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In the neighborhood where four Oakland police officers were killed last weekend, a large makeshift memorial still adorns a sidewalk with flowers, notes and photographs of the slain police. Across the street lies another, smaller sidewalk memorial -- this one for the parolee who killed the officers.
A cluster of African American women in front of the police memorial argued last week about a candlelight vigil planned for the felon, whom police had just linked by DNA to the rape of a 12-year-old.
One incensed woman said it would send the wrong message to children.
“This man killed the police,” Janice James, 52, said in exasperation. “It looks like you are condoning what he did.”
The neighborhood where this sidewalk debate occurred is a world away from other parts of Oakland, a 56-square-mile city of about 400,000 people of many races and extremely diverse incomes in the shadow of San Francisco.
Yet it is this neighborhood and other crime-plagued pockets that have come to define Oakland, creating an image of a city that many of its own residents do not recognize and that others know painfully well.
The killings of the officers, among the deadliest such incidents in state history, drew national headlines last week and reinforced Oakland’s bloody image. It came nearly three months after a videotaped shooting of a black man by a white transit police officer prompted sporadic rioting downtown and heightened tensions in East Oakland between African Americans and police.
None of the four officers killed last week was African American. The man who shot them was.
Sam Romano, 56, a white contractor who lives in a racially diverse, middle-class neighborhood just up the hill from where the police were killed, said he was largely untouched by the violence below.
He blamed the troubles on “people without jobs, without training programs and without hope.”
“Mix that together with a minority of the people who are of the criminal element and add the ease of getting guns, and violence erupts, and it creates chaos,” said Romano, who moved to Oakland 25 years ago because it was more affordable than San Francisco, has a better climate and is filled with people “who don’t want to live in a suburb of one color or one type of person.”
East Oakland’s flatlands, with wide boulevards of tattered storefronts, check-cashing stores and barbershops, are a constant reminder to their largely poor residents that they have not benefited from the large-scale redevelopment projects that have helped transform other troubled Oakland neighborhoods, such as the once-decaying downtown.
Yet just miles from where the police were gunned down, the middle-class and affluent shop at organic grocery stores, visit galleries, eat at upscale restaurants and hike and jog on tree-lined trails.
The last decade has seen an exodus of African Americans from Oakland and an influx of other races, gay people and young families who no longer can afford San Francisco. An Urban Institute study of 2000 census data found that Oakland has more lesbian couples per capita than any other major U.S. city.
In 2000, African-Americans were the plurality. By 2007, a survey estimated that whites made up 35% of the population; blacks, 30.8%; Latinos, 25%; and Asians, 15%.
Night life is returning downtown. Restaurants and clubs have followed large-scale residential development. A historic movie palace, the Fox Theater, an ornate Art Deco building shuttered for decades, reopened last month and is booking well-known performers.
West Oakland, another historically troubled neighborhood with graceful Victorian homes, also has experienced a small revival, although the entire city has been hurt by the recession.
But little change has come to the East Oakland flatlands, whose predominantly black residents refer to their home as Beirut and “the killing zone.” The city had an estimated 124 homicides last year, most in the flatlands.
In the neighborhood where the police were killed, residents live in modest bungalows with bars on the windows and locked gates around tiny patches of lawn. Many homes are boarded up, victims of foreclosure. Cooperating with police is seen by some as dangerous, an invitation to retaliation.
Industrial jobs that drew both blacks and whites in large numbers from the South during World War II have largely disappeared, and drug dealing and other economic crimes have filled the void. Residents are arrested and sent to prison, then return as parolees and probationers.
Melva Fonteno, 47, a retired African American nurse, stood in front of the sidewalk memorial last week to pay respects to Officer Daniel Sakai, 35, one of the slain officers. She said Sakai had investigated the nonfatal shooting of her teenage son, who was struck by 13 bullets at a bus stop two years ago.
“It was a jealousy thing,” his mother said of the shooting. “He had on expensive shoes.”
The police recently made arrests in the case, she said.
“Officer Sakai would call me personally,” Fonteno said, smiling at the memory. “I always appreciated him and the rest of the officers because they always came by and told me how the case was going. That young man has always been there for me and my family.”
Fonteno grimaced, though, as she recalled once watching other officers slam three teenage boys to the ground with unnecessary brutality. “But I want more cops,” she said. “There are robberies, stealing. You can’t even go to the check-cashing places without getting robbed.”
The division in the neighborhood is reflected at a nearby barbershop, where a customer expressed bitterness about the wide attention the police killings have captured.
“Black people are marginalized by the city and hounded by the police,” said the African American man, 37, who gave his name only as D. because he said he feared getting “jumped on” by the police.
“Cops are so arrogant,” he said. “They kill black men and for the most part they are getting away with it.”
On weekend nights, young men and women take over major intersections in the neighborhood, driving doughnuts around circles of dancing people, disrupting traffic, destroying property and playing loud music in what are called sideshows.
Drive a short distance from East Oakland’s flatlands and the city is transformed into vibrant neighborhoods, some Latino, others Asian, others multiracial.
At Lake Merritt, in the heart of Oakland, residents jog trails, rent boats and picnic on the lawns. Ringed with lights at night, the lake is described by the city as the largest of its kind in an urban setting.
On a typical sunny afternoon, three white-haired couples enjoyed lawn bowling. Mothers escorted children to Fairyland, where they could pet llamas. An old man in a beret fed the sea gulls, and geese strutted past couples lounging on the lawn.
Shontay Newell, 34, an African American hot-dog vendor, was staring out at the lake when the conversation turned to East Oakland -- a place Newell said she tries to avoid. She said she went to a bar there a few months ago, and a man pointed a rusty .22 at her after she told him she had no money.
“I was so scared,” she said. She did not report the incident to the police because “they are not going to do anything about it.”
In the Fruitvale District, a street that was once East 14th has been aptly renamed International Boulevard. Latin music pours from cars, people chat in Spanish on the sidewalks, the storefronts have Spanish names, and taco and fruit carts dot the corners.
“I like the town, the climate, no problems,” said Rogelio Ruiz, 48, enjoying the sunshine outside the sporting goods store where he worked. “Crime? It’s OK. People walk here every day, the families, the babies. No problem.”
Heading downtown on International Boulevard, the store names become Asian and the neighborhoods brim with people of Southeast Asian descent.
In northern Oakland, residents sip coffee at outdoor tables in the trendy and pricey Rockridge District, which borders Berkeley. Marla Leech, 47, a white college instructor at one of the outdoor tables, complained that the media have given Oakland a horrible image and said there is little conflict between the city’s races. “People mix together here.”
As Oakland prepared last week to bury the dead, many were united in their support of the police, showering the stations with flowers, bringing food and writing notes.
But residents in East Oakland braced for trouble on the evening of the march for Lovelle Mixon, a high school dropout who had taken occasional jobs since his release from prison and missed appointments with a parole officer in the weeks before he killed the police officers.
The news media descended in droves for the march, although it attracted only a few dozen people.
Local newspapers had reported that Mixon also was a suspect in another murder and may have been linked to several rapes in the neighborhood in addition to the attack on the young girl.
“He didn’t rape nobody,” a woman in the crowd hissed. “That’s a lie. They just got to pin that on somebody.”
“George Washington was a rapist! Thomas Jefferson was a rapist!” shouted a man.
An African American woman pushing her granddaughter in a stroller and keeping her eye on a grandson said she came because Mixon was her daughter’s cousin.
But what he did, she said, was not right.
“Nooooo,” said the woman, Ella, 47, shaking her head sadly.
The demonstration ended in front of an empty building that used to house the neighborhood police. The officers have since moved into a building across the parking lot, and through its glass doors the motorcycles of two of the slain officers could be seen surrounded by flowers and a lighted candle.
Times researchers Scott Wilson and Vicki Gallay contributed to this report.


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In a disappointing update for all the fans of Tamil star Dhanush and the VIP franchise, the release of the much-awaited VIP 2, a sequel to Raghuvaran B.Tech, has been postponed. VIP 2 was supposed to hit the screens on July 28, but it looks like the film has been postponed to the first half of August.
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Can i access the LAX TBIT OneWorld Business lounge as a Qantas Club member if i have a domestic flight departing T4 on a QF AA codeshare? Dont want to use the T4 AA lounge as have to pay to eat.
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No, as a QC member you can access the Admirals Lounge in T4. You will not have access to TBIT. To access the QF lounge in TBIT you need to be on a OW operated and marketed flight eg. QF, CX, BA.
I am on an AA operated flight with a ticketed QF flight number. So i meet those requirements dont i?
AA normally provides a few drink vouchers and there is some snacks in the Admirals lounge.
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At LAX you can access any terminal as long as you have a valid boarding pass so that is not an issue you just tell the TSA what you are doing and then they are fine with it
In terms of access to the lounge well that will depend on the AA flight being booked under a QF flight number
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How do you transfer from TBIT sterile area to T4 sterile area?
I'm only familiar with the transfer from T4 sterile area to TBIT steroidal areal. Not the reverse.
You leave the area at TBIT using the exit then walk to T4 and re clear security
So that doesn't my question exactly.
But to paraphrase your response, there is no way to get from TBIT sterile area to T4 sterile area directly i.e. any attempt to use the TBIT lounge if your flight departs from Terminal 4 would be met with the inconvenience of clearing two sets of security.
1) Given that your boarding pass will be marked at security, will you be able to clear security twice at two different terminals? (Will they let you?)
2) Is this inconvenience worthwhile?
1. Yes will they let you just tell them what you are up to or you can get AA to reprint your boarding pass if they will not let you (I can think of a reason why they would not cause the have let me before)
2. It is only worthwhile if you have a long stop over and are after a good drink, food and shower at a newer and quiter lounge then the AA lounge
Personally I would only recomend doing this if you had over 4 hours layover between flights but again thats up to you and at the end of the day you get to decide if you want to reclear security again
3.5h layover. So I prefer better (free) food. Although i suspect the first hour will be spent clearing CBP and rechecking bags
Yep, my AA flight is booked under a QF flight number. So we should be good then?
Whether your flight is booked as an AA code or QF code bears no significance whatsoever to your predicament. The issue is entirely dictated by the location (terminal) of the departing flight and the rules of access to that terminal.
I was under the impression that rule was changed some time ago
So as long as you have a valid BP for any terminal you could access TBIT. So it only now comes down to the lounge as from the above i can get into the terminal
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The interesting thing will be when the TBIT/Terminal 4 connector opens next year you'll have much easier access to the Qantas TBIT lounge. Will be interesting to see if they tighten up the access rules once that happens.
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What is the most important function of the integument?
The integumentary system consists of the skin, hair, nails, glands, and nerves. Its main function is to act as a barrier to protect the body from the outside world. It also functions to retain body fluids, protect against disease, eliminate waste products, and regulate body temperature.
What are the important functions of the integumentary system?
The integumentary system protects the body’s internal living tissues and organs, protects against invasion by infectious organism, and protects the body from dehydration.
What is the most important organ in the integumentary system?
What are the five major functions of the integumentary system?
Functions of the Integumentary System
- Sensory Function.
- Vitamin D Synthesis.
What are the 7 main functions of the skin?
Some of the many roles of skin:
- Protection: against pathogens.
- Storage: stores lipids (fats) and water.
- Sensation: nerve endings detect temperature, pressure, vibration, touch, and injury.
- Control water loss: the skin prevents water from escaping by evaporation.
What are the 8 functions of the skin?
Functions of the skin
- Provides a protective barrier against mechanical, thermal and physical injury and hazardous substances.
- Prevents loss of moisture.
- Reduces harmful effects of UV radiation.
- Acts as a sensory organ (touch, detects temperature).
- Helps regulate temperature.
- An immune organ to detect infections etc.
What are the 3 functions of skin?
The skin has three main functions:
What is the importance of skin?
No matter how you think of it, your skin is very important. It covers and protects everything inside your body. Without skin, people’s muscles, bones, and organs would be hanging out all over the place. Skin holds everything together.
How can I get glass skin in 3 days?
- Step 1: Double Cleanse. You won’t achieve glass skin by haphazardly swiping a cleansing cloth over your face at the end of the day.
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- Watermelon. Watermelon is a boon for the skin, especially for women who have acne-prone or sensitive skin.
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Can I use milk on my face everyday?
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AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Baseball erupted for 13 runs on 12 hits in the top of the fifth inning on their way to a one-sided 15-3 win over Curry College Monday afternoon at Winter Haven Park.
UMass Boston 15, Curry College 3
UMass Boston (4-1)
Curry College (2-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing by two runs (3-1) heading into the fifth inning, the Beacons offense came alive in a huge way as they pound hit-after-hit off the Colonels pitching staff. The one-sided victory improved the Beacons Florida record to 3-0, with yesterday's game against Nichols College in the books as a rain out.
Sal Frosceno (Derby, Conn.) had his best day at the plate for UMass as the outfielder went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Eddie Riley (Quincy, Mass.) was also solid in his five at-bats, as the sophomore combined for two hits, three RBI, and three runs scored.
On the hill, junior Steve Witkowski (Pittsfield, Mass.) collected his first win of the year, after going an inning in relief. The Beacons saw Joey Rogers (Dighton, Mass.) go the first four frames. Rogers, who made his collegiate debut on the hill for UMass, allowed two runs, both earned, on five hits, and had four strikeouts.
The Beacons notched the first run of the contest in the top of the second, but were quickly countered in the bottom of the inning, as the Colonels took a 2-1 lead. That score remained for the next two innings, until the explosion that was the fifth inning occurred.
Senior DH Dan Mantoni (Northbridge, Mass.) collected the only extra base hit in the inning, as he ripped a two RBI double to left center to close out the huge frame. The Beacons used small ball to extend their lead in the fifth inning, as they tacked on 11 singles.
After the inning, Curry would score just one more run in the bottom of the fifth inning, but by then the game was too far out of reach. The final run of the day came in the top half of the seventh when Nick Cotraro (Beverly, Mass.) ripped his first double of the season to center field, which plated Riley.
BY THE NUMBERS
- The Beacons 13 runs marked the most since their 13-9 win over Salem State University last season
- The 13 runs in the fifth inning was the most runs scored in a single inning since March 19, 2005 when they scored 11 against Finlandia University
- In total the Beacons saw 19 field players and six pitchers all appear in Monday's win
- UMass Boston totaled 18 hits and saw a total of 44 at-bats
- The Beacons pitching staff combined for 11 strikeouts and allowed just seven hits
- UMass Boston has now won two straight over Curry College and have combined for eight wins since their first meeting in 1995
The Beacons will face SUNY Oswego on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Lake Myrtle Park Field #8.


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April 9, 2018 – By Ellis Scott
The stock of Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) is a huge mover today! The stock decreased 1.90% or $0.09 during the last trading session, reaching $4.64. About 5.09 million shares traded. Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) has risen 28.74% since April 9, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 17.19% the S&P500.The move comes after 9 months negative chart setup for the $7.73B company. It was reported on Apr, 9 by Barchart.com. We have $4.36 PT which if reached, will make NYSE:GGB worth $463.50M less.
Intersections Inc (INTX) investors sentiment increased to 0.56 in Q4 2017. It’s up 0.11, from 0.45 in 2017Q3. The ratio increased, as 5 institutional investors increased or opened new holdings, while 9 sold and reduced equity positions in Intersections Inc. The institutional investors in our database now own: 5.95 million shares, down from 6.07 million shares in 2017Q3. Also, the number of institutional investors holding Intersections Inc in top ten holdings was flat from 1 to 1 for the same number . Sold All: 3 Reduced: 6 Increased: 4 New Position: 1.
Osmium Partners Llc holds 5% of its portfolio in Intersections Inc. for 3.46 million shares. Ims Capital Management owns 7,547 shares or 0.15% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Menta Capital Llc has 0.05% invested in the company for 105,289 shares. The New York-based Loeb Partners Corp has invested 0.04% in the stock. Bank Of New York Mellon Corp, a New York-based fund reported 18,070 shares.
Since January 1, 0001, it had 0 buys, and 12 insider sales for $124,450 activity.
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Breitbart: Banning bump-stock device is a ‘typical leftist war on the poor’
A troll over at Breitbart — this time, their “Second Amendment columnist” — wrote up a handy little shitpost for anyone thinking about supporting Senator Diane Feinstein’s common-sense proposal for a ban on bump-stock devices, the legal gun modification that can turn a semi-automatic weapon into one capable of firing 400-800 rounds per minute and which a mass shooter is suspected of using to kill 59 people in Las Vegas.
I haven’t linked to it, because it’s disingenuous nonsense. The messed up thing is even though these fuckers are just trying piss people off, four-fifths of the thing reads exactly the same as any other gun nut’s defense of 2nd Amendment usually does, full of irrelevant jargon and pedantic arguments that have no bearing on anything. Por ejemplo:
1. ATF approved–Bump-stock devices do not change the action of the gun; they do not make the gun an automatic weapon. Rather, they allow the gun owner to mimic automatic fire in short bursts with variable consistency. This means the devices are categorized as an accessory rather than a conversion. Because of this, USA Today reports that they are ATF approved.
Whether an item is ATF approved or is categorized as an “accessory” or a “conversion” is meaningless with regard to how easy it makes it to kill a lot of people. When someone is sprayed with a ton of bullets, they’re probably not concerned with whether those bullets were “mimicking” automatic fire or whether it was the real deal.
2. Other accessories will do the same thing–There are numerous ways a gun owner can make a semiautomatic rifle mimic automatic fire. There are special triggers, cranking devices, and other options, all of which are accessories rather than conversions.
AKA: “There are lots of ways to make a semi-automatic more deadly, so why make this one illegal?”
3. “Bump-Stock” devices are for novelty, not accuracy–Bump-stock devices are not made for accuracy, but for the fun of mimicking automatic fire. Such devices tend to have a universal fit, which means an AR-15’s buffer tube can bobble back and fourth inside the bump-stock while the firearm is being shot. These are not made to be precision instruments but novelties that gun owners can enjoy while out shooting at the range.
We ban novelty toys because they contain toxic chemicals that are deadly to people, and as far as accuracy goes, a bullet in the neck, chest, groin, arm, and leg is going to kill someone dead just as much as one right between the eyes.
4. Machine guns are legal–Contrary to much of the reporting issued after the Las Vegas attack, actual machine guns are legal in the U.S. Such firearms are extremely expensive–this is because legal machine guns are limited to those made before 1986–but they can certainly be purchased for legal use under federal law. It seems contrary to reality to ban devices that only mimic auto fire in a country where there are hundreds of thousands of privately-owned guns that really are automatic.
AKA: There are already tons of real automatic weapons capable of killing massive amounts of people, so there’s no sense in banning fake automatic weapons capable of killing massive amounts of people.
This is what I’m saying. I wrote an article about the NRA the other day and then some dumbass from my high school started telling me about how I needed to “do my research” and started filling up my Facebook wall with a bunch of bullshit that might as well have been directly sourced from this shitty ass website. Breitbart’s 2nd Amendment columnist might just be trying to get gun control advocates clutching their pearls, but plenty of people read this dreck and take it for the real. They don’t, or don’t care to, distinguish between what’s fake and not.
Which brings us to the article’s fifth “key fact about bump stock devices.”
5. Typical leftist war on the poor–A ban on bump-stock devices takes away the $200 device poorer citizens can buy to at least pretend to be shooting the real machines they will never be able to afford.
Whelp, you got me. Us libs sure do hate the poors. You’re too smart for me, Breitbart! One of these days I’ll get ya, though. Until then, have fun with all that ad revenue your bleeding, along with your president’s many legislative victories.

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STUDENT ACTIVITY - Build a timescale -In this activity, students develop a timescale for a person’s life. The techniques of relative and absolute dating are similar to those used in the construction of a geological timescale.
Other terms used for this process include: Carbon dating, radiometric dating, and absolute dating.In this hands-on radioactive dating (or radiometric dating) activity, students gain a greater understanding of the process of radioactive decay through the use of candy or pennies.
I would like to incorporate this into my ceremony instead of a candle or sand. Have an empty box, have the officiant read this, and put something from our wedding day in that box. We can keep filling the box throughout the years with "treasures" we collect together.


Opposition continues to genetically-engineered fish
July 15th, 2011 | Alaska Newspapers Staff
Alaska's congressional delegation is keeping up its battle to keep genetically modified salmon off the market.
Senators Mark Begich, D-Alaska, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, joined six other senators on July 15 in signing a letter to the federal Food and Drug Administration, warning the agency not to dismiss the clear congressional opinion opposing approval of genetically modified salmon.
Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, was one of 15 members of the House who signed a similar letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, also on July 15.
The agency is considering an application by Aqua Bounty, Inc. to grow genetically-engineered salmon in Panama for importation into the United States, with plans to eventually grow the fish in the U.S.
The genetically-altered fish would grow faster than natural fish and there are serious concerns about the impact of escaped fish on wild salmon stocks, the suitability of such fish for human consumption, and the FDA's approval process for the fish, Begich and Murkowski said..
"The FDA process is not the right one to fully evaluate the impacts of this new product," Murkowski said. "The effects of unlabeled GE salmon in the market place could be devastating if consumers are confused about buying salmon.
"Even though we know that if it says Alaska, it is always going to wild, we have seen the markets respond to fear and confusion in the past. GE salmon could cause dramatic market impacts for wild salmon and this issue must at least be acknowledged, but FDA is completely ignoring it. I am prepared to do everything possible to prohibit funding for FDA approval of GE salmon in the Senate appropriations process," she said.
Begich said that the FDA "hasn't considered all of the potential negative impacts of genetically-altered fish and the strong opposition in Congress to approving something that could decimate wild salmon populations.
Recent scientific evidence shows that if genetically-modified salmon escape, they could successfully breed with wild stocks, potentially destroying the genetic adaptations that have allowed fish to thrive for millennia. Alaska wild salmon is abundant and sustainable. We don't need Frankenfish threatening our fish populations and the coastal communities that rely on them," Begich said.
The House letter signed by Young, and others, noted broad opposition to genetically engineered salmon, stemming from serious concerns regarding the review process being used by the FDA to review AquaBounty Technologies' application.
"At present the FDA does not have adequate means to assess the GE salmon as an animal intended for human consumption," the House letter said.
"Furthermore, the environmental assessment, compiled by AquaBounty and reviewed by the FDA, is inherently flawed as it failed to take into account the full range of environmental and socio-economical risks that the proliferation of GE fish pose to wild fish, commercial and recreational fishermen, and natural ecosystems.
"Rather than accept AquaBounty's conclusions, the FDA should undertake and complete a full environmental impact statement, including fully consulting with other federal agencies with responsibility for protecting ocean ecosystems and federally listed endangered species," the House members said.
Alaska Newspapers Staff can be reached at email@example.com, or by phone at 907-348-2449


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There are so many prints/techniques on line. I would like to know if you can help identify the type of print method used and era . It appears to be in it's original form with a beautifully painted aged patina frame. It was purchased at a flee market in Massachusetts many years ago.


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Clarkson will also receive the RDMA “Icon” Award, which recognizes a distinguished artist whose career transcends popular culture and whose music is beloved by generations of Radio Disney fans. The award will honor the iconic singer and songwriter for her illustrious career and the influence she has had on the music industry.
Clarkson first skyrocketed to fame after winning the inaugural season of “American Idol” in 2002. From her debut single, “A Moment Like This,” to her recently released eighth studio album, “Meaning of Life,” the multiplatinum artist has dominated the Radio Disney charts, with multiple No. 1 songs. Her current singles, “Heat” and “Love So Soft,” have spent a combined 19 weeks on the Radio Disney Top 30 chart.
Presenters scheduled to hand out the coveted ARDY trophies at this year’s show include stars of Disney Channel’s hit series “Andi Mack,” Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph of Freeform’s “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger,” Hollywood Records recording artist Sabrina Carpenter, Radio Disney’s “NBT” (Next Big Thing) JAGMAC, and the winners of ABC’s “Boy Band” and Hollywood Records group In Real Life.
The 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards will take place FRIDAY, JUNE 22, at the Dolby Theatre(R) at Hollywood & Highland Center(R) in Hollywood, California. Clarkson joins the lineup of previously announced performers: Carrie Underwood with Ludacris, Meghan Trainor, Charlie Puth, Marshmello, Echosmith and “American Idol” winner Maddie Poppe.
Information on the Radio Disney Music Awards is available at www.Disney.com/RDMA.

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Director Shu Kei travelled to Venice, Canada, London and Hong Kong, collecting accounts of the Tiananmen impact. Among his interviewees are: award-winning Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien; Hong Kong director Alfred Cheung, a witness to the massacre; actress Deanne Ip, whose national consciousness is fired by the event; as well as his own brothers, one who soon migrates from Hong Kong, and the other, already an Australian emigre. Their personal testimonies are pieced together into a mural of the Chinese people united in their horror and outrage.
Scrooge McDuck, his dimwitted pilot Launch Pad, and his newphews Huey, Dewey and Louie, with Webby, arrive in Egypt where Scrooge finds the lost treasure of Collie Baba, unbeknownst to Scrooge, a magic lamp was included inside the treasure, so while the nephews have fun with the genie, they all have no idea that they're being stalked by a power hungry sorceror named Murlock and his dimwitted thief.
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky's career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
Hick handymen Val McKee and Earl Bassett can barely eke out a living in the Nevada hamlet of Perfection, so they decide to leave town -- despite an admonition from a shapely seismology coed who's picking up odd readings on her equipment.
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.


Bollywood Garam: Some one has said that not everybody can handle the success in the right sense. This phrase somewhat applies to actress Anushka Sharma, who is enjoying all the attention in the Indian film industry these days. The actress is in high demand, after the success of ‘Band Baaja Baraat’, but with only few movies in her kitty, people are not too impressed with her star antics.
The ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ actress is nowadays behaving like a top Bollywood star. Anushka is currently shooting for ‘Ladies vs Ricky Bahl’ along with boyfriend, Ranveer Singh and has also got a few tantrums to show off on the sets.
Secret sources from the sets of the movie, have told that the actress has hired an assistant of her height to stand while the cinematographer sets the lights before the shoot begins. As a normal practice, the actress has to stand in the harsh lights of the sets so as to allow the cinematographer to adjust the lights.
This helps in making the actress look beautiful on camera. The testing is an essential part and every actress has to go through this procedure. But may be Anushka has chosen her own ways of escaping the harsh lights. Due to Anushka’s behavior, her co-stars are making a spoof out of her. Wonder what Ranveer may have to say about it, or is he a partner in this crime as well?


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- Northern Californian firm Aska confirmed this prototype of a traveling auto in the course of Monterey Vehicle Week that it hopes to create inside of two to a few several years.
- The Aska A5 traveling car or truck can choose off both of those vertically and horizontally, an enhancement on the “flying car” idea.
- The system is to use these planes as rentals or taxis, priced at close to $800,000, and 100 possible prospective buyers have now positioned reservations, a spokesman told Motor vehicle and Driver.
Traveling cars and trucks have been teased as a someday engineering for a long time, extensive ahead of self-driving cars turned the just-about-the-corner technology to chase. A number of, these as Terrafugia, produced real strides but, finally in no way manufactured it to current market. Now there’s a new participant promising to land the desire in two or a few years’ time.
Aska, a enterprise found in Northern California, has been engineering a remedy with a team of about 50 for the past six yrs, and we obtained a quick (land-certain) experience in its initially prototype through the Monterey Vehicle 7 days happenings. It is even now extremely early, and rough, but Aska has a more innovation on the flying-vehicle idea, as it can get off vertically as properly as horizontally like a standard aircraft. That signifies it could get in and out of substantially smaller sized areas. In fact, CEO and co-founder Dude Kaplinsky has grand visions of changing gasoline stations, a lot of of which he sees heading out of business enterprise with the transition to electrical cars and trucks, into landing pads for his development.
The Aska A5 will seat four, and is propelled by means of the air by 6 propellers, four of which can rotate from a vertical to horizontal orientation to facilitate the changeover from takeoff to flight. The Aska can also acquire off conventionally, in which circumstance its acceleration is boosted by an electric powered motor at every rear wheel. Power for the 5000-to-6000-pound craft—Kaplinsky claims the generation edition will be lighter—comes from a about 100.-kWh battery pack, with a fuel-driven vary extender to make a lot more electrical energy when required. Flying assortment is a claimed 250 miles with a 150-mph cruising velocity.
To convert to driving configuration, the front and rear wings fold above the fuselage, which normally takes about a minute, and the wings have to be secured to hold them from bouncing about with road impacts. This is at the moment a handbook procedure, but an automobile-locking mechanism is right about the corner, in accordance to Kaplinsky. Definitely, a more accurate name is a “driving plane” alternatively than a “flying auto,” having said that, as the Aska is not going to meet up with all of the regulatory needs to be absolutely street lawful. In its place, it will be


CISCO – RSP720-3CXL-10GE
|Manufacturer Part Number||RSP720-3CXL-10GE|
|Manufacturer Website Address||http://www.cisco.com|
|Product Name||10 Gbps Route Switch Processor|
|Product Type||Route Switch Processor|
|Application/Usage||Wide Area Network|
|Media & Performance|
|Maximum Data Transfer Rate||10 Gbit/s|
The 7600 Series Route Switch Processor 720 with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks (RSP720-10GE) is designed to deliver the high scalability, performance, and fast convergence required for today and tomorrow’s demanding voice, video, data, and mobility (quadruple-play) services.
The 7600 Series RSP720-10GE (Figure 1) offers Carrier Ethernet service providers tremendous flexibility, scalability, and performance at the access or aggregation edge while deploying advanced IP video and triple-play (voice, video, and data) system applications in both the residential and business services markets.
In essence, it gives service providers and enterprises true service convergence with the ability to manage a wide variety of applications over a range of access media using a single platform, the 7600 Series Routers.
The 7600 Series RSP720-10GE includes the following:
? Two X2-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (with line rate forwarding)
? Two Gigabit Ethernet Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) ports and one 10/100/1000 gigabit port for additional flexibility: This port-level flexibility allows you to position the 7600 Series at the access edge connecting with a 10 Gigabit Ethernet port uplink and a Gigabit Ethernet port uplink. The two 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports help save a slot that you can use for an additional high-density Ethernet module, shared port adapter (SPA), or SPA interface processor (SIP).
? Crossbar switch fabric: The 7600 Series RSP720-10GE has a new and enhanced 720-Gbps crossbar switch fabric and the same new application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-based forwarding engine that is used by the RSP720. This single module delivers 40 Gbps of switching fabric capacity per slot, supporting 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 48-port 10/100/1000 density line cards.
? Standby as an independent forwarding line card: In a redundant configuration, the 7600 Series RSP720-10GE introduces the unique capability of the standby processor being able to operate as an independent distributed forwarding line card.
With hardware-enabled forwarding for IPv4, IPv6 Unicast and Multicast, and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), the 7600 Series RSP720-10GE can provide high-speed central forwarding with rich packet-processing features such as access control lists (ACLs), quality of service (QoS), MPLS VPNs, and more. The 7600 Series RSP720-10GE delivers a rich set of IP features in hardware for applications such as subscriber aggregation, IP Forwarding, Layer 2 and Layer 3 MPLS VPNs, and Ethernet over MPLS (EoMPLS) with QoS and security features.
The 7600 Series RSP720-10GE comes integrated with two new daughter cards:
? 7600 Policy Feature Card (PFC-3C or PFC-3CXL): Performs Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding in hardware with consistent performance, even with intensive features enabled such as ACLs, QoS, generic routing encapsulation (GRE), or Network Address Translation (NAT). The card executes the following functions:
? Performs Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding
? Enforces ACL functions
? Performs QoS policing and marking
? Collects NetFlow statistics
? Offers Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
? 7600 Multilayer Switch Feature Card (MSFC4): Runs Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols and performs all the control-plane functions.
? The 7600 Series RSP720-10GE is generally available from the Cisco IOS ??Software 12.2(33)SRE release train.
??Support for the RSP720-10GE is only available on a limited basis for Cisco IOS Software 12.2(33)SRC, 12.2(33)SRD release trains.
Supported chassis and line cards
7603-S, 7604, 7606-S, 7609, 7609-S, and 7613*?models
* The 7613 is only supported from Software Release 12.2(33)SRE2 onwards. The RSP720-10GE will not support 7613 chassis with earlier IOS release.
The 7606 is not supported in any version with the RSP720-10GE
All of the Ethernet Services Plus modules (7600 Series ES+) are supported
SIPs and SPAs:
? 7600 Series SPA Interface Processor-600 (Cisco 7600 SIP 600)
7600 Series/Catalyst??6500 Series Enhanced FlexWAN Module
All of the 7600 Series Ethernet services modules are supported
High-density Ethernet cards (part numbers):
? WS-X67xx (WS-X6704-10GE and WS-X6708-10GE are both supported)
Distributed forwarding cards (part numbers)*:
** Note that the rule of the least common denominator applies in a 7600 Series chassis and the lowest level of PFC or DFC dictates at which level the entire chassis operates. A DFC3B forces the 7600 Series configuration to run in 3B mode, regardless of the PFC-3C (or -3CXL) of the?RSP720-10GE.
10 Gigabit Ethernet:
??X2-10GB-LRM= (12.2(33)SRE and later)
??X2 10GB-ZR= (12.2(33)SRE and later)
? X2-DWDM (12.2(33)SRE and later)
- The warranty for refurbished units is 30 days.
- The warranty for New units is as per the manufacturer’s terms and conditions.


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EU Commission Confirms Slovenia's Rural Development Programme
Ljubljana, 24 July - The European Commission adopted on Tuesday the Slovenian Rural Development Programme for 2007-2013, the Agriculture, Forestry and Food Ministry said. Slovenia is to get almost EUR 1.16bn in the period, of which almost EUR 900m will come from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
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|Field of Dreams (1989)|
|Written by Noah Fleming|
|Tuesday, 26 May 2009|
I may be biased in favor of this film since it has been ages since I have seen it and I happen to love baseball. Kevin Costner seems to be a baseball fanatic as well, as his has been in several baseball films, including "For Love of the Game" and "Bull Durham." It is not a secret that Costner isn't the best actor in the world. With the exception of his performance in "Dances With Wolves," Costner is only an average actor. He does fine in this film, but the performance still lacks that zing.
The film is based on W.P. Kinsella's book, "Shoeless Joe." "Field of Dreams" is a story about reconciling with your past and recognizing what you have right in front of you. Ray Kinsella (Costner) is an Iowa corn farmer. Life is good for the man, with a wife and a daughter and a stable life. Then, one day he hears the voice in the middle of the cornfield – "If you build it, he will come." After struggling to understand the meaning of this voice, he has a vision of a baseball field in the middle of his cornfield.
When he learns that Shoeless Joe Jackson is the one who will return if he builds the baseball field, he sets out to build the field. The entire town thinks him to be crazy, plowing under his main crop. Kinsella finishes the field and after an entire season, no one has shown up at the field. Meanwhile, the Kinsellas are in financial trouble, which isn't a surprise.
Then one day, a man in an old White Sox uniform appears in the middle of the baseball field. It is Shoeless Joe. Ray proceeds to play ball with the man, or ghost, before he disappears into the outfield cornfield wall. Ray believes all is well, and then the voice returns saying, "ease his pain."
Frustrated, Ray finally figures out that the voice is talking about Terence Mann (James Earl Jones), a writer in the 1960s who has dropped off the face of the earth. Believing that he is meant to take Mann to a Boston Red Sox baseball game at Fenway park, Ray kidnaps the man and takes him to the ballgame. While there, they both experience a voice. Now a believer, Mann tags along to Minnesota where the voice told them about Moonlight Graham.
After talking with another ghost, the ghost of a deceased Moonlight Graham, Ray and Terence head back to Iowa. Annie, Ray's wife, is keeping from Ray the fact that they are bankrupt and the bank of foreclosing on their land and hosue. Along their way home, Ray and Terence pick up a hitchhiker, Archie Graham, a young man longing to play baseball. Of course, we immediately recognize Archie as a young Moonlight Graham.
When they arrive back home, they see that Shoeless Joe had invited an entire team to play ball. Archie joins them for a scrimmage game. Terence, Ray and his family are the only ones that are able to see the ballplayers. Annie's brother, Mark (Timothy Busfield) is there to foreclose until tragedy strikes and Karin, Ray's daughter, falls from the bleachers. Archie comes to the rescue by crossing the pebble path and once again becoming the doctor that he grew up to be. Unfortunately, after saving Karin's life, he can no longer return to the game. However, now everyone is seemingly able to see the ballplayers. Everything works out for the family as a long line of cars is seen driving straight for their house in order to watch legendary ballplayers once again play America's favorite pastime.
It has been a long time since I have seen this film. In fact, the last time that I saw this film it was on a VHS tape. VHS? What the heck is that? So, I have no comparison as to what this film looked like on its standard DVD transfer. However, in comparison with the VHS, the Blu-ray is infinitely better video quality. This is a no brainer. Universal brings "Field of Dreams" to Blu-ray with a VC-1 encode and a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. The colors are accurate but not overly vibrant. There are very reminiscent of late 1980s filmmaking. There is plenty of film grain floating around, however it provides a nice veneer and is not very distracting. The nighttime sequences suffer from evident noise and banding. The details are fairly impressive. Costumes and corn crops contain plenty of texture. The black levels are consistent, but not quite rich enough. Overall, I have to give Universal praise for there restoration job of this film.
The audio quality is about on the same level as the video. We are presented with a re-mastered 5.1 audio track in DTS-HD Master Audio. The original mix was stereo so don't expect much in the surround channels. Other than some music bleed, there isn’t much there. The LFE channel doesn't really have any presence in the track either. However, the track is crystal clear. When Ray and Shoeless Joe first play, the sound of the baseball off the wooden bat is perfect. The crack of the transient and the decay is well preserved. The dialogue is clear, but is a bit uneven throughout the film. Overall, it is all a bit low in the mix. While, the mix is front heavy, there is still some sense of envelopment. This a solid audio track for a late 1980s film.
The Blu-ray contains almost all the special features that were present on the 2004 standard DVD edition. All the bonus materials are presented in standard definition. The only Blu-ray exclusive feature is BD-Live functionality.
The first bonus material is a collection of deleted scenes with an optional introduction by director Phil Alden Robinson. There is an audio commentary with director Phil Robinson and director of photography John Lindley. This is a semi-interesting track that will be good for fans of the film. "From Father to Son: Passing Along the Pastime" is a making-of documentary. "Roundtable with Kevin Costner, Bret Saberhagen, George Brett and Johnny Bench" is a little baseball chat among the baseball stars. "The Diamond in the Husks" takes a look at the real baseball diamond at the Lansing Farm in Iowa. "Galena, IL Pinch Hits for Chisholm, MN" looks at the locations for some of the film's plots. "'Field of Dreams:' A Scrapbook" is another documentary. "Bravo Special: From Page to Screen" is a look at the screenwriting adaptation process. Lastly there is a theatrical trailer.
"Field of Dreams" is an important piece of cinema and should be added to your Blu-ray collection. The video and audio quality are well above average, especially for the age of the film. Definitely pick this one up.


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By Hamed Mahmoud
Engineer Khaled Sabry, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, said that the project is being implemented on an area of 2,617 square metres (with an area of 11 thousand square metres) in the Down Town area in the New Administrative Capital. It consists of a ground floor and 10 floors dedicated to administrative, commercial, and hotel activities, besides 3 garages to serve the project’s pioneers. the project comprises 220 units; With areas ranging from 19 square meters to 80 square metres.
He indicated that the implementation of “Ronza Tower” will start after obtaining the land license from the New Administrative Capital Company, and the project is scheduled to be completed during the last quarter of 2024, provided that the commercial units will be delivered semi-finished, the administrative units and the hotel ones will be delivered fully finished.
He emphasised that the company focuses on using technology in its real estate projects through the use of specialised companies in that sector, as the company aims to launch a real estate project that is different in terms of product and with construction mechanisms and modern systems, especially since the competition in the New Administrative Capital has many similar projects in the product.
The company contracted with the consultant Mohamed Hafez HAFEZ Consultants to start the engineering designs for the project, as the company undertook the engineering design for the project (Lavista City – Elpatio ORO – Elpatio 7 Compound – Sarai – water way2- Master Plan Zones)
The chairman added that there are a large number of investment opportunities available in Egypt in light of the launch of huge real estate projects Currently, whether in the New Administrative Capital or the new Alamein, so the company seeks to be present in the Egyptian market in a strong way during the coming period.


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“Can you believe that she got a boob job for some dumb guy?”
“She must be crazy to stay with him when he treats her so bad.”
“She knows he’s wrong for her, but she wants him anyway.”
These are some of what millions of women across the country say or think on a daily basis. They all know that their mothers, sisters, aunts, grandmothers and friends are seeing the wrong men, but if they were in the same situation, no matter how much they say “I would never do that,” many women do the very thing they say they would never do.
Ending up with the wrong man is not something that women strive for. It just happens more times than not. They get so sick of searching for “Mr. Perfect,” that they settle for “Mr. He’ll Do,” and they never find out if they could have found the right man.
For many women, the idea of dating and finding a love that will last a lifetime can get old. All they do is continue to find the one that they cannot stand but stay with because they believe “there is no one else out there.”
There are good men out there, but they just have not found them yet. This world is full of women who make the wrong choices, on their own, and then complain when things are not perfect.
Well, perfection rarely happens and when it does, everything is meant to be, and everything works together.
Even in this age when feminism is at a high point and women say that they do not need men in their lives, most women certainly do. They may be just trying to make themselves feel better about being without a man.
Women do not really need men to validate their lives or make them feel better about themselves, but everyone needs to love someone and someone to love them, by nature.
Women joke and say that men are good for one thing—great sex. That is a good quality in some men (the only one in others), but there has to be more to them than that. Women need to realize why they need men in their lives and make healthy choices about them.
Every woman deserves a good man to love and cherish her. She deserves respect and yes, at times, great sex, but at what lengths?
In what seems to be the never-ending search for that perfect man, women tend to do some of the stupidest things to hold on to him.
One woman had a crush on a guy, got together with him at a party and continued to like him afterwards even though he had shown interest in several other women.
This man is what many people call a “player.” He is interested in one thing only, and that is to “get with” as many women as possible. The woman wants to go out with him so much that she is willing to overlook this flaw. She knows all about his other women and she knows that he wants sex from her, even though she says that she will never sleep with him. Every day she says “Look at him, he’s so hot. I know he’s bad for me, but I don’t care.”
OK, so she cannot help being attracted to him, but most of her day is spent looking for this man, thinking about him or thinking of ways to get him to change his ways.
That will never happen. A big mistake that women make is thinking that they can change the man, and that is what keeps them in the relationship. Relationships based on that belief are doomed for failure.
Men will only change when it suits them, so getting them to change for someone else will only temporarily solve the problem.
The pain and suffering that women go through just to be noticed by some dumb man is stupid. Women should not have to go to the great lengths they do in order to find the perfect man.
They should stop searching for “Mr. Perfect,” stop settling for “Mr. He’ll Do,” and find “Mr. Just Right,” no matter how long it may take.

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Mr Claude Gegera Peututu tells his own story about this experience as a young man being recruited and working as a carrier for the Australians during the Kokoda Campaign. He worked for both the Australians and Americans until the end of the War.
Mr Daniel Periwa tells the story about his father, Periwa Lelewa who was a policeman before the War. During the War he was recruited by the Australians to supervise the carriers and guard Japanese prisoners.
Mr Alphilius Ombari tells the story of his father Ombari Hara who worked as a carrier and a telegraph linesman during the war. He also speaks about his uncle Hara Keno, who was a policemen during World War Two.
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Mr Joel Enda Taira Sanata tells his own story of being a child when Japanese forces cam to their village. His father Taira Sarua Sanata was taken by the Japanese to be a guide in the Kokoda Campaign. His brother was executed at Higaturu.

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Asclepias asperula found in northwestern DeWitt County, Texas, Sunday, March 2, 2008.
About 75 miles east of San Antonio and about 75 miles west northwest of Port Lavaca.
Plants of the Asclepias asperula were found from
just sprouting to the one above with nine stems
and having buds already. A freeze the previous
week burned the ends of the older plants but the
new sprouts look good and healthy. Plants were
found all over the pasture in the normal locations.
Four and five inch A. oenotheroides were also found.
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A. viridis and A. oenotheroides from the previous week:
Black Bellied Whistling Ducks along stock tank in pasture.

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This could have been another tragedy like last year's FR Tower fire if the situation was not brought under control promptly, fire officials said after dousing the blaze at 22-storey Ahmed Tower.
The fire originated at the office of Redington (BD) Ltd, which provides IT related services, around 11:34am on the 15th floor of Ahmed Tower, a high-rise next to FR Tower in Dhaka's Banani where a fire in 2019 claimed 27 lives.
Eight firefighting units doused the fire within an hour, said Saleh Uddin, assistant director at Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence.
"We rushed to the scene very fast with the experience of last year's incident at FR Tower. Fortunately, the fire didn't spread. Otherwise, it could have been another devastating tragedy," Saleh Uddin said.
The cause of the fire could not be known immediately. No casualties were reported.
Due to the fire, panic gripped people working at the offices in the building. Many came down to the street.
Witnesses said that the fire did not spread as it was controlled with their fire extinguishers immediately.
Fire fighters broke all windows of the floor so that smoke could come out.
A probe committee will be formed to identify the cause, the fire official said.
Iftekhar Hossain Khan, country manager of Redington (BD) Ltd, told The Daily Star that their office was closed for last several months and they were about to start their operations from tomorrow.
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- Says he was acting in post till Director returned from overseas training
- Previous Director has now returned and resumed duties
Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara
The removal of Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara from the post of Acting Director of the Medical Research Institute (MRI) was in keeping with due procedure in place at MRI, Parliament was told yesterday.
State Minister of Prison Reforms and Prisoner Rehabilitation Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle said that Dr. Bandara had been acting as the Head of the MRI, while the doctor who had previously held the post had gone overseas for training.
“The doctor who was undergoing a training program was the director appointed to the MRI by the Public Service Commission. In his absence Dr. Bandara was acting on his behalf. Now the director has returned, so the acting director has to leave. There is no issue, it was only the procedure,” State Minister Dr. Fernandopulle said.
She said so in response to a question raised by SJB Kurunegala District MP Thushara Indunil Amarasena, who demanded to know the reason behind Dr. Bandara’s transfer.
“Ven. Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero, a leading monk who openly supported the SLPP to come to power, is now stating that not even the Health Minister was aware of the transfer of the head of the country’s premier research institute functioning under the Health Minister. That has become a serious issue. We want to know what is happening,” Amarasena said.
Prime Minister Rajapaksa said that the question should have been referred to the subject minister.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Government data shows more than 100 people per day die from opioid-related drug overdoses.
In response to the growing opioid crisis, some doctors are cutting back on prescribing pain medications. But a group of KCMO residents say this effort to curb addiction is actually hurting them.
Sleeping, getting out of bed and walking for even just a few minutes has become very hard for Autumn Gabriel.
“I’m no longer able to do as much as I was able to do. My stamina is worse, and the pain is also worse,” Gabriel said.
A bad car wreck in 1998 left her with severe nerve damage and a lot of hip pain.
“Even with the best medication, I’m still in pain. It’s just a little bit more tolerable,” Gabriel said.
But recently, the medicine Autumn said she needs to function has become a lot harder to get.\
“Since the CDC has put out the national guidelines, my pain management doctor has changed my medication, cut down my dosage,” Gabriel said.
On Tuesday, she and a small group of friends met near Country Club Plaza to share a message with passersby.
“There are chronic pain people with intractable pain that actually need the opiates in order to live a decent quality of life,” Gabriel said.
Local doctors said they see patients who fit this description everyday.
“We do see a lot of patients coming in on high doses of opioids,” said Dr. Muhammad Farhan, chief pain management director for University Health.
Farhan, who works at the University Health Pain Clinic, said although each patient and the way they experience pain is different, when it comes to opioids, it can be a very slippery slope.
“Once you’re on opioids, there’s no end to it. You build up a tolerance for it, and next thing you know you require more medication to control your pain,” Farhan said.
At his pain management clinic, the staff focuses on other ways to address chronic pain.
“We have a mind/body clinic in which we do a lot of relaxation techniques, biofeedback, hypnosis, meditation, yoga for pain,” Farhan said.
And for the past three years, he’s seen overwhelming success even in the most reluctant patients.
“We see a lot of patients at the clinic that are on high dosage of opioids, and they’re still not better and are still in pain. But when they learn to self-manage their pain through meditation or hypnosis or relaxation techniques, then they feel more in control,” Farhan said.
Tuesday’s rally at Country Club Plaza was organized by a nationwide group called Don`t Punish Pain. Similar events took place on the same day in cities all across the country.
The goal of these demonstrations is to get the CDC to change its guidelines to better accommodate chronic pain patients. In late August, the CDC released its latest set of guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain.


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Bitcoin held steady on Thursday in its tread towards $60,000. This, on the heels of several multi-million dollar DEX investment purchases. Tether clamored back, kicking DOT down to sixth place.
Bitcoin is primed for an epic run as worldwide digital asset investment firms keep buying in. With stimulus checks around the corner, Bitcoin looks ready to hit its $60,000 price prediction.
XRP remains in the Top 10, down 2.7% today, trailed closely by Uniswap, which saw a 13% increase in 7 days.
NFTs Still the Talk of Town
NFTs are not going anywhere. Following today’s auction sale of Beeple, which closed at $69M, it seems everyone is launching tokens. In the last few months, the digital art NFT community burst onto the scene, creating new revenue streams for artists. Celebrities like Mark Cuban are even creating gifs of themselves, listing them as NFTs and raking in the profits.
New Talks on Crypto Regulation
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) has opened the door to new discussions on his signature Token Taxonomy Act. The press release comes at a crucial moment as Bitcoin is dominating the world of DeFi. Information from the release states:
Currently, a patchwork of laws and regulations creates confusion and even hostility to various blockchain businesses. Without a workable federal regulatory structure, many business and entrepreneurs are taking their businesses overseas where clearer and friendlier laws have established thriving blockchain economies.
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Chick Music News: Rihanna, LeAnn Rimes, And Spice Girls Albums Coming Soon!
Rihanna joined Twitter this week, just to let fans know that, “The Wait Is Ova.” She followed this up with a second tweet that read, “Nov 23 09,” which is presumably the release date of her newest album since Good Girl Gone Bad came out in 2007. She’s already shot the album cover in a nude bodysuit and white faux fur coat, so we’re wondering if she’s going back to “good” now that she’s ditched the neo goth look? In more Rihanna-related news, Chris Brown’s please-forgive-me-Rihanna song, “So Cold,” was leaked onto the internet this week and I hate to say it, but it’s a decent song if you can ignore the fact that Chris Brown is a jackass. [Access Hollywood]
- LeAnn Rimes’ love life became tabloid fodder when she fell in love with her Lifetime movie co-star Eddie Cibrian … and they were both married. Now they’ve divorced their significant others and are dating. LeAnn has a new record coming out in the spring which she promises will fill us in on the drama. “Most of the stuff I’ve written [myself], so it’s definitely my life,” she said. It’ll be “down the middle between heartbreak and love.” The country songstress seems pretty upbeat despite the fact that her life took a 180, but making music has helped her. “Part of my therapy is to write,” she says. “I write with a lot of my best friends, so most of [our meetings] are therapy sessions that turn into songs.” [People]
- It sounds like the Spice Girls are cleaning out the spice cabinet for their upcoming record. Even though they haven’t released a decent song in over a decade, they have managed to stay just in the back of everyone’s mind with a reunion tour. Now they are reuniting again, sans Victoria Beckham. Melanie Brown, Ginger, Sporty, and Baby Spice have a new album up their sleeves. “We’re actually working on it right now,” says Melanie. “I don’t want to say too much because I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but it’s really, really exciting.” [People] — I’d be more excited if they just accepted that “Wannabe” and “Spice Up Your Life” were really great in 1996, but might not translate so great to modern times. Or, at least they could do a grownup version? The Spice Women, anyone?

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Home > Sport > Other Sports
Wednesday April 24, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Friday April 26, 2013 MYT 12:42:37 AM
by lim teik huat
PETALING JAYA: The organisers of the MPI-Saujana Amateur Championship are keeping their fingers crossed that talented golfer Gavin Kyle Green will be able to return from his studies in the United States to defend his title next month.
The championship, which will be held at the Saujana Golf and Country Club from May 28-30, is expected to attract the participation of top amateurs in the region.
Gavin bagged his third Saujana Amateur title last year and Multi Purpose Insurance chief executive officer Ong Kok San said that his performance had boosted the confidence of local golfers in an event that has been dominated by foreigners since 2001.
The 19-year-old was also the best local player at the Maybank Malaysian Open last month. On top of that, he was also awarded the Best Amateur title.
“Gavin’s victories in this event have inspired the whole nation and fired up the will and hopes of our emerging golfers. I hope he can return from his studies in the US to defend his title. This exciting player will be a joy to watch if he does,” said Kok San.
Malaysian Golf Association treasurer Bryan Perera said that Gavin, who also won the Saujana Amateur title in 2009 and 2011, is trying to qualify for the national collegiate meet in the US.
“If he qualifies, he’ll play in June and will not be able to commit (to the Saujana Amateur) as Gavin has his obligations to the University of New Mexico,” he said.
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First things first. We solved the riddle of the pronunciation of Reims, which you would think was something like "Rems", with a guttural "R". But you would be wrong my friends. It is pronounced something like "Runce", with the "R" swallowed! Go figure! Twin beds, a great sleep in! Late start to the day. First call the patisserie for brekky, then …
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