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Editor’s note: This is the first story in a three-part series about food security.
The staff and volunteers at a United Methodist-related food program in Paterson, New Jersey, have spent the past couple of years preparing for the coronavirus pandemic.
They just didn’t know it at the time.
When Mark Dinglasan arrived in 2017 as executive director of the CUMAC food program, his background in juvenile justice and diversity work helped him recognize that the longtime ministry started in a borrowed church closet had the potential, he said, to become “a trauma-informed one-stop access point for services” in that community.
Now, CUMAC has diversified sourcing for food supply, a team that is from and reflective of the community, a new development plan and an appointment-based system for customers.
The largest food distribution program in Passaic County, the program is one of 23 designated “Hope Centers” of the United Methodist Greater New Jersey Conference. Started in 1985 as the Center of United Methodist Aid to the Community Ecumenically Concerned Helping Others, the program simply goes by CUMAC now.
CUMAC switched into disaster-relief mode early, on March 7. The program saw a 23% increase in new clients in March and a 39% increase in April, when it served 3,297 individuals.
Dinglasan expects the program will serve a minimum of 3,600 individuals during the month of May. That’s just the frontline distribution and doesn’t include home deliveries and distributions to foster families and hospitals, he said.
Meanwhile, New Jersey has reeled from the pandemic, with COVID-19 caseloads and deaths higher than in any state other than neighboring New York and most other countries as well. As of May 18, there were 148,039 COVID-19 positive cases and 10,439 deaths.
Paterson itself — the state’s third largest municipality after Newark and Jersey City — has had 5,997 confirmed COVID-19 positive cases and at least 306 deaths.
But as new cases are on a downward trend, the economic and social after-effects — including access to nutritious food — will continue.
“Most people think the food security crisis is going to last at least another 18 months,” said Rick Reinhard, executive director of Greater New Jersey’s A Future With Hope community development program and a leader in the conference’s pandemic response. “It’s indirectly tied to COVID-19, but it’s directly tied to unemployment.”
The World Food Program has reported that the number of people facing acute food insecurity could rise to 265 million in 2020 as a result of the economic impact of COVID-19, nearly double the number in 2019.
Food-related ministries, a mainstay of United Methodist mission work, have provided a way for the church to respond to the pandemic, even as pews remain empty and other programs shuttered.
The United Methodist Committee on Relief has established the UMCOR COVID-19 Relief Fund to provide grants to help churches and partners assist vulnerable populations dealing with food security and other needs related to the pandemic.
This assistance is occurring around the world, including Europe, where markets and shops have reopened but prices have increased on many products, and restrictions on movement continue in some areas.
The United Methodist-related Miss Stone Center in Strumica, North Macedonia, still regularly assists about 200 people through its meals and home care ministry programs, reports Martin Konev, project manager. However, it is difficult and costly to purchase the disposable containers for the Meals on Wheels program needed in order to comply with hygiene regulations.
Albania has regional differences with regard to freedom of movement, based on infection rates. In the “green” areas, such as Elbasan, Pogradec and Librazhd, small groups of the United Methodist congregations may meet again.
Many Albanians — just recovering from the consequences of last November’s earthquakes — have now lost their jobs and income as a result of the coronavirus crisis. United Methodists are offering signs of hope and love by handing out food parcels.
Leaders of the United Methodist church in Cluj, Romania, are supporting five young women who have aged out of their orphanage, along with three young single mothers. In addition, about 30 Roma families in villages around Cluj-Napoca are receiving food and hygiene packages from the church — a relief action that is to continue in the coming weeks.
In the U.S., sudden unemployment has put a tremendous strain on the ability of some Oklahoma City residents to put food on the table.
Ending Hunger OKC — a food outreach ministry of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church — has responded by coordinating with various community partners to provide meals and fresh produce, said Lori Hall, St. Luke’s executive director of missions.
“We bring the food to the community by taking the Mobile Market truck into designated neighborhoods to hand out food free to those in need,” she explained. “By meeting people where they live, we have been able to provide over 2,000 families food every week during the COVID-19 crisis.”
Church members have donated more than $400,000 to support the food ministry since the pandemic began in March. “Two hundred new volunteers from our congregation and community have begun serving by driving a Meals on Wheels route, bagging produce each week, serving food at our Mobile Market or delivering food boxes to families in need,” Hall said.
A $250,000 grant from Oklahoma Gas and Electric has allowed St. Luke’s to support local restaurants as the church distributes food to Meals on Wheels clients and those served by the Mobile Market.
Expanding the reach of the food ministry program was a response to “God’s call to be the church,” said the Rev. Bob Long, St. Luke’s senior pastor.
In total, donations from Oklahoma Gas and Electric, the Bank of Oklahoma, the Rotary Club and the Chad Richison Family Foundation have helped the church serve over 8,000 hot meals weekly.
“We know these gifts have inspired so many, as our own family of faith have given immensely of their own money and time,” Long said.
United Methodists in the Greater New Jersey Conference also are being asked to give money and time, just as they did during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. This time, they are responding while living in an epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
On May 5, Bishop John Schol announced an expansion of the conference’s Miracles Everywhere campaign to address COVID-relief efforts, including $500,000 for food security. The conference hopes to raise another $1 million to advance its food distribution system.
Ashley Wilson, director of mission for Greater New Jersey, is leading the conference’s effort to form a tight network “out of a very wonderful but decentralized system” of church-run food pantries.
Results from a questionnaire sent to all of the conference’s churches are being analyzed to determine the number of food pantries, what the programs looked like and what partners each program has. Part of the goal is to make sure “we are not duplicating any of the efforts that are already there and filling in some of the gaps,” Wilson said.
The survey information will provide short-, middle- and long-term plans as Greater New Jersey tries to connect the food pantries with additional resources.
In South Jersey, for example, people are phoning in orders to the ecumenical food pantry at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church and the staff is handling the contactless food deliveries. The Rev. Larry Oksten, St. Peter’s pastor, and Jennifer Bowman, a lay member, are part of the Ocean City NJ Care Project, which deals with COVID-19 needs in Ocean City.
Part of the challenge of dealing with food insecurity is that it cannot be either a short-term fix or a one-size-fits-all response, said Reinhard, who has been monitoring COVID-19 relief efforts at the federal and state levels.
Planning food distribution based on the recipient’s living situation, age and even access to equipment like a microwave or can opener is important. “The sort of food that needs to be given to a family of five is different than to seniors or to someone just released from the hospital,” he added.
Recently, 11 United Methodist churches were among the recipients of grants between $5,000 and $20,000 from the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund.
CUMAC, which also draws support from area United Methodist congregations, was one of those recipients. New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy, the fund’s founding chair, paid a visit May 14 to its building in Paterson, where grab-and-go meals are available and refrigerated trucks are packed for deliveries.
The small state grant was helpful, Dinglasan said, but more important to him is that CUMAC “have a voice” in helping the area create a more just food system for Passaic County, one of the poorest in New Jersey.
To that end, he texted five nonprofit colleagues in mid-March about working on a joint response to the COVID-19 crisis. They said yes.
“I’m a comic book fan, so I jokingly call us the sacred defenders,” he said.
Bloom is the assistant news editor for United Methodist News Service and is based in New York. The Rev. Boyce Bowdon in Oklahoma and Urs Schweizer, assistant to Bishop Patrick Streiff, Conference of Central and Southern Europe, contributed to this report.
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The BBC has confirmed that four of its biggest dramas aired over the past year are back. The Tourist, The Responder, Vigil and Time are all set to make a comeback with a second series after each drama was a hit with viewers.
The Tourist, which aired on January 1 this year, is the broadcaster’s highest-rated drama of 2022 so far, with 12 million viewers. The six-part thriller was created by Jack and Harry Williams, the masterminds behind fellow BBC hit dramas Baptiste and The Missing, and followed a British man who finds himself in the Australian outback with no idea who he is. East.
The second-biggest new drama of 2022 so far is The Responder, which racked up nearly 10 million views over 30 days. The crime drama starring Martin Freeman was written by a former police officer. Set and filmed in Liverpool, the series follows rush constable Chris working five tough night shifts in a row.
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Released in August 2021, Vigil was the UK’s most-watched new drama since the launch of Bodyguard in 2018. With the first episode drawing an audience of over 13 million views over 30 days, the six-part thriller series was a hit with the audience. It centered on Chief Detective Inspector Amy Silva, who was assigned to investigate the death of a crew member found dead aboard the submarine.
The intense prison-based drama Time was one of the best-performing new dramas of 2021 with nearly 12 million viewers in the first month. Sean Bean played Mark Cobden, a teacher, husband and father, who is sentenced to four years after killing an innocent man in an accident.
The Liverpool actor played Stephen Graham as prison warden Eric McNally, who starts committing crimes in order to protect his son from violence while behind bars. The second series will welcome a new cast and will take place in a prison for women.
Charlotte Moore, BBC Content Manager, said: “The BBC is on fire creatively and the return of four of our greatest dramas over the past year demonstrates the breadth and range of storytelling on the BBC.”
The BBC has yet to release a return date for the second series of these programs. The first series of the four dramas is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer.
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An increase in the white cell count, which can be due to either an infection, inflammatory process, drug exposure or an underlying malignancy is known as leukocytosis. However, a leukemoid reaction is more than just leukocytosis. It is ‘leukemoid’ to show a similitude with leukaemia, one of the many haematological malignancies. Leukemoid reaction is a diagnosis of exclusion in many cases, but this is not the whole story about this quite perplexing entity. In today’s article, we shall review the definition, causes and diagnostic evaluation of this haematological disorder. It is more than just mimicry. Let’s get started.
By definition, a leukemoid reaction is having a leukocyte count greater than 50,000 cells/վL caused by factors/ diseases outside the bone marrow. There’s usually a persistent neutrophilia in the peripheral blood with a marked shift to the left on cell differential.
Both chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML) and chronic neutrophilic leukaemia are landmarks. The basis of a leukemoid reaction rests on excluding them. Salient features that distinguish it from either CML or CNL exist. They are:- the absence of immature neutrophils, basophilia or monocytosis, increased leukocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP), and absent cytogenetic abnormalities like bcr/abl translocation.
Finding a leukemoid reaction in a patient with cancer is a sign of poor prognosis. However, this is a rare but well-recognized entity.
There are several causes of a leukemoid reaction. They are:- severe infections like Clostridium difficle colitis, disseminated or military tuberculosis, and severe shigellosis, malignancies like cancer of the lungs, oropharynx, gastrointestinal tract and genitourinary system, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, melanoma, and sarcoma, exposure to drugs like corticosteroids, minocycline, and recombinant haematopoietic growth factors, intoxication like ethylene glycol, retroperitoneal haemorrhage and other conditions like mesenteric inflammatory pseudotumor, and alcoholic steatohepatitis.
For the diagnostic evaluation of a leukemoid reaction, focused history, physical examination with a few noninvasive investigations should always obviate the diagnosis. As earlier said, it is a diagnosis of exclusion, due to the possibility of mimicry with either CML or CNL.
After a thorough history and physical examination, several investigations can help the clinician delineate the possible aetiology. They are:- complete blood count with differential and peripheral blood smear, leukocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP) score, serum Vitamin B12, and vitamin B12 binding capacity, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, cytogenetic testing and molecular analysis of peripheral blood and bone marrow granulocytes, immunophenotyping of peripheral blood and bone marrow, serum levels of haematopoietic growth factors, cultures, imaging studies, and human androgen receptor gene assay (HUMARA).
With the investigations above, the following table can help differentiate a leukemoid reaction from either chronic myeloid leukaemia or chronic neutrophilic leukaemia.
|Leukemoid reaction||Chronic myelogenous leukaemia||Chronic neutrophilic leukaemia|
|Peripheral blood||Mature neutrophils, marked "left shift"||Immature cells, basophils, and eosinophils||Marked neutrophilia, no immature cells|
|Serum vitamin B12||Variable?, high||High||High|
|Bone marrow||Myeloid hyperplasia, orderly maturation, normal morphology||Basophilia, eosinophilia, monocytosis, slight increase in blasts and reticulin fibrosis||Similar morphology with leukemoid reaction, packed bone marrow, slight increase in reticulin|
|Cytogenetic analysis||No cytogenetic abnormalities||bcr/abl translocation||Cytogenetic abnormalities in 37% of cases|
|Immunophenotyping||CD13 (+++), CD15 (+++), CD34 (-), HLA-DR (-)||CD13 (+++), CD15 (+++), CD34 (-), HLA-DR (+)||CD13 (+++), CD15 (+++), CD34 (-), HLA-DR (+)|
|Serum G-CSF||High (a)||Low||Low|
In a nutshell, leukemoid reaction diagnosis can be challenging and requires a well thought out work-up such that clinicians promptly diagnose the offending disease entity and hence treated. The features that should confirm a leukemoid reaction but rule out CML or CNL include: a complete blood count with a peripheral smear showing marked neutrophilia with a left shift, a high LAP score, hypercellular bone marrow with normal cells, absence of cytogenetic abnormalities, mature granulocyte pattern, and a polyclonal pattern of blood neutrophils among others.
You can read more about leukemoid reaction through this article from here.
We dedicate this article is to these four brilliant doctors; Dr Bogere Naghib, Dr Naturinda Earnest, Dr Ssebambulidde Kenneth, and Dr Abiira Nathan.

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Real Name: Myron Victor
Occupation: Superhero, comic strip artist
Group Affiliation: Inferior Five
Known Relatives: Crimson Chrysanthemum (ancestor), Lady Liberty (mother), Patriot (father), Reed Victor (Yellowjacket, grandfather)
Base of Operations: Megalopolis
First Appearance: Showcase #62 (May-June,1966)Powers: Merryman was highly intelligent and a capable leader, but extremely physically weak and fragile.
History: Merryman was the son of Lady Liberty and Patriot, two members of the legendary Freedom Brigade. He grew up to be a superhero, but was quite a disappointment. He teamed up with other also-ran children of the Freedom Brigade to form the Inferior Five.
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Merryman received a profile in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #11 under the Inferior Five entry.
In the pre-Crisis Universe the Inferior Five lived on Earth-12.
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Rochester, NY has an exceptionally talented workforce. We have one of the highest Intellectual Density Quotient of any region in the country. This is where smart people live and smart businesses grow.
Intellectual Density Quotient – or IDQ -- is a measurement derived through a comparison of a region's population to its rankings in a core list of recognized standards of success and achievement, providing an assessment of a region's capacity for innovation, creativity, and problem solving. A high IDQ is an indication of a region's potential for productivity and sustainable economic health, and it helps perpetuate a pervasive and contagious culture of success.
IDQ is based on these factors:
- Percentage of population age 18 and over enrolled in college or grad school
- Percentage of population age 25 and over that have graduated from high school received their equivalency certificate
- Patents issued per 1,000 people
- Number of workers trained to excel in our knowledge based economy
- Number of companies ranked among the best places to work in the country
The Greater Rochester, NY Region IDQ is so strong we outperform communities five times our size.
|Rochester, NY||Austin,TX||Boston, MA||Minneapolis / St Paul, MN||Raleigh, NC||San Diego, CA||San Francisco, CA||San Jose, CA||Seattle, WA||Washington, DC
|Number of #1 "Best Companies to Work For" rankings per 1 million (2008 - 2012)||3.28||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|Number of Top 10 "Best Companies to Work For" Rankings per 1 Million (2008 - 2012)||10.67||2.80||0.22||0||0||1.91||0.91||3.75||0.57||1.23
|% Population high school graduates (including equivalency), age 25 years or older||34.8||19.2||26.4||22.9||20.0||19.3||17.9||16.9||22.0||18.9
|% Population Age 18 years or over enrolled in college or graduate school||8.6||12.6||11.8||10.0||10.8||11.8||11.1||10.9||9.4||11.2
|% Population classified as knowledge workforce||26.4||27.7||29.9||25.5||26.5||26.0||28.1||34.4||28.1||34.8
|Patents issued per 1,000 residents||1.07||1.38||0.99||0.94||1.03||1.05||1.47||5.50||1.03||0.31
|Mean Annual Wage Estimate for All Occupations||$43,820||$47,340||$57,520||$49,760||$45,220||$50,350||$64,820||$69,880||$54,750||$62,890
Each market's IDQ is the sum of these factors: Number of #1 "Best Companies to Work For" rankings (per 1 million population), Number of Top 10 "Best Companies to Work For" rankings (per 1 million population), percentage population 25+ that has graduated from high school (including equivalency), percentage population 18+ enrolled in college or grad school, percentage population classified as knowledge workforce, and patents issued per 1,000 residents.
We included mean annual wages for comparison purposes to illustrate the high caliber of our workforce without the high cost associated with a major metropolitan area.
Best Companies: Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For in America, 2012, Great Places Institute, 2012
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, July 2011
Knowledge Workforce: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2011
Educational Attainment and School Enrollment: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2011
Wage estimates: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2011
Patents: U.S. Patent and Trade Office
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Smart people, working at some of the best companies in the US. Rochester, NY. We have the highest Intellectual Density Quotients of anywhere in the US.
- We produce more patents per 1,000 residents (1.07) than regions such as Raleigh, NC and Boston, MA
- A greater percentage of our population is classified as knowledge workforce (26.4%) than Minneapolis, MN or San Diego, CA
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Jinsi Ya Kuangalia Salio La Luku Balance Check: Below we’ll show you how to check your LUKU balance. Follow the simple steps below to find out how much electricity is left on your meter. We’ll also tell you a bit about Tanzania’s electricity supply situation so that you understand more about why you need to check your meter balance in the first place.
Tanzania Electric Supply Company TANESCO is the publicly owned company that provides electricity in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. It was started in 1931 by a group of people who wanted to provide electricity in the country.
The company generates, purchases, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity to Tanzania Mainland and sells bulk power to the Zanzibar Electricity Corporation (ZECO), which in turn sells it to the public in islands Unguja and Pemba. TANESCO owns most of the electricity generating, transmitting, and distributing facilities in Tanzania Mainland with an estimated population of over 50 million.
Jinsi Ya Kuangalia Salio La Luku Balance Check
To check your remaining electricity balance using your Luku remote, follow these steps
- Enter 07 on your LUKU, then click the Green (OK) button.
- Enter 000 and then hit the Green button on your LUKU (ok)
- Enter 003 and then hit the Green button on your LUKU (ok)
- Enter 006 and then press the Green button on your LUKU (ok) [ RECOMMENDED}
You can check your current electricity balance by using the code shown above. Due to the fact that each approach only works with a specific kind of Luku, you might need to attempt all four method.

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How to test /Reset The Ice Maker in The Freezer How to test /Reset The Ice Maker in The Freezer The Ice Maker reset button is located on the Ice maker assembly.
To reset flex Tray Ice Maker :
1. Open the freezer door and auto Pull-out Drawer .
2.Remove the ice bucket and locate the test /reset button.
3. Press and hold the white reset button for 3 fill seconds.
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- Baal Veer Returns actress Nandani Tiwary to play Manan Joshi’s sister in Kabhie Kabhie Ittefaque Sey
We have been bringing exclusive updates about the cast of the upcoming show, Kabhie Kabhie Ittefaque Sey (KKIS). After Delnaaz Irani, Rajiv Kumar, Mehul Nisar, Nishigandha Wad, Yamini Singh and Sonia Sharma were roped in to portray pivotal characters, we informed you that Yesha Rughani and Manan Joshi had been finalised to play the lead couple on the show. We hear that KKIS is a Hindi remake of the popular Bengali show, Khorkuto. Now, there is another addition to the cast of the show. Nandani Tiwary, who has featured in Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum and Tenali Rama and was last seen in Baal Veer Returns, has been locked to play Manan’s sister in KKIS.
- TV has made me who I am today, says Amit Sarin
Actor Amit Sarin, who has been part of TV shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Nisha Aur Uske Cousins and Pavitra Rishta, relocated to Los Angeles a few years ago for greener pastures and try his luck in Hollywood. But he says that it’s Indian television that has made him reach a stage where he is today. He says, “Indian TV has made me who I am today, and given me a name. Though I was doing very well on the small screen, I had to take a decision to shift for better prospects. However, I keep track of our homegrown shows. Indian television has evolved over the past few years and the content has become progressive. The characters and roles of male leads have also evolved in TV soaps. Men have prominent and substantial roles in daily soaps now. They are not just a lover or a husband, who hardly get to talk anymore.”
- Kaun Banega Crorepati 13: Taapsee Pannu reveals her favourite food after a contestant asks about it to Big B; says, 'kabhi miloge toh zaroor saath khayenge'
Taapsee Pannu also congratulated Sahil Aharwar on reaching the Rs 7 crore question. Host Amitabh Bachchan was left amused to see the contestant's admiration for the Bollywood actress
- Yesha Rughani and Manan Joshi to play the lead couple in Kabhie Kabhie Ittefaque Se
Last week, we had reported about the cast of Rajesh Ram Singh and Pradeep Kumar’s upcoming show, Kabhie Kabhie Ittefaque Se. The family drama will feature Delnaaz Irani, Rajiv Kumar, Nishigandha Wad, Mehul Nisar, Yamini Singh and Sonia Sharma in prominent characters. We have now learnt that the makers have finalised the lead couple. They have roped in Yesha Rughani and Manan Joshi to play the female and male protagonists.
- When Rekha used a Shayari by Gulzar to describe Shah Rukh Khan; the diva compared the superstar to a diamond
Bollywood holds a special place for Rekha. However, her rapport with Hrithik Roshan, Aiswarya Rai Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kangana Ranaut, Vidya Balan is known to all. The evergreen actress never shies away from expressing her fondness towards other celebrities in public.
- Exclusive: I have made mistakes in my marriage…I have done things I am not really proud of but I am a changed man today, says Amit Tandon
A journey filled with highs and lows, both on the personal and professional fronts, Amit Tandon has come a long way. He entered showbiz with the inaugural season of Indian Idol in 2004 and was later seen in TV shows like Kaisa Ye Pyaar Hai, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein and Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki. While he is content with the way his career has shaped up, he has had to work hard on his marriage that was on the verge of falling apart.
- Bigg Boss OTT fame Urfi Javed gets trolled again for her backless dress; a user says, 'Kabhi poo, kabhi Parvati dress'
Urfi Javed may not have been able to create a buzz in the house of Bigg Boss OTT, but after stepping out, she has managed to grab eyeballs for her eclectic taste in fashion. Recently, she was spotted at Lokhandwala wearing a shimmery beige dress. The interesting bit was that the outfit was backless but with a matching head cover.
- Malvika Raaj who played young Kareena Kapoor in 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham': I am a huge Karisma and Ranbir Kapoor fan
In an exclusive interview with ETimes, the young diva opened up about working with bigwigs in her first film as a child artiste, the Bollywood actress she looks up to, and the raging debate of nepotism.

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The rather infamous and much used Hoverboard, as we all know now, does not quite hovers. It is nothing more than a miniature Segway except that it has no handlebar, but surprisingly, it has quite a following and there are even folks who step out and create accessories for it. We have seen how it can be converted to a self-propelled mobile beach chair and a ski-like electric vehicle, now another outfit wants to turn it into a go-kart. California-based HoverPowered is the startup behind the idea of the Hoverboard go-kart called HoverKart which turns a regular Hoverboard into a go-kart, complete with a swiveling third wheel, an adjustable frame, along with handlebars and slidable “race-inspired seat” to accommodate different ages and sizes.
Naturally, given a third wheel and the rider seated rather than standing, the HoverKart-equipped Hoverboard can now traverse across multitude of terrains otherwise not possible with just two wheels. It can now, depending on the version of your Hoverboard, cruise across dirt, grass, and even packed sand, in addition to the regular smooth surfaces. In a way, the HoverKart-equipped Hoverboard is like the drift car, except that it is electric powered and if the video was to be believed, it looks like super fun and who knows? HoverKart might just revive consumers’ interest in Hoverboard as HoverPowered have suggested.
However, instead of going direct to production themselves, HoverPowered has turned to Kickstarter in hope to raise a rather lofty $150K to fund the production. Avid hoverboard users will need to plonk down at least $100 for the kit and as always, whether you will be able to realize the Hoverboard go-kart dream will depend on the funding outcome.
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Parents need to know that this movie gets a well-deserved R rating for frequent and explicit sexual references. Though intended to be comic, Leon's behavior is foolish, risky, hurtful, and exploitive. It may be an odd sign of progress in race relations that a movie like this can include a comic scene of a potential lynching, but it still may strike some viewers as uncomfortably insensitive to the tragic evidence of past racism. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
Is It Any Good?
First, the good news: The Ladies Man isn't very long, and it's not as bad as some of the other SNL movies, like Superstar and It's Pat. There are some very funny moments, and Will Ferrell is great as the husband of one of The Ladies Man's ladies and some of the other SNL and Kids in the Hall veterans provide some bright spots. And, it's always great to see Billy Dee Williams.
Now, the bad news. You can't make a five minute SNL sketch into a feature-length movie, even a short one. It will have to have stretches of obvious padding, which this flick has. Most attempts to make a sketch character work in a movie try one of two options. Either he has to stay one-dimensional and get tiring or he has to have more depth and become less funny. We get both here as this movie recycles the same jokes over and over and then asks us to believe that he's really a loveable guy. Meadows the screenwriter should do better by Meadows the performer, who is much more talented than this material.
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Ghanaian versatile artist, Sadiq Shishi, has just unveiled the official flyer for his upcoming EP titled “Boss Never Quit”. The rapper, who has been making waves in the music industry with his unique style and lyrical prowess, is set to drop his highly anticipated EP soon.
The official flyer for the EP features a stunning portrait of the rapper, with the title “Boss Never Quit” emblazoned in bold letters.
Fans of Sadiq Shishi have been eagerly anticipating the release of “Boss Never Quit” and the unveiling of the official flyer has only heightened their excitement.
The EP promises to be a game-changer in the Ghanaian music industry, with Sadiq Shishi showcasing his versatility and skill as a rapper. Sadiq Shishi, who hails from the Northern part of Ghana, has been making music for several years and has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the music industry. His unique style, which blends traditional music with hip-hop, has earned him a loyal fan base and critical acclaim.
The release date for “Boss Never Quit” has not been announced yet but fans can expect it to drop soon. In the meantime, they can enjoy the official flyer.


LAGOS STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TO PARTNER WITH STATE AUDIT SERVICE COMMISSION TO ENGENDER TRUST & CONFIDENCE ~ INN Nigeria
The Chairman of Lagos State Civil Service Commission, Mrs. Olubunmi Fabamwo has promised to collaborate with the State Audit Service Commission towards engendering trust and confidence in public sector processes.
The Chairman made the promise recently while welcoming newly appointed members of the Lagos State Audit Service Commission (ASC) who were on a courtesy visit to the Civil Service Commission.
She described the choice of members appointed by Mr. Governor to lead the ASC as very commendable, noting that its Chairman, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Adegbuji-Onikoyi had displayed a high level of competence in her previous positions as a Permanent Secretary.
She expressed the confidence that the entire members of the ASC, who are thoroughbred professionals, would put their wealth of experience together and help in fulfilling the T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda of the present administration through effective Management of the Auditors’ Cadre.
Fabamwo, however, challenged members of the ASC to institutionalise a systematic, disciplined approach in evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes to promote transparency and accountability in all MDAs.
The Chairman Audit Service Commission, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Adegbuji-Onikoyi, stated that the purpose of the visit by members of the Commission was to get acquainted with the processes of the Civil Service Commission, being the oldest of all Commissions with vast knowledge.
She added that the visit also afforded Audit Service Commission to leverage the wealth of experience of the Civil Service Commission, especially now that new appointees would be overseeing the affairs of all Auditors in the State Government.
The Chairman asserted that the members are open to new ideas and suggestions that will aid the realisation of a disciplined, highly motivated workforce committed to professionalism and safety of public funds.
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I first saw Da Comrade! perform way back in November of 2009. They played at a house in Allston, and I fell hard (both figuratively and literally... I passed out on a pals couch after their set). They had a sax, a cello, grumbling-to-twisted vocals, and one member was sporting a green Eagles cap. Since they were from my hometown, I sized them up, and guessed that they were from West Philly. I was right.
And what does being from West Philly mean? Take any art form (visual, poetic, auditory) and fuse it together with inspiration from comics, records, museums, friends, friends of friends, cultures, beer, newspapers, streets, Ethiopian cuisine, patterns, some Fellini, a dash of architecture, and the "damn, we're broke, lets get creative" mentality.
And this is familiar right? Da! comes out of a DIY supported community, one that helps shape their vaudevillian-doom-metal aesthetic that I've grown to love and play constantly on my musical electro device.
WECB's interview with Da Comrade! last month turned into a thoughtful conversation on the DIY scene, a scene that so many of our favorite local musicians work, grow, and thrive in. Ch ch checkout the video above.
Thanks to Kristy Robinson for her editing skills.
Check out Da! on social sites. Their working on new record yo!


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HIGH SCHOOLS: Maxwell hits in clutch for Hooper
HOPE HULL – Morgan Maxwell sank a free throw with 1.7 seconds left to lift Hooper to a 44-43 victory over Edgewood on Saturday in the Hooper tournament's championship game.
Maxwell finished with 26 points, 13 rebounds and six steals. Abby Watts added 16 points for the Colts (5-4), who play at Fort Dale Academy on Monday.
The Wildcats (5-3) travel to Cornerstone-Columbiana on Tuesday.
Montgomery Academy 60,
Sidney Lanier 28
Kayla White had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Eagles (4-3). Gretchen Lee added 15 points and Caroline Kirkham had 11 points and seven rebounds. MA plays in the Scholars 4 tournament starting Friday at Altamont. Lanier plays at Hillcrest-Evergreen on Monday.
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Collen Baity scored 15 points and Amber Harris 13 for the Tigers. Jada Davison's 12 points and Jimia Brown's 11 led the Yellow Jackets (4-7), who host Holtville on Tuesday.
LANETT – Kasey Grant had 35 points and 11 rebounds to help the Chiefs (7-4) down the Wildcats (8-3). Hannah Killingsworth added 13 points. Lakeside hosts Sherwood Christian (Ga.) on Tuesday.
St. James 49, St. Luke's 23
Hannah Dailey scored 24 points and Hannah Cape 13 — both career highs — for the Trojans (7-4), who host BTW Magnet on Saturday.
Evangel Christian 55,
Tuscaloosa Academy 15
TUSCALOOSA – Taylor McNeil scored 21 points for the Lions (12-1) in the TA tournament championship. Tia McNeil added 14 points and Jordan Hunter 10. Evangel hosts TA in a rematch Friday.
Houston Academy 51,
Prattville Christian 47
PRATTVILLE – Sophia Minney had 13 points and Kaitlyn Reyes 10 for PCA (5-5), which plays Thursday in the Autauga County tournament. Detta Davis' 22 points and Caitlyn Carter's 12 led HA (8-6).
HOPE HULL – Prince Tega Jr. finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Wildcats (7-0) to the Hooper tournament's championship. Josh Crawford added 10 points for Edgewood, which visits Cornerstone-Columbiana on Tuesday.
Ty Bolton led the Colts (4-7) with 17 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. David Moncrief, Taylor Wood and Montavius Sellers added 10 points each. Hooper plays at Fort Dale Academy on Monday.
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Jamichael Jordan and JaMarcus Davison scored 17 points each to lead the Tigers (8-3). Jatavious Taylor added 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Ja'keem Davis also had 10 points. Calhoun visits J.F. Shields on Tuesday.
Brandon Evans poured in 27 points for BTW (2-8), while Thomas Green, Michael Stinson and Timothy Patterson added 10 each. The Yellow Jackets host Holtville on Tuesday.
Sidney Lanier 52,
Montgomery Aca. 47
Laron Sawyer had 17 points and Keondra Davis 15 to propel the Poets (5-4) over the Eagles (0-3). Lanier travels to Hillcrest-Evergreen on Monday. MA plays in the Scholars 4 tournament starting Friday at Altamont.
St. James 47, St. Luke's 16
E.J. Card had 15 points and Jaylen McCoy finished with 14 points, five assists and four steals to lead the Trojans (8-3). Jalen Harris, after playing in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star football game earlier Saturday, was scoreless but grabbed a team-high seven rebounds for St. James, which hosts BTW Magnet on Saturday.
Prattville Christian 69,
Houston Academy 41
PRATTVILLE – Peyton Meadows had 17 points, Jarion Griffin 12, JC Emerson 11 and Mitchell Davis 10 for the Panthers (8-2), who play Thursday in the Autauga County tournament. Kasawia Pittman had 15 points and Andrew Burrell 13 for the Raiders (4-5).
Tuscaloosa Academy 44,
Evangel Christian 26
TUSCALOOSA – Harrison Standeffer scored 14 points to lead the Knights (11-1) over the Lions (7-6) in the TA tournament championship. Evangel hosts the Knights on Friday.
St. James 53, Trinity 33
Kendall Moore had 15 points, Drexton Andrews 12 and E.J. Card 11 for the Trojans (7-3) on Friday.
PCA's McCawley wins
WEAVER – Austin McCawley won the Gene Taylor Invitational's heavyweight division, becoming the first tournament champion in the Prattville Christian program's history.
McCawley won all of his matches by pin and improved to 20-2 on the season.
Coleman Wright (126 pounds) was second, Jacob Van Northington (113) was third and Hunter Lanier (220) fourth) for the Panthers.
PCA's seventh-place finish was its best. The Panthers host a tournament Dec. 27.
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Diana Henry's beef pie recipe
With wild mushrooms and red wine, this beef pie is perfect as the days get shorter and colder.
Beef pie with wild mushrooms and red wine
1kg braising beef, cut into large chunks
30g dried wild mushrooms
350g baby onions, or small round shallots, peeled but left whole
1 celery stick, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
30g plain flour
300ml red wine
Leaves from 3 thyme sprigs
3 bay leaves
300g fresh mushrooms, sliced
3tbsp finely chopped flat leaf parsley leaves
320g puff pastry for 1 big pie, 600g for 6 small pies
1 egg, lightly beaten
Sea salt flakes and
freshly ground black pepper
1. Dry the meat well with kitchen paper (if it’s wet it won’t brown properly). Put the dried mushrooms in a heatproof bowl and pour enough boiling water over to just cover. Leave to soak for 30 minutes.
2. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a heavy-based casserole and brown the beef in batches: it is very important to cook it in batches otherwise the meat will not colour well. Remove each batch as it’s done. Add the baby onions or shallots to the pan and lightly brown them, adding a little more oil if you need it. Reduce the heat, add 20 grams of the butter and all the celery and garlic, and sweat for 10 minutes. Return the meat, with any juices, to the casserole. Season well and, over a low heat, add the flour. Stir everything round until it is well coated. Cut up the mushrooms and add to the pot with their soaking liquid (strain the liquid through muslin, as it can be gritty). Add the red wine, thyme and bay leaves and bring to the boil. Immediately reduce the heat, cover and cook over a very gentle heat for one-and-a-half hours, stirring every so often. Take the lid off for the last 15-20 minutes to reduce the liquid. You need thick juices for a pie, so, if they’re too thin, remove the meat and mushrooms and boil to reduce the sauce.
3. Melt half a tablespoon of oil and the remaining butter in a saute pan and cook the fresh mushrooms briskly over a high heat so that they get well coloured. Season and let the mushrooms cook until they exude their liquid and it evaporates. Stir the parsley and the cooked fresh mushrooms into the meat and check the seasoning. Leave to cool completely.
4. Put the meat in one large or six small pie dishes and roll out the pastry to fit the dish(es). Cut a strip or strips large enough to go around the edge or edges. Brush the edge(s) with water and press the strip on. Dampen this with water and cover the pie or pies with their lids, pressing the pastry down. Trim off the excess, knock up the edges and crimp them, if you like, or just press with a fork. Use the remaining pastry to decorate, making little holes in the top for steam to escape. Brush with the beaten egg and chill for half an hour. Preheat the oven to 190C fan, Gas 6.
5. Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes for one large pie, or 25–30 minutes for smaller pies. Serve immediately.
Roast Figs, Sugar Snow by Diana Henry is published by Aster, priced £22. Photography by Jason Lowe. Available now.

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IMAGE CREDIT: © DEVRA WEBER. FROM THE LA RAZA PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION. COURTESY OF THE UCLA CHICANO STUDIES RESEARCH CENTER.
June 2, 2018 - July 7, 2018
In the early days of March 1968, approximately 5,000 students from five LAUSD high schools—Roosevelt, Garfield, Wilson, Lincoln, and Belmont—took to the streets. They sought a just education for Chicana/os, demanding curricula, books, and materials that were culturally relevant and educators that were culturally informed, as well as administrative changes, more parental involvement, and facility improvements.
Articles published during this period in the Los Angeles Times and the Herald Examiner used a rhetoric that stigmatized the efforts of the students and their sympathizers. Headlines such as “Brown Power Unity Seen Behind School Disorders” and “East Side Still Plagued with Hangover from School Boycott” negatively framed the walkouts and their participants and supporters. These dominant narratives were challenged by perspectives from community-based newspapers such as Chicano Student News and La Raza, which published calls to action and photographs and reportage of the walkouts. These grassroots publications, which focused on the experiences of students and community members, also shed light on police violence, revealed geography-based disparities among LAUSD facilities, and documented events involving educator Sal Castro and the group of fellow activists known as the East Los Angeles 13.
This exhibition of photographs, newspapers, and ephemera pertaining to the historic Eastside student walkouts of 1968 and additional actions in 1970 draws from six archival collections from the Chicano Studies Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles: Sal Castro Papers, La Raza Newspaper and Magazine Records, La Raza Photograph Collection, Chicano Newspaper Collection, Oscar Castillo Papers, and Oscar Castillo Photograph Collection. Although much of the documentation of Chicana/o activism against educational inequality focuses on events in 1968 and 1969, Castillo’s images record protests by students and community members who continued the fight for Chicana/o educational justice into the 1970s.
The 1968 Walkouts: Selections From UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Collections is organized by the Chicano Studies Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles (CSRC). It is curated by Dr. Carlos Manuel Haro, CSRC Assistant Director Emeritus, and Bryant Partida, UCLA doctoral student in education, with assistance from Johnny Ramirez, UCLA doctoral student in education, and photographers Oscar Castillo, Luis C. Garza, and Devra Anne Weber.

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1876 – Arnold Constable & Company, 887 Broadway, New York
The original Arnold Constable & Company’s building at 887 Broadway from 1869, was eventually extended along the length of 19th Street to Fifth Avenue, all in a similar style by Thomas. The building grew over 10 years, with sections divided by brick firewalls, but the interiors were kept as open as possible, supported by cast-iron columns to allow for flexibility in displaying merchandise. In later years, sections would be connected together with courts naturally lit with skylights. As well as sales floors, the building contained warehouse storage space and workshops. The later section’s ornamentation was done in cheaper cast iron rather than in the more expensive marble of the original building The New York Herald said of the completed building: “By a nice arrangement and symmetrical adaptation of all its parts the massiveness of the structure is pleasantly relieved, and the building thus rendered, from an architectural point of view, one of the finest edifices in the city.” Illustration showing the emporium from 5th Avenue published in The Builder, June 16th 1877.


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Two students and a university student have been arrested in Busia after being suspects of cheating in the ongoing KCSE examination.
The two male students are from Brother Nicholas, a private school and Oscar Karoli is a fourth year student at Kenya University.
According to the sub county DCI Benard Wamalwa the two students were found with questions and answers to Chemistry paper two and English paper three.
The two boys were spotted by the school headboy using cell phones on Tuesday. He later reported the two to the management who collected the phones from the two students.
Police managed to arrest Karoli on Wednesday after investigations on the matter. They found Karoli's phone with similar papers the boys were revising. Further investigations have showed the Karoli received the leakage from the headteacher af a private school in the same county.
The four are to be arraigned in court to answer charges of examination malpractice.
CS Magoha had earlier mentioned the county as one of the hotspots in examination cheating.
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A plant-based repellent protects against Tunga penetrans infestation and sand flea disease.Acta Trop. 2006 Oct; 99(2-3):126-36.AT
Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease prevalent in impoverished populations in the tropics and associated with considerable morbidity. Treatment options are limited and prophylaxis has never been attempted. We assessed the effectiveness of a plant-based repellent to prevent infestation with Tunga penetrans and sand flea disease in an urban squatter settlement in Fortaleza, Northeast Brazil. Two cohorts were formed. One cohort started with the intervention while another served as control. The plant-based repellent Zanzarin was applied twice daily on the skin of the feet. After 4 weeks and a wash-out-phase of another 2 weeks, cross-over was performed. Study members were examined twice per week for the presence of newly embedded sand fleas. The number of viable and dead sand fleas and the total number of sand flea lesions were determined. Sentinel rats were used to assess local transmission dynamics. Outcome measures were the number of newly embedded sand fleas per individual per day, number of sand flea lesions per individual according to the stage, as well as type and degree of clinical pathology. Zanzarin applied twice daily on the feet reduced the number of newly embedded fleas by 92% (interquartile range 81-100%), the total number of lesions by 87% (81-98%) and reversed tungiasis-associated clinical pathology almost completely. In conclusion, in a setting in which tungiasis is an important health threat, the daily application of a plant-based repellent prevented the infestation with T. penetrans and sand flea disease.

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Let us imagine that someone who knows next to nothing about beer is asked to go to the store and buy “an IPA,” with no additional instructions. Twenty years ago, this would have been a relatively simple task, but times have changed. While finding an IPA is now easier than it’s ever been, the wealth of choices in the beer aisle can make choosing a single IPA a difficult task even for an experienced beer drinker. (We’ve all been there, mulling over the dozens of options for 10 minutes before selecting a beer.)
So, for an inexperienced beer buyer, the sheer variety must be confusing enough to make the wine aisle seem a simple land of reds, whites and pinks.
That’s why I decided to offer a brief explainer on IPAs, what makes them unique as a type of beer and why the surplus of brands on the market doesn’t shouldn’t be intimidating.
First of all, IPA stands for India pale ale. Fifteen years ago, I wouldn’t have needed to explain this, but today the three-lettered acronym has become so standard as the way to label this style that the origin of the name is reportedly being forgotten. In short, the India pale ale was born in the late 1700s in England, where brewers were commissioned to export beer to India.
Now, as far as buying a beer, the first thing a beer rookie should know is that within the huge spectrum of variation across all beer styles, most IPAs taste and smell about the same. Some folks will object, but all beers considered, it’s true. That’s why they’re categorized as IPAs; they have certain traits in common. They tend to be fragrant, floral, a little bitter, sweet on the finish, rich in citrus and guava flavors, and usually on the stronger side. The point is, if you show up at dinner and, through some error, you’ve brought the “wrong” IPA, it shouldn’t really matter. It’s still an IPA.
On the other hand, every IPA is different. That’s the wonderful thing about craft brewing — each little beer company gets to make its own rendition of certain styles, and it’s the nuances that make certain IPAs stand out and become favorites. Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger, from Russian River Brewing Co. in Santa Rosa, are often ranked as two of the best IPAs in the world. While they’re pretty similar to hundreds of other IPAs, fans swear they taste better. So, if your party host specifically asks you to bring Pliny the Elder, do it. A Lagunitas IPA or a Bear Republic Racer 5 will not do in this case.
Let’s zoom in a little on our subject matter. We see that the IPA is a style of beer — but the taxonomical arrangement doesn’t end there by a long shot. That’s because, within the IPA style, there are many substyles — black IPAs, white IPAs, Belgian IPAs, brut IPAs, English IPAs, session IPAs, West Coast IPAs, New England IPAs and double IPAs. Most common among these are the last four. To sum each up in a few words, sessions are low in alcohol, West Coast’s are bitter and elaborately fruity, New Englands — also called hazy IPAs — are aromatic, smooth and creamy, and double IPAs are high in alcohol. (Triple IPAs are even stronger, and quadruple IPAs are even higher in alcohol, sticky sweet and relatively graceless.)
Final point: Freshness matters with IPAs. While a responsible retailer will not sell beer that is past its prime, and while good IPAs will in theory never go unbought past their shelf life, the reality is that, sometimes, you will open an IPA that has lost all its hoppy aromatics due to poor and extended storage. So, once you’ve settled on a keeper for shopping cart, have a look at the can for a best-by date. If all you can find is a date indicating when it was brewed, put it back on the shelf if it was more than two months ago.
There, that should help newbies get oriented in the grocery store beer aisle. While this place can be a little overwhelming, shopping for beer should be fun — and if you get stuck, remember that the IPAs stacked by the dozens before you are as abundant as they are redundant. Grab two for good measure and go. You’ve done good.
Alastair Bland’s Through the Hopvine runs every week in Zest. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.org.

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The outer safety dome has been installed on the containment building of unit 2 at the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan. The unit is the first of two Chinese-supplied Hualong One reactors being built at the site.
The steel dome – measuring about 53 metres in diameter and over 23m in height, and weighing about 366 tonnes – was placed upon the top of the containment building walls at 8:06am yesterday, China National Nuclear Power (CNNP) has announced.
The Hualong One uses a double-layer safety shell design. Together with the inner protective dome, the outer dome protects the reactor and prevents the release of radioactive materials into the environment in the event of a serious accident.
“The successful hoisting of the outer safety dome has marked the end of the main structural project of the nuclear power plant, which has created favourable conditions for the overall test and thermal test of the subsequent containment,” CNNP said.
Karachi 2 and 3 are the first export of China’s Hualong One design, with construction of unit 2 beginning in 2015 and unit 3 in 2016. Installation of the reactor internals at unit 2 was completed in January this year. The units are scheduled for commercial operation in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
In addition to the two units under construction in Pakistan, four Hualong One units are being built in China. China National Nuclear Corporation is constructing two units at its Fuqing plant in Fujian province, while China General Nuclear (CGN) is building two at its Fangchenggang site in Guangxi province. All four units are expected to enter commercial operation in 2019-2020.
CGN proposes to use a UK version of its Hualong One design – the HPR1000 – at a prospective new nuclear power plant at Bradwell, England.
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UPDATE: Restriction Response
The safety of our community is very important to our organization. Family Centre’s Board of Directors has passed a motion for a mandatory vaccination policy for all employees, contractors, volunteers and sublets. This means those individuals will need to provide proof of vaccination or negative PCR test to work onsite at any of our locations. We will continue to implement the 1/3 capacity rule per location for in person attendance of groups and services. As such, our drop-in play programs will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis and limited to 1/3 capacity of our playrooms. We ask that you stay home if you or your child is feeling ill or experiencing any symptoms. Our parent education and family support programs will be offered in person with the option to Zoom for those who request it. As per health restrictions, masks are mandatory for attendance. All materials, equipment and toys are sanitized after each program. We value the importance of meeting in person and thank you for helping us keep our programs running in a safe manner.

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The Needles District forms the southeast corner of Canyonlands and was named for the colorful spires of Cedar Mesa Sandstone that dominate the area. The district's extensive trail system provides many opportunities for long day hikes and overnight trips. Foot trails and four-wheel-drive roads lead to such features as Tower Ruin, Confluence Overlook, Elephant Hill, the Joint Trail, and Chesler Park.
On US Highway 191, drive 40 miles (60 km) south of Moab or 14 miles (22 km) north of Monticello, then take Utah Highway 211 roughly 35 miles (56 km) west. Highway 211 ends in the Needles, and is the only paved road leading in and out of the district.
Visitor center is open daily most of the year from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with extended hours March through October. Thanksgiving Day and December through mid-February the visitor center is closed, but restrooms remain open. Exhibits, information and publications are available.
Interpretive programs are offered from March through October with evening programs presented most nights in the Squaw Flat Campground. Check at the visitor center and on bulletin boards for subjects and times. Other programs are offered throughout the season.Campground
Squaw Flat Campground is an ideal base camp for day hikes to popular destinations like Chesler Park, Druid Arch and the Joint Trail. There are 26 sites available on a first-come, first-served basis. Bathrooms, fire grates, picnic tables, tent pads and water are available year-round. Fee is $15 per night. Squaw Flat typically fills every day from late March through June and again from early September to mid-October.
The Needles District offers three campsites for groups of 11 or more people which may be reserved in advance:
Squaw Flat (Group Site): 50 people, 10 vehicles
Nightly fees are $3 per person.
Group Site Reservations
To reserve a group site in the Needles, please download and complete the Standard Application Form (30kb PDF file). Reservations for group campsites are accepted no earlier than the first business day in January for trips during that calendar year. A fee is charged.
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Company boss Zac Hollis counts having a mass-market EV as a long term objective
Localisation will be key to introducing the model
Hybrids not an option owing to high costs and lack of government incentives
With the need for sustainable mobility gaining momentum, many auto majors in India have announced strategies for bringing in electrified models into the market. Czech automaker Skoda is the latest to reveal its EV plans for India. At a recent event that saw the launch of the Skoda Karoq, Superb facelift and Rapid 1.0 TSI, Skoda India boss Zac Hollis confirmed that the company is evaluating a ‘new energy vehicle’ for India. However, the model’s market debut could still be some time away. “Long term, I would like to see a mass market EV from Skoda,” he said. “When we get there, I don't know. But that's the long term objective I would like to see – a mass market EV.”
Skoda already offers a battery electric vehicle (BEV) – the Citigoe iV – in international markets. The 3.6m-long hatchback is powered by an 83hp electric motor and has a range of 225-274km on a single charge. The automaker is also working on the Enyaq all-electric SUV that is touted to sport battery packs with capacities ranging from 55-82kWh.
However, both these models will prove to be too costly for the Indian market. Hollis mentioned that the company’s intent is not to bring in a niche EV as they would sell in very small volumes and would effectively blunt the purpose of having more sustainable products in the line-up.
As part of its ‘India 2.0’ project, Skoda is aiming to play a more mainstream role in our market and consequently, would look at something more specific for India. Localisation would be key to its EV strategy. Battery packs form a bulk of the cost of an electric vehicle and as such, direct import of batteries would not be in-sync with Skoda’s plans. Localisation of essential components will play a crucial role in bringing down costs. Moreover, taking the lead in the Indian EV market will be a significant move for Skoda since within the VW Group, it is Volkswagen that has assumed the charge of spearheading the conglomerate’s global electrification strategy.
Though Skoda envisions having a mass-market EV in its line-up moving forward, the company doesn’t find a suitable business case in bringing in hybrids to the Indian market. “The issue with hybrid cars is the cost. Hybrid cars are very expensive, because you have both the technologies – the battery technology and the IC (internal combustion) petrol consumption technology – which would result in a much more expensive car to enter the marketplace. So no, we did not think of bringing a hybrid into India. The other thing is that there aren't any government incentives in India [for hybrids] that you have in other markets,” concluded Hollis.


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The 2020 Jeep Gladiator is on Struggle Street, according to Automotive News, an outcome which is somewhat surprising but one which we sort of saw coming last month. It seems that $US33,545 ($50,246) is a lot of money to pay for a pickup.
By Jeep standards, that price is about in line with what you’d pay for other Jeeps—the base price for a Wrangler is $US28,295 ($42,382)—but it does seem remarkable that the Gladiator is the priciest of any standard Jeep vehicle, and for no good apparent reason.
Here are those prices per Jeep’s website:
But that’s all on paper (or at least the internet) at least, since Auto News says that the discounts have been heavy after sales dipped post-launch.
The Gladiator is competing with trucks like the Chevy Colorado and the Ford Ranger, both of which have a base price of less than $US30,000 ($44,936). It also apparently is drawing competition from inside its own house.
One dealer who asked not to be identified said the Gladiator has been pulling customers from the Wrangler, which is fairly close to the pickup’s pricing. The dealer considers both vehicles to be overpriced.
“We were selling [Gladiators] until the last couple of months. We were actually selling the high-end stuff, but again, that’s because of the newness of it, and everybody coming out to buy the one with all the equipment,” the dealer said. “But let’s call a spade a spade; $US30,000 ($44,936) to $US45,000 ($67,404) is the range that we should be in.”
Jeep thinks it can challenge Ranger and Colorado in terms of volume.
“At first when we talked about the launch and everything else, they weren’t coming in this place saying we’re going to attack Ranger,” [Jeffrey Burnett, general manager of Millsboro Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram in Delaware] said. “They came to this place saying we’re going to have a vehicle unlike anybody else. Now I think they’re going into, ‘You know what? We can attack Ranger; we can attack [the Nissan] Frontier.’ “
Burnett said his store is selling 15 to 25 Gladiators a month, which isn’t far off from its numbers for the Wrangler and light-duty Ram. Nationally, Gladiator sales peaked at more than 6,000 in October before falling back slightly in November and December, according to estimates from the Automotive News Data Centre, while sales of the Wrangler and Ranger increased as the fourth quarter went on.
The Gladiator is a strange beast. Our own Jeep obsessive David Tracy absolutely loves it, but whenever I see it I get a nagging feeling about really just wanting an old Comanche. The Gladiator seems like too much in just about every department, though then again that describes almost every truck these days. Mainly it just seems sad that Jeep’s ostensible objective is to beat the Nissan Frontier.
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