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Hunger Quick Facts for 2020
- Overall: Over 38 million Americans (11.8 percent) lived in households that struggled against food insecurity, or lack of access to an affordable, nutritious diet. This represents a 9 percent increase from 2019.
- One in 25 (3.9 percent) of households in the U.S. experienced very low food security, a more severe form of food insecurity, where households report regularly skipping meals or reducing intake because they could not afford more food.
- Children: 1 in 7 (14.8 percent) households with children could not buy enough food for their families, considerably higher than the rate for households without children (8.8 percent).
- Rural: Households in rural areas experienced deeper struggles with hunger compared to those in metro areas, with higher rates of food insecurity overall (11.6 percent in rural areas compared to 10.4 percent in metro areas).
- Race and ethnicity: Black (21.7 percent) and Latinx (17.2 percent) households are disproportionately impacted by food insecurity, with food insecurity rates in 2020 triple and double the rate of White households (7.1 percent), respectively.
- Geography: The food insecurity rate is highest in the South (12.3 percent), followed by the Midwest, West, and Northeast.
- The prevalence of food insecurity varied considerably by state, ranging from 5.7 percent in New Hampshire to 15.3 percent in Mississippi (for the three-year period of 2018–2020).
*Readers should note that these 2020 statistics were collected from the Current Population Survey in December 2020, which was still experiencing slightly lower response rates due to COVID-19.
Hunger, Poverty, and Health Disparities During COVID-19 and the Federal Nutrition Programs’ Role in an Equitable Recovery
The health and economic crises brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has made the federal nutrition programs more important than ever. FRAC’s latest report is a review of new research on how the federal nutrition programs reduce hunger, poverty, and health, including their efficacy during the pandemic, and concludes with policy recommendations to leverage the federal nutrition programs for a robust and equitable recovery.
Food Over Fear: Overcoming Barriers to Connect Latinx Immigrant Families to Federal Nutrition and Food Programs
Read FRAC and National Immigration Law Center’s report which sheds light on why many immigrant families are forgoing vital assistance from federal nutrition and food programs and lifts up recommendations aimed at ensuring that all families and individuals, regardless of immigration status, are nourished and healthy.
Not Enough to Eat
Read FRAC’s 2020 report Not Enough to Eat: COVID-19 Deepens America’s Hunger Crisis finds that Black and Latinx households, women, and children have been particularly hit hard during the pandemic. The report also underscores how the struggle to put food on the table would be far worse if not for federal nutrition programs.
Food Insecurity Maps and Tables
Want to learn more about food insecurity in your state? Explore FRAC’s interactive maps and tables to find the most recent household food insecurity rates in your state. Scroll over your state to view the percent of households struggling with food insecurity or very low food security. Engage with FRAC’s interactive, searchable tables to see the change in household food insecurity rates over time.
Poverty Quick Facts
- Overall: According to the official poverty rate, 37.2 million people (11.4 percent) lived in poverty in 2020, 3.3 million more than in 2019 (10.5 percent).
- Median household income declined by 2.9 percent, from $69,600 in 2019 to $67,500 in 2020. This is the first significant decline since 2011.
- Children: One in 6 (16.1 percent or 11.6 million) children lived in poverty in 2020, an increase from 14.4 percent (or 1.1 million children) from 2019.
- Rural: The 2020 poverty rate was higher for individuals in cities (14.3 percent) and in rural areas (14.1 percent) compared to suburban areas (9.1 percent).
- Race/Ethnicity: The 2020 poverty rate was much higher for Black individuals (19.5 percent) and Latinx individuals (17.0 percent) than for White individuals (10.1 percent).
- Geography: Nationally, the Southern region had the highest average poverty rate (13.3 percent) followed by the Western region (10.6 percent) and the Northwest and Midwest (both 10.1 percent).
- Role of the Federal Nutrition Programs: SNAP and school meals lifted 3.2 million people out of poverty, and WIC lifted 102,000 people out of poverty in 2019.
- Supplemental Poverty Measure: According to the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), which accounts for cost of living and the receipt of social safety net programs, the poverty rate was 9.1 percent in 2020 compared to 11.8 percent in 2019. This is the first time the SPM has been lower than the official poverty rate and reflects the impact of expansions to federal assistance programs during the pandemic.
On September 14, 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest reports, Income and Poverty in the United States: 2020, The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2020, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2020.
Who is impacted by hunger?
Solutions Exist to End Hunger & Poverty
Hunger in America is a serious issue that requires a serious response. When there is talk about improving opportunities for all Americans through education, health care, and the economy, addressing hunger and poverty must be a part of that conversation.
EducationThe last thing on a hungry child’s mind is learning. Children are better equipped to learn when they have the nutrition they need. Yet too many low-income children who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals are not accessing them. More must be done to increase participation in school meals, summers meals, afterschool meals, and child care meals.
Health careResearch shows that food insecurity is linked with costly chronic diseases and unfavorable outcomes. According to the Root Cause Coalition, the annual costs of hunger to the U.S. health care system are $130.5 billion. Greater investments in nutrition programs would go a long way in addressing obesity and other negative health outcomes faced by low-income Americans.
EconomySNAP serves as the first line of defense against hunger for millions of Americans. The program also stimulates the economy. Recent census data shows that SNAP lifted 3.6 million people out of poverty in 2016. In addition, USDA research shows that each $5 of SNAP benefits generates nearly twice that in economic activity. Federal nutrition programs can’t do it alone. There must be a comprehensive approach.
Recent Publications & DataSee More Resources
- Fact Sheet
Annual estimates of food insecurity are released every year from the Census Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS). Surveyed participants were interviewed in December 2020 about food insecurity in the prior 12 months. This resource summarizes those findings.Learn more
- Best Practice
When natural disasters strike, such as, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, and tornados, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) can employ special “alternative procedures” to help WIC clients and those newly eligible receive timely access to WIC benefits and services. Explore this resource to learn more about how WIC responds.Explore the Best Practice
- Best PracticeMedicaid Direct Certification Demonstration Project Request for Proposals: Apply by September 30, 2021
Direct certification has transformed the process of certifying eligible children for free school meals. States can now apply to participate in the Medicaid Direct Certification Demonstration Project and bring the same benefits of direct certification to children, families, and schools that are connected to Medicaid participation. Read this resource to learn more about Medicaid Direct Certification, why your state should apply for the Medicaid Direct Certification Demonstration Project, key deadlines and information, and what states are saying about the positive impacts.Explore the Best Practice
FRAC’s new toolkit is designed to help advocates inform family child care providers on how to gain access to the highest reimbursement rates that will help support their ability to reach and feed more children daily now that the Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility for Family Child Care Homes is in full effect. The toolkit includes a model release, sample social media graphics and content, flyers, and email templates.Read the report


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Belgium has banned smoking and vaping at train stations, both indoor and outdoor, effective Jan. 1, 2023, according to The Brussels Times.
The ban will apply to all 550 stations in Belgium, and those caught in violation will be fined. Ashtrays will be removed from platforms, and prohibition signs at visible places will indicate the ban.
“Our children have the right to grow up in good health, including without exposure to tobacco. As children see fewer and fewer people smoking, the absence of tobacco is becoming the new norm for them,” said Marc Michils, Generation Smoke-Free spokesperson. “Generation Smoke-Free welcomes this measure that brings us closer to the first generation without tobacco.”
“There are 14,000 victims of tobacco every year in Belgium—that should spur us into action,” said Federal Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet. The ban will “ensure healthier air on the platforms and, above all, reduce the pressure for young people who have quit or want to quit smoking.”

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Super easy to prepare and one of PJ’s favorite snacks on the go!
- 8 large carrots (approximately 4 cups worth)
- 1 cups guacamole
- Wash carrots, remove stems, and cut carrots horizontally into 1/4″ circular chips (if you have a mandolin slicer that can do 1/8″-1/4″ cuts this may be easier than using a knife, especially for larger batches).
Serving size = 1 cup of carrot chips with 1/4 cup guacamole. Makes approximately 4 servings.
Nutrient Breakdown (1 serving):
- Each serving has 143 calories
- Fat: 8 grams
- Carbs (net): 9 grams
- Protein: 2 grams

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Classic Slender Vase
Perfect for spring branches! This wheel-thrown stoneware vase is tall and sturdy, so it can easily hold abundant armfuls of flowering spring branches without tipping. Subltle detailing at the rim makes it extra easy to carrry from sink to credendza, no matter how unwieldy the boquet.
White glaze over brown stoneware.

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When healthcare providers upgrade their medical imaging software, they should look to the enterprise imaging model.
Medical imaging software expert Joe Marion gives that advice to providers, whether they're replacing an older radiology picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), or going wholesale into the vendor neutral archives (VNA) world.
"If they don't start out going to an enterprise solution, they end up coming to that," said Marion, principal at Healthcare Integration Strategies.
In other words, Marion's key tip for organizations tinkering with their medical imaging software is not to confine imaging and its workflow to its traditional home in the radiology department. Instead, spread out the ability to store, retrieve and view advanced medical images among as many of the ologies as is feasible, from cardiology to dermatology.
In one recent upgrade scenario, a client of Marion's wanted to swap out its old radiology PACS. As it happens, the provider was also storing some cardiology images in that PACS.
"When they started the process, it was a strictly radiology project. But when discussion got down to the nitty gritty, it turned into questions like 'What do we do about cardiology?' and 'there are some people in dermatology talking about storing images,'" Marion said.
Marion said providers would be mistaken to not consider a full enterprise system option for their new medical imaging software, and he suggested that a VNA be part of that.
Joe Marionmedical imaging expert
However, another tip Marion offered was that users shouldn't look at VNAs as the complete answer to their medical imaging software needs, including workflow management, but rather as a sophisticated archive. And that image repository should likely be connected to a PACS, or a component of a PACS, in a deconstructed PACS strategy.
"So, if you're going in the direction of a VNA and a new PACS, you don't need an archive solution for that PACS," Marion said. "But you do need to be able to display and handle images as part of [your] workflow, and you need to look at it from an enterprise perspective, not just a service line perspective."
Marion noted that there is no universal definition of deconstructed PACS, but that approaches can include keeping pieces of existing PACS and buying new PACS functionalities as subsystems to work with VNAs.
For example, providers can buy a diagnostic viewing PACS component, such as advanced visualization for the enterprise, to replace device-specific viewers, such those attached to MRI or CT scan machines.
Or larger healthcare systems, such as academic medical centers that already have sophisticated 3D viewing workstations, can opt for a VNA that enables different departments to pull images to those workstations
Marion said a good time to evaluate your medical imaging software upgrade strategy is when replacing an EHR or when a healthcare system is incorporating physician practices or clinics. But it's also a good idea to think about image-enabling your existing EHR. This is because, typically, the big EHR vendors still lack advanced medical imaging technology on par with established PACS and VNA vendors, Marion said.
In any event, however healthcare providers decide to forge ahead with medical imaging software, they should keep the whole organization in mind, not just a specific imaging-intensive department.
But with API links to a sophisticated VNA, the EHR can provide viewing links both to clinicians and to patients via newer streaming, zero-footprint technology that presents a fairly simple version of complex images accessible on mobile devices.
Putting together VNAs and EHRs
Innovation in medical imaging envisioned by chief innovation officer
Personalization and advances in medical imaging

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Eze Castle Integration
Hedge Funds: Examining Operational Risk & Due Diligence
Nov 10, 2010
In today's market, investors want to allocate to funds with operations that meet regulatory requirements, counterparties who provide swift oversight, and infrastructure and systems that are robust and secure. When it comes to due diligence, hedge funds cannot afford to miss a step.
Please join us on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 in New York City for this informative breakfast event designed to leave your firm with the tools you need to minimize operational risk and successfully pass the due diligence test.
Our panel of experts will walk you through the due diligence process and examine:
- The impact of recent crises on how managers conduct operational due diligence
- What aspects of a hedge fund's operations are most important to investors today
- Best practices for meeting increased due diligence scrutiny
Paul Chain, President, AIS Fund Administration Ltd.
Jason Scharfman, Managing Partner, Corgentum Consulting LLC
Doug Kline, Head of Hedge Fund Consulting, Deutsche Bank
Vinod Paul, Managing Director, Eze Castle Integration

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In the latest piece in our “My Positive Future” series, we speak to Matthieu de Gennaro, whose team created a boat powered by hydrogen and solar power to compete in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge.
Yachts lie at anchor, bobbing gently on the sparkling Mediterranean while seagulls glide through the cloudless sky.
But wait. A strange boat is approaching. Although it slices easily through the waves, there is something unusual here – it has no sail, no oars, not even a petrol motor. This is a boat from the future. This is SOGREEN.
When Matthieu De Gennaro, project manager in the research and innovation (R&I) unit of Capgemini Engineering, was given the chance to enter the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, he leapt at the opportunity.
Sailing into history
“This event has been held by the Yacht Club de Monaco since 2014 to promote innovation in clean energy, in particular hydrogen,” explains Matthieu. “For us, it was the perfect way to demonstrate our capabilities as a company and to develop a hydrogen propulsion system for our energy and naval business units.”
Participating teams are given a small catamaran boat as a base, but from there, the rest is up to them. “Each team must design a propulsion and control system that runs on clean energy, so that the boat can be piloted through a series of competitive events, including a sprint, slalom and marathon,” says Matthieu.
Matthieu and his team designed a hybrid electric-hydrogen drivetrain to power the vessel, named SOGREEN. In doing so they drew on talent from different divisions: energy, aeronautics, digital, and automotive. “A project like this calls for a multidisciplinary approach,” he says. “The frame of the boat requires mechanical expertise, whereas the power, control, and fuel cell management involve complex electrical understanding. We also employed advanced digital skills to develop the human machine interface (HMI) and a digital twin, which is a real-time digital counterpart of the boat.”
According to Matthieu, a digital twin helps an operator spot problems before they occur, and, with the use of artificial intelligence, allows the energy performance of the power system to be optimized, which is crucial from a sustainability point of view.
Rapid design and delivery
“We only had six months to design and develop the system,” explains Matthieu. “Issues around the pandemic extended the supply times even more, and we had to rely on teleworking during the testing phase.”
Having said that, the Capgemini boat placed third in its category out of eight competitors, a result Matthieu is very pleased with. “I’m extremely proud of our performance considering it was the first time we’d participated. Also, we were one of only two teams to finish the 30km marathon event, which says a lot about the quality of our design.”
A winning team
“We knew this would be an attractive challenge for younger people,” says Matthieu. “So we brought four trainees on board to work with us on the project, two of whom have now been hired by us. We also drew on the skills of 30 people from the R&I unit and two electrical engineering specialists.”
According to Matthieu, everyone involved gained valuable experience from the event. “We were driven to create the best possible system, which is the whole point of the competition. It gave the trainees a sense of what can be achieved working with Capgemini in the interests of planet Earth.”
Alternative fuel sources
Matthieu sees the project as a contributor to the global push towards sustainability. “The latest report from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) made it clear that we have to take urgent action today. An essential aspect of this is to develop alternative sources of energy and hydrogen has enormous promise in terms of helping industrial economies to decarbonize their transport systems.”
Far from being a curiosity, therefore, SOGREEN and the technology behind it has a bright future. “The system could be used in ferries and small boats, and because of the flexibility, bikes and some road vehicles too. It’s a platform that will allow us to experiment with a host of new technologies and tools developed within the R&I unit.”
Matthieu believes we all have a role to play in reducing the impact of climate change. “It comes from the personal choices we make – for example, reducing our waste at home and recycling more. Also, by embracing teleworking, Capgemini is helping to reduce climate emissions from transport.”
With projects such as SOGREEN, Matthieu and his team have shown we can use technology to create a cleaner, greener world for everyone.


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Experience a magical Kayaking adventure around the stunning coast and waterways of Galway City!
Your tour will begin with an introduction to basic paddling skills and a safety briefing to equip you with the necessary know-how before setting out with our highly experienced Instructors.
There are lots of tours available and you can choose from:
The Galway City Tour, The Galway Bay Tour or The Lough Corrib Tour.
All the equipment is provided as part of your experience as well as friendly and fun loving Instructors.
An enchanting experience that’s sure to leave warm memories!
Months Available: Mar - Sep
Important Info: Minimum Age: 12
Approximate Duration: 3 Hours
Price: € 110
Total To Pay: € 110.00

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For the uninitiated, a vacuum pump is a product that’s designed to remove gas or air molecules from a confined space, to create a partial vacuum. The first vacuum pump dates back to 1650, and since then, a bunch of choices have arrived in the market. Today, if you check for LeDab.ca vacuum pumps, you will find three distinct categories. In this post, we take a look at the different types of vacuum pumps.
- Positive displacement pumps. The first is a positive displacement pump, which works by expanding a cavity and that helps in passing the gases from the concerned area. The cavity is then sealed off.
- Momentum transfer pumps. Also known as molecular pumps, these use jets of dense fruits at a high speed, or may rely on rotating blades at high speed, to get rid of the gas molecules from the confined area or chamber.
- Entrapment pumps. This kind of vacuum pump captures gas in solid or “adsorbed” form. This kind of pump uses extreme cold temperatures, which condenses the gases into either of the states.
There is also a category of “Regenerative pumps”, which makes the most of concept of turbo-pump or centrifugal pump.
Knowing vacuum pumps better
In case of vacuum pumps, what matters the most is the pumping speed, which can be referred as the volume flow rate of the product and is measured in volume/unit of time. Momentum transfer pumps are often preferred for selected gases because of the effectiveness. It should be also noted that the volume flow rate of any product also varies based on certain aspects, including the composition of gas in the confined area or chamber. Throughput is another term that matters, which refers to the pumping speed, which is multiplied by the inlet gas pressure and is measured in “pressure volume/unit time”.
Positive displacement pumps are known for having a constant pump speed, which is why these are more used in different industries, besides momentum transfer pumps. With positive displacement pumps, it should be noted that the mass flow and throughput rate may drop considerably as these work.
If you want to invest in vacuum pump, check with a known vendor, who can offer enough information on getting the right product. The applications of vacuum pump vary considerably, right from automobile, medicine and laboratories to medicine and more. Don’t forget to get an estimate in advance.


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Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.— John Hughes
Grateful Funny Film quotations
I don't mean to sound - I don't want it to come out funny, but I don't like show business. I love - I love acting in films. I love it.
Everyone has a photographic Memory, some just don't have film.
They don't tend to feature the kind of vaginas I like in adult films.
I tend to like a thick, heavy pussy - the kind of pussy that looks like it just smoked an exploding cartoon cigar.
The film of tomorrow will not be directed by civil servants of the camera, but by artists for whom shooting a film constitutes a wonderful and thrilling adventure.
James Caan told me at the end of filming 'Elf' that he had been waiting through the whole film for me to be funny - and I never was.
It's a required part of your film history to know who Woody is.
His movies are so wonderful, and not just funny but so insightful about human behavior.
I think that the episodes are like mini horror films really;
the characters make bad decisions early on and these things just snowball for them and get worse and worse. And that's what I find funny.
I've always just loved drawing and loved cartoons.
Growing up, I loved Disney films, I loved The Simpsons, and I was a big fan of the comic strip Calvin & Hobbes and the way that they would have weird fantasy and then down-to-earth funny character comedy.
I think that the film Clueless was very deep.
I think it was deep in the way that it was very light. I think lightness has to come from a very deep place if it's true lightness.
Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have.
Sure. I’d like to live regular. Go home to a good looking wife, a hot dinner, and a husky kid. But I guess I got film in my blood. I love this racket. It’s exciting. It’s dangerous. It’s funny. It’s tough. It’s heartbreaking.
In fact, [Gene Wilder] had made a hysteric seem considerably less funny in his film debut as a terrified undertaker in "Bonnie And Clyde." And neurotics soon became his stock-in-trade, whether he was playing the weird title character in "Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory..."
It doesn't really exist, this Frat Pack.
We run into each other on occasions and we all like each other's films, I guess, but there isn't some big funny restaurant or bar where we all hang out. At least, if there is, they haven't invited me.
I like things that are funny - in everyday conversation, in incidents that you see, in watching TV or watching film. Comedy has always had an impact on my life.
It's a funny thing with documentary films - you want them to feel as entertaining and as gripping as a fictional film. With a fictional film you want it to feel as realistic as a documentary film.
My dad hasn't said much about his college days.
Oh, a few times, he might start telling stories. And I've seen some highlight film of him from college. I remember thinking he looked really small. Which is funny, because growing up, I thought he was a pretty big guy.
There are two things you can't argue in film: comedy and eroticism.
If something doesn't make you laugh, no one can tell you why it's funny, and it's difficult to reason someone out of an erection.
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room.
If you look at the game and everything, it's not quite like looking at an animated film, because that's total character. This, this is really movement, but it's got funny little things if you look for the humor. They're actually getting to the character.
It perhaps has a chance, a commercial chance, this film.
It's funny, it's charming, the idea is original, it's unusual and it makes fun of the movie industry in a way that it needs to be poked fun at.
Every milieu has something ridiculous about it - film-making, the music world, painting - because people who take themselves seriously become funny pretty quickly.
In a funny way, acting, to me, is all make-believe, even if the film has unicorns in it or is a normal movie that can be set in real-life time. I'm still imagining that I'm a different character, so it's all, in a funny way, like fantasy.
Miley is always on, she’s always funny, she’s always writing songs, she’s always making music. The parallel of the film is like Miley says, going back to her home, going back to her roots. Getting back to Tennessee was art imitating life imitating art.
It's funny, my agent came up to us and said, "That line, when Nicholas says, 'I'm gonna bust this thing wide open,' what film's that from?" I said, "I think it's from every film." It's just like you get into that kind of mode of generic dialogue, it's fun to do.
Films are big hits when they touch a lot of people.
Things are not funny in a vacuum, they're funny because we respond to some personal dislocation, some embarrassment, some humiliation, some pain we've suffered, or some desire we have.
I filmed myself drunk, just to see what I'm like.
I watched so many funny videos of people drunk on YouTube.
In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama.
It's a bit like school camp, shooting a film.
Everyone's on heat. It's a strange energy. It's full of adrenalin. I funnel my excess energy in funny little ways. I do a lot of dancing in my trailer. I love music.
I used to like Barbra Streisand films.
It was Funny Girl that really turned me on, in a sense, to acting. I remember it specifically being a rainy Saturday afternoon. I couldnt play football, so I stayed in, and I watched Funny Girl.
I always find it funny when people say, "I don't really like classical music" or "it doesn't do anything for me." I tell them, "Well, you know, it does. You go to films and you're responding to it, and you've heard it..." It's controlling you! So don't think you're not being affected. It's a great medium for music.
People have said to me for a long time, "Man you're funny.
" I say, "Well, I'm quick," but being funny on purpose, take after take - that's why I said for me it was new territory, and so by improvising something might come out that might be good. And it's film, so they can cut it if it isn't.
I was on the yearbook staff, so I would take out film cameras and Nikons and take photos around school and at sporting events and things like that. We had a darkroom as well. I just loved it. I also saved up for a video camera to video my friends and cut and paste the videos together and I gave them to all of my friends for graduation.
I mean I've seen 3D films so far and I think it's a long way to go before they replace actors. It's a funny thing with 3D, I haven't quite got it yet. Yet.
I'm not political in the sense of activity.
My activity, I guess, are the films. I can't really say if I'm worried or a bit optimistic. I think in a funny way I'm a little bit optimistic because even though nothing has really changed, and even though the governments keep changing and there's always chaos in the Arab world because it's not easy to cope with politically, for me it's really interesting.

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Earlier this year I was approached by Knowle West Media Centre and asked whether I'd like to be involved with the 20/20 Visions Project celebrating the 20th Anniversary of KWMC. The project invites twenty photographers who have known KWMC through the years as well as emerging photographers in Bristol to create work responding to the ways in which we make, use and value photography.
The piece I produced features image and text, titled 'There's No Ctrl + Z for Displacement', taken from placards at the March against the Housing Bill in March of this year. I've been creating work around the housing crisis since 2012 and I used the commission from KWMC to think further about how to communicate the displacement of people from their homes.
The exhibition features work by:
Amak Mahmoodian – Daniel Meadows – Maria Kapajeva – Nathan Hughes – Danya Defraytus – Nicholas White – Ibolya Feher – Mark Perham – Carole Sartain – Mark Simmons – Gina Lundy – Justin Quinnell – Roz Hall – Tommy Sussex – Elizabeth Orcutt & Matt Pontin – Joe Magee – Kirsty MacKay – Pete Ashton – Andrew Jackson – Chris Hoare – Carolyn Hassan
Currently on show until early 2017.


I am running a 50 foot HDMI cable from the x4000 to my JVC 4810 and have not had a single problem. The picture is clean and I have never had a handshake issue. It is a high quality high gauge (not sure what gauge though) cable. I am told you need a thick cable for long runs. It is difficult to bend around some corners because of its thickness.
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Nigeria’s fintech startup, Kuda has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Valar Ventures with participation from Target Global and other investors.
The startup offers mobile-first banking services to help Nigerians to make payments. Kuda’s services are currently only live in Nigeria and this is the first African startup that Valar has financially backed.
Kuda’s CEO Babs Ogundeyi says the company plans to use the Series A to expand its credit offerings, add more integrations to its platform, build services excessively for businesses and expand to more markets.
“Nigeria is at a tipping point in the adoption of digital banking,” Andrew McCormack, a general partner and co-founder at Valar, told TechCrunch. “With the rapidly growing, youthful population who are open to new financial alternatives, Kuda is well-positioned to benefit and will transform the landscape of African banking.”
Unlike other fintech companies, Kuda has its own microfinance banking license issued by the central bank of Nigeria. This license allows the company to offer money management services, issue debit cards in partnership with Visa and Mastercard, manage payments and transfers and offer loans and credit.
While Kuda operates mostly digitally, Kuda has partnerships with Zenith Bank, Guaranteed Trust and Access Bank for its users who wish to make physical deposits and withdrawals.
In February, Ogundeyi said Kuda closed $2.2 billion in transactions. As the company eyes expansion, Kuda will most likely expand its services to Nigerians in the U.K. next.

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IJCRR - Vol 03 Issue 07, July, 2011
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EVALUATION OF ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF MOMORDICA CHARANTIA FRUIT EXTRACT
Author: Shripad M.Bairagi, Ritesh S. Mantri, Nitin Nema
Abstract:The present study is an attempt to explore the anthelmintic activity of Methanolic extract of fruits of Momordica charantia. Various doses of methanolic extract were evaluated for their anthelmintic activity on adult Indian earthworms,Pheretima posthuma. All extract able to show anthelmintic activity at 25, 50 and 100 mg/ml. The activities are comparable with standard drugs, piperazine citrate and albendazole. All doses of momordica charantia showed dose dependent anthelmintic activity in comparison to standard drug. The data were found statistically significant. It is concluded that methanolic extract of M.charantia is having anthelmintic activity.
Keywords: Momordica charantia, Cucurbitaceae, Anthelmintic, Piperazine citrate, Albendazole.
Momordica charantia (Fam: Cucurbitaceae) grows in tropical areas. The herbaceous, tendrilbearing vine grows to 5 m. It bears simple, alternate leaves 4–12 cm across, with 3–7 deeply separated lobes. Each plant bears separate yellow male and female flowers. Fruit has a distinct warty looking exterior and an oblong shape, it is hollow in cross section, with a relatively thin layer of flesh surrounding central seed cavity filled with large flat seed and pith. M.charantia contain novel and biologically active phytochemicals including triterpens, proteins and steroids. In numerous studies, at least three different group of constituent found in all parts of M.charantia have clinically demonstrated hypoglycemic properties.  The hypoglycemic chemical includes mixture of steroidal saponin known as charantins, insulin like peptide and alkaloid. M.charantia fruits and seeds has been shown to reduce total cholesterol and triglycerides in both the presence and absence of dietary cholesterol [3,4].Noval phytochemical in M.charantia demonstrated the ability to inhibit an enzyme named guanylate cyclase. This enzyme thought to be linked to pathogenesis and replication of not-only psoriasis but leukemia and cancer as well. [5- 7]The phytochemical momordin has clinically demonstrated cytotoxic activity against Hodgkin‘s lymphoma in vivo.[8
MATERIAL AND METHOD
The fruit of Momordica charantia were collected from M.P.K.V.Rahuri, Maharashtra, India. And was authenticated by botanical survey of India, Pune, Maharashtra.
Preparation of Extract:
The methanolic extract of air dried fruit powder (500 gm) was prepared by using soxhlet apparatus, concentrated and vaccum dried which give dark a brownish mass (62.20gm).
Healthy Indian earthworms (Pheretima posthuma) selected due to its anatomical and physiological resemblance with the intestinal round worm parasites of human being were used in the present study.[9-11].All the earthworms were of approximately equal size. They were procured from local supplier and maintained at MES College of Pharmacy, Sonai. The methanolic extract of Momordica charantia was tasted in various doses in each group. Normal saline water used as control. Piperazine citrate and albendazole were used as standard drug for comparative study with methanolic extract.The anthelmintic activity was assessed using earthworm by the Naragund  reported method. Earthworm divided into six groups. Each group containing five earthworms. First group (I) serve as normal control which receive saline water only. Second (II) group receive standard piperazine citrate 10 mg/ml, third group (III) receive standard albendazole 10 mg/ml.Group four (IV), group five (V) and group six (VI) receive dose of methanolic extract of 25 mg/ml, 50 mg/ml and 100 mg/ml respectively. Observations were made for the time taken to cause paralysis and death of individual worm for two hours. Paralysis was confirmed when the worm did not revive even in normal saline water. Death was concluded when worms lost their motility followed by fading away of their body colour.
The data expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n=5). For determining the statistical significance, standard error mean and analysis of variance (Anova) at 5% level significance was employed. P values < 0.05 were considered significant
The methanolic extract of M.charantia produced a significant anthelmintic activity in dose dependent manner as shown in Table-1. Normal saline water used as control. The activity shown by methanolic extract is of considerable importance. All data were found to be statistically significant at 5% level of significance (P<0.05) when subjected to one way ANOVA. The extent of activity shown by the extract was found to be dose dependent and same effect as that of piperazine citrate (10 mg/ml) and albendazole (10mg/ml) was seen as shown in Fig.1
The anthelmintic of the methanolic extract was comparable with that of standard drugs. Albendazole and piperazine citrate are used as anthelmintic drugs but they having some adverse effect such as bronchospasm, GIT disturbance and they are contraindicated in pregnant woman.So if we formulate the anthelmintic drug from M.charantia will show very less adverse effect because of herbal formulation. And the M.charantia easily available in local market so the formulation cost will be low. More work is required to identify the main active principle responsible for anthelmintic activity.The above result reveled that methanolic extract of M.charantia is having anthelmintic activity.
The fruit extract of M.charantia has activity against Pheretima posthuma. However the activity observed in this study, would appear to justify the ethonomedical use in the recipes for anthelmintic activity. Further studies would focus on isolation of the bioactives, biological and chemical characterization.
The authors are grateful to Dr.V.K.Deshmukh, Principal MES College of Pharmacy, Sonai, Ahmednager for providing the lab facilities for the research work.
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5. Takemoto,DJ,Partial purification and characterization of a guanylate cyclase inhibitor with cytotoxic properties from the bitter melon(momordica charantia),J.Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun ,94(1),1980,332-39.
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When I first saw this “cat phone” print at Girl Charlee, I knew I had to have it – it’s quirky and fun, just the way I like it! I didn’t have a project in mind when I bought it, so I picked up 2 yards and stashed it until the right pattern came along. That pattern? Jalie’s Rachel.
First off, let me say this pattern looks way more complicated than what it really is to sew. I thought that this project would take all day to make, but I was able to finish it in just a few hours – I honestly think it took longer to tape the pattern together and cut it out. The instructions and illustrations were good (I found the illustrations very helpful for creating the drape) and everything came together nicely. As for the fit, I LOVE it! I was a bit concerned how a thicker cotton fabric would work with this look, but it’s extremely flattering – and if you’re worried about a bit of tummy showing, the drape\gathers hit you in just right spot. I would definitely make this pattern again!
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On April 4, 2016, The Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) announced new guidance on the HUD’s interpretation of how the Fair Housing Act applies to would-be tenants with criminal convictions.
The Fair Housing Act (the “Act” or “FHA”) prohibits intentional housing discrimination and housing practices that give rise to unjustified discrimination based on race, national origin or other protected class. The HUD, in conjunction with the Supreme Court’s decision in Texas Dep’t of Hous. & Cmty. Affairs v. Project Inc., 135 S. Ct. 2507 (2015), has extended those protections to disparate impact claims in the context landlord prohibitions on renting to those with criminal records. Under a disparate impact analysis, the inquiry is not whether the specific policy is intentionally discriminatory but whether a facially neutral policy disproportionately impacts a protected class.
The regulations to the Fair Housing Act, and reinforced by the Supreme Court’s decision, state, “[a] practice has a discriminatory effect where it actually or predictably results in a disparate impact on a group of persons or creates, increases, reinforces, or perpetuates segregated housing patterns because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.” However, that is not to say landlords must rent to those who have criminal convictions. In order for a policy to be upheld, it must serve a substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest of the housing provider, and those interests could not be served by another practice that has a less discriminatory effect. The following steps, akin to “strict scrutiny” used in federal court review of claims typically involving protected classes of people, provide an analysis in determining whether a landlord’s use of criminal history results in a discriminatory effect under the Act.
The burden in the initial step rests with the aggrieved home seeker or the HUD to prove that the landlord’s criminal history policy has a discriminatory effect. What that means is that a complainant must show that the policy results in a disparate impact on a group of people because of their race or national origin. This can be proven by showing that the policy actually or predictably results in a disparate impact. If the plaintiff satisfies their burden under the first step of the analysis, the burden shifts to the defendant-landlord to show the policy was necessary to achieve a substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest.
In step two of the analysis the landlord must show that the substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest being protected is not merely hypothetical or speculative. The landlord must provide evidence that proves that the challenged policy actually achieves the substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest. Resident safety and protecting property have been found to be substantial and legitimate, but in order to satisfy the landlord’s burden in this step, those interests must be the actual reason for the policy.
The HUD, in its April 4, 2016 guidance, explained that blanket exclusions because of prior arrests cannot satisfy the burden that the policy furthers a substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest. The HUD’s reasoning was that “a housing provider who denies housing to persons on the basis of arrests not resulting in conviction cannot prove that the exclusion actually assists in protecting resident safety and/or property.”
Unlike prior arrests, prior convictions can serve as evidence that a person may engage in criminal conduct. However, the landlord must show that that the policy furthers a substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest. For example, a landlord with a blanket prohibition on anyone with a criminal conviction will not be able to satisfy the burden under this step of the analysis. Further, even narrowly tailored blanket policies will likely fail to satisfy the landlord’s burden of proof. For example, a policy that excludes all persons who committed a certain type of offense must still be shown to further an actual substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest. In order to satisfy their burden, a housing provider using a blanket prohibition for a certain type of crime must show that the policy distinguishes between the criminal conduct that presents a threat to resident safety and property and criminal conduct that does not. Moreover, a policy that fails to take into account the nature, severity, and recency of the applicant’s criminal conviction is unlikely to satisfy the standard.
The intention of these analyses under step two is to emphasize that blanket policies prohibiting those with criminal convictions will likely be illegal under the FHA and instead, a case-by-case determination must be used when relying on a person’s criminal convictions as a bar to housing.
In the third and final step of the analysis, if the landlord has shown that the policy actually serves a substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest, the burden shifts back to the plaintiff to show that a less discriminatory, alternative policy exists. The plaintiff can look to mitigating evidence not contained within the criminal record such as: facts or circumstances surrounding the criminal conduct; the age of the individual at the time of the conduct; evidence that the individual has maintained a good tenant history before and/or after the conviction or conduct; and evidence of rehabilitation efforts. When these or other factors are taken into consideration, it may lead to a more narrowly tailored, nondiscriminatory policy that serves the substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest of the landlord.
Now that it has been established that blanket prohibitions on home seekers with criminal convictions will almost certainly violate the FHA, as with most laws, there is an exception. A landlord may prohibit all prospective tenants with criminal convictions for the manufacturing or distributing of a controlled substance. Therefore, no claim may be brought by a complainant against a landlord for having a policy that bans anyone convicted of manufacturing or distributing a controlled substance, even if the prohibition results in a discriminatory effect. It is important to note that this exception only applies to those convicted of manufacturing or distributing controlled substances and not to those accused or arrested, but not convicted of manufacturing or distributing. Further, the exception does not allow for a blanket prohibition on those convicted for possession of a controlled substance. Therefore, a ban on any prospective tenant who has been convicted of possession of a controlled substance will likely violate the FHA. Whereas, a ban on any prospective tenant who has been convicted of manufacturing or distributing a controlled substance will not violate the FHA.
Lastly, nothing has changed in regard to intentional discrimination. If a landlord has a policy which bans all members of a protected class, that policy is facially discriminatory and is a per se violation of the FHA. However, the HUD and FHA are not just concerned about a discriminatory policy, evidence of intentional discrimination through actions may be used to show discrimination before a person applies for housing. For example, if a property manager told a Hispanic person that their criminal record will disqualify them, but failed to do so when speaking with a Caucasian person, that is evidence of discrimination.
If overt, direct evidence of discrimination does not exist, then the three-step analysis above must be engaged in order to show a violation of the FHA.
In conclusion, the Fair Housing Act prohibits both intentional discrimination and practices or policies that result in discrimination against a protected class. Because certain minority groups are disproportionately incarcerated, blanket prohibitions against renting to those who have criminal convictions will disparately impact those groups, which is a violation of the FHA. It is important to remember, nothing in the FHA prohibits a landlord from taking criminal convictions into consideration, but those considerations must not be overly broad or arbitrary and must actually serve to further a substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest.

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“Down With the Sickness”
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Houston [US], Sept 22 (ANI): Amid euphoric atmosphere, the much-anticipated 'Howdy, Modi!' mega-event commenced with a rendition of Gurbani - hymns of Sikh scriptures - on Sunday at Houston's NRG stadium.
Houston (USA), Sept 22 (ANI): India's unity in diversity is on full display at the NRG Stadium here ahead of the "Howdy Modi: Shared Dreams, Bright Futures" event, with the Indian diaspora sporting everything from traditional kurtas to modern t-shirts, skullcaps and turbans in the jam-packed
Houston (USA), Sept 22 (ANI): Reverberating with the chants of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and praises for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Houston's NRG stadium is all jam-packed with enthusiastic India-American's as the audience waits for the arrival of Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump
Houston (USA), Sept 22 (ANI): Enthusiastic people of the Indian diaspora have started arriving at the NRG stadium here, hours before the "Howdy Modi: Shared Dreams, Bright Futures" event at Houston kicks off on Sunday.
Washington DC [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): US President Donald Trump will address the Indian diaspora at the "Howdy Modi: Shared Dreams, Bright Futures" event at 9:30 pm (IST) in Houston on Sunday, according to the White House.
Houston [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): Mega event, 'Howdy Modi!' is a recognition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's global stature and of a vibrant Indian Diaspora present in the US, Vijay Chauthaiwale, chairman of BJP Foreign Affairs Department said on Saturday (local time).
Texas [US], Sept 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived Houston where he is scheduled to address 50,000 Indian diaspora at mega 'Howdy Modi' event.
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a packed schedule during his week-long visit to the US to attend the UNGA which includes multi-lateral engagements, interaction with the business community, bilateral meetings as also address to the Indian diaspora.
New Delhi [India], Sept 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a six-day visit to the US from September 21 to 27 to attend various events including the annual UN General Assembly session in New York and a diaspora event in Houston in Texas in which President Donald Trump is also


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Currently, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) data are calibrated as they are received at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). Raw and calibrated data are stored in the HST archive (DADS). Frequently, users recalibrate data at their home sites to take advantage of better calibration files or software. To recalibrate, users can obtain the raw data and the recommended reference files from the Starview system. The user must then update the raw data headers with the names of the recommended reference files. The appropriate STSDAS calibration software is then run.
An on-the-fly calibration (OTFC) system at STScI will allow users to obtain data from the DADS archive which is calibrated with the most up-to-date calibration parameters, files, and software. In most cases, this capability requires that data be automatically calibrated at STScI when the data is requested by a user. An OTFC system has been successfully developed for HST data by the CADC/ST-ECF (Crabtree et al. 1995). The requirements for an OTFC system at STScI are somewhat different from the CADC/ST-ECF. More details about the OTFC system can be found on the web at
There are two main motivations for the OTFC system: saving data storage and providing users with improved calibration. These motivations were discussed in the HARP report (Hanisch et al. 1996). HST data are stored in an optical disk jukebox as part of the DADS system. The jukebox system has an online capacity of about 3 TB. The system is essentially full now. We have investigated the possibility of using DVD storage technology, but found that this is not yet ready for our purposes. Furthermore, the Advanced Camera for Surveys is scheduled for installation in HST within the next two years. It will substantially increase the rate at which data are received at STScI and would worsen the storage problem. With OTFC, only the raw data would need to be stored. Since raw data compresses better than calibrated data, there are substantial savings (of about a factor of ten in some cases) by storing only raw data in the archive in compressed form.
The other advantage of OTFC is in providing improved calibration to users. Nearly all (more than 90% of) datasets can benefit from recalibration (although the level of improvement is not always significant). Cameras such as WFPC2 produce dark files that typically should be retroactively used to calibrate observations taken in the prior week. Unfortunately, this means that the original calibration carried out in the STScI pipeline is not the optimal. Furthermore, this less than optimal calibration is stored in the DADS archive. An OTFC system would help solve this problem by providing users with the calibration having the appropriate dark, as soon as it is available.
Currently, instruments that undergo evolution of calibration files or calibration software require users to carry out their own recalibrations at their home sites. It may well be easier for both the users and the STScI support groups to have STScI carry out the recalibration.
Apart from reference files and software, improvements to calibration also can come about through changes to calibration switches and other keywords. Another goal of OTFC is to make such keyword changes possible without rearchiving the data in the optical disk archive.
We expect that the OTFC system will calibrate a large number of datasets each day, many times more than are calibrated by the current calibration pipeline for new data. For WFPC2, about 300 datasets are currently requested from DADS each day. Consequently, the system needs to be highly automated, while at the same time be robust. The system should provide a reasonable level of performance. It should not impose a substantial delay beyond the current DADS retrieval times.
Some users have established their own calibration pipelines, while others will sometimes customize the calibrations. To support such users, tools should be provided to determine the latest information about calibration parameters.
Another requirement is that the OTFC system should be compatible with other STScI systems, such as Starview and DADS. In fact, these existing systems will play a role in the OTFC system.
To describe changes to calibration keywords relative to the values in the archived raw data, a set of database tables is used. These tables contain entries for each dataset, keyword, and header (in the case of multiple headers). Each entry contains the new and old values of the keyword, the operation (insert, update, or delete) that should be applied to the header, as well as textual comments that describe the nature of the change. In essence, these tables describe how to edit the header. By using a database, we are able to provide a history of changes to keywords that is readily accessible to support staff. Furthermore, these entries are used to change the values for these keywords in the DADS catalog.
The change system also includes software to determine the calibration switch rules (Bestswitch) and the best reference files for each dataset (Bestref). Changes to parameters in the database for each dataset need to be carefully coordinated. For example, keyword changes need to be applied ahead of the determination of reference files. Furthermore, these operations need to be carried out as an atomic transaction so that the system is not left in an inconsistent state if errors occur.
The keyword changes are applied to the data header by an enhanced version of the getref/upref software. These tools will be provided for remote users to carry out their own calibrations. Getref can be accessed through a web interface, Upref is part of STSDAS.
Some datasets should not be calibrated by the OTFC system. For example, the data may be corrupt or it may take too long to calibrate. The OTFC change system contains a database table that describes such situations. The OTFC will not calibrate such data, but will return the raw data to the user.
Currently, for WFPC2, there are 368 keyword changes in the database and 11 datasets have been identified in the database for noncalibration.
We have developed a prototype system for WFPC2. We will release that system to external users in the near future. We will then extend OTFC to handle STIS, NICMOS, and ACS.
We thank Dan Durand for informative discussions.
Crabtree, D. R., Durand, D., Gaudet, S., & Hill, N. 1995, in ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 101, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems V, ed. G. H. Jacoby & J. Barnes (San Francisco: ASP), 505
Hanisch, R.J., et al. 1996, HARP: The Hubble Archive Re-Engineering Project Summary Report, STScI report
Rose, J. 1996, in ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 125, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems VI, ed. G. Hunt & H. E. Payne (San Francisco: ASP), 38


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Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt is facing a storm of criticism from several quarters after using the term "ethnic Swedes" in response to a question about Sweden's high level of unemployment.
“It is not correct to describe Sweden as a country in a situation of mass-employment. If one looks at ethnic Swedes at the prime of their life, we have very low unemployment,” Reinfeldt said to a reporter from news agency TT on Monday.
Reinfeldt's choice of words soon kicked off a political firestorm with commentators on both sides of the political spectrum questioning his use of the term "ethnic Swedes" and speculating as to what he might have meant.


BRISBANE Lions coach Leigh Matthews strongly supports the NAB Cup concept, believing clubs can use it as they see fit.
The Lions lost to Essendon in Round 1, were beaten by the Kangaroos in a practice match the following week and confront Geelong tomorrow night at Carrara.
Matthews has used mainly first and second-year players in the past two matches, but will wheel out some of the big guns, such as Jonathan Brown and Simon Black, against the Cats.
Although Kangaroos coach Dean Laidley suggested the pre-season competition be cut in half to two weeks, Matthews said the NAB Cup and practice matches played over four weeks was not an issue.
Some clubs also had an intra-club game before the NAB Cup, although Brisbane's was abandoned due to rain.
"I don't think anyone is saying it should be much less than (four weeks)," Matthews said, unaware of Laidley's comments the week before.
"It doesn't mean you have to play all your blokes at the same time.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with the current set-up, I think it's good, to be honest, it all works pretty well.
"We play Geelong this week, they've got half a dozen of their very good players not playing,
"We had a whole lot of our very good players not playing last week, so you shouldn't take a lot of notice of the scoreboard at the start of the year. That aside, it gets everyone ready to play."
As well as Brown and Black, Matthews will play midfielders Luke Power, Michael Rischitelli and Joel Macdonald, while forward Daniel Bradshaw, who is returning from a knee reconstruction, is also a possibility.
"Everyone has to manage their squads," Matthews said. "Normally you have the intra-club, most blokes play that.
"Then over the next four (weeks) some players might play the whole four, others will play two, others will play three.
"The clubs have the opportunity to use it as they see fit."
The Cats, who will leave behind Gary Ablett, Cameron Mooney and Cameron Ling among others, are not the only team resting players.
Carlton will leave most of its senior and leadership group at home, sending first and second-year players to Alice Springs to play West Coast.


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Spring is farm improvement time.
Concrete pad and pallet wall. Keeping fertility on the farm. Or, as we joked when we were putting it together, this wall is to keep manure in – not to keep people out.
Our annual Farm Tour & Tea is cancelled for 2019 due to an extremely wet planting season (we expect that some things might not be planted by the last week in June). We hope to host a potluck party on the farm later in the season instead. As soon as we have set a date, we’ll let you know here and via social media.

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Australian Research Council (ARC)
The Australian Research Council (ARC) funds research across all disciplines except health and medical research. ARC has a range of schemes with specific guidelines and closing dates throughout the year.
Applications to ARC are submitted via RMS online following certification by the administering university. The Research Office at Notre Dame has ARC expertise to help you with RMS login and your funding application.
You can subscribe to the ARC newsletter ‘ARChway’ with the latest information for researchers on ARCactivities and funding opportunities.
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The National Health & Medical Council (NHMRC) funds health and medical research. NHMRC has a range of schemes with specific guidelines and closing dates throughout the year. GrantConnect is another way of informing yourself on current and future NHMRC, ARC and other Australian Government grant funding opportunities. It is the Australian Government’s whole-of-government grants information system to find and access Commonwealth grant opportunities and grant opportunity guidelines.
New NHMRC Grant scheme
NHMRC commences a new grant program in 2020. Funding applications prepared for submission in 2019 will need to align with the restructured scheme. Detailed information on various aspects of the new grant program, including an overview of new grant types, eligibility and peer review, is available here.
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Greek Parliament passes tax cuts & property tax bill
The Greek Parliament Plenary passed the bill on tax cuts and more favourable terms for the 120 installment settlement with a large majority, as ruling ND, SYRIZA, KINAL, and Greek Solution voted in favour of the proposed provisions.
It the first law passed by the new government which provides that the 2019 special property tax (ENFIA) account will be incrementally decreased ranging from 10% to 30%.
Specifically as provided in the bill, the value of real estate is reduced compared to 2018 by:
– 30% for properties up to €60,000. There are 3,488 million property owners in this category.
– 27% for real estate up to €70,000.
– 25% for real estate up to €80,000
– 20% for real estate up to €1,000,000
10% for real estate worth more than €1,000,000. There are 15,000 property owners in this category.
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How to circumnavigate Canberra on Gravel (at least 77%!)
Finished at the arboretum? Try this north Canberra gravel trail.
This route connects two single-track hubs through the infrequently used gravel trails of the Molonglo Valley
Got half a day? Why not spend it on a local loop away from it all, but right on Canberra’s doorstep.
Canberra’s Nature Parks have great gravel tracks. This route delivers off-road cycling without leaving the city.
Cycling to explore Murrumbateman wineries? Avoid the Barton highway altogether on gravel.
Riding around LBG is ok, but can get busy. Riding the Molonglo valley on this gravel trail leaves the crowds behind.
Riding Brindabella Road until the tarmac runs out is a popular roadie route. Those who turn around miss out on the best bits.

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A VICTIM of the alleged paedophile ring in Telford has said she fell pregnant at 13 - and the father could be one of 20 men.
She is one of 12 new victims who have come forward to claim they were abused by the grooming gang since the scandal was exposed.
The victim claimed the father of her baby could be one of 20 men.
She told The Mirror: “I was first picked up on the streets by an older Pakistani man when I was 12.
“I had a hard home life, and he was charming at first, but soon he raped me.
“I tried to fight him off but not long afterwards he passed me to his friends. By 13, I was pregnant and the father could have been any one of 20 men."
Shockingly, she claimed the abuse didn't stop when she gave birth - but in fact got worse when two of the men took her up The Wrekin hill and "violently" raped her.
The victim alleged neither teachers or social workers asked questions so she thought what was happening was "normal."
She said she believed that "being abused by gangs of men just seemed part of teenage life in Telford."
West Mercia Assistant Chief Constable Martin Evans told the paper a number of victims had come forward following the shock revelations about the Shropshire town.
Previously, police were slammed for "victim blaming" children who were abused by grooming gangs in Telford, after officers investigating one of Britain's worst child abuse scandals were reportedly sent an internal message saying: "In most cases the sex is consensual".
At least 1,000 children - some as young as 11 - are feared to have been drugged and abused by perverts in Telford, Shrops, since the 1980s.
But their nightmare ordeal went on for decades as authorities repeatedly failed to stamp out a network of paedophiles in the town.
The memo was reportedly sent by West Mercia Police to detective probing the claims in 2013 - a year after the investigation into grooming gangs ended.
Child abuse lawyer Dino Nocivelli has now slammed West Mercia Police for how they handled the case.
He told the Mirror: "The authorities just don't seem to get it. Children cannot agree to sex.
"Many of these children will have been groomed and manipulated by their abusers and would have been threatened to keep silent.
"How can you say an 11-year-old is capable of consenting to sex with a 40-year-old? This is rape."
When questioned by the newspaper, West Mercia Police Assistant Chief Constable Martin Evans said: "Any incident that is reported to us as child sexual exploitation is investigated as such and is taken very seriously, regardless of any consent which may or may not have been given by the victim.”
The number of victims estimated by child abuse experts means there could have been more per head of population than in the scandals that rocked Rochdale and Rotherham in recent years.
Social workers were said to have known about the offending as far back as in the 1990s, but it took police a decade to launch a probe.
One of the victims was just 15-years-old when she was targeted by abusers in 2004, becoming pregnant several times in four years.
She had three abortions and one miscarriage.
Vulnerable Lucy Lowe was 16 when abuser Azhar Ali Mehmood, 26, set fire to her house, killing her, her mum Eileen and sister Sarah, 17, in 2000.
The taxi driver first targeted her in 1997. She was 14 when she gave birth to his daughter.
He was jailed for killing the teen, along with her mum Eileen and her sister Sarah, 17 – but was never arrested or charged over sex abuse.
Another victim, who was drugged and gang-raped, said Lucy's killing was a warning to others who might speak out.
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In 2002 another schoolgirl – Becky Watson, 13 – was killed in an unexplained car accident in the Shropshire town.
Despite the crash being recorded at the time as a “prank” gone wrong, it later emerged she had reportedly been abused by an Asian grooming gang since she was 11.
Becky’s friend Vicky Round was abused by the same gang, who got her hooked on crack cocaine at 12 and heroin by 14.


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The United Nations on Monday urged Kenya to diversify its food production to boost food security.
Tobias Takavarasha, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s interim representative in Kenya, told journalists in Nairobi that over-reliance on a single staple crop such as maize makes a country vulnerable to food shortages.
“Ultimately food security is not just about one crop but a whole balance that includes grain and oil seeds,” Takavarasha said.
He said one of the key challenges in diversifying the food basket is finding new markets for new crops.
The UN body supports Kenya’s effort to ensure its farmers can find buyers for their produce so that they get a return on their investments, Takavarasha said.
“We also have education sensitization campaigns to enable farmers to avoid just eating one type of food so that they diversify their diets and nutrition,” he said.
Takavarasha said successful diversification of crop production requires farmers to understand their soils.
He said achieving self-sufficiency by a country in food production is one way to increase food security.
“Depending on food imports is risky because the cost of food may be beyond the reach of average consumers or quantities available may not be enough,” Takavarasha said. “Imports should only complement domestic food production.”


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It was one of those malicious, wicked genies
who are mortal enemies of men.
In a world where humans and genies
uneasily coexist, fourteen-year-old Ziad is chosen to be part of a mission uniting both races to defeat the evil King Baghoul.
"In the last three months alone we have arrested 24 of these so-called 'kings of genies
', some of whom have even become rich in just a year," he told AFP.
Poof, went the genies
, and the nasty ogres went away or got their just desserts.
* The Academy of Canadian Cinema is incorporated and takes over the Canadian Film Awards, which are now called the Genies
. No awards are presented this year.
Compounding this seemly unsolvable problem is the annual turkey shoot called the Genies
. This is not criticism of the Academy of Canadian Film and Television, which organizes the event and does its level best under difficult circumstances, made even more so this year by its own jury members.
Initially, the Genies
were voted on by Academy members, much like the US system for the Oscars, but this only led to further embarrassment when, in the first year, such "Americanized" features as The Changeling, Meatballs and Murder By Degree walked away with all the major awards.
Another round of Genies
have come and gone and the beat goes on.
It should do well at this year's Genies
. Don McKellar's Last Night, like The Red Violin a holdover from 1998, continued well into 1999, and like the Wheeler film, its box-office performance was a pleasant surprise.
The old Canadian Film Awards were retooled by the newly formed Academy and renamed the Genies
(a name chosen mostly because of its bilingual nature).


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Celebrating their 20th year as one of the UK’s most popular tribute acts The Complete Stone Roses are coming back to Kirkcaldy – one of their favourite places to play.
Guitarist Andy Connor has been in the band for the last 13 years of its two decades and says for him it’s a labour of love.
“I got right into the Stone Roses when they first came out in 1989.
“I got a tape off a mate at school took it home and fired it on. It was the Stone Roses first album and when I heard it, that was it!
“I got into it straight away. I can remember playing ‘Waterfall’, rewinding it, and playing it again and again.
“I’d already started playing the guitar a bit at that point but because it’s such good guitar-based music, as soon as I heard the Stone Roses I gravitated towards them and started learning the songs and got right into it.”
Andy said that it was natural for him to join a tribute to the band that had most inspired him.
“I was playing in bands in Glasgow, nothing major, then I’d actually put an advert in the NME trying to start a band.
“I’d put the Stone Roses as an influence and the Completes were looking for a guitar player at the time so they got in touch, I auditioned and that was that - I’ve been hanging about ever since!
“It’s a brilliant job to have. We get to travel about and play the Roses’ music which we all love.
“We try and shake it up a bit. It’s always interesting to get a new song in the set. Of course, people want to hear ‘I Wanna Be Adored’, ‘Made Of Stone’ and ‘I Am The Resurrection’. “We’ve got to keep the big numbers in there, but there’s three or four that we can take out, swap with others, then put back in.
“When the Roses brought out new songs recently we had them in for a while. It was excellent to have brand new tunes to put in.”
The band are set to play the Windsor Hotel on January 27, with local band The Sunset Strip as support, and Andy says it’s a date he’s relishing.
“I always love coming to Kirkcaldy, the crowds are always really up for it. This is the second time we’ve played the Windsor. It’s got a great high stage which is always good for a gig.
“We played there a few years ago and it was a brilliant night, so I’m looking forward to another one.”
Tickets are £12.50 available from www.ticketweb.co.uk or from The Windsor.


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I sent my 360 to M$ about a week ago. Today this morning I check my status and it said "Device received at the service center" roughly about 4-5 hours the status changed to "Device shipped to customer" I found this strange but how soon should I get it? and would I be getting a refurb 360?
So far my status:
* Device: Xbox360 Hardware
* Serial Number: (My Serial Number)
* Warranty Status: In Warranty
* Repair Status: Device Shipped to Customer
* Carrier Name: POST LOGISTICS - AUSTRALIA
* Carrier Tracking Number: (My Tracking Number)
Stages - 4th stage "Device shipped to customer".
# Device: Xbox360 Hardware
# Serial Number: (My Serial Number)
# Warranty Status: In Warranty
# Warranty Type: Repair
# Warranty Start:
# Warranty Expiration: 11/17/2008 6:59:59 PM
If they were going to send me a refurb, where they meant to update my details e.g new serial number and extended warranty?
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