hub in the region.
“We thank QST that came to the table with the perfect mix for us - global data centre experience combined with local infrastructure development expertise, a real commitment to excellence and focus on sustainable investments," said Bassam Al Bassam, deputy minister of MCIT for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
"We are confident that these new data centres will accelerate our own green digitalisation plans in the Kingdom.”
The new facilities will be designed to meet the demands of hyperscale cloud service providers, international gaming and media platforms as well as global content delivery networks with the aim to attract them to relocate their main regional hubs to Saudi Arabia.
In addition, the data centres will host government digital infrastructure development initiatives, including the Saudi Internet Exchange Point scheme as well as serve as centres for co-location of Saudi Arabian government workloads.
“We are honoured to be awarded this contract by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," said Tim Bawtree, co-founder and CEO of Quantum Switch.
"With expertise gained through the design, build and operations of over 4 million square feet of data centres, we understand the challenges and know how to find the right solutions to deliver this strategic project for the MCIT.”
The design build and operation of these campuses will also create demand for highly skilled workers which QST has pledged to fill with least one third of Saudi Arabian nationals. In support of this QST will create dedicated training and skills development plans.
Additionally, local contractors and suppliers will be used for construction wherever possible with QST using its international supply-chains and talent when specific skills and expertise cannot be locally sourced.
“We are committed to the QST - MCIT partnership, combining Tamasuk’s financial capacity and development expertise with Quantum’s undoubted technical knowledge and reputation with international hyperscalers to become the pre-eminent Saudi data centre developer and operator,” added Matthew Nathan, CEO of Tamasuk.
QST and MCIT confirm that the new sites will feature the latest designs to minimise cooling requirements, connecting solar PV facilities, as well as securing renewable energy sources to further enhance sustainability.


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force. boundaries. push. inability to stop. blocked. held. stopped.
Where is the force to participate coming from? Who is the person or people responsible? Why do they need you to fill in that specific role? Do you have support from those around you to help? Are they aware of what is happening? How many times have you communicated, through formal channels, to what level of depth?
When interacting with others who interact with you like this? What are the reasons for you to keep interacting with them? Do you have control or is this a shared environment? Where do you have absolute permission to not interact with them? Who else has this experience and is not interested in interacting with them? Does that give you permission to walk away or does it give others permission to exclude them from all future interactions.


Editor’s note: Below is a recap of some of the activities of Barton County departments presented to the County Commission Wednesday. It is the first of two stories highlighting the year-in-review. The second story will appear in Sunday’s Tribune.
A lot has happened in Barton County over the past year, County Administrator Richard Boeckman told the commissioners Wednesday morning. He was referring to the bi-weekly activity reports submitted by various department heads, many of whom turned their reports into a year-in-review.
County Engineer Clark Rusco
• The Ellinwood bridge over the Arkansas River isn’t functioning as it should. The bridge is 30 years old and has developed some odd deflections. These deflections are occurring at the south expansion joint on the west side. After new pin and hanger replacement assemblies are installed, work on the concrete deck repairs will begin in 2013.
• Applied for and received funding from Kansas Department of Transportation’s High Risk Rural Road program for the extension of reinforced concrete boxes on three roads in Barton County. The only corridor to not receive funding was a road north of Pawnee Rock. There were 44 projects submitted for the $15 million of grant funds. Barton County received funding for $600,000. This project will be begin in late 2013 or early 2014. The grant has a 90/10 cost share. The construction engineering services for this project will be the responsibility of the county. KDOT will reimburse Barton County at a 90/10 cost share for this project.
• Submitted and received an Off System bridge replacement grant from KDOT for the replacement of a riveted steel truss bridge located east and south of Great Bend. There were 59 applications for the $27 million of grant funds available and 12 projects were selected. The replacement may not get funded in the next Federal Highway budget so we were fortunate to receive funding. This project will be let by KDOT in early 2013. The grant has an 80/20 cost share. The construction engineering services will be the responsibility of the county. KDOT will reimburse Barton County at an 80/20 cost share.
• Participated in the Healthy Communities Design Grant concerning the planning to the Kansas Health Foundation. The planning grant to Barton County was approved and will benefit the county in many ways. The goals of the grant are to improve the overall health and livability of the county. The planning phase will identify needs, resources and goals to promote healthy living lifestyles and will identify projects that will promote and improve the overall health of the area.
• Worked with the City of Great Bend to overlay Rail Road Avenue from Washington Street to Main Street. Venture Corporation did the asphalt work and the City and the County improved the shoulders and drainage along Rail Road Avenue.
Road and Bridge Director Dale Phillips
Road and Bridge
• Repairs at the Radium and Ellinwood bridges over the Arkansas River. Work included lubricating rocker bearings, cleaning expansion joints and bridge abutments per the County Engineer’s request.
• Repaired four locations with separated or collapsed culverts, one being 72” in width and 80’ long that was collapsing.
• Cleaned silt and debris from four bridges and one ditch.
• Placing new 911 locator signs in the east half of the County. Two crews are working on the project before severe weather in.• Replaced vandalized signs.
• Readied snow plows for predicted winter weather.
• Marked five graves and three marker locations.
Noxious Weed - annual
• 11,895 total acres sprayed by County personnel
• 92,248 total acres sprayed across the County
• 15 Townships sprayed by County personnel
• 704 Township miles sprayed by County Personnel
• Nearly 400 miles of County Roadsides treated by County Personnel
• Approximately 120 miles of KDOT roadsides treated by County Personnel
• Attended Snow school and training put on by Road and Bridge Department
• Clean out snow and ice from in front of all county buildings
The department also reviewed its snow and ice preparedness plans.
• Poured sidewalk and slab
• Fixed and repaired sidewalks
• Installed Benches
• Kept new trees watered with drip system
Various Projects for courthouse
and other departments
• Delivered, setup and picked up voting machines
• Helped with specification and ordering of Voting Trailer
• Set up and built cabinets for Voting Trailer
State Weed Association participation
• Help set up and work the State Weed Association booth at the Kansas State Fair
Solid Waste Manager Mark Witt
The Barton County Landfill saw:
• 21,777.26 tons of municipal solid waste
• 4,554.49 tons of construction/demolition waste
• 1,288 passenger tires
• 526 truck tires
• 18 tractor tires
• 34 uncertified CFC (Freon containing) appliances evacuated
• 78 annual charge account permits were issued
• 97 Special Waste Disposal Authorizations (SWDA) approved for disposal
• The following Special Wastes were received for disposal:
• 0.44 tons absorbent material
• 30.63 tons animal carcasses
• 60.49 tons friable asbestos
• 70.83 tons non-friable asbestos
• 7.97 tons blast media
• 760.33 tons brine debris
• 110.26 tons drill cuttings
• 2.60 tons expired products
• 4.04 tons filter media
• 27.70 tons food waste
• 96.51 tons gun barrels (oil field)
• 6.61 tons honing sludge
• 30.27 tons medical waste
• 0.19 tons molecular sieve material
• 1,062.37 tons non-petroleum contaminated soil
• 13.53 tons paint filters
• 506.78 tons petroleum contaminated soil
• 171.47 tons sewer screenings
• 0.46 tons veterinary medical waste
• 0.68 tons separator filters
• 0.32 tons hook ash
• 7.19 tons filling compound
• 632.18 tons oil decanter sludge
• 1.54 tons fiberglass tanks
• 45.56 tons water treatment residue
• 7.10 tons ceramic solids
• 0.01 tons medication
The total tons of waste received for disposal estimated at 30,135.74 tons. The estimated revenue for the 11 month period is $1,000,810.23.
2012 saw several projects and a new program established at the Barton County Landfill. A Medication Collection Program was established through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management to assist individuals and health care providers with the safe disposal of unused or out dated pharmaceuticals. The Barton County Household Hazardous Waste Facility accepts uncontrolled pharmaceuticals, and then properly disposes these items per regulations.
The year also brought the building of Phase 3, Construction and Demolition Landfill, which added capacity to the existing Construction and Demolition Landfill at the facility. This project was completed by department staff and equipment
With the drought conditions that persisted throughout 2012, landfill staff completed clean out of two storm water detention ponds on land owned by Barton County. These storm water detention ponds provide for sedimentation settlement, thus protecting other areas downstream.


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We know that the Ant Group which is led by Alibaba’s founder and former CEO Jack Ma was under scrutiny since the last three years because of unfair trade practices and many allegations that were levied against them by the Chinese regulators. Due to that reason, the growth of Ant Group along with Alibaba and its subsidiaries had stalled and it was seen as a big blot on the technology firms in China. However, we have seen that a lot of things have happened to the Ant Group in recent times which could well be a part of the negotiations that took place between the Chinese regulators and Alibaba.
As part of these actions, the Ant Group was divided into six different entities with Alibaba becoming a separate entity and their logistics arm also becoming a separate entity. At that time, Alibaba CEO said that they are doing this to “unlock investor potential”. However, the scenario can be clearly seen now that the company has been fined $985 million by the Chinese authorities. It is also worth noting that the investors are happy with this fine because this will mean that the scrutiny of technology firms might finally come to an end with this fine. Regulators also said that “most of the prominent problems in the financial business of technology giants have been rectified.”
On this, Ant Group said that it “has been conducting business rectification proactively since 2020” and would “comply with the terms of the penalty in all earnestness and sincerity.” It is to be noted that the Ant Group’s valuation also took a steep dive because of the intervention by Chinese regulators ahead of its IPO in November 2020. Its value was estimated to be $235 billion before the crackdown was announced and it quickly fell to $63.8 billion but it has gone back up since then. China’s central bank also said that “it was nearly finished with its regulatory campaign on Big Tech” and signs are such that Jack Ma could return to a bigger role in Alibaba once again after his year-long hiatus outside of China ever since this crackdown.

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Three Countries Stop Arkansas Poultry Imports Over Scott County Bird Flu
CLARIFICATION: An Arkansas News Bureau report on page 1A in Wednesday’s edition on countries barring Arkansas poultry because of an avian flu outbreak in one community did not distinguish between the N5N1 and H7N7 strains of the bird virus.The N5N1 strain is a potent form of the bird flu, while the H7N7 strain, which was found in a chicken house in Scott County this month, is a mild form.
LITTLE ROCK — Three countries have stopped importing poultry from Arkansas because of an outbreak of avian flu in one commercial chicken house in Scott County, a possible blow to the state’s economy, a state agriculture official told lawmakers Tuesday.
Livestock and Poultry Commission Director Preston Scroggin said the outbreak of avian flu, discovered June 16 on a farm in the Boles community, was contained to one chicken house and testing of all poultry within a 6.2-mile radius has been negative.
Scroggin said he hoped the three countries — China, Japan and Russia — will resume importing Arkansas poultry soon after a quarantine of all poultry within the affected area has been lifted, within about 90 days.
The last avian flu outbreak in Arkansas occurred in 2008, and China resumed accepting Arkansas poultry shipments just last year, he said.
“It’s a serious issue for the state’s economy … poultry is a big business,” Scroggin told members of the House and Senate Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development committees, adding that the loss of imports to China, Japan and Russia “could run into the hundreds of millions.”
The effects of an extended embargo on the state’s $16 billion agriculture industry would go beyond the loss of direct poultry exports, the Livestock and Poultry chief said. Poultry production amounts to about 47 percent of the state’s agriculture revenue, he said, adding that Springdale-based Tyson Foods, the nation’s top meat processor, alone uses about 62 percent of the corn grown in Arkansas.
Gov. Mike Beebe said Tuesday the decision by China and the other countries to stop poultry shipments from Arkansas was unfortunate considering the success of his 2012 trade mission to China.
“One of the things I was doing in China was getting our poultry market reopened, which took awhile but we got done, and then you get an incident like this,” Beebe said. “Hopefully they’ll be able to see the data and hopefully all the data will come in fairly quickly to show that (state officials) have done a really good job of containing it. If they can do that, then hopefully they’ll reverse their position.”
The H5N1 virus, known as bird flu, has caused serious outbreaks in domestic poultry in parts of Asia and the Middle East. The virus does not usually infect humans, though nearly 600 cases of human cases of H5N1 have been reported from 15 countries since 2003, according to flu.gov.
Last week, the governor’s office and the state Health Department said the positive tests at the Scott County chicken house pose no public-health threat. Health officials said avian flu cannot be transmitted to people through the consumption of properly prepared poultry.
Scroggin said Tuesday his agency has been monitoring the site around the clock, “and we feel like we’ve got it isolated to this one house.”
The initial round of testing was done on all commercial flocks and all backyard flocks, and the state is following established protocols for how to respond to the outbreak, he said.
All poultry within the quarantined area will be tested periodically for 90 days and if all tests continue to be negative the quarantine will be lifted, Scroggin said after the meeting.
Scroggin said 18 of 30 chickens tested in the chicken house, on a farm that supplies poultry to Tyson Foods in Springdale, tested positive for the virus.
Tyson spokesman Worth Sparkman said Tuesday the strain of the avian flu found in Scott County was mild and “we believe there was never any threat to human health.”
He said the flu was discovered during testing conducted by Tyson and that the flock was euthanized.
“As an additional preventative measure, Tyson heightened its biosecurity measures and surveillance of avian influenza,” Sparkman said, including testing breeder farms that serve the company, as well as any contract broiler farms within a 6.2 mile radius of the affected farm.
Sparkman said Tyson already checks all flocks for avian influenza before they leave the farm.
Marvin Childress, director of the Arkansas Poultry Federation, did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment Tuesday.


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The Karakoram Peaks: Top:Malubiting [left] - Haramosh [right], Bottom: Baltistan [left] - K2 [right]
Pakistan is a blessed country to have three of the major mountain ranges in the world, the Himalayas, the Karakoram and the Hindu Kush. Thirteen of the world's 30 tallest peaks are in Pakistan (of eleven over 8,000 meters high mountains tops, five are located in Pakistan). K-2, the world's biggest pyramid and second to Mt Everest and the Trango Towers are just the two examples of richness of our mountain treasure.
The Karakoram mountain range is spread over some 400 kilometres and over 192 kilometres wide. Protected Himalayas on south-east, Hindu-Kush on south-west, Kun-Lun chain of China on the north, the Pamirs on the west and high desolate Tibetan Plateau on the east, the Karakoram forms the greatest barrier on earth to the migration of the people. The junction point of the Karakorams and the Himalayas is shrouded by yet another mountain range, known as the Pir Panjal. The mighty Indus river, one of the fifteen longest rivers of the world, forces its way through the Karakorams and the Himalayas. The Karakorams are also known as the highest mountains range of the world since it houses seven peaks over 26,000 feet and thirty others over 25,000 feet. That is on an average the Karakoram tops are 25,000 feet and above.
The Pakistan Post issued a set of four stamps on 20th August 1981 describing four of its important mountain tops.
The Paisa 40 stamp (above top left) features Malubiting (also known as Malubiting West), which is the second highest peak in the Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains ( a sub range of the Karakoram). Malubiting rises above the north bank of the Indus River between its tributaries the Hunza River and the Shigar River. Malubiting lies about 40 km east-southeast of Rakaposhi, and about 50 km east of Gilgit. Malubiting rises steeply over the Phuparash River to the southwest, while on the east the large Chogo Lungma Glacier starts on its slopes.-->
The Re. 1 stamp (on the top right) features Haramosh Peak of the Karakoram range, with a height of 7,409m. The top is located some 65 kilometres east of Gilgit, in the south-central region of the Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains. It rises steeply above the north bank of the Indus River, a little ways upstream of its confluence with the Gilgit River. The massif has two summits, Haramosh Peak and Haramosh Kutwal Laila Peak.
The third stamp (above bottom left) of Rs. 1.50 denomination features K6, or Baltistan Peak, located in the Masherbrum Mountains. Despite being much lower than its sister mountains, the Eight-thousanders and high 7000m peaks such as Masherbrum, it has huge, steep faces, and great relief above the nearby valleys, making it an impressive peak. K6 is the highest peak in the area surrounding the Charakusa Glacier, a region which has seen renewed climbing interest in recent years. This glacier lies at the head of the Hushe Valley, which in turn leads to the Shyok River and thence to the Indus River.
And finally the Rs. 2 stamp (above bottom right) that features the K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth after Mount Everest. With a peak elevation of 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), K2 is is located on the border between the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China and Gilgit, in Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan. Due to the difficulty of ascent, K2 is known as the Savage Mountain. It is also the second highest fatality rate among the 'eight thousanders'. K2 is also known as “Chogori” in local language and Mt Godwin Austin.


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