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This book provides an insight into the 'hot' field of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Systems
In this book, the authors provide an insight into the field of RFID systems with an emphasis on networking aspects and research challenges related to passive Ultra High Frequency (UHF) RFID systems. The book reviews various algorithms, protocols and design solutions that have been developed within the area, including most recent advances. In addition, authors cover a wide range of recognized problems in RFID industry, striking a balance between theoretical and practical coverage. Limitations of the technology and state-of-the-art solutions are identified and new research opportunities are addressed. Finally, the book is authored by experts and respected researchers in the field and every chapter is peer reviewed.
Provides the most comprehensive analysis of networking aspects of RFID systems, including tag identification protocols and reader anti-collision algorithms
Covers in detail major research problems of passive UHF systems such as improving reading accuracy, reading range and throughput
Analyzes other "hot topics" including localization of passive RFID tags, energy harvesting, simulator and emulator design, security and privacy
Discusses design of tag antennas, tag and reader circuits for passive UHF RFID systems
Presents EPCGlobal architecture framework, middleware and protocols
Includes an accompanying website with PowerPoint slides and solutions to the problems http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~mbolic/RFIDBook/
This book will be an invaluable guide for researchers and graduate students in electrical engineering and computer science, and researchers and developers in telecommunication industry.
Python Phrasebook (Developer's Library)
I was excited when my editor asked me to write a phrasebook on the Python language. The phrasebook is one of the smallest books I have ever written; however, it was one of the hardest.
The idea of a conventional phrasebook is to provide readers with quick phrases that actually mean something in the language. The Python...
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Building a successful health care claims processing EDI implementation in BizTalk Server can be complex. Decisions must be made around how to extract and publish data, how to map to the 837 EDI standard, and how to appropriately batch and deliver data. If architected properly, your BizTalk solution can be highly efficient, simple, and...
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Developing WordPress-powered websites is one of the standout trends in the modern web development world. The flexibility and power of the built-in features offered by WordPress has made developers turn their attentions to the possibility of using it as a web development framework. This book will act as a comprehensive resource for building...
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Named after the Monty Python comedy troupe, Python is an interpreted, open-source, object-oriented programming language. It's also free and runs portably on Windows, Mac OS, Unix, and other operating systems. Python can be used for all manner of programming...
Videogames and Art From Madden NFL 2007 to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, videogames are firmly enmeshed in modern culture. Acknowledging the increasing cultural impact of this rapidly changing industry, Videogames and Art is one of the first books devoted to the study of videogame art, featuring in-depth essays that offer an unparalleled...


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#North Korea has cautioned the United States that it would resort to a #nuclear attack if provoked and #Donald Trump has opened up on the issue. He has taken the Twitter route to announce his intentions and has reiterated that he would not hesitate to take action against the dictatorship and go ahead irrespective of whether China chipped in or not.
New Zealand Herald reports that Donald Trump has dropped a hint for China and said that, if it expects to have a better trade deal with the United States, it should extend cooperation so that the threat posed by North Korea can be nullified..
The situation in North Korea
North Korea had conducted tests on a mid-range ballistic missile when the Chinese President Xi Jinping was engaged in the summit meeting with Donald Trump in Florida. That led to tensions in the Korean Peninsula and the US took action to divert a naval strike force to the western Pacific Ocean. The force consists of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and three guided-missile destroyers.
As expected, North Korea saw red and threatened the US with serious consequences. It went to the extent of saying that it could carry out a nuclear attack because its nuclear weapons were focused on not just the US bases in South Korea but also the mainland of America..
In view of the threats and counter threats, China is reported to have sent its soldiers to the border because it feels the US could carry out a pre-emptive strike.
US must tread with caution
The 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea falls on Saturday and there is every possibility that Kim Jong-Un could take this opportunity to launch a missile or test a nuclear device. Incidentally, Kim Il-sung is Kim Jong-Un’s late grandfather.
Donald Trump has threatened the country with unilateral military action and his latest tweets indicate that he wants to get a positive response from China since it is the only major ally of North Korea. It is difficult to predict how things will shape up because China has sent 150,000 troops to the border in anticipation of military action. South Korea has also reported that medical and back-up units from the People's Liberation Army had been deployed to the Yalu River.
To say that the situation is volatile would be an understatement but Donald Trump has shown that he is not one to slow down. There are ominous signs in the air and we will see how Washington proceeds to tame Pyongyang.


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Will Bravoholics get a Lisa vs. Kelly showdown? Inside the rumored cast list of Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip Season 3. Keep reading for all the details.
Kelly Dodd continues controversial comments after RHOC firing
Kelly Dodd is by far one of the most controversial stars of the Real Housewives franchise. After initially dismissing COVID-19 as the flu, the Bravolebrity doubled down by saying the virus was “God thinning the herd.”
RHOC fans immediately called for her firing, but Bravo had already filmed Season 15. However, the network chose not to bring her back for the upcoming 16th season of the popular reality show.
After getting fired from Bravo, Dodd started a podcast, Rick & Kelly Unmasked, with her husband, ex-Fox News correspondent Rick Leventhal.
Despite leaving the show, Kelly is still feuding with former co-star Heather Dubrow, who returned for Season 16.
Lisa Vanderpump quit RHOBH but still heads up Vanderpump Rules
Unlike Kelly Dodd, Lisa Vanderpump left The Real Housewives of her own accord. After a disastrous Season 9, the British beauty quit RHOBH. She had spent much of the season feuding with her co-stars over rescue dog Lucy Lucy Apple Juicy.
Co-star Dorit Kemsley adopted the dog from Lisa’s Vanderpump Dogs rescue, but returned the dog to a high-risk kill shelter. In doing so, Kemsley broke her contract with the rescue organization. But that wasn’t the main issue. Someone leaked the story to the press. While Lisa Vanderpump denied doing so, her co-stars didn’t believe her.
A producer with the show recently confirmed in a tell-all book that Lisa Vanderpump was the source of the story.
Even though she quit RHOBH, Lisa Vanderpump still helms the Vanderpump Rules spin-off. VPR is currently airing Season 9, Tuesdays on Bravo.
Lisa vs. Kelly showdown? Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip rumors
So, we know that Lisa Vanderpump at least has a working relationship with Bravo. But what about Kelly Dodd? There’s a new rumor that she is joining Season 3 of the spin-off Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip.
The Peacock streaming exclusive show follows a group of all-star Housewives during a girls’ trip. Season 1 premieres on Peacock next week. It stars RHONY‘s Luann de Lesseps and Ramona Singer; RHONJ‘s Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice; RHOA‘s Kenya Moore and Cynthia Bailey, plus RHOBH‘s Kyle Richards. The seven women spend time together in Turks and Caicos on a short vacation.
While RHUGT has yet to even premiere, a second season has already filmed. Season 2 will unite RHOBH alums Taylor Armstrong and Brandi Glanville; RHOC alums Tamra Judge and Vicki Gunvalson; RHONY‘s Dorinda Medley; and RHOA‘s Phaedra Parks and Eva Marcille.
A new entry on the show’s Wikipedia page now lists cast members for Season 3 of RHUGT. The rumored cast list includes RHOBH alums Camille Grammer and Lisa Vanderpump; RHOC‘s Kelly Dodd; RHONY‘s Bethenny Frankel; RHOP‘s Karen Huger; and RHOSLC‘s Lisa Barlow.
Looking through the entry history, the updated information was posted in August. Since anyone can edit Wikipedia, there’s no way to confirm the names. Is it an insider or wishful thinking from a Real Housewives fan? Only time will tell.
Do you think Lisa Vanderpump & Kelly Dodd would join Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Don’t miss Season 1 of RHUGT, premiering on Peacock on Thursday, November 18, 2021.
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PANCHKULA: The local administration on Wednesday proposed a hike of 2% to 10% in collector rates for some sectors.
The proposed rates have been put on official website of the administration. Residents have been given 15 days to offer their suggestions.
According to officials, collector rates have been proposed to be increased from Rs 47,000 per square yard to Rs 52,000 per square yard in sectors 6, 7, 8; from Rs 45,000 to Rs 52,000 per square yard in sectors 4&6 of MDC, from Rs 37,000 to Rs 45,000 in Sector 12; from Rs 37,000 to Rs 39,000 in sectors 12/A, 14, 20, 21; and from Rs 45,000 to Rs 47,000 in Sector 4.
However, the price remains the same in sectors of MDC at Rs 38,000, in sectors 27, 28, 31, 19 and Budhanpur HUDA plots at Rs 25,000, sectors 23 to 26 at Rs 32,000, in sectors 2, 15, 16, 17, 18 at Rs 39,000 and in sectors 9, 10 and 11 at Rs 45,000.
However, the collector rate of ground floor is the same as that of last year, Rs 1200 per square feet, while the price of first floor, second floor and of basement has been proposed to be increased from Rs 1,100 to Rs 1,200. The rates of covered area for housing board has been planned to be increased from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,200.
Deputy Commissioner Balkar Singh, said, “The proposed rates have been uploaded on the official website of Panchkula district and suggestions from residents sought before finalising the rates.”
The 1.2 million square feet "Ambience Mall" in the posh southern district of India's capital has been put up for auction as its current owner, the Ambience Group, has not paid debt of $149 million to Indiabulls Housing Finance and other creditors, according to a previously unreported public auction notice.

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Add and follow. Microsoft continues to make money in a year marked by crisis. Those of Bill Gates have declared an income of 37,200 million dollars, which represents a growth of 12%. Although they are still record figures, it has slightly lowered the growth rate, in the last quarter it gained 13% more.
As the experts predicted and ForexNews.online has advanced, Azure (its public cloud) has once again been its great ally.
"We expect Azure to continue to act strongly, growing 42% year-on-year, as it benefits from a greater change to the cloud in the environment," they highlighted from Jefferies before the accounts were known. Expectations that have not only been equaled, but have been exceeded.
Revenues from this segment have grown 48%, compared to the 47% that increased in the previous quarter. Those of Bill Gates have not released the dollar figure.
"Demand for our cloud offerings fueled a strong start to the fiscal year with our cloud business revenue generating $ 15.2 billion, up 31% year-over-year. We continue to invest in the important opportunity ahead to drive long-term growth", explained Amy Hood, Microsft's chief financial officer.
"We are innovating across our suite of modern technologies pTo help our customers in all industries improve time to value, increase agility and reduce costs, "said Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft.
From Microsoft, they do not put obstacles in the future and assure that they will continue to bet on the technologies that are being their great allies in recent months. "In the next decade of economic performance for all companies will be defined by the speed of their digital transformation," Nadella added.
After presenting their accounts, Microsoft shares advanced a slight 0.25% in the 'after hours' of Wall Street, which includes operations after hours.
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“Real Car Driving: Race City 3D” is a android racing game that offers an immersive driving experience with a focus on city racing and drag racing. Here are some key aspects to consider:
Graphics and Visuals: The game features 3D graphics that aim to provide a visually appealing environment and realistic car models. The city landscapes and racing tracks are designed to create an engaging and immersive racing experience.
Car Selection: The game offers a variety of real-world car models to choose from, including sports cars, supercars, and muscle cars. This allows players to personalize their racing experience and select cars based on their preferences.
Gameplay: “Real Car Driving: Race City 3D” focuses on providing exciting and fast-paced racing gameplay. It offers both city racing and drag racing modes, allowing players to compete against AI opponents or challenge their friends in multiplayer mode.
Controls and Physics: The game aims to provide realistic driving physics for a more authentic racing experience. The controls are typically designed to be accessible and responsive, enabling players to have precise control over their vehicles.
Challenges and Progression: The game offers various racing challenges and events to keep players engaged. Advancing through the game typically involves winning races, earning virtual currency to upgrade cars, unlocking new tracks, and achieving higher ranks.
Best Car in Real Car Driving: Race City 3D
In the game “Real Car Driving: Race City 3D,” there are various cars that can be used for racing. Here are some popular choices for drag racing in Race City 3D:
1. Bugatti Veyron: Known for its incredible speed and acceleration, the Bugatti Veyron is often a top choice for drag racing in the game.
2. Lamborghini Aventador: With its powerful engine and sleek design, the Lamborghini Aventador offers a great balance of speed and control for drag racing events.
3. Ferrari LaFerrari: This hybrid supercar combines a powerful engine with electric motors, providing impressive acceleration and speed for drag racing.
4. McLaren P1: The McLaren P1 is a high-performance hybrid sports car with a focus on aerodynamics and speed, making it a popular choice for drag races in the game.
5. Ford Mustang GT: A classic American muscle car, the Ford Mustang GT offers a combination of power, acceleration, and control, making it a competitive choice for drag racing events.
Remember, the performance of cars in the game can vary based on upgrades and tuning options available. It’s a good idea to experiment with different cars and customize them to suit your racing style.

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During the second session of the European Citizens’ Panel on Virtual Worlds, 150 citizens from 24 European member States were invited by the European Commission to discuss what visions, principles and actions should guide the development of virtual worlds. The innovation? For the first time, they attended the deliberation in a fully virtual 3D setting, also called the Metaverse.
Attending a European Panel and walking through the premises of the European Commission for the first time is quite extraordinary for just about anyone. But experiencing this without having to fly, travel or even leave your sitting room has a very different feel to it. On March 10th, 150 randomly selected citizens turned on their computers and in a few clicks 150 look-alike avatars were standing in front of what was supposed to look like the premises of the European Commission. From the comfort of their homes, they found themselves projected at the heart of the European headquarters in Brussels, ready to dive deep into the European Panel on the topic of Virtual Worlds (see photo below).
Once in the setting, they virtually found their way to the plenary, the amphitheater conference room where all were invited to attend the opening moment, before breaking up into smaller groups to continue the discussion.
The mandate given to them by the European Commission is clear; develop recommendations that will help European policymakers shape the future of the Metaverse.
The majority of participants and staff had positive feedback regarding virtual setting: they felt that the interaction was higher than in a classical 2D digital setting, they engaged with other participants during the breaks (over 60% engaged with their counterparts when they were not in subgroup discussions), which almost never happens in classical digital settings. 66% of citizens had excellent feedback regarding the plenary and the inputs they heard from experts and 91% “enjoyed” the subgroup work.
The virtual setting enabled them to walk around regardless of physical mobility issues, they were able to look at the results they produced during the first session that were displayed in a virtual gallery in front of their working rooms.
On the other hand, the 3D setting was seen as “a distraction” for 10% of citizens.
Through the lens of the Metaverse, citizens better understood the technology on which they are deliberating. For example, the question of access and accessibility became an important topic as some of the participants living in rural areas were struggling to join the session at the beginning because of bandwidth issues.
This session is a worlds’ first as it combines many dimensions: not only were citizens joining a full weekend online in a common virtual place, they also were participating in 24 languages. The technical feat behind the scenes is impressive: almost 100 interpreters, each of which was connected from all over Europe. A large support team made sure that participants found their way and could connect: the week before the session the staff onboarded participants individually in their language. The main moderation was split between a studio in Brussels and a moderator joining from home. Speakers were partly on stage from a physical studio in Brussels, and partly online: the session made the European Metaverse a reality during the entire length of a weekend. Citizens deliberating on their own common future: in varietate concordia – united in diversity.


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Gerard Terry, the indicted former North Hempstead political operative, can freely leave his East Hills home while he awaits his federal trial for alleged tax crimes, a judge ruled Friday.
U.S. District Court Judge Joanna Seybert changed the conditions of Terry’s bail so that he is no longer subject to home detention and monitoring with an electronic ankle bracelet, according to court documents filed Friday in Central Islip.
Seybert first ordered Terry, a former North Hempstead Democratic Committee chairman and attorney for several North Shore municipalities, to home detention at his Jan. 31 arraignment on charges of tax evasion and obstructing enforcement of Internal Revenue Service laws.
Prosecutors allege Terry, 62, engaged in a “pattern of deception” to avoid paying a tax debt of nearly $1.4 million that he’s accumulated since 2000. He has pleaded not guilty.
But Seybert on Friday sided with Stephen Scaring, Terry’s attorney, who argued in a Feb. 14 court filing that being confined to his home prevented him from earning money to repay his tax debt.
Terry and his wife, Concetta Terry, have “virtually no current income,” and he struggles with chronic health issues that make him unlikely to flee before trial, Scaring wrote.
“[W]hile the government is eager to bandy about the notion that Mr. Terry has a secret cache of wealth, prosecutors offer no evidence to support this claim,” Scaring wrote.
But Artie McConnell, the assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting the case, said the fact that Terry continued to evade tax collectors even while he was being investigated last year indicates a risk that he could run.
“Given his track record, it would be logical to infer and conclude that the defendant would go to equal, if not greater, lengths to avoid going to federal prison, while also seeking to thwart ongoing federal investigations into other corrupt and fraudulent conduct that he has engaged in,” McConnell wrote in a Feb. 17 court filing.
McConnell questioned Scaring’s claim that Terry wants to focus his personal law practice on private clients, saying he “remained actively involved in matters of municipal hiring, public contracts and rezoning” until his most recent arrest.
Terry was an influential political leader and worked as an attorney for eight municipalities — including the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County and the villages of Manorhaven and Port Washington North, among others — before Newsday revealed his tax debt in January 2016.
McConnell initially asked Seybert to jail Terry without bail before his trial, saying there was a risk he could further obstruct tax laws.
Such a move would have been unusual for a tax evasion case, Seybert previously said.
Terry allegedly used several methods to evade tax collectors, such as cashing paychecks at the banks from which they were written, depositing checks into a corporate checking account for a front company and having employers pay for his personal expenses directly, according to the federal indictment.
He faces as many as 51 months in prison if convicted.
Terry is also being investigated for his involvement in bid-rigging schemes in Nassau County, according to court filings.
He is next due in federal court on April 17.
Terry also faces eight tax fraud charges in New York State court, where a conference is scheduled for Tuesday.
Terry’s attorneys have said he wants to resolve the state and federal cases simultaneously.
In a statement last year, Terry blamed his tax problems on “Type A workaholic compulsion with self-denial and truly catastrophic health issues.”
Terry previously said he was working with the Internal Revenue Service to pay off the tax debt.

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“Qui parle francais?” the consular officer from France’s Embassy in Bangkok called out in 1979 to crowds of ragged refugees newly escaped from collapsing Maoist rule in Cambodia. By the end of the Khmer Rouge’s 1,000-day reign over Cambodia, French-speakers were rare. Every French-speaking member of my wife’s family was executed in the killing fields.
With that simple appeal — who speaks French? — France creamed off the top 10 percent of Cambodia’s 500,000 refugees — those who had been to a French lycee. Fast-forward four decades, these 50,000 immigrants and their children are among the most successful ethnic groups in France.
In contrast, the U.S. largely imported war-traumatized rice farmers with little education. Half a century later, high school graduation rates for Cambodian-American are low — 50 percent. Drive two hours east of the Berkshires to Lowell, home to the second largest Cambodia-American community after Glendale, Calif. Behind the well-run, well-stocked Cambodian markets, there usually is a Vietnamese manager.
I bring this up because if an American consular official were to call out “Who speaks English?” to a crowd of Afghan refugees in Qatar, about 90 percent would raise their hands. The State Department fusses with lengthy procedures and vetting processes. Instead, let’s cut the red tape and say out loud that most of the men and women who worked with Americans in Afghanistan would make great immigrants. This generation needs a Richard Armitage. That U.S. Naval officer broke rules and personally led a flotilla of ships carrying 30,000 Vietnamese refugees from Saigon to Subic Bay, Philippines — 1,000 miles.
A while back, I stopped by the Berkshire Immigrant Center in Pittsfield to ask for advice for my wife. Fresh from Phnom Penh, I asked Lorena Dus, now director of client and community services, about the job situation in the Berkshires. She cut me off: “We are not an employment agency.” Then, she went to say: “I get calls every week from employers who ask: ‘Lorena, who do you have?’”
Why do you think that High Lawn Farm in Lee is largely run by Colombians? How many people in Lee, Lenox or Stockbridge will get up at 6 a.m. and milk the cows? Remember: Cows don’t take weekends off.
Last summer, a Mexican-Honduran-Ecuadorian trio cleaned my house in central Lenox, which I rented out through Airbnb. They worked like clockwork, never skipping a beat: 17 cleanouts in two months. Think of the cash these New Yorkers and Bostonians injected into Lenox restaurants — all made possible by a rock solid cleanout crew.
A few years ago, Bob Broadis, then sheriff of Pitkin County, Colo., explained to me his policy of zero enforcement of immigration laws. He said: “If it weren’t for the Mexicans washing the dishes, cleaning the toilets and taking out the garbage, you would smell Aspen from 50 miles away.” Broadis was reelected five times, serving a total of 24 years.
Last week, my son George was hospitalized overnight for an elbow operation at the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Springfield. Over 24 hours, the nursing shifts included women from Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Jamaica. All were very professional, very nice and very fluent in English. Our country’s gain. Their native countries’ loss.
The next time you drive north to Canada, play this game: Tell the Canadian border officer that you are thinking of immigrating. If you are older than 40, that welcoming Canadian smile will flatline. You can visualize wheels spinning in his or her head: “Hmmm, another middle-aged American plotting to freeload off our national health system.”
Face it: For human beings, our most productive years are the half-century between 18 and 68.
A Honduran teenager who walks the length of Central America for the chance to work in the U.S. sounds like a great asset. Immigrant-phobes look at an 18-year-old who has hiked across three countries to get to the U.S. border as a future gang-banger. I see a motivated, ambitious individual — man or woman — with a great future. The U.S. was built by young strivers with dodgy papers, including my forebear James Brooke, aged 21, in 1699.
An Afghan who goes back to Kabul airport after suicide bombers is worth talking to. The U.S. should import Afghan interpreters by the C-5A Galaxy-load.

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease – A Complex Equation
While there is no one universal therapy for inflammatory bowel disease a complex picture is emerging of a number of causative factors which, together, lead to inflammation of the bowel.
These factors include:
- Genetically inherited tendency towards inflammation
- Certain food allergies or sensitivities
- Dysbiosis including bacterial imbalance and infections
- Increased intestinal permeability
- Eating too many pro-inflammatory foods and not enough anti-inflammatory foods.
Are You Auto-Immune?
Your immune system is designed to react to, not only unwelcome substances from the outside world, such as a viruses, harmful bacteria, pathogens and food allergens, but also to misbehaving cells such as cancer cells. But sometimes the immune system can attack healthy cells. This results in auto-immune diseases such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Wrongly, many people think that since the immune system seems to be over-reacting that anything that could ‘boost’ the immune system, for example, What it does: Strengthens immune system – fights infections. Makes collagen, keeping bones, skin and joints firm and strong. Antioxidant, detoxifying pollutants and protecting against…, could make matters worse. But auto-immune diseases are a ‘system-control’ problem and many of the foods and nutrients that help an immune system to work make matters better not worse.
In relation to ‘cause’ there are two sides of equation, being the cell and the cell’s environment. A classic example is coeliac’s disease, an extreme form of wheat allergy that is very common among sufferers of Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis and should always be screened for. This is an extreme reaction to Gluten is a protein found in the cereals wheat, rye and barley. Obvious sources of gluten in the diet are bread, pasta, breakfast cereals and…, and usually the gliadin Proteins are large molecules consisting of chains of amino acids. Proteins are essential nutrients for the human body – they are a building block of…, which is in wheat, rye and barley, but not in oats. (80% of coeliacs don’t react to oats). Susceptibility to coeliac’s is, in part, genetically inherited. For example, if your mother, father, brother or sister have coeliacs you have a one in four chance of having it too. It is far more common than most think. Many medical textbooks say in affects 1 in several thousand. However, studies involving a new diagnostic test called anti-tissue transaminase (ATG), finds that it affects 1 in 111. But for coeliacs to ‘cause’ disease you have to eat gliadin.
So that’s the other side of the equation – what you expose your cells to. For this reason, for any auto-immune disease, especially those of the gut, I always recommend a proper allergy blood test to find out both if a person is ATG positive and also to find out if their body is producing IgG antibodies or IgE antibodies, indicating intolerance to certain foods. The theory is that if the immune system becomes hyper-alert against foods it ‘cross-reacts’ against certain body tissues. So, the goal is to eliminate the food and lessen the immune system’s belligerent attitude. What’s interesting is that 80% of coeliacs don’t react to oats, which are not only gliadin-free but also a rich source of beta-glucans.
Beta-glucans, which are especially rich in oat Fibre is an important part of a balanced diet. There are two type of fibre; soluble and insoluble. Insoluble fibre helps your bowel to pass…, may help lessen auto-immunity and improve general health in a counter-intuitive way. One of the prevalent theories as to why auto-immune diseases are on the increase is that we live in too clean environments and don’t get enough exposure to early bugs and bacteria. Most such microbes have beta-glucans present in their cell walls and beta-glucans consequently stimulate the immune system and help to build up normal, strong immunity. Many known immune enhancers – from shiitake mushrooms to Echinacea, are rich sources of beta-glucans. Beta-glucans appear to act as an immune system modulator and may also help auto-immune diseases.
As well as eating more oats and shiitake mushrooms you can get supplements of purified beta-glucans. Choose those that contain (1-3) (1-6) beta-d-glucans. Some colitis sufferers are rightly wary of eating high fibre foods but oat fibres are so-called soluble fibres and much more gentle on the digestive tract. If you soak oats, or saturate them as in porridge all the better.
One of the biggest promoters or demoters of gut-associated immune reactivity is the balance of omega3/6 fats in your diet. By increasing the proportional amount of omega 3 you literally switch off the gut’s over-reactivity. Being overweight, or Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas. It is responsible for making the body’s cells absorb glucose (sugar) from the blood…. resistant also increase the gut’s inflammatory potential. So, a low GL diet really does help auto-immune diseases. One clear reason for this is the damage caused by too high sugar levels, called glycosylation, to proteins so that they may start to misbehave, or no longer be recognised as friend, but rather foe, by the body’s immune system.
These damaged proteins are called AGEs (advanced glycation end-products) and the more you have the more your immune system is likely to react. Particularly bad is Fructose is a simple sugar that occurs naturally in fruits, vegetables and their juices, as well as in honey…. (fruit sugar) which the body finds harder to burn, or turn directly into There are many different types of fats; polyunsaturated, monounsaturated, hydrogenated, saturated and trans fat. The body requires good fats (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated) in order to… than glucose. That’s why fructose is a bit more ‘slow-releasing’ because the body can’t process it as smoothly as glucose. This sounds like good news but more and more evidence is suggesting that high fructose diets, principally from fructose sweetened fizzy drinks, are messing up the body’s control functions. Small amounts are not so much of a problem because the body can metabolise fructose, but once it’s limit is exceeded fructose becomes a dangerous sugar. If you follow my low GL diet you will naturally be limiting your fructose intake to healthy levels. Another successful diet approach to auto-immune diseases is a ‘paleo’ diet, or a Stone Age diet. Before we became peasant farmers, so to speak, humanity lived on lean meat, seafood, plants, fruit, and nuts. We weren’t yet eating grains or dairy products and many people with auto-immune diseases report great improvements eating an essential grain and dairy-free diet. A paleo-diet is also naturally high in omega 3 fats.
Another difference between modern living and paleo-living would have been What it does: Helps maintain strong and healthy bones by retaining calcium. Deficiency Signs: Joint pain or stiffness, backache, tooth decay, muscle cramps, hair loss…. exposure. Given that we are originally designed to be naked, outdoors and living a lot further South than Watford our intake of vitamin D, primarily made in the skin in the presence of sunlight, but also in oily fish, has drastically declined. Vitamin D deficiency is linked to increasing risk of auto-immune diseases. We need at least 30mcg a day and eating oily fish and exposing a decent part of yourself for 30 minutes might give you 15mcg, so it’s best to supplement at least another 15mcg a day.
Healing the Gut
The digestive tract is the size of a small football pitch and the cells that make up your inner wall can easily become damaged and hence more permeable, allowing incompletely digested food particles through. In a study of children in the Newcastle district researchers from the Royal Victoria Infirmary found that those with Crohn’s disease had a sixfold increase in intestinal permeability. In another study at St Bartholomew’s’ Hospital in London children with Crohn’s disease and intestinal permeability were fed a diet of pure nutrients, not food as such, for six weeks. As a consequence there was both a substantial improvement in their symptoms and in their intestinal permeability. Indeed, many researchers have found that low-allergenic diets can produce significant relief both from Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. The most common offending foods are wheat, milk and yeast, although the ideal diet varies from person to person.
The first step in its correction therefore lies in identifying offending foods and eliminating them. The next step is to correct dysbiosis and reinoculate the digestive tract with the right beneficial bacteria. There is some evidence that the wrong balance of bacteria may generate toxins that then damage the intestinal wall. The wrong bacterial imbalance can also affect immune function leading to increased inflammation in the digestive tract, so balancing this is important. The amino acid glutamine is especially important in healing the digestive tract. Look for supplements that combine Digestive enzymes break down carbohydrates, fats and proteins into their smallest components, allowing them to be absorbed by the body. Examples of digestive enzymes include… with probiotics and glutamine.
The main medical treatment is the use of anti-inflammatory drugs to actually calm down the inflammation or medication to turn off the body’s immune reactions. These drugs are effective but do nothing to address the actual causes of the inflammation. Instead of thinking ‘pain means drug’, inflammation is the body’s way of saying something is wrong. Inflammation is a ‘systemic’ problem, not just a localised phenomenon, in which the body’s physiology is shifted into an ‘alarm’ state.” It’s as if there is a series of underlying imbalances in the body’s chemistry that build up and then burst forth once the body can no longer cope with a set of circumstances. The actual symptoms, or pain, is the wave breaking, although the wave is a long time coming. Just taking anti-inflammatory drugs fails to address the underlying causes. From this perspective, there are several factors that set the scene for inflammation, and then those which trigger the manifestation of symptoms. So often it’s the ‘last hair that broke the camel’s back’ that gets the blame. ‘My colitis started when my marriage was breaking up’ or ‘ever since I had that bout of flu I started to get abdominal pain’. These triggers are important and may include a trauma, an allergy, an infection, a toxin or exposure to too many oxidants.
Indeed, some research has suggested that the triple vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), which effectively induces all of these infections, can increase the risk of developing Crohn’s in susceptible people. One would hope that a healthy person could rise to such challenges, but if there are underlying weaknesses, such as a genetic predisposition or poor nutritional status, the person may have no reserves in the health bank and so the slightest stress cannot be accommodated and tips them over into an inflammatory state. All these factors need to be considered to restore health.
A diet high in meat and milk, rich sources of the pro-inflammatory fat arachidonic acid, or high in foods you’ve become allergic to, encourages inflammation. However a diet high in omega 3 fats, found in flax seeds (make sure you grind them or use flax seed oil) and oily fish switches off inflammation. Fish oils high in the omega 3 family of fats, particularly EPA is short for Eicosapentaenoic Acid. It is an essential omega-3 fatty acid found in fish such as salmon, mackerel and herring, and is often…, are well established in fighting inflammation. These natural, anti-inflammatory fats are particularly abundant in fish with teeth, which eat fish that eat plankton. Each step up the food chain concentrates them.
Most inflammatory disease respond best to about 1,000mg of EPA. This means taking two high strength omega 3 fish oil capsules a day. There are also a number of natural anti-inflammatory agents found in common foods.
Turmeric: Curcumin, the active ingredient in the yellow curry spices turmeric, works as well as anti-inflammatory drugs, but without the side effects. Like NSAIDs, it blocks the formation of the pro-inflammatory prostaglandins (PGE2), as well as leukotrienes. In fact, it turns out to be what everyone hoped drugs like Vioxx would be (a mild 5-Lox and Cox-2 inhibitor that not does not affect Cox-1) and has been used for its medicinal properties in Ayurveda (Indian traditional medicine), for hundreds of years. There is no evidence of any downsides, even in high doses of 8g a day.
Olives: The first is hydroxytyrosol – a very powerful Antioxidants are substances that protect cells within the body from damage caused by free radicals. They help to strengthen the body’s ability to fight infection… with anti-inflammatory effects. This is a ‘polyphenol’. Another key ingredient is oleocanthal which is chemically related to ibuprofen, though has none of the negative side effects. This is the ingredient that gives olive oil a throaty bite, like a slight sting at the back of the mouth, just as ibuprofen does. In 2005, a study by researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center and University of the Sciences in the US found that oleocanthal was a potent anti-inflammatory painkiller which partially inhibits the activity of the cox-1 and cox-2 enzymes. Like turmeric, olive extract decreases levels of pro-inflammatory substances. Studies on olive pulp extract have shown that it reduces levels of two inflammatory messengers called TNF-alpha and interleukin-8. In fact one study with mice found that the extract reduced TNF-alpha levels by 95%. Some of the newest pain-killing drugs work by reducing TNF-alpha.
An extract of hops: An extract from hops, called isooxygene, is one of the most potent natural COX-2 inhibitors and one of the most effective natural painkillers of all. It works just as well as painkilling drugs. In one study two tablets of ibuprofen inhibited COX-2 by 62 per cent, whereas isooxygene achieved a 56 per cent inhibition. Not only is it almost as effective as ibuprofen but it also doesn’t have the gut-related side effects of anti-inflammatory drugs. This is because ibuprofen also inhibits COX-1 (the so called ‘good’ COX, because it produces prostacyclin, which protects the gut lining), whereas the hop extract does not.
Quercitin – a red onion a day: Many plant foods contain flavonoid compounds, which are known to inhibit inflammation, as research shows. One of the most potent is quercitin. One red onion, or a cup of berries, or three servings of greens provides about 10mg of quercitin. Other good sources of quercitin include red wine, tea, grapefruit, broccoli, squash, red grapes, cranberries and citrus fruits. This is one reason why vegetarian diets have proven highly effective in reducing pain and inflammation. However, taking fifty times this amount, 500mg a day, quercitin becomes a potent anti-inflammatory inhibiting the production of the pro-inflammatory prostaglandins (type 2) and also inhibiting the release of Histamine is a chemical naturally produced by various cells in the body. A large amount of histamine is produced within mast cells where it forms…, which is involved in inflammatory reactions. Look for supplements containing concentrates of these natural anti-inflammatory agents.
Improve your methylation
One of the key ‘control’ mechanisms of the body is Methylation is what occurs when the body takes one substance and turns it into another, so that it can be detoxified and excreted from the…, dependent on B vitamins and other ‘methyl’ nutrients. It is therefore not surprising to find that those with auto-immune diseases are much more likely to have a raised Homocysteine is an amino acid found in the blood. Elevated levels of homocysteine have been associated with narrowing and hardening of the arteries, an increased… level, which is the best indicator of poor methylation. This can be easily tested on a home-test kit.
If your homocysteine level is high there are specific nutrients (B2, B6, B12, What it does: Critical during pregnancy for the development of a baby’s brain and nerves. Also essential for brain and nerve function. Needed for utilising…, TMG, NAC and What it does: Component of over 200 enzymes in the body, essential for growth, important for healing, controls hormones, aids ability to cope with stress…) that you need to take in specific amounts to normalise your homocysteine level. The right amount to take, depending on your homocysteine level is shown in my Special Report.
This natural approach to conquering inflammatory bowel disease is complex, like the problem itself, and is best effected by working with a qualified nutritional therapist who can run the necessary tests and advise you on diet and supplements for each stage of eliminating the cause of the inflammation, calming it and helping to repair the damaged gut. It is based on an understanding that inflammation and pain are the body’s way of saying “help” and that current diet and lifestyle factors have exceeded the body’s capacity to adapt. Rather than suppressing the inflammation with drugs, this approach works to identify the contributing factors and restore balance.

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Zumba, yoga offered for youth
The City of Covina Parks and Recreation Department is hosting weekly exercise classes on Fridays this month at the Covina Public Library, 234 N. 2nd Ave.
The sessions are scheduled for each Friday in July and include zumba, yoga and strength training exercises.
For more information, call 626-384-5303.
Free health screenings offered at wellness fair
The City of El Monte Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department is hosting a health and wellness fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Lambert Park, 11431 McGirk St.
The fair will include free bounce houses, an inflatable obstacle course and slide for children. There will also be arts and crafts, face painting, fitness classes, a Tae Kwan Do demonstration and a cooking demonstration.
Healthy food booths and health screenings will also be available at the event.
For more information, call 626-580-2001 or go to www.elmonteca.gov.
Mall hosts golf tournament
Plaza West Covina invites the community to support Friends of the West Covina Police Department K9’s, as the center hosts its second annual golf tournament later this month.
Fees for the July 18 tournament range from $50 to $750 and can include lunch, driving range time, a golf cart, complimentary beverages, and more.
Registration and the driving range open at 8 a.m. and complimentary coffee and donuts will be served from 8 to 10 a.m. Participants are also welcome to sponsor the event at different sponsorship levels ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.
For more information, go to www.friendsofwcpdk9.com.
Donate food, blankets to local families in need
The employees of the West Covina Medical Center, formerly known as the Doctors Hospital of West Covina, are raising money and collecting food and blankets for families in need.
The hospital is accepting donations of non-perishable food, blankets and jackets to give to Cory’s Kitchen, a nonporift charity that provides emergency food to local families.
Donations will be accepted at the new Urgent Care Center located at 741 S. Orange Ave. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Items needed include canned vegetables and fruit, boxes of mashed potatoes, rice, cereals, baby food and pet foods.
For more information, contact the hospital at 626-899-4573.
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Improving Clinical Outcomes
Palliative care programs transition patients from the hospital to the most appropriate services or care settings. For example, studies show palliative care programs can double or triple hospice referral rates for patients in the last weeks of life. In addition, palliative care programs facilitate communication about the most appropriate care setting to achieve the goals of care, resulting in reduced hospital and ICU length of stay.
Palliative care relieves pain and distressing symptoms.
Palliative care programs significantly reduce pain levels and increase patient satisfaction with pain management. Numerous studies also show palliative care controls fatigue, anxiety, breathlessness, nausea, depression, constipation, and other sources of symptom distress.
Palliative care helps with difficult decision-making.
Palliative care teams meet with patients and their families to discuss goals of care and develop treatment plans. This intensive communication results in a high level of patient and family satisfaction and smooth coordination of care between settings.
Palliative care helps patients complete life-prolonging or curative treatments.
Pain and other symptoms result in complications and slower recovery for patients. Studies show that cancer patients receiving palliative care during their chemotherapy are more likely to complete their cycle of treatment, stay in clinical trials, and report a higher quality of life than similar patients who did not receive palliative care.
Palliative care boosts patient and family satisfaction.
Patients and families who receive palliative care report extremely high levels of satisfaction with their hospital care.

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Same-sex marriages & civil unions in Hawaii
2007: Proposed civil unions
As of early 2007, Hawaii has a reciprocal benefits law that grants certain
rights to registered same-sex couples in the areas of insurance, property ownership,
pensions, and hospital visitation. However, there are hundreds of state benefits, rights
and obligations automatically given to opposite-sex marriage couples that are not extended to
Democratic legislators hels control of both the state House and Senate in
Hawaii. One of their highest priority projects in 2007 was a bill to create civil
unions for same sex couples. If passed, Hawaii would have become the fifth state to
recognize same-sex marriage, civil unions or registered partnerships. Same-sex
couples would have enjoyed all of the state benefits of opposite-sex married couples, except
for the legal use of the term "marriage." However, they would not
receive the over 1,000 federal benefits.
Gary Hooser, (D) the state senate majority leader said:
"Committed couples, regardless of their sexual preference or orientation,
should have the same rights. That's the bottom line ... we should treat people
equally. ... There's broad support among Democratic party members."
Reaction to the proposed law:
|Governor Linda Lingle will not take a position on the bill until after
the Legislature passes it. Her senior policy adviser, Linda Smith, said: "We'll
give every bill a fair look if and when it comes to her desk."|
|Kelly Rosati, spokesperson for the Roman Catholic Church, said
that the church opposes the idea of civil unions.|
|A spokesperson for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
said that she was unaware of any official involvement by the Mormons in
the civil union debate.|
|Covenant News, a fundamentalist Christian news group referred to
same-sex civil unions as "sodomite 'unions' " in their blog.
2 It was a particularly nasty show
of prejudice against same-sex couples. We feel that it is worth duplicating
here, in order to show the depths of hatred that some religious
conservatives have towards persons of bisexual or homosexual orientation.
Covenant News commented in their daily mailing
that Hawaiian legislators were considering:|
"...a 'renewed push' to give sex offenders marriage benefits through
'civil unions.' Reprobate lawmakers hold an overwhelming majorities
[sic] in both the state House and Senate and are supporting a proposed
'civil union bill" as a top priority for this year's legislative
session. If the sodomite bill passes, Hawaii would become the fifth
state to make a man's wife equal to a filthy sodomite."
Covenant News appears to consider lawmakers who favor equal rights to be
reprobates. They refer to homosexuals by the derogatory term "sodomite."
They imply that all homosexuals are "filthy." and "sexual offenders." Finally, they suggest that
same-sex "civil unionized" couples would receive rights equal to married
opposite-sex couples. That is wrong on two counts:
|They would only receive a few hundred state benefits. The
over 1,000 federal rights and benefits enjoyed by every opposite-sex married couple
in Hawaii would be denied them.|
|Their rights and privileges are not generally transferable if they moved
to another state. Unless they happened to move to a state that recognized
civil unions made in other states, they would be treated as simple roommates
at their new location. Their children would be considered illegitimate.|
The bill did not proceed. A vote in the House Judiciary
Committee was not held because the majority Democrats felt that it would
most likely be defeated. 4
However a new attempt at a civil union bill was
introduced in 2009.
The following information sources were used to prepare and update the above
essay. The hyperlinks are not necessarily still active today.
Mark Niesse, "Hawaii lawmakers mull civil unions bill,"
Associated Press, 2007-JAN-31, at:
"Hawaii lawmakers mull sodomite 'unions'," Covenant News,
Abominations section, 2007-JAN-31, at:
Covenant News mailing, 2007-JAN-31.
Derrick DePledge, "Hawaii civil unions backed by a majority in
32 of 51 House members sign on to measure that would legalize partnership," The
Honolulu Advertiser, 2009-JAN-24, at:
Copyright © 2007 by Ontario
Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Originally written: 2007-FEB-04
Latest update and review: 2009-FEB-08
Author: B.A. Robinson

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The most people may not think it, Northern California has an air pollution problem. Air pollution in San Jose, part of Northern California’s Bay Area, was actually worse than air pollution in Shanghai for at least 32 days out of June and July of last year. What causes Northern California air pollution? What can be done to reduce this pollution and protect the health of the people who live in the Bay Area and beyond?
Northern California’s Air Pollution Problem
The Bay Area and other places in Northern California, like Sacramento, have struggled with air pollution over the past couple years. Northern California’s air pollution problem is actually so severe that on certain days the air quality in the Bay Area was actually worse than the air quality in the notoriously polluted Shanghai.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District monitors the air for the entire Bay Area and makes use of 35 different air quality monitoring stations. The air quality monitoring stations track levels of six pollutants that the EPA has defined as criteria pollutants: carbon monoxide, ozone, particulate matter, lead, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide.
“The Air Quality Index tracks the severity of air pollution in different areas around the world,” explains Kevin Wood, Camfil USA Vice President Sales & Marketing. “Measurements of PM2.5 (particles of soot and dust smaller than 2.5 µm in width) in San Jose were found to be either higher, or almost the same, as measurements made at the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai for 32 out of 61 days in June and July of last year.” (1)
Sources of Air Pollution in Northern California
North California is not usually thought of as a center of air pollution, especially when compared to other heavily polluted places in California like the Los Angeles basin. However, a combination of weather, geography, and emissions have colluded in recent years to hit Northern California hard with air pollution. Sources of air pollution in Northern California include increasing amounts of traffic, emissions from industry in areas like the Port of Oakland, and smoke from both domestic and wildfires.
The Pacific High-Pressure System sits over the Bay Area which traps air in the region and prevents it from moving up and over the mountains. California has also recently been impacted by a severe drought, which further exacerbates the air pollution problem.
“One of the main ways that particulate matter is removed from the atmosphere is rain, so if there’s less rain it means particulate pollution builds up more. The drought in the region also contributes to the probability and severity of forest fires which are themselves massive contributors to pollution,” says Wood. (2)
California experienced at least 22 massive wildfires during the fall of 2017, which emitted large amounts of particulate matter. The fires have created some of the highest pollution levels the Bay Area has ever seen, around 500 on the Air Quality Index, indicating “hazardous” air quality that is likely to affect the entire population.
Effects of Northern California Air Pollution
The effects of Northern California air pollution vary widely depending on the severity of the pollution and what pollutants people are exposed to. Ozone pollution comes from a chemical reaction between sunlight, nitrogen oxide, and volatile organic compounds. Breathing in high levels of ozone can cause difficulty breathing, throat irritation, and the worsening of conditions like asthma.
Exposure to both sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide can cause damage to people’s respiratory systems, aggravating conditions like asthma. Particulate matter pollution is perhaps the most persistent danger in terms of the air pollution affecting Northern California.
Particulate matter is small enough to enter the lungs and even the bloodstream, and it can increase the risk of strokes, heart attacks, respiratory illnesses, and cancer. Particulate matter is thought to cause almost 7000 premature deaths a year in the state of California alone, and millions worldwide.
Cleaning Up The Air In Northern California
Cleaning up the air in Northern California will require a combination of regulations and technology. Regulations have been extremely effective thus far in reducing aggregate air pollution across the nation. Throughout the United States, average air pollution emissions have dropped by 69%, while economic output has tripled, thanks to regulations like the Clean Air Act. However, more work still needs to be done creating standards that will facilitate lower emission levels.
“Technological solutions to Northern California’s air pollution problem also have their own role to play. Vehicles have gotten much cleaner since the 1970’s and 80’s, and a switch to electric or zero-emission vehicles is possible in the near future. Cleaner vehicles are a major contributor to cleaner air in Northern California, and continuing to invest in them is one of the best ways of reducing air pollution.” (3)
Protecting Yourself From Northern California Air Pollution
Protecting yourself from Northern California air pollution is incredibly important for your health and safety. Being exposed to particulate matter can harm your lungs and even increase your risk for cancer.
“The Bay Area Air Quality Management District recommends that you keep an eye on local air quality reports. If air quality is poor (over 100 on the Air Quality Index), limit your time spent outside,” says Wood. “If you must go outside when air quality is poor, do so at night or early morning when emissions are at their lowest concentrations. It is recommended that you employ industry-grade N95 respirator masks to avoid breathing in particulate matter.” (4)
It is also very important to protect yourself while you are inside your house. Make sure that your house is as airtight as it can be, and use the right air filters for your HVAC system.
Reach out to Camfil as soon as possible if you are affected by Northern California air pollution or are in any other area that may have high-level air quality concerns. Camfil will help you ensure that your HVAC system is equipped with the right filters, so it can protect your health and the health of your family.


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Mahira Khan and Bilal Ashraf’s “Superstar” looks like a grand affair.
For those of you who have been around long enough, you know I’m a die-hard Mahira Khan stan (and if you didn’t before, you do now.) I love the woman to bits and even though my knowledge, when it comes to the industry and its projects is abysmal, you best believe I’ll be following every move she makes.
Consequently, when I found out that she’s starring in a movie called Superstar (which, btw, I thought was a biography – which would be pretty aptly tiled, if you ask me) opposite the gorgeous Bilal Ashraf, I was beyond excited.
I’ve been keeping up with all the video snippets and pictures they’ve been posting every now and then, but recently, the trailer finally dropped and hoo boy, it’s straight up out of this world. (Might I add that Mahira looks like – well, a superstar.)
Alright, I’m going to stop fangirling over Mahira for a bit and walk you guys through the deets. The movie is brought to you by the makers of Bin Roye and Parwaaz Hai Junoon. It’s been directed by Ehteshamuddin and produced by Momina Duraid. Additionally, it’s been distributed by HUM Films. Also, side note that will become relevant later, but the film has A LOT of cameos. More on that later. Let me walk you through the bomb AF trailer. Lezz go:
So, the introductory shot is cinematic as hell.
We see Mahira Marilyn Monroe-ing things up.
Shalwar kameez wali Marilyn Monroe. Cute yaar.
You can already tell that one of the themes of the film will be the pursuit of dreams, which, I’m assuming, in this case, is for Mahira’s character Noor to become a superstar.
We’re then introduced to Bilal Ashraf’s character – Sameer Khan – who, let’s be honest, looks dapper AF.
Noor and Sameer share some adorable moments together…
…and as things get intimate, it becomes pretty clear that Mahira and Bilal’s chemistry not only works, but is off the charts.
Honestly, look at these two.
Two gorgeous people in one frame – it’s almost a little unfair.
By this point, since it probably seems like I’m sucking up to Mahira, I’ll talk a bit about other aspects of the trailer. For instance, the production value – everything just looks grand. You can tell that a lot of effort went behind this. The shots are cinematic. The direction seems to work, from what I can tell thus far (which isn’t a lot, since it’s a trailer, but this aspect looks promising.)
Also, this film has a LOT of cameos, as I mentioned before. I managed to spot Syra Shahroz…
…Kubra Khan (item number scene lag raha hai…)
…and Osman Khalid Butt, over whom I’ve fangirled multiple times as well.
Also…Bilal Ashraf shows up like this. I – I need a minute.
Achanak se pyaas lagne lagi hai thori bohot.
There’s obviously a twist…
…and it seems like the film will try to tackle some issues within the industry that aren’t spoken about as much, but are important nonetheless.
Context, from the trailer itself: there’s talk about how middle-class family actors have to sleep their way into getting roles – a narrative that remains afloat, both within and outside the industry, in the form of rumors behind closed doors.
Perhaps, the film will tackle this very narrative, offering a clarification, or will shed light on how easy it is to buy that narrative in a world where we’re ready to lap up every bit of gossip that comes our way, especially when it pertains to women.
Mahira (yes, we’re back to fangirling over her) also KILLS it in a dance number featured in the trailer.
I will also point out that the story doesn’t seem too shabby either. The film seems to sprinkle in a balanced amount of romance, mixed with some masala and themes that will hopefully tie the narrative together in a stronger way. Seeing what I have, I think the movie is extremely promising and if you weren’t planning on watching it before, I suggest you do now.
But you don’t have to take my word for it. Here’s the jam-packed trailer. Watch it yourself, it’s pretty convincing:
The film’s all set to release on Eid-ul-Azha and I can feel it in my bones that it’s going to work wonders. Let me know if you’re as excited for this as I am. Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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In 1961 in Brescia, Lombardy, the first bottles of what would quickly become the area’s signature traditional-method sparkling wine—and one of the world’s most renowned—was released by Guido Berlucchi. A blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Nero, and Pinot Bianco, it was a northern Italian take on the grapes and ambitions of northern France’s Champagne. Six years later, in 1967, the Franciacorta denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) was established. It defined a new international-minded effort, and not simply a local tradition, with an especially rigorous production method and a specifically Italian expression—complexity through ripe fruit and intense autolytic character. Franciacorta’s denominazione di origine controllata e garantita classification was established in 1995 and applies exclusively to the region’s sparkling wines. Today the DOCG encompasses 116 producers making 17.5 million bottles a year.
“Franciacorta provides us with some of the most serious sparkling wines for our restaurants,” says Jason Goldsmith, the Chicago-based beverage manager of Eataly North America. “At Eataly,” says Goldsmith, “we think of Franciacorta as a perfect example of the biodiversity of Italy and the range of styles of sparkling wine available within her borders.”
Bringing History and Terroir to the Menu
Notable wine has been made in the Franciacorta wine region since at least the 16th century, when a Brescia physician promoted the purported health benefits of locally made bottle-fermented sparkling wines. A 19th-century review of the area’s white wines deemed them “excellent, rich, and elegant.” These days the area’s still wines—Chardonnay-based whites and red blends of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Carménère—have their own denomination: Curtefranca DOC.
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Lying at the northern end of the Po Valley, whose warmer temperatures the zone shares, Franciacorta’s landscape forms a sweeping amphitheater whose climate is moderated by Lake Iseo, an area where rainfall is the most abundant, as well as nearby mountains and the wind-bearing Oglio River. Franciacorta soils are generally morainic, formed by the movement of glaciers during the ice age. There’s good drainage and good water retention throughout, but the zone features such extreme topographical and geological complexity that it’s subdivided into six distinct profiles. From east to west, harvest times can differ by up to a week, while acidity levels, fruit and floral notes, and levels of dry extracts are particular to each profile.
The DOCG has strict growing requirements, including a maximum vineyard elevation of 550 meters, a vine density of at least 4,500 vines per hectare in all but the steepest sites, and a maximum yield of 65 hectoliters per hectare. Hand harvesting is also required. All grapes—except Pinot Nero destined for rosé—are required to be direct-pressed, without destemming. Blending is an art form here: Varieties are vinified separately, as is the production of various vineyards, with precise cuvée techniques. Nonvintage blends include reserve stocks. Additionally, all wines must undergo a secondary fermentation in bottle.
Across the U.S., top sommeliers rely on Franciacorta to make their lists more dynamic, and they cite the producer Ca’ del Bosco, whose first vineyards were planted in 1968, as a benchmark. “It’s not difficult to recommend a Ca’ del Bosco Vintage Collection Dosage Zéro 2001 for $175 to guests who are looking for a vintage Champagne from a small grower and have a [relatively] limited budget,” says Mariarosa Tartaglione, the wine director of the Michelin-starred Ai Fiori in Manhattan. Goldsmith of Eataly agrees. “The Dosage Zéro has become a wine team favorite,” he says. “Powerful and structured, with a purity of fruit, it has quality that often surprises our guests … At Eataly, our job is to tell stories. Ca’ del Bosco is a shining example of a winery that helps us tell the story of Franciacorta; that the founder of the estate is still at the helm as the driving force of the winery is a compelling tale.”
Metodo Ca’ del Bosco
From its beginning, Ca’ del Bosco’s story has been one of innovations, says Maurizio Zanella, the founder of Ca’ del Bosco, whose first traditional-method release was the 1978 vintage. “From 1910 to 1960,” says Zanella, “Italian wine was more about quantity than quality and was used as food, because there wasn’t anything else to eat, besides bread. The two wars and immigration nearly destroyed the tradition of quality winemaking by small producers [in the area].” After a trip he made when he was 17 to the winemaking regions of France, which included time in Burgundy and a stop at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Zanella saw a different approach to viticulture and an opportunity to go in a completely different direction with winemaking in Franciacorta. This memorable trip was a catalyst in the founding of Ca’ del Bosco.
In 1979, Zanella recruited the French winemaker André Dubois, who at the time had been working for Moët & Chandon. With Dubois on board, another vision of what Franciacorta could be began to emerge: Terroir-focused winemaking that combined low-intervention growing practices in the vineyard with ongoing technological development in the cellar that could help reestablish the lost viticultural heritage.
Zanella converted to organic viticulture in the early ’90s, though there wasn’t a lot to change. “I never put one gram of herbicide or chemical fertilizer into Ca’ del Bosco,” he says. “We had only used [disease] treatments, and we stopped. It wasn’t a quality decision. The product is the same, but in terms of protecting our asset—the earth—it makes sense.” There was one drawback to organic certification: The copper sprays that were required for organic disease management remained on grape skins, leading to off odors in the cellar.
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“So,” Zanella says, “we thought of what your grandmother told you to do before you ate fruit.” In 2007 the vintners began to experiment with washing (and gently drying) their grapes, and by 2008, lab tests confirmed that a five-minute pass through the winery’s washing system eliminated up to 90 percent of the copper residue. Today the Metodo Ca’ del Bosco involves chilling the grapes after harvest, hand-selecting, and using an exclusive air-bubble bunch-washing system that incorporates three soaking vats to clean the grapes. The grapes are then crushed without oxygen and fermented in small oak barrels or vats.
In 2013, Zanella made use of another benefit conferred by the washing method: “We found out we didn’t need to use sulfites or débourbage [letting the solids settle before fermentation]. We can leave the wines on the total lees, which give a richness to the final wine. Everyone thought we were crazy, but now you can [sense] the difference between a Ca’ del Bosco and another Franciacorta. You lose bitterness; you add complexity.” Beginning with the 2014 vintage, Ca’ del Bosco has worked its entire production this way, relying on washed grapes and wines left unracked for both signature richness and total sulfur dioxide below 53 milligrams per liter, which is less than one-third of the legally mandated 185 milligrams-per-liter maximum.
An Alternative to Champagne
On Ai Fiori’s list, Franciacorta has its own dedicated section. “On an Italian wine list, Franciacorta is a must,” says Tartaglione. “With its expensive production method, severe rules, and low yields, [Ca’ del Bosco has made] a brave quality choice that deserves to be supported. As sommeliers in high-end international restaurants, our role is to help guests discover these wines. I’m not scared to recommend a Cuvée Annamaria Clementi 2004 for $320 to first-class-Champagne lovers.”
The Cuvée Annamaria Clementi is Ca’ del Bosco’s flagship Franciacorta Riserva bottling. Its base wines are created exclusively with free-run juice from Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, and Pinot Nero grapes. Fermentation and maturation take place in small oak casks. The wine matures on its lees for an average of nine years, and there is zero dosage at disgorgement.
While the original inspiration—Champagne—can help explain Franciacorta wine, the distinct traits of the wine let it stand on its own: structured ripe fruit underscored by extended time on lees, from a minimum of 18 months for Blanc NV, compared with Champagne’s minimum requirement of 15 months, to at least 60 months for Riserva. Ripeness is a defining characteristic. As with Champagne, labels of Franciacorta’s wines are legally forbidden by the DOCG from including the term sparkling.
“I would put the Annamaria Clementi in the class of tête de cuvée Champagnes,” says Sarah Clarke, the beverage director at Mozza Restaurant Group in Los Angeles. “It has lots of minerality, a pleasant amount of fruit, especially golden apple, and that classic biscuity quality. There is tremendous value in Franciacorta.” Of the 24 wines given the top Tre Bicchieri award in the 2019 Gambero Rosso guide, 9 are Franciacorta, and the only winery to receive more Tre Bicchieri awards than Ca’ del Bosco is the Barolo producer Gaja.
“Champagne is different from Franciacorta,” says Zanella. “The first big difference is that we don’t need more sugar in the liqueur d’expédition. Our maximum is 4 grams, whereas in Champagne the average is between 8 and 10. It makes Franciacorta easier to pair with food because the wine is round and doesn’t have this contrast between high acidity and sugar.” Particular to Franciacorta, too, is the Satèn typology: a maximum of 5 atmospheres of pressure always dosaged to Brut for a smoother texture.
Franciacorta—and Ca’ del Bosco, in particular—can take ambitious lists one step further. “In our by-the-glass program, Franciacorta hits that spot between Prosecco and Champagne,” says Ai Fiori’s Tartaglione. “We recommend it as that $5 dollars more that gives guests the value they’re looking for.” Mozza’s Clarke employs a similar strategy: “We proudly pour Ca’ del Bosco Cuvée Prestige by the glass at Osteria Mozza.”
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The FBI wants to prevent information about its creepy biometric database, which contains fingerprint, face, iris, and voice scans of millions of Americans, from getting out to the public. The Department of Justice has come up with a proposal to exempt the biometric database from public disclosure. It states that the Next Generation Identification System (NGI) should not be subject to the Privacy Act, which requires federal agencies to give people access to records that have been collected concerning them, “allowing them to verify and correct them if needed.”
The proposal states that allowing individuals to view their own records, or even an account of those records, could compromise criminal investigations or “national security efforts,” potentially reveal a “sensitive investigative techniques,” or provide information that could help a subject “avoid detection or apprehension.”
The database contains biometric information on people who have provided fingerprints to employers, or for licenses and background checks, as well as on convicted criminals and those that have been suspected of wrongdoing even for a short period of time, according to Underground Reporter.
The proposal argues that the FBI should be able to retain the data it has collected on individuals even if they are later found to have done nothing illegal, as the information “may acquire new significance when new details are brought to light.”
The FBI claims the retained data could also be used for “establishing patterns of activity and providing criminal leads.”
Although very little is actually known about the database, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and EPIC have been able to uncover that the FBI would like to track every individual as they move from one location to another. Jeramie Scott, a national security counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, told NextGov that the proposal “would set a worrying precedent in which law enforcement has significant leeway to decide what information to collect without informing the subject.”


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AUTHOR J.K. Rowling exerted an unprecedented degree of control over the film version of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” – clout that both hurt and helped the instant blockbuster.
Rowling, who served as an executive producer, had a huge say in casting, production design and which episodes from her book turned up in Steve Kloves’ screenplay. The result was one of the most painstakingly accurate adaptations of a bestseller since Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone With the Wind” hit the big screen in 1939.
Warner Bros., which spent more than $125 million on “Harry Potter” was apparently worried about a replay of the situation that occurred a few years back when Anne Rice, author of “Interview with the Vampire,” publicly denounced the studio’s casting of Tom Cruise as the vampire Lestat.
“Harry Potter” bends over backward to cram in so many incidents from the book that the movie runs 2½ hours – about twice the length of most children’s movies.
Rowling deserves credit for insisting on an all-British cast. Her choice for the key role of the giant Hagrid, Robbie Coltrane, is inspired and the other great English actors from her wish list – including Richard Harris and Maggie Smith – are spot on.
She was probably right in vetoing the very American young actor Haley Joel Osment as Harry (Brit Daniel Radcliffe was cast instead). But that, and her refusal to allow episodes from the first two books to be combined, reportedly caused director Steven Spielberg to drop out of the project early on.
Instead, the film was directed by the vastly less talented Chris Columbus, a stolidly commercial filmmaker whose credits include the two “Home Alone” movies and “Mrs. Doubtfire.”
Columbus was also probably a lot more open to Rowling’s suggestions than Spielberg or any other first-rank director used to autonomy probably would have been.
“She was the best kind of collaborator,” Columbus, who tried to soft-pedal her influence, told The Associated Press. “She never once came in with a baseball bat and said, ‘No. it must be a certain way.’ “
Perhaps she didn’t need to. Columbus reportedly asked Rowling to draw him a map of her magical realm – and went as far as to consult her about precisely where Harry’s lightning scar should be on his forehead.
Rowling read every draft of the script and sat in on production meetings, though she rarely turned up on the set.
The completed movie suggests the filmmakers took her “suggestions” religiously enough that they ended up making a risk-adverse, strictly by-the-book adaptation rather than a classic.


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As the University of Tennessee, Knoxville ramped up preparations for the fall semester, one of the first priorities was to develop a robust system for contact tracing. Graduate students from the College of Social Work were recruited and hired as contact tracers and valued for their unique skillset. This has given the students the opportunity to engage in an interprofessional field placement with public health and student services professionals.
As this new opportunity was explored for Social Work students, David Laubach, UTK Coordinator of Contact Tracing, shared his concern that the contact tracers could not possibly provide the follow-up and support so needed by students faced with isolation and quarantine. In response to this unmet need, the College developed an Outreach and Support field placement unit to work as an extension of UT Contact Tracing. The role of the Outreach and Support team is to reach out by phone to students experiencing distress in isolation and quarantine. MSSW students offer psychosocial support, provide connections to needed resources, and identify students in need of crisis intervention. One benefit of these fully remote placements is that students in the College were able to engage online students from multiple states, work together on teams, and experience a closer connection to the college.
In addition to this team, two MSSW students were placed with the Dean of Students Office in 974-HELP, the referral line for distressed students. This has also provided the opportunity for MSSW students to provide support for UT students experiencing the stress of social isolation.
Tracy Young, MSSW student on the Contact Tracing Outreach and Support Team reported that, “I have had a couple of students break down crying within minutes of me talking with them. I find that students are very open with talking to me because I’m a peer. Perhaps the most difficult call I’ve made was to an 18-year-old freshman. She had recently moved to Knoxville. She was inconsolable upon learning of her positive Covid-19 diagnosis. After building rapport, I helped calm her down… I actively listened as she talked through her frustrations and fear…Within days she appeared to be a thriving, happy, talkative individual.”
Alyssa Isbrandt, MSSW student at 974-HELP reported that, “Most of the students I have met with have been freshman, so they are experiencing isolation in a different way, as most of them are living in a dorm with a new roommate and have little to no connections outside of this… Many of them are eating, sleeping, and studying in their dorm and this has led to a lot of anxiety and depression. Many students have experienced good results from just taking the time to go on a quick walk …Also suggesting simple coping skills, such as mindfulness techniques and breathing exercises.”
The College of Social Work is a highly valued partner in UT’s efforts to provide support to students during COVID-19. As the impact of COVID-19 on the campus and students rises and falls over the academic year, students in the College will respond, using social work skills and ingenuity, to decrease the impact of isolation on UT students.

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Early interceptive treatment is orthodontic treatment performed at an early age during the early mixed dentition and before the establishment of the permanent dentition. Children as early as 6 years old can exhibit significant crowding, severe dentofacial discrepancies, and facial asymmetries. Patients that present with these problems are good candidates for early orthodontic/dentofacial orthopaedic evaluation and treatment.
Fundamental objectives of early intervention
- Normalization of skeletal dysplasias and asymmetries
- Promote appropriate jaw size to encourage the proper eruption of the permanent teeth
- Develop optimum alveolar bone support and appropriate buccal root torque/angulation for permanent teeth
- Recognition of upper airway obstruction and establishment of upper airway patency
- Improvement of occlusal function
- Intervention and termination of recalcitrant habits (i.e., thumb and finger sucking)
- Utilization of future growth
- Recognition of excessive growth, i.e. the mandible
Educational aims and objectives
This lecture aims to discuss the fundamental objectives of early interceptive orthodontic treatment.
- Recognize some fundamental objectives of early interceptive treatment.
- Identify early interceptive orthodontic treatment plans.
- Realize some consequences of delaying interceptive treatment.
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The after-party begins around 10:30 p.m., after the final runway show ends. Guests dance to tunes spun by Deejay Sweetlife, and view a “best of” presentation of outfits from the past week.
Omaha Fashion Week
Though it only lasts a few days, Omaha Fashion Week is months in the making. Regional independent fashion designers spend countless hours preparing their pieces for debut at the bi-annual show, while promoters bust their tails around the clock to ensure top-flight models, photographers, stylists, and media are in attendance.
The result, of course, is a jaw-dropping succession of styles in the Capitol District's Fashion Tent. Every day of OFW boasts a different theme—one day might be menswear, while the next might be children's fashion, or daring avant-garde selections. A grand finale punctuates the week with a "Best in Show" scholarship and an after-party, where attendees dance and ask their favorite style celebs to autograph their evening gowns.