A state Senate panel on Tuesday advanced a bill that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, a measure that would represent one of the country's most restrictive abortion laws if a similar law passes a legal challenge.
The proposal, which will be debated by the full Senate next, is part of a trend among one of the country's most anti-abortion Legislatures, though similar efforts have been successfully challenged in the courts.
The bill, brought by state Sen. John Milkovich, D-Shreveport, would only go into effect if a similar measure in Mississippi is upheld by the courts, something critics say is unlikely. The Senate Judiciary C Committee amended Milkovich's bill to make it go into effect only if the Mississippi law passes legal challenges, an effort to avoid entering into prolonged and costly litigation.
The panel advanced the bill after adding – and then stripping – an amendment that would have protected abortion rights for victims of rape and incest. Lawmakers reversed course on that amendment after the Louisiana Right to Life, an anti-abortion group, spoke out against it.
"We feel this is an important statement to Louisiana's devotion to the unborn," Milkovich said of his bill.
While he said he understands the litigation could be costly, Milkovich opposed the amendment that linked his bill with the success of Mississippi's law in the courts, though the committee passed the change regardless.
Louisiana's Solicitor General Liz Murrill, who handles appeals and cases before the Supreme Court for Attorney General Jeff Landry, said the trigger amendment is "probably the best way to handle this bill."
Milkovich brought with him several anti-abortion activists, including one, Jennifer McCoy, who was reportedly convicted of setting fire to abortion clinics in the 1990s. He also likened abortion to "slavery," and argued against an exclusion for victims of rape and incest because he said it would be "killing the baby."
Ellie Schilling, a lawyer who represents reproductive health care providers and who testified against the bill, said it's "concerning" that Milkovich brought McCoy to testify.
Schilling also argued stripping the exclusion for victims of rape and incest was "dehumanizing" to victims and said many medical providers oppose the law.
WASHINGTON — Abortion rights advocates asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to set aside a Louisiana law that could possibly shutter the …
Mississippi recently signed into law a similar ban on abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which is usually about six weeks into pregnancy. Critics call the measures cruel and unconstitutional, and say six weeks is before many women know they're pregnant.
A similar ban was also passed in Kentucky, a move that forced the state's only abortion clinic to cancel appointments before lawyers temporarily blocked the law. The Mississippi ban is currently making its way through the courts, and a similar law in Iowa was struck down by a state court.
“There is no doubt this bill is unconstitutional," Schilling said. "No court has ever upheld a pre-viability ban."
Louisiana lawmakers last year passed a similar law that banned abortions after 15 weeks, but only if a similar Mississippi law was upheld by the courts. A federal judge blocked Mississippi's law in November, but the state has appealed.


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- Robert Howell
I'M A HUGE FAN OF EDWARD EVERETT HORTON. WE ACTUALLY OWN A DVD COPY OF "FRACTURED FAIRY TALES" AND THE GRAND KIDS LOVE THIS DVD. I'VE SEEN "SEX AND THE SINGLE GIRL" MYSELF SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND GIVE IT FIVE (5) STARS.
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- Maxine Ferris
Yes, I have seen this man in many older movies and remember his face distinctly. I am almost positive this is the same man I met back in 1971 at Famous-Barr Dept Store in St. Louis, MO. He so kindly bought a small pink poodle made of pompoms for my small daughter who was about 3yrs old. He did not mention his name, but proudly proceeded to show me a wallet full of photos of his small fans. I believe he said that he didn't have any children of his own, but loved all his little "fans". Such a kind man of whom me and my daughter have never forgotten, she is 43 years old now.
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton contributed countless efforts in many roles. His distinctive oratory skills were especially highlighted in the multi layered satire of the late 1950s, Rocky and Bullwinkle series as the narrator of the hilarious Fractured Fairy Tales segment.
Why can we not buy his movies
It saden me that a wonderful man like Edward Horton movies are not up for sell. I was just looking for the movie we wacthed this Am (The Body Disappears) with hopes of buying it and others. He may have been a side kick in most of his movies. But he always took the show. I also been looking for movies of an old sidekick of his which sadly I do not recall her real name only her nickname ( Horse face and a great movie she made called The Black Borad Murder. They were the best. Movies that you didnt have to worry about kids watching. Realy funny movies unlike what they put out nowdays. I am sure that not only I would love to have their movies but others as well. PLEASE Bring us their movie and aprice people on SS can aford to buy. We all need a good smell now more than ever.
More info about Horton, please.
Why on earth hasn't a biography ever been done on this man? He is a treasure. Anything that I see with his name listed is something I will make sure to watch. He deserves more attention. BTW, he was indeed the voice of Fractured Fairy Tales; in fact, he is listed as the narrator for those episodes on the cartoons themselves.
Edward Everett Horton - Star of the Month?
- Charlie Howell
Before he became a fixture as a supporting actor in so many classic films that are in the Turner library, Edward Everett Horton actually starred in a few very early talkies for Warners. I know they're probably pretty creaky compared to even the films of just a couple of years later, but I'd love to see some of them. He's such a beloved film comedian - Why not make him a Star of the Month? Or even do a selection of character actors as Stars of the Month, with Horton as one of them!
Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Doreen Porter
...was he a cartoon character in the 60's? For some reason I thought he sounded like the narrator in the cartoon series Rocky and Bullwinkle?HELP!!My husband and I recognize his voice but, cannot place him!
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My wife and I find him just an enjoyment and pleasure to watch. There is no one like this anymore. Please show more of his movies. thanks
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I like Horton

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Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI), a leading multi-channel lifestyle company, today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019.
- Revenues for second quarter were $53.7 million compared to $44.3 million in the prior year, an increase of 21.2%
- Gross Profit for second quarter improved to $25.9 million from $25.4 million in the prior year
- Net Loss improved to ($47,000) in second quarter from ($614,000) in prior year, an improvement of 92.3%

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Zen and the art of bathroom design
Written by: Margo Pierce
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Dance, little monkey, dance for your food.
I am so weary of the publishing process. You’d think you could just send the work, have it read, then receive an answer. It’s a book, so the words are all there, right?
No. You have to prepare it. Cover letters where you have to be a salesman, telling the potential publisher how much they should want to print your book because of this reason or the other. “I’ve been published by so-and-so, and reviewed favorably by this critic. I’ve worked with this other writer, and…” Jesus Mary and Joseph. Can’t we cut the crap? You want me to convince you you’ll make money on this book? How the fuck am I supposed to know that? Same way you know: we don’t! It’s a fucking gamble, you capitalistic stooge.
You just read the damn book. If you enjoy it, maybe someone else will. Maybe not.
It’s maddening. I have to be unrestricted and violently honest with myself and the readers in my writing, because readers can detect falsity instinctually. Fiction isn’t a lie, it’s a complex metaphor.
Then, after the years of self honesty it takes to push that vision from your mind onto paper, you’re supposed to suddenly change everything and be your own narcissistic salesman?
Or you could get an agent. That’s their game, after all. But you still have to convince them to try to be your advocate. So it’s the same song and dance.
I’m a fucking writer. If I was into marketing, do you think for a moment I would be doing novels? No. I’d be making a lot more money in advertising. So why on earth do you expect a writer to sell you their words?! Just take the fucking book, read it, decide, get back to me. It doesn’t have to be this interactive. It’s not an essay, it’s a yes or no test. You’re either going to publish it or you’re not.
It’s absurd. The reader requires honesty of heart in their books. Otherwise, it doesn’t reach them. Yet you won’t even look at the book itself unless the writer can convince you with lies?
I have confidence that I’ve written a good book. Evidence that I actually fucking sent it to you. I can’t guarantee people are going to like it. I’ve done my part already. I shouldn’t have to sell it to you. Do you want me to personally print all the copies, too? How about cutting down the trees to make the paper? Just how much does a writer have to do outside of his occupation?
If I wanted to be a lumberjack, I wouldn’t have written a book.
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Program launched to use oyster shells on coast
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A new program announced by the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana is aimed at helping New Orleans-area restaurants recycle oyster shells.
The coalition on Tuesday announced that Shell Oil Co. has provided $1 million for the program, which will collect the shells and return them to coastal waters. They will be used to revitalize public oyster seed areas and as material in coastal restoration projects.
A news release from the coalition says two restaurants - Drago's and Acme Oyster House - are working with the program. And organizers hope to expand to other restaurants.
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O Brien Greene & Co. Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Nintendo Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:NTDOY) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 3,580 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $250,000.
Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. OLD National Bancorp IN increased its stake in shares of Nintendo by 2.1% in the first quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 8,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $611,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Nintendo by 235.0% in the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 392 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management raised its holdings in Nintendo by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 19,280 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,348,000 after purchasing an additional 536 shares in the last quarter. Inverness Counsel LLC NY boosted its position in Nintendo by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Inverness Counsel LLC NY now owns 21,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,494,000 after acquiring an additional 550 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stanley Laman Group Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Nintendo by 3.2% during the first quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. now owns 23,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,654,000 after purchasing an additional 735 shares in the last quarter. 0.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Shares of OTCMKTS:NTDOY traded up $0.34 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $77.04. 203,146 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 491,996. Nintendo Co., Ltd. has a one year low of $53.63 and a one year high of $82.55. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $73.48. The company has a market capitalization of $81.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.70.
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Sony unveiled the PS5 console interface just a couple of weeks before its release. The company said the new interface is tailored specifically for 4K displays. The home screen of the menu can be customized using a background from a particular game. It was similar on PS4. This differs from direct competitors Sony, Microsoft and their Xbox. Instead of updating the interface, the company uses the same interface from the previous generation of the console.
The Control Center can be opened directly during the game. When you open the panel, you will find all the standard settings there. In addition, on the panel you can check the status of the game loading - all this without leaving the game.
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If you have a paid subscription, you can also get help with all your actions. In addition, players will be able to view video instructions for the game screen right during the game. Not all games will support these features, but exclusives for sure. In addition, you can open a specific level of the game without waiting for the download.
Group console use
The functions of group use of the console have been expanded. All players will be able to share their screen so that they can watch the game of their friends right during their game. In addition, you can use voice input and voice recording function. This feature will be used by the company to check the safety of players - otherwise, Sony will not eavesdrop on your conversations.


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THE launch of the national disability policy by government early this week is a positive step as it provides a legal framework for this community to be on equal footing with others.
It goes without saying that the policy was long overdue, and it’s our hope that the document will not end up gathering dust elsewhere as people with disability (PWD) continue facing discrimination and stigmatisation.
For years, stakeholders have been pushing for a legal framework to enable this community to enjoy equal opportunities as their able-bodied counterparts.
Speaking at the policy launch, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said: “View a person with disability as being capable of productively participating in the building of our great country, like all other citizens.
“In line with the promise I made in 2018, my administration is determined to develop robust and responsive policies that meet the expectations of people with disability. As we do, it is incumbent on us all to shift from perceiving people with disability as objects of charity.”
We, therefore, call on Mnangagwa to go beyond rhetoric and implement the policy to its letter and spirit.
The policy spells out exactly what needs to be done to address past ills that people with disability suffered.
Key among many recommendations is the mainstreaming of disability into programmes, projects and institutions of governance as outlined in section 22 of the Constitution.
Also of importance is the establishment of a special advisor on disability issues in the Office of the President and establishment of a department of disabled people’s affairs in compliance with section 3 of the Disabled Persons Act [Chapter 17:01].
While the provisions of the policy are clear, it is incumbent upon government to ensure its implementation.
Sadly, history has taught us that well-meaning policies are never operationalised.
This should stop. The government has an obligation to ensure that people with disability are accorded their rightful place at all decision-making levels, particularly where their issues are at the centre of discourse.
We implore the authorities to follow up on their pledges and implement the policy to the letter.
The passion displayed during the launch should be sustained for the benefit of PWDs.

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Ms. Kizer was charged with premeditated murder in the 2018 death of Randall Volar. Her case attracted widespread attention, and a Chicago bail fund paid $400,000 for her release on Monday.
Chrystul Kizer, a 19-year-old who was charged in the 2018 killing of a man who prosecutors said sexually abused her, was released from a Wisconsin jail on Monday after a bail fund in Chicago paid her $400,000 bond.
Ms. Kizer was 17 when she shot Randall Volar, 34, in Kenosha, Wis., on June 5, 2018. She has been awaiting trial for two years, and her case has received widespread attention from supporters and activists who say she acted in self-defense and was a victim of sex trafficking.
“It was incredible to see that we were able to bond Chrystul out,” said Santera Matthews, an organizer with the Chrystul Kizer Defense Committee, which has been working with other organizations to raise awareness about the case.
“People believe that she is a survivor, and that she was punished for surviving,” Ms. Matthews said, adding that the case is an example of the ways the criminal justice system has failed to protect black women and girls.
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Painting: ‘A Christian Dirce’ by Henryk Siemiradzki - a Christian woman is martyred in this re-enactment of the myth of Dirce. Siemiradzki (1843-1902) was a Polish Academic painter, known for depictions of scenes from the ancient Greco-Roman world and the New Testament.
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (15 December AD 37-9 June AD 68), generally known as Nero, was the fifth and last Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Christian tradition and other historical sources hold Nero as the first major state sponsor of Christian persecution. The non-Christian historian Tacitus describes Nero as extensively torturing and executing Christians after the Fire of Rome in AD 64. Suetonius also mentions Nero persecuting Christians in the Roman Empire. The Christian writer Tertullian (155-230) was the first to call Nero as the first persecutor of Christians, when he wrote, "Examine your records. There you will find that Nero was the first that persecuted this doctrine".
Nero is also accused as the killer of Apostles Peter and Paul. Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea (275-339) was the first to write that Apostle Paul was beheaded in Rome during the reign of Nero. He states that Nero's persecution led to Peter and Paul's deaths, but that Nero did not give any specific orders. However, some other accounts have Paul surviving his two years in Rome and traveling to Hispania. By the 4th century, a number of writers were stating that Nero killed Peter and Paul.

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Steve at Home
Heather Wells Peterson
The girls come in the night, when the porch lights glow up and down the
quiet street. They knock on the front door, tap at the windows, scratching,
"Steve," they call, and Steve stays quiet. "Steve, we know what you did."
When Steve was younger, he would have welcomed girls' voices, however
ghostly, singing his name. But Steve is different now, and he knows the
girls are here for revenge.
In the mornings, it feels like a dream. Steve makes oatmeal, he eats it. He
rinses his one bowl, his one spoon, and sets them to dry next to the sink.
He tries to forget the girls, their shining faces, their small hands.
They say they know what he did, but Steve is sure he doesn't.
Days bleed from Steve's life as though from an unstaunched wound. He keeps
the curtains closed, hoping to ignore the light as it leaks away from the
sky, as the darkness returns, and, with it, the girls.
What could Steve have done to deserve this, this gentle rapping of slender
fingers surrounding him like rain?
Seventy years old, never married, no possibility of kids. What could young
girls in the prime of their lives, taut of flesh and smooth of skin, have to
say to Steve?
There was a long stretch when Steve was whole. He had friends, and they
roamed together like wolves. He remembers that feeling with longing. They
had fun back then. They never worried. Dances and dark movie theaters and
narrow hallways and coatrooms and bathrooms, even the open streets. It was
all theirs, all of it. They enjoyed themselves. They were strong. They had
each other. They always won.
He misses most the sight of underwear peeking from the darkness up a skirt,
beckoning, guiding his way like a beacon.
But now, Steve has no friends. He speaks to only two women—the cashier at
the Stop & Shop, all black make-up and frown, and his bossy doctor,
stethoscope swinging from her slender, wrinkled neck. She lectures him about
Steve is no longer a man. He knows it, and the girls know it. He can see it
in their eyes' sharp glint, the tensed, small muscles of their shoulders. He
can feel them swarming near, their beating hearts pumping with disdain for
The night, the streets, the yard, are no longer Steve's. One day the girls
will find a way in. They'll seep through the cracks, fill the air with their
charm and flicking hair. They'll take the house, and Steve will have
"Go ahead," he'll say to them. He just wants to be left alone.
Heather Wells Peterson's work has been published by American Short Fiction, The Collagist, Subtropics and
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“Waiting On” Wednesday was originally hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine and is being continued through Can’t Wait Wednesdays at Wishful Endings.
by Shveta Thakrar
Publication date: August 20, 2020
The daughter of a star and a mortal, Sheetal is used to keeping secrets. Pretending to be “normal.” But when an accidental flare of her starfire puts her human father in the hospital, Sheetal needs a full star’s help to heal him. A star like her mother, who returned to the sky long ago.
Sheetal’s quest to save her father will take her to a celestial court of shining wonders and dark shadows, where she must take the stage as her family’s champion in a competition to decide the next ruling house of the heavens–and win, or risk never returning to Earth at all.
This gorgeously imagined YA debut blends shades of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust and a breathtaking landscape of Hindu mythology into a radiant contemporary fantasy.


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The Seattle Seahawks got on the board first on a Russell Wilson pass to Jaron Brown. A missed extra point by Seahawks kicker Sebastian Janikowski kept the Seattle lead at 6-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Here’s what stood out in the first fifteen minutes in Seattle:
49ers run defense
The 49ers run defense this season has allowed the 10th-fewest yards-per-game at 102.7. Seattle attempted to go after that run defense on their first drive with three consecutive runs, but the 49ers forced a three-and-out. Outside of Rashaad Penny’s 15-yard run, the 49ers held the Seahawks’ run game to seven carries for 24 yards.
49ers third down offense
Nick Mullens led the NFL with a 136.2 passer rating on third downs entering the game. He was able to convert two third downs in the first quarter with a five-yard pass to running back Jeff Wilson Jr. on their first drive, and a 14-yard completion to George Kittle on their second drive. Mullens had his share of issues on third down in the quarter as well. He got sacked by linebacker Bobby Wagner to end their first drive and threw an incomplete pass due to pressure from the Seahawks’ defense on the second series.
One bad play of defense
Jaron Brown was able to sneak past the 49ers defense on a play-action pass for 45-yard gain that took Seattle from their own 30 to the 49ers’ 25. Seattle closed out that drive with the lone touchdown in the game so far. The 49ers defense played well in the first quarter, but the big play from Seattle marred a good performance.


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The second season of fabulous French mystery-crime drama Balthazar premiered in the US today. Vachement chouette!
Nineteen new Euro TV shows, seasons, and movies premiere in the US in April, along with four series making their linear TV debuts and another being added to a streaming service.
Nearly 300 Euro TV titles became available on streaming services and linear TV channels in the US in 2019. Here are my 20 favorites.
Season 1 of the delightful French series Balthazar could very well be your next binge-a-thon when it premieres in the US.
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Guest commentary — A shift of perspective
We human beings are surrounded by things — useful things, favorite things, and even things we take for granted. And we have a tendency to label things as having a single use. Take for example, a fork. Yes, it is a pronged utensil almost exclusively used for spearing food, but in the right perspective, it can become an arm for a figurative sculpture, or, as the Little Mermaid would have you believe, a hair comb (aka a dinglehopper).
How we see or view something is based completely on our perspective — and perhaps a little imagination. We just need to open our minds to see the things around us a little differently.
More often than not, however, we take everything at its face value. Ask anyone and they’ll say that teacups are for tea; shoehorns are for shoes; books are for reading; crutches are for the injured; and golf tees are for golf — all expected uses for standard objects around us. The untrained eye understands these things as serving specific, singular purposes.
But, to the artists of “Tinker, Tailor, Welder, Weaver: The Art of Assemblage,” they hold potential and possibilities beyond the façade of “expected.” Why, a teacup can become a skirt with shoehorn legs poking out for a humanoid sculpture; a crutch and golf tees can be turned into the skeleton of a fish; and books can be ripped up and reassembled to convey a completely new message. It just depends on the creator’s perspective.
Assembled artists Dewey Blocksma, Indy Bacon, Stephen Palmer, Mary Beth Acosta, Beth Bynum, Donna Collins, Cherie Correll, and Brian Schorn make up the group of tinkers, tailors, welders, and weavers, and they strive to repurpose and give new life to everyday items, turning them into art that is completely unexpected. They use an array of fine antique pieces, highway debris, paper ephemera, bandage boxes and tennis rackets to achieve their creative ends, but to also show the world the flip side of typical.
This idea of shifting perspective in art can also be applied to many areas of life — to us for instance. We may see ourselves as able to serve certain, specific purposes, only one kind of job or duty, when in reality we should keep an open mind, repurpose ourselves from time to time, exploring other possibilities for our skills and abilities – those known and yet undiscovered. We just need to look at ourselves from a different point of view every once in a while. Surely a copper funnel never thought it’d be part of a fine art piece hanging in a gallery, just like I never dreamed of writing monthly newspaper columns back when I was in college. But you never know what you’re capable of doing or becoming until you open your mind to extreme possibilities and change your POV.
With the new year unfolding, we should all take a page out of the yet unwritten adventure entitled “2017” and see what else we have within ourselves. Maybe you’ll find that you’re a tinker, tailor, welder, weaver, or even a writer. Perhaps the next time you set the table you’ll look at a fork and think "dinglehopper."
Each of the exhibiting artists has a distinctive approach to the art of assemblage and repurposing — come check out their individual geniuses at CTAC-Petoskey between Jan. 21 and March 23 for a change of pace and perspective when it comes to objects and art.
Alex Dailey is the Public Relations Specialist at Crooked Tree Arts Center-Petoskey. She can be reached at email@example.com. For more information about CTAC, visit www.crookedtree.org.


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KUALA LUMPUR: The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has directed all its agencies to work together in identifying the culprits behind rampant and illegal land clearing and occupation in Cameron Highlands.
Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel (pic) said he had also directed the district and land officers in the area to give their cooperation in combating such illegal activities, which were affecting the environment.
“This land encroachment is happening all the time and is a big problem in the highlands there.
“Although there is monitoring, I don’t know the source of the problem, which is difficult to control.
“I have surveyed the area by air and we don’t know who were behind the illegal clearing of land to turn it into farms,” he said after opening the Kuil Magazine Fiesta here yesterday.
However, Palanivel rejected the possibility that the illegal land clearing could have been carried out by Orang Asli.
The ministry and its 12 agencies would work together to continuously monitor the situation to prevent the problem from worsening, he added.
Last year, the Pahang state government had formed an integrated enforcement team to tackle illegal land encroachment in Cameron Highlands, which is famous
for its tea plantations and vegetable farms.
On another matter, Palanivel said the level of haze in the country had improved with the Air Pollutant Index readings showing a drop in most areas.
He said he would also be meeting his counterpart in Indonesia to find and discuss solutions to the problem of haze which hit Malaysia and other countries in the region each year due to forest fires in Central Sumatra.
Open burning activities in the country, said Palanivel, were still under control, adding that the ministry was investigating and taking appropriate enforcement action on reported cases. — Bernama
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Destined to be a classic work on freedom in America.” Donald Alexander Downs, Alexander Meiklejohn Professor of Political Science, Law, and Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus
American universities have been described as islands of intolerance in a sea of freedom. Unlearning Liberty is a meticulous and inspiring guide on how to liberate the islands!” Christina Hoff Sommers, resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute, author of The War Against Boys
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In Unlearning Liberty, Greg reviews the different occasions and excuses for censorship in modern American universities, marshaling a bewildering array of case studies. Some were familiar to me: the ludicrous reaction to posters at University of Wisconsin-Stout, the legal threats to critics of the administration of Peace College, and the entirely repellent tale of Indiana University punishing a student worker for reading a book about struggles against the Klan in front of coworkers. Many others were new to me -- and I follow FIRE fairly closely. Greg has a talent for describing instances of censorship in a way to outrage me anew even if I have heard of them before. (For instance, I defy anyone to read about the University of Delaware's frankly Stalinist reeducation program for frosh without feeling disgust and contempt; Greg offers new details that led me to put the book down and go take a walk for a while.)
But this is not merely a compilation of cases. Greg traces the history of campus censorship after the "political correctness" disputes of the 1990s, and weaves the incidents of censorship together to explain how different vaguely defined ideas (like "harassment" and "disruption" and "civility") are used in an unprincipled manner as trump cards to shut people up. Moreover, Greg rather convincingly illustrates how university censorship impacts the attitudes and tolerances of students, and explains why we should fear that students taught to submit to censorship and due process violations will not be reliable supporters of free expression or due process as voting adults.
The book chronicles many of the cases of FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) over a ten year period. Some will make you mad, some will make you cry. This book should be given to every freshman entering a college or university today... so they know what their rights are... where they can appeal if they find themselves unfairly under the administrative boot... and, most importantly, that they are not alone.
So, whether you are on the left or the right of the political spectrum, you will find this book quietly disturbing.... and a must read.
These chapters are organized in a sort of 'chronological order' based on a student's academic career. So, the first chapter focuses on student rights in high schools (which FIRE doesn't per se deal with, but are important for setting up the rest of the book). The next several chapters focus on things like the 'residence life programs' mentioned earlier - like the one at my current university, the U of Delaware. (I won't explain it here; you can easily find out more online.) Later chapters focus on how free speech and expression is often stifled in the classroom and how, in some cases, students have been made to engage in political acts with which they may not disagree as a condition for passing a class or graduating a program! Lastly, we focus on issues where professors have been removed from departments for speech that someone somewhere judged to be offensive (like the history professor who was asked to resign for using the word 'wetback' in class....Read more ›
This is a great book, but it criticizes college administrators. If they find out I liked it or considered it to include important ideas, I might get into trouble. And my children might not even get into college.
Oh, heck, I don't care. I'll shout it from the rooftops: WE ARE THROTTLING STUDENT VOICES AND THEREBY THROTTLING NEW IDEAS AND TEACHING OUR BRIGHTEST NEW THINKERS TO STOP THINKING.
I feel much better now. See you in detention.
P.S. This is a great book.
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Many thanks to the birds at TheCanaryReview for inviting me to contribute my thoughts on a pretty daunting subject: The Best and Worst Books that I’ve ever read.
Recently, I completed a meme (The 30 Days of Books) where the ultimate question is, of course, favorite book. When I did that, I chose The Hobbit–a novel I read early in my teens and one that filled me with wonder, kindling the love of fantasy literature that continues to drive my reading choices to this day. It would be easy to select it again. But while it might be my favorite, I don’t think it’s the best book I’ve ever read.
In thinking about this post, I tried to strip away a little bit of nostalgia from my answer, so I went back to my list of favorite reads. If you take a peek at my Goodreads reviews, you will see that the shelf collecting five-stars is pretty small–no grade inflation from me!
And so, I choose a book that was a revelation to me not as a teen, but as an adult. This is the book that moved me to sadness, anger and considerable self-reflection:
We Were The Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
The Mulvaney’s are an upper middle-class family that have it all: Smart, loving parents that are known and respected in their upstate New York community, smart kids from whom much is expected, and a bright future. The family lives on a farm–the sort of farm that the well-do-to can “work” without any expectation of needing it to, you know, produce anything.
We Were The Mulvaneys tracks the family in the wake of their daughter’s date-rape. The family’s mettle is tested and it’s not too long before cracks begin to appear.
The story is heartbreaking and very American–an ugly truth glossed over for propriety’s sake, a lack of justice, the loss of innocence, the schadenfreude of bringing down the high & mighty and sometimes just trying to get by. Each family member reacts to the events and to each other. As the years pass, each faces a reckoning–about the crime and about their family.
What really makes this book stand out for me though is its human quality and the way Oates’ writing forces each of us to inhabit the lives of the different Mulvaneys, as if asking us to gauge what our own response might be. I certainly didn’t grow up rich, but having been a “gifted” kid in my day, watching the Mulvaneys struggle through self-doubt and the weight of expectations affected me like no book before or since. Powerful, moving stuff.
Speaking of moving–let’s move on to the opposite end of the spectrum. Worst book.
This label isn’t for the forgettable stories and cardboard characters; there are plenty of bad books and hopefully you don’t come across them too often. This is about That Book. That Book you wish you’d never ever read.
Easy. It’s a book I’d read with great expectation, only to be left reeling. Not only was it a huge disappointment, but it also managed to tarnish one of my all-time favorite series.
That Book is Ursula K. LeGuin’s Tehanu.
Tehanu was published almost twenty years after LeGuin’s third (and what we thought was final) Earthsea book, The Farthest Shore–and it shows. I was excited to go back to Earthsea when Tehanu came out, but it didn’t take long to figure out that this book wasn’t going to dovetail with the others.
In it, Ged, the hero of the first three books and the greatest wizard of his age who saved the world…loses all his power. Now this might have been an interesting twist, but not only does he lose his powers, he also manages to lose his will, his decisiveness, his personality—everything that made him the character he was, and the character I loved. The book also went out of its way–and the way of the story–to focus on the implications of gender and power: LeGuin heavy-handedly emasculates Ged, makes just about every other male in the book either weak or evil, and proclaims that the only wisdom and power for good is to be found in the hands (and hearts) of women.
Now, I’m all for gender equality and the exploration of gender-roles in society (whether that society is ours or a fantasy one), a topic that LeGuin herself has covered thoughtfully and effectively in her classic 1969 novel The Left Hand of Darkness. In its obviousness, however, Tehanu was more of a tirade than a tutorial. And worst of all, not only did Tehanu fail to extend and enhance the wonderful Earthsea world, the book tore it down.
The Earthsea trilogy still remains one of my all-time favorite series (read it, if you haven’t yet). In this original trilogy, LeGuin writes tight, lyrical fantasy stories that stand tall outside of Tolkien’s sphere. But with this latest installment in the Earthsea mythos, LeGuin’s becomes the George Lucas of fantasy writers, as if wanting to say, “Yeah, those first three books? Screw them!”. For me, Tehanu undermines an entire, beloved mythos that LeGuin created once upon a time.
What a heartbreaking shame.
That’s my best and worst—now it’s your turn. Which are your nostalgia reads? Have you read any books that failed to live up to the original series?
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Who saw the 25bp interest rate cut coming this morning? We didn’t! In fact, what puzzles us is that we saw no need to use monetary “powder” this month given improving economic data across the region supporting our call for #GrowthAccelerating. Interestingly, Mario Draghi’s economic and inflation assessment of the Eurozone also didn’t change much today – while he underlined a forecast of a “prolonged period of low inflation”, his subdued inflation outlook (below the 2% target) had been well communicated over the last two meetings, including forecasts for low levels of inflation to extend late into 2014. So why then the cut today, especially if, as Draghi says, the level of the EUR/USD does not factory into the policy rate consideration? ... You got us!
Alas, we have to play the game that is front of us.
If you’ve been following our research, you’d know one of our Q4 macro themes is #EuroBulls, which included a bullish call on the EUR/USD and German and UK equities.
Today’s decision certainly moved markets: The EUR/USD is down as much as -1.2% intraday, and European equities are shooting to the upside. From here we’re going to re-access our positioning around the #EuroBulls theme. However, this morning Keith made some changes to our Real-Time Alerts:
- We sold our long EUR/USD position (via the etf FXE)
- We sold our long Germany equity position (EWG)
- We sold our long Swiss equity position (EWL)
On the currency front, the signal from the central bank currency wars between the USD and EUR is a lot less clear this morning, whereas before this morning we expected the Bernanke/Yellen no taper call (likely out to March 2014) to weaken the Greenback vs the EUR. Of note, we think a relative winner in all of this is the British Pound, which we’re currently long of in our Real-Time Alerts via the eft FXB.
On the equities front, before today’s meeting we were seeing a strong correlation between the EUR/USD and the DAX. That’s obviously inflected today. Today’s decision could well facilitate more liquidity in the system, or at least a positive psychological response, which could be bullish for equities. On this front we’re still going to let the dust settle on today’s decision.
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We will post more details as they become available. Get your tickets NOW from any band member. Thanks everyone, this is the show we've been waiting for. It will be fun, exciting & our chance to start building momentum for "XactaboX" as the leading "Original Rock Band" in Southwestern Riverside County. Make plans now - See YOU there!


My Permobil M300 is now about 2 years old but problems began to reveal themselves just before the first year. I do wonder if it will hold together until I'm eligible to apply for assistance in purchasing a new model. You can be sure it won't be a Permobil, nor will I be doing repeat business with my current wheelchair provider. (more on that later)
I wrote about some of the features and some of the problems with the Permobil M300 a few posts back (Permobil M300 Update) but rather than go back and insert photos, I just though I'd reiterate my frustration here in a new post. Since that post I have heard from others (electronically & verbally) with similar Permobil problems.
The Permobil M300 is a good looking chair - that may be its best selling feature. Headlights, turning signals, hazard flashers -wow. While my understanding is that these are mandatory in Europe. not so here in Ontario, Canada. So, they are wired but not connected. To save money, I was told, they order one model of joystick/controller from the manufacturer in China, and then mount this standard unit on every model of chair where appropriate.
Here is the Permobil 300M controller that came with my chair. It has an inoperable headlight switch, hazard flasher switch &turn signal buttons in addition to the standard on/off switch, an power selection switches. The standard switches are operation but I was told that to activate the other features would cost an additional $1000 Cnd. The are partially wired or powered already as they indicator lights within the switch will light up when activated unintentionally. This can be distracting when activated unintentionally, momentary thinking some error has occurred.
(Above) Nonoperational headlight/reflector found on the Permobil M300. (Below) Rear reflectors & turn signals. Turn signals are also nonoperational. While required by law in Europe, it is optional where I live and costs an additional $1000 Cnd to activate if desired. A money grab no doubt - a thousand dollars to turn the lights on, really?
When I was first considering purchasing the Permobil M300, I was concerned by the rather flimsy side arms. They had a side to side displacement of up to 2 inches (5 cm) -that is up to 1 inch or 2.5 cm to either side off center. If you have limited use of your legs, naturally you compensate by using your arms. Hold the arm to stabilize and shift your bottom from the surface you are on, to the chair. The Permobil sales person observed how I transferred but raised no concerns. I however was concerned and pointed this out. The salesperson assured me that the arms were strong enough for my use but that in three months a new model, under development, would be released. He promised that I could swap out my arms for these new ones that would be "rock solid" (I remember his description) at no charge. I asked that this be written on the sales invoice. I have subsequently learned that Permobil only has two arms for this model chair and both were available at the time of my purchase. There was no "Rock Solid" are being developed. I feel this was an outright lie to make the sale.
The arm rest is attached to the frame by means of a single square post that is attached to a curved bar. The bar itself has a hinged attachment at the lower rear of the seat pan near at the a backrest. The other point of attachment is in a 'multi-component' latch point nearer to the front of the seat pan frane. The single square post allows the arm rest to twist. The attachment points at the seat pan/frame are both responsible for the large degree of side to side play of the arm. I remedied the problem to some degree by purchasing some large washers from the local hardware supplier. The larger radius helped somewhat but can't cure a poor design.
(Above) Why go complex when simple is better? This photo shows the complex hinge mechanism at the arm's rear attachment point. A knurled knob, a thin tin sliding mechanism and a chrome coloured latch. Not sure what each is specifically for though I have played with each. A simpler, more effective and stable mechanism would suit this chair better. After all, it is basically a hinge to raise and lower the arm. The KISS principle - Keep It Simple Stupid.!!!
The red arrow points to the larger washers I added to provide additional support.
Note: the amber side reflectors are a practical feature for this chair -all around reflectors do provide visibility in the dark even if lights are not operational.
(Above) This photo shows the forward attachment point of the arm. When the are swings down from the rear hinge, the post drops into the center of this mechanism and latches. The multi-component assembly of this 'catch' seems excessive for its intended purpose. A catch cast or machined from metal makes more sense to me.
Red Arrows from top to bottom: (1) Spacers -scalloped to attach to the tubular frame and flat on the opposite side whee it meets a somewhat oval shaped metal plate (2). This plate lies flat against an almost identical plate (3), which has a notch for the latch to catch. (4) Short tubular spacers which are the diameter of the arm tube which it will receive and latch on to when lowered. (5) (6), the same as (2) & (4) in reverse. Six components X 2 (front & back) plus two bolts and nuts (front & back) to secure the mechanism to the chair frame. That's 16 separate pieces of hardware to make up the front arm catch (one per side).
(Above) Photo shows the arm "nested" in the catch. The Red Arrow points to a thin metal spring which provides the "springiness" or tension needed to lock the arm in the catch. This mechanism is intended to lock the arm in place and keep it secure, however I have found that sometimes several attempts have to be made before the latch catches and locks. The spring itself is no thicker than the walls of a soup can. A simpler design with a coiled spring would be more effective.
The two silver bolt heads visible on the outside plate are what I'll discuss next.
Okay, the arms are flimsy, moving side to side with up to a 2" or 5 cm total displacement. So every time I lean on an arm, brace myself against it, or push on it to stand up, or use it to transfer, the arm is pulled or pushed to it's extreme position. Repeated "wobbles" from side to side appear to score or etch a mark around the circumference somewhere along the length of the bolt. Just like cutting glass, you score a line to weaken the glass/metal and then you snap it along this defect you created. Or perhaps it is simply repeated flexing -micro bends, which weaken the metal. That's what this design allows to happen to the bolt. If you use the arm for anything but daintily resting your wrist upon it, the bolts will break!
Now, the bolts have broken numerous times in the past and on each occasion, after a few swear words, I went down to my local hardware supplier and purchased replacement bolts, of even a higher tensile strength. Still the poor design has them break. On the last occasion the bolt had broken without my notice. It decided to fall apart while riding on a transit bus. The bus driver saw the parts rolling around under the chair and handed what he could to me. It wasn't until I reached home that I realized the bus driver had not retrieved all my parts as the rolled about on the floor. I was missing the crucial spacer between the plates. I suppose I could try to sandwich a number of washers together to make up the distance, but I was fed up and after much difficulty, sent it to the shop (more on that later too).
(Above) Photo shows the Permobil M300 arm Assembly. The cushioned Arm Rest (AR) is supported by a square post (P) which allows for height adjustment. The square post is attached to a curved arm (A) which is hinged at the rear of the chair and latches in the catch mechanism (discussed in previous photos).
The entire arm mechanism does not provide a usable surface on which to attach a bag, pouch or other such container in which you can secure your personal property (wallet, keys, etc.) that may not be safe in a backpack hung on the back of the chair.
My solution was to remove the arm cushion and sling some straps over the bar supporting the arm cushion, then re-attaching the arm cushion, thereby sandwiching the straps between the bar and the cushion. The straps can be stitched to a zippered bag, which I found in a local hardware store.
(Above) Difficult to see but there are two straps (1), forming loops, which extend from the zippered bag and loop around the metal tube which supports the arm cushion. The cushion is removed by loosening two screws underneath, then replaced sandwiching the strap material in between. (2) Points to premature cracks developing in the faux-leatherette material covering the spongy arm rest. Cracks after a year and a half of normal use for a chair that is intended to last 5 years before replacement. This chair was not built to last!


Macon, GA – According to the police officials, this unfortunate incident occurred at a Georgia apartment complex.
His name is Demetrius John Simmons, 28-year-old, and he was arrested and being held without bond in the death of a 1-year-old child in the Macon apartment.
The suspect had been at the child’s mother’s apartment with his girlfriend to wash clothes.
Demetrius John Simmons was taken into custody after investigators determined he had the gun used in the shooting.
This story will be updated when new information is available.


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When I last wrote the Parliamentary horse had been halted by the resolute musketeers in the Royalist centre. It would take the intervention of the company commander to break the impasse. Charging over the remains of the fallen, the horsemen finally broke through.
With only two riders remaining the gallant horsemen careered into the die-hard Royalist horse who were just entering the fray to the rear. Their luck would hold and the Cavaliers were similarly dismissed. But the King’s men had learnt from the experience of many battles. Frantically the crew of a battalion gun trained their piece on the victorious Roundheads….
And at this point fate would take a hand. Within the ranks of the Parliamentary ranks one man stepped forward- calling for an end to tyranny and the rights of the Earth’s toilers- the men were obviously inspired to finish their dirty work. Two volleys decimated the Papist artillery piece
The mention of Papists had a similar effect on the Ulstermen. The King would regret paying for their passage. Volley after volley poured into what was left of the Royalist foot.
The protestations of their discomforted officer were not enough to get the Royalist musketeers to support the final thrust of their pikemen into the village. More Parliamentary horse were approaching on the Fairwater road. The vanguard was lost and the main Royalist army would have to fight to cross at Saint Fagans.
It had been a truly inspiring first game of The Pikeman’s Lament. To conclude, the forces are manageable but you are faced with quite believeable command decisions. If you want troops to risk a volley, or move the more reluctant units, you risk losing the all important initiative. The possibility of special events are a bonus. I did lose my artillery but gained ferocious infantry units! I think the game is eminently scale able but of corse I’m on a budget! But, a few more dragoons wouldn’t hurt…..
join me tomorrow for a Black Powder disguised scenario ( that isn’t that well disguised)
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Work under way to provide beach access for everyone
- Credit: East Suffolk Council Facebook
A scheme of works that will enable people with disabilities to access Lowestoft’s South Beach more easily is now under way.
Work to construct a new boardwalk - which will be around 1.5m wide and 54m from the lower promenade in Lowestoft - has begun.
It will be located close to the public toilets, the beach access ramp and the Claremont car park.
At the end, there will be a performance space of approximately 6m by 8m, which will be available for events and classes and will be managed through an online booking system.
The boardwalk project has been led by the Waveney Disability Forum, who have worked closely with East Suffolk Council to consider how people with disabilities, particularly wheelchair users, as well as people with pushchairs, could gain access to the beach.
Craig Rivett, East Suffolk’s deputy leader and cabinet member for economic development, said: “The boardwalk has been a long-term project, driven by the Waveney Disability Forum, and I am pleased to see it under way after all their hard work.
"Once complete, the boardwalk will enable even more people to enjoy our beautiful beach this summer."
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Speaking on behalf of Waveney Disability Forum, councillor Frank Mortimer, said: “I would like to thank the whole team at East Suffolk Council for all their hard and dedicated work in bringing the boardwalk to the stage of completion.
"Many years ago, I watched disabled people and young mothers unable to use our wonderful beach and thought we needed to give them the opportunity to access and enjoy the beach the same as we all can.
“On behalf of Andrew Proven, myself and the Disability Forum, I would like to thank everybody who has been involved in the boardwalk project.”
Beccles-based contractors Foxwood Building Services started work earlier this month, with the installation of ground anchors to secure the boardwalk into place.
The boardwalk is expected to be complete by the end of May and in place in time for the First Light Festival that takes place next month.


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With XOOM: receive money abroad is made possible like a PayPal company that allows international transfers in over 31 countries. In a way, it works like Western Union but there is a difference. With XOOM, the money is credited to the receiver’s bank account.
Let’s say you eventually told that your Uncle in the United States about XOOM and he agrees to send money to you; if he eventually sends the money via XOOM, the money will be sent to your Nigerian Bank Account. Cool huh?
Luckily for Nigeria, the website opened its doors to Nigeria in March 2016.
As a Nigerian, you can open an account for free. You can use your Nigerian Xoom account to request air time from relatives living abroad.
Though a relative living in the US has the option to send money to another relative living in Nigeria, Nigerian customers can only request airtime. Maybe more features will be added for Nigerian customers later.
This service works perfectly fine with the following banks in Nigeria; GTBank, First Bank Nigeria, Zenith Bank, and much more.
How to Send Money to Nigeria Using XOOM
To receive money abroad, using XOOM: Receive Money method, follow the steps below:
- Visit www.xoom.com.
- You may be redirected to xoom.com/request. If you were redirected, click on the send button at the top-left side.
- Click on send money and select Nigeria as the country you are sending money to.
- Click the send money button.
- Type the amount you want to send. The receiving amount shows how much the receiver will get in his/her local bank account.
- Press continue.
- Select how you want to pay. The available options are to pay from a Bank account, Debit card, or credit card.
- Choose the receiver’s local bank name.
- Enter the receiver’s local bank account number and personal details.
- Click on continue to payment.
- Enter your Bank or credit card details and continue to review.
- Click on Agree and Authorize payment.
Once payment has been made, you will receive a confirmation. Check your email frequently to see another confirmation when the money has been sent.
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The receiver can also track the money from his/her email or phone number if you chose the option while sending.
XOOM charges the sender $4.99 for transactions up to $2,999.

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CITY DIARY: Deutsche Bank staff fear another shafting after being given an extra week's holiday
Gloom and doom: Deutsche Bank boss John Cryan
Struggling Deutsche Bank's London staff have been given an extra week's holiday, increasing their annual leave allowance from 25 days a year to 30. Workers remain glum.
They suspect gloomy-looking boss John Cryan, 57, is merely softening them up before delivering another shafting, most likely around bonus season.
Aberdeen Standard Life's results announcement today might give us a glimpse as to who wears the tartan trews between joint chiefs Martin Gilbert, 62, and Keith Skeoch, 61, locked in a tenuous power-sharing agreement since last August's £11billion merger.
Who'll announce the results, Gilbert or Skeoch? Says a company source: 'They'll announce them together, but they won't be holding hands.' Who said it wouldn't last?
Re Aberdeen: its biggest client Lloyds' decision to pull a contract worth £109billion last Thursday remains much discussed in the City.
In particular, Aberdeen's share price which curiously dipped 2.5 per cent the day before the bombshell announcement, even though the FTSE rose. As Caledonian folk say: Crivens!
JP Morgan will tear down its headquarters in midtown Manhattan and replace it with a 75-storey tower, making it one of highest skyscrapers in New York.
The imposing Park Avenue property is expected to be completed in five years' time, which, aptly, is when JP's long-serving boss Jamie Dimon, 61, is due to quit or, as is more likely, be dragged out by his fingernails.
Not that the security goons will have very far to carry him. Dimon's spacious apartment is just down the street.
Announcing insurer RSA's results yesterday, chief executive Stephen Hester modestly told journalists he would have to try to 'walk and chew gum at the same time', after his chief financial officer Scott Egan got delayed at TV studios.
The phrase 'he can't walk and chew gum at the same time' was first levelled at Gerald Ford, after the US president shanked a golf ball into a spectator's head.
Tetchy Hester, 57, doesn't play golf, but did once ride out with his local hunt in a fetching starched silk cravat.
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Employers in California who guard their premises with security gates must pay their employees for the time they spend driving to the gates and being searched, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. The court also required pay for time that employees are required to stay on company property during lunch breaks.
The decision came four years after the court ruled unanimously that employers like Apple who search their workers’ bags when they go home must pay them for the time spent on the search. Monday’s ruling went further and required compensation for time spent driving to a security checkout, searches of the employee and vehicle and meal breaks that must be spent at the office.
“An employee who is subject to the control of an employer does not have to be working during that time to be compensated,” Justice Goodwin Liu wrote in the 7-0 ruling. While state law does not entitle employees to be paid for time commuting to and from work, Liu said, driving from work to a security gate, and being searched before leaving, is not part of commuting.
The ruling particularly affects workers in construction, mining and other industries that search people entering and leaving the premises to make sure they are employees and are not taking equipment with them. The company in this case, CSI Electrical Contractors, employs construction workers at a solar power facility on private land in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties.
At least 1,000 workers at CSI go through the daily security checks, and similar suits are pending against other companies in California, said Peter Kindem, lawyer for an employee who challenged the company’s denial of compensation. With cars lined up at the security gate, the employee said it took 10 to 15 minutes to travel from the gate to the parking lot, and anywhere from five to 30 minutes to drive back to the gate and be searched.
“There are many employer-mandated security processes that are unpaid for,” Kindem said after the ruling. “We’re attempting to protect workers’ rights to be paid for all hours worked.”
A lawyer for the company could not be reached for comment. Attorney George Howard, who has represented employers in other cases for more than 40 years, said the ruling, while unfavorable for employers, offered some guidance on reducing their liability.
Companies “should review the specific workplace to reduce so far as possible the time required for employees to exit the workplace and the amount of ‘control’ imposed on the exiting employees,” Howard told the Chronicle. And to avoid another half hour of pay, he said, “do not control employees’ activities during their off-duty meal periods.”
CSI’s contract with its workers’ labor union included an unpaid half-hour meal break each day. But the court said California’s minimum wage law applies to any time in which an employee is prohibited from leaving the workplace.
“Even at remote worksites, there is a meaningful difference between being required to eat at one’s workstation or in a designated meal area and being allowed to return to one’s personal vehicle or take a walk,” Liu said.
Although the court cited the state’s minimum wage law, which currently requires pay of $16 an hour, Kindem said he would argue for compensation at the workers’ regular pay scale for lunch periods when they were prohibited from leaving.
The case is Huerta v. CSI, No. S275431.
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The Consolidated B-24D Liberator, is an American heavy bomber, distinctive as the most heavily produced American bomber of World War II. The B-24D currently sits at Rank 4 in the American line with an upfront cost of 840,000 .
Design, Development & Operational HistoryEdit
The B-24 was used in World War II by several Allied air forces and by every branch of the American armed forces during the war. The B-24 saw service in most every theater of the war.
The B-24 was a more modern design than the popular B-17, with various improvements borrowed from British crafts. It had a higher top speed, extended range, and a heavier bomb load but was vulnerable to damage due to it's light-weight design and fuel placement.
The D variant was the first model produced on a large scale; ordered from 1940 to 1942, as a B-24C with better engines (R-1830-43 supercharged engines). The D model was initially equipped with a remotely operated and periscopically sighted Bendix belly turret, as the first examples of the B-17E Flying Fortress and some early models of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber had used, but this proved unsatisfactory in service and was discontinued after the 287th aircraft. Production aircraft reverted to the earlier manually operated "tunnel" mounting with a single .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine. The tunnel gun was eventually replaced by the Sperry ball turret, which had also been adopted by the later B-17E Fortresses, but made retractable for the Liberator as the ventral area of its fuselage was very close to the ground on landing. In late B-24Ds, "cheek" guns mounted on either side of the forward nose, just behind the famed "derp" nose glazing were added.


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(FOX40.COM) — A plaza in downtown Sacramento recently received some upgrades, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Thursday to unveil its newest amenities.
Downtown Sacramento Partnership hosted the ceremony at Cesar Chavez Plaza on Thursday at 11 a.m. to reveal five mobile infrastructures and recreational amenities in the plaza.
Among the amenities will be colorful tables with umbrellas, 24 chairs, a mobile outdoor reading room, customized corn hole and table tennis sets, and an “Imagination Playground” that will consist of oversized building blocks that encourage free-form play for young residents.
Scott Ford, economic development director of Downtown Sacramento Partnership, said, “The implementation of consistent, passive programming in Cesar Chavez Park supports the ongoing evolution of Sacramento’s central civic plaza into a dynamic and welcoming gathering place for residents, employees, and guests.”
He continued, “This collaborative effort to elevate the experience of our region’s signature square is a reflection of the pride we take in our community and is another step towards creating and sustaining a high-quality urban neighborhood.”
According to a news release, Cesar Chavez Plaza Square has welcomed a 47% year-over-year increase in park users in 2023.
“Equally important to creating comfortable spaces is providing foundational tools for families of all backgrounds and ages, which was a key component in the additional infrastructure being placed in Cesar Chavez Plaza,” the release read.
The park, located at 910 I Street, is open every day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Future attendees can expect to see the new amenities along with a fountain, café and multiple picnic areas.


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