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As decades of research have shown, poor sleep habits are closely linked to long-term chronic health conditions. To better understand this link, a team led by researchers at Penn State College of Health and Human Development identified four distinct patterns that characterize most people’s sleep patterns. These patterns also tell us something about long-term health. Soomi Lee, associate professor of human development and family studies at Penn State, led a team in identifying these sleep patterns and their relationship to overall health. Their findings were published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
4 Different Sleep Patterns
Using a national sample of adults from the Midlife in the United States study, the team collected data on the sleep habits of approximately 3,700 participants and their chronic health conditions at two time points 10 years apart. The data included self-reported sleep habits, including the regularity and duration of sleep, perceived sleep satisfaction and daytime alertness, as well as the number and type of chronic conditions. The researchers used the data to identify four different sleep patterns.
- Good sleepers, characterized by optimal sleep habits across all data points.
- Weekend late sleepers, characterized by irregular sleep, particularly short average sleep duration but longer sleep times on weekends or non-working days.
- Insomnia sleepers, characterized by sleep problems associated with clinical symptoms of insomnia, including short sleep duration, severe daytime sleepiness and long sleep onset time.
- Nappers characterized by mostly good sleep but frequent naps during the day.
The researchers found that more than half of the participants were identified as insomnia sleepers or nappers, both of which are suboptimal sleep patterns. In addition, being categorized as an insomnia sleeper over a 10-year period was associated with a significantly higher likelihood of chronic health problems, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and depression. The results also showed that people were unlikely to change their sleep behavior over the 10-year period. This was especially true for sleepers with insomnia and napping. The MIDUS study may not represent the entire population, according to the experts, as it primarily consists of healthy adults, but nevertheless, most of the participants exhibited suboptimal sleep behavior with insomnia or napping.
Healthy Sleep Depends on Several Factors
These findings could suggest that it is very difficult to change our sleep habits, as sleep health is embedded in our general lifestyle. It could also suggest that people are still unaware of the importance of their sleep and how to adopt healthy behaviors. There are sleep hygiene behaviors that people can take to improve their sleep, such as not using cell phones in bed, exercising regularly and avoiding caffeine in the late afternoon. In addition, relaxation techniques such as yoga and meditation can have a positive effect on sleep quality.
Although sleep patterns did not appear to be age-dependent, the researchers found that older adults and retirees were more likely to nap. They also found that people with less education and those affected by unemployment were more prone to insomnia. The fact that life stage and economic conditions can affect long-term sleep behavior suggests, according to the researchers, that societal and neighborhood influences – including economic stressors and access to health resources – can have a significant impact on individual health and, in this case, sleep habits.
All of these findings suggest the need for programs and interventions to promote healthy sleep and healthy sleep habits. The identification of different sleep patterns also suggests that these prevention programs should not be blanket, but can be targeted based on a variety of factors, including chronic disease risk and socioeconomic vulnerability.
Sleep is an everyday behavior. So if we can improve sleep almost every day, what results can we see after a few months or even years? Better sleep habits can make many significant differences, from improving social relationships and work performance to promoting long-term healthy behaviors and healthy aging.


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Most of the Bay Area’s Michelin-starred restaurants are back — with inevitable changes.
The Bay Area’s glittery fine dining restaurant world is fixated on numbers: the number of Michelin stars, the number of courses in a tasting menu, the vintages of Ridge Montebellos in the cellar. Here’s another number to add to the repertoire: 16.
That is the number of one-, two- and three-Michelin- starred restaurants in Bay Area counties from the most recent guide (released in June 2019) that are (as of press time) either temporarily or permanently closed. Thankfully, the number is much lower than many expected this time last summer (two closed before the pandemic, and the Restaurant at Meadowood closed due to the tragic Glass Fire). The rest have fully reopened for dine-in, or at least partially for takeout.
As with nearly every part of the process of emerging from the pandemic blur, the big question for the Bay Area’s standout restaurants has been: “Where do we go from here?” Instead of one clear answer, it’s more about subtle tweaks to a tried-and-true genre that is always innovating in a competitive industry.
At Plumed Horse in Saratoga, chef Peter Armellino added 13 tables outside and introduced a more “approachable” menu for those tables, while indoor dining continues to have a tasting menu or more elaborate à la carte options. Manresa in Los Gatos, a restaurant that already had to deal with two fires in recent years before the pandemic, reconfigured the dining room to hold fewer tables and have an even more personalized experience, according to a restaurant representative.
Acquerello, the more-thanthree- decades-old icon at the base of Nob Hill, returned from the pandemic with a new addition to its tasting menus: vegetarian. As Acquerello’s Isabella Paterlini explains, “This is something we have always wanted to implement but never found the right time. Coming back after a year closure seemed like the perfect opportunity to make the change, and it seems like the industry is heading in this direction.”
Chef-proprietor Bruno Chemel of Baumé in Palo Alto actually keeps the dining room closed on Saturdays nowadays, a rarity in the restaurant world, serving only a four-course or tasting menu as takeout. For other nights of the week when the dining room is open, table numbers have been reduced to just two tables a night, and on Thursdays, it’s a completely private two-Michelin- starred restaurant for a party of four to six guests.
Elsewhere on California Avenue, Protégé continues to have a popular outdoor patio with an à la carte menu, but the indoor tasting menu experience has changed. “Increasing from five to seven courses has improved the progression of our menu, as well as our wine accompaniments,” points out owner Dennis Kelly. “It has also eliminated the need to ‘turn’ tables in the dining room, meaning that every reservation is now prime time and our guests can enjoy the table for the entire evening.”
Siblings Spruce in San Francisco and Woodside’s The Village Pub also tinkered with menu formats recently and opted for a prix fixe format with multiple choices within each course. But don’t worry, the signature burgers at both are still available à la carte on the bar menus.
Curiously, wine at home continues to be an interesting addition here to stay. In Healdsburg, Rusty Rastello, wine director of three-starred SingleThread, developed an online wine shop during the pandemic, presenting wines of excellent value that might not be offered at the restaurant itself but are savvy choices for consumers at home. Further south at Acquerello, Wine Director Gianpaolo Paterlini started the Acquerello Wine Experiences at-home weekly wine education program during the pandemic, showcasing a certain theme each week, and will continue that great learning opportunity for wine lovers.
Most of the changes so far aren’t seismic ones, like New York City’s Eleven Madison Park, which made news by announcing its all-vegan menu in May. The French Laundry still serves Oysters and Pearls. And that is the biggest takeaway from the fine dining universe in the reopening phase: The luxury and caviar and Champagne and intricate preparations didn’t go away forever. We can once again celebrate at restaurants and savor their captivating culinary masterpieces in person. “People just want to have the deluxe experience,” sums up Armellino, echoing the sentiments of many esteemed chefs who learned just how much diners missed special occasion meals at their favorite restaurants.
We’ll see how air purifiers, hand sanitizer, masks, distancing and all of those ubiquitous pandemic terms evolve for dining out in the months to come. But for now, cheers to the return of fine dining.

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Justice Nikhil S Kariel of Gujarat High Court directed Gujarat University to not to allot any student to any law colleges affiliated with Gujarat University till 28th June.
“Till the next date of hearing, the Gujarat University is directed not to allot any students to any of the law colleges affiliated with Gujarat University”.
The petition was filed by a law college stating that Bar Council of India without inspecting de-recognized their grant-in aid institution.
The counsel for the petition submitted that they had been sending payment for inspection to Bar Council of India but they were not coming for the inspection.
“There is a gap…State government has its own procedure and BCI insists this. Management is torn between the two…” the counsel submitted.
In the meantime, to prevent students from opting to attend self-financed institutions, the allotment process of LLB was ordered to be put on hold till the 28th June.
Senior Advocate SI Nanavati, Prakash Jani and Advocate Mrugen Purohit appeared for the petitioner college, Advocate Manan Shah appeared for the Bar Council of India . Advocate Vikas Nair was appeared for the Gujarat University.

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Tuesday, April 15 2014 10:51 PM EDT2014-04-16 02:51:11 GMT
A dog that was rescued from euthanization two weeks was shot and killed Sunday afternoon by a Sheriff's Deputy after the dog attacked three people, including its owner and the officer. It wasn't the firstMore >>
A dog that was rescued from euthanization two weeks was shot and killed Sunday afternoon by a Sheriff's Deputy after the dog attacked three people, including its owner and the officer.More >>
RALEIGH, NC (AP) - North Carolina Democrats on Monday called for Republican Gov. Pat McCrory to stand up to what they consider radical GOP lawmakers pushing a series of bills designed to restrict turnout among certain blocs of voters.
Democratic leaders and one lawmaker blasted a recently introduced voter ID law and other proposed legislation during a press conference in which they acknowledged that their weakened position in the General Assembly requires them to urge voters to contact their representatives.
"We're going to go statewide," said North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Randy Voller." I don't have the votes in the General Assembly, so I'm calling on them."
The proposed North Carolina voter ID law, which would take effect in 2016, would require voters to show one of eight state-issued forms of photo identification or a tribal ID card. Students attending a UNC-system school or community college could present student IDs. Provisional ballots for those without photo ID on Election Day are allowed but would only be counted if the voter returns to a local election board before results are official.
The law includes a provision waiving fees for state-issued ID for those who sign a statement swearing they don't have a birth certificate or the means to pay. But groups such as the NAACP have still decried the bill as an unconstitutional poll tax, and they plan to hold a rally Tuesday starting at the historic First Baptist Church. They then plan to press state legislators.
North Carolina's debate is similar to those that have been going in other states where Republicans have recently taken control of state legislatures and governorships and pressed new voter ID laws or measures to restrict early voting.
Many Republicans say the voter ID changes are needed to ensure the process is free of corruption. Critics counter that voter fraud is not widely documented and contend that Republicans are trying to reduce participation by minority voters and others considered bases of Democratic support.
The voter ID measure in North Carolina is the latest in a string of Republican-sponsored bills that critics call cynical ploys to limit turnout. Various measures making their way through the General Assembly would cut back early-voting periods while eliminating Sunday voting and same-day registration during that period; require ex-felons to wait five years before reinstating their voting rights; and take away the dependent tax deduction from the parents of college students who vote where they go to school.
Voller argued that McCrory, who took office earlier this year, owes much of his support in his successful bid for governor to Democrats and independents, and those voters don't like what they're seeing in the General Assembly.
"It's time for this governor, who ran as a moderate, to reign in this radical, reactionary state legislature and lead," he said. "It's time for this governor to tell them, as (former Gov.) Bev Perdue did, that he will veto bills that are not good for the citizens of North Carolina."
Perdue, a Democrat, vetoed the last GOP attempt at voter ID legislation in 2011, but Republicans now hold veto-proof majorities in both the House and state Senate.
Kim Genardo, a spokeswoman for the governor, declined comment on specific measures, saying McCrory hasn't reviewed them yet and none have reached his desk. She added that McCrory meets with the Black Legislative Caucus Tuesday morning to talk about their concerns with new voting laws.
"He's the type of leader who likes to hear debate on all sides," she said.
Louis Duke, president of College Democrats of North Carolina, assailed Republicans for the tax-deduction measure, arguing they're backing away from opposition to taxation to advance their own interests.
"North Carolina Republicans are so desperate to suppress the youth vote in our state that they are willing to increase taxes on our hardworking parents," he said.
Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett and chairman of the House Elections Committee, could not be immediately reached for comment on the GOP-backed changes.
State Rep. Alma Adams, D-Guilford, said the bill rolling back early voting by a week from the current 17 days shows that Republicans haven't learned from a similar attempt in Florida that a county election official from there told a North Carolina House Committee resulted in a "nightmare" on Election Day.
Florida voters last year faced hours-long waits before and on Election Day, prompting the GOP-led Legislature to consider restoring early-voting days.
"Well, my friends, the 'nightmare' has come to Jones Street," she said.
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Wednesday, April 16 2014 12:40 AM EDT2014-04-16 04:40:32 GMT
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Candidates running for seats in both chambers of Congress met in Wilmington on Tuesday night, just three weeks before primary election day in North Carolina. The Lower Cape FearMore >>
Lowering the national debt, preserving national security, and the role of government were some of the issues on the table as candidates for U.S. House and Senate met in front of a crowd Tuesday night in Wilmington.More >>
Tuesday, April 15 2014 1:06 PM EDT2014-04-15 17:06:17 GMT
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Seventh Congressional GOP candidates David Rouzer and Woody White are trumpeting their fundraising efforts as their primary campaigns head toward the May 6 primary election. Rouzer,More >>
Seventh Congressional GOP candidates David Rouzer and Woody White are trumpeting their fundraising efforts as their primary campaigns head toward the May 6 primary election.More >>
Monday, April 14 2014 4:43 PM EDT2014-04-14 20:43:05 GMT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A legislative task force has made some recommendations to the entire General Assembly for overhauling teacher compensation in North Carolina. But several educators on the panel areMore >>
Members of a legislative task force on Monday made recommendations about raising pay for North Carolina's public school teachers. But, several educators on the panel are not happy about what was said.More >>
Monday, April 14 2014 8:20 AM EDT2014-04-14 12:20:06 GMT
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Taylor Griffin once worked with some of the most powerful people in Washington, DC. Now the former Bush and Helms staffer wants to go back to the nation's capitol, as a memberMore >>
Taylor Griffin has worked in the political world for years. Now he is making his first try at winning an elected office for himself, running as a candidate in the Third Congressional District and challenging Rep. Walter B. Jones. More >>
Saturday, April 12 2014 1:11 PM EDT2014-04-12 17:11:13 GMT
RALEIGH, NC (WECT) – A preliminary review from analysts at the N.C. General Assembly claims a film-industry sponsored report released last week incorrectly concluded that the state's film incentives createMore >>
A preliminary review from analysts at the N.C. General Assembly claims a film-industry sponsored report released last week incorrectly concluded that the state's film incentives create positive returns.More >>
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About Susannah McCorkle
Susannah McCorkle (4 January 1946 – 19 May 2001) was an American jazz singer much admired for her direct, unadorned singing style and quiet intensity. McCorkle was born in Berkeley, California. She studied modern languages at the University of California, Berkeley. McCorkle began singing professionally after hearing recordings of Billie Holiday in Paris in the late 1960s. She nearly became an interpreter at the European Commission in Brussels, but moved instead to London in 1972 to pursue a career in singing

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The Parrot Ad leads us to believe all Republicans parrot the party line of the Republican bosses. Then strangely, the same ad switches to condemning the Republican Party bosses for punishing the Override Six who didn’t parrot the party line by voting for the transportation bill.
I guess not all Republicans were handpicked by the party bosses after all. Apparently some Republicans can do something original! Thank you Dems for letting the truth slip out. Not all Republicans are parrots!
The ad designers couldn’t even be consistent with an ad theme. Their own exception disproves their own imagined rule. The great DFL thinkers slipped a couple of cogs as they developed the ad theme and then negated it, creating internal conflicts with the ad message. Thank you for wasting so much DFL money on a lousy flyer. Keep up the great work!


Rail Unloading Storage and Truck Loading Facility
Location: Shattuck, OK
Materials: Frac Sand
Material Handling Rate: 600TPH
- Initial site development
- Rail unloading at 600 tons per hour
- Incoming Storage System utilizes 10'x10' Rail pit hopper to 36" - 125' belt conveyor to 75' - 600 t.p.h. bucket elevator to 36"- 370' tripper conveyor
- Outgoing Load-out system utilizes (4) 12'x16' load-out hoppers feeding (4) 50' load-out conveyors at 250 tons per hour
- Truck return to storage capability via a 3'x5' hopper to place material from truck onto incoming system
- Unloading system is covered to provide clean operation in any weather
- All conveyors have abrasion resistant lined chutes.
- Belt scales on incoming system
- Zero Speed switches, Emergency Stops, Support Structures, Ladders and Safety Cages
Wilson Manufacturing & Design, Inc. provided design, equipment, start-up, and training for this Frac Sand Handling and Storage facility in Shattuck, OK.
This 60,000 ton storage facility provides rail unloading equipment to fill one 350' x 125' storage building at a rate of 600 tons per hour. Sand is fed from the railcar into a 10'x10' rail dump hopper feeding a 125' - 36" Heavy Duty belt conveyor to a 75' - 56"x60" Industrial Duty Bucket elevator and finally onto a 370' Wilson Tripper Conveyor before discharging into the buildings bins. In lieu of a reclaim system the customer elected to utilize a pair of front end loaders servicing (4) load-out stations. Each station consists of a 12'x16' Load-out hopper feeding a 50' - 24" Industrial Load-out conveyor to load awaiting trucks at 250 tons/hour. Frac sand that returns back to the facility or is delivered via truck can be loaded onto the incoming system utilizing a drive over dump hopper.
Wilson Manufacturing & Design, Inc. worked directly with this repeat client, building contractor, and subcontractors to ensure a quality seamless installation by all parties involved. Wilson Manufacturing & Design's ability to advise the customer about sand handling and storage solutions provided our customer with a simple, functional, and reliable transfer and storage facility.
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In its latest monthly weather analysis the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reported that the US has set a record with a dozen billion-dollar weather disasters this year, causing total damage of $52bn. The monthly analysis is based on records dating back to 1895.
This 2011 disaster count breaks the previous record of nine such events in one year, which happened just three years ago in 2008. And 2011 is not even over yet. There have been other extreme events this year, including the winter storm that impacted the Northeast and the wind/flood damage from Tropical Storm Lee, but, as yet, these events are not over the $1bn threshold.
The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC), the US environmental action group, has gone even further by saying that in 2011, there were at least 2,941 monthly weather records broken by extreme events that struck communities in the US.
The organisation has released an interactive extreme weather mapping tool to show what events hit what areas from January to October 2011. It “allows Americans to draw the connections between climate change and extreme weather in the cities and towns in which they live”.
NRDC weather survey found at least 1,302 heat-related records, 1,090 rainfall records and 549 snowfall records were broken in counties across the US. Especially hard-hit regions include the Midwest and Northeast, which endured heavy flooding and the greater Texas region, which endured an extended period of wildfires, extreme heat and drought.
All this is after the recent release of a summary of the Special Report on Extreme Events from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) – the full report is due in February. The summary report concludes, with varying degrees of confidence, that by the end of the 21st century there will be substantial warming in temperature extremes, the frequency of heavy precipitation will increase, tropical cyclone wind speed will increase and droughts will intensify.
The evidence and warnings of extreme weather are now coming from all directions and make scary reading. It’s interesting to note that at least the impacts are being recorded in the US, although it’s only the NRDC that makes the climate change connection. (Maybe if the final episode of the recent David Attenborough ‘Frozen Planet’ TV series, which showed the dramatic impact of global warming on the North and South Poles, had actually been shown in the US the message may have got across).
But the point is that the world has to manage this increasing number of extreme weather events as the climate changes. The IPCC report included the graphic below, which shows options for managing the risks posed.
ICT has a significant role to play in most of these strategies, enabling organisations of all sorts, governmental or commercial, to continue to function.
Globalisation has been a business driver in recent years, but globalisation also increases vulnerability to these disasters as supply chains spread across the world. An important aspect of green IT is to support businesses in managing the risk that global climate change brings through greater resilience and adaptability. That includes weather monitoring and reporting, risk management systems, impact assessments, business continuity, and so on.

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This 1982 photograph shows the two-storey terrace house, no. 34 Race Course Lane, at the corner of Serangoon Road. On the first floor are two French windows with wooden railings on the lower half. Title devised by Library staff.
All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

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That Rainbow Chick Designer in Tokyo w/ Ombre Hair Piece, Inked Doll Cosmetics, Dangamushi Headpiece, ACDC Rag, WEGO Fanny Pack & YRU Platform Rainbow Sneakers
Easily catching our attention on the streets of Tokyo’s Harajuku area is Dolly, the 27-year-old English teacher and designer we often feature on our snaps.
This day, Dolly stepped out in another rainbow outfit to complement her long, ombre hair piece. She is dressed in a cropped doll print shirt, which she bought resale at Hard Off. She donned rainbow furry shorts from ACDC Rag underneath a multi-layer Takeshita Street ruffle tutu, layered multi-colored ribbed socks over kawaii print thigh socks from ACDC Rag then stepped into a pair of YRU rainbow platform sneakers. Dolly embellished her hair piece with an assortment of hair clips from 6%DokiDoki, WEGO, Claire’s and Unicorn Candy Pop. She also wore a dangamushi and pom pom headpiece from Gacha Gacha. Multiple neon bead necklaces with a perler bead necklace are from her own brand, That Rainbow Chick, along with stacked bead bracelets. An assortment of cute rings from Aika Electronics and Puroland, plus multiple skirt pins from 6%DokiDoki, A for A and Fancy Surprise completed her style. In addition, Dolly is carrying a mini sling bag from ACDC Rag and a metallic pink fanny pack from WEGO. A graphic cat print mask and colorful eye makeup from Inked Doll Cosmetics are the finishing touches to her rainbow fashion.
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Disruption of the “Made in China” supply chain not only affects China, but triggers a chain reaction across the world.
A commentary published in Financial Times on 3 February, titled Coronavirus Has Put Globalisation Into Reverse, referred to the global impact of the coronavirus outbreak as “a test of deglobalisation”. With countries imposing restrictions on human mobility in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19, the movement of products and goods has also been affected.
While such measures cannot be avoided, its result is a deglobalised economy. This has caused panic and confusion in global supply chains, reduced international trade, and dealt a big blow to business confidence.
To a large extent, shutting the virus down by closing borders is akin to a sudden and forced decoupling. It is also a test of whether the global economy can still operate without China, which has been acting like its engine and main factory.
At the same time, this decoupling is also happening between the different regions within China.
In the early days, despite pressure from various international health experts, the World Health Organisation (WHO) resisted classifying Covid-19 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). It was only on the night of 30 January 2020, local Geneva time, that the WHO reluctantly declared Covid-19 a PHEIC. This was due to rising global panic stemming from the coronavirus’ rapid escalation within China and its spread outside of China.
The PHEIC is the WHO’s highest level of emergency. Before the current outbreak, it has declared a PHEIC on five other occasions in the last ten years: one, the 2009 H1N1 pandemic; two, the 2014 spread of wild poliovirus; three, the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa; four, the 2015-2016 Zika virus; and five, the 2018 Kivu Ebola epidemic.
Even so, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, repeatedly explained that the main reason for declaring Covid-19 a PHEIC was not out of distrust for China, but due to the concern of the virus spreading in countries where sanitary and economic conditions are less developed. WHO leaders have consistently praised China for its efforts in containing the spread of the virus. Just two days before the declaration of a PHEIC, Tedros personally visited Beijing, and publicly lauded Chinese leaders for their “speed, scale, and efficiency” in handling the outbreak.
While the WHO does not want to offend China, it is also taking the right approach as an international organisation responsible for safeguarding globalisation: it continues to reiterate to the global community that there is no need to impose travel and trade bans on China. Presently, the main focus of international cooperation is in providing assistance to countries with vulnerable healthcare systems.
Nonetheless, it is difficult for the WHO to ignore the concerns and views of other countries and professionals, and their advice may not be heeded. In fact, before a PHEIC was declared, various countries had already imposed travel and trade bans on China. The PHEIC will also create psychological impacts on global enterprises and the public. Even if countries do not impose restrictions, few people will travel to China at this critical period unless absolutely necessary.
According to Cirium, a company specialising in data and analytics of the travel industry, a total of approximately ten thousand flights have been cancelled between the start of the outbreak and 31 January.
Human mobility impacted
Tabulating statistics available in public reports since British Airways and Germany’s Lufthansa suspended all flights to China on 29 January, I found that at least 30 airlines globally have either suspended or reduced the number of flights to China. They include major airlines and their subsidiaries across five continents such as American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Air France, Air Canada, Qantas, and Scandinavian Airlines. Locations in Asia near China, for example South Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and even Hong Kong and Taiwan, have all suspended or reduced the number of flights to China as well.
These measures were taken for both health and economic reasons as travel appetite has since decreased. According to Cirium, a company specialising in data and analytics of the travel industry, a total of approximately ten thousand flights have been cancelled between the start of the outbreak and 31 January.
At present, over ten countries including the UK, the US, France, and Canada have announced travel bans or advisories on China. At least 60 over countries have imposed immigration restrictions of varying degrees on Chinese travellers. Over ten countries including Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Singapore, and Vietnam have imposed travel bans on all foreign visitors who have recent travel history to China. Major Western countries such as the US, France, Germany, and Canada, have successively evacuated their citizens from China. [NB: Yesterday, Russia announced a blanket ban on Chinese citizens entering Russia, whether for travel, work or study.]
During the 2003 SARS epidemic, there were only 20 million outbound Chinese tourists. By 2018, this number jumped to a whopping 150 million approximately...
As Chinese travellers are the largest group of tourists and consumers, industries directly related to tourism are bearing the brunt of economic impacts resulting from the restriction of human mobility.
During the 2003 SARS epidemic, there were only 20 million outbound Chinese tourists. By 2018, this number jumped to a whopping 150 million approximately, a figure that is almost 30% more than the population of Japan, the world’s third largest economy, and almost double the population of Germany, the world’s fourth largest economy. Needless to say, the world’s luxury brands, retail stores, and various countries as a whole, are more reliant on Chinese tourists than ever before.
The impact is even greater as the outbreak occurred during the annual Spring Festival Golden Week holiday. Under China’s outbound travel restrictions and other countries and regions’ tight control on inbound Chinese travellers, hotels, casinos, airlines, and retail stores across Tokyo to London have all experienced the "chill". Undoubtedly, countries most affected by these restrictions are popular Chinese tourist destinations, including neighbouring countries like Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Singapore.
As a result, Singapore’s economy will be badly hit because the tourism sector constitutes 4% of the country’s GDP.
According to Trip.com’s statistics, Japan was the top travel destination of Chinese tourists during the 2020 Chinese New Year festive season. Relevant statistics from Japan show that during the 2019 Chinese New Year season alone, a total of 650,000 Chinese tourists had visited Japan. Over the span of 2019, Chinese tourists spent an accumulated total of roughly 1.7718 trillion yen (approximately US$16 billion) while in Japan. According to a recent survey by the Japan Association of Travel Agents, the number of Chinese tour groups cancelling their bookings for travel itineraries before March 2020 may exceed 400,000.
On 29 January 2020, Thailand’s finance ministry had already reduced its 2020 GDP growth forecast from 3.3% to 2.8%. Thailand heavily relies on its tourism industry for economic growth, with approximately 20% of its GDP contributed by the tourism sector. Moreover, Chinese tourists make up 30% (the bulk) of Thailand’s total tourists. The Tourism Authority of Thailand expects a drop in Chinese tourists from 11 million in 2019 to 9 million this year, resulting in US$1.5 billion in losses for the tourism industry.
Singapore also expects a 25% to 30% drop in incoming tourists this year. China is Singapore’s largest tourist market, with Chinese nationals making up roughly one-fifth of Singapore’s total tourists. As a result, Singapore’s economy will be badly hit because the tourism sector constitutes 4% of the country’s GDP.
...the virus outbreak has caused container carriers a revenue shortfall of US$350 million a week.
Mobility of goods halted
Compared with the tourism and passenger transport industries, impacts on the international freight industry may not attract that much attention, but its implications are far greater. According to a 10 February report from Sea-Intelligence, a Denmark-based provider of innovative objective analysis within the container shipping industry, the virus outbreak has caused container carriers a revenue shortfall of US$350 million a week. Since the outbreak began last month, global trade networks have seen a loss of 350,000 containers. Statistics show that, as of this week, at least 21 sailings between China and the US have been cancelled, along with 10 cancellations in the Asia-Europe trade loop. This amounted to 198,500 cancelled containers between China and the US, with container cancellations between Europe and Asia amounting to 151,500. Over the next few months, shipping volumes are expected to plunge further.
Looking at China as a whole, ships calls at or through main Chinese ports have reduced by one-fifth.
According to a monthly forecast jointly released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates on 10 February, imports at major US container ports is forecast to be down 12.9% year-on-year in February, and down 9.5% year-on-year in March. Over the past three weeks, container volumes of the Port of Shanghai, the world’s busiest port and key port for China exports, have plunged by nearly a quarter. Looking at China as a whole, ships calls at or through main Chinese ports have reduced by one-fifth. Last week, daily freight rates for large crude carriers fell by roughly 40%.
The slowing of the sea logistics industry directly disrupts global supply chains and may even implicate shipyards. Under the dual impact of a reduced demand, and suspension of work at Chinese shipyards, delays are expected in delivering new oil tankers, bulk carriers, and containers in the next few months.
A disrupted global supply chain
On 4 February, South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Company had to suspend production in three of its factories due to the shortage of Chinese-imported parts. Similarly, SsangYong Motor Company also suspended production in its Pyeongtaek factory, while Japan’s Nissan also halted production at its Kyushu plant. Hyundai Motor Company is the world’s fifth-largest auto manufacturer, and also the first to suspend production following the Covid-19 outbreak. It has since resumed partial operations, but a full resumption will take more time.
Other major multinational automotive manufacturers and suppliers of auto parts have also warned that it will be only a matter of weeks before plants in Europe and the US are forced to shut down as disruptions caused by Covid-19 ripple through global manufacturing supply chains. These include Fiat Chrysler, which met with serious problems when importing auto parts from China.
Even the automotive industry in the US, based thousands of miles away, is not spared. In 2018, the US imported US$11 billion worth of auto parts from China. China is the US’s second largest supplier of auto parts, after Mexico. Apart from directly importing auto parts from China, the US also imports auto parts after they have undergone a second processing at Japanese and Mexican auto part factories.
Executives at US automotive industries say that they are still two months away from a halt in imports, taking into account the parts from Chinese factories arriving via sea freight. Thus, their risk of halting production altogether is not as high as neighbouring countries of China like Japan and Korea. However, should China lengthen its suspension in production, plants in the US will be forced to reduce their production capacities too.
...it is extremely difficult for other parts of the world to fill the big gap that China has created in such a short span of time.
Crucial period: end February
It is generally accepted among industry experts that the end of February marks a crucial time period. If Chinese factories are able to resume operations then, losses incurred from the first quarter of the year could be compensated for by the second quarter. However, if operation suspension extends beyond February, the disruption in supply chain will cause a large-scale production suspension.
30 years ago, China’s automotive industry was almost non-existent. Today, China has become the world’s largest automotive manufacturing base and market.
To avoid this worst case scenario, multinational automotive companies have two weeks to adjust their supply chains. However, this is easier said than done. Although alternative supply options are available to auto manufacturers and they have the ability to change their suppliers, it is extremely difficult for other parts of the world to fill the big gap that China has created in such a short span of time. On the other hand, production costs will soar if auto parts were to be produced in Korea, Japan, and even the US. This will in turn result in rising car prices, eroding the profitability of automotive companies.
The automotive industry is a classic example of the global supply chain crisis that was triggered by the outbreak. 30 years ago, China’s automotive industry was almost non-existent. Today, China has become the world’s largest automotive manufacturing base and market. In 2019, China produced a total of 25.7 million automobiles, double the number ten years ago. In 2017, revenue from auto parts exports amounted to US$68.6 billion, of which 25% are exported to the US, 10% to Japan, and 5% each to Korea and Germany.
...three of Honda’s plants in Wuhan produced 600,000 automobiles, taking up half of Honda’s production capacity in China.
Hubei: epicentre of Covid-19, node of world industry
The automotive industry is coincidentally a pillar industry of Hubei province. Wuhan and its neighbouring regions are home to major automotive factories. For example, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer, is headquartered in Wuhan. Japan’s Honda, France’s Groupe PSA, and a variety of the US’s automotive plants are also found there.
In 2018, Hubei produced a total of 2.41 million automobiles, contributing roughly 10% of the total number of automobiles produced in China. Of this number, three of Honda’s plants in Wuhan produced 600,000 automobiles, taking up half of Honda’s production capacity in China. Additionally, there are over 500 auto parts factories (big and small) in Wuhan alone, and much more in Hubei. Over half of the world’s top 20 auto parts manufacturers have their factories set up there.
Apart from being the world’s largest automotive production base, China also produces 65% of the world’s smartphones and 45% of the world’s personal computers. Of course, it is also the largest manufacturer of computer and smartphone parts and other relevant products of the industry. In actual fact, the most vital production bases of various industries such as fashion, chemical products, technological products, and especially consumer electronics, are all in China.
Taking Covid-19 epicentre Wuhan and Hubei as an example, Wuhan has been gloriously named the “thoroughfare to nine provinces” (九省通衢) and major transportation hub of central China. It was part of modern China’s first batch of business ports and a pioneer of industrialisation. Now, it is even one of China’s strategic cities for chip development. The Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Ltd in Wuhan is the world’s largest supplier of optic fibre preforms (glass rods needed to make optical fibre), optical fibre and optical fibre cables. Five major display manufacturers are also based in Wuhan.
According to Bloomberg’s supply chain database, Wuhan has over 500 factories and other facilities, and ranks 13th among Chinese cities. The entire Hubei province has 1016 similar factories, and ranks 7th among other administrative regions of the same tier. According to statistics, companies with headquarters in Japan, the US, and Europe have set up approximately 54, 44, and 40 factories respectively in Wuhan.
Hubei’s economic aggregate is ranked 7th in the country. Apart from its outstanding automotive and electronics industries, its output of certain niche industries — upstream raw materials like phosphate rocks, textiles and fertilisers — also occupies a prominent position in the country.
Three OEMs based in China in charge of manufacturing Apple AirPods have suspended production.
Resuming production and ensuring zero infection
The world’s largest original equipment manufacturer (OEM), Foxconn, is currently recalling its employees in batches to its assembly lines in China, but a return to full production “will take weeks”. Prior to this, Foxconn expressed in a report by Bloomberg News that it was urgently working on ensuring zero infection in its factories. With over a million employees, even a single case of infection would be a nightmare. Last week, Foxconn even cut its 2020 revenue growth outlook from between 3% and 5%, to between 1% and 3%.
At the same time, this also implies that Apple can no longer achieve its original plan of increasing supply of the latest iPhone model by 10% in the first half of 2020. It will also have to delay the launch of its newest iPhone model originally planned for March this year. Of Apple’s 775 global supply chain manufacturers, 381 of them are situated in China, and all of them are hit by the virus outbreak. Three OEMs based in China in charge of manufacturing Apple AirPods have suspended production. On Apple’s official website, delivery of Apple AirPods Pro orders has been postponed to a month later.
Furthermore, even if tens of thousands of employees are successfully recalled, they have to be quarantined for two weeks as part of preventive measures. Thus, if delays are further lengthened, a portion of the supply chain will soon be paralysed.

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Presenter: Heather Staggs
Bed Bug Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to bed bug pest management. The plan is based on common-sense practices in dealing with pests and insects in order to help keep your property protected. Bed bug IPM programs use comprehensive information on the life cycles of bed bugs and their interaction with the environment. IPM information along with an appropriate pest control method may be used to diminish pest damage by the most economical resources available and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.
Creating an effective bed bug IPM plan will save you time and money and provide a more comfortable living environment for the residents at your property.
Items covered in this class include:
Everything you did not know about bed bugs and more
What, Why and How of IPM plans?
How educate your residents to keep from bringing in bed bugs into your buildings
What to look for in an Exterminator


Extent of striker's injury is not yet known...
Hughes already has Bobby Zamora ruled out for the majority of the season with a broken leg and was incensed by Wilkinson's reckless challenge on the Belgian in last moments of the tie.
"We will know in the next 24 hours how bad the injury is, but if he has avoided serious injury to his left leg, he's a lucky boy," Hughes told Sky Sports.
"The tackle which took him out from my point of view was a ridiculous challenge at that point of the game.
"At that stage of the game when you're leading 2-0, there's a certain code that you look after your fellow professionals. The lad has ignored that and there was no need for a challenge like that.
"He has put a fellow professional's career at risk and I don't know what the hell he was thinking of.
"Hopefully Moussa has been fortunate. If there's no break it's a blessing because at the time I thought he had a real serious injury."
Wilkinson was booked for the challenge by referee Mark Halsey and Stoke City’s assistant manager, Dave Kemp, conceded the defender did not need to make such a tackle so late in the game.
"It was an unnecessary, rash challenge," said Kemp.
“We are football people too. There was no malice in the challenge, just over-enthusiasm. We've spoken to Andy about it and he didn't need to make that tackle. We just hope the player has not been badly hurt."
Dembele's injury means Hughes is another striker short, although the extent of the damage to the striker has not been confirmed.
Stoke progressed through to the last 16 of the League Cup with a 2-0 win, courtesy of headers from Danny Higginbotham and Kenwyne Jones.


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Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), or The Rock, as he’s still known by many, has been in the movie acting business for over 20 years now. His filmography has bounced between genres over the years, with plenty of action and some decent comedy roles thrown in too. But, we wanted to know what are his top 10 highest rated movies, if we strip out the 5 Fast & Furious movies for which he has credits for?
So we collected all of his rating for all of his 34 movies via IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and Letterboxd to get and average score for each of Dwayne’s movies… Here is his Top 10 non Fast & Furious films…
10 – Snitch (2013)
At 18 years old, Jason receives a mandatory 10-year prison sentence after being caught with a package that contained illegal drugs, although he was unaware of its contents. His father, businessman John Matthews (Dwayne Johnson), is devastated. When Jason turns down a chance to lessen his sentence by manufacturing evidence to implicate someone else, John begs to be sent under cover instead, but the already dangerous venture turns deadly after he exposes a major player in the Mexican drug trade.
9 – Get Smart (2008)
When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has to promote his eager analyst Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) to field agent. Smart, partnered with veteran Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway), blends inexperience, enthusiasm and ineptitude as he works to thwart a world-domination plot hatched by the wily KAOS chief, Siegfried (Terence Stamp).
8 – Central Intelligence (2016)
Bullied as a teen for being overweight, Bob Stone (Dwayne Johnson) shows up to his high school reunion looking fit and muscular. While there, he finds Calvin Joyner (Kevin Hart), a fast-talking accountant who misses his glory days as a popular athlete. Stone is now a lethal CIA agent who needs Calvin’s number skills to help him save the compromised U.S. spy satellite system. Together, the former classmates encounter shootouts, espionage and double-crosses while trying to prevent worldwide chaos.
7 – Gridiron Gang (2006)
A counselor (The Rock) at a juvenile detention facility decides to turn the young inmates in his charge into a football team to give them a sense of self-respect and social responsibility, but he faces opposition from high-school coaches who do not want their players facing criminals on the field.
6 – The Other Guys (2010)
Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) garner no headlines as they work day to day. Gamble relishes his job as a paper pusher, but Hoitz is itching to get back on the street and make a name for himself. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.
5 – The Rundown (2003)
Beck (The Rock) is a tight-lipped bounty hunter who doesn’t like to use a gun and accepts any job without asking questions. When Beck’s employer, Walker (William Lucking), sends him to the Amazon to locate Walker’s cocky son, Travis (Seann William Scott), Beck discovers a population controlled by a tyrannical treasure hunter (Christopher Walken). To survive, Beck and Travis must work together, without their affections for a mysterious rebel (Rosario Dawson) getting in the way.
4 – Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
When Spencer goes back into the fantastical world of Jumanji, pals Martha, Fridge and Bethany re-enter the game to bring him home. But the game is now broken — and fighting back. Everything the friends know about Jumanji is about to change, as they soon discover there’s more obstacles and more danger to overcome.
3 – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game’s jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don’t just play Jumanji – you must survive it. To beat the game and return to the real world, they’ll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, discover what Alan Parrish left 20 years ago, and change the way they think about themselves – or they’ll be stuck in the game forever.
2 – Fighting with My Family (2019)
Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige’s journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star.
1 – Moana (2016)
An adventurous teenager sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demigod Maui, who guides her in her quest to become a master way-finder. Together they sail across the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds. Along the way, Moana fulfills the ancient quest of her ancestors and discovers the one thing she always sought: her own identity.


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Want to know how to program your mind so you can achieve your goals?
In 4th grade, my teacher told me I was only using 7-12% of my brain. When I asked her about the other 88-93% of my brain, she responded, “No one really knows.”
I remember thinking if I could learn the secret to using even 10% more of my brain, imagine the impact it would have on our lives. From more success in my business, life, and money, to peace of mind. The possibilities were unlimited. So, I committed to figuring it out. And today, I share that insight with you.
How to Change Your Mind or Reprogram Your Thoughts
To change or reprogram our thoughts, we must understand that our beliefs influence our behaviors. And our behaviors determine our results.
To make any lasting change, we need to accept that some beliefs and behaviors are serving us (those we want to keep) and others aren’t, like abundance blocks. The secret is to discern between the two. When you focus on what you want and the activities required to make it a reality, it is easier to change how to think and what you do.
Today’s TMI Episode 106: How to Reprogram Your Mind provides a step-by-step process.
Click the image to watch today’s episode:
In this episode, you will learn:
- Why programming your mind is so important
- How your subconscious mind influences your actions and results
- The free guide to program your mind
- How your right and left brain work, and what each side does
- The process to slow down and quiet our mind
- Why we must integrate both sides of our brain
- How rewiring your thinking can help you to accumulate and create more wealth
- Tips to quiet your mind (so you can achieve your goals with ease)
- How long it takes to change beliefs
- Why most people don’t achieve goals (and what you can do about it)
- How to set goals so you can achieve them
- A demonstration of focus breathing (to quiet your mind)
- Why primary strategies are so important
- How the conscious mind works
- The eight steps to get in the driver’s seat of your life (by getting control of your thoughts, words, and actions)
In addition, you will learn:
- The best question to ask to get back on course (and get the results you desire)
- When to exercise your mind to improve your results
- The process to become present, conscious, and focused
- How to create habits with ease
- The first step to achieve your desired goal
- How to master your ability to focus
- The process to get clear on what you want
- Your short term motivator and long term sustainer
- The Level 3 Why
- Why programming your mind is so critical to success
- How to measure your Worth Barometer
- The process to Release Mental Blocks and Core Beliefs
- Understanding the Alpha and Beta brain wave states
- The best time to change your beliefs and habits
- How to set goals
- “The Power of 7” process to achieve your goals
- The process to visualize your goals
- The best strategies to quiet your mind
- How to improve your health (and even grow taller!)
Here is the link to watch today’s episode: “How to Program Your Subconscious Mind Like A Millionaire”
Enjoy the episode!

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"The campaign underscores how truck owners are essentially dumping cash all over America's highways from all the hidden costs required in maintaining a private fleet," Ryder's Karen Jones tells"Marketing Daily."
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DxOMark, a platform that examines the cameras of smartphones in detail and scores them, recently shared the rear camera performance results of iPhone 11 Pro Max Which is ranked in the top 5 of the table with a total score of 117 points, and now it has revealed the test score of the front camera came out, achieving 91 points and is ranked 10th in the table.
According to the statements made, the iPhone 11 Pro Max, which managed to get 93 points in the photo point, was able to get 90 points in the video point and achieved a general average of 91 points. According to this analysis by DxOmark, the iPhone 11 Pro Max, whose front camera is better than the iPhone XS Max, is the only Apple-branded phone in the top 10 of the DxOMark list.
iPhone 11 Pro Max can shoot 4K (2160p) at 24/30/60 FPS frame rates and HD (1080p) video at 30/60/120 FPS with its front camera. Despite this, the list; There are many Android phones that have managed to surpass the iPhone 11 Pro Max such as Huawei nova 6 5G, Samsung Galaxy Note10 +, Galaxy S10 + and Huawei Mate 30 Pro. Even at this point, even the Galaxy Note 9 phone from 2018 is in front of the iPhone 11 Pro Max with an average score of 92.
Going into the reviews, DxOMark said the selfie camera has good exposure, wide dynamic range and color reproduction in harmony, pleasant. In addition, its excellent depth of field gives the subject and background a clear separation. Moreover, Apple’s 3D SL camera technology also offers great font removal effects. However, when shooting in low light environments, the selfie camera of the iPhone 11 Pro Max begins to reveal many weaknesses when noise appears quite a lot.
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A Little Bit About Tolworth
In the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in South West London is the suburban area of Tolworth that sits in the postcode districts KT5 and KT6. Tolworth is made up of mostly semi-detached houses dating back to the 1930’s, with more industrial activity in the north and a number of small to medium sized commercial sites dotted throughout the district. Tolworth has a prestigious location, being near to many of the major London tourist attractions such as the Chessington World of Adventures, the Royal Botanic Gardens, and the Kempton Park Racecourse. It also has great transport links with Tolworth railway station and many buses throughout the area.


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COSSA Praises Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking Report
On October 11, COSSA issued a statement on the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking’s final report, released in September (see COSSA’s summary of the report’s recommendations). The statement reads:
“COSSA applauds the work of the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking and commends its open, thorough process in producing its final report, The Promise of Evidence-Based Policymaking. The report represents the beginning of what we hope will be an ongoing, nonpartisan discussion on how the federal government can incentivize decision-making based on sound science while ensuring the careful stewardship of confidential information. The Commission’s recommendations demonstrate that expanding the use of evidence and data collection for policymaking purposes is not incompatible with enhancing privacy protections and transparency.
“COSSA thanks the Commissioners and their staff for their hard work, as well as Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator Patty Murray both for their foresight in authoring the Commission’s establishing legislation and their ongoing commitment to removing barriers to generating and using evidence to build strong public policy. While the recommendations in the report are an important start, many details on how to implement the vision set forth by the Commission remain to be determined. COSSA looks forward to working with its partners in Congress and at federal agencies on legislation and policy changes to ensure that the work of the Commission is brought to fruition.”


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Incinerator firm finds new city site
SHAUN LOWTHORPE A controversial incinerator on the outskirts of Norwich could be relocated to a different part of the city, the EDP has learned.
A controversial incinerator on the outskirts of Norwich could be relocated to a different part of the city, the EDP has learned.
Waste firm WRG, which was in pole position to build the 90m incinerator at Longwater industrial estate in Costessey, has admitted that it has shifted its attentions elsewhere after failing to overcome legal issues preventing it from building on the original site it had proposed.
The legal glitch meant the firm was stripped of its preferred bidder status last year and is now vying with rivals SRM to build a treatment plant to dispose of waste currently dumped in landfill sites.
A special project board is set to announce at the end of January which of the two bids should be given the green light, with county councillors set to make a final decision in March.
The EDP understands WRG is now looking at a site on the east of the city, with the former sewerage works at Whitlingham Lane being touted as a possible alternative.
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One source close to the process said the Longwater site was no longer an option.
“It's definitely not Longwater,” the source said. “I have heard that it's to the east of the city.”
Ian Monson, the county council's cabinet member for waste management and the environment, would not comment on any shift eastward.
“I can't say anything,” he said. “WRG has re-presented its application with a new site and I can't say any more than that. It will be evaluated with the SRM bid.”
Campaigners opposed to the incinerator will hold a public debate on the waste issue on January 29.
Linda Mitchell, of Norfolk Against Incineration and Landfill (NAIL2) said: “I'm disappointed at the level of secrecy. I'm worried the incinerator could now be built anywhere in Norfolk. Wherever it ends up it will contaminate somebody.”
Joel Hull, the council's residual waste treatment project manager, confirmed updated bids were received from both WRG and SRM at the end of November.
He said: “Norfolk County Council is currently clarifying and evaluating the updated bids. It is not appropriate for us to comment on specific details of either bid until this process has been completed.”
A WRG spokesman added: “We are in discussions with Norfolk County Council about the municipal waste contract.
“We had previously proposed developing the necessary facilities at Longwater, but was unable to resolve the site's land ownership issues.
“Until the county council has appointed a preferred bidder for the contract, WRG will be making no further public statements.”


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The City of Vancouver has proclaimed that Monday June 10th, 2013 will be known as Meatless Monday.Vancouver is the first Canadian city to endorse Meatless Monday, a growing movement that encourages citizens to eat less meat for environmental and health reason. On that day people will be urged to go meatless.
Don’t worry carnivores, you can still eat meat before and afterwards, even during. However, one day without bacon wouldn’t hurt you.
From their website:
It’s not about going vegetarian. (Though that is a great choice.)
It’s about healthy, sustainable eating. It’s about reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It’s about doing what we can to slow down global warming. And it starts with you.
But why is this initiative so important?
Animal agriculture is responsible for a whopping 18% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. That’s more than all forms of transportation combined – on the entire planet!
The emissions come from methane in animal manure, nitrous oxide from fertilizer used to grow animal feed, and the cutting down of forests for grazing land.
Are there health benefits from going meatless?
Reducing your meat intake can lessen your own risk for developing chronic conditions like obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and even cancer.


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Hard Times – For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book appraises English society and highlights the social and economic pressures of the times.
Hard Times is unusual in several respects. It is by far the shortest of Dickens’ novels, barely a quarter of the length of those written immediately before and after it.Also, unlike all but one of his other novels, Hard Times has neither a preface nor illustrations. Moreover, it is his only novel not to have scenes set in London. Instead the story is set in the fictitious Victorian industrial Coketown, a generic Northern English mill-town, in some ways similar to Manchester, though smaller. Coketown may be partially based on 19th-century Preston.

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Silk Sonic, Whoever That Might Be, Announces Las Vegas Residency
A super popular band we’ve never heard of, Silk Sonic, has announced a 13-show residency at Park MGM in Las Vegas.
Silk Sonic is a band involving Bruno Mars, with whom (or possibly who) we are familiar, and Anderson .Paak, who appears to have a random period as part of his name which we will not be using for the rest of this article because it’s an incredibly annoying affectation not unlike using the first person plural in blog posts.
Before we go further, we need to mention you can’t do a 13-show residency in Las Vegas. Because 13 is unlucky. This is Gambling Superstition 101.
Bruno Mars, of all people, should know this, because he is a bigtime gambler.
So, let’s tweak this a little. Silk Sonic will be performing a series of shows at Park MGM, probably more than 10 but no more than 15.
It’s good to have some wiggle room, especially when it’s a band without any huge hits as far as we can tell. We get it, you know everything about music and can rattle off the entire Silk Sonic catalogue. We’re talking about hits regular people would know about.
The Silk Sonic residency starts Feb. 25, 2022 and runs through April 2022.
This is the first residency for Silk Sonic, although Bruno Mars has been performing at Park MGM for some time, mainly due to some outstanding blackjack markers. (Hi, lawyers, please remember jokes and rumors are protected free speech!)
Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak haven’t been collaborating all that long. The performers apparently started Silk Sonic as a joke. No, really.
The duo’s debut album, “An Evening with Silk Sonic,” was released in Nov. 2021.
Silk Sonic’s songs include “Leave the Door Open,” “Skate” and “Smokin Out the Window.”
Here’s “Skate,” which we enjoyed, especially the part where Bruno Mars tells a young woman, “You smell better than a barbeque.” Charmer.
The band has already garnered awards and nominations from the American Music Awards, BET Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and the Soul Train Music Awards.
Silk Sonic is nominated for Record of the Year and Best R&B Performance at this year’s Grammys, which is being held in Las Vegas.
Still, if they’re going to fill Park MGM for 10-15 dates, we expect they’ll have to do some Bruno Mars songs in the style of Silk Sonic.
We are a big Bruno Mars fan, and the Internet says Silk Sonic is “disco-inspired,” so we’re all over it now that we’ve been alerted to the existence of this group.
Yes, we need to expand our musical horizons. You are not our mom.


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Voluntary liquidation may be initiated by the company itself or its creditors, compulsory liquidation is always led by creditors and is ordered by court. In the process of a voluntary liquidation, management of the company is showing initiative to solve the financial problems and also has more control.
Compulsory liquidation is initiated if previous attempts by creditors to get their monies back have failed. Creditors send a winding up petition to court, and when the petition is approved, the company will be closed down and put into compulsory liquidation.
In the process of a compulsory liquidation, there is no option to buy back the assets of the company, while in a creditors voluntary liquidation the opposite may be the case.

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With a razor-thin majority, New York Senate Republicans on Wednesday were able to reject a host of partisan measures pushed by Democrats as “common sense” bills to fight gun violence.
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, R-Suffolk County, the temporary president of the chamber, rejected the bills which were offered as amendments to an uncontroversial hunting measure. Democrats, for their part, were unable to garner enough votes to override Flanagan and no GOP members broke ranks to side with the minority Dems. For Flanagan, he argues the time is ripe to talk about secure schools instead.
“Our Senate Republican Majority is hard at work on a comprehensive school safety plan that will ensure the state provides the support necessary to strengthen school security and keep students safe,” said the Republican boss in a statement. “We have had productive internal discussions this week on the concepts of a full legislative package, and expect to act as early as next week.”
The quartet of measures forced for a vote by Democrats, part of a group of nine bills introduced before the high-profile shooting in Parkland, Florida that has held the national news cycle for the past two weeks, are varied in nature. They include a proposal to establish a 10-day waiting period to conduct background checks on gun purchases, another to ban bumps, and one to establish Extreme Risk Protection Orders so courts could issue an order to seize guns from individuals reported to be at risk to themselves. A fourth bill would create a taxpayer-funded “Firearm Violence Research Institute” to study gun violence as a public health issue.
Democrats were not happy with the rebuff. “The madness must stop. We need to get serious about gun safety and we need to take real action,” said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. “Studies have proven that states, like New York, with stronger firearm safety laws, have fewer gun-caused deaths. Unfortunately, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have taken their lead from their extremist Washington allies and for years have refused to move any common sense gun laws.”

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Minimal role of comorbid personality disorder on the quality of life in patients with anxiety spectrum disorders.
OBJECTIVES: There is no consensus on the definition of Quality of life (QoL). It is considered to be comprised of both psychological and somatical well-being. A variety of tools has been developed to measure subjective and objective (QoL). A number of factors, including demographical and medical may have an impact on QoL. The aim of our study was to compare the QoL in selected anxiety disorders and evaluate the influence of comorbid personality disorder.
METHOD: We evaluated data from 278 patients suffering from social phobia, panic disorder and/or agoraphobia, adjustment disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Personality disorders were diagnosed in 90 probands. The Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction (Q-LES-Q) was used to assess patients´perceived QoL.
RESULTS: Up to our data there was no statistical difference in overall score of quality of life in selected anxiety disorders. The only significant difference between patients was found in subscale "household." Comorbid personality disorder had no influence on the overall score or any domain of Q-LES-Q.
CONCLUSION: Our study proved that presence of anxiety disorder means a decrease in QoL. Particular anxiety disorders did not differ in overall scores of Q-LES-Q. Furthermore, comorbid personality disorder had no impact on quality of life of patients....

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The Great Transformation
The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
In one astonishing, short period – the ninth century BCE – the peoples of four distinct regions of the civilized world created the religious and philosophical traditions that have continued to nourish humanity into the present day: Confucianism and Daoism in China; Hinduism and Buddhism in India; monotheism in Israel; and philosophical rationalism in Greece. Historians call this the Axial Age because of its central importance to humanity’s spiritual development. Now, Karen Armstrong traces the rise and development of this
transformative moment in history, examining the brilliant contributions to these traditions made by such figures as the Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Ezekiel.
Armstrong makes clear that despite some differences of emphasis, there was remarkable consensus among these religions and philosophies: each insisted on the primacy of compassion over hatred and violence. She illuminates what this “family” resemblance reveals about the religious impulse and quest of humankind. And she goes beyond spiritual archaeology, delving into the ways in which these Axial Age beliefs can present an instructive and thought-provoking challenge to the ways we think about and practice religion today.
A revelation of humankind’s early shared imperatives, yearnings and inspired solutions – as salutary as it
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In our global world, we can no longer afford a parochial or exclusive vision. We must learn to live and behave as though people in remote parts of the globe were as important as ourselves. The sages of the Axial Age did not create their compassionate ethic in idyllic circumstances. Each tradition developed in societies like our own that were torn apart by violence and warfare as never before; indeed, the first catalyst of religious change was usually a visceral rejection of the aggression that the sages witnessed all around them. . . .
All the great traditions that were created at this time are in agreement about the supreme importance of charity and benevolence, and this tells us something important about our humanity.
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THE AXIAL PEOPLES
(c. 1600 to 900 BCE)
The first people to attempt an Axial Age spirituality were pastoralists living on the steppes of southern Russia, who called themselves the Aryans. The Aryans were not a distinct ethnic group, so this was not a racial term but an assertion of pride...
1. At the very beginnings of the Axial Age, the Aryans of the steppes of southern Russia developed a concept of the divine: "Humans, deities, animals, plants, and the forces of nature were all manifestations of the same divine ‘spirit.’ . . . It animated, sustained, and bound them all together" [p...
—The Vancouver Sun
“Anyone interested in religion, history, philosophy or spirituality will discover that Armstrong’s new book is impossible to set aside.”
—The Gazette (Montreal)
“A lucid, highly readable account of complex developments occurring over many centuries…. A splendid book.”
—The New York Times
"The Great Transformation can serve the needs of new readers interested in a popular work that synthesizes scholarship. . . . [U]seful to anyone seeking an integral sense of world religions."
—The Globe and Mail
Praise for Karen Armstrong:
"Karen Armstrong is a genius."
—A. N. Wilson, author of Jesus: A Life
"Armstrong is a lucid writer with a knack for synthesizing vast quantities of research."
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"Armstrong’s writing continues to offer a religious mirror and a cultural vision."
"Armstrong has a dazzling ability: she can take a long and complex subject and reduce it to the fundamentals, without oversimplifying."
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Saint Joe's beats VCU 87-74 to win Atlantic 10 championship
NEW YORK (AP) — The Saint Joseph's team that was on its way to an Atlantic 10 regular-season title before stumbling down the stretch showed up in Brooklyn this weekend and played like champions.
DeAndre' Bembry scored 30 points and Isaiah Miles had 26 points and 12 rebounds as the Hawks beat VCU 87-74 on Sunday to win the A-10 Tournament for the second time in three seasons.
The fourth-seeded Hawks (27-7) locked up an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, though they were probably getting in anyway.
The Hawks lost their last two games of the season, including a puzzling home loss to Duquesne last Sunday, and three of the final five to slip into fourth place heading into the postseason. Coach Phil Martelli said he was nervous heading into Tuesday's practice.
"The Duquesne game I couldn't explain. When we started on Tuesday, once we reviewed the Duquesne game I just moved on ... I took a second to speak to DeAndre' and he did what he's done for all three years that I've had him and he just looked at me said, 'I got it, we got it, it's all right," said Martelli, who won the A-10 Tournament for the third time in 21 seasons at Saint Joe's.
Bembry said the late-season problems were simple to explain.
"We didn't play defense," he said.
JeQuan Lewis and Korey Billbury each scored 19 points for the Rams, who lost in the title game for the third time in four seasons.
Bembry, the conference player of the year, and Miles, the A-10's most improved player, sliced up the Rams' half-court defense with sharp passes, hard drives to the basket and mid-range jumpers. The Hawks set an A-10 championship game record by shooting 64.8 percent from the field. Bembry shot 81.3 percent (13 for 16) to set another A-10 title shooting-percentage record.
"I thought the passing was extraordinary," Martelli said.
Miles, who was MVP of the tournament, converted a three-point play that made it 70-49 with 8:05 left in the second half and left VCU with its largest deficit of the season.
"Miles and Bembry were phenomenal tonight. They absolutely killed us," VCU coach Will Wade said. "We just didn't do a good enough job of that. But any time you've got two of the five best players on the court, it gives you a chance."
Moments later, two technical fouls on Saint Joe's reserve Papa Ndao for arguing a call gave VCU six free throws that sparked a run for the Rams. They made five and had the lead down to 75-68 when Jordan Burgess hit a 3 with 4:15 left.
That was as close as the Rams would get.
Bembry put an exclamation point on the victory, drawing a foul on a fadeaway that had the Saint Joe's fans chanting "M-V-P!" and with a dunk that made it 85-70 with 1:47 left.
"We didn't end the regular season off how we wanted to, but I'm happy that I won it for this team," Bembry said.
Ndao, who scored a career-high 14 points in Saturday's win against top-seeded Dayton, got an animated lecture from assistant coach Mark Bass, who led the senior off the court and into the tunnel to the locker rooms.
Martelli said he was "embarrassed" with how Ndao acted.
"I've never, ever had that happen, and I am infuriated about that. That's not how we represent ourselves. I apologize to the Atlantic 10 that that would be a way the league was shown nationally," Martelli said.
Saint Joe's: The Hawks scored 54 points in the paint Sunday and 46.3 percent of their points in three tournament games were scored inside. ... The previous record for field goal percentage in an A-10 title game was set by Pittsburgh in 1982.
VCU: The Rams were making their sixth straight appearance in a conference tournament final, including their last two seasons as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. ... The Rams trailed 43-34 at the break, their first halftime deficit in seven A-10 tournament games since losing to Saint Joseph's in the 2014 title game.


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Reps. Rosendale, Armstrong Make Wager on the Bobcat-Bison FCS National Championship Game
Washington, D.C., January 7, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Matt Rosendale made a friendly wager with Representative Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL) ahead of the FCS National Championship game in Frisco, Texas, tomorrow. The Montana State University Bobcats are taking on the North Dakota State University Bison, in the Bobcats' first national championship appearance since 1984.
Since hunting and enjoying the outdoors is an important part of our Montana way of life, as well as the culture of North Dakota, Reps. Rosendale and Armstrong have agreed to wager a hunt in their respective state.
Watch Rep. Rosendale’s video calling out Rep. Armstrong HERE.
“Montanans are so proud of the Montana State Bobcat players and coaching staff, as they represent the State of Montana on the national stage in Frisco,” said Representative Rosendale. “I know the Bobcats will give this game everything they’ve got and make the people of Montana proud. I’m looking forward to a great game and celebrating a Bobcat national championship!”