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Continuing our series of short fiction set in, or influenced by London. This week’s story by James Clark is one of the finalists in our competition with the British Academy’s Literature Week to find a new modern fairy tale for London. To explore the Literature Week programme and register visit the British Academy’s website.
Stupid, stupid girl! Fay huddled deeper into her scarf, heels clicking on the pavement. A freezing pre-dawn fog had closed in from nowhere and, ahead of her, the southern end of Waterloo Bridge was lost in a damp haze that did nothing to lift her spirits. Why hadn’t she checked her bag before leaving her friends outside the club? Her Oyster had definitely been in there earlier, but equally definitely there was no sign of it now. And with too little money for a cab and a mysteriously dissipated battery on her phone, her only option was to walk home. It was miles!
Midway across, she paused, gazing in despair into the dirty old river rolling below. The alcohol buzz had ebbed into the beginnings of a hangover and her shoes were hurting her already (although there was no way she was going barefoot in this weather), but she had no choice. Sighing, she steeled herself to set off again.
“Got a ciggy?”
His voice startled her. Heart thumping, Fay quickly assessed her surroundings. Looking back along the deserted bridge she saw that the northern end too had disappeared into the grey fog. She and this young man were completely alone. It seemed safest to give him the cigarette he’d asked for, so she fumbled out the packet and, seeing there were only two left, took one herself before handing it over.
With forced casualness she lit up, studying him as she flicked her lighter on. He was homeless, she assumed, judging by his dirty, worn-thin clothes and gaunt features. His eyes were striking, though; bright blue beneath that lank, fair hair. A shame: with a good wash and some decent attire she readily could picture him as a film star.
He drew on the cigarette with pleasure.
“A chilly old morning, isn’t it?”
He had a soft accent – Irish, she thought, or perhaps Scots.
She nodded. He exhaled loudly.
“What’s your name?” he asked.
Without thinking, Fay answered. Even as she spoke she again berated her stupidity. Why hadn’t she given a false name?
Blowing another plume of smoke into the cold air, he nodded, turning away to look out over the river. In the east the sky was lightening, ghostly silhouettes of familiar buildings beginning to shimmer against the mist.
“Tis a beautiful place,” he murmured. “In her own way.”
Cigarette in mouth, he was fiddling with his hands and when he turned back towards her Fay saw he had squeezed the empty packet into a cylinder and was now folding the top in on itself to form a rounded point. That done, he picked a piece of discarded chewing gum from a nearby post and proudly stuck his creation to the metal railing. To Fay, the little cardboard tower looked like a miniature version of the distant Gherkin, just visible behind it through the glowing mist. She wondered briefly why she should be able to see so far when the mist obscuring the ends of the bridge was so opaque. Perhaps it was something to do with the way the wind blew along the river, she thought. For some reason it hardly seemed important…
All the while the young man had been humming a wistful melody. It seemed to stir a distant memory.
“What’s that song?” she asked.
“Oh, just something I heard somewhere. Once upon a time.”
That was hardly a reply. Irritated, Fay was about to press the issue when she realised she was feeling far too comfortable in this stranger’s presence. She hadn’t even asked his name! She lifted her scarf higher over her chin and thrust her hands deep into her pockets.
“I need to get going. My friends will be wondering where I’ve got to.” With her eyes she vaguely indicated the South Bank, as if a crowd of friends stood waiting for her there, just out of sight.
“Indeed.” The young man smiled sadly. “Well, ‘twas nice meeting you, Fay.”
He flicked the half-spent cigarette towards the river, pulled his threadbare jacket tighter around himself, and started to walk north.
Fay headed south, shivering as a gust of icy wind curled into her. Then she paused, and looked back. He was still walking away.
“Wait a moment!” she called.
Quickly, before she could change her mind, she jogged over to him, unwinding her scarf as she went, and finally pressed the warm cloth into his hands.
“I’m practically home,” she lied, spilling out some muddled nonsense about having so many scarves she really didn’t need this one. “It’s cold outside,” she finished unnecessarily.
“Now that’s extremely kind of you, Fay.” The lilt in his voice seemed full of private amusement. “I shall treasure it always!” he called as Fay hurried away, blushing furiously and feeling suddenly foolish.
“I hope you get home safe now. Just follow the shadow!”
What? Fay stopped. She turned, trying to make sense of what she thought he had just said.
Waterloo Bridge was empty. For several seconds she stood confused, hearing a wistful tune fade in the wind that danced around her. Then she began to tremble, feeling a new chill that had nothing to do with the weather.
Beyond the faraway towers of Canary Wharf the sun rose, and a low-angled golden beam pierced the dissipating mist. It fell against the crumpled cardboard tower that not long ago had been a cigarette packet, and a hazy shadow appeared on the pavement beside her aching feet. Fay looked down.
By the kerb, the pointed tip of the shadow just touching it, lay an Oyster card — one that bore a familiar scratch in the top right-hand corner.
Even before she picked it up, Fay knew with utter certainty that it was her own missing card. She also knew — although she could never have explained why — that she had had a narrow escape, that something had changed its mind that morning and allowed her to go home after all.
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We’re still after your stories, which you should send to email@example.com. Entries must be no more than 1,000 words, and must be set in London, or strongly inspired by the city. Full details here.
Previously in this series
- The Fingernail Fairy: Do you believe in her?
- The Last Train: A fairy godmother on the tube.
For children/by children
- The Lion: Something’s up in Trafalgar Square.
- Lyndon The Greatest Thief in London: A light fingered robber meets the Queen.
- Beyond the Central Line: Notting Hill Gate looks different today…
- The Makings of a Killer: A dark encounter in Southwark.
- Places to Hide a T-Rex in London: About time someone tackled this one.
- The Modern Fire of London: A sneezing dragon is a dangerous thing.
- The Let Down Competition: A mango has a fight with a pig.
General London fiction
- Mark: A struggling actor becomes a hero of the people.
- The Guardian of Travellers: Victoria Coach Station passengers take the advice of a sage.
- Graphic Novels: A celebrated novelist finds inspiration in Shoreditch Library.
- Not Enough: A family struggles to get by.
London at Night
- The Soho Nocturnes: Sebastian Groes tries to shatter the concrete dream that is London.
- The Station Clock: Peter Watson takes a slow walk to Euston.
- Asparagus and Syrian Gold: A guy on a blind date takes a risk… but will it pay off?
- The Race: Susanna James races against the dying of the light.
- Sirens of the Tideway: Emily Williams recounts a ghostly police chase.
- Mark: A struggling actor becomes a hero of the people.
Christmas in London
- The Ghost of Christmas Replete: David Croser shares a Christmas tale set in the bleak midwinter.
- Keep the Change: Lee Hamblin takes a sneaky taxi ride.
- Night Bus Dreams: Michelle Surtees-Myers is picked up by an enchanted night bus.
- The Patient Banker: Tom Dean has a visitor call in at a houseboat.
- An Afternoon Some Time Ago: Nathan Good takes a nostalgic ride on the London Eye.
- Easy Pickings: Kay Seeley is being vigilant on the South Bank.
- Stepping Stones: Alison Chandler goes on a night walk.
- One Summer in London: Angela M. Rodriguez steals a very personal item and then wears it at Notting Hill Carnival.
- Blackout on Fen Street: Seth Insua wishes away the city.
- The Man From BEER: Which bits of London would you delete? By David Ritchie.
- London Falls: Liz Hedgecock unleashes a digital wipeout on the city.
- They Walked: Adam MacLean ponders what would happen if London’s building just got up and left.
- The Wallbuilder: A great wall was built around London, not everyone was happy, by Jonathon Dean.
- Tastes Like Chicken: Glen Delaney retreats inside London’s oldest fortress.
- The Conqueror: Rebecca Sams filches a legendary London object.
- The Busker Ascends: Darren Lee brings plague to Leicester Square.
- Amelie: Narges Rashidi considers the interactions of three people on a District Line tube.
- Shelter Drawings: Stuart Snelson’s tale of a mysterious Circle Line artist.
- Tracks and Albums: Richard Lakin attracts the attentions of the British Transport Police.
- Seeing Red: Anthony Fitzgerald on the woes of a cab driver.
- Instant Karma on the 263 to North Finchley: one seat left on the bus. Next to you. Raving drunk gets on. By Ronnie Capaldi.
- The Sender of Second Chances: Anthea Morrison records a chance encounter on a bus.
- Two Four Eight: Lance V Ramsay envisions an Orwellian dystopia in the lingo of future London.
- Old Nichol: Jill Fricker evokes the woes of the old East End.
- Clissar: Grazia Brunello dips into the future of north London, through a glass darkly.
- Harvest Festival: A spooky Halloween tale in the London suburbs by Helen Craig.
- Ordinary Days in London: Madelaine Hills on a Docklands disturbance.
- Bishopsgate: Oliver Zarandi visits the site of a bomb.
- Sirens Of The Tideway: Emily Williams recounts a ghostly police chase.
- The Perfect Gift: A Christmas fairy tale in which London’s statues come to life, by Katherine Wheston.
- The City Inside: Tom Butler has some curious metropolitan anatomy.
- Routine: The importance of the day-to-day, by Clare Kane.
- Jazz Code and the Tube: The ambivalence of dating, by Jenny Mackenzie.
- A Free Man: Melanie White’s flash fiction piece considers a recently single guy at a bachelor party.
- Clean Living London: Ursula Dewey rolls her sleeves up for some housework.
- Swipe Right: Does Tinder have the answers? By Heidi Scherz
- The Writer and the Dancer: Close encounter at a flat party by Vincent Wood.
- St Peter’s Gate, Knightsbridge: A nocturnal romance at closing time, by Theo Klay
- First: A romance begins inside a London gay club. By Lance Middleton.
- Natural Disasters: Can you find love at the supermarket checkout, when your customer’s buying porn? Yoel Noorali enquires.
- NO! SUSHI: A relationship breaks down during a Japanese leaving party, by Clare Kane.
- Compatibility: Stephen Lynch conjures the awkwardness of flat hunting.
- An Extract From the Diary of Kay Richardson, Actor: The surreal tribulations of a washed-up London thesp, by Tom Mitchell.
- The Further Adventures of Kay Richardson, Actor: More from the feckless thesp, by Tom Mitchell.
- The Further Adventures of Kay Richardson, Actor (Part 2): Our debauched hero tussles with mannequins.
- You Were Not In When We Called: A Christmas tale from Megan Toogood.
- The Do: Alan Fisher gets party phobia.
- Direction: Kevin Acott goes on a time-shifting pub crawl.
- RTA: Ryan Cartwright is involved in a traffic accident where all is not what it seems.
- Vegan Pigeon Eater: Rae Chambers sees a south London cafe get an unwelcome visitor.

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‘Swayam’ review, the key to preventing breast and cervical cancers
A woman’s well-being largely depends on her menstrual health and, to a large extent, a disorder-free lifestyle which can impact longevity.
With the slow and steady increase in cases of breast and cervical cancer, attention is now focused on the lack of sustained awareness-raising measures. While breast cancer is more common, the disease affecting the genital tract is classified into cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, and ovarian cancer. The main reason for the increase in cases is the general misunderstanding that cancer only occurs in the later stages of life, but cases of the disease which attacks young women, including adolescent girls, single women and nursing mothers, broke the myth.
Women Doctors Wing (WDW), a unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), is working on a project for awareness, prevention, screening and early detection of breast and cervical cancer. The project is called “SWAYAM” because it encourages self-examination by women. “Breast cancer can be easily detected by palpating each part of the breast and checking for painful/painless lumps, if any,” says WDW National Committee Member P. Krishna Prasanthi. Similarly, cervical cancer can occur even without any noticeable symptoms like abdominal swelling, abdominal pain, or altered menstrual cycle. In case of known indications, Dr. Prasanthi suggests that women go to a gynecologist for proper diagnosis.
Nor is there much knowledge about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine which prevents up to 90% of infections that can cause cancer or genital warts. “A few educated women are coming forward, but those in rural areas don’t have a clue. Apart from the lack of awareness, it is the prohibitive cost that is a hindrance”, observes B. Nirmala Devi, senior gynecologist-obstetrician from Tirupati. As the vaccine should be taken before marriage, preferably at the age of adolescence, the focus is on creating strong women and ensuring a productive life.
Anemia is another disorder that casts a shadow over women’s physical and emotional well-being. “The government provides iron tablets that reach rural women through the ASHA network, but few women take it seriously,” laments Dr Nirmala.

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Designing for Play
By Svetlana Stanislavskaya, Head Teacher
As we know, play is serious work for a child—a time to learn, discover, and create within an environment that is open to manipulation. The half-acre yards at Bing are carefully planned to be just such an environment, and children enjoy the space and freedom. Most playgrounds, in contrast, seem to force children into a strict set of repeated motions. What is the Bing child to do on a weekend or after moving on? Who is concerned with design of public spaces where children can play?
Steve Raney, a Bing parent and an urban-design student at UC Berkeley, suggested that we look for answers to Martin Flores, senior landscape architect, and Peter Geraghty, architect and urban designer, from the San Jose Redevelop-ment Agency. Between them for the past ten to fifteen years, Flores and Geraghty have been involved in every major project for children in downtown San Jose, including the interactive water fountain at Ceasar Chavez Park, St. James Park, the Tech Museum, the Children’s Discovery Museum, Arena Green, and Horace Mann School.
On a visit to Bing, Flores and Geraghty described and showed slides of their projects. The new McEnery Park, for example, features colorful spring toys, a model boat, and climbing structures. But most children (and their parents!) will be playing in the river—not the Guadalupe River itself, but a re-creation of it that forms the central spine of the park. It starts in the mountains with mist and boulders, flows through sandy foothills, and meanders on a broad plain before disappearing into irrigated fields.
Playful dragonfly sculptures hover above the river, suggesting the need for all rivers to be free of pollution. Long arching benches follow the flow of the water. The patterns of diagonal paths invite children to count and read and measure. On the designers’ slides, the park looked like a Bing school yard, but with a city in the background and misty sprays of water to run through on a hot day.

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On this dayMay 16, 1956
Florida Communities Order Racial Segregation at Beaches
On May 16, 1956, white residents of Delray Beach, Florida, burned a cross to terrorize Black residents and prevent them from using the city’s “public” beach that had been open to only white visitors for decades.
The day before this racial violence, U.S. District Judge Emmett C. Choate had dismissed a federal civil rights lawsuit in which nine Black Delray residents had sued for access to Delray’s municipal beach. Though Black citizens had been barred by terrorism and de facto segregation for decades, the Delray Beach City Commission tried to avoid federal intervention by informing the court that the city had no written policy denying Black residents access to the beach. In dismissing the lawsuit on this basis, Judge Choate expressly recognized that the city was legally authorized to continue practicing segregation and recommended that the commission segregate portions of the beach by race.
Concerned that the commission’s statement denying a formal segregation policy threatened to weaken years of rigidly enforced, race-based exclusion, white citizens decided to take violent action to let Black residents know they were still unwelcome. After white residents burned a cross to send that message, local law enforcement declined to investigate or to hold white citizens accountable. On May 20, a group of Black residents attempted to gain access to the beach, only to be forced out by an angry gathering of 70 white people demanding they leave. Over the next several days, white citizens began stockpiling weapons from stores in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, anticipating the return of Black beachgoers and preparing to respond with lethal violence.
On May 23, the city commission enacted a formal segregation ordinance that codified years of de facto segregation and barred Black residents from using the Delray municipal beach or pool. Within three weeks of the city’s enactment, three neighboring beachfront towns—Riviera Beach, Lake Worth, and Daytona Beach—had adopted identical segregation ordinances.
Over the next month, the Delray Beach City Commission attempted to get Black leaders in the Delray Civic League to “cooperate” in keeping their fellow Black residents off the municipal beach. The city initially proposed the construction of a separate and unequal beach for Black residents on a 100-foot strip of rocky land. Black leaders rejected this proposal, demanding access to city facilities on equal terms with white citizens. The Civic League requested a 500-foot section of beach and the immediate construction of a pool for Black residents.
In July, the city finally agreed to construct a swimming pool for Black residents, but conditioned the pool’s construction on continued exclusion of Black residents from the municipal beach. The city repealed the segregation ordinance, returning to its decades-long policy of de facto segregation, and subsequently abandoned all plans to construct a beach for Black residents.
To learn more about the state-sanctioned exclusion of Black citizens from public facilities such as beaches, pools, and public parks, read EJI’s report, Segregation in America.

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Neil Shultz began his running career in his fifties and very shortly afterwards, in September 2014 was introduced to parkrun by two friends he’d met through motorcycle racing.
parkrun would become a constant part of his Saturday morning ritual and after an injury forced a halt to his running, Neil then began touring as a walker.
Once healed and training again, the habit of visiting parkrun events throughout Australia stayed with me and, joined by my wife who became a parkrunner in April 2016, we visited events in every state and territory.
Fast forward to October 2019 and through some careful juggling of touring, running and volunteering, Three milestones aligned for me. On a rainy morning, I lined up at Nambour at 05:30 AM for a vollie as pre-event setup. Then ran my 250th run at the home of Fluffy the emu. My 250th run coincided with my 100th volunteer stint and the 50th different event at which I’d worn the orange vollie vest.
During those 5 years of participation, I’d run at 134 different events, volunteered in 9 different roles, run 39 PBs and travelled 77,000 km to visit parkruns.
I’m unsure what my next parkrun goals will be, but I’m sure there will be many more events visited during the next 5 years to run with friends I’ve not yet met.
When 75 year old Mary Gehrmann completes Rocks Riverside parkrun in Brisbane, she’s always proud to come in first place – in her age group, that is. Mary took up parkrun in 2016 at age 71 and came from a background of little to no physical activity. She is now encouraging more in her…
On Friday last week we published our provisional COVID-19 Framework, describing how parkrun events are likely to return where there remains an underlying level of the virus. We intentionally published the Framework in advance of it being appropriate to open any of the 21 parkrun countries that remain closed, to enable us to progress…

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Name That Babe – Beer Goggles
It's Scarlett Johansson!
That's right, it's the Black Widow showing off her "guns." You may remember getting a much better look at her "arsenal" after Florida hacker Christopher Chaney leaked a topless photo of the now 27-year old actress. Chaney was recently ordered to pay Johansson $66,179.46 for the incident -- those are some expensive sweater puppets. If you do the math that's $33,089.73 each.


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Would emergency medicine doctors in the ED rather work with a family nurse practitioner, acute care nurse practitioner, or a physician assistant?
It depends: Some hospital especially in rural area are very elaborate with this because not enough specialist around for delivery and prenatal done by practitioner , in the city you can not do that. ...Read more
Many ways.: The scope of practice of pas depends on the state and their specialty. With general practitioners, pas usually work as "extensions" of the physician - and in theory, there should be good oversight of the work done by the pa. The physician should be available to answer questions the pa might have about the clinical case. In some states the pa can work without physician collaboration or backup. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
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Both: Many pcps will initiate treatment for incontinence with either a medication for overactive bladder (oab) or kegels for stress incontinence. If initial therapy is unsuccessful, then referral to specialist is indicated. For women: urogynecologist, gynecologist, or urologist, and for men- urologist. Patients with neurologic disease may find a physical medicine & rehab doc specializing in incontinence. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
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Years of training: Nurses: RN, BSN, MSN can care for patients under the supervision of a "practitioner" which could be a physician or a nurse practitioner A nurse practitioner has extra years of school and clinical training to become an independent practitioner. PA, a physician's assistant can be an independent practitioner. NPs can run a clinic and see patients. They often work on a team with a doctor. ...Read more
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DifferentSpecialties: Each of the doctors mentioned underwent separate residencies focused on their areas of interest. While there may be overlap in particular diseases treated, they would work together to provide optimal care. For example, a pediatric surgeon may be responsible for the surgical removal of a tumor and the oncologist would be responsible for coordinating chemotherapy. ...Read moreSee 3 more doctor answers
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Various scriptures from the Old World mention of an agreement between a Divine One and a certain unnamed king. The promise was that in order to save his land and his people, the king would have to sacrifice his most beloved. The sacrifice was made, and the king went into a sorrowful slumber yet awakened to the glow of righteous gold. And on that day the Covenant was born.
A defensive melee-type Jaeger built for the Philippine Kaiju Defense Force. While most Jaegers built for the Kaiju War features mostly offensive loadouts, the Bruiser Prime was built with defense in mind, allowing it to hold off Kaiju attacks with its arm mounted shields.The Shield Bruisers are line with Plasma Cutters allowing it to cut through Kaiju physiology.
Originally from the pre-reFrame development period, the Lancer was an early attempt at making piloted mechs for military use but was too imbalanced and suffered from movement and weapon restrictions. This new version by ARMaTech features a whole new balance system, with extra leg supports that allow the Lancer Reborn to fire it’s newly improved RC-RHON94 with ease.
The NEST Special Forces have retrofitted the Seeker Mk. II into the NESF-M08TS Jackal, focusing more on upgrading it’s offensive capabilities with the addition of the MS-DMSMQLR2 shoulder missiles and a lighter yet equally powerful SR-0004a U-Type Sniper Rifle. It also has twin auto guns mounted from the back to give it extra firepower in medium range combat.
Episode 1 of my video blog series is now up! 😀 In this episode, I talk about the Hero Factory Leg Extender piece and how it’s used for my mech building, tackling issues on leg and hip stability and a little on leg design. There’s also some discussion involving a 4×4 wedge, using 1×1 round bricks vs a 1L Technic connector, and lastly a little bit on that 1×2 plate with 45 degree slope on one stud.


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Knowing the levels of the fluids in your engine is crucial in the survival of said engine. If you’re someone that needs to be precise about those measurements, then Burns Stainless is a company you need to contact. To help monitor fluid levels, Burns now offers Gill Sensors for oil, fuel, or water.
We spoke with Paul Cain of Gill Sensors, and he had this to say. “These are a state-of-the-art sensor for monitoring fluids with high accuracy in high-performance applications. There are no moving parts, it is fully programmable, and it’s temperature corrected up to 125 degrees. It is great for extreme-race applications where a high-level of accuracy is required.
According to Paul, when installed in a tank, the sensor can deliver 1,024 increments of resolution of level, versus a float-style device that has a much lower level of resolution. Again, this is designed for those that require very high-accuracy-level monitoring.
We asked if this is something that can be used in applications like a dry sump oil systems, and Paul said, “Precisely. In a dry-sump tank – depending on your application – if you wanted to know the oil level throughout the length of the tank, in terms of the level of oil consumption, this will monitor that level.”
We also asked him, ‘so how is it plumbed into a tank?’, and he told us, “The sensor would need be included in the tank design process, as the sensor is integral to tank design.”
We could see how this could be a great product for drag racers, as maintaining sufficient levels of fluids are important, so if you need to know the fluid levels in any tank you might have, contact Burns Stainless to see how they can help.


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Weddings are romantic by definition, but if you want something even more, then stay close and read about these romantic wedding ideas for the reception and decoration. The key is to choose the right decorations in order to set the mood and everyone to get the idea. If you want a romantic wedding, romantic wedding decorations ideas there are a couple of tweaks you can make and be sure success is guaranteed.
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In our survey of nearly 1,200 independent agents (IAs) in the United States, we discovered that IAs generally don’t see technology as the answer to their needs. Indeed, they ranked digital capabilities as fifth out of 12 overall priority areas. In this Insurance Chart of the Week, we’ll examine IAs’ attitudes toward technology.
Independent agents’ lower regard for some digital capabilities could impede future success
Given customers’ changing expectations for how service is delivered, this disconnect—between IAs’ intent to focus on their customers and their lower regard for omni-channel capabilities—could impede IAs’ ability to continue to offer exceptional customer service. Mobile and social media capabilities, in particular, could help IAs offer the tailored, responsive experience that many customers have come to expect and demand.
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Most Americans cannot afford to buy the homes that are for sale in the United States, real estate brokerage Redfin said in a report Thursday.
An analysis of listings in 97 of the country's most populous metropolitan areas found that only 15.5% of homes for sale in 2023 were affordable for the typical American household. That's a decrease from last year, when Redfin found thatfor the typical buyer.
Redfin defines affordability based on the estimated mortgage payment equal to 30% or less of the median monthly income of local county residents.
Redfin isn't the only real estate company pointing out housing affordability issues. Earlier this year, the National Association of Realtors said that middle-income households, or households with annual incomes up to $75,000,of homes listed for sale in the US
Researchers at real estate data provider ATTOM examined median home prices in about 575 U.S. counties last year and found thatIn 99% of those areas they were out of reach of the average-income person, which ATTOM defined as someone who earns $71,214 a year.
What is driving affordability issues?
The houses were inthis year. In June, Realtor.com said the number of homes for sale in 2023 decreased in 21 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas compared to the same period last year.
A rise in mortgage rates this year also led to fewer homeowners listing their properties because they feared having to buy a new home at a rate of 7% or more, more than double the typical rate during the pandemic.reported. A tight inventory means buyers compete for a limited pool of homes, driving up prices.
Will housing be more affordable in 2024?
There is good news for next year.increased 7.5% year over year in November, according to Realtor.com. With more homes on the market, there is more competition, which can potentially drive home prices down.
Mortgage rates are slowly falling after this drop spiked to its level freddy mac he said Thursday. The downward trend occurs after 17 consecutive weeks above 7%.in more than two decades. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage remained below 7% for the second consecutive week,
“Lower rates are bringing potential homebuyers back into the market who were previously waiting on the sidelines, and builders are already starting to feel the positive effects,” Freddie Mac said. “An increase in homebuilder confidence , followed by new home construction reaching its highest level since May, indicates a response to meet increased demand while current inventory remains low.”
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EU FMD: The Brexit Challenge & Its Current Situation
By Marc Blekkink, Managing Partner, Movilitas.Cloud
The status of Brexit has been in limbo for many months. Now, its first hurdle has been cleared. On December 20, 2019, the House of Commons voted in favor of Boris Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill. With the European parliament approving it yesterday (January 29th), the UK will formally leave the European Union on Friday, January 31, 2020.
However, many aspects of the UK’s future relationship with the EU, such as the trade relationship, law enforcement, data sharing and security, still need to be determined within the transition period that lasts until December 31, 2020. This process creates a huge amount of uncertainty in many industries. What is Brexit’s impact on the European Falsified Medicines Directive (EU FMD) for stakeholders?
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The EU FMD took effect in February 2019. Its purpose is to fight counterfeit medicines and, thus, improving patient safety. The directive introduced item-level serialization of drugs and stakeholders of the life sciences industry must verify the authenticity of each medicinal product manufactured or distributed in Europe.
Many European countries implemented post-deadline stabilization periods to prevent medicine shortages and smooth the transition. These grace periods were not only granted because there is still a high number of false alerts, but also because of the significant number of wholesalers and hospital pharmacies that are still not FMD-compliant.
In the UK, the current situation of the EU FMD has already been significantly impacted by Brexit. According to an EMVO 2019 report, 58.13% of the UK’s wholesalers are still not connected to the UK’s Medicines Verification System SecurMed and, therefore, are not compliant. The study stated that “the main reason of this lack of registration to SecurMed is the Brexit which creates for the end-users uncertainties on the necessity to connect. As a result, most of them are taking advantage of the stabilization period.”
It is expected that the EU FMD will continue to be applied in the UK during the transition period until December 31, 2020. In case of a no-deal Brexit, SecurMed proposed to remain temporarily connected to the European Medicines Verification system (EMVS) “to prevent inappropriate system errors and alerts being triggered in the EMVS and other national databases.” For example, they might occur if multi-market packs, which are sold in more than one country, are decommissioned on import to the UK from the EU. If those packs are later reshipped back to the EU, but are not re-commissioned when leaving the UK, each pack will trigger an alert when it is dispensed.
Without being connected to the EMVS, FMD compliance is not possible. The UK’s healthcare stakeholders would no longer be able to upload, verify and decommission the unique identifier on packs of medicines. Therefore, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) concludes in a recent statement that in the event of a no-deal Brexit “the legal obligation related to this would be removed for actors in the UK supply chain.” However, medicines destined for the UK from the EU still need to be decommissioned as exports on the FMD system. Additionally, the MHRA confirms that it considers a UK-only version of the law in the interest of public safety.
The uncertainties regarding Brexit’s impact on EU FMD remain not only for the healthcare stakeholders from the UK but also from the entire EU. With 82 million packs of medicines moving between the EU and UK monthly, it is a pressing matter which needs to be clarified and prepared in order to ensure a smooth transition.
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations further argues in its position paper “a no deal scenario presents a clear threat of disruption to the supply of medicines throughout the EU.” Major challenges would also appear during the manufacturing process of drugs as ingredients and components often cross the borders several times during this phase. To guarantee patients’ access to high-quality and safe medicines, it is of utmost importance that pharma stakeholders of the UK and EU are still able to effectively share data after the Brexit.
Movilitas.Cloud can provide some peace of mind. The Software-as-a-Service solution is designed to easily share data with relevant stakeholders and business partners. Additionally, it is connected to the EU Hub and to all National Medicine Verification Systems in Europe. These features make compliance simple. It has dedicated applications for:
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The solution helps healthcare stakeholders in continental Europe who still need to decommission medicines destined for the UK as exports on the FMD system, as well as those in the UK.
If the UK does leave the EU with a deal, EU FMD might stay in effect. Pharma stakeholders need to be prepared for this scenario, too. Regardless of the Brexit outcome Movilitas.Cloud enables you to stay compliant. It is quick to set up without disrupting your current operations. We’re ready to help you tackling all uncertainties and compliance challenges. Start a conversation with our experts today.

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Exact food’s high-nutrient formula promotes growth, weaning, development and bright plumage. When used properly, exact food will support healthy crop. exact Hand Feeding Formula contains probiotics to encourage a healthy population of intestinal microorganisms. The selected species have been chosen specifically for their vitality, stability, and overall benefits to a bird’s system. A naturally preserved product needs special attention to maintain maximum freshness. After opening bag, remove air from package and reseal tightly. Use food within 30 – 45 days. Store in a cool, dry location. Refrigerate or freeze for extended storage.
Feedin Instructions: Baby birds should be fed on a routine schedule allowing the chick’s crop to empty (or nearly empty) between feedings and to determine if bird is being fed the right amount. This prevents any food remaining too long in the crop and possibly spoiling. If the time between crop emptying suddenly increases, and the crop appears to be slowing down, observe the chick closely.
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What do you do when you've tons of (okay, five) cameraphones lying around? Do a camera comparison, that's what! Here, we take a look at how five 8-megapixel smartphones perform under three common shooting scenarios.
If you are not smitten by the new iPhone 4S, here are five alternatives that are comparable to Apple's flagship model for your consideration.
The unique Sony Ericsson Xperia ray comes hand-in-hand with a signature concept and design. Check out our behind-the-scenes story in Tokyo on the handphone as well as the Xperia marketing efforts in Japan.
As one of Sony Ericsson's flagship products for 2011 and 2012, the Xperia Ray sets to fill a niche for those transiting from a feature phone to a smartphone. We managed to get our hands on a unit in Tokyo, so do check out our impressions after the jump.
As we bring our CommunicAsia 2011 coverage to an end, here's an overview of what we saw and thought of the annual infocomm trade event that showcased the best in mobile technology over the past three days.
Sony Ericsson adds two new Xperia models, the ray and the active which run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It also launches two new Smart Extras to improve user experience.
In this App Attack, let us share our thoughts on Android games that have been optimized for the PlayStation-certified Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and reshape what you know about gaming on a smartphone.
At long last, the open secret once known as the PlayStation Phone makes its official debut as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. We share some of our hands-on experience with the Xperia Play and its fellow Xperia siblings, the Neo and Pro.
Still wondering if you should get Apple's upcoming iPhone 4? There are other choices, so let us point you in the right direction with some alternatives to Apple's current poster boy.
Besides the official Android 2.1 update for its earlier Xperia X10 series, Sony Ericsson also just announced new devices such as the Android-based Xperia X8, a Walkman phone called the Yendo with Walkman featuring full touchscreen capabilities, and another GreenHeart device, the Cedar.
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- The Apple Watch Nike+ will go on sale this Friday, October 28
- The new Apple TV app puts all your movies and TV serials in one place
- Apple announces new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro featuring all-new Touch Bar
- Apple to introduce a 5-inch iPhone model next year?
- Nikon KeyMission 360 camera lands on our shores alongside KeyMission 170 and 80
- Nintendo schedules full reveal of Switch console for 12th January 2017 event
- Samsung’s Q3 profits have fallen around a third from last year, thanks to the Note7 fiasco


NB: This concert takes place in The Great Hall, Liverpool Hope University Campus
The Pagoda Chinese Youth Orchestra (PCYO) is the first and largest Chinese Youth Orchestra in Europe.
PCYO has adopted an experimental and somewhat audacious approach in its innovative music fusions with Folk Songs, Reggae, and Hip pop. They have collaborated with world acclaimed musicians as diverse as The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Jah Wobble, MC Jin and noted professional musicians from China and the USA. During the past 35 years the Orchestra has appeared on international stages and television on numerous occasions, such as the UK, China, Italy, Burma, Australia, the USA and Canada.
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Women around the world are watching to see if the U.S. elects its first female president in 2016. Kathleen Parker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, will talk about the global significance of this election during her Thursday, Nov. 12, presentation as the fall 2015 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics.
Applications are being accepted from Iowa State students interested in participating in the summer 2016 global leadership study abroad program to Sweden. The 2016 trip will be the second time this program has been offered by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics.
Students in two courses offered by the Leadership Studies Program – which is coordinated by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics for Iowa State University –have been participating in both in-class and extracurricular leadership activities this fall.
Donor records for the Plaza of Heroines are now digitized, thanks to work completed over the summer. The plaza, located in front of Carrie Chapman Catt Hall, is a mosaic of engraved bricks and granite pavers that was dedicated in 1995 to honor Carrie Chapman Catt and other women who have made an impact on their families, communities and society.
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters: Dianne Bystrom, director, gave the keynote address at the annual State of the State luncheon sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Illinois as a fund-raiser for its education … Continue reading Of note: news about center faculty, staff and students


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For its fifth season, the EKU Center for the Arts has programmed a lineup mixing some of the classics of the performing arts center repertoire along with some new offerings that executive director Joel Aalberts thinks will keep the center on the cutting edge of current offerings.
"We have a little bit of everything," Aalberts says from his office. "Every year, things come to you, and some go away, and it all works out in the long run."
Among the offerings Aalberts is particularly excited about is the Sept. 13 presentation of The Princess Bride, an Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes, which will include a screening of the film and a discussion with Elwes, its star, about the experience of the 30-year-old cult classic.
"We've all had that shared experience of The Princess Bride, and now we'll experience it in a new way," Aalberts says.
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Aalberts came to the EKU Center in 2013, and says even his realtor was regaling him with praise for the American Spiritual Ensemble. So one of the other events Aalberts is particularly excited about is pairing the Lexington-based group of internationally acclaimed singers with opera superstar Kathleen Battle for her program The Underground Railroad on April 16.
"One of the show's requirements is a gospel choir, and they are very excited to have this opportunity," Aalberts says of the ensemble, led by University of Kentucky Opera Theatre director Everett McCorvey.
Aalberts is also excited to bring in The Illusionists, Live from Broadway, for two performances Nov. 7. The show, featuring seven of the world's best illusion artists, has received rave reviews, and videos from the performances are huge hits on YouTube.
On the flip side, the season also features classic shows that have gone through performing arts centers around the world, such as Blue Man Group, the Chieftains, Mummenshanz, and Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight.
Aalberts acknowledges that with EKU being a young center, he is interested in bringing some of the classic shows of the genre to its stage, particularly the Holbrook classic, which the actor is still presenting at 90 (he will be 91 when the show comes to EKU April 30).
In his second full season of programming the center, Aalberts also claims a success in performances that were presented with the audience and performer on the stage.
"Carrier Newcomer said it was the best atmosphere she's performed in, and Ben Sollee said the same thing," Aalberts says of two performers in the setup, which this year has been redubbed The Mainstage Lounge.

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Kelulut Honey is a 100% pure nutrient-laden antioxidant-rich honey that’s harvested from the stingless Trigona bee in remote rainforests of Borneo, making it a local contender. Kelulut has been used by ancient civilizations for thousands of years throughout Malaysia and other parts of Asia for medicinal, nutritive and therapeutic purposes.
The three main benefits of Kelutut are that it is immune-boosting, highly anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant-rich. Kelulut is packed with immune-boosting antioxidants to help with infections, unwanted bacteria, viruses and microorganisms in the body. It’s a great treatment for the upper respiratory infections and can help sooth out coughs. Kelulut’s anti-inflammatory properties help immensely with scarring, especially when they’re burn related wounds, as it has the ability to assist with tissue regeneration. The honey contains high levels of flavonoids, polyphenols and other powerful antioxidants, and has the ability to reduce oxidative stress in the body and prevent chronic diseases and conditions.
Originally from New Zealand and Australia, Manuka is made by bees that pollinate the native manuka bush, hence its name. It wasn’t until the late 19th century that it’s benefits have been discovered. The major antibacterial component in Manuka is methylglyoxal (MG); the higher the MG component, the stronger the antibiotic effect and the higher the price tag. MG can come in high doses in Manuka due to the large concentration found in the nectar of manuka flowers. Today, Manuka is used for treating minor wounds and burns and to fight acne and inflammation.
Manuka Vs. Kelulut
One teaspoon of Manuka contains 70 calories and 16 grams of sugar while Kelulut has about one third of the glycemic index, making it ideal for those who want to watch their weight or are diabetic but still want the benefits of a superfoods honey. Kelulut is also local, while Manuka is imported from Australia and New Zealand. In terms of price point, Manuka is charged based on the level of concentration of MG and can go up to hundreds of dollars, while Kelulut is RM139 (around USD $34). As for taste, Manuka can be pretty sweet, while Kelulut has a unique pleasant taste of sweet-sour. Those who care about social impact will also be happy to know that the Kelulut from PurelyB has been sourced from the Sabah Women Entrepreneur & Professional Association’s (SWEPA) Enrich Project, which aims to empower indigenous rural women living in remote villages in the rainforests of Borneo by providing them with life-improving skills such as the cultivation of Kelulut Honey.
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The museum owes its name to two private collectors. Frans Jacob Boijmans, a lawyer from Utrecht, donated his art collection to the municipality of Rotterdam in 1847. That was the start of the museum; it was called ‘Museum Boymans’. Originally, the museum was housed in the Schielandshuis in Rotterdam. A major fire in 1864, in which a large part of the collection was lost, was reason to look for a new location. This only became reality in 1935. At that time Dirk Hannema was the director and the new museum, which had been designed by architect Van de Steur was opened. In 1958, the museum acquired the large art collection of the harbour baron D.G. van Beuningen. The name of the museum was changed to ‘Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen’.
There are many other private collectors to whom the museum is very grateful. The diverse interests of these collectors laid the basis for the collection’s variety. And thanks to their passion, the museum is now the only one in the Netherlands that possesses paintings by Van Eyck, Titian, Jheronimus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Dalí.
In the second half of the 20th century, the museum’s own acquisitions increased, but the museum still profits from the generosity of collectors. In 1981, for example, it acquired, thanks to the the married couple Van Beuningen-de Vriese, an extensive collection of pre-industrial utensils. With the recent help of H+F Mecenaat, beautiful installations by artists such as Danish artist Olafur Eliasson and Swiss video artist Pipilotti Rist were acquired.
Since its construction in 1935, the museum building has also be considerably extended. The new exhibition wing by Alexander Bodon was opened in 1972 and in 1991, Hubert Henket built a pavilion for the collection of pre-industrial utensils. The most recent addition dates from 2003, when Robbrecht and Daem completed a new library and office section.


Schools, banks and businesses across the West Bank were closed on Thursday as Palestinians observed a general strike in solidarity with more than 1,500 prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails.
Public transportation came to a halt, and public and private institutions, including universities, were shut for the day.
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners declared an indefinite hunger strike last week to protest grievances, including medical negligence, administrative detention and limited family visits.
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About 6,500 Palestinians are currently in Israeli jails, 500 of them held under administrative detention.
Groups working to support the prisoners in their hunger strike also declared Friday to be a “day of rage”, in which Palestinians were called on to confront Israeli soldiers at various contact points.
The strike was called by imprisoned Fatah party leader Marwan Barghouti, who is serving five life terms for his involvement in the Second Intifada against the Israeli occupation.
Barghouti launched the hunger strike on April 17. Those taking part in the hunger strike are ingesting only water and salt.
At a protest camp near the Old City in Ramallah, dozens of young men sat on plastic chairs surrounded by images of prisoners on strike as loudspeakers blasted songs about Palestinian detainees.
Holding a bright yellow Fatah flag, 26 year-old Ibrahim al-Rashidi said he had joined the strike for personal and political reasons.
“My cousin is on hunger strike. He has been in prison for 13 years,” Rashidi told Al Jazeera.
“I want to send a message that I am with the prisoners. All the Palestinian people are with the prisoners. It will give the prisoners power and strength after they see the support they have.”
Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett, reporting from Ramallah, said almost every business and shop was shuttered in the occupied territories.
President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party – the ruling party of the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank – announced Friday to be a “day of rage” and called on all Palestinians to “clash” with Israeli forces to express solidarity for the ongoing mass hunger strike, Palestinian Maan news agency reported.
Fatah called for Palestinians to express their unity by performing Friday prayers at the many solidarity tents that have already been set up across the West Bank.
“The excessive practices of the Israeli occupation, particularly those of the Israel Prison Service,” necessitated that “we clash with the occupier everywhere across our homeland,” the official statement said.
Fatah called for the general strike to include “all aspects of daily life”.
The statement said that Israel would be held responsible for the lives of all Palestinian prisoners and for “any unrest in the region that may emerge as a result of Israel’s stubbornness and indifference toward these prisoners’ demands,” Maan reported.
Qadura Fares, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Club, said that the issue of prisoners’ rights had helped breach political divisions in Palestinian society.
“All the Palestinians are united behind the prisoners in their hunger strike,” Fares said.
“It shows that today, the Palestinian people are united. All the factions, all the unions, everyone is showing his or her solidarity in the villages and the cities. The Palestinian national crisis had become very deep and there was a feeling that it was impossible to act together with a single voice.
“But today, the days before and the days that will come after, I believe that the Palestinian people will reach some important conclusions.”
Letter to Red Cross
Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit on Wednesday urged the International Committee of the Red Cross to intervene with Israeli authorities to halt their “abuse” of Palestinian prisoners.
Abul Gheit sent a letter to ICRC president Peter Maurer requesting “the committee (ICRC) urgently intervene with Israeli authorities to stop the various abuses being committed against those prisoners of war”, the Arab League said.
Abul Gheit’s letter is part of contacts “with international actors to stop violations against Palestinian prisoners of war in Israeli prisons”, the League said in a statement.
He called for the ICRC to demand Israel “ensure treating Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike according to norms and standards set in international humanitarian law”.
With additional reporting by Nigel Wilson: @nigelguywilson


Judging from the response, you like Ian Ruhter’s Wet Plate Project images just as much as we do. Also, if you read the comments on that post, you saw that the nice people at ISO 1200 magazine were even so kind to inform us that there are a couple of behind the scenes videos from the project.
For those of you who missed it, here they are. Enjoy!
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The 4 week, overnight project, which is due to be completed by Sunday 9 October, is taking place along a mile section of the route between Crosthwaite roundabout and the bridge over the River Greta, just west of High Briery interchange with the A591.
The whole of the eastbound dual carriageway between the roundabout and the bridge will be resurfaced as will the westbound single lane carriageway west of Rams Beck up to the roundabout. New road markings and reflective road studs will also be provided and some safety barriers will be replaced.
Highways England project manager Peter Gee said:
This is routine maintenance to tackle wear and tear along the carriageway and to ensure that road users can continue to enjoy safe, smooth journeys along this section of the A66.
To minimise disruption to people’s journeys most of the work will take place overnight.
Most of the resurfacing will be done between 8pm and 6am each night – with a temporary 40mph speed limit and often with temporary traffic lights being used to manage traffic through the roadworks.
Both the eastbound and westbound carriageways will also be closed for a Saturday night each with diversions in place. The dates for these closures will be publicised nearer the time.
Members of the public should contact the Highways England customer contact centre on 0300 123 5000.
Journalists should contact the Highways England press office on 0844 693 1448 and use the menu to speak to the most appropriate press officer.


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Palestine, Politics, Performance and the BDS!
Media Release 15.03.18
Lorde help us! Palestine, Politics, Performance and the BDS!
Wed March 21 2018 @ University of Auckland
Huwaida Arraf is an international human rights lawyer and founding member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) while living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. At the ISM, she has participated in the training of thousands of volunteers from around the world in non-violence and in human-rights monitoring and reporting.
She was chair of the Free Gaza Movement the organization behind the Gaza Freedom Flotillas organized to break Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. She was aboard the 2008 Free Gaza boats] as well as the 2010 flotilla that was raided by Israeli commandos.
The emergence of the Palestine Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and the subsequent global Boycott Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) campaign has particular relevance to New Zealand , and has implications for artists and audiences here of legislation attempting to suppress these campaigns.
Huwaida’s presentation will reflect critically on the role of artists and their audiences within contentious political environments and she will be joined by Jewish activist Justine Sachs of Dayenu, who along with Palestinian-Kiwi Nadia Abu-Shanab, appealed to Lorde to cancel her planned performance in Tel Aviv in 2018.
The event will be chaired by University of Auckland’s
Assoc Prof Nicholas Rowe, Creative Arts and Industries
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Assoc Prof Campbell Jones, Sociology
7pm @ Science Building MLT 1/303-G23
Huwaida’s visit is supported by the Palestine Solidarity Network http://palestinesolidaritynz.net/

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To explain how it all works, Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver is going around the state holding practice caucuses. At his workshop last Tuesday at the library in Clive, a suburb seven miles west of Des Moines, about 50 people showed up, several of them young enough to be my parents. Most of these folks already knew how caucuses work and just wanted a refresher course. Clive needs to get itself a bowling alley.
As Culver, 37, a former history teacher, began with an hour-long PowerPoint presentation on the history of the caucus going back to 1846, a sign-language interpreter flashed signs — even though not a single person in the room was deaf. It hit me about 15 minutes into the speech that the sign-language guy must have realized no one there was deaf, but by that time it was too embarrassing to just stop. So he kept going, his bravery a further testimony to the lengths Iowans go through just to get David Broder to visit.
At least Bob Putnam would approve!
For the second hour, Culver had the audience stage a fake caucus. It turns out the Republican caucus is really simple. They pass around ballots, count them and go home to watch Everybody Loves Raymond while the Democrats are still reading their rules. I predict the state will eventually be 100% Republican.
Once all the candidates have at least 15%, a formula Culver describes as “needing a Ph.D. in math to understand” is used to determine how many delegates each candidate gets. The percentage of delegates each candidate gets is the number reported in the media. Then the media, for reasons that are unclear, pretend that has something to do with whom the country wants to be President.
Yes, this is exactly the sort of shit Ackerman and Fishkin want to foist on America. Thanks—but no thanks.


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More than 100,000 jobs are at risk, CNET warned. Hotel occupancy has “already suffered dramatic declines” and is set for more closings the following week.
It is a matter of hours for the Easter week in Mexico and the ones who will experience a real way of the cross are the hoteliers – accustomed to taking advantage of this season – because now they will have to keep their workplaces closed, as a preventive measure to avoid more infections by Covid-19 in Mexico.
During next week’s vacation period, 1,143 chain and independent hotels will be closed, specified the National Tourist Business Council (CNET).
Of this total, 316 are accommodation centers owned by hotel chains and 827 are affiliated with the Mexican Association of Hotels and Motels. With the closure of this number of establishments, more than 100,000 jobs are at risk, CNET warned.
This same council on Thursday sent a letter to the head of the Presidential Office, Alfonso Romo, in order to request your support for the promotion of three measures, which it assures will allow the preservation of jobs in the Mexican tourism sector.
What is proposed is the temporary exemption, for a period of at least three months, of IMSS employer fees, as well as the subsequent deductibility to 100% of the same, as a recovery scheme. It also requests the temporary exemption, for a period of at least three months, of Infonavit and Afores quotas, as well as the immediate activation of employment promotion insurance, that allows to face part of the payroll payment.
Here is the letter, which has had no response:
Letter from Alfonso Romo CNET-Sindicatos.pdf by Aristegui Noticias on Scribd
On Thursday, the Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) reported that in collaboration with the Ministry of Health “prepares the guidelines and sanitary procedures to implement the gradual and temporary closure of the hotels ”.
The Secretary of Tourism, Miguel Torruco Marqués, explained that together with his Health counterpart, Jorge Alcocer Varela, they work in close communication and coordination to establish various measures that determine the activity of the hotel sector during the emergency experienced by the country and the world.
As a result of the health emergency, the last week until last Wednesday, hotel occupancy “has suffered dramatic decreases from one day to the next” and fluctuate between 2.0 and 6.0 percent in some beach destinations such as Isla Mujeres, Cancún and Acapulco.
In fact, on Thursday, this last beach and all the ones in the state of Guerrero were practically closed by the government of that state.
The Mexican Association of Hotels and Motels A.C. (AMHM) reported in a statement that following the health emergency, occupations they range from three to 18 percent and in that range are destinations such as Zacatecas, Oaxaca, Aguascalientes, Mexicali, Ciudad del Carmen, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas; Mexico City, Durango, Ixtapan de la Sal and Chetumal.
He regretted that the trend of the closure of lodging establishments has not only been maintained, but has increased exponentially, registering a total of 645 affiliated hotels that have been forced to close their doors.
He highlighted that destinations such as Cancun and Mexico City have the highest number of closed accommodation services, with 71 and 50, respectively.
The AMHM emphasized that, if this situation continues, there is a risk that thousands of micro and small accommodation companies go bankrupt because they lack the necessary resources to meet their tax obligations and payment of services, with the consequent loss of jobs.
The hotel sector reiterated its commitment to follow the instructions of the health authorities, but asked for the support of the federal government in order to face the current crisis and thus protect more than 200 thousand jobs generated by this sector.
At the beginning of this crisis, a drop in income was reported in fifty% in hotels:


THE FAMILY RAIN
Three brothers from Bath, The Family Rain fuse blues and rock with the close-knit energy and intricacy that runs through brotherly bonds.
Releasing their debut album Under The Volcano early last year it’s full of iron riffs, innovative percussion, and clever wordplay that pulls their classic rock afflictions into juggernauting modern day grooves.
Back in London this June it’ll be nearly a year since their last offering, the Hunger Sauce EP. We’re hoping for new material, we’re guaranteeing one incredible live show.
Presented by Metropolis.
Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.