University of Connecticut students should be aware of Spring Weekend policies and restrictions, said UConn officials, including road closures, DUI checkpoints, residential rules and event admittance.
All students will be required to wear a wristband in order to attend events, according to the Spring Weekend website. Wristbands can be picked up from tables at the Student Union, the Student Union Info Desk, Late Night, Northwest, Putnam, Towers and South residence halls or at various Spring Weekend events throughout the weekend. Student will be required to swipe their ID in order to pick up a wristband.
The UConn Police Department (UCPD) will be holding checkpoints and will close several roads for events and for safety, Deputy Chief of Police Andrew Fournier said.
“In regards to policies, UConn police officers enforce State of Connecticut criminal and motor vehicle statutes and refer student code violations to the Office of Community Standards when appropriate,” Fournier said. “We work in conjunction with departments such as Residential Life and Parking Services to ensure a safe weekend for all students.”
UCPD will be holding DUI checkpoints from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday night on North Eagleville Road and Discovery Drive.
“These safety checks will be in place to detect intoxicated drivers, identify seatbelt violations and other related motor vehicle violations,” Fournier said.
Several roads will also be closed for events throughout the weekend. Hillside Road will be closed on Saturday evening for the Food Truck Festival, Fournier said.
Permit parking rules will be enforced on a 24-hour basis in lots C, F, Upper X and W from 7 a.m. on Thursday to 7 a.m. on Monday, according to the Spring Weekend website. Only those with the appropriate permits will be allowed to park in those lots during that time.
For students living on campus, only UConn students will be permitted to be swiped into the dining halls and residential halls. Residents should fill out a guest pass for any visitors and remain with them at all times, according to an email sent out to residents last week by ResLife.
Spring Weekend policies were first enacted in 2011 in response to a student death in 2010 after being attacked by a non-student. In 2011, the campus went into complete lockdown. In the following years, new events and activities were gradually added onto the schedule and restrictions were incrementally lifted.
Though April is still one of the peak months for DUI arrests, the number has decreased since 2014 partly due to awareness and availability of ridesharing services, Fournier said earlier this week.
Marlese Lessing is the news editor for The Daily Campus. She can be reached via email at firstname.lastname@example.org. She tweets @marlese_lessing.


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During the first session of the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale evoked laughter from Opposition and Treasury benches with his comments on switching sides between the Congress and the BJP, saying he chose to stick with the BJP as he could see that "wind was blowing in favour of Modi".
As members spoke and felicitated the newly sworn-in speaker Om Birla, Athawale first evoked laughter when he recited a poem and promised to make Birla laugh.
"You (Birla) do not laugh, but I will make you laugh," he said.
Then, referring to the Congress and Rahul Gandhi, he said when the Congress was in power he was with them and then he shifted to NDA.
#WATCH:Ramdas Athawale in Lok Sabha says,"Rahul ji aapko wahan baithne ka mauka mila isiliye aapko badhai deta hoon.Jab apki satta thi tab main aapke saath tha.Chunav ke pehle mujhe Congress wale bol rahe the idhar aao.Maine hawa ka rukh dekha ki woh Modi ji ki taraf ja rahi hai" pic.twitter.com/p6ccS4mNKI— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2019
"I send you (Rahul Gandhi) my greetings that you got the opportunity to sit there. When you were in power, I was with you. Prior to the elections, people in Congress were asking me to come to their side. But I saw that wind was blowing in favour of Modi ji,"
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Three students have been cautioned for public order offences over a video which appeared to show racial abuse being hurled.
The footage showed an egg thrown at a group walking past accommodation used by Northumbria University students.
A man in the block could also be heard using a racial slur.
Northumbria Police said there was insufficient evidence to prove anyone had been racially abused, but a public order offence had been committed.
The video came to light in March and Yasmyn Ntege, a 19-year-old media student, who was one of the group, told the BBC that there was already an "outsider feeling" among the "small community" of black students in Newcastle.
She said while she could understand the egg throwing was a student prank, "racial abuse" was unacceptable.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "Three students have been cautioned for a public order offence in relation to a video that was circulated on social media in which it was alleged rival students had been racially abused.
"Although there was insufficient evidence to prove anyone had been racially abused, the students were found to have committed a public order offence.
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An in Vitro Study to Evaluate Antibacterial Effect Thymus Vulgaris Essential Oil Against Porphyromonas Gingivalis in Kurdistan– Iraq
Keywords:Porphyromonas gingivalis, Thymus vulgaris, minimum inhibitory concentration, periodontitis.
Purpose: Porphyromonas gingivalis is a keystone among perio-pathogengenic bacteria to initiate
periodontitis and treatment is better when the periodontal pathogens including Porphyromonas gingivalis
are totally eliminated. The essential oil of Thymus vulgaris has many bioactive constituents having
antimicrobial activity against many bacteria. This study investigates the antibacterial effect of this extracts
against Porphyromonas gingivalis. Methods: Sub gingival plaque samples were collected from individuals
having periodontitis with the probing pocket depth of at least 6mm; Conventional microbiological tests and
molecular technique used for confirmation of Porphyromonas gingivalis, hydrodistillation method was used
for extraction of essential oil. Antibacterial activity of the extract against Porphyromonas gingivalis has been
determined by using two fold serial dilution method to determine minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)
and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC). Result: the essential oil extracted from Thymus vulgaris
demonstrated antimicrobial effect against Porphyromonas gingivalis growth. Conclusion:The extract was
able to demonstrate inhibitory and bactericidal activity against Porphyromonas gingivalis. Further studies
should focus on the use of Thymus vulgaris essential oil in the treatment of periodontitis.

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#5 In this episode I am speaking with my first guest - a brilliant trauma therapist Prema McKeever.
We speak about developmental trauma which is trauma from childhood that shows up in adult intimate relationships. Even if you don’t think you have trauma I highly encourage you to listen to this episode - I also never considered myself traumatised… Until I developed enough resilience to look a lot deeper.
If you see your trauma it doesn’t mean you are broken, it is not an excuse to stay in your patterns. If you see your trauma it means you can shift it. An intimate relationship can be an incredible support for that!
Prema has such a wealth of wisdom, I am so excited to share her work with you!
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We’re at our most vulnerable when we go to our doctors. We trust the person at the other end of that scalpel. We trust the hospital. We trust the system. Christopher Duntsch was a neurosurgeon who radiated confidence. He claimed he was the best in Dallas. If you had back pain, and had tried everything else, Dr. Duntsch could give you the spine surgery that would take your pain away. But soon his patients started to experience complications, and the system failed to protect them. Which begs the question: who - or what - is that system meant to protect? From Wondery, the network behind the hit podcast Dirty John, DR. DEATH is a story about a charming surgeon, 33 patients and a spineless system. Reported and hosted by Laura Beil.
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Cancer severity and therapy responses can be influenced by both the cell of origin and its location. Melanoma is a skin cancer that arises from pigment-producing cells, called melanocytes. Melanoma is predicted to become the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia, while in the US, 100,000 new cases were expected in 2021 (1, 2).
Melanoma subtypes are dictated by their anatomical location and level of damage caused by chronic sun exposure. When people talk about skin cancer, they are often referring to the more common cutaneous melanoma, where cancerous melanocytes spread across the superficial layer of the skin. A much rarer subtype, acral melanoma can arise from under the nails, soles of the feet, or palms. Acral melanoma patients have a lower overall survival rate and response rate to existing therapies.
Different melanoma subtypes are associated with varying genetic changes. Cutaneous melanomas are primarily characterized by single-nucleotide mutations in genes, with about 50% of cutaneous melanomas having BRAF mutations (3). Consequently, targeting BRAF mutations has been pivotal in treating cutaneous melanomas. On the contrary, acral melanoma patients rarely have this genetic mutation and are ineligible for BRAF therapies (4). Consequently, a better understanding of the genetic profile and how the anatomical position of tumor-initiating cells affects their tumor growth is required.
The lack of animal models to study acral melanoma has been a major hurdle to better understanding this disease. In their recent Nature study, Weiss et al. identified key oncogenic signaling proteins CRKL and GAB2 were enriched in acral melanoma patients (5). Furthermore, alterations in genes NF1 and TERT are known to co-occur with CRKL and GAB2 mutation. With this in mind, the group developed a transgenic zebrafish model of acral melanoma whereby melanocytes specifically express CRKL and GAB2, TERT but lack NF1. Zebrafish fins are a comparable location to human palms or soles, and in their model, they observed that almost 70% of the animals developed acral tumors in the fin. Interestingly, they observed that CRKL alterations alone were able to drive tumor formation. In finding this vulnerability of fin melanocytes to CRKL changes, they identified a novel genetic alteration that drives acral melanoma formation.
Next, the group wanted to better understand why fin melanocytes with CRKL alterations were susceptible to cancer formation. They sequenced zebrafish body and fin melanocytes in wild-type and acral melanoma fish and identified distinct gene profiles between cells from the two anatomical locations. Fin melanocyte genes were enriched for pathways related to limb development, and in particular, there was an upregulation of the master regulator of limb development gene, HOX13. Importantly, this enrichment was also seen in human patient acral melanoma samples, demonstrating that what they saw in zebrafish is conserved in humans.
Weiss et al. hypothesized that CRKL and HOX13 could potentially work together to drive acral melanoma in fins. They found that HOX13 binding sites were associated with the activation of IGF1 and IGF2, genes important for limb development and regeneration. As CRKL is known to regulate the IGF1-PI3K signaling pathway, the group blocked this pathway, both genetically and pharmacologically in their acral zebrafish mode and observed decreased tumor formation in the fin.
The novel acral melanoma model developed by Weiss et al. has helped uncover key drivers of acral melanoma development that can be potential therapeutic targets. Their work demonstrated that melanocytes from different anatomical locations have distinct susceptibility to genetic changes, which ultimately influence their ability to promote tumor growth. These insights may help explain why in other cancer types, genetic alterations only affect some tumor cells in a given anatomical location. Ultimately, this could help clinicians in determining the most appropriate cancer treatment based on a tumor’s location.
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- Tanda, E. T. et al. Current state of target treatment in BRAF mutated melanoma. Front. Mol. Biosci. 7, 154 (2020)
- Mao, L., Qi, Z., Zhang, L., Guo, J. & Si, L. Immunotherapy in acral and mucosal melanoma: Current status and future directions. Front. Immunol. 12, 680407 (2021)
- Weiss, J. M. et al. Anatomic position determines oncogenic specificity in melanoma. Nature (2022) doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04584-6
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Realised I wrote up a character background/Motivation for Lily and never got round to posting it
Session 0 Character Creation
Lily Montbatten – Human Rogue
Lily is an entirely average human female, average height, average build, the mouse brown hair typical of this area, she blends entirely into the background, unremarkable, and ideal for her occupation. She is the eldest of four siblings and has responsibility for them all. She is not particularly well educated but she can read and write at a passable level.
Lily was the eldest of the next generation of Montbattens, not that that name meant anything to anyone anymore. It haven't been relevant for at least 200 years, and the coat of arms once proudly emblazoned upon the hanging sign denoting 'Montbatten's Locksmithery' was faded and peeling.
Lily Montbatten was a locksmith... and now head of the family. She sat in the darkened room at her father's workspace, his tools carefully set in their places, and swilled the remains of the bottle of dwarven ale round and round in the bottom of its glass, forlorn and despairing.
She desperately missed her beloved father and she knew he would hate the choice she was making. There is always another way he would say, but Lily simply could not see it anymore.
The shop was not bringing in enough money, and what little it was bringing in her mother quickly drank away. Lily has sent her brothers Jack and Quinn to find mother over an hour ago and they were still not returned.
Lily held her head in her hands rubbing her temples. Oh it was such high risk… but it paid well, and Quinn still had that cough, she probably needed to get him to a healer.
With a sad smile she thought about her father, he would have hated this life of crime she was leading, But what could she do? Legitimate business wasn't bringing in the money she needed. "Sorry Daddy" she whispered under her breath. Lily was resolved, she would talk to Harry ‘the fence’ and to the guild.
A small voice called her name causing Lily to jump, Her little sister, Sally was stood sheepishly in the doorway, in her bedclothes, “You should be in bed”, Lily scolded, before softening… “Come on… let go up together now… I’ll even read you a bedtime story”.
Lily was a thief because she was desperate.
She was a drunk because she grieved for her father
She started tavern brawls because she was angry at the world for taking him, and sometime for leaving her behind,
and she was here because......well actually she had no idea why she was here...or indeed even where here was.
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Lily is a (reluctant) member of the thieves’ guild of Neverwinter. She is probably behind in her guild contributions
She has a close business relationship with Harry ’the fence’ . He is her main contact within the guild and the fagin-like character who introduced her to this life of crime.
Lily likes to pick bar fights and brawls in the various taverns she frequents (tavern brawler feat) she is surprising efficient with improvised weapons.
Despite being a rogue Lily dislikes ‘wet work’ preferring to slip past guards rather than confront them.
There is a bounty upon her head and she is branded upon her right forearm – mark of a thief, after a routine job where she was caught when it all went wrong. Lily swears the whole thing was a set up


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The team at Alstonville Clinic recently took on Primary Care Impact quality improvement activity, Improving general practice engagement with transgender and gender diverse people to deliver inclusive and gender affirming healthcare to their patients.
This is an important QI activity as the needs of the transgender, gender diverse and non-binary (TGDNB) people are an important aspect of delivering patient centred care in general practice. Negative experiences within primary care can lead to future hesitation in accessing medical care.
The team at Alstonville Clinic worked together to create impactful changes to help improve the way they deliver gender affirming healthcare to their patients and community.
Some of the actions taken by the clinic included:
- social Worker from ACON presenting an education session on transgender health, diversity and respectful communication (ACON provides this training free of charge for practices, you can find more details on our Primary Care Impact page).
- changes to the language used across teams to be more inclusive.
- reviewed new patient form to include sex and gender separately (**The latest edition of the RACGP Standards for General Practice (5th edition) recommends that health professionals separate the collection of sex and gender information. See Primary Care Impact activity, Improve collection and recording of gender identity).
- team exploration of appropriate referral pathways.
‘This has been a very worthwhile experience,’ said Helen Rankin Jarvie, Alstonville Clinic’s Practice Manager.
‘The social worker from ACON, AJ Jensen, led an open discussion on trans and gender diverse healthcare needs and left us with a range of educational information and resources which have been very useful.
‘Our GPs now feel they are better able to support and assist our gender diverse patients in what is often a very challenging time in their lives.’
You can view Alstonville Clinic’s PDSA via the quality improvement page, Improving general practice engagement with transgender and gender diverse people. Well done to the team at Alstonville Clinic!
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- Manchester City were on Saturday, August 25, forced to a 1-1 draw by Wolverhampton
- The tie was the Citizens' third game of the season after winning their first two games
- Willy Boly scored for Wolverhampton, while Aymeric Laporte netted for Manchester City
Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City were on Saturday, August 25, forced to a 1-1 draw by hosts Wolverhampton Wanderers in their third game of the new season in England.
Argentina international Sergio Aguero missed many scoring opportunities in this tie which the Citizens could have won easily.
After getting only one point in their first two games of the season, Wolverhampton Wanderers started this match impressively with the aims of avoiding defeat in front of their fans.
But the first half ended goalless as the hosts and the visitors failed to find the back of the net.
Wolverhampton scored their goal in the 57th minute through Willy Boly who was assisted by Joao Moutinho in which Manchester City goalie Ederson had no option.
But Manchester City restored parity in the 69th minute through Aymeric Laporte who was given a nice final pass by IIkay Gundogan.
Manchester City had many chances that would have helped them to win this match and Wolverhampton fans will have goalkeeper Rul Patricio to thank who denied Pep Guardiola's men the victory as the match ended 1-1.
City are still on top of the Premier League standings with seven points after three games played this term.
Earlier, NAIJ.com had reported how Premier League champions Manchester City confirmed that star player Kevin De Bruyne will be out of action for the next three months due to the injury he sustained in training.
The Belgium international suffered the injury during training on Wednesday, August 23, and his injury will be a big blow for Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.
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Classification of laser cutting machine:
1.TAG laser cutting machine
2.Fiber Laser Metal Cutting Machine
The characteristics of laser processing mainly include the following aspects:
1. Laser processing is available for almost all metallic and non-metallic materials.
2. The laser can be focused into a very small spot, which can be finely and precisely processed, such as the processing of fine slits and micro holes.
3. The laser beam can be sent to an isolation room or other place far away from the laser for processing.
4. No tool is required for processing, which is non-contact processing and no mechanical deformation.
5. No processing tools and special environment are needed, which is convenient for automatic control of continuous processing, high processing efficiency, small processing deformation and thermal deformation.
Enclosed Laser Cutting Machine
Laser is a kind of coherent light with high intensity, good directivity and good monochromaticity. Due to the small divergence angle and good monochromaticity of the laser, in principle, it can focus on small spots with a size close to the wavelength of the light (micron or sub-micron level), and the high intensity of the laser itself can make it The power density at the focal point reaches 107 ~ 1011W / cm2, and the temperature can reach above 10000 ℃. At such a high temperature, any material will instantly melt and vaporize sharply, and spray out explosively at high speed, while producing a highly directional impact. Therefore, the laser processing works under the effect of light and heat to generate a combination of high temperature melting and shock wave throwing.
Application of Laser Cutting Machine
With the development of modern industrial technology, there are more and more varieties of materials with high hardness and high melting point, and more and more applications, and often require small and deep holes to be made in these materials, for example, clocks or meters. Gem bearings, diamond drawing dies, spinnerets for chemical fibers, and fuel nozzles in rocket or diesel engines. This type of processing task is difficult to achieve with some conventional machining methods, and some are even impossible, while laser drilling can complete the task better.
In laser drilling, it is necessary to understand the materials and requirements for drilling in detail. In theory, the laser can punch small holes as shallow as a few micrometers and as deep as more than 20 millimeters in different positions of any material, but specific to a certain punching machine, its punching range is limited. Therefore, before punching, it is best to fully understand the punching range of the existing laser to determine whether it can punch.
The quality of laser drilling is mainly related to factors such as laser output power and irradiation time, focal length and divergence angle, focus position, energy distribution in the spot, number of irradiations, and workpiece materials. These process parameters should be reasonably selected in actual processing.
The principle of laser cutting is similar to laser drilling, but the workpiece and the laser beam must move relative to each other. In actual processing, the use of table CNC technology can successfully achieve laser NC cutting. Laser cutting mostly uses high-power CO2 lasers.
Lasers can cut both metals and non-metals. In the laser cutting process, because the laser does not produce mechanical impact and pressure on the material being cut, and the laser cutting slit is small, which is convenient for automatic control, it is commonly used in engineering practice to process glass, ceramics, various precision and small zero component. During the laser cutting process, the main factors affecting laser cutting parameters are laser power, blowing pressure, and material thickness.
The above is the classification and application of laser cutting machine introduced by Plasma Cutting Machine Manufacturer.


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Indian company Bharat Biotech said on Saturday its late-stage testing of a COVID-19 vaccine has shown an overall efficacy of 77.8% and effectiveness against all variants.
The company in a statement said it is now in discussions with the World Health Organisation to obtain emergency use listing for its vaccine, marketed as Covaxin, reports Gulf News.
The results set to rest questions raised by health experts over Bharat Biotech’s vaccine when it was given emergency use authorisation by the Indian government in January.
They felt that the company didn’t have enough clinical trials, making it almost impossible for the firm to have analysed and submitted data showing that its shots are effective in preventing illness from the coronavirus.
The company says the vaccine has already received emergency use authorizations in 16 countries including India, the Philippines, Iran and Mexico. Millions of Indian also have been inoculated with the same vaccine.
It says the late-stage trial showed the vaccine was 93.4% effective against severe symptomatic COVID-19 and showed effectiveness of 77.8% against symptomatic COVID-19. The data also demonstrated 65.2% protection against the delta variant, first identified in India.
Last month, vaccine maker AstraZeneca Plc also said its vaccine was effective against the Delta and Kappa variants, citing a study.
India has been administering the AstraZeneca vaccine, made domestically by the Serum Institute of India, which said last month it planned to step up monthly production from July, to nearly 100 million doses.
Bharat Biotech now estimates it will make 23 million doses a month.
The Phase-III data came as Ocugen Inc, which is co-developing Covaxin with Bharat Biotech for the US market, prepares to file a request for full US approval.
India, with a tally of 30.45 million infections, is the second most affected nation after the United States, with 33 million. The south Asian nation’s death toll has now crossed 400,000.


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Maybe it's their space-alien appearance, or the way they evoke the Wild West, or the fact that they thrive with virtually no care. Whatever the reason, kids love cacti. This group planting technique lets kids have their own little patch of desert, even if your climate is more arctic than Arizonan.
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Iconic U.S. retailer Sears, which at one time was the world's largest chain of stores, filed for bankruptcy Monday as it struggles to stay in business.
The company is worth about $7 billion, but lists more than $11 billion in liabilities. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, the day a massive payment to its creditors was due.
As part of its plan to stay afloat, Sears will close 142 of its remaining stores, leaving about 500 locations still open — down from a one-time high of 4,000 stores.
"It's a shame," President Donald Trump said Monday. "Somebody that is of my generation, Sears Roebuck was a big deal. So, it's very sad to see."
"Where America shops" was one of the slogans Sears used throughout its 132-year history. But in recent years, Americans found other places and more modern ways to shop, and Sears, which focused on traditional brick-and-mortar department stores, could not keep up.
Sears began in 1886 selling watches and soon expanded to become the nation's top retailer.
Anything that a household could use could be found at Sears, including the house. Sears sold tens of thousands of build-it-yourself house kits, which would be shipped to customers by rail from the Chicago headquarters. Hundreds of these homes still stand across the U.S.
The arrival of the annual Sears mail order catalog was a major event in American homes, especially in rural areas with no access to big stores.
Sears became known for multistory downtown locations and its expansion to suburban shopping centers. A shopping trip to Sears on a Saturday was an event — children explored the toys, Dad admired the tools and tires, and Mom checked out the latest fashions.
But younger generations of Americans began to regard Sears as the place where their grandparents shopped, as they started to gravitate toward more modern retailers and online sales.
Sears also spent billions in such non-retail businesses as credit cards, insurance and real estate, and found itself with little money needed to upgrade its fading stores.
Sears has not turned a profit since 2010. It sold off many of its assets, including famous house brands such as Kenmore appliances and Craftsman tools, in what some economists said was a fruitless effort to stay in business.


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I don’t like war metaphor. I prefer to think about reproductive justice advocacy in terms of healing and love. But when our nonsensical policies on drugs and reproductive health claim the lives of living, breathing people, it feels like a war.
Jamie Lynn Russell was 33 years old when she went to an emergency room in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma in such debilitating pain that she was unable to move. Because her excruciating pain prevented her from lying down for an examination, hospital staff labeled her “noncompliant,” and called the police. The police discovered that she had two pain pills that weren’t hers. Still in pain, she was released by the hospital as “fit to incarcerate,” arrested for drug possession, and taken to jail, where she died two hours later from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy.
Two pain pills.
Much of the initial response to the case centered around the actions of the hospital, which likely amount to malpractice. But we must avoid making the mistake that the hospital did: looking at individual actions when they are merely symptoms of deeper, deadlier problems.
Jamie’s needless death shows us where our priorities lie, misplaced: chasing down minor drug offenders in service of a failed war on drugs is more important that human life and dignity; women’s health is not taken seriously and “noncompliance” is cause for punishment. The tragedy of her death once again disproves the myth that women never need abortions and that “modern technology and science” have eliminated maternal mortality.
I hope that her family—and people across Oklahoma and the United States—will demand justice for Jamie so that she is not just another unnamed casualty of the many political and rhetorical wars waged on pregnant women.


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3M Co. said it plans to explore alternatives for its health information systems business, which includes a potential spin off, sale or further investment in the business. The business has trailing 12-month revenue of about $730 million, and has compounded annual growth of more than 10% for the past three, five and 10 years. Shares of 3M, which makes a wide range of products including Scotch tape, Post-it Notes, masking tape for painting, water-filtration systems and pet care products, tacked on 0.5% in premarket trade. The stock has dropped 11% over the past three months through Wednesday, while the Dow Jones Industrials Average has lost 9.7%.
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Tory candidate Sally-Ann Hart has issued an apology after coming under fire for remarks she made about an article claiming that learning disabled employees should be subject to a lower minimum wage than others.
In March 2017 Hart shared an article on Facebook titled ‘Why people with learning disabilities should be allowed to work for less than the minimum wage’. She commented: “This is so right.”
Last week she defended her support of the article at an election hustings for the Hastings and Rye seat. Video footage can be seen below:
Hart commented: “It was about people with learning difficulties, about them being given the opportunity to work, because it’s to do with the happiness they have about working.
“Some people with learning difficulties, they don’t understand about money. It’s about having a therapeutic exemption and the article was in support of employing people with learning disabilities.”
Reports today said Ms Hart has apologised for any offence that was caused but insisted her comments had been taken out of context.
Posting on Facebook, she said: “For the avoidance of doubt, I was trying to emphasise that more needs to be done to help those with learning disabilities into the workplace and having properly paid work. I did not say anyone should be paid less.
“My comments have been taken out of context, but I do apologise if any offence or alarm has been caused. The number of disabled people in work has hit a record high under this government, and I am committed to doing more to supporting those with learning disabilities into good, secure jobs.”
Other Conservative Party members have made similar comments in the past. In 2014, Lord Freud suggested that people with learning disabilities should be paid £2 per hour.


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Finally! got my underwater photos published from our stay on Kauai in May 2016. The ocean, weather, and surf conditions were much better than the previous year at the same time. I was lucky to be able to get in several North shore dives at Tunnels and several South shore dives at Koloa Landing during our two weeks there. Scheduling with family and friends that visited did not allow me to get in any boat dives this trip, but the copious critter spotting left me missing nothing.
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Where does the Central Arizona Project (CAP) system start?
Think water sports.
Many know Lake Havasu in western Arizona for its incredible recreational fishing and boating options. It’s also the site of CAP’s Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant, the first plant in the 336-mile system that diverts the Colorado River water from Havasu before six, 66,000-horsepower pumps lift water more than 800 vertical feet into Buckskin Mountain Tunnel.
From there, the water flows downhill to the next plant.
The CAP system is ready to deliver any water supply to central and southern Arizona using precisely managed and engineered infrastructure that includes tunnels, check gates, turnouts, and 14 pumping plants.
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“THIS is the best we can do for the game for the next 10, 20, 40 years. It’s not about today or tomorrow, it’s about the future.
“I believe if you get involved in a sport you are a custodian. You want to pass it on to the next generation in a better state than you found it - and this is our opportunity to do that.”
As Jerry Maguire-style mission statements go, the words of Scottish Golf Union chairman Tom Craig carry an enthusiastic optimism that should compel people to follow his lead into a bright, united future for a game crying out for change.
So, to paraphrase Tom Cruise’s words in that famous movie scene, who’s with him?
Who among Scotland’s 568 affiliated golf clubs is ready to step up and voice their desire to drag Scottish golf kicking and screaming into the 21st century and beyond? Because now is your time to stand up and be counted.
Yesterday afternoon an independent poll was launched urging SGU member clubs to vote on a proposal to amalgamate with the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association.
It’s a common sense streamlining of the amateur game that, despite the many benefits this unity offers, was incredibly voted down the last time such a change was tabled in 2011 amid an atmosphere of acrimony and resentment.
Back then the proposal - supported by the ladies but rejected by a majority of the 16 Area Golf Associations which comprises the SGU membership - was an embarrassment that only underlined the game’s reputation for being stuffy, sexist and out of touch.
Now, four years on, we return to the debate finding the stakes are much higher than simple public embarrassment. Failure to grab this second - and probably last - chance to merge will carry a heavy price that golf will pay for generations to come.
The situation currently unfolding in Scottish golf is stark and if positive steps aren’t take to address the slide before long it will have snowballed into a full blown crisis.
Golf club membership is declining by three percent every year. In the last 10 years roughly 17 per cent of members have gone - which in real terms is in the region of 40,000 golfers lost to our clubs.
The stats for the woman’s game alone are even more troubling with a 20 percent drop in a decade.
And if the drain in membership continues at its current rate over the next 20 years, Scotland is facing the doomsday scenario of having less than 100,000 adult male golfers, resulting in an epidemic of courses disappearing from the map. A shocking prospect for the country that gave the game to the world.
So what difference will amalgamating the two amateur governing bodies make to turning around such a bleak outlook?
Well aside from making an irrelevance of the perceived gender divisions that paints golf in such an unattractive light to female members and families, there is again far more substance than simple public image.
The financial consequences of not modernising this time will have a severe impact on Scotland’s hopes of producing successful golfers of the future. Why?
Because like every other sport, golf benefits greatly from government funding at grassroots level through the support of sportscotland.
At present pretty much all of these governing bodies - from athletics and swimming to tennis and hockey - are able to form cohesive plans to recruit, identify and develop young talent based on funding granted on a two or three year cycle.
All of them, that is, except golf whose funding has come under more intense and regular scrutiny because the Scottish government are believed to be uncomfortable with the fragmented nature of their gender-split set up.
Such budgetary uncertainty severly inhibits forward planning at best and at worst jeopardises the future of this vital income stream that supports the excellent work the SGU do in conjunction with many of their clubs to promote golf at all levels. From the introductory Clubgolf programme all the way to supporting elite prodigies like reigning Amateur champion Bradley Neil, who will tee up at The Masters this April, their good work must be allowed to continue.
What happens over the next two months will echo for many years across the landscape of Scottish golf - and it starts right here, with the launch of this poll which puts the power in the hands of regular members in clubhouses the length and breadth of the nation.
Every single affiliated club has one vote - and if you care about preserving a vibrant game for your grand kids to enjoy long after you’ve gone, then I would urge you to seek out your club secretary to ask which way he’ll be casting yours.
While this poll won’t be decisive - the 16 Areas remain the only representatives with the power to bring about change - an overwhelming yes vote from these polled clubs will be a powerful mandate to convince them to support amalgamation this time.
Don’t leave it to chance. Don’t sit in the clubhouse thinking it’s not relevant to you or that someone else will deal with it. It’s your sport as much as anyone else’s, so take ownership of the responsibility that comes with it to ensure that the game you pass on to the next generation is in the best possible health it can be.
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The Aussie-Filipina artist, Jess Connelly released a new track in early November called, "2AM." We all know when we're up late, we tend to overthink and our thoughts are racing. In this new song, she shares her own 2 AM thoughts and explores that "what-if" relationship. After dropping the track, she's back with a brand new music video.
The R&B and soul singer has been dropping singles this year and the track marks her 7th release of the year. There's still more to come from Jess as she drops brand new music again soon with "Bittersweet" by the end of the week.
"2AM" was produced by Ervin Garcia and DreEazy.
Cover Photo Credit: Jess Connelly Instagram
RINI is Philippines-born and Australia-raised singer now residing in LA. The slow and sensual R&B artist, who is signed to Warner Music, recently released a new EP titled: “Ultraviolet.” The seven track project is headlined by a BEAM-assisted collaboration “Selfish,” self-titled outro “Ultraviolet,” and lead single “Pressure.”
“Pressure” comes with an accompanying music video that features the Filipino crooner riding through the hills in vintage BMWs. Check out the “Pressure” music video below and the “Ultraviolet” EP here!
In addition to RINI releasing new music, he also has announced select US and UK tour dates! Find out more info below!
Photo Courtesy of RINI’s Instagram
Zelijah is a Filipino rapper/producer signed to Sony Music Entertainment that has been making waves in the industry thanks to his futuristic sound and innovative music videos. He has recently been promoting his “Manic City” project and now fans finally get a first glimpse of his upcoming creative offering thanks to his latest release “Show U.”
“Show U” comes with an accompanying music video directed by Leo Malli. According to the director, the visuals explore the perspective of different people in a party, capturing both the messiness, the fun, and the quirks that go behind it.
“I made sure we took real pieces of what Zelijah has seen throughout his life,” Malli says. “Just that it’s all happening in one night. The night we shot the MV, we were also holding his birthday and listening party, so this was a real party happening. It’s more organic that way.”
Regarding the sonic inspiration behind the single, Zelijah shared some details in a statement. "Show U is an attempt of combining hip hop with nostalgic genres from the 2000s like Y2K Pop, Dancehall, Reggaton, and a bit of rumba,” explained the talented Filipino artist. “It's also spiced with a bit of Tiktok-ish elements by pitching up the formants of vocals and topping it with a classic drum n’ bass rhythm. And yes, I did produce the whole thing.”
“I've been going outside more often too so most of the songs I'll be putting out starting from Show U would most likely be experiences from the outside world,” added the eclectic multi-genre act. “And I also thought hey maybe I could turn those moments into songs and that made me come up with my upcoming album.”
Watch Zelijah’s “Show U” music video below!
Zack Tabudlo love songs just hit different and the singer’s newest release stays true to the singer/songwriter’s reputation. Zack’s new song “Pinadama” is on the official soundtrack for Star Cinema’s recently released rom-com film: “An Inconvenient Love.” “An Inconvenient Love” is the latest project starring DonBelle: Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano.
In other Zack Tabudlo news, the Filipino artist is set to represent his home country next weekend at 88rising’s HITC Manila. Zack’s smash single “Binibini” also recently took home ‘Song of the Year’ at the Awit Awards 2022. You can find more Awit Awards 2022 results and content on our Instagram page.
Check out the lyric video for Zack Tabudlo’s new song “Pinadama” off of the “An Inconvenient Love” soundtrack below!
syd hartha collaborates with kiyo on a new late night vibes song inspired by a complicated situation and catching feelings. "3:15 is about how someone feels wrong but feels so good at the same time," explains the Sony Music artist. "I always try to convince myself that someone or something won’t always be good to me, but for some reason, I end up giving in. The folk-pop artist adds, "It was supposed to just be temporary, until I realized that the title shares a connection with the lyrics: that specific time can also symbolize trying to make the most out of the dark."
kiyo delivers a smooth feature that complements the track’s honest depiction of fallibility and matches the overall late night aesthetic of the song. We would love to see another collab between both of the hitmakers!
The song release comes with an accompanying music video that thematically revolves around basking in the comforts of a safe space directed by Raliug of Lunchbox Productions, with a concept by Pau Tiu. Watch the 3:15 music video below!
After the Noon Records proudly presents their newest single entitled “Meet Me at Sunrise,” written by Arthur Tan and Lesha, with music by Tan and vocals by Lesha. The track delivers a new take on a breakup song and by channeling an upbeat banger and that brings the singular crucial realization, “You are not the same no more.”
Once you press play, there’s no stopping the groove. Listeners will know they’re in for a treat. “Meet Me at Sunrise” starts on an introspective note as Lesha laments, “I thought about all the times we used to get along.” As the track progresses and the instrumental grows, she becomes more confident in herself, concluding: “Now I’m just thankful that I never even tried to stay.”
It’s rare to find breakup songs that sound warm and enlightening, and that’s exactly what Tan achieves with his charismatic music production. He brings buoyancy to the concept with his light snare rhythm and simple piano-synth track. Along with Lesha’s seductive vocals, the uplifting rave tune balances out its heart wrenching message.
“Meet Me at Sunrise” successfully conveys that feeling of post-separation consolation. Whether or not you've experienced that feeling, the song’s overall hopeful energy will have you rooting for anyone going through that similar situation.
It’s safe to say that Arthur Tan and Lesha will bring their own novelty to the table in this instant DJ classic; a sure bet to get everyone (including those with broken hearts) back up on their feet.
“Meet Me At Sunrise” will be available for streaming on November 25, 2022, on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and Amazon Music.
Cover Photo Credit: After The Noon Records
We love to see a project from two of our favorite Filipino R&B singers! John Concepcion and JamieBoy have been setting social media on fire with their covers and their catchy original songs and now the two crooners have joined forces for a sure hit collaboration! “Pass” features both vocalists flexing their signature vocals and melodies over smooth production from Mii & Dylan Graham.
Not only did John Concepcion & JamieBoy release the song on all major streaming platforms, but the duo also dropped live performance renditions of their verses on their social media platforms. Check out their solo performances and the full version of “Pass” below!
Saweetie has been teasing “The Single Life” EP for a while now, and we finally have a chance to listen to the project and it's giving baddie vibes. The Filipino-American rapper’s newest project is six tracks long and thematically revolves around self-growth and being proud to be single. The Oakland native femcee famously cut ties with Migos rapper Quavo in 2021 and has since been focusing on herself and her music.
“The Single Life” is the Icy Girl's most personal and vulnerable project to date and features stories about independence and moving on that everyone can relate to. This release has a mixtape feel and is presumably a prequel for her upcoming album “Pretty Bitch Music.” Check out some of our favorite stand out tracks from Saweetie’s “The Single Life” EP below!
Disney+ has officially launched in the Philippines! In addition to collaborating with Morissette to announce the streaming platform, Disney Philippines has another awesome surprise for Filipino music fans. Disney just dropped six Filipino versions of songs from its critically acclaimed animated musical film Encanto.
Disney Music Asia shared the new renditions of the tracks on their official YouTube channel. The songs include: “Ang Pamilya Madrigal” (“The Family Madrigal”), “Wag Ikuwento Si Bruno” (“We Don’t Talk About Bruno”), “Ano Pang Kaya Ko?” (“What Else Can I Do?”), “Nas’an Ang Milagro Ko” (‘Waiting On A Miracle’), “Pag Nagigipit” (“Surface Pressure”), and “Kayo” (“All Of You”). Special shout out to the Filipino vocalists involved with this project: Leia, Owen Caling, Cornelius Bascara, Kenz Ancero, Andrei Ayson, Chi Dato Bocobo, Rowena Raganit, Cathy Go and more!
Disney+ subscriptions are available now in the Philippines for PHP 159 (monthly) or PHP 1,150 (annually.) Check out the Filipino Encanto songs below!
The Fil-Am artist, Jess Connelly recently released a new album titled, Bittersweet. The 11-track ensemble showcases multiple singles she released in the last couple years like, "Chatter," "Risk," "2AM," "Better," and more! The project features talented productions from Lustabass, P-Lo, Dre Eazy, Larce Blake, and VSN, and Ervin Garcia.
It's been a long time since Jess last released her EP, ATM in 2019. Now fans have new music to listen to along with new visualizers and music videos. To celebrate, she held a release party co-presented with Johnnie Walker PH. She preformed songs off the album for the first time and had special guests like Jason Dhakal join in the party.
Listen to some of the new music below!
Cover Photo Credit: Jess Connelly Instagram
James Reid and & Destiny Rogers just dropped their “Lie To Me” music video and it's giving love triangle vibes. "Lie To Me" was originally released on Reid's album "lovescene." Shot in Manila, the accompanying visuals for the seductive single narrate a story of both James and Destiny falling in love with the same girl! Rogers, who recently came out publicly as bisexual, wins the girl from the Filipino singer/actor to make for quite the plot twist.
James Reid spoke to Forbes about the music video, its empowering message from Destiny Rogers, working with international artists, his recently released album, a possible upcoming tour, and more. Watch the “Lie To Me” music video below!
Photo Courtesy of James Reid's Instagram
Manila Grey has just given their single “AGAIN AND AGAIN” the official remix treatment! The Vancouver-based duo tapped in with other Filipino rappers worldwide to bring together a collaboration that we never knew we needed until now! On the song, well recognized Manila-based hitmaker Al James and Stockton, California based MC MBNel add feature verses to the catchy banger.
We love to see an international collab between Filipinos representing three different countries. Manila Grey is set to perform next month at HITC Manila and we hope the real 1z can perform this track at the festival. Check out Manila Grey’s “AGAIN AND AGAIN (Remix)” featuring Al James and MBNel below!


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Bermuda is a fantastic year-round destinations that's less than two hours away from most east coast airports. Known for its pink sand beaches and stylish shorts, Bermuda is the perfect getaway if you're looking for luxury. Top activities include spa treatments and afternoon tee times at one of the seven championship courses. Peak season is May - October, and golfing is best during the winter when crowds are gone and hotels are less expensive.
Pink Sand Beaches
One of the highlights of the island, Bermuda's pink sand beaches are not only stunning, but provide the perfect spot to spend your day relaxing in the sun or playing in the water. Horseshoe Bay Beach is the most popular, which you can reach via South Shore Park. Also reachable by South Shore is Warwick Long Bay, Bermuda's longest beach. It stretches about a half-mile, and the pink sand and turquoise water are a given.
The West End
The Royal Naval Dockyard is brimming with history, restaurants, and shopping, making it the perfect place to spend an afternoon exploring. West Whale Bay Beach is another fantastic beach, and it's a bit smaller and more secluded than the others. In late winter/early spring, you might just get lucky enough to spot the humpbacks whales that the beach was named for.
Central Bermuda is home to the capital city of Hamilton, a harbour town known for it’s spice for life. You can find boutiques, dance clubs, and local flavors along Front Street, spend time exploring the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, & Zoo or the botanical gardens, and even play a round of oceanfront golf. Plan the timing of your visit just right and experience Bermuda Day, a celebration of Bermuda’s heritage with dancing, music, festivities, and a parade. Nearby Paget Parish is home to some of the classiest real estate in the world.


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The rare earth minerals company Molycorp Inc has announced that it has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory.
We are looking forward to a highly successful partnership between Molycorp and the Ames Laboratory that will incorporate new techniques, processes, and materials into U.S. supply chains, said Debra Covey, Ames Laboratory associate laboratory director for Sponsored Research Administration.
The collaboration combines Ames Laboratory's 60+ years of experience in the critical materials science field with Molycorp's 58+ years of experience in developing and commercializing innovative rare earth processing technologies, the company said in a statement.
This is a significant first step toward a long and mutually beneficial relationship between these two committed entities, said Karl Gschneidner Jr., who will lead the research efforts at Ames Laboratory. The Ames-Molycorp partnership will serve to re-energize applied rare earth research in the U.S., and will begin to ameliorate the current void in intellectual infrastructure in rare earths by training undergraduates, graduate, and post-doctoral students and providing them with research opportunities.
Ames Laboratory scientists will investigate several compositions of rare earth materials and processing techniques with the goal of making permanent rare earth magnets with properties comparable to currently available neodymium-iron-boron magnets. The material combinations studied will correspond with the relative concentrations of rare earth elements in Molycorp's Mountain Pass mine, using techniques that are more cost effective and leave a smaller environmental footprint than current methods, it added.


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May 6, 2019
A “red herring” is known as something that distracts from a more important area of focus. There are numerous different attributions to the etymology of this saying. From 17thcentury fox hunters deceiving dogs with herring; to 19thcentury bandits using herring to throw bloodhounds off their scent; to early New England settlers leaving bits of red herring along their trail to confuse the wolves that were following. In equities today, perhaps “income yield” is the red herring – throwing investors off the scent of “total returns”. Continue…
by Andrew Macken Posted in Editor's Pick, Investing Education.
March 13, 2019
In a recent report by BIS Research*, the autonomous vehicle market was estimated at 6.6 million units in 2017 and is anticipated to reach 67.5 million units by 2028. This new technology will have a disruptive impact on jobs, not to mention firms linked to the auto industry, like Sydney Airport (think car parking revenues), Cabcharge, Transurban, Automotive Holdings, AP Eagers and Carsales, Bapcor, Super Retail Group and many others. Continue…
by Roger Montgomery Posted in Technology & Telecommunications.
February 26, 2019
Vesna Poljak published an article in the Australian Financial Review which discusses our Kraft Heinz short thesis. We believe changing consumer tastes and unrealistic market expectations have created a golden opportunity to go against a large group of stocks. Read here. Continue…
by Andrew Macken Posted in On the Internet.
March 21, 2019
Electric vehicle sales are finally accelerating, and our global funds are well positioned to take a ride in the fast lane. According to Visual Capitalist it took five years to sell the first million electric vehicles (EVs), and in 2018 it took just six months. Continue…
by Christopher Demasi Posted in Editor's Pick, Technology & Telecommunications.
April 18, 2019
A very successful investor I know studies the financial pages of the newspaper with a focus on stocks and sectors that are making 52-week lows. His argument is that if he can find one “diamond” every few years, it more than accounts for the disappointments. And often by a factor! Continue…
by David Buckland Posted in Companies, Investing Education.
March 28, 2019
On Tuesday, market watchers in Australia were collectively scratching their heads in surprise to the Wesfarmers bid for Lynas Corporation (ASX:LYC). It is well known that Wesfarmers is looking to invest capital having spun off Coles last year, but if you had asked all the fund managers and analysts in Australia to rank their potential targets, Lynas would be very unlikely to appear high on anyone’s list. Continue…
by Andreas Lundberg Posted in Companies.
March 6, 2019
In recent years, state budgets have benefited from rising revenues, particularly from stamp duty. But now that revenue stream is being squeezed, particularly in New South Wales and Victoria. This decline in revenue could be a real issue for businesses that rely on state infrastructure spending. Continue…
by Andreas Lundberg Posted in Market commentary.
April 29, 2019
Would you invest in a business that is alleged to have a “toxic” and “discriminatory” culture? What about a business that is alleged to have been investigated for a software tool allegedly designed to evade and deceive authorities? Would you invest in a business that potentially had equally deep, or deeper, pocketed rivals in almost every one of its business divisions? Continue…
by Roger Montgomery Posted in Companies, Editor's Pick.
April 10, 2019
There’s been a lot of talk of inverted yield curves in the US and whether they portend a recession or a stock market crash. But, I wonder whether we need to watch the yield curve as much as exuberance in stocks themselves? Continue…
by Roger Montgomery Posted in Global markets, Market commentary.
March 8, 2019
One of the more profound changes to the practice of investment management in recent years has been the improvement in the availability of information; a change driven by both regulation and technology. Continue…
by Tim Kelley Posted in Companies, Investing Education.
A conversation with one of the owners of the largest residential builders has revealed that the slowdown in construction activity has indeed commenced. read here


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Verde Marinace originates in Brazil. Like most granite’s quarried, Verde Marinace is extremely durable and tough; it can potentially last forever.
This is a unfinished piece of granite that would require a fabricator to cut to size and finish the edges. I only have one this size. Also can be cut with a skill saw and diamond blade.
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Anderson Cooper hosted a CNN Special Town Hall last night: Finding Hope, Battling America’s Suicide Crisis. Much of the hour was spent talking to survivors of suicide (Anderson’s brother, Carter, took his own life 30 years ago) as well as survivors of suicide attempts.
However, the standout of the evening for me was CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta who shared that life expectancy as a whole in the United States has plateaued and dropped over the last couple of years, with the middle aged white working class population being hit the hardest. He went on to say that the most common causes of premature death for this segment of the population were liver cirrhosis, typically due to alcoholism, opioid overdose and suicide. He called them the “deaths of despair.”
The Town Hall was followed by the last episode of Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown, in which he travels with friend and film director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) to Bhutan.
The small, mostly Buddhist country is the originator of Gross National Happiness (GNH), a philosophy which might seem strange given that Bhutanese culture expects one to think about death five times a day. How can they be so happy when they think about death every day? Those of us who’ve experienced loss up close know that being familiar with death makes us appreciate life all the more. Suddenly having the latest and greatest whatever doesn’t mean much anymore and we’re able to better focus on what gives our lives meaning. We want to live the best lives we can as a way of honoring those we’ve lost.
The show ended with Bourdain and Aronofsky stopping at the Burning Lake, one of the most sacred sites in Bhutan, to leave a traditional spiritual offering honoring the dead. The men sat and reflected on their trip, wondering what the future would bring for Bhutan, a country with little modernization. Historically, transportation in Bhutan has been difficult, if not downright dangerous, due to the unstable geology and extremely high (and narrow) passes. As they build new roads bypassing some of the more dangerous areas and shortening trips times, the friends wondered what would happen to the country that Bourdain likened to Shangri-La? An end to innocence? Materialism and everything that comes with it? A lower GNH?
I was left with my own questions:
Do the stresses of modern life fuel the unsettled mind?
Has modern life outpaced the evolution of our species?
Is our fast-paced lifestyle a contributing factor in the rise in suicides in the United States?
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With the colouring book in a stylish TopModel design, girls can design their own creations and let their imagination run wild. On the sides there are pre-drawn motifs with the top models, which can be painted and glued to your liking. The book includes several glossy stickers. The colouring book is approx. 21 x 24 x 1.5 cm in size and thanks to the ring binding, the leaves are very easy.
Not suitable for children under 36 months


Since 1 January 2016, the Planning Policy function has been the responsibility of Cabinet Office. The Planning Policy Team is based:
3rd Floor Government Office,
Phone: +44 1624 685750
Responsibilities include preparing and reviewing development plans such as the Isle of Man Strategic Plan and the Area Plans. The guiding primary legislation is the Town and Country Planning Act 1999.
The Planning Policy Team is currently working on an Area Plan for the East.
The Planning Policy documents which are in-force are available.
More information on the existing Development Plan is available.
In addition, from time-to-time Evidence Base is published.


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Los Angeles District Attorney, George Gascón announced he will severely downsize or eliminate the city’s Hardcore Gang Unit.
“It’s one of the oldest units in the office and it’s responsible for prosecuting the most heinous and complex gang-related crimes in the county,” writes Bill Melugin for Fox 11.
‘Gang Members Are Laughing’
Los Angeles County prosecutors told Fox 11 they are already frustrated by the limitations Gascón has placed on them since he took office in December 2020. The city is in the middle of a crime surge, and prosecutors fear it may become even more dangerous.
“We can already hear in jail calls and interviews with officers on the street telling us that the gang members are laughing at them,” one of the Prosecutors told Fox 11. “I mean it’s undermined the credibility of law enforcement in its entirety.”
Last week, Gascón decided against pursuing the death penalty for an admitted gang member who murdered police officer Keith Boyer, Fox News reports. Boyer and his partner were responding to a traffic collision. The gang member shot both officers, killing Boyer, as he fled from the scene.
Deputy District Attorney Garrett Dameron said he was ordered to drop the death penalty in the case, against his objections.
Boyer’s stepfather, Don Clark, said he was sickened by the way Gascón treats crime victims and their families.
“It seems like the criminals are getting the upper hand under Gascón’s leadership,” Clark said on Fox and Friends.
Gascón was financially backed by European multibillionaire George Soros in the 2020 election. Soros has been linked to the election of radical prosecutors across the country in an effort to undermine the nation’s criminal justice system, Breitbart reports.
“Billionaire Democratic donor George Soros bankrolled the successful campaigns of a new crop of district attorneys who now preside over big cities with skyrocketing crime and frayed relationships with police departments,” writes James Varney for the Washington Times.
Several Soros-backed district attorneys have stopped prosecuting crimes such as disorderly conduct, vagrancy, and loitering, the Washington Times reports.
Crime has surged in St. Louis since Soros-backed prosecutor Kimberly Gardner took office in January 2017. The conviction rate has dropped by 20 percent, Fox reports.
Larry Krasner was elected district attorney of Philadelphia in 2017 after receiving $1.7 million from an independent political action committee connected to Soros. Krasner published a sanctuary policy and appointed an “immigration counsel” to create “immigration-neutral” outcomes immediately upon taking office.
Some of the immigrants assisted by the immigration counsel include “defendants who have been charged with rape, murder, rape of a child, forcible rape, sexual assault, unlawful contact of a minor, attempted murder, among other crimes,” Breitbart reports.
Soros-backed Cook County Illinois District Attorney, Kimberly Foxx hired a legal advisor in her office to assist illegal immigrants “to ensure that non-citizen defendants do not face unnecessary immigration consequences, particularly for misdemeanor and low-level offenses,” as documented in a Cook County Attorney Statement of July 11,2019. This move helps illegal immigrants avoid ICE, Breitbart reports.
“There are several progressive groups putting anti-prosecutors in office,” Attorney Luis Robles told Budget and Tax News. “It’s continuing to snowball, and it’s turning the entire district attorney role on its head. They are now protecting the criminals they once prosecuted.”
‘No Longer Protects Regular People’
Robles says the progressive attorneys make their local police departments and prosecutors useless.
“If these D.A.s will no longer prosecute crimes, they render their units completely ineffective and eliminate any deterrence to crime,” Robles said.
It is no surprise that crime is increasing in cities with progressive district attorneys, Robles says. The focus on rehabilitation and diversion allows criminals to remain at large and commit more crimes, overriding the purpose of law enforcement, which is to deter crime, Robles says.
“Helping criminals all sounds really nice, but the result is that the system no longer protects regular people,” Robles said. “They [progressive D.A.s] have trouble putting someone away who is a danger to society. Think of the cost of crime and loss of life.
“Even if there’s no rehabilitation, prison is prevention,” Robles said.
People should be outraged as the number of people robbed, beaten, sexually assaulted, and shot continues to rise in these cities, but there is little public outcry because the media cover up the problem by reporting crime selectively.
“Most people are oblivious to how the law is not being enforced,” Robles said. “The poor people in low-income neighborhoods know because they are largely the victims. They know the system is not working. Suburbanites don’t have a clue.”


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Richard Martini (born March 12, 1955) is an award-winning American film director, producer, screenwriter and free lance journalist. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University with a degree in Humanities, attended USC Film School and is a 2008 graduate of the Master of Professional Writing Program at USC.
Martini grew up in Northbrook, Illinois. His first documentary film "Special Olympians" won the 1980 Mexico City International Film Festival. He then made his feature film directorial debut with the “quintessential 80’s comedy” (TNT) "You Can't Hurry Love," which featured the debut of Bridget Fonda. Martini was a Humanities Major at Boston University, attended USC Film School. His student short film "Lost Angels" was the film debut of fellow Chicago native Daryl Hannah.
Martini left USC to work for writer/director Robert Towne ("Chinatown," "Ask The Dust") where he did everything from typing up Towne’s notes to walking Towne's Oscar nominated dog Hira. (Hira has the distinction of being the only dog ever nominated in the writing category; when Towne's script for "Greystoke" was nominated, he used the pseudonym P.H. Vazak, his dog's official name). It was after that Martini wrote his first feature “My Champion” which starred Christopher (son of Robert) Mitchum and Yoko Shimada (Shogun). He then wrote the Charlie Sheen comedy “Three For the Road” for Vista Films.
Martini directed a comedy short “Video Valentino” shot by fellow USC alum John Schwartzman (DP of “Seabiscuit”) and produced by Jonathan D. Krane. The short led to a deal with Vestron Pictures, where he made "You Can’t Hurry Love" starring Bridget Fonda, Charles Grodin and Kristy McNichol based on the short.
Martini then co-wrote and directed two films for Producer Jonathan D. Krane ("Look Who's Talking", "Face/Off"): Chicago-set Faustian comedy Limit Up," starring Nancy Allen and blues icon Ray Charles, and "Point of Betrayal," starring Dina Merrill, Rod Taylor and Rebecca Broussard. Martini then co-wrote and directed "Cannes Man" (also released as "Con Man" at Netflix) starring Francesco Quinn and Seymour Cassel, with appearances by Johnny Depp and the "cast of characters who inhabit the film festival each year."
Martini wrote and directed the Dogme 95 film "Camera – Dogme #15," shot on digital video; it follows the life of a video camera around the world.
He's also directed documentaries; "Tibetan Refugee" explores the Tibetan community in Dharamsala, "White City/Windy City" explores the relationship between Chicago and Casablanca in the Eisenhower "Sister Cities" program, and "Journey Into Tibet", follows Buddhist scholar and author Robert Thurman on a sacred journey around Mt. Kailash in Western Tibet.
He co-wrote and produced “My Bollywood Bride” starring Jason Lewis and Kashmera Shah (released as "My Faraway Bride.") Among Martini’s television credits include producing segments and appearing on the award-winning “Charles Grodin Show” on CNBC and writing an upcoming miniseries for HBO about the notorious House of Medici. He's also written freelance articles for Variety, Premiere, Inc.com, edited and wrote Epicurean Rendezvous' "Best 100 Restaurants in Los Angeles" and appeared in USA Today as a commentator about "American Idol." He also contributed a chapter to Charles Grodin's book "If I Only Knew Then... Learning from our mistakes." (Springboard Press.)
He worked on the films "Amelia" and "Salt" as a digital media curator, pioneering a method of previsualizing a film online, film director Phillip Noyce hired him to work on both films. As an actor, he's made numerous appearances in bit parts in various films, including "Salt" as the driver who drives Angelina Jolie out of North Korea.
Based on his documentary about life between lives regression and Michael Newton's work, he's published his first book on Kindle, "Flipside: A Tourist's Guide on How To Navigate the Afterlife."
He's taught film directing at Loyola Marymount University, the Maine Media Workshops and the John Felice Rome Center. He's married and has two children, lives in Santa Monica, California. His latest books are "Backstage Pass to the Flipside: Talking to the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer" (1, 2, 3) and "Architecture of the Afterlife." His documentaries are "Flipside" (Amazon Prime) and "Talking to Bill Paxton" (Gaia)


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Kathmandu Mayor Shah defends his court remarksSays he was just exercising his constitutional right to free speech.
Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah has claimed his remark about one of the Supreme Court rulings cannot be termed as contempt of court.
Furnishing his written clarification to the court on Tuesday, Shah said freedom of expression is a constitutional right of citizens which allows them to have critical views on any issue.
“Right to expression and opinion has been guaranteed by Article 17 (2) of the constitution. The judiciary itself is a custodian of the constitution,” Shah wrote in his clarification. “It would be wrong to conclude that exercising constitutional rights can lead to contempt of court. One can have a critical opinion on any action by any state agency.”
Expressing his disappointment over the Supreme Court’s interlocutory interim order against the metropolis to halt demolition at the Norvic International Hospital, Shah on August 10 wrote a Facebook post: “I would like to request for an amendment to the constitution to give the Supreme Court all the authority related to approving the building design and taking action against illegal constructions.”
Advocate Deepak Raj Joshi filed a contempt of court case against Shah claiming that his reaction in the public forum amounted to contempt of court. After a preliminary hearing on August 29 the court issued a show-cause notice to Shah, asking him to submit a written response to the court.
On August 9, the City had attempted to demolish an illegally constructed structure of the Norvic International Hospital in Thapathali by issuing a 24-hour ultimatum. But it backtracked on its step and formed a probe committee to investigate the alleged encroachment.
Later, the committee was forced to stop its work after the Supreme Court issued an interlocutory order not to remove the structures built by the hospital. Mayor Shah took to his official Facebook to express his displeasure over the order.


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Missing the Beatles? Feel like there's nothing new to add to the band's history? Apparently you're wrong. Make room in the never-ending stream of Beatles projects for an as-yet-untitled new documentary sure to bring Liverpool's finest back into the spotlight.
Drawing on one particular aspect of the band's early years, the film will tell the story of the Beatles as a live band, one that powered through late nights during its early years onstage in Hamburg, Germany, honing their chops and tightening their sound until they exploded in Europe, America and around the world.
Produced with the cooperation of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison, the project will be produced by White Horse Pictures and Imagine Entertainment and will be directed by Academy Award-winner Ron Howard.
The documentary draws a distinct boundary around its subject matter, ending in 1966. In Beatles lore, the band's most visible transformation occurred during that year, when, in order to focus on making music in the studio, it quit playing concerts after the final stop on its American tour at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. At that same moment a cultural shift was being fomented around the world, one made possible by new technology and a blossoming youth culture.
According to the press release issued jointly by Apple Corps and the film's producers, the documentary "will seek to explain what it was about that particular moment in time that allowed this cultural pivot point to occur. It will examine the social and political context of the time, and reveal the unique conditions that caused technology and mass communication to collide. The film will also explore the incomparable electricity between performer and audience that turned the music into a movement – a common experience into something sublime."
Skeptics and non-Baby Boomers wondering how much new information about that period can be added to the voluminous histories of the 1960s -- it's not like that period is begging for coverage, after all -- can find solace in knowing that new Beatles footage will likely be included in the documentary.
In a statement, Howard, an avowed Beatles fan, said: "I am excited and honored to be working with Apple and the White Horse team on this astounding story of these four young men who stormed the world in 1964. Their impact on popular culture and the human experience cannot be exaggerated."
No word yet on a release date. We're confident that somehow the news will reach you when it's announced.