Future of Palestinian Institutions Closely Linked to Progress on Two-State Solution, Secretary-General Tells Rome Meeting
Future of Palestinian Institutions Closely Linked to Progress on Two-State
Solution, Secretary-General Tells Rome Meeting
Urging Donors to ‘Push Back’ against Israeli Occupation
Policies, Palestinian Minister Says ‘Development under Occupation Is a Charade’
ROME, 27 February — With cash-starved Palestinian institutions standing on “political quicksand”, and mounting tensions in the West Bank over settlement construction and the recent death of a Palestinian prisoner in Israeli custody, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the parties to refrain from actions that could undermine the prospects of reopening long-stalled peace negotiations.
In a message delivered on his behalf to the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People by Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Mr. Ban said the future of Palestinian institutions was closely linked to concrete achievements towards the two-State solution, and as such, failure to make tangible progress to that end “only means a continuation of the suffering, violence and instability in the whole region”.
The Seminar, organized by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, is the first such gathering since the General Assembly voted decisively in November 2012 to accord Palestine non-Member observer State status at the United Nations. Over the next two days, representatives of Governments, United Nations agencies and civil society will join senior Palestinian officials to weigh the challenges and opportunities of providing such assistance in the new reality of a State under occupation.
The Secretary-General said the meeting was taking place as the Palestinian Government faced an “unprecedented” financial crisis that put at risk the significant achievements in institution-building made in recent years under the leadership of President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. He reiterated the importance of the full transfer of Palestinian tax and customs revenues by Israel in a timely and predictable manner, and renewed his call on all donors, especially Arab countries, to fulfil their pledges and increase their support.
Meanwhile, the United Nations continued to support Palestinian institution-building, and provided critical humanitarian assistance in both the West Bank and Gaza. In response to continuing needs, he said that the Organization and its partners sought some $400 million for humanitarian action this year, with a focus on food insecurity and protection. Work was also continuing with the Palestinian Authority on elaborating the first UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a strategic plan intended to guide United Nations development programming from 2014 through 2016.
Underscoring that the viability of Palestinian institutions was linked to concrete progress on achieving the two-State solution, he said the United Nations was, therefore, deeply concerned about actions and events that might undermine that effort, including Israel’s continued illegal settlement construction and the death four days ago of Palestinian prisoner Arafat Jaradat. Calling for an independent and transparent investigation into the circumstances of Mr. Jaradat’s death, he said that a solution must be urgently found for the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody whose health conditions had dramatically deteriorated as a result of their prolonged hunger strike.
Abdou Salam Diallo (Senegal), Chairman of the Palestinian Rights Committee, echoed the Secretary-General’s concern, stressing that mass protests under way in the West Bank were a direct result of the Israeli policies of occupation, economic strangulation, and undermining of Palestinian institutions. They reflected “massive human rights violations”, of which Palestinian political prisoners were the prime target.
“Given the credible reports of abuse and torture happening in Israeli prisons, we demand a full international investigation into the death of prisoner Jaradat and into prison conditions in general,” he declared, adding that the Committee had “knocked on every door”, including that of the Security Council and the International Committee of the Red Cross, advocating the speedy release of prisoners, particularly the hunger strikers, whose lives were in imminent danger.
Calling the Seminar’s attention to Israel’s full control over some 62 per cent of the West Bank, where it continued, “recently even with more vigour”, to expand illegal settlements, he pointed out that the isolation of East Jerusalem from the West Bank and the blockade of Gaza presented in themselves “almost insurmountable obstacles” for the capacities of the Palestinian Authority.
He went on to say that the Committee deeply deplored the economic reprisals which the Israeli Government had imposed immediately after the Assembly had granted Palestine non-Member observer State status. When Palestinian tax revenues collected by Israel had been blocked, fortunately, international and regional donors had mobilized and steps were under way to release United States aid. In the meantime, Israel had transferred December taxes. “However, a resumption of the regular payments is far from certain,” he added.
The Chairman said 2013 would be a “pivotal year” for the peace process and that a push by the international community was needed on multiple fronts — political, economic, legal and on all the other major issues of interest — to re-launch international engagement, restart meaningful negotiations, achieve reconciliation, strengthen Palestinian institutions, and end the Gaza blockade.
“The reason for hope is that a narrow but vital window of opportunity may be opening on the political front,” he said. “As a Committee with a cross-cutting political and humanitarian mandate, we feel we have an important contribution to make,” he added, explaining that the body had gathered leading experts who would provide access to technical advice on the best way to take advantage of the new status of the State of Palestine. “We need to break the vicious circle of the occupation that costs the Palestinian economy nearly $7 billion per year, he declared.
Delivering the keynote address, Nabeel Kassis, Minister for Finance of the State of Palestine, said that, while the challenges on the ground in occupied Palestine were significant, there were also many opportunities. “If we work together to seize them, we can achieve our goal of ending occupation and exercising our inalienable rights, including self-determination and the establishment of an independent State,” he said, emphasizing that it was essential to ensure that Palestinians could finally exercise the rights that other free nations took for granted, but Palestine could not, due to Israel’s ongoing occupation.
He said that since the occupation began in 1967, the Palestinian economy had never been allowed to reach its full potential. Indeed, the Israeli military Government had promulgated numerous orders which forced regulations on Palestinian affairs and trade, tourism, banking and agriculture, “essentially controlling every aspect of our lives”. Unfortunately, Israel had succeeded in making the Palestinian economy subservient to its own. Even after the signing of the Oslo Accord, the Palestinian economy had been, and remained, literally surrounded by a wall, governed by a dominant colonial Power, choked by illegal settlements and undermined by Israel’s severe restrictions on movement of people and goods.
The single most important document governing the issue was the 1994 Paris Protocol, he said, recalling that it had established a Customs Union between Israel and the Palestinian territory that it occupied. By the agreement, the two parties, among other things, recognized the need to create an enabling economic environment for their respective peoples. Yet, Palestinians had little or no control over their economic affairs; all border crossings, except the Rafah crossing to Egypt, and all sea and airports were under total Israeli control. Consequently, instead of prosperity, the Palestinian people suffered rising unemployment and declining economic growth, he said, adding that, over time, they had become dependent on foreign donors and the larger Israeli economy.
He went on to point out that Israel had violated every aspect of the Protocol, and it was, therefore, high time to revisit it. By that, he did not mean renegotiating its clauses but ensuring that the measures already in place were implemented by Israel in good faith. Among the major violation were Israel’s freezing of Palestinian taxes it collected, blocking movement of goods, services and people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and Israel’s continuing policy of maintaining exclusive control over the type and quality of goods it allowed into the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
“And the list of violations goes on and on,” he continued. The common denominator was that the breaches were carried out unilaterally, with utter disregard for Palestinian priorities and previous legal agreements. Indeed, the situation could only be characterized as “colonial exploitation”, as Palestinians were deprived of the benefits of their own resources. The huge sum of money generated by settler-produced goods traded with Israel’s euro zone partners — including Ahava beauty products that exploited Palestinian Dead Sea minerals — was “shameful”, he said, emphasizing that if the average consumer knew about the harm that settler products caused, they would think twice about purchasing them. Such products should ultimately be banned, but in the meantime, they should at least be clearly labelled, he added.
The Minister urged the international community to find ways to “push back” against policies that strengthened Israel’s hold on the Palestinian economy, explaining that its illegal use of Palestinian natural resources alone had cost the local economy around $1.8 billion in 2010. Overall, the economic burden of the occupation in 2012 had been some $7 billion, he said. “This is a burden that no economy could withstand.” Such polices denied Palestinians the right to develop a stable society. “Development under occupation is a charade,” he declared, stressing that the donor community must hear that truth so that it could push back against Israeli policies rather than acquiescing to them.
Mr. Kassis went on to underline the need to build upon the overwhelming support shown by the General Assembly in November 2012, expressing hope that the international community would help bolster Palestinian institutions, which were the fruit of hard work by Palestinians and investment by the international community. He also urged support for Palestinian civil society. A “paradigm shift” must occur, whereby the donor community became more willing to challenge Israel publicly and on the ground, including by speaking out against projects that seriously disrupted the Palestinian economy.
He urged a shift from statements and resolution to concrete actions. Calling on the international community to “stand firmly with us to end occupation and economic exploitation”; that was the right thing to do for regional peace and the world at large. He reiterated his call on States to sanction companies that directly or indirectly sustained the occupation or profited from it, and noted, for example, that there was a segregated bus company operating in the territory that was off-limits to Palestinians. “This is unacceptable,” he declared.
The Minister also noted that an international security firm provided equipment and services to Israeli prisons, which held children under the age of 16 and detained some prisoners for years without charge. Just four days ago, Arafat Jaradat had died shortly after being interrogated by Israeli authorities, he recalled, welcoming in that regard calls for an independent international investigation into the matter. As for the subject at hand, he said that holding accountable corporations that profited from the occupation would send a strong message to Israel that the world would not stand for its illegal practices. “But the economy is only the icing on the political cake, and there is no need of icing if there is no cake,” he said, underscoring that an independent State was the ultimate goal for Palestinians.
He said that, while some believed the two-State solution was moribund — and it was indeed in great danger while the Israeli land-grab continued — the peace process could yet be saved “provided we move immediately and decisively”. To avoid reaching “the point of no return”, bold measures and policy changes by the international community were required. The international community should realize by now that “we are not dealing with an ordinary conflict” that was amenable to methods of conflict resolution. Rather, the situation was an act of dispossession that should be addressed through international law. “It is time to act and make those necessary, even difficult, decisions,” he emphasized.
Also addressing the opening session, Fernanda Guerrieri, Directeur de Cabinet of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Seminar host, said that over the years, the agency had devoted its efforts to helping improve the agricultural sector and to alleviating food and nutrition insecurity throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory. In particular, since 2002, it had supported the preparation and response to relevant threats through emergency relief, rehabilitation and the revitalization of productive capacity.
“These interventions are essential to enhance overall food security, reduce dependency on relief assistance and contribute to institution-building,” she said, adding that over time, FAO had developed a partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture aimed at creating an enabling environment for the whole sector. With a view to alleviating food and nutrition insecurity in Gaza, the agency’s Director-General had approved last month the extension proposed by the World Food Programme of an emergency operation to cover the full year. It sought to help the population of Gaza meet its daily food needs and enhance dietary quality, and to pre-position emergency food stocks so as to help address potential emergencies.
Looking ahead, she noted that among other challenges, given limited natural resources available and a fragile ecosystem, it would be imperative to ensure that development of the agricultural sector did not compromise the resource base for future generations. She also said FAO was helping the people of the region enhance their disaster risk reduction strategies and highlighted the need to effectively address the complex situation in the West Bank and Gaza. FAO would seek to partner with a broad array of international partners to that end, she said.
The representative of Jordan said that the Arab-Israeli peace process, which should have long ago resulted in a comprehensive settlement, had instead become an “immense threat” that could ruin the lives of the people of the region. “We must, therefore, do all we can to arrest any development affecting negatively the prospects of relaunching the final status negotiations,” he said, but he stressed that the international community could hardly mount a joint response to the pressing challenges if every week brought news of Israeli settlement activity, especially in the E1 area, which would “doom” the two-State solution. International law on the issue remained clear, regardless of whatever position the Israeli Supreme Court might choose to take. “The two-State solution is the only solution. There are no alternatives,” he declared, stressing that that long-hoped-for goal was the “only gateway” to ensuring peace, security and stability in the region and beyond.
The representative of Venezuela said that his Government reaffirmed its support to the efforts of the Palestinian people to achieve self-determination. The Venezuelan Government condemned all Israeli policies that solidified its occupation of Palestinian lands and sought to undermine their heroic efforts towards self-determination. It also condemned violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip. While expressing its support for the two-State solution, Venezuela would also call for the release of Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel in inhuman conditions. He also reaffirmed his country’s call on the Security Council to reassess the Palestinian application for full membership in the United Nations. Finally, he announced that Venezuela was set to host a meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People in Caracas on 17 and 18 April 2013.
The representative of Morocco recalled the General Assembly’s historic decision to grant Palestine non-Member observer State status in the United Nations and welcomed that decision as recognition of the hard work and strenuous efforts carried out by the Palestinian people and their institutions. The situation of the Palestinian people would continue to be a major priority on Morocco’s political agenda and it would spare no effort to ensure that they exercised their right to self-determination. It would step up its humanitarian efforts to help alleviate the suffering of the population in the Gaza Strip due to the latest actions of Israel. Morocco reiterated its appeal to the international community to shoulder its responsibilities by calling for a firm, definitive end to the situation in the Palestinian territory.
The representative of Namibia said the ongoing serious challenges in the Occupied Palestinian Territory clearly illustrated the compelling need for the international community to assist the Palestinian people living under occupation. He recalled that following the Assembly’s historic decision on 29 November 2012, Israel had immediately announced its intention to press ahead with its illegal settlement activity. The international community must hold Israel accountable for any actions that undermined the peace process. Namibia shared the view that a just and comprehensive settlement of the question of Palestine was essential to ensuring peace in the Middle East region. While there was no substitute for negotiations, that exercise must not be open-ended, he said, reaffirming his Government’s call for time-bound talks.
The representative of Senegal said that the discussions to be held over the next two days were justified in light of the ongoing actions being carried out by Israel to confiscate or obstruct all means of the Palestinian Authority to build an independent State. Senegal was concerned by the dire consequences of the many restrictions imposed by Israel on the Palestinian people, he said, noting that the troubling number of checkpoints that hindered the movement of people, as well as the ongoing construction of the separation wall. Senegal was also concerned by the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and he urged the international community to maintain a focus on human rights as it sought to address the challenges in that area. Even in the face of such challenges, the Palestinian leadership had been able to carry out a remarkable programme of institution-building. The international community, including the diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East peace process, must spare no effort to ensure a comprehensive settlement to the conflict was achieved.
A representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean said that his organization was implementing its relevant programmes to help the parties address the core settlement issues, and it was continuing to monitor the situation on the ground. It had also responded quickly, in coordination with other organizations, to assist in negotiating a ceasefire following the strife in Gaza last year. The Assembly was carrying out an action plan to stimulate trade in the Mediterranean, aiming to identify instruments that stimulated growth in the region. A special session of that meeting would be devoted to Palestine.
The representative of Algeria said that the Palestinian people endured untold suffering due to the Israeli occupation. He said that, while the General Assembly had sent a strong message of international support to the Palestinian people, Israel had launched a raft of punitive measures against them, aimed at, among others, preventing the establishment of a viable contiguous Palestinian State. He drew attention to Israel’s “financial smothering” of the Palestinian institutions, which was being exacerbated by the failure of international partners to live up to their commitments in recent years. In that light, he urged the international community to scale up its assistance so that those gaps could be bridged and the needs of the Palestinian people could be met.
The representative of the Russian Federation called for efforts that would assist the Palestinian people to build their own capacities. He said that, while his delegation had voted in favour of the Assembly’s decision on 29 November 2012, it had stressed that that measure did not obviate the need for negotiations that would lead to a comprehensive and just solution. He went on to outline his Government’s bilateral efforts to assist the Palestinian people, including through support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and in the fields of education and health, chiefly to ensure payment of teachers and doctors.
The representative of the League of Arab States said that Israel had made endless attempts to disrupt the efforts of the Palestinian people to build an independent State. The Arab League had decided to set up a broad programme of support to the Palestinian people, including through UNRWA. He recalled the recent meeting held in Tokyo which had considered ways to bolster cooperation on efforts to provide support to the Palestinian people. Overall, he said that much would be required to ensure the establishment of a Palestinian State; “however, it is a responsibility which we all share and we hope the international community is up to it”.
A representative of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation said that one of the main challenges facing the international community was Israel’s ongoing occupation of Palestinian lands. Indeed, that decades-long occupation had wrought untold damage to the Palestinian economy. Israel continued to carry out its settlement expansion policy and other measures to change facts on the ground, threatening the efforts to establish an independent and contiguous Palestinian State. All this was being done in contravention of international law and he expressed the Organization’s firm belief that the Security Council and the wider international community must uphold their responsibility to address the situation.
A representative of the Union for the Mediterranean said that it was important to support both the immediate and strategic needs of the Palestinian people, including issues such as the lack of fresh, clean water. The Union was supporting a desalinization project, with assistance from a host of other intergovernmental agencies. The Palestinian people deserved to live in peace and freedom, but they also deserved to drink clean water, he said, pledging his Organization’s ongoing commitment to that end.
A representative of Ecuador said that the Security Council and the wider international community had the responsibility to reinvigorate the Israeli-Palestinian process. The international community must ensure that Israel carried out its obligations to bring about peace. She announced that her Government was prepared to host next year a meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People in Quito.
The United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People will reconvene at 3 p.m. today.
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The passing game, however, seems a concern. Brady's 126 passing yards were his fewest in a game since Week 17, 2014, versus Buffalo when TB12 played just one half and attempted only 16 passes. Brady completed just 54.2 percent of his 24 pass attempts, marking the third time this season he's been below the 55 percent completion mark.
After the 24-12 victory, coach Bill Belichick noted that the passing game could have been better, but mostly shrugged at making an assertion about the offense.
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On Monday morning, in his weekly hit on WEEI Radio, Brady added, "There were certainly some plays we could have executed better," via NFL Network's Mike Giardi.
The other issue for New England is Brady's knee. The quarterback clearly doesn't look right as he deals with a left knee injury.
Despite evidence to the contrary, Brady insisted Monday he feels "great." He wouldn't discuss the knee injury when asked specifically if he's dealing with an MCL sprain.
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Latitude XT: Dell’s first “tablet” one month before the official announcement
Dell is not a leader in the Tablet PC mobile market. Until recently, such offers were simply absent in its assortment.
Now the French resource LesDeLLiens has published information about the upcoming Latitude XT laptop, which, in all likelihood, will be the first “tablet” Dell.
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In such laptops it will be possible to install up to 3 GB of DDR2-667 memory.
The display will be 12.1-inch with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, with users having the freedom to choose between traditional Cold Catode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) backlighting and LED backlighting, which provides better color reproduction at higher temperatures. low weight and energy consumption.
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The Shape of Water won four Oscars at the 2018 Academy Awards – the most of any of the year’s nominated movies – including Best Picture and Best Director for Guillermo Del Toro, who was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay (which he didn’t win).
The Shape of Water also won Oscars for Best Original Score (by Alexandre Desplat) and Best Production Design and Set Decoration.
Best Actor, Gary Oldman; Best Actress, Frances McDormand
But the critically acclaimed movie about a mute woman’s love for an exotic sea creature was shut out of the acting awards. Instead, the year’s Best Actor Oscar went to Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour, in which he played British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the eve of World War II.
The Best Actress Oscar went to Frances McDormand for her role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, as an angry mother who leases three billboards outside her small Missouri town on which she excoriated the local sheriff’s department for its failure to solve the murder of her teen-aged daughter.
Best Supporting Actor, Sam Rockwell; Best Supporting Actress, Allison Janney
One of McDormand’s co-stars, Sam Rockwell, won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as an incompetent sheriff’s deputy.
Female Empowerment Was Oscar Theme
But besides the awards themselves, the most conspicuous theme of the 90th annual movie awards put on by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood was a celebration of female empowerment in the wake of the sex harassment scandals that gripped the movie production community for the previous year.
Host Jimmy Kimmel set the tone in his opening monologue when he joked about disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein. “Oscar is the most beloved and respected man in Hollywood,” Kimmel said as he moved close to a life-sized Oscar statue on stage at the Dolby Theatre.
“And there's a very good reason why,” Kimmel said. “Just look at him. Keeps his hands where you can see them. Never says a rude word. And most importantly, no penis at all. He is literally a statue of limitations. And that's the kind of men we need more of in this town! …"
“What happened with Harvey [Weinstein], what's happening all over was long overdue,” Kimmel added. “We can't let bad behavior slide anymore. The world is watching us. We need to set an example.”
Kimmel Jabbed at Vice President Mike Pence
Kimmel also took a shot at Vice President Mike Pence and his conservative views. “Another young actor nominated for the first time is Timothée Chalamet,” said Kimmel, referring to the 22-year-old Best Actor nominee for the gay coming-of-age film Call Me By Your Name.
“He’s the star of a small but powerful story, Call Me By Your Name,” Kimmel said. “Only two of the Best Picture movies made more than $100 million. That's not the point. We don't make films for money. We make them to upset Mike Pence!”
Screenplay Oscar for ‘Call Me By Your Name’
Call Me By Your Name won one Oscar – Best Adapted Screenplay – which went to veteran director and screenwriter James Ivory.
From Jane Fonda to Jodie Foster: A Roster of Female Presenters
The roster of presenters at the 2018 Oscars was dominated by women – many of them past Oscar winners – including Hollywood legends Eva Marie Saint, 93, Best Supporting Actress winner for On the Waterfront (1955); Rita Moreno, 86, Best Supporting Actress winner for West Side Story (1962); and Jane Fonda, 80, Best Actress winner for Klute (1972).
Many of the presenters delivered messages of solidarity with women who have had the courage to blow the whistle on sex harassment. Presenters Ashley Judd, Annabella Sciorra and Salma Hayek appeared together to introduce a pre-produced video segment about the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.
Jodie Foster, Jennifer Lawrence Joke About Meryl Streep
In one of the award show’s comedic highlights, Jodie Foster and Jennifer Lawrence got some laughs at Meryl Streep’s expense when the two actresses teamed up to present the Best Actress award. Foster was on crutches, and she and Lawrence joked that Streep had arranged to injure her, like Tonya Harding had done to her skating rival Nancy Kerrigan in one of the year’s nominated movies I, Tonya.
Immigrants Lupita Nyong’o, Kumail Nanjiani Show Support for ‘Dreamers’
Other presenters — such as the duo of Lupita Nyong’o, Oscar winner for 12 Years a Slave in 2013 who was born in Mexico and raised in Kenya, and Kumail Nanjiani, an immigrant from Pakistan who was nominated for Best Original Screenplay for The Big Sick in 2018 — gave messages of support to immigrants, including so-called dreamers who have been threatened with deportation.
“Like everyone in this room and everyone watching at home, we are dreamers,” Nyong’o said. “We grew up dreaming of one day working in the movies. Dreams are the foundation of Hollywood, and dreams are the foundation of America.”
Saluting Hollywood History on 90th Oscars
But not every memorable moment of the 90th Oscars concerned issues of empowerment or equality. Much of the telecast, which went for nearly three-and-a-half hours on ABC, was styled as a salute to Hollywood history, including the elaborate backgrounds and sets on-stage that mimicked the ornate interiors of 1920s and ’30s movie palaces.
The 2018 Oscar’s evening-long salute to Hollywood history got under way with the pre-produced opening segment that opened the show. Rendered in black-and-white, the segment had Kimmel narrating the action like it was an old-time newsreel. Though it was a spoof of old-time news films, the bit was also part of the evening’s “90 Oscars” celebration.
In addition, montages of actors and actresses who won Oscars throughout the award’s 90 years were shown before each category’s 2018 nominees were announced.
Oscars Paid Tribute to America’s Veterans
And Native-American actor Wes Studi, himself a Vietnam War veteran, introduced a montage of clips from classic Hollywood war movies as the Motion Picture Academy paid tribute to America’s veterans.
Other Winners ‘Dunkirk,’ ‘Coco,’ ‘Blade Runner 2049’
While The Shape of Water won the most Oscars on the night, Dunkirk won three, and Three Billboards, Darkest Hour, Coco and Blade Runner 2049 each won two. Phantom Thread, which represented Best Actor nominee Daniel Day-Lewis’ swansong as a movie actor, won only one award, for Best Costume Design.
Dunkirk, director Christopher Nolan’s epic about the British army’s miraculous evacuation of Dunkirk, France, in 1940, won Oscars for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing.
Besides Gary Oldman’s win for Best Actor, Darkest Hour won an Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
Blade Runner 2049 won Oscars for Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins) and Best Visual Effects.
Coco won Oscars for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song (“Remember Me”).
‘Lady Bird’ Was Shut Out
Lady Bird, which many considered a favorite for several Oscars, was shut out – including its director and screenwriter, Greta Gerwig, who based the story of a teen-aged girl coming of age in Sacramento, Calif., on her own life. Gerwig was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Lady Bird, but did not win either award.
Jordan Peele Was First African-American Screenplay Winner
The Best Original Screenplay Oscar went to Jordan Peele for Get Out, for which he was also nominated for Best Director. Peele’s Oscar for Best Original Screenplay represented the first time that an African-American had ever won an Oscar in that category. Get Out was nominated for Best Picture but did not win.
Nominated Women Who Did Not Win
Gerwig was one of several women who were nominated for Oscars this year who did not win, despite the evening’s emphasis on female achievement. Another was Rachel Morrison, nominee for Best Cinematographer for Mudbound, the first woman ever nominated for cinematography in the Oscars’ 90-year history.
Frances McDormand Paid Tribute to Women Nominees
When Frances McDormand won her Oscar, she invited every woman in the theater who had been nominated that evening to stand and take a bow, whether they won or not. She also made an unprecedented request, encouraging all actors to request inclusion riders, which would require producers to diversify a project's cast and crew, as part of their contractual agreements. It was one of the evening’s most dramatic moments.
Kimmel Led Stars in Elaborate Thank You To Moviegoers
In one very elaborate bit, Kimmel led a contingent of top stars up the aisle of the theater and out the door to a movie theater across the street where they surprised an audience watching a preview of A Wrinkle in Time, which is set to be released on March 9th.
Joining Kimmel on this impromptu mission to thank moviegoers for buying tickets and going to the movies for 90 years were Guillermo Del Toro, Lupita Nyong’o, Armie Hammer, Mark Hamill, Margot Robbie and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Basketball Star Kobe Bryant Won an Oscar
Among the surprise winners of the night was NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who won an Oscar in the Best Animated Short Film category for Dear Basketball, which Bryant wrote and co-produced. He shared his Oscar with director Glen Keane.
Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty Reunited To Announce Best Picture
Though it had been rumored in the days leading up to the Oscars, the appearance on-stage of Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, the co-stars of Bonnie and Clyde (1967), in the telecast’s final minutes to present the Best Picture Oscar came as a surprise to most.
The appearance was no doubt arranged in order to give the two veteran stars a second chance at getting the Best Picture announcement right following the snafu a year earlier when Beatty declared La La Land as Best Picture, when the winner was actually Moonlight – a mistake that led to bedlam on-stage at the close of the 2017 Oscars.
In 2018, the two stars got it right when they awarded the Best Picture Oscar to The Shape of Water.

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Greece: debate starts on a new bail-out
Greece seems to have returned to centre stage after having remained out of the spotlight over the last few months. This is not only due to the visit by the troika (made up of the ECB, the EC and the IMF) to carry out its fifth review of the country's adjustment programme but particularly because the need to approve another aid programme is once again being debated. The amount and scope are still unknown but, unlike on previous occasions, the markets have reacted calmly, hardly altering the risk premium on ten-year Greek bonds compared with the German bund.
In the troika's last review carried out in July additional financing requirements were detected for 2014 and 2015 totalling 10.9 billion euros, of which 4.4 billion correspond to the coming year. Given that the Greek government would not run out of funds until the middle of next year, the troika still has room to discuss, if necessary, the characteristics of a third bail-out. Nevertheless, the financing gap in 2014 should be met before this year ends, either by extending the current programme or by resorting to the capital markets given that, according to the IMF's own internal regulations, it cannot provide financial aid if the net borrowing for the coming twelve months is not already covered.
This budget gap can mainly be explained by delays in implementing the agenda of structural reforms, specifically in terms of the public administration and privatisation. In the first case, there are delays in the regime governing labour mobility for 25,000 civil servants although the government has promised to implement this before the end of the year. The delays are more evident regarding the programme to privatise assets held by the public administration and it is likely that only 60% of the 2.5 billion euros (1.4% of GDP) planned for year-end will be achieved.
These delays should not detract from the significant progress made by the Greek authorities in rectifying the country's imbalances, both fiscal and external. Regarding fiscal adjustment, a primary surplus is forecast for the end of this year which would help the country to start meeting debt interest payments using its own resources. With regard to external imbalances, the current account deficit has been reduced significantly (from –10.1% in 2010 to –3.4% of GDP in 2012), although this improvement is largely due to a reduction in imports thanks to shrinking domestic demand and not to structural reforms to improve competitiveness. Certainly unit labour costs are starting to fall (by 13% since 2011) but this has not led to a rise in exports for the moment.
Broadly speaking, the Greek economy is complying with its aid programme and we expect economic activity to start growing in 2014 after six years of recession and with a fall in GDP of 24%. But, in spite of this progress, certain risks must still be taken into consideration. The delays in structural reforms are one of the key issues as the country's medium-term growth capacity could rapidly be jeopardised; a delay that such a country, with its public debt at 176% of GDP and significant structural imbalances, cannot permit itself. The signing of a new bail-out for Greece will probably not raise tensions again in the financial markets of the so-called peripheral countries but the longer the Greek government takes to implement a credible adjustment programme, the tougher it will be for the country to regain the confidence of the markets.

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President Obama’s Memorial Day Message
President Obama was Monday’s KVML “Newsmaker of the Day”. Here are his words:
“Hi, everybody. This week, I’ve been speaking about America’s national security – our past, our present, and our future.
On Thursday, I outlined the future of our fight against terrorism – the threats we face, and the way in which we will meet them.
On Friday, I went to Annapolis to celebrate the extraordinary young men and women of the United States Naval Academy’s Class of 2013 – the sailors and Marines who will not only lead that fight, but who will lead our country for decades to come.
And on Monday, we celebrate Memorial Day. Unofficially, it’s the start of summer – a chance for us to spend some time with family and friends, at barbecues or the beach, getting a little fun and relaxation in before heading back to work.
It’s also a day on which we set aside some time, on our own or with our families, to honor and remember all the men and women who have given their lives in service to this country we love.
They are heroes, each and every one. They gave America the most precious thing they had – “the last full measure of devotion.” And because they did, we are who we are today – a free and prosperous nation, the greatest in the world.
At a time when only about one percent of the American people bear the burden of our defense, the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform isn’t always readily apparent. That’s partly because our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and coast guardsmen are so skilled at what they do. It’s also because those who serve tend to do so quietly. They don’t seek the limelight. They don’t serve for our admiration, or even our gratitude. They risk their lives, and many give their lives, for something larger than themselves or any of us: the ideals of liberty and justice that make America a beacon of hope for the world.
That’s been true throughout our history – from our earliest days, when a tiny band of revolutionaries stood up to an Empire, to our 9/11 Generation, which continues to serve and sacrifice today.
Every time a threat has risen, Americans have risen to meet it. And because of that courage – that willingness to fight, and even die – America endures.
That is the purpose of Memorial Day. To remember with gratitude the countless men and women who gave their lives so we could know peace and live in freedom.
And we must do more than remember.
We must care for the loved ones that our fallen service members have left behind.
We must make sure all our veterans have the care and benefits they’ve earned, and the jobs and opportunity they deserve.
We must be there for the military families whose loved ones are in harm’s way – for they serve as well.
And above all, we must make sure that the men and women of our armed forces have the support they need to achieve their missions safely at home and abroad.
The young men and women I met at the Naval Academy this week know the meaning of service. They’ve studied the heroes of our history. They’ve chosen to follow in their footsteps – to stand their watch, man a ship, lead a platoon. They are doing their part. And each of us must do ours.
So this weekend, as we commemorate Memorial Day, I ask you to hold all our fallen heroes in your hearts.
And every day, let us work together to preserve what their sacrifices achieved – to make our country even stronger, even more fair, even more free. That is our mission. It is our obligation. And it is our privilege, as the heirs of those who came before us, and as citizens of the United States of America.
The “Newsmaker of the Day” is heard every weekday morning on AM 1450 KVML at 6:47, 7:47 and 8:47 AM.

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The Flowood-based private company said that it would enhance parts of the refinery and expand its tank farm. It said the changes, in addition to allowing it to make more products, would allow Ergon to feed the refinery with more kinds of crude oil.
A new study suggests fracking triggered hundreds of small, unnoticeable earthquakes in eastern Ohio late last year, months before the state first linked seismic activity to the much-debated oil-and-gas extraction technique.
An Illinois legislative panel has put off voting on rules for high-volume oil and gas extraction until next month, as it grapples with how to ensure regulations are fair to industry while protecting the environment.
The manufacturing sector, already a leading component of the U.S. economy, would benefit significantly if the crude oil ban were lifted, according to a new study.
If you're a driver, a shipper or an airline, low oil prices sure feel nice. But there are downsides to the recent plunge in oil prices — for the oil industry and for the economy.
A $4 billion factory is planned in North Dakota that will convert natural gas liquids into plastic, company and state officials said.
Targa Resources is buying Atlas Pipeline Partners and Atlas Energy in a deal valued at close to $6 billion, creating a huge energy transportation and storage company.
Wide-scale deployment of emerging technology that converts used, non-recycled plastics into oil could generate up to $9 billion in annual U.S. economic output and create upwards of 40,000 domestic jobs, according to a report released by the American Chemistry Council.
Connecticut oil dealers are suing over Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's drive to expand the use of natural gas, demanding environmental reviews.
As the governor’s race heats up in Pennsylvania, one of the central issues is whether to enact a severance tax on natural gas. Democratic candidate Tom Wolf has emphasized that Pennsylvania is the only state without a severance tax and critics of the status quo argue that the state is giving away resources by not imposing the tax...
An international arbitration panel ordered Venezuela's socialist government on Thursday to pay $1.6 billion to Exxon Mobil for the seizure of a major oil project in the South American country and other losses.
A satellite that measured the potent global-warming gas methane in the atmosphere has found a surprising hot spot over the southwestern U.S.
Shale drillers must overcome image issues and endeavors to raise charges in the event that they need to grab a chance to make Pennsylvania a long term energy center, analyst and administrators stated.
American Midstream Partners will build a new natural gas pipeline that will preserve service to thousands of customers from Winnsboro, Louisiana, to Natchez, Mississippi.
Danish toy maker Lego said Thursday it won't renew a deal allowing Shell to hand out Lego sets at its gas stations in some 30 countries, following a viral campaign protesting Arctic drilling.
A Vietnamese oil tanker missing for a week was released by pirates who stormed the ship and siphoned off some of its cargo, a crew member said Thursday.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling for unlimited natural gas and oil exports, saying it would help the American economy and aid American allies threatened by Russia's control of European natural gas supplies.
A Canadian National Railway Company freight train carrying dangerous goods has derailed in central Saskatchewan in Canada and has caught fire.
First-of-its-kind data relating to the depressurisation of CO2 pipelines is being made freely available today through industry cooperation. This will help fill knowledge gaps associated with the safe and reliable pipeline transport of CO2 and result in cost efficiencies through a significantly improved design basis for CO2 pipelines.
Analysts estimate that the Islamic State group gets up to $3 million a day in revenue from oil fields seized in Iraq and Syria. Oil smuggling was a booming business until about six months ago, when Turkish authorities ramped up a multi-layered crackdown that has significantly disrupted the illicit trade...
Chevron's Canadian subsidiary is selling its 30 percent stake in its Duvernay shaleplay to Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co. in a $1.5 billion deal.
Officials approved plans Friday to spend $627 million on 44 projects meant to aid recovery from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, but environmentalists are fuming that $58 million will go to an Alabama beachfront hotel they say will hurt rather than help the Gulf.
A fire Thursday at an offshore natural gas platform in Alaska's Cook Inlet destroyed the crew's living quarters and forced four workers to evacuate.
Oil and gas exploration and production company Pluspetrol Resources is buying Apco Oil and Gas for $427 million.
Using a new breed of seismic technology, Shell’s engineers discovered a whole untapped field – called Cardamom – hidden behind a vast salt deposit, 4 miles (6.4 km) below the sea floor. To reach its oil, Auger drilled one of the world’s longest wells.

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In the winter everyone is all about slow-cooking, braising, and things that simmer away for hours with the promise of hearty food at the end. But now we're heading into the season of "I don't want to heat up the kitchen with the oven."
One clever way to approach cooking in the warmer weather is to amass a little arsenal of vinaigrettes, sauces, and dressings. These can do double duty as a marinade, turn a very simply grilled or broiled piece of fish or meat into something fabulous, and just make your life very easy in general. And of course this is salad season, and changing up the dressing makes it a lot more interesting from day to day.
Having said all of that, let us add: five ingredients or less! 15 minutes! We know, it's awesome! We will say right here, right now, that we didn't count salt and pepper if that pushed the number of ingredients over the limit. We admit that once or twice we've gotten into the express line in the supermarket and feigned surprise that we had 11 items in our carts, but in this case we really made a conscious decision that salt and pepper are like air and water--basic necessities. So toss, drizzle, dollop, nap, ladle and dunk away.
Nut-Free Basil Pesto with Pecorino Romano A simple go-to recipe for pesto means you can add spark to everything from pasta to crostini to eggs to rice to grilled meats so easily. And nothing smells or tastes more summery than fresh basil!
Sriracha Mayo This spicy 5-ingredient sauce is amazing on burgers, sandwiches or as a dip for vegetables or cooked shrimp. It’s also the perfect condiment for fried fish and seafood. You could stir in 1/2 to 1 teaspoon honey if you want a touch of sweetness.
Basic Vinaigrette Knowing how to make a fast, excellent salad dressing is a serious life skill, and one that will make you a MVG (Most Valuable Guest).
Pizza Sauce Whether you use this sauce with homemade or store-bought pizza dough, or make pita or English Muffin Pizzas, this fresh tasting sauce will bring your pizza to another level.
Creamy Goat Cheese Dressing This is tangier than ranch, with a bit more presence. It’s great for a salad with robust vegetables and flavorful lettuces.

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but it happens.
there's this point of surrender when you just don't give a damn which way things are gonna go.
at that point you can find me either curled up in a tiny ball or doing something i love.
today i started making books. because the world needs my handmade journals made from beautiful papers, ribbons and all manner of things recycled.
mostly i sat down to make books because i was tired of working on my business and i wanted to play. but play in a way the feeds my soul.
there is nothing more filling then creating beauty.


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Barbara Stauffacher Solomon (b. 1928) is a renowned San Francisco-based graphic and landscape designer best known for her 1966 supergraphics at The Sea Ranch in Northern California. Solomon’s iconic style of mixing Swiss Modernism with West Coast Pop pioneered a fresh, new look that came to be called California Cool and is recognized as a seminal moment in the history of graphic design.
In 1990, SFMOMA mounted an exhibition of Solomon’s Ping Pong Table paintings. The paintings are the same size as actual ping pong tables. Her intent was to use the ping pong table's green rectangle to evoke the green rectangles of parks, gardens, public squares, and parking lots, a theme she explored in her 1998 book Green Architecture and the Agrarian Garden. We will recreate elements of the SFMOMA exhibition, pairing paintings with ping pong tables that can be used by visitors, at the A+D Center.
Breaking all the Rules will reference architecture, landscape architecture, and graphic design, and will feature a new interior supergraphic designed by Solomon for the interior of the A+D Center; the Ping Pong Pavilion; and an extensive selection of Solomon’s drawings from the 1980s to the present.
This exhibition is organized by Brooke Hodge, Director of Architecture and Design, with generous support from Donna MacMillan, Yvonne & Steve Maloney, Dr. Roswitha Kima Smale, L.J. Cella, and Vicki & Bill Hood.
Exhibition Season Sponsors: David Kaplan & Glenn Ostergaard, Dorothy C. Meyerman, and the Herman & Faye Sarkowsky Charitable Foundation.

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Microsoft released an update for the Bing search experience that will make it easier for people to check information on new movies and shows while you’re browsing alongside the ability to spot all that’s new and interesting on Netflix and other streaming services.
Other new features have been implemented, too, like a new tabbed experience for mobile devices and more.
Bing to surface trending content on streaming services
Bing now has the ability to surface trending content on streaming services such as Amazon Prime and Netflix. Microsoft also added a new tabbed experience targeted at mobile devices.
In other words, whenever you search for your favorite movies and artists, you will be able to check out more information on them in dedicated tabs. For instance, searching for a particular film will bring up separate tabs showing an overview, nearby showtimes, cast members, and reviews.
This new feature is quite similar to the tabbed setup featured in Google’s searches. If you have used that before, you won’t have any troubles using Bing’s brand new interface.
Create collections of images and videos
There will also be a feature called My Saves that will let you create collections of videos and images you find on Bing. To be able to use this all, you’ll have to click the plus icon at the bottom left of an image. Then, Bing will save it for you and you’ll be able to check it out later.
All these features mentioned above are now ready to be used, so don’t waste any more time and check them all out to see how they’re working!
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RIVIẼRE - Heal (T-Shirt + Digipak CD Album Bundle)
Release Date: 20th January 2017 Label: Basick Records Genre: Rock/Progressive
TRACKLISTING: 1. New Cancer 2. Golden Wounds 3. Symbol 4. Satin Night 5. Cobalt 6. Binary Love 7. Yosemite
Pioneering progressive label Basick Records are delighted to announce the signing of new band RIVIẼRE. The French post-prog metal band are set to release their debut LP 'Heal' on January 20th 2017, and you can have a sneak listen of the first single 'Golden Wounds' here:
The Toulouse four-piece are an impressive cross-genre blend. Their roots firmly in progressive metal and post-rock, the band also display strong elements of post-hardcore, alternative metal and - staggeringly - 80s electro. For fans of Karnivool, Deftones, Tool, Thrice and more, RIVIẼRE's material makes for an immensely interesting and satisfying listen.
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Will bus service 666 travel on the highway to hell?
That quip was among online responses to the new service, which sports a number linked to the devil in Christianity.
The new service runs from Punggol to the city and starts operating next Monday. It was among five new City Direct Services announced on Monday by the Land Transport Authority (LTA).
The others are service 667, serving Clementi and Dover; 668, serving Ang Mo Kio; 669, serving Bedok; and 670, serving Yishun.
The LTA's Facebook post introducing service 666 drew about 90 comments as of Tuesday (Feb 23) evening.
Most people were amused and joked about the association with Satan. Facebook user Sivaraj Pragasm quipped: "(I) always suspected Satan was living in Punggol."
But others were serious and concerned it could be insensitive to Christians. "Couldn't you guys have chosen another number? This is so insensitive," commented Mr James Poon on LTA's Facebook post.
"Singapore being a multiracial and multireligious society, our government services should put more thought into such details," Mr Poon, a 30-year-old self-employed Christian, told The Straits Times.
LTA declined to comment.
City Direct Services connect the heartland with the Central Business District and run on weekdays during morning and evening peak periods, excluding public holidays.


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This week the weekend challenge is to set long-term, mid-range and short-term financial goals. These goals are important as you move on to set up your budget. They can determine how much you should save and where you can splurge a little bit. Look at your environment and create a supportive environment to help you reach your goals. Your finances affect often life goals and so it is important to consider financial goals on a regular basis.
First, write down three long-term goals. These goals should be twenty to thirty years away. They may include your retirement goals as well as other financial goals that you may have set for yourself. It helps to set up a firm amount that you need to save in order to achieve these goals. For example I would like to retire sometime during my fifties and travel extensively. A good amount to save for retirement each year is fifteen percent of your gross income. This number can include employee matching programs.
Next, write down at least three mid-range goals that you would like to accomplish in the next ten years. Depending on where you are in life, you may include a home purchase or paying off your mortgage. Other worthwhile ten year goals may be starting your own business, or purchasing real estate investments. It may be long-term career changes that will take time achieve or an income level that you would like to reach.
Now it is time to focus on your short-term goals. These may be getting out of debt, saving for a vacation or a down payment on a house, funding your emergency fund, making a career change or increasing your salary. They may be as small and as specific as increasing your savings by $100.00 a month or cutting back on your grocery budget.
Finally, you need to go through and write down next to each goal three steps that you need to do in order to achieve that goal. For my retirement goal I need to contribute regular to my retirement savings. I also need to find other streams of income, such as rental properties, that I can rely on once I retire. Finally I need to set up a good financial plan to make sure that I reach these goals. I plan to focus on finding additional streams of income after I have accomplished other goals such as paying off my house.
It is important to realize that you will not take all of the steps you have listed this year, especially for your long-term or mid-range goals. Your short-term goals should be moving you towards reaching those goals. One goal everyone should consider is getting out of consumer debt. This frees up income and allows you to begin to save your money so that you can accomplish the things that are most important to you.
Next week, we will set up a financial plan and a budget that will help you reach these goals. In the meantime write them down and put them where you can see them on a regular basis. It is important to remember what you are working towards.

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Meb Keflezighi has used UCAN since before the product that changed his sports nutrition for the better had a name. Ritz, aka Dathan Ritzenhein, is a new member of the UCAN team. But, as an athlete looking to make his fourth Olympic team, Dathan realizes that nutrition plays a major role.
The crowd at the Marriott Marquis on October 31, 2015 was the largest that this writer has seen at a UCAN conference. Meb and Dathan provided the star power, but the UCAN product is convincing many athletes, elite and citizen runners, that UCAN should be part of the sports nutritional arsenal as they train towards their running goals.
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Man Killed In Backhoe Crash
Construction-related accidents do not always happen on construction sites. Sometimes machinery will go out on the roadways with passenger vehicles and cause collisions. These crashes can cause injuries or death.
A 78-year-old man from Englewood was killed after his pickup truck collided with a backhoe. The fatal accident occurred on the evening of July 9 on Forest Avenue in Paramus.
The man was driving a Ford Ranger north in the left lane of Forest Avenue when he collided with the backhoe. The crash caused the Ranger to spin around.
The driver of the backhoe, a 40-year-old man from Elmwood Park, had swerved to avoid a deer in the road when the pickup truck hit it. Police officers arrived and found the driver of the Ranger unresponsive. They removed him from the truck and began performing CPR on him.
The man was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he later died. The backhoe is owned by Suez North America, which is based in New Jersey. No criminal charges have been filed. The crash remains under investigation.
Common Construction Accidents
Our communities depend on construction work. While construction is necessary, it is also very dangerous. That’s why states and cities have building codes in place. They are for the safety of the public.
Building a home or commercial building requires numerous elements, including electricity, plumbing, tools, machinery, trenches, and much more. Some buildings are very tall, which means heights are involved. Heights can mean fatal falls.
In fact, falls are one of the “fatal four.” This means it is one of the four most dangerous causes of construction accidents and one of the most common as well, accounting for 35% of construction accidents. The other three are:
- Electrocution. Construction work often occurs near power lines and other sources of power. Because of this, it is easy to mistakenly hit power lines with machinery and equipment.
- Getting caught in equipment or machinery. Much of the equipment used on a construction site is dangerous. Construction workers often use dump trucks, tractors, and other heavy machinery on job sites to carry out various tasks. Employees can get caught in the equipment, though, even if they are properly trained. This can lead to crush injuries and even death.
- Being struck by an object. Employees can get hit by vehicles on the job site. They can also get struck by falling objects, such as materials and tools. This can result in serious injuries.
Contact a New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer Today
Many construction accidents involve tractors and other heavy machinery. These crashes can result in serious injuries and even death.
A Morristown construction accident injury attorney from The Law Offices of Michael P. Burakoff can assist those who have been in accidents involving construction sites and construction equipment. We’ll help you get the compensation you deserve for your injuries and other damages. Schedule a free consultation today by calling (973) 455-1567 or filling out the online form.

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Meek Mill continued dragging DJ Drama online…this time saying he intentionally started the beef between him and Drake.
“And I’m the meek of this generation … nothing can’t be hov he laid all this sh-t out for us you gotta make your own movie outchea that’s that niggaitis who the new hov …. I respect that highly can’t be re-done … drama tryna divide and conquer a feat lol drama basically started/powered that meek and drake beef … so to see him compare us again and cut youngin off to where he can’t barely speak so much gat in his mouth lol,” he tweeted.
The beef between Meek and Drake occurred back in 2015. Drama was allegedly the one who told Meek that Drake was using ghostwriter, Quentin Miller. Meek exposed the secret to the world.
Meek and Drama have been going back and forth on Twitter after Meek reportedly got mad about an interview Drama did recently for talking down on him.


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This is the week that many book lovers have been eagerly anticipating. The huge annual Friends of the Library Book Sale starts on Saturday, March 14 and continues on Sunday, March 15 – see below for times and details.
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
For information about all programs or to sign up, please call the library at 973‑635‑0603 or go to http://www.chathamlibrary.org
Ⓐ Adult Ⓒ Children Ⓣ Teen Ⓕ Family
MONDAY, MARCH 9
Storytime is an 8-week, progressive program for preschoolers and their caregivers.
24 months and younger – 9:45 am
4 to 6 years – 10:15 am
2 to 3 years – 11 am
TUESDAY, MARCH 10
24 months and younger – 10 am
2 to 3 years – 10:30 am
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11
Ⓐ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Wednesdays, February 5 to April 15 – 10 am to 12 pm
Appointments for this free service may be made in person or by calling the library at 973‑635‑0603. Please bring all your financial records from 2019, copies of your 2018 Federal and State tax returns, photo ID, all printed and blank forms from the Internal Revenue Service, and proof of Social Security Number for all dependents.
Ⓒ Homework Helpers – 3:30 to 5 pm
Registration required – sign up here.
Two Chatham High School students will provide homework help for children in Grades K to 5. All subjects welcome.
Ⓐ, Ⓣ Chinese Conversation Group – 7:15 pm
This program is for people of all ages interested in Chinese culture. Meetings include practice in daily conversation, learning new words, introduction to Chinese culture, as well as crafts and games. The program is designed and implemented by the Chatham Chinese Association. Registration is not required, but encouraged – sign up here.
THURSDAY, MARCH 12
Ⓒ Music with Carolyn Dempsey – two sessions at 10 or 10:45 am
For preschoolers and their caregivers
Move, shake, dance and sing to Carolyn’s guitar music! This program will be held at St. Paul’s Church next door.
Ⓣ Dungeons & Dragons – 6 to 8 pm
7 sessions on Thursdays, March 12 – April 30 (no session on April 9)
Limit: 6 players in Grades 5 to 8
Registration required – sign up here. Register only if you can attend all 7 sessions
Have you ever heard about Dungeons & Dragons? D&D is a collaborative and strategic game, where all you need is a piece of paper, a pencil, an eraser and a ton of FANTASY! Come and join the first D&D group at the Library of the Chathams!
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game. It allows each player to create their own character to play. These characters embark upon imaginary adventures within a fantasy setting. A Dungeon Master, in our case Master Michele, serves as the game’s referee and storyteller. Together they solve dilemmas, engage in battles and gather treasure and knowledge.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
Ⓒ KOOV Coding Class – 4 to 5:30 pm
This is a series of 8 classes held on Fridays, March 6 through May 1 (no class on April 10) for children in Grades 3 to 5. Registration required – limit 8 children.
CMS 8th-grader Manaal Qureshi will teach kids how to code using our new Sony KOOV coding blocks. Young innovators will use their imagination to build and program vehicles, cameras, animals, etc. and bring them to life with the help of sensors. They will learn skills that they will ultimately use to create and code their own robots.
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
Don’t miss the annual Friends of the Library Book Sale today from 9:30 am to 4 pm! Thousands of books, movies and CDs at rock-bottom prices!
Ⓒ Drop-In Storytime – 11 to 11:30 am
For children of all ages. No registration required.
SUNDAY, MARCH 15
BOOK SALE continues!
Bag Sale from 10 am to 4 pm.


PITTSBURGH — Shakey Graves started Monday's Stage AE concert rather uniquely.
Walking on stage with a big, refreshing smile, the Austin, Texas singer-songwriter performed alone on his first few songs, including the standout "Nobody's Fool." He conjured blustery blues and post-punk riffs from his stockpile of electric guitars, while using the heel of his right boot to stomp on a foot pedal to operate the kick drum behind him.
His ability to infuse fresh, raw beats into the Americana genre has made the 31-year-old Shakey Graves (birth name Alejandro Rose-Garcia) a critical darling, and popular enough to draw a Pittsburgh crowd of 1,000 or so on a night when the Steelers were playing.
Those fans saw a dazzling performance laden with originality.
Once Shakey Graves finished his show-starting solo set, the rest of his band — an electric guitarist, drummer and bassist — arrived on stage to play a three-song trilogy the singer said purposely sounds autobiographical, though it's about a character he made up, called Garth Nazarth. In opening song "Pansy Waltz," Garth seems to blame everyone but himself for his relationship woes. Next came "Dining Alone," where Garth is stuck in a boozy rut. By the third song, "Excuses," Garth finally acknowledges he needs to stop making excuses and take more responsibility, as a hint of optimism starts to seep in.
Shakey Graves emotive singing added to the excitement for an audience that savored the 2014 breakthrough song, "Dearly Departed," an almost poppy tune where the infectious rhythm belies dark and lonesome thoughts.
The frontman's well-spaced and upbeat banter included his rumination that one of the saddest things is when we don't fully demonstrate our love for someone. That's a point underscored in "Tomorrow," an emotionally searing song about the fear of commitment, with the line "but the closest I've come to perfection is when you turned around to steal a kiss" suggesting redemption. Shakey Graves sang "Tomorrow" after the rest of his band left the stage, leaving him alone out there just like he started, this time with his trademark drum kit that includes a snare stuffed into the middle of a red suitcase, which again he played with foot pedals operated with his boot heels.
The full band returned for an encore with "Foot of Your Bed," and Shakey Graves' tenderly singing lines like "Nowhere I'd rather be instead/Than watching you sleep while I sit at the foot of your bed." At the start of the encore, Shakey Graves thanked his guitar tech, Gabe Wolford, for keeping the sound so sharp, noting he had met Wolford in a Pittsburgh guitar store when he had been working at Mr. Smalls Theatre, convincing him to join the band on the road.
In his biggest Pittsburgh show yet, Shakey Graves proved he's an exhilarating live act, sort of mixing the raw guitar and vocal qualities of the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach with the urgency of the very first Kings of Leon album, but yet with a bluesy, Americana undercurrent.
If you haven't already, he's worth checking out.


When it comes to steel in the Philippines, the general public is arguably only familiar with either stainless steel or metals used for construction. But for people who work in the steel industry, there are so many types and subcategories of steel that are used in different industries. Some are used primarily in the aeronautic industry, while another grade finds its way to the chemical industry. Steel is no longer a one-dimensional material, it is a classification of metal alloys used for a variety of purposes all over the world!
One of the many industries that use steel is the plastic molding industry. Here, it is tool steels that are primarily used in the creation of molds. Steel grades such as S7, H13, and P20 are the common steels to choose from. Each of them used because of their unique characteristics. With that being said, there’s one steel grade used that is part of the stainless steel category—420ss.
The only stainless steel grade among the many steel materials used for plastic molding, 420ss is the most workable stainless steel that can keep up with the demands of the plastic molding industry. In that regard, here’s a short overview of stainless steel in the plastic molding industry!
When it comes to plastic molding, the steel used for the mold has to pass a number of requirements. General requirements are basically the central elements that every steel grade for plastic mold should have, while the specific requirements depend greatly on the product you’re going to mold!
In general, every steel needs to be easy to machine. The plastic mold industry prides itself on being able to create a plethora of different designs for plastic products. Thus every steel mold needs to be easy to design and apply. The harder it is to machine a mold steel, the lesser appealing it is to use.
Mold steels should also be incredibly hard. The popular ones used recently can be hardened all the way to Rockwell 50 and above. Every mold steel should reach a certain level of hardness. The harder a mold steel is, the stronger and more durable it is! The 420ss is usually hardened all the way to 50 Rockwell.
Wear resistance is one of the most important features that every mold steel needs, seldom will a plastic injection molding company ever receive orders for a small number of products. A plastic mold should at least begin to show signs of wear-and-tear when it has already molded around 50,000 plastic products!
And of course, another relevant feature that mold steel needs is good thermal stability. A mold steel will continually be exposed to a high-temperature material—though not enough to melt alloys. But of course, prolonged exposure will usually have an effect on a steel that doesn’t do good with heat, sometimes creating deformities and other malformations that will have an effect on the finished product.
It’s no surprise that the 420ss passes all of the requirements mentioned above. In fact, this stainless steel grade is a popular choice for plastic molding because of its high corrosion and wear resistance. It is often used in medical applications, particularly those that need to be highly polished. Another thing about this steel grade is that it is easy to weld—making it perfect for certain projects!
The Option for Corrosive Material
Stainless steel is the choice for plastic molding when working with corrosive plastic molding resin such as PVC, UPVC, and POM. The high corrosion resistance that the 420ss provides will prevent any kind of toxic fumes from spilling out. Stainless steel will also keep intact when in contact with such corrosive materials, so in this kind of application, Stainless mold steel such as 420ss is the most ideal option that molding companies have.
High Durability and Long Lifespan
Finally, 420ss is also one of the best choices if you’re expecting a high volume of production. Its high wear resistance enables it to produce greater than 500,000 units of plastic products, something that can only be matched by the CSM21, another stainless steel grade!
Being able to withstand such a high volume of production makes stainless steel ideal for long-term projects. It lessens the need for tool revisions and plating wear—two things that are apparent in other steels used in plastic molding. However, even with the apparent durability and long lifespan of these stainless mold steels, they will eventually get worn out—when that happens, recreating the mold is relatively easy!
In an industry that is primarily dominated by other types of steel, stainless steel still makes a name for itself as one of the most popular and most durable options there is. Well known for its corrosions and wear resistance, stainless steel in the Philippines will always be one of the most versatile types of steel that can be used in all industries!


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Here is my favorite mouth watering recipe tomato rasam.
TAMARIND--BIG MARBLE SIZE
OIL 3 SPOONS,SALT--1 SPOON,MIRCHI POWDER--1 SPOON
1PINCH OF MUSTARD SEEDS,METHI SEEDS,JEERA,HEENG
1 RED MIRCHI,4 CURRY LEAVES,10 CORIANDER LEAVES
METHOD:-- First we have to cut the tomatoes and green chillis in pieces and let them boil in 2 spoons oil.After they boiled mix tamarind with those hot tomato pieces and add some water.Leave that mixture for half an hour. After that squeeze tomatoes and tamarind and take that coloured water in another vessel.Keep that vessel on the stove.Add methi seeds,2 curry leaves,1 red mirchi,half pinch jeera,salt and mirchi powder to that water and let it boil for 15minutes.After that we have to do tadka for that.Just boil 1spoon oil and 2 spoons ghee .Add mustard seeds,jeera,curry leaves and coriander leaves and mix with that rasam.
NOW LET'S TASTE OUR YUMMYY RASAM WITH RICE AND PAPAD.
IT'S HEALTHY .
MY MOM SAYS THAT WE HAVE TO EAT RASAM ONCE IN A WEEK FOR GOOD DIGESTION.
ANY COMMENTS ARE WELCOME.


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Manila: In a dramatic turn of events, hackers have taken to the “dark web” to expose certain Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) data after their ransom demand to the government went unmet.
The "data dump", initially revealing PhilHealth employee information, has been a cause of concern here. An official confirmed that the yet-unknown hackers may have released “teasers” on Tuesday (October 3). That may be a prelude to a larger exposure of members' personal information, an official warned.
Preliminary analysis of the published data revealed PhilHealth employees' identification cards, including Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) IDs, according to Undersecretary Jeffrey Dy of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
Hospital bills, payroll data exposed
Additionally, copies of employees' payroll information and various details, such as regional office specifics, memos, directives, working files, and hospital bills, have emerged on the dark web.
In terms of personal identifiable information (PII), the official told local media that they saw some IDs, pictures. It’s not immediately clear whether they belong to Philhealth employees, or members.
PhilHealth has an estimated 65.05 million beneficiaries (2022) categorised as direct contributors; indirect contributors comprising of the indigent, senior citizens, and sponsored programmes members had around 39.044 million beneficiaries.
While it is not illegal to visit the dark web, you may face criminal charges if you use the dark web to sell or purchase illegal firearms, drugs, pornography, stolen passwords, hacked credit card account numbers, or other items.
Dark web-based operators have been busted in recent past, In May 2023, a crackdown has halted a major dark web drugs marketplace, with international police arresting 288 suspects and recovering more than 50 million euros ($54.8 million) in cash and virtual currency, according to Europol.
Previously, the DICT had reported that cybercriminals sought $300,000 (about 17 million pesos) in exchange for decryption keys, along with the “promise” of deleting and refraining from publishing the illegally obtained data.
The government, however, remains steadfast in its policy of not negotiating with hackers or paying ransoms.
Regarding the security of members' data, both the DICT and PhilHealth have asserted that the members' database — which hold private information, claims, contributions, and accreditation details — remains "intact" as it was not part of the servers affected by the Medusa ransomware attack.
The spectre of uncertainty looms large as PhilHealth battles to ascertain the extent of the data seized by the hackers.
The details contained within the database may have existed on other servers ensnared by the malevolent clutches of hacking. “It seems the Philhealth workstations and some other servers such as training servers affected by Medusa may have contained these information,” cautioned Dy in a grim revelation.
The state-owned insurer reluctantly emerged from the shadows to provide a chilling clarification, casting a pall of distress throughout the nation.
With trepidation, PhilHealth announced that it believes that the personal data of members had been hacked into.
On Monday night, an urgent notice was unleashed upon the public, a distress call echoing through the digital community, with PhilHealth saying they will notify each victim directly, bearing the ominous burden of a breach that threatens their personal information.


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I have had at least two horses since the day I rescued two from the Texarkana Animal Shelter (now known as the Animal Care and Adoption Center) back in 2006. Now I am down to just one horse.
I rescued a momma and her five month old baby, Harley and Fiona. I sent Harley to a trainer to learn basic riding. That didn't work out so I found her a new home after she helped me find the ground on a cold December day. The ground was frozen. I was sore and not so happy. Training wasn't going to fix her. She just didn't want to be rode, or brushed, or pet.