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Topical application of levobunolol hydrochloride, a β-adrenergic antagonist used for treatment of glaucoma, is reported to increase ocular blood flow. We studied the mechanism of levobunolol-induced vasodilation in arterial smooth muscle. The effects of levobunolol or other agents on isolated, pre-contracted rabbit ciliary artery were investigated using an isometric tension recording method. The effects of the same agents on intracellular free calcium ([Ca2+]i) in cultured human aortic smooth muscle cells were also studied by fluorophotometry. Levobunolol relaxed ciliary artery rings that were pre-contracted with either high-K solution, 1 μM histamine, 10 μM phenylephrine, or 100 nM endothelin-1. The relaxation induced by levobunolol was concentration-dependent over the range of 10 μM to 0.3 mM. Inhibition of endothelial nitric oxide synthase or denudation of the endothelium did not affect this relaxation. Histamine-induced contractions were inhibited by the histamine H1 antagonist pyrilamine. Radioligand binding experiments showed that levobunolol did not bind to the H1 receptor. Further, histamine induced transient contraction in Ca2+-free solution, and levobunolol inhibited this contraction by 74.6 ± 11.0%. In cultured smooth muscle cells in the presence of extracellular Ca2+, levobunolol significantly inhibited the histamine-induced elevation of [Ca2+]i. However, it did not inhibit the increase of [Ca2+]i in histamine-stimulated cells incubated in Ca2+-free solution. These results indicate that levobunolol may relax rabbit ciliary artery by two different mechanisms. First, the relaxation could be due to the blockade of Ca2+ entry through non-voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels. Second, levobunolol may change the Ca2+ sensitivity of vascular smooth muscle cells.


The “black box” data recorders from the hijacked passenger jet that smashed into the Pentagon, as well a device from the Pittsburgh crash, have been recovered by investigators.
These may provide vital clues as to the identity and motives of the terrorists who perpetrated the unprecedented attacks on the US on Tuesday.
However, finding the recorders from the aeroplanes that crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York may not be so easy. Edward Downs, a commercial airline pilot says that these may not have survived.
“When designing an accident data recorder, you will not be taking into account 12,000 tonnes falling on top of it,” Downs told New Scientist. “With that much metal and masonry and such a huge release of energy, I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t survive.”
The destruction of the data recorders could cause the loss of information vital to the investigation of the attacks. Time lost in searching for the recorders and analysing the data could also be crucial. But in the future, all flight data could be transmitted in real time to airline headquarters thousands of miles away.
“The way forward is to link what is going on in the cockpit with the engineering department,” says Phillip Butterworth-Hayes, editor of Jane’s Aircraft Component Systems. “Every single system on an aircraft can be remotely viewed.”
He says some aeroplanes already have satellite data links that allow passengers to send email and receive data, and this could be adapted. However, Downs believes that trying to send all aircraft data could jam the airwaves.
There are other ways that recorders could avoid damage. Some military aircraft have recorders that eject themselves in the event of an accident. But Downs says this would be too expensive to implement in a commercial fleet and may even make their recovery more difficult in some instances.
Commercial aircraft flight recorders are designed to withstand enormous battering. They are constructed to withstand heat, pressure and shock and contain no moving parts, typically recording data in solid state flash memory.
Tests of modern recorders include shooting them from a gas gun in order to generate a maximum force of 3400 g’s. They are also subjected to 1100 °C heat and 5000 psi pressure.
Black boxes are in fact painted bright orange to aid recovery. They also emit an acoustic signal to help crash investigators locate them. They are positioned at the rear of an aircraft to avoid bearing the brunt of a collision.
A black box recorder stores up to 25 hours of flight data, including of aircraft altitude, speed and position. Audio from an aircraft’s cockpit, recorded in a 30 minute continuous loop may be stored in the same box, or a separate device, as in the current cases.
Both voice and data recorders have been found at the Pentagon, but only the data recorder has been recovered at the Pittsburgh site. The two crashes resulted in the deaths of 110 passengers and crew. At least 126 people were killed inside the Pentagon.


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For at least one Hornell native, the 2010-2011 Buffalo Bills season was a success, even as the team floundered yet again.
Hornell high graduate “Jill” spent this past season as a cheerleader for the Bills, and will try out once again this spring for the upcoming season.
(Editor’s note: Cheerleaders aren’t allowed to provide their last names for interviews. The newspaper agreed not to use her name)
Jill, a 2006 Hornell grad, started cheering at a young age when a coach saw her tumbling after a soccer game.
“I never had an interest in it when I was younger. She saw me tumbling after a soccer game, and she said she wanted me to try. She trained me from scratch,” said Jill.
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Dwyane Wade had 32 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, LeBron James shrugged off a sore left knee to score 20 points and grab 10 rebounds, and the Miami Heat earned their franchise-record 15th straight victory with a 97-81 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.
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The American Amateurs Union (AAU) has provided young athletes an opportunity to participate in a number of various sports since its inception, but it’s been basketball that has become the signature of the organization.
Over the last 15-plus years, AAU basketball has become a staple in today’s basketball culture, and over the last five years has grown to be the best showcase of budding talent in the country. Many of the young players now play for two teams at a time. They play for their school/district team locally and play for a travel AAU team. AAU has changed the landscape of basketball from coaching to college recruitment and player development.
ORU Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach Rodney Perry has experience seeing both the good and the bad of AAU, not only coaching AAU basketball players, but recruiting them to play at the next level. Perry won AAU Coach of the Year in 1995 and most recently led his MOKAN Elite to a victory in the 2016 Nike Peach Jam Championship.
“Guys are getting an opportunity to travel and play against some of the best players in the country. In the past, guys didn’t get to play the best players until they got to college. Some of the leagues that some of the shoe companies are putting together allow guys to play meaningful games which is a good thing,” said Perry. “Also, in some of the circuits, AAU is just like the college game. You have the college three-point line, shot clock, officials, and it’s trying to prepare them for college before they even get to that level.”
The tournaments, sponsorships and popularity of AAU basketball have grown so much in recent years, and has almost minimized the importance of high school basketball. With tournaments being broadcast on ESPN, and parents doing everything they can to get their kids scholarships, it begs the question: has the growth and popularity of AAU basketball helped or hurt player development at the next level?
“Some of the recruiting processes now have taken the high school coaches out of the equation. Players now have these “handlers” that are the spokesperson for the player and they auction the guys off to the highest bidder,” said Perry. “Another negative would be some AAU coaches are not holding their players accountable. Then when the player gets to college and they’re not being told how great they are, like they’ve been told their entire AAU career, now they don’t know how to handle it and end up transferring, because it’s not going the way they’ve always had it.”
Some of the biggest names in the NBA have been critical of AAU basketball and what it has become, including Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Both Bryant and James played AAU basketball before being drafted out of high school, but have been critical saying the game isn’t being properly taught.
Another criticism of AAU basketball has been the individualistic nature of the game and players looking to attract the attention of the big-time college coaches who attend with lots of isolation, taking defender off the dribble and only looking for their shot.
“You see Coach K, Tom Izzo and Rick Pitino, and you get out there and try to sell yourself. [AAU] has really changed the game, because that’s where you can see what guys can really do. It separates itself from high school basketball,” said Anderson. “Back in the day, you put up numbers in high school and coaches would come see you. Now, they come to see you at AAU tournaments against better competition. That’s how guys get scholarships now.”
Anderson played for two AAU teams including the Oklahoma Wizards and Team Griffin (formally known as Athletes First) and saw a lot of individual effort from opponents while playing, but acknowledged that while those things look cool to fans on “mixtape” videos, coaches who are recruiting could care less.
“If you can’t play defense, how does it benefit a college coach’s program? I always tried to play as hard on both ends of the floor, because in my head, I knew that’s what they were looking for, well-rounded players,” said Anderson. “Guys these days think, ‘If I go out there and get 20, coaches will look at me.’ That’s not the case. If I could give advice to any AAU guys, it would be to play both ends of the floor. It’s gotten really offense-oriented and it needs to change.”
While AAU basketball thrives and will undoubtedly continue to do so, it will be interesting to see how the popularity and notoriety of the organization and its product will affect the continuous change of the players’ and their impact at the next level.


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In the case of Sheridan and four other families from the New Oxford area, it is an action they wish they could still perform with some of their children.
If only there was a way ...
In December of 2011, the lives of those families were changed forever when a car crash killed five New Oxford High School soccer players.
Lost that day was Casey Sheridan, Chelsea McFalls, Diego Aguilar, Oscar Banda and Anthony Campos. All soccer players. All friends. All someone's daughter, son, sister or brother.
The agonizing time forged a bond within the families, within the community. Somehow those most affected found the strength to honor those lost in a most positive way.
In August of 2012, the first 5 Angels Soccer Tournament was held to great success. Sheridan hopes it will be topped this August 10-11 when 16 high school soccer teams will descend on Utz Fields in Hanover.
"The families decided that our children are together forever so we need to stick together," Margaret Sheridan said. "We decided that we wanted to do something to give back to the community. They have been there for us -- they are still there for us. It's beyond comprehension the support we received.
"We sat down and decided what is the best way to give back. So we came up with the idea for the soccer tournament ... We figured that would involve all of their friends and get teams together to do what our kids loved to do, play soccer."
Amazingly this group of people put the first tournament together in only three months of planning. It got off to a tremendous start with the help of businesses that came on board, not only to advertise in the program, but also donate items, such as banners, flags and signs.
The first opening ceremonies were attended by 1,200 people. The teams took a pre-tournament lap around the pitch. Flags were carried by Luke McFalls, Chelsea's older brother, and Colonials then-goalkeeper Abby Reichard, who was close to all five kids. A tradition was born.
"While those kids went around the field you could hear a pin drop," Sheridan said. "Nobody asked for silence. The parade of teams turned into so much more. It was beautiful. I can't even put it into words."
The crowd was further touched when Casey Sheridan's sister Kelly read the tournament's mission statement in English and Anthony Campos' brother Christian did the same in Spanish.
There was also a closing ceremony which included a trophy presentation. All of these things will continue and even grow in this year's version.
"Our opening ceremony is very touching and very important to us," Sheridan said. "This year we are going to have all the (5 angels) siblings carry a flag, a ball, or speak at the opening ceremony. There will be representatives from each family as a part of the opening ceremony.
"Last year was very emotional for us. This year I think everybody is a little more able to step up to the mic or be a part of it."
In 2012 the tournament raised $1,000 for the both the Colonials boys' and girls' soccer programs, along with a pair of $1,000 scholarships that went towards tuition for 2013 New Oxford grads Margo Jacoby and Tyler Stepback.
Sheridan said the committee's goal this year is to increase all of those amounts in 2013. The plan is to keep the spirit of their kids alive by continuing the tournament annually.
Despite putting this tournament together so well a year ago, doing it again had its challenges, especially under such emotional circumstances. It can reopen the wounds of grieving for many people.
"You have two choices after something like that: You can just give up or you can try and do something positive," Sheridan said. "We don't ever want our children to be forgotten. For us, it's a way to remember our children and it's a way for us to do something positive for the community and for our children's friends."
In the midst of tragedy the parents found their way of hugging those kids.
They did it by hugging an entire community. And it all came together with the families sitting in a small room, coming together with a special purpose, even with a language barrier.
"We sat there, three families that spoke English and two that spoke Spanish and we pulled this off," Sheridan said.
Those five angels are smiling because of it.
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MOSS BLUFF, LA (KPLC) - The driver of a car traveling north on Highway 171 in Moss Bluff lost control of the vehicle and ended up in a nearby ditch.
Louisiana State Police responded to the accident. The driver was a young male who reportedly suffered minor injuries. He was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.
There is no word yet on the identity of the injured driver.


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TV Review: GAME OF THRONES – Episode 3 (Lord Snow)
Let’s turn things down a bit, shall we?
King Robert’s (Mark Addy) party finally arrives home at King’s Landing. Not wasting any time, Eddard Stark (Sean Bean) dives into the administration of Robert’s kingdom only to discover that the crown is destitute and its ruler disengaged from the affairs of state. The strain of Stark’s new position is also taking a toll on his family. His two daughters, Sansa (Sophie Turner) and Arya (Maisie Williams), are having difficulty adjusting to their new circumstances and take their frustrations out on their father and each other.
Meanwhile, at the Wall, Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) realizes that his noble upbringing alienates him just as much from his new ‘brothers’ as it did among his old family. As he strains to distinguish himself among the Night’s Watch Snow continues to come to terms with the fact that he has willingly signed up for a lifetime of thankless servitude and rough living.
Finally, across the sea Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) is becoming more comfortable with her role as khaleesi of the nomadic Dothraki. But as she matures from a frightened girl to a confident queen it provokes frequent and violent clashes with her impatient brother.
George R.R. Martin structured his A SONG OF FIRE AND ICE series much like a tapestry. Rather than create a single narrative, built from the viewpoints of its supporting characters, he instead created dozens of smaller, more personal story lines. In the books, point-of-view chapters are devoted to the narratives of individual characters. These plotlines don’t serve the needs of a single unifying story, they are simply the personal narratives of a few key individuals. It is only when these separate narratives are woven together is the reader able to get a sense of the bigger picture. This non-traditional structure puts an emphasis on character over story, and that’s just fine.
So why all this blathering on about character? Well it has a lot to do with the fact that Episode 3 of HBO’s hit series, GAME OF THRONES, was a very character driven episode.
Providing a distinct counterpoint to the slightly more flashy previous offerings, episode 3 is all about grafting back story and plot exposition onto a series of intimate two hander conversations.
Director Brian Kirk wisely chooses to lock his camera down and let the talent do what they do best, act.
By now we’ve seen that Sean Bean manages to do more a single arched eyebrow and a barked curse than most actors could achieve with a florid soliloquy. Or that Peter Dinklage is spot-on with his impish and impudent Tyrion Lannister.
But surprisingly the supporting actors in the series have managed to step up there game as well.
There’s a remarkably restrained scene between Addy’s King Robert and his brother-in-law, Jamie Lannister (Nikolaj Waldau). Addy’s portrayal of a drunken blowhard eschews easy clichés and instead manages to paint a portrait of a deeper and more complex individual. And Waldau is sarcastic, disrespectful and arrogant in turn without ever losing that all important veneer of respectful deference that defines his position.
Maisie Williams inhabits the role of Arya Stark as if she were made for the role, demonstrating that she is more than just a petulant tomboy but a courageous young woman yearning to do what is right, rather than what is convenient.
And I am constantly impressed by how Lena Heady has managed to turn her one note role in the series premiere into a nuanced character more driven and pragmatic than truly evil.
It’s a little strange that only three episodes in GAME OF THRONES would already be taking a breather. But I think ultimately it’s an opportunity well used. Given the complexity and density of the character and social relationships of the production, a little time spent on fleshing out the universe can only benefit the audience.
As the show goes on I find its willingness to uncouple itself from slavishness to the original source material refreshing. A GAME OF THRONES is beginning to find its feet and take advantage of all the potential offered to it by its new medium.
While the more action oriented might have found last night’s episode dull, I choose to look on it as setting the stage for the blood and gore yet to come. Last night's episode was all about the power of subtlety and nuance, a strong episode for a show that continues to impress.

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The President of the United States Donald trump demanded of the States-members of NATO meet financial obligations within the Alliance. He said this after talks with Secretary General of the organization Jens Stoltenberg, reports BFMTV.
“I was very, very Frank with the Secretary Stoltenberg and members of the Alliance, when I told them that they must finally pay their share,” — said the American leader.
According to trump, 23 of the 28 member countries still do not pay those amounts that they must contribute to the General budget of the organization, which is unfair to Americans.
On 20 March, the representative of the foreign Ministry of Germany Martin Schaefer said that the medium-term financial plans of Germany not include raising defense spending to 2 percent of GDP. In addition, he urged to “be realistic” in the issue of increasing military budgets.
Prior to that, trump expressed the opinion that Berlin is supposedly “owes huge sums of money, NATO and the United States,” and noted that it is necessary to pay a “powerful and very expensive defense that we provide in Germany.”
According to the NATO Charter, the participating countries must be part of the overall defense budget to 2 percent of GDP, however, at present, about 70 percent of the funding at the expense of the United States.


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PHOENIX - Police arrested and identified the suspect in a shooting that killed one person and injured two more in northwest Phoenix Monday night.
Timothy Elliot Pascale, 34, faces several charges including one count of first-degree murder, one count of drive-by shooting and two counts of aggravated assault.
Police said three people were shot around 6:30 p.m. Monday near 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road. A 21-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, while a 22-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman were taken to a nearby hospital.
Upon arrival, officers found the 21-year-old victim later identified as Chris Romo dead outside a white Nissan in the roadway. The 22-year-old victim was in the driver's seat. He remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition, police said.
Detectives with the Phoenix Police Department have determined the shooting was a result of a traffic altercation.
The female victim was found with gunshot wounds nearby, but police believe she was not involved with the altercation. She remains hospitalized in stable condition, according to police.
The suspect fled after the shooting, but witnesses described the vehicle he was driving and his license plate.
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Generosity in Action
Stories of Thrivent members making a difference.
Volunteers Build Tables
When Larry Turilli learned that Marcfirst needed some accessible picnic tables at its residences for people with developmental disabilities, he organized a Thrivent Action Team. He and his coworkers at AMBUCS (a nonprofit that builds wheelchair ramps and provides other mobility services) built two tables for the homes. Then the group led two more Thrivent Action Teams, building accessible tables for a park and raised garden beds for Marcfirst.
Church cooks up ways to feed neighbors
All Saints Lutheran Church has 75 active members, yet its kitchen ministry provides hundreds of meals each month to local residents.
How do they do it? Lots of volunteers and a commercially equipped kitchen.
Tim and Paige Vaughn, co-chairs of All Saints’ outreach committee, started the program. It’s managed by Dave Knowles, a former food service administrator, and Jeff Anderson, a chef. With a core of about 35 volunteers, they make 300 meals each month using fresh ingredients. The meals go to seniors who attend a fitness class at the church, another local church that serves people who are homeless, a county program that feeds seniors and people who are homebound, and All Saints members or others who may need a meal.
Anderson teaches the volunteers food preparation and safety skills. To support the ministry, many church members have led Thrivent Action Teams.
But All Saints wants to do more. “We’d like to work with other churches to prepare meals that they could keep in their freezers and use as needed,” Knowles says. “And we’re also interested in serving veterans and other community groups.”
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From hosting Christmas celebrations and kickball tournaments to making snack packs for kids, members of the Tripp Action Group work hard to make their beloved town a good place to live. That includes tackling home improvements. Last summer, 30 volunteers painted the exterior of a home. Samantha Ziegler led a Thrivent Action Team that provided food and supplies.
Couple Combines Efforts for Bigger Impact
Hearing a plea on the news to help homeless veterans, Erica Fleischer and her fiancé, Mike Ivancic, felt called to action: They each would lead a Thrivent Action Team. Fleischer collected socks and Ivancic rounded up underwear, both greatly needed. Fleischer’s and Ivancic’s teams then packed blessing bags to be donated. The items were distributed at the Homeless Stand Down event held last January.
Family’s Christmas Focuses on Service
The Kiewel family does service projects during the year instead of exchanging Christmas gifts. This summer, they met at a park to fill backpacks with supplies for students in need and create care bags for teens in foster care. A list of needed items was shared beforehand so they could track what people were bringing. Brenda Dittrich led a Thrivent Action Team to help.

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Noted novelist Nayantara Sahgal has called upon academics and scholars to join the protest spearheaded by leading Sahitya Akademi awardees.
Her appeal goes beyond the confines of Sahitya Akademi writers as she urged people from other disciplines to join their protest — the who’s who includes, Punjabi writer Dalip Kaur Tiwana, who returned her Padma Shri on Tuesday. In returning their awards, the writers have questioned the State’s silence to the increasing intolerance in the society. “What I would like to see is historians and specialists do the same,” Ms. Sahgal said. Novelist Salman Rushdie has come forward to endorse the action by writers.
The reason, Ms. Sahgal said, was to caution them against the dangers posed by the BJP government’s decision to rewrite the education policy for the country, with the intention of conforming it to its Hindutva ideology, which was a threat to the composite culture of the country. Ms. Sahgal said she was not the first to return her award and that honour belonged to writer Uday Prakash. “I hoped to raise the consciousness of people by returning the award and it is gratifying that many writers feel my sense of anguish,” she said.
At the time of going to press, nearly 20 writers had given up their literary honours as mark of protest against the increasing intolerance in the country and the violence that has come with it seen in the killings of rationalists, writers and the horrific lynching of Akhlaq at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh. “The lynching of the poor man was the last straw,” Ms. Sahgal said. Two members of the Akademi have chosen to relinquish their positions.
Ms. Sahgal clarified it would be mistake to assume she had been selective in her protests. “My outrage has been entirely unselective. The miscarriage of liberty and justice has been the material of my books,” she said.
From Punjab where as many as seven writers and poets have returned their awards, to Assam’s litterateur and journalist Homen Borgohain, writers are spearheading a protest hitherto unseen in the history of the Sahitya Akademi.
Chairperson of the Akademi Viswanath Prasad Tiwari, who has called an emergency meeting on October 23, of 27 members who are on the Executive Board, said, “I will inform the secretary of the Board and other members of the decision of the writers and will wait for their decision. Ek Aandhi chal padhi [a storm has started].”
Mr. Tiwari said, depending on the Board, a resolution would be passed. “If they decide in favour of a press conference, we will call one,” he added.
He said Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma had enquired about the decision of some members to quit and others who had returned their awards.
Mr. Tiwari also clarified that the decision of the writers had got politicised and this was harming the Akademi. “From questioning the Prime Minister’s silence, the writers have questioned the Akademi’s silence and I feel, that is not good,” Mr. Tiwari said.
Agencies add: In a brief statement, Ms. Tiwana said, “In this land of Gautama Buddha and Guru Nanak Dev, the atrocities committed on the Sikhs in 1984 and on the Muslims recurrently because of communalism are an utter disgrace to our state and society. And to kill those who stand for truth and justice put us to shame in the eyes of the world and God. In protest, therefore, I return the Padma Shri award,” she added.
In Punjab, as many as seven writers and poets — Surjit Patar, Jaswinder Singh, Baldev Singh Sadaknama Darshan Bhuttar, Ajmer Singh Aulakh, Atamjit Singh, Gurbachan Bhullar and Canada-based Waryam Sandhu — have given up their awards.


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In 1986, Elie Wiesel received the Nobel Peace Prize, the Soviet regime released refusenik Anatoly (Natan) Sharansky from prison, the New York Mets won the World Series, and “The Cosby Show” ranked No. 1 on television.
In the same historic year, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles published its inaugural issue on Feb. 28.
On the 40-page newspaper’s first cover, above the headline “Bobbi and the New Jewish Right,” was a photo of Congresswoman Bobbi Fiedler, who had sparked the movement against the busing of school children to further the integration of public schools.
In many ways, that first issue, with its mix of politics, personal voices, solid reporting and spirited editorial independence, has endured as a model for an organization that has grown and changed greatly in the decades since.
In the early 1980s, involved Los Angeles Jews had a choice of two privately owned weeklies, the venerable B’nai B’rith Messenger and the free-swinging Heritage, plus The Federation’s Jewish Community Bulletin.
The Federation’s lay and professional leadership felt that none of the three publications adequately served the community, and in 1983, a six-person committee set to work to explore the creation of a newspaper.
Attorney Richard Volpert served as committee chair, and, after a year of deliberations, he handed in a report recommending the establishment of a new weekly, financially supported by the Federation, but with complete editorial independence.
At the time, that last suggestion constituted a fairly radical step. Almost all other Jewish weeklies in the country were owned and run by local federations, which rarely, if ever, brooked criticism of Jewish institutions or Israeli policy.
The new editorial concept wasn’t an easy sell to many of Los Angeles’ Federation board members. Quite a few thought, “If we pay for the paper, then we run it,” Volpert recalled, “but I felt that without independence, the paper would have no credibility.”
Eventually, Federation started the paper, investing $660,000 and subsidizing subscriptions for its donors.
One of the strongest advocates for independence was Jonathan Kirsch, the youngest committee member, whose combined background as magazine writer, book critic and attorney specializing in publishing and libel law proved invaluable.
Kirsch has served as pro bono legal counsel for The Journal since its inception.
The next step was to select an editor. Gene Lichtenstein, who had edited a Jewish weekly in the Boston area, written for major national magazines and taught journalism courses at East and West Coast universities, was the pick.
His first two hires were his competitors for the editor’s slot, local writer Marlene Adler Marks and journalist Yehuda Lev, while Volpert became the first board chairman — in effect, publisher — of the fledgling weekly.
As editor, Lichtenstein made it his priority to publish as many diverse viewpoints as possible, recruit talented writers and columnists, and insisted, at all times, on good writing.
“I wanted an American newspaper, Jewish but connected to the larger world,” he said more recently. “It wouldn’t just reflect the viewpoint of The Federation or be mainly about fundraising. It wouldn’t print only favorable stories about the Jewish community and Israel.”
In the beginning …
“There were no computers,” recalled Toni Van Ness, now an advertising senior account executive at the Journal. “All invoices were typed on an IBM Selectric. There was no email. Ad proofs were copied and then sent by messenger or delivered by sales reps for approval. There were about 20 full-time people on the staff.”
Van Ness shared a small office with Janet Polyak, and the two personified the diversity of the personnel.
“I was a girl from South Central [Los Angeles] who spoke Ebonics, and Janet had a thick Russian accent,” Van Ness recounted. “In the beginning, there was a lot of, ‘What did you say? I didn’t understand you. Can you repeat that?’ ”
Naomi Pfefferman joined the Journal as a reporter in the fall of 1986.
She wrote her first cover story about the rising tensions between Jewish and African-American students on the UCLA campus. Pfefferman soon focused increasingly on movie and art stories, and now is the Journal’s longtime arts and entertainment editor.
“It became easier to line up Hollywood celebrities as the paper kept gaining exposure and credibility,” she said.
In its first few months, the Journal received kudos for lively writing, outraged comments from some Jewish organizations and a weak response from advertisers.
Almost from the beginning, the paper was hemorrhaging money, and some influential Federation leaders demanded more control over the paper.
Lichtenstein was meeting monthly at Nibblers restaurant with a four-member Federation subcommittee to chart progress and iron out problems.
Three months after the paper launched, a very influential member of the committee demanded that, from then on, all the paper’s articles be vetted by the committee’s members.
Lichtenstein says he told the committee that “this was a really bad idea.” The proposal was put to a vote and defeated, 3-1.
Nevertheless, dissatisfaction with the editorial and business performance of the Journal continued, and the Journal came close to being sold to an East Coast Jewish newspaper publisher.
At this critical point, major Federation leaders, with Edward Brennglass, Stanley Hirsh and Osias Goren in the lead, rode to the rescue, personally underwriting a loan from City National Bank to provide working capital for the paper to be an independent entity and continue publication. The group founded Los Angeles Jewish Publications as an independent nonprofit to serve the Jewish community, and the Journal lived to fight another day.
Brennglass soon became publisher, and, over the decade of his tenure, he stabilized the paper, which slowly established a solid reputation and started to make a profit. After Brennglass’ death in 1997, Hirsh, an influential businessman and Democratic heavyweight, took over as publisher.
However, by 2000, strong editorial and personality differences between publisher and editor led to a parting. Lichtenstein resigned and was succeeded by the managing editor, Rob Eshman, who had first joined the staff as a reporter in the mid-’90s.
Changing of the guard
The transition from Lichtenstein to Eshman represented a generational shift in the leadership of the Journal. In addition, Eshman was a local, from a family deeply rooted in the Los Angeles Jewish community. Eshman, a fluent and prolific writer whose interests and expertise range from politics to food, also had lived in Israel and spoke Hebrew.
At the turn of the century, Hirsh’s health deteriorated, Irwin Field took over as acting publisher, and, upon Hirsh’s death in 2003, Field became publisher.
Following on the heels of managing editors Amy Klein and Howard Blume, Susan Freudenheim, previously a longtime arts editor at the Los Angeles Times, joined the Journal as managing editor in 2005, eventually becoming executive editor before departing in 2016 to run Jewish World Watch.
Always forward-thinking, Eshman recognized early on that the future of journalism was rapidly evolving beyond the printed page. His vision was to use digital technology to turn a small, local paper into a media enterprise that reaches deeply into the community, as well as around the world.
“Jews see the world through a particular set of values, and those values shape our journalism,” Eshman said. “The digital revolution has suddenly made it possible to share that point of view with everyone, instantly, Jews and non-Jews.”
The Journal had already launched its first webpage in 1996, but that early effort served primarily as an electronic reprint of the articles and columns running in the weekly print edition.
But gradually, especially with the appointment of Jay Firestone as web and multimedia editor in 2009, jewishjournal.com has evolved into a 24/7, constantly updated news machine with original writing, foreign reporting, videos and dozens of blogs.
After Firestone went on to a post at Facebook, his successor, Jeff Hensiek, oversaw a complete renovation of the site — which goes live this week.
“As the Jewish Journal moves into the next 30 years, we are staying ahead of the curve by drastically expanding our multimedia efforts,” Hensiek said. “We are introducing a new digital media team, partnering with content producers and even entering the world of virtual reality.”
The next chapter
With millions of page views from around the world each month, jewishjournal.com is among the most-viewed Jewish news websites and by far the largest Jewish website in Los Angeles, according to Google Analytics.
In the midst of the 2009 financial crisis, local philanthropists Peter Lowy and Art Bilger, along with Irwin Field and an anonymous donor, stepped in to make major contributions to shore up the paper’s recession-battered finances and to help position it for more aggressive growth.
Lowy and Bilger said they were inspired by the growth of the Journal beyond its original scope and audience, and by its record of community service.
“The future for print media isn’t the rosiest, but this is a way we can add philanthropy to a business enterprise,” Lowy told the Los Angeles Times at the time. “This is an experiment in what I would call a community media group. The Journal is very important to the Jewish community. But we think this might work for any communal group.”
With the addition to the board of Lowy, Leon Janks, an additional member and Bilger (who has since stepped down), the Journal undertook a major reorganization and diversification of its corporate structure, forming TRIBE Media Corp. to reflect its broader vision and ambitions.
Part of the changes included hiring columnist David Suissa as president of TRIBE Media Corp. when Eshman was made publisher/editor-in-chief.
Suissa, with 30 years of experience in advertising as founder of Suissa/Miller, and deep roots in Jewish life, increased the paper’s advertising and fundraising efforts.
“[N]o other Jewish institution can offer this breadth of Jewish experience in such a convenient and mobile package,” Suissa wrote of the Journal. “This makes Jewish journalism — whether offered digitally or on paper — the ultimate modern-day vehicle to ignite Jewish sparks and keep us continually connected to our community, our tradition and one another.”
Suissa and Eshman’s often contrasting points of view have made news themselves. During the Iran nuclear deal debate, JTA reported on how the Jewish Journal stood out among Jewish news outlets for offering sharply divergent opinions in its pages.
Who we are now
Led by Eshman and Suissa, TRIBE Media Corp. consists of four divisions. They are the weekly Jewish Journal; jewishjournal.com; the production of live events and videos; and JewishInsider.com.
TRIBE acquired Washington, D.C.-based Jewish Insider in 2015. Founded and edited by Max Neuberger, Jewish Insider (JI) provides breaking news, curated sources and politcal analysis. Its Daily Kickoff newsletter has become a must-read for diplomats, journalists, activists and philanthropists around the world. This year, JI expanded to include full-time New York and Capitol Hill correspondents.
In 2016, Julia Moss joined TRIBE as director of community engagement as the company seeks to bring its content to the community through events and video. TRIBE’s many online videos and live feeds have attracted millions of viewers, including its annual live cast of Nashuva congregation’s Kol Nidre services, which last year attracted 90,000 views. A 2016 Jewish Venture Philanthropy Fund grant will enable TRIBE to develop a dedicated video production team.
Moss also has increased the Journal’s fundraising efforts among foundations and individuals.
None of this has weakened the Journal’s devotion to its founding principles of independent, high-quality journalism.
Over the years, it has been the big story — often an unpredictable disaster — that pushes Journal reporters and editors to battle deadlines and transmit the first drafts of history to their readers. To mention only a couple of examples, in the 1990s there were the Northridge earthquake and the shooting spree by a white supremacist at the North Valley Jewish Community Center.
In the first decade of this century, the Journal broke news on the killing of Daniel Pearl by terrorists and murder at the Los Angeles International Airport’s El Al ticket counter.
In its coverage, the printed and electronic Journal count on a large roster of experienced and diverse correspondents in the field, be it an Egyptian reporter filing from Cairo or Israeli journalists tracking the crises and achievements of Israeli politicians, entrepreneurs and average citizens.
In another category are the long-range investigative and analytical stories, such as the lengthy survival battles of the Los Angeles-area Jewish community centers or the successes and weaknesses of institutions such as the Simon Wiesenthal Center, American Jewish University and Federation.
During the Iran nuclear debate, the Journal conducted a national scientific poll that made international news, showing that a plurality of American Jews supported the deal. Its coverage of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in France earned the Journal a special commendation from the Los Angeles Press Club (LAPC). And senior writer Danielle Berrin’s 2016 cover story on sexual harassment made international news.
As a model, the new corporation “is redefining community journalism for the digital age,” Eshman said, and outside observers seem to agree.
The Jerusalem Post, Israel’s English-language daily, noted that “The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles … is truly cutting edge in pursuing a 21st century platform mix.”
Former Los Angeles Times media critic James Rainey wrote in a column in 2010, headlined “New Life for Jewish Journal,” that the paper is successfully meeting the tough challenges posed by the economy and the general media market.
“If [the Journal’s] experience holds lessons for other ethnic and religious-oriented publishers, it’s that you can do good by being good,” Rainey concluded.
The quality that marked the original Journal’s writers and columnists continues to this day.
Media expert Marty Kaplan’s biweekly political analysis has earned two Columnist of the Year Awards from the LAPC. Former reporter Jared Sichel received an LAPC Journalist of the Year Award in 2014. Dennis Prager, Gina Nahai, Raphael Sonenshein, Bill Boyarsky, Judea Pearl, Danielle Berrin and Jonathan Kirsch — yes, that one — all contribute regular columns from across the political and cultural spectrum.
In addition, a rowdy Letters to the Editor section, a weekly Torah Portion and a contributor-driven Opinion section ensure that the Journal remains the most lively and diverse gathering space for the Jews of Los Angeles and beyond.


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Samling Power Company Limited is opening its IPO issue from today, i.e. 4th Kartik. The early closing date of the issue is on 8th Kartik, 2078. If not subscribed by the early closing date, the issue will close on Kartik 18.
7,30,000 unit shares will be issued at a par value of Rs. 100 per unit. This is 14.6% of the company’s issued capital. 2% of the issue worth 14,600 shares have been allocated for employees of the company and 5% worth 36,500 shares for mutual funds. The remaining 678,900 shares are purely for the individual public.
Nepal SBI Merchant Banking Limited has been appointed the issue manager. Applicants can apply for a minimum of 10 units to a maximum of 20,000 units. ICRA Nepal has given the issuer rating of Double B Minus, denoting a moderate risk of default regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.
Samling Power Company was registered in the Office of the Company Registrar, Government of Nepal as a private company on 2070/12/23 in order to identify the feasibility, construction, and operation of hydropower projects in Nepal. This company has been operating in the name of Samling Power Company Limited by transforming into a public limited company on 2076/2/24 for the purpose of expanding public participation of the residents and general public of the project affected area.
The company has already entered into a power purchase agreement with the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for the purpose of selling the electricity generated from its project.
The company has already brought in operation 9.51 MW Maibeni hydro projects in the Ilam district from Aswin 1, 2078. Located in the middle reach of Mai River in the Ilam district of the eastern part of Nepal, Mai Beni Hydropower Project is a Run-of-River type hydropower project with an installed capacity of 9.51 MW.
The simple payback period of the company’s project is 7.07 years and the discounted payback period is 12.24 years.


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Title Matching "Badla", Released between 2019-01-01 and 2019-12-31 (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Badla (2019)
Not Rated | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A dynamic young entrepreneur finds herself locked in a hotel room with the corpse of her dead lover. She hires a prestigious lawyer to defend her and they work together to figure out what actually happened.

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Cross your fingers (but don’t bite your nails!) and give the big rainbow wheel of prizes from the long-running TV quiz a twirl! Will you spin and win on the Disc of Destiny?
Wheel of Fortune is a tense and exciting 5 reel slot game with 30 ways to win. On the reels is a classic array of symbols such as various colours of 7 and types of fruit.
When 3 of the Scatter symbols come in then each of them will transform into a wheel of fortune, bristling with multipliers. Each wheel will spin and the multipliers will stack up cumulatively and then be applied to your stake, so the end result is bound to be a rather handsome figure!
In tandem with this, landing a complete set of 3 Ultra Wheel Bonus symbols activates a 3 wheel slot that decides which Ultra Wheels will be activated plus whether a 10x multiplier is subsequently applied. In addition 3 Ultra Wheels come into play with their own set of multipliers up to 2500x. These are all added up when the wheels come to rest and multiplied by your initial bet, with inevitably lucrative results!

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LSU AgCenter scientists have developed a novel oil-water separator that has no moving parts. The separator relies on the principles of physics and fluid flow in a U tube. The separator uses a simple diaphragm pump to suck in the oil/water mixture (in any ratio) and separate the components with over 99% efficiency. It is a very cost-effective technique for removing oil from water because there is no need for expensive and energy-intensive components like centrifuges.
LSU AgCenter scientists have developed a clarifying device that separates solid particles from liquid suspensions. Turbulent eddies are not created when liquid enters the clarifier, which increases the separation efficiency by preventing solids from being carried over into the clear liquid. The design also allows solids to settle faster and decreases the residence time in the system. This technology has been licensed by American Utility Metals, LLC.
LSU AgCenter scientists have developed a method to extract oil from various lipid-containing sources such as seeds, soybeans or algae that can be turned into biofuel. The process uses microwave energy to break down the cell walls of materials to release the oil with a lesser need for solvents and a lower overall use of energy than mechanical methods such as grinding or pressing. This integrated, continuous process allows for faster oil extraction by using rapid heating and pressurization.
This invention is a phosphorous and ammonia removal system for livestock farms. The device treats wastewater to separate the compounds in solid form and returns clean, treated water. Both the phosphorus and processed ammonia can be used as common fertilizers or reprocessed for agricultural and nonagricultural uses. Using this device can lower the amount of phosphorous and ammonia that enters the environment as well as remove 99.9999 percent of coliform bacteria to ensure a cleaner farm.
This invention is a method of identifying Chinese tallow tree seeds at various stages of maturity. It can be incorporated into a harvester to provide quick and accurate harvesting of the seeds. This ensures minimal damage to other nearby crops and increases the amount of seeds gathered. Due to the rapid growth and invasive nature of the Chinese tallow tree, this will be useful whether you wish to use the seeds as a resource or eliminate them as a pest.
This invention is a new type of device that can measure any parameter of liquid or gas moving through a continuously flowing electromagnetic system. This device measures parameters of materials at multiple points inside the electromagnetic field to get a more accurate and detailed reading of potential hot and cold spots. This helps ensure a consistent end product, reduces wasted materials during testing and can eliminate potential hazards from improper processing.
This device is a temperature control system that controls and measures metabolic heat in cell cultures. Using infrared, this system eliminates outside interference from the surrounding devices and the environment to quickly provide the clearest resolution and the most accurate measurement of cellular heat. It can also test a large number of cells at once, meaning less time is spent testing.
This invention is a new type of mechanism that aims to couple the release of wakeboard bindings in order to prevent injuries. Normally, both feet are fixed onto the board by two separate bindings, and both the bindings and the rider remain on the board in the event of a crash. This wakeboard mechanism ensures that both feet are released from the bindings at the same time to prevent twisting of the knees or ankles caused by only one, or neither, foot being released.
The invention describes a new process for the creation of activated carbon (or charcoal) from fruit peels or other carbon-containing organic waste materials. The process dramatically increases the drying speed of the organic materials required to capture the carbon. Normally, such drying requires large amounts of energy and time, whereas the proposed method uses less energy and is much faster. The carbon is then activated, or made reactive, with chemicals in a special furnace.
This invention relates to methods to create bio-oil from biomass, solid waste or other carbon-containing material. The process can also convert that oil into usable fuel. The biomass is heated into a vapor and then recondensed into oil. The bio-oil is upgraded into fuel either through the use of radio wave or microwave heating. Heating occurs evenly throughout the material, ensuring a more efficient conversion. The process also grants the bio-oil additional stability.
This invention relates to methods to purify ballast water in ships. Heating and ultrasonic processing have been demonstrated to address this problem. The heating method pumps the ballast water through a novel system that kills organisms and cycles the treated water back into the environment. The ultrasonic system kills organisms, cycles the treated water back into the environment and is particularly well suited for portable use.
This invention is a new type of piling system that can quickly produce strong and durable posts and support structures. This pile expands in the ground to create a pocket that concrete can than be poured into for additional strength. The piling can resist wind force and rot and is relatively inexpensive to use and produce. The piles can be easily scaled down for residential applications or used for larger industrial applications.


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Brookes Legacy Animal Rescue is a volunteer only, foster home-based rescue. Our mission is to rescue adoptable pets (dogs and cats) from euthanasia at the kill shelters here in Florida and give them a second chance for a loving and permanent home. Pets remain with our organization until placed. They are spayed and neutered, vaccinated, and most are microchipped.
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OnePlus Open Beta Program
OnePlus recently launched the OnePlus 6T, the company’s second flagship of the year with minor improvements over the OnePlus 6.
Ever since the initial release of the final build for Android Pie, OEMs such as Essential, Xiaomi, Nokia and a few others have been
While many OnePlus 6 users patiently await the Android 9.0 Pie update, many are already enjoying it. OnePlus is looking to be on track
About a week ago, OnePlus released the first OxygenOS Open Beta for the OnePlus 6. While the two Android P betas before were based on
OnePlus released the latest flagship smartphone from the company which was named as the OnePlus 5T and the launch of the latest
OnePlus’s latest flagship smartphones from last year are the OnePlus 5 and the OnePlus 5T. As far as the OnePlus 5T is concerned,
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Momo e no Tegami
After the unexpected death of her father, 11-year-old Momo Miyaura leaves Tokyo with her mother and moves to an old remote island in Seto Inland Sea. The only memento she has from her father is an unfinished letter with only two words inside: "Dear Momo"—along with her heart's unrest from it.
In the new and unfamiliar small town, Momo reluctantly tries to adjust to the outmoded wooden buildings, silent crop fields, and mysterious isolated shrines. One day, while exploring the attic of her new home, she finds a worn out picture book about youkai. Following this discovery, strange things begin to happen around town, and Momo is greeted by the arrival of three troublesome youkai.
Momo e no Tegami tells the story of a young girl as she struggles to adapt to her bizarre new life and ultimately come to terms with her father's mysterious letter.
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Your guide to exploring D.C.’s Rock Creek Park and the gems that surround it.
When I lived in Washington D.C., my apartment backed up to Rock Creek Park. There was a national park marker steps away from where I used to step out for air behind the building and would often hear foxes screaming into the night. Having an incredible stretch of trails located in my backyard was absolutely a highlight of living in DC. Now that I’ve relocated to the Northern Virginia suburbs where I have to drive to every park and every trail, I long for the days when I could just walk along Rock Creek Park and pop out in Mt. Pleasant, at the National Zoo, Adams Morgan, Khalil Gibran Memorial, Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Dupont, or somewhere in Maryland.
A fun fact for any New York City transplants: Rock Creek Park is over twice as large as Central Park. Rock Creek National Park has over 32 miles of hiking trails that run from Maryland to Georgetown. The two major trails are the Western Ridge Trail and the Valley Trail. I encourage you to explore both trails in both directions and discover your favorite path.
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How Long and How Difficult?
The 32 miles of trail range from flat to hilly and from easy to medium difficulty. The length of time it will take you to complete a stretch of trail entirely depends on where you start and where you plan to end. For this article I’ll describe a portion of the trail that starts where Blagden Avenue intersects Beach Drive and moves south toward the P street exit near Dupont. This stretch of trail is very easy going and almost entirely flat. It took approximately an hour and a half to complete.
Rock Creek Park is on Piscataway and Nacotchtank (Anacostan) land. The boundaries of Rock Creek National Park are entirely within Washington D.C. and stretch from the border with Montgomery County, MD down to Georgetown in Northwest DC. However, if you hike the trail north toward Maryland, just note that the trail keeps going and doesn’t end at the DC border. If you aimlessly wander the trails for hours, you may end up finding yourself lost in Maryland.
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Who Should I Bring?
Everyone! Visitors. Friends. Dates. Go solo. If you’re bringing kids with you, I recommend starting at the Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium. If you’re bringing a big group, I suggest booking a picnic area at Pierce Mill. If you’re on a date, I suggest heading toward the National Zoo which you can no longer access directly off the trail, but you can walk up to Harvard Street to enter (make sure you book a free time-entry ticket). In fact, the first date I went on with my now wife was from my apartment up near Blagden Avenue down to the Oak Hill Cemetery where we wandered around and wrote poetry.
Endless entrance and exit points. Choose your own adventure trails. A nature center. A planetarium. Picnic areas. Historic buildings like a grist mill. Beautiful bridges. Rock Creek. Nearby museums. The National Zoo. Oak Hill Cemetery. Exercise Stations. Plenty of food options within walking distance of the trail. An urban escape. Screaming foxes. Geese. Ducks. Deer.
Portions of this trail are paved and accessible, however, the majority of the trails in Rock Creek Park are inaccessible. Also, be aware that the paved portions are shared-use meaning that bicycles, joggers, and walkers all share the same trail. At times the trail can be quite crowded and bicycles whir by a little too close for comfort.
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What’s the Best Path to Take?
My apartment complex was in the Crestwood neighborhood just north of Columbia Heights in DC. There are couple trails that are more secreted away within that neighborhood that lead to the larger series of Rock Creek Park trails. I won’t go into detail of how those trails work but if you’re curious one of the entrances is at a dead end on Upshur St. just past Argyle Terrace St. NW. If you’d rather enter from a more direct route and you’re entering from the Petworth/Crestwood neighborhoods, I recommend either taking the Piney Branch Parkway walking paths down to Rock Creek Park or head down Blagden Avenue until you reach Beach Drive. Either way, once you get to Beach Drive you’ll have to choose to either turn right and go north toward Maryland or turn left and go south toward Georgetown. All of the paths are equally rewarding but I’ll be telling you the path that I take (south) because it is the one I use most frequently.
If you enter from Blagden Avenue and turn left to walk south along Beach Drive, your next big intersection will be the old grist mill at Pierce Mill. This is a great location to lay out a blanket, relax, and take in some local history. There are also bathrooms at this location which you won’t find again unless you exit the park. Keep walking south and you’ll see the Jean Jules Jusserand Memorial on the opposite side of the road; you won’t be able to safely reach it, but you can see an elaborate bench which is a memorial to a French ambassador who was friends with Franklin Delano Roosevelt. You’ll eventually come upon a bridge, known as Bluff Bridge, where you can cross Rock Creek and trek on that side south in order to avoid being terribly close to the traffic of Rock Creek Drive. You’ll cross underneath Porter Street along this path and cross a bridge at which point you’ll be walking right beside the National Zoo. If it is a quiet day, you may even be able to hear some of the animals in the distance.
If you decide to stop and visit the Zoo, you’ll cross at the designated crosswalk and head up toward the Harvard Street pedestrian entrance. If you just want to keep trekking, at the southern end of the zoo you’ll take a sharp turn to the right just before a tunnel. Yes, you can walk through the tunnel, but I don’t recommend it. Take the Rock Creek Trail until you reach Calvert Street. If you’re hungry, head up Calvert Street and get some grub at one of the tasty restaurants nearby like Open City or cross the Duke Ellington Bridge and hit up one of my favorite Middle Eastern restaurants in DC, Mama Ayesha’s (though they don’t open until 5pm). If you are up for an even further detour, walk past Mama Ayesha’s and keep going until you find yourself in Adams Morgan. Head to The Green Zone for drinks or Keren for some tasty Eritrean ful with eggs.
Once you’re done eating, head back down to the Rock Creek Trail where you’ll come across a series of exercise stations and frequently find dedicated outdoor body builders doing their thing. Keep heading south and you’ll eventually notice gravestones and a mausoleum across the creek atop a hill. That is the Oak Hill Cemetery. If you’re a weirdo like me and enjoy exploring cemeteries, you can make your way to this beautiful 19th-century historic place by exiting the Rock Creek Trail at the intersection with P Street. Take P Street to the left toward 30th Street and turn right, walk until you get to R Street and you’re there. If you’re in the mood for a less morbid end to your Rock Creek Park visit, then take P Street toward the right and head into the heart of Dupont Circle. My favorite thing about this park is the way in which it perfectly blends into the urban landscape and acts as not only a means of transport between neighborhoods but also a means of transport between mindsets – from busy cityscape to a meditative bubbling river winding through forest.
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Public and Statewide program for infants and toddlers with special needs ages birth to 3 years old.
Funded and regulated by the NYS Department of Health, and in NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
All services authorized by Department of Health are provided at no cost to families
EI services are provided at home, day care, or other community settings.
Who is Eligible to Receive EI Services?
Children Birth to 3 years old who have been diagnosed with physical or mental conditions that lead to developmental delays (such as Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, autism, etc) which are eligible for EIP.
Children are suspected of having a developmental delay or disability.
How to Start the EI Program?
If you as a parent have concerns about your child then you can call theto NYC Department Of Health and Mental Hygiene, EIP at 311 to refer your child.
What If Child is Eligible?
If your child is considered eligible for services by one of the NYCEIP approved evaluation sites, you as a parent, NYC DOH Early Intervention Official Designee, and other team members will make the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) to help your child and your family to reach her/his potential.
What If Child is Not Eligible?
If your child is at risk of developing a delay, or has evaluated and found not eligible for EI, the family may enroll in the Early Intervention Developmental Monitoring Program at no cost.

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It is human tendency to ignore unpleasant circumstances until they happen! Security takes low priority among other things, if this must be treated since the most crucial and the foremost thing. No matter how secure your country, state or neighborhood maybe, security should precede all other facilities. Whether you are looking at a residential, commercial or office area, the prime feature to watch out for are its security systems. After all, you invest your hard-earned money to produce your home as per your selection. So you should invest more to prevent it from unprecedented acts.
Early era of mankind saw fliers and other modes of patrolling and bow-arrow. Together with the creation of new technology security has taken a fresh, newer form. You get various security gadgets to stop unauthorized entry to personal property. Some of the high-end security products are:-
* Alarm system System – Security alarm systems are created to detect unauthorized access in a confined area. These incorporate numerous sensors, a cpanel and alerting system, and interconnections. The sensors are designed for detecting unauthorized access by various methods like monitoring door and window contacts, by passive infrared motion detectors, ultrasound, vibration, electric or magnetic fields, or microwaves. These home security systems bring various purposes like fire protection, intrusion protection and much more.
* Vehicle Home security systems – Vehicle home security systems are created especially for the safety of one’s vehicle. These typically include GPS trackers, rear view cameras, car alarms that raise a higher volume sound if any unauthorized access is attempted.
* CCTV Camera – Closed circuit television cameras are used to transmit a signal with a specific position on a small pair of monitors. These are typically utilized for surveillance activities in public places, industries, offices and highly secured zones.
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* Electronic Security Systems
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* Glass Break Detector – A glass break detector is often a sensor employed in electronic security alarms that detects if glass is shattered or broken. These sensors are normally used near glass doors or glass store-front windows to identify if the intruder broke the glass and entered. Glass break detectors use a microphone which monitors any exceeding noise or vibration coming from the glass. A detector circuitry detects a certain set threshold and raises a security alarm.
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- Category: PA 2011
Poet and prose writer David wa Maahlamela hails from Mankweng in Polokwane, Limpopo. He studied both Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, and worked as a fitter and turner artisan at the De Beers Consolidated Mines, before resigning in his seventh year organizing a protest march.
Writing mainly in Sepedi and English, wa Maahlamela’s poetry has featured regularly for over a decade, in literary journals and anthologies such as New Coin, Timbila, Carapace, Botsotso, New Contrast, Kotaz and Fidelities, and numerous others.
Wa Maahlamela has performed in various events such as the South African Literary Awards, Anglo Platinum Limpopo Achiever Awards, Northern Cape Writers festival, Polokwane Book Fair, Jozi Book Fair, Cape Town Literature conference, Durban Verses for Biko, Mpumalanga 16 Days of Activism and the ISP convention in Washington DC (USA), to mention a few.
With poetry book titles Moswarataukamariri,Mphogodiba, Poem to my Poems and Mopedi o Maratong under his name, wa Maahlamela has also written the novel Sejamoledi and the play O jelwe ke Aretse. He has also compiled and edited a Sepedi poetry anthology entitled ‘Tša Borala’ and six children’s books.
Wa Maahlamela is the recipient of the Herifest Prize for Poetry, the Musina Mayoral Excellence Award for Arts development, and the 2010/2011 PanSALB Multilingualism Award. He has featured in the popular SABC 2 soapie, Muvhango, the SABC 1 series of 55 South African poets, Voice of Africa, and on SABC News International’s Youth Expression and Africa in Literature.
Wa Maahlamela is the founder of Lesedi Theatre Production, Shanduka Poetry Group and Realmen Talk Poetry concept. He has also chaired the Musina Arts Committee and served as the director of an annual arts festival.


WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA are currently on their nationwide solo Japan tour “WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA One Man Live Tour 2017 ～IN THE BOX～.” The electronic, EDM and J-pop trio, fronted by KOM_I, digitally released their new song “Picasso” on July 28th.
The song has already featured in the set-lists during concerts of their ongoing tour, giving fans an early first chance to hear it. The song comes as the final installment to their three-track monthly release project; they released “Melos” in May, “Eisei” in June, and finished with “Picasso” this July. The new song has been used as the ending theme to the NHK World TV show “J-MELO” since April.
The song and its lyrics are written by Kenmochi Hidefumi. The song was written with the theme in mind of “What line would you use when asking out somebody that you like?,” something mentioned in J-MELO and a question asked all around the world. The lyrics of “Picasso” touch upon the man himself who is said to have known many loves.
The CD cover in all its psychadelic colours was designed by Kuwahara Yoshiyuki who also designed the cover for the blu-ray release of WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s concert at the Nippon Budokan.
In line with the new release, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA have uploaded a short clip from the Tokyo concert of their ongoing tour which showcases the new song “Picasso.” The video will be available for a limited period of time. You have until August 4th to see it.
WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA – “Picasso” (Limited Video Release)
WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s solo tour will finish up in Okinawa before they head on over to Taiwan in October for a follow-up performance due to popular demand.
We look forward to seeing what kind of performance WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA will put on for “Picasso” at all of the upcoming summer festivals.


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May 2, 1967
New York, New York, United States
Mika Brzezinski was a TV host, author, and political commentator, best known as the co-host and occasional foil to Joe Scarborough on the news and talk program "Morning Joe" (MSNBC, 2007-). Born on May 2, 1967, in New York City, Brzezinski was the daughter of foreign policy advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski and artist Emilie Edvard Benesova. She was raised mostly near Washington DC, and received a degree in English from Williams College in Williamstown, MA. Brzezinski began her career in journalism in 1990, as an assistant at ABC's "World News This Morning." After bouncing around a few affiliate stations in Hartford, CT, she joined CBS as a correspondent. In 2001, Brzezinski briefly worked on the MSNBC afternoon program "HomePage," where she and co-anchors Gina Gaston and Ashleigh Banfield earned themselves the nickname "the Powerpuff Girls of journalism." She returned to CBS in September of 2001, where she reported from Ground Zero on 9/11 live when the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed. For the next six years, Brzezinski worked at CBS as a correspondent, substitute anchor, and segment anchor for breaking news. She returned to MSNBC in January of 2007, where she was quickly tapped to be co-host to former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist on their weekday morning news program "Morning Joe" (MSNBC, 2007-). Brzezinski's leftist political leanings often led to fireworks between her and Scarborough, who butted heads on issues such as wage equality (Brzezinski was not afraid to call out the fact that she was paid less than her male counterparts), trivial journalism (Brzezinski once famously refused to read a story about Paris Hilton on air, claiming it to be irrelevant compared to the war in Iraq, leading to much mockery from Scarborough), and the 2016 presidential election. Brzezinski claimed she was under pressure from the DNC to shift her on air support from Bernie Sanders to Hillary Clinton, while Scarborough was often accused of "normalizing" the divisive rhetoric of Republican front-runner Donald Trump.


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Haunted by the past - UWI dropout says unfounded fraud charges continue to hurt him
When Chavez Allen was hit with multiple fraud-related charges five years ago, it set the stage for a nightmarish series of events which, he says, continue to haunt him.
The 25-year-old said that despite his best efforts, his brush with the law – for which he was acquitted – is being constantly thrown at him unfairly.
In 2016, Allen, then a second-year actuarial science student at The University of The West Indies, Mona, was hauled before the courts. He was slapped with seven counts each of obtaining credit by fraud, possession of identity information, conspiracy to transport money using access device, transporting money using access device, and unauthorised access to computer data.
He was freed of the charges in 2017 after the prosecution entered a nolle prosequi, leading to all charges being dismissed . However, Allen said that he is still being haunted by the allegations.
“I was on the traditional path like most people who wanted to do well in school and get a great job. But when I got charged and the media carried the story, everything went downhill. It was pure negative energy and as a result, I started to fail in university, so I just made the decision to drop out,” Allen said.
He said that the bad publicity caused his small businesses to crash, and although he has been clawing his way back, it has been very difficult.
“I used to run a tutoring programme where I would teach students from different areas, whether it be law, or so on. It was doing extremely well and the money I made from it helped me with my tuition and expenses, but that crashed. I am from a poor background and a volatile inner-city Kingston community, and grew up with a single mother. She tried her best, but she couldn’t afford it,” Allen said.
He said he tried to get jobs, but all his attempts were futile. As he hit rock bottom, he decided to put his financial skills to further use and focused fully on being a forex trader.
“That is what I did and I invested the profit into other businesses. I wanted to just do my own thing and not give up, and that is working out well to this day, ” he said.
Allen launched Billionaires Academy, an online financial education company in 2018. He goes by the moniker Pajama Billionaire and claims that he and his team members have been pivotal in changing the financial fortunes of people globally.
“Right now, we have over 10,000 persons on our platform that we build from the ground up. This company was built when I was in turmoil and my name was being dragged through the mud. Right now, the business is really successful and this has to do with the results. The feedback has been purely positive,” he said.
Billionaires Academy hosted a Mercedes-Benz Giveaway on Instagram Live last November, an event that raised eyebrows. A Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 was given to a lucky member of the organisation. When sceptics began questioning whether a Benz was in fact given away, despite a handover ceremony taking place on Instagram, Allen again found himself having to defend his character.
He told THE STAR that the winner of the car was unwilling to be interviewed, but he provided a certificate of title that shows that he relinquished interest in the vehicle (title stamped out) last November.
Allen has ignored the tsunami of cynicism and negativity, and has sought to ride the choppy waters while sharing his blessings by donating food supplies and other necessities to the poor.
“It was the mercy of God that has prevented me from giving up when I was being dragged through the mud but now I am able to outlive the obstacles,” he said.
Allen was freed of the charges in 2017 after the prosecution entered a nolle prosequi, leading to all charges being dismissed.


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How is the egg donor assigned to the recipient woman in Spain?
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Olives (Olea europaea) are the fruit of a species of small evergreen tree in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean region.
-Vitamin E is the main vitamin present in table olives.
The health properties of Olea europaea L. are mostly attributable to a pool of secoiridoids such as oleuropein and its de-glycosylated derivatives (i.e. oleuropein aglycone and oleacein) as well as to simple phenols such as hydroxytyrosol and tyrosol.
Disease / Symptom Treatment
Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been shown to promote a reduction in macroscopic intestinal damage also showing, at the microscopic level, a reduction of inflammation, reduction of fibrosis, and an increase in mast cells and their degranulation (activation).[1:1]
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), a main component of the Mediterranean diet, shows positive effects on chronic inflammation in IBDs.[1:2]
Extra virgin olive oil may provide abdominal pain relief.[1:3]
Title: Extra virgin olive oil and related by-products (Olea europaea L.) as natural sources of phenolic compounds for abdominal pain relief in gastrointestinal disorders in rats
Publication: Royal Society of Chemistry: Food & Function
Date: October 2020
Study Type: Animal Study: In Vivo
Author(s): Carmen Parisio, Elena Lucarini, Laura Micheli, Alessandra Toti, Maria Bellumori, Lorenzo Cecchi, Laura Calosi, Daniele Bani, Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli, Nadia Mulinacci, and Carla Ghelardini
Institutions: University of Florence, Italy
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People are silhouetted in opposition to Singapore Airlines Airbus planes at Changi International Airport in Singapore on October 24, 2020.
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SINGAPORE — Airline and on line casino shares in Asia-Pacific surged throughout Tuesday commerce, following their friends in a single day on Wall Street as buyers reacted to a main constructive coronavirus vaccine growth from Pfizer and BioNTech.
Travel restrictions have pummeled the airways and leisure sectors, each of which depend upon tourism income. News a couple of potential vaccine boosted optimism that the worldwide financial system might get well and “return to normal” earlier than beforehand anticipated.
“Your hotel stocks, casinos, airlines, all of those really are … now back in play,” David Bailin, chief funding officer at Citi Private Bank, advised CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Tuesday.
Airlines throughout the area surged, with Australia’s Qantas gaining 8.44%. Over in Hong Kong, shares of Cathay Pacific popped 11.57% whereas China Eastern Airlines rose 8.54%. Japan Airlines surged 19.26% whereas ANA Holdings superior 16.71%. Korean Air Lines added 12.84% whereas Singapore Airlines shares soared 13.99%.
Casino operators jumped, with Australia’s Crown Resorts rising 4.65%. Over in Hong Kong, Wynn Macau soared 10.11% whereas Melco International Development gained 6.13%.
The oil sector additionally noticed sharp strikes upward, a departure from the uncertainty that has plagued the demand outlook for many of this 12 months. Santos shares in Australia gained 11.88% whereas Japan Petroleum Exploration’s inventory rose 4.31%. Hong Kong-listed shares of PetroChina and CNOOC popped 6.01% and 12.47%, respectively.
Bailin mentioned he expects an “incredible rotation” away from defensive and “stay-at-home” shares towards cyclicals.
“This is a very big shift, it’s gonna take probably you know, three to six months to play out,” Bailin mentioned.
Shares of Japanese online game agency Nintendo, which has seen gross sales soar amid robust demand for its Switch console, fell 4.47%. Sony shares additionally declined 2.93%. Over in Hong Kong, shares of Razer shed 4.76%. South Korea’s Kakao Games additionally declined greater than 2%.
Other huge losers on Tuesday included gold-related companies, with shares of Newcrest Mining and Evolution Mining in Australia dropping 4.94% and 10.08%, respectively. The valuable metallic is commonly seen as a safe-haven that buyers flock to in instances of financial uncertainty, just like the pandemic.
With different vaccine candidates set to announce their leads to the approaching weeks, Bailin mentioned: “If even one more of them, you know, comes out with … very big and positive results like we saw (Monday) from Pfizer, I think it’s a particularly good time to be rotating your portfolio.”
Pfizer and BioNTech introduced Monday that their coronavirus vaccine was greater than 90% efficient in stopping Covid-19 amongst these with out proof of prior an infection.
The reported efficacy fee was greater than anticipated, as scientists had hoped for a coronavirus vaccine that’s at the very least 75% efficient, whereas White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci has mentioned one that’s 50% or 60% efficient could be acceptable.
While the coronavirus vaccine growth from Pfizer was constructive for the worldwide financial system, the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Agathe Demarais warned in a notice that “caution remains required.”
“We’re far from being out of the woods, yet. There will likely be bottlenecks around the actual manufacturing processes of the vaccine, and getting the jab rolled out across the world will be both tricky, and expensive,” mentioned Demarais, international forecasting director on the EIU.
“We continue to expect that the global economic recovery will be slow and bumpy. Global GDP will not recover to pre-coronavirus levels until at least end-2022, with a longer timeline likely for several countries, including Japan, Italy and Mexico,” Demarais mentioned
— CNBC’s Sam Meredith contributed to this report.

domain: economics


Replication has been used to build intrusi … Replication has been used to build intrusion-tolerant systems, which are able to tolerate a limited number intrusions before the system is compromised. An important limitation of intrusion-tolerant systems is that if the system's replicas are similar, once a flaw is discovered and exploited in one replica, then it is easy to replicate it on the other replicas, compromising the whole system. To circumvent this limitation one must find a way to make these exploits occur independently. We propose the deployment of different operating systems in order to avoid common failures, making a system correct unless $f+1$ replicas are compromised. However, if enough time is given to the adversary, then eventually $f+1$ different replicas will suffer an intrusion.
Hence, to reduce the size of this time window, we introduce diversity on recoveries, where the system will replace the faulty replicas with fresh and different ones (therefore, cleaning their faulty state) as the adversary compromises the replicas.
The remaining challenge is to manage the recoveries without violating the availability of the system. Our contribution is to assess the risk on replicated systems to trigger recoveries. replicated systems to trigger recoveries.


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Nokia Purebook X14 Laptop With Intel core i5 Processor Teased on Flipkart & amazon Speacifications
The nokia laptop has been teased in a black colour option with a full size keyboard and a large touchped.
* Nokia purebook x14 has been teased on filpkart.
* The new laptop could came alongside other nokia laptop.
* nokia purebook x14 includes dolby atmos and dolby vision.
* nokia powered by intel core i5 processors.
* Nokia chairman and CEO simo vuorilehto
nokia purebook x14 will soon launch as the first nokia laptop in the purebook series in india an updates microsite on filpkart suggests . The online marketplace has teased the new nokia laptop with an images and some specification .the microsite has aooeared after filpkart last week suggested that nokia purebook series will be launching in india .you know india biggest market in electronic passion .A listing on the bureau of india stantards (BIS) website had also indicated the launch of multiple nokia laptops in the country.
The updates microsite on filpkart features the images of the nokia purebook x14 that appears to come in a black colour option . the images also shows that the notebook features a full size chiclet style keyboard and a large touchpad with multi- touch
Nokia purebook x14 specifications
The microsite shows that at least one variant of the nokia purebook x14 will be powered by an INTELcore i5 processer,and include dolby atmos as well as dolby vision technologies .The laptop is also touted to offers an ultralights build that weights 1.1 kilograms .USD 3.0 and HDMI ports are also clearly visible in the images of the nokia purebook laptop.
FILPKARTS has not provided any details on the availability of the nokia purebook x14 .however the microsite does carry a coming soon tag to reiterate the imminent earlier this week.
full details about the nokia purebook x14 launch and its price in india are yet to be revealed .nevertheless as many as nine laptop models carrying the nokia branding surfaced on the BIS site recently five of these modales are speculated to have intel i5 processors while four of them could include itel core i3 chips .these are likely to be intel 10th generation processors.
Now it has to be seen whether Nokia’s laptop is successful or not, which is yet to be launched, it is successful in the Indian market, not that we all know that Nokia’s phone was successful to some extent But it could not survive in the market, will Nokia’s laptop be able to succeed in the x14 market, Nokia’s laptop will be launched first in India, we all know that if China is the largest market in India, Nokia will succeed 50% So Nokia is successful if you are also thinking that if you take Nokia’s laptop then you will know or not you will regret it..