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The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) has released a Value for Money (VfM) study of selected Global Sanitation Fund (GSF)-supported programmes.
The analysis provides recommendations on the methodology that the GSF can use to better track VfM aspects within supported programmes. Download the study
Photo: Monitoring and verification in the GSF-supported programme in Nepal. Credit: UN-HABITAT Nepal
The study reveals that in most cases, direct implementation costs, such as Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) activities, form the largest component of total country programme expenditure. Direct programme support, such as management fees and technical support, is the second largest component. Indirect programme support, such as global GSF costs associated with WSSCC secretariat activities, is the smallest component of overall costs. The study also demonstrates that there is significant cost variation between countries with regard to economy, such as the cost per triggering session, and cost-efficiency values, such as the cost of achieving open defecation free (ODF) communities.
With maturing programmes and results steadily growing, the GSF is not only interested in the real cost of achieving results, but also in deepening its understanding of resources invested by communities, governments, and other partners. This is critical in further developing a model for scaling up sanitation and hygiene. With these aspects in mind, GSF commissioned a multi-country VfM study in 2015, carried out by Oxford Policy Management.
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The value for money indicators generated for GSF-supported programmes were based on two detailed country studies conducted in Cambodia and Madagascar, and four desk-based country analyses in India, Malawi, Nepal, and Senegal.
This report has demonstrated the potential of analyzing and tracking value for money indicators within GSF-supported programmes. Furthermore, the recommendations in the study are relevant to both the GSF and other organizations seeking to deploy value for money analysis to improve their understanding of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programming.
The study also emphasizes the importance of considering the perspective from which an analysis is conducted and the purpose of such analysis. Analyses seeking to be used for programme monitoring and improvement only are likely to be less resource intensive and carry more analytical power than those which seek to establish figures that can be used to compare programmes across countries and sectors.
In most cases, the direct implementation costs of programme activities, such as community triggering and Sub-grantee staff time, is the largest component of total country programme expenditure. The second largest component of programme expenditure is associated with direct programme support, which includes Executing Agency management fees, Sub-grantee administration and technical support. Indirect programme support, which includes Country Programme Monitor costs and global learning and organizational development, is often the smallest component of overall costs.
The study also demonstrates that there is a great deal of cost variation between countries with regard to economy (e.g. the cost per triggering session) and cost-efficiency values (e.g. the cost of achieving open defecation free (ODF) communities). This variation is driven in part by programme design, and also likely influenced by socioeconomic factors. The costs related to programme outcomes – such as people living in ODF environments or washing their hands with soap – are more closely clustered around the average cost.
Taking the cost-efficiency of achieving an ODF village as an example, the indexing shows that in India, Malawi, and Cambodia, the costs of achieving ODF status are higher compared to the costs of triggering communities. This is reflective of the lower conversion rates from triggered communities to ODF communities. However, when comparing the cost efficiency indicator for people living in ODF environments, there is considerably more clustering around the mean.
For Malawi, Nepal, Cambodia, and Madagascar, the costs per person living in an ODF community are higher relative to the mean than the cost of achieving ODF status. This is reflective of the smaller community sizes for declared ODF communities. This demonstrates that programmes should not focus on any one cost efficiency indicator in isolation, without fully appreciating the different drivers of these costs.
By Raza Naqvi A youth organization in New Delhi has been distributing sanitary pads and raising menstrual awareness among girls and women across India since 2016. While the country remains under lockdown due to the coronavirus, Project Baala is determined that its important work still gets done. “Women would have been the worst hit, as […]
By Raza Naqvi DELHI, India – An innovator in India has come up with a ‘no touch’ handwashing station to reduce the spread of the coronavirus and conserve water in the process. Tamchos Gurmet in the Leh district of northern India developed a design for better hand hygiene, which enables users to control the flow […]
By Raza Naqvi A webinar to exchange plans and methodologies to protect vulnerable groups from COVID-19 was hosted in May by the India Support Unit of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) in partnership with the UK’s Institute for Development Studies (IDS), Sri Lanka’s Regional Sanitation Centre (RSC), and the Freshwater Action Network […]
By Raza Naqvi DELHI, India – In a show of interfaith unity, spiritual leaders from all religious denominations across India came together to address a special webinar on fighting the novel Coronavirus, organised by the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA), in partnership with WSSCC and with technical support from UNICEF. Faith-based leaders presented how their […]


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With the beautiful weather this last weekend, we broke out the BBQ and a few bottles of our favorite Rosé. Hailed as one of the winemaking wizards of the Rhône Valley, Jean-Luc Colombo produces whites and reds that are quite good as well—but we LOVE his Rosé. Th 2012 Cap Blue is great value for money.
I love ice cream in all its forms: the traditional type made with cream, sherbet or sorbet made with water and Italian gelato made with milk. I love all the traditional flavors: vanilla, chocolate, coffee, butter pecan and, of course, the fruit-based flavors. So when I was invited to a tasting to choose from the new flower- flavored gelatos, I could not resist. Off I went last Sunday to discover "Indulge" in Rhinebeck, the headquarters of Artigiani del Gelato, where artisanal gelato is made daily from locally sourced fruit, herbs and dairy. Artigiani del Gelato is the brainchild of Mauro Sessarego, Professor of Beverage and Customer Service at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. This creative Italian really knows his way around gelato.
My first encounter with this "wild leek" or "garlic of the woods" was two years ago when local friends came for dinner and brought me some ramps, which grow wild on their property every spring. I enjoyed the mild but distinctive flavor—especially in omelets. So when I received an invitation to attend the Ramp Fest in Hudson last weekend, I drove up to see what the 16 different chefs—who came from as far away as Manhattan and Great Barrington—would create with them. I was impressed by the artistic and rustic atmosphere of Basilica Hudson and by the crowds of people enjoying the offerings from table to table. If I had one criticism of the tastings offered, it was that while almost all of them were delicious, most of them were so elaborate that the specific flavor of the ramps was lost in the process, and they could have been replaced by onions or leeks without much difference. For me, the most interesting tastings were from
For those who do not want to spend a great deal of time but would like some fresh, home-cooked meals: there are a few shortcuts I like to use when I do not have the time or inclination to spend hours in the kitchen. Here are three of them.
• Pepperidge Farm Pastry Shells are served fresh from the oven with a wide variety of fillings. In today's brunch recipe, I filled them with scrambled eggs. I have often used them for an appetizer filled with sautéed mushrooms or scallops in cream sauce, and sometimes for a dessert filled with fresh or cooked fruit.
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When I received a press release from Clinton Cheese and Provisions that these young men were coming for a book signing of their cookbooks, I knew I had not yet been to this new gourmet shop, which took over the premises from Wild Hive. I figured I would kill two birds with one stone and headed over there last Saturday. Little did I know what discoveries I was about to make …Where were you raised? We are both from very rural communities, where we each cultivated a strong desire to live in the Big City.
Erik Morabito and Erin Cafarelli, two Italian American foodies, have opened a charming cheese shop at the old Wild Hive building at 2411 Salt Point Turnpike in Clinton Corners. They carry many unique items, house-prepared foods (including pizza), coffee and tea, specialty items and, of course, a variety of local cheeses. They also carry D'Artagnan duck products, poultry and eggs from Thunderhill Farms, Meili fresh produce, Wild Hive flours and grains, Hudson Valley naturally raised products, breads from Red Devon and many other hard-to-find gourmet items.

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Single greeting card M is for… by Scottish illustrator and printmaker Babs Pease. Inspired by the natural world and reproduced from an original linocut print handmade by Babs.
Mallards breed in all parts of the UK in summer and winter, wherever there are suitable wetland habitats, although it is scarcer in upland areas. In the UK, mallards may be resident breeders or migrants - many of the birds that breed in Iceland and northern Europe spend the winter here.
This square greeting card measures 14.5 x 14.5 cm printed on 350g board and come with a plain envelope individually packaged.
Babs Pease also known as Barbara Pease, is an artist, printmaker and illustrator since graduating from Edinburgh University. Much of her inspiration comes from the beautiful landscape of the Ochils and the rich variety of the flora and fauna. Her designs are all hand carved onto linocut blocks and then printed by herself, using an antique Victorian relief press at Dunfermline Printmakers.

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BENGALURU, India (AP) — Abinaya Tamilarasu said her four cows are part of the family. She has a degree in commerce from a local college, but prefers being home milking cows and tending to her family's land.
“Our family cannot let farming go, it's a way of life for us,” said the 28-year-old, who lives on her family farm in India's southern Tamil Nadu state. Even when she could be making more money elsewhere, she said she's “still happy we have our cows.”
India is the world's largest milk producer, and is home to 80 million dairy farmers who made 231 million tons of milk last year. Many farmers, like Tamilarasu, only have a few cows, but the industry as a whole has 303 million bovine cattle like cows and buffalo, making it the largest contributor to planet-warming methane emissions in the country. The federal government has made some positive steps to reduce methane, but wants to focus emissions cuts elsewhere, like by moving to renewable energy, saying most methane emissions are a fact of life. But experts say the industry can and should make more reductions that can quickly limit warming.
India is the third largest emitter of methane in the world, according to figures published earlier this month by the International Energy Agency, and livestock are responsible for about 48% of all methane emissions in India, the vast majority from cattle. Methane is a potent planet-warming gas that can trap more than 80 times more heat in the atmosphere in the short term than carbon dioxide.
The Indian government has not joined any global pledges to cut methane emissions, which many see as low-hanging fruit for climate solutions, as methane emissions only last in the atmosphere for about a dozen years, compared to CO2 that can linger for a couple of hundred years.
But there's some work on methane reduction in agriculture on the national level: The government's National Dairy Development Board, which works with over 17 million farmers across the country, is looking into genetic improvement programs to provide more nutritious feed to livestock which would make cows more productive, meaning each farmer would need fewer cows to produce the same amount of milk. Studies by the NDDB show that emissions are reduced by as much as 15% when a balanced diet is provided to the animals.
The board is also looking into reducing crop burning, a high-emitting practice that some farmers use to clear their lands, by feeding those crops to cows.
“Climate-smart dairying is the need of the hour,” said Meenesh Shah, the board's chairman.
Vineet Kumar, from the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment, agreed that good quality feed can help lower emissions. He also said encouraging more local breeds that emit less can help. "These solutions can be a win-win for everyone,” he said.
But Thanammal Ravichandran, a veterinarian based in the southern Indian city of Coimbatore, noted that there's currently a shortage of feed in India, so farmers give their cattle whatever they can, which is mostly lower quality and higher emitting.
“Farmers are also not able to invest in better quality feed for their cattle,” she said. To get better, and more affordable feed, dairy farmers need more government support, she said.
Whatever measures are taken to reduce methane emissions, experts note that it should have minimal impact on farmers' livelihoods, and should account for the ways people raise their livestock.
“Livestock have been closely integrated within the Indian farming system," said Kumar, meaning any drastic changes to farming methods would have severe effects on farmers. He added that efforts to reduce emissions shouldn't reduce the use of cow manure as fertilizer on India's farms, as chemical fertilizers emit nitrous oxide, an even more potent greenhouse gas.
But looking at India's methane emissions as a whole could provide some more obvious solutions to slashing the gas, said Bandish Patel, an energy analyst at the climate thinktank Ember. Focusing on the energy sector is an easy win for targeted reduction of methane emissions, he said.
“You look at agriculture, those emissions are very dispersed in nature, whereas, with oil, gas and coal mining, there are very pointed sources from which you can basically reduce methane going forward,” he said.
Shah from the NDDB added that India’s high agricultural emissions must be considered in the context of the country being home to the world’s largest cattle population, the largest producer of milk, and the largest rice exporter, as rice production also produces significant methane emissions.
“In this light, India’s agriculture sector emissions must be considered significantly low,” Shah said. Because of its large population, India's per capita emissions are well below average.
For dairy farmers like Tamilarasu, better welfare for her cows and programs for farmers to have better practices are welcome, but she won't be leaving her cows for the climate any time soon. She plans to continue dairy farming for the foreseeable future.
“The way we see it, our cows and us support each other. If we can make their lives better, they will make ours better too,” she said.
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Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson kept hospital stay and staph infection secret, even from teammates
Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com
While the world criticized Denard Robinson for his declining accuracy and growing inconsistency, he had a secret.
The Michigan football team's star quarterback was suffering from a staph infection on his right arm -- his throwing arm.
It was serious, too. Serious enough, he landed in the hospital for a night.
He nearly missed a game.
"I was close," Robinson said. "But, there was no doubt in my mind. I knew I had to play for my team.
"I told (the doctors) I was going to play, regardless."
Although he wouldn't say which game that was, it's believed to be the Big Ten opener against Minnesota, when Robinson sported a bulky bandage on his right arm. He called the injury a "boo-boo" at the time.
Turns out, it was a lot worse than that.
"It affected me a lot in games and practices," said Robinson, adding he's not sure how he contracted the infection, but doctors think it was colliding with the field turf. "But, I kept pushing it because I knew my teammates would do the same for me. I had to be accountable."
Part of being accountable, Robinson said, was doing his job without making excuses. That's why he didn't tell the public — the secrecy was his choice, not the coaching staff's — and that's understandable.
The unusual part, though, is he didn't even tell his teammates.
Junior safety Jordan Kovacs didn't know about the staph infection until the media told him about it Friday. Senior defensive lineman Mike Martin knew about the infection, but not the hospital stay.
Even receiver Junior Hemingway, who works closely with Robinson every day, didn't know about the injury, although he knew something was bothering his quarterback because of his performance.
Finally, he asked Robinson what was up.
"I just saw him one day in the training room, and I just started asking questions," Hemingway said. "He was like, 'Man, I don't want to tell you.'
"'C'mon, I already know," Hemingway replied. "Just go ahead and tell me."
It's remarkable so few people knew about the extent of the star quarterback's injury. But, that's the way he wanted it, even though he was taking heat from critics for his performance -- especially his accuracy, which hovered below 50 percent for several weeks.
Robinson wouldn't acknowledge whether the injury affected his accuracy, but he did say there was some pain while throwing for two or three weeks.
Some critics were calling for backup Devin Gardner to replace him. Still, he remained mum.
"I'm out there playing, so there's no excuses," said Robinson, who guided his team to a 58-0 win against Minnesota despite the injury. "I feel like if you go out there and play, there shouldn't be an excuse for why you lost, or for why you're this way or why you're that way.
"I'm close to all my family, and everybody on this team is my family, and everybody on this staff is my family, and (them and) everyone back home told me just to keep my head up," Robinson said.
"They knew what was going on, and everybody on the inside here knew what was going on. So, we didn't worry about what outsiders said."
Robinson addressed the media on Friday for the first time since Michigan earned a bid to play in the Sugar Bowl. It will face No. 11 Virginia Tech (11-2) in New Orleans on Jan. 3.
The junior was unusually talkative, and as relaxed as he's been in weeks. He wasn't even wearing shoes.
He talked at length about the injury, and the unusual circumstances surrounding it, after covering it up for much of the season.
Coach Brady Hoke said earlier Friday that in addition to elbow and hand problems that already were public, Robinson also had a previously undisclosed abdominal injury.
The staph infection, though, was the most serious of them all.
"There was some concern," Hoke said. "They are serious. You want to make sure you are doing everything the right way to help him through it. We have a great medical staff here and they did a tremendous job."
Hoke said he didn't have to quarantine Robinson from teammates, but the football support staff had to thoroughly launder his gear.
Robinson said the infection bothered him for two or three weeks, and there was a concern at one point whether he'd even be able to take snaps in practice.
"There were times I couldn't take some, but I was OK," Robinson said. "(Center David) Molk eased the snap into my hands. I mean, he's one of the best centers in the country."


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The legal dispute between Sony and Zurich American Insurance Co. over data breach liability claims highlights the challenges that companies can sometimes face in getting insurance providers to cover expenses arising from cybersecurity incidents, especially if they don't have the right type of coverage in place. (See related Insurance Unplugged interview.)
Zurich asked the New York State Supreme Court last week to absolve it of any responsibility for defending or indemnifying Sony against claims arising from the recent data breaches at the company.
The data breaches at Sony's PlayStation Network, Sony Entertainment Online and Sony Pictures resulted in account data on close to 100 million individuals becoming exposed and over 12 million credit and debit cards being compromised. The breaches have so far resulted in at least 55 putative class-action lawsuits being filed against Sony in the U.S and another three lawsuits filed against it in Canada. Sony expects to spend close to $180 million in the next year alone on breach-related costs.
But the company's attempts to get Zurich to defend it against the claims have hit a roadblock.
According to Zurich Insurance, the commercial general liability insurance policy it has with Sony Computer Entertainment America does not cover damages arising from cyber incidents. The policy only covers "bodily injury" and "property damage" caused by occurrences other than the kind of cyberattacks Sony experienced.
The lawsuit is similar to one filed last year by the Colorado Casualty Insurance Co. against the University of Utah in another data breach incident. In its lawsuit, Colorado Casualty, like Zurich, argued that it wasn't responsible for reimbursing the university for $3.3 million in costs related to a 2008 data breach caused by a third-party service provider.
In that case, however, Colorado Casualty offered no reasons for its position, which later resulted in a motion for dismissal by the third-party service provider.
The position that Zurich has taken in its lawsuit is likely to be substantiated by the court, predicted Dana Coates, a cyber liability insurance specialist with United Agencies, an insurance brokerage company based in California.
"Personal and advertising injury liability coverage, as provided by typical General Liability policies, is specifically intended to cover resulting bodily injury and property damage liability," Coates said. Cyber attacks and data breaches are not defined or considered as bodily injury or property damage, he said via email.
Quite often, cyber incidents are specifically excluded by some policies to underscore the carrier's intention to not consider such allegations as being covered, Coates said. Sony needed to have specifically purchased cyber liability coverage for its claims to be considered, Coates said.
Part of the problem is that companies sometimes mistakenly assume that any general insurance coverage they have also offers protection against cyber incidents, said Alan Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute.
Companies, for instance, sometimes assume that the insurance coverage they have in place to compensate them in case financial or business records get destroyed also protects them in the event of a cyber breach. In reality, such business records insurance coverage does not extend to data losses stemming from cyber incidents, though it might have in the past, he said.
Now if a company wants business records coverage that includes protection against data breaches, it needs to buy a separate cyber insurance policy, Paller said.

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The Dikeou Collection presents the twenty-seventh installment of the Dikeou Literary Series on Thursday, March 29, at Dikeou Pop-Up: Colfax, 312 E Colfax Ave, from 7-9pm. Please join us for readings by Steven Dunn, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Blake Guffey, and Kelly Krumrie. This event is free and open to the public.
Steven Dunn is the author of the novel Potted Meat (Tarpaulin Sky 2016) He was born and raised in West Virginia. Some of his work can be found in Columbia Journal and Granta Magazine. His second novel water & power is forthcoming from Tarpaulin Sky in fall 2018.
Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s debut novel and short story collection are forthcoming from One World/ Random House. Her fiction has appeared in The American Scholar, Boston Review, Bellevue Literary Review, The Idaho Review, Southwestern American Literature, and elsewhere. Kali has been in residence at Yaddo, Hedgebrook, and Hub City Press. She holds an MFA from the University of Wyoming.
Blake Guffey is a poet misplaced from a mountain holler in Alabama. A heredital tongue dancer and head clapper, he holds an MFA from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics in Boulder, and this year he was runner-up for the first annual Congress Park Blood Bowl Championship. Blake is owned by a small white dog in a pink sweater. They live in Denver.
Kelly Krumrie is a PhD candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Denver. She has an MA in Gifted/Talented Education from the University of Northern Colorado and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of San Francisco. She worked with children in various forms for sixteen years, the last eight at Montessori elementary and middle schools. Her short fiction often features girls and adolescents exploring degrees of the unreal. Prose appears in or is forthcoming from Black Warrior Review, Sharkpack Annual, Sleepingfish, Shirley Magazine, littletell, Your Impossible Voice, and others.
The Dikeou Literary Series is currently organized by Ashley Colley, a poet from Ohio. Her poems have appeared most recently in Black Warrior Review, Prelude, jubilat, and New Delta Review. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and currently a PhD candidate in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Denver.


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In this ‘antenatal course in a book’, experienced hypnobirthing and antenatal practitioner Jackie Kietz discusses labour and birth in the way that it would be covered at face-to-face birth preparation classes.
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Straightforward, practical and succinct – this book contains everything you need to know about labour and birth. With easy-to-read explanations about how birth works and what you and your birth partner can do to optimise this magnificent and powerful physiological process, it also addresses the ‘I'm not allowed’ narrative and equips you to make informed decisions about your maternity care. Being prepared is important, and knowledge is power! You don't give birth every day, so why not make it the best day possible and read this book? Molly O'Brien - Optimal Birth

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Goa, IndiaGoa is a small state in the west of India. Otter populations in Goa are distributed across the state. Most of the eastern part of Goa comes under Western Ghats (a global biodiversity hot spot); the western part of Goa which frequented by tourists have otter habitats overlapping with human dominated landscapes.
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We are based in Goa. Most of our work is carried out in Goa. Our work is spread across Goa where we work on occupancy, monitoring, behavior and otter-human coexistence.
Karnataka, IndiaKarnataka is a state in south western region of India. It is home to the Smooth-coated and Asian Small-clawed Otter. We work in south Karnataka region between Hunur and Kabini. In this region our study focuses on Smooth-coated Otters.
We are studying the use of large dam reservoirs by the Smooth-coated otters in the region. We have started taking conservation initiatives at grassroots level. Our work in this region focuses on local stakeholder engagement in otter conservation activities.
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It is twelve months since the tumultuous takeover of Afghanistan which sadly led to the end, at least for now, of efforts by CoST Afghanistan to open up infrastructure investment to greater transparency, participation and accountability.
In our latest podcast, Sebgatullah Karimi, the now former manager of CoST Afghanistan reflects on what was achieved. In a wide-ranging conversation with EAP Programme Director, John Hawkins, Karimi talks about his motivation for returning to Kabul after studying in the UK, the scale of post-war investment in Afghanistan and the challenge of weak institutional capacity that contributed to poor quality infrastructure and losses of up to $800,000 per kilometre through mismanagement and corruption.
He goes on to highlights how CoST and other international initiatives have been a catalyst for cultural change, where multi-stakeholder working with government, civil society and the private sector enabled team working to flourish, gender inclusion could be encouraged and more information on infrastructure investments was made available to the public. This approach contributed to reforms in government institutions such as by the National Water Affairs Regulatory Authority and the Ministry of Transport with latter also identifying savings of over $8m.
You will hear how Karimi was incredibly committed to CoST working with his colleagues in a highly challenging environment that put their lives at risk and has ultimately meant that they are now starting new lives with their families in a different country.

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Pregnant women in Edinburgh who are obese will soon be able to attend a new clinic which has been specifically designed to monitor their health.
The clinic has been set up in a bid to reduce the death rate among the city's overweight women and their babies.
Those who attend will be given dietary advice and tips on how to stop their weight increasing during pregnancy, which can lead to complications for both mother and child.
Researchers hope that data gathered from the Metabolic Clinic at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary will give them an insight into why obese women are more likely to develop difficulties during pregnancy.
Statistics show that overweight women are more at risk of suffering problems such as miscarriage during early pregnancy, and have a higher rate of stillbirth than women of average weight.
Andrew Calder, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and head of reproductive and developmental sciences at Edinburgh University, will run the facility when it opens in February.
He said: "Difficulties can arise because it's more difficult to examine an overweight woman, imaging can be difficult because there's more tissue between the scanner and the baby and these are the issues that we will be trying to improve.
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BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — As Boulder prepares for the Colorado Buffaloes football home opener, police in the city have made several arrests in one of its busiest areas.
One of the people they arrested had just gotten out of jail after being arrested for allegedly stabbing someone just two weeks ago.
Seven people were arrested in two hotspots near downtown on Wednesday. The targeted enforcement took place in two areas including Central Park and Pearl Street Mall.
Police in Boulder say drug overdoses and an uptick in crime triggered the operation.
“Our goal is we want our public spaces to be safe for everyone to enjoy. We have issues with people camping in our public spaces, and what we’ve learned from our community is people have not felt particularly safe,” Boulder Police Deputy Chief Stephen Redfearn said.
Boulder Police say one of the men taken into custody had just been arrested two weeks ago for allegedly stabbing someone. FOX31 was told a judge released the homeless man on a personal recognizance bond.
DA: ‘System failed’ to meet community’s concerns
District Attorney Michael Dougherty said his office asked for a higher secured bond, but a judge made the decision to release the suspect without having to pay money and post a bond.
“People in Boulder are really concerned about their safety in this downtown area right now, and those concerns are valid,” Dougherty said. “And each of us in the criminal justice system has a responsibility to measure and meet the concerns of the community. Here, the system failed to do that.”
Dougherty said his office strongly objected to the PR bond, saying the man was a danger, but a defense attorney argued the suspect had no criminal history and there was a claim of self-defense.
“Immediately after Boulder Police officers observed this particular defendant yesterday committing another alleged offense, they contacted us to ask us what happened in this case,” Dougherty said.
Some families here are asking the same question.
“It’s almost like roulette. At any time, this could happen to someone like you or me or my children,” John Neslage said. “I like to ride my bicycle downtown. I like to go to the farmer’s market on Saturdays. We simply coexist with all of this around us, and we’re really playing with fire.”
Police continue enforcement in Boulder
Boulder Police say they plan to use more targeted enforcement if traditional policing tactics aren’t working.
The stabbing suspect who bonded out of jail was back before a judge on Thursday.
“Our office, again, argued for a high secured bond because of our public safety concerns,” said Shannon Carbone, spokesperson for the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office. “Our prosecutor requested a $30,000 secured bond with no lower cash alternative. However, the judge set bond at 20,000 cash/surety/property with an option of $2000 cash bond. He is due back in court on September 12th. Our office will continue to fight for appropriate bonds in this case and others, especially when public safety is a concern.”


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How India is battling its long-standing fight against malaria
By Jaz Low
Dr Kaushik Sarkar, Director of the Institute for Malaria and Climate Solutions at Malaria No More, highlights India’s fight against this devastating disease.
But one nonprofit organisation refuses to take this statistic lying down. Instead, Malaria No More envisions a world where no one dies from a mosquito bite.
They are working on a database to improve the surveillance of this stubborn ailment and training healthcare workers to effectively test and treat malaria. Raising public awareness about mosquito-borne diseases constitutes the rest of their work.
Dr Kaushik Sarkar, Director of the Institute for Malaria and Climate Solutions at Malaria No More, shares how the organisation is striving towards a malaria-free India.
The organisation has developed a Malaria Prediction and Planning Tool (MPPT) to strengthen disease surveillance and response.
The database integrates information from a variety of sources such as weather forecasts, health data, and demographic figures.
Referencing this data, the MPPT generates simple dashboards that identify malaria hotspots and predict outbreaks down to the grassroots level. This guides public health officials through decisions in the malaria medicine supply chain, staffing, and the timing and targeting of major malaria interventions.
To further strengthen the MPPT, Malaria No More has added map layers to the dashboard. These tag every residence, clinic, street, vegetation, and body of water to enhance analytic and predictive capabilities.
Malaria indicators and hotspots. Numbers are redacted for confidentiality.
Overview of malaria incidence. Numbers are redacted for confidentiality.
“This toolkit informs which interventions need to be strengthened based on disease hotspots and the effect our programmes have on vulnerable communities,” Dr Sarkar says.
Some of these programmes include home-based malaria testing and treatment, village cleaning drives, and advocating the use of mosquito nets.
Aside from surveillance, the MPPT has an alert mechanism that helps users automatically generate emails on malaria incidence reports. “If mosquito net use in a certain community is low, it only takes a few clicks for me to share this information with a community volunteer team leader,” Dr Sarkar quips.
MPPT also features a knowledge centre where users can pick up critical information about the disease. The platform provides them with access to videos and articles on the malaria lifecycle, for example.
A poor man’s disease
Currently, Malaria No More is piloting MPPT with the government across two of Odisha state’s highest malaria-affected districts: Koraput and Malkangiri.
Malaria particularly affects those of low-socioeconomic status, Dr Sarkar notes. One of the most common malaria symptoms is fever, but many impoverished households are unable to afford a thermometer. Instead, they use their hands to gauge temperature.
This weak substitute can lead to undetected malaria for months and years on end, giving rise to a whole slew of chronic conditions like malnourishment, kidney failure, and seizures.
Simply put, people are barred from reaching their full health potential, Dr Sarkar says.
“The average literacy rate in Koraput and Malkangiri is only 50 per cent, so there is a high chance that people might not suspect anything amiss even when someone displays malaria symptoms,” he explains.
To make matters worse, health facilities in these two districts are often a considerable distance from the malaria-affected villages. This leaves people with no choice but to travel by boat or hike excruciating distances in the name of seeking medical attention.
“Our priority lies in delivering malaria prevention tools to the most marginalised settings and the MPPT is central in promoting healthcare equity,” Dr Sarkar highlights.
Training healthcare workers
In order to reach the most remote communities and feed timely data into the MPPT, Malaria No More works alongside and trains healthcare workers situated on the ground.
Aside from their own volunteers, the Accredited Social Health Activists are a part of the organisation’s capacity building network of healthcare workers. These are women who live in local villages, employed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. They carry out a series of responsibilities like bringing children to immunisation clinics and performing natal check-ups, apart from malaria healthcare.
Malaria No More trains its healthcare workers to supervise timely testing and treatment, report malaria incidence, and identify severe cases. The organisation equips them with the skills to conduct home visits too, such as looking out for the use rate of mosquito nets in a person’s living quarters.
Healthcare staff also serve as messengers by sharing tips on malaria prevention with the community. These can look like reminders to use mosquito nets while sleeping and remove mosquito breeding sources like standing water around the house.
Raising public awareness
Malaria No More also commands tremendous influence in the advocacy scene and they have conducted a series of campaigns to raise public awareness about malaria.
The most well-known would be the Bite Ko Mat Lo Lite campaign, which is Hindi for “don’t take the bite lightly”.
One notable initiative involved a partnership with Google voice assistant, where Android users only had to say 'Ok Google, talk to Malaria No More' to prompt the bot on malaria-related information.
“The digital assistant answers questions on the disease in a conversational manner, educating people on malaria symptoms, prevention tips, and treatment protocols,” Dr Sarkar elaborates.
In 2021, Malaria No More launched a revamped version of the campaign by introducing a protagonist – a caring but firm Dadi (“grandmother” in Hindi) to spearhead social media messaging. Content spanned from Twitter posts to catchy raps.
The image implores, ‘How will you fight mosquitoes without coil or repellent? Always remember, Not To Take The Bite Lightly’.
Malaria is a very stubborn problem that has plagued India for generations, but Malaria No More is accelerating the path to its elimination. Its database will help measure the impact of the disease on the population, while trained healthcare workers play a key role in relieving the burden. Public awareness campaigns are the cherry on top of this tiered cake.
Feature image courtesy of Sephi Bergerson. Pictures within the text courtesy of Dr Kaushik Sarkar.


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10 Ways to Landscape Without Planting Something
Don't have a green thumb? Here are some great landscaping options that don't require planting.
How to Split Hostas
Splitting hostas will make for a healthier plant and will propagate new plants. Here's when, and how, you split hostas.
The Benefits of Planting Hostas
Hostas boast vibrant foliage, are drought tolerant and grow practically anywhere. But those aren't their only benefits.
When Should I Fertilize My Lawn?
The more you know, the more your grass will grow. Here are the best ways to maximize your lawn fertilization...
Should You Cut Wet Grass After it Rains?
We address the age-old dilemma of whether to cut wet grass or wait until it dries.
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UFC champ Ronda Rousey defeats Liz Carmouche via 1st round arm-bar during UFC 157 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA on Saturday, February 23, 2013.
Albert Pujols hit the 500th home run of his career Tuesday night, becoming the 26th player in major league history
San Jose scores winning goal in overtime to take 3-0 lead in series.
Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in ten innings during a baseball game on Tuesday, April 22
El Camino College hosted Long Beach City College in baseball Tuesday afternoon. LBCC won 9-7 in 12 innings.
Photos from Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference playoffs between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State War
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End of summer thoughts from Rick Wilson.
Congratulations to our own Mr. Gaffney on his induction into the Tri-State Baseball League Hall of Fame Wednesday night at Torrington’s Fuessenich Park. The honor was richly deserved and Tim was truly touched as he indicated in a recent column on this site.
Dedicated and passionate, he has become a strong, caring voice in the community. It was a privilege to catch his ceremonial pitch and be part of his special moment. He is a great addition to HOF.
-The Litchfield Cowboys continued to create a memorable era by defeating the Tri-Town Trojans Friday night, 4-1, to take the Tri-State League World Series two games to one. It is the Cowboys third title in five years.
If there was a MVP of the series it had to be the veteran lefty with the smile on his face and magic in his arm – Joey Serafin. All he did was toss a three-hit, 12 strikeout beauty in a 3-0 Game 1 victory, come off the bench and produce his team’s only runs with a two-run single in a 5-2 Game 2 loss and then come on in relief in the deciding the game to pick up the save.
Twice Serafin worked his way out of two-on, two-out jams, neither of his own making. Quite a three days for the former Torrington Twister.
But you can’t move on without mentioning Kyle Weaver. The 37-year-old Litchfield High Athletic Director has been with the Cowboys for 17-18 years. He has thought a lot about retirement in recent seasons. He talks a lot about his body being sore.
So what does he do? Go 6-for-7 in the final two games, driving in what proved to be the championship winning run in the final game. One thing is for sure, if he retires it is going out on top like Adam LaCapra did for Wolcott last season pitching the game – winner. If he comes back we know that sore body can still produce.
A good championship series for sure.
-Jimmy Carter may not have been your political guy but his post-Presidential years, all 35 of them, have been something to be admired. He has stayed true to his values and his contributions to causes like Habitat for Humanity are a precious example to all. Wish him well as he fights brain cancer in his 90th year.
-When you watch what Ed Gadomski has done with the Tri-State Baseball League and listen to the almost universal respect and admiration from players and fans of the league you can’t help but wonder what the Torrington Titans were thinking when they in a round-about way pushed him out as GM after one season. Maybe that’s in part why the Titans are where they are now. Knowledgeable and affable, he was their best public relations too and was their best chance to maximize potential. As they say, water over the dam at this point, but it makes you wonder.
-As we roll into the school year it is nice to see Torrington High Athletic Director Mike McKenna back in his position. A poor idea and poorly floated idea last winter had McKenna and Mike Fritch (Middle School) being replaced by a central figure in the main office which made no sense financially and showed a lack of understanding of what this job demands. All is well, however, and it is good to see both back even if they never left.
On another A.D. note, Thomaston has replaced the new with the old and the new. Jen Ewart has resigned after about a year and a half on the job and will be replaced by both A.J. Bunel and Alex Sconziano. Bunel is a music teacher and the boys varsity basketball coach while Sconziano”s name should ring a bell having held the job for five years prior to Bill Ryan and was the Bears baseball coach before the Bob McMahon regime.
-Two end of the summer laments if I may – no Fenway Park and no Block Island. I went to four parks this summer, Citizen’s Bank in Philadelphia, Wrigley and Cellular Field in Chicago and Miller Park in Milwaukee. All but Philadelphia I had never been to. It is just strange to not have made it to Fenway. Every summer should include one game at Fenway whether the Red Sox are good or are polluting the city like this year. As for Block Island it is just one of the best places you will go any time. A small gem that lures you back for life. Maybe next summer. Check that, definitely next summer.
-Yale Bowl is going artificial turf after this year and I’m not quite sure how I feel about that. I was raised on Yale football and spent many glorious afternoons watching the Sons of Eli. I am a traditionalist. Somewhere here I have some of the Yale turf that I plucked after a Harvard game. There is much logic in the move, opening the venue for use including intramurals, varsity soccer, other events, etc. But, I feel like I’m losing something. I don’t know.
-I have known Steve Barlow of the Waterbury Republican for a long time and his sports stuff has always been top notch. But his recent series of articles on aspects on the Flood of 1955 was really, really outstanding. I’ve always thought sportswriters were some of the best writers anywhere and he is a good example. It was solid, good reading.
-Had a chance to talk to former Housatonic Valley baseball and football coach Mike DeMazza and he reminded me that this is the 25th anniversary of the Mountaineers state finalist team which lost to Derby. I covered the Mountaineers that year and it was one great ride from Falls Village to Southern Connecticut’s Jess Dow Field.
The names come flooding back – Brian Mollica, Todd Backer, Steve Ongley, Jason Marshall, James Hemingway and so many more. Fiery coach Mike Guy and Saturday afternoons in the both with Marshall Miles, Gary `Bubba’ Smith and of course Mr. Dan Lovallo. You remember people, players and years like that. So much fun.
-School starts this week for most schools and within the next week for all schools. So as practice and games begin and everything is equal we wish all athletes health and success.

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Adam – Fear by Matthew Pearce – Book Review
Adam – Fear
Author – Matthew Pearce
Publisher – Red Falcon Publishing
Pages – 392
Released – 22nd March 2021
ISBN-13 – 978-1916321663
Format – ebook, paperback
Rating – 5 Stars
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As the twelfth member, he must make twelve sacrifices. It is done, and a young Bantu tribesman is welcomed into the mysterious Avunaye. Fifteen hundred years later, in the city of New York, the ritual has been attempted again.
Twelve bodies are discovered hanging from the ceiling of a warehouse belonging to notorious crime boss Vladimir Markovic. Investigating the scene, a team of FBI special agents, as well as several police officers, barely escape with their lives thanks to the help of a mysterious man named Adam. But when Adam recovers from what should have been mortal wounds, it becomes clear to those investigating that they have no idea what they are dealing with – and it’s not over yet. This is only the beginning.
Immerse yourself in this spine-chilling, fearful fight for justice, as a group of immortals endeavour to correct humanity’s current trajectory in a world that has lost all sense of compassion.
Review by Linda
A mysterious man named Adam suffers severe life-threatening injuries after a horrific Killing of twelve people in a warehouse in New York, which he survives and heals rapidly and astounds the FBI officers, whom he had helped at the warehouse, this leads to an extraordinary story of unexplained supernatural events and brutal killings!
Adam-Fear is a book that contained so much intrigue and happenings beyond my mind. It also contained plenty of blood and gore, all of which I loved.
Krysta Rose-Anderson is a Special Agent with the FBI. She is an amazing character. She is hard-working and is determined to get to the bottom of this horrendous crime, which has plenty of supernatural elements to it. Adam, the mystery man with extraordinary powers, is a quiet, unassuming man. I enjoyed getting to know both of these characters.
The plot had me gripped to the pages. It was fun never knowing what was coming next, which made for a brilliant page-turner.
There was a lot of tension throughout and some parts were quite detailed, so-much-so that on a few occasions I had to re-read the page to take all the details in. It is also thought-provoking. I adored the last chapters as it all came together and I was able to put everything into place.
I really enjoyed this novel. I Loved the contrast of darkness and light, good versus evil! But also the romance and all the different twists and turns that occurred. I shall be recommending this book to everyone. I now look forward to the sequel.

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Over the coming weeks, NSE will assert an intellectual property right over its equity index.
India Inc raised USD 3.92 billion from overseas markets in the first month of the current financial year, up more than two-times from a year-ago period.
The move is expected to check lapses in quality of medicines consumed by patients in the country, according to persons aware of the development.
The government retains the right to sell or not to sell Air India, if the bid price is found to be inadequate, said aviation secretary R N Choubey.
NSE's legal move and SGX's response intensify the spat between the two exchanges.
The probes revealed that in many cases earnings details leaked were accurate to last decimal.
Both countries are part of the so-called ‘Fragile Five’ club.
Bitcoin's burgeoning electricity demands have attracted almost as much attention as the cryptocurrency's wildly fluctuating value. However, estimating exactly how much electricity the Bitcoin network uses, necessary for understanding its impact and implementing policy, remains a challenge.
Japan-based Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc has picked 39.62% stakes in Union Asset Management Company (AMC), the mutual fund (MF) arm of Union Bank of India, for an undisclosed sum.
Online auto marketplace Droom has raised $30 million or around Rs 200 crore in series D funding from Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Digital Garage of Japan.
In 2016, the investor disclosed it had a 4% stake in the company when its shares were trading at around $50 a piece on the Nasdaq. On Tuesday, the stock closed at $75.46. The share touched its highest of $85.10 in the last one year.
On Thursday DHFL said its AAA-rated NCD offering for Rs 3,000 crore, with a green shoe option of Rs 9,000 crore, is part of its Rs 50,000-crore fund-raising plan for FY19.
IHH’s offer to invest up to Rs 7,400 crore in Fortis for over 50% stake is now valid until May 29, the company told the Malaysian stock exchange on Thursday.
A third person said that the latest settlement amount being discussed is around Rs700 to Rs800 crore, after Ericsson rejected an initial offer of Rs 400-500 crore.
The disclosure was made even as the bankruptcy court declared the second round invalid and directed the resolution professional not to open those bids.
Benchmark yields have likely peaked for 2018 after hitting a three-year high this week.
According to the global financial services major, for stabilising the rupee, NRI bonds are far more effective instrument than rate hikes.
The requirement of such a framework also assumes significance as large number of such investors belong to categories such as mutual funds, insurance companies and pension funds, which have a mandate of daily net asset value (NAV) with an exit facility at any point of time for their investors.
The company said it introduced 38 new products, and enriched or value-added products accounted for 68 per cent of the total deliveries.
Sources said since ArcelorMittal has already exited Uttam Galva in the wake of its Essar Steel bid, the LN Mittal company has no formal shareholding left in Uttam Galva.


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THESSALONIKI – The TV presenter and music producer Stathis Panagiotopoulos turned himself in at a police station in Thessaloniki, specifically to the Cybercrime Unit, shortly before 4 PM on December 22.
He decided to surrender voluntarily, as the police were seeking him in relation to accusations of revenge porn after a 23-year-old woman with whom the presenter had an affair when she was 18 years old made a complaint against him for uploading photos and videos of their private moments on pornographic sites.
Last week, Panagiotopoulos was fired as co-host of a popular TV satire show, Radio Arvyla, after he was accused of posting the explicit images of his ex-partner on porn sites in an apparent act of revenge, although the motive was not given.
“Stathis Panagiotopoulos is no longer part of Radio Arvyla,” announced key host Antonis Kanakis in the Dec. 13 episode of the show known for its sometimes wickedly clever, biting mocking of events in Greece.
“We express our regret for the woman involved and for what she experienced,” Kanakis said, adding that he and his team were “very sorry that the man we have worked with all these years would do something like this.”
Earlier on Twitter, an anonymous post alleged that Panagiotopoulos had posted intimate videos and photos of an ex-partner on a porn website, and that she is pressing charges against him, a trial set up for early 2022.
ANT1 TV, the channel hosting the show, said that it “has always condemned and will always condemn unequivocally, abusive behaviors, acts and practices that insult human dignity and privacy. The station applauds the quick reflexes and the determination shown by Antonis Kanakis, who made the decision to remove Panagiotopoulos from the staff of the shows Radio Arvyla and VINYLIO.”
There has been a raft of sexual harassment cases that have surfaced in Greece in recent months, the alleged victims including athletes and minors and claims brought against athletic and cultural officials but few prosecutions.


‘Cause movin’s in my soul, i guess a gypsy boy got a hold
Of somebody in my family long ago
If some night while half asleep you hear the back door softly squeak
You’ll touch my empty pillow, then you’ll know
That restless wind, is calling me again
– Billy Joe Shaver (from “Restless Wind” (one of his best songs))
“He may be the best songwriter alive today”
– Willie Nelson
«He’s a real writer like Hemingway. He’s timeless»
– Kris Kristofferson
«Billy Joe is unique. One of a kind. They threw away the mold. The best.»
– Robert Duvall
I’m listening to Billy Joe Shaver And i’m reading James Joyce
-Bob Dylan (I Feel a Change Comin’ On)
He’s insprired guitarists as diverse as Hank Marvin and Albert Lee. He’s played with musicians from Rick Nelson to Emmylou Harris and from Elvis Presley to Elvis Costello. He is JAMES BURTON, surely the original guitar heroes’ guitar hero.
– Guitarist Magazine, England January, 1992
James Burton is a poet. He plays things on that guitar that are so simple… and there is nobody comparable to him.
– Emmylou Harris, GP Magazine, 1978
I recently was playing it [GE Smith signature Fender Telecaster] with James Burton. That’s amazing. It’s like talking to Jesus. It’s insane.
– GE Smith, 2009
Keith Richards inducts Johnnie Johnson and James Burton to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.”
― Louis Armstrong
“Seems to me it ain’t the world that’s so bad but what we’re doing to it, and all I’m saying is: see what a wonderful world it would be if only we’d give it a chance. Love, baby – love. That’s the secret.”
― Louis Armstrong
“Louis Armstrong was the first important soloist to emerge in jazz, and he became the most influential musician in the music’s history.”
~William Ruhlmann (allmusic.com)
Innervisions is the sixteenth album by American musician Stevie Wonder , released August 3, 1973 on Motown Records; a landmark recording of his “classic period”.The nine tracks of Innervisions encompass a wide range of themes and issues: from drug abuse in “Too High,” through social anger in “Living for the City,” to love in the ballads “All in Love is Fair” and “Golden Lady.”
As with many of Stevie Wonder’s albums the lyrics, composition and production are almost entirely his own work, with the ARP synthesizer used prominently throughout the album. This instrument was a common motif among musicians of the time because of its ability to construct a complete sound environment. Wonder was the first black artist to experiment with this technology on a mass scale, and Innervisions was hugely influential on the subsequent future of commercial black music. He also played all or virtually all instruments on six of the album’s nine tracks, making most of Innervisions a representative one-man band.


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After a brief rest with K-ON! I was ready for something a bit darker. Enter my next TBRindr book, Never Die, which promised to be both grimdark and part of a cool looking Asian-inspired world. A bit of a mood whiplash, but I really liked the sound of it.
Never Die follows Ein, a small boy who is on a mission from a god of death to kill the Emperor of Ten Kings. Alone, he has no chance of reaching the Emperor, let alone killing him, so he decides to recruit legendary heroes that he read about growing up. The only problem is that to recruit them to his cause, they need to die first.
There’s a lot that I liked about Never Die, so I’ll start with that. The main strength of the book is the characters, in particular the heroes recruited to Ein’s cause. There’s Whispering Blade, a swordswoman of few words and a strict code of honour, wielding two blades but only ever drawing one of them. The second to join is the Emerald Wind, a selfish and cowardly bandit who can teleport and leave copies of himself behind. Iron Gut Chen is a braggart only concerned with glory and a good meal, his skin impervious to damage. And the Master of Sun Valley is an honourable Wushu master, unbeaten in battle but rarely venturing outside of the confines of his valley home. Tagging along is Death’s Echo, a mysterious assassin who is convinced that Ein has the power to cure his leprosy. It’s a good mix of characters, with a nice balance of honourable and selfish characters. Their varied battle styles are fun to watch interact, which is a good thing considering the regularity of the battles that occur.
The plot is pretty damn strong, managing to be both action-packed and yet filled with subtle details that end up being more important than initially expected. There was one aspect of the plot that didn’t quite work for me though, and that was the ending. While it was very subtly signposted in the narrative, the ending kind of left a bittersweet taste for me, because while it made sense from a plot point-of-view, it made a lot of the character interactions feel a bit futile and sad. Not enough to invalidate the high quality of what went before, but enough that it marred what could have been a higher score.
A really strong story with an interesting world that I would like to see explored further. The characters and their growing camaraderie is the best part of the story by far though. The only thing that bothered me was an ending that felt a bit too bleak for my tastes. I would definitely look into Hayes’ other works, should the chance arise. 4.5/5
Next review: Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett


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In truth, their current World Cup qualifying campaign has been nothing short of a disaster, with their push to claim second place in their group coming undone only very recently with two consecutive losses against Sweden and Austria. But now, with a fresh new start seemingly on the horizon, the Boys in Green still have plenty of time to turn things around in time for France 2016 – provided they gain qualification.
But who’s going to lead them there in the absence of Giovanni Trapattoni? And which players will help guide them there?
Although, interim boss Noel King, as reported by RTE Sport on Tuesday, won’t be considered for the job going forward it’s important to remember that whenever the new boss is appointed it will be with a clean slate. Players who have been in the wilderness for the past few years are sure to be considered for inclusion in the squad, and that can only be viewed as a good thing.
Granted, it’s difficult to tie down any certainties until Il Trap’s successor is appointed, but there are a handful of players who are all set to become a big part of the upcoming campaign. And having recently found a way back into the fray to help the Green Army, both Stephen Ireland and Andy Reid are two players that could really help instigate an Irish revival.
So, it’s time for Back Page Football to take a look at what they can bring to the table.
Put your left foot forward
Nottingham Forest midfielder Andy Reid has been an integral member of Irish football ever since he helped them to claim the U-16 European Championship, and clearly has a very strong link with the national team from an early age that has helped endear him to the fans. Despite becoming somewhat of a journeyman, moving from club to club over the course of his career, it’s clear that the 31-year-old still has plenty of passion for the game.
His recent performances for Billy Davies’ side underlines exactly how much of an asset Reid could be to the international team.
While his incredibly lethal left foot and raw talent has never been much of a secret, his five goals and four assists to date has made him one of the most exciting players to watch in this season’s Championship.
Nevertheless, debates about his fitness levels are always going to plague the left-midfielder wherever he plays, so no matter what he does he’ll have to prove that he’s fighting fit for the challenge of making his return to the squad a permanent one.
Hopefully, he can transfer his club form over to international level.
Ideally, Reid could add an element of danger to Ireland’s attack from dead-ball situations in and around the opposition’s 18-yard box which is certainly something that could benefit them immensely, especially considering that it is one of their best opportunities to score. In short, his consistent, good delivery into a crowded box of team-mates to attack, as well as his competence at scoring directly from a free-kick are two excellent reasons to include him in their future plans.
Getting the best out of Ireland
As for Stephen Ireland, it’s slightly more difficult to imagine what he could bring.
Undoubtedly, the 27-year-old is a very talented footballer who has proven before that he can mix it with some of the best footballers around – back in the 2008-09 season, he was a pivotal member of Manchester City’s make-up, grabbing nine goals and appearing 35 times for the Citizens.
Since then, his form has dropped dramatically following a series of misfortunes due to injuries and managers who favour others in his stead. In truth, he has looked a shadow of the player who excited Premier League audiences nearly half a decade ago. However, with Ireland back playing regular first-team football with the Potters, and now showing an eagerness to get involved in Noel King’s set-up and possibly even beyond, it’s possible that the former Aston Villa player might rediscover his old form once again.
But if one thing is certain – he certainly needs to improve.
Much like Andy Reid, Ireland will add an extra option in attack if he does eventually rejoin the Green Army’s revolution, and should really help inject them with some much-needed flair, something many fans desperately crave to see.
Offensive creativity is something that the Stoke City midfielder has always been keen to provide no matter who he’s plying his trade with, and to nurture that natural tendency is something the next manager should definitely aim to do upon arrival. With a whole host of promising prospects beginning to take shape for the international team, once the current qualifying stage comes to an end, a brighter and more promising period may well await.
Clearly, finding the right man at the helm to steer the Irish to better performances will be vital for our Euro 2016 hopes, but it’s even more comforting to know that a whole host of new options will be available for a side who looked to have been stagnating under the predictable, restricted ideas of Trapattoni.


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Miss Kobayashi’s Maid Dragon S was Kyoto Animation’s first full-length anime following the devastating arson attack of 2019. Although the pain of that incident will never truly go away, with this show, this studio proved, once again, why it is one of the best in the business.
Every scene of Miss Kobayashi’s Maid Dragon S was packed with detail, color, movement, and visual excellence. And few other anime studios have demonstrated time and time again a willingness to dedicate so much life to every single shot.
It was never really a question of if this series animation would make this list.


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Jefferson is thrilled that he dropped to the Vikings in the 2020 draft after the Eagles decided to pick Jalen Reagor instead of him.
Our countdown of the top 100 prospects in the 2021 NFL draft has reached No. 11 — an ascending pass rusher with disruptive traits who is a bit on the smaller side
Is it more sensible to mediate a settlement rather than incur the financial implications of a drawn-out legal battle? Right now, Watson’s stance has been unambiguously staked out.
Philonise Floyd thanked Mark Davis for the Raiders' support and called for unity in the fight for social and racial justice.
Matt Harmon looks at the 10 worst running back depth charts in the NFL right now to try and find out which teams might make a big splash at the position in the 2021 NFL draft.
It's clear Davis is at least trying to be an ally in the fight against racism and systemic injustice. But he has more work to do.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and his staff got really creative during their virtual interviews with draft prospects.
Our countdown of the top 100 prospects in the 2021 NFL draft rolls along with No. 12 overall — the spindly Heisman Trophy winner whose tape shows how he can win in the NFL.
Lawrence is the no-doubt No. 1 prospect in the 2021 NFL draft class. But he's not perfect, either. Evaluators weigh in on how he might not succeed.
Burrow is less than five months removed from major surgery on his knee, but he's very optimistic about his progress.
Jordan Reed suffered seven documented concussions during his seven seasons in the NFL, including one that kept him out of the entire 2019 season.


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I really should be thankful for my wonderful, food loving husband for helping me find these delicious and different breads for my blog. When looking to bake for the alphabet L, I wanted something savory. We have had enough of the sweet breads and pastries and we no longer had any appetite for it this week. That is when my husband found this vegan and very simple bread called Lagana, which is baked for the Clean Monday, the first day of Lent before Easter.
This traditional Greek bread is made dairy free as it is used for fasting and hence it is a great vegan flatbread. If you are new to baking, I would absolutely recommend trying this recipe out. It is one of the easiest bread recipe and a great way to make friends with yeast. The procedure is very straight forward with very basic ingredients. There is no specific shaping technique involved in the recipe. Make the dough, let it rise, dump it on a pan and stretch. Then the bread is baked and served. The bread tastes great by itself, and if served with the herbed Olive oil (shown in the pictures), it just tastes out of the world. I will be sharing the recipe for the herbed olive oil soon.
I have used both black and white sesame seeds on top of the bread. We love sesame seeds and I have used quite a bit in the bread. If you are not a fan of sesame, you could skip it or use any other herb of your choice to top the bread. This bread is very similar to the Italian Focaccia, which happens to be one of my other favorite bread. I have used strong bread flour to make the recipe, but I will be trying it soon with half whole wheat and half bread flour.
For this A-Z baking around the world, I have had all the posts scheduled for 6 AM in the morning. I had the bread baked, clicked and all ready to go couple of days ago. Little did I know that I would not have time to write the post and my day will turn out as crazy as today.
My oldest was scheduled to have a oral surgery this morning at about 9.30 AM. He has an extra tooth growing inside his gums, horizontally disrupting his other normal teeth. It is a simple procedure, but he would be going under complete anesthesia and that scared me a bit. We were delayed quite a bit in the doctor's office as his earlier procedure took longer than expected and my poor boy was waiting almost 2 hours until about 11.30 until they took him in. He was already tired, starving and stressed, but luckily the team put him at ease right away and got done with the procedure very quickly. I was hoping to come back by 11 AM and get done with the post, but we didn't come back until 1 PM.
I got him a milkshake on our way home and then got him comfortable. He slept for couple of hours and then woke up feeling hungry and sore. Finally after I was able to get him something to eat, he settled down a bit and I got around typing the post. What a day it was and I am hoping that the poor guy gets some sleep at night and not have too much pain. Well, he is not going to be eating bread anytime soon and I have to figure out different soft foods to feed him for the next few days. Thankfully, he thoroughly enjoyed eating this bread before the surgery.
My other bakes in the A – Z Baking around the World Marathon –
A for Almond cookies from China
B for Bretzel Rolls from Germany
D for Danish Cookies from Denmark
E for Empanada from Argentina
F for Franzbrötchen from Germany
G for Grissini from Italy
H for Hot Cross Buns from England
I for Irish Freckle Bread from Ireland
J for Jan Hagel Cookies from Netherlands
K for Kiffles / Kiflis from Hungary
Preparation time - 15 minutes plus 2 hours of resting time
Baking time - 25 to 30 minutes
Difficulty level - easy
Ingredients to make Lagana Bread - Makes 1, 8 x 12 bread
- Bread flour - 3 cups
- Active dry yeast - 2 1/4 tsp
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- Salt - 1/2 tbsp
- Luke warm water - 1 cup
- Olive oil - 2 tbsp (plus more to grease the pan)
- Sesame seeds - 4 to 5 tbsp (I used white and black sesame seeds)
- Sugar wash - sugar 1 tsp plus water 2 tbsp
Procedure to make Lagana Bread -
To make the dough -
- In a bowl, combine the yeast, sugar and lukewarm water. Mix it well and let the yeast proof for about 5 to 10 minutes. The yeast mixture would be very bubbly at the end of the 10 minutes. If not, the yeast might have become inactive. Discard this mixture and start with a fresh batch of yeast.
- I made the dough in my stand mixer. Add the flour, salt and olive oil to the bowl. Mix it a bit and then add the yeast mixture to the bowl.
- Knead the dough until it is very soft and not sticky. The dough will be on the softer side, but should not be sticky. Add more liquid or flour to get to the right consistency.
- Grease a bowl and place the dough in the bowl to proof. I usually grease the mixer bowl and place the dough in it. Cover it with plastic wrap and then with a kitchen towel and place it in a warm, draft-free place. Mine took about an hour and a half to double in volume.
To shape the bread and bake -
- Grease a 8 x 12 rimmed baking pan with olive oil.
- Punch the proofed dough gently and place it on the pan. Using your hand, stretch the dough and spread it all across the pan.
- If you find it hard, you could gently roll the dough and then spread the rest in the pan. Traditionally, the dough is spread using the hands. Try to keep it even thickness all around.
- Mix the sugar and water for the sugar wash and using a pastry brush, brush this over the surface of the bread.
- Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the bread and then cover it with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel.
- Let the dough rest for about 30 to 40 minutes or until it is puffy.
- At the end of the resting time, preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Once the dough is ready, using your fingers, makes deep grooves onto the surface of the dough. Take care not to pierce the dough. Just make deep, gentle marks.
- Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes or until the bread is deep golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.
- Let it rest in the pan for about 5 minutes and then remove it on a rack to cool.
- You could slice the bread in about 10 minutes.
- Serve with herbed oil.
If you like this recipe, pin it below -


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Apple Music’s New Artist Spotlight for September is Bernice West, a Cape Town-based singer-songwriter whose unique vocal stylings position her at the forefront of the evolution of Afrikaans pop music.
“My gratitude to this absolute honour, is of incredible value. Thank you Apple Music for shining your spotlight on new artists and creating a platform for us to shape the future with you, not only in music but also beyond all borders. ‘Net Geleen’ is my debut album and translated it means ‘only borrowed’ – like our time on earth by the Grace of God. May this be the start of a great adventure with you,” said Bernice West.
Rising to prominence as the runner-up of the reality kykNET competition, Maak My Famous, this breakout star and viral sensation is no stranger to being thrust into the spotlight and her debut album, Net Geleen, is testament to her immense growth as a young artist.
Following the monumental success of her first two singles, the ukulele-driven “Sonop-Blom” and the foot-stomping “Die Hart”, which both reached #1 on Apple Music’s Afrikaans Singles Chart, Bernice released Net Geelen in July which climbed to the top of the Apple Music Afrikaans charts.
Produced by Robin Kyle every song on Net Geelen was written by Bernice herself. One month after its release, Bernice still has the #1 Afrikaans album in SA as well as the #1 and #2 songs on the Afrikaans Singles Chart on Apple Music.
Featured as part of Apple Music’s Visionary Women campaign in August, Bernice is one of the brightest up-and-coming Afrikaans singer-songwriters and is poised to change the face of Afrikaans pop, one genre-blending single at a time.
Listen to Net Geelen on Apple Music here:
Apple Music’s New Artist Spotlight is a monthly artist development feature focussed on identifying, showcasing and elevating rising star talent across Africa. Each month, Apple Music’s editorial team selects an artist to promote, utilizing the full extent of the platform to raise awareness of the artist. The program has been running for the past four years and the support given to artists includes main page and genre page featuring, inclusion on the global African Editor page, Beats 1 support, inclusion in top playlists including Mzansi Hits, A-List South Africa, Mzansi House, Future Hits, Mzansi Hip-Hop, New Music Daily, Rising, the brand new playlist Africa Now and more!
Past New Artist Spotlight talent includes award winning and critically acclaimed artists such as Sho Madjozi, Amanda Black, Shekhinah, Shane Eagle, Sun El Musician, The Big Hash, Simmy, Ami Faku and Elaine.


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They haven’t even been married a year, but cracks are apparently showing.
We’re talking about LuAnn de Lesseps, who wed businessman Tom D’Agostino Jr. back in January at The Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach on New Year’s Eve, the groom’s 50th birthday. Among the guests was local Real Housewives of Miami alum, Marysol Patton.
The party also ate brunch at the Colony Hotel in Miami Beach the following day.
There was some gloom and doom that dogged the occasion. Even though de Lesseps swore she was head over heels, D’Agostino doesn’t seem like the most faithful guy in the world (he was seen kissing another woman while de Lesseps was in Miami shooting “Real Housewives of New York City” while they were engaged). She forgave him his trespasses.
Page Six reports the newlyweds are “hanging by a thread,” and that the former countess actually slapped her husband in a NYC restaurant.
“They got married so fast, they didn’t really know each other,” a source tells the paper of their issues, adding “She’s a drama queen.”

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