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On Tuesday, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo shared the commissioner's court had the county attorney file the lawsuit challenging Abbott's GA-38 executive order. Abbott's order prevents local Texas governments from requiring masks.
"First responders and school leaders are speaking out and standing up as Delta ravages our community. We have their back," Hidalgo wrote. "Protecting the community during an emergency is a duty, not an option for government leaders."
NEW: We just authorized the Harris County Attorney to file a lawsuit challenging GA-38, the order that prevents Texas local governments from requiring masks. First responders and school leaders are speaking out and standing up as Delta ravages our community. We have their back.— Lina Hidalgo (@LinaHidalgoTX) August 11, 2021
Despite COVID cases rising again, Abbott has said he will not impose another statewide mandate.
It would be "inappropriate to require people who already have immunity to wear a mask," Abbott said.
Abbott lifted the statewide mask requirement in March. Two months later, he announced he was banning government entities - including public schools - from mandating masks. Abbott reiterated that Texas schoolchildren will not face mask requirements as they return to school later this summer.
Both Austin ISD and Dallas ISD are going against Abbott's ban on mask mandates. Houston ISD is scheduled to take up the issue on Thursday, Aug. 12.
Texas judge rules schools in this county can issue mask mandate despite Abbott's ban
Houston-area school districts considering changes to COVID-19 protocols amid rise in cases
Gov. Greg Abbott says he won't impose new mask mandate despite increasing COVID-19 cases
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Airbnb is taking steps to address discrimination from hosts on its platform through a new update for Oregon residents. Unfortunately, I.It seems that people in other states and around the world must continue to fight for justice on the platform.
Beginning January 31, hosts will only be able to view Initials of guest names Until they confirm a booking request, Airbnb announced in a December press release that Edge. Later Host Confirms Booking, guest’s full name will be displayed. How the names change Displaced Will be in place for at least Two years.
“While we have made progress, we have much more to do and will continue to work with our hosts and guests and with civil rights leaders to further integrate our community. ” Airbnb reported.
In its announcement, the agency said the update is in line with the 2019 Voluntary Settlement Agreement with Oregon Individuals. “Those who want to book a list are concerned about the way guests’ names are displayed. “
According to Organian, In 2017 Portland resident Patricia Harrington filed a lawsuit against Airbnb. He claims that because Airbnb guests have to reveal their full name and include a picture, which hosts Please review before accepting a booking, The company was allowing hosts to discriminate against black guests. This Oregon has violated public housing laws, he complained.
Airbnb settled the case in 2019, including two more black women from Oregon. By then, Harrington was dead.
The claims of the case were not wrong. Has been a black guest The alarm is sounding Over the years the platform has created a hashtag about discrimination and even: #AirbnbWhileBlack. In 2016, a Harvard Business School Study Even from that request was received Guests with African American names were about 16% less likely to be accepted by the host than identical Uniquely white named guests.
The same year, Airbnb Implementing an agreement To promote fair treatment of its users, it is stated that all users of the platform have agreed to treat everyone in the community “with respect and without discrimination or fairness”. After the agreement, the company went into hiding Guest profile picture, Which is now released only after booking is confirmed. In 2020, Airbnb told Gizmodo that it was 1.4 million people banned From his platform for refusing to acknowledge its non-discrimination Agreement.
DPlatform inequality Not limited To black people though. Asians, Trans, North Africans, Uyghurs and Tibetans have been turned away by hosts in the United States and beyond.
Gizmodo reached out to Airbnb on Saturday to find out why the change only applies to Oregon residents. Considering what we know, it seems that it can be useful in other cases as well. An Airbnb spokesperson quoted the 2019 case settlement, which we described above.
“Given that the impact of this change is unknown, implementation will be limited,” Airbnb spokeswoman Liz DeBold Fusco said in an email. “We will evaluate the impact of this change in order to understand that there are lessons to be learned from this work that could signal future efforts to combat bias.”
Although I was salty at the top — the world is fine, you know, tedious — this is a positive step from Airbnb. Companies may not be moving as fast as we would like in the fight against inequality, but dInequality is a difficult problem, and it takes time to create effective change. The important thing is to keep working and get to the point where you fight discrimination Actively, not just because you sued.

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OKC approves $45 million First National investmentPublished: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 By: Brian Brus Source: The Journal Record
The City Council approved without discussion Tuesday a $45 million public investment in the redevelopment of the long-vacant First National Center downtown.
Local developers Gary Brooks and Charlie Nicholas bought the 1-million-square-foot former bank and office building for $23 million in January with plans to redevelop it as mixed-use residential and business space with parking.
They also revealed financing gaps for each component: $16 million for a garage, $20 million for a hotel and $9 million for the residential tower. The developers requested city assistance in the form of a loan shortly after finishing the garage.
In preparation for the project, the City Council in February 2016 adopted an ordinance that amended the Downtown/MAPS Economic Development Plan in creating a tax increment district and producing additional ad valorem and sales tax revenue. On Tuesday, council members agreed that $40 million of the money will come from that district’s ad valorem increment budget and $5 million will come from the sales tax increment budget.
City Council members agreed that the time frame for incurring the project costs in the form of development financing assistance will be over 10 years, incrementally through bond issuance.
Brent Bryant, Oklahoma City economic development manager, said earlier the deal represents a complex financing structure for the private sector but also a necessary step to make the property a productive part of the city’s tax base again. The memorandum of agreement will provide the bank with comfort in making a loan to the developer, he said.
Selective demolition at the site began in February. Construction is expected to start in early 2018.
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The warm reception that Beijing has accorded visiting US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has raised hopes for smoother economic ties between the world's superpower and its biggest emerging power. Certainly, the symbolism attached by the Chinese side to Mr Paulson's visit has not been lost on observers. He was described as US President George W. Bush's special envoy, and President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao went out of their way to meet him. Through these gestures, Beijing has indicated to Washington that it is keen to work with what it regards as an old friend of China to resolve differences between the two countries. As chairman of US investment bank Goldman Sachs before joining the Bush administration, Mr Paulson visited the mainland more than 70 times and came to know a large number of senior Chinese officials and businessmen. Among members of Mr Bush's cabinet, his knowledge of China is unparalleled. Beijing understandably hopes that Mr Paulson's expertise in the country's situation, including its need to rely on export-driven growth to stave off social unrest, would make him a better advocate for Beijing in Washington. Whether Chinese hospitality will make Mr Paulson's job of calming China bashers in Washington an easier one remains to be seen. The secretary has described his talks with state leaders as 'substantive' and 'enthusiastic'. But beneath his upbeat rhetoric about there being few differences on matters of principle between the two sides, the fact is that he has not been given any bacon to take home. A tough task now awaits Mr Paulson on Capitol Hill, where he will have to explain the 'fruits' of his visit ahead of crucial votes on proposed legislation to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese imports. Sponsored by two senior senators, the bills are aimed at forcing Beijing to quicken its pace in easing currency controls and allowing the yuan to appreciate. It is also significant to note that Mr Bush's choice to head the US team for the strategic dialogue between the two countries was a less senior diplomat, State Department under-secretary for political affairs Nicholas Burns. This suggested that, despite the fanfare that greeted the announcement by Mr Paulson and Vice-Premier Wu Yi of the new high-level economic dialogue, that Beijing's desire for all dialogue with Washington to be at the highest level was not shared by the US and that hurdles still remain in advancing relations between the two countries. By investing so much of its political capital in Mr Paulson, Beijing has arguably strengthened his hand. It will be that much more difficult for Beijing to stonewall tough American demands pushed by Mr Paulson, as it may not want to push an old friend into a corner or lose him as an interlocutor. The central government's strategy of gradually opening up the mainland economy to the outside has shielded the country from the turmoil that has visited many other developing nations. But its emergence as a major exporter of cheap manufactured goods has also made it a convenient scapegoat for job losses in the developed world. That has fuelled protectionist sentiments in many of its major export markets, notably the US and Europe. At this juncture, it is important for Beijing and Washington to be appreciative of one another's domestic difficulties as they manage their multifaceted relationship. The two countries' agreement to create a new 'strategic economic dialogue' is therefore most welcome. The mechanism will see Mr Paulson and Ms Wu meeting twice a year to work on bilateral and global issues such as trade, currency reform, intellectual property, energy and the environment. China is an emerging power that is widely seen in the US as a potential challenger to its superpower status. In managing their respective positions in the world, they are driven by common, as well as competing, strategic interests. It is vital for both to work together to resolve their differences, as the ripples caused by a row between them will be felt far and wide.


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The Philippine government is now requiring everyone to don a face shield—on top of a facemask— whenever they are out in public.
“You have to wear both a face shield and a face mask. And it has to be a full face shield,” Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said in his daily virtual press briefing.
Prior to this announcement, face shields were required only when entering malls and groceries.
The new mandate was announced as the country prepares for a possible surge of COVID-19 infections after the holiday season. OCTA Research Team, which tracks the pandemic in the country, said a few days ago that the virus’ reproduction number has increased to 1.06, higher than the 0.95 recorded in the past week.
The reproductive number measures the number of people a patient can possibly infect. A densely populated area, such as Metro Manila, will have a higher R-number than a place with fewer people. Experts have said that an area should ideally have an R-number that is below 1 because anything higher than that will lead to a significant increase in COVID-19 patients.
Earlier this month, the Department of Health has urged the public to stay at home for the holidays. It added that visiting family and friends to celebrate could possibly lead to transmission of the coronavirus.
“Celebrating the holidays during this pandemic is no exception to maintaining our caution. In fact, with the holidays upon us, we have more reason to be careful and cautious as the usual practices during these times pose a much greater risk of contracting COVID-19. We all need to find safer ways to celebrate this season without compromising our health and the health of our loved ones,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque said.
The Philippine government is now in the final stage of negotiations of acquiring 25 million doses of the anti-coronavirus vaccine Sinovac, which will be delivered in March. Meanwhile, Filipino private companies have purchased 2.6 million shots of the vaccine produced by AstraZeneca, which will be delivered in May or June.


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Tennessee Theatre sign begins journey to refurbishment
Residents stuck their cameras outside condo windows in the Burwell Building, snapping photos of men in bucket trucks.
Passers-by clustered on the street corner, eating ice cream and sandwiches as they watched. A group of friends gathered outside Clancy's Tavern & Whiskey House, next door to the theater, to take a photograph.
The iconic Tennessee Theatre sign was coming down.
Molly Kiss, a senior at the University of Tennessee, was with two friends when they stumbled upon the work. They were alarmed, she said.
'At first we were like, why is it coming down? It's a symbol of Knoxville,' she said. After a quick Google search, the trio — all Knoxville natives — learned the green vertical 'Tennessee' sign would be coming down for the summer only for repairs.
The sign had served as backdrops for selfies and sorority chapter photos, they said.
'Whenever we take pictures down here, we try to get the sign,' said Vishaka Motheramgari, a junior at UT.
Jennifer Costanzo of Clinton also stopped to watch the crews work on the sign with her husband after they got ice cream and coffee. Whenever friends and family visit from New York, the Tennessee Theatre is a stop on the Knoxville tour.
'It's real pretty and every time we come down here, like in the winter to see the trees, we take photos,' she said.
The work began at 6 p.m. when the crew shut down the block of Gay Street between Clinch and Cumberland avenues. Bucket trucks, flatbeds and commercial cranes were then moved into the area. It took about two hours to clean nests from birds who had made a home inside the sign, said Laura Oran, the project manager for Pattison Sign Group.
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The $150,000 undertaking to restore the vertical sign and the horizontal marquee has been in the works for years. Between private fundraising, capital gifts and a city grant, the theater has raised about $115,000 of the goal so far, said theater Executive Director Becky Hancock.
The vertical sign, which went up in 2005 when the venue underwent a $24 million restoration, is a reproduction of the one installed when the theater opened in 1928. Pattison Sign Group will upgrade 5,700 lightbulbs and sockets for the sign and the marquee. They'll also repair hail damage and repaint the signs.
'The sign is such of symbol of not only downtown, but East Tennessee,' Hancock said. 'We're committed to taking care of the investment the community made 11 years ago when we did the full restoration.'
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Novel treatment for Prader-Willi syndrome being tested at VUMCSep. 4, 2019, 2:20 PM
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F-O-O-D. Joe Bolander spelled out the word that equals trouble for people like him who have Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a complex genetic disorder that affects appetite, growth, metabolism, cognitive function and behavior.
“Food is the biggest challenge. It’s always around. I’m always thinking about it,” said Bolander, 39, as he sat on the edge of a bed in the General Clinical Research Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Bolander is participating in a clinical trial of a potential new treatment for PWS, a drug called livoletide. The Phase 2b/3 study, called ZEPHYR, is testing whether this novel treatment reduces the insatiable hunger (hyperphagia) that characterizes PWS. Excessive eating that leads to obesity is a major cause of illness and death in people with PWS.
Currently, the only way to manage hyperphagia and overeating is for parents or other caregivers to have strict control over access to food. For parents, it can become exhausting, said Terry Bolander, Joe’s mother.
If treatment with livoletide works to improve hyperphagia, it offers hope for increased independence and improved quality of life for people with PWS and their families.
“I want this drug to be successful not just for me, but for all my Prader-Willi friends,” Joe Bolander said.
“We are excited about offering potential new treatment options for PWS,” said Italo Biaggioni, MD, professor of Medicine and Pharmacology and the lead VUMC investigator for the ZEPHYR study. “Our team at VUMC has a long track record of providing education and behavioral support to patients with PWS and their families, and it’s rewarding to be able to offer new medications that may improve quality of life and impact long-term health.”
Biaggioni also holds the David Robertson, MD, Professorship in Autonomic Disorders.
VUMC is one of approximately 35 sites worldwide that will enroll 150 patients diagnosed with PWS in the study of livoletide, which is being developed by Millendo Therapeutics, Inc., a biotech company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Worldwide, the ZEPHYR study is enrolling patients ages 8 to 65; at VUMC, only adult patients are eligible. Children with PWS are eligible for a trial at VUMC testing a different medication for hyperphagia and anxiety.
The VUMC ZEPHYR study team includes Hailee Hunt-Hawkins, BS, study coordinator, Morgane Giesecke, MS, family nurse practitioner, and Elizabeth Roof, MA, research associate in the Department of Psychology.
Roof has been working with PWS patients for 25 years and currently follows 350 individuals with the disorder. She and Elisabeth Dykens, PhD, professor of Psychology and Human Development, have developed and validated outcome measures to evaluate hyperphagia and food-related behaviors. Their “Hyperphagia Questionnaire for Clinical Trials” is being used in the ZEPHYR study and multiple other trials.
“It is a real privilege to work with these patients and their families, and to help them problem-solve and navigate the challenges of PWS,” Roof said. “It’s gratifying to be in a place now where we are beginning to see treatment options that go beyond support and education.”
PWS affects one in 15,000 people. Although it is considered a rare disorder, it is the most common genetic cause of life-threatening obesity in children. PWS is caused by a spontaneous genetic error that affects genes on chromosome 15 and impairs the brain’s hypothalamus, which normally registers feelings of hunger and satiety.
“People with PWS never feel the sense of contentedness that goes with a full stomach,” Roof said. “Some patients say they are so tired from constantly thinking about and worrying about food.”
“Although we work on managing food-related behaviors, this is really not a behavior problem, it’s a basic biological drive,” added Hunt-Hawkins.
Livoletide is similar to a naturally occurring hormone that counters the actions of the appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin. The ZEPHYR study is designed to answer the following questions:
- What are the effects of livoletide on hyperphagia and food-related behaviors in people with PWS?
- What are the effects of livoletide on body weight, body mass index and fat mass How safe and well-tolerated is livoletide?
In clinical studies to date, livoletide was well-tolerated in healthy volunteers and in patients with PWS, obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
Millendo Therapeutics is funding the ZEPHYR study. More information about the trial is available on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03790865) or at the patients and families page at Millendo.com. For information or questions about enrollment at VUMC, contact Hailee Hunt-Hawkins at 615-343-0915 or email@example.com.

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Now that Bernie has gained some control over the Democratic party, the UK Is looking like a laughing stock. Boris Is British Trump.
Sending millions to private corporations that donated to the conservative party
All our tax money Is going Into corporations to scam kids out of school meals meant to be worth 30 pounds, they run off with 25 and give the kids 5 pounds worth. HOW THE FUCK DO PEOPLE SUPPORT THIS
These people have no idea what's It's like to be on universal credit, they treat you like a fucking criminal and they pay you next to nothing and expect you to live. No one WANTS to be on universal credit they're on It bc they have no choice. Privileged delusional cunts.
The comments under this are completely delusional and disgusting https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55724784
Bernie has gain power!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B45oIshKMs
If The Government Can Get Away With 100,000 Covid Deaths, It Can Get Away With Anything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyhY_e1MUN4
This Is what It's like working In the UK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z6zzlYnNYA
#Homophobic #Brave CEO In hot water again! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/business/brave-brendan-eich-covid-19.html
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Metro Vancouver drivers may pay either an annual vehicle registration fee or a new regional carbon tax to shore up TransLink's finances for the short term.
The Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation wants the provincial government to enable both of those sources as possible ways to raise $30 million a year that will otherwise get added to TransLink property taxes starting in 2013.
And the mayors are also asking the province to authorize a comprehensive system of road pricing that could add tolls to bridges, highways and other major arteries throughout the region to fund future rounds of transit expansion.
In addition to road pricing, long-term funding sources proposed in a letter from the mayors to Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom include higher gas taxes, the vehicle fee and either a regional carbon tax or a share of revenue from the existing carbon tax.
All of them would hit motorists up for more money.
"Most people get that if we want more we have to find a way to pay for it," Mayors Council vice-chair Peter Fassbender said.
"We're looking at putting everything on the table and seeing what makes sense. We're initially zeroing in on those things that the work we've done so far suggests are the most equitable and fair."
The mayors hope the province will pass legislation this spring to enable both the short- and long-term funding sources.
They would then decide exactly which of the two short-term sources to introduce later this year to avoid the property tax increase, which would charge the average Metro house an extra $23.
The mayors council would likely take a number of years to decide which longer-term funding sources to use and how to structure a road pricing system, if that is to be used.
Fassbender had no estimate yet of how much an annual vehicle fee might average, but the letter from the mayors suggests it should vary based on engine size, fuel consumption and emissions rating to reward fuel-efficient cars and punish high-emitting gas guzzlers.
TransLink previously proposed a vehicle registration fee in 2010 varying from $15 to $55 per vehicle per year, averaging $38. It was expected to generate $39 million but it did not proceed that year.
Fassbender said one option would be to charge a lower vehicle fee in parts of the region that are underserved by transit and more in areas with good service.
"We see it as [charged] across passenger and commercial vehicles – not just one category," he said. "We want to be sure whatever we do is fair and equitable across the spectrum."
He denied the request for enabling legislation now is an attempt to get new sources in place before they become a political football going into next year's provincial election.
"When it comes to government policy, there are no guarantees," Fassbender said, acknowledging the NDP could take power and dismantle new TransLink taxes.
"If it's in legislation, they have one of two choices: they honour it or they change it."
He said the mayors agree they must signal their preferred direction on TransLink funding regardless of political considerations.
The former NDP government once authorized TransLink to collect a vehicle levy but then refused to let ICBC collect it after the Opposition Liberals vowed to scrap the fee going into the 2001 election.
The decision led to a decade of underfunding of TransLink, during which a parking stall tax was briefly added only to be dismantled the next year by the province after vocal protests.
Lekstrom was non-committal on whether the province would approve a regional carbon tax or direct ICBC to collect the vehicle fee for TransLink.
He predicted many Metro residents would find the property tax increase "more palatable" than paying more to own a car or to refuel it.
And he stuck to the province's position that it is not currently considering a change to its tolling policy to allow road pricing and any move in that direction would take strong public support after massive consultation.
"I think the mayors' council has a lot of work to do there," Lekstrom said. "I can tell you at this point the government has not entertained such a scheme."
Asked if he's concerned traffic will worsen from drivers diverting from toll bridges to free routes, Lekstrom said he's not sure.
"We have the new South Fraser Perimeter Road," he said. "If people are not going to use the new [Port Mann] bridge because of the toll, they will have a free alternative."
Lekstrom said any further hike in the gas tax is likely a "non-starter" since TransLink is about to get a two cent per litre increase starting April 1.
And Lekstrom said the province definitely won't hand over any share of the existing carbon tax, which he said is fully committed for income tax reduction.
Mayors also want ongoing independent performance audits of TransLink by either the province's auditor general or its new municipal auditor to assure taxpayers they're getting good value.
But they said in the letter they want Victoria to legislate the new tools even if an in-depth audit can't be done first.
Lekstrom called that an apparent reversal from prior statements by mayors that an audit is essential ahead of new funding.
"They seem to have backed away from that a little bit," he said. "I'm not sure the public would accept that."
The mayors also hope more savings might be found within TransLink by the TransLink Commissioner, who reports next month on the justification for a planned 12.5 per cent fare increase next year.
The extra $30 million mayors are trying to raise is part of a $70-million increase in TransLink spending approved by the mayors last year to fund both the construction of the Evergreen Line to Coquitlam as well as a broader package of transit upgrades. The other $40 million comes from the gas tax hike starting next month.
In the letter, mayors said they want a veto over not just TransLink's supplemental budgets – which require extra funding – but also over the base budgets, which the mayors say often don't reflect their spending priorities but grow through an automatic three per cent a year increase in property taxes.
The mayors' council also wants the unelected TransLink board to open its meetings to the public.

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LONDON (Reuters) - A United Nations climate panel approved 32 Chinese wind farms for carbon financing under the Kyoto Protocol late last week, but blocked another six after rejecting eight similar projects in December.
The approved wind farms will cut greenhouse gas emissions by some 11.3 million metric tones by the end of 2012, the year the current Kyoto pact expires, according to UN data.
Under Kyoto’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), companies can invest in clean energy projects in emerging economies, and in return receive offset credits, only if they can show the projects would not have gone ahead without the prospect of revenues from selling those credits.
After noting a drop in financial support from Beijing in the form of tariffs, the CDM’s executive board rejected 10 wind farms in December, saying they were profitable and capable of cutting emissions without receiving the offsets, called Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs).
The board on Friday said two of those were rejected by mistake, bringing the total rejected in December to eight.
At its latest meeting, the board fully registered 13 Chinese wind farms while conditionally approving another 19 subject to minor corrections in their applications.
The latest six rejected Chinese wind farms, five of which were in the province of Heilongjiang, would have generated 2.1 million metric tones of CERs by 2012. The panel also rejected six other clean energy projects, four of which were in China.
According to UN data, the 12 rejected projects would have generated around 3.8 million CERs before 2012, worth 44 million euros ($59.91 million) based on Friday’s closing spot CER price of 11.58 euros a tonne.
The projects’ investors included U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs, Japanese government agency NEDO, Dutch firm Essent Energy Trading and UK-based Climate Change Capital.
Companies participating in the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme rely on a steady flow of offsets to help them meet emissions cut targets, and disruptions to the CER supply can cause carbon prices to rise.
The board also fully registered 17 hydro projects including 15 from China, which will generate 8.2 million CERs by 2012.
Experts had said the projects faced similar registration risks to those plaguing the Chinese wind projects.
In an effort to extend the reach of the CDM, the board agreed to defer registration fees for projects in countries that are home to less than 10 registered projects. Registration fees are due only after the projects have been issued their first CERs, the board said.
Of the 80 developing countries participating in the CDM, 53 nations, or two thirds, fall into this category, UN data showed.
The CDM’s board also said it is waiving registration fees for projects in the world’s least developed countries (LDCs).
The UN made $56.6 million in CDM revenues in 2009 including $17.1 million in registration fees, the board said in its meeting report.
At its last meeting in December, the board said it would conduct spot checks on emissions auditors TUV-Sud and TUV-Nord.
On Friday it said it would review the outcome of these spot checks at its next meeting in Bonn, Germany on March 22-26.
Reporting by Nina Chestney and Michael Szabo; Editing by Michael Urquhart


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The Soviet War in Afghanistan
This view is shared in a number of accounts (Cold War Warriors, 2010; Le Nouvel Observateur, 1998; The American Peace Award, 2009). At the other end of the ideological spectrum, Leonid Brezhnev became the leader of communist Soviet Union after seizing power from his mentor, Nikita Khrushchev, following Soviet defeat in the Cuban Missile Crisis (Kris, 2004). Brezhnev’s and Carter’s ideologies were to clash at the end of the detente period. The detente period refers to the easing of tensions and competition between powers (The Free Dictionary, 2008).
The fall of the detente is generally attributed to Zbigniew Brzezinski; National Security Advisor under the Carter administration (Le Nouvel Observateur, 1998; Washington University, 1997; Coll, 2005). In his 1997 interview with George Washington University, Brzezinski defended the reintensification of the Cold War by claiming “[it was] either detente across the board, or competition across the board, but not detente in some areas and competition in those areas in which we were vulnerable” (George Washington University, 1997).
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The philosopher, Aesop, claimed, “No one can be a friend if you know not whether to trust or distrust them” (Pangyre, No Date). The tenacious personalities of the US and Russian leaders during the Soviet-Afghan conflict dominated the world stage in a masquerade of manipulation and shrewdness, hidden by the age old ideals of ideology. The implementation of realpolitick, puppet presidents and sheer determination to win conflicts during the Cold War still resonates within modern society.
The poor ideological excuses used during the Soviet-Afghan war are continuously being recycled, whilst true ideology has retreated to become the stories of a bygone era. Though the role of individuals in history is generally the product of complex processes and patterns, the instigators of most, if not all of humanity’s greatest blunders are people; however, cuique fortunam in manu ducitur:(each is led by the hand of fate). Appendix Appendix 1. [Brezhnev adorned with his many self awarded medals and honours.

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Jordynne Grace’s skills as a female wrestler have only made her a bigger star in the coming months. She continues to improve herself and become big deal in the business as well. Grace also reminded fans why she is worth remembering.
The Buff Mommy works harder than almost anyone at the gym. Her dedication to improving herself continues to be a huge source of inspiration for many. That is exactly why fans appreciate her so much.
The current Impact Knockouts Champion took to her Instagram and uploaded a photo of herself in a spiked black bikini. Fans certainly liked it as well.
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Click the link in my bio to check out my private fan website, Patreon, and to get autographed merchandise!
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Jordynne Grace also wants to make Impact Wrestling one of the top wrestling companies again. Grace will continue to inspire others and she won’t be stopping that anytime soon. Check out her photo below!
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A team of researchers from the Wyss Institute and Harvard Medical School has developed a new method for engineering a broad range of biosensors to detect and signal virtually any desired molecule using living eukaryotic cells. Its applications could range from detecting hormones to benefiting agriculture.
In a new study, the Wyss Institute’s human-gut-on-a-chip technology is used to co-culture gut microbiome and human intestinal cells, which could spur innovation of novel therapies for inflammatory bowel diseases.
Three Harvard professors and scientists have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.
Harvard psychiatrist Ronald Schouten answers questions on the San Bernardino attack and the psychology behind both terrorism and the fear it spreads.
During an Ed Portal discussion, Harvard Professor Ashish Jha examined where the global health system failed when Ebola began to spread.
Jeffrey S. Flier will step down as dean of Harvard Medical School next July and return to teaching following a sabbatical year in 2016-17.
Harvard addiction specialist on FDA’s OxyContin OK: We have to respond to both patients and population health, a tricky task.
The first study to measure the incidence of medication errors and adverse drug events during the perioperative period has found that some sort of mistake or adverse event occurred in every second operation and in 5 percent of observed drug administrations, according to information gathered from 275 operations at Massachusetts General Hospital.
What happens when homophobia hits the hospital? “The Doctor Is Out: A Conversation with Dr. Mark Schuster on Being a Gay Physician at Harvard” was part of Harvard Medical School’s Diversity Dialogue series.
Specialists in addiction see promise in a more comprehensive approach to treating opioid abuse, aided by medication.
An émigré physician at Harvard Medical School has written a book about the multitude of anatomy-based English expressions.
Across Harvard, programs and researchers are mining big data, vast quantities of computerized information, often revolutionizing their fields in the process.
Patients with trauma, stroke, heart attack, and respiratory failure who were transported by basic life support ambulances had a better chance of survival than patients who were transported by advanced life support ambulances, a study of Medicare patients in urban counties nationwide found.
A photographer and a neurobiologist explored the science and art behind seeing during a HUBweek lecture at the Harvard Art Museums.
The crisis in heroin addiction has mobilized law enforcement, public health officials, and scholars to push for substantial changes to drug policy.
In 2010, people in the United States spent 1.1 billion hours seeking health care for themselves or for loved ones. That time was worth $52 billion. Disadvantaged socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic groups bore a disproportionate amount of the time burden.
The Graduate Commons Program brings together graduate students living in Harvard University Housing. Its goal is to create a community for scholars, family, and friends.
A report on the science of getting hooked on heroin, one in a three-part series examining addiction and new ideas for combatting it.
Matthew Desmond, the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, and Beth Stevens, an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and neuroscientist at Boston Children’s Hospital, have been named MacArthur Fellows.
As MOOCs grow in influence and sophistication, they’re no longer simply reimagined in a Harvard classroom or even in a nearby studio. Recently, transforming a residential course — going digital via HarvardX — included filming in far-flung Rwanda and Haiti.
Gene-editing study reveals pathway that could help short circuit sickle cell disease.
By first looking broadly at possible environmental factors and then deeply at preclinical models of multiple sclerosis (MS), a BWH research team found that melatonin — a hormone involved in regulating a person’s sleep-wake cycle — may influence MS disease activity.
For seminal discoveries that have illuminated the DNA damage response, Stephen J. Elledge, the Gregor Mendel Professor of Genetics and of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is being recognized with the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. The award is considered to be among the most respected in biomedicine.
A branch of Partners In Health in Peru has reduced the number of deaths from multidrug-resistant TB through a system of careful protocols.
Twelve advanced research projects aimed at developing new therapies and diagnostics receive support from Harvard’s Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator.
New biosensors developed by Wyss Institute core faculty member George Church enable complex genetic reprogramming of common bacteria like E. coli and could be leveraged for sustainable biomanufacturing, using the metabolic processes of bacterial cells to generate valuable chemicals and fuels.
Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have reconstructed an ancient virus that is highly effective at delivering gene therapies to the liver, muscle, and retina.
Harvard researchers have found a gene therapy that delivers a protein that suppresses the development of female reproductive organs. This new treatment could improve the survival of patients with ovarian cancer that has recurred after chemotherapy. Recurrence happens 70 percent of the time and is invariably fatal.
Online symptom checkers can often be wrong in both diagnosis and triage advice, but they still may be useful alternatives to phone triage services and Internet searches.
Treatment with inhaled nitric oxide (NO) has proved to be lifesaving in newborns, children, and adults with several dangerous conditions. But the availability of the treatment has been limited by the size, weight, and complexity of equipment needed to administer the gas, and the therapy’s high price — until now.
A new test can accurately diagnose the Ebola virus disease within minutes at the point of care.
The student group Science in the News recently held a daylong conference as part of its mission to make the research behind important breakthroughs accessible and understandable to non-scientists.
Harvard's Schools are hammering out construction projects to meet modern educational needs.
Harvard students with ties to Nepal have joined a multicampus response to the devastation wrought by two major earthquakes.
Afamefuna Nduaguba, a Nigerian immigrant, overcame early struggles at Roxbury Community College to gain a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and now an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.
Lara Phillips, a Harvard Medical School instructor in emergency medicine, was in Nepal during the April 25 earthquake that devastated Kathmandu and other areas. She and colleagues have traveled from the high-mountain clinic where they worked to offer assistance.
Renee Salas, a Wilderness Medicine Fellow from Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School instructor in emergency medicine, was working at a remote clinic near the Mount Everest Base Camp when Saturday’s earthquake struck Nepal. She shared her experience with the Gazette.
A new study may help explain why glucose tolerance — the ability to regulate blood-sugar levels — is lower at dinner than at breakfast for healthy people and why shift workers are at increased risk of diabetes.
Members of Harvard Medical School’s Class of 2015 tear open envelopes that reveal where they will spend the next three to seven years of their training in residency programs.
Researchers have found that measles vaccine coverage among the exposed populations is far below that necessary to keep the virus in check. The study is the first to positively link measles vaccination rates and the ongoing outbreak.
New research from Harvard and MIT shows that different cognitive skills peak at different times in lifespan.
Harvard Medical School’s light-filled Gordon Hall reflects how students once learned.
Harvard University announced 20 student-led teams on Monday as finalists in four Deans’ Challenges focused on cultural entrepreneurship, health and life sciences, the food system, and innovation in sports.
Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers at McLean Hospital have taken what they describe as an important step toward using the implantation of stem cell-generated neurons as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
Researchers have identified a group of neurons in the brain. The role of this cell type, in a region of the brain important for “waking up the cortex,” had not been previously identified. It may suggest potential therapies for disorders like schizophrenia.
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital Professor Emery N. Brown, who also holds appointments at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was named to the National Academy of Engineering in early February.
Harvard psychiatrist Jacqueline Olds offers some tips for coping with the snow and the dark days of winter.
Escaped slave and abolitionist Lewis Hayden’s work goes on, through the students who receive the scholarship established in his name at Harvard Medical School.
Richard Anthony LaBrie, 76, of Watertown, who long held an affiliation with Harvard Medical School (HMS), died Dec. 31, 2014.
Harvard-affiliated researchers have provided a see-through zebrafish and enhanced imaging that offer the first direct glimpse of how blood stem cells take root in the body to generate blood.


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Walt Disney World is currently closed “until further notice” and is trying to come up with ideas on how they can reopen safely to guests. As they try to brainstorm different ways to reopen under social distancing guidelines, the Walt Disney World website has been updated to remove all theme park hours through May 16, 2020.
For those hoping this means the theme parks may reopen on May 17, it’s worth noting that Disney has been gradually removing the scheduled hours in waves. They’ve also been cancelling resort reservations in waves.
Even if Walt Disney World has no intention of reopening before June (hypothetically), they’ve been “officially” cancelling everything gradually to prevent their customer service teams from being overwhelmed.
Previously, rumors suggested Disney was looking to reopen Walt Disney World sometime between June and September, but those tentative plans are fluid and could change drastically over the next few weeks and even months. Those plans also held the idea that the parks may reopen in phases, with the Magic Kingdom being the first to open and Epcot being the last.
While we don’t know what specific dates Disney may have in mind, we have heard it’s expected to take them a week or two to get everything ready before welcoming guests.


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This Original piece is created for QPOP Gallery - YOKAI: The horror of Shigeru Mizuki Tribute Show in 2016
Artist: Yon Hui Lee
Title: The Encountering of Funa Yurei & Uni Bozo
Medium: Watercolor, Pen & Color Pencils
Size: 11" x 8.5", Framed, Signed
Due to the nature of these original pieces, artwork sold in store might not be removed in time to reflect that it is out of stock online.A refund will be issued to the second party sold as soon as we discover this occures.

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🖤 Meal Prep
During this unprecedented time, I have made my meal prep services available again for a few clients for Sunday night delivery. Please email firstname.lastname@example.org for more details.
🖤 Take Home Chef
Want to impress someone with your cooking skills or simply want to learn how to be more efficient in the kitchen? Let me help you with private cooking lessons in your own home! From the very basics of knife skills to the more technical skills of dry + moist heat cookery, all the way to the art of plating food, the choice is yours!
🖤 Date Night-in
Have kids but still want to have a romantic night with your special someone? Have a restaurant quality meal prepared by me in the privacy of your own home. No need for a babysitter! Just relax with your loved one and enjoy a date night-in!
🖤 Special Event
Have a special occasion you’d like to celebrate with your loved ones but don’t want to cook?
Let me cook and serve you and your family/friends while you enjoy time with them over delicious food! The menu will be written based on seasonality and your preferences.
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Want a healthy spread for your next family gathering or corporate event? Look no further!
Have me prepare your next salad bar inspired by the rainbow!
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Have an idea but don’t know how to put it into fruition? Let me help you! As a professionally trained Chef,
I have been writing recipes almost all my life and now as a Holistic Nutritionist, I add in the nutrient value into each recipe that I create. With my help, you will save time running your own business while I do the creating, testing and writing for you!
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The all-new 2020 Suzuki Katana is one part throwback to the striking model of 1981, but it’s also a remastered version of an iconic powerplant. The heart of the Katana is a domesticated version of the legendary long-stroke K5 GSX-R1000 engine of 2005–2006. Now, the engine is tamed by a three-level traction control system and brought to a halt by Brembo radial-mount four-piston calipers and Bosch ABS. The chassis is directly derived from the GSX-S1000, including a 43mm KYB fork, but sees a completely new subframe to support a lowered passenger seat. The Katana tipped the _Cycle World_ scales at 475 pounds fully fueled and ready to ride.


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Codacy launched in private beta back in November, offering developers a code review tool that automatically monitors patterns to unearth potentially problematic code further down the line. And today, Codacy is shedding its beta tags and launching to the public.
Since launch, more than 1,300 developers have signed up to the platform, with an average of one million lines of code analyzed every day. We’re told that Codacy will be integrating with “key Continuous Integration tools” this year, as well as launching its own command line tool.
Full pricing has also now been revealed for the public launch – $14.99, $49.99 and $149.99 per month for a person, team (5 people) and company respectively. However, you can receive a whole month for free if you sign up using this link – exclusively for TNW readers.


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BayCare Surgery Centers offer same-day surgery featuring the latest equipment and a highly-skilled staff dedicated to providing the maximum quality care to you and your family. Our nurses are ACLS/PALS certified and our anesthesiologists are board certified and experienced in the outpatient setting. Additionally, each BayCare Surgery Center is accredited by the Joint Commission, ensuring we follow the highest safety standards for your care.
- Patient Information - Learn what to expect and how to prepare for your outpatient surgery with us.
- Find a Location - Obtain address, driving directions and contact information for our outpatient surgery center locations.
- About Us - View downloadable PDFs of credentialed physicians at each BayCare Surgery Center.


Heey, I ame Dj Freezy, I come from Holland and I ame 15 years old. In my house in Groningen, i produce some songs and loops, I ame not a proffessional DJ or something like that but i ame improving, But what i didn't realise is that it is taking so long for making good songs, the first thing i always start with, is the melody.
Without a melody, you come nowhere.
And that's why (i think) my melodies are pretty good, but not good enough.
If someone reads all this text and knows better than i do or you think i want to help him please add me on mnsn: ...
Once i will make proffessional songs too :)
Fruity loops 7 XXL Producer's edition
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Russian filmmakers undertaking expensive projects have declared war on pirated goods and have scored their first victory. "Night Watch," the first fantasy film to be a national blockbuster, set a national record during its opening week
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the registration of the first vaccine against coronavirus. Russia has thus become the first country in the world to register the vaccine against the novel coronavirus


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Subscribers on Thursday complained they could not access the internet. MTN explained that the data instability was caused by cable cut in Europe.
MTN says internet fully restored to customers
Telecommunication company MTN Ghana says it has fully restored internet service to its customers.
It explained in a statement that the cut which is in the West Africa Cable System (WACS) has also affected other operators and customers in West Africa.
The West Africa Cable system is an ultra-high capacity fibre optic submarine cable which links Europe, West Africa, and South Africa. It connects 14 countries over two continents.
"Thank you for your patience. We have fully restored our data service so you can tweet, browse, download and stream at 4G+ speeds you love," MTN tweeted.
Customers responded to the news by demanding for compensation.
"So you aren’t going to compensate us for this mess? How do you see us," a subscriber responded to the tweeted.
Another also posted: "So u won’t give us bonus err??? Like e b we aaa like u deduct even worna battery power saf. Compensate us with data."
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A visit to
Doi Suthep is a "must" for any visitor of Chiang Mai. Wat Prathat
Doi Suthep is certainly the most famous of all of Chiang Mai`s temples.
You need a rental car (preferably with a chauffeur) for this tour. The
temple of Doi Suthep is located high on a hill ("doi" means "mountain")
and it is a long drive along the serpentine road to the 300-step staircase
that leads to it. (There is also a funicular railway, but the steps
are not very steep and relatively easy to climb). The staircase is flanked
by stone-carved serpents ("nagas"). When you reach the top you see
first a number of small stalls that sell soft drinks and snacks. A few
more steps lead up to the inner sanctuary. In order to enter it you have
to take off your shoes- as in all Buddhist temples
(and men or women in shorts or in other kinds of "improper" clothing
are also not allowed inside.)
After you have left the inner sanctuary walk around along the balustrade. There are beautiful pink bougainvilleas and more colourful temple buildings, and from the balustrade to the left of the main entrance you have an excellent view of Chiang Mai, especially on a clear day.
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Chiang Mai Hotels - discount rates for hotels in Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand
Type in some words and hit the Search button!
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Cooking with wine and the type of wine being used for the cooking process is a question that is highly debatable, because the dish prepared clearly shows the wine that was used to make it. If the wine was a good quality one it’ll show and if it was a cheap low quality one, it’ll show!. Some people use drinking wines to cook while others use only cooking wines. Of course it must be remembered that a drinking wine can be used to cook, while keeping in mind that you are overspending where not required, but a cooking wine cannot be used to drink., Infact a cooking wine is salty and generally an inferior quality wine as compared to the drinking and is ok only for cooking and for nothing else.
Cooking with wine is as old as wine drinking itself. Infact it is assumed that originally fermented grape juices were used to prepare stews and casseroles and various other dishes. This fermented grape juice was accidently drunk by a member of a royal family, while he was in his kitchen and he liked it to the extent that a refined and better quality of the same juice was also created for drinking purposes from then on. That drinking juice later came to be known as drinking wine while the one that was used for cooking retained its name as a cooking wine.
As it was mentioned earlier, while purchasing a cooking wine keep in mind that whatever you buy will be reflected in the taste of the dish that is the end result. You can buy wine online. So a cheap quality cooking wine will give a bad tasting dish, and a connoisseur or a sommelier will easily be able to identify the type of wine that had gone into your dish! This does not mean that the higher priced a wine the better it is and the lower priced wine the cheaper It is.


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Apples: a beloved Canadian ingredient
We’re celebrating Food Day Canada this year by sharing information, recipes and fun facts for the whole family. Many of our alumni and community are balancing working from home and childcare, so we thought we’d share some fun activities to entertain everyone.
Food Day Canada is a great opportunity to enjoy food, make food and learn about food.
Nutritional Highlights of Apples
Apples are made up of carbohydrates (these help give the body energy), water and sugar. They provide a good source of fibre, vitamin C and potassium, which are all important to keep your body healthy and strong.
- Carbohydrates: 25.1 grams
- Vitamin C: 8.4 mg
- Potassium: 195 mg
- Sugar: 18.9 grams
- Fiber: 4.4 grams
Fun fact: Apple trees take four to five years to produce their first fruit.
Reflection activity: Eat an apple. Describe how the apple tastes. Is it sweet or sour? Was it soft or crunchy to chew? Do you prefer to bite into an apple or to slice it before eating? Why?
An Apple Recipe to Try!
Banana bread is always a go-to baked good, but have you had apple bread!? Try making this apple bread recipe with your little one! It may become a new family favourite. Check out the recipe for apple bread here.
Fun fact: Apple growers can make “designer apples” that have logos imprinted on the apple! How is this done? Find out how designer apples are made here.
Reflection activity: Make the recipe. What was the best part of making the recipe? What was the most challenging? Would you change the recipe for next time?
Additonal Food Day Canada approved recipes for apples:
U of G Connection to Apples
The Ontario apple industry is valued at approximately $400 million and is the most common tree fruit crop grown in Ontario. So, it’s an important fruit to research. The University of Guelph has over 25 acres of orchards dedicated to apple research located at the Simcoe Research Station, in Simcoe, Ontario.
There are several researchers within the Department of Plant Agriculture that research different aspects of orchards, apples, and apple products. Some of these projects include:
- Developing and learning more about new apple varieties.
- Developing the best apple varieties for cider making, which helps Ontario’s craft cider industry make better cider.
- Identifying and learning more about factors that affect apple growth and quality.
- Researching apple storage methods to help decrease food waste.
Apple Historical Note
Apples have existed since prehistoric times. History tells us they were farmed by ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians. The apples we know today come from the wild apples found in Central Asia. Apples were first grown in Nova Scotia, Canada over 410 years ago. The biggest challenge with growing apples in Canada was climate, which continues to cause problems for farmers today.
Apples didn’t make their way into Ontario until around the 1790’s, when almost every farmer was growing apples. Apple orchards and methods of harvesting have evolved over the years. Today Ontario Apple Growers reports that they have approximately 225 members (with 10 acres of orchard or more) with 15 different varieties of apples, that are grown on nearly 15,580 acres. Ontario’s main apple-producing areas are along the shores of Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
Reflection activity: Imagine you are an apple farmer. Draw a picture of you in your apple orchard. Make sure to include your harvesting equipment. Are you selling your apples to a grocery store or directly to customers who come to your farm?
Environmental Impact of Apples
In Ontario, we are lucky to have a large local supply of apples throughout the year. This is important because it helps decrease what is known as food’s carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide or CO2 that is released into the air from things like cars, planes or boats used to transport goods. Too much CO2 in the air is bad for the environment. If apples are grown and sold in Ontario, they don’t have far to travel, so less CO2 is being put into the air. This is one of the many reasons why it is important to buy local.
Speaking of CO2… trees and other plants actually help clean our air. Trees, like the apple tree, will take CO2 out of the air, through the process of photosynthesis, to produce fresh oxygen.
Fun fact: One acre of apple orchard will extract about 15 tons (or 15,000 kilograms) of carbon dioxide from the air each year.
Reflection activity: Purchase a bag of apples. Look at the packaging to see where the apples came from. Use the internet to search that location and determine how far the farm is from your home. Did your apples come from a local farm? Do you think they came on a truck, a plane or a ship?

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There are 3 types of sail available from Laser Performance:
- Official Laser Sails with the red ILCA button - can be used at class events
- Class Compliant Laser Sails - the same cut with the same cloth but no ILCA button, perfect for training but can't be used at ILCA events
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Horatti seeks more ventilators for KIMS
Chairman of the Legislative Council, Basavaraj Horatti, who recovered from COVID-19 and was discharged from KIMS (Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences) Hospital in Hubballi, has urged the Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to supply more ventilators and oxygen beds for the hospital, which is a nodal medical facility for northern districts of Karnataka.
In a letter to Mr. Yediyurappa, which was released to the media on Tuesday, Mr. Horatti said he had recovered from the infection, but the developments he had seen at KIMS had forced him to write seeking more aid.
Mr. Horatti said he had found that the hospital, which had been doing tremendous service despite odds, faced shortage of infrastructure and medical equipment.
He said there was specifically shortage of oxygen beds and ventilators and he was pained to witness deaths of patients due to this in the last couple of days. “KIMS has 100 ventilator beds and requires at least 300 ventilators. Similarly, there is need for an oxygen plant at the hospital and 500 oxygen beds. During my hospitalisation, I saw a few deaths, including that of the medical director’s relative, due to shortage of ventilator,” he has said in the letter.
Mr. Horatti also urged the Chief Minister to provide additional oxygen and ventilators to district hospitals of Dharwad, Gagag, Haveri, and Uttara Kannada districts.


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IJCRR - 4(23), December, 2012
Date of Publication: 15-Dec-2012
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EFFECT OF FENUGREEK SEEDS FLOUR BLENDING ON SENSORY AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SEMOLINA IDLI
Author: Kumari Pooja, Dubey P. Ritu
Abstract:The present study was carried out to prepare value added semolina Idli by incorporation of different treatments of fenugreek seeds flour i.e raw, soaked and germinated and to assess their sensory acceptability and nutrient contents. Fenugreek seeds flour was blended at 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% for T1, T2, T3 and T4 treatment respectively. Findings revealed (T1) was most acceptable for its colour, flavour, texture, taste and overall acceptability. It was true for all Raw, Soaked and Germinated treatments. Statistical analysis at P?0.05 showed that there was significant difference among all the treatments. Nutrient composition was improved for Protein, Ash, Dietary fibre and Mineral whereas Fat, Carbohydrate, Moisture and Energy level was decreased after value addition of fenugreek seeds flour at different levels. Germinated fenugreek seeds flour blends were found superior in nutritional quality compared to other flours blends.
Keywords: Semolina, fenugreek, Raw seeds, Soaked seeds, Germinated seeds
Wheat (traticum) is a worldwide cultivated crop from the arid areas of Middle East to alluvial plains of Asia, America and Australia. Semolina is the purified middling of hard wheat and is used in making pasta, breakfast cereals and puddings. In North India semolina is known as “Suji” and in South India, “Rava” or “Ravey”. (Gisslen et al, 2001) Semolina is a good source of carbohydrate and protein and is an average source of dietary fibre. Fenugreek (trigonella faenum graccum) is an erect annual herb native to Southern Europe and Asia. It is commonly known as “Methi” in India (Wikipedia, 2008). Fenugreek seeds are rich source of protein (25%), lysine, tryptophan and dietary fiber (24%). They are also rich in polysaccharide galactomannan and are a good source of calcium, iron and β-carotene. (Gopalan et al, 2007) Owing to their many properties fenugreek seeds are one of the most valuable spices for controlling glucose metabolism and for the prevention and treatment of type II diabetes (Scott, 2007). Fenugreek seeds are one of the richest sources of phytoestrogens and selenium and thus are a very useful spice for women who have low estrogens levels (Sri et al, 2008). Fenugreek seeds may have anti-tumourigenic effects too. Although semolina is widely used in India cuisines, it is considered nutritionally poor due to deficiency of essential amino acids such as lysine and theonine. Since fenugreek seeds are very rich in essential amino acids, the blending of fenugreek seeds flour in suitable proportion with a poor source of protein like semolina can increase the protein contents of blended products (Hooda et al, 2004). Due to several medicinal and nutritional properties of fenugreek seeds, the inclusion of fenugreek seeds flour with common foods like wheat flour and semolina can be exploited to prepare good alternative food products for people having certain diseases (Jood et al, 2007) and for common people as well.
1. To standardize the level of fenugreek seeds (raw, soaked and germinated) flour for blending with semolina idli on the basis of sensory analysis.
2. To find out sensory characteristics of semolina idli prepared by incorporating fenugreek seeds flour.
3. To determine chemical composition of semolina idli blended with fenugreek seeds flour.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The present study was carried out in the research laboratory of Foods & Nutrition, Department of Ethelind School of Home Science, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, (Formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University), Allahabad. Three major treatments i.e raw, soaked and germinated fenugreek seeds flour was taken along with control group each treatment was standardised at 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% level of blending.
The treatments were replicated four times. For sensory evaluation „9? point hedonic scale was used by 6 panel judges to get the sensory acceptability of the product. Nutrient content was analysed by using AOAC (1980) procedures and the data were further statistically compared for 3x5 factorial design and critical difference techniques. (Fisher, 1955).
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
The findings are shown in Table I & II. Table I shows the average scores for sensory characteristics of semolina Idli blended with fenugreek seeds flour. Among different treatments raw fenugreek seeds flour blending at 5% (T1) shows highest scores for colour, flavour and texture. Taste and overall acceptability scores show that T1 (5%) gets highest scores among all treatments. It can be concluded that as the level of fenugreek seeds flour increases its amber yellowish colour dominate which makes the semolina Idli less acceptable. Therefore T1 is considered the best among treatments as for as sensory characteristics are concerned. Statistical analysis shows that there is significant difference among them. Table II shows the nutrient composition of semolina Idli. Nutrient analysis indicates that semolina idli blended with raw fenugreek seeds flour has highest Energy content i.e 181 kcal/100g followed by soaked fenugreek seeds flour (177kcal/100g) and germinated fenugreek seeds flour (172 kcal/100g) while control (T0) contains 193 kcal/100g of Energy. Control (T0) sample shows the highest level (28.3g) of Carbohydrate, while it decreases to 26.1g, 25.8g and 25.4g for raw, soaked and germinated fenugreek seeds flour blended semolina Idli, respectively. In case of Protein, control (T0) sample shows lower value (14. 5g) in comparison to treatments i.e 15.6g, 15.2g, 15.0g for raw, soaked and geminated fenugreek seeds flour blended semolina Idlis respectively. Among the treatments raw fenugreek seeds flour blended semolina Idli shows the highest level of Fat i.e 1.9g followed by 1.4g for soaked and 1.1g for germinated fenugreek seeds flour blended idlis. This is more or less similar to the findings obtained by (Shirani & Ravindran (2008). In case of Moisture, control (T0) sample shows the highest value (54g) in comparison to treatments i.e 51.3g, 53.2g, 50.7g for raw, soaked and geminated fenugreek seeds flour blended semolina Idlis respectively. In case of Ash, control (T0) sample showed lower value in comparison to treatments. Germinated fenugreek seeds flour has highest Dietary fibre content (5.2g) followed by soaked fenugreek seeds flour (5.1g) and raw fenugreek seeds flour (4.9g) while control (T0) contains 3.9g of Dietary fibre. In case of Iron, control (T0) sample shows lower value in comparison to treatments. Similarly in case of Calcium, control (T0) sample shows lower value in comparison to treatments.
On the basis of sensory evaluation and nutrient analysis of the treatments T1 (5 % fenugreek seeds flour) is found to be the best. It can be concluded that value addition of semolina Idli with fenugreek seeds flour increases Protein, Ash, Dietary fibre, Iron and Calcium contents while decreases the Moisture, Fat, Carbohydrate and Energy contents. Among all the treatment combinations of the product, the treatment T1 with germinated fenugreek Seeds flour is the most beneficial in terms of nutrients.
We are thank full to the Head, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Ethelind School of Home Science, SHIATS, Allahabad, for her constant guidance and help during the research
1. Gisslen (2001). Professional baking; revised Ecn 2001, p.79-80.
2. Gopalan, C. ;Bala Subramanian, S.C. (2007) : Nutritive values of Indian foods; revised edition , p. 59-67, 81- 85.
3. Hooda, S. and Jood, S. (2007): Effect of Soaking and germination on nutrient and anti nutritient contents of fenugreek. Journal of food Bio chemistry. 27( 2) : p. 165-176.
4. Hooda, S. and Jood, S. (2004): Nutritional evaluation of wheat – fenugreek blends for product making, Journal of plant foods for human nutrition; 59(4) : p. 149-154.
5. Scott (2001). Fenugreek fights diabetes and obesity. „Journal of Natural Home Pharmacy?; 21(2): p. 48-52.
6. Shirani, G. and Ravindran, G. (2008): Extruded products with fenugreek, Chickpea and rice: Physical properties, sensory acceptability and glycaemic index. Journal of food engineering. 90 (1) : p. 44-52.
7. Sri (2008). Medicinal Properties of Fenugreek, Journal of Canadian Pharmacology; 42(4): p.25-29.
8. Wikipedia (2008), Online edition; www.wikipedia.com/herb/fenugreek.h tml

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In a previous blog on radioboatanchor.com, I restored a Hallicrafters S-72 portable receiver. Here is a before and after picture of my S-72.
Click on the button below to visit my blog about rebuilding my Hallicrafters S-72.
What made the S-72 "portable", besides the carry handle, is that it could be operated under battery power. I am not talking about a 9 Volt or two AA batteries, this radio had a compliment of eight miniature tubes which required a 90Volt "B" battery for the tube's anodes and a 7.5Volt "A" battery for their filaments. A battery pack was designed to combine the A and B batteries into one convenient package. In the picture below, the empty area behind the chassis is where the battery pack was installed, a black cloth strap held it in place.
Below is a list of compatible battery packs for the S-72, straight out of the manual. Your local hardware or DIY store will not have them as these battery packs have not been produced since the 1960s!
Below is a picture of the completed S-72 battery box, which will replace the original battery pack. I will be wiring 9 Volt batteries in series to simulate the 90 Volt DC "B" battery. In addition, I will be wiring several D batteries in series to simulate the 7.5 Volt DC "A" battery.
Battery Box Contruction
I started out with this 15 Inch mini wood crate I purchased from a local crafts store.
Mini wooden crates on Amazon!
I partially disassembled the mini wood crate. With some carefully placed cuts I was able to reduce the crate's overall dimensions to 2.75 in x 11in x 5.25in. This was approximately the size of the original S-72 battery pack. I used finishing nails and wood glue to hold the new structure together.
Time for a quick check to ensure the new battery box fits into the S-72. Looks like it is a perfect fit!
I was able to reuse a scrap wood piece I cut off the original mini wood crate to fabricate a hinged top piece. This hinge piece is required to ensure the structural integrity of the battery box as it is being strapped down to hold it in place inside the cabinet. It is hinged so that you can easily access the batteries inside. The tiny brass hinges, screws, and hasp were all acquired at a local crafts store.
The S-72 chassis connected to the original battery pack using a single connection. I found that a standard octal tube socket mates perfectly with the S-72's connection. Here I used two pieces of scrap wood from the crate to fabricate a mount for the octal tube socket. The wood pieces are held in place with finishing nails and wood glue.
Tube sockets on Amazon!
A leftover hinge and brass screw reinforce the octal tube mount from the inside of the battery box.
I will be connecting ten 9 Volt batteries in series for the 90 Volts DC "B" battery. The batteries will be aligned facing up for easy access to their terminals.
I am using a wooden paint stirrer, cut to the proper length, to hold the 9 Volt batteries in place. At each end, I bent a solder lug in order to form a make-shift right-angle bracket. The right-angle bracket can be adjusted slightly then tightened down to form a tight fit against the 9 Volt battery cases.
We only need five "D" 1.5 Volt batteries wired in series to achieve the required 7.5 Volts for the "A" battery. I have mounted three twin D battery holders, one battery slot will not be used. I also added a 9 Volt battery holder, circled in red. This will hold an extra 9 Volt battery connected in series to boost the B battery voltage back up to 90 Volts DC as the 9 Volt batteries start to drain.
The nail-gun countersunk the finishing nails I used to assemble the battery box. I used wood putty to conceal their holes.
I used an orbital sander with fine (150 grit) sandpaper to sand the wood putty flush with the wood and to smooth out the rough cut wood used in the original mini wood crate.
I also used the wood sander to sand smooth the hinged tops and to remove the labeling on the wooden paint stirrer used to hold the 9 Volts batteries in place.
Here is a picture of the battery box parts after sanding.
I then treated all wooden battery box parts to two coats of water based polyurethane, followed by light sanding and then a final coat.
As mentioned, the 1.5 Volt D cells must be connected in series in order to achieve the required 7.5 Volts DC for the "A" or filament power supply. I wire the D cell battery holders in series except for the one slot, circled in the picture below, that will not be used.
The eleven 9 Volt battery clips are connected in series. While ten fully charged 9 Volt batteries in series will achieve 90 Volts DC, I included an extra battery clip to introduce another battery in the circuit to boost the voltage back to around 90 Volts as the 9 Volts battery's voltage drops as they discharge. This eleventh battery clip is jumpered when fresh batteries are used.
I used a gold paint pen to label each 9 Volt battery clip.
I attached rubber feet to the side of the wooden paint stirrer that comes in contact with the 9 Volt batteries.
This will prevent the batteries from shifting sideways in their mount.
Time to wire the octal tube socket I am using as a female connector. I plugged the male connector from the S-72 chassis into the tube socket in order to determine the proper connections for 90 Volts DC, 7.5 Volts DC and Ground. For reference, here is how the the male connector from the S-72 chassis is wired.
Time to mount the octal tube socket used as a connector to the battery box.
Here is a picture of the battery box with 9 Volt and 1.5 Volt D cells installed. Eleven 9 Volt batteries are installed as they are older batteries and their Voltage is dropping under load. Five D cells are installed with one battery slot left open.
Batteries on Amazon!
Time to test before installing the battery box into the S-72. I first test for the "B" battery voltage, which should be around 90 Volts DC.
Then I test for the "A" battery voltage, which should be around 7.5 Volts DC.
Time to do some initial testing, I already had my S-72 chassis out of the case for cleaning. This made it easy to connect the chassis to the battery box. After a brief warmup, the S-72 sprung to life and I could immediately hear a local sports talk station in the standard AM broadcast band.
Note, the plug on the line cord must be plugged into the chassis, in order to run on battery power. See area circled in the picture below.
After the S-72 chassis was once again safely installed in the cabinet, it was time to install the battery box. Once the battery box is in place, you secure it with the black cloth strap built into the cabinet. You must also connect the chassis to the battery box. The connection point is circled in the picture below:
A final test is to see if the S-72 cabinet side door closes properly with the custom battery box installed. Looks like it is a perfect fit as the side door closed and latched properly.
Finally, here is a picture of the finished product!
Here is a video of my battery powered S-72 in action!
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Fox News town halls are becoming a media opportunity of choice for many of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, and President Donald Trump is not a fan.
Hours before South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg was to appear on the network on Sunday, Trump took to Twitter to criticize the network for “wasting airtime” with the presidential candidate.
“Hard to believe that @FoxNews is wasting airtime on Mayor Pete, as Chris Wallace likes to call him,” Trump wrote. “Fox is moving more and more to the losing (wrong) side in covering the Dems. They got dumped from the Democrats boring debates, and they just want in. They forgot the people who got them there.”
Trump went on to belittle Fox News host Chris Wallace for having said of Buttigieg that “whether you like his opinions or not, that Mayor Pete has a lot of substance…fascinating biography.”
Trump wrote in a second tweet, “Gee, he never speaks well of me – I like Mike Wallace better…and Alfred E. Newman [sic] will never be President!”
Buttigieg is one of several candidates who have followed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ lead in their decision to appear on the network more frequently associated with the Trump administration and the Republican Party. Sanders paved the way in April, followed by Sen. Amy Klobuchar earlier this month. Gillibrand’s town hall is scheduled for early June, while a number of other candidates are already in discussion with Fox News or have expressed a willingness to appear. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, meanwhile, publicly rejected an invitation from Fox News last week, calling the network a “hate-for-profit racket.”
In March, Buttigieg advocated for such appearances, telling the hosts of The View that elections are “supposed to be about our whole country,” so he and his fellow Democrats “can’t just concentrate on those areas where people, for the most part, already agree with us.”
He further explained why he decided to do the town hall in an email to supporters on Saturday, noting that he “strongly condemn[s] the voices on Fox and in the media that uncritically amplify hate and the divisive sort of politics that gave rise to this presidency.”
At the same time, however, neglecting the Fox News audience amounts to surrendering “our ability to speak directly to millions of American voters” and thereby allowing conservatives to “tell our side of the story for us,” he said. As such, the appearance was a means to move “beyond the echo chamber of like-minded voices. ”
During the town hall Sunday, Wallace asked Buttigieg about Trump’s tweets, to which the mayor replied that he didn’t care. While he admitted that it’s “hard for anyone to look away” when Trump tweets, he acknowledged that “it is a very effective way to command the attention of the media. We need to make sure we are changing the channel.” But, he added, “it is the nature of grotesque things that you can’t look away.”
Buttigieg proceeded to receive a standing ovation from the New Hampshire crowd.
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