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Kenya is the fourth largest coffee producer in Africa. However, over the years the country has been grappling with declining production despite producing the best coffee in the world. Countries such as Ethiopia, Cote, dIvoire and Uganda are far ahead in terms of production.
Kenya is producing less than one million bags of clean coffee far below 7.6 million and 5.1 million bags in Ethiopia and Uganda. Cte dIvoire plans to increase production to more than four million bags from current about 1.5 million bags.
Uganda has seven-year coffee roadmap where President Yoweri Museveni wants all value chain players to increase production to more than 20 million bags from current 5.1 million.
Two weeks ago during the 16th African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition (AFCA) in Uganda, debate on how to boost production featured in nearly every session.
Inter-African coffee organisation (IACO) Secretary General Fred Kawuma said many African countries are implementing ambitious plans aimed at promoting production and quality in addition to providing lucrative opportunities to smallholder farmers.Kawuma said production in the continent is low despite its varieties being some of the best in the world.
Countries are currently grappling with surging population, high-level of poverty, diminishing land under coffee owing to emergence of real estates and other economic activities thus leading to dwindling productivity production, he said.
Kenya coffee sub-sector implementation committee (CSIC) appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2016 explained that Kenya has since 2014/15 registered a 3.2 per cent growth in production though this is still low compared to the regional peers.
Uganda coffee, during the period in review, grew by 36 per cent, 17.6 per cent in Rwanda, 16.3 per cent in Ethiopia and 12.3 per cent in Africa. Chairman of the committee Joseph Kieyah said the national government has lined up an ambitious strategy to revive the sub-sector with emphasis on boosting production per tree from current two kilogrammes to more than 12 kgs in the medium term.
Kenya, he assured will soon reclaim her space in the international market as friendly strategies are fast-tracked by all value chain players. Key action on the coffee reform agenda is providing subsidised fertiliser and improved planting materials.
Between March and April and September and November seasons, farmers need over two million bags of subsidised fertiliser worth over Sh2.1 billion, said recently during an interview during the AFCA conference in Uganda.
Equally he added, county governments will be required to have a coffee budget to support inputs procurement and seedling production. Further, counties will co-operate with Coffee Research Institute (CRI) in establishing nurseries of disease resistant varieties.
The institutes soil chemist and plant nutritionist J.N. Mburu says strategies being implemented with county governments seek to increase productivity per coffee bush to more than 12 kilogrammes in medium term.
We are determined to push the yields up by actualising various activities such as soil testing, providing new planting materials and counselling farmers on measures to take to mitigate the impact of climate change to coffee, he said recently at Ruiru CRI head offices.
Critical nutrient deficiencies exist in all coffee growing due continuous mining of nutrients without balance areas, he added, noting that this has resulted to a decline in coffee productivity level to less than 2kg of cherry per tree. This, Mburu said, is below economic threshold to sustain coffee farming.
Equally, soil fertility status has not been established in most counties. Kieyah said the agenda will also focus on wooing more women and youth into coffee farming, explaining that this will help in replacing the aging community. He said the current average age of small-scale farmer stand at 58 years compared to 47 years in Uganda.
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A little over 13 minutes into the first period, the Lakers captured the lead. Olivia Ellis swooped in to collect a loose puck, sending it to Julieann White who slapped it into the Utica net. The goal was the sophomore’s first of the season. Ellis, who ranks second on the Lakers in assists this season, picked up an assist on the play, as did Kate Randazzo, the team leader.
Less than two minutes later, the Lakers were able to capitalize on a power-play situation. Laura Thacker sent the puck into traffic in front of the Pioneer goal, and Andrea Noss was able to stuff it through the commotion into the net to give Oswego a 2-0 advantage. Thacker notched an assist while Randazzo earned her second of the game.
After Utica scored in the second period, the Lakers took back their two-goal advantage. Natalie Giglio won the face-off and charged towards the Utica goal, sending the puck into the right side of the net for her first goal of the year.
When Utica scored in the third period, the Lakers answered again. First, Jean-marie Padden sent a hard shot into the left side of the net to put Oswego up, 4-2. Eryn Stewart and Andrea Noss each collected an assist on the goal. Then, with less than two minutes to go, Julieann White netted her second goal of the night, an empty-net power-play goal, to give the Lakers a 5-2 advantage.
Oswego returns to the ice for NEWHL action at 7 p.m. on Friday when it hosts the Potsdam Bears for game one of a two-game series.


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Neil Boobyer (born 11 June 1972) is a former Wales international rugby union player. A centre, he played his club rugby for Llanelli and was part of the Wales squad for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
He made his debut for Wales 22 May 1993 versus Zimbabwe.

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Bilionera singer Otilia to perform live in Dhaka
Romanian singer Otilia Brumă is all set to perform live in Dhaka as part of the launching of Nokia G21, the latest phone from the company.
The event will take place on July 23, at ICCB. Otilia is famous for her song "Bilionera" which became a global sensation upon its release in 2014. The music video for the song has over 550 million views on YouTube.
During a video message, Otilia said, "I am so happy to announce that I will come to Dhaka, Bangladesh for the first time in an event organised by Rendezvous. So, see you on 23rd July."
After her hit song "Bilionera", Otilia released another track "Prisionera" which also became popular among her fans.

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The 3rd Annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival took place on November 14, 2015 at the Los Angeles Coliseum Exposition Park. The sold-out festival featured Snoop Dogg + Tha Dogg Pound Gang, OFWGKTA (Odd Future), Tyler The Creator, A$AP ROCKY, Vince Staples, The Internet, Jhene Aiko, Atmosphere, and many other performances taking place on 3 different stages. The park was filled with traditional carnival games, rides, and a skating competition. All Photos By Mathew Tucciarone.
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From the cover of The Witches by Stacy Schiff.
For a brief second, some fifty pages in to The Witches, Stacy Schiff’s history of the Salem witch trials, I almost started to wonder whether any of the accused were guilty. Like, of witchcraft. I spent the rest of the book waiting for Stoughton, Hathorne, Cotton Mather, and the other investigators to come to their senses and call the whole thing off. Of course I know better, but her retelling of the trials is so vivid, and resonates so deeply with current events, that the nightmare seems to unfold in real time, its causes obscure, its conclusion impossible to foresee, like a terrifying story you’ve never heard before. —Lorin Stein
“One cannot reason anymore with the President. One life for the life of thousands. Lies lies lies airplanes. Warlords profit false idols prophet.” Reading Kate Zambreno’s first novel, O Fallen Angel, is like getting a dose of electroshock therapy—a galvanizing current of electricity straight into the brain. Written in 2007, in the aftermath of September 11 and in the midst of the second Bush’s presidency, O Fallen Angel was published by Lidia Yuknavitch’s small press Chiasmus the following year; it was fittingly reissued last month, a few days before Trump’s inauguration. The novel is related through three characters’ streams of consciousness: the Valium-popping housewife Mommy, one of literature’s great monsters; her daughter, Maggie, a drug addict who pursues a physical and psychological drive toward death; and Malachi, a street prophet, who seems to foresee, among other events, burning towers. O Fallen Angel is blackly funny and brutal, a radical and clear-sighted antidote for banality and complacency. —Nicole Rudick Read More


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It's down to the final weekend: Monday is the April 15 tax-filing deadline. Need some last-minute help? Here's where to find it:
The IRS announced Friday that its taxpayer phone lines will be open Saturday and for extended hours on Monday to help consumers with tax-related questions. The consumer help line - (800) 829-1040 - will be taking calls on:
Saturday, April 13: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., local time
Monday, April 15: 7 a.m. to midnight, local time
(For business-related tax help on Monday, call (800) 829-4933 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., local time.)
Both the IRS and the state Franchise Tax Board have 24/7 information on their websites, including tax calculators, frequently-asked questions, tax extensions/credits. You can download tax forms, e-file your return, pay your tax bill, request a six-month extension to file.
The Sacramento office at 4330 Watt Ave. in Sacramento is open with extended hours from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can pick up tax forms, make payments and get help with questions from volunteer tax assistance . Other Taxpayer Assistance Centers are in IRS offices statewide.
To find free tax-filing help from a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) or Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) center, you can search online by zipcode. Or call (800) 906-9887. VITA and TCE help is free to those with incomes below $51,000.
Franchise Tax Board
For help by phone, call (800) 852-5711 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Be warned: Wait times can be up to two hours. For faster answers to general tax questions, use the FTB's online "Live Chat" feature.
For walk-in help, the FTB's Sacramento field office at 3321 Power Inn Road is open Monday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can pick up forms, e-file a return, drop off a paper return or make a tax payment.
NEED MORE TIME?
You can request a six-month extension - until Oct. 15 - to file your IRS tax return. But note: it's not an extension to pay what you owe. If you don't pay at least a portion of your tax bill by April 15, you will incur interest and possible penalties, up to 25 percent.
If e-filing an IRS extension request, use Free File. It must be filed by midnight on April 15.
If filing a paper request, use IRS Form 4868. The form, available at IRS offices or on the IRS website, must be postmarked by April 15.
For California taxes, a six-month extension until Oct. 15 is automatic if you don't file a return. But just like the IRS, if you don't pay what you owe by April 15, you'll face interest and penalties.

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The rise of Bitcoin captured public attention, but the real revolution came from the technology that made it possible: blockchain. This decentralized digital ledger has the potential to transform a wide range of industries beyond the world of finance. In this article, we’ll explore the key features of blockchain technology, how it has evolved over time, the industries that are being transformed by it, and the ways in which it is already impacting business operations.
Before diving into the applications and implications of blockchain, it’s important to first understand what it is and how it works.
Blockchain is a revolutionary technology that has the potential to transform the way we conduct transactions and exchange information. At its core, it is a distributed ledger technology that allows for secure, transparent, and tamper-evident record keeping. Its decentralized nature means that each participant in the network has a copy of the ledger, and any changes to it are validated and approved by a consensus mechanism. This creates a ledger that is resistant to fraud and hacking, as it would require a majority of participants to collude in order to manipulate the data.
The concept of blockchain was first introduced in 2008 by a person or group of people using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The first application of blockchain was in the form of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, which used blockchain technology to create a decentralized and secure system of digital currency exchange.
Blockchain is a digital ledger that records transactions in a secure and transparent manner. It is a decentralized system that allows for peer-to-peer transactions without the need for intermediaries such as banks or financial institutions. The ledger is maintained by a network of computers, each of which has a copy of the ledger. This ensures that the ledger is always up-to-date and that any changes to it are validated by the network.
Each block in the blockchain contains a set of transactions, as well as a unique digital signature, or hash, that makes it easy to identify and verify. The blocks are linked together in a chain, creating a chronological record that cannot be altered without affecting the rest of the chain.
There are several key components that make up a blockchain:
When a transaction is added to the blockchain, it is broadcast to the network and validated by other participants. Once the transaction is verified, it is added to a block, which is then added to the chain. This creates a permanent and unalterable record of the transaction.
The consensus mechanism ensures that all participants in the network agree on the validity of the transactions and the state of the ledger. This is done through a process of validation and verification, which involves complex algorithms and cryptographic techniques.
One of the key benefits of blockchain is its transparency. Because each participant in the network has a copy of the ledger, they can all see the same information in real time. This increases transparency and reduces the risk of fraud or errors. Additionally, the decentralized nature of blockchain means that there is no central authority or intermediary controlling the network, which reduces the risk of corruption or manipulation.
While blockchain technology began with Bitcoin, it has since evolved and expanded into a number of different applications and use cases.
While Bitcoin was the first application of blockchain technology, it soon became apparent that the underlying technology had far-reaching potential beyond cryptocurrency. Developers began exploring ways to use blockchain in other industries, and new blockchain platforms and protocols were created to better suit these different use cases.
One of the most significant developments in the evolution of blockchain technology was the creation of Ethereum in 2014. Ethereum introduced the concept of smart contracts, which allowed for more complex and varied applications of blockchain technology. Smart contracts are self-executing contracts with the terms of the agreement between buyer and seller being directly written into lines of code. This innovation opened up a wider range of use cases for blockchain, beyond just digital currencies.
Over the years, there have been several major milestones in the development of blockchain technology:
As more use cases for blockchain have emerged, adoption of the technology has increased across several different industries. In many cases, blockchain is seen as a way to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve transparency and trust.
One example of blockchain adoption is in the supply chain industry. By using blockchain technology, companies can track products from their origin to their final destination, ensuring that they are authentic and have not been tampered with along the way. This can help to reduce fraud and increase consumer trust.
Another industry that has seen a lot of blockchain adoption is finance. Blockchain technology can be used to create more efficient and secure payment systems, as well as to facilitate international money transfers with lower fees and faster processing times.
Overall, the evolution of blockchain technology has been marked by innovation and growth. As more use cases for blockchain emerge, it is likely that adoption of the technology will continue to increase across a wide range of industries.
While blockchain is still in the early stages of adoption across many industries, several have already seen transformative effects from the technology.
The financial industry was one of the earliest adopters of blockchain technology, with many banks and financial institutions exploring its potential for everything from cross-border payments to fraud prevention. Blockchain is seen as a way to reduce manual processes, increase speed and security, and create a more efficient and transparent financial system.
By using blockchain technology to track goods and verify authenticity, supply chain management can become more efficient, secure, and transparent. This can help to reduce fraud, errors, and waste, while increasing trust and accuracy.
In the healthcare industry, blockchain is being used to securely store and share medical records, improving patient privacy and data security. It’s also being used to track pharmaceutical supply chains, reducing the risk of counterfeit drugs entering the market and ensuring that patients receive authentic medication.
With blockchain, real estate transactions can become more efficient and secure, reducing the risk of fraud and errors. Smart contracts can be used to automate many of the processes involved in buying and selling property, reducing the need for intermediaries and speeding up the process.
By using blockchain to track energy usage and production, utilities can gain greater visibility into their operations and make more informed decisions about energy generation and distribution. This can help to reduce waste and costs, while also improving sustainability.
As more industries adopt blockchain technology, its impact on business operations is becoming increasingly clear.
By creating a secure and transparent ledger, blockchain can help to increase trust between participants in a network. This can be especially valuable in industries where trust is essential, such as finance, where blockchain can help to reduce fraud and increase transparency around transactions.
The decentralized and tamper-evident nature of blockchain means that it is inherently more secure than many traditional record keeping methods. This can help to reduce the risk of data breaches and other security threats.
By automating many of the processes involved in record keeping and transactions, blockchain can help to reduce manual labor and speed up operations. This can lead to cost savings and greater efficiency, while also improving the customer experience.
By removing intermediaries and reducing the need for manual processes, blockchain can help to reduce costs for businesses across a number of different industries. This can include everything from reduced transaction fees to lower labor costs.
Blockchain technology has come a long way since the emergence of Bitcoin. Today, it is seen as a transformative technology with the potential to revolutionize a wide range of industries. From finance and healthcare to real estate and energy, blockchain is already making its mark on the business world, and its impact is only set to grow in the years to come.


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Cantaloupe is just one of the nutrient-rich, heart-healthy foods worth celebrating.
Experts believe your food affects your sex drive. Looking for the right edibles and actions to enhance connection and sexual vitality? Maybe you should look to a husband-and-wife team who combine cooking with counseling.
Fish oil supplements could help reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.
Meet the Willy Wonka of France. He's a chocolatier with a love for speed and environmental causes.
We all know our diet has a direct effect on how we look and feel. Now, surprising new research shows that mice develop a certain sexy “swagger” after eating probiotics. Does this apply to humans as well?
In Chinese culture, a colorful diet is often the best medicine. Now, scientists are doing their part to reveal the healing power of fruits and vegetables, by color.
It turns out, feeding your body the right nutrients rather than stuffing it with "empty" calories will not only help you lose unwanted pounds, it's a key ingredient for living a long and healthy life.

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how many warships did the british navy own?
why did sailors desert the british navy and end up on american vessels?
british officers regarded it their right to search american ships and take off british subjects
what two areas were most upset by the embargo act?
new england and new york
who became president in 1809?
what did the indians want created south and west of lake erie?
why did americans dislike the british support of the indians?
threat to their expansion
who was the indian chief that pressed for unification of the tribes?
who was the leader of the war hawks?
by 1812, how many american vessels had the british captured?
list the three causes of the war of 1812
interrferring with trade
which side won the battle of tippecanoe?
who was the american commander at tippecanoe?
what was commodore oliver h. perrys famous quote at the battle of lake erie?
we have met the enemy and they are ours
who was the british general that attacked washington dc
what did the british do to the capital building the white house and various other federal buildings?
when did the british finally defeat napolean?
what fort was the key to baltimores defense?
how long did the british bomb the fort?
what is the other name of the war of 1812?
second war of independence
what inspired francis scott key to write the national anthem?
how many stars are on the flag above ft mchenry?
when was the treaty of ghent signed?
december 24 1814
what did the treaty say about conquered territory?
returned and recommissions were planned
when was the treaty the battle of new orleans
janurary 8 1815
why did the battle of new orleans occur after the peace treaty was signed
took time to get the treaty across
who became the hero of the battle of new orleans
what were the main issues which led to james madisons declaration of war in 1812
impressment, never left after we bought land and interupting american trade
why did the new england federalists oppose the war? how did this opposition play into later events in the war?
harm our economy even more and not good size of military
in what ways was the us military unprepared for war as they took on the british in canada
the burning of the washington was a important event in the war of 1812. how did dolley madison and stephen pleasanton help save the nations history
dolly saved georges photo and stephen moved all documents
though the war of 1812 was fought by man women contributed to the war effort in several ways discussed in the documentary. what are some of the contributions women made to the war
made the flag
why was the death of robert ross such a critical lods for the british
because he was a hero
what did the flag at fort mchenry symbolize to francis scott key
hope for him and his people
the treaty of ghent was brokened in 1814 yet the war went what miscommunication led to the extension of the war to new orleans
it took 4 to 6 weeks to crossthe atlantic ocean
what were some of the american heroes of the war of 1812
andrew jackson and james madison

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Sumaya Al Nahed & Philip Hammond
Respondents: Robert Entman & Curd B. Knupfer
This special issue of Media, War and Conflict focusing on framing analysis aims to assess the strengths and weaknesses of framing as a method for analysing contemporary war coverage, and to clarify how and why the method has been refined and modified over the years.
In the years since Robert Entman’s seminal 1993 essay sought to ‘constitute framing as a research paradigm’ for the field of communication, framing analysis has been widely taken up as a key method for investigating news coverage of war and conflict. Yet the development and increasing use of framing analysis has been neither straightforward nor unquestioned. For example, despite its extensive use there are still no settled and standardised rules for operationalising the method, so that in practice individual framing analyses sometimes differ sharply in their procedures, emphases and assumptions. Some critics have argued that most framing research places too much emphasis on the agency of individual actors, at the expense of considering more structural and organisational factors; others have wondered whether claims about the framing of events are worth making at all, if they depend on researchers stripping away the complex media ecology in which texts actually circulate. One might also legitimately ask, particularly in relation to the specific field of war and conflict, how far contemporary framing analysis still helps us, as Entman advocated, to understand the ways that news discourse bears the ‘imprint of power’.
We seek to bring together articles which exemplify and/or assess the range of ways in which framing analysis has been deployed, including more challenging or novel applications such as visual framing, online news or social media. Possible topics might include, but are not limited to:
- Big Data and framing analysis
- frames vs. scripts
- framing analysis and social media
- framing and audience research
- institutionalised frames and professional routines
- linguistic and cultural differences in news framing
- political power and framing research
- quantitative and qualitative dimensions of framing analysis
- subjectivity in framing research
- textual framing and contextual meaning
Robert Entman (George Washington University) and Curd B. Knupfer (Free University of Berlin) will act as ‘respondents’ for the special issue, writing a concluding essay in response to the contributions that are accepted for publication.
Media, War & Conflict operates a strictly blinded peer review process in which reviewers’ names are withheld from authors, and authors’ names from reviewers. Reviewers may, at their own discretion, opt to reveal their name to the author in their review but the journal’s standard policy practice is for both identities to remain concealed. Longer articles should be approximately 7,000 words and shorter articles 5,000 words. Submissions will be refereed by anonymous reviewers. All articles should be accompanied by an abstract of 150 words and up to 6 keywords. The journal uses the Harvard system of referencing with the author’s name and date in the text, and a full reference list in alphabetical order at the end of the article.


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Having recently established how much I love card games (check out my Nowhere Prophet preview here) it should be of no surprise to see me review another one. It’s an odd thing to be reminded of classic Windows bundled games … Continue reading Shadowhand – Steam/PC
I have a soft spot for trading card games. I still occasionally collect Pokemon Trading cards, I still play Hearthstone daily, I still have some Magic cards and I even own a pile of Eye of Judgement decks. I do … Continue reading Nowhere Prophet – Steam – Exp Ops
There are times when we all need to step back. To have a quick look at everything we’ve got going on and take a break. There are plenty of amazing games reviews coming to this site at the moment and … Continue reading Superflight – PC / Steam
As anyone in finance will ever tell you, MARCH IS HELL. Time to vent off that stress with a nice friendly giveaway! There will be a lot of reviews coming to the site over the next few weeks (some are … Continue reading Financial year end sucks! Time to Ape Out – Giveaway
It’s that time of year again where we could all use a pick me up. I know I’m sorting out house moving medication and various other juggling acts at the moment so let’s all get out there and vote, hope … Continue reading There is always hope – Giveaway
Reach for the stars! Climb every mountain high! Oh sorry, Lets get to it shall we? The world is a bit of a gloomy place these days so lets take a page from SClub7, look to the stars and set … Continue reading Everything sucks so lets have a competition! – Win Starbound on Steam
Just a quick competition running from today until 8pm tomorrow to improve everyone’s mood a little! Click the link to the Gleam page and good luck! “https://gleam.io/pjBCa/trumps-in-the-uk-so-its-time-to-vent-win-just-cause-3-xl-edition-for-steam” If you fancy reading up on if it’ worth a crack have a read of the review of the PS4 version here! Continue reading Trump’s in the UK so it’s time to vent – Win Just Cause™ 3 XL Edition for Steam!

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Saturday, December 21, 2013
Heartless About the Holocaust?
Between these female pillars of my life, I sat unmoved. The movie’s production values are first-rate, and the acting is superb, especially by Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson as the foster parents of Liesel (Sophie Nélisse), a twelvish girl sent away by her mother to avoid Nazi persecution. But the story did not grab me. I retreated to the lobby to finish my popcorn without annoying my neighbors by crunching it, and to confirm a restaurant reservation. Then I returned to my seat and sat and stared.
I felt heartless. Could I really have stopped caring about the Holocaust? Has a lifetime bombardment of words and imagery—Anne Frank, Night in Fog, Schindler’s List, the heart-breaking Life is Beautiful—desensitized me? Am I becoming a cold old dude?
I think not, although I do believe that chronicling the Holocaust has passed the urgent, save-the-memory period, and has moved into an era when publishers and producers squeeze marginal dollars from its narrative.
The Book Thief wants to be a fresh way of looking at the Holocaust. It says that books can somehow save us, even from something horrific. En route to her foster parents’ home, Liesel witnesses the death and burial of her brother and steals a book from his graveside: The Gravedigger’s Handbook. She and her adopted papa (Rush) read it aloud together when he discovers that she is illiterate. Of course it is fun and ironic to see them sounding out such morbid matters together with pleasure. Soon Liesel creates an in-home dictionary, writing newly learned words with chalk on the basement walls. Then a young Jewish man is taken in, and Liesel befriends him, and then Max almost dies but survives, and then he is forced to leave to prevent the family’s persecution. Then Liesel’s dad and little boyfriend are conscripted. Then the bombs fall. Finally, TWO YEARS LATER we get the happy ending.
Of course it’s a Hollywood formula, but there’s this book theme in The Book Thief that should make it special and moving, especially, you’d think, for me, a writer. Sorry, it left me cold.
The movie seems to count on our biases about books as much as it does on our knee-jerk horror at the Holocaust. Push the horror buttons and we gasp. Push the book button and we say, ah yes, of course, everything will be OK: Liesel is writing about it now.
Literature can save us, but how? The movie never explains. We only see Liesel rapt over reading, bravely stealing into the house of the Burgermeister to borrow volumes from his immense library, and serving as a bomb-shelter story-teller—on her way to becoming a best-selling author, of course, as an epilog shows us.
I was left thinking that, as Hollywood perpetuates the Holocaust because it is a winning formula, Hollywood will continue throwing bouquets at literacy and the publishing industry, which feeds it so many profitable scripts.
Oprah, who stands at the great crossroads of written and visual entertainment, loved The Book Thief. Are you surprised?
* At the restaurant afterward, Katie was receptive when I told her the film left me cold. She admitted that some in her book club did not like it that much, and she talked about things left out of the film.
Katie noted that one thing in particular is clearer in the book: The narrator, who provides the voice-over in the film, is death itself, and is ubiquitous in the book. Thinking back to a movie I was already forgetting, I remembered Death’s main spoken message: Everyone dies. Like the books Liesel read, I didn’t find that message especially revealing or redemptive.

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Galerie Mitterrand is pleased to present Deborah Roberts and Niki de Saint Phalle: The Conversation Continues, from May 25 to July 22, 2023. The exhibition will be the first in France for American artist Deborah Roberts, whose latest series of painting-collages entitled Période Nègre: The Conversation Continues has been placed in a dialogue with sculptures and works on paper by Niki de Saint Phalle. The exhibition is organized in collaboration with Gardy St Fleur.
At first glance, we see Deborah Roberts and Niki de Saint Phalle taking similar innocent approaches to subjects of the greatest sensitivity. In their respective works, the viewer is drawn in by a naïve pop aesthetic that dissimulates a criticism with regard to representation. In this way, Galerie Mitterrand offers a unique dialogue between these two women artists, political activists, and charismatic figures who have fought to bring social and political justice to the most important causes of the past fifty years.
Exhibition from May 25 to July 22, 2023.
Galerie Mitterrand was founded in 1988 by Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand and is currently located in a townhouse in Paris’ Marais district. Originally dedicated to showcasing contemporary sculpture, the gallery progressively widened the scope of its program and focused on exhibiting historically significant artists who began making art from the 1960s onwards.
Since its creation, Galerie Mitterrand served as a platform for international artists in France. The gallery fostered appreciation for the work of Edi Hila, Allan McCollum, Niki de Saint Phalle, Tony Oursler, Anne and Patrick Poirier, to name but a few, and supported many others. The gallery also collaborates actively with the estates of Carlos Cruz-Diez, León Ferrari, Dennis Oppenheim, Marta Pan, Francisco Sobrino, and Keith Sonnier to shed new perspectives on celebrated bodies of work.
Galerie Mitterrand always was interested in promoting artworks deemed essential to our understanding of contemporary art. Reflecting on the rich complexity of the 21st century creative processes, the artistic programme recently expanded to a younger, more diverse, group of artists, making virtue of a dynamic intergenerational dialogue to address the many differences of a connected yet fractious world.
In 2021, a new chapter of collaborations opened with the representations of Marie Hazard, My-Lan Hoang-Thuy, Wallen Mapondera and Mamali Shafahi.
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TMZ reports that Drake is sporting a Weezy tattoo on his left tricep these days. No one really knows exactly when he added the Wayne portrait to his impressive collection of body art, but fans first started noticing it while Drake was hosting his annual Houston Appreciation Weekend on Saturday and Sunday (which, incidentally, led to drama between Drake and one of his exes, Maliah Michel).
This isn't the first time Drake has shown his appreciation of someone by getting their faces tattooed onto his body — he already has two (yes, two) tattoos of Sade on his ribcage.
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Thales Nederland will deliver and install an integrated mast on the joint logistic support ship (JSS) being engineered by Damen Schelde Shipyard in Flushing for the Royal Netherlands Navy.
The I-Mast 400 is a central-mast structure that houses most radar, optronic, and communication sensors and antennas including associated processing cabinets, according to defpro.com.
An integrated mast can resolve the sensor problems encountered on many naval platforms that often have more than 50 antennas for surveillance, communications, fire control and navigation.
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Pader, Uganda: In 2002, as the LRA insurgency raged on in Northern Uganda, 6 women decided to come together to form a self-help group, as a way of coping with the dire conditions at the time. The women – Abalo Okello Leonora, Florence Komakech, Suzan Anyango Owile, Rose Latoo Lamwaka, Margret Lalam, and Eromina Odong, then involved in shear-nut harvesting, formed among themselves the Shear Butter and Agro-processing Women’s Group, determined to add value to their trade.
Shear butter is rich in vitamin A, E, and F, and can be of medicinal value to people suffering from ulcers. It can also be used as cooking oil and smearing jelly for both children and adults. It is these products that the 6 women hoped to produce, and tap into the local demand for Moya, a delicacy in Acholi.
There was one problem though: They were still enclosed in the Internally Displaced People’s Camps (IDPs), and could not go to the bushes on their own to access shear-nut trees. “We had to rely on the UPDF for security as we went out to access the shear-nut trees,” one of the women told me.
The group survived the LRA insurgency and has now grown to incorporate 1000 women as members. The group chairperson, Ms. Abalo Okello attributes the success of the group to the necessity of its mission. “We formed the group to support each other to be able to provide for our families. And since many women had become breadwinners of their families after the death of their husbands in the war, this group was helping them to cope,” she said.
In 2017, the group was boosted with Shs. 9.7 million under the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) and Abalo says it was a game-changer: “At the time UWEP came in, we were struggling to keep the initiative going but as we talk now, we have been able to have better machines. Although they(machines) are still manual, they’ve given us a big push,’’ she says.
The seeds fall by themselves to the ground and are collected in baskets and taken for processing. The Women then use the manual machines to get the oils out of the shear-nuts. On a monthly basis, they make between 10-20 jerry cans of well-processed Shear Oils.
The containers of shear oils are then packed and sold to the local market, especially the smearing oil. The prices range from Shs. 2,000- Shs.15, 000 per container, while a 20 litter jerry can go for Shs.400, 000. In a month, Abalo says, the group can sell between 5-6 jerry cans of the shear oils.
One of the beneficiaries, Ajulian Ayaa, says that a more productive group has led to the stabilization of homes, because women are also able to bring something to the table: “For many women, their lives have changed, and in homes, you find that violence is no more because what a man in the house cannot provide, a woman can have it in place,” she says.
Ayaa says they have now become agents of development in the district, reaching out to other women to embrace government programs aimed at uplifting women financially.
The group has so far been able to pay back Shs.1.7million of their loan, and hope to have completed its full repayment by the end of this year to be able to qualify for another loan.
Now, Abalo says, the group intends to register as a cooperative, to be able to have their products consumed outside Uganda too. In the meantime, they plan to open outlets in each district to expand their market.
The Focal Person UWEP Pader District, David Oketch, says that although the women are progressively becoming self-reliant, the group still needs the support in terms of getting better machines to extract oil out of the shear-nuts. “What they have(machines) are manual and as they get older, some member cannot manage to operate them for long,” he said.
He also pointed out the insufficient exposure of the group, arguing that they could learn more from interaction with other business enterprises elsewhere.
The women also have trouble accessing markets. Transporting raw materials to the processing plant and finished products to the market is difficult, especially when they get orders from other parts of the country.
The biggest worry for them though is the challenge of deforestation. As Pader and the neighboring districts’ urban centers expand, the locals are encroaching on existing vegetation, cutting down trees, and the shear-nut trees have been no exception.
In response, Abalo says, the women are coming up with an initiative to protect these trees. “These trees are very important not just for our business, but also for our health. since the products are also medicinal,’’ she added.


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DoorDash Sued by San Francisco Over Claim It Illegally Classifies Delivery Workers as Contractors
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the food-delivery service DoorDash, asserting that the company “continues to illegally misclassify its delivery workers as independent contractors when, in fact, they are employees.”
California PUC rules that Uber, Lyft drivers are employees
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The California Public Utilities Commission in an order announced this week ruled that ride-hailing drivers with Uber and Lyft are employees under last year’s Assembly Bill 5, which categorized many independent contractors in California as employees.
Press Release: 6/10/20: BREAKING: Uber and Lyft Suffer Another Legal Blow Over Misclassification
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PUC’s decision is another massive blow to gig corporations’ effort to buy their own law on November ballot
Sacramento — The California Public Utilities Commission ruled today that Uber and Lyft drivers are employees under California law, adding even more pressure on the companies to start following the law that requires them to pay legal wages, provide unemployment benefits, sick pay and safe working conditions to the drivers who have become essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Today’s ruling shows Uber and Lyft are violating the law just as they embark on a $110 million campaign to buy their own law this November,” said Art Pulaski, the Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO. “This deceptive ballot measure is nothing more than an attempt by gig companies to create a loophole to keep pocketing billions by avoiding the rules all other companies follow.”
The San Francisco Chronicle’s report says the ruling marks a “significant development in the battle over drivers’ status.” The ruling goes on to say that the PUC must ensure the gig companies comply with legal employment requirements, including providing workers compensation coverage.
Today’s ruling comes just weeks after Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the city attorneys for San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego filed a landmark lawsuit after determining that Uber and Lyft had been breaking California law by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors since the companies began operating in the state.
Gig driver or Uber/Lyft employee? It affects unemployment benefits
San Francisco Chronicle
Oakland resident Cherri Murphy, 53, has spent three years driving full time for Lyft in addition to her volunteer work as a social justice minister. When the coronavirus pandemic hit, “I was forced to make a decision: Do something that could kill me, or pay my bills?”
Lyft Driver Files Wage, Break Suit Under California ‘Deputy’ Law
A Lyft driver in California sued the ridesharing company for multiple wage and breaks violations, using the state’s unique law that deputizes employees to enforce workplace rules.
Brave: Corporations Stand In Solidarity With the Communities They Exploit
As protests and uprisings spread nationwide in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, corporations, elected officials, and police officers have tried to speak up in support of (and in opposition to) demands for justice.
Seattle City Council approves paid sick days for gig drivers during the coronavirus emergency
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The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to require app companies such as Uber, DoorDash and others to offer their Seattle workers paid sick days as the use of home delivery grows during the coronavirus pandemic.
Seattle may mandate sick days, premium pay for gig drivers during coronavirus pandemic
Seattle Times (WA)
Every day at lunchtime, gig workers rush in and out of the noodle, dumpling and gyro joints that line University Way Northeast to grab meals ordered through online apps. During the coronavirus pandemic, their deliveries are keeping Seattle restaurants open and allowing customers to stay home.
Lyft Sued for Violating Washington Sick-Day Law During Pandemic
Lyft Inc. was sued by a former driver for not providing the paid sick days required by Washington, D.C., law, the latest challenge to the stance by ride-hail platforms that their drivers aren’t employees. By violating the sick leave law during the coronavirus pandemic, “Lyft forces its drivers into a Hobbesian choice: risk their lives (and the lives of their passengers) or risk their livelihoods,” according to the complaint, filed Friday in federal court on behalf of a class of current and former drivers.
Democratic senators urge regulators to investigate Instacart over ‘tip baiting’
A group of Democratic senators on Friday sent two letters raising concerns over the tipping system for grocery delivery service Instacart. In a letter to the company, the lawmakers were critical of the service allowing buyers to promise large tips and then reduce them after the orders are completed, a practice known as “tip baiting.”

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ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwired - Jan 15, 2014) - The 4th Annual Institutional Investor Life Settlement Conference hosted by the Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA) is the hallmark investor-based event that links pension funds, hedge funds, family offices, foundations and endowments to the life insurance secondary market. The Conference will be held at The Westin New York at Times Square on February 24, 2014. Online Registration is available now.
Investors and secondary market attendees will learn and discuss new trends and opportunities in life settlements, ranging from new initiatives related to policy origination, the evolving connection between long-term care and life settlements, the importance of a vibrant tertiary market and much more -- the full Agenda is available now.
LISA is pleased to announce that Scott Hawkins of Conning will present Conning's market forecast, the issues investors need to be aware of when considering entering the life settlement market, and the opportunities and challenges in developing settlements as a funding solution for long-term care, as outlined in Conning's recent report, "Life Settlements: A New Opportunity in Smaller Policies."
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WINNIPEG — Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and three assists as the Winnipeg Jets battled back from an early 3-1 deficit to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 6-4 on Tuesday.
Andrew Copp added two goals, including one into an empty net, and two assists, while Adam Lowry scored and set up two others for Winnipeg (5-2-0). Paul Stastny, with a goal and an assist, and Mathieu Perreault provided the rest of the offence for the Jets, who got 22 saves from Connor Hellebuyck after falling 4-3 to the Oilers in dramatic fashion Sunday.
Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, with a goal and an assist each, Leon Draisaitl and Adam Larsson replied for Edmonton (3-5-0). Mikko Koskinen made 27 saves, while Darnell Nurse added three assists.
Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice was behind the bench for the 1,607th regular-season game of his NHL career, tying him with Al Arbour for fourth on the all-time list.
Down 3-2 through 40 minutes, the Jets tied things at 3:19 of the third period when Stastny weaved into the offensive zone and slid a pass to Ehlers for him to bury his fifth of the season — and a career-high fifth in as many games.
Stastny then gave Winnipeg its first lead at 5:26 when he fished a loose puck out of a crowd in front and flicked his second beyond Koskinen.
The Jets continued the onslaught just 1:20 later when Lowry redirected his fourth off a pass from Derek Forbort to make it 5-3.
McDavid got one back the visitors with 1:50 left on the clock and Koskinen on the bench for an extra attacker, but Copp iced it into an empty net with under a minute to go.
Edmonton, which won Sunday’s opener of the two-game set when Draisaitl scored with less than a second remaining in regulation, and Winnipeg will go head-to-head seven more times this season in the all-Canadian North Division, with the next meetings scheduled for Feb 15 and 17 in Alberta’s capital.
Playing the finale of a four-game road trip through Toronto and Winnipeg, the Oilers opened the scoring on a power play at 1:48 of the first when Draisaitl snapped his fourth of the campaign — and fourth in as many games — off the rush on a shot that beat Hellebuyck through the pads and just dribbled over the line.
Winnipeg, which suited up for its sixth game in nine nights, responded on a man advantage of its own at 5:14 when Copp banged home his third after Koskinen made a couple of good stops.
Edmonton nudged back in front 2-1 at 9:13 when Patrick Russell found Larsson at the point, and he beat Hellebuyck on a shot the Jets goalie will want back.
The Oilers, who came in with the NHL’s 25th-ranked power play after finishing first in 2019-20, connected on their second straight man advantage to go up by two just 2:03 later when Nugent-Hopkins took a pass from McDavid and wired his fourth upstairs.
But the Jets countered once again three seconds after an Edmonton penalty expired when Perreault fired his first past Koskinen, who has played every minute of his team’s season with fellow netminder Mike Smith out injured, off a Lowry feed at 14:37 as the Oilers took a 3-2 advantage to the locker room.
Mark Scheifele hit the post for Winnipeg early in the second on a 2-on-1 chance as the teams played with a lot more tempo following that penalty-filled first.
Edmonton’s Zack Kassian had three great chances to put his team back up by two, including a breakaway moments before the intermission, but was unable to find the range.
Notes: Edmonton hosts the Maple Leafs for two games beginning Thursday after the teams split a pair of contests last week in Toronto. … Winnipeg now has three days off before resuming its seven-game homestand Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 26, 2021.
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"The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past. It reminds of us of all that once was good and could be again."
Those words --- spoken so resonantly by James Earl Jones in Field of Dreams --- are perhaps the best and most concise evocation of the mythic power of baseball. Readers who would like a richer, more thorough explication of this theme are strongly urged to pick up Michael Chabon's new book, SUMMERLAND, at their earliest convenience. (For the True Believers of the Great Game, this will likely be the day after the last game of the World Series.) Chabon here follows his great, Pulitzer-winning book THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY with another amazing adventure. SUMMERLAND is all the more amazing because it pulls off the difficult feat of being equally accessible to younger and older readers alike.
SUMMERLAND begins where most baseball stories begin, and where many of them end --- the Little League field. We are introduced to Ethan Feld, age eleven, reserve right fielder on the Ruth's Fluff-N-Fold Roosters, stuck in the second division of the Mustang League on Clam Island, Washington. Ethan is as glum as the overcast Pacific Northwest skies, depressed over his team's record and his own inadequate skills in the field and at the plate. He is about ready to quit the team --- and break his poor father's heart in the process --- when he is summoned from the dugout and told to prepare for a great adventure.
The adventure that follows is sprawling enough and colorful enough that it ought not to be summarized in one paragraph of a book review. SUMMERLAND is a vast, extravagant tale, combining the mythic nature of baseball with mythic elements from Norse and Native American culture. The combination of deft storytelling and creative dash will delight younger audiences and intrigue older readers.
If SUMMERLAND were nothing more than a collection of tales featuring a dizzying array of mythological characters barnstorming their way through a land of eternal summertime, it would still be a good and honorable piece of work. But it is more consequential than that, looking past adventure and fun to deeper themes of love and loss and reconciliation. The villain in SUMMERLAND is Coyote, the trickster in both Native American and Norse mythology, and his goal is to end existence as we know it. To this end, he recruits Ethan's father, a dirigible engineer, and brings him on a parallel journey through the Winterlands, braving ice and snow and angry, hungry frost-giants while constructing the material that will cause the end of the world.
The great theme of SUMMERLAND is reconciliation; fathers with sons, worlds with neighboring worlds, pitchers with catchers. And most importantly, it reconciles the world of children's literature with the world of literary fiction, creating a work that anyone can enjoy and that anyone who is a true lover of baseball will cherish.
- Publication Date: February 16, 2004
- Genres: Fiction
- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
- ISBN-10: 0786816155
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Richard Mayhew, a Scot living in London, encounters an injured girl named Door on the street one night. Despite his fiancée's protests he decides to help her; upon doing so he ceases to exist on Earth and becomes real only to the denizens of 'London Below', whose inhabitants are generally... show more
Richard Mayhew, a Scot living in London, encounters an injured girl named Door on the street one night. Despite his fiancée's protests he decides to help her; upon doing so he ceases to exist on Earth and becomes real only to the denizens of 'London Below', whose inhabitants are generally invisible and non-existent to the people of 'London Above'. He loses his house, his job and nearly his mind as he travels London Below in an attempt to make sense out of it all, find a way back, and help Door survive as she is hunted down by hired assassins.
In London Below the various familiar names of London all take on a new significance: for example Knightsbridge becomes "Night's Bridge", a stone bridge whose darkness takes its toll in human life; The Angel, Islington is an actual angel. London Below is a parallel world in and beneath the sewers. Its inhabitants are the homeless, but also people from other times, such as Roman legionaries and medieval monks, as well as fictional and fantastical characters.
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źródło okładki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverwhere
Publish date: 1996 (data przybliżona)
Pages no: 372
Edition language: English
Series: London Below, The World of Neverwhere (#1)
So I think I have a love/hate relationship with Gaiman books. Everything about them says I should love them, but 50% of the time I...well I don't hate them, but I also don't love them. This was another that I didn't love. It's fantasy, adventure, intrigue, and good narration (I listened and read ...
by Neil Gaiman I've got the definitive authors preferred edition of this and the advantage of not having seen much of the television series, so I'm experiencing this Fantasy world as Neil Gaiman intended it should be. It starts out introducing two main characters; Richard from London above, who ...
A good and interesting book. Quite useful to read when the mundane cares of the world threaten to drown you, in your little office or in a crowded street. This book helps you remember that is not all that life can bring. Though I must admit, my dark and twisted heart was a bit disappointed at the en...
I enjoyed this after a bit. The first 30 to 40 percent I found slow. But the book picks up momentum and I liked how we get to see more of the London Below via other characters when we're not following the main characters of Richard and Door. Richard Mayhew finds himself helping a young woman one n...
For my first read I choose the book NeverWhere by Neil Gaiman, as I mentioned before. And I really enjoyed the book even though it was a very strange and confusing book. I really thought the main character of Richard was pretty strange and I liked him well enough, but the character of Door was my fa...


The 2012 NBA Draft will take place on Thursday, June 28 in Newark, New Jersey.
With the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder battling in the NBA Finals, the tables have turned to the off-season for so many others.
2012 NBA mock draft:
No. 1- New Orleans Hornets: Anthony Davis (Kentucky)- Davis is one of the most sure-fired top selections in recent memory. The 6-foot-10 forward changed the landscape of college basketball in 2011-12, collecting a number of awards while becoming just the second freshman in college basketball history to win National Player of the Year (Kevin Durant).
No. 2- Charlotte Bobcats: Thomas Robinson (Kansas)- Robinson will visit the Bobcats on June 22, just days before the 2012 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-9 forward helped carry the Jayhawks to the 2012 National Championship game this past spring.
No. 3- Washington Wizards: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Kentucky)- Another one-and-done on the college level, MKG was highly productive in his lone season in Lexington. The Wizards took fellow one-and-done UK star John Wall with the first overall selection in 2010.
No. 4- Cleveland Cavaliers: Andre Drummond (UConn)- After taking Kyrie Irving, the 2011-12 NBA Rookie of the Year, with the number one overall selection in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Cavaliers still have plenty of holes to fill. Drummond is the first one-and-done player in the history of Connecticut basketball.
No. 5- Sacramento Kings: Harrison Barnes (North Carolina)- Barnes has been impressive in pre-draft workouts, showcasing his true athleticism and potential that once dubbed him as the top high school prospect from the class of 2010.
No. 6- Portland Trailblazers: Damian Lillard (Weber State)- One of the best players in the history of the Big Sky Conference has emerged as the top point guard prospect in this year’s NBA Draft.
No. 7- Golden State Warriors: Brad Beal (Florida)- If the Florida freshman falls to No. 7, the Golden State Warriors will have a steal in Beal. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard has a wide variety of tools that bodes well for his potential at the next level.
No. 8- Toronto Raptors: Jeremy Lamb (UConn)- The Raptors like Lamb, and the long, athletic sophomore could be a great fit north of the border. Despite a disappointing season as a team in 2011-12, UConn could very well have two selections in the Top-10 of the draft.
No. 10- New Orleans Hornets: Kendall Marshall (North Carolina)- It’d probably be ideal if Lillard slipped to No. 10 for the Hornets, but if not Marshall could very well be the selection. After trading Chris Paul, New Orleans needs a nice replacement for the future.
No. 11- Portland Trailblazers: Jared Sullinger (Ohio State)- Portland has two selections in the top 11 picks of the first round. Sullinger’s stock slipped a little despite a sophomore season in which the Buckeyes reached the Final Four.
No. 12- Milwaukee Bucks: Tyler Zeller (North Carolina)- Zeller was the 2011-12 ACC Player of the Year for a North Carolina squad that had plenty of NBA talent on it. A productive senior year has the 7-footer in the lottery.
No. 13- Phoenix Suns: Dion Waiters (Syracuse)- Supposedly the Suns made a “promise” to Waiters. If the Syracuse sophomore falls to No. 13, the Suns will likely use this selection on the super-talented guard.
No. 14- Houston Rockets: Terrence Jones (Kentucky)- The Rockets would have to be thrilled if one of the aforementioned big men fell to No. 14, which is very possible. If not, UK’s Jones would be a great addition to the Rockets’ front line.
No. 15- Philadelphia 76ers: Austin Rivers (Duke)- The Duke freshman can score, in fact he led the Blue Devils in points per game this past season. A young back court could be even more dangerous if the 76ers can add this combo guard.
No. 16- Houston Rockets: Marquis Teague (Kentucky)- Another one-and-done via Kentucky, Teague was solid in guiding the Wildcats to the 2012 national title. The Rockets have two picks near the middle of the first round and should have plenty of options in their selections.
No. 17- Dallas Mavericks: Terrence Ross (Washington)- Ross could very easily be a lottery pick on June 28th, but should he slip to the middle of the first round, there is no doubt he will be a great addition to some team due to his great athleticism.
No. 18- Minnesota Timberwolves: John Henson (North Carolina)- Another defensive nightmare, Henson’s length and potential can make him a great addition for any team. Henson also has the potential to be a late lottery pick.
No. 19- Orlando Magic: Arnett Moultrie (Mississippi State)- A double-double machine in Starksville, Moultrie began his career at UTEP before having a stellar season at Mississippi State in 2011-12. The forward’s production this past season has him in the midst of the middle of the first round.
No. 20- Denver Nuggets: Moe Harkless (St. John’s)- A native of Queens, New York, Harkless stayed local in signing with St. John’s. A productive freshman season in NYC has Harkless as a first round lock.
No. 21- Boston Celtics: Perry Jones III (Baylor)- Jones’ stock has slipped a bit, but there is no denying that when the 6-foot-11 big man is on, he has top-10 potential. Boston’s front line needs some help this off-season and if Jones falls far enough, the C’s have no choice but to make the selection.
No. 22- Boston Celtics: Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure)- Back-to-back picks in the latter half of the first round could make for an interesting draft night in Boston. Are the Celtics interested in moving up or will they play things safe? Nicholson would be a great fit in Beantown.
No. 23- Atlanta Hawks: Royce White (Iowa State)- After a rocky start to his collegiate career in Minnesota, White revitalized himself in one season at Iowa State. White has plenty of tools to be a productive NBA player.
No. 24- Cleveland Cavaliers: Jeffrey Taylor (Vanderbilt)- Taylor was a bit under-the-radar through much of his collegiate career at Vanderbilt, but the senior has built himself up to being a first round selection.
No. 25- Memphis Grizzlies: Doron Lamb (Kentucky)- Lamb has first round talent without a doubt, leading the Wildcats in scoring during their national championship win over Kansas. There shouldn’t be much doubt that Kentucky can’t have five (maybe six) first round selections.
No. 26- Indiana Pacers: Will Barton (Memphis)- The 6-foot-6 sophomore has tons of upside, but in a deep draft like this one, Barton stands as a late-first, early-second round selection. Barton can add depth for the Pacers.
No. 27- Miami Heat: Fab Melo (Syracuse)- The Heat have a strong defensive presence around the rim despite lacking a true center. Melo was ruled academically ineligible twice this past season at Syracuse, but he could find himself as a late first round selection.
No. 28- Oklahoma City Thunder: John Jenkins (Vanderbilt)- The Thunder built themselves up through the draft with stars like Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, and Serge Ibaka. A late first round pick can be used to add depth to a franchise that currently finds themselves in the midst of a title run.
No. 29- Chicago Bulls: Orlando Johnson (UC-Santa Barbara)- Johnson has been labeled by many as a second round selection, but Johnson led the Gauchos to two NCAA Tournament in both 2010 and 2011. Johnson can score and could be a true sleeper in this year’s draft.
No. 30- Golden State Warriors: Quincy Miller (Baylor)- Miller said he was coming back to Baylor, but then he ultimately made the decision to enter the draft pool. A one-and-done, Miller is young, but certainly has the potential to become a solid NBA performer.
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Shimadzu supports transfer of existing HPLC to faster UHPLC methods
The Nexera-i MT is based on the i-Series platform of compact HPLC and UHPLC systems launched in 2014 and targets industries including pharmaceutical and foods.
Nexera-i MT's dual flow lines enable one instrument to run both HPLC and UHPLC analyses, as opposed to separate dedicated systems for each analysis.
By switching between the flow lines, it performs both analyses, preserving the relative separation pattern by compensating automatically for differences in system volume.
Dual flow lines and ACTO tech
Dr Gesa Schad, product manager HPLC at Shimadzu Europa, said it features two flow lines, one for UHPLC and the other for HPLC analyses.
“Newly developed Analytical Conditions Transfer and Optimization (ACTO) technology automatically adapts method conditions according to changes in flow rate and column dimensions and also minimizes the effect of system volume differences on analytical results,” she said.
“This enhanced functionality supports the transfer of existing HPLC to faster UHPLC methods and also assures high cross-compatibility between old and new method conditions.”
Shimadzu said recently there has been a focus on the use of UHPLC instruments and small particle columns to develop faster and better analytical methods that improve efficiency and throughput, especially in R&D environments.
However, many of the analytical methods used in quality control labs are conventional HPLC ones. Transferring these to UHPLC and validating them is a time consuming and labour intensive task.
Faster methods and smaller columns
Dr Schad said more companies are moving to faster LC methods, using smaller columns to increase throughput, safe time and reduce solvent consumption.
“The Nexera-i MT incorporates two analytical flow lines with different system volumes into a single compact integrated LC,” she said.
“A switching valve allows a change between a flow path with bigger tubings and a dedicated HPLC column and a flow line that’s optimized for UHPLC analysis with a small particle column for UHPLC analysis.
“Pumps and detector are the same as in the high performance Nexera-i UHPLC system, so there is no negative effect on speed or sensitivity.
“Solvent and sample consumption can be reduced to one-fifth of the usual amount without sacrificing data quality, by using a narrow-bore column, thanks to lower system volume and on-time injection function.”
The ACTO technology adjusts injection timing based on the system volume difference between the existing HPLC system and Nexera-i MT, without requiring modification to the original gradient program.
It can be used to convert an existing HPLC method automatically to UHPLC conditions.
Nexera-i MT has features of the i-Series integrated LC product line including automated system start-up and baseline stabilization.
The on-instrument touchscreen control panel and Interactive Communication Mode (ICM) allow the user to edit and start analytical methods and batches from the instrument touch panel and synchronize with Shimadzu's LabSolutions software.
The instrument has a small footprint and is equipped with a stable low-noise detector and high speed, reproducible injector (especially for low volume injections).


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From Yale Environment 360, Thursday, September 23, 2010:
In late July, a group of Inuit hunters set off by boat along the west coast of Banks Island to search for Peary caribou, which inhabit the Arctic archipelago of Canada. Roger Kuptana, a 62-year-old Inuit who had grown up on the island, didn’t give his fellow hunters much chance of success in their hunt for the animals, the smallest caribou sub-species in North America.
“I think it’s a waste of gas,” Kuptana told me when I visited his modest home in Sachs Harbour, a traditional community of roughly 100 people on the island, not far from the Yukon-Alaska border. “There used to be a lot of caribou around here when I grew up. But now you have to travel pretty far north to find them on the island. It’s not just here. It seems like this happening everywhere.”
As it turned out, Kuptana was right; the Inuit hunters found no Peary caribou, despite three days of searching. The hunters’ predicament is familiar to the Eskimos of Alaska, other Inuit of Canada and Greenland, and the Nenets, Komi, Evenks, Chukotkans, and indigenous groups of northern Russia and Scandinavia. Throughout the Arctic, many of the great caribou and reindeer herds that once roamed the treeless tundra, providing an indispensible source of meat and clothing for aboriginal groups, are in free-fall.
Continue reading: A Troubling Decline in the Caribou Herds of the Arctic
From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Friday, September 17, 2010:
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From The Associated Press, Thursday, August 12, 2010:
From CBC News, Tuesday, August 10, 2010:
Landslides and low water levels in the Northwest Territories in the wake of record-breaking warmth have prompted calls for changes in infrastructure planning.
“It’s really important that community decision-makers and government decision-makers are prepared to spend a little bit more to make sure that the design [of structures such as buildings and roadways], in terms of preparation for permafrost degradation, is as strong as possible,” said Doug Ritchie, a spokesman for the environmental group Ecology North, in the wake of temperature changes that Environment Canada called “unprecedented.”
In the Northwest Territories this year, spring temperatures were almost six degrees warmer than average, surpassing the previous record set in 1998 by half a degree. Climatologist Dave Phillips said in his 40 years with Environment Canada, he’s never seen such a rapid change in temperature.
“In my business, you break records by a tenth or a hundredth of a degree, not by a full half-degree or a degree,” he said. “This is unprecedented, this kind of warming that we’ve seen in the last six months.”
Since spring, record low water levels have been recorded in the Slave River at Fort Smith, a community near the Alberta boundary.
Continue reading: Record heat forces northerners to adapt
From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Sunday, August 1, 2o10:
From The Associated Press, Sunday, June 27, 2010:
Continue reading: Govs consider alternative energy, climate change
From The New York Times, Friday, June 25, 2010:
A long-running joke with my nieces, Allison and Lindsay, is that a mistake involving caribou is a “caribou-bou.” Our caribou-bou is now clear. We missed the massive migrations of the Western caribou herd in Alaska by two days. We’ve seen recent tracks everywhere, as well as those of wolves and grizzlies.
The caribou apparently migrated to the coast early, and then clear, warm weather brought an early influx of mosquitoes, so the caribou left for cooler conditions and snowbanks that had not yet melted.
Continue reading: A Caribou-bou in the Warming Arctic
A UA Museum of the North Special Exhibit
May 15, 2010 – January 8, 2011
This exhibition presents compelling, visual evidence of climate change in the North. By comparing early 20th Century photos with contemporary views from the same vantage points, visitors can see for themselves the nature and extent of changes to this remote landscape. Personal narratives complement the photos to help visitors understand what these changes mean for the world in which we live.
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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Sunday, March 16, 2010:
A University of Alaska Fairbanks professor is one of about 250 members of the U.S. National Academy of Science who have signed a well-publicized letter supporting climate-change science.
The letter, published in the May 6 issue of the journal Science, defends climate science against “the recent escalation of political assaults on scientists in general and climate scientists in particular.”
Terry Chapin, a longtime professor at UAF’s Institute of Arctic Biology, said he and other signatories were motivated to address a debate that has become increasingly politicized.
The letter defends the integrity of the climate change science, which has come under increased scrutiny in the past year.
“There is compelling, comprehensive, and consistent objective evidence that humans are changing the climate in ways that threaten our societies an ecosystems on which we depend,” the letter reads.
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Date: Jun 27 2019, 9 p.m. - Jun 30 2019
Be in the stands for a historic first when Major League Baseball steps up to the plate in London.
The lead-off Major League Baseball series in Europe will take place this summer in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Stadium Park, and a more exciting lineup could not be imagined. The greatest rivalry in professional sports, between the World Champion Boston Red Sox and their hated arch-rivals the New York Yankees is coming to London! In addition to your tickets to the game, your weekend in London will include an optional orientation tour upon arrival and 2 overnights to explore the city with. In London you can immerse yourself in the world of the royals at the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, and Windsor Castle. Visit the British Museum, the National Gallery, Victoria and Albert’s, or Madame Tussauds. Snap that perfect panorama picture of Big Ben from the top of the London Eye. Visit the original Hard Rock Café and get a picture crossing Abbey Road, or get in some shopping on Oxford Street or at Harrods.
General sale tickets to Major League Baseball in London have already sold out and seating on this travel package is limited. Don’t wait until seventh-inning stretch to reserve your space. Contact Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation today!
- Double Occupancy: $699 per person
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- Children 3-11 with 2 paid adults: $599 p.c.
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- Admission to Red Sox vs. Yankees at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Stadium Park
- Free digital travel guidebook checked out and downloaded from Army Libraries
- Optional London orientation tour before arrival at hotel
- Tickets are only available as part of a package. No individual tickets will be sold.
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- Still or video camera
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A simple eye test saved Margaret's sight
Margaret Hammond had no idea she had a condition that could have claimed her sight until she had a routine eye test. The registered nurse, then 46 years old, thought her eye health and vision were perfect.
"I wasn't concerned about having my eyes tested regularly because I thought I was fine – until I was diagnosed with glaucoma," she said. "If I didn't have my eyes tested when I was 46, I might not have been able to see today. It's that simple."
Ms Hammond said she decided to get her eyes tested after her aunt and her first cousin were diagnosed with glaucoma, a degenerative eye disease. After a routine check-up with her optometrist, she was sent to an ophthalmologist for further tests and was diagnosed with glaucoma in 1996. Now 58, Ms Hammond said she is thankful she made that decision.
"Early detection of the condition saved my sight," she said. "Glaucoma is an insidious condition, and once the damage is done it can't be repaired. Even though I didn't have any concerns with my vision, I thought it was best to have my eyes tested and I'm so glad I did.
"Because of the familial link, I wasn't that surprised with the diagnosis, but it was still a shock to be diagnosed with an incurable condition when I didn't think there was anything wrong with my eyes. There was no vision loss or pain."
Her condition was arrested early, so Ms Hammond is lucky to still have excellent vision. She maintains her eye health by using medicated eye drops twice a day and has regular eye tests.
"Because my condition was diagnosed early, having glaucoma has not affected how I live my life," she said. "Yes I have an incurable eye condition, but I am diligent about putting in my eye drops and protecting my eyes."
Ms Hammond says Vision 2020 Australia member Glaucoma Australia has been an invaluable resource in helping her manage her condition.
"Glaucoma Australia was the first place I turned to after my diagnosis. I called them up and they sent out all this fantastic information which helped me to understand my condition and how I could live with it," she said.
"I still receive regular newsletters that are full of interesting articles. I now realise that glaucoma is more common than I originally thought, especially among people in their forties."
Margaret's message for all Australians this World Sight Day is simple – don't leave it to chance.
"Don't wait until you think something is wrong," she said. "If you're over 40, you should have your eyes tested regularly, even if – like me – you think your eyes are perfect. It's such a simple thing to have your eyes tested and it can save your sight."
To find out more about glaucoma visit Glaucoma Australia's website at www.glaucoma.org.au (external link).


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Ann Arbor, Mich. – Katelynn Flaherty scored a game-high 34 points as the Michigan Wolverines defeated the USC Upstate women’s basketball team 119-61 in non-conference action Monday evening inside the Crisler Center.
Upstate falls to 4-2 on the season while Michigan improves to 4-0.
Raven Jefferson fell just one point shy of tying her career-high after leading the team with 19 points; finishing 6-of-7 from the field, 2-of-2 behind the three-point line and 5-of-5 at the charity stripe. Tamera Thorpe added 10 points and Brittany Starling contributed eight rebounds.
Flaherty was one of five Wolverines to score in double-figures after shooting 13-of-20 overall and 6-of-6 at the free throw line. She was joined by Boogie Brozoski (16), Siera Thompson (13), Madison Ristovski (11) and Hallie Thome (10). Thompson also finished with a team-high eight rebounds.
The Spartans trailed by just one possession for a majority of the opening five minutes of the first quarter. Upstate was down by one twice with the last coming at the 6:32 mark when a three by Jefferson put the score at 8-7. Leading 11-9, Michigan scored seven straight points to lead 18-9 with 3:47 left. The Wolverines finished the quarter on a 9-0 run, holding the Spartans scoreless for the final 2:36, to lead 29-13.
Michigan continued its run into the second quarter by stretching its advantage to 38-13 with 7:48 remaining after a jumper by Flaherty. Flaherty gave the Wolverines their largest lead of the quarter at the 4:55 mark when her field goal made the score 52-24. Jefferson got the Spartans to within 59-37 with 47 seconds left before halftime after recording eight straight points. Flaherty and Nicole Munger hit back-to-back three’s to send Michigan into intermission leading 65-37.
The Wolverines outscored Upstate 54-24 over the final two periods and led by at least 30 points throughout the third quarter. Michigan pushed its lead to 85-45 at the 3:10 mark on a layup by Thome. The Spartans answered back with the next five points on a basket by Kristen Dickerson and a three from Bailey Wensler to put the score at 85-50. The Wolverines led by as many as 41 in the quarter with 27 seconds to go on a field goal by Munger. Jefferson connected on a pair of late free throws to send the teams into the fourth quarter with Michigan leading 91-52.
The Wolverines took their largest lead of the game in the final seconds when Brozoski’s free throw put the final score at 119-61. DeNisha Swain recorded the final two points for Upstate at the free throw line to make the score 116-61 with 1:38 remaining.
The Spartans finished the game shooting 22-for-60 (36.7%) and were 7-for-15 from beyond the three-point line. Michigan was 45-of-75 overall for a 60.0% clip.
Upstate held a 19-13 advantage over the Wolverines in second chance points.
The Spartans conclude their three-game road trip Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. against UNC Asheville.


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Joe Jonas Dances to Single Ladies
June 3, 2009
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For our 2 Week COUNTDOWN to our 2,009 Album Release, here is the long-awaited and long-requested video of Joe Jonas dancing to Single Ladies! The Jonas Brothers' new album, "Lines, Vines, and Trying Times" is out on June 16th!