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'Provos running community alert system'
The Provisional IRA is operating its own community alert system in border communities that it controls, the chair of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly Committee has claimed.
Paul Coughlan, who is also Fine Gael chief whip of the Seanad, said there were "real concerns" about policing resources in border counties.
Mr Coughlan, whose committee published a report calling for a cross-border task force on crime, said it should be a priority to crack down on Provo gangs.
"There are real concerns in relation to policing in border areas, particularly around South Armagh," he said in the Seanad.
"There are extremely worrying reports that alert type signs, common in all parts of the country, are in that border area, connecting callers to local PIRA members if they have any difficulties in the community.
"Criminals in this area are operating fiefdoms totally separate from the PSNI and the Gardaí. In this modern, democratic society, there can be only one police force and that is the PSNI north of the border and the Gardaí."


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World War II memorial cleaned up thanks to volunteers
A World War II memorial on the University of Maine campus is getting a facelift.
Veterans, active duty service members and members of the Maine Business School corps gathered to clean and landscape around the memorial
It's next to Fogler Library.
Donated by the class of 1945, the memorial commemorates those who fought to defend our freedoms.
It's usually cleaned by a large group on Maine Day, but with the campus mostly empty, only a few gathered to help.
Some traveled from as far as Portland to assist.
"This is a hidden gem." said Dr. Nory Jones, Ph.D. Professor of Information Systems at Maine Business School. "Nobody knows about this beautiful World War Two memorial and we come out here to keep it pretty every year and hope that more people will learn about it and come out and see it and remember our world war two veterans."
Almost 4,000 UMaine students and alumni served in World War II

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Mei Mei has the six happiest hens in China. She gives them treats and fresh hay baths, and when she calls to them-gu gu gu gu gu!-they all run to her as fast as they can. But one of the hens, Daisy, is not always so happy. The other hens pick on Daisy and push her off the perch every night, knowing that she is too small to stand up to them. Then one day Daisy accidentally drifts out onto the river in a basket and must quickly learn how to survive. When Daisy finds her way home, this plucky little hen is no longer afraid.
Jan Brett and her husband, Joe, traveled with their daughter-in-law, Yun, and her husband, Sean, to China, the land where Yun was born. During this trip, Jan found the inspiration for Daisy's story.
Inspired in part by the classic story of Ping, the adventurous young duck on the Yangtze River, Brett's (The Mitten) spirited, intricately illustrated tale centers on Daisy, the smallest of Mei Mei's six hens. Escaping the taunts of the larger hens, the beleaguered creature leaves the henhouse one rainy night to sleep in an egg basket at the edge of the Li River. But soon the rising water reaches the basket, and the current sweeps Daisy downstream. While a distraught Mei Mei searches for her, Daisy encounters (and cleverly escapes from) a dog, a water buffalo and a troop of monkeys before being snatched up by a fisherman who can't wait to sell her at market. Mei Mei's nick-of-time rescue of Daisy will bring smiles to young faces as will Daisy's new status in the hen house. In the main frame of each paneled spread, Brett depicts in fine detail the diverse wildlife and lush vegetation found along the Li, while smaller images in the corners amplify elements of the plot. Incorporating simulated bamboo patterns, basket weaves and painted pottery, the artist's trademark borders and embellishments intriguingly evoke the timeless setting. The elegance of the illustrations gains a touch of whimsy as Brett hides some surprises in the distant mountains. Ages 4-8. (Feb.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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The candidate has lost touch with America’s values
As we move toward the November elections, Hillary Clinton continues to demonstrate that a radical pro-abortion agenda is going to be a signature part of her campaign. Some of Mrs. Clinton’s highest priorities include increasing the availability of abortions — including forcing taxpayers to pay for them — and taking millions in campaign money from groups that advocate for abortion without restriction up to the moment of birth.
Mrs. Clinton showed just how prominent this issue would be for her when she invited the heads of America’s three biggest pro-abortion groups to speak at her nominating convention. Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America and Emily’s List are also some of Hillary’s biggest contributors.

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Coronavirus: Swiss federal government secures supply of vaccines for 2023
Bern, 11.03.2022 - At its 11 March 2022 meeting, the Federal Council approved the procurement plan for COVID-19 vaccines for 2023. The main goal is to ensure the supply for members of the public under all pandemic scenarios. Seven million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech and seven million doses of Moderna vaccine will be procured for 2023, with options for an additional seven million doses of each. The Federal Council has also decided to provide the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI) with a further ten million francs in funding. The Federal Council is applying to Parliament for a supplementary credit for the procurement of COVID-19 drugs.
For 2023, in addition to the seven million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine already purchased, the Federal Council has decided to also procure seven million doses from Moderna. At the same time, Switzerland has options – to be exercised only if needed – to procure a further seven million vaccine doses from each provider. In addition to this, a maximum of one million doses will be acquired from another vaccine manufacturer as an alternative to the mRNA vaccines. The Federal Council’s strategy minimises the risk of a vaccine shortage in 2023.
Under the terms of the relevant contracts, Switzerland always has access to the latest available vaccine variants from the respective manufacturer (subject to the relevant authorisation by Swissmedic). Surplus vaccine, procured but not required in Switzerland, is to be sold on or transferred, as has been done in the past. This ensures the efficient management of vaccines.
Vaccines reliably prevent a severe course of disease and reduce the overload on healthcare structures. They are an effective means of managing the pandemic. Concrete vaccination recommendations will be determined based on the epidemiological situation in each case.
Support for research
Switzerland has granted a further ten million francs in funding to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI). In the current pandemic, the CEPI has proven to be a leading organisation in the research and development of vaccines against pandemics and epidemics. Already in April 2020, the federal government provided the CEPI with ten million francs in funding.
COVID-19 drugs for 2022 and 2023
In addition, the Federal Council is applying to Parliament for a supplementary credit to procure further COVID-19 drugs. It is currently assumed that drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 patients will again be required in autumn and winter 2022/23. The goal is to secure sufficient COVID-19 drugs, especially for patients at risk. The drugs are being procured by the Armed Forces Pharmacy, part of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS), in cooperation with the Federal Office of Public Health.
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Court Rules La Loche Doctors’ Lawsuit Can Go Ahead
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 13:39
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has rejected an application by the provincial government to have a lawsuit filed by two former doctors in La Loche dismissed.
The legal action was filed against the Keewatin Yatthe Regional Health Authority and the province after the doctors had their contracts terminated without cause in December 2004.
The health region argued it was within their right to do so — the doctors and the Saskatchewan Medical Association disagreed.
Saskatchewan Health spokeswoman Kimberly Kratzig says the province is not going to appeal this any further and is now prepared to fight the matter in court.
A Court of Queen’s Bench justice also rejected a bid to have the lawsuit dismissed last year.
But it did give Keewatin Yatthe the option to try again if mediation attempts failed.
Keewatin Yatthe spokesman Richard Petit says the health region is willing to give mediation a chance.
It’s unclear when mediation will begin, or if Saskatchewan Health will take part.


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It may be time to mention the new DEL-rosters, at least those which are complete by now.
Here are the Hamburg Freezers:
Vitalij Aab - Peter Sarno - John Tripp
Francois Fortier - Alexander Barta - Brad Smyth
Travis Brigley - Clarke Wilm - Jason Pinizzotto
Thomas Pielmeier - Marcus Sommerfeld - Richard Mueller
Paul Manning - Jere Karalahti
Sean Blanchard - Andy Delmore
Rob Leask - Stephan Retzer
Daniel Sevo - Max Schmidle (forward)
Wasn't really all that thrilled about the new season, but as training started a few days ago, it changed quite a bit. Right now I can't wait to see the season start. Hopefully the team plays more like the one that finished the regular season and not like the one which did absolutely nothing for most of the season. Bigger attendance would also be nice, though I doubt that last year did much to increase the interest
I could have sworn they had re-upped with Gratton?
I better take a look at the Heft that just came out.
DEL Vorschau - seems like it's coming out a wee bit early this year!
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This is The Bennett Foundation’s call to action for Farm to Early Childhood Education. In translating Hawaiian words to English, the true meaning of a word is sometimes lost. In the dictionary, mahi‘ai is a farmer. But we are all more than that. Mahi‘ai are the caretakers of the food system, they understand the relationship between growing plants and food with weather, water systems and land. Putting the E in the front creates an action, we are actively cultivating ka mea ‘ai (food system), nā kamali‘i (young children) and ke kaiāulu (the community).
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Worried about your segmented Pakayak leaking, or worse, sinking? It was specially designed to be strong and watertight. Taking cues from SCUBA and aerospace industries, the segments maintain their seal with bulkheads created at each connection point. These bulkheads are actually stronger than the hull, which increases the overall strength of the boat. Best of all, your craft snaps together in five minutes, without lengthy instructions required, and you can tote it to and from the water without any assistance!


Bild reports that Fortuna Düsseldorf midfield is a potential candidate to replace Manu Koné at Borussia Mönchengladbach this month if the latter leaves.
Gladbach sporting director Roland Virkus has made it clear that Gladbach does not wish to lose Koné but needs to be prepared just in case: “It is absolutely not our goal and our desire to hand over Manu Koné now. But as Borussia Mönchengladbach, we have to be prepared for all scenarios and of course, have a permanent eye on the market.” Koné is attracting interest from Italy and has previously been linked with both Juventus and Napoli in recent weeks.
Gladbach have already held talks about a potential move if Koné does leave and despite Tanaka turning down the opportunity to represent Japan at the Asian Cup, a move across the Rhein could be a possibility. Tanaka possesses the type of profile that manager Gerardo Seoane is looking for to replace Koné if he does leave in January.
The midfielder has a contract at Düsseldorf until 2025 and could cost around €3m and he would be allowed to leave this winter. On Tanaka’s goal, Düsseldorf’s director Klaus Aloffs said: “It remains that Ao in the 1st wants to play the league – this also has to do with his position in the Japanese national team, because he is one of the few who is not in the 1st Play the league. There is interest in the market, this position is sought by some clubs. But it is not that we are desperately looking for a solution.”
Montpellier’s Joris Chotard is another candidate at Gladbach but it is unclear what price the French side would ask for to allow the 22-year-old to leave in the winter.
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How to Grow and Care for Oregano Plant
What is Oregano?
Oregano is a natural spice that numerous individuals know from dishes, for example, pizza and pasta sauce. One of the most generally utilized spices around the world, it is found in Mediterranean and Mexican food and is even one of the parts of bean stew powder. The dried structure is exceptionally normal. However, fresh oregano is additionally utilized in certain dishes. You can discover it all year in the two structures.
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Mexican oregano (Lippia Graveolens) is viewed as the most grounded enhanced assortment. It is really from an alternate organic family and is otherwise called Mexican marjoram or Mexican wild-savvy. If your formula calls for Mexican oregano explicitly, do whatever it takes not to substitute another assortment. If you are making your own stew powder, utilize Mexican oregano for its solid, peppery flavor.
Benefits of Oregano
Even though ordinarily utilized in limited quantities, oregano packs in some significant nutrients. Only one teaspoon of dried oregano can satisfy about 8% of your day by day vitamin K needs.
Rich in Antioxidants
Oregano is a high source of antioxidants, which can help forestall harm by killing ailment causing free radicals.
Help Fight Bacteria
Oregano contains specific components that have powerful antibacterial properties. One test-tube study indicated that oregano’s basic oil helped hinder the development of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, two strains of microbes that can cause infection. Another test-tube study found that oregano was powerful against 23 types of microbes.
Moreover, a test-tube study thought about the antimicrobial action of oregano, sage, and thyme’s basic oils. Oregano was one of the most proficient essential oils against microorganisms, second to thyme.
Current research is limited to test-tube studies that have utilized a concentrated proportion of this herb. In this way, further examination is expected to decide how these outcomes could influence people.
Could Have Anti-Cancer Properties
Oregano is high in cancer prevention agents. These compounds can not only kill free radical damage, however, but they may also help in cancer prevention. Some test-tube contemplates demonstrated that oregano and its segments may help destroy cancer growth cells. One test-tube study treated human colon cancer growth cells with oregano extract and found that it halted the development of disease cells and helped slaughter them off.
Another test-tube study demonstrated that carvacrol, one of the parts in oregano, also suppresses the development and spread of colon cancer growth cells.
May Help Reduce Viral Infection
Notwithstanding fending off bacteria, some test-tube examinations have discovered that oregano and its parts may also protect against some infections. Specifically, carvacrol and thymol are two compounds in oregano that have been related to antiviral properties. In one test-tube study, carvacrol inactivated norovirus, a viral disease that causes diarrhea, nausea, and stomach pain, within one hour of treatment. Another test-tube study found that thymol and carvacrol inactivated 90% of the herpes simplex infection inside only 60 minutes.
How to Grow Oregano
Oregano cherishes the sun, so guarantee that your arrangement has full, solid sun for strong flavor—a few people plant later in the season for a guaranteed warm climate. However, at the start, plant the seeds/cuttings 6 to 10 weeks before the previous spring ice. (See neighborhood ice dates.) Oregano can without much of a stretch be begun from seeds; however, you can likewise utilize cuttings from a setup plant. Plant the seeds/cuttings in a well-drained soil anytime after the previous spring frost. The soil ought to be around 70ºF. Keep them apart 8-10 inches to avail thin plants. The plants will grow 1-2 feet tall and spread around 18 inches. Oregano makes a decent buddy plant for any vegetable in the garden.
How to Take Care of Oregano
Permit oregano plants to develop to around 4 inches tall and afterward squeeze or trim lightly to energize a denser and bushier plant. Usual cutting won’t just aim the plant to branch once more, yet additionally, keep away from legginess. Oregano doesn’t require as much water as most herbs do. The amount of watering relies upon numerous factors, so simply water when the soil feels dry to the touch. Recall that it’s smarter to water completely and less frequently. If you have a container, water until the water comes out of the drainage openings from the base of the container. To guarantee the best-quality plants, thin out plants that are 3 or 4 years of age in the late-winter. Oregano is self-seeding, so the plants will handily develop back. You can separate the plants in pre-summer if you want to put one inside.
Now, you understand how to develop oregano; you can add this delicious herb to your garden and appreciate it!
Oregano spice plants are normally utilized for cooking. Plants can be collected once they have arrived at 4 to 6 inches (10-15 cm.) tall. Collecting oregano leaves as a bloom bud’s structure will frequently yield the best flavor. Reap oregano leaves toward the beginning of the day hours once dew has dried. Oregano leaves can be stored whole, by storing them in freezer bags as well as frozen. They can also be dried in a dark, well-ventilated region and stored in airtight containers until prepared to utilize. Oregano plants ought to be cut back to the ground and covered with a layer of mulch for overwintering outdoors. Container cultivated plants can be brought inside for developing oregano indoors all year.
Oregano inclines toward a soil pH of 6.0 to 7.0. Oregano can flourish in helpless soil that is very well-drained. Seed beginning inside: Sow oregano inside as ahead of schedule as about a month prior to the normal last frost date. Oregano seed takes 10-15 days to develop; sow seed at 70°F for ideal germination.
Research has found that oregano has been traditionally used in the treatment of kidney stones. Oregano also works by protecting kidney cells against injury caused by calcium oxalate and other such crystals.


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Vikings are 8-1 for the first time since 1998 after beatng Detroit
The Packers are now in sole possession of second-place in the NFC North Division, three games behind Minnesota and one ahead of Chicago.
The Vikings are 8-1 for the first time since 1998, after beating Detroit 27-10 at the Metrodome.
Brett Favre went 20-29 for 344 yards and a touchdown.
Adrian Peterson ran for 133 yards and two scores, as the Vikings won their 12th straight against the Lions at home.
Matthew Stafford threw for 224 yards and a touchdown, as Detroit lost its 17th straight road game.
The last-place Lions are three games behind the Bears at 1-8.
Chicago lost at San Francisco 10-6 on Thursday night.


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New York Rangers GM Glen Sather has never been afraid of making big trades, and he was at it again Sunday afternoon, acquiring veteran defenseman Keith Yandle from Arizona in a multiplayer deal that will send highly-touted prospect Anthony Duclair, John Moore and two high draft picks to the Coyotes. More
The Toronto Maple Leafs would be dealing to a rival in their own division, but trading Dion Phaneuf to the Detroit Red Wings could make a lot of sense for both teams. There is a fit and the two sides have talked, but could Phaneuf be wearing a winged wheel by Monday afternoon?
Mark Giordano has been placed on the injured reserve, and that could be it for the Calgary Flames playoff hopes. Without Giordano, the Flames top defender and one of the best blueliners in the league, it’s unlikely Calgary can keep pace in the West.
Curtis Glencross has been traded to the Washington Capitals for second- and third-round picks in the 2015 draft. The deal comes shortly after news came that the Flames were looking into dealing Glencross.
QMJHL netminder Francois Brassard set a league record on Saturday night by scoring his second goal of the season. Brassard went long range for his second marker, too, taking the attempt from behind his own net.
In this week's Getting To Know, Rob Klinkhammer recalls how learning how to skate had its dangers, how he loves athletes that have some personality and the time the lights went out during an AHL game.
Chicago made a big splash Saturday evening by trading Klas Dahlbeck and a first-round pick to Arizona for Antoine Vermette, but they may not be done yet. In New York, Mats Zuccarello is likely skating in his final games as a Ranger.
TSN’s James Duthie provides, in his own words, a behind-the-scenes look at the craziness of the NHL’s deadline day at Canada’s most-watched sports network.
The Chicago Blackhawks have landed one of the trade deadline’s big fish, acquiring Antoine Vermette from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Klas Dahlbeck and a first-round pick. The Blackhawks are all-in.
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A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law imposed by Beijing to crush dissidents.
Lai, 76, was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city's pro-democracy movement under the sweeping national security law enacted following huge protests four years ago. He is charged with colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to put out seditious publications.
The closely watched case — tied to the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily that Lai founded — is widely seen as a trial of press freedom and a test for judicial independence in the Asian financial hub.
China promised that the former British colony could retain its Western-style civil liberties for 50 years after returning to Chinese rule in 1997. But in recent years, the Hong Kong government has severely limited free speech and assembly and virtually eliminated political opposition under the rubric of maintaining national security. Many leading activists were arrested, silenced or forced into self-exile.
Lai’s trial is Hong Kong’s first on charges of collusion with foreign forces. It also targets three companies related to Apple Daily.
Lai smiled at his supporters after he walked into the courtroom. Some members of the public waved at Lai to show their support. Hong Kong's Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen, a vocal democracy advocate in the city, was among the attendees.
Three judges, approved by the government, are overseeing the proceedings. The trial is expected to last about 80 days.
Last year, six former Apple Daily executives entered guilty pleas to collusion charges, admitting to the court they conspired with Lai to call for sanctions or other hostile activities against Hong Kong or China. They were convicted and await sentencing behind bars.
Some of the former executives, alongside two others who also pleaded guilty to collusion charges, are expected to testify as witnesses for the prosecution of Lai.
Outside the court building, there was a heavy police presence. Dozens of residents queued up to attend the hearing hours before its start.
Jolly Chung, 29, was among the first in the line, saying she would try to get in to observe the proceedings whenever she can.
“As a Hong Konger, I want to witness this, even though I know he will lose,” she said.
Andy Sung, in his 40s, said he came to witness history. “Choosing to come here is a small practice of some sort of resistance,” he said.
Lai's trial was originally scheduled to start last December but was postponed while the Hong Kong government appealed to Beijing to effectively block his attempt to hire a British defense lawyer. City authorities subsequently barred the lawyer, Timothy Owen, from representing Lai, saying it would likely pose national security risks.
Last week, Lai’s son Sebastien met with Britain’s foreign secretary, David Cameron, to lobby for Britain’s help in freeing his father, who holds British citizenship.
Cameron said in a statement that the security law is a “clear breach” of the Sino-British Joint Declaration and its continued use shows China has broken its international commitments.
British and Chinese authorities signed the agreement in 1984, stipulating that Hong Kong would retain a high degree of autonomy and freedoms for 50 years.
Cameron said he was particularly concerned by the “politically motivated prosecution” of Lai. He urged Chinese officials to repeal the security law and release Lai.
“Jimmy Lai has been targeted in a clear attempt to stop the peaceful exercise of his rights to freedom of expression and association,” Cameron said.
The U.S. condemned the prosecution of Lai and urged authorities in Hong Kong and Beijing to respect press freedom, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
“We call on Hong Kong authorities to immediately release Jimmy Lai and all others imprisoned for defending their rights,” he said.
The chairpersons of the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China said in a statement that the trial is a “political prosecution plain and simple and another sad example of the Hong Kong government’s increasingly repressive policies.” They also called for Lai's release and urged authorities to drop the charges against him.
Hong Kong, once seen as a bastion of media freedom in Asia, ranked 140th out of 180 countries and territories in Reporters Without Borders’ latest World Press Freedom Index. The group said the city had seen an “unprecedented setback” since 2020, when the security law was imposed.
Online news outlet Stand News, known for its openly critical stance against the Hong Kong government, was forced to shut down under the crackdown, with its two former top editors being charged with sedition.
The governments of both Hong Kong and China have hailed the law for bringing back stability to the city.
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But on Thursday, Sununu, who told local radio in March that the “good news is, is that when you go on quarantine or God forbid, you should even get the virus, it’s about a two-week period, right? Either you’re going to have the flu for a couple of weeks. You’re going to be off for a couple of weeks. It’s not months, and months and months. So it is something that is very likely manageable from a financial standpoint,” struck a much more somber note, chastising the many people in his state who listened to him in the first place.
Sununu told reporters that Hinch’s death “is a stark reminder that this virus doesn’t care if you’re in a long-term care facility, if you’re an elected official — no one is immune.” Fellow New Hampshire Republican state Rep. William Marsh tweeted support of Sununu’s position: “Those in our caucus who refused to take precautions are responsible for Dick Hinch’s death.” Sununu has faced grumblings from his new Republican majority, many of whom rode into office saying that any official intervention in public health matters (i.e., mask mandates and social distancing orders) was anathema.
New Hampshire, like many states across the country, is facing the worst surge of cases and deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Last week, Sununu had to confirm that four House Republicans had caught the virus “after attending a Nov. 20 caucus at the McIntyre Ski Area in Manchester.” The event was an outdoor buffet with people not wearing masks. Sununu admonished the management of the meeting.
Democratic officials were already angry that Hinch had not informed them of this, with outgoing Democratic House Speaker Steve Shurtleff saying the lack of transparency and the bad decision-making by Republican legislators in the state was dangerous for everybody. “This decision puts the lives of all members and staff of the House of Representatives at risk.”
Hinch dismissed Democratic criticism at the time. On Dec. 1, Hinch released a statement saying: “We are experiencing higher than usual rates of infections in our state, and the Legislature and its members are not immune from that. We are a citizen legislature, and it can be expected that our legislators are at the same risk as the citizens we represent.” On Dec. 2, Hinch “created a separate seating area for the roughly 80 Republicans who refused to wear masks when all House elected members took the oath of office outdoors at the University of New Hampshire in Durham,” according to the Union Leader.
Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette says that her office will investigate Hinch’s death, but will not release details to the public unless they “need to know.” Shibinette wouldn’t answer whether or not Hinch was tested on Dec. 2 and left open the idea that Hinch may have contracted the virus after the event.
Along with Hinch’s sudden death, Democratic lawmakers in the Granite State have called for immediate access to testing, and more responsible acting on the part of its new majority.
*Surprisingly, election fraud conspiracy theorists don’t seem to have minded the results in New Hampshire.

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Given that he has a C5 level injury, Mr. CM is concerned about his breathing and the fact he often becomes easily short of breath on exertion. He wants to know if it is worthwhile working on exercise training to improve his shortness of breath on exertion and improve his overall endurance.
What is the evidence for exercise training in enhancing respiratory function?
1.For exercise training to improve respiratory function the training intensity must be relatively high (70-80% of maximum heart rate) performed three times per week for six weeks. Ideal training regimes have not been identified.
For more information please see: Exercise Training in Enhancing Respiratory Function
What are the two forms of respiratory trainers and how does each of these work?
1. The two main types of devices are resistive and threshold trainers (see figure 3). Both of these devices have a one-way valve that closes during inspiration so that the subject must breathe through a small diameter hole for the resistive trainer or against a spring loaded valve for the threshold trainer. The one-way valve opens during expiration such that no load is imposed during the expiratory phase of respiration. An additional devices is an incentive spirometer, commonly used by respiratory therapists which has the advantage of being able to be used unassisted by individuals with poor hand strength.
For more information please see: Inspiratory Muscle Training
Figure 3. Threshold trainer(top) has an adjustable spring-loaded valve that imposes the inspiratory load. The inspiratory load can be increased by winding the spring more tightly. Advantage of this trainer is that the same load is imposed on the inspiratory muscles regardless of breathing pattern. Resistive trainer (bottom) has holes of different diameters. The inspiratory load can be increased by setting the dial to holes of lesser diameter. Disadvantage of this trainer is that the subject can reduce the inspiratory load by breathing more slowly. If this device is used for training, a target must be used. Various targets have been designed that set a breathing rate (flow and/or inspiratory pressure) for the subject Threshold and P-Flex trainers available from Respironics HealthScan Inc., 41 Canfield Rd., Cedar Grove, NJ7, 0009-1201. 1-800-962-1266.

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AUTM Asia 2017 (23 - 26 Apr 2017)
AUTM Asia 2017 was held first time in Hong Kong from 23 to 26 April 2017 at the Hong Kong Science Park and The University of Hong Kong (HKU) was one of the co-organizers for this special international event. This conference brought together renowned speakers from academic research institutes, universities academic, entrepreneurs and technology transfer professionals to address global issues on innovation and IP development, entrepreneurship and technology transfer in different regions, and trends in technology management and share their best practices and ways in tackling new challenges.
HKU invited some renowned speakers which included Judge Randell Rader (our keynote speaker, former Chief Judge of the USA), Prof Teck-Seng Low (CEO, National Research Foundation, SG), Prof Tim Swager (Professor of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Tom Hockaday (Former Managing Director of Oxford ISIS), Prof Poh-Kam Wong (Director, Entrepreneurship Centre of National University of Singapore), Dr Jasemine Chambers (Counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, P.C.) and Mr Takafumi Yamamoto (President of Technology Licensing Organisation of the University of Tokyo) to deliver keynote speak and panel discussions hosted by Professor Andy Hor, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), HKU and Dr. SC Kim, Director of TTO, HKU.
Over 300 participants from academia and industry, research academics and IP professional in Hong Kong and overseas attended this conference and benefited from the exchange of views in translational research and best practices at the panel discussions and networking sessions.


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The problem is, that I thought I was part of a community.
Maybe I was, but maybe I wasn’t. It’s easy to pretend or to fabricate an idea that something is what you want, even when it really isn’t that way at all.
I’m not sure what is worse: being abandoned by the community you were a part of, or realizing that you weren’t really a part of it to begin with. They are both pretty horrible realizations, and one (or both of them) are what I came face to face with last week.
I sat on the blue sofa in my psychologists office. I already failed at my attempt to not cry but I was careful to keep the tears and sobs controlled. She wanted to end the session with a breathing exercise to help me relax. So, I closed my eyes and listened to her breathing instructions.
“It’s so disappointing. It’s so unfair. Just, so unjust.” She would say in between the queues for breathing. These words pushed against my quivering lips, and threatened to release everything I was holding back.
The words, she repeated them over and over again. And then the breathing and the attempts at relaxation – they just weren’t possible until I let go of everything that was holding it in. And then I broke.
I cried harder than I’ve cried in years – maybe even since that horrible, broken day. Finally, after 8 months of trying to make sense of it and trying to forget, I discovered the real reason why it all hurts so badly:
The place I thought I belonged wasn’t really there. And, maybe it never was.
At some point in the past 4 years, I finally started to feel “happy.” I had my good days and my bad days, and the days that I felt like I wanted to give up. Despite those though, there was a part of me that felt something I’d never experienced before: a feeling of happiness and contentment. Since working with my new psychologist, I’ve come to discover that this feeling was likely related to a sense of community and belonging – something that I’ve also never really had in my life.
It’s obvious, in a physical sense, that since I’ve moved I am no longer a part of that community. There are some people I keep in touch with, I have met lots of new people, and I’m starting to make new friends. It’s hard to be torn away from your social community and it can be expected that it’ll take time to re-establish that in a new city. What I’ve ben struggling with, probably without even realizing it, is the fact that I was part of a professional community (real or imagined) that was seemingly content to see me go.
What happened to me during the residency match was unfair. Anyone you ask would agree. I was hard-working and dedicated to the O&G department at my medical school: I did multiple research projects as a junior medical student – all of which I presented at national and international conferences. I even won multiple student awards for research at conferences and as a member of national societies. I did many electives with different members of the department, all of whom seemed impressed with my skill, interest, and dedication to learning about O&G. Some members of the department already referred to me as their “future resident.” I was “friends” with many of the residents already in the department… and if all that wasn’t already an indication, the program had a longstanding history of always preferentially selecting students from their own medical school before others.
It was a shock to everyone, I think, that it happened the way it did. A few people who didn’t know for sure, thought I *chose* to go to a different program. However, when I told them the truth – that my home program didn’t pick me – they were shocked (and I still get that response today – from people who have just met me). My classmates and my close friends were upset and dismayed on my behalf. The medical school administrators were shocked and offered to “investigate” what might have happened when I told them it wasn’t my choice. Preceptors and attending physicians from other departments thought it was stupid, and could’t believe it, and assured me that “it was their loss.” Despite this outpouring of support from most of the people I knew, there was one place – one group of people – who never gave any indication that something went wrong: The O&G department itself.
With the exception of one person – K, my mentor and my friend – there was no one in the whole department who showed any indication that something went wrong: not a single nurse, not a single physician, not a single resident. Everyone knew what happened, at least I’m pretty sure of it (because K told me that they knew). Some people were polite and asked me where I was going, but when I told them that staying was my first choice, I got the generic responses like, “you’ll do great there,” or “they’re lucky to have you,” or “sometimes these things happen for a reason.” No one was outraged, no one spoke out on my behalf, no one seemed to care that I was abandoned by their very own people. Instead, they all continued on in silent solidarity, hiding behind the excuse that, “that’s how CaRMS works.”
Business was as usual for everyone else. For weeks I sought out support and solace from the community that I thought had taken me in. However, I only ever got feeble attempts at comfort and empathy. Not a single person from that community ever expressed disappointment, or outrage, or concern that the system was unfair. It didn’t take long for the residents who were once my “friends” to stop talking and interacting with me. Nurses and physicians passing me in the hallway would avoid eye-contact – or else give me a sad, quick “nice to see you smile” as they scurried off to something else. I once whet down to the labour floor to do an off-service consult, and no one said a single word to me.
K did her best to assure me that people were upset – but words only go so far. She said that everyone just felt so horrible for what happened – but no one ever gave me that feeling. I know how people could have been feeling: “when you don’t know what to say, maybe it’s better to not say anything.” Often protecting yourself from discomfort means sacrificing the change to offer support to the people who need it.
But I don’t think that is all of it… There is always the politics. And, I’m sure that the politics in the department prevented people from doing what a community is supposed to do. The department made a decision (rather, 4 people in the department made a decision) and it is only politically correct for the department to maintain a united front. It would be politically incorrect to suggest that your department made a mistake. It would be frowned upon to admit that you thought something went wrong. It would potentially cause problems and internal strife if anyone spoke out against the decision. And unfortunately for me, support, and empathy, and understanding for me in that situation would have been discourteous on a political level.
And so the truth is, politics divide a community. It alienates the members and prevents then from doing what they are meant to do: To support its people.
Either that, or I was never part of that community in the first place.
And while I can’t decide which of these is true, I know that either truth has torn me apart.


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Lecture - A movement for movement: exercise as everybody's business
18/01/2017 17:30 to 18/01/2017 18:30 (Europe/Luxembourg)
This sports medical conference organised by the "Luxembourg Academy for sports medicine, sports physiotherapy and sports sciences" and "Sport-santé.lu" will give an insight on how by building workforce capacity and skills, together with knowledge of societal interventions and by building a movement as a community of practice we will deliver on the physical activity agenda.
About the Luxembourgish Academy of Sports Medicine, Sports Physiotherapy and Sports Science
The Luxembourgish Academy of Sports Medicine, Sports Physiotherapy and Sports Science is composed of LIH's Sport Medicine Research Laboratory (SMRL), the Luxembourg Society of Sports Physiotherapy (SLKS), the Luxembourgish Sports Medicine Society (SLMS), the Luxembourg Society of Research in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine (SLROMS) and collaborates with the Sports Clinic of Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL).
The events organised by the Academy are gathering internationally recognised speakers to address recent topics around sports medicine, sport science, physical activity and research.


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A brand isn’t just a logo—it’s the heartbeat of a company. It’s a promise made, a story told, and a journey embarked. And when it came time to unveil our new brand identity, we didn’t just throw a party—we ignited a spark that lit up the room and set our team on fire with excitement!
Picture this: anticipation buzzing in the air, hearts pounding with excitement, and then…the big reveal! Our brand had undergone a stunning transformation—bold, vibrant, and unmistakably us.
But the magic didn’t stop there. Our event wasn’t just about the visuals or the merch—it was about the people behind the scenes who poured their passion and creativity into every detail. Every team member played a crucial role in making our brand identity launch successful.
Ultimately, our brand identity launch event wasn’t just about unveiling a new look—it was about igniting a spark of excitement and possibility that would fuel us on our journey forward. And as we continue to write the next chapter of our story, we do so with hearts full of passion, purpose, and endless optimism. There are lots of pictures we will be sharing on social media. Here are a few of them.


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The employee that sells pizzas on Mondays in the parking lot looks absolutely unclean. He never has on a uniform and has had an open fire pit out there on several occasions blowing smoke in peoples car windows. I have stopped getting the pizzas because of the cleanliness aspect and image that the employees are reflecting. If their nails are dirty then they haven't washed their hands when they made your food!
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Just three weeks after celebrating her 50th birthday, former Bond girl Halle Berry has postponed her impending divorce with Olivier Martinez.
Late last year the couple – who married in France just over three years ago – filed for divorce after spending months denying that their marriage was on the rocks.
At the time sources close to the couple suggested that Halle and her actor beau’s contrasting personalities may have contributed to their marriage troubles, but it now seems the pair have found a way to get along as TMZ has reported that they could be set to dismiss their divorce altogether.
Today the celebrity gossip site claimed to have obtained a legal document in which a court clerk asked the parents of two-year-old Maceo Robert if they would like to proceed with their divorce.
Multiple sources have since confirmed their neither party is confident that ending their marriage is the right thing to do and that the Oscar winning actress – who has already been divorced twice before – is still convinced that if her husband were to sort out his anger issues, their relationship could be saved.
While currently the pair don’t seem to be in an official relationship, they have both been actively involved in co-parenting their shared son Maceo and Halle’s eight-year-old daughter Nahla.
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10 Things to Know about Combating Violence in America
“With violent crime on the rise, we must invest in more police.” You’ve probably heard this recently from the media, elected officials, and some people directly impacted by gun violence. The pain of communities facing the threat of interpersonal gun violence demands that something be done to protect families, create safer streets, and save lives. If you combine that desperate need for solutions with a society where police have been legitimized as the first, last, and only resort, it’s easy to understand why people would clamor for more police right now.
While this may seem like a logical response, the facts show more policing is not the answer. Let’s explain why, and what alternatives communities can invest in to help effectively reduce violence.
The 10 points below unpack why prioritizing alternative responses to harm and violence is more effective and longer lasting than shoveling even more money into policing, and without the increase in racial injustice and harassment that comes with more officers. These points will also help you see right through cynics who cry “law and order!” for reasons that have nothing to do with actually addressing violence or repairing communities.
1. There are many effective approaches to reducing violence that don’t involve police.
Investments in housing, health care, jobs programs, education, after school programs, gun control, environmental design, and violence interruption programs have all been proven to quantifiably reduce violence. For example, one study found that every additional community-focused nonprofit in a medium-sized city leads to a 12 percent reduction in homicide rate, a 10 percent reduction in violent crime, and a 7 percent reduction in property crime. In Philadelphia, simply cleaning vacant lots in neighborhoods below the poverty line resulted in a 29 percent decrease in gun assaults.
2. Policing is not especially effective at reducing violence.
Police typically deal with violence only after someone has already been killed, injured, or otherwise harmed. Even then, many police departments are alarmingly ineffective at holding anyone accountable for violent crimes, as reflected by low “clearance rates” (whether any suspect is ever charged for a reported crime). For example, a recent study found Chicago has a homicide clearance rate of about 40 percent, which drops to just 22 percent when the victim is African American.
3. Investing so heavily in policing is not evidence-based.
The uniquely American dependence on police as first responders to every social problem is the product of decades of reliance on antiquated and disproven theories about safety, the fearmongering of powerful police lobbyists, and policymakers’ racist support for devastatingly harmful militarized policing in communities of color. Policing as a one-size-fits-all solution to violence is simply a bad and dangerous policy choice made by elected officials — one they now have a responsibility to correct.
4. There is no connection between violence and police budgets.
America has steadily increased police funding year-over-year regardless of whether crime rates are going up or down. There is no documented connection between the two. In 2020, for example, Houston, Nashville, Tulsa, and Fresno all increased their police budgets — and all saw increased homicides. Most experts believe the recent increase in homicides in some cities is due to the pandemic, economic stress, unprecedented gun sales, and the defunding of community services — not a lack of resources for police.
5. There is a connection between violence and defunding social services.
As noted above, community investments have proven effective at reducing violence, and the converse is also true: Underfunding and defunding these supports for decades in communities of color has a deeply destabilizing effect that increases the likelihood of homicide, violence, and other crime.
6. Violence interruption programs show extraordinary promise during moments of heightened interpersonal violence.
In addition to long-term investments in social infrastructure, “violence interruption programs” — community-driven interventions to prevent or peacefully resolve conflict — are proving remarkably effective. For example, in Baltimore, directly impacted staff and volunteers of the Safe Streets Program engage in conflict resolution and connect people to services and resources. Since last June alone, the group has peacefully resolved over 400 conflicts without police, 70 percent of which involved a gun.
7. Most communities are still safer than they have ever been in modern history.
While any and all loss of life to violence is tragic and unacceptable, elected officials who are charged with crafting sensible policy would be wise to keep some long-term perspective in mind. In 1980, there was an average of 10.2 murders per 100,000 people nationwide; in 1991 it was 9.8. In 2020 there was an average of 6.5 murders. In recent months, although homicides in particular have ticked up, overall violent crime continues to fall or remain near all-time lows. For example, in New York City, violent crime overall is currently down and homicides down 2.4 percent compared to the same time last year.
8. Many more police officers could focus on violent crime without increasing police budgets or adding officers.
The data show officers spend more than one-third of their time responding to non-criminal calls, and about 80 percent of the arrests they make are for low-level and non-serious offenses like “disorderly conduct” and substance use violations. Just 5 percent of arrests and 4 percent of police time are spent on the most serious forms of interpersonal harm. This focus on low-level arrests fuels racial injustice, harms families, and sows distrust. It also means police departments are spending a fraction of their enormous budgets on investigating violent crimes. Starting today, mayors and police chiefs could follow the lead of other cities that have prohibited officers from focusing on some low-level offenses, and shift more officers and resources into investigating homicides and violence, while investing new dollars in non-police alternatives that will actually address the root causes of violence.
9. Violence is a complex public health problem with numerous interconnected causes.
Violence is caused by many different things, including poverty, alcohol, guns, interpersonal conflict, unmet mental health and social needs, juvenile trauma, and more. It is no wonder then that relying on a single approach — policing — has not worked in the past and is not going to work to meet the moment now.
10. We know what works to build safe and healthy communities.
Reducing violence is difficult and takes time, but the solutions are not mysterious. To see them in action, just look at a nearby affluent (likely majority white) neighborhood or community. You’re likely to find a neighborhood where people have stable, well-paying jobs and access to well-funded public services, experience little violence, and have a fairly small police force that responds only when it is wanted. Instead of fully and equitably funding all these same approaches in low-income communities and communities of color, we overfund police year after year after year.
This is a critical moment to decide which path we are going to take to combat violence. Are we going to continue the racist, harmful, and dangerous status quo of endlessly cutting blank checks for police while neglecting proven alternatives? Or will we finally decide to fully invest in a more effective multi-pronged approach to public safety and community health?
As you are reading this article, there is a good chance that your city leaders are debating whether to increase their police department budgets instead of spending those dollars on violence interruption programs, affordable housing, or recreation centers. They are likely weighing decisions about how to spend billions of dollars in new federal funding that can either be allocated to police or to alternatives like mental health care services.
You can make a difference by calling or emailing your mayor and council members today and asking them to prioritize alternatives to police.


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There is a side to Ozanam that few in the English-speaking world seem to know. His insights on what we would call today “systemic change” reveal a profoundly deep thinker and critic of a piecemeal approach to serving the poor. Writing in an age of great social unrest not unlike our own, he has much to say that is relevant to today’s shallow discussions of approaches to poverty. I have been amazed at the timeliness of the work of Monsignor Baunard in bringing this to light over 100 years ago, and translated for us by a member of the Irish Society of St. Vincent de Paul at the beginning of the 20th century.
Many know the first part of the following quotation from Frederic. But precious few know the second part, here placed in bold relief,
“The knowledge of social well-being and of reform is to be learned, not from books, nor from the public platform, but in climbing the stairs to the poor man’s garret, sitting by his bedside, feeling the same cold that pierces him, sharing the secret of his lonely heart and troubled mind. When the conditions of the poor have been examined, in school, at work, in hospital, in the city, in the country, everywhere that God has placed them, it is then and then only, that we know the elements of that formidable problem, that we begin to grasp it and may hope to solve it.” (Baunard p. 227)
Few seem to know he was an editor of a newspaper that even by today’s standards would be called progressive. Again, the noted scholar Baunard observes of this newspaper that “while the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was going to the poor to comfort them in their misery, The New Era devoted itself to enlisting the sympathies of the charitable public. One of Ozanam’s letters, dated the 3rd July, a week after the insurrection [of June 1848], runs as follows:
” The New Era claims the greatest part of whatever time is left me from my examinations. I have contributed five articles in ten days. Those articles were snapped up as soon as they appeared in print. We have the satisfaction of doing some good, for as many as eight thousand copies a day have been sold in the streets of Paris.”
“These articles were received with quite unexpected popularity in the faubourgs [districts]. They were directed to the disarmed insurgents,
“speaking to them without patronising them, without irritating them, but teaching them to estimate at their proper value those who had duped them. Well-to-do people praised the firmness of our words and did us the honour of attributing to us a sympathetic heart, and a sincere passion for the interests of the people.”
“It was to those good people themselves, and to all good citizens that Ozanam appealed some months later ‘to be no longer silent about truths which have ceased to be a source of danger.’ He addresses them in more stirring terms than usual ‘without fearing that my appeal will be misused by wicked men or that it will furnish ammunition for guns at the barricades.'”
Baunard points out that Ozanam would speak to Baunard’s contemporaries about [again emphasis added]
“an enemy which has not been defeated or crushed, but which stands forth more terrible and more menacing than ever: Destitution. The destitution of 267,000 unemployed workpeople in Paris, and in particular in the 12th Ward, which had been a storm-centre of the insurrection. Ozanam describes its horror and suffering; but he also throws into relief its concealed virtues, its simple Christianity. He makes us weep and wonder.
After that harrowing picture of misery, the article proceeds to inquire into the causes,which are to be found in moral conditions, and the remedy for which will be found in “reform of morals through education rather than through legislation; through Catholic education by those Friars and Sisters, who can teach the children of the people something better, than to spell out the words of a newspaper, or to chalk on the dead walls of the city the order of the day at the barricades.”
There is a place also in those schemes of reform, for adult night schools, for schools for apprentices, for Academies of Arts and Trades, Public Libraries, Military Associations, Co-operative Societies.”
Indeed, he planted the seeds of systemic change!
The excerpts used here and the entire work by Monsignor Baunard can be found on our partner site “We are Vincentians.”
See also VinFormation’s presentation on the roots of Ozanam’s passion for justice.


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Pre conference (PSA) – a few days at Rocky Mountain National Park. Arrived thursday afternoon in Denver and drove to Estes for a few days with a photog friend. three days at the park were awesome.
Just posting a few from the trip.
The range with Longs Peak
More images for the park and Colorado Springs to follow.


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3/28/2014 - Corvette Racing Legend Jim Jeffords Passes Away
Palm Springs, CA -- Jim Jeffords, 87, one of the all-time great Corvette racers, passed away March 6 at his winter home here, just weeks after the death of Ronnie Kaplan, who helped build the Purple People Eater Corvettes that made the two men fixtures of the American road racing scene.
Right: Jim Jeffords. (photo by Art Evans)
Jeffords started his racing career in a Jaguar XK120, followed by an XK140 and a Mercedes Gullwing 300SL.
But it was in May, 1956, that the Jeffords tale truly begins. Jeffords met GM's Ed Cole and said he had heard Chevrolet was forming a Corvette race team. "How can I get on the team, Mr. Cole?" asked Jeffords. Cole suggested that Jeffords visit Dick Doane, a Chevrolet dealer from Dundee, Ill., and Cole promised Jeffords a production Corvette to race at Road America. But the promised Corvette did not materialize. Doane raced a Sebring Corvette at local hillclimbs, and Jeffords realized he had to prove that his driving talent earned him the right to drive Doane's Corvette.
A month later, on June 24, 1956 at the Road America June Sprints, Jeffords and his Jaguar XK140 raced against Dr. Dick Thompson, Fred Windridge, Bark Henry and Ed Davis, the top Corvette drivers of the day. Jeffords was leading the race with one lap to go when the engine popped a freeze plug, and the car limped home. Though his masterful drive had not ended in victory, the fans and Ed Cole mobbed Jeffords when he returned to the pits. As reward, Jim was given Dick Doane's blue 1956 Sebring-modified Corvette to race in other Midwest events that summer. Jeffords raced this Corvette in a couple of races during the balance of 1956, although he had it painted white with blue stripes, the American racing colors.
The next major step came in the spring of 1958, when Nickey Chevrolet of Chicago retained Jeffords to drive Corvettes and head up a race team. Jeffords was so confident of his ability he promised the owners that "if I do not bring you the championship, then I will pay you back all the expenses."
The Stephani brothers who owned Nickey Chevrolet agreed, and they hired Ronnie Kaplan as crew chief, who took over the maintenance and race prep of the SR-2, which Jeffords now owned and had already painted purple. In an early and successful melding of racing and pop culture, Jeffords had taken inspiration from the popular song "Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley. The Purple People Eater Corvettes were born.
In 1958 and '59, on his own and in partnership with Nickey Chevrolet, Jeffords entered 21 race weekends (a total of 42 races) with the famous 1958 and '59 Purple People Eater Corvettes at tracks across the country. The results speak for themselves: 29 first in class, with only three DNFs due to mechanical failures.
Jeffords was a phenomenon. In August 1958, Jeffords won B-Production races at two different SCCA Nationals on the same weekend. The first, in his native Milwaukee, was on a Saturday, as Jeffords drove his B-Production Nickey Corvette to victory. He then hopped on an airplane and flew to Montgomery, New York, where Nickey had another 1958 B-Production Corvette waiting for him. Without practice or qualifying time, Jeffords won his second National of the weekend. He did another double in July 1959, when he won both the B-Production race in the Corvette, and the feature race in the Scarab, at the SCCA National at Denver's Buckley Field airport course.
In 1958 Jeffords won the SCCA National B-Production Championship and earned 7000 points in the SCCA. Second place was Fred Windridge, with 4000. In 1959 the SCCA changed their point-scoring system. Jeffords won the SCCA B/P Championship for the second time, earning 76 points to Roy Tuerke's 54.
Over Labor Day weekend of 1958, Jeffords met Lance Reventlow at the hotel lobby next to Thompson Raceway in Connecticut. Their conversation over dinner changed Jeffords' motorsports career. On the Tuesday following the final race of the season in Riverside, California in November, Jeffords met Reventlow at the track and bought the #002 Scarab. Jim got Nickey Chevrolet to add the car to the stable, and dubbed it "Nickey Nouse."
On July 18-19, 1959, at Riverside's Kiwanis Grand Prix, Jeffords surprised the West Coast racers and brought out the '59 Corvette "Purple People Eater III" to defend his SCCA National '58 title. Bob Bondurant, Dean Geddes, Bill Gaskins and Paul Masse were listed in the top six Corvette finishers. West Coast sports car racing was independent of any national bodies like the SCCA, and the rules were different, allowing racers to use "retread tires," and that upset Jeffords and his crew chief, Ronnie Kaplan.
The race was shortened due to a bad crash, a yellow flag complicated matters, and it seemed that West had beaten East. Bondurant, driving his long-serving '57 Corvette, claimed victory. At the time, Bondurant was declared the winner. Nickey Chevrolet protested the race finish declared by the West Coast club. Only last year in October 2013 did Jeffords receive a copy of a letter from SCCA Chief John Bishop dated September 24, 1959 that granted Jeffords the victory. The letter had been lost for decades in a file at Nickey Chevrolet. The race photos and the event have been the subject of jokes at race reunion events for a half-century.
The 1959 season with the Scarab held mixed results, but two victories in the professional USAC events at Meadowdale near Chicago stand out. In one of the events, Jeffords lapped the course four seconds faster than Chuck Daigh had done the year before in the same car. He won 1st in class and 1st overall in all three 100-mile races. His new lap record stood for some years to come. Jeffords won the three-heat USAC 505km race on Memorial Day weekend, then followed that with another win in the 444km USAC race on Independence Day weekend. The week following, Jeffords won the Denver SCCA National at Buckley Field in the Nickey Scarab.
In 1960 by special arrangement with Zora Duntov, Lucky Casner bought two heavy-duty #687 HD brake/suspension-optioned Corvettes from Don Allen Chevrolet in Miami. The two cars were campaigned under his Camoradi USA banner (CAsner MOtor RAcing DIvision).
The No. 4 car was assigned to its first race at the Grand Prix of Havana. On February 24, 1960, Jeffords drove it to a 1st-place finish in the GT race. On the following Sunday's Grand Prix of Cuba, he finished 1st again in GT class, and 8th overall. Jeffords drove his victory lap with Fidel Castro's son beside him holding the checkered flag. (Editor's note: You can read more about these races in the book "Caribbean Capers" by Joel E. Finn.)
In June of 1960, Jeffords again joined Casner and co-drove a Maserati Tipo 61 "Birdcage" at Le Mans. His only European experience was not a success thanks to an off-course excursion by Casner that loaded the gearbox with sand, a DNF in 40th position the final result.
Later that year, Casner sold Jeffords the streamlined Birdcage that Masten Gregory and Chuck Daigh had raced at Le Mans, and Jeffords raced it to victory at Road America in the USAC Road America 200, beating Jim Hall in the first professional sports car race ever at Road America. This streamlined car was much faster than the "Cage" Jeffords had driven at Le Mans.
Before the 1961 season, Jeffords was struck by a mysterious allergy that almost killed him. He was in intensive care for nine months. His driving career was over.
In 1968, Jim stepped away from his busy advertising business and briefly returned to the racing scene as manager of the AMC Javelin Trans-Am race cars. Kaplan was crew chief and Peter Revson and George Follmer were the drivers. This was the first year for Javelin in Trans-Am, and while they had no overall wins, Revson and Follmer combined to score six 2nd-place finishes.
Jeffords had served on the Board of Directors for Road America at Elkhart Lake since 1958.


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This is for the color throw down challenge. The colors are soft suede, early espresso, cool carribean, and tempting turquoise. I used vanilla and a piece of dp also. I watercolored the image, and put some stickles on it, but you can't tell.
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Wow, absolutely gorgeous! The wreath is so very pretty and the colors for the challenge are lovely. I like the bottom panel EF'd and your pretty blue panel behind the image topped with the wonderful bow! Wow again! Hugs for Jake and Alfie.

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Syria’s Ruling Party Discusses Future Economic Prospects
By Nabil Al Mulhem
Albawaba.com – Damascus
Members of the regional command of the Syrian ruling Baath Party discussed at a meeting last week working papers related to the economic future of the country “in light of the domestic and external developments,” according to sources close to the command.
The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that each member of the ministerial council, Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam, the Trade Union, Monitoring and Inspection Commission, the Ministries of Economy and Planning presented their papers at the meeting.
The papers tackled the future of the public sector in the country, calling for preserving it, while introducing market economy aspects into it. They said that the qualifications of the civil servants should be upgraded and profitable public projects be studied, according to the sources, who cited the some officials as suggesting leasing state-run factories as an alternative to complete privatization.
But privatization is not totally ruled out, according to the sources. They said the municipality of Damascus will refer a tender for private companies to take over the cleaning works in the capital.
According to sources close to the government, privatization will cover more sectors such as oil industry, and even more strategic sectors such as water and electricity. As for education, the status quo will remain the same; however, private higher education institutions will be licensed.
Observers notice two different approaches to economic openness in Syria. Those who prefer going for total privatization of the public sectors, and others who propose renovating the sector, while encouraging private enterprises.
According to confirmed inside information, a committee comprising 18 economic experts has been formed to discuss the economic alternatives and report to President Bashar Assad – Albawaba.com
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