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Monday, May 15, 2006 | The San Diego City Council allotted City Attorney Mike Aguirre extra funding in the current year’s budget, but council members say they want assurance that Aguirre secured a hearty return on the cash-strapped city’s investment before agreeing to an even bigger budget that the mayor is proposing for next year.
On Monday, the council will wrap up on its department-by-department budget hearings for the next fiscal year, which begins in July, and the most controversial was apparently saved for last. The council, comprised of many officials who have regularly been at odds with the fiery city attorney, will have the final say on how much money his office is afforded.
The council members say they want to look at the city attorney’s budget from a strictly financial standpoint, but Aguirre argues that any cuts they make to his budget are “sour grapes” for the attacks he’s made on them since taking office 18 months ago.
Aguirre has been the source of constant agitation for several council members, as he has accused many of them of encouraging allegedly corrupt pension deals, covering up past indiscretions, and approving bunk financial statements that were released to Wall Street.
Meanwhile, many council members accuse Aguirre of abusing his power by filing lawsuits without the council’s consent, soliciting judgment in the court of public opinion rather than a court of law, and holding up city business by not delivering the legal support they need in a timely fashion.
“I try to compartmentalize our differences. I respect his office, I just wish he would respect the role of the City Council,” said Councilman Jim Madaffer, an Aguirre foe.
Given the city’s toil in financial uncertainty, the council says they want to make sure that Mayor Jerry Sanders’ proposal to increase the City Attorney’s Office budget by $2.1 million for the next fiscal year is necessary – especially after many departments’ budgets have sustained cuts and freezes over the past few years and Aguirre’s budget already received a $2 million hike in the current year’s budget.
Aguirre says last year’s funding boost was well spent, but council members say they have their doubts.
In budget hearing testimony and recent interviews, some council members say they want more information on the performance of a group formed to reap more money in civil settlements; the risks and benefits of Aguirre’s pension litigation, which has been his hallmark venture since taking office; and the role of the office’s public integrity unit amid the web of other ethics-monitoring agencies within the city.
Last year, the City Attorney’s Office was given an additional $750,000 in funding to start a plaintiffs group after Aguirre told the council that the new unit would capture at least $900,000 more in civil settlements for the city than it did the year before.
Settlements and judgments in the city’s favor have totaled $6.7 million, about $2.1 million more than last year, according to Ernie Anderson, who coordinates the City Attorney’s Office’s budgets on a part-time basis.
In defending lawsuits, the city paid out $1.12 million from the city’s public liability fund in the first 10 months of the fiscal year, according to the city’s Risk Management Office. Figures were not available for the previous year as of press time.
Council members have also said that they want more information about different functions of the three ethics arms of the city – the city attorney’s public integrity unit, the Ethics Commission and the new Office of Ethics and Integrity. They said they want to guard against any overlap between the agencies, especially since the city is in rough fiscal shape.
The Ethics Commission and Office of Ethics and Integrity outlined their roles to the council two weeks, but Aguirre will not present until Monday.
The Ethics Commission, which is supposed to operate outside of the purview of the city bureaucracy, provides mandatory ethics training for elected officials and their staffs, department heads and persons who sit on city boards and commissions and monitors the city’s campaign and lobbying laws. The director of the Office of Ethics and Integrity told the council the office will be more about training rank-and-file employees about conflicts of interest and discrimination, collecting tips about abuse or waste through a third-party telephone hotline, and conducting an audit to measure the organization’s ethical practices.
Aguirre said that the public integrity unit prosecutes criminal violations of the Political Reform Act, and said that function of his office is required by the City Charter. The public integrity unit budget currently pays for one staff attorney, one investigator and clerical support.
“It has the smallest budget but does the most work,” said Aguirre.
He added that the unit has led to the prosecution and conviction of a San Diego Food Bank official who sold to stores and local swap meets tons of donated food that was meant to feed the poor. Several very visible investigations into the city’s pension dealings and a probe into the city’s relationship with developer Corky McMillin are ongoing, he said, although many of those investigations were announced publicly more than a year ago.
Some council members have also said they are dissatisfied with Aguirre’s performance in pension-related cases, with those accused of having a hand in the deals voicing the loudest skepticism. They say the city stands to gain little if anything from asking a judge whether pension deals struck between the city and its pension system were legal is worth incurring millions of dollars in legal bills.
Aguirre has said that he could knock $700 million off the city’s $1.4 billion pension deficit if he can convince a court to roll back the benefits he says were created illegally between 1996 and 2002. However, Council President Scott Peters opined in a memo last month that Aguirre’s lawsuits can only retrieve $41 million for the city because it ignores a legal settlement that made permanent several millions of dollars worth of benefits. Aguirre disputes Peters’ claim.
The city attorney is also trying to stave off criticism that he was not authorized to file his primary pension lawsuit in the name of the city without the council’s authorization. Aguirre says the City Charter grants him the authority to bring legal action unilaterally, but the dispute is playing out in courts as Peters, former Mayor Dick Murphy and the former pension trustees Aguirre sued are attempting to block his lawsuit by claiming he is not speaking on behalf of his client, the city of San Diego.
They also say they are running out of patience with the pension lawsuits, as a Superior Court judge has told Aguirre to revise his primary case five times since the complaint was filed last summer.
“It really seems like we’ve spent millions of dollars on pension litigation and we’re really nowhere further along than we were a year and a half ago,” Peters said.
Other council members say that the legality of the benefits should be challenged, but say Aguirre is using too much of his resources on pressing this case.
“The focus of his tenure so far has been on the pension. What he needs to do is spend some of that bandwidth on the client,” said Madaffer, who was sued by Aguirre last month for his role the city’s controversial pension dealings.
They have complained that the City Attorney’s Office does not draft legislation or submit legal opinions on time and provides faulty advice.
“Some council members, including me, have expressed concern about work not getting done,” Peters said, noting a recent episode that a legal opinion the Rules Committee requested for last Wednesday’s meeting was not ready. He said closed session, where the council discusses legal matters, is routinely unproductive because materials are often sent from the City Attorney’s Office at the last minute.
Madaffer said that only two of the 12 requests his council office has sent for legal advice have been returned since Aguirre took office.
Council members often criticize Aguirre’s management style, saying too many experienced deputy attorneys are quitting or being fired and that the institutional knowledge lost by the office is showing.
Since Aguirre took office, 67 lawyers have left the office, said Ernie Anderson, a former city budget director who now handles the City Attorney’s Office’s finances on a part-time basis. Of the departed, 54 resigned, nine were fired and four retired, he reported.
“There’s no secret about the incredible turnover there,” Madaffer said. “The office is not nearly as well organized as it used to be.”
In the city’s handling of the Mercado project in Barrio Logan, five attorneys have worked on the case since Aguirre took office. Four attorneys have rotated in and out in the Building Industry Association’s legal attack on the city’s affordable housing laws in the last year.
Aguirre said the staff changes were “healthy,” and compared it to the turnover of any elected office, where a staff often follows the officeholder on the way out. Sanders, for example, called for the resignations of 300 city administrators once he took office, saying he would accept about one-third that number.
“The City Attorney’s Office was not serving the interests of the people and I gave every person the opportunity to work under the new leadership,” Aguirre said.
The council will review the budgets of the mayor, city attorney, City Council and other departments Monday at 2 p.m. in the council chambers, located on the 12th floor of 202 C St. The council must finalize a spending plan by June 30.
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Mooresville, North Carolina-based Corvid Technologies was recently awarded a $223.3 million contract to produce hardware, equipment, and components for suborbital flight vehicles. These short- and medium-range vehicles will be available to the U.S. Navy, other government organizations, and Japan over a five-year ordering period.
In a suborbital flight, a spaceflight reaches outer space, but its trajectory intersects the atmosphere or surface of the gravitating body and does not complete one orbital revolution. The edge of the atmosphere is 62 miles above Earth's sea level. The rocket-based Corvid flight vehicles are specifically configured to deliver payloads into flight for systems being tested.
The contract is broken down so that the Navy receives 76% of the work, followed by 12% each for other government agencies and Japan. Work on the vehicles is expected to be completed by February 2024. The vast majority of the work will be performed at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, with the remainder taking place in Mooresville, North Carolina, and other Corvid sites in Virginia, Maryland, and Alabama.
Corvid’s primary competition in the suborbital flight vehicle market includes Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin. Last August, the Federal Aviation Administration approved launching satellites into suborbital space. Space planes take off like a normal jet and then engage rockets at about 45,000 feet in order to transport passengers or payloads into suborbital space.
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Needless to say, the 1911 is a classically American gun, popular with American shooters. When the Colt Model 1911 was introduced 103 years ago, it was the most powerful semi-automatic pistol in the world, and for the next 74 years it remained this country’s standard issue military sidearm (and is still in use today by elite U.S. Special Forces and USMC special operations teams). The 1911 also became a consummate competitor’s gun at Camp Perry and, with the National Match model (introduced in 1932), a true target pistol. Colt saw even more promise in the 1911 after two world wars and an increasing demand from both military, law enforcement and the civilian market for a smaller 1911. Thus began a quest to downsize the greatest semi-auto in American history, and it has been an ongoing race ever since Colt introduced the Commander back in 1950 with a 4.25-inch barrel, the later Officer’s Models with 3.5-inch barrels, the lightweight Commander frame and the six-shot (later seven-shot) magazine. That was the standard for the time. Today, specialist manufacturers like Para USA have surpassed this by shortening barrel length to as little as 3 inches while increasing standard (single-stack) magazine capacity to eight rounds.
Para USA is among a handful of America’s leading custom builders of 1911 platforms, and the guns that come from the company’s North Carolina factory are all handcrafted and designed for specific end-user requirements. Because of this, there are numerous short-barrel/short-slide variations in the Para USA line, with one of the most recent being the uniquely styled Executive Carry. Combining a very short 3-inch, Match Grade, ramped, stainless steel bull barrel and a slide length of just 5.125 inches, with a full-length 1911 grip frame packing an eight-round magazine, the Executive Carry is a somewhat oddly shaped 1911 that looks like a capital “L” if you turn it upside down.
Simply described by Para as “the baddest concealed carry 1911 on the planet,” the Executive Carry is hand built to combine all of the company’s best full-size 1911 operating features into a smaller gun. Its uncanny proportions are further accentuated by an Ed Brown Bobtail mainspring housing, a trim palm swell grip safety and an upswept beavertail. As an ideal close-quarters battle pistol designed specifically for concealed carry, the gun is fitted with Trijicon night sights and a skeletonized Match Grade trigger. In addition, the pistol has a non-reflective, durable Ionbond anodized finish on the slide and a lightweight aluminum alloy frame. The gun fills your hand but not your holster.
The first thing you notice about the Executive Carry is the uncanny sense of balance. The leggy 1911 grip frame, fitted with machined VZ grips matched to the angle of the Ed Brown Bobtail mainspring housing, sits firmly in the hand. The lower profile of the rounded palm swell grip safety also melds smoothly into your grasp, and the Para points naturally. Even with the very short sight radius, the ramped Trijicon night sights are easy to acquire under all lighting conditions and were right at point of aim (POA) at the range test distance of 15 yards. The Executive Carry’s heavy duty recoil system and guide rod design make recoil more manageable, but the slide demands greater effort to cycle when chambering the first round or clearing the gun. It’s a fair trade-off as this proved to be one sweet .45 ACP to shoot.
For the Para Executive Carry test, three leading defensive brands of ammunition were used: heavy-hitting Federal Premium 230-grain Hydra-Shok JHP, Hornady Critical Defense 185-grain FTX and Speer Gold Dot Personal Protection 185-grain GDHP. All three functioned flawlessly in the Para, which also has an oversized, flared ejection port on the shortened slide. Recoil/muzzle lift was fairly even across the board with all rounds striking very close to POA. There was a prevailing wind averaging 11 mph, bright sun and an average temperature of 52 degrees. Sighting in took only a few rounds as the gun proved very consistent regardless of ammo.
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With the 3-inch barrel, the 230-grain Hydra-Shok traveled downrange at an average of 777 feet per second (fps), 185-grain Hornady at 880 fps and Speer cleared the chronograph’s traps at an average of 860 fps. All of the velocities were commensurate with the shorter barrel length. With a 5-inch barrel, factory velocities are 900 fps, 1,000 fps and 890 fps, respectively.
All shots were fired in five-round strings at 1-second intervals using a Weaver stance and a two-handed hold. Shooting off-hand with a 3-inch barrel and .45 ACP ammo lowers one’s expectations, but the Para is a surprisingly accurate and predictable gun with a precise trigger pull that averaged 3.8 pounds and broke cleanly from shot to shot with a mere 0.125 inches of travel. The factory-adjusted skeletonized match-grade trigger had zero overtravel and almost instantaneous reset. If this were a 5-inch target model, you wouldn’t complain about that trigger. For a close-quarters battle pistol, this is a definitely a pro’s gun. As for accuracy, the best five-round group measured 1.4 inches with Speer 185-grain, Federal averaged 1.75 inches, and Hornady punched five rounds into the 10 and X with an even 2 inches.
When it comes to offering impressive power in compact packages, Para USA knows its stuff. This is a company that knows how to pack big-bore 1911 power into a concealable package.
To learn more about the Executive Carry or any other of the company’s impressive offerings, visit http://www.para-usa.com or call 888-999-9386.


2021 BMW 530e Xdrive Iperformance Review – BMW just recently manufactured push statement concerning the unique BMW 530E, along with combined with the idea people unveiled cutting edge group of pictures. Such photographs will be in depth exhibiting improvement together with incorporation newest three dimensional possibilities technological innovation. What we should was able to observe when observing three dimensional plenty of choices can be a peek in the outdoor design concerning 2021 BMW 530E. Although nevertheless less than hide, it had been simpler to see the facial lines of your automobile, as compared with in the various pictures who had in the past happened to be offered to us. Seeing as in the past introduced the automobile are only a little altered, as well as which can be proved, as a result of exploring the entrance part of your construction not to mention in the tail-lighting fixtures that appear to be extremely common. What precisely cannot be observed through mainly checking out that, may be the envisioned reduction in body weight. Framework, which often in most cases, will be constructed from light weight aluminum in addition to carbon dioxide fiber content can make the automobile 400-500 lbs lighter weight. This would contain impact on all the coping with of your automobile, and even more importantly need to effect fuel economy.
2021 BMW 530e Redesign
The truth is a lot of people assume this 2021 kind of these 530E as a get back to the origins by using a remarkably specialised case that can offer you not simply a cozy trip and also an excellent superb driving a vehicle expertise. Considering the latest BMW 7 Series which will is dependant on exactly the same system will be a lot safer to generate compared with just before, the latest 530E includes each of the odds to get excellent once more.
Up to a couple of weeks in the past most people did not recognize way too many specifics about the automobile. Great deal provides took place before couple of weeks. Numerous creation-prepared prototypes have already been spied using hefty hide about them. Though you will still find a couple of unidentified characteristics, a number of the car’s modern design characteristics could be noticed throughout the hide.
Typically the hidden kind of typically the 2021 BMW 530E moreover discloses certain exciting factors related to a design. For starters, the software does not appear like a great brand-new version nonetheless similar to a particular progression of your continuing technology not to mention that is being envisioned, particularly if we all check out their particular several other automobiles.
2021 BMW 530e Interior
Any 530e is going to acquire a bit of design characteristics in the 7 Series yet it is going to include a much more sports appear at the same time. All of us envisioned which in turn within the cabin the automobile would likely appear similar to all the 7 Series at the same time nonetheless this kind of appears possibly not to be real. The truth is BMW will provide that 530e by using a sportier interior that can characteristic much less control keys in comparison with just before along with a very much better atmosphere that can definitely provide it with many credit history across the quite uninteresting E Class.
2021 BMW 530e Engine
the latest 530E will more than likely get hold of a great deal more quickly when compared with just before as well as the decrease body weight and even modern design that can definitely boost aerodynamics will probably give it time to be a little more effective at the same time. Typically the basic engine, at the very least with The european union, ought to be a good 2 liter turbocharged inline 4 fuel engine that can offer you over 260 horse power together with 250 lb-feet involving torque which could possibly be a great deal over that related Audi A6.
From the US on the flip side that BMW 530E can most likely be around using BMW’s newer 3 liter 6 tube fuel engine which usually are able to offer you in between 310 and then 450 horse power as well as near 400 lb-feet about torque. Several investing arenas are equally likely to obtain diesel motors starting from a tiny 2 liter system providing in between 160 as well as 230 horse power and additionally completely as much as some sort of brand-new 3 liter turbocharged inline 6 diesel that can make use of not one but two standard turbochargers plus an electric powered supercharger that will enable the automobile to supply nearer to 400 horse power and over 550 lb-feet with torque, essentially over some other diesel inside a creation automobile.
2021 BMW 530e Price And Release Date
Things are all moving while planed pertaining to German made automobile producing titans as a result of Munich, therefore the timetabled formal display need to take place in the end of the season. Store physical appearance is predicted on the 2019 Detroit Auto Show, in which it must conflict utilizing it is primary competitors found in Mercedes version E-Class, Jaguar XF and even Audi A6 respectably. Beginning price for that basic version along with most affordable clip for gear ought to be close to $52,200 which happens to be in relation to $2000 much more assessing for the 2021 season version. Dependant upon the clip levels as well as accessible gear price may increased as much as $69.000.


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A new Rolls Royce has rolled into luxurious Dubai. Commissioned by Rolls Royce Dubai’s brand manager, the Rolls Royce Chicane Phantom Coupe pays homage to the Goodwood Motor Circuit.
Rolls Royce Dubai reveals the Chicane Phantom Coupe. There can be just one…unless a customer calls to special order the same customizations.
The brand manager, Mohammed El-Arishy, stated the following to describe his inspiration for the special edition Rolls Royce: “I wanted to create a motor car that captures the unique atmosphere and history of the Goodwood Motor Circuit. The Home of Rolls-Royce’s connection to such an important center of British motoring heritage is something that fascinates my customers.”
The Rolls Royce Chicane Phantom Coupe at a glance:
- The exterior boasts a polished appearance with an eye-catching two-tone matte black offset by gunmetal and attractive wheels.
- The hood and windscreen are also finished in matte black.
- The cabin offers distinctive design features that separate it from other Rolls Royce cars. The checkered flag motif stitching is a nod to the Goodwood Motor Circuit and the traditional wood interior accents have been replaced with carbon fiber, which is used heavily in racing style automobiles.
- There is a special metal plaque located inside the glove box that displays the Goodwood racing track. The track layout is a thoughtful addition to the car and physical reminder of inspiration behind the design.
- It packs the Phantom V12 engine paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission.
- 0-60 mile per hour mark is met in 5.7 seconds with a top speed of around 155 mph.
The interior is a sharp and sporty red.
El-Arishy described his experience working with the Rolls Royce Design team as follows: “The experience of working with Rolls-Royce’s world-class designers to create the beautifully executed Chicane Phantom Coupé was exhilarating. The creativity, vision, skill and attention-to-detail employed in the crafting of these one-off motor cars is unsurpassed in the super-luxury world.”
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until 03.08. | #2482ARTatBerlin| Daniel Marzona presents from 21st June 2019 the solo exhibition Berlin Floater 2019 (after Marfa Floater silver/gold, Marfa, 2019) by the artist Mischa Kuball.
Mischa Kuball (born 1959) lives and works in Düsseldorf. He has been working as a conceptual artist in the public and institutional sphere since 1977. He uses light as a medium to explore architectural spaces as well as social discourses, public and private space merge into an indistinguishable whole in politically motivated participation projects.
The question of a contemporary definition of public space art has undergone a substantial change since the 1970s up until our time. Since 2009, Mischa Kuball has developed a series of sitespecific installations entitled ’public preposition’ – a group of works, interventions, projects, and performances made over a period of several decades. What they have in common is that they appeal to a public sphere and implicitly question in what locations and under what circumstances what we mean by “public” is constituted and how it should be understood. In that project series Mischa Kuball reposits the topic oft he oublic space within an extended context. “Preposition” here means words, such as “at/auf”, “among/unter” or “beside/neben” and thereby the relationship between historical sites and their context. All “public prepositions” proceed from a precise analysis of the given site in which they take place. They incorporate their social, political or communal specificity and are considered to be temporary interventions that rely on the potential of an altered perception of seemingly familiar urban contexts.
For Berlin based space of Daniel Marzona, Mischa Kuball will re-enact the ‘performance without audience‘ that have been developed in form of a documentary video installation during his residency by the Chinati Foundation. Founded by Donald Judd, the foundation comprises an area of 140 hectares in a unique desert landscape located on the premises of the former military fort in Marfa, Texas. The focus of the action was a typical emergency blanket, originally used in space, made of polyester foil and aluminum. In the exhibition space, the desert, as well as in an urban context the special material was carried through the exterior and interior spaces by the wind or the air current created by a fan. Feather light and nearly immaterial, the reflective film visually incorporated the various surroundings and light situations. Accompanied by the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Mission, metaphorical thoughts on infinite space took hold and permitted recognition of approaches to land art.
Berlin Floater 2019 marks the first solo project of Mischa Kuball at Daniel Marzona, Berlin. Kuball will shift there the action from rural natural space in Marfa/Texas to central urban Berlin, Friedrichstrasse. It will include also the empty gallery space and the streets and areas around its location. Videos, photographic material and drawings will be on view.
Since 2007 Mischa Kuball has been a Professor for public art at the Academy of Media Arts, Cologne, and associate professor for media art at Hochschule für Gestaltung/ZKM, Karlsruhe. Since 2015 he has been a member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts, Duesseldorf. In 2016 he was honoured with the German Light Award.
Vernissage: Friday, 21st June 2019, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Exhibition period: Friday, 21st June – Saturday, 3rd August 2019Zu Daniel Marzona
Image caption: Courtesy of Daniel Marzona – Mischa Kuball
Exhibition Mischa Kuball – Berlin Floater 2019 – Daniel Marzona | Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Exhibition Berlin Galerien | ART at Berlin


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Drones are sufficiently commonplace now that if you aren’t building your own, you get a serious dose of FOMO. That’s why Germany, France and Italy have agreed to bankroll a joint drone project, separate to Europe’s, that’ll build aerial surveillance hardware for the three countries. As Reuters reports, these nations currently American or Israeli gear, sparking fears that they’re too reliant on military hardware from other countries.
According to the Economic Times, the project could cost up to $1.2 billion, and will see three companies, Airbus, Dassault and Alenia Aermacchi team up. They’ll be tasked with building a Medium Altitude, Long Endurance (MALE) craft that can stay in the air for up to a day at a time. The craft will be predominantly designed for intelligence work, but will also be able to carry a “variety of payloads,” which could mean they’re pressed into duty for both military and civilian operations.
The deal that’s been signed today will see the companies draw up plans for the vehicle over the next two years. After that point, officials will put their heads together to see if it’s worth coughing up the rest of the cash to actually build it. If it all goes well, the first “solutions,” will be delivered by 2020 — and no, you’re not mistaken, solutions is a pretty cute way to describe an airborne spying robot.


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The stock market has been in a free fall the last week or so as fears around the coronavirus spread across the global economy. And today, after President Trump announced his travel ban last night, stocks plunged once again.
If you don’t follow the market that closely, or if you don’t understand how it works more generally, it’s hard to know what to make of this volatility. But the uncertainty raises a ton of questions, whether you’re invested in the stock market or not.
Is a recession looming? How will this impact the average worker? Are we doing anything to fix it? And above all, will it get worse?
To get some answers, I reached out to Claudia Sahm, a former Federal Reserve staff economist who’s now with the Washington Center on Equitable Growth. She’s an expert on recessions — what triggers them and what stabilizes them — and a lot of her research explores the efficacy of previous stimulus programs.
We discussed if the economic fallout from the coronavirus will hit some regions of the country harder than others, if the stock market is causing our problems or just a sign of them, and if the Trump administration is doing anything to stop the financial bleeding.
A lightly edited transcript of our conversation follows.
What is going in on with the economy right now?
The economy is reacting to the coronavirus. As of [Wednesday] morning, stock prices were down almost 20 percent. And this is just from three weeks ago. This is a very rapid contraction and we’re flirting with what’s called a bear market. That’s where you hit the 20 percent mark. This is a very swift descent and a sign that we’re in a frightening economic situation.
I want to add one thing about stock prices, because we’ve seen them jump up and down and the markets are gyrating at this point. The markets are telling us a few things. The most important thing is that they don’t know what’s going on, and these are professionals who are supposed to know what’s going on. But this makes sense since there’s a lot of uncertainty about how the crisis will unfold.
What we know is that the virus is spreading in the US and we’ve seen countries like China use authoritarian measures to get it under control. We now have Italy shutting down its entire country, and the death rates in Italy are well above what has been reported in other countries. So events are moving quickly and anybody that tells you that they know what the hell is going on is lying.
Can you explain why the stock market is so volatile in moments like this?
Stock prices don’t reflect what’s happening in the economy today. They’re looking forward.
The stock prices us about the expectations of people on Wall Street, and they’re looking closely at consumer confidence numbers. They’re looking at surveys telling them what people expect to happen to their household finances, what they expect to happen with their employment and income. These are the sorts of data points they’re looking at because they point to what’s likely to happen in the future.
None of this is certain. These are indications of what’s most likely, but it’s ultimately a guessing game.
This feels a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. Is the stock market causing problems, or is it just a sign of problems that already exist?
It’s a very important question. This is the sort of downward spiral that brings the economy into a recession. We’ve seen it time and again, especially with natural disasters like the coronavirus.
So when you think about a hurricane hitting the country, it disrupts economic activity, especially where the hurricane hits, but then it gets better. It’s temporary. There’s destruction in a particular area that causes lots of distress, but eventually we bounce back. But the coronavirus isn’t a hurricane. It’s not something that rolls through in a few days and then we start rebuilding. This is a spreading sickness and a potentially months-long disruption.
There are many households in the economy that are one paycheck away from serious financial distress. And right now what’s so scary for those people is that they don’t know if they’re going to get sick. They don’t know if their companies or employers are going to put them on furlough without pay. And even if the virus turns out not to be as severe as we think, much of the damage will be done. It’s being done right now, and families don’t recover easily from that.
We’ve seen this before and it can lead to a recession. And that’s what we’re on track for unless there is a very immediate and very big policy response.
We’ll get to what that response ought to look like, but first can you tell me how worried the average person should be? Is this a navigable problem, or is it a genuine economic crisis?
It’s the real deal. And Americans know this. That’s why we’ve seen markets collapse. American families are getting increasingly worried about whether they’re going to get sick, whether they’ll lose paychecks, whether they’ll be able to provide for their families. And things are a lot more real than they were a few weeks ago.
Should we expect the economic impact of the pandemic to hit different regions of the country in different ways?
Well, we know where the virus is spreading the fastest — in Washington State and areas of New York right now. So we need to be watching the economic activity in those areas very closely, because if it’s temporary, if it doesn’t spiral, we can take some comfort from that. But we still need to step in and help the people who are directly affected.
I am deeply concerned that what we’re going to see in those areas is not a temporary effect but a long-term effect, and then that will spread across the country as the virus spreads. And then we’re in a recession.
What should the government be doing? What sorts of policies should we prioritize?
I think there are two approaches that we need to see. One, there has to be a public health response. The federal government needs to put hundreds of billions of dollars out to public health. We need to see free testing available to individuals. We don’t want anybody that doesn’t have health insurance to avoid the doctor if they feel sick. And people who can’t work, for whatever reason, need to have paid family leave. They need to have their jobs protected.
But then you’d have the paychecks protected, too. We need federal government money that should be very specifically earmarked for people directly affected by the virus.
In addition, because we have this downward spiral taking hold, there needs to be support for consumers and businesses because everyone’s freaking out. The fact that no one knows who’s going to be affected is making it worse, so everyone is pulling back on their spending.
The Trump administration is considering a payroll tax cut. Is that a good idea?
It’s a terrible idea.
It doesn’t work. It’s too little and it’s not going to move fast enough. And I say this because in the last decade that I worked at the Federal Reserve Board as a forecaster, I tracked the effects of the payroll tax cut on households in real time and it doesn’t work well.
First of all, it comes out in dribs and drabs. You’re going to get a little bit in every paycheck. President Trump has talked about that little boost to paychecks happening through the end of the year. He doesn’t want a tax increase before the election. But households don’t need $25 in the next two weeks, or $50 in the next four weeks. They need $500 right now, because if you wait and you put it out in these little increments, it’s no good to people who end up losing their job or getting sent home without pay.
We have the ability, since the virus is not affecting broad areas of the country right now, to get ahead of it. If we can push out to these workers a sizable amount of money, then that gives them some financial cushion if they do end up being in this group of individuals who are directly affected.
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Gateau Basque with Caramelized Pear
Simple and Delicious Tart for the family to share
- Flan tin
- Pastry Brush
- 2 x pots
- 500 gm Butter - unsalted, softened
- 440 gm Brown Sugar - dark
- 250 gm Almond Meal
- 640 gm Flour - plain
- 6 gm Baking powder
- 4 Eggs
- 1 lt Milk
- 30 gm Truffle - shaved
- 150 gm Caster Sugar
- 100 gm Egg Yolk
- 80 gm Custard Powder
- 110 gm Butter
- 1 lt Water
- 400 gm Caster Sugar
- 1 Vanilla Bean - halved & scrapped
- 1 Lemon - zested, & juice
- 4 Pears - peeled & cored
- Add the butter & sugar to a mixing bowl fitted with a paddle and beat until smooth and creamy in consistency.
- Add the almond powder, and salt, mix together.
- Add the eggs, one by one, till fully incorporated.
- Add the flour and baking powder, and combine together with the other ingredients.
- Cover in glad wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Heat the milk & truffle over a low heat, to allow the truffle to infuse.
- Whisk together the egg, sugar & custard powder till light and smooth.
- Once the milk has reached scalding stage, add to the egg mixture,, and whisk together.
- Pour back into the pot and cook out over a low heat till the mixture thickens.
- Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter.
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- Caramalise the pears in honey in a pan and reserve on a plate to cool down.
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- Cook in a preheated oven at 180c for 20 minutes.
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During the 1990s, the nation's foreign-born population increased nearly four times faster than that of the native-born population, the Census Bureau says in a report being released Friday.
Overall, there were 25,208,000 foreign-born U.S. residents as of July 1, 1998, or 9.3 percent of the nation's population. That was up from 19,767,316 in 1990.
The current proportion of foreign-born residents is close to the 9.7 percent recorded in 1850, the first year the Census Bureau asked people their places of birth.
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The number of foreign-born Hispanics grew 34 percent from mid-1990 through mid-1998, from 8 million to 10.7 million.
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Bonus supplements have now been revealed for the Blu-ray release of Wes Craven's 1982 fantasy-horror film arriving this August.
As previously reported, Scream Factory says 'Swamp Thing' is coming to Blu-ray on August 6.
Deep in the Florida everglades, a brilliant scientist, Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise), and a sexy government agent, Alice Cable (Adrienne Barbeau), have developed a secret formula that could end world hunger. Little do they know, however, that their arch nemesis, Arcane (Louis Jourdan), is plotting to steal the serum for his own selfish schemes. Looting the lab and kidnapping Cable, Arcane douses Holland with the chemicals and leaves him for dead. Mutated by his own formula, Holland becomes "Swamp Thing" - a half-human/half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue Cable and defeat Arcane...even if it costs him his life!
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This month, the 35-year-old writer releases her fourth novel, “Everybody Knows Your Name” (Penguin Random House), co-written with boyfriend Brent Bradshaw. Critics lauded her first produced screenplay, 2014’s “Laggies,” and casting is underway for a second film she wrote, titled “Romance 4Ever.” She also is negotiating a contract for a TV show she co-created.
A Brown University graduate who now lives in South Pasadena, Seigel says she has a “warmth/I can’t live there” relationship with Irvine’s Woodbridge, the community her family moved to in 1984. It was comfortable and peaceful, but she says she would chafe now at its rules.
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Apartment | 3 bedrooms | sleeps 9
Conveniently located in Midtown East this two and a half bedroom fully furnished apartment offers all the comforts of home for your New York City visit. Steps from the United Nations, and on the same block where the legendary American composer Irving Berlin lived for more than 40 years. This is the New York living experience at its finest! Offering Midtown city views (including the Chrysler Building) the bright and sunny unit includes hard wood floors, modern furnishings and neutral decorative accents for a warm homelike setting. The apartment opens into the common area that includes living room, dining room and a separate kitchen. Clean with modern furnishings, the living room makes for the perfect place to enjoy some quality time with your fellow travelers or enjoy a laid back afternoon after a day of sightseeing. In the same area, a breakfast table for convenient meals in the comfort of your rental. Including dishwasher, cookware and dishware the kitchen is fully equipped and ready for your arrival. Two full renovated bathrooms feature a medicine cabinet, shower and tub. Bedding accommodations are as follows: the master bedroom includes one Queen sized bed with a small desk and flat screen television. The second bedroom includes a full size bed,and two twin/single sized beds with shelves and plenty of closet space for your belongings. The half bedroom includes a child sized bed to accommodate any children. The sofa in the living room also opens into a full sized bed providing the option of an extra sleeping accommodation for your party. A washer and dryer are located within the unit for your convenience. The Midtown East neighborhood is very diverse and eclectic ranging from business skyscrapers to quiet tree-lined streets, and three story brownstones house that give it architectural range. It is generally recognized as the quieter side of Midtown - away from the more trafficked and congested Times Square Area, giving it a serene atmosphere. You will find plenty to do in neighborhood as there are diverse restaurants and bars to enjoy all along 1st, 2nd and 3rd Avenues. Luxury shopping is also accessible and within walking distance along East 57th Street, Madison Avenue and Park Avenue. The United Nations, Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, Rockefeller Center and St. Patrick's cathedral are just a few of the landmarks in the area. The Roosevelt Island tram is a few minutes walk for a great view of Manhattan! Many permanent missions and consulates are in the area, making this the perfect location as an alternative to a hotel for a long term stay. For transportation there are eight subway lines (N,Q,R,M 4,5,6,E trains), and various bus routes. JFK airport is also easily accessible via the E Train. All linens included, as well as complimentary wi-fi. Weekly housekeeping available for an additional fee.
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|Abdominal obesity||Nearly 40% of men with a waist circumference of 94 cm or higher have low testosterone.24
1 of 4 men aged 20–59 have abdominal obesity and low testosterone.5
Younger men (age 20-39 years) with a large waist circumference (>102 cm or >40 inches) have a 6-fold increase risk of low testosterone.5
Among men with both abdominal obesity and erectile dysfunction, nearly 70% have low testosterone.25
|Diabetes||50-81% of men with type 2 diabetes have hypogonadism.21,26-28|
|Metabolic syndrome||Up to 35% of men with the metabolic syndrome have hypogonadism.29-31|
|Heart disease||1 in 4 (24%) men with coronary heart disease have hypogonadism.32
In men with heart disease, hypogonadism nearly doubles the risk of death.32
|Stress||Nearly half of men who report having a high degree of life/work stress have low testosterone.4|
|Erectile dysfunction||Among men with erectile dysfunction, over one third (36%) have low testosterone levels.4
Low testosterone can cause erectile dysfunction and/or non-responsiveness to treatment with PDE5i (phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors).
|Chronic diseases||Chronic diseases such as liver disease, kidney disease and rheumatoid arthritis are associated with low testosterone.33
In some cases, it is not clear whether the chronic illness is a cause or a consequence of low testosterone. It is possible that the causal relationship may be bi-directional.
|Normal aging||Testosterone levels decline with age in most men.
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|Medications||Certain medications, especially opioids,35-38 selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs),39 statins40‐42 and glucocorticoid medications43,44 reduce testosterone levels.
5-alpha reductase inhibitors, which inhibit DHT synthesis, impair sexual function45-47 and also reduce testosterone levels.48
|Pituitary disorders||Pituitary dysfunction can impair the release of LH and FSH, which are hormones that affect normal testosterone and sperm production, respectively.49,50|
|Cancer and cancer treatment||Cancer of the testes or pituitary tumors can lead to low testosterone production.
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|Injury to the testes||Testicular damage can cause reduced testosterone production.49,50|
|Hemochromatosis||A genetic disorder causing the body to absorb too much iron from the diet. Hemochromatosis can result in the deposition of iron in various body organs, including the hypothalamus, pituitary and testes, which impairs testosterone production.49,50
It is now recognized as a common disorder and 1 in 200 people of northern Europe may be at risk of developing iron overload.50
|HIV/AIDS||The HIV virus can cause low levels of testosterone by affecting the hypothalamus, pituitary and testes.49,50|
|Klinefelter’s syndrome||A genetic deficiency in testosterone production. Affects between 1 in 500 and 1 in 1000 men.49,50|
|Hypothalamic disorder||Abnormal development of the hypothalamus and is a risk factor for low testosterone (a.k.a. Kallmann's syndrome).49,50|
|Mumps orchitis||A mumps infection that involves the testes as well as the saliva glands may result in long-term damage affecting testosterone production if it occurs during adolescence or adulthood.49,50|
|Undescended testes||Failure of one or both of the testes to descend at birth (which occurs in approximately 1 in 4 boys born prematurely and 1 in 20 boys born at term) may lead to a failure of the testes to develop properly if the condition does not correct itself naturally within the first year of life or if not corrected in early childhood.49,50|


Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Housing affordability is a major concern for many Los Angeles County residents. Housing constitutes the single largest monthly expense for most people, and among homeowners, their homes are often their largest financial assets.
Given the high cost of housing in Los Angeles County, many residents spend a sizable portion of their incomes on housing every month and are susceptible to significant housing burden, which is defined as housing expenses totaling 30% or more of monthly income. Housing burden disproportionately affects low income individuals, renters, and communities of color, many of whom in fact experience severe housing burden, meaning that their housing costs total 50% or more of their monthly incomes. Housing burden can negatively impact health by causing significant stress and limiting the amount of money people have available to spend on other life necessities, such as food or healthcare. Housing burden can increase the risk for homelessness as well. The high cost of housing can also affect health by prohibiting access to high quality housing, which can often be too expensive. Living in poor quality housing can increase exposure to environmental hazards, such as lead, molds, and cockroaches. Lead exposure during childhood is a particular concern as it can adversely impact brain development. Exposure to molds and cockroaches can worsen underlying respiratory conditions, such as asthma in children.


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Despite strides made toward LGBTQ equality, individuals with stereotypically “gay-sounding” voices continue to face specific stigma and prejudice regardless of their sexual orientation, and are more vigilant about how their voices are perceived by others, a new study has found.
The article, published Jan. 20 in the British Journal of Social Psychology, found that not only are heterosexual adults more likely to engage in avoidant discrimination — a negative reaction to and resulting avoidance of an individual — toward “gay-sounding” voices, but that sexual minorities are also acutely aware of their voices and tend to anticipate rejection from others accordingly.
The study surveyed 510 participants across two different studies. In one study, heterosexual participants were asked to complete surveys on essentialist beliefs, prejudice and avoidant discrimination, responding to prompts such as, “When listening to a person it is possible to detect his/her sexual orientation from voice very quickly,” and, “I would not interact with a man/woman who sounds gay/lesbian if I could avoid it” on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
In the second study, gay and lesbian participants were asked to respond on the same 1-7 scale to prompts such as, “Most people will try to avoid a person who sounds like me,” or, “How often do you try to avoid certain social situations and persons (who may deride you because of your voice)” as a way of measuring expectations of rejection and vigilance regarding their voices.
The research was focused on the consequences related to essentialist beliefs about homosexuality and about the stigma that often accompanies those beliefs, according to Fabio Fasoli, a lecturer in social psychology at the University of Surrey and an author of the study. Essentialist beliefs are those that refer to the “essence” of a social category and the traits that define such a category; these beliefs are relevant to the “gaydar” mindset, where people use various traits to try to determine someone else’s sexual orientation.
The research highlighted that essentialist beliefs about homosexuality can result in “auditory gaydar,” or the use of vocal cues to infer someone else’s sexual orientation. Whether or not an individual “sounded gay” resulted in different levels of prejudice and avoidant discrimination. Generally speaking, a “gay voice” in a man is one that is higher-pitched, softer, lisping or more generally feminine, while a “lesbian voice” for a woman is one that is lower-pitched or more masculine, Fasoli said.
The findings show that “sounding gay” is something that still carries a significant stigma, especially for men. The men who believed that they “sounded gay” reported higher levels of vigilance regarding their voice, which is something that can create stress in their lives, Fasoli said.
“Sounding gay reflects common stereotypes associated with gay men that are still seen as ‘negative,’” Fasoli said. “For a man, sounding gay implies not conforming to the norm of sounding masculine and heterosexual. It is something that does not only affect gay men but also straight men whose voices do not conform to gender and sexual orientation expectations.”
This is less of an issue for lesbian women, likely due to how society does not have such a strong stereotype for what a “lesbian voice” is, Fasoli said, adding that visual cues such as clothing or hairstyles are considered stronger indicators of a woman’s sexual orientation.
The findings of this study complement previous research into essentialist beliefs and discrimination, and ultimately highlight that there’s continued societal homophobia regarding how people sound. This can cause a particular issue for people looking for employment, because their “voice may trigger subtle forms of sexual prejudice,” Fasoli said.
“People who sound gay, regardless of whether they are gay or not, are more likely to face stigma,” Fasoli added. “In this case, stigma happens because of how they sound but not because they explicitly disclosed their sexual orientation, and it is more difficult to prove that it happened.”
The research highlights that essentialist beliefs regarding how a gay or lesbian individual sounds is related to the perpetration of LGBTQ-related stigma by heterosexuals, Fasoli said, and that more work needs to be done in order to combat that stigma and design appropriate interventions.
“I am aiming to continue studying people’s experiences and ways of coping with stigma due to the ‘gay voice’ stereotypes,” Fasoli said. “This will provide us important knowledge to be used in interventions, policies, and equality training.”
The article, “Stigmatization of ‘gay‐sounding’ voices: The role of heterosexual, lesbian, and gay individuals’ essentialist beliefs,” was published Jan. 20, 2021 in The British Journal of Social Psychology. It was authored by Fabio Fasoli and Peter Hegarty, both of the University of Surrey, and David Frost of the University College London.

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Endogenous Formaldehyde Is a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Genotoxin and Metabolic Carcinogen.
Pontel LB., Rosado IV., Burgos-Barragan G., Garaycoechea JI., Yu R., Arends MJ., Chandrasekaran G., Broecker V., Wei W., Liu L., Swenberg JA., Crossan GP., Patel KJ.
Endogenous formaldehyde is produced by numerous biochemical pathways fundamental to life, and it can crosslink both DNA and proteins. However, the consequences of its accumulation are unclear. Here we show that endogenous formaldehyde is removed by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase 5 (ADH5/GSNOR), and Adh5(-/-) mice therefore accumulate formaldehyde adducts in DNA. The repair of this damage is mediated by FANCD2, a DNA crosslink repair protein. Adh5(-/-)Fancd2(-/-) mice reveal an essential requirement for these protection mechanisms in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), leading to their depletion and precipitating bone marrow failure. More widespread formaldehyde-induced DNA damage also causes karyomegaly and dysfunction of hepatocytes and nephrons. Bone marrow transplantation not only rescued hematopoiesis but, surprisingly, also preserved nephron function. Nevertheless, all of these animals eventually developed fatal malignancies. Formaldehyde is therefore an important source of endogenous DNA damage that is counteracted in mammals by a conserved protection mechanism.

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No more sleeps ’til Avalanche hockey. It’s back, baby, and it starts in just a couple of hours to boot! Am I dreaming???
The game is, indeed, on for 1 p.m. at Ball Arena. It is the Avs’ first game since Dec. 16.
Here are the expected lines and D combos for the Avs:
J. Johnson-E. Johnson
NOTEBOOK: Anaheim’s Cam Fowler, an important player on the Ducks’ defense, is questionable to play because of injury. … The Ducks have six more points than the Avs in the Western standings. But the Avs have seven games in hand. …The second period has been the Avs’ best on the season so far. Colorado is outscoring opponents 40-24 in the middle period. … At 75.7 percent, the Avs’ penalty kill ranks 27th in the league. … This will be Jared Bednar’s 400th game as Avs coach. … Erik Johnson today will tie Steven Finn for most games played in franchise history for a defenseman, at 605. … Nathan MacKinnon has a nine-game point streak (two goals, 12 assists). … Colorado has won eight straight at home and 9-0-1 in the last 10. … Avs are the highest-scoring team in the league, at 4.22 goals per game. … The Avalanche’s .667 points percentage (17-8-2) at the holiday break was their third-highest since relocating to Denver.
2000-01 23-7-5-0 .729
2013-14 23-10-3 .681
2021-22 17-8-2 .667
2019-20 23-11-3 .662
1997-98 19-8-11 .645


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Managing asthma at home is a complex problem for most families, one that requires not only appropriate responses in the face of a wheezing episode, but efforts to prevent the onset of attacks, and attempts to reduce psychologic and social burdens that asthma imposes. Until recently, there were few models of systematic attempts beyond counseling provided by individual physicians to help patients improve their self-management skills. No rigorous evaluations of asthma education and counseling had been undertaken. In less than a decade, understanding of asthma self-management has developed greatly. While no one definition of at-home management of asthma has been accepted by clinicians or researchers, several descriptive studies have reiterated a set of patient and family management tasks. read more
Further, a complement of studies is now available of rigorously evaluated asthma health education programs. Rigorous evaluation in this context means that the studies involved a large number of subjects and constituted a controlled clinical trial of the educational intervention or used a multiple time series design for evaluation. Persuasive data are available to show that educational interventions can improve self-management, reduce wheezing, help families adjust to the demands the disease imposes on family life, improve school attendance and performance, and change the use of health services, primarily, reduce emergency visits and hospitalizations. These asthma self-management programs share three basic premises: the physician and patient are partners in the management of asthma; the context for management is variable, that is, the patient, his or her situation, medical treatment and the home environment are continually changing; and at-home management tasks must fit the familys life style. At a general level, all of these programs cover the following topics: recognizing signs and symptoms of asthma; administering prescribed medicines correctly and managing side effects; remaining calm and avoiding panic; recognizing and responding to symptoms that require emergency care; reducing exposure to known triggers; normalizing the child’s physical and social activities; and communicating effectively with physicians and other health care personnel.
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The 'LOL' star is in talks to portray Bonnie Parker on the Lifetime/History show, which will be executive produced by 'Smash' EPs.
Miley Cyrus may channel an outlaw in her next TV project. The former "Hannah Montana" star is in negotiations to play Bonnie Parker on "Bonnie & Clyde" miniseries and is meeting with directors, reports say.
The four-hour show was originally developed for History Channel, but is now slated to air on History and Lifetime in the hope that it will appeal to both male and female viewers. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who have worked together for "Smash" and "Steel Magnolias" movie remake, will executive produce the miniseries.
Written by John Rice and Joe Batteer, the upcoming "Bonnie & Clyde" miniseries is based on the true story of bank robbing couple Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. There's still no word on who will play Clyde.
Miley Cyrus has been busy working on a number of feature films, including "So Undercover", since her Disney series "Hannah Montana" was canceled in 2011. She will guest star in an episode of "Two and a Half Men."

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Inspired by lazy summer days and festivals in the sun. Painted after I made a pencil sketch in Porthtowan, Cornwall.
Oil on board. This piece is ready to hang as it is, however if preferred, your local framer will easily be able to fit an external frame of your choice.
Price includes shipping to the UK and Europe. Please contact me directly to discuss shipping for the rest of the world.
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The Cape of Good Hope owes its varied cuisine to the numerous settlers from East and West who have made the Peninsula their home. This is an old Cape family recipe for pickled fish. Ingelegte (in-gh’legh-teh) is quite delicious, whether eaten with a green salad as a light luncheon dish, or served on chunks of bread. Any firm white fish may be substituted for the sole, if you prefer.
4 oz. butter
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 lb. sole or other firm white fish fillets
6 large onions, thinly sliced and pushed out into rings
2 tablespoons curry powder
8 small chillis, finely chopped
1 ½ tablespoons salt
3 tablespoons mango chutney
2 pints malt vinegar
In a large frying-pan, melt the butter with the oil over moderate heat. When the foam subsides, add the fish, a few pieces at a time, and cook for 2 minutes on each side, or until the fish is no longer opaque but not flaky.
With a slotted spoon, remove the fish pieces as soon as they are cooked, and drain them on kitchen paper towels. Transfer them to a shallow dish and leave to cool while you cook the remaining fillets in the same way.
Add about two-thirds of the onions to the butter remaining in the frying-pan and fry over moderate heat for 6 to 8 minutes, or until the onion rings are lightly browned. Reduce the heat to low and add half of the curry powder, stirring well with a wooden spoon. Add one-third of the chopped chillis, the salt and the mango chutney. Stir in just enough vinegar to make a thick paste. Remove the pan from the heat.
Place a layer of the fish in a large jar, or two smaller jars, or an earthenware crock with a tight-fitting cork. Spread the fish with a layer of the paste and cover with a second layer of fish. Continue making layers in this way until all the fish and paste have been used up. Set the jar aside.
Add the remaining onions, chillis and curry powder to the frying-pan. Pour in the remaining vinegar and bring the mix-ture to the boil over moderate heat, stirring carefully with a wooden spoon. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and cook the mixture for 10 minutes or until the onions are tender.
Pour the vinegar and onion mixture over the fish and set the jar aside to cool. When the pickled fish is quite cold, seal the jar well and keep in a cool place. The pickled fish should keep well for about a month.


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While it has nothing specifically to do with the Egyptian queen, the obelisk known as 'Cleopatra’s Needle', which stands on the north bank of the Thames on Victoria Embankment, is a genuine Ancient Egyptian artefact, presented to the British Government in 1819 in commemoration of the victories of Nelson and Abercrombie over the French in Egypt. Postage wasn't included, though, and it was not until 1877 that the obelisk finally arrived in this country – encased in a floating iron cylinder named 'Cleopatra'. Hewn from pink granite, the 'Needle' weighs an estimated 180 tonnes and stands 21 metres tall. It is one of a pair, its partner being situated in Central Park, New York City. It is flanked by two bronze sphinxes – nineteenth-century casts – one of which bears the scars of a WWI air raid.

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It’s been a while, but the latest Flaneur art and culture podcast is back in business and available for download. Each week it will include an eclectic mix of new music and reviews of exhibitions, films, theatre or other culture.
iTunes can be slow updating, so if the latest (13 November) episode isn’t there you can manually add this link. Or wait…
This episode is a relative shorty at 16 minutes long and contains:
- New single I’ve got you from Billy Momo
- Germany: Memories of a nation at the British Museum
- The Piano Man at the New Diorama theatre
- New single Manifest by Bernaccia
If you prefer there is a direct link to the file here.
Thank you and goodnight.


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A study published in the latest issue of Science suggests that changes in climate have influenced the global carbon cycle. The evidence was gathered from the high latitudes in the Northern hemisphere, where the changes in the seasonal flux were most highly pronounced.
The researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego observed changes in biodiversity and biomass, caused by migrating plants, which affected the exchange of carbon between land, oceans and the atmosphere. The scientists are convinced that human induced activities alone, such as burning of fossil fuels, cannot be held responsible.
Climatologists monitor strictly the carbon flux as it is one of the most clear indicators of the influence of increasing carbon emissions. The amount of carbon that can be absorbed by forests determines the outcome of most climate prediction models.
In general, carbon is absorbed by vegetation through the process of photosynthesis, and released back by it via respiration or plant decay. The amount of carbon, which is absorbed or released is greatly determined by the plants growing season and age.
Now, the study noted that this seasonal cycle has been changing rapidly over the past half a century. The authors of point out that this could only be possible if there were other, still unknown ecological changes, which occur in the ecosystems and cause more carbon to be absorbed as a response to the increased concentrations of the gas. This hypothesis is further supported by the fact that the northern latitudes are becoming much greener, with species migrating towards the poles to escape from the warmer temperatures.
According to one of the authors of the study, Heather D. Graven, these are only few of the known factors that could explain the recent change in the carbon cycle, but these are definitely not all.
The increased seasonal fluxes were noted after a series of continuous measurements gathered between 2009 and 2011, and compared with historical data from the period between 1958 to 1961. The measurements indicated an increase in carbon absorption with up to 60% during the plants’ growing season and at the same time a drop in carbon release with up to 50%.
We don’t yet know the exact influence this fluctuation in carbon exchange will have on the planet, but one thing is known for sure. Although forests are absorbing much more since the 1960s, the total of 2 billion metric tons per year is a small fraction of the 9 billion metric tons that humans pump into the atmosphere per year.


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Our new 16 metre Power Cat design is now completed at SeaCat Ships. She was built on spec’ and is available for immediate purchase!
Sea Trials with the twin Suzuki 325H.P. showed amazing results with a top speed of 24 knots and a comfortable cruise speed of 20 knots. Sea keeping was great and she remained nice and dry through out the trials.
This new model has an open fly bridge version with various possible commercial vessel operations such as Coastal Dive Boat, Whale Watcher, Ferry or Tour Boat.
The lower level is fitted with comfortable fabricated aluminium seating and sumbrella fabric cushions with tables that have the capacity to fit 50 passengers. As well as being suitable for dinning it also has fitted in island seating on the aft’ deck for another 13 passengers, putting the total capacity of seating at 60 passengers on the lower deck, all of which are under cover. This deck also includes a large servery/bar and a toilet/shower. The lower deck is open to allow good ventilation and has roll down clear covers in case of bad weather. The aft’ deck also features a suspended dive/viewing platform with a fold down stairwell which gives access to the water for snorkeling, scuba diving or to the beach for boarding or disembarking. The upper deck has the same fabricated aluminium seat /table arrangement the same as the lower deck to suit 20 passengers with full walk-around access for whale watching or event viewing. For coastal services she can carry up to 50 passengers and up to 70 passengers in sheltered waters.
Currently the vessel is being built to accommodate twin 350 h.p. or quad 250 h.p. 4 stroke outboard engines, however she has also been designed to accommodate inboard diesel engines options in the future.

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Ken Griffey Jr. Rocked a Badass Custom Suit and Backwards Hat During His Hall of Fame Speech (Pics + Video)
If you happened to catch part of Ken Griffey Jr.‘s emotional Hall of Fame speech on Sunday, you probably didn’t think twice about his attire. Junior looked sharp in a classic navy blue pinstripe suit and yellow tie, but it was nothing remarkable. At least, not to the naked eye.
As it turns out, The Kid was actually wearing one of the most badass custom-made suit and tie combos in the history of pro sports.
The pinstripes on the suit? They were actually made of tiny script that read “Hall of Fame Class of 2016.” And the tie? It featured a silhouette of Ken Griffey Jr.’s iconic swing.
Take a look:
Of course, that wasn’t the only fashion statement Junior made on Sunday.
Early in his career he famously wore his Mariners cap backwards around the clubhouse and during batting practice. This was somewhat controversial at the time because old-timers thought he was a brash young whippersnapper with no respect. But eventually it became his signature look.
So naturally, Junior concluded his Hall of Fame speech by putting on his Hall of Fame hat backwards, bringing his baseball life full circle.
Hat Tip – [The Score]

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Motor India aims to deliver a unique voice experience with a personal AI
assistant in the upcoming SUV – MG Astor. The British automaker announced that
the voice would be powered by none other than Paralympic athlete and Khel Ratna
Awardee Dr. Deepa Malik.
‘The Woman on Wheels’, Deepa has enlisted herself in record books for several
driving feats across deserts and mountains. She will be the voice of the
personal AI assistant in the soon-to-be launched SUV MG Astor.
has led disruption in the Indian automotive sector with many firsts like
internet-connected car Hector, pure electric SUV ZS EV, Autonomous Level I SUV
Gloster. For another industry first car – MG Astor with a personal AI assistant
– it only made sense for MG to onboard somebody like Deepa Malik who has
several firsts in her list of achievements.
about the partnership, Rajeev Chaba, President & Managing Director, MG
Motor India, said, “At MG, we strive to consistently create exciting and
meaningful experiences for our customers. In another first, we are introducing
a personal AI assistant in MG Astor. Having Deepa Malik, a woman of many
firsts, as a voice for Astor, is in line with our commitment to both community
and diversity. Deepa is the epitome of women empowerment and her voice in Astor
is a message for everyone to be unstoppable.”
Deepa Malik, the first Indian woman Paralympic
Medalist, said, “I am delighted to be the voice of the next MG SUV. I have
closely followed MG’s journey in India, and I applaud their vision. MG has not
only led the disruption in the automotive industry, but it has contributed to
the empowerment of different sections of society. It is commendable that MG’s
one-third of the active workforce is women. I am confident that MG will emerge
as a champion with the industry-leading features of Astor.”
The British brand MG in India is known for its
community and diversity-driven initiatives where it has supported women
empowerment with initiatives like Girl Child Education, ‘Drive Her Back’,
support of Patan Girls, dedicated hostels for women employees, and more.
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A delicious tea with star anise. A mixture of digestive and carminative properties, a taste buds.
Dear gourmet friends,
Because BienManger.com and its transporters' logistic capacities are limited in this period of Coronavirus crisis and because we want your orders to be delivered within a reasonable time, we are obliged to to restrict the shipment of certain products. You will be able to find "Organic Star Anise Herbal Tea" in a few weeks.