There are good news out of Africa this week, and there are stories equally as bad. After killing 33 people died in a 10-week outbreak, the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced the end of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country.Nigeria’s political landscape witnessed a flurry of defections that might affect the chances of the ruling party in the 2019 general elections.A former governor in Kenya mystriously disappeared when he was about to be arrested for fraud, while former South African president, Jacob Zuma, appeared in court over a $2.5-billion corruption caseHere’s a roundup of some of the notable stories about Africa this week:In Nigeria- The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) disclosed that the validity of Nigerian passports will be extended from five to 10 years.- A suicide-bomb attack at a mosque in the Mainari area of Konduga, Borno State, claimed the lives of eight worshippers.- The attack came only two days after troops killed scores of Boko Haram terrorists in Yobe State while countering an ambush staged by the insurgents. Troops suffered an unspecified amount of casualties.- 14 Senators of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) officially dumped the ruling party and moved to opposition parties. 37 members of the House of Representatives also dumped the APC just moments later.- Nearly a month after a fuel tanker explosion killed 12 in Lagos, the state government revealed the identity of the owner and revealed plans to prosecute him. He was later arrested in Kano.- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), disclosed that cholera has killed 186 people in the country since the beginning of the year.- Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, also dumped the APC for the PDP after months of speculations.- The Rivers State Police Command disclosed that four of its officers were killed in three days.- Gunmen shot and killed Sunny Ejiagwu, the APC chairman in Ideato North local government area of Imo State.- The Nigerian Army appointed Major-General Ahmed Dikko as the new Theatre Commander of anti-Boko Haram mission, Operation LAFIYA DOLE.- Benue State lawmakers became fence climbers when police officers locked the gates of the House of Assemby complex.In Ghana- Thousands of Ghanians were at the Accra International Conference Center to pay their final respects to ex-Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur who was buried after his death in June.- Daniel Asiedu, the prime suspect accused of stabbing a member of parliament, the New Patriotic Party’s Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu, to death threatened to petition the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate those he claimed had hired him to kill the former MP.- The Ghanaian government has commenced the process to amend the controversial power deal that the administration of former president, John Mahama, signed with Ameri.- At least five people were killed in an accident at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region.- The 2017 annual report by Ghana’s Auditor General revealed that the government’s School Feeding Programme made an illegal investment of GHC 16,000,000 in 2016.- Fredrick Godzi, the police officer who infamously abused a customer at the Midland Savings and Loans, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault during his arraignement before Circuit Court 10.- A 36-year-old farmer accused the District Police Commander of Akontombra in the Western Region, ASP Dickson Obeng, of ordering police officers to flog a 14-year-old class 6 pupil, Stanley Antwi of the St. James Anglican Primary at Akontombra.- Officers of the Ghana Police Service were involved in a bloody clash with commercial motorcycle riders at the Ashaiman Divisional Police Headquarters in Accra.- New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyekum, disclosed that he will not seek re-election in 2020.In Kenya- Peter Kimiti Nyuguto, a Kenyan government official, was shot dead at a plantation located just a few meters away from his compound.- Former Nyandarua governor, Daniel Waithaka, mysteriously disappeared without a trace after police and EACC officials raided his Nyahururu home in attempts to arrest him over alleged fraud. He later surrendered himself to the state authorities.- Two ministers in the County Government of Vihiga were sacked over alleged corruption.- Former Kenya Power Managing Director, Ben Chumo, was rejected by the National Assembly’s Finance Committee for the Salaries and Remuneration Commission job due to corruption allegations trailing behind him.- Police officers gunned down four thugs in Nairobi’s Mathare and Buruburu areas in separate robbery incidents.- The Court of Appeal in Mombasa upheld the election of Nyali Member of Parliament (MP), Mohamed Ali.- A pride of lions wandered into Kenyatta High School in Mwatate after breaking out of the Tsavo National Park.- Some angry protesters blocked a section of Ngong Road while demonstrating over the delays in completion of road repairs.In other African countries- South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, appeared in court over a $2.5-billion corruption case linked to a 1990s arms deal.- Opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, said Zimbabwe’s election was threatened by fraud and accused electoral authorities of bias.- DR Congo officially declared the end of an outbreak of Ebola, bringing the curtain down on a 10-week re-emergence of the disease which claimed 33 lives.


An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 people gathered in Raleigh, North Carolina on Saturday to protest restrictive GOP-led legislature on abortion, education, immigration, unemployment benefits and voting, reports Think Progress.
Organized by the HKonJ (Historic Thousands on Jones Street) coalition, the “Moral March on Raleigh" began at Raleigh's Shaw University and ended at the Capitol.
Since, 2013, activists have been gathering weekly on "Moral Mondays" to protest the measures and Gov. Pat McCrory's leadership. The Nation's Ari Berman, who attended the march on Saturday, reports on the state's restrictive measures:
Since taking over the legislature in 2010 and the governor’s mansion in 2012, controlling state government for the first time in over a century, North Carolina Republicans eliminated the earned-income tax credit for 900,000 North Carolinians; refused Medicaid coverage for 500,000; ended federal unemployment benefits for 170,000; cut pre-K for 30,000 kids while shifting $90 million from public education to voucher schools; slashed taxes for the top 5 percent while raising taxes on the bottom 95 percent; axed public financing of judicial races; prohibited death row inmates from challenging racially discriminatory verdicts; passed one of the country’s most draconian anti-choice laws; and enacted the country’s worst voter suppression law, which mandates strict voter ID, cuts early voting and eliminates same-day registration, among other things.
The rally "was the largest civil rights rally in the South since tens of thousands of voting rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery in support of the Voting Rights Act," Berman wrote.
Pictures from the rally, taken by Stephen D. Melkisethian and Susan Melkisethian, below:


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Sudan's army chief says climate for intervention by African leaders 'not suitable' as millions remain trapped
Army chief and de facto leader Abdel Fattah al Burhan tells Sky News he is open to mediation, as death toll mounts in Sudan, but says regarding the offer by neighbouring presidents who have offered to fly in and mediate "the current circumstances don't allow for their presence".
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Abdel Fattah al Burhan's voice was jovial when he first answered the phone.
My first question - "are you safe?" - was met with "thank God, we are well and in his safety".
The commander-in-chief has been Sudan's de facto president since ousting his former ally and longtime military dictator Omar al Bashir after prolonged pro-democracy protests in 2019.
Now, he says he is speaking from the presidential guest house in the military command compound that was once Mr Bashir's home and is currently his.
Various videos have emerged of the military headquarters attacked by RSF (Rapid Support Forces) troops and retaken by the army.
Mr Burhan maintained that he can move freely between his home and his office within the compound.
"Just a stray shell lands here and there as they escalate in nearby commercial and residential areas," he said, adding that the army is holding back to prevent many civilian losses.
Heavy fighting continued during a UN-proposed humanitarian safe passage that both parties agreed to.
Airstrikes then continued during the night as the air force bombed RSF bases. With the death toll steadily rising and civilians trapped in their homes, mosques, schools, and universities - the collateral damage already feels too high.
"How did we get here?" I asked.
The general got technical and pointed to unauthorised RSF mobilisations in Khartoum. He said 40,000-50,000 troops, including tribal militiamen, entered the capital and attacked a makeshift army base in a stadium in southern Khartoum.
His opponent and former partner in power, RSF head General Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo, insists that the army started it - just one of many social media statements the group has shared.
The two factions have not just been battling it out on the streets but also online. RSF videos of airfields they claim to have seized are soon followed by counter-videos of RSF officers who have defected to the army.
At the start of our call, Mr Burhan made a declarative statement of territorial control.
"All the RSF bases in Sudan are under the control of the armed forces. All the airfields of the armed forces are under the control of the armed forces," he said.
Sources on the ground in Merowe, a city in northern Sudan, where RSF mobilisations have been unauthorised, told Sky News that the RSF soldiers are on the airfield but surrounded by army soldiers. Another source told Sky News that Nyala airport in southern Darfur is under RSF control - with ongoing confrontations to seize territory.
The question now: can the two generals meet back on the negotiation table?
Mr Burhan's answer was subtly caveated. He responded that he would go back to the negotiation table for the sake of the country but also added "even if there is surrender, there is still negotiation".
The jury is still out as to whether negotiation is an option without defeat, and international mediation currently feels far-fetched.
Would the army chief welcome neighbouring presidents who have offered to fly in and mediate? His answer is - no, not right now.
"The current circumstances don't allow for their presence. There are still clashes between the factions and the airport is under threat - this is not a suitable climate for them to come," he said.
The climate is one of civil war. Millions of civilians are trapped and waiting for news of peaceful resolution that may never come.

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Council to approve bid for police vehicle
HILLSDALE — Members of the Hillsdale City Police will be cruising around in a new vehicle later this year as bids have been submitted for the purchase of a 2014 Ford Explore Police Interceptor. The accepted bid will be approved at Monday night's Hillsdale City Council meeting.
The new interceptor will replace a 2009 Ford Crown Victoria that has accumulated more than 127,000 miles according to a memo from the Director of Public Safety Chris Gutowski. Once the bid is approved, it will take 8-10 weeks for delivery of the vehicle. The 2009 Crown Victoria was scheduled to be replaced this year.
The lowest bid submitted came from Gorno Mazda Ford of Woodhaven at a price of $25,699. Hillsdale car dealer Ken Stillwell Ford-Mercury's bid was slightly higher at $26,347, but a previously adopted Local Vendor Bid Preference Policy allows council to award a bid to a local vendor provided that bid is within three percent of the lowest bid.
The department has a budget of $30,000 to purchase the new vehicle and that purchase will be made through the state purchasing process. Two other bids were submitted by Cole Story Ford Lincoln of Coldwater and Signature Ford Lincoln Mercury of Owosso but City Manager Linda Brwon will recommend to council not to accept those bids.


Peter Howe talks music and fathering
In this episode of The Fathering Project podcast, Peter Howe joins TFP’s David Forrest to share his unique fathering experience. Peter’s life as a budding musician in the surfing crazed era of the 70s and 80s presented its own challenges. Peter navigated the lure of a Warner Brothers contract and the task of balancing family life with his career after the birth of his first daughter. Peter shares his reflections, deciding factors and how ‘putting fathering first’ changed his life for the better. Looking back, Peter describes fatherhood as the beginning of a joyful expansion of life.


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As it's hot, Hot, HOT in London at the moment, dinners have generally been cool affairs: cold noodles, salads and a tonne of watermelon. I fear I'll be growing a watermelon soon. No, wait, that's just my tummy. I'll get myself to the gym once this gorgeous weather fades.
I've grown to love salads as I grow older, and enjoy making different versions of vinaigrettes, my favourite dressing. Mustard, soy sauce, garlic, they've all spent time with assorted vinegars in my salad. But the dressing I find most comforting is that made with lime or lemon juice. In Sri Lanka where it's hot and humid all year round, we drink lime juice and add lime to everything from fruit to fish to salad. And I don't know why, but the simple salads there are just so delicious and cooling. And one of my favourites is bitter gourd salad. I haven't really seen bitter gourd (also known as bitter melon) here in supermarkets except for those in Indian shops, where I normally get them.
This is a very simple salad, but there is some deep frying involved. I know, it's hot and you don't want to switch on the cooker, but trust me, you won't regret it. Bitter gourd is so named for a reason. It's extremely bitter because of the quinine it contains, and in Sri Lanka, we normally curry it and drown it in spice and chillies or deep fry it. Unlike the Japanese Okinawan bitter gourd (goya) which you can stir-fry with some tofu, egg and pork to make goya champuru, the South Asian variety is way too bitter. But it's good for you and is often used in ayurvedic and Chinese medicine.
I used the following ingredients which can be adjusted to taste:
5 small bittergourds: De-seeded and thinly sliced
2 tomatoes: De-seeded and sliced
2 small red onions: Thinly sliced
2 green chillies: De-seeded and chopped finely
Maldive fish - A tablespoon
Salt and pepper to taste
You may be wondering what maldive fish is. It's similar to the Japanese katsuobushi or dried bonito used to make dashi and is used in almost all Sri Lankan vegetable dishes: curries, salads and sambols. It adds a meatiness to the dish, tightening the flavours with umami.
First mix the tomatoes, onions, green chillies and maldive fish together with some lime and salt. Then de-seed, slice and deep fry the bitter gourd.
Once you've patted away the excess oil, mix into the tomatoes and onions, add some more lime juice and salt and pepper to taste, and tuck in!
In Sri Lanka we normally have this as one of the many vegetable dishes accompanying our curries, but I'm happiest eating it on its own. You can adjust the ratio of bitter gourd:onion:tomato to suit your taste. I like mine to be salady so like equal amounts of each. You can substitute the bitter gourd with thinly sliced and deep fried aubergine as well. And if you like it hot, add more chillies!
However to me, that bitterness which you can only get from the bitter gourd synchronises perfectly with the lime, salt and chillies creating a flavour explosion, and tastes sublime.

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Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Brentwood and Rep. Mark Green have both signaled that they will challenge the certification of the election.
On Jan. 6, the United States Congress will meet to certify the Electoral College results from the 2020 presidential election — Blackburn and Green join more more than 100 other Republican congressmen in challenging the results of the election.
Despite Attorney General William Barr declaring there to be no evidence of widespread voter fraud that could change the results of the election, both Blackburn and Green have cited potential election fraud as their reason for contesting the certification of the Electoral College results.
Along with Senator-elect Bill Hagerty, Blackburn joins 11 other senators in the effort spearheaded by Senators Ted Cruz (R-Tx) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo).
"Since Nov. 3, hardworking men and women from across Tennessee have contacted us to justifiably express anger and concern that some states conducted the recent election in a manner that did not respect the rule of law and may have violated many of their state constitutions as well as Article II of the U.S. Constitution," Blackburn said in a statement on Saturday.
"Many are concerned about the sanctity of the one person one vote guarantee. Our founders understood that it is ultimately the people’s job to preserve the sanctity of these most fundamental American systems, and so they charged the people’s representatives in Congress with a specific role in the process. We plan to exercise that role fully in the new Congress.”
Green, who joins 139 other House Republicans in planning to challenge the Electoral College results, said in a statement that he had been 'sounding the alarm' on the potential for voter fraud for "nearly a year," pointing to the expansion of mail-in ballots as a primary concern.
As of Jan. 4, there has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud due to mail-in ballots.
“Over the last two months, I’ve heard from countless constituents who have no confidence in the outcome of the presidential election in certain states, and who can blame them?" Green said in a statement.
"I tried to sound the alarms for nearly a year in House Homeland Security Committee and Oversight Committee hearings that the increase in mail-in balloting and last-minute changes to election laws could lead to confusion, fraud, and distrust. Sadly, those warnings were not heeded."
"While I do share serious concerns about Congress’ Constitutional role in our federalist system of government, if nothing was out of line, what reason do we have to oppose such a motion, so the entire nation can see the evidence presented clearly and make a determination on their own?"


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This book is such a paradox and I'm finding it very difficult to review.
Even though I had a few issues with it and there were moments when I lost interest a bit, but I still can't get it out of my head.
This book took over my life, and affected my mood, yet somewhere in the second half I started to slowly get disappointed and lose interest. But still I just could not stop reading it. It was so addictive.
I'm not going to go into a summary of the book, I think there is enough of that around. But I felt so much through the book that I really need to express my feelings and my opinions.
I have to start by saying that I knew little about the Soviet Union and their way of life, my exposure to Russian literature consists of reading badly translated (into Arabic) novels in high school of which I don't remember the titles, except the one called Rasputin. They mostly were set in a pre revolution period. And of course watching "Doctor Zhivago" which I thought of all through reading this book.
The way of life and the conditions and the harshness of war really got to me. I totally enjoyed reading about it and at the same time I was feeling sad and depressed and thankful. Knowing that the author is Russian and that her grandparents went through all that gave it authentically and I didn't have to go check info all the time which enhanced the reading experience.
Leningrad was bleak and miserable. It was bad enough before the war with the living arrangement and their way of life. There was no privacy, no shame and most importantly no ambition. These who had opinions and ambitions did not survive.
Then war starts and people are even more scared. Millions die, and some are just died freezing and starving in the streets.
What came as a total surprise to me is that people from other countries decided to make the Soviet Union their country and home and they embraced communism. I have only heard of people leaving the SU.
I'm not sure what I think about the two main characters, especially Alexander.
Tatiana is certainly a survival and selfless person. She starts of as this innocent seventeen year old who sees the start of war as an adventure. She does not see the seriousness of the situation, does not rush to do her father's bidding. But slowly her character matures as war and starvation takes all. We see her sacrificing everything, she puts her self in danger getting everybody's rations, she gives up food for others, but most importantly she sacrifices Alexander.
And here I can not help but think the situation and the heartache could have been avoided. Because really Dasha, Tatiana's sister obviously gets around, and she just have met Alexander. Yes she mentions that she likes him too much, but it's not something new to her, they weren't serious. Alexander himself did not think it was serious. So why decide to sacrifice her feelings for her sister, why not say the truth from the beginning and spare everyone the hurt. Dasha would have found someone new in a short time, instead if believing in Alexander's fake feelings and declarations and getting more in love and more attached, just making the hurt more. You just feel sorry for Dasha and anger towards those two.
Tatiana survives so much, bombing, freezing, starvation, heartache, and it just makes her stronger. For someone who says she faints for the least reasons, she did extremely well. Especially near the end with her situation. But really some things are just to convenient.
Alexander now was a little confusing. Is he a good guy? He does the right thing. But then he gets too self absorbed, it's all about what he wants and he wants Tatiana to be save, so he is rude and angry and annoying to everyone else. He is very intense, it's not just the war, but his background and history as well. I'm not quite sure what to think of him, but I admit I kinda liked the scenes where he is so angry and shouting the most. From what I read, we might just get a better idea in the next book.
The first half of the book was just amazing, even though I had a few issues, I just couldn't put it down, it just had a hold on me. Then somewhere in the second half things changed and we had pages and pages of nothing but these two eating and having sex, it was just disappointing and trivial after all that happened in Leningrad. I started to lose interest, but still I could not stop reading. It does pick up a bit at the end, but by then I wasn't worried since I knew there are two more books in the series.
I do want to read the other books but not just yet, this was exhausting and I want to wait to do it again.
I feel like my review is all over the place, I'm trying to summarize all that I felt while reading it. I'll see if I can revise it later.
And now I leave with this image, Lee Pace as Alexander.

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HMS Belfast is a Royal Navy light cruiser ship that played a role in both World War II and the Korean War. , In the summer of 1973, a single-engined Beagle Pup was twice flown under the pedestrian walkway of Tower Bridge by 29-year-old stockbroker's clerk Peter Martin. made. Tower Bridge is in London: it crosses the River Thames near the Tower of London.  More than 11,000 long tons (12,320 short tons; 11,177 t) of steel were used in the framework for the towers and walkways, which were then clad in Cornish granite and Portland stone, to protect the underlying steelwork. That June the Thames Conservancy pointed out the urgency of a crossing downriver of London Bridge, observing that East London had grown to thirty-nine percent of the entire population of London, almost as large as Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds combined.  Sir John Wolfe Barry was appointed engineer and Sir Horace Jones the architect (who was also one of the judges). time and was precipitated into the stream. A proposal by Edward Perrett for a high-level All Rights Reserved. to the restricted headway of the bridge. A powerful statement that Britain and London were open for business. , A proposal by John P Drake for a swing bridge. This was accepted by the City’s Common Council who then discussed the matter with the government and Metropolitan Board of Works. Sir Joseph subway! The Temple Church in London was established by the Knights Templar in the twelfth century. completion of the only part of his brief that he could fulfil – that of The bodies responsible for London bridges. In fact, the Tower, which is. London was the world’s largest port and wealthiest city. Thames Conservancy rejected the floating chain bridge in 1883. As a result, it is sometimes confused with London Bridge, about half a mile (0.8 km) upstream. administered by the Bridge House Estates Committee (BHEC). There was • In the year 1952, a bus jumped over the other bascule during the rising of the bridge. steel platforms, each lifted by eight chains passing over rotating barrels to enable the project. Tower Bridge is located close to the Tower of London from which it got its name.  An Act of Parliament was passed in 1885 authorising the bridge's construction.  The walkway reopened in 1982 as part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition. Tower Bridge is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation. The centre opening would be 300 feet, much Two The bascule pivots and operating machinery are housed in the base of each tower. George It included research regarding traffic flow from the City’s architect Horace Jones, as well as a study of the number of vessels passing upriver west of the St.Katharine Docks and the height of their masts. E W Crutwell was the resident engineer for the construction. He was placed under arrest upon landing, and discharged from the RAF on medical grounds without the chance to defend himself at a court martial. During the 19th century a series of new docks were opened east of the Tower of London, and at Rotherhithe on the south bank of the Thames. an evaluation of the proposals submitted so far.  Over 50 designs were entered, and in 1884 Horace Jones and John Wolfe Barry's design was chosen. design work on the superstructure and machinery of the bridge was ongoing Daniel Stevenson took responsibility for the detailed architectural design of A month prior to the 2012 Olympic Games, giant Olympic rings were suspended from Tower Bridge. Tower Bridge. All rights reserved. For centuries, bridges in the City of London had been the A traditional fixed bridge at street level could not be built because it would cut off access by sailing ships to the port facilities in the Pool of London, between London Bridge and the Tower of London. proposal by C T Guthrie for a transporter Bridge or “River Railway Line”. Tower Bridge on the River Thames in London. for the new crossing continued to build. The report contained Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894.The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become a world-famous symbol of London. The City’s Common Council instructed the Bridge House Estates to obtain designs and estimates for a mechanical bridge.  Before this, the bridge's colour scheme dated from 1977, when it was painted red, white and blue for Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. A smoggy Tower Bridge (1925). This seaplane used to taxi under Tower Bridge and did so up until the 80s, until it was taken out of action and displayed in Florida at Fantasy of Flight. In 1933, the city realized that it needed a better crossing over the Sacramento River in case of war. There is no doubt that this was a practical It is intended that the completed work will stand for 25 years.
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Eli Purks latest pop single is ‘Get High’. The talented artist out of Texas continues to build his fan base with each successful track he releases. His music is an infectious and vibrant brand of pop music. With classic pop era vibes, reminiscent of the 80’s and 90’s but with a new age flare. He creates his own original music, and writes it too. Eli thrives while being on stage, and really feeds off of a crowd.
The new single, ‘Get High’ is a real hit. Eli’s vocals really shine in the track. The song is upbeat and energetic. It has a funky synth beat backing it up to perfectly match the catchy lyrics. Eli Purks hits all the notes and is a multi faceted artist that has it going in all phases. We have no doubt that big things are on the horizon for him. Enjoy the single via Spotify below, or any other major streaming site.


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Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Matthew 5:7
Mercy is defined as compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm. Synonyms are leniency, clemency, compassion, grace, pity, charity, forgiveness, forbearance, quarter, humanity.
On Tuesday I had a most revealing conversation with a friend. She began complaining about gays, LGBT marriage, Obama, liberals and celebrities. Her rant ended with the proclamation that she could care less of Kim Kardashian was robbed there in France. As far as she was concerned the woman was so rich and so liberal there was nothing wrong with her being robbed. There were thousands of women robbed every day in the US and the media never covers it. She could care less if she were traumatized. After all, she supported Hillary. Why should she have any compassion for a liberal tramp.
I mentioned that I had compassion for her, for what she went through being robbed. She basically said that it was wrong to even give the woman a second thought. She was rich enough to get over it. Like everyone else, who wishes the media would shut up about the Kardashians, she is right about that. But, she is not right about the lack of compassion.
We are programmed to have compassion for those who are less fortunate that we are, financially. Not only that, we are taught to pray for them, to wish them well, and do everything we can to help them. But, is someone is apparently rich and famous, they are fair game. Not only do they not need our compassion but we don’t need to bother praying for them, nor wishing them well. They are rich and famous. Why bother?
My gosh, the woman was terrorized at gunpoint. Her sleeping children were in the next room. Her diamond was stolen. I would have been freaking about the children. In Paris, with the climate of lingering terror threats, the poor woman must have been close to hysteria. I know I would be. Because she is rich and famous, was her diamond engagement ring of less sentimental value that the one a girl in small-town USA might own? Are her children less important to her because she is rich and famous?
Here’s the problem with all of this. Christ taught that we were to show mercy. I Googled Matthew 7:5 and came up with numerous explanations. Evidently people don’t like this verse all that much. I gather the quality of mercy isn’t very popular. Maybe an explanation should be Christians who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw bricks. Christ threw a heck of a lot of zingers at us, and this is one of them.
Long story short, someone Kim Kardashian deserves our compassion and mercy as much as the woman with the widow’s mite, shopping at Walmart. Could be, at times, someone like Kim K needs our compassion and mercy, and our prayers even more than the woman in Walmart, but we just can’t see it. We’ve been so programmed into showing mercy and love for the needy that we forget the rich and famous need prayer, mercy, and love just as much as we do.
That’s the catch – if we want mercy shown to us, we’d better be ready to show mercy, even to the rich and famous for whom you feel nothing but contempt.

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has issued an Executive Order directing state agencies to increase energy efficiency in state buildings by 20 percent in seven years.
The Governor also launched “Build Smart NY,” a plan to strategically implement the Executive Order by accelerating priority improvements in energy performance.
“Improving energy efficiency in our buildings is a smart investment in our present and future,” Governor Cuomo said. “Through Build Smart NY, state government can produce significant savings for New York taxpayers and generate thousands of jobs, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than eight million metric tons – which is the same as taking one million cars off the road for one year.
“Furthermore, most of the projects will pay for themselves as their energy savings will cover their costs, making this initiative a financial and environmental win-win for New Yorkers.”
To meet the goal, the administration designed Build Smart NY, a strategic implementation plan that will use state building energy data to prioritize projects that will deliver the greatest energy savings per dollar spent.
The largest and most inefficient buildings will be addressed first and undergo comprehensive whole-building improvements. Building improvements include measures like new lighting fixtures and controls, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems, electric motors, and automated energy management systems.
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has committed to provide $450 million in low-cost financing for the initiative. Additionally, for most projects, no upfront capital spending will be required because agencies will be able to repay the loans through the projects’ energy savings.
Also in support of Build Smart NY, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) array of energy efficiency programs provide information to help state agencies and others make informed energy decisions and also provide financial incentives to help offset the costs of energy efficiency improvements.
Already, data has been collected on over 180 million square feet of buildings and campuses — about 95 percent of the State’s building stock, and work has started on 30 million square feet of real estate.
Tony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings, supervisor of the Empire State Building, said, “The Governor is demonstrating
strong leadership in his Build Smart NY initiative to increase energy efficiency throughout the state’s property.
“New York State is using the best lessons from private practice and creating a large scale public policy initiative based on real data to determine investment and return.
“The program will prioritize projects and apply resources to the buildings that can deliver the biggest bang for taxpayer dollars, while making sure to share case studies and building information with the public. I applaud the Governor for this initiative which will create jobs and save New Yorkers money.”


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Online casinos are a great way to play casino games without having to go to a real-life casino. These sites are safe and secure, and they offer a variety of bonuses for players to take advantage of.
There are several things you should consider before you sign up with a casino online, including its licensing, game selection, and payment options. You should also look at its reputation as a reliable and trustworthy online casino.
Licensing and Game Selection
A good casino will have a wide range of games to choose from, including slots, table games, and video poker. It should also be compatible with both mobile and desktop devices, so you can play your favorite games from any location.
The best real money casinos are regulated and licensed, which means that they comply with all legal and financial requirements. They should also have a customer support team that can assist you if you have any questions.
If you’re new to online gambling, it’s a good idea to start by playing free games before depositing any real money. These are often available at reputable casinos and give you a chance to practice your skills before wagering any real money.
You can play a huge variety of real money casino games on the Internet, including slot machines, video poker, blackjack, roulette, and more. There are many different ways to play, and each has its own rules and payout percentages.
Most online casinos accept a variety of payment methods, from credit cards to e-wallets. These are a convenient and fast way to make deposits and withdrawals, and most online casinos don’t charge any fees for using them.
Some reputable casinos also offer bonuses to their players, including a welcome bonus, which is usually a match of your first deposit amount. These bonuses are meant to attract new players and keep them coming back to the site.
Another common casino bonus is a loyalty program, which rewards players for their gameplay. These can include cash prizes, tournaments, and free spins on certain games.
Bonuses are a great way to win real money at an online casino, but it’s important to understand the terms and conditions of these offers before you sign up. Some bonuses have high wagering requirements and other restrictions, so be sure to read the fine print before you sign up.
In addition, some casinos have special promotions, like free drinks or free play coupons. These are usually not as lucrative as the ones offered at real-money casinos, but they’re still worth looking into.
A good casino will have a variety of games and banking options, so you’re sure to find something that suits your tastes. These should also have a good customer support team, and they should be easy to navigate.
You’ll want to consider the games you’re going to be playing before making a deposit, as this will determine how enjoyable your experience will be. For example, some casinos are known for offering a lot of video slots, while others focus on more traditional table games.

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When you have a child, you may find it hard to incorporate healthy foods into your child’s diet. The difficulty could increase as your child gets older. But there are ways you can make things work out. Here are some practices below that can make your child eat healthy food.
Target the Eating Habits
Transform your child’s junk food diet into a healthier one and focus on your child’s food choices and habits. You can switch your child’s junk food with healthy and nutritious snack boxes, or food such as nuts, fruits, yoghurt, milk, and even hummus. Encourage them to replace candies with dried fruits, chips with nuts slowly at first.
Change the Family Diet
At the same time, your child will only accept and enjoy the change if you and the rest of the family are enjoying too. Be a good example and eat these healthy replacements with your kids.
When they associate these healthy alternatives with spending time with family, they will choose these healthy alternatives over junk food. Your child could then feel more motivated to eat the same.
Give Them Freedom
However, you still have to give your children some freedom when it comes to their food choices. You can give them healthy sweets such as dark or milk chocolate, waffles, and even cakes. Let them taste all kinds of food so they can choose the kind of food that interests their taste buds.
Shop and Cook Together
In fact, you can get your child involved even more by shopping for food and cooking meals together. During such occasions, you can teach your child about healthy ingredients, meals, and foods. As a result, you will not only encourage a healthy diet but also impart essential life skills.
With all this, you can have an easier experience making your child eat healthy food. The earlier you follow the practices above, the better as well, since these are more effective when your children are at a younger age.

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By Jason Zweig | Apr. 3, 2012 7:00 am ET
Image credit: John Maynard Keynes, detail of group photo of Bertrand Russell, Keynes, and Lytton Strachey by Lady Ottoline Morrell (1915), National Portrait Gallery, London
My column this past weekend about the remarkable investing record of John Maynard Keynes provoked an outpouring of comments – and incidentally provided an object lesson on a couple of basic principles from behavioral finance.
Investors succumb to the halo effect when they let their general evaluation of a person or situation cast a warm glow over their assessment of specific aspects of the same person or situation. If you love your iPhone or iPad, you may well love Apple’s stock price, too, no matter how high it might go. Likewise, liberals who admire Keynes’s interventionist economic theories rushed to defend him as an investor.
But Keynes was neither a good nor a bad investor because you agree or disagree with his economic policies. His track record as an investor should be judged just as any other investor’s should be: by the numbers. And, as my column pointed out, Keynes’s investment results were extraordinary – regardless of whether you love his economic theories or you hate them.
Another, related effect: Investors exhibit confirmation bias when they tend to view all new evidence through the old lens of their existing beliefs. They disregard whatever might tend to disprove what they already believe, even while they point eagerly to any information that reinforces the views they already hold.
Thus, several commenters ridiculed the notion that Keynes could have had access to inside information on interest rates and currency values without trading on it. Others insisted that he was front-running his own economic policies, buying gold before he debauched the value of the British pound.
But, to paraphrase Keynes’s friend Bertrand Russell, it’s important to distinguish what you wish were true from what you believe is true.
You may wish that Keynes traded on privileged information, but that doesn’t make it true. There is zero evidence that he ever traded on inside information; furthermore, as my column pointed out, Keynes’s investing performance improved when he stopped relying on his own macroeconomic forecasts.
You may also wish that Keynes was somehow front-running his own policies, but that doesn’t make it true, either. His play on gold-mining shares was motivated by the devaluation of the South African rand, which had nothing to do with his own policies. And his strategic shift into mining stocks played out over the course of six or seven years, hardly the sort of timescale over which anyone would try a front-running scheme.
It’s also worth reemphasizing that the Keynes portfolio analyzed in the new research wasn’t his personal fortune; it was the endowment fund of King’s College at the University of Cambridge. To suggest that Keynes was effectively lining his own pockets with the misfortunes that his bad policies inflicted on other people doesn’t wash.
In short, what you think about Keynes as an economic theorist should have nothing to do with the question of how good an investor he was.
Similarly, investors should always be on guard against the halo effect and confirmation bias. When you ask a question about an investment, make sure you don’t end up answering a different question entirely.

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Gazprom pledged its exports to Europe would not be affected. A quarter of Europe's gas supplies pass through Ukraine.
Gazprom has often threatened to cut gas supplies during previous pricing disputes with former Soviet neighbours Ukraine and Belarus, but the threat is materialising only for a second time after the landmark cut in the New Year of 2006.
That brief disruption cut supplies to Gazprom's west European customers, making them wary of any hint of a new row.
"Gazprom is a reliable gas supplier, but we cannot and won't supply gas without payment," said Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov. He said deliveries had been reduced by 40 million cubic metres a day.
Ukraine's state energy firm, Naftogaz, confirmed that supplies had been reduced, but gave a different figure of 30 mcm a day. It also said the reduction was not significant and would have no impact on consumers in Ukraine.
By comparison, Gazprom supplies Europe with around 410 mcm a day and Ukraine gets 135 mcm a day.
Gazprom says it has failed to reach a compromise with Ukraine over a $600 million debt for previous supplies and is also concerned by the lack of any deal for deliveries in 2008.
Ukrainian officials say the debt had been paid in full.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Russia's outgoing leader Vladimir Putin agreed last month to settle the gas debt and eliminate intermediaries in gas trade.
But a subsequent visit by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to Moscow, viewed less favourably by the Kremlin, brought a new round of tensions with both Moscow and Ukraine producing conflicting statements about the gas trade.
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Dive into Lebanon's Best Beaches and Pools
Everyone’s favourite season in Beirut is summer. The weather is great, it’s hot! Time to cool down a little? In need of a refreshment? Then you’re in the right country for a swim. Aquatic parks, swimming pools and natural beaches abound. Here, the Concierge team at
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Cool off on a scorching hot summer’s day at Beirut's Sporting Club, nestled behind Beirut’s famous ferris wheel and offering two large swimming pools and a smaller one for children. Have a day chilling in a sleek yet very urban swimming destination just a few steps away from the Hotel at Madame Bleu, before watching the sunset and partying all night. Head to Al Mandaloun Beach Club on the Dbayeh waterfront and indulge in a high-end beach club experience both elegant and peaceful in equal measure. If you would rather stay in the comfort of the Hotel, The Pool at
On your way to the North look out for these beautiful hidden coves dotting the coast. Just off the highway in Amchit, discover June Beach Resort, a friendly swimming destination with live music, delicious food and signature cocktails. Pierre & Friends, a cosy and beautifully kept small pebble beach in Batroun is a refreshingly cool getaway for a day filled with sun, food and adventure. Right next to it is White Beach, also popular for its natural pebble beach and a perfect place to try kayaking and windsurfing. O-Glacee boasts a clean pebble and sand coast, as well as an ice-cold natural pool and offers its guests a simple and chilled out experience. C-Flow in Jbeil is perfect if you're travelling with family and ideally divided into pool, beach and restaurants areas, promising fun in the sun for all ages. Tahet El Rih, a gorgeous public beach in Anfeh is a simplified version of Mykonos, Greece where you can swim, have lunch or just chill under the sun.
Head to the South coast for breathtaking stretches of sandy beaches. Orchid Beach Resort boasts a secluded 50 metre (164 foot) stretch of white sandy beach and is the ideal place if you are looking for some relaxed, comfortable time alone, as it is restricted to adults only. Tucked away on the Jiyeh shoreline Lazy B, a stylish and peaceful beach resort is the go-to place for young families with its three swimming pools, large sandy beach, natural creeks and playground for kids. IRIS Beach Club is an adults only resort in Damour, where you can spend an entire day in a laid back yet quietly sophisticated setting. Damour Beach Resort is a combination of ultimate relaxation and style featuring luxurious pools, a vast sandy beach and a kids playground.

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LANSING -- Michigan Republicans are just five-and-a-half weeks away from deciding whether to hold a presidential primary, caucus or convention next year, but so far a consensus hasn't emerged.
Dennis Moore, director of the Willow Run Tea Party Caucus in Ypsilanti, would like to see pizza magnate Herman Cain or Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, both tea party favorites, win the nomination. He thinks a party convention or caucus gives tea party activists their best chance to hand a Michigan win to one of his favorites.
Republican National Committee member Saul Anuzis thinks a primary election closed to everyone but Republicans would encourage the largest voter turnout while discouraging Democrats from meddling in the contest. He points to the success of the mid-January 2008 open presidential primary, which drew around 900,000 GOP voters and generated a lot of national attention for the state.
"We had a presidential debate here, we had eight of the nine presidential candidates come to Mackinac" Island for the 2007 Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, Anuzis said. "Everyone had a shot at winning delegates in Michigan."
The Michigan Republican Party's Policy Committee is meeting next week to weigh the options. It plans to recommend its choice by Aug. 1, said committee Chairman Mike Cox, the former attorney general. The full GOP state committee is scheduled to meet in mid-August to make a final decision.
State law currently calls for a presidential primary to be held next Feb. 28, along with any local elections, but lawmakers could change the date. Holding a Feb. 28 primary would break national political party rules, which allow only four states -- Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina -- to go before early March.
Michigan Republicans could lose half their national convention votes if they stick with Feb. 28 or move to an earlier date. But going early also would give Michigan a critical role in deciding the winner.
Michigan Democrats plan to choose their favorite May 5 at 200 to 400 caucus sites statewide, according to state Chairman Mark Brewer. President Barack Obama is the near-certain nominee, making a primary unnecessary. The party will pick up the tab for the caucuses.
Democrats have called on Republicans to forgo a primary contest, which they say will cost the state $10 million. The Michigan Republican Party would bear the costs of a convention, which would involve thousands of delegates chosen in earlier elections, or caucuses, which could be held in various sites around the state on a designated day.
Anuzis noted that Democrats didn't complain about the cost to taxpayers when they held a presidential primary election in 2008.
"We're electing the most important office in the country," he said. "Elections are not a waste of money."
Cox said there's a lot of speculation about which type of contest would benefit particular GOP candidates, but noted there's no guarantee that what seems best in theory will turn out that way. A primary could benefit Romney the most since he has the money to spend on ads, is the son of former Michigan Gov. George Romney and won the state's 2008 GOP contest. But Cox also sees other possible scenarios.
"In terms of strategy, one could say a convention . . . tends to be people who've been around for years and Mitt Romney knows those people and they knew his dad and he would be favored there, whereas if Michele Bachmann caught the popular imagination or Rick Perry raised a lot of money in Texas, they could pose threats in a primary," Cox said. "It isn't as cut and dried as it would have been in past years."
Perry, currently the Texas governor, hasn't said yet if he's running for president.
Cox notes that GOP Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders Randy Richardville and Jase Bolger haven't declared a preference, although they could soon.
'There's no power broker to say, 'This is the way it has to be,"' Cox said. "All options are on the table."


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Mandarin Oriental, Taipei has announced that it will resume rooms operations, welcoming guests back from 1 December 2020.
Continuing their story in Italy, renowned hotel brand Aman has signed a partnership agreement with Rosa Alpina Hotel & Spa in San Cassiano in Italy’s monumental Unesco listed Dolomiti mountains. Aman’s second hotel in Italy, Rosa Alpina will follow in the footsteps of Aman Venice which has been home to the Arrivabene Family for over 200 years. This forthcoming Aman will echo this family spirit under the ownership of the Pizzinini family who have been firmly at the helm for three generations, residing at the property since 1939.
Small Luxury Hotels of the World welcomes five new member hotels this month, including the newly opened VALA Hua Hin in Thailand and Koh Russey Villas & Resort on Bamboo Island, Cambodia, which opens in December. In Europe, swim under chandeliers at a chateau in Chantilly or discover history in a 16th century manor house in Normandy. For something completely different head to Mexico to embark on an adventure in the Copper Canyons of Chihuahua.
The fascinating, medieval city walls that surround Lucca, Italy, are welcoming its first full-service luxury hotel when the Grand Universe Lucca, Autograph Collection, opens in the heart of its historic old town on December 1st. Standing stylishly and overlooking Piazza del Giglio and Piazza Napoleone, the former 16th century palazzo will debut a masterfully renovated design, fueled by an arts and music-focused concept that is beautifully evocative of the city’s past and present.
Another green gem in the Six Senses portfolio, and first opening in the Americas, is aptly named Six Senses Botanique. It showcases its surrounding beauty from a hillside amid 700 acres (283 hectares) of lush, mid-tropical Atlantic forests.
New England Development has announced that White Elephant Palm Beach is now open. The 32-room property is housed in the former Bradley Park Hotel—originally constructed in 1924 as one of the first resorts on Palm Beach’s Main Street, less than two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean and one block from the Intracoastal Waterway. In total, there are 13 rooms and 19 suites spread across four stories.
With the log fires lit, the trees decked and plenty of comfy corners for guests to cosy up to and call their own, Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire is all set to welcome guests back and make them feel at home once again this festive season.
HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO offers an extraordinary gateway to Japan’s rich culture and remarkable history while highlighting a traditional Japanese onsen experience.
Big hotel news out of the capital of Colombia: Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogota will be open on November 17, 2020, welcoming guests with exclusive private experiences that reveal local artistic talent where they might least expect it.


More top UK companies are taking climate change reporting seriously with BT, Marks & Spencer and Unilever topping the annual Eco-Act Sustainability Reporting Performance of the FTSE 100 index
The report ranks FTSE 100 companies on their sustainable business practices and reviews performance in terms of their sustainability reporting on managing climate risk and future proofing business operations; innovating to maximise on energy and emissions reductions; responding to legislation and investor calls for action; and shifting towards a low-carbon economy.
BT came top of the list of FTSE 100 index with an overall score of 91%, while Marks & Spencer were second with 89% and Unilever in third place with 86%. HSBC, Coca-Cola, Royal Bank of Scotland and Sky all improved their overall ranking in the top 10 this year.
Although there is not a mandatory reporting framework, nearly two thirds (63%) of the FTSE 100 use recognised reporting frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) used by 38% of companies, up 2% year on year, while 8% use the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), based on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) into their reporting, and others 89%) a combination of both. However, more than a third (37%) use no framework.
Despite significant improvements in the quality of reporting, less than half (41%) report in line with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) on putting climate risk reporting into the corporate sustainability narrative.
However, in industry sectors most affected by environmental scrutiny or exposed to climate change: 100% of electricity, gas and oil supply companies report alignment with TCFD, followed by real estate investment trusts at 66%, mining at 43%, banks at 40% and financial services at 38%.
According to the report, 76 FTSE 100 companies have set carbon reduction targets although less than half (42%) are on schedule to meet their targets
Gabrielle Ginér, head of environmental sustainability at BT, said: ‘It has been a very exciting year for us, setting our 1.5 degree celsius science-based target and continuing to collaborate with our suppliers on environmental sustainability.
‘We hope that by leading by example we can inspire others to take action,’ she said. ‘It is within our hands to catalyse carbon reduction throughout all sectors of the economy. Last year, BT’s products helped our customers cut their carbon emissions by 11.3m tonnes, for example through video conferencing and vehicle telematics.’
EcoAct UK chief executive Mark Chadwick said he hoped the report would inspire further climate change action in the business community. ‘Climate disclosure is about future-proofing business models to ensure sustainable investment over short term profits and, ultimately, longevity,’ he said.
The Sustainability Reporting Performance of the FTSE 100 - 2018 conducted by international consultancy firm EcoAct, ranks FTSE 100 companies on their sustainable business practices
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Natural herbs have become my best friends! You can see how I've played with their delicate hues and intricate designs here and here. Now I thought of celebrating their beauty by incorporating them into a subtle gift wrapping in the same color. Here they are: monochrome gifts!
There are several ways you can apply the dried herbs while keeping a minimalist appearance of the gift wrap, as you can see in the photos below:
Just wrap the gift box in soft lavender and put the twig on top. Secure the gift with a single line of wool.
For the black gift wrapping I used a little bit of black washi tape to keep the berries on top of the box.
Or you can tie together two twigs with thread, then add a drop of glue onto the craft paper gift wrapping!
The monochrome gift wrapping is super-easy to make if you stick to these simple rules:
1. Choose your natural twigs and berries first, then find color-coordinated paper in similar shades.
2. Use little or no yarn at all (same goes for ribbon, tags or other embellishments).
3. Less is more - don't overcrowd the gifts. But you can be as creative as you can :) Enjoy!
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Farm Bill Extension and Plant-based Meats Slowed
**House Ag Chair GT Thompson says, "We're probably going to need an extension," referring to the 2023 Farm Bill.
The Pennsylvania Republican acknowledges "the clock is ticking," with the current farm bill set to expire at the end of the fiscal year, September 30.
Thompson says the House Ag Committee is expected to release a draft version of the 2023 Farm Bill, possibly by the end of the month.
**U.S. consumers remain interested in plant-based meat alternatives, but higher prices have slowed purchases.
Plant-based meats are often several dollars per pound higher than conventional meat and poultry products.
Negative perceptions surrounding taste, value and versatility are also obstacles the category has yet to overcome.
According to a CoBank report, the market for plant-based meats has likely reached a tipping point as the initial exceptional sales period appears to be over.
**USDA’s Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency authorized flexibilities for disaster assistance programs and crop insurance to aid Northeast farmers impacted by flooding this year.
USDA Undersecretary Robert Bonnie says, “The production and physical losses to flooding have devastated farmers and ranchers in the Northeast.”
Additionally, producers experiencing financial hardships and finding themselves behind on their FSA Marketing Assistance Loan repayment should contact their USDA Service Center.


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What are the chances of getting sexual transmitted diseases (and which) given that:
- Heterosexual sex
- Male partner used condom (properly)
- The condom was NOT damaged during the act
Assuming that we are talking about the risk of having intercourse one time under the conditions you described, and assuming you do not know if your male partner had an STD, and provided your partner used a latex or polyurethane condom labeled as protective against disease, the risk of contracting HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis quite low (it is very unlikely that you contracted any of those STDs), although it is not zero.
The risk of contracting genital ulcer diseases (herpes, syphilis, chancroid) and HPV (human papillomavirus) infections, even with proper condom use, is somewhat higher, although it is statistically unlikely that you contracted one of those STDs from one-time intercourse as you described.
Of course, the best advice (which you will see on any authoritative website, journal article, or from your own doctor) is: "When in doubt, get it checked out." And in general, regular STD testing is the best way to prevent the spread of STDs (if you know you have an STD, you can either not have sex or inform your partner(s) and take preventative measures) and to treat them early and more effectively if you happen to contract one. Talk with your doctor, a local health clinic, or other health provider about how often you should get tested.
Here is some related information that might be helpful:
From the FDA (United States Food & Drug Administration):
Will a condom guarantee I won't get a sexually transmitted infection?
When used consistently and correctly, condoms are highly effective in preventing HIV. They are also effective at preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) that are transmitted through bodily fluids, such as gonorrhea and chlamydia. However, they provide less protection against STDs spread through skin-to-skin contact like human papillomavirus (genital warts), genital herpes, and syphilis. Although highly effective when used consistently and correctly, there is still a chance of getting HIV if you only use condoms, so adding other prevention methods can further reduce your risk.
How can I get the most protection from condoms?
It is best to read the label on the packaging the condom came in before using the condom.
Choose the right kind of condoms to prevent disease.
Store them in a cool, dry place. Storing condoms near heat (your back pocket or glove compartment) can make them weaker and less effective.
Remember to use a new condom every time you have sex.
How does a condom protect against sexually transmitted infection?
A condom acts as a barrier or wall to keep blood, or semen, or vaginal fluids from passing from one person to the other during intercourse. These fluids can harbor germs such as HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. If no condom is used, the germs can pass from the infected partner to the uninfected partner.
How do I choose the right kind of condoms to prevent disease?
Always read the label. Look for two things:
The condoms should be made of latex, or polyurethane condoms for people sensitive or allergic to latex. Tests have shown that latex and polyurethane condoms (including the female condom) can prevent the passage of the HIV, hepatitis and herpes viruses. But natural (lambskin) condoms may not do this.
The package should say that the condoms are to prevent disease. If the package doesn't say anything about preventing disease, the condoms may not provide the protection you want, even though they may be the most expensive ones you can buy.
Novelty condoms will not say anything about either disease prevention or pregnancy prevention on the package. They are intended only for sexual stimulation, not protection.
Condoms which do not cover the entire penis are not labeled for disease prevention and should not be used for this purpose. For proper protection, a condom must unroll to cover the entire penis. This is another good reason to read the label carefully. (emphasis added)
This is a pretty amazing website that provides links to 28 different STD Risk Calculators: http://www.calculators.org/health/std-risk.php .
Here is a quick, easy-to-read table that tells you which sexually transmitted diseases you can contract depending on whether you have anal or vaginal intercourse and whether or not the 'penetrating' male uses a condom: https://smartsexresource.com/sites/default/files/Anal-Vaginal-Sex-Table-v3.png
The website also has tables for oral sex and other types of sex: https://smartsexresource.com/about-stis/know-your-chances-0
Here is a Fact Sheet from the United States Centers for Disease Control that gives a quick overview of STD prevalence in the U.S. for 2015:
CDC Fact Sheet: Reported STDs in the United States (PDF) – Summary of trends and highlights of data from 2015 Surveillance
More info on STDs You Can Get While Wearing A Condom - Molluscum Contagiosum, Pubic Lice/Crabs, Syphilis, Genital herpes, and HPV (human papillomavirus).
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a Condoms and STDs: Fact Sheet for Public Health Personnel, which is slightly more technical than the public fact sheet, but most readers here will understand it and I like the detail it provides. HTML version | PDF version

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THE hunt is on for a vital piece of scientific equipment yet to be retrieved following a rocket launch on the Mull of Galloway on Thursday.
Students from Bolton are desperate to find the red instrument that contains information on the height reached by the rocket – possibly crowning it with a record-breaking title.
The Black Streak rocket could have reached 17.5km above Earth, with the current record being 10.5km. But the team can’t prove anything until the data is recovered.
The four students chose to launch their experiment from the Mull of Galloway because of its distance from populated areas but lost sight of the rocket in cloudy skies. Part of it was later retrieved but the essential four-metre carrier of good – or bad – news was not.
Jordan Cropper, Rameshi Kirshnan, Evelyn James and Brad Crowder, who were thrilled with the success of the launch, were assisted in their endeavours by their former teacher Robin Hague and Torben Steeg from the Bolton Science and Technology Centre.
The team now hope a rambler or farmer may spot the missing piece or, if it landed in the sea, that a fisherman may come across it. If that happens to be you, please contact Torben on 07801 541690.


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Daniel Sturridge could be heading for the Chelsea exit door as his relationship with the club continues to deteriorate.
Sturridge has yet to start a match for the European champions this season after being offered on loan to a number of Premier League clubs in the summer.
The England international failed to make the substitutes’ bench for the 2-2 Champions League draw against Juventus on Wednesday after pulling out late on with what Roberto Di Matteo claimed was a minor hamstring injury.
Although the Chelsea manager said “he won’t be out for long”, and there is no suggestion the injury was not genuine, doubts are thought to be growing among the coaching staff regarding Sturridge’s attitude.
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The 23-year-old is unhappy at falling down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge since Di Matteo replaced Andre Villas-Boas at the helm and spoke of his "hurt" at his exclusion from England’s Euro 2012 squad after losing his regular club spot in the final months of last season.
He has been used almost exclusively on the flanks at Chelsea rather than in his preferred central striker position and, after his form deteriorated, he was an unused substitute in both the Champions League and FA Cup finals.
Sturridge has entered the penultimate year of his contract, which expires in 2014, and the club have been reluctant to extend his £65,000-a-week deal, even though he scored 13 goals last season and made his international bow. He remains part of the senior England setup and came off the bench for Roy Hodgson’s team in their 1-1 draw with Ukraine last week.
Liverpool tried to sign the forward on loan as Brendan Rodgers desperately tried to strengthen his squad in the final 24 hours of the transfer window but Sturridge said he was only interested in a permanent move.
Despite Fernando Torres’ inconsistency and the summer departures of Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Romelu Lukaku on loan, Sturridge has made only five substitute appearances for Chelsea this season.
Uncertainty over his future comes at a time when Chelsea have an abundance of attacking midfield options but have Sturridge as the only senior central striker to cover for Torres.
Chelsea value the former Manchester City man around the £12 million mark and could be ready to cash in during the January window for the right offer.
However, some of the proceeds of any sale will go to the Premier League champions. City negotiated a 15 per cent sell-on clause when they sold their former Academy star to Stamford Bridge in 2009.


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24 September 2020
24th September 2020 - World Maritime Day
We must not forget our seafarers!
On the occasion of World Maritime Day, Armateurs de France once again pays tribute to the 1.6 million seafarers from around the world, these forgotten heroes who remain mobilized even in severe times of health crisis!
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"Seafarers’ work is unique and essential. Just like other key workers, seafarers are on the front line in this global fight. They deserve our thanks. But they also need –and deserve –quick and decisive humanitarian action from governments everywhere, not just during the pandemic, but at all times."
Kitack Lim, Secretary General of IMO, on International Seafarers Day


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Imagine four new lanes on Interstate 70 built only for trucks. That scenario could emerge from a feasibility study funded yesterday by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
A coalition of Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Ohio received $3 million to recommend ways to speed freight on the interstate. Missouri received an additional $2 million to study its own truck traffic.
“This is the first step in perhaps having dedicated truck lanes going through a four-state corridor,” said Indiana Department of Transportation spokesman Andy Dietrick.
The truck lane proposal was one of six chosen in a U.S. Department of Transportation competition to find ways to speed traffic on the interstate system. A proposal to study the long-discussed Illiana Expressway between Interstate 65 in Lake County to Interstate 57 in Illinois was rejected.
The proposal from Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Ohio calls for adding two truck lanes in each direction between Kansas City, Mo., and an area near Bridgeport, Ohio. That stretch passes through Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Richmond.
Lanes might be built to accommodate trucks as heavy as 120,000 pounds, rather than the existing limit of 80,000 pounds, the proposal said.
Freight constitutes 21.5 percent of traffic on the interstate in urban areas and 29 percent in rural stretches, and its share is growing.
Because the truck lanes likely would draw truck traffic from parallel interstates 80 and 40, tolling would be a “reasonable” way to pay for such a project, the proposal says.
The feasibility study will consider the truck-lane concept, determine market demand, develop an agreement among the states and finish an environmental impact study.
Dietrick said he didn’t know when the study will be finished. Dietrick also wouldn’t predict specific recommendations it might contain.


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