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The World Bank has just removed all economic forecasts, already very pessimistic, that have been made over the past month about the economic health of Ukraine due to the Russian invasion.
A month ago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) calculated a drop in GDP between 10% and 35%, and less than two weeks ago (March 31), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Berd) forecast a 20% drop.
| Read: 18 years of development erased: the extreme scenario of the Ukrainian economy
Ukraine’s GDP collapses by 45.1% in 2022
The World Bank on Sunday announced a catastrophic meltdown, predicting that Ukraine’s GDP would fall by 45.1% in 2022, while Russia would see its GDP fall by 11.2%.
Since the beginning of this war, launched on February 24 by Russia, more than four million Ukrainians have left the country, fled to Poland, Romania and Moldova, and food prices such as energy prices have continued to rise.
The situation in Ukraine is severely affected by shrinking government tax revenues as businesses have closed or only partially operate while trade in goods is severely disrupted. Grain exports became impossible “in large areas of the country due to the massive damage to infrastructure”, I noted, for example, Anna Bayerdi, the Vice President of the World Bank in charge of this region during a conference call.
In fact, the World Bank has calculated the consequences of this conflict for the entire region.
Eastern Europe’s GDP will fall by -30.7%
Eastern Europe alone is expected to see a GDP decline of 30.7% versus the 1.4% growth projected before the invasion. These accounts include the consequences of sanctions imposed on Belarus, Russia’s ally, for its role in the war. Not to mention that this part of Europe depends on natural gas for its energy needs.
In detail, Moldova could become one of the countries most affected by the conflict, not only due to its geographical proximity to the war, but also due to its inherent weaknesses as a small economy closely linked to the two countries, Ukraine and Russia.
A recession worse than the covid-19 pandemic
More broadly, the Washington Foundation announced that it expects gross domestic product to contract by 4.1% this year for all emerging and developing countries in Europe and Central Asia, while before the war it forecast growth of 3%. This is also much worse than the recession caused by the pandemic in 2020 (-1.9%).
As the toll of human and material devastation continues to increase and the preparation for a large-scale Russian attack continues, the institution explains that to make its forecast, the bank assumed the war would continue for “a few more months.”
The darkest scenario envisaged by the World Bank
But she warns of a bleaker scenario if the conflict falters.
“The results of our analysis are very bleak,” Anna Byrdie, the World Bank’s vice president in charge of this region, said during a conference call.
This is the second major shock to the regional economy in two years and comes at a very uncertain time as many economies are still struggling to recover from the pandemic. »
This is the manager from the World Bank You realize that these latest forecasts are subject to “great uncertainty” with an unknown effect, the true impact of the war in the Eurozone.
This is why the establishment has considered a more pessimistic scenario Taking into account the stronger impact on the Eurozone, Escalation of sanctions and a shock to financial confidence.
This is what the regulatory authorities said a week ago, which have been carefully scrutinizing the position of European banks since the start of the conflict in Ukraine and the implementation of sanctions against Russia. Their message was meant to be optimistic but only in the short term: For now, they said, banks’ exposure to Russian risks is generally limited, but the war should not last long.
Worse scenario than the 2008 financial crisis
However, under this bleaker scenario of a protracted war, the World Bank calculates that Then the region’s GDP will shrink by about 9%much more than 5% suffered during the global financial crisis of 2009 and more than 2% suffered from the recession caused by the pandemic in 2020, the World Bank recalls.
to me Russiathe drop in 2022 will not be -11.2%, mentioned earlier in this article, but it will be -20%. to Ukrainewill decrease by -45.1% by -75%.


How Stevie Nicks Almost Died Filming a Video for ‘Stand Back’
When MTV launched in 1981, it heralded a new era of promotion that centered on music videos. They were works of art that were often distinct from the song that accompanied them, and that in turn helped develop new filming techniques and technological advances.
First, though, there had to be a silly season featuring a new era of victims who were moving in the wrong direction. Mainstream television had already learned the adage about never working with children or animals, but in the rock world, many still had to work that out for themselves. Stevie Nicks was one of them.
This was to be “my first and last foray into writing a video,” Nicks said in 2012’s I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution. “I decided it was going to be a Civil War scene. It was insane; it didn’t go with the song at all. It was so bad, it was almost good. I tried to act, which was horrific. We used a house in Beverly Hills that we accidentally set on fire. I almost got killed riding a horse: He went straight into a grove of trees and the crew in the car driving alongside screamed, ‘Jump!’
“So we watched it back and I said, ‘This can never come out. I don’t care if it cost $1 million.’ Irving Azoff, my manager, said, ‘You’re an idiot.’ We knew ‘Stand Back’ was gonna be a big hit and we had to have a video, so we hired another director and I paid for two complete videos.”
Original director Brian Grant admits that “there was a lot of experimentation, some good and some bad. As a director, it was like somebody else was paying for me to attend film school. For Stevie Nicks’ ‘Stand Back,’ I dreamed up the idea of doing Gone with the Wind in three minutes. I wanted to direct feature films, and I thought this would help prove myself. When Stevie watched the video, she hugged me and said, ‘I look fat.’ And she redid the video with somebody else – a simple, boring, dance-routine video. Such is life.”
Watch Stevie Nicks’ Second 'Stand Back' Video
Daryl Hall freely admits he “didn’t pay attention to how much money was being spent, much to my shame and sorrow.” At the time, record labels worked with the understanding that they would pay half the cost of a video, while the artist paid the other half. “I was too stupid to realize that all the stuff was charged to me anyway,” Hall admitted in I Want My MTV. “People loved to spend my money.”
While filming a promo for Hall & Oates’ “Maneater” in 1982, “somebody decided the video wouldn’t be complete unless we had an actual panther, a man-eating animal, in the video,” Hall added. “It appeared for a second and a half in the video and probably cost $10,000. This South American black panther was wired to the floor so it wouldn’t attack everybody. Of course, it got loose in this gigantic studio in LA and went in the rafters, 50 feet up. Nobody could get it down. That's when I left the building.”
Watch Hall & Oates’ ‘Maneater’ Video
Later in the decade – after Def Leppard more or less got away with shooting their “Animal” video in a real circus – Ozzy Osbourne decided to ignore what he’d learned about bats and doves and turn his attention to pigs for his “Miracle Man” promo. He filled an English church with a herd of them, to make a point about people who follow fake religious leaders.
“When the music went on, the pigs all took a massive shit at the same time – because it was so fucking loud in there,” Osbourne later told Guitar World. “The playback started and they all went pfffffftttt! Sixty pigs shitting! I had a pair of brand-new suede boots on, and I never wore them again.”
Watch Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Miracle Man’ Video
Still, none of them can top Helen Schneider. For some reason, she felt the need to include a bewildered goat in her 1981 version of “Shadows of the Night,” which was later made into a hit (sans goat) by Pat Benatar.
Watch Helen Scheider’s ‘Shadow of the Night’ Video
Legends Who Never Had a No. 1 Single
Stevie Nicks Talks About Life After Music


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Hymns of the Cross
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Download sheet music and audio tracks for songs from the album, Hymns of the Cross, by Songs Of Worship. Find chord charts, lead sheets, orchestrations and more! Top songs on this album include Nothing But The Blood (Simplified) and There Is Power In The Blood (Simplified).

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It’s hard to imagine Pearl Jam without Eddie Vedder, but the iconic frontman stepped aside for the band’s latest video. Pearl Jam dropped a new video for its “12 Days of Pearl Jam” celebration, featuring a live performance of “Mankind” with guitarist Stone Gossard on lead vocals while Vedder sticks to tambourine. The band is also inviting fans to post their Pearl Jam-themed holiday decor using the hashtag #12DaysOfPJ, promising “a Pearl Jam gift” for the winners.
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I have been away from this blog a while and it's because I have been away from the book for a while.
I work as a writer in my day job, so while I experience the enjoyment of putting words to paper every day, I don't always have the energy to write my novel when I get home from work. Today is different. I found myself with some available free time -- my wife is out with friends -- and able to strike at the many thoughts I've had about additions I want to make.
The primary, or maybe the first, storyline has been written for many weeks. After some editing, I came up with the idea to add another plot line to intertwine with the primary story. And it seems I've come up with a lot of good ideas at work. It's almost like a daydream of sorts. If I'm getting a cup of coffee or drink of water, all of the sudden my mind shifts to the book.
Today I was able to get it started, essentially getting the storyline set up. It feels good to finally get back in the saddle and the good news is I've been able to retain most of those ideas in spite of everything else on my mind at the moment.
I'm enjoying those moments of creativity.


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If you have fleas in bed, removing them is a multi-step process. Washing bedding in hot water, vacuuming any area suspected of fleas and treating the pet for fleas are recommended, along with the use of an insect growth regulator.
Flea home remedies
- Dish soap. This home flea remedy involves creating a flea trap using dish soap and some water.
- Herbal flea spray. Rapid home remedies suggest using an herbal flea spray to get rid of fleas from your home.
- Baking soda.
- Lemon spray.
- Diatomaceous earth.
- Flea repelling plants.
Likewise, does washing kill fleas on bedding? flea control by washing your clothes/bedding A trip through a washing machine (with soap/detergent) will kill all fleas in all stages. Pretty easy. During the days of flea trouble, it would be wise to keep your room(s) clean and do all of your laundry at least once a week.
Simply so, can you see fleas on bedding?
Fleas are not usually found infesting a homeowner’s beds and bedding. Fleas that are observed in beds and bedding are most likely there only to take a blood meal or were perhaps dislodged from the animal if the pet is allowed to sleep in the same bed as the homeowner.
How long can fleas live in your bed?
The average life cycle of a flea is about 100 days, but fleas‘ lifespans can be quite variable. If conditions are favorable, these insects can even live indoors for up to a year!
What do fleas hate?
Cotton balls soaked in peppermint or eucalyptus oil will repel them from your house. Place them under furniture, in drawers, wherever you think fleas would be attracted to. Fleas hate the smell of it, so they won’t even come close. Your house will smell like peppermint or eucalyptus, but you won’t have any fleas.
Do dryer sheets repel fleas?
As far as tips go, I heard that rubbing a dryer sheet like Bounce on your dog will help kill or help to keep fleas off of your pet. Seems they don’t like it. But as far as what you have been doing, keep that up. Keeping your pet clean, vacuming carpets or getting rid of them all help with keeping fleas at bay.
How can I keep fleas off me?
Essential oils can be used to make a homemade flea repellant spray. Common oils used include eucalyptus, peppermint, tea tree, rosewood, cedar, citrus, or lemongrass. Mix with water and put in a spray bottle. Use homemade flea traps to help get rid of fleas.
What are fleas attracted to?
Depending on life stage, fleas are attracted to warmth, food, darkness, movement, and your exhaled breath. Fleas may feed on your pet, but it’s your home environment that nurtures them.
How long will fleas stay on your clothes?
Nor do they stay on people after taking a blood meal. However, fleas may briefly hide in the seams of clothing if they’re disrupted while feeding. In rare instances, a flea might not be to able to find it’s way out of the clothes and off the person. It’ll remain in the clothing for up to 24 hours, feeding periodically.
What is a natural flea killer?
Essential Oils Flea Spray Citronella, eucalyptus, peppermint, tea tree, and rosemary will all naturally repel fleas. If your dog doesn’t mind a spray bottle, dilute a few drops of your chosen essential oil in water and spray directly onto your dog’s coat.
Why do fleas bite me and no one else?
Skin secretions and gas emissions such as carbon dioxide vary among individuals. Also, some people are allergic to the saliva secreted by fleas. Another theory is that fleas don’t in fact have a preference, but rather some people experience more bites because they have more exposed skin and/or are closer to fleas.
Do fleas die in winter?
“No life stage of the flea (egg, larvae, pupae or adult) can survive near-freezing temperatures for very long,” Dr. Drake says. But that doesn’t mean that your pet is safe from fleas. Adult fleas can be found on pets and wildlife throughout the winter.
Can fleas live in human hair?
Fleas will bite and feed on humans, but the reality is that they do not wish to live on us. If there’s no preferred host around, they can end up getting into dense human hair. Fleas will not lay eggs in human hair because our blood is not nutritious enough to support their fertility and ability to reproduce.
Can fleas live in pillows?
Fleas and other insects may lay eggs or even live on or near down pillows and other bedding.
Will fleas go away on their own?
Sometimes when conditions are just right, you find fleas in your house. It’s never just one, and only if you’re lucky does the problem go away on it’s own. House fleas are almost always associated with pets.
Does bleach kill fleas?
Bleach can kill flea eggs on your floors and other surfaces. Ending the flea cycle means not just killing fleas in your environment, but also their eggs. Bleach can help you get the job done efficiently.
Can fleas live in your mattress?
Mattresses are prime real estate locations for bed bugs, but fleas won’t typically seek them out. Instead, fleas prefer to live in your pet’s fur – you’ll be able to see them moving between hairs. So if you’re not sure – check your mattress for signs of bed bugs. If you find nothing, you’re probably dealing with fleas.

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What have we come away with here, what greater awareness? That we can do better, that we must do better—in every sphere of our American lives. At a party the other night, I met two young women, both studying opera and musical theater, who have given up on the idea of a well-rounded conservatory education—the path that most performers have taken in the past—because they couldn’t afford a loan with the prospect of no decent job at the end of it, albeit they are performers not scientists, or so I thought. One, in fact, was a scientist and had wanted to study chemistry, but because she knows so many who have wandered the country in search of work with doctorates in their pockets, she decided to wing it, study theater, and scramble for part-time jobs. She now has four—none of them satisfying—and had to leave the party early to work in a bar.
The next day I went upstate for a conversation with a Dean at SUNY New Paltz, one of New York State’s University campuses. Two years ago, I had been called in to discuss the possibility of a summer writing institute but there was no money to fund it, none at all. The Chairs and Deans were completely frustrated: they could no longer try anything new unless they proved in advance that the class had an audience. Nonetheless, they wanted to talk about it; they are educators, not marketers. Maybe one day, maybe one day soon, they all said. Well, nothing has changed, and won’t in the foreseeable future. Yet they still wanted to talk. Did I have any marketing ideas? Well, I am not a marketing person, I said, but I am pleased to be part of the continuing conversation about the changes in higher education, its greater reliance on virtual platforms, and so on.
Sad to say, both public and private universities are so desperate these days that they are competing with each other for students, many of whom have given up the idea of higher education—as my two young friends at the party the other night—or are attending two-year community colleges, which are cheaper. I wonder how will they expand their intellectual/cognitive abilities without more schooling? Will they become autodidacts? And will we continue to fall behind the EU and China in our educational and entrepreneurial accomplishments? I have had half a dozen Chinese students in my workshop these past two years, recruited by the university, and the Dean I spoke with last week has been to China twice this year on that same mission. Meanwhile, our home-grown students languish, and the excitement of a future in higher education has dimmed. Unless, of course, we are born into privilege or take the opposite route: study abroad, and stay there, as two PhD friends of mine were forced to do—one is working in Saigon, the other in Singapore. In a transnational universe this is not necessarily a bad thing so long as there is equal development and opportunity within our borders. Read More

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Renowned American rapper and performer, Gucci Mane, has recently unveiled a captivating new track titled "Feeling Myself". This incredible song is an absolute must-have for your Playlist, as it showcases Gucci Mane's exceptional talent and unique style.
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The Corbett Foundation and the University of Edinburgh, UK have formally collaborated to co-operate and to share information, experience and skills to learn from each other, develop effective working practices and to work jointly.
The specially designed Sakhi stoves require around 40-50% less firewood than the traditional chulahs. These energy-efficient stoves come with a chimney extension that helps in expelling the smoke outside thus keeping the kitchen smoke-free. Over 600 Sakhi stoves have been installed already.
The use of biogas in the buffer zones of tiger reserves has proved to be one of the best interventions to reduce the dependency on fuel wood. This also helps in reducing man-animal conflict and grazing pressures. Around 25 biogas plants have been provided to villagers so far.
Around 2200 tribal youths and other forest-dependent communities have been trained in over 40 vocational skills under the Pukaar initiative since 2012 to reduce the people’s dependency on forests. Around 1500 more will benefit from this scheme till 2018.
This project covers the open farm wells with chain-linked fencing to prevent accidental drowning of wild animals. In the first phase, 200 such open wells that are closest to the core zone of Bandhavgarh Tiger reserve have been fenced to mitigate the man-animal conflict in the area.
In one of longest running tiger conservation programmes, over 12,000 livestock depredation cases have been recorded in and around Corbett Tiger Reserve from 1997-98 to 2014-15 and a total interim compensation of over INR 1.4 crores (around USD 235,000) have been paid under this scheme to prevent revenge killings of tigers and leopards.
Our campaign to protect the last surviving population of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard in Kutch, Gujarat ensured the protection of important bustard habitat in the semi-arid region of Kutch.
We work closely with SAVE to protect the critically endangered vultures. Research, grassroots advocacy, capacity buidling and awareness are important tools to take the message across to the community.
Local communities and tigers commonly share natural ecosystems, and this often gives rise to conflict situations. The Corbett Foundation has adopted a multipronged strategy to help create a harmonious co-existence between tigers and human beings by providing primary healthcare, veterinary care, alternative livelihoods and sustainable initiatives to the local communities.


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The Making of "Panoramic United States Abstracted"
Updated: Dec 19, 2022
This series that I have been working on since March 2020 is called "Panoramic United States Abstracted"; I have been traveling the country alone creating panoramic formatted photographs with an array of mirrors designed in the foreground of the landscapes. I have traveled to 18 different states - Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Kentucky - and totaled ~15k miles traveled. I carried upwards of 20 mirrors to various predetermined locations, physically set them up for each shot, and later put the shots together.
One third of this series is from the southeast and was broken up across several weeks in the spring of 2020, while another third of the photographs are from the midwest and more western states were all from a 2 1/2 week roadtrip that I took January 2021, and the last third was from a 3 week roadtrip September-October 2022 to the more northwest states of the midwest...sleeping and living out of a rental car!
Traveling the country has always been a huge dream of mine, and while I am not even close to completing that goal, this gave me a massive taste of it and deepened my love, drive, and passion for it. While this series has been outwardly capturing the beautiful landscapes our country, and our world, has to offer, inwardly this series has been an intense self discovery journey for me. To give a snippet of insight as to how that is, I'll leave a little bit of my artist statement for the series below, along with some BTS photos from locations and some of my favorite images and panoramas! :)
"...The purpose is to build a collection of places while introducing my own life commentary, steering away from stereotypical landscape panoramas to catch the eye of viewers and demand more attention than a simple glance. Furthermore, I find that the arrangement of mirrors expresses the anxiety I have been feeling on an array of circumstances going on in my life. This is something that can be seen in the abundance of mirrors, how they all are facing and reflecting different things, breaking up the landscape and interjecting all sorts of subjects. All of which I have come to realize was a subconscious representation on my thoughts and emotions that day and the state my mind is in. Creating tight patterns and designs with the mirrors occupies my mind and allows me to focus on fabricating images and finding temporary stability with the process..."

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March 29, 2022
Need a healthy side dish? This corn and tomato salad with avocado is the perfect side dish for grilling season, and it comes together in just 5 minutes!
Whether you have grilling plans or it’s too hot to cook over a stove, this recipe makes a light and satisfying option to serve with dinner tonight. Let me show you how to make it!
Fresh Tomato and Corn Salad
The fresh flavors of corn and tomato salad with creamy avocado and a sweet and tangy basil dressing make this veggie side dish one your family will love.
It’s the kind of salad you want to serve on hot summer days and super easy to prepare with a few ingredients.
Corn and Tomato Salad Ingredients
Here’s everything you need to make this quick and easy salad:
- fresh basil: brightens the dressing.
- olive oil: mixed with lime juice, honey, and seasonings to coat the veggies in a tangy-sweet dressing.
- lime juice: adds citrusy flavor.
- honey: to balance out the lime juice.
- salt & pepper: can’t do anything without these two!
- sweet corn: use canned or frozen and defrosted corn.
- cherry tomatoes: add a beautiful pop of color and flavor. Swap out with chopped Roma or heirloom tomatoes.
- cucumber: makes this salad super refreshing.
- avocados: adds creamy flavor to every bite!
- shallots: look like a red onion but have a more subtle, sweet flavor that goes great in salads.
- Boston bibb lettuce: used to build ‘cups’ to serve the salad in.
How to Make Corn and Tomato Salad
This salad requires a little bit of chopping, but essentially everything gets tossed in a large bowl with a homemade lime and basil dressing- yum! Here’s what to do:
- Make the dressing
Add the basil, olive oil, lime juice, honey, salt, and black pepper to a lidded jar. Seal the lid and shake to combine.
- Make the salad
Combine the corn, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, and shallot in a large bowl and drizzle with the dressing. Toss to combine.
Use the outer lettuce leaves to build a ‘cup’. Scoop some of the corn and tomato salad into the cup and enjoy!
How easy was that? Watch how to make it in the video below:
This taste of this salad will not disappoint, but if you want to bring more flavor and volume, consider adding or exchanging some of the ingredients in the original recipe for any of the options below:
- 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
- ½ cup chopped red onion
- ¼ cup cilantro- swap the chopped basil for cilantro
- ½ cup feta cheese
How to Serve Corn and Tomato Salad
I like to serve this corn and tomato salad in a lettuce cup; it adds even more fresh flavor and crunch alongside grilled proteins or main entrees.
Grab a couple of summer recipes below to serve with this salad, and dinner is done!
Corn and Tomato Salad Recipe
- ¼ cup fresh basil, minced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 14- ounce can corn, drained and rinsed
- 1- pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped
- 1-2 avocados, peeled and diced
- 2 shallots, minced
- 1 Boston bibb lettuce, washed, leaves separated
- Add the basil, olive oil, lime juice, honey, salt, and black pepper to a lidded jar. Seal the lid and shake to combine.
- In a large bowl, add the corn, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, and shallot. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss to combine.
- Layer one lettuce leaf over another to create a ‘cup’.
- Serve the corn and tomato salad in the lettuce cups.

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There is something so special about having custom-designed wedding invitations and signage. D. Johnson & Co Greetings began with a goal to provide couples with top-quality, beautiful stationery with a focus on serving people of color. If you are looking for a small, locally-owned business to create any paper goods for your day, get to know Deniesha and her amazing company below!
Q: Let’s get to it, what’s your business’ specialty?
A: D. Johnson & Co Greetings caters to the culturally specific niche of the greeting card industry primarily for African Americans and other people of color because representation matters. At D. Johnson & Co Greetings, our focus is to share creativity and love in custom, handcrafted, one-of-a-kind cards of the finest craftsmanship and artistry quality, made uniquely for you! We aren’t just limited to making just greeting cards, we also make custom event/business stationery.
Q: Where can we find you?
A: You can find our cards on our website in our shop. Boutiques can find us on fair.com but local shoppers can visit Roseline’s Place (St. Paul & Minneapolis), GiftyWrap pop-ups, LaNoire Bridal, and Queen Anna to find a limited selection of cards.
For our event stationery, we can be found on our website and we like to meet our couples for a consultation at a local coffee shop or meet-up space to discuss details and visions.
Q: Tell us when and how your business began.
A: I founded D. Johnson & Co Greetings in May 2020. This business was my calm and center during the storm (the COVID-19 pandemic). My contract ended at the end of March due to COVID and while I took a few weeks to just enjoy my two children; we binged DVDs and Netflix, we played games and worked on puzzles. I even decided to take on the hobby of sewing but quickly got bored of that. I desperately needed something to keep busy so I went back to what I know best; crafting, art, and design being a very creative person at heart. I started thinking of things I could do or make just to keep busy. I then realized I could make cards using my Cricut for Mother’s Day that was coming up. It was then that I learned this would be an outlet for me to be creative, share my gifts, all while I gave a little love & kindness in every card I made.
Initially, I started making custom cards and stationery years ago, but mostly as an added service to my event planning business going as far back as 2010. Over the years, even though I stopped planning events, I continued to make cards and event stationery on special occasions for close family & friends to make them feel special and I quickly learned that it was another great business venture.
Q: What makes D. Johnson & Co Greetings unique from others?
A: What makes us unique from others is that we make complete customizable items from greeting cards to event and business stationery to align with the customer’s specific needs. Unlike other stationery businesses, we don’t just customize the color, font, or message detail; we can make your vision come to life.
Q: How long have you been in the industry? What do you think has changed the most since then?
A: I have been in the industry for 2 years now. In the two years, I feel like people are going big and full out because they couldn’t for those two years we were in the pandemic. The look is more eclectic, dramatic/extravagant, and very unique… Everything is foiled too. I call it the YOLO style. Tomorrow isn’t promised so live it up as lavishly as you can today. Before, the big trend was calligraphy typography and rustic-style stationery, it’s a huge change to now.
Another thing that has changed due to the pandemic is a lot of couples are having reception-only “weddings”. They’re getting married intimately or privately and then having a big celebration with friends and family afterward. And their suites are becoming fewer items as they’re utilizing their wedding website more for other correspondence.
Q: Walk us through your average workday.
A: As a single mother of two, my average workday or week isn’t set by a specific time frame due to the times I need to be available for school drop offs and pickups, homework/lesson plan, meal preps/cooking. I generally get my day started around 8 am with social media posts. Once or twice a week (days and time picked randomly based on availability), I take about an hour to create content to be shared on my social media pages. I then spend about an hour responding to emails and DM inquiries. Most days I write out my to do list for the day or week and begin making the orders based on the priority and deadlines requested. This may take anywhere from an hour, all day, or a few days depending on the order size and level of detail. Some days I make errand runs to pick up materials needed to complete the orders and it may require I deliver the orders when they’re finished to the customer or to the nearest FedEx/USPS location.
Once a month, towards the last week I make updates to the opening message on my website home page. I also make updates to the website shop upon completion of a new product design that I can offer. Usually around this time too, I’m updating my financial spreadsheet with orders (revenue) received and expenses made out for material or bills.
Most nights can end as late as 10pm, other nights with larger orders can end around 2, 3 or 4 am.
Q: What would you want couples searching for your business type to know?
A: I am a personable fun maker. All of my items are completely customizable, and I am willing to work with you to create your vision. My background is in art and design, I’m an artist/crafter by nature since birth and am passionate about it. I have made sculptures, paintings, drawings/sketches, and I have even refinished furniture. However, from 2005-2016 I worked as an event planner on the side of my 9 to 5 where I made custom stationery items for my couples for their events. I also love the challenge of creating something new and trendy.
Q: How far in advance should a couple book with you?
A: Orders over 150 cards/items should be placed 4-6 weeks in advance of when you would like to send them out. This way, I’m not rushed and am less likely to make a costly mistake on your order, but it’ll also allow me to make your order in a timely manner so that you can receive it when you need it, if not sooner.
Q: What would your dream paper suite consist of?
A: Velvet envelope with foil lining, a velvet and foil booklet with an acrylic invitation. Foil font and detail on the acrylic with 110# paper set with foiled and printed details. I picture those paper items and the acrylic are in a fun shape.
Another idea is to have full image printed on a curious cosmic paper; it has a smooth soft touch almost like touching velvet but the image is brought to new heights with real depth. I’d love to top it off with embossed foil details enclosed in a velvet booklet and envelope.
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Q: What trends in stationery are popular with couples at the moment? What trends will we see more of this year?
A: Trends that I have noticed that I believe we’ll see more of is highly visual save the dates and even invitations, Vintage and art-deco styled invitation suites are popular based on the era that best reflects the couple’s wedding style. Reception-only invites are pretty popular coming from the pandemic where a lot of people celebrated their union intimately. Now that we can celebrate again in person, a lot of people are still choosing to privately or intimately tie the knot yet share the party with their loved ones and friends.
QR codes to lead guests to the wedding website or wedding registry are becoming a trendy thing as are natural, contemporary-styled suites. But the biggest trend has been conscious shopping practices where people are looking to work with small and minority-owned businesses for their stationery needs, this trend I appreciate being a small and minority-owned business myself.
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Corinne and our Kili Trekkers have been in training for their upcoming challenge to climb the highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro!
June saw them take on the Cairngorms, with huge thanks to Bobby Motherwell for showing the team the ropes, he once again went out of his way to help the charity. You can read his emotional blog excerpt here
In August, they trekked a very wet and windy Ben Lomond, delighted to be joined by Jamie Andrew, a quadruple amputee mountaineer and Ricky Mundy, the fundraiser who this year climbed Everest for FYF.
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Official Master's Degree for Admission to the Bar (ICADE) + Master's Degree in Global Business Law (ESADE-ICADE)Universidad Pontificia Comillas
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· Quali sono gli obiettivi del corso?
We seek to train professionals with high levels of excellence in the practice of law that have a clear understanding of the characteristics and challenges of the profession in the 21st century in addition to a comprehensive and in-depth level of specialization in the field of business law, who are aware of the profound changes that the profession is undergoing in a context of economic globalization. The teaching methodology on the program is based on active learning through the case method, professional simulations, the Socratic Method and other teaching tools to introduce the students to the practice of law and to enable them to experience it through individual study, teamwork and in the classroom.
· A chi è diretto?
This program is the most advanced and rigorous in the Spanish academic market to train future lawyers, combining in a single program the necessary contents that are required by the rules governing admission to the bar so that holders of a Bachelor's Degree in Law may engage in the legal profession as lawyers, along with the Master's Degree in Global Business Law which is taught entirely in English and which caters to the ongoing transformation of the legal profession in the field of business law that is profoundly affected by economic globalization. Therefore, this program is especially suited not only to Bachelor's Degree graduates, but also to holders of a Licentiate Degree in Law who wish to receive more comprehensive and advanced training in the practice of law in the context of a globalized economy and who wish to become future leaders in the sector. The admission process will consist in assessing the academic background of applicants by looking at their academic transcript and, where appropriate, requesting them to take an English test and attend an interview with the program's Joint Directors and/or Coordinator.
Holding a Bachelor's Degree in Law or equivalent that enables the students to acquire the knowledge, skills and legal competencies that are required to be able to engage in the legal profession (art. 3 Royal Decree 775/2011). Having an academic record with an overall grade of remarkable (a score of 7.0) or higher in the Bachelor's Degree or equivalent program. Providing proof of a high level of English that may allow the student to take the classes that are taught entirely in English and of knowledge of legal English in particular.
Official Master's Degree for Admission to the Bar and Master's Degree in Global Business Law from the Faculties of Law at ICADE and ESADE
· In cosa si differenzia questo corso dagli altri?
The long track-record of the ICADE Faculty of Law and the ESADE Faculty of Law in training legal professionals with the highest level of excellence and ethical values, both in terms of undergraduate and postgraduate studies, sufficiently endorses the students' choice of this program. It is also worth noting some of the other advantages of the double degree program, such as the fact that it provides a perspective of the legal practice in the context of a globalized economy, the eminently practical training, the level of excellence and vast experience of the lecturers that constitute the faculty staff and the official in-company internship module that will allow our students to gain work experience in the most renowned firms, institutions and companies.
· Quali saranno i passi successivi alla richiesta di informazioni?
The admission process to the Master's program is as follows: Submission of applications: the admission application must be submitted before the deadline indicated to such effect, using the standard form and supplying all the supporting documents in compliance with the admission requirements: academic record or proof of the modules studied and completed at the time, the grades awarded, and proof of the level of English. Personal interview with the Master's Course Director: having examined the required documents, the candidate will be required to attend a personal interview with the Course Director/Coordinator during which the candidate's legal competencies, argumentative skills, personal profile, motivation, interpersonal skills and ethical commitment will be assessed. Admission decision and notification of acceptance: having examined the documents required, and once the personal interview has taken place, the decision on admission will be communicated to the candidate. The candidate may also check the status of their application through the Admissions Portal. The final admission decision results from the assessment of the different elements that make up the required profile in accordance with the following weighting: Up to 50% - academic record Up to 30% - knowledge of English Up to 20% - personal interview
Cosa impari in questo corso?
Admission to the Bar
Methods of arbitration
The legal framework for professional associations and societies, organizational aspects, and the code of conduct for lawyers
Legal practice tools and techniques
Advice, alternative methods of dispute resolution, and arbitration
Civil and commercial litigation: preliminary stages and trial, evidence and hearing, appeals and execution of sentence and application of the administration regime
Criminal litigation: preliminary stages and trial, evidence and hearing, appeals and execution of sentence, working at the Constitutional Court, and jurisdictional rights and guarantees
Administrative litigation: preliminary stages and trial, evidence and hearing, appeals and execution of sentence, working at the Constitutional Court, and jurisdictional rights and guarantees
Litigation on social matters: preliminary stages and trial, evidence and hearing, appeals and execution of sentence, working at the Constitutional Court, and jurisdictional rights and guarantees
Litigation in special jurisdictions: Constitutional Court, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Court of Justice of the European Union
CONCENTRATION IN CORPORATE LAW:
Advice on Corporate Law I: Organizational and structural aspects
Advice on Corporate Law II: Financial aspects and liability rules
Negotiation and legal-labor advice
FINAL MASTER'S PROJECT OR DISSERTATION OF THE MASTER'S DEGREE FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR
MASTER'S DEGREE IN GLOBAL BUSINESS LAW
Lawyering, legal Ethics andPro bono
Bar membership and law practice management
Research methods and legal reasoning
Law and Business of Corporate Transactions
Globalization, International Trade and Investment
Banking and Financial Institutions
European Union Legal Practice
Advanced European and International Legal Practice
Competition Law, Intellectual Property and Regulated Industries
International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
General Management and Strategy
Leadership in global professional services
FINAL MASTER'S PROJECT OR DISSERTATION OF THE MASTER'S DEGREE IN GLOBAL BUSINESS LAW

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Meanwhile, the army has been killing people on behalf of the state with impunity since 1980. Witnesses have reported seeing the army digging mass grave in Dangamvura cemetery and piling the human remains inside them. On one occasion, a witness saw the army using prisoners to dig the graves.
The state intelligence services are much more elusive and wield authority over other security departments. They have more resources and can use other apparatus to transfer abductees or human remains. They own properties for training and logistics and some of these locations are are believed to have been used for torture and even burial of human remains, according to surviving witness testimony. This was also confirmed with a witness I spoke to.
Another witness I interviewed went to the Marange diamond fields at the height of government operation in 2008 – Operation Hakudzokwi (“do not return” in Shona). He travelled all the way to Marange, about 120 miles from Chitungwiza, with three friends and got introduced to a syndicate leader who turned out to be a police officer. They were then given a map and some equipment and were directed where to go. He told me:
We spent three days in the fields playing cat and mouse with security details. We often heard gunshots in the night. In the day we would see police officers collecting bodies in metal coffins.
Since 2000, there have been more than 5,000 abductions by the state with about 49 abductions recorded in 2019 alone, according to the UN. I spoke to three witnesses who were abducted, tortured, stripped naked and then dumped near lake Chivero, which is 37km south-west of Harare. One said:
I was bundled into a Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle after being trailed by the unmarked vehicle in Harare. When we arrived near the lake they started beating me up with boots and fists.
The man said the thugs were demanding to know what the opposition plan was on an upcoming demonstration. When he could not confirm anything, they left him to walk naked to the main road for help.
What Happened to the Dead?
According to my study of the Gukurahundi killings, bodies were thrown down mine shafts in Antelope, Chibondo, Silobela, Filabusi and Nkayi. Human remains have been found at schools, hospitals, river banks, dams and caves. They have been dumped near business centres, disused airports and at former detention centres like Bhalagwe and Sun Yet Sen, which were set up during elections by war veterans and ZANU-PF youths. In 2011, for instance, a mass grave containing the remains of 60 people collapsed on a field while children played football. Victims who are not claimed at mortuaries are given pauper burials. This makes the search and recovery process even more difficult.
The use of cemeteries, like Hanyani and Kumbudzi, for stacking bodies in mass graves, is a particularly nefarious method. Cultural myths associated with the dead mean people very rarely venture into cemeteries. There is a belief that the spirits of the dead roam those places.
The victims of the Marange fields atrocities were killed by criminal syndicates attached to certain military personnel. They were either buried in the mines or taken away. Those taken away were buried by prisoners in cemeteries in Dangamvura, which is 22km away from the mining fields. The army dug two mass graves in Dangamvura cemetery in 2008 and buried over 60 bodies there.
Many of these things are common knowledge in Zimbabwe. Yet despite the alarming number of deaths and kidnaps, the official missing person database for Zimbabwe with Interpol currently stands at just 15. It includes my cousin, Miriam Gonzo, who went missing in South Africa.
Curiously it excludes people missing from the various democides, including journalist and human rights defender Itai Dzamara who was kidnapped by state agents in broad daylight in 2016 while having a haircut.
Clouded in Secrecy
Another layer of deception that emerged during the Mugabe era was the issuing of death certificates for the Gukurahundi democide. The vice president at the time, Phelekezela Mphoko, started a programme of issuing death certificates to surviving families without any investigation. Such processes will add to the conundrum of trying to identify and reconcile records of the missing in future.
The state often denies all killings and blames them on “insurgents”, “malcontents” and “third parties”. This is the narrative that was offered for the January and August 2019 state killings that saw over 18 people murdered by men in army uniforms. A subsequent inquiry, led by former South African president, Kgalema Motlanthe, concluded that the army was culpable – but there are still no prosecutions as a result.
Despite the death of Mugabe, the government continues to mislead the population. In May three women, including MP Joana Mamombe, said they were kidnapped, tortured and sexually assaulted by state agents. Not only did the state deny the abductions but they charged the women with breaking COVID-19 lockdown regulations and presenting false information to police.
In 2018 President Emmerson Mnangagwa enacted the National Peace and Reconciliation Act: legislation that facilitated the formation of a commission to look into previous human rights abuses. In addition, the Zimbabwean Parliament is debating the Coroners Act Bill which will establish the office of the coroner to investigate suspicious deaths.
There is a pressing need for human rights groups to compile a comprehensive missing persons database. An independent regulatory authority must oversee this whole process. International organisations, such as the International Commission for Missing Persons, could help.
I hope my research will support this effort and help correct the inaccurate historical record. More importantly, I want to help grieving relatives bury their loved ones and finally achieve some sort of closure.
When I finished my research, the image of my school friend was even more ingrained in my consciousness. It is for people like him, that investigations like mine must be allowed to continue.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Vatrano and Artemi Panarin scored in the second period, Igor Shesterkin stopped 30 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and the New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 Thursday night.
Dryden Hunt added an empty-net goal in the final minute and Mika Zibanejad had two assists for New York, which is 6-1-1 in its last eight games — including three victories against Pittsburgh.
“We played this team real well,” Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. ”This is another stepping stone for us.”
With Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby a late scratch with a non-COVID illness, the Penguins produced a meek attack against the Rangers, who also defeated their division rivals 5-1 at Madison Square Garden on March 25 and 3-2 in Pittsburgh on March 29.
“Their goalie did a good job at key moments,” Penguins defenseman Kris Letang said. ”Tonight was a tight game.”
Tristan Jarry had 21 saves for Pittsburgh, which has lost four of five and is 2-5-1 in its last eight.
“I thought our team competed hard,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. ”We’ve played a lot of good hockey this year. We believe in this group. We have to continue to stay with it.”
The Rangers inched closer to their first playoff berth since 2017, moving six points ahead of the Penguins for second place in the Metropolitan Division — and home-ice advantage in the first round —with 10 games remaining.
“It’s a great all-around win,” said Vatrano. who continued to excel on the Rangers’ top line with Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. ”That was a playoff type of game. We put pressure on their defense.”
The Rangers would face the Penguins in the first round of the playoffs if the teams remain where they are in the standings. Jarry welcomed that postseason prospect.
“We’ve played with a depleted lineup almost every time against them,” Jarry said. “We will have some guys coming back who will add to our lineup and help us. I think it will be a good matchup.”
After the final buzzer, the teams engaged in a brief get-together at center ice following a few scrums along the boards.
“You think about that a little bit,” Vatrano said of a potential playoff clash between the squads. ”No matter who we play, we’ll be ready, The playoffs are a different animal.”
The Rangers improved to 23-7-4 at home with a 10-3-2 mark in their last 15 games on Garden ice. They reached 98 points for the 11th time in franchise history and the first time since 2016-17. It also marked the fourth time New York has 46 or more wins through 72 games. That was also achieved in 1971-72, 1972-73 and 2014-15.
Shesterkin had nine saves in the first period, eight in the second and 13 in the third to improve to 33-10-4. The Russian goaltender’s 33 victories are tied for third in the league and the shutout was his first since Jan. 13 at San Jose.
Panarin joked after the game that Shesterkin has done everything this season for the Rangers except score a goal from his crease.
“If he learned how to score as well, I think he’d really be there,” Panarin said through an interpreter with Shesterkin sitting to his right and laughing, too. “But right now, we’ll keep him at the salary he’s got.”
After an uneventful first, Vatrano opened the scoring 24 seconds into the middle period, backhanding a loose puck past Jarry.
Zibanejad and Kreider assisted on Vatrano’s 16th goal of the season and his sixth in 12 games since joining the Rangers in a trade with Florida last month. Vatrano has points in six of his last eight games, including five goals. Zibanejad has points in eight of his last 11 games and his 46 assists are a career high.
Panarin — playing his 500th NHL game — made it 2-0 at 9:47, backhanding the puck past Jarry from the high slot for his 20th goal of the campaign. Panarin has 23 points – five goals and 18 assists — in his last 15 games.
Andrew Copp had an assist on the play, giving him 10 points in nine games since joining the Rangers in a trade from Winnipeg on March 21.
The Rangers are 17-1-0 when scoring first at home and they improved to 30-9-2 against Eastern Conference opponents.
PENGUINS POSTSEASON STREAK
With 92 points, Pittsburgh remains on track to clinch a playoff spot for a 16th consecutive year. Their stretch of 15-straight postseason appearances is the longest active streak among teams in the four major North American professional sports. The last time the Penguins missed the playoffs was 2005-06, Crosby’s rookie season.
NOTES: Penguins forward Filip Hallander made his NHL debut. The second-round pick in 2018 had 10 goals and 24 points in 53 games for Wilkes-Barre of the AHL … In addition to Crosby, the Penguins scratched forwards Jason Zucker and Radim Zoharna and defenseman John Marino. … The Rangers scratched forwards Greg McKegg, Julien Gauthier and Ryan Reaves plus defensemen Libor Hajek and Justin Braun. … Rangers forward Barclay Goodrow played his 400th career game.
Penguins: Host Washington on Saturday afternoon.
Rangers: Host Ottawa on Saturday night.


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It is down to the playwriting genius of Willy Russell that he has the ability to establish highly credible and… Read more Review: Educating Rita at Derby Theatre
Stephen Lowe’s Nottingham based play Touched still grabs the heart and the head and refuses to let either go. Like… Read more Review: Stephen Lowe’s Touched at Nottingham Playhouse.
Quite often theatrical pieces require less of our imaginations and more of our attention and sometimes participation. We are given… Read more Review: The Woman In Black. Nottingham Theatre Royal. (touring)
In the sweltering month of August 1988 this reviewer saw La Cage Aux Folles (Ein Käfig Voller Narren) at the impressive… Read more Review: La Cage Aux Folles. Nottingham Theatre Royal.
For two very sexy contemporary dance nights at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, courtesy of Dance Consortium, Cuba’s flagship contemporary dance… Read more Review: Danza Contemporánea De Cuba. Royal Concert Hall Nottingham.
Thought provoking and profoundly funny, Spotlight Theatre Company’s first class (hons) production of The History Boys, directed by Cassie Hall… Read more Review: The History Boys by Spotlight Theatre Company. Nottingham Arts Theatre.
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“The important thing is to not stop questioning.”- Albert Einstein
Mention HIV and a good many people will think, “a sexually transmitted virus” or “virus-contaminated needles,” and perhaps even “a virus that can cause a devastating disease.” More than likely, the public strongly associates the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), which is considered to be the final stage of HIV infection. A person infected with HIV is diagnosed with AIDS when he/she has one or more opportunistic infections, such as pneumonia or tuberculosis, and when the number of CD4 T cells in the blood is dangerously low. CD4 T cells are a sub-type of lymphocytes or white blood cells important for establishing and maintaining the immune responses to substances recognized as foreign by the body.
Thirty years have passed since HIV/AIDS entered the public lexicon, and HIV continues to absorb global attention and funds. There is no vaccine to prevent HIV infection nor is there a cure for HIV/AIDS. Moreover, it is still not fully understood how HIV causes AIDS. Yet a HIV-positive test is no longer the death sentence it once was. The longer lifespan of patients with HIV infection has been primarily attributed to treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy. HIV-positive and antiretroviral-treated individuals are now aging and developing accelerated chronic diseases that often accompany aging, such as heart disease, renal disease, and cancer.
In 1983, HIV was officially identified as the cause of AIDS, but not all of the scientific community accepted the pronouncement or the data that led to it. Dr. Peter Duesberg and Dr. Kari Mullis represent two of the more renowned scientists who are vocal critics of the HIV/AIDS hypothesis. Recently, Nancy Turner Banks, M.D., M.B.A., who is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a 25-year practitioner of general obstetrics and gynecology, joined the ranks of people coalesced in active dissent of the HIV/AIDS dogma. For several years, Dr. Banks lived in Maryland where she wrote and lectured on health and wellness; she now resides in Mexico. In her book, AIDS, Opium, Diamonds, and Empire: the deadly virus of international greed (2010), Dr. Banks details the thinking process and research from which her conclusions are derived.
This article serves as an introduction to a three-part interview with Dr. Banks who expounds on her understanding of immune deficiency and challenges the HIV theory of AIDS. The interview was conducted by the writer via telephone and e-mail.
QUESTION: Dr. Banks, would you provide some background of the HIV/AIDS story?
This theory put forth by Gallo [Robert C. Gallo, M.D.] was raised in the historical context of what was happening to the gay community in the late 70s and early 80s. There were multiple life style factors that were simply ignored in order to promote one theory. The theory presented in the journal Science was that there was a “probable” virus (HTLV-III later called HIV) that was attacking and destroying a subset of lymphocytes called CD4+ T cells. It was the decrease in the T cell population that led to the syndrome. So the paradigm was not HIV equals AIDS, but HIV equals acquired immune deficiency (AID), and AID was defined as a decrease in T cells; the decrease in T cells eventually would lead to the Syndrome. They [Gallo’s team] never initially said that HIV causes AIDS—the media did that for them so it became a mantra “HIV/AIDS.”
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On a summer day in 2013, I got a new idea about how to tell a documentary story online. The online format is SnapDocs and it is an online documentary format based on DNA and how we as users behave online. Since its launch the format has been online on EB.dk, and it brought me to Time Inc. UK in London.
But before my digital revelation came, I had produced more than 50 documentaries and specials for Danish and international broadcasters. Most of my films have been shown on TV2/Denmark and Danish National Broadcast DR and has been based on investigative projects.
My films have been based on topics like MC gangs, the health care system, agents, assassins, murderers, nursing homes, slavery, criminals, nobles and pedophiles. I have also documented the dark side of our society – things you don’t usually get a insight of.
My most famous film is undoubtedly The Dark Side of Chocolate, which aired in 2009. It reveals how child slaves, who are victims of trafficking in West Africa, produce our favourite chocolates. The film was subsequently sold and broadcasted in more than 30 different countries and has been viewed more than 1.5 million times on YouTube.
I’m often asked what film I’m most proud of. It is impossible to answer. But The Dark Side of Chocolate film is definitely in my top 3, together with my revelations about the Danish Secret Police (PET) and their use of an agent inside political parties. The films were shown on TV2 in 1998 and created the biggest publicity in recent years, and a commission of inquiry, who worked for 10 years.
Also on my list are the revelations of Strandvænget on TV2 in 2006. With hidden cameras we revealed how a number of staff treated mental health suffering residents without spoken language. It was not a pretty sight … Also near the top of my list is The Honor Killing from 2003, which aired on TV2 and was about a young Turkish woman who got back to Turkey to find her father, who had killed her then-teenage boyfriend in cold blood in front her 16 years earlier. In the film we see how she her father reacts. Today it remains a film that can still not leave my thoughts …
Over the last three years I have focused on digital development. The SnapDocs format reached audiences of up to 260,000 on EB.dk, while the TV series The Chase on TV3 had ratings of up to 123,000.
I have also successfully developed an online debate format called Frontalt, which was shown at eb.dk. It follows the debate between Inger Støjberg and the salafist Adnan Avdic in the summer of 2013. Over 227,000 viewers watched the debate on eb.dk.
As of today, I am now developing new television formats, that can be viewed both online and broadcast television in the English Market.


Shaver, Akot lead Boise State past Nevada 85-70
- No. 3 Houston downs Temple, gets payback
- Colorado State sorry for 'Russia' chant
- Northwestern holds on to sweep Wisconsin
- Dickinson leads Michigan past Ohio State
- Tominaga has 30 as Huskers top Penn St.
RENO, Nev. (AP) Marcus Shaver Jr. scored 28 points and Boise State defeated Nevada 85-70 on Wednesday night.
Emmanuel Akot added 23 points for the Broncos (11-4, 2-0 Mountain West Conference.
Shaver and Akot both went 4 of 8 from 3-point range. Naje Smith added 11 points.
Grant Sherfield scored 26 points for Nevada (7-6, 1-1). Desmond Cambridge scored 14 points. Warren Washington added 11 points.
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Monday was the start of Amazon’s 36-hour Prime Day, but it wasn’t just Amazon offering deals. Companies from Target to Kohl’s to DSW to Bed, Bath & Beyond were offering sales.
So, where do people shop online?READ MORE: FBI Warrants: Money Meant To Feed School Kids Went To Luxury Homes, Cars
Analysts estimate half of Americans live in a Prime household, half of consumers start their searches with Amazon, and the huge online retailer is expected to make up half of all online sales this year.
University of Minnesota marketing professor George John says these numbers aren’t anything consumers should be worried about. According to the U.S. Census, about 10-percent of sales in the U.S. happen online.
“It’s still a small chunk of the economy, but it’s growing very fast,” John said.
In terms of overall sales – both online and in stores – Amazon is fourth among U.S. companies in 2017, with revenue at $178 billion. First is Walmart ($486 billion), followed by Apple ($229 billion) and CVS ($184 billion).READ MORE: 'Embrace The North': Sauna Culture Growing In The Twin Cities
In the online space, Amazon is expected to control 49 percent of sales by the end of 2018.
According to eMarketer.com, one-third of those sales come from things Amazon sells directly and two-thirds come from goods sold in Amazon’s marketplace.
EBay is a distant second in online sales at 6 percent, followed by Apple (4 percent), Walmart (4 percent) and Home Depot (1.5 percent).
John says the test will be if Amazon can make money from selling products. He points out the company doesn’t make much money and what it does make comes from its web services business.MORE NEWS: FBI Warrants Say Twin Cities Organization Claiming To Feed Children Instead Spent Money On Cars, Trips And Homes
“I would keep my eye on three things,” John says. “Pharmaceuticals, business-to-business sales and grocery.”


Let’s delve into the costs of a hot water system here on the Gold Coast.
Costs—as with everything else in the marketplace—go up and down. But we’ll do our best, as always, to provide helpful advice to help you choose.
A hot water system for a new build will be guided by your needs and your budget and, sometimes by your concerns for the environment. When replacing an existing unit, many people simply keep to the same power set-up and swap new for old. The replacement might even come with improved technology.
It’s an opportunity, however, to consider replacing your old HWS, moving from say electric to gas, or to a solar-assisted unit.
HOT WATER SYSTEM PRICE COMPARISONS
- An instant gas hot water heater system price typically range from $1000 to $1575, depending on the system and flow rate required.
- Gas hot water systems cost between $1000 to $1475 for 135L to 360L systems.
- Electric hot water systems installation costs around $1500 depending on the model and requirements. This type of unit is subject to Government rebates that vary. Heat pumps are usually bought directly from the supplier who handle the rebates and we install them only.
|Type of System||Price Range|
|Gas Hot Water System||$1400 to $12000|
|Electric Hot Water System||$1500 to $2400|
|Solar Water Heater||$2000 to $7000|
|Heat Pump Installation||$1000 to $1500|
What is the cost of a new hot water system?
With a new hot water system, you can expect to pay around $1000 to $5000, depending on the type of hot water system you need.
WHICH HOT WATER UNIT IS BEST?
Electric hot water systems are the most straightforward to install. Costs start at around $1350 for a newly installed unit—as they do with gas systems.
An electric HWS with a tank capacity over 300 litres, wired to the T33 electricity tariff, can be fairly economical to run.
Energy consumption of a smaller HWS on the T31 tariff would not be so economical. The downside with smaller units is that the tank’s hot water is likely to be emptied more often. More hot water will then take 20 to 30 minutes of heating.
Gas hot water units are more economical to run.
Connecting gas HWS units to the natural gas supply requires the services of a licensed gas fitter. But for many homes on the Gold Coast, this type of HWS is not an option because natural gas is not piped to all areas.
Instant Gas Hot Water does what it says on the tin—they heat water in an instant, on-demand. You’ll get hot water for as long as you run water through it.
LPG instantaneous hot water is an option where natural gas is not available. Bottled (LPG) gas, however, comes with strict regulations as to how and where such HWS can be installed. Safety is a big concern. For example, water under low pressure would not be heated safely. Your home would need good water pressure.
LPG systems are also less economical.
Heat pump hot water systems use surrounding air to heat water and around a quarter of the power used by a regular electric HWS. Like a refrigerator in reverse, the refrigerant in a heat pump turns from liquid to gas, which is then compressed to produce heat.
The downside with a heat pump is its initial cost (upwards of $3,000), as well as higher maintenance costs. Add to that, the unit’s shorter lifespan and a heat pump system soon looks less attractive.
A roof-mounted solar HWS, with electricity for the booster set to the T33 tariff, is the most economical, long-term. For this option, you’d need to afford the initial outlay and your plan should be to stay in your home for at least 7 years.
Initial outlay of around $3,000–$5,000 aside, the downside with this set-up would only become apparent when the hot water is used up and there’s insufficient sun for re-heating. It could be next morning before more hot water is available, after the booster has kicked in overnight.
At DCM Plumbing, we’ve been installing hot water systems for years. We can recommend Aquamax vitreous enamel electric hot water units, with their 10 year cylinder warranty. However, we can install Rheem, Dux and Vulcan—any brand HWS you prefer.
Don’t hesitate to call us for further information and advice.


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Labour leader David Shearer has suddenly softened to challenger David Cunliffe - dropping a strong hint the New Lynn MP could return to the front bench if he renounces any claim on the top job.
Just four days after his Alpha Male move to demote one-time finance spokesman, Mr Shearer gave him new hope when interviewed on TV3's The Nation today.
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You can go anywhere you want!”Pudong in Time”
That’s the way to get around,
From the opening of pudong Avenue to traffic,
To the north section of Line 14 and Line 18 phase I
In the initial stage of operation,
Then to the side of a city sub-dry road constantly built……
We’re getting around more and more easily,
Getting “closer” to where we want to be.
Let’s go back to 2021,
Ground transportation Wide and flat When it comes to road transportation,
The most impressive thing about 2021 May be
Pudong Avenue is nearly 8 kilometers long
Realized two-way 6 lanes open to traffic.
On December 20th,
With rod closing, greening, manhole cover elevation adjustment,
Traffic signs and lines related to road operation safety,
The completion of traffic signal adjustment work,
A new, spacious, bright one
Pudong Avenue is on the east bank of the Huangpu River.
Pudong Avenue ↑ under construction in December last year
Pudong Avenue, formerly known as Pudong Road,
It was built in 1930.
When the road was first built,
A cinder road only 6 to 10 meters wide.
This construction can be said to be
Pudong Avenue is nearly 100 years old
The longest span of time,
The content is also the richest one.
Except for Pudong Avenue,
There were more in the new district last year
Road projects implemented or completed.
On October 28th,
Expo Culture Park municipal road supporting projects
The main line of Expo Avenue was officially opened to traffic,
Moving the road underground,
Make park and riverside wetland
Not because the road is cut in two,
Vehicles can also pass through the contact lane
From the underground to the Grand Opera House,
Opening of the North section of the Expo Cultural Park
Favorable conditions have been created.
Hi-tech Middle Road (Luoshan Road – outer ring Road) reconstruction project
The whole line is connected by 6 lanes in both directions.
Easing the east-west direction from the outer ring to the inner ring of Pudong New Area
To facilitate access to zhangjiang Science City.
On July 3,
The main line of rapid Engineering of Lianggang Avenue,
From west to north through the industrial district and the main urban area,
Connecting pudong International Airport,
Make the port direct to Pudong Airport in 25 minutes become a reality.
In February, the jiyang Road viaduct was completed,
The main viaduct extends eight kilometers south from lupu Bridge,
Connecting the Central and outer rings makes travel more convenient.
In fact, last December alone,
There are high-tech Middle Road (Luoshan Road – outer ring),
Jinxiu East Road (Shenjiang Road – Jinhuai Road),
Poplar Road (Lung Yang Road – Fong Wah Road),
Zhangyang Road (Jufeng Road – Hangjin Road)
When roads are opened to traffic,
Road after road, night after night,
Let our “want to go” come true.
Rail transit criss-crossed
Rail transit line 14, line 18 phase I north section
Opened initial operation!
Line 14 runs for 38 kilometers,
From Fengbang Station in Jiading District in the west,
East to Pudong New Area Guiqiao Road Station,
Along the line through Jiading District, Putuo District,
Jing ‘an District, Huangpu District, Pudong New Area five administrative districts.
The northern section of The first phase of Line 18 is an extension of the previous southern section,
From Yuqiao station north to Changjiang South Road Station,
Connecting pudong, Yangpu and Baoshan districts,
With the opening of line 18,
Longyang Road station was upgraded to be the only one in the city
Line 5 transfer station,
Line 2, Line 7,
The transfer between line 16 and line 18,
At the same time, it can realize the commutation between maglev lines,
He became the new king of transfer,
Thus, the number of lines connecting Pudong and Puxi has increased to 11.
The new area has more than 300 kilometers of rail transit in operation,
Accounting for more than one-third of the city!
Rural roads are full of life
Walk into the demonstration road which is rated as “four good Rural Roads” in Shanghai
Longfeng Road, Hangtou Town,
The road was wide and smooth,
And rural roads like this,
Leading to a new vision of beautiful countryside,
New hope for rural revitalization.
Set foot on the headlong road
Along the way, there is not only the fragrance of lotus rice,
It will also pass hema Digital Industrial Base,
Doorstep service center, agricultural industrial district,
LED streetlights line the main village road,
Lit up the village night,
And light up a new landscape of rural life.
There are 21 roads in Pudong, including Wufeng Road
It was rated as the “Four Good Rural Roads” demonstration Road of Shanghai.
Huinan town and Xinchang Town became
Shanghai “Four good Rural Road” demonstration town.
Beautiful and tidy rural roads,
It is also the fast track of rural economic development,
Farmers livable life of the comfortable way.
By the end of 2022,
The new area will be upgraded by another 157 kilometers,
We will continue to build a beautiful countryside.
Help the development of agricultural industry!
We see the roads, subways and so on all around us,
Getting around is getting easier.
The New Year,
A number of transport construction projects have been scheduled.
I wish you a smooth road, Benedict xing Zhi yuan!
Writing/Editing: Zhao Jing
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Buick survived three years without any new or redesigned entries before the Cascada convertible arrived in January. Now fresh sheet metal begins to reach the showrooms, with four major launches -- the Envision, LaCrosse, Regal and Enclave -- within about 15 months.
Buick's four quick launches end drought
Hot-selling Encore gets freshening for 2017
Verano: Production of the compact sedan will end in October after an abbreviated 2017 model year, marking the end of a five-year run for the nameplate.
Regal: The next generation of Buick's midsize sedan should arrive in U.S. showrooms in the second half of 2017 as a 2018 model. Built on the same platform as the recently redesigned Chevy Malibu, the '18 Regal will be longer and have a roomier rear seat than the current model.
Engine possibilities include a 1.5-liter turbo for the base and a 2.0-liter option, which also would be used in a future GS sport model. Buick is likely to greenlight a wagon variant for sale about a year after the sedan arrives.
LaCrosse: A sleek redesign of Buick's largest sedan goes on sale by early fall as a 2017 model. A new 3.6-liter V-6 hooked to an eight-speed Aisin transmission will be the lone powertrain. GM confirmed a hybrid version of the redesigned LaCrosse for China, but there are no plans to bring that stateside. Look for a freshening of the sedan in 2019.
Cascada: The rebadged version of the Opel convertible debuted early this year. GM will gauge its market performance before drawing up plans for a successor.
Encore: Buick's hit subcompact crossover gets an extensive freshening for the '17 model year starting this fall, including a sportier front end and long-overdue improvements to the instrument panel and infotainment system. A redesign is on tap for the second half of 2019.
Envision: Buick began importing the compact crossover from China for U.S. sales in late spring in two higher trim levels, as '16 models.
The full lineup arrives by October for the '17 model year, including the addition of a 2.5-liter base engine. A freshening is slated for 2018.
Enclave: The mainstay of Buick's lineup since bankruptcy will get a long-awaited redesign in mid-2017, as an '18 model. It will move to a new, lighter platform, which also will underpin the next-gen Chevy Traverse.
GM's new 3.6-liter V-6 should be the base engine, combined with a nine-speed transmission. A second engine choice eventually could be offered, possibly a 2.0-liter turbo.
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